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A Gathering for the September Equinox (September 22, 2000)
Harmonic Convergence Anniversary (August 17, 2000) 1
Harmonic Convergence Anniversary (August 17, 2000) 2
The Sun-Sirius Conjunction (July 4-5, 2000)
The Marine Meditation (March 20, 2000)
The 7th Esoteric Link-up Conference (Dec 16-22, 1999)
Planting a Peace Pole at the Hague (Oct 16, 1999)
The Marine Meditation (Sept 23, 1999)
A Gathering for World Peace (July 28, 1999)
Planting a Peace Pole in St Petersburg (May 7-9, 1999)
The Circle of Hearts Ceremony (June 20-21, 1998)
A small but happy gathering met up at Avebury Stone Circle for a Sunrise meditation to celebrate the Autumn Equinox. After travelling through the night in torrential rain, the Sun decided to grace us with its presence, raising its sluupy head to greet us with its warm, abundant blessings. We were able to bask in the Sun's glory for the rest of the day. It shined brightly as we lay for a midday meditation on Windmill Hill in a six-pointed star, each of us making our own individual connections with Mother Earth. The energy spiralled up and up and I became aware of the Great Goddess, her arms outstretched, embracing the hill where we lay with unconditional love. We then danced and sang in her honour, all of us feeling vibrant and rejoiceful for the gifts she bestowed upon us. The day culminated in an amazing sound ceremony at West Kennet Barrow, this spectacular sacred site was a wonderful source of power of which we were able to tap into to sing the great OM. This will be a fond memory which will be with me always and I would like to thank all those who were there in body, mind and spirit for sharing such a beautiful day. MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH!
- Jade
We met at 11.30am to celebrate the Harmonic Convergence. We were 17 in all which is good as its 'work hours' and I know just as many tuned in from wherever they were. We each contributed a reading/prayer/poem/words of wisdom or personal experiences and had a beautiful meditation also. Everyone brought food to share and we had a great feast to celebrate too. Each decade from 20's right up to 90's was represented and shone their light for all to see. We all felt part of the huge gathering which is well underway now - out of every tribe, nation and tongue - singing the new song...
- Jan
Sunset over the Medicine Wheel
Hushed voices and closed eyes
As Peace descends
From the inside moving out
A strong voice resounds
Sending the vibration of Love
Into the Universe
And as the Voice dies
And we open our eyes
The rush of wings
And Above us fly
20 Black Crows
Messengers from our world
To the Other
A sign from God
As our message travels
Beyond time and space
To Heaven
And then we dance and Sing
As the Sun fades
The sky a dark and penetrating Red
Its strange glow
Tells us of a different Day
And the joy vibrates in our hearts
We look deep into each others eyes
Squeezing hands
And feeling the Love of being
With each other in this beautiful place
The Sun sets and darkness comes
Apollo races to meet his Sister the Dawn
And his Sister Sunset Kisses him Goodnight
- Alison
My calling to be at Silbury Hill for the Sun-Sirius conjunction was of the utmost importance. To meet at the Red Lion, another synchronicity. All fourteen of us, like Osiris's fourteen pieces scattered and coming together as one, with two crystal skulls, as an example of our Light and pure essence. Silbury Hill was calling, Come children, come, connect with your Divine Mission now, the cosmic egg is open and the energies are ready to receive; give your offerings. At 9pm on the evening before the Sun-Sirius conjunction, fourteen of us came together to walk our talk, to live their truth, knowingly or unknowingly. We were divinely guided by Rodney Michael Carr-Smith from Avebury on an old druidic walk up to Silbury Hill. Ian and Leigh went to West Kennet Long Barrow to ground the energies of Light and sound that evening. Amira, Rose, Peter, and myself climbed to the top of Silbury in the rain at 11:11, to be on the mound with the shaft open with the cosmic energies pouring in, and the Earth energies moving out. The union was happening. We stood as pillars of light in four directions, and through Amira's guidance we shared our divine gifts to all through this conduit, on our Earth. As the Mayan Oracle quotes in 'Caban':
Human Beings are also parabolic resonators harmonising and aligning incoming vibrations into their own primary frequencies, we are the resonant capacitors, the tuning forks that align cosmic Earth forces to express the galactic programs of the Divine.
- Elmira (Vicki Cunningham)
I have just returned from Moana Beach, South Australia, where, with approximately 40 other people we celebrated the Marine meditation. An incredibly powerful gathering that working with the Elements of the Temple of the Three Fold Flame created an amazingly powerful vortex of energy dedicated to the energy of PEACE. This was placed withing the Consciousness of the Oceans to empower the Wave of energy that will flow around the Planet for the next 24 hours. I urge you all to join your energy with ours at 8pm your time and to both contribute the energy of PEACE to the wave and draw the energy of peace from the wave into your own Heart, that you may vibrate that energy to all you meet. I read out to the group the recent beautiful message from Carlo Hawk Walker and Robyn Light Spirit Drifter regarding the WORLD PEACE TREATY, and passed out copies of it to be filled in. I urge you to do the same! If you have not yet received this Treaty, please contact Robyn on
Blessings of Love to you all. May the World be healed, and our Hearts be healed with PEACE.
- David J Adams
Our 7th Esoteric Link-up conference, held December 16-22, 1999, was a resounding success. We had days of interesting lectures and workshops on diverse subjects. We went on trips to various vortex points such as Megiddo, Sea of Galilee, Jerusalem, south to the Dead Sea, Massada and the standing stones of Gezer.
The first trip to Megiddo was of extreme importance. Here it was prophesied by Ezekiel that this was the place of the Armageddon, the ultimate war between Gog and Magog. We did powerful energy work here and, as Menorah's messages have often told us, we needed to break the thought-form of the Apocalypse. Because of this prophecy this place was occupied by so many civilisations and so many negative thought-forms were placed here. The cleansing of these thought-forms took place. The vacuum could now be filled with energies of harmony, peace and unconditional love.
The meditation in the middle of the Sea of Galilee which runs directly on the Syrian/African rift was on a different level altogether. It is a significant power point to balance the energies of the Earth. But from that point came a political aspect because we also sent energies to the Golan Heights which, at this moment in time, is resulting in crucial talks between Syria and Israel to create peace among the two peoples.
After this, we went to Nazareth which is a controversial religious area where Christians and Moslems recently had a disagreement because of the building of a Mosque in the area of the Church of the Annunciation. We meditated at this particular spot and radiated the energies of peace and harmony to ease the conflict between the Christians and the Moslems. Jerusalem was a natural continuation of the flow of energy work we were doing. Harmony would be achieved only when the thought-forms of victimisation, of sorrow, of suffering are eliminated. Jerusalem is an ancient spiritual centre where the 3 major religions have manifested friction and conflict throughout the ages. Ancient negative thought-forms such as: The destruction of Temple by the Romans, the betrayal of Jesus, the beginning of anti-Semitism, the Crusader wars, the conquest of the Holy Land by Saladin and the Moslems, to mention only a few. Our work helped to cleanse and open this area for the New Age.
Our work in the south, was done on three levels. The first involved the negative energies around the establishment of the State of Israel at the soldiers memorial and the Israeli/Arab conflict. The second level involved connecting with the primal ancient energies of creation. The third involved continuing the work on the Syrian/African Rift in the south at the Dead Sea.
Our final trip to the standing stones of Gezer revealed to us the Canaanite site where Astarte the symbol of fertility was worshipped by sacrificing live children. Here there was a need to cleanse these energies so that the new, pure feminine energy can be manifested into the New Age. We were privileged to take part in this service to the Cosmic Plan of love and Light for the new millennium
The final Full Moon of Capricorn meditation, channelled by Menorah, gave a such a positive message for the new millennium and you will read all in the report I am making in the March 2000 issue of the magazine.
May the millennium for you be exactly as you create it to be with many blessings of peace, joy and abundance.
- Phyllis Waldbaum
Saturday, October 16, 1999, 5 pm, began the celebration for the planting of the peace pole in front of the Peace Palace at The Hague, Netherlands.
What is the background of this peace pole?
May 1999, I took this peace pole to The Hague Appeal For Peace conference, and I put it at the entrance to The Peace Sanctuary within the conference building. Here it sat on a standard greeting those who went in and out of the Peace Sanctuary.
And yes, it received attention. Flowers were put at its base. Several bouquets of flowers. And there was even a garland of flowers earlier worn by a Hiroshima survivor who had attended a reunion across the hallway from The Peace Sanctuary.
The peace pole left its spot briefly during the conference to attend an active youth meeting on the second floor, and here it stood amid cables of TV lights, microphones, etc., displaying on its sides, ‘Let Peace Prevail On Earth’ in four languages.
Irene Von Schagen, volunteer guardian of The Peace Sanctuary, made a vow before the conference ended: she would ask the city fathers of The Hague to give permission for the peace pole to be planted in front of the Peace Palace.
I did not think the city fathers would grant permission. The Peace Palace is a special place, important for the entire world. It is the first International Court of Justice, now called the World Court, and it is here where countries have abitrated rather than go to war.
I returned to the United States at the same time the pole was making its way to Rotterdam to attend an InterFaith conference.
Four months later, Irene Von Schagen was granted permission for the peace pole to be planted in front of the Peace Palace, and on October 13, I flew to Holland to help plant it.
October 16, in the center of a flower bed of red and white begonias, we planted the peace pole. Then all who were there gathered at the edge of the flower bed, holding hands in a semi-circle as we sang songs, said a prayer or two, and some contributed thoughts on what peace meant to them. We also wrote prayer messages on small stones and put these at the base of the peace pole.
It was a beautiful, crisp, autumn day, and the sun was shining. It was a happy day.
- Barbara Wolf
Greetings Beloved Friends
I have just returned from our celebration of the Marine Meditation at Moana Beach in South Australia where 32 people gathered to give their love to the Oceans and to the Planet, and to contribute to the wave of peace and love that is currently circling the Earth. The two important aspects that were highlighted were the urgent need to create a greater sense of JOY in our dealings with the Planet, and the equally urgent need to step beyond the limitations of our minds and focus on the 'whole'. Once again we were reminded to be love and to live love, to be peace and to live peace in all our thoughts and actions. I commend to you the love of our group and the love of the Ocean.
Blessings of Love in the ONE HEART
- David J Adams
On Wednesday 28 July, forty-four of us gathered in the Peace Garden under the midday Sun in Birmingham, England, to anchor a vision of world peace. The Peace Garden is situated on the site of a church that was bombed during the Second World War. Here on the walls you can read poems and words of peace from the many faiths and beliefs of our world. The gates and railings that surround the garden carry motifs of peace - doves and people linking hands. The symbolic potential of this site is obvious. Click here to see picture.
We assembled in the centre of the garden, around a mandala shaped by brick, and linked hands. We began with a meditation on the theme of world peace and healing, which led into the exact time of the Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse in Aquarius, which was part of a Grand Cross alignment of planets. We worked with the energy of this rare alignment, which we believe was supporting the building and anchoring of our collective vision. The meditation certainly felt very powerful, and beautiful to experience. Next we read out the twelve peace prayers, as sung by James Twyman at the UN building on April 23, and other words of peace which adorned the walls of the Peace Garden. Ian had brought his guitar and blessed us with a song of unity. We then completed the grounding of the energies that we had brought through with some Dances of Universal Peace, led by local dance leaders Alyson and John. It was a joy to experience, and by the time the gathering was over, we were buzzing with energy, for we had touched a level of experience where love and peace is all that is.
The following words were collected during our gathering to be added to the Peace Scroll which is gathering hundreds of thousands of signatures around the world before it is presented to the UN and heads of state as a proclamation for peace.
"Peace is a reality waiting to manifest in our lives, for it is at the very core of our being." - Leigh Tremaine"Peace in my lifetime." - Diane Manning
"Love." - Maria Elaine Ellis
"Love and peace throughout the world." - Tony
"A prayer for peace within and without." - Nina
"May we all know love and peace." - Gill Bryant
"May love and peace be unconfined." - Debbie
"May love and peace and kindness conquer." - Sharon Bates
"Expansive peace!" - M. B.
"May Reiki energy fall to Earth each day." - Andrea Ford
"Peace and harmony is the natural state of all beings. Love light, and blessings to all beings." - Anon
"Pax et Bonham. Love, light, and rainbows." - R. Dale
"The Divine within us give peace to all." - Anon
"Breathe in peace, breathe out a smile." - Sue Richards
"May all beings be happy." - Joan Hart
"May the pulse of the Earth beat with peace." - Jenny Jones
"Peace for the Planet, Christ Consciousness for all." - Marion
"When we are one we will know ourselves." - Christine Lee
"Peace and love will prevail." - Ian Woodcock
"May peace come to Earth." - Mick
"Let peace reign throughout the world." - Emily Priscott
"Peace for man, woman, and child." - Lucy Priscott
"May we all tread the path of truth with love and courage, caring for each other and our world." - Ann Priscott
"Put a stop to greed to take away fear this will stop war." - Louise Henwood
"Bring peace to the world." - Chloe Edwards (aged six and a half)
"May Divine Peace flow from the hearts and minds of all humanity." - Deborah Lindesay-Bell
"World-Universe-Tranquility-Harmony-Divine Love." - Charlotte
"One Mind One Peace. Om Shanti." - Carol Mare
"Peace is remembering who we are, where we come from." - Anon
"Make peace not war." - Anon
"Om Shanti." - Anon
"We pray that the whole world will finally bury the bloodshed of the past, and raise a pure fountain of peace and love." - Joan Condon
"Peace in all our hearts. Peace in the Universe in my lifetime." - Alyson Redgrave
"Peace across the universe." - Maggie Hunter
"Let our healing light and love surround the universe and send hope to those in need, that there will one day be peace in the war-torn countries around the world, that there will one day be peace in the minds of the politicians and the government leaders, to put an end to the unnecessary suffering that is being caused to so many innocent people, children, and animals. All we want is love, peace, and happiness." - Zoe Guck
This extraordinary photograph was taken by a friend on the evening of July 28, revealing the Moon as a heart of gold:
- Leigh Tremaine
May 7: Workmen plant the peace pole at a children's playground across the street from the main conference building.
May 9: A full day of lectures and other events at the Conflict Resolution conference. About two hundred gather at a place called Room 4, which is actually the large area beside the auditorium. I distribute about thirty-five colourful ribbons to be worn around the neck, each with two 'May Peace Prevail On Earth' plaques side by side at the chest. The translations are in English, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic, translations on the peace pole, as well as in Serbo-Croatian, Albanian, Macedonian, Dutch, and there are four sets of four ribbons without plaques in the colours of red, yellow, white and black, universal to all Native American nations. Because of the Kosovo problem, Balkan representatives are attending the Conflict Resolution conference, and that is why I made ribbons with plaques in their languages.
At the peace pole ceremony people attend from Russia, Serbia, Croatia, Albania, South Africa, Canada, USA., Estonia, Ukraine, Estonia, Switzerland, and there are several Native Americans. Wives and children of Russian conference participants attend. I ask the people to form a large circle, and the area is big enough to do this. Then I explain that it is 8pm Russian time, and in New York City it is 12 noon, a moment when people are stopping there to observe A Silent Minute in order to pray for peace in Kosovo. I explain that the people are doing this daily throughout the world at 12 noon. I explain that The Peace Pole Project stems from a concept initiated in 1955 by The World Peace Prayer Society in Japan. I say that over 100,000 have been planted in over 160 countries. Then I ask a Russian psychologist and conference participant who has survived the siege of Leningrad to enter the circle and to speak to us, which he does. Afterward, a woman asks to speak about the memory of the siege, and others. I ask a Russian musician to play his guitar, and he is joined by his wife who plays the violin, and another who plays a Russian instrument. The guitarist shows us how to form circles within circles, and he shows us how to move and dance with the music, and to sing. Soon everyone is singing and dancing to his wonderful music. When we finish, we cross the street to the peace pole in the children's playground. I have begun the ceremony inside because it is very cold, just above freezing, and I have felt that the people would be more comfortable inside. Many cameras snap photographs of the people at the peace pole. Those with their ribbons were prominently displayed. When this is finished, I ask Chief Wallace Black Elk to say a prayer. The bright, yellow-orange sun, ready to set, has momentarily broken through the clouds, and he stands at the peace pole, turned to the setting sun, and gives us a prayer. It is a lovely moment.
- Barbara Wolf
Early Friday evening we walked from the hotel to the Washington Monument to find the site of the Circle of Hearts ceremony. As we come upon the site we see a Teepee being constructed with bamboo poles and the stone outline of a Medicine Wheel. A small slender Indian approaches us and introduces himself as Roy Little Sun. "We wanted to come over and find the site so we would know where it is," I tell him. He thanks us and begins to tell his story.
He speaks of his journey that started back in the mid 80's with a vision. He traveled across the USA creating medicine wheel ceremonies, visiting many of our country's Founding Father's grave sites, asking for guidance. At each ceremony's fire pit he sifts through ash from the fire collecting a small portion to put into the next ceremonial fire pit. Sacred Ash, carries the intentions of all of those who participate in each ceremony. Prayers for World Peace, Hope for the Future, Creating a simpler life for all, Oneness with All Life. This Sacred Ash is shared with all participants. Roy asks them to put the ash into their own ceremonial fire pits and spread it wherever they want to create a "Global Peace Zone". "The Circle of Hearts", he calls it. This symbol represents the "One Heart" that lives within each of us. Roy continues his journey to many of the Sacred sites around the world, carrying forth the Sacred Ash. In Africa, he mixes clay with the ash to create the bowl of a Sacred pipe.
This Circle of Hearts in Washington D.C. is the accumulation of Roy's journey. Well in advance of this ceremony, Roy Little Sun sends a certified letter to President Chinton. He asks him to come and place a stone on the Medicine Wheel.
Saturday evening in the circle of the Medicine wheel the 83 year old man behind me says that his greatest gift in life is learning not to judge others. He says that this has lead to the complete acceptance of all beings and has crystallized into simple unconditional love for all people he meets. An elder speaks with the wisdom of experience. "Are we listening?" I ask myself.
Sunday afternoon, everyone gathers around the medicine wheel for the speaker's presentations. Roy Little Sun speaks of the energy of "The One Heart" that connects us to all of life. It is with this energy that he says he has asked President Chinton to place the 108th Stone on the east entrance to the Medicine Wheel. This 108th Stone symbolizes the steps Christ and Buddha took to reach enlightenment. This stone is in the shape of a broken arrowhead, the first stone Roy found when he began his journey. This stone also symbolizes the end to all wars and is to be placed on the medicine wheel by the leader who will lead the world to peace.
On the previous day, during Saturday afternoon, Chinton's helicopter lands 200 yards from the site of the Washington monument and the medicine wheel. Chinton does not come.
Roy prayed. We all prayed for Peace and the end to all wars.
Sunday afternoon during his presentation, Roy Little Sun asks if anyone would come forth to place this 108th stone on the Medicine Wheel. No one came. Roy Little Sun, a Hopi Indian, who has traveled the world to creating ceremony to bring us all together as "One Heart", placed the 108th stone on medicine wheel at the foot of the Washington Monument. "Is this a sign of the Hopi prophecies?" I ask myself. Surely it is a sign for us all.
A voice inside answers me: "It does not matter". What does matter is that we can no longer expect our world leaders to create Peace for us or to bring us together as "One Heart". We must take responsibility ourselves for creating Peace in this world and for finding the Oneness with all Life. We must live this life of Peace, this Life of "One Heart" with all beings of this planet.
Later that afternoon, Drunvalo Melcheidek speaks to us. He says that we must reach down to the very depths of our Soul and find the special place within each of us that will lead us through these challenging times. The place where the "One Heart" lives within us all. As the millennium draws close, we are all feeling this planetary shift on some level.
"You cannot choose who you are One with", speaks Ken Page, another speaker that afternoon. All Life must be honored, The Good and the Bad, The Light and the Dark, Destruction and Creation, All aspects of God. You should ask yourself two questions each day he says. "Are You One with all Life?" "Do you Love yourself?"
Saturday morning after the opening sunrise ceremony, I was about to find out that I could not choose who I am One with. During the sunrise ceremony I started to have terrible stomach cramps. After we finished I quickly headed for the public restroom, at the foot of the Washington Monument. When I got there I found that 2 of the three stalls in the men's restroom were out of order and the other one was occupied. I paced the restroom floor. Was this guy going to stay in there forever? I left to look for another restroom and someone pointed me in the direction of one close to the outdoor stage. I get there and the door is locked. I began to panic. I see another gray building a way off. I quickly move in that direction. I finally get there and again the restroom door is locked. I begin looking for a cump of trees out of everyone's site. No luck. My mine races for a solution. "Surely no one is in the first bathroom now," I think. Painfully I head back thorough the medicine wheel sight for the original bathroom. My girlfriend offers to take me to the women's room on the way. When I get there a large black man who appears to be a homeless person from his appearance, goes into the bathroom in front of me and into the only stall that works. Desperation sits in. "Hey man I gotta go bad, will you hurry up", I tell him. He is standing up in the stall and his eyes get real big. "Use that one next to me, it worked for me yesterday" he says. But it's got a plastic bag tied tightly around it I notice as I go into the stall. "Pull it off man, Pull it off," he couches me from the next stall. I can't get it off. "Yes you can man, just pull it off," he replies. I finally untie the bag and pull it off. Gross. I turn to find the toilet paper and there is none. "Hey, you got any toilet paper," I ask. A large dark hand with a wad of toilet paper appears from under the stall. "Here you go man. Want some more?" he replies. Shortly another handful appears. Finally, life becomes better. I realize that I will survive. I have been helped by a homeless black man. I have never received help from a homeless person before. I thank him through the stall. "You cannot choose who you are one with".
Monday morning Frances and I arrive back at the medicine wheel to take some Sacred Ash back home with us. Roy Little Sun is in the process of burying the bowl made from the African clay, the Sacred Ash that holds all the intention of all the prayers placed in it, at the foot of the Washington Monument. He tells us to scoop some ash out of the bottom of the fire pit and that this is the essence of all the ash. I promise Roy that I will carry on the Circle. We embrace and he says "Till we meet again my friend".
This leads me back to the 108th Stone. The calling and the responsibility remains in each of us. If we are to transform our planet into a place of Peace and Oneness for all beings, will we find the "One Heart" or the 108th stone in each of our hearts? Will you reach down and find that special place within yourself and place the 108th stone on the Medicine Wheel of Your Heart my friend?
- Gary Hoffman
Gary D. Hoffman is a certified facilitator for the Sacred Science Geobiology/Earth Acupuncture Workshops. He facilitates workshops worldwide teaching people how to become attuned to earth energies as a means to harmonize the world in which we live, as well as administering geopathic clearings for homes and businesses in the United States. He is a member of the American Dowsers Society and a Reiki Master. He recently completed a degree in Fung Shui, which will further enhance the services he offers in creating balanced, harmonious living spaces. His spiritual philosophy promotes a continuous co-creative relationship with Nature. He can be reached at 615-859-0293 and by e-mail at [email protected]. Website: www.alchemyhealing.com.