Monday, July 17, 2017

Crystal Ball

This unique form of quartz found by archaeologists has been found in such distant areas as Peru, Siberia, Australia, Chaldea, Greece, Rome, Assyria, Persia, Japan, and China. The ancient Chinese and Japanese regarded quartz as the perfect gem.

The artists who carved spheres were thought to be the most capable of spiritual and artistic purity. They considered the quartz crystal ball the heart or “essence of the dragon,” symbolic of the highest powers of creation. The Chinese and Japanese shared the term sui ching for quartz, which means “water essence,” the source of peace and power.

Tibetan monks called crystal balls the “windows of the gods,” using them as holy objects of great power. The Taoists believed that looking into the crystal’s clarity “crystallized” one’s being, and they considered quartz the “gem of enlightenment.”

Buddhist altars included quartz spheres as an invocation of the “visible nothingness” that delineates the duality of the material and spiritual world.
Contemplation of this “visible nothingness” gave rise to crystal-gazing, which has been practiced since time immemorial. Crystal gazers use the spheres as windows to faraway places, the past and future.

History and Crystals

Legends have it that crystal forces “set” the electromagnetic field of the Earth so that human souls could incarnate.

The most popular stories dealing with the use of crystals date back to Atlantis. There, it is said, large crystals were used to generate power for cities, and it was the abuse of these energies that eventually caused the destruction of this great civilization.

 Edgar Cayce stated that the largest crystal generator is buried under the Atlantic Ocean near the Devil’s Triangle, and this massive shift of unfocused electromagnetic energy is what causes ships and planes to go astray.

It is said that crystals were harnessed in Atlantis for power and surgery. In ancient Egypt they were the force that enabled the huge sandstone blocks to be positioned in building the pyramids. Built atop granite, the immense pressure of these stones activated the crystals found naturally in this granite, creating a gigantic generator.

Crystals were used to light the inner tunnels and chambers while the pyramids and Mystery Temples were under construction. Ancient civilizations, particularly Atlantis, used giant crystals to focus laser light.

Crystals were used to fly aircraft, light homes, heal, for agriculture, and to focus beams of energy between pyramids, obelisks, temples, stone monuments and all grid points. Each pyramid amplified the energies to “light” Earth. Crystals were used to control weather, to attune initiates, and in radio waves for communicating with home bases in space (the orbiting Mother ships).

Crystals were used to generate energy, which was focused in various ways, not all of which were positive. The Atlanteans used an advanced form of hypnosis in which complex detailed visuals were projected into a person’s brain, either knowingly or not.

By doing this, thoughts could be influenced, as could memory banks. Near the decline of Atlantis, the dark priesthood was involved in control over others. They used crystal power to create pestilences and diseases to kill people by projecting holographically the images, fears, concepts, etc., they wanted to impress on people. (Like television this days?)

They experimented on the populace. Scientists manipulated embryos to create subhuman forms to be used as slaves. Embryo development was arrested with crystal energy and hypnotic suggestion caused the embryos to stay more reptilian, scale-like. (Some people today are concerned that genetic engineering could be used for control and manipulation).

Crystal generators were built which Edgar Cayce called the “terrible crystals.” Many Cayce readings refer to the use of crystals in Atlantis, both for positive and negative uses.
Long ago it was learned that much good could be accomplished in the blood and nervous systems. In Atlantis and other ancient civilizations, the Earth grid system or energy ley lines were understood and utilized.

They used mind power by humming or “toning,” and by doing so levitated rock. Crystal pyramids were used like a laser device because they could store and focus energy: sunlight energy. The crystals could encode information to a higher vibration and beam information into a person. The student could obtain the equivalent of a college education from crystal energy.

Lemurians used crystals underground to grow food because they were afraid of the giants living on the surface who were unfriendly and antagonistic. The Lemurians came to spend most of their time in caves, and so needed light energy to grow food. The stored energy from crystals was the source for this light.

In times past, crystals were used to balance harmonies in the body –  to stabilize the flow of prana, to stimulate the chakras, to raise the kundalini energy. Facets of three, five, or seven were used for certain illnesses, while four- and eight-sided crystals were used to maintain balance. Crystals of various colors – red, green, blue, violet, white, etc., were used to heal various illnesses.

Their healing properties restored eyesight to some in the hands of adept healers. Crystals were placed on the eyelids to draw in prana and heal organs inside the body. Much later in history, the American Indian shamans placed quartz crystals over their eyes to help them become more clairvoyant.
The ancient Greeks believed that quartz was “eternal ice” which came down from Mount Olympus, home of the Greek gods. The people used its natural magnifying power to focus the heat of the Sun’s rays in order to start ceremonial fires.

According to the famous Roman scholar Pliny, who wrote in the first century a.d., they used the focused crystal heat from the Sun to cauterize wounds.

The ancient Egyptians held quartz sacred, and carved drinking vessels from quartz. When they drank from these cups, the water became imbued with life-giving energy. They mined quartz, and along with many cultures began to carve it into jewelry and a variety of objects, both artistic and utilitarian.
Crystals were employed to accentuate this energy grid system. Crystal energy was used as a focus for other purposes also. Atlantis and Lemuria used ultrasound and other energy forms.

Crystals and Pyramids

Pyramid vibrations affect our own auras, and it has been shown using Kirlian photography that the aura is brighter and larger after exposure to the pyramids and also quartz crystal. The quartz crystal can produce a force field of healing negative ions while clearing the surrounding atmosphere of positive ions.

It also tends to eliminate or cancel out the effect of radiation and radioactivity. You can surround yourself with the pyramid energy by placing the quartz pyramid on your desk or holding it whilst meditating.

As a meditation aid place a pyramid at your feet if you are sitting in a chair. They call this the pivot point. This will engulf you in a vortex of energy. If you use the lotus position (cross legged) place the pyramid in front of you. When you go to bed place it on your bed stand.

Feng Shui is the science of balancing or the modification of the energy in your environment. When you place a Quartz Pyramid in each corner of a room, you create a balanced energy condition. This raises the energy in your environment and helps to remove negativity thus improving the quality of life.

Placing a pyramid on your desk raise the energy around you allowing you to receive more energy thus increasing productivity. Placing a pyramid in the refrigerator keeps your food in a high energy environment and will charge your drinking liquids also. These are just a few of the different uses for quartz pyramids. Use your creative ability and expand their use.

Quartz crystals have been used since ancient times as powerful healing objects and meditation tools, and to make medicinal elixirs. Wise adepts have long known about their qualities and have used crystals for powerful talismans and amulets.

Throughout history people have valued the beauty of quartz crystals and have used them for ornamental decoration. References to crystals are found in both the Old and New Testament, and in many other sacred teachings throughout the world.

How can minerals or stones have any influence or value? It is because there is a consciousness inherent in all forms of matter. Even rocks have their own consciousness! We use these crystals of the mineral kingdom to aid us in attunement with different aspects of ourselves.

Crystals have their own particular vibration of a precise and measurable intensity. This vibration attunes itself to human vibration better than any other gem or mineral. Quartz crystal is used to amplify, clarify and store energy.

When you create a thought, you can amplify and clarify it by using a crystal. Quartz has long been recognized for its ability to produce electrical impulses. (Pressure on quartz crystal generates a minute electrical charge called piezoelectricity.)

You can learn how to handle and work with crystals to heal yourself, others, and the Earth. Crystals have long been revered for use in magick, for psychic development, and to see into the “hidden dimensions” that permeate physical reality.

It is said that crystal has the ability to rebroadcast energy from the Universal Mind so your “inner self” can pick it up, granting you heightened perception. A crystal is a focus for this knowledge and help, and it magnifies and transmits psychic energies and healing powers.

Crystals have a hexagonal, symmetrical shape. This is a basic form in geometry, physics and atomic theory, and is a universal, perfect form in the structure of matter. The energy that radiates from clear quartz, the piezoelectric effect, amplifies healing abilities.

As a rose has been called the most perfect representation of beauty in the plant kingdom, the quartz crystal is the essence of perfection in the mineral kingdom.
 
AMETHYST PYRAMIDS:
As well as looking good, amethyst is said to have healing properties. It is a very powerful spiritual stone which energises the mind, body and spirit. It is great for insomnia and troubled sleep. It dispels fear, rage, anxiety and anger. It also bolsters the production of hormones.
CLEAR QUARTZ PYRAMIDS:
It can be programmed for any purpose and is extremely versatile. Great for vertigo and dizziness. Dispels static electricity. Aids the immune system and thyroid. Helps the connection to spirit.

Quartz Crystal Pyramid

Pyramids amplify and then tightly focus energy through the apex. Natural clear quartz crystal has a remarkable energy - it vibrates all of the color frequencies of the spectrum!

Natural Crystal Quartz has a harmonizing effect and restores balance to energies of various kinds.

  • Decreases negativity
  • Excellent meditation stone
  • Increases focus and clarity
  • Opens and balances all chakras
Natural quartz crystal is an important stone in magic. It brings clarity and focus to your spells.
A pyramid is also used to enhance and focus the inherent properties of the stone.

ROSE QUARTZ PYRAMIDS:
As well as looking good, Rose Quartz is also said to have many properties. It is a traditional ‘love stone’, good for attracting love, keeping love and increasing fertility. It encourages self forgiveness and will comfort your grief if you have loved and lost. It may also help to smooth the complexion and relieve burns and blistering. It may also help with lung and kidney problems, and alleviate vertigo.

Monday, May 15, 2017

Shoe Tree

They can be found across North America in both urban and rural areas, and the trend has spread as far away as England and other parts of Europe.



The legend of the Shoe Tree is a native Canadian story shrouded in the mists of time. To the natives, attaching a pair of moccasins or shoes to these trees brought good luck. Different people attach different styles of shoes as can be seen by the variety of footwear on the trees. 


 

 Shoe trees are generally located alongside a major local thoroughfare, and may have a theme (such as high-heeled shoes). There are currently at least seventy-six such shoe trees in the United States, and an undetermined number elsewhere.

 
It has been suggested that the custom may have originated with members of the military, who are said to have thrown military boots, often painted orange or some other conspicuous color, at overhead wires as a part of a rite of passage upon completing basic training or on leaving the service.

Friday, October 21, 2016

Increase our energy

How might we begin to increase our energy?
  • Don’t get angry about small things.
  • Don’t speak on mobile phones for a long time.
  • Don’t eat white sugar.
  • Don’t watch TV.
  • Don’t use microwaves.
  • Don’t have wireless internet.”
“Everything is possible.”
“People need to know we can do anything we desire. When children play by using their imagination, it’s not just imagination. When we stop them by saying they can’t do this or that, it stops them making it a reality.
“What they are imagining can be a reality. What at this time we call imagination can be reality. We say it’s not possible, but everything is possible. We need to believe it, then we will have this capacity. When we rediscover what we can do, we can achieve our full potential.”

Our inner core can be destroyed by too much stress, facing multiple tasks, less sleep and more anxiety. 

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Andean Cross




The Chakana or Inca Cross was the most important symbol of pre-Hispanic Andes, known way before the advent of the Incas, though assimilated by them in a very important sense. On this article, we will talk about this widespread symbol, the Inca Cross, that can be found in most of their places, including Machu Picchu.

To begin with, the Chakana is nothing less than the Southern Cross constellation as seen from the Southern Hemisphere, thus, its etymology derives from the Quechua -official language of the Incas- word chakay, which means “to cross” and “to bridge”. According to the Incas, it was the center of the universe, and the most visible on the night sky.
 

We have already said that the Chakana represents the Southern Cross, but then the Incas also made it represent its political, territorial division of Tawantinsuyu (the Four Directions). Or, conversely, they may have based their territorial organization on the Inca Cross. An empire with the shape of a constellation. Now for the stair-steps in between the four cardinal points, and divided in four quadrants, each of them is a stage of emotional, cognitive, spiritual development:

  • Upper Left Quadrant: Love, Trust, Connections
  • Lower Left Quadrant: Acknowledgement, Protection, Awareness
  • Lower Right Quadrant: Happiness, Passion, Expression
  • Upper Right Quadrant: Responsibility, Productivity, Present
The center of the Inca Cross or portal as it is also called, first represents the achievement of spiritual wisdom, the awakening of our Divine Self after the “climbing” of personality evolution is completed, the integration of personality that fusions us with our highest consciousness or True Self, just exactly as the center of the Buddhist Mandala or the Atman in Hinduism.

Thus, the Chakana is a symbol of the collective unconscious which is mainly a map for complete spiritual development, that the Andean people were able to realize. Later, the Incas also gave the portal on the center of the Inca Cross the meaning of Cusco city, the capital of the empire.

Apart from being a map for our inner world improvement, the Inca Cross is also a map of the outer world, of the universe, it displays a cosmology:

  • Hanan Pacha: the dimension of the higher spirits and God
  • Kay Pacha: the ordinary, material world in which we currently live
  • Uku Pacha: the underworld, spirits of the dead

Its twelve corners represent the 12 months of the year for the Incas, each with 30 days, and also each month with a particular festival, mostly related to agriculture, and even nowadays present in Cusco’s culture.


Chakana at the Machu Picchu Sanctuary


As it was the rule in Inca empire, there were Chakanas in many places like Pisac, Ollantaytambo and even in the Titicaca Lake region -although these are prior to Inca times- which also became part of the Tawantinsuyu. Particularly special is the Inca Cross that can be found at the Machu Picchu sanctuary.










The citadel was the main mystical place of the Incas, the luxury retreat where all their leaders regularly went to get away from daily cares, to strengthen body and mind. It was a place of deep connection to natural energy and our spiritual dimension. In Machu Picchu, the Inca Cross will be found in the middle of the Temple of the Three Windows, but the amazing thing here is that visitors will find only the upper half of the Chakana… why? Because the Incas designed it in a way that, when the Sun shines over it, the lower half of the Chakana appears as a shadow, representing the spiritual world, thus making a whole Chakana, half material, half non-material. Inca special effects. 


The Meaning of the Inka Cross, sides, levels, top, bottom, middle



A: At the top to the left

Future
Present
Past

B: At the top to the right

Hana Pacha – Heaven
The upper world, light sophisticated energy. The stars, divine creatures, and gods.

Kay Pacha –The earth
This world, light and heavy energy, here and now, Mother Earth. People’s lives.

Uqha Pacha –The Underworld
Heavier energy, but not Hell, may be lucky, beautiful things. Death.

C: At the bottom to the left

Peace
War
Intelligence

D: At the bottom to the right

The holy animals: Condor/eagle: represents the upper world in the sky Cougar: represents powerful land animals Snake: represents the lower world

Center / “hole”

Represents the Inkan capital Cusco, the center for the Inka Empire or the people who lived in the middle of the 3 lives, in the 4 elements and the middle of the universe.

The four sides

The four most important corners are supposed to symbolize
  • North, South, East and West,
  • the 4 elements, Earth, Water, Fire, Air
  • the 4 big stars in the South Cross.

12 corners

The 12 festivals / The Inkan calendar.
The Inkas had a calendar, composed by twelve months, each of 30 days. Each month in the Inka calendar had its own festival (meaning month). The twelve outer corners mark the twelve corners of the year and an achievement of awareness.

Top

Wiracocha / God

Bottom

Pachamama / Mother Earth
This is only a simple interpretation – I am sure there are others.


Andean Cross – Chakana – It is inspired by the Constellation of the Southern Cross, which orients all creation on the Southern Hemisphere, as it is above and shall be below. 

On a small scale, it is the symbol of the Pachamama or Mother Earth, and on a larger scale, it is the symbol of the Universe. 


The four arms represent the four cardinal points (north, south, east and west). The circle represents eternity. 

The square represents the four natural elements (air, water, earth, fire). 

The triangle represents the three worlds in harmony: Hanan Pacha – spiritual world; Kay Pacha – physical world; and Uju Pacha – mental or psychological world. 

The small circle in the center of the triangle represents the point of harmony or equilibrium. 

All these elements together mean that to feel happiness in all senses human beings need to harmonize their three worlds or bodies using the four natural elements, with wisdom. Thus we will reach eternity, guided by the Southern Cross or Square Cross.

Pachamama is a goddess revered by the indigenous people of the Andes. She is also known as the earth/time mother. In Inca mythology, Pachamama is a fertility goddess who presides over planting and harvesting, embodies the mountains, and causes earthquakes. 

She is also an ever-present and independent deity who has her own self-sufficient and creative power to sustain life on this earth.

Pachamama is usually translated as Mother Earth, but a more literal translation would be "World Mother" (in Aymara and Quechua.  


The Chakana, or Inca Cross, is a symbol revered by the ancient cultures of Peru, namely the Inca. 

They considered it to be the most complete sacred geometrical design. 

This symbol is often seen at ancient sites and sacred centers though out the Andes of Peru and Bolivia.Traditonally, it (cruz cuadrada meaning square cross in Spanish) represents the Southern Cross constellation which the ancient Andeans believed to be the center of the Universe and was easily distinguished while gazing upon the night sky.


The Chakana held great significance to the Incas and has numerous meanings in its design. It's three dimensional levels are said to represent the three worlds, which in Quechuan, the ancient Andean language, were called:
  •  Janan Pacha - Representing the Upper World/Above/Universe; 
  • Kay Pacha - Representing the Middle World /Here & Now/Mother Earth
  • Ukju Pacha - Representing the Lower World/Inner Realms/Other World. 

Interestingly, these three worlds seem to correspond with the Holy Trinity; the Father, Son and Holy Spirit seen in Christianity, as well as the Body/Mind/Soul (Spirit) idea seen in Eastern Religions.
     The Inca's had three spirit animals that they felt symbolized the three worlds; 

  • the condor, 
  • puma or jaguar, and 
  • the serpent. 
There are symbols honoring spirit animals in many of the ancient sites and structures in the Andes. In fact, the city of Cusco, Peru was built in the shape of a Puma.







 In addition to the Three Worlds, there are twelve steps that surround the Chakana. Each of the twelve steps is said to represent a level of initiation and an attainment of consciousness. 
 The Chakana can also represent within its design the four directions, 
North, South, East & West, as well as the four elements, Earth, Air, Water & Fire. 
The top of the cross is said to represent God, or Viracocha, with the highest level of consciousness being expressed as the Great Spiritual Central Sun.
Mother Earth, Pachamama, anchors the bottom of the cross bringing vertical alignment to the equal armed cross, which ultimately leads society to the raising of the Sacred Cross.

Even today, the people of Peru and Bolivia honor the Southern Cross or Chakana each year on the 3rd of May. May is the month of harvest and during this celebration people give thanks to the cross for the protection of the their crops.

  The Chakana, when used in meditation or in teaching, is said to bring spiritual balance and deeper insight into the many levels of consciousness.

 SQUARE

The Square is the ancient sign for the earth and symbolizes 

  • security, 
  • permanence, 
  • balance and 
  • integrity.

In both Eastern and Western cultures, the Square is seen to represent the ground or land. In Egyptian

Hierographics, the Square symbolized manifestation or realization. The Square is known as a symbol of morality.

While the Circle often represents the spiritual world, the Square represents the material or physical world. It said also to symbolize the male energy.

CIRCLE

The Circle is an ancient a symbol of unity, wholeness and completion. With no ending or beginning, it is the perfect symbol of the Infinite.

In many pagan religions, the Circle is seen to represent the feminine force, Mother Earth or the cosmos.

In Astrology, the Circle is associated with the eternal, spirit and the life force. The Celts viewed circles as having both protective and celestial significance.

The word Circle originated from the Latin word “circus”. A circus is where shows or activity take place in a circle. The Circle is a symbol of Mobility when in the form of a wheel.

TRIANGLE

One of the primary and most fundamental geometric symbols, the Triangle often represents the sacred Trinity in many religions. When pointed upward, the Triangle is said to symbolize the sun, fire, ascent to heaven, power, prosperity, royalty and the male energy.

When it is pointing downward, it symbolizes the moon, water, passivity, the great mother and grace. When the two triangles meet at their points, it is said to represent the sexual union between man and woman.

Monday, May 30, 2016

Citrine Gemstone

Citrine Gemstone meaning

 

Citrine is a yellow-to-golden member of the quartz mineral group. A deep golden variety from Madiera Spain can resemble the costly imperial topaz gem stone, which is one reason that citrine is a popular birthstone alternative to those born in November.
Citrine has been called the "stone of the mind". Ancient cultures believed that placing a citrine on the forehead of an elder would increase his psychic power.

Money energies of citrine

Citrine is known as the lucky "Merchants Stone". If you are in any type of sales, just put a citrine in the cash drawer and watch what happens. Also used by healers to:
  • increase self esteem
  • protect from the negative energy from someone else's abuse
  • open the mind to new thoughts
  • promote clarity of thought

Healing properties of citrine

Citrine is sometimes used by healers to help with digestion as it is considered beneficial to the endocrine and digestive system - cleansing, purifying and eliminating poisons that have built up. Citrine is an excellent stone to calm and soothe distressed conditions. Some use it to help relieve depression, digestive problems (including constipation and diabetes). It will give joy and love to the owner.

Sources of citrine

Sources of citrine include Brazil, Bolivia, several African countries and parts of the Soviet Union.

Monday, April 25, 2016

Why People are Layoff while companies are making Billions ?

 What was thought in school that make the system so wrong? Life of million of people are affected by the idea that every quarter the profit should increase. Who invented this model? This model is thought in Management School. 

The Paradigm should change to have a better world.

Even when the economy is healthy, companies lay off hundreds of thousands of people a week, and up to 1 million a month. The problem: they still see workers as an obstacle to higher profits.

IBM will reportedly announce this week the largest corporate layoff ever, at a reported 118,000 jobs. If it does, it is hardly the first time IBM or any other big company will have sacrificed its workers to appease the gods of Wall Street. 

At American Express, spending by the company’s cardmembers is growing, and so are revenues and profits. But not payroll: 

American Express just surprised financial markets by announcing plans to slash 4,000 jobs, cutting the number of employees by 6%.
At eBay, the planned job cuts, announced days ago, total 7% of the workforce, or 2,400 individuals, and come despite a 9% jump in profits and a 12% increase in revenues.


January is the worst month of the year for layoffs, and an increase in layoffs would be very normal after the kind of seasonal uptick in hiring that we tend to see in the fourth quarter.

Even when things are normal, employers still lay off a total of about 300,000 people every week, or 1.2 million people every month. It’s a staggeringly large number.

Consider American Express. From a distance, one would say this is a company that is doing just fine. Its profits for the fourth quarter rose to $1.45bn from $1.31 bn and beat analysts’ forecasts.
The problem? Amex had promised its investors that revenue would grow 8%, and it grew only 6.6%. Management knew investors would be worried and irritable. 

Who are those irritable investors? There are people behind it?
What can be done to change the system?



TD, Canada’s biggest lender by assets, started the process by hiring Boston Consulting Group to examine ways to drive efficiency, the sources said.

Following the review, TD informed employees of the job cuts last week and this week, with a further wave of job losses expected next week, they added.

Although they're still pulling in billions in profits, TD and other big banks are trying to protect their bottom line in a slow growth economy.
TD hikes dividend as profit tops $2B
 
Top down cuts
They're starting at the top and kind of working their way down. What I don't know is at what level they would stop," said an employee. 
 
"There's probably, I'm assuming, an expense number that they're trying to get to.

Fees up, jobs down

Many of the big banks are hiking some customer service fees and TD's layoffs come on the heels of a trio of other job cut announcements at banks.