Easily Amazed

today, june 6, is red magnetic moon on the mayan calendar. one reason that i like following the mayan calendar is because it provides a tool for measuring the unfolding of reality (time) in a way that differs from the flat, linear, mechanized system of the gregorian calendar.

the ancient Maya understood that if one is using a harmonic template with which to measure the unfolding of reality, then all of existence essentially follows suit and fits into the same harmonic patterning, for life is a perpetual repetition of basic patterns of energy.

from 13moon.com’s newsletter.

today starts the 13-day red moon wavespell. the newsletter explains what that means.

Current 13-day cycle: RED MOON WAVESPELL

Red Moon’s Code Words:

Action – “PURIFY”

Creative Power – “UNIVERSAL WATER”

Essence/Function – “FLOW”

13 Moon Dates: Crystal 8 -Crystal 20

Tzolkin Dates: Kin 209 – Kin 221

Gregorian Dates: June 6 – June 18

To PURIFY one’s self is to sanctify one’s self; to claim one’s innate and unique divine essence; to consciously embrace and enjoy one’s wholeness, accepting ourselves exactly as we are, in the perfection of the here and now.

Definitions of the word “pure” include: free from contact with that which weakens, impairs, or pollutes; clear; clean; genuine; refined; sheer.

The power of UNIVERSAL WATER is vast. It encompasses qualities and characteristics such as fluidity, adaptability, the ability to change states, and constant renewal and recirculation.

It is quite a staggering and beautiful thought to realize that all of the waters that cover the earth have been recirculated perpetually, more ancient than the dinosaurs, continually recycling our most precious resource!!!

To FLOW means to “go with it;” to not resist, to not control, to yield to the momentum of the naturally arising circumstances. Rather than being necessarily passive, I understand this as being receptive, willing and open to cooperate with the divine timing as it reveals itself. The elegance of fluidity and flow seems to require a trust in non-linearity, allowing the inherent order within seeming chaos to present itself and its natural patterning.

Self-remembrance means to acknowledge, anchor, and delight in the glory of our divine nature. We are not separate from the magic and mystery of the Universe, we are an integral unique holographic crystalline shard of All That Is. By flowing our emotions, by following the flow of our natural, primal impulses and our innocent inspiration we are tuning into our self-remebrance of who we are in the purest sense of our beings.

The Red Moon is called “Muluc” in the Yucatec Mayan language, pronounced “Moo’ Look”. Traditional translations of Muluc include “rain,””water,” and “teardrop.” The word Muluc can also be translated as “The Reunion of Everything.”

As the 9th of the 20 tribes, MULUC is described in the Mayan Factor as: “Raindrop, Cosmic Seed in Gate of Awakened Consciousness, Principle of Communication and Expansion of Higher Life.”

Another wonderful quality of Muluc according to the Mayan Oracle is “Self-Remembrance.”

The symbol for Red Moon looks like a beacon; a portal inviting us into the truth of our real nature. As a beacon of self-remembrance, Muluc energy invites us to claim ourselves anew, to bask in and exalt who we really are and what we truly stand for.

The Red Moon tribe reminds us to note the Moon’s influence over the tides and the cycles of growth and fertility. Indeed, the Moon has a potent effect on the cycles of our physical and emotional bodies, its gravitational forces perpetually shifting the balance of our neuro-chemical equilibrium.

The Hopi refer to these days on Earth as the “Time of the Great Purification.” One does not have to look far to be assured that we are collectively processing and purifying all the distortions of the dying World era and its foundation of duality, disconnection from Nature, materialsm and greed. As we are journeying through this collective challenge, may we strive to anchor and incarnate the energies of the imminent New World Age and its foundation of interconnectedness, balance, and attunment of the intelligence of the Living Universe, remembering all thoughts and actions affect the Whole Web of Life.

i’m excited about this one!

the topic is presence. i’m going to merge together a private conversation with some excerpts from joseph zinker’s book in search of good form: gestalt therapy with couples and families.

zinker says presence is…

“that special state of being fully here with all of oneself, one’s body and soul. it is a way of being with, without doing to…the therapists’ presence is ground against which the figure of another self or selves can flourish, brighten, and stand out fully and clearly.”

thomas says:

“it helps to bring out the difference between being and reacting. when you are moving from a place of effortless action, abiding in your true nature, presence simply flows in harmonic currents of being. this is a place of basic trust, it’s even beyond trust, it’s a direct knowing that all is as it should be.

…pure presence is an immediate, centered, beingness of now, unconditioned, infinite.”

whether one is alone or with others, presence catalyzes a beautiful cycle. by simply being oneself, as is, in a place of effortless action, one’s own and other people’s true nature is inspired to emerge. when we are fully present, we create space in which our own and other people’s true nature can flurish, brighten and stand out fully and clearly.

zinker goes on to say,

“presence is the acquired state of awe in the face of an infinitely complex and wondrous universe. presence comes easier when we have already received approval and affirmation — when our cup is full and we no longer need undue acceptance from anyone. presence is easier to experience when we learn to live with other people’s pain and disappointments without having to save or rescue them. presence often comes when we are seasoned and older, when our hot longing has cooled down to a kind of warm, mellow glow.”

and thomas says,

“without that basic trust and knowing we continually need others to mirror our soul’s potentials. when we are infants we need active mirroring and encouragement of those potentials, loving support so we can recognize and grow these essential forms. as we mature we are then able to integrate our deepest potentials as aspects of our identity.”

and in regards to people who are in a state of presence, zinker says:

“in a silent and subtle way, they are grounded and slow rather than light-headed and rushed. in this sate, our breathing is deep, full, even. our sense of time is slow and measured. our body-self is supported and aware…the silence of presence evokes liveliness in the system.”

some sharings from my friends:

even the rain is drumming

giant drops, almost thundering,

may it be like giant arms

a whole vibration-embrace

around the giant hearts

of the kids in the cabins

their dreams are drinking in

the rhythm of a million leaves

right now

chris weaver and Under One Sky camp (p.s. it’s worth your click to check out the purpose, vision, values, and approach of this amazing camp.)

moving from the rhythm of a million leaves down to the hypnotic patterns in one glowing leaf:



thomas arthur

and if you haven’t checked out the photo from chris corrigan of his children in the forest, well i highly recomend a scroll down.

thank you to each of you for sharing with me and our friends here at easily amazed!

BEWARE… heady stuff below!

here is more from dr. bruce lipton i’m still digesting!

As one ascends the tree of evolution, moving from more primitive to more advanced multicellular organisms, there is a profound shift from the predominant use of genetically programmed perceptions (instinct) to the use of learned behavior. Primitive organisms primarily rely upon instincts for the greater proportion of their behavioral repertoire. In higher organisms, especially humans, brain evolution offers a great opportunity for creating a large database of learned perceptions, which reduces dependence upon instincts.

Humans are endowed with an abundance of genetically propagated vital instincts. Most of them are not evident to us, for they operate below our level of consciousness, providing for the function and maintenance of cells, tissues and organs. However, some basic instincts generate overt and observable behavior. For example, the suckling response of the neonate, or the retraction of a hand when a finger gets burned in a flame.

“Human beings are more dependent on learning for survival than other species. We have no instincts that automatically protect us and find us food and shelter, for example.” (Schultz and Lavenda, 1987) As important as instincts are to our survival, our learned perceptions are more important, especially in light of the fact that they can over-ride genetically programmed instincts. Since perceptions direct gene activity and engage behavior, the learned perceptions we acquire are instrumental in “controlling” the physiologic and behavioral character of our lives. The sum of our instincts and learned perceptions collectively form the subconscious mind, which in turn, is the source of the “collective” voice that our cell’s “agreed” to follow.

In addition to the outward-directed perceptions, humans also acquire inward-directed perceptions which provide us with beliefs about our “self-identity.” In order to know more about ourselves, we learn to see ourselves as others see us. If a parent provides a child with a positive or negative self image, that perception is recorded in the child’s subconscious. The image acquired of self becomes the subconscious “collective” voice which shapes our physiology (e.g., health characteristics, weight) and behavior. Though every cell is innately intelligent, by communal agreement, it will give its allegiance to the collective voice, even if that voice engages in self destructive activities. For example, if a child is given a perception of itself that it can succeed, it will continuously strive to do just that. However, if the same child was provided with a belief that it was “not good enough,” the body must conform to that perception, even by using self-sabotage if necessary, in order to thwart success.

Human consciousness is characterized by an awareness of “self.” While most of our senses, such as eyes, ears and nose, observe the outer world, consciousness resembles a “sense” that observes the inner workings of its own cellular community. Consciousness feels the sensations and emotions generated by the body and has access to the stored data base comprising our perceptual library.

To understand the difference between subconscious and consciousness, consider this instructive relationship: The subconscious mind represents the brain’s hard drive (ROM), and the conscious mind is the equivalent of the “desktop” (RAM). Like a hard disk, the subconscious can store an unimaginable quantity of perceptual data. It can be programmed to be “on line,” meaning that incoming signals go directly to the data base and are processed without the necessity of conscious intervention.

By the time consciousness evolves to a functional state, most of the fundamental perceptions about life have been programmed into the hard drive. Consciousness can access this data base and open up for review a formerly learned perception, such as a behavioral script. This would be the same as opening up a document from the hard drive on to the desk top. In consciousness, we have the ability review the script and edit the program as we see fit, just as we do with open documents on our computers. However, the editing process in no way changes the original perception which is still hardwired in the subconscious. No amount of yelling or cajoling by the consciousness can change the subconscious program. For some reason we think there is an entity in the subconscious that listens and responds to our thoughts. In reality the subconscious is a cold, emotionless database of stored programs. Its function is strictly concerned with reading environmental signals and engaging the hard wired behavior programs, no questions asked, no judgements made.

Through sheer will power and intent, consciousness can attempt to over-ride a subconscious tape. Usually such efforts are met with varying degrees of resistance, since the cells are obligated to adhere to the subconscious program. In some cases the tensions between conscious will power and subconscious programs can result in serious neurological disorders. For example, consider the fate of Australian concert pianist David Helfgott whose story was presented in the film Shine. David was programmed by his father, a survivor of the holocaust, to not succeed, for success would make him vulnerable in that he would stand out from others. In spite of the relentlessness of his father’s programming, David was consciously aware that he was a world class pianist. In order to prove himself, Helfgott purposely chose one of the most difficult piano compositions, a piece by Rachmaninoff, to play in the national competition. As the film reveals, in the final stage of his amazing performance, a major conflict occurred between his conscious will to succeed and the subconscious program to fail. When he successfully played the last note he passed out, upon awakening he was irreparably insane. The fact that his conscious will power forced his body mechanism to violate the programmed “collective” voice led to a neurological melt down.

The conflicts we generally experience in life are frequently related to our conscious efforts of trying to “force” changes upon our subconscious programming. However, through a variety of new energy psychology modalities (e.g., Psych-K, EMDR, Avatar, etc) the content of subconscious beliefs can be assessed and using specific protocols, consciousness can facilitate a rapid “reprogramming” of limiting core beliefs.

i seem to be on a science kick. has anyone heard of dr. bruce lipton? in his article about Nature, Nurture and Human Development, he says:

Emerging at the cutting edge of cell science is the recognition that the environment, and more specifically, our perception of the environment, directly controls our behavior and gene activity (Thaler, 1994).

Positive perceptions produce a growth response, while negative perceptions activate the cell’s protection response (Lipton, 1998b, 1999).

The expression of the cell is primarily molded by its perception of the environment and not by its genetic code, a fact that emphasizes the role of nurture in biological control.

While every cell is capable of behaving as a free-living entity, late in evolution cells began to assemble into interactive communities. Social organizations of cells resulted from an evolutionary drive to enhance survival. The more “awareness” an organism possesses, the more capable it is of surviving. Consider that a single cell has X amount of awareness. Then a colony of 25 cells would have a collective awareness of 25X. Since each cell in the community has an opportunity of sharing awareness with the rest of the group, then every single cell effectively possesses a collective awareness of 25X. Which is more capable of surviving, a cell with 1X awareness or one with 25X awareness? Nature favors the assembly of cells into communities as a means of expanding awareness.

The evolutionary transition from unicellular life forms to multicellular (communal) life forms represented an intellectually and technically profound high point in the creation of the biosphere. In the world of unicellular protozoa, each cell is an innately intelligent, independent being, adjusting its biology to its own perception of the environment. However, when cells join together to form multicellular “communities,” it required that the cells establish a complex social intercourse. Within a community, individual cells can not behave independently, otherwise the community would cease to exist. By definition, the members of a community must follow a single “collective” voice. The “collective” voice controlling the community’s expression represents the sum of all of the perceptions of every cell in the group.

Original cellular communities consisted of from tens to hundreds of cells. The evolutionary advantage to living in community soon led to organizations comprised of millions, billions or even trillions, of socially interactive single cells. In order to survive at such high densities, the amazing technologies evolved by the cells led to highly structured environments that would boggle the minds and imagination of human engineers. Within these environments, cell communities subdivide the workload among themselves, leading to the creation of hundreds of specialized cell types. The structural plans to create these interactive communities and differentiated cells are written into the genome of each cell within the community.

Though each individual cell is of microscopic dimensions, the size of multicellular communities may range from the barely visible to the monolithic in proportion . At our level of perspective, we do not observe individual cells but we do recognize the different structural forms cell communities acquire. We perceive these macroscopic structured communities as plants and animals, which includes ourselves among them. While you might consider yourself as a single entity, in truth your are the sum of a community of approximately 50 trillion single cells.

a meditation graciously shared with me, that i am pleased to share with you. enjoy.

sitting comfortably, leaning against the big ball, listening to movements of breath, sensing subtle threads of charge spinning out from my core, the quiet depths filled with time’s turning tendrils. attention melts into a line of force drawing left scapula down to backbellyribs. intentional amplification following the force, a gentle increasing of effort acknowledging the pull. listening with every beat, now scanning right, releasing all superfluous effort, differentiating from the original impulse. knees, pelvis, belly, right shoulder, throat, face, jaw eyes. quiet, quiet. returning to original contraction, still amplified. finding the space at the bottom of a breath. waiting, listening, pure focus, ready, quiet. slow release of all effort as breath begins my being anew. floating in a pool of gentle waves rippling through my watery cells, a sustained delight of sweet flow opening a vast space of heart-mindedness expanding as an infinite ground.

a colored bead of light rises from the dark blueness, a gathering brightness of will remembering time’s gathered intelligence, wisdom’s intention guiding wholeness home. a return to the original effort, the gentle pulling down of left shoulder. and release. pulling down again, this time, just a little less. release. pull again, gentler still. release. repeating the pattern with every breath, each time with less and less effort. the gentle ringing of the charged bell is quieter still, quieter, still, the effort now as subtle as the fading echo of a lover’s whisper good night, fading into nothing but movement’s purest intention, an organized potential, this then, now released, silence, undivided.

resting in this silent breeze of being, sensation slowly awakening, peaceful, lucid, little drops of thought begin falling into the pond. noticing, smiling, welcoming. there’s one, hello, hey. words return, a deeper voice, a nudge, let’s go share. yes, yes, that i will do. and here, writing as easy as a deep breath upon mountain’s slope.

i found this interesting quote today in Autobiography of a Yogi:

“The poet is intimate with truth, while the scientist approaches awkwardly.”

the scientist who said this also said, “How admirable is the Western method of submitting all theory to scrupulous experimental verification! That empirical procedure has gone hand in hand with the gift for introspection which is my Eastern heritage. Together they have enabled me to sunder the silences of natural realms long uncommunicative.”

to me, scrupulous experimental verification is similar to reflecting upon and examining the process, recognizing the many details and the possibilities and potential that arise from their interactions with one another. practicing this along with the gift for introspection makes me think about the article on trusting intuition that chris corrigan shared. one of the many points that the author makes is that “Constant analysis of your thinking is the only way to winnow genuine intuitive grain from emotional chaff.”

sounds like applying the western realm of empirical procedure to the eastern realm of introspection to me.