A patient creature...

This make me smile.

Moola Mantra

Simplified meaning of the moola mantra:

Om - We are calling on the highest energy, of all there is

Sat - The formless
...
Chit - Consciousness of the universe

Ananda- Pure love, bliss and joy

Parabrahma --The supreme creator

Purushothama -Who has incarnated in human form to help guide mankind

Paramatma -Who comes to me in my heart, and becomes my inner voice whenever I ask

Sri Bhagavathi - The divine mother, the power aspect of creation

Sametha- Together within

Sri Bhagavate -The Father of creation which is unchangeable and permanent

Namaha- I thank you and acknowledge this presence in my life. I ask for your guidance at all times.

The Message is Love from all Religions: Why are we not listening?

I am a very non-confrontational, passive person. I do not like fighting and violence. This was always how it was for me. I avoided fights between my parents, and I hid outside or in my room. I have not learned to speak up for myself verbally most of the time and must say what I need to say in writing. It and my art are the truest forms of my communication with others. With that being said I am here to express myself.

Hate is not acceptable and is a key condition of fear. We often fear what we do not know. For example, a fear of the dark might come from not being able to see what is out there and yet the same things are out there in the dark that were out there during daylight. So why be afraid?

 People are different, different colors, different religions, different likes and dislikes, different ways of dressing, and different choices. What we fail to realize when we look at others is that we are all in need of the same things to sustain us. We all need air to breathe, food to eat, water to drink, shelter for safety and LOVE. We all need to know we are loved. It is just as important to us as air, food and water!

 

Yet, we look at each other and think:

He's different because his skin is different from mine.

She is too fat.

He is from the wrong side of town.

She believes in a different way from me.

She is poor, or too rich.

 

This list could go on and on and on. So let me address the real issue. Both hate and violence are the result of fear.  Why are we afraid? Why are we so afraid of others? Why is it that there are people that fight and kill for religion, for God? (I'm sure that is just not true). Is it because there is only one right way? Could it be that we never believe we have enough? Is it because each religion believes their way is the only way? Is it actually because we are afraid of ourselves and that we mistakenly feel that we are inadequate and unworthy of Love?

There is only one Divine Source. Call the source what you will...God, Allah, the Divine One, the Great Spirit, or Jehovah. In fact there are 104 names for the Divine Source here: http://universespirit.org/god-names-master-list-of-names-for-god-from-worlds-religions

With this in mind, know that all religion was began by someone's spiritual experience that they shared with, or pushed upon others.

 

What does that mean? Are religions bad? Not at all! They all refer to the same thing: The Divine Source is LOVE!!!  So let me pick this apart for you by looking at the fundamentals of each religion as it relates to the word love. We cannot truly love others until we love ourselves.

 

Christianity

The Christian understanding is that love comes from God. Christians believe that to Love God with all your heart, mind, and strength and Love your neighbor as yourself are the two most important things in life. The Apostle Paul glorified love as the most important virtue of all. Describing love in the famous poem in 1 Corinthians, he wrote, "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres." (1 Cor. 13:4–7, NIV). There is also the belief that God loved us so much that he gave us his Son to save us.

Judaism

In Hebrew, Ahava is the most commonly used term for both interpersonal love and love between God and God's creations. Chesed, often translated as loving-kindness, is used to describe many forms of love between human beings.

The commandment to love other people is given in the Torah, which states, "Love your neighbor like yourself" (Leviticus 19:18). The biblical book Song of Solomon is considered a romantically phrased metaphor of love between God and his people, but in its plain reading, reads like a love song. The 20th-century Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler is frequently quoted as defining love from the Jewish point of view as "giving without expecting to take" (from his Michtav me-Eliyahu, Vol. 1).

 

 

Islam

Love encompasses the Islamic view of life as universal brotherhood that applies to all who hold faith. Amongst the 99 names of God (Allah), there is the name Al-Wadud, or "the Loving One," which is found in Surah [Quran 11:90] as well as Surah [Quran 85:14]. God is also referenced at the beginning of every chapter in the Qur'an as Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim, or the "Most Compassionate" and the "Most Merciful", indicating that nobody is more loving, compassionate and benevolent than God. The Qur'an refers to God as being "full of loving kindness."

 

Hinduism

Prema – or prem – refers to elevated love. Karuna is compassion and mercy, which impels one to help reduce the suffering of others. Bhakti is a Sanskrit term, meaning "loving devotion to the supreme God." A person who practices bhakti is called a bhakta. Hindu writers, theologians, and philosophers have distinguished nine forms of bhakti, which can be found in the Bhagavata Purana and works by Tulsidas. The philosophical work Narada Bhakti Sutras, written by an unknown author (presumed to be Narada), distinguishes eleven forms of love. In certain Vaishnava sects within Hinduism, attaining unadulterated, unconditional and incessant love for Godhead is considered the foremost goal of life.

 

Buddhism

Karuṇā is compassion and mercy, which reduces the suffering of others. It is complementary to wisdom and is necessary for enlightenment. Adveṣa and mettā are benevolent love. This love is unconditional and requires considerable self-acceptance. This is quite different from ordinary love, which is usually about attachment and sex, and which rarely occurs without self-interest. Instead, in Buddhism it refers to detachment and unselfish interest in others' welfare. The Bodhisattva ideal in Mahayana Buddhism involves the complete renunciation of oneself in order to take on the burden of a suffering world. The strongest motivation one has in order to take the path of the Bodhisattva is the idea of salvation within unselfish, altruistic love for all sentient beings.

So, with all these religions professing that LOVE is the way to feel closest to the divine source, I am not sure what everyone is fighting about. The alternative to Love is fear which encompasses hate and greed. Not one of us lives our life without making mistakes. But each of us was created by the Divine Source so we are perfect in our own way. We are meant to be shining examples of the Divine Love of the Source.  WHO CARES if we worship our GOD in the way in which we do? Who cares that we call GOD by different names? WHY is it that we cannot see the real message here is to LOVE?

 

Love our God, Love ourselves, Love our fellow humans, Love our Earth

and Love all that nourishes and sustains our life.

 

Sa'di wrote:

The children of Adam are limbs of one body having been created of one essence. When the calamity of time afflicts one limb, the other limbs cannot remain at rest. If you have no sympathy for the troubles of others, you are not worthy to be called by the name of "man".

and

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.

Chief Seattle

The universe is a woven tapestry of the energies and vibrations of learning and Love.

and finally,

Oneness, every individual is connected to all that is. We are all One and all things are an intricate part of out being. We are part of the Divine Source and the Divine lives within us.  

May you feel the peace, know the love and be filled with the Light of the Divine!

Links will take you to the site.

Information for love in religion from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_on_love

Nursery Pictures

I had so much fun doing this room. It is filled with love! I must say it is an awesome way to usher in a new life. The colors are gray and pale yellow.

The tree was done in white. This is most of the tree with the giraffe. It was impossible to get the entire tree at once due to the width of the room. Outlet covers are yellow and gray. The tree represents life and is where heaven and earth touch and where all times and places converge. The air that we breathe is provided by trees making them nurturing and a source of food. They are guardians and belong to the Earth element so this child will be concerned with the condition of  Mother Earth. This umbrella thorn tree represents the purity and endurance of this child's soul.

 

Elephant and baby. Might be my favorite part of the room! The baby looks like he is happy. Elephants are held in high regard by many and is a symbol of royalty, strength and ancient power. She will be close to her family and protected by them. The elephant will guide her to learn wisdom from the women in her family. She will help others younger than her and greatly respect her elders.

Swallows are here for protection and warmth within the home. They will allow this child to maintain a proper perspective and to move on as needed. She will learn to hear the wisdom in her own words as well as the words of others. She will be guided to not immerse herself in the mundane and to stay objective.

The hawk is here to guard and protect this child. It will assist in connecting the child to the Divine One through inner knowing. The hawk empower her and will lead her to fulfill her childhood visions. Others may harass her because she see things in a different way, but she will rise above this. She will use the power of the hawk to see things from a higher perspective.

Lion and cub. The lion depicted here is a male but the lion represents the power and assertion of feminine energy. The lion will guide this child to avoid confrontations, protect her family if needed and guide her to work cooperatively with others. She will learn to trust

her feminine energies of creativity, intuition and imagination.

The giraffe is here to guide the child into seeing into the future to attain her goals as she grows and changes. She will have a unique perspective and while she will be able to speak eloquently she will often choose to be silent guided by her intuition. She will speak out when she feels something must be said and she will intuitively know when to not to take the words of others to heart.

I Need To Write

My writings have been sporadic at best. It is time to get back to work. Much has happened over the past few months. I got news that my daughter is pregnant. We went to visit her. School ended and test results came. Not sure what that will mean...

Went to visit my daughter and her boyfriend and saw him propose to her on the 4th of July. It was pretty awesome and her reaction was priceless. No date for the wedding yet. Stayed extra time with them and painted the nursery for baby girl.

Snake Blood Medicine Dream

I remember going to visit a student of whom I had been very fond of when I taught him. He had been sick (Crohn's disease) and was now doing much better because he had finally been diagnosed and had everything he needed to be healthy. I had found out his mother was very sick and I went with the intention to also see her. I thanked her for working so hard to help him get well and I wanted the same for her. She explained to me that it took a lot out of her to help him and now she was very tired. I gave her a Oneness blessing and we hugged then I left. I went to a doctor's office at a clinic to get her help. While I was there I spoke to the doctor then they sent me in to visit a little girl that was very sick. She lay on the bed almost completely uncovered except for a cloth draped over her. she had sores all over her stomach that the doctors could not get to go away. Her father was there and I asked her name and what was wrong because she looked very weak and fevered. Her father said the doctors did not know what to do for her and she was very sad. I prayed over her and gave her a blessing then I returned to the waiting room. I had to wait in the waiting room for a considerable amount of time and I didn't know why. A woman named Karen came to me and I knew she was a great healer and psychic. She asked me many questions about a picture and what types of triangles I saw in the various images. (this I did not understand at all although I got them all correct.) Then she cut open a potato and rubbed the juices on my arm. I saw a snake in various shades of beige and light browns wrapped around her arm. She took the same knife that she had cut the potato with and cut into the snake making it bleed a intense yellow blood. I was about to protest about her hurting the snake when she had someone rub the other half of the potato into my face. I wondered why she was she trying to make me kiss the potato. I was so distracted buy this that I did not see her put a large amount of the snake's blood on my arm where she had rubbed the potato.

At this point I actually woke up because my husband shook my arm to tell me he was leaving for work. I instantly got a powerful headache right between my eyebrows. After he left I went into a meditative state and asked questions about the dream.

Karen came to me and explained that the potato starches were to protect my skin from the blood of the snake. She explained that it was rubbed on my face so that I would moisten my fingers, rub them where the potato juices were on my face and then dip in in the snakes blood to smooth over the sores on the little girl. I would meet her and she would bring the same snake several days in a row and in the end the little girl would be healed.

A Message from Beyond

Today as I was reviewing what I was writing I noticed my phone lit up for no apparent reason. I picked it up and looked at it. There was no message and no call so I looked at the time and the numbers were 12:34. I was struck by the fact that the numbers were 1234 and I wondered what that meant. I pondered why it had lit up and wondered if it was because I had been reading about my mom and my sister. The phone light went out and I hit the home button again and the time was 12:48. I knew there was no way that I had lost 14 minutes.

I talked immediately to a friend and was told it was my mom and my sister was with her, that my mom was with me and had reached out and touched my phone to let me know she was there. She then told me to get off the phone and talk to my mom because I would hear her. I thanked her for her support.

I did just that and I could feel the love and warmth wrapping all around me and could hear my mother speak when I talked to her. I cried and cried and I still tear up thinking about it. I felt so loved and so supported by my mom. I thanked my mom for being with me.

So in Angel numbers 1234 is:

"1 - Stay positive. Everything you are thinking about is coming true so be sure you think only about what you desire. Give your fears to God and the angels.
2 - Everything is fine and will continue to be so. Keep believing, especially since feelings of hope lead to more positive outcomes. The angels can buoy your faith if you'll ask for their help.
3 - The ascended masters are helping you -- usually this means and ascended master that you feel close to for example, Jesus, Quan Yin, a saint, or some other religious/ spiritual figure.
4 - The angels are with you. They send you the number 4 to reassure you that they've heard your prayers and are helping you.

In a different way with a similar meaning:

12 - Keep your thoughts positive about the future, as what you are thinking influences your future. This is a message to keep your faith and hope strong, because these are strong determining  factors now.

34 - Your prayers are heard and answered by the angels and ascended masters, who are with you right now."

From Doreen Virtue's
Angel Numbers 101

Mini Update

I am alive even though I have not written in quite some time. I have been absorbed in many things. My work, my sketches, my writing and my family. While I have been relatively calm through it all I have felt many emotions and upon occasion I have felt unloved. Fortunately the calm takes over and all is well for the fear fades and I know I am loved. I am excited to now have time to meditate daily and write! My writing has been a priority for me as of late and I am very focused on finishing my book.

I Am the Walrus!

So a while back I posted an entry about a walrus. Here it is along with the rest of the story!
Today I sat wondering what I should draw next in my animal totem series. Suddenly I heard "walrus." I thought to myself, "Really a walrus, What on earth for? are you serious?" Again came the word "walrus." I was a bit confused and asked why not a fox or goat? I heard the voice insist that it must be a walrus that I draw first. Then it would be okay to draw a goat and a fox after the walrus was finished. then the words to the song "I Am the Walrus" started playing in my mind. So tomorrow I begin my walrus totem drawing. When Spirit speaks I am learning to listen. I just love the Divine! That was in September of 2013.
So my walrus drawing sat for months (6 months to be exact) with no owner. He went to a show in October and one in January before going with me to a show this March. While at this show a massage therapist/ Reiki Healer had a Soul picture drawn by my friend Carol. At the bottom of her picture was a sketch of a walrus and the words, "I Am the Walrus". She asked Carol what it meant and Carol sent her to me. When she arrived at my booth she wanted to know what the words meant and I introduced her to my Walrus. After a brief explanation of what the words on the walrus meant she bought my picture! I am so happy that he has found a home and is able to share his energy with his new owner!
I am still absolutely amazed by the Divine!

What is Her Purpose?

    The soul came to this Earth the usual way and was attached to a human’s body. She did not have to come here, she chose to be here and to come at this particular time. She had been here before and remembered the marvels and splendors of Earth. When she arrived, she was a happy baby and she smiled a lot. A curious child, observant of nature, animals and beautiful things she was different from the others. She had a talent that her father encouraged her to develop. She read, drew and painted when other kids were playing. She spent hours and hours outdoors in nature and grew a deep appreciation for the natural world around her. She was happiest in the midst of trees, fields and her mind. To others she seemed to have her head in the clouds and was always daydreaming. She wrote from her heart, only to have her words criticized. She drew what she saw only to be told she could not see. Finally, she learned the lessons of this third dimension so well she forgot who she truly was. She grew up, became a parent, became busy with life, and began living in fear. It didn’t happen to her all at once, but slowly her vibrancy dwindled away. She felt as if there was no purpose for her other than to work and be responsible for all things. Her heart felt lost and she began to wonder if she even loved or knew the meaning of love.

     Years and years later, a wondrous gift was bestowed upon her. Her heart began to blossom again and slowly her light began to shine. At first, only a few noticed it, then it grew and more noticed. One day she began to realize it herself. As her light began shining brighter, her words and her sight returned. She began to notice the beauty of nature and life. She took up her pen and she challenged mere words to become stories and magically turned sheets of paper into works of art. She honored those creatures with which she felt a deep kinship. She honored her past lives with her words of truth. She began to wonder about the meaning of her life. What was her purpose? Then one day on her way to work, it became crystal clear to her. She could sum it all up in one word: beauty. It was the beauty of love, of nature, of compassion, of music, of art, of the intricate details of the planet, and the interconnectedness of all things in the universe. She realized her purpose was to bring forth the beauty so that others could see it. That was her truth, her goal; bring others to see the beauty of the dance. She was much like a camera recording all the beauty in her heart she could so she could present it to others both here and in the beyond. Finally, her life made sense! She was beyond grateful and filled with a great peace.

Blessed am I who have seen and felt the majesty and beauty of the Divine. I live with gratitude and thankfulness in my heart. I live in peace; I am one with God, and all that is.

    

Hippie Giraffe

I AM... (a poem with pictures)

I am the beauty of the sunrise,

And the glory of the sunset.

I am the magnificence of the oceans,

And the song of the whale and dolphin.

I am the strength of the mountains,

and the gems they produce.

I am the wind that blows,

And the swaying of the trees.

I am the endlessness of the sky,

And the stars the sparkle in the night.

I am the flight of the bird

And the song that they sing.

I am the lover of beauty and peace.

And the giver of love.

I am the  brilliance of the Sun, 

And the light that lies within.

I am one with you,

And you are one with me.

I am one with the Divine One,

And the Divine is one with me.

~ Kelly Jeter

   2014

Message from the Stargate

All of my BELOVED
WE are All ONE
WE are All LOVE
WE are All GOD

WE are the Universe
WE are ALL ONE

A New Lesson in Loving

I have been reading The Art of Spiritual Peacemaking by James Twyman. I highly recommend any of his books but especially this book. Please read The Emissary of Light first.

I began the day after I got the book. I read faithfully until I got to lesson seven. Then I had days off in between beginning lesson seven and while reading lesson seven. I attribute this to choices I made during Christmas break with family being my major focus. then of course a few days after they left I realized I had not been reading. I read lesson 7 for two consecutive days then I did not read again for three and that was last night. I felt guilty about not holding up my end of the deal, then as I read I realized it was perfect and it was the Divine's timing. All was as it was meant to be. With that said let me give a brief summary of what I have read in this book so far, then I will explain the circumstances as to why the timing was perfect.

This book is the teachings of Jeshua ben Joseph (Jesus and Jeshua is pronounced Yeshua). James Twyman is the channel (for my lack of a better word) for these teachings. There are thirty-three lessons in the book and each lesson is to be read for three days. The author introduces you to the Emissary Wheel and goes into what each point on the wheel stands for. the points are as follows: Courage, Patience, Wisdom, Certainty, Compassion, Joy, Clarity, Understanding, Depth, Abundance, Generosity, and Agape. Agape is a word that I had to look up because I had no idea what it meant. Agape is unconditional love or perhaps more accurately put the Christ Consciousness and Love of God for humankind.

In short there are two choices we make. We can choose to live in Fear or to live in Love. To live in fear is painful at best, always worrying about things. To live in love is to accept your true self and love knowing that all the rest is fear and it is an illusion. In the first lessons Jeshua asks that we take the leap to become who we truly are and join him in the task of  finding peace within ourselves and the knowledge that we are Divine.

The spokes of the Emissary wheel I have read so far are summed up in my words. Courage is to seek the world to which you truly belong, that of the Kingdom of God. Patience is the accepting of your soul's Truth. Wisdom is the understanding that there are no differences. Certainty is not believing but knowing that you are One with all and God. Compassion is having compassion for what lies within you for you cannot have compassion for what lies beyond you. Joy is not the joy of this world but the joy of living within the Sacred Place of your heart and what is real.

How does this pertain to me? I have always been insecure at best, never trusting myself and my talents. So insecure that I shied away from many of them for many years. I doubted my skills. All confidence I had was merely the perceptions of others. I doubted my ability to love. Even though I threw myself into caring for others I did so fearing that I would lose them. Can you imagine the pain I felt each time I worried about that?  I have lost my beloved grandparents, parents and my only sister. As I lost each one my world became filled with more fear and pain. Yet my only sister gifted me in her passing as she blessed me with the reopening of my heart. this took time of course and did not happen to me all at once. In fact, it has taken four years to get me to the place in my heart where I am today.

I always was torn between putting an animal down and allowing it to die naturally. Being a lover of animals I feared this experience and often thought I would pay a penalty for it for it would be similar to killing a human. Now I know that this is not so. Fourteen and a half years ago I was blessed with a beautiful kitten from a stray that I had taken in. The kitten was pure white except the tips of its ears and tail. Caesar grew up with my children and was a constant companion to all of us. He stayed by be constantly when I needed mending from surgery and later a broken ankle. In the last month he began losing weight because I had learned of a new method of feeding him so he wouldn't gorge himself then throw up. But it continued beyond that and he lost significant weight in the last two weeks. He became bony and gaunt except for his abdomen which became filled with fluid in the last few days. He quit eating except for the little bit I could get him to eat from his plate. He spent every minute he could lying down curled up to either my husband or myself and he just didn't seem to be himself any more. I did Reiki on him in the hopes that it would cure him, but it only seemed to help the pain and suffering he was feeling.

The night before I took him to the vet he started eating and drinking more than he had been. In desperation I had made an appointment for him to take him to the vet and all day long I struggled with actually taking him because he was eating and drinking. I chose to take him wondering if he knew he would reach physical distress soon. I knew and could feel the outcome before we got there. I feared Caesar had feline luekemia or FIV, but this was not the case. At the vet's it was discovered that Caesar was critically anemic and bleeding internally from a tumor. This explained his wasting away. At that point I had to make a decision because the vet said he was so anemic he would go into crisis at any time. I must say Caesar was quite calm for the entire exam which he would not have been at any other point in his life. He had always been fearful of new people and would often hide when others came to our house to visit.

After speaking to my husband, I decided the best choice of action was to euthanize him before he reached the crisis point. Yes, this hurt my heart, I loved him. He was so loving and for the lack of a better explanation he was my soul cat. I didn't want to do it, I wanted him to be fine, but knowing there was only more suffering for him I chose for him to be released from his suffering. I will miss his blue eyes, us holding paws, his head butt kisses, him curled up next to me and his loving paw touches to my cheek. I know he is playing with Rupert and Pooh wherever he is and I told him I'd see him on the other side, which I will.

Through this experience I have learned that I am filled with compassion, love, courage and wisdom. Have I experienced grief? Yes, but I have also experienced the joy of knowing he will no longer be suffering. Does an animal have a soul? Yes, he had one of pure love.
Caesar~ 07/28/1999 -01/02/2014

Blessings, Love and Peace.