Saturday night I came home from down east visit in time to head over to Spruce Head to my friend's camp and private sand beach on Penobscot Bay. It was our annual sparkly swim. My Marine biologist friend organizes this night time swim in August new moon so we can watch the phosphorescent glow in the water. It is magical.

The water is cold, but after about two minutes the body adjusts, and  there is nothing like it. Swimming little sparkles fire off between my fingers and roll up my arms. Splashing and churning creates a glow cloud. Standing in the water and stomping up and down stirs up this strange vision of glowing galoshes. The dog swimming around us floats on a glowing cloud of stars. We were giddy with the beauty of it. Only about 6 of us went into the water past our ankles. Mike brings masks so we can look at the critters under water. As Mike pointed out, I have been to every single Phosphorescent Phantasia Pharty (couldn’t help that one)    even the one that got canceled due to storms!

I just love this. My inner mermaid, my ancient sulky memory, rises to consciousness, and I don't want to come out of the water. But I do, eventually, and there is fire and marshmallows.

No chance of pictures, this is one of those rare “had to be there” events. I'll look for something online that might give a hint of what is there. If you have seen this for yourself, please do tell the story.

Larry sent me this video at  Youtube and you can follow a bioluminescent trail of video of all kinds. I haven't stood from a height or the deck of a boat and thrown rocks in the water, though I did dive off a boat into Boothbay Harbor into a sparkly world two years ago. Nothing beats being IN it!

PS, if you come to Maine for the Gaia meet up next Saturday, we'll try to get you into some water. The moon will be up unless we wait very late, but if the spot is right, it could work'

OK, I can't resist.
Preface: I hate to shop.
Shopping is not a sport I willingly engage in.

I love orgasmic energy exchange which often involves money rather than body juices.

I love spending money on art supplies, at the store where the staff greets me as "The World Famous Carla Sanders!)

I love buying food that has been loved by the people growing and handling it. This includes my local farmers market and a few of my favorite restaurants. I especially like the folks at Mainely Poultry, Hahn's End Cheese, Peacemeal Farm, and Olde Sow Farm. Eric noticed I was not feeling as perky as usual last time we met, but by the time I'd bought some happy nitrate free bacon, I was feeling much better. Wow. Still amazed at how that happened.

I have always enjoyed hardware and plumbing supply stores, but only if I can touch things. Blister wrap or asking a dude behind the counter to go get me something is like having a penis enlargement email slip through the spam filter. What a bore!

I deeply love buying art from my friends. Other exchange is also thrilling... reminds me: Jody asked to see some things for a possible trade. Buying art makes me feel rich. (it will make you feel rich too) http://fineartstudioonline.com/carlasanders, That's my store front.

What else do I love to spend money on?

Oh, travel and ceremony. Usually very connected, cause about the only thing that will get me to leave this land is a ceremony and a powerful human invitation to be with loved ones, even if I never met them before.

Travel just for the adventure of it has not been my life, but it could happen.

Well that was fun!

Yes I have! What fun it is!

My first Gaians were Aley, Keith, and Sue, (and Chloe the wonder collie) who came to Maine on vacation and camped in the State Park near me. Rich from Portland joined us.

They moved West to Seattle, but guess what, I have family out there so I am going back to see them in September!

This Summer I invited John to support me in a vision quest, and I came to Atlanta and also met Heather, Jim, and Doug (awakened), Gaians of Church of the Porch.

John and I stopped in Chattanooga to see Stacy. What I discovered with each of these people is that we all knew each other before, like eons ago. Often our paths in this life have included near misses. Example, Keith and I went to the same college in Kentucky, and I can't remember but we might have been there at the same time!

Then yesterday, we had a lively Portland Maine get together at the Museum of African Culture. In attendance: Mary, Keith, and Tina from Mass, Cathering, and Romberto her husband and their daughters from Portland, and Forrest from Albuequerque and his mother from Portland. It was delightful! Pictures and stories to follow from each of us in time!

On my western swing next month I'd love to meet PHoenix folk, and I'll meet the artist girls up in Northern Idaho, and wander over to the coast in Seattle and the other Portland to meet and remeet some people, I'll be lining those gatherings up over the next few days.

Several I speak with on the phone and meeting feels inevitable are Larry, O, Julia and Jamie, and ... I am going to Maine Bob's house today to help stack wood and help with some home renovation work. He'd have come to Portland but he's already knee deep in the project.

Maine Bob and Diva Mama Nut have Gaia pages, but they don't hang out here. That is ironic cause I met both of them in other online communities years ago!

My flesh and blood life calls loudly, Gotta run. Beans in the Garden, breakfast with a friend, then off to Maine Bobs.

Gaians are everywhere. We are all Gaians, yes!

My divorce.
And quitting my job teaching public school.
Those two moves left me free to:
Find  the Sun Moon Dance and the sweat lodge.
and the Temple of Wombn.
And ART, again.

Now, can you all help me with something, please?
I need help to help my son save his own life.
He's all grown up, but depressed and not living his full divine potential in the light.
Prayers welcome.
His Name is Andrew.

It is time to tell you a little something about my Sun Moon Dance in
Tennessee. It is not specifically my vision, but it is Beautiful
Painted Arrow's vision. It is such a match to Outrageous Indulgence
Moon that I have to tell you about it.I can hear some of you calling for this  vision, so I have to share it with you  now.

In 2006 Joseph Rael chiefed a Sun Moon Dance in Australia. During the
dance he had a vision of the Horn of Plenty pouring Abundance down upon
the whole earth. If you click on this link and scroll down you'll see
his painting inspired by this vision as well as these words of Joseph:

The Horn of Plenty

While leading a dance in Australia in 2006, I had a vision of a Horn of
Plenty in the sky, pouring blessings on the Earth. When I saw the Horn
of Plenty, I understood what that meant.

The message of the Horn of Plenty is that we humans have fooled around
long enough, and God is going to take over. From now on, we are going
to get plenty of everything we focus on and act on. If we focus on
conflict, we will get more conflict. However, if we focus on peace we
will get plenty of peace. As soon as we focus on a goal, the universe
will take us in that direction.

I happened to be in Australia to dance that year. My next dance, this
summer in 2008, happened to be in Tennessee. I committed to dancing in
Tennessee in November when I went to the Sweat lodge after my mother
died. I was fulfilling the vision of my 2nd Sun Moon Dance with this
commitment.

In February Joseph went to Tennessee to give some teachings. He told
the people there at Center for Peace that there Sun Moon dance was to
be the dance of the Horn of Plenty, the expression of his vision in
2006. They were to make the dance a giveaway, and everyone who danced
and served would receive the Horn of Plenty blessing.

And we would then give it away. The things is, when you receive a
blessing, your receive it not just for yourself, but for everyone. You
receive and you give. The blessings are always flowing.

That is why I have to tell you about the dance now. So you will know in
this outrageous indulgence moon that you really are being poured upon
by the Horn of Plenty, and what you focus on you have received!

Recognize the support you have from the Universe and from all the
dances that have been danced on your behalf, all the visions from
grandfather when You can tap into. Do not hold back but dare to desire
outrageously, and expect that it is done! Vision, outrageously, and
give thanks, because it you'll receive what you have visioned before
you can get the thanks out of your mouth!

There is more, but I have to sleep now. Here is Joseph's painting.