Amazingly, for the second year in a row Wesak Full Moon is accompanied by a lunar eclipse. The Full Moon of 4/24/05 opens a door for special blessings for us all. The annual festival of Wesak takes place this weekend, in celebration of Buddha's life and Enlightenment. At this time it is said that Buddha returns to earth together with Christ and the Spiritual Masters to shower us with blessings. People of all spiritual paths come together for spiritual renewal and rededication. Passover is celebrated from the evening of 4/23/05 in both Jewish and some Christian traditions.

At this time we are offered the opportunity to align with our soul's purpose and dedicate ourselves to service for the greatest good of all. Our earth plane is flooded with love and compassion, enabling us to have divine love infused permanently within each cell of our bodies. The greatest service that we can be at this time is to raise our vibration, to raise our level of consciousness and allow our spiritual transformation to unfold. We do this by opening ourselves to infinite love and compassion, and allowing those energies to work within us.

The Wesak ceremony, as it is conducted in the Wesak Valley in Tibet, includes a water ceremony where each being present partakes of blessed water. This water assists in the conduction of the divine energies into our physical forms. Have you noticed the increasing awareness of the sacred role of water in our lives? Over and over again we are being drawn to deeper understandings of the transformative power of water. Notice how your relationship to water is becoming increasingly sacred. This is the Age of Aquarius and you are the water carrier. You are an instrument of transformation, bringing higher vibration and higher consciousness to people everywhere. We invite you as you celebrate this Full Moon, to include gratitude and appreciation for the element of water.

The blessings of Wesak include the offering of divine love for our transformation. In these times of transcendence and new possibility, we are shifting to a new paradigm whereby we learn through love instead of through pain. Remember the phrase "No pain, no gain"? Those words and words of that kind are becoming obsolete. We no longer need to undergo pain and suffering in order to grow. Suffering will become a thing of the past, a distant memory. Then how we will continue to learn and grow? Through love and compassion!

That's a great idea, but how do we get there? Suffering is still a daily reality for most people. Here are a few pointers to help shift into the new paradigm. Before you read these next words, take a breath and open yourself as if hearing them for the first time:

*Acknowledge your suffering instead of trying to deny or escape it. Allow yourself to admit it and feel it. It contains the seeds of transformation.
* Love yourself even when you are experiencing unwanted emotions.
For example, tell yourself that you love how angry you can get, how judgmental you can be and how competitive you are!
*Open your heart in every way that comes to you, including yoga, prayer, meditation, breathing, being in nature, singing and dancing.
*Know that the end to suffering is round the corner. You have suffered enough.
*Expect good, know you deserve the best, and know you are loved more than you can fathom.
*Do everything you can to raise your vibrational level.
*Pray for your enlightenment and show up when it is offered to you.
*Relax - this is your destiny!

We join you in opening ourselves to the transformative power of unconditional love and compassion. We honor all paths to oneness.
We honor your path and the person that you are.