The celebration includes a POTLUCK BANQUET, PRE-SPRING INSPIRATIONS and a wonderful CREATIVE SALON. Mystic Rock will perform a few songs at this event... but there will not be one featured artist. Poets, artists, storytellers, comedians / humorists and other visionaries or grassroots individuals may perform or present at the event. Those interested in performing or presenting something are asked to simply send in a request to perform when you RSVP. Presentations can be related to the pre-spring themes listed above.

RSVP -- SPACE IS LIMITED...

Mark your calendar and RSVP early with Kristin Idema at kristinidema@sbcglobal.net or with Glenn Horton at TheArtistsLine@cs.com The event occurs at a wonderful private residence at 3882 Appalachian Way (off Cumberland and Placer) in Redding.

Phone number for the event is 530-241-4588.

Doors open at 6 PM.

Please have your food there by 6:30 PM.

WANT TO HELP?

Aha! is seeking those who wish to host events at their homes or centers in upcoming months in Redding and other areas including Mt. Shasta, Chico and Ashland. Would anyone like to help us post / share this announcement with others... or would anyone like to help receive people at this event? Also, is anyone able to bring and shoot a digital camera or video at the event? Please contact Kristin or Glenn. Thanks!

Come join us, connect with like minds, make friends and encourage greater vision!

 

We were inspired to call this gathering Dreams of Awakening as this time of year is our most sacred time for preparing for spring.  It’s called the Balsamic phase of the solar year in astrological terms, the end of the year before March 21, the Spring equinox, which is the real new year! 

 So dreams of awakening suggests the process of meditation, dreaming, and contemplation not unlike the process of the seed encased in it’s shell.  Here in the safely of a dark womb like environment lies the seed that will eventually burst forth in the spring  from it’s time of  germination.  In this special time the seed requires good soil, minerals and water to grow.  And so this is the time we allow ourselves to rest and go deep into our feelings to find what we need to give up, release, surrender, whether they be beliefs, values, people or things,  it’s the true spring cleaning time of year, the time before spring.
 

These last days before March 21, we can most easily access our shadow side in the light of self-contemplation.  Releasing our victim issues in particular is easier as this is the time when the sun is in the sign of Pisces. Pisces is the astrological sign who’s function is self– sacrifice but sacrifice in the form of giving up the ego and embracing unity consciousness, not sacrifice in the form of becoming the victim and martyr.  So reflecting on the little egos need for protection as protection takes on a form of isolation that keeps you separate from community. In these dramatically changing times we are becoming more clear about our need to gather together and get to know one another.  We understand we are all authorities in different areas and we need to access each other.

So, we are giving ourselves space,  allowing in these last days to discover and uncover whatever might be in the way of fully embracing our new cycle of manifestation in the spring.  It’s a reflective and explorative time looking back over the past year, of extracting and assembling what was learned from the last 11 months and planting any seeds for the new cycle to begin in Spring.  There is an emptiness and a hopefulness about planting our seeds, a cycle is ending and we still have to wait to see the results of our new endeavors.

We are preparing for another cycle of manifestation.   
But preparing by letting go of any issue, people, situations, ideas, that are not on the same frequency as the one we want to manifest.  Forgiveness and compassion are the keywords during this time.

The emotional tendency is to feel more fragile and vulnerable as we are cleansing out the old and preparing for the new. What helps us to navigate this last step of our journey before spring is bath taking, mineral baths, saunas, being near the ocean, energy medicine like essential oils, homeopathy, flower essences, subtle body energy work, being out in nature specifically listening to the sounds of nature. This last phase of the year is stimulated by sound and hearing. The vibration of sound takes you out of this matrix you’ve created, this cocoon of unresolved emotions, and sets you free giving you the opportunity to redesign a higher resonance, a higher frequency for your new creations to blossom.

This is also a wonderful time to gather with friends of like mind and instead of processing our issues, keeping a focus on our highest ideals and goals and guiding our thoughts and communication to support our greatest aspirations.

Comments from The Dreams of Awakening
Pre-Spring Gathering in March 2009

Thank you everything!  I had so much fun! I woke up the next day and felt like I was floating!

Lynn Redding, Redding CA

This is one of your groupies calling.
 I just wanted to say thank you! You were so beautiful!  It was so fun to see you sing!  It was so kind of you to put this together!

Kim Anderson, Red Bluff, CA.