Cats Bits/Almanac 7-1 The Challenge of Ganesh

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Cat's Almanac:

Today is Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Today is the 168th day of the year and Autumn begins in 90 days

We are currently in the Celtic Month of Oak (June 10- July 7) and the astrological month of
Cancer (June 22- July 22)

The next Sabbat is Lughnasadh on August 1st NH and Imbolc SH
The next Full Moon is on July 7 at 5:21am EDT
The next New Moon is on July 21 at 10:34 pm EDT
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Correspondences:

Wednesday is ruled by the planet Mercury. The influences of the day include:
Divination, communications, knowledge, wisdom, and study.

Todays Colors: White, Topaz, Yellow, Brown
Todays Sacred Stones: Moss Agate, Aventurine, Hematite, Sodalite, Bloodstone
Todays Herbs: Sweet Pea, Lavender, Cherry, Jasmine, Fern
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July Skywatch 2009

In the predawn east, Venus in Taurus is just below Mars on the 1st; the Red Planet gets higher above Venus as the month progresses. Venus hovers near the waning crescent Moon on the 19th. In the more convenient evening hours, Jupiter rises just as Saturn is about to set, at around 10:30 P.M. at midmonth. The closest Moon of the year occurs on the 21st, as does the longest solar eclipse of the century, a 6.7-minute totality that sweeps over India during its monsoon season before traversing China and entering the Pacific at Shanghai. Earth reaches aphelion, its annual position farthest from the Sun, on the 3rd.

from the old Farmers Almanac: www.alamanc.com

The Moon is in the 2nd Qtr.
The Lady Resides in Libra
The Moon enters Scorpio at 12:18 am est

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Today's Food for Thought..

I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor. --Henry David Thoreau

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The Challenge of Ganesh
Human Mind vs. Divine Mind
B Y P A T R I C I A C A S W E L L

IN INDIA, GANESH IS SOUGHT after as the remover of obstacles and there are countless temples devoted to him. He is a strange-looking god with an elephant head instead of a human one. When I was in India on a pilgrimage to the holy tomb shrine of Avatar Meher Baba, preparing a new and vastly more powerful range of essences, I came directly into a deep learning experience with Ganesh. Through this experience and subsequent research I now know that he is a great teacher where our human mind is concerned. His elephant head represents divine mind.

I have created many essences over the years, but this one proved to be the most unusual. I had developed a specific technique for making essences which had served me well for most of my career, but one of the essences in the new set taught me a sharp lesson. It refused to succumb to my method of making an essence.

I intuitively knew that an essence had to be made from a vine with bright red flowers on it. I searched and was delighted to discover the vine that matched up to my inner vision, but was disappointed when I saw only a few flowers, and they were all well past their best. Fortunately, there were buds waiting to flower and I hoped that they would flower during my visit and that I could catch them at the right moment for the making of the essence.

As soon as I was in contact with this vine, I began to feel a great and surprising attraction to Ganesh, who, up to this point, held absolutely no previous importance or interest for me. The whole experience of Ganesh started to open up with articles and stories about him crossing my path in a myriad of unexpected ways. I was enthralled by the story of Ganesh and it gave me a real understanding of how the Hindu gods are representations of aspects of the divine. I was yearning to visit Ganesh Temples and even arranged a trip with friends. It took me some time to discover the name of this vine, and when I did I could eventually understand why it was having such a powerful effect upon me. Its name was Ganesh Pushni Vine! What an amazingly strong presence it had to affect me like this.

I was not so sure about Ganesh being the remover of obstacles, though, because as far as this essence was concerned I was being presented with obstacles. I could not make this essence without some flowers and after many days the buds still sat on the vine showing no inclination to form into flowers for me to make an essence! I watched carefully, not understanding why things did not seem to be going my way. My journey was fast approaching its end and after a week of waiting, despair began to set in. My mind was in turmoil; it was as if nature on this vine stood still with the buds remaining tightly closed. All of the other essences had come together in a simple manner ... all except this one.

On the eve of my departure, I re-checked and in exasperation gave up on this essence. Maybe I should have made it when I first saw it with its faded flowers!

The next morning, and my departure day, I was awakened by many friends knocking excitedly on my door with the news that the Ganesh Pushni Vine was in full flower. Every single bud was splendidly flowering. Can nature do this I asked? Unbelievable! I have to admit to feeling annoyed and confused at this belated but magnificent show.

I carried on with my pre-determined course. Nature had tricked me and I had no time to make an essence as I was leaving within the hour. I entered my taxi. As I took my leave, a fellow pilgrim came running to me and pushed through the window a small pouch, a polythene zip-bag filled with spring water and also the Ganesh flowers. I was astounded but instantly placed it on the back ledge of the car where it could imbibe the rays of the sun.

Arriving at my destination in Mumbai, I made for the first time one of the most important essences in the over-opulent surroundings of a most gracious colonial hotel. Statues of Ganesh greeted me as I sat on a plush sofa with my Earl Grey tea and cake, served by a Maharaj dressed waiter, whilst I carefully decanted the new essence into a clean essence bottle.

Ganesh had broken all the rules, made its own essence in its own way, not the way my mind dictated from patterns of the past. It simply smashed through all of my old rules! Certainly, I had been taught to let go of set ideas and to live and act in the immediate instant.

Working with divine mind was very different to working with my mind. Divine mind sweeps away restrictions and is like a mighty river in its action and has absolute precision timing within it. But, the timing is its own, and not mine - what a great teaching! This was obviously an essence for dissolving set mind patterns, and I could apply it not just to making an essence, but to life in general. I could sense that this essence would be a great help in my practice as I had discovered that mind is one of the greatest obstacles to spiritual growth and intuitive development.

At Light Spirit Essences we have worked hard with our new range of essences and have developed essences and books to help people overcome and identify those mind patterns that are preventing growth. Ganesh is one of our main mind-busting essences which, when taken, opens pathways for more new and enlightening thoughts to flourish and develop.

© Patricia Caswell, 2007

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At the back is a full index for qualities and disharmonies and a quick reference guide for the essences. It has turned into a really stunning book and would make a perfect present for anyone. The book includes 8 of our newest essences which are now only just being made available to our customers.

Click on the image to the right for more information.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Patricia Caswell is a deeply respected and experienced intuitive spiritual counselor and healer, using crystals, oils, herbs and essences. She has worked for over 20 years using her powerful inner guidance and vibrational essences to awaken the spirit or soul within. Patricia encourages everyone to dive deep within themselves and to access their own inner truth and then to live it.

In her work of soul awakening it is necessary to find and discard old programmed patterns, gathered from childhood onwards, to let us step off the treadmill of life. It is a bit like cleaning a windscreen on the car, the windscreen can be likened to the soul, and the dirt on the windscreen, that gathers by way of traveling, represents the patterns we collect throughout our lives. These dark patterns need washing away, so that a greater, clearer vision of ourselves and our life can be attained.

Patricia leads regular workshops; Awakening to Your Spiritual Reality, Using Light Spirit Essences, Light Spirit Essences for Therapists, Spiritual Development with Light Spirit Essences, Accessing your Soul.

In 2004, Light Spirit Essences were created and these have helped tremendously with Patricia's work. For more information, please click on her photo above.



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