Besides the unusually large number, here are some other significant items:

• More than 30 of those quakes were above 6.0 on the Richter scale.  Those are some big earthquakes — and a lot of them.
• Three of the quakes were REALLY big:  7.0, 8.3, and 8.5.
• There is growing activity and increase in the number of quakes along the “Ring of Fire” area in the Pacific — so called because the fault lines form a ring and include volcanic areas.
• While most of the quakes were “shallow” (which can still cause plenty of damage) a high proportion of them were quite deep within the earth — some as much as 5-600 kilometers or more deep.  Those particular earthquakes signal major shifts in the earth’s core.

As we approach Earth Day (April 22nd) it would be a good idea for us all to remember that we are intimately connected with our Mother Earth.  We can help, even with such things as increasing earth movement.

This coming weekend, people around the planet will be taking one hour in the evening (from 8:30 to 9:30 pm to turn off the lights, turn off all electrical appliances, and just enjoy the evening — naturally.  Will you be among them?  This is one thing that you can do.  Yes, it’s a small thing — but the small things add up.  And help us remember there is much more we need to do.

Another thing you can do is to join those of us who are doing healing work with the planet, through meditation and consciousness.  Here is a link to some of the earlier meditations we’ve done.  Even though this meditation was about summer storms, it would be a good idea to repeat them now.  They will be useful for all kinds of earth healing activities.

And last but not least, here is a post I wrote on one of my other blogs, over at my Bright Wings site, on the Vernal Equinox.  You may find it useful as well.

If the earth (or other changes) are shaking YOU up a bit, pay attention.  Change is good.  We can help make it easier.  Don’t forget that we are all connected.  Stay connected with Source, with one another, and with the planet.

If there are things you are doing, feeling, or noticing that you think would help too, I’d love to hear about them.  Please comment below.

Labor Day is also kind of like a hinge.  it separates summer activities from the start of a school year, and all the things that happen during the autumn months.  Most people say that there is a noticeable shift in the energy.  Today you will probably start to feel the energy shifting big time, because it’s a full moon in Pisces, very intuitive and robust.  Most Indigos are going to feel great!

But next week starts one of Mercury’s periodic retrogrades — when you can experience mechanical failures, mis-communications, delays in travel, and so on.  That’s annoying for many people, but I actually LIKE the retrograde times, because it’s a great time to complete things that have already been started.  And believe me, I have tons of THOSE sitting around here!  Mercury retrograde gives me the perfect energy I need to get those things done and out of the way.  I’m looking forward to it.

And finally, the weather patterns are starting to gear up for some real storm activity over all the oceans.  You can call it global warming or whatever you like, the point is:  we all have to deal with it.  Please review my earlier posts about weather and storm meditations, and get ready to go into action the minute you hear about storm systems building, or whenever you start feeling an overload inside your own body.  Those are signs that something is brewing — and we CAN make a difference through our conscious connections.  I hope you will join me in this.

More news soon about the amazing Ringing Cedars Series.  I just ordered the inventory, and my webmaster is busy getting our site ready for you to place orders.  I will post something here about each of the books and DVDs, so that you can see what’s up.  I know you will love them as much as I do and want to get several copies for friends or family members.

Have a great weekend!

So here they are (in no particular order):

Karen Bishop has some new books out, and quite a lot to say about how the shifts are affecting you — and some helpful suggestions for what to do about it.  I like reading her insights even when they don’t precisely match what I’m experiencing — because sooner or later someone will ask me about the same thing Visit her site here.  Be sure to check the latest report, in case there’s a new one posted.

Patricia Cota-Robles talks about an event happening August 15-20th, 2009 in Tucson, Arizona:  a World Congress on Illumination.  Through the Law of Resonance, all humans of like heart and mind can participate in stabilizing the extraordinary amount of Light that is awakening throughout the Universe, whether the timing of the event is “now” or “past”.  It’s worth a look at her site to learn more:  Era of Peace. (Enjoy the nice music, too!)

And last but certainly not least, Tom Kenyon channels an entity known as the Hathors, who have some important things to say about the predicted Swine Flu pandemic, how to stay well, and how to stay centered through the current and coming changes.  I personally liked these a lot!  They are very hopeful and empowering. Here are the latest links I suggest you read:

Lies, Half-Truths and Manipulations

Ecstasy and The Heart on how to focus (this should help those of you who wonder if you have ADD. . . )

The Holon of Balance on thriving through the earth changes

The Holon of Ascension on how to adjust during the solar storms and flares, and how they will affect you

The common thread I find in all these messages is this:

• Stay centered and connected to Source no matter WHAT happens!
• Turn from both fear and anger in yourself and when you encounter it in others; refuse to participate
• Keep breathing and seek the joy
• Remember the 11:11 (as above, so below) — and follow the 11:11 Laws to your best ability)

These steps will serve you well always, not just under challenging circumstances.  Make it your business to master them — and then teach it to others if they ask

Let me know if you have any questions about these topics; I’d be happy to respond.

Hurricane Bill is kicking up some surf in the Atlantic, and we could use some help getting this system turned harmlessly toward the open sea instead of land.  Those of you who have been working with the earth energies and flow, know what to do.  Go do that.

For any of you who may not have been involved with co-creative work with Nature before, here is are two links to learn more about what you can do.  It’s pretty easy, really. . .and very skillful use of your consciousness.  I hope you will join us in this work.

To learn more, go here and here.

Not getting accurate or timely global news in the US is a definite challenge, but as soon as I hear something I will let you know about it.  That’s what I’m doing right now.

All those who meditate or work with Nature are called to connect immediately with the air, waters, and storm systems all over the world, especially in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.  We want to ask Nature to discharge its energy in a way that causes no harm to life forms or property; that is the general principle.  We have proven time and again that this is not only possible, but a desirable way to help things remain stable.

If you would like a link to some of our previous meditations about working with the weather and Nature, go here and here.

We can make a difference; I’m sorry we got a late start on this one, but if you connect as soon as.you get this message, and pass it along to your friends, there is still time to prevent it from being even worse.

When I get a chance I will try to find storm maps and see if I can link to them from here.

As always, thank you so much for your light, and for the love you carry for all living things!

One of the sites I like for this is Karen Bishop’s What’s Up On Planet Earth (which now has a new web site called Emerging Earth Angels.)  Her latest post talks about the kind of strange “lull” some of us have been feeling, where projects are stalled, things seem to be at a complete stand-still, and equipment doesn’t work right.

For instance, my flagship web site was down for more than 48 hours from Sunday to Tuesday because of a major server failure; one of my clients cancelled her call because she just had a “blue screen of death” on her computer and had to send for a new hard drive to replace it — thank goodness for backup!  (Hey — you ARE backing up your systems and your data, aren’t you?  Make sure you do!)  And so on.  These things keep happening, and rather than become frustrated by them, it’s easier just to check out the energy flows and to see what’s happening on a larger scale.  The perspective is helpful.

And frankly, so is the rest!  We’ve been moving at quite the speed lately, and working hard in multiple dimensions.  We truly have earned a rest.  But sometimes it feels like I’m all geared up with nowhere to go!  Ever have that feeling?

For instance, have you noticed that the major storms and hurricanes that were predicted for this summer haven’t happened?  Did you wonder why that is?  I have.  And I’m pretty sure I know the answer, too.  What I think has happened is that enough Lightworkers have engaged with the elements on the planet, to create buffer zones when pressure starts to build.  We can quickly adjust to areas of stress on the planet, to ease the tension and prevent chaotic weather patterns from forming.  We humans are getting really good at this!

But it’s hard work.  It takes concentration and focus. And we’ve earned a rest.  So enjoy it.  I’m trying to, and waiting for the clear moment I’ve anticipated.  I think I’ll know when it arrives.

There will be more work ahead, and in different arenas as well.  Authorities are predicting a challenging fall this year with the flu and H1N1; stay healthy and take precautions.  I’ll post some links here soon that will help you plan and that can give you the information you need to keep yourself and your families safe.

And we could all do some work on the jagged polarities of them/us that still seem to get in the way of planetary harmony.

Meanwhile, check out Karen’s blog and see if what she has to say resonates for you.  It sure does for me — and doggone it, wouldn’t you know, it’s not what I wanted to hear either, because I’m smack in the middle of a big project and wanted it to move forward smoothly.  It isn’t.  And now I can see part of the reason why.  The Universe needs time to help us align properly, so that ALL our projects can manifest in divine order and perfection.  (Yeah, I’d rather have it that way too. . . )

How has the past month or so been for YOU?  Chime in and let me know.

Solar Corona

But what do they mean?

This week I got emails from all over about these eclipses.  Some people were alarmed and thought they could portend great calamities, either for governments or for natural disasters.  Some people worried about the energy fields that produce wars (as if we don’t have enough wars already.)  And others felt it to be a call for prayer and meditation, as an opportunity to reattune with Source.  I saw newspaper accounts of people around the globe who believe that the energy from the solar eclipses in particular can harm or deform babies in utero; in these places pregnant women were hiding in darkened rooms,,to avoid any contact with the “rays”.

Honestly, some of these fears are probably almost genetic.  Before humans had an explanation for what happens during an eclipse, it was probably very scary.  And for want of knowledge about the event, their imaginations created an answer that fit their belief systems at the time.  Isn’t that human nature?  If you’re a pessimist, you look for confirmation about what you believe — and seem to easily find it.  Likewise with an optimist.  Based on the exact same events!

So what do these eclipses mean?  First I’d say to connect with Source and see what you intuit.  You can also visit some of the many esoteric astrology sites to see what trained astrologers are saying about these events.    Next, I’ll offer my own views on what they mean.

Because the solar eclipse was in the last degree of Cancer, and proceeding into Leo ~ and because of the positions and aspects of the other planets during this time ~ there are strong indications that the eclipse draws out the last remnants of whatever family dramas or patterns that need to be released, to give us all a chance to let go of them before moving ahead with what we intend to create and become as a human family.  We can see the major issues that are crying to be healed in our time:

• poverty and economic instability
• governing systems that do not serve all the people
• power-with vs. power-over
• medicine and health care for everyone
• protecting and sustaining a healthy planet, with clean air and water available for all living things

Whatever has been keeping us from perfectly manifesting a world where these issues are no longer plaguing us, it’s time to dismantle and release them now.  And the idea that it’s not only OK to do that — but necessary and desirable — is what this eclipse is all about.

The energy we have been wanting, to help us create heaven on earth, is finally here.  Now it’s up to each of us to choose it.

What do YOU think?  Are you feeling this too?  Or is it different for you?  I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Here’s a link to one of the posts I made about working with Nature Intellgence, to assist with the safe release of energies that the Earth must do: Partnering With Nature Intellgence. We humans have a lot to learn, but we’re beginning to “get it” ~ and when we do, it really helps. With everything.

This is your “early warning notice” that it’s time to start your meditations again. And learn more about how to work co-creatively with Nature Intellgence. It’s fun ~ and more than that, it’s necessary! Come along for the ride

I’ve been working on a project that’s going to help you learn faster exactly what to do, and how to do it, if you want to learn more about Nature Intelligence and Co-Creative Science. Stay tuned. . . I hope to have an announcement out before the end of the month with more details.

Meanwhile I’d love to hear your stories about working with Nature Intelligence; what have you learned? What’s the most interesting part of it?

Hailstones cover the lawn in March

Fargo ND just dodged a devastating flood (so far, that is): there are tulips buried under ice in several parts of the midwest;UPS sent out a bulletin that shipments moving through the midwest might be subject to considerable delay because of severe weather in the region; parts of Australia have been destroyed by out-of-control fires; and things are looking a bit, shall we say, uncertain about the weather this spring. Everywhere.

It’s time to get back into the meditation groove, friends! The elements can and will respond to human consciousness. But we have to take the initiative. We have to “go there”, as it were.

So let me refer to you the pages where I offered some effective suggestions about how to work consciously with Nature, to mitigate the need that Nature has to discharge excess energies and help all this happen in a way that is not destructive. Right now, this task rises to a top priority. Even if things in your part of the world seem quiet and calm, they aren’t in other parts of the world. And soon they won’t in YOUR part of the world, either.

Go here to refresh yourself about meditations for Nature and healing the Earth. April is designated as Earth Month. Do this to help!

I’m telling you right now, WE can make things better. This is one of the ways.

More soon. I’m getting ready for the Co-Creative Science Program; if you’d like to be part of the beta group, please get in touch with me. I need about 30 people.

Meanwhile, go print out these weather meditations and start working on them. We need steady, regular focus. Who knew consciousness could be so much fun?

TIbetan New Year

Along with my traditional Tibetan wishes of Tashi Delek for everyone, today I also offer special wishes for the Tibetan peoples — and for all people and sentient beings everywhere. I have some things to say about Tibet — and hope. The image above has particular meaning for me, with its energy of sweeping. May our thoughts, words, and actions sweep away confusion, pain, grief, and despair. Please read on for some astonishing information. . .

FIrst, the sadness. Then, the hope.

I want to witness the suffering of the Tibetan peoples, both in Tibet and in their diaspora. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Han Chinese invasion of Tibet, forcing many to flee (including the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, who at the time was but a young boy.)

Since that time, the Tibetan people have been subject to religious repression, harsh treatment by the Chinese (in the form of being relegated almost to a lower caste status in the very communities where they have always lived for centuries on end,) and deprivation of key resources including employment and economic resources. The Chinese authorities have moved ethnic Chinese into every Tibetan village, replacing local economies with Chinese businesses, and taking over all key positions of power.

If you do not know any Tibetans, you should know that they are a cheerful, peaceful, respectful people. Their religious beliefs are centuries old, and very spiritual. But for 50 years now, their lives (and their peaceful WAY of life) have been steadily threatened. Life in Tibet in 2009 is very different today than it was in 1959 — most would say for the worse (except for the Chinese, who resent the “lack of appreciation” from the Tibetans for having been “liberated” from their “feudal conditions.”.)

The ethnic Tibetans are all but forbidden to practice their religion (despite propaganda to the contrary), even in the monasteries; the monks and nuns are forced to endure “re-education” from the Chinese who have taken over the administration of all public services in their locales. Yes, there have been upgrades to many of the public systems (such as updated transportation, communications, and power and water) — but at a steep price to the Tibetans. The power and authority remains in Chinese hands.

What the Tibetan people want is very simple: they wish to live as they choose in the place they have for untold generations called home; they wish to come and go freely, without interference or hindrance, as they please; they wish to practice their religious beliefs and pass those beliefs along to future generations, without interference or hindrance from anyone. They wish for the right to determine how they wish to live and work, and to be free from persecution in any form, for any reason.

But the Chinese government’s position (and official policy) is to deny these fundamental rights to the Tibetan peoples. While the long term strategy is as yet unclear, many outsiders (and some Tibetans) fear that the Chinese claim to the Tibetan plateau might be to mine its rich resources in the Himalayan range. And if true, that would be an enormous global tragedy. No one but the Chinese know the plans for the future — and they aren’t talking about it.

May I also say that while the Chinese government will surely reap the karma of their actions, as we all do in life, it does no good for anyone to project hatred onto en entire people. This is a path we humans all too often take, and we are beginning to see that it does not work. We need a new way.

And now the hope! While I feel sad for what has happened with the Tibetan people and their religion, recenty I came across new information from a completely different source that changes how I view this and other situations around the world where conflict and suffering have been great — and still continue (places like Darfur, the middle East, and so on.)

It seems fitting that I offer this to you on Losar, with my best wishes for a Happy New Year. It’s from Drunvalo Melchizidek, recorded on December 18, 2008. Please take 34 minutes to hear what he has to say; I think it will make your heart sing! (And you will learn some important things too. . . )

Here’s a tidbit for you: It’s prophesied by the Indigenous spiritual leaders of ALL traditions that the center of Light on this planet is shifting; it used to be in Tibet and Peru — but soon it will be in South America instead. Interestingly, many Tibetan teachers have established dharma centers in South America over the years, and several Tibetans-in-exile communites thrive there.

But that’s not what this video is about — it’s much more than that, and you will be glad you saw it.

Drunvalo on what lies ahead very soon

Tashi Delek to everyone!

More news and announcements coming along real soon,

Stay tuned.