The Great Work before us, the task of moving modern industrial civilization from its present devastating influence on the Earth to a more benign mode of presence, is not a role that we have chosen. It is a role given to us, beyond any consultation with ourselves. We did not choose. We were chosen by some power beyond ourselves, for this historical task. We are, as it were, thrown into existence with a challenge and a role that is beyond personal choice. The nobility of our lives, however, depends upon the manner in which we come to understand and fulfill our assigned role.

Thomas Berry- Historian, Author, Geologian

CANCERIAN

In Honor of Dalai Lama. Born Tenzin Gyatso in Tibet July 6, 1936

Tenzin Gyatso is the 14th and current Tibetan Dalai Lama. The fifth of sixteen children of a farming family in the Tibetan province of Amdo, he was proclaimed the tulku (rebirth) of the thirteenth Dalai Lama at the age of two. On 17 November 1950, at the age of fifteen, he was enthroned as Tibet’s Head of State and most important political ruler, while Tibet faced occupation by the forces of the People’s Republic of China. After the collapse of the Tibetan resistance movement in 1959, Tenzin Gyatso fled to India, where he was active in establishing the Central Tibetan Administration (the Tibetan government in exile) and seeking to preserve Tibetan culture and education among the thousands of refugees who accompanied him.

A charismatic figure and noted public speaker, Tenzin Gyatso is the first Dalai Lama to travel to the West, where he has helped to spread Buddhism and to publicize the ideal of Free Tibet. In 1989, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

On the global level, Tenzin says ...I think the ecology problem is very serious. I hear about some states taking it very seriously. That’s wonderful! So this blue planet is our only home, if something goes wrong at the present generation, then the future generations really face a lot of problems, and those problems will be beyond human control; so that’s very serious. Ecology should be part of our daily life.

— The Dalai Lama, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, September 19, 2006


We were blessed to have the Dalai Lama come to Hawaii. His inspirational blessings touched many indigenous Hawaiian people for advocacy as peace in their quest for sovereignty. For more information on his holiness go to his web site http://www.dalailama.com/
LEONIAN

In Honor of Martin Lass. Born a Leo in 1958 Chicago, is an Australian.

MARTIN LASS is a professional musician (violinist and composer)and entertainer on the one side and a professional practicing astrologer, healer, teacher, and author on the other side. His life—his quest, his calling—has been in the service of healing, evolution of consciousness, a return to Spirit, and unconditional love... to bring these to an ever-wider "audience" and in a ever-wider variety of forms, whether through music, writing, personal consultations, workshops and seminars, teaching, or simply by striving to personally live these ideals. As an astrologer, Martin has studied astrology since the age of twelve and has been a professional practicing and consulting astrologer since the late 1980s.  He is well-known in the area of spiritual astrology across the globe.  His specialty for the last 14 years has been Chiron, Planet of Healing.  He is perhaps the world's leading authority on Chiron astrology.

Martin has been a regular presenter at the AFA's (American Federation of Astrologers) conventions in the USA. Martin is now involved in a new project, S.O.L.A.R.™ (Solar Oneness, Love, and Reconnection), which amounts to a new way of life—a way of living more consciously and intentionally—specifically aimed at bringing together the pieces of ourselves, our lives, and the world around us into greater unity and consciousness and so awakening to our true and divine nature as Truth, Light, Love, and Oneness

Martin has been a huge inspiration to my astrological work. I find his research on Chiron the most impressive of all the 'stuff' out there. Since reading his books on Chiron I have a greater respect for asteroids and incorporate Chiron extensively in my readings. I find Martin a wonderful example of an evolved Leonine/Lugh presence.

 

 

 

 

VIRGONIAN

In Honor of Mother Theresa. Born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia, on August 26, 1910-transitioned September 5, 1997.

At the age of twelve, she felt strongly the call of God. She knew she had to be a missionary to spread the love of Christ. At the age of eighteen she left her parental home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. After a few months' training in Dublin she was sent to India, where on May 24, 1931, she took her initial vows as a nun. From 1931 to 1948 Mother Teresa taught at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta, but the suffering and poverty she glimpsed outside the convent walls made such a deep impression on her that in 1948 she received permission from her superiors to leave the convent school and devote herself to working among the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta. Although she had no funds, she depended on Divine Providence, and started an open-air school for slum children. Soon she was joined by voluntary helpers, and financial support was also forthcoming. This made it possible for her to extend the scope of her work.

On October 7, 1950, Mother Teresa received permission from the Holy See to start her own order, "The Missionaries of Charity", whose primary task was to love and care for those persons nobody was prepared to look after. In 1965 the Society became an International Religious Family by a decree of Pope Paul VI.

Today the order comprises Active and Contemplative branches of Sisters and Brothers in many countries. In 1963 both the Contemplative branch of the Sisters and the Active branch of the Brothers was founded. In 1979 the Contemplative branch of the Brothers was added, and in 1984 the Priest branch was established. Mother Teresa's work has been recognized and acclaimed throughout the world and she has received a number of awards and distinctions, including the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971) and the Nehru Prize for her promotion of international peace and understanding (1972). She also received the Balzan Prize (1979) and the Templeton and Magsaysay awards.

Mother Theresa held a special place in my beloved sister Barbara Westlake's heart as well as many others. I am honored to wear Mother Theresa's pendent left to me from her.




                 
                





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