Wednesday, December 05, 2007

December 2007 Monthly Visions

What’s Happening this Month

Embracing Global and Cosmic events to help Create your Reality,

written by Dana Mrkich

http://www.danamrkich.com/




10 Dec – New Moon Sagittarius
Including info on Mars Retrograde (15 Nov 2007 – 30 Jan 2008)
There’s a bit of a strange feeling in the air leading up to this new moon. On the one hand we have a New Moon in Sagittarius – sign of the great adventurer! We feel like we should want to immerse in all things festive and start planning for the new year ahead. On the other hand Mars, planet of drive, action, energy, motivation and assertiveness is retrograde (until Jan 30!!) so while half of us is wanting to go forward, the other half is hitting brick walls, feeling overly tired, and wondering why our get up and go feels like it got up and went somewhere!

Now, Mars Retrograde can be a good thing. He is asking us to look at the way we use our energy. So, if you are usually someone who rushes through life at 1000 miles an hour, this is a time to learn to slow down. If you usually procrastinate you might find yourself with more on your plate than ever – the universe is trying to kick start you into action so that you can let in all the abundance currently in a traffic queue outside your front door! If you are usually quite passive, Mars will be stirring your pot right now calling you to stand up for yourself. If you are one who likes to get your own way by shouting loudest, you’re in for a humility check as this retrograde shows you that other people have a right to their say too.

This New Moon is a good time to really look at how you use your Mars energy, and work out where you need to be more assertive and where you need to learn to take a step back or pipe down a little, where you need to be more action-oriented, and where you need to take time to stop and smell the roses.


11 Dec – Jupiter Conjunct Pluto 28 degrees Sagittarius
This is a once in 13 years event, with Jupiter the planet of abundance, good luck and expansion, connecting with Pluto, planet of transformation and rebirth! If you have a copy of your chart (you can create one free at http://www.astro.com/) take a look where 28 degrees Sagittarius falls in your chart. This is the area that is about to receive a potentially life-transforming, powerful shift! To add extra punch, 28 degrees Sagittarius happens to be right near our Galactic Core. Now Pluto won’t be near that again for about another 250 years, so you can be sure that whatever happens around this time is the universe’s way of completely aligning your path with who you really are at your deepest, core level. Big time transformation is the gift available here, so just open your arms wide and say “Thank you, I am open to this transformation!”


24 Dec – Full Moon Cancer/Jupiter-Sun Conjunction

What a beautiful energy to have on Christmas Eve (for those who celebrate). This strongly emotional full moon will be in her natural sign of warm, nurturing, home and family oriented Cancer. At the same time jovial Jupiter makes his annual connection with the Sun. This is the perfect day to spend with the person or people closest to you and let them know how much you love and appreciate them. If you are going through a hard time, today is a day to light a candle and say a prayer, perhaps remembering a loved one you have lost recently or giving thanks for what you do have in your life right now.

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

5th WSF World Spirit Forum 2008

I was honoured to receive an invitation from WSF President Sesto Giovanni Castagnoli and Gabriele Castagnoli asking me to attend the 5th WSF World Spirit Forum in January 2008, in Arosa, Switzerland. I'm not able to make it this time but am equally as honoured to contribute a written piece* to this exciting, inspiring event, and pass on the information below!

Sending many blessings to Arosa for much positive shifting and inspirational ideas!

5th WSF World Spirit Forum 2008

The 5th WSF World Spirit Forum will take place from January 20th to 23rd, 2008 in Arosa, Switzerland under the subject of “(X)change consciousness”.


The WSF is an international Forum, conducted in English, which provides inspiration, great networking possibilities, and revitalizes people of different origins for their private and professional life as well as for their other spheres of influence.The WSF World Spirit Forum 2008 will not be an ordinary congress. There will not be a succession of presentations, but open space for conversations and experiences, enhanced and supported by spiritual rituals. All attendees are contributors.

As the challenge of the Climate Change especially addresses the eternal human theme of Change, the initiators want to collaborate with all contributors on the answers to the following questions:

Does the Global Climate Change demand a Global Spirituality?
How to use Our Knowledge wisely?

INSPIRING and ACTIVE YOUTH at the WSF 2008

Like in the years before a special part of the WSF will be youth leaders and active youth from all over the world coming together at the WSF 2008.

At the WSF World Spirit Forum 2005 a gathering of about 15 youth leaders from around the world (mostly activists in the fields of interfaith, spirituality and ecology), established the WSYC World Spirit Youth Council at the WSF Forum. In 2006 25 of them met in Arosa. Meanwhile the WSYC has gone its own way: to conferences in Nepal, Japan and in February 2008 to Thailand. The goal for the WSF World Spirit Forum 2008 is to have youth from the different fields of politics, science, economics, culture, religion and society again meeting and building a long lasting, evolving group of international youths under the encouragement of the WSF.

For more information both about the WSF Forum 2008 and the “Inspiring and Active Youth” please contact Gabriele Castagnoli under communication@worldspiritforum.org or find detailed information directly on our homepage www.worldspiritforum.org/en .

Link: Dana's Written Contribution

Thursday, November 22, 2007

November Visioning the Dream Awake

Visioning the Dream Awake – November 2007
www.danamrkich.com

What’s New this Month!


- November Monthly Visions & Astro
- New Articles & November’s Rhyming Story
- Soul Sessions: In Person or via Email

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November Monthly Visions & Astro
What’s Happening this Month: It’s all about the Shadow !! The energies have been hard and heavy lately. All our shadow stuff is coming up, along with any distaste and resistance we have to the shadow within ourselves and others….
Read more here: http://danamrkich.blogspot.com/2007/11/november-monthly-visions.html

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New Articles

Inside Information: Featured in the Body + Soul Liftout, Australia ( The Sunday Telegraph, NSW, The Herald Sun, VIC, The Sunday Mail, QLD, The Sunday Mail, SA or The Sunday Times, WA.) http://www.danamrkich.com/images/articles/07/bodyandsoul_02.jpg

Rhyming Stories Series – You Choose Your Way: PlanetLightworker – November 2007
PLW Subscribers: http://www.planetlightworker.com/articles/danamrkich/article10.php
Non Subscribers: http://www.danamrkich.com/writings/articl/07/ycyw.html


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Soul Sessions with Dana available in Sydney and via Email!

Namaste: 1st Floor Warringah Mall, Brookvale, 20 min north of the City, Sydney Australia:
Wednesdays and Fridays - To make an appointment, please call (02) 9939 1993

Secrets for the Soul: Due to an overwhelming response to my recent article in Body + Soul (thank you!!!), with requests for email sessions pouring in, simultaneously occurring just as I get into preparing the final draft of ‘A New Chapter’ for print (the last few weeks have been very “yay!..panic panic!…yay!”) I have had to cut back the number of days I do in person sessions. As a result I will no longer be available at Secrets for the Soul. Thank you to all there, especially Kim and Mario for your support and well wishes. Wishing you continuing success, growth and abundance! Xox

Email: How does it work via Email? For more info: http://www.danamrkich.com/readings/index.html

“Thankyou from the bottom of my heart for your time & guidance. It was like I was reading something I already knew (but didn’t see clearly) and I was covered in goosebumps whilst reading my session. I was overjoyed to get your take on the career thing, as it is how I feel inside but there’s a lot of fear around it- but now I realise the fear is around what other people will think of my career choice and not about me being scared of it. And thankyou for your insights about my relationship. I recognised every word & feel really empowered. I realise I have to do the hard yards myself & make ‘the commitment to me’ a reality but your guidance has given me much-needed support & clarity, thank you.” Lisa Mount, Sydney, Australia, Email Session

Feedback
If you have any questions or comments about anything covered in this month’s newsletter or about any of the site content please let me know! If you have any requests or suggestions for new sections or topics you’d like to know more about, please email: dana@danamrkich.com


Love and blessings,

Danaxox

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Dana Mrkich
Freelance Writer, Author, Spiritual Intuitive
Content Editor, Urth.TV
Visioning the Dream Awake
Email: dana@danamrkich.com
Online: www.danamrkich.com
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Dana Mrkich is a spiritual intuitive, writer, author and visionary. Her first book “A New Chapter” is being released early 2008. A passionate advocate for empowering, inspiring media, and the merging of consciousness with action in the social and political arenas, Dana is a Content Editor for Urth.TV. To subscribe to Dana’s newsletter please email: subscribe@danamrkich.com

Monday, November 05, 2007

November Monthly Visions

What’s Happening this Month
Embracing Global and Cosmic events to help Create your Reality,
written by Dana Mrkich.
http://www.danamrkich.com/


The energies have been hard and heavy lately. All our shadow stuff is coming up, along with any distaste and resistance we have to the shadow within ourselves and others. The shadow by it’s very nature is all that we have disowned. It is all that we find hard to accept and digest – the good, the bad and the ugly. Why would something good be in our shadow? Well for some of us it is just as hard to accept our power, courage, beauty, talent and assertiveness, as it is to accept the parts of us that are weak, vulnerable, disorganised, procrastinating, scared or controlling. Yet this is why we are here. To accept all these parts of ourselves, because every single bit is what makes us who we are.

There was a beautiful Chrysocolla crystal in the shop last week. It was like a large, palm-sized, smooth, shiny turquoisey-blue green rock. One small corner of it was chipped. Yet that made me love it all the more. I felt like this crystal represented how we are. We all have parts of us that are chipped or wounded, aspects of ourselves that have been hurt or fear being hurt, qualities within us we don’t like or understand. But just like this naturally chipped Chrysocolla we are as Nature and Spirit made us. We are all perfect in our imperfection.

It can be really hard to accept parts of our shadow as it raises up to face us. However, our resistance to it makes the process harder still. It sends us spiralling into fear and anxiety. We just want to spend the whole day under the doona. Panic ensues, we feel like we can’t breathe, like we’re being dunked underneath water again and again. If this has been your reality lately, hello, some part of your shadow has come a’knocking and you are trying to postpone answering the door! Give it up. Get out of bed and see who’s there. You might actually end up liking what you see.

Shining a light on all that we most avoid or resent, by loving it and embracing it with compassion, allows it to be seen in a new way. The irony is that while some of the stuff in our shadow is the worst of us, it is also some of the best of us. We hide from our power because we’re scared we won’t know what to do with it, or that it will somehow hurt us or others, but by bringing it to the light we can use it in an enlightened way! Keeping it in the shadow will ensure it will have the very effect we most fear. Isn’t that the irony! Our shadow most often is revealed to us by another’s behaviour. What is it about someone lately that is really pushing your buttons, triggering your worst fears, or sending you into anger, frustration or impatience? That very behaviour is a mirror for the part of your shadow that is seeking acknowledgement and acceptance.

The time has come to bring all of who we are out into the light. We don’t have to be ashamed or scared of aspects of ourselves anymore. They no longer have to be hidden or shoved away into dark, deep corners. Just for today, take your whole self out of the closet. Face it as it is, and decide to love it as it is. Do the same with the people you encounter. If it feels good, do it again tomorrow. You have nothing to lose, and a whole lot more of yourself to gain.

The Hawaiian healing process ho 'oponopono
To get a mind-blowing perspective on what loving all parts of us can do this is a must read: The World's Most Unusual Therapist by Dr Joe Vitale

Recent letter from a reader who has tried it (used here with permission):

Dear Dana,

Recently I read Joe Vitale's book Zero Limits. I was inspired to say the I LOVE YOU mantra as much as possible. To increase my focus on this I started to write I LOVE YOU I LOVE YOU I CAN DO IT on sticky notes. I put these notes all over my house and cars.
Some results of this are that my wife Jackie and I have a much better relationship.
She was real happy when I bought her 87 year old mother hearing aids so she could hear. We bought her a new tv with closed captioning so she could understand better what she was watching. At each step of the way her mother said " Don't waste your money. I am just an old bag" After she got these things she really appreciated it.
One problem she drives an old falling apart rusted 1998 Ford Escort and is not too happy with it. I said I LOVE YOU 1 or 2 thousand times and coughed up some money to buy her a scion xB 2008. It is much improved model with a 2.5 liter camery engine. It is a head turner with a lot of zip. I thought it will give her a bit of a paradigm shift. Maybe she will decide to live well for another 15 years. What I learned from Joe Vitale and Dr Hew Len seems to be working.
Right now here in Pendleton Ore a cowboy town in Eastern Oregon I am sensing a consciousness shift. Many people around me seem to be getting better in different ways.
Your web site has inspired me. I am going through relationship changes and making progess.
Thanks so much! Fritz Miller

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9 Nov – New Moon Scorpio
Ah, how timely. Just as we’re discussing the shadow here we have a new moon in Scorpio – the sign of transformation! This is a perfect time to surrender to whatever process of change is occurring in your life. Scorpio is represented by three symbols: the scorpion, the eagle and the phoenix. The Scorpion part of us can get suspicious of change, it is always at the ready to attack and defend itself should someone come along and say: the way you are isn’t working, it’s time to have a little shift. The Eagle part of us is a little more enlightened. It uses change as an opportunity for greater freedom, to expand its wings, and fly into new situations with wisdom and higher perspective. The Phoenix is the King of Change. He has no problem burning down a whole building if it has served its purpose, knowing he will rise from the ashes, bigger, better, faster, stronger. This weekend it’s your choice as to which Scorpio symbol to use, to guide any transformational processes you may be going through.


15 – 17 Nov – The Sky’s The Limit
Central Hall Westminster, London
A collaboration between Be the Change, the World Future Council, and the Converging World – in association with the new economics foundation, Rights and Humanity and Artists Project Earth, and supported by media partner The Independent newspaper. Join with some of the world’s best ‘thinkers and doers’ discussing and designing the changes we all want to see in the world: http://bethechange.org.uk/

24 Nov – Full Moon Gemini/Uranus Direct in 14 degrees Pisces
Today’s full moon coincides with Uranus, planet of the unexpected, turning direct after 5 months retrograde motion. We’ll start feeling this at least two weeks ahead of time. Anything could happen from sudden breakthroughs to breakdowns. I’m getting the image of the tail of a dragon that started swirling around the time Uranus started its retrograde phase (June 24). Today’s the day it goes ka-choo, smack, knocking all the chess pieces off the board. “It’s time for a new game,” says the dragon. “I told you it was coming, but no-body listens to me do they?” Listen to the dragon. He may breathe fire, but that’s only when he feels unheard. Ride the tail and let him toss you where you’re meant to be. He has a great sense of direction and good aim, you’ll like where you land – eventually.

Monday, October 08, 2007

October Astro

What’s Happening this Month

Embracing Global and Cosmic events to help Create your Reality, written by Dana Mrkich.

11 October – New Moon Libra

A New Moon in Libra is the perfect time to address any imbalance issues in the realm of relationship. Libra calls for nothing less than total harmony and equilibrium, so if you are doing more giving than receiving, or more receiving than giving, have a think about what you need to do to balance the scales a bit more. Libra also rules the planet Venus. Today she finally comes out of the shadow of her recent retrograde period. If a relationship has gone through some upheaval over the last few months now is the time for the dust to clear, allowing you to see what it has all been for. For some, it is clear that you can no longer move forward with that relationship in the way it has been going. It is either time to let it go and move on, or make some changes allowing a renewal of commitment built on a sturdier foundation. With Venus involved the key here is self-love and value: what does your heart truly want and deserve? Allow your heart to have it.

12 October – 1 November – Mercury Retrograde Scorpio

With miscommunications happening left, right and centre, issues with cars and computers already starting, mail gone awry and people calling the wrong number, it’s no news that Mercury has started his regular backward trek. All we can do is ride through this period as best as possible. Mercury is the little trickster of the zodiac as well as the communication planet so he likes to play with us sometimes. Don’t expect schedules to go as planned, have a chillaxed approach if someone forgets an appointment with you or you find yourself running late everywhere you go. Back up your hard drives and double check to whom you are sending messages before you hit send! It’s also a great time to revise any documents, manuscripts, contracts or negotiations that were put in place some time ago and now need reviewing. This time will pass soon enough and come November we can all go sailing smoothly forward once again!


26 October – Full Moon Taurus

It can’t get much yummier than a full moon in Taurus! Taurus rules all the good things in life. Think of a decadent Roman emperor surrounded by a sumptuous banquet of delicious food, the finest wine, the most beautiful women, musicians playing, people dancing. That was, for him, Pleasure City. So, what’s Pleasure City for you? Imagine it, then go and do it this weekend. Whatever for you is pure indulgence, total bliss and pampering, let yourself immerse in it and do so without guilt – enjoy every single moment knowing it’s good for you. A happy you means happiness for all around you.

Friday, September 07, 2007

Visioning the Dream Awake - September 2007 Newsletter

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Visioning the Dream Awake – September 2007
http://www.danamrkich.com/

What’s New this Month!

- Soul Sessions: In Person or via Email
- September Monthly Visions/Astro
- New Articles & September’s Rhyming Story
- Urth TV: The World Future Council Series


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Soul Sessions with Dana available in Sydney and via Email!

What happens in a Soul Session? It’s like I take a phone call from your higher self, guides, chakras, energy, or any other part of you that has a message for you right now, offering you the clarity, guidance, support and healing you most need at this time. Each session takes its own unique direction depending on what your soul most needs right now. Sessions are empowering and transformative so if you are ready to step into your true self and create your best possible future reality, please make an appointment!

Namaste: 1st Floor Warringah Mall, Brookvale, 20 min north of the City, Sydney Australia:
Wednesdays and Fridays - To make an appointment, please call (02) 9939 1993

Secrets for the Soul: Shop 7 Bungan Court, 13 Waratah Street, Mona Vale on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Australia:
Thursdays - To make an appointment, please call (02) 9979 9910

Email: How does it work via Email? Well, I work with your energy and the higher realms so the information gets downloaded to me just the same whether you are halfway across the world or sitting right in front of me. The main difference is obviously instead of getting your info in spoken form, it comes through in pages of written text that you then receive in a word document. Once received you are welcome to respond with your comments and further questions! For more info: http://www.danamrkich.com/readings/index.html

Dana, Just wanted to pass on that the reading you just gave me was the best one I've ever had. It resonated with me on a host of levels and while driving home I felt a whole new outlook/outcome was possible after the hole I had dug for myself. Kind regards, Keith. In person session, Sydney, Australia.

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September Monthly Visions/Astro
What’s Happening this Month: As we enter September buckle up, hold on and get ready for a particularly stomach churning part of the rollercoaster ride that is life these days! Bit of a pre-warning – this part of the ride might make you feel a little giddy and queasy as it hurtles you at rapid speed through dark, scary tunnels.
Read more here: http://danamrkich.blogspot.com/2007/09/september-2007-monthly-visions.html

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New Articles

Deepen Your Relationship: Start a Communication Journal: Pathways Within Fall Issue (US)
http://www.pathwayswithin.com/Page7.php?Issue=708&Story=1

Peace on Earth – We All Play a Part: Pathways Within Autumn Fall Issue (US)
http://www.pathwayswithin.com/Page7.php?Issue=708&Story=20

How’s your Rainbow Doing?: Namaste Newsletter Spring Issue (Email nurture@namasteinnerlight.com to subscribe)
http://www.danamrkich.com/writings/articl/07/hyrd.html

Rhyming Stories Series – Old Man Pete: PlanetLightworker – September 2007
PLW Subscribers: http://www.planetlightworker.com/articles/danamrkich/article8.php
Non Subscribers: http://www.danamrkich.com/writings/articl/07/omp.html


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Urth.TV New Clips

Introducing the World Future Council Series! Each week Urth.TV will feature new clips from this series on the Dana Mrkich channel.

The World Future Council was born from an idea held by founder Jakob von Uexkull for a global council made up of wise elders, thinkers, pioneers and young leaders. Officially launched in May 2007, 50 Council Members came together to address key issues including environment, peace and human rights, and specifically to bridge the gap between ideas and action. The World Future Council Series is a collection of clips that will appear on Urth.TV over the coming months, each introducing a Council Member. Each Councillor was asked three questions: 1. What is the most important issue that the WFC must deal with? 2. What one action can the WFC do to generate change most effectively? 3. How can you personally contribute to the WFC’s goals? The series appears with great thanks to the interviewer and producer Marcus Morrell, the featured Councillors and all at the World Future Council.

To watch these clips on Urth TV, please register to become a member of Urth (registration is free): www.urth.tv then go to Dana’s channel: http://www.urth.tv/content/blogcategory/203/355/

Member benefits include access to all of Urth’s empowering and inspiring media channels including: Green Living, Environment, Consciousness, Health & Wellness, Global Events, Music Videos, Art & Culture and more!

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Feedback

If you have any questions or comments about anything covered in this month’s newsletter or about any of the site content please let me know! If you have any requests or suggestions for new sections or topics you’d like to know more about, please email me! dana@danamrkich.com


Love and blessings,

Danaxox

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Dana Mrkich
Freelance Writer, Author, Spiritual Intuitive
Content Editor, Urth.TV
Visioning the Dream Awake
Email: dana@danamrkich.com
Online: http://www.danamrkich.com/
MySpace: www.myspace.com/danamrkich

Dana Mrkich is a spiritual intuitive, writer, author and visionary. Her first book “A New Chapter” is being released later this year. A passionate advocate for empowering, inspiring media, and the merging of consciousness with action in the social and political arenas, Dana is a Content Editor for Urth.TV. To subscribe to Dana’s newsletter please email: subscribe@danamrkich.com

Monday, September 03, 2007

September 2007 Monthly Visions

What’s Happening this Month
Embracing Global and Cosmic events to help Create your Reality,
written by Dana Mrkich
http://www.danamrkich.com/


As we enter September buckle up, hold on and get ready for a particularly stomach churning part of the rollercoaster ride that is life these days! Bit of a pre-warning – this part of the ride might make you feel a little giddy and queasy as it hurtles you at rapid speed through dark, scary tunnels. It will trigger any little or big fears you have about life, love, change, death, birth, transformation, movement and stepping into a greater part of your true self and new reality. You might feel a little vulnerable as all that seemed familiar is now falling (or being thrown) out the window. We are going through (yet another) intense process of letting go that started with the Aug 28 Lunar Eclipse, to be followed by eventual renewal and rebirth, culminating in the Sep 11 Solar Eclipse. In the middle of that we have Pluto turning direct on Sep 7. On Sep 9 Venus follows him, going direct herself.

This period reminds me of a quote I once read: When God closes one door, he always opens another – but it’s hell in the hallway!!

Sep 7 – Pluto goes direct 26 degrees Sagittarius

If Pluto is hitting your chart you’ll know it. You got a sign a while ago saying it’s time to change - your job, relationship, self, home, friends, a habit or all of the above. You said I will, I will. Some time went by, and Pluto tapped you on the shoulder once again, this time a bit firmer saying it’s time to change. Okay okay, you started dragging your feet, knowing you had to, knowing you should, knowing things would be much better if you did, but ahhhh, it all seemed too scary and too hard. So you delayed. Now, Pluto is giving you one last chance. CHANGE he bellows, and lord help you if you don’t he will do it for you, and that isn’t going to be pretty!

Pluto is Mr Transformation, and if he wants to boot you out from an old reality that is no longer working and move you into a new reality that is more aligned with who you are, he will do it even if he has to drag you kicking and screaming!! So the key here to a peaceful transformation is to surrender to the process. Let go of whatever it is you are holding onto knowing it has served its purpose. Let in the new life that awaits. Grieve, mourn, cry, you are going through a death, the death of part of your self, the death of a part of your life. Yet celebrate, laugh and smile because the death is allowing you to step into something much bigger and better, the birth of a new part of you, and a new chapter in your life containing things you have never experienced before! It is like the labour process before a child is born. Yes it is hard, yes it hurts, but to stop halfway is not an option. Keep going, keep breathing, TRUST that your higher self knows exactly why this is all happening and that it's all happening in divine right timing and order, and Pluto will ensure you safe passage through the birth canal.


Sep 9 – Venus goes direct 16 degrees Leo

Finally Venus finishes her retrograde phase and turns forward again. The last six weeks have triggered all kinds of relationship trials, tests and issues. Relationships that were meant to end ended, and relationships that were challenged in order to get to a stronger place are now safely emerging out the other side of any turbulent seas. If a relationship had some uncertainty around it, you will know where you stand this week. The whole point was to help you get clear with your values: What do you truly need, want, desire and deserve in love and life? What do you need to do, and who do you need to become within yourself, in order to create those things? It’s a good time to take out your journal and answer these questions so that as Venus goes direct and sends you moving forward, you know what it is you want to be moving forward to!

Sep 11 – New Moon/Solar Eclipse 18 degrees Virgo

All the astro activity lately has been building up to this point: the Sep 11 Solar Eclipse. We have had our dark nights and stormy seas, and today we wake up with the dawn of a new day. We look outside our window and we see that we have landed in a very different space or place to where we were even a few short days, weeks or months ago. The transition may have been exciting, traumatic, bittersweet, devastating, joyous or any number of a hundred other emotions. Uranus is opposing the Sun during this Eclipse so any events will likely be unexpected or breaking free from the expected which can be so liberating. Towers may fall in our personal lives, and new towers may emerge. The irony of this happening on Sep 11. Yet from the dust will rise new hope and new energy just like the Phoenix rising from the ashes. We have earned the new state we find ourselves in and can proudly embrace all the aspects of ourselves we had to face to get here: wisdom, trust, owning our power and unique gifts, loving ourselves enough to be who we really are, knowing our strength and having the courage to change.

Sep 21 – Peace Day

In 1999 Jeremy Gilley embarked on a journey to get the UN to establish an international day of peace: a day of global ceasefire and non-violence. He documented his efforts and as a result created a spectacularly moving, emotional and inspirational film “Peace One Day” (I highly recommend it) which included the achievement of his goal: In 2001 the UN passed a resolution that established a fixed date in the calendar for Peace Day – September 21.

Last year 27.6 million people from 200 countries did something to celebrate Peace Day. Go to the site to watch a short clip explaining the Peace One Day journey and get ideas about how you can get involved on the day: http://www.peaceoneday.org/home.aspx



Sep 23 – Spring Equinox (Southern Hemisphere); Autumn Equinox (Northern Hemisphere)


An equinox happens only twice a year (the other time being March 21) when the duration of day and night are equal. (The word equinox means ‘equal night’.)

In the Southern Hemisphere today celebrates the Spring Equinox, marking the official end of the old year and the beginning of the new. Now is the time to plant seeds that will pave the way for new directions and bring the fruits of the coming season. The days are now bringing more light, and with more light comes more clarity, wisdom, illumination and forward movement into those areas that have until now had to be in a kind of hibernation period.

In the Northern Hemisphere today marks the Autumn Equinox. It is a sacred time to celebrate the end of summer, to give thanks for all you have received in the days past, and to prepare for a time of retreating inward for rest.

Sep 27 – Full Moon Aries

The emotional moon turns full in the fiery and impulsive sign of Aries. Today will see many in ‘act first think later’ mode for better or worse! At one end of the spectrum be patient on the road today and don’t indulge in any acts of road rage! At the other end your pioneering and passionate spirit might be all ablaze today as something comes to fruition at last!

Saturday, August 04, 2007

August Monthly Visions

What’s Happening this Month: August 2007
Embracing Global and Astro events to help Create your Reality, written by Dana Mrkich.
http://www.danamrkich.com/


28 July-11 Sep – Venus Retrograde in Virgo/Leo
Venus continues her backwards trek throughout August, primarily affecting those with natal planets around 2 degrees Virgo, or 2 degrees Pisces by opposition. You can generate a free chart at http://www.astro.com/ to find out if you’re in the firing line.
Venus rules love, relationships and money, and our sense of self-value. If any of these areas of your life are due for review then you can be sure that the Universal Examiner will be paying you a visit during this period. If you’re doing well and heading in the right direction, you’ll get a nice tick and he’ll be on his way. If not, you’ll be asked to pull up your boot straps and change a few things: face your relationship issues and do what you need to do, have some long overdue deep and meaningfuls about what you truly need, want and deserve, learn to finally love yourself after much avoidance, get sorted with your money issues etc. Love-wise, for some this change will come in the form of a renewed relationship, for others it will come in the realization that it’s time to let go and move on.

With the eclipses happening during the Venus Retrograde phase you can be sure that whatever is removed from your life right now has come to its timely end for a reason, and whatever is being turned upside down and inside out is actually being put back the right way round in alignment with the true needs of your soul. If Venus is making your emotional ocean a little choppy right now, get yourself a piece of rose quartz and have it near you day and night. Ask that the transition you are experiencing unfolds with as much love, grace and ease as possible. Ask for the rose quartz to help your heart with gentle healing, and ask your guides and angels to send you higher understanding so that you may move through this time with inner peace and blessings to all involved.

13 August – New Moon Leo

It’s a bit of strange New Moon. It’s happening in the sign of Leo while Venus is retrograde which is kind of like finally getting to the opening night of a play in which you’re the star, the curtain draws back, the audience is waiting, and you realize you have no idea what your lines are. Or you get a bout of stage fright and start asking yourself "Am I good enough? What if I can't do it? What if the audience walk out because I'm so terrible!!" All your motors might be revving right now making you feel like you are ready to throw yourself into some new creative project, romance, job or other undertaking. Meanwhile the pit crew are scrambling around you changing tyres and giving your engine a last once over before you are allowed to accelerate forward. Thank god for the pit crew though because they’re there to make sure that when you finally do catapult forward you are in as good a shape as possible, and know that you ARE good enough! So, get your vision boards happening and know that if things don’t take off till mid-Sep (Venus goes direct) or even mid-Oct (Venus comes out of her shadow period) it’s all okay, there is a reason!

28 August – Full Moon Pisces/Lunar Eclipse 4degrees Pisces
Lunar Eclipses, for better or worse, tend to be about the letting go of something, or someone: usually feminine or emotional in nature. There is often much sadness involved, yet a lunar eclipse can also be liberating. It can free us of that which it was time to say goodbye to. On a positive note many inner shifts happen at this time, allowing us to let go of old beliefs, behaviours and emotional or energetic obstacles that are blocking the full expression of our true essence. For some it will be intense, for others subtle, either way it will be powerful and ultimately beneficial for the higher purpose of your soul. Look to your natal chart to see where 4 degrees Pisces lies, or 4 degrees Virgo by opposition, (also check to see if you have planets in that area including a few degrees either side) to get some idea of what area of your life might be affected.

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

July Newsletter

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Visioning the Dream Awake – July 2007

What’s New this Month!

- New Column!
- New Articles
- July Dates for In Person Energy Reading Sessions
- Email Readings
- Urth TV New Clips
- July Monthly Visions/Astro
- Party Pics


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New Column

My new column is out now in online women’s mag She Said!
Check it out here:
http://www.shesaid.com/article/2007/06/26/2635_bs.php
Make sure you subscribe to She Said in the top right hand box if you’d like weekly updates from this fabulous site!!

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New Articles

Rhyming Stories Series - Loving Again: PlanetLightworker – July 2007
Breath Awareness: Diva Village - June 2007
Peace on Earth, We all Play a Part: Conscious Living Online, June 2007
To read an article, please go to www.danamrkich.com. All article links are on the home page now.

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Energy Readings/Empower Yourself Sessions with Dana available in Sydney!

Secrets for the Soul: Shop 7 Bungan Court, 13 Waratah Street, Mona Vale on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Australia:
Thursdays and alternate Saturdays. To make an appointment, please call (02) 9979 9910

Namaste: 1st Floor Warringah Mall, Brookvale, 20 min north of the City, Sydney Australia:
Fridays and alternate Saturdays. To make an appointment, please call (02) 9939 1993


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Empower Yourself Readings via Email

Your own soul’s energy contains all the wisdom you will ever need. A reading acts like a ‘soul interpreter’ accessing information that for whatever reason you can’t sense clearly right now, including important messages about your soul’s truth, needs, desires and potential. It can reveal the underlying reason for any situation in your life, and offer deep insights into physical, mental, emotional and spiritual issues, life direction, relationships, work, health and finances.

For more information and recent new testimonials: http://www.danamrkich.com/readings/index.html
If you would like to book a reading please go to: http://www.danamrkich.com/readings/form/index.html
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Urth.TV New Clips

Change the Media, Change the World, by Dana Mrkich
(Also currently featuring on Dana’s MySpace page:
www.myspace.com/danamrkich)

The Meaning of Life in 700 Words, by Story Waters (
www.limitlessness.com)

To watch either of these clips on Urth TV, or any of the other pieces of empowering, inspiring media now being created daily, please register to become a member of Urth (registration is free): www.urth.tv Member benefits include access to Urth’s media channels including: Environment, Consciousness, Health & Wellness, Global Events, Music Videos, Social Action and more!
Link to Dana’s channel: http://www.urth.tv/content/blogcategory/203/355/

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June Monthly Visions/Astro

What’s Happening this Month: Live Earth sends a wave of climate consciousness around the world, while Venus Retrograde is preparing to test the foundations of all that we value: Read here: http://danamrkich.blogspot.com/2007/07/july-monthly-visions.html

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June Party Pics

Media Bistro Party in Sydney!: http://www.mediabistro.com/content/party_photos/party_photos_the_allmedia_party_in_sydney_61949.asp

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Feedback
If you have any questions or comments about anything covered in this month’s newsletter or about any of the site content please let me know! If you have any requests or suggestions for new sections or topics you’d like to know more about, please email me! dana@danamrkich.com

Have a wonder-filled July!

Love and blessings,

Danaxox

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Dana Mrkich
Freelance Writer, Author, Spiritual Intuitive
Content Editor, Urth.TV
Visioning the Dream Awake
Email: dana@danamrkich.com
Online: www.danamrkich.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/danamrkich

Dana Mrkich is a spiritual intuitive, writer, author and visionary. Her first book “A New Chapter” is being released later this year. A passionate advocate for empowering, inspiring media, and the merging of consciousness with action in the social and political arenas, Dana is a Content Editor for Urth.TV. To subscribe to Dana’s newsletter please email: subscribe@danamrkich.com

Sunday, July 01, 2007

July Monthly Visions

What’s Happening this Month - July Monthly Visions
Embracing Global and Cosmic events to help Create your Reality, written by Dana Mrkich.


6-8 July – Gather the Women Congress, Sydney Australia
Gather the Women Australia (GTWA) is part of a global movement of diverse women joining with many others to celebrate our true worth. “Our vision is to empower each other to make the changes within our own worlds, which will enhance our lives and the lives of all beings around us physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually, to bring about a peaceful and ethical world.” For more info about the Sydney event: http://www.gatherthewomenoz.com/. International info: http://gatherthewomen.org/gtw/index.htm

7 July – Live Earth Concert
7/7/07 is a day dedicated to using music as a way of uniting our global consciousness around climate change. Check out the site for info on the eight concerts, live broadcast transmissions, tips on how to reduce your carbon footprint, and how great a difference we can make as individuals: “If one million Americans used rain barrels, they could collect enough water for the daily usage of about one million others.” http://www.liveearth.org/

14 July – New Moon Cancer
Feelings might come up today related to the ways in which you nurture and nourish yourself and others. It’s a good day to make a change if you know you need to spend more time feeding your soul with all it needs, whether that’s some pampering, more time out, kinder thoughts, or treating yourself as you would like to be treated.

17 July - Fire the Grid
A global project of loving intention, asking for one hour of your time in meditation at 11.11amGMT 17 July. (Thanks Vasumi!!) Excerpt from the site by Shelley Yates: "The light beings use the term "fire the grid" when they speak of the energizing of humanity with divine power, on July 17, 2007....We must pour some of our living energy into the Earth, and the accumulation of our combined energy will regenerate the Earth. They told me humans are like little lightening rods, channelling God's energy to the planet. Because we have separated ourselves from our complete connection to The Source, by not having a fully functioning human grid, God's energy has not been able to easily flow into the Earth. If we choose to come together to rebuild our grid, then the natural flow of energy between us and God, God and the Earth, and from person to person, will be restored."

For more info: http://www.firethegrid.com/

Fire the Grid Urth TV Blog by Krystalle Keszainn & Arttemis including Videos featuring Shelley Yates: http://www.urth.tv/content/blogcategory/181/244/


28 July-11 Sep – Venus Retrograde in Virgo/Leo
“Venus Retrograde, you’re driving me crazy.” So went the lyrics in a song penned by my sister Kristina during one particularly vexing cycle. Every 18 months Venus the planet of love, money and all that we value does a backwards trip just to make sure we really, really get something that is affecting our relationships to these things. Now, before Venus sends you a little crazy, here’s a tip re the message she’s trying to send you: the quality of these relationships are directly affected by your sense of self-worth and self-love, also ruled by Venus. What are you worth? What do you deserve? Do you love yourself enough to give yourself your best possible life? Do you listen to your soul when she/he asks you for something?

With so many people now plugged in to the teachings of The Secret, and wanting to manifest lives filled with abundance, love and connected relationships, it’s so important to know this one thing: In order to really let in all the things you desire, in a lasting, healthy, positive way, your foundations of self-love, self-worth and self-value have to be strong enough to support them. If Venus is affecting your chart right now, (see if you have a natal planet around 3 degrees Virgo or within a few degrees either side: http://www.astro.com/ provide free charts) then these foundations are about to be tested or given a shake-up, particularly as far as love and money are concerned - the life areas that show us most clearly how these foundations are doing.

If your foundations are strong, and you’ve built something healthy on them, then all will be well. If not, you will get clear signs that it’s time to either strengthen and improve them, or let go as easefully as possible while something you’ve built comes tumbling down - in which case know that Venus is clearing the way for something more in alignment with your soul’s true worth and desires. It's time to completely re-evaluate any values you hold, and find out whether they are the natural values of your soul - or outdated values no longer serving you.

30 July – Full Moon Aquarius

This full moon, give yourself permission to let out your inner Aquarian – think crazy, unconventional, spontaneous. Take a walk on the wild side especially if you’ve been running on the routine treadmill for a while. You might feel like breaking free from some rut, but before you scream “I quit” at the boss go do something that gives you a sense of freedom – that’s what you’re really looking for. Anything that feels confining or restrictive right now is going to feel extra tight, so it’s a good time to address it and do something about it!

Monday, June 11, 2007

June Message & Newsletter


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Visioning the Dream Awake – June 2007

What’s New this Month!


- Message for June
- New Articles
- Urth TV New Clips
- June Monthly Visions/Astro
- Recent Blogs: The New Reality entering Mainstream Media
- In Person Energy Reading Sessions
- Email Readings

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Hi all,

For those of you who aren’t in Sydney (or aren’t within a few hundred kilometers), we just experienced a lashing of a storm – with rain and winds unlike anything we’ve had in over 30 years. On a physical level it caused much chaos including the loss of several lives. On a physical level it also caused much confusion with many saying: “We need the rain but we didn’t want it to come in this way!” And “Why didn’t more of it fall into the catchment areas?” We are conflicted internally and thus this conflict manifested externally. Australians are praying for rain but our newsmedia and weather forecasters say “get set for the weather to worsen” any time rain is forecast. As soon as it starts to rain we wish it away and pray for blue skies again, all the while saying “Well, we do need the rain” somewhat reluctantly. We are sending major mixed messages to the rain gods!! We need to start blessing the weather every day, whatever it brings. We need to trust that as we bless the Earth and trust in the Divine, we will receive plentiful rains in the right areas along with plentiful days of blue skies and sunshine. We can all do our bit by every day just saying thank you: to the sunshine, to the rains, to the winds, to the earth. Appreciation creates miracles.

On a non-physical level the storm was the energetic manifestation of a great cleansing and shifting that swept through the area, clearing much that needed to be released within our individual and collective energies. As a result many people experienced deep healing surges, a feeling of renewal and clarity, increased creativity and flashes of insight about the direction their soul is calling them toward. No matter where on the planet you live, the opening that occurred created yet another crack between worlds allowing you to get more of a glimpse, and take more of a step forward, into the new reality that is now waiting for us. Our new reality is not some etheric world that exists as a visionary ideal. It is the next chapter of humanity’s evolution that is already being created right now. You are creating it right now, just by being your true self. That’s all you need to do.

Close your eyes, take a few deep breaths, and focus on your heart chakra where it’s easiest to feel your true self or true essence. What does your true essence feel like? Guess what? Your true essence already lives in this new reality. Your true essence is just waiting for your mind to catch up to where your heart and spirit already is. Connecting with your true essence gives you access to your own inner navigation system complete with map and compass. Your feelings, your gut instincts, your passion, the things that give you joy, the synchronicities that come into your life, all of these are the many ways in which your essence is guiding you. Ask your true essence to align your body and mind with the reality of your heart and spirit, and trust yourself to follow this guidance. Now is the time.

Have a great June!

Love and Blessings,

Danaxox

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New Articles


Rhyming Stories: Finding your Light in the Dark: New Series by Dana in PlanetLightworker – June 2007
The Spirit of Play: Pathways Within – Summer 2007 (US)
The Whole Truth: Body + Soul, The Sunday Telegraph, Australia May 20 2007
Grow Up with the help of your Inner Child: Diva Village – Awaken the Diva Within You! May 2007
Listen to Yourself: Diva Village – Awaken the Diva Within You! May 2007

To read an article, please go to www.danamrkich.com. All article links are on the home page now.

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Urth.TV New Clips

Kundalini Dance Doco: Featuring Australia’s Leyolah Antara Dekanic, founder and developer of Kundalini Dance, a unique form of ecstatic dance taught all around the world.

To watch please go to: http://www.urth.tv/content/blogcategory/203/355/

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June Monthly Visions/Astro

What’s Happening this Month: Embracing Global and Cosmic events to help Create your Reality

Get inspired here: http://danamrkich.blogspot.com/2007/06/june-monthly-visions.html

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New Blogs

The New Reality is entering the Mainstream:

Al Gore calls for more conscious media: http://danamrkich.blogspot.com/2007/05/al-gore-calls-for-more-conscious-media.html
Oprah speaks to Esther Hicks and Abraham: The Secret behind The Secret: http://danamrkich.blogspot.com/2007/06/oprah-speak-to-esther-hicks-secret.html

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Energy Readings/Empower Yourself Sessions with Dana now available in Sydney!

Fridays at Namaste: 1st Floor Warringah Mall, Brookvale, 20 min north of the City, Sydney Australia:
To make an appointment, please call (02) 9939 1993

Thursdays at Secrets for the Soul:
Shop 7 Bungan Court, 13 Waratah Street, Mona Vale on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Australia:
To make an appointment, please call (02) 9979 9910

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Empower Yourself Readings via Email

Can’t make it to Sydney or would like a written form of personal guidance to read over from time to time? Empower Yourself Email Readings contain pages of empowering guidance received from your energy, higher self and guides, providing clarity and deep insight into current life issues.

If you would like to book a reading please go to: http://www.danamrkich.com/readings/form/index.html For more information and testimonials: http://www.danamrkich.com/readings/index.html

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Feedback
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Dana Mrkich
Freelance Writer, Author, Spiritual Intuitive
Content Editor, Urth.TV
Visioning the Dream Awake
Email: dana@danamrkich.com
Online: www.danamrkich.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/danamrkich

Dana Mrkich is a spiritual intuitive, writer, author and visionary. Her first book “A New Chapter” is being released later this year. A passionate advocate for empowering, inspiring media, and the merging of consciousness with action in the social and political arenas, Dana is a Content Editor for Urth.TV. To subscribe to Dana’s newsletter please email: subscribe@danamrkich.com






Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Oprah speaks to Esther Hicks: The Secret behind the Secret

If you've watched The Secret you've probably heard the controversy about the involvement (or rather no longer involvement) of Esther and Jerry Hicks and Abraham, authors of the best selling book The Law of Attraction. In this series of revealing interviews Oprah talks to Esther and Abraham on Oprah's XM Radio Show to get the real story. P.S Go Oprah for giving Abraham some air-time, (Abraham are a group of spiritual teachers, currently in spirit). The fact they are currently in spirit hasn't allowed too much media exposure thus far so Oprah is really breaking some ground here, as she does. I love her!!

Part 1
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2020124179

Part 2
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2020435193

Part 3
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2022166827

For more info about The Law of Attraction:
http://www.abraham-hicks.com/

Sunday, June 03, 2007

June Monthly Visions

What’s Happening this Month - June Monthly Visions
Embracing Global and Cosmic events to help Create your Reality,
written by Dana Mrkich.

1 June – Full Moon Sagittarius

This months kicks off with a full moon in Sagittarius, igniting any dormant desires for adventure and the exploration of new possibilities. If you feel like you’ve been stuck in a rut for too long you might feel like breaking free right now and unleashing your inner free spirit. This is a good time to find out the answer to the following: “If I could do anything I wanted I would ……..” While your dream may be just a dream for now, by giving it a voice and imagining it as a vision you give it life; to inspire you, guide you, or be manifested by you.

14 June – 10 July Mercury Retrograde Cancer

Mercury Mercury where art thou Mercury? Mercury doesn’t actually go anywhere least of all backwards during a retrograde, it just appears to fall behind as Earth momentarily overtakes it on the cosmic super highway. But in a prime example of the theory that perception creates reality every Mercury Retrograde triggers all kinds of communication reversals – and this isn’t a bad thing. Computers crash so that you can update them, drafts of documents are reviewed so you can improve them, relationships are revisited so that you can heal old wounds or create new healthier bonds. It’s a time of briefly going backward so that in the long-term you can go forward in a much better way, and that’s a good thing. Look to your natal chart to see where the first 11 degrees of Cancer are for you, and which house they sit in. This is the life area that will most likely be affected by this retrograde period. Go to http://www.astro.com/ for a free chart, then google the house (first house, second house etc) for more info on what that house represents.

15 June – New Moon Gemini

This will be interesting. Just as the planet of communication starts its retrograde cycle, we have a New Moon in the sign of communication . This is like a double whammy hint to get our communications with others clear. This month double check things before signing, re-read documents, and especially think before you speak. Don’t gossip about others, it will likely get back to the person you’re talking about. (This is a good piece of advice to live by anyway). You might need to repeat conversations because you were misunderstood or not heard the first time around. It’s a good time to reflect on how you are coming across when you interact with others be it with friends, colleagues or the public. Are people receiving one message while your intention is totally something different? If this is true, ask a trusted friend what they notice about you that you may not realize yourself.

24 June – 24 November Uranus Retrograde 18 degrees Pisces

Uranus is crazy and unpredictable at the best of times, let alone the moments when it turns to go retrograde or direct. If you have any planets at 18 degrees Pisces or Virgo or within a few degrees of this, hold on to your hats. Think Wizard of Oz when Dorothy’s house gets picked up by the tornado and she lands at the beginning of the yellow brick road, surrounded by munchkins. “We’re not in Kansas anymore Toto” says Dorothy. So too, you will be looking around at your life any moment now knowing exactly what she was talking about. Just like in the Wizard of Oz the whole point of Uranus turns and transits is to get you from one reality to another, so that you can follow the yellow brick road (your true path), until finally you realize that the power to go home (via clicking your red shoes) was something you always had within you. A million self-help books and workshops abound and really we can get almost all the info we need just from watching this decades old film classic. Go watch it again and you’ll see what I mean.

30 June – Full Moon Capricorn


“Blue Moon, You saw me standing alone; Without a dream in my heart, Without a love of my own. Blue Moon, You know just what I was there for, You heard me saying a prayer for, Someone I really could care for.” So sang Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Ella Fitzgerald among many, many others. This song has never faded since it was originally written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in 1934. (Interestingly, the Wizard of Oz was filmed in 1939. What’s with the 1930’s theme this month?!) Lots of folklore is around about where the term blue moon came from, but for now let’s stick with the idea that it represents those rare months that hold two full moons, as is the case this June. The lyrics above will have a different meaning for every person reading them this month, so just take them in, say a prayer, and see what happens.

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Al Gore calls for more conscious media

Al Gore has taken a swipe at a media system that focuses more on Britney Spears' shaved head than crucial issues like climate change. Good on him! This is a debate that needs to be encouraged. Why are the media this way? This is a question that many of us are asking now. With so many humanitarian, social and environmental issues desperately needing coverage, and with the media having such a powerful ability to influence the masses, it's time for more media to be using this power in a more conscious, empowering way. While there will always be room for media that provides fun entertainment, I find it hard to see how celebrity gossip that is hurtful to those involved has any space on our magazine and newspaper pages or television screens - especially when so many other important issues could be taking up that space.

The usual argument is that this is what people want. What rubbish. How about giving credit to people and taking a chance that we actually want information that we can use and be inspired by, information that helps us to make a difference. How rapidly the world will change, along with our perspective of the world, the second more mainstream media shifts its priorities.

Al Gore is the Chairman of Current TV - www.current.tv
Dana Mrkich is a Content Editor for Urth TV - www.urth.tv

Ref:
Gore takes aim at 'trivial' celebrity gossip
From correspondents in New York

"FORMER US vice president Al Gore has criticised the "trivialities and nonsense" of celebrity gossip in the media and called on people to focus instead on issues like Iraq and climate change..."http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21796848-1702,00.html


Monday, May 07, 2007

Visioning the Dream Awake - May 2007 Newsletter

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Visioning the Dream Awake – May 2007

What’s New this Month: Inspiring Clips on Urth.TV > New Articles >Visit my MySpace!> Monthly Visions

Hi everyone,

Lots of fabulous things to report for May! Firstly, I have finally got a publisher for my first book which I am very happy about. “A New Chapter” will be out toward the end of this year, and as the months go by I’ll be sharing some excerpts with you and fabulous reviews that have already come in! For now you can check out a snippet of what it’s about on my new MySpace page: www.myspace.com/danamrkich. Comments and Friend Adds are welcome! If you aren’t a MySpace member and would like to be please click here: http://www1.myspace.com/reloc.cfm?c=2&id=F6BC1409-A32A-49BC-8FF8-3B0AD404431D

I’m also beyond excited to let you know that I am now a Content Editor for Urth.TV! This is going to be so much fun and I look forward to sharing with you the unfolding of conscious, inspiring and empowering media. Thank you so much to Rowan for creating the space and opportunity. If you come across, or create, any media clips that you feel deserve air-time, along the lines of Consciousness in Action, please let me know!

Wishing you an abundant and joy-filled May!

Love and Blessings,

Danaxox


Urth.TV
For the month of May Urth.TV are planting a tree for every new member! Go to www.urth.tv

Latest Clips

Israel ‘Bruddah Iz’ Kamakawiwo’ole Somewhere Over the Rainbow:
A beautiful tribute to Hawai’ian musician and activist Israel ‘Bruddah Iz’ Kamakawiwo’ole ….

Toward Integral Consciousness: In 2006 a group of scientists met in Dusseldorf, Germany to discuss the new, emerging planetary consciousness…

Empowering People: Frances Moore-Lappe on the World Future Council: Talking about the need for a new democracy that is values-driven and power-generating for people…

To view these clips go to: http://www.urth.tv/content/blogcategory/203/355/

To view all available Urth.TV Channels: http://www.urth.tv/content/view/10003/339/


New Column Series
Rhyming Stories: Reminders for the Soul – He Whispered
New Series by Dana in PlanetLightworker – May 2007
Read here: http://www.planetlightworker.com/articles/danamrkich/article4.php


New Articles
Deepen Your Relationship: Start a Communication Journal
Diva Village – Awaken the Diva Within You! May 2007
Read here: http://divavillage.com/article.php?id=29843&pg=1


May Monthly Visions
What’s Happening this Month Embracing Global and Cosmic events to help Create your Reality
Read May’s Monthly Visions here: http://danamrkich.blogspot.com/2007/05/may-monthly-visions.html


New Blog
Is it the Law of Attraction…or the Law of Absorbtion?
If you’ve watched the Secret you’ll enjoy these thoughts from Raphael: http://danamrkich.blogspot.com/2007/05/is-it-law-of-attractionor-law-of.html


Energy Readings/Empower Yourself Sessions with Dana now available in Sydney!
Fridays at Namaste, 1st Floor (near the Myer Café) Warringah Mall, Brookvale on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, Australia.
To make a booking please call (02) 9939 1993.


Empower Yourself Email Readings
Can’t make it to Sydney or would like a written form of personal guidance to read over from time to time? Empower Yourself Email Readings contain pages of empowering guidance received from your energy, higher self and guides, providing clarity and deep insight into current life issues. If you have any questions at all about the readings please email me: dana@danamrkich.com. If you would like to book a reading please go to: http://www.danamrkich.com/readings/form/index.html For more information and testimonials: http://www.danamrkich.com/readings/index.html

Feedback
If you have any questions or comments about anything covered in this month’s newsletter or about any of the site content please let me know! If you have any requests or suggestions for new sections or topics you’d like to know more about, please drop me a line.


Dana Mrkich
Freelance Writer, Author, Spiritual Intuitive
Visioning the Dream Awake
Email: dana@danamrkich.com
Online: www.danamrkich.com
MySpace: www.myspace.com/danamrkich

Dana Mrkich is a spiritual intuitive, writer, author and visionary. Her first book “A New Chapter” is being released later this year. A passionate advocate for empowering, inspiring media, and the merging of consciousness with action in the social and political arenas, Dana is a Content Editor for Urth.TV. To subscribe to Dana’s newsletter please email: subscribe@danamrkich.com

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Is it The Law of Attraction...or The Law of Absorbtion?!

This great piece in Aluna Joy's recent newsletter really caught my eye. If you've watched The Secret and also wondered how 'attracting' fits in with 'it all exists within us right now' then you'll like Raphael's thoughts below. When I read it I got a visual of how it might work: that which we 'want' is sitting on top of us like water on a sponge. It's not so much about attracting it, as letting it in!! Experiment with this, and Enjoy!


A Note from Raphael... The Law of Absorbtion. (reprinted here with kind permission)
Raphael's Website: www.IAMBlessingWater.com/healings.html
Aluna Joy's Website: http://www.kachina.net/~alunajoy/index.html


So many of us have watched the movie "The Secret" with the hopes of being able to grasp the elusive set of words that would finally trigger us to say "Oh yeah, I get it.". Well, I know that I'm not the only one out there who is still trying to get to that point, so I'm writing this in hopes that it will help others, or at least spark some interesting discussion. In my travels, I have come across various books discussing the various types of personality make-ups (temperaments) that people can have. Supposedly, based on a person's personality make-up, they will integrate and comprehend information differently than someone with a different type of personality make-up. So, in other words, different people require that information be said in a way that corresponds to their personality make-up in order for that information to be fully comprehended. In my other life (in this lifetime), I was a totally left brained executive dealing with numbers and contracts all day. So I tend to look at things initially in a very exact and literal manner when it comes to interpretation, without much room for flexibility (still working on letting this go). So, based on what I said in the above paragraph, I offer this up . . . "The Secret" says that the secret is the Law of Attraction. Hmmm . . . the word "Attract" . . . Webster says the definition of "Attract" is "to pull to or draw toward oneself or itself". OK. But it doesn't say that you have that something in hand. So meditating on this one day, I hear the words "It's about Absorbtion". Hmmm (a second time) . . . Webster says the definition of "Absorb" is "to take in and make part of an existent whole". Now, to me, that makes more sense. By absorbing something, I make it part of myself; not just having brought it to me where it's sitting just outside the reach of my wildly, flaying hands. I know I'm playing a bit of a mind game here with the words, but, hey, if it can trick my mind into finally getting it, I'm buying into it. Has this helped me? Well, I'm still playing with it. But I'll keep you abreast of what happens. Blessings, Raphael

May Monthly Visions

What’s Happening this Month - May Monthly Visions
Embracing Global and Cosmic events to help Create your Reality,
written by Dana Mrkich.

Fistly a word about the current energies…Mars and Uranus just had a rare meeting which means that you might be feeling like you are filled with enough energy to power your own city! What you’re doing with this energy will determine the way in which it’s manifesting. If you’re mis-directing it then it could feel like you are giving yourself and/or others a series of electric shocks, unwanted and definitely a tad unexpected. It’s possible you’re also feeling like a volcano about to explode, or walking around with mini-bursts of lava sprouting out at random moments. If any of this is happening ask yourself if you repressing some part of you that is bursting to get out? If the answer is yes, then find a way to express it that’s healthy!!!

Even if you just get out a piece of paper and write, draw or paint, put on some music and jump around or shout from the tops of your lungs, passionate release is the theme of the moment and better to do it in a way of your choosing then for it to explode in unconstructive ways!! On the positive side if you are moving WITH these energies then you might be feeling like you are driving a Ferrari at breakneck speed to some destination unknown. Very exciting! Just remember to stop every now and again to take in the view and don’t crash into anybody else! Look for 17 degrees Pisces in your natal chart (http://www.astro.com/ does great free charts) to find out which house is being affected.

1 May – Global Love Day

From dancing around the maypole to celebrate the union of the May Queen and May King, to blessing the fields to welcome the coming of fertile crops, the first of May has represented abundance, love, romance, unity and connection for hundreds of years.

Several years ago The Love Foundation launched Global Love Day celebrating these very qualities. Harold W Becker, Founder and President, says: “We understand this day is a symbol of what we can do every day of the year. Our intent is to join together in a conscious recognition that love is always present. For so many, love is often hidden under layers of hurt, trauma, drama, pain and suffering. Emotional memories, unspoken doubt, fear, resentment and a multitude of old beliefs often keep us from realizing these thoughts and feelings have no real power over us. We give them power by living in the past and being afraid of the future. We ignore the love that is present every moment while embracing limitation. It is time to change that. It is time to release ourselves from our own self created bondage.” To find out how you can be part of Love Day read here: http://www.thelovefoundation.com/Global_Love_Day.htm


2 May – Full Moon Scorpio

If you ever want to dive into the deepest parts of your emotional and subconscious waters, or are ready for major healing around your sexuality tap into some Scorpio energy. If you ever need to express hidden, submerged feelings look for a Full Moon and wait for the natural release it triggers. Today we have both. If you’ve been postponing a scuba-diving trip into feelings that have been too scary or mysterious to confront, now is the perfect time.

If you went to the bottom of your heart, what would you find there? What treasure-chest of unspoken words, dreams, desires or fears lies beneath the level of your comfort zone? Strap on your oxygen pack, breathe through it, and just express what you truly want to express – be it in your journal, through tears, or to someone you need to share with. Scorpio promises nothing less than transformation of the soul.


17 May – New Moon Taurus

Write down one thing that nourishes you. Next, one thing that nurtures you. Finally, something that supports you. Now, here’s some homework: Do each of these three things once during May.
Taurus is about immersing in that which feels pleasurable, yet also making sure you have a strong foundation underneath you. When we have taken care of our material needs, our relaxation time feels so much more enjoyable. Vice versa when we take the time to have fun we immerse ourselves in our daily chores and schedules so much more joyfully. Taurus energy awakens our natural ability to combine it all in a balanced way, attracting in life that which makes us feel good: emotionally, spiritually, physically and financially.

Thursday, April 26, 2007

My MySpace!

I have finally joined the MySpace revolution! Creating this page was so much fun, and I love its interactiveness! Come and take a look, and if you are a MySpace member please add me to your page and write a comment! If you aren’t a member consider signing up:
http://www1.myspace.com/reloc.cfm?c=2&id=F6BC1409-A32A-49BC-8FF8-3B0AD404431D

It is so easy to create a page and hours of fun go by while you play with all the creative tools available! See my MySpace here: http://www.myspace.com/danamrkich

Love Danaxox

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

April Newsletter

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Visioning the Dream Awake – April 2007

What’s New this Month: In Person Readings now in Sydney > New Column Series > Launch of Urth TV > Party Pics

What a month already! Here in Sydney the community spirit has reached a new level of unity after last month’s successful Earth Hour. Businesses and households were asked to switch off their lights and all electrical equipment for one hour at 7.30pm on March 31 to take a stand on Climate Change, and to show how simple it is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Over 2 million people participated, (around half the population of Sydney) resulting in a drop in energy consumption of 10.2% according to Energy Australia – the equivalent of taking 48, 613 cars off the road for that hour! The day-after pictures of the city, including suburbs up to an hour away, almost blanketed in darkness were amazing, and it’s inspiring to know how many people are of like mind and connected on this issue. The organizers (WWF) are now looking to make this day an annual national and international event. If you didn’t hear about it here’s a great article:

‘Enlightened city knocks the world’s lights out’ (link used with kind permission)
by Sunanda Creagh, Urban Affairs Reporter, The Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/sydney-knocks-the-worlds-lights-out/2007/04/01/1175366081038.html

This month I am excited to share with you news of the public launch of Urth.TV on April 22 (Earth Day). To celebrate, Urth.TV have partnered with Green World Campaign to re-forest villages all around the world, and will be planting a tree for every new member that joins this month. Urth.TV have passed on their official launch newsletter which I’ve included below, inviting you to join this network of conscious action. Membership is Free. I highly recommend a browse through Urth.TV to watch a huge selection of inspiring and empowering media, and connect with thousands of like-minded souls. My Member name is Shasta, and I hope to see you there!

Onto other news, as I was putting this newsletter together early last week, we on the Eastern seaboard of Australia were slowly exhaling after a surreal day of tsunami warnings. Thankfully we remained safe, with most people saying how much they appreciated the alerts. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected in the Solomon Islands. Finally, if you celebrate Easter, I hope you had a wonderful, weekend of renewal and rebirth in the areas of life in which you need it most. The energies of the past week were strong, and provided an opportunity to have deep clearing and healing experiences. You may even feel this week as if you have been born anew with a fresh, clean slate with which to create the next chapter of your reality.

Love and Blessings,

Dana


New Column Series
Rhyming Stories: Reminders for the Soul - Waiting
New Series by Dana in PlanetLightworker – April 2007
I think Dr Seuss had some influence on this new series ‘Rhyming Stories’. Let me know what you think! This one’s for all of you who struggle with patience….Read here: http://www.planetlightworker.com/articles/danamrkich/article3.php

This month’s PlanetLightworker also includes 100 quotes from The Secret! If you aren’t already a PlanetLightworker subscriber this wonderful magazine is now offering 1 month, 3 month and 6 month Sampler Subscriptions. See site for details: http://www.planetlightworker.com/

New Articles
Chakras – Connecting with Yourself
Diva Village – Awaken the Diva within You!
I am thrilled to become a regular writer for Diva Village, a vibrant, fashion-filled site giving you the latest to keep yourself looking fabulous (inside and out!). Check out my first contribution featuring simple and fun ways you can strengthen the connection to each of your chakras, moving you into a more whole you! Read here: http://www.divavillage.com/article.php?id=29554&pg=1

The Spirit of Play
Children of the New Earth – March 2007
When was the last time you remembered to play? This piece reminds us all to play more, and find the play in all that you do. Read here if you are a Children of the New Earth subscriber: http://www.childrenofthenewearth.com/parenting.php?page=articles/mrkich_dana/article1. Non-Subscribers read here: http://www.danamrkich.com/writings/articl/07/tsop.html

Readings: In Person Sessions now Available in Sydney!
Starting April 13 I will be available for in person reading and healing sessions every Friday from Namaste (formerly Living Energies) at Warringah Mall Brookvale on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. The store has recently changed name and location, you’ll find it on the 1st floor near the Myer Café. If you’re in the area come in and check it out. It has undergone an amazing transformation creating a haven of tranquility for your body and soul. To make a booking please call (02) 9939 1993.

Empower Yourself Email Readings
Can’t make it to Sydney or want to have a written form of personal guidance to read over from time to time? Empower Yourself Email Readings contain pages of empowering guidance received from your energy, higher self and guides, providing clarity and deep insight into current life issues. If you have any questions at all about the readings please email me: dana@danamrkich.com. If you would like to book a reading please go to: http://www.danamrkich.com/readings/form/index.html For more information and testimonials: http://www.danamrkich.com/readings/index.html

April Monthly Visions
A Full Moon in Libra and a New Moon in Aries calls for a month to think about healthier balances between Self and Other. Lisa Nichols from The Secret gave a good piece of advice during her recent Oprah appearance: “You can’t expect others to treat you better than you treat yourself.” Read April’s Monthly Visions here: http://danamrkich.blogspot.com/2007/04/april-monthly-visions.html

Party Pics
Here’s some pics from the Media Bistro party held in Sydney last month! http://www.mediabistro.com/content/party_photos/party_photos_allmedia_party_in_sydney_55385.asp

My sister Kristina and I went along to support our sister Jelena at the recent 'Art with a Heart' charity auction at Will and Toby’s in Manly. Here’s some pics: http://danamrkich.blogspot.com/2007/04/party-pics-charity-art-auction.html


Feedback
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Till next month!

P.S....Keep scrolling down for Urth.TV Launch Newsletter!


Dana Mrkich
Writer, Energy Reader, Spiritual Intuitive
Visioning the Dream Awake
Email: dana@danamrkich.com
Online: www.danamrkich.com
Blog: http://danamrkich.blogspot.com/




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One tree goes a long way... Dear Urth Citizens,We are planting a tree in your name for being a valued member of the Urth.TV community!In celebration of the public launch of Urth.TV on Earth Day (April 22), we have partnered with Green World Campaign to re-forest villages around the world. We are planting a tree for U and each new member that joins this month.Our first big project is a village in Ethiopia where we are planting 30,000 trees. Our goal is to do this by the end of April...Are you ready to act now and help green the earth with us? If so, let's get started today: U spread the news to EVERYONE in your network who is as committed as you are about higher consciousness, vibrant living and a sustainable planet! Invite them to become a member of Urth.TV , and when they sign up, U will have made a huge difference by helping to GREEN THE EARTH!If you know of other networks that you want to be part of this program in the next two weeks, TELL US their names and contact information and we'd be happy to call them and work hard to get them on board.Urth Day is Everyday... Thank you for your party-cipation!~ Mikaële Holzer, VP Community Read more...