here it is everyone!

November 22nd 2009
Mystic Family Circus Presents:
ANCESTOR'S WISDOM, messages for these times
An intentional community gathering, with elders
presentations and rituals, wisdom keepers messages and
prophecies conveyed through muti-media and performance.

www.VisionsOfAvalon.com/Wisdom

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hello family,
below is a forwarded invite from my jungle sister Jasai. this workshop is for anyone interested in learning about the jungles of our community land: Beyax. the first day will take place inside a pyramid that has been built inside one of the pliedes temples (there are seven temples that emulate the map of the pliedes star system).
sending love, nynke
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Dear Friends,
We are pleased to inform you that we will be holding a bio dynamics, sustainability and permaculture workshop specialized in the eco system where our beloved project Beyax is placed.
We will do the pre-opening of  the pyramid with in the Pleyadies cultural center on the first day of the workshop, and after  visit several Mayan sites during the course, including organic traditional orchards and farms. We will also visit ancient Mayan cities with important ruins that have an interesting relationship in between architecture and agriculture. The last part of the workshop will be held in Beyax on the healing center garden.
 We will have the opportunity to stay at a farm made by Bernd  Neugebauer, our teacher . This farm is located in the south of Merida. Bernd has rescued  Mayan ancient agricultural techniques and has being working with indigenous communities for over 20 years. They produce extremely high quality and modern crops as well as medicinal plants, medicines, microorganisms with nano technology and other extremely interesting products.

Bernd is also pioneering a project of cacao and vanilla forests along the roads of Beyax community as well as a energy sustainable bio-diesel project  together with Andy Dillon. This project is both for providing an alternative eco flue source for the community to be energy sufficient as well as for commercial means.

Bernd is one of the only Certified Bio dynamics professor specialized in this ecosystem and is an amazing source of knowledge and experience as well as a strong link to our indigenous ancient knowledge. He is specialized in; organic agriculture, forestry agronomy, nano technology in microorganisms design,traditionally based  permaculture products, bio dynamics, raw material production, nutritional supplements, sustainable agri and silviculture and forestry restoration and genetics. He is  a practitioner that has accomplished an immense success in working with indigenous communities supporting social programs among many other. We attached his biography so you can get to know a bit more about this genius.

The workshop is starting on the 7Th of April and  ending on the  14Th of April.
The cost is $700 USD including transportation to the archaeological sites, transportation to Beyax , several meals and one night at Merida. Not including hotel in Playa del Carmen.
There is a limited capacity of 15 people because of the teaching method and logistics.

This workshop will give us a great feed back on how to maximize the use the jungle we are surrounded by as well as how to design an intelligent sustainable permaculture farm for commercial or private use with traditional and very modren systems. It will also provide us with knowledge about the ancient medicinal techniques and very modern use of micro organisms.
To make a reservation or for more detailed information on the workshop, reply to Nynke.

Blessings to all,

Jasai Siliceo | General Manager

www.ecovillagebeyax.com

Herspirit 2 was powerful:
naima and alixa- www.climbingpoetree.com, holding it down. Goddess alchemy- i love you so much-
www.myspace.com/goddessalchemyproject, Amber rocking it solo- www.goddessfunk.com, super-diva: Kyan, Audette's magical fan dance- www.audettesophia.com, Madeleina and Lara with their orisha songs, Bast, Tallulah and Sherry- dakini styles,
www.tantrictemple.org, Eve- you were so eloquent- www.ladyapples.com, Marca singing her soul- www.marcacassitymusic.com, Elana- you are so freaking beautiful, woman!, my sweetheart coicoi- making me blush,
harmony doing her thang on the piano, on the ones and twos- jocelyn and judy- sexy phat beats!, epic goddess art by mira- people.tribe.net/mirabaiart, and beautiful art from emily butterfly and hilary- www.hilarynichols.com, and my fam- hobbes-y who worked out all the sound- you really held it down! then there were the behind the scenes women- erica and jillian, rita who came to just watch the show and just jumped right in to help out, coicoi- what would i ever do without you mama?, clare- my dearest friend- you always come through in the end.. is there anyone i'm forgetting?

beautiful, Powerful, full-on goddess activation. thankyou all for coming out and giving it up for the orphange- www.chandlersky.org. it was deliciously un-pretentious and super inspiring. i'm humbled by your generosity and your love.

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and then there was yoga tai-chi last saturday. WOW- full community blow out. so much love bursting at the seams. still got the magic. we'll be doing another one march 29th...
also stay tuned for our next mystic family circus show: "ancestors wisdom", an Amazing community offering, october 11th 2008.

www.ecovillagebeyax.com

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we are having a winter solstice (dec. 21st) gathering down here on the land.
Tina Malia and her band will playing. Chris Sia, Shindo, Pounce(kaia), Galaga, CB, Jocelyn, Micah and Derick will be spinnning records. Live music set by Clara Janna.
Nico and Zoe, and an elder they will be bringing down, will be facilitating workshops and Inipis (sweat lodges )
every day.
i'm honored that so many of you are coming! and i invite the rest of you to join us, if not in person, then in spirit.


i'll be doing a sacred journey the day before solstice, there on the land where our temple will be built. this will be to check in with the spirits of the land and to make sure that we are in alignment. i'm so grateful for all of your beautiful community support, and i invite you to continue in this visioning together with me. it is, after all, for ALL of us, and all of our childrens children.

PS: we'll be taking quads further into the jungle on the 23rd. if you are coming into jungle to check out land, bring extra 60/80$ for quad rental. soooo fun! yessa, my dear temple sister, will organize the quad rentals/ eco tour. you can email her, she is listed under my friends.

PSSS: my friend zdawg is organizing groups of 10 people: $150...REALLY affordable charter flight deals, email me your names as they appear on your passport, aswell as your actual email address and your phone #. The flight will be from 18th december returing 38th dec, or 5th jan. (san francisco to cancun)

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www.ecovillagebeyax.com/
it's not my land, ... it's our land.
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community very often, without being aware of it, can be exclusive. we don't mean to be. but it happens.
ultimately though, we all just want the same thing.
when i joke that "everything is a cult" (and i'm a cult leader), it's just one way to point this out.

i fell in love again yesterday (for the 80th or so time). she didn't really say anything, but she saw right through me. no way that i was going to be able to pretend anything.

there is a beauty and power in not trying to prove oneself at all.
when one fights only when they have to, with great respect for their opponent's strengths, instead of from feeding ego.
a win-win perspective.

god has many names
and love is reflected in many ways.
in the end it doesn't matter what name you give it,
what's most important is that you can Feel it.

Nynke Koopmans and Star Ross will facilitate a brother
sister circle, focusing on: Forgiveness. "We invite
you to come, strip away your ego, confront your
unresolved charges and move to a place where you can
truly be in love again. You get to choose."
Nynke Koopmans had been facilitating heart circles
since 1998. She works with youth in Oakland
and is currently building a Temple in Playa del
Carmen, Mexico.
Star Ross is founder of the Love Kitchen project and
currently manages a specialty landscaping business in
the bay area.

www.healingfestival.com/

a good cry helps you sleep better.

from the age of ten i never cried. i cried once when i was 14, in a bathroom stall. then, when i turned 23 i started to cry again. mind you, i still find it hard to give myself permission to cry when i'm alone. something about being witnessed really helps me go there.

so this evening. i get home in time to watch an amazing sunset. i drink a little wine and i start to reflect. all these feelings just came up: limitless love, sadness, awe, grief, and even more love...
i can't quite put the words to what i'm feeling, but i get a strong urge to call my sweetheart cosmic lover, paula. i catch her in bad timing, so tell her to hang up, so that i can call back and leave a message. the first two messages are so emotionally convoluted that i'm pretty sure i don't make any sense. i 'm talking about feeling grateful for everything i've been given, something like that.

then it hits me.
and i really start to cry.
what came up for me is: that i'm afraid to let all of you down.
i talk of building community, the healing center, the temple, the orphanage.... but i'm scared shitless. i'm scared that i'm going to fail.
i'm scared that you won't love me anymore if i don't make our dreams come true for us.
i'm afraid that i'm just talking..., just to boost my own ego. like i'm god or something.

i know i'm amazing. i know i give alot. and then there is this part of me that says: "what the hell am i trying to prove?"

and then i think of my mother. my biological mother who gave me up for adoption.
i'm crying to her saying: "i would make you so proud, if you could only see what i've made of my life"

that's what it all comes down to. i want to prove that i'm important to someone. that my life is relevant and substantial and meaningful.

and i'm still crying. crying that i still think that i'm not good enough. that maybe spirit made a mistake and chose the wrong person to invest in.

deep breath...
"i'm just a human being" i say to myself.

my crying starts to calm. my body feels more relaxed. it feels really good.

"i'm enough. i'm just gonna give it my best shot. and that's enough. i'm so enough. i'm amazing. and as long as i don't let that go to my head, i'll be ok.

i feel that spirit has given so much to me. i sometimes doubt whether i deserve it all.

i'm going to trust that i'm the best that i can be.


Dear Community,
i've been in love with you for a long time now. our love is very special. you, sweet community, feed my soul like no other. you witness me. hold me through all of my growing pains and perfect imperfections.
i will always be committed to you. my love for you will never die.and i promise to you i'll give you my best.
i'll give you my heart.

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she is rich and lush,
like the place in our souls,
that has never been afraid to dream.

butterflies and birds whisper
sweet prayers of gratefullness and love.
the jungle is raw but soft,
open and infinite.

she is holding all of us
everything that we are
everything that we will become.
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these hands that let you go
are the same that will be forever holding you

i dance like i've never danced before
alone in my living room
i roll around in prayers of ecstacy and surrender
prayers for spirits for forgiveness
deep bass rythym vibrate through me
my body undulating writhing like a baby pony being born
thrashing kicking
taking my f i r s t d e e p b r e a t h

we are truly alive
and life is about dying
over and over and over again

the possibilty that we are truly unconditional
is within

never take it for granted

precious love