Six Days

The Man burns in 6 days! We leave for the playa today! We've just finished packing the u-haul and truck for tonight. In the morning, everything left goes into the car and we leave the house in the hands of our children (ages 20 and 21) for 9 days. For now, I'm off to some much needed sleep. I'll post some interesting stuff upon my return--sometime after labor day.

100 Husbands

I'm laying on the couch and Jerry is rubbing my feet while I blog. He bought me some Shatavari tinture today. Shatavari is an auruvedic word that translates to "she who possesses 100 husbands." It's a sweet and bitter herb that balances the pitta dosha. It increases positivity, healing power and spiritual love. There is an incredible amount of information out on this herb and here is just a nip of it:

*Increases libido--aphrodisiac.
*Balances the female hormonal system.
*Nourishes and cleanses the blood and the female reproductive organs.
*A healthy choice both menopausal and post-menopausal women.
*laxative*Antacid* Good for the eyes and muscles.
*Balances all bodily fluids.
*Good for dehydration.
* Good for harsh environmental conditions

I'm ready to give it a try as soon as I get to Burningman. We leave in just 3 days! We'll arrive in Reno with plenty of time for me to gamble a little. I hope to play a little blackjack if I'm brave enough. I'll have to update myself on the rules, otherwise I know I'll end up being too intimidated.

My eldest grandbaby, Lulu, turns 10 years old tomorrow. So does my kitty.

Nothing Brilliant

I apoligize for not posting more lately but I've been too busy living my life. I want to blog but I've been busy everyday until I'm bone tired and can't keep my eyes open. We leave for the playa in 5 days! It's a gathering and packing and shopping and listing and figuring it all out with camp mates frenzy. Half of the joy of Burningman is the preparation. It's a lot of work but worth it. Tonight as I kissed my mom goodnight she said to me, "You work hard to play." Yes indeed.

In the midst of all this I've started back to work this week at the community college too. And I've been trying to get my mom hooked up with home health care and taking care of a variety of her other needs as well as my own.

Life is good. I'll be back with some incredible Burningman stories soon too. Well, I'll post more before I leave but don't expect anything brilliant from me these days. Sorry.

But Rob Brezsny gifted my in-box tonight and he offered this which is brilliant:

"A religious person is one who contributes to the world some beauty,
some joy, some happiness, some celebration that was not there before."-Osho

And a quote from Rob's book,PRONOIA IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARANOIA:
How the Whole World Is Conspiring to Shower You with Blessings.

Man in his present state has as much desire to urinate as he has
to make vows to Artemis," says Edward Dahlberg in *The Sorrows of
Priapus.* In other words, most modern humans have no relationship with
wild female deities, nor would they ever conceive of a reason why that
might be fun or inspiring. But some of us know that Artemis is not
dead,is not just a figment of the archaic Greek mind. She is a living
archetype of wild but nurturing female energy. Goddess of the ever-changing moon,
strong protectress of the undomesticated soul, she gives sanctuary to
all who prize liberated fertility. Make a vow to her.

I vow to Shewhobehot, a living archetype of wild and nurturing female energy, strong protectress of the undomesticated soul,sanctuary to liberated fertility--to release my rebel lover Shewhobehot. To create sanctuary for her and for the rebel lover in others.

Reach

Good Story. Awhile back when Gillette was in Italy she discovered these "master words" or "power words" of the universe and posted about them. Isn't that the way it went Gillette? Anyway, I was intrigued and there was this e-book to download and I read what I could find out about them. One of the master words was "Reach" which related to finding lost things. If you are trying to recall something you have forgotten, or find an item you have lost, you are to speak this word out loud while visualizing the lost thing. If it is a memory you're trying to grasp you would just intend to remember and then let go of the effort and release it to the universe. Well this is my memory and interpretation on how to use this "master word" anyway.

Right after I discovered this word I was looking for my umbrella. I had searched EVERYWHERE and it was just gone. It seemed as if I had exhausted all of my searching options when I remembered to use the word. I said "Reach" out loud while picturing myself grasping the umbrella. I immediately thought to look in a certain place and there it was. The umbrella was in my hand in less than 10 seconds!

Today my daughter was searching for a little lost tin that held her money, id, etc. She had searched EVERYWHERE and was getting upset, feeling frantic. At first I told her to pray to Saint Anthony because he was the one I turned to in the past as the "power finder" of lost things. I'd used his services since I was a teenager and he had come through for me many times. She laughed and I said--do you want to find your tin or not? She said a little prayer to Saint Anthony and kept looking. Then I remembered "Reach" and I started telling her and her friend about the "master words." I instructed her to say "Reach" out loud while envisioning her tin. She did as I instructed and found her tin in about 3 seconds flat! She had just prayed to Saint Anthony so I didn't want to leave him out of this story as he probably influenced the outcome too.

Try it sometime and let me know how it works for you.

Another Day

We leave for the playa in nine days! Driving to Reno next Sunday, spending the night at the Sands Hotel and then up at 4:00 am to head out to the playa. If I recall correctly it's approximately a two and one half hour drive from Reno, going 45 mph. Our sweet little 6 cylinder Honda Accord treats us well pulling so much weight so we try to baby her as much as we can. Fortunately our friend, Patrick, is coming with us this year and will be hauling a good portion of our weight. This is his virgin year and I'm happy to be helping to initiate a virgin. Burningman is such a special treat.

Wow, what a day. Another one. Up at 7:15 to drive into the mountains for a dyad communication with my friend and he wasn't home! Damn. He forgot about me. I picked a flower for the beautiful marble Buddha that sits in his garden and drove home. I had a dozen errands to run again today, including picking up a raised toilet seat with handles for my mom. My daughter-in-law has been spending a lot of time with her lately so I left it for her to install. I'm so appreciative of the many willing and helping hands available at this point in her life. I picked up some flea medicine for my kitty and applied it the best I could while Jerry helped to keep her from biting and scratching me. She was born a feral cat in the park and has her birthday the same day and year as my eldest grand baby who will turn ten years old in one week. In fact, another thing I accomplished today was wrapping all of her presents to send off to her in the mail on Monday. She is my sweetheart girl. Happy birthday Lulu, aka Lew, LuLu Bell and Buddhalu.

I'm decorating a pair of jeans for Burningman and I worked on them a bit today too. I'm really liking the way they are turning out. I've done all I can on them with the sewing machine and now I need to get out the needle and thread and complete the rest by hand. They will keep me warm and in playa style at night.

I connected with my friend later in the day for our Janus Dyad and it was powerful. Jerry and I walked to our favorite Thai restaurant for dinner and then may a sweep through the city plaza to check out the Friday Night Concert in the Park. Right now, Jerry is standing in front of me, holding our youngest grandchild who is 9 months old who is sleeping in his arms. As soon as I'm finished blogging we are watching a movie, The Good German, with George Clooney and Kate Blanchett. I really like both these actors. Isn't George Clooney a looker?


Edited: This wasn't a "bad" movie but not one I would recommend either. It was very "slow". Done in an interesting, old fashioned black and white style though.

Janus Dyad

Tomorrow I'm doing a Janus Dyad with a friend. I have some specific things I want to communicate and this is the perfect dyad communication technique for doing that. This is how it goes:

Two partners sit facing one another. One begins as the receiving partner and the other as the active partner. The receiving partner instructs/invites the active partner:
1. "Tell me something you want me to know." The active partner then shares something they want their partner to know. The receiving partner thanks them and then says:
2. "Tell me how communicating that has changed our relationship." The active partner then shares again, releasing what they first shared and now focusing on the change in the relationship. The receiving partner thanks them and instructs again:
3. "Tell me how communicating that has changed our relationship." The active partner shares again. The receiving partner thanks them and then says:
4. "Tell me how communicating that has changed our relationship." After the active partner has communicated a total of four times they reverse roles and continue back and forth like this for 40 minutes.

Dyad Communication is very powerful. It's all about connecting with another--contemplating, intending, opening and then sharing the truth. The Janus Dyad is especially powerful in creating a space of intimacy and understanding.

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