Looking forward to playing my guitar and singing some songs at Indira's West Coast Retreat. And meeting some of you for the first time. Wish I could be in Europe too. Maybe one day. For now, hope to see you in Altadena this weekend.

And I will show you that there is no imperfection in the present, and can be none in the future. And I will show you that whatever happens to anybody, it may be turned to beautiful results.

Dear Teacher ,
thank you for this beautiful daily message.It gives me Hope, makes me smile and so happy to be a part of this journey.
ursula 

West Coast Retreat in Altadena, California August 10 & 11, 2013

West Coast Retreat
Save the dates!
August 10, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
August 11, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Altadena, CA
$160 includes 2 days + organic vegetarian lunches
$150 for students and anyone who has ever attended a past clear & simple way event.

"Angels of Zug, Switzerland"

This was taken in Zug, Switzerland, near Oberwil, where I will be giving a
seminar, talk, and readings, as I do each year. This year I will be there
from September 25 to October 1. Contact Martin Meier for more information: 

Martin Meier
Oberwiler Kurse
Artherstrasse 112, P.O. Box 51
CH-6317 Oberwil
Tel. +41 41 711 92 68
www.oberwilerkurse.ch
martin@oberwilerkurse.ch

Hello from California

After what seems like a long time, I am back in California. The East Coast Retreat was great. Here I will share with you some comments received from participants, and some comments from me!

Happy Travels

Indira, I know you are flying today, Indira. Happy travels and safe landing. I look forward to reading my new lesson when it arrives, if you have time to send it before you leave. Otherwise, I understand. The last lesson was just great. I have been working on detaching from my life. For newer students, you have great lessons waiting for you in the future that will be the present by the time you get there (as our teacher says). And also happy travels to Ursula. Also, hope your computer is easily repaired teacher, so we can go back to email messages too. Those are the gems that make my day.

Happy 4th of July Everyone, wherever you live, may you be free...

Thanks for your new posts and pictures that make our classroom so bright and colorful, Indira. I am grateful for the angels lessons that support me each day, the angel messages, and this classroom. I haven't written in awhile, but I visit often. Monika's post today made me want to write something, to express support for Sebastian, and to express gratitude that this classroom is always open, always here present. Happy 4th of July everyone.

support

Dear classmates.
Sebastian, the 19 year old son of Christel (our classmate) - and my god child - is ill. He has an illness where the spleen destoys the trombozyten ( I cannot find the english word). It is an autoimmune illness. He has to go to hospital today.
Sebastian is asking for your loving .... healing support.
Thank you a lot
Monika

The Earth is our Mother

(The) Earth Is Our Mother

The Earth is our Mother, we must take care of her
The Earth in our Mother, we must take care of her

Chorus: 

Hey Yanna Ho Yanna Hey Yon Yon, Hey Yanna Ho Yanna Hey Yon Yon

Her sacred ground we walk upon, with every step we take (x2)
The Earth is our Mother, she will take care of us (x2)

Alternate verses:
Chorus: Hey Yanna Ho Yanna Hey Yon Yon, Hey Yanna Ho Yanna Hey Yon Yon

or:

Unite my people be as one be as one, Unite my people, be as one, be as one

The Sky is our Father, we will take care of him (x2)
The Sea is our Sister, we will take care of her (x2)
The Forest is our Brother, we will take care of him (x2) etc.. Traditional, Hopi

This also has a tune which maybe you can find, should you like to chant it. 

Good advice from Gandhi . . .

Now I Walk In Beauty

Now I walk in beauty
Beauty is before me 
Beauty is behind me
Above and below me

Traditional Navajo

All there is, is God (Energy, Love, Divine Light)

Imagine the most beautiful home possible in your heart

Create an Inner Sanctuary

Imagine the most beautiful Home within your Heart

Feel the soft air

Inhale the scent of the flowers

Feel the green grass on your bare feet

See all the colors of nature

Even the fairy spirits 

Relax into the Peace.

Email to client...

Dear Students, Today I am posting an email I sent to one of my female clients, who has just separated from her husband. I have changed identifying information, to respect confidentiality. I think by reading it, you can learn a great deal. I have kept the words to her soft, so they can be heard. She is not a student, so she does not have the same level of understanding that students achieve over time, but she is a very long term client. Here is the email:

Dearest -----

You have made the physical separation from your husband, now you must make the psychological separation, which can only happen inside you. For so long you have defined yourself in relation to your husband. Over time, that became a definition that was painful to you, and you sought to remove yourself from that pain.

Stay clear that the ego will seek to continue to keep you in pain. That is what ego does. Ego is a pain machine.

Watch the issues of boundaries. Instead of constantly saying that he is overstepping your boundaries, simply, clearly state what you want. To yourself. To him. I’d just leave out the word boundaries, if you can.

Boundaries can be an offensive and defensive word. You needed to use it when you were making your move and getting stronger. Now you can just be an adult and clearly state - "This is what I want. This is what I choose. This is what I am doing. I do not want that. I do not choose that. Not right now, please. Maybe later. NO. Yes."

These are all good statements for you to consider.  You can just say, no. You can say, not now. You can say, no, thank you. You can say, I don’t want to. You can say, Can you please tell me what you mean, because I don’t understand. You can say, yes. You can say, I need time to think about that. You can say, I can’t answer that right now. You can say, I am feeling uncomfortable and need to be with my own energy right now, so I can deal with my feelings.

These are good “I” statements. You will find your own, the more you turn within.

“I” statements will help you go within to find out what you are feeling and thinking. “I” statements tend to be less combative, less offensive, less defensive, less confusing.

Keep in mind, you both love your children. So far your husband has been supportive of your move, providing  for you financially. Do your best to stay with what is, not go into fear. Fear is the greatest weapon of control. Don’t forget that.

People say all kinds of things when they feel attacked and afraid. Do your best not to give power to what people say when they are feeling defensive, afraid, attacked. Try to just see. Really see. Do your best not to react.

Right now, today, everything is okay. Now you have a chance to look at the pain that is within you. When your husband was always there, it was easy to see that your pain was caused by your interaction with him. When he is not there, you have the beautiful opportunity to advance spiritually by taking full responsibility for your own pain — seeing it.

As the angels say, “what you are not aware of controls you. When you become aware of something, it begins to lose control over you.”

The problem is where the pain is. This is a universal truth.

This is a beautiful time for you, an opportunity for expansion and freedom.

I trust that you and your husband will be able to work everything out in a way that serves both of you and your family. Old patterns are being broken. Ego will resist that. Be patient, loving, and kind with yourselves and each other as you work to overcome the feelings of fear, pain, and limitation. You can do it! There is no enemy.

What is beautiful to remember is that even as human beings fight against each other, each of you has an angel who holds you in the light. Angels always work together. When you can attune to your angel, you are attuning to the angel of everyone. This is because angels serve only God’s will, and so angels exist in harmony, even while we exist in conflict.

Love,
Indira

Yesterday ,even my coffee had wings. Have a great weekend everyone. -Ursula

Fructose & your health

Fructose-containing sugars cause weight gain not only because of the calories they contain, but by triggering your "fat switch." They tell your body it's time to store fat, just as if you were an animal preparing for hibernation. By avoiding fructose and "turning off" your fat switch, you can help prevent or treat obesity. Fructose is not a healthy alternative to sugar, so do your best to avoid it.

MAY MORNING MESSAGE

Hopefully, you have begun to read your newest lessons. The very first class is now on Lesson 55. That's a lot of reading for those of you who have stayed the course. And a lot of writing. Not so many of you write here in Your Open Classroom, though many of you write to me personally and I always answer, though it takes me some time. We receive so much from the angelic realm that we are unaware of, and often ungrateful for. There is so much light that comes your way. Each day I hold the light for you that flows to me from the angels. There is not one day that goes by that I do not think of each of you personally, and direct energy and good thoughts your way.

Your cost for what you receive here is very small, and I have never raised the price, and do not earn a lot of money from angel work. I want as many people as possible to have the opportunity to be exposed to these lessons. Some students have dropped out of school, even though there pictures still appear here, since I don't know how to take them away. That's okay.

Most people are just not ready for the level of commitment that is necessary to evolve in this school. Most people want the easy way--not the clear and simple way. That is, the ego wants the easy way; the way that is easy for the ego is never easy for the heart. It is not the way that completes the soul.

Let's talk about soul completion for a moment. Have you ever heard that phrase? I doubt it, because I never wrote it before, and I have never seen it written anywhere. So are you ready for some deep esoteric Truths?

There is little understanding of what the soul is. Have you ever thought about what the soul is? The spiritual journey is a journey to soul completion, to wholeness, holiness. Holiness, as we speak of it here, (try looking holy up in your dictionary. Such beautiful words describe it!)--holiness is complete and absolute identification with your True Self, living in complete service to the Most High -- as angels do.

Speaking of angels, there was once a time when the angels were greatly tested. Some were tossed from the Kingdom of God, and now serve darkness. These were never true angels. The true angels were separated from the dark angels during this war against God. This left the true angels. That is a story for another time. All stories come in their own time.

Angels were greatly tested, even as Jesus was tested, even as the Buddha was tested, when he was given all the sensuous pleasures of the earth, and chose in the end, Truth, even as you are tested. The kingdom of God has never come easy to anyone. So when you feel the need to cry and complain about how long it takes for you to understand, how hard your life is, please remember that the greatest enlightened beings that ever lived -- or live -- have gone through very hard tests. Why should it be different for me or you? Aren't you looking for the greatest treasure? If even the angels, even Jesus, even Buddha, even every enlightened being, is tested, should it be different for you? Isn't it worth all your effort?

Only EGO wants it to be different. Only ego demands everything be given it, without it having to do the work. Only ego complains and makes your life miserable. The ego is what you call you, and it isn't you! It is an impostor. A fake. A parasite. Ego is darkness.

Those of you who put Truth first, who show up for your lessons, are making the most progress. I know this is so because I see it in you. I feel it. Your spiritual evolution depends on where you choose to focus your energy.

But...we were talking about the soul, weren't we. About soul completion. This is a fascinating subject. I will write more about it, either in a future lesson (which means past #55) or here in Your Open Classroom. We shall see. For now, keep showing up. Really show up. Show up as much as I do. I show up as your classmate and as your teacher. The more you show up, the more amazing your spiritual life will become. Forget about what your classmates or other people are doing. You are not here to row someone else's boat. You are here to row your boat! You are here for your soul completion. More about soul completion and the battle of the dark angels against God -- in the 'future' that will be our present by the time we get there. Smile.

Happy Easter 2013

Hi Every One!
It's Kev wishing you all a Happy Easter wherever you are -- or aren't. Thanks for the little bird photo, Jean-Paul, that Indira sent along with her Easter message today. I've never seen you here in the classroom, JP, but I am sure I have never seen many of you here, and possibly never will. Happy Easter anyway! I am rushing off for a long hike, to celebrate Easter with the rabbits and whatever other little creatures I happen to see out there -- and to commune with my own soul -- alone -- one of my best places to be -- alone in the wilderness, when I am not with students who are dedicated to Truth. More and more as I continue in the school, I find my desire to be with "ordinary" people falling away. By "ordinary" I mean people who are dedicated to becoming "somebody" in the world. I like to be successful and earn money and do well with my career -- but no longer do I think I have to be "somebody." Sometimes my mind does go in that direction -- comparing me and my life to others --- which is very painful -- and I watch that happening, sometimes getting involved in it, and spending time in the pain -- until I am pulled, thankfully, back to the teachings in our school, back to remembering the teachings. Kev

Renascence and Renewal

Dear Students, Being a writer and a poet (of sorts) I love words. Words are my playground, where I feel closest to Truth, second to pure nature. Being in nature, close to the simple nature spirits and all growing things, even the animals who are hidden from my view, who see me, even as I do not see them -- is like being next to God. Do you ever realize that as you walk through nature, animals are looking at you? Maybe birds or squirrels, depending on where you live. Here in Southern California, it could easily be a mountain lion, a rattle snake, or a coyote, so one must exert great care where one steps! 

I encourage all of you to write. No matter what you write, write! If you are not used to writing, you might find a new language. The voices of angels like bells might pour through you. Your own sweet soul might speak to you. You'll never know unless you try. 

I am learning guitar. Practicing. Right now I can play only a few chords, but a few days ago, I couldn't play any! Should I give up because my fingers are clumsy and untrained? Should I give up because it requires practice? Should I give up because I am not a master guitar player? I don't think so! 

Neither should you give up, even if your writing does not yield immediate results. Keep on keeping on. In every aspect of your life. Of course, the silly dark ego wants you to give up everything -- but it. The angels sing to you -- give up only what is false, useless, and limiting. Do not give up that which inspires and brings you joy. Give up the silly ego. It is an imposter, a fraud, a child wearing a mask pretending to be God. See behind the mask. Realize that there is nothing behind the mask. Nothing! Darkness is not real. It has no power. It runs this world (which is why we cannot defeat the wars and greedy politicians) but it does not have to run your life! You can escape. You can be free. Realize you are free and you are. YOU ARE. It is not freedom that is an illusion. The illusion is that you are not free. 

It is so simple really. Just step over the invisible barrier that keeps you in lack, loss, fear, and limitation. Step over it! You can do it. You can! Yes!

Life is more joyful than you can imagine. This joy does not come from outside. It does not have to do with playing the guitar or the most wonderful walk in nature, as inspiring and satisfying as these are -- it is WITHIN! 

So try some writing. See what happens. As you know, you are always welcome to put your writing here. Or your poetry. Don't be shy. If you are shy, do it anyway. This is a way to get rid of the false imposter of shyness. Letting shyness rule your life is letting ego rule your life. Give it up! Give it up NOW!

Here is the complete poem Renascence:

SPRING EQUINOX SPECIAL GIFT OFFER ANGEL READING

Happy Spring!

I love winter solstice and spring equinox, don't you! That's because I love nature more than just about anything. I imagine beautiful rituals of dancing in the fields with flowers and singing with the coyotes on a cold mountaintop. So today I am offering only for students, the opportunity to have a Spring Equinox Angel Reading for only $60, which is a great savings from my usual fee. I'd love to do it free, no fee, but sigh, the world costs a lot to live in. 

All you have to do is send me an email or give me a call by April 1, 2013. My cell phone is 323-557-8934. I suggest you contact me early so I can fit you into my schedule at a convenient date. We can do it by phone, if you live far away.

Last night when I was out walking, the half-moon was directly overhead, and I had to tilt my head waaay back to see it! It was a crispy cool night complete with stars. By the way, have you noticed the natural moon phases at the bottom of this page? You can see the phases of the moon here, even if it is hidden from your eyes in the skies by storms or clouds. 

Today I will go out in nature and take a long solitary walk with my little dog, Penny (I mostly have to carry her) to the top of a mountain, to celebrate the nature spirits and spring equinox.

Here's another special little gift to you, all about the angels: