The Native American Code Of Ethics

Note: I found another version of the Code of Ethics, supposed to be the Traditional one, and would like to highlight one point that I feel is really important but somehow is left out of the new version...

All the races and tribes in the world are like the different colored flowers of one meadow. All are beautiful. As children of the Creator they must all be respected.


1. Rise with the sun to pray. Pray alone. Pray often. The Great Spirit will listen, if you only speak.

2. Be tolerant of those who are lost on their path. Ignorance, conceit, anger, jealousy and greed stem from a lost soul. Pray that they will find guidance.

3. Search for yourself, by yourself. Do not allow others to make your path for you. It is your road, and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.

4. Treat the guests in your home with much consideration. Serve them the best food, give them the best bed and treat them with respect and honor.

5. Do not take what is not yours whether from a person, a community, the wilderness or from a culture. If it was not earned or given, it is not yours.

6. Respect all things that are placed upon this earth - whether it be people or plant.

7. Honor other people's thoughts, wishes and words. Never interrupt another or mock or rudely mimic them. Allow each person the right to personal expression.

8. Never speak of others in a bad way. The negative energy that you put out into the universe will multiply when it returns to you.

9. All persons make mistakes. And all mistakes can be forgiven.

10. Bad thoughts cause illness of the mind, body and spirit. Practice optimism.

11. Nature is not FOR us, it is a PART of us. They are part of your worldly family.

12. Children are the seeds of our future. Plant love in their hearts and water them with wisdom and life's lessons. When they are grown, give them space to grow.

13. Avoid hurting the hearts of others. The poison of your pain will return to you.

14. Be truthful at all times. Honesty is the test of ones will within this universe.

15. Keep yourself balanced. Your Mental self, Spiritual self, Emotional self, and Physical self - all need to be strong, pure and healthy. Work out the body to strengthen the mind. Grow rich in spirit to cure emotional ails.

16. Make conscious decisions as to who you will be and how you will react. Be responsible for your own actions.

17. Respect the privacy and personal space of others. Do not touch the personal property of others - especially sacred and religious objects. This is forbidden.

18. Be true to yourself first. You cannot nurture and help others if you cannot nurture and help yourself first.

19. Respect others religious beliefs. Do not force your belief on others.

20. Share your good fortune with others. Participate in charity.

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When we dance...

Yes, I am a party animal... hardcore. There been times when I sat quietly b y myself, wondering what am I doing, being thrifty to save this amount of money, just to travel to another part of the world to party. The answer is simple, we party because it makes us happy. We dance as it makes us happy and for relaxation. Simple explanation!

Now think about this... What if we combine meditation and dancing together? If meditation alone is effective, then meditating when you are really enjoying yourself must be 1 million times more effective, isn't it?

Dancing IS meditation. Through dancing, it is possible to gain direct access to our own enlightened qualities: peace, love, openness, understanding, energy and joy.

The popular notion of meditation is to withdraw from the senses and suppress our thoughts. This is hard to do and doesn't last very long because it is an artificial state. It is also rather dull.

Real meditation is being completely awake and open to what is happening right now. We recognize thoughts as just thoughts and return to openness again and again. This moment of recognition is effortless and natural and can become completely stable.

Vivid dance experiences are the ideal time to practice real meditation. Real meditation is effortless and sparky. Effortless because we are simply opening up to what is already there, our natural awareness. Sparky because vividness is fun!

Dance and meditation come together in the experience of absolute spontaneity! When we are completely in tune with the music, not a thought in our mind, and no idea where the next beat will take us, then we are in touch with our own spontaneous perfection. This is dance as a spiritual path to enlightenment.

Next time you dance, think about the beautiful things in life, or send love to the world. I'm sure it will make your party experience not only more meaningful, and perhaps you will find yourself dancing for longer hours than before too!

Boom...

With Smiles and Love,

Halcyon

Learning to Love Yourself

By Sarah Leah Blum
Original article from http://www.4therapy.com/consumer/life_topics/article/6713/489/Learning+To+Love+Yourself

Most of you have probably heard Whitney Houston sing the words "learning to love yourself, it is the greatest love of all," and so it is. I believe it is what all of us need, yet it's what so few of us truly have. How is it that we don’t love ourselves--and how do we learn to love ourselves?

We begin by experiencing ourselves through our biological mother. We receive messages from her while we are present in the womb. What are these messages? Are we wanted? Are we told we are loved? How are we treated? When mother feels angry, sad, or terrified, what happens to us and what are the effects? From all our experiences in the womb, what decisions do we make about ourselves and about the world? Do we decide that we are wanted and lovable, or unwanted and unlovable? That decision will affect the rest of our lives. We make these decisions as infants and then forget, and yet we live our lives out of those initial decisions.

If mother takes good care of herself during the pregnancy and she talks to us and tells us we are important and loved, then we will know that we are wanted. Once born, if we are raised in a loving, protective environment and are told and shown by our parents that our feelings and needs are important and respected, then we feel supported for being who we are. When we are delighted in and loved warmly, when we’re encouraged to explore, be inquisitive, and to experiment--and our parents are not threatened by our individuality--then we know we are OK exactly as we are. As we grow and more fully express our feelings, and are given the words and tools to do that and encouraged to use our talents and skills in our own ways and think for ourselves, then we again get the message that we are not only loved but that we can love ourselves.

Unfortunately, many of us did not consistently have the kinds of positive and supportive experiences I’ve just detailed. As we grew and developed, we entered our teen years and adulthood believing we felt misunderstood, unwanted, and unloved, and believed our feelings and needs were not important or valued. As a result, our self-esteem and sense of OK-ness about who we are is very low. Many have experienced abandonment, rejection, abuse, chaos, and were raised by parents who were themselves unhealthy, immature, abused and unable to demonstrate love, acceptance and respect to us. Instead of seeing joy, delight, and love reflected in the eyes of our parents we saw anger, fear, sadness, depression, apathy, contempt, disinterest, disgust, rage, etc.

Our parents are our early mirrors and provide us with information about who we are and what we are like. If they themselves are still hurt children with little or no positive sense of themselves, then what they reflect back to us can be very distorted. We carry all these distortions with us as we grow and continue to add to those messages when our parents yell at us using hurtful words like "You clumsy oaf!” “You are so stupid!” “Can¹t you do anything right?” “Why aren¹t you like your sister?”

Our parents may also have given us invalidating messages like: "You¹re not hungry, you¹re just tired and need a nap," or "Don¹t be silly, there¹s nothing to be afraid of." Such messages take us away from our own inner experience and our inner wisdom, and we learn that there is something wrong with us, that we’re not OK. Then we start to look outside ourselves for what is right or OK and adapt to that. We begin to work at pleasing others in order to feel loved and accepted. The more we do that, the more we give up ourselves and the further we get from loving ourselves for who we really are.

Here is a list of what can interfere with us loving ourselves:

• Parental messages



• Parental reflections



• Parental abuse



• Our decisions based on the previous 3 factors



• Disowning our own experience



• Pleasing others/seeking external approval



• Belief that loving ourselves is not OK



• Shame and guilt

Loving yourself is the greatest love of all and we all need to love ourselves to have a full healthy balanced life. But when early experiences have shaped your core beliefs about yourself otherwise, can you learn to love yourself? Yes--although it’s easy to tell someone how and not as easy to do.

Love is a decision. Make the decision to love yourself in every moment--unconditionally--no matter what. Act and speak only in loving ways to yourself. If you have a child or a very dear friend then use your relationship to them as an example and never say or do anything to yourself that you wouldn’t also say or do to them! Love yourself for being who you are, doing what you do, saying what you say, thinking what you think, and feeling what you feel. When you do that, you make space for yourself to be, do, think, feel, express, and accept yourself as you are.

What you are unwilling to love in yourself becomes like a hard spot and is walled off, difficult to touch or reach--and when you love those harder to accept aspects of yourself, it becomes soft and easier to reach. When you find a therapist who is well suited to you and your particular needs, you will begin to soften the hard spots in you, to heal the wounds and traumas that have hurt you, and you will be able to take in the love you have always deserved.

Some people have been so hurt that they need an experience of someone else being able to love them unconditionally before they can love themselves. Therapy is based on a relationship of trust—mutual trust--and can help support and guide your efforts to examining and then letting go of self deprecating beliefs. And in that regard, therapy can be thought of as the means to giving yourself the greatest gift of all: Learning to love yourself!

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Love n Light,

Halcyon

Rising above all odds

When things seem to be all going wrong, put some time aside and be by yourself... think about the whole situation and think about what you want out of the situation. Don't dwell upon the negative part of the situation.

Visualise what and how you want it to be instead. Of course, changes and steps will need to be taken on your part to achieve what you want.

In life, we need to work hard to achieve what we want, and we can change the parts we don't want too... just need to believe in yourself and give it time.

A little bout Halcyon

Figure that it will be good to provide some insider information on the writer of this blog, that's me :)

A lot of people have been asking, what does Halcyon mean? I first came across the word from the song by Orbital, Halcyon & On & On, which I really love. Been using the song title as my MSN Messenger display name for quite a while before I looked upon the meaning of it.

hal·cy·on
- A kingfisher, especially one of the genus Halcyon.
- Old English word influenced by the Greek Mythology of a fabled bird, identified with the kingfisher, that was supposed to have had the power to calm the wind and the waves while it nested on the sea during the winter solstice.

adj.
- Calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquillity.
- Marked by peace and prosperity; golden: halcyon years.
- Joyful and carefree.

Yup, and that's how I came to use the name of Halcyon. Amazed to find out how much the description suits my personality and beliefs. Come to think of it, I just did an AURA-SOMA® consultation yesterday and selected the colours Violet, Turquoise and Gold. Perhaps more than just a coincidence...

Now lets get back on track, born and bred in Singapore, I have a burning desire to travel since I was really young, perhaps 8 years old? Remember telling my Grandmother one day 'Don't be suprised if next time I won't be staying in this Country', and she freaked out. Been making a lot of short trips, and now I'm finally gonna embark on a long trip all over the world, with the mission of learning and knowledge in mind. Do check back on this website for more information I may gather throughout my trip on the different healing practises and tips.

I have a partnership business involved with Web/Graphic Design and Audio Visual solutions, Pressure Funk. My experiences so far include writing, web/graphic designing, marketing and teaching. One may wonder how I am able to do so much at such a young age (Not telling you my exact age, but I can say I'm in my mid-20s). Somehow I seem to be able to pick up things easily, especially something that's of interest to me. I'm also one of the organisers of Om Project, a series of psychedelic trance parties in Singapore. As you can see, music and all sorts of creative communication appeals to me.

Healing is something I have picked up little by little over the years. Always eager to learn, I've learnt and read books and done my own research from benefits of different teas, to Ayurvedic massage, colour therapy, foods for our body, Reiki, etc. Would like to gather enough information of the various alternative healing therapies and utilise the knowledge to provide sound recommendations to people.

Being an Indigo Adult, I possess the qualities of empathy, and am very concerned about the level of happiness and quality of life of all individuals. Love and Happiness is something that everyone seeks for, and you definitely deserve it. :)

Click here to see if you are an Indigo too. I believe a lot of people are/are becoming one nowadays. I have been through a whole lot of roller coaster rides to survive in the human race and find meaning in life, and am still going on with my quest. Remember, we are all here to learn.

Halcyon is an Intuitive counsellor, Reiki Practitioner, and does Oracle Card readings for leisure.

Introduction to Reiki

Reiki is a Japanese word representing universal life energy, the energy which is all around us. It is derived from rei, meaning "free passage" or "transcendental spirit" and ki, meaning "vital life force energy" or " universal life energy". The name Reiki derives from the Japanese pronunciation of two Chinese characters that are said to describe the energy itself: '霊 rei' (meaning 'spirit', 'soul' or 'ghost') and '気 ki' (Chinese qi, here meaning ' energy' or 'life force').

The knowledge that an unseen energy flows through all living things and is connected directly to quality of health has been part of the wisdom of many cultures since ancient times. holistic, natural, hands-on energy healing system that touches on all levels: body, mind, and spirit.

What makes Reiki unique is that it incorporates elements of just about every other alternative healing practices such as spiritual healing, auras, crystals, chakra balancing, meditation, aromatherapy, naturopathy, and homeopathy. Reiki practitioners channel energy in a particular pattern to heal and harmonize. Unlike other healing therapies based on the premise of a human energy field, Reiki seeks to restore order to the body whose vital energy has become unbalanced. Reiki energy has several basic effects: it brings about deep relaxation, destroys energy blockages, detoxifies the system, provides new vitality in the form of healing universal life energy, and increases the vibrational frequency of the body.

While Reiki is spiritual in nature, it is not a religion. It has no dogma, and there is nothing you must believe in order to learn and use Reiki. In fact, Reiki is not dependent on belief at all and will work on humans, animals, plants and even situations.

Reiki encourages healing on all levels: physical, emotional, and spiritual. Often, the sources of physical dis-ease can be found at the emotional or spiritual levels.

Reiki is a powerful means for:

- supporting the body's natural ability to heal itself;
- changing unwanted habits;
- re-balancing the energy centers in the body and spirit;
- overcoming mental and emotional obstacles;
- stress reduction;
- bringing the body into harmony by releasing physical and emotional blockages; and
- promoting a state of total relaxation

Poll: Do you sometimes wish that you have more time for yourself (ie. personal time)?

Passion Flower - More than just a beauty

A lot among the Passion Flower family (Passiflora; syn. Disemma Labill.) are very beautiful and elaborately coloured. Its beauty extends beyond that and benefits us physically as well as emotionally.

The Passion flower (Passiflora; syn. Disemma Labill.) is a genus of about 500 species of flowering plants in the family Passifloraceae. They are mostly vines, with some being shrubs, and a few species being herbaceous.

A positive plant, some say that it elevates your mood just by looking at it. The Passion flower is also used for anxiety, depression, relestnesses, nervousness and insomnia. Did I mention has also been used as an aphrodisiac? ;)

Be careful though, as this herb may cause sleepiness to some people.

The Passion Flower has been used as an extract, herb, tea, supplement and beauty products.

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http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp

This is a very accurate personality test based on the Myers-Briggs typology (and best of all its free!). My advice is to do some research on the personality traits of your assessed type, and you can find out more insight on your personality, most suitable career choices, etc.

Just in case you're curious, I'm an INFP.

:)

Everyday Life Quotes

'Nothing is impossible...'

by Judith Tan when we were in Secondary School



'Everything happens and not happen for a reason. If its meant to be, its just a matter of time.'

by Halcyon in Secondary School



'Everything happens for a reason...'

by Shive, have to quote this down as it reminded me of the above quote I wrote long time ago.



'Do good to others, and goodness will come to you...'

by my Mother since I was a little girl



'What is too nice? I'm just being me. It's the way I am and how I will be...'

by one of two ladies having a conversation, India



'We learn from our families. We are born into our family for a reason and there are lessons to learn from everyone of them. Same goes for friends and accquaintences we meet. Observe what you think is right or wrong, and make your own judgements. If its right, learn from it, if its wrong, try to figure a way of changing it or handling things differently so things will be right.

There is no right or wrong answer, as at the end of the day what matters is what you feel is the right decision.'

by Halcyon, April 2007

Halcyon's Journey - On Life and Reiki

Have decided to dedicate part of my time to write about my views on life, Reiki and Healing. Hope that it will help some people in one way or another. What I will write about here is not about me, but on things that apply to everyone.

Feel free to comment if you agree or disagree to what I have to say. We are all here to learn together.

Everyone we meet in our life, our family, friends, accquaintences, lovers and ex lovers will provide us with an opportunity to have at least one lesson, be it good or bad, that we will eventually learn from. Whether you choose to acknowledge it is another question. Sometimes, failure to see it will cause the same situations to keep on happening again and again. Ever have the thought that you are going through the same cycles over and over again? In this case, you need to see what's the change required to break the cycle, and work towards it.

Be positive, and think about what you want in life/love/money.. the list goes on. Trust that all your wants will come, and it will. Now I know its not easy, especially when things all seem to be so difficult and going wrong, and what is meant by being positive is not even having any negative thoughts at all. Do not even think about the possibility of your spouse cheating on you if you want your marriage to be wonderful and loving, just think about the loving things you will say to each other, things you will do together. If you are anti-war, be pro-peace instead.

Love n Light,

Halcyon