Monday, December 24, 2012

The Eagle and The Condor


 
My daughter in Oregon told me of this gift.

The Native Americans have given us many gifts one is a prophecy from the natives of the Andes.

They say that North America has the sign of the EAGLE, while South America carries the symbol of the CONDOR. The eagle signifies the mind. It is into technology and learning, and that is where we have resided for the past 500 years. The condor symbolizes the heart, intuition and spirituality.  Since October 12, 1992, we’ve been in the Fifth Pachacuti, which is said to be a time of partnership and union, where eagle and condor “fly together in the sky as equals.”

Now we have a blending of the heart and mind. Now is the time to ask for what you want, and to ask for what you want for the earth.

It is a time for newness, for celebration, for dreamers to dream, wishers to wish, and for askers to receive. The Oraibi, the elders of the Arizona Hopi Nation say the river has its destination. We must let go of the shore, push off into the middle of the river, keep our eyes open, and our heads above the water.

They say it is a time in history to take nothing personally, least of all ourselves. For the moment that we do, our spiritual growth and journey comes to a halt.

The time of the lone wolf is over. Gather yourselves! Banish the word struggle from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.

We are the ones we've been waiting for.

".... Remember that feeling as a child
When you awoke and morning smiled
It's time its time you felt, felt like that again
Come with me, leave your yesterdays, your yesterdays behind,
and TAKE A GIANT STEP OUTSIDE YOUR MIND!"
---written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, sung by TAJ MAHAL

  
"There are only two ways to live your life: one is as though nothing is a miracle;
the other is as though EVERYTHING is a miracle!" --- Albert Einstein

 
 P.S.

A book I must look into:
June 18, 2012 | Review by Bill Gates

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (Book Review)

How would you go about making the world a fundamentally better place? Eliminating violence, particularly violent deaths, would be a great start. Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker shows in his masterful new book just how violence is declining. It is a triumph of a book.

People often ask me what is the best book I’ve read in the last year. Steven Pinker’s The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined stands out as one of the most important books I’ve read – not just this year, but ever.