"And once again we welcome you, I/We are Hermes.

As the human experience conjuncts the immediacy of the moment, the daily journey becomes increasingly more susceptible to the fearful and negative action of the mind. The recommendation is to scrutinize all information and the viability it has on your present experience. During these times it is so simple to become paralyzed, fear-filled and counter productive as the mass of consciousness in a human form is becoming polarized by the global reaction to multi-national events. This is normal when traditional values and attachment to ways of being become altered - seemingly without choice.

These times remind of social being-ness, as well as individuation.

You are not without control, you simply are noticing whom or what has more control than you. Therefore, this is a time of evaluation and balancing. How you come together is much more important than figuring out how you got here. That is obvious with simple observation. Now is a time of embracing the seeming collapse, rather than trying to fight it.

There is still 'time' to shore up what remains, though you as a species - a whole - must decide what If any of your history is important to keep in play and what to let go as further archetypal events unfold. It is comparable to, yes... Domino's.

What you could accept is your participation in the setting up and placement of them, which could allow for more ease in this moment. There is always balance, even as inertia begins to change path. It was inevitable for this to take place... Your future selves commanded this to create further communication and to come together as a civilization of seeming differences.

Ok, the channeling this time is on holding the space. Lightworkers are asked to step up to the plate and hold a huge, prosperous, Spirit connected space. It is delicious and healthy and really much better than suffering!

After re-wiring (which could include illness, strange events, staying in bed most of the day, ridding yourself of clutter or excess baggage and more), we are now expected to hold a big light, imaging the space that the world will move into now.

With the world shivering in fear, the project is to stay out of survival based feelings (turn everything over to Spirit) and forge ahead holding an image of this new era. The image must include a kinder, more compassionate way of dealing with each other, more empathy for what is happening to others, and general acts of goodness. In addition, we must hold that as Lightworkers, we will prosper and that prosperity will be as an infection to all with whom we come into contact. This is prosperity of action, well being, spirituality, as well as finance.

Confront every doubt or fear that comes during this time. Remind yourself that fear is trying to help you to protect yourself but has gotten it wrong--it isn't successfully protecting you. Worry and fear caused by thoughts are never productive, only destructive, causing stress and fatigue. Fear is ok if a dinosaur is running after you but not ok if a thought is running in your mind! Remind yourself that the same energy it takes to fear can be used to do 5 minutes of constructive effort to progress and 5 minutes to hold the image of everything being alright for yourself and the world. You can project the energy further if you breathe several times and even further if you are holding a quartz crystal (the more power put into this positive imaging, the better!).

We are healing the world and ourselves with this space. We must hold the space with the joy that we are giving birth to something big and global. Keep welcoming the changes and have joy to hold this space!

With the coming of Spring, many experience gum challenges. Gum Tonic was created to alleviate gum related issues. This exquisite blend combines Lemon, St. John’s Wort, Cinnamon and Aniseed.

Lemon was used to prevent scurvy by our ancestors who traveled the seas. It is known to refresh and uplift, to cleanse the body or to disinfect. It balances the nervous system but may cause skin sensitivity to the sun or irritate sensitive skin. It may relieve bitter resentment, distrust, irrational thinking.

St John Wort is used for massage as it makes a wonderful carrier oil. A few drops mixed with honey or on a piece of bread may help you fight depression and may be an energy booster. It also helps with burns, cuts and bruises etc. If it hurts somewhere, go get your bottle of SJW. I recommend everyone have some at home for emergencies.

Cinnamon is used for tooth and gum care, warts, poor circulation, arthritis, anorexia, diarrhea, intestinal infection, sluggish digestion, childbirth (to stimulate contractions), frigidity, colds, flu, infections, nervous exhaustion, stress conditions.

Aniseed is a stimulant which helps digestion, circulation and respiration and is used for food flavoring.

Rub 2 - 3 drops on your gums. It tastes delicious. Or put a couple drops on your tooth brush! You can also use a pipette, as it is easier to pour.

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In these trying times of depression-recession thinking with massive loss of jobs, home foreclosures, and depletion of retirement accounts, it seems natural to worry.

The only good thing about worry is that it is like a rocking chair --- It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere.

The planet Venus went retrograde 6 March and will appear so until going direct on 17 April. A planet cannot travel backwards, but in its retrograde relationship with the other planets, it appears so. It is like a faster train overtaking a slower one, and in this case Venus is the slower planet.

Venus is associated with two signs: Taurus and Libra. In feminine Taurus she is interested in money, food, sex and control. In masculine Libra he is interested in diplomacy, relationships, partnerships, the finer (more expensive) things in life and social life. At this time, Libra is retrograde in Aries, the sign of men, automobiles, courage, war or saber rattling, daring and making new starts. When Venus is in the sign of Aries, both are uncomfortable. Aries is impulsive, Venus is careful; Aries can be unrefined because he is in a hurry; Venus is refined and diplomatic.

So what should you expect now through 17 April? Financially, expect either less income or more expenses. An example of less income could be what is due you is late, and more expenses could be the washing machine breaking down. However, expect bargains in luxury goods, and it is a good time to bargain down fees and services. Since sales of automobiles are down, you can bargain a good price on a better car or truck. The world is in financial crisis, and with Venus going retrograde, it is no surprise to astrologer’s money is down.

Because Venus rules the legal aspects of marriage; getting married during a retrograde Venus is not a good idea. The reasons for the union could only be monetary, excluding love. If you are in a relationship that is not compatible, sexual or financial differences could arise during a retrograde Venus, asking you to reevaluate the relationship, make adjustments or end it. Relationship troubles are focused on the woman and her intentions. If you begin a new love relationship, something could be wrong with the woman’s reason for being with you, which will surface the next time Venus goes retrograde.

Because Venus’s rulership of Libra is opposite Aries, the sign Venus is in during March of 2009, there is the possibility of confrontation. Look at the news: China is boldly confronting the United States, troubles in Ireland, and North Korea is threatening Japan and the United States; all classic manifestations of opposition between the warlike personality of Aries and the diplomatic personality of Venus. In your personal life, there could be confrontation because of differences in money, social life, sex or control.

Venus is in good relationship with the planets in Aquarius: Mercury, Neptune, Mars and Jupiter, so it should work out. Venus and the Moon are past stressful situations with Pluto, so the possibility of war is unlikely. In a few days, exactly on 12 March, the Sun and Uranus will be together, but not in stress with other planets, so any change would be releasing tension.

Keep financially and romantically cool until after 17 April. It could take that long for international diplomacy to defuse confrontations. The Somali pirates have been out of the news; their planet has disappeared into a Neptunian fog for a few more days, 28 March, they could then resurface in the news.

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It is one thing to know that the world is shifting. It’s another to see, feel, and hear the invisible becoming tactile. The maelstrom recently delivered an interesting challenge to my complacence, always a good thing.

The subject is social networking as a mirror of the salvation we are building one cyber- friend at a time. I joined Facebook last year to see what all the fuss was about. It seemed intrusive and busy. Why would I want to know everyone’s business and their latest thoughts? LinkedIn seemed more civilized; more regulated, safer, making it easier to remain in my solitary cocoon. I also joined SelfGrowth, where it seemed too many people were in a race to collect the most connections, and all I could see as a result of welcoming them was too much spam. I became very wary of accepting unknown “friends.” On Facebook, I began to accept only people who were people who were friends of others I knew and liked.

A sane person might say, “Well, yes, why would you accept just anyone, anyway?”

I – not always a sane person by muggle standards – would answer, “Because I am part of the solution and it is good to be inclusive.”

Then I saw Maya Angelou on a friend’s Facebook page. My friend has 660 Facebook friends; I have 89.

I clicked onto Maya’s site. The number I saw there in front of the word Friends changed my world. 4,897. I admire Maya Angelou. Who doesn’t? And Maya Angelou was walking my talk. Immediately I felt chastened and corrected. If we are going to save the world, then certainly and indeed, we must open the door to everyone who knocks. Everyone must feel welcome in society. We’ve seen what happens when people feel left out.

So I have changed my strategy, accepting online network connections more freely, and find myself a step closer to the whirling change in the midst of which – or … of Which ….we all go about our business. I think it started the night we stood together and elected Barack Obama. I am pretty sure that’s the day I first noticed the change begin to take on a palpable quality. The movement of thought among those whose words I read and hear has taken on the quality of a storm, and the light and sound of the lightning are getting so close together that it seems any minute now they are going to converge in my own consciousness. And that will be the moment I have been waiting for all my life.

“This convergence of which you speak has been building since before you were born in the electric connection that connects all minds within creation. It is building momentum now to accomplish the turning toward the transmutation of consciousness, toward the coordinated union with divine will among a critical mass of minds on this planet. This planet – your planet, the beautiful Terra, is not alone in this dynamic, but since it is the place of your locus, it is the focus you have. The ball of energy that is the consciousness on your planet is vibrating rapidly. It will soon shudder and explode, multiplying to cohere again into a much larger, more potent, self-aware, dynamic sphere.

“The election of your 34th president caused such a profound and widespread jolt of power throughout the mass consciousness of those on your planet that it triggered the more rapid unfolding of the quickening of the cohesive light.

“Cohesion among all individuals on your planet is increasing because of this. You are using every means you have already created to manifest and realize the cohesion that will be needed to support the greater challenges the transformation of your species. This transformation is that which you – collectively – have foretold, the ascension into a more powerful level of knowing and creative power.

“Inclusion mirrors and magnifies this expansion. The more inclusive you can be in all your goals and processes, the more quickly you will experience the benefits of the transformation of the waves and particles that comprise your individual and collective being.

“You have previously made much of the idea that all creation expresses itself as parts of the divine Whole. That Whole is moving toward the experience of self-perception with a greater momentum than consciousness on your planet has ever known. The existence of social networking websites is an expression of this momentum and helps facilitate its progress.

“Yet, as to the value of relative exclusivity versus the complete acceptance of any and all comers, we remind you to be kind to yourself and honor your limitations. You will get there in exactly the time that you, as a manifestation of the Divine pattern, need to arrive. You will arrive at the juncture at exactly the moment that all the others in your wave form also arrive. Don’t rush so that you trip over your own feet, because the sprain will not be in your feet or ankles, but in your soul.

“Accept those whose vibration is pleasing. You are not anyone but yourself. What is right for Maya Anjelou is not necessarily right for you.

“We bless your earnest journey but take greater delight in the joy you create and feel. Go for joy every time.” Elohim

I just checked the number of Maya Anjelou’s friends: 5,002.

When was the last time you produced your own mental movie? I'm talking about daydreaming. Sometimes your dreams are about your ideal life. Other times your daydreams are the stuff of Stephen King novels. How about those scenes you rehearse in which you say the perfect words at the perfect moment, those words that eluded you that very afternoon?

With your daydreams you form images in your mind. You have your cast of characters in which you are the star, usually the hero. At times you're the hero in a Robin Hood sort of way knowing the perfect way to exact revenge.

Guided imagery is like daydreaming. You have scenery, characters, dialogue and a plot. The difference is that you are not making it up on the spot. Someone is guiding you through the movie.

Guided imagery by-passes your conscious mind and moves you into the depths of yourself, where the purposes of healing, you release wounds of the past. You can even "re-write" your history with a structured guided imagery particularly developed for that purpose.

I once worked with a man I'll call Vince, who painfully told me of when he discovered his father was not trust worthy. Vince was about 6 years old. His father had taken him to the beach for a long promised adventure in the ocean. His father had Vince climb onto the float. They went into water well over the child's head.

Vince, now in his 30s, remembered his father calming his fears by promising that if anything happened, Dad would be there to take care of him. The trusting child was having a wonderful time floating on the water. Suddenly his father upended the float. The 6 year old, who could barely swim, flailed about in the water while his father laughed. Just when Vince was most terrified that he would drown, his father, still laughing, reached out and "saved" him.

The boy, now a man, never trusted his father again. This lack of trust spread to everyone. Vince was always waiting for someone to take him to the deep end and upend his float, putting him in mortal danger. His inability to trust affected every part of his life, especially his relationships with those close to him.

I developed a guided imagery in which Vince's spiritual connection played the hero's role. The movie was the same, even the part where his father upended the float and laughed. The difference was that his spiritual connection, Jesus, immediately lifted him from the water and held him and comforted him. Jesus put him back on the float and they played in the ocean. They also talked. Jesus told him that Vince's father had a wounded heart and couldn't understand the terror he was inducing. I used a number of images to bring healing.

During the next session, Vince talked about how different things were with his father. His anger towards his father was gone. There was still no trust as his father was not to be trusted. There was acceptance of what his father was, a wounded man who took perverse pleasure in "saving" those he loved from the pain he initiated. The wall of hostility between the two was gone. Even more wonderful, the wall between this man and others in his life was greatly reduced. His relationships were easier.

The subconscious mind is literal and believes what we tell it no matter what anyone else may say. A traumatic event can imprint itself on the subconscious in such a way that beliefs, which should pertain only to a particular event, are generalized to all of life. The subconscious then does its best to direct life by those beliefs, sometimes with painful and confusing results.

Guided imagery has the power to dive beneath the resistance of the conscious mind and tap into the innate healing ability of the individual. On your deepest level, you want to be whole and entire. Somehow, sometime, some way, you gave your subconscious mind the idea that could not happen. Guided imagery assists in rewriting the programing of your subconscious mind.

Notice your daydreams. Are they supportive of what you want in your life? What do they say about what is in your subconscious mind?