Saturday, September 13, 2008

What were we doing?

The best way I can describe what we've been studying, well, it's like a comparative pre-religious studies course. Our teachers have studied the beliefs held by ancient and indigenous cultures around the world and have distilled their overlapping themes and universal truths. The program was experiential, exploring these themes and many supporting practices employed by these cultures through quarterly "high-adventure" travel in the U.S, Mexico and Peru, with daily practice in-between.

The ancient, shamanic-based universal truths and practices are the sparks that ignited the flames of religion, so to speak. To scrape the surface, they include: freedom, love, truth, energy, gratitude, cultivating power, self-awareness, wakefulness, responsibility, intentionality, willingness, creativity, dreaming, living from the heart, living in recognition of our inherent oneness with humanity, spirit & nature, alignment with a higher power/source, healing, prayer, ceremony, and community.

Additionally, we took advantage of being in Santa Fe to delve more deeply into studying the Person Essence Personality Model (the Michael Teachings), which Deva had been sharing with a study group prior to leaving Austin.

Deva will share his experience here in his own way, but I suppose I'll continue by exploring the topics mentioned above. I'll probably also share some of the more exciting adventure experiences, too.

Peace,
Tammy


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Wednesday, September 3, 2008

The 2-year Program & Moving Forward

Two years ago, Deva and I left Austin and moved to Santa Fe to do a two-year shamanic studies intensive, "the 2 year program", which we completed just a couple of weeks ago. The experience was the most (pro-actively) challenging and rewarding of my life so far. Because many of you have expressed curiosity about our adventures and what we've been learning we've decided to devote a series of posts to the subject. An ongoing challenge has been how to share our experiences without diminishing the energy or potency we've gained from them. So, we'll likely leave out details and stick to the broad picture.

A friend of mine recently commented that modern culture is so enamored by it's technological creativity that it has lost, and completely underestimates, the natural knowledge and wisdom of our ancestors. I agree and at the same time it's interesting that we find ourselves in a time where modern technology gives us unprecedented opportunity to travel, explore, reconnect with and share ancient wisdom and practices (via blog, no less).

Now that the program is over, I am extremely excited about having the time and inspiration to connect with you through BroadcastSol. It is my intention to utilize technology to cultivate community and create opportunities for us all to share, connect, explore, and grow together in spirit. It'll be fun to see how the site, our work, and our community evolves.

Peace and blessings,
Tammy


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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Welcome!

Welcome to the BroadcastSol blog. We look forward to keeping you posted on what is happening with us and in our growing community.