World Earth Healing Day Reports
Below is a list of reports written by those who observed World Earth Healing Day 2001. More reports will be added when we receive them! To add your report, click here.By sharing our experiences of World Earth Healing Day, we not only express our individual commitment to world peace and healing, we also feed back information to ourselves so that we can experience more fully how our collective consciousness is awakening; this in turn encourages further awakening. In writing our personal stories we are actually co-writing part of the story of our global awakening!
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NAME: Bernadette CarelseLOCATION: London, UK
REPORT: I connected to the early morning meditation using a fusion of Yoga and Chi Kung - I felt my awareness expand quite easily and sensed a hum or buzz of presences that I had not experienced before. I felt refreshed and alert and happy. After teaching my Thursday morning Yoga class, I went to Bunhill Row. I had arranged to meet a couple of others (through WEHD contacts) there - fortunately one person arrived and found me - I had a number of rainbow patterned items to make myself recognisable. Meditating together was an expereince of tapping into bliss and the expansion and consciousness was very fulfilling. It took a while to return to everyday awareness, though I felt lighter and my spirit felt ecstatic.
In the afternoon, I was on my own, preparing the space for that afternoon's Shiatsu class and I remembered the eclipse in Zimabwe where a few members of my family were. I moved into meditation and felt glad to connect in this way with them as I had wanted to be there at one stage in the past. I lay in the sunlight absorbing the rays, playing with images of the fusion of sun and moon energies.
In the evening, my boyfriend and another person (who was new to me - we connected through the WEHD) formed a triangle in meditation. This was my most powerful experience that day. I felt pulses of rainbow light flooding my chakras, both within and outside my physical being. I again sensed the presences - this time I felt expanded in awareness beyond the world and deep into space. We chanted the sound "aaa" to open the heart chakra - in my being I felt much rejoicing and gladness. I was very deeply moved. Then came a message - some directions for my journey - and again it was a long while before we disconnected, lay back and eventually we began speaking to each other again. We celebrated with shared food.
So that is what happened to me - thanks to all of you for your love and contributions to my experiences. I am deeply in gratitude to you all.
NAME: Brigette HassLOCATION: London, UK
REPORT: I feel: WE ARE AT A TURNING POINT - and I am glad on 21st July for the Summer Solstice and eclipse we joined together in meditation - there were 4 of us meditating, we connected at 12.50 at the time of the eclipse with people around the world in meditation. At first my own energy field was coming 'alight' I saw it vibrating sparkling like the corona of the sun, affirming me in myself, increasing my energy - affirming my energy field (at first I was guiding people into the meditation and also verbally gave them this 'picture' / awareness of the body - individual identity) when that felt whole my awareness began to slowly open up to - connecting - it was like a holding of hands with many. At first as if our group was connecting more, and then the circle seemed to open wider and wider linking with more and more people. There was such an incredible love and sense of connection such wonder and so much love. Such love and peace. Feeling the connection over the whole planet, me being clearly in my place, by being myself, by being present. This was such a deep experience. I don't think there can be anything more rich and more fulfilling than feeling that oneness with others, the animal plant and other kingdoms, the Earth.
We in the group sat afterwards and shared our varying experiences. One woman saw ahead the stopping of the Earth and the new alignment changing the Earth's weather etc, - after that people living fruly in the new paradigm another person - when talking about her experience of the incredible beauty she saw and connected with she became aware of the awe she felt - the experience was aweinspiring and we cried with her. It always - still - amazes me how we each have/had our unique experience and once shared, we see a collective larger picture that is so much more magnificent than the individual experence. There is a completely different way of healing and changing the planet! What a relief. I HAVE FELT VERY CONNECTED TO THE EARTH AND EVERYONE SINCE!!
NAME: David WorkmanLOCATION: Broadstairs, Kent, UK
REPORT: Thanks for your note. I carried out a meditation at our local Spiritualist Church Hall at 13.00 for about 20 people. I took them deep, focussing on the Higher Selves of themselves, mankind and the animal kingdom - and then that of Lady Gaia. The whole idea is that in this state of altered awareness we should each be able to see every living thing as a shining light - after all it's only our physical bodies that are subject to dis-ease. Everyone had a wonderful experience and I'm sure Mother Earth felt the love and light that was being sent to her from our group. During the day, I also carried out a number of things - chanting, singing and walking along the beach with my bare feet.
NAME: Karenanne BowmanLOCATION: Nr Guildford, Surrey, UK
REPORT: As a result of connecting with WEHD I have connected with a group of like minded souls and we have set up a community on the internet which is a wonderful resource for us all to share our insights and experiences on a message board. Thank you for being the catalyst in all this. I personally feel an amazing increase in synchronicities and energies coming through since 21st June. Although I am devoted to the idea of ascension of the planet and humanity, I have never felt it so personally until now - thank you all!!
NAME: Hazel AttertonLOCATION: Surrey, UK
REPORT: Thanks for your e-mail. Just to let you know 12 of us were here in my garden in Worcester Park, surrounded by trees, sun shining through, gently breeze - the Earth energy was soft and warm. We linked in at 12.50, one of the times you suggested. I led a visualisation, invoking the elements and then left everyone to make their own contribution. It was powerful and good to feel that we were contributing our own love energy to all others who are on the same path.
NAME: ToneLOCATION: Stonehenge, Wiltshire, UK
REPORT: In the weeks leading up to the Solstice, 2 friends from Blackpool and I decided to be at Stonehenge. I had heard that the circle was open the previous year after a long, dark "ban" by the Wiltshire constabulary and English Heritage, who supposedly own the monument. I had lost 2 travelling partners who had an interest in new-age stuff, they were unable to get the time off work, so in the end I had arranged to go with someone who was there "just for the crack" as it were.
Whilst driving south to Stonehenge on the eve of the Solstice, I watched for signs at sunset of what the evening, or even the entire system of global linkup might bring. I was somewhere SW of Birmingham, the weather and the motorway were mostly clear. I couldn't seem to latch onto any "omens". I decided to spend a few seconds clearing my mind, and see what was first to catch my attention. This turned out to be a circle of stars on the back of a van - I think it was the EC emblem.
I arrived about 2 hours after my 2 friends from Blackpool who I was going to meet there (initially we had planned to travel in convoy) so the only hope of finding them was contact by mobile phone and using the meeting points there. My travelling partner and I arrived at the car park at about 12.30; I phoned to see where the others were. There were at the stones and said they would meet us there. We proceeded to walk across the field where the car park was, and about half way across, the window of a blue van to our left slid open, and a couple of women leaned out asking us if we wanted to come inside for a glass of red wine. Though preoccupied with finding our friends we went inside and accepted the offer. As I sat down with my wine, I happened to look through the rear window of the van, and to my initial amazement (you tend to get used to unusual synchronistic events) I saw our friends' car. They were parked right behind the blue van!
When we arrived at the monument, I again phoned the others. They had gone back to their car for refreshments and we'd missed them on the lane. Whilst sat beside the stones, filming some video (which incidentally, is very dark but completely captures the atmosphere there at 2am) my friend and I were discussing the weight of this particular Solstice - the solar eclipse, the Mars alignment, WEHD etc. He asked me where exactly in the sky Mars was. I wasn't sure, but at that moment, had a quick look around. The red planet was directly behind us, and to my memory, it's the first time I've ever seen it. It was less than 10 degrees above the horizon and the only red "star" I've ever seen. The alignment - in this case Mars, us and the circle - was absolutely spot on, but the thing that topped it was that we were looking at Mars through a circle of streamers created by a streamer-dancer immediately behind us.
At that point, I jokingly remarked to my friend that I wouldn't be at all surprised to see a UFO over the circle. We both looked up, and to our amazement (again!) we saw a small sphere floating directly above the centre stones, at what seemed to be about 20m above the ground. As we looked, we realised that it was a bubble, the kind you get from children's bubble blowers, or a bubble machine possibly. The strange thing was, it was completely alone, and we watched it float about for a good 2 minutes before it disappeared out of sight. It didn't pop like that kind of bubble normally would. A few minutes later, I spotted 4 or 5 more bubbles floating about to the right of the circle from where we were sitting.
We were still waiting for the other 2 in our group and at about 2.30am I called them to see where they had got to. The answer: we've decided to get some sleep; see you later. Half an hour later we decided to go back to the car park and meet them. Unfortunately, this was the last time I saw Stonehenge. On arriving at their car (which due to earlier events, we found easily), one was unrousable and the other, his girlfriend, wanted to spend the sunrise with him no matter what (ah!). I chatted and shared a Heineken with her while my travelling partner went back to my car to get a few things. He never came back - he had also succombed to the sleep demon!
I didn't particularly want to brave the 10,000 strong crowd on my lonesome, so, after travelling for 4 hours to get there, I, in a typically English fashion, made the most of the situation; and watched the sun rise from the car park whilst sipping a freshly-brewed mug of tea.
We had decided to drive to Glastonbury and cook breakfast in the Abbey car park. Although this also got aborted at the last minute, a fantastic view was seen as we neared the town. We approached from the south on the B3151, and on rounding a bend, we could see the Tor, and only the Tor. Everything else in the surrounding landscape was concealed by the early morning mist, which was hanging in a beautifully mystical layer as far as you could see, to the next ridge of hills. Glastonbury Tor appeared to be in the center of a small, roughly circular "sea" created by the surrouding hills.
Although completely worn out from my experiences, and feeling somewhat the worse for wear after consuming 9 cans of Red Bull (can anyone tell me how many cups of coffee that equates to?), I somehow noticed it was 8.30 exactly on the clock in my car. I switched off the stereo and tuned in with you all.
Amen!
P.S. I was in touch with the friend I travelled with over the following weekend. He was off to see Arbor Low and The Nine Ladies in Derbyshire, our nearest Neolithic stone circles, on Saturday. It's obviously had some effect on him.
Thank you all!
NAME: Marilyn WilliamsLOCATION: Bournemouth, UK
REPORT: I am sending you the notes I made in my journal following the 12.50 pm solstice/solar eclipse group meditation which was for me a truly moving, personal and transforming experience.
"I sat inside the six-pointed star within the circle and the rainbow bridge connection was finalised. The bridge between Heaven and Earth. I AM the bridge. After connecting to the energy grid, I travelled to Glastonbury centre - a very lively yellow/green - happy and joyful. I also detected some darkness here and directed healing there. Next I moved on to Avebury centre - a totally different feel here. A beautiful green energy, very clear, very pure, peaceful and tranquil. Next I went to Stonehenge centre - this was powerful, fiery red energy. Very grounded. From there to the Great Pyramid at Giza - the geometric connections were anchored and this is Heaven's Mirror."
In meditation later that evening I was told that my Earth Initiations were complete and would be finalised by the following Full Moon in Capricorn. This is so and since then I am unfolding; experiencing my life in a totally different way. The veils are truly lifting and I am enjoying the process immensely.
Although, I physically sat alone in my garden on Midsummer's Day, in spirit I was truly connected. So I thank you for your work in bringing people together in this way and for allowing me to tap into the collective energy which enabled me to become more of who I am and, therefore, of greater service to our Sacred Planet. I send this message with my love and blessings to you.
NAME: ChristineLOCATION: Isle of Wight, UK
REPORT: I meditated in my garden, amongst all the beautiful, perfumed flowers and wildlife on the Isle of Wight.
NAME: Mary PostLOCATION: Isle of Man, UK
REPORT: I did join you in quiet meditation at the times you mentioned. It was very moving to think of joining a world wide meditation. Have always felt the summer solstice is a very special day environmentally and it was lovely to do something special on that day.
NAME: Gudmundur SkarphedinssonLOCATION: Blonduos, Iceland
REPORT: We gathered together on this location in Iceland over the weekend in June 21.-24. And we had a wonderful experience. With love, light and rainbow healing, Gummi.
NAME: Vicki Care JřrgensenLOCATION: Odense, Denmark
REPORT: I opened my home for a collective meditation at the three specified times. People came at each session. It was a very giving experience, and a very moving one too. The people who came were such a joy to be with. After each meditation, we talked for about an hour, exchanging thoughts and wishes. It felt wonderful to be a part of it all. In fact it has inspired me to start a weekly and a monthly collective meditation. Love and peace to all thas is.
NAME: Jan GosenLOCATION: Netherlands
REPORT: I would just like to say that the sensation of WEHD was more intense and fulfilling than we ever experienced before. It was truly magnificent to experience so many people sending their thoughts to the one goal: the healing of the Earth. During the first two linkups I sat with Margot in our living room with soft healing music playing in the background and during the third and last linkup we moved upstairs and sat, legs crossed, facing each other and holding hands with our eyes closed for most of the time. It was a wonderful thing to be part of. We should have more world meditations like this! All through the day we received up to 10 e-mail messages from people all over Europe who wanted to share their experiences. I replied to all sending a message on world peace by Mahatma Gandhi that I received in meditation on the 16th of may 1998. We wish to thank you very much for your efforts in the organisation of this tremendous happening.
NAME: BirgittaLOCATION: Texel, Netherlands
REPORT: Here in Holland (on the island Texel) 40 people enjoyed themselves and had a good time in the real spirit of community during the sunset on the 20th and the sunrise on the 21st. We linked up globally in the morning and at the time of the Solar Eclipse. Our joint prayers touched me deeply, there was so much Love and Light... A promise for what the New Earth will look like and feel... In the afternoon we felt a deep peace and joy, as we heard Mother Earth´s response to our prayers and meditations. Thank you so much for your preparation, research and all that was needed to let people link up. Some beautiful people came to our ceremony due to your website! Best Wishes for you, Rainbow Light from Birgitta
NAME: Kees BlaseLOCATION: Amsterdam, Netherlands
REPORT: The healing day was for me in the light of music. Two of the three focusing times that day I was in the middle of music. I was singing the most beatiful music of Mozart, who knew the heart so well. In the evening I joined the worldhealing being in concert, singing Kurt Weill, while The National Ballet (in the Netherlands) was dancing on our music.
NAME: Caterina FeggiLOCATION: Athens, Greece
REPORT: Hello to all of you conscious God and Light "carriers"! As much as I am concerned over the meditation on WEHD 2001 I found it great to "work" over our planet's needs rather than our personal. This action united us and made us a body. All people working in common for the same purpose. And what purpose! For the wellness and the lightfull evolution of our planet Earth (Terra I like better). The planet school on which we learn(ed) our lessons and now we the same are cooperating with the Good forces (what a real evolution of humanity!) in order to heal it (her) so that she can give her best back to us again! What a wonderfull relationship and it really makes me proud of myself and of all of us that know it and work on it. We are not islands. We are united. Let's have our hands always hand by hand and create a circle all around Earth. May God and Light prevail on Earth. Force and Power to all of us. I love us all. Lets stay and feel united.
NAME: ErikaLOCATION: Hungary
REPORT: That day I visited your website by fortune and was surprised - that day is exactly the day of your (our) meditation. The time was perfect. So far we have here in Hungary an hour (or two - I dont remember now) later than GMT - so at first sight it seemed to be late but really it was not. I have sent mails to old friend about it and when the time came went to meditate (I was in my workplace - so I went to the ladies room:-)))))))))) Anyway the energy what I felt was enormous and very soft and felt me up to my heart. For that time the sun came out and stayed for a few minutes even after the end of first meditation. It was great! I was with you on the other two meditations - the first was the strongest. Anyway I felt very happy that it is really something that not only me and a few crasy one expecting, than more and more people in the world are believing and knowing that in case we reach this critical mass the world and the mankind got a chance to change....
NAME: Kathy SawatskyLOCATION: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
REPORT: First, I want to thank the organizers of the event for doing what you did so communication could flow with such ease and grace, and to all the people who participated and felt drawn to connect during this time. I felt an incredible energy the night before and felt my directive was to continually ground the energy. I got caught in some personal emotional upset and as I sat down to clear, I felt the most amazing light energy flow and swirl through me, and by the time I finished I was just beaming with joy. I went to bed with a hugh smile on my face and in my body. Through this endeavor I had made some local connections which in my personal spiritual world was a big leap as I often feel so inhibited to talk in "soul language" to others. We shared a meditation in spirit. During that time the room I was in became still and serene. The energy felt very intensified yet peaceful. It was like the whole world had paused and was in meditation. The e-mails that came through that day all provided a wonderful backdrop of concerned, joyful lightworkers connecting with each other from all over the world. The communion with others was powerfully reassuring to know this light energy was being focused and multiplied by our common desire.
NAME: Wendy LevineLOCATION: Ft Lauderdale, Florida USA
REPORT: Thirteen gathered on the beach in Ft Lauderdale, Florida USA, at 8pm, formed a circle and continued to raise the energy that had been created throughout the day. As we connected to the Earth energy, the energy of the Universe and felt them merge, each person recited a poem, sang a song, said a few words of love, praise, thankfulness and healing for all that is. Love, Peace, Healing - Wendy
NAME: Richelle JarrellLOCATION: Key Largo, Florida, USA
REPORT: I was up at 4:30 am to participate in the link up and meditation. It was a beautiful connecting experience. Thank you for making this available!
NAME: VeronicaLOCATION: Central Florida, USA
REPORT: Thank you for the wonderful experience. This site made it possible for me to connect and really communicate literally with people in key spots all around the Earth. I made agreements with these wonderful lightworkers to beam prayers for healing and love to each other and through us to the planet. Not only was it an energy high that day but the sense of love that enfolded me was beautiful beyond words. I believe that if more and more people connect and do this there will be no doubt that we can save and raise the vibration of this planet. To do this is to know this.
NAME: Naomi StauberLOCATION: Atlanta & North Georgia Mountains, USA
REPORT: Thanks to your efforts, there are a few dozen participants who have chosen to come together to meditate at least once a week or twice a week, we're all so excited about "being together." Our gathering as a meditation intent was so effortless, so swift, with such Ease and Grace, one cannot deny the GUIDANCE from on High. We are all Blessed from you and your work and I thank you beyond words.
NAME: Rachel RosenthalLOCATION: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
REPORT: I turned 49 two days later. That weekend I understood and released a lifelong emotional disabeling complusion that has mystified me since childhood.
NAME: Donna BrottLOCATION: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
REPORT: World Healing Day I was kayaking down the Little Miami River in an occasional light rain outside my home of Cincinnati, Ohio in the USA. I was alone yet felt totally connected with all my friends, family and the folks at my church who were participating in this wonderful day of healing the Earth. I am now reading the book "Medicine for the Earth - How to Transform Personal and Environmental Toxins" by Sandra Ingerman and working the wonderful exercises and meditaions which she relates so beautifully in it. I recommend this book to anyone working in this area of spiritual growth. Thanks for all you do! Blessings, until next year, Donna Brott.
NAME: Karen KirschbaumLOCATION: Spirithaven Community, Asheville, North Carolina, USA
REPORT: Around the solstice I had done a meditation in the "Hall of Records". I was told to do some ceremony and meditation on the full moon. So I arranged to reserve the meditation dome that is here at Spirithaven, the community I live in. I arranged to spend the night and morning as the full moon and eclipse were around 10:00 AM. I was told to wear white and construct a white altar. I then had a message from an astrologer friend that the sun/moon opposition would sit directly on my Uranus/Chiron opposition and that there would be a major shift for me during this time. I can't really describe much of what happened in the dome except for one visionary moment in meditation: I saw two dragonflies made of light very close together. Their bodies each were made of a spiral of light and they both formed the double DNA helix. It was very beautiful. I hope everyone had an enlightening love filled time.
NAME: DemelzaLOCATION: Oregon, USA
REPORT: I was hoping that in addition to ALL of the other vert important 'issues' we were all praying and vibrating for, that AWARENESS about the insanity of GMO foods would filter into the collective focus. I took the opportunity to (hopefully) plant a few seeds. The potential for environmental/biological negative impacts is very real from genetically altering the flora and fauna.
NAME: Donna BettesLOCATION: Sibley, Louisiana, USA
REPORT: At the specified time I went into meditation which just happened to be right before our coven's ritual which was scheduled at 8. It was the first ritual that was written and done by our students. All day it had rained and the students were a little put off by this, but when 8 o'clock hit they were all just great. It had stopped raining and the ritual was wonderful. Just afterwards it started raining again and everyone went out and danced and played on the front lawn. It was great. The energies that night were magnificent. Thank you for letting me go on and on. Brightest Blessing to all.
NAME: Kathy BoazLOCATION: Arizona, USA
REPORT: Yes! June 21st was a powerful and loving time. We had a small group here for very specific meditations. They were so wonderful that they turned into dancing and singing and chanting. We spontaneously stood in a circle and shared our highest truths and love for each other, all other Lightworkers and the Planet. We expressed our visions for a loving Planet. We laughed and we cried. It was a most uplifting day. Much Love and Light, Kathy.
NAME: HokulaniLOCATION: Hawaii
REPORT: As a village we created a park several years ago. Our creator was Miriam Baker, a woman Essene master known as the ANGEL lady, so the park is named ANGEL park. People from around the island gathered.The children danced a hula in honor of our volcano. Fishermen brought gifts from the ocean. There was a light rain and then rainbows. We planted healing herbs and trees, so that the children can watch them grow. This way we learn everyday. We built a birdbath and a sundial. We made plans to do a time capsule. We were together in Aloha (ha is our word for breath of life). So from the Southpoint of the Island of Hawaii...Aloha.....
NAME: Karis JohnsLOCATION: Honolulu, Hawaii
REPORT: I would like to send a heartfelt Thanks to all around the globe who joined in the meditations held on this year's World Earth Healing Day. The collective effort is quite synergistic-adding up to more than the sum of its parts. A few of us in Honolulu participated, gathering in a place underneath a nice old tree on a hill overlooking Diamondhead crater, the ocean, and the skyline of Honolulu. There was much sweetness in the air, and we participated in the last link up time of the three. Let's all continue to link hearts-during this Most Auspicious time in Earth's history. ALOHA!
NAME: Mary Magdalene of the CrossLOCATION: Mexico
REPORT: The night indeed was very young. I had never begun a ritual this early. It was good to settle down with the setting of the sun, as all nature does. The golden hues of the day's farewell lingered gently, disappearing delicately over mountaintops.
As I completed the circle of thirteen candles, I listened to the soft sounds of "Medicine Woman." I lit each candle reverently, considering what each represented. I used no other sacred objects at this time for Spirit has shown me that I have moved beyond these (Dream will be revealed to Inner Circle Initiates at a later date.) Everything was simple and plain. I looked at the candle with the image of Tonántzin, Goddess of Earth of Spring and Maiz. I meditated upon Her and waited for contact.
It is a wonderful thing, this waiting. As I wait, I listen to each sound of the music I am playing. When I am in the desert, I listen to each sound of nature. It is all beautiful. Then my eyes move to the objects around me, whether they are the stars in a sparkling sky or the light of thirteen candles flickering sacred dances in the dark.
My thoughts contemplated upon those who had consecrated themselves for this sacred moment. It was in deed a blessed time. I considered how truly special our purpose was in gathering together in this very powerful way-giving of ourselves so that others might be touched by a growing thought of redemption from the horrors that have befallen our beautiful Mother Earth.
I began the prayer of thankfulness and forgiveness. As my hand passed over each flaming candle, I felt the burning of each sin that has been inflicted upon our Beloved Mother. "Forgive us all." I cried. "Forgive us all."
"You are so beautiful. So bountiful. So kind and good to us. Forgive us our sins and the sins of our Fathers."
"I love you." Came Her sweet reply. "I've always loved you."
I closed my eyes so that I might SEE better. It was Tonántzin. I began to receive telepathic communication. I'd made contact.
"I am Woman." Tonantzin said. "I am beautiful. I am precious. I am fine."
I remained silent, waiting to receive more communication.
"I am delicate." She continued. "I am to be respected. I am to be taken care of. I am to be loved."
"Yes." I whispered in response. "You are so beautiful and so precious."
"Mankind has not loved me." She said.
I felt my heart sink.
"Mankind has not loved me." She repeated.
"Forgive us." I said immediately. "Forgive us our failures. We've done you so much wrong."
"I've loved you." She said again. "I've always loved you."
Immediately I felt an overwhelming compassion engulfing me. I felt a great healing energy bursting from within me. I sent it forth to Mother Earth.
"I love you Mother Earth." I cried out. "I love you Tonántzin, Goddess of Earth, of Spring and Maiz. I love you! I love you! I love you!"
A song of praise burst out from me. It was in a different language. I didn't understand a word I was saying. But I allowed myself to be an instrument of Spirit, to sing melodies and intonations of love and peace. Than the mudras began. Then the ecstacy. It was a glorious experience.
Tonántzin began calling out names of Initiates. There were different messages for certain ones. I felt a wave of healing energy filling me to capacity and I released it towards Donata. I repeated Donata's name over and over again. Why I do not know, except that it happened spontaneously and this lasted about five minutes. I felt great healing leaving me and going forth in great quantities.
Then Tonántzin focused Her attention on me. I could feel Her presence and Her gaze upon me. "Go for me." She said. "Go to Palestine for Me."
I fell, prostrated, to the ground.
"Tell them about Me." She continued. "Tell them Who I am. Take them the message. Take the message of peace to them."
I was dumbfounded. I raised my eyes and saw a new image. It was the image of a pale pink lotus and two hands crossed in the manner of the Mayan Priesthood. It was so beautiful. I hoped that I might be able to draw it later. I gazed upon this site for quite some time. I knew this would be the new logo for the World Peace effort that will be initiated at Temple of the Deer Wisdom School.
"I will go." I responded. "I will go. I will do all that you desire."
Now my doubts and fears were dealt with. I had received my third confirmation just the previous day, and I responded without hesitation that my journey was certain. But there was still the possibility of ancellation. Now, Tonántzin Herself was asking me to go. She was not demanding me to go. She was asking me. Imagine that!
"Oh, Tonántzin." I cried. "I will do all that you ask of me."
I fell to the floor again, prostrated before the image of my beloved Tonántzin. I felt humbled but certain that I would not fail Her.
I know, beyond a doubt now, that there is no turning back. No cancellation possibilities. It is meant that I be there. I will go. I will be there. However Spirit proposes this message of peace be proclaimed, will rest upon Spirit. As always, I will be an empty, clean vessel. Empty of myself and clean of all preconceived ideas. I will just be there.
I lingered until every single candle burned out. I was content. I was content in the knowledge that I am sent forth. Not by my own cognizance nor by my own will but by the will of my Beloved Tonántzin.
I am content with the knowledge that every effort all Beings of Light bestow upon our purpose to send healing waves of energy towards planet earth and mankind will be well worth the physical and material sacrifice we may have to make. For what is life without purpose? What is purpose, if not meaning to life?
My prayers are that each Initiate who participates in this very sacred and special day, June 21 World Peace and Prayer for Earth Day, will continue to do so every single year.
My prayers are that every Initiate who is serious about his advancement in the spiritual evolvement process will continue to maintain his commitment in such a way that he will always know that he is a part of a very sacred and important Spiritual Energy wave. That he will understand that this Spiritual Energy Wave WILL effect a great change. That this change is for the transformation of the mind of mankind. That this transformation will lead to the effortless ability to rise from the physical level of existence to the spiritual and that in so doing peace and equilibrium in life can be restored.
This is my purpose in life. It is my responsibility to be at the bidding of Spirit to enact and proclaim life's meaning and design. Not in a dogmatic manner, but in the spirit of love, compassion and wisdom.
May we all fulfill our spiritual purpose in life, so that when our days end, we may be satisfied in the knowledge that we did all that we could to redeem mankind.
My blessings to all participants. In La'kech.
NAME: Judy RobbeLOCATION: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
REPORT: We were over 40 people who gathered together from 5 to 7PM local time. Directed by Carlos Solano (well known to Findhorn friends) we did circle dances, visualization and a small meditation, after which a drink made of rose petals was served. It was a very mving experience.
NAME: Nene PilzerLOCATION: Kathmandu, Nepal
REPORT: On the World Healing Day I had to work. The first healing meditation was at 1.15 pm local time. The only place where I can find a moment of peace and quiet in my office is the TOILET. So there I went, sat down and got immediately connected to an immense light energy, which kept me high and up for 10 minutes. I was really stunned about the intensity of energy, especially as I experienced it in the middle of my work; without any preparation and in the most inauspicious place one can imagine. The second meditation was at 7.35 pm. By that time I was at home and could again immediately connect to this strong energy without any prior concentration. I had to skip the third meditation as it was to be at 0.45 am and I had to go to work the next day.
NAME: Danilo AndrionLOCATION: Manila, Philippines
REPORT: Before the final occurence of WEHD for the year 2001, we distributed the information to the meditators here in Manila Philippines and explained the importance of WEHD for those who are not aware of the activities. They are happy indeed for the participation. Our group simultaneously, do healing invocations, spreading light and love to Mother Earth from within our heart. We do Nataraj dancing meditation in celebration for this spirit. We would like also to thank the group of WEHD for the information that is coming down upon us.
NAME: Lilija TalmantieneLOCATION: Lithuania, Vilnius
REPORT: On the world healing day six of us went to one of the most sacred places, i.e. our ancient capital KERNAVE which is located some 40 km off Vilnius. There are some 5 big man-made mounds near the river in the distance of which there is an island... Somebody knowledgeable said it is "a typical world power-place"... Well, I had a feeling the7th would join us there, but could not anticipate that this 7th would be some invisible but clearly felt energetically creature. We even felt IT was as if covered with leaves... And was very happy to be accepted into our circle. We all felt tremendous energies coming down to where we stood in the form of a powerful vortex. The beauty of the sky defies description. We really felt connected to all Cosmos in LIGHT and JOY.
NAME: David and Ruth MansfordLOCATION: Tauranga, New Zealand
REPORT: Hello Everyone, we had about 20 lovely people come and join together for a wonderful evening of meditation. We sat down at 7 p.m. (NZ time), with introductions etc. Then at 7.30 we had a guided meditation that linked our energies with our guides, guardian angels etc., and this combined energy of love & healing was dispersed to all the areas around Mother Earth that required it. This was approximately 30 - 35 minutes. We then had another meditation at 8.30 that allowed us to leave our physical bodies and rise into space where we could clearly see Mother Earth revolving. We then expanded our being so that each and everyone of us could give "Her" a big love cuddle. Everyone in this small group had a lovely experience and enjoyed the evening. If the feeling of this group was magnified by the number of groups taking part in this worthwhile cause, then Mother Earth got a real good "Buzz". Lots of love and light to all.
NAME: Raymond G. OliverLOCATION: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
REPORT: The World Earth Healing Day Peace Concert was held at the Bahai Centre on 21st June. It was such a magical night and attended by 150 dedicated people with performances by "Raymond G. Oliver" - "Jaya Lewis" - " Joan Ellerby" - "Ryszard Stelmach" - Jenny O'Donohue" and the beautiful Harp Playing of Virtuoso - "Janice Preece" from Wales. Anne Watson led us into the Meditation at the link up time and we all experienced the event in very powerful ways. I was able to feel the energies kicking in in stages as it swept across the globe and I believe that a great deal was achieved on this night towards establishing a new paradigm of peace and love on our dear Mother Earth. All artists joined together in a song at the end entitled "Let Go and Let God". Photos of the concert will be sent soon to appear on the site. May Peace Prevail On Earth.
NAME: John and Mary AnderssenLOCATION: Warwick, Queensland, Australia
REPORT: At 5:30pm our time, a whole lot of our friends and neighbours came to light a candle for World Peace and Earth healing. It is mid winter here so it was dark and a good time for many of the children to take part. There was a wonderful atmosphere as more and more candles were lit and everyone became almost spellbound. Some of the families brought food and stayed to share a winter solstice dinner. It was a happy festive occasion. Then, at 9:50, we had a half hour meditation with the remaining candles. It was a moving and memorable event.
NAME: Diana HunterLOCATION: Cooroy, Queensland, Australia
REPORT: We had a small gathering of 7 people participating in a meditation together visualising world peace and grounding divine love to planet Earth.
NAME: Edwina CellierLOCATION: Newcastle, Australia
REPORT: Here in Newcastle, the industrial centre of the wine growing Hunter Valley region, about 500 people gathered in the Town Hall to dance, chant and meditate in unison with the Solar Eclipse on the other side of the world from us. For 3 hours into our winter night we raised a beautiful and phenomenal energy which was humbling to be a part of. We were lead through Dances for Universal Peace. We heard about the astrological importance of this event. We meditated to the sound of singing crystal, and other guided meditations. And now, I'm told, there is another day being planned in Newcastle, for October, which I look forward to. (A huge THANK YOU to all the organisers). Let us all spread the word for our wonderous planet and deserved humanity, to make WEHD an event no one can ignore.
NAME: Helen AdairLOCATION: Glenrowan, Victoria, Australia
REPORT: AMAZING!!! Only had 4 people at the time. The ones that were not present sent there energy also. Had candles and nature music playing softy and we could feel the energy build up as we were sitting down. Most of us invisaged an earth with hands linking all the way around, and getting very emotional with it. 10 mins later we thought the music player was going funny, when we realised the noise was the vibration of the room PULSATING!! It was so loud, and with that the surge of energy took my breath away, as the same time our hearts were pounding in our chests that we thought they were going to bust. It settled after a few minutes, and we went back into a peaceful mode. It was truly amazing to hear it!!! and we were only 4 in the room, should be more of these gatherings as it shows you what can happen collectively. Thank you for starting this project.
NAME: Orryelle Defenestrae-BasculeLOCATION: Alice Springs, Central Australia
REPORT: What a wonderful synchronous alignment... Little did I expect a circle of over a hundred people to gather with the unified intent of World Healing.
The time of the nu moon and eclipse over here was 9:30pm - just perfect to kick off the party with a chanting and meditation circle before bringing in the beats! Leading into this for the first few hours from dusk (around 6pm) there was a Corroborree. The local Aborigines came to show us their traditional songs and dances. The clay pan (12km from the outback town of Alice Springs) is their land, and they had granted Earthdream use of it again after last year's successful solstice gathering there. The area is actually a traditional dance ground for them used for millenia - their Dreamtime myth of the land is of the Seven Sisters (Pleiades) coming to Earth there and dancing the surrounding ridges (caterpillar dreaming) into formation. In recent years with the decline of interest in their own cultural traditions from most of their own youth and various social problems resulting from the invasion of white civilization, there have been no ceremonies or corroborrees there - until last year. As hoped, Earthdream's influx of various alternative lifestyles to mainstream western culture and interest in their indigenous dreaming has inspired the local tribes to revive their traditions at the clay pan. Again this year there was a local aboriginal corroborree leading into a mixed multicultural danceparty of locals and Earthdream travellers of all manner of race, heritage, cultures and subcultures together.
Most of the Aboriginal communities out here (at least those that are visible) are beset with alcohol problems -having no physiological or psychological defenses or adaptation to this new poison used by caucasians for millenia- and cultural disintegration, so it was truly heartwarming so see another side to the local tribes when they performed their traditional songs and dances. Raw yet lilting chants so in tune with the earth and the local spirits. Quite a few of us were affected emotionally by the gentle trance they created. Several Earthdreamers joined in with some of the women's dances, being body-painted and shown the moves by the Aborigines. We were also invited and encouraged by the elders to photograph and film the performances - a special opportunity.
After a few hours when the dancing was finished and the chanting drifting away the soundsystem was being tested. This was an interesting cultural crossfade - a short burst of techno, ska or reggae, then this stopping and the voices of the aboriginals around the fire rising again for a while, as it drifted and thinned another blast from the sound system. When eventually the amplified music was consistent, gradually some aboriginals would begin to dance with the whites, even as we began to move in around the fire with them rather than watching from the peripheries. Gradually we began to merge together...
At around 8:30 I went off to draw together a small Horus-Maat Lodge circle linking in with the global energies of this double current being worked on this nu moon night. In the afternoon I had contributed a sculpture to the makeshift amusement park of fluoru-painted structures we had constructed of old metal junk from up the road. Finding a thin flat strip of metal already twisted into the suggestion of a lemniscate (infinity symbol), I gaffa-taped the ends together to form a moebius strip. I propped this on an old fishing rod as an axis and stuck it in the ground, with my decorative set of scales perched precariously on the top, to represent Maat, the Egyptian Goddess of Truth and Balance. When the wind picked up, they did a fine dance, the pans jiggling up and down in a dance of equilibration. Around the base of this totem I made from small rocks the N'aton bindrune, a symbol used by the Horus Maat Lodge for the last few years to represent the awakening collective consciousness of humankind.
There were six of us at the HML circle, off in the shrubbery on the edges of the claypan, and the rite was kept brief and simple this time as it was really just an opening for the greater circle to follow upon it at the imminent nu moon and solar eclipse time, for the purpose of opening links to other Horus Maat Lodge operants globally that night. Each direction was cast with invocations of elemental deities from Egyptian (Nema's 6-fold), Mayan and Aboriginal pantheons. Although it had not been my plan to do so, at the last minute I felt compelled to also add Incan elemental deities, including the Sun God Inti.
We sat around the fire and breathed deep together for a while, visualizing the N'aton rune and HML sigil. Then Evan, Kestral and I invoked our sephirothic thrones within the Eleven-Star Working. This felt powerful, as the three of us had at last come back together into the same physical space in the desert after several seperated nu moon rites. I drew the energy from Kether (Unity consciousness) down through my crown into my heart, invoking Tiphereth and assuming the God/dess form of Hrumachis-Sekhmaat with mudra and mantra. As the eclipse was imminent I also invoked (using the Bes-Kali mudra-mantra) Rahu, the Hindu god/demon who consumes the sun, RaHuNath being the name given me by my initiator into the Adinath tantric tradition.
I had found a hand-size red wooden six in the dust out there so, this being the number of solar Tiphereth, I presented it to Kestral, turning it upside-down as I passed it, so that it became the pale (other side) 9 of lunar Yesod. He claimed his throne with resonant Words of Power, then passed the number to Evan, who invoking Malkuth, placed the token on the ground and earthed the current into the realm of physical manifestation. There was a pause, then Diana asked that the Seven Sisters - the Aboriginal deifications of the Pleiades who came to dance in that place in the Dreamtime, causing the rippling ridges around the claypan - to come and dance with us. Kestral was surprised to see the Pleiades constellation appear 4 or 5 nights later towards dawn, visible from that area for the first time that season, beyond our expectations.
We consumed the compressed elemental energies of the circle while closing it, carrying this within us to the larger nu moon circle in the claypan. On our way over to the dancefloor I asked a few people around peripheral fires to spread the word to other fires about the imminent World Healing Day circle.
When we got over to the main arena it was not quite time for the eclipse circle. There were a few people around dancing, and some at the main fire, but it was generally pretty scattered. I built up the main fire a bit with some big logs and when the music stopped began calling out to groups around the edges to come and join the World Healing circle. Some hesitated, but gradually everyone in sight came and gathered around the central fire, and as we spread out to form a large circle, more and more kept wandering in from the dark night. There was about the same amount of locals (mostly Aboriginal) as travelling Earthdream crew. We kept spreading and spreading the circle, until the large fire was an ineffective speck in the middle, not doing much to warm us from the cold wind.
Once everyone was in (I didn't get a chance to do a headcount but there seemed to be at least a hundred present) and we had formed a more or less round circle, we all sat down. Having to now present the purpose and means of the circle to a much larger gathering than I expected, I felt a bit overwhelmed. Nevertheless, I took a deep breath and managed to project my voice enough for those on the other side of the circle to hear me. I explained that people all over the world, individuals and groups of varied size, were meditating at this time on the idea of World Healing and peace, and that this meditation was timed with the full solar eclipse visible in Africa. I then presented the chakra tones as a unifying chant to lead into the meditation. We all joined hands, left hands up right hands down to circulate the energy. There were probably only about fifteen or so people who knew the tones from previous circles I had held, so I started each new tone, which went for a continuous round of three. A few tones up I noticed Kestral was directly opposite me way over the other side of the circle, and Evan at a half-way point between us. Despite this unconscious distribution of powerful chanters who knew the tones, it was difficult to carry the tones around such a large circle - to hear people way over the other side. It worked, but only just; nevertheless, there was definitely a unifying power in everyone resonating the same sounds together, as was expressed by several later.
From the chanting we lapsed into the silent meditation on World Healing, peace and unity. Well, it was supposed to be silent - it wasn't long before some people started muttering and giggling. This was a bit distracting, but what could be expected from such a large and diverse circle? Laughter is a healing sound, and it all seemed part of it, that those who didn't have the focus to silently meditate still held the common intent and desire for world peace to be there! Community in diversity exemplified.
The cold was another distracting factor, and one which probably helped cause the noises. So I cut the meditation fairly short, suddenly realizing an effective way to bring such a large circle together. There was just enough time for me (and therefore probably most of those in the circle who were focused) to feel a basic heart chakra connection with Gaian and humanity at large. It was all represented quite wonderfully even in the microcosm of the immediate circle, people of many cultures, races and places sitting there together. Us all being there then like that almost seemed like a manifestation of the whole global Healing Day process happening across the planet.
Then we all stood up and I let go of the hand of the person on my left, and began to slowly spiral in towards the fire, calling out for everyone to spiral in with me, all singing or chanting our own songs or sounds. I led the train of linked people in a tight ring within the outer ring, then spiralling in to create a further ring and so forth. As I got closer to the fire the rings became tighter, so that by the time the centre was reached everyone was right next to each other, the various sounds and tones rippling through the great human serpent we had become. Everyone could hear each other well now, and we were all warm. As the spiral completed itself around the fire, the sounds spontaneously escalated in volume, pitch and intensity. Everything converged into a climactic ecstatic cry. We all raised our joined hands high in a joyous holler of union.
At this point the P.A. kicked back in, and almost everyone began to dance. I realized later that if the DJ had followed our original loose schedule of half an hour for the circle, then the energy naturally peaked at the turning of the moon into Her new cycle, and the peak of the solar eclipse in Africa.
The party really went off for the rest of that night. We all danced and talked around blazing fires and communed harmoniously through the longest night of the year (winter solstice southern hemisphere) out there in the barren centre of Australia. It was only with the rising of the long-awaited sun that things got gnarly; who could have imagined that a healing circle could stir up so much trouble? Trouble, I eventually realized, which was all a part of the healing process.
Straight after the circle as I stood by the main fire two friends from Earthdream last year who had just arrived that night and I had not seen yet came and greeted me. One of them, Jose, was from Peru and he introduced me to another South American friend of his, Marcello. The timing of this was wonderful, like a direct link to the other side of the world, and reminded me also of the rites I had done out that way on Earthdream 2000, weaving together the serpent dreamings of Australia and the Americas fromwhich I had just returned. Marcello and I got into a great conversation about the Incan and Mayan cultures of south and central America, and he told me how that very night his friends over there were celebrating Inti-Rani, the festival of the Sun God, returning on this solstice night! I understood now why I had felt to include the Incan pantheon in my invocations earlier that evening.
Then some reggae came sliding and chinking from the sound system and, via Brazil, I thought of all the Africans celebrating the sun returning from its eclipse.
Later I was over at the surreal Gobblyn Camp Amordios had set up from his tardis-like old bus. Amordios was taking a break from serving chai, lying in his 'laboratory' (strange pipes and skulls and apparatus everywhere) with someone squatting on his back giving him an intense Shiatsu massage. Suddenly one of the little oil lanterns he had hanging around him flared up into a brilliant blaze of crackling and sizzling flame. As everything in his intricately-set-up space seems so connected to him, I had to ask Amordios what pressure point she had just hit in his back. His demented laughter (and later words) confirmed that she had indeed just hit an intense release point!
Only an hour or so after the circle the PA went off again briefly so someone could announce that some cars had been broken into, so everyone should check and secure their vehicles and camps. This was an unexpected shock, but there were some pretty drunken redneck locals around -at least the word got out quickly so as to prevent further theft. We checked the Gobblyn Camp and discovered that Amordios's trailer was missing; A rather large thing to get away with! The irony (and relief) about it was that we had only twenty minutes earlier finished taking all our musical equipment, P.A. and welder out of it, as we were intending to set up to play at dawn. All that was left in the trailer was a heap of heavy scrap metal which had been hauled from down the road to make junk sculptures with - a fine bounty for the thieves to later uncover from the tarp over the top of it!
A while later the police came by, ostensibly to find out about the thievery but more likely wanting to just check out the whole party, it being quite a weird and uncommon event way out there near Alice Springs. They were perfectly amicable however and quite friendly, at least the ones I spoke to who were offered free Gobblyn Chai but refused on the grounds that, 'It's probably got drugs in it.'!
They came by again an hour or so later, then drove their police cars around the peripheries of the cracked clay dance floor for a while, blaring their sirens and horns in staccato rhythmns to the pumping music! They obviously just wanted to party with the rest of us but weren't sure how to let go of their props.
It was a surprise when hours later, not long before dawn they returned with reinforcements, six car-fulls all converging on the gathering from all sides. Apparently they had had noise complaints. Well this didn't bother us because we knew the only 'neighbours' in the outback vicinity were at the Pine Gap US military installation just down the valley. The hilarious thing was that when the police came in full force to tell us to turn down the music, there wasn't any playing! The generator had just ran out of fuel so they arrived to an unamplified congregation. Twenty or so got out of their squad cars, ready for conflict, and looked kind of embarrassed when they realized they had nothing to complain about. We just at laughed at them and after a while they got back in their cars and drove off. We waited five minutes or so, fueled up the generator and resumed the party.
Writing on a blackboard sign about our HarleQuintet performance soon after dawn, I drew one of the Egyptian hieroglyphs for Hrumachis -'Horus of the Double Horizon' - God/dess of the rising and setting sun. For we intended to begin our set with ritual theatre piece about the returning sun after the eclipse and the longest night of the year. As I chalked the glyph, I noticed how the shape the sun sat in it was just like the gap in the ridge on the periphery of the claypan. Wouldn't it be great if the sun actually rose there, I thought, but I knew from my one day there that it would rise over the other side.
It seemed like such a perfect time to play, just after the dawn after the longest night of the year - return of the light after the cold solstice night and the eclipse. The problem was, because the night had been so long and yet so full of activity, we were all pretty tired and scattered by then! The dawn came creeping in very slowly, appearing first strangely as a slight brackish-yellowish glow in the west! This gradually spread over the sky, until it intensified in the east heralding the Sun's gradual appearance in tiers of violet and orange. It really felt and looked like S/He had been on a very long journey into the Underworld, and was crawling back up rather wearily!
Or perhaps this was just a projection or reflection of our own weariness as we set up to perform. Lugging drums and speakers around and working out what to plug in where is hardly what we felt like doing at dawn after the longest night of the year, but we embraced the opportunity to play with the rising sun -it had seemed like a good idea the night before.
I took a few moments to slip off and perform an invocation of my solar Tiphereth throne on the edge of the clearing, drawing the energy of the rising sun into my heart and solar plexus chakras, while resonating solar deity names from various cultures. When I performed the Bes-Kali mudra-mantra to draw the taste of Ra into RaHu, I actually felt the fragnum lignum muscle under my tongue tear slightly - as if after the eclipse it was a bit too much of a mouthful!
There were only a few survivors on the dancefloor and by the time we had our extensive rig all set up, and as we tuned up and sound-checked they thinned further. We should have been all ready to start straight away, but the Gobblyn Bus having only arrived the previous dusk with all our gear aboard and everything else that had been going on this had been night impossible. It must have been a bit torturous listening to us slowly getting our shit together after such a long night, and we were stone cold when we began to play. Nevertheless we began our 'Fresh Fever' opus which introduces the Hrumachis solar double lion rite. I took the two skull and hair lion masks off the stakes Amordios had set them on within the elaborate totemic installation he had decorated the front of the makeshift stage with, preparing for the theatrical rite. The music was just starting to warm up as we began to find our flow.
However at this point a rather obnoxious individual burst forth from the back of his van behind the stage and started screaming abuse at us. This threw Kestral's concentration on guitar and he stopped. I suggested shifting to an easier song, and we went into the melodic, 'Hivemind'. However the shouting continued, then stopped, then the generator stopped, then the culprit returned and continued abusing us. Evan asked the objector what his problem was. He said he'd been trying to make love with his wife in his truck behind the stage, and our music was disturbing his intentions (of course it couldn't have had anything to do with a hangover); apparently he felt this warranted him yelling abuse at us as we tried to perform - and this ironically from someone who had inadvertantly tortured several Earthdreamers by playing bad ska music for hours at dawn at previous parties!
Evan's caustic remarks in reply to his complaint made the objector lunge towards him. Physical conflict was narrowly averted by cries of protest from onlookers. Evan asserted that we were just trying to play music, his adversary was calmed down and eventually retreated. Kestral by this stage had had enough and left the stage. After a confused pause we decided to persist without him. I went and restarted the generator and we played a few songs, starting with the appropriate, 'Circus dances with the Circum-stances'. It went okay but we were a bit thrown by the situation and lack of guitarist.
We left the stage feeling incredibly cheated. We had put a lot of energy into preparing the Hrumachis piece and into the party in general, and it seemed unfair that we had copped the brunt of someone's personal problems, and the whole wonderful night had effectively ruined for us by this incident. In fact the HarleQuintet, already having some internal discrepancies, dissolved as a result.
It seemed like by everyone being so external and social on the solar eclipse, winter solstice and dark moon, everything had inverted and the dawn, instead of being a glorious celebration of the return of the light, had twisted into a shadowy sting in the tail. I felt like the healing circle had been unsuccessful - how were we supposed to spread a message of peace and harmony across the globe if we had such conflicts within our own convoy?
I looked over to the sculpture park and saw the scales had fallen from the top of my piece and lay askew in the dust. Fifteen minutes or so later a big Wirly-Wirly (spiraling wind and dust funnel) swirled through the camp and over the vast claypan, gathering momentum until it eventually dissipated in the shrubbery on the far side. In the process my altar at the Gobblyn Camp, multicultural talismans within a chamber of mirrors, exploded and collapsed, a rather eminent reflection of my mood.
It was hours later that I remembered what line of 'Hivemind' I had been singing when the confrontation had climaxed: 'Open yourself to Diversity, then close yourself into Unity, That's the Point, In the ever-expanding circles of Diversity.' The irony of this made me laugh, as I saw the absurdity of the sick joke the HarleQuin had played upon us all. My ego began to dissolve. Later as my disappointment gradually subsided I began to realize the full implications of that conflict happening at such a point. Many of our songs are intentional magickal vessels, and some kind of process had obviously been instigated here.
Over the next few days there was much discussion around campfires of what had gone down that morning, between Evan, myself, the objector and others. He apologised for his behaviour, obviously genuinely sorry once we explained to him that playing live musick takes a bit more preparation, warmup and concentration to go into than the buttons and dials of the DJ. This was a minor point, the main being that Unity in Diversity was what Earthdream was supposed to be all about. He accepted that others may dislike his music but would not stop him mid-set, and that he should pay the same respect to other DJs and performers. A lot of deep stuff came up for him, us and others in the process of realising and resolving all this, and I came to realize that it was all a rather vital part of the healing process instigated on Solstice night.
Another, more major aspect of basically the same issue which arose was some alleged complaints from local aboriginals who had witnessed the healing circle from the far side of the claypan. Apparently they didn't like the idea of magic from other cultures or religions being performed there, understandable after the way their culture has been fucked over for the last two millenia. Some of the white Earthdreamers who had also not participated in the circle had taken up their cause, but it was all a matter of misunderstandings. I explained that the circle was no more religious than the wide range of multicultural musical styles played through the P.A., or the various icons and installations set up around the area. Acceptance of diversity is highly neccessary in our modern multicultural global society. I had deliberately made the healing rite as universal as possible due to the diverse range of people present, working with basic energy systems of the body and common intentions of unity rather than any specific cultural pantheons or magical practices. It was testament to the successful universality and sound intent of the circle, I explained, that no one who had actually participated had expressed any objections whatsoever.
These issues and more were gradually worked out in the claypan camp via an extended process of communications, reconciliations and resolutions over the next week or so after the solstice gathering. Some of this process was harsh and severe, but it cleared a lot of misunderstandings and confusion very quickly and effectively, and it was all ultimately very Healing. Our trailer was even eventually returned!
It is significant that most of these issues related to the Manipura or solar plexus chakra, as Alice Springs is near the Global Manipura chakra of Uluru, at which we performed a group Manipura rite on winter solstice the year before. The solar plexus chakra concerns outwards-directed energy and issues of power and social interaction.
It was only a few nights after solstice that I finally saw the sun set from the Gobblyn Camp where I had drawn the Hrumachis hieroglyph for our dawn performance. The sun set rather than rose exactly in the gap in the ridge I had compared the symbol to! Hrumachis is the God/dess of the setting as well as the rising sun, and it was this aspect of Hir I had particularly attuned to in my workings with the solar throne of Tiphereth.
Har! Hru! H'yum Kin! Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha! Viva Gaia!
