1. IN THE BEGINNING - SOUTH

In the past, when people insulted, threatened or discounted us and we didn't allow ourselves any angry reactions, thinking that we must be enlightened beings and sweet all the time, we relegated ourselves to an unnatural, artificial way of being. Better to tell people what we need, feel and want, in a plain spoken, forth right way, even when we think we "should" be sweet and unruffled, than deny perfectly natural feelings from being expressed. In time, as we accept our own anger, we may indeed find that we are able to take the remarks of others in our stride and be unscathed. This more elevated response does arrive in time, but it is unlikely to be a sincere, heartfelt attitude when we pretend to be something we are not.

Self-acceptance does not come about in practice over night. Neither does learning how to be patient with ourselves. But if we have any hope of manifesting our dreams, we must be on good terms with our hearts, so that we can discover what our higher selves want to do. For this, patience and self acceptance are required.

When we cling stubbornly to ideas of what we "should be," the ultimate effect is that we cast ourselves out of our own house. The fear of what we really are is not only a conscious choice - if we can but become aware of having made it - but also stems from years of suppressing unacceptable elements of ourselves, since personal preferences are only a part of a cluster of preferences which have to be quelled if we force ourselves to embark upon choices that are unnatural to us.

One of the largest enemies we need to deal with (notice I do not say fight, because this is an inward enemy, and we do not need to become an adversary to ourselves) is our own expectations and attitudes. A gift anyone can give themselves is that of expecting an equal exchange of energy. If we are feeling let down in some fashion, then it is up to each of us to find out why. Usually, all other things being equal, the problem lies in our own expectations or in the energy level we are putting into our effort. An old Native American saying goes: We should put All Our Relations interests into our efforts, and we should try to create something valuable for All Our Relations through our concentrated energies. In other words, we get what we project.

The anxiety we face at this moment of truth is the same anxiety and grief one might feel when a loved one crosses. These are feelings we have buried deep within us when we avoid our own strength and talent and decide to act against our innate nature.

Our unconscious creative reality is mysterious, but it is not uncomprehensible. Whether we turn to dreams and visions, or other sources of reference, it is important to finally "own" our own personal symbolism and thus further strengthen our bond to higher self.

Interesting, is it not, that the way we live, and the life itself, might be a camera that produces pictures that never lie? It could be - if, that is, we choose to view the snapshots produced by our own consciousness as it looks objectively upon our functioning, our unique use of energy, and our daily, ordinary conduct.
 

Even parents desiring only the best for their children hope - not too secretly usually - that their offspring will make "successful" life choices. Fulfillment in life and satisfaction as an intristic benefit to living seem to come second.

From this thought patterning develops chronic physical "symptoms" that cause dysfunctioning. Headaches, lack of concentration, easy confusion, and misunderstanding of the simplest concepts. By watching HOW we live, each of us can discover our favored way of subtly non-cooperating with our own best interests.

It may help to think of yourself as an artist whose life is obviously a form of self-expression. Your first efforts may appear to be experimental, scattered, bland or indistinct. But as you apply and discipline yourself, you hone your skills and come to know yourself, your paintings become a signature of your higher self. In time, each canvas speaks of the artist's world view, your conscious and subconscious images, and your values. You can be understood through your life, almost as if you had written an autobiography.

For some people this means using their talents to meet life's needs. For others it means learning how to reach out to other people, how to make friends, how to ask for what they want, and how to speak plainly and honestly to another about what they are feeling.

These thoughts and our highly subjective, individual processes determine our level of self acceptance, our sense of having or not having a rightful place in the scheme of things, ultimately our place in evolution itself.

Determination may precede confidence and high self esteem, but so too do development of overall resourcefulness and natural gifts. The problem solving skills we gain from the lessons set up along our life path, enable us to see the possibilities that were once hidden. This is an option spotting aptitude.

Examine how you might use these lessons for your own enlightenment rather than subjecting self to the results and predictions that cause self victimization.

The discovery of personal strength is accompanied by feelings of hope and inner confidence. Then tap a vast reservoir of resourcefulness, energy and crative skill, because, you have earned the right to believe in these aptitudes.

Aho!

2. TRAVELING WITH COYOTE - SOUTHWEST

By eliminating Traditional Ways from our daily lives we tend to suppress or eliminate our connection to all things born of the Earth. The spiritual or mythic life of traditional peoples is oriented around Earth cycles. Today, many feel a spiritual void because they no longer feel a tangible connection to the land they walk upon. From the perspective of the traditional, if we all lived within the cyclic flow of the Earth, all would live in abundance. Abundance is the natural way of the universe. We see this natural abundance reflected in the fruit bearing plant that provides us with nourishment, yet in its seed retains the power of regeneration. The bounty is given, yet nothing is lost. The first step to putting ourselves in touch with this natural abundance is to develop our innate receptive capacities. Receptivity brings a feeling of participation in life and a sense of gratitude for it, an openness to creative ideas and inspirations, a spontaneous joy and zest for life, an experience of the love that pervades the universe, and so much more. In short, receptivity is essential to an inner experience of connection. This place in the great Wheel of Life explores how to be open to receive the natural flow of the universe and let go of attachments that keep you from experiencing it. It is also the place of integration and applying lessons in every day life.

The universal human problem of recognizing, transcending, and integrating the ego is compounded by the artificiality of modern life. One who lives in nature is constantly in touch with, and immediately aware of, a field of power and experience transcendent to the life of ego and society. Traditional people live in accord with the cycles, seasons, and powers inherent in the natural world. Like no other in human history, society has tried to project and protect the illusion that we are separate from nature and its universal life processes. Wrapped up in the complexity of modern society, many find it difficult to see that the order of nature governs life collectively and individually, and therefore to put their trust in All That Is.

To embrace all things means also that one rids oneself of any concept of separation: male and female, self and other, life and death. Division is contrary to the nature of the universe.

An Earth based living life philosophy flows naturally from the universe, the way of life. Moving from the unity of All Our Relations, from the experience of oneness with all of life, we receive the natural connection of the universe with ease in a spirit of gratitude and joy. Thus, the energy flows freely in our lives, and we fulfill our innate destinies. Recognizing the innate power and dignity of all of life, we live in harmony with it and its natural cycles. Respecting our humanity above any outer goal or reward, we cultivate a sense of self-nurturing and peace necessary to appreciate the beauty and order inherent in life, and thus, allow it to express itself through us in all we do.

However, many in today's technologically advanced societies take all this forgranted. They begin placing demand and conditions on life, without first having received it as a gift. They go about thinking that they are alone, that they have failed to achieve or receive what they deserve. There has been a trend toward idealizing victimization. It has become a competition to see who carries the greatest victim identity. As the life of society has grown increasingly artificial, ingratitude has become the order of the day. Ingratitude steals happiness and robs individuals of the inner experience of connection that those living within nature's flow enjoy.

The spiritual life of traditional peoples is tied to the practical actions of everyday living; these, in turn, are deeply rooted in nature. Modern society has tried to live free from dependence on nature. In the past nature was perceived as corrupt and evil by religion and as a dirty, disorderly mess by science. Industry provided the way to defeat nature, to organize and clean up the mess. While no one can deny the benefits of modern civilization, there needs to be recognition that these have not come without a cost. Chief among these costs is the desensitization of humanity.

There is a power above and below us, and we are the channel of its merging.

We could say that connection is receptivity in action. Unforced or effortless action arises from what Grandfather Ten Bears called "the center of the circle." This "center of the circle," like the center of a hurricane or the center of a clock, is still. From stillness comes clarity. Effortless action assumes the capacity to open and receive and thus to see into the essence of things and their principles. Effortless action is action in harmony with the intelligence of the universe. It is the this intuitive intelligence that guides us on the way. It is this intelligence or awareness that makes the action easy or effortless.

Even as intuition is more direct than analytical judgment, so acceptance is more inclusive than will. There is more in life that we must accept than there is that we can change by acts of will. First and foremost, we must accept our bodies and the fact that we are in vibrational shift - this means dealing with limitations. We must accept the confines of time and space and all the limitations of the current frequency we stand in. Of course, there is a place for asserting the will to transform, to shape the world in the image of our creative visions. Yet even the visions that we currently perceive have a measure of impermanence and imperfection that we must accept. Moreover, without an underlying acceptance of our evolutionary transition as it is in each moment, the will to transform can take the form of an egotistical battle with reality.

There are joys which long to be ours. Spirit sends thousands of loving thoughts, which come about us like butterflies seeking nectar; but we are closed off to them and so we do not see, but they hover... waiting patiently... then fly away.

The key to overcoming limiting beliefs is awareness. Awareness transforms.

Aho!

It is often said we learn who we really are by closely observing our behavior toward the people in our lives. We meet ourselves in those others. They are our reflections. They are, perhaps, parts we ourselves have not yet learned to love. The message of this place on the great Wheel of Life is to trust, to have faith; our higher power is in charge. We are faced with no person, no situation, too big to handle if we trust in our healing process, if we remember the connections among us all. So often those experiences that sadden us, that trigger pain, are the biggest lessons of growth that life has offered. Experiencing our emotions, stretches us to new heights. Life is emotions. Our experiences with all other persons thereafter are deeper. Instead of dreading the ending of one phase of our lives, the departure of a loved one, we must learn to appreciate what we have gained already and know that life is fuller for it.

We can simplify life from this moment forth. There is only one path to walk, one decision to make, in every instance, and all our burdens will be lifted, all our anxiety released. We can decide to act in faith. We can be silent for a moment with ourselves and let our inner guide direct our behavior, our words, our thoughts.

Meeting life head on, with a smile, attracts to us people and situations. Our attitudes shape our world - which is not to deny that the lessons do occur. However, the lessons are special opportunities for personal growth. As gifts, more or less, that we are ready to receive. When the student is ready, the teacher appears. The stumbling blocks we encounter push us beyond our present awareness. They teach us that we are stronger and more creative than we'd thought. Problem solving is esteem building.

It feels good to express love, whether through a smile, a touch, or a prayer. It heightens our sense of being alive. Acknowledging another's presence means that we, too, are acknowledged. Each of us is familiar with feeling forgotten, unnoticed, or taken for granted, and recognition assures us all that we haven't been over looked.

We can develop gratitude for all. Every situation, every person and thing has its necessary place in our development as healthy, happy individuals. We need all our experiences if we are to gain insight. Our lessons keep us humble; they remind us of our need for the care and guidance of others. And for every experience there is a hope realized.

Perfectionism and its control over our lives stands seriously in the way of growth and well being, emotionally, spiritually, and even physically. Life's lessons teach us to allow others to experience their own lessons. We experience emotion because we CHOSE to be human.

Aho!

4. FLIGHT OF THE EAGLE - NORTHWEST

If praying and meditating helps us to become more connected with what we feel to be holy, if it makes us feel freer to discover and express love and understanding, then we should do it. Yet in so doing, we must remember that other people have other ways, and that we, too, may have other ways at other times.

During times of disconnectedness, if we can intimately and with deep trust venture together into our most vulnerable honesties, we will begin to discover there the understanding that can eventually lead to healing.

When we choose to live as if our lives are linked with the destiny of the entire planet, we weave ourselves back into the Web of Creation. The threads that unite us are woven by our sense of self-worth, and tied together by the love that finds something worthy and precious in all beings and things.

When we are able to live without certainty, comfortable with the paradoxes of life, answers have a way of arriving in their own time. In order to be at ease with the rhythms of existence, we need a sense of curiosity and wonder. We need to be able to face the insecurities of life with an eternal question in our heart, rather than a constant demand for concrete answers.

All over the Changing Mother, there are people of all religions, of all cultures, from the most indigenous to the most technological, who are today, praying, loving, learning, giving, and listening for guidance. We don't often hear about this in the news, but increasing numbers of us, in our own ways, are working to cooperate with this miraculous unfolding. These are the extraordinary tidings of our day.

Fearful thoughts may clamor for our attention and try to trick us into believing they are real, but they have no power other than the power that we choose to give them.

It is inevitable that our judgment will at times be faulty, that we may consider someone to be more trustworthy than he or she later turns out to be. And though we may feel betrayed, we are learning something that we could not learn in any other way. We have been granted the experience of disillusionment so that we might be released from our illusions, so that our power of discrimination may grow ever more keen in its ability to recognize the truth. Those existing in negative energy that we have known have served us by their very unconsciousness. They have been like a vaccine, causing us to become immune to the lure of drama.

Aho!

5. WALK OF THE WOLF - PACE OF THE BEAR - NORTH

One day you will know me. I come to you in the form of a humble Native to win your love and devotion, not by the use of any high sounding name, and to prove myself by the truth of what I teach. That is Sacred Law. For many years I walked as if in a trance along my path of life. I was familiar with my guide and, with Grandfather Ten Bears' assistance, Kato'ya trained me from birth to assist others in discovering their own spirituality.

I eagerly challenged my guide, often condemning his existence in my darkest hours. Through it all however, I always returned to my designated pathway, confounded. Kato'ya transmuting my difficult doubt into simple faith each time.

Yet Kato'ya did not stop at teaching me how the living life philosophy of the ancient Quero Apache Tlish Diyan applied in my life. He brought me home, always, to the lesson that I am here to do a job. This time of existence in history can be summed up in one word - Service - and I strive to teach others, clumsy instrument of Spirit though I may be, that we are in this world so that we may make an end to the painful dysfunction of the Fourth World of Separation and hasten the time known as the Fifth World of Peace, when Spirit's love will be spread unconditionally among all the peoples of the Four Directions.

During my years of self-discovery, Kato'ya has never forgotten anything, although I may from time to time.

Kato'ya watched from the time that I was conceived, and from the moment that my spirit began to express itself - albeit as a little flicker - Kato'ya brought his influence to bear and started there and then this association which has lasted all my life.

Kato'ya has taught me to say nothing that offends reason. I strive to manifest love, never reproach with anger, but appeal always with love, and prove by precept and example by all I do that I am what I claim to be - a Child of the Universe and co-creator of this world.

There are still fears to overcome. There are still aching hearts to heal. There are still dis-eases to be transmuted. Our task has just begun.

Like all of you, I made the choice to come into this belt of matter to raise the vibrational consciousness of humanity and the Changing Mother. We have worked together many times, and we continue to work together, seeking standards to prove that the Changing Mother lives in a fuller realm than the common view of reality, so that all shall understand that we are part of the evolutionary plan conceived within the Universe.

One day in our world all the colors will merge, for all the colors have their part to play. All peoples will merge, because each has something to give to the world. You can see the time coming, if you look with the eyes of your Higher Self, when all will live together in harmony, giving all peoples the advantage of their own identity, their own heritage, their own learning.

All knowledge has its place. Do not become too comfortable in any direction on the great Wheel of Life in your progress. It is only by imbibing, by striving to see more of the big picture, that life and evolution will be understood.

We strive always to revel the spiritual significance of Universal Truth, for, when our world understands its spiritual import, there will be healing evolution mightier than all the wars of revolution.

Each soul is an instrument of Spirit, each soul moves out of darkness into the light, out of ignorance into knowledge, out of doubt into truth, helping to advance the world, for each one of these is a light cast upon the dark secret of dysfunction and pain, that it may exist no more.

We will not achieve that which is worth achieving without effort, without healing. Our world must learn its lessons in the only way we can learn them. We are breaking through the illusion all over the world. The message of love illumines our minds in every part of our world, so its rays disperse the darkness of our fear.

If we raise our vibration, if we give comfort to others who mourn, if we give hope to those of faint-heart, if we give strength to those who are weary, then has it not been worth doing?

So, out of the apparent confusion, the divine pattern will take its shape and harmony and peace will come. I tell you these things, so that you can understand the part of the evolutional plan, the part that we who have chosen physical manifestation play in it, and the part that each of us must play in it as our evolutionary course is run.

Consider this - Why prefer the darkness when we can have the light? Why prefer ignorance when we can have knowledge? Why prefer doubt when we can have wisdom? Why prefer the dead illusion of fear when we can have the living truth of Spirit? Why prefer the dust of Separation when we can have the waters of Peace?

I am only an instrument, stiving to reveal those truths which our world has had so many times and then lost, and which we are now determined shall be placed in the forefront of our existence, never to be lost again.

Sometimes I see the many guides of the world, with tears in their eyes, looking on those they wish to assist who, in their own time, will realize that they are Children of the Universe. And sometimes I see the faces of these guides wreathed in smiles because, in our world, some unknown individual has rendered a service which lights a new torch of hope along the pathway of evolution.

That which is a part of Spirit cannot be achieved without effort. We cannot travel the great Wheel of Life unless we embrace the lessons of the directions. In this time, the people of our world have begun to examine the foundations of the things of Spirit. As all the illusions of fear fall, we reach for our connection, and we look into the philosophies of the Ancients and have found our way.

Aho!

6. STALK OF THE JAGUAR - NORTHEAST

In this place, on the great Wheel of Life, new ideas and concepts challenge views of reality. But just as our grandparents could walk around a "horseless carriage" and kick the tires, just as Columbus could sail to the New World without falling off the edge, so we are able to test these new concepts and determine whether or not they belong in our reality. All we need is an open mind, an open heart, and a willingness to take time for discovery. Then we know directly.

We are lightening ourselves as we make the transition of evolution. This lightening occurs as we cast off our weights and burdens and as we expand our limits to include a closer connection to our Higher Selves. This is the true meaning of "enlightenment," which is no longer for the few, but is a fact of life for all.

Some regard this time in history as "the End of Times" - the ending of our world. To the Tlish Diyan and many others, it marks the new beginning for humanity and the planet - the Fifth World of Peace. We are in transition, moving into this place - gradually, step by step - through the 13 Sacred Mirrors of Fire. As we each make a leap of faith into our new awareness, so does the Changing Mother's vibration become higher.

The physical body is surrounded by several energy bodies that most of us cannot see. Each body is surrounded by the next, similar to the layers of an onion. We each have an emotional body and a mental body, among others. These bodies are interconnected, and changes in one body cause changes in another. Much dis-ease is caused by emotions which has been held in the body for an extended period of time. For example, when emotions such as anger or fear have sustained themselves for a prolonged time, an imbalance is created which will ultimately have an effect on the physical body. As these imbalances are corrected, our vibratory rate increases, as well as our awareness.

Each one of us has a spiritual name which is associated with our Higher Self or our spiritual essence. Native Americans believe this name reflects our true essence, and carries the higher vibration with which we resonate in higher planes of existence, such as during Dreamtime and Spirit Flight. This name holds a key as to your true identity and purpose.

Know that our world has changed in the last few years, largely because we ourselves have changed. Our Spiritual Guides know why these changes are occurring. If you wish to know firsthand why something is changing, then all you need do is open yourself, and quiet yourself long enough to hear. Then, think about what you have learned. Develop this skill of connection - ask specific questions and you will receive specific answers. The Universe and all those we are connected to in the Universal Family are trying to give us information; all we have to do is listen.

If you can meditate, or Enter the Silence, at the same time every day. Your mind and your body will then be receptive to meditation at these times, and you will be able to move into the Silence easily and quickly. Remember you are forming a habit - a habit that will change your life forever, but one that only takes 21 days to establish.

The Ancients taught concentrating on breathing while in the Silence. Do not use any extreme breathing techniques. Simply start by slowly taking one or two deep breaths. Breathe in through your nose and out through your nose. Breathe in all the way by letting your abdomen expand, filling your lungs completely. You will be amazed at how the simple act of conscious breathing can rejuvenate and refresh.

Accessing the strength and power you need in life's lessons is always but one breath away. You can simply breathe, state the intention of your quest and the answer will flow to you. You can say something like, "I, (state your name), am a Child of the Universe, and co-creator of my reality. I ask to be shown the actions that are for my higher good, and the higher good of All My Relations. I ask that these actions be demonstrated to me in signs so blatant that even I cannot mistake them. I am grateful for your guidance, and your truly loving support. Aho!" Once, I asked for a sign that I was proceeding in the proper manner in this fashion and it snowed within 2 hours in the San Francisco Bay area where I lived. So, be focused and believe that you will receive your answer.

Keep a record of your progress. Make this process as easy for yourself as possible. Keeping a record insures that you can look back and see that you are gaining ground in what may appear to occasionally be a very strenuous uphill climb. Looking back on where we've been helps us to avoid going there again, in terms of our more difficult lessons. You will be surprised how many answers you can find just looking back on your own thoughts and experiences.

Proceed with stretching and exercising your own connection and psyche at whatever pace is comfortable for you. Everyone grows, heals, evolves at their own rate. We cannot do it for another, only ourselves - then we can be an example to others, supporting them as they walk through their own fears and joys of self-discovery. Each day will bring variations of emotions. The longer you walk the Path of Beauty, the more you will find yourself automatically moving into the Silence to find your answers, even when surrounded by choas.

The lighter you become, the more you recognize your own Higher Self emerging. The more integrated your conscious self and your Higher Self become, the more they will be able to join into a single consciousness. This is the goal.

Aho!

7. FLIGHT OF THE SNAKE - EAST

Does this transition in time so far seem incredible? Well, in case you are wondering, periodically, it does to me too. This place on the great Wheel of Life is more than just new ideas and information. It is about stepping over a new threshold of time and space. It contains messages that open the door to a whole new dimension of communciation and life - the Fifth World of Peace. In fact, the truth is even stranger than fiction.

The Children of the Universe - our family, spiritual guides, and teachers - are collectively welcoming us to our home and to the dimensional frequency that will soon be the home of the Changing Mother, as well.

I thank you for the opportunity to share these words, and look forward to your reactions when you read the information that my Elders and guides have given to me to share. Please know that the power of love and Spirit assist each of us as we are absorbing the energy contained in the planetary and universal shifts. In addition, these guides are providing additional frequency shifts in our remembrance of true identity and purpose. The partnership between Spirit and Humanity strives continually to work hard while we walk this Earth plane, and therefore, is always working. So while you may be reading these words and hopefully enjoying the contents, Spirit is working in enjoyment with you, as you are experiencing your connection to Spirit and your original source.

What has always given me comfort were tradition, nature and spiritual connection which have been an important part of my life. These are the references which I was trained to throughout my entire life by my grandfather, an Apache holy man. When I turn to these sources for answers regarding what is happening to me, I feel blessed. The answers are simple to find once I enter the silence and connect to the my spirit guides.

For many this seems a truly frustrating time. I have heard such statements as, "I don't like what is happening to me, I didn't ask for this, and I don't deserve this!" In addition, most don't believe they have time to devote to spiritual connection and growth. I remember one of my students telling me that "This was not in my life description when I agreed to come here." However, as they feel compelled to devote more and more time to spiritual connection and finding out what is happening to them, the frustration and illusion of "no time" fall away. The answers begin to fall into place.

The messages that come from Spirit during our time of connection contain information and suggestions for helping us raise our levels of consciousness and improve our patterns of behavior. Frequently, the suggestions made are the opposite of what we have learned as an experience of the Fourth World of Separation - a time wrought by dysfunction and illusional fear. What is so surprising, though, is that when we implement the suggestions made by our spiritual guides, they always work! We continually engage in positive results.

Events are occurring all around the world designed to alter the perception of Humanity because the time has arrived for each individual to seek out their own connection. Spirit has positioned beautiful experiences of communication in our paths that will help us strengthen our modality of connection - faith.

You may be stunned by the result of your partnership, as you might never have believed Spirit would actually respond to your attempts. You may also be curious as to just how they will accomplish this shift in perception. Give them the chance by asking their guidance, receive openly, then proceed to follow their instructions as they provide information to you.

It is about this time that others of like mind will begin to enter your life, and for some reason, you will find yourself sharing your experiences with Spirit. They will have experienced similiar things to what you describe, and a Circle will be formed - a Circle of support and sanity reinforcement, if you will.

Spiritual Guides impress upon us the importance of Sacred Law and responsibility. They also teach us how important it is not to interfere with the developmental paths of others. Their advice is so convincing, in fact, that the information coming through overcomes any doubt in its accuracy, and stimulates us to look at our own soul's path. These guides never appear to us to prove their own existence or to enforce negative thought patterns. We only have the words and the physical evidence that come through us and manifest around us, as well as our own intuition, upon which to rely. Many wrestle with pangs of doubt before they are convinced that the guidance is pure and not a trick of the ego. What finally precipates this decision of faith is the accumulated number experiences that occur. In actuality, only one fourth of most attempts by Spirit are received.

In this period of transition, we have a partnership that promotes increasing vibrational frequency. This partnership is comprised of some very dedicated, wise guides who understand the principles of energy. They are also skilled in the Sacred Laws of the Universe, as applied to discovering remembrance. This occurs most commonly in intuitional whisperings, meditational visions, dreams, day-dreams, and deja-vu experiences. It is the co-creative changes taking place that make the differences between the Fourth World of Separation we have left behind, and the Fifth World of Peace we are birthing.

Aho!

8. FLIGHT OF THE HAWK - SOUTHEAST

Look at those people who are nice and gentle, who cannot do enough for you, or give you enough love. Increase those people in your life; draw them to you. You have heard the expression, "The meek shall inherit the earth." It means that power is expressed through humility. Truly powerful people have great humility. They do not try to impress, they do not try to be influential. They simply are. People are magnetically drawn to them. they are most often very silent and focused, aware of their core selves. They know everything in the outer universe is simply symbolic of their inner worlds. They are in charge of their destinies, and often have around them many peoplke who seek them out for advice. People feel recharged and regenerated by their contact. They do not try to convince anyone of anything; they only invite and offer. They never persuade, nor do they use manipulation or aggressiveness to get their way. They listen. If there is anything they can offer to assist you, they offer it; if not, they are silent.

Clarity in a spiritual sense is an alignment of the physical, mental, and emotional bodies with the spiritual self. It can be accomplished through various techniques. The aura can be cleared by techniques of energy balancing, so that you can work on clarity with your mind. The mind is one of your most powerful tools. You can create clarity through visualizating and working on your aura. Linking the spirit to the mind can bring more clarity than any other step. If you want clarity, ask your soul to give it to you. The spirit has the answers, and a connection to the flow of energy in the earth plane that will bring you abundance, love and peace, and anything else you are asking for.

There are no exceptions to the contract you have with Spirit; it is an agreement with your higher self to appreciate, validate, accept and support who you are at this moment. It means living in the present time. Many of you look back into the past with regret, thinking of how you could have handled a situation in a higher way, imagining if only you had done this or that, things would have worked out better. Some of you look into the future to make who you are right now inadequate. The past can assist you if you remember the times in which you succeeded, creating positive memories, and the future can be your friend if you see that in picturing it you are creating a vision of the next step. Do not make yourself wrong because you have not yet achieved it. It is important to love who you are now without reservation.

Sometimes the hardest thing of all is saying "no" to someone in need. If you constantly pay attention to people in crisis, you affirm that the way for them to get your attention is by creating crisis. If you want people in your life to respect and honor your time, teach them by rewarding them when they do so.

Freedom is important if you are to bring the light of your soul into consciousness. We live on a planet of free will, where we learn about action and reaction, cause and effect. Earth reality is based on choice. No matter what situation you are experiencing in your life, whether you THINK you have freedom or not, you have made a choice to be in that situation.

Many of you are moving ahead rapidly. You have been on an accelerated path of growth so that you may heal and teach others. Some of you, such as authors and writers, may be years ahead of the mass thoughtforms, as it is necessary for you to be in the flow of the times when your writing comes out. Not everyone is experiencing the same transition at the same time.

Some of you are helping people over and over, feeling frustrated. You may feel obligated, as if there were no way out except to listen to their tales of woe, wishing that they would get on with their lives. If you are helping people and they are not growing, then you had better look again to see if you are indeed helping them, or if they are capable of receiving the help you are giving them.

If you do not know what your path is, you can create a symbol for it. Imagine that you are holding it in your hands as a ball of light. Bring it up to your heart, then into your crown chakra at the top of your head, and release it to your sou. Very shortly, it will begin to take form. You will find that at just the thought of higher purpose you will begin to magically and magnetically rearrange your day. Suddenly friends who took your time will no longer look so interesting, as you bring in new friends and change the nature of your friendships with old acquaintances.

Aho!

9. FLIGHT OF THE HUMMINGBIRD - ABOVE

All is removed from the anguish of existental. Agony is not necessarily theistic. Rather does it come from a radical sense of fear of being. It is not precisely living that causes the trouble, but limited living. Humanity, when the world di not end on the eve of the New Millineum (2000), was faced with the possibility that we might actually create our own destiny. This moment in time, gives centrality to the birthing of the Fifth World of Peace as a well as to the remembrance of all of humanity. It sees the ultimate ecological union as a total indwelling of Spirit in humans and humans in Spirit and All Our Relations existing in harmony on the sacred Changing Mother in accordance with Sacred Universal Laws of Balance. As for the paradox that all is one and not one, the answer is an energetic principle: In the realm of identity, union differentiates. When I am most united with Spriit, I am most myself. It is in union with All that I find my true self. Incredible paradox? Yet the Trinity within is described in some such way. And does not the principle that union differentiates apply also to human bonding and interpersonal relationships? In the deepest and most loving union with one another, far from losing ourselves we discover our deepest selves at the core of our being. if this is true of human relations, it must also apply to the most intimate union of all: That of the Sacred Parents with their children.

There is a growth in the understanding of the realities and words handed down. This happens through the healing and an extended philosophy of compassion by those who treasure these things in their hearts through the intimate embrace of spiritual things they experience. Growth in understanding comes from the mystics within each of us, living the Sacred Laws. I believe this is a path being chosen more and more frequently today.

By now my reader is surely anxious to learn more. But unfortunately external evidence is minimal and little can be said. No doubt the best way to know is by experiencing the wonders, where, if anywhere, the style is the Spirit. No one has succeeded in describing this discovery of Self, though many attempts have been made; nor do we know to what place this path may lead. So successful is the humble desire to remember. This is collaborated by Spirit's lessons, which, moreover, indicate that humanity is evolving.

Take courage, now, try to understand yourself. Do you think you are someone special, or that you deserve Spirit's love? Is your heart not continuously aroused by the attraction of Spirit's love and the sound of your inner child's voice? The Shadow of Fear will suggest that you rest on your laurels. But be aware of this illusion. Do not be deceived into thinking you are anything less than a responsible co-creator because of your great calling. With Spirit's love and guidance, you do all in your power to live up to your calling. Far from being conceited, be all the more humble and grateful when you consider your service in the scope of All That Is. Spirit has lead us to sweet meadows to nourish us with love, strengthening us to press on as to take possession of our heritage on the Changing Mother.

Now you say, "How shall I proceed to think of Spirit as it exists in All My Relations?" To this I reply, "I do not know."

If your thoughts recall any pleasure of Spirit, past or present, and if you rest in it letting it take root in your heart and become your motivating passion - then you will know. The answer that comes will satisfy you perfectly.

Let us then consider the virtue of humility so that you will understand why it is perfect when Spirit is its source.

The humility engendered by this experienced knowledge of Spirit's love I call perfect, because it is an attitude which will be retained throughout eternity. To sense Spirit's immense love is to have perfect humility, a virtue I am convinced is necessary in this life.

Aho!

10. EARTH MAGIC - BELOW

Generally reincarnation is interpreted to mean that there is an existence of individuality, which dies and is reborn in the form of animals and humans and various superior forms of consciousness. Do the Tlish Diyan believe this? Yes and no. When I would ask Grandfather Ten Bears whether our individuality survives after death, whether we return sometimes again to life here and whether we are the same in our future forms of life, Grandfather answered with a picture drawn from many of our ceremonies. "When families gather an ember is taken from the Great Central Fire to ignite the individual family fires. As the designated time of ceremony approaches, the Great Central Fire is extinguished. With the beginning of ceremony, embers are brought from all individual family fires to once again ignite the one Great Central Flame. Life is Ceremony." What can one reply? Yes and no.

From the Tlish Diyan and the living life belief system of the ancient Quero, come the most ancient concepts on life and the universe. The origins of these concepts are contained within the legends of time, and the philosophies they engendered are themselves the history of evolution process.

In early times, the Quero wandered in migration, activating power points, aligning the magnetic grid through ceremony. Wherever they saw the possibility of helping someone, they did. Whenever they saw the opportunity of sharing the integral truths of Tutuskya, the Great Wheel of Life, they did. Whenever and wherever they could lead someone away from the illusion of Fear's Shadow, they did. When preconditions were not adequate, they sought to create better preconditions. When night fell, they would stop where they were to ask the great Changing Mother if they could spend the night; when they were hungry, they would ask one of their animal or plant relations if they might feed their hungry. They dedicated themselves entirely to sacredness. They detached themselves from Fear - from the belief that they were separate and alone. Most important of all, they detached themselves from their own egos. In this way they were particularly courageous, for the greatest cause of unhappiness in the world today is the constant clamoring of the selfish ego that is not aware of the universal life around it. Those that cannot rise above themselves and identify themselves with the totality of All Our Relations - who are so paralyzed by Fear's illusion of worry and inadequacy - separate themselves from the benefit of harmony, knowledge and energy around them. This pathological state of ego was also renounced, and the Quero went from place to place - their entirely unselfish dedication making it possible for everyone who met them to feel something that very frequently changed their whole lives. It is not by accident that the guidance of Tutuskya, the wheel of the teachings of the Tlish Diyan, has been kept alive through countless generations of traditional caretakers.

Why are these teachings so relevant today? Because Tutuskya concentrates on one point with tenancity: the point of healing the fear of isolation, which is the root source of all lessons universal. Everyone is born with the dispair of aloneness. If the manifestation of this wound is not physical, it is mental, or spiritual, but it is everywhere. And Tutuskya shows the way out of the pain of disconnection, it corresponds tremendously to a great need. This is why the Akicita (guardians) of the Tlish Diyan have kept this knowledge and connection alive since the beginning of myth and legend. I would like to make a parallel for you, to help you understand better this spirit of ancient Tlish Diyan. When Grandfather Ten Bears had decided to die, he called his grandchildren together. There was reminescing, but also there was projection of our future responsibilities. Once this task was complete, he rose from his chair on the porch of our canyon home, kissed us all goodbye, and went to bed to sleep in the eternal sanctity of his precious mother, the Earth. And these were his last words: "Continue for the generations." This powerfully vital dynamic way of life changes completely the intellectual and spiritual panorama of existence today.

In the first experiences of Tlish Diyan, seekers try to express an unceasing flow of uncontrollable energy going around in circles from which there is no end. They try to express what is unexpressable based on the metaphors of Tlish Diyan legend which illustrate contrete examples. So there is the wheel, a circular thing, which turns around and round and its circumference has no ending. This symbol of the wheel is used to express the path of illumination, when we discover the truth, the teachings the early Quero called Tutuskya, meaning "Wheel of Life." The Quero refered to the Wheel of Life which they saw and understood, and then set in motion the wheel of teaching. The Path of Beauty as it was called.

A revolution of the Wheel of Life takes place when we begin our path. We stand with our feet on the circumference of the Wheel and walk a spiraling path inward toward the central point of wisdom. We are enmeshed in the moving Wheel but we, ourselves remain without moving, our position in the midst of all the forces of the Changing Mother, in the center of the directional energies of the circumference, and powers of the universe. The Wheel moves forever around us, who are subject to all these forces which run through our bodies every moment of our existence. The eight directions and universal elements continually cross through us, again and again, first one and then another. The Wheel of Life is a continuously changing field of forces in which we live, and it is a dominant characteristic of the cosmology conception of Tlish Diyan. The only part which never changes is that Great Central Fire of All That Is.

Aho!

11. FEEDING THE FLAME - WITHIN

In working with your dreams, either alone or with others, remember that your own personal symbology must be recognized and addressed in the implications of each particular dream. When viewing dreams for the purpose of expanding intuition and self-knowing, hold rational, critical judgment at bay while exploring the emotional and intuitive levels of the dream. Try an exercise that is useful in evoking the flow of inner images, and allowing yourself to observe the images without interpretation. By working with a partner you also have the added advantage of being able to give each other feedback and discuss your responses to the images that come. Take a few minutes to become centered and quiet. Be aware of your breathing, and notice any physical sensations you might be feeling. Notice thoughts that are floating through your mind. What do you imagine your energy field looks like right now? Now, give your partner your full attention. Without talking simply look at one another and notice how you feel being together. Close your eyes and picture your partner. If this person were an animal, what would they be? If this person were a plant, what would they be? If this person were a landscape, what would they be? If this person was a body of water, what would they be? Can you see your partner as a little child? Can you see your partner as an old person?

Okay, now share, but make no effort to interpret that which has been seen. Your symbology may not be that of your partner's, and these insights may be completely insignificant for them. Allow them to voice their interpretation first, then discuss it.

You can use this exercise in other areas of your life, following your own heart's interpretation... Say in business, where you are frequently called upon to make decisions on the basis of incomplete information - use your intuition and symbolic interpretation. It is your ability to arrive at a correct decision for you combined with a willingness to take risks that determines the success of your endeavor.

When your mind is empty, free from preconceptions, intuition has the space to unfold. Intuitively one knows that change and growth mean letting go of the way things have been, yet it is difficult to let go of an attachment to the familiar, no matter how unsatisfying it is. This is part of a normal resistance to change. One can become attached to what feels safe and familiar and be reluctant and sometimes afraid to let go, not knowing what's next. Perhaps you have had the experience of holding on to an unsatisfactory peronal relationship from fear of loneliness or simply not knowing what you would do without the other person in your life. One never knows for sure what will happen when a relationship changes. One may be happier or unhappier, or both. Yet intuitively you can be aware of what is best for your growth and development. Intuitively you may know what you need to do, yet be reluctant to act on it until you can rationalize it satisfactorily. Often the need for a rational justification takes the form of feeling that one has to explain it to someone else: "What will my parents, children, friends, collegues say if I am unconventional?"

When you are considering possible courses of action, take time to relax and envision yourself as you would like to be five years from now. What are the qualities you would like to develop in yourself in the next five years? What would you like to be doing five years from now? Where would you like to be five years from now? Write down everything you can think of which would give you a detailed picture of yourself as you would like to be five years hence. Sometimes, when you think about the future you may not be sure about what you want for yourself. If this is the case, try this:

Relax and quiet your mind. Be aware of your breathing and let go of any thoughts and feelings that come into your awareness. How does it feel to be you right now? Imagine yourself at a crossroads. Look around to see what sort of landscape you are in, and back at the road you have traveled up to this point. There is a sign here indicating where the different roads lead. Read the signs and see what they say. Choose one of the roads and follow it wherever it leads.

In wrestling with this kind of decision it is useful to get into a state of deep relaxation and visualize yourself two years hence, having chosen one of the paths. Notice whatever spontaneous images emerge. Then repeat the exercise and visualize yourself two years hence, having taken the other path. You may find that you have a different feeling about images that emerge. This may still not indicate a clear preference, since there may be positive and negative aspects to both - and variables for which you can not see. However, in allowing your unconscious to participate in the process by means of imagery, you may be able to make a clear choice with confidence and certainty, with a sense of knowing what is the right choice, regardless of whether you can justify it or explain it in rational terms. You may not know until later why or how you were led to making a particular decision.

Always keep in mind that projection is the unconscious process whereby you see in another person something you do not wish to acknowledge or accept in yourself. Projections can be either positive or negative. Often when you admire someone you are projecting your own undeveloped potential onto that person, such that they appear to have all the virtues and assets you lack. Conversely, when you dislike someone, the person you dislike most probably has characteristics which you have repressed or disowned in yourself. Sometimes projections are generalized and pervasive. The less willing someone is to take responsibility for one's state of mind and acknowledge being its source, the more one's perception is subject to distortion by perception.

Aho!

12. GATE OF REBIRTH - WITHOUT

The first creation of All That Is was the Giver of All Life, the male aspect of energy, and Changing Mother, the female aspect of energy; from whence all life sprang. The bonding of their balanced energies within the Sacred Lodge of the Heart signifies the union of spirit and physicality, bound eternally together by the Rainbow, the symbol of harmony and balance. Regardless of which direction we may look, we find sky and earth fused as one on the horizon. The physical earth, and sky or mind (spiritual) must function together to produce new life - ever evolving. All things are conceived first in thought before they become physical expressions or manifestations. This is the meaning of the line we recognize as the horizon. Therefore much physical pain, dis-ease, or negative energy, was first conceived in thought before it appeared in the body. To cure or treat a person, a poor crop, or whatever the need, one must of necessity establish a harmounious rhythm with all energetic forces. "Let the wind carry my voice to the four corners, up to the sky, and down to the very center of the Changing Mother."

This is sacred knowledge, handed down from one generation to another, that has been pushed aside and forgotten in the busy-ness of modern society.

We have been instructed to embrace the directions of the earth as caretakers, emissaries of good will, to tell people to remember always to be grateful to the forces of Spirit and Nature, to be of integrity and generous of heart, and not to sit in judgment of one another.

Every religious philosophy contains merit, and the Native American has our spiritual heritage in a mingling of history, mythology, prophecy and symbolism which has been sacredly preserved and perpetuated with the aid of ritual, story, craft, embellished with a wonderful poetic imagination. Humanity was fashioned as the younger sibling of creation, the Native American believes, and our responsibility for this endowment is to share with, and care for All Our Relations. With this awareness, the self-actualized human traces upon the ocean of energy those traditions of the living spirit embodying All That Is of Life, wherein every thought forms a precious seed of ancient wisdom which has been carried down through the ages for one that understands manifestation in a quickening force.

Even as radio, which is an intrument of human manifestation, can pick up the fine vibrations from out of the ether and translate them into meaning, why should not we, who are much finer instruments, fashioned by the Sacred Parents, clear our channels like the Ancients, and register the greater and more subtle vibrations?

In life, let us be explorers and pioneers, when first coming in contact with others, let us discover that the prerequisite for communication is the ritual of respect and compassion. With understanding of spiritual implications let us extend a hand of friendship and confidence in All Our Relations.

By celebrating all life, we as well as All Our Relations, become more familiar with the mannerisms and patterns of each directional energy of the Creative Source. Thus a state of symbiosis, or subconscious partnership, unfolds and develops between humanity and All Our Relations. When we are on our path searching for answers to our life lessons, it is therefore natural for us to become compassionate with All Our Relations, and enter into the spirit of even the root or animal, so feeling the movement of evolution within each.

Aho!

13. THE PATH OF BEAUTY

Kato'ya's Return an excerpt from the soon to be released Dash' Shiheka'- I Will Show You Things.

Today, as I contemplated Kato'ya's Return, I became dimly aware of a swift, bright buzzing sound near me. The sound moved farther away. Then it darted close, a ruby-throated hummingbird was hovering curiously in the air in front of me. The light of the late afternoon shone so strongly through the bird's delicate feathers that it seemed transparent, like a tiny rainbow.

I had to smile as the tiny winged-one swung gently back and forth, oscillating in the air. It's humming enveloped me in a delicate bubble of sound and I could almost feel the air driven by its swift wings. All the while, it studied me curiously with its black eyes.

I gazed into the darkness there, aware of my Siberian husky gliding soundlessly through the shadows. With a sigh, I closed my eyes and beheld a vision of the most beautiful, vivid rainbow I have ever seen. The arc of shimmering luminous colors remained ever present as I moved through it. The mist of the red surrounded me and my physical body became completely relaxed. Then the red dissolved into orange and I became healed. The orange blended into yellow and I was immersed in the sensation of devoted love I witnessed all those who shared my life as happy and whole. The yellow became green, the green of grass and the leaves, the nurturing force of the Sacred Parents' power and the vital force rippled through my being. The green softened into blue and my balanced ego ran to embrace my inner child, and together we witnessed the birthing and manifestation of Humanity's dreams. The blue then blended into indigo and higher self joined balanced ego and inner child... the completion of my trinity within. The indigo then faded to violet and the power of All That Is bore me up into the vast Medicine Bowl of Eternity. I felt light and calm and filled with radiant light.

I became aware of my breathing as the dog rubbed up against my leg. Opening my eyes, I felt peaceful yet very much alive. A tremor of excitement moved excruciatingly slow down my body, radiating to all parts of me, then moving straight to my heart where it lingered and ignited a soft, sweet fire-a sensation I have known many times before, one that takes root deep inside of me and blossoms like a summer rose.

There are many colors in the rainbow, and most of us have heard the prophecy, in one form or another, of the Rainbow Warriors and the Fifth World of Peace. Through this prophecy we have been taught that with spiritual support the Rainbow Warriors-people of all colors and faith-will join together, eventually establishing a long and joyous reign of peace.

Many indigenous traditions have held similar versions of this prophecy. From the Return of White Buffalo Calf Woman in the form of Miracle, the white buffalo calf born in 1994, to the Return of Kato'ya in March 1998, signs or omens that foretell the fulfillment of this prophecy are becoming an everyday occurrence around the world.

The Tlish Diyan legend of Kato'ya's Return sharply mirrors the Toltec legend of Quetzalcoatl, the Mayan Ku-kulcan, and Con-tici of the Inka. This entity of light, by whatever name you use, was a teacher of love whose lessons to Humanity spoke of spiritual strength, connection, honor, mercy, and kindness. The teachings embody the love and unity of people who merge their hearts and work to fulfill the prophecies of peace and harmony.

As was foretold by the Apache Prophet, Nochaydelklinne, and the historical legends of the Tlish Diyan, Kato'ya's Return has indeed come to pass. On March 21, 1998, a celestial sign marked the moment of activation between Earth and human consciousness. A cosmic snake constructed from the alignment of Mercury, Saturn, and Mars-forming the head-was followed by the Sun, Jupiter, Venus, Neptune, the Moon, and Pluto-at the root of the tail. The cosmic serpent was headed toward the Pleiades, marking this cycle of time as an awakening of inner connection to the unconditional love of the universe. As these planets moved across the heavens, many began to tune into planetary interconnection and an understanding of Humanity's intimate connection with our own inner wisdom.

According to the legends of the Apache Tlish Diyan this began what is known as the Thirteen Sacred Mirrors of Fire. This is a process aided by forces throughout the universe in which healing, recognition, and self-actualization occur-what New Age people have referred to as Ascension.

Each of the Thirteen Sacred Mirrors of Fire is an awakening of spiritual and genetic records that we carry within us concerning our evolution. This period contains thirteen cycles of purification, learning, and preparation, with each lasting the equivalent of one solar year. It correlates with the well-accepted time frame of approximately 2012 as the projected year of Enlightenment.

The entire path is a journey of exploration, discovering the truth of where experience lies. We are opening ourselves to what is unique and throwing off the illusion of limitation, and evolving an outer resonance connected to the mysteries of the universe.

The Thirteen Sacred Mirrors of Fire are situations created to assist us to know ourselves as complete and healed spiritual individuals. The process is a quest that delivers us into the wonder of the Fifth World of Peace and Illumination.

I am honored to be able to share with you a few of the keys to unraveling the mysteries contained within the Thirteen Sacred Mirrors of Fire that my grandfather provided to me over thirty years ago. Keep in mind each Sacred Mirror cycle is approximately one year.

Aho!