Have you ever wondered where "Dog Days of Summer" originates? We are certainly in its throes now in the searing dry heat of early August in the northern hemisphere.
 
The dog referred to is the "Dog Star", Sirius, which makes its return, rising on the eastern horizon, conjunct the Sun between July 31st and August 7th depending upon the latitude where you live.
 
Sirius was sacred to the ancient Egyptians and so it was a cause for great concern when it disappeared below the western horizon. Its return seventy days later, rising in the east with the Sun in early August was cause for great celebration as it coincided with the annual flooding of the Nile and the beginning of the fertile growing season on which they relied.
 
The return of Sirius was so important that the Egyptian initiation rites of passage took place during its absence
co-creating consciously with it, whilst hidden, to produce an abundant harvest.
 
Sirius was a representation of Isis, the sacred feminine and Spiritual Sun, so that when it rose with our physical (masculine) Sun the energies of both were intensified.
 
This occasion still has great significance today and is called the 8:8 Lions Gate - a Portal of Accelerated Awakening.
 
Our first Ambassadors of Light presentation on Thursday, August 5th at 5:30pm will go further into the relevance of this to us and how we can use this knowledge to our advantage on our awakening path.
 
Many of you will know that my daughter, Angela, was married to Cameron Fraser on Saturday July 24th. It was obviously a very proud day for all of the parents, but there was another very important element to the day that I want to mention.
 
Angela and Cameron are both on a committed spiritual path and between them consciously co-created a matrimonial ceremony that crossed many boundaries of religious belief.
 

 
It felt like a template for our way of living in the New World. It felt really good AND we had a great time!!!!!!!!!!!