Winds of Change
New
vision and inspiration for the journey.
A Mystery School Newsletter
from Linda Heron Wind published on each Full
Moon
Full Moon Newsletter - October 26th, 2007
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October 26, 2007, Full Moon Eclipse in Taurus
Moon full at 12:51 am Eastern Daylight Time
Step through the gateway
Be the harmony you seek
Completion awaits
The time acceleration and intensity seems
to be continuing with amazing changes occurring very quickly. It feels
like the new consciousness is descending around us and waking us up to
what is real and what is important. Focusing inside and maintaining a
calm and peaceful inner environment regardless of what is happening on
the outside is the level of mastery that we are being called to now. It
is challenging not to react to the sometimes chaotic outer world, yet
it is possible to choose to be loving, compassionate, and peaceful with
whatever is in our lives. The alternative is to fight with what is and
we know by now that fighting of any kind does not work.
The Full Moon in Taurus brings us fully present in our bodies, to experience life fully. Experience is neither good nor bad, it simply is. When we stay in the moment and fully experience what is, we are fully alive. Whether the moment is full of emotion, beauty, or apparent difficulties, it is what it is. Be in your body on this Full Moon and fully experience your life.
The present moment
Altar of sacred delight
Platform for magic
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Pathway to the Stars: Entering the Circle of the Soul
Mystery School takes us on a journey to higher consciousness and the embodiment of the divine energy that we are. A prerequisite to using the laws of the universe, such as the Law of Attraction, in a conscious and deliberate way, is to be in alignment with your Higher Self or Soul. Manifestation from a lower level of consciousness usually brings us more lessons on mastering ourselves rather than the result that we desire. This course helps you to master each level of consciousness so that you may become a more conscious creator in your life.
This Mystery School course consists of five lessons. Each lesson includes written material with graphics for study, a lecture, meditation exercises, homework that is emailed to Heron, and discussions questions for the discussion board. Everyone taking the course has access to the Discussion Board so opportunity is available to connect with others who are studying the same Material. You may work through the lessons at your own pace.
Lesson 1 - Circles of Consciousness
Lesson 2 - Mastering the Circle of the Mind
Lesson 3 - Mastering the Circle of the Heart
Lesson 4 - Mastering the Circle of the Soul
Lesson 5 - Living from Awareness
Problems are practice
In this Mystery School called life
Dream the solution
Stalking Awareness - Awareness can be found in any moment if you
look. Sometimes our minds are so busy that we cannot tune into the senses
and subtle feelings of energy that are there all the time. Sit out if
you can on this Full Moon for at least an hour. While you sit, notice
each of your senses in turn - hearing, vision, smell, taste, touch, vibrational
sense - then try to be aware of all of them at once. When you are done,
journal about your experience of awareness.
Walk with awareness
Live in cosmic consciousness
True reality
Waking Up to Awareness - Take a few deep breaths and ground yourself with a root that goes deep into the Earth. Imagine that you are out in nature in a beautiful place. Notice the plants, rocks, trees, animals, sky, and anything else that is around you. Imagine that any of these beings around you could talk. Listen to see what they might be saying to you. If you want you can ask them a question. See if there is any particular thing that draws your attention. Go to that thing and sit with it awhile. Does it have anything to say to you? When you are finished return to your body and present space. If you are able, repeat this exercise by actually going out to a beautiful place in nature. What was different when you went in the meditation versus going in the physical world? Which felt more real?
Cosmic consciousness
Bringing heaven to the earth
Through my daily life
Article
Cloak of Awareness
Linda Heron Wind
Once there was a woman, a very strong woman,
who wanted to know how to be even stronger yet. She knew how to be a warrior
as she fought for causes she believed in and with those who did not treat
others right. She even fought with herself when she couldn't live up to
her own expectations, and she was not afraid of fighting. Even if she
was afraid, she would fight anyway because she knew that the world would
not get better unless there are those who were willing to stand up for
what is right. But she was not happy and did not feel like she was doing
a good enough job. People did not want to listen and often fought back,
and there were so many who didn't seem to understand.
She decided to go in solitude to a beautiful
place in nature and seek spiritual guidance. Perhaps there she could find
answers about how to be a better warrior woman. So out she went with a
pack on her back, some water, and a few things to eat, into the mountains.
She followed a stream up the mountain to where it ran down in a waterfall
from the spring above. At the pool below the waterfall, she sat down to
seek a vision for herself and the world.
The sound of the water, the birds, the crickets
and tree frogs, all seemed to welcome her to this sacred place. Animals
came and went - deer, hawk, raven, coyote - and she was feeling very peaceful
and at home. She thought she fell asleep and was dreaming, or maybe not,
when a woman in an iridescent robe appeared beside her. It was not startling,
but like an image emerging from the mist of the waterfall, becoming more
solid as it approached her.
"Welcome, Anya!" the woman said.
Startled that this radiant being knew her name,
Anya said nothing.
"You called me and so I have come to you,"
the woman said. "I understand that you have an interest in becoming
a more powerful warrior, so I have come to help you acquire more power."
This time Anya found her voice. "Yes,
that is so. I do want to become a better warrior for the Earth and for
all those who need someone to stand up for them. I am so grateful that
you have come."
"Good, then, let us begin. Please stand
up for a moment," the woman directed. Anya stood facing the woman.
"Now close your eyes and keep them closed until I tell you to open
them."
Anya did as she was told. Standing with her
eyes closed she could feel a swirling around her body, like when the wind
picks up the leaves and spirals them into the air. With her eyes still
closed she could begin to see small lights like stars around her. It was
almost as if she was wrapped in the Milky Way galaxy. And the feeling
was indescribable! It was warm and delicious, expansive and sensual at
the same time. She really wanted to open her eyes to see what created
this amazing feeling.
"So you feel the cloak around you?"
the woman asked.
Suddenly Anya began to feel the heartbeat of
the Earth beneath her feet and it expanded to include her own heartbeat
and the heartbeat of the woman, the trees, the rocks, and the deer. All
this with her eyes closed and she wondered how she knew that it was a
heartbeat, but she just knew. "I certainly am feeling something,"
she said as she struggled to gain control of words.
"You may open your eyes if you like,"
the woman told her.
Anya was almost afraid to open her eyes, lest the feeling that was now holding her would dissolve. She gradually opened them. The woman was nowhere to be seen and
Anya was wearing her shimmering iridescent
cloak.
At first she began to search for the woman, but then she heard her voice.
"Don't look for me outside yourself, for
you will no longer find me there. Our hearts beat as one now so you must
look inside," the voice said.
Focusing more inward, Anya asked, "So
what is this cloak I am wearing that makes me feel so good?"
"Look around you and see what you notice,"
the voice replied.
Anya looked up at the waterfalls. Again she
could not find words for what she felt. Yes, it was the falls, the same
as before, but something was different. It was as if the water was playing
a melody and Anya was singing along in perfect harmony even though she
heard nothing unusual with her ears. Then she turned toward a tree. There
was some kind of resonance that seemed to be occurring between the tree
and her heart that felt so wonderful. Wherever she looked the same thing
happened. It was as if her heart expanded to include whatever she saw.
"Yes," said the voice, " the
cloak of awareness has changed your perception. When you wear it you are
able to see what is real."
"What is real," Anya repeated, not
quite grasping what was being said.
"What is real can only be felt,"
said the voice, "and you are now feeling the connection that is present
all the time, whether you are aware of it or not. You can only experience
it, however, when you have awareness."
A question began forming in Anya's mind but
before she could speak it, the voice answered. "What does this have
to do with being a strong warrior woman? Ah, now we are getting to what
is really important. When you are aware of what is real as you are now,
what is it that would require you to fight?"
At that instant, Anya saw the people she had
been fighting with, and there was a beam of light that connected her heart
to theirs. She saw the people that she had been fighting for, and felt
their innate wholeness. She saw the Earth and all that was on it already
whole and complete, perfect in its essence and perfect in its present
expression. Tears came to her eyes as she understood. As she looked at
herself from someplace outside, she also was perfect. No need to be anything
other than what she was in any moment of time. "Why have I not seen
this before?" she cried.
The voice answered with a gentleness that was
like a caress, "You have been asleep, my dear one, and now you are
awake. When you are asleep there are many battles to be fought for all
we can see is how things appear with our physical eyes. When you wake
up to awareness, another world appears where you know yourself to be intimately
connected to everyone and everything and nothing is "wrong,"
or "right" for that matter. All is as it is. You are looking
through the veil of your soul, the shimmering love light of the heart.
True compassion lives here and there is never a need to fight, only to
love with all your heart. In the real world nothing is stronger than love."
"Can I keep this cloak of awareness?"
Anya wondered out loud, beginning to be afraid that she would fall back
asleep, or wake from this dream, and lose what she was experiencing.
"It is yours to use as you wish. Even
if you forget and go back to sleep for a time, it is always available
to you if you choose it. But remember, it can only be felt through your
heart. Stand on the Earth, close your eyes, and wrap yourself in the Milky
Way. You will now recognize the feeling of true awareness. Make awareness
the ground upon which you walk, the source of your voice, and the place
you call home. Love is what will bring us into this new world. No change
is required other than that - in you, others, or Earth."
Anya was quiet. She was just feeling the cloak
of awareness - spiraling galaxies, the power of the universe, the unmistakable
light of love - that permeated her beingness. "How could I ever not
remember this feeling?" she asked herself as she drifted into sleep.
Cloak of awareness
Color my vision and thoughts
Seeing through love's veil
If
you have comments on this newsletter or ideas for future topics,
call Linda Heron Wind at (585) 924-5620 or send e-mail to LHWind@aol.com.
Check out the article about CIRCLE in the
D&C
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/news/02042S35QT0_news.shtml
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