Mood:  mischievious

Good Morning my little Bloglo-doodles....Your friend Mandalafly has been working on an excercize from my Rei Ki Do Satori teacher.  We learned a Forgiveness Prayer---which was 4 pages long and we read three times over.  The excersize includes reading it again two more times over the next week-using Rei Ki to help release.  It looks like it covers just about everything I could have done to anyone/myself through all of time and space...I hope that takes care of the people who haven't yet come back to collect on my Karmic Kasualty Insurance Plan. (You know who you are...)

In the prayer, we first forgive ourselves, then forgive everyone, then forgive everything, and then we ask the Great Amoeba to forgive us...and so it goes.  We forgive for pretty much everything we might have done...killing, hating, lying, cheating, stealing, black magic, attachments...the usual suspects...and also "for leading others into temptation."  Seems like everytime I got to that line, I giggled just a little...knowing that sometimes-TEMPTATION wasn't the worst thing that could have happened to them...ME-OW!

With that kind of attitude...can I ever TRULY be FORGIVEN?  Let's HOPE so....

On that note...think of the ONE thing that you feel most guilty about right now...and FORGIVE yourself for it...and the UNIVERSE will be that much lighter for easing that burden-THANK YOU.

Posted by mandalafly at 9:12 AM PDT

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Mood:  chatty

Good Morning.  I woke up early due to a beautiful sunbeam streaming into my sleep chamber...beckoning me to make the most of a day without the obligations of the usual daily grind.  I laid there for a little while enjoying the company of Babboo and Leetle Dog too...and then decided that I would use this morning's quiet to paint a little more on a mandala for a Pisces named Carol.  I love my job!

I was catching up on my astro alerts.  I noticed that I have been a bit sporadic in my tracking of the pertinent planetary placements.  I saw that on Thursday, the 24th,  Neptune went retrograde in Aquarius (where it has been stationed since 1998.)  This aspect continues until Halloween and gives us the opportunity to review our dreams.  What has changed in your life in the past 9 years?  How much have you accomplished toward making your life what you picture it to be?  How close are you to that picture?  What do you see in the future through your mind's eye?  How are you going to get there?  Why do I ask so many questions?

I also noticed a fun little factoid about the Blue Moon.  On the first of June, while the Moon swoons in tune with the carousel horses of the sign of Sagittarius, the mood should be that of the carnival...leading the parade into Summer by socializing with friends both old and new...use this community mind to find support for your visions.  

Fast Forward to the end of the month-June 30-where the birthday of my youngest sister sits on one of the most popular days for coupons to expire---This is also the "half-birthday" of yours truly...and the Blue Moon will be in Capricorn...MY SIGN.  Gives me a little quiver of delight...Magic IS afoot!  (but not a rabbit's foot---that's just MEAN!)  One week after that will be the birthday of Tomaro (like "Tomorrow") on 7-7-7...more of that later.  I think I should plan a Tea Party.  Wanna Come?

Posted by mandalafly at 10:03 AM PDT

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Mood:  special

My Little Sister is 40 today...on what would have been my parent's 43rd wedding anniversary (Thanks to ME!-Hey, I saved my dad from going to Nam!  I've always been a Peaceful Warrior!)  Anyway---little Gsa Gsa Gabor-butt (she loves when we call her that...really, I'm sure) is not so little anymore, but she's still a HOTTIE and we love her.

So this morning I woke up from a dream where I was visiting my first step-mom-and I know that a number of people have issues with step-anythings, but we went beyond issues straight to mental illness and alcoholism.   Without getting into the gory details of my chaotic upbringing, let's just say that when my dad finally divorced her, my sisters and I had already headed for the hills and moved in with our grandparents.  His parting gifts to her included a room full of posh living room furniture, and once she moved into her own "Coach House" apartment, she purchased a baby grand piano with her alimony---just because she always wanted one.  (couldn't play a note.) There is a lesson in materialism that has not been lost on me...

Before you all get concerned that I have abaondoned my usual upbeat take on life in this particular entry...stay tuned---there is a "happy ending" to be sure...I just want to be clear about who I am dealing with...

So this ex-step-mother appears to me in this dream.  Babboo and I are visiting her and my father, and she is being really nice to us.  She tells me that she is getting new furniture (not a big surprise) and that she wants to give me the old stuff (which is still really nice) and she goes on about how to get it delivered to us...van?... truck?...I'm thinking the whole time about how much her furniture meant to her and that this is a big thing because when she lived with us, let's just say I was not her favorite.  I felt a sense of relief and forgiveness from both sides-from her to me, and me to her-and I kept thinking "this is Heaven".  I woke up with the song "Heaven" by the Psychedelic Furs running through my head and the "this is Heaven" phrase repeating over and over under the song.  

No one in my family has heard from this woman in years.  No one wanted to keep in touch, and she moved South and disappeared from our physical lives.  I hardly give her much thought anymore, but this dream makes me wonder if perhaps she has crossed over...it would be interesting to find out.  Someday, perhaps I will find it in the Akashic Records.  All I know is that I feel that a weight has been lifted, and I am thankful that I won't have to repeat that lesson next time.   OM.

On that note:  Forgive someone today...especially your SELF!  or put another way...Forgive the part of YOU that created THEM.

Posted by mandalafly at 12:01 AM PDT

Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2007 12:12 AM PDT

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Mood:  bright

 I don't usually like to use other people's stuff on my blog,  (don't really need to-I've got enough to say...you may have noticed!)  but this seems like something to make an exeption for...                                                                                                                                   Chakra Zen Incantations

Breath Awareness Technique

• (My energy)(is free of blockages)
• (My root chakra)(is deeply grounded)
• (My sacral chakra juices)(are creative and bold)
• (My solar plexus)(feels mellow and calm)
• (My heart)(is filled with love)
• (My throat)(speaks the truth)
• (My third eye)(intuits inner knowledge)
• (My crown chakra)(projects inspiration)
• (My chakras)(are spinning in alignment)
• (My aura)(is colorful and clutter-free)
• (My lightbody)(beams brightly)
• (I am)(centered and balanced)

_{References:
Ten Zen Seconds written by Eric Maisel
Chakracises: www.chakracises.com}

That ought to keep you busy for a while....Love, Mandalafly

Posted by mandalafly at 9:19 AM PDT

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Mood:  spacey

Good Monday, and welcome to another edition of Dream-moebas...It seems that Neptune in Pisces (sitting right up against where Saturn was when I was born, but opposing where Saturn is sitting in Leo right now) has REALLY been influencing things in the dream realm.  Not like I don't ALWAYS have a lot of dream activity, but it seems like I was so busy the last couple of nights, that I need to sleep even more, just to get some rest from all of that night flight-which would only compound the issue, I'm sure!  However...

On that note, a lot of the imagery was personal, and some of it related to a friend of mine who is having a bit of a crisis in the Home and Security departments, but there was one thing that happened that seemed to be important to more than just little ol' me....I was dreaming about time travel, and there was something about writing a book, and I was trying to figure out how to write it, and "they" told me that I could just "move myself to the time where most of it was already written, and take it from there and the rest would fall into place."  This was powerful enough to wake me from my sleep-which usually means it is something that I should take note of...and I have-but it really takes a bit of faith to believe that I can just skip into another continuum in order to advance...and my rational mind keeps saying that it is only a dream...that this is the reality that I live in and that it is not possible for me-or anyone else for that matter, to skip over to another time and space...to which I am beginning to say...OR IS IT?

What do YOU think?  If it is possible to change your trajectory that quickly...what would you have already accomplished?

Posted by mandalafly at 8:48 AM PDT

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Mood:  chatty

Good Morning, and welcome back.  I am still pushing the limits of what is humanly possible as far as having irons in the fire, but I feel like it is necessary to slow down long enough this morning to share some of the amazing vibrations with you-the "viewer"-and give you a little hope for your journey.

    As you may know by now, the New Moon in Taurus was Wednesday, and the feeling that we should be getting things accomplished can butt up against the feeling that we are not getting anything accomplished.  Taurus is about Money and Possessions, and you may be feeling the need for some refinement in those areas.  I am noticing that I am not the only one feeling "bottlenecked" in the finance department, but like most patterns-it ebbs and flows...and right now is a bit of an ebb---maybe I sould just go with it and lay low this weekend-take a breather.  Not like my yard couldn't use a little TLC.  Again, I'm sure that I am not the only one.

     We are still under the influence of Saturn in Leo opposing Neptune in Pisces---Like a big cat we may find ourselves wanting some extra sleep time-in order to spend time in the dream realm that Neptune in Pisces loves so much, but Big Daddy Saturn keeps telling us that in order to gain  the personal freedom we desire, we need to remain alert.  It is much like when we are driving and we get tired at the wheel-it is best to pull over for a brief but refreshing nap-then continue on our journey. 

      I am also reminded of the rules of kindergarten...Be nice to each other, share your toys, eat a snack, take a nap---all will be well...

     On a personal note, this weekend is the 37th annual Willamette (like "damn it") Valley Folk Festival.  I vended there last year, and while it was fun and a nice weekend (that ended with a hail storm at the very last minute...) I didn't make much more than it cost for the booth fee.  I was asked back again this year, but had other things going, so I am not going to go, but I opened the insert from the paper that has the schedule in it and on the second page-where they list the vendors IS ONE OF MY MANDALAS!!!  They used a personalized one that I made for one of my regular customers at "Tac-Hoolio" several years ago...I'm not sure where they got the picture (the website?) and actually no one asked my permission, nor am I credited with the work, but I am happy that another mandala is going to be present in the consciousnesses of the Folks at the Festival...and beyond. (The Eugene Weekly gets some serious distribution round these parts!)     

     There are two ways to look at publicity of any  kind---as an artist there are a LOT of people who ask to use your work and in lieu of any form of payment, they say "but it will give you EXPOSURE."-to which my old roommate-a puppeteer says "people DIE of EXPOSURE!"---but I prefer to think of it as FREE ADVERTISING---thanks FOLKS!  Come and get your Mandalas HERE (please!).

      So, on that note (played on a banjo) I say to you "Have a great weekend, enjoy the show, be nice to each other, and don't forget to take a nap if you get to feeling cranky."           BE  WELL.

Posted by mandalafly at 10:09 AM PDT

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Mood:  rushed

HEY!!!  I have so much to say and I keep running up against the time wall---I want to tell you all about the Healing Hands event (complete with chanting Sikhs and Monks and all...) and about the Last Mimzy...and Rei Ki Do Satori party and all the other fun stuff I have been up to-and about all of the healing we have been doing for YOU and the rest of this battered little ball of dirt we call home...BUT, it's going to have to wait because the folks on the east coast need their mushrooms and as of today I am the sales person who can provide them.  (Movin' on up...)  Sigh---I will talk to you soon...

Don't forget, LOVE IS ALL THERE IS!!!   and the more you give, the more you get!!!  GET SOME NOW!!!      OMMMMMMMMMM...Love, Mandalafly!

Posted by mandalafly at 9:23 AM PDT

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Mood:  chatty

Jupiter-Uranus Opposition.  You will want to break out of the box that you may find yourself in...I can tell you that it is true for me-the ties that bind are coming undone...IT WILL BE SO!!!

Tomorrow, Mercury-(travel and communication...) moves into Gemini...(cocktail parties and gossip...) which is one of it's two home placements.  This is a very social placement and should set the scene for an extremely social weekend!  This is good for what I am doing this weekend...participating in the benefit Healing Hands of Eugene to raise money for the Lotus Child Center-a refuge for homeless children in Mongolia.  If you are in the vicinity and want to help out, you can stop by the Willamalane Senior Center on Saturday from 10am-4pm-donate and receive some hands on healing for yourself...and the ENTIRE COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS WILL BE RAISED WITH YOU!!!  Come on in!!!

Meanwhile-over in the ZAADS community the question of the day is a fill in the blanks..."If only I knew..., then..."

My answer is : "OH, I knew...but I did it anyway..."

So on that note....my question is..."Would you do it again?"

Posted by mandalafly at 10:06 AM PDT

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Mood:  vegas lucky

     Good Monday and Welcome Back, Fr-ub-iends.  

Today I think we will be feeling a bit of the Mars/Uranus conjunction as it directly squares Jupiter.  This could create some tension as we prepare to face our next challenge HEAD ON (don't say it!) and bust through the wall that has been between us and our next goal.  Mars and Uranus give us strong direction and focused energy-Jupiter (which is pretty darn close to Pluto-the Finisher-right now) is about luck and expansion.  I feel that we are in  a position to receive Divine Providence (The Great Amoeba is fixin' ta set us straight!)  

Something to mull in the mind:  If your life was  going to be a movie, what would it's genre be?  And who would play you?

Posted by mandalafly at 10:30 AM PDT

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Mood:  spacey

BOOM-DI-YADA...

     Oh, Great Children of the Amoeba...Mandalafly is not exactly moving at top speed right now, mostly because I am balancing yesterday which was spent moving FULL SPEED for over 9 hours trying to keep up with the demands of a restaurant full of people celebrating a "holiday" that I would bet a vast majority of them know very little about.  I do know that it is part of the reason they speak Spanish there and not French.  You do the rest.

     I didn't work last Cinco de Mayo, though I was invited to, because I felt like I had not been far away enough for long enough.  In the beginning of my "retirement" I felt as though I was one commissioned artwork away from the restaurant at most times.  It's touch and go sometimes to be a studio artist, and even though I live in a community that has a HUGE and thriving art colony, that just makes the competition more fierce.  I have heard from more than one artist that it's good to live here if you can sell elsewhere.  Thank You Al Gore for "inventing the internet."  (Dance to the Al Gore-Rythym...arar-a little math humor for the pocket protectors among us.)

     Anyway---before you start calling me Tangent-afly---What I learned yesterday was that I really am done with the whole restaurant thing.  I worked for 9.40 hours (according to my time slip) and at least 8 of them were spent behind the service bar in the kitchen-without stopping making drinks!!!  This means no potty break, no eating, didn't even have a second to lift a glass of water to my lips more than once an hour or so.  I am NOT KIDDING.  I had 3 blenders going top speed the whole time.  There were tickets of drink orders flowing out of the printer like a stock market ticker.  I would have a string of 15 or so tickets that I was working on in front of me, another string around my neck like a boa to be laid down next, and another one building up on the machine...WHEW! 

     I was thinking I might be a little rusty, but after about a 15 month hiatus, I "perfect poured" the first Scratch Cadillac Margarita as if I had not missed a day...I have a whole new respect  for muscle memory...and I plan to carry this on by really examining what else is held there.  I was thinking that if it is that easy to recall something that I really have put behind me, then I should just as easily be able to access other information that I have gathered over the millenia that I have existed. 

     This brings me to this week's question:  If you could remember how to do something that you learned to do in another lifetime, what would it be?
 

 P.S. Happy Birthday Julie!!!  and Fauna!!! (wherever you are!)

Posted by mandalafly at 3:34 PM PDT

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