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Thoughts on What Matters
  
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More from our Morning Reflections series
                       ~~Zacciah Blackburn, PhD
                                            01.2015

 

 

Winter Solstice

A Morning Reflection:

On this Solstice Morning, we wake, watching each ray of Light enter the Night, until we are overcome with the Beauty of the World, and share this offering, with you.

Thoughts on What Matters

Thoughts on What Matters
Of course, this is a rather large topic when left wide open:  what really matters to us, health, family, community, life work, the larger community of humanity and all Life on Earth....... it will all depend on our life situation and world view.

 
However, there is an underlying theme which rides through most spiritual traditions of the world.  And that is about our true nature, and our true life purpose.  Why are we really here?  And, moreso, who are we, really?
 
Many of us don't ever take the time and opportunities to truly contemplate, much less, fully explore, answer, or resolve these questions.  But the answer is quite distinct in most of those spiritual traditions.  We are a pristine and equal part of the Cosmos, and here to enter states of complete Self Realization.  We will do it (embody) over and over again until we finally 'get it.'  Once we have a true view of Who We Are, we understand Why We Are Here.  Indeed, the two intertwine so beautifully.  And, there are methods to awaken our inner knowing and ability to reach those higher potentials of Divine Self and Purpose, even Divine Origin, which, in many ways, super-cedes our other 'normal' pursuits in our lives.
It is why we are really here.  To fully realize who we truly are.
And what our relationship is to the Cosmos.
 
In the last year, new realizations have emerged, as to how these two aspects of our consciousness relate to two primary energy centers, or chakras, in our biofield, and how those relate to each other.  When we fully 'get' and anchor these states of wisdom and being in these centers, we activate our field to fully engage, with the Cosmos, these states of potential and purpose.  While I want to discuss this here, I also want you to know this will be central to our practice this coming weekend in Chester VT.
 
My guides and teachers (I am speaking mostly of those of the 'other worlds' here,) have always shared with me, that the fastest way to reach and sustain these states of awareness, or self realization, is through Purification of the Heart.  We simply cannot ascertain, much less attain, realization of this greater aspect of our true essence and nature without purifying, and letting go, dissolving, transcending, transmuting or transforming the lesser thoughts and unresolved emotions and beliefs which weigh us down, distract us, or cloud and 'veil' our wisdom, insight, and understanding, as well as our ability to perceive directly, through the subtle senses, that which we truly are, and our Divine Purpose within that. 
 
We are such pristine beings of high and pure luminescence, many of us are astounded when we finally have the opportunity to experience this.  In order to sustain these states, we must learn to match those higher vibratory rates of our essence, while grounding in the full vitality of our being.  To fully ascend, is really to fully incarnate and embody our essence.  The two have a direct relationship with each other.  Ascension and Embodiment, Realization and Incarnation.  The reality is, it is much like our brain states, well established by science, that they are all co-existing simultaneously, and it is the state we focus upon which we emanate.  The same is true with our higher vibratory states.  When we focus on those, they begin to emanate through our body, and dissolve encumbrances which keep us from our higher truths.
If we wish a higher dimensional awareness, we will only realize it by focusing upon that, and allowing all lower states to dissolve or integrate.
 
Resources:
My articles are filled with reflections on this topic.  As well as meditations and sound meditations to assist you in realizing and achieving these states of being.  But, this weekend, and later this month, we are offering two programs which will have in depth practices and in depth discussions, and practical applications, to help us richly understand and achieve these states.  And in service to this community, I wanted to be sure you see and understand what is being offered.
 
There will be deep healing potentials, with high guides and teachers, such as the "Black Dakinis," aspects of the Great Mother, and many of the great guides and teachers whom assist us in this work.  We just came from a 4 day Advanced Intensive in which Thoth, the 'Thrice Great' one, was with us as the principle guide of our work, and his presence will continue to resonate through this practice.
He and others will assist us in the rich immersion in the principles of self realization in our Twin Stars program this weekend in Chester Vermont. 
We are offering the ability to attend just one (Saturday only) or both days (Sat-Sun) of the program.
And, you will save $30 if registered by Friday noon.
 
Feb 21-Mar 7, we will be in Tunisia.  This is promising to be a very in depth retreat, with greater opportunity than usual, to enter remarkably focused states of healing, transformation, and realization, as well as working quite directly with the Living Energies of the Earth and Cosmos.  See the information in the column to your right or on line, for further insight.
 
We look forward to seeing you.
And send dear blessings to each of you, wherever you are, in this precious time of self and planetary transformation.
We encourage you to understand something greater than most of us truly understand or yet embody, is occurring, to assist us to enter just that, enriched states of self realization and empowerment.

Blessings to all.
Zacciah, and
those who walk with him.



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Uniting our Twin Stars in VT
UNITING OUR TWIN STARS
Our ESSENCE and PURPOSE
Feb 7-8, 2015

CHESTER VT
Honoring the Mother of Us All, Chester VT  5/2-3/15
HONORING THE MOTHER OF US ALL

MAY 2-3, 2015
CHESTER VT


 
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SOLSTICE
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If you have not had the opportunity yet, please read more in our prior articles.
Partake of the many exercises, mp3’s, interviews, and more, we have given in our vast resources on line.
And, should you choose, join with us in our upcoming programs, which will give extraordinarily rich opportunity to experience, and enter into vivid relationship to these principles of life, of sound, of healing, and consciousness.
We have an entire 3 year training in sound healing you can take one week, several parts of the first year, or the entire training.
In our upcoming outdoor work, we enter and explore living and harmonious relationship with the very elements of Creation, the elements of nature, the ancestral beings, wisdom and memories which reside in ancient natural power sites, and ancient, powerful ceremonial sites, like the stone chambers of Vermont.  (These mysterious stone sites are all over the Northeast, but we have entered extraordinarily magical relationship with the energies and WisdomKeepers of the sites we have worked with, for years, in Vermont.)  Come and be with us.
All of our current, upcoming practices, may be viewed here.  

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Special 2015 Upcoming programs of illumination:

Uniting our Twin Stars in VT
UNITING OUR TWIN STARS
Our ESSENCE and PURPOSE
Feb 7-8, 2015

CHESTER VT


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Twin Stars:

Divine Self; Divine Purpose.

Our Divine Self and Divine Purpose hold the yoke which binds us to this lifetime.
Until we fully understand and awaken our Divine Nature, and embody it in complete and harmonies alignment with our purpose in Life, we shall continue the dance of seeding and unfolding of karma, the law of reciprocity.

Our Divine self holds the essential nature, the Light and Wisdom of the Self, to embody and awaken fully to Who We Are.

Our Divine Purpose holds the Life Force, the energy necessary to bring us to that place of fulfillment, of Self Realization of our Essence and Reason for Being.

  PROGRAM INFORMATION


 
  Honoring the Mother of Us All, Chester VT  5/2-3/15

HONORING THE
MOTHER OF US ALL
MAY 2-3, 2015
CHESTER VT
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Embracing the Living Wisdom, Love, and Compassion
of the Divine Feminine
as the Heart of Creation
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The Sacred Feminine      
She comes in many forms.  The Mother of All Life.  In some traditions, she is the formless, the Void of vesica piscesCreation, from which all Life Springs.  In others, she is the face of Creation, that which is visible, tangible, that we can touch, love, and interact with.
No matter the tradition, no matter her form, the Sacred Feminine is a Source Point for All Life.
By honoring her, by entering in 'right', or harmonious relationship with her, we deepen our awareness of, and connection to All Life.  It is a good thing to do.

HONORING THE
MOTHER OF US ALL
 
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School of Sound Healing
Next offering still open:
    July 2015  (see in next box, below.)
  School of Sound Healing
And, our my upcoming School of Sound Healing, a year long training beginning in September, you may enter very heightened states of awareness and experience, learning to work with therapeutic and ceremonial sound healing methods, for self realization and healing, and/or for developing or furthering a healing practice for others, utilizing all principals of understanding, of the use of instruments, voice, intention and awareness, with awakened states of guided intuition.  I pray you may join us.
 
Ongoing, in Depth Experiential Trainings into the use of 
Therapeutic Sound Healing
For Personal and Professional Development
Take One or All trainings; 
New programs Every Quarter
Level I, Sept, Nov, Jan, April 
 
Level II, Sept-June

And, I look forward to sharing more about all of this with you, in the future~!  





 or the benefit of those whom have not read too many of my articles,
the term ‘we’ is often interwoven into these articles, as they are written with, and often spoken directly from, direct intervention from the great council, of ‘high holy beings’ who guide and illumine this work.
 
Many blessings,
Zacciah 


Some of our 2014 practices, some will be repeated in 2015:

Sacred Sound Healing, Sacred Earth Hearing retreat
Sacred Sounds, Sacred Earth
The Sounds of the SHAMAN

A 5 Day Shamanic Sacred Sound Retreat 
July 15-19, 2015

Therapeutic/Shamanic Sound practices, Sacred Ceremony for Healing the Earth and Each Other,
Accessing Ancient Sitesand Earth Wisdom

In Sacred Sounds, Sacred Earth, Songs of the Shaman, we will focus on how to use sound to enhance our private and professional lives.  Then, we shall, also, stretch out into nature, to work with the elements and ancient sites.  And, we shall learn to enter ceremonial states, for the benefit of the Earth, with the Great Grandfather drum(s) we use in our practices.

 Lions Gate, NH, VT
AUGUST 16-23, 2014
In LIONSGATE:  Awakening the Dragon, we shall enter pristine natural and ancient ceremonial sites every day, bathe in exquisite mountain lakes, and waterfalls, and, hike the high peaks of Vermont and New Hampshire, which form a perfect Star Tetrahedron.  Don’t be too concerned, we do not do so much climbing, and really, not that much hiking, see our itinerary and logistics for explanations of such things.)  We pamper ourselves in the evenings with great lodging and meals in prestigious retreats and inns, wherever possible.  And, we ‘seed’ the potential of ‘heaven on earth’ into a living prayer wheel created through our work, in collaboration with the elemental forces of nature, and the high holy beings guiding our work.  It is a journey of great personal discovery, empowerment, rejuvenation, and healing which we experience, followed by an act of incredible service to the planet, as called upon, by these elemental beings, drawing upon the dragon currents of living energies which carry the power of our work from all dimensional spaces we have worked in, for the entire week, into the womb of the Mother, through one of the ceremonial chambers, to gestate these seeds of potential, for the benefit of All.

 
You may, also, see prior articles, and meditative practices, with the Power of Illumination, Light, and the Solar Principle, here. (Scroll all articles to see add'l articles with meditative practices.)
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©2014 Zacciah Blackburn, PhD 
The Center of Light 
All Rights Reserved 
You may copy or send these articles in their entirety, without revision, as long as this acknowledgement and contact information is included. 
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(image credits:  Most images in this article are, c Zacciah;  Space photos, NASA; Magdalene, unknown artist, images of Seraphim and QuanYin unknown origin.)
 

 
The Hathors and many others of the Council of High Elders working with Zacciah guides these intimate words.
  
So much is occurring in our collective field at this time.  Come and find places of balance, restoration, renewal and vigor, and seeds worthy of planting.   

 


All Practices
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More artilces and news here

(For more on this, read some of our last messages from the Earth, earlier articles about earth wisdom and resonance, some with easy meditative practices, and mp3 downloads)
There is an elemental grace which the Earth exudes. We have the power to step into it. We have the elemental right and responsibility to do so. It is inherent within us. The Elemental Grace and Wisdom of our Divine Origins.It is our Birth Right.

Claim it.

 

Join us in our upcoming programs!
 

 










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(A recent article, with a free download in MP3 format, of its meditation is available here. The same restrictions apply to the audio sample.)
I share many blessings with each of you.
Many blessings,
Zacciah

 more articles soon to come!

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In VT, NY, MA, CAN, EUROPE, elsewhere
The New Earth, programs for self realization and empowerment.
Go to our class lists for our latest listings.
Watch in our next newsletters for our full announcements of our upcoming  Practices to engage in the New Earth, of which we each have a part.
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The Center of Light Institute of Sound Healing and Shamanic Studies
Ascutney, VT  05030   USA
www.thecenteroflight.net
e-mail:  info@sunreed.com
Phone: 802.674.9585
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Zacciah Blackburn, PhD, is a gifted intuitive, teacher, and sound healer, trained in classical healing and shamanic traditions, and sacred sound cultures.  He teaches internationally, and practices in Vermont, USA, at the Center of Light Institute of Sound Healing and Shamanic Studies.  Zacciah shares authentic trainings in the nature of human consciousness, explorations into the Shamanic worlds of Earth Energies & awareness, and teachings on the nature of sound, and sacred sound practices, as a therapeutic healing modality.  His in depth understanding provides life transforming experiences into the authentic nature, being, and wellness of who we are as spiritual beings, and how to develop that nature.  He is Director of Education at the International Sound Healing Network, & co-founder & Director of the World Sound Healing and All One Now Network of organizations working for global peace. He is, also, a founding board member of the Sound and Music Alliance.  Zacciah, also, offers musical instruments of sacred sound cultures, & sound healing tools, at www.sunreed.com.
See www.thecenteroflight.net, his primary website, for further information.
Join our Newsletter to get the first announcements of new articles like this!

Blessings reign upon us all, and are open to us all at any time we choose to put our awareness there.
May it be true for all peoples of the Earth.
Zacciah


More about Living Earth, Living Relations, the Taripay Pacha, the Q'ero, and the Inka Seed, HERE, and HERE.

Zacciah will add to these articles in near future times.

In the meantime, look at our Earth Energies, Earth Mysteries practices here, including sacred tours in Vermont, France, and Peru, in 2011.
See our many Articles on the Earth Mysteries, Sacred Sound, Human Consciousness, and These Times of Great Awakening and Transformation, here.
 
©2011 Zacciah Blackburn, The Center of Light 
This message may be reproduced and shared as long as it is not altered and the following credit & contact information is included.  Thank you.  

 Zacciah, also, offers musical instruments of sacred sound cultures, & sound healing tools, at www.sunreed.com.
See www.thecenteroflight.net for further information. 

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Our practices embody these principals of sound and consciousness.
We welcome you to ask about our work and practices which might benefit you.
Our School of Sound Healing teaches these practices.  Watch for our next article on the art of Sacred Sound, and how to attune to heightened states of consciousness, embrace, embody and voice them.
Our Egyptian practices, and other esoteric programs, embody these principals, such as our upcoming Horus and Golden Body Practices.
And, they are part of our Earth Energies classes.

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See our next program in the series of Egyptian Studies at:
The Illumination of Consciousness Series:  Egyptian Mysteries & other Esoteric Studies
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The many realms of Zacciah's trainings into the Illumination of Consciousness, including the Egyptian Mysteries, the Earth Mysteries, with  Indigenous trainings, and other program formats, and the Professional Sound Healers Trainings, will provide ever more revealing journeys in both professional explorations and more personal transformational opportunities, for those wishing to pursue the Mystery as revealed through use of our own awareness, guided exercises, esoteric energy practices, and Sacred Sound Initiations.
We welcome your requests for additional information regarding these programs.

Zacciah, and Staff
The
Center of Light Institute of Sound Healing and Shamanic Studies
Canyon gorge, Vermont                                                Horus' Gifts                   Gifts 
Stone Canyon, Vermont                                                                                    Gifts of the Ancients, Egypt

Most of these images are the © property of Zacciah, and are available through the Center of Light for purchase.
Some images may not be, and are attributed where known.
Contact us at info@sunreed.com
or 802.674.9585
 

Awakening Ra, Saluting the Sun
"Awaiting Ra',
Gifts of the Sun, Mexico


The Ancestors
The Ancestors Remind Us

The Gifts
Gifts of the Earth 
  Termas.Heruka 
Gifts of The Realms of Pure Light and Sound

Amaru Muru, Peru
Gateway at Amaru Muru, Peru

The Doorway at Calendar II Stone Chamber in Vermont 
Gifts of the New Sun, Solstice stone chamber, VT
"Star Cathedral, temple of knowledge;
home to the Invisible Libraries"
See:  Gifts of the Earth

 Gifts
Prayers of Remembrance, Egypt

  dragon
Earth Mysteries, the Ancient Dragon Beings



 Apu Ascutney, a once great 27,000' Volcano,
The "Grandfather" mountain of this region.

Mill Brook, Ascutney, VT
Mill Brook, on the Center's Property
"I will nourish you"

 Wall of Stone, Sacred Canyon, Vermont 
Sacred Stones, Ancient Gorge, VT
Sacred Geometries in Nature
Sacred Geometries in Nature
Geometries of Nature, 2
The Ancient Study of the Geometries of Life



Gateway, Tiahuanaco, Bolivia

the chakras
Gateways of Consciousness, the 7 Seals,
or Chakras
  stone gate keepers
Stone Guardian, Stone Chamber, VT


Gateway Stones
Stone Circle, an interdimensional Gateway, New England

Q'ero, Prayer Ceremony, Tipon, Peru
Q'ero, Despacho offering, Tipon, Peru

Stonehenge
Sun and Earth, Stone and Sky
Stonehenge, UK 
    Cymaticssource.com
courtesy CymaticsSource

SacredGeometries
Sacred Geometries, the ancient mysteries

Sacred Geometries
Sacred Geometries, Earth and Sky


 Living Relations
Revelations, Mt Mansfield, VT; Earth and Sky

Return to Beauty
A Return to Beauty, VT

Qero, Peru, Tipon Temple
Qero Paqo, Tipon Temples, Peru
 revelations, stone chamber, vermont  
Gifts of Light, Stone Chamber, VT

City of Light,Vermont Practices
Cities of Light, from Mt Mansfield, VT


Approaching the Calendar II Stone Chamber, Vermont
Approaching Stone Chamber, VT
offerings made
  
Sacred Earth Ceremony
Right attitude:  
Prayers for the Earth

Diamond Light
Approaching the Mysteries, the Diamond Light

heruka
Guardians of the Mysteries

Eagle Nebula, NASA
Celestial Realities
Eagle Nebula, NASA

 Mt Mansfield sunset
Celestial Realizations, Mt Mansfield, VT
Solstice Sunrise, Calendar II Stone Chamber, Vermont
Winter Solstice Chamber, VT


Sounding in Boden Austria
Sounding the Mysteries, Austria


Spirit in the Fogue, Stone Chamber, Cornwall, England
Spirit manifest, the Fogue chamber,
Cornwall, England


Calendar II Stone Chamber, Vermont
pathway to a stone chamber, VT





Machu Picchu, Peru
Machu Picchu, Peru 









 

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Zacciah Blackburn, PhD, is a sound healer trained in classical healing and shamanic traditions, and sacred sound cultures. 
Zacciah is Director of Education for the International Sound Healing Network,  &
Co-Founder of
the World Sound Healing & All One Now Organizations.

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