Solani,
Thank you so much for the in-depth explanation of your extensive experiences.
You're right that the Abrahmic faiths generally warn the laity not to "dabble." Yet some among the clergy, maybe not many, are skilled to one degree or another in addressing entities. And New Testament-era laity are supposed to eventually mature into "the priesthood of believers." However, NT also says that fasting is necessary to deal with the worst offending entities, and am guessing that very few Westerners teach or observe that practice any more.
So there must be other beings afoot that are a greater problem, maybe an entire menagerie of them...
I wonder if maybe you already possess this skill, but someone/something is deliberately blocking you?
Thinking that some benevolent race of ET’s will step in at the last moment and prevent what is about to happen, is IMO highly unlikely. If it were so, they would have done it during previous flyby’s…
Post moved from Intro Board, as I feel that this board is perhaps a more fitting board for the subject. //SolaniHi again, Solani thanks for starting this new Topic!
Good Morning R.R. & Everyone…
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Yay, Solani's topic now has a permanent home on Town Hall!
Solani, Thank you so much, once again, for opening up and sharing your remarkable gifts with us. There is so much material to think about here, and I also appreciated Jim's hopeful perspective.
It occurred to me that, since many of us are not similarly gifted, you are in a manner of speaking carrying a burden on behalf of everyone else, in being able to discern and address the entities. So am holding you in silent prayers for strength and support as you do your work, and perhaps others might also feel so led.
May Solani be blessed in her important work, with discernment, fearlessness, strength, wisdom, rest, cleansing, and refreshment / renewal of her spirit. May she obtain positive results in interfacing with the entities that she deals with, and be protected from any negative energy from the most difficult ones. Where appropriate, may she aid trapped ones in returning home to Source.
QuoteThinking that some benevolent race of ET’s will step in at the last moment and prevent what is about to happen, is IMO highly unlikely. If it were so, they would have done it during previous flyby’s…
Gaia and Humanity were not "ripe" enough yet during previous flybys. This time, we are in a nexus of favorable conditions, including the ongoing overhaul of this universe.
Gaia and Humanity were not "ripe" enough yet during previous flybys. This time, we are in a nexus of favorable conditions, including the ongoing overhaul of this universe.
I really enjoyed the humorous aspects of Solani's post, given what could potentially be some less than pleasant encounters.
Maybe you all might enjoy this new film by Michael of Evolutionary Energy Arts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NFV18_Evcs
Toward the end, he shares an incident in which he was in a public restroom and sensed an entity when he looked into the mirror. He spoke to it a little bit, but not hearing anything in response, he recorded it. Upon playing back the recording at home, he discovered to his amazement that the being had indeed answered him each time he had spoken to it.
Although Michael had offered an explanation that one culture believes that all humans are made up of several different beings, some of which return to Source upon death and some of which may choose not to, I thought of an explanation that leans more toward quantum physics:
Maybe it's true that there are multiple parallel universes, and that they can either co-locate or exist right on top of one another, or bleed through at times. It has been suggested by some that the nearest parallel universes to ours don't actually differ from our reality that much, and in fact include us in them.
Would love thoughts...
http://...I have PTSD from very early childhood “cr*p” and my way of dealing with the aftermath of the brunt of the “stuff” is
But, I have over the years gained more and more control over them, such as if I am in place, store or wherever, where I really would rather not have to deal with them (the intrusive memories/demons, triggered by whatever) I can tell them to shut up, get lost, I don’t have time for you right now, back off and I’ll deal with you guys when I get home…
Even if very few can see the armor/energy shield which surrounds me, as well as the others within the group/team/friends that are present, I do know for a fact that those on the ethereal/other side/realm/plane can. They know that if necessary, I am there to fight whatever I need to, I’m prepared, armed and not an easy mark.
Anything and everything that you can visualize (and can hold on to in your minds eye) armor, weapons, warriors or whatever thought creations/creatures you can think up and have “practiced” to perfection bringing/conjuring up at a moment’s notice, can be both seen and used as aid to your advantage. Heck, you can create your own little “world”, inhabitants and all using visualization techniques. In the case of your own little world, village, garden, tranquil space where you can send your mind to some well needed rest… You do need to keep going back and “feed energy” (energy as in light/life energy, preferably your own…) into your minds “creations” to keep them in existence but, it’s an interesting experiment as well as experience and good training for more vital visualization creations. Lot more to it than just thinking something into existence but, not that far off the mark.
Not quite to the same extent as the Islandic people which currently the Mayor will still go out to an area where they want to build a road and ask permission from the Fae before starting any building. Same when building a house or whatever on “new” unbroke land. The Fae folk are very real to most Islandic people. In Sweden, everyone knows exactly what you are talking about when you mention the “Little People”, Faeries, Fae and all the other types of Nature Spirits etc.
You can often find remnants of the old traditions in quite a few of the highly Christian homes.
Yay, Solani's topic now has a permanent home on Town Hall!
Solani, Thank you so much, once again, for opening up and sharing your remarkable gifts with us. There is so much material to think about here, and I also appreciated Jim's hopeful perspective.I also really appreciate Jim’s perspective and insight. I am currently reading through his entire topic on Ascension and if those of you that are here on the forum haven’t already, I strongly recommend you read through his topic. I’m finding it highly interesting, aha moments, nodding in agreement while reading and very thought provoking in some cases but, still something I plan to research through my own “channels/contacts”. Perhaps that research will lead me to other beings/entities which can provide more information/teachings.
It occurred to me that, since many of us are not similarly gifted, you are in a manner of speaking carrying a burden on behalf of everyone else, in being able to discern and address the entities. So am holding you in silent prayers for strength and support as you do your work, and perhaps others might also feel so led.
May Solani be blessed in her important work, with discernment, fearlessness, strength, wisdom, rest, cleansing, and refreshment / renewal of her spirit. May she obtain positive results in interfacing with the entities that she deals with, and be protected from any negative energy from the most difficult ones. Where appropriate, may she aid trapped ones in returning home to Source.
Amen
So much for us to learn here.Quotehttp://...I have PTSD from very early childhood “cr*p” and my way of dealing with the aftermath of the brunt of the “stuff” is...
But, I have over the years gained more and more control over them, such as if I am in place, store or wherever, where I really would rather not have to deal with them (the intrusive memories/demons, triggered by whatever) I can tell them to shut up, get lost, I don’t have time for you right now, back off and I’ll deal with you guys when I get home…QuoteAmazing that they cooperate with you to any extent at all - you must be generating a "Solani is not a person to be messed with" energy in order to command the spirits like that :)
Just a quick reply before I get to the rest of your post. When it comes to what I call my own “personal demons”, they are not demonic or entities from outside/other realms etc. It is my own personal emotional residue/cr*p, which I have personified in order to better cope with or, kick their butts, as if they were actual entities when I’m out and about and for whatever reason/trigger, feel a panic/anxiety attack getting ready to dig it’s “claws” into my consciousness/brain/etc. I find it easier to push/fight those intrusive emotions away if I have an actual image of them in my mind. Having personified my own “PTSD demons” is just my way of coping with dealing with a potential anxiety attack and pushing it away until I’m in a place where I can better deal with the emotional issues that are involved with my PTSD. Those emotions do need to come out but, I’d rather deal with them at home, than out in public or during a working.
When it comes to actual Demons/the demonic/malevolent spirits or, other not so friendly entities, yes, I am very confident, sometimes probably even overconfident but, I know that I can’t show any sign of weakness, even if there are times when I along with everyone else, would prefer getting the heck out of Dodge... It also depends on what type of entity I’m dealing with. A human spirit that is confused and acting out due to that he/she doesn’t know what’s going on, I give as much respect to as possible. They are after all humans, just without a physical vessel and deserve compassion and assistance. On the other hand, if they know they have crossed over and are just staying to be able to continue whatever behavior they were doing while they still were alive, cause issues, scare, harm, etc. I have no compassion or respect for those.
Nature spirits and Elemental spirits/entities, I try to find out what it is that is bothering them to the point of them lashing out at the living, before dealing with them in a proper manner. They are in a class of their own and I really try my best to give them respect, as they aren’t some lower entity that you can banish. Nor are they usually malevolent without a reason… Those cases are more in the lines of making a deal, that both they and the living can agree on. Everything to try to create a peaceful environment for everyone involved…
The demonic which consist of a wide range of malevolent entities are IMO a lower level entity and not an actual Demon. Demon in the sense of the more traditional and powerful evil entity. However, even those have a hierarchy from lesser to more powerful with a higher ranking. I really prefer not having to deal with those, but I will if I have too. Thankfully, you don’t encounter them very often. Over the years, I’ve only had one run in/fight with one of the lower level Demons.
What I’m finding interesting is that it is now becoming more and more popular for lack of a better word claiming that a place is “haunted” by ET’s… Don’t know what to think about that, as I have yet to experience one of those encounters… Skinwalker Ranch (Sherman Ranch) comes to mind as I do believe that, that is where it all started?? There you can find everything from ET’s, animal mutilations, Skinwalkers, Chupacabra’s to only God knows what… A part of me would actually like to visit that ranch. However, the saying be careful what you wish for is at the front of my mind… Don’t go searching for something that you don’t absolutely need too, as something will most likely find you first…
//Solani
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...I’m “no longer in Kansas”.
BTW - I love your German shepherd avatar! :)
The word is that the state of the art of technology on earth far exceeds what we've been told, and that PTB are in a marathon right now trying to leak bits and pieces of some of it to us which they would find useful to have us enthralled by...for their own purposes of course. Newer electronic gadgets, for example, resulting from their technology distract our attention away from what is really happening and blunt our intuition, as well enrolling us in their surveillance schemes. Not sure that they'd want us to know about clones though, unless a benevolent bias is cast on the news to cloud the entirety of the truth from being told.I very much agree that technology here on earth is way beyond what TPB have told us or want us to know. Same with the whole “alien conspiracy” cover/story or, lack thereof… One doesn’t have to be a rocket scientist or “psychic” to understand that the leaps and bounds of technological advances which have occurred just during the past 50+ yrs. and speeding up faster and faster, are not of a natural occurrence/evolution…
Lots of chatter in the Truth community in the past year about the Vesica Pisces (the womb shape that occurs when two circles overlap partially) as being the gateway through which souls enter this reality.
Also maybe females, with our propensity for spiritual connection through our direct participation in the life cycle, are less controllable, especially as our fierce maternal instinct is antithetical to the PTB's control-based de-maternalization methods which you've described?
Regarding your description of your own unique physiology, there are so many more blood types than we are studying about in basic biology classes in school. You may enjoy researching alleles some time - quite a rabbit hole. I'll bet that hematologists could write a pretty riveting book on the subject, if they only dared. With the number of geneticists who have died under mysterious circumstances, am guessing the hematologists may take note and refrain from writing.
So probably the prayers for people such as Michael with the B negative blood type should be extended to pray for others with unique hemotype alleles, but I'm not knowledgeable enough to know where to begin. Possibly one of the reasons that this information is squelched is that it would open up more propensity for discrimination than already exists, as we'd be scrutinizing for example the Basque people, the remaining Denisovians, and more.
Am guessing that even just an extended power blackout, let alone the other end-of-the-world details, might be enough to free many people, regardless of the inconvenience to the rest of us who are tethered to our electrical lives. And a blackout could prevent 5G from frying our brains, as well.
Meanwhile, those of us who came into the world the usual way may find ourselves dealing increasingly with emotionless faces on the street in the near future, of humanoids capable of doing any deed that would shock us, simply because "nobody's home" in their cloned bodies and they are carrying out whatever programming has been written on all those blank minds. And in the remote chance that they might ever be permitted the space in which to grieve their lost childhood, that would entail going through a stage of anger which could last years and be externalized onto others. A good time for us to lie low and stay out of harm's way, while praying for a better world to get here quickly!
Somewhat related to your visions of cloning facilities:
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From "LISA RENEE with TOMAS FERNANDEZ-CALVO (Time Shift Blog): 'Disclosure, If You Want It'” at https://circleofthedolphins.wordpress.com/2018/11/06/lisa-renee-with-tomas-fernandez-calvo-time-shift-blog-disclosure-if-you-want-it/
Right on cue to take opportunity of this very important window of time, the documentary movie detailing disclosure topics, “Above Majestic”, was released to the public during the most prolific time of the year for satanic ritual and human sacrifice, the week leading up to Halloween. Satanic ritual is the key method used to maintain the black magic conjuring used to control perception of the mainstream narrative and the status quo, to feed the hungry imposters and Controllers to keep them at the top of the pyramid of power that continues to influence and define the dominant culture into accepting mass human slavery. Releasing Above Majestic during this time is an override that ripples the truth of disclosure out to the collective consciousness field that plants an important seed of awakening into the minds of all of the inhabitants on earth.
Have you contacted Lisa Renee or read her blog?
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Re. your anger at the universe:
I like the question "What kind of God would make a Predator-and-Prey world?"
My reply: either
A) One who derives benefit from the pain and/or terror of the prey.
B) An unskilled, novice universe/galaxy/planet-manifester.
C) A dispassionate experimenter running an experiment.
But, My understanding at this time is that this universe is being upgraded. The lower three densities are being eliminated, and three new higher densities are being developed. (Info from Internet sources, of course, plus "Operation Terra" books)
So, perhaps you are an early trial version of the New Humanity that will occupy New Earth after Ascension.
Do you know about QHHT? It is a technique to communicate with your Higher Self. Might help. My intuition is telling me that you should be using your abilities to advance the process (I got tingling feelings).
L&L,
-- Jim
Even though there are some negative memories associated with your early childhood in the swamps, that experience played a large role in forming the core of you, and I can't help getting the impression that it contributed to your strength and intuitiveness. In other words, if life had placed you in a more "normal" family (and who among us in the Truth Community has that), you might have taken a different journey and perhaps not ended up in quite the right situation to "graduate" from this last great trial. And we might not have you on Town Hall! :)
And we might not have you on Town Hall! :)
Not intending to downplay the isolation of the swamp or glorify it in any way, but am thinking that could make another important chapter of your biography...maybe even chapter one? I can't help feeling that your story in written form, by your own hand, would be such a gift if you should ever choose to put it all down on paper. There could be at least one chapter about your time in Scandinavia, and of course Canada, as well. Am also getting a sense that your grandmother might be a very interesting character in at least the beginning of the story?
Sometimes after trauma, the anger may be the only thing left that attaches us to life, so maybe it isn't something that should be regarded as a negative. It can be possible to step back and "witness" ourselves in that mode, honoring the feelings and the bruises that got us there. The anger is a sacred part of the journey, but not the sum total of who we are. Good that you're able to channel it into constructive projects!
The Truth Community (larger than Town Hall but inclusive) is something that has sort of evolved out of the greater awareness that we are preparing to weather a big storm and hopefully ascend together, or at least make it through to the Aftertime. Am inclined to lean toward the "separation of worlds" theory. The community hasn't always been as "together" as it is right now...some very human divisions that existed for a while seem to be gradually resolving themselves, as would be hoped and expected in an ascending "graduation class."
To those I felt had perhaps less good intentions/vibrations… tread carefully little ones. I am fully capable of “returning the visit”.
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Regarding writing, am totally understanding the need to steer clear of a bio. But am wondering if, in all of your geographic knowledge, there might arise a story of a little girl with an alternate life. A happy little girl allowed to roam a bit and explore, with or without any adults in the picture. Maybe dedicated to the 8-14 year-old set. Maybe a whole series of sequels that the public would snap up and beg for more of. Will stop there! :)
LOL, we'll see... :P ;DQuoteAmazing that you had such a positive connection with the snakes, and that they may have sensed that you were in distress. Any idea what kind they were?
Don't know exactly what breed they were. Just remember one being solid black, (I've always referred to it as a Black Mamba but, I honestly don't know) a little thicker than my arm. (a 3 - 4 yr. old arm) I’m not 100% sure but think that that most if not all the black snakes in the swamps are highly poisonous… The other was what I believe to have been either a brownish colored Boa Constrictor, or one of the other snake breeds that look similar. I remember the Boa looking pattern on its body. The "Boa" must have been quite young, as it was not as thick as the black snake. Length? Don't really remember. At the time, I thought they were quite large and heavy but, being that I most likely was only 3 feet+ tall myself, most everything was larger than me. Knowing now that snakes are predators, I don’t think that they naturally would have been drawn to me if they were sensing that I was in distress, unless they wanted a meal… They might have been something totally different and cloaked as snakes??? Thinking along the lines of, since snakes were the only animal my grandmothers husband was terrified of??? Who knows. Also, not sure two different predator snakes would get along with each other? I do have a special connection with most all animals but, I’ve wracked my brain countless times over the years when it comes to WHY they’d come to me (as far as I can remember, it was always the same 2 snakes) and why they’d get up on my lap and into my arms. It’s not a natural behavior of a snake and especially not wild snakes. Maybe I’d “played” with them when they were younger, so they were used to me but, just don’t remember it? I’ll most likely never know. Regardless of the WHY, I am grateful for their help and comfort and always will be…
We've had several Boa Constrictors throughout the years while my kids were growing up. I made sure that the snakes we did have before my kids had reached a certain age/size, would not outgrow them and be able to harm them when wrapping/coiling themselves around them... First snakes we had when the kids were real young were harmless Garter snakes. They don't even have fangs so, I never worried about them biting and they don’t “squeeze”. My son which is the youngest of my kids, took the snakes/Boa's with him when he moved out. Haven't had another one after that. Only interactions I do have with snakes now, except for the ones tattooed on my arms... :o are the occasional Garter snakes I come across in our yard. Only variety of snakes we have up here are Garter snakes. I'll pick them up and love on them a bit before putting them back down. So far, they haven't seemed to "disturbed" about the experience... 8) Rescued one last late fall when it had suddenly got real cold one night. Found a half-frozen Garter snake on the front lawn. Picked him up, saw that he was still alive but severely cold and knew he wouldn't survive if I'd just leave him where he was. He'd either freeze to death or, one of the birds would make a meal out of him so, I placed him inside of my shirt against my skin, where my last Garter snake female, more or less always used to live... ;D Scared the heck out of a neighbor lady once while we were still living in town and I'd forgotten that the snake was curled up and sleeping on my "chest". When I started talking to the neighbor, the snake felt the vibrations of my voice, woke up and wondered what was going on, so she poked her head out between the buttons of my shirt, flicked her tongue a few times and the neighbor lady let out a high pitch terrified :o screech... Neighbor never spoke to me again... Never understood why... :D Anyhow... Back to the frozen Garter snake... When I'd thawed him out, I brought him into the barn, where I know there are other Garter snakes that spend the winter under/within the hay and dug him a nice nest deep within the hay. Don't know if he survived but, I tried to give him a fighting chance. ;)
I’ve always had a special relationship with animals. When my son was growing up and he’d find an injured animal, he’d come running home with it to me so that I could “fix” it. Last time he did it, was when we were living in Florida. He was 19 yrs. old and working for an airline in Florida. He’d found a bird that was suffering from heat exposure on the tarmac and actually got permission from his supervisor to take time off to drive it home to me, so I could “save it”. Unfortunately, it didn’t make it. But most of the time, I have a gift when it comes to animals. Apart from all the cats and kittens I’d take care of and nurse back to health while working for animal rescue in Sweden, I don’t know how many small birds out here that I have helped when they’ve slammed into the windows. Some have been dead before I’ve been able to reach them but most, even if they’ve been unconscious or just twitching, I’ve been able to help. I’ll hold them within my hands with my eyes closed, concentrating on sending/visualizing healing light, warmth and strength into their small bodies and when they’ve started to come around and are able to stand on their feet with support from the side of the palm of my hand, I’ll hold them up to the sky, lecture them that flying into windows isn’t really a good idea and that they probably should refrain from doing that. *grin* I’ve had other birds while I’m standing there with “their buddy” in my raised hand fly down and land on my arm. It’s as if they know that I’m trying to help or, perhaps just curious as to why their buddy is sitting in my hand, if it’s getting some treats/seeds or?? Doesn’t feel like it takes that long (unless it’s freezing outside since I don’t waste time grabbing a jacket first) before the dazed birds find their bearings and fly off. However, not before thanking me by pooping on my hand before taking flight… LOL
On the other hand, give me a house plant and that thing will die within a few days… My son is the one that can bring any plant back to life, even if it’s totally dry twigs and bare roots of a house plant someone has thrown out and it’s been outside during the whole winter. I guess we all have our own niches…Quote
Thank you so much for sharing with us Solani :)
Thank YOU for reading my off-topic rants… ;)
//Solani
My husband grew up in Paradise. He spent his first 20+ years living there and reading the names of those that are presumed missing/dead online this morning, it hit me like a ton of bricks. My husband and his sisters 2 cousins and last remaining relatives, (apart from my sister in-laws children) are on that list. There are also relatives of my friend, on that list... :'(
Even if I would have rather been able to see, as perhaps then, I would have been able to do something???
don't understand WHY I would be given that vision/experience when I didn't even know where it was or what. There were no clues, just horror, pain and suffering. What is the use of seeing/experiencing something that you have no way of finding out until after the fact what it was? These types of visions/experiences are what really make me angry and feel helpless. As if it's some type of perverse cat and mouse game. "Here, feel/see this, just because I want you to but I'm not going to let you know why.
I would not interpret the vision that way. My guess is that the ethereal energy of the situation was or is still intact and broadcasting. As a sensitive receiver, you picked it up. The souls of the deceased might still be screaming and broadcasting energy.
Solani, I'm so, so sorry that you know people who are on the list of people still missing in California. That has to be horrific, not knowing where loved ones are, or whether they're even alive. Many prayers that they will turn up OK in an emergency shelter somewhere, or maybe that you'll learn soon that they had just evacuated on their own to someone else's home.
Maybe we could agree together to do a meditation that surrounds all those suffering in California right now in a loving embrace, sending them deep healing and comfort in the midst of all the chaos? And maybe we could also meditate together on expediting the abundance of material resources that need to be be pooled together and sent quickly their way, such as food, clothing, counseling, toiletries, carpenters, building materials?
I love the idea of lighting a prayer candle Solani, and will do that right now.
Hi Solani,
I've been stopping periodically throughout the day and at bedtime to join with you, and I sense that there are numerous members and guests of Town Hall who may also share a strong desire to contribute to that positive prayer energy as they are able.
Am pausing right now to join with you once again, and with any readers who may have a moment, to focus on being present with those in California, surrounding survivors with love and comfort.
Am sensing that there are many who are in shock and shaking very hard right now and unable to stop it, and may they be in / get to a safe shelter where basic bodily and emotional needs can be cared for: warmth, food, fluids, companionship. Am especially joining you in holding unaccounted-for loved ones in prayer: may they be discovered safe and sound, and communication with worried friends and family members be restored.
Many thanks to any readers who are able to join with Solani in whatever prayer tradition is most comfortable to each.
I feel that those bubbles/flames of light are the energy which has been sent out by all of those which have sent energy, or even just positive thoughts.
For some reason, it’s the pets that seem to be the ones that are most efficient in bringing back the conscious mind of their owners…
QuoteI feel that those bubbles/flames of light are the energy which has been sent out by all of those which have sent energy, or even just positive thoughts.
Good work, Solani. I have sent a few bundles of energy from myself and nearby trees.
QuoteFor some reason, it’s the pets that seem to be the ones that are most efficient in bringing back the conscious mind of their owners…
That's unconditional love at work, isn't it?
Continuing to join Solani in prayers and positive meditations for the missing and homeless in California.
Sending you strength as a caregiver - especially if your "patient" is sometimes not easy to work with. :)
Am feeling anger too about the situation in California right now.I am out of the loop in this one as well. Anger, because we aren't being told the truth?
That's pretty strong evidence: Glass and metal melting but paper not ignited. Ash piles remaining of the homes, but thick adjacent woods in pristine condition. An entire forest in good condition, but the one lone house in the very center disintegrated down to its foundation.
I've been putting off calling the electric co. out to install an old-fashioned analog meter and take the other one away, but am not waiting any longer now.
Right, I've heard - and it might have been from one of your links - that not only satellites but also drones may be able to receive signals from the Smart Meters and lock onto them.
Good idea to build a metal housing around the meter! Am guessing the electric co would have no way to stop you from doing that.
How exciting that you're getting busy with an underground root cellar, etc. It sounds as if you all are doing all the right things to prepare up there.
Our woodstove can get pretty hot in this house too, so we wait until it's really miserable outside to use it. Like you, we have a propane cookstove, from the Amish-community, without electronic ignition.
Are your outdoor chest freezers plugged in, or is it just cold enough up there all the time to leave them unplugged? I do keep old ones without the cords for housing dry goods that rodents would find tempting, such as sunflower feed, so even once your root cellar is finished, maybe you might decide to keep your old freezer units around?
We've never tried switching off our external power entirely and just relying 100% on solar/wind here, but it might be a good idea to practice that. Have mainly used the battery bank just for critical systems such as well, septic and chest freezers, and just done without electronics and electrical appliances during outages. However, it's really difficult to go without a computer, which is ironic, because I was the one who argued against getting one in the first place back in the '90s! :)
One estimate that I read or listened to said that 50,000 people are unaccounted for. I hope that they didn't all die in the fires. So difficult to wrap our minds around.
Thank you for all the good work that you're doing to help those souls find Home.
Will meditate on the nipping thingies losing their teeth and only being able to "gum" you! :)
Good morning Solani,
So many interesting projects! Would you be willing to upload some discrete digital photos to share with visual learners on Town Hall? We wouldn't want you to disclose your location thru the photos - sensitive details could be cropped out using software on your computer, if you'd be comfortable sharing the less-sensitive material (such as photos taken underground, if there would be enough lighting). It could provide both inspiration and instruction to readers.
Am guessing that readers might also enjoy visuals of hide-tanning, buried root cellar box, sand-bag walls, etc.
That's so amusing that your aura might be overpowering the electrical lines - and very possible!
Also had a good laugh about the bear repellent - I didn't know there was such a thing! :)
Looking forward to reading more of your prepping adventures!
I'm totally warped and also have a very morbid sense of humor
Solani, I don't think anyone could argue at this point: You have a natural gift for writing. We would be so blessed to have multiple threads from you about any topic that gets your fingers typing.
In this modern age of "sound bites," it might be helpful to break up your thoughts, upon your final edit, into extra paragraphs, allowing each of your gems to sink in, one at a time.
I must admit to having done the Celsius-to-Fahrenheit formula about 20 times to figure out what -40 C was in F...Somehow it just didn't seem right that they should be identical numbers, but lo and behold, -40C really is -40F. That is darn cold!
The part about members of your family battling over remotely switching the lamp off and on with their electrical fields was hilarious, BTW. I can just picture one of you sitting poker-faced and pretending that he wasn't the one doing it... :)
Will have to dig some more into the possible ET origins of Maroni. How interesting!
Loved the idea of soapy play-dough. Yes, homemade toiletries would make a wonderful thread, and Ilinda might be able to contribute to it, as she has some talent in that department.
There are several locations on the Board where that would fit in:
*Divine Feminine: Ways of our Past
https://planetxtownhall.com/index.php/board,222.0.html
*Divine Feminine: What Products Do You Know How to Make from Scratch
https://planetxtownhall.com/index.php/topic,4592.0.html
*Surviving in Place: Living a Simpler Lifestyle
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Or you could even create a completely new thread, e.g. "Solani's Space" or something.
You also seem to have a natural aptitude for Structural Engineering which might be of great help here.
Thank you so much for sharing in detail with us!
HAHAHA!! Yep! Although, I really don’t think I can blame it all on my son. I think it was our combined ANGER which really ramped up the energy to the level of not only blowing up/imploding the tube in the TV but also the main fuse box, which nearly burnt the house down. Add to that, it was Christmas and COLD… No electric company wanted to come out on Christmas and fix the fuse box, without us paying an outrageous amount of money…. So, we had a cold Christmas and no electricity. It did teach us a lesson though, NEVER argue over something electrical, especially not something that costs a lot of money to replace
I couldn’t help but laugh when I heard him walking back to the power pole, him cursing, yelling and telling these vicious creatures that he was going to go back into the house, get a can of hairspray and a lighter and burn them into their next reincarnations…
I’ve always loved lightning storms and love to be outside and feel the POWER surging through the air. Makes my whole body tingle and the hairs on my arms stand up. It feels like I’m being regenerated somehow. I’m however not crazy enough to stand out in an open field during a storm, as I really don’t want to get that up close and personal to the lightning bolt itself but, I do love the power rush I get from the lightning/electricity in the air.
large veins of quartz, which I also know can attract lightning
When a lightning storm is on its way, Dan will tell me that my “boyfriend Thor” is looking for me… LOL
You can make all kinds of pretty things to top your soaps with as well as shapes and more inside of the soap that you can see when you cut the finished product/soap bars. I’d love it if Ilinda and others would like to contribute with what they make. It could give us all new and unthought of ideas to create all kinds of toiletries.
Maybe I missed those threads...am certainly willing to contribute, as I have finally, after several years of research, arrived at at least one marketable product: a skin elixir for women over 40. And am working on several others, for other niche groups. I won't be posting for marketing purposes, but to show people how easy it is to create one's own cosmetics and toiletries.QuoteYou can make all kinds of pretty things to top your soaps with as well as shapes and more inside of the soap that you can see when you cut the finished product/soap bars. I’d love it if Ilinda and others would like to contribute with what they make. It could give us all new and unthought of ideas to create all kinds of toiletries.
Maybe a budding cottage industry up there in BC?
Looks as if Barb has honed in on a couple of threads that she'd like to encourage you toward, so your home-made items topic has captured her interest too. Looking forward to your future posts! :)
Maybe I missed those threads...am certainly willing to contribute, as I have finally, after several years of research, arrived at at least one marketable product: a skin elixir for women over 40. And am working on several others, for other niche groups. I won't be posting for marketing purposes, but to show people how easy it is to create one's own cosmetics and toiletries.QuoteYou can make all kinds of pretty things to top your soaps with as well as shapes and more inside of the soap that you can see when you cut the finished product/soap bars. I’d love it if Ilinda and others would like to contribute with what they make. It could give us all new and unthought of ideas to create all kinds of toiletries.
Maybe a budding cottage industry up there in BC?
Looks as if Barb has honed in on a couple of threads that she'd like to encourage you toward, so your home-made items topic has captured her interest too. Looking forward to your future posts! :)
Just need to know where to post....
In January I have agreed to do a soapmaking presentation at a friend's farm, and there is already a bit of interest in it. I plan to do two types: goat milk soap, and plain vegan soap, and hopefully can make both batches simultaneously, if I can find another "stirrer".
YAAAY!! :-* Ilinda, I would love it if you would also want to post what you make and how you do it. Like you, I'm not going to be posting what I create for any marketing reasons whatsoever. I also just want to show how easy it is to make various natural beauty/skincare products, which there will most likely be a demand/need for once SHTF. If for no other reason, it will make us, both men and women feel better and provide a small highly necessary sense of normalcy, when everything else has gone totally bonkers! Just a plain bar of soap will provide a feeling of comfort, knowing that one can keep their family clean and lessen the risk of infections. Learning how to do this now is something I feel is vital. But not only that, it will be very good bartering items as well.
//Solani
In January I have agreed to do a soapmaking presentation at a friend's farm, and there is already a bit of interest in it. I plan to do two types: goat milk soap, and plain vegan soap, and hopefully can make both batches simultaneously, if I can find another "stirrer".
Soap is one of the most basic needs, besides food, water, clothing and shelter, so between several of us here on the PXTH, we can show everyone how easy it is. I find that the stirring part is calming and somehow makes a person feel in touch with Nature. You have plenty of time to think or even, not think.
I'll wait till Barb finds the right spot for this discussion to continue, before adding more, although there's plenty more to say! I might look around here on the TH and see if there's a thread relevant to all of this....:)
You are much appreciated!
Since Barb says it's OK to go ahead and continue here...here goes....In January I have agreed to do a soapmaking presentation at a friend's farm, and there is already a bit of interest in it. I plan to do two types: goat milk soap, and plain vegan soap, and hopefully can make both batches simultaneously, if I can find another "stirrer".
Soap is one of the most basic needs, besides food, water, clothing and shelter, so between several of us here on the PXTH, we can show everyone how easy it is. I find that the stirring part is calming and somehow makes a person feel in touch with Nature. You have plenty of time to think or even, not think.
WOW! Wish I lived closer, I’d definitely love to both watch and I could be your second ”stirrer” LOL Not sure I’d be able to hold a live presentation though. Well, I might if I knew everyone. Believe it or not, I have stage fright and hate talking in public. Give me a ghost or other entity any day of the week but a bunch of people? Ehhhh… nope… On the other hand to totally contradict myself, I’ve been thinking about filming how I make soap and other body products, as well as when I’ll be digging/building my underground root cellar etc. and considering that I REALLY dislike cameras and such and am so paranoid that I even have a thick band aid covering the webcam on my laptop, just in case it “somehow” would start “spying” on me… LOL Have the same on my iPads camera since it is connected to the Internet via our Internet router. Don’t have a good video camera though so, I’ll have to use my old iPhone 4 that came with me when I moved over here from Sweden. I guess we’ll have to see how that works out??? Or not… :o
Do you hand stir your soaps, or do you use a stick blender? Hot process or cold? I have done a couple of soaps just using a regular hand whisk, both hot and cold process but, I feel that as long as we have electricity, I’ll use the stick blender, as the soap comes to trace much faster. I get impatient when I know I can do something quicker. As far as the “thinking” part, I wish I could shut my brain down at times. Doesn’t matter what I’m doing, or how many things I’m doing at the same time, my brain is still running around in multiple directions, as if it was on speed or something.
I’ve been working on learning how to make my own lye from the wood ashes we get in our heater. Problem with the homemade lye is that you really don’t know how strong/potent it is, depending on so many things. What type of wood you’ve burnt, where and in what conditions the trees have grown but, since it has only been the hot processed soaps I’ve tried the homemade lye in, it’s fairly easy to add more oils at the end of the process, if the lye hasn’t been neutralized and let it cook for awhile longer. I always add superfat to my hot processed soaps regardless, when they’ve finished cooking, so that I can decide which type of beneficial oil/fat I want the finished soap to have. (It’s only my laundry soap I have less fat in. 3%) It’s more difficult to add more lye if it’s not strong enough to be a good soap that both works as a soap should and be hard enough to form a bar that doesn’t get “mushy”. Plus, if you don’t have enough lye, the soap is way to oily. So, using the homemade lye, I’d rather put in a little too much to start with and then add more oils/butters/fats at the end and cook it a bit longer until it is totally neutralized/saponified. Homemade lye is also more of the “potash” style lye, which doesn’t really form hard bars regardless, but is great to make liquid soap with.
My laundry soap I make from my homemade soap bars, which are made from a blend of coconut oil and lard, combined with Washing soda, Borax and whatever essential oil I like. Works just as good if not better than the store-bought expensive stuff. Plus, I know what’s in it and it’s not loaded with a lot of chemicals. You can make it into both powder form as well as liquid. I prefer the liquid version since I mainly wash in cold water. I’ve been experimenting with using less water and whipping/beating the “soap batter” with my mixer until it has the consistency like stiff Cool Whip or Mayo and is more concentrated, which takes up less space in my laundry room. I’ve been using our neighbors as “Guinea pigs” for all my bath, body and laundry products. That is after I’ve tried them myself for a while, to make sure that they aren’t in anyway harmful. They keep asking for more, so I guess they are satisfied with how they work. :D
A neighbor lady of ours asked me yesterday if she could buy some of my soaps since she drew her sisters name to be her secret Santa so… It makes me feel good that she feels that what I make is good enough to give away as presents. We have a bartering system with her. She has chickens so, I get eggs, and she gets all the soap and body products she needs/wants… Another neighbor has cows, so we buy milk at a discount, since I drink more milk than she uses soap LOL I’m totally happy with that, since I also get the cream which I make butter out of. Most of our neighbors are wonderful people, which are very prepper minded and a close-knit community.
Took about 2 years though before they really accepted me, (well, a few still haven’t but… I’ll survive…) as I am a tad different than they are but, moving into a small off-grid community is always difficult before people get the feel of you and know that even if you are tattooed, have piercings and just plain odd at times, you’re still someone that is not out to harm or cheat anyone. I think it also had a lot to do with that Dan is older than I am, and they were worried that I was out to scam him somehow… I’m OK with that, it just proves to me that they are good people that actually look after and care about each other.
And yes, I agree with you, soap is a very important product both for health reasons as well as providing a sense of normalcy. Similar with the other bath and body products. It can provide a feeling of luxury, being able to pamper yourself and help keep your spirits up. But not only that, just being able to make things yourself like a healing/soothing salve that is all natural which you can use on everything from diaper rash, lip balm, to irritated and blistered cow/goat teats and is so simple to make, since regardless of where you live, you can grow everything you need that goes into it.
Anywho, we’ll see how Barb would like the whole setup to be and take it from there.
//Solani
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Since Barb says it's OK to go ahead and continue here...here goes....
You mentioned stage fright and indicating not liking public speaking, so if you ever want to hear how I conquered it, just yell. I was like you, totally scared to death to even say "hi" to a crowd of people. It was awful. That's history now. LOL
Soapmaking--hot or cold process? I must be doing it in such a primitive way that I don't even know what you're talking about. About 25 years ago I asked a friend (I had wanted to learn this for decades) how her mother made soap, so she gave me her recipe on a "recipe card" just like they use for food. I still have that card, although I've tweaked the recipe to death and it no longer bears any resemblance whatsoever to her mom's.
To make soap, I gather the basics: fat or oil, usually 100% organic coconut oil; lye crystals, usually Roebic brand; and either water or milk, depending on whether I'm making goat milk soap or soap for vegans. After I have the oil near, or at, the correct temperature, I put the lye crystals in the container of water or milk, and begin stirring to dissolve the lye. This solution is "exothermic" meaning it rises in temperature from room temp. quickly to something too hot to touch.
After the lye solution cools to the proper temperature, I then add the lye solution to the fat/oil at its correct temperature, then I begin to stir constantly. I will stir up to three hours, but sometimes only a hour, but most often 1 1/2 to 2 hours. You'll know when it's ready because the stirring rod can be used to write letters on the surface of the congealing soap solution, at which time I pour it into the moulds which were placed ahead of time. (For a stirring rod, I use an old stick without bark until one day it has disintegrated due to lye, then I get another)
Is that a hot process? I didn't cook anything, but only heated the fat to around 120-130, and the lye solution achieved its own heat of its own accord, and I allow it to cool to around 100 or so before pouring the lye into the fat. I must really be out of the loop as I've never heard of making homemade soap by any other method except sitting there and stirring by hand, which I actually enjoy. LOL
I have made lye from our clean wood ash from wood stove, but the biggest problem was always trying to rig up the perfect barrel with the perfect bottom board/plywood, whatever, with the perfect hole for the lye solution to drip through. Mine always seemed to seep/leak through various tiny cracks that didn't make their presence known. I stuff the bottom of the barrel, or hollow log, with thick hay or straw, then add the ashes, and then pour in the water over the ashes. I did make soap that way and it was primitive but did work. It was gritty and more like the old Lava soap they sold when I was a kid, and not sure if it is still on the market.
Your laundry soap sounds just like mine: grated bar soap, borax and washing soda. Mix well and there's your detergent.
And BTW, congratulations on becoming a Global Moderator!
When I used a large flat cake pan for a mould, I would line it with plastic, slightly thicker than Saran Wrap. Now I use small food storage containers which are perfect size for one bar each, and I do not line them or grease them, but use them as is. They are still rather new and work fine, but I wonder if as they age, they might "change". Time will tell.Quotecongratulations on becoming a Global Moderator!
Seconded!
Question:
Do you all grease the soap molds first? I've only ever done the pan bars.
OK, I was just like you from about age 5, all through grade school, junior high, high school and college, and later, but I was taking some later courses where I had to do presentations to the entire class, for example "seminar".
Yes, I would love to hear how you got rid of your stage fright, as I really, really, REALLY HATE standing in front of a crowd, with everyone’s attention focused on me. Been that way as long as I can remember.
Quotecongratulations on becoming a Global Moderator!
Seconded!
Question:
Do you all grease the soap molds first? I've only ever done the pan bars.
To answer one of your previous posts about a potential budding home business... ;) I've thought about it but not sure how to go about doing it. I have checked our towns Farmers Market out and it's quite small but active and didn't give me that much of the creepy crawlies due to people. So, I'd probably start out getting a booth there and see where that would lead. I did talk to 2 other soapers that sell their soaps there, introduced myself as a fellow soaper and asked them what types of bath and body products they sold, so that I wouldn't compete with them, if I were to get a booth. There are so many other types of soap and body products I can make, that wouldn't take business away from them. Plus I have the jewelry I make and my leather-works. I'd rather have my own specialized niche. There is also a small community run store in town where those of us that live here can sell our items and also work a couple of hours a week to keep commissions down to a minimum. I've talked to them too and they've said that they'd love it if I were to join them, since they don't have the soap/body and leather-work items in the store previously. We'll see what happens come spring. :) First I have to learn about all the rules and regulations that comes with making and selling your body products. From what I've heard, there's a lot of rules as well as what needs to be written on labels that need to be put on the products, listing EVERYTHING that is in the finished product. Geeez, :o over half the soaps I have here at home, I don't remember exactly what is in them... LOL So, those are strictly for home use, or for those of the neighbors that are already using them. like them and it hasn't pealed their skin off... LOL ;)If you can find some old copies of Countryside magazine, there is (or was) a running series called "Your Homestead Business" or "Your Business on the Homestead" or something similar. I just last week loaned two issues of the magazine, from around 2006 or so, to a friend who wants to do some kind of business. He makes nice yard art, goat milk soap, and a nice variety of cutting boards. I cannot recall how many years that column ran, but IIRC it was still running when I stopped subscribing.
//Solani
Here is a bit of input, regarding a friend's experience of tree-human communication:
Friend Charlotte has only lived here a few years, a CA transplant. While she lived in CA, she was in a very developed area, but there were still several old and massive trees. She went up to stand near one and admire it, a big old oak. While she was there, she asked, "what is your name?" Got nothing and waited a bit more, then asked again. After some silence, suddenly she heard Oak say clearly, "I'm Roger's Tree". She also got a picture simultaneously that showed a little boy about 4-5 years old.
After telling me the story, I got the picture that when a little boy named Roger was about 4-5 he planted an acorn, and the adults around him, after the acorn germinated and began growing, would refer to it as "Roger's Tree". So soon, the little oak seedling became aware of being referred to as "Roger's Tree". Apparently Roger's Tree was able and willing to send the info. to someone who is willing to listen. It just goes to show us, we might be wise to open our hearts and minds in the presence of others, all others. Who knows what we might learn.
Wow, what an empowering story of Mama Oak who managed to sort of resurrect herself after the storms. Agreed, she produced all those acorns--just in case, but it appears she's alive and well.
Previously I only had "Cedar" named, and after hearing of "Roger's Tree", decided to start naming some of the older and larger trees. I did the same thing Charlotte did, first asking said tree if s/he has a name. Then if not, I ask if I can name the tree, and in the end, I've named several more trees, but only after a conversation with each tree, as each tree must have the right name.
For example, there is one pine tree that has more pine cones than I've ever seen on any pine tree, so I named her "Eve". Eve seems so appropriate because biblical Eve is sort of the "mother of all", and I keep looking up at all those pine cones, and thinking how very fertile this tree is. Update to follow...
For example, there is one pine tree that has more pine cones than I've ever seen on any pine tree, so I named her "Eve".
She does have pine cones falling at times, but the seeds inside these pines are smaller than "pine nuts" that we see for sale.
These Shortleaf Pines are Missouri's only native pine, a species that declined dramatically in numbers about 100 years ago during the massive clearcutting of the approximate eastern half of the country.
Maybe she would permit her portrait to be posted?I'll ask. I remember when I asked if she already has a name, she indicated she did not, and when I explained about why I then wanted to name her Eve, and asked her if she liked that name, she replied she LOVES it. So I'll inquire about a photo op for the lovely Eve. Update to follow....
Not sure she'll understand as she's never fully been able to understand humans and why they do whatever they do. We are not their favorite species... Plus, they have such long lives, they see us come, age, die and then the next generation comes and are usually worse than the previous generation and on and on it goes...So true! Because I'm always afraid of "bothering" Cedar, I don't ask too many questions, thinking maybe he is busy contemplating the future or their future.
//Solani
Wouldn't want to slight Cedar...maybe invite him too?Both are fine with it, and I think actually "liked" the idea. It feels great to finally let them come out of hiding.
Good idea. In fact, I experimented about 20 years ago planting pine seeds. Here's the story: an old timer told me that back in approximately the 1940's she and her husband were pretty poor, and one thing they did for income was to gather/collect pine cones and sell them to the Missouri Department of Conservation, by the bucket. (Because of the massive clearcutting earlier, not much forest was left in MO, and maybe this was one way for people to earn some $$ and also for the MDC to help reforest the state where forests once were.)She does have pine cones falling at times, but the seeds inside these pines are smaller than "pine nuts" that we see for sale.
These Shortleaf Pines are Missouri's only native pine, a species that declined dramatically in numbers about 100 years ago during the massive clearcutting of the approximate eastern half of the country.
Ask Eve if she would want you to do what I did with Mama Oak's "babies/acorns", especially if there has been a dramatic decline in numbers. She might be happy if you were to gather some of her shed pine cones, laid them to dry/open up so that the seeds fall out. Not sure how to plant pine trees
//Solani
They are so beautiful Ilinda.The clip is inviting but eerie at the same time!
Maybe if they learn to like humans they might go to bat for us some day, Hobbit-style:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTFP9QQzEL4
Both are fine with it, and I think actually "liked" the idea. It feels great to finally let them come out of hiding.
It's really helpful that you gave us that taxonomy, especially for the scientifically-minded individuals who feel a need to label everything, as there are numerous scientists associated with this site.
Maybe some day you might feel inspired to write a book about all of these amazing experiences? :)
Solani, I feel that this is one of the most important signposts that I've seen for a long time.
We've been hearing for months now from the Grand Solar Minimum members of the Truth Community that Canada in particular has lost a sizeable amount of its food production belt due to extended climate cooling, but now you've turned that abstract information into something more concrete.
Am seeing similar scenes here in the U.S., but we're considerably south of you, and the full effect that you've described may take a bit longer to play out here...but probably not that much longer.
Have also felt sadness about letting go of the old world; after all, we are made of Mother Earth herself, and she may be dying slowly at this point, and this is her, and our, opportunity to be renewed and start fresh. In naturally grieving for the old world, maybe space can be made to rejoice in the huge gift that you're in the process of receiving at this time: Solani, whose life experiences have made her a tremendous teacher, is about to walk forward into a whole new life, prepared to use all of her wisdom and skills to help others not only survive, but be raised up to 4 and maybe 5D.
Will link your post over at the "Food Shortages Materializing Thread."
Solani, I feel that this is one of the most important signposts that I've seen for a long time.
We've been hearing for months now from the Grand Solar Minimum members of the Truth Community that Canada in particular has lost a sizeable amount of its food production belt due to extended climate cooling, but now you've turned that abstract information into something more concrete.
Am seeing similar scenes here in the U.S., but we're considerably south of you, and the full effect that you've described may take a bit longer to play out here...but probably not that much longer.
Have also felt sadness about letting go of the old world; after all, we are made of Mother Earth herself, and she may be dying slowly at this point, and this is her, and our, opportunity to be renewed and start fresh. In naturally grieving for the old world, maybe space can be made to rejoice in the huge gift that you're in the process of receiving at this time: Solani, whose life experiences have made her a tremendous teacher, is about to walk forward into a whole new life, prepared to use all of her wisdom and skills to help others not only survive, but be raised up to 4 and maybe 5D.
Will link your post over at the "Food Shortages Materializing Thread."
The oldest tree on this farm is hundreds of years old, a Burr Oak, probably alive before the Declaration of Independence was written. This Burr Oak is now officially named Methuselah.
I studied those absolutely gorgeous tree pictures and all are too beautiful for words. The first one is obviously a different tree. The last three seem to be taken from opposite sides of the tree. From studying the branches and their direction, form, etc., it looks like those three pics show the same tree, although it's not an important point.QuoteThe oldest tree on this farm is hundreds of years old, a Burr Oak, probably alive before the Declaration of Independence was written. This Burr Oak is now officially named Methuselah.
Oh that's wonderful Ilinda - Love the name Methuselah! So many people have tried to translate the suffix of that word, "selah." The translations that have been considered for it, that I'm aware of, are "forever," and "to pause and meditate."
So fitting for a stately old tree.
When a 300+ year-old Penn oak (from William Penn's era) had to be felled in West Chester some years back from a Quaker property, our family was present to help collect the seeds and replant them in sanctuary locations all over. One of them came home with us and is now among the oaks in our woods.
Unfortunately, I forgot to mark it with a string, so only know approximately where we planted it... ::)
Posting photos of some of the other trees dating to the time of William Penn; not all are oaks (and I don't like the idea of nailing plaques to trees one bit):
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(http://quaker.org/legacy/quip/oldmtgs/images/PennOak4.JPG)
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BTW, you may already know that "Pennsylvania" means "Penn's woods."
Will join in the meditation when you announce it :)
Solani, I'll be intensely interested to learn how well your bees do when you get them.
I've had to wait more than a year to get a mere two colonies, due to all of the weather-related losses on the part of the very few breeders able to provide pure Russian bees. We finally have a breeder much closer to us who has reserved me a pair of nucs for April. Will post more about that soon.
I wonder if it might be worth the investment to purchase certain beneficial colonies of other insects that you are missing up there? Maybe you could take note this spring whether you spot any ladybugs, tiny wasps, earthworms, butterflies, etc. and start a breeding program for them on your farm by dedicating a greenhouse to them?
For example, I know of someone who keeps a butterfly house, which is a greenhouse in which butterflies are encouraged to lay their eggs, and a careful count is kept of the cocoons when they are formed on plants. The same greenhouse might be used for ladybugs and other non-threatening insects.
Hope you'll keep us posted... :)
QuoteThe oldest tree on this farm is hundreds of years old, a Burr Oak, probably alive before the Declaration of Independence was written. This Burr Oak is now officially named Methuselah.
Oh that's wonderful Ilinda - Love the name Methuselah! So many people have tried to translate the suffix of that word, "selah." The translations that have been considered for it, that I'm aware of, are "forever," and "to pause and meditate."
So fitting for a stately old tree.
When a 300+ year-old Penn oak (from William Penn's era) had to be felled in West Chester some years back from a Quaker property, our family was present to help collect the seeds and replant them in sanctuary locations all over. One of them came home with us and is now among the oaks in our woods.
Unfortunately, I forgot to mark it with a string, so only know approximately where we planted it... ::)
BTW, you may already know that "Pennsylvania" means "Penn's woods."
Will join in the meditation when you announce it :)
WOW, those huge and majestic Oak trees make my Mama Oak look like a midget. ;) But then for many years she was forced to grow inside of the pine forest line so, even if she didn't have a wide girth, she was as tall as the tallest pine trees, so she would be able to reach the sunlight with her top branches. I don't know how old she was but I do know that the pine trees that were growing in front of her were at least 100 yrs.+ and 3 times the height of my 2 story house. I know that taking the lives of those 3 big pine trees to prioritize Mama Oaks life some might feel as if it was wrong but, regardless, they would have been felled along with the rest of the pine trees/forest when the land owner decided it was time to "harvest". It at least gave Moma Oak quite a few years of being able to bask in the sun and heal her murky bark from constantly have been hidden behind and between the huge pines.
I really love the pictures of these big and branchy Oak trees. What stories they could tell and also correct the history we have been taught to be true. Very happy to hear that you were able to plant one of the babies in your forest. I agree with Ilinda, go out and meditate and perhaps he/she will tell you where he/she is. I do believe that trees are born with the past down knowledge from their ancestors but he or she might be happy to know why you chose to plant his/her acorn on your property? I do believe that nature/trees/etc. can benefit somehow from knowing that there are those of us out there that care about their well being and future. My all time favorite trees are Oak Trees. I'm just sad that we don't have any growing this far north here in BC. I don't know why they wouldn't grow here, since they grow in abundance in Sweden, which has a similar climate?QuoteI studied those absolutely gorgeous tree pictures and all are too beautiful for words. The first one is obviously a different tree. The last three seem to be taken from opposite sides of the tree. From studying the branches and their direction, form, etc., it looks like those three pics show the same tree, although it's not an important point.
Yes, the plaque is a good idea, but since I've been naming trees around here, have pondered how to have a plaque that doesn't damage the tree. Possibly a metal plaque like the one pictured, but on a stand in front of the tree. Where there's a will, there's a way, and when the nameplate/plaque is in place will post a pic.
Maybe it will be possible to go into the area where you planted that seed from "The Old One" and meditate on all the trees guiding you to "the one"?
Now that I see there's interest, I'll start working on how to approach this idea of a group meditation. If we can enlist at least 40 individuals who have genuine interest in what we're trying to accomplish, I'm sure it will help. I have a number of friends who, although lovely people, would have no interest in such "weird things". But I have other friends who will probably jump at the opportunity.
I'll run this by my PXTH friends first to get some input. I can think of friends, C, C, N, K, S, R, and K who would join in if they knew the date. All are very spiritual. Heck, I may even ask Cedar if he wants to join!
Yes, placing a plaque in front of the tree would most likely be the best option as I don't like it either when they screw or nail into the tree itself. Methuselah is a wonderful and suiting name. Iit also gives me the feeling/sense of knowledge as well as showing respect for ones elders.
Count me in on the group meditation too. Just let me know when.
//Solani
We do have several old beehives out here from the previous owner (30+ yrs. ago)
Definitely will inquire about Eve's pine cones and if she's OK with my distributing them. When I get my website up and running am planning (with Eve's permission) to offer a pine cone to anyone wanting one, and the only cost would be postage.Both are fine with it, and I think actually "liked" the idea. It feels great to finally let them come out of hiding.
WOW, Yes! I agree with R.R. Very beautiful indeed. I really love Cedar and the feeling I'm getting off of him/his picture <3 He looks very protective with his wide low branches, shielding whoever is taking shelter under his "protective arms". He feels like someone that you could tell all your troubles, cry into his bark, like I use to do with Mama Oak and just feel the cool and calm sense of comfort flowing out from them.
I can really understand why you named Eve, Eve. She does look like the mother of all, with all of her pine cones. Wondering again when I see all of her "children" if she would want you to gather those that have let go of her and plant her "babies" somewhere where they'd be safe and could grow into the beautiful and powerful individuals they are meant to be, without the risk of humans harming them?
The don't mind the animals nibbling on them, that is in their perception life and they have no problem sharing. What they don't understand is us humans and why we feel the need to "kill" them by cutting them down, burning them or selfishly taking what we want for our own personal reasons, without considering how they feel and their wants and needs...
Mama Oak was so old that she remembered the people that were around when she was young and also had memories of those that had gone before her. The humans of old would use their wood too, to make their fires to warm themselves and prepare their food but, as she said, they never cut down whole trees or as she put it (family of trees) and hauled off to wherever, leaving just stumps and ravaged land like a huge sore. :'(
I always found it very interesting and educating to listen to her, even if it took time to get the whole picture, as they have no rush and talking with her would just be a sentence here and there and then quiet for a long time until she'd give me the next sentence/picture/emotion. Where as we rattle off whole sentences/conversations as if we need to say as much as possible in as little time we can and get upset when we don't immediately get a reply. I tried to tell her that part of it was likely due to that we live much shorter lives but I also understood from her that we humans needed to do less talking and more feeling...
Please thank both Eve and Cedar for letting you share their beauty with us.
//Solani
Definitely will inquire about Eve's pine cones and if she's OK with my distributing them. When I get my website up and running am planning (with Eve's permission) to offer a pine cone to anyone wanting one, and the only cost would be postage.
I have read your posts about Big Mama Oak and feel a real connection. In fact, as we both know, trees talk to each other, and who knows, maybe Mama Oak has on occasion talked to Methuselah, or perhaps Cedar, and also with that centuries old Oak that RR has told us about, whose acorns were saved and planted various places.
I have also learned in my discussions with Cedar, as you have with Big Mama Oak, that they don't blather on and on for no apparent reason, as people do, but they do "talk" when they know/feel the need or necessity. A sentence here or there.
Who knows if and when we might learn more about how they communicate with each other? One hope I have is that after the Solar Flash, we will be much more intuitive with other species, including our beloved Tree-People friends.
From Solani:QuoteWe do have several old beehives out here from the previous owner (30+ yrs. ago)
Just might want to be certain that the old woodenware isn't infected with American Foul Brood disease from a prior colony...that should be detectable by smell though. Such equipment is normally burned to prevent spreading, but in lieu of knowing why or how the old colony left, you might instead wipe it down with saline or alcohol or colloidal silver, or even try smoking it ahead of hiving your new colonies as a precaution.
How do you make hummingbirds sit still long enough to band them? They are attracted to the tall garden phlox, hibiscus, red sage, agastache, daylilies, etc. in our garden, so I don't supplement them, but when I begin open field bee feeding this spring, they may take to the syrup...will report back on that.
That's precious, that you've tamed wild Mallards, and amazing that the dog protects rather than chases them. Hope you'll include pics when you have a chance!
In your location, I think your idea of housing the hives in a greenhouse or garden shed may be just the thing to get them through the winters, as honey bees tend to thrive most easily in southern locales. Even northern breeders admit to getting their inseminated queens and "package bees" from southern ones.
There's a company near the Canadian border that makes hive cozies:
https://www.mannlakeltd.com/2-storey-bee-cozy
However, in my location, I've had a mixture of results from these. They may make the hives a little too cozy, such that there is a terrible moisture problem by the next spring. If you were to try the honey shed or greenhouse, at least air would be able to circulate if the structure were vented.
Even just providing an open structure with a windbreak to the North might be a help:
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Would definitely want the hives up off the ground in your location, to prevent the snow from blocking the bees' ability to exit the hives to do wintertime "cleansing flights," as they'll refuse to poop inside the hive. Also to prevent suffocation by snow.
Here's an article speculating that housing hives for the winter in a darkened shed could also help to break the vicious mite cycle due to halting all reproduction, but I'd want at least some brood to extend the colony from autumn to spring as most bees only live 60 days:
https://beeinformed.org/2017/12/05/wintering-sheds-why-are-more-north-american-beekeepers-overwintering-their-bees-in-cold-storage/
If you're missing snakes up there, we have plenty of copperheads, rattlesnakes and milk snakes that I could send you, though they tend to remain out of sight here!
What an amazing idea to use an old school bus as a bear-proof northern greenhouse. That could be a whole separate thread in itself! :)
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Wow Solani!
First of all, yay that you got 2 new kittens!
My next thought is that your X is elderly and may be more of a threat in an emotional sense than physically? Though your kittens may be picking up on an entity attachment which may be hitching a (permanent?) ride on him.
You don't sound as if you're afraid of the droid/walk-in/fake human/ET/spirit guide thingy in the front seat, as you're able to make calm eye contact and process linguistic cues. I'm also not picking up on fear of the other two who may have been in the back seat - perhaps they just all three travel together?
Which leaves me wondering two things:
1. Who among your acquaintances has a creepy father, which you may be giving a little too much benefit of the doubt to at the moment?
2. Is this a future event or person that hasn't materialized yet - someone to watch out for who might suddenly appear one day and either harm you immediately, or gradually manipulate your trust first?