Ndoki Malo

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For those who look at the many serious calamities that are now occurring upon our Mother Earth, with eyes unblinded by denial, agendas, or confusion, there is no other word to utilize to describe what is occurring: Ndoki Malo.  As we continue to watch with horror, anger, and profound concern the losing struggle to contain the Fukushima nuclear disaster, we witness an Ndoki who has gotten completely out of the control of its "handlers".  Something has been 'created' that cannot be contained.  Not even the most powerful 121,000 brujos (witchdoctors) could bring this under control.  It is a horrific case of an Ndoki running wild and ultimately ingesting those that created it. 

Radioactive materials have, since beyond Ancient Times, been contained by our Mother Earth, and at a certain point Mother Earth's climates, weather patterns and the delicate balance of many Spirits (elements) allowed plants, animals and humans to thrive.  This delicate balance of Spirits allowed a continual renewal to occur upon Mother Earth's surface as generation followed generation.  Although humans did come to mine out iron, copper and other valuable metals and minerals, which in turn came to be abused, misused and became environmental hazards to all plants, animals and people, this went to a totally different level when a small number of extremely psychopathic and arrogant individuals removed deadly radioactive substances from the internal organs of Mother Earth, had the short sighted greed to refine them and utilize them to destroy other human beings and ecosystems, as well as to generate vast amounts of energy that just contributed to speeding up the ability of people to develop more pollution and toxicity.  This was termed "progression", however at a cost to all the Earth and her many people (plants, animals and humans).  The removal of these extremely powerful Spirits (Uranium, Plutonium, etc) from Mother Earth, by people who were and continue to be ignorant of higher Spiritual Principles, led to the releasing of an Ndoki Malo upon the Earth, as never seen before by any of us.  

As Brujos understand, Ndoki Malo is not easily controlled and will, eventually  consume the one who released it, but sometimes not before consuming innocent family members first.  With this understanding and principle in mind, we must look honestly at this nuclear catastrophy and the Spiritual implications as well as the accumulating health implications.  The desire for power over superseded common sense and natural senses of self-preservation, and this desire, greed and arrogance continues unchecked in spite of all evidence  that this obsession with power over will lead to total annihilation, not only of those culpable for the many abuses of power over but for all those innocent people who are powerless at the whim of these maniacs.  There is nothing "natural" about this disaster, and nothing "natural" about consciously removing these highly destructive elements from the depths of Mother Earth and thinking that they will ultimately be controlled.  

Although this arrogance believes that it "creates and destroys" in fact it is only Misterio that creates and destroys, and this is a case where a Spirit has been released that is not stoppable, not controllable and its self-designated "handlers" cannot even tell themselves the horrible truth about what has occurred.   They continue to attempt to contain water in a basket, the water now being the ocean water, the basket being a broken nuclear power plant, whose ultimate meltdown is occurring and was obviously going to occur from the first viewing of the exploded power plant.  Broken walls cannot possibly contain water.

Odu speaks of the chirp of the death beetle who sounds its chirp when death is near.  When we think back to just last year we saw the rupturing of one of Mother Earth's blood vessels, and unimaginable gallons spilling into the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico day after day, week after week and even month after month.  Chemicals were sprayed into the Gulf which effectively made the oil invisible, and unfortunately it seems these days, what is out of sight, is out of mind.   The effective chirping of the death beetle was silenced, ignored and business continued as usual.  Less than a year later, another disaster associated with the ABUSE OF POWER, or POWER OVER and with the OCEAN, has occurred and this time the death beetle chirped again, loudly, and for those of us who live at a distance from this death zone, this death beetle's chirping has alerted us to prepare for what may well escalate to a worse case scenario of nuclear fallout in our wind, rains, soils, plants, animals, children, elders, and ourselves for decades, centuries even, to come.  For those who live in close proximity there was no warning as Kalunga came ashore, powered by the shaking of Tiembla Tierra within her depths.  She came ashore with an evident rage, destroying, with her face of fury, with her energy of destruction, reminding us all that she is more powerful than us, and she broke the man made structure that was containing this Ndoki, and out that Ndoki is spewing, pooling and puddling, leaking and gassing out, already spreading globally.

In our divination about this disaster, several important points have come forth.

Those that perpetrated this crime against humanity (past and present) are operating under a false sense of superiority, entitlement, and authority which, Spiritually they completely lack.  They are operating "without licensia" and attempting to "play god and king", wrapped up in an ultra-hatred for Nsambi (Great Mystery).  

In a sense it is an entrapment created by those who appointed themselves writers of laws (rules and regulations).  The regulators of this industry in particular have created a trap that now entraps us all, including them.  It is irrelevant what weapons they possess, because in this situation those weapons are useless.  These people made themselves the "authority (king)" without the spiritual recognition of Nsambia and the Mpungos.  These are the same people with the same consciousness who massacred the true authorities upon the Earth (Indigenous Traditions and Indigenous Ancestors).  These self-appointed rulers, authorities, regulators, (psychopaths) have, without a doubt, a massive spiritual void within themselves which is slowly consuming them like a cancer and has been for thousands of years.

The Misterio who lives at the very depths of the Ocean is who has  awakened at this time and has triggered this disaster, this is a Misterio known only to the Misterios of Life itself, but we know that it does not tolerate arrogance, especially the arrogance that pretends to be more powerful than Earth and her Cosmic Womb and the Mpungos of Creation themselves!  

The  spiritual void of these "few" and an obsessive greed to fill this void with power over, is robbing the Earth of clean, healthy food, clean water, and most importantly of the natural blessings that are upon her.  It is important to remember that the nuclear disaster is a culmination of many abusive behaviors from the creation of GMOs in the food supply, factory farming, industrial waste thrown into soil, rivers, air, and ocean, weapons of mass pollution, mining, and so much more.  We cannot see it in isolation from everything else, and we must see its spewing as the ramification of this behavior, as this disaster was inevitable, it was going to happen somewhere sooner or later.  

We all come from the Oceans, our bodies still reflect the balance of the salts and minerals of the Oceans.  The Oceans have given us life, and are the sources of great richness and nutrition upon the Earth.  It is an interesting point that plants, such as seaweed from the ocean can actually help us to overcome radiation exposure.  Nonetheless we cannot lose sight of the fact that the Ocean came upon the Land, and lanced open this "boil, infection, abscess" which is now erupting.  And we know that the Ocean comes to destroy within the process of renewal but we do not know if we will be present for the renewal process that follows the destruction.  This Earth took billions of years in her evolution to be able to support life, and then millions more to be able to support this human experience which is so full of natural ache (blessings) which have been so abused, misused, and exploited.   In only the last 500 years so much destruction of our Mother has taken place that she is virtually unrecognizable.  The Earth herself cannot be destroyed but our human experience can.  We need to understand that this is an unforgivable crime that is taking place.  As spiritual beings having a human experience, there is a line that cannot be crossed, when you are activating and awakening an Ndoki that you have no knowledge and control of how to stop it.  That line has been crossed, irreversibly.  There is no return.

This disaster is also pointing to generations  of neglect of the Ancestors and Indigenous traditions.  We need to remember that these self-appointed authorities have been caught red handed in terms of stealing Spiritual Traditions (Stolen Legacy).  However they failed to understand the legacy they stole, and so it has lead to this.  Rather than honestly admitting that they have lost control, the hypocrisy and double-talk continues, as they seem suicidal in their obsession to continue the abusive behavior right up to the very end. The blood that they drink is the blood that will consume them.  The Medicine that they stole from our Indigenous Traditions will consume them.  They are masters of hiding but have run out of hiding places.    No one can hide from nuclear fall out.  

They have built their underground cities to hide in, forgetting that people cannot hide from the Sun.  People get sick, diseased and die when removed from the Sun.  We remember that the Taino in the  Myth had to leave out of the Cave to continue evolution.  There is no going back underground.  This is an extreme form of denial, and a tremendous waste of resources.

One foot stands in the house, the other in the grave.  This is a very serious situation that is at the threshold of life and death.  Choices are critical for us all, collectively and individually.  This is not a situation to be complacent and feel that one is okay because one is at a distance, for this is and will affect us globally.  Illness will, without a doubt, come from this, especially to those who are unprepared and already in a weakened state of mind, body and Spirit.   The weakened immune system is especially vulnerable.  Take precautionary measures to optimize ones health and immune system.  Do the research beyond the idiot box as to what are the best foods, minerals, and supplements to take for protection against radiation.  Above all else turn to Ancestors for strength, wisdom and protection, and for those of us who have Nkisi, it is time to strengthen our practices.  

Simbi Sambi

Uphold that which Holds You Up!

RAVEN

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Raven has made himself known very strongly at the Land, first attracting our attention on a day when we were working within the Munanso, as a group of crows were trying to get Raven to move away.  His call was distinctive.  Again he returned several days later when we were putting up our solar array (which in itself was very significant).  Raven is a deeply and powerfully spiritual bird.  

Ravens are highly intelligent birds with larger than average brains, the ability to invent techniques to allow them to thrive, such as dropping stones on predators who are trying to steal their young.  Raven brings to attention several important points.  They store away nourishment and will go to great extents to hide their store carefully from other Ravens.  They generally mate for life and the mates will fiercely defend their territory.  The adults have no predators.  

The Raven appeared here at at time when the Ravens are laying their eggs, initiating the process bringing forth the next generation. And since Raven is very rare for this area we were very grateful to have this beautiful bird appear, especially with its connections to the Brujo/ Bohitu.  Raven is bringing several messages forth, here.  One is to be prepared in terms of nourishment.  The Raven will eat almost anything which allows him to adapt to many different situations.  Similarly we must also think ahead and strengthen our movements to be self-sustainable in terms of food and water.  Coming at a time when we are witnessing a nuclear crisis which continues day to day, Ravens message also carries messages of being prepared to eat those foods that are not necessarily usual for us in order to strengthen our bodies to be able to detoxify from the higher toxicity and radiation levels that ultimately will be spread world wide on the winds.  

Raven is also Creative and is associated with many creative energies, and the power of Creation itself.  Raven finds solutions and does not waste time with the often celebrated "trial and error".  Raven Observes, Raven Divines, and Raven finds the Solution.  Raven is bringing the message to us that we need to fully embrace our Creative Resources and put them into action without using the excuse of "trial and error" to waste countless hours on dead ends.  Raven is telling us to use our Energies (Mental, Physical, Emotional and Spiritual) more wisely and more productively.  

Raven looks into the world of the Dead and the world of the Living.    Raven is found all over the World.  When we look at Raven's migrations to this continent we find some very interesting points.  The Chihuahuan Raven came over here 2 million years ago and developed in isolation from what is called the Common Raven who perhaps arrived here with the supposed human migration over the Berring Strait Land Bridge.  The issue of human migrations to this continent are very controversial, and until all the evidence is put on the table without the agendas, it will continue to be controversial and manipulated.  What is interesting is that Raven migrated here, perhaps alongside People, but that there were 2 "waves" of Ravens arrival, the earlier wave migrated South, the later wave migrated North.  Raven not only looks into the world of the Dead, but Raven has been a witness to the lives of the Dead, and holds the secrets of the Dead.  

With Raven's connections to Creation, Raven is connected to the Sun.  The second time we saw Raven at the Land was the day we were putting our solar panels up.  We had been discussing the nuclear meltdown that is going on and the insanity of the ongoing behavior of denial and recklessness that continues, despite disaster after disaster (oil spill and nuclear crisis being only two) that is clearly saying STOP.  We were putting up our little solar panels that really are very small but will give us virtually all the electrical power that we need, and noting that a profound transformation is necessary globally, and also admiring the small amount of space necessary to be able to collect the Rays from the Sun to power our home.   Our panels signify to us the need for us to adapt our behaviors (which we will need to do as we come to have to treat energy with more respect and eliminate any energy "leaks"), and Raven came reflecting that message.  

The Energies of this Year

Many years ago, I remember many conversations that we had in Maisiti Yukayeke Taino regarding the "EARTH CHANGES" that we knew were coming and the NEED for preparation- physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.  Years have passed and we find ourselves within the midst of these EARTH CHANGES.  


Many people are emphasizing the significance of 2012, and what is coming during this year of prophetic importance, and I always say, you cannot get to 2012, before moving through 2011 as it is the energies of 2011 which lead us into 2012.  


In our Munanso through our Divination of the Year back in the beginning of the Yearly Cycle, we know that this is a year that marks a very significant CHOICE or series of choices  that will guides us towards progression or towards disaster.  The Divination tells us the ENERGIES that we will be moving within as a Munanso, but also within the world that we can touch, see and hear.  As the year progresses we realize the physical manifestations of these Energies, which give us greater insight into the messages of the Divination.


It is with great alarm and heart-ache that we witness the particular manifestation of the story of Divination within what is going on in Japan and the global threat that is developing with alarming speed with a nuclear plant near total meltdown, sending its poison into the world wide winds.  Our Munanso's Divination spoke in general terms of a highly heated energy that becomes so volatile that it overflows its boundaries, spills and pools.  This dangerous image reflects in what we now see in front of us.  


Looking in more deeply to the Energies, we know that this year and the events that are occurring worldwide, are fast propelling us into a crossroads where we individually and more importantly collectively must make critical choices, especially the most critical choice- to return to a loving and holistic relationship with our Mother Earth.  As horrifying as current evens are, we are being given a clear warning, and although that warning may be only moments away from the oncoming calamity, it does allow us a chance to prepare.  As unexpected as Tsunamis are, there is a subtle shift in the Ocean moments before, allowing those who are sensitive and know what to look for, precious moments to escape calamity.  


As we stand right within these energies of changes and choices, volatility, danger, and transitions, we know that a world is dying and a world is being born.  Our Mother Earth herself is responding to the extraordinary level of toxicity generated by human beings, and every cause has an effect.  The non-sustainable burns itself out or sets itself on a crash course to disaster and disintegration.  Our time to Reconcile with Our Mother Earth is now, and our moments of preparation are just that much shorter.  For those who choose to bury their heads in the sand and live in the denial of these Earth Changes, time does not alter its movement, no more than a Tsunami flows around someone in denial because they are not mentally prepared to deal with its reality.


This a year of "now or never", and not a time to say, "oh I will get to that later", it is a time to look honestly and deeply at every aspect of one's life and surroundings with courage.  At this time upon the Earth, a majority of crises are related closely to ENERGY- OIL, NUCLEAR, COAL, closely related to POWER.  In this world in which societies have become obsessed with power-over, a power crisis has developed.  Since this whole global society is built upon the dependency on these toxic power sources, the whole global society is in a POWER CRISIS or ENERGY CRISIS, that promises only to get worse.  Our Indigenous Traditions knew and continue to know that the only True Power is Power Within.  This is at the Heart of the Choice in front of us all- GLOBALLY.


Let us not forget those courageous people who at this very moment are sacrificing their life to approach the deadly nuclear plant and desperately trying to contain this poison to protect us globally, much like during the meltdown at Chernobyl and those who literally committed sacrificial suicide to try to contain the radiation, and who died from radiation sickness because of it.  Today others are making that deadly choice and their sacrifice must not be in vain, and we cannot close our hearts to the violence that these abuses of power over have brought to our Sacred Mother Earth.  

SERIOUS CHANGES, ALERT!

There are serious changes underway in our World, we are beyond if or when the Earth Changes come upon us, we are in the midst of these Earth Changes.  Do not think that what is going on in Japan affects only the Japanese, this is the 11th hour wake up call to us all, or the death beetle that chirps when when Death is near.  Pay attention to the smallest noises.  Common Sense is of the essence, because we cannot depend on global authorities/ maniacs to give us the truth about what is going on.

Building the Solar Barn- A Reality Manifesting....

Energy and Power is essential within this experience and we are finding that there is a global explosion going on over the resources of energy and power.  Mountains are being ripped up in the Appalacian Mountains to mine coal that supplies approximately half the electricity in this area, huge resources are being diverted for nuclear power which still has no plan of action for dealing with its toxic waste and byproducts, fracking is destroying water systems in upstate NY to supply gas, and it seems that most people have forgotten already of the ongoing devastation caused by the oil spill in the Gulf, not to mention wars devastating lives over the resource of oil.  

At this time the best resource available to those who need electricity but who want to have the lowest negative impact on Mother Earth, is the photovoltaic system or wind turbines.  They do use components made from metals, plastics and other resources, however once made they harness the energy from the Sun or Wind- TWO POWERFUL MISTERIOS- to generate electricity!  We have chosen to use the Photovoltaic system to collect energy from the Misterio of the Sun to generate electricity for our home and workshop.  

It all begins with design, and we have designed the home itself to use very little electricity, with many carefully selected choices that involve much research and consideration.  Once the home is designed to be as efficient as possible, the PV system is selected and we have selected  a system that is a 2205 Watt system complete with a 16 battery bank made of deep cycle 6 V batteries for energy storage for nights and cloudy/ stormy days.  

Here we are building the "solar barn" which will have the solar panels on the roof and batteries and inverter and other components inside.  It also has room for a generator and also a garden workshop.

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Since we had a large amount of grading and tree stumps to take out we rented a backhoe to handle this part.  Since we needed to create an open space so that the panels would get direct sunlight all day, we had to cut down a number of trees, which all are being used and which have also been replaced with hundreds of native trees which we have planted all around the land, and will continue to plant.

Here careful measuring is needed to get the barn foundation square.  We used concrete piers sunken in the ground to secure the barn.  We designed the solar barn ourselves as it required a very precise orientation towards the Sun and required a precise and unusual roof angle.  The snow delayed us a little as we needed to shovel it out of our way.

Anani is involved with every aspect, even if just observing at times, as she learns first hand the amount of work it takes to set up a system that can generate electricity.  This way she will always respect the energy for the house and learn to be as conscious as possible in terms of not wasting energy.  This is a hands on aspect of her "Earth Schooling" which will continue to give her many lessons as over the years we dig deeper and deeper into the system, understanding the mechanical, electrical and chemical laws and reactions taking place.  As Nganguleros (Bohitus) we also look deeply at the system in terms of Misterios and what Mysteries are present right within the system.

Here the foundation is laid out, again Anani is involved and learning in a natural unforced way about physical laws, mechanics, design, and also how to overcome adversities and unexpected events.

Looking down from the house loft window the floor of the barn can be seen.  Its dimensions are 28 feet long by 7 feet wide.

Since we are siding the barn with a board and batten siding we are building it in a timber frame style.  On side is 5 feet tall, the other is 10.5 feet tall this gives us a roof angle of 38 degrees perfect of the average angle needed to keep the panels roughly perpendicular to the Sun's rays year round.  

Rafters (2"x6") are set from the high roof down to the low roof giving a generous overhang on the lower side.  The upper side will have a second roof extending downward over a porch that runs the length of the barn.  

We are using metal roofing that comes in 2 foot wide sheets.  We chose metal roofing because metal roofing lasts many, many years, much longer than asphalt shingles and since our solar panels are good for at least 25 years we do not want a roofing that would require us to change it after 20 years or so.  This metal roofing will last years and can also be re-purposed/ reused if we every choose to redesign the solar barn.  

We begin to frame up the walls, framing where windows and doors will go.  Since the board and batten siding adds structural strength we do not need to use the typical house framing technique and can use less studs.

From the south side (true south which is significantly different from magnetic south), the roof is almost complete and the boards are starting to go up.

From the north side, you can see Kao putting up the boards, she has been working for a couple days on all the boards after carefully designing the windows for the garden workshop side of the barn.  Vents will go up high on the battery room to vent out any dangerous gasses.

The battery room gets insulation because batteries don't like to get too cold (it shortens their life).  We are not very happy with this type of insulation but the natural insulation we used in our house is much more expensive and our budget simply could not stretch for that.  No one is going to be sleeping in this barn so we came to an agreement to use the foam board.  The far left side is going to be a very well vented area for our generator that is back up for the PV system if we have too many grey days or if we have a need for additional power.  It is our goal to minimize the use of this generator!

Kao is up on the roof putting up the solar mounting racks which are lag screwed through the metal roof into wood bracing below.  The solar panels will be bolted onto the mounts.  The mounting racks must be set at precise measurements and there is no room for error.

The windows in the garden workshop part of the barn are windows we salvaged from the hay auction.  They are nice double glazed windows that allow a lot of light into the garden workshop.

Using multiple ladders makes it a little easier to move around on the roof.  You can see the solar mounts lined up in parallel to each other.  

We have 9 solar panels of 245 Watts each.  They are big but relatively light.  The little thin cells are the parts that capture the Sun's energy and turn it into DC electricity.  Later we will show the various components that will turn the DC electricity into AC electricity that can be used by lights and appliances in the home.

With the ongoing depletion of our Mother Earth's resources, it is essential to find alternate ways to provide the electricity and power that has become "normal" for us.  Early on in the process we were given a very good piece of advice which was to first reduce our electrical needs to about 10% of their current use.  This is possible through choices of appliances and design choices, as well as being more respectful and mindful of turning off lights when not needed.  Having a PV system requires a great deal of initial effort to set it up and an ongoing monitoring of the system, especially the batteries.  It requires one become acutely aware of ones electrical consumption and the source of one's energy (Sun).  

Bateys in the Late Winter

After the snow has finally melted, we can see a slow green returning to the Bateys as grass begins to sprout after its winter dormancy.  Although the weather continues to be cold, the grass and the trees are responding to the increase in daylight and a haze is seen around the trees which is the buds that are growing that will become flowers and leaves.  As we move into Spring the buds will create a muted reflection of the colors of the Fall leaves, before they become the bright green leaves of the summer.  In this transformation we realize that the beginning of a cycle often foreshadows or reflects the eventual culmination of that cycle, although the cycle moves through a phase that looks completely different from its beginning or end.  We can also say that the Fall leaf colors predict or reflect the bud colors of Spring.  

At this time on the Land we are busy organizing and preparing for Spring, for when Spring does arrive there is an acceleration of energy that requires great activity in order to stay centered and productive within it.

Inriri (Woodpecker)

  

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Our largest woodpecker is this Pileated Woodpecker or commonly also called the King Woodpecker, who has a striking black and white body with a bright red crown.  We watched as he wound his way up the tree pecking for bugs in the tree by the river.  

His powerful beak drills into the tree, taping out various rhythms which echo around the forest.  He is a large bird, much bigger than the more common flickers, and his flight style is the typical flying-coasting wave style common to woodpeckers and very different from most birds.   

Inriri (woodpecker) shows up in many Indigenous Stories and is also in Taino Myths, coming with the energy, spirit and ability to transform one thing into another.  Inriri pecks deep into the tree, piercing through different layers to find what is hidden beneath them.  Simultaneously he is also marking his territory, as he is a territorial bird.  

Inriri is not seen in flocks unlike other birds, and has an energy of independence and self-sufficiency.  Inriri holds the ability for us to be able to not go down the "easiest or typical" path but to approach problems or situations from a creative or unusual perspective.  Inriri also holds the energy of being able to dig below the surface to uncover what is really underneath, be it something nourishing or something rotten.

Iniri is a very important Ceremonial bird and we always pay attention when we see him or her, especially this particular species. Called the Earth's drummer, his drumming resembles in particular Taino Mayowakan which is a totally wooden drum (no skin).  

Inriri spends most of the time in trees and climbs the tree, at times being upside down.  He winds around the tree in a upward spiral, and then flies off to another tree.