Alignments Newsletter - Aries/Libra Lunar Eclipse - October 17, 2005 http://ezezine.com Alignments Newsletter - Aries/Libra Lunar Eclipse - October 17, 2005 The Alignments Newsletter focuses on star alignments, personal and planetary transformation, metaphysics and personal mastery. Subscriptions are free. See the instructions below to order, and feel free to share your copy with others who may benefit from the information. Need to change your address? See the instructions below. All Content Copyright 2005 Allison Rae/InfiniteStarWisdom.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We and the Changes Are One As the Earth swelled toward bursting last weekend, we joined with many others at ashrams around the world celebrating Fall Navritri, the Hindu Festival of the Divine Mother. On a mountainside in southern Colorado, people of all races, including many India-born Hindus now living in America, offered blessed rice and prayers into a ceremonial fire on a quiet, sun-drenched Saturday morning. The next day, we learned of the explosive earthquake that killed more than 30,000 near Pakistan’s border with India. Was the timing of the earthquake, during this much beloved Hindu Festival between two major eclipses, a coincidence? India and Pakistan have been embroiled in political turmoil for years. The late 1990s nuclear arms build-up between the neighboring countries peaked in 2002 when they came to the brink of war along their ceasefire line in the Himalayan territory of Kashmir - the area worst hit by last Saturday's 7.6 magnitude quake. Eclipses are known to alter the Earth’s electromagnetic grid, catalyzing extreme weather and seismic activity along the path of the Moon’s shadow as it passes over the planet’s surface. Parts of both India and Pakistan fell within the shadow of the Oct. 3 annular solar eclipse. The connection is intended, and our understanding is requested. The Earth is a conscious being. She’s showing us what needs to be healed. Just as the Indonesian tsunami last year and Hurricane Katrina last month highlighted issues of poverty and lack of preparedness, the earthquake in Pakistan raises awareness about South Asia’s vulnerabilities and the threat their nuclear weapons pose to the entire world. Officials admit those weapons are still “installed” in both countries, although they claim they are “safe.” India and Pakistan are not the only countries that maintain nuclear warheads. Do you feel safe? At the heart of these incidents is an unprecedented acceleration of the evolution of consciousness predicted by all major spiritual traditions around the world. We and the Earth are experiencing this process together. We are connected to and influence the changes. From our human vantage point, the changes are incessant, relentless. They will intensify before they subside. Throughout this transition, the spirit of the Cosmos advises us to examine our lives, our beliefs, our habits, our communities, our relations with each other, the Earth and her creatures. How are we being asked to change? What is your role during these times? How is it changing? Mother Earth is sending clear signals. How will we respond? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Planetary Alignments, Earth Changes and Quantum Reality The Earth’s ascension is the talk of the Universe, and here we are, right in the thick of it. The changes are only beginning. Where we focus our attention in each moment is the single most important factor determining the course of evolution on planet Earth. Planetary alignments like the eclipse series we’re experiencing now - along with Solstices, Equinoxes and Cross-Quarters -- are portals of consciousness that increase the probability for quantum change through our focused in-tention, and a-ttention. Major Earth shifts also create quantum choice points from which infinite possibilities become ripe for manifestation. Possible realities shoot off from these points in all directions, and we decide which reality we’ll experience. It’s becoming more and more important to create consciously, rather than from the subconscious mind that’s used to “running the show” from fear-based programs. Remember that the process of creation requires destruction. A cycle must end that another may begin. Shiva destroys that Shakti may create. Lightworkers are extremely sensitive, highly susceptible to the emotional vibrations that sweep the planet when destructive energies are activated. It’s easy to drown in the waves of emotion emanating from fields of trauma and grief. While acknowledging that pain and suffering are aspects of the transformational process, don’t get caught up in fear of death and destruction. Focus instead on the opportunity to create anew. Focus on enlightenment, wholeness, Christ Consciousness, ascension. A new world is beginning, and it is ours to create. Om shanti shanti shanti! **** We will share specific techniques for conscious co-creation during the Quantum Reality Teleconference scheduled for October 22, 2005. The gathering is timed after the eclipses to help you direct and focus the incoming energies in positive, life-affirming directions. Visit our web site for details. http://www.InfiniteStarWisdom.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spiritual and Physical Preparation "First there was water, then there was air, then there will be dirt, then there will come fire." - Carlos Barrios “These changes are not for the first time in this cosmos. They have been happening since the beginning of creation, sometimes more, sometimes less.” - Swami Amar Jyoti Oral and written traditions from cultures around the world tell of a time of great change when vast cycles of cosmic time are ending and new cycles beginning. That time is now. The Hopi call this the Great Purification. The Maya say we live in the End Times. According to the Iroquois Prophecy, we’re preparing for a thousand-year peace. The prophecies of many spiritual and religious traditions predict cataclysmic changes including war, famine, disease, extreme weather and seismic activity during this time. The Apocalypse? Yes. “Apocalypse” means “revelation of what has been hidden.” Pretty much describes the reality we’re experiencing today. Over the years, many spiritual teachers have offered tips for navigating the changes. Things like living above sea level, creating community, living off the land, generating your own sources of power, storing food. Today there are survivalists camped out in the mountains saying “we told you so.” There are environmentalists scrambling to change laws and develop new energy technologies. There are compounds developed around preparedness. Sustainable living is gaining popularity everywhere. And then there’s spiritual preparation. Ceremony, prayer, ritual, meditation. Tibetans perform the Kalachakra for the benefit of all beings. Lakota and other Native Americans smoke the Sacred Pipe for the People. The Mayan Elders implore us to correct imbalances between humans and the Earth in these remaining days. Reiki practitioners send healing energy to the Earth and her creatures. Like other teachers, Sun Bear taught us to prepare physically while maintaining a spiritual perspective about the purpose and meaning of the Earth’s transformation. His spirit reminds us: "All those who do survive will come through with a higher level of consciousness." **** Earth changes, spiritual and physical preparation are among the topics we’ll cover in our upcoming series of teleclasses called “Galactic Alignment and the Soul’s Journey.” For information, please write to info@InfiniteStarWisdom.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lunar Eclipse: Quantum Opportunity In Tibetan astrology, eclipses are special lunar gaps that awaken us to deeper truth and expand our multidimensional awareness. Eclipse dates are held as high holy days in Tibetan tradition, a time to honor inner awareness and open ourselves to deep healing through ceremony, meditation and prayer. Tibetan Buddhists recommend using the times of eclipses for spiritual practice, as the results will be multiplied many times over for the benefit of all. During a Lunar Eclipse, the effects of positive and negative actions are multiplied 7 million times, according to Lama Zopa Rinpoche. As the Moon waxes full and the Earth moves to eclipse her reflected light, this is an especially powerful time to focus healing energy toward areas recently devastated by Earth Changes (Indonesia, the U.S. Gulf Coast, Pakistan, the Yucatan and others). Visualize the Earth as if from space - whole, healed, transformed, nurturing, nourished, fruitful and abundant. Breathe in divine love, exhale peace to all beings. Aries/Libra Full Moon Lunar Eclipse - October 17 -- 8:14 a.m. EDT; 12:14 p.m. GMT The Moon will be eclipsed at sunrise Monday in the western U.S. and many other areas where Alignments readers live. Ceremony, prayer and meditation will be most potent at the exact time of the Sun-Earth-Moon alignment, and in the hours just before. Imagine the power of your morning prayers and meditation that day! This partial Lunar Eclipse will be visible in central and western North America, northern Central America, northern Greenland, the Arctic, eastern Asia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, North and South Pacific Ocean and eastern Indian Ocean. For astronomical details, visit Fred Espenak's NASA eclipse web site: http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Programs... We’re offering a full schedule of programs and services this fall and winter to support personal and planetary transformation. Details are posted on our web site. The calendar is updated frequently as new programs are added, so please check in from time to time. If you feel called to this information, please consider joining us for one ore more of these powerful gatherings. And feel free to share this announcement with others who may be interested. **** Quantum Reality Teleconference In our October 22 Quantum Reality Teleconference, we’ll explain more fully how to work with natural cycles and the higher-frequency energies now available to create positive change in your life, in your community, and in your world. The gathering follows the two October eclipses, to help you direct the incoming energies and make quantum shifts. For logistical reasons, a limited number of callers can be accommodated. To assure your space, please register early by visiting our web site. Alignments Newsletter subscribers are entitled to $10 off the registration fee. To receive the special rate, just mention this announcement when registering. Details and registration: http://www.InfiniteStarWisdom.com **** Transformational Healing Intensive In November, we’re offering a special Transformational Healing Intensive at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs, an ancient sacred healing site in northern New Mexico. The training includes Reiki I & II certification, aromatherapy, intuitive development, and healing with crystals, gemstones and sound. Reiki, in particular, is a gift of Spirit in times of intense personal and planetary transformation. Dr. Mikao Usui of Japan “rediscovered” Reiki as an energy healing and spiritual practice in the early 1900s. During his lifetime, he trained more than 2,000 Reiki practitioners. Many of them were called into service when a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Tokyo in 1923, killing an estimated 140,000 and injuring many others. This sacred form of healing and spiritual development is available to us today through the Usui System of Natural Healing. We’ll offer certification in Levels I & II, along with other ancient and contemporary healing techniques, during our weekend intensive. For details, please visit our web site http://www.InfiniteStarWisdom.com and click on Calendar. **** Galactic Alignment and the Soul’s Journey Over the next several months, the popular weekend intensive, “Galactic Alignment and the Soul’s Journey,” will be offered as a series of teleclasses to accommodate those who haven’t been able to travel to the workshop locations. Major topics of this series include Western and Eastern spiritual prophecy, Earth Changes, personal transformation and life purpose within the context of the Shift of the Ages. For information, write to info@InfiniteStarWisdom.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Individual Consultations How do incoming celestial energies influence you on an individual level? Are you expressing your life purpose? Are you manifesting and creating at the level you would like? Cycles of soul evolution affect your growth and transformation both internally and in the outer expressions of your life, including your career, health, relationships, business and family matters. Through Soul Readings and Life Path Consultations with Astrology and Numerology, I work with individuals around the world to develop their destiny, create positive change, and overcome resistance to manifest richer, more meaningful lives in alignment with the soul. If you’d like to reserve time for individual work, please visit my web site for descriptions of these services and contact information: http://www.InfiniteStarWisdom.com Click on Consultations. I look forward to working with you. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ‘It Is Time to Speak Your Truth’ “You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour. Now you must go back and tell the people that this is the Hour. And there are things to be considered: Where are you living? What are you doing? What are your relationships? Are you in right relation? Where is your water? Know your garden. It is time to speak your Truth. Create your community. Be good to each other. And do not look outside yourself for the leader. This could be a good time! There is a river flowing now very fast. It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid. They will try to hold on to the shore. They will feel they are being torn apart, and they will suffer greatly. Know the river has its destination. The elders say we must let go of the shore, push off into the middle of the river Keep our eyes open and our heads above the water. See who is in there with you And celebrate. At this time in history we are to take nothing personally. Least of all, ourselves. For the moment that we do, our spiritual growth and journey comes to a halt. The time of the lone wolf is over. Gather yourselves! Banish the word "struggle" from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration. We are the ones we've been waiting for.” - Hopi Nation Oraibi, Arizona ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In peace, Allison Rae http://www.InfiniteStarWisdom.com ______ Allison's free e-mail newsletter, “Alignments,” offers in-depth information about star alignments, personal and planetary transformation, metaphysics, personal mastery and more. To subscribe, visit http://www.InfiniteStarWisdom.com. 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