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for this seminar came to me in February of this year. I had discussed
with my web master that I wished to put together a page on my web
site to document dreams that people have about earth changes. He
shared this idea with one of his friends and this email was passed
on to me: "In the Native American tradition it is taught that visions come for the people and they are shared…I was on an observation deck above the Earth. The energy from the annual or semi-annual ceremonies that are done around the planet was made evident. The wave of energy that these ceremonies have produced in the past was turning a gray color. I was told that it's because it is too slow. Mother Earth can no longer wait for us to enter the circles at the once or twice a year pace let alone once a week pace. Now is time to do all the ceremonies…I was taken to the center….there were creatures of all kinds there. We were preparing something called an 'energy stew'…each of us was given a container of the 'stew'. A Bird Person spoke telling us to go to our designated place and put the 'stew' in a stone. Then …we fast-forwarded to a time, which is coming real soon. I saw the stones. A Bird Person spoke…if all the stones come together in the sacred circle, Mother Earth will have a gentle birthing. (otherwise)…she will shake and the birthing will be difficult. " It was about a week later, while sitting in silence, looking for a new direction to share my gifts and abilities with the world, that the concept of this seminar came to me, with a great burst of blissful energy. The email came into my mind and I knew that this idea was born because of it. Right then I knew that I should take people to the vortex spots in Sedona and do ceremonies with them requesting the peaceful transition of the earth. The event of the Tsunami was still fresh in my consciousness. I had been in many earthquakes when I lived in California. I know the sense of powerlessness one feels as the earth moves all around you. Suddenly I didn't feel powerless. I knew that there was something that I could do to help with this situation. I realized that our prayers and ceremonies are valuable, and that they can help the planet. I also know that the power of a group, focused on one idea, can also be very potent. In the two weeks following the conception of this new seminar, it came to me what knowledge and skills should be part of this group experience, and where to do it and other details on how to organize it.
I first felt that I should incorporate the four directions/ elements in the gathering was one of the first ideas about Prayer for the Planet that was given to me. It came to me that each of the four main vortex areas also corresponds to an element. Then I felt that as a vehicle of focus, I should use the Mayan Calendar Astrology. The Mayan calendar, which is fundamentally identical to the Aztec calendar, is possibly the oldest indigenous system of time keeping that is still being used today. I use the count of the Mayan Calendar that is used in the Guatemala highlands, not the Yucatan count that has been used by Jose Arguelles. I will first acquaint the participants at each gathering with their day lord, element and some of the qualities that it embodies. Then, as we go to the water vortex, which is where Cathedral Rock and Oak Creek meet, those who are of the water element in the Mayan Calendar will take a more prominent role in the ceremony. At each vortex we will do smudging, calling in of the directions and then drumming and singing. This will elevate our consciousness to make a stronger connection to the higher realms and to our Godself or Higher self. In this heightened state what we focus our hearts and minds upon will be very powerful. Then we will pray for the peaceful, positive changes that each element must go through to raise the vibration of the earth to a more refined, harmonious frequency. This same concept will be enacted at the three other vortexes that represent air, fire and earth. After the trip to the fire vortex, we will participate in the Mayan Fire Ceremony. This ceremony will be used as a giveaway. In Native American traditions, the giveaway represents releasing or "giving away" what no longer serves you. One can throw into the fire what they wish to release or transform in their lives. After we have visited all four of the major vortex areas, we will walk the great Sedona labyrinth. At its center we can all leave a little gift that represents what we wish to birth within our lives and our prayers for the peaceful changes that our planet must go through. At each of the sites of the vortex ceremonies, we will have a Mesa, or alter. This will be a portable alter with my portable ceremonial objects and representations of what we are element we are focusing upon. I also want to encourage all of the seminar participants to bring the objects that are sacred to them. They can also bring objects, pictures, etc. that represent places on the earth that are special to them. Everyone's sacred objects will strengthen the ceremonies. In addition to these events, I also wish to have an evening of drumming and dance. I hope to have Sedona's dynamic sound healer ThunderBeat lead the evening, if her schedule permit. The first one will be October 2-4th, at the time of the New Moon and Solar Eclipse in the sign of Libra, the sign of partnership. We will focus on our partnership with the earth and how we are here to help her with her transition. At the Full moon and Lunar Eclipse of October 15-17, we will focus on a special healing for the fire element that is within the earth and is represented by the sign of the Lunar Eclipse in Aires. A unique gathering will take place on the New Moon in the sign of Scorpio, the sign of death and rebirth, October 30-November 1. This coincides with the celebrations of the Hispanic holiday, Day of the Dead and Halloween. We will pay special homage to those who died in the Tsunami and to all those who have died in earthquakes and tornadoes. We will pray that their souls have made the transitions to the light. There will be another gathering on the full moon November 13-15. The moon will be in the earth sign of Taurus, the sign of the spring that lies ahead. The final gathering of this year will be on the second New Moon in December, December 29-31. This new moon will be in the sign of Capricorn. We will focus on a New Year of peaceful transitions for our planet and that the people that walk the earth find peace within themselves. The requested donation for each gathering is $222.00 If inclement weather does not allow us to do the ceremonies outside, we will hold them at an indoor location. For more information about me, go to my web site www.spiritualguidance.com. You can email me at abby@spiritualguidance.com or call 928-204-5617 with any questions or concerns you may have. If this message touches you, then please follow your calling. |
