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MESSAGE FROM THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF AMERICA

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 18:13:38 GMT

FROM LA COCHA, GUAMUÉS, PASTO, NARIÑO We, Grandmothers and Grandfathers, Mamos and Mamas, male and female traditional medical doctors, Taitas, Wise Ones for the ancestral culture and Spiritual leaders, representatives of the indigenous people , convened in Narino, Colombia, for the First International Meeting of Andean cultures. We have words to share, so as to plant a message in the hearts of those who will listen.

We thank the Great Spirit for giving us this opportunity to experience this historical meeting “TIEMPO DE FLORECER”, “TIME FOR BLOSSOMING’, and also through this thank the people of Nariño for this convocation of unity and wisdom between the original populations of America.

We belong to different populations and cultures, but we recognize through our feeling of unity and through the Law of Origin, the essence of our thoughts and actions are quite the same. For us our differences are complementary, they do not divide us.

We, who look after life, we love our Mother Earth, we respect our Elders, and guard the memory of our roots and seeds, and all the ancient wisdom.

We, who preserve the unity of humankind, we, who offer the best of ourselves to the Great Spirit, to our Sacred Mother and to our Father Sun, we do have a clear vision of how to do things.

It is very important we recognize now, more than ever that any decision made today will have consequences for our future generations, for our children and our children’s children. We are responsible for the future.

Historically, since the conquest, we have been trampled upon and deceived by the worldview of us, which has excluded us. We condemn the abuse and indiscriminate pillaging our Mother Earth, the dispossession of our lands and our cultures, the constant attack against the lives of our leaders and our villages. We are conscious that it is not enough to denounce before the world our problems, but mostly we pray that our knowledge be considered universal value and be used as a path and a potential solution.

Some people consider us illiterate because we do not use the parameters of their science, but we do know and practice the alphabet and the secrets of Mother Nature and our own traditional science.

Our Thoughts and our Words are one with our life. This is why this message is so important. We say that there is only One Mother Earth. We are all children warmed and caressed by the same Father Sun, tread on the same earth, breathed the same air and bathed in the same water. We are brothers, like the fingers of one hand. We never speak about the colour of skin, underneath we are all equal, and therefore we must work together red, black, white and yellow. With respect for every ones knowledge, we ask that our knowledge be respected in a practice of exchange.

We summon the solidarity and justice for all the people of the world. In the same way that we facilitate the flow of life, we demand the right to continue to live according to our vision of the world and of ourselves.

We have been responsible and guardians for the memory of mankind, and although many times they tried to destroy us, the memory is still alive. This memory, preserved by our ancestors, and which today we are taking care off and are sharing, it is primarily the memory of life. We invite all the people on Earth to share in this memory, and be reborn from the same seed.

We are speaking about the right to life. We respect the natural change in all things, the equilibrium of life and understand that in the universe everything has its process and its time.

The invitation to the ‘Minga del Pensamiento’ that was made to us by the Government of Nariño, the United Nations in Colombia and other institutions is a sign of willingness to hear the word of the ancestral wisdom by those who now have a responsibility to make decisions. I invite the rest of world governments to follow suit and build dialogue with us for a common future.

We propose union between all Native people and also with all other people who have been welcomed to life by our unique mother, the Mother Earth.

We invite you to understand and to accept that:

- Water is not only a symbol of life, but life itself, the blood of our land. We demand that the water be considered a heritage of both life and humanity both in our territories and in the rest of the world.

- We will continue to be the protectors of nature as part of the balance between humanity and Mother Earth.

- To be in control over the integration processes of Western medicine with traditional medicine witch must be recognized, protected and promoted as a cultural heritage of our people; healing practices and their own system: medicinal plants, rituals, ancestral knowledge.

- Value to the place of women as guarantors of life, and transmitters of our culture , and caregivers of wisdom and health of our people.

- Indigenous peoples are governed by the law of origin and by natural law with autonomy, governance and their own vision of the cosmos. There is a need and a right to be recognized as authorities in our own territory and to be consulted concerning all the decisions that affect our lives.

- These words and knowledge that we have inherited from our ancestors is our legacy to future generations, to our sons and daughters. With this, we guarantee the permanence of our own indigenous people and consider this our contribution and our gift to humanity as whole.

On behalf of reciprocity, of justice and respect that must unite us, we demand that our people be protected, our ancestral wisdom be considered spiritual heritage, tangible and intangible heritage of humanity.

Count on us to preserve the existence of mankind and all forms of life on planet earth. Our ancient knowledge can be accepted as a way of healing to the various crises and violence that afflict humans, family, society, states, nature.

We pledge ourselves to work and promote from our spiritual and cultural strength so that the rulers and governors of the earth work with more heart and spirituality, and become more respectful of nature and convert themselves into preservers of life.

Signed at La Cocha, Guamues, Pasto, Narino, on 23 August 2009, by the folowing populations:

KOGI, WIWA, ARHUACOS, INGAS, CAMENTSÁ, SIONA, HUITOTO, MAYA KICHÉ, KOFÁN, LAKOTA, GUANANO, DESANA, SICUANI, MAPUCHE, MAYA MAM, KICHUA INCA, KALLAWAYA, PIAPOCO, MÉXICA, WAYUU.

Paul D. Burley - The Sacred Sphere

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:11:42 GMT

Paul D. Burley is an civil and geotechnical engineering consultant and environmental geologist who has investigated physical landscapes and historical cultural developments since 1980. In tandem with his professional geotechnical and environmental services, his research interests include ancient and indigenous architecture, engineering, science and technology. Paul’s latest book The Sacred Sphere (Beaver’s Pond Press ©2012) explores the many facets of circular symbols and ancient architecture that have represented sacred relationships between humans, the world and the cosmos, and the unique geometric structure that unifies sacred symbols associated with cultures around the world. Paul and his wife reside in northern Minnesota.

Paul's Book: "The Sacred Sphere - Exploring Sacred Concepts and Cosmic Consciousness Through Universal Symbolism can be purchased HERE .

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Bernard Alvarez - Global Illumination Council

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:14:02 GMT

Dr. Bernard Alvarez D.M. has been a spiritual teacher for over 20 years. He is a certified Reiki Master, an ordained Minister, has a Doctor of Metaphysics, is the Author of the Book of One, he's self published hundreds of teaching video's and has appeared on television and dozens of radio shows. Bernard is currently the Empowerment Director of the GIC, host of The justBernard Show and Producer of all GIC Radio shows. He also continues to write and publish teaching videos on the GIC You Tube Partner channel and is looking forward to begin teaching LIVE on GICTV.

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Introducing Ilya Nabutovskiy - TGG Radio Host

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:53:39 GMT

Ilya Nabutovskiy is the Executive Producer and host of The Great Gathering Radio. After undergoing a major spiritual transformation, he decided to turn his life around and began following his heart and allowed his intuition to guide him in his life. He's spent the last few years traveling the U.S and gaining extensive experience in areas such as holistic healing, self-empowerment, and personal transformation. He joins the team at The Great Gathering, following a year as a co-host on Dream Reality ~ New Earth Radio. Ilya is passionate and committed to elevating humanity by serving others as an instrument of peace, compassion, and unconditional love.

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The Gathering of Lanterns

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:29:22 GMT

All Metaphysicians, whether Students and Graduates of Organized Schools or Self-taught in Esoteric Traditions, are called to Gather Together in Unity and Manifest the Truth that there is One Life in the Universe understood through Internal Illumination of the Heart and share this Reality with all Humanity in Advance of the coming Paradigm Shift to Higher Dimensions for Planet Earth.

LET US GATHER TOGETHER NOW...

The Kumbh Mela Festival in India

AND UNITE IN THIS ONE LIFE WHICH WE ALL TRULY SHARE.

There is only One Life in the Universe, originating from the primal First Cause. Our Life Source refracted into multi-dimensional Aspects to experience himself/herself in a variety of ways through individuated soul vehicles. By choosing descent into material forms our Source created the ultimate game of hide and seek, and soon became lost in the illusion. More souls refracted and entered the material plane, some for the purpose of extracting those first ones from their entrapment due to ignorance. They too, were lost in it. This game of life came to be a substitute for the true reality. Those who played soon forgot their origin as Aspects of the One Life who chose to refract into the many. Separation had eclipsed Unity. Throughout the aeons of time in three-dimensional space, messengers chose to illuminate the path of return for all who are willing to ascend and reclaim their cosmic birthright. We are all One Life, unified at the heart center with Source. Silence the mind. Experience true peace and joy through practicing the art of meditation regularly. Herein lies the key...

“The key to life and death is everywhere to be found, but if you do not find it in your own house, you will find it nowhere. Yet it is before everyone's eyes; no one can live without it; everybody uses it. The poor usually possess more of it than the rich; children play with it in the streets. The uneducated esteem it highly, but the learned often throw it away. It is a living though invisible substance that is concentrated in nature's cavities, sacred cups, and parts of the human body. It is the only thing from which the Philosopher's Stone can be prepared, and without it, no noble metal can ever be created." - A Hermetic Riddle

What is the Key to Life and Death? The answer to this question is simple. It is perception. The observer is faced with a choice every moment of his or her lifetime. Either all consciousness is connected or else it is all separated. This choice determines how a person reacts to another person or to a particular life situation. When an underlying connection is recognized regarding an event occurring in space and time, such as by an accomplished Metaphysician, response is based upon the common good of the whole. Yet, when separateness is a person’s world view, all is engaged in competition and therefore locked in a perpetual power struggle. In this kind of mind a set, the person has opted to turn the Key to Death. The spirit of competition requires both a winner and a loser; one being exalted and the other diminished. It does not matter whether or not the conflict is minor, such as desire for an object claimed by someone else, or major as in the case of disputed territory belonging to a particular nation state yet coveted by neighboring one. Separateness fuels this manner of thinking which is underpinned by a fundamental lack of understanding of why this myriad collection of races and cultures would ever evolve together upon the same planet - Earth. The question then arises: Is every life form, whether it be mineral, vegetable, animal, or human interconnected in some way, and if so, how does an individual access awareness of this unity. On the basis of physical observation alone, this apparent multiplicity of life forms appears to support the concept of separation. However, when a person chooses to look inward through practicing the art of meditation it is possible to recognize hidden synthesis... and be able to turn the Key to Life.

LIGHT YOUR SOUL LANTERN WITH LOVE AND GATHER AS ONE!

When: NOW
Who: EVERYONE
Where: EVERYWHERE

The I AM in you is the same I AM in me... NAMASTE.

Documentary about the indigenous Penan

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:28:58 GMT

Hi everybody

I would love to share a great documentary with you about my great cousin who lived with the indigenous Penan in Borneo and was accepted as one of their own

He just wanted to learn about their way of life but ended up getting in a conflict with the government that was instrumental in destroying their habitat

I just finished the translation and uploaded it in 2 parts on my youtube profile

http://www.youtube.com/poopoobear69

I hope you'll enjoy it

Introducing Peter Tongue - TGG Radio Host

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 09:01:06 GMT

Peter Tongue was a traditional teacher and school principal in University Prep Schools in England and Canada until he made the crazy decision to quit his job and devote his life to the unfolding Divine Plan on the planet! He has spent the last seven years in preparation for what is to come. Working with the terminally ill, aware children and awakening humanity, Peter has gained a profound understanding of the metaphysical path. He joins the team at the Great Gathering as a lead host on the radio show, following four highly successful years as a radio host on the Seventh Wave Network of Voice America with over 100.000 listeners each month on his own show, "Awakening To Conscious Co-Creation". This is your opportunity to get to know Peter in his own right, his areas of expertise, and his commitment to co-creating love and peace on the planet.

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Zahra Lightway - Seeding The Future NOW

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:24:32 GMT

Featured Guests: Zahra Lightway, Cezarina Trone, Terry Damlos, and Judy Guadalupe.

This episode will be a discussion of the current education system's inability to meet the needs of children. We will look at some of the challenges it brings for the children within it, and some ways they are overcoming or working around those challenges due in large part to the remarkable gifts and talents they bring. With this groundwork laid, we will then examine new understandings of how the brain functions and learns that make linear learning obsolete. The new educational systems being visioned and created from this cutting edge research will meet the needs of children through choice, freedom and responsibility for their own education and their lives.

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The Gathering, A Spiritual Woodstock

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:44:37 GMT

Dissolve into Oneness, in a Spiritual Woodstock of living awakened teachers and evolved world musicians.

Dozens of enlightened teachers from all the world’s traditions – from Advaita to Zen – are coming together in 2012 for the first time ever, in a unique transformative event designed to guide you to the point of self-awakening.

Join us for this life-changing time when, for 7 days and nights, July 27-August 2, 2012, you will be gently guided into a space where you can transcend your Self, drop into the present moment and melt into oneness with universal consciousness.

The event is being created by ordinary meditators, with the support and active participation of awakened teachers from around the globe. It is a loving and inclusive gathering of our worldwide family of spiritual seekers, coming together from all different traditions and backgrounds. Our invitation includes YOU!

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What the Mayan Elders are Saying About 2012 by Car

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:30:12 GMT

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What the Mayan Elders are Saying About 2012 by Carlos Barrios

Carlos Barrios, Mayan elder and Ajq'ij (is a ceremonial priest and spiritual guide) of the Eagle Clan. Carlos initiated an investigation into the different Mayan calendars circulating. Carlos along with his brother Gerardo studied with many teachers and interviewed nearly 600 traditional Mayan elders to widen their scope of knowledge.

Carlos found out quickly there were several conflicting interpretations of Mayan hieroglyphs, petroglyphs, Sacred Books of 'Chilam Balam' and various ancient text. Carlos found some strong words for those who may have contributed to the confusion:

Carlos Barrios: "Anthropologists visit the temple sites and read the inscriptions and make up stories about the Maya, but they do not read the signs correctly. It's just their imagination. Other people write about prophecy in the name of the Maya. They say that the world will end in December 2012. The Mayan elders are angry with this. The world will not end. It will be transformed."

"We are no longer in the World of the Fourth Sun, but we are not yet in the World of the Fifth Sun. This is the time in-between, the time of transition. As we pass through transition there is a colossal, global convergence of environmental destruction, social chaos, war, and ongoing Earth Changes."

He continues: "Humanity will continue, but in a different way. Material structures will change. From this we will have the opportunity to be more human. We are living in the most important era of the Mayan calendars and prophecies. All the prophecies of the world, all the traditions are converging now. There is no time for games. The spiritual ideal of this era is action."

Carlos tells us: "The indigenous have the calendars and know how to accurately interpret it -- not others. The Mayan Calendars comprehension of time, seasons, and cycles has proven itself to be vast and sophisticated. The Maya understand 17 different calendars such as the Tzolk'in or Cholq'ij, some of them charting time accurately over a span of more than ten million years.

"All was predicted by the mathematical cycles of the Mayan calendars. -- It will change --everything will change. Mayan Day-keepers view the Dec. 21, 2012 date as a rebirth, the start of the World of the Fifth Sun. It will be the start of a new era resulting from and signified by the solar meridian crossing the galactic equator and the Earth aligning itself with the center of the galaxy."

At sunrise on December 21, 2012 for the first time in 26,000 years the Sun rises to conjunct the intersection of the Milky Way and the plane of the ecliptic. This cosmic cross is considered to be an embodiment of the Sacred Tree, The Tree of Life, a tree remembered in all the world's spiritual traditions.

Some observers say this alignment with the heart of the galaxy in 2012 will open a channel for cosmic energy to flow through the Earth, cleansing it and all that dwells upon it, raising all to a higher level of vibration. Carlos reminds us: "This process has already begun. Change is accelerating now and it will continue to accelerate.

If the people of the Earth can get to this 2012 date in good shape without having destroyed too much of the Earth, we will rise to a new, higher level. But to get there we must transform enormously powerful forces that seek to block the way."

The date specified in the calendar Winter Solstice in the year 2012 does not mark the end of the world. Many outside people writing about the Mayan calendar sensationalize this date, but they do not know. The ones who know are the indigenous elders who are entrusted with keeping the tradition.

Carlos tells us: "The economy now is a fiction. The first five-year stretch of transition from August 1987 to August 1992 was the beginning of the destruction of the material world. We have progressed ten years deeper into the transition phase by now, and many of the so-called sources of financial stability are in fact hollow. The banks are weak. This is a delicate moment for them. They could crash globally, if we don't pay attention. Now, people are paying attention."

The North and South Poles are both breaking up. The level of the water in the oceans is going to rise. But at the same time land in the ocean, especially near Cuba, is also going to rise. Carlos tells a story about the most recent Mayan New Year ceremonies in Guatemala. He said that one respected Mam elder, who lives all year in a solitary mountain cave, journeyed to Chichicastenango to speak with the people at the ceremony. The elder delivered a simple, direct message. He called for human beings to come together in support of life and light.

"Right now each person and group is going his or her own way. The elder of the mountains said there is hope if the people of the light can come together and unite in some way. We live in a world of polarity -- day and night, man and woman, positive and negative. Light and darkness need each other. They are a balance."
"Just now the dark side is very strong, and very clear about what they want. They have their vision and their priorities clearly held, and also their hierarchy. They are working in many ways so that we will be unable to connect with the spiral Fifth World in 2012."

"On the light side everyone thinks they are the most important, that their own understandings, or their group's understandings, are the key. There's a diversity of cultures and opinions, so there is competition, diffusion, and no single focus."

Carlos believes the dark side works to block unity through denial and materialism. It also works to destroy those who are working with the light to get the Earth to a higher level. They like the energy of the old, declining Fourth World, the materialism. They do not want it to change. They do not want unity. They want to stay at this level, and are afraid of the next level.

The dark power of the declining Fourth World cannot be destroyed or overpowered. It's too strong and clear for that, and that is the wrong strategy. The dark can only be transformed when confronted with simplicity and open-heartedness. This is what leads to unity, a key concept for the World of the Fifth Sun.

Carlos said the emerging era of the Fifth Sun will call attention to a much-overlooked element. Whereas the four traditional elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water have dominated various epochs in the past, there will be a fifth element to reckon with in the time of the Fifth Sun --- that element is 'ETHER'.

The dictionary defines Ether as a "hypothetical substance supposed to occupy all space, postulated to account for the propagation of electromagnetic radiation through space." Perhaps it could be defined as the "space between space". I would suggest it could be manifest as the alignment of charged particles from our solar system (Sun), and our galaxy (Milky Way) surge. The Ether element represents spiritual energy.

"The element of the Fifth Sun is celestial. Within the context of Ether there can be a joining of the polarities. No more darkness or light in the people, but an uplifted unity. But right now the realm of darkness is not interested in this. They are organized to block it. They seek to unbalance the Earth and its environment so we will be unready for the alignment in 2012."

"We need to work together for peace, and balance with the other side. We need to take care of the Earth that feeds and shelters us. We need to put our entire mind and heart into pursuing unity and unity now, to confront the other side and preserve life."
"We are disturbed -- we can't play anymore. Our planet can be renewed or ravaged. Now is the time to awaken and take action. Everyone is needed. You are not here for no reason. Everyone who is here now has an important purpose. This is a hard but a special time. We have the opportunity for growth, but we must be ready for this moment in history."

Carlos says: "The prophesied changes are going to happen, but our attitude and actions determine how harsh or mild they are. We need to act, to make changes, and to elect people to represent us who understand and who will take political action to respect the Earth."

"Meditation and spiritual practice are good, but also action. It's very important to be clear about who you are, and also about your relation to the Earth. Develop yourself according to your own tradition and the call of your heart. But remember to respect differences, and strive for unity. Eat wisely --- a lot of food is corrupt in either subtle or gross ways. Pay attention to what you are taking into your body. Learn to preserve food, and to conserve energy. Learn some good breathing techniques, so you have mastery of your breath. Be clear. Follow a tradition with great roots. It is not important what tradition, your heart will tell you, but it must have great roots."

"We live in a world of energy. An important task at this time is to learn to sense or see the energy of everyone and everything -- people, plants, animals. This becomes increasingly important as we draw close to the World of the Fifth Sun, for it is associated with the element 'ether' -- the realm where energy lives and weaves. Go to the sacred places of the Earth to pray for peace, and have respect for the Earth which gives us our food, clothing, and shelter. We need to reactivate the energy of these sacred places. That is our work."

"One simple but effective prayer technique is to light white or baby-blue colored candles. Think of a moment in peace. Speak your intention to the flame and send the light of it on to the leaders who have the power to make war or peace."
Carlos reminds us this is a crucially important moment for humanity and for Earth. Each person is important.

He said the elders have opened the doors so that other races can come to the Mayan world to receive the tradition. "The Maya have long appreciated and respected that there are other colors, other races, and other spiritual systems. They know that the destiny of the Mayan world is related to the destiny of the whole world."

"The greatest wisdom is in simplicity. Love, respect, tolerance, sharing, gratitude, forgiveness. It's not complex or elaborate. The real knowledge is free. It's encoded in your DNA. All you need is within you. Great teachers have said that from the beginning. Find your heart, and you will find your way."