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Saturday, December 22, 2012

The Apocalypse

The day everyone has been talking about has come and gone barely noticeable to most.  21/12/12.  But I felt it.  I could feel it coming.  And now that it's gone, I feel a tremendous weight lifted.

I have just finished my first course in Astrology taught by an amazing woman by the name of Harsha Rigney. After the year I've had, my open minded alternative thinking doctor suggested I see Harsha and get my birth charting done.  

I gave her my birth details and the exact time of birth and Harsha is then able to put together a map of my life and clearly see what my personality is like and the direction my life is meant to take.  Harsha confirmed many things about myself that I knew but perhaps was confused about.  Seeing her really helped me to relax and worry less about my direction.  It's all mapped out in the stars, as they say.  This isn't witchery.  This is science and math.  I find the whole thing fascinating.  So I signed up for her Astrology course to learn more.  

We have pretty much accepted that we are affected by the moon.  The tides are affected by the moon and since we are 90% water, so we must be affected by the moon as well.  Rest homes and psyche wards at hospitals come alive on a full moon.  But what about the other planets?  They affect us too.  
First communion - little bride of Jesus

At the moment Saturn and Uranus are creating a lot of havoc.  Big things are happening.  It is stirring up a lot.  This is the shift in consciousness that everyone is talking about.  It's happening.

This information is controversial and although I believe in Jesus and Christianity, I also believe in Buddhist philosophies as well.  I have never been one to follow one particular dogma.  I take what I want, that which makes sense to me and I follow it.  I meditate and pray on whatever questions I have and I always find my answer.  I have a lot of faith but science goes a long way too.

As I was researching I came across this interesting information from  2012apocalypse.net

The Mayan grand cycle of evolution will culminate on December 21, 2012 AD. The 2012 Apocalypse.


The Mayans viewed 'time' and 'dates' as a meshing spiritual cycles. The Mayan calendar was sacred and religious, each day had it's own patron spirit.
This time now has many names "The Time of Trial on Earth," "Judgement Day," "The Time of Great Purification," "The End of this Creation," "The Quickening," "The End of Time as We Know It," "The Shift of the Ages," "The Apocalypse" and "Armageddon".


My photo from this year's Solar Eclipse

As keen stargazers, the ancient Maya were familiar with astrological cycle we call the Precession of the Equinoxes. This is close to a 26,000 year cycle in which Earth passes through each of the 12 signs of the zodiac for 2000-2152 years each. Each of these astrological ages represents one month of the Cosmic Year.
 

The Mayans were known worldwide for their architectural, artistic, mathematical and scientific achievements. With great attention to detail they constructed stone monuments and pyramids with precise computations. Built with purpose, these dates were left to ensure that future generations would be alerted to the end point of this great 26,000 year cycle - The 2012 Apocalypse.

A cycle which corresponds also to a 26,000 year relationship of our Sun orbiting Alcyone, the central star of the 7 Sisters Pleiades constellation. According to the Maya, the "future" which lies beyond this end date is literally a new world age - a new creation - an Apocalypse.
 

The Mayans believed that December 21, 2012 AD is the culmination of a series of events over time that leads to towards an the ultimate spiritual awakening of the world ( The 2012 Apocalypse ). They believe the changes are underway and will continue steadily accelerating as we head towards this date.


Example of a birth chart
Sunspot Cycles; Adrian Gilbert and Maurice Cotterell, in their book The Mayan Prophecies, say that the end of the Great Cycle is the culmination of a series of long-term sunspot cycles which will flip the sun’s magnetic field, causing earthquakes and flooding on earth and an apocalypse in the year 2012.

The Mayan King Pacal Voltan was known for his prophecies and was known for his knowledge of numbers. Pacal Voltan speaks about the end of the world on December 21, 2012, a year which many believe is the year of the apocalypse.

Part of the 2012 mystique stems from the stars:

On the winter solstice in 2012, the sun will be aligned with the center of the Milky Way for the first time in about 26,000 years. This means that "whatever energy typically streams to Earth from the center of the Milky Way will indeed be disrupted on 12/21/12 at 11:11 p.m. Universal Time," according to Lawrence Joseph.
Others believe gravitational, magnetic, and solar energies will go awry when this galactic and planetary alignment occurs, causing an array of natural disasters, including the weakening of our magnetic field, allowing solar radiation to penetrate our atmosphere and the 2012 Apocalypse.


The 2012 Apocalypse Into The Age of Aquarius ?

My Birth Chart
The ruler of Aquarius is Uranus. Its symbol represents water, a universal image which dates back into prehistory. This will also be recognized in the egyptian hieroglyph representing the same. The association in Aquarius is that of the servant of humanity pouring out the water of knowledge to quench the thirst of the world.
To create this age of beauty and splendor after the year 2012, one has to destroy. When we can clearly observe the zodiacal sign of Aquarius, this is the dawn of a new age. Aquarius is the house of Uranus and Saturn.

Uranus is a revolutionary, terrible, catastrophic planet. Saturn, reminds us of chaos, the return to the point of original departure.

Undoubtedly the Transition from the Age of Pisces, our present age, to The Age of Aquarius will be earth shattering. Pisces, the Fish, has come to symbolize the age of Christianity.

Is The Age of Pisces symbolic of The great world Savior, Jesus Christ, coming to an end? With the arrival of the Aquarian Age, does humanity begins its "entrance into heaven" ~ the Spiritual Kingdom? Does the water bearer water the earth for growth after its destruction and baptize the survivors with love knowledge enlightenment? Cleanse the people of old ways and truth.

Or...
Will the Age of Aquarius signal the loss of belief in Christianity and a transition another belief?


Many have predicted a "Golden Age" into the early part of the New Millenium. They believe that the Age of Aquarius with all its splendor and beauty has to fully manifest beyond 2012. It is believed that humanity will go through a radical transformation after the year 2012.

The 2012 Apocalypse is the transition of the ages. A point of destruction and near annihilation which transitions into a world of spirituality never experienced on earth. World peace after a costly lesson for mankind and its creatures.

Interesting huh?

One of the things that Harsha said to me when she did my birthchart floored me.  

She said that according to my chart, I was in a traditional marriage in a past life.  This marriage was arranged, it was loveless but I devoted my whole life to that man.  I sacrificed my own happiness to a life of misery without any physical love or connection.  This would explain my hesitation to commit myself to another long term partnership, why my relationships have been passionate and short lived and why I'm still single.  She said that I'm not looking for love in that traditional way, someone to just "be" with to avoid being alone.  I'm looking for something earth shattering and real.  Someone who sees the light in my soul, is my true life partner and makes me an even better human being.  It will come.

Saying that, in my chart she could see that I am likely to meet that man, my husband from my past, again in this life and that I will marry him.  We will feel an instant recognition.  It will happen quick, and it will be a short marriage - because it needed to END in order to break that karmic cycle.  Only then I will be completely free and fully able to receive true love.


Good bye bad karma.  Hello happiness.
My jaw dropped.  She didn't know that I'd just done that.  I married that man on 11/11/11 at 11am.  He walked out of my life 5 months later and I have not seen him or heard from him since.  If you haven't read that story, you can read it here.

So according to the stars.  Armageddon has happened in my life.  I've completed my "Full Time Trial".  I've come full circle.  Bride at the age of 7 for new beginnings (and Jesus), bride at the age of 37 for new life (and husband from past life).  The good stuff starts now, the only way to go is up, up up.  



Monday, December 17, 2012

Diving the Rainbow Warrior



The stunning Cavalli Islands

Last weekend my friend Edine and I drove up to Paihia in New Zealand's subtropical Northland.  The drive from Mount Maunganui took us approximately 7 hours - but it was so worth it.


We stayed with friends of Edine's (and now mine) who spend their summers in a little harbourside village called Opua.  Cindy is a fellow Canadian, from Vancouver Island, and she is married to her Kiwi husband Terry.  They are amazing people.  They opened their home to us as if we were their family.  

The reason for our trip was to dive the wreck of the famous Greenpeace Rainbow Warrior, which just so happens to be Canadian (I would like to add).



In 1985 New Zealand was basking in its position as leader of the anti-nuclear movement. As a country it had clearly punched above its weight. Then, just before midnight on the evening of 10 July two explosions ripped through the hull of the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior, which was moored at Marsden Wharf in Auckland. A Portuguese crew member, Fernando Pereira, was killed in the explosions. The Rainbow Warrior had been involved in protests over French nuclear testing in the Pacific. French Secret Service (DGSE) agents were sent to prevent it leaving for another protest campaign at Mururoa Atoll.



Two DGSE officers, Dominique Prieur and Alain Mafart, were arrested on 24 July. Having been charged with murder, both pleaded guilty to manslaughter and were sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. The case was a source of considerable embarrassment to the French government. While the attack was on an international organisation and not the New Zealand nation as such, most New Zealanders did not make such a distinction. The fact that the attack was carried out on New Zealand territory by a supposed friend produced a sense of outrage and a serious deterioration in relations between New Zealand and France.
France used its influence to threaten New Zealand's access to the important European Economic Community market, and New Zealand exports to France were boycotted. New Zealanders reacted in a similar manner to French imports. Eventually, both countries agreed to allow the United Nations to mediate a settlement.
Almost a year after the bombing, on 8 July 1986, United Nations Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar announced, in a binding decision, that New Zealand would receive an apology and compensation of $13 million from France. France was also ordered not to interfere with New Zealand's trade negotiations.
Dominique Prieur and Alain Mafart were to serve their sentences in full on Hao Atoll in French Polynesia. In what was considered to be the final insult, both were released early: Alain Marfart returned to France because of 'illness' in 1987, while Dominique Prieur was repatriated in May 1988 because she was pregnant. Both were honoured, decorated and promoted upon their return home.
This incident did much to promote what was described as New Zealand's 'silent war of independence' and was central to an upsurge in New Zealand nationalism. There was a sense of having to 'go it alone' as traditional allies such as the United States and Britain sat on their hands while France worked to block New Zealand exports. The failure of Britain and the United States to condemn this act of terrorism hardened support for a more independent foreign policy line.

On its bow she proudly carried a dove of peace carrying an olive branch – never leaving any doubt about her non-violent mission. All around her hull, there were the striking colours of the rainbow.

Greenpeace is an international environmental organisation founded in Canada in 1971. It is well known for its campaigns to stop nuclear testing and whaling, as well as its stand on other environmental issues such as bottom trawling, global warming, ancient forest destruction and genetic engineering. The organisation's official mission statement says that:
'Greenpeace is an independent, campaigning organisation which uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and to force solutions for a green and peaceful future. Greenpeace's goal is to ensure the ability of the earth to nurture life in all its diversity.'

Two years after the bombing, on December 12th 1987, the Rainbow Warrior was refloated, towed out to just off the Cavalli Islands and scuttled in 30 metres of water.  Today she has formed an artificial reef which is an ever growing host to marine life. The wreck is splendid with many coloured anemones clinging to the rails and provides a home to schools of Golden Snapper, Kingfish and John Dory. Divers flock to dive on one of the world's most famous wrecks. 

The Rainbow Warrior was named after a North American Cree Indian prophecy: “When the world is sick and dying, the people will rise up like Warriors of the Rainbow…”  This prophesies that when man has destroyed the world through his greed the Warriors of the Rainbow will rise again to save it.  I absolutely love this.  The Rainbow Warrior reminds us still that this world needs to change.  It’s a spirit that will always live on.

We went out with Paihia Dive - I'd highly recommend them to anyone.  It was an amazing dive and the staff were professional and relaxed.


We had a stunning day for it and there were only 6 of us on the boat.  I was feeling a bit apprehensive about doing a dive so early in the season but my new wetsuit kept me nice and warm.  We descended to 28 metres with visibility of up to 10 metres.  The colours of the anemones were a true testament to it's name.   In it's grave, the Rainbow Warrior is breathtaking.

Diving is meditation in motion.  It creates a deep sense of serenity and peace.  I'm happiest under the sea.  It feels like flying.   I love the quiet, listening only to my breath and the bubbles I breathe as I exhale.  I'm almost certain it lowers my blood pressure.  I instantly feel calm but at the same time I can feel the adrenalin surge.  I feel so alive swimming with fish.  I must be a mermaid.

My little friend Dory
I was in awe of the fish life living inside of the ship.  At one stage a fish like Dory from Finding Nemo came to check me out.  I just stared into it's eyes for ages, I swear it was communicating with me.  It made me rethink whether I should be eating fish.   I felt quite emotional looking into this fish's eyes.  I may need to go vegan.  My dive master reckons I was experiencing narcosis which slows mental and physical reactions and makes you feel drunk.  She said I had a huge smile on my face the entire time.  I have to admit, I was in heaven.  We saw puffer fish, scorpion fish, pig fish, big eyes, two spot demoiselle, red moki, porae, blue mao mao, sandagger rasse, John Dory and moray eels.   Edine and I were lucky enough to see a stingray right at the end of our second dive because we still had air left while the others had to go back to the boat.  


We stopped at a beach for lunch before our second dive.  There were already people there, they were a young couple from Auckland sailing around for a few days.  He gave us a proper native greeting.  

The Natives are friendly
I am constantly in awe of this country and what it has to offer.  It's stunningly beautiful and it's not over populated.  People come here for the lifestyle, not the money.  It takes my breath away.  It's a place where you can just forget the rest of the world and the craziness that is happening out there.  It's like living in a happiness bubble.

So when we finished our day out diving, we got back to Cindy and Terry's place and started making dinner when Terry came in and asked if we'd like to go out sailing on a yacht for the night.  Edine  and I looked at each other briefly before saying "Yes" in unison.  There was no time for showers or dinner, we packed for the night and headed down to the marina where Darren and his daughter Jordan were waiting for us.  
What an amazing day.  We are so lucky to be here.

Now onto our next adventure...



Darren and Jordan greeting us with cold beer.

This is the first time I've ever been out on a yacht overnight.  Darren and his family own a company in Opua called "The Great Escape" which hires out yachts and runs 5 day yachting experiences where you learn how to sail and then get to take the boats out on your own.  Bloody great way to spend a week.

But for Edine and I, this was an amazing day.  Diving the Rainbow Warrior and finishing with a sail around the Cavalli Islands and anchoring in a beautiful bay for the night.  We got back the next morning, enjoyed breakfast overlooking Opua harbour with our hosts and then set off on our 7 hour journey home.  

Three days was a perfect mini break away from routine.  I love road trips.  Edine was the DJ and we sang at the top of our lungs.  Girl road trips are the best.  

As much as I love my life, I still need the occasional reminder just how amazing it is.  I get caught up with what I don't have sometimes.  Opportunities like this snap me out of that pretty quick.  I often think about how nice it would be to have someone in my life to share these moments with, but the truth is, these experiences are for me right now.  I deserve them.  My relationships have always been so draining, mainly because I allowed them to be.  My career is based around giving to others and I've got to balance it out by being available to get back.   It's not my time to share with just one person yet.   The universe has been pretty clear about that.


Sailing into the sunset.
This was just what I needed.  Spontaneity is the best.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012

12 Years of Travels to wrap up 2012

Here's a little video montage of places I've travelled over the past 12 years beginning with my first trip backpacking across Europe alone in 1998, finishing with Fiji in 2010.  

I'll never forget the time I was waiting to catch a bus in Hungary, a tall business man stopped to ask me if I was traveling alone.  I proudly exclaimed, "Yes I am!" with a big smile.  He asked me, "But aren't you scared of people?"  

The thought had not once crossed my 23 year old mind.

I made this video two years ago and just came across it on you tube.  I'd better make a new one with the last two years of traveling (England, Greece, Australia, Niue).


A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Home is an interesting concept.
What makes a place home?
It's where the heart is.
My heart is in so many places.