Silence

Silence
by Emily Hanlon

Life is born of silence.

Without silence we could not
hear the song.
She is the life-giving womb,
the beat of the heart.
Worn like a crown,
she is a star-studded cape.

Worn in laughter, sorrow,
joy and pain,
she is Self.
Enter her womb,
there sound is born.

As we go into the dark womb time of the earth, where dying is the promise of new life, I think of this by Goethe:

And so long as you haven’t experienced
This: to die and so to grow,
You are only a troubled guest
On the dark earth.

As I look my life from where I am right now,
this makes me feel.....

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A Channeled TeleSeminar on Getting Your Life Together!

 

A inspiring, Fun and Channeled Conversation with Emily and The Three Laughing Buddhas.

Over the past five years, I have also been channeling, mostly for myself, spirits who I have come to know as The Three Laughing Buddhas.


My relationship with The Three Laughing Buddhas began while I was walking my dog, Phoebe, in the woods. I was grumbling or arguing with myself when I suddenly heard laughter from within. It was a hearty, belly laugh sound and it sounded as if someone was laughing at me!

"Hey, what's so funny?" I demanded.


More laughter that brought with it the distinct impression I was being laughed at by fat Buddhas. Why fat Buddhas? To this day, I have no answer. But as time went on and they hung around me more and more, I began to call them the Three Laughing Buddhas.


For several years they popped up unnannounced, usually when I was having some unpleasant ego thought, or my inner critic was really down on me. They laughed at me; they laughed with me; most importantly, they taught me how to laugh at myself. I miss them when they aren't around. I always feel lighter when they are here.


More recently, they have taken on the job of offering me direct guidance, which means I am channeling them on a somewhat regular basis. They are directive and sometimes downright pushy. They challenge me, and my ego doesn't like that at all. Sometimes we argue and they tell me to stop using my mind and fall into my heart. Ultimately, it is their laughter that persuades me to give heart a chance.

They are my teachers, and I am grateful for their presence in my life.


On Wednesday, October 5th at 7:30 ET, I will be holding a teleSeminar during which I will channel their wisdom and their fun loving spirits.
This is a free TeleSeminar, but you do have to register. You will be sent a reminder as well as the teleSeminar call in number as we get closer to the date. Everyone who registers will receive a link to the audio on October 6.

Register
Read a transcript of a dialogue between Emily and The Three Laughing Buddhas

Our monthly Sunday Creativity Circles have become a way to reconnect to the deep inner well of creativity. It is a place where we unveil and share our visions of Self to ourselves and to others. And you never know when your words, your voice, your way of holding space, might be the source of someone else's inspiration and growth.


In this four month Sunday Creativity Series, we will explore the wisdom, voice and journey of the deep, inner Self through sharing and writing. We will also use non-linear (ie: fun) techniques to access this inner Wisdom and see what in it challenges and delights us!
T
his series will complete with an all day mask making workshop on February 12. Space for the mask-making workshop is very limited and people who attend the Sunday Circle Series will have preference. (Cost not included in the 4 Sunday Circles.)

4 Circles: $95 Register

Per Circle: $35 Register

A minimum of 6 participants for 4 circles is needed to hold the series.

Letting Stillness Grow

A few months ago I entered SIBYL Magazine's poetry contest and I am thrilled to share the results.

"Emily, although your written works did not place within the top four winning slots,
the editorial judges absolutely fell in loved with the pure-light and healing energy
your poetry emanated, namely in the poem entitled --- LETTING STILLNESS GROW

Our circle of judges were so impressed with this poem, they'd like to offer you
an opportunity to share a single piece of your originally written poetry inside each bimonthly
issue of the brand new, forthcoming literary spin-off publication of SIBYL Magazine entitled,
SIBELLA: Poetry & Artwork
To Heal the Soul and Inspire the Heart"



Letting Stillness Grow

I saw a sky as large as my heart

and I did not know
it was mine.

What wonders lie in stillness,
that evasive gift of life.
Is it fear of death, of nothingness
that keeps stillness at bay?
My thirst is great.

My skills are few,

but what skills might stillness

require?

Patience, for one.

Am I patient enough
and brave enough
to let my stillness grow?