Greetings!

I hope you were able to take advantage of the Labor Day weekend time to catch up on some R & R before we head into the next cycle of the seasons.  I had a wonderful birthday weekend and meditation, which you can read about in the left column.   

The Autumn Equinox (September 23) is the beginning of Fall and a time of gathering. Like Spring, it is also a time to " clean house " and take stock of where you are and where you want to be. The darker seasons of Fall and Winter can be a comfortable or uncomfortable time depending on how at peace you are with the " going within " process and ultimately with yourself. Spring and Summer are about emerging and whatever is gestating through Winter will emerge in Spring, so take stock and make stock wisely. :) 

A good way to prepare for this time, is to decide what is important to you. In terms of priorities, what do you value that you would like to nurture through the coming 6 months until Spring? This is useful point of focus for meditation. 

What do you value that you want to take with you into this global shift? This little focus exercise can seem trite, but it is also worthy preparation for this collective Cosmic time frame we are in as well.  

I love the statement, " think globally, act locally." It is a perfect perspective to keep when the world seems distraught and overwhelmed. What of your values can contribute to the greater whole? 

In addition, peace can be found in practicing random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty.  

"In 1982, California peace activist Ann Herbert wrote on a place-mat at a restaurant "Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty." A fellow diner was impressed by these words, and wrote them down. Gradually they spread and inspired conversation and thought. This international best-seller greatly accelerated the process. Today there is a World Kindness Movement and many organizations spreading the concept of kindness."  - Amazon Review 

In last month's newsletter, I spoke about focusing on service. And since we are still in the Virgo astrological cycle, it is a good time to pay attention to different ways to serve. It is a great way to get your mind off your own stuff. So too is getting organized, and like Squirrel Medicine, gathering your nuts for the winter.  

Collectively speaking and seasonally speaking, Virgo is ruled by Mercury, the planet of communication. This is a time to come into communion, to commune with life, spirit and nature, and to be aware of where your community exists.  

Virgo exalted means a purified mind. The lower aspect of Virgo is too much thinking and nit-picking thoughts.

Monitor the quality of your thoughts and consciously breathe to shift your brain waves and hence your thinking process from fear and worry to calm and centered awareness. 

Come mid-September ( 9/23 - 10/22) we will enter Libra, a time of balance, beauty and justice. Libra is ruled by the planet Venus and so love and lovers are highlighted. It is also a good time to focus on relationships and community building. Libra is an air sign though and rules thinking and thoughts. The awareness of "what you focus upon becomes" takes on increasing importance and is good training ground for mental discipline.  

For those who want to keep their eyes more on the cosmic pulse, and have a cosmic wake up call, I suggest following Barbara Hand Clow's Astro Flash and Carl Calleman's Mayan Calendar tracking. According to Calleman, the true Mayan Calendar does not end on December 21, 2012, but October 28, 2011. What does this mean for us? it means  that we are in the place of the separation of the worlds, sooner than we thought. I just am going with it. Riding the wave, paying attention, adjusting along the way, and staying intentional. 

I have had my own perception of what is taking place and I suggest you pay attention to your own guidance around this time as well. There is a lot of information and hype out there. I value some of the messages that come through from both Clow and Calleman but also of Tom Kenyon and the Hathors. But at the end of the day, ( and the beginning) I am going to listen to my own Spirit. 

For me, I resonate with staying centered, grounded, in touch with nature and simplifying. Also, not getting caught up in the drama, either in the world, in the cosmos or in our own minds.  Here are some keys I choose to live by at this time: 

• Stay intentional.  
• Decide always the reality for which you are available. This is conscious choice.  
• Focus on your vertical alignment to Source. 
• Keep running the White Light through your system, from crown to root, to upgrade, purify and stay in tune and attuned to your unlimited Self.  
• Keep breathing with awareness in order to stay grounded and centered.  
• Pay attention to nature and know that everything is communicable including weather. Yes, I did say weather. If we treat everything as if it is conscious, ( which it is ) we are going to experience the profound influence we have on our environment and on "things" we previously thought as out of our realm of influence.
• Find the new form of security for you and your loved ones. For me, it is always knowing that I have access to water. For some reason, that has become increasingly important to me. And like Squirrel, gathering resources and taking steps towards becoming self-sufficient. ( Having flashlights, candles, water, food etc. on hand is smart.) Just being prepared, not from lack or fear, but from awareness.  
• In general, wean from fear and negative thinking habit. Choose love and inspiration instead.  
• Know that you are a master who may have forgotten your mastery. Choose to remember you are an extension of the Divine incarnate in form.  
• Trust that you have chosen this time to be here for a reason. TRUST your path.
• Keep noticing the beauty, the moments of connection, the abundance in life and build on that awareness.
• Think Universally, Globally and act Locally.
• Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty.  
• Be grateful! Appreciate everything you can and you will not feel or go without.  
• You are a Creator. Create and be creative! You are the center of your Universe. Act from where you are and quit leaving yourself to find your safety and security. Security is an inside job. You will always be provided for. Believe and know that this is so.   
• Meditate. Meditate. Meditate and learn how to clear your mind.
• Focus on your heart center and send love out to all, to the planet and to the Universe. Know you make a difference through your thoughts and focus.   

Other than that, have a good time. Aim to enjoy life. This is where the party is right now, on planet earth. You will not pass this way again. So enjoy!

I plan on enjoying my time as well. 

I will be out of the office September 13 - October 3rd as I am off to see a part of the world I have not yet in this lifetime had the opportunity to experience, Italy and Greece!    

If you want to schedule for October, please do so before September 12, or after October 3rd. I will be checking e-mails from time to time on my vacation as well.  

This is a time to "Align with the Divine" and know that your choice to be connected with your High Self will yield you a life that is really worth living. Remember, while the old world is passing away, the new is coming to be. Life doesn't stop, it just changes form. So relax and enjoy the journey and get comfortable with change. 

As always, if you know someone who would benefit by this newsletter, the soul coaching life work, or a Sedona Soul Coach Vortex Tour Experience please pass this on! Thank you. 

As they say in Italian,  "Arrivederci! " And, in Greek, " Antío sas!"  

Good Bye!  

Holly-Shantara