Celticai Studio

Mind-Body-Spirit Connection

Opening the Elemental Goddess Meditation CD

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Thank you for your purchase – your support is greatly appreciated.  The Elemental Goddess Meditation CD was designed as a series of MP3 files + a JPEG file.  Unfortunately, the JPEG file seems to be causing problems on a lot of different systems!

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Opening the Elemental Goddess Meditation  CD to play on your computer.

The easiest way to open the CD is as follows:

Insert the disk into your computer’s disk drive.

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When the CD is recognised, right click your mouse and choose Open.

Opening the Elemental Goddess Meditation  CD to rip to your computer

Insert the disk into your computer’s disk drive.

Open your rip software.

Go to the file option and select open.

Select the Disk Drive of your computer.

Select Rip.

 

If you still have difficulties, please contact me – I can send you the files via Dropbox.  Namaste

The Goddess Danu – The Primal One

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The Goddess Danu is considered to be the most ancient of all the Celtic dieties. Her name means knowledge, wisdom, teacher, wealth and abundance. She is also known as Dayna and her Welsh equivalent, is Don.  These ancient references refer to her as both male and female and as the supreme divine source.

This Celtic goddess is associated with the Tuatha de Danann and is attributed with making them the famous race that we know today. When they were adrift in the oceans off the United Kingdom homeless and scared she invited them to her island where she taught them the skills that we know them for today. Danu is a lover and a giver through her guidance she recognises our potential and she is an artist craftswoman too!  I appreciate the warrior and the nurturing aspect of this goddess.

There are no known records of her folklore.  I’d like to share a story that Danu gave to me during meditation.  I am not claiming this as fact; only a way for us to connect with Goddess Danu.

This is the story of all that I be and how I claimed the race of people as my own.

Back in the mists of a time long gone, I resided within the tides and currents of the waters.  In tune with the cycles of the moon, I held the cycles of life, birth, death and rebirth within my hands.

Within the watery depths, I am aware of all that was, is and all yet to be.  On this particular day, under the Ice Moon, I felt a stirring within the fabric of the Universe. I felt the cries and pleas of a people abandoned on the sea above me.  Using my Wisdom Stone to scry the current events, I could see the wooden hulls of many boats drifting aimlessly on the stormy waters.

I knew that these were a people who knew war, despair and defeat.  Within their souls, I could see the spark of possibility and a grand future.  Even now, in the midst of their defeat, this spark would not be extinguished.  They sought hope and prosperity for themselves as a people.

Their being resonated within me.  I could feel the Universal concordances falling into synchronicity.  These were to be my people.  I looked closer within the Wisdom Stone to see a race of people tall in stature and broad in shoulder.  Their hair glistened with the colours of amber, gold and jasper.  Within their hearts, I could see the glow of magic waiting to be ignited and their minds held the capacity to understand and use the knowledge of nature.

With a new possibility in front of me, I appeared to these people on the waters.  Rising from the depths, I stood on the waves dressed in my robes of silver and white.  My auburn hair caressed the ocean breezes and I held my arms out in welcome.

“Failte, People of the Sea.  I am Danu and I offer to you my protection, my knowledge and my creativity.  Place yourselves within my care and I will give you shelter, strength and sustenance.”

Man, woman and child knelt within their boats and offered me their loyalty.  Deeply touched, I encouraged them to stand.  They were never to be a people to bow to anyone ever again.

With a gentle breath, I guided their boats to my Island home.  I helped them to become one with the land, air, earth and sea. To understand the cycles of the world around them and the wisdom that is held within each and every one of them.  I taught them craftsmanship, blacksmithery and the tactics of war – blending creative expression with a warrior spirit.

I awakened their passion and desire through work, rest and play. Their consciousness was transformed from being locked into the essence of their physical knowledge into an expression of the joy, ease and glory that can be through consciousness.

I helped them break free of the rational mind to embrace possibility.  They live intuitively, instinctually and in harmony with all around them.  When they are unsure which way to turn, they call on me, Danu The Primal Queen.  I lead them through the path of life with a joyful heart and eyes that seek the pathways of vitality and beauty.

These are my people – the Tuatha de Danaan. Fierce fighters with the soul of a bard, they now reside as the Sidhe – invisible to most yet an energetic force that propels each of you to be the best you can be.

 

Namaste

Pisces Full Moon

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The next full moon will be:

Friday * 31st August 2012 * 03:58:06 pm
Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Moon sign: Pisces 10° 15′

In other time zones:
SYDNEY = Friday * 31st August 2012 * 11:58:06 pm (AEST)
TOKYO = Friday * 31st August 2012 * 10:58:06 pm (JST)
BEIJING = Friday * 31st August 2012 * 09:58:06 pm (CST)
DELHI = Friday * 31st August 2012 * 07:28:06 pm (IST)
MOSCOW = Friday * 31st August 2012 * 05:58:06 pm (MSK)
BERLIN = Friday * 31st August 2012 * 03:58:06 pm (CEST)
LONDON = Friday * 31st August 2012 * 02:58:06 pm (BST)
RIO = Friday * 31st August 2012 * 10:58:06 am (BRT)
NEW YORK = Friday * 31st August 2012 * 09:58:06 am (EDT)
MEXICO CITY = Friday * 31st August 2012 * 08:58:06 am (CDT)
LOS ANGELES = Friday * 31st August 2012 * 06:58:06 am (PDT)
HONOLULU = Friday * 31st August 2012 * 03:58:06 am (HAST)

 

Key words: Mystery, obscurity, self-sacrifice, mysticism, compassion, idealism, vulnerability, empathy, visionary, the hermit, addictions, unconditional love

Working with the energy of the Piscean Full Moon

This powerful moon is considered by some to be a Blue Moon – a second moon within a calendar month.  I do not hesitate to name it as a Blue Moon however I will state that astrologically, it is not a blue moon.

With our eyes turned skyward to the gleaming disc within the sky. May we take a moment to honour Neil Armstrong, astronaut, who gave of himself to be the ‘first man’ on the moon.  To be able to look down on our Earth from above – what an incredible sight that must have been!

We are coming up fast to the Equinox in September! In preparation, this full moon has the energies of Neptune and Chiron within.  There will be many surprises, moments of joy and ‘light bulb moments’ as well as a feeling of being lost, alone, even melancholy.

It is a full moon of purpose – a combination of our soul purpose and our physical action.  Normally, they tug at each other in different directions.  However, I have a feeling that the Fish is becoming more like a Salmon as the years progress.  The energy is purposeful – You will wake up!  You will find your connection!  The Salmon is learning how to flow UP the river.

The Goddess Rhiannon asks you to combine your creativity and your passion with your daily living. No matter what you do – a job you love, or a job you detest, you can still fulfil your destiny with an attitude of love, determination and duty.  Whether you be the homeless person on the street or the most famous, glamourous and exhalted human known to mankind – your purpose starts right where you are NOW; in this moment.

This full moon will bring your ‘lost pieces’ to the fore; demanding that you seek a more fulfilling way of living your life.  It will be a time of introspection and healing.  –Give yourself the time to contribute to Universal healing through a group meditation (I’ll be conducting one on BlogTalkRadio – see the link below) or personal ritual then read a good book or watch a good movie with some chocolate and a box of tissues.

 

Be the change you wish to see in the world

~ Mahatma Gandhi ~

 

Pisces is a Water sign – so you may desire to concentrate on working with water, the element.

The following are suggestions for items you may like to focus on:

Archangel Correspondences ~ Raphael

Crystal correspondences ~ Blue-lace Agate, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Bloodstone, Fluorite, Halite, Opal, Fire Opal, Clear Quartz, Staurolite and Turquoise

Goddesses:  Rhiannon, Aphrodite, Isis, Mariamne, Mari, Tiamat.

Gods:  Dylan, Ea, Llyr, Manannan, Osiris, Neptune, Poseidon.

Access Questions ~ Who does this belong to?; What sense of connection, communion and consciousness have I suppressed, repressed, depressed and made unfeeling?

Healing Focus ~ is the best time to work magick involving dream work, clairvoyance, telepathy, music, and the creative arts. Healing rituals for ailments of the feet or lymph glands are also done at this time.

 

During this Full Moon in Pisces you may choose one of the following activities that resonate with you – or create your own!

  • Create time for music, painting, poetry, or to read an interesting book.
  • Seek quiet time to rejuvenate your soul
  • Relax in a bubble bath (even better if you can SEE the moon)
  • Daydream or meditate
  • If the weather permits, go swimming or a walk near a body of water.
  • To help with grounding, fill a basin with warm water and a teaspoon of sea salt – let your feet soak.
  • Get a pedicure, reflexology session or massage – to pamper the physical body
  • Open up your intuition through divination tools – oracle or tarot decks, pendulums, scrying, or however your clairsensing gifts present themselves.
  • Spend time in your garden – to meditate or purposefully give back to the earth.
  • Put out your crystals, your wallet or even a ‘wish list’ for the moon’s healing energy.
  • Take out a container of water and leave it under the moonlight.  The next day, fill a spritzer bottle with the moon-blessed water. Light a blue candle and then gently spray your home with this blessing.

Full Moon Blessings to you and yours.