I had taken a few weeks off from healing so that I could paint (wall kind of painting) but I began to miss the energy of Reiki healing. So asking for some students to appear, got me just that.  Then last week, I had two more wonderful women for the Munay-Ki rites and we spent three days in bliss and joy as we worked our way through the 9 Rites. What a gift to have students who really embrace the rites and are so committed to their path of learning. I invited my friend Katie along as she has a missing Pi stone and needed to charge up a new one.  Pi stones do that sometimes, they just leave for a while and then reappear when you least expect them to.

After that amazing three days, Katie and I headed off to Island Bridges ~  a gathering of people mostly working in the wholistic healing field, who retreat to the Native Healing Centre for a weekend of self-care. The venue, after 22 years on Meares Island, has now moved to the new healing centre, Kackaamin, here in Port Alberni. A beautiful place indeed.

My draw to the weekend was the anticipation of the Sweat Lodge. I had not been to a sweat for a few years now and they are great facilitators for rebirth.

We were lucky to have two lodge leaders:  J C, a Hesquiaht medicine man, and Munro, a Gaelic Shaman.

Speaking for myself, I can only say ~WOW!  Those sweats – I did three – cleaned me out, recharged me and allowed my vibrations to soar where I was gifted with many visions of beauty.

The weekend had many other high points, and I fully intend to return next year for this wonderful time.  I was reminded how our guides and masters love it when we gather in groups and send our prayers, love, light and laughter radiating out over the planet.

Returning home on Sunday, gave me time to prepare for the Solstice Celebration on Monday. Our group grew from the equinox gathering and we all celebrated the healing of the waters of the planet, particularly the Gulf of Mexico.

No matter what goes on there, group consciousness, group love, group light, singing, toning, drumming and seeing the Gulf in all its pristine beauty, free from strife, will do more for Gaia, our Beloved Mother Earth, than focussing on the negative will.  That is all that is asked of us now, to send love, to be love and to live love. Our planet, all those planets and stars around us, right down through to the crystal core of our own Mother Earth, responds to love. This power is unmeasurable.

There are so many exciting dates coming up where the universal energy is working to help raise our consciousness so that we feel this love always. June 26 is a full moon, lunar eclipse with 7 planets aligning to form a Grand Cross.

The OM crystal at Mt. Shasta is emitting another stronger wave of Hope and Unconditional Love, so that we may tap into, and be in, this energy. 

On July 11 there is a solar eclipse.  Each of these events is here to aid us on our path.  The path of peace and harmony, the path of Ascension.

Please take 5 minutes, better yet, take 30 minutes a day out of your hectic lives and sit quietly in meditation, or in silence and feel love, send it out to all of humanity, all of our kingdoms and rejoice, knowing you have done your part. Doing this will indeed improve your own lives in ways you can’t imagine.  What we send out, is what we get back.  What a great way to live!  Namesté, Kate

The intensity of the energies now enfolding our Beloved Earth can be confusing, tiring and energizing at the same time.

Many people are experiencing unrest, spikes in blood pressure, dizziness and detoxing cold symptoms that feel like allergies.  These are among a few of the unexplained results of our bodies adjusting to the new vibrations. 

The evolution of humanity is unfolding, there is no doubt! So what do we do?

Go with the flow, at all times, go with the flow.  If you are experiencing any of the above, take a moment, breathe deeply a few times, go to your quiet place and sit, feel and listen within yourself.  Become aware of what your body, mind and spirit are trying to tell you.  Slow down your pace, take time for yourself and pay attention.  Is there some unfinished self business you need to take care of?  Have you let go of all those past digressions or resentments?  We are at a time when we have to realize that what has happened in the past is no longer relevant to our lives now.   Forgive everyone, forgive yourself and begin living  ”in the now”.  When we practise living  “in the now”, in the present moment, we are able to more fully engage with our true selves.  This makes our interactions/reactions to our environment on all levels, more real, more true and more at peace.  When we practice peace in the now moment, tomorrow takes care of itself.

It is time that we step into responsibility for ourselves and each other.  Disengage from those battles you think you need to fight.  Stop sending worry about people and things that we cannot control, into our surrounding energy field.  Stop blaming ~ whether it be people, circumstances or yourselves. Realize there is no blame.  It just is what it is!  Learn not to see problems, but opportunities to learn a new level of understanding.  Take responsibility and send love. Love yourself most importantly.  Then send love to those you see struggling, those you see angry, those you see smiling and then to those you don’t see.

Join in with the greatest opportunity any of us have ever been given, and live to the fullest.  Humanity is evolving, our DNA is reconnecting and we are being given a chance to create, through our thoughts, words and actions, a better world.  A world of love, peace and joyous celebration.  Let us all do this together.  Namesté, Kate

We learn in life that we are happiest living without ever having to say “I should have, could have, would have”.  If something crosses our mind, we chose either to do it or not, say it or not.  If our intuition says yes, follow it and either do it or say it because you chose to, and want to, not because you “should” or have to.

Doing something out of duty, out of some misplaced sense of rightness leads to negativity deep within ourselves leaving an imprint in our Luminous Energy Field, or aura.  This in turn opens up the possibility of weakness in our LEF which in turn opens us up to ‘dis ease’  which can manifest on many levels through physical sickness, or emotional self disgust as we once again find ourselves doing something we don’t really want to do. 

When we decide to do things from choice, from the heart, we have stepped into service.  Service for ourselves, our friends, our local community or our global community.  This changes the energy around the choice into something positive instead of negative.  All our choices ‘should’ be made with/from our intuition and then we cannot steer wrong. If we go with the flow, let go of all attachments and allow the universal energy to guide us along our chosen path, life happens.  A life of goodness, happiness, health and myriad possibilities.  Miracles can happen as we experience the river of positive energy flowing with us, carrying us along with no resisitance, only joy.  This, we should do.

An even greater honour for me, was the sharing again of the 9 Rites of the Inca Medicine Way, known as Munay-Ki, in the presence of the Q’ero – Don Francisco and Chino.  They are direct descendents of the Laika, or Earthkeepers, who originally travelled from Siberia, across the Bering Straight and down through North America to settle in the Amazon and the Peruvian Andes.  They are the “gifters” of the Munay-Ki, bringing light and healing to the rest of the world.  As well, we were blessed with having Alberto Villoldo, his lovely wife Marcela Lobos, and Victoria Johnson, all spiritual warriors, healers and teachers of Munay-Ki.  Alberto is the founder of the Healing the Light Body School and the Four Winds Society.  To be in the company of so much Munay (love) was an honour I will never forget.

Words cannot describe the amazing transformation of many receiving the rites for the first time.  As a participant receiving these 9 Rites again, from such wise and gracious souls with their presence as wide as the Colorado sky, as high as the mountains and as warm and grounded as Pachamama (mother earth),  is a warm and fuzzy feeling that lives within my heart and soul.

There was a large group, 70 in all, and the energy, joy and Munay circling around us in the room was measurable. Every day the staff of Shambhala would say how wonderful it was to have us all “glowing” around their centre.

The first time I took these 9 Rites of Munay-Ki, they impacted on me so much that within a year I had changed my job and began to work with healing energy (Munay-Ki, Usui and Karuna Reiki and Cranialsacral Therapy) as an integral part of my life, knowing I was called to do this.  Now having being given the Munay-Ki again, I can feel the changes within me already, and I know this will be an even larger part of my work, my passion.

The lessons of the Q’ero, the teachings and healings of Munay-Ki are beyond words.  We are indeed dreaming our world into being and creating a world-wide community of luminous beings living from the heart. Munay Sonko!

Kate, September 2009

We leave the faeries behind and work our way up the hill to the tower. I was surprised how close we
actually were when we hit the path we were meant to follow. Originally the Tor would have been walked in
its labrynth pattern, but with fear of erosion to the hillside, it is requested that we stick to the marked
path.

It is very windy at the top and stepping inside the tower is like stepping into a wind tunnel. It is cool as
well, and many of my Reiki classmates seek the side of the tower for its warmth and windbreak. We
enjoyed our lunch, marvelled at the 360 degree view, took pictures and gradually separated to check out
the energy around the hilltop.

I lay on the earth and sent Harth, a Karuna Reiki symbol (heals all relationships) that the faeries requested
we send. Considering the hanging of the abbot in the tower in 1539, by King Henry VIII, the energy of the
Tor feels pretty good. In fact, it is almost invigorating. It is said you can climb the Tor in a negative frame
of mind, but you will leave feeling lighthearted, even singing. I could understand why the Tor would need
to fill its own well of healing energy, and as we left the Tor, headed towards the trees, I did feel pretty
good and was ready for more adventure.

Gog and Magog, are 2000 year old oak trees that have survived much in their lifetimes. (These trees are named after two legendary Pagan giants who are immortalized through wooden carvings displayed in the London Guildhall). Until several years ago, they both held all their leaves, but now Gog is but a tall stump and his bark is threatening to fall. These two trees are the last of an ancient avenue of oaks, believed to be planted by the Druids to walk between on their sacred journey to the Tor top. They are hidden in a corner of a field surrounded by a fence that we eagerly climb to get closer, and put our hands on the ancient trees.

Magog still lives but you can feel her sadness. I call her a ‘she’ as I felt a gently, soft energy. People have
been paying their respects as there are little gifts of jewelry, money, ribbons and crystals nestled in her
crevices.

I moved to Gog and was totally caught off guard with his sadness. Within a minute, there were huge tears
pooling in my eyes and gulps caught in my throat. I knew if I didn’t break contact, I would have been a sobbing mess.

I pretty well ran to the fence to put some distance between us as this amount of emotion was the last
thing I expected to feel.

In fact, here at home, I have a large oak tree, who is slowly losing some of its life. I have often felt her
energy while I was looking for wisdom and/or stories and just to feel the soft green cloak of her aura, but never have I felt the likes of which overcame me that afternoon by the ancient, sacred giants. I am blessed and full of gratitiude for the journey once again.

Nameste, Kate