Manggagaway and Peacemakers' Circle Joined for Spiritual Awareness Workshops

By Aldrin F.T.

Empowered Reunion with the Heart of the Spiral - Dec 2006
“Blessed be,” said Pluto last 20th of December 2006 as Manggagaway conducted its first workshop ever. “I’m a fan of astrology and was inspired by my teacher who gives classes too,” says Ishilta who was generous enough of his time and effort to had planned everything. “The Pluto reunion with the galactic center prompted me to hold the workshop because it was a very rare and very significant event,” he added.

LightNet and the Ageless Wisdom Library was initially proposed to patron the venue but was instead granted by Peacemaker’s Circle [with the help of Orlan], who shared the same mission-vission of “self-empowerment and healing the Earth” with Ishilta.

It was Ishilta’s first time to formally facilitate a workshop. Ten people came and participated. The workshop – which served as a focus group discussion / group dialogue – provided guided meditation, purification ritual using the four elements, and group healing. He briefly discussed sacred timing and the significance of Pluto's reunion with the Galactic heart. “By working consciously with the universal rhythm, we can easily facilitate our healing, learning and personal growth. Whenever we go against the currents, our experience becomes difficult,” explains Ishilta.

The lecture was so successful that it had to extend 2 hours just to accommodate the ‘juicy’ sharing. Giveaway meditation CDs and certificates of participation wrapped up the night.

Creating Sacred Space - Feb 2007
Following December’s workshop was “Creating Sacred Space”. Ishilta discussed the importance of space clearing, its benefits and the basics of creating sacred space in uplifting our spirituality and the quality of our lives. “By clearing clutter, we free stuck energy and create room for fresh new ones,” Ishilta says.

Ishilta facilitated an activity on identifying clutter (physical and intangible clutter) and a short ceremony on releasing its mental/emotional counterparts. The space clearing techniques taught in the workshop were heavily influenced by Tibetan traditions, and teachings of Karen Kingston and Master Choa Kok Sui. Also, Orlan of Peacemakers’ Circle demonstrated/led the group to a movement exercise à la Tai Chi as a method of purifying space.

The workshop was held at the Interfaith Dialogue Centre where certificates of participation were given to wrap up the night. A sequel was planned...

Practical Space Clearing Demo – March 2007
...and the sequel materialized. Ishilta discussed again the importance and basics of space clearing. He guided an actual step-by-step space clearing ceremony at Babes Bautista's residence in Murphy, Cubao.

Eleven people came and participated. But ‘twas no usual workshop. Things got ‘emotional’ at the ceremony when spirits of the hostess’ deceased husband and ‘elemental friends’ were felt.

There were no certificates but the food was à la fiesta.

Reclaiming the Inner God/dess – May 2007
The session began with a group meditation (meditation on the twin hearts) on blessing the earth. It was followed by a dialogue wherein each participant shared his/her conception of Divinity.

Ishilta shared insights on the inner God/dess and our potentials as miniature god/dess. As Divine beings, he highlighted our potentials: the power to create our reality (In Buddhism, everything is illusion. It is up to us what kind of illusion we want to live), the power to transform through perception (While we don't have control over outside forces, we have the power to choose how to view and respond to situations and scenarios in life), the power to know (If we are able to listen and meditate on the stillness of our inner being, we can gain insights and guidance from our inner wisdom), and the power to ask (Through prayer, we can manifest things that will serve our highest potentials). He stressed that "each one become the change he/she seeks in the outside world."

He highlighted that the main reason why some of our prayers do not manifest or turn out the way we want it, is because it is not aligned with our soul consciousness/purpose. Most of the time it's the ego self that speaks in our prayers. Our prayers should be in accord with our divine nature or "blue print".

He discussed the significance of Wesak and the Scorpio full moon. Wesak is a Buddhist festival celebrating the birth/death and enlightenment of the Buddha. We can utilize this time to tune in to the energy which can help us awaken our "inner God/dess consciousness". But before we do that we have to purify ourselves and dissolve the false mask so we can unleash our inner Divinity. Part of purification is dealing with deep buried issues.

He shared channeled insights to each participant to help them identify their important issues in life at the moment. A group healing session topped the end of the program.

** If you are interested to hold a free Workshop or Session (with minimum energy exchange) on topics like energy balancing, sacred timing, space clearing, and archetypes at a sponsored venue you can get in touch with us for scheduling and more information. We are also open to collaborating our efforts with other groups with similar mission-vision. If you wish to sponsor a Free Workshop, it is most appreciated and welcomed too. **

Special thanks goes to:

The Peacemakers’ Circle especially to Ms. Marites Guingona-Africa and Ms. Shakun Vaswani for allowing us to use their space for our sessions and Orlan de Guzman for the event photos and for always helping in the preparations.

Kether W. for generously financing the events.

Be of Lightnet-Ageless Wisdom Library for providing our meditation CD give-aways.

Babes Bautista for generously offering her place and food for our Space Clearing Demo.

Aldrin F.T. for sharing his skills and time in writing this news article.

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