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Eden Magazine is an independent monthly online magazine. Our aim is to create a better environment where we live among other living being in peace and harmony. We support artists that their work match our criteria. If you would like to submit your artwork, article or/and your

Photography For our future issues please contact Maryam Morrison at;[email protected] or www.theedenmagazine.com

EditorMaryam Morrison

spreading compassion to all sentient beings and Living in healing and peaceful world

Front Cover ~ John Vega

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CO N T E N T S

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OmidBy Debra J. White

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what are the three.....By DrGlenn Hepker

Arise, Children of....By Peace Mother Geeta Sacred Song

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How to be HappyBy Eliza White Buffalo

30FeelingBy Ellen Heller

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Bahaganat DharmaBy Auria Heather Gaines

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Kala del Sol

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Spirit CareBy Elliott Elli Jackson

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John Vega

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Your Personal EdenBy Jan Diana

Four Simple Tops for...By Janet Winter

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John VegaJohn Vega is a digital artist and designer living in Boulder, Colorado. A 20-year veteran of commercial new media, Vega is an award-winning interactive art director and motion graphics designer. His career clients comprise Fortune 500 companies such as Apple, IBM, Motorola and Sony Online Entertainment. In the early 1990s, while working as director of multimedia for Boulder, Colo.-based Leopard Communications, Vega produced multimedia for live events that traveled from Beijing, China, to Basel,Switzerland.

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In 1995, Vega started Dancing Image Interactive, where he created cutting-edge Web pieces for technology-based clients including Sprint and Microsoft. In 1999, Vega sold his design business to Barnhart /CMI Advertising and was hired there as a senior art director in the interactive group. Vega changed course in 2001. He studied Fantastic Realism with Robert Venosa and began working with the University of Colorado-Boulder Fine Arts Dept., where he pioneered the award winning, interactive, net art piece, FILMTEXT, with co-instructor Mark Amerika. FILMTEXT has had several high profile exhibitions including installations at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London and the American Museum for the Moving Image in New York.


Vega has been a senior instructor of digital arts in the CU-Boulder Fine Arts Dept., and later became a senior instructor of CU’s ATLAS program to teach generative art and motion design. He has also collaborated with net artists Keith and Mendi Obadike to create the interactive libretto for the net opera, ‘‘The Sour Thunder,’’ and he has produced video art for several live events including concert visuals for electronic music pioneer Steve Roach and a theatrical collaborative piece with Philip Glass.

In addition to showings at major electronic art festivals including SIGGRAPH, Ars Electronica and Transmediale, Vega’s digital art has be seen in museum and gallery exhibitions including showings at the American Museum of the Moving Image and the Austin Museum of Digital Art. He is currently teaching Digitial Media and Art at the University of Colorado ATLAS program.. Vega continues to create commercial new media with select agencies and clients through his ‘‘virtual’’ agency, John Vega & Associates.

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Vega is now retired from commercial design and spends his time raising his children and continuing his research and development of algorithmic art. One of these R&D projects is the Facebook page Mandelmorphosis which Vega and a group of associ-ates started in 2012. Mandelmorphosis is a community of algorithmic artists working in the realm of the 3D fractal. A logical endpoint for Vega’s 20 year exploration of math-based art.

http://www.johvega.com


The Sacred Feminine | Eden

The Sacred Feminine



What are the Three Portents, i,e., harbingers of all bad tidings...?

By DrGlen HepkerArtwork by Maryam Morrison


What are the Three Portents, i,e., harbingers of all bad tidings...?

By DrGlen HepkerArtwork by Maryam Morrison


An excerpt from Chapter XI - “True Faith and the Three Portents” - from my book, A Glimpse of Heaven: The Philosophy of True Health...

“The purpose of this chapter is to elaborate on the principle of True Faith, particularly with regard to its strong as-sociation with the concept of the Three Portents. To be clear, in the traditions of the health and wellness arts which I teach and coach, the Three Portents can and do apply to a truly wide array of issues within our human experience - well beyond the focus herein. Even so, the theory of the Three Portents is the foundation of True Faith - well-meaning, honest, and healthful faith.

The term ‘faith’ has many applications. It can be associated with faith in oneself, in others, or in a cause and/or belief which may be greater than oneself. The principle of True Faith sets forth its essential argument: In order for one’s faith to be congruent with the notion of True Health, it must be devoid or nearly devoid of the Three Portents, e.g., Hate, Greed, and Ignorance. These portents are the most disturbing and sinister of unhealthful human characteristics - frailties which are the root of all base realization/experience and are the harbingers of all iniquitous tidings. According to this tenet, the healthful or unhealthful quality of one’s faith can be gauged by its association or lack of association with any or all of these three portents - “hate, greed, and ignorance.”

It is likely obvious to most that the terms ‘faith’ or ‘a faith’ denote belief in the efficacy of a religion, form of spiritual-ism, philosophy, or cause. Even so, the literal meaning of ‘faith’ is often miscon-strued. In order to promote a sense of clarity and not be misunderstood, most literally faith is not faith if it is directed toward something which is based on clear absolute proven fact; to be ‘faith,’ it needs to be a belief in something which is not based on tangible undeniable truth. As Webster’s Dictionary relates, it requires “loyalty” to a “belief” - “trust in” - “a firm belief in something which there is no proof.”

Setting forth the notion that something is fact, when it is rationally unsubstantiated and/or can never be substantiated, is an effort to take the faith in it, as such, out of it. Literal interpretation of holy texts can at times set one up for taking the faith out of the belief - most particularly when objective/critical thinking is not a part of the mix.

It can lead to a hateful, prejudicial mind-set which is congruent with an unhealth-ful ‘gang mentality’ - the embodiment of ‘one-upmanship.’ Whether rooted in religion or otherwise, this way-of-be-ing has been at the root of seemingly countless wars - not just displayed in wars in the larger world, but emotional and spiritual wars going on inside each one us, back and forth, like reflections mirroring one another.


Please note that my purpose herein is not in any fashion meant to infer that religion is a bad thing. Albeit, when re-ligion, a denomination, or most com-monly, particular individuals or groups within a religion or denomination are, for whatever reason, displaying of hate or prejudice, ignorance, and even greed, such is certainly not congruent with the spirit of dignity, decency, goodness, and grace in its early and/or fundamental teachings. Furthermore, it certainly is not consistent with emotional and spiri-tual health and wellbeing.”

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DrGlen Hepker had a doctorate degrees in psychology and health and wellness arts; He is an author of “ A Glimpse of Heaven; The Philosophy of true Health. He is an individual & marital counselor, wellness coach, and master instructor of tai chi chuan, chi kung, kung fu, and associated health/wellness philosophy and practices. DrGlen own and operate Mason City Tai Chi~Chi Kung~ Kung Fu LLC & Mason City Wellness Center LLC.Currently DrGlen Hepker lives in Mason City, Iowa.


YOUR PERSONAL EDEN

By Jan Diana

Artwork by Maryam Morrison


I love Eden Magazine and its mission. For me, hearing the name Eden conjures up images of a beautiful garden, with everything at your fingertips, fresh food to eat, clear crystal water to drink, the Sun is shining, birds are singing, everything is joyful and relaxed in a harmonious state of being. Imagine if our world was like this now, where all felt loved, cherished and lived in an abundance of all they desired. Wouldn’t that be wonderful! Imagine if your life was like that, filled with an abundance of joy, peace and all that your heart desires.

My name is Jan Diana. I am a seeker of truth, teacher of spiritual principles and intuitive healer. My philosophy is quite simple; everything is energy, frequency and vibration and can be easily shifted to create greater harmony and joy into one’s life. When we are in harmony, there is greater clarity. Answers to ques-tions can be more easily discovered and applied.

Seeking truth has been a passion for me that has been a constant through-out my life and is still. I also love to help people find the answers to the big ques-tions they have in their lives, whether they are seeking answers to issues of health, relationships, finances, peace of mind or a greater understanding of themselves and their life’s purpose. With answers come hope, greater peace, fulfillment and the restoring of personal empowerment.

Today, I would like to share with you how I came to the understanding of where I am now in my life and why I am so passionate about living with the infi-

nite possibilities that are there for us to discover. My journey to my own per-sonal Eden, which I like to call living in Serenity, began as a young Mother of 5 children. I was playing the Super mom role and one day just crashed. I ended up on the couch not able to do all that I had been doing. After dissatisfaction with the medical profession, they were baffled a bit and I didn’t like the direction they were going, I began a quest. I felt strongly there were answers.

I had always been interested in nutrition and exercise and thought this was the answer to health, so I was really quite surprised at my situation as I had been exercising and eating healthy. I was drawn to look into holistic health alternatives. It was quite a journey as I explored and experienced several wonderful modali-ties. This process went on for several years, having some results but not fully recovering. My passion for discovery con-tinued as I knew there were answers.

I had a friend suggest a spiritual healer. I had a lot of resistance to this at first because at that time I had strong reli-gious beliefs. It was on my mind though, so I thought perhaps it wouldn’t hurt to just try it. I made a phone appointment and this was a beginning. I started to get some results. Through this experience, I began to understand that health, well-being and balance in my body and life was a reflection of inner harmony. For ex-ample, I learned that I had conflicting be-liefs that created like a tug of war with my energy and when I used tools to shift these into harmony, the tug of war was over, like letting go of the ropes so to speak.

The search for answers rewarded me with regaining my health which is a treasure within itself but the biggest treasure was the discovery of many path-ways to reach freedom from the energy that seemingly created resistance of lack of anything I desired. To be free to live one’s dream, to feel the joy of an illumi-nated mind and heart is priceless.

My quest continued as I desired to know more and open up my mind to further understanding. I discovered that I was not only drawn to wisdom and truth, but that I was gifted as an intuitive healer and Master Channel. One day I began to speak another language, the language of love. I became aware that I was chan-neling the Heavenly Mother, Goddess Creator and that this was the Mother’s language, the language of Origin.

As I became aware of my innate gifts and abilities, I learned ways to further devel-op them. With awareness, my develop-ing understanding, and acquiring some great tools to work with, I continue on my own personal progression as the thirst for further light and understanding is al-ways available and the efforts are so re-warding.

I soon discovered my passion for help-ing others. I took classes, learned several modalities and acquired some great tools and skills. I became excited about shar-ing what I had discovered.

Thus I began my practice working with clients and students, teaching them how to become empowered, so they too could experience freedom from whatever was

creating imbalance in their lives. My heart fills with such joy as they find solutions to the issues in their lives. There really are no limits to potentials and possibilities when you open up to them, release the old ways, and bring discor-dant energy into harmony, making it possible to see things more clearly from a balanced state of being.

I find it is very useful to use Master tools to release and reformat old energy, like changing the files on a computer. There are many pathways and many tools. For example you can dig a ditch with your hands, using a shovel or a tractor. You will get the job done with each method and yet wouldn’t you rather use a power tool?

In these times of great change, there are wonderful opportunities at every corner to shift our personal realities into more of what we desire. So how can we achieve that? The key to riding the waves of change is to be in harmony. When we are in harmony, there is peace. The mind can be freed from the random inner dialogue. Within a quiet mind, we can access the higher truth of self and our life’s purpose. This raises conscious-ness, making it much easier to accept and embrace the truth from this elevated perspective. From this place of clarity it is easier to see the graceful pathways to the solutions we are searching for, and put the passion back into our live, so we can live the life we have dreamed of.

My passion for living life to the fullest brings me to the topic of YOU.


If your heart has been calling out for answers, if you are experiencing discor-dant energy or lack in anyway, if you are not living the dreams of your heart, I am sharing with you there are solutions to this and so much more. You have your own innate gifts and abilities. You are unique and have a special life purpose. There are so many possibilities and po-tentials for you. As you release the old energy, frequencies and vibrations, great-er clarity and focus are yours to claim. Imagine YOU living all of the dreams of

your heart and feeling fabulous.

As I mentioned before, my simple phi-losophy is that everything is energy, frequency and vibration. When we make shifts in our energy to elevate into greater harmony, not only do we receive the blessings from this heightened state of being but so does everyone around us. This smoother energy ripples out to bless your pets, the people you are around, and out into the whole world.



This sends a message of greater har-mony and possibilities for all to enjoy as it becomes a reality in the collective consciousness. This is how we can con-tribute to creating the New Eden here on Earth.

So where do we begin to create your own personal Eden, your Serenity Sanctuary? I suggest beginning with you. Choose thoughts and actions that bring you joy. Live in joy as much as possible as joy elevates. Be in gratitude for all that you are blessed with as gratitude opens the heart to experience joy more fully. Be kind to yourself and to all around you.Celebrate the wonder of you, for you are unique and special. Spend time with yourself pondering what it is that you would like to be and do in your life. This is your time to create and experience all that you desire, and it is easier now to do this in the new Earth energies.

I know that we are each on our own journeys and yet we are never alone for we are blessed with many that assist us. I would love to help you to create your own Personal Eden, your Serenity Sanctuary and help guide you to path-ways that you have been longing for. In the spirit of sharing, I will be doing a series of articles for Eden Magazine over the next few months designed to offer you some new thoughts that can assist you on your personal journey.

I also would like to gift you a Free Class. I am inviting you to an opportunity to personally experience a healing for yourself, and you can bring along your beloved pets. This will be great fun and

introduce you to some amazing tools. This Free Class, Healing in the Radiance for You and Your pets, will be by tele-conference . Go to my website (listed below) to register, and I will email you the codes to access the class.

Sacred Healing Radiance is this won-derful energy, which consists of the Sacred Rays, Divine Light and all of the colors, tones and resonance of the Sacred Geometries and their vibrational Hues. Radiance is so gentle, and lov-ing and yet so powerful in bringing about harmony and well-being. The Radiance tools I will be utilizing are some of the tools of SVH. SVH is Serenity Vibration healing and Enlightenment, an amazing modality which works with Serenity, the God Vibration. You will love it and so will your pets.

In the class you will spend some time in a healing Temple, experiencing the gentle loving energy of the Sacred Radiance, bringing healing on so many levels for you and your pets.

You will also have an opportunity to experience reformatting of energy by deleting old files and replacing with new ideals that are in alignment for you and receive some tools that you will be able to personally use in your life to help create greater harmony. This will be explained in detail in the class with an opportunity to choose the clearing and tools if you so desire. Your choice is always honored. The information for registration is listed at the end of this article..


I am grateful for this opportunity to share this information with you. It is wonderful to know that the pathways for a Personal Eden, a Serenity Sanctuary are available and easily within reach for each of us. We share this journey of life together here at this most auspicious time on our Beloved Earth. We are a family of light, each of us in the process of remem-bering our truth and aligning with that brightness. I am honored to be here shar-ing this time of great excitement as we co create the New World together. As we create the New Eden for ourselves and for all, imagine living in joy always, feel-ing the abundance of love, knowing the wonder of life and living, creating all the desires of your heart and living your dreams. This is our destiny that we share together.

I look forward to our next time together. May your journey be blessed with great joy and the fulfillment of the dreams of your heart.

Many Radiant blessings, ChanulanahaJan Diana

To register for this gifted Class, Healing in the Radiance for You and Your pets go to my website:

(If the date is not convenient for you, please register and let me know and I will provide you with the recording when it is available.)

I do sessions and classes primarily on the phone. If you have questions or would like to set up a session, you can reach me at my website

Email;

Other gifts-Free meditations journeys

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ARISE, CHILDREN OF THE LIGHTBy Peace Mother Geeta Sacred Song

Arise, Children of the LightOffer Joy-full Salutations to Mother Dawn

The Compassionate Dawn is hereShe has arrived! She is now amongst you

To awaken your Sacred Memory

Arise Dear OnesTo your own Self Value

The Promised Morning has reached youTo illumine your Golden Mind

With Sterling Self-Respect

Arise Cherished BeingsTo the Divine Heritage

Discard your tattered ragsAccept the regalia of Brightest LightThat was promised to you long ago



ARISE, CHILDREN OF THE LIGHTBy Peace Mother Geeta Sacred Song

Arise to your Serene NatureDissolve all shades of hatred

Take up the Sacred Staff of PeaceReleasing destructive ways

Eradicate self-loathing

Arise, Arise! You are Her child!Your tender Mother, the Morning Glory

Is here to kiss your forehead… Embrace you and illuminate your spirit

So long have you wanderedNow come home….

Suffer no more…Claim your Divine Inheritance…

Arise…. Arise…. Arise….

JAI JAI MAAAAAAAAAAA!



Omidthe miracle dog from Iran


the miracle dog from IranBy Debra J. White


A stray dog, battered and bruised, dragged himself along the streets out-side Tehran on a blustery autumn day in 2010. Mohsen Arab, a business own-er, noticed the dog as he drove around Boomehen. Local residents said he was nobody’s dog. Mr. Arab left food for the dog then drove to work. All day long, he couldn’t shake the sight of the helpless dog so the next morning he dispatched a worker to bring the dog back to the office. The worker soon returned with the dog. Mr. Arab drove to an animal hospital where veterinarians determined the inju-ries were most likely the result of a car accident. A doctor suggested euthanasia. Mr. Arab glanced at the dog’s eyes and wanted to save him. So he called Iran’s first dog shelter, VAFA, located outside of Tehran. VAFA officials were hesitant to take such case as a shelter isn’t the right place for a paralyzed dog – but despite all the challenges they called him back and secured a place for the dog at the shelter.

Omid arrived in the back of a van lying in a cardboard box says Ali Sani, shel-ter manager. “He stuck his head out of the box and the spark of his eyes said hello life.” Omid didn’t seem to realize the full extent of his injuries. Caring for the shelter dogs took up much of Mr. Sani’s time but whenever he stopped to see Omid, “he would hurry up dragging his paralyzed end behind him with a doggie smile on his face.” He planted himself at Mr. Sani’s feel waiting to be petted. Staff and volunteers showered the dog now named Omid, (faith or hope in Persian), with affection, food, and care. Not all dogs in Iran are treated well but at VAFA they live like royalty. Caring for a special needs shelter dog is challenging under any circumstances. Omid always seemed happy, despite his limitations, and staff enjoyed caring for him.


With limited resources, VAFA‘s volunteer Farah Ravon, an Iranian living in Califor-nia who administers their Facebook page and handles all foreign adoptions togeth-er with help of Sarah Nielsen of Street Dogs International, worked together to find an overseas placement.

Soon, a traveler, Neda Biyabani, agreed to fly Omid to the Dulles International Air-port. Mr. Arab soon heard Omid was leav-ing for the US. “I cried for joy for nearly half an hour,” he said. “I could not believe it.”

Among the smiling fans waiting at the air-port to greet Omid were volunteers from VAFA and Street Dogs International. A generous donor had stepped in with a doggie wheelchair so Omid would soon be mobile. Next up was the search for a suitable home.

Maryland residents and dog lovers, Banafshe Alavi and Babakali Alipour, already lived with four rescued dogs.

They heard about Omid’s plight and vol-unteered to foster him. After one week-end, they fell in love. Soon, the adoption was sealed and Omid joined the Alavi-Alipour home where he enjoys belly rubs, dog toys, and snacks. “He’s the most loving, calm, friendly dog,” says Banaf-she. “We love him very much.”

So does the Maryland/DC community. Omid won first prize in the Washington Humane Society/Nova Dog Facebook inaugural Coverdog annual contest. In the summer 2012 issue Omid was fea-tured on the cover of NovaDog magazine. What an honor for a dog barely scraping by on the streets of Iran a few years be-fore. Omid was also the guest of honor at the Humane Society’s annual fund-raiser, the Bark Ball. Local television also featured Omid’s journey from Iran to the US.

The lack of spay/neuter programs and the absence of humane animal control leaves stray dogs and cats wandering the streets. VAFA rescues as many dogs as possible including dogs like Omid who owes his life to a kind stranger named Mohsen Arab, VAFA, and others in Iran who gave him a second chance. Some are adopted at home in Iran while others who are sponsored by VAFA supporters, leave with travelers to Western nations in Europe, Canada or the US. If you are interested in VAFA please visit their Facebook page (VAFA Animal Shelter) or visit them on the web at www.cal.ir.

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Bhagavat Dharma

What I most desire in life is to be happy. To be happy means to know that I am serving the world through my every thoughts, words and actions. And to let those be as close as possible to following the yamas and niyamas, leading an authentic life and spreading joy, bliss and inspiration to others by ways of true service.

By: Auria Heather GainesWww.BlissVisionary.Com

Humanity’s Deep Longing



True service is serving 100% purely focused for others to be helped while no focus on ulterior motives thus my service is pure because my intention is pure. Happiness to me also means deepening my sadhana and practice by following the ways of yoga i.e non harmful speech, thoughts and action, cleanliness, truthfulness etc. while doing my best to refrain from selfish behavior, gossip, jealousy, anger etc. This goes deeper for me as I know that I must reflect daily upon my actions or as much as possible so as to be clear in my thinking and to see that any irritation I feel is something to look within my-self rather then finding fault or judge in another.

I know that every experience that I have even if seemingly at first feels bothersome has treasures of valu-able learning and growth for me. Every experience is an opportunity for me to learn more compassion for myself and others and for me to become a better person. Other aspects for me to consid-er is remembering my mantras, medita-tion, yoga and as much as possible to participate in spiritual community. I know that the 2 dcs near me are roughly an hour away. This is why I would like to create an Ananda Marga Community in Hartford, CT. And possibly see if some people from New Haven and Northampton might sometimes want to come down initially to help support a DC in Hartford grow.

I also know I can attend and help out at retreats to help deepen my spiritual

practice and community. And writing this reminds how much I yearn and desire my connection to community. I miss that experience of being around people on a daily or even weekly basis. But I am happy that Nik my boyfriend is coming with me. It is wonderful to have such a loving and nurturing relation-ship. It makes all the difference. I am so happy to have such healthy and loving relationships in my life with all whom I know. I am Just taking one day, one step at a time.

I think about beyond the big picture of my ultimate wish is my own personal biggest wish. My personal wish and desire would to build spiritual community here in Hartford, CT. This is what I want the most. I am not sure the best way to do this. But I miss being in commu-nity. When I was in Asheville I was surrounded and deeply immersed in the community and that is why I have traveled to Northampton to have that. But I have not felt it as deeply in my home area. And with my happiness with my partner I am happy to be in CT with him and my family. But yet still I thirst for community. I do not know why but there is something that I have experienced differently with Ananda Marga than just a Yoga Studio. I think that has to do with that everyone is sharing the com-mon goal, the common yearning and together support one another on that journey paired with the many forms of community support and opportunities to deepen our spiritual sadhana.


I hope I can start a community here where I live so to build the same commu-nity that welcomed me. To have Ananda Marga Community be here for others to offer spiritual shelter, support, uncondi-tional love and nourishment as I have found when I have experienced the love from many margis I have met!

As a yoga teacher I feel that the Bhagavat Dharma reminds me why I have come on this planet. I came here with my yearn-ing for happiness for all peoples. And I also came here to bring myself and my gifts and passions of yoga, meditation and building community so I spread this happiness. It is interesting to think that everything that played out in my life was part of the unfolding to lead me to de-cide to pursue the path of yoga and build community. Perhaps if it was not for my experiences growing up I would not have had the longing for community and may have never been inspired to create it!

Living my truth means living in my path everyday doing my best to continue to grow, deepen my practice and remember why I am here. I am here on this beau-tiful planet to be happy, spread joy and serve to brighten the world with compas-sion, inspiration and kindness. As a yoga teacher I feel devoted to my own person-al practice for I am setting an example for others. And I always do my best to be humble and go with the flow as much as possible and be kind to all those I meet.

My gifts I want to share are; passion, in-spiration, joy, love, kindness, play, laugh-ter and play. I have many dimensions of

how I express my soul. I love building community and connecting people. I also love creative collaboration and expres-sive movement. So I want to bring more dance expression to the world. I also love to bring yoga that inspires us to get into our power but also slow down. And I love bringing laughter and joy to the world via elements of; yoga circus, laughter yoga and community play! I am so happy to be clear in my path, with who I am today and be at peace with my past. I am so blessed to have an amazing relationship with God spirit and a healthy relationship with myself. I am also grateful to have a loving partner, wonderful friends, an amazing community and place for me in Ananda Marga and be in harmony with my family.

Our supreme focus is upon bliss which is the ideation to focus on self realiza-tion and connecting to the divine with all of life through our every thought, action and spoken word. I love continuing to ex-pand my heart, mind and spirit to feel the connection deeper and more fully with the divinity of life and feel the love of god divinity everywhere. Bhagavat Dharma reminds me to see everyone equally and to see the divine light that shines in everyone. I look forward to where I travel on this path and continuing to deepen my studies of yoga, community, dance and meditation, my own personal practice, my connection with god and serving this beautiful world.

With Joy,Auria



Spirit Cares

This article will not be long, it need not be! This article will not be complicated, it need not be! This article is fact. Yet, remember in all thing and matters, you have freedom of choice, the greatest gift! WE speak to you now truth concerning the Spirit of all things. Many people say or lay claim to the untruth that Spirit/Source does not care about earthly outcomes. Many will tell you that WE, All there is was, and ever shall be have not vested interest in what occurs on earth and to each of you as individuals. We inform you they would be mis-taken. Those ones who give you this information are not fully aware of the universe in total-ity. Fore, WE wish and desire for all on planet earth to be happy. We desire for all to have the basic comforts of that which

you call life. We desire for animals to be cared for properly, loved and protected. We care for humane conditions on your earth. We care for all things, animate, in-animate or otherwise. Fore, WE are Love!

Many will tell you that WE have no pref-erences on war, peace, freedom, abuse, famine, earthquakes and the like, they would be mis-taken. WE do not like, as you understand the term suffering. We do not like, as you understand the term greed and the mistreatment of any of your oth-ers on any realm. We do not as you un-derstand the term, approve of conditions that foster such.

By Elliott Elli Jackson


Spirit Cares

Yet, WE do not judge any of you. WE do however, make observations and tell the truth on all things. WE continually express to all of you through, songs, blogs, mov-ies and all the tools that WE have given you and you have given each other; the way out of all situations that may harm you. WE send you information through your others on how to clean your air, your earth. WE send you information about climate change and the how to build sea walls to alleviate flooding in coastal ar-eas. We send you information on how to care for your bodies and combat infec-tions and the like. WE always give one of you ways and means to inform your oth-ers about high vibrational choices. WE have done this all throughout that which

you call time.

Most importantly, WE care through each one of you. Fore, you are WE, and WE are you. The spirit or air that you intake is US, don’t you see? Don’t you under-stand? Don’t you remember?

So, you see WE do have feelings, through all of you. WE do have concern, through each of you. WE do have active voice!

Fore, Know Ye This! WE are alive in YOU! Anyone that tell you different does not re-member, who and what WE are, who and what they are, US!

By Elliott Elli Jackson


Now that the Big Two Roads Symbol is almost complete, my spirit guide, Black Elk has begun to speak about prayer again. The Big Two Roads Symbol is a big version of the gold Two Roads Sym-bol I wear around my neck (see image below). The Big Two Roads Symbol, a metre in diameter, is made from plaster, and decorated with airbrushed art and a central Red Stone of Power. It is a sym-bol of wholeness, of the divine polarities merged in oneness; the two roads of spirit and body with the Christ Consciousness in the meeting place. Wellness and whole-ness of being reside eternally in this bright and peace filled heart space, this beautiful

green dimension balanced in the centre of all dimensions. All faith, all hope, all love is received through and within this place of miracles. Therefore, now that I know this, I know too just what Black Elk meant all those years ago when he prompted me by simply saying: prayer. But my story goes back to way before that even. My story begins as far back as I remember, when I was a child, kneeling down beside my bed to pray; that of course, was my earliest memories of prayer. I wish to be-gin in my teenage years, after I had fallen from the days of visiting my own version of The Green. It was a time of shadow and loneliness.

How to Be HappyEliza White BuffaloArtwork by Maryam Morrison


I was fourteen years old and I had great compassion for others. Everywhere I looked there were people sick, lonely, afraid. I wanted to help them but I did not know there was something I could do for them that would make a difference. What I also did not know was I saw so much suffering in the world and felt such com-passion for others because I really want-ed to heal myself. I was sick, lonely and afraid, and that truth was reflected in the world around me. I did not know how to help, but I did know how to pray, and so that is what I did. I prayed for others.

In those days I believed I was unlovable, destined to be miserable and weak, but I also believed there was a tiny speck of good that resided in my heart space. I often prayed desperately, with tears flow-ing, for people to see that part of me and not the part I detested. Alas, I was so full of self hate I did not allow, nor feel I de-served, any blessings to come my way, so I prayed for others, and pleaded for myself. When I prayed for others I would touch my heart and pray: I ask this from this tiny piece of good. To my delight, when I prayed for someone they were always helped, even if it was a minor change in their situation. I began to be-lieve my prayers were really making a difference. My grandmother noticed it; perhaps others did too, but my grand-mother was the first person to acknowl-edge that when I prayed people were helped. She would tell people: get her to pray for you. She’s a really good prayer.

In my late teens I began a petition to The Mother Mary. My petition was for my

happiness; I wanted to be happy. I went to Catholic Mass every day for nine days, or so I remember. Each mass was offered up for my petition. I did not achieve happi-ness in the days following, or in the years following, but I was beginning to believe it was possible I could be helped, and the missionaries holding the novena masses went a long way in convincing me that there was none that Mother Mary would turn away; and so, through the tiny piece of good in me, I trusted in Her.

Several years following the petition to Mother Mary my father’s uncle died. My father, his brother and his sister, were present at the time of passing. My aunt reported that her uncle saw someone just before he passed, who my aunt believed was The Mother Mary. I picked up my ears at this piece of information; I thought about it a lot, and when my aunt found a little booklet in her uncle’s belongings and gave it to me, I was convinced Mother Mary was telling me something. The book-let was titled The Secret to Happiness. Inside were fifteen prayers. If each of the fifteen prayers were said by the petitioner each day for one whole year the petitioner would live a happy life, and at the time of his or her death Mother Mary would come and welcome them into Heaven. I had heard enough - I believed. I said those fifteen prayers daily for one year. I don’t think I missed a day, I was that hopeful that it would make me happy (see image below of the booklet, somewhat more used looking than when I received it). I did not achieve happiness in the days follow-ing or in the years following, but I did meet someone who gave me hope to pray for others again.


A short time after praying The Secret to Happiness I was introduced to a man who only two years before had been cured of cancer. Kevin Ellison was a teacher in a grammar school in Northern Ireland, run by The Christian Brothers, a Chris-tian Community founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. Kevin was given two days to live; the doctors said there was no hope. However, Kevin had been given a relic of Edmund Rice’s habit, and Kevin’s family and friends began a petition to Edmund Rice to intercede for Kevin’s life. The two days passed and Kevin began to get better. The doctors discovered there was hope after all, and when I met Kevin two years later he was in very good health. Kevin told me that a petition had gone to the pope asking him to declare Kevin’s healing as a miracle. The pope had not done so at that time but I was convinced it would be so, because I believed. I stayed in touch with Kevin for several years, during which I began to pray to Brother Edmund Rice for others, and I connected to an organization of hundreds of petition-ers who believed in him too. I sent the petition for my happiness off to the orga-nization: please may I live the life that Jesus and His Mother Mary desire for me.

I discovered Edmund Rice granted intercession on Thursdays. I imagine now he will grant intercession on any day, but in those days this was what I followed. I prayed on Thursdays for any-one who wanted my prayers. I handed out the prayer to all who would receive it, and Kevin kept me in good supply. His son, who was little at the time, gave me a plaque with a metal of Brother

Edmund Rice on it. The child’s name was Edmund, and the plaque still shines for me amongst other sacred objects in my home. Edmund Rice was a great friend to me; he helped me help others through prayer. He helped people as far away as Romania because I prayed for his help. The reports were coming in thick and fast; whenever I prayed for Edmund’s help, whomever I prayed for was helped, and yet I did not believe I was worthy of help myself. I was praying for help for me, don’t get me wrong. I prayed, I begged, I cried for help, but it wasn’t until I believed I was worthy of it that I found happiness. I believe now that help was given to me all along but I did not recog-nize it because

I was looking for happiness, and true happiness is only found by loving oneself. I kept praying. At times my grandmother provided me with a list of names. I was helping others through my faith in prayer and through my faith in Edmund Rice. Brother Edmund Rice was beatified in the year 1996, the year I married my soul mate and told him I was ready to let myself be happy. We named our first born child after Blessed Edmund Rice. I hope that one day I will hear that the pope has sanc-tified my beloved friend, and yet he is truly sanctified in his own divine heart, and mine. (Also below is a photo of Blessed Edmund Rice).

My awakening came in 2002; I had a near death experience in which I went into the Light. After that I began to let prayer fall away.


I was conflicted as old conditioned illusions of religion battled with my higher truth.

My faith in prayer was wounded in the battle; who was I praying to? What was I praying with? The Church had taught me who Jesus was, but it didn’t reso-nate with my newly awakened knowing. I began to reconnect with Black Elk. Prayer, he told me; focus on prayer, but although I was beginning to under-stand Black Elk’s method of prayer, I didn’t understand that it was akin to what I had done years before, when I would touch my heart and pray with the tiny piece of good in there. Black Elk prayed through Creation, touching the earth. I prayed through Creation, touching my heart. I understood that Creation is the Child of God; having come through Mother Earth, Creation in perfect bal-ance with Great Spirit is the Christ Con-sciousness. The priests had said in the mass: we ask this through Christ our Lord. I realised that all those years ago I too had been praying through Christ and that was why my prayers helped.

I began to pray again, in the way I was shown by Black Elk. He would pray in the Spirit World and I would copy him in this world. I always understood what he was doing, and when I needed more un-derstanding he gave it to me. One of his teachings was always to pray for under-standing; so I was on a sure way to grow-ing on my journey of prayer. Something I realise in this moment is that I have never received an understanding that I haven’t asked for. I am happy; I asked for that, years ago when I made my petition to

Mother Mary, but I had to understand how to be happy, and that understanding came from Black Elk. Did Mother Mary make that happen? Of course She did, because She is the Divine Feminine, Mother of All, Mother Earth, and the Christ Energy comes through Her.

Black Elk gave me The Two Roads Sym-bol, the Christ Energy in perfect balance between Great Spirit and Mother Earth. He asked me to establish a prayer list (see below), a list of souls petitioning for wholeness, to be happy. It is what every-one wants - to be happy, and true hap-piness is found in The Christ Conscious-ness within. And so, just as I once touched my heart and prayed with the Christ Con-sciousness so that others could be happy, now I gather around the Red Stone of Power, the heart of the Big Two Roads Symbol, and I pray for others to be happy, to be whole, healed through Christ. It is a given already, because within the Christ Consciousness all is whole, in perfect balance of their divine polarities; and so by holding the petitioners in their whole-ness, in their Immaculate Self, all illusion of sickness, unhappiness, falls away into nothingness.

I remember the words:Ask and you shall receive.Are you ready to let yourself be happy?

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FEELINGBy Ellen Heller Artwork by Maryam Morrison

So much of our information regarding metaphysics is based on our ‘thoughts.’ While it is true that our thoughts do create our reality, there is one step (prior to that process) that has been overlooked. This step missed (or not included in much in-formation that has been published) is all about our “FEELINGS.” For those who have read the book, (or have viewed the DVD) of ‘The Secret,’ by Rhonda Bryne, in the very last scene, she is writing in the sand the words, ‘Feel Good.’ Many missed this important mes-sage. In another extraordinary book entitled, “When Everything Changes, Change Everything,” by Neale Donald Walsch, the process of creating our ‘feelings,’ is being addressed as the basic ‘kick-start-er’ to the creation of our reality. Basically our prospective of a situation starts; this shapes our perception of the world, which leads to an emotion, pro-ducing a feeling. Our feelings then be-come our thoughts, bringing attention to a certain outcome, and hence, bringing forth our ‘reality.’ Because of this knowledge, what is most important (and such GOOD NEWS TOO!), is that we do not have to monitor our thoughts (that would be exhausting!). Rather, to accomplish the art of ‘con-sciously creating’ is to be aware of our feelings. (A wonderful CD by Abraham-Hicks, entitled, “Money and Abundance,” addresses the issue of how we create

with our feelings in wonderful detail!) We have an ‘automatic’ barometer or ‘GPS,’ within. Basically our feelings about anything tell us ‘where we are going,’ in terms of creation and the outcomes we are to experience IF we keep feeling a certain way. Feeling good? Keep feeling that and more things to feel good about will show up. Feeling bad? Do all you can to change that, as more things to feel bad about will start to manifest if you stay on that ‘frequency.’ As Michael Beckwith mentioned in the movie of ‘The Secret,’ by Rhonda Bryne, thankfully positive thoughts and feelings are infinitely stronger than a negativethought. So, no need to worry, as in this realm, there is a ‘time delay,’ and as long as you change that bad feeling to a good feeling, the outcome will change in ac-cordance with ‘your song.’ Awareness is everything. Be aware of all your feelings, and the quickest way to change any negative feeling or emotion or thought? Once again....Gratitude. Blessings!


Q A&Spirit-Minded

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Ask Ellen Heller

Question: Dear Spirit-Minded,Everyone tells me to monitor my thoughts and I just can’t do it! How I think, is how I think!

If our thoughts create our reality, what do I do now?!From, Scared

Answer: Dear Sacred,Our feelings create our reality and lead to our thoughts....Monitoring your feelings is a lot easier because we know when we feel good, and when we feel bad. Just having a bad feeling is enough to bring it to our attention,

and by doing something to feel good is all it takes to change the outcome in our reality; for remember, a positive thought is infinitely more power than a negative one. And, we do have this wonderful ‘time delay,’ that because of this, our negative thoughts do not manifest immediately; therefore, we do have time to ‘change our feelings, changing our thoughts, which leads to changing our reality.

Blessings!

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When going for a morning walk, there are many beautiful butterflies in the air and sunning on plants or flowers. Of course, the expectation is that these beautiful creatures will be in your yard, too. Arriving home to a butterfly-free yard can be really disappointing. What can you do to make your backyard a haven for butterflies?

First - Without a doubt, you have to stop using chemical pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides. These are deadly considering that butterflies begin their life as a cater-pillar attached to a plant within a cocoon. Second - once you’ve eliminated this threat, the next important step is to pro-vide ‘host plants’ to support the metamor-phosis process. There are specific plants that will attract specific butterflies. The Black Swallowtail prefers carrots, dill, fennel and parsley where the Great Spangled Fritillary loves violets. The beautiful Monarchs are attracted to milk-weed, but the Pearly Crescentspot goes

for asters. To attract Pipevine Swal-lowtails try planting pipevine, of course. Several varieties are Calico Pipe, Dutch-man’s Pipe, Rooster Flower and Virginia Snakeroot. Red Spotted Purple butterflies are attracted to wild cherry and willow trees. The Spicebush Swallowtail prefers sassafras and spicebush. For the beauti-ful Viceroy plant cherry, plum, poplar and willow trees.

Third - Once the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into an adult butterfly is com-pleted, they will begin to seek nectar sources. Incorporate into your garden nectar plants that bloom from the start of the season to late summer and fall. Select native nectar plants such as wild columbine; lance leaf coreoposis; rose verbena; swamp and whorled milkweed; New England aster; button bush; butterfly weed; orange, purple Missouri and sweet coneflowers; blue lobelia; cardinal flower; prairie blazing star and Joe Pye weed.

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Butterflies will also be attracted to slices of banana, which attract fruit flies. They consume the fruit flies for protein and minerals. Put out a slice of watermelon or overly ripe fruit, and you’ll be amazed at all the butterflies that stop by for a light lunch. There are also a variety of butterfly feeders that hold prepared nectar or fruit.

Fourth - Remember to provide butterflies a place to warm in the sun. One idea is to build a waterless pond. Arrange heat-absorbing rocks on their side in a sunny area. Add sand and salts and keep the rocks moist. Be sure to line the area with plastic to keep salts from leaking into the soil.

Many people enjoy having an attractive butterfly house in their garden. While there is no proof that butterflies use these, it does add a colorful accent. These colorful houses also make wonderful decorative additions to a porch or sun-room. The six most common butterfly families you can attract are: Swallowtails (Papilionidae) - The most noticeable thing about swallowtails is a club-like projection extending from the hind wing. The most common swallow-tails include: Easter Tiger, Giant, Spice-bush, Eastern Black and Zebra. Milkweed Butterfly (Daneidae) - These medium to large size butterflies are all power flyers, and all eat various types of milkweed. The most common is the Monarch. The Monarch imitators include: Viceroy, Fritillaries, Mourning Cloaks

and Admirals. Gossamer Wings (Lycaenidae) - Over 100 species of these small butterflies re-side in North America. They include the Blues, Coppers and Hairstreaks. The gossamers hold their wings closed over their backs when at rest. Sulphurs (Pieridae) - The Sulphurs are hard to miss because of their brilliant yellows. Whites (Pieridae) - Whites are often the first butterflies to be noticed in the spring. Many people assume they are moths due to their lack of color. Male “Whites” and “Sulphurs” are prone to “puddling”, which is gathering in groups near moisture and/or salts. True Skippers (Hesperiidae) - They are small butterflies that are not particularly attractive, and contain antennae with a telltale fishhook-like curve to the end sec-tion. Their flight resembles a stone skip-ping across the surface of a lake. Use the tips provided to attract these most beautiful of nature’s creatures so they will become permanent visitors to your garden. There is nothing more relaxing than sit-ting in a chair or swing on your patio, deck or porch and watching butterflies make a graceful trip around your yard. Even in today’s hectic times, all seems right with the world as a butterfly pauses to sip some nectar or relax on a warm rock.


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