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02/28/10 PILOT WAVES, TSUNAMIS, AND HEALTHY MOODS
KONA, Hawaii ~ At 6:00 am yesterday morning, we were roused by sirens blaring. The reverberating echo of an 8.8 Chilean earthquake had sent a tsunami at the speed of a jet airplane toward the Big Island. In danger of being inundated by a “wraparound” wave which could have hit us all the way into the next century, we were luckily spared, but coincidentally I had just been exploring the secret power behind another kind
02/08/10 Brave New Braco ~ Energy Healing
KONA, HI ~ As we sped south along the coast to meet the superhealing gaze of Braco, I felt very alive, and reminded my skeptical self of the power of belief. From the first moment I heard about instantaneous healings in the presence of this humble man from Croatia, I was changed. Word of his amazing gift preceded his arrival on the Big Island with people saying his gaze deep into their eyes had
01/26/10 Dancing Sun, Raising Haiti
KONA, HAWAII ~ The rising sun over Kalani glistened on the waves, sending sparkles dancing like diamonds on the Pacific. Sitting on a patch of grass with a wide-angle view of paradise, I still felt sadness at the news from Haiti, but happy we had been able to do something both tangible and titillating about it. Part of me said, “How dare I feel this good?” And a deeper voice came: “Feel everything. Feel
01/03/10 KIND LOVE & ZEN in 2010
Love’s sway over the human spirit has been labeled everything from a gift of the gods to a gush of biochemicals, a tool of the devil, and the creative mystery at the heart of life. Love may on the surface appear as all of these, but conscious love is so at center of the point and purpose for life on Earth, the unified point of it all, how do we stay on target? KIND
12/16/09 RITUAL OF THE TREE OF LIFE
KONA, HAWAII ~ All around the Earth at Winter Solstice the Tree of Life is renewed in ceremonies, services, parties, and candle-lightings. When people come together to celebrate the longest night of the year, we share the message of this joyful time, which is to love one another. We celebrate the return of the sun – the birth of the son — with merry singing and dancing. Kwanzaa, Christmas, the ancient festivals of Europe
11/22/09 Dance for the Worlds ~ A Thanksgiving Revelation
If there were one small dance you could do to bring healing to the larger dance of life, would you do it? Would you spin like a Sufi or fancy dance like a Native American? Would you lift your arms to distill your own vibration and stretch your soul into oneness with the source of the rain and the secrets of matter? Would you be willing to dance that dance this Thanksgiving, no matter
11/08/09 The Poetry of Money and the Cat's Pajamas
A lot of people will say money is a stepping stone, a crazy wisdom Zen master, a form of energy, or simply a way to get by in life. Money is all of that, and money is also the cat’s pajamas. Silky as a kitten when you have it, as sadistic as the worst Halloween monster when you lack it, money is mostly a mirror for the creative imagination. It reflects all our relationships, how
10/24/09 Great Cleansing Joy ~ Rock the Mantra with Deval Premal, Miten, & Manose
KONA, HI ~ Deva Premal and her partner, Miten, with special guest floutist Manose, will offer Devotional Singing and Ecstatic Voice Celebration on Sunday in Kona from 10 am – 5pm. More intimate, deep, rich, and interactive than their enchanting concert, the day will be a spiritual tonic that includes dancing, singing, meditation, and Satsang. “Love makes you real; otherwise you remain just a fantasy, a dream with no substance in it,” said
10/19/09 Arvol Looking Horse, Sweat Lodges, & the Power of Knowing Yourself
KONA, HI ~ When I was invited to do a sweat lodge with Lakota friends 20 years ago in Colorado, hefty black rocks were heated for several hours before the ceremony began. The steaming rocks were placed inside the lodge before participants entered in a clockwise direction, the lodge flap was closed, and the leader began praying and singing ancient songs while splashing water, cedar, and other herbs on the glowing rocks. As the
10/05/09 Obama, Tall Poppies, & Mutually Assured Success
KONA, HAWAII ~ Think of Obama as the poet in us all, the one who hears the chant of the muse and is guided by a divine thrumming in his blood to use himself, his hands, and his nature as instruments to reflect the effortless flow of nature. This poet that lives in us all led Obama’s Chicago Olympics bid, “The Copenhagen Coping Mechanism,” wherein he flew to Denmark for a five-hour stay with
