In January of this year, the Company of Heaven said that 2007 would be a year of monumental change. We have all God Victoriously passed through the most profound changes, both individually and collectively, that Humanity has ever experienced. We are being transformed at a cellular level from carbon-based planetary Beings into crystalline-based Solar Beings. Never before has a transformation of this nature been attempted in such a short period of time. This degree of physical transformation normally involves centuries of time and many lifetimes. The Legions of Light serving this Earth from the Realms of Truth have joyously reported that we are succeeding miraculously and that Humanity is now moving forward at warp speed.

We are on the dawn of the New Year, and we are being told from On High that our transformation has just begun. In 2008, we will experience even greater shifts in energy, vibration and consciousness, but this time it will be easier. Thank you, God!

We have crossed the threshold into the initial impulse of the 5th-Dimensional Realms of Infinite Perfection. The Masculine and Feminine Polarities of our Father-Mother God are now being balanced within every Human Being and within the body of Mother Earth, as well. In the embrace of this exquisite Light, we are developing a comfort zone that transcends the frequencies of pain and suffering which have been plaguing Humanity for aeons. As we assimilate the frequencies of the 5th Dimension into our Earthly bodies, we will experience more joy, harmony and bliss than we ever dreamed possible.

The Avebury Stone Circle
I made my first pilgrimage to Avebury's huge, monolithic, stone circle many years ago in 1997. Avebury is near Silbury Hill, and the surrounding fields often times manifest intricate crop circle formations. It was inside one of these formations, a 33 petaled sun formation, that I made my first sacred site essence . . . our amazing Crop Circle Essence. Now, 10 years later, I have come full circle again to the place where it all started.

I had a powerful vision on that first trip to Avebury. I was leaning up against one of the monolithic stones, and while half awake . . . half asleep, I had the blessing to see an open Star Gate / Dimensional Portal. In front of me, there were two huge stones that seemed to be out of place by themselves. The Star Gate appeared between these two stones like a laser light grid that formed a precise but complex pyramidal shape. People were coming to and from other dimensions. They were powerful beings of light with completely open hearts. The vision was one I could never forget and harder still to understand.

When I returned to Avebury, I was excited to see what had evolved since my last visit. I was hoping to become clear about what I saw during my previous visit to the area. On this location on the Earth, there is a rare crossing point of two grid lines, called the "Michael and Mary lines". At this crossing point, the energy is greatly amplified with Michael and Mary energy. Three other well known crossing points of the Michael / Mary lines are around the Glastonbury area. They are at the Abbey at King Arthur's original resting place; the Tor . . . guarded by St. Michael; and Chalice Well sacred springs which are saturated with Mother Mary healing energy.

I entered Avebury's circle a different way this year. Each stone that I touched simply said, "Not here, go to the next one." So I did. Each huge stone told me the same thing over and over. I felt that I was being pushed through the site. Soon I found myself right back at the location where I had the original vision in 1997.

I could not see the Star Gate in front of me like I did in 1997, and I was disappointed. So I walked over to the two huge stones where I had the vision of the Star Gate. Archangel Michael and King Arthur appeared to me along with a group of huge, powerful guardians that I was told were the builders of the site. This was amazing as I had not connected with King Arthur or these guardians before. They began to reveal what was beginning to happen right under my feet.

Deep in the Earth, I could see a small pyramidal shape. I was told that the Star Gate was closed down for a time and was re-opening that very day. What luck that I happened to be here on this day I thought. I asked why this day was so special. They answered and said that this day was Celtic New Year, and that the veils between our dimension and others were very thin on this day. They told me that for a long time, even eons of time, on this day the underworlds could drain the light from our world creating havoc in our dimension and affecting the consciousness of humanity. I could see this drain of light, and it looked like an upside down tornado of darkness.

Then right there, they flipped the dark tornado 180 degrees vertically and anchored it to higher dimensions. They shared that this was a re-booting of this site, one of many, many sites around the world that will be rebooted in preparation for the coming age. Many light workers would bear witness to this shifting. They said that from this point on, the newly upgraded tornado of light would raise up the energy of this dimension by drawing down a brilliant, rarefied energy of the higher dimensions to this world. This was part of a planetary ascension process. >From this point on, these thin veils would add to the light and well being of the consciousness of humanity, and this will become more and more apparent over time. They said that we earned this sacred blessing and were ready for its powerful light.

Friends,
Rather than an article, this is simply a letter from me to you.

You have probably heard of the expectation or possibility of great earth changes in the next years. Many are the prophecies from the elders of Hopi and other native tribes, who are deeply in touch with nature. One of these early prophecies states: “When the stiff birds hit the mica buildings, earth changes will begin.”

The Mayan elders are saying that because of calendars becoming inaccurate over the millennia, this next year, 2008, is actually 2012, the end of the old way of living.

Two spiritual leaders I respect are saying the same thing. One of them, Drunvelo Melchizedek, has said that only a few hundred million people will be alive on Earth at the end of the changes, perhaps 2014. The other one, Ramtha, suggests that “only” two-thirds of the world’s population will be wiped out, leaving over 2 billion alive. (I do know the negative press on Ramtha, and consider it baseless. In the next Mt. Shasta Magazine will be a list of prophecies he has made which have come true.)

Together with Nostradamus and other early seers, there have been predictions of dramatic changes over the past 30 years and more. But I have never become convinced, as I now am, that these are real and are upon us. Of course, this will not be the first time. Lemuria sank. Atlantis sank. There was a great flood which covered most of the earth. Thank goodness there is no talk of whole continents sinking this time.

Some possibilities, however, are very frightening to contemplate. I don’t wish to scare anyone without purpose—and fear-mongering serves no purpose. I desire only to give impetus to prepare if you are so guided. Also, I’m not trying to convince anyone; perhaps most won’t believe any of this, and if you are one, that’s perfectly fine.

The first thing Ramtha expects to happen, which my spirit confirms is likely and is the main reason I am writing today, is an event in the spring of 2008 which will affect coastlines. When I ask spirit which coastlines, or how great the effect, I hear that this is not yet known but will become clearer as the time approaches. It will be a surge of ocean water which recedes again, or a permanent rising, or perhaps both in different areas; perhaps some coasts will not be affected at all. We can each tune into spirit and see what we get about this. Nothing is written in stone, and perhaps this will not happen at all; though it is being predicted by a master who travels through time.

Another thing for present moment awareness: glacial ice is melting at an extreme rate, much faster than predicted by science. In a recent San Francisco Chronicle, one scientist stated that the melting in the summer of 2007 was not expected until 50 years from now. And if you saw the movie An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore tells of the melting of a huge mass of ice in Antarctica which was expected to take 100 years, but happened in 35 days. All this cannot help but raise the ocean level, with perhaps alarming speed. A rise of as much of 200 feet is seen.

The rapid melting of fresh water ice into the north Atlantic is expected to disrupt the ocean currents, such as the Gulf Stream, and cause a new ice age to come to northern Europe, much of Canada and the northern U.S. (but not the northwest). This may take place over two weeks’ time. This exact thing happened once before, when a huge mass of fresh water ice in Canada melted into the Atlantic. Ramtha has suggested 2010 for this; again, nothing is written in stone.

The rest is down the road, and probably nothing will be exactly as now expected. The direst years are expected to be 2010 through 2012. Some of the other predictions/possibilities:

1. Extreme solar flares in 2009 (the government has actually copped to this) which may disrupt communications. Also, in 2011, solar storms so powerful that electrical grids and satellites will be destroyed. Banks will lose their records. Stock markets and financial systems will end. Money will go out of use. Heating systems based on electricity, refrigerators and all appliances will stop working. Only old prop planes will be able to fly. All but old cars will go dead. It’s suggested that we keep a backpack with food and water, walking shoes and protective outer wear in our cars, so that if they stop running suddenly, we can walk ourselves out.

2. At present, the weight of ice at the poles anchors the earth’s tilt. The melting of the ice will cause a shift in the earth’s axis of as much as 3 degrees less tilt (the U.S. will head south). This may be experienced as an explosion, darkening of the skies, and the oceans sloshing over the land, perhaps to thousands of feet up. This is the time (obviously!) to go to shelter. This shift would cause winds of perhaps 2,000 miles per hour.

3. There will be an immense flood in the Mississippi delta, leaving “islands” east and west in the U.S.

4. Drought and other extreme weather will render the food-producing areas of the U.S. largely barren. Food will become scarce. Drinkable water will be more precious than gold.

5.Volcanic eruptions and earthquakes will be many and fierce. Ash in the air will be a problem.

6. Governments will go into pre-built underground cities.

7. One happy thing: there will be 12 days of light caused by an exploding supernova in our quadrant of the galaxy, light in space everywhere we look—a marvelous, spectacular event!

If you believe there may be any truth to these possibilities and you haven’t already done so, please warn others and especially, concerning the spring, the coast dwellers. I even wrote my 88-year-old uncle and aunt in Florida. I would rather look deluded if something doesn’t happen, than see people perish because I didn’t communicate.

Ramtha suggests we build an underground shelter away from the coast, remote and high, with a source of pure underground water, and stock it with everything we will need for 2 years. You should be able to grow food there. At www.ramtha.com, you can get CDs of his latest public seminars in Australia and Miami, which say a lot about earth changes, as well as other CDs and his book on this subject. Also you can buy the CDs of a guy named Ed Wiltsie. Ed has four CDs; 3A and 3B are on choosing a site for and building an underground shelter. Another is about the scientific basis for earth changes. The phone number for Ramtha’s center is 800/347-0439 or 360/458-4771. Email for retail orders is sharonp@ramtha.com.

At www.survivalcenter.com, you can get a lot of stuff, including a recommended book called Basic Preparedness. Email: info@survivalcenter.com.

It’s my understanding that rescue operations are planned for many areas, though they will be able to save the lives of just a small percentage of the populace. This may be for you; see what your spirit tells you.

Of course the good news, which we’ve been hearing from so many masters and angels, is that when earth’s changes are complete we truly will be in a new and permanent golden age. Technology that sustains the earth will come into wide use. What seems the most beneficial approach is simply to prepare for these changes, or not, however we are guided, and not to dwell in fear. If we can be at peace with them, we may perhaps lessen their intensity.

Regarding prayer: I used to pray that we would be able to avoid extreme changes. I still hope they are not as drastic as painted here. But since I learned that Earth has a great need to cleanse herself, to shake off beings who have polluted and misused her so badly, my prayer is now simply for the highest good of our planet, and thus the highest good for all. We are still creators, and all sincere and heartfelt prayers of love do help.

Blessings to our beloved planet and all of life upon and within her throughout these next years. Wishing you the greatest blessings from my heart-- Joanna

Well the last few couple of months have been very intense on the earth plane. During September and October it felt to me like the planet was releasing a lot of dense, heavy and old energies. I felt that a lot of the crazy energy around 9-11 left the planet in September as well as a lot of the old Atlantean energies and patterns that were energetically anchoring and supporting the 9/11 incident. I am so attuned to the planetary energy that I felt whacked out for much of September and I was in the middle of a move and big transition as well so it was rather challenging. I realized that this was a planetary event when I saw how many of my clients were going through a lot of turmoil and chaos as well.

When I finally decided that I needed to do something about this, I began out by loving, honoring and accepting where I was and being thankful that so much stuff got triggered so that it could be cleared, transmuted and healed. So often my initial response to transition and change is to beat myself up for not handling it well or differently or sooner and that only entrenches the chaotic energy more deeply into my quantum fields.

Then I surrendered the chaos to the Creator and asked for a complete healing, purging, clearing, transmuting and releasing of any less-than-love energies, patterns, programs, beings, technologies, beliefs, feelings and memories, etc. – going beyond all that I know to ask for at this time. I find that prayer like this with specific intent is a very powerful way to turn around any situation. Meditation helps one to gain clarity but prayer seems to help me to shift the energy more quickly and effectively.

As I was working on myself, I realized that I should create an image that would be encoded to provide energetic support to help other people going through transition and change so that it could be accomplished with a lot of ease and grace and divine ideal integration. Each month when I send out the Healing Holograms newsletter, I send a link to an image that I feel is the most important one for planetary healing and in November the image selected was the one for Handling Transition and Change with Ease and Grace.

Capitalism, fundamentalism, terrorism, fascism, racism, sexism, humanism, liberalism, conservatism, apocalypticism, hedonism – our individual identities seem defined by the isms we embrace, yet our isms do nothing but create schisms in our already fractured world.

The birthday of the Prince of Peace approaches once again, and we must decide for ourselves: will we embrace consumerism and buy, buy, buy? Will we be suckered once again by the hype and by selfish desires? Or will we decide to truly embrace our own Christ natures and live as he would have us live?

I challenge everyone to embrace a new ism to this year: compassionism. This is an ism that unifies rather than divides. This is an ism that truly honors the Prince of Peace and demonstrates the peace that longs to shine in every heart. This is an ism that serves the Self rather than the selfish.

Let your gifts this year be gifts of giving. Honor the love you have for your children by giving the gift of life to another child. Adopt a child through World Vision in the name of your child, and you teach world service to your child while saving the life of a precious child of God. We adopted a 6-year-old boy in the African nation of Sierra Leone for our son last year, and all year long we have prayed for little Ibrahim, his family, his village and his country. More than any other gift, our son has excitedly and proudly talked about the gift of Ibrahim, his little brother far away.

Give the gift of independence by means of animal husbandry through Heifer International. You can save an entire family by giving the gift of rabbits or goats or water buffalo in the name of your animal loving friends. Gifts can range from a modest $20 for a flock of chicks to $5,000 for a gift “ark” to profit an entire village.

Choose to give a gift of service through Seva International and provide educational materials to our own Native American youth for as little as $30, or make available eye care to a girl in Tanzania for a paltry $25. For $250, you can train a midwife in a Mayan village, and your gift will keep on giving for generations. Of course, you can always choose to keep it local and donate time, talent or treasure to your local food bank as a gift to your friends and family.

If you think your friends will not appreciate such gifts given in their names, maybe it is time to make new friends! But if you must give a “thing” as a gift, give something red through Bono’s red campaign or buy something that directly impacts a charity, like a t-shirt through One.org.

The Prince of Peace calls us be that which we wish to see in the world. This year, give him the birthday gift we all deserve, for “truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me,” Matthew 25:40. Give a gift that will brighten the world, and the empty boxes and bags and hearts of December 26th will be no more. God bless us, every one.

Drowsiness cloaks
Topics wanting word cover
Where I thought a roomfull
Of runes would be casting stories

When I took acid
Once I was a tree
And now I must have fallen
To be wordless, maybe thoughtless
Shaking my head in wonder
That sometimes – often-
I have had a lot to say
Or thought I had a lot to say
Said, certainly, or wrote,
Definitely many words

Today a gorgeous letter
Beleafed in colors
This season catalogue-rampant
And choirsome along roadsides
Fell onto my desk
From my hands
Splayed to reveal it.

Its chromatic cornucopia
Sparked my dormant kindling into this:

In the twilight season
We might let fall who and how we are
All the versions of who and how we are
To pile softly without blame
All on top of ourself
In a heap
Mindless and uncaring
That all our versions are now
In a jumble

We might succumb to letting go
And prosper our blood and mind and limbs
By dozing under a little cooling snowfall,
Maybe what we need to chill and then sleep long
Oblivious to urges of growth until we spring awake.

Let it be.

Who are we without our drive, our will? Where are we without the push we bend our shoulders to? I know it is not the kick-back season – on TV that I don’t watch it’s kick-off season. Who might open our inner eyes if we let go, mimicking nature. Can we do that – override our must-do gene – and fall into ourselves, fall into the divine, fall in love, fall away from what holds us fast, fall into a warm pool in which we will float, supported and held by a wasu mermaid?

Maybe we need a national week-long holiday where we do nothing in the fall but rake the leaves and sleep. And if you have no leaves to rake, maybe you have more time to look at the sunrises and sunsets.

I am grateful.

Not being an American, the name and significance of a graveyard on the news recently passed me by, but about a month ago, even here in Egypt, there were pictures of a pagan group placing a pentagram on a gravestone in the USA. For me it was an ambiguous scene. On one hand it was great that there is the freedom for the people involved to place whatever they wished on the gravestone, but on the other hand the scene reinforced the cloak of mystery and secular use of this symbol. Anchored deep in western consciousness is a link between the pentagram and mysterious and magical practices. The truth that the pentagram represents has been veiled from us through religious propaganda and the systematic slaughter of the wise women by the Christian Church, especially in Europe over the last 2000 years. The pictures put out over the news of this particular event still propagated the idea that the understanding and use of the pentagram belongs to specific groups and beliefs.

I would like to share with you a little of the ancient wisdom of the pentagram. In truth there is nothing more sacred and spiritual than number and geometry. We all seek to merge back into the ONE. We wish to leave behind duality, 2ality. The principle of manifestation of the whole of this universe is based on the coming together of THREE forces. (Referred to in different ways by all philosophies).

It has been found that in the whole of this creation there is a Sublime and Divine number. This number is generated when we look at relationship. In mathematics this is called a ratio. This number known as Phi, tells us the relationship between the size and distances of every planet in our solar system. It determines the angle of every leaf so that it might have maximum access to the life-giving rays of the Sun. It is the ratio of the notes in classical music that makes us feel positive and good. It describes the spiral of every sea shell and Galaxy. It is the ratio between the sides of the picture frame that we liked the best. It is the design upon which our bodies are built (see Leonardo Divinci's Vitruvian man). It determines a point of balance in a galactic black hole. It underpins the architectural design of all classical buildings, old churches, the Parthenon, The Great Pyramid etc. It is generated by the beat of a loving heart. It is the design of our DNA. It is proof that everything was created in the "Image of God". It is how the Divine reflects back to us the Divinity in everything natural. It is the creative principal of this Universe. It is the Goddess. It is the pattern of the Divine, it is Light, it is Love. It is 1.618; The Golden Mean. It is the Pentagram.

Although there may be some resistance through past programming, the Pentagram is the most Feminine, Loving, and creative symbol that you can have in your space.

Keep on--keep on smiling. Yes, it's as simple as that. What with our connections to Source keeping everything in Perfect Divine Order, what are we worrying for--or about. I'll let others tell of do's and don'ts. I'll just tell of smiles. Smile when you see an owl perched on a utility pole; smile when you see a sunset; smile when you see a child smiling back at you. Earthquakes, fires and floods--just keep smiling. Amazing, but somehow nothing then seems so bad--or unfixable--or really worth anything--but a smile!

One glorious day in the garden I took great pleasure in turning a favorite crystals in the sun, holding it to the light. Would Earth Mother speak this day?

She would:
“It gives me great joy. Great pleasure, to see your delight in my children - the fruits of my womb. You are not of my own heart's core, therefore I call you not my child. But the crystals are formed of my own matrix. Formed and birthed from my very structures, and it fills me with joy to see them loved in the light. Treasured in your heart and given their opportunity to shine in the sun, to magnify the Presence of the Mighty I AM upon this earthly plane.

Thus do they nurture the Mother who gave them birth, who gave them home to grow. Now are the rolls reversed, and the children shall see their mother, who ails and wearies from aeons of service, reborn to higher realms. They shall see me rise to octaves new. They shall be the launching pad - my crystals! My gems and rocks, the foundations of the earth from which I rise to glories beyond beliefs now known.