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Spring 07 Articles
Osama bin Warming
Climate change could lead to terrorism, security experts warn
Irony alert: as President Bush dwells on terrorism while barely acknowledging climate change, it turns out that
climate change may lead to terrorism. The consequences of global warming could aggravate the already-
ridiculous divide between the haves and have-nots, put 30 million people at risk of famine and disease, and
create eco-refugees with a propensity for radical action, said experts attending a climate-change and security
conference in London. "Those who are short of food, those who are short of water, those who can't move to
countries where it looks as if everything is marvelous are going to be people who are going to adopt desperate
measures to try and make their point," says former British U.N. Ambassador Sir Crispin Tickell, whose name
knows no equal. Consider: the role of drought and scarce resources in the escalating violence in Rwanda and
Darfur, and a 2002 "letter to the American people" in which Osama bin Laden villainized the U.S. for refusing
to sign the Kyoto Protocol. Gulp. Excerpt from larger article from Grist.
Red Rain
A mysterious red rain fell in India in the Summer of 2001, containing a strange life form of extraterrestrial
origin, according to a scientist doing extensive analysis of the rain samples. He says the samples contained
bizarre, thick-walled, red-tinted cell-like structures that divide like living cells, but lack DNA, yet still able to
plentifully reproduce in water 600 deg F. He theorizes the particles came from a meteor or comet fragment
that may have exploded nearby. The explosion was heard just prior to the red rain. (Excerpted from Earth
Week by Steve Newmann.)
Bears in Europe, with a warmer winter climate there, are not hibernating.
Baby bottles found to leak chemicals, California may ban them
A new study from green group Environment California: when run through a simulated dishwasher 50 to 75
times, name-brand baby bottles leach the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, in levels that have caused
reproductive abnormalities in lab animals. Baby-product representatives call the report "sensational and
biased" and argue that their products meet federal standards, which really is far from comforting. Feeling un-
comforted, California Assembly member Fiona Ma (D) has introduced a bill to ban children's products
containing BPA or toxic plastic softeners called phthalates in the state, mirroring a current San Francisco law.
And a group of experts convened by the National Institutes of Health will meet next week to review data and
conclude whether or not BPA poses health risks to humanfolk -- but the findings, according to an NIH
spokesperson, will "not necessarily" be adopted by the feds. San Francisco Chronicle, Jane Kay, 28 Feb
2007. Grist.
Friend...Because of You
I have learned to relax more deeply because of you
And take moments in my stride because of you
I know deep within my heart what love is because of you
And I appreciate the strength in my steps because of you.
Because you came along, I count my blessings twice
And because you came along, new depth exists in all my relationships
Because you came along, I have newfound joy in being in the present
And because you came along, the world is more alive more brilliant.
You taught me the way to really cry and really laugh
And you taught me to go with the surprises in life even when they
seem unbearable
You taught me to pay attention, to wake up and see the butterflies
And you taught me how to forgive the most long-held resentments.
You turned fear into hope
And you turned my world literally upside down
You turned over a new leaf in my life
And you turned my eyes toward the clouds.
I got back my Mother because of you
And my Father’s steadfast loyalty because of you
My brother’s deepened friendship ¦because of you
And more love than I have ever known because of you.
Because you came along, I give my all every minute of every day
And because of you, I have learned when and where to draw the line
Because of you, I listen to my body
And because of you, there are times I just stop so I can hear the
wind whispering in the trees.
You taught me an even deeper understanding of what it means
to take one day at a time
And you taught me to trust with every fiber of my being
You taught me to accept imperfection and frailties in myself and others
And you taught me to sing out loud in the park and not care if anyone
thinks I’m crazy.
You turned what seemed the worst into the best
And you turned me into someone who could ask for help
You turned me into a creature of faith
And you turned out to be a friend rather than a foe.
Cancer, I got rich because of you
And I got so much stronger because of you
I feel more keenly because of you
And my life began once again, all because of you.
Lynne Klaus
Whole Foods Pepsi
Pepsi is introducing new products through Whole Foods Market stores. So far, it is a line of chips, Sun
Snacks, and presently test –marketing a smoothie drink, Fuelosophy, at certain locations in the Midwest and
Northeast.. Neither product makes any mention of PepsiCo on the labels.
The company declined to say whether other PepsiCo products are being sold through Whole Foods. PepsiCo
also recently bought out Boulder based Izze Beverage Co., Stacy’s Pita Chips and Mother’s Natural Cereals.
All three products were sold in Whole Foods stores before the buyout, and will continue to be.
PepsiCo is not doing splashy advertising because “Today’s consumers are very, very suspicious of heavy
marketing”. (Excerpts from Pepsi Targets Natural Food Shoppers by Vinnee Tong, AP., N.Y.)
I would say people are suspicious of Pepsi because of their product ingredients and lack of integrity when it
comes to people’s health….
Wal-Mart accused of faking organics
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., has been selling non-organic food products that were misrepresented as organic,
according to a legal complaint filed with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. (Excerpted from Daily Camera article
by staff and wire reports)
From my perspective: Why Work On Oneself
I'm not trying to be perfect...I'm wanting to see more clearly...I'm tired of the DEGREE of pain and suffering I
experienced for so many years...Is my life without pain and suffering now...no...yet I feel more clarity and
room to make choices than ever in those early years. Am I happier in my own small way and my own small
world...absolutely. Am I more loving and caring of myself, and try to remember to put myself in each equation
as it comes up...absolutely. Could I do that years ago...I didn't even know that that was a thought or
consideration I might even have in reference to life. So this is just a small reason on my part of why I work on
myself. Perfection isn't an issue. We're all works in progress. There is no finished 'right and done'. We deal
with layers and echoes of past trauma and neglect, whether from our families or ourselves in our unknowing.
No blame here. Can we love ourselves in spite of our imperfections? I' reminded of the Native American
practice of placing a yellow bead in the middle of the
white beaded background as a token of the perfection of the Great Spirit, and how as a human, we are just
working toward that. I think our imperfections keep us humble. And yet we must learn to love ourselves and
others in spite of them.
Sunday ruminations...Jyoti
Glaciers of Disease
A report published in the Journal of Virology says that there is evidence that viruses, bacteria and fungi may be
preserved in glacial ice for up to 140,000 years, posing a threat of infection once they are thawed. Something
that is likely to be more common with global warming. “Ice may act as a reservoir for influenza-A viruses,
preserving them for later release and infection of animals, including migratory waterfowls and humans,” writes
Scott Rogers, the author. Periodic thawing and refreezing of glacial ice and lakes may explain why “some
influenza virus strains may have appeared, disappeared and then reemerged decades later virtually unchanged.”
(Excerpts from Glacial Virus Reservoirs, Earthweek by Steve Newman).
Winter Delayed
Some ski resorts in the Alps have no snow at all, and flowers blooming at high elevations, too warm to even
use snow-making machines. Flowers are also blooming at 3,500 feet in the Austrian Alps, while there is rare
wintertime color in the some valleys. Bear from Siberia to the Baltic have been unable to begin their winter
hibernation because their dens are warm and damp.
Grace’s Edge: Poetry, Prose and Prayers by Jyoti Wind. I think Jyoti has put together a manual for seeing
with the soul's eyes, for breathing in life's lush availabilities in all of the senses and possibilities and in the energy
of dreams, stages, memories, completions and beginnings. And how all of this and so much more creates the
richness of the circle and the spiral. Would that my touch with words was as sensitive, experienced, attuned,
deeply felt and compliant to the flow of creation as hers, you would have a sense of how much there is
accomplished through the writings in this book. And the cover is beautiful. The title, just perfect. Pam Rau.
$10. + $3.s/h. ISBN 0-9788883-0-8.The Spoken-Word CD is also available, $14. + $3.s/h.
DVDs Sister Bee. A film by Laura Tyler. A lyrical documentary of six women in Boulder County, CO who
reflect on their path of self-discovery through the keeping of honey bees. A wonderful experience.
The Blue Butterfly. Starring William Hurt. Inspired by a true story of a ten yr. old boy diagnosed with a
terminal brain tumor. His dream is to catch the Blue Morpho in the Costa Rican rainforest. The ensuing journey
of courage and love takes you into the photographic wonder of insect and animal life in an incredible place.
The colors alone are worth the viewing.
A Tribute to Joan Reddish
I Did Not Know Joan
I did not know Joan
in the daily market,
shopping for food at Cid’s.
I did not know Joan
on the streets of Taos
or at the local tortilleria.
I did not know Joan
as she stretched herself
beyond her mind,
and I did not know Joan
as a mother of sons
and as gramma.
I knew Joan as a sparkling jewel
who had honed her breath
and polished her vision
to take and include
the great breath and breadth
of the Universe
as it usually is not known.
I knew Joan as a loving heart,
a generous spirit of brilliant magnitude
that accepted and loved everyone
as a part of herself
and herself as a part
of a larger being
some call God.
I knew that when Joan hugged me,
her heart, magnificent and large,
met mine and love poured
out of her for everyone.
Her dramatic flair for the truth
was only rivaled
by her effort to speak it.
I knew she had wrestled demons,
and she flexed those muscles daily
to keep her eyes open,
to be able to set her eyes
on truth in its many forms
and dared herself
not to fall asleep again.
I knew she had fought valiantly,
collected the true wisdoms
of many paths,
in which she immersed herself,
lest she forget
the truth of life
and why we live.
I loved Joan as a sister, an ally,
as someone who, in the briefest of times,
opened my heart to myself,
showed me how freedom appeared
as it lived in a human body,
and shared her love unstintingly
with her friends.
By Jyoti Wind
Joan, Woman of Red
Words seem lame
as I attempt to be,
wallowing in,
grievingly
swirling
with the impact
of your leaving.
You came,
you opened our hearts
you left.
In this opening
you helped us create
a growing understanding
a sparkle of why
is beginning
to show us
the Way.
If we can allow
your mission
to come through,
the opening you
began here
will expand into
new dimensions.
Rather than missing you
we will be
One with you.
By Patricia Jordan
Articles
NOTE: Passport laws are changing Dec.31, 2006. For travel in Mexico and Canada, one will now need a
passport. Included in these new laws are: Central and South America, Bermuda and the Caribbean Is.,
including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Is.
Moving Art
A French wire service story reports that a test group of 20 elderly women who met once a week to discuss
art, required fewer laxatives than a control group who spoke of hobbies and interests. Other benefits were
lower blood pressure and a positive attitude. (Excerpted from Utne Reader, July/Aug. 06).
Timely Find
A construction worker in Ireland found a book of psalms dating back to 800 A.D. or so, as he was driving the
shovel of his backhoe into a bog. The book was opened to a page of Latin script, where God is hearing
complaints of other nations’ attempts to wipe out the name of Israel. (Excerpted from an AP article by Shawn
Pogatchnik.)
Archetype information from Carolyn Myss
The call to Mystical Service - the new archetype at work in the world: Many people are being "called" into
"mystical service" in this world, but
because they are unfamiliar with the nature of mysticism and dialoging with their soul, they are unable to de-
code the guidance that is stirring in
their interior.
In brief, a mystic is a person called by God to change the world through the power of their souls, working in
intimate union with the Divine. This classic archetype of the mystic is being revisited or revised for our
contemporary spiritual community because the world is now the monastery and many are being called into
"mystical service".
These individuals need to;
1) Recognize that they are being "called".
2) Learn to build a soul with stamina, a soul able to channel grace and heal through prayer, individually and at a
distance.
3) To change the world in silence, invisibly through the power of their souls.
My deep belief is that we have spent enough time on our healing. We need to become active channels of grace
in this world because that is what this age of spiritual transformation was intended to initiate. It's time to
consider that you may well be a "mystic without a monastery"
being called into mystical service in a world in need of channels for grace and healing, which is the highest
potential of a soul with genuine stamina.
You have to ask for help. The other beings who are guides for us need to be asked. They cannot interfere or
take it upon themselves to help or change things until they are asked.
The timing for Daylight Savings Time has been changed for 2007. It begins, nationally, on March 11, 2007 and
ends on Nov. 4, 2007.
Shedding Old Skins
Sometimes small epiphanies
dawn in a moment of everyday business
and you see the practiced routines
that you’ve insinuated into your nervous system,
tape loops that circle
like buzzards waiting for the kill
only the ‘kill’ is you
and your growth.
Sometimes one needs to peel off
those old skins of habitual patterns,
pull the tape strands out
by the neck until dead and buried,
those ways of being
that served you in old days and times
and now you can clearly see
are not who you want to be.
Shedding old skins is intense
drawing up the bad blood and regrets,
resentments you’d rather not see,
yet, once seen, must be healed,
healed cell by cell,
DNA strands cleared to bring in more light,
and those skins laid to rest,
no longer yours.
Jyoti Wind
DVD: Chautauqua Then and Now is a film which presents a vision for the future of humanity. The
understanding of universal laws, the constitution of man and archetypal psychology will enable us to create a
more enlightened society.
Filmed in Boulder, this film reflects the inspirational qualities of this mountainous region. The concepts
developed here flow from the personal experiences of Arthur Nazzaro and members of our community.
This exploration of Archetypal Psychology, Ageless Wisdom, Ayurvedic Wisdom, right relationships and
personal practices is presented through interviews, discussion, music and chanting.
With Vamadeva we explore his perspectives on the evolution of human consciousness and practices that can
further one’s personal development.
Jyoti Wind, as an astrologer and therapist, provides deep insights and a compassionate perspective on how we
become our selves. With Arthur, she later leads us though the astrological significance of upcoming outer
planet transits that may influence developments in our collective psyche.
Varadaan, founder of Solstice Institute, discusses Ayurvedic Wisdom and its remarkable similarities with the
philosophies of Ageless Wisdom. He presents an interesting outline of Ayurveda and its origins.
Chautauqua Then and Now is a film which presents a vision for the future of humanity. The understanding of
universal laws, the constitution of man and archetypal psychology will enable us to create a more enlightened
society.
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Present global situation:
What you can do:
People feel that they want to do something. They may pray for the world and all the peoples upon the Earth,
but sit by and feel helpless to deal with war, global warming, starvation and poverty, etc. It occurred to me that
since we’ve chosen a certain sign to be born under, that that element that sign represents is our strength. So
how can we use it.
You might want to check which element you are and experiment with working in that field. Be creative. Share
your experiences. I’d love to hear how it’s going.
Water signs: Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio. The strength of water. Using visualization techniques, water people can
begin to clean the waters of the planet, rivers, streams, oceans, ponds, etc. The effects of tsunamis, coastline
flooding, melting glaciers and snow pack. Pollution of oceans and fish. Water is also emotions/feelings and the
emotional body. Blood stream and fluids in/from the body.
Fire signs: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius. The strength of fire. They can work to inspire (not manipulate) world
leaders. They also could work with the magma in the Earth’s core, how the plates shift and move to release the
pressure of this molten mass. Volcanoes and eruptions. Angers and heated debates. Bombs and explosions.
Forest fires and inflammable situations. Global warming and elevated temperatures. Heated conditions,
inflammations, of the body.
Earth signs: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn. Earth signs can work best in a practical manner, day-to-day
business and negotiating. Financial exchanges and sharings. Food to feed people, and being able to grow it.
Houses, shelters. Doing business with integrity and truth-speaking.
The vices of human life…prostitution, slavery, drugs, solids, wastes, landfills, atomic and plutonium waste,
superfund cleanup sites, Chernobyl, insects, creatures of the Earth. The muscles, bones and tissues of the
body. Our actions in daily life and living our truth.
Air signs: Aquarius, Gemini, Libra. Air people can devote energy to communications, insights, clarity, language,
perceptions, projections. Air currents, wind, tornadoes, storms. The mental field and mental body. The
thoughts, fantasies, and resentments of the mind. Using creative visualization to see it all in better form.
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Birds, winged-ones. The lungs and oxygen content of blood, air passage ways, brain development for thinking,
education, memory, respect for others’ opinions.
Perhaps this is how we can work on holding the highest good for all concerned, and see how far we can take it
in an effort to help each other, the Earth, and ourselves have a better life.
Writing Prompts:
Write a letter to a family member
that you may or may not send.
List 25 things you love about yourself.
Write a memory from childhood
that about a surprise.
Jyoti Wind
1705 14th St. #371
Boulder, CO 80302
303.541-9106
Wind9106@msn.com
Starshine-galaxy.com
Summer ’06 Articles
Dad’s Education
Education has a big influence on how dads interact with their kids, a new government survey states. The
findings include: fathers who have higher levels of education are more involved in their children’s daily lives;
80% of fathers who live with their children, who are under the age of five, played with them every day in the
previous month. Those with more education tend to interact the most; 87% said they played with their children
daily; about 65% of more educated fathers say they routinely bathe or dress their children compared with 42%
of those less educated; 32% of more educated me read to their kids daily, compared with about 20% of less
educated men.
Education also makes a dramatic difference in a man’s likelihood of fathering a child outside of marriage.
Almost 50% of men without a high school education have done so, compared to 6% of college graduates.
(Excerpted from an article by Rob Stein, Washington Post.)
Doomsday Vault
Norway plans to carve out a huge ‘doomsday vault’ inside an Arctic mountain to store 2 million crop seeds
should they ever be needed in the wake of a global disaster. The storage cave on the island of Spitsbergen will
be designed to withstand catastrophes like nuclear war or large meteor impact, which would destroy the planet’
s agriculture. (Excerpted from Earth Watch by )
Reality has a way of intruding on illusion. Al Gore.
”I have already described how it (the mind) could only be aware of a very limited range of ideas at any one
moment and could not combine apparently conflicting themes. Now I found that it did have a dim notion of the
ideas which there was not room for it to keep in mind, but that it was inclined to deal with these by imputing
them to other people. If I was in an elated mood and what I was doing seemed to me very good indeed, then
the banished self-criticism would appear to me as imagined disparaging remarks by other people. If, as often
happened, I wanted to do two irreconcilable things, the desire which was not uppermost at the moment would
seem to belong to someone else.
….It was as if my excluded thoughts, if I refused to give them expression, would find it for themselves, like
bubbles which must eventually reach the surface. And they would find expression by silently biasing my view of
the world around me. Sometimes my hatred of some part of myself which I would not accept became a hatred
of someone else, and I would say all sorts of things about that person, but anyone who was perceiving could
tell that I was really speaking about myself.” (Excerpted from A Life of One’s Own by Joanna Field.)
Be That Which You Are
Surrender your personality; that is, who you think you are, who you think you must be. Let go of your worries,
your thoughts, your ideas of what you should be, and simply be that which you are.
The only conflicts that are created are when you are trying to be something you are not, when you make up an
identity that is false, that is not representative of your truth. Then you have conflict.
Because that which you are not will always bring conflict with it, and resistance and struggle... and strife...and
pain.
But that which you were created to be, that which you naturally are, fits automatically with everything else that
naturally is. Because the universe is a whole idea, that is, it is one thing, and therefore all the pieces in their
natural form, by definition, must fit together.
Be open to whatever unfolds. If you become uncomfortable, watch your breathing. Just be present with what
is (the discomfort). Allow things to come up, and give yourself permission to just watch, to just be with it.
You don’t have to do anything. Notice it, and learn from it.
This is a space of non-action, as opposed to reaction. You are giving yourself the space to formulate an
appropriate solution from a place of safety and neutrality. You are giving yourself the space to be who you are.
(Notes taken during Fundamentals of Hypnosis, Transpersonal Hypnotherapy Institute, training. Thanks to
Yukio Hasegawa, teacher. Includes channeled info from Bashar from other sources. Gloria Constantin.)
Getting There
Suddenly we are on the journey.
It has not truly come suddenly, of course, but only seems so. We have been in preparation for weeks, perhaps
months. We have been waiting for this moment since we heard the faint call to journey in a dream, and that
may have been a long time ago.
Too often we think the journey will begin when we arrive at our destination. But getting to that destination is
also part of the journey. In fact, it may be the most important part. When we turn to our rich cultural heritage
of myth, literature and history, we find that always and everywhere the approach to the destination has been
regarded as sacred.
Medieval cathedrals were designed with the concept of the approach foremost in the minds and hearts of the
builders. We look at a magnificent cathedral from above, seeing it as a bird sees it: as a cross, with the
entrance at the foot and the place of the unfolding mysteries deep inside, at the crossing. From the cathedral’s
entrance to the crossing is the long walk to the heart of faith…the approach.
Ancient civilizations made the processional an indispensable part of every holy ceremony. In the ruins of the
forums and markets of the ancient world we discover the remains of wide avenues constructed for the all-
important ceremonial approach.
…Throughout history, the act of moving in the direction of the destination has been profoundly significant.
So it is for us. We make ourselves aware at every moment that we are moving steadily toward the aim of our
journey.
…All travel on the way to our goal is a consecrated activity.
We know that the process of the journey is itself the journey. Every step we take tells us something more
about who we are.
We proceed to our destination.
And as we walk, the procession transforms us.
(Excerpted from The Way of the Traveler by Joseph Dispenza)
WHAT'S IN THE STARS? Astrologer sees steady rebound
Have patience: 2006 time for progress
12/23/2005
Source: Boulder County Business Report
Author: Barbara Hey
BOULDER - While others look into the night sky and see the twinkling of stars, Jyoti Wind sees the future. As
for what's in store for the Boulder Valley in 2006, Wind studied the constellation of planets and forecasts the
year ahead will bring expanded possibilities and a slow, steady rebound from economic downturn.
Wind, an astrologer with 36 years of experience, used her skills to analyze the prospects of her hometown.
Boulder is an Aquarius city, in a Scorpio county, a Leo state and a country born in Cancer, a sign that just said
goodbye to an oppressive houseguest, Saturn, after a two-year stay. That planet made its once-in-every-29-
year visit to Cancer and vacated in July.
The last time the U.S. operated under Saturn's influence was around 1974, a period noted for its lines at gas
stations, high unemployment and funding cuts in programs for children and senior citizens - somewhat
reminiscent of recent times.
But things are looking up.
Nationwide, Wind predicts the economy will begin to correct, but locally the upswing will take a bit more time.
Blame it on Leo's influence; in mid-July Saturn entered Leo, which is slowing the state's recovery. For the year
ahead, Wind advises the state to do its groundwork and rebuild a solid foundation, so that when the economy
reinvigorates, it will be long-lasting and solid. Wind's watchword for Coloradans is "patience." By fall 2007,
the state will have regained its financial footing.
Boulder County will fare better, thanks to Jupiter in its birth sign of Scorpio. "We will have a greater sense of
possibility than the rest of the state," Wind says. The new year will be all about expansion.
"Right now, Mars is acting as a catalyst, infusing new energy into current situations and sparking renewed
interest in unused creative resources," Wind says. How that unfolds is specific to the person or the business.
Whatever it takes to recharge - a business streamlines to essentials, devises a new approach to marketing or
even relocates offices - she explains.
The first nine months of 2006 will be a gestational period, during which Boulder businesspeople should
consider the possibilities and logistics for expansion, but they need to hammer out ideas for months and give
careful thought before acting. This first phase is thinking and planning.
A springtime eclipse on March 29 will bring a push to define goals and heralds a time when the county is best
advised to take a more cosmopolitan view of the issues it faces. June brings the phase of putting new ideas into
action. And by fall, it's manifestation time, when the ideas, the expansiveness could translate into financial gain.
The overriding message, though, is balance.
Jupiter - traveling over Boulder County's sun - is about possibilities, but Saturn is watching from the sidelines, a
cautionary influence. Wind translates: "It's important to explore the market. Don't overextend. Conservatism is
called for, calculated risks. Avoid over-indulgence."
Well thought-out action is the theme for 2006, but it's motivated by a sense of urgency. Because Mars is
dancing with Pluto, Boulder County is going to feel a kick in its behind to own its power, be a voice for its
principles and for service in the state.
"Communication will be huge in this county," Wind says, which could be interpreted to mean Boulder must
speak up, spread the word about what the county stands for and has to offer to the larger arena. Also in the
stars is a need for the republic of Boulder to refine its image, in order to attract whatever is on the horizon that
could shift its fortune in the coming year.
