FULL MOON IN VIRGO

The full moon here was pretty fabulous last night, combined with the scent of Jasmine flowers that always transports me to heaven in a moment. Tonight is the actual full moon. Remember to look up

Look Up!

CATCH THE WIND

This morning somehow I am reminded of the song by Donovan. Who knows what he meant when he wrote it, since writers everywhere who let go of their minds are inspired by something higher. Perhaps it was a love song. Maybe a love song to God. Yes, we may as well try to catch the wind.

I like to think if it as a love song to Truth or God. The human spirit first recognizing something greater exists, and that it is unable to capture what it longs for. The spirit can eventually evolve to realize that what it cannot do, something Higher can do. Angels can do for us what we cannot, for example, but only when we let go of control--which is the hardest thing for the human ego to do. We must give up the struggle to control this world. This is a golden key. We must sacrifice who we think we are to become who we are.

And here are the lovely lyrics by Donovan. I can't publish his haunting melody here, but you can listen somewhere.

"Catch The Wind"
In the chilly hours and minutes
Of uncertainty, I want to be
In the warm hold of your loving mind
To feel you all around me
And to take your hand along the sand
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind
When sundown pales the sky
I want to hide a while behind your smile
And everywhere I'd look your eyes I'd find
For me to love you now
Would be the sweetest thing 'twould make me sing
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind
Di di di di, di di di di
Di di di di, di di di

Back in Los Angeles

Hello Dear Students, I am back in California, with reliable internet service once again. So you shall be seeing more of me here perhaps. The sky was dark and cloudy this evening but only a few raindrops have fallen so far. I even cancelled my walk because the sky looked like thunderstorms! I for one am happy to be back in Your Open Classroom, to feel connected again to each of you in this very special way.

As you all know, my little dog, Penny, disappeared. I can only assume she has passed on, since I don't think she could survive without me--she needed very specialized care that only I knew how to give her, and she would not have survived this last year, had I not been taking  special care of her. I miss her greatly and keep forgetting that she is not here, in CA, where she grew up with me, grew old. I have loved and love her so deeply and always will. She was a great Teacher, a great Friend, a great Companion on the Way. She is still with me in my heart and always will be. Life is very different without my sweet Penny.

Keep in mind there will be an angel seminar here in Altadena, CA in June. There will be a reduced fee for students of the school. Thank each of you who offered special prayers for Penny, for your cards, and kindness.

YOUR OWN ANGEL BOX

Hello Dear Students,

Normally I publish this every Valentine's Day, but I couldn't get on the internet long enough to do that till now. This used to be Lesson 13, but now I post it here instead. To read the whole lesson, click to read more.

Roots and Wings

Your classmates are blossoming! Have you all seen your classmate, Sandra's, new website? Congratulations Sandra, and Godspeed for your new work. Switzerland is fortunate to have you. http://www.roots-and-wings.me

Snow in Amish Country

Right now I am out in the country -- Amish country. The Amish here are  very conservative -- old order Amish-- a sect of Amish that adhere very strictly to their religious beliefs and avoid modernization for the most part.. They wear only black and very dark blue. The women wear full bonnets and long skirts and white aprons. The men have beards but no mustaches and always wear hats. They drive horse and buggies everywhere. No electricity. Most of them have many children. The children only go to 8th grade. They marry young, usually. It is another sort of world. The Amish here speak a Swiss dialect of German, though they also learn English. There is so much snow here. The hills and fields are white and flowing with snow. So beautiful. So cold.

flower mandalas -a colorful hello to everyone

Flower Mandalas

A good reminder...

Mountain Forest Angels

Your classmate, Monika Meier, from Switzerland, who has faithfully attended -- I've lost count -- every seminar for years in Oberwil, wrote this lovely piece about angels of the mountain forests and gave me permission to use it. Monika and her partner were in Nepal this last September, so she did miss that seminar, but I saw her for a long angel reading. So many of you are healers. Monika is a dedicated and compassionate practitioner of Jin Shin Jyutsu. You can see more on her website here:  http://www.kleine-insel.ch/ It's a beautiful website with falling green leaves. Here is what Monika wrote about Mountain Forest Angels:

"At last I managed to write about the mountain angels. Here is what comes to my mind if I remember this specific day, end of September, when we drove in Nepal from Jomson to Pokhara."

Angels of the mountain forests:

"If I think of angels of the mountain forests I see big green pine trees, ferns, grass, and granite rocks and stones. Even a little house built of stones hidden in a cozy corner under big trees. They dance in this damp and lush area where rivers search their way through rocks and stones."

Thank you, Monika! And much success for your Jin Shin Jyutsu healing work! (I couldn't resist adding your photo. It is so pretty, so open and clear). P.S. her partner designed her website for her. It's stress-relieving just to visit and watch the falling floating leaves! 

The New Lesson--

The new lesson, for me that is Lesson 75, Living in Oneness, is exactly what I need, which doesn't surprise me. It always turns out this way. It has me thinking in a new way about Spirit and Soul Development. This is something I most appreciate about the school, that it gets me thinking in new ways. Sometimes I can feel new pathways being created in my brain, like I am an explorer in a new land, only it all happens inside me, I don't even have to go anywhere. I save on a plane ticket, but still travel to new planes of existence--all inside, like you say in the lesson. Thanks to the angels.

A favorite author

Author of A Wrinkle in Time, for young people, but also good for people of any age. She used the theory of Quantum Mechanics, which I write about in the latest lesson, #75, Living in Oneness. I love her books!

A like for the New Year's Message

Dear classmates,

have you read the New Year's Message for 2015:
http://www.theclearandsimpleway.com/monthlymessages.htm ?

I like it and I'm glad I came across it, better said it came across me... (thanks Judy for writing it!)

As around most New Year's, I think around things... and so I couldn't help thinking about how my life should be like, how I or even we as couple or family should be like... I realized that in my questioning, I'm looking at others, comparing... and I did some writing about it. Actually I was asking questions and the pen had some answers. Basically I learned that almost all of my questions were based on judgement - of myself. Even when I felt sad about that it was another judgement.
I tried to understand how "things should be"? How can it matter (what I do) and at the same time be a matter of unimportance (no judgement, nor good nor bad, just be)?
I cannot comprehend now. When I try, my mind soon gets confused. But when I go into the silence of my heart... or into the universe, which might be the same, I know it is true. And the silence is comforting. And even when I can't find the silence at one time, remembering the silence is also comforting and a good way to come out of trying to understand with my mind.

So, happy silent new year :-)
Petra

Happy New Year 2015

I wish all my classmates a really spectacular year. Thank you for sharing this path with me. I feel a special love here and for each of you, even if we have not met, I know you are there, even if we have never communicated. I feel the communication in my heart.

I like how the Classroom keeps changing, just like life does. This background, which I recognize as our teacher's artwork, is full of life and color and enthusiasm.

I am only so sorry for the loss of Penny. There are no words to say and so I will not try. Only that her picture always brought a smile to my heart. She was/is a true being of light and love and innocence and wisdom all at once. Thank you Penny for making my heart lighter. Dear teacher, may your heart be comforted in God's love.

In gratitude, Kevin

Happy New Year 2015!

 

Happy New Year 2015! May you be open and receptive to the abundance of God's love. I wish you the softness of your heart to Guide you each moment. I wish for you kindness towards all beings. Thank you for being here in the school. May you feel the love of the angels that surrounds you now and forever.

Merry Christmas

I wish you all a Merry Christmas. Stay kind. Stay loving. Keep those small everyday deeds of everyday kindness going. That is what can save us. My deepest love goes with you now and always. And that of the angels whose only desire is God's desire.

New Student Enthusiasm!!!

Here is an email I just received from a new student, who begins her lessons January 8. It is nice to know that a new student is going through the archives here in Your Open Classroom and that the constant effort I put into the classroom is serving someone in a positive way. Be sure to welcome any new students, should they stop by to say hello! (This one will recognize herself when she sees herself here.) If she can keep up this same level of enthusiasm she will reap many benefits.

Email:   

"Thank you for sending the introduction. I am so eager to receive your Angel Lessons! Also, I visit the Classroom practically every day. I am reading myself through all the Messages/Lessons starting 2009...there is such a concentration of angel wisdom, so much to meditate about, that I only manage to advance very slowly. Thank you for being there for me!"

Mother Teresa

Prayers for Penny

Dear Classmates!

Judy's dog Penny is missing! Let us all pray for her that she returns safe and sound!
… and also for your teacher to be supported in this difficult situation.
All Love!

Are you a nemophilist?

How beautiful to be a nemophilist!

The mind

It is only if there is a mind that the question of making it one pointed will arise. When you investigate by turning inwards, you find there is no such thing as the mind. ~ Sri Ramana Maharshi