Awareness is the beginning of the healing journey

I make no apologies for this following hot on the heels - it came to me after publishing my post this morning - it is too close to some of the stuff I was babbling about and always put better than I :)
June 19^th 2008

"In my last two messages I have provided examples of things that are happening in our world right now and I did it in such a way that my readers could choose to read/watch them or not.

For those of you who did, I offer these words. All that you read or watched was not for the purpose of stimulating fears within you. I did it because I ABSOLUTELY understand that in order to change our world and manifest heaven on Earth we have to be fully conscious of all that is happening around us.

I was also wondering why the universe was placing so many of these messages in front of me. As many of you know I have resisted sharing them because I prefer to always look on the bright side of things and I do not place my energy or focus on negatives. So I as usual decided to sit down and take some time to call forth the T.E.A.M. to find some answers. This is what they came up with.....

Being fully conscious of what is happening around us is essential for the following reasons.
First of all, please allow me to share this following statement:

"Awareness is the beginning of the healing journey".

This statement is so true, because if we are not aware, we cannot choose to make different choices.

1. BEING consciously aware offers us the opportunity to look at things.
2. Conscious awareness leads to us making choices. Our inner guidance will always lead us to make the choice for the greatest good.
3. This may sometimes begin in the form of fears, panic, anxiety etc...But this too is in perfection.
4. It is human nature (3d) to first view/experience things in the negative. This too is in perfection.
5. Conscious awareness allows us the opportunity to make new choices, if we do not like what we are experiencing, then we simply choose to be aware of polarity/duality and make new choices, living new experiences.
6. It is our human nature to eventually choose the path of least resistance or pain.
7. This provides us with insights as to how to make the changes we desire.
8. Taking action is how we manifest those newer and higher desires...

So you see, the reason so many of these messages or videos are being provided to us right now is in absolute perfection. They are assisting us to be consciously aware and lets be honest, we have gifted ourselves the most perfect tool to do this!!! The Internet and it doesn't judge who it is reaching. It is reaching out to all levels of humanity, spiritually awakened or not. When we are aware and the more of us that are aware of what is happening, we can choose whether what is happening is for our greater and collective good or not.

When the choices that are being made for us right now be it from our governments, our leaders, the judicial system, the medical or pharmaceutical world are not appearing to be for our greater good we have a choice to change them. Unfortunately because of our human nature it will take masses of people to be hurting before the collective result of many standing up for their rights. An example: So many of us are dependant on oil, petroleum etc, the soaring prices are going to hurt a great many people in ways that most don't even realize yet. Many are not going to be able to afford to live a normal life. When it reaches the point that enough people are hurting because of it, they will stand up and be heard. They will find ways to hurt the companies that are abusing their power simply for the amassing of the almighty dollar.

There is another industry that is abusing their power for the sake of amassing huge profits. The pharmaceutical industry, which affects the medical industry and I will share a film with you at the end of this message that will show that it even reaches out to the judicial system. The worst part of all of this is that the people in control DO NOT CARE that we are dying, starving or becoming homeless. They really don't, all they care about is amassing wealth.

Why am I using this example? Well, I bet everyone reading this knows someone who has been lost to cancer. Do you think their loved ones would be angry if they knew that the people that had been treating them knew the Chemo being used was assisting to kill them? Would those that have survived be angry because they are now missing body parts that did not need to be removed? How angry would they be if they knew that there is a natural cure for cancer that has even turned around terminal patients.

Before I go there let me give you an example of Mother Natures natural way of providing a solution to any situation. I think I can safely say that all of you have been stung by the nettle plant at some point in your life? I am pretty sure also that at some point someone taught you that when you do get stung by the nettle that the dandelion plant is always close by. Rubbing the dandelion leaf over the painful area, will almost immediately relieve the pain/irritation.

Perhaps you are not yet aware of it, but there is also a natural plant that we have all heard of that will cure cancer and has been proven many times, yet our governments, hospitals, doctors and our judiciary system is keeping it hidden from us. Why? Well we have just shared with you why.

The use of THC has proven to heal many ails, most certainly all forms of cancer. As usual, I am not going to ask you to just believe me, I am offering at least three video's that will hopefully have you asking questions.

1. http://www.phoenixtearsmovie.com/

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n31Nuj_AvTg

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oPaSnjHawo&feature=related
To find more, here are some added suggestions: Go to youtube.com and type in "THC Cure"...
Google, msn, yahoo, etc will also provide many sources of information.

On a personal note and I admit I am in the beginning phases of researching this, I have visited an expert. I have bought the product and I am using it now. (Via ingestion of the oil) I will be documenting how and what changes it makes in my body. Having turned fifty and lived an extremely busy and often self destructive life, I do have several specific breakdowns within my body and I will be documenting the changes it makes.

Again, I am not asking you to take on face value what I am sharing with you in this message. What I AM asking you to do is do your personal research, see through the illusions of the propaganda that is being put out there by "you know who" to discourage us from using this Mother Father God given cure.

Find the right connections and the best information. You might save a loved one's life.
On another personal note. I have been working the last three months or so on bringing into existence a program that anyone can follow that will take ordinary people to the level of BEING a medical intuitive.
The be all and end all of a medical intuitive is to let the patient know how the choices in their lives have lead to physical or mental breakdown/disease and then connecting to their soul/higher-self in order to offer them a potential and different way of thinking/living that could cure them.

I certainly believe that one of the reasons that the correct use of THC will help us to help them make the changes in their lives that have been destructive without losing them before we/the have had the time to do so.

I feel confident that many of you will have question about this particular message and I do so hope you will share them with me/us. Enjoy the research and the healing.
As always we leave you for now with the following...
Much LOVE and many blessings ALWAYS in all ways,
Ian, "IMP", Rayel and the T.E.A.M.

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New moons eclipses and new years........

And with all this newness comes many ideas and thoughts to ponder upon.

You personally have the opportunity to start fresh and these eclipses will bring a higher percentage of creativity, more communication on the psychic planes of consciousness and in general, a lot of movement. There will be a lot of moving and changing and rearranging; energy becoming more fluid. So take some time to dream. As you are going off to sleep, get in the cleansing light, or any time during the day as well, allow it to flow up through the body consciously feeling it releasing other points of tension. Breathe it upward freely and then dream your future. We are going to begin with a beautiful cleansing light, coming up from the earth, flowing through the body very, very strongly. And it just rushes up like vibrant air, rushing up from the earth, flowing through the body and you might notice as well any tension in the body, maybe a sore muscle, too much thinking, whatever it is, too much tension in the body, also releasing upward as this energy rushes through the body. And if you want to you can sort of breathe, and bring the energy up from the earth, with your hands, cup into the earth and accelerate it, coming up through the body and then [EXHALE] out the top, continuing up like a big spotlight. And you just bathe yourself in this Cleansing Light. [DK]

Looking thru La Chispa a beautiful glossy *new age* magazine that comes out bi-mnthly - in English and Spanish, it is freely distributed throughout the region and hs some interesting reading and resources; BUT as always everyone offering their type of teaching and healing [not that I believe another can heal someone only help the process] is only for the wealthy - also putting a price on one's head puts a limit on the universe's part in all of this, all teaching's state that what we put out we will get back, good n bad LOL, self responsibility is one of the key notes of this new emerging collective awareness/consciousness, so again those that are seeking healing or teachings should be able to decide how much it is worth to them - and "gift" according to pocket and conscience, it was the way I dealt with giving out Essiac back in Scotland and it is a joy to experience the ebb n flow of energy......so where is all this going........and friends please add your tuppence worth....all opinions are valid and gratefully received........OK Del suddenly asked me why didn't *put myself out there* as a "life counsellor" ........ a pair of listening ears to those in need of some kind of guidance, no I don't have any bits of paper, just life experience and like most others full of ups n downs, now I feel as if I have enough experience and confidence to help others navigate some of the more hurtful downs that occur in our lives. Be it a terminal diagnosis [11years of success this March woo hoo], parental problems [mine ditched me in my early 30s saying I was no daughter of hers, very painful at the time], raised a couple of beauties LOL, OK so I am biased,, but they are both self sufficient, working and caring people, several dodgy relationships and a couple of marriages, all pretty average really.............

I INTEND THAT ALL MY INTENTIONS SERVE THE HIGHEST GOOD OF THE UNIVERSE MYSELF AND EVERYONE EVERY WHERE.[http://www.intenders.org]

This would be an opportune time to heal an old wound, to analyse a problem and come up with a solution or to put the past to bed. This will become even more relevant when the new moon joins this Mercury-Chiron connection. Think about what you want to change; what will lead you towards a brighter future? Is there anything you need to mend or heal before you can achieve that? It could be a situation that needs to be finally resolved, or it could be a mental attitude that has been blocking you. Sometimes we sabotage ourselves because we don't really feel deserving of the success or happiness that is on offer. Make sure this isn't you by analysing your patterns and motivations with ruthless honesty. If necessary, ask a close friend for an honest opinion since we rarely see our own shortcomings.[Overview for February 2008 - A Month of Surging Optimism ]

Natural selection's explanatory power is not just about life on this planet: it is the only theory so far suggested that could, even in principle, explain life on any planet. If life exists elsewhere in the universe - and my tentative bet is that it does - some version of evolution by natural selection will almost certainly turn out to underlie its existence. Darwin's theory works equally well no matter how strange and alien and weird that extraterrestrial life may be - and my tentative bet is that it will be weird beyond imagining. [Why Darwin Matters]

¿Healing or cure?

"Healing or cure - a complete cure can never be guaranteed, but a healing, an improvement in the quality of life, is ALWAYS possible. One should think of health as a journey towrds a cure, a journey punctuated by healings..... those who systematically hurt others are usually carrying a load of unhealed pain" Taken from The Heartbreaker Susan Howatch


I Want to Keep My Wife!
January 2007
My friend and fellow comedian and novelist Alexei Sayle passed me this letter from a friend of his, Ghassan Abdullah. Pass it on.
Israel has decreed that my wife and I can no longer live together. I am Palestinian and she is Swiss and we have been married for 28 years. She was given two weeks to leave the occupied Palestinian territory. The Israeli Ministry of Interior wrote on her Swiss passport: LAST PERMIT. We have been living together in Ramallah for 12 years. We came in 1994, when, after the Oslo Agreement, we were encouraged to move to the West Bank by the prospect of ‘peace’ and development. Read On Taken from Rob Newman´s website

Storms pass and sun shines......

Feeling very low on energy this morning, D n I both experinced a dream filled night which leaves us feeling like we still need to rest, D was very restless, he says although he can no longer remember the details his was all about loss and distrust - mmmmmm - all I can remember is one dream concerning Nikki and I was concerned about her - ah well here´s hoping I did some good on other levels :)

"What makes the simple act of shaming or blaming people complicated is the knowledge that they each had a specific history, and the more we know about it the easier it becomes to understand why they did what they did." Godless Morality {Richard Holloway}

"The healing ministry is non-judgemental: those involved in it are encouraged to consider and address their own prejudices and strereotyping to avoid projection of their personal internal codes of behaviour" A Time to Heal

"I tell them that some corporations have to be allowed to die. It´s all right as long as people have the opportunity to move from the dying ones to the ones that are growing. The world is not breaking down. Only some things are breaking down........
....there is no such thing as a "windfall profit" unless it´s taken out of somebody else´s pocket or gained at the expemse of the environment or of future generations........" Hazel Henderson

Stronger Than You Know - Getting Ourselves Worked Up
Our capacity to cope successfully with life's challenges far outstrips our capacity to feel nervousness. Yet in the weeks, days, and hours leading up to an event that we believe will test our limits, we can become nervous. While we may have previously regarded ourselves as equal to the trials that lie ahead, we reach a point at which they near and our anxiety begins to mount. We then become increasingly worked up, until the moment of truth arrives and we discover that our worry was all for nothing. We are almost always stronger and more capable than we believe ourselves to be. But anxiety is not rational in nature, which means that in most cases we cannot work through it using logic as our only tool. Reason can help us recognize the relative futility of unwarranted worry but, more often than not, we will find more comfort in patterns of thought and activity that redirect our attention to practical or engaging matters.Most of us find it remarkably difficult to focus on two distinct thoughts or emotions at once, and we can use this natural human limitation to our advantage when trying to stay centered in the period leading up to a potentially tricky experience. When we concentrate on something unrelated to our worry—such as deep breathing, visualizations of success, pleasurable pursuits, or exercise—anxiety dissipates naturally. Meditation is also a useful coping mechanism as it provides us with a means to ground ourselves in the moment. Our guides can aid us by providing us with a focal point wholly outside of our own sphere.The intense emotional flare-up you experience just before you are set to challenge yourself is often a mixture of both excitement and fear. When you take steps to eliminate the fear, you can more fully enjoy the excitement. Though you may find it difficult to avoid getting worked up, your awareness of the forces acting on your feelings will help you return to your center and accept that few hurdles you will face will be as high as they at first appear.

After the storm

An Impressive afternoon, after we got back from a couple of hours at La Era the first rumblings could be heard in the distance and poor little Squidge strated her trembling well it just came closer with great flashes of forked lightening and moved around us most of the afternoon until finally it headed down to the coast and we could see Alhaurin de la Torre getting the full impact, today we awake to clean and clear air and the sense of content earth.

I am in a thoughtful mood for sure and having read through the Quantum Awakening newsletter have much to ponder, recognise and realise.........

New thresholds of purpose unravel themselves to weave a new yarn of instruction. Inspiration is needed for all that see themselves as the biggest fish in their personal pond of light. Growth in the form of new information is needed to expand the still waters of the spiritual mind. Life has wound you around her finger and now you do as she beckons. Inspiration in any form will give you the fuel of purpose that you need to puppet your own destiny.

Ask and actively seek that which inspires you to be better in any upward movement. You are at the top of your ladder and field with no place to go. Reach up and outward and take that which dances above you. You who are the Gene of Isis must redefine your formation of light and the need for more. Ask and it shall be given in new denominations of light

You have forgotten the declaration, “We the People.” You the people of earth must stand up for your future. Stop bending to the needs and the wants of a world that manipulates you on every level. Receive your power. This time, this day, ask to be empowered with your divinity, with the pinnacle of your humanness, and the star that lives within your heart. Do not let others decide your future. The reason that so many star systems will eventually come to earth on every level is that there are many cracks within your world. Not the fissures or fault lines of the earth but cracks within your relationships, your marriages, and your integrity.

Your earth declares its vulnerability. Earth is open for all to enter her because she is not healed within herself she is falling apart as are you. You are not together in your hearts. You are not together in love, and you are not together in peace as a world or as a family. There is separateness, as a state as a country as a continent, and as a world; there are great deep crevices of separateness. That is what draws others to earth to take her over, to use her.

If you stood together as a planet, this would not happen. A microcosm of that macrocosm that was needed initiate standing together was officiated in your 911 emergency situation. The world stood together for a moment for a day for 24 hours. Everything stopped and life became holy, life became sacred. We do not want to see you come to that point as a planet, not just two buildings – but as a planet. Unite in your effort, continually with each other. Take that extra step toward a neighbor, toward a friend that has betrayed you, towards a family member that disagrees with you. Take that extra step. Just starting with the hands of those that read this, begin to wind yourself around earth.
Humanity as a whole has grown complacent in its desire to expand. You are what you think and if you think that you exist beyond that watery horizon – you do. If you think that you can hear a sound a hundred miles away – you can. If you think you can hear the thoughts of the whales and the sharks – you are able. But until you think it is so – it cannot be completed, it cannot be birthed in you. If you think you can beat disease, you can. If you think that you will become one of great monetary gain, you shall. But if you think the opposite, it shall also be birthed on to you, for that is your prerogative as a human.
Each of you have also found your selves going around in circles in your life – whether it is leaving the front door and coming back for something that you have forgotten or leaving the house and driving around the block to come back or walking from one room to another. All of you chase your tails. Take a good look at and examine what tails (tales) you are chasing. Are these the suburban myths and tales that are told you? Are these inquisitions of fear that are granted you? Do these tell-tales and tall tales truly exist in your world? Think for a minute. If each one of you were able to start a rumor of some type and you passed it along and one person believed it and then another and then another. Even though that original telltale was false, because one person believed it – it began to take form. It became alive and then it birthed itself.
Whatever you are lying to yourself about will take form. You are not allowed the luxury of speaking negative about another no matter what harm or destruction that other has done. You are Creator Gods and your words will live in your world as living breathing entities, situations, and circumstances. You sit as ducks in a shooting gallery not knowing who or what will shoot at you next. Feeling like a sitting duck waiting for the sky to fall. There is nothing that can harm you if you believe it is so. As an artist that paints a picture, you must continue to hold the vision of peace. You hold the babe of peace within your body. Nurture the energy of peace within you. It begins in your womb, in your body, in your thoughts, in your declarations And then it will come to past.

The energy of war and hate grows like a cancer on the earth. If the earth and the people upon her do not believe that peace can be achieved as a whole, then the cancer, the war, the anger will awaken in another part of her body as is already starting to happen. When you pray for peace do not see it in just one place. see it as a calming salve all over the body of Mother Earth soothe your body with peace.

Wonderful Opportunities.......

This is a summary of the guidance I have received concerning the upcoming summer solstice (June 21st). The summer solstice energies always come in like a wave, rising, peaking, and then waning. This year they will begin to be felt on June 16th, they will increase and peak on June 20th, 21st, 22nd and then decrease and subside on June 26th. (Mark your calenders.

So what is coming our way? This summer solstice will be the most powerful, potent, and impacting spiritual influx we have experienced so far. It will carry some of the most demanding energies for change we have had to adjust to, in this life.

The energies feel laser-like: they are very focused, sharp, and penetrating, down to the very core of our being. They will act like a sharp sword that cuts swift and deep. Analogies come to mind such as Archangel Michael's sword which cuts away all delusion. Or, the sword Excalibur in the Arthurian myth, that maintains self-sovereignty (personal freedom) by slicing away repression.

The 2007 summer solstice energies appear to be designed to bust old paradigms.There is a "revolutionary" quality to this energy, where patterns of suppression will no longer be tolerated, whether they are societal or created by our ego-personality. The energies are about "tearing down walls." On an individual level, the energies will help clear our personality based beliefs that keep usboxed-in and closed-down. I also sense the solstice influx as much more than energy. It is a field of higher consciousness embodying the qualities of will,love and wisdom.. To quote "The Chronicles of Narndia", "There is deep magic here."

Being an expression of Spirit, the solstice wave embodies awareness. It has intelligence, direction, and purpose. With great force and clarity, this field of consciousness will "know" where to penetrate and clear delusion. Patterns of separation that exist on the collective, societal and individual level which promote limitation, power over others, and victimhood will be targeted by the solstice energy influx... It will be a time of greater alignment with Spirit and of the purification of the ego.

How will the solstice energy effect us personally? If you hold onto a belief of being powerless (or on-the-other-hand, believe you have the right to dominate others), and you define "who you are" by this story, then this could be a turbulent time for you. You will perceive your personality under attack.This could result in an unconscious clinging to old beliefs, which in turn, will result in constriction and physical pain.

We tend to carry trauma in our tissues, anchored into toxins held in the cells. I feel the summer solstice energies are powerful enough to reach down into the tissue and DNA and clear these patterns of separation. As the emotional patterns are cleared, the chemical toxins will also be released. So both emotional and chemical detoxification can be expected.

I believe many of us will easily surf the solstice wave. Probably the worst that will happen is that we will find ourselves tired and taking a lot of naps.You may even experience long periods of joy and tranquility, for as the fear and conflict are cleared, peace remains. However, if you are emotionally uncomfortable or you are experiencing physical pain, here are some action steps. Nothing in this list is mandatory. As always, in all ways, follow your inner guidance.

- If headaches arise you are not grounding these intense energies through your body very well. Take the time to sit on the Earth or lean against a tree.

-Epsom salt baths are an effective way of detoxing. Chemical toxins are pulled out of the pores through osmotic pressure, thereby, helping to release the emotional charge anchored to them. Add 1 part Epsom salt, 1 part table salt, and 1 part baking soda to the warmest bath water that you can handle. If inclined, you can add essential oils, such as rosemary, to enhance the clearing process. Drink lots of water as you soak.

-If anger is surfacing, consider a liver cleanse to flush toxins out of the liver.Google "liver cleanse" or "liver flush" for references and directions.

-Before you take a nap or go to sleep, ask your spiritual support team (your spiritual guides, Masters, angels, etc.) to assist you in your healing process.

-Drink more water than usual throughout the day. You can add flower essences like "Rescue Remedy" or herbal tinctures like red clover (which opens heart chakra) or burdock (which clears anger from the liver) to your water bottle. This will help smooth out the emotional bumps.

-When you are experiencing troubling emotions, it is important not to repress or deny them. Allow yourself to fully feel them, honor them as your own creation, then choose to let them go. Ask assistance from your spiritual support team for their release. Imagine yourself as an empty tube. As you breathe, visualize directing the breath through you and the letting the negative emotions flow out.You can also set the intention that as you walk, that the old emotions flow down your legs and out of your feet with each step you take.

-If you are experiencing physical pain, ask your inner awareness, "What issue of conflict am I holding onto?" Chances are good that it's some form of judgment; such as a judgment of yourself, a judgment against another, or a judgment about your existing circumstances. Judgment binds the negative emotions in your body and if held long enough creates physical pain or disease. The solution was given 2,000 yeas ago: forgiveness. Forgiveness is the release of the judgment, allowing the old negative emotions (poisons) to pass out of your system. You may feel we have every ethical right to hold onto to the judgment, but the pain you are feeling issaying otherwise.

Of all the action steps in this list, the act of forgiveness holds the greatest power to heal your wounds for it releases you from self-bondage. So, forgive. Forgive yourself for choices made out of ignorance. Forgive yourself for lost opportunities. Forgive others who you feel have harmed you (remember, you invited them into your life drama to heal aspects of yourself). Forgive the personal lifem circumstances that disturb you (the truth is you created them). Forgive your parents. Forgive your "X"...If you do, the summer solstice energy will strongly support your release of the pain.

The power of the summer solstice influx (pure white-gold light) will allow it to penetrate our cells and our emotional and mental bodies. It will sweep through our body on all levels and clear the lower frequencies of discord. It is a time of purging that which is no longer longer needed. And, if this clearing process is welcomed with gratitude, e.g. "Thank you for this chance to release and heal!", it will be a much smoother ride.

The amplitude of the solstice wave will diminish after June 26th., however, its energy will remain with us, percolating through our being. A low-level clearing will continue long after the solstice has passed. You may discover the action steps still have application months from now. Suggestion: Choose to "let go" of any fears you may have around this, for it is fear that restricts your freedom to grow.

Summary: I view the 2007 summer solstice as a high and holy initiation for every life form on the planet. The energy is non-discriminatory in terms of who receives it, it is available to all. It is the breath of Spirit upon the land. It will assist you in the release of your most painful wounds, if you allow it..

The solstice influx carries mighty currents of change. In our darkest hours we have prayed for change and our prayers are being answered. The solstice energies can help you clear your issues of disconnection, lack, powerlessness, and bondage. Choose to use the solstice energies to heal blocks in your body. Choose to release your concerns. Ask and you shall receive.

The solstice wave is also an auspicious time to energize you heart's desires. Visualize and feel your goals and intentions as fully manifested. Feel the joy of harmonious relationships, abundance, health, and the completion of chosen projects. As you do so, any unconscious resistance will surface and can be dissolved by the energy. There could not be a better time for you to visualize the new life you choose to experience.

I would suggest you embrace the solstice wave. Become one with the wave. Let it flow through you. Surrender to it. That choice will increase its presence with you and its ability to assist you.

Samuel May 28th, 2007 Minneapolis, Minn. USA.

A Personal Note: I was "pressured" by my guidance to make this channeling available. The Spiritual Forces, working with the solstice energies, sincerely want this information to reach as many people as possible. Feel free, therefore, to pass this report onto any friend, relative, or colleague in your network you believe will benefit from this information. May it reach those it can serve. - S

Love, Peace, & Light PB

http://lightworkers.org/node/5913

Happy Days

Sunny Sunday playing with my plants, potting on those that have outgrown their pots, having a trim and de- head, ah so nice to have my hands in the soil and absorb the colours and energy of nature's gifts......
an update on the refugee in Edinburgh
Dear All;

We have had some good news - the removal has been stopped. We still have
much work to do on the case and everyone's support is still required.

The legal team today confirmed to me that the removal proceedings have
been stopped following the petition to the court of sessions for a Judical
Review. It must be noted that this is only the first hurdle in the
process to keep Rene in Edinburgh. Sadly Rene has been moved to the
Colmbrook Immigration Removal Centre near Heathrow but we hope to have him
back in Scotland soon.

The next part of the battle, and one which still requires everyone's
support, is the petition to appeal against the original decision to refuse
his asylum application 7 making a fresh application. This will be an
ongoing battle and the work that everyone of you have done so far has been
invaluable.

Please keep supporting Rene's case!

Rene and his close friends would like to thank everyone who has helped
throughout this whole ordeal - your support has kept Rene's hopes alive
through these difficult times.

I will supply further updates as and when I have them, please also keep an
eye on the Edinburgh Evening News who are following the story:

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=684692007

THANK YOU!!

Ben Rogers

In keeping with my gardening

Hand In Hand With Nature - Healing Gardens

Time spent in nature's embrace is a soothing reminder of the fact that we also are

products of the natural world's ingenuity. We feel at home in a quiet forest and are
comforted by the pounding surf of the seaside. In both the sunny meadow and the
shaded waterfall's grotto, stress and tension we have long retained melts away.
Finding opportunities to reconnect with nature to enjoy its healing benefits can be
difficult, however. Planting and tending a garden allows us to spend time with
Mother Nature in a very personal and hands-on way. We work in tandem with nature
while gardening-honoring the seasons, participating in the life cycle of various
organisms, experiencing the unique biorhythms of our environments, and transcending
all that divides us from the natural world. As we interact with the soil, we are
free to be ourselves and reflect upon meditative topics. Fresh air invigorates us,
while our visceral connection to the earth grounds us.
Though you may plant a garden to grow food or herbs, or for the pleasure of seeing
fresh flowers in bloom, you will likely discover that the time you spend working in
your plot feels somehow more significant than many of the seemingly more important
tasks you perform each day. Whether your garden can be measured in feet or is a
collection of plants in pots, tending it can be a highly spiritual experience. You,
by necessity, develop a closer relationship with the soil, seeds, water, and
sunlight. Nurturing just a single plant means cultivating a deeper understanding of
the mechanisms that permit it to thrive. A true healing garden is simply one where
you feel comfortable plunging your hands into the earth, lingering over seedlings
and plants to observe their growth. And yes, even caressing and talking to plants.
Creating beauty through the creative use of space, and giving yourself over to awe
when you realize that you have worked hand in hand with nature to give birth to
something, is truly wonderful.
The partnership that is formed when you collaborate with Mother Nature through
gardening is wonderful in that it provides you with so many opportunities to be
outdoors. You will be reminded of not only your connection to the earth but also of
your unique gifts that allow you to give back to the earth.

A conscious lifetime is a treasure beyond measure

Lifting Pain's Veil
It is natural to feel resentment or anger when life does not unfold as expected. We
consciously or unconsciously anticipated one experience, and we grieve for the loss
of it when the universe puts something else in our path. Most of the time, we work
through these feelings and they pass. Occasionally, our anger and resentment do not
fade and are instead transformed into bitterness. Bitter feelings allow us to become
perfect victims in that we no longer feel obliged to work toward healing and choose
instead to identify with our pain. Yet as unwholesome as bitterness can be, it is
also a natural element of our emotional palette. When we acknowledge that it is okay
to feel bitter, we reconnect with our hurt in a constructive way and can begin the
process of working through it.
The nature of bitterness is rooted in the fact that the pain we feel provides us
with a rationale. We may feel that we deserve to embrace our bitterness to its full
extent. And to be bitter is, in essence, to cut ourselves off from all that is
positive, hardening our hearts and vowing never to let go of our hurt. But just as
bitter feelings can be self-defeating, so too can the release of bitterness be
life-affirming in a way that few other emotional experiences are. When we decide
that we no longer want to be bitter, we are reborn into a world filled with delight
and fulfillment unlike any we knew while in the clutches of bitterness. The veil it
cast over our lives is lifted, letting light and warmth touch our souls.
Divesting yourself of bitter feelings can be as simple as truly forgiving and moving
on. Even when your bitterness has no concrete object, you can forgive situations
too. Healing pain can be challenging but may be easier if you remind yourself that
you are the only entity truly affected by your emotional state. In time, you will
discover that letting go of your bitterness frees you to initiate the healing
process and allows you to once again celebrate the possibility of the more wonderful
life you deserve.

Our soul is not a passive or a theoretical entity that occupies a space in the vicinity of our chest cavity.
It IS a positive, purposeful force at the core of our being, that part of us that understands the impersonal nature of the energy dynamics in which we are involved, that loves without restriction and accepts without judgment.
If we desire to know our soul, the first step is to recognise that we have one, then allow ourselves to consider,
"If I have a soul, what IS my soul? What does my soul want? What is the relationship between me and my soul? How does the soul affect my life?"
When the energy of the soul is recognised, acknowledged and valued, it begins to infuse the life of the personality.
[do not be quick with your disdain, how do you know if you haven't tried/experimented]
When the personality comes fully to serve the energy of the soul, that IS authentic empowerment.
This is the goal of the evolutionary process in which we are involved and the reason for our being.. Every experience that we have and will have upon the earth encourages alignment of our personality with our soul.
Every circumstance and situation gives us opportunity to chose this path, to allow our soul to shine through us.
The perspective of the soul is immense, and the perceptions of the soul is without the limitations of the personality.
Each physical, emotional and psychological characteristics that comprises a personality and it's body is perfectly suited to its soul's purpose.