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Issue No. 8 – Sept. 2003 ~ Mars Affords An Opportunity for Human Awakening
"When it is dark enough, you can see the stars."
~ Charles A. Beard
OPENING REMARKS
One of the highlights of our August vacation in the Adirondacks,
in upstate New York, was sitting around a campfire and seeing the stars. We reveled at the site
of the Milky Way and Mars in the dark mountain skies with no light pollution. Astrological
readings indicate Mars will impact human awakening as soon as November 2003.
"On Nov. 8, six planets will form a Star of David or hexagon pattern that will be the most
auspicious and love-charged alignment since May of 1999. This year's Star of David will be,
among other things, a large and clear window of opportunity for human awakening. The main
prelude piece to this grand event in November is the brilliant position of Mars in the
coming months."
~ Dan Furst / Astrologer July 2003
This window of opportunity for human awakening comes none too soon as many of us reflect sadly
on the anniversary of 9/11 this month. We hope you find this issue a calm and uplifting space
with guidance, support and inspiration for healing, hope and awakening.
Blessings for Peace, Light & Healing,
June Soyka Cook
Self-Healing Expressions
"We are near awakening when we dream that we dream."
~ Baron Friedrich von Hardenberg (1772 - 1801)
Understanding Spiritual Dreams and Chakras
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Spiritual dreams create the greatest transformative impact out of all the dreams you have.
They stand out and are rarely forgotten. Imbued with distinct characteristics, they leave a
mark on your heart and soul that may affect you for a very long time. In fact, it's not
uncommon to glean incredible insight from this type of dream, information that will assist
you in various areas throughout the rest of your life. One way to distinguish a spiritual
dream from other dreams is to notice if the dream pertains to one of the spiritual energy
centers. These involve both the endocrine system (Western) and chakras (Eastern). There are
seven energy centers (or chakras) and they are as follows. . .
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"Intuition is the direct perception of truth or fact independent of any reasoning
process. . .Most of us, however, were trained out of this way of knowing by the age of seven. The
more education we get in this culture, in general, the less we trust our natural intuition. Because
our society glorifies only logical, rational, left-brain thinking, we are taught to discount other
forms of knowing as primitive or ignorant."
~ Dr. Chritiane Northrup, M.D. Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom
Three Traditions Of Healing
By Susun Weed
There is more than choice between modern Western medicine and alternatives. There are three
traditions of healing. The Wise Woman tradition, focusing on integration and nourishment, and
insisting on attention to uniqueness and holographic interconnectedness, is another choice: a
new way that is also the most ancient healing way known. A way that follows a spiral path, a
give-away dance of nourishment, change and self-love.
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"We are the keepers of an intuitive intelligence so powerful it can tell us how to heal,"
~ Judith Orloff, MD Intuitive Healing
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Be In Your Body
By Judith Orloff, MD Intuitive Healing
You can't heal your body unless you're in it. Sounds reasonable, right? Then how come the
instant most of us get sick we check out, the sooner the better? We feel pain or discomfort,
we get scared, we withdraw. We're out of our bodies so fast, the last thing on our minds is
to rally every iota of awareness and energy to the part of us that most needs attention. You
might ask, How would this help? Let me explain. . .
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"The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of
companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone
else believes in him and is willing to trust him."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Friends Help Us Heal, and Connect to Our Feminine Spirit
By Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway
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Good friends help us express our true selves and find our path in life. They hold up a mirror
that shows us who we truly are … and they encourage us to be more than we think we can be!
A landmark UCLA study of female friendships confirms the healing power of women's friendships.
"Female Responses To Stress: Tend and Befriend, Not Fight or Flight," published in
Psychological Review in 2000, said gathering with friends in a nurturing way lowers the stress
and strain of daily life. . .
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"My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three
other people."
~ Orson Wells
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Energizing Through Meal Planning
By Julianne Koritz
Many people suffer from energy slumps in the mid-morning or afternoon not realizing their
food intake may be to blame. Changing meal times, as well as the size, color, and texture
of your food can vastly improve your energy level and overall health. Meal planning is an
important step in energizing your body and creating a healthier body, a healthier you!
Consider meal planning that incorporates the following. . .
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"More than any time in history mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and
utter hopelessness, the other to total extinction. Let us pray that we have the wisdom to choose
correctly."
~Woody Allen
~ Lynn's Laughter Blip for September ~
By Lynn Shaw, Laugh Therapist
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Often one may hear another say, "Well, if I'm laughing, that will keep me from
crying." Actually, laughter is not the opposite of crying - both are on the same
continuum. When is the last time you laughed so hard you had tears running down your
legs? (Okay, your face!) And, perhaps when you had an experience of crying, you followed
with chuckles or even a giggle. As we remember this month where we were on 9-11-01, I
encourage you to embrace two gifts you have innately - laughter and tears. Let freedom
reign and let laughter and tears flow freely.
Lynn Shaw is the author of the e-course
Laughter for the Healing Heart
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"People in mourning have to come to grips with death before they can live again. Mourning can go on for years and years. It doesn't end after a year, that's a false fantasy. It usually ends when people realize that they can live again, that they can concentrate their energies on their lives as a whole, and not on their hurt, and guilt and pain."
~ Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
DEAR MARTY ~ September 11th was a weepy day for me. . .
~ Q & A by bereavement counselor Marty Tousley
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Question: Yesterday [September 11th] was a heavy day. I found myself weepy all day as
I remembered all those who died on September 11th (including a former colleague who perished
in the WTC), as well as, other loved ones who've died but NOT on September 11th. Can you offer
up any insight into this kind of collective grief?
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"To be awake is to be alive."
-- Henry David Thoreau, Walden
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The therapeutic power of journaling, proven and embraced over the last century by doctors and
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September 21 ~ The International Day of Peace
Learn more here:
http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/
~ Closing Prayers ~
This Month's Holistic Prayers
Teach me your mood, O patient stars!
Who climb each night the ancient sky,
Leaving on space no shade, no scars,
No trace of age, no fear to die.
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dear God
May the stars
which fill the sky
fill me.
Amen.
~ Marianne Williamson
Oh Infinite Star Giver
I now ask for wisdom and courage
to follow these stars
for their names are many
and my heart is fearful...
They shine on me wherever I go:
The Star of Hope
The Star of Mercy and Compassion
The Star of Justice and Peace
The Star of Tenderness and Love
The Star of Suffering
The Star of Joy
And every time I feel the shine
I am called
to follow it
to sing it
to live it.
~ Macrina Wiederkehr, Author and Spiritual Guide
Source:
A Grateful Heart
edited by M.J. Ryan
Peace, Love and Light,
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