Time for Bush to GO.

"We have a president who is apparently ill-informed, lackadaisical and narrow-minded, surrounded by oil baron cronies, religious fundamentalist crazies and right-wing extremists and ideologues. He has appointed officials who give incompetence new meaning, who replace the positive role of government with expensive baloney.

They rode into office in a highly contested election, spouting a message of bipartisanship but determined to undermine the federal government in every way but defense (and, after 9/11, one presumed, homeland security). One with Grover Norquist, they were determined to shrink Washington until it was "small enough to drown in a bathtub." Katrina has stripped the veil from this mean-spirited strategy, exposing the greed, mindlessness and sheer profiteering behind it.

It is time to hold them accountable - this ugly, troglodyte crowd of Capital Beltway insiders, rich lawyers, ideologues, incompetents and their strap-hangers should be tarred, feathered and ridden gracefully and mindfully out of Washington and returned to their caves, clubs in hand."

Read full article about the US response to Katrina (or lack there of) at http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/090905M.shtml

Centre Of The Sun -CRITICAL UPDATE

*** Remember to gather on the 17th, 18th & 21st of September,
and send out LOVE and COMPASSION to the world

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AWAKENING ELEMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS
A Star Elders Message through Aluna Joy Yaxk'in

Recent events are a signpost that another step toward your evolution, empowerment and awakening has been taken. Because of this, it is time to share with you a message about the elements. With the recent floods in the USA, the tsunami waves in Asia, increased volcano and earthquake activity, and even increased terrorist attacks, it is time to understand your part in all of this, and what you can do about it as a co-creator. It is time for you to understand that everything happens for a reason. Everything is in a divine plan for perfection even though, outwardly, it might look otherwise. Everything has a cause. That cause is found in levels of consciousness.

We well know about your Japanese scientist, Dr. Masaru Emoto, who has proven that when water is blessed, it reacts and changes its molecular structure into a more harmonious state. It is equally provable that negative energy could effect water also. YES? Because you now know this fact, it has opened a whole new dimension in your world. You can now direct the consciousness of water! But we want to tell you that it is much more than this.

In fact, the other forces of nature (fire, earth and air) will now all become more alive with consciousness just as the water has. These elements have always had consciousness, but now you can direct this potential. The more you are aware of this fact, the more alive the elements will become. The gateway in evolution to making the 4 elements directable conscious has been opened. This changes everything. What this means is that these natural elemental forces are now able to react to your consciousness. Negative energy or positive; It is up to you.

What we what to talk about is the projection of negative energy, as this is what's up on your planet right now. We want to show you what you can do about it. We want to show you why in the long run, this is a very good thing!

Example . . . Negative projections, sent from one person to another, can effect the receiving person in a negative way, since their body is made up with a great deal of water. But it can only effect them in areas that are vulnerable. Thus making the receiver aware of a physical, emotional or spiritual weakness. This gives the receiver a unique opportunity to heal that area of their life.

Once negative energy is sent out, it wants to find a place that feels like home. Like energy is attracted to like energy. The one who sent the negative energy in the first place has now compromised their energy field and is now vulnerable to attack. The more negative energy they dish out the more that will come back to them. So you do pay a heavy price for using negative energy. This creates a looping effect where negatives keep circumnavigating over and over. This is why some people can't seem to get out of the negative patterns they are in, since they keep attracting the same issue over and over until they become aware that they can shift it. This is evolution! This makes sense to you, yes?

"Your every thought, feeling, perception, spoken word, and performed action
reverberates into the universe."
-- Swami Muktananda

Now what if one country directs negative energy to another country? What would happen? The receiving country would be effected in its geographically/energetically vulnerable locations by the universal law of attraction. Also, sensitive ones in those countries would be effected. Again . . . like energy attracts like energy.

Energetically vulnerable locations are places on the earth where land has low vibrations, or where it has suffered misuse due to crime, misuse of drugs, violence, lower chakra energy, and general misuse like pollution. It might be a place that feels depressed, or you might feel tired or heavy while there. There are also natural occurring geographically vulnerable places on Earth . These can be near active volcanoes and fault lines, and land that is near or below sea level.

When negative energy is directed to an entire land mass or country, these geographically and energetically vulnerable locations will be the first places that the consciously directed elements will go. These locations are susceptible to what we might perceive as negative events or conscious elemental upheaval.

If an area is both geographically and energetically vulnerable at the same time, the elements will clear this area first. For example . In New Orleans, all 4 elements came into play as the land was both geographically and energetically compromised. The wind blew, the water rose, the earth gave way and the fire burned. Directed natural elemental forces rose up to clean up energetic disharmony at that location. Many who endured this event learned hard lessons. Not listening to the warnings of the elements and compromising your life to protect material goods, is not worth the price paid.

Once negative energy has been sent out, it can't be reversed. It is like when you say something hurtful to someone, you can't take it back. It has been said. The elements will and do act out directed energy. But here is the good news. Now that you know this, you have the ability to direct the elements, and the elements will work for you quickly and efficiently.

Many countries in your world have incurred much negative karma creating energetically vulnerable areas by the use of atom bombs, terrorist attacks, and unjust wars, and a general and continual misuse of power. This has created thousands, even millions, of enemies that send out negative projections by their thoughts. Many countries are being bombarded with negative energy on a daily basis, and sensitive ones out there are feeling the pressure of this. This energy does and will clear out geographically and energetically vulnerable areas. Isn't this GREAT! The elements will and are cleaning up the planet. It is all in divine order and within a universal plan
for life to evolve past a dualistic world.

But now comes the responsibility that goes with this new step in evolution. Now it is time to take action. Drop the remote, get out of the chair, quit watching the world, and be a part of it once again. Remember that you are a powerful creator within this world. The powers at be know how to use your guilt, shame and fears to take control of you, so you won't clean up the world. When you are grieving losses and are in shock, you can be used. Don't let your sadness make you weak. Don't let fear quiet your voice at this most powerful time. It is time to take action . . . in a POSITIVE WAY.

Ancients have known this for some time . . . but now is the time to bring this truth into your time and world in which you live. You are already working with water to clear the planet of its disharmony. Now take this a step further. Work with the AIR, EARTH, FIRE and WATER. All elements are at your direction . . . not just water.

Here is the hitch that you might have perceived in this plan. Remember . . . like energy attracts like energy. This is still true. When you send out positive energy to the elements, it will go again to places that feel like home . . . positive places. If wonderful and harmonious energy is sent out, it will reach places that are already harmonious and will be impacted with gentle harmonious elements. A gentle rain, a cool breeze, a gentle sun and an abundant Earth.

So how do you heal the negative areas of your planet, and help ones in need? First you must maintain positive places on the Earth, Gardens of Eden if you wish, to give home to those ready to break their patterns of negativity and help them maintain a higher frequency. This way they will quit being vulnerable to negative projections. The more that we all evolve in this way, the less places that the directed elements have to clean up. Those many Gardens of Eden, that you will anchor, will grow and grow, and spread across the planet. This will reduce the environments which may be vulnerable to the elemental fury we are beginning to see.

To shift negative areas of your Earth directly is tricky. Going into any kind of battle with the negatives in your area will not attract the desired results. There is another way, and here is how. You must be aware of the area of negativity to be cleared, but at the same time not give the negative any energy. You must dream/imagine the place or person into perfection. See the water pure, the air clear, the earth radiant and the fire righteous. If you see the negative in a place or person and try to heal that negative, you can only project negative laced with judgment and some good intentions. You will just neutralize your energy making it ineffective and a waste of your time. This is why praying or doing affirmations are not working for you anymore. Quit wanting, quit hoping. You must SEE IT ALL in a perfected state. You must become blind to the negative, and only see perfection in its place. You need
to control your consciousness as a master does. But be forewarned . . . the necessary clearing of Earth will only be accelerated by your work. This is why global peace prayers seem to activate some violence afterwards. If you don't believe us, look at your history. And remember that your participation in the clearing of Earth and humanity is a part of the divine plan. Your are already living in a higher frequency, even if it doesn't feel like it right now. It is not a time to hold back, or slow down the process. It is a time to take positive action.

Soon . . . only one negative being will be left standing, and his/her last negative thought will be their undoing . . . And this our friends and family of Earth . . . This IS the Shift of the Ages.

Aluna Joy Yaxk'in is an internationally known author, guide and modern mystic.

Aluna Joy Yaxk'in, PO Box 1988, Sedona AZ 86339 Ph: 928-282-6292 Webpage:
www.AlunaJoy.com - E-mail alunajoy@kachina.net

Copyright © 2005 - Permission is granted to copy and redistribute this article on the condition that the content remains complete, full credit is given to the author(s), and that it is distributed freely. Center of the SUN -Aluna Joy Yaxk'in, PO Box 1988 Sedona, AZ 86339 USA Ph:520-282-6292 Ph/Fax:520-282-4622 Email: alunajoy@1spirit.com website: www.AlunaJoy.com
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Overwhelm the darkness
When there is a negative situation that you cannot change, focus your thoughts and energy elsewhere. When there is a pain that will not go away, overwhelm it with an even greater amount of joy. It serves no useful purpose to get mired in despair over things you cannot control. It makes much more sense to do the very best, to achieve the very most, with those things you do control. You can choose where to focus your energy and attention. Focus on those areas where you can have a powerful positive impact. Yes, it can be easy to get caught up in the negativity of the moment. Yet it also can be surprisingly easy to shift your focus toward the positive, productive things
you can do. You are never obligated to be miserable. If you really want to contribute to life, set your sights on the value you're able to create. Don't despair over the darkness that is beyond your control. Instead, shine your own light so brightly that the darkness is overwhelmed. - - Ralph Marston

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"There will always be times when you feel discouraged. I too have felt despair many times in my life, but I do not keep a chair for it; I will not entertain it. It is not allowed to eat from my plate. The reason is this: In my uttermost bones I know something, as do you. It is that there can be no despair when you remember why you came to Earth, who you serve, and who sent you here. The good words we say and the good deeds we do are not ours: They are the words and deeds of the One who brought us here. In that spirit, I hope you will write this on your wall: When a great ship is in harbor and
moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt. But that is not what great ships are built for." -- Clarissa Pinkola Estes from "Mis Estimados: Do not lose heart"

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NOTE**** It never ceases to surprise us is how the pilgrimages we are called to arrange are quickly confirmed that we are on the right track over and over again.
It never occurred to us that our interest in arranging a down to earth, basic Mundo Maya Pilgrimage, with the 4 elements in mind, would be confirmed by a message from the Star Elders. Only after the web site was up, and post cards had been mailed out, did we receive the above message!
We ALL like to getting confirmation that following our hearts can never steer
us wrong.
I am sure the closer we get to the tour dates more will be revealed about why we were called to arrange this trip, and why some of you are drawn to join us, and what we will do together while in the land of the Maya!

MUNDO MAYA UNPLUGGED
March 16-24 2006 - Spring Equinox
Mexico - Guatemala

A Pilgrimage In Honor of Earth, Air, Fire, and Water to the Mayan Temples of TIKAL & UAXACTUN Join Author, Mystic & Guide, ALUNA JOY YAXK'IN, the STAR ELDERS and Maya Guide ENRIQUE ENCALADA on a life changing Mayan adventure that spans from the Maya Caribbean Sea in Mexico, to the misty Mayan jungles of the Peten, in Guatemala. Included in this adventure of the spirit are an authentic Mayan Ceremony & Sweat Lodge, Star Elder Messages, tranquil Cenote & Ocean Swims, and even a visit to a Maya Village. You will extensively explore the sacred sites of TIKAL & UAXACTUN all within the frequencies of Spring Equinox and linked with the 12th Annual SOLAR WAVE Ceremonies!
We are so excited to offer our MUNDO MAYA UNPLUGGED PILGRIMAGE. It seems
increasingly important this year to get back in touch with nature and get back to basics, So we created a special pilgrimage with simplicity, purity and nature in mind. We have magic planned for you! You will fall peacefully asleep to ocean waves... and wake to a jungle choir of Monkeys and Parrots. You will take morning strolls through misty Maya jungles and discover enshrouded Mayan temples. You will experience a sunrise meditation at the ocean's edge that will feel like the dawn of time, and meditate at sunset atop a Mayan temple that will feel as ancient as the earth itself. You will visit a Mayan village and partake in a simple and heartfelt Mayan sweat lodge that will profoundly calm your mind and spirit. You are also invited to a Mayan purification ceremony, inside a cave filled with billowing clouds of Copal incense and
illumined with dozens of candles that will clear and prepare you for your next
profound step on the spiritual path.
Details are up now at www.MayaSpiritTours.com - Taking registrations right
now : )

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REMINDER from last newsletter

September, 2005 - The Love Portal for Earth and Humanity A time with great possibility for expanding love, compassion & creativity. If you have been watching the evening sky the last few nights, you have been able to see the beautiful connection between Venus and Jupiter. These 2 planets will be the closest on September 1st and will activate and empower expanded compassion and love. September 17th & 18th is the Full Moon and the Sun is in Conjunction with Mercury. This is the time when the creative energies of the four directions come together to create Harmony & Balance with Heaven & Earth (Our group will be in the Sacred Valley of the Incas . . . One
of the most peaceful places I have ever been!). On September 21st, Mars will surpass Sirius right at Equinox where the Sun will be balanced in all four directions (our group will be in MACHUPICCHU). THIS IS A PROFOUND TIME on so many levels . . . to open our hearts and to excavate our s oul's love and compassion, and to open ourselves to deeper levels of cosmic creativity.

When Jeshua said "What I have done you can do also . . . and Greater things " . . . Well . . . those greater things are awakening within our hearts RIGHT NOW! Our creative power and intuition will know how to put those greater things into action. As we move closer and closer to the Shift of the Ages, stepping into our power with body, mind and Spirit . . . in truth and harmony . . . is not only what we must do now, but this is what we all came here for! So I invite all those with this common intent to gather on the 17th, 18th & 21st of September, and send out LOVE and COMPASSION to the world, and ask for creative guidance for what might be YOUR "greater things" that you have come to bring to the world!
I look forward to hearing from you when I return from he Andes , and will be honored to post some of your responses about what doors this month opened up for you, and also what "greater things" you have imagined for our world at this time. God bless us all. So happy to be sharing the planet with you at this amazing time. With love and heart ~ Aluna Joy
Send your experiences to (alunajoy@kachina.net) and place in subject line "Love Portal"

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"We have probed the earth, excavated it, burned it,
ripped things from it, buried things in it. ...
That does not fit my definition of a good tenant.
If we were here on a month-to-month basis,
we would have been evicted long ago."
-- Rose Elizabeth Bird former California Chief Justice

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CHICKEN POX VACCINE ASSOCIATED
WITH SHINGLES EPIDEMIC

Pearblossom, CA - New research published in the International Journal of Toxicology (IJT) by Gary S. Goldman, Ph.D., reveals high rates of shingles (herpes zoster) in Americans since the government's 1995 recommendation that all children receive chicken pox vaccine. Goldman's research supports that shingles, which results in three times as many deaths and five times the number of hospitalizations as chicken pox, is suppressed naturally by occasional contact with chicken pox.

Dr. Goldman's findings have corroborated other independent researchers who estimate that if chickenpox were to be nearly eradicated by vaccination, the higher number of shingles cases could continue in the U.S. for up to 50 years; and that while death rates from chickenpox are already very low, any deaths prevented by vaccination will be offset by deaths from increasing shingles disease. Another recent peer-reviewed article authored by Dr. Goldman and published in Vaccine presents a cost-benefit analysis of the universal chicken pox (varicella) vaccination program. Goldman points out that during a 50-year time span, there would be an estimated additional 14.6 million (42%) shingles cases among adults aged less than 50 years, presenting society with a substantial additional medical cost burden of $4.1 billion. This translates into $80 million annually, utilizing an estimated mean healthcare provider cost of $280 per shingles case.

After a child has had varicella (chickenpox), the virus becomes dormant and can reactivate later in adulthood in a closely related disease called shingles--both caused by the same varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It has long been known that adults receive natural boosting from contact with children infected with chicken pox that helps prevent the reactivation of shingles.

Based on Dr. Goldman's earlier communications with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Goldman maintains that epidemiologists from the CDC are hoping "any possible shingles epidemic associated with the chickenpox vaccine can be offset by treating adults with a shingles vaccine." This intervention would substitute for the boosting adults previously received naturally, especially during seasonal outbreaks of the formerly common childhood disease.

"Using a shingles vaccine to control shingles epidemics in adults would likely fail because adult vaccination programs have rarely proved successful," said Goldman. "There appears to be no way to avoid a mass epidemic of shingles lasting as long as several generations among adults."

Goldman's analysis in IJT indicates that effectiveness of the chickenpox vaccine itself is also dependent on natural boosting, so that as chickenpox declines, so does the effectiveness of the vaccine. "The principal reason that vaccinees in Japan maintained high levels of immunity 20 years following vaccination was that only 1 in 5 (or 20%) of Japanese children were vaccinated," he said. "So those vaccinated received immunologic boosting from contact with children with natural chickenpox. But the universal varicella vaccination program in the U.S. will nearly eradicate this natural boosting mechanism and will leave our population vulnerable to shingles epidemics."

For decades it was thought shingles increased with age as older individuals' immune systems declined. However, Goldman's new research shows this phenomenon seemed primarily due to the fact that older people received fewer natural boosts to immunity as their contacts with young children declined.

Gary S. Goldman, Ph.D. served for eight years as a Research Analyst with the Varicella Active Surveillance Project conducted by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (LACDHS). The project was funded by the CDC.

Contacts: Gary S. Goldman, Ph.D. Phone 661-944-5661; Fax: 661-944-4483;
Email: pearblossominc@aol.com About Gary S. Goldman, Ph.D.: Currently serves as Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed medical journal Medical Veritas
(www.MedicalVeritas.com). Has recently authored five manuscripts concerning
varicella, herpes zoster, and capture-recapture published in the European
journal called Vaccine.

Research published in the International Journal of Toxicology, 24(4):205-213, Universal Varicella Vaccination: Efficacy Trends and Effect on Herpes Zoster. Also, Vaccine, 23(25):3349-3355, Cost-benefit analysis of universal varicella vaccination in the U.S. taking into account the closely related herpes zoster epidemiology.

VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS REDUCE PLASMA HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS AND YOUR RISK OF HEART ATTACKS

Daily supplementation with 5 mg of folic acid, 0.4 mg of hydroxycobalamin, and 50 mg of pyridoxine reduces homocysteine levels in patients with venous thrombosis as well as in healthy control subjects, according to the results of a study conducted in The Netherlands. Researchers report that, within 8 weeks, the multivitamin reduced homocysteine levels by approximately 30%, compared with the placebo, in both patients and control subjects. Interestingly, the vitamins also moderately reduced homocysteine in subjects whose initial homocysteine and vitamin levels were normal. This observation raises the question of 'normal' homocysteine and vitamin levels.

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol March 1998;18:356-361.

One physician' comment: Homocysteine is a frequently overlooked risk factor for heart disease. I had a patient last week whose 46 year old brother just had a heart attack and her dad died earlier from a heart attack. When she asked the hospital staff if homocysteine levels were done on her brother, they had no idea what she was talking about. It is sad that some of this information takes such a long time to be transferred to the medical community at large. Homocysteine is such a simple cardiac risk factor to reverse. Just a bit of folic acid and B12 and some pyridoxine (B6) will easily correct this problem. More than likely, the reason it is not being heavily promoted is that no company stands to earn significant profit from its promotion. Indeed, a sad commentary on the current state of our health care system.