Buddha Smile

Yeterday while taking a long walk, I put the Budha smile on my face. After a while everything looked different. The colours of the flowers where more intensive, the air felt refreshing and I was walking as if in another reality. At a certain moment I was not my body anymore. I was everything. I was the trees I passed by, the kittens playing near her mother. I was Divine and the Divine was me. I felt like my consciouness as pure energy without a body. The body was walking and I was not, because I was everything and my body was part of everything. Some religious persons, dressed in black passed by, rushing to the synagoge. Their faces showed signs of stress. They had different beliefs than mine. But they where part of the variety of life. More than half an hour with the smile on, and a new insight came to my consciouness. I am conscious energy that never dies. When the body dies this energy becomes a part of Mother Goddess energy, of everything that is, was and will be. I feel Her as the Star Goddess who was, is and will always be with me. I feel a connection with the Stars. I come from the Stars, from Her.
Concsious energy containing knwoledge of various life cycles and at the same time part of the whole. This energy will then go to a place where balance is needed. To an empty spot that needs to be filled, so that harmony can exist. Like water flowing and filling an empty pond.
This is not the first time I have insights about the cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth. But this time it came in a different perspective.
This simple smile can bring wonders to my awareness. Putting this smile on, triggers an owls eyes state. My vision is not focused any more and I'm able to see, feel, smell everything in my surroundings. Sometimes I can feel the energy of the Earth.
The Buddha smile changes the chemistry of the brain and affects the sensory organs.
The longer I keep this smile the more aware I become.
It also melts any tension and stress in the body and mind.
I feel it is necessary to pass this knowledge on.
This is very ancient knwoledge that needs to be revived for the sake of peace and harmony. Specially in these troubled times, when humanity will face drastic changes.
Look at the Dahlei Lama and you will understand what I mean. But practice the smile often, and you will live the smile.
Look at the stars in areas without artificial light.
Love and Peace.
Knowledge and understanding.

Again, now at my doorstep

This morning a turtle knocked at my door. Amazing. I have been receiving so many messages these days.
So many earth messages from creatures of Earth.
The turtle means protection, grounding, focus, navigation skills, patiente, self boundaries, healing and knowledge. It teaches the shaman to be grounded, how to stay tuned with Earth energies and the wisdom of flowing with the cycles of life.
But was is the message for me?
What is mother Godddess wanting to tell me?
It starts making more sense when I look at my Tarot card of the day which was "The Queen of Pentacles". This is the mother Goddess Herself.
So it may be a message of personal prosperity, abundance and healing or a message to stay attuned with the energies of the Earth and it's creatures, as changes are about to come.

Anyway, I took the turtle and returned it to the wild as I did with the other one. I hope they will meet each other.
I don't think it would be a good idea to let it in my garden, as my dog would play with it and the neighboorhood cats would not leave it alone.

Blessed Be the Turtles.

Encounter with a wild boar

Following the encounter with a turtle, this Tuesday at night I met I wild boar with her baby boar following her.
They had crossed the road magestically, and where slowly moving into the wild.
Another message from Mother Earth, Gaia.
It is also associated with Crone/Mother Goddesses. A symbol of plenty, healing and shapeshifting. Creature of Earth.

All Life is sacred

Today I got across a small turtle that was smaller than my palm.
It was near the water meter outside my home under some leaves.
No where to go, as she had reached the concrete wall.
My intuition said I should release her in the wild.
My partner thought that was not a good idea, as her mother may have left her there on purpose, and may return later for her. It cannot be I said. This is not a bird! It is a turtle!
So to make sure, I phoned the "Nature Protection Society" and asked them what would be best for this baby turtle.
The answer was to release her in the wild. I had known from the beginning that this was the right thing to do. To trust my intuition.
So I took her to a place in the wild far away from roads and humans. She was fine...
As usual, whenever I have a close encounter with an animal, there is a message for me from the universe.
So what was this earth creature telling me? To ground and connect with the earth. To go slowly with my present tasks. No to do anything in haste. Go step by step. It also means healing.
So here I am as part of the web of life. The divine dwells within me and all around me. I'm connected. I'm happy!

Imbolc - a poem in honor of the Goddess Brigid

In a far away land,
where oak trees are sacred,
and grow plenty
Sun rays gently touch my skin.
A candle flame lightens my spirit,
Hot blue within, transformation is forged.
In ice cold nights of winter,
Your fire warms my being.
Your red fire mantle engulfs my body,
healing, changing.
Spring waters slowly absorbed,
into an aging body, charging, renewing.
Goat milk to you I offer, through an apple tree,
for a limitless connection.
Waiting for the bees of spring.
Blessed be.

Yule Labyrinth

Our group celebrated Yule a little late this year, on Friday January 1st 2010 after a Full Blue moon on December 31st. But the Blue moon's energy was still there.

After the ritual indoors we went to walk the labyrintth, which we had made with white flour some hours before. For me it was a very powerful experience walking this labyrinth on this night. It also clarified the insights of the trance and the card divination. Blessings on the year of the Empress.

Runes and Stars

Last week I attended a lecture on Astrology.
The person giving the lecture, drew a star constellation, composed of straight lines.
At that moment I did get an insight.
The Runes may mean also star constellations.
Why would I assume this?
Some time ago I aspected the God Odin. While aspecting I started drawing with my finger on the air straight lines.
At that time I did not know what they meant. Maybe the Runes themselves.
I had started in the south and ended up in the north going clockwise.
Maybe the runes do mean, in addition to the known meanings, star constellations?
No the ones we know. But different ones?
Something to think about...

Yule season blessings.