The height of midsummer has come and gone, and we are still waiting for summer to arrive! We have such great expectations that the cycle of the seasons "should" bring sunshine and temperate warmth in abundance at this time of year to those of us in the northern hemisphere, and sometimes forget that we live within greater cycles which may bring about very different patterns. Some of us on this planet have been experiencing life-threatening drought, heat, storms, floods, and other natural disasters. Our mother the Earth has not been resting quietly, and the foundations of our civilisation and culture are also being rocked at a fundamental level.

However, while the sun may not be shining on our collective picnic, we are experiencing a time of huge enrichment and fertilisation, as corruption on all levels is uncovered and judged to be unacceptable. This can act as compost if we let it, a substance to feed new growth, while we are challenged to find new ways of living together on this planet which are not based upon fear and greed.

We are now in the opening stages of a global unfoldment symbolised by the relationship formed in our skies by Uranus in Aries and Pluto in Capricorn. Uranus is the planet of change, awakening, and revolution, and in the sign of Aries does this in a highly forceful way. Pluto is associated with death, transformation, and rebirth, and since 2008 has been moving through the sign of Capricorn, which symbolises structures, the establishment, and institutions of all kinds. From planet Earth, we see these two planets lining up seven times between June 2012 and March 2015 in a relationship known to astrologers as a "square", indicating the first manifestations of seeds sown when those planets "conjuncted" in the mid-1960s.

"Through these times of purposeful turmoil,

unconditionally loving non-attachment and

being in the here and now of the present moment

will be enormously helpful to how we experience

and evolve our collective awareness with clarity,

compassion, and co-creativity into a new era."

Jude Currivan

This seems to be a summer of the upswelling of Spirit across the British Isles as we prepare to host the Olympics and tackle the financial and other turmoils in creative ways. The sight of the Philharmonic Choir at the end of the Jubilee Pageant sounding out "Land of Hope and Glory" regardless of the pouring rain and the Queen bravely continuing the celebrations, despite her husband being taken into hospital, were reminiscent of the spirit of "keep calm and carry on" that brought us through WW2.

Something happened as the Olympic torch traversed these lands, the street parties engendered community, planet Venus moved across the face of the sun, and we moved towards a more loving way of being. During the finale of the Jubilee Concert with Sir Paul McCartney leading the singing, and the lights and fireworks glowing over Buckingham Palace, I felt a downpouring of Spirit earthing itself through me while the full moon shone down its blessing.

Imagination can play tricks but this felt like a response of the heavens to the many dedications of ourselves and invocations of the Light that so many groups across the land have been undertaking. May each of us steadfastly and joyfully play our given part in anchoring a new era of love, kindness, courage and co-operation across these lands and planet. As Matthew Fox encouraged us during the Into Christ Consciousness gathering, may we dearly "love every blade of grass".

Janice Dolley

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"Imagine what it would be like if

there was no sense of otherness

when you were with other people.

How would it feel if there was

no trace of self-consciousness, and

no preoccupation with superiority,

competition, fear, mistrust, or unworthiness?

Dare to consider, just for a moment, the possibility

of being so at ease in the company of others that

there was nothing to hide, nothing to defend -

only the fear-less transparency of egoless awareness

and the ecstatic urgency of the evolutionary impulse.

That is what it feels like when we awaken

to the Authentic Self, together."

Andrew Cohen 

For those of us fortunate enough to attend the Into Christ Consciousness gathering at Findhorn at Easter, it was a memorable experience and an opportunity to open and offer ourselves as a channel for the new consciousness that is emerging. In addition to hearing inspirational speakers and presenters, we engaged in an interactive process which included meditation and contemplation, music, dance and ritual, personal sharing, practical discussion and exploring tools for empowerment.

A four-day journal was kept by one participant describing some of the events which took place, and this has been made available on  http://intocc.net.   Whether you were able to be there or not, do take a look. It really captures the spirit of the time we spent together.

"It is not necessary to search for peace;

it is within. Your original state is one of peace.

External situations will pull you away from your peace

- that is, if you let them.

Internal feelings can also pull you away.

Tiredness, for example, leads to irritability.

Learn to be in charge of yourself and

maintain your peace: centre your awareness on

your spiritual form, a tiny star-like point of light,

seated in the middle of your forehead.

Really experience the difference

between You the sparkling Star,

and your body, the physical vehicle.

Learn to detach yourself from the vehicle.

Even a few moments of this practice,

if done regularly, will return you

to your natural state of peace.

Dadi Janki, 2010