In many cultures, honoring and connecting with the ancestors is an accepted and honored tradition. When I lived in Ireland, it was not uncommon for people to tell me about conversations they had with departed relatives and that they often asked them for help and guidance. An increasing number of people in the United States are also beginning to have supportive encounters with those we think of as having “died.”

We are in the midst of redefining our view of and relationship to death, and the rituals involving it. In this post I am focusing on relationship with our ancestors, known and unknown, as it affects our individual and collective visions.

This year Sunday November 1st is All Saint’s Day and in Mexico, The Day of the Dead, and the day we will hold our next Sound Alchemy event in Sonoma, California. We will connect with our ancestors in sacred ritual; so that they can assist us to fulfill our hearts’ dreams, which are also their dreams. (If you are reading this post after  November 1, 2009, please know that this ritual can be done at any time—alone or with others.) Read the rest of this entry »

Many of us are experiencing both personal and global challenges—physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Recently I began going through a kind of death or completion of my past life and, in a certain sense, of the identity that has been living it. Many of us are mirroring what our Earth is also going through, as our new world comes into being, even as the old one is falling away. An exciting and often very challenging process to be going through, individually and collectively.

I can feel that there is a reorganization and a transformation that is taking place so that the individual and collective foundation we have created through “time” can birth both evolved humans and an evolved Earth. Many people are saying this in different words; I know this is not new information.

What has changed, for me, is really feeling rather than thinking or hoping this is true. Read the rest of this entry »

When faced with a problem, difficult decision or “impossible” challenge, do you try to figure out what to do or go back and forth in your mind trying to decide which option to chose?

Our intellects naturally focus on problems-on what we perceive as reality through our five senses. As Einstein put it so well, “You can’t solve a problem at the level of the problem.”

Since most of us in this culture live primarily in our heads, looking for logical answers is an automatic response. Intellectual solutions alone, especially now, fail to solve the root cause of the situation. Even focusing on a positive solution generated by the intellect can miss the point of the challenge, which is the expansion of your Essential Self.

In my last post I wrote about the benefits of “Sound Bathing” with audible sounds. You can also enter the sound or vibration of silence, and with the Life Force, the Light in each breath you take, clear your heart as your brain entrains to the wisdom of the One Mind through your own heart. Your heart is “a specialized brain” *, and is able to access wisdom that is beyond the level of any problem or challenge you will ever experience. When your brain and heart are in harmony, you free yourself from duality thinking; align with the Infinite Mind of all possibilities, and release yourself from the limitations of cause and effect!

Since your heart can also store painful or intense memories, it is essential that you consciously clear your heart first so that you can access new information. The Life Force/Light can clear your heart of old memories that limit your ability to directly access wisdom and guidance. It is not necessary to add audible sound, unless you are inspired to do so. Sounds or mantras, such as those used in the practice of Ho’oponopono, can also be silently repeated. Following what you are inspired to do is the key.

Whenever thoughts of any challenging situation arise, focus on your heart as you breathe. Intend that Light, and whichever sound vibration you chose, clear your heart. Allow Inspiration to guide you. As your heart and brain come into harmonious relationship, you reconnect with your Self—potential solutions spontaneously arise or happen independent of your actions. The timing and solutions are always “I ka pono mea” — the Hawaiian phrase which means “all things are in exellence.” This is also a powerful mantra to repeat: with thanks to Aunty Mahealani via Renee Robinson aka The Book Angel (favorite sites).

The speed of creation is accelerating; the faster we all remember to move out of our intellects and into our hearts, the faster we will be in alignment with and create our hearts’ deepest desires.

Some situations can be more emotionally challenging, and inspired sound can be a powerful catalyst. Last year, while living in Hawai’i, I had a client who had never experienced a sound session before and it was, as I understand, an initial stretch for her. The very first time and in every subsequent sound session she was profoundly affected. Her words to me were,” I don’t know what happens or what you do, but after each session my life changes.”

She was truly ready for a significant life change, and I watched that occur with her in a very powerful way. My own belief is that I don’t “do” anything for someone else. My role is as a catalyst and support—the power to change came through her conscious choice and commitment, and from the vibrational assistance that is always available for all of us when we ask.

While I am on a break from traveling, I am offering a short complimentary call so that we can explore, if what I offer is a match for your current needs. You can reach me via my contact page. As always my wish is that you manifest your most outrageous dreams, and create from a heart that is free of memories you no longer choose to repeat. It is time for each of us to be and to create from our True Nature.

* I highly recommend the book, The Secret Teachings Of Plants by Stephen Harrod Buhner. Contrary to what you might expect, the first part of this book is filled with some of the best presented and researched information I have ever read about our hearts. The rest of the book is equally wonderful—5 stars!!

About twenty years ago, I spontaneously began making sounds when I got into my car alone and began driving. Often they were huge releasing sounds, that most assuredly would have alarmed my neighbors, and my body was smart enough to wait until I was in a safe place. OK, not counting a few semi-drivers that I noticed looking down on me with highly amused faces, whom fortunately I did not have to see again! I’m also happy to report that I did NOT have an accident while engaging in this practice, as I made a particular effort to stay alert. Since there were, alas, accidents at other times- unlikely as it may seem- I was actually much more alert when simultaneously taking a sound bath.

Looking back it seems as though my body was no longer willing to continue to hold the unexpressed emotion I was unconsciously carrying around. Often, while releasing, I would immediately realize what I had suppressed. As the years have gone by my process has changed; fortunately I am now more aware of my inner responses and there is much less unconscious stuffing. However, recently I began to think back on these earlier experiences, and the positive effects of taking a daily (or at least weekly) sound bath. How would you feel if you didn’t shower for months, years or ever? Yuck! Since our physical bodies are  vibrational as science is now demonstrating, we also need to clean them vibrationally. Our entire vibrational field extends far beyond our physical bodies (directly affecting our health, energy levels, mental, and emotional states), and cleaning it is also essential. The intentional use of sound is a powerful force for cleaning, and for creating. Best of all your own voice is all you need!

Why use sound when there are other less potentially invasive ways to do this— I’m thinking of housemates, families and neighbors?! While other types of vibrational cleaning are both effective and can be easier to use, I am focusing on sound because of certain essential benefits I will briefly mention. Read the rest of this entry »

Have you ever felt like a giant slug or a turtle turned upside down, wriggling your arms and legs in the air? In a fairy tale it would be clear that you were under a spell, and had been turned into a powerless creature by some wicked wizard or enchantress.

Our normal human state has often been described as “asleep” or “mechanical,” which seems very similar to being under a spell. Well how can we stay awake more often instead of falling under the spell of old patterns or habits, which cause us to disconnect from our power to choose how we think, feel and act?

A more playful perspective is that life is a game that requires us to keep increasing our skill level in order to really enjoy the game. It can be endlessly entertaining, interesting, and educational—it’s not unlike  board games for children, although clearly much more complex. Did you just choose a card that moved you forward, backward or off the board altogether? Since you’re choosing a card in every moment, whether you realize it or not,  how often can you stay connected to your Self and actually chose the card You really want to play?

Early in life I was taught to witness my thoughts, feelings and physical sensations in order to remember my Essential or True Self. I was told to “chose which radio station you want to listen to; you don’t have to listen to all the thoughts in your head!” In spite of this early advice, I could probably write a very funny book about what NOT to do when one is attempting to Wake Up. What I am inspired to share is the practice of LAUGHTER, while letting go of taking the character you play, in this game called Life, too seriously.

I am not saying that there aren’t situations in your life or on our beloved Planet Earth that call for change or that we can call it all illusion and simply sip our green tea and meditate. What I am saying is that seriousness keeps us identified with “our stories”. Under the spell of our story we are as powerful as a slug or upside down turtle, or in some cases an attacking rhino. We are either impotent or we may destroy rather than create. When we  identify with either our personal or global story, we  disconnect from our true Power/Self, and are cut off from potential creative solutions.

We are NOW poised to make a collective leap in skill level so that we can enjoy creating the visions so many of us hold for ourselves and  our world.

Although I do have a number of practices I use to “Self-Remember,” my current favorite is humor, and a sense of playfulness. The Game of Life is a set-up, as in all good games, mistakes are often the way we learn. The bonus is that there are endless opportunities to laugh, and humor evokes a lighter, happier feeling state, and the opportunity to wake up from whatever drama entrapped us. May we all lighten up together as we create a world with infinitely more Light and Laughter in it.