Red-Tailed Hawk Totem and Omens

Today, I saw a Red-Tailed Hawk take off from the ground and I got a clear view of it's brilliant tail.

When I got home, while I was re-reading the, "The Alchemist", by Paulo Coelho (I had read it years ago and decided to read it again), the first thing I read was a part of the story where the main character sees two hawks flying above and one attacks the other.  It becomes a significant part of the story as the boy sees the event as an omen - it was a symbolic of an event he predicts.

I thought back to the hawk I saw and decided to look up the symbolic meaning of a hawk taking off.  I usually see hawks sitting or flying; on occasion hunting, but this is the first time I have seen one take off from the ground next to me.  I found the following link and thought the meaning was quite appropriate for me and to my life at the moment; especially in the context of the Red-Tailed Hawk taking off:

From: http://www.linsdomain.com/totems/pages/hawk.htm

"HAWK

Power, Magic, Messenger

Hawk is the messenger, the protector and the visionaries of the Air.
It holds the key to higher levels of consciousness.
This totem awakens vision and inspires a creative life purpose.

A Hawk totem is filled with responsibility
because Hawk people seek the overall view.
They are aware of omens and spirit messages.

A Red-Tailed Hawk Totem is special.
It has direct ties to the Kundalini, the seat of primal life force.
It is associated with the base chakra .
If you have this Totem, you will be aware of and work towards fulfilling your soul's purpose.
It reflects a greater intensity of energy within your life:
physical, emotional, mental and spiritual forces will all be strong within you.
The Red-Tail Hawk is a permanent totem -- it will always be with you.

It is associated with the number "14" with the Tarot card Temperance.
This card represents the teaching of higher expressions of psychic ability and vision."

Two of my hawk paintings are shown below:

Prints of my paintings are available at: http://janinenewhookpaintings.weebly.com/

A Journey by Spiritual Design

Since I decided to stop working as an Engineer so I could work from home (to have more time with my son), I have been taking a Graphic Design Certificate Course, been selling prints of my artwork (www.janinenewhookpaintings.weebly.com) and giving Energy Healing treatments (www.eternal-light.ca).  I also had created a company called,"Ascension Graphics", for my graphic design work but, for some reason, I had not been able to get the email working for the site for almost half a year (despite my constant nagging of the host site who insisted that it did work, even though I kept getting "Delivery Failure" messages and other people could not send email either).  As a result, I was not able to advertise my graphic design skills and only had a bit of work through friends or people I met.

I had recently decided to combine my creative, computer, and psychic skills to create healing images (digital art) - mainly generic and perhaps some custom images - and sell prints under the Ascension Graphics company name.  I would technically be a Graphic Illustrator instead of a Graphic Designer - or maybe Energy Healing Graphic Illustrator?

Of course the day after I made this decision, my Ascension Graphics email started to work...how's that for a message!

Finding the Meaning of Symbols

Symbols are all around us.  We are usually more aware of symbols in our dreams or during a mediation; however, if we pay attention, there are symbols all around us.  For example, the animals we encounter, the colour clothes we decide to wear, repeating numbers in our life, and even a pain in our body can reflect something emotional happening in our life (e.g., someone is literally a pain in your neck).

There are common meanings to symbols; however, it is best to pay attention to what a symbol means to you.  However, if you do not have a sense of what it could mean, or would like more insight, there are many resources available.  There are books including dream dictionaries and specific books that discuss the meaning of animals for example, but I find the simplest way to look up the meaning is to search on-line.    I find the best way is to include the words "dream meaning" in your Google search even if the symbol was in a meditation or every day life.  Remember to only take information which is a vibrational match to you as there are often many meanings and interpretations to a symbol.

Symbols are often our unconscious, higher self, and/or our spirit guides trying to communicate with us.  Understanding the symbols in your life can really help you on your path to understanding yourself and creating the highest and best in your life.

Shambhala Healing Tools and Archangel Metatron

Today, I had the opportunity to try some Shambhala Healing Tools from Budda Maitreya at a local place called, In Studio Be.  The tools are made from crystals, magnets, and wound, metal coils into various shapes, including sacred geometry shapes, which focus and amplify energy. As an Engineer, Artist, and Energy Healer, I have a particular affinity and appreciation for sacred geometry and these tools.

I tried two Vajra Etheric Weavers, one in each hand, and meditated in a pyramid they had set up, and hooked up each weaver to.  I felt the energy in my hands right away and then my hands began to move on their own.  First, my right hand started moving slowly (away, back and then down), and then my left hand lifted up slightly to my center line and tilted on an angle.  It felt like I was trying to hold it still while a lot of energy went through it.

During the meditation, I saw two of my animal guides (both Pegasus - white and black) in my mind's eye kneel before me, at which point I realized that I was channeling - more than channeling; I was holding the energy of Archangel Metatron.  I felt that Metatron was using me as a tool to heal the Earth.

Many people ground to a particular crystal in the Earth when they meditate.  Over time, I have attached energetic roots to more and more crystals so that now, when I ground, I ground to crystals all around the Earth.  During my meditation in the pyramid, I felt energy go through me into the Earth, through this network of Earth crystals, and negative energy was transmuted up through me and out through my left hand.  It was quite the experience.

As a warning, these tools are quite expensive but I did buy myself a small pendant and a Vajra Etheric Weaver which I noticed after the meditation was $227.  227 is a significant number to me and, to me, means Earth Healing.

Metatron's Cube is shown below.

Sacred Geometry - Metatron's Cube

You can learn more about Budda Maitreya and his tools on his website:
http://www.shambhalahealingtools.com/

Spiritual Conflict Resolution

If you have a conflict with someone, during meditation, ask your higher self to work with the higher self of the other person (or people) to resolve the conflict and make peace.  Ask the higher self of the other person/people to express their perspective and listen carefully to the message(s).  Similarly, ask your higher self for any other insights surrounding the problem.  

You may be surprised by what you learn about the people involved, including yourself, on a spiritual level.  For example, you may get messages related to issues you were not aware of, or possibly unresolved past life events.  Ask if forgiveness for either, or both sides is needed if it is not clear and then either forgive or ask for forgiveness as appropriate.  

If you are visual, you can ask to see the issue(s), and even the people, as symbols, which may give you a different perspective and help to find a resolution.  You can also visualized all those involved surrounded in loving pink and green light.

Thank the higher selves of all those involved, and any Guides or Angels who may have assisted, and note if there are changes in your relationship afterwards.

The Spiral of Healing and Disease

Once we head down a path or healing or disease, it becomes a spiral.  It often takes quite a bit of energy to change directions once you have been along one path or the other for a while.  The lower the amount of time and energy in one direction, the easier it is to turn it around.  However, after years or decades of ill health, it can be very daunting trying to get on a path to healing as it takes a long time to start seeing and feeling the benefits of being healthy.  There is no magic pill that can turn years around in a day.  Imagine trying to stop a train instantly - you either fail to slow down or cause a disaster.  It takes time and constant energy, even just in baby steps, to slow the train, stop it, and then change directions.

A specific example I experienced recently is tendonitis in my wrist.  It slowly got injured with repetitive strain and a few events which caused inflammation.  Before I knew it, my body decided that it needed to protect me by causing excruciating pain in my entire hand so that I stopped using it.  I thought I broke my wrist.  With constant icing, rest, and Advil, I was able to turn the spiral around.  Sometimes, the initial discomfort is barely noticeable, but this is the time to prevent it from spiralling out of control.

This downward spiral often happens to people who experience trauma or a lot of stress in their lives without taking the time to recover.  They end up with adrenal fatigue, their immune system goes down, they get allergies, inflammatory diseases, glucose intolerance, gain weight, are too tired to exercise or eat properly, and before they know it, they have nutritional deficiencies, respiratory issues and even more stress.  It is a dangerous spiral and your body will make you rest by making you so ill you cannot do anything else but rest.  If this sounds like you, or someone you know, please go see (or have your loved one go see) a Naturopathic Doctor for help.

Remember that in order to heal ourselves, our whole body (mental, physical, emotional, and energy/spiritual) needs to heal as it is all connected.

The Music of the Spheres

As the seasons change, the planets and the stars orbit, and the cycles continue. The music of the spheres plays a symphony of evolution of which we all play a part.  We need to listen to each other to be in harmony.

Healing Breathing Exercise

To clear negative energy which no longer serves you, as you breathe, visualize breathing in light and and breathing out dark.  When you breathe out dark, imagine it turning into gold light (perhaps gold sparkles) to transmute it. We transmute it to prevent it from affecting someone or something else.  You can also imagine it going up to Angels or down into the Earth to be transmuted.

1. Sit or lie down comfortably.
2. Start by imagining light going in through your nose and down to your feet as you breathe in.  
3. Then visualize dark energy (it can look like smoke) leaving your body through your mouth. 
4. Imagine the dark energy either being given to angels, down to the Earth or turning into gold glitter.
5. Try to breathe out longer than your in breathe.
6. Focus on each body part/area until it is clear and take time in locations which are difficult to clear.  
7. Continue until you are filled with light or feel you are done.  You may need to repeat this exercise a few times before you can completely clear yourself.
8. Note any changes in how you feel.

You can do this every night before you go to sleep, when you meditate, or when you feel you need assistance healing yourself emotionally, spiritually (i.e., energy blocks), mentally, or physically.

Perspective During TImes of Change

We have come to Earth to evolve by experiencing life as a human.  Sometimes it takes us more than one life to learn a lesson and, often, we switch roles with loved ones in different lives to fully experience duality from both sides.   Before we are born, we choose our parents, and make agreements with other souls to work together to experience various emotions.  We also choose the major events, situations, and locations in advance.  This is a bit simplified because we are all interconnected and I believe in parallel universes and timelines based on the decisions we make; however, we do set out goals for ourselves to achieve.  If they are not accomplished in this life, we come back as another person to complete the tasks we have assigned to ourselves.

It may be daunting for some to think that you chose the major relationships and life events in your life in advance because it means you are responsible for your life.  I also believe you can change your life while you are living it but you may not achieve the goals you intended for yourself to learn.  I believe that synchronicities let you know when you are on the right path for yourself.

At the same time, this also means you are not responsible for the path of someone else.  You may be the primary caregiver for someone, but their preselected destiny is their own.  Further, I believe that many seemingly horrible situations are predetermined and essential for our growth.  I understand it is often difficult to keep perspective in times of change.  Take the time to meditate to try to understand better the path you have selected for yourself and ask what you can learn from challenging times.

In general, this also means that when someone dies, it is most likely a pre-selected time to go home.  Although we experience grief and loss on Earth when loved ones transition, remember, they have returned to peace and chose to go home at that time.  You need to trust your intuition to determine if it is your place or not to intervene in someone else's life - and if it is their time to go home, celebrate their life, be happy for them as they are now at peace, and know you will be with them again.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, MD said, “the next big frontier in medicine is energy medicine.”

http://www.oprah.com/health/Dr-Ozs-Introduction-to-Acupuncture/2

Increase your psychic abilities by 400% during 13.5 local sidereal time

Remote viewing was used by the military for years.  Studies have been done which show that a Remote Viewer's ability increased by up to 400% during 13.5 Local Sidereal Time (LST).

Sidereal time tracks where we are relative to the stars and is used by Astronomers to track stars.  It shifts by approximately 4 minutes every day.  13.5 LST corresponds with (you are perpendicular to) the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The very center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A* is a strong source of radio waves and probably a massive black hole.
Ref: http://www.jsasoc.com/docs/JSE-LST.pdf and http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Glossary/Glossary_S.html

There is a 400% increase in spiritual/psychic/energy healing at 13:30 Sidereal time; 200-300% increase in abilities between 13:15 and 13:45 Sidereal time, and 200% increase in abilities between 12:45 and 14:15 sidereal time.

What is Sidereal Time?
http://www.astro.cornell.edu/academics/courses/astro201/sidereal.htm

Determine your latitude and longitude here:
http://universimmedia.pagesperso-orange.fr/geo/loc.htm

US Navy Local Apparent Sidereal Time Calculator:
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/sidereal.html

Make sure you enter East or West appropriately from GMT (North and South America are West)

Aside from the desktop sidereal clock below, you can also download Sidereal clocks for your smart phone.

Download a Sidereal clock for your desktop:

http://www.radiosky.com/sidclockdownload.html

Calculate LST for a specific day:

http://www.nature1st.net/bogan/astro/time/jsjdetst.html

Longitude West of GMT should be entered in as negative.  Also, make sure you convert and input time in hours in decimal (minutes/60 minutes).  Further, you need to take Daylight Savings Time (DST) into account.  So in the EST time zone, the local time zone is actually -4 instead of -5 right now.  This means that you need to add an hour to the local time used to calculate 13.5 h LST.  For example, if you entered 9 am to get 13:30 LST, then 13:30 LST would actually be at 10 am that day until the end of DST (November 4th, 2012 for North America).

I Wish You Enough

There is a poem:  

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.

I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish you enough “Hello’s” to get you through the final “Goodbye.”

- written by Bob Perks

Balance in life is key.  

Further, we need the negative to define and appreciate the positive; without the darkness, you cannot see the stars.