Happy New Year 2008!

Use your Words to Feed the World!

John Breen, a computer programmer, developed the Internet game FreeRice to teach vocabulary and help fight hunger.

FreeRice.com is quickly becoming all the rage for school children as well as immigrants learning English.

Breen said the idea came to him one day in his kitchen in Indiana. He was sitting with his two teenage sons, preparing the older for the SAT.

"The younger one made a mockery of the situation. He kept saying, 'he doesn't know this word, he doesn't know that word,'" Breen said. "So I decided to do something on the computer to help my son learn vocabulary words."

What Breen came up with was a word game that he thought others might like to play on the Internet. He was already operating the Web site Poverty to inform people about hunger. So, he merged the two, and FreeRice.com was born.

Here's how it works: Contestants are offered four definitions for a word; by clicking on the right definition, a donation of 20 grains of rice is made to the U.N. World Food Programme. The U.N. distributes the rice worldwide.

English teacher Michael Hughes puts the Web site up on a large interactive screen and uses the game to warm up his classes at Alice Deal Middle School in Washington, D.C.

Hughes' class raised 280 grains of Rice during a short session.

While that's hardly enough for a daily ration for a starving child abroad, it still adds up, said World Food Programme spokeswoman Jennifer Parmelee.

"FreeRice.com is up to more than 8.2 billion grains of rice, which is one heck of a lot of rice and more than enough to feed 325,000 people for the day," Parmelee said.

The Web site earns money from advertising and gives cash to the Word Food Programme. Some $100,000 has already gone to buy rice to feed survivors of a recent cyclone in Bangladesh.

Parmelee said the Web site offers a greater gift – the gift of awareness about world hunger. In just two months, FreeRice.com has driven the most Internet traffic to the World Food Programme site.

"We are all kind of dazzled by the power of a great idea — an idea that seemed to have come completely out of left field," she said.

Breen said he has hired a dictionary company to put some more words in the game, which adjusts as you are playing to different levels from zero to 50.

"I myself can't get much above level 45, and it is rare to get above level 48. But there are some people who cruise right up to level 50. So for them we are going to add some super, really ultra, tough words," Breen said.

And, he said, his son's vocabulary "has improved markedly."

Breen said e-mails are coming in from around the world from people trying to learn English to teachers and college students. He wants them to take away something more than just a few new words.

Help me win the Intuit Jump Start Contest

Please click HERE to vote.

Here's my story:

On April 17, 2002, in a meeting at the Texas Commission on the Arts was asked what was missing in the Austin cultural arts landscape. I promptly answered, "an architectural artisan school." And from that simple exchange a 5-1/2 year mission was born. My concept, the Texas Legacy Arts Incubator (TLAI), is an architectural artisan-based economic development model designed to incubate micro-enterprise in Texas (to start!). It is a far-reaching enterprise that will increase the kind and number of people who participate in the economic development of the larger community while improving the educational opportunities overall. In addition to the economic value TLAI will provide to the community, we will bring a wide variety of educational opportunities with the architectural artisan tradecrafts education and apprenticeship programs, which will be taught by well-known masters. The programs are primarily targeted at at-risk youth and historically disadvantaged populations. The TLAI will provide opportunities for cultural preservation, micro-business growth and development and workforce training. The first level of the TLAI architectural artisan tradecrafts training and apprenticeships will include: Stonework, metalwork, glassmaking, mosaic tile and food arts. These disciplines will teach critical path thinking & prepare participants for a sustainable life. Fast forward to now. The research is done, the land is secured, the relationships have been built & the support is in place to make this dream real. The monetary prize from this contest would allow me to more deeply focus on my role in taking this project from idea to reality.

Another cool property from Keith Hogan & the Hip Zip!

A message from Keith Hogan

I am writing to ask you for your help to bring Tariq Baig to justice.

My name is Keith Hogan and I'm a 42 year-old man, with a physical disability. I was born with a form of Muscular Dystrophy known as Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Type II, which makes it difficult for me to move on my own. The fact of the matter is that I cannot use my hands, arms or legs, so I need assistance to do everything. To accomplish this, I employ Personal Care Attendants (PCAs) to assist me in all of my daily activities. Late last year, I hired Tariq Baig as a Personal Care Attendant.

Due to my inability to use my hands and write, I have a stamp of my signature, which I use as my legal signature. Recently, I learned that Tariq Baig had taken several checks and stamped my signature to them without my knowledge or consent. He also attempted to commit identity theft. I reported him to the Austin Police Department and he was arrested & released on bail. Afterwards another warrant was issued and in fact there are now three outstanding warrants for his arrest: a felony in Austin, a felony in El Paso and a misdemeanor in El Paso.

I cannot stand the thought of Tariq Baig taking advantage of other people living with circumstances similar to mine. Any help you can offer will be greatly appreciated. Please spread the word, he must be caught!

Thank you.

Keith

New Charges Against Tariq Baig!

We just got word that a felony charge against Tariq Baig has been issued in El Paso! He must be found before he commits these crimes again. You can learn more about the charges here, just enter "Baig, Tariq" into the Name box.

Save the world...and still have fun!

Razoo is a community united around making a positive difference in the world. Where passion leads to action, and a whole lot of collective good comes from individual contributions.

Miniature World

East Austin Studio Tour This Weekend: November 17th & 18th 2007

East Austin Studio Tour 2007

A Note from Enzo's Dad...WATCH ENZO ON ELLEN TOMORROW!!!

Ruth

First, I apologize for the frequency of E-mails this week. But this is too good to keep to myself!

Enzo, Heidi and I just flew back from Burbank, California late last night were Enzo made an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres show along with James Taylor. We got THE CALL right after I sent the last e-mail and we had to leave the next morning! Nuts.

The show airs tomorrow on NBC at 9am.

He mostly giggled through the spot but it was still very entertaining. They had a multitude of critters for him there - pythons, tarantulas, lizards, frogs, etc. but he was so excited and distracted he didn't really have a chance to show off that amazing brain of his. Either way, a great experience for all of us.

This is from the Ellen DeGeneres web site:

Friday, November 16
JAMES TAYLOR
You can't miss the super spectacular Game Week grand finale! I can't tell you what the prize is, but I can tell you that it's worth over $17,000! And don't forget, you the home viewer can win the exact same prize! We are pulling out all the stops! And when it's all over ...we'll put the stops back in for the next time. Then, for more than 40 years we have loved everything he's ever sang and written, and he just keeps getting better. Multiple Grammy Award winner JAMES TAYLOR will join me. We'll talk about the ups and downs of his lifetime of music, how at age 59 he works up the energy to handle his 6-year-old twin boys, Henry and Rufus Logan. And, James will sing "Sweet Baby Jane" from his upcoming CD "One Man Band." Plus, you'll meet 7 year-old ENZO MONFRE from Austin, TX. Enzo is an expert on insects and reptiles, and his show on Youtube has become an instant sensation.

I think we'll be hearing a lot more about Enzo in the coming weeks!


Sincerely,

Pete Monfre
Clarity Marketing Support

The Little Enzo that Could: SEE ENZO ON ELLEN! 11/16/07

Enzoology to appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday 11/16 - We're excited to announce that Enzo, star of the hit kids' web video series produced by Clarity/Moujaes, will appear on the Ellen DeGeneres Show this Friday, November 16. Check your local listings for air times!

21 Days of Gratitude

Dear Friends,

We all know that "Gratitude" is a powerful accelerant for all "law of attraction" processes.

When the teachers from The Secret came together to speak with Oprah, Dr. Michael Beckwith explained that "nothing new can come into your life until you are grateful for what you have."

In November, the month in which Americans traditionally reserve a day to focus on "gratitude," the founders of "Prosperity from the Inside-Out" would like to invite you to take the experience of "gratitude" further by participating in our free 21 Days of Gratitude project (officially beginning 11/19/07 - so that we can have our gratitude vibration in high gear by Thanksgiving!)

If you've participated in any of our previous free online "experiments" you know that powerful shifts always take place. (Follow any of the above hyperlinks to learn more participants' responses.)

Here is what you can expect from this experience:

You'll be encouraged to focus on gratitude for five minutes a day over the course of 21-days.

You'll be introduced to online assessments that you can use to: measure your gratitude vibration at the beginning (and at the end) of the experience; measure changes in your "happiness" levels and track things that you are grateful for (plus you'll be able to access all of these web-based programs - for free - at any time in the future.)

You'll be immersed in a community of people who are choosing to focus on gratitude via daily blog posts for the 21-days.

Plus, we will also offer enhanced opportunities: weekly live 30-minute "energy attunements" and hour-long group prosperity coaching accessible by phone and web simulcast (which will also be free for all interested participants.)

At ChoosingProsperity we have faith in the power of gratitude so we have created this free program to give you a rich experience of how valuable it is to bring the energy of gratitude to life.

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity.... It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow." -- author Melodie Beattie

The Little Enzo that Could --- UPDATE!

Enzoology to appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday 11/15 - We're excited to announce that Enzo, star of the hit kids' web video series produced by Clarity/Moujaes, will appear on the Ellen DeGeneres Show this Thursday, November 15. Check your local listings for air times!

The Little Enzo that Could

About a month ago my friend Pete Monfre told me about his son Enzo's new show on YouTube called Enzoology. Well that little show has really taken off and it will be getting national attention very soon!

Here's the first episode from Enzoology...be sure to check them all out :-)

Find Tariq Baig!

On July 23, 2007 my boyfriend, Keith Hogan, discovered that his personal care attendant TARIQ BAIG had taken several checks and stamped his signature to them without Keith's knowledge or consent.

Keith was born with a form of Muscular Dystrophy known as Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Type II, which makes it difficult for him to move on HIS own. The fact of the matter is that he cannot use his hands, arms or legs, therefore needs assistance to do everything. Needless to say Tariq's crime has had serious repercussions throughout Keith's life.

The Austin Police Department arrested Tariq in September for the first charge and he made bail so he was released. The APD filed a second charge and they have not yet arrested him again. Since that charge was filed Tariq left the country to go to the Phillipines. He returned to the United States via his hometown of El Paso and we have been informed that he is planning to move to California, thereby attempting to escape justice for the crimes that he has committed against Keith. WE CANNOT LET THIS HAPPEN!

Please keep your eyes open for TARIQ IQBAL BAIG and, if you see him, contact the Austin Police Department Warrant Office between the hours of 7:30am – 5:30pm at (512)974-5299.

Another great reason to live in Austin...

Greenling Organic Delivery was founded by organic-loving folks who know a flavorful, pesticide-free apple when they taste one. They also know the importance of buying local, healing the environment, and creating a sustainable society.

Alan Barber Presents "Sixman, Texas"

Alan Barber has been working on this film as long as I've know him...it's truly a labor of love.

Across Texas, small communities are struggling to keep their schools and towns alive. For one, the bell has tolled as they graduate their last class, ending generations of local pride and continuity. For another, a Cinderella football season promises to keep hope alive...

New teas at Cafe Caffeine!

We've got two more cool, local vendors at Cafe Caffeine: Texas Medicinals and Zhi Tea.

Both have created exceptional organic teas that you have to taste to believe...even smelling them puts you in a good mood...lol.

Come in give them a try!

It's time for Tessa's tale to be told!

In 1999 I was scheduled to speak in front of a group of educators in Austin Texas about creating fantastic presentations. Like most people, I was nervous and didn't sleep well the night before the presentation. In the pre-dawn hours I had a dream about a little girl who was scared of making a presentation and how she overcame that fear. After I awoke, I wrote the dream down and saw that it was a pretty cool little story.

Five years later, in 2004, I met a very talented artist named Margaret Burns. At the time we met she was pregnant with her first child and excited about bringing a little girl into the world. About 6 months after Mia was born, Margaret noticed the lack of books with the kind of messaging that she wanted to share with Mia as she grew older. I told her about my heroine, Tessa, and she became inspired to illustrate the story.

Fast forward to 2007. Margaret has another incredible daughter named Clara and our book is written, illustrated and ready to be brought to the world. We estimate that it will take $5000 to create the final press-ready proofs and develop a website from which Tessa can tell her first tale....with many more adventures to come!

I have created a Fundable project so that Tessa's tale can be told.

Margaret and I would appreciate you checking it out...and contributing if you can!

Thanks,

Ruth

Today is "Red Spectral Dragon" day

The combinaison of "Spectral" and "Red Dragon" mean;
"I liberate birth and/or I release to nurture"

Red Dragon days are good for crawling into your personal cave, so you may rest and emerge re-newed.

We all need to replenish our energies and today is a good day for it.

Make sure those loved ones around you also get the chance to recharge themselves. Offer yourself as a nurturer.

The Red Dragon is the first glyph and today, we begin a new tumble down the Tzolkin. This is another reason why Red Dragon is associated with birth.

it is therefore a perfect day to be liberated by re-birth.

Today is "Yellow Planetary Sun" day

The combinaison of "Planetary" and "Yellow Sun" mean;
"I manifest universal fire and/or I perfect enlightenment"

Yellow Sun days are the kind of days when you get lightbulbs appearing above your head.

Revelations will come to you and help shed the sunlight on a certain situation.

If you have a burning question, try burning a candle and meditating.

You can even ask question to the fire and it will respond to you. Find out first how the flame reacts for a "Yes" and/or for a "NO", then ask your question and see what the fire responds to you.

Sand and Stone

A story tells of two friends who were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, she wrote in the sand:

"TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE"

They kept on walking, until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but her friend saved her. After she recovered from the near drowning, she wrote on a stone:

"TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE"

The friend, who had slapped and saved her best friend, asked her, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand, and now, you write on a stone, why?"
The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand, where the winds of forgiveness can erase it, but when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone, so no wind can ever erase it."

LEARN TO WRITE YOUR HURTS IN THE SAND AND

TO CARVE YOUR BLESSINGS IN STONE.

Author Unknown

Bill Meets Willie!

My friend Bill Stidham created this painting of Willie Nelson as part of his Sacred Heart series. A big CONGRATULATIONS to him for having it signed personally. Check out his site to see the whole series.

The Astonishing Power of Emotions

The Astonishing Power of Emotions

The Butterflication of Great Britain Boulevard

As some of you may know, we have had an unusually wet summer this year. The rain has created a bit of a 'Garden of Eden' effect in that anything you plant seems to grow overnight.

For example, we recently planted a couple of passion flower vines on the fence in front of our house. Within a month, the vines had already sent out tendrils that reached halfway across the fence...it was almost like you could see them grow. We chose these vines for a couple of reasons: they are Central Texas native and known for attracting butterflies.

As the rainy summer progressed, we saw many varieties of butterflies flitting about the vine and through the yard. We also saw many fat orange caterpillars lazily chewing the green leaves. Now, I know that caterpillars are the yin to the yang of the butterflies but they certainly didn't inspire in the same way, lol. Until one late afternoon.

One Friday I was coming home from an appointment and, as usual, had stopped to admire the butterflies playing around the vines. However, this time I noticed a caterpillar had hung itself upside down from one of the fence crossposts and was spinning itself into a cocoon. I watched for a few minutes and went inside to tell Keith. I felt like a 7 year old as I excitedly told him about the event.

Over the next week or so, the cocooned caterpillar twisted and turned each day as it grew wings and began the transformation to a butterfly. Early in the morning of day 10, I went outside to get the paper and noticed a fresh butterfly where the chyrsalis had been. The wings were dark and still wet. The butterfly seemed a little unsure of what the heck to do with them, but then a 'coach' flew by and I guess the secret of flight was shared.

Over the last month, a number of other chrysalis have appeared along the fence and we saw the process in many stages. I also learned that not all the caterpillars make the transition to butterfly. When the process is going right, the cocoon stays whitish and you see movement. When it goes wrong, the cocoon turns black and hangs heavy. It's always a little sad to see that.

It's a perfect example of what faith & fear is all about. The caterpillars enter the cocooning stage of their lifecycle out of pure instinct, they seek a way to leave the ground and fly closer to Source. However, once in their cocoons, they need faith that it will happen. Those who lose faith in the process and allow the fear of change to overtake them become stuck there. They cannot go back to being caterpillars and will never be butterflies.

How's that for a manifestation metaphor?

Weirdness Gone Wild

Melissa Bullock shares her experience of Francis Campone in her blog Weirdness Gone Wild

Francis Campone Where do I start writing about Francis and my experiences with him as my healer andteacher? I'd had a sticky pad note with his name and number on my computer at workfor 2 months, and when I started hearing about him through totally unrelated groups, decided that was my guidance to see what Francis was all about. My first impressionwhen I saw him was 'wow, he's young'. And then, 'oh my God, he's my age.' (I'm 50)

It would take four email newsletters to begin to describe his talents and power as a healer and teacher. And four more to describe the amazing journey my life has beenon since starting the classes and healing sessions with him four months ago. A journey that's been a warp speed roller coaster ride - the manifesting of creative ideasand outlets, the change in other people's response to me, the visions during meditation,the memories (who knows whose memories besides mine I'm accessing??), the synchronicities, not to mention the physical and emotional healing. And the list goes on. And this journey has been the inspiration for "Weirdness Gone Wild."

Francis, a native of Scotland, has been healing through hands on energy work internationally for 20 years, and started healing when he was four years old. He has been successful in curing people of every kind of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual conditionincluding cancer, tumors, MS, fibromyalgia, diabetes, epilepsy, autism, deafness,back pain, allergies, arthritis, Lyme disease, migraines, depression, sexual abuse,etc. I personally think that within five years, most medical doctors will at least grudgingly acknowledge the healing power of energy work, and within ten years, most doctors will incorporate energy work into their practice or referrals.

When I walked into my first Monday night healing class with Francis, I walked into a room packedwith around 300 people. And it was like a Who's Who of Austin area healers and seekers. The class, geared toward all levels, encompasses a whole spectrum of students - those who are just starting their path of exploration and healing, and those who've been on the path for many years, and it has an equally profound affect on everyone I've talked to.

On Friday, August 3rd, Francis will present his First Friday August lecture on "OpeningYour Heart to Love and Bliss", which will include a lecture and group healing. Healings and classes with Francis have shown me how bliss is possible even in the midst ofchaos, and how to see beyond that chaos. Plus he makes me laugh. For more informationon his healing sessions and lecture, check out his website.

An Exercise in Forgiveness

An Exercise in Forgiveness

I like this exercise from Francis Campone. It's available as a podcast on the website.


You must forgive yourself first.

Say: "I forgive myself for everything I have done that I was not happy with."

3x/3xday

1x=body
1x=mind
1x=spirit

within 3 months it will be out of your consciousness and then you can open up to forgive others in the same way.

Forgive instantly so you can move on and live in the moment more easily.

A Warrior of Light Succeeds, Thanks to the Right Allies

I read a great article today in the September 2007 edition of Ode Magazine. Here's the first paragraph of what Paul Coelho wrote:

A Little Help from Your Friends

All of you who see yourselves as warriors of light must share with others the happiness of your choices; otherwise, you'll never come to know your own qualities and shortcomings. So before you undertake any major project, find allies -- people who are interested in what you're doing. I'm not saying, "Find other warriors of light." I'm saying, "Find people with different skills, because a warrior's fight for his or her dream is no different from any other path that is a followed with enthusiasm." Your allies won't necessarily be people everyone looks at with admiration. Much to the contrary, they are people who aren't afraid of making mistakes. That's why what they do isn't always praised or acknowledged. Yet these types of people frequently change the world, because after many mistakes, they hit on something that is exactly right and will make all the difference to their communities.

There is much more to the article...I definitely recommend reading the whole thing!

My New Favorite Magazine: ODE

Ode is a print and online publication about positive news, about the people and ideas that are changing our world for the better.Ode was founded in the spring of 1995 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands by Jurriaan Kamp and Helene de Puy. Kamp, a former editor and correspondent with the leading Dutch daily NRC Handelsblad, and de Puy wanted to create an alternative to mainstream publications, a magazine that was open to new inspirations and new visions from around the world. The cover of the first issue - a close-up image of a radiant woman laughing out loud - captured the joy and spontaneity they wanted Ode to embody.

For the first nine years of its existence, Ode was published in Dutch. But in the summer of 2004 Kamp and de Puy, who are partners in marriage as well as in publishing, moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to launch the English-language edition of the magazine. Ode now appears ten times a year in both English and Dutch, with a worldwide circulation of more than 100,000. Over the past 12 years, Ode has helped make the 'alternative' media space more mainstream. The magazine profiled people like clown-doctor Patch Adams, guru Deepak Chopra and Dr. Andrew Weil long before more conventional publications made them household names.

During this time, Ode also built a community of readers who are passionate about the magazine and the issues for which it stands: positive social, environmental and economic change. Because these readers have a lot to say for themselves - and to each other- Ode created a new webiste that allows them to communicate, socialize and contribute to Ode. Odemagazine.com's mix of print and online journalism with user-generated content and social networking makes it unique on the Web.

In print and online, Ode's aim is to bring a new reality into view, to explore opportunities for positive change in our daily lives and our daily minds.

Wednesdays with Francis

Keith and I had our 3rd session with Francis yesterday. It was a little different this time. After I entered the treatment room, sat down and closed my eyes, I immediately felt the heat of the energy filling the room. When I had entered the room it was a comfortable temperature...once the session started it felt as though we were outside in the blazing Texas sun. He didn't place his hand on my head this time, but the intensity of the experience was considerably amped up. The trace amount of tendonitis I had remaining after the first two sessions has completely disappeared. My sleep is greatly improved and I feel more energetically aligned in all ways. I can't wait for my appointment next week!

Paco Ahlgren: DISCIPLINE

Check out Paco's new book DISCIPLINE!

I do tricks!

TYPE IN a command and see what happens... sit, roll over, down, stand, sing, dance, shake, fetch, play dead etc. and...it's also very cute if you type in a command that's not recognized...!!

Make sure you type in "Kiss" too, but do it last.

I Do Dog Tricks

2nd Visit with Francis Campone

Keith and I had our 2nd session with Francis yesterday. In a word...WOW! I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to experience the energy that man shares.

During the session, I feel the warmth. Today I feel the amped up energy! It's like being a way station for universal energy...it's pretty awesome.

Kathleen Meets Dr. Emoto!

WE ARE WATER!

i can't tell you how many dreams came true in two days,muchas,muchas! on the train ride from barcelona,i had a thought,this is it!

the part of the journey to see dr.emoto,who i have followed his work and loved it for years.it has felt like a big part of my mission in life and i thought who knows, maybe this whole journey is to just meet someone on the train and give them a smile or some kind words.i chuckled at the question,do we ever really know why we feel called to go certain places and meet certain people, do we really know what our mission is? do we just make it all up anyway?

Read more at Get Your Dream On!

Abraham-Hicks: The Art of Allowing

The cybersphere has opened to Abraham! We invite you to attend an Abraham-Hicks “Art of Allowing” workshop and participate in dialog with Esther and Jerry Hicks and the non-physical teachers called Abraham. Abraham (speaking to our level of comprehension through Esther Hicks) will teach you about the omnipresent Laws that govern this Universe and how you can use them to deliberately create all of your experiences. These include the Law of Attraction, the Law of Allowing, and many others. The knowledge that you'll absorb from hearing Abraham's wisdom will take all the guesswork out of daily living. You'll finally understand just about everything that's happening in your own life, as well as the lives of those you're interacting with; and you will find out how you can joyously be, do, or have anything that you desire!

The full two hours of this Live Online Lecture will be devoted to answering questions from callers from all corners of the world. You’ll learn and grow through hearing Abraham’s insights into our audience’s real-life issues. And, as a workshop guest, you’ll be invited to call in with your question.* Please join us for this very special, first-time-ever event. Make history with Abraham today!

*U.S. and Canada may call toll-free; long-distance charges may apply to callers from other countries. Due to the volume of calls, we cannot guarantee that your call will be answered by Abraham. Listeners in any country, worldwide, who have an Internet connection may participate. A connection speed of at least 56k dial-up is recommended.

What if It Really Works?

I had my first experience with an amazing healer named Francis Campone today. He is a friendly, warm, engaging man from Glasgow Scotland who is currently practicing in Austin. The healing experience is quiet and I felt immediate effects.

Francis will be interviewed on the internet radio show What If It Really Works? tomorrow, Thursday August 2nd at 4PM PST. If you miss the show, you can download the podcast in a couple of days.

Fire the Grid - Shelley Yates - Part 8

Fire the Grid - Shelley Yates - Part 7

Fire the Grid - Shelley Yates - Part 6

Fire the Grid - Shelley Yates - Part 5

Fire the Grid - Shelley Yates - Part 4

Fire the Grid - Shelley Yates - Part 3

Get Simpson-ized!

Find your inner Simpson...and share it with the world!

Behaviors That Lower People's Core Vibration

Talking about mundane or negative things.

Reading articles in newspapers or magazines which speak of pain or struggle without presenting a higher reason for it.

• Not listening to the flow of your body (eg) not resting when tired, not being active when energy is there.

Thinking of past times in which you were hurt.

Fearing the future.

Orin through Sanaya Roman,
from the book,
Personal Power through Awareness

Fire the Grid - Shelly Yates - Part 2

Fire the Grid - Shelly Yates - Part 1

Message from Maitreya:

It takes courage to have an incarnation on the Earth plane. Every soul on the Earth plane should be so proud of themselves because they have chosen a very difficult path in their soul growth. Why is this so? Because one has the Self when one incarnates into the physical body. The Self makes things harder for the soul and slows down soul growth, sometimes stopping it altogether. Why does the Self do this? Over many Earth years, the Self has mutated, much like a computer virus does in your computer, or a virus in your body. It becomes stronger and more devious as it learns through your incarnation. Originally, this was the survival instinct in humanity, harmless, an advanced warning in the body of danger. However, over the years of the Earth plane, this energy, for it is an energy, has ceased to be just an energy and has mutated until it is almost human.

Fortunately, the Self cannot survive when the body dies, so it does not go home with you into our world, your true home. It can, though, be a very manipulative energy when it is with you on the Earth plane. There is only one way to deal with the Self, and that is to raise your vibration to a higher level and learn to control it – to not give it any energy. The soul feeds on the energy of the emotional body. Each time you react to a situation with emotion, you feed the Self. If you have fear in your life, your Self will use this against you, bringing it up in front of you when you want to make change. So many souls are stifled from making change in their lives because of the Self. Yet it can be controlled; it can be tamed. You will never lose the Self until you die on the Earth plane. Even when you raise your vibration and go to a higher level of consciousness, you will still have the Self. That is why it takes courage to take an incarnation on the Earth plane.

It is not an easy existence, but one can learn so much more quickly by taking an incarnation. It is so rewarding to come back to our world knowing you at least attempted an incarnation. Some of you ask for the help of a Master to assist you in taming the Self. Yet even with a Master’s assistance and the assistance of others from our world, many still fall by the wayside and do not tame the Self. How can you tame the Self? Do not criticize another. Do not judge another. Accept all souls as being in their Higher Self and see them as perfect even when at times they upset you greatly. Detach from the situation so that you may see this. Allow others to experience their own lives. Do not try to do it for them. Allow them to stumble and fall and learn what they need to learn. Do not support them so they do not learn from their own experiences.

Control your emotional body; try not to react to emotional situations. Your whole incarnation is meant to be one of compassion and love, but not to give in to the emotional body and the drama it likes to create. Face all of your fear. More than anything, love yourself, for the Self lives on your loathing of yourself if you have this trait. God loves you unconditionally, and God knows your life lessons and learning.

Only God can decide if you have learned the lessons you chose to learn through your astrological natal chart, your life plan that you and you alone chose before your incarnation. Nobody else has the right to make judgment about you. Always remember that, if they do, then it is the Self that does it, nobody else, for the Higher Self would not waste energy on such a thing.

Maitreya.

Ascension Grid Activation

The Ascension Grid (aka Light-Grid) is the newly formed energetic lattice that covers our planet. It reflects and amplifies our ascending levels of consciousness. It is a crystalline 'light' matrix that was anchored in 1992, five years after the harmonic convergence. Although in place and functional, its total activation will involve 12 phases, with full resonant vibratory rate achieved on the 12-12-12 ...December 12, 2012.The 'triple' dates ( 01-01-01 thru 12-12-12) that occur uniquely for the next 12 years each carry numeric light codes that open & activate each of the 12 major faces of the light grid.

Visualize the grid as as a geodesic sphere, of pentagons and triangles, sparkling as a faceted, brilliant diamond. It is a seed crystal of new form, the double penta-dodecahedron. Its time has arrived, merkaba of Earthstar. The double penta dodecahedron has 144 facets, the number of Christ ascension. ( Each dodecahedron has 12 pentacles with 60 facets, add the 12 pentagons for 72, double this for 144 ! )

The concept of planetary grids is not a new one. Plato theorized the concept as did the ancient Egyptians, Mayans and Hopi Indians. In a sense, grids are the template, the 'program', that allows all life to operate in the graduated light format.

If you will, the Ascension Grid, is 'Windows 2012' , and it is quite necessary for our ascension.

There is not one, but three grid templates surrounding our planet effecting human life. The three are separate, yet intricately related. The grids have separate functions relating individually to: (1) planetary gravitational field, (2) telluric electromagnetics, and (3) light consciousness. Any change or alteration to one, effects the others, in a proportional mathmatical ratio.

The ascension grid is anchored into the earth with two axis points. Tremendous energy lines flow outward from the northern axis point and reeneter at the southern. These energetic lines are directly connected to every sacred sites of Gaia. There are thousands.

The grids reflect and to an extent regulate, parameters of the consciousness of both Gaia and spirit. The Gravity gridand Electromagnetic grid have been adjusted on several occasions since mans establishment on the earth plane 200,000 years ago. The light-consciousness grid has evolved with mans increased awareness.

Platonic Solids Geometry

Since our planets birth, the grid work around the earth has consisted of a sacred geometry matrix of one of the five Platonic solids. Plato believed that the earth's basic structure was in the process of evolving from simple geometric shapes into more complex ones. In order of complexity the five patterns theorized by Plato to be the building blocks of crystalline matrix, are the tetrahedron (4 faces), hexahedron (6 faces), octahedron (8 faces), dodecahedron (12 faces) and icosahedron (20 faces). Plato further theorized that the earth was evolving into an icosahedron grid.

Academics, including Dr Ivan Sanderson, Dr Hagens and Dr Becker, diagramed this shape in the 70's by connecting major electromagnetic fields on the map. The points formed a triangular pattern of pentagons…. an icosahedron. The icosahedron was in fact, the geometry of the planetary light grid for the past millenia, prior to the Harmonic Convergence.

The 1987 Harmonic Convergence was a measurement of Earths vibratory level, a test. The Earth revealed a far greater measurement of 'light' than ever before. For the first time since the 'great fall', the planet carried more 'light' than 'dark'. As a result all three grids required 'upgrading'. The magnetic grid was adjusted to lessen the 'veil' separating humans from their duality. The telluric grid was adjusted to enable a greater vibratory rate at sacred sites. The light or ascension grid took on a new, higher geometric model, capable of regulating a far more sophistocated light code than the old iscosahedron.

As Joseph Jochmans writes in Earth: A Crystal Planet, "Beyond the Platonic series of Solids is another form being geometrically generated out of the old Icosa-Dodeca crystal. If you take an Icosahedron and join together with lines every other point inside the form, you create twelve pentacles or five-pointed stars. If you extend the outer edges of the Icosahedron and join these node points together, you create a second group of twelve pentacles or stars. This becomes the seed crystal that gives birth to a new crystalline form called a double penta- dodecahedron, composed of twelve double-pentacles equally spaced across the surface of the globe."

The icosahedron is now being replaced by an ascension 'light'grid. A'seed-crystal' matrix, the double penta-docecahedron, is born. The evolved geometry is divinely fashioned to resonate a higher frequency for the new Earth.

Mainstream researchers are in fact noting that the node points and grid alignments earlier attributed to the Becker-Hagens grid map, no longer fit. Weather patterns are changing, climates are in major flux and migration routes of birds are altered. Whales and dolphins are beaching themselves far more often over the past 14 years since the harmonic convergence. The earth's geomagnetic field is changing, and changing fast.

This all validates a change in the grid system and the work of the Kryon. The new ascension grid is increasing in frequency as the magnetic grid is lessened. The old crystal grid is fading, and a new crystal matrix is forming.

We are part of the new crystal formation….the ascension grid. One of the most meaningful avenues available to us in the ascension process is coming together as Lightworkers, in ceremony and unity, to awaken all humanity and bond with the Living Earth, by generating and directing positive energy.




By concerted efforts to support and give light to the ascension grid, we accelerate both it s formation and dissolution of the older matrix. The planetary Ascension grid is a manifestation of the energy evolvement and patterned growth of the Universal Consciousness. Earth is the living GAIA, the grid is her aura. Accordingly the grid contains the sacred geometry energy patterns of the Flower of Life, the crystal matrix of creation.

WE ARE CO-CREATORS OF THE PLANET EARTH AND GLOBAL ASCENSION GRID.

We accept readily that we are energetic beings surrounded by a potent electromagnetic field. We chose to be part of the ascension process and the ascension of the living Gaia. We channel inward great flows of cosmic divine energy with the capacity to direct this light outward through directed meditative thought for the highest good.

By unifying our energies in synchronized ecstatic states we form a powerful light vortex. This energy can cleanse, brighten, energize and activate according to our intent and flow. Our intent is light of the highest order, transferred to the new grid, the new crystal matrix of Gaia.

Fire the Grid 7.17.07 11:11

Fire the Grid

777 Harmonic Shift

"the harmonic shift occuring on your July 7th, 2007
will strengthen and empower those who are aligned with the intent of love and peace ... those who choose to resist and go against this wave will find they no longer have the power and dominion over the human spirit that they once did in your yester year ... those continuing to operate with the old program of fear, greed and separation will find the foundations of their establishments and institutions quickly disintegrating ...
the crisis points will push those who refuse to embrace this new wave of human conscious awareness to confront their fears of dishonesty ...
the metamorphosis occurring on this day in your timing is likened unto a bridge between disintegration and integration ... war and peace ... hate and love ... between separation and oneness ...although an awakening of this nature could occur at any moment ... the time is now, of your July 2007 ...
as the focal point of universal ignition is harmoniously and elegantly tuned to this one moment of many ... likened unto two lovers in rhythmic harmony on the verge of a powerfully awakening climax ... this moment of ignition will be the one point of reflection where humanity will begin the shift into an era of spiritual fullfilment on earth ...all life ... planet, human, animal and nature will be in peace andbalance ... harmony and co-operation ...
working towards realising their true empowerment and full potential ... all resources will be equally shared, distributed and efficiently utilised for the betterment and well-being of body mind and spirit and not for greed or profit ... it will be a new era of self and universal discovery unparalleled to anything seen in your previous eras ... those who resist unification, in fear of a one world order, please know thereis nothing to fear for no such thing will come to be .. rather it will be a United States of Nations respecting each others sovereignty ...
lovE will be the new currency and in place of a NWO there will be a FWO (free world order) ...you who are here "now" reading this message are here for a reason and purpose to help others make this transition ... we ask that you share this message far and wide across your globe in preparation for this moment of ignition ... this harmonic shift .. as many lightworkers as possible will be requested across your earth to be online plugged into the grid to hold in resonance this new frequency much likened unto an electronic capacitor ... holding charge ... holding memory for a few moments whilst we/you reboot the crystal energy core and await the new systems to come ignite and comeonline ...before this transmission comes to an end please know there will be further transmissions to come leading up to the "harmonic shift 777" event ... for now we wish to end by asking you to issue forth an energy of love and harmony for all life especially to your human family .. your whale and dolphin species for they are human in spirit also ... as a wave of slaughter and then beaching is about to begin as they cry out to humanity to look at itself ... for aeons of time your whales and dolphins have been guardians ... holding theplanetary energy grid whilst they await for you to come online ...
know you that whales are the oversouls of dolphins .. and dolphins as a whole are the earth's soul (black box recorder) holding all of earth's memory ...
when your whale species become extinct ...
so too will your dolphins ...
your earth and yourselves ... this is a message from a future now
...Blue from Auraphim (Oraphim)-
The Centre of Light in Arcturus
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A message from Ram Dass

The most important aspect of love is not in giving or the receiving: it's in the being.

When I need love from others, or need to give love to others, I'm caught in an unstable situation. Being in love, rather than giving or taking love, is the only thing that provides stability. Being in love means seeing the Beloved all around me.

I'm not interested in being a "lover." I'm interested in only being love. In our culture we think of love as a relational thing: " I love you" and "you are my lover." But while the ego is built around relationship, the soul is not. It wants only to be love. It's a true joy, for example, to turn someone whom you didn't initially like into theBeloved.

One way I practice doing so is by placing a photograph of a politician > with whom I intensely disagree on my puja table -- my altar.

Each morning when I wake up, I say good morning to the Buddha, to my guru, and to the other holy beings there. But I find that it's with a different spirit that I say, "Hello Mr. Politician." I know it sounds like a funny thing to do, but it reminds me of how far I have to go to see the Beloved in everybody. Mother Teresa has described this as "seeing Christ in all his distressing disguises."

When I realized that Mother Teresa was actually involved in an intimate love affair with each and every one of the poor and the lepers she was picking up from the gutters in India, I thought to myself, "That's the way to play the game of love." And that is what I have been training myself for the last past quarter century: to see and be with the Beloved everywhere.

One of the interesting aspects of seeing the Beloved in this way is that it doesn't require the other person to see him- or herself as theBeloved. All that's necessary is that I focus on my own consciousness properly. It's interesting to notice, though, how warmly people respond to being seen as the Beloved, even if they don't know what's happening. (Of course, it all assumes that all your feelings are genuine and that you aren't compelled to act on them or to lay any sort of trip on the otherperson. The idea is simply to live and breathe among the Beloved.)

The way I work at seeing others (like the politician), as the beloved is to remind myself, "This is another soul, just like me, who has taken a complicated incarnation, just as I have. I don't want to be in this incarnation any more than he wants to be in mine. But since I want to rest in my soul and not in my ego, I would like to give everybody the opportunity to do the same."

If I can see the soul that happens to have incarnated into a person that I don't care for, then my consciousness becomes an environment in which he or she is free to come up from air if he or she wants to. That person can do so because I'm nit trying to keep him or her locked into being the person that he or she has become. It's liberating to > resist another person politically, yet still see him or her as another soul. That's what Krishna meant when he said, "I'm not going to fight, because they are all my cousins on the side." We may disagree with one another in our current incarnation, but we are all souls.

A story I have told many times reinforces this point. Some years ago I put out I put out a set of records called Love, Serve, Remember. The records- which had music, readings from the Gospel of John, and all kinds of neat things- came in an album with a beautiful booklet with text and pictures. It was a wonderful package, and we sold we sold it by mail order for about $4.50.

I showed the album to my father. Dad was a wealthy Boston Lawyer- a conservative Republican, a capitalist, and, at the time, the President of a railroad. HE looked over the album and said, "Great job here! But, gee, you know- four and a half dollars? You could probably sell this for ten dollars- fifteen dollars, even!"

I said, "Yeah, I know."

"Would fewer people buy in if it were more expensive?" he asked.

"No," I relied. "Probably the same number would buy it"

"Well, I don't understand you," he pressed on. "You would sell it for ten, and your selling it for four- fifty? What's wrong, are you against capitalism or something?"

I tried to figure out how to explain to him how our approaches are differed. I said, "Dad didn't you just try a law case for Uncle Henry?"

"Yeah," he replied, " and it was a damned tough case. I spent a lot of time in the law library.

I asked, "Did you win the case?" And he answered, "Yeah", I won it.

Now, my father was a very successful attorney, and he charged fees that were commensurate with his reputation. So I continued. "Well, I bet you charged him a hand and a leg for that one."

Dad was indignant at the suggestion. "What, are you out of your mind? That's uncle Henry- I couldn't charge him."

"Well, that's my problem," I said. "If you find anyone who isn't Uncle Henry, I'll rip them off."

The point I was trying to make is that when you see the Beloved all around you, everyone is family and everywhere is love. When I allow myself to really see the beauty of another being, to see the inherent beauty of soul manifesting itself, I feel the quality of love in that beings presence. It doesn't matter what we're doing. We could be talking about our cats because we happen to be picking out cat food in the supermarket, or we simply could be passing each other on the sidewalk. When we are being love, we extend outward an environment that allows to act in different, more loving and peaceful ways than they are used in behaving. Not only does it allow them to be more loving, it encourages them to be so.

In 1969 I was giving a series of lectures in New York City. Every night, taking the bus up Third Avenue, I got the same extraordinary busdriver. Every night it was rush hour in one of the busiest cities in the world, but we had a warm word and a caring presence for each person who got on the bus. He drove us as if he were sculling a boat down a river, flowing through the traffic rather than resisting it. Everyone who got on the bus was less likely to kick the dog that evening or to be otherwise hostile and unloving, because of the loving space that driver had created. Yet all he was doing was driving the bus. He wasn't a therapist or a great spiritual teacher. He was simply being love.

Remember, we are all affecting the world every moment, whether we mean to or not. Our actions and states of mind matter, because we are so deeply interconnected with one another. Working on our own consciousness is the most important thing that we are doing at any moment, and being love is a supreme creative act.

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About the Author: Ram Dass has served on the faculty at Stanford and Harvard Universities. In the 1960s, he traveled to India, where he met his guru. Since then, he has pursued a variety of spiritual practices, including guru kripa, devotional yoga, karma yoga, many forms of meditation, and Sufi and Jewish studies. Many of his books, including Be Here Now, are international bestsellers and classics of their kind.

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Just a reminder to allow and accept all the windfall and blessings that can and will come our way! Checks in the mail! Cash on the street! Loving paybacks! however it chooses to show up! And I add along with it peace of heart and mind, healthy bodies and minds and all the love you can contain and share! and the simplicity of just being.

Pass it to 6 of your good friends or family and be richer in 4 Days.

Pass it to 12 of your good friends or family and be richer in 2 Days.

Or just pass it on as a blessing to people because we all can stand to be reminded
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Credit to the Artist

I found the image used on this blog during a quick Google search. It immediately drew me in and I felt that it was perfect for the message of this blog.

Since I have many artists as friends, I felt compelled to locate the creator of this image and give them credit. Here's what I found:


Robert Joseph Donaghey describes the image as an illustration of a ritual from the Huna ( Hawaiian ) tradition called the "Ha Rite" In the ritual "mana" (life force) is stored in the body and then it is sent up to the "Aumakua" (higher self) along with a prayer , and the "Aumakua" uses the energy to make the prayer come true.

He is a true spiritual seeker, experienced teacher, an ardent environmentalist, adventurer, and skilled craftsman.

He has worked with many of the world's most respected spiritual luminaries illustrating their deepest concepts. His work is renowned worldwide and has an honored place in many art collections.

With over 15 years of professional experience in state of the art computer imaging systems and a lifetime of art study and practice, Robert is a true master of fine art digital painting and spiritual illustration. His work is a fusion of spiritual artistry and leading edge science.

Artist's Statement

"I often find myself trying to express my love and reverence of wildlife and the divine design of Nature through my artwork; it’s very difficult to put these concepts into words because they are inherently ineffable and intrinsically intuitive, so I try to express them in carefully thought out symbolic images. In a painting I can capture an entire knowing or belief that would take an endless conversation to convey.

My thinking is very visual and parallel, sketching out ideas for a painting is often much like taking notes or writing a story all at once. Working out a concept often opens up unexpected new spiritual epiphanies to explore, I will often begin with a simple divine inspiration that opens up into a spiritual journey."

"I make 'hidden images' because they are fun to explore for the viewer, and I find that I can put much more meaningful concepts in using metaphoric content, it also opens up the viewers' imagination, they keep looking for more.

I often wish that someone else had done the work so that I could experience finding the hidden elements and working out the embedded meanings for the first time for myself."

"I also enjoy illustrating things that are experienced or felt but which can't be seen with the eyes, such as music or spirituality. Anything that I find deeply inspiring or challenging or teaching ends up being expressed visually and finds its way into my work, and hey, I’m an illustrator, it’s my job.

"I often strive to get a little of everything I know into an image, even in photo-realism. I will consider the emotional impact of the colors (as the colorists did), and the flow and movement of the elements (as the modernists have), and will add elements that flow into my sub-conciseness ( as the surrealists will ), and of course I love the glow and play of light (as the lumenists would)."

"I find it easy to jar someone’s emotions using images that are negative, and conveying something like a forest conservation issue would be extremely effective using images of dying animals and clear cut forests, but I’m a sensitive soul and no one wants that sort of image on their walls, so I constrain myself to the most positive and uplifting themes despite the limitations."

"I would love to find a way to inspire a true love of nature and wild life in the hearts of our young people, if I only could, the world would become a garden of Eden inhabited by happy gardeners and inspired naturalists."