One year ago there was great excitement and anticipation as we entered the New Year of 2013, following all of the hype around December 21st, 2012, and I don't think it has panned out quite as people expected. The Golden Era of Peace that everyone was hoping for has at times felt like a pipe dream as most of us have gone through some enormous challenges and changes in our lives, having the rug pulled from under our feet.

So let me reassure you that everything is unfolding exactly as it is supposed to and also let me remind you that this year was the Year of the Water Snake and what that meant for us. This energy provided the opportunity for us to shed all of the old skins that were not serving our movement forward into the higher frequencies of light. Faced with the dilemma of breaking old partnerships, out-dated friendships, stagnating jobs and careers, many wanted to hold onto the illusion of security that these disabling aspects of our lives apparently brought. Some of these old skins were firmly attached. This caused tremendous internal conflict and for those hanging on to the old dreams, the challenges got worse and worse. We were simply being shown by the Universe that this is the time to step into our truth, our full integrity and live a lie no more.

It requires us to let go of all of the old limiting beliefs that keep us trapped in our old way of being. Shedding ALL of those old skins is the only way to go, leaving us naked and vulnerable. We cannot build the new us until we completely let go of the old structure. Then we can walk our truth path at all times and turn to the oneness that connects us all together. Living our true purpose, with true people in true places. Life on Earth is being re-configured-it is a turning of the tide toward a better humanity. The only thing stopping us being part of this great new adventure is hanging on to perceived security which simply makes us miserable. No barrier can block the creative dream of your soul once you surrender.

Love the HELL out of yourself and rise up from the chaos of a dying world. The toxic venom of the snake contains its own cure and so all of the struggles of this year will have been worth it if we simply let go and trust. When we do and we spend time out in nature, in peace and tranquility, wonderful things start to happen and many missing pieces of the Cosmic Jig Saw Puzzle click into place.

In a recent you tube Galactic Message, Matt Kahn gave an actual date for the first wave of Ascension which was September 27th, 2015. In that message he passionately explained that we are in the final preparation stages for that shift into higher frequencies of light. We need to have cleared out as much of our dross as possible by then and everything that is taking place now is our soul's calling to be ready. It may seem a long way off, but it will be here in the blink of an eye. So get ready, prepare yourself and have loads of fun along the way! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aBx0aBsZkc

 I wish you all a magnificent 2014!

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Star Temple Victoria - Last Round!

We wanted to let you all know that this will be the last round of the Victoria Temple of the Stars' monthly Alchemical Journeys. As we reach the end of the third cycle, we feel that this process is coming to a natural completion. And what a journey it has been!  

We thank all of you who have walked with us, shared your beautiful presence, your stories, poetry, insights, visions, and creativity on these journeys. We are indebted to Mary Dowds for following her intuition, for discerning the zodiac disc in the Victoria landscape, and for all of the foundational work she had done, making all of this possible. We are grateful to Ted Spiers who had an uncanny knack for finding the most hidden, magical power spots within the effigies that Mary had discovered. And we have been blessed to have Melanie Lichtinger as our astrological consultant, sharing her wealth of knowledge and insights over the past three years.

We began on April 17th, 2011, in Aries, the birthday of Katharine Maltwood, the visionary and historical inspiration behind the Star Temple. It felt as though the first year was about us getting acquainted with the landscape structures, the myths, legends, and history of the different regions, and as we began to acknowledge the amazing synchronicities that took place, many more began to follow.  

The second round felt as though it was much more to do with our own personal journeys of transformation - travelling through the twelve sun signs as the archetypes of our own unique humanness, both the positive light qualities and the more challenging shadow side of each sign, coming into wholeness by embracing each and every one. It was also about the alchemical process as we worked with the planetary metals of each of the signs' ruling planets.

And this year's journey has been more about opening our hearts and coming into perfect alignment with Mother Earth herself. With Zia guiding us in sacred ceremony every single time we have gathered over the past three years, it really feels as if we have come into a much deeper, sacred connection with our sweet Earth. On our walks, a beautiful interchange has been happening between us and the birds, animals, trees, elementals, and the landscape itself through vistas, visions, cloud formations and the play of light coming through in photographs. It feels as if a deep, permeating peace and joyfulness has settled into the landscape, just as it has settled into our own beings, as we walk.

We will meet for the final three signs in Capricorn on January 5th, Aquarius on February 2nd, and Pisces on March 2nd, bringing everything to completion at a final gathering around the Spring Equinox at the hub at a date yet to be decided. (Somewhere between Thursday March 20th-Sunday March 23rd).

We are absolutely dedicated to the sacred landscape of Victoria and will continue to co-create with it, and with the wonderful community that has grown with us, in different ways in the future. (And we truly encourage you to do your own explorations, meditations - whatever you are inspired to do - within the landscape as well - and see what you come up with!) There will be more walks and gatherings during key alignment times at sacred sites in the area. We are also feeling called to expand beyond our local landscape to connect with other magical places on Vancouver Island and in the world.

We wanted to let you know early so that those who wish to complete the journey with us can make the necessary plans. We are looking forward to a fantastic New Year and many new adventures!

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I have been encouraged to make our weekly meditations available for anyone around the Globe who is unable to attend in person. People also want to experience the energy of a live meditation and so from now on we will be using  www.freeconferencecall.com to make our Thursday morning meditation available live or archived for a $5 donation. Please feel free to forward this information to anyone who may be interested. Every Thursday, beginning at 11.30am pacific. Simply go to the link below to make your donation and we will send you the information you need for the meditation.

 Live Meditations with Peter Tongue, every Thursday at 11.30am, Pacific.

Listen live or archived!

 Go to http://www.petertongue.com/events.html

to register and receive further information.

   $5 donation/meditation.