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Serpent Of Light Beyond 2012

January 20, 2009 by Storm Leave a Comment

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Every 13,000 years on Earth a sacred and secret event takes place that changes everything. Mother Earth’s Kundalini energy emerges from its resting place in the planet’s core and moves like a snake across the surface of our world. Once at home in ancient Lemuria, it moved to Atlantis, then to the Himalayan mountains of India and Tibet, and with every relocation changed our idea of what spiritual means. And gender. And heart. This time, with much difficulty, the Serpent of Light has moved to the Andes Mountains of Chile and Peru.

Multi-dimensional, multi-disciplined, and multi-lived, for the first time in this book, Drunvalo begins to tell his stories of 35 years spent in service to Mother Earth. Follow him around the world as he follows the guidance of Ascended Masters, his two spheres of light, and his own inner growing knowledge. His story is a living string of ceremonies to help heal hearts, align energies, right ancient imbalances, and balance the living Earth’s Unity Consciousness Grid— in short to increase our awareness of the indivisibility of life in the universe. We are all—rocks and people and interdimensional beings—one!

“Life may seem to be business as usual, but it is not. We are changing fast . . . Remember this for life is going to present stranger things to you in your lifetime, and they all have meaning and purpose . . .Only Mother Earth and ancient Maya know what’s going to happen.” —from Serpent of Light
• Part travel adventure, part spiritual instruction—a firsthand account of a once in 13,000 years process.
• Drunvalo Melchizedek has a story to tell—an adventure story, a story of healing ceremonies that takeplace from the Yucatan to Kauai and Moorea to the Grand Canyon and New Zealand and to Peru.
• See what can happen when we choose to open our hearts and follow the path of light.

Get Back On the Resolution Train

January 20, 2009 by Storm Leave a Comment

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The celebration of the New Year is a time honored tradition.  In fact, its roots are actually derived from the Judaic customs of Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah.   During this period, the religious custom is to reflect on one’s wrongdoings over the year and both seek and offer forgiveness.   The process is to reflect upon self improvement annually.  We have simplified this process and summed it up as New Year’s Resolutions.  However, Astrology never sees anything as a one day process.  In fact, it views life as movement and a continuous flow of growth and maturation of consciousness.

So, what does Astrology tell us about the New Year’s Resolution?   According to J. Lee Lehman in her, “Book of Rulerships,” the word ‘resolute’ is ruled by the Sun.   The Sun is the center of consciousness within the individual.  It is our center, and what makes each of us different and unique.   The Moon in astrology is the ruler of change.   She reflects the flow of our day to day life, and is one of the primary planets of timing in many astrological traditions.   The relationship between the Sun and the Moon is how we measure time on the astrological level.  This process is called a lunation.

Each month the Sun and Moon goes through several stages.  For the purpose of this article the focus will be on the major moon phases.  Each phase represents a different and unique part of the monthly process.

So, what astrological sign is the best to break old habits?   According to the 12-step recovery movement, it takes approximately 28 days (a lunation cycle) to break a habit or an addiction.  Since we are concerned with resolutions or breaking negative habits we must direct ourselves astrologically to the earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn) as these are the signs concerned with our senses and physical life.   Most resolutions are concerned with giving up something unhealthy such as quitting smoking, losing weight, abstaining from alcohol, giving up chocolate and candy or any other behavior that the social milieu deems as unacceptable or unhealthy.   In essence, our resolutions are based on social codes or morals.  The sign that rules social codes and morals is Capricorn.  So, we can use this Capricorn (interesting that New Year’s Day falls under this sign) lunation to successfully focus on resolutions and letting go of behaviors we wish to let go of.  The Capricorn lunation cycle began on December 27, 2008 when the Sun and Moon conjoined in the sign of Capricorn.   It comes to its conclusion on January 26, 2009 (day of the Solar Eclipse) when the Sun and Moon conjoin in Aquarius.  We are currently in the last phase of this process, which is the energy period of turning away from the old or things we wish to let go of, and beginning to envision a life free of old habits. 

Storm’s Lunar Phase Action Guide:

New Moon:    This is the initial phase or seed level.   When making resolutions it is best to have a plan, and the best way to incorporate a plan is for you to write it down.   Make a list of all the things you wish to change in your life.   During this phase, you can put down many different potential resolutions.  Do you wish to lose weight?  Do you want to spend less money?   Do you want to eat healthier foods?   It is my belief that writing things down create a relationship with the areas of your life that you would like to change.  According to Kabbalah, the eye is the most powerful organ in the human body, because it is the transmitter of information.  Writing things down is the first process in letting something go or giving something up.

First Quarter Moon:  This phase is about action.   Let’s make a plan!   For example, you plan to stop smoking.  How do you plan to go about this?   Are you going to stop cold turkey or are you going to use patches?   In addition, research (Google is an all powerful spirit guide) ideas to help you stick to your goal.   Use this for each of the areas that you wish to quit.

Full Moon:   This is the structure building phase.  Look at your list and your action plan.  Which one of these areas of your life do you wish to let go of?   I believe that to be successful at letting things go is to work at one thing at a time.   Make your choice!

Last Quarter Moon:  In astrology, this is considered the crisis in consciousness phase.   This is a time to turn away from the old unworkable structures and preparing to focus on the new.  I believe that this is another action phase.   During this phase (approx 6-9 days) you make your change.  You begin to become resolute, and you take all the information that you have used in the aforementioned steps, and apply them to your plan.  Be gentle with yourself, and remember the famous recovery phrase,  “One Day At A Time.” 

We all have areas of our lives we wish to change and work on.  However, many of us find it difficult to point to the calendar and vow to quit on a certain day.   Understanding that there is an astrological period where we can let go of the old and embrace the new is a comfort to many, who sincerely wish to make changes.   Focus on the area of your life you wish to change and use this energy cycle to finally succeed.   You have 7 more days – you can do it!

The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search For The True Self

January 20, 2009 by Storm 2 Comments

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The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self  by Alice Miller examines the loss of the self that occurs in childhood and the subsequent process by which an adult can retrieve his or her true identity that was misplaced in earlier years. The term “gifted child” refers to the child, who at an early age is acutely and intuitively aware of the parent’s needs. This book focuses on the recuperation process that follows an “abusive” childhood, defined as a growing up in a family environment in which a child had no choice but to acquiesce to the emotional needs of a parental figure. This results in a child ignoring his or her own needs, which results in the disappearance of the “real” self.

The core concept of this book is that a child is able to survive an abusive childhood by developing a “gift” of an adequate defense system. Alice Miller serves as the medium to articulate childhood suffering and describe the adult’s lack of empathy that develops toward one’s own fate. This book is designed to serve as an affirmation of and sympathetic message for the neglected, battered, and abused adults as well as the damaged child he or she once was. Miller emphasizes that children who are belittled and manipulated by parents are damaged much like those who are brutalized.

The book is a first person account of a psychoanalyst who describes her experiences of being a gifted child and the work she has conducted with such clients. The Drama of the Gifted Child serves as a source of validation, normalization, and empowerment for adults who maintained and developed themselves to conform to other people’s needs as a means of survival. An adult often does not realize that his or her experiences were exploitative nor do they consider themselves as having stemmed from abusive childhoods. Miller gives the gifted child a title and description in words and concepts which are often not recognized or accepted by society or the adult client.

This book would be useful for clients in conjunction with psychotherapy, but should be appropriately assigned and discussed. Miller’s work is rich in psychoanalytic terms and concepts. It was designed for educated adults with an above average knowledge of psychological jargon combined with the ability and readiness to probe the depths of his or her childhood memories. Miller, herself a therapist, discusses and directs some of the dialogue in the book toward “parental” children, another term for the gifted child, who grow up to become therapists themselves. She discusses how the child’s ability to perceive and respond intuitively to his or her parent is then extended and perfected. Later, the parental child not only becomes a parent, confidant, comforter, advisor, and supporter of his or her own parent and siblings, but eventually develops a special sensitivity to the subtle signals to the needs of others. Miller remarks “No wonder that the gifted child chooses the psychoanalytic profession later on. Who else, without this previous history, would muster sufficient interest to spend the whole day trying to discover what is happening in another person’s unconscious?” (p.9). She discusses that the development and perfection of such hypervigilance, which once assisted the child in surviving and now serves as a profession, also contains the root of his or her narcissistic disturbance.

Miller helps the reader intellectualize as well as emotionally experience the past use and abuse he or she underwent as a child and how it, in turn, has affected the client currently. The book is useful in facilitating discussion regarding how, why, and to what degree the client identifies with the literature as well as allows the therapist to discuss the rationale behind assigning the work as a supplement to therapy. She explores methods to recapture the real self by advocating the disregard of the parent’s expectations, which have since been internalized and carried into adulthood. Miller discusses allowing the adult parental child to mourn and repossess the true self. She focuses on eradicating the emotional unavailability and inaccessibility in adulthood, which is a result of being aware and sensitive at an early age. The book serves to help the gifted adult regain the lost capacity for genuine emotional responses by advocating definition, identification, and education from the past and feeling repressed emotions in the present. 

This book focuses on the author’s and her clients’ individual case histories rather than generalizing about society as a whole. Miller presents the reader with self-disclosure combined with psychoanalytic theory. The author is candid about her feelings of sadness and pity for the gifted child as well as for the parents who perpetrate and perpetuate such a role in their own children. She acknowledges the abuse that a parental child has endured and reassures the adult that his or her true self does wait for reunification.

A psychotherapist should be cognizant that Miller’s book has weaknesses to its use as a therapeutic tool. The primary difficulty is understanding the terms utilized in the book. She builds up on psychodynamic concepts and incorporates them into her book without definition or reference resulting in limited comprehension and a vague understanding of her key points. This makes it cumbersome for the lay-person to decipher what the author means by “abused,” “gifted,” “true/false selves,” and “narcissism” since, out of the context of the psychoanalytic approach, these words may take on different meanings. The title itself could be confusing given that the gifted child is often easily confused with a child who is intellectually gifted.

Miller’s book serves as a complementary technique to the therapeutic process of the parental child client. The author offers respect, admiration, and empowerment for the reader who was rewarded for his or her lack of emotion as a child, yet punished as an adult by the loss of the self. 

Editorial Reviews

Review
‘Rare and compelling in its compassion and its unassuming eloquence…her examples are so vivid and so ordinary they touch the hurt child in us all’ NEW YORK MAGAZINE

Product Description

Miller’s wide and profound book about childhood trauma has provided thousands of readers with guidance and hope, and is essential reading for those interested in psychology, psychotherapy, and more.

 

Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

About the Author

Alice Miller has achieved worldwide recognition for her work on the causes and effects of childhood traumas. She is the author of many books, including The Truth Will Set You Free, Banished Knowledge, Thou Shalt Not Be Aware, and For Your Own Good. She lives in Switzerland.

The Spiritual Rules of Engagement

January 19, 2009 by Storm Leave a Comment

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The Spiritual Rules of Engagement — Yehuda Berg

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More than a decade after the runaway bestseller The Rules advised women on how to land “Mr. Right,” it’s time for a new set of rules that takes a more spiritual approach. These rules are based on the timeless wisdom of Kabbalah and the very nature of the Universe itself. The Spiritual Rules of Engagement describes how Kabbalah views relationships and what makes them work (or not work); and reveals that it is the woman who holds the power to determine the outcome. The book explains the spiritual reasons behind the way in which men and women think and act differently. Although not a book of dating tips, its rules do work. They have to work: They are the Laws of the Universe. You’ll learn the true meaning of the term “soul mate;” and why it is that your soul mate has to find you, not the other way around. Written by a kabbalistic teacher who regularly provides counsel to hundreds of individuals and couples, and who is happily married himself, the book will resonate with people of all backgrounds. These are more than just rules of engagement; they’re rules for creating a happier, more fulfilling life.

You Can Rise Above Anything!

January 16, 2009 by Storm Leave a Comment

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Did you know that the biblical Moses was born from the union of an illicit affair?   Oh, the scandal!  According to Kabbalistic sources, a man named Amram married Jochebed, who was his aunt.   Moses, of course was their son, and born of this union.   Based on our modern rules of social structure, you would think that Moses would be limited to do anything.   People tend to remain trapped in their circumstances.

So, I am sure you are asking, what the secret meaning behind this?   Have we stepped into “The Jerry Springer Show -4000 BC?”?

Kabbalah teaches that everything written in the Torah has a deeper meaning than simply the story presented to us in the Old Testament.   By discovering the hidden meanings we can use this information to change and transform our lives.

In essence, there is a very powerful meaning in this text.  First, we know that Moses is a very righteous and important individual in Judeo Christian literature.   The Kabbalists teach that Moses was born to help us overcome our personal bondage.  Secondly, the message is that no matter what we are born out of, we can rise above our “circumstances” to become spiritual giants.   Even though Moses is born out of a negative circumstance he rises above it.   How many times have we felt that we were limited because of who we are?  Where we were born?  Our financial limitations?

This week we are given the power to rise above our limitations.   How do you do this?   You simply attempt to walk a spiritual path, and the rest comes on its own.  Considering that Mercury is currently in retrograde (revisit) and approaching a conjunction with beneficial Jupiter, we can use the current energy to expand (Jupiter) our minds (Mercury) and make choices and decisions on how to better ourselves.   Take a look at differences that you want to make in your life. Is there something that you want to pursue, yet you have delayed?   Do you want a better job?  Do you want to take courses to expand your current educational skills?   Do you wish to make more money?   We can use the power of this conjunction to spark the energy necessary to move forward into our future.   Reflection is our modern Moses, it gives us the power to rise above anything.

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Storm Cestavani is the host of “The Storm Cestavani Show,” which airs every Thursday at 11pm

Beware Of The Big Bad Wolf

January 12, 2009 by Storm Leave a Comment

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Every time Mercury goes retrograde, I am amazed at the amount of panic that pervades the masses.   People scatter in a whirlwind of cancelling plans, checking electronic devices, and worry about potential trips and impending loss of luggage.  I find it quite infectious, as even “I” recently cancelled a project of mine when I realized it began after the trickster decided to change motion.  Needless to say,  “The Big Bad Wolf,” is back!

Since the purpose of my Synergy columns is to enrich our lives and make the most of the energy available to us, I am going to “attempt” to describe Mercury retrogrades constructive meaning and how we can use this period for our greater good, rather than being controlled by its distractions.    Mercury begins its retrograde trek at 07 Aquarius and will travel all the way back to 21 Capricorn, which is where he was located on Christmas Day.  This is known as the shadow period or a precursor of what is time come.  Usually the themes that are invoked during Mercury retrograde will begin to make their appearances during this period.  Take some time to analyze what was going on during the holidays and if any themes kept reoccurring.

In its most productive use, the key word to use during Mercury Retrograde is reflection.   We can use the particular energy that is available to us now to take a deeper look at our lives.   We can make mental (Mercury) notes (Mercury) about where we see ourselves and what path we wish to take in the future.  What changes have you considered making, but have put off?    Is there any direction you would like to see your life head in?   Anything you wish to pursue?   The retrograde period is a time for thinking and deep “inner” analysis, but NOT a period of action.  We can begin to act on our reflections when Mercury moves out of its 2nd shadow period on February 22nd.

Finally, we all need a period in our lives where we can quiet our minds, and ask ourselves serious questions about our place in the world.  Mercury Retrograde provides us the opportunity to achieve this.  Considering Mercury Retrogrades 3-4X per year implies how important it is for us to “slow down” as the demands of life seem to make us busier and busier.    I will not promise that your toaster will not break, or unexpected car repairs will not occur.  I can’t even promise you that your luggage will be found after it is misplaced at the airport.  However, I can promise that taking the time to use Mercury Retrograde in a positive and healthy manner will help you begin “Enjoying Everyday Life”.

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