SPIRIT CARD Wisdom of the Circle Makers by Francene Hart Visit the Spirit Card Center! OUR 335th ISSUE Welcome to Issue 335 of OmPlace's Altwire. Please direct your submissions and suggestions to: susanp@omplace.com FREE OmPlace Radio FEATURED WEBSITES New Year's Retreat - January 4th - 11th, 2015 in Villa Sumaya, Mayan Highlands Guatemala Join us for an intimate Psycho-spiritual Integration workshop where we will celebrate the New Year and consciously let go of all accumulated Karmic waste from 2014. You will be able to open to opportunities for revolutionary growth and dynamic change in your life. We will have Meditations, Rituals, Mayan Ceremonies, Satsang, Dance, walks in the forest, delicious vegetarian meals, and plenty of time to relax, get a massage or two and contemplate Lake Atitlan, also known as "The Mirror of the Gods" - the nickname that I give it is "The Playground of the Gods". Believe me, this powerful vortex will accelerate your karma and enhance your dreams. The centerpiece of our Retreat will be two Medicine Plant ceremonies in which we will set up a positive personal intention as well as a universal intention for the world, for our beautiful Pachamama, as we enter 2015!!! This is an opportunity to be with a conscious group of people doing conscious personal and planetary work. Details and registration: See journey2theheart.com Sacred Geometry Oracle Deck introduces an entirely new way for you to gain access to the wisdom and unlock the power of Sacred Geometry. The set includes a 128-page 6X9 paperback book with 64 full-color oracle cards in a beautifully boxed set for $35. See this page for more info or to order. DreamGrowers.org Dream Growers is a holistic-minded web design company based in Asheville, NC. We focus on creating clean websites for professionals with a quick turnaround. 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And, do those who embrace this understanding truly understand what that means?       Read full article >>> Parenting: The Other Gift That Keeps on Giving by Louise LeBrun / Author, Speaker, Educator and Founder of the WEL-Systems Institute How do we determine, or define, what constitutes 'good' parenting or 'bad' parenting? What is the context that we have created within which we make decisions about the way that we engage with our developing children? And more importantly, how many of us are parenting from a context that has been shaped outside our awareness and yet continues to drive the way that we engage in this process - mindlessly, repetitively - running not from intelligence and choice but from habit and history?       Read full article >>> Herbal Ally - Now Remember Rosemary by Susun S. Weed / Herbalist, Author, Founder of the Wise Woman Center and Ash Tree Publishing Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is an especially aromatic member of the mint family. 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