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		<title>Beloved family of Lightness in the world…</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shankari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During these past months I have been experiencing huge waves of grief, followed by new levels of awareness.
I am becoming more conscious of  in every way how much my parents love or lack of it created who I am today…
The universe abhors a void so every time something is removed or deemed ineffective or unworthy, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.shankari.com/catalog/balanceandtransformationbutterflypendant-p-102.html" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 25px; border: 1px solid black;" title="Balance and Transformation" src="http://www.shankari.com/catalog/images/jewelry/21105-5C-1-8.jpg" alt="" width="279" height="350" /></a>During these past months I have been experiencing huge waves of grief, followed by new levels of awareness.</p>
<p>I am becoming more conscious of  in every way how much my parents love or lack of it created who I am today…</p>
<p>The universe abhors a void so every time something is removed or deemed ineffective or unworthy, something else of a higher frequency appears to replace it…</p>
<p>I had a vision the other night… it was 3am on my roof grid in the Balian Palace…<br />
A vision of the universal polarity, between male and female…<br />
A wild visual experience of expansion, contraction, enmeshment and liberation.</p>
<p>Vivid colors accompanied the images as I watched what seemed to be The Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine struggle through the erotic, outrageous dance of relationship… the journey to the bliss of integration…</p>
<p><strong>I had a revelation of forgiveness.</strong></p>
<p>How to free myself from the grinding process of humanization, forced upon me by my parents obvious (and some not so obvious) dysfunctions… Since I am not of this earth originally, I find the process of humanization daunting!</p>
<p>The integration process… a mystery…</p>
<p>Then I had a clear awakening.<br />
It does not need to be a process of intellectual analysis… it can be a transpersonal experience beyond mind…<br />
How to achieve this?<a href="http://www.shankari.com/catalog/passionomoftransformation-p-469.html" target="_blank"><img class="alignright" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 25px; margin-right: 25px; border: 1px solid black;" title="Passion Om" src="http://www.shankari.com/catalog/images/jewelry/2OM64-6-1-7a.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="350" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Ceremony and ritual&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>Do it the way it has always been done… It’s worked for centuries…<br />
Experience the marriage of the dark and the light, the male and the female…</p>
<p>Imbue the Ogoh – Ogoh with all the dysfunctional patterns of your parents…<br />
Of yourself…<br />
See them married and integrating in the ever Divine Ceremonial Dance of life death and rebirth…</p>
<p>Load them up with all the pain, frustration, rage, grief, disappointment, and resentment you can find inside you, then set the whole thing ablaze&#8230; on the river beach in the dark of night, at the perfect time for liberation!</p>
<p><strong>This year in March leading up to the Equinox…<br />
We are laying the groundwork for a new experience on Earth!</strong><br />
A new form of relationship that will clear the way for each of us to experience true love and devotion from a worthy partner….</p>
<p>If that is your ambition or your quest, I highly recommend this incredible event….</p>
<p><strong>Nyepi 2010</strong></p>
<p>Bali… a land of deep healing and infinite wisdom, ancient ceremonies support the evolution of modern mystics… Come and experience this for yourself…<br />
You will not be disappointed!</p>
<p>Shankari the Alchemist is a master magician, trained in many traditions, she has worked with the priests of Bali for 22 years.</p>
<p>She has a deep understanding of the elemental powers and how to harness them in service to the healing and ‘enlightening’ of your Being.</p>
<p>Dance laugh and sing… long into the velvet night</p>
<p>Experience the integration of your child-self with your adult-self&#8230;</p>
<p>Be present for the marriage of ‘the dark and the light’<br />
The integration of the positive and negative, the past and the future….</p>
<p><a title="Book today!" href="http://bookings.shankari.com/index.php/bookings/detail/3" target="_blank">Within yourself and the greater cosmos…. Experience …Magic in action…</a></p>
<p><strong>There is the extraordinary opportunity here… for 22 individuals… to learn and practice powerful magic for transformation…from a master teacher and practitioner of the arts.</strong></p>
<p>Individuals who are willing to step forward and explore the mysterious terrain of personal alchemy….’The Alchemy of Enlightenment’ with Shankari, your humble servant in the dance….</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">All profit from this event will be used in the creation of the Sacred Dance Mystery School and Divine Mother Soup Kitchen, Big Island Hawaii…. <strong>Ah hui ho!<a href="http://workshops.shankari.com/category/nyepi/" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid black;" title="Shankari the Alchemist and friends" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_VlzFQEB1VTw/S3rCZbqjIxI/AAAAAAAAALA/MS65wvdyVSY/IMG_0827.JPG" alt="" width="448" height="299" /></a><br />
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="http://bookings.shankari.com/index.php/bookings/detail/3" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" title="Nyepi" src="http://www.shankari.com/images/nyepi-promo.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="131" /></a><br />
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		<title>Miracles from the soup kitchen&#8230; feed the world with Shankari&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shankari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been away from Hawaii for months…
I have a lot of diverse interests and responsibilities.
On my return to the islands I went up to Orchid Parkway for a quick look, to see if everything had survived my absence, before I collapsed into my need for rest.
I was completely jet lagged and a little delirious [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have been away from Hawaii for months…<br />
I have a lot of diverse interests and responsibilities.</p>
<p>On my return to the islands I went up to Orchid Parkway for a quick look, to see if everything had survived my absence, before I collapsed into my need for rest.<img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1113" style="margin: 10px 25px;" title="shankari_garden1" src="http://www.shankarithealchemist.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/shankari_garden1.jpg" alt="shankari_garden1" width="431" height="364" /></p>
<p>I was completely jet lagged and a little delirious from exhaustion that first afternoon as I scurried from the fig tree to the orange trees, Loquat, Avocados and the corn &#8212; it was waste high in the center of the first sacred circle I have built on the property&#8230; all was well.</p>
<p>I went on down the hill, home to my place, to finally have a good rest.</p>
<p>Today I finally returned to begin to work once more on my vision for a sacred garden and a soup kitchen set up in service to the local community.<br />
When I arrived, I was astounded to discover that while I have been traveling and agonizing over the fate of the world… the sweet corn was growing! <strong>This is a miracle!</strong></p>
<p>The corn is growing in about 3 inches of earth on a lava slab in the desert of Ka’u County Hawaii.<br />
This doesn’t sound amazing but think of the miracle that happens every time you plant a seed of any sort!</p>
<p>The sweet corn is laden with ‘ears’ &#8212; which is an interesting metaphor under the circumstances… and these ears are as sweet as you have ever tasted!</p>
<p>Metaphorically the work of feeding the community has already begun… the builders told me they have been happily eating from the source since I have been gone… in service to the community… does mean everyone!<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1112" style="margin: 10px 25px;" title="shankari_garden2" src="http://www.shankarithealchemist.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/shankari_garden21.jpg" alt="shankari_garden2" width="178" height="266" /></p>
<blockquote><p><strong>I am sooo excited by the project… </strong>and willing to share the dream with whoever comes my way and wants to contribute with love and compassion… I have a dream that the soup we make will be the most delicious and healing soup in the world!</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="mailto:feedtheworld@shankari.com"></a>The corn, the figs, the tomatoes… there is evidence I have already enrolled help from the Fairy Kingdom and the Angelic realm… miracles appear every day…</p>
<h3>Perhaps you will be my next miracle?</h3>
<p>If there is anyone out there who would like to join in the fun please contact Lily here in the Hawaii office at 808 929 7564 or send an email to <a href="mailto:feedtheworld@shankari.com">feedtheworld@shankari.com</a></p>
<p>I will be happy to do work trade if you want to holiday in Hawaii at the Mystery School and use the gifts and skills God gave you, in service to the greater good… beyond religious persuasion, come along and have some fun with us as we execute a green revolution.</p>
<p>Anyone skilled in perma culture gardening techniques is very warmly welcomed…<br />
I am tired of doing it alone and it’s time to stand up and ask for help.<br />
Please help me… there I have said it!</p>
<p>Love and blessings<br />
Blazing lightness… S xxxxx</p>
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		<title>Helping others</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>shankari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had one of those moments yesterday when I broke the rules!
The rule in question is the one about not offering help unless you are invited!
It&#8217;s a very hard thing to do and it takes great discipline&#8230; To wait to be asked.
Especially if you feel love and concern for your fellow travelers on the journey [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had one of those moments yesterday when I broke the rules!<br />
The rule in question is the one about not offering help unless you are invited!</p>
<p><a href="http://workshops.shankari.com/" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1005" style="margin: 10px 25px;" title="Power of Breath" src="http://www.shankarithealchemist.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/pob-logo.jpg" alt="Power of Breath" width="200" height="200" /></a>It&#8217;s a very hard thing to do and it takes great discipline&#8230; To wait to be asked.<br />
Especially if you feel love and concern for your fellow travelers on the journey of life.</p>
<p><strong>Yesterday I blew it!</strong></p>
<p>I walked up to a woman who was in serious emotional pain&#8230;<br />
Her forehead was creased and scrunched as she said to me, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know what you are talking about&#8230; I am not angry or hurt&#8230;. Just a little sad! &#8221;</p>
<p>She was furious with God&#8230; it was so obvious&#8230; if it had been a dog it would have bit me!<br />
I quickly apologized for my mistake and agreed with her world view&#8230;<br />
Stepping away quickly&#8230;<br />
I was ashamed!</p>
<p><strong>Have I learned nothing?</strong><br />
Am I so ignorant and foolish still? Apparently so!</p>
<p>She had good reason to be suffering.<a href="http://www.shankari.com/catalog/mermaidspearlpendanti-p-1243.html" target="_blank"><img class="alignright" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;" title="Mermaids Pearl" src="http://www.shankari.com/catalog/images/jewelry/2WMFG7-7-8a.jpg" alt="" width="290" height="380" /></a><br />
She and her family are Christian Missionaries. I met them at a church meeting in Chiang Mai Thailand. Her husband had been kidnapped by Moslems in Pakistan.</p>
<p>He had been released only a week earlier&#8230;.<br />
Her husbands kidneys were exhausted and it showed in the dark rings under his eyes.<br />
He was warm and obviously good at his job.</p>
<p>He was willing and interested when I suggested his adrenal system was exhausted and he needed support for his kidney function before he went out to fight that good fight one more time!</p>
<p>He was happy for the info&#8230; but his wife lives on that river in Egypt&#8230;De. Nile&#8230;</p>
<p>And I did not handle my own energy with enough reserve to be of genuine support to her.</p>
<p>I needed to ask her first if she would like my help and humbly accept her answer&#8230;.</p>
<p>My heart goes out to everyone in dark emotional places because I have been there myself so often&#8230;</p>
<p>There is always light and dark&#8230;.<br />
Our job as genuine light workers is to respect the balance and be of true service to others from a place of genuine compassion and non judgment&#8230;</p>
<p>Blazing tales of wonder&#8230;.. Still learning how to use my energy wisely&#8230;.<br />
To be continued&#8230;<br />
S xx</p>
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		<title>Trust in her love</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shankari The Alchemist</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poem by Shankari
written in Bali: May 2008
Soft warm breeze
coconut fronds rustling… waltzing
through the velvet night
Sacred sounds
Temple bells, flutes and gongs
Keening in the twilight
I am humbled at the beauty of the earth.
Grateful to The Divine Mother of all Creation …
Night blooming jasmine
Activates my bliss
Silver shafts of moonlight
pierce the shadow of the Frangipani
dappling the grass beneath my [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Poem by Shankari<br />
written in Bali: May 2008</p>
<p>Soft warm breeze<br />
coconut fronds rustling… waltzing<br />
through the velvet night</p>
<p>Sacred sounds</p>
<p>Temple bells, flutes and gongs<br />
Keening in the twilight<br />
I am humbled at the beauty of the earth.</p>
<p>Grateful to The Divine Mother of all Creation …</p>
<p>Night blooming jasmine<br />
Activates my bliss</p>
<p>Silver shafts of moonlight<br />
pierce the shadow of the Frangipani<br />
dappling the grass beneath my feet</p>
<p>Dripping dew in abundance<br />
bougainvillea heavy with blossoms bring me to my knees in awe</p>
<p>Forever grateful for Her patience<br />
and the privilege of the dance!<br />
I move from strength to strength<br />
Ready to take the chance… to trust in her love</p>
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		<title>A BOSS THAT PAYS YOU TO MEDITATE?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>cainan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[200808-PRESS RELEASE-MEDITATE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
That might seem too good to be true for some people. Imagine if you spent the first hour of every work day doing meditation, yoga and singing. Shankari the Alchemist, the world renowned designer of Talismans of Power by Shankari pays her staff to do just that. During the first hour of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>200808-PRESS RELEASE-MEDITATE</p>
<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p>That might seem too good to be true for some people. Imagine if you spent the first hour of every work day doing meditation, yoga and singing. Shankari the Alchemist, the world renowned designer of Talismans of Power by Shankari pays her staff to do just that. During the first hour of every work day Shankari&#8217;s staff meet at eight am in a modest sized ballroom with carved stone dragon pillars and timber flooring.</p>
<p>Shankari&#8217;s staff start each day with a combination of meditation, yoga and sacred Hindu Chants. When asked why she does this for her staff Shankari says,</p>
<p>&#8220;People who are balanced and happy do great work. The first hour of each day is an investment in the quality of the work. It sets the tone for the rest of the day and the good will created carries into each piece of jewelry and ultimately to the wearer. This creates a product that not only looks great but it has spiritual integrity as well. I think consumers really care about that sort of thing. These days you must walk your talk to be taken seriously.&#8221;</p>
<p>The quality of their work really shows. Shankari&#8217;s team are responsible for creating some of the most magnificent jewelry the world has ever seen. Don&#8217;t take my word for it. Have a look your self and you be the judge.</p>
<p>Maybe there is something to it after all. The smiling happy faces are hard to miss around her small Bali factory. It is nice to know that the people who make it actually care about the subtle qualities as much as the physical appearance of Shankari&#8217;s amazing jewelry.</p>
<p>So know I know the secret to why Shankari jewelry makes me feel so good when I wear it. It&#8217;s like a home cooked meal. Created with love by people who care.</p>
<p>see: <a title="Shankari Jewelry" href="http://www.Shankari.com">www.Shankari.com</a></p>
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