Power Feng Shui EZine
NOVEMBER 2008
Dear Friends of Power Feng Shui, Pyramid Feng Shui & Black Hat Tantric Feng Shui and all Friends of Holy Spirit,
I am delighted to bring you my 6th EZine for the month of November 2008. I am writing from West Lafayette, Indiana where I will be until I travel back to Dallas, TX. the first week of December.
I wish to thank all of you for your healing prayers, emails, cards, and words of encouragement. Still have a lot of pain but know I am on the road to recovery and I am so thrilled for that. Please continue to pray that my range of motion will return to me. Not being able to lift anything with my right arm or raise it up has been a huge learning experience for me. Must still shift my car and start it with my left hand. It has taken quite a bit of getting used to but look forward to the day things are normal again. Thank you so much for all of your prayers for me and my recovery. God bless you for those.
If you are in the Lafayette and West Lafayette, Indiana area here are a few of my favorites you might enjoy if you are just passing through...
Stop in Delphi, Indiana...go to the Delphi Public Library and see a spectacular, original stained glass window made by Mary Sixby, upstairs on the second level...it is breathtakingly beautiful. Definitely worth the trip if you are traveling down St. Highway 25 between Lafayette and Logansport.
Tippecanoe Public Library is also fortunate enough to have another exciting Mary Sixby stained glass creation in its Indiana Room of a beautiful cascading waterfall-like river representing a renewal of wisdom and a never ending River of Knowledge. This piece is so worth it, not just to see all of the intricate cuts of stained glass and the leading work, but also the fired pieces that make it come alive before your very eyes.
See Tippecanoe Battlefield & Museum in Battleground, Indiana. It is A National Memorial honoring one of the last Indian battles of the United States that truly ended the chances of the Native Americans to have their own lands, laws, tribal ceremonies, and rituals as the Corn Dance of the Harvest, and all of the ceremonies of the Indians dancing for the Great Spirit.
Battleground, Indiana, a suburb of Lafayette & West Lafayette, Indiana has huge historical significance as one of the final war fronts between the Native Americans and the United States Army. The battle of Tippecanoe and Tyler too is what it was called. The great negotiator Techumsh was attempting to reach an agreement with the government and was in Washington, D. C. While he was away his brother, The Prophet, Tenskwatawa, led the Indians in a pre-dawn battle against the Army. This Battleground memorial is to commemorate that battle and those losses.
For over thirty years now, the Indiana Fiddler's Gathering has taken place and they camp out here all weekend long, rain, snow, or shine and celebrate their old time traditions.
The Feast of the Harvest Moon is not held here but brings annual attention as it is celebrated in Tippecanoe County, at Fort Quiatenon and it brings thousands home for the re-enactments of the Indian and the British and French life of the troops, replica shopping and watching many Indian tribes from all over come and dance to celebrate The Great Spirit. Look at http://www.homeofpurdue.com/storyideas/feastofhuntersmoon.pdf to see more on this Feast.
Tippecanoe Court House on the square in downtown Lafayette, Indiana is an architectural delight. Because of that and it’s traditionally stately "Legal Presence", the Lafayette town square area has Law Office Ch'i, with conference rooms fronting on the streets around the Court House. Never seen Law Office street side Ch'i before? Very interesting with their intentions to build trust in the local passersby.
No town square is complete without the perfect coffee house, my choice, the Java Roaster. It’s voted best in the county of Tippecanoe. Believe it. It is true. Great mural painted by a regular customer of "Life at The Java Roaster."
The Wabash River Bridge between Lafayette and West Lafayette, home of Purdue University, has a great welcoming flowing fountain Water Element on the West side, as you face downtown, just across the Wabash River.
Looking for a Water Element and a Ch'i lift for your home? Why not photograph your favorite body of water and involve The Creator's Shining Sun with it? Your spirits can be lifted every single time you walk past it or look at it. That flow of renewal and prosperity will be working for you, right there in your own Sacred Space.
This holiday season I have included something a little different. We all tire of the traditional turkey and dressing and pumpkin pie, although we love them all. Holiday Recipes for Food Ch'i (Life Force Energy)
offer a few new ideas for Holiday Food Fare and Adults Only Holiday Specialty Drinks. Check it out...
While you are in that kitchen you have seen a million times over, why not Change your Refrigerator Ch'i immediately. Remember you don't have to spend money to create Fresh Ch'i signals for the Universe to send Power Feng Shui uplifting energy blasts to your life. Move your things around and create a brand new, fun to be in workspace for your food preparation and family and friends' visits.
Need a quick fix to Make Your Money & Fame/Recognition & Career Bloom? Recycle old tote bags or purses into instant works of Blooming Art to hang around in places you would not expect to see them. A few silk flowers, ribbons, beads, or just anything you wish to add will create a one of a kind artwork for yourself or one you may "gift" to a loved one. If you already have it there and are not using it, recycle it into fun, fresh, and flashy Blooming Art for the instant Ch'i lift.
Are you a "Cat Art" fan? My client Paula in Peru, Indiana is an exceptional artist and was inspired by her "Cat Art" collection, created by the late artist Laurel Burch, http://www.laurelburch.com/about.html to paint a huge bright colored cat on her bathroom door. She used vivid colors and added a few pyramid triangular Fire Element shaped jewels, scattered across the door for an incredible effect like I have never seen before...Cat lovers will love it...or you will be inspired to create unique art of any kind for your own home...
Plus A "Paula Art Bonus" of Prosperity Gold Fish Table Trays for the Coffee Table
Alex enjoys a bit of the Celebration of Chanukah or another name for it...Hanukkah
The Face of Jesus appears on the bottom right hand side window panel...in Forth Worth, Texas.
Without Shame is a Native American prayer that was given to me when I became a widow in 1991 by a friend. She drew an Indian squaw for me and gave both to me for inspiration and courage. I have never forgotten it. I hope it inspires you as well, within your own life.
"Take this broken wing and learn to fly again"...design a symbol of transformation for your future...Many of you are of Native cultures that appreciate the birds and animals, as well as respect and reverence them. Wings, feathers, flight, and freedom are all closely associated with the pathway of the soul, as well as butterflies and their global inspiration for transformation and the impact one butterfly can have to lift our spirits. Learn a new way to make a decorative feathered wing butterfly or a sacred smudge fan for your Space Clearing and Blessing and Cleansing ceremony.
This month's November EZine features instructions on how to Space Clear your own home by performing a Blessing & Cleansing ceremony for yourself, or additionally doing one for your office. You will see worlds of difference when you get other people's energy that is negative off your Sacred Space. It brings a complete turnaround for your life and space.
Have a blessed Holiday season with your God and your loved ones.
Alex Shaw
Delphi, Indiana's Carroll County Court House & Museum
Downtown Delphi has a unique Court House and Museum to visit if you are in the area. There is a stunning rotunda at the very center with simply unbelievable stained glass and incredible mosaic floor tile work using the benefits of the Greek Key design that brings prosperity to those that display it. This is a sample of what you will see if you stop by.
One of the things that stopped me cold in my tracks was the honorable display of pictures of all of those Armed Forces and Veterans of Carroll County that had lost their lives in the service of their country. I was so moved by the County Court House displaying every single one in honor of their sacrifice to their Country. It would be wonderful if there were more memorials of Honorable Service on display throughout our Country to remind us to remember that we are free today in our lives and in this Country because of the loyalty, honor and service of the American Troops that serve for us worldwide. May God Himself bless each and every family that has lost someone in the past, present or in the future. God Bless America!
Delphi Public Library
When passing through Delphi, Indiana on State Highway 25 you will want to pop in to see Mary Sixby's wonderful works in stained glass at the Delphi Public Library. These lovely triangles use water lilies as their focus and beautiful 3 D dimensional fired stained glass pieces to bloom out into the room, off of the flat panel of glass. Each petal had to be cut, fired and mounted into the flat panel to achieve this amazing effect. You simply want to reach up and touch the pink petals of the water lilies.
These panels are upstairs at the back of the library wall and worth the few moments it would take to stop by to admire and enjoy the lovely garden of water lily delights that Mary Sixby has created and installed for all to enjoy as they come to seek wisdom at the Delphi Public Library.
The Library even offers a coffee hour weekly if you are interested. Like all libraries they offer children's programs as well. Just going and sitting upstairs while I read and facing these one of a kind water lilies is inspirational. I have visited here many times, simply for that purpose. Exceptional Library Ch'i as water lilies are one of the lucky Chinese flowers for over 6,000 years that bring prosperity and wealth.
Tippecanoe Public Library
Another fantastic Mary Sixby creation is in the Indiana room of the Tippecanoe Public Library in downtown Lafayette. This stained glass is made with so many incredible concepts it takes a few moments to understand them all. The top of the stained glass panel has a bridge that indicates that books, learning and wisdom all create a bridge for each of us to our futures. The flow of the breathtaking water indicates a River of Knowledge is present for all to partake of. The trees and foliage create a feeling of new growth that is present for all to receive. The solid rock foundation the tree on the left rests upon means that wisdom and knowledge are "Rock Solid" for each person that seeks them.
The Earth element for being "Grounded" is present here, with the Water Element for a "Flow of Increase" to exist in the lives of those that visit the library, plus The Wood Element of the beautiful leaves and trees means there is "Fresh Growth" here to be received.
Mary Sixby used incredible wisdom to create this masterpiece of stained glass for the Indiana Room here at the Tippecanoe Public Library. If you get to Lafayette, Indiana it really is a "must see" piece of art.
Tippecanoe Battlefield & Museum in Battleground, Indiana
A National Memorial
Battleground, Indiana, a suburb of Lafayette & West Lafayette, Indiana has huge historical significance as one of the final war fronts between the Native Americans and the United States Army. The battle of Tippecanoe and Tyler too is what it was called. The great negotiator Techumsh was attempting to reach an agreement with the government and was in Washington, D. C. trying to negotiate a confederacy of the Native American tribes. While he was away his brother, The Prophet, Tenskwatawa, led the Indians in a pre-dawn battle against the Army. For those of you that are History buffs go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tippecanoe and read about the entire event. There is a great hiking trail and you may go to see The Prophet's Rock, where the Prophet Tenskwatawa called on the Great Spirit prior to the battle. In the winter, it is bare trees that clearly show a cave under the top of the rock and in the summer, it is entirely hidden by the foliage of the trees' leaves. A very spiritually interesting place to visit.
Tippecanoe Court House on the square in Lafayette, Indiana
Tippecanoe Court House on the square in downtown Lafayette, Indiana is an awesome building. Because of that and its traditionally stately "Legal Presence", the Lafayette town square area has Law Office Ch'i, with conference rooms fronting on the streets around the Court House Square. I have never seen Law Office street side Ch'i before. It provides very interesting presentation, with their intentions to build trust in the local passersby and community. Well done.
Law Office Ch'i
Attorneys around the square in downtown Lafayette use the storefront windows of their offices as a way to view inside their conference rooms. Of course, their firms’ names are displayed for the advertising to remind you that they are there to do the work for you. The law library on display, the conference tables, the lighting and the art displayed all are there to instill confidence in the potential client that drives or walks by that this is a place you can trust.
On the left side, this firm uses a Blue (Wisdom, Knowledge) color awning to frame the peek you have into where they will be potentially discussing your case. The Red (Fame, Recognition, & Future) color of the well-padded chairs makes you think plush, or substantial. The high backs mean their finances are supported.
An old style brass lantern and desk are mindful of simpler times when things were less complicated. All of this is to give you the feeling you would be safe to trust their firm.
On the right side, the law library is displayed as a vast wealth of Knowledge they may draw upon to settle your potential case... The dark rich wood implies wealth and substance. Their chairs are wooden (Wood element for growth) and seem strictly business, no frills. They are a golden (Prosperity & Good Health) tone. You can barely see a tree in the far right side that implies fresh growth. Double light fixtures with old style globes indicate, "We will light the way for you."
All of the subtle messages displayed here for those passing by are meant to send a message to all that may be in need of legal advice. This is an excellent way to get new clients by being right on the street and implying "We are here to discuss your needs."
In Dallas so many law firms are in skyscrapers and not visible to the general public. You usually take an elevator and step out into their suite of office space. That has a real impact as well. Here in Lafayette, Indiana there is more of a feeling of "we are just folks like you" going on with their conference rooms visible for all to see.
Great Lawyer Ch'i and good advertising for these firms as well. Bet it brings clients to them. What a marketing strategy concept to bring the clients right on in to work with these firms.
The Java Roaster
No town square is complete without the perfect coffee house, my choice, the Java Roaster. It’s voted best in the county of Tippecanoe. Believe it. It is true.
Kevin Miller and his family own and operate The Java. He offers tons of coffee choices, great food, free wifi, quick service, fun events, plenty of friendly conversation, and a fantastic mural hand painted on his wall by a Java Roaster customer of "Life at The Java Roaster." There is an upstairs balcony for a little privacy with lots of space to visit, debate, or bond. Java Roaster has it all. If you happen to stop in tell them Alex from Dallas said hello. It is a great place.
The Java Roaster Mural as Wall Art Ch'i
West Lafayette welcomes you across the Wabash River Bridge with a Spectacular Water Element Fountain
Across the Wabash River that divides the two cities of Lafayette and West Lafayette this fountain sits at the entrance to the walking bridge that leads from the West side where Purdue University is, right across the river into downtown Lafayette. You can see the downtown buildings in the background. Any Water Element like this fountain will "get things flowing or moving for new opportunities" wherever it is placed on display. Here the City of West Lafayette installed their fountain across from a new shopping area so all could enjoy it as they pass by either driving or walking across the bridge. Many visitors and college students enjoy the bridge and stroll across it, daytime or evenings. There are coffee shops, restaurants, and bookstores all around on both sides. It really is a lovely city. All of the two cities' improvements over the last few years have really generated downtown revenue with after hours dining, coffee shops, nighttime clubs, and bars that have revitalized this entire area as well as Barnes & Nobles, and many other shoppes close by to visit, day, or evening. It is a joy to visit and on a warm day, stroll the Wabash River Bridge.\
Water Element Ch'i
Create a Water Element for a Ch'i lift for your home by using a photo you have taken from a trip or adventure you have enjoyed and enlarge it on your printer and place it on the Center of the Front entry wall as you enter any room except your bedroom. (No Water Elements in the Bedroom or you will find yourself "weepy" and "emotional" unnecessarily.) Or you could make a road trip and photograph your favorite body of water and involve The Creator's Shining Sun with it. Your spirits can be lifted every single time you walk past it or look at it. A fountain, a waterfall, a lake, river, or ocean scene will do the trick for you. Be sure it is something that you will love to see. Even a clipping from a magazine would work as well.
My favorite of all water is Full Moon reflection on the movement of the waves. If that is possible, and you are led that way, create your own Water Element to get things "flowing" in your life. Any symbolism will bring the Water Element into a refreshing, renewal of money and spirit for you. This cure is quick and easy to achieve and almost free.
Holiday Recipes for Food Ch'i (Life Force Energy)
Since this is a Thanksgiving Holiday month and Christmas is just around the corner I thought you might enjoy trying something different for your Holiday feasts so I have included a few of my favorites for you to try if you like. Happy Holidays to you.
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Original Breakfast Croissant...Carly Berneathy…
"Hot Sauced Up" by Alex Shaw
l roll, Pillsbury French Bread from the Refrigerator section of the Grocery store
1 pound cooked Jimmy Dean or Owens sausage, your choice regular or hot
2 eggs, beaten in a dish
1 cup grated cheddar cheese or any kind you prefer
A little salsa if you like for personal flavor, 2 Tablespoons
Oven at 350 degrees.
Pam spray a large cookie sheet.
Roll out Pillsbury French Bread onto the cookie sheet.
Make a long line of the sausage, already cooked, the full length of the French bread dough, from left end to the right end, in the center of the dough. It should be about 2-3 inches wide, leaving 1/3 of the dough on the top and the bottom empty for folding later.
Place the grated cheese of your choice on top of the cooked sausage, from the left end, all the way to the right end of the dough.
Pour the two eggs, already well beaten, along the top of the sausage and cheese, letting them soar into the sausage and cheese.
Top with salsa, if you like or El Fenix Hot Sauce or Pace Picante Salsa, whatever you like...
Fold the top of the dough over the sausage, egg, and cheese center.
Fold the bottom part of the dough over the dough you just folded over the sausage, egg, and cheese and seal the ends so nothing leaks out the ends while it cooks. You are basically sealing them closed on the ends.
It will look like a fat jellyroll with sealed ends.
Bake it 25-30 minutes, until golden brown on top and bottom. Depending on how hot your oven gets, it might take 35 minutes.
Slice it in 1-inch slices, as though you were slicing a loaf of bread.
If you can’t find Pillsbury French loaf bread, you can use Pillsbury Pizza dough in a long roll. Either one makes beautiful Breakfast Croissants.
Originally, my long time friend Carly Berneathy came to visit me in Red Oak, Texas and made this one morning for us all. It was absolutely wonderful, hot, delicious, and a great concept for a quick unique breakfast. I began to always make it on Thanksgiving morning and Christmas morning as well because we would be having a big lunch and everyone was really hungry early and did not want to wait. I did not want to fix a full breakfast and lunch for 17 people too, so this is what they got. They felt special, had something hot to keep them calm until Thanksgiving or Christmas Lunch, and it was all prepared, cooked, and served in a very short time, that did not take away from all of the big day preparations I had planned. I even learned to prepare a couple of them the night before and leave them in the refrigerator and bake them for breakfast time. It is just so easy.
For those of you that might be married to a Red Neck Texan, as I was when I first started using this recipe 25 years ago, (that would not go anywhere near a Croissant and was extremely suspicious of anything with a French name), I had to rename this Red Oak Breakfast Pizza roll. Then he not only ate it, he loved it and ate almost all of it by himself. The next time I fixed it, I had to make two so he could have his own. He even wanted me to fix extra next time to take one whole one to his brother, who had no wife to cook for him. How can you argue with that?
You may serve salsa on the side with it if you like, or no salsa at all if you don’t like it.
Feel free to add chopped onions, white or red, chopped olives, El Fenix Hot sauce (my personal favorite in limited quantity), or anything else your people might enjoy to the Croissant before you bake it. Experiment with the choices of cheese you use too. Pepper jack is really hot if you like it.
The slices may be zip-locked and reheated in the microwave later if you wish. I usually put 2-3 together so anyone can "heat and eat" for themselves. It is fantastic.
Ginger's Cajun Cake
2 c. flour
1-1/2 c. sugar
1-1/2 t. soda
2 eggs
1 large can (20 oz.) crushed pineapple with juice
Beat 1 minute by hand. Put in a greased large baking pan. Bake at 300 for
40-45 minutes.
After it has been baking for about 30 minutes make the frosting to pour onto the hot cake.
Boil:
1 stick butter
1 small can evaporated milk
1 c. sugar
for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Add:
1 c. chopped pecans
1 c. coconut
1 t. vanilla
Pour on hot cake. Eat and enjoy. It is fabulous.
This is quick, easy, and almost instant and people rave over it. I always make it for holiday celebrations.
Note: If you want to change it up you can substitute 1 large can (20 oz.) of fruit cocktail with the juice instead of crushed pineapple. It is excellent as well.
Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
If you want a copy of the Original Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe that they posted online last year find it at http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/service/nm_cookie_recipe.jhtml It is the same one they serve in their stores. They call it an Urban Legend.
I wrote to Neiman Marcus last Christmas season and received this reply from them.
Dear Ms. Shaw:
Thank you for contacting Neiman Marcus Online.
We received your recent inquiry requesting information about our famous Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe.
We realize that the stories surrounding our famous cookie recipe have achieved Urban Legend status, but the simple truth is that we have never charged for this or any NM recipe.
We are happy to provide our customers with recipes upon request for items we serve in our restaurants.
Please use the following link to access the famous chocolate chip cookie recipe.
http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/service/nm_cookie_recipe.jhtml
Feel free to forward it to as many friends as you like.
Thank you for sharing your concerns with Neiman Marcus Online. We are always happy to assist. If we can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
Scott Stantliff
http://www.neimanmarcus.com/
Neiman Marcus Strawberry Butter... printed in the Dallas Morning News
1 1/2 cups butter, at room temperature
1-cup good quality strawberry preserves
Place butter in bowl and use electric mixer and beat on high until light and fluffy. Add preserves and beat until well combined. To serve, spoon or pipe the butter into ramekins, (See article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramekin), or onto bread plates. Makes about 2 1/2 cups.
Note: Keep refrigerated in an airtight container. Spread will last 2-3 days.
The famous Neiman Marcus Strawberry Butter is used for their hot NEIMAN MARCUS POPOVERS served at the Zodiac Room downtown Dallas for lunch. You have not lived until you eat hot popovers with Strawberry Butter. Go downtown, NM at North Park, or their Mariposa restaurant in The Shops at Willow Bend, Plano to experience this delicacy. You would have to check with your local Neiman Marcus, in major cities across America to see if they serve them.
The Neiman Marcus Cookbook has the Popover recipe if you want to have it to try it for yourself. It retails for about $40.00...but is on sale for $30.00 on their web site now. The Stock Number is NMF 09_H2RAB It would make a great gift for yourself or others...
"Neiman Marcus Taste: Timeless American Recipes" by Kevin Garvin, executive chef and vice president of NM Restaurants. Illustrated collection of 110 recipes. 288 pages with 150 color photos.
You may find it by going to: http://www.neimanmarcus.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtmlitemId=prod50710147&cmCat=search&searchType=SALE&parentId=cat980731
Bourbon Sweet Potatoes
4 lb. yams/peeled/chopped in 1/4 chunks
1 stick butter
l c. brown sugar
1/2 c. frozen orange juice
1/3 c bourbon
1 c pecan pieces
Butter the bottom and sides of baking dish. Add yams to dish. Melt butter in iron skillet, add brown sugar. Stir over medium heat until bubbly. Remove from heat. Stir in concentrate of orange juice until it melts. Add the bourbon. Pour the sauce over the yams. Add the pecans. Cover tightly with foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake 30 minutes more. If you like cover with marshmallows for the last 10 minutes. What a treat!!!
Pina Colada Muffins
Serves 12
l egg
2 c. buttermilk baking mix
1/2 c crushed pineapple drained
3/4 c shredded coconut
2 T. sugar
2/3 c. orange juice
2 T. oil
Mix all. Grease bottom of cups. Bake 400 for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Glaze.
3/4 c. powdered sugar
1/2 t. rum extract
2-3 t. milk
Glaze muffins
This came to me in email... it is fantastic for Cookie Monsters...
This is remarkable! Even if you have no particular interest, please pass on to the bakers in your life. They'll appreciate it.
Just click on the name of the cookie and bam the recipe is there. Good to keep handy
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Holiday Drinks — ADULTS ONLY...
The first time I sampled either of these fancy Champagne drinks was at Christ Episcopal Church in Oak Cliff, Texas at a Holiday Gifts & Bake Sale years ago. I went with a friend to the sale with the promise of fabulous architecture in a historic Dallas Landmark building completed in 1921. Her family was one of the founding families at that time, and she still attends today. She insisted I would love the brunch they were serving to all that attended the Gift & Bake sale, so off we went.
Being raised without alcohol in a Fundamental church I was in shock (I have become is much less judgmental now I hope), when we got to the "Fun Part" as she called it. Every Christmas it is a tradition to serve Poinsettias and Mimosas to the adults at the sale, or was at that time, 25 years ago. "We Episcopalians enjoy our drinks" she told me, "Just like the Catholics enjoy their beer. After all, Jesus' first miracle was making wine from water at a wedding, at His Mother's insistence."
I had to agree. I am not a teetotaler and it was such a delightful surprise to have a lovely brunch and a Holiday drink, plus buying wonderful baked goods and gifts for my Christmas list.
The Poinsettias and Mimosas were served in small red and green clear plastic cups and were an equal mix of Champagne and Cranberry juice for the Poinsettias and an equal mix of Florida Gold Orange Juice and Champagne for the Mimosas. Wow! They were very delicious and were served to us by her Minister. She pointed out to me something I had not considered. Partaking of the brunch and the drinks is symbolically a re-enactment of a form of Holy Communion as we were sharing with all that came to joy in buying lovely things and food for their loved ones. I could not agree with her more. She further spoke of the proceeds going to help the Youth Group travel to shared Holy occasions with other churches in the future and how that would help them be further established in their walk with God and Jesus.
What a powerful blessing for them and for us that day! God is good...and Jesus too in giving people inspiration to go forward in creative ways to bless others and their Ministry. I was thrilled I attended with my friend and had a brand new set of Holiday fun drink recipes to share with my family's adults on Christmas Day. I want to thank you Christ Church Episcopalians for this great idea.
If you want to class up the Poinsettias and Mimosas, you can visit the links below to do that for your Celebration's Holiday.
Poinsettia
Fancier with Triple Sec in it....
http://www.recipetips.com/recipe-cards/t--3572/poinsettia-champagne.asp
Mimosas
Fancier with Triple Sec in it....
http://cocktails.about.com/od/cocktailrecipes/r/mimosa_cktl.htm
Find lots of Champagne and other fancy Holiday drinks you might enjoy at http://cocktails.about.com/od/cocktailrecipes/a/chmpgn_cktl.htm or http://cocktails.about.com/ where there are lots of Thanksgiving and Holiday drinks for the Adults including a video on how to make Jell-O Shots.
Enter these web sites at your own risk...Drink Moderately. Enjoy your Holiday. DON'T DRIVE & DRINK!!!
NOTE: Holiday decorating concepts you already own the decorations for...Get busy now!
Using Grandma's antique crystal flutes, wine glasses or anything you might have to bring "her touch" to the festivities would be so Power Feng Shui for your day. Six Thousand years back in ancient China, having a painting or drawing of the ancestors or anything that belonged to one of the ancestors on display was thought to bring down their personal blessing from Heaven. It is believed that when the ancestor looks down from Heaven and sees that you are still "lifting them up in respect and love" that they will smile down upon you from Heaven and your prosperity will increase. That is just so cool. I have done this with pictures in my Sacred Space and seen huge changes with my money and my luck, exactly as the ancient Feng Shui principles believe. Also check out the Articles on this site at link http://powerfengshui.info/articles/heaven_increases/10221.main.html for another way to increase your prosperity with Honor Your Ancestors And They Will Bless Your Prosperity or www.AngelAccess.com, under Articles for Honor Your Ancestors And They Will Bless Your Prosperity
Dig out Grandma's china, sterling silver, crystal stemware, footed compotes or cake plates and rejoice in her exquisite choices so long ago. Bring that Heavenly prosperity on down from your loved ones that have already made it to Heaven. What could be better than that? You are teaching your family to love, honor and respect those that preceded them in past generations and also setting future traditions for them in their futures.
With the crystal compotes of cake plates use candles, holiday decorations, boughs of evergreen or pine from the Christmas trees, colored tinsel roping, strings of beautiful round little beads in various colors or popcorn you have the children string together or anything that is Holiday friendly to create a wonderful setting.
Using lengths of holiday colored fabric will also lift the energies of the following colors in your display: Red for Fame & Recognition in the Future, bringing the Fire Element into place to "Fire Up" these energies, Green for Family & Community that is also the Wood Element Ch'i for Fresh Growth in this area, Gold or Yellow to symbolize Good Health and Prosperity, the Gold being the Metal Element to "Reflect and Increase" the Ch'i of the color choices, White, also the Metal Element is for the energies of your Creativity, Children and Intellectual Descendants (those you share your ideas both personal and professional with that bring you good Karma in the future), Blue is used for Wisdom, Knowledge, and Spirituality, Pink brings Love and Good Relationships, and of course my all time favorite, Purple, the color of majesty that brings Wealth and Empowerment to you. It is believed that the seamless garment
that Mary made for Jesus as an adult was made of Purple. I can believe that. All Black trim or candle bases or decorations are the color for Self/Destiny/Career energies.
Have a blast with your Holiday celebration. Teach your children love, honor, and respect. Teach them Power Feng Shui and how to make real life energy shifts come into their lives with the wisdom, you have gleaned. It will only bless them in their futures.
Change your Refrigerator Ch'i immediately
Are you due a little Refrigerator Ch'i energy change? Does the top of your refrigerator seem like a utility function instead of a work of art? Mine did. Some things we see all the time and never really "see" in front of us. When that happens it is time to change things around.
Early this year I was staying for four months in Dallas at an extended stay hotel. The desert scene that was screwed into the wall was non-negotiable. Well, I comforted myself; the mountains reflect stability and grounding with the Earth Element. That was good. The cactus displayed across that barren desert meant "prickly and sticky" situations coming into my life or those kinds of people being present in it. I certainly could not risk that energy coming at me.
A visit to Hobby Lobby found these prints of Love and Relationships I could use to cover the bad cactus Ch'i and change things to better empower my Loves and Relationships. That sounded like a stellar idea to me. My pans found a home under the sink and out of sight. I played with different energies of the golden Buddha’s, the lucky Orchids, the Lucky Bamboo plant to "grow money", two different water fountains to refresh the flow of money, self-awareness and power, and a large pot with lovely Geisha ladies painted on it, highlighted with Golden touches for Prosperity and Good Health.
The flowers I added were Red for Fame/Recognition, Pink for Love and Relationships, White for Creativity/Children/Intellectual Descendents, Yellow for Prosperity and Good Health, and Lavender for Empowerment/Wealth.
I even found a length of fabric with Golden (Prosperity & Good Health) sequins I wasn't using to bring higher levels of that same energy into play.
Experiment with what you have. Something you enjoy but are tired of in one location begins a new life in another hot spot of energy excitement in another place of fresh Ch'i signals. Live a little. Get bold! What are you waiting for? Your Ch'i changes will lift you up to new and better opportunities in your life and the lives of your loved ones that dwell or visit there.
The kitchen should be not only utilitarian but artistically inspired as well. With all the time we spend there, we truly want to enjoy and love those moments. Excite your Kitchen Ch'i with reinventing your Sacred Space. It will be fun and a unlike any other you visit.
Make Your Money & Fame/Recognition & Career Bloom...
Someone gave me a lovely silk brocade tote that I adore but is far too fragile to carry and actually use, as it would certainly split apart with any wear. I enjoyed the Black color, Career/Self/Destiny energies with the touch of Red (Fame/Future/Recognition) of the Chinese knotted frog closure and the half sun rising. Realizing that any colors I put inside of it to make an artistic display would directly affect my Career/Self/Destiny energies, I thought about what I wish to create.
I chose the Lavender (Wealth/Empowerment) Blooms and the Red (Fame/Future/Recognition) ones as these are two specific areas I want to energize. Gladiolas are one of my favorites. Hanging the tote on the closet door handle in the far left corner Wealth/Empowerment of my bedroom brings all of this into my thoughts, even while I am sleeping. Blooming "Growth" brings the Wood Element into play here as well.
Do you have old purses you love and cannot carry for some reason, or have tired of? Fill them with flowers that bring the energies together that you wish to create for yourself or someone as a gift. See the Feng Shui Power Key link http://powerfengshui.info/articles/heaven_increases/powerkey1.main.html on this site to choose your color palette with the clear meanings of what you wish to achieve by displaying certain colors for that particular energy field to "pop" for you with its own personal vibration, fueled by the color choice.
Taking one with you to a hospital or a nursing home visit would make a lovely gift as well.
Use a glue gun or thin floral wire to adjust the flowers to their fullest potential for beautiful arrangement in the purse. You may even have silk flowers around you don't use and you can use those to create your "Blooming Success of Wealth/Empowerment & Fame/Recognition in your Future." Make sure they are "fresh looking" to intensify the effect. Dusty or old, wilted looking flowers would not be positive Ch'i energies.
Recycling your purses, for yourself or as gifts is completely unique to each one. Everyone has a doorknob on a plain door that needs a "color lift" and this is just the thing to do it, quickly, economically, and adding that splash of Power Feng Shui energy that you desire to entertain in your home. These could be used as decoration on a chair or couch or set in an interesting corner to bounce the Feng Shui energies to the "Blooming" level.
Use your imagination and see what develops for you with your own personal "creative fire." Send us the pictures and your story to Iconalex@aol.com and we will put them up for others to enjoy. Name withheld as desired.
Have some Fun with your Power Feng Shui as you Make Your Money & Fame/Recognition & Career Bloom for you. May your luck be auspicious.
Are you a "Cat Art" fan?
My client and friend Paula of Peru is an exceptional artist and just loves her Cat Art Collection, designed and created by the late, wonderful artist, Laurel Burch. Enjoy her works and objects of art at http://www.laurelburch.com/about.html Paula was inspired to paint a huge bright colored cat on her bathroom door, from one of her cups designed and painted by Laurel Burch. She used vivid colors and added a few pyramid triangular Fire Element shaped jewels, scattered across the door for an incredible effect like I have never seen before. This of course will intensify the energies of the female/feline energy that already exists there. Deb and Paula have a huge longhaired cat named "Baby" and he rules...
Paula has used every color of the Feng Shui Power Key, the Bagua to heighten all of the energies and by using this combination of colors has fired up the Red/orange Fire Element, the Green Wood Element of Growth, the Blue Wisdom/Knowledge/Spirituality of the Water Element for renewal and financial prosperity, White trim brings the Metal Element forward for much more increased thought and analyzing things more deeply and clearly, in addition to all of the framed reflective surfaces, also Metal Element "reflection" energies to bring focus and clarity. Although you cannot see it, the floor is made up of square shapes that bring the Earth Element to the mix, being a grounded connection to this perfect setting.
The triangles are 3-fold blessing of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit or in China, (1.) Heaven (2.) Earth & (3.) Mankind. Good luck happens in 3's. Using the ancient symbol of the pyramid is lifting the Ch'i power by uniting the 3 fold blessing and one of the most Universal Power Symbols in the world, long standing, undisputed. Using them in a scattering of pyramids lets us know this is an Egyptian cat that is honored from the ancient times. Likely Rabbi Solomon of Kabbalah International would say that Paula had a past lifetime as an Egyptian and loved and honored the sacred cat symbol, and actual cats, and still reverences that part of her life today. But simply using pyramid shapes "fires up" the miracle blessings and the good luck.
As you can see, the interior of the Bathroom door is painted Lavender, a color of Wealth and Empowerment.
The bath is also Lavender, beautiful, uplifting, and bright and has the little fishes swimming for good prosperity luck on the shower curtain.
You will notice that this magnificent Cat covers the Bathroom Door. It is in the middle of the hallway that houses their Family Gallery of pictures of everyone they love and are related to and adore. It is a huge jolt of blasting Ch'i family energy just to stand in front of any of the walls that make up this lovely custom statement of Family love, loyalty, and unity. Just visiting for a brief afternoon, I could feel the love vibrating off the walls when I walked down the hallway. I just loved it.
Hopefully just taking a quick peek at Paula's wild and wonderful arty kitchen, hallway, and coffee table you will be inspired to create unique art, one of a kind for your own home...Inspiration is simply everywhere. Look to your art and your collections and see what inspires you. You might be surprised.
Thank you so very much Paula for sharing your lovely, fun, wildly outrageous Cat Art with us and your family honoring Gallery of Love & Celebration, and of course Black Lacquer Oriental Table Trays with Prosperity Fishes swimming happily in their Career, Self, and Destiny areas, on those exotic trays. Looks like a set of tables right out of Neman’s or Horchow catalogs. Absolutely lovely and practical too. Wow.
It was an honor using your inspirations to share with others for their own outrageous artistic selves to surface and live inside of their own art creation universe in their personal Sacred Space. It will be fun to visit again another time and just simply see what has transpired, artistically speaking, and manifest itself into Paula's sacred space. I already love it. Fun and Feng Shui. What could be better?
A "Paula Art Bonus" of
Prosperity Gold Fish Table Trays for the Coffee Table
One thing I love about visiting Paula and Deb's home in Peru is that Paula is forever inspired artistically to create and recreate her Sacred Space Environment. It is just a joy to show up every six months and see what has transpired there. She makes wonderful Power Feng Shui Ch'i blasts of energy for great things to happen in their lives. Here she has used two Square shallow wooden trays and painted them with Black Lacquer for the Self/Career/Destiny energies, one for herself and one for Deb's personal and professional lives to be represented. The Square shapes of these trays invites the Earth Element for the feeling of being "grounded and connected to your Sacred Space." We all need to feel "connected" or we cannot stay. There would be no peace without the "Connection to the Earth".
She found these fun coasters in the shape of fish to add to the tops of the trays. The color of Green for Family/Community brings growth. The Golden Yellow Orange color for the Prosperity and Good Health. White for the Creativity & Children/Intellectual Descendents Ch'i and finally the Red lips for the "Kiss of Fame and Recognition in the Future times. She simply placed them on top of the trays to bring that "Things From the Sea Prosperity Ch'i" into place here with her delightful Water Element for Prosperity and Renewal.
She can move the fish around if she has guests that use the coasters and place them in any position she likes. What a fun, fanciful and dramatic black lacquer set of square boxes to invoke the Prosperity & Good Health, the Earth Element, the Water Element, and bring all of the other energies into play here in the "heart" of the Great Room.
Thank you Paula for inspiring us with all of your great artistic concepts. The Giant Cat is exceptional and the swimming little fishes are exotic fine coffee table art. You make the world a greater, more exciting place to be from your perspective. I appreciate you and Deb so much, and our friendship all of these 10+ years. I am always excited and thrilled to see what appears on my next visit. It reminds me of visiting an incredible art gallery. The walls contain treasures of art. Thanks for sharing with us your gift of art.
For Paula the art and the colors speak to her soul. For Power Feng Shui the distinct meaning of the color applications bring a myriad of Ch'i energies and Power Feng Shui Elements into place. What a perfect blend of energies.
Celebration of Chanukah, or another name for it...Hanukkah
On December 21-29, 2008, those of the Jewish Faith will light Menorah Candles for the Celebration of Chanukah, or another name for it...Hanukkah. For a description of Chanukah in a Nutshell go to the link:
http://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/article_cdo/aid/102911/jewish/Chanukah-in-a-Nutshell.htm
You will find the story of the tradition and a way to understand your friends that are celebrating their faith during this Holiday season in their special way. All tribes worldwide have different traditions and customs to celebrate their personal faith and we honor and respect them all.
This was my stained glass Menorah I bought in Del Ray Beach, Florida at GIFTS JUDAICA gift shop for all things Hebrew at 5175 West Atlantic Ave. Find them at http://www.judaism.com/chabadstore.asp?cdo=chabaddelray.com
My background of loving stained glass drew me to this immediately. On the front of the bottom, you will see a simple set of figures of a man and a woman, holding hands, joining together for the celebration of the Menorah during this Holy time. It reminds me of the first man and woman in the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve, joining together to create the population of the world as we know it.
It is my custom to celebrate many facets of different faiths, during their holiday season. I am drawn to do that with Christian, Hebrew, Buddhist, Hindu, and Native American celebrations. I had no idea why I felt a connection to these occasions until I had past life regressions, at different times over the past few years and saw flashes of different moments in time that I was a part of those cultures and tribes. It was pretty enlightening to say the least. But, I had prayed and asked that I would receive validation IF those were truly a part of my DNA and I did have a connection from another time.
Ask for whatever wisdom you desire to come forward for you to clarify your understanding of your life now, as it may have been a part of another lifetime, if you honestly want to know. As a Pentecostal Sunday School teacher in 1989, if anyone had told me I had a past life I would have said to myself..."Back devil!" I would never have believed it then.
Now I know that at that time I had received all of the wisdom I was able to believe in and process for my soul's progress at that particular point in time of my enlightenment and spirituality with my God Force Creator as I knew Him. Once I let go of all of the prejudices that I had been taught or "judgments against other religions" God blasted open my knowledge in an incredible way. I truly believe we all worship the same Creator God, only that He has different names, in different lands and cultures.
Just this last week I had an individual to tell me over and over that I was going to hell for not condemning people for the sin in their lives. I told him I am not a judge, God is. He just kept on repeating condemnation against me and finally I simply said, "You are not my judge, God is."
Do not allow others to condemn you. You must have your very own walk with God, as you know Him. That is the only thing that will work for you. We are all a creation of a Creator God Force and share the exact same DNA worldwide. Truly, we are all the same humanity, as our Creator intended for it to be from the very beginning.
In the next few weeks, I will be posting an audio of my flashbacks of my past life regressions and what I saw, where I was at that moment in time, and what I learned about myself. If you are interested in things of this nature, look for it under the Articles section here at www.PowerFengShui.info and at my Spiritual web site www.AngelAccess.com
People ask me about this frequently and want to understand more about their own past lifetimes, so for that reason I will be adding information.
If you live in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, in Louisiana, Indiana, or Florida where I visit from time to time, I can schedule a Past Life Regression with you during one of my trips through your part of the country. I am doing work in Memphis next week as I pass through there on my way back to Texas and building my clientele there. If you have an interest visit to learn more, call me at 972.504.6824 in Dallas or 1.888.551.4869 and we can agree on a time to explore this for you
The Face of Jesus appears
on the bottom right hand side window panel...
In the summer of 2006, a friend emailed these pictures to me. She knew a couple that had a house cleaning service in Fort Worth and they had done work for the people that owned this house. When they cleaned the window on the outside, they believed some sort of a miracle took place and that they were able to see the face of Jesus on the bottom right hand side, of the picture on the right side below.
Word spread throughout Fort Worth and people everywhere began to come and visit the site hoping for healing, much like appearances of St. Mary at different locations throughout the world, where people had received healing before.
I am a skeptic in the sense that I have to see it to believe it. I don't believe anything unless I see it for myself and pray and ask for verification. I simply want to be sure before I trust anything and certainly, before I recommend it to anyone. When I sat at my computer and stared at the picture for only a moment, I saw what I believed to be the face of Jesus. My whole body chilled with goose bumps (one client of mine calls them God bumps...only God can give them to you she says), then I could no longer see it.
My Holy Spirit told me to print both pictures out on the printer and look at them again. As I pulled each copy off the printer of the inside and outside view of the windows, my God, bumps returned and my hands began to shake as I held each one. Suddenly I began to cry. I am not a hysterical personality. I was blown away that I was having a reaction to pictures that were 1,200 miles away from me in Fort Worth, while I was in Lafayette, Indiana printing them out, simply by printing them off a Holy Spirit connection.
I realized that there truly must be a spiritual miracle event that had taken place there in Fort Worth. I placed them by my front door as a protection because it had been such a supernaturally bizarre Holy moment for me. My feeling is that I can use all of the good luck, especially Holy Blessing type good luck I can get.
My friend told me when I returned to Dallas a few weeks after that there had been literally hundreds and hundreds of people daily that had come to visit, pray, and leave pictures of their loved ones that needed healing and prayer. It was an instant Holy Shrine in Fort Worth. All of this information she got from her very own cleaning service people that clean her businesses, and originally cleaned the famous windows.
After about 3 more months, the people that owned the home sold it because so many people came at all hours of the day and night and the next owner demolished it. It is gone now.
For those of you that believe in Holy visitation I am including these pictures here. I have never had pictures printed off my printer that made my body chill and shake. It was a very real experience for me. If you like, print them out for you and see what might happen. If you have an experience of your own, I would welcome hearing about it. You may contact me at email Iconalex@aol.com May God bless you in a special way.
Without Shame
After the death of my husband in September 1991, a Cherokee artist friend named Karen gave me this Native American prayer blessing she created for me. The beautiful pencil sketch she drew was of a squaw alone. When she brought it to me, she said it would give me comfort in my sorrow. These words have stuck with me since that time. To this day, I draw courage and hope each time I read it. I pray you will find comfort and inspiration in it as well...
May God’s love and mercy surround and bless all of the widows and the widowers everywhere.
With loving respect...Alexandra Shaw
WITHOUT SHAME
O’ Great Spirit – Whose voice I hear in the winds,
And whose breath gives life to all the world, hear me!
I am small and weak; I need your strength and wisdom.
Let me walk in beauty,
And make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things you have made
And my ears sharp to hear your voice.
Make me wise so that I may understand the things
You have taught my people.
Let me learn the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock.
I seek not strength to be greater than my brothers,
But to fight my greatest enemy – myself.
Make me always ready to come to You with clean hands and straight eyes.
So when life fades, I may come to You.
“The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears” (a North American Indian proverb).
"Take this broken wing and learn to fly again"...
design a symbol of transformation for your future
For those of you that have Native American blood, feeling a connection to the birds and animals is simply a part of our heritage. One of the traditions is that when one sees the body of a bird or animal that has died as we come across it on our path, that we thank the Great Spirit for the life of that animal or bird. We offer a blessing prayer to that spirit for the life it gave upon the Earth as well.
Often in my travels, I come across poor birds that didn't make it and there are such beautiful wings left after their loss, it seems a shame to just let all of that beauty die. Indians believe we should lay the animal's spirit to rest if we have the opportunity. Considering all of this, several years ago, I came across a pigeon that had just been hit by a car ahead of me. Seeing those things always makes me sad for the loss.
I decided to stop and use a plastic bag to pick it up and take it home. When I got there I remembered how squeamish I was the first time I cut up a chicken to bake it. It was a real deal for me as I am not fond of the sight of blood. I used a large kitchen knife to cut the wings from the pigeon's body and washed them with a little water to get any of the excess blood off of them. Then I wrapped the body in a clean cloth and buried it with a thank you prayer to both the bird and the Great Spirit for the lovely gift of the wings.
To preserve wings for yourself, find a clean piece of cardboard (a side out of a box will do), and lay it flat on your counter or table. Take the wing and spread it out to its full potential, easing it to the maximum spread of the original wingspan and then using straight pins (sewing type pins), pin the wing fully extended onto the cardboard. I use about a dozen pins, as I want to be sure the force of the wing closing with gravity will not be a problem. Stabilize your wings with as many pins as necessary so it will stay wide open as it "sets" into a fully expanded sweep of the wings, as they would have been, during the life of the bird.
Let the wings "set" for about two weeks time to be sure they will not fold up on you. After setting I run a bead of hot glue on the back side of the wings, at the edge that would have been attached to the bird, just to make sure the feathers never come apart, and hold their "Glory of Flight" wingspan.
In this photo, I am using both wings of Gray (Compassion, Mercy, Friendship, Travel) feather energies, plus the tiny touches of White (Children, Intellectual Descendents, Creativity) and the fabulous Black touches on the edges of each wing and dramatically woven through the feathers to lift Career/Self/Destiny Ch'i. I have placed both wings together as though they were once again "flying" in the transformation concept of a feathered butterfly.
Butterflies are globally known as creatures of transformation and change. Since the pigeon lost his life, I thought it would be a positive way to celebrate his "flight" as an inspiration for my own transformation and change. I can still joy in his beauty and celebrate that beauty by making his wings an art form, as they were in his lifetime.
I have at other times when I came across fallen birds, given them the proper sendoff and kept their wings to give to other Native Americans that shared this belief.
Feathered Sage fans to "lift" the "smudging" clouds of smoke up to the Great Creator Spirit can be made with trim, braiding of leather strands or beads or crystals. Use what you desire or what seems right to you. Your Holy Spirit Soul Ch'i will guide you. Pray first and you will be surprised at the outcome, when led by your Soul Energy. The Ceremonial Smudging Fans have great value to a Native American Shaman for the Blessing and Cleansing Ceremony.
Feathers from any fallen bird may be used to create your own Ceremonial Smudging Fan or any item you wish to create out of the beautiful feathers. Watch for them, offer a prayer of thanks to them and the Great Spirit, and create your own transformational work of God's feathered wings. The colors are created by the Great Spirit Himself and certainly could not be improved upon.
Creating anything that is a ceremonial tool is believed to be inspired by a past lifetime that one had before this one. It symbolically brings with it the power of that belief at that period of time, into this lifetime. It is thought to be a blessing and positive force of energy. A supernatural guidance so to speak, from before this lifetime that will help you find your base of Soul Spirit energy and "ground" you into a safe spiritual reality for you. There are many tribes upon our Earth and each one has its very own ceremonies to bless and cleanse their Sacred Spaces.
Remember there are many United States birds on the Endangered Species list so be sure to not clip any Eagle feathers or Snowy Owls. Check the Internet for the correct current information on all birds if you are not sure. You want to be sure.
Let the birds live again to bless others in this one of a kind transformation of "flying" energies you may create just for yourself or those you wish to share special tribal symbolism with, for a blessing. Even though the pigeon is not the most beautiful bird, its wings are gorgeous when spread and displayed. Another Native American belief is that each wing is hand painted by the Great God Creator Spirit. What a lovely thought.
Another belief is that when the Great Spirit Creator God made the animals he made the Bald Eagle first, as it was symbolic of His Animal Totem, protective spirit or "familiar", a familiar spirit, a friendly spirit source of help, for those that share this belief. Every single time I see an Eagle, which is rare, I always know the presence of the Great Spirit God is close by for me in love and protection.
If you are up for this, go for it. For those of you that want to try it but really don't want to clip the wings, find a hunter type that will be happy to do it for you and laugh at you the whole time for being a sissy. I tried that once. After that, I just picture the chicken I cut up the first time. It gave me the courage to get past the blood and guts part, and creates a memory of freedom and flight and soaring to higher heights, for inspiration.
Fly High With Your Dreams...they will lift you to unknown places, people and options that will bring the victories you desire. May the Great Spirit bless and protect you always.
Space Clearing for Your Sacred Space
or Blessing & Cleansing Ceremony
One of the services I have been asked frequently to perform is a House Blessing, or a Cleansing & Purification Rite. Many clients ask me to come to their homes or work to pray to cleanse or bind off any ill feelings or bad karma they feel exists there. Some even report ghosts or presences that are unwelcome. Using simple prayers and a combination of Hebrew, Christian, and Native American traditional customs this is achieved. I have had only positive results from feedback on this.
Native American custom of an offering of sage to the Great Spirit, (God the Creator), goes back many thousands of years. Smudging, as it is called, is a traditional purification rite meant to cleanse all bad feelings from others directed toward you or members of your household, and removing the presence of bad spirits or ghosts, from your environment. It is their belief that this rite of cleansing blesses and restores harmony with the Great Spirit.
So many clients have asked how this may be done, and if they may do this for themselves, that I have put together this article just for that express purpose. I have combined the concept of Native American sage, or incense, the Wise Men or Kings brought Frankincense and Myrrh to the Christ Child at his birth to keep away evil as he was being sought to be killed, and the Christian rite of dowsing with Holy Water and the anointing of oil spoken of in the 23rd Psalm of the Bible and a bit of salt to end negativity in the earth where the Blessing and Cleansing Ceremony is being performed.
One of the things you need is some dried pieces of sage from Whole Food or a market like it, for the smudging. Use any incense you may feel led to burn instead if it is easier.
A small amount of olive oil for the door blessings and four corners of your land. Create Holy Water from your own faucet in the kitchen or tub. The City can clean it and resell it to you but only God makes the water. Remember His first miracle of creation was to separate the Light from the darkness. The second miracle was to create the Water and then the Earth. It is a very important Holy miracle.
Add a dash of salt of any kind to the water to symbolically destroy the negativity upon the land. Add a few drops of the olive oil to the water. Use some simple prayers to purify the water for your home or office and remember to ask for your loved ones to also be blest.
As a Native American descendant, I am comfortable with the practice of smudging. As a Christian raised with the familiar "thou anointest my head with oil," (Psalm 23), I have seen many miracles occur after a tiny bit of oil accompanied by a simple prayer was placed upon a person or their land or dwelling. This is a Hebrew custom as well. The practice of dowsing with blessed Holy Water I have only begun to use in the last ten years.
As a non-Catholic, it was not familiar to me. Many of my clients are Catholic and have shared this. After praying and sprinkling of Holy Water, I have seen great miracles that have made me a believer. It is my opinion that even though I am not a Catholic, by joining with a like kind believer in the Holy Spirit, (a priest), that has prayed for a blessing from God over the water, that I am combining prayer power strength to receive the desired result I am seeking.
The Bible says in Matt. 18:20, "For where two or three are gathered together in My Name, [Jesus], there I am in the midst of them." Prior to that Matt. 18:18 states Verily, I say unto you, "Whatever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven: and whatever ye loose on earth, shall be loosed in Heaven. Matt. 18:19, "Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth, as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in Heaven."
Using simple prayers, Holy Water, olive oil and sage combines not only Bible customs, but traditions of my Native American heritage as well. It is my opinion that any tradition that honors God is valid, whether it be Jew or Gentile, Native American, or from the Far East. God has created many different people throughout this earth that call Him by many names to honor Him as their Creator.
Using some of these, tried and true traditions to seek Him and honor Him are meant to bless the rite of prayer as an aid in seeking His help for many needs in addition to cleansing and blessing. After all, He is an old God and He has old ways. Not all seek Him weekly in the church of their choice, yet still ask Him to supply their needs through prayer, as they go about their daily lives.
To do the ceremony itself:
Take the Holy Water outside the dwelling and drop a little bit on each of the four corners of the land where the dwelling sits. Drop a few drops of olive oil also on the same four corners of the land. Say whatever prayers you desire as you walk the land and do this part of the Blessing &Cleansing or Space Clearing Ceremony.
Go the driveway and any sidewalks and pour a bead of water across the pathway of that entrance to your land, from one side to the other. You may do this with a line of water by the street, just leaving a line of water across the driveway as it enters the land or I sometimes just leave a trail of water across the entrance to the garage, as it is often the home's entry for the family.
I also pour a bead of water across all doorways that are outside doors only, from one side to the other, and pray and bless them as well and all that enter there.
I use the olive oil to create a cross symbol, starting with the top of the outside doorways at the top center point, adding a dab of oil there, in the center of both the left and right side of the door molding also, and at the bottom of the door's threshold, in the center, on the outside porch or flooring, touching a small amount of olive oil there as well. This is a basically blessing all through prayer that enter here and interact with this family.
As you go into the home or office, if you have a family member or loved one or a trusted employee if it is for work, ask them to walk with you into each and every room of the dwelling, taking the smudge or incense with you (and a plate or pan to catch the ashes) and light it, going through each and every single room, saying prayers and blessings for all that work, live or come there.
It is proper for you to walk from the left side, making a continuous right circle in a clockwise position, as you complete the walk around the distance of each room. We only want things to happen in the natural order of the Universe and with God's plan of us all. The clockwise rotation of the Earth is in the natural order of the Universe. Start walking to the left and proceed all the way around every room, saying prayers and binding off all evil and sending it into the earth, that has ever been present in the home or land, and asking that all spirits that are there that need to go to the Light of Creator God, will do so and go now in Jesus Name. Say to those spirits that "I am alive and the living have authority over the dead. You must go to the Light of God. I command you to do so."
They have to leave as we command it. Ask that they be blest and their descendents as well that may have lived upon the land or in the home at another time frame.
When you finish praying for all that you desire to happen in the cleansing and blessing part of the ceremony, then finish burning your incense or sage or save it for another time to Re-Bless your Sacred Space. I recommend doing this every 4-6 weeks just to clear the negativity in the land, the traffic, the job related stuff, the family and people issues, and the neighbors, and the list goes on.
We simply do not want our life slowed down by other's having jealousy, anger, hatred, and rage of any real or imagined event we may or may not have done against them. People are jealous for many reasons. Often because someone may ask your advice and not theirs. Just because you are not jealous does not mean others are not.
Clear all of the negativity completely away from your home and office. Watch as new and fresh life force Ch'i energy breaks free and presents different options for your life, love, and work.
Be sure to thank your Creator God Spirit for coming to help you in your time of need to Bless and Cleanse your home of office Sacred Space.
Feng Shui enthusiasts know this ceremony as a Space Clearing. The best book I have ever read about this is by Karen Kingston, called Creating Sacred Space with Feng Shui, which was published in 1996 and received Amazon.com’s Bestseller Award in their Interior Design category in 1998. Her web address is http://www.spaceclearing.com/html/kk-blog/space-clearing/whats-so-special-about-balinese-bells.html
You can learn all you need to know about her Space Clearing abilities and products here.
The one thing I found with Karen that was totally unlike any Space Clearing done by any Feng Shui consultant I had read of or heard speak, she used Balinese bells to go through each room and shake the bells to drive out the evil spirits. It works immediately as the bells resonate with Heaven at a very high vibrational level to clear all negativity away.
The Hebrew Priests in the desert with Moses for those 40 years had bells sewn to the hems of their garments to drive away the evil spirits as they walked daily in their lives, so this is not a new concept.
Another instant way Karen Kingston recommends to Space Clear is to walk through every room and as you say your prayers and blessings, clap your hands together as many or as few times as you feel led to do. The sound of the clapping explodes the negative vibrations immediately, changing the energy level to its highest good.
Whichever way you choose to Space Clear or use the Blessing & Cleansing Ceremony, know that your prayers and faith will make it work. Any type of simple ceremony you are led to do to cleanse and any prayers or songs or blessings you add to it, plus bell ringing of any type of bells, or just clapping your hands dis-spells the negativity. That is truly only what we want. To have a fresh start, all land and housing cleared and cleansed and all family or employees blest and new and wonderful things begin to happen.
Do what you are led to with either of these ceremonies and you will experience changes in supernatural ways of energy exchanges. I do not make these things happen. I cannot. Only by combining our faith, and belief that good triumphs over evil and adding a ceremony to proclaim exactly that, are we successful.
Like you, I want only good to happen for us all. While we can hope our environment is sharing the same truths, it can only help to pray for blessings, protection, and good for those that live with us, and around us. Seeking the Creator God for such help brings the ultimate authority on such things. Good luck with your Sacred Space. Enjoy the new changes as they come to you and the fresh energy forces that were released by your Cleansing Ceremony. You will be amazed.
Here is a client reference letter about this ceremony I received many years ago.
"I had originally experienced the power of Alex Shaw's process over eight years ago. I had been experiencing an issue in the high rise where I lived. I had tried everything to deal with the problem when Alex suggested a "Blessing." Nothing else had worked so I hired her to perform this process and the very next morning when I was speaking with a client when out of the blue he offered to take care of everything-problem solved.
I started a new business in 2001, (yes September!) which has grown and continually produced strong sales year after year. Alex has been a huge part of creating insights and solutions through her channeling abilities. Her involvement in my business issues led Alex to suggest that we apply Feng Shui to the showroom. Knowing the immediate results of the previous situation, I told Alex I would have to hire another employee before I could handle the impact she most likely would have on my business. Glad I made that hire - we are two months ahead of last year's sales volume and there is a synergy and peace in the face of the added load of work.
I highly recommend Alex but if you hire her, be prepared for the results!
Dallas Business Owner
It is my hope that you have enjoyed our November 2008 EZine. We will see you again soon.
May you have a blest Holiday Season, whatever your Faith, with your family, loved ones, friends, and of course your Creator God Holy Spirit.
Love and blessings to you,
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