Chrysalis Angel
Becoming an Angel is the work of humans.
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Permaculture Plans for Chrysalis
Newsletter November 18:
Below is a partial dialogue between Chrysalis and Jose M. This all began with an idea that Jose proposed to us about 6 weeks ago. Since that time I have gotten to know Jose and there are some things I would like to tell you.
Jose is a very talented and creative man with a simple goal and desire and a dedication to reach that goal. This project did not just pop into his head. He has been building background into the workings of permaculture for years. His experience is through "hands on" participation and study. He keeps copious notes of his plans and is always seeing promise around him to apply these ancient methods -- that are having a rebirth at this time.
He is very familiar with tilling in fields, harvesting crops, tending livestock and tenderly preserving the earth's ability to heal herself and provide abundant resources. Jose has documented his quest with professional photography and video and is a great asset to Chrysalis. His vision and talent are an inspiration and I hope we all catch fire with the desire to transform the Chrysalis property with beauty and abundant love.
You can help too! Please be supportive of Jose, contributions of even the smallest nature are deeply appreciated. If you read his blog and website you will learn what it takes. (links below) Please mention our efforts to friends and interested parties who might want to donate. Remember us in your prayer circles and Sunday School classes. Include links to our Chrysalis blogs and website in your email correspondence. Share our notices with your circles and friends on FaceBook and other social media. Remember, we already have a board on Pinterest and you can join. Tools are very important, mulch and compost material will be a big help. Finally, tho we never ask anybody to donate cash at our Chrysalis meetings, this might be the time to make sure you give what you can.
In addition to Jose's work we cannot support the quality of guest speakers we have had without some income. A couple of our speakers refused payment and we appreciate that. When we get the banking problems settled we will set up a PayPal account and place donate buttons on our blogs and website. Until then, we must depend on our core group to keep our vision alive.
After your read this, please drift down the page to read Jose's letter. Thanks to each and every one of you for the extra effort you have made in the name of love. Chrysalis appreciates it and seems to be smiling when we enter the building. We are ending a beautiful year and heading into an even better one.
Nan
Chrysalis, a Swedenborg Fellowship I go to in DeLand, Florida, has giving me permission to start a food forest on the church property! I will be sharing every step of this process with you all. I will document its development with photos and video.
Right now we are studying different plants such as fruits and other perennials that will grow well in this area. Meanwhile, we are clearing the dead grasses, trees and branches. Then we cut them down for mulch and saving the hard wood for hugelkulture mounds.
The food forest will be primarily made with plants that are native to Florida. Foreign fruit trees and perennial plants that grow well in this region will also be planted to ensure a full year-round harvest of food. I will focus on making sure each plant is situated at nature intended.
This project is aimed to become a demonstration site for the local community, where people are able to learn permaculture design and principles, participate in co-creation with nature, and are able to obtain food and seeds for trade.
First things first, we are going to look at the land and see what Gaia has been up to. The property has not been trimmed or mowed in years. So nature has totally taken over the site. There is a lot that we can learn from it's natural state. We are seeking counsel from EatTheWeeds.com, as well are reaching out to anybody knowledgeable with Florida's flora to help identify the wild plants.
As far as design is concerned, we are contemplating a few water features; a pond or a contour damn as a water harvesting system connected with a series of swales. I really am attracted to the idea of a pond, because it can serve multiple functions; as a source of fish, possibly prawns and mussels, plants such as blueberries and asparagus can grow on the edges, and plants like American lotus can grow on the pond itself.
The plan is to spread projects like these all around our town so that in the future, if there is ever a food crisis, it wouldn't be much of a crisis because our town would have food security!
I plan on organizing a meetup style 'working group' with locals of DeLand that are interested in getting dirty by applying permaculture principles of design on their properties. Please contact me if you are interested in turning your yard into a food forest!
If you'd like to support the project at Chrysalis, please check out the wishlist below!
Wish-List Or you can DONATE and I will ensure the money goes directly to purchasing needed resources such as tools, trees, and/or other plants with long term benefits.
Namaste!
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 12:43 AM, Jose Mediavilla <jomediavilla@gmail.com> wrote:
A few of my sites:
My Photography:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/
My Blog:
http://joseomedia.wordpress.
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/jose.
On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Chrysalis <chrysalisgarden@gmail.com> wrote:
--
Below is a partial dialogue between Chrysalis and Jose M. This all began with an idea that Jose proposed to us about 6 weeks ago. Since that time I have gotten to know Jose and there are some things I would like to tell you.
Jose is a very talented and creative man with a simple goal and desire and a dedication to reach that goal. This project did not just pop into his head. He has been building background into the workings of permaculture for years. His experience is through "hands on" participation and study. He keeps copious notes of his plans and is always seeing promise around him to apply these ancient methods -- that are having a rebirth at this time.
He is very familiar with tilling in fields, harvesting crops, tending livestock and tenderly preserving the earth's ability to heal herself and provide abundant resources. Jose has documented his quest with professional photography and video and is a great asset to Chrysalis. His vision and talent are an inspiration and I hope we all catch fire with the desire to transform the Chrysalis property with beauty and abundant love.
You can help too! Please be supportive of Jose, contributions of even the smallest nature are deeply appreciated. If you read his blog and website you will learn what it takes. (links below) Please mention our efforts to friends and interested parties who might want to donate. Remember us in your prayer circles and Sunday School classes. Include links to our Chrysalis blogs and website in your email correspondence. Share our notices with your circles and friends on FaceBook and other social media. Remember, we already have a board on Pinterest and you can join. Tools are very important, mulch and compost material will be a big help. Finally, tho we never ask anybody to donate cash at our Chrysalis meetings, this might be the time to make sure you give what you can.
In addition to Jose's work we cannot support the quality of guest speakers we have had without some income. A couple of our speakers refused payment and we appreciate that. When we get the banking problems settled we will set up a PayPal account and place donate buttons on our blogs and website. Until then, we must depend on our core group to keep our vision alive.
After your read this, please drift down the page to read Jose's letter. Thanks to each and every one of you for the extra effort you have made in the name of love. Chrysalis appreciates it and seems to be smiling when we enter the building. We are ending a beautiful year and heading into an even better one.
Nan
Chrysalis, a Swedenborg Fellowship I go to in DeLand, Florida, has giving me permission to start a food forest on the church property! I will be sharing every step of this process with you all. I will document its development with photos and video.
Right now we are studying different plants such as fruits and other perennials that will grow well in this area. Meanwhile, we are clearing the dead grasses, trees and branches. Then we cut them down for mulch and saving the hard wood for hugelkulture mounds.
The food forest will be primarily made with plants that are native to Florida. Foreign fruit trees and perennial plants that grow well in this region will also be planted to ensure a full year-round harvest of food. I will focus on making sure each plant is situated at nature intended.
This project is aimed to become a demonstration site for the local community, where people are able to learn permaculture design and principles, participate in co-creation with nature, and are able to obtain food and seeds for trade.
First things first, we are going to look at the land and see what Gaia has been up to. The property has not been trimmed or mowed in years. So nature has totally taken over the site. There is a lot that we can learn from it's natural state. We are seeking counsel from EatTheWeeds.com, as well are reaching out to anybody knowledgeable with Florida's flora to help identify the wild plants.
As far as design is concerned, we are contemplating a few water features; a pond or a contour damn as a water harvesting system connected with a series of swales. I really am attracted to the idea of a pond, because it can serve multiple functions; as a source of fish, possibly prawns and mussels, plants such as blueberries and asparagus can grow on the edges, and plants like American lotus can grow on the pond itself.
The plan is to spread projects like these all around our town so that in the future, if there is ever a food crisis, it wouldn't be much of a crisis because our town would have food security!
I plan on organizing a meetup style 'working group' with locals of DeLand that are interested in getting dirty by applying permaculture principles of design on their properties. Please contact me if you are interested in turning your yard into a food forest!
If you'd like to support the project at Chrysalis, please check out the wishlist below!
Wish-List Or you can DONATE and I will ensure the money goes directly to purchasing needed resources such as tools, trees, and/or other plants with long term benefits.
Namaste!
On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 12:43 AM, Jose Mediavilla <jomediavilla@gmail.com> wrote:
A few of my sites:
My Photography:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/
My Blog:
http://joseomedia.wordpress.
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/jose.
On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Chrysalis <chrysalisgarden@gmail.com> wrote:
Chrysalis response:
I started a new blog on Wordpress for the Chrysalis Garden projects. The address will be http://chrysalisgarden.
You
can use this address in the future if you want to or create one of your
own. This is a free blogsite, but can be made dedicated for $19 a year.
We can share access to this blog when you are ready. There is nothing
in it yet. I don't even have the theme set up, just the name.
If
you start your blogging I might want to transfer some articles from the
"give bees a chance" blog over to your blog and close the BEE blog.
That will leave me with the chrysalispiritualcenter.
If
you join Pinterest (free) I can set you up to Pin to the Chrysalis
board with Saundra and me.) You can't Pin unless you join Pinterest.
It's fun. Get out your camera and video equipment!!!! We are depending
on you.
You
can always contact me by email or phone if you need anything while at
Chrysalis. I am here to help you in any way I can. We feel blessed to
have you. It seems as if Spirit has just placed you exactly where you
need to be. All the change we are going through could have been very
painful and destructive, but I consider it a blessing.
We should be ready to start your permaculture by Dec. 1, 2014
--
LOL
(Laugh Out Loud or Love Of Life)
(Laugh Out Loud or Love Of Life)
Nan Sherrill Smith for
Chrysalis Spiritual Center
Monday, November 10, 2014
Escape From The Matrix
See How The Colonization Matrix Works… Do Not Be Further Deceived… World Planetary Ancestral Clearings Now Needed
See How The Matrix Works: If you complain, then you do not fully comprehend… if you fight, then you are not a friend… if you are bitter, then you are not tasting the heart… if you want it to end, then perhaps you haven’t yet started… if you hate, then it is indeed your fate… if you are not present… then you cannot give nor receive any presents… if you think it doesn’t matter… you’ve thought yourself away from what does… if you act like you are special, then chances are you not… if you are sorry, then you will receive reasons to be more sorry… if you say it cannot done, then chances are you are looking the other way… if you feel you have ‘figured out a limitation is true’, then you have created another layer of the matrix, that you will need to break through… do not be deceived… each thought… each bit of energy is creating the matrix… every commercial you watch… every breath you take… past life energy imprints are creating the matrix…One of the ‘blind spots’ for humanity as a whole, is that we are greatly influenced by other people’s thought forms… be careful if you watch television at this time… chances are you have probably gone a little heartless and mindless in your life… it’s that bad right now…
We live the same problems over and over, because either we do not learn the lesson, or we haven’t done the energy clearing… how’s that for a big clue?
Ask all harmful energies to now leave the planet for good… when we are peace right now in this moment, the spirits who are at war, are able to tap into our peace… can you be at peace with illuminati? Yes… the question is… do you have the will to be at peace with those who are not at peace with you? Yes… the matrix has now shifted where all peacefilled beings are aligning and are thus, creating a big advantage in creating the collective aspect of the matrix.
MORE ANCESTRAL CLEARINGS ARE NEEDED!
You have been raising awareness and this is awesome considering the circumstances… however humanity is a bit stuck when it comes to doing ancestral clearings, so old wars are happening over and over in stuck energy… In a state of neutrality… play… and I do mean “play”… balance the adult and the child… play your drum in spirit… sing your song in spirit… live your heart in spirit.. invoke the new light in spirit… be as free in spirit as possible. There is nothing here to conquer in the higher energies, that are so much more comfortable than the heavy energies… nothing to prove to each other. We prove ourselves to our Creator, in each other’s presence, it is enough. If you want peace… prove to Creator that you are peace… if you want love.. same thing and so on… okay the kicker here… if you do ancestral clearings, the world we are desiring will come to us with full on tribal power… “bring it on” or “yawn”?
Those priests and priestesses who can bring resolution here in earth, and in the etheric world, are to bring in a new world tribe… not a new world order… be free in the light in the moment with spirit… be extra heartful of limiting thoughts… discard any energy that says “it cannot be done”… say to our Creator… Thy will be done… and so it is… when you say something cannot be done, you are in error because you cannot limit Creator… to the world we say it with deep feeling… “I forgive you… I love you… please forgive me… and thank you”… we are together in a moment where there is nothing holding us back, and yet why do the masses hold back? It is the limiting energies… release them on all levels… these profound opportunities, that shall never pass this way ever again… and neither shall we… can you feel our ancestors cheering us on to the finish line… can you see all the enemies of all time… holding hands in the circle… can you not limit the creator within those you do not resonate with? Look… you and me… we are freeing this planet after eons of slavery… let’s give ourselves a break eh? Let’s set our spirits free… it has to be real… we cannot just talk about it… we have proven to be very willful, now we look into the eyes of our Creator and say too with great presence and feeling, “I love you… please forgive me… I thank you… and you rock!”. Indian in the machine
Thank you for calling in a big ancestral planetary clearing… you don’t need a shaman or priestess to do this, though it does help greatly… just as a beginner can unclog a drain, so too can you unclog your own energy blockages, but expertise does definitely help if the house is flooding, and your energy continues to get heavier and he hmmmm?… if you need help with that, there are lots of native spirit beings amongst us, willing to assist… https://www.facebook.com/magicalspiritdrumtour
Join Facebook Group World Tribal Power Now Returning: Post resonating tribal videos, music, events, workshops, articles… sound healing, drumming, chanting, eco-communities, wise food growing, expressions of collective and individual unity spirit… ancestors, shamanism, experiments and remembrance.
See how life has become so difficult… so expensive… so many insane laws…. that is colonization.. because your ancestors could not help the natives, that is why YOU became colonized too… you were born into the colonization matrix and continued to make it stronger…. if we are done with being somebody’s colonial bitch, then we have to create another matrix… it is easy to do when you know it to be true… just like the natives of north america had their bison taken away… the general public have had their purer food taken away… if you feel energy is not free, then that is colonization… if you are happy that someone controls you, where you do not want to control yourself, then that is colonization.
Perhaps you truly resonate with the Red Shaman Intergalactic Ascension Mission… one individual contribution by someone perhaps you, keeps the blog open for business another day for everyone.
Indian in the machine http://www.indianinthemachine.
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Swedenborg Philosophy and Theology
Philosophy and Theology
The Swedenborgian Church bases its teachings on the Bible as illuminated by the works of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), a Swedish scientist, inventor, and theologian who made significant discoveries in many of the natural sciences, including astronomy, anatomy, geology, and mineralogy. |
Swedenborg's ideas have influenced people as diverse as Helen Keller, Johnny Appleseed, William Blake, Henry James, Ralph Waldo Emerson, D.T. Suzuki, Jorge Luis Borges, and Dr. Mehmet Oz. The continuing appeal of his thought undoubtedly lies in his insights into the afterlife, concepts of divine love, and focus on personal and social development.
We believe that there is one God, known by many names. We worship Jesus Christ as our Lord and our God. The Christian trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are aspects of God just as soul, body, and activities are aspects of each one of us.
We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God. In its pages we find two parallel stories: the historical account of people, places, and events; and within that account a deeper, spiritual reflection of our individual journeys. Thus the Bible is alive and fresh today, speaking to us directly and personally about our spiritual growth, and showing us the way to live better and more fulfilling lives.
We believe that people are spirits clothed with material bodies. At death our material body is put aside and we continue living in the spiritual world in our inner, spiritual body, according to the kind of life we have chosen while here on earth.
We believe that religion touches all areas of our lives. Our responsibility is to put what we believe into practice in our daily lives. All who do this, of whatever faith, are saved since they are living in the spirit of Christ's name.
The Swedenborgian Church exists to help people be more open to the Lord's presence and leading, to facilitate the spiritual well-being of people, and to work to further awareness of the new age in which we live. A haven for seekers who share Swedenborg's quest for a religion that interconnects with all of life, and for a system that allows reasoned questioning of life's deepest religious issues, the Swedenborgian Church encourages inquiry, respect for differences, and acceptance of other traditions of life and religion.
Swedenborg shared in his theological writings a view of God as infinitely loving and at the very center of our being, a view of human life as a continual rebirthing as we participate in our own creation, a view of the Bible as a story of inner-life stages as we learn and grow, a conviction that life continues - following the transition we call death - to an eternity of growing fulfillment, and a central commitment to live so as to help other people.
We invite you to participate with us as we deepen our inner life and spiritual journey.
Our Affirmation of Faith
We worship the one God, our Savior Jesus Christ:
Creator, Redeemer, Regenerator; who brings us
into being, frees us from evils, and seeks to give us
the full humanity for which we have been created. Today the Lord comes to us anew in the spiritual
understanding of the Holy Word. With its enlightenment
and renewal of life, this disclosure is the Second
Coming in Spirit, making possible a new and larger
life as we love God in all people.
So far as we honor the Lord in worship and in lifeRecommended Introductory Reading
as the visible God in whom is the invisible Divine,
we walk in the light of the Holy City, New Jerusalem.
Amen.
Please visit our Bookstore & Free Downloads page. A Scientist Explores Spirit: A Biograhy of Emanuel Swedenborg,Further Studies
with Key Concepts of His Theology
By George F. Dole & Robert H. Kirven
Heaven and Hell by Emanuel Swedenborg translated by George F. Dole The Design of Existence by Wilson Van DusenAdvanced Studies
The Essential Swedenborg by Sig Synnestvedt
Emanuel Swedenborg: Visionary Savant in the Age of Reason by Ernst Benz The New Church in the New World by Marguerite Block
Download Wilson Van Dusen's Chapter on Advanced Swedenborgian Theology.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
All You Need To Know
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| Joy Sagar |
Search Joy Sagar on Facebook for more information about Mr. Sagar.
Joy Sagar, psychic medium, will be the guest speaker at the September 7, 2014 service at Chrysalis Spiritual Center.
What we need is not to “know” the truth but to experience it
~C.G. Jung~
From the website of Ursula K. Guinn
All the Knowledge you need is inside of You.
It takes a proper series of Questions and the Correct Answers to access them.
Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.
It is far better to take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.
Hmmm, virtues.
There are:
Seven Virtues/Seven Sins.
Learn from your Sin.
Understand your Virtues.
The beginnings of balance through correct harmony, both inner, and outer.
1) Humility
2) Pride
3) Patience
4) Wrath
5) Temperance
6) Gluttony
7) Kindness
8) Envy
9) Charity
10) Greed
11) Chastity
12) Lust
13) Diligence
14) Sloth
Hmmm,, 14 in total. I love 14, goes well with 11. ;)
Odd Numbers (+) Positive
Even Numbers (-) Negative
Positive and Negative are attracted to each other.
Perhaps, there are 14 Dimensions/Multi Universe
Each Dimension/M.U representing a Chakra Ego Lifeline (C.E.L.)
What if each Lifeline is happening now. Time exist for our Body but not our Mind
Each C.E.L. is a past life living and learning that Sin or Virtue
Each one representing either a positive or a negative aspect of the Ego.
What if, You really could heal your past?
Wouldn't that be an amazing yesterday? :)
I might not have the answer yet to that question,but i can give you a hint, about what you can do today, that might heal your tomorrow.
When ‘Wants’ outweigh ‘Needs”
There is Unbalance.
When ‘Needs’ outweigh ‘Wants’
There is Unbalance.
By Balancing your ‘Needs’ and ‘Wants’
You create Harmony.
Harmony is what allows us to remain balanced,
and with/in the proper flow of all that is natural.
And this is a very good thing for your tomorrow.
All of them. :)
OR , you can continue on the path you have been told is the path which you chose for yourself, by those who you allow to think for you.
By those who tell you what it is that YOU are feeling
By those who not only asked you the questions, but also supplied you with their easy answers,,,,,
By those who create within your mind, body and soul,,, a cloned version of their own vain and twisted fantasies.
Were you born you, or some body else?
And were they born you?
Did the heavenly father mistakenly count the hairs on their head as your own????
Fantasy is not antirational, but pararational; not realistic but surrealistic, a heightening of reality. In Freud’s terminology, it employs primary not secondary process thinking. It employs archetypes which, as Jung warned us, are dangerous things. Fantasy is nearer to poetry, to mysticism, and to insanity than naturalistic fiction is. It is a wilderness.
Odd Numbers (+) Positive
Even Numbers (-) Negative
Positive and Negative are attracted to each other.
Perhaps, there are 14 Dimensions/Multi Universe
Each Dimension/M.U representing a Chakra Ego Lifeline (C.E.L.)
What if each Lifeline is happening now. Time exist for our Body but not our Mind
Each C.E.L. is a past life living and learning that Sin or Virtue
Each one representing either a positive or a negative aspect of the Ego.
What if, You really could heal your past?
Wouldn't that be an amazing yesterday? :)
I might not have the answer yet to that question,but i can give you a hint, about what you can do today, that might heal your tomorrow.
When ‘Wants’ outweigh ‘Needs”
There is Unbalance.
When ‘Needs’ outweigh ‘Wants’
There is Unbalance.
By Balancing your ‘Needs’ and ‘Wants’
You create Harmony.
Harmony is what allows us to remain balanced,
and with/in the proper flow of all that is natural.
And this is a very good thing for your tomorrow.
All of them. :)
OR , you can continue on the path you have been told is the path which you chose for yourself, by those who you allow to think for you.
By those who tell you what it is that YOU are feeling
By those who not only asked you the questions, but also supplied you with their easy answers,,,,,
By those who create within your mind, body and soul,,, a cloned version of their own vain and twisted fantasies.
Were you born you, or some body else?
And were they born you?
Did the heavenly father mistakenly count the hairs on their head as your own????
Fantasy is not antirational, but pararational; not realistic but surrealistic, a heightening of reality. In Freud’s terminology, it employs primary not secondary process thinking. It employs archetypes which, as Jung warned us, are dangerous things. Fantasy is nearer to poetry, to mysticism, and to insanity than naturalistic fiction is. It is a wilderness.
~Ursula K. Le Guin ~
Chrysalis still needs members to help with our summer clean-up. Call Barry Colley or email him and ask what would be a good time. Then, call at least one other member to meet with you there. You might want to bring cleaning supplies. We needs lots of Liquid Gold for the walls. Get a list from Barry.
On a sad note: thieves have been at work again and burglarized the Chrysalis Sanctuary and the private apartment of Lois and Barry. We would appreciate the gift of a video surveillance system and perhaps a motion detector. Barry has already changed locks and installed an impenetrable door at his own expense. I am asking for imaging of a strong barrier of positive white light around the Chrysalis Center and love strengthening the safety of the interior and exterior. May the natural order and balance bring peace to the surroundings.
August 5, 2014
Blogger -- Nan Sherrill
Saturday, July 26, 2014
From Lessons in Truth by H. Emilie Cady a Unity Classic Library Series
Thank you to Saundra Emerson for the vivid graphic design.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Guest Speaker To Talk To Chrysalis
This Sunday, July 20th,
we welcome a guest speaker, Rev. Phil DeLong. Your attendance is
important as we embrace new speakers, new leadership and a renewed
direction for our group.
Below is a pesonal message from Dr. Phil DeLong to members of Chrysalis Spiritual Center.
This message is provided by Saundra Emerson of Bamboo Arts. Thanks to Saundra for her efforts in securing Dr. DeLong to speak.
Refreshments and coffee will be served. Old and new members please attend as a show of support for your church.
I AM Reverend Dr. Phil, an
ordained minister, healer, teacher, and spiritual counselor through the
International Association of Metaphysics. I am an ordained minister
through the Lively Stones World Healing Fellowship, and also received my
Doctor of Ministry degree from Lively Stones Fellowship.
I AM a Psychic Medium and Mystic. Through my
Guides, I use my psychic gifts to connect to spirit to bring through
your loved ones and guides for the messages you need. I have made an
effort to integrate the expressed intelligence of many who carry the
torch of truth. I embrace the expression of gratitude for the Light I
have been granted, and to share my gifts for the service of others.
Embracing Hope, it is the one Truth that acknowledges the validity of
all predictions is in the hands of those who are willing to make change,
and use their Free Will accordingly. I have been attuned to crystals
and Metaphysics since early childhood, and have had a near-death
experience. This experience has brought me to the arms of Spirit in the
Angelic Realm, and has guided my path. I see the world through different
eyes.
Below is a pesonal message from Dr. Phil DeLong to members of Chrysalis Spiritual Center.
This message is provided by Saundra Emerson of Bamboo Arts. Thanks to Saundra for her efforts in securing Dr. DeLong to speak.
Refreshments and coffee will be served. Old and new members please attend as a show of support for your church.
I AM a Crystal Skull caretaker, and work with the Crystal
Skull energies for healing and divine communication. I have a strong
tie to the mineral kingdom with my love and passion of crystals and
rocks. I also have a strong connection and knowledge of Native American
and indigenous peoples.
Flitter is published for Chrysalis Spiritual Center by Nan Smith.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
SPECIAL MEETING SUNDAY JUNE 29
Please attend if you are able. This will be a very special meeting. Skuli is back and wants to have a program with all members involved.
Following this meeting Skuli will be going on hiatus and he has some business to place before the church before Summer.
It should be cooler early in the morning and Barry always has refreshments on hand. This will be a very interesting service that you don't want to miss.
An excerpted poem from the journal of Gabriel Cousins
Printed in the book Spiritual Nutrition and the Rainbow Diet
ISBN 0-96158752-0
Blessings to all,
Nan
Following this meeting Skuli will be going on hiatus and he has some business to place before the church before Summer.
It should be cooler early in the morning and Barry always has refreshments on hand. This will be a very interesting service that you don't want to miss.
"How can I desire anything by you,
Once having joined you for even a moment
In the bliss of I AM FREE
There is nothing higher, or more sacred than
To be in total union with you."
An excerpted poem from the journal of Gabriel Cousins
Printed in the book Spiritual Nutrition and the Rainbow Diet
ISBN 0-96158752-0
Blessings to all,
Nan
Monday, June 2, 2014
Coming Home
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| Peaceable Kingdom |
Please bring strange things.
Please come bringing new things.
Let very old things come into your hands.
Let what you do not know come into your eyes.
Let desert sand harden your feet.
Let the arch of your feet be the mountains.
Let the paths of your fingertips be your maps
and the ways you go be the lines on your palms.
Let there be deep snow in your inbreathing
and your out-breath be the shining of ice.
May your mouth contain the shapes of strange words.
May you smell food cooking you have not eaten.
May the spring of a foreign river be your navel.
May
your soul be at home where there are no houses.
Walk carefully, well loved one,
Walk mindfully, well loved one,
Walk fearlessly, well loved one.
Return with us, return to us,
Be always coming home.
~ Ursula K. Le Guin
Thanks to the Jung Center of Houston, Texas
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Bob's Big Boy: discount varies by location (60+)
Boston Market: 10% off (65+)
Burger King: 10% off (60+)
Chick-Fil-A: 10% off or free small drink or coffee ( 55+)
Chili's: 10% off ( 55+)
CiCi's Pizza: 10% off (60+)
Denny's: 10% off, 20% off for AARP members ( 55 +)
Dunkin' Donuts: 10% off or free coffee ( 55+)
Einstein's Bagels: 10% off baker's dozen of bagels (60+)
Fuddrucker's: 10% off any senior platter ( 55+)
Gatti's Pizza: 10% off (60+)
Golden Corral: 10% off (60+)
Hardee's: $0.33 beverages everyday (65+)
IHOP: 10% off ( 55+)
Jack in the Box: up to 20% off ( 55+)
KFC: free small drink with any meal ( 55+)
Krispy Kreme: 10% off ( 50+)
Long John Silver's: various discounts at locations ( 55+)
McDonald's: discounts on coffee everyday ( 55+)
Mrs. Fields: 10% off at participating locations (60+)
Shoney's: 10% off
Sonic: 10% off or free beverage (60+)
Steak 'n Shake: 10% off every Monday & Tuesday ( 50+)
Subway: 10% off (60+)
Sweet Tomatoes: 10% off (62+)
Taco Bell : 5% off; free beverages for seniors (65+)
TCBY: 10% off ( 55+)
Tea Room Cafe: 10% off ( 50+)
Village Inn: 10% off (60+)
Waffle House: 10% off every Monday (60+)
Wendy's: 10% off ( 55 +)
Whataburger: 10% off (62+)
White Castle: 10% off (62+)
RETAIL & APPAREL
Banana Republic: 30% off ( 50 +)
Bealls: 20% off first Tuesday of each month ( 50 +)
Belk's: 15% off first Tuesday of every month ( 55 +)
Big Lots: 30% off
Bon-Ton Department Stores: 15% off on senior discount days ( 55 +)
C.J. Banks: 10% off every Wednesday (50+)
Clarks : 10% off (62+)
Dress Barn: 20% off ( 55+)
Goodwill: 10% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Hallmark: 10% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Kmart: 40% off (Wednesdays only) ( 50+)
Kohl's: 15% off (60+)
Modell's Sporting Goods: 30% off
Rite Aid: 10% off on Tuesdays & 10% off prescriptions
Ross Stores: 10% off every Tuesday ( 55+)
The Salvation Army Thrift Stores: up to 50% off ( 55+)
Stein Mart: 20% off red dot/clearance items first Monday of every month ( 55 +)
GROCERY
Albertson's: 10% off first Wednesday of each month ( 55 +)
American Discount Stores: 10% off every Monday ( 50 +)
Compare Foods Supermarket: 10% off every Wednesday (60+)
DeCicco Family Markets: 5% off every Wednesday (60+)
Food Lion: 60% off every Monday (60+)
Fry's Supermarket: free Fry's VIP Club Membership & 10% off every Monday ( 55 +)
Great Valu Food Store: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
Gristedes Supermarket: 10% off every Tuesday (60+)
Harris Teeter: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
Hy-Vee: 5% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Kroger: 10% off (date varies by location)
Morton Williams Supermarket: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
The Plant Shed: 10% off every Tuesday ( 50 +)
Publix: 15% off every Wednesday ( 55 +)
Rogers Marketplace: 5% off every Thursday (60+)
Uncle Guiseppe's Marketplace: 15% off (62+)
Get on the bandwagon Winn-Dixie and Save-A-Lot
TRAVEL
Airlines
Alaska Airlines: 50% off (65+)
American Airlines: various discounts for 50% off non-peak periods (Tuesdays - Thursdays) (62+)and up (call before booking for discount)
Continental Airlines: no initiation fee for Continental Presidents Club & special fares for select destinations
Southwest Airlines: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
United Airlines: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
U.S. Airways: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
Rail
Amtrak: 15% off (62+)
Bus
Greyhound: 15% off (62+)
Trailways Transportation System: various discounts for ages 50+
Car Rental
Alamo Car Rental: up to 25% off for AARP members
Avis: up to 25% off for AARP members
Budget Rental Cars: 40% off; up to 50% off for AARP members ( 50+)
Dollar Rent-A-Car: 10% off ( 50+)
Enterprise Rent-A-Car: 5% off for AARP members
Hertz: up to 25% off for AARP members
National Rent-A-Car: up to 30% off for AARP members
Overnight Accommodations
Holiday Inn: 20-40% off depending on location (62+)
Best Western: 40% off (55+)
Cambria Suites: 20%-30% off (60+)
Waldorf Astoria - NYC $5,000 off nightly rate for Presidential Suite (55 +)
Clarion Motels: 20%-30% off (60+)
Comfort Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Comfort Suites: 20%-30% off (60+)
Econo Lodge: 40% off (60+)
Hampton Inns & Suites: 40% off when booked 72 hours in advance
Hyatt Hotels: 25%-50% off (62+)
InterContinental Hotels Group: various discounts at all hotels (65+)
Mainstay Suites: 10% off with Mature Traveler's Discount (50+); 20%-30% off (60+)
Marriott Hotels: 25% off (62+)
Motel 6: Stay Free Sunday nights (60+)
Myrtle Beach Resort: 30% off ( 55 +)
Quality Inn: 40%-50% off (60+)
Rodeway Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Sleep Inn: 40% off (60+)
ACTIVITIES & ENTERTAINMENT
AMC Theaters: up to 30% off ( 55 +)
Bally Total Fitness: $100 off memberships (62+)
Busch Gardens Tampa, FL: $13 off one-day tickets ( 50 +)
Carmike Cinemas: 35% off (65+)
Cinemark/Century Theaters: up to 35% off
Massage Envy - NYC 20% off all "Happy Endings" (62 +)
U.S. National Parks: $10 lifetime pass; 50% off additional services including camping (62+)
Regal Cinemas: 50% off
Ripley's Believe it or Not: @ off one-day ticket ( 55 +)
SeaWorld, Orlando , FL : $3 off one-day tickets ( 50 +)
CELL PHONE DISCOUNTS
AT&T: Special Senior Nation 200 Plan $19.99/month (65+)
Jitterbug: $10/month cell phone service ( 50 +)
Verizon Wireless: Verizon Nationwide 65 Plus Plan $29.99/month (65+).
MISCELLANEOUS
Great Clips: $8 off hair cuts (60+)
Supercuts: $8 off haircuts (60+)
NOW, go out there and claim your discounts - - and remember -- YOU must ASK for discount ---- no ask, no discount. A lot of these are located in Florida where many seniors go for vacation and extended visits. Go, be free, save money!
I Know everyone knows someone over 50 please pass this one on!!!!!
Chrysalis News
School is out - so watch for kiddies out playing when you go driving.
Best Wishes for Bowe Bergdahl released after 5 years in Taliban captivity.
Many thanks to Carolyn Salyer, who helped us financially with her purchase of feeders, waterers and food for the cats that live at the church. Everyone please make a donation to Carolyn to compensate her for her kindness and gererosity.
Barry is doing very well. He is out of the hospital and healing twice as fast as doctors expected. Barry and Lois are at the church building creating healthful meals and juices to protect their own health. Barry looks good and is very cheerful. As always he is the philosopher and thinking of others.
John is on another of his global trips. This time I think he is in China after recently returning from Nepal. He lives the enviable life of a genius. His inventions and manufacturing benefit us all.
Linda Rolinksi is a local musical artist who loves to sing. Linda and Nan Smith are working together to create a little duet to entertain locally. They have been practicing at the Chrysalis worship center on Sunday after our service. When they are done they will be singing together pop and R&B, and gospel tunes.
We got a letter from Stacy Hessler saying her adventure as a 1%er is going well and they are all happy with their progress.
Marianne's car was struck by another driver and she is recovering from a back injury. Please place her in your prayers for physical healing of her body.
GOOD NEWS FOR SENIORS
Ask and you will receive many unadvertised discounts.
Take advantage of these and others that may be out there.
All you have to do is ask if a business has a Senior Discount
and get the vital information.
RESTAURANTS:
Applebee's: 15% off with Golden Apple Card (60+)
Arby's: 10% off ( 55 +)
Ben & Jerry's: 10% off (60+)
Bennigan's: discount varies by location (60+)
Bob's Big Boy: discount varies by location (60+)
Boston Market: 10% off (65+)
Burger King: 10% off (60+)
Chick-Fil-A: 10% off or free small drink or coffee ( 55+)
Chili's: 10% off ( 55+)
CiCi's Pizza: 10% off (60+)
Denny's: 10% off, 20% off for AARP members ( 55 +)
Dunkin' Donuts: 10% off or free coffee ( 55+)
Einstein's Bagels: 10% off baker's dozen of bagels (60+)
Fuddrucker's: 10% off any senior platter ( 55+)
Gatti's Pizza: 10% off (60+)
Golden Corral: 10% off (60+)
Hardee's: $0.33 beverages everyday (65+)
IHOP: 10% off ( 55+)
Jack in the Box: up to 20% off ( 55+)
KFC: free small drink with any meal ( 55+)
Krispy Kreme: 10% off ( 50+)
Long John Silver's: various discounts at locations ( 55+)
McDonald's: discounts on coffee everyday ( 55+)
Mrs. Fields: 10% off at participating locations (60+)
Shoney's: 10% off
Sonic: 10% off or free beverage (60+)
Steak 'n Shake: 10% off every Monday & Tuesday ( 50+)
Subway: 10% off (60+)
Sweet Tomatoes: 10% off (62+)
Taco Bell : 5% off; free beverages for seniors (65+)
TCBY: 10% off ( 55+)
Tea Room Cafe: 10% off ( 50+)
Village Inn: 10% off (60+)
Waffle House: 10% off every Monday (60+)
Wendy's: 10% off ( 55 +)
Whataburger: 10% off (62+)
White Castle: 10% off (62+)
RETAIL & APPAREL
Banana Republic: 30% off ( 50 +)
Bealls: 20% off first Tuesday of each month ( 50 +)
Belk's: 15% off first Tuesday of every month ( 55 +)
Big Lots: 30% off
Bon-Ton Department Stores: 15% off on senior discount days ( 55 +)
C.J. Banks: 10% off every Wednesday (50+)
Clarks : 10% off (62+)
Dress Barn: 20% off ( 55+)
Goodwill: 10% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Hallmark: 10% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Kmart: 40% off (Wednesdays only) ( 50+)
Kohl's: 15% off (60+)
Modell's Sporting Goods: 30% off
Rite Aid: 10% off on Tuesdays & 10% off prescriptions
Ross Stores: 10% off every Tuesday ( 55+)
The Salvation Army Thrift Stores: up to 50% off ( 55+)
Stein Mart: 20% off red dot/clearance items first Monday of every month ( 55 +)
GROCERY
Albertson's: 10% off first Wednesday of each month ( 55 +)
American Discount Stores: 10% off every Monday ( 50 +)
Compare Foods Supermarket: 10% off every Wednesday (60+)
DeCicco Family Markets: 5% off every Wednesday (60+)
Food Lion: 60% off every Monday (60+)
Fry's Supermarket: free Fry's VIP Club Membership & 10% off every Monday ( 55 +)
Great Valu Food Store: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
Gristedes Supermarket: 10% off every Tuesday (60+)
Harris Teeter: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
Hy-Vee: 5% off one day a week (date varies by location)
Kroger: 10% off (date varies by location)
Morton Williams Supermarket: 5% off every Tuesday (60+)
The Plant Shed: 10% off every Tuesday ( 50 +)
Publix: 15% off every Wednesday ( 55 +)
Rogers Marketplace: 5% off every Thursday (60+)
Uncle Guiseppe's Marketplace: 15% off (62+)
Get on the bandwagon Winn-Dixie and Save-A-Lot
TRAVEL
Airlines
Alaska Airlines: 50% off (65+)
American Airlines: various discounts for 50% off non-peak periods (Tuesdays - Thursdays) (62+)and up (call before booking for discount)
Continental Airlines: no initiation fee for Continental Presidents Club & special fares for select destinations
Southwest Airlines: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
United Airlines: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
U.S. Airways: various discounts for ages 65 and up (call before booking for discount)
Rail
Amtrak: 15% off (62+)
Bus
Greyhound: 15% off (62+)
Trailways Transportation System: various discounts for ages 50+
Car Rental
Alamo Car Rental: up to 25% off for AARP members
Avis: up to 25% off for AARP members
Budget Rental Cars: 40% off; up to 50% off for AARP members ( 50+)
Dollar Rent-A-Car: 10% off ( 50+)
Enterprise Rent-A-Car: 5% off for AARP members
Hertz: up to 25% off for AARP members
National Rent-A-Car: up to 30% off for AARP members
Overnight Accommodations
Holiday Inn: 20-40% off depending on location (62+)
Best Western: 40% off (55+)
Cambria Suites: 20%-30% off (60+)
Waldorf Astoria - NYC $5,000 off nightly rate for Presidential Suite (55 +)
Clarion Motels: 20%-30% off (60+)
Comfort Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Comfort Suites: 20%-30% off (60+)
Econo Lodge: 40% off (60+)
Hampton Inns & Suites: 40% off when booked 72 hours in advance
Hyatt Hotels: 25%-50% off (62+)
InterContinental Hotels Group: various discounts at all hotels (65+)
Mainstay Suites: 10% off with Mature Traveler's Discount (50+); 20%-30% off (60+)
Marriott Hotels: 25% off (62+)
Motel 6: Stay Free Sunday nights (60+)
Myrtle Beach Resort: 30% off ( 55 +)
Quality Inn: 40%-50% off (60+)
Rodeway Inn: 20%-30% off (60+)
Sleep Inn: 40% off (60+)
ACTIVITIES & ENTERTAINMENT
AMC Theaters: up to 30% off ( 55 +)
Bally Total Fitness: $100 off memberships (62+)
Busch Gardens Tampa, FL: $13 off one-day tickets ( 50 +)
Carmike Cinemas: 35% off (65+)
Cinemark/Century Theaters: up to 35% off
Massage Envy - NYC 20% off all "Happy Endings" (62 +)
U.S. National Parks: $10 lifetime pass; 50% off additional services including camping (62+)
Regal Cinemas: 50% off
Ripley's Believe it or Not: @ off one-day ticket ( 55 +)
SeaWorld, Orlando , FL : $3 off one-day tickets ( 50 +)
CELL PHONE DISCOUNTS
AT&T: Special Senior Nation 200 Plan $19.99/month (65+)
Jitterbug: $10/month cell phone service ( 50 +)
Verizon Wireless: Verizon Nationwide 65 Plus Plan $29.99/month (65+).
MISCELLANEOUS
Great Clips: $8 off hair cuts (60+)
Supercuts: $8 off haircuts (60+)
NOW, go out there and claim your discounts - - and remember -- YOU must ASK for discount ---- no ask, no discount. A lot of these are located in Florida where many seniors go for vacation and extended visits. Go, be free, save money!
I Know everyone knows someone over 50 please pass this one on!!!!!
Chrysalis News
School is out - so watch for kiddies out playing when you go driving.
Best Wishes for Bowe Bergdahl released after 5 years in Taliban captivity.
Many thanks to Carolyn Salyer, who helped us financially with her purchase of feeders, waterers and food for the cats that live at the church. Everyone please make a donation to Carolyn to compensate her for her kindness and gererosity.
Barry is doing very well. He is out of the hospital and healing twice as fast as doctors expected. Barry and Lois are at the church building creating healthful meals and juices to protect their own health. Barry looks good and is very cheerful. As always he is the philosopher and thinking of others.
John is on another of his global trips. This time I think he is in China after recently returning from Nepal. He lives the enviable life of a genius. His inventions and manufacturing benefit us all.
Linda Rolinksi is a local musical artist who loves to sing. Linda and Nan Smith are working together to create a little duet to entertain locally. They have been practicing at the Chrysalis worship center on Sunday after our service. When they are done they will be singing together pop and R&B, and gospel tunes.
We got a letter from Stacy Hessler saying her adventure as a 1%er is going well and they are all happy with their progress.
Marianne's car was struck by another driver and she is recovering from a back injury. Please place her in your prayers for physical healing of her body.
The Road Not Taken
by Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less traveled by
And that has made all the difference.
"Sacred objects may need physical protection, but the spiritual in itself is quite beyond violation. The sacred opens easily to those who approach it sacredly, but it is not even in the distant view of the profane. It doesn't exist for them. ... this ample safeguard is woven into the the very nature of the sacred. It is those who have not turned to God contritely who consider God's ways dark, occult, and mysterious. To a mystic they are as clear and plain as can be."
Quotation from Returning To The Source The Way to the Experience of God by Wilson Van Dusen (page 215 of chapter Pristine Awareness in Your Center)
Happy June 2014 to all
"Sacred objects may need physical protection, but the spiritual in itself is quite beyond violation. The sacred opens easily to those who approach it sacredly, but it is not even in the distant view of the profane. It doesn't exist for them. ... this ample safeguard is woven into the the very nature of the sacred. It is those who have not turned to God contritely who consider God's ways dark, occult, and mysterious. To a mystic they are as clear and plain as can be."
Quotation from Returning To The Source The Way to the Experience of God by Wilson Van Dusen (page 215 of chapter Pristine Awareness in Your Center)
Happy June 2014 to all
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
PINK MOON
Full Pink Moon
By Tara Sutphen
The Full Pink Moon (Native American) at 25* Libra will culminate April 15, 2014 12:46am PDT/ 3:46am EDT (Farmers Almanac) and a Total Eclipse with a Grand Cross.
There are a many aspects for this Full Pink Moon in Libra. The gentleness of Libra eloquently allows a certain grace with potency, as no other planet could with a Total Eclipse. When we have an eclipse we will need to change or let go of something holding us back. It brings something exciting or illuminating to each of us. The “Blood” moon will be seen in a Tetrad phase of light, the same phenomenon observed every sunrise and sunset. We have a Grand Cross, all are at 13’s with two oppositional Space stances.
Just a bit of amazing Moon and Planet energy showering down upon us earthlings. We’re ready for it right? We’re in harmonious acceptance. We have an opportunity to clear responsibilities and old karma. We are ready…
First of all, purge all that no longer serves you. Do not dwell on the negative, sit with your eyes closed and take a couple deep breaths, remove all pressure, heaviness and worries away from your body and then away from your aura – feel the lightness of your being. Now…. Take a couple deep breaths. Start to feel all your chakras turn in a clockwise direction. It’s time to do some internal spring-cleaning. Aren’t you feeling better when you’re activating your life force.
As you clear away the old to make way for the new, this is certainly not a time to wish away your life. It’s time to reach a certain balance, which means we don’t go too inward or outward with our personalities and fears. Instead we are to fill ourselves with trust of who we are, to the core of our being with the brightest light and connection of God.
You are to be seen in the world. This is not to say you want to be a singer, actor or any outward profession. It’s all about keeping our self in balance. Many people try to make themselves invisible or blend in. They think it’s comfortable not to participate in the world. They say one thing and mean another, or end up doing things they never wanted to do. Or they physically hide. They stop participating, even with their own health or knowledge. Whether it’s not having an opinion, asking another person a question to start a conversation, getting a job you want, or seeking real love.
This is not to say we don’t compromise in relationships, families, friendships and our jobs. Dust yourself off. Shine in the rays of the moons glow. The moon is saying to turn on the lights in your heart, in your mind and in your soul. Not only as the moon beams, you are to glow. Beam as you really are… You are to be seen in the world.
Journal Questions: If you journal read on
Did you drive an opportunity away
- Blame yourself
- Blame others
- Feel discouraged
- How can you heal
- Depressed
- What about
- Where is your self-worth
- Are you having negative feelings
- How can you heal
- Suspicion
- Where did you lose your trust
- Where have you become dependent
- Who or what are you relying too much
- How can you learn to trust and heal
- Liability
- Are you resisting responsibility
- Are you reliable
- Are you conscientious
- Are you being used by others or work
- Are you feeling worthy
- How do you help others
- How do you help yourself
- How do you heal
Did you drive a person away
- Blame yourself
- Blame others
- Feel discouraged
- How can you heal
- Depressed
- What about
- Where is your self-worth
- Are you having negative feelings
- How can you heal
- Suspicion
- Where did you lose your trust
- Where have you become dependent
- Who or what are you relying too much
- How can you learn to trust and heal
- Liability
- Are you resisting responsibility
- Are you reliable
- Are you conscientious
- Are you being used by others or work
- Are you feeling worthy
- How do you help others
- How do you help yourself
- How do you heal
There are reasons why life changes for you
List themThere are reasons why people leave
List themThere are reasons why people act the way they do
List themDo you feel as though you are failing at life’s lessons
Why- Do you have to justify
- Do you have to defend
- Do you have to explain
- How do you heal
Are you leading a double life
Why- how
- love
- money
- job
- weight
- success
- happiness
- place
How are you seen in the world
- Spiritually
- Emotionally
- Intellectually
- Materially
- Physically
How do you hide
- Spiritually
- Emotionally
- Intellectually
- Materially
- Physically
What do you want
- Spiritually
- Emotionally
- Intellectually
- Materially
- Physically
Friends and Family are to be amazing allies and pure love. Jobs are supposed to be fun and filled with contentment. Take steps to remedy your health.
“Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. ~Oscar Wilde (Irish Poet 1854-1900)
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Meditation By Tara Sutphen
“Zing” — a Magic entering the Mind … Ideas form into thoughts and daydreams.
Muses spark the creative process and stimulate one’s endeavors into fitting ventures. Overcome your obstructions, whether lacking confidence or intangible concepts. Sometimes we can get lost in indefinable and elusive development. In Greek Mythology the Muses gave inspiration to everyone and granted wishes. They have encouraged artists since antiquity, acknowledged for their importance in resourceful innovation and formation.
In this meditation each Muse will grant you her gift, guiding you toward greater resourcefulness and motivation. The Muses inspire inception to the completion of an urge, starting projects from outset to finish. Search for variety of the inner you and your talents, bring your childhood desires into reality. Have you been struggling and need extra support? Let the Muses encourage you in the direction of a greater fate. 30 Minutes.
Sunday, April 6, 2014
MENTAL CONNECTION TO ILLNESSES
Connecting Your Health to Your Mind
Self help writer and lecturer Louise Hay has a magnificent blog with a nearly complete list of ailments of the human body that can be related to mental attitudes, beliefs, emotions or concepts. If you have a problem or want to help people whom you counsel, you may want to use this list as a reference.http://www.powerfulintentions.org/forum/topics/louise-hay-a-z-for-your-reference
Most of us go blindly through distress knowing that there must be a psychological cause and effect force influencing our health. Now, if we can pinpoint the core problem and connect it to our conditions we can start healing ourselves faster than we ever have. We all know that a positive attitude and good thoughts are good ways to stimulate the immune system. Now we can vaccinate for every illness by knowing the root cause.
What Plants Talk About
A video with truly starkly awesome views into the 'minds' of plants. Sorry about the short commercial message, but that's what you get on every video on the web nowadays.Neuroscience Event Highlights Healing Power Of Music
Posted on: May 13, 2013“Music cannot be a neurosurgeon, but music has a strong power,” said College of Medicine neuroscientist Dr. Kiminobu Sugaya, who helped plan the “Music and the Brain” event. Dr. Sugaya actually teaches a “Music and the Brain” course with Dr. Ayako Yonetani in the UCF Honors College. Saturday’s event offered the public an opportunity to learn more about the science of music during the three-hour symposium. As participants listened to Dr. Sugaya’s words on neuroscience , the sounds of violin music played by Dr. Yonet played in the background.
“Music and the Brain” was held in conjunction with the newly formed Central Florida Society for Neuroscience, which is working to unite scientists whose work relates to the brain.
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| Dr. Kiminobu Sugaya |
Dr. Sugaya also presented evidence of how music can improve symptoms for patients with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease improve. One Parkinson’s disease patient who could hardly walk was able to complete tasks much more quickly when music was played, and could even dance.
The local Society for Neuroscience chapter is hoping to illustrate how many different fields are applicable to Neurology. From computer science to anthropology, the society’s graduate student president, Max Jackson says all fields have something to contribute. “We believe that neuroscience is only going to grow in its importance,” he said. “As it becomes much more culturally salient, we want to bring as many perspectives into the fold as possible.”
The group hopes to hold more events like “Music and the Brain” to increase membership, and educate the public on the relevance of neuroscience in their everyday lives
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| Dr. Yonetani plays the violin |
Dr. Sugaya explained the many effects that music can have on humans, including preventing seizures (or actually causing them), and reducing pain. He showed video containing various types of music to show how they evoke vastly different emotions. Some clips showed people who were able to achieve painful feats like body piercing, without feeling any pain, because they were listening to music.
Tibetan Bells Used in Healing Process
Healing with bells is a flourishing practice in Tibet and other Hindu or Asian cultures. This method, thousands of years old, is reaching acceptance in the Western world as well. The first ring of the bell clears Karma or fragments of past lives. The second ring of the bell clears Karma collected in the present life. And the third ring of the bell clears Karma of future lives.
Use of bells and bowls in healing is gaining popularity because of the benefits reported by participants. A demonstration of the singing bowls is a transformative experience for the novice. The imagination takes you to a place where you experience perfection in color, sound, and the texture of life itself. If you have an opportunity to attend a bell or bowl service you will be truly blessed.
A sample of healing Tibetan bells on YouTube
Thanks to Barry
for this beautiful album of John Lennon's songs. Below is a photo of a street graffiti of the album cover. Flitter is For You
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Saturday, March 22, 2014
Hallucinations
Welcome back Dr. and Mrs. Thorallsson from your recent trip to Japan. I imagined (not hallucinated) that you might bring a projector and show home movies of your adventures.
Bill Blue gave a fascinating program on the parts of "The Greatest Story Ever Told" that was very insightful and entertaining. He told us the parts of a story and how all stories have similar structure.
Nan presented a program on Imagination from Returning To The Source by Wilson Van Dusen and shook up the usual rituals of the service. Everyone participated in both programs and attendance was up to par.
For over 30 years I have been joking about being kept awake at night by music and other sound phenomena that I can hear, but nobody else can. Today I heard a program on Public Radio that interviewed doctors or psychiatry and neurology who not only recognize this condition, but have a concrete name for it. It is called musical hallucination. First let me emphasize that many people have this same condition and hallucinating does not mean the same thing as mental illness.
At one time in history hallucination was not considered a medical term and people often deferred telling others of this phenomenon because they were afraid of some sort of punishment or retribution.
It seems that the brain not only hears what the ear reports - it also reports what it has heard to the ears as well. The ear-brain connection is a two way street. When there is a lot of outside noise the reporting subsides and the patient is free of music playing in her head. As quiet ensues, such as being alone or going to bed, the brain decides to send musical messages to the ears (consciousness). The interviewers talked about lullabies, hymns, religious music and so on. In my case I am forced to listen to The Grand Ole Opry and on occasion Lawrence Welk, and stage shows from the Indiana State Fair. My hallucinations are complete with guest performances, announcers, interviews, gospel quartets, and talented children singing or playing the violin. A real treat is performances by Caruso, Mario Lanza, Gallikurchi, and Pavarotti. Many of the tunes I hear are patriotic and often heard at parades and military affairs. All this music is the least liked in my list of favorite songs.
Personally I have a form of dislexia that improves if I memorize to music. As a child I wanted to be a professional singer and a star in my musical family. I memorized the lyrics to probably over 300 or 400 songs by listening to them over and over. Now, I can refresh my memory and sing almost any of those songs - having memorized the lyrics, melodies and rhythms in the past.
And that's not all! The other senses are also teased or alerted by a bored brain such as: smells, sensations of touch, parasites on the skin, perfume, and missing limbs replaced. I told the dental assistant last week I was not really afraid because angels were with me. I did not see or hear angels, but I could smell them all around. An outstanding example of this is the time I smelled elephants in downtown DeLand. I also frequently smell pipe tobacco, gardenias, roses, smoke, and cedar.
Except for losing sleep and not being able to change the station on my internal radio-brain, I am not bothered by the music. I can now stop blaming the house for possibly being haunted and other solutions I have tried to formulate to explain my great mystery. It is not necessary to have a brain injury or trauma to develop this condition.
I wanted to give this insight to my friends and family and encourage people who taste, smell, feel and hear strange things to be open to the meaning. Dr. Sachs believes his hallucinations are messages or warnings from his brain to help guide him through life. If so, I would appreciate a some genuine compliments (atta girl) and some really cool jazz.
This interview was originally broadcast on Nov. 16, 2013
In Oliver Sacks' book The Mind's Eye, the neurologist included an interesting footnote in a chapter about losing vision in one eye because of cancer that said: "In the '60s, during a period of experimenting with large doses of amphetamines, I experienced a different sort of vivid mental imagery."
He expands on this footnote in his book, Hallucinations, where he writes about various types of hallucinations — visions triggered by grief, brain injury, migraines, medications and neurological disorders.
One chapter of the book — that's out in paperback July 2 — deals with altered states and Sacks' personal experimentation with hallucinogenic and mind-altering drugs in the '60s. He says the first time he tried marijuana, it induced fascinating perceptual distortion. He was looking at his hand, and it appeared to be retreating from him, yet getting larger and larger.
"I was fascinated that one could have such perceptual changes, and also that they went with a certain feeling of significance, an almost numinous feeling. I'm strongly atheist by disposition, but nonetheless when this happened, I couldn't help thinking, 'That must be what the hand of God is like.' "
Sacks tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that he has always been fascinated with hallucinations — from reading about Pip's hallucination of Miss Havisham in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations to witnessing hallucinations of every sort as a medical student and doctor. He had a personal interest in the phenomenon, he explains, because his brother was a schizophrenic — and "would talk with his hallucinations."
Sacks has also had his share of non-induced hallucinations. One day while mountain climbing, he experienced an auditory hallucination after an injury that tore most of his thigh muscle and dislocated his knee. His first impulse was to go to sleep — but then he heard a voice that he didn't recognize yet trusted.
" 'No, that would be death,' " he recalls it saying. " 'Go on. You've got to keep going. Find a pace you can keep up and keep it up.' And this was a very clear, commanding voice. It was a life voice, and it was not to be disobeyed."
Neurologically, Sacks speculates that this type of auditory hallucination is something that announces itself in extremity, and is "the ultimate safeguard, some power or propensity which has been built into the structure of the mind, the emotions," and is not heard by most people in their lives.
Sacks notes that the medicalization of hallucinations really only occurred in the 19th century — and that subsequent to that, there was much more anxiety, secrecy and shame about hallucinations.
"I think hallucinations need to be discussed," he says. "There are all sorts of hallucinations, and then many sorts which are OK, like the ones I think which most of us have in bed at night before we fall asleep, when we can see all sorts of patterns or faces and scenes."
With the ability to visualize the brain through cutting-edge medical technologies, Sacks believes, the scientist's sense of the brain's complexity has been increased; it's now possible to see exactly what's going on in the brain while people are hallucinating.
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On a memorable hallucination while taking LSD
"I had been reading about the color indigo, how it had been introduced into the spectrum by [Isaac] Newton rather late, and it seemed no two people quite agreed as to what indigo was, and I thought I would like to have an experience of indigo. And I built up a sort of pharmacological launchpad with amphetamines and LSD, and a little cannabis on top of that, and when I was really stoned I said, 'I want to see indigo now.' And as if thrown by a paintbrush, a huge pear-shaped blob of the purest indigo appeared on the wall.
"Again it had this luminous, numinous quality; I leaped toward it in a sort of ecstasy. I thought, 'This is the color of heaven.' ... I thought maybe this is not a color which actually exists on the Earth, or maybe it used to exist or no longer exists. All this went through my mind in 4 or 5 seconds, and then the blob disappeared, giving me a strong sense of loss and heartbrokenness, and I was haunted a little bit when I came down, wondering whether indigo did exist in the real world.
"I would turn over little stones. I once went to a museum to look at azurite, a copper mineral which is maybe the nearest [to] indigo, but that was disappointing. I did in fact have that experience again, but when I had it the second time, it was not with a drug, it was with music — and I think music can take one to the heights in a way comparable with drugs."
On hallucinations that accompany bereavement
"With any hallucinations, if you can do functional brain imagery while they're going on, you will find that the parts of the brain usually involved in seeing or hearing — in perception — have become super active by themselves. And this is an autonomous activity; this does not happen with imagination. But hallucination, in a way, simulates perception, and the perceptual parts of the brain become active. ... There's obviously a very, very strong passionate feeling of love and loss with bereavement hallucinations, and I think intense emotion of any sort can produce a hallucination."
On the hallucinations accompanying his migraines
"I usually get the zigzag, but I may also see lattice patterns, like tessellations; sometimes these lattice patterns seem to cover people's faces or a piece of paper I'm writing on. I mostly get complex geometrical patterns; I've never actually seen ... images with a migraine, although on at least on two occasions, I've had a smell — in particular a smell of hot buttered toast — with a strong sense that I was about 3 years old, being put in a high chair, and about to be given hot buttered toast. A sort of olfactory hallucination often goes along with recollection in that sort of way.
"The first time I got that, I was in hospital and I went searching for the toast. The second time, I was driving on the Bronx River Parkway, where there was obviously no toast to be had."
How visual migraines may have inspired ancient patterned art
"There are all sorts of complex geometrical patterns, very symmetrical, some of them looking like the finest doily. ... Patterns like this tend to appear in migraine, but they may also appear with fever. They also appear with various drugs. They may also be seen as one is falling asleep, and one can't help comparing them with various forms of ornamental art and cave art, and wondering whether individuals or cultures have been inspired by some of these patterns which are built into the nervous system." (Every time I close my eyes I see a new pattern in full color like the lining of a book cover or a piece of silk fabric. NS)
Dr. Sachs draws a line of differentiation between Imagination and Hallucination. I plan to read The Mind's Eye and his other book Hallucination.
Bill Blue gave a fascinating program on the parts of "The Greatest Story Ever Told" that was very insightful and entertaining. He told us the parts of a story and how all stories have similar structure.
Nan presented a program on Imagination from Returning To The Source by Wilson Van Dusen and shook up the usual rituals of the service. Everyone participated in both programs and attendance was up to par.
For over 30 years I have been joking about being kept awake at night by music and other sound phenomena that I can hear, but nobody else can. Today I heard a program on Public Radio that interviewed doctors or psychiatry and neurology who not only recognize this condition, but have a concrete name for it. It is called musical hallucination. First let me emphasize that many people have this same condition and hallucinating does not mean the same thing as mental illness.
At one time in history hallucination was not considered a medical term and people often deferred telling others of this phenomenon because they were afraid of some sort of punishment or retribution.
It seems that the brain not only hears what the ear reports - it also reports what it has heard to the ears as well. The ear-brain connection is a two way street. When there is a lot of outside noise the reporting subsides and the patient is free of music playing in her head. As quiet ensues, such as being alone or going to bed, the brain decides to send musical messages to the ears (consciousness). The interviewers talked about lullabies, hymns, religious music and so on. In my case I am forced to listen to The Grand Ole Opry and on occasion Lawrence Welk, and stage shows from the Indiana State Fair. My hallucinations are complete with guest performances, announcers, interviews, gospel quartets, and talented children singing or playing the violin. A real treat is performances by Caruso, Mario Lanza, Gallikurchi, and Pavarotti. Many of the tunes I hear are patriotic and often heard at parades and military affairs. All this music is the least liked in my list of favorite songs.
Personally I have a form of dislexia that improves if I memorize to music. As a child I wanted to be a professional singer and a star in my musical family. I memorized the lyrics to probably over 300 or 400 songs by listening to them over and over. Now, I can refresh my memory and sing almost any of those songs - having memorized the lyrics, melodies and rhythms in the past.
And that's not all! The other senses are also teased or alerted by a bored brain such as: smells, sensations of touch, parasites on the skin, perfume, and missing limbs replaced. I told the dental assistant last week I was not really afraid because angels were with me. I did not see or hear angels, but I could smell them all around. An outstanding example of this is the time I smelled elephants in downtown DeLand. I also frequently smell pipe tobacco, gardenias, roses, smoke, and cedar.
Except for losing sleep and not being able to change the station on my internal radio-brain, I am not bothered by the music. I can now stop blaming the house for possibly being haunted and other solutions I have tried to formulate to explain my great mystery. It is not necessary to have a brain injury or trauma to develop this condition.
I wanted to give this insight to my friends and family and encourage people who taste, smell, feel and hear strange things to be open to the meaning. Dr. Sachs believes his hallucinations are messages or warnings from his brain to help guide him through life. If so, I would appreciate a some genuine compliments (atta girl) and some really cool jazz.
This interview was originally broadcast on Nov. 16, 2013
In Oliver Sacks' book The Mind's Eye, the neurologist included an interesting footnote in a chapter about losing vision in one eye because of cancer that said: "In the '60s, during a period of experimenting with large doses of amphetamines, I experienced a different sort of vivid mental imagery."
He expands on this footnote in his book, Hallucinations, where he writes about various types of hallucinations — visions triggered by grief, brain injury, migraines, medications and neurological disorders.
One chapter of the book — that's out in paperback July 2 — deals with altered states and Sacks' personal experimentation with hallucinogenic and mind-altering drugs in the '60s. He says the first time he tried marijuana, it induced fascinating perceptual distortion. He was looking at his hand, and it appeared to be retreating from him, yet getting larger and larger.
"I was fascinated that one could have such perceptual changes, and also that they went with a certain feeling of significance, an almost numinous feeling. I'm strongly atheist by disposition, but nonetheless when this happened, I couldn't help thinking, 'That must be what the hand of God is like.' "
Sacks tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross that he has always been fascinated with hallucinations — from reading about Pip's hallucination of Miss Havisham in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations to witnessing hallucinations of every sort as a medical student and doctor. He had a personal interest in the phenomenon, he explains, because his brother was a schizophrenic — and "would talk with his hallucinations."
Sacks has also had his share of non-induced hallucinations. One day while mountain climbing, he experienced an auditory hallucination after an injury that tore most of his thigh muscle and dislocated his knee. His first impulse was to go to sleep — but then he heard a voice that he didn't recognize yet trusted.
" 'No, that would be death,' " he recalls it saying. " 'Go on. You've got to keep going. Find a pace you can keep up and keep it up.' And this was a very clear, commanding voice. It was a life voice, and it was not to be disobeyed."
Neurologically, Sacks speculates that this type of auditory hallucination is something that announces itself in extremity, and is "the ultimate safeguard, some power or propensity which has been built into the structure of the mind, the emotions," and is not heard by most people in their lives.
Sacks notes that the medicalization of hallucinations really only occurred in the 19th century — and that subsequent to that, there was much more anxiety, secrecy and shame about hallucinations.
"I think hallucinations need to be discussed," he says. "There are all sorts of hallucinations, and then many sorts which are OK, like the ones I think which most of us have in bed at night before we fall asleep, when we can see all sorts of patterns or faces and scenes."
With the ability to visualize the brain through cutting-edge medical technologies, Sacks believes, the scientist's sense of the brain's complexity has been increased; it's now possible to see exactly what's going on in the brain while people are hallucinating.
Interview Highlights
Oliver Sacks is a physician, author and professor of neurology at NYU School of Medicine. He also frequently contributes to The New Yorker.
"I had been reading about the color indigo, how it had been introduced into the spectrum by [Isaac] Newton rather late, and it seemed no two people quite agreed as to what indigo was, and I thought I would like to have an experience of indigo. And I built up a sort of pharmacological launchpad with amphetamines and LSD, and a little cannabis on top of that, and when I was really stoned I said, 'I want to see indigo now.' And as if thrown by a paintbrush, a huge pear-shaped blob of the purest indigo appeared on the wall.
"Again it had this luminous, numinous quality; I leaped toward it in a sort of ecstasy. I thought, 'This is the color of heaven.' ... I thought maybe this is not a color which actually exists on the Earth, or maybe it used to exist or no longer exists. All this went through my mind in 4 or 5 seconds, and then the blob disappeared, giving me a strong sense of loss and heartbrokenness, and I was haunted a little bit when I came down, wondering whether indigo did exist in the real world.
"I would turn over little stones. I once went to a museum to look at azurite, a copper mineral which is maybe the nearest [to] indigo, but that was disappointing. I did in fact have that experience again, but when I had it the second time, it was not with a drug, it was with music — and I think music can take one to the heights in a way comparable with drugs."
On hallucinations that accompany bereavement
"With any hallucinations, if you can do functional brain imagery while they're going on, you will find that the parts of the brain usually involved in seeing or hearing — in perception — have become super active by themselves. And this is an autonomous activity; this does not happen with imagination. But hallucination, in a way, simulates perception, and the perceptual parts of the brain become active. ... There's obviously a very, very strong passionate feeling of love and loss with bereavement hallucinations, and I think intense emotion of any sort can produce a hallucination."
On the hallucinations accompanying his migraines
"I usually get the zigzag, but I may also see lattice patterns, like tessellations; sometimes these lattice patterns seem to cover people's faces or a piece of paper I'm writing on. I mostly get complex geometrical patterns; I've never actually seen ... images with a migraine, although on at least on two occasions, I've had a smell — in particular a smell of hot buttered toast — with a strong sense that I was about 3 years old, being put in a high chair, and about to be given hot buttered toast. A sort of olfactory hallucination often goes along with recollection in that sort of way.
"The first time I got that, I was in hospital and I went searching for the toast. The second time, I was driving on the Bronx River Parkway, where there was obviously no toast to be had."
How visual migraines may have inspired ancient patterned art
"There are all sorts of complex geometrical patterns, very symmetrical, some of them looking like the finest doily. ... Patterns like this tend to appear in migraine, but they may also appear with fever. They also appear with various drugs. They may also be seen as one is falling asleep, and one can't help comparing them with various forms of ornamental art and cave art, and wondering whether individuals or cultures have been inspired by some of these patterns which are built into the nervous system." (Every time I close my eyes I see a new pattern in full color like the lining of a book cover or a piece of silk fabric. NS)
Dr. Sachs draws a line of differentiation between Imagination and Hallucination. I plan to read The Mind's Eye and his other book Hallucination.
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