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Bold Kitten Guide to Community Zen-ification

Greetings!

Birdy here, with a quick list of guidelines for the Bold Kitten Brigade, to keep us purring along and the spats to a minimum.

Bold Kitten Brigade Bylaws & Guide to Community Zen-ification

1. We may be Bold Kittens, but we are also human adults. We pledge to remember this as often as we can manage.

2. Bold Kittens are bold & audacious. This means that we need to remember to make our boundaries clear.

2a. It also means we need to remember to respect the boundaries of others.

Give what we wish to receive, and a’that.

3. Bold Kitten have a lot of wisdom, both individually & collectively. We are also out to Change the World. This means that we tend to have Opinions.

A lot of them.

And THIS means that we need to be Very Clear when asking Qs as to the kind of responses we want, as our fellow Bold Kitttens will have a lot of Opinions which we may or may not be interested in hearing..

  • Do we want Advices?
  • Do we want Cheerleading?
  • Do we just want a friendly ear to Listen Quietly?

Any or all of these are fine.

We just need to remember to define which we want at any given moment.

Communication is key!

4. Bold Kittens are often Headstrong and Firm in their Opinions. This means that we need to think before we speak or type.

  • Is this truly helpful to the person we are interacting with?
  • Is this in reaction to our own stuff, and not about the other person at all?
  • Is this fitting in with what they have asked for in terms of what kind of responses they desire?

Also remember that individuals are just that. Individual. So what WE would want in any given situation may or may not be what THEY would want in any given situation. (Read Pace & Kyeli’s ‘The Usual Error’ for more information & Signs to Watch Out For.)

5. Bold Kittens have done a lot of living. This means that we all have our BattleScars and our Stuff.

5a. We take responsibility for our own Stuff, while remembering to be kind to ourselves about it.

5b. We allow others to have their own Stuff, while remembering that other people’s Stuff is theirs, and nothing to do with us, no matter what it may seem like at the time.

5c. We do our best not to stand, sit, or lay in judgment about other people for their Stuff. We haven’t walked in their shoes at all, we have no clue of where they are coming from, no matter what they’ve chosen to share with us.

6. Bold Kittens have Bold Ideas. This means that many of the Ideas being given Safe Haven here will seem… odd. Out there. Perhaps even a bit zany.

We pledge to support our fellow Bold Kittens as best we can, while remaining true to what is True for us.

We will not stand, sit, nor lie in Judgment about any one else’s Idea, no matter how Out There it may seem to us.

We will remember to say only what we can truly say in support, while being willing to make that effort to find SOMETHING to support a fellow Bold Kitten in need.

7. Bold Kittens have many different Worldviews and understand that there are many different variations on Truth.

We stand firmly in what we believe to be True, while both allowing for change and allowing others to have their Truth as well, even when it differs from ours.

And there you have it, Bold Kittens!

If we can at least remember most of these most of the time, we will all being doing well.

It’s mostly about Respect.

  • Respect for yourself.
  • Respect for others.

Operate from that place of Respect and all will be well.

Chirp, chirp!
-Birdy :>

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Join the Bold Kitten Brigade! :>

Greetings!

So, you’ve decided to join us in the Bold Kitten Brigade.

Wise choice, young kitten. ;-)

A Brief History of the Brigade

The Time: New Year’s Day 2012

The Place: the chat belonging to one of the biz groups of which I am a member

The Problem: several of us were bemoaning the fact that our Ideas seem so huge. :> :>

Our Ideas: so huge.
Our Selves: so small.

And even tho’ our Ideas are World-changing in the direction of Awesometastic, they are also very different.

Hence the problem.

The status quo can be a powerful thing, after all.

The Solution: As I went away & pondered the problem, the answer started coming to me fast & furious.

Create the space you want to have.

Don’t wait for others to do it for you.

Do it now.

And so I am.

(Already know you want to be a member of the Bold Kitten Brigade? Then click the pic below & POUNCE on the opportunity! :>)

What the Bold Kitten Brigade IS…

The BKB is a community of Idea-holders, people who have Big Ideas but who have moments when they feel a bit Too Small to get them out into the World.

The community spaces are created to be both Safe & Sacred, so that members can feel free to relax, replenish, recharge, before they go back out to face the larger World.

These Spaces are also set up to encourage members to give & receive support from each other, as well as thoughts as & if desired.

The Purr-fect Bold Kitten Brigade member is:

  • positive
  • respect-full
  • play-full
  • tolerant yet discerning
  • willing to take a look at other worldviews than their own
  • feline-friendly
  • woo-tolerant
  • paranormal-accepting
  • someone with places to go and things to do
  • someone who is looking to grow themselves & their Idea

The Purr-fect Project for a Bold Kitten Brigade member to have is:

  • respect-full to themselves and others, including the planet
  • positive in nature
  • appropriately inclusive (i.e., no discrimination except on the basis of Best People)

Past that – have at it! :-) :>

Benefits of Membership

  • The contented glow that comes from confidently taking your Idea out into the World.
  • The joy of making consistent progress thanks to a community of peeps just waiting to celebrate with you.
  • The happiness that comes from being able to be of service to yourself & others.

Yes, you still have to do the work.

We’re here in the Bold Kitten Brigade to help you get it done by supporting your belief in the possibility of what you are trying to do.

(read enough to know that the Brigade fits you purr-fectly? Then click the pic below & POUNCE on the opportunity to join us in the Bold Kitten Brigade! :>)

How We Support the Possibilities

  • your fellow Brigade members
  • access to Mike’s & my Gallery of Guides
  • access to various human-based resources
  • links to sources for services & coaching beyond the scope of the Bold Kitten Brigade.

What You Receive in Return for your Monthly Membership Investment

Besides the warm, contented glow & joyous happiness mentioned above, you also get:

  • MommaCat Monday Missives flown in fresh every Monday
  • MommaCat Chats twice a month on the 12th & the 24th, to give & receive support, and to answer any Qs that might have come up since the last chat.:>

Mike & I will be channelling during these chats so that you can have access to our Gallery of Guides and their wisdom & perspective.

  • MommaCat Meditations – published at least once a month, these short meditations are designed to help you get past some of the hurdles that Bold Kittens need to be able to scale with ease.
  • Access to a Brigade-members-only Skype text chat for additional support between voice chats.

Membership Bonus: After 90 days in the Brigade, you will receive a voucher good for one (1) free Item from our Bold Kitten Brigade print-on-demand store.

Your Membership Investment

Membership is currently $27.00/mo.

After the Bold Kitten Brigade welcomes its 50th member, we will be closing the Brigade to new members for a while, so that we can get to know each other & each other’s projects.

After the Bold Kitten Brigade reopens, the membership investment per month will increase, so if the Brigade is calling to you, now is the time to POUNCE! :-)

What if I don’t like the Brigade?

Of course Mike & I hope that everyone will love it here, but we know that sometimes things just don’t work out for whatever reason.

If you decide the Bold Kitten Brigade is not for you, simply let us know and you’ll not be charged again.

If you let us know within the first 30 days, we’ll also refund your first month’s membership investment.

Sound like a Cunning Plan?

Then click the button below, complete your transaction, and welcome to the Brigade! :-) :>

Chirp, chirp!
-Birdy :>

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About the Bold Kitten Brigade

Greetings!

Welcome to the ‘About’ page for the ‘Bold Kitten Brigade’, In Which we talk about what exactly the Brigade is, why it exists, and how you can find out if you’re a member. (And if you’d be a good fit for membership in our community.)

What is the Bold Kitten Brigade?

The Bold Kitten Brigade was formed as a result of a conversation held in one of my business groups on New Year’s Day 2012.

Several of us were talking about the fact that we had Bold, Hairy, Audacious Ideas that we were striving to get Out There into the World, but were scared of what the reaction to such deviation from the norm would be.

Out of that notion, the Bold Kitten Brigade was born.

Who Are We?

We are positive, play-full people who have a Burning Desire to see our Bold, Hairy, Audacious Idea safely birthed into the World.

Where we come from is not NEARLY as important as where we are going.

Our projects are powerful, positive, and world-changing, whether on a local or global level, on a personal level, or affecting millions. They are insight-full, respect-full, and different.

Different from what is out there.

And that’s where the Brigade helps the most.

I know from bitter experience how hard it can be to hold your own against a world that thinks you’re weird at best, and crazy at worst.

I know what it’s like to cry because the task just seems too large for one person to accomplish, and just who did I think I was anyway?

The Brigade was formed as a haven for people like me.

And people like you.

People who have an Idea, and desire a Safe Space to come to where they can simply be.

Warts & weirdness & all.

Bold, Hairy, Audacious Ideas & all.

We’re positive people, full of respect & tolerance, but sometimes you just need a space to come to where you can be accepted just as you are.

The Brigade seeks to be that place.

It’s not a substitute for therapy, nor is it a place to hide from the World forever.

Not everyone will fit in here.

But for those who do… welcome.

Mike & I, Lady Coco & the rest of our Gallery of Guides, stand ready to welcome you, and to do what we can to help you get your Idea out there.

The World needs what you have to give.

And we will do what we can to help you make it so.

Chirp, Chirp!
-Birdy :>

The Purr-fect Bold Kitten Brigade member is:

  • positive
  • respect-full
  • play-full
  • tolerant yet discerning
  • willing to take a look at other worldviews than their own
  • feline-friendly
  • woo-tolerant
  • paranormal-accepting

The Purr-fect Project for Bold Kitten Brigade members to have is:

  • respect-full to themselves and others, including the planet
  • positive in nature
  • appropriately inclusive

Past that – have at it! :-) :>

One other thing: Mike & I are firm believers in both science & psionics, a.k.a. magick.

As this is not a democracy, and IS being held as Safe & Sacred Space, we will hold a zero-tolerance policy towards bashing on EITHER side. :>

’nuff said. :>

Is This You?

If the above fits you like a tailored glove, then jump on over here to our community-joining page and pounce on the chance to join us in our boldness!! :-) :>

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MommaCat Monday Missive #2: On Keeping Your Idea Safe

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Greetings!

Well, here it is Monday again (or will be by the time you are reading this! :-D ), and it’s time again for another MommaCat Monday Missive from Lady Coco, Guide & MommaCat Extraordinaire.

Another brief explanation of what I-as-Birdy do when I channel. I am what is known as a ‘conscious channel’, which means that I ‘stay in the background’ when I channel and am aware of what is said.

This also means that I participate in the conversation from time to time. To keep things from getting completely confusing, I let my Guide, in this case Lady Coco, attribute what I’m saying in the background.

So when you read ‘Birdy says’ in the post below, you know that I really am speaking in the background, as it were. :>

Now onto today’s Q! :-) :>

Today’s Q is about how to keep your Idea safe in the face of those who think they know you because they ‘knew you when’.

And over to you, Lady Coco! :-)

Hello, again, dear ones!

This is a Good Question for which I will strive to give you a Good Answer.

The biggest thing is to not let such persons matter, but of course that is far easier said than done.

Especially when they must remain in your Sphere of Influence for whatever social reason you choose to let them stay there, Outside Forces can be very difficult to repel.

One thing is to treat your Idea as a very tiny, newborn kitten. You don’t subject a kitten to a lot of noise & chaos right off. The MommaCat will have none of that and will whisk her litter away to a place of peace pronto.

Your Idea is best nurtured in the same way.

Keep it safe in the womb of your heart at first until it has had a chance to grow up & become sturdy enough to face the Outside World.

When you do let it out of the nest, make sure that your Idea is surrounded by those who know how to treasure it.

Your fellow Kittens, for example, can be a great resource for that. (A MommaCat reminder to always let your fellow Kittens know what you are looking for when you announce your Idea to them. Cheerleading? Critique? Supportive Listening?)

Birdy asked a great Q in the background: what if the people you thought were safe turned out not to be?

Have compassion for them.

And for yourself.

Remember that yes, working with new Ideas can bring up a lot of Stuff for people: old hurts, regrets over personal Changes/Chances not Taken, things like that.

So, the first thing to remember is that it is most likely not you, but their memories/experiences that are causing them to react in this way.

The second thing is to remember that you are in no way obligated nor obliged to live in the Universe or mold that other people have of you.

It can be difficult to overcome the energy of others, which is why the saying of being careful how you choose your company came into being.

But it is by no means impossible.

This is where journalling, dream boards, that sort of thing can be helpful.

Birdy recommends 750words.com as a great place to store such things.

Remind yourself of who you really are, why your Idea will Change the World for the better.

That way you have a record for when it seems the World is not in support of you & your Idea.

And, yes, record also those people who are supportive of you & your Idea and the kind things they say/do/etc.

Human memory is short, but the impact of Kind Things lasts a long time indeed.

Also, remember to Ask.

Ask the Ether & the beings such as myself who live here for help. We are eager to offer our help & support, but the cardinal Rule we live & work under is that we must support you in your own experience by waiting to be Asked before offering our help.

Yes, Birdy is correct. You can check out a wondrous post by Birdy’s fellow Abundance Explorer Susan T. Blake about how Asks don’t have to be formal or super-specific. (And we’ll go into why they are even better done loose & semi-specific in another ‘show’. :-) )

Ask your fellow humans for support.

Ask your pets for love.

Just Ask.

Want More of This?

Birdy suggests a Call to Action in here that if you’d like access to more of the kind of support we have been talking about in this article, then click here to be taken to the page for joining the Bold Kitten Community.

Works for me! :-D

Until next time, dear ones, be Bold!
-Lady Coco >o<

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MommaCat Monday Missive #1: On the Importance of Play

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Greetings!

One of the perks of membership in the Bold Kitten Community is that you have access to my Guide, Lady Coco.

So now seems like a good time to introduce her and explain why having contact with her is a Good Thing.

Lady Coco is a Soul & a Guide, by which I mean that she is an pan-dimensional being who chooses to help out physical plane beings such as humans. And in her case, she has had lives here on Earth, both as human and other, most notably for our purposes here as a Siamese cat named Coconut.

Coconut was a Lilac-point Siamese ex-show-cat, who was well aware that humans found her beautiful.

For those who remembered to follow Earth-cat Protocol, she was friendly, tho’ not familiar.

To those who did not, she had a long memory and short patience.

For us, however, she treated us with a combination of friendliness and the demand to be adored & pampered, which Mike & I were quite happy to go along with.

I fell hard and when she died after a long illness (before her final illness, she’d had at least one extension granted from Elsewhere), I was devastated to say the least. :>

I spent several years after that in pain & depression from losing her, from losing my Mom, from losing our other kitty, Simba, all in a span of about six months.

I’m not remembering now exactly how it happened, that time is a bit of a blur, but I do remember two things: one, I was told that I would see Coconut again within a couple of years and two, I learned to channel.

I knew she was there as a Guide from before I took formal classes, as I requested her for my first formal Guide.

And things went on from there to here.

One other quick thing before I turn things over to Lady Coco: Coconut as a show-kitty was a momma-cat. :>

So when it comes to kittens, she knows her stuff! :-D :>

Question: What qualities of a bold kitten should humans attempt to emulate?

Lady Coco: The qualities of a kitten, bold or otherwise, that it is helpful to emulate are first & foremost those of Play.

They are not afraid to make mistakes, to look silly, to do something wrong.

They go out, they try something. If they succeed, great.Sometimes there is no-one more surprised than they when they succeed.

If they don’t succeed, they get up, they try again.

No big deal.

They don’t worry about how others will perceive them. (They save that for later in life. As do humans. Something to think about. Can you preserve that childlike desire to Explore?)

They don’t beat themselves up for not getting it right the first time. (Tho’ they do occasionally let their tails start things, but that’s another show. :-D )

They maintain an attitude of Play.

Everything is a Game.

Everything is a potential toy.

EVERYTHING! :-D

(yes, indeed, I am speaking a little bit in my former-to-you role as a physical-plane MommaCat.)

Play is Serious Business to them.

They play, they experiment, to learn the Necessary Skills to be a successful cat, a successful predator

If they don’t learn these skills, they die. (Or they would if they were out in the Wild, where a kyoot kitten face will not get them a full food bowl. :-D )

But they don’t go to school for eight hours a day, sitting up straight and listening to a teacher.

No, they play games with their siblings and with their momma’s tail and they follow her around and learn what she knows to do.

You can learn a lot from that.

Take your learnings as Serious Business that can be accomplished through Play.

Play can be Very Hard Work, as you know. But it is so enjoyable that the work involved is not a burden.

Keep that flexibility that allows you to fail & try again, take the chance of looking foolish, and remain mobile enough in your thinking to look at things from as many sides as it takes to figure them out.

And finally, be bold! :-)

Stick your paw into new things. It’s okay to be cautious if you feel you need to be. Take the time you need to take.

But do it! :>

That’s your Missive for today! :-D

Best Blessings!
-Lady Coco

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Bold Kitten Book of Days: Walking in Two Worlds

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Greetings!

No-one is of just one Nature.

We all have many Working Parts.

The trick is to bring them into a harmonious Balance, where each part can work together for the good of the whole.

You may be wondering, as I have done over these past few days, how it is that a Bird is becoming the leader of a flock of Kittens.

Think Griffin.

A Griffin is an animal which is part Cat & part Bird. :>

And because of this dual Nature, the Griffin understands both.

While I am predominately Bird in my tendencies, I know too, what it is like to be Cat, so I walk in both worlds.

The Griffin is a fantastic beast, one which does not (yet) occur in Nature.

However, we can learn a lot from Griffin on how to handle a dual Nature and walk simultaneously in seemingly incompatible Worlds.

Bold Kitten Question of the Day: Are there places where you walk in two worlds at once? How can you use the powers of Griffin to help you do so with more ease and grace?

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Bold Kitten Book of Days – Beginnings

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Greetings!

Begin.

Begin where you are.

Don’t wait for the perfect time.

There is no such thing.

There is only now.

This present moment.

And that is enough.

So POUNCE! :-D

Kittens are never still. From the moment they are born, they are on the move.

Stirring from one place to another at the Milk Bar, to leaving the nest on toddle-y legs, to finding the nearest source of trouble and heading towards it with all possible speed, kittens are on the move.

They do not wait to determine the Proper Time.

They do not stop to consider all the minute consequences of their Actions.

They simply go.

There’s something to be learned in that.

There is a time for planning, yes.

But there is also a time to simply go with your gut instinct, that innermost place of Power & Knowing.

Take a leap of faith & let go.

And POUNCE!!! :-D

The sales page went live today.

I have some good feedback.

I feel good about taking action.

And I even have some good ideas on What to Do Next.

It’s time.

It’s time to come out of the closet.

It’s time to leave the nest.

It’s time to fly!

It’s time to POUNCE! :-)

Bold Kitten Question: What are you doing today to begin your Journey to getting your Idea out into the world? :>

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Thriving in Times of the Tower – An Empire-wide ongoing series :>

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Greetings!

Thank you for taking a look at the Empire-wide series “Thriving in Times of the Tower”, inspired by the April #CustomerLove for Japan challenge.

This is a very recent revelation, and as such, is open to evolution as I hear back from people.

 

The Inspiration

I love participating in LaVonne Ellis’ #CustomerLove challenges, but this one was a bit of a challenge for me. As much compassion as I feel for the people of Japan, I just couldn’t see how what Mike & I needed to do to take care of our own Tower-like situation could possibly blend with what they needed.

Then it hit me.

(And it felt like it! :-D )

EVERYONE has Times of the Tower.

Whether it’s a personal disaster like losing your Day Job, or a natural disaster like what happened in Japan, Towers are everywhere.

Why not help people to cope?

Then the ‘how’ came:

Take our personal challenge of needing to become a viable business a LOT faster than we expected, mix with the guest post around it that I’d written for February’s #CustomerLove before realizing it fit none of the requirements for guest posts for that challenge, and blend into a whole that could aid a lot of people with Towers of all sizes, both now and in the future.

Hence this project.

 

The Sites, and What I’m Looking for:

You are more than welcome to choose any of our sites to submit work to, or more than one if you feel called to do so! :-)

Avian Empire
www.theavianempire.com

This site is where we go behind our biz to share thoughts related to the business side of things, as well as to sum up what’s happening in the rest of the Empire.

Possible Contributions:

  • Thoughts around the business side of things:
  • how to survive redundancy (love that term for it!),
  • how to re-invent yourself career-wise,
  • thoughts on the emergence of the ThirdTribe style of business, etc.
  • how to take care of business in Times of the Tower: career, business, personal, financial

 

Blanket University
www.blanketuniversity.com

This site is about Intentional Crafting: the idea of blending mental/spiritual energy with your work to help achieve a desired Goal.

Possible Contributions:

  • How you use crafting to help you in times of trouble
  • peaceful or uplifting patterns or links to same (if submitting actual patterns instead of links, original-to-you work only, pls!)
  • prayers, thoughts, or mantras that you use to blend with your crafting to bring you peace in turbulent times

 

Crafty Crows
www.craftycrows.com

Looking at the ways you can use energy, magick, whatever you want to call it to actively improve your life.

We also discuss symbolic magickal systems such as Runes, Tarot, Archetypes, and other forms of symbology.

Possible Contributions:

  • Write about what the Tower card means to you
  • Write about techniques that have helped you move forward in such times
  • Submit channelled, Third-eye information, or intuitive wisdom about coping techniques, etc.
  • Meditations, affirmations, mantras you find useful for calming your heart and moving forward in turbulent times. (Original work only if whole, otherwise excerpts are fine)

 

CrowTarot Tours
www.crowtarottours.com

This site relates to the Journey of discovering the paranormal and the paranormal lifestyle, as well as our conversations & discoveries around the paranormal.

Possible Contributions:

  • Your own stories and experiences with the paranormal and how they affected you. If you are or have lived a paranormal lifestyle (i.e. incorporating it as part of your everyday life), feel free to share these stories as well.
  • Channelled & intuitive wisdom relating to living the paranormal lifestyle, coming to peace with a larger world, etc.

 

Encouraging Bird
www.encouragingbird.com

This site is about inspiration & encouragement begetting movement.

Possible Contributions:

  • Your own stories about surviving and thriving through your Times of the Tower.
  • Channelled & intuitive wisdom relating to encouragement, inspiration, success, progress during difficult times.

 

Mysticphoenyx Cafe
www.mysticphoenyxcafe.com

This site is about living the creative life, with an emphasis on writing, tho’ that’s not exclusive.

Possible Contributions:

  • Original fiction stories, poetry, etc.
  • Original non-fiction stories, poetry, etc.
  • How writing & creativity can help you cope in times of stress.
  • Creative prompt(s) to help you find your Muse in hard times.

 

Roving Robin Reports

Not a site in this case, but a series, the Roving Robin is where I share the various bits of awesome that I find along my way.

Possible Contributions:

  • Artwork to go with a link
  • A suggested link to people, organizations helping either Japan or people to rebuild their lives in general, or uplifting, inspirational sites.

 

TwOOwls Art
www.twoowlsart.com

This site mainly features our artwork, tho’ I’m also willing, at least for the challenge period of April, to feature other artwork that relates to the theme, with a link to where they can buy it that is under your control.

Also featuring NFS (not for sale) pieces both ours and others, that relate to the theme, as well as short tips or mini-challenges for creativity in troubled times.

Possible Contributions:

  • Artwork, either for sale at your site or shop, or as part of a gallery
  • Short tips on finding your art when it’s hard outside
  • Mini-challenges to help refind peace through artistic endeavor

 

How You Can Help

ruined tower - photo by kelpie
photo by kelpie
  • record an interview
  • write a guest post
  • submit a photograph
  • include a piece of themed art (as either a pic or for sale on your site)
  • submit a Question for me to use in a theme-based Tarot Story
  • create a mini-challenge or baby step for people to use
  • submit a link to a site I should know about related to the theme
  • refer someone you think might be interested in participating

 

  • anything else that you come up with that fits the theme: if I agree with you, I’m open to it.

Once it’s up: spread the word! :-)

 

What You Get:

  • Link Love
  • Warm fuzzies from helping others thrive in difficult times
  • Other awesomeness as I think of it. :-)

 

How you can reach me:

Twitter: @EncouragingBird, @AvianEmpire, are best, tho’ I also check @BardicRaven, @CraftyCrows, @CrowTarotTours, @TwOOwlsArt on a regular basis.

Skype: birdy.diamond

G-talk: phoenyxravenswing

E-mail: phoenyxravenswing at gmail dot com or birdy at crowtarottours dot com

 

Awesome Contributors!

These are people who have already signed on to participate in a content-based way.

  • Courtney Ramirez
  • Gareth Hobbs
  • Skaja Wills
  • Virginia Reed

Want to join them? Then contact me through one of the above methods and let’s talk! :>

In love and gratitude,
-Birdy Diamond – Encouraging Bird, Roving Robin, & Paranormal Diva

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Introduction to Channelling Audio

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Watch Nature’s spirals in action in this fern frond. Photo by seriousfun.

Greetings!

Welcome to the Grove!

A quick post on co-incidence-nots and our decision & delight about audio as an information-conveyance medium.

The Journey

The beginning-of-this-bit (because there is no firm beginning to anything – there is always a time-before), can be defined as our decision to have some fun ourselves and host a Solstice celebration.

Although there is also the bit about being grouped in a business mastermind with Andy Dolph, because he is an important part of this story too.

See what I mean about there being an endless tangle of beginning-bits?

  • To connect the dots a bit, Andy Dolph & I met through our business mastermind.
  • He learned of my channelling skill, and that my husband & I planned to make that how we made our living.
  • He promptly offered his services as audience-member.
  • I accepted.

Back to the Solstice celebration.

  • We invited, he came, he listened, he offered his services as an audio-tech-dude so that we could be even more awesome.
  • We gratefully accepted, then began recording.
  • We discovered that the words flowed far more easily this way.
  • Awesome things were (and are!) happening.

And that brings us to today! :-)

The Results

Questions?

We will still be doing some typed posts, but much of our communications will be in audio form.

If you have questions, feel free to e-mail me at Birdy at CrowTarotTours dot com.

While we cannot guarantee a personal response every time, we will do our best to get your question answered in some fashion – whether it be a personal response, a FAQ page, or an upcoming questions-based show, we will respect your curiousity & queries.

The Recording

So, to begin as we mean to go on, please find below our introductory recording for this site, titled, appropriately enough:”Introduction to Channelling”.

[audio src="http://theavianempire.com/thecraftycrows/files/2011/01/IntroToChanneling.mp3"]

IntroToChanneling (49 min, 22.4Mb)

Listen & enjoy!

Comment Zen for the Grove

This is a place for exploration, learning, and active experimentation.

  • This means that we accept people where they are, wherever that may be, while still maintaining our own healthy boundaries.
  • We consider the impact of our words before we say them, being both aware of & honoring their ability to help and/or harm.
  • We remember that there are many ways of touching the elephant, none better than another, so we suspend judgment on anothers’ ways.
  • We allow others to soar, and realize that their flight does not hinder our own.
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