Once a
chela (student) of the Buddha so the story is told, asked the enlightened one,
what does enlightenment feel like, how does it appear different from before?
The Buddha
responded…
Before enlightenment, - Chopping wood and carrying water.
After enlightenment, - Chopping wood and carrying water.
And so it
is was with the shift in consciousness of earth, the earth’s inhabitants at the
end of one age and the moving into the new age on 12/12/12 and 12/21/12.
As 2012 comes to a close, many were expecting changes based upon the biblical book of revelations, in which chaos and destruction prevail, while some others were looking forward to the coming of a “golden age” where peace and prosperity prevail. There are many religious prophesies as well as those of many indigenous peoples,(Mayans, Hopi, aborigines, etc.) some of which include an apocalypse end time scenario referring to the end of the world, which Hollywood dramatized for us all with frightening stories in several movies.
What has been told of this end time event in the Hindu cosmology is that every 26,500 (+/-) years we cycle through ages that are called the yugas. At the dawning of the ages, there is an enlightened age (the Sat or Satya yuga) followed by a progressive dimming of consciousness into the Treta yuga,the Dvapara yuga, and finally sinking into the darkest of these ages the Kali yuga – which begins with the first killing of another being, then at the ending of the Kali yuga, the cycle begins again with the dawning of a new golden age of enlightenment, the Sat yuga. This view describes the precession of the equinoxes through the astrological signs and where we have just come to is the end of the age of Pisces, moving into the age of Aquarius. Many will remember that song by the 5th dimension...and guess what, we are moving out of the 3rd dimension of consciousness, passing through the 4th and into the 5th dimension with this 2012 shift of consciousness.
The much publicized Mayan calendar came to an end on December 21st, and some were expecting a major shift in their external reality at midnight on that day, yet December 22nd came and very little had changed to a noticeable degree at least in the “external reality of the matrix” consciousness... however, leading up to this time and since there have been energy shifts which are being accelerated by energy being beamed toward earth by solar flares and other cosmic events and bodies, and this shift has been ignited in the internal awareness of many, and is being radiated out to and to within others with which they come into contact and interact.
What this new energy of the “dawning of the age of aquarius”, “golden age”, “satya yuga” is providing to us is the invitation to create the new world that we want to see. You may or may not have noticed, that the thoughts that you are thinking are becoming manifest in a rather frequent and immediate way. Take care for your words, thoughts and your desires, as you will soon begin to notice that what you “think about you will bring about”. With very few exceptions, we all long for love, peace and prosperity.
Looking at world events, we can begin to see people are less tolerant of being financially enslaved, living under the constant threat of war, government tyranny, and fear perpetrated by those who wish to maintain the status quo causing events of a false flag nature designed to produce fear and the resultant request for security from harm, and on it goes. As more are awakening to this new creative energy, the changes we have been anticipating will become ever more evident as we focus on the world we wish to see and manifest and cease giving energy and support to that which we want to see removed and released from our experience.
This year for me was a winding down, downsizing and letting go of many things in my life that no longer serve me, in preparation for the new experiences I anticipate coming in these next few months and years. The major exception to this was that I also experienced the loss of one of my best friends, a constant, loyal guardian and companion of 11 years, the beautiful samoyed, Mikasa. She is greatly missed, now I have to remember to lock my doors when I leave the house...as this new age advances, even that action will no longer be necessary.
So I have many things to be grateful for at year end, two wonderful, successful and helpful grown children, two amazing, fabulous grand children, my menagerie consisting of the sanctuary’s animals. Of those ten pairs of hungry little eyes that have been in my care for the past many years, during this past year, with the loss of my dog and one of the hens, Coco, that number is now down to eight pairs --- two macaws (Shasta & Sedona -- pictured below), three kitties (Ebony, Smokey silver toes, and her son Ashley silver toes and the three hens, Amanda, Dixie Chick, and Francie (who finally after a major molt have again resumed laying). With a solid roof over my head, a warm place to sleep, clean water, ample food and firewood, transportation, my heart is grateful that my needs are covered.
To all who choose to share this space and these thoughts, I wish for all of you and for all others as well, a very healthy, happy, abundant, peaceful and joyous new year and new age!
Love and blessings, until next time.
Merlyn
