Tibetan Home of Hope is a home and school for children who would otherwise be abandoned — a home in the deepest sense, where young people receive loving care, food, shelter, medical attention and the practical foundation needed to develop into independent adults with a full appreciation of their Tibetan heritage. They are unique in that they provide for Tibetan children in their native land — where there is a desperate and immediate need. Harsh living conditions mean that each year thousands of Tibetan children are left on their own. Sadly, many of these children are sent to orphanages outside of their native country, far from their family contacts and cultural roots.

This month we have a new podcast with Dr. Jude Currivan, an article by Sam Geppi, three book reviews, a C.D. review, and more. Be sure to check out February’s newsletter and don’t miss the website of the month!

“Less is about the benefits of doing less in a world that has embraced more- more desire, more activity, more things, and more exhaustion. It’s about stopping, about the possibility of finding composure in the midst of activity, about the power of accomplishing more by doing less.”

Everyone is feeling the energetic shift that is happening globally. The chaos and fear around us can flip to hope and denial and then back again! This outer chaos will likely escalate over the coming year. Yet, within this intensity many are aligning with their core essence for the first time; a great celebration!

In mid February a rare astrological concentration brings together a number of planets together with the North Node – denoting higher purpose – in Aquarius that energizes and inspires the possibility for transcendental breakthrough in some perhaps seemingly intransigent situations.

The human heart is a healer, which heals both other people and ourselves. The open heart is like a fountain, which no longer make any distinction between:”I like you – I do not like you”. The open heart does not make any difference between friends and enemies. The open heart is open both for ourselves and for other people. The open heart is unconditional love.

“Knitting the Threads of Time brushes off the thick layer of dust that separates contemporary knitters from the powerful prehistoric tradition of women’s cloth-making. Readers discover that each stitch, each knitter, and each knitting project is heir to an ancient pantheon of fiber artists once revered all around the globe…Readers will meet Hmong, American Indian, Mexican, African, and Irish women who reveal the vibrant living legacy, which textiles still play in many traditional cultures.”

Dr. Currivan discusses with Merryn Jose the falling away of the old paradigms, what is ahead of us in 2009, the breakdown of structures that no longer serve us, and the importance of the Aquarian alignment that began on Feb. 14th, 2009. Dr Jude Currivan PhD is a sensitive, scientist, healer and cosmic geomancer, who has directly experienced multidimensional realities and guidance from an early age. She holds a PhD in Archaeology, researching ancient cosmologies and a Masters Degree in Physics, studying quantum physics and cosmology. Jude is the author THE WAVE, THE 8TH CHAKRA, THE 13TH STEP, and co-author with Dr. Ervin Laszlo of COSMOS (A Co-creator’s Guide To The Whole World), published by Hay House.

Currently in the sign of Capricorn we have a debilitated Jupiter, an exalted Mars, the North node, the Sun exchanging with retrograde Saturn — and soon to be Mercury, again. Now it’s really the time to get your mind around duties, responsibilities and your capacity for hard work and determined effort.