Ayahuasca in Puerto Rico

The wisdom develops over time, we might not even realize that the catalyst occurred.  This whisper of spirit which sends me on a new path.  That which my spirit, my soul, desires...I begin to manifest.  Slowly, imperceptibly at first. I swore my first ceremony did nothing more for me than make me throw up and then go to sleep.  It was a bit of a disappointment really.  I cried as I carried the effluence of my purging the previous night to the forest for a proper burial. Nothing seemed different, and yet EVERYTHING had changed.  The wisdom of the spirit grows over the ensuing weeks, months and years.  Ayahuasca magnifies, shapes and molds me into the desire of my soul. I did participate in a subsequent Ayahuasca ceremony.  Every time I go into a dark room and open the drapes, the light becomes brighter. With each Ayahuasca ceremony, the lighted path of my destiny comes into sharper focus.  This is not an easy road. This is scary sometimes; one must be in a very safe, supportive and loving environment in order to have the freedom to surrender to spirit. To purge, to laugh, cry, sing, chant, and to face physical separation with no fear and no judgment.

 I was able to be completely myself and have my experience without judgment.  I was seen in a spirit of gratitude and joy for the freedom that I was experiencing... to be able to purge and fully participate in my experience. They call it work ... every time one cries, vomits, sings, laughs.  Circle members who have never sung in front of anyone else in their entire lives become free to sing.  Ayahuasca enables me to become aware of my fears, and to overcome them. Primary barriers to my growth and enlightenment begin to crumble. 

I was able to absolutely trust the people in my tribe, taking joy in my surrender and connection. When I was able to trust, miraculous things happened, and it cannot be put into words. As I was talking to people throughout the day, the word "speechless" would often come up…we could not put words to it.  There was this beauty in connecting with my tribe on that level... the amount of love, non-judgment, compassion, safety... it’s just mind blowing.  This is not a wonder drug, it cannot fix everything in my life; it only allows me to see a more accurate perspective, as well as my power to grow within those new concepts...to be clear about what is important. 

I offer a heartfelt thanks to One Tribe! Aaaaho Ivan, Aurelis, Milagros, Ellen and all of the women and children who joined us that beautiful winter weekend in

Puerto Rico! Thank you to Momma Ayahuasca for giving me exactly what I need in the proper place and time. Ire ooooo Ayodele Awolana (Momma Ayo) 

United States Virgin Islands

It's paradise, they told me. Thirteen weeks of sunshine and warm Caribbean waters!

 The most beautiful people in the world! And food that is plentiful, amazing and delicious!
I have been introduced to Soursop trees and fruit. A tea made of the Soursop leaves will aid in blood pressure control, and in a stronger version, will assist with the sleep.  The soursop fruit is like a cross between a strawberry and a pineapple! The fruit is indescribably delicious!.

Sugar apples are especially delicious, however the seeds make it more work to consume, kind of like the pomegranate. Sugar apple also progress from unripe and hard to over-ripe within a very short period of time.

We ate coconut freshly picked from the tree, FULL of coconut water and very rich, delicious coconut jelly on the inside of the nut! We ate the coconut jelly with a spoon, crafted by a swipe of the machete against the shell. Coconut is a master with the machete!  He is strong, skilled, kind and tender! Probably has someting to do with his position as a leader.

Thank you Dr Bever-lee for sharing this wonderful experience with me!

By the way, We ate the most amazing local cuisine, Saltfish! My co-worker, Daisy told me that they would make a regular Carib-woman out of me yet! Yes, I LOVE Saltfish and Johnny Cakes for breakfast! More about this next time!

Love and Light to all. Truth, Justice, Balance, Order, Harmony, Compassion, Reciprocity.

 Ayodele Awolana

Acid/Alkaline Balance

Our bodies are kept alive by a very complex electrical system, which at birth is a neutral pH - that is, a relatively equal balance of positively and negatively charged ions.

One can look at a water molecule as H2O, two molecules of hydrogen, and one molecule of Oxygen - however, this bond is not static, the molecules are repeatedly bonding, breaking, and re-pairing with other electrically charged ions, anions and cations.

Cells transport nutrition and waste through the cell walls by a very amazing process of positively and negatively charged pumps. The Sodium and Potassium, Chloride, and Magnesium - these are the electrolytes which are monitored by the physician in order to gauge the body's ability to regain its own balance.

Due to the meat and starch (potatoes, noodles, bread) diet, which has been promoted by the food industry and sometimes forced by economic availability, People are acidifying their body systems, millions of people are dying, and losing limbs to diabetic gangrene at alarming rates!

We must be growing our own gardens at the first peek of the last frost; we must change this statistic. By increasing the vegetables and fruits in our diets, and ridding our bodies of dairy food and milk - we can maintain the neutral to slightly alkaline pH which is most optimum for our body to function.

Unfortunately, the majority of teenage and adult people who are living today have extremely ACIDIC body systems. Everything that is on the market today, from bottled water, to the "health" drinks, are extremely acidic; white flour, starch, sugar, all contribute to an acidic system. Fast Food and Dairy Products - especially milk - are detrimental to the neutral pH, balanced environment, which is required for the proper maintenance of the body.

As a Medical Technologist, I have noticed an alarming trend; the overall acidity of patients’ urine is increasing (the pH is going down, down, down). The saliva of an individual with dis-ease is acidic. This is why there has been such a big push toward the use of anti-oxidants – a misnomer really – they are anti-hydrogens, but that doesn’t roll off the tongue quite nearly as well, does it? Science has proven that anti-oxidant supplements do not work! See Alan Alda’s “Scientific American” episode on the effects of a raw diet on the lives of five different people. Very interesting.

There is currently a very large movement of people who are drinking alkalinized water – which introduces millions of negatively charged ions into the body in order to neutralize the devastating acidic effects. Eating alkaline foods, which, by the way, tend to be mostly vegetables is imperative to a healthy, balanced and functioning system. Taking in small amounts of highly nutritious/low caloric food every couple of hours will ensure a proper supply of glucose within the blood system and a balance of the electrical system, causing the least amount of damage to the cells, as now every thing works together in balance and harmony.


pH strips are easy to find at any pool supply or fish supply store. Our natural body pH should be fairly close to 7.0. Most people are walking around today with acidic systems of 6.0 to 6.5 - this indicates that there are millions of positively charged hydrogen ions zooming around inside the body looking for negatively charged ions to pair up with - unfortunately there is such a plethora of hydrogen ions, most of what they do is plow through cell walls and create damage - constant every day damage. The insulin producing cells of the pancreas are the first indicator cells of advancing destruction. Out of control blood sugar is the beginning of a devastating road of self-destruction.

Actually, that is not even the most alarming statistic - the actual fact is that these millions of diet-induced diabetics go into the hospital, and hundreds of thousands of them end up with chronic, debilitating medical errors, and nosocomial (hospital acquired) infections. This drives up the cost of health care – and the Healthcare system continues to spiral out of control.

It would be so easy to repair, if each one of us began to grow our gardens in what ever space we are lead to – develop community gardens (Fremont area of Seattle WA used to have am amazing community garden system – maybe they still do), share our garden space with others, work together as communities to produce our own food. Those in the community who are knowledgeable about nutrition, herbs, healing, who honor Oyasin, they are responsible for teaching others how to eat nutritiously. This time is fast approaching when we will have to support ourselves in order to continue this earthly existence. Those who come together in Love, who share ritual, who share honestly, those enlightened souls will progress. Ase ase ase ooooooo Ayodele

Free Will

"Is it necessary for Man to hurt others because he wants to achieve greatness?
Do we have to betray those we love to acquire riches?
So much negative actions between the sons of men in their search for power...
So sad...
My earth man is it really worth it?
When you hurt another you are hurting yourself...
for real...
It will catch up with you."
Hre Valentine Ossai Akpati

This makes me think of one of the principles that was taught by the christian faith, and that I later conjoined with the idea of Karma - I have heard versions of it, even from those who profess no faith..."Negative Energy (Sins, Bad Behavior, Bad Karma) will come back on to the person"...either seven times or ten times. I have heard both.

In Yoruba mythology I have learned that Esu Odara is the keeper of the crossroad, some see his actions as that of Karma; in Christian Studies, because the Missionaries who originally attempted to study the African Traditional Religions, with no interest in the study of the real African culture,worked with such a limited base of knowledge upon which to make their interpretations, he was cast as the devil, once again again, the meter out of vengence.

I recognize the Spirit and Essence of Esu Odara. Iba se Esu Odara, Oba en la Katu, Attun wa se a Benin, Ala Ke se Imire, La roiye ase Bedare, Ase, Ase, Ase O
I am reminded that every moment is a crossroad, that every meeting, an opportunity to change a life, for good or for bad. Every Soul on this Earth has this power. Free Will.

The reality I recognize is that I am responsible for my actions, my reactions, my moods, my attitudes, my behavior... which will determine my Karma, but more importantly, will determine my present state of mental health. If I am truthful, sincere, honest, kind and Loving, then I have no drama to dwell upon. Nothing that replays, over and over and over again, no second guessing, no remembering, no stress. Living in the present, being present and Loving Life. This is what we were meant to be here for. Moving gently through life.

Ase oooooooo Ayodele

Butterflies - Angels in Our Midst

Blessings to SpiritChange Blessings to Curtis J. Grandmstr Black and Mut Nana Collier for posting this. Alafia Htp Namaste to all.
http://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2147

Butterflies
A butterfly or beautiful moth, especially out of season, that flies into your home and settles close to you or remains out side motionless for a long period of time is a wonder to behold. Butterflies and moths have traditionally been seen as spirit travelers and a way that angels move easily around the earth. Both are symbols of rebirth and transformation, so this angelic signal may appear after a setback, when you are seeking a new beginning, or even around the time of a birth or the death of someone to whom you were very close. Moths and butterflies are a very subtle form of angelic communication and they some times bring a message from a deceased relative who has been on your mind. Butterflies are often a way of saying to a person who is always dashing or is a workaholic, “Hey, slow down and be aware of the wondrous world beyond the computer screen and stressful daily commuting.”

Ayodele's Reflections

One of the ten signs of an Angel is of particular interest for me. Butterflies have been such an integral part of my lifetime, from the seasonal migration of the Monarch Butterflies through the high desert of my home, to the strong symbolism of life after death, transformation and rebirth, after the death of my Son.

Last Spring, I took a road trip from Arizona to Washington State. Along the way, in the middle of the high desert in California, I picked up an apparently dead butterfly from the car lane of a remote petrol station. It was magnificently beautiful, and called my attention when I was filling my car for the next leg of my very long journey. I settled the body of the Butterfly on the lid of my cup, in order to admire her beauty, and contemplate on her meaning. Perhaps the coolness of the vehicle, or the few drops of water on the lid of the cup revived her, but she came back to life within about twenty minutes. She stepped up onto my finger, and we rode that way and chatted for the next thirty minutes (She mostly listened LOL). I found the next rest stop, where there were some green trees and water, and let her go. As soon as I place her upon the tree branch, she disappeared. I was awestruck, and blessed. Ire ooooo Thank You for bringing this memory fresh to my mind, I am again feeling the awe, the beauty and the gentle peacefulness of that Butterfly. Ayodele

Fences in America

Some of the most remote lands in America are FENCED -  Who ever decided that he could "OWN" that which was freely given - that which thousands of generations of native peoples lived on, moved on, danced on, and prayed on...WITHOUT A FENCE. Not only am I paying taxes for a piece of property I will never "own", the value of the property has diminished by factors of ten, and the cost of the property tax has soared...who decided that?  And they wonder why so many people are just walking away from the absolute non-sense.

I am so fed up with this society, the government - I am seeing an ultimate and total collapse, due to solar flare destruction of the technology which runs it - People will have to be survivors, strong and united with others of the same values - people who have prepared and studied about how to survive, eat off of the land, gather dew, and sow seeds, protect themselves, and commune with Olodumare/God.  There will be no mortgage payments, no parking tickets, no morning and evening, rush-hour, nerve-wracking commute.  There will be no facebook, no computers (I actually remember a world before the personal computer), no cell phones... runners will carry the news, once again.  Healers, Priest/esses, and Teachers will travel from camp to camp, offering services for barter.  The US dollar is already so devalued that a one dollar bill is worth more as fire kindling.  People will have to come alive again - to walk where they want to go, to carry water and work at survival, to unite with others...extended families, all generations coming together to reform Society, all colors, all ages, united in the act of survival.

People in America tend to be so Mono-maniacal, and self-satisfied, that they believe nothing like that could happen on American soil - how surprised they will all be, to find that their bank accounts are non-existent, their investments a mere wisp-in-the-wind - Technology has just been around long enough that corporations have become "environmentally friendly" and discontinued paper copy back up systems.  Surprise!

Ascension Development Services

 

 

 

Ascension Development Services

First I am interested in your take on the Logo design.  Please give me constructive feedback about the design. You should be able to see the ADC within the red and white design.  Do you have any objections to this design? I am open to all of your ideas and comments.  Please try to stay as constructive and loving as possible. 

 

Her is my proposed blurb for promoting my company:

Ascension Development Services will be working with Physician Offices where an in house laboratory is already set up.  All laboratories, regardless of their complexity or location, are required to abide by a set of standards, developed by  US Law and accrediting agencies.  These standards include personnel competency and documentation of education commensurate with the job title.  They also include Quality Assurance Programs, including monitoring of key indicators in pre-analytical, analytical, and post- analytical  phases of testing.  In other words, there must be an ongoing, fluid system of checks and balances to ensure that the personnel are knowledgeable and competent.  The order/specimen/analysis/result process must also be actively monitored in order to know that it is functioning well; inclusive of multiple aspects from Patient Identification Standards, to reporting and documenting of critical results.

The laboratory instrumentation must undergo the same rigorous standards of QC and Proficiency testing, Maintenance logs and regularly scheduled preventive maintenance.  Monitoring and documentation of the laboratory environment can also be a compliance concern, when testing is required to be performed under specific environmental conditions.

Oh yes, My name is Linet and I am a Medical Technologist (AAB). With forty years of combined experience in various laboratory settings from Physician offices, to Hospitals, to reference laboratories, Terry MT(ASCP) and I can give you a clear picture of where your laboratory stands when preparing for an accreditation agency inspection. 

 

Good, Bad, or indifferent – please let me know what you think – Modu pe