I am a survivor of the Camp Fire that occurred on Thursday, November 8, 2018, exactly two years ago today. I wrote this story sometime in the first year post-fire and dedicate it to everyone that has ever been affected by a disaster. It is just over a year since I moved to my oasis in Paradise, California, a town of 27,000 residents in the foothills of the Sierras. Douglas fir, pine, redwood, and cedar trees surround and serve as guardians of my almost one acre, lush, fenced in property....

Friends, This is an edited channelling from exactly nine years ago when my teacher Ezekiel was preparing us for NOW. He always amazes me. Read it with an open heart and mind. Blessings of Abundant Love and Vibrant Health, Annie "You have noticed that your planet is in a turbulent situation. The winds of change are upon her and blowing quite fiercely at times. All the change you feel within yourself and see outside yourself is occurring for the earth at a dramatic pace. Let us speak of...

Some of this information came through me from my Teacher, Ezekiel. Earth is her own Being. In the beginning, before life forms evolved into humans, her soul was pure, pristine, and unified. In our first human lifetime our souls were pure, pristine, and unified. Aligned with Source. As we evolved the outer world became more alluring and real than the inner, and people looked outside themselves for meaning. That's when amnesia of our origin and identity solidified within our souls, and the...

Friends, We're not all called to be activists in the outer world, but we can be activists in our inner worlds. This is an edited post from two years ago. Big Blessings, Annie At every Healing Ceremony I help my client create an intention. To name a state of being they want to be living right now. I’ve listened to thousands of life stories and noticed while particulars vary, a few themes re-occur. I am Safe, Whole, Connected, and Loved could be everyone’s intention. Safe: Most of us do not feel...

Every morning I take my dog, Apu out for a walk around the neighborhood. I’m in the north end of town so am blessed to have spaces where he can be off leash – our favorite ways. While walking I offer prayers of gratitude to the Great Mystery and all my friends in the other realms -  guides, teachers, healers, my power animal, the apus (mountain spirits), and of course Pachamama, Mother Earth. It’s a good way to begin the day, even if I don't get out until 11:30am. During these morning jaunts...

Friday morning I was in pre-despacho energy. I watched the President's news conference, something I never do, but I wanted to have a pulse on the latest "leadership" perspective. At the park with the dogs I collected bay leaves to use as kintus. Afterward I returned home and ate an early dinner. Then I was ready for the next level of preparation - making cookies. I knew I'd want something special when the ceremony was complete, and I had the chips, so.......... I did it. While they were baking...

A Despacho is an offering that connects all Beings and Life forms. It is a tradition of the Q’ero, the descendants of the Inka.  Q'ero Elder Don Manuel Q'espi spoke about despachos in a presentation at Canyon de Chelley in May 1997. Here is some of what he said. (translated by Jose Luis Herrera.) "The despacho is a gift—a giving back of what we receive everyday in our lives. We seek, through the despacho ceremony, to bridge the ordinary and non-ordinary realms; to establish new patterns of...

Friends, I've been asked to teach this exceptional workshop again. I was supposed to teach it in 2018 but the Camp Fire happened, and Life as I knew it changed. Here it is again! Please contact me if you'd like to join a small group of like-minded people and learn and experience this life-enhancing ceremony. Annie The Khuya Ceremony  Saturday and Sunday, March 7 and 8. 10am - 5-6pm. Ayni (reciprocity) - Sliding scale: $225 slide up. Khuya means sacred object in Quechua, the language of the...

Why do  people schedule a Healing as a last resort? When they've played out the western model of medicine and been told, "There's nothing more we can do for you?" Why do so many feel unhelped by their doctors, yet don't explore further?  "Spiritual healing is too weird." Why are psychotropic medications for depression and anxiety not working for many, yet they're unwilling to explore other options? I'm always amazed by the strength of our cultural conditioning. I've experienced it personally...

Camp Fire survivors have been likened to the Phoenix, the mystical bird that dies by fire, becomes ash, and then at some point rises up and flies again. This is a classic template of rebirth. In the last issue of The Lotus Guide I wrote about what happens to the Phoenix when it’s in the ashes and how this affects us. I called the process Dismemberment. Dismemberment takes place on a deep soul level. All that was known is broken apart, and we must come back together for rebirth to occur....