Here I quote it in full:
“It is the way that you honor and show up in a particular space that makes it sacred.  If you show up with all your preconceptions, you’re not in the moment; you’re in the past.”

Not sure I can begin to do justice to the changes this concept has wrought in my life – but I’ll give it a shot!
It’s about honoring everything as ’sacred space’ – especially if something that’s just happened appears to be totally disappointing, discombobulating or even downright physically painful!
As soon as you honor and accept it as Sacred Space (or Sacred Event) everything instantly changes and this can be nanno-second-fast on some occasions.  At first for me, the transitions were more gradual and began in my garden:
I decided to remember to consciously ‘honor’ where ever I was and whatever I was doing, as Sacred Space – and the garden proved the perfect place to practice.  At first I’d be resting on a bench after a long stint of weeding or something equally physically demanding and I’d remember and say in my mind – “I now honor this place as Sacred Space” and then as I relaxed and just gazed and admired, there would be a subtle shift in my perception which became more refined and noticeable each time I did it.  SO hard to describe, because we are all preceptors of ‘different stripes’ and what I may see and feel and gradually expand my awareness into – may not be the same as your experience.
It’s as though in the Sacred Space mode, the garden became much more than my usual left-brain cursory glances….almost as if I slipped into a greatly enhanced, parallel dimension of my own garden. I could directly feel the energy of the different trees and plants, as though their Devic-spirits were welcoming me and recognized that I had entered their own specific realm of reality.  With practice all this became more palpable and expanded, to the degree that I could bring others into the experience with me and they were amazed at the difference in their own transformed perceptions.

You begin to see things you have never seen before – how light falls on branches and dapples them with magic; colors change, soften or intensify – you see shapes and forms and patterns that begin to change the way your brain observes things……you are yourself becoming Sacred Space.  And the more difficult things – the tasks you don’t particularly relish doing, regarding them as Sacred Space Tasks renders them suddenly effortless.  

As they say in Zen – you become the “Doing without Doing.”

Also, my 20 ft diameter ‘double-tailed’ snake Maze requires constant attention – from the visitations of squirrels that bury their nuts (under the watchful eyes of Blue Jays who  subsequently swoop down and steal the nuts!), plus a local cat who regards it as her exclusive toilet!

And sad to say, my beloved roses (15 in all, not counting the row of miniature roses out the front) are totally languishing from my neglect due to a host of new, and totally unforeseen garden projects that at the moment are completely demanding most of my energy and time…..if you can also count having to clean and resurface a protective coat over the front porch!!

Consequently, you may not be receiving much in the way of new Posts from me during the summer/fall season, although I hope to give periodic progress reports in the eventuality that I complete any editing, additions or rewriting on the existing Header Menu Bar material.

For instance: I have recently learnt how to create Links, so you can expect more and more useful Links as I find the time to include them, also, I have now completed the text of “Analyzing Your Name” on the Header Menu Bar.

Barbara-Joy Weston.  Sound-Shaman, Name Analyst.
Happy Summer.

You will find the instructions at the very end of  ”Vase Breath” under the Header “Breath, Energy and Healing”

Once you have mastered those basics and have activated the nervous system (Frequency No.2 in Matrix Energetics), it takes only an instigating ‘thought’ to be in varying degrees of bliss (and joy) whenever you wish.  The  Bliss Breath also recharges all the physical/inter-dimensional energy-batteries (the Chakras).

The use of Bliss energy for healing.

A number of years ago, I was listening to a lecture-tape given by the interesting Mind-Body Indian doctor (writer, motivational teacher) Deepak Chopra.  In it he told the story of a man working on his roof who inadvertently grabbed a high-voltage wire, the shock of which miraculously did not kill him, but flung him to the ground alive but seriously shocked and injured.   The extent of these injuries now escape me, but he did end up in the medical care of Dr. Chopra who became amazed and then curious as to why the man was recovering so unbelievably rapidly.
Finally, they had a conversation about it and the man told him that he was so filled with gratitude that his life had been spared it filled him with enormous joy and bliss, which he then directed to the site of his injuries throughout each day.

So take note - you too can create the bliss-energy and direct it into your conditions, your various ow-ees, aches and pains.  Also, being in a consistent state of gratitude, joy and bliss has enormous general health benefits as well!

Finally, a surprisingly different way to trigger bliss-states is through the eyes (and I don’t mean looking at sexy pictures or online sites!!) –  it’s called Eagle Eyes - but it’s not done in the usual way that Eagle eyes is practiced. Those of you familiar with or have mastered this different way of ‘seeing,’ know that you begin by focusing lightly on a central point or object about 3-5 feet in front of you at approximately eye-level, then without changing your central focus, you pay left and right attention with your peripheral vision, extending this as far as possible in both directions. The bliss activates when the peripheral vision is not to the left and right – but above and below the central focus point.

Well, I’ve had a wild and wonderful two and a half months just doing the above – while editing and revising the letters A – Z …see the big drop-down menu for all the individual alphabet letters below “Letter Meanings” on this site’s Header Menu Bar.

To give you the essence of what ‘wildness’ can mean: this morning I’d turned on my trusty iMac computer, came back a while later to find it running through it’s standard undulating, oscillating, multi-colored screen-saver….(which I love).

For a change, I just stood there and relaxed into the colorful mesmerizing patterns as they floated across the screen. Within seconds, the most delicious waves of ecstasy and bliss swept up and down my spine and throughout my body…….”Good Grief!” I thought in amazement, “I’ve just unconsciously turned on matrix energy-frequency No. 2….!!!!”

Or to be more precise, the marvelous screen saver automatically ‘turned-on’ frequency No.2 when I gave it my relaxed attention! Frequency 2 governs the electricity-generating (and bliss-inducing) nervous system. This pairs perfectly with the second letter of the alphabet, Letter B occurring twice in my own name) which is about experiencing and delighting in, the 5 senses: sight, sound, taste, touch and smell, governed by the nervous system and all triggered by the nerve endings in those various organs – to register the external (so-called), three-dimensional world.

Again, I have two B’s in my name; the first is the Lead letter in Barbara and the second is smack in the middle as the Challenge/Mastery; you might say life has compelled me to really understand the significance of B and to expand those ‘senses’ beyond the 3rd dimension.

Even if you don’t have any B’s in your name (and particularly if you do), for the sake of curiosity, look up letter “B” (use he “B” link above) and take special note of the Energy Frequency reference which appears under the introductory paragraph for “B” on the top of that Page...(and is also under the introductory paragraphs for all the individual letters listed in the huge drop-down menu below”Letter Meanings” Header on the Menu Bar).

Suggest you check-out these Energy Frequencies for all the key letters in your names…in fact, any or all of the letters in your names!

(For an understanding of the Lead, Challenge/Mastery and Aim letters in a name, refer to an in-depth study of names in general under “Analyzing your Name” on the Header Menu Bar.)

Part of being a matrix energetics enthusiast is playing around with the 21 Matrix Energetics Frequencies – if you can just shift your brain into the quantum light and information mode, you can change and improve practically every aspect of your life – but not always in ways that you can foresee or even imagine! (Richard Bartlet, the creator of Matrix Energetics also encourages us to further explore and expand our direct experience with these energy frequencies and make them our own – so to speak.) As a long-time Name Analysist and researcher into the meanings of the individual letters of the alphabet – as they apply to personal names, I have been creatively playing with linking-up the alphabet-letters with the 21 Matrix Energetics Frequencies – plus creating a few of my own….remember, there are 26 letters in the alphabet!!  These will be explored in full and eventually written under the “Letter-Number Table” Header on the Menu Bar. (So far, I have only completed “Letter-Number Table 8″ – “Letter-Number Table 9″ and three-quarters of “Letter-Number Table 7″)
Also, to suffice your curiosity in the meantime, a very brief energy-matrix description is given in the second paragraph of every individual Letter in the drop-down Menu under “Letter Meanings” on the Header Menu Bar.)
With all that in mind, here’s what happened to me a few months ago:

Woke up suddenly in the middle of the night having considerable difficulty breathing….and for no apparent reason – nose and throat inexorably closing down with a strong histamine-like reaction.  It was rapidly getting quite scary. You’re occasionally forced to realize, that life actuality hangs on the next breath! So in some distress I asked my Guides (my Higher Self – who knows?).  ”What frequency can help me breathe??” In response, these strange words dropped instantly into my mind: “Letter “P.” …….”Letter “P?” I ponderd – what kind of energy is letter “P?”  At once, my struggling lungs were ‘breathed‘ by a humongous breath which I recognized without hesitation as a “Whale Breath.” All constriction in my breathing passages vanished, I could breathe effortlessly!  ”Wow!” I thought, “What has letter “P” got to do with whales?”  With that thought in mind, I settled down and went gratefully back to sleep.

(Note: for more information on my experience with whales refer to “Whale story” and “Whale breathing” under the Header Bar Menu entry “Breath, Energy & Healing“…..then you’ll know why I immediately recognized the presence of Whales!)

Next morning, still somewhat amazed and definitely curious after the breath encounter with the whale energy, I checked the Letter-Number Table (which is always beside me when I’m looking at names), and found that letter “P” was the 16th letter of the alphabet. Then another thought hit me – “I wonder what matrix frequency No. 16 is?” On checking, it almost blew me away: under Richard Bartlett’s (Matrix Energetics) consciousness-technology, the energy of Frequency 16 is Dolphins and Whales!  ”GOOD GRIEF!” I wondered,  ”Do any of the other matrix frequencies match up with any of the other letters of the alphabet – under the traditional Letter- Number Table?” As a matter of fact they do – in many cases as astonishingly as dolphins, whales, frequency 16 and letter “P” – and in others the match/correspondence is only partial. But there’s always some kind of relevant energy linked to the letter and it’s sound, even if it isn’t entirely from the matrix energetics equivalent!!  There are additional ones from Egyptian traditions and who knows where else; I’m still researching and playing with all of this, I’ve written some of it up in “Letter-Number Table Introduction” on the Header Menu Bar.

(The actual study of numbers was known by the ancient Babylonians and rediscovered by the Greek philosopher Pythagorus who lived between 582 and 507 B.C.  Supposedly from this, a mathematical Table (traditionally used by numerologists) has been developed linking the alphabet to numbers.)

The above being said as ‘background’ – I’ll return to my musings the morning after encountering a ‘whale-breath’ and a mysterious letter P in the middle of the night!  This experience really puzzled me  - how could I possess this deep connection to whales and yet not have a “P” in any of my names?  The next thought stopped me in my tracks – “Of course I have a “P-sound” in my name! – how could I forget?” (as explained in my second Blog – “The importance of sounding your own name. Part 1.”), the”B’s in my name can also sound almost exactly like “P’s,” and I had been sounding them daily like that for months….so my connection with whales has always been there, as a hidden sound in two Key letters of my name.

Those of you who are curious about the Matrix Energy Frequencies (and how to play with them and use them to your advantage) will find them on the last of the six CD’s included in the home study course by Richard Bartlett called “The Matrix Energetic Experience” obtainable on his website at www.matrixenergetics.com

Had just completed a ten-portrait, collage-painting of myself and my musician son Ricky and had titled the work:

“All is Illusion/Mother and Son Matrix Doodle”

Some weeks later while listening to a late-night talk show, they announced that their guest-speaker interview (later that night) was to be with Richard Bartlett, the founder of Matrix Energetics.  Curiosity instantly piqued because of my painting’s title and all my other art-doodles, I resolved to listen. Phew! It’s almost impossible to put into words the effect of that broadcast!!

Instantly checked out his website: www.matrixenergetics.com and was further fascinated and blasted out of my comfort zone.  Caught the bus into town next morning and bought the very last copy from Borders of Richard’s book: “MATRIX  ENERGETICS  The Science and Art of Transformation” (A Hands on Guide to Subtle Energy and Radical Change) by Richard Bartlett, D. C., N.D.  Of course I quickly ‘devoured’ it and wished I could attend one of his Friday evening, three-day weekend seminars – the next one scheduled for June 1st. in Seattle Washington.

Discussed it all with Cathy who lived in The Dalles which is up the Colombia Gorge East of Portland, Oregon – and who subsequently decided to drive up to Seattle with a friend and attend.   I was torn – it was the exact same date I’d already booked to go to a voice-seminar at the fabulous Breitenbush hot-springs resort in central Oregon!

To make a long story short, I cancelled with Breitenbush, took  the Friday flight from Eugene to Seattle and met up with Cathy and her friend at our hotel to attend my first amazing seminar with Richard, his talented crew and the matrix energy.

Later that year in early December found me again in Seattle for yet another amazing matrix seminar.  I can honestly say that my life has never been the same since and continues to change, expand and grow daily in wonder and joy – so yes, I am definitely an ‘enthusiast.’…….more later, as I gradually share how ‘playing’ with the “consciousness technology” of matrix, has changed (and is changing) my approach to the understanding and practice of sound and energy frequencies as they apply to personal names and the fundamental structure of names – the letters of the alphabet.

Of further Interest: In 2009, Richard Bartlett published his second mind altering book: “The Physics of MIRACLES Tapping into the Field of Consciousness Potential” obtainable on his website (see link above) along with his home-study course “The Matrix Energetics Experience.”

Many people have very long names on their birth certificates and will often use shortened versions or nick-names. However, the full frequency potential for the life is only contained in the original name, whether used or not.  This applies regardless of taking on married or spiritual names.  It is the Maiden or original birth-name that contains your potential, your problems and your power!   Sounding/singing your name letters releases your life-path.

Those with very long names would not need to sound all the different letters, but only what are called the key letters.

KEY LETTERS:-

The first letter of each name (the Lead letter)

The last letter of each name (the Aim letter)

The middle one (or two) letters of each name, called the  Challenge/Mastery depends on whether the individual names (comprising the full name) have an even or uneven number of letters in them…an uneven number of letters contains only ONE central Challenge/Mastery letter, whereas a name with an even number of letters has a central focus of  TWO letters.  Note: the central Letter (or Letters) always contains a Challenge that has to be Mastered…and then of course, you become a Master in the very thing that you avoided or felt defeated by!

EXAMPLE:-

JOSELYN  MADELINE  MOORE

J, M and M are the Lead letters in each of the names.

N, E and E are the Aim letters in each of the names.

EL are the Challenge/Mastery letters for JOSELYN.

EL (again) are the Challenge/Mastery letters for MADELINE.

O is the Challenge/Mastery letter for MOORE.

So for Joselyn you would sound J, EL and N.  For “Madeline” you would sound M, EL and E.  For “Moore” you would sound M, O and E.

Individual names with an equal number of letters with two central Challenge/Mastery letters (such as EL) can be sounded initially as a pair – e.g. “el, el, el, el, el,”…etc; then individually as E by itself – e.g. “eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee” or “eey,eey,eey” etc.  Then do the same with letter L.

Once in a while you can sound all the letters in an individual name just for fun or to experience the physical/energetic effect it has on you.

More detailed information on Name Analysis is to be found under “Analyzing Your Name.”

The wake-up call came when my beloved Persian cat Chloe, my companion of 17 years – died….and then my best friend Cathy also passed away a few short months later.  I was no longer ‘talking’ constantly to Chloe, or having almost daily long distance phone conversations with my dear friend Cathy.

Gradually my speaking voice diminished to a weak, pathetic croak. In desperation I began reading aloud; I read poetry and a fun book of Spoonerisms – but nothing helped.  Then I remembered the neglected sound frequency information for my own names:- the two “B’s,” (Letter B)  the two “R’s,” (Letter R) and the three “A’s” (Letter A) in Barbara.

It couldn’t hurt to practice my own written suggestions, so I began with the sound frequencies of “Barbara” – my Personality Name, just to see what would happen.  You realize of course that Barbara actually only has three different letters – B, A, and R.  There are instructions for sounding all of the letters of the alphabet under “Sounding Your Own Name“.  An additional idea for letter “B” is to utter an almost soundless but very deeply resonating “B” with almost closed lips; doing this resonated my throat, chest and the bones of my face.

And here’s that else I discovered about letter “B,” when you sound or speak “B” very rapidly – for instance: “beebeebeebeebeebeee,” it also sounds exactly like letter “P,” and visa-versa.  You might say their energies and meanings are ‘nested’ within each other.  And “B” and “P” (Letter P) are not the only letters that share or contain other letter sounds in names (more about that later).

The positive results of sounding my name were almost immediate and as long as I sounded these three letters (B/P, A and R from Barbara) in all possible ways as suggested in the “Sounding Your Own Name” link…..and created a few on the spot spontaneously for fun – my voice was restored to its natural strength and power.  I soon added the sounds of my Middle Name “Joy” and finally my Last Name “Weston.”  If I neglected to spend the first fifteen to twenty minutes of the morning in sounding my names, my voice reverted back for that day to being weak and raspy.

People with very long, complicated names need a different and modified approach….see next Post.