‘Night Streaker’ photo by Howard Edin. Captured from the Okie-Tex Star Party, September 30, 2008

‘Night Streaker’ is my name for this beautiful… awe filled sight. A fireball streaks by Orion through the night sky. Glorious displays lighting up the skies all over the world. Thank you Beloved Creator, thank you!

 

The American Meteor Society says it has had 45 separate fireballs reported to them so far in 2009. There were 40 fireballs reported during the month of January in 2008. In the last 90 days there have been sightings in: California, Sweden, New Zealand, Middle East, Canada, Africa, Argentina, Vancouver B.C., Colorado, West Virginia, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Ireland, Brazil, China… more.

January 19 - Fireball in Southern California
January 19, 2009 5:33pm PST a brilliant fireball was reported by over 24 people from California, Nevada and Arizona. It was reported to be as bright as the full moon magnitude -13.

 

January 17 - Fireball in Sweden

January 17, 2009 19:09 UT,  a beautiful brilliant blue sky was Creator’s gift as a fireball lit the night in Scandinavia. It exploded with a rumbling boom. The photo is from a video. You can see videos, read reports and articles at TV2 ØST or SpaceWeather.com Scandinavian Fireball.

 

My thoughts…

Are there more fireballs? It seems like there are more sightings… but maybe we are just gazing at the sky more… aware… looking… waiting for something. When we see something we gasp in wonder, point and say, ‘oh ah… amazing, glorious!’ or ‘ah oh… doom and gloom!’ Are these sightings apocalyptic? Are they signs of the end?

I see them a signs… wonderful signs of change. More of Creator’s gifts and blessings. Messages to get our attention… they say, ‘Stop for a moment, watch… pause… breathe… Be’. When we are awe filled, in appreciation and wonder we are One… and in that moment we begin to feel and recognize our Oneness.

All of the glorious blessings Creator showers upon us daily are signs of change. Signs of the ending of old ways which no longer work. Like the snake sloughing off of old skin to be renewed or the phoenix being consumed by fire then reborn from its’ own ash. Not end as in death or cataclysm… but end of a cycle. Now we are reborn into our full glory and majesty… as we were originally intended to be.

Now is the cycle or yuga of Light… 2,000 years of Peace. Christ has come…  Buddha is here… it is Us… we are That!  The waiting is over… today is 2012… the time we’ve been waiting for is NOW. It is not about a timeline or calendar date… it is about raising and changing consciousness. We have fully embraced ourselves, climbed the mountain and are standing on the peak saying, ‘Who am I? Where am I? What am I?’.

Now we remake ourselves. From this moment… do all with joy. Remake yourself into what you have always dreamed. Create! This is the Grace of NOW!

Be the glorious greatness that you are my friend. Love from the depths of your being … everything… all. Rejoice!

~Bonnee

‘Light beam’ photo by Thomas O’Brien

‘Light beam’ is my name for these amazing photographs. A second sun floats just above the tree tops beaming Light to earth. It looks like a being of light floating above and behind the trees. An amazing gift and wonderful display. Images taken in Aspen, Colorado January 3, 2009 by Thomas O’Brien.

Thomas says about the images, 

‘I had been seeing small sun reflections in the ground all day when riding the lifts last Sunday so i decided to hike around on the backside of the mountain to see if i could find a brighter one. it was incredibly hard to photograph, it was like i was shooting directly into 2 suns at once. getting a shot without lens flare was nearly impossible. I had seen much dimmer ones before but this one was incredible. ‘

Atmospheric Optics expert Les Cowley reports, “It is exactly like shooting into two suns at once because it is a subsun, a direct reflection of the sun by millions of ice crystals acting as mirrors. The crystals are flat plates drifting in the cold air. Subsuns can be blindingly bright, look for them while skiing or when flying.”

Photo was featured on SpaceWeather.com January 11, 2009.

~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

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by James Schwartz

O Muse! I no longer mourn morning’s death.

The hour grows late, no reason for leaving.

The air growing thick with throat and breath.

In state of undress, foggier breathing.

Only one moon for so many poets.

Do I dare ask for more? You shut the door.

Stealing my senses and taking my coat.

Making up miles and days away we bore.

Moonlight white the night. Moonlight white the gloom.

Midnight vespers, jasmine, sodomy.

Poetry conceived as fruit in my womb.

My moonlit ghost you are a god to me.

Mists and mornings melt into our pale tomb.

The black of day glittering in your room.

‘Ice Flowers’ photo by Chyenne Morning Star

On January 16, 2009  Chyenne went outside her home in Edgemont, Arkansas and was greeted by these lovely ribbons of luminous ice. One is a heart.  Everywhere… reminders of Creator’s Love. Mother and Father Creators showering blessings upon us. It is glorious. Thanks so much Chyenne for sharing this wonderful photo with us.

Chyenne says of the image,

Every now and then in the midst of Winter when the ground is of one color and the trees are bare, She, Mother Winter will gift us with little luminous beings of ice called Ice Flowers. And particularly when one is shaped as a heart, it is a message. A message from our Mother, the Earth and our Nature sisters and brothers telling us they love us. When I went out to get wood on this January 16, 2009 morning, I noticed these beautiful beings. I have never seen them before - or in our area. They are called Ice Flowers and only form in perfect conditions. It is rare to see them here. They were scattered over the yard. It is one of those gifts in the middle of Winter that really surprises us with another beautiful life form being. These Ice Flowers are sometimes called Rabbit Frost and are formed when the sap freezes and expands in the stem, causing long thin cracks to form along the stem. The water that is drawn through these cracks freezes immediately upon contact with the air. Thin layers of ice are pushed from the stems,causing the formation of ribbons or ‘petals.

The photo was featured on the home page of SpaceWeather.com on January 18. They say of the image:

Scientists have been studying the ice flower phenomenon for almost two hundred years. Botanists, physicists, geologists–all have puzzled over the fragile ribbons of ice that wrap themselves around the stems of some plants during winter. Over time, the following consensus has emerged: Liquid water from deep soil flows up into the stems. Linear cracks in the stems expose the water to freezing air. Water turns to ice, and the ice extrudes from the cracks in thin sheets.

There is also a wonderful video of ice flowers at youtube. So amazing… another wonderful display. Thank you beloved Creator, thank you.

~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

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I cannot seem to get enough of this story. Now, the Commission of Human Rights (CHR) is urging the suspended bloggers to file a complaint before the CHR against the repression of free speech. It seems the CHR is presupposing that the repression of the freedom of speech and expression lacks due process which is a clear indication that freedom was hindered.

One more thing, the suspension of the high school bloggers from Quezon City Science High School violated Republic Act 7610 which is the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act. Let me just back track here a bit – four high school students blogged their complaints against their principal in http://www.multiply.com. The principal suspended the four students stating the complaints were acts of personal insult to her character. But parents of the suspended students went to the Department of Education, lodged a complaint and the DepEd halted the suspension pending investigation.

What I find rather confusing is whether administrators of Multiply are taking a stand on this matter. I believe in self-policing so the complainant (the person being referred to in the blog) can always report the blog as abuse. There has been so many issues regarding censorship and no clear cut stand against abusive comments posted in public weblogs other than self-policing or reporting such abuse to the site administrators for evaluation so that proper actions can be undertaken.

There is a massive reaction about the deed itself and the steps undertaken to rectify the deed. People are so quick to put labels on the issue that they forgot the simplest action of self-policing or reporting the blog as simply abusive. Then if Multiply considers the posted blog as abusive content in accordance with the rules and regulations they present to their subscribers, then the victim (the principal in this case) can take the necessary steps to discipline the students without resorting to outright suspension. I am familiar with disciplinary actions in a school setting and there are degrees of offenses (or how many times the offender has violated school rules) before a suspension can be meted.

Did these people ever bother to ask Multiply’s opinion?

‘Frozen wave’ by Tony Travouillon, Anarctica

‘Frozen wave’ is my name for this amazing photo taken by scientist Tony Travouillon in Antarctica.  That little dark speck is a person… what an awesome sight. Thank you again beloved Creator for this awe inspiring sight. Many other images can be seen in a gallery on Travouillon’s website.

The weather certainly has been erratic lately. Has it seemed strange to you too? 

Here is what the Weather Channel reports:

January 16, 2009 - record low temperatures were set in 13 states. Plus there’s a new record low for the state of Maine - Big Black River -50 degrees F. The  old record low is -48 degrees at Van Buren, Maine, January 19, 1925. For more on this see weather.com.

January 16, 2009 - Jeff Mielcarz, Road Crew Host weather blog… “Talk about a roller coaster ride! On Thursday January 15th, the low in Bismarck, ND was minus -44 degrees, while the high in Los Angeles, CA was 85. THAT’S A 129 DEGREE DIFFERENCE over 1,600 miles by car! At 10am eastern on Friday January 16th the temperature in Pensacola, FL is the same as it is in Fairbanks, AK at 31 degrees. Here’s the key though, when you factor in the wind … it FEELS ten degrees colder in Florida this morning. …In Alaska low temperature LAST Wednesday (January 7) was -46, while their high this PAST Wednesday (January 14) was 44. That’s a 90 degree swing in one week!

January 8, 2009 - Dr. Greg Forbes, Severe Weather Expert weather blog reports “heavy rains have ended in Western Washington, but massive river flooding continues…”

January 6, 2009 - Stu Ostro, Senior Meteorologist weather blog records broken, “From white to wet -  The 61.5″ total snow accumulation in Spokane in December was a record for any month, and there has been another 16.6″ during the first week of January; Seattle had ~14″ in December compared with an average of 2.5″; and 22″ fell in Portland where the average annual snowfall is 5.2″.

This is just in the USA. Weather worldwide is strange too.

 

My thoughts…

Weather can’t make up it’s mind… cold - warm - cold - frigid… humm is this a message? A sign? It is global warming? Or perhaps the next ice age?

Maybe it is about consciousness… what we focus on becomes our reality. Some folks believe one thing… some another. Now more then ever large groups of people are focusing their thoughts on global warming… or the other extreme massive cooling. Many people are fearful. Fear is simply an emotion… but a powerful one. Take an idea, internalize it and back it by strong emotion… and it manifests.

The Law of Manifestation states, “Suggestion is the generator behind all operations and manifestations in the material world, and these manifestations cannot happen until suggestion hits the subconscious mind and is ‘taken in’ by the subconscious mind. An act, objector event, begins with a mental impression of suggestion in the mind, impregnated by emotions until it is exteriorized; a normal function law is used in hypnotherapy, mental telepathic healing, destructive brainwashing cults and visualization.~’The Donning International Encyclopedic Psychic Dictionary’ by June G. Bletzer, Ph.D.

We are manifesting our beliefs… thoughts… desires… collectively. So a tug of war of sorts is occurring… as one group manifests global warming and another global cooling.

Imagine what our world could be like with a collective vision…  peace, balance, health, happiness, equality, and prosperity for everyone… all life. Amazing Indeed!

~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

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‘Frozen wave’ by Tony Travouillon, Anarctica

‘Frozen wave’ is my name for this amazing photo taken by scientist Tony Travouillon in Antarctica.  That little dark speck is a person… what an awesome sight. Thank you again beloved Creator for this awe inspiring sight. Many other images can be seen in a gallery on Travouillon’s website.

 

The weather certainly has been erratic lately. Has it seemed strange to you too? 

 

Here is what the Weather Channel reports:

January 16, 2009 - record low temperatures were set in 13 states. Plus there’s a new record low for the state of Maine - Big Black River -50 degrees F. The  old record low is -48 degrees at Van Buren, Maine, January 19, 1925. For more on this see weather.com.

January 16, 2009 - Jeff Mielcarz, Road Crew Host weather blog… "Talk about a roller coaster ride! On Thursday January 15th, the low in Bismarck, ND was minus -44 degrees, while the high in Los Angeles, CA was 85. THAT’S A 129 DEGREE DIFFERENCE over 1,600 miles by car! At 10am eastern on Friday January 16th the temperature in Pensacola, FL is the same as it is in Fairbanks, AK at 31 degrees. Here’s the key though, when you factor in the wind … it FEELS ten degrees colder in Florida this morning. …In Alaska low temperature LAST Wednesday (January 7) was -46, while their high this PAST Wednesday (January 14) was 44. That’s a 90 degree swing in one week!

January 8, 2009 - Dr. Greg Forbes, Severe Weather Expert weather blog reports "heavy rains have ended in Western Washington, but massive river flooding continues…"

January 6, 2009 - Stu Ostro, Senior Meteorologist weather blog records broken, "From white to wet -  The 61.5" total snow accumulation in Spokane in December was a record for any month, and there has been another 16.6" during the first week of January; Seattle had ~14" in December compared with an average of 2.5"; and 22" fell in Portland where the average annual snowfall is 5.2".

This is just in the USA. Weather worldwide is strange too.

 

My thoughts…

Weather can’t make up it’s mind… cold - warm - cold - frigid… humm is this a message? A sign? It is global warming? Or perhaps the next ice age?

Maybe it is about consciousness… what we focus on becomes our reality. Some folks believe one thing… some another. Now more then ever large groups of people are focusing their thoughts on global warming… or the other extreme massive cooling. Many people are fearful. Fear is simply an emotion… but a powerful one. Take an idea, internalize it and back it by strong emotion… and it manifests.

The Law of Manifestation states, "Suggestion is the generator behind all operations and manifestations in the material world, and these manifestations cannot happen until suggestion hits the subconscious mind and is ‘taken in’ by the subconscious mind. An act, objector event, begins with a mental impression of suggestion in the mind, impregnated by emotions until it is exteriorized; a normal function law is used in hypnotherapy, mental telepathic healing, destructive brainwashing cults and visualization.~’The Donning International Encyclopedic Psychic Dictionary’ by June G. Bletzer, Ph.D.

We are manifesting our beliefs… thoughts… desires… collectively. So a tug of war of sorts is occurring… as one group manifests global warming and another global cooling.

Imagine what our world could be like with a collective vision…  peace, balance, health, happiness, equality, and prosperity for everyone… all life. Amazing Indeed!

~Bonnee

by James Schwartz

“Dear” said Mrs. Bennett to her husband one evening, “a letter arrived from Ronald today.”
“Your brother?” said Mr. Bennett from behind his newspaper, “What does he want?”
“He’s coming for a visit” said his wife nervously, “a short stay…you know how sensitive he is…he needs to get away from the city for awhile.”
“Just how long is this visit, Mary?” Mr. Bennett banged his newspaper noisily.
“Oh my” Mrs. Bennet fluttered “perhaps a week or so.”
“Get me a cocktail Mary and make yourself one too.” Mr. Bennett frowned.
“It’s rather early” Mrs. Bennett hesitated who would have said the exact same thing if someone suggested a drink at mignight.
Nevertheless she busied herself at the wet bar in the sitting room.
As she brought a drink to her husband she smiled shyly. Mr. Bennett grinned suddenly and kissed her.
“It’s not that I don’t like Ronald, I do. It’s just his visits drain you so. He is a selfish man.”
“Yes” Mrs. Bennett said softly for she was savoring the moment. Mr. Bennett’s kisses were a rarity.
Her heart flooded with joy and she kissed him back.
Sipping his cocktail, Mr. Bennett returned to his waiting newspaper.
“You had better get the guest room ready then. When is he due?”
“Tomorrow sometime” Mrs. Bennett answered serenly.
In the morning she whipped the guest room in apple pie order: clean linens for the bed,
the bureau polished, carpets swept and fresh flowers were ordered.
Ronald arrived soon after Mr. Bennett’s return from work in the evening.
“Sister” Ronald screeched, throwing out his arms.
“Oh Ronald, oh Ronnie” Mrs. Bennett cried, her eyes wet with emotion.
She embraced him, taking care not to wrinkle his dress, kissed him being careful not to
smudge his face and smoothed his wig, taking care not to upset it.
“Now, let’s see about your bags.”
“Oh those can wait” Ronald said cheerfully “how about a cocktail?”
“I suppose” Mrs. Bennett frowned “although it’s rather early.”

On January 16, 2009 MacGyver took this interesting photo  of sundogs in Chicago, IL. What is that pink ball and arc near the sun? It looks 3 dimensional. Is it a camera flare? Some other mechanical anomaly? Or maybe it’s an energy orb?  WOW! You can see a larger version at Weather.com.

 

So many wonderful gifts from Creator. Space Weather has photos of diamond dust ice halos and/or sundogs from 6 different photographers today (January 17, 2009). Plus the Weather Channel featured one on it’s home page. Baby it’s cold outside!

Chris Haws from Faribault, MN captured another Creator’s Wheel (ice halo and sundogs) January 13, 2009. He says, “It was a very cold morning, -20 degrees F, with a fine mist of ice crystals floating in the air,” he says. “The sundogs were magnificent, truly almost false suns.” Awesome!

Mark D. Marquette from Boones Creek, TN took the photo left of ‘Frozen Flora’ on January 13, 2009. He says, “A Tuesday morning fog and 21 degree temperatures caused some of the atmosphere to freeze out, as water vapor took icy form in East Tennessee. The Sun burned off the beautiful scene by 11 am–and I sure am grateful I can set my own work hours! I enjoyed capturing this rare sight in Dixie.” How beautiful! I’ve never seen frozen fog before.

~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

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I came across this story about how four young high school students from a Philippine Science High School were suspended after they wrote their complaints at their blog in “multiply.”  It seemed the principal found out and had the four suspended.  But because one student’s parent went to the Department of Education, the suspension was not enforced pending investigation.  Naturally, the principal had to comply because the department will have to check if the suspension order was done in due process.

The blog contained complaints about how the principal ran the school, like cutting lunch hours.  When the news broke about about this story, there were numerous reactions such as how the students merely expressed themselves.  On the principal’s side, she was furious because it dented her reputation.

When I read about this, I couldn’t put myself in either situation since I respect people’s freedom of expression. Blogs are means for people to express their thoughts. The Internet give way for people to have this freedom is initiated.  But then again (and not wanting to sound like a broken record) such freedom entails greater responsibility.  That responsibility means that we cannot step on other people’s dignity to attain that freedom.

I think the principal should assess herself in her position as the “head” of the school. It might be that she might have overlooked some channels where her people can be open to their gripes.  At the same time, meting outright suspension is an usurpation of power.  These students have to understand that they are free to express themselves and at the same time know the responsibility for their actions.  As this gets blown into proportion, people would define it as “censorship” when it could be just a simple case presenting a complaint.   There is a lesson to be learned here, too - don’t just use the Internet to hide behind your gripes and claim no responsibility when you are in trouble. Learn “responsibility” to face your problems.

‘Hanalei  Mist’ photo by Patrick Smith  (Nov. 2008) 

Wow words cannot describe how this photo impacts me. I lived on the North Shore of Kauai, gazed at Hanalei Bay often when I walked. The colors, golden clouds, mists, light sparking on sand and crystal blue ocean take my breath away! Thank you beloved Creator for the enchantment of Kauai… I AM in awe. And thanks to Patrick for sharing this magical capture.

The picture evokes images of Puff the Magic Dragon frolicking in the mists…

“Puff the magic dragon lives by the sea and frolics in the autumn mists in a land called Hanalee.” ~From the song ‘Puff the Magic Dragon’ sung by Peter, Paul and Mary

Patrick says about ‘Hanalei Mist’:

Clear skies would have been nice to walk under, but the mood would have been gone and the light would have been harsh. Hanalei Bay is a 3-mile long perfect crescent of sand surrounded by the world’s rainiest mountains. Over 500 inches of rain drench nearby Mt. Waialeale every year and about 100 inches fall on this beach. 5 of the 7 famous waterfalls can be seen here.

You can see more of Patricks beautiful images at his website patricksmithphotography.com or flickr.

~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

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‘Regal Bow’ Double Rainbow photograph by Dan Bush

‘Regal Bow’ is my name for this sublime double rainbow which appeared February 2, 2006 in  Elam Bend. Dan Bush of McFall, Missouri took this perfect shot of it. You can see more of his photos and read his photo essay of the event at missouriskies.org

 

Regal Bow

cloudy gray

drenching cold

mists abound

breaking cloud

light rays peek

drops burst

light struck

sparkling colors

become bows

arching sky

magic sparkles

colors sing

blessing… all

regal bow

~Inspired by the photo above.

 

We are being blessed with so many rainbows. Left is a double that formed after winter storms in Lexington, NC taken by Rick Kilian January 7, 2009. You can see more rainbows at weather.com. More blessings from Creator. Thank you, thank you.

~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

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‘Regal Bow’ Double Rainbow photograph by Dan Bush

‘Regal Bow’ is my name for this sublime double rainbow which appeared February 2, 2006 in  Elam Bend. Dan Bush of McFall, Missouri took this perfect shot of it. You can see more of his photos and read his photo essay of the event at missouriskies.org

 

Regal Bow

cloudy gray

drenching cold

mists abound

breaking cloud

light rays peek

drops burst

light struck

sparkling colors

become bows

arching sky

magic sparkles

colors sing

blessing… all

regal bow

~Inspired by the photo above.

 

We are being blessed with so many rainbows. Left is a double that formed after winter storms in Lexington, NC taken by Rick Kilian January 7, 2009. You can see more rainbows at weather.com. More blessings from Creator. Thank you, thank you.

~Bonnee

The Coming Balkan Caliphate: The Threat of Radical Islam to Europe and the West is one of these books that every human being should read before she or he votes or before she of he enlists to fight in a foreign country. For certain, it should be taught in all US Universities in the class “How to create flexible, well organized and well financed terrorism cells worldwide and pay for the pleasure with US taxpayers’ money”.

“The Coming Balkan Caliphate” is the most comprehensive book for people to understand not only the recent past of the Balkans, but also to try to avoid future mistakes, which can tragically affect the future of all nations. Unfortunately, as always, the information about the mistakes made by Western politicians and political groups comes too late to be rectified.

Chris Deliso made a very detail research and miraculously accessed classified files from several 3-letters agencies. The result: astonishing truths not only about the Bosnian, Kosovo, and Albanian politicians and terrorists, but also about the hidden (from the American and Western taxpayer) political games of the USA and EU, which resulted in several catastrophic events for entire nations.

Smoothly narrated, lavishly illustrated with facts and figures, the book is real pleasure to read and to keep for reference.

‘Creator’s Majesty’ photo by Ryan Ridge

‘Creator’s Majesty’ is my name for this amazing image. Ryan Ridge added this photograph to flickr January 7, 2009. A rainbow from his front porch near Homer, Alaska. Wow!

 

Creator’s Majesty

Snow covered mountains peek through mists.

Light plays on drifting clouds.

Still waters shimmer, cold.

While dark pines guard lakes edge.

Rainbow streaks across the sky

The scene so full of wonder

Body shudders, mind expands

Tears fall on wetted cheek

Creator’s Majesty! 

Words do no justice here

Simply awe…

~Inspired by the photo above.

 

You can read about Ryan’s life in the big woods of Alaska on his blog or see more of his amazing photos at flickr.com.

~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

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‘Creator’s Majesty’ photo by Ryan Ridge

‘Creator’s Majesty’ is my name for this amazing image. Ryan Ridge added this photograph to flickr January 7, 2009. A rainbow from his front porch near Homer, Alaska. Wow!

 

Creator’s Majesty

Snow covered mountains peek through mists.

Light plays on drifting clouds.

Still waters shimmer, cold.

While dark pines guard lakes edge.

Rainbow streaks across the sky

The scene so full of wonder

Body shudders, mind expands

Tears fall on wetted cheek

Creator’s Majesty! 

Words do no justice here

Simply awe…

~Inspired by the photo above.

 

You can read about Ryan’s life in the big woods of Alaska on his blog or see more of his amazing photos at flickr.com.

~Bonnee

‘Heart on Fire’ photograph by Carlos Gutierrez

‘Heart on Fire’ is my name for this unbelievable photo. One of the series taken May 2, 2008 when Chile’s Chaiten volcano awakened after 9,000 years of slumber. The ash cloud looks like a heart on fire, pierced by light and exploding with love.

The earth… everything, is getting more spectacular, more awesome and more majestic. I don’t remember ever seeing so much awe, color, depth or events which WOW. 2008 was truly a year of movement.

 

Heart on fire

Earth trembles

Groans, rumbles

Mountain shakes

Bursting crust

Exploding gasses

Steam and ashes

Fire… lightening

Mother stirs

She awakens

From long slumber

And remembers

Glory bright

Patterns shatter

Heart on fire

Pierced by Light

Love pours forth

From crackling Earth

Mother wakes

with great Delight

~Inspired by the awesome images on this page.

  

Here are two more incredible photographs taken during the eruption by Carlos Gutierrez for UPI. The photo below right is the most famous. It has appeared in National Geographic Magazine and on many webpages. It is considered one of the best photographs taken in 2008. Trying to understand the lightening, the experts say, ‘The mingling of lightning and ash as seen above may be a ‘dirty thunderstorm’. The little-understood storms may be sparked when rock fragments, ash and ice particles in the plume collide to produce static charges just as ice particles collide to create charge in regular thunderstorms.” You can read the full story at National Geographic or see more photographs at UniverSOUL Productions’ Weblog. I couldn’t find any more information about Carlos.

~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

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 ‘Smiling Moon, Sparkling Light’ photograph by Peter Paul Hattinga Verschure

‘Smiling Moon, Sparkling Light’ is my name for this gorgeous photograph. The night sky looks like it is smiling, it’s cold and crisp with warming light. Another magical gift from Creator. This beautiful photo was taken January 8 in Deventer, The Netherlands by Peter Paul Hattinga Verschure. You can see more of his work at pphv.eu.

January 10 was full moon 10:27pm EST. Space Weather reported that this is the biggest moon of the year about 14% wider and 30% brighter.

Went out side at 3:30am 1-11-2009, it was cold 38° F and clear.  I was greeted by a fabulous full moon with a corona around it. Photo above left is my shaky capture, the colors are wonderful, soft and sweet. It is 1-11-11 a day of Opening and Becoming.

 

 

An amazing walk…

On Friday January 9, I walked. It was magical. So much depth, color and texture. The clear blue sky was never ending, the sun warm, breeze cool and it was about 60F degrees. Perfect! The sunlight played through branches. Pine needles literally sparkled, as if laughing with joy.

Stopped to look at a tall juniper, the top covered the sun… to my amazement a rainbow ring appeared closely encircling it.  When I moved and looked again it was gone. A flock of ducks flew over head talking… talking… it seemed of the glorious day unfolding. Gathered near a pond on the fairway, 100s in number, were Canadian geese eating, talking and playing. Was it tag? I watched a while. One would run up and tap another on back or side and run away. Seeming to say, “Your it!” Then they’d tag another and another… all the while honking cacophonously. Love was pouring from everything, everywhere. Tears began streaming down my face.

I walked on. Heard the cawing of ravens. Looked up, 3 were circling. No 4! But there are flashes of white on one. That’s not a raven, it’s too big. I looked closer. Oh, oh it is an eagle, a bald eagle! First one I’ve seen here in about 10 years. More tears flowed. Such a blessing and message from Creator. “Spirit moves. The time of initiation is complete. Change occurs… will be seen soon. Trust the process and know all is well.”

The eagle flew above me for about a mile, circling, drifting higher… lower… then winked out. Couldn’t spot him again. Wet cheeks, shuttering in awe I lift my arms to the sky and say a prayer of thanks to Creator for all the many blessings in my life. What a magical day.

~Bonnee

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 ‘Smiling Moon, Sparkling Light’ photo by Peter Paul Hattinga Verschure

‘Smiling Moon, Sparkling Light’ is my name for this gorgeous photograph. The night sky looks like it is smiling, it’s cold and crisp with warming light. Another magical gift from Creator. This beautiful photo was taken January 8 in Deventer, The Netherlands by Peter Paul Hattinga Verschure. You can see more of his work at pphv.eu.

 

January 10 was full moon 10:27pm EST. Space Weather reported that this is the biggest moon of the year about 14% wider and 30% brighter.

Went out side at 3:30am 1-11-2009, it was cold 38° F and clear.  I was greeted by a fabulous full moon with a corona around it. Photo above left is my shaky capture, the colors are wonderful, soft and sweet. It is 1-11-11 a day of Opening and Becoming.

 

An amazing walk…

On Friday January 9, I walked. It was magical. So much depth, color and texture. The clear blue sky was never ending, the sun warm, breeze cool and it was about 60F degrees. Perfect! The sunlight played through branches. Pine needles literally sparkled, as if laughing with joy.

Stopped to look at a tall juniper, the top covered the sun… to my amazement a rainbow ring appeared closely encircling it.  When I moved and looked again it was gone. A flock of ducks flew over head talking… talking… it seemed of the glorious day unfolding. Gathered near a pond on the fairway, 100s in number, were Canadian geese eating, talking and playing. Was it tag? I watched a while. One would run up and tap another on back or side and run away. Seeming to say, “Your it!” Then they’d tag another and another… all the while honking cacophonously. Love was pouring from everything, everywhere. Tears began streaming down my face.

I walked on. Heard the cawing of ravens. Looked up, 3 were circling. No 4! But there are flashes of white on one. That’s not a raven, it’s too big. I looked closer. Oh, oh it is an eagle, a bald eagle! First one I’ve seen here in about 10 years. More tears flowed. Such a blessing and message from Creator. “Spirit moves. The time of initiation is complete. Change occurs… will be seen soon. Trust the process and know all is well.”

The eagle flew above me for about a mile, circling, drifting higher… lower… then winked out. Couldn’t spot him again. Wet cheeks, shuttering in awe I lift my arms to the sky and say a prayer of thanks to Creator for all the many blessings in my life. What a magical day.

~Bonnee

by James Schwartz

NIGHT VIOLENCE

Once upon a night.

Fubar fable syrup.

February theatre.

Bed of midnight.

Exhaling.

Egg nog snow.

Blanketed breakers crash.

Seascapes. Ripped lace.

Capsize baptize sonnetize.

Rave soundscapes.

Literary clubbers.

Star cold eyes.

Impale commands.

Masculine gravel.

Thirsting.

Riding unparted, unquenched.

Javelin takes all.

Out of bounds.

Out of blue.

Lunar sanctum.

Submission.

Sweet violence.

Night violence.

REMIXED EMOTIONS

Black ink.

Black ice.

Reflection pools.

Remixed emotions.

On the rocks.

Disco nights, sleeping.

Tropical fruit.

Black ice symphonies.

Last call.

Jungle trance.

Deep freeze.

Thank you, sequins.

‘Fire and Ice’ photo by Ryan Ridge

‘Fire and Ice’ is my name for this magnificent photograph taken in Homer, Alaska. Another magical display… unbelievable beauty and majesty. Thank you beloved Creator… I remain in awe! Beautiful capture Ryan.

 

Fire and Ice

Cold black grays

with colorless colors

the night fades

to in between.

Bursting light

pierces clouds

and sweeping rays

brush waters bright.

Dark turns light

with fire and ice

and golden dawn

sets sky alight.

Morning comes

with glory bright

Creator’s gift

is our delight.

~Inspired by the beautiful image above.

 

Photo originally called ‘Morning Glory’ uploaded to flickr October 2008. You can read about Ryan’s life in the big woods of Alaska on his blog or see more of his amazing photos at flickr.com.

~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

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‘Dancing Glory’ photograph by Ryan Ridge

‘Dancing Glory’ is my name for this amazing capture. On January 2, 2009 Ryan photographed a beautiful aurora near Homer, Alaska.

 

Dancing Glory

Dancing glory in the sky

Aurora undulates.

Alive!

It dances.

Sparkles… shimmers

With delight of being.

As it touches all.

It whispers,

‘Remember… magnificence’.  

~Inspired by the photo above.

 

Several of Ryan’s photos of this display were featured in the January 2009 Aurora gallery at Space Weather.com. You can read about Ryan’s life in the big woods of Alaska on his blog or see more of his amazing photos at flickr.com.

~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

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e-burol is a Filipino term which translates to electronic “burol.”  The word “burol” is a Tagalog word which means “wake” as in a “funeral wake.” I came across this term when I heard it from the news here. I immediately confirmed it with my father’s wife who worked for that company.  It was amusing actually.

e-burol works as a 24 hour online viewing facility (being offered by St. Peter Life Plan) during funeral wakes that would allow relatives or friends who cannot attend to log on to a website and watch the video streaming of the wake. Now why is it that it is so important?

In the Philippines, “wakes” last for 3 days or a week or even several weeks!  It is believed that during funeral wakes, there should be someone who should not sleep. That is why there are so many people during the wakes and the mourning family makes sure that there is plenty of coffee and food and invite people to come to the place to play cards or Chinese mahjong - all these to keep the day alive in that sense.  Next thing you know, it’s morning. Then those who were up the whole night get to sleep. So it’s like people work on shifts. I have been through these events since I could recall so it’s a big thing for us Filipinos. Sometimes, it’s also the time we get to see our relatives, gossip and enjoy snacks.

In the years before where funeral homes were not erected yet in commercial places around the city, most wakes were held in the family house. My grandmother’s house in the province had so many wakes held there that we get scared being alone in the living room. When I was a little girl, my grandmother told me that somebody should be up during “wakes” because if everyone is asleep, the dead in the coffin would wake up and roam around.  This eventually scared me and everytime there are wakes, I was too scared to sleep.

So now that technology has made wakes more “distant” in some sense, the cost of holding wakes are being reduced due to the massive expenses in food being served to all guests every day.  But what’s so amusing is the fact that technology is stepping in to a custom that has had generations following it. Most immediate  relatives who are not around are usually forced to come home.  But because of this technology, it’s like the sense of being with family has lost its touch.  It seems so impersonal. Plus, it would make family members think of not just going home instead because they can view it online anyway.

I wonder what technology would be up to next?

‘Magic Moon’ photograph by Jonathon Stone

‘Magic Moon’ is my name for this mystical image. On the night of January 7, 2009 a rainbow appeared around the moon (lunar corona)  in Auburn, Alabama. Jonathon Stone photographed it for us all to enjoy. 

We continue to be given beautiful displays which awe and amaze. Reminders of the sacredness of All That Is! Thank you Beloved Creator, thank you.

 

Magic Moon

Spectral colors encircle Light

With sparkling sisters at upper right

A sight inspired to delight

And trigger memories of our flight

The journey back to Self and Might

By gazing on this awesome sight

This Magic Moon in dark of night

We remember our own Light!

~Inspired by the photo above.

 

Jonathon Stone says,

“It was pretty cool a bright lunar corona appeared as these clouds drifted in front of the Moon. I didn’t know the Moon would be so close to the Pleiades–but there they were.”

The photograph was featured on the homepage of Space Weather.com on January 8. I was unable to find more information about Jonathon Stone.

~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

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‘Iridescent clouds’ photograph by wilco1900

Spectacular display! Iridescent, opalescent colors above the clouds. A glimpse beyond… to the new spectrum of Light. Colors unseen… displaying pearlized opals in the sky. Shimmering pink orange of love, sparkling gold-ish of Spirit. We are given many signs and wonders. Visions of our progress… we move… expand… become. Thank you beloved Creator, thank you, I remain in awe!

 

Signs and Wonders

Pearlescent… opalesce… exotic

Colors shimmer in the sky

We stretch… we move…

Beyond what was. 

Expanded… broadened

We see what is

All around, everywhere

Creator’s signs and wonders.

~Inspired by the beautiful photos on this page.

 

Atmospheric Optics explains, “When parts of clouds are thin and have similar size droplets, diffraction can make them shine with colors like a corona. In fact, the colors are essentially corona fragments. The effect is called cloud iridescence or irisation, terms derived from Iris the Greek personification of the rainbow.  The usually delicate colors can be in almost random patches or bands at cloud edges. They are only organized into coronal rings when the droplet size is uniform right across the cloud. The bands and colors change or come and go as the cloud evolves. They occur most often in altocumulus, cirrocumulus and especially in lenticular clouds. Iridescence is seen mostly when part of a cloud is forming because then all the droplets have a similar history and consequently have a similar size.

The lovely photo above taken August 1, 2008 in Round Rock, Texas by wilco1900 is displayed on flickr.com. I couldn’t find any more information.

 

Daily it seems we are given new spectacular displays. The photo left of another Creator’s Wheel (a.k.a. diamond dust sun halo) was taken January 3, 2009 by Mila Zinkova in San Francisco, CA. The photo was featured this morning 1-7-09 on the home page of SpaceWeather. Gorgeous display and photo of it.

On December 24, 2008 a beautiful rainbow sun dog appeared. Andrea Tolman of Basin, WY capture it saying, “On the morning of Christmas Eve we stepped outside from the hospital/clinic to view two very bright sundogs.”

Wow amazing! Signs and Wonders everywhere. You can see more of the recent displays at SpaceWeather.com.

~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

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I was amazed by what I read in the Philippine Star two days ago.  The article talked about the 40% drop in monetary offerings in masses during offertory.  The article further presented the increase in church-goers in these hard times but it seems the increase in church goers does not mean an increase in monetary offerings.

The Philippine national hero, Jose Rizal, was very critical about this practice introduced by the Spaniards.  Rizal made his distaste known in one of his novels against the Spanish tyranny in the 19th century.  It seems that the money offered during the masses go to the Spanish friars for their food and other “expenditures.”

I myself have witnessed, while working in a Catholic school, the grandeur taste of priests for expensive things. They have credit cards of their own, go malling and have the latest gadgets.  So many people bring them food in their quarters. It made me think where the vow of poverty was in this particular case?

I think what is needed here is a lot of transparency and understanding. If Catholics, for that matter, stop giving money during offertory, would the priests lambast the people into reconsidering their actions? Can they make church-goers feel guilty into submission? In a country where religion is important, the church is where people turn to in times of difficulties.  So there goes the power of the Church.

by James Schwartz

I cannot rewrite Religion.

Yet I do believe.

Arcing as a fountain.

After hours sacrament to recieve.

I cannot monger War.

My creed is of peace.

After hours in his arms.

Two fountains spurt release.

I cannot turn the Tide.

Droplets dripping from my lip.

A wrestling angel after hours.

Bound by his iron grip.

I cannot deny Decadence.

Drunkenly we do feed.

Arcing as a fountain.

Spilling sacaramental seed.

I am re-posting here a blog I posted in the Diplo Internet Governance Community dated December 28, 2008.  I am still on the “holiday” mode so my writing took a break, too.  Since I got back from India last December, I have been sick with the flu plus the tropical depression in the Philippines is not helping with my allergies. Anyhow, this is my first post for Babel for 2009.  I have ideas here in my head for more articles/blogs to write, but I will post them one at at time.

I was browsing through some Hollywood gossip (by sheer boredom while my I’m waiting for my meat to simmer - cooking, obviously) and came across this music blog in Yahoo! In the middle of the blog entry, I found this piece of interesting news with regards to music-sharing online. Let me post here the excerpt of this news:

“…the Recording Industry Association of America announced this week that it will abandon its policy of suing music fans for sharing songs protected by copyright. Since 2003, the RIAA has filed suit against roughly 35,000 people for swapping songs online–sometimes seeking up to $1 million in damages for just seven illegal downloads (or $150,000 per song) under the Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999. In most cases the targeted defendants did not have the means to hire a lawyer to fight the RIAA, so they had to settle out of court…..”

“…With the RIAA’s anti-piracy lawsuit campaign suspended, that doesn’t mean kids are free to illegally download willy-nilly; the RIAA will still work with Internet service providers to put the kibosh on file-sharing. But as RIAA Chairman and Chief Executive Mitch Bainwol stated this week: [The RIAA is] at a point where there’s a sense of comfort that we can replace one form of deterrent with another form of deterrent. Filing lawsuits as a strategy to deal with a big problem was not our first choice five years ago. It’s much easier to send notices than it is to file lawsuits…”

“…’I think it’s a good thing that they’ve ended this campaign of going after people,’ declared attorney Brian Toder, who once represented single mom Jammie Thomas in a landmark $222,000 copyright lawsuit filed by the RIAA. “But they need to change how people spend money on records. People like to share music. The Internet makes it so easy. They have to do something to change this business model of theirs…”

SOURCE: Parker, Lyndsey. December 22-29: Blue Christmas. Yahoo! Music Blogs [online]. 26 December 2008. Available at [http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/thatsreallyweek/32079/december-22-29-blue-christmas].

I wrote a blog about “New Business Models” in Babel and this is an innovative way of legally sharing music online. Take the case of Radiohead, Girl Talk and Nine-Inch Nails. Here is the blog I wrote last September 2008 in Babel:

[http://charity.towerofbabel.com/2008/09/08/new-business-models-as-innovation/]

I don’t know about some of you, but as opinionated as I am, the RIAA is simply losing its battle against file sharing. Instead of cracking down on people who illegally download music, they should start listening to people and come up with better strategies to accommodate people instead of going against them. There’s always a thing or two to be learned here. Times have changed and so does economies - people want what’s easy and schemes that are easy-to-get. My niece has been nagging me to get her a “Paramore” original Audio CD. That will cost me $10 and $10 is $10 to an economy whose gas prices are not going down on 30 pesos. I right away think of what is practical and come up with the suggestion of getting those songs online through file sharing or get a pirated copy in the black market/underground economy. But at the same time, I get guilt-stricken for doing something that is not right. It is a dilemma and the record industry can simply put people like me out of my misery.

Plus, let me just add here that I am not being cheap just because I refuse to shell out $10 for an original cd.  I am just being practical nowadays.  With $10, that’s food on the table for at least three days and it’s not a joke in this economy now.

I think this piece of information will interest those of you who love music. I myself like uploading all genre of music in my ipod and it’s a great effort for me to rip cds and upload them in iTunes. I do hope for the day that music can be shared legally without so much restraint on copyright. Cease the moment, I guess!

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‘Spring Maiden’ performed by Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel

Lovely, soft and sweet. Beautiful performance of  a traditional Korean folk song. Mmmm… nice!

Tingstad and Rumbel, Song: Spring Maiden performed on ocarina, English horn and guitar, Album: Leap of Faith (2008), Label: Cheshire Records, Video production: Aaron Rabin.

 

Spring dawns

Grass dances as breeze passes

Flowers stretch to warming sun

Mist puddles refracting rainbows

Bird sings of season come

 

Earthy musty fairy’s yawn

Winter’s long sleep finally done

Joyfully greeted warming sun

Life’s elated… a new spring dawns.

~Inspired by ‘Spring Maiden’

 

Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel are good friends who have been performing together since 1985. They have recorded 19 albums. Their album American Acoustic was recognized as Acoustic Instrumental Album of the Year in 1998. Acoustic Garden won the New Age Music GRAMMY Award in 2003. You can listen to more music, watch videos, read the latest news and purchase music at their website:  tingstadrumbel.com.

~Bonnee

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‘Light Portal’ photograph by Aigar Truhin (Dec. 2008)

‘Light Portal’ is my name for this amazing photograph taken December 28. A visible portal or columned pathway of White Light in the  night sky above Latvia. And between the columns at the end of the path can you see the face? Is it Christ? Or Buddha? Or God blessing our return?  I am in awe… thank you beloved Creator, thank you for this amazing blessing!

 

Pathways of Light

Pillars of Light

arched walkways

the path is formed

beckoning, remember…

come… come, walk… fly

we await you… come.

Inspired by the amazing photo above.

 

The wonderful photo above was taken by Aigar Truhin in Sigulda, Latvia on  Dec. 28, 2008. You can see more of his photos at flickr.com.

Aigar says of the image:

Last night air in the Sigulda was very cold and filled with small ice crystals, when we see bright Light Pillars in the sky. My son say: I know, The Aliens are coming!

Space Weather featured one of Truhin’s photos on their home page January 2 & 3, 2009.  With the following explanation…

MYSTERY PILLARS: “Truhin’s pillars, however, are not the ordinary kind. Even two leading experts in atmospheric optics can’t quite figure them out: “These pillars are mysterious,” say Les Cowley and Marko Riikonen. “They have unexplained curved tops and even curved arcs coming from their base. Arcs in rare displays like these could be from column crystals to give parts of tangent arcs, others could be the enigmatic Moilanan arc or even the recently discovered reflected Parry arc. We do not know – so take more photos on cold nights!”

~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

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Nocturne performed by Secret Garden, music video

A lovely song and music video filled with magic, love and longing. Simply beautiful! Wonderful music, haunting song, perfect vocals. Fabulous!

Band: Secret Garden, Song: Nocturne, Album: Songs From Secret Garden (1995). Nocturne won the 1995 Eurovision Song Contest. Lyrics in Norwegian by Petter Skavlan.

Secret Garden was formed when Rolf Løvland and Fionnuala Sherry met at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin. Their mostly instrumental music is a combination of Celtic and Norwegian impressions. The vocals in ‘Nocturne’ are sung by Gunnhild Tvinnereim.

Sherry says, “The secret garden refers to a personal intimate musical idea and something natural and organic, something that comes from the heart. It’s a place within all of us where we need to go to find balance and peace of mind and listen to the inner voice of our hearts.”

 

God’s Lovers

Standing, ever embracing

The lovers watch as sun sets.

Seasons pass… years… millennia…

And yet, there’s only Now

For the lovers love, eternal.

 

~Inspired by this beautiful image

The lovely photo above of Lover’s Rock Sunset, Sedona, AZ was taken  by Light. As we drove down the mountain from Flagstaff on I-17 I would always comment about the lovers watching the setting sun. One day he pulled over and took this amazing photo for me. Thanks Light!

Happy New Year, may all good things come to you!

 

Secret Garden - Rolf Løvland composer, producer, keyboardist was born April 19, 1955 in Kristiansand, Norway.  He studied at the Music Conservatory in Kristiansand and at the Norwegian Institute of Music in Oslo. Fionnuala Sherry violinist, born in Naas, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland. She graduated with honors from Trinity College in Dublin, and the College of Music. You can read news, listen to more music and buy CDs at their website www.secretgarden.no.

Light Traveler (August 1946 - July 2003)  photographer, Reiki Master/Teacher, spiritual seeker and beautiful loving Spirit. You can see more and purchase his beautiful photography at Light Traveler’s gallery.

~Bonnee Klein Gilligan

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