Thank you for praying for:

Drew Hazen and family, Montgomery, AL

Kim E. Perry, Oklahoma City, OK

John Richards, Lakemont, GA, who has made his transition to spirit, and his wife Sheryl

Elly Warga, Atlanta, GA

Diego Ekblad, 3, Murphy, TX

Phebe McGee, Atlanta, GA

Becky Reeves, Columbus, Ohio

Linda Doherty, Charlotte, NC

Larry Mayer, Orlando, FL

Jody Fowler, Alpharetta, GA

Rechama Aliza Sara Chana Bat Esther Liba, a four year old girl in critical condition.

Jodeen Ducharme, Lawrenceville, GA

Gwen Gerber, SC

Victor Paul, Roswell, GA

Jude Gilliam, 2, in ICU, University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, VA, and his parents Robert and Chantal

Those affected by the earthquakes in Peru

Gentle rain to end the drought in Georgia

The United States of America

Upcoming Eclipses: An Oracle's Prophecy
Through the Eye of the Needle
August/September 2007

Can't sleep? Too sleepy ? Dizzy, ill, or anxious? Irritable or numb? Stuck in old thoughts of the past? Too sensitive to others? Feeling negative? Food not digesting well? Frustrated, forgetful, stuck, drowsy? Emotional, having headaches, achy?

Yes, these are feelings many of us have frequently, but if you are having almost all of them at once this is a sign of the times. You are not alone. In fact, we are entering into one of the most intense passages of preparation for the great change and new world coming. There are two upcoming eclipses in the next few weeks, and Mars will be at its closest point to earth soon as well. The heavens are reflecting and supporting the wish for change, as has long been destined. Just as it reflects a global change, it is as radical a shift in our own personal, individual lives as well.

As far back as there is any record, eclipses have been omens of transformation and signs of upcoming change. In essence they were thought to actually create a new world with their passage. These next few weeks will be the most potent of this year for many of us, and we are likely to feel like quite different people on the other side.

We are about to get what we have been praying for, when new worlds come into being the old empires must first fall. Yes, this refers to larger systems, but it also refers to the "empires" within each of us. The old worlds, dreams, loves, projects, thoughts, relationships, and onward that won't be a part of the new dream, the things that are holding us back from having what we are asking for. This is one of the reasons that ancient wisdom sometimes warns us of the perils of getting exactly what we ask for. It is not that we are not meant to enjoy and receive what we desire, but that it is the path of a brave soul to do so - a Soul who is willing to surrender. Sometimes we have to let go completely of the path we have built for ourselves if we are going to be shown another way.

We are about to be shown that other way. But we have to let go. And letting go of so much at once can almost drive a person crazy. It is why Neo threw up when he learned the truth of the Matrix (in the movie by that title). It was too overwhelming. This is why some of us are feeling sick or a little less than sane right now, to put it mildly. The old world within us is dying to make way for the new. I know this happens on an absolutely constant basis, it just happens to be occurring on a colossal level right now.

However, while our identities are being ripped apart, we are being asked to take the opportunity to remember who we really are underneath them, and to fashion a new sense of identity from that core of our being. We are being asked what is really true to our nature, and what we have been doing in our lives that is against it. We may not even be aware of it, like a strange smell we pick up when we first walk into a place. We get used to it and soon we can't smell it at all. This is why painfully intense energies like these eclipses, the recent solar flares, and electromagnetic waves and shifts have come along - to knock us off our horses. Not to bring us down, but to make us clear on who we are, what we want in our lives, and what we don't. What supports us, and what drains us. What gives us our freedom, and what puts us in chains. It is so that when we get back up on the horse we are sure to pick the one we really want to ride, and to do so from a truly empowered place, with mind and heart present.

Whatever you have been praying for is coming, and that is what you are readying for. Hang in there, because some days it is going to be a very rocky, bumpy ride. If you can just make it through each day right now, it will feel easier. Perhaps you could stop trying to perfect yourself and just accept that you are in the perfect place exactly where you are. There is nothing you need to do better, fix, or complete. Just be. Just dress up when you feel crappy (or crazy!) or go see a movie, or walk in the woods. Just pass the time in the most gentle way you can, because your higher Self and guides are already working with you and the energies, which is why you feel the way you do.

On Tuesday, August 28th at around 6:35 AM Eastern time, there will be a total eclipse of the moon, visible in parts of this country and several others. This will be the coming to a head of the inner shifts we have been waiting for. This is when everything inside us will "implode" and begin to settle into new form during the "eclipse window." The eclipse window refers to the time period between two eclipses, and energies will still be very high and very intense during this time, while the inner self attempts to decide where to put new roots or what new form to settle into.

This is a powerful time for intention.
This will be the time of passing through the "eye of the needle."
It is like the time a caterpillar spends in the cocoon before coming out a butterfly.
And the solar eclipse on September 11th will be that butterfly's emergence.
The solar eclipse will be when the inner changes take outer form and manifestation.
Whether the first flight is awkward or graceful, things will become clearer again and your path and new direction will seem better illuminated. Something may seem more "settled" inside and great new movement forward may begin at that time or shortly after.

Going through the "eye of the needle" for the next couple weeks will mean that things will seem very condensed or compressed, like a pressure or force is at powerful work. Know that this is part of what makes possible the winnowing and selecting of what we are going to bring to the other side. Know that you may find yourself seduced by the past or the future, as the Buddha was visited by temptations just before he received enlightenment. These images or promises from the future and past are going to tell you that your redemption will be found in them. It is easy to avoid them by simply letting yourself be seduced by the present instead. This is the only moment you need to be in, and it will offer you the gifts you ask if you but let it have your attention and energy.

So just be where you are, and trust that it is perfect.
Make it through each day, and be gentle with yourself as you do so.
Diversions are okay, just don't let them take your power, and your faith.
Stick to the diversions that light up your moment with a golden, sparkling glow.
Reflect, deeply, for these times will call for it, but don't get lost in the past.
Dream, hugely, but don't postpone your beauty.
Intend what you can in each moment that speaks of who you most hope and believe yourself to be.
Feel crazy when you need to, just don't lose faith.
The storm, which sometimes is a welcome shower and sometimes a fearsome wail, will pass.
In some way this storm has lasted longer than we have history books to note it, and the true end of that storm will be an awesome sight to behold.
It must come.
It has already been written.

May your days be filled with sweet moments of total relief and occasional torrents of joy, always moving toward a life full of both.

By Gary Paul Glynn
gpg@bluemarble.net

Combined Challenges: This coming week has its share of challenging alignments as well as the ongoing Venus retrograde, remaining active until September 8. Mercury forms a string of hard alignments to Jupiter, Mars, Uranus and Neptune, coinciding with odd and twisted communications as well as troubles in the transportation sector. Above and beyond the glitches and assorted weirdness, we have a major event that could provide reverberations for weeks to come.

Total Lunar Eclipse: Just before sunrise on Tuesday morning (6:35 a.m. EDT), the Pisces Full Moon/Total Lunar Eclipse occurs in the early degrees of Pisces (04Pis46) - marking a high-water mark in the monthly lunar cycle. With Pisces being an emotionally changeable water sign, chances are good that some individuals will notice hyper-emotional states, feelings of vulnerability or victimization, heightened psychic awareness, vivid dreams and episodes of creative imagination. This is particularly true for those born (or have personal planets or points) in early Pisces, Virgo, Gemini or Sagittarius.

Compounding the potential impact of this eclipse is the fact that Mercury will be moving opposite Uranus six hours later. This in itself might indicate disruptive events, particularly where it comes to communication or transportation. Accidents are common with this alignment, but so are revelations, sudden illuminations and breakthroughs. Combined with some of the more positive expressions of the Pisces Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse we could see creative expression and the power of imagination breaking through stagnant thinking and habitual responses, leading to new forms of awareness.

On a collective scale of expression, the Pisces Full Moon Eclipse shows a more pronounced role as Pisces and its ruling planet, Neptune have a strong link to the collective unconscious. This can manifest through social insecurity or experiencing once reliable systems showing signs of weakening - as we've been seeing with renewed attention on our decaying infrastructures and financial markets. The best-case scenario describes compassionate, humanitarian responses to an on-going or sudden crisis as they seem to be the only thing that mobilizes the collective desire to assist those in need.

Combining the symbolism of the eclipsed Moon in Pisces with Mercury opposed Uranus - a picture emerges involving water (especially oceans), erosion, earthquakes, tsunamis, tides, oil, gas, drugs, epidemics, collective hallucinations and paranoia, as well as deceptions - either by way of emissions, denials or flat-out lies. Some, if not all of these themes are likely to come to our attention in large or small ways - perhaps in sudden, unexpected ways. As eclipses tend to describe the onset of a process and not a one-off event, we may not immediately register things taking place that have long-term ramifications. Considering the fact that eclipses usually occur in pairs, we might not see the full impact of this Full Moon eclipse until we reach the Virgo New Moon/Partial Solar Eclipse on September 11.

Visible Eclipse: Lunar eclipses always occur during a Full Moon, when the Earth moves directly between the Sun and the Moon, casting its shadow or umbra across the face of the Moon. The reason the Moon takes on a ruddy red hue during the deepest eclipse is that sunlight filters around the edges of the Earth, reflecting all of Earth's sunrises and sunsets onto the reflective surface of the Moon. The more particulate suspended in the Earth's atmosphere (volcanic dust and pollution), the redder the eclipsed Moon appears.

Depending on where you live in the U.S., Tuesday's lunar eclipse should be visible to most of you. Observers living on the West Coast should be seeing the entire eclipse before the Moon sets while those on the East Coast will only see the first two-thirds of the eclipse before the Moon disappears over the horizon. If you live in the middle of the country, the Moon will set at maximum eclipse - when the Moon is deep within the Earth's umbra. Reason enough to set your alarm a little earlier than usual.

Jennifer Hoffman is a Channel for Archangel Uriel Visit her website http://www.urielheals.com for her messages. You can download a free ebook, "Communicating with your Guides."

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