ANGEL NUMBERS - Joanne Sacred Scribes: Repeating Angel Numbers - 1's and 7's (117, 117,...

ANGEL NUMBERS - Joanne Sacred Scribes: Repeating Angel Numbers - 1's and 7's (117, 117,...: 1’s and 7’s indicates that you may experience good fortune which will lead to the manifestation of your heart’s desires. Your determination ...

Spiritual Perspectives-Myth and Magic of Unicorns.

Creative self-expression, R D Creative Ventures, it is who we are, and how we live. Creating videos is another way we allow our Artisan aspects come out. This is just one in a series of "perspectives" videos on our You Tube. 

Unicorns are loved and frequently seen as among th most wondrous of all mystical creatures. Unicorns are symbols of things hoped for but not yet seen. They embody symbolic representations of magic, miracles, purity, innocence and enchantment. I holds enchantment and very few have ever seen them and when such sightings occur they are said to bestow magic, miracles as they are light filled beings with pure hearts, capable of virtuous unconditionally loving deeds.

Within myth and folklore, it is said that their presence is experienced with the slight sound of tiny bells being shaken or similar to chimes rustling in gentle breezes. The bells and chimes represent the presence of the Divines as a high resonance spiritual essence with unlimited access to high frequency realms of spirit. If anyone kills these beautiful “Be-ings” it is believed that that it destroys the Unicorn’s Divine Incarnation

R D Creative Ventures

From my earliest recollections, whenever adults asked what I wanted to be and do with my life, my response was always, "I want to create things and help people." According to my parents, they had trouble with that, it was too abstract and not a true goal.

As it was then, it is now. It was a goal and one that I achieved. It is how I love and what I do whether there is an exchange of money. I create things and assist people in the field of health, wellness and dynamic healthy living. Hubs David Malloy and I worked together and were able to pool our talents. After we were married in 1991, we decided to co-create CRD Creative Ventures. I go by either given name Raia or Coralie and that combined with the "D" in David is who we are and what we do.

We offer a variety of personal development courses on and off line, we are writers, motivational facilitators and artisans. We re-purpose and re-use items and turn them into designs for home and yard. As earthling nature lovers following the old ways, we live simply, in a small rural community in south central Manitoba.

We have two websites, Fresh Beginnings~www.fresh-beginnings.com

The  website for one of the books I wrote, I've Been There~A Testimony of Hope: www.ibtbook.com. 

On the other artisan side of who we are and what we do here are a few creative expressions we have gathered from wanderlust foraging in nature and what we did with just a few of the gems we found. This is us, Raia and David R D Creative Ventures, we have many and love living our Boho Mojo Ventures and Adventures. 

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Spirit Sands in Manitoba, Canada...An enchanting, spiritual place_ Part 1

Hubs David and I have a love of the natural world and exploring paths less traveled. We forage and leave offerings when we find earthling treasures to turn into art.


Spirit Sands is located in the Spruce Provincial Park in Manitoba, Canada. The area is a place we go to and view it as among the many sacred spaces on the plant. When you explore this place with us on this video you will see an enchanting place that had its beginning more than 15,000 years ago.

The Assiniboine River, much larger than it is today, created an enormous delta as it brought glacial melt waters into ancient Lake Agassiz.. Of the original 6,500 square kilometers of delta sand, only four square kilometers remain open. The rest is now covered with a rich variety of plants and wildlife.

Wind-pattenrs sand, cacti and high temperatures make it tempting to call Spirit Sands a desert. Yet the moisture it receives of 300-500 millimeters per year is nearly twice the amount in a true desert region. This abundant rainfall supports plant and animal life and the plants colonize and cover the dunes and decreasing the open sand area.

For centuries people have come to see the special, enchanting feel of Spirit Sands and aboriginal people were among them. World renowned nature writer Ernest Thompson Seton walked the sand-hills and dunes in a desire to learn more about this rare and unusual part of Manitoba's natural legacy.

ORGANIC GARDENING

By RAIA  DARSEY-MALLOY

The fairest thing in nature, a flower…

still has its roots in earth and manure.

--D.H. LAURANCE

This is a previously published  article from my column Perspectives on Balanced Living in the Aquarian Newspaper. I view gardening and landscaping as another way to express creative and artistic self-expression.

I have been "thinking green" for most of my adult life.

I started gardening as a school project around the age of ten and have always grown my fruit, vegetables, annual and perennial plants without using harmful pesticides, herbicides or chemical fertilizers.

Organic gardening focuses on the health and feeding of the soil and companion planting. This way, the organic gardener can create a mini "eco-system" that will maintain a healthy balance. I have managed to do that in small and large ways – from growing plants within the limited space of an apartment balcony, to expansive gardens when my husband and I lived on an acreage.

Getting Started

When starting any garden it is important to think of the growing medium first. Always begin with the cleanest ground possible, meaning the least weeds. The cleaner it is from the beginning, the easier it will be to control future weeds. The only weed killer we've used is a recipe we found on the Internet: 4 cups vinegar, 1/4 cup salt and 2 tablespoons liquid detergent. This is good sprayed on pathways or on individual weeds. The most natural way to control weeds is by physically removing them and using preventative measures.

These tips will help you to eradicate most weeds:

Dig the entire plot, removing as many weeds and roots as possible.

Avoid putting the removed weeds (including perennials that you don't want growing unchecked) in the compost bin. They should be discarded because they will "multiply like weeds."

Another possibility is to put a tarp over an area early in the spring so that any emerging weeds become light deprived and die. Remove the tarp when you're ready to dig.

Remove any new weeds as soon as you see them.

Never let weeds flower.

Arrange plants in close enough proximity to allow room for growth, but not so far apart that weeds can take hold.

Mulching is an effective way to prevent weed growth. By blocking light, you kill them off before they have a chance to take hold.

Black plastic is by far the most effective method for preventing weeds. You can cover the entire area with plastic and cut slits where you will be planting, or place strips between established rows. The plastic will need to be anchored to prevent it blowing away. You can also place it under pathways before adding shale, gravel, stepping stones etc.

Paper can be used in the same way as plastic but it can be dug into the soil after harvesting.

Bark and crushed rock is well suited for use in ornamental gardens where plastic or paper would be unattractive.

Raked leaves and grass clippings are good mulch or they can be put in the compost pile.

When planting a new shrub or perennial in the spring or fall, it's good to add mulch around the root ball.

In the fall, you can add mulch around the base of overwintering plants for extra protection.

For those with smaller plots or who wish to try their hand at organic gardening in container pots, the importance of starting with proper soil cannot be overstated. Keep in mind that soils must contain sufficient plant nutrients but also retain air and moisture when packed into a pot. Read labels before purchasing if organic gardening is your goal. Worm compost, manure, peat, straw and shredded bark are all organic additions. For those who are adventurous and would like to make home-made potting soil I have included a couple of recipes. Ingredients are available at most major gardening outlets.

Recipe 1

1 part loam (roughly equal parts sand, silt and clay)

2 parts compost

1 part fine grade bark, leaves or peat moss

Recipe 2

4 parts topsoil

2 parts fine grade bark, leaves or peat moss

Plus for every 12 gallons of mixture, add 1 cup seaweed meal, 1/2 cup bone meal and 1/4 cup limestone.

Compost

By now most gardeners understand the importance of composting. This decayed vegetable matter is like "black gold" for nourishing the soil. It can be made in a compost heap, wood bin or commercially purchased container in a variety of sizes. Well-matured compost is dark brown, crumbly and pleasant to handle but even rougher compost is still useful. Grass clippings, comfrey, nettles and seaweed are great au naturel activators to get your compost "cooking." Also check garden outlets for compost worms to help with aeration.

Green Approach to Pest Problems

One of the most gentle approaches to keeping pests from your plants is to create barriers. Ordinary garden netting can keep birds, cats and dogs away from your prized plants. Barriers made from 1/2 inch mesh obstruct pests such as flea beetles, aphids, carrot and cabbage root flies. Cabbage root fly barriers can be made by fitting squares of carpet underlay closely around stems at ground level. Homemade bottle cloches can protect young plants from slugs or you can use sharp barriers such as rings of crushed egg shells. It is important to put any of these barriers up before the pests arrive. Otherwise you may actually make the problem worse by trapping them inside.

Or you can do as we do: plant fruit trees and provide water sources for birds which are natural predators even though some view them as pests in the garden. However, we have found that a healthy population of birds can help control insect pests including slugs and snails.

Although birds such as robins, starlings and blackbirds also feed on beneficial earthworms, when the soil is rich and aerated, there are enough worms for everybody! Our approach has been to provide fresh water where birds can drink and bathe either in birdbaths or from our water ponds that have circulating pumps. Birds are drawn to the sound of trickling water.

To encourage birds in our garden, we also have a variety of plants and shrubs with seed heads, berries, dense foliage cover and nest boxes under our eaves. Make sure those boxes are not in direct sunlight and are protected from wind, excessive heat and cold. Because we are bird lovers, we usually feed them in the winter as well.

It is important to bear in mind that birds do eat seeds and some fruit and flowers. To protect vulnerable plants use some sort of barrier or bird "scarer." Bush and cane fruit (blackberries) can be particular favorites and are best planted in a fruit cage.

Creating a safe habitat for bats is another wonderful way to attract them into your garden. They are a harmless mammal that eats many flying insect pests. If you build bat boxes, they will come, even though it may take a couple of years.

Pollinating butterflies are another important addition to the organic garden. However, the larvae of a few species, notably the large and small white butterflies (which become cabbage worms) are considered pests of the brassica family: cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, turnips, mustard and canola. However, we have found that even with this troublesome minority, we do all we can to encourage butterflies by choosing plants that are rich in nectar, such as the butterfly bush, woodruff, candytuft, scabious, marjoram and lavender. It is important to provide food plants for their caterpillar young. Both the red admiral and peacock larvae feed on nettles and milkweed.

To keep the mosquito population down, we change the bird bath water daily and remove all standing water. We have three rain barrels and the collected water is either used or stirred frequently to prevent the larvae turning into the biting little pests that they are. We also plant citronella in container pots close to where we sit and burn citronella candles in the evening.

Companion Planting

This concept of combining plants that either assist each other to grow well, repel insects and even repel other plants is not a new idea. It has fascinated people for centuries and is gaining new popularity as concerns for the environment continue to grow.

It is both the root secretions and the odours of individual and massed plantings that repel and attract. Be sure to consider how much time is needed for the process to be effective. For example, marigolds should be grown for at least one full season to help control nematodes (microscopic nuisances in the soil).

Speaking of nematodes, they are discouraged by soils rich in organic matter. Also take note that asparagus is a natural nematicide. It protects tomatoes grown nearby while the tomatoes, in turn, protect the asparagus from the asparagus beetle.

For further information, browse the Internet with key words like "organic gardening," "companion gardening" and "composting." The book Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening by Louise Riotte is another excellent source of inspiration.

Earth laughs in flowers.

--RALPH WALDO EMERSON

Earth My Body

"Earth My Body",
from the CD 'EARTH WATER AIR FIRE"
available at http://cdbaby.com/cd/earthwaterairfire

As Earthlings, Followers of the Old Ways, we love, honor and respect the gift of life on Earth. We feel the interconnection within all things and this video is a beautiful affirmation of the strength of all we are, earth our body, water our blood, air our breath and fire...our spirit.

Mother I Feel You

Mother I Feel You", 

from the CD 'EARTH WATER AIR FIRE" 

available at http://cdbaby.com/cd/earthwaterairfire

(the CD includes a booklet with words and chords to all the Chants)

Kaleidoscope visuals used by permission. For stunning hi res versions of these gorgeous moving mandalas visit http://hdcolors.com

MB GeoTour 27 – Spruce Woods Provincial Park, Spirit Sands 2012

The Spirit Sands are located in the Bald Head Hills, within Spruce Woods Provincial Park east of PTH 5 (13-8-14W1, NTS 62G11NW, NAD 83, Zone 14U, 479095E, 5501281N).

Summary

The Spirit Sands of Spruce Woods Provincial Park are a rare, but excellent example of wind-blown geological phenomena that is presently occurring on the upper surface of the Agassiz delta in south-central Manitoba. The ancient delta was deposited by the ancestral Assiniboine River in glacial Lake Agassiz at the end of the last ice age. The desert-like sand dunes are slowly being stabilized by plants thanks to sufficient precipitation and groundwater combined with relatively mild temperatures. More information on the Spirit Sands can be found at: https://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/pa....

This video shows the Bald Head Hills, or Carberry Sandhills, that are found along the Spirit Sands self-guiding trail within Spruce Woods Provincial Park in south-central Manitoba. An informative interpretative centre at the trail head, describing the features of the Spirit Sands; and numerous plaques describing aspects along the trail have been constructed by Parks Branch of Manitoba Conservation. A detailed map for Spruce Woods Provincial Park can be found at: https://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/pa....

The Recent hills developed as large windblown, or aeolian, dunes on an ancient delta that formed in glacial Lake Agassiz at the end of the Pleistocene (or end of the last ice age). The 6500 km2 Agassiz delta formed at the mouth of the former glacial Assiniboine River from sediment carried by the river as the continental ice sheet melted from North America. The sediment was derived from numerous tributaries that fed the glacial Assiniboine River, from as far west as the Rocky Mountains and as far north as Nunavut and Northwest Territories. The sediment that dropped out to form the delta in glacial Lake Agassiz was mainly fine to coarse sand and silt. Coarser rock particles, such as boulders and cobbles, were mainly deposited much further upstream, nearer to the Manitoba-Saskatchewan boundary, and even still farther to the west and north.

As the ice receded from North America, newly exposed outlets from glacial Lake Agassiz allowed drainage from the lake to change from southward into the Mississippi River, to eastward into Lake Superior, and finally northward into the Hayes and Nelson rivers. Accompanying this change in flow direction was a reduction of water levels in the lake, marked by a series of steps forming a succession of beach ridges that developed on the upper surface of the delta. Gradually, the delta became high and dry enough to allow the prevailing winds to move the sand and silt into large migrating sand dunes that form the Spirit Sands.

Over the past 200 years the climate has moderated from the previous Little Ice Age, with increasing moisture (averaging 300-400 mm) and relatively mild temperatures. This has allowed vegetation (aspen, oak and white spruce (the arboreal emblem of Manitoba) to gradually become more and more established, stabilizing much of the delta surface from wind-blown erosion. Now, only small portions of the original unstabilized (desert-like) surface of the delta remain, which can be seen in the Bald Head Hills, and at a few other localities.

The result of the relatively continuous movement of sand and silt particles can be seen in the video, where the trunks of fully developed trees have been buried by the migrating dunes. Also shown, is an example of the relentless wind that can catch the unwary by surprise, demonstrating that the “Spirits are at always at work”, when you least expect them.

Reference:
Huck, B. and Whiteway, D. 2015: In search of Canada’s Heartland; Heartland Associates Ltd.,
Winnipeg, 320 p.

MB GeoTour 30 – Pembina Valley Provincial Park 2012

embina Valley Provincial Park entrance sign (10-1-1-7W1, NTS 62G1SW, NAD 83, Zone 14U, 426680E, 5482385N).

Summary

The Pembina Rim and Boulder Creek trails within Pembina Valley Provincial Park are used to access outcrops along “Wozniak Creek”. Upper Cretaceous stratigraphy can be seen at a series of outcrops beginning within the Odanah Member of the Pierre Shale at the top of the section; and ending near the top of Morden Member of the Carlile Formation at the bottom, near the Pembina River.

The Wozniak family is gratefully acknowledged for donating the land that can now be enjoyed by the residents of and visitors to Manitoba.

This video shows some of the Upper Cretaceous geological features that can be seen, for 4.5 km, along the Pembina Rim and Boulder Creek hiking trails within Pembina Valley Provincial Park. The park is situated on land that was formerly owned by the Wozniak family that was donated to Nature Conservancy Canada.

The first stop is along the Pembina Rim Trail (please note that, in the video, Jim repeatedly calls it the Sunrise Trail), where the noncalcareous siliceous olive green Odanah Member outcrop is situated on the side of a valley wall of a smaller tributary into “Wozniak Creek”. Abundant weathered sub-concoidal shale fragments, some coated with dark reddish to purple manganese, can be seen. The next stop is along the Boulder Creek Trail, where buff chalky beds overlie the grey calcareous beds of the Boyne Member and overlie the black shale of the Morden Member on the north side of the valley wall of the creek. At the northeasten end of the outcrop, thin grey calcareous beds of the Boyne Member are interlayered with thin black noncalcareous beds of the Morden Member. The contact is transitional over several metres.

The video ends within a brief view of the Pembina River; and a tribute to the Woziak family who donated the land “in memory of the early pioneers who immigrated to Manitoba and developed the Province”.

Reference:
Bamburak, J.D. and Nicolas, M.P.B. 2013: Upper Cretaceous-Paleocene stratigraphy and mineral resources of southwestern Manitoba (parts of NTS 62F, G); Mineralogical Association of Canada-Geological Association of Canada, Joint Annual Meeting, Winnipeg, MB, May 22-24, 2013, Field Trip Guidebook FT-A4; Manitoba Innovation, Energy and Mines, Manitoba Geological Survey, Open File 2013-9, 42 p.
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Universal Spiritual Perspectives

Many who embark on spiritual paths are motivated in different ways. Some of us want to know the unknowable, others want to know themselves; still others want to know everything. Some people want transformations, others want miracles, or to relieve suffering and leave the world a better place.

There are a variety of spiritual teachings that reveal commonalities in everything from Wicca, Buddhism, Christianity, Paganism when people look for the common threads. Einstein pointed out that the spiritual paths of the future will transcend a personal God and avoid dogma and theology. He also believed they would cover the natural and spiritual and arise from the experience of all things within a meaningful unity rather than polarizing differences.

This video has images and teachings from diverse spiritual teachings that reveal some common truths and guidelines from a variety of sources.

Mother Earth Song

As one we walk this earth together
As one we sing to her our song
As one we love her
As one we heal her
Her heart beats with our own as one.

As one we join with her our mother
As one we feel her sacred song
As one we touch her
As one we heal her
Her heart beats with our own as one

Titel: As one - Artist : Denean (Native American) ♥

Celebrating 20 years of marriage at Grand Beach Manitoba

As life and business partners we enjoy spending time together and are best friends. We met on July 15, 1990 and were married on July 12, 1991. We named our channel CD Creative Ventures because we like to have fun and share adventures and at times misadventures and have had our fair share of both since we started sharing our soul path together. We shot this video at Grand Beach Manitoba in 2011. We love going there as it is a special place with a lot to do. During the swing scenes  Raia was sharing what she and David live by...that it is never too late to be great, that growing older is mandatory but growing up is not and you are only young once but can be a kid forever.

Spirit Sands in Manitoba, Canada...An enchanting, spiritual place_ Part 1

Part of our artsy earthling enjoyment is to create videos and slide shows of places and subjects of interest. As Earthling nature lovers this video is one of our happy places. Spirit Sands is located in the Spruce Provincial Park, in Manitoba, Canada. The area is a place we go to and view it as among the many sacred spaces on the plant. When you explore this place with us on this video you will see an enchanting place that had its beginning more than 15,000 years ago.

The Assiniboine River, much larger than it is today, created an enormous delta as it brought glacial melt waters into ancient Lake Agassiz.. Of the original 6,500 square kilometers of delta sand, only four square kilometers remain open. The rest is now covered with a rich variety of plants and wildlife.

Wind-patterns sand, cacti and high temperatures make it tempting to call Spirit Sands a desert. Yet the moisture it receives of 300-500 millimeters per year is nearly twice the amount in a true desert region. This abundant rainfall supports plant and animal life and the plants colonize and cover the dunes and decreasing the open sand area.

For centuries people have come to see the special, enchanting feel of Spirit Sands and aboriginal people were among them. World renowned nature writer Ernest Thompson Seton walked the sand-hills and dunes in a desire to learn more about this rare and unusual part of Manitoba's natural legacy.

Part Two: Spirits Sands in Spruce Woods Provincial Park in Manitoba, Can...

The second part of this video continues the exploration of Spirit Sands situated in Spruce Woods Provincial Park in Manitoba, Canada. Some of the trails and sloping dunes can be demanding. There is a mix of level stretches with some deep inclines. The "steepest" have stairs and platforms to help hikers and protect the fragile layers of vegetation and extremely fragile ecosystem.

There are designated hiking trails and access to Spirit Sands are restricted to walking and touring on covered wagons. We have always preferred to hike through this beautiful, enchanting sacred space. There is an ancient feel to the combination of rich vegetation and sweeping sand dunes. Spirit Sands is has mystical and mythical feel to it and we enjoy hiking there and soaking up the ambiance of this enchanting place.

Whenever we tell people we have dunes that resemble a desert in our Northern climate they are rather amazed. It is why we wanted to create Part One and Part Two of Spirit Sands so we could share this unusual part of Manitoba's history, mystery and legacy with others.

Hope you enjoy your tour...be sure to wear comfortable shoes and bring lots of water and a camera of course!

Warmest regards,
Raia and David
R D Creative Communications 

Earthling Life Lesson From a Childhood Butterfly Memory.

When I was in my early teens, I loved spending my time in nature and observing everything around me. Often I would go into the woods and just sit as still as I could.

Gradually, the birds, squirrels, and chipmunks would return busying themselves looking for food and on guard for any danger.
While sitting against a tree, I noticed a black shiny cocoon. I picked it up and studied it’s features and I decided to take it home with me. I placed it in my jacket pocket and when I got home I put it in a small jar. 

I checked on the cocoon daily. Emerging from the cocoon
One day, I noticed a small opening in the shell and I could see the insect inside peeking out the opening. Over a several hour period, the insect had struggled but had made little progress making its way through the opening.

I thought I should help the butterfly because it was having such a hard time. So I took out my pen-knife and gently made the opening larger, so the butterfly could easily leave the cocoon.
I felt full of pride having helped the butterfly.

The butterfly emerged unsteady on its legs, with a swollen body and small shriveled wings. I continued watching the insect, expecting it would transform miraculously into a butterfly. It did not! It crawled unsteadily around on the ground with its distorted body and small shriveled wings.

I couldn’t understand why it didn’t transform into a butterfly.
My grandfather was visiting that day and came out to see what I was doing. He looked and saw the cocoon and saw the insect crawling around on the workbench.

I asked him what he knew about butterflies, and I told him what I had done to help the butterfly. He looked at me and shook his head. He said that insect would never fly. He was destined to only be able to crawl on the ground.

Grandpa told me that in my kindness to help the butterfly, I had actually failed to understand that the cocoon actually transforms the crawling insect into a butterfly.

The small opening and the struggle to leave the cocoon forces fluid from the swollen body and into the wings so it can take flight upon leaving the cocoon.

Grandpa explained my intentions were good, trying to help a struggling creature, but he also explained:

Sometimes in life, struggle is exactly what is needed in our lives for personal growth.