North Star Country Video

 I finally got around to posting a YouTube video on my book Sacred Sites in North Star Country. It took only six years.

Updating Sacred Sites--Camden, New Jersey

Since I published Sacred Sites in North Star Country: Places in Greater New York State (PA,OH,NJ,CT,MA,VT,ONT) That Changed the World in 2017 I have continued to look for and survey locations that have Fields of Consciousness (FOC).   Recently I visited a friend in Camden, New Jersey.

Before visiting her I mapped dowsed a map of Camden, New Jersey where she lives and found that a Field of Consciousness was located close to her home. It was a community park near the waterfront.

In the picture above my dogs are lying down in front of the FOC that is located just behind the fence.

Great souls and great events as well as social justice movements have been born or occurred closes to FOC. That is because emanate consciousness emanate  consciousness that calls us to our highest ideals.

FOC are found in America's northeast and southern Ontario, Canada. Below is a map of the area that I call North Star Country. I named it such because it was the north Star that guided freedom seekers north before the Civil Wass.

Erik Gelden In Jessica Jones Season 3 Exhibits the Superpower in us all

If you have had a chance to watch the 3rd season of Marvel Comic's  Jessica Jones (Netflix) you will have seen Jessica's recent flame, Erik Gelden. He has an unusual superpower; he can sense evil. When he gets close to an evil person he gets a bad migraine beginning from behind his eyes. The closer the person to him and the darker their evil the greater the pain.

There is something to this.

According to Hindu Vedanta the seat of your consciousness is located in the area of your forehead. It is your mind screen and its called your Chidakasha, 

YOUR CHIDAKASHA IS WHERE YOU WILL SENSE AND FEEL CONSCIOUSNESS.

When I began to meditate in powerful Fields of Consciousness(FOC) I was taking on massive amounts of Spiritual Nutrition that was nourishing my soul and helping facilitate its transformation. I like Erik Gelden began to become highly sensitive to the consciousness, or morality, of the places and people I came in contact with. Sadly most are not good so I would get headaches like Erik; only when it was really bad it felt as though a large set of vicegrips/pliers where gripped around my temple area and squeezing hard.

Over time my sensitivity to the consciousness that I came in contact with began to diminish. I began to sense it less, unless it was just after meditating in a powerful FOC. I still feel consciousness, particularly if I focus on it, or run into someone very negative/dark.

So?

While you may not sense negative consciousness like Erik does, or I did, it still matters a lot. Because you are merging with that negative consciousness even if you cannot feel it. This matters an awful lot, as I discuss in my upcoming book Everything Has Karma: Learning to Embrace Our Interconnectedness.

While some may consider Eric Gelden a superhero he is only a person that can sense what is going on 24/7 with us.

Sacred Sites Update--Stone Wall Inn NYC Celebrates 50 years

Today the birth of the Gay Pride Movement turns 50 years old and it all started at the Stonewall Inn in NYC.

What is of note is that part of the Stonewall Inn rests on a Field of Consciousness (FOC.) In the picture below I have circled the part that rests on the FOC.

It is my believe that space matters and that it can influence us. In particular I believe that the Northeast of America is where Mother Earth's soul resides, specifically because of the FOC. I call it Northstar Country and it is the birthplace of much of what we hold dear--the birthplace of Women's Rights, American Democracy, the Spiritualist Movement, Mormonism, the New Age and much more. To that we can add Gay Pride.

While the Stonewall Inn was not included in my book Sacred Sites in North Star Country: Places in Greater New York State (PA,OH,NJ,CT,MA,VT,ONT) That Changed the World it will if I do a revision. I have since found many others.

While it is a single FOC of consciousness, not a stacked FOC where several FOC are placed upon each other and you will not feel much if you visit, it still had a powerful affect.

Sacred Site Update--Gossamer Wood

Several of us gathered at Gossamer Wood in Canandaigua, NY for Earth Healing and cleaning up and opening up the space this July 4th Wednesday. We are looking to raise money to buy it and turn it into a sacred preserve for all to enjoy. 

Since Bill Dewey sold his house in January we have had to put in new trails,  refashion older ones and heal the ones damaged by the weather. We have also made a big effort to clean, expand and make the property more friendly and accessible for pilgrims. Much of this year will be spent to make the grounds more accessible--AND OF COURSE JACK UP THE ALREADY INCREDIBLE VIBE.

You can learn more and donate at, Gossamer Wood

Kareen and Bill inspecting a trail.

Wednesday was incredibly hot in the mid 90⚬'s I found some amazing things, from more energy vortices, sacred stones, more powerful features of Mother Earth...... I guess I should not be surprised...but more and more is being revealed.

Spirit Keeper's stone. Here I am standing next to a sacred stone, in front of me to the right--covered with moss. Looking at it seems like no big deal, however it marks the high point in a Field of Consciousness--an unbelievable Stacked 12 (S12.) An S12 is when 12 FOC's are placed upon each other; the highest formation and rare. 

Because of its placement strategically over the high point in the FOC one has to assume that it was intentionally placed there and whoever created it knew what they were doing.  I believe it was created by a mystical group very intimate with Mother Earth's subtle body that I call Spirit Keepers. Amazing. This was an incredible find and adds to the other S12 at Gossamer and has it moving closer to being in the rarified company of Onondaga Lake and its sacred space.

 I found a vortex ring close to the sacred stone on the S12 and decided to create a stone circle around it to act as a splint and nurse it back to health. (I discuss vortex rings on pages 52-56 of Vortices and Spirals.) A water vein also begins in this area. Another indication that prayer, meditation, ritual, healing and good and loving thoughts/acts occurred here. Thanks to the great souls that did this, we hope that we can honor your spirit by adding to it.

I constructed a short entryway to the S12 and Vortex Ring.

 Another Spirit Keepers stone. This one marks a S8. Another find--the stone and the FOC. There were also several Manitou Stones and other sacred stones in the area. That whole area  close to the creek is loaded with all sorts of wonders.

Janice meditating on the highpoint of a FOC. It is the prayers, meditations, rituals, healings that raise the vibe of a space. Basically it jacks it up and enhances it. Very Nice. 

In the spirit and knowledge of the Spirit Keepers I marked the high point of all the FOC with large flat stones. It is my experience that they would at a minimum mark the high points with a stone, or stone mound; they would also place other stones in the area. I plan on adding more stones to this sacred area, hopefully several hundred more over the next few years.

We could use more meditators. If all you want to do is meditate for hours on end in such sacred space, please comment below and leave your contact information which I will take down after I contact you.

There is a lot more I did not photograph such as a cistern with a water dome underneath it, several other FOC, Manitou Stones...

You can learn more and donate at, Gossamer Wood

PS. People have been meditating in the energy vortex, what I call a natural vortex,  in the Spirit Keeper's Stone Circle and it has gotten even stronger. Kareen, Bill and I could feel it 10-15 feet away as we approached it. WOW!

A medicine wheel Kareen and Donna put together near the woods by the entrance.

Sacred Survey in Norwich, NY

Yesterday I had the pleasure of doing a survey of someone' home just outside of Norwich, NY.  The Usonian house was apprentice- designed in the Frank Lloyd Wright tradition in the mid 1950’s and rests on 17 acres. The vibe was positive throughout and very positive in the sacred areas. There are Fields of Consciousness, Stacked 8 (S8, 8 Fields stacked upon each other); VERY NICE! There is also a vortex on the areas with an S8.

Here are some pictures:

 The Front of the house.

 A spectacular view of the backyard from the house.

 The rock was intentionally exposed. and being prepared for the construction of a work studio above. THE HIGHPOINTS, S8 IN THIS CASE, IN A FOC OFTEN COME IN A SERIES OF 3, 12-15 FEET APART, IN A STRAIGHT LINE. IN THE PICTURE ABOVE THE SERIES OF 3 IS MARKED WITH A SERIES OF RED X'S.

Overall the FOC is about 50-60 feet in diameter in an oblong shape. Weirdly, the garage, within the FOC, seemed to create a bulge in the FOC. That however, may be because me and my perceptions.

 Above a  circle of stones mark one of the S8's in the series of three. The large flat stone had recently fallen over. NOTICE THAT THE PLACEMENT OF TWO LARGE UPRIGHT STONES WAS ON ONE OF THE HIGH-POINTS--S8. WE ARE UNCONCIOUSLY DRAWN TO SACRED AREAS AND OFTEN MARK THEM, OR BUILD RELIGIOUS STRUCTURES OVER THEM. FOR EXAMPLE, MANY PLACES OF WORSHIP ARE LOCATED OVER LEY LINES.

One of the other S8's is outlined above with stones. It is also is where the vortex, or natural vortex is. Very powerful. A natural vortex is a cocreation with Mother Earth and forms in response to human intention. You find them at places where good deeds such as, compassion, prayer, ceremony, healing, giving, altruism etc...take place. It pulls in, or funnels in extra energy into you. In this case it funnels in extra consciousness. To learn more see my, Vortices and Spirals.

Lots of interesting willow structures on the property.

A great place. The vibe and the vortex are a clear indication that this was once a very holy area, a pilgrimage site. VERY NICE!

Swami Vivekananda Cottage in the Thousand Islands Will be open August 10 to the 24

Swami Vivekananda's cottage is a must visit for anyone interested in Hinduism and its vedanta, yoga and meditation. It is only opened briefly in the summer.

Unfortunately Swami Vivekananda's Cottage in the Thousand Islands Park on Wellesley Island in the Thousand Islands will only be open from August 10 to the 24th this year. The cottage itself will be open those days from 10AM to 12 Noon and from 4PM to 6PM. You can certainly walk the grounds when the cottage is not open. Because of the limited hours I expect crowds and would look to go during the week.

The room upstairs where the Swami stayed while he was there for 8 weeks in 1895 (he lectured and taught on Vedanta) has a powerful vortex; one that put me instantly in the balcony a few years ago. Very, very strong. You definitely need to meditate in the room--the vortex is located in the center of the room.

The house and the immediate area rests on Fields of Consciousness. There is another vortex in the rocks behind the house. Meditating on the rocks in front of, or behind the house would be a good thing to do.

Make sure to visit the rock/tree in the back (it is a short 5 minute walk) where Swami Vivekananda achieved the highest state of Samadhi. It said that on his last day August 7, 1895 at the Thousand Islands the Swami went into the back woods to meditate and froze solid in meditation and remained oblivious to torrential rain and is said to have achieved nirvikalpa Samadhi. (Page 104)
“He had a unique experience of inner freedom at the Thousand Islands Park which he expressed eloquently in his poem “The Song of Sannyasin”. He wrote from there to a friend:
“I am free, my bonds are cut, what do I care whether this body goes or does not go? I have a truth to teach—I am a child of God. And He that gave me truth will send me fellow workers from the earth’s bravest and best.” Page 105-106
Source Vivekananda a Biography (1953)
The tree has since died, but a new one has been planted and a memorial erected. It is a short walk to the back.

Per Ramarkrishna Vivekananda web page
VIVEKANANDA COTTAGE
P.O. BOX 1084
THOUSAND ISLAND PARK, N.Y. 13692
Telephone: (315) 482-3031


MY writeup: Swami Vivekananda's Cottage 

Here are some helpful links.

Directions to the Cottage

My Video, Swami Vivekananda's Cottage Thousand Islands, NY

Vivekananda's speech to the Worlds Religion that catapulted him to fame. I never noticed it before that he begins Sisters and Brothers and not Brothers and Sisters. BRAVO!

Vivekananda's teachings  

Swami Vivekananda's Life Story 

NY Governor Cuomo Declares Onondaga Lake Cleanup Complete

Last week NY Governor Cuomo declared that the cleanup of Onondaga Lake was complete. 

This is sad. In no way does this mean that Onondaga Lake is now clearn.

A clean Onondaga Lake is important. Covering pollution with caps is a deficient as that consciousness of pollution, toxicity and disregard for Mother Earth is picked up by the thousands of Ley Lines emanating from the Fields of Consciousness found there. That consciousness is then carried to the farthest corners of the world--imbuing and polluting the hearts and others with that intention. Awful.

Here is what NOON (Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation) had to say:

  Onondaga Nation's Sacred Lake

The Onondaga Nation, supported by NOON and others, has long maintained that the cleanup of Onondaga Lake is far from adequate. But these voices have had little impact on the forward movement to put this Superfund site behind us.

Governor Cuomo has announced that the lake revitalization has been completed ahead of schedule.

With little public notice an Open House was held at the Honeywell Visitors Center last month to present information on plans for restoration around the lake. Notice was published in a DEC Bulletin just three days before this event. Joe Heath, Onondaga Nation's lawyer, has stated the plan “is close to 100 pages and it's somewhat technical. They've been negotiating this for 10 years, and then to give the public one-one-hundredth of the time it took to generate the thing doesn't respect public input." It “makes little mention of the Onondaga Nation or its cultural losses.” “How do you put a dollar sign on the loss of a sacred lake?" Heath asked. "The leadership of the nation was not willing to put a dollar amount on a sacred loss."

A Syracuse's Post Standard Editorial on April 25 addressed the issue of the short notice.
“It took a century to turn Onondaga Lake into the nation's most polluted water body. It took decades to hold the industrial polluters to account and to engineer plans for cleaning up the toxic mess. It took 10 years for the federal and state governments to come up with a plan to "compensate" the residents of Syracuse, Onondaga County and the Onondaga Nation for their inability to enjoy the lake or use it for fishing, recreation or spiritual activities.

So, after all this time, why is the public getting the bum's rush?


The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and New York state Department of Environmental Conservation dropped their 73-page damage assessment/restoration proposal  around 3 p.m. Monday. Theone and only public meeting on the matter - an "open house" -- is scheduled for 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27, 2017, at the Honeywell Visitors Center on the west side of the lake.”

Although the Governor has directed the DEC to schedule three additional public information sessions between now and the June 2 deadline for comment, it is not certain when they will happen of how much notice the public will receive.
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Proposal for projects restoring wildlife habitat and recreation on Onondaga Lake

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) are considering a series of projects to restore and protect wildlife habitat and water quality and increase recreational opportunities at Onondaga Lake, as outlined in a draft restoration plan and environmental assessment released today for public comment through June 2, 2017. The draft plan may be found at http://nyfo.fws.gov/ec/files/onondaga/Onondaga_RPEA_Press_Release.pdf.

For decades, mercury and other hazardous substances were released into Onondaga Lake and its tributaries and uplands. Due to this industrial pollution, Onondaga Lake was designated a Superfund site in 1994, launching a comprehensive remediation of the Lake and additional sites in the area, and through various court proceedings, the responsible parties must now also pay for the damages to natural resources this contamination has caused.

As part of the Onondaga Lake natural resource damage assessment and restoration process, the Service and NYSDEC assessed contaminant-related injuries to natural resources such as waterfowl and turtles, and quantified the lost use of natural resources to the public, such as fishing. The agencies then solicited restoration project ideas from stakeholders to identify the types and scale of restoration needed to compensate for those injuries. The ultimate goal of this process is to replace, restore, rehabilitate, or acquire the equivalent of injured natural resources and resource services lost due to the release of hazardous substances—at no cost to the taxpayer.

The agencies analyze 20 restoration projects in the draft restoration plan and environmental assessment. These projects, in total, include the following benefits:

-Extension of the Erie Canalway Trail from Camillus to the Loop the Lake Trail (3.2 miles) and from the Honeywell Visitor Center to Harbor Brook (1.2 miles);
-Preservation, habitat restoration and public access to over 1,400 acres along Ninemile and Onondaga Creeks in the Onondaga Lake watershed, including public fishing rights and parking areas;
-Installation of structures within over 275 acres of Onondaga Lake to provide habitat for fish, amphibians and invertebrates;
-Fifteen years of funding for the identification and removal of invasive species within about 1,700 acres of wetlands, lake/river littoral zone and riparian habitat;
-Restoration of wetland and fish habitat at Onondaga County parklands;
100 acres of warm season grassland restoration;
-Deepwater fishing pier on Onondaga Lake;
-Enhancement of jetties at the Onondaga Lake outlet to improve access for all;
-Boat launch to be developed along the Seneca River;
-Transfer of the Honeywell Visitor Center to a public agency;
-Future Restoration Projects Fund.

The agencies are soliciting comments on this draft plan through June 2, 2017. Comments may be submitted by mail to Anne Secord, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 3817 Luker Road, Cortland, New York 13045 and by email to anne_secord@fws.gov. Written comments were accepted at a Public Open House, to be held at the Honeywell Visitor Center (280 Restoration Way, Syracuse, New York) on April 27, 2017 from 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM.

Representatives from the Service and DEC will be on hand at the Public Open House to explain the natural resource damage assessment and restoration process, and the draft plan and environmental assessment. After the comment period closes, feedback will be closely reviewed and any necessary changes made to a final document identifying the chosen restoration.

Under federal law, federal and state agencies and Native American tribes are authorized to act as trustees on behalf of the public for natural resources they own, manage or control. In this role, trustees assess and recover damages or implement restoration projects to compensate for injuries to natural resources due to hazardous substance releases (e.g. mercury).The natural resource damage assessment regulations encourage the participation of potentially responsible parties (PRPs) in the assessment process, and Honeywell agreed to cooperatively assess natural resource damages and identify restoration projects at Onondaga Lake with the trustees. Read more information on this process at https://www.fws.gov/northeast/ecologicalservices/nrdar.html.

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Fish biologist, Dr. Neil Ringler is making the case for the restoration of Onondaga Lake's native species through scientific experiments.
Onondaga Lake Fish signs do no imply that the clean up is sufficient.

PLEASE NOTE: The agencies are soliciting comments on this draft plan through June 2, 2017. They can be submitted by mail to Anne Secord, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 3817 Luker Road, Cortland, New York 13045 and by email to anne_secord@fws.gov. Written comments will presumably be accepted at any additional Public Open House as they were at the one held on April 27th.

Utica's Old Main Orbs

In preparing for my talk to Oneida Historical Society in Utica on Saturday I noticed orbs and a mysterious light in my photographs. They are pictures of the former Utica Psychiatric, belovedly   known as Old Main. It was one of the first mental health institutions to employ a "moral treatment" approach  by compassionately treating the mentally ill. At the time the mentally ill were locked up and de facto had the key thrown away. 

While Utica Psych has gotten flak for its notorious "Utica Crib", a restraining device. It clearly embodied a strong intent to help and even heal people--patients had their own newspaper, could work outside because it was believed outdoor work helped cure......

Interesting that I never noticed the orbs before. But it clearly appears that there is something on the right side of the pictures.



The picture above shows a vertical red light. It appears to be in front of the trees, maybe even close to the dogs. I took this picture before the others.

 In the picture above you can see a large ball of light area by Old Main to the right of the trees. It appears to be an orb.

The picture above was taken seconds after the previous pic. The ball of light (orb) seems to be descending.  On second look the orbs have a red tinge to them, like the first picture of a red vertical light.

Does the sequence of pictures show a red ball of energy expand as it moves towards Old Main and then disintegrate?

The dogs are lying in the center of a large Field of Consciousness(FOC.) And while FOC emit Consciousness they also emit Energy/electromagnetic energy.

Skidmore's Orbs

With the American Society of Dowser's Convention set to return to Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY this summer I thought it would be nice to set up a temporary stone circle over the Fields of Consciousness. To better describe the location(Broadway Entrance) I went to google earth. To my surprise one of the pictures contained two large orbs

To see the orbs click on the link below. They are located over the house on the right side:

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0958915,-73.7795249,3a,75y,105.38h,92.87t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEc8PSH77pnDr2_4c3i_PnA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Janice Carr rotated the picture and got an even more spectacular display:

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0960663,-73.7794443,3a,75y,105.38h,92.87t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s8OgSMzBsM7gn0bvq9Qb-hA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Because the forms are similar in shape in both picture and the locations are different, it raises the suspicion that it is something on the lens is responsible for the orbs. Or the orb(s) are not energy formations, but something ethereal, an energy ball, or a sprit.

The Fields of Consciousness are located just north of the Broadway Entrance. In the picture below is from June of 2016 after my talk when we went there to meditate.

Orange backpack marks one of the highpoint.

Gobind Sadan Celebration Feb 25, 7PM

What:  Baba Virsa Singh's Birthday Celebration at Gobind Sadan

When:  Saturday, February 25, 7 PM

Where: Gobind Sadan
                         Address:
            105 Graves Road
            Central Square, NY

All are welcome to attend the celebration of Baba Ji's Birthday at the Gobind Sadan Ashram. What he called, "One of the holiest places in the world!" This would be an excellent chance to join the Sikh community in celebrating one of their icons. It will also give you the opportunity to meditate in a powerful place; one that would nourish your soul and improve your meditation.

When I wrote up Gobind Sadan for  Sacred Sites in North Star Country: Places in Greater New York State (Pa, Oh, NJ, CT, Ma, VT, Ont) That Changed the World I had never been in the meditation center. I was there a few weeks back.

When I walked into the mediation center--WOW. It has an extremely positive vibe, rests on a stack (12) Field of Consciousness (the highest) and has a vortex. It was an incredibly powerful and uplifting experience to meditate there.

Below is a picture of the meditation room. It is an old out building converted to a meditation center after the old temple was burned down. The ceremonial fire in the center room is stoked and fed incense on a continual basis. Ralph Singh would like to have the sacred fire going 24/7. He may be looking for volunteers to come by, or even spend a few days on a longer retreat in this shangra la and keep the fires going. When Ralph went to India years ago for one week  I would visit his house in Elbridge to do ceremony and feed a wooden statue of Baba Virsa Chand. This was over ten years ago.

More pictures

In the picture above I am standing in the vortex in the meditation room. A sure sign that this place is holy and divine. As I noted in Vortices and Spirals,  a vortex forms in response to prayer/meditation/cermony and are found at holy places around the world. Unfortunately, many supposed holy places don't have vortices, or even a positive vibe.

This would be a great place to sit and meditate when you visit. They gave me a an orange scarf to cover my head.

The meditation room is an incredibly powerful place. When you meditate in a place where others, more experienced meditators have meditated, you benefit and up your meditation. In other words, you can significantly improve your meditation by meditating there. For those that have played basketball, think how much better your game is when you play with better players.

We will be holding an Earth Healer's Gathering at Gobind Sadan this spring/summer and hopefully the temple will be opened up early for us to soak in the divinity of this precious piece of Mother Earth's Soul.

Take advantage of this opportunity to raise your consciousness and become a better meditator on Saturday, February 25th. Join in the celebration with this warm and welcoming community.

madis

Omega's Spirit Keeper Site

It is written that thousands of earthen mounds dotted America's landscape before settlers came. Mavor and Dix in Manitou: The Sacred Landscape of New England's Native Civilization noted that there were tens of thousands of stone structures in New England when they wrote their book in the 1970's.

Yes, the landscape is dotted with stone structures as I have mentioned before. You just need to look, have some basic geomancy skills and with a little effort they will reveal themselves.

IN writing my book Sacred Sites in North Star Country I went and re-surveyed my listing of sacred sites. One of which is the world famous educational retreat center the Omega Institute. What I found there was pretty incredible.

While I say is was an incredible find--A Spirit Keepers Site--it looks rather nondescript and unless you knew what you were looking for you would ignore it. It is that plainness and uninspiring appearance that may explain why it survived.

The Spirit Keepers were an ancient indigenous culture that lived thousands of years ago. They took care of Fields of Consciousness (the place Ley lines emanate from) and I feel blessed whenever I find their footprints.

To assume the picture below of the the Omega Institute's property is a Spirit Keeper is a big leap. 

Why do I believe the three stones (2 marked by paper) above are part of a Spirit Keeper's structure? Location, location, location.

Fields of Consciousness have high points that often come in a series of 3. In the picture above the three stones embedded in the ground mark the three high points in the series. What are the chances of this occurring naturally?

This is a pattern I have seen at other Spirit Keeper sites; to mark the highpoint. I  imagine larger mounds were once on top of the stones and had been removed by farmers clearing fields and are now part of the many stonewalls in the area.

There were no other stones similarly embedded in the ground nearby.

The vibe was also positive, another positive indicator that good things went on there.

Learn dowsing and basic geomancy skills and get out in the woods and explore.

Earth Healers Gathering, Oct 1, Gossamer Wood, Canandaigua NY

Postponed due to rain.

Please Join us for a Gathering of Earth Healers

When: Saturday October 1, Rain Date Oct 2, 2016. 10 AM to 4 PM. Followed by discussion. BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH, SHARED COST FOR DINNER (if you want to stay) For those interested--Dinner, campfire, chanting/drumming to follow.

Where: Gossamer Wood, 2235 Cty. Road. 28, Canandaigua, NY

Goal: We are looking to enhance the grounds, put in some new trails and add to the powerful love that already exists at Gossamer Wood Healing Retreat Center.   In the process you will learn how to heal Mother Earth, better connect with Her and raise your consciousness and the vibe at Gossamer.

Activities: Will include trail work (maintenance, making new trails…), spiritually cleaning the sacred space,  constructing stone structures (circles, prayer stones…) meditating on prayer stones/stone circles. To perform certain tasks you will be working with L-rods (dowsing rods); instruction will be provided. Although it is not necessary to bring dowsing rods it is strongly encouraged. Please do not ask others to use their L-rods because it is like asking to use their toothbrush.

Learn, Experience, Connect, Teach: We are looking to teach you about Mother Earth and about healing and enhancing Her. We will be doing this through instruction and experientially. This will Better help you connect with Her. We want to teach you so that you can do Earth Healing yourself and teach others. We will be following small schoolroom approach where the sixth graders teach the third graders, who teach the first graders.

About Gossamer: GOSSAMER WOOD RETREAT HEALING CENTER is the home of healer (The Body Talk System and REIKI MASTER) Rev. Bill Dewey. Over the last few decades a variety of educational programs—Reiki Classes, A Course in Miracles, The Tree Whisperer, meditations, gongs, Seminars and Workshops by Doctors, etc. have taken place there.

The 12 acres of GOSSAMER WOOD sits on powerful aspects of Mother Earth, one of which I call Fields of Consciousness. This is where Spirit Lines (Ley Lines) originate from carrying Christ Consciousness to distant corners of the world; so it is important to rev up GOSSAMER WOOD so that Spirit Lines can better do their job. It is included as one of the sacred sites in my listing of sacredsites.

A recent survey of GOSSAMER WOOD posted on this blog revealed some incredible finds just north of the existing trail system--vortices, Spirit Keeper Site, Manitou stones, Earthen mound... We will be working to link those sacred places and enhance them. 

Because Bill’s longer term plans are to create a land trust for the grounds so that they will remain a sanctuary for all to visit; we will be also begin putting in a new trail system. It will begin north of the house in the area of a future parking area for visiting pilgrims. Bill would at some point like to sell the house, but have the grounds be preserved as a sanctuary.

If you are interested in making a tax deductible donation to help pay for the construction of a new parking area, or with legal expenses for establishing a land trust, please contact Bill or myself—or bring your check book. I will give you a formal receipt.

What you should bring: Work gloves, boots are preferred (but not necessary) a seat cushion, or portable chair to sit on when meditating, a backpack, or bag to hold your stuff, several bottles of water (spiritual exercises and powerful sacred sites will increase your need for water), LUNCHEON FOOD and snacks. If interested in pizza for dinner some money to contribute—or bring your own dinner.
Please bring a pair of L-rods (dowsing rods), some basic instruction will be provided.

Again please make sure to bring some luncheon food to eat, particularly root vegetables to help ground you. GOSSAMER WOOD is a very powerful sacred site and can give you a spiritual high, bliss you out; particularly since you will be meditating and learning to better connect with your Mother.

We Need Rocks and Flat Stones: If you have any flat stones, or rocks big enough (fist size, or larger) to construct a 10-20 foot in diameter stone circle. The more the merrier. If you know of any places to get flat stones 12” to 18” in diameter please post below in the comments section.

Challenging: We will not ask anyone to do really hard work. Trail maintenance consists of raking, pruning and moving old dead tree branches to mark the trails. The greater challenge will be the big dose of Mother Earth you will be experiencing. The bulk of your time will be spent meditating and clearing up sacred space.

Parking: On the day of make sure to park snug next to other cars leaving plenty of room for others. If you not plan on staying all day, park towards the back. Please do park behind other cars. Bill can take 15-20 cars if people park considerately.

Rain Date: Check this Blog post before you come. I will post by 7 AM on Oct 1, if we are pushing our gathering back a day.

Updates: This blog will be updated with news.

Questions, Concerns: Post your questions, concerns on the comment section below. That way information will be better shared.

Ride Sharing: If you are interested in sharing a ride and are coming from Syracuse, Buffalo… please post your contact information and location in the comment section below. If someone is interested they will reply.

Keeper: Basically we will be doing Keeper’s Work. A Keeper is one that watches over and takes care of, physically and spiritually, a sacred site. We are also looking for people to make a commitment and become one of the Keepers for Gossamer as it transitions. Speak to me on Oct. 1 if you are interested in becoming a Keeper for GOSSAMER WOOD.

NEW, Coming a Long Distance. Please post your contact information in the comment section below if you are not on Bill's or my Listserve, or are driving a long distance.

A tentative schedule of activities will be posted on this blog at least one week before our Gathering on Oct. 1. We will begin by meeting in the Bliss Learning Center for a talk on Fields of Consciousness and their global network of Spirit Lines, and the basics of clearing space and creating stone structures, and of course connecting with our Mother (Earth.)

Again post all questions and concerns in the comments section below and make sure to check periodically for updates.

This promises to be an incredible uplifting and rewarding day for us and our Mother.