Something has definitely shifted. I was wandering, getting my coffee, waiting for it to brew, and noted a perfect stillness within me. As tho some thing, or some energy, had been removed. I noted it, and gave thanks. Our team, guardians, protectors, all of those working in service on behalf of the essence of life flowing within all beings… remember them when you are feeling good. It’s symbiosis, and needs to be acknowledged. “There’s a whole lot more coming from this side of the apple”, they said. Show gratitude for the ease, and pray for assistance should it be vacant. The family of the Most High is diligently working on behalf of harmony … clearing chaos isn’t an easy task. Pray for their protection, while they do what you cannot. It’s the courteous thing to do, Should one choose to participate in this special relationship, consciously.
Please Jah, let it rain Let it wash all this wickedness away So much sorrow, so much pain Let the sun come out to shine another day
Please Jah, let it rain And if our roots are strong we will remain Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rain
In the beginning there was only Love All was connected to the Most High above Every creature lived in harmony There was no language for the word enemy
All animals were equal under Jah sun There was just enough food for everyone There were no squabbles and no ego trips There was no language for the word ownership
Then along came mankind, eager to prove his worth and his might To conquer the land, conquer the seas, conquer the skies A God in his own eyes
But be careful you build your house too high Standing on your tiptoes trying to touch the sky, you’re gonna topple Look how your foundation crumble You had everything you could need, but you just couldn’t keep it simple
Please Jah, let it rain Let it wash all this wickedness away So much sorrow, so much pain Let the sun come out to shine another day
How long will we wait for humanity to come around Is the gap too great to cross this divide and be reunited
I should have known it, I should have seen it coming creeping like a shadow on my heart, hungry like a vampire I should have felt it, historically the signs were there for all to see, esoterically hidden in plain sight So gather your freedom and hold it tight, yeah we’re gonna live it up tonight Follow me brother cause babylon never discover the treasure that we hold, oh no
How long will we wait, open the doors of Zion gate We will suffer no more Can’t you hear we knocking, knocking at your door
How long will we wait Will we open the seventh and seal our fate Is the gap too great, to cross this divide and be reunited
‘Cause they will never give up, ’til they sucked every last drop of blood from out of our veins So we got only one choice, listen closely to my voice, we got to take back our freedom
Please Jah, let it rain Let it wash all this wickedness away So much sorrow, so much pain Let the sun come out to shine another day
Turtle woman is making an offering of wampum to the plants of the river.
“Please”, she asks, “can you help us?”
She explains how we need the rivers to be clean and she acknowledges the plants as the cleaners of the river.
She speaks to the wampum and thanks them also for the light they bring the world.
She talks to the plants for a long time. Telling them what is happening. She explains that the two legged have lost their ways. But there are still some who remember. She tells them about the babies that are coming who need clean water. She cries for her grandchildren.
The plants, being loving and generous, wait for her to finish speaking and then they tell her they have heard her prayers. They agree to help. They are gentle. They never have an unkind word to say about anyone.
From the shore a young person sings a turtle song. Unbeknownst to them, turtle woman is pleading for the world only a short distance below at the bottom of the river.
Be tolerant of those who have lost their way. Ignorance, presumption, anger, jealousy and greed come from a lost soul. Pray for them to find guidance.
Find yourself, by your own means. Do not let others make your path for you. It is your path, and only yours. Others may walk with you, but no one can make your way (or walk your path) for you.
Treat guests in your home with great consideration. Serve them the best food, give them the best bed and treat them with respect and honor.
Do not take what is not yours, whether from a person, a community, from the jungle or from a culture. It was not given or won. It is not yours.
Respect all the things that are on this earth, be they people, plants and animals.
Honor the thoughts, desires and words of all people. Never break them in, or make fun of them, or imitate them rudely. It gives each person the right to their personal expression.
Never talk about others in a bad way. The negative energy you put into the universe will multiply when it returns to you.
All people make mistakes. And all the mistakes can be forgiven.
Bad thoughts cause illness to the mind, body and spirit. Practice optimism.
Nature is not FOR us. It is PART of us. She’s part of your family in the world.
Children are the seeds of our future. Sow love in your hearts and water them with wisdom and life lessons. When they grow up, just give them space to grow up.
Avoid hurting the hearts of others. The poison of their suffering will return to you.
Be true (transparent ) all the time. Honesty is the test of one’s will in this universe.
Keep yourself balanced. Your Mental person, your Spiritual person, your Emotional person, and your Physical person: they all have the need to be strong, pure and healthy.
Prayer Flags, also known as Tobacco Flags, are for defining a sacred space and keeping it protected from unwanted external energies.
Prayer Flags is comprised of a group of 7 different colored strips of cloth with a handful of tobacco tied to one end and the excess material dropping down like a tail.
The 7 colors represent the 7 Sacred Directions and the help received from the Spirits in that direction.
Yellow for East is for inner-child work.
Red for South is for work on the youth stage of life.
Black for West is for work on adulthood.
White for North is for work on elders and Ancestors.
Blue for the Above Direction representing help and assistance from Father Sky and other Supernatural Spirits.
Green for the Below Direction representing help and assistance from Mother Earth and other Earth Spirits.
Purple for the Within Direction, representing Great Mystery which is the connection between your spirit to all of Creation.
People going on a Vision Quest make Prayer Flags to keep them protected from distraction from outside energies so that the individual can focus on going within self to find the help and answers they are seeking with the help of spirit guides.
The 7 Flags are hung up independently with each color in the appropriate cardinal direction beginning with the yellow cloth and going clockwise in attaching to a tree branch or stick on the ground in a circular pattern around their personal space.
The green and blue flags are usually hung in the western direction with the black flag while the purple is hung in the northern direction with the white flag.
For a building that serves to help children and youth, the Prayer Flags are usually combined altogether and hung up near the main entrance to protect the building from the negativity of outside energies. So that the building and people in it can focus on purpose of being there.
Flags are made from 4-inch strips of fabric usually broadcloth with one end having a handful of tobacco or with a mixture of other medicines tied in.
This end holding the tobacco is hung upwards so that the top has the offering requesting spirits for help and guidance.
The tail of the material allows a pathway for spirits to come down and do whatever is needed to accomplish the request made with the tobacco. If no intention was made while making the Prayer
Flags, expect no results because people get what they asked which was nothing.
The Prayer Flags are to be burned at the end of the term be it at end of a vision quest, school year or physical year end.
Nothing lasts forever and tobacco does wear out and so does the cloth.
I now close the unfinished stories, unresolved situations, and poorly digested past experiences.
I put an end, a enough, a much needed limit on what no longer makes sense in my life.
I agree to complete this phase of my life freeing myself from everything that tied me to the old and the outdated.
May my past experiences not bring me the weight of pain, but wisdom to guide my steps.
May I never remain in what constrains, suffocates or limits me.
May I know how to let go of everything that is unproductive, that I be open to the new!
I allow myself to flow with life, changes and transformations.
I put an end to all the pain that I had not overcome, all the emotional disappointments that I have suffered, all the scarcity that I have experienced, all the physical and emotional woes, and all the woes that have bound me in the past.
In the name of my Holy Presence I Am, I decree that all knots, all misunderstandings and all discrepancies be broken now.
I now break all old, unpleasant and challenging cycles.
I am aware that I have served my purpose for these cycles, and that they have served their purpose for me as well.
I move on with learning and maturing ready for the new cycle that begins.
I accept endings and open myself to the blessings of new beginnings, to all the love, to all the health, to all the abundance and prosperity that await me.
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