WAKE UP...Salutations to the new day

A sound arises out of the earth----

a singing, a friendliness

Cedric Wright

The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you

Don't go back to sleep!

You must ask for what you really want

Don't go back to sleep!

People are going back and forth

Across the doorsill where the 2 worlds touch,

The door is round and open. 

Don't go back to sleep!

Rumi

Waking up in the morning, I smile,

24 brand new hours before me.

I vow to live fully in each moment 

and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.

Thich Nhat Hanh

 

 

Listen to the salutation to the dawn,

Look to this day for it's life, the very life of life,

In it's brief course lie all the virtues and realities of our existence.

The bliss of growth, the splendour of beauty,

For yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is only a vision,

But today well spent makes every yesterday a dream of happiness

and every tomorrow a vision of hope.

Look well therefore to this day

Such is the salutation to the dawn.

 

Sanskrit salutation to the dawn

 

 

 

 

Let the waters, who are the goddesses....Hindu Prayer

They who have the ocean as their eldest

Flow out of the sea, purifying themselves, never resting.

Indra, the bull and the thunderbolt, opened a way for them,

let the waters, who are goddesses, help me here now.

The waters of the sky or those that flow,

those that are dug out or those that arise by themselves, 

those pure and clear waters that seek the ocean as their goal----

let the waters, who are the goddesses, help me now.

Those in whose midst King Varuna moves, 

looking down upon the truth and falsehood of people,

those pure and clear waters that drip honey---

let the waters, who are the goddesses, help me now.

Those among whom King Varuna and Soma, and all the gods

drink in ecstasy the exhilarating nourishment,

those into whom Agni Of-all-men entered---

let the waters, who are the goddesses, help me now.

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After each 

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60 & 75 minute session I do not see the client for at least 3-4 months

* as my work is NOT entertainment I do not work any large parties for 10 minute sessions. 

ANNUAL EVENTS

This year I will be working with 

 Celestival Mojave Desert March 29th - 31st  (contact sea@celestival.com)

 and Mercado Sagrado. 

 I will post more info nearer the dates.

INTENTION SETTING FOR 2019

 

 From that which we fear, make us fearless

O bounteous One, assist us with your aid.

May the atmosphere we breathe

breathe fearlessness into us.

fearlessness on earth

and fearlessness in heaven!

May fearlessness surround us 

above and below!

May we be without fear

by night and by day!

Let all the world be my friend!

Atharva Veda XIX

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To live content with small means,

to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather  than fashion, 

to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich,

to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly, to listen to stars, and birds, babes and sages, with open heart, 

to bear all cheerfully, 

do all bravely, 

await occasions, 

hurry never----

In a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious,

grow up with the uncommon.

This is to my symphony.

William Ellery Channing

 

 

Money and Prosperity Spells to do around the New Moon...any month

These are pure white Majik...nothing to be afraid of...these methods have been safely used for centuries. These are done on the night of the New Moon or the days leading up to it. Choose one spell that works for you, depending on location and time. DO NOT DO ALL OF THEM on the same New Moon, AS YOU ARE TEMPTING FATE.  You may try another spell next month.

Money Moon Spell
remove all the money from your wallet or purse and hold it up to the Crescent New Moon in your mind's eye imagining that as the Moon increases in size, so the amount of money you have will also increase. This is a version of the old ways of turning your money over on the night of the new moon.

New Moon Spell...casting a wish to the moon
This ideally can be done the day before the New Moon or the morning of.
Gather some white flowers and put the petals in a bowl of fresh water along with a clear quartz crystal or moonstone.  When the New moon arrives, remove the crystal/stone from the water, go outside and hold up to the moon saying:
Gentle Face of Maiden Moon,
Before you I cast this rune;
As to your fullness you shall grow,
So Shall this I wish to know
That (Say your wish out loud).

Keep the crystal/stone somewhere safe and repeat showing it to the moon and repeating your wish for the next 3 nights, your wish should be resolved by the Full Moon.


Money Spell
this again is best prepared a few days before the New Moon but the morning of, and a few days after is fine.

Place some silver coins (your  currency, also it is your intention NOT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY PLACED THAT MATTERS) in an envelope or bag, and put in a South facing window.
On the night of the New Moon take it outside and place under your front door mat (or on window sill by front door) saying quietly:
Oh Gentle, Sacred Moon,
As you pass this way,
Bring me more good fortune, 
And Make it soon.


After the full moon remove the coins until the next New Moon...leaving money out after the Full Moon has the opposite effect.


COIN LORE
you will have good luck if you pick up a lost coin

Keep any coin that you find during a storm as it is enchanted and will attract good luck

Keep a jar of coins in the kitchen to attract prosperity to your household

DESIDERATA- words to LIVE by 1927

DESIDERATA  (Latin : Things desired as essential)

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrmann 1927

 

Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - Barcelona (Original David Mallet...

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Desiderata - Les Crane

FOR THE WORLD WE HAVE..Celebrating Earth Day 2017

How strange and wonderful if our home, our earth,
With its swirling vaporous atmosphere,
Its flowing and frozen climbing creatures,
The croaking things with wings that hang on rocks
And soar through fog, the furry grass, the scaly seas
How utterly rich and wild.
Yet some among us have the nerve,
The insolence, the brass, the gall to whine
About the limitations or our earthbound fate
And yearn for some more perfect world beyond the sky
We are none of us good enough
For the world we have.


Edward Abbey

 

...the Spring has come.......Chief Sitting Bull

Behold my brothers,the spring has come,
The earth has received the embrace of the sun 
And we shall soon see the results of that love!

Every seed is awakened and so has all  animal life.
It is through this mysterious power that we too have our being
And we therefore yield to our neighbors,
Even our animal neighbors,
The same right as ourselves, to inhabit this land

What the world needs now....

We seek a renewed stirring of life for the earth
We plead that what we are capable of doing is
not always what we ought to do.
We urge that all people determine
that a wide untrammeled freedom shall remain
to testify that this generation has love for the next.
If we want to succeed in that, we might show, meanwhile
a little more love for this one, and for each other. 

Nancy Newhall

Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again (Freemasons Remix)

LOTS

Fun Boy Three - The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum

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THE CIRCLE OF THE SKY ..Pawnee/Osage/Omaha Native American Song

Remember, remember the circle of the sky

the stars and the brown eagle

the supernatural winds

breathing night and day

from the four directions

Remember, remember the great life of the sun

breathing upon the earth

it lies upon the earth

to bring life upon the earth

life covering the earth

Remember, remember the sacredness of things

running streams and dwellings

the young within the nest

a hearth for sacred fire

the holy flame of fire

ALL WINTER LONG....Celebrating the life to come forth beyond winter and it's Solstice

All winter long

Behind every thunder

guess what we heard!

---Behind every thunder 

the song

of a bird, 

a trumpeting bird.

All winter long

beneath every snowing

guess what we saw!

---beneath every snowing 

a thaw

and a growing, 

a greening and growing.

Where did we run

beyond the gate and guardsman?

Guess, if you can!

---all winter long

we ran

to the sun,

 the dance of the sun!

Native American Song

Happy Winter Solstice 2016 

As after sunset fadeth in the west William Shakespeare

 

That time of year thou mayest in me behold

When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang

Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,

Bare ruined choirs where late the sweet birds sang.

In me thou see'st the twilight of such day

As after sunset fadeth in the west,

Which by  and by black night doth take away,

Death's second self, that seals up all in rest

In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire

That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,

As the deathbed whereon it must expire,

Consumed with that which it was nourished by

This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong

To love that well which thou must leave ere long.

 

William Shakespeare 

 

 

THE MOUNTAIN MELTED a prayer for The Water People at Standing Rock

  Ice Mountain melted

ages ago

and made this ridge, 

this place of changes

now we are rooted in it,

we of the old ones, 

we of the new ones from afar;

oatgrass meadow, douglas fir thicket,

we are rooted in the ridge of changes in the time of changes

The winds carry strange smells, this is a day of change

Great Ones above and below, bless us!

O shining One above, feed us with your light;

O soft ones, sky darkeners, wash us  with your rain drops!

O powers above us , bless us with your gifts,

for we reach up to you, branching wood and sap.

O Earthmother from whom we grow,

 sandy gravel into whom our roots branch wood

and sap deep down,

bless us in our night sleep, in our death and decay.

Bless us, dark earth as we give back

that which we have received

as we make a forest of blessing a ridge of blessing

for the future to grow upon.

Chinook Psalter

 

MERCADO SAGRADO A FANTASTIC EVENT AT THE PARAMOUNT RANCH IN MALIBU..PHOTOS

THIS IS A MOVIE RANCH used in  the making of TV series like Gunsmoke and Dr. Quinn

This is a State Park and is popular with  horse riders and joggers as well as hikers

This is where I worked..my magic space

This was a weekend gathering of like minded artisans, for the well being of people and the Planet, food, clothing, furniture, massages, lectures and workshops and it is held every year in Malibu, CA.
This was the third one held, and I think the busiest.
I have now branched into selling crystals and elementals..will post photos later this year.
There is talk of Mercado Sagrado going global now so look for ones in Europe in the upcoming years

TRIED AND TRUE WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR LIFE...DAILY "RITUALS" The teachings of Eaglewolf

These are just some of the techniques I have learned over the past 40 years to improve one's life and help remove some of the excess baggage we accumulate over our lives on Earth.


To live your life without regret (no more looking back and saying "if only.....")
Every morning upon rising, have both feet on the floor, you may be sitting on your bed or standing up, say out loud:
"TODAY IS A GOOD DAY, TO DIE"

Lakota Sioux warriors used to say this before they went into battle, so that if they died on the battlefield they would not greet Great Spirit with fear in their eyes (fear represents distrust).
This phrase is not a death wish, rather the opposite.

 

To bring more "respect and balance" to your life:
If you are spending most of your time giving your energy and time to others with no return, make copies of the following and place on any surface where OTHERS will see it (desktop, dashboard, behind front and back doors of house & etc.)

ALL FAVORS MUST BE RETURNED WITHIN 24 HOURS

This means that the energy/intention used in the favors has to be returned to YOU, not necessarily the same favor eg. you take a friend to the store and back in your car, they then offer to babysit one evening for you.

 

Learning to share and TREAT your SELF better:
Every time you gift a friend with a "present" buy one of equal value for yourself.

UNDERSTANDING WORDS:
Also the spoken word has immense power, when you read ANY prayer or affirmation, read it slowly, with intention.
As children we all learn prayers and phrases "parrot fashion" almost "just to get them out of the way".
By reading them, out loud, slowly, and understanding the meaning in those words, you release their power.
This is one of the ways the spoken word heals.

Forgiving Your SELF daily, reducing self guilt:
This is one of the strongest, and sometimes the most difficult of rituals...
Every night before bed, face yourself in the bathroom mirror, (or a mirror with a glass of water* besides you), and using your own name, tell your image that you forgive (using your name) eg. "John I forgive you".
That is all you don't have to say what you are forgiving yourself for. 


LET LOVE IN:
Everyone needs to  be loved more, but one has to be "open" to receive it when offered.
When someone thanks you, wait 10 seonds and absorb the words, let them fill your heart chakra, then simply reply,
"I appreciate that".
Thanking someone is offering them love, when you reply "you are welcome", "no problem", "thank You"..you are brushing them off..which in turn means you are disrespecting them and The Universe..this disrespect will return to you, in many ways of negativity.
Being open to love is not being vulnerable quite the opposite, the same goes for asking for help..asking for help makes you stronger.







*Water represents life.

These simple techniques WORK, especially  when  done daily or regularly.

Eaglewolf 

 

UNDERSTANDING THE "OLD WAYS" OF LEARNING....Native American 1800-1900's

" Knowledge was inherent in all things. The world was a library"  
Chief Luther Standing Bear, Oglala Sioux

Look at me     I am poor and naked, but I am the chief of the nation. We do not want riches, but we do want to train our children right. Riches would do us no good. We could not take them with us to the other world. We do not want riches. We want peace and love.

Red Cloud  Sioux

It was our belief that the love of possessions is a weakness to be overcome. It's appeal is to the material part, and if allowed its way, it will in time disturb one's spiritual balance. Therefore, children must learn early the beauty of generosity.
They re taught to give what they prize most, that they may taste the happiness of giving.
If a child is inclined to be grasping, or to cling to any of his or her little possessions, legends are related about the contempt and disgrace falling upon the ungenerous and mean person.
The Native Americans in their simplicity literally give away all that they have, to relatives, to guests of other tribes or clans, but above all to the poor and the aged, from whom they can hope for no return.

Charles Alexander Eastman ( Ohiyesa) Santee Sioux

..." Everything was possessed of personality, only differing from us in form. Knowledge was inherent in all things. The world was a library and it's books were the stones, leaves, grass, brooks, and the birds and animals that shared, alike with us, the storms and blessings of the earth.
 We learned to do what only the student of nature ever learns, and that was to feel beauty. We never railed at the storms, the furious winds,and the biting frosts and snows. To do so intensified the human futility, so whatever came we adjusted ourselves, by more effort and energy if necessary, but without complaint.
Even the lightening did us no harm, for whenever it came too close, mothers and grandmothers in every tipi put cedar leaves on the coals and their magic kept danger away.
Bright days and dark days were both expressions of the Great Mystery, and the Native American reveled in being close to the Great Holiness.

......This appreciation enriched Lakota existence. Life was vivid and pulsing; nothing was casual and commonplace. The Native American lived    lived in every sense of the word...from his first to his last breath."

Chief Luther Standing Bear  Teton Sioux

  I hope that by reading and understanding these simple words, written by so called "savages"  that we all may learn the knowledge that has remained "hidden" for hundreds of years...waiting to be rediscovered, by Nature Lovers and people of Peace and Love, and in doing so, we will improve our lives and those of generations to come. John Nigel Crook