Cats

 

For quite some time now, I have been participating in the Life Line Center’s regular Tuesday night healing circle live on Zoom.  This is run by Dr. Darren Weissman.  As he leads the group through the Life Line protocol, he is doing it for himself at the same time.  That way, he is serving as an example of how the process works.  Also, at certain places as we go along, he asks for feedback via the chat. 

So yesterday, October 29^th, as we were coming to the end of the session, Dr. D asked “What is your revelation from the session?”  When he tuned in to get his revelation, he got a very surprised look on his face.  He said that this had never happened to him before.  When he asked for his revelation, he got the sound of “meow”. 

I put in the chat that that day, October 29^th was National Cat Day.  He was flabbergasted, and this whole episode briefly threw him off of his flow for the webinar.  After we all had a good chuckle, he got back on track and finished up. 

So what did this all mean?  Clearly, cat energy had come through him in a very meaningful way.  For me personally, I took it to be a message from my deceased cat Josie.  Now, I usually do not go in for this sort of thing, but I do understand that signs from the dead can occasionally appear.  Was this from her personally or instead from the great Lord of Cats to honor the day?  After e-mailing Dr. D my observations, he mentioned that he also had a deceased cat, hinting that the 2 cats might have been hanging out together in the great beyond.     

So it is important to pay attention to the signs and messages that come our way every day.  Even something subtle can be meaningful to us.  Keep in mind that we are approaching Halloween, which is a very highly energized time of year.  Magic can happen, so pay attention. 

Happy Halloween to all! 

In the Now

 Sadly, my beloved cat Josie is no longer with me.  She passed away about 10 days ago after taking a downturn in her health.  It has been quite a transition time since then, and I would like to share some of my observations.

The first order of business was to discard or donate all of her cat supplies.  Then I gave the house a good cleaning.  One can imagine the energy of a sick cat that was still lingering here.  I was starting from brand new. 

All the while, I was being the observer of my reaction to all of this.  The moment of her passing brought much sadness, but there has not been much of that since then.  That was surprising to me.  After all, she was 18 years old and I had had her here in the house for 17 years.  She was the best buddy that one could ever have!  Josie was quite a talker, and now the house is pretty quiet. 

As part of my spiritual path, I have been doing my best to stay in each “now” moment all through the day.  If I find my thoughts drifting back to a past event or focusing on the future, I use some of RJ Spina’s tricks.  In particular, I repeat to myself “Who am I?”, or simply tell myself that I just arrived here having no past or no future.  Also, imagining that what is happening around me is a movie and I am just watching it works well, too. 

I am sure that this may sound odd, but now, it is like I never had a cat at all!  That leads me to the subject of grief.  First of all, grief takes one into the past, especially through mental activity.  We can loop though “what if’s” endlessly.  Grief also indicates some sort of attachment to a person, place or event.  Attachments can really suck your energy, whether it is to something in the past, or a current person or situation.  Of course all of this keeps you from being fully present in the now. 

Your point of power is always in each now moment.  This is where true change can be made, or information from your higher guidance can be accessed.  We do not need to go back into the past to figure things out.  The answers are always at hand in each now moment. 

So how this will all evolve waits to be seen.  Caring for a sick cat was more stressful than I realized.  For now, I am starting out peaceful, fresh and clean.  That feels very good. 

Quiet Time

 

I have entered a time of peace and quiet now.  That is entirely fitting for this time of year, too.  The leaves are starting to transition into their brilliant fall colors, especially in the high country where the aspens are particularly colorful this year.  Perhaps it is because of the prolonged heat wave that seems to have been going on for weeks! 

I am taking a break from a few weekly activities such as square dancing and remote viewing.  It feels like it is too much to be dealing with others who are not spiritually like-minded at this time.  Fortunately, I will not be traveling for several months, so I can take this opportunity to slow down as autumn sets in.

To support this quiet time, I am working with 3 individuals who I consider to be highly evolved spiritually.  First, there is RJ Spina.  His web site is www.ascendthefrequencies.com .   He has been presenting a once a month webinar on Self Healing with Q and A at the end.  The next one coming up is on October 27^th.  Of course, his latest book is also a must read.

Next we have Dr. Darren Weissman, whom I have written about previously.  I participate in his Tuesday evening healing circle every week.  That is a 1 year commitment.  As of now, I do not know if I will continue after that.   His web site is www.thelifelinecenter.com .  

Yesterday, for the first time, I participated in the Transformational Healing Event with Ken Lloyd.   Along with his 22 walk in souls, he does a group healing and clearing using the language of light.  His personal story is fascinating, and I am sure that you can read all about it on his web site www.kenlloydofficial.com. 

Last but not least, my beloved cat Josie is starting to transition.  She is barely eating and sleeps most of the time now.  What is interesting is that she has been dreaming a lot.  Her little body twitches and moves around.  I am wondering where she is going in her dream time! 

So there you have it.  Time to really focus on my inner work.  Love and blessings to all of you out there! 

 

Escalante and Home

 

Here we were on our final day of the 6 day trip.  The plan was to head out from Escalante and gradually make our way back to Cedar City.  Before leaving the town, we drove around a bit.  Escalante was homesteaded in 1875, and the oldest houses in town were from that era.  They were built with a very distinctive red brick that the residents made from a local clay.  What a cute town with a lot of original architecture.  In fact, one of the ladles on the trip traced her ancestry back to the first people who settled the town.  As we drove around, she pointed out houses where her relatives used to or still live. 

On the outskirts of town is the Escalante Petrified Forest State Park, not to be confused with the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona.  The state park is a cute place on a lake with a visitor’s center, picnic tables and hiking trails.  The main hiking trail is a somewhat steep affair that accesses the high mesa ancient flood plain where most of the petrified wood is located.  This wood is mainly composed of agate in colors of red, black, white and a mustard color. 

Of course, I was really interested in hiking the trail to the petrified wood.  As soon as we arrived, I set out with fellow traveler Richard to do just that.  We could see some of the other people following far behind, but it turned out that they all turned back because of the steepness of the trail.  Here is the lake.

I am glad that I pushed on, because all of the petrified wood was located at the top of the steep trail. 

Further out of town is a pictograph named the “Circle of Friends”.  How appropriate for our group!  Its location is somewhat hidden and the trail had some steep parts, but the effort to get there was well worth it.

From there we drove west past Bryce Canyon National Park and Cedar Breaks National Monument before arriving home in Cedar City.  I was so surprised to see how many of the aspen trees at the higher elevations had already turned yellow and orange.  A few days ago, I drove back up there to photograph the glowing fall colors.  Here are some photos. 

Happy Equinox everyone! 

Capital Reef

 

On the next to the last day of the trip, we started making our way back in the direction of Escalante, where we were to spend the last night.  The first stop was Capital Reef National Park.  We just had time to stop to admire some rock art and a have quick stop at the visitors center. 

The rock art below was pretty pale, so I enhanced those photos.

This is a moon calendar.

Then on along the Bur Trail to the Singing Canyon.  This is a very tall slot canyon that is easily accessible from the road.  Once we got to the back of the canyon, Paula delighted us by playing her Native American flute.  The haunting echoes of her music were magical!  No wonder they call this Singing Canyon, as it is not unusual for people to sing or play instruments in there!

 

Darrell took us up the road to an alcove where he camped many years ago.

Before turning back on the Burr Trail, we stopped for some fabulous vistas and notable geology.   This was also an area where petrified wood could be found on the sides of the road, so more rock hounding ensued.  There were a lot of wildflowers in bloom there.

Then back the way we came and over Boulder Mountain and on to Escalante.  We passed this interesting rock formation along the way!