Lughnasdh Blassings

Blessings on you and yours and
We Celebrate the First Harvest
Blessed Be

I am glad to have the ancient fire festival days to help mark time around my calendar. And this August 1 will be especially poignant because as Randy and I walk the protection circle around our house, I am certain both of us will be thinking similar thoughts. How thankful we are to have found each other and how much we will miss each other while he is away for business the next six weeks...

We will harvest some of the vegtables from our garden (of which I made a dinner of grilled eggplant, greenbeans, fried green tomatoes, and salad last night)...

I hope to make a corn sheaf dolly to save until next spring when I will return it to the ground...

We will sit around a fire, much like our ancestors did, facing the fact that autumn will soon be upon us...

If you want to learn more about Lammas/Lughnasdh

The Best Life Ever...Is Possible

Two Friends in Two Days in NEED!
When a friend calls sobbing asking for reiki or a friend emails desperate for answers, I know that I am walking the right path because in so many of the instances, I have walked in their shoes and I know the answer to their need.

BTW, I say that with the utmost humility and respect because it has been a long , treacherous, painful journey for me to get to here...I walk a sacred path...we all walk a sacred path...and embracing our divinity is huge...embracing the fact that we have the power to shape our own lives, and our world is even more huge.

Of course, my immediate reaction was to light candles and send reiki (I also did "live" reiki with one of these two friends)

But the bigger part was to teach them how to embrace their own power...
This is the advice that I emailed to one of the friends and is worth repeating here for anyone who would stumble upon it.

Here is the original question...
"How can I change my luck (life)?"
And the answer is as simple as, "Start creating the life you want."
How?
That takes three steps to start...Protect, Thanksgiving, Empowerment:
(my email answer starts here)
This is a long note!!
But everything in it is important for you to do to transform your life (and your luck)...and it is a lifestyle which is what this path is about not just a singular spell...
FIRST:
GET RID OF THE NEGATIVE:
Do a house cleansing and then do a cleansing of the entire circle around your property immediately! Night time works for the yard or your neighbors may ask questions...

BTW THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THINK YOU CAN DO FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!! I feel it is so important, I repeat every full moon! But it can be done anytime!

HOME/FAMILY/LIFE PROTECTION
Do you have a sage bundle? If not, just light five incense and wave them together to make a lot of smoke...

You may already know how to do this but I'm going to walk you through it just in case... starting with your body...smudge yourself that just means run the incense or bundle around your body thinking the thoughts that you are cleansing yourself of all negativity including any ill-luck that anyone may have purposely or inadvertently dumped on you.

Then starting at your front door run the smoke around the door into the corners of your house and along the walls in a clockwise fashion, thinking the thought that you are cleansing your home of all negativity but you can also chant the words, "only the light is welcome here, all that is not of the light must leave." ...after you have smudged your entire house then move to the outside. Go out through the back door (or what you consider your "private or family only entrance to your home...the door guests usually don't enter" walk to the farthest side of the yard and from there, walk clockwise with your sage or incense, smudging a "PROTECTION CIRCLE" around your home. You will walk the circle 3 times. The first time chant as you did in the house, the second time fill your thoughts with your loved ones living and past and fill your heart with gratitude for the part they have (are) playing in your life, the third time focus on asking the divine to protect your home, your life, your loved ones form all evil and unnecessary hardship. At the end of your third circle you will walk back to your private entrance. and seal your door with a protection symbol (use whatever you feel is YOUR protection symbol whether it is a cross, a star, a pentacle etc and draw that with your fingertips on your door. You can also do it on each window (moving clockwise) ending at the door you consider the public entry.

Finally, thank the divine for the protection and end with So Mote It Be (say it with conviction) or you can just say "So Be IT." if you are more comfortable with that.

Okay, now here's the PART 2 to all this and this is the most important thing to do for YOU! This is so important that you should do it every day!!! Okay...I'm going to repeat this...so just trust me...DO THIS EVERYDAY!!! The NEXT TWO THINGS...EVERY DAY!!

FILL YOUR HEART WITH GRATITUDE
Take five minutes out of your day, light an incense or spray a fav perfume in the air...transform the spot you are standing into a sacred space...then talk to the divine...but you are not going to ask for anything...this moment is to thank The Divine for EVERYTHING that fills your life with happiness...you will not focus on anything negative...do not be tempted to ask for anything...just start saying what you are thankful for..."This Day" is where I usually start, because I want to remember to be thankful for every day I am given...then I just start listing..."my husband, Randy, my children, Rina, Sasha, Kiya...etc" but I don't just stop with them...add your pets, add in your home, the backyard that gives you pleasure, the friends who have touched your life ... AND THIS IS IMPORTANT TO...if their is anyone who has hurt you ...be thankful for that person and the hardship they have caused you because they have helped mold you into the person you are today (I know it sounds silly but you asked and I can explain the reasons if you want me to)...then end it on this, "Thank you, "Mother" (although whichever word you are more comfortable with) for allowing me to see that my life, my sacred journey, is to be of the light, and I commit myself today, and everyday to the light."

ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE DESERVING!!!
The best way to show the universe (the Divine) that you are deserving (DESERVING) is to start believing that you DESERVE THE BEST LIFE OF EVERYTHING IN LIFE...(okay just tell yourself this every morning...I don't care how silly you feel!) make a sticky note and put it on your mirror so you see it every morning...put it on your screensaver...whatever you have to do...

I could go on for another hour...there is so much you can do to transform your life and see a miraculous change in you and all those around you...but these three should get you going!!!!!!

Let me know how it goes,
Hugs
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An Impossible Situation

Concerning the recent situation in Eldorado, Texas and the FLDS. I am sending Reiki to this situation because I really don't know how to even formulate a prayer. I am so internally conflicted.

On the one hand, I believe in the protection of these people's faith. I believe the children and their parents should be reunited.

On the other hand, I am concerned that very young girls are being forced into arranged marriages and possibly raped to consumate those marriages.

My heart breaks for each family torn apart by the raid on their community.

It's My Birthday!

Today I am doublely blessed because it isn't just my birthday, but it is also my daughter's birthday. Seventeen years ago, she was the best birthday present I ever received:)

And even though my husband is out of town on business, I can feel his love from miles away and see the evidence when I look into the backyard at my raised garden beds he built for me before this last trip...and he promised to build another as soon as he returns.

People ask me how I use my reiki in the every day...and really, today is a perfect example...

I woke up this morning, knowing I would spend most of my day alone, and in the past, that would have made me sad, but this morning, I thought of all of the people who were celebrating their births today, and knew that some of them really do have no one to spend their special day with. So, I spent some time, sending them some reiki and hoping they could feel my love from miles away...

This morning I drew the protection symbol on my car, as I do every morning, hoping the tires hold out another day, and asking for safe passage anywhere my vehicle takes me today...

After the trip to school but before my hot tea, I charged five incense with Reiki, and remembered those I've loved and lost, and prayed for the safety and health of those who I love and live still...the scent will fill the air all day...and I will smile as loved faces come to mind...

A candle burns for my husband, filled with Reiki and the prayer for his safe return.

A candle burns for my daughter, who, turning seventeen, is just beginning on this great adventure of her life, and that candle is filled with Reiki to light her way along the path and the wish that she will always know peace and love, even during the times when she finds herself alone.

As I watered my garden, I also showered it with Reiki, hoping the healing energy will infuse the earth and the plants to produce an abundant crop.

Wow, it's only 11:22am here...that's a lot of Reiki...and that's also a fairly typical day. Are you using your Reiki?

Did You Participate?

On March 29th We celebrated Earth Hour by turning off all of our lights, lighting candles and enjoyed each others company...

And one hour once a year is a great idea to bring aweness to energy consumption...but what can we do year round? Hubby and I decided a candlelit hour a night for the rest of the year will help us appreciate the hours we spend with electricity (Besides, we both look soooo much better by candlelight LOL)...

But if that is too drastic for your household...here are some things you can do:
Simple things like turning off appliances while not in use and switching your light globes to energy efficient bulbs, will all help us reach our goal of reducing our annual emissions by 5%. Even something as simple as turning out lights when you’re not in a room and switching to cleaner sources of electricity like “green power”, make a big difference.

It Makes Me Angry...

When I think that we have spent so many years trying to help Iraq...
But have done nothing to help Tibet...

Please watch Dave Coustan's video: A Perspective On The Demonstrations In Tibet, From 1997. Now that tension is at an all time high for the region, it is worth taking a look at their struggles and this video is as relevant today as eleven years ago. Isn't it time for Tibet to be free?

Will You CARE?

Tonight I joined an organization called CARE because of two stories I heard about...the first is how Abay, a young Ethiopian woman, stood up for what she felt was best for herself at age eight and refused to go through the ritual female cutting that would grant her entrance to the world of womanhood and how that one decision not only changed her life, but the lives of many...watch her story here. The second story was about Maria Landa of Peru, who had few options in her life until Care helped her learn a trade...following through again to help her gain a loan to start her own business when no one else would loan money to a woman. Here is her remarkable story.

You can go to my online advocacy page with Care and see how I have taken action. There...you too can take action...sometimes signing a petition, spreading the word, or donating a week's lunch money can make a huge difference. Will you care enough to visit my page and sign a petition? Will you be willing to do more and help spread the word?