OddsnEnds -
- UFO curious. Missouri is a hot spot. Something about the water? "UFO reports tend to be clustered around large bodies of water." Perryville News
- Detailed stats and reports are in the UFO Sightings Desk Reference, USA 2001-2015 - and my Interview with Cheryl Costa Wendy's Coffeehouse
- Unexplained after 30 years? Hoax or Legit (Roadtrippers notes the landing site.), the Gulf Breeze Sightings. Pensacola News Journal
- Sasquatch? That stick mystery in New Mexico is still unsolved. KRQE
Follow or report a sighting on the Facebook page for the US Forest Service, Santa Fe National Forest - Ancient Aliens? Another New Mexico mystery. Stone pillars. KRQE
- Miracle? Exactly what Dr. Scott Kolbaba (interview on Wendy's Coffeehouse) is collecting for the series on Miracles. Doctors don't know quite what to call it. After a visit to a sacred grave, a dying woman is healed: Chicago Tribune
- Fantastic Nature! Grand Canyon time lapse - the power of beauty.
And from TEDxReset 2011: Quantum tripping on light, time, space and the illusion in being.
Fred Alan Wolf/Dr. Quantum on ESP/Closer to the Truth
Engaging awareness through Shamanism -
Lynn Andrews and Robert Taylor are co-creators of the Sacred Oracle Cards, available on Amazon and on Lynn's site.
Lynn and Robert join me for two interviews. I am so glad to have been able to talk with both of them for Wendy's Coffeehouse 12/17/17 and Conscious Living 12/13/17. You'll hear something different in each show as we have plenty of material to work with. My notes in this post include references and links related to both shows.
Lynn Andrews, known to many for her Medicine Woman series, now in the 46th printing, has some 20 books. In four decades of work, Lynn has traveled the world and trained alongside a diverse group of medicine women, as such, developing a treasured archive of shamanic wisdom.
The Los Angeles Times: “Andrews’ narrative opens a window onto an aspect of Native American culture seldom explored. Her portrayal of the pre-eminently sacred role of woman and the traditions that keep their ancient wisdom are remarkably accurate.”
In Lynn's own words, “To me, shamanism is about light, and when I say light, I mean making the world a better place. It is an understanding that there really is a power in prayer, truly.
And no matter who it is that you pray to, if you pray with your heart, you can change your own life, choose what happens in your life and how it turns out. I think we have the power to do that."
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| Sacred Vision Oracle Cards are also interactive. Read here. |
The cards I chose are featured in the photo.
So much ground to cover, we hit a few highlights. Lynn speaks about the purpose of the new cards and her collaboration with Native Artist Robert Taylor.
She also emphasizes the importance to her in working with women on self-worth and spending quality time with the group that is close to her heart: Sisterhood of the Shields.
Robert's artwork deftly interweaves the shamanic element into this deck through color, symbol and metaphor. Each design is capable of triggering knowing beyond the image. I really enjoyed hearing his perspective.
In the companion book, Lynn provides the interpretations for the meaning of the card and Robert addresses the nature of the visual he created. Images and energy merge to combine the two talents in a wonderful fashion. This is not a contemplative deck, rather, it is a catalyst for change and active engagement, an energizer to get the ball rolling on whatever issue is ready to be examined.
Robert Taylor's work is currently on exhibit at the University of Oklahoma's Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art through December 30, with 60 pieces on display. OU. He was recently profiled in the Oklahoma Gazette. Including more background on Robert's unique painting style, from 1997, read this feature in Southwest Art. Follow Robert on Facebook
When I repeated what I read in regard to the teacher who asked Robert why he insisted on painting Indians, he said the language in that conversation was quite blunt. The teacher asked why he chose to paint "savages". Robert left the class and took another path to acquire his skills.
There are many ways to respond to a hurt, a slight, a slur or an insult and then there is your way, the one that sets you on your journey. As Lynn says, these cards are intended to help quicken the connection to the work at hand.
I appreciate the stark contrast presented in the characters on the cards to the purposeful use of color, enlivening the animal messengers and symbolism. There are hidden meanings and code in the image creations, combined with Lynn's words, the cards inspire introspection, spontaneous knowing and deeper connection communicated within the image.
In working with the imagery, I have already had a very powerful vision. One of the characters in the cards made an appearance in the dreamtime as I was drifting back to sleep. Funny thing, I forgot it until triggered later in the day by the sight of geese flying overhead.
The vision colors and imagery involved vivid jewel tones and a pose very much like that Buffalo and Prairie Dog. I have been visited by a new teacher. The door is open and the adventure is calling. Am I ready to explore? What is life if not an adventure for explorers? The cards work.
"Remember the world is shaped by the dreamers NOT the critics." - Robert Taylor
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*A note on the church - with the fantastic and highly unusual, illuminated painting. In listening to the Empower show I realize I misspoke, it is in Taos. It was the first place I was called to as I began working with the nightlight energy in 1997. San Fransico de Asis. Very special energy there.
