One day two hunters were returning home when a beautiful maiden appeared, she was dressed in a white buckskin dress and glowed with a beauty neither of the hunters had seen before.

One of the hunters filled with lustful thoughts immediately announced his desire to couple with her, the second hunter was certain this woman was a sacred messenger, and scolded his companion.

To the second hunter’s amazement the maiden called the first hunter to her, as he stepped forward a great cloud of black dust enveloped them both, as the dust settled the Second hunter was horrified to see that his friend was now a pile of bones!

Full of fear the second hunter began to pray, the maiden spoke ‘those who only seek the attainment of physical desires without any thought of the spirit within, may feel immediate pleasure, but will die on the inside – those who looked beyond the physical and saw the divine spirit  within would receive pleasures that include, yet extend far beyond the physical. “

She informed the hunter that she is the White Buffalo Calf woman, the Mother of the old ones – The teacher of truth and wisdom, and instructed him to return to the village and inform the people to make a Tipi of many skins as she would be returning in four days with a sacred gift for them

The people of the village gathered in the tipi as the White Buffalo Calf Woman entered she walked seven times in a clockwise direction around the great fire that burned in the center.  She explained as she walked she was remembering and honouring the love energy of the Great Spirit – the energy that warms the heart of all living things

She declared she had come as a representive of her people to remind the children of the earth of their existence, to reignite the connection between them and the Great Spirit and to prepare them for the great changes to come.

She taught the people sacred ceremonies, songs and dances, instructing them how to be responsible caretakers of the land and to always remember that the children are the future of the people.

White Buffalo Calf Woman brought a gift – A sacred pipe which was to assist the people in remembering her teachings and wisdom, when not in use the pipe was to be carried at all times in the special pouch, it was to be filled with the purest tobacco and treated at all times with great respect.

She filled the pipe with tobacco and lit it to demonstrate a sacred ceremony which would reconnect the people to the heart of the Great Spirit while reharmonising their existence so that loneliness and despair would be banished forever.                              Seven times she drew breath and exhaled the sacred smoke, seven times she prayed and seven times she spoke of changes and sacred things.

The first smoke is a breath of gratitude to the Grandfather above all Grandfathers  – the great spirit Wakan Tanka, for the life you have been given

The second smoke is for the Mother above all Mothers – The Mother Earth, give thanks to her for all she gives you and for all that you take.

The third is for all other living creatures which reside with us on earth

The fourth is for all the people that know reality yet carry spirit in their hearts – taken with the hope that one day all will walk as one

The fifth is taken as a way of honouring and asking the unseen spirits which walk with you to come forth and guide your desires to work with the Great Spirit.

The sixth is taken for the six people you would like to see blessed by spirit.

The seventh breath was to be taken in silence, as a way of honouring the Sacred Being from which every being first came.

The White Buffalo Calf Woman spoke of a great need for the people to walk together, she told them a time of great darkness and confusion would come, the fires in the hearts of many people would become just embers, and some would be completely extinguished.

She reminded them from these embers great fires can be raised, that when the darkness passes, the beautiful light of a new day will spread across the earth marking great new beginnings and sacred times, a time where all people of the earth, all colours will unite and walk as one, spirit will be reborn into the hearts of all. In this time animals will become plentiful and everyone will rejoice in balance and harmony with nature.

She told the people she would return to earth again – as a white buffalo calf – to symbolize a time of great change – a time of purification and renewal.

On 20^th August 1994 a white buffalo calf was born on a ranch in the USA, they named her Miracle as being born white marked her as a creature of Lakota prophecy.

Since her birth there have been around 16 more white buffalo calf born

References

http://www.animaldreaming.com.au/whitebuffalo.php

http://www.goddessgift.com/goddess-myths/white_buffalo_calf_woman.htm

http://www.merceronline.com/Native/native05.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Buffalo_Calf_Woman

Lets hope that with the clearing of 2009 comes a fantastic 2010!

I wrote previously about setting a one(or two) word intention for the year. I have  chosen mine – Two words – Delight & Wealth.

Delight – I wanted a word which was fun & joyful as I could do with creating more of each in my life and not taking life so seriously; enjoying more moments what ever the outer circumstances may be.

Wealth – is something I have researched and wanted to create for many years – often a few steps forward & a few back.

My ex & I often had different idea’s of how to create wealth and how to spend money. Now being single I can appreciate the value of having your own personal wealth resources – especially if you are a stay at home mother. I also have no more excuses (blaming my ex) for not building my wealth my way.

2010 is my year for taking responsibility for My Wealth Creation – Not just financial wealth also my Inner Wealth… Wealth on all levels.

Wealth was the word I thought I shouldn’t use for the year – I should be happy with what I have – or it’s just ego wanting wealth – I should chose something better – Something more useful. I pondered many fantastic words to chose, however I have decided that  I am not listening to my “shoulds” I am choosing Wealth!

Have you chosen your word for 2010?

Wishing you all a fantastic, healthy, wealthy and delightful 2010

xox Kelly xox

Lemons are high in therapeutic value – drink some freshly squeezed lemon juice in a cup of water every morning as a great way to boost your digestive system, cleanse your blood & liver and freshen your breath.

Lemon Essential Oil is produced by squeezing the essential oil from the rind of the fruit. It takes around 3000 lemons to produce 1kg of oil!

Lemon essential oil promotes clarity of mind, improving memory, digestion, invigorates and uplifts.

Lemon is my favorite oil for cleaning around the home – it is highly antiseptic with the ability to kill harmful bacterior in minutes.

Make your own Natural All Purpose Cleaner

You Will Need

• A 500ml spray bottle (a clean recycled one is fine)
• 50ml Environmentally Friendly Dish Liquid – I use Earth Choice
• 25 – 50 drops Lemon Essential oil
• 25 drops Lime Essential Oil (Optional)

Put the dish liquid and essential oils in the bottle – if you have Lime oil only use 25 drops of Lemon.                                                                                                                                                                                Fill with water shake well and there you have a simple, refreshing cleaner for your home.

Use on benches, walls, floors, toilet, sinks & showers.

For tough patches of dirt & grim put several drops of lemon oil directly on the spot let soak for a few minutes then wipe – you may need to alternate between spray & oil.

*Lemon is also great for removing crayon from walls & floors (use a test patch to ensure the oil doesn’t damage your paint)

xox Kelly xox

In the past I have all ways made resolutions with some success and some  non-success…

This year I am doing something different.

I recently discovered  Christine Kanes blog, her blog is filled with fantastic articles – I suggest you check it out.

Her idea is to scrap the whole resolution idea and instead set a one word Intention for the year (you may choose up to 3 if your like me and have trouble settling for just one!)

You choose your word and put it on your vision board, maybe make a few index cards with the word written on it & then see how this word impacts your life.

Some words I am contemplating choosing include Grace, Delight, Empowerment, Focus, Courage, Surrender – my recent favorite is Emerge – I still have a couple of weeks to choose so will wait until then for my final decision.

If you were to chose one word for the Year what would it be?

xox Kelly xox

This time last year I thought 2009 would be my year to get married to my partner of almost 5 years, buy a house and live happily ever after..

Instead I sit here a single mother, still renting and contemplating the massive changes that occurred for me in 2009.

The first half of 2009 saw my relationship crumble – rather suddenly, which triggered off overwhelming feelings of anxiety, depression, anger and rage. Unresolved childhood traumas also surfaced for attention & healing.

Me a usually peaceful & positive person was now wrestling with the darkness of my soul, thinking thoughts I never thought I would…. wondering why why why!!

It made me realize how much anxiety is not logical, its easy to say just stop thinking that – and even when you know your anxieties are not real – they are still so powerful – I  remember many times feeling like one of the people from Supernatural possessed with demons and all the blackness flowing out from within me.

During those dark times I tried to keep focus on there being a light at the end of the tunnel and that this challenging time was about the growth of me on a soul level and personal level.

I had to face my fears of being alone and of taking responsibility for my life – the ultimate realization that I and I alone am the one solely  responsible for my life.

From the darkness light did come; I learned about boundaries, setting boundaries, unhealthy relationships, relationship addictions, codependency & narcissism.                                                I put many of the tools I have learned over the years as a healer to use – I used essential oils, reiki & journelling daily, I recorded myself affirming positive beliefs and affirmation and played it all night to help me sleep and to reprogram my thinking, I had regular counseling session with a counselor and psychologist along with regular healings with one of my friends.

I can honestly say I have grown so much from the past year, the last 5 months have been much more stable, my anxiety is not triggered as often and certainly not to the degree it was earlier in the year. I am more confident within my self, I am very happy with my present life  -  I still have room to grow and I am a long way from perfection.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   This time last year I would of been waiting until I was perfect before writing a blog, but hey we all live in this place called Earth and if I wait until I am perfect I will be waiting a long time.

I also know I am not alone in my journey I know many people who also experienced significant changes in their lives, If you have any personal experiences you would like to share, please do!