Divination

  It has been special pilgrimage for me to visit temples to worship and receive divination while visiting my family in Taiwan.
  On my trip back this year in July, I visited Temple of Divine Mother, and Temple of Kwan Yin.
  I love to be among the sea of people praying, worshiping, and offering incenses, fruits, or flowers to the Gods, some standing, others kneeing, and still others bowing down on the ground. Everyone is talking to the Gods. The ascending trails of fragrant incense, the sight of devotion of people around, the golden statue of Gods, the magnificent shrine, all emanates divine energy and glory that take you to a different realm and space.
  The most special part is talking to Gods to ask for divination. The messages I received last year were classified "High-High" and "High-Good"
  I wonder if I would receive messages as good as last year.
  After offering the incense, I asked for permission to receive divination. Once getting the go ahead, I draw a stick and ask again whether this is the message in regard to my question or prayer.
  While talking to Kwan Yin, I felt the strong connection and the vibrations throughout my body. It was so familiar, so direct, and so intimate. After getting the stick, I went to the message chest to find the slip matching the number.
  I was so shocked when seeing the message. It is a message that is classified as "High-High" again, the same like the one I received a year ago., as if Kwan Yin is so happy to see me back home and I can almost see the bright smile in her glow of divine light.
  The message from the Divine Mother didn't have a classification, but it is also as good as can be.
  This is exactly the same way as the messages I received from 2 temples last year.
  All of these messages basically say that everything will be the best outcome. The metaphor used are "Coming home with boat load of treasure", "A career full of promoting connections", "Moon light shinning brightly so why the unnecessary doubts",  "Feeling of bottom replaced by sudden shift of smooth sail and beautiful autumn scenery".
  How can anyone be consistently receiving such wonderful divinations two years in the row in 4 temples? In each temple, the 100 sticks for divination have ranks of classifications from "High-High" to "Low-Low", if they have classifications at all.

Horseback Riding

  Animals have big effect on me. I could look at them and am completely marveled by the beautiful and intelligent creation that is from God.
  Last year I joined a 3 hour tour to go looking for moose sighting in the wild. Another day I went to wolf hollow to see the wolf in captivity. I was beyond myself both times. Something deep inside of me was deeply touched, pure, simple and direct. I kept saying silently to the animals "Hi, how are you? Hi, why are you so beautiful?? Hi, You are just so magnificent. Hi, so nice to meet you. It is such a pleasure and honor....."
  Then I was looking to try horseback riding. After searching for a year and waiting for the right time and right planning, I finally did it. The special experience still affects me a month later. The impact is as strong as being in the wonderful view and energy of Sedona.
  The goals for the 3 day trip to Vermont were hiking, farmers market, and horseback riding.
   I just couldn,t wait to meet the horses.
   Finally I arrived at Mountain View Ranch. They walked the horses out to get them ready before the ride.

 
My horse for the hour is "Lady", a horse in her teen year. When the riding started, it is a mixed feeling of exhilaration and a little apprehension. I was beyond thrilled to be riding this magnificent horse. What a humbling experience. In order to make the riding work, "Lady" and I need to do this together. It, s not super comfortable in the beginning. After my body gets used to the rhythm, the apprehension went away.
  My 7 year old tabby cat wants nothing more than a full belly, a place for shelter, and just being a simple cat. He can be entertained and fascinated by the birds outside for hours. Easily scared and stunned, he goes crawling slowly into under the bed when a little thunders start , trying to make himself as inducible as possible. He is contend and sweet as long as he is fed and well .  I realized how observant and alert he is toward anything around him. Whatever i do, if i turn around, i will be sure he is watching. I started to be very gentle and considerate about what i do around animals, and then also people too.
  All animals are as magnificent and simple as my cat and "Lady". The thought of animals being attacked or eaten alive by a pack of wolves, or other predators just really saddens me. They are consumed bite by bite. They die little by little. The horror and suffering are totally real.
     Should it be seen as sacred when your body is being eaten as food to sustain or nourish other lives? Should you feel sacred when your body is being eaten alive?
  Different populations of animals naturally keep each other's number balanced, but it's through one way and one way only--food chain. Every animal has a place in the food chain somewhere and all animals can be food for other animals.
  The reality is that there are cruelty and suffering every day. That's the reality of this 3rd dimension. Or maybe there will come a day when animals no longer consume another animal?
  What about plants? They have signs of intelligence too.
  Our little head just can't figure out what the large design of things is and the reasons behind it.
  Let's raise the vibration of this space so that maybe this food chain dilemma will somehow resolved.

Encountering a spirit

  This experience was half sleep and half awake state one night last month. I saw a spirit in my living room. She dressed in a very elegant golden gown and was emanating bright white light. My cat and I were on this end of the living room, where I have been sleeping on the couch. She looked toward us for a while and continued on to go through the wall to my neighbor.
  Even though she seems to be a spirit with light, somehow both my cat and I were a bit nervous. I looked directly back to her, even trying to see if i might be able to talk to her. But then she walked into the wall.
  The thought of her going to another household made me nervous, wondering if people would see her and get scared. Somehow I became aware to the fact that she has been around all the time in this building. I was a bit surprised.

Responsive astral plane

  Last night I went back to the place where it's in the back of a mountain valley. I have been in this places many times before in recurrent dreams and this time around I wanted to check if any changes in the place. Besides the main learning room in the front, a few other rooms are connected to it. I can walk around in all rooms. It looked like close to dusk as I could not see very well. A night guard came to let me know it's closing time and I could not linger longer.
  There was the familiarity while walking around. I was standing in one room trying to stay longer when someone came in, and I said sorry and make myself ready to leave the room, purposefully making some sound and movement so that I did not spook her in the dark.
  I went to another room and a group of college aged guys and girls were still hanging out there. Another room with sofa type of seating is empty and I felt that this room can be put to good use and fit whatever I want to do.
  Then it's time for me to go home. It is already dark outside and I was thinking it's going to be a far journey. All of a sudden, I felt like I could levitate and fly. Just by the thought of it, a gust of wind came over and then I went airborn. It felt like I was on a roller coaster, going up and down. The speed is controlled by how fast I want it to be and the amount of energy seemingly around me and inside of me. I was counting 1,2,3.... and with each number I know it's 1 mile. My lips could not count fast enough as I counted to more than 50 in jut a few seconds. I was moving so fast while travelling.
  I arrived at someone's back yard where the trees and plants are unique looking and are all alive. I went into the plants and trees and they embrace me back like they are animals or living things. A few cute looking small creatures came out from the ground and bushes. One of them bit me and I woke up.

Another Precognitive Dream

  A while ago, I dreamed that I was sleeping in a room when my deceased father came next to my bed. I saw 2 very tall entities next to him. When I get up, he asked me for help. He said it's so and so right? I said I saw 2 very tall beings. He wants me to help him.
  Then I dreamed that a colleague came to my center with a big smile with many other people. She said they are routine reviewers. They started to look around, more like a promoting visit than a review.
  I was talking to the colleague. She then went outside and was on a bike going somewhere. I thought to myself what an energetic woman. No one would think how tough she is. But all of a sudden, she fell from the bike in the rain. I went out quickly to help her.
  It was odd that she simply just fell from the bike in the middle of the empty street.
  This dream was a while ago, and a visit from a group of people to my center did happen later last year. Early this year, this colleague suddenly became ill. Lately she has not been well and was out of work for a while.