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          In thinking about the traditional Christmas with the Christmas tree 
          and decorations I thought how I might make an ornament for the 
          Christmas tree.  It must be small and three-dimensional like a 
          ball yet economical and affordable.  Combining the 
          commonly used mid-point weave with the end-point weave of the 
          traditional spider web, I created Dream-Catchers that could hand on 
          the Christmas tree and yet carry a meaning and be used throughout the 
          year..  
          
          
          Dream 
          Star Dream-Catchers tell a wisdom story about how the blazing power of the Dream Star 
          sends brilliant,  
          clear 
          light to illuminate every corner of your being.  Seeing clearly Who 
          you Truly are, you can acknowledge your greatness and let go of the 
          foolish, unnecessary games you've played, the patterns that have kept 
          you from realizing your authentic natural right and heritage.  Peace 
          can only come from within, and your dreams provide the insight and 
          courage to soar with the White Eagle. There is no path to this 
          spiritual awakening for you are already there, but you have hidden 
          your light in a veil of illusion.  You only need to clear away the 
          systems of belief that limit your freedom to BE. 
            
            
              
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                Earth Dream Theater  
                
                This is for those whose eyes now wish to seefor those whose ears now wish to hear
 who faintly recall who they really are
 and now would remember another world backstage.
 You are more than you seem,
 life is the Theater of Dream.
 You wrote the part,
 choreographed the dance,
 selected the set and scene.
 
                
                You were hung by your heelsand given a jolting swat.
 You cried,
 bewildered,
 gasping at the air searing your lungs,
 stunned by the bright lights,
 shocked by the coolness of birth
  
                
                waterevaporating from your skin.
                
                You could not remember Who you had been.You had agreed to not remember
 the essence of Who you Are.
 Stage sets gave you a sense of place
 referencing here from far,
 comparing near and there--
 undeniably true, of course,
 if that is the only Truth we share,
 masked by the agreement to play
 a part in the Earth-Reality Show,
 scripted by the Inner Heart of You
 before you walked onstage.
 crafted scene by scene
 to pretend of linear sequence
 we call "time"
 without which the universe
 would seem unreal.
 
                
                Yet there's no such place as far away,no such time as then,
 not a place called here or there
 or such a time as never
 for we live in the Always and the Now
 of the Great, Great Silence of One,
 the warmth of the Heart of All,
 in the Peace of Grandfather Sun.
 
                                                                 
                allen aslan heart |  
          
           This is part of a 
          reply to a letter from “Jane:”  Dear Jane, 
 When you find a window open it is for looking through to get a picture 
          of where you can go next. But climbing through....that's an act of 
          impatience.....ego-mind. Pushing the river. Can't be done! Roll back 
          the tide? Impossible! What to do? Become the river flowing to the sea. 
          Watch the experience come to you and let it go on its way. The pain of 
          a lifetime is in the experiences grabbed and held. Then there is life 
          in the past, not joy in the present. Only the Now MOMENT is alive. 
          Expect NOTHING and be surprised at the JOY!
 
 The obstacles you encounter are the result of expecting, thrashing 
          about, fighting the flow with will and wanting to go...there. You've 
          been a Buddha riding on his ox in search of the Buddha...been there, 
          done that, bought the T-shirt, it didn't fit, and now I'm here, where 
          I began, no path to follow, no books to read, no dogmas or doctrines 
          or mantras or sutras or prayers! Just being me – allen aslan heart – 
          authentic human being without baggage living in the freedom of my 
          natural heritage. Soaring. There are ALWAYS obstacles to the ultimate 
          OUT THERE. That's intentional. Out there is just the illusion and the 
          reality is within. Remember: “The kingdom of God is within you.” Could 
          Jesus be more clear?
 
 Wishes and dreams. You want to make a difference in the world. OK. 
          Start with yourself and totally give up on changing the world. Only 
          when you are clear and discover the richness of the Jane hidden from 
          your knowing, then and only then can you do anything outside yourself. 
          All the rest is the madness of the ego-mind. Let go of the madness of 
          mind and discover the delight of your hidden inner world. When you 
          find yourself the world will automatically be changed immensely for 
          the better. And be a speaker? For what? For whom? More ego-mind 
          talking. Too many motivating speakers are already leading people, 
          persuading, convincing, assuaging, and massaging a message – without 
          finding their true essence and natural wisdom. Cut and paste blarney.
 
 The very best teaching is by example, not in your doing but in your 
          very being. Find your natural voice, discover your original face, and 
          know yourself and all the rest will fall into place naturally.
 
 Perhaps you are beginning to grasp that it is your ego-mind that has 
          you crawling back from the attempt at change. Ego-mind is retreating 
          to the comfort zone of complacency or normalcy. Congratulations on a 
          job well done helping the kids to be successful in
  an ego-mind 
          society. Truly, you have done very well; you were successful, as you 
          understood success. Your children will be very successful, like 
          yourself, until once again they hit the wall or the obstacles as you 
          have and wonder why there are so many obstacles to their ultimate 
          objective. Why do they always seem to be living inside a box? So many 
          closed doors? Crawling through the windows! Please understand that I 
          am not faulting you for doing what I've done, what billions of other 
          people have done. Just see that it is all illusion after all. Find the 
          book Hope for the Flowers in a bookstore. It's yellow but it's 
          golden. Maybe give each of your kids a copy for Christmas. Like 
          
          The Littlest Acorn, it's 
          elegantly simple and 
          stunningly true. 
          You've been fighting 
          your way to the top of the heap where nothing of value is to be found, 
          whereas the alternative is elegantly simple and the experience is 
          stunningly beautiful. Let the dream star show you the games you play 
          so you can relax and experience life more freely and Soar with the 
          White Eagle. 
          
          
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