Hollie B. from Lunation

New Moon Energies : Saggittarius

2011-11-24T10:45:00.000+11:00

Oh it's my favourite, a New Moon in Sagittarius! It's all about big plans and the forward picture. Think of the symbol of Sagittarius; the arrow; point it to where You want to be, and enjoy the ride!

The Season is ever ripening and working toward climax for the Summer Solstice. The Sun is driving us forward, and lighting our World. This is so different to our experiences of Winter, and we can call on Gramma Sun to activate our Light Bodies further. This activation and opening of the Light Self will take us deeper into understanding our Inner landscapes, and bring us ever closer to Purpose.

Illumination is the key word this month, and with it comes learning, opening and growth. The Stars and Sun (Being that Gramma Sun is simply another Star in our skies) are working hard to bring us into alignment. The partial solar eclipse, whose energies are in action right Now, does the Work of raising the entire humanity's consciousness. This, more than any other, is the time to remember your Light Self. This re-membering is a process of Being in a Conscious State (see last month's update) and at all times, Responsible for Self. This final Solar eclipse for 2011 sets into action a new pattern of energy that will last many months. I feel I have written and spoken about this Responsibility so many times, but this time, it actually feels as though that Being is anchoring into more of the Peoples of this Planet Earth. The reasons for this perhaps are continued below.

Mercury is in retrograde until mid December. This is usually a time of mis-communication, technology going awry, transport messing up... although this may reflect more troubles for QANTAS, on the personal level Mercury Retro can make Space for us to review and revive. Expect people from your past to come back, and some that You will find it easier to let go of.

When writing this update I continually received the message THE TIME IS NOW. In this I feel it is a message about moving forward with projects responsibly (even with Mercury Retro) and time to Trust. The Universe has been working towards this alignment for a long time, and the doorways are accessible to us more than ever. The time really is now.

With a full Lunar Eclipse to follow the solar eclipse in the second week of December, expect some powerful and intense times ahead for the next few weeks. Activate your body physically to activate the absorption of the new information available to Peoples on Planet Eartha this time. I can't stress enough how much our bodies need to move at the moment. Movement doesn't mean You have to be out lifting heavy weights and running 20kms a day (although some of us will enjoy that). Try gentle exercises : tai-ch, pilates, gardening, walking to work instead of the bus... etc. Attempt a break away from the TV and Facebook and really feel your Being in your physical Body.

Communication between Physical Beings and the Diva Kingdom is stronger at the moment. This may be due to the presence of more Star People on the Earth than ever before. Yes, People from the Stars; other planets do walk amongst us and are here helping the Work of our Earth as She shifts into alignment into Her new Dreaming Tracks in the Stars. If You are one who has a Purpose directed by Star Connections, You may notice the presence of unusual People nearby, possibly watching You from a distance, or chance encounters where momentary wisdom is shared. Pay attention to these messages as they are a way of Walking in Truth.

The presence of the Star Peoples means the Elementals feel safer to make their presence known, as they are seen by more People, and these Peoples are treating them with respect rather than fear. The message of Mama Earth is much louder currently, and Peoples who had not heard it before, or perhaps had not understood its depth are hearing it for the first time. Collective Consciousness is growing rapidly at this time and more People will awaken/deepen psychic abilities and an open HeartSpace at this time also.

As more Star Peoples inhabit this Planet Earth the Worlds are drawing nearer. The door between Planet Earth and the Stars is open for longer periods of time, and the veils are thinner. If You wish to be an active part of this stepping through, go with an open HeartSpace and at all times Be Responsible for Self. At the time of the Meteor Shower in mid December, cosmic energies are intensely moving through the Stars, and if You get a chance to See them, think upon the powerful life force energy that You are witnessing as it crosses the lines of many threads in the skies. This is a great time for Visions and Journeying Work.

The total Lunar eclipse on the 10^th December is directed by the twins in Gemini. The twins are about polarity : two independent beings, so alike yet not the same, but able to Work together from the deepest levels. As the Darkness draws in, the door opens and we learn a depth of co-operation and unity that humanity has not seen before. We should be able to see this eclipse from Australia, and so I suggest Working in Ceremony at this time to experience what could be called the Crack in the Universe..

And of course, the Solstice come to Be just before Christmas. There is so much energy going on at this time as the Old Ways dance alongside the newer traditions dedicated to Christ's story. This is a whole other blog update, and hopefully I will write it as time draws nearer!

Love to You dear Readers. I am feeling the changes on every level of my Physical, Emotional, and Light/Star bodies. This has been a huge time for Me, and nothing is as it ever was before. I expect more of this to come, and I welcome it as perhaps only an Indigo Sagittarian will Do! Bless.

Pain and what it's good for - discussing 11.11.11 initiations

2011-11-11T07:40:00.000+11:00

I must share this information. I meant to do it a week ago, but it got pushed to the side. Today I feel it is ready. It is no coincidence of course that now is 11.11.11, a time of deep initiation of the Self, of Awakening and ReAwakening and Being Real.

I wish to share some info in regards to body pain. I have Known (and You probably feel this too!) for a long time that ALL body pains and 'problems' have an emotional attachment, and sometimes it's not even from this life journey, although it has carried over and becomes renewed for now.

A few years ago I was shown another reason for the pains that carry over from other life journeys (You may read this as 'past life' but I have long been uncomfortable with this term as it relates to the human perception of time only, and we are so much more than that).

Without going too deeply into the story, I will tell You the outline of it. I was experiencing strange pain that I couldn't clearly define in my emotional Space. I was at a Retreat and I asked my Self what is this pain about. Shortly after I was shown in Vision an experience in another life of body scarrification in the area of my body that was currently in pain. It was a process of initiation at the time, and one that had to be remembered - but that part of the story I worked out later.

Shortly after I was told very clearly, that the 'initiation' Work at that time, in that physical body manifestation was not simply for that time. The scarification was purposed to re-surface in other lives, to remind me (as I am not simply a human but a spiritual Being in human form for this time) that when I come to Earth again, there is knowledge that I have already found. It will be awakened through the current life's discomfort of the body, so that I may remember the knowledge of that other time, for the growth of Planet Earth and the Work I am now here to do.

So the thing I am sharing with You dear heart on this 11.11.11 day, is the knowledge that any aches and pains that You may experience today, or anytime around this day, are there for a reason. Ask yourSelf to tune in and re-member the information You once knew. It may not be caused by scarification, and it may not be as 'monumental' as 'someone else' You know. However, as You are in human form right Now, your body, the most human, dense part of You in this life, calls You to See, to Know and to Be in your Truth of what You can achieve this Life. Try not to ignore it - Work with it! And You will be shown immense gifts in line with your Purpose in this Life.

Have a beauty-full day today. At 11o'clock both day and night there are many meditations for Peace and Being having been called throughout the World. I particularly feel called to the working with the F# key and will be singing and receiving at that frequency today. I am also celebrating in my heartSpace the coming together of the Crystal Skulls as they Work their Sacredness.

Bless. And Congratulations to the Peoples. For it is due to our Work that we have come to this Space of Being. It is due to our Work that we can hear the stories of the healed and the Awakened, and we can Be a part of those stories. The Clan Mothers honour our Journeys, and celebrate our Being.

- Hollie B.

No Excuses : a different kind of Energy Update for the Scorpio New Moon

2011-10-26T11:53:00.000+11:00

This month, my energy update is a bit different to usual – it's a bit more of an Indigo Exclusive and rant than a look at the energies – but I think that You who understands, will See that actually the two are much more related than it may seem. There is only One moment in this month that takes my attention, and I feel that all other days on either side are related to this massive event : 11.11.11. And so it is with that in mind that I write this update.

We are currently in the time of a Scorpio New Moon, and with that, it is important to rest and let go of the past. It is a time to evaluate lifestyle and realtionships, and commit to making the Changes necessary for better flow for You. This is a general rule for the days leading up to the New Moon in any month, as She is Dark and reminds us in Her Darkness that we do not need to shine brightly at this time. As the New Moon face cycles through, She begins to grow again, so too will our own energy and projects. It is a flow we share with the Moon, when we choose to Be conscious in the Journey.

Conscious. This Word takes precedent this month. I feel that the 'conscious mind' has had a bit of a bad rap in 'spiritual' thinking communities. Somehow the concept of thinking for the Self has been pushed behind the Collective Consciousness. Have People still not understood that your Mind can Be your friend, 'when used for good', but it is the lists and 'shoulds' that get in your way. Don't blame that on your Conscious mind though. If You must blame, (blame is such a victim concept and not one I can be comfortable subscribing too, yet this is a whole other blog and may be adressed at a later date!) blame it on your learn-ed and copied reactions to life. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the connection of the Planetary Family and Unity through One-Us, however I am also inherently aware that the collective 'Us' of this planet is still very much removed from the Ways of Being that I hold to Be Real. And so with that, I still have an incredibly strong Relationship to my Conscious Self. I believe very strongly that there are more and more People awakening to the Real World. But the Way I came to this Earth was in this Indigo form, and so that alone, ensures I cannot be a follower. My Conscious Self is activated each and every day in ensuring that the life I live is Real and appropriate for Me. Relationship to Self and what is Right for Me is the best navigator in this life. I write these words with the intention that others, whether they identify as Indigo or other, are inspired to find the same.

There are hundreds of articles and events planned for the big date of 11.11.11 and the theme is generally about raising our own Consciousness, and that of the Planetary Family so that we as a species may 'evolve' or 'ascend' to this new plain of the New Earth, or Heaven on Earth. So I wanted to have a bit of a soap box about that word 'Conscious'. Stay with me if You can, but I won't be offended if You don't read it all :)

Be-ing Conscious is the complete opposite to Be-ing reactionary. Be-ing Conscious means thinking before we Act. To Be Aware of our actions before they happen. To Know why we do what we do, and to Relate to the action as it happens, so that it is not separate from our own World. That's Real. That's Conscious.

You may do all the crystal gridding, drumming, walking with nature and chanting any mantra You want, but none of that makes You a Conscious Be-ing.

I challenge You to spend a day in reflection (Be-ing) in Relationship to All that You Do. (Ooh, I feel like Dirt Girl! 'Green Thumbs here's your challenge' – if You have Conscious kids You will understand the reference :) This is awareness of what You Do, so that You are not simply reacting to what You have always seen, what everyone else does, or what you 'should' do. It's just about what YOU DO for You.

Using the example above, when You set up your Crystal Grid, are You in relationship to the knowledge that your Stone People may have been (and most likely were) mined from a big dirty hole in Mama Earth, with fossil fuel machines blowing and grossing the air, with dirty old men smoking cigarettes and spitting out their window while operating the machines, with a massive wastage of water and energy... Do You think about the carbon footprint of pulling your Stone Person from the ground, transporting it across the world, and being kept in a shiny, light filled pretty store to be sold to You for a price that although might seem 'fair' to You - because it suits your bank balance – may not be viewed as fair to Mama Earth or the Stone Person..?

Now don't misunderstand me here, I'm not telling You what is Right or Wrong, I'm just talking about Be-ing conscious. Knowing what You are doing in an honest and Right Relationship with All. Perhaps You do Know all of that, and anything else about the stone, and You have CONSCIOUSLY made the decision to go ahead with the gridding work, because in your Conscious mind You have decided that it is something You can accept because XYZ. I'm not about judging, I'm just about asking if You Know?

I ask these questions from a Space of loving concern. I'm tired of being surrounded by Love and Light 'beings' who are no less blind than those who live in the Dark. You can have all the Love and Light in the World, but if you're keeping up your addiction to Cadbury's and Nescafe, and you're shouting at your kids because you're tired (probably cos you overloaded with coffee and sugar) and you're carrying an extra 30kg more than is healthy, and you're buying your meat in bulk from the supermarket cos it's 'cheap', and you burn tee light candles from the $2 shop – then please show me the Conscious-ness of this supposedly changing New Earth.

Again, I'm not saying that it is or isn't ok to shout at your kids. I'm not saying that it is or isn't the Right thing to do to eat or buy meat. I'm not even saying whether I do or don't do these things, because I, like You, am a human, and still have much to learn. But I'm asking You to look, to not simply react to the first emotion or 'should' that hits the surface. And ask yourSelf, is this ok for me? Do I understand this from as many directions as I'm capable? Is there a way for me to change this situation that would make a better Way of Being for Me, for Mama Earth and for All? Then, we are Be-ing conscious.


Asleep or Awake?

So are You still with me? Or has it all got a bit too heavy and You need to go and make a cuppa? This big day, this big celebration of the Conscious World on 11.11.11 is not far away. Everything leading up to the day (which is also the time of the Full Moon – a day of expanded and inflated energy) is related to this time now. As an Indigo Adult I feel very strongly that there are still many things that have been left unsaid, because we're all still trying to be so bloody polite about it. But my very Indigo message this month is 'IT'S TIME TO PULL YOUR FINGER OUT RE-AWAKENING PEOPLE AND BE REAL!' No more excuses. The Time is Now.

So, for You who is still here, I would like to share an example from my own Space a few years ago. This week, with all the talk of the Races in Australia, I am reminded of this story.

What is Real for You?

I grew up in the country in Victoria. On the second Tuesday of November every year, the village stops. School stops. Work stops. The only thing that doesn't stop are backyard barbecues, picnics and Race days. I had always thought, 'I am Victorian, it is in my blood to bet on the races'. It's just how it was. It always had been. My parents did it. Their parents did it. It was normal. I was un-conscious. I was reacting to a way of behaving that I had seen, rather than creating my own way of Being. As I awakened more and more to my relationship with the Animal Family, I started to ask mySelf questions. Is this idea of racing animals for our entertainment okay for me? What happens to the animal when it's not race-able anymore. Why do we all need to get dressed up in our Spring-time best to watch undersized and underfed people whip an incredibly power-full animal around a track. Why is it shocking if a jockey is killed, but not at all strange if the horse falls over and breaks a leg, and is 'put to sleep' later on. Am I comfortable supporting an industry who locks an animal's free-will into a tiny track and makes it perform. So, You have probably realised, dear Reader, that my eventual answer to my Conscious Self who was asking all these questions, was that this is not okay FOR ME. I am now asking the question, why do we need to ride horses at all?? My Conscious Self is still pondering that one...

That is just one example for Me of True Awakening. There are many. But I suppose what I want You to take from this more than anything else is the meaning of Awakening and Conscious Being. Awakening is not simply about finding your psychic powers or being able to talk to Trees. If you really want to talk to the Trees, listen to what they have to say in return! And then work that understanding into your way of Being. Otherwise, You are not only disrespecting the Trees, but you're dis-respecting yourSelf. When we make statements of intent to Awaken, and then we choose a reactive Path instead of the Conscious one, we are putting our own Self, our Body and our Mind in conflict. It causes stress. It manifests as being overweight, of having addictions, of emotional imbalance, and makes You very very tired. Why tired? Because You are intending to Awaken from a deep and dark slumber that by ignoring conscious-ness, You will never awaken from.

So, coming up to 11.11.11, my suggestion is to evaluate your patterns and behaviours. Ask questions like 'where does this come from?' 'who made this?' 'does saving $3 matter as much as saving an orang utan family?' etc. etc. etc. And then Be in that state of understanding and knowing through the time of this Power-full and Event-filled Full Moon Space.

There is much solar activity (and I was so glad to hear Munya Andrews talk about Gramma Sun as feminine at the Australian Goddess Conference as this is a thought-form I have been attempting to cultivate amongst white women for some time now!) guiding our physical presence on the Earth at this time. There will be Gateways and Portals and all of that continuing as more and more Conscious and Spiritual Work is done the World over. It is happening now, and will continue past the date of 11.11.11. As mentioned there are thousands of events to celebrate and Be with the day and night and the Power of it All. Whether You go to a physical event or You celebrate in your own Way, I hope You can Be with your conscious Self and Be Real for this month.

After the Full Moon, You will probably feel really Power-full for a few days. Use that Power to guide You in your Conscious Space so that it anchors into your whole Way of Life. It can become like breathing if you allow it to begin. Set the intention that You will have a life of Conscious living and Being. You will then See changes in your Relationships, your Work, your Health and everything in between. Everyone has a place, and You are here now – so You are a part of it. Whatever 'level' your consciousness is sitting at in this moment is Right for You. As You grow and Awaken/Re-awaken, You will continue to Be exactly where You need to Be.

May you go with Eyes that See, and with Ears that Hear, and with a Heart that truly Feels.

We are the Ones we've been waiting for.

The time for Change is Now.

No more excuses.

See You in the Real World.

Love,

-Hollie B.

PS. For anyone who still wishes to read astrological based energy updates I recommend : Molly's Astrology, Soluntra King's writings, and the Astrostar Blog.

A story for the heart strings...

2011-09-27T12:17:00.000+10:00

This is not my story. You may have seen it on its rounds of Facebook and other social media. It touched me so deeply I just had to share. Thank You to whoever wrote this.

Stories of Real Beauty and honest Faith, from innocent babes move me to tears. As I read this story tears rolled and rolled down my cheeks. One cannot help think of our own babes and family in such a situation, and just how important Love is.

Bless,
-H

"When I saw a cashier hand this little boy his money back, the boy couldn't have been more than 5 or 6 years old. The Cashier said, 'I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy this doll.'

The little boy turned to the old woman next to him, 'Granny, are you sure I don't have enough money?'

She replied, 'You know that you don't have enough money to buy this doll, my dear.' Then she asked him to stay there for just 5 minutes while she went to look around. She left quickly. The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand.

Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this doll to. 'It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much for Christmas. She was sure that Santa Claus would bring it to her.'

I replied to him that maybe Santa Claus would bring it to her after all, and not to worry. But he replied to me sadly. 'No, Santa Claus can't bring it to her where she is now. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it to my sister when she goes there.' His eyes were so sad while saying this, 'My Sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.'

My heart nearly stopped. The little boy looked up at me and said, 'I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall.'

Then he showed me a very nice photo of himself. He was laughing. He then told me 'I want mommy to take my picture with her so she won't forget me. I love my mommy and I wish she didn't have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister.'

Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly. I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. 'Suppose we check again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll!'

'OK' he said, 'I hope I do have enough.' I added some of my money to his without him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money. The little boy said, 'Thank you God for giving me enough money!'

Then he looked at me and added, 'I asked last night before I went to sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that mommy could give it to my sister. He heard me! I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy, but I didn't dare to ask God for too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose. My mommy loves white roses.' A few minutes later, the old lady returned and I left with my basket. I finished my shopping in a totally different state of mind from when I started.

I couldn't get the little boy out of my mind. Then I remembered a local newspaper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in a truck, who hit a car occupied by a young woman and a little girl. The little girl died right away and the mother was left in a critical state. The family had to decide whether to pull the plug on the life-sustaining machine because the young woman would not be able to recover from the coma. Was this the family of the little boy?

Two days after this encounter with the little boy I read in the newspaper that the young woman had passed away. I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was for people to see and make last wishes before her burial. She was there, in her coffin, holding a beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and the doll placed over her chest.

I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling that my life had been changed forever. The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister is still, to this day, hard to imagine, and in a fraction of a second, a drunk driver had taken all this away from him."

New Moon Energies : Libra

2011-09-26T12:43:00.000+10:00

This Libra New Moon is all about Connection and Relationships. It's about connecting with People who really See You and treat You as the Person of Power You are, rather than what anyone else wants You to be. There is room for sudden changes, new ideas and a jump in your independence. So embrace the Celestial Wisdom of the Stars this month and empower yourSelf as fully as You are meant to Be. Libra gives the opportunity to consciously balance and align with what You want and need.

Libra supports Justice and a want to make things Real. You may feel a need more than usual to speak your Truth to those who cannot or have not heard You before. This is fabulous, and don't let the fear of not being heard, or the fear of 'coming on too strong' hinder You from this process. My favourite mantra recently has been “Speak the Truth even if your voice shakes” because I Know as a matter of Real Fact, that when I Do, the Right result is created for mySelf. Speaking Truth is not about making sure others understand You, because sometimes, they're just not on your level, and they just can't hear what You have to say. But speaking your Truth IS about keeping on your own Right course, and not getting swayed by others.

In my facilitated Red Tent Circle for this New Moon, we will Be working with the Clan Mothers through meditation and Ceremony to opening to the knowledge of the All, and learning ever more that We are All One. You may join us in the same Vision Journey with the Oneness is One-Us Little Lesson Pack available at the Lessonary >>>

The energies of the past few weeks have been extreme to say the least. The finger points at the Solar activity in the form of flares and storms, and also the increased comet activity out in the Star Tracks. The recent Equinox also had strong energy to share; with an intention of balancing everything and everyone to ensure we're where we 'need to Be'. I'm exhausted, weary and ready for a rest! However, the guidance I have received is that there is no rest yet. We are working hard to integrate the energies and new Light Codes with our physical bodies – Light Bodies coming into Balance with our Physical AND Emotional Bodies, and so it is not uncommon to be experiencing all manner of clunks and crunks in your physical body, as well as all manner of emotional swings.

The recent Comet activity and Solar Flares are working to purge and cleanse the Earth. This isn't the Doom's Day story for crazy people. When we talk about purging and cleansing the Earth, it's really a way of saying that there is purging and cleansing for the Peoples of the Earth, since WE hold the Space here on this Planet. All the energy Work that is going on at the macrocosmic level in the Solar System, affects the Peoples of the Earth the same. It's just smaller or larger, depending on how much energy and Light we are capable of holding at this time. How do You become more capable of holding more Light? By integrating with the Light Codes. Read on.

For People who have suddenly shifted to a Higher Frequency over these weeks, You may be feeling disassociated from relationships from People You do not involve yourSelf with on a deep level often. Possibly also, You are finding that You are attracted to friendships with different people, leaving many 'old friends' behind, and perhaps even re-connecting with others that for a while there You just didn't understand. This is normal and okay, as we are making Space for the energy that we need to integrate, and have removed, once again, everything that does not need to Be.

I write often about our Physical Body and our Emotions having much to tell us about what we can do in this increasing energetic time. I wish to share more of this information with those who Hear.

I have noticed the tendency to manifest clunks and crunks and inflammations in the Physical Body when energy is flowing at an increased rate. Often this is due to the speed of the energy's flow into the Body, and the inability for the Body to process it at a similar speed. Inflammations and clunky bits are not necessarily 'bad' for us, but a simple reminder to take it a bit slower if You want this energy to integrate well. You do have the option, of course, of ignoring it, pushing the energy to the side with a 'I'll get back to that later' thoughtframe, however I'm sure You'll agree that You are continually hounded by the energies until You become open to receive with Grace. Oh, and that is much more comfortable!

In Australia, we are coming into the time of the Water element in my Priestess Path tradition, where All parts of nature require Water even more than usual to continue growth. Our bodies need this flow of liquid to help integrate the intense energies, and if we don't feed ourSelf with Water, we create blockages within the physical Self. Imagine the new/higher frequencies of energy needing pathways through the physical body to help connect the DNA and other growth and renewal at Cell level. The Water ensures the pathways are clear. As soon as they dry out, blocks and mounds begin to appear in your pathways, and the energy has nowhere to go. This will manifest as lumps in the body, build ups of lactic / acids, inflammation of joints etc.

Your Physical Body is trying to keep pathways open for the Light Body (which is changing at an unprecedented speed) to integrate. Pure Water is a must at this time. By Pure Water I don't mean tap water that is full of things such as flouride that inhibit your intuitive processes and keeps you literally in a Dark Body.... Pure Water increases the flow, moves the inflammation, and shifts the blocks that are stopping You integrating your light and Physical Bodies, and stopping the connection of the DNA that will take You to the Higher level of understanding necessary to 'evolve' consciousness, so that You are where You need to Be. What I mean by that is something that those People who have been keeping the pathways open will understand – your Truest Heart's Desire : your Purpose unfolds in front of You with Ease.

Also, use Blessed Water in your Sacred Space and Ceremonies to ensure that the flow of energy is allowed and increased at a vibrational level.
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NB. I'm not a doctor obviously. I'm not claiming any grand knowledge of health on an orthodox level. However, I Know beyond all doubt, that All health dis-ease is caused by emotional and soul-ful issue (sometimes some People will take this on for the collective conscioucness as a part of their Work on this Earth). When You, the indivdual, take responsibility for your Power and Purpose, dis-ease disappears.

Movement and stretching is also an important tool in allowing the pathways to stay open. Sitting all day at work or in front of the TV for long periods at evening-time (which is the time of day when the body is preparing to open to the energies for integration) limit your pathways of integration, and will create more blocks. Instead, take the night-time to Be in Right Relationship with the People You Love, and if that's not an option, spend your attention on Being in Right Relationship with yourSelf. And get ample sleep! This is the Real Work of energy integration. See my e'Course Creating Sacred Spaces for more of this Work >>>

Emotions, Food and Integration.

Your Emotional Body has just as much to do with this Integration of Light Work as does your Physical Body. Food connects the two.

I'm sure that regular readers by now, don't need to be told about emotional blockage and what that will do to an otherwise health-full Physical Body. I do not have a shred of doubt in the Knowledge that all Physical Blocks are related to our relationship with our Emotions. The only Way to work this through is, as I have written many times, face the emotion, Work with it, and only then will You release the block’s it is creating within your Physical body and your Psyche.

Food plays a massive part in allowing us to keep hold of those emotional blocks. We gorge on hot foods when we are holding onto fear. We gorge on sugary foods when we don't like the 'hard work' of Life, and wish for a sweeter way. We gorge on chocolate when we crave Unity and One-ness, instead of finding it through Right Relationship and Truth. We excessively drink alcohol to keep the anger inside, down deep, where hopefully no one will See it, since it's not 'appropriate' to be negative in emotions.... We scoff meats in arrogance. We need icy foods to freeze and bind the movement of energy any further.... You get it, right?

Food = Plant and (for some) Animal Peoples.

If You want their help in really coming into Being, and Working in your Truth - as I said above, Being in right Relationship with your Self, then You must Be in Right Relationship with the Peoples of this Earth. When You 'crave' a food, identify the emotion it is attached to. And then go about connecting to the Plant or Animal Peoples in a Real manner of Being. Ritualise, See and Feel the message that is offered freely when You listen in Grace. See my Work on Food Grids for further info. >>>

So..., back to the Energies quickly:

Moon Seeding

New Moon in Libra : means well-balanced seeding of new intentions. Saturn is hanging around to ensure Personal responsibility and a need for stability. It's not the time for rash decisions, unless You are 100% sure You are working from a Space of Right Relationship and Truth.

Personal

Time spent in matters of Pleasure are of most benefit, particularly with those whom we Love and feel Connection to. Libra's sign is the scales, so it's about finding Balance and Right Relationships with All. Libra can sometimes use the balancing act as a way of distancing and keeping control of the situation. Speak honestly and rationally and the Truth will be the winner every time. Again, time spent on attention for what is Right for You, instead of wasting on useless crap is the way to go!

Relationships & Communication

Mercury in Libra means well-balanced, intelligent discussion. You will probably find yourSelf wanting to share equally with the People in your Space. Watch out for the tendency to go too far though, and end up pedaling worthless information and personal opinion instead. Will the People up in the big pointy house on the hill ever find a resolution for asylum seekers ?

As Venus moves into Scorpio, there is room for passion and regeneration. Take a bit of time to look at the benefits of your Relationships, even if You are feeling that it is hard to relate at this time. A moment spent honouring the value of others will deepen Relationships ten-fold this month.

Home and Work

It's the work of Uranus now that makes us suddenly rebel and decided that nothing is right, everything must be shifted and Power needs to be re-aligned. For those already Doing the Work of Responsibility for Self and Right Relationships, this may manifest as a sudden opening for you to See your Purpose, for You to suddenly be able to 'drop everything' and Work in line with Your Truest Heart's Desire. Watch out for that old friend or foe - the Ego - jumping up and trying to have its equal share in any rebellion that kicks into gear!

Full Moon in Aries

On the 12th September, Grandmother Moon shines Her Full Face outward to remind us that the Light always returns, even in the moments of exhaustion and confusion. Aries is Powerful and will charge ahead without warning, so be sure to keep your energy balanced in the lead up to this time. Aries is ruled by Mars, who is known as the god of War, but awakening Peoples know that War needs only to be an emotion we battle within ourselves. By facing our Self, and resisting the subscription to fear and the Unreal World, Mars becomes the Emissary of Peace, who can teach the way to move forward, without need for War. Mars works hard and fast, so call upon the Aries Full Moon to create the shifts You need.

So there is kind of more of the same this month, Meteoroid showers, Comets close to Earth, Solar Flares, Alignment, Light Code Activations all leading to October 28th : the so called actual End of the Mayan Calendar. So what we are heading toward is the time between time, and the Space where there is No Space. Those who connect to the Sabbats of the Seasons will understand the Power of this at the time of the Awakening (Beltane), as we move onward to the 11.11.11

Take it easy dear hearts, Be True to You, eat, drink and breathe well. Everything else will simply fall into place!

No Coincidence, Only Perfection

2011-09-05T10:15:00.001+10:00

If there is one rule I hold to Be True over all else, it is that Everything happens for a Reason. Time and again I have found that every thing has meaning, every occurrence has Purpose, and every situation is Perfect.

Of course, at times its hard to Know exactly what that 'Perfection' is right away. But in time its revealed. When I opened to this understanding, the more I believed this as Truth, the faster the Perfection was revealed. And so now I Know that there are no coincidences, there is only Perfection. As a confirmation to mySelf, the phrase is tattooed to my arm. This is very Real for Me.

And so, I have been asking for the clarity to See the Perfection in a situation I knew was coming. I have a weekend of workshops planned for Melbourne, but coming up to the final week and still not enough bookings to make it worth the travel I have been asking 'What is the Perfection in this? What is the Reason?'

I can list a whole lot of outside reasons, problems with advertising, people in the database are busy, broke, not interested etc. But outside reasons have nothing to do with Me and my own learnings. And so, I ask, what reason am I not seeing. Perhaps the question could be better phrased : 'What is the learning that I have missed, or need to open to?' Understand dear Reader, that I don't believe in blame. I don't believe in 'poor me', and I don't believe in coincidence. I do believe in 'just not meant to Be', but with that my inquiring Indigo / Sagittarian mind asks at the same time - 'what is the reason that it is just not meant to Be?'

Business for me, like as in the real nuts and bolts of work and creating finances, has never been about the 'right things to do in business.' Anytime I've allowed the 'shoulds' of economics and marketing to guide my business moves, it has ended in drama, frustration and boredom all at once. I'm not built for the games of big-business. I'm just here to Be from the heart, to follow where I am called by the Stars and the Moon and the Earth and the Sun. It doesn't work for Me and my Company when I listen to the 'appropriate ways to incorporate work and business.'

And yet, You might think since I have learned this time and again, I might stop allowing decisions to be made by the promise of business growth in the old fashioned way. You might even think that I would stop with the glamour of what others might be able to offer. Because, if there's anything else I've learned within this Company, it's that relying on outside resources does not always help growth. Letting other entities latch and catch to this entity which I have created through lots of sweat and blood, always, always ends in grief! I have learned, that in matters of business, I must rely entirely upon mySelf to get it happening. And if I choose to outsource, it must be through very Real, very professional and very proven channels.

In saying that, I have collected a team of very wonder-full People who are very good at what they Do. I honour these People and keep them close, calling upon their services often and making fair and Real payment in return for service. For me, this is Real. I don't do business on favours and thank-yous. I believe in fair energy exchange, and professionalism above all things. I have been reminded again that nothing worth having comes for free, and You get what You pay for. When there is no payment asked, how can one expect that anything of worth will be given..?

And so these are the things I already know about my Work. That I cannot function from a Real and Whole Space without feeling deep connection to All aspects of what I am Doing. That I must take matters into my own hands, or outsource to a trusted, proven entity who is very good at what they do. And that, everything happens for a Reason!

And so when the hundredth (possibly a Sagittarian exaggeration there - maybe closer to twentieth!) person wrote to me last week saying 'maybe next time you're presenting in Melbourne I'll be able to make it' I suddenly saw the Real-ness. Why did it take twenty people until I saw it? Because I was very still stuck on the expectation of 'should'. But by Friday, I had let go, I was open, and I received the understanding.

I don't feel a connection to Melbourne anymore. I grew up in Victoria, and spent half of my teens in Melbourne. I used to know the city like the back of my hand. I've swum in the Melbourne beaches, I've walked through the parks, and I have many blood-relations there. But the land does not call Me. Last year I went through some deep healing on Victorian land, more than once, and I feel that now, We are done. We have journeyed together for a long time, and She has taught me much. But We have been finished for some time now. It is not the Place or Space for Me. And so I can not Be there.

And if I cannot Be there, I cannot teach there. I cannot share there. I cannot step onto land that I no longer feel a connection to, in the guise of sharing and Being, because I don't really want to Be there.

And so now I know why my workshops on the Gold Coast are heading towards booked out already (and they're not on til November) while I have struggled to make numbers in Melbourne. It is not about the validity, the Power, the worth of my Work. I Know and trust that my Work is Real, and I know that Women constantly grow and learn with what Lunation offers. No. It is simply, that Melbourne is not the Right Work for Me. I love the Gold Coast area.

And so, dear Reader, Melbourne is cancelled for Me. And I breathe a deep sigh of relief as though a heavy weight is gone. I celebrate the Wisdom and Joy of Knowing, and understanding. I let go (AGAIN) of the need to perform, to give more than is returned, to fit into a box that I will never fit into. And I set my sight on what is Real, where I Do Feel Connection.

Life is Perfect. There ain't no coincidence!

New Moon Energies : Virgo

2011-08-29T10:36:00.000+10:00

Coming from Leo's busy New Moon energy, we shift into New Moon in Virgo: a time of getting things in order. Virgo is quite concerned with matters of health, so if You have been putting off looking after You, the energies are aligned to ensure your health becomes your big priority.

On a broader scope, your 'health' does not simply include your physical Self, but also your mental health, your emotional health, your spiritual health etc. So in a nutshell, it's time to make You the priority this month, in the healthiest Ways possible.

Sacred Work : Being in Sacred Space, honouring You as Sacred, Journeying alongside those who treat You as Sacred, and surrounding yourSelf with Sacred energy is the Way to travel this month. (actually, I reckon that's the best Way to travel every month!!)

Virgo is ruled by Mercury, and with Mercury having left the retrograde, aligning forwards again over the weekend just passed, time is Right for You to take responsibility. Mercury is the communicator, or messenger and His influence suggests that time spent in learning and acquiring knowledge is of great importance at this time.

With Mercury only just returned on path in the last few days, there is still a shadow lurking, and so You may still find there is a wrapping up, or cleaning up (because it is Virgo time!) of the lessons You were working through over the past month. This is a beautiful synchronicity with the New Moon, as She brings forth the birthing and initiating energies. So as You gain the deep understanding of your lessons, draw upon Her for help in directing You into the next stage of your amazing life!

The Virgin, the sign of Virgo, brings purity and innocence to the energies. Be open and willing to See things You have not known before, and learn things in new ways.

Now this New Moon is making sure She is heard on the East Coast of the US, as She pulls and pushes the tides and energies where She wants them. It is a time that is opening our eyes to just how vulnerable we All are (thanks to the Virgin). I'm sure I'm not the only person reminded of every 'end of the world' movie as we are shown the media images of New York residents evacuating in droves. That’s not to suggest that we are at the end of the World at all, but just that now is time to take responsibility, pay attention and Wok in a Sacred manner in honouring the Earth and the Energies. At times like what is happening over there, that is All One can Do.

Relationships:

You can expect balancing in your Relationships this month as Venus moves into Libra. If You have been wondering whether particular relationships are healthy for You, this will provide beautiful support for weighing up the yes and no of your situation. The Virgin of Virgo helps to look at situations with fresh, innocent eyes, and Venus in Libra will ensure an ease of Seeing what is working and not.

Activity : Getting things done!

Action Man Mars moves from Cancer to Leo this month, so from a gentle (and somewhat uncomfortable for Mars) Space into a much more naturally active state. You may have noticed that every time You attempted to get things done lately, its been as though something has washed in and pulled the foundations from under your feet. I've noticed that this frustrating phase has very quickly shown its 'good reason' not long after, but it has been frustrating none the less, particularly for those of us who like to Be in Action. In the meantime, You probably created more than even You realise with leo's energy, and now with Virgo in the Moon You have the opportunity to reap your rewards.

Although action will speed up now, beware of Leo's influence for impulsiveness and extreme passion. Leo will bring You lots of Courage to do what's Right for You, but be sure that You are not using your aggressive Mars-ian energy to hold Power over, rather than your Power within.

It's Spring!!!

This Spring vibe seems to inspire People to clean up and get things sorted out. Virgo works on top of that to make sure we really get ourSelves organised at this time. Use lots of cleansing and clearing exercises, smudging, drinking Solè, and keeping the Space of the Sacred will ensure You are in Right Relationship with the energies for this time.

After Leo's 'look at me, look at me' attitude, its' comforting to Be in a Space where applause is not so much needed, and the methodical activity of getting things done is rewarded. Plant seeds, till soil, and Celebrate the Sabbat of Seduction, where the World is your oyster!

Equinox : 23^rd September

As the days are growing longer, there must come a time when the day is equal in length to the night. On the day of the 23^rd September this year, it is the Spring Equinox, (equi meaning equal; nox meaning night), the Earth’s poles are the same distance from the Sun. An Equinox is the time where the light and dark are of equal lengths of the day so; perfect balance.

Now the sun is fast becoming a staple in our lives again. The days continue to get longer, flowers and blooms cover every ground. It is the time when we feel more inspired to Be a part of Community, to connect with like minded People and Be a part of something growing.

At this time we Celebrate the Daughter aspect of our Cosmic Woman. Her male partner is the Youth. She is honoured for her creative ability, Her flow and open-ness to bring forth a better World. We call upon the Daughter aspect to open our eyes and our minds to the New. At the day of Balance, the Equinox, all things can never Be the same.

In my Goddess Tradition, this is where Koré emerges from the Underworld. She as the new Maiden of all Potential. She is flirtatious, gutsy, and alive! She is now known as Perspehone. Her mother Demeter celebrates Persephone/Koré's return by sending everything in the world into bloom. We feel Persephone's presence in every aspect of the season. And here is the point that Persephone sets Her sights on what is to come in the lighter part of the year.... Persephone Sees She only has 6 months before She must return to the Underworld. The Earth Mother grieves when She is gone, giving us winters and summers, so the work that is to Be done now is ultra-important.

Do not waste your time at this Sabbat. You have already set the process in motion at the Creation, so now is the time to celebrate it and do the work that needs to be done. But don't forget to honour Her, by stopping to smell the roses (or tulips).

The equinox is about balance, and we use this time to make sure we are in balance, and heading in the right direction. Spend time outdoors, breathe in nature, and make sure you’re not carrying along with you any of last year’s junk.

Please Note: I am not an Astrologer. But I do like to have an idea of what the Stars are up to, particularly when it comes time to facilitate my New Moon Red Tent Circles each month. At the New Moon, I spend a bit of time researching what is happening in the Stars, and then I put it together with my Knowings and my Feelings. These are my words and understandings. You are welcome to share, but please remember to acknowledge this Work and from where. Thank You for the visit. -Hollie B.

New Moon Energies : Leo 2011

2011-07-30T17:46:00.000+10:00

We have just worked through the final Dark Moon of Winter, and from here, as I'm sure you've noticed, all things are in a cycle of growth again. This is really your last chance to let go, release, and move on, because if You do not drop it now, it will only grow again in the new cycle.

A Leo New Moon is Perfect for coming to terms with our own Inner Power. As a brand new cycle, the New Moon is a time of beginnings. It's a moment when that which You plant is given the spark of growth. Add this to the new seasonal growth cycle, and the fiery Leo energy, and whatever You imagine you Will Be.

This Moon is a time to use the strength and determination inside You to drive your growth. You are the creator of your own Destiny, and the willful, courageous proud energies of Leo want to help set you on course. This moon is also supporting creativity and wholeness in who You really are.

Leo is ruled by the Sun, and this month of course the Sun is also in Leo. With everything revolving around the Sun, Leo naturally loves attention. Use this month's energy to give yourSelf all the attention you need to Be where you want to Be.

Again, the New Moon is in relationship to Saturn this month, the planet of responsibility and reality. So what better time could there Be to take responsibility for yourSelf in as many ways possible : your health, your emotional state, your spiritual path... I've just finished writing my Women's Magick : Women of Power Workshops and they are all about the very Leo Magickal concept of Be-ing in a Real World state of Power by taking Responsibility for the Self, paying your Self attention instead of spending it wastefully on other things, and ultimately creating what You need and want in this life.

Even something that to others may not seem huge, can be for You, something extremely significant and worthwhile. Taking a few moments in a day to dedicate to your needs, re-assessing your language of how You relate to the Self and others, or changing an aspect of your diet could all make an incomparable difference in your overall state of Be-ing.

I have mentioned re-assessing our language and the way we spend attention and the ability to ananlyse and reasses these aspects of our Be-ing is something perhaps more available than usual. Mercury, the sign of communication is currently in Virgo, a practical, well though out kind of sign. Virgo is sometimes known to over-analyse, over perfect and generally think things out more than most. Take this as an opportunity to analyse the ways You communicate to yourSelf and others. Do the words 'I'm an idiot' slip out when you make a mistake? Or do you tell others 'I don't have enough / can't be enough for that..?' Take responsibility for your language and communications, use Leo to be bold and out there and really let the shift anchor for this time.

Mercury will retrograde in a few days, until August 26, and this will allow for more attention to be made in what has gone in the past. Often people will philosophise all the negatives of Mercury going retro : cars breaking down, technology on the fritz, arguments between friends. With Virgo around, certainly I'd be watching out for any over-perfect expectations and tendencies. But overall, if you go at a Virgo Mercury Retro with the thought in mind of getting on top of things, getting ideas sorted and clearing out wasteful communications, you will have a very successful period. (for example, I cleared out and reorganised my email inboxes this week in preparation for the Mercury retro, and now my mail is where I can find it, and will go to where I need it to be.)

This month is really focused on the Self, and will stay that way due to both the New Moon and the Sun in Leo, and Mercury will re-enter Leo in its retrograde phase in about a week from now. In my Red Tent Circles, we are going to assess our Woman of Power Selves, and take a journey to See our True Self as a Woman of Power, using the Visualisation that was created for last year's New Moon in Leo : Success is a Shining Light. We will celebrate our successes, and look forward to many more to come, as we acknowledge our Selves as creative, Power-full Beings.

Venus is also currently in Leo, and since Venus represents love and relationships, and Leo is all about paying attention to the Self, this is really a time to LOVE the SELF. When we love ourselves, we relate to people as beloved Be-ings. It is then easier for them to love their Self, and also to love us in return. Venus helps us to see what we value, so with Leo's inspiration it should be easier to value the Self above all things this month, and let that feeling and intention grow in this new Cycle as Spring comes closer.

Seasonally in Australia, it is the time of the Sabbat of Mystery (also known as Imbolg/Imbolc/the Quickening). This is summed up in the amazing sense that growth is happening but unseen. There is a silence yet a freshness to the mornings and rebirth is occurring under the surface if all things. It will do You well to take time each morning to remember, celebrate the past, and then let it go. Greet each sun with a fresh approach, and let it Be a time that celebrates the fertile essence of Mama Earth, for this same essence runs through ALL things on Planet Earth at this time.

This season is known as the Quickening, as when a Mother can feel the fluttering of the babe I her belly, even before she is showing to be pregnant. This is a time of great awareness. All senses are ramped up. We see, feel and hear things differently at this time. Because of this, it can be a great time of healing, as we acknowledge what has been, we then can fully let it go. It is the lesson of the One Who Honours the Truth, that only when we face whatever emotion that is within, can we truly be ready to let it go. The beginning of August, this time after the Quickening, brings energies to the Earth that will allow Her inhabitants to Be in emotional state more easily – don't misunderstand this to mean 'less painful', but simply that the energies are supporting the process of coming face to face with our emotions – Being present with what has been, what is now, and willing to accept what will come. So if there is a feeling, sensation or emotion that you have been fighting against (perhaps you have challenged yourself with something like 'I shouldn't feel like this about such and such', or 'I don't want to feel this anymore' then it is time to face it. Just because you want to believe that you don't want to feel it, doesn't make it go away. Take responsibility, get to know your Inner Self better, meet it, greet it, and then you will be in a Space to let it go.)

The Full Moon on the 14^th August is in Aquarius, a beautiful sign of freedom, and liberation that actually helps us understand the meaning of Unity much more deeply. The process of letting go that I mention above will be well supported from that first week of August, with energies entering the Earth sphere around the Full Moon to open our hearts even more fully, and culminating with the true sense of Liberation from that which holds you back at the Full Moon. The energies always provide us with the Perfect support, and this is no exception!

So there You have an August of Grace and Perfection. I read many astrologers that suggested all sorts of drama and 'issue' for this month, but what I see over and over is that it all comes back to being really and truly honest with the Self. When You are living a Truth-full Real World existence, 'owning' your emotional/physical/spiritual drama and facing it with an open heart willing to change, then this is what your Journey will be made up of this month, and it will take you to a Space of much more fulfilling awareness and have you well on the Path to Awakening. Leo is Selfish, but Selfish doesn't have to be a negative criticism, it can be a really honest way of giving to Your Self, if You let it Be.

I know where I want to Be at the end of this month, as far away from Winter and the old stuck feelings as possible. So I'll be working out, working on and working up. See You on the other side too!

Love,

-Hollie B.

New Moon in Cancer 2011

2011-07-01T15:48:00.000+10:00

In writing this New Moon Energy Update this month I'm feeling so utterly 'over' the energies. I know that many of you are subscribed to Karen Bishop's Energy Updates, which I have always held very much as Truth, and that you will have read this morning the same information again : that we are coming to the end of another Cycle of hard work and things are on their way to manifesting, blah blah.

Now, please don't think I'm bagging Karen in the 'blah blah' above. She of course is simply the messenger, and I am grateful for her words, which remind me that it's not just me going mental! The aches, the pains, the exhaustion, the overwhelm! It's all normal for those of us who are senstivie and Awake. And I believe; so is this state of Be-ing 'over' it all.

It's been a big Eclipse season. Not so big in the sense of huge dramatic Soul work as we experienced in the previous Winter Solstice Eclipse Season. This time has been motivated by a need to stay balanced and 'on top of things'. Eclipses speed the energies up. Anything that we've been hiding from the Self, or even issues that we knew were coming up but had been letting take their slow time, are now rushed to the surface to be dealt with, right here, right now!

As you probably know, we're now onto our third of three eclipses in a row. This Eclipse falls on the New Moon, in Cancer who is emotional, dreamy and very sensitive, which is probably another reason for feeling as though One will burst into tears over 'nothing'. Cancer is homely and family-orientated, coupled with the introspective feel of the New Moon and Mid-Winter, means there is no motivation to leave the house and get going.

Eclipses bring change. Change is as good as a holiday, but when you already feel as though you never want to leave the warm snuggly space of your home again, changes can be shocking and harsh. They can bring feelings of confusion and grief, and be incredibly frustrating (“are you kidding me, more change!”) but they provide an avenue to deal with this new way of Be-ing, and it is how we move forward from here that manifests the next part of the journey.

Cancer is ruled by the Moon, and this eclipse makes Her power-full indeed. Cancer is a nurturer also, and so I find that I'm asking recent clients – “How are you spending your attention?” Our time and effort is a commodity that only we hold Power over. We choose how we spend that commodity : I call it our Soulancial Situation (like financial)... What is important for You right now, and why aren't you putting your soulances into that?

In the Red Tent Circles we will be focusing our own Soulances on manifesting our Visions. A Cancer Moon lets us dream, and so we will use what our body gives us freely as commodity : attention and breath; to birth this Vision forward. This Moon asks us to look after our Self. To really treat the Self with Compassion and sincerity; to not expect too much.

Awakenings, Expansion and Energy:
I am aware that there are many openings of energies and expansion occurring rapidly this month. I don't feel that it's necessary to comment on here, suffice it to say that again Compassion and nurture of the Self is what You will need to continue with Grace this month. Trust that when your body says No., that that's ok for now. Trust that when you can't make it to work on time, that that's ok for now. And trust the Universe that when She offers You a new option, it's probably the One You need for now.

Full Moon in Capricorn

Capricorn is a stable and grounded sign who believes in family and security and doing the right thing. You will already be spending a bit of time at home and in silence, by the nature of the energies this month, so in doing this, give yourSelf time to think about what you want for this Life. Awakening Souls need not be told that the things we want in Life don't mean 'I want a big house with a white picket fence'. That kind of thing is not Life's Work that you are working toward. But, ask yourSelf what is...? When you are living your Truth and Being in a Space of Sacred Sincerity to Your Self, You will find the answer.

I wish You much joy and Self Love this month. I wish You the Knowing that You are a Soul Being of the Highest order here on Earth. I wish You the manifestation of all that You need.

-Hollie B.

Sometimes it takes longer to catch up...

2011-06-08T09:36:00.001+10:00

I had a realisation this week, that my body takes a bit longer to integrate the shifts of the Earth and the Self than the rest of me does. Of course, You might think "well, duh Hollie!" but somehow I missed that. I've been expecting my body to keep up with my million mile mind and Soul. Suddenly, I feel as though it's ok, and it's not that I've been doing anything wrong, but I just haven't given the changes enough time. I'm learning that Rest is an ok part of the process of moving forward. It's a hard lesson, but I'm getting there. I write this piece, because maybe it will support some one else (particularly You fast moving, driven Indigos that need a reminder too) to give the Body time to integrate what the Self already knows...

My body is a Space Ship. I have often felt like I don't fit in here properly. As though we were made seperately and I'm still trying to work out the controls.

She has grown. I have grown. She has changed. I have changed. But not always have our journeys been the same. She has snuck in surprises when I least expected them. In the times I remember, there are more when I felt that She let me down, than when I have celebrated Her.

Of course, many times She has been the support. I could not have gotten here without Her. But I've taken Her for granted, and expected Her to keep up with the Self, even when the Self was on Her own tangent of change. And even when Self thought I wanted something, Body has been there to make sure things have turned out in Divine Order. Babies, houses, food... all this has been driven by Body. Self has only had part of the say.

My body, this Space Ship, and I have been ill to the edge of death, in hospital, with white coats around like an episode of House. Was it me who was sick, or Her? All I know is that She showed me then, that no one else has the words for why my body does what She wants, and that, always, not just sometimes, but always, I must travel deep inside to See what's going on. No one can do it for Me.

When I think I've worked out how She works, and how to drive Her : when I take my vitamins and do my exercise and eat my veges and sleep well : still She has a surprise for me. And then I prove to my Self again, that we don't understand each other. Something is not right. I failed maintenance 101 for Space Ships. Or this Ship at least.

In the past when I've been in dis-ease with colds or injuries, my Self has believed She did something wrong. That She has not interacted with Body accordingly. That She the Body is unhappy with the current situation. But Self, You had it all confused! You weren't doing anything wrong! You were just too damn excited and hurried about moving forward with the process. Body just needs some time to catch up!

It's more difficult to integrate high frequencies of energy when You are a dense mass like Body. How on earth can Body be expected to keep up with Self? Self is out there. Self is growth and change at a Light level. Body is growing muscle and cell and changing shape. But the two are not necessarily aligned.

Now I have a new perspective, between Body and Self. It is not that I dropped the optimal Body manual when times of rest are created. It is not that I am doing anything wrong. To fully undergo the Shape Shifting process, in Higher Frequencies of Light and Real World Being, my Space Ship needs to create some spare parts. It takes time. So if Self is rushing ahead, Body will call out 'hey, slow down and wait for me to catch up' and if Self doesn't listen, Body will throw some screws loose, drop a rocket or leak some fuel, and everything will have to stop. Only then, as Body has learnt, will Self listen, and give Body time for the integration She needs to continue.

Because I know that these Space Ships we're given; you can't buy effective spare parts. Certainly you can replace them, but eventually they'll frag out worse than the first set. Instead, it's about generating physical change slowly, in a cell by cell process, that is more than a physical process. It takes thoughts and release valves and emotional change. It takes a keen connection with our Space Ship.

I still believe that my Self and this Body were made separately. That in a yard full of shiny new Space Ships I chose Her, cos She obviously ticked all the boxes for the kind of vessel I needed for this Earth trip, this time. Now, suddenly I realise, I'm doing everything right for our process together. We are travelling well. We have it worked out.

I'm just going to keep it at a pace that we both can understand.

New Moon in Gemini - June 2011

2011-05-30T10:47:00.001+10:00

Lately I've noticed a need to clean up, sort out and Be in Right order. This may have manifested for You as a need to clear out cupboards, or speak openly about emotions You had otherwise left in the back of your emotional cupboard. All of this is preparing us to be make more room for more Light, and as we can see this month, there is much more to come. As we throw out the old, there is more Space for what is Right for this time. Allow yourself to accept this Light by staying focused on what is good for You – physically, emotionally and spiritually.

New Moon on the 2^nd June this month is a Gemini. Gemini is symbolised by the twins, and so at this time our work is to unify the 'twins' in our Self. I love these words from Soluntra King: “...the polarities are given a chance to really merge as the Sun and Moon are One through the higher aspects of Gemini. A time when you are able to connect more deeply to the inner communication with your true essence, divine self and also yourself.”

Here is the time to fuse the different aspects of your Self. Have you been telling yourself one thing while doing another? Or working toward one goal while something else is manifesting all on its own? Gemini brings a Way to work between the physical and mental, allowing You to gather info, learn, and communicate your beliefs.

Where You have been plodding away to get an idea off the ground, but perhaps struggling to make it Real, Gemini brings new ideas. Look to this Moon to show you what has been the missing key to presentation and promotion of your idea to the Universe.

Gemini is incredibly talkative, communicating ideas in the essence of research. Take advantage of this energy by talking about your ideas and your goals to everyone around You. Open the gates of information to collect all the ideas You need to move forward. It may inspire a brilliant new way to See your vision that you had otherwise missed before.

Gemini is incredibly intellectual, so in my Women's Circles this month we will be dissecting our goals and dreams to gain knowledge of what is needed to get things happening. We will call on logic, analysis and reason to provide new keys, and try to look without emotional involvement to gain new perspectives. And of course, we will talk to ensure new ideas have an avenue from which to come.

On June 4^th Jupiter will shift from the active world of Aries to much more stable and methodical Taurus. Jupiter is about wealth, and Taurus is about increasing and growing things, so this will be a great year ahead for developing greater wealth. Beware though, that Taurus also like to spend. Apparently when we have more, we spend more, and this connection of Jupiter in Taurus (which lasts for about a year) will encourage us to buy beautiful things!

Eclipse Season:

It is another Eclipse Season, with partial Solar Eclipses on June 2nd and July 1st. A solar Eclipse can only occur at a New Moon when the Moon is aligned between the Earth and Sun. (Thanks to my Circle Sister and astro extraordinaire, Laura for clarifying this!). You can vision the Power of such an alignment, as it opens gateways for People on Earth to anchor heightened vibrations of Light energies. Expect increased intensity of energy for your Self at this time, lasting through the Full Moon and a little way past the Cancer New Moon at the beginning of July.

When eclipses occur it is known as a time to grow spiritually in our understanding. You might notice that the things You thought You wanted to do are changing, as more of the Divine Plan is revealed to You. Eclipses shift the Light so that we can see and feel anew. They also create fluxes of Power for us to draw upon as we grow and evolve. So this month is a power-full time. Spend time Be-ing in Sacred Space in order to integrate the energies of expansion.

The Full Moon on the 16th June will give us a Lunar Eclipse. A Lunar Eclipse occurs when the Earth is aligned between the Sun and Moon, and the Moon is shadowed. This Full Moon is in Sagittarius, who is known to be more focused on spiritual matters and wisdom than mundane activities. Sagittarius is out there, willing to learn and see new things, and open to the Real World. Lunar Eclipses require focus on emotional work, seeing the parts of our Self that we usually allow to be hidden. This Full Moon is a time to go deep after having been so much 'in the head' through Gemini. Let the energy of the eclipses in to bring Divine Illumination where it was not before.

Winter Solstice:

Winter Solstice, 21st June, in Australia is the time when the Sun has reached as far South as possible and makes the turn to begin heading North again. We say that the days become longer again, although it doesn't feel that way, and Winter continues to get colder for some time yet. In the story of the Goddess Wheel, the Mother Goddess labours all night to birth the New Light.

I call this time the Sabbat of Wisdom, and it could be just as easily be termed 'Silence'. This is the time when we spend time inward, we go deep into the past year and re-visit the lessons there. It's time to sort emotions out, by asking the Self 'how do I feel about that' and letting your Self truly and deeply feel these emotions. This allows for a Real end of the Cycles of the past year, and the birth of a new growing Cycle ahead.

New Moon in Taurus - May 2011

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This month, I have endeavoured to give you a simple quick overview of the astrological month ahead. It's all a part of working on my own re-evaluation of time, my personal needs in work, contentment and pleasure! - very Taurus inspired!

New Moon in Taurus.

Taurus rules accumulation, including money, as well as the physical senses and sensual pleasure, contentment, perseverance, patience, Self-worth, and the release of stubbornness. The Moon feels safe and loved in Taurus, being gifted with emotional security and the willingness to really connect to the heart and soul.

This is a time to evaluate what matters, how you feel about situations in life, and how you can change them. Things will accumulate easily at this time, so make sure what you are collecting is best for You.

This is a Money Moon! And a bit of a romantic theme too. But Saturn is forming an irritating connection with the Taurus Moon to create some restrictions by highlighting reality. This suits Taurus' needs for patience and perseverance, so use the energies of this month to really set yourself up for the future.

If you are like me you will have had enough of this 'patience' business, and unfortunately the moon is going to force us to face the facts of life, own our part in the given situation, and make whatever necessary changes to get to where you want to be. Taurus Moon will not allow a blame game. It's not about 'it's not fair' and is more about 'get in and sort it out for yourSelf'. Mercury stationed on the 23rd of April, so you have no excuse anymore for not being able to communicate with others. Work out what you want and make it happen.

Spend time evaluating your financial position, your love life, and your ethics this month. How much of your time is being spent on the things that are important to you, and how much are you wasting? It is time to think of your attention as a valuable commodity. Where and on what are you spending your attention? What does that give you? How much does it affect your life to spend it on things that are not your priority..? Work out what's important and stick to it.

Mars and Jupiter are also meeting in harmony to make sure you are moving towards what you are here to do. Use this time wisely, and get as much value from your life as possible. Venus is hanging out in Aries to initiate new relationships, show-off independence and make love beautiful in everyone's eyes. Be confident, be creative, and be passionate.

Of course, the Sun is in Taurus as well, and this is all about getting stuff. Shopping, buying property, satisfying the senses, and collecting beautiful things are all likely this month. Taurus is also very comfortable in the known, so allow your Self to Be happy at home, hanging out with people and at places you know well. It is a blessing, and not a task.

The Seasons.
In the Goddess Wheel in Australia, it is the time of the Darkness. Winter is upon us. The nights are dark and the days are short. It is the time that the Wise Woman is highlighted. She has moved through the landscape, into the depth of Mama Earth, to rest and dream. It is the time that is called 'Between the Worlds', where one year has ended and another started. There is a feeling on the Earth that is preparation for rest. Nothing is born at this time.

We want to retreat inward, eat warm foods, and nurture the internal Self. Be sure to fill your kitchen with the smell of seasonal stews and health-full teas. Bitter herbes are the best teas at this late Autumn time.

This Dark time can cause fears to rise, particularly those related to shelter and food, as it is a story of our DNA that food and warmth is less available at this time of year. Honour any fears that surface, by acknowledging them, but then show your body and soul that you are living a safe and beautiful life. Indulge in the sensual pleasures, such as a delicious health-full meal and a fluffy blanket with the people you love. We have many past-lives that were difficult, but life on Earth doesn't have to be like that anymore. Celebrate the New Earth by anchoring the beauty of this world into your Self. You are certainly worthy of all the great things in life!

Full Moon.
Full Moon in Scorpio means more celebration of the sensual pleasures. Express your Self fully, through your body in kind-to-You ways. Exercise in whichever way is right for you – to raise positive energy within your body. Eat beneficially and deliciously. This Full Moon brings with it many days thereafter of Light pouring onto the Earth, so allow yourSelf to Be open to the Light and love of the Universe.

This is a gentle, patient month if you let it be. Next month we’ll be looking more at the logic of getting things done and relating to others. So for now, simply focus on You, your needs and accumulating all that is wonderful for You in this life.

New Moon in Aries - April 2011

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This month we are witnessing more changes, and it is a time to focus on what you are manifesting in your own Real World. The changes are helping us to step beyond our limitations. Finally! For most people, it might seem as though the foundations for these new beginnings have been long in the ground, but for a long time nothing much seemed to be manifesting. The energies now are helping us break free of whatever was the restriction, and sculpt an entirely new Real World.

The theme this month is Aries : New Beginnings, Authenticity, Self-discovery, Independence, Courage and the fine balance of Self-focus and Self-absorption. The Moon in Aries is ready for action, and can easily get impatient. But at the time of this New Moon, there are actually six planets in Aries, so the energies are saturated with even more boldness, passion, and everyone will be feeling ready for action. Aries can have a habit of focusing too much on the Self, and forgetting the needs of others. With all of the Aries energy around, everyone will be out to make sure they get their own needs met before others... be weary of this easy clash this month. Careful with anything fast, anything hot – and take extra care with your head.

Take it easy, particularly for the first two weeks of April. Keep your Self connected to Mama Earth and Her rhythms, and be open to change. So as to stay grounded through the influx of Aries, try to take each change as it comes, allowing them to seep into your World little bit by little bit, so that you are not overwhelmed and overheated by it all. This may not be 'easy' to do, but it will certainly serve to help you integrate the fast changing energy that Aries most certainly brings.

On March 30, Mercury went retrograde in Aries, which slows down action. With the New Moon having been shifting into Aries over the last few days, and other planets : there is 6 planets in Aries by the New Moon : the Mercury Retro has helped cool off some of the fiery energy, but it can also lead to frustration, particularly for people who would usually use fire energies to spur them into movement. The New Moon is a time of moving forward, starting projects, and working toward goals. Aries has brought excitement and optimism to the Moon Seeds you are planting this month, so let it drive you to where you wish to Be.

If fear creeps in about the changes that have to occur to get you to your ultimate Space, place and Being, again take it easy and allow your Self to accept each change as it comes – without rushing – and integrate each step in its own time. Don't let fear stop your ability to dream and trust in the future. This month is also fueled by Easter energy, and there we have lessons in surrender and Trust in the Divine, to bring you more into alignment with your True Self.

Last month a Jupiter-Saturn opposition made it hard to put plans into action – allowing reality and practicality to get in the way – Outrageous! - And all the Pisces energy last month kept us to-ing and fro-ing between wanting to get active and rolling over and going back to sleep! As Mercury is staying retro until later in May expect some of the same frustrations, but now the changes are going to occur around us whether we do anything to activate them or not. Instead, we're better off putting intention in integrating the Change that is occurring, instead of fighting the way to making new things happen.

The Aries Six

There are 6 planets in the sign of Aries this month : Of course the New Moon – our Emotional Self who is making decisions and aims for the future – planting Moon Seeds and setting intentions to make goals grow. The Sun is also governed by Aries this month, and represents our conscious will, so there is much drive and power behind what we want and what we do this month. Jupiter is all about magnifying and expansion, so with Aries in the lead it is really about opening the Self, getting as much as you can from what you've got. Mars is hanging out in Aries too, for the first time in two years. The two are actually family, and Mars is very much at home in this sign. Mars is action and energy, and is loving this place where he can draw on confidence, will power, self-assertion and motivation to make everything Real. Uranus who wants freedom has also just began what will be a long journey in Aries, and this will start to loosen the blockages and restrictions up that you have been carrying with you for some time. Thank Uranus for helping get those projects moving that you have been trying to get off the ground for months, or even years!

There is so much 'just get in and do it' energy here this month. Let go of the fears and make it happen. It's all about knowing that we are capable. Knowing that the Goddess placed us upon this Earth at this moment for a reason, so it's time to get in and make that reason Real. Own your destiny, Assert your needs and where you want to be, and love it!

The sixth planet I haven't yet mentioned in Aries is Mercury. And it's a retro! Mercury is known as the Messenger. And when this planet turns retrograde, it can mean messages are turned upside down and back-to-front. It's communication, technology, plans and schedules. Retrograde is all about that 're' part of the word, and that's a good mantra to work with at that time to ensure survival through what doesn't have to be an intense time : 're-organise', 're-flect', 're-think', 're-work' etc. Reassess as much as you want to, and avoid starting anything new – now this is interesting because in Aries, its all about the New, right? There is bound to be miscommunication at this time so just make sure you've got yourself covered. Aries is going to bring changes that you already set foundations for some time ago – the rest will work itself out in Perfect Timing.

April : Week 2

The second week of April could bring some challenge, and require you to really push through the last of old blocks that have been in your way for a long time. Expect anger to surface this week, and use this emotion to help you transform repressed emotions to more productive avenues. Everyone will feel this drama to some degree, so stay focused on the Self (which isn't difficult in Aries) and let others work through their own 'stuff'. Be careful with volatile people and anything dangerous (knives, hot stoves, Ducati riding....)

Planetary Alignment in May

In the second week of May there is a very exciting planetary alignment, which we will apparently be able to see from here : Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury, which are all usually visible to the naked eye at different times of the night or twilight, will actually group together and rise before the Sun. The last time these four planets were so close to each other was more than 100 years ago.

Now I know we're only talking about April here, but the gradual alignment of these planets, as they are moving toward each other will mean that the same energies are already starting to come into effect, and since it will all occur in Aries, it seems very connected to this month with the New Moon. All of these planets working together will bring success to individual endeavors. It's positive and alive; fiery; inspired and you will feel ready to take on the world! Welcome this energy with open arms, as it will provide so many opportunities.

About Easter and the Full Moon

The Full Moon is all about fruition and achieving goals. This month, expect to achieve wonderful, awesome delightful things, some which you have been working toward for a long time. Make the things that are important to you a priority at this time.

This coming Full Moon on April 18^th is the Easter Moon. Some people call it the Christ Moon, and it is all about opening to your own Divine Self. Christ being not simply a figure in the dogmatic Church, but a Divine Being who represents the integration of spirit and matter, and the ascension of All. He is all about Love, and Peace, and Grace, and the Christ energy is a powerful player in today's New Earth changes. Christ was not a 'poor me', or a victim, and with this Full Moon being guided by Libra the eternal diplomat, you can connect with your Inner Selves in very Real and True ways. I recommend using the Light Journey in the You of 10,000 Faces Little Lesson Pack from the Lessonary website, to help balance the different 'parts' of You, and see your whole Self as ultimately Divine. This Full Moon, let go of anything that no longer fits the You you wish to Be, and let the energy of the Divine open your heart even further, and transform You to your True Self.

This Full Moon will also be at work while Mars, Saturn and Mercury are having an interesting romp – which is going to help spur on accomplishment. Everything points to letting go of the old restrictions and making solid plans to move forward in a meaning-full future.

Good Friday – April 22

Although a part of Christian culture, these regular rituals of the Church can help to highlight energies for those of us without doctrine. Good Friday is the story of Trusting the Divine, surrendering the ego and knowing that all will be provided as it is needed. Jesus' Good Friday story is that of surrender and trust, and in doing so, reaching a spiritual peak that his earth-bound Self could not reach before. Myth and story is there to show us that we too have the same strengths, the same abilities, the same magick inside of our Selves. So at this time, use the Good Friday story to remember the ascending Self within.

The Good Friday custom of eating no 'meat' is also relevant to our ascending Selves. The eating of animal flesh keeps humanity in arrogance. It is the theory that we as human being is worth something more than animal being. Surrender this arrogance and trust that the Divine will provide for You, without need of asserting power over any other.

Easter Sunday – April 24

From surrender comes ascension. Letting go of the ego – the Will – allows you to move into Divine Will. This can only occur through 'Trust in the Process', and simply Being in a present state. Celebrate in Ceremony on this day, that you are willing to Be. Feel as it is to Be in the state of Divine Will, instead of pushing, forcing and 'should'-ing. The Aries energy of this month is driving new beginnings forward : how lovely to Be in the new, instead of having it simply exist around you.

New Moon in Pisces - March 2011

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There are so many planets in Pisces this month, it’s really time to get in touch with your own inner-tuition : your Higher Self . Delve into your Spirit Self, seek Truth within your own heart, and make it Real in your every day world. Re-member that You are One with All Creation and All there is. Let your body be a vessel for light, and let your light be a beacon for love!

Pisces energy loves imagination, and creative Being. It's also about the insightful depth of our Spirit Self. On the other side, it can fall into escapism, addiction and self-pity. This self-destructive Piscean energy needs to be kept within a tight reign, to ensure that the positive Pisces shines, while administering discipline over the unsure Self. Are you willing to honour You by See-ing your Self as an important part of the whole? Are you Being in your Divine Perfection just as You are, or is there resistance to who You really are?

This month is all about expanding your Self to really work in the Highest Frequency You are capable of at this time. Fear and anger and judgement of the Self will hold you back from Being your True Self. Let it go, and Be One with the Divine Self.

Pisces lives in Water. Drink lots. Soak lots. Dance in the rain on the Earth if you can. Get your feet dirty to ground your Self, then soak them, then get a foot rub! Pisces rules the feet and wants to make sure you are especially stable on your beautiful toes. Maybe purchase a beautiful pair of shoes that are ultimately comfortable and useful – birkenstocks are my first thought! Ground your Self in your own Centre to really stay focused and inspired through these flighty Piscean energies. If you are feeling too floaty and un-decided, take some time to come to Centre. Deep breathing and grounding will be extra helpful this month.

The Moon moving into Pisces over the last few days might have made life a bit dreamy and hard to do the practical. Your intuition will be wired and you might like to do everything 'by gut', but remember to be firm with the Self; to remain disciplined toward your ultimate goals for this month, and you will ease into the New Moon energies much more gracefully. Beware of denser energies and thoughts manipulating your otherwise insightful mind at this time. Instead, work in your Truth by honouring your feelings and allowing the Self to express what is happening in the Real World.

As usual at the new Moon, the phrase for this week is 'let go'. Release all that is no longer needed. Cry. Drink Sole ** and let it wash through You as a cleanser of the body AND soul. Pisces will easily sacrifice, which is a great energy to be working with at this New Moon time. Be careful that you are not using Pisces as a defence to allow 'sacrificing' of what is actually needed, and keeping the crap instead, in some strange self-sacrificing, martyrdom behaviour that only serves to increase addictions and your enemy of the Self.

When the Moon moves from Pisces to Aries in a few days, you will have the chance to get active and push forward, and this is where the discipline of the days before will be appreciated, because you will now have a clear and power-full path to move forward upon.

This month may have brought some big decisions your way. If you find yourself at a Crossroads, use the New Moon energies to divine exactly where you need to go or what you can do. If you are not confident to do this on your own, seek out a professional Reader who can tap into the energies for you, and give You guidance.

Activities : Living and Being
Mars had been working in Aquarius, until two weeks ago. Aquarius, being the sign for communities and anti-establishment. For example, this has helped spur the uprising in the Middle East. But now, Mars has entered Pisces, the last sign of the zodiac, said to be the most 'evolved' sign, which loves the idea of ONEness, and our connection to the Great Divine.

Mars is usually thought of as a planet driven by desires and action. Pisces, on the other hand likes others to take the lead, sitting in a gentle Space. Where Mars is often the inflicter of pain, Pisces is the empath, and feels the pain of everyone else. Mars is out of its depth here, suddenly it sees and feels compassion. There is a possibility for Mars to fall into martyrdom if He is not being True to the Real World, choosing to continue to live in a false belief state. – check out Gaddafi!

Pisces brings people together for the Higher Good. We have seen how the world has come together after Mama Earth's tremours in New Zealand – it is a movement in Oneness, that no matter what colour our skin is, no matter whom we call God, and no matter who we know, we all pull together as One humanity. Pisces is a big believer and innovator of this attitude.

Mars in Pisces can either calm the savage beast, or lead to self-drama, with excesses of drinking, drug abuse and depression – Charlie Sheen must surely be mentioned here! Some of us will have already felt the uncontrollable explosions of bad temper, hot flushes, and confrontations with people we love. Use exercise to channel the energy productively and to ward off the self-pity and feelings of isolation.

The mind will be willing to play tricks on You in this month of carefree Pisces planets, so if you are trying to really focus using your intellect or some other discipline, make sure you double check work and plan well to help your concentration.

Relationships
Venus is all about love, relationships, money, and the beautiful things in life. She's been in a state of needing permanence, but now as She moves to Aquarius She is much more willing to be spontaneous, joyful and optimistic.

Be careful not to over do it, particularly if you are using exercise to balance Mars. Be good to your Self and don't give too much to others. All this Piscean activity might want you to be in the One-ness, but be sure to honour your individuality as well as the individual Being-ness around You in others. Perhaps this month, throw a quirky gathering where everyone has to dress as their ultimate Individual Being – the person who they see themselves as, but are sometimes fearful to express...

By mid-March there will be more concern about foundations and the right way to do things. Intimacy and Security in the Real World will be on the agenda now. Allow your Self to go deeper in all Relationships, by Being in Truth and exploring your True feelings. Honouring your Self in this way will aid you at the end of the month when you could get caught up in compassion and helping others. Remember your hopes and dreams at this time, and look back to the intentions you cast at the New Moon to see what you have achieved.

The Self
This month You are supported by the energies to enable you to pull away from dependence upon others. You are given the strength to assert your own needs and wants. Globally, this is occurring in uprisings and the People coming together. On the individual front, you can be safe in the knowledge that any feelings of loneliness and isolation will be beginning to clear. We needed to go through these feelings of being unsupported, so that we would gain faith in the Self. That done now, means that we have a stronger, more independent, happening approach to goals and needs. Even if it didn't feel like it at the time, it has been an overall empowering process to enable us to discover our own abilities.

With this surety of the Self, we could possibly go too far; expecting everything to work out exactly as we want. Sometimes, expect the unexpected, because this helps to find opportunities that we may have otherwise not.

More about March...
The month really has brought with it a new perspective : we are seeing in the world that the people can really make a change, and on the home front there is also talk of dictatorship and the question of Truth in Democracy. The people are fighting Rupert Murdoch in buying up the entire first world's free media to gain more control over politics and consumerism, while in Australia there is actual discussion about the effects of Climate change on the nation – albeit all because everyone might have to pay more money. I'm looking forward to seeing some 'unexpected' surprises pop up throughout the month, including more 'blasts from the past', as I discussed in last month's Insights.

This month is about sowing the seeds for what we want to reap later on. Keep working at realistic goals and use Pisces' hope and inspiration to expand your understanding on what has and hasn't been working thus far. Jupiter opposite Saturn means a bit of tedious back and forth. In terms of the Earth Changes and our part in those, we may be feeling as though we've had enough to and fro, but think of this one as a cementing of what is to come. Really dig those foundations and set them well. Discipline will be needed again to really hold the Truth in your mind and not get swept up in the glamour of a life that you might have once wished for. It's time to Get real. Trust that this process will pay off in the coming months.

Special days to watch out for is the 9^th, 15^th and the Equinox on the 20^th.

Women
March 8^th is International Women's Day all over the World. Honour your Feminine Self and for men, honour the Women in your life. Don't be so boring as to go for a bunch of flowers pinched from the neighbours garden! Go for a walk out in a beautiful environment with flowers in their natural habitat, dancing with divas and filling the air with divine scents! Let Pisces inspire your senses to come up with something utterly unique and creative to honour the Women in your life. How about a gathering of Women who inspire You, where they can all share their stories and Be in the Space of Women Power...?

Full Moon
This month's Full Moon appears very early in the morning on March 20, the same day as the Equinox. It's a Virgo Full Moon, where things are in a state of constant flow. You may be finding it difficult to connect with others and stay in any sort of routine. So throw out the 'shoulds' and don't stress about what can't be changed. Everyone is and has been feeling this unsettling, due to the energies of the Planets and Mama Earth's changes. Be willing to Change with Her and You will be fine.

This Full Moon is inspired by Goddess energy pushing us forward from fear and into the Sacred understanding of Life. This Moon will allow all People to tap into the nurturing energies of Mother Earth and Her giving nature. See the beauty that is the Earth, the sensual rise and fall of each lump and bump she has, for it is a reflection of our own beauty and power. Go beyond limits of what the body 'should' look like and what the body 'should' do, and know that by Seeing your Self in the Beauty that You are, You are Perfect.

A Ritual for Beauty this Full Moon:
Stand fully naked in the mirror so that you can see your Self front on. Turn slowly in front of the mirror, noticing every lump and bump, roll and ripple of your physical form.
Face the mirror and vision a sheet of Pink Goddess Light shine from the Divine Source, pouring down through a valve in the top of your head. Keep watching your Self in the mirror as the light flows into your body, through the valve on your head, all the way through your body, and pouring out onto the floor from your feet. This Pink Goddess Light sparkles through your entire body, even oozing from the ends of your fingers and out of your nostrils! You are full of Divine Light.
Now See Your Self in the mirror, full of this Divine Light. Really look at your body, glistening and shimmering in Her Love and Beauty. As You look at this vision, feel it connecting through your eyes, through your body, through your feelings... integrating through your every Cell. This is You Being in Beauty in Physical Form.
This Beauty in Physical Form is how You will always Be now, for once you open that valve at the top of your head, and let the Pink Goddess Light flow in, you cannot shut it off! She flows into You and through You all of the time. You are a part of the All. You are Beautiful and Perfect, and just as You are meant to Be. Thank You for Being You.
Happy Full Moon.

The Equinox.
The Moon will be Full, the Sun will shift, and the Gates will open in a place of balance to integrate the many Changes we have been a part of. This Autumnal (in Australia) Equinox is the time when the Light and Dark are equally balanced. Energies are sitting in Unity. There is a gateway open allowing for transformation of the Self on a Light Body level.

I spoke last month about our Physical Body Changes and how they are all a part of integrating our Light Body with our Physical Body, to enable us to be more fully Whole in Being. The Equinox is a Cosmological activation of exactly this. It is a day for Ceremony and Honouring of the work we are all doing to enable the Earth Changes, and bring forward the New Earth in Her full Power.
This Equinox there will be Cosmic Meetings and lots happening on a dimensional level. I have been given information about the connection between the Salt of the Earth and the Waters, and how the Dreaming Tracks in the Earth are playing an important part in the Changes by bringing water and salt together in many areas of the Planet. This Equinox : use Blessed/Sacred Waters in your Ceremonies and Power-full Salts such as the Himalayan Crystal Salt (only hand mined by the monks – not the mass marketed versions dug up by machines). Bathe in these, use them in Grids and Circles. Drink Sole **. Let your Self align to the Mother's Changes, and integrate the pathways of Change into your own Being. The Water helps the Integration and Flow, while the Salt helps anchor this knowledge into the Self. It's a gift from our Mama Earth to make the integration of energies a Journey of Ease and Grace.

End of the month
The end of this month will bring Mercury into a Retrograde time, so rather than allowing your mind to wander on big ideas and currently unattainable goals, focus on sorting out jobs, maintenance on the car and computer, and don't plan for much past the beginning of the last week of March. The to-ing and fro-ing mentioned earlier will be happening just prior to Mercury's move retrograde, so could cause arguments and 'off-the-rails' kind of behaviours. Discipline and fairness to your Self is again the key.

Mercury in retrograde often has the reputation of messing up computers and travel, but the other way to look at this is that it gives you time out from what could otherwise be a busy, stress-filled time. If Mercury does throw you a curve ball, see it as a gift, giving you time to take stock and re position your Self before getting back out there into the busy world.

** The word Sole (pronounced so-lay) comes from the Latin word sol, meaning Sun. It is said that the Sole made from energised water and crystalline salt is the Sun Energy in a fluid state. Find out more and purchase Himalayan Crystal Salt at the Lunation Online Store >>>.

My friend thea Gaia : 80 years old

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thea Gaia is my friend - an amazing Woman, who is known to be one of the early driving forces behind the Goddess Movement in Australia. She was a minister of the Church who asked enough questions to hear her own faith, to find where she stood as Woman of the Earth and learnt to give her life meaning. through Ceremony and trust in her feminine Self. She travelled to the US and met Carol Christ, Starhawk, Vikki Noble and others and brought back their ideas - then transformed them to fit into the Australian Way. She published posters of Ancient Goddesses and taught Women that all forms of the feminine is Divine. Today my dear friend thea turns 80. I will go to a celebration of 13 women and we will hold Space and Ceremony til late in the night, to honour this amazing life that has so far been the life of thea Gaia. And so I share with You, the poem I will take to share. Bless.

- Read more about thea Gaia's story in Doug Ezzy's book : Practising the Witch's Craft: Real Magic Under a Southern Sky, where there is an entire chapter dedicated to the story of her journey from Church minister to Woman Goddess.

thea the Amaz-ing

There is a Woman I know,

I found her in a book

And upon reading her story I knew

I must find her and look -

At this Woman I know

And share her rainbow colours

cos the work she is known for

inspires my work with others.

And so this Woman I know

her name being thea

has changed the lives of women

even those who do not meet her.

For this Woman I know

is brave, cheeky and wild

The Goddess saw her coming,

and proclaimed with a smile

That this Woman I know

will weave a new world

simply by talking

about what it is to be a girl

And then this Woman I know

made waves in the church

right up to the steeples and

set the girls off with a lurch

This Woman I know

Taught a whole new way of being

She showed Women they were special

with a new way of seeing

This Woman I know

made way for the new

and together with others

she became more than a few

Now this Woman I know with her cheeky wild ways

is 80 years old on this very day.

She's brave and strong and is known to be

the one who inspired courage in Women like me.

And so as I stand with this Woman I know,

I celebrate with knowing and grace,

giving thanks for all that has gone

for I will always know her beautiful face!

-with Love from Hollie B.

A wish for thea Gaia

from Hollie B.

I wish I wish with all my might,

That your life is full of joy and bright-

shining things in every colour;

Love and Grace and friends and others.

This wish is granted here right now,

With the help of a Goddess who wears a crown,

and She Who Is of many things,

Like laughter, stars and dancing rings.

And on this night when you go to bed,

You'll rest and be happy with all in your head,

For as the Earth turns slowly round,

Happiness and pleasure you know you've found.

So at this time and as I wish,

I wish that you may also wish;

for all that makes you happy this day,

and that you get all you want in every way.

New Moon in Aquarius - February 2011

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The New Moon, or Moon Seed as I like to call this, is the time to take stock of the past month, year or lifetime. It's the time to let go of what is no longer needed, and wake up to New Beginnings. The seeds you plant now will blossom as Grandmother Moon's face grows in beauty. It might be as simple as setting an intention, or as deep as a Ceremony, but either way, Moon Seeds can take you a long way!

Each New Moon we can look to the astrological position of Her Space in the sky for help in understanding which energies are beneficial to work with at this time. Knowing what the Moon is up to, as well as Her Brothers and Sisters in the Planets and Asteroids provides a map of how to travel through life. Some Planets are lovers, others clash, and whatever they are doing up there, affects the Peoples of the Earth down here. And so this is why it is so important to travel with the stars instead of against them. At least by knowing what to expect in the energies, we can navigate through stress times, peak times, and chill-out times.

The Aquarian New Moon is all about creating new ways of Being. We can explore our connection to the Divine. It's about future plans and possibilities, about Love between the Brother and Sisterhoods of the Peoples, and acknowledgment that we are All One. It's about Freedom and the bigger picture.

Photo by Ren Photography

This year already feels freer than 2010. I sense that this odd energy that's been around since just after Christmas has been helping us to integrate everything from the past months of energy influx. Those who were living and Being in their Truth will have found the energies gentle yet unusual, with a sense that there is something growing. On the other hand, the Peoples of the Earth who have been living outside their Truth, in unhappy lives and false egos, will have been hit hard, like the carpet has been pulled out from under them in this past month. If that's you, there's no need to beat yourself up about it now. Just know that it was all a part of getting you to where you need to Be now. Now that you are here, allow your Self to look at the world with eyes of joy. Be confident that this is a part of getting to See the Bigger Picture.

Freedom in the face of the Divine

It seems no coincidence that the great media story of this week is the overturning of dictatorship in the homelands of the Goddess. The Moon is a feminine force, and She controls so much of what happens on the Land with Her powerful pull and fro. This month She is Being heard in Her Power.

This month, remember that your relationship with the Divine will never be severed. It's a month to hold faith in the Mysteries of the Universe. The Seasons are changing, Ceremonies are happening, and on a galactic level, Mama Earth is moving to where She needs to Be.

Last year, 2010, some of You felt that the Divine, Goddess, Universal Creator, didn't make true on Her side of some of the deals you thought you had. This month, share your concerns with Her. Tell Her what You wanted and allow your Self to let it go. This is what Neva Howell calls praying up – where we give over concerns to the Universal Creator and let them go. With that, ask simply, what shall I now do? What is my part in this changing world? What can I do to help the shift? This Aquarian Moon serves to help You connect to the Truth of your Future. When you stop, take a breath and really allow your Self to Be in Truth: prepare to put your next move into action, all else that no longer serves you will disappear from your Path.

The things that haven't worked for You last year, might simply be unnecessary for your Big Picture. Ask the Divine for Guidance on where You are going, and You will be able to make clear choices, that have the Highest Good of All in mind.

Relationships in the Brother/Sisterhood

The Universe is showing You that everything is going according to plan. Have you noticed people from your past coming back into your life? This is part of the Divine Connections that you share with these people. Some of them are here to stay, while others are popping in to remind you of the path you have chosen to lead. They might be there to let you see how far you've come. They are markers on your life map, and you may need some mindful assessment to work out how they fit into your Knowings at this time. This Moon loves friends and foes, and can be a little eccentric in its mannerisms, so Be in awareness when new People come into your Space, and honour those who have come before, with a mindful eye on how they relate to your life now.

The people who are coming into your Space and staying are the Ones who See You. Is that a bit scary? Being Seen for your Truth. Instead of being in fear of your depths, allow your Self to explore them. The best situation is to live your Truth, and let those around you Be in their own. This will bring a level of happiness to your relationships that you have never felt before. If You are not Being in your Truth, You are not Being You. And to put it bluntly, what the f**k are you wasting everyone else's time for? The people in your life who are worth your effort See You in your awesomeness, even when the vulnerabilities are shown too. Honour your Self and the People around You by learning what is your Truth. If you are happy, the People who have your Highest Good in mind will be happy for you. Everything works out when You are walking in your Truth, but life is very difficult when You are not living the life you were meant to live. If things seem uncomfortable, use your mind and your heart to ask 'is this right for me?' 'What's wrong in this situation' and take right action to improve the situation.

This is not a time for fear. Love is the driving force behind the shifts of energy Mama Earth and Her Peoples have been and will continue to experience. Fear hods you back. Let go and open your Self to the full potential the Universe has to offer You.

And what are the Stars saying?

There's a bit of work between Jupiter, Mars and Saturn in this New Moon, getting you in the drive mode, but it will also mean its time to get real about your motivated actions. Are you spending your attention wisely? Or wasting it on frivolity. Its a great time to let go of old habits and negative influences, and move freely with your own Insight in mind. Aquarius has great vision, but often lacks the ability to remember the practical things in life. With Saturn around it will be easier to see the practicalities to make your Vision reach potential.

Venus and Neptune are bringing hope and insight so there's a nice balance between the everyday stuff and the hopes and dreams, coupled with Aquarius' vision for the future, now is truly a great time to plan and set your goals for terrific outcomes this year.

This New Moon is also popping in at a Sabbat time. Sabbats are the neo-traditional name for Witch's festivals, where we honour the Seasonal change and welcome the energies of the Sacred shifts of the Earth. This Sabbat, is what I call the Communion. Crops are harvesting, whether it be farmers in the field or your patch of suburban delight. We are coming into a time of Abundance. People come together and share at this time. With the Sun and New Moon both in Aquarius there is a real emphasis on friendships and networks. So if you're growing tomatoes, why not knock on your neighbours door and ask if they want some. Who knows what kind of connection you are building in the Great Web of life?

I think of the Nine Morgens of Avalon at this time. They are Sacred Muses, Teachers, Healers and Wise Women who each represent a different aspect of Woman. Together they work to keep the Earth in balance, and are held together at their axis by Morgen LeFay, the Intiatrix. There is so much potential at this time of the year, and the Intiatrix directs the balance of the Web from Her place at the Centre of the Centre of the Centre. But don't think for a second that She won't set you straight when you're not in your Truth.

This Sabbat of Communion marks a silent beginning of the darker time of the year. Each day the Sun is in the sky a little less. In this heat wave, we celebrate the dark each night.

And the shift will continue energetically this month. There will be a peak of energy on the 5th that marks the opening of the Inner Self to great depth. It will show us that there is no need for Fear. It will call us to Silence to go in deep with our Mama Earth. For women who are in bleeding phase, please please honour your Self and Her by taking time out. If you are able, allow your flow to Her soil.

I am given the image of sitting in a Circle, that is in a Circle, in a Circle and surrounded by many Peoples of the unseen World. I sense that this image is a Power-full One for many of us on the day of the 5th, and invite you to vision your Self in this Space, activating your Matrix of Life. You can find a meditation for activating your matrix and honouring the Self at the Lessonary – called You of 10,000 faces >>>.

Love and Romance

Venus is mixing it up in Sagittarius this month! There's romance in the air and this fiery air of heat wave, coming up to a Leo Full Moon means it's on for sexy times! If you are in a loving relationship of Truth, the forecast is extra hot for the boudoir. However, Venus is a bit too flirty at the moment for anything serious if She's not already settled in a relationship, so tread carefully in new relationships and those looking for love.

Your Body and your health.

I'm often on a soap-box about food and health, and this month is no different! The New Earth changes that I mention over and over again don't simply affect the Earth. We as People on this Earth are going through physical changes. New DNA activation is affecting our physical bodies. Some of you will have felt new chakras activating, and this is a part of your Light Body's ability to relate more freely with your physical body. If you really want to be a part of this New Earth, here is the key!

These physical changes are occurring to prepare us for greater abilities. The abilities eg. telepathy, sound wave travel. have always been known to our Light Self. This is the Highest Being of Self, that most people lost touch with as they came into the density of physical Being as a human. Now the physical body is undergoing shifts to easily integrate the gifts and abilities of the Light body.

Due to these major changes, you will notice more and more food sensitivities, allergies to chemicals and even an inability to physically be in some geographical locations. It's the body's way of telling you what is holding back the integration of your physical Self with the Highest Being of Self. If you've noticed this, I cannot emphasise enough the need to really connect with your food. See previous blog about relating to food in Ceremony >>>.

Eat local fresh food, because it is connected to the land upon which you are relating everyday. Eating food is taking in the plant or animal's essence and energies. Bear this in mind when shopping at your supermarket or butcher. You can honour your Self by finding out where your food has come from, coming from an ethical view point, and Being in Gratitude during cooking preparation and before you eat.

When you choose to honour the physical messages you are receiving in your body you will connect more deeply to your Light body's gifts. Your intuition will be free to work in Truth. When you and your Space are laden with chemicals its as though the natural wires of the body burn out. They're not being fed by that which nourishes them. If you really wish to Be part of the shift of consciousness happening on this Earth, begin to pay attention to the relationship that external inputs have with your changing bodies. And when you see them – do something about them.

Everyone is working at their own speed to fully awaken the Light Self. You are exactly where you need to Be, and as a new vortex of energy opens in the second week of February, know that the process of your own ascension is unfolding as it is meant to. If you wish to honour this time, spend the week relating to your body at a totally honest level. See your habits for what they are (whether overeating or unethical eating) and allow your Self gentle steps to shift them. Know that by doing so, you are not simply helping your Self enter into the new phase of Light, but you are doing it for the whole Earth.

Full Moon – February 18

This month the Full Moon is a Leo! It's all about putting your best face forward and really coming to the Party. With all the work you will do in the first two weeks of February, visioning and honouring and Being in your Truth, you will deserve to celebrate!

We as Earth Peoples are being connected to so much energy and wisdom from the Universe and everything is unfolding Perfectly. The acceleration and expansion of our individual Beings are happening so quickly, yet many people are not feeling the turmoil that was upon many last year. That's what we meant when we kept saying '2011 will be much more gentle'. Put simply, you've worked on so much stuff, that the drama has fallen away with it. So now the Leo Moon wants you to revel in your Success!

Open your heart to Grandmother Moon at this time and let Her light shine on the Successes of your past. Look at that life map and See where You stand now. See that it was all part of the Perfect Divine Plan. And as you stand there, let your Self Be filled by the Grace of the Moon, for each strand of moon beam from her lash is a Power-full light to guide you further in your Truth.

And then...

Toward the end of February Jupiter and Pluto might have some 'issues' with each other, and you could notice more confrontation than usual. If you like a bit of confrontation you'll feel right at home, but those with a gentler outlook on life might want to stay out of the way until it all blows over.

So blessed..

2011-01-23T13:40:00.000+11:00

Just wanted to show you, dear hearts, why my heart is singing today.

I am blessed with beautiful friends : Angelina the most fabulous makeup artist in the world - seriously! and Ren the extraordinary vision photo Woman.

Why are they so fabulous you ask?

Because I said to them - "I would like to get an image for the Creating Sacred Spaces Course" and they said "Okay!"

And this is what we did :::

Want to see more? Take a look on the Lessonary's Facebook page, and while you're there, join us for daily sharings!

Bless, -Hollie B.

A Red Tent Story : to Be a Woman

2011-01-21T13:15:00.000+11:00

Each month I hold the Space for Women in the Red Tent. Its a Sacred Space, filled with Woman's stories and laughter, successes and tears. Always we share, we inspire and we are reminded that whether or not we knew a Woman before this night, our Journeys reflect each other's Truths ever so much. Usually, these Red Tent Circles are held in honour of the New Moon, being the time of planting seeds and finding clear vision.

This month I called the Women to gather in a special Red Tent Circle in honour of the Full Moon : Grandmother Moon.

And so it came to Be that fourteen Women gathered from the many corners of Canberra and surrounds to honour this new year 2011 and to honour each Self. I believe that when Women choose to take the time out to visit the Red Tent, it is a deep gift to the Self - Women in the Red Tent are telling the Self 'I am worthy of this Sacred time, for I am Sacred.' And so they are.

And Be-ing the first Full Moon of this 2011 year I wished to give these Women something extra special. Something to celebrate this New Year, to well and truly put 2010 behind them, to step into a more empowered, blessed Woman Self than ever before, and ready to take on the world. This is why I created a Walking Meditation, where they could traverse the Lunation Gardens and find a hidden part of their own Self, with each step.

I will tell You dear reader, how we visited with the Clan Mothers in our Sacred Circle. These 13 Indigenous Grandmothers who came to this Earth to help humanity Be. They are the representation of the Spirit Self, that which has been before and still goes on and on, in every Woman. With the Clan Mothers present we shared our stories, of where we are sitting for this new year, and found whispers of where our focus will need to Be throughout the year. Women who had not previously met saw their own Self in the eyes of other Women. Friendships were formed. This is truly Sacred.

I will also tell You dear reader, how we visited with the Great Goddess Hera at Her Sacred Pool. This is not the Hera you see in the movies; vengeful, jealous and unable to keep Her man. The Hera I know has been around since long before Hellenic Greece. She is from a Matriarchal heritage, the daughter of the Earth and a great Power. She is a Queen Maker and guides and guards Her People with equal hands. Hera is the most beautiful of all Immortals, and bathes in Sacred Pools each year, to replenish and rejuvenate Her virgin Self.

Why then you may wonder has such a Woman of Power allowed for such a filthy story to eventuate, allowed for Her Women to be down trodden and fearful in the face of Patriarchy? How did this come to Be. I feel that this Power that is Hera is something we have all been waiting to find. She has lay in the Earth, waiting for Her Women to find Her strength. Waiting for the honouring of the Self that will help her rise, and change the name of the 'hero' to the Hera - a wise, strong Woman unto her Self. And with deep thanks I know this to Be True for each of the Women who attended the Red Tent this week. Watching those Women wade knee-deep in the waters, feeling compelled to immerse their entire Being in Her blessing. My heart sings knowing that these Women have found their Hera strength - oh what great things they will Do this year!

And now I will tell You dear reader, how we moved from the Sacred Waters of Hera to the Sacred Tree of Knowledge. An apple tree lives in the Lunation Gardens - a very friendly tree where children play and bees buzz. And we invited the presence of my dear old Sister Lilith to accompany us. Lilith and I have journeyed together many times. She's a fiery One, with a story about the Wild Power of Woman. Her story re-members Her said husband Adam and the Journey She took from him to find HerSelf. Lilith was gone from our conscious Knowing for a long time, but then the Women of the Earth began to realise - that the images of sex and the 'good wife' just weren't going to do it for us anymore. And so we invoked Lilith to join Womanhood again.

So the Women of the Red Tent went to the Tree of Knowledge and connected to that part of the Self that was still stuck in what they were 'supposed' to be - the Unreal World that is all about shoulds and pretends. And then the Women of the Red Tent let Lilith guide them to their Real Self. They saw the She - Wild Woman in their own Being and ate up the energy of the Tree. Sparks flew, skins were shed and wings grew off the back of each Woman. The Power of Women united in their own Truth is a wonderful thing!

And now dear reader, I will tell You how we walked sparkling steps to the Labyrinth where lay Ariadne the Weaving Woman. Ariadne shared stories of Spiders who are making their presence felt in the Web of Life at this time. Ariadne whispered about Her ability to Journey into Worlds unknown and face the shadows that lurk within. She even showed the Women how to find the Minotaur - the beast that follows you or jumps out in front, when you least expect it - and then how to beat it. And the Women of the Red Tent journeyed into the Lunation Labyrinth with Ariadne by their side. They circled through the many aspects of the Self, in deep to the womb of the Mother. And there they were warmed by the Light of Grandmother Moon.

I love to watch as Women travel this way and that through the Labyrinth together. Each turn shifts perceptions, each step invokes new colour, and each Woman is Sacred in Her own Space. It reminds me of bees, each doing their own Work, but working for the All. We women are a Powerful Force when we are together.

And now dear reader, I will tell You how we Journeyed on our dancing feet with Grandmother Moon and each Woman invoked Grandmother Moon into their bodies - into hips and hair, eyes and feet, we sang the Full Moon into the Self - we called her, She answered, we were Full. Skeptics and those who have not done the Work will not know how it is to Be connected to the Earth and the Moon and the Self all at once, but Women will Know, it is Perfect.

Danu was the Earth Mother to whom we called. We saw Her in Her Magickal splendor, as giver of the land and sustenance. We found Her care and nurture with the Knowing that All that we need is offered by Mama Earth, Grandmother Moon, and Gramma Sun. This is simply the way it Is.

We meditated upon the Knowings we found this night - the Blessed Virgin Self, the transformed Wild Woman Self, the Knowing Wise Weaving Woman and the shining Full Grandmother Self, and the Nurtured Self. The Women of the Red Tent called to their Mothers, to their Grandmothers, all the way back to their very first Clan Mother and they re-membered the Full Self along the blood line. And in this, we not only Do the Work for the Self, we also heal All that has come before.

So now dear reader, I hope You understand what it is to be a Woman of the Red Tent. We are empowered, wise Women of great strength. We make Change with a simple breath, and we re-member our very cells returning to Being in the Real World when we are willing.

Perhaps next time, Dear reader, I'll see you in the Red Tent. Bless.

-Hollie B.

www.lunation.com.au

Indigos : Emotional, Overwhelmed, Out of synch...

2011-01-18T09:27:00.000+11:00

With half an hour before I rush out to a much needed gym session, I need to share this info with You!
I have had questions this week from mothers of young Indigo children asking 'why are my kids so tired' and 'why are my kids so emotional at the moment'.

The simple answer is : because we all are. Mama Earth has been crying and shifting and moving. Not only in Australia, but all over the world. She is making the changes she needs and preparing HerSelf to shift both physically and energetically into the New Paradigm. I mentioned in my previous blog about the movement of Our Mother Earth into New Dreaming Tracks through the Stars, and more can be found about this in Minmia's book Under the Quandong Tree (A must read for all Australian Women).

When thinking about Indigo Children and Adults (and we are many) one must remember that our major Purpose on this Earth is to create Change. We are here at the time when the Mother and Her People are shifting into the New Paradigm because we are an active part of this. So if we are here to create Change, of course we are going to be affected by the major influxes and intensities of Change that are being ushered in, like the ones we have witnessed since the eclipse in December.

To answer the questions, Yes, your Indigo is emotional at the moment. Although they may not seem very interested in the news of destruction across the world, they might not have watched the reports or even been interested in donating to help others, don't think for a second that the Indigos are unaffected. On a core level Indigos don't put too much seen efforts into helping others who have 'suffered' from natural 'disaster', because they are more interested in the bigger picture. Your Indigo might seem to the point of apathetic about what has happened, but know that in their heart of hearts they are feeling every pain, every shift of Mama Earth and everything She needs to get HerSelf where She wishes to Be.

I have noticed that although the droves of Indigos were born in the 80s and 90s, its the Indigos who are still children (under the age of 14) who are super sensitive to the energy Influxes. Perhaps this is simply because those of us in our 20s and 30s have had the life maturity to know how to deal with it by now. I sense though that it is not so simple. I feel that the Indigos who are children now are making the Journey as an Indigo for a second time on this Earth. They are so desperate for their Purpose to be cemented this time around, that any noticeable shift in the big picture affects their every cell. They are so deep in their Purpose, even if they're not consciously aware of it in their child bodies, that they feel every move, every energetic step in the process of Change. Their Inner Self is celebrating the Changes while the adults around them are spiralling into the victim mentality of 'poor them' (in terms of the flood 'victims' etc.) which takes the child's energy into confusion and anxiety. These children need time in gentle space. They need understanding and love and they need conversations NOT about how many people are dying and hurting, but about how much Mama Earth is choosing to Change.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting that all of your Indigo Children are ready to hear about their Great Work on this Earth Being to help us all shift into a New Paradigm of spritual, physical and emotional understanding! That's a pretty big task and might be a wee intimidating. Some will already know that that's their job. If you give them a chance, they'll tell you so. But for other children, they are confused in the world where they are supposed to fit in but don't have any inclination to. Hear your children's views on the natural 'disasters' that have occurred and don't correct them. Don't get it in your head that 'my child lacks compassion' if he or she doesn't seem to care. It's part of our make-up. Brutal but True. We do care, but perhaps not in the way that we are supposed to.

So, what if you are one of these Indigo Adults who are also emotional, overtired and uninspired with the recent energies? Firstly, resist the urge to feel bad about your 'lack of compassion'. One man's way of expressing Change is not the same for another. That's ok. Second, resist the urge to believe that you should be doing something to fix the situation in Qld/Brazil/the Reefs etc. If you don't have the feeling that you want to, then don't. Your work is your own. There is nothing you should do, but there is lots you Know you can and will do - do those things only. Your beauty and power as an Indigo lies in the Truth that you are different. That you are here to Create, enhance and educate the Earth's People about Change. That is such a fabulous ability and one that I am so proud of for all Indigos. We are the Power of Change. Beautiful!

And thirdly, remember that what you do, from the microcosm to the macrocosm is a part of the All. Ask your Self, what lessons can I take from this big public situation? and how can I continue the Truth of what I've learnt into the future? Choosing to come onto this Earth as an Indigo at this time means you have a responsibility to Be in your Truth. To express your Truth. To share your Truth. Bless You dear heart in this - and for those supporting Indigos (Mothers, fathers, lovers, siblings and friends) please please allow them the Space to do so. You will be blessed with the results!

I have to run now and I hope I've included everything I meant to. If not, please fire questions at me at the Lessonary Facebook page for further info.

Bless You in your infinite Power. Bless You in your passion and emotion. Bless You in All that You are. Ohoi Nateya. So it is. Maia Nie Heya. Thank You.

To the Great Goddess Sedna.. in honour of the Australian Floods 2011

2011-01-12T09:01:00.000+11:00

This morning as many of our Sacred Brothers and Sisters and Animal People friends are Journeying in the deep and murky waters of the QLD (and coming into NSW) floods :::

I call to the Great Goddess Sedna.

I honour She Who Is the giver and taker.

You who are life and death,

From whose body all things issue forth,

And at the end to whom they return.

I call to You Who Is the beauty of the Waters,

And the darkness of the depths,
And the Truth of our own making.

Sedna, the Seaborn,

Who gives of Her Sacrifice again and again,

So that we may learn the lessons of this Great Earth and Her Waters.

I call to She Who Is the Mother of all Sea Creatures,

With hair that is long and combed in beauty.

I call to She Who proclaims the messages of Truth,

Where responsibility for Self,

And keen Nurture of the Mother are rewarded,
She Who Is constantly ebbing in the flow.

I honour You with a heart that rejoices

And I know that all movements of Water,

Both scary and pleasurable are your Rituals.
I admire your flow, and drink deeply of the lessons given.

You Who Is electricity in the air

And sustenance on the Earth -

The Union of my many Beings,

And I call out my Gratitude to You

And root foundation in the knowledge

That what I seek from You I have found within,

And know that All will be fulfilled without...

I call to You Sedna, Great Goddess of the Deep -

The Life giver and taker
Be seen and felt and Know

That You are honoured

In this cauldron of transformation that is the flood plains of this Land.
Be seen for Who You are and

Be heard for the Lessons You teach.
Maia Nie Heya.
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.

Ohoi Nateya, So it is.

Hollie B. & Lunation Pty. Ltd. © 2011

Commentary :::

Sedna is an Arctic / Inuit Goddess / Power Spirit - the mother of all Sea Creatures and so has dominion over the Seas. Find a great story of Sedna here. Although I honour the Indigenous Peoples of the Australian land, and Know that they have many stories that explain the movements of Water in this country, I have chosen to call to Sedna, not simply because She is the Goddess of the Inuit Waters, but also the namesake of a 'new' planet discovered in 2003. Sedna the planetoid is one of the planets that have been discovered and included as a group of the 'Great Year Planets'.

Sedna the planet represents a new category of planets, and so it represents a whole new way of understanding our Universe. The scientists really didn't know it all, and still don't. Sedna is the harbinger of the New Earth - the evolution of humanity. See Richard Brown's article at Karmic Astrology for a full understanding of this statement.

Although I am not an astrologer, I feel that the discovery of the planet Sedna is an important part of the process of the Earth's transition into the new Dreaming Tracks amongst the Stars **. This is the pathway that Planet Earth is moving into (read either as a physical representation or simply metaphorical in a spiritual sense). Sedna teaches humanity about the lessons of the Victim and the Victimiser, mortality and immortality (this in terms of seeing the world as material/mortal or accepting the Real World as immortal) and forces the care of Mother Earth - in the sense that if we don't look after Her, She will brutally take all that She has given us back to Her everlasting womb.

And so I believe, that although we may sit in deep compassion as witness to the devastation of homes and life that is occurring in the north of Australia right now, when we choose to look at the Earth through eyes that are in the Real World, we will See that it is yet another choice our Great Mother is making as a Lesson Path for humanity. If we see this moment in time as a Lesson (not a warning or threat) in the immortality of the Real World, that possessions are simply material matter, that loved ones are the most important thing in life, and that all life regenerates in the realm of the immortal, we will Be capable of Being in the Lesson of this time much easier. Put quite simply, Love brings us together. The compassion and empathy that is Being witnessed throughout Australia in the form of volunteer help, people offering their homes to strangers for refuge, and money donated to aid repair and living expense is what we as a Nation will celebrate as time passes.

I only hope, that the in-betweens after this 'dis-aster' and before the next will we be able to say the same. Because, until we do, our Great Mother will have to continue the lesson.

** See Minimia's book Under the Quandong Tree for more information about Planet Earth's movement on the Dreaming Tracks and how this correlates with predictions for 2012.

Hollie B. is a Witch, and Indigo Adult, a Mother, Wife and Ceremony Woman. She is the director of the Lunation Lessonary and the Lunation Online Store, as well as a writer and social-spiritual commentator. She speaks her own Truth in the hope that You will take from it what is True for You only, and leave the rest behind. Hollie B. believes that the more that we Two-Legged Peoples DO re-member honouring of the Real World and its Peoples, the more bless-ed we BE.

Take what is True for You, and leave the rest behind.

2010-12-09T10:26:00.000+11:00

I've been having great trouble this week writing anything interesting or inspiring for You. I've pondered this cranky state and have some thoughts around it, but wasn't sure whether it was a good idea to share them with you. Is it because I went to watch M Night Shamayalan's Devil on Monday night? Am I carrying some left over stress in my cells that is directing me? Maybe. Am I simply still tired after being ill over the weekend? Maybe. Am I still stuck in transition after my 29th birthday? Maybe. But last night I received some very interesting dreams I just have to share with you.

I've been wondering if I should put this information into writing but after these dreams I feel it is my responsibility to share with You. How you feel about this information is for you to decide. Take what is True for you, leave the rest behind. That's the way of life really isn't it?

This concept of 2012 that many have, is coming much sooner than December 2012. You know, you can feel everything speeding up can't you? We are being shoved into a new paradigm, from the micro to the macro-cosm. Everything is changing and nothing is the same.

Last night I dreamed of towns moving, buildings collapsing, people not being able to stay steady on their feet. This morning I woke up to find that Queanbeyan has been evacuated because the water in the river is rising so fast (like never seen before). They had to let the dam walls down because it was threatening to burst. If it burst it would have washed the entire town away.

The thing here is that in the history of the town they have never seen water to this volume. Things are like they've never been before.

Now I warn you that some of the concepts below are not entirely shaped and might read a bit lazily. For now, I feel it is important to get the concepts down rather than worry about if it all sounds nice! I will share with you to inspire your own thought and understanding. That doesn't mean that you have to agree with what I have to say, but what I have to say might trigger your own thought and understanding for You. Bless.

In my dreams buses were screaming through the sky. I take this to mean that the direction of the changes are happening faster than we are expecting. I also think it means that when we think we are travelling one way, we can easily be thrown onto a new road, that is totally out of our own control. This is information for all of us. When I think of travelling on a bus I think about how we can be in the same place going to the same place with a pile pf people we've never even met. There is a powerful energy in that. It is a type of mass consciousness that we don't think about. So I take the flying buses to mean that the load of people travelling together are about to be thrown onto a different course. Some of the buses in my dreams crashed and burned. Some of the buses landed gracefully at new buildings.

In this dream, new buildings were rising from the ground. In front of Parliament House was a village of domed builidings that had appeared after the water of big rains had cleared. I know this sounds crazy. I do believe that the Mother Ships from our Sister planets are watching over Mama Earth at the moment. There is a need for their guidance as we shift paradigm and open to new ways of BEing. I am very interested to see if they will make themselves seen by the mainstream. I just want to know!

I'm interested in anyone elses feelings about this one - if you have been felling similar : I've been feeling waves of resentment toward Mama Earth. I know some of this is left over from my birth, and is coming up now because I've just had a birthday. Many of us were born into this body and felt deep resentment because things were not the way we were told they would be (or we assumed they were going to be) this time around. Now, She's preparing for it to be as we were told, but it's going to be harder than we might have realised. This week I was feeling irritated that many of my seedlings that I grew from baby seeds have now been washed away by the rain we have had. Now as I watch the bigger stuff happening around me I see the selfish ego aspect of that. She hasn't just 'let me down' with my garden, she is forcing people nearby to evacuate their homes totally. Their homes might wash away! There is a heritage listed building in the city that is about to be condemned and at worst wash away because construction nearby has allowed for water to seep into the foundations of the building. It has moved 600mm last I heard, probably more today. There are four restraunts in that buliding. They were evacuated earlier this week. Mama is not just 'letting down' a few people, she is making a statement!

Many people around me have been sad about the farmers. Finally they have rain and they were looking to have the best crops in years but now there's too much rain and half the crops are ruined! Yes this is awful. But you know what, it's Mama telling us that mass agriculture in the way we have done it for the past 50 years are not okay anymore. We need to go back to learning to sustain ourselves. She is not interested in the person who does not know how to grow their own food, heal their own heart or care for their own loved ones. If that's you, she has no need for you. Wake up now or give yourself over to the changes.

Fear has no place in all of this. I have believed for some time that when the Changes are pushed ahead as they are being now, there will be many people living in the 'armageddon' type fear that the movies perpetuate. I also believe that I am not one of those people, and so their way of dealing with things will not affect me. I refuse to entertain the thought of riots, physical attack or any other aggressive beahviours people go into with fear of the unknown. I am trying to staying very open to listening to Mama Earth and what She needs. My patience needs a bit of work I must admit! I want to know now! I want to see the end result, of course in saying that I know there is no end result, and we will continue to change forever. That is life.

I have been feeling great urges to get everything organised. Finish up loose ends. Clear To Do Lists. Etc. I don't know what is going to happen, but I do feel something is on its way. I can't think forward into 2011. I know that's because the world is changing so fast that how we understand the world now won't be the same so it's impossible to plan.

I dreamed of baby ducklings being born in an enclosure. I hadn't seen them born but there they all were. One of the ducklings was unfeathered and I could see all of it's muscles like one of those posters of the human muscle structure that you get when you study Anatomy & Phys, and then the chest of the duckling opened up and a tube came out. Out of the tube came heaps of feathered white ducklings but they were tiny, but as they came out of the tube they became normal size and hopped away. I don't know what that's about : perhaps the birth of something better it from stripped back craziness. That's how I feel about the world at the moment, it is raw and stripped back. I sense the Truth in people even when they try to hide it with masks and falsities. I can see it and am tired of others nearby not seeing. So perhaps, that little duckling is telling me that something fresh and Real is coming out of that. That's nice.

So that is the ravings of my mind this week. They are unusually all over the place and I just don't have the intention to sort them out any better. A part of me is not coping with that, the perfectionist part, but I've told her to sit down and relax because she's not the most important aspect at the moment! This info was calling to be shared and so I have shared, and I hope somewhere along the way there is something that helps you to be a bit more Real.

Bless You dear reader for sticking with it. May You See and honour your Truth, whatever it may Be.

-Hollie B.

If you missed the information about the energies of this month, including New Moon in Sagittarius, Solstice, Full Moon Eclipse with a meteor shower, Mercury retrograde and various other exciting twists, it is available on this blog. Worth reading to help keep your Self focused this month, through the busy time and to honour your needs.

New Moon in Sagittarius - 2010

2010-12-04T09:52:00.000+11:00

Dear Ones, Already it is the New Moon again, and I am busy preparing for Red Tent Women's Circles and the upcoming Solstice. Here are my thoughts toward the energies of this month.

Please note, I'm not an astrologer, but I feel and I hear and I see. I like to read various reports written by astrologers, and then put that into a perspective relevant to my own Work, and my own feelings so that the Women who Circle with me have some extra inspiration for the month. And this I share with You.

New Moon in Sagittarius for December 2010

There is so very much going on this month in our everyday lives, and the Celestial realms are reflecting this for us. The stars play out the stories in the Earth, and vice-versa we play out the stories of the Stars, and so we can look up to them and view the story ahead. It will help keep us in step with the Self, the Earth, the Sun and the Moon. It helps us to breathe easier!

This month's New Moon is in Sagittarius at 3:35am on Monday 6^th December. A Sagittarian New Moon is great for planning and setting intentions. The few days leading up to the New Moon are all about letting go, all the way into the very cells of our bodies. As the New Moon is born, it is what I call the Moon Seed Time. This is all about planting your intentions for the month ahead. Its the time to look up to the Stars, get an idea of how the month ahead is looking, and plan accordingly. The secret to bringing your Moon Seeds to fruit is belief, Trust and Truth.

With the Moon Seeds being planted in Sagittarius there's an extra layer of fertiliser! Sag is fiery, motivated, and driven to the Truth. Last month the Stars advised us to honour our 'Dark Side'. To delve into our Secret Self and See our own Truth. Now in Sag we want to be free from all that holds us back. Take the challenge. Trust your Self! The energies are ripe for manifesting, for reflecting upon all we've learned from the year and taking all of those lessons, putting them into action and moving clearly along the path to your Purpose.

Be warned though, Sagittarius can be easily flighty, excitable and easy to bore. This month, use a disciplined approach to all that you do. Let your actions be entirely conscious. You have been collecting energy all year, and it's ready to move forward, to be released. Just let it know who is in charge – You.

The energies are speeding up for all of us – it's not just Christmas on its way. Much information is coming through various channels regarding the increase of the Earth's energies and how She is moving into the New Paradigm. We are all a part of this, and all changes from the micro-cosm to the macro-cosm are a part of the bigger picture. Some things I've noticed include the outrageous weather across the world, the WikiLeaks controversy exposing governments and coverups, and the release of new information finding that life can be sustained by arsenic – completely the opposite to our previous scientific understanding of life. It seems that everyday, the world is different than how we knew it before.

This energy will be added to by a Mercury Retrograde, a Lunar eclipse and the Solstice this month. Exciting!

Get your Self to a Red Tent Women's Circle.

Relationships & Communication

We came out of the Venus Retrograde and relationship issues with more understanding of ourselves and the people we love. Now we move into another relationship stress with Mercury in retrograde for more than two weeks this month. Some stuff going on with Mercury Mars and Pluto can expect misunderstandings, technology problems, fights, jealousy, and sexual tension in the air. Do your Self a favour and stay away from busy places full of people, like the shops between the 10^th and 14^th December.

Business, Work and Money

Starting the week of the New Moon will feel good. If you've taken time over the weekend to honour your needs, you'll be feeling inspired and motivated to get to where you want to be. Make business deals, trust your Self in any changes you need to make and use your time well. By the end of the week, Mercury will be retrograde and other planets will make sure it's not the time for investments and money stuff. A 'big deal' Meteor shower in the second week of December will make sure the energy is electric! Focus rather on personal issues and really be True to You.

Full Moon, Summer Solstice and Christmas

Wow, this is going to be a Full Moon to remember, just like the Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse this year. Leading to the Full Moon there will be an increase in accidents, busy-ness and un-consciousness. You might think 'well that's just because it's the lead up to Christmas' and you would be right – because with the Christmas lead up there is also a whole lot happening in the Stars. Stay true to your Self by Being aware and awake. Keep your Self in check in your reactions to people and events. Don't allow your Self to get caught up in the mainstream rush, and you will survive this time relatively unscathed.

This month's Moon Seeds come to fruition in Gemini – when the Moon will be Full, and to add to our emotional work, She'll go into hiding in an eclipse as well. A Total Lunar Eclipse is when the Earth comes directly between the Sun and Moon, and the Moon is completely shadowed, receiving no direct light from the Sun. Lunar Eclipses force us to work with our emotions, and our Inner Self, that which we hide from most people. I find this interesting being that so many of us get together with family for Christmas – and they are the People who really know and see our inner 'stuff', even when successful at hiding it from others. We should definitely be able to see this Eclipse, and by viewing the Moon doing Her dance you will find it much easier to integrate your 'Stuff'. Be kind to your Self.

The Gemini Twins hold the gateway into your deep Self. Honour them, honour You and work between your Light and Dark Spaces. Always when there is a Lunar Eclipse it is followed by a Solar Eclipse. The time in-between can be intense. This time it will run right through Christmas, and New Year, so it's a good chance to clear your self from the common dramas of this time and choose simply to Be.

Summer Solstice, which comes through just after the Eclipse is the time when Gramma Sun has reached Her greatest peak strength. The pendulum swings back and the year begins to slowly work back to darkness. At this time the Earth is illuminated by the Light and all shadows have light cast upon them. So you really can't hide anything! I think of this Sabbat (Seasonal Celebration) as the Sabbat of Depth and Gratitude. In Australia we are reminded of our Summer connection to Water and the love and joy of Christmas time, regardless of whether you are religious or not.

The intensity of this time will be asking you to DO something. Get physical – particularly swimming and walking and Being in the garden. Be aware of your alcohol and toxin laden foods intake over the 'silly season' because everything is already intensified. Staying conscious, clear and aware will make for a much more enjoyable holiday. That word again : disciplined.

Christmas Eve energies will be a bit calmer than the lead up, and by the 30^th December Mercury goes direct again. The few weeks before the New Year will be working to help us shift from our wants and desires, and move into a Space of trust in the Universe. This time will help let go of the concepts of lack and poverty. Go into the Sabbat of Depth and Gratitude with this in mind and you will greatly benefit. Commune with Goddess Hera who holds the Space for family, yet is unafraid to replenish Her own cup whenever necessary. Embrace the gift giving essence of this time and Be open to receive.

Moving into 2011

We have been promised all year that 2011 is going to be an 'easier' year than 2010 was. We have shifted so much 'stuff' in the Self, learnt to honour ourselves, Mama Earth and out own Truth so much more. It can only be Perfect!

Back to the thoughts for this New Moon

The big Key for this month : remind yourself with each response : Is this Response free from Fear? That includes when you are relating to People, food, objects (like purchasing unnecessary gifts!) and Mama Earth.

This time is the seed of the New. The Sun and the Moon are in their own Oneness. Particularly this month think upon unifying and illuminating your Dark and Light Selves, honouring the many aspects of You. Check in with your Self regularly, and notice your True needs. Release stress from your body with conscious methods, such as exercise rather than alcohol intoxication or over eating. Honour all that you have achieved this year. And move into 2011 with the deep knowledge that you Truly Know Your Self.

With Sagittarius in mind, in setting your intentions for this month, I invite you to think upon ways to expand your own knowledge. Finding ways to maintain trust in your Self and the Oneness. Allowing your Self to be independent, free and True to You throughout the month.

Holding a Space for Power in your Heart

2010-11-12T16:31:00.000+11:00

I know there was already a blog yesterday, but recent events at Lunation have so filled me with inspiration and the words keep pouring forth, so here we go again!

Have you ever experienced that feeling where you need to remove your energy from something or someone, to really be liberated in your ability to manifest what is True for You? If you haven't had that feeling, perhaps it's time to take stock and prepare to let go! Cut the chords. And release Your Self!

In truly co-creative and co-supportive Space, there is no room for the fear-based thought-forms that manufacture competition and ownership. This Life is a Sacred Journey to be celebrated. We ALL have something that is our Gift. For one person, it is cutting hair, for another it is writing books, for another it is holding Space for healing, for another it is cleaning and clearing... we all have something we are very good at.

Of course, there is going to be more than one person on this earth who is a good hair-cutter. And this is the beauty of Life. Because there are enough people to sustain the need for hair cutting. One hair dresser is different to another, she holds a different manner, has different life knowledge and is inspired by different colour, texture and shape. And the wonderful thing about that? Every person who comes for a hair cut is different. Some will fit well with the energy of one hair dresser more than another. That is just the way it is. There is no need for the two hairdressers to compete with each other. If they are both doing quality work, speaking from their heart and celebratory in the joy of what they love, the perfect customers will visit them. If you find your gift, live it!

We must honour our Gifts so that there IS Enough for everyone. The world needs healers, but why be a healer if you're Truest Heart's Desire is not called to this Way of BEing? There is not one thing on this Earth that you 'should' do. Don't try to live as someone else, just because you think what they do looks fun/empowering/abundant/important/etc. Check with Your Self, is this my ego wanting this? Or is it a longing from my Truest Heart's Desire? The easy way to receive that answer? If everything fits into place as though it was 'meant to be' then it is coming form a place of Truth. Your Heart will sing in the joy of BEing in what you have tried to accomplish. On the other hand, if it is forever difficult, stressful, and too hard, then time to re-check your Purpose.

Wanting to be like someone else, is not BEing Your Self. If you were here on this Earth to be someone else, you would have incarnated in their body! But you didn't. You're here in yours so suck it up and really See yourself for the power you hold. Often we 'want' to be something, instead of Live to BE our Self.

Gift your Self the honour of only mixing your personal energies with things and people that vibrate at a frequency that celebrates your worth. If you want to create more finances in your world, don't hang around with people who have a poverty consciousness. If you want to be healthy, spend time with people who enjoy being health-full. If you want business success, share with other successful business owners... That's all a part of Vibrational Magick.

BE your Truth, live your Way, and Walk with Power. With this you will be so full of abundant, bounty that you will KNOW there is enough for everyone. In this Space you will be willing to share, for the fear and want to hold onto your Power will dissolve when you walk in your absolute Truth. There is no need to hold onto Your Power when you Know that you have a Sacred Place on this Earth. Release Fear!

When You are willing to grasp hold of your Power, walk with your head held high, your tummy full of nourishment, and your heart open, THEN the world will truly BE at your finger tips. Live with your Truth in every part of your body dear hearts!

Live your life as You, and Know just how much you are capable of! You cannot manifest the fruits of your Truest Heart's Desire by connecting yourself to energies that do not honour what you believe in. Let go of People, places and employment that does not serve your Truest Heart's Desire. Give away or throw to the trash objects and items that reflect someone else's Truth. Let go of the need to be 'on top of the game' and simply BE on your own game - actually - release the urge to think of this all as a game, and Be on and in your own Perfect, Divine Life.

This weekend, make a decision to let go of something that no longer honours your Truth. I know that you already know what that is. It was the first thing that popped into your mind when you read the last sentence! Let go of Fear. You are Perfect. Move forward in your Power. This you can do, because you are on this Earth. You already have the tools for wealth and health and happiness. It's time to uncover them!

11:11 : There is Enough of everything for You

2010-11-11T09:31:00.000+11:00

Today, the Power of the 11:11 is in full action. It marks the end of the Cycles of Transformation we've all been deeply spinning through.

Your Star Seeds are being fertilised by the energy of the Universe today.

It will be common today to feel overtired and 'over' your life : I received an email from a friend this morning who said she wants to run away with a band of gypsies. Hang in there! Sit and Be in this Space and let the light of Love and Abundance pour into your Being.

I'm sure you've noticed the increase in electrical energy around you. This might reflect in nervous/anxious tendencies. Again, just allow yourself to Be. Let the energy wash over and through you. It's not going to be pouring in forever, but it's there today so suck it up while you can!

In our house, this energy created a Space for healing last night, in the form of Sincere Talking, turning into arguing, turning into tears, and back to Sincere Talking. Look deeply into the eyes of the Ones you Love. Trust them. Hear them. And speak your Truth to them without abandon. The People who love You want to know YOU. Share yourself from the heart. And you will be rewarded by all the beauty on this Earth. The sun shines brighter, and the birds sing more beautifully.

So for today, allow yourself to receive the beautiful essence that opens the heart to deeper love. Allow yourself to receive the beautiful essence that opens you to abundance and to see the Perfect road map that is your Life's Journey pan out in front of you. Accept that which has been created for you, and simply BE.

The rest of this month is expected to be a time of the urge to fit squares into circles. Forgive yourself for not being able to have exactly what you think you want, and just listen to what your Truest Heart does want. When you work from the heart, everything manifests in Perfection.

The Divine Essence loves You and wants to help you in your Perfect Path to your Truest Heart's Desire. So listen. Listen, listen, listen - not to others around you, but to your Inner Sincerity that says 'this is what I feel' and 'this is what I need'. When you hear these, you might also hear 'this is what Mama Earth is feeling' and 'this is what Mama Earth needs'.

When we work alongside our first Mother: Mama Earth, we are working with the Divine Plan that she holds for all of us. She Sees our efforts and lightens our load. She shows us that there is no need for struggle. There is no need to go against the flow. And there is plenty enough for everyone.

Know that there is enough for You. There is enough time, food, shelter, abundance, and love. Walk in your Truth, even if you worry it will upset someone else. If you are worried about such things, you are not minding your own business. As Minmia says - we are born first : Boss of Self. If you are not minding your own business, then why are you bothering minding any businesses at all? If someone feels upset from something 'you did' ask yourself 'Did I work in my own Truth and Sincerity? Was this action right for me?' and you will see that it is not your actions that has upset this person, but their own shadow, creeping up to bite them on the backside! It is not your job to show them their shadow. They'll see it in their own time, when they are ready. It is simply your job to Walk in your Truth. To Do what is Perfect for You. And to honour all that you meet with deep and humble Sincerity.

So today, in this time of 11:11 energy; I welcome you to release the Cycles that seem to continue yet no longer serve You. You are a Divine Being who is Perfect just as you are. You do not need to be like anyone else. Just be You. Listen to your Heart. Walk in Truth. You are a Person of Great Power.

Bless, - Hollie B.

Indigos Be-ing Real : celebrity spotlight

2010-11-06T08:40:00.000+11:00

Indigo Peoples : You are given a Purpose on this Earth. It is to BE Different. It is that simple. You are not broken simply because you are not like the mainstream. When you come to the understanding that You are 'meant' to be Different, you will find the acceptance within Your Self that you need. We are not like those who seek and find acceptance in their social circles. We will always feel different, because we ARE. And that's okay. Your Difference can create everything you need, and that is a part of creating everything the Earth needs. When all we Indigos work our Purpose on the Earth at the same time, the rest of the World will have no choice but to change. And so we are the Warriors of this Earth. Your strength is needed. Your strength is loved. Use your passions and beliefs (whatever they are) to fuel your work. Release addiction. Let nothing cloud your judgment, because you Truly know all you need to BE who You Are!

I've been promising this article for a while now! I want to write to you about an example of an Indigo Adult in popular culture, who is making a difference, just by BE-ing Self. This article is in no way a comment on this man's spirituality or belief. It is however, a comment on my own belief, and I know that the same is shared by many Spirit minded Peoples on the Earth at this time. This article is about showing you how we all fit into the big picture. So if you are Indigo, or you are a support for an Indigo child/adult, I gift this work to You.

Months ago I heard a song on commercial radio that entirely expanded my trust in the changing processes of this Earth. It inspired my belief that there truly are young people willing to make a difference. It proved to me, that no matter what happens and has happened, there are Indigos stepping up and forcing the change to the already established 'institutions' - and more often than not, right under that institutions' nose without them realising it.

So what was is this amazing, ground breaking, life changing, song of Indigo splendour?

Enter: Travie McCoy & Bruno Mars! Follow the link and have a listen to the lyrics of this song, if you've not heard it before. If you do know it - refresh! What I love about it is the desperation of wanting a better life on this Earth, coupled with the want to share and give and literally grow the world simply through generosity and giving. And in this there is so much Joy from these two young men. Bless!

And what's more it's right there in the mainstream commercial media. Finally, young people are singing along to something other than "I miss my baby" or "My heart is broken" or "The world needs a change but it's not gonna be me."

So, I heard the song, and I thought, 'Surely, this is an Indigo Man singing this song." So I went off to do a bit of Travie research. Wiki told me he was born 1981. Same as me. So if we're checking off the typical Indigo signs, there's the first one. That makes him 29 years old now. "Mmmm," I think, "he's just been through his Saturn return." So he's bursting onto the music scene with his first solo project (he is already known for his work in a musical group) right in the middle of the change period in his Saturn return. Everything looks to be going really well for him. Nice.

Side note : I have a theory about our 28 year Saturn return (astrological stuff : btw I'm no astrologer). While the Saturn return will bring great transformation to the cycles in our life that need ending, if we have been doing 'the work' before we get to this point, these changes will come with grace and ease. Trusting You, Forgiving You, and Accepting You are the keys to this time. You can do it with serenity or difficulty. I know which one I have chosen!

I found Travie McCoy's blog and was immediately inspired with the first words I saw : Travie McCoy is a real boy! If you have read/heard any of my previous work you will know that he's talkin' my language. I talk of the Real World being that which exists in our Truth, not the hustle and bustle of the mundane dross of life. The Real World is a place where the Sacred exists, in whichever way we choose to see the Sacred that is True for us. Now I am not making any comment on Travie McCoy's spiritual beliefs or life, but I do read the world in signs, and this one phrase : Travie McCoy is a real boy, told me that I was headed in the right direction!

So I continued in my search of 'Indigo signs'. You only have to take one look at this man to know there's no attempt to fit into the mainstream in him! Another tick in the box. His father is Haitian-born Israeli and his mother is of Irish, Hawaiian and Native American ancestry. I love this fusing of cultures and blood lines. The coming of so many Indigos and now the Crystal children (I believe) has only been made possible by the mixing of the Sacred blood lines on the Earth. It is as though, the Clan Mothers (the 13 indigenous council Women of the spirit world : who come from the 13 corners of the Earth, and once existed in physical form) have finally been able to blend their wisdom and gifts on the Earth, and we are growing as an Earth Peoples of All gifts. Bless.

As I trawled his blog I found that like so many of we Indigo Adults, this man has also fought and seemingly beaten an addiction. That's a thing the world does to us, prescribes drugs to help us 'fit-in' to the institutions that are here on Earth (ritalin, prozac, vallium...). It can beat us into submission and take us away from our Purpose in this world. Or, we can fight it off, beat it, and continue on our Purpose in an extremely strong and empowered manner. When we make it through to this point, all the positives are handed to us on a Silver platter. That's our work as Indigo children, to break the old institutions apart, and ushering a new way of BEing that is good for All.

Ahhh, so this man, born in the beginning of the Indigo influx, has beaten his demons, passed through Saturn Return and seems pretty darn happy with his place in the world. I've been following his Twittering and blogs now for the past few months and here is a Man who speaks from his feeling. His career is increasing with passion and honesty. He seems unafraid to speak his mind. Oh, and did I mention his ambassador job for those less fortunate around the world in The Unbeaten Track Project?

I feel deep gratitude for People like Travie McCoy, for the work they are doing. They are great role models for other Indigos around the world - and it doesn't even matter if they know that they are called Indigo Children by those of us who use that name. Their energy, their heart-felt compassion and their drive to change the world is that which is Perfect. It is what will and IS making a difference on this Earth. I truly believe that with a man like Travie McCoy in the mainstream media, doing what he does, and loving it, there is no going back. The 'old' paradigm really is collapsing, and love, abundance and beauty is taking the top of the rungs on this planet. And so I say Maia Nie Heya Travie McCoy, for this great work you Do.

- Hollie B. is a Witch, an Indigo Adult, a Mother, Wife and Ceremony Woman. She journeys the Woman's Way, where the Divine Spirit is alive and True. Everything and Everyone is Sacred. Hollie B. believes that the more we Two-Legged Peoples DO re-member honouring of the Real World and its Peoples, the more bless-ed we BE. To find out more about Hollie B.'s work visit the Lunation Lessonary.

Back to 'Work'.... ahhh Love Life!

2010-10-21T10:26:00.002+11:00

Ahhh, what a delicious 'job' I have in this life!

I've just returned from the Gold Coast for the Australian Goddess Conference, where I held the Space for the element of Water in the Sacred Ceremonies for Opening and Closing the Conference. I also held this Space for a mighty Croning Ceremony - 19 Crones like the 19 sacred priestesses ~ Melissae ~ which was beautiful, inspiring and incredibly powerful.

On Sunday I presented to about 30 women, covering Making your Own Magick with the LunationOnline product Moon Seed Powder (yet to be released - so these women were given a special gift of Knowing as I shared the ingredients and how I go about collecting and creating a Lunation Lunar Wishes Powder!), guiding these fabulous Women to find their Purpose in this Life - and then DO it! I feel blessed to have shared Space with you all, and the wisdom that you shared in return. Bless.

So many amazing women I have connected with over this weekend and my Woman Heart is bursting with the fuel that is gifted when women dance together! I must especially mention Peruquois Frances (Melbourne), Mikailah (Gold Coast), and Prue Blackmore (Adelaide), for they are three women who have expanded my own Real World Journey, simply by sharing their Space. Love You Women!

I already miss the rainforests and the seas, but now it is time to 'get serious' and 'back to work' in the Bush Capital - Canberra. The next big job is to upload the Spells For Sale to the Lessonary Online Store. So away I scurry, away from the computer (my dear friend), through the Lunation Labyrinth and out to the Studio to make photos and Spells and samples!

Don't forget that Creating Sacred Spaces begins on November 20. It is a powerful and life changing journey to undertake when it is Right for you. I say this with Grace and Truth in my heart, because I know that the work I have put into this Online Course is authentic and driven by Love. I have also received beautiful feedback from previous participants for which I am so deeply grateful.

You can sign up at the Lessonary Online Store, and don't worry about 'not having enough time' to get into it. The Course is sent to you over 6 weeks, but the forum, exercises and support is available to you for six months, so you can take ALL the time you need.

So, I hope your day is filled with happiness! Until we next meet, Love and Peace to You,

Some Direction for the upcoming New Moon in Libra..

2010-10-04T23:14:00.001+11:00

Please Note: I am not an Astrologer. But I do like to have an idea of what the Stars are up to, particularly when it comes time to facilitate my New Moon Red Tent Circles each month. I have gleaned my info from a few known astrologers on the web, and put it all together as I have sensed it to be relevant to my Be-ing. It is with deep gratitude that I mention these astrologers, without them I would not have come to this work : Lynn Koiner, Yasmin Boland, Pat Paquette, Diane Lang, Shirley Johnson

Like all new Moons, this new Moon in Libra is a moment of potential. It is a time to plant seeds for your future, and if you remember to stay aware of the effects of the Stars, you will journey smoothly. Libra is symbolised by the Scales, and amplifies ideals of balance, fairness and harmonious relating. Libra also initiates change by raising awareness through words and clarity of ideas.

Libra can have a reputation for sitting on the fence. But at its best, Libra is a firm peacemaker. Where there is strong ideals, Libra pushes pursuits boldly into the world. So this new Moon is a perfect time to be clear, strong and unafraid in your pursuit of harmony, whether it's in your relationships or for the greater world.

Libra rules all significant relationships, even enemies. You have probably worked out by now that your greatest success in all things are fuelled by the positive relationships you have with others. Of course, we manifest worldy lessons through the difficult relationships, too, but those ones aren't always so enjoyable.

Saturn in Libra hovers next to the New Moon, slowing forward momentum to a crawl and reminding us to mind our manners. Saturn is bound and determined we are going to repeat our particular lessons until we get them right. We can either waste a great deal of energy throwing our tiara across the floor like spoiled princesses, or we can swear a little then go back and do whatever we need to do ONE MORE TIME! The New Moon usually provides renewed impetus to move forward, making Saturn’s road block more difficult to accept but this celestial taskmaster will be very, very good at getting his point across.

The way I see it, if we can stay aware of the lessons and take each step as it comes, trusting the process as always, we will travel well through this month.

RELATIONSHIPS

Venus, Libra’s ruler, is in Scorpio and will begin to go retrograde very close in time to the New Moon, another factor contributing to the feeling of being stuck.

The relationship theme is further reinforced by Venus. Similar to the well-known Mercury Retrograde, during this time Venus appears to be moving backwards through the sky. Venus Retrograde will occur until November 2011. As Venus moves in retrograde in the sign of Scorpio back into Libra on November 7th, we will be challenged to be in our relationships more deeply. Further, she’s still in close conjunction with Mars, her lover. Venus in Scorpio craves deep intimacy and merging with her soul mate, but he’s starting to move away. Red hot romances and love affairs are likely to cool off very quickly. This could lead to widespread feelings of abandonment and isolation. It won’t last, but it could be difficult while we’re in it.

My sense for this month is that many people, particularly women will be feeling that they are very ready to call in their Twin Flames. I would put an emphasis upon passion found through True Relations rather than hot sex. In a conversation I had with a friend recently, she suggested she would call in 'Love in all its forms' but I reminded her that Love only has One Form – and that is Love. All else is illusion. Often our own baggage clouds our judgement in the search for Love. If you are intending to search for your Twin Flame, perhaps you will first choose intentions of clearing all of the 'old' that holds you back, so that the partner you choose is able to reach you on a clear path, with strong footing.

When Venus is retrograde, She provides lessons in evaluating the real worth and value of people and things in our life. For established relationships, this cycle will aid in making it easy to discern the worth and value of these people in your life. The superficial ways of relating will no longer serve us, and the movement of Venus will force us to share the secrets of the heart. It will call upon our heart-felt truths and we will want to tell these Truths to those who are relating to us in a similar manner.

This new Moon opens the door to re-establishing the subtle balance of give and take that exists in all one-on-one relationships. Libra has a way of making love itself do the work. Relationships based on respect and balance will thrive this month.

YOUR LIFE JOURNEY

Mercury and Saturn will be working together to allow for new clarity of thought. This will create planning for reality instead of typical 'dreamer' ways of being. You will find it easier to manifest your goals in balance.

If you’ve been confused about the redirections the Stars and Planets have been making in your life – or if you didn’t see it at all – the message will be ultimately clear now. All of those old blocked energies and pathways in your life, now have some light shed with Libra's balance and harmony. The New Moon with its seeds of new growth will help you to see the underlying reasons for your repeated blocks, and you will now be able to move forward safely.

If you have some negotiating to do at work this week, everything is on your side. Libra can see every side of a story. Great! If you want to bargain with someone, make a note of your aims but don’t start the conversation yet.

With that understanding, it’s easier to relax and let go of the want to control events, people, and situations. Everything has been Perfect all along! Even when it seemed crap.

Right after this New Moon, we’re going deep into living the changes that took place within us over the winter, both individually and collectively. The knowings we have accumulated, the understandings caused from our own spiritual awakenings and expansions now have an avenue for use.

The planets of late have been all downloading regular frequencies for healing. It may be so subtle that you don’t realise it’s happening, but if you pause now, you will see where the deep healing has taken place in your life. Healing, comes from the same root as “wholeness.” And I believe that 'wholeness' is one and the same with the word 'Oneness'. Connecting with our Inner Self, reminds us that All is One.

Seeing the interconnectedness of the All brings clarity on our path to find our True Purpose in this Life. With this awareness, a lot of things come clear. So seeing our relationships, as well as events and ourselves as an integral and incredibly important part of the All is a part of our own Healing Journey.

SUMMARY

So all in all, this month, as usual you may think, it's all about trusting the process. Taking time to discern and understand your position and the reasons you have got to where you are is important to understanding your greater part in this World.

When I think of 'Oneness', I like to think it is a nicer way of saying 'One-Us', and it is a timely reminder that We are All One. Spend this month seeing those around you as as much a part of the Whole as You are yourself. New pathways will open to you. Share your Light with your Relations, and Light will be shared with you ten-fold. That is the Real Truth of awareness for each of us. And it really does expand your soul!

Bless you in this month. May your Truth, your Passion and your Oneness be delivered from your own Soul Self. You are Divine.

Love,

~ Hollie B.

PS. I'm currently working on a new Little Lesson Pack, entitled 'Oneness is One-Us' and I hope to have it ready in time to purchase for the New Moon on Thursday. It includes a meditation with the 13 Original Clan Mothers on Oneness, and a worksheet to further your understanding. To receive updates about new Little Lesson Packs join the Lessonary Facebook page. Of course, the Oneness is One-Us meditation will be used in this week's Red Tent Circles with Hollie B. in Canberra, Australia.

Love you Emmy Pie!

2010-09-01T16:41:00.000+10:00

I've been thinking upon what Neva Howell calls the feedback loop. I like this concept, that we can only receive as much as we give, and we can only give as much as we are capable of receiving. So in my pondering of how this affects my own work, I have found myself being guided to honour other Indigo Adults at their work. As we spread the honouring of each other, the feedback loops expand more and more.

This new series of articles is for all of us Indigos who have come here to change the world. We do it in our own, individual and perfect ways. And most of the time, we don't even realise we are doing anything out of the ordinary. It's just who we are. How beautiful! The struggles we have on the way to success are all a part of the overall Journey, and it gives others something to relate to, when times are tough for them too. I love seeing an Indigo Adult who is moving out / has moved out the other side of the tough stuff. In our difference, we DO have similarities, and I am proud to be amongst other amazing People of Power.

I've been working on a story about a fascinating couple of pop star Indigos, but that can wait, because right now, I wish to honour a very very special beautiful Indigo Woman who is not so famous, but equally as awesome.

My dear friend Emmy is one of my oldest friends. She is an amazing Mama, birth carer, friend and fun-haver! She's got style oozing from every move she makes. She's gorgeous!

Together Again!

Emmy is an Indigo Woman with passion for funky design and an ability to be BIG in her tiny-ness. Her work with babes and Mamas is empowering not just for those Mamas and their babies, but in the entire flow of energies; the Red Thread grids that flow outward and connect with the threads of other women and children the world over. That is the work she does, even without seeing the immediate power.

When I first met Emmy I was so inspired by this groovy, beautiful aware woman. Her babes are totally cool and the way they all interact together is blissful! I remember being totally taken by her approach to BEing a Mama, and so wished to be like her!

That inspiration fed my own growth and before long I was birthing babies and Emmy was right by my side. She is an amazingly caring doula and has a totally natural and intuitive connection to new babes like no one else I've ever seen.

At my first birth, Emmy went out of her way to make sure we had beautiful, flash free, black and white photos of the first moments of life. How crushed she was when the moron at the photo shop processed the film as coloured, and we lost everything. True love and care. We cried together. You are so beautiful my Emmy.

My B'day Prezzie to Emmy Babe - Black & Bling!

After my second birth, Emmy and I lost each other! Each of our souls were visiting with black nights. I yearned for connection but she was not really there and nor was I. How we could both be in such deva-states and not know it about each other I don't know - that is what happens when the dark creeps in, I suppose.

And then one fine sunny day at a music festival, there she was, just cruising the strip with a new tattoo. Ah! Together again! And I too had a new tattoo so there we were again the same. Now we haven't forgotten. Now we have found each other again. Yay! I could not have had a wedding without you there Emmy Pie!

Emmy, you are awesome in your individual-ness. I love you just the way you are! On this your 30th birthday week, I am so proud to have been a part of your amazing life, to have been an ear to hear and to have your shoulder to rest upon. I love your ever changing pics on Facebook and your funny videos. I love seeing you and your beautiful friends - oh so far away from me - carving up the hilarity. You rock woman!

To all the amazing Indigo Women who have been up and down a few tough roads, I honour you. We have strength in numbers. When it feels as though you are all alone, you are not. We are all out here doing our work. Connect to the Red Thread and you will find us. Our connection is Real. Thankyou for being you and doing what you do. The world wouldn't be the same without you. Bless.

Why worry???

2010-08-23T10:44:00.000+10:00

Just a quick note Dear Ones,

Mass Consciousness is a powerful thing as we well know.

What an amazing powerful day Saturday was as the whole Nation of thinking Peoples was focused on the Perfect Outcome - regardless of what you think 'the Perfect Outcome' is, what matters most is that we were all thinking upon it on the same day... What a powerful consciousness that creates, and as so many of us sat on our couches on Saturday night until all hours hoping for a result, we were all tuning into a frequency of the same - of wanting the Right Outcome for the nation.

On Saturday night, watching the election coverage, as I noticed a momentary fear rising when I thought 'this is all not going to be so clear as we had hoped' - I brought it into check just as quick. I refused to be caught up in the story of 'this must be the way it must be.' I re-tuned myself to Trusting the Process.

Dear Hearts, the votes have been cast and whatever happens will happen. We cannot change it now. What we can do is Trust that the Process of Perfection is unfolding just the way it is supposed to. There are many roads we have the chance to take - but Universal Order means that regardless of the road, we will eventually end up in the same place (think that Sliding Doors movie). It's how we choose to get there that matters. You can take the worry road (it's bumpy and you'll probably get car sick at some point!) or you can take the Loving, Trusting Road (much smoother with flowers in the fields you pass along the way!) and the 'Perfect Outcome' will get there one way or another.

If you choose to subscribe to the confusion that so many people are currently caught up in as the next few days unfold, you too will be adding to that mass consciousness of confusion and fear - is that what you want to anchor into the land here in Australia? I choose not to let this story of confusion be my own.

I choose to be a part of the consciousness that says that what is Perfect in Divine Fruition will BE. IS BEING right now. I wonder if all this confusion is just a reminder that we are the ones who create our own Destiny. We can Be the Change we want to see in the world. Relying on someone else, no matter how powerful they seem to be is not the answer. Personal responsibility is the key to Divine Sovereignty, and politicians have nothing to do with that!

So I invite you, over the next few days as the Full Moon peaks in Pisces, the sign who reminds us of our Interconnectedness and power to Dream, to Imagine a world where Divine Perfection is played out every step of the way - and perhaps we can raise a mass consciousness of Loving the Process - regardless of what we thought the outcome 'should' have been.

I prefer a consciousness of Love and Trust. Do you?

Support and Trust the process : - ::: - : ::: Man, Woman, Child, we are all One

2010-07-19T12:24:00.000+10:00

I am a woman of the Red Thread. What does that mean?

It means I honour my lineage of Woman. I am connected to all of the women before me and all of the women still to come. I am the first and the last Babushka, and everything in between. All the power of the world is contained inside me, just like the round little Russian Dolls who contain ultimate possibility inside their wooden wombs, I have my many babes inside, and I was once my Great Great Great Grandmother's babe inside... When she was born, she contained all of the eggs that could be her daughters and sons. She contained me in my mother in my grandmother in my great-grandmother in my great-great-grandmother. This story goes back to the first woman. The first birth. And all women, are my Sisters, my Mothers, my Daughters. We are all women of the Red Thread.

This article has been a few weeks in the making for me. I have been thinking long and hard about how best to Celebrate the energy of our country's first female Prime Minister. When I read the stories about her being an atheist or agnostic - or whatever she is choosing to call herself that decrees her alliance with Truth rather than Religion - I am even deeper in love with her. Yes! I am in love with this woman.

I am grateful and honouring and in the space of the heart : Love : toward Julia Gillard. This amazing, empowered, hard working successful woman is holding the Space of power in this country with dignity and Purpose. She is awesome. And She too, as Woman, is a woman of the Red Thread. I trust her to fulfill her Purpose - not because She's atheist and doesn't subscribe to religious propaganda, but because She is Woman.

She is a Woman who has as yet, chosen not to birth babes. She is the Babushka who holds her potential within and it is the job of the women of the Red Thread to support Her as midwives. She holds the potential of this country and is birthing the potential as Real. We do not need to call her energy in and hold her accountable. It is not up to us to check whether she is going to do the right thing! The right thing is whatever she does, because she is fulfilling her purpose. She is on the road of the Red Thread, writing a story never written in this country before. She is changing the way that the world thinks of Australians. She is changing the way Australians are thinking of Australians. She is raising the consciousness of our People just by BEing the different story. As conscious, spiritual, women and men of power, it is our job to support her!

Two months ago, women in this country were still contained by a glass ceiling. Two months ago, women and men in this country were still being told all the lies of patriarchy. Eve's story of control by authority was true until the point when Julia Gillard was sworn in by Quentin Bryce and seen by the Queen of the Commonwealth! Now the story is a different one!

So stop the old story in your way of Being. Now.

How about this for a new story?

We are all women of the Red Thread. And the Sacred Brothers who support us are the strong arms around us. As women who sit in Moon Lodges and Red Tents we are holding the Space for the communities in which we live. That's our story right? And Julia Gillard, as Woman and leader, is holding the Space for the whole nation. Her partner sounds like a beautiful supportive man, and there is a True Love between them. But She can not hold the Space on Her own for too long. He can not support Her on his own for too long.

Julia Gillard has shown herself to be a successful, skilled woman with far-reaching goals and visions. This is the queenly energy we need in times of trouble and what the world needs to get the business done. We now have a person leading who is free to express her power and say no to old traditions that do not serve her. Julia Gillard has shown herself to be all of these things. As leader of the Nation, Julia Gillard is Empress supreme. She is the High Priestess of our Temple, because our Temple is this beautiful, powerful land we live upon. As the voting public of a democratic society, we are her Sacred Priests and Priestesses. A Temple is not run by the clergy telling everyone what to do, it is a co-creative process whereby every person has a part in the growth of the work. By feeding, sustaining, honouring the Temple. This empowers the High Priestess to make Right decisions. When she is supported she can be in Right Relationship with her People.

SO, Women of the Red Thread who sit in Moon Lodges and Red Tents across this country. Send out your Red Threads of support and connect it to the other women in the other Moon Lodges and Red Tents across the nation. And when we are connected we will create a web of support. Let the Red Threads weave and join to create a supportive, connected web that will draw up and hold Julia Gillard within. Don't expect her to isolate herself to the Red Tent like you would. Don't assume that by her standing out in front it makes her any less feminine. Instead, support her choice to keep standing in front of the nation. And use your power in isolation and Red Tent depth to share with her. Don't call her into the Red Tent, don't drain her power with your expectation and demands. Connect your Red Threads through the energy lines of the Earth. Sing the Red Thread to the many Tents and Lodges and send the web of Woman Power straight to the Nation's Capital - straight to the centre of the centre of Canberra, where Parliament House stands, surrounded by the green nurtured land in the many circles. Give Julia Gillard your support. Wrap Her in the power of the babushka lines. It comes from all the way back to the beginning, and it takes us all the way forward to the New Earth and consciousness of One. Julia's journey is as much a part of it as yours. Support her.

And Sacred Brothers; those who support the women who go into isolation at the time of the Dark Moon. Those beautiful powerful men who understand and support the women who send the Red Threads out each month, support your women. In doing, you are supporting the country. Hold those beautiful babushkas in your hands, massage their smooth shape and put flowers on their bellies! You are just as much a part of the Red Thread Web as the women. We are all One.

Over the next few weeks I will be singing forth my guided visualisation and Ceremony for the Dark/New Moon as part of my own Red Tent Circles in Canberra. With the election date announced for August 21, the Leo Moon on Tuesday 10th August will be a powerful time to set your intentions for success and inner power. In my Circle, we will be honouring Julia Gillard as a Woman of Power. It doesn't matter whether you are for Labor or Liberal, the Greens or One Nation! This Ceremony will be all about SEEing the mirrored, successful Empress Self and sending the Red Thread out as a web of containment and support for and with all of the women who are driven toward their goals - we are all working toward the New Earth and higher consciousness in our own way. The Red Tent is a place for nourishment and to fill our cups to be able to move forth in beauty and power for the next month. Let's fill the cup of our country! (And we'll do it without the beer and bbq!) For those of you who cannot attend a Circle, or who will be holding your own Circles somewhere in Australia at this time, the Ceremony with spoken meditation will be available as a Little Lesson Pack from the Lessonary Website. Join the Lessonary Email list to be notified when it is available.

Hollie B. is a Witch, Priestess and Indigo Adult Woman in Canberra, living the work of the Real World of love and beauty and awareness, with Perfect Husband Bolj, their band of kids and animals, and the Sun, the Moon and Mama Earth.

Hoya noo tai nua shea. Ola hey nu toia kete hehe, no atna heya. Maia Nie Heya. xxx

Unity : Honour the Plant Peoples : Let consciousness consume You!

2010-07-16T10:49:00.000+10:00

On the 17th and 18th July there is another layer of the evolution of ascension happening. I understand that it's called the ninth wave conscious convergence, and it is all about Unity...

I feel as though there's a lot of intention toward the Unity of humanity; everyone's all about bringing humanity together as one. And then a few people are reminding us - “Remember the animals” and “Remember the flowers.”

I have become aware of another People on this Earth that we need to be ever so grateful toward. This is especially true for we Indigos.

The Plant Peoples are standing up to be counted at the moment, in droves! I'm not talking about the ones who help our healing process with their vibrational essences, like flower essences, but I am talking about the Plant Peoples we consume on a regular, daily, food basis.

If you are an Indigo who has been battling addiction issues (and we do because addictive substance is the Indigo Kryptonite) or you are someone who has recently developed food sensitivities previously un-noticed, this information is for you.

As human people are developing more sensitivities to food, and addictive habits are being dragged kicking and screaming away from us, the Devas of the Plant Peoples are saying 'Enough is enough! We no longer allow this blatant abuse of Our Peoples!'

The plants that we process to eat and drink, are banding together with their own collective consciousness. They are healing the human world by stopping us from the abuse of the Selves – us and them. By our violent reactions to some foods and addictive substances, we are being pushed further toward our individual evolution. The Plants we have always eaten are now working with us on a much higher level, by teaching about balance and right relationships...

If you abuse alcohol, illicit drugs, sugar, coffee, cigarettes.... it is time to turn it around. All of our addictive substances originate from a plant form! Honour the Plant Peoples you have developed such an attachment to. It is our job as an evolving conscious People to honour the other Peoples who are working at our side. This is true Unity.

So over the time of this next wave of conscious convergence I invite you to sit with the Plant Peoples who have worked by your side. Honour them for their work. This is how you will truly integrate their lesson. Consuming them is not the answer. It's as though for centuries we have felt the Power of these amazing Plant Peoples, but our awareness didn't allow us to see the highest way to integrate their lessons. Our egos told us if we consume the substance, we will take in their power. Just like a rampaging warlord we have been raping and abusing our closest allies, without realising our deepest pain is being exasperated by our actions. Humble, grateful and passionate honouring of the Deva Spirit of your individual Plant allies is the way to Unity – particularly at this stage of evolution for Indigo Children.

So whether you are battling addiction or you have come out the other side, whether you refuse to admit your 'problem,' or it is rapidly in your awareness, whether you have rashes or intense bloating, whether you have removed the substance from your home, or you have just bought some anew. Now is the time. I sense that Indigo Children the world over are finding awareness in the anchoring of right relationships with human friends. Please, please remember the Plants. They have a message for you!

It is time for Ceremony for the Plant Peoples!
My suggestion is to create a Plant People grid in your Ceremony Space. The grid in the picture contains Juniper, Hops, Cacao, Yeast and Potato, plus various Stone Peoples and the pure beeswax candles for the transformtation of understanding. Just as you might create a crystal grid, the Plant Peoples can be set together in Sacred Space and their energies activated, working together and with you to raise the energy of your Space. They are powerful Peoples, honour them as such. **

If you know that you have an issue with a particular item, whether it's an addiction to vodka (potato), beer (hops & yeast/fungi), or an allergy to bread (wheat & yeast/fungi), the Devas have something to say to you. Sit down in Ceremony with them, and listen.

Take the substance back to the simplest, most organic state you can find. For example, if you have an allergy or sensitivity to Wheat, find organic whole wheat grains to honour the Deva Spirit of the Plant Person; Wheat.

So look at your issue:
Cigarettes = tobacco – the Plant Person who symbolises Unity.
Chocolate = Raw Cacao and Sugar Cane products can be found in health food shops. If you live in sugar cane regions, honour the plant directly.
Coffee = find fair trade, organic coffee beans.
Lollies = sugar, sugar, sugar.
Vodka = potatoes
Gin = juniper
Beer = hops, barley, yeast (fungi)
Wine = grapes
Bread = wheat and yeast (fungi)
Heroin = poppies
Marijuana = if you know you will have trouble with the plant direct, go the other way and honour the other options for its use : find hemp fabric, hempseed oil etc.

Allergies to nuts, strawberries and other seemingly non-explainable foods maybe due to the amount the food is sprayed with chemicals... find these foods in an organic form and honour them with thanks for opening your awareness to the need for pure, life sustaining substances. Support healthy growth of your food, just as you would support the healthy growth of yourself!

Now as you move into the future, find alternatives to the substances you have been abusing. Health food stores stock all sorts of sugar alternatives now, from different syrups, stevia and even honey. If need be, munch on the original, unprocessed form of your substance. I find Raw Cacao to be a healer of all cravings and ills. It is full of antioxidants and aids vitality. It's awesome! Working with the Plant Peoples in a way other than consumption will integrate the energies on a higher level. Your cravings disappear. Withdrawal symptoms cease. Now you are nourished on every level.

** More info on honouring the Peoples in your sacred Space in the Lessonary Course : Creating Sacred Spaces...

Etne M Heya! Maia Nie Heyoo!

2010-06-24T10:38:00.002+10:00

Today I write with tears running down my face as I learn of Australia's new Prime Minister - Julia Gillard.

Less than two weeks ago I sat with Women of Power in Melbourne, creating and birthing Sacred Spaces for the power of the feminine, supported by beautiful Sacred Brothers across the country. We focused on the birth of the shift, and visioned the New Earth being powered by the meeting of women in Sacred Space.

Last night I birthed a second Circle for the Red Tent in Canberra. Two Circles meeting side by side as part of Operation Red Tent - I couldn't sleep, I was full of the power of the Wild, Empowered Woman, who births a thousand babes a day, and sends them off in strength and passion.

I heard the news and the chit chat about the politics and the end of this version of the Government, but didn't think much of it while I was typing and changing web pages and advertising the Red Tent. I don't subscribe too much to media versions of the political world. It is exhausting really.

This morning I listened to the stream of the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers, speaking of the rebalancing of the Earth through the feminine shift.

Now we have a Woman leader of our country! I feel we have a matched polarity playing out in the landscapes of our political world : Julia Gillard and Barack Obama are in our visual spectrum. See this as vision and you will SEE the New Earth unfolding. It does not matter what your political view is, just acknowledge what has happened here!

Women of the Sisterhood I say to you Etne M Heya - this is ancestor words meaning "I see you, I hear you, I honour you."

Sacred Brothers who are our support and love and life I say to you Maia Nie Heyoo - this is ancestor words meaning "Thankyou in my heart, I am grateful in my soul, I See the Mother in you, for this we are."

Stand up in your Power Brothers and Sisters and know that you are whole in the Center of the Center of the Center. Be the Ones we have been waiting for, and continue to create the change you want to see in the world. We are writing the new mythology with each step we take, with each decision we make, and when we BE awake.

Finding a place to fit in.

2010-05-12T14:52:00.002+10:00

Many of you will know what it feels like to never 'fit-in'. I wanted to write about this and where it can lead. Maybe what I say will guide you to more aware decisions than I made in my teens and beyond.

My Indigo Self, who had always been in a safe and happy place, was suddenly very unsure when the hormones arrived. I didn't fit in from the beginning of high school. I just didn't get it. I didn't get the cliques and the mind games and the bitchy attitudes. I just didn't see the point.

Teenagers are so desperate to fit in somewhere. It's all about identity, and we find other people who are like us. For Indigos, we are drawn to other Indigos. I was always drawn to the 'naughty kids', even though I wasn't a 'naughty kid' at school. I was blessed to have been born into a family that was loving and safe. I had been brought up to value education and because I was very clever at school, I was pretty much left alone to do things my own way. I was a very blessed Indigo.

Yet, I always felt a connection to these 'naughty' kids. Of course, now I know they were other Indigos like me. They'd come onto this planet as part of the group of souls who will force the World to Change. But I was never the same as the other Indigo kids I knew. In the first few years of high school they were all diagnosed with ADHD and became part of the Ritalin Revolution. A few weeks later they'd be selling their pills on the school bus and trying to find some semblance of their own reality again. They all came from dysfunctional and abusive families. They had already formed their beliefs about not deserving to be loved. They had been trying to get closer to their parents, by mimicking their behaviours; cigarettes, abuse, drugs, anti-social behaviours, from an early age. My childhood hadn't been like that at all.

And I thought that my mother was the strange one. In a small town on the coast of Victoria, there were plenty of we Indigo Ones. We lived in beautiful beautiful fresh air, drank only rain water and spent most of our time walking, walking, walking, (always fit, healthy and exercising) and playing guitar. But, I am one of the only ones who hasn't been arrested or gone to jail.

You see, I had a Tower Moment at the age of 12. Where everything I knew toppled down from under my cushy White Picket Fence life. My understanding of the world was in need of a rebuild. The Ways of these Indigo kids with whom I identified, seemed like good enough ones to rebuild with – hey it worked for them.

The relationships of this time added to my assumption that alcohol and drugs were a good way to get close to people. This stemmed from my relationship with an alcoholic relative, and has been a continuing issue for the past 15 years. I'm not an alcoholic, but that is because I have chosen not to be. Let's just say, I was borderline there for a while. Gin and I had a special relationship. And now we are finished.

Within a few years of this lifestyle I was looking for more. I liked smoking dope because it 'opened my mind'. In reality, I liked smoking dope because I thought I could hide my grievances with the world behind the smoke screen. I liked drinking alcohol because it created such 'loyal' friendships, and everyone really opened up when the liquor started to flow. In reality, alcohol was just another smoke screen for a bunch of kids that wanted to wash away their anxieties of a world that didn't understand them. I needed more, and so I looked to the only people who must already understand the world. I turned to the adults.

I couldn't find what I wanted with the 'naughty' kids, and certainly not with the rest of teenager-land. I'd much rather hang around with a bunch of half brain-dead stoners than gaggling netball girls. I assumed that adults, who were much more wordly, would have to be entertainment enough for my expanding mind.

And this was good for a short while. I was surrounded by beautiful beautiful healers, medicine women, spiritual and ethical teachers and some very good role models. This is the time in my life where I became aware of my Indigo 'bull shit censors'. And this is also the time where I grew up and moved away from home.

The next eight or nine years were all about finding somewhere to 'fit-in' again. I remember when my son was born I thought, yes now there are two of us! I was really powerful in my abilities to SEE at that time. That's cos I was sober – what with the baby making and breast-feeding and all.

I gave up on peers my own age. I assumed that the older generation were 'like me' because of their worldly conversation and deep thought. Alcohol played a big part in these friendships, and so eventually they have shown themselves for what they are. I couldn't find what I was looking for in the 'already grown up' peoples either.

When I understood the Indigo Peoples' Purpose 'fitting-in' all made sense. We are different, that's why we always hope, but rarely find somewhere to 'fit-in'. But there are more of us than we think. You will know, if you are also Indigo, you will know who is. You will feel their wholeness in your core Self. And you might get lucky and find them sober.

We are here to stay aware. How can our conscious minds ever be activated when it is drugged? Whether it's ritalin, alcohol or monotonous pointless office work. I believe that Indigos only make poor 'un-aware' decisions when we are drugged. (I will write another article about the 'drugs' of an Indigo, for I am very passionate about it!)

I know this, because by the time we were 18, those 'naughty kids' from my teens were in a lot more trouble than just not 'fitting-in'. They had stolen cars, beaten up old ladies, broke into numerous properties (and got caught), had kids they couldn't look after... if they're not still in jail, today they are all drug addicts or alcoholics now.

We were all setting up for a detrimental lifestyle as 13 and 14 year olds. They didn't have the previous White Picket Fence to remind them of where they could be. Nobody told them about why they were here. Nobody told them they are loved and respected BECAUSE they don't 'fit' the system. That they are something different. Not that Indigos are better, but they are different. And that is okay.

When you feel okay about being Different, you don't need to 'fit-in' anymore. Because you accept yourself, and in so doing, you become Real to yourself. That's really what it means when we say 'fit-in'. In Indigo Language, it means, understanding the Purpose, understanding how something / someone / the Self 'fits-in' to the World we live in.

We don't need drugs, alcohol or any other false stimulation to make us fit-in. They don't give any reason or Purpose. We just need to find our Real Purpose, and when you're there – nothing else matters. How do we find that Purpose? – You have to journey with me to Creating Sacred Spaces to work on that!

That particular shape of things, has passed.

2010-05-12T12:50:00.001+10:00

I believe that I am beautiful. Do you?

We put a lot of stock in beliefs don't we? Beliefs shape us. Identity is so keenly associated with our beliefs. We let beliefs shape the story of our future, before it happens.

Do you know how your beliefs are created? I've facilitated a few workshops on this topic. It intrigues me. It's always so amazing what comes out of people. You just don't know what's really going on in a person's head, even when you know them well.

So above I said 'I believe that I am beautiful', but that's a fairly new belief in the scheme of things for my reality. I have only got to this point because I have no other choice. The old beliefs just get in the way. Beautiful is a much more enjoyable – and agreeable - way to BE.

How old do you have to be
before you re-shape your beliefs?

Your beliefs about yourself and other things come from assumptions you've made. We start with a fact, and it leads us to an assumption – or a heap of assumptions - and before you know it you've got a fully fledged belief running rampant through your life, and you're allowing it to shape your future.

For example, you might start with the Fact: “Penny hasn't returned my calls”. Then you assume, “I must have upset Penny. Penny doesn't like me anymore. Penny thinks I'm strange, stupid, unlikeable, unattractive etc., etc.” So simply, the belief just jumps right in and suddenly you are shaped with “I am strange, stupid, unlikeable etc., etc.”

Yes, it really does happen that simply. So, it stands to reason that new beliefs can be born as simply. Just clear the assumptions, and go back to the facts.

Now instead of letting those ratty, negative, detrimental beliefs tickle MY beautifulness, and avoid arguments with Perfect Husband Bolj, (you will understand why below) I am constantly evaluating my consciousness – and the FACTS.

For example, Perfect Husband Bolj says to me : 'You are Beautiful'. My Belief kicks in with “No I'm not. He is wrong because that doesn't fit into my beliefs, and my beliefs are what make me who I am'. This might lead to a war-torn household, with two such opposing views of beauty (unlikely, but you never do know).

Crazy Woman alert! Where does this belief come from?

FACT: When I was thirteen I was the tallest girl in my year. I loved fashion and make-up and looking good. I wanted to be a model. So for the first two years of high school I copped 'who does she think she is, she's not all that, stop walking like a super model (because I had awesome posture from a childhood of Martial Arts), what is she wearing! etc., etc.

ASSUMPTION : formed after two years of bullying: “I'm not model material. It's bad to look good. It's bad to stand out in the crowd, Looking good causes too much trouble, etc., etc.”

BELIEF : “I am not beautiful.”

So do I take Perfect Husband Bolj's word for it, cos I know that he is awesome, or do I take the word of a bunch of jealous teenagers who are now overweight and raising snotty-nosed kids and living next door to each other still in [insert dead-end town name here]? The question sounds so ludicrous that it doesn't even deserve an answer!

So that's my explanation of how to change your beliefs. And why I know, I believe, that I am beautiful. Beliefs shape you, your fears and your future. Just stop them from being detrimental! Look at them for what they are. What are the facts?

The assumptions are NOT facts. They are ideas you got in your head for some reason, are they really viable? Do they deserve to be held in such high regard, so as to shape you and your future? If not, throw them away. And start again.

Those old beliefs, they are the shape of things that have passed. Now YOU can shape your future, by giving power to what is actually real.

Do it, do it now!

Moon Blessings

2010-05-03T12:12:00.004+10:00

The Full Moon inspires me! She reminds me that there is a 'Real World' that exists outside of the time and space that the typical world lives in. Perhaps it is because for so many years, the Full Moon has meant Ceremony for me. And Ceremony is REAL.

I think the typical world, the one that more than 90% of people live in is the unreal world.

I still allow myself to be swept up in the real and the unreal worlds so much at the same time. I have come to realise that the reason this happens is because I really do want to understand other people. But it is very difficult. You see, I do not believe in the unreal world. I do not believe in hatred and war. I do not believe in feeling sorry for myself or anyone else. In gossip and competition. I do not believe that anything or anyone else should suffer for my happiness or for my comfort. I do not believe this because I do not see a purpose in these things! And so they are not real to me.

This Full Moon was encircled by a rainbow glow.

There was a beautiful serene energy in our Labyrinth, and energetic colours were streaming through each circle of the path. The Moon Herself might have been shining from the center of the Labyrinth - this was the sense. Often the Labyrinth feels like a space outside the World. Inside you will hear whispers of healing and love that is not so easily heard in the unreal world. But truly, I believe more and more that inside the Labyrinth is closer to being the Real World, and everything outside of it is a big fib!

Of course it is not the Labyrinth herself that is this Real World, but it's a space that has been created over time to be Sacred, and each time it is walked it is more and more sacred. Every step that is taken inside is an extra addition of power. Just beautiful! I'm only ever interested in doing things that are 'real', that have purpose. Apparently that's an Indigo trait. And to me, the Sacred is real. All that is Sacred has purpose, and that is how it is.

So in the Sacred Space of the Labyrinth, on the Sacred night of the Full Moon we like to add extra power to the Blessed Water. 'We' is myself and Perfect Husband Bolj. Blessed Water is a divine and luscious product made for the "Lunation Store". Customers purchase it to use in Spells and Ceremony. It is beautiful beautiful and very much likes to dance in the Sun and Moon. I have noticed that the more you use it, you will want to dance in the Sun and Moon too!

""This Full Moon we set the batch of Blessed Water on a mirror (which is our regular practice) in the center of the Labyrinth. The mirror doesn't go on the stone altar, but down on the Earth, nestled in the delicious thick green grass. The altar is left free for our Spirit Circle, so that they may come and rest upon it through the night and the next day, to sing their spirit songs and dance their faerie dances. I carried in a precious Ceremony Stick to guide the Spirits this Moon. It was wrapped around the batch of Water, like a big Mama hug.

And so we came to the center - Myself and Perfect Husband Bolj and The Water and the Spirits and Precious Stick. And I sang ancestor songs, and we called to the Moon and we thanked our Mama Earth. And there was scents of roses in the center and whispers of stories about to be told. This is such sacred wonderful time and place. It is never cold when you are immersed in Ceremony. The elements nurture our needs. That is what they want to do always you know, but mostly we are so busy in the unreal world that we only allow them to connect with us fully when we are also in Ceremony.

Spirits know about the Sacred, for they are always in Sacred Space and their world is made of Ceremony. I am inspired by their ability to know exactly what to say when to say it. I am inspired by their consciousness. Being in Sacred Spaces like the Labyrinth, open us to Awareness. It is fabulous!

Our Blessed Water sleeps over in the Labyrinth for one Moon Night and one Sun Day. This time, the Sun Day was deliciously crisp and incredibly calm. I thought it was strange that while the rest of the world seems to be doing somersaults - volcanoes, earthquakes, oil spills, and the rest - the center of the Labyrinth stays so serene all of the time. This is a lesson in BEing Centred I believe. If we are Centred the unreal world can not topple us over with it's layers of energetic garbage.

Blessed Water is made of the Sacred Centre. It's entire vibration comes from the centre. I sense a Spirit Circle that has formed especially for the Blessed Water. They are connected to our Labyrinth. They are made up of the Elements and Love. And that is really all there is.

I believe that by walking with the elements in beauty and love we can make our own Spaces more powerful: Everyone can Create Sacred Spaces for themselves. This is not an esoteric, unreachable utopian fantasy - it is Real. And the more people who choose to do so, the more the worlds around us will stay Sacred and Centred. You can live in the real world of your own making. You must first choose it.

At the Crossroads and a Water Song

2010-04-12T08:41:00.002+10:00

Yesterday we went into the Mountains to collect Crossroads Dust. We had a place in mind, but when we got there it didn't feel right. So we kept on driving up into the clouds, and there it was.

A four-way Crossroad on top of a mountain. On one side there has been much destruction - 'they' have been in and stripped the land of the trees. It's like a warfield, with stumps sticking out of the ground and branches on every angle. On the other side of the road is a lush forest, with pine trees, natives and birds. It breathes great sighs of relief that it is still safe.

The roads themselves lead to the four directions. The road to the North leads to a babbley stream. To the South; even higher mountains.

Bolj circled the area with One Garden's Divine Earth Essence, talking to the land about Her healing and clearing. I sang ancestor songs and gifted the Mama with Blessed Water in a great big, encompassing circle of devotion. And then the healing rains came.

We had not even sniffed a hint of rain before, but there She was. Of course, I was underdressed! So I breathed that rain into my very cells and let it guide our work. We took quartz and smokey quartz crystals to re-amplify Mama Earth. I planted these on each corner, amongst the shrubs and grasses.

The dust, rocks and dirt in the center of the Crossroads were dancing in the rain; a celebration to be dedicated to The Fates, with Purpose and passion for the New Earth. How lovely.

We gave our thanks and took the jars back to the Lunation studio. The rain stopped as soon as we were back in the car! Of course, the rains come for healing and purifying, I believe the rains came for the Crossroads Dust to ensure it was moving forward with as much Mama Earth clarity as possible.

On the way we stopped by the stream and dropped some more Divine Earth in the water. A song came to me Ent'e ran-a aido. Eeeheehhhh so if you wish to sing to the waters, feel free to let the sounds flow. The meaning of the words are not important, but the sacredness of the words are real. More and more often the healing songs are being passed to me, some I remember, some I don't. It's so nice to be able to share this with all.

In the studio today the Crossroads Dust is to be blessed in the name of The Fates, sifted and have all rocks removed. It will be dried and then ready for sale.

Crossroads Dust is available from the Lunation Online Store. It is used to help make decisions, to give thanks for new paths, and to clear blockages which limit you from walking your path and purpose.

Bless.

Lake of Expansion

2010-03-05T13:11:00.005+11:00

Lake of Expansion

It is sleep-time on the Earth

Horse Woman walks forward

Through the Labyrinth

On Her own path

To centre

As one:

She.

Giraffe neck stretches above

And nibbles Star blossoms

From the great dark sky

Swallow them down

To centre

As One:

She.

Engulfed in the White Bear cloak,

To warm the Star Seeds that

Float into the void

To the belly

To centre

As One:

She

Falcon returns with the answer,

Nurturings possible.

Wolf heart expands

Spreads the seeds

To centre

As One:

She

And the Moon sings to the Sun

The trees answer the call

She is all of It

In the deep cave

To centre

As One:

She

It all comes together

2010-02-20T09:28:00.003+11:00

This week the energies did the big shift. We were waiting for them. We were calling to them. We could all feel, all waiting for that new burst of awesomeness.

For me it was a lesson in honouring my work. I have become very good at honouring myself - all of this women's magick work has taught me to stop when I need to stop, I can eat to feed my soul instead of nourishing unhelpful desires, and I breathe deep so regularly. I like to have long baths with Himalayan Salt and beautiful oils. I enjoy time in silence...

Until this week I was holding onto so many crazy concerns associated with my work. I know what I do is 'different'. That's cool, cos that's what this whole 'ascension' thing is about, right? But what if people don't like the new way Lunation teaches people to make their own magick? What if the light-workers still boycott us because 'Witchcraft is scary'? What if people just don't get it?

Thankyou energy shift. Thankyou precious rains. Thankyou dear friends who also walk a path of new discovery and 'difference'.

I have decided to stay on course, focused to my Purpose. The perfect outcomes will come to be. What Lunation does is good, pure and authentic, and this will continue.

I am sorry to those who fear what we do. I am not sorry for what we do.

I hope one day the people who believe they are walking in the light, really see the light, and know that we are all One walking individual paths on the same rainbow bridge. We are walking in the same direction! Our final destination is the same: Oneness, Wholeness, Love and Beauty.

Thankyou thankyou thankyou to the flowers for helping me see!