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Wed, 01-03-2007 - 7:03pm

 
And now let us welcome the New Year
Full of things that have never been.
--Rainer Maria Rilke
 
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Thu, 01-04-2007 - 11:14am
Hi, I'm Victoria, from NY, and I'd like to work on my intuitive ability, astral travel, and connecting more with my path (whatever that is, I'm still figuring it out, lol..).
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Thu, 01-04-2007 - 11:27am

Hi, I'm Barbara in Michigan.


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Thu, 01-04-2007 - 11:50am

Astral travel huh?

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Thu, 01-04-2007 - 12:03pm
Thanks, Jodi, I will... :-) I'm curious about it b/c there are times during savasana/deep relaxation that I can kind of feel this...almost "swirling" sensation out of my head...and I feel like I'm going SOMEWHERE but I'm never actually conscious of where I go (if anywhere)...maybe it's b/c I too haven't been able to fully "let go", and I wind up squishing myself back in before I really take off, lol... sometimes I also get this feeling like I'm taking my first breath...after I feel that whirring, whirling sensation, so I'm not quite sure what that is... it kind of freaks me out, but is interesting at the same time...
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Thu, 01-04-2007 - 12:37pm

Wow... I dunno V.

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Thu, 01-04-2007 - 12:40pm

Happy New Year, everybody! ;)) Gypsy here in Northern California. Rainy today. I love rain. Makes everything smell so "green" -- the redwood trees out back, the ferns, grass... :P I am an Eclectic Wiccan on a mostly solitary path, but recently connected with a Pagan Circle through a local UU church.

What do I want to work on this year, spiritually? Good question. I am not 100% sure. I have been attending the UU church for about 6 months now. A couple of weeks ago the minister asked if I was interested in signing the membership book on the altar, and so inviting me to join up. :P On that day, I had actually been thinking about seeking formal membership. And I told her I was thinking of an appropriate time, as in starting the New Year, or something along that line of thinking. Yet, I vacillate back and forth. The UU services are not 100% satisfying. Sometimes I just feel like I'm "going through the motions" by attending. Sometimes something touches me, but often I just feel I'm "being a good little girl going to church on Sunday," you know? <:O The Pagan Circle Sabbat rituals are much closer to my heart. Yet I enjoy being part of the UU Social Justice committee and doing some volunteer work when it comes up. I enjoy the people I have come to know a little bit. But there's no strong spiritual pull for me, as there is with the Pagan Circle. I wish more that we had gatherings more often than just the Sabbats.

So, I am in a quandary about the formal membership. I ask the Goddess and God to guide me. Yesterday I went to the twice a month morning meditation group at the UU church. Before going, I was pretty much thinking I would not seek formal membership in the congregation. Yet the morning's session, talking and meditating and sharing about what is Balance in our lives, why seek it, etc., was so uplifting and meaningful... So again, I'm not sure. Yet I feel by NOT being a formal member, I am sucking energy and not contributing enough in return?

What is membership? Is it really important to sign some book, or is it more important than I am there when my own spirit dictates, giving my energy in that way?

Gypsy
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Blessings,

Gypsy

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Thu, 01-04-2007 - 12:49pm
see, that's what I mean, I couldn't really sense being someplace else, and it wasn't like an out-of-body experience where I could SEE myself laying on the floor or anything... but the whirring sensation, that was definitely undeniable...and the weird type of breath that would happen after... I think basically, I would feel myself start stirring, and then the breath and the "going back" (as oppose to continue to whir out) happened at the same time and then I was just my "normal" self again (albeit a bit out of breath, lol... it would take a few moments for my breathing to go back to normal- after that big breath, I'd feel like I had to "catch" it again...)
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Thu, 01-04-2007 - 10:02pm

Greetings, and a wonderful 2007 to All!!

"M" here in (currently rainy 'n cold) Louisiana!

This year I want to work on meditating, chanting, and learning more about my Chakras and energy. I will hopfully be starting grad school in '08 so I figured learning to meditate and direct my energies now would be a good thing (*wink*!).

'06 was a *beginning to open back up again* year for me (after one of those "long dark night of the soul" times). In a large part that opening was prompted by a class I took last quarter ~ so I'm taking the advanced class this quarter (it's been good!). I hope that '07 will see a continuation in the trend of *re-opening*!! (it is my desire/intention/hope to)!!

Many Blessings, "M"

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Fri, 01-05-2007 - 12:29am

I'm Janet from Missouri. The new year is a great time to see where we've been and to look where we're going.

I study a Bible Lesson each week and this week the lesson has focused on the Lord's prayer, the prayer that Jesus taught his disciples. In the lesson, which also includes citations from Mary Baker Eddy's book Science and Health, I have really liked the idea that we will realize our spiritual capacity to heal "not in self-righteousneess, but reflecting the divine nature." So this year I would like to keep this in focus by thanking God more and continuing to leaning on God for all wisdom and action that I might need through the year.

Warm regards,
peanuts

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Fri, 01-05-2007 - 3:31am

Cindy of Hawaii...and I even though I am a
strong Christian, I want to get to know God even
more, to know his heart more and what he wants
from me personally.
When I put him first, he takes care of all the
rest, no matter what the day brings.

For me, it is really not about myself and what
I want from God; its about the blessings he gives
me and my family because of our faith and
obedience. Our cup runs over!

Hugs,
Cindy


~*~ Have a blessed 2007!!.... ~*~


~*~ Aloha to all .... ~*~

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