The silk is so yummy I want to wrap my whole body in it!

Your purchase supports family or village based businesses on the islands of Bali & Java.

Any variation you may see in color, pattern or texture results from this piece being individually crafted by human hands. Each piece is one-of-a-kind!

$45.00

Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse May 24^th/25^th, 2013 @ 4 degrees Sagittarius

9:25 p.m. PDT 0:25 a.m. EDT

The chessboard is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules of the game are what we call the laws of Nature. The player on the other side is hidden from us.–Thomas Huxley

We wander about in search of something invisible, elusive when it is right here, not even as far away as ‘in front of us’. What is it that obscures this truth from us? Our love of the physical and attachment to a world that is temporary? A thought perhaps, that when it is gone ‘I’ no longer exist; a great fear of death/annihilation. What we long for is freedom from our fears. The resolution to our ‘dilemma’ lies in the unknown region that we have managed, most of us, to avoid for a long time even though it is right here and now and always.

As the Full Moon will be obscured for a few hours to those inhabiting the night side of the Earth there will be a subtle motivation to explore, not that which is reflected to us but that which does not exist external to one self. The aspects affecting this Full Moon and assisting us to wake up, are quite simple. Neptune squares the Sun/Moon with one degree 12 minute separation. Saturn trines Neptune, 57 minutes separation.

Neptune is the star! We should celebrate its power to entrance and mystify us; to take us to the unknown in a way that is highly enjoyable and then ultimately to leave us wondering about that which eludes us, am I not “that”? Neptune has been described as the planet of illusion, delusion, deception. Why is that? And why to some, does Neptune feel as though it holds the answer to our deepest question—who am I? Neptune rules Pisces, the last sign of the zodiac where we transcend physical limitations i.e. our attachment to what we believe to be true—I am this body, mind; that we are temporary or subject to change. Neptune ultimately may bring us through confusion to clarity but in a way that does not include the thought process.

How do we interpret this t-square, Sun/Moon Neptune when the thought process is heavily favored—Sun in Gemini (also Mercury, Venus and Jupiter) and Moon in Sagittarius ruled by Jupiter in Gemini? There are several different interpretations that range from most illusive to clearest. In the individual chart the way in which you will be influenced will depend on placement of natal Neptune and aspects to it—what you are playing with this particular go round.

For the collective influence we take into consideration the Lunar Eclipse that drives the energies inward turning about the finger that has the tendency to point elsewhere. Playing the victim card is no longer available to us. That is number one. I am that guy that I blame or project my stuff onto and we are all here doing our best along the way. We can no longer deny responsibility for our actions. Part of the process of waking up is realizing that no matter what I project onto whomever, it is all me. The clarity that Neptune offers in this Full Moon dynamic is that knowing—first that I am nothing and then that I am everything. This becomes obvious. In the darkness of this Full Moon we will perceive the greatest light—the revealing of the truth that cannot be described with words—I am “that”—“that”.

There will undoubtedly be moments of challenge, being faced with fears and the loss of beliefs that have guided and supported you. You may wake up in the morning and feel strangely detached from what previously had defined you—job, relationship, family. If there is space don’t rush to fill it. Let the space become you. Allow your self to float through the day unperturbed and abiding in inner peace as there is nothing to inform you otherwise. You know no concern or care. There is nothing you need do or accomplish or succeed at, that causes suffering—as it does not matter, it makes no difference to the absolute that is always. It cannot be added to, subtracted from. It cannot be more, better or different—it is simply perfect and as I am “that”, perfection is then known as the natural state.

Saturn trine Neptune keeps us on task in a way that does not engage the mental faculties. The great depths of the water signs Scorpio and Pisces explore the unseen, that which may only be reached when our familiar experience (Saturn) is seen to be an illusion. Saturn in Scorpio represents for most people unexplored territory. None-the-less limitations, patterns that are habitual will be confronted.

Venus conjunct Mercury is a most sociable and pleasant pairing that normally would have us flitting about like proverbial butterflies. We may be thankful for this aspect and Gemini in general here as it keeps us curious and relatively unattached to the ‘grinding away’ that is taking place from various angles. Dentists play the most serene music as they involve themselves with the eradication of decay or distract their patients with cartoons or other scenery on a big screen. We may not choose to be too distracted however. The fact that the Black Moon Lilith exactly conjuncts Mercury/Venus (all are 19 degrees Gemini) casts a shadow upon what is usually free and full of fancy.

In the shadow of Lilith we will be faced with annihilation, non-existence and therefore the freedom to be ‘as we truly are’. The BML is a point not a planet or an asteroid, where the Moon’s shadow ends, when it is at the furthest distance from the earth. In Gemini our experience is of this vortex, place of emptiness, silence prevails. (There is a great book by non-dual teacher Adyashanti called ‘Emptiness Dancing)

The Moon in Sagittarius kindles the fires of our passion to discover the truth that lies at the core of our inherent being. During these few days enjoy what comes to you. There is nothing to analyze or scrutinize. Judgment is a projection and whatever I think I know, may not be the truth. Everyone’s opinion has relevance and everything is perfect! Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! Our experience here is one of delight or should be when we realize that the suffering has been the result of the perception that something should be a certain way. Jupiter, ruler of the Moon’s sign here is at 22 degrees, 44 minutes Gemini. Inherent in this master number combination is the knowing of the nature of duality (22) that leads one to awakening to unicity and the manifestation of “that” here and now (44).

There are no coincidences.

Continuing to undermine the reality that we believe to be true is the ongoing relationship between Pluto and Uranus that happen to be in exact square at this time. More diminishing and dismantling.  If an archer stands at 77 yards from the target in competition imagine that distance has just been cut in half.  We’re getting a big leg up here that means there really is nothing to do. It is all happening in perfection so we may as well have fun! And this is a permanent fix. Mars in Taurus, slow and steady and ‘once I get it I don’t forget’ especially and conveniently coupled with Pallas Athena where inherent wisdom dominates rather than thought patterns that have been generated through human experience that has no basis in intrinsic reality.

Essentially we may all rest in peace and that comes as a result of non-identification with whatever you have believed to be true about the self. Liberation is freedom from this attachment.

“This is where the misconception lies; thinking that you are an entity who must achieve something so that you can become like the entity that you think I am! This is the thought that constitutes ‘bondage’, identification with an entity — and nothing, absolutely nothing, other than dis-identification will bring about ‘liberation’—Nisargadatta Maharaj

Thank you for your presence.

*An interesting Film=Kumare by Vikram Gandhi

Citrine

Power up for Summer!

Citrine energises every level of life. It emits a warm energy that promotes optimism. Its energies correlate to the second and third chakras working with creativity and the solar plexus sense of self-confidence and radiance.

Working with citrine can keep your energy high, focused and joyful.

Properties of Citrine

• Powerful cleanser & re-generator
• Energizing & highly creative
• Transmutes negative energy & never needs cleansing
• Stone of abundance; attracts wealth & prosperity
• Helps to soothe group or family discord
• Raises self-esteem & self-confidence
• Improves motivation, activates creativity & encourages self-expression
• Enhances concentration & revitalizes the mind
• Promotes joy & emotional balance

Excerpted from, Crystal Bible v.1 by Judy Hall, $19.99

Mark your calendars! Summer Solstice Celebration is June 21, 22 and 23

Santa Barbara’s Summer Solstice Celebration products have arrived…T-Shirts, tanks & hats! Proceeds from the sale of these products help to support the amazing parade and festival we get to enjoy every year. Check them out!

We invite you to consider participating in the parade workshop, volunteering, or donating–there is a ‘u’ in community…

For details on Summer Solstice events as well as the parade itself, check out their website!

2013 Poster by Neal Crosbie

http://www.solsticeparade.com/

With a wealth of meditations, visualizations, mantras, teachings, and beautifully told stories, Awakening Shakti provides a practical guide for activating the currents of the divine feminine in every aspect of your life.

Sally Kempton has given us a mythic manual for a new kind of feminism—a feminism of the soul. And this is a good thing, because humanity needs feminine power now as both a healing tonic and a source of reinvention.

~Elizabeth Lesser, Co-founder of Omega Institute, author of Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow

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New Moon in Taurus May 9th, 2013: What does bullish determination get you?

New Moon/Solar Eclipse: May 9th, 2013 @ 19 degrees Taurus

8:28 p.m. EDT 5:28 p.m. PDT

There is an aspect of this New Moon/Solar Eclipse that takes us back to our roots, when we rose out of the ocean to meet an earthly existence. When man was building pyramids, the sign rising at the vernal equinox was Taurus, earthy, fertile and powerful. Destined to achieve success through determination. The sign rising presently on March 21st is Pisces and in a few hundred years will be Aquarius (there is debate concerning actual dates).  What wisdom have we gained in 6,000 years and how can we apply this to our present situation?

With the Sun/Moon conjunct the south node (approx. 2 ½ degrees) we are whisked back through time, stimulated by the Solar Eclipse extinguishing the light of consciousness on its journey to emerge once again into a new cycle of experience; an opportunity to reflect. Mercury also conjuncts the South Node and acts as guide as we traverse areas of human need, desire and longing that have informed us for thousands of years. Taurus worked hard to establish foundations for security and a sense of self worth here—providing the self with the means to survive partially responsible for a positive sense of self worth.

These days it has become so much more complicated as the actual ability to survive has morphed into a search for more than a roof and a meal. Our expectations for material things, most definitely a characteristic of Taurus, has put us in an awkward position where we are hardly our own masters. Instead we are run by a need to have the latest technology and convenience. More stuff, more financial responsibility and less time to consider the true nature of our existence.  We move deeper into a debt that cannot be resolved easily. The debt is to our habitual need for more as though that is what will give us peace or happiness.

For the next several days we may be plunged further into the chaos of wanting with stubborn opposition to whatever stands in the way or we can remember where we’ve been for the last 6,000 yrs., what we have been accomplishing and decide whether for you, another way would lead to inner peace and the kind of knowingness that results in an immovable sense of security and self worth, knowing that I am “that” and the only action required is to rest in this truth. With Mars also in Taurus the Bull can be seen grazing contentedly, savoring the experience of pleasure in simplicity rather than the maniacal, bullish need to acquire.

The North Node in Scorpio is an interesting point to examine here and is rather adamant in its stance—whatever it is, you can’t take it with you. From this may arise the question and what then do we take with us? Absolutely nothing except that which is our true nature. That which we are always, never changing, never moving and maintenance of which there is no effort required.  For which the thought of self worth is clearly an illusion and an artifice to serve a human desire to define it self in a temporary world where existence is an elusive creation of the ego looking for ways to perpetuate it self. No wonder we live with fear and anxiety. We attempt to create permanence in a dream that dissolves as soon as we wake/die. We may as well attempt to capture a bubble rising from a bubble wand or hold onto a sunrise or think that I am this body/mind.

Just hours prior to the Solar Eclipse Venus, ruler of Taurus moves into Gemini and thank goodness for that—this measure of curiosity and restlessness actually serves to move us away from such a strong desire to cling to old familiar patterns in favor of whatever bright and shiny lies within reach.  With the abundance of light being showered upon us from sources beyond our normal range of sensitivity but definitely within grasp of our extrasensory perceptions, we can flit about happily knowing that there isn’t any where that we might trespass that is not in alignment with our highest good. When surrender, accept and allow describe your general attitude toward evolution resistance expires and you transcend—grace and ease dominate. And Taurus loves grace and ease! The ultimate reward for a job well done or of knowing that there is nothing that need be done. I am perfect as I am—“that”.

There is not a fixed star residing with this New Moon but a fixed star does conjunct the North Node, a strong magnetization in the direction of that which is for our highest good. Zuben Elgenubi is the brightest star in the southern claw of Scorpio or what now is thought of as the southern scale in Libra. Zuben Elgenubi relates to the Lunar mansion or nakshastra called Vishaka, the ‘gateway’ and the Hindu gods Indra and Agni, thunder and rain and fire respectively. There is an indication here of a transmutation process underway that leads to ability to travel through the gateway, we would assume from a place of relative ignorance to inhabiting wisdom and peace. To do so we undergo a test that requires us to release excess baggage or have it destroyed as part of the alchemical reaction that occurs as lead changes into gold.

The reference to Zuben Elgenubi as a star in the southern scale of Libra reminds us of the Egyptian practice of weighing the hearts of the dead in order to gain access to the afterlife. If the heart was heavier than a feather, access was not permitted as only truth is weightless as a feather. The southern scale is where the ‘price to be paid’ is measured while the northern scale is ‘the price to be received’. It would appear then, in this story that by transcending our pasts and leaving the unessentials behind, we will be light enough to be admitted to ‘the afterlife’. (The flaw in this story is the suggestion that there is something we need do to gain admittance. Do not be fooled, everything happens in perfection, just let go.)  Our desire nature is what determines the perpetuation of the experience here. If there is anything we still want when we leave, they say we will return to be satisfied and that weighs more than a feather.

Have a look at the axis dominated by this New Moon, nodal position, in your own chart to determine where in your life it would be beneficial to release and surrender and attend to it in a way that is appropriate for you at this time—one step at a time. It is never the difficult task we imagine it to be. On the contrary, it is as simple as not thinking that it is any-thing but rather that it is no-thing

Tucker leads by example. After a big romp, he settles in to bask in the sunset.

Be sure to check him out in person. He is currently in Ojai until Monday, May 6 & will be performing at the Magic Mastery School on Saturday, May 4 @ 3pm.

The following are the CDs that we carry:

DNA Ascension: The Second Coming of Spirit Rap, $16.98
Astarius creates his music with the intention to activate multi-levels of healing. Sound is the access code, the bridge between Heaven and Earth. His main expression is through the aboriginal didgeridoo and vocal harmonics. The low vocal tone grounds the body while the high overtones lift the body on wings of ascension, activating the marriage between Spirit and Body. This new work is a sonic tonic to fire the 12 codes of human DNA and jump-start Ascended Flesh.

Reiki Temple Chants, $16.98
This CD is a powerful tool for all Healers, Meditators and Everyone. An Inspiring and Transformational CD of Reiki Symbol Chants and Invocations from the ancient roots of Reiki and the heart of the Buddha with Didgeridoo and Vocal Overtones. This Best Selling CD will empower your life.

Reiki Temple Chants is a powerful, blissful collection of sacred sounds. I love it!” Laurelle Shanti Gaia, author of “The Book On Karuna Reiki.

Sonic Ascension, $16.98
Soaring Vocal Overtones echoing the resonance of Ascension, a Multidimensional Orchestra of Vocal Harmonics. Astarius uses Vocal Harmonics to produce more than one tone simultaneously, with the intention to activate multi levels of healing. This is the same Vocal Art practiced by the Tuvan Throat Singers and the Tibetan Monks. Inspiring, Relaxing, Healing!

Walking on Wings, $16.98
Astarius’ newest CD, containing a “best of” selection by Astarius himself!

This is a time of Planetary Ascension. The Earth is shifting to a higher vibration and frequency. Everyone and Everything is vibrating faster and with more Light. All is expanding. Thoughts and behavior which limit and bind us to fear are being infused with Light and Love. This is the new Millennium. We are Creators of the Golden Age of Love, Peace and Harmony. The responsibility to be true to yourself and the highest intentions for your life is greater than ever. The Spiritual Maturity rate will skyrocket and the forces of life will bring some to their heights and others to their depths. What will you choose in the wake of these awesome forces? I am honored to support you in your process.

Astarius has been dedicated to Spiritual Work for more than thirty years. He is a Musician, Healer, Poet and Astrologer. His music is created with the intention to heal and uplift, his poetry points the way to the Higher Self and his approach to Astrology helps the client gain insight and awaken personal power.

Didgeridoo & Vocal Toning

Spirit Rap

The Sacred Apology to Women

We have a wonderful array of Woodstock chimes and light catchers for your Spring and Summer enjoyment, including this delightful selection of smaller chimes.