May 2011

I'm glad you're all here and the world didn't end this past weekend, as “predicted” by a radio preacher from California. Was it all a scam? Maybe he really believed it was true and hoped to be taken to 'heaven'. The blessing in all of this was the connection it created, the focus on the earth and the collective desire to stay here on our beautiful planet. So while we didn't leave the planet, experience a massive cataclysm or an alien visitation, it was a great success.

So what about the predictions from the Mayan Calendar? Anyone with no previous exposure to the Mayan Calendar will be surprised by the fact that some people today take such an interest in an ancient calendar.

Most people probably have a much too limited view of the importance of the Mayan civilization, and Native American traditions generally. In fact, at their height in the 5th to 9th centuries AD, the Mayan cities would be among the largest in the world and developed the most advanced mathematics and astronomy of their day. And so, even if the Native American civilizations hardly survived the later contact with the Europeans they were and are the carriers of a significant and irreplaceable part of the global human consciousness.

So, what about 2012?

Will the world end in 2012? The Mayan Long Count Calendar ends on December 21st 2012 (after over 5000 years). Does that mean the end of the world? No – although a lot of people do seem to think so. So what awaits us in 2012 basically is an open question. And as with so many open questions, countless doom preachers, semi-prophets and other crackpots pop up to provide an answer. The interpretation you hear most: 2012 will mark the coming of a new, glorious age of wisdom and peace. It will be Age Of Aquarius at last, with a world full of peace, love and understanding.

The reasoning behind this is actually not that stupid. The Maya's didn't really believed in endings: their conception of time was circular, with every end being the beginning of something new. So, 2012 shouldn't be an exception.

Also, the Maya's had a highly developed philosophy of the cosmos. They saw the cosmos as the true mother of things. Consequently, the Maya's thought the cosmos is all around us, and within us. Every plant, every animal, every man is sheer Cosmos.

I think it will be the end of an age – but I also think the new age will start the next morning. Will this date be marked by a huge event of some kind? I believe it will bring a shift in consciousness. I don’t know that for sure either – lets wait and see.

Our beautiful world

Heather

TRUTH

Did you have an intense week? I did and we have a full moon tomorrow on May 17, very powerful because it is conjunct Algol, 'the most malefic star'. This can bring truth to light and cause quite a bit of chaos. Pay attention to your emotions this week, there is so much intense energy going around, so choose what you want to connect with.

The month of May’s message is about Truth. What is our truth and how do we express it? Do we approach the truth from doubt or knowing? Our truth is everything that we believe is true about us and without truth we could not exist. We must embody the truth that we deserve to live, be happy, and have peace, in order to have them. But while we may think our truth is true, our real test comes when we must turn these thoughts into knowing and action. If not, our truth becomes a possibility, depending on whether it can be validated. And within that realm of possibility our truth becomes optional, something that we may or may not believe, depending on the circumstances. Did someone steal our truth? Not really, we lack the one thing that helps us stay focused on our truth.  

Without faith truth becomes an option, a possibility and a potential. But it's a little more complicated than that, depending on where our truth is based. Each of us is a blend of spiritual and material truth. Our spiritual truth speaks of our highest potential, greatest possibility, maximum joy, love and peace. But do we have those things? Often we don't and it's not because the truth of them doesn't exist, it is because we are grounded in material truth, where we think it is optional and can happen if we are lucky, with the right person, in the right place at the right time and are blessed. No one steals our truth; we just don't have enough faith to keep it true.

We keep our truth true by believing that it is. And everything that happens which causes us to question it is a test of our willingness to hold our truth. The material world doesn't say 'Your truth isn't true', it says 'Do you want this to be true or not?' and then provides us with the option to agree or disagree. No one steals our truth, we give it away through our powerlessness, doubt and insecurity. We want to be different but we also want to be part of the group. And if being part of the group means giving up our truth, we are sometimes willing to do that. If holding our truth means we risk being rejected, we have to choose whether being true (which is different from being 'right') is worth it.

No one steals our truth, we give it away based on what we want from others. If we want to be loved and we think an aspect of our truth stands in the way of that, we will give up that truth. When an experience tells us if you go after what you want something bad will happen to you, as was my childhood experience, we will block any expression of our truth that allows us to be powerful. And if someone rejects us because of our truth we will deny ourselves rather than asking whether they are being truthful with us. Our truth is the foundation of our energy, our being, dreams and miracles. As long as we hold our truth tightly, we will live powerfully and use our truth as a reminder of our divinity and the unfolding reality of love, joy, peace and abundance that is our divine birthright can then manifest for us.

BE TRUE TO YOU!

Love

Heather

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RETREAT OR NOT TO RETREAT?

Getting whooshed up in the Royal Wedding and bank holidays, it’s so easy to let my monthly newsletter and blog slip by and we’re now into the 2^nd week of May!  The 5^th month of the year and only 7 months till Xmas…  Now slow down and let me lead by example and remain in the moment.

It’s so easy for us to have our head into next week, next month and next year, so that we lose the current moment.  If we beat ourselves up about what we said or did in the past and be consumed by worry about what we need to do tomorrow, we’re never enjoying or even being “aware” of the current moment.

That’s where a break away from routine allows us time to reflect on where we are now and where we wish to go.  Without a destination a pilot or captain of a ship would just drift or travel in circles.  And that’s what many of us tend to do without even realising it.

A retreat is an excellent opportunity to take some quiet time.  Enjoy the sound of nature.  Waterfalls, birds, crickets in the grass, the sea brushing against the shore….  Allow our heartbeat to synchronise with nature; slow down; calm down – that is why so many refer to holidays as their “down time”.

It’s a perfect space to think about the future and what you wish to achieve.  To spend more time with loved ones; do something for charity; move home; change job; learn a new skill……

Each year in May for the past few years I have taken a small group of people to Snowdonia in Wales and Ibiza Yoga.  This year we’re going to the Outer Hebrides in Scotland, to stay in an old traditional crafting village.

Testimonials from past years have certainly been humbling with many people taking stock and shifting their life gear into a new direction.  For my very sceptical brother it became an opportunity go change his life and meet his new current partner.

Retreats can be the key you’ve been waiting for, to change your life to the positive and become the Captain of your own ship, steering your life to the destination you choose.