We wish to speak with you about a perilous passage in which you now find yourselves. This shall extend throughout the rest of this year, as well as into and through 2008. Much of what we have said in our past communications has come true and even more Earth changes, climatic alterations, geopolitical destabilization and threats to the ecosystem will unfold in the years to come. (Note: For those of you who are interested in these predictions, you can read the Archives by going to
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One of the probabilities that we spoke to in earlier communications was a downturn of the US economy. We said this two years ago and indicated that November of 2007 would be the most likely last window where this would take place and, indeed, it is unfolding as we had seen it. We wish to say to you, however, that the situation is far worse than is currently realized, so you would do well to prepare yourselves for difficult financial times.
But that is not the perilous passage of which we speak. We are, rather, speaking to your emotional life, the life of your heart and your spirit, for it is unquestionable that the unfolding events of the next few years will emotionally strike those who have sensitive hearts and who dream of a better world.
In our last communication we indicated that the continuation of humanity (in some form) was now guaranteed. This (the survival of human life on Earth) was not the case prior to the summer of 2007, but through the efforts of many beings the scales have shifted.

This does not mean, unfortunately, that you can escape the spiritual purification of your planet, nor the difficult challenges that shall face your institutions, your cultural presuppositions and your economies. All of these have been built on shifting sand and the winds of the future are now upon you.

We would divide our comments into two areas: transcendence and transformation. When the chaotic phase of re-creation begins — which is the phase you now find yourselves in — all structures come into question. Destinies that have been calculated based upon expected outcomes dissolve. It is a time of immense confusion and the primal emotions of fear and hostility arise. There are several forces at work in this and we wish to discuss them.
Part of this chaotic phase is the simple result of the shift from one dimension of consciousness to another. As Earth and humanity move from 4th dimensional consciousness to 5th dimensional consciousness — which is outside the constraints of time and space as you collectively perceive them — there is a tension between the old world and the new world. You are right in the midst of this.
As more and more people experience paradigm shifts driven by sudden leaps in spiritual understanding, the old world is undermined. The new world with its new cultural, political and economic presuppositions has not yet blossomed, so you are in a kind of no-person’s land where the old views no longer work, but the new views have not yet come into usable expression. So this is one reason for the difficulties you are experiencing in this dimensional shift.
But there is another more insidious element at play here as well.

There are vested interests that wish the old world of domination and control to continue, and they are using every means at their disposal to insure it.
The type of control we speak of is so pervasive and so much a part of the fabric of your society that it is often overlooked — which is exactly what those who wish to control you work toward. There is no one person or group of persons responsible for this type of control. It comes from many directions and sources. It comes from sources you might never suspect including religious, political and economic institutions. But the attempts to control you do not end here. Many of the manipulative elements in your world are also coming from interdimensional and intergalactic interference.
But regardless of their source, the days, so to speak, for those who are trying to control your destiny for their own selfish ends are numbered. The shift from 4th dimensional consciousness to 5th dimensional consciousness cannot be stopped any more than the dawn of a new day can be avoided. The evolution of consciousness on your Earth and of Earth, herself, is in the midst of a dynamic shift and you are a vital part of it.
However, we wish you to understand that the transition from your current 4th dimensional reality to the 5th dimension (and higher) is not going to be an easy one. Due to the inherent chaos that occurs during a dimensional shift and due to interference with your world from terrestrial powers, as well as from interdimensional and intergalactic intelligences, the transition will be much more difficult.
This is not to say that you cannot lessen the negative events in your future by actions you undertake. But it does mean that a graceful collective transition to higher dimensions is probably unlikely.
We have always avoided sharing information that is alarmist in nature, but we also need to be direct and honest in our assessment.
As we have indicated, the rest of this year and through 2008 will mark both an intensification of the dimensional shift and an increase of planetary manipulation and control. This parallel event — the shifting upward into the preludes of 5th dimensional reality (the foyer of higher planetary consciousness to use ametaphor) and worldwide attempts to control and contain the human spirit will be paired off in a virtual and real tug of war. Indeed this war for the human spirit has already begun.
There is not much that one single person can do to mitigate humanity’s collective destiny. But by stepping out of the collective mind control and manipulation that is hypnotizing the world at large, you have the possibility of affecting your own destiny in distinct ways.
In order for you to do this, you must find a way to transcend your own limitations, and by this we mean the limitations of your thinking, which have been imposed by your institutions, your governments, and your religions. You must find ways to transcend the messages of fear and terror projected into human consciousness by the events that are unfolding before you and by the manipulators of these events who are unseen. If you are to survive this period, you must transcend what is happening, or seeming to happen, around you. You must find your own spiritual center.
There are no magic ways to do this. Each of you has several pathways that will lead you to the still-point of your own consciousness, to the realization of your own divinity; and from that place you can more easily detach yourself from the events that unfold around you. You will have learned to transcend the world. One of your great spiritual teachers once said, “Be in the world, but not of the world.” This is very good advice in the coming times which are now upon you.
But it is not enough to simply detach your self and transcend the world. You must also transform the world, and we speak not here of the greater world, for that is beyond your ability to affect. We mean the world right around you, your local community of friends, loved ones, and the earth that is actually beneath your feet. This is the world that we speak of, and this is the world you must transform even as the greater world seems to deteriorate and fall apart all around you. This shall take a great degree of spiritual mastery. We are not saying that it is or will be easy, but we are saying it is absolutely imperative that you transcend and transform your world, both together — simultaneously — in order to pass through the eye of the needle.
And so when you find yourself disheartened at the state of the world, our advice to you is to transcend this self-indulgence, to transcend the manipulation and sense of isolation that is being projected upon you, to transcend the group mind form. This is tricky business because you must find your own path into the joy of your heart, even in the midst of suffering that may be around you. There will be times in the coming years when spiritually sensitive individuals will feel the desire to give up. This is the time to re-inspire yourself, and how you do this is up to you, but we do have a few suggestions.
Turn your attention away from yourself and your own problems to the world around you, to the earth underneath your feet, to your local community, to your friends, to the strangers who live around you, to your loved ones. Discover what you can do to make that world in which you live a better place. These things are very simple actually. It could be a smile, a comforting word, offering a space for a car making a turn in front of you; it could be offering food to someone who is hungry; it can be turning off your television mind control device, and playing with your children or your pets. It could be planting a tree. The list of opportunities to affect the world that is right around you is endless, and then you will find yourself re-connecting to your local community, even as the forces that would manipulate the world try to destroy it.
Do understand that there is power in simplicity, which is why our messages usually deal with simple basics. As always, we suggest you cultivate the Holon of Balance as a highly effective way to deal with energetic instabilities as they arise. For a detailed information on how to create the Holon of Balance, go to:
http://tomkenyon.com/the-holon-of-balance/
We also encourage you to live consciously in appreciation or gratitude, for the subtle harmonics created by these emotional states will act as protectors for you, and lift you up even if the world takes a downward spiral.
Seize the moments of your life, even if your culture and your economies go through difficult times. Find the space within your self to detach and transcend what appears to be happening around you. Then you will, perhaps, have a most interesting experience.

You will see the cosmic joke, and the entire affair on your planet will appear to you as both an interesting and amusing transition into higher consciousness.
This sense of amusement is, however, only seen, of course, from the vantage point of 5th dimensional consciousness and higher. It is not always easy to see the innate humor of situations as they arise in a dualistic universe — especially when you are locked into it. This is why we encourage you to transcend your world — the world as you believe it to be — and to enter into a higher octave of awareness. A new universe brimming with possibilities awaits you.
The Hathors

November 14, 2007

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Greetings!
The higher energies are relentless now, barely allowing us to take a breath in between all the manifestations, and moving us ahead at warp speed.
These new energies are placing us in higher realms reality, whether we are ready to go or not. Pulling us along, bringing to us incredible opportunities that we never might have imagined ourselves, and guiding us into the spaces of our divine and true purpose, we can barely keep up with it all.
Manifestations of these energies can be experienced as acute stress, overwhelm, total exhaustion, weakness, and brain overload. Having a normal phone conversation can drain us to the point of not being able to have one, and even lifting up our arms or moving our legs forward can feel like a major effort as our energy reserves are so depleted! We may sleep the sleep of the dead, and then wake up at 3:30 ready to go again, as we are so primed, excited, and ready for our new lives and realities to begin!
Craving sweets and sugar, along with water, are our natural inclinations to gain some energy somewhere. In addition, we may subconsciously blame others for much of anything and everything, get testy and grumpy, as we are again, making an attempt at taking some energy from somewhere else in order to boost our seemingly dead batteries. Drinking lots of water and eating lots of protein (the ancients recommend legumes) can be the best solutions, as well as simply lying upon the earth and gathering up her energies as a needed boost. And the Buddha belly returns with a vengeance! We can eat like birds and exercise endlessly, but we need to hold the density of these new and higher vibrations, and thus, our weight maintains a higher level than normal for us. And always around that belly area!
These energies are relentless indeed, as they do not seem to cease. Everything seems to be happening at once, and even though most of our manifestations are awesome indeed, overload and stress can be the result. Feelings of over-stimulation are indicators of these times.
As with any move into a higher realms reality, the darkness can arrive as well. Whenever we approach a higher rank on our evolutionary ladder, we can, and usually do, experience what may feel like an unusual amount of darkness around us. But the higher we go, and the further we progress, the briefer this period becomes. And after we pass through the gate of darkness, as it is on the road to the higher realms, we are again able to experience peace, love, and all the goodies we deserve at the end of this particular rainbow of evolution.
Is it the darkness attacking us and trying to interfere with our light becoming brighter? I say no. What is actually occurring is that the darkness within us is leaving and making an exit that cannot be denied. The deepest parts of our souls that have been around for eons of time, which embodied any of the darker and denser energies, along with the darker energies that we agreed to transmute for the whole of the planet, are being purged.
This can manifest as acute anger, rage, feeling immense panic and stress, a great feeling of being lost without a rudder, unexplainable dark and almost evil emotions and thoughts, and the like. If you have experienced any of these, and are able to simply know that this is a process of evolution and it will pass, and that you are not evil or being attacked by darkness, things will feel much better for you. It is most certainly not the real you, as the real you is a being of light indeed.
Our crown chakras are also receiving huge downloads of energy as well, creating head and ear pressure, and back and neck stiffness and tension.
Another manifestation that can occur, arrives in the form of having some unpleasant experiences. These occur as a result of immediate manifestations of how we are running our own particular energy. They are simply pointing out to us how we feel about ourselves, that we may need to stand up for ourselves more, or perhaps not do so much for others, or perhaps do more for others, or the like. Whatever needs balancing and tweaking will arrive for us in bold, living color as part of our own individual drama. These messages are also arriving in the form of our dreams, as we may have what feels like a disturbing and important dream, and awake feeling traumatized or alarmed.
In addition, there is a huge amount of projecting going on now. It absolutely cannot be denied. We may think we are so very wonderful at times, and it is everyone else that has the problem energy, but if we look hard, we can clearly see that we do these same things at times ourselves, and are simply not aware of how we are being perceived by others. In addition, whatever seems blatantly horrific in another’s behavior, is usually what we need to possess more of ourselves. We just need to find a justification for this behavior in a higher form, and know that it is OK to possess it ourselves.
Yes, the higher energies are bombarding us with intense and rapid movement and manifestations, and we are experiencing them in a variety of ways.
Last night my husband Phil and I went out to an ancient site in our community called Casa Malpais. We were granted access by the museum director, as all of us wanted to view a particular petroglyph in order to see where the sun landed at the cross quarter of May 5th, when the masculine and feminine energies merged (our wedding day as well!). Although none of us were able to view this occurrence on the exact day, due to cloudy weather and also that Phil and I were away being married, last night was the first clear evening when the sun set.
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I will forge my own goddess in the fire of my need

Unmet by the father-god daddy-world
(call her Kali)
Hammer her curving, open form on the anvil of my power
(call her Hecate)
Carry her close in the medicine bag of my heart
(call her Inanna)
Worship her with love of self
(call her Diana)
Love of life
(call her Demeter)
Love of Earth
(call her Gaia)
She asks no burnt offerings, no fatted calves,
No “Thou shalt nots”
Indeed, she sings to me “Thou shall!”
Oh, truly is she flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood,
Bone, sinew
Never further from me than my heart, my skin
My belly and breasts,
I call upon my goddess, “Rise up within me!”
And, oh, she rises.

Karen Runkles Throener © (1996)

Chapter entitled: Reclaiming the Feminine Divine

In the fall, I began my first semester of the Marriage and Family Therapy graduate program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. This program affirmed my background in systems theory, social activism orientation, and prepared me for clinical therapy work with individuals, couples, and families. At the same time, I began what I view as the second half of my graduate studies. Inspired to open more fully to a relationship with the Divine I signed up for a year-long developmental spiritual process which focuses on personal empowerment and explores the feminine face of the Divine.

I gathered with a circle of women for many powerful weekend workshops and community events. This process does not involve particular beliefs, dogma, and structure. Instead, it is a fluid and evolving developmental process that supports and enlivens the unique journey of each woman into her full spiritual empowerment and self-knowing. As it explores the priestess archetype, it is called the Priestess Process. The “P” word! What does the word “priestess” trigger within you as you read it?
For many in Western society it is a denigrated and dangerous word. It has been associated with other terms: witch, whore, unholy, illegitimate, exotic, and dangerous to the social order. It has taken time for me to step away from this dominant patriarchal social perspective and define the archetype of the priestess for myself. To me, a priestess is a woman who is a spiritual facilitator, takes a personally-empowered spiritual stance, and honors both feminine and masculine aspects of the Divine.
Over the hundreds of years of the women’s holocaust, or the witch trials as they are popularly known, thousands if not millions of women were tortured and killed (Armstrong, Pettigrew, Studio D, National Film Board of Canada, & Read, 1990). These women were not witches, but landowners, women with money, healers, those active in the community, or those who were simply too bright, beautiful, and gifted to be tolerated by medieval society. In other words, women with any sense of personal power were found to be dangerous and systematically stamped out of Western society (Armstrong et al., 1990). By blaming the victims as witches, we belittle this holocaust and deny its connection to the long-term oppression of women. Women have long been “known” to be sinful, and we are told to look to our fathers, husbands, and men of the church for authority. A woman with a healthy sense of internal authority and empowerment could be dangerous to the status quo! It is no wonder we have been denied positions of authority within many Western churches.
I was disconnected from the Feminine Divine, but she is my source. Up until 2500 BCE, many of the agrarian communities of Western Europe were socially organized around Goddess spirituality, and were led by women (Crawford, 2004). A number of recent feminist authors, including Crawford (2004), have stated that these societies were peaceful, egalitarian, and surprisingly complex. Though many Neolithic cities held large populations, archaeologists could find no trace of warfare for thousands of years (Crawford, 2004).
Closely mirroring the plight of women, the feminine face and principles of the Divine have been denigrated and forgotten. The Goddess and priestesses were given the negative mask of the witch and were associated with the devil (Armstrong et al., 1990). As Western society shifted from matriarchy to patriarchy, I do not believe it is a coincidence that the snake, an ancient symbol of wisdom and the feminine, was utilized in Genesis as the devil tempting a woman with knowledge, thus bringing about the exile of mankind from the heavenly garden (Kidd, 1996). With the origin of the Judeo-Christian world, the identity of woman as sinful and unholy was cemented. In recent times many men and women have begun to explore this lost feminine face of the Divine (Kidd, 1996). This journey is unique to each person. My reclamation of the feminine Divine has been instrumental in the journey that calls me to work with larger systems.
After the women’s holocaust, many women learned the forced lesson to be small, quiet, and sacrifice themselves. This is how my female lineage survived a gender-oppressive reality. It is no small task to reclaim the Feminine Divine and claim my personal spiritual power and worth. Many women are still metaphorically burned at the stake for being powerful in this culture. Living into the archetype of the priestess has been a powerful developmental journey for me. As I explore aspects of the Feminine Divine, I explore myself and the planet.
As I wrote these words, I felt my storyteller’s voice take on a new tone. As both a storyteller and participant of culture, I hold this herstory of women and my own reactions to it. The emotion of my voice tells an additional story. I refuse to be unconscious of the oppression, violence, and mystification of experience that women and all other marginalized groups face. As I identify my own determination, anger, and refusal to shrink into less than I am, I resonate with the interconnected experiences of oppression that others have faced: the loss of indigenous culture, the bigotry directed at different cultural groups and the LGBT community, the rape of environmental systems, and the economic piracy of large corporations. What began to rise up within me, as I explored the loss of the Feminine Divine, was a voice that said with certainty, “This oppression will not stand anymore. This is my work on the planet.” I claim the following intention statement for my life:

Life Intention Statement
I am Priestess Anna Cariad
Mystical dreamer
Visionary
Creatrix
Sentinel and protector
Wise elder of the circle
Loving energy incarnate
Mother to all

Through these many facets of self, I shine as a beacon to the world.
I am a global leader, teacher, and healer.
I have come forth in this lifetime as a truth speaker.

My voice and actions shake the brittle cage of oppression and violence
Until it dissolves into the flowing birth waters of harmony, understanding, and connection.

I am divine midwife in the birth of a new planetary consciousness.
I am catalyst of energy potential.

Through the divine energy of my truth,
I activate the power of my life intention.
I call forth the dynamism of my life expression
And commit myself to walking this journey.

I stand in the power, truth, and beauty of myself.

I am Priestess Anna Cariad

Anna Cariad Barrett (2005)

As Within, So Without… As Above, So Below

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“I can’t believe you are going to go do that feminist stuff.” “I don’t want you to turn into a man-hater”. “I don’t want us to grow apart.” “I am afraid for our relationship if you do that women’s process.” These are some of the fears that arise in men when women want to do women’s spiritual work. They are valid fears. When any of us go off to work on our own personal growth and leave our mates behind, there is a very real possibility that the relationship will never be the same.

My decision to write this article came from years of hearing that some of the partners of the women who went through my Shamanic Priestess Process were concerned about what it was she was getting involved in, and how it would affect them and their relationships. I felt that it would be essential to ask the men who have held space for women who have gone through the Priestess Process™ with me or other facilitators, to assist me by giving me their valuable perspectives on how they see their partner’s changes, what has happened for them, their relationships, and what messages they would give to other men.

There are times in a woman’s life when she may be called to do work with women or a circle of women. Because of the fact that many women are raised to see God as male, it is very helpful for a woman to come home to the Goddess as a step towards coming home to herself. Scott H. affirms this when he says, “what attracted me was her fearlessness around her choice to consciously step away from mainstream spiritual dogma. It takes a lot of courage and commitment to ones own soul to step away from the mandated patriarchal path to God.” This work often requires the company of other women who can birth her through the painful, blocked and disconnected places in herself. The shame, confusion and low self-esteem that women experience in relation to men can drop away in a circle of women, so that she emerges from her time of inner psycho-spiritual work as a stronger, more authentic Self. There are some parts of the Priestess Process™ where women initiate or anoint each other in ways that only a circle of women can do. The end result is that women actually do change; they become more alive, more interesting, and more interested in what is happening in their relationships.

When I asked Chuck W. what changes he sees in his partner from her work in the Priestess Process™, he says: “She seems to have more self-confidence, is more conscientious about her health… I think she has better listening skills. She doesn’t interrupt me as much when I’m in the middle of a sentence and seems to take more value in what I have to say. I feel heard. I feel we are better able to communicate and resolve issues more easily.” Larry B feels that, “among other things this process has given her more understanding and empathy with my perspective as a male.” Jim B also sees that, “ since my wife has been in the Priestess Process, I have seen her emerge as a much stronger woman. She has definitely become more interesting! Her spirituality has deepened.”

Steve W says, “I think my wife is emotionally stronger and more confident in, and willing to express and share her spiritual beliefs and opinions. She also has gained a spiritual support group that is there for her when she needs them.” Larry B felt that “the process could be an opportunity for her to find that support from other strong, spiritual women. This was true beyond what I had hoped. Though the travel was exhausting for her, the energy she received from all the other women seemed to give her a healing perspective on how Spirit and his/her incarnations can give her community in this 3D world. Jaime A. states “I have witnessed a considerable change in my wife since she undertook the Priestess Process™. The changes have all been positive. She has become a better teacher and mentor to her own students. It’s their comments to her and to me that have shown me the way they look to her for sage guidance.” Michael C. notices that “she is more free, bold, expressed, and is taking relaxed action in the world in service to her ideas and ideals. It’s energizing for me to simply be in the atmosphere of her radiance as she moves, shakes, rocks and cradles the world.”

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