Manifesting Your Dreams

Let's talk a little bit about life and manifesting your reality. There is much talk about "The Secret" these days and even though the book is correct in it's teachings, there are many things it does not go into. It does not tell you that you need to feel the happiness that you will feel when you get what you want. You know, the excitement of surprise when you receive the gift you asked for. The fist clinching, pumping hands over your head in complete excitement that you got it! It does not tell you that you need to feel grateful for the things you have received, and then you need to let go of it as if you already have it, leaving the "How To's" to the universe and it does not explain the physics behind the universal energies that bring it all together for you. So I will attempt to explain some of it to you here.
There is a hard way to get what you want and there is an easy way. Which one would you like to choose? The answer is obvious, everybody wants the easy way, but most people are not even aware the easy way truly exists. Most of us have been told, since the moment we were born, that in order to succeed in life, we have to work hard and struggle. It has been said"no pain, no gain". For most people, life is just a long series of struggles. If that is what you feel, I have good news for you; there is an easy way, which leads to your ultimate destiny in the most stress free manner. Listen carefully, because this is going to determine whether your life is fulfilling, happy and stress free, which means a high quality of living. Here is the ultimate secret of the universe"Change the way you look at things and the things you look at will change."Pay special attention to these words, and really think about what they mean. Yes, I hear what you are saying. You have heard it a million times. Everybody knows it. If this is what you are thinking, I must warn you not to take these words lightly. I can tell you 90% of people read these words, and don't understand what they truly mean. You can tell by simply watching their lives. If you are not living a happy fulfilled life RIGHT NOW, I can tell you"you do not truly understand these words". Then let's get down to the deep understanding of this golden rule of success.
We are living in a material world, which is made up of molecules, which are made up of atoms, which in turn are made up of sub-atomic particles. These sub-atomic particles act at our commands and come into existence only when we observe it. Let's see what scientists have to say about these amazing building blocks of this world. The sub-atomic particle is a kind of wave packet, which can be in the state of wave and particle simultaneously. We describe a particle by its location, and we describe a wave by its momentum. However, the sub-atomic particle can exist as a particle and a wave at the same time. This sounds very counter intuitive, but it is true. Either the sub-atomic particle becomes a particle or a wave. It depends on how you measure it. If you decide to measure it by its location, it becomes a particle instantly, if you decide to measure by its momentum, it becomes a wave instantly. It all depends on how we measure (or how we observe) it.
Deepak Chopra in his new book, "Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire", described a thought experiment by Erwin Schrodinger. Imagine you have a closed box that contains a wave-particle, a cat, a lever, and a bowl of cat food with a loose lid. If the wave-particle becomes a particle, the particle will trip the lid, and the cat will eat. If the wave-particle becomes a wave, the lid will remain on the food. When we open the box (making an observation), we will either see an empty bowl and a happy cat or a full bowl and a hungry cat. It all depends on how we observe. Before we open the box, the bowl is both empty and full, and the cat is both fed and hungry. Both possibilities exist at the same time.
Deepak says "It is the observation alone that turns possibility into reality."The whole point is that the basic building block of the material world acts at our command. At the very moment of our observation, it comes into existence. We are the creator of our world. Nothing will exist without our observation. How does that relate to manifesting your desires? Well, it has everything to do with manifesting your desires. Why does our life seem like a struggle? Why don't we get the money we want? Why don't we get the relationship that we always desire to have? Why is our life filled with along list of never-ending problems? All of these are because of our habitual way of observing the world. We have been conditioned that what we are seeing is the reality, and we continue to live this way and continue to observe the same things happening in our lives.
So. . . Let me tell you, your reality is not reality. Only you choose and observe it to be your reality. As soon as you realize your own observation is the cause of everything, then you can decide to create another reality literally. You can decide to observe another reality into your world.
So you ask, "How do you do it? " First, don't allow your outer world to elude you, knowing that this is not necessarily the reality.
Secondly, observe exactly what you want in your mind, observe it with certainty and clarity, and then let go. Knowing that you have already created your desires at the quantum level, you simply let the universe arrange for it to come to you. When the opportunities come, don't forget to take action and express your gratitude. Everything begins with you changing the way you look at your world.
Remember "Change the way you look at things and the things you look at will change.". . . . Try to change your prospective on how you look at your world and be grateful for the things you do have in your world. . . till next time

Where You Can Party Like it's 1599!

Time to explore the world of "Faire"
I will be exploring a new venture on the week ends this year. During the summer months, July 5th through Labor Day Sept 5th, I will be working at The Bristol Renaissance Faire, in the mask booth. Even though I will not be selling any of my own art, it is an opportunity to explore the faire, make some interesting new friends and learn how it all works from a merchants view point. I am really looking forward to this, I have been an avid faire goer for many years and I am most interested in opening my own shop there. Faire is a place where all the merchants hand made and sold their wares during this time of festivals. Most still make their own and others purchase hand crafted items and sell them at the Renaissance Faires. The atmosphere is a total adventure in itself. Being greeted in a true Elizabethan style
where fantasy rules. Join us for a day of fun. . . tis a magical place!


Where you can party like it's 1599!
Every Faire day recreates a time when knights were noble, maids were merry, and turkey legs, titanic. Once you enter the portal gates, you travel back in time to the year 1574, and you've walked right into an exciting village festival day. And what are we celebrating? Queen Elizabeth, Herself, is visiting Bristol! It's time to eat, drink and be merry! Revelry is the order of the day!
For 9 glorious weekends starting in early July, each Saturday and Sunday, plus Labor Day Monday, visitors take a rollicking romp through Elizabethan England, complete with 16th Century games, rides, arts, crafts, food, music and one-of-a-kind encounters with a spectacular cast of characters. The Faire boasts a beautiful 30-acre site with open-air stages featuring Swordfighters, Minstrels and Jesters. Meet Robin Hood or Queen Elizabeth, in person! All entertainment is included in the price of admission.

Nearly 200 artisans display their wares in the Bristol Faire Marketplace. Potters, glass blowers, jewelers and forgers busily go about their work, as shoppers discover rare finds around every corner. Offerings range from sterling silver jewelry, hand-thrown pottery and fine crafted leather works to hickory walking sticks, rich tapestries to hammered pewter.
Easy to find - just west of I-94 at the Illinois/Wisconsin border, the Faire is open Saturdays and Sundays and Labor Day Monday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., rain or shine, from July 5 through September 1, 2008.
The Bristol Renaissance Faire! Where Fantasy Rules!

Chakra Mediation

This week I'd like to introduce you to a Throat Chakra Meditation. Remember that the Throat Chakra is associated with communication whereas when balanced it assists us with the ability to communicate verbally, in writing or with our creativity. We are able to speak our truth, in a supreme sense. We feel balanced and centered, creatively inspired and able to express ourselves appropriately. It helps us to overcome low self esteem, frustration, dishonesty, excessive talking and shyness. The color is light blue or turquoise. I like to think of it as blue topaz, clear and serene. Let's get started

Chin Press Breath

• Sit with the spine comfortably extended. Eyes closed
• Inhale to the count of 5, hold it to 3, exhale completely. Inhale through the nose to the count of 5, hold it to 3, exhale through the mouth
• Lift the breastbone and press your chin into your chest while inhaling. Suspend the breath for 3 to 5 seconds
• Lift your chin from your chest while you exhale through the mouth allowing the breath to pass through the vocal cords accompanied by sound (ahhhh)
• Repeat the movement several times in coordination with the breath
• Visualize cleansing crystal clear blue energy opening the gateway to true communication
• Continue for one to three minuets

"I am able to hear the voice of my soul"

Benefits;

• stimulates the thyroid and regulates metabolism
• stretches the muscles at the back of the neck to release tension
• improves willpower and concentration
• promotes a sense of inner peace

This is a marvelous meditation before going on a job interview or meeting with clients as it helps you to clear the throat chakra and focus on your communication skills. I find it helpful to prerecord a meditation in your own voice as you go through it, this enables you to use the tape as a guided meditation so you don't have to memorize it. The easier it is, the more use you'll make of it until it becomes second nature to you.

I hope you enjoyed this meditation and use it often. till next time. . .

with love and light

Balancing of Chakras in a Silence Meditation

The benefits of meditation have long been recognized to promote health and well being. Through meditation we are able to increase our flow of energy with the universe and bring our selves to a place of calm and union with our higher self. Some of the benefits are that meditation opens and balances all the chakras, allowing our energy to flow and promotes grounding and a sense of complete physical, mental, emotional and spiritual connection. It calms and clears the mind and slows our respiration and heart rate.

Silence Meditation

Focus on the vibration of the Crown Chakra, the sound of silence, for three long, slow deep breaths. Sit or lie down in any comfortable position, eyes closed. Begin your journey up the back of the spine as you visualize your chakras spinning like a wheel and clearing. Feel the vibrations of;

• Deep Red Root energy and the sound of o; focus on it's essence, safety. Feel safe
• Orange Sacral energy and the sound of ooo; focus on the essence, creativity. Be creative
• Bright Yellow Navel Solar Plexus energy and the sound of ah; focus on its essence, willpower. Trust your power
• Emerald Green Heart energy and the sound of ay; focus on its essence, Love. Know love
• Turquoise Throat energy and the sound of ee; focus on its essence, expression. Express yourself
• Indigo Third Eye energy and the sound of om; focus on its energy, intuition. Welcome intuition
• Diamond-white Crown energy and the sound of silence; focus on its essence, union. Unite with the Divine

Breathe deeply and reverse the journey, bringing the energy from the Crown Chakra down the front of the spine. Visualizing them spinning like a wheel, faster and faster until the color is clear. Now sit quietly for a few minuets and focus on your breath as you breath in and out slowly from the belly. Feel yourself filled with gratitude for the healing you have experienced.

I hope you've enjoyed this mini series on Chakra clearing and balancing. Until next time,

with love and light. . .