Hello All,
I am back, well almost. I have just completed 8 days of silence and fasting. A cabin in the mountians near Evergreen have been my home for the past 8 days. I have never before completed 8 days of NOT TALKING, what a miracle. And then of course 8 days of allowing the body to clear and cleanse.I have just completed my closing ritual for the process and am waiting patiently, (well ok maybe not so patiently) For Tom, who is coming up to take me to a proper meal. He has been such a resource and blesing throughout this. He came up with me to get me set up and we filled the little cabin with our love and appreciation just before I began, and now he is coming to close the energies completely with me. How blessed, particularly after the long road we have traveled for both of us to be able to appreciate any of this. Miralces do happen. I cannot possible syntesize all that has been in this eight days at this point and I am sure it will continue to unfold.
The greatest miracle of the whole thing for me (personally), in my process, is that through dreams and images....the BOOK that has been lurking, has nearly written itself in this time. I came with an awareness through many reflections lately that others actually did want to "hear my story". That has been reflected to me time and again, and I have never been able to "hear" my story. I have had gret resistance and deep fear of the vulnerability of sharing the truths of MY Story! And in this process it came through, difficult at times to review some of the process and yet the resources were astounding. It of course has much work to be done. Yet, the hardest part (for me anyway), was finding the resource to review enough of it to tell it and a format that would actually hold the immensity of it. And that was blessedly given in this time. The sound of the rushing river from the porch of my cabin, has been inspiration enough to move through all of it.
Much has been given and much has been greeted. A lot of shadow work, a good deal of deer, butterflies, dragonflies, and chipmonks teaching me, not to mention those trees that cling at the egde of the water...great metaphor and rich resource.
I feel deeply blessed and powerfully guided. In my closing ritual I petitioned for the courage to see through what has been given. Since it is all a grace given through life's experience...and I have been so graced.
More as it unfolds and I can re-cap it more fully in my mind.

Right now, food somewhat primary on my mind.
WE fish each other out...and I am eternally grateful for all of you who have always been there to help fish me out, I pray I serve as well.
Sending love and Blessings,
Kathleen

Kathleen,

You serve us ALL many blessings. And we’ll always fish alongside you, anytime – eternally