Susan’s Musings – November 2009
Aloha everyone,
Once again it is November. For those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere it is the end of another growing season. It is a time of growing darkness and symbolically a time to go within and connect with your inner wisdom. It is the beginning of the Celtic new year and a time to drift and connect with the dreamtime. It is also a time for giving thanks while filling yourself with the incredibly expansive energy of gratitude.
These days I think of November as gratitude month. I find that gratitude is one of the most healing and powerful energy states we can embrace. Gratitude, when applied liberally to all of life can allow us to feel joyful most of the time and begin to draw toward ourselves people, places and things that will assist us in creating the life of our dreams.
Celtic spirituality equally honored both the light and the dark. They viewed the dark time of the year as an important and very necessary time for rest and regeneration. They saw it as a time to prepare for rebirth, for the seeds we have planted to be filled with the energy of transformation before they spring forth into physical reality. All of life is cyclical and when we embrace and honor where we are in that cycle life can become easier and more joy filled.
As I often suggest ending the day by taking time to write a gratitude list is a wonderful way to close out the gift of another day here on planet earth especially if you have had a challenging day. However we enter the dream state we are setting the stage for things to come and what better way to prepare than by feeling grateful?
I am grateful each and every one of you have chosen to share your journey with me. Later this month I will be changing webhosting companies so if you want to continue to get e mails from me you will have to respond to an email I send you saying you must respond but more about that later.
This has been a challenging year and I have so much to be grateful for this year. For one thing I am about to put an extension on my house so I can have a wonderful office and meditation room. A short story about that. I saw a drawing of a new building for a church I often speak at so I found out the name of the architect. I went to see him and he did some wonderful sketches for me. As I was leaving he told me a movie about his life in the Army was about to be released and it was called Men Who Stare at Goats. I went to see it yesterday and had quite a few good laughs. I also chuckled about the coincidence about having him design my addition. They made a comedy out of some concepts he really believes in and it was fun to watch.
As always if I can be of service please let me know. The internet does have a black hole I refer to as email heaven so if you write to me and I don’t respond please don’t take it personally and write to me again. Things are changing. Podcast are now available every other week and my year long Mastering Life Program will be opening again soon and the video class Art of Allowing is almost a reality.
May your life be filled with magic and miracles and may this season of thanksgiving fill you with love and light and laughter.
With love and aloha,
Susan
Books of the Month
This month I was very happy when I opened a package and found a book written by my friend Marty Myer. I have talked about her frequently in my newsletters. She is my animal communicator and she is wonderful. She has found lost cats and cured behavior issues on many occasions. Marty has also helped me with the decision to help my animals transition. She has written a heartwarming book called Same Dog Twice. I laughed and cried and thoroughly enjoyed the book. It is about her journey to become and animal communicator and about our animals ability to reincarnate. I highly, highly recommend it. Same Dog Twice is available through amazon.com.
The other book I have been enjoying is Defy Gravity by Caroline Myss. She talks a great deal about healing being a mystical experience. She too was deeply moved by the writings of some of the saints and refers frequently to St Teresa of Avala. I was fascinated by her works and just ordered some of the more recent translations.
For a fun read I just finished the last book in the prequel series of the Clan Chronicles Rift in the Sky by Julie E Czerneda. If you like Science Fiction at all she is a wonderful find.
Some Exciting News
This week I will finally get to see the proof of my latest meditation CD. I just had it mastered and heard one of the tracks. It is awesome, really really awesome. Devakant contacted me a few years ago about collaborating on a CD. I did the meditations and then he composed the music. When I first heard the music I was deeply moved and in absolute awe. Here is what he said about the project:
“I first came into contact with Susan through her book “The Toltec Way”. I was delighted by her remarkable ability with weaving her insights into stories and guided fantasies, allowing the reader to participate in the journey through their own imagination. The imagery evoked much music for me, so I decided to contact her and see if we might do something together. We met in Hawaii, and very effortlessly this project was born, and grew until it came to be this CD in your hands. I hope that it provides you with as much joy and delight as it has given me in doing it. ”
…devakant
Devakant is a composer and multi-instrumentalist who has been making music for meditation and healing for over 25 years. His music combines elements from many
traditions of sacred music from all over the world, and he plays meditation-concerts year round on 4 different continents. The instruments on this album include Bansuri, Shakuhachi, Duduk, Harp, Guitar, and keyboards. For more information about his music and concert schedule, please see www.devakant.com
I will be offering a pre-release special later this month just in time for the holidays.
I’m Moving my Lists
Last, but not least I am moving my email lists to a new host. To make sure you really want to hear from me you will have to respond to the message I send to you. Just open the message and click on the link then you will continue to get all of my messages. If you don’t click you will no longer get messages from me.
The message will start with Response Required :
I dislike Spam in any form so I am moving my list to a place that is totally private and Spam free. Hope you take the time to click and come along.
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Even though this is a limitless universe I have decided to limit the size of the group. It is already half full, so if you want to have the experience of your life contact me ASAP.
On November 18th you will have the opportunity to buy a wonderful book and receive hundreds of dollars in free gifts from lots of wonderful teachers. There will be free guided meditations, consultations with wonderful counselors worth hundreds of dollars, free classes, e books and so much more. All you have to do is buy the book from Amazon on that day and then e mail me a copy of your receipt. You Must buy the book on that day and that day only!!!!!!!!!!