Title : Nyepi 2011 at Shankari’s Bali Retreat

Location : Shankari’s Bali Retreat – Jl. Raya Denpasar – Gilimanuk Ds. Lalang Linggah, Tabanan Bali [ view map ]

Nyepi!
Such a strange word.
Try it and see!
It’s like yippee!!!! Only with an N in front!
I am planning to share the joy and powerful healing experience of Nyepi with the world!!!! Come and join me!
Last year I travelled all over Bali interviewing groups of men and boys of all ages from different villages who were busy making the Ogoh Ogoh for the Nyepi Festival.

I discovered the most interesting thing…..after interviewing some very old men….whereas, I thought the Ogoh Ogoh were a uniquely Balinese affair! Much to my surprise before the 60′s the people of Bali did not celebrate Nyipi with Ogoh Ogoh…. The Ogoh Ogoh or (more than one ) Ogre were introduced by enterprising European tourist/traveller accommodation Management who were most likely Dutch… Since the Dutch had been an Imperial Occupying force in Indonesia for over four hundred years…until the war of independence just after WW2.
Ogres are a common theme in all European Folk Tales.
In the ancient earth cultures the idea of cleansing ceremonies and renewal festivals are indeed a universal concept.

Now we know the Ogoh Ogoh in Bali are a cross pollination from Europe the doors are open to the world to experience Nyepi!!!

The men in the village take a month or more to build their Ogoh Ogoh. They work as a team and contribute about a day a week each… Usually Saturday or Sunday.
Everyone has a great time….Last year during Nyepi in Bali I gathered my friends and guests and we built a beautiful Ogoh Ogoh in five days. The men could not believe we did it! They really believed we’d fail!!!!! (I think it was because we were mostly women)!

I had an amazing moment of revelation when I heard my Balinese Silver Quality Control Team of beautiful women beg to be able to participate in carrying the monstrous dancing beast across the bridge (the Bali Java Highway usually uses that bridge!) Then down to the river beach…
What I discovered was…. this was the first ever female team of Ogoh Ogoh dancers…. The men usually get to have all the fun while the women work!
I am returning to Bali in mid February from Hawaii to prepare for this remarkable event. Come and join me in Bali!!!
Create living Earth Magic…. and help change the frequency of all the islands of the earth including yourself!

Nyepi culminates in The Night of Fires… Wild crazy, amazingly uplifting…. Burning the Ogoh Ogoh by the waters edge….. Letting the tide take the remnants out to sea for complete cleansing and release from the past year… With all its’ mistakes and regrets, failures and successes… .
Setting yourself and all those around you free!!!!

The principle of Nyepi is cleansing and resetting the clock to Zero!!! There is a lot to learn here, I believe… The Balinese take care of the health of the spirit of their land!
With this festival followed by the Day of Silence….
I am bringing this festival of renewal to Hawaii in August… To absorb all the negative (demonic) effects of the drug ‘Ice’ from the land. The devastation to families and children deserves our attention. I believe the magic of Bali can help the people of Hawaii…
Come and become part of the solution. Practice with me in Bali in March building the Ogoh Ogoh (usually a set of two or more giant bambu and paper mache puppets that are carried by thirty people on a large bambu frame)… and then let’s do it for the children and the earth spirit of the islands of Hawaii. Why not? Surely life is about joy, with everyone doing what they love and celebrating our abundance… ?
In appreciation for the earth our mother and in support of her children (that’s us and the 70,000 foster children in care in the Hawaiian Islands mostly due to Ice….)
If Ice is the the problem let’s bring the fire of purification and Nyepi to everyone!!!!!with JOY!!!!

The Day of Silence
The day following the Night of Fires is spent in silence.
In Bali they don’t even let planes land on that day!!!
A whole day with no cars on the roads and the only sounds you hear are children playing… Since apparently the demons cannot see children they are allowed to go out and play all day on the roads!!! Quite a sight!

Feb 28 – March 8th (8 nights/ 9 days)
We will pick you up from the airport for free! Just let us know your itinerary. The journey is about 1.5 scenic hours up the West Coast of Rural Bali.
$65 per day per person Twin share. Or $125 per day
Single person in a Private room
There are only 14 rooms available in our Retreat Center…
Don’t miss out….
Book early!!!!
Can’t wait!
Blessings S xx

Price Includes:

- Continental Buffet Breakfast of fresh fruit and home made mueslii..All materials and
- Tuition for creating the Ogoh Ogoh
- Traditional costumes for attending ceremonies.
- Tour to the Crocodile Temple…. Like walking back in time!!!
- Pre Nyepi Feast in the Balian Palace Dining Room.
- Traditional Balinese Dance performances
- Yoga daily
- Crystal Bowl Healing Circle
- 10% discount on Talisman of Power Jewelry from Shankari’s Boutique.
- 6 months free subscription to The Stone Soup Moving Feast School of Modern Mysteries on line.

Places are limited. Let us know as soon as possible if you would like to come to Paradise in Bali for Nyepi 2011.
Blessings on all your adventures. Shankari the Alchemist.

Life is so interesting… don’t you think? In many ways everything is far more intense than it used to be and at the same time LOVE is held higher and higher in the scale of attainment, love of each other, love of the earths children and love (and forgiveness) of our selves…

I am choosing to hold this as the highest intent for those celebrating Valentines Day 2011…. Show how much you care, how much you appreciate those in your life that bring you the experience of love and joy…. This is a genuinely wise investment in your own future happiness…. As you know, love is the ultimate currency and what you send out returns to you multiplied.
Love generously, celebrate with abandon…. Allow the Divine to work through you, bringing more love into the earth plane every day!

Love and Gratitude are now being activated in a new way on a global scale… People everywhere are learning to express gratitude and appreciation for the loving souls in their life… this is a revolution!… Everyone used to be so tight lipped and reserved but that’s all over now!
This global celebration of Love has evolved well past romantic gratification… I know of daughters who gift their mothers on Valentines Day and Sons who have gifted their mothers and their girlfriends and wives… all at once!
We can expand this out as far as we choose, it’s our holiday… after all, we are the outcome of “the love generation”! Enjoy the moment and celebrate with a genuine ‘Talisman of Power’… designed by Shankari the Alchemist in Sacred Space in service to your highest path to love, joy and celebration on Valentines Day 2011.

Last night I was given the gift of overview.
I have been very hard on myself lately because I have high expectations.

The overview came in the form of a transmission from a friend from another dimension.
It went like this…

“There must be preparation for the times to come.

Internally and externally. To prepare you, we have been working on your energy field lately which is why you seem discombobulated! You are not the only one. There are many powerful Light Workers who are being ‘conditioned’ for the next stage. You are being forced out of the field of 6th Ray consciousness… that consciousness that celebrates illusion… sickness, healing and healers…  exalting the relationship between the master and the student and the energy that comes with personal attachments…”
If you want to know more about the 7 Rays (I am not an expert by any means ) check out “Tapestry of the Gods” by Michael D. Robbins, Ph.D…

Kicking and screaming, against our wishes (but not our soul’s will ) we are being forced into 7th Ray consciousness!

It’s time to grow up! Into our uniqueness!

We’ve been moving through a frequency that for its own purposes has had us growing down!
Forcing us into a world of sameness and illusion… The Matrix!

What is the energy of Ray 7?

Community consciousness at it’s highest intent, absolute equality…   7th Ray energy is the energy of the Great Mystery Schools of antiquity, a world of community consciousness at its highest frequency, that allows for everyone’s uniqueness.

Just to be very clear… one of the greatest teaching aspects of the 6th Ray is illusion whereas one of the greatest teaching aspects of the 7th Ray is uniqueness.

I am living here in Hawaii, on the Big Island, a place called Ocean View… It is almost at the edge of the known world, looking out to the ocean from the side of a volcano… 5,000 years ago there was a great temple here and a powerful Mystery School, now it is buried under the lava. I am here as custodian to the energy… awaiting the triggers that will allow us all to express our genius…

Just before this exchange explaining about the energy of the 7 Rays I was beginning to doubt myself and my purpose… I knew there was something wrong with me… I couldn’t get into a balance and be the normally super productive person I am.

I know now that if I had not stopped and gone home to Bali to recover my center I would have literally died which was not in the plan!

I am writing this to give everyone hope.

It will be okay.

We have to change… Internally and externally…

In order to carry more cosmic force and be of more service to ourselves and our beautiful blue planet, we need to grow up! look up! Allow our hearts to be lifted up for no good reason and celebrate!

What are we celebrating?

Change

And is there a scarier thing in the world?

Blazing Tales of wonder,

Remembering all we have ever been and are about to become,

Your sister through chaos and comfort,

Shankari the Alchemist.

Hawaii May7 2010

Our greatest challenge on earth today is not global warming or the price of gas… it’s despair! Despair is worse than a physical disease and more debilitating than the weather or politics!
It can be deadly!

Why do we feel despair?

We go into ‘despair’ when we believe in lack… lack of love, lack of food, lack of money, lack of control…

We feel more and more powerless in our daily experience of life… too much debt, not enough love, no freedom…

There is a feeling of spiraling despair that we as Light Workers must be aware of and approach with caution… I sometimes have these feelings myself!
How do we do that?

Recipe for changing despair into hope….

1. Feed your spirit positive information and stimulus…
Music, fragrances, fresh flowers… reminders of Mother Nature and the beauty of the earth… if you look hard there are more happy, positive stories in every area of life, than sad ones…

2. Remember to feed your body good food…
Give your brain a chance to work well and be in service. Not with just sugar and comfort food… it’s time to break out the onions and vinegar!

3. Develop relationships with positive friends…
Let go of the people that express feelings and ideas that bring you down.

4. Be disciplined with your energy and pay attention to the things that inspire you!

Pharmaceutical drugs can NEVER be the answer.

I speak from experience when I say:
‘We must be responsible for our own healing and our own energy’…

The metaphor I like to remember is simple;
Life is just like driving a car.
When you are driving, you must focus your attention on where you want to go and call in all the energies to support your intent… your eyes, ears, hands, feet… your whole body.

Like life… it doesn’t function well if you close your eyes or take your hands of the wheel!
You also can’t spend all your time looking in the rear view mirror… or you will crash!
You cannot spend your time, fussing around, feeling powerless while not looking at the road or steering your vehicle!

You, yourself must take control of your vehicle and your journey.

In order to be successful, you must look at the road, take charge of the steering wheel, then focus your vision and intent on the road up ahead… not directly under the wheels!

Do we continue to agree to a consciousness of lack?
Or… Are we going to hold strong to a consciousness of ‘more than enough for my needs!?

I don’t believe in monopolies…
Or aspire to abundance that makes one person rich and another poor…
I do believe the consciousness of the world is turning…
We must not claim huge abundance!
Why do we need so much more than anyone else?

Surely as Enlightened Beings we understand the process of empowering each other within the flow of available resources so that we can live in peace, wisdom and understanding…

Now, I challenge myself and all of you to describe the road ahead in positive terms.
It’s up to us!

Creating abundance…
Living a stress free, joyful life…
Engaged in what brings us the greatest pleasure.

In this way we really can experience ‘heaven on earth’… and we won’t be alone when we get there, since others will be equally as blessed!

From Shankari the Alchemist,
Blazing tales of wonder…
Remembering all we have ever been and are about to become.
Your sister through chaos and comfort…
Blessings S xx