Greetings,

Live Life by the seasons...Summer 2009

White Tara Resources offers it’s sincere condolences to all who have been affected by the recent bushfires in Victoria. This last week has touched every person and every soul in a way which can never be turned back. Hearts were opened and souls whispers were heard and a shift took place for many. Observation has shown me to find a pace, a new pace to walk to, you too can find your own pace, together united we walk our paths for we; humanity can no longer walk alone. This pace can provide the cave of retreat for winter, the awakening of spirit in Spring, the slowing down of Autumn and the passion of Summer. This is time for sitting still, letting go and letting in.  For the many clients and friends who know me you know that I do not usually share my private life with many people but I feel I should open a chapter at this time to others. We all live in many worlds and now is the time to find the world to which you belong. Not in thoughts, chatter of mind, nor in the past nor in anyone else’s dreams. This is our time to consciously awaken to our potentials, to our way of life and to a bigger, better picture. In 1998 my world changed forever. I was raised predominately by my Scottish grandparents and in 1998 my grandmother died in my arms. Just the year before my father passed away, and just three days after the birth of my son in November 1998 my fiancé was killed in a motorbike accident in Upper Beaconsfield. I was alone with no family other than my three children, one son only days old, another two year old son with multiple special needs and a four year old daughter. I struggled, I resented the sun rising each morning, I asked many questions and in time I learnt to tolerate the empty space now in my life. How grateful I am for the lessons, teachings, wisdom and experiences I received. I learnt so much from this chapter in my life. I was lonely for other adult company but I found connection in nature when I needed time for myself outside of parenting. But most of all I did not grieve the years that my loved one’s did not live, and I stopped counting their life by the numbers they had lived. I honoured their journey with the seasons they experienced, and what we created and shared together in them. Now when the cycles of nature come I know that they are the same seasons that all my ancestors, all mankind, all kingdoms have experienced for eternity. They were never separate to me and the flow of life lives on through them and with them, and will forever carry the beauty of life and mans relationship to the world we live with. I do not live separately from the earth, I live with her, I do not live separately from any living beings, we all live and exist together we are all one in the living vibrating energy of life. I have been humbled by the devastation at the hands of fire as it exhaled a strong breathe across Victoria. I have been touched along with millions of others at a soul level by this mass disaster. I learnt from my own experiences to look beyond the obvious and be willing to receive any gifts offered to me in co-existence to what I saw as negative. I learnt to give my pain a higher purpose and through the pain of our nation’s worst natural disaster I have been touched by the level of humanity, the humbling of our being and the unity and support of our community and Nation. These people whose names I may know only through the media have offered at their time of passing such a courageous and pure gift to mankind. The extension of compassion, the unity of religions, the connection of community and the love so far reaching, soul touching, life changing and generous that we will all be changed forever by its effects. God bless these special people who through their life have changed our word forever. God bless the animal kingdom who walks, fly’s, swims and slithers with us and who we must again re-learn the language and wisdom of. Only science separates the life we share and we are all a part of. This is our home, our planet and her cycles and rhythms, the seasons and the life giving force of our home which belongs to us all is to be respected, nurtured, honoured and cared for. We can’t live upon her we must honour and respect that we are living with her. Her breathe is our breathe, we take care of our self by grooming and investment, so we must also groom her, attend to her needs and invest into the generations beyond our comprehension. If I have upset anyone who may have read this please accept my sincere apology it is not my intent, I offer my experience and open my heart in the hope that it may arrive where it was always to be received.

I share with you some prayers for our planet as it feels timely to offer the power of prayer to our planet, our neighbours, family, animals, oceans, tress and all earths inhabitants now.

A challenge facing humanity at this time in history is processing the grief so many of us feel for the loss of healthy habitat, species, clean air, and more. Here are some beautiful prayers from the lovely book Prayers for Hope and Comfort, by Maggie Oman Shannon (Conari Press, 2008), to help us feel more centred and at peace.

Grandfather,
Look at our brokenness.

We know that in all creation
Only the human family
Has strayed from the Sacred Way.

We know that we are the ones
who are divided
And we are the ones
who must come back together
to walk in the Sacred Way.

Grandfather,
Sacred One,
Teach us love, compassion, and honour
that we may heal the earth
and heal each other.
–Objibway people of Canada

When you see something that is broken, fix it.
When you find something that is lost, return it.
When you see something that needs to be done,
do it. In that way, you will take care of your world
and repair creation.
–Lawrence Kushner

Justice rolls down like a river
Compassion and peace shall flow like a stream,
The hills, rocks and valleys, oceans and trees
Sing out their song; We are one.
Sing out their song: We are one.

All of creation, the Great Dance.
Only one tribe, one clan.
Dignity, peace and honour
To the earth, each woman and man.

Deep be the peace of the dark night
Brightened and blessed by the stars
Calling us not to awaken.
Gathering hearts near and far.

Surrounded by rich and ancient wisdom,
Circling within and around,
Embracing the beauty in stillness,
Bursting in one Sacred Sound.

Our hopes and our dreams go before us,
Our longing to heal, to be whole,
Together we birth a new moment,
The Great Work of hands, heart and soul.
–Diane Forrest, OP, “We are One”

We are all children of the Great Spirit; we all belong
to Mother Earth. Our planet is in great trouble and
if we keep carrying old grudges and do not work
together, we will all die.
–Chief Seattle

Adapted from Prayers for Hope and Comfort: Reflection, Meditations, and Inspirations by Maggie Oman Shannon (Conari Press, 2008).

White Tara will be closing at the end of March

In this my 21^st year of providing Intuitive Medical, Lifestyle and Wellness consultations I want to say a big thank you for your support. I am humbled by the kindness and honesty of the many thousands of people whom I have consulted with over this time. Life Maps and my ability to share has only been available via the support and word of mouth referral of the amazing people who have believed and benefitted in what we collectively have created. Thank you for believing in yourself and your potentials and for having the courage to allow change to happen and for the willingness to learn more about self and your way of life. I am humbled by your light. Thank you to everyone who has shared the magic and beauty of White Tara with me, it sure has been an amazing journey. We had some fantastic workshops and classes and made many, many new friends and I would like this not to end here. In December last year Wolfgang and I received some devastating news that our One year old son Joshua may have Neurofibromatosis type1. This has changed our world completely and we have decided to make some changes in our way of life. Joshua is still going about his daily stuff, learning to walk, refusing to eat and being a typical little one year old boy. We went through our initial grief, grieved the dreams we had for him, got angry at the potentials (we held) for his life which he may not reach. Yet have learnt very quickly not to let this take away from the purity of how he lives HIS life. He IS happy, he IS content and this is his way of living his experiences. There is a subtle distinction between our human existence and our souls experience. And this is what Joshua is so generously showing us.

I shall continue to see clients and create Life Maps but am not sure at this stage where that will be. I shall either notify via email or the details will be on our website. www.whitetararesources.com.au

We are in the process of creating a social gathering for the coming together of likeminded people in a fun and friendly environment. We will also have updates, details and locations about these gatherings on the website above.

Change of Contact Details.

For all future contact with Penne Schwarz or any White Tara events please contact via email; ultreyamedic@optusnet.com.au or on Penne’s mobile 0403 678 116 or (03) 9778 6202.

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May you let go of the past to let in the future. ULTREYA- Moving forward with Courage.

Penne