Carol's Column
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Reflections on 2011 and 2012 |
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by Carol Adrienne
2011 was a 4 Universal Year
(2011 = 2 + 0 + 1 + 1 = 4 Universal Year)
The past year of 2011 has brought to
our notice world-wide events that seem to match the numerological
qualities in the number 2, 0, and 11.
The millennial number 2 will continue
to try to teach us the value of cooperation, patience, and peaceful
living.
Intellectual Curiosity and
Breakthroughs
The 0 of 2011 will continue for many
years to highlight various cultural ideals to which our human race
can aspire. Spiritual teachings, which may seem to get lost in our
materialistic endeavors, remind us that that life on Earth is more
than just a physical, mortal existence. While many may not yet be ready for
the idea of karma and reincarnation, science has helped us evolve our
thinking to recognize the mysteries of the nano world, and genetic
patterns. The search for ever smaller particles helps connect us to
the invisible world from which our life springs.
Critical Mass and Shifts in
Perspective
The 11 of 2011 is a master number
called the Iluminator and the Inspirer. It often brings sudden
outpourings of activity or emotions. No better event—of an
extremely unfortunate nature—could have been found in 2011 than the
terrible Japanese earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster. The 11
literally shook our foundation, not only in Japan and the immediately
affected area. The tragedy also illuminated and changed the thinking
of governments in other countries as to the potential danger of
nuclear energy. The events and the aftermath and the strong spirit of
the Japanese survivors inspired everyone in the world. We saw our
vulnerability as very real.
Strengthening our Global Network and
the Need for Common-sense and Austerity
Since 2011 added up numerologically to
the number 4, we saw a strong demand for common-sense and practical
decisions. Suddenly a call for austerity and reorganization came from
many countries in the Eurozone, such as Greece and Italy. The economy
of United States also fell prey to out-of-control spending, bad
loans, and crushing debt.
2012 is a 5 Universal Year
(2012 = 2 + 0 + 1 + 2 = 5 Universal Year)
Not an End but a New Beginning with
an Avalanche of Change
What might we expect, then, from 2012?
Many people will secretly wonder if--or
fear that-- the ancient Mayan predictions of the end of the world will
prove true, specifically on December 21, 2012.
Numerologically, 2012 adds up to the number 5—the number most
associated with change and the need for adapting to changing
conditions.
I don't believe that the world is literally going to end.
However, uncertainty is sure to increase. Government leadership is
even now in flux in many countries, including the United States. The
spirit of revolution begun in the Arab worlds will continue to flare
up in other disenchanted groups of people—especially young
people--in such protests as Occupy Wall Street.
The year 2012 is a time to break
through complacency and denial.
Increased population (which just hit
the 7 billion figure in 2011), dwindling resources, increased
consumerism, and on-going conflicts will continue to require our most
creative and inspired solutions.
The 5 Universal Year Encourages
Adventure, Exploration (Space?), Competition, and Experimentation.
Due to shifts in power and known and unknown environmental
stressors, 2012 will likely continue to foster economic volatility
and unemployment. Industries and institutions will continue to be
forced to confront outmoded beliefs and operating systems.
While the 5 Universal Year calls for
increased individualism, progressive ideas, and adaptability, the
freedom to bring ideas to market may, ironically, be somewhat
limited. New solutions for drought zones, dwindling energy
supplies, hunger, and other environmental issues will come to the
fore, but increased corporate and governmental authoritarianism may
slow implementation and progress.
Issues of Individual Freedom and
Instant Communication
The 5 Universal Year will put personal
freedom front and center. We will begin to wake up to where our
personal data is being monitored as we make on-line purchases, use
computers, cell-phones, and social media.
The Internet, despite its capacity to
invade our personal freedom, has also come along at exactly the right
time to meet our psychological demand for instant info, sharing
personal on-the-spot observations, and tuning into what's happening.
We don't wait anymore for the morning newspaper.
Picking up the Pace
This is a year to rock and roll and
boldly go into unfamiliar territory. In physics, no energy is
wasted. Problems activate the need for better solutions.
During 2012 we may find that more
people must migrate in order to flee areas of environmental or
climate change or be able to access emerging opportunities for work.
People will invent new services,
products, and occupations, and entrepreneurial activity should
increase.
As people look for ways of being more self-sufficient and
less dependent on a government they no longer respect, they may
increasingly decide to raise some of their own food, start community
projects, or buy energy efficient vehicles.
Companies will find it
expedient to cooperate with unlikely partners, conserve resources,
re-invent methods, recycle wherever possible, and work with economies
of scale.
Crises will stimulate opportunity and catalyze the development of new methods
and techniques. Even now some diseases are responding to gene
therapy, and the miracle properties of algae are being studied.
The year 2012 is likely to explode with
a quickening of intellectual and technological development that is no
longer limited to the developed world. In fact, real innovation is
more likely to be found in emerging economies, whereas older
economies will be struggling to stay current. Even now farmers in
India are checking agricultural prices on their smart phones, and
African women are cooking over solar stoves and working to bring
clean water to their families.
At this moment, somewhere a genius is
being born, and a young woman is starting her own business.
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Numerology Analysis for Steve Jobs |
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NUMEROLOGY ANALYSIS OF
Steven Paul Jobs( Steve Jobs)
February 24, 1955--October 5, 2011
SUMMARY
The recent death of Apple's CEO, Steve
Jobs, prompted me to take a look at his numerology chart.
I was not surprised to see the numbers
based on his full, original name (given to him by his adoptive
parents. His birth parents gave him up for adoption before he was
named.)
Steven Paul Jobs ,born February 24,
1955, has both a 1 Birth Path (from his birthday) and a 1
Destiny (from his name.) This perfect match promises a high
degree of success in life if the person has the courage, ambition,
and mental brilliance to carry out his original ideas.
The number 1 represents the
dynamic energy of an original thinker, a leader, pioneer,
inventor, and strong-minded person who will not be swayed from
his goals. His Birth Path 1 perfectly matched the requirements of his
pioneering Destiny 1.
His Zero Challenge, present from age 45
onward ,indicates an Old Soul—someone who has lived many lifetimes
and generally is born with a strong sense of direction, urgency, and
need to understand life. The Old Soul may have huge obstacles or
relatively few.
I made a synopsis of both Steve's
original full name and the name he was known by the world—Steve
Jobs. Both names fit the description of this unusual, complex, and
challenging person who created user-friendly tools for communication,
organization, creativity, and education for the masses.
Numerological Description
Steven Paul Jobs
February 24, 1955
First Name Steven 22/4 Master Builder/Spiritually Aware
Middle Name Paul 5 Adventurous; Rebellious; Freedom-loving
Last Name Jobs 1 Original, Decisive, Inventive, Competitive
Destiny 1
Leader Entrepreneurial; Pioneer; Independent
Heart's Desire 11/2
Inspirer, Philosophical, Persuasive, Celebrity
Personality 8
Executive, Demanding, Controlling, Decisive
Habit Challenge 14/5
Rebellious/freedom-loving; Stubbornness
Karmic lesson 8 Challenges involving money, power, authority
Karmic lesson 9 Quest for spiritual knowledge; need to develop compassion, tolerance, and forgiveness
Birthpath 1 Born Entrepreneur; Competitive; Original; Pioneer
Realization 2
Ultimate goal to develop good relationships, learn tactfulness, patience and diplomacy despite a strong urge to be in control (shown by the many 1's in his numbers and the Line of Focus 1 2 3 shown below—the Line indicating someone who must develop original ideas)
TIMING OF HIS 4 PHASES OF ACHIEVEMENT
First Emphasis 8: (from birth to age
35) Need for hard work; challenge authority;work professionally at early age.
First Challenge 4 (from Birth to age
35) Need to learn to persevere despite challenges or obstacles; need to learn how to focus attention; gain practical expertise
Second Emphasis 8 (from 36 to age 44) Continues to move toward executive role; business and financial challenges; gain in status
Second Challenge 4 (from 36 to age 44) Continued need for strong foundation, good management; common sense; make ideas a reality despite challenges
Third Emphasis 16/7 (from 45 to age 53) Tests of faith; unexpected setbacks, possible betrayals or disappointments
Third Challenge 0 (from 45 to age 53) Challenges from many levels or no one specific issue; possible spiritual insights or realizations
Fourth Emphasis 4 (from 54 to end of
life) Physical challenges; need for common-sense; stay in touch with practical considerations
Fourth Challenge 0 (from 54 to end of
life) Spiritual insights, challenges from many levels
Grid for Steven Paul Jobs
(birth name of Steve Jobs)
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Line Of Focus 1 2 3 “Line
of Talent and Individual Accomplishment.”
Indicates someone who is focused on
using originality and ambition to develop a unique talent, vision,
idea, service or or product. This is a person who has single-minded
purpose, (four 1's,) an interest in esthetic details (two 2's)
excellent communication skills (two 3's,) and a grasp of fundamentals
( one 4 and one 7) His three 5's give him versatility, but only as
long as it relates to perfecting his ideas. His one 6 shows a desire
to provide opinions and advice, as well as a likelihood to be
committed to his marriage and family.
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Opening
to Inner Wisdom, Spaciousness,
and Infinite
Possibilities
Carol Adrienne,
Ph.D.
November/December
2010
“What I'm
interested
in doing is giving people skills so that they can move out of
feelings of being limited
and into a place where they feel connected to their essential
nature and open to possibilities in the present
moment.,” life coach Aimee Deem
told me on the phone recently.
I've known Aimee, who lives in Davis,
California, for about ten years, and am always impressed to hear the
latest developments in her life and coaching practice.
Aimee is such a good
example of passion, intention and follow-through, with the added
challenges of being a full-time mom. This year her daughter,
Arielle left for college. Both women, it seems, are flying high.
It’s
been a journey for Aimee to get here.
The
importance of conscious mothering was apparent to Aimee from an early
age. “I remember, as a child, that I constantly wanted my mother to
be calmer and less focused on doing so much with so much drama and
activity”.
Her Mom was an investigative reporter for a county
newspaper, and also had a five minute daily radio show. Her mother’s
almost constant state of hyper excitement-and controlling behavior
was very uncomfortable for her. “A typical scene in my kitchen in
the evening was my mother sitting at the kitchen table nook, watching
the news on a small TV that was high on a corner shelf, WHILE
listening constantly to CBS ALL NEWS radio (all news ALL the time!)
and/or talking on the telephone and either cooking, cleaning or
typing a story!”
She
recalls, repeatedly, that she would begin to share and want to
process an idea or an insight and her mother supported exactly the
opposite. Her mother would say “Hurry up and tell me the end." I
would begin to talk faster with the false sense of being able to say
more and I rarely if ever experienced having ‘the full room to
speak’. I would get frustrated and confused I would walk away
dizzy and unheard.
This resulted in my becoming stressed,
frightened, uncertain about what to do next. My body would be
flooded with stress hormones, my prefrontal cortex would shut down
and in childhood I frequently defaulted to her and allowed her to
make most of my decisions.”
Early Vision of Purpose
A
pivotal moment occurred for Aimee at age ten. She remembers telling
her parents that she wanted to be a ‘Listener’
when she grew up. “I had a vision that people would pay me $5 or
$10 and I would listen to the story of their lives”.
She
understood at an early age how important it is for people to be
listened to with an open empathetic way of being. “Now I even
understand that concept on a deeper level given that studies show
retelling a story of a painful memory and having it heard with
compassion will actually change and reframe the way our brains store
the memory of that story.”
Today as a coach, workshop leader, and
resume and professional writer, Aimee is able to support clients
hearing themselves on a soul level and moving forward based upon who
and where they are in the present moment.
She
is compassionate about her own mother’s life experience.
“The truth is that my mother loved us and her family and her life.
She was born in 1921, a true child of the Depression in New York
City, her father died when she was five years old and her
Mother bought and worked in a candy store in Brooklyn 364 days a
year. She definitely carried that fear of survival with her
throughout her life. I observed for
myself that in addition to providing their basic needs, I wanted
children I raised to have the experience of being seen and heard as
individuals.”
A corporate manager
for five years, Aimee started a resume-writing business so that she
could make money at home after her daughter was born. “I would
sometimes be on the phone with a client, while I was nursing!,”
laughs Aimee.
Her resumes center on clients
reframing their life experiences, gaining self-awareness and focusing
on new possibilities using their talents and skills.
“Clients are enthusiastic to
experience a combination of life coaching and inquiry which leads
them to their next authentic step! They walk away with a professional
document that reflects who they are
now in addition to what they’ve
done.”
Life Purpose Demands That We Grow and Learn
Always interested in
pursuing academic interests, Aimee decided to
earn a graduate
level life coaching certification from
JFK University, in Orinda, California in 2003 at age 49. She
also graduated from the Academy
for Coaching Excellence founded by
author Maria Nemeth.
Now, with her daughter a freshman in
college, at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Aimee is turning
her attention full-time to opening
possibilities for other women through
workshops, coaching, and Infinite
Possibilities Resumes.
The
transition out of full-time mothering, however, proved to be fertile
ground for new insights that Aimee is taking into her work.
“For the last couple
of years, every time I thought of the term, “empty nest,”
I had a visceral reaction,” she said, my energy would go down.
Then something shifted. “ I
cringe at the term empty nest…as
if life is now a barren void that requires filling.
To coin
new terminology, the idea of Spacious
Nesting, provides more breathing
room for me. There is space
to reconnect with ourselves and loved ones; to explore new
possibilities, discover new friendships and make new contributions to
our community! ”
When Arielle went away to college three thousand miles away, I
realized I had two choices. I could focus on my worries, doubts, and
fears, and keep feeling the need to give her advice. Or, I could see
her as the emerging
adult she truly is. I choose to
honor and
respect her decisions.
As I kept thinking about the idea of nests, it occurred to me that
empty could also be seen another way—as spacious.
This idea of spaciousness began to influence how I thought about
everything.
To me, spaciousness implies an openness to new things.
It is a perspective that is naturally expansive and full of
possibilities. It's a whole different way of life.”
The idea of a spacious nest describes how I want to live now—for my
family and for myself. Instead of worrying, I want to support my
daughter in her choices and ideas for her own life. It's not about
letting her go, it's about stepping back and getting out of her way.
To paraphrase Hodding Cater Jr.’s famous
quote that he said of parents, ‘we've given our children
roots (by the age of eighteen.) now it's time to
give them wings.’
You Have Two
Choices in Every Moment
Expanding on the
idea of spaciousness in her coaching work, Aimee began to focus on
supporting clients in seeing, that in every situation, they have two
choices.
“One choice is to stay locked into what you think you know. You
can choose to see reality through the lens of all the
thoughts, beliefs, opinions and
conclusions, patterns and behaviors that
you've accumulated from parents, friends, culture, and experiences.
Most people believe that this is reality.
The second choice is to become aware of your essential self in the
moment—becoming present to what is, not what you think about
what is.
When you view reality with a spacious attitude,
you automatically have more access to what really
matters to you, to your strengths, passions, and inner clarity. Not
only that, but you can more easily recognize and flow with
synchronicities that bring opportunities into your life that you
could never have imagined.
In this curious and receptive state you
are more likely to become aware of all the gifts that the universe
has to share with you. It's only when you quiet down the static
and chatter in
your mind that you can begin to be
available to your true nature.
Ironically, I don't think that people need to create or change
anything. We already have a spacious life, because our essential
nature is always present. However, what gets in the way of
experiencing our
true self is that inner judge. It's that part of us that
focuses on our fears and chooses to criticize and cast doubt on new
truthful ways of perception and being.
I notice in myself
that, in a heartbeat, I can move back and forth between being in that fearful place wanting
to control everything OR to
being open to possibilities. I've been doing some research, and read
that when we get into fear thoughts, our frontal lobe,
which is where logic and reasoning
occur,
actually shuts
down. That isn’t useful for us!”
Passions May Develop into Paths
Aimee has begun to
put together these new ideas with what she had learned in her
consciousness studies. Recently, she offered a workshop called, A
Spacious Nest, for mothers of adult
children from ages
eighteen to twenty-four.
“I want to support parents in moving into new
roles as their children leave home. I'm also excited to talk with
moms about the emergence of new roles for themselves.
People kept saying to me, 'What are you going to do when Arielle
goes to college?' I say,
'I'm finishing my Masters's degree in Consciousness
and Transformative
Studies.
I'm teaching workshops, coaching clients, writing resumes and
writing a book about how to create a spacious nest!'”
In the workshop,
Aimee encourages the mothers to talk about their concerns and fears
about their young adult children. How do they see their children?
Do they see them as having something wrong with them? Do they feel
they need to repair
something? Are the moms continuing to focus on their children,
instead of being willing to take a look at their own goals and needs
at this stage of life?
Aimee
shared some of the most important principles that support us in
shifting our focus from whatever confusion
we are experiencing to a more spacious attitude.
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- First, observe what
you are thinking about.
- Remember to breathe
deeply to stimulate the brain
- Bring your
attention to the present moment.
- Feel gratitude for
whatever is present in your life at this moment.
- Realize that it's
not up to you to know what's right for another's life.
“No matter what is
going on in your life,” says Aimee, “take an attitude of inquiry.
What is really true?”
This approach opens the door for unexpected
solutions and inspired intuitive suggestions. When we are always
worrying about our children—will they stay healthy and safe? Will
they find meaningful
relationships?... we don't help anyone. All of these worries
come from a place that thinks that we know what is right for
our children (or others.) In fact, we have no idea of how life will
unfold for them.
If we stay in a spirit of inquiry we are available
to what the universe has in store.”
If you would like to
contact Aimee, her email is AimeeDeem@aol.com
Best wishes for
November and December!
Carol Adrienne
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Enthusiasm Moves Your World |
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Carol
Adrienne, Ph.D. October 2010
Are you feeling
called to make a major life change? How strong does the call have to
be to motivate you to take the first step?
“Moving to Hawaii
was like a calling,” says Elizabeth Jenkins, one of my dearest
friends. We talked recently by phone and I was, once again,
impressed with Elizabeth's ability to listen to and live according to
intuitive direction. She is an inspiring example of living an
authentically passionate life.
(Her web site is
www.wiraqochafoundation.org
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Elizabeth, a licensed psychotherapist,
is best known for her work with the Q'ero Indians of Peru. Over
twenty years ago, she was plunged into the ancient teachings of
Andean spiritual tradition of living in harmony with the forces of
the natural world. She met her mentor, anthropologist and Andean
priest, Juan Nunez led Prado. Don Juan's father, anthropologist
Oscar Nuñez del Prado, "discovered" the Q'ero
Indians--direct descendants of the Inkas--in 1949 and led the first
expedition to their villages in 1955. Don Juan met and studied with
his Master, Don Benito Qoriwaman—made famous in Shirley MacLaine's
book, It's All in the Playing. Ten
years later he received the Hatun Karpay Initiation in 1988.
Deeply touched and forever changed by
what she experienced, Elizabeth went on to lead journeys of
initiation with Don Juan, which have attracted participants from all
over the world.
Moved by the plight of the indigenous
people of the Andes, Elizabeth founded the Wiraqocha Foundation. The
Foundation's mission is to support and promulgate the Andean
philosophy of life and the vision of Andean prophets preserved by the
Q'ero Indians of Peru. The Foundation continues to help bring
supplies and relief to the Q'ero people--a tribe of 400 Peruvian
Indians on the verge of extinction--while preserving their
traditional culture and identity.
If you have ever dreamed of visiting
visit Peru, you MUST get in touch with Elizabeth for the journey
of a life time. You can begin by reading her two internationally
bestselling books on the INKA Tradition: THE RETURN OF THE
INKA: A Journey of Initiation and INKA Prophecies for
2012 and JOURNEY TO Q'EROS: Golden Cradle of the Inka.
Several years ago, I participated in one of the initiation trips with
a group led by Elizabeth and Don Juan. We visited and did ceremony
at ten Inka spiritual sites, including Machu Picchu. The experience
was unforgettable.
“So what's new?” I asked Elizabeth
on the phone. “Well, we've got 107 sheep now!” she laughed.
I remembered my visit with her a few
years ago. I could easily picture the setting where she lives on the
Big Island of Hawaii, with her mate, Barney Frazier, and their two
children. They've got an organic orchard of 1600 fruit and nut
trees, a herd of sheep, and a roadside fruit stand on the main
highway.
Everyone dreams of getting away from it
all and starting a new life. And they did it. How, you might ask,
did Elizabeth and Barney go from living in a suburban home in
California to an organic orchard in Hawaii?
“Just before 911, I felt like I was looking at life from the wrong
end of binoculars,” said Elizabeth. “We were living in Martinez,
California, in a home that Barney had just finished remodeling. Not
only did he work on the house during the day, he also worked from
midnight to six am in his commercial cleaning business, which he
owned.
I was writing my first book, and conducting initiation trips to Peru.
Our first child was not even one, and I was pregnant with number two.
We were camping out in the backyard while Barney finished the house.
Right after Christmas, we got robbed.
After that, something changed. Even though we had just finished the
house, the robbery propmted us to ask the question, “If we could
live anywhere, where would it be?” We had never before
discussed it, but we both said, literally at the same time, 'Hawaii.'
The very next day I was on the Internet looking for property. Two
weeks after the robbery, we found a cheap flight to Hawaii to look at
property for sale.
Just before we got to the second house we looked at, I told Barney 'I
feel like we are driving home.' We were on the southern tip of
Hawaii, the Big Island, four miles from Naalehu, a town of 2500. I
was struck by the beautiful black sand beach. The property we looked
at is between mile marker number 67 and 68 on Highway 11, which
circles the island.”
When Elizabeth came
back to California, she kept dreaming about the black sand beach and
swimming with turtles. “I knew
that was where we had to go. It really was like a calling. 'This
is where you must go.'”
For less than they
sold their suburban home in California, Barney and Elizabeth were
able to buy the five-acre orchard, bearing citrus, avocados, and
macademia nuts, complete with a brand new house.
“Obviously, we knew nothing about farming. Oddly enough, both of
us had grandparents who had each owned a fruit stand! Barney's
granddad's stand is in South Carolina (his uncle still has it.) Mine
was in Lowell, Massachusetts. My grandfather had transformed a gas
station into a fruitstand, because during the depression, there was
no gas.”
Elizabeth says, “We
started listening to the land to see what to do next.”
“The front part of the land, adjacent to the highway, was an
overgrown mass of bushes and trees. From the beginning, it seemed to
be saying to us that it 'wanted to be something.'
At first we just started by picking up our fruit and boxing it up.
We bought some boxes from a wholesaler, negotiated a price for a
thousand pounds of limes, and drove it in to Hilo. But we quickly
found out that wholesalers could change the negotiated price once we
arrived! Very frustrating. After that experience, we were so mad
that we decided to sell the fruit ourselves. We started with a table
and a picnic umbrella. It just kind of grew from that. We were
determined to be self-sufficient and not be dependent on the
viscissitudes of a wholesaler.”
The picnic table has
since been replaced by a thousand-square-foot open-air pavilion with
a metal roof.
“We developed all our own products, which we sell at the stand and
now on the Internet (http://www.ailaniorchards.com/)
Along with the citrus and avocadoes, we sell organic, dehydrated
Macademia nuts, and nut butters in dark Belgian and white Belgian
chocolate. We also have home-grown coffee. The plants are
interplanted between all the other trees. We also sell the honey
from our own honey bees.”
Life purpose is an
unfolding process.
In the last nine
years, Elizabeth and Barney have continuted to“listen for the next
step.” The orchard is blossoming in a new way now, as the couple's
goals are expanding. For example, Elizabeth's teaching work with
indigenous nature wisdom is widening out to include an educational
institute to study sustainable farming, based on their development of
natural farming methods.
As they worked the
land, each next step seemed to come naturally. For example, they
brought in a few sheep to keep down the weeds in the orchard. Not
only did the animals trim the grass and fertilize the ground, they
ate the fallen fruit, thereby reducing the fruit fly problem.
When we are living
our purpose with enthusiasm, synchronicity seems to aid us in
unforeseen ways. For example, a member of the USDA came by one day
to discuss chemical traps to keep the flies down. When he saw how
Barney and Elizabeth were handling the problem organically and
sustainably with their herd of sheep, he invited Barney to share his
story with other growers and to speak to the USDA.
“We knew the sheep would reproduce on their own, but we didn't
realize that we would go from seven to 120 sheep,” says Elizabeth.
“We didn't plan to raise organic lamb, but we had too many sheep,
so we had to harvest them to keep the sustainablity of the orchard.
We found the meat was unbelievably delicious. Feeding on citrus,
natural grass, and avocado, they are happy lambs! Happy lambs taste
better!”
In October, Elizabeth and Barney are
attending the Bioneers conference in San Rafael, California.
(http://www.bioneers.org/conference) Along with presenting their
products, they will be discussing their new “educational
vacations,” in which people can visit them for a week and
participate in farm life for part of the day.
Elizabeth is also offering more advanced
programs involving workshops with Q'ero Indians from Peru, as well
as with local teachers, kahu, or priests, of the Hawiian tradition.
Elizabeth and
Barney's story is a wonderful example of following intuition and
living with enthusiasm. It exemplifies how our life purpose
naturally leads us to deeper and deeper levels of experience and
fulfillment. One thing always leads to another. The path opens one
step at a time. Our conditioning tells us that we must strive to
make things happen. However, authentic fulfillment comes only when
we know how to listen, learn, and keep following the call.
Despite her busy
life as a mother, farmer, author, and international workshop leader,
Elizabeth continues to expand and develop in new ways. When I spoke
to her on the phone, she had just come back from South America, where
she was filming an episode for the Discovery Channel, for a program
called Beyond Survival. She took Les Stroud, of Survivor Man fame, on
one of her advanced initiation journeys.
“It was fantastic,” she said, “I was very proud of Les. He
walked 100 kilometers through the Q'ero nation villages--through hail
and sleet and snow, going over passes more than 18,000 feet high. He
went from the tiny villages all the way to the Q'ollorit'i festival
on top of the glacier.
We were invited to perform rituals in the sacred temples of the Q'ero
Indians. They had never had outsiders perform before. I've worked
with many of the Indians for the past twenty years, but I had never
been to this sacred mountain,Wamanlipa, before.”
Elizabeth and Barney
are also very involved in the educational lives of their children.
“We love where we live, but with this remote location, we decided
to go with home schooling. We are also planning to bring some of
the Q'ero children from Peru to study here on our land. We want to
offer a new model of education, building a leadership program with
the Q'ero kids with our Q'ero kids project. We want to support these
kids in a collaborative interaction with a globabl world view. They
will study with Hawaiian kids to learn about sustainability, science,
and solar energy. We want to offer them the best of modern and
ancient ways to live sustainably on the earth. We want the Q'ero
children to share their traditional views about Pachamama (mother
earth) to illuminate our children. A great exchange!
Now that we are attending the Bioneers conference this month, it
feels like we are really bringing together organic farming,
sustainable agriculture, with the indigenous wisdom which has been
such powerful influence in our own lives.”
As we said goodbye,
Elizabeth laughed, “Following your vision is not always easy. But
the universe is so infinitely creative. It comes up with a way
better plan than I could ever have thought of. We just had dinner on
the beach with all our friends, with ten kids playing frisbee and the
adults cooking and drinking wine at sunset at the beach. What a life.
I couldn't have designed it better!”
Happy October!
Carol Adrienne
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The Seven Principles of Effortless Action
What's Not in the Business Plan:
Trusting Your Intuition &
Everyday Coincidences
To Help You Succeed
Are
you willing to drop your five-year plan if something better comes along
that you hadn't planned for? How open are you to business unknowns (the
parts that are fortuitous and providential)--those serendipitous gifts
that come your way that lead to greater success than you could ever
have imagined or planned? Or do you stick to your straight and narrow
line of thinking?
In
our work environments, we are often ruled by "realistic" notions--by
facts and figures--by charts, numbers, and logical pieces of
information that we can prove. It's the world of business, and we're
encouraged and predisposed to make our work routine. Besides being a
factual world, (one we can put our hands on and one we can back up), it
is also a world of rules and guidelines and protocol that must be
followed. But are we overlooking something--something that costs
nothing and can easily lead to greater success and an innovative edge?
There
are steps we can take to begin to increase the magic and inspiration of
synchronicity--or, put another way, being in the right place at the
right time:
EFFORTLESS ACTION
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Get clear about what you really want--that is, what kind of environment
are you looking to exist in? Friendly people? Good clientele? Loving
relationships? Opportunities for leadership? More freedom and
flexibility? Focus on the feeling tone of what you are after, even if
you can't imagine how to get it. Let the universe organize the specific
details for accomplishing it. That's why affirmations work--you
co-create with the universe.
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- Listen to
your intuition. Intuition is the still, small voice that hangs out in
the back of your mind. It's persistent. It make come quickly, or it may
keep nagging you a little bit. In hindsight, it's what makes you said,
"I knew that." If you have the hunch to call someone or go somewhere,
do it.
- Take action. If you are thinking of
buying a house, finding a new doctor, volunteering for a worthy cause,
or improving your garden and haven't yet taken any action, open up
more. Keep your question in mind, and notice who you run into or who
calls you. If your question crosses your mind, ask that person for a
lead that might pertain to the information you need.
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Interpret the results of your action and be aware of coincidences.
Don't dismiss coincidences as random. If something happens that seems
even a little out of the ordinary, your energy will go up. This is a
confirmation that something is happening in your favor. When you have
no energy for something, really look hard at why you want to proceed
with something that has no energy to it.
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Stop doing what isn't working. Give it a rest. Go with the flow. Some
things need time to germinate and surface again in a completely new
guise. Ask for clarity from the universe.
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More pleasure and gratitude. Taking pleasure in what you receive raises
the frequency of all your situations, and allows you to attract people
and opportunities more in tune with that vibration. Like attracts like.
Who was it that said, "Life is painful, but suffering is optional?"
We
all know how to use common sense. Uncommon sense is what we trust when
we take a leap of faith. It comes not from the obvious, or the
ordinary, or the expected. It comes as a result of knowing who we are
(and who we are not), and trusting that to take us where we need to go.
It's a deep knowing or trusting our intuition to be on our side. It
pulls from a deeper level of wisdom--of what's right for us. Uncommon
sense is listening to the voice that says, "Slow down," when we're
late, and slowing down is the last thing we want to do.
Once
you learn to listen to your intuition and use uncommon sense, a whole
new world opens before your eyes. Your life will have more meaning.
Your job will seem less mundane. You will learn to focus on your
purpose and why you've made the choices you have. You will begin to see
yourself as part of something greater--something bigger than simply
getting up and doing your 9 to 5 job.
THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF EFFORTLESS ACTION
Effortless
action is not synonymous with sitting on your chair doing nothing.
Effortless action means creating change without straining to "push the
river." Going with the flow. Setting the wheels in motion. Effortless
action is setting a goal and paying attention to what needs doing and
allow the results to come when and how they come. Effortless action is
being willing to do whatever it takes, but not trying to control what
you cannot control.
The following seven principles are something to review from time to time when making business decisions.
Principle 1:
Act on Passion. Take a stand for what you believe in. Remember your
purpose is to contribute the best of who you are at all times. You are
in this particular work situation because this is the place where you
can fulfill your life purpose for the time being. There is a reason you
were led to take this job or create this career.
Principle 2: Be Discerning. Let your rational mind and intuition work together. Trust first impressions but always check out the facts.
Principle 3: Listen very carefully to unspoken feelings. Flow through on persistent intuitive messages.
Principle 4:
Notice where you lose or gain energy. Notice when you begin to
rationalize, justify or blame. You feel something is not right? Take
action even though it may take you out of your comfort zone. It's time
to discover what you will need to change or release from your life.
Principle 5: Commit. Do whatever it takes to put you in motion toward doing what your intuition is telling you.
Principle 6:
Assume synchronistic support (or providential help) is coming your way.
Coincidences you never expected confirm that you are on the right path,
even if their meaning is not crystal clear at the time. Some people
say, "If it's supposed to happen, it will."
Principle 7: Trust the process. Trust that your life is unfolding as it should and that your intuition will lead you in the right direction.
Carol Adrienne, Ph.D., is the author of The Purpose of
Your Life: Finding Your Place in the World Using Synchronicity,
Intuition, and Uncommon Sense, and co-author with James Redfield of The
Celestine Prophecy: An Experiential Guide, and The Tenth Insight: An
Experiential Guide. She is also the author of The Numerology Kit, an
do-it-yourself guide to understanding the blueprint of your life.
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