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Autumn Equinox - Walking in Balance
Written by Misty-Eve
Thursday, 20 September 2007
In the language of science, an equinox is either of two points on the celestial sphere where the ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect. For the rest of us, it's one of two times a year when the sun crosses the equator, and the day and night are of equal length. At the autumnal equinox, which is Sunday Sept. 23rd this year, the sun appears to cross the celestial equator, from north to south; this marks the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, and the beginning of Spring in the Southern Hemisphere.
A Time of Change
We have reached the season of spectacular change! The hottest days have past and each is shorter than the last. Groves on mountains take on brilliant colors. The State Fair is over and school is in full swing. Everywhere, everyone seems more active and ready to get things done. Indeed, there is much to be done, for crops are ripe: it is the harvest season! The perfect time of year has come again for the season of change.
It is also a time that calls for Balance. The Equinox is a time when the days and nights are equal in length. We can use the Virgo influence to Analyze what's going on and decide how we can best be of Service while participating in this change.
Walk in Balance
The Native Americans say `Walk in Balance'. I believe there is no greater balance than the peace and harmony that comes from meditation. The following study presented in the movie "What the Bleep Do We Know" shows that Meditation produces dramatic change in the surrounding level of violent crime.
The results of this two-month study done in Washington, D.C., in June-July of 1993, shows a dramatic reduction in violent crime in Washington, D.C. On the basis of previous research it was hypothesized that the level of violent crime in the District of Columbia would drop significantly with the creation of a large group of participants in the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs to increase coherence and reduce stress in the District. The graph on the following web-site gives an idea of the amazing results that were achieved. For a more extensive summary of this study, please visit The Institute of Science, Technology and Public Policy at Maharishi University of Management
We each have the ability to contribute to world peace through the simple act of meditation. Dr. Wayne Dyer said if he was `King of the World' he would ask for all those who practice deep meditation to station themselves around the Middle East and do nothing but meditate.
Balance within is reflected in balance without. What a healthy way to celebrate this time of Change!
What can you do to participate in this season of Balance?
Will you participate in the meditations for peace that abound this week-end?
(If you know of any other than those listed below, please let us know.)
Will you gather with others to share the peace and wisdom that Spirit has given you?
Will YOU practice walking in Balance?
It's worth thinking about
Misty-Eve*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ONLY YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CREATE WELLNESS FOR YOURSELF
Many of us have been brought up to believe that our health depends solely on the quality of the healthcare we receive. The truth is, your health is YOUR responsibility. You are the only person who can make the lifestyle decisions that contribute to your well-being. You are the one who must take the steps to preserve your health and promote your wellness. Only you have the power to create wellness for yourself.
"Your power lies in the choices you make every day on your own behalf. If you react out of habit or fixed attitudes, you may not be using your choices wisely to create wellness in your life.
To create wellness, you must expand your focus beyond mere physical health and:
strive to balance and integrate your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects;
establish respectful, cooperative relationships with your family, friends, community, and the environment;
gather information and make informed wellness-oriented lifestyle choices;
actively participate in your health decisions and healing process."
1995, 1997 Reproductions Permitted: American Holistic Health Association
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HEALTHY BALANCE: QUOTES Of The DAY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind and spirit."
~ Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa), Santee Sioux
"With prayer and good intentions, we make our lives sacred and so come to balance."
~ Don Jose Matsua, Huichol Sierra Madre Mexico
"If we keep everything in balance, we are in harmony with ourselves and are at peace."
~ Fools Crow, Lakota
"To me, the wisdom the Elders have to manifest is in teaching people how to live in harmony and balance with each other and the Earth."
~ Sun Bear, Chippewa
"Listen to all the teachers in the woods. Watch the trees, the animals and all living things - you'll learn more from them than from books."
~ Joe Coyhis, Stockbridge-Munsee
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WALK IN BALANCE:
Native Americans speak out
"For Native American healers and shamen, song and dance is an integral part of their "medicine." This has always resonated with my understanding of healing.
"When we come to this beautiful planet, our mother earth, we arrive with karma, but we are essentially in balance. As we go through the various traumas of childhood, adolescence, and maturity, we are often knocked out of balance. Perhaps a helpful way of understanding all "illness" and "disease" is that it is the condition of being out of balance. An excellent way of remembering to come back in balance is through singing/chanting (audible mantra, prayer, etc.)."
For the rest of this article see: http://www.infinityinst.com/articles/walk_in_balance.html
Walking in Balance: Harmony with each other
"There is a path from yesterday to tomorrow that allows for the Eagle to soar, the Buffalo to roam, and all the Kingdoms on this Earth to evolve in harmony with each other. It is in present time that we, all of humanity, have the opportunity to shape the destiny of this Earth."
For more on this see: http://www.souledout.org/earthday/edied/edied.html
Walking in Balance: the Dance of Life
"Learning to live a life that maintains balance and harmony within ourselves, with others and with the environment is the lesson. Life provides the tests. Our lives, as in nature, move in a circle and is often related to planting, and harvest. Nature teaches that life moves in circles. Our lives also move in a circle and the way we live becomes our dance. In the Dance of Life, our thoughts and actions are the seeds we plant and will one day harvest!"
~ PurpleHawk http://impurplehawk.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEPTEMBER 21, INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/
Please participate in your own way.
Our world desperately needs peace. The United Nations has declared September 21 as "a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, an invitation to all nations and people to honor a cessation of hostilities for the duration of the Day..."
For many years, the International Day of Peace has been a catalyst for individuals, nations and civil
society to unite in a shared yearning for a world at peace.
There are 1500 supporting organizations in over 160 nations. Over 600 events are posted on
http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/
These activities include concerts, parades, festivals, gatherings, peace vigils, ceremonies,
children's activities such as peace art and essay contests and pinwheels for peace.
You are asked to participate in a MINUTE OF SILENCE for World Peace at 12 noon your local time.
You are asked to join in the powerful, universal prayer, MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH!
http://www.cultureofpeace.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
VIRGO: "I ANALYZE"
2nd Decan Influence: "HEALTH"
September 13th - September 22nd
Health is freedom from dis-ease. To have ease of mind and body is health. We know from our own experience that we are most "at ease" when we are relaxed. When our minds find no ease or our bodies are tense we can be called "dis-eased". If we are healthy, we are free from disease and free from mental worry. Everyone wants health but few know how to get it; or having it, know how to keep it. Wise men know! It is meditative 'relaxation', the mental side of reality - the above that determines this below.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For more on the lessons of VIRGO see: http://druidcraft.net/astrology.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To learn more about the teachings of the Druidic Craft of the Wise, visit the "Courses" page on the website: http://druidcraft.net
You are a blessed being!
Misty-Eve*
Druidic Craft of the Wise
The American Rite
http://druidcraft.net
"The turning point of life is when you recognize the relationship between consciousness and results."
~ Alan Cohen
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A WORD TO THE WISE
A Newsletter of Astrological Reflections from The Druid Perspective
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If this newsletter has been forwarded to you and you would like
To Subscribe visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aWordToTheWise/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Share A WORD TO THE WISE with those you care about.
Reproductions are permitted with the use of the following tag line:
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Written by Misty-Eve
Thursday, 20 September 2007
In the language of science, an equinox is either of two points on the celestial sphere where the ecliptic and the celestial equator intersect. For the rest of us, it's one of two times a year when the sun crosses the equator, and the day and night are of equal length. At the autumnal equinox, which is Sunday Sept. 23rd this year, the sun appears to cross the celestial equator, from north to south; this marks the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, and the beginning of Spring in the Southern Hemisphere.
A Time of Change
We have reached the season of spectacular change! The hottest days have past and each is shorter than the last. Groves on mountains take on brilliant colors. The State Fair is over and school is in full swing. Everywhere, everyone seems more active and ready to get things done. Indeed, there is much to be done, for crops are ripe: it is the harvest season! The perfect time of year has come again for the season of change.
It is also a time that calls for Balance. The Equinox is a time when the days and nights are equal in length. We can use the Virgo influence to Analyze what's going on and decide how we can best be of Service while participating in this change.
Walk in Balance
The Native Americans say `Walk in Balance'. I believe there is no greater balance than the peace and harmony that comes from meditation. The following study presented in the movie "What the Bleep Do We Know" shows that Meditation produces dramatic change in the surrounding level of violent crime.
The results of this two-month study done in Washington, D.C., in June-July of 1993, shows a dramatic reduction in violent crime in Washington, D.C. On the basis of previous research it was hypothesized that the level of violent crime in the District of Columbia would drop significantly with the creation of a large group of participants in the Transcendental Meditation and TM-Sidhi programs to increase coherence and reduce stress in the District. The graph on the following web-site gives an idea of the amazing results that were achieved. For a more extensive summary of this study, please visit The Institute of Science, Technology and Public Policy at Maharishi University of Management
We each have the ability to contribute to world peace through the simple act of meditation. Dr. Wayne Dyer said if he was `King of the World' he would ask for all those who practice deep meditation to station themselves around the Middle East and do nothing but meditate.
Balance within is reflected in balance without. What a healthy way to celebrate this time of Change!
What can you do to participate in this season of Balance?
Will you participate in the meditations for peace that abound this week-end?
(If you know of any other than those listed below, please let us know.)
Will you gather with others to share the peace and wisdom that Spirit has given you?
Will YOU practice walking in Balance?
It's worth thinking about
Misty-Eve*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
ONLY YOU HAVE THE POWER TO CREATE WELLNESS FOR YOURSELF
Many of us have been brought up to believe that our health depends solely on the quality of the healthcare we receive. The truth is, your health is YOUR responsibility. You are the only person who can make the lifestyle decisions that contribute to your well-being. You are the one who must take the steps to preserve your health and promote your wellness. Only you have the power to create wellness for yourself.
"Your power lies in the choices you make every day on your own behalf. If you react out of habit or fixed attitudes, you may not be using your choices wisely to create wellness in your life.
To create wellness, you must expand your focus beyond mere physical health and:
strive to balance and integrate your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects;
establish respectful, cooperative relationships with your family, friends, community, and the environment;
gather information and make informed wellness-oriented lifestyle choices;
actively participate in your health decisions and healing process."
1995, 1997 Reproductions Permitted: American Holistic Health Association
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HEALTHY BALANCE: QUOTES Of The DAY
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind and spirit."
~ Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa), Santee Sioux
"With prayer and good intentions, we make our lives sacred and so come to balance."
~ Don Jose Matsua, Huichol Sierra Madre Mexico
"If we keep everything in balance, we are in harmony with ourselves and are at peace."
~ Fools Crow, Lakota
"To me, the wisdom the Elders have to manifest is in teaching people how to live in harmony and balance with each other and the Earth."
~ Sun Bear, Chippewa
"Listen to all the teachers in the woods. Watch the trees, the animals and all living things - you'll learn more from them than from books."
~ Joe Coyhis, Stockbridge-Munsee
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WALK IN BALANCE:
Native Americans speak out
"For Native American healers and shamen, song and dance is an integral part of their "medicine." This has always resonated with my understanding of healing.
"When we come to this beautiful planet, our mother earth, we arrive with karma, but we are essentially in balance. As we go through the various traumas of childhood, adolescence, and maturity, we are often knocked out of balance. Perhaps a helpful way of understanding all "illness" and "disease" is that it is the condition of being out of balance. An excellent way of remembering to come back in balance is through singing/chanting (audible mantra, prayer, etc.)."
For the rest of this article see: http://www.infinityinst.com/articles/walk_in_balance.html
Walking in Balance: Harmony with each other
"There is a path from yesterday to tomorrow that allows for the Eagle to soar, the Buffalo to roam, and all the Kingdoms on this Earth to evolve in harmony with each other. It is in present time that we, all of humanity, have the opportunity to shape the destiny of this Earth."
For more on this see: http://www.souledout.org/earthday/edied/edied.html
Walking in Balance: the Dance of Life
"Learning to live a life that maintains balance and harmony within ourselves, with others and with the environment is the lesson. Life provides the tests. Our lives, as in nature, move in a circle and is often related to planting, and harvest. Nature teaches that life moves in circles. Our lives also move in a circle and the way we live becomes our dance. In the Dance of Life, our thoughts and actions are the seeds we plant and will one day harvest!"
~ PurpleHawk http://impurplehawk.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEPTEMBER 21, INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/
Please participate in your own way.
Our world desperately needs peace. The United Nations has declared September 21 as "a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, an invitation to all nations and people to honor a cessation of hostilities for the duration of the Day..."
For many years, the International Day of Peace has been a catalyst for individuals, nations and civil
society to unite in a shared yearning for a world at peace.
There are 1500 supporting organizations in over 160 nations. Over 600 events are posted on
http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/
These activities include concerts, parades, festivals, gatherings, peace vigils, ceremonies,
children's activities such as peace art and essay contests and pinwheels for peace.
You are asked to participate in a MINUTE OF SILENCE for World Peace at 12 noon your local time.
You are asked to join in the powerful, universal prayer, MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH!
http://www.cultureofpeace.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
VIRGO: "I ANALYZE"
2nd Decan Influence: "HEALTH"
September 13th - September 22nd
Health is freedom from dis-ease. To have ease of mind and body is health. We know from our own experience that we are most "at ease" when we are relaxed. When our minds find no ease or our bodies are tense we can be called "dis-eased". If we are healthy, we are free from disease and free from mental worry. Everyone wants health but few know how to get it; or having it, know how to keep it. Wise men know! It is meditative 'relaxation', the mental side of reality - the above that determines this below.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For more on the lessons of VIRGO see: http://druidcraft.net/astrology.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To learn more about the teachings of the Druidic Craft of the Wise, visit the "Courses" page on the website: http://druidcraft.net
You are a blessed being!
Misty-Eve*
Druidic Craft of the Wise
The American Rite
http://druidcraft.net
"The turning point of life is when you recognize the relationship between consciousness and results."
~ Alan Cohen
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A WORD TO THE WISE
A Newsletter of Astrological Reflections from The Druid Perspective
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If this newsletter has been forwarded to you and you would like
To Subscribe visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aWordToTheWise/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Share A WORD TO THE WISE with those you care about.
Reproductions are permitted with the use of the following tag line:
(C) Reproductions Permitted: http://druidcraft.net
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