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Sirens in the Press

gaiawisdom — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 18:34:15 GMT

Here's a link to the interview with Sirena~*~Serpentina in the Press Telegram. There are some great photos taken at the Labor of Love Women's Music Festival. sat nam. http://www.presstelegram.com/beachweek/ci_4296008

Sirena Serpentina Closes the Tour Des Artistes - Sat., June 24th

gaiawisdom — Fri, 16 Jun 2006 19:34:59 GMT

Come and enjoy! Blessings http://tourdesartistes.com

Sirens in the Newws

gaiawisdom — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 06:36:40 GMT

Check out my interview with the OC weekly. http://www.ocweekly.com/news/news/its-a-living/25262/ It' s pretty accurate, but flows more like the writer than me! I guess that's the nature of communication. Anyway, I'm feeling both honored and blessed he chose to write this. Don't be fooled, the picture in the article is the Goddess Rachel, but you can spot me in the back givin her some fire love. We are one anyway. They must have known. Peace to all, Chrissy

Joshua Tree Music Festival

gaiawisdom — Mon, 01 May 2006 19:21:52 GMT

Sirena Serpentina is honored to share the spirit of the earth and all the elements with the amazing folks at the 2006 Joshua Tree Music Festival. If you haven't gone, this is a sacred space for kindred souls to dance and celebrate together. We will be joining Sara from Flame Fatale and other local JTree fire flies and artists in a firey collaboration of consciousness:) Sirena Serpentina performs Saturday Night, and there are so many talented musicians throughout the weekend: Kinky Particle New Monsoon Kan'Nal (ooooo) Moonshine Still Thomas Napfumo and Blacks Unlimited Chris Berry and Pangea featuring Michael Kang (string cheese) Kaki King Spam All Stars Lotus And on and on and .... Hope to see you all there! www.joshuatreemusicfestival.com One Love Divine, Chrissy

The Art Venture - This Saturday, April 15

gaiawisdom — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:00:13 GMT

Sirena Serpentina is at it again! Performing with Fish Circus at The Art Venture in LA Saturday, April 15 8-? Art Music Poetry Film Dance Please contact me if yer interested

Missing My Girl

gaiawisdom — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:51:49 GMT

Sho Sha Na I love you and think of you daily! I love love love staying at your place. It has such a positive energy! I just finished moving into my new place, subletting while my girl lives it up in Samoa. Needless to say, I have been a busy little bee, packing, unpacking, smudging, decorating, and clearing the altar for Imbolc. I just managed a bit of time to post the most amazing pictures on the Sirena Serpentina tribe. They were taken by a new friend, Joshua Liberman, and they are breathtaking. He really captured the sirena spirit. I am in awe. So I am loving this space in time. It is peaceful, creative and thick with promise. Blessingsto you all and may love be ever present in your lives.

Heart Chakra

gaiawisdom — Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:47:49 GMT

Lotus Of Love The Fourth Chakra The human body, according to ancient Vedic texts, is the seat of a network of cooperating energy fields also known as chakras. At the very center of these fields, unifying and filtering them, lies the heart chakra. This chakra is located over the chest and is often called the heart lotus because its influence radiates outward like the petals of a flower. The heart chakra is believed by many to be at the core of your emotional being. When balanced, it can be a source of love, confidence, creativity, and inspiration. Discord within the heart chakra can affect all your energy centers, because the fourth chakra is a gate between the upper and lower chakras. The heart chakra can be visualized as intersecting triangles that are smoky green. It is associated with holly and poppy flowers, malachite and emerald crystals, and the element of air. The heart chakra gives us the ability to love, trust, and feel deep compassion for others. A balanced heart opens the mind to the radiating warmth of the universe and makes profound relationships possible. But when imbalanced, those same qualities can become twisted, leading us to feel hate, fear, or jealousy. Blockages in the fourth chakra can manifest as immune system and heart maladies because of the chakra's association with the physical heart, the circulatory system, and the blood. There are numerous means of energizing and balancing this chakra. Try sitting up with your back straight, and breathe deeply to center yourself. Rapidly tap your heart center, located in the middle of your chest, with your fingertips. Gradually increase and then decrease the intensity of your tapping over a three minute period. Jasmine, lavender, and marjoram scents can exert a balancing effect over this chakra. You can also influence your heart chakra by loving yourself and learning to laugh freely. And while existing without the positive influence of the fourth chakra can leave you feeling disconnected, isolated, and filled with unexpressed emotions, too much heart chakra influence can lead to restlessness, dreaminess, and aimless wandering. The heart chakra is the point of new beginnings. Nurture it, and you will find that contentment will emerge from all aspects of your being.

Let the Elders Run Free

gaiawisdom — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 05:12:37 GMT

Lions and Cheetahs and Elephants, Oh My! Let them run wild. In North America. By C. Josh Donlan Posted Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005, at 2:27 PM PT Elephants: not just for zoos, anymore. Click image to expand. Elephants: not just for zoos, anymore As the first Americans strolled onto their open real estate 13,000 years ago, at the end of the Pleistocene epoch, their continent quickly lost much of its grandeur. More than 60 North American species weighing over 100 pounds went extinct, including the continent's own elephants, lions, camels, and cheetahs. The cause was likely overhunting; the result was elephants trotting in the circus ring rather than roaming the land. Meanwhile, most of the Earth's remaining large wild animals in Africa and Asia are threatened with extinction in the coming century. "Rewilding"—bringing elephants, cheetahs, and lions out of captivity to run free in parts of North America—could help save these megafauna from global extinction. More important, it would restore to the continent biological functions lost millenniums ago. The big guys would help stop the march of the pests and weeds—rats and dandelions—that will otherwise take over the landscape. And they would promote the natural processes that generate biodiversity. For example, for more than 4 million years before its extinction, the American cheetah preyed on the deerlike pronghorn, a relationship that helped engender the pronghorn's astonishing speed. Rewilding would also give environmentalists, often caricatured as purveyors of doom and gloom, something sunny to strive for. And it would bring more tourists back to the U.S. national parks, where the number of annual visits has been declining since 1987. Sound crazy? A bit of rewilding is under way. Until the late Pleistocene, the 110-pound bolson tortoise was widely distributed across the southwestern United States. Today it survives only in a small part of northern Mexico and is critically endangered. It could easily be brought back to protected sites like Big Bend National Park in Texas and private ranches in the southwest. One ranch in New Mexico is already considering hosting a small group of tortoises. There have been no objections to bringing back these plant-eaters, which are the size of coffee tables. Horses originated in North America 50 million years ago. Today feral European horses run wild in the west and are widely viewed as pests. Instead, they could be treated as proxies for the American species that went extinct in the late Pleistocene. Camel species, too, used to live here. The Bactrian camel, now endangered in the Gobi desert, could come back to replace the related, extinct species that once roamed. The second, more controversial phase of Pleistocene rewilding would involve releasing small numbers of African elephants, cheetahs, and lions out of captivity onto private properties in the southwest. The challenge would be to give these animals large areas of habitat—and, in the case of carnivores, live prey. The latter idea, of course, is a bit of a mind bender, especially for cattle ranchers and sheep ranchers. But it's worth imagining. Five species of elephants once roamed North America in the late Pleistocene; today Asian elephants are in grave danger. Introducing managed elephant populations in the United States could help stave off these threatened extinctions and restore lost ecological function to North America if the animals eat and suppress the woody plants that threaten grasslands (as they do in Africa today). Lions would be the ultimate in rewilding for North America. The predators likely once played an important ecological role here, as they do in the Serengeti. American lion populations would augment the endangered groups in Asia and Africa. And the tourism possibilities are evident to any safari lover. Rewilding could yield national ecological history parks, covering the parts of the Great Plains where the human population is shrinking and jobs are few. As in Africa, perimeter fencing would limit the movements of the big mammals, ensuring that they won't eat anyone's sheep or cows. Surrounding towns would benefit from the increased tourism, much as the towns surrounding parks like Yellowstone do. One day, a system of reserves across the continents of Africa, Eurasia, and the Americas could use the fossil record as a guide to restoration and offer the best hope for long-term survival of the large mammals by allowing them to adapt, in evolutionary terms, to climate change, emerging infectious diseases, and human impact. Sure, the costs and risks of bringing back the megafauna are significant—they include angry ranchers, scared passersby, and unanticipated effects on other plants and animals. But without rewilding, we settle forever for an American wilderness that is diminished compared with just 100 centuries ago. And in the event of global climate change that affects Africa in particular, or economic and political strife there, we risk the extinction of the world's remaining bolson tortoises, camels, elephants, cheetahs, and lions. Safari trip to Texas, anyone? Related in Slate Deanne Stillman criticized the Bush administration's policy toward American wild horses. Daniel Engber explained why wild animals have difficulty breeding in captivity. C. Josh Donlan is a Ph.D. candidate in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University. He is also an Environmental Leadership Program and Switzer Foundation fellow. Photograph of elephants by Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo via Getty Images..

Totems

gaiawisdom — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 03:18:40 GMT

Native American Totems & Their Meanings Alligator Maternal, revenge oriented, quickness, aggression, and basic survival instincts. Ant Group minded, determination, patient, active, and industrious Anteater Lethargy, curiosity, nosiness. Antelope Active, agile, jumpiness, and willing to sacrifice Badger Courage, aggressive, healer, having problems relating to others, and energy conduit Bat Rebirth, longevity, secrecy, initiation, good listener, and long life Bear Industrious, instinctive, healing, power, sovereignty, guardian of the world, watcher, courage, will power, self-preservation, introspection, and great strength Beaver Determined, strong-willed, builder, overseer, and protector Bee Organized, industrial, productive, wise, community, celebration, fertility, defensiveness, obsessive nature, and enjoys life Buffalo Sacredness, life, great strength, abundance, gratitude. Bull Insight into the past, fertility, rushing into things without proper preparation. Butterfly Metamorphosis, transformation, blanace, grace, ability to accept change Caribou Traveler, mobility, preference to be nomadic, adaptability to adversity Cat Guardianship, detachment, sensuality, mystery, magic, and independence Cheetah Swiftness, insight, focus Cougar Leadership, loyalty, courage, taking responsibility, foresight Cow Swift, insightful, and focused Cheetah Nourishment and mother figure Cobra Swift and decisive Coyote Stealth, mischief, rickster, intelligent, clowining around, ability to recognize mistakes. Crab Good luck, protection and succesz Crane Solitude, justice, longevity, independent, intelligent, and vigilant Crocodile Ensuring your emotions are displayed accurately/appropriately Crow Justice, shape shifting, change, creativity, spiritual strength, energy, community sharing, and balance Deer Compassion, peace, intellectual, gentle, caring, kind, subtlety, gracefulness, femininity, gentleness, innocence, and seller of adventure Dog Noble, faithful, loyal, teaching, protection, and guidance 8:34 PM - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove Dolphin Kind, salvation, wisdom, happiness, playfulness, prudent, capable of deep emotion, and happy.= Dove Cross-world communication, spirit messenger, peace, gentleness, love Dragon Longevity, richness, prosperity, infinity, wisdom, power, and fiery Dragonfly Flighty and carefree, strong imagination, higher aspriations. Duck Water energy, helper of seers, can clearly see/deal with emotions Eagle Divine spirit, sacrifice, connection to creator, intelligence, renewal, courage, illumination of spirit, healing, creation, freedom, and risk-taker Elephant Strength, power, affection, loyalty, royalty, and wisdom Elk Strength and agility, pride, majestic, independence, purification, strength, and nobility Falcon New beginnings, adventure, passionate, and leadership. Fish Graceful, slyness, open-minded, quick to change one's mind. Fox Cunning, agility, quick-witted, diplomacy, wildness, feminine magic of camouflage, shapeshifting and invisibility Frog Water energy, cleansing, rebirth, sensitivity, medicine, hidden beauty, peace, adaptability, poor character judgment and power Gazelle Aggressive Giraffe Communication, intuition, attaining the unreachable, seeing the future Goat Surefootedness, stubbornness, independence, diligence, lack of foresight Goose Self-demanding, reliable, prudent, rigid, vigilance, parenthood, and productive Gorilla Family-oriented, intelligence, strength, environmental protector, keeps peace through aggression Hawk Messenger, intuition, victory, healing, nobility, recollection, cleansing, visionary power, and guardianship Horse Freedom, stamina, mobility, the land, travel, power, and freedom Hummingbird Messenger, timelessness, healing, and warrior Jaguar Chaos and shape-shifter Lion Family, strength, energy, courage, guardian and protector Lizard Conservation, vision, self-protection, hidden defences. Llama Comforting to others Lynx Keeper of secrets, guardian, listener, and guide Monkey Ability to change the environment, health, success Moose Headstrong, longevity, steadfastness, and wisdom Mouse Scrutiny, order, organizer, and an eye for details Opossum Diversion, strategist, and deceiver Otter Playful, friendly, dynamic, joy, helpfulness, and sharing Owl Deception, clairvoyance, insight, messenger, Ox Sacrifice, chastity and self-denial Panther Protection, hidden emotions, introspection, caution, careful decisions Parrot Communication, beauty, guide for wisdom, mockery, thinking before speaking Peacock Immortality, dignity, and self-confidence Porcupine Innocence, companionship, and trust Prairie Dog Swiftness, industrious, constructive, preparedness Puma Companion on journeys to other worlds, grace, silent power Quail Group-work, team play, creator of harmony and group tolerance, protectiveness (especially toward children) Rabbit Fear, timidity, nervousness, humility, rebirth, Raccoon Curiosity and cleanliness Rat Fertility, stealth, scavenging, intelligence, enjoys luxury Raven Introspection, courage, self-knowledge, magic Rooster Vanity, likes to be showered with gifts and attention, early riser, settling for nothing less than the best Salmon Proud, intense, confident, wisdom, inspiration Seagull Versatility, loud, easy-going nature, creativity, laziness Seahorse Confidence and grace Seal Love, longing, dilemma, active imagination, creativity Shark Hunter, survival, and adaptability Skunk Reputation, presence, and strength Snake Impulsive, shrewdness, rebirth, transformation, initiation, and wisdom Squirrel Planner and gatherer Stag Lord of the forest, masculine power of regeneration, signs. Swan Grace, balance and innocence, soul, love, beauty, of the self Tiger Strength, valor, power, and energy Turkey Generosity, life-giver, and sharer Turtle Nurturer, shy, and protecting Weasel Strength, energy, ingenuity and stealth Whale Wisdom, provider, intelligence, and kindness. Wolf Loyalty, perseverance, success, intuition, loyalty, and spirit Woodpecker Sensitive, protective, and devotion Zebra Agility and individuality