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Dear Friends,

Have you noticed too, there is a lot going on! Next Tuesday is a very
special day to meditate. I am sending the instructions for a very special
meditation. If you can get a group of eleven minimum together, this is the
best meditation for the event. If not, do your own personal meditation or
any other one that I have sent out in previous newsletters, especially the
one in Newsletter # 3. (nmb03@...)

Because of the occasion, this newsletter has also been sent to subscribers
to Kundalini Yoga and KY Training. My apologies for the inevitable
duplication that may occur - one click of your mouse will remove the
duplicates from your mailbox.

I will be sending out two more newsletters by the end of the year. One will
contain the meditation given by Yogi Bhajan to do New Year's eve from
11:30pm to 00:01am. No minimum required for this one, but it is a great
group healing meditation. The next issues will also discuss the energy,
gifts and challenges of Capricorn. If you are not a subscriber and wish to
receive these issues, please send mail to nmbeing-subscribe@onelist.com

Many blessings to all of you!!

Gururattan K. Khalsa "Rattana"

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NEW MILLENNIUM BEING

Newsletter No. 9, December 18, 1999


WINTER SOLSTICE-FULL MOON

DECEMBER 21, 1999


Greetings from Gururattan K. Khalsa, Ph.D. "Rattana"


A SPECIAL OCCASION

Tuesday December 21st is a very special day. It is a Full Moon in Cancer
and it is Winter Solstice. The Solstice, or the shortest day of the year,
coincides with the Sun crossing into Capricorn at 11:44pm Tuesday the 21st.
This moment of standstill for the Sun can be the most meditative and
peaceful of the whole year.

This is the Last Lunar event of the Millennium: This Winter Solstice
coincides with the Full Moon for the first time in 133 years! At this time,
the Earth is closest to the Sun, and the Moon is closest to the Earth.
Since the Full Moon on the Winter Solstice occurs in conjunction with a
lunar perigee (point in the moon's orbit that is closest to Earth), the moon
will appear about 14% larger than it does at apogee (the point in it's
elliptical orbit that is farthest from the Earth).

The Earth is also several million miles closer to the Sun, than in the
summer. Sunlight striking the moon is about 7% stronger. This makes it
brighter. The Moon of this Solstice will be the biggest and brightest we
have ever seen. It will seem like daylight during the nighttime hours.
AND it hasn't happened this way for 133 years!

Jupiter, the planet of good fortune and joy goes direct or forward in Aires
(sign of new beginnings and energy for personal initiatives) on December
20th. Energetically this translates into optimistic moods and vital energy
to move forward in our life adventures. You may feel that areas of your
life that seemed blocked for the last few months are now wide open for
support, expression and direct action. There is an expansive window of
opportunity to let go of the past and embrace our goals, intentions and Self
for the New Year and New Millennium.

The Moon is in Cancer, a perfect time to nurture yourself and your New
Year's goals and to share with others. The Sun in Capricorn gives us the
perseverance to do our part in realizing our dreams.

The Full Moon is about completions and letting go. When we let go of the
past, we can embrace the moment and let it illuminate our path for the
future. The five days from December 20 to December 24 represent a Portal or
doorway into the future. Meditation during this time can be both personally
powerful and beneficial to the Planet. These moments of stillness provide
us with an opportunity to expand our awareness, to anchor into our essential
Selves and to prepare to move into unknown territory.




TIME TO MEDITATE


Actually the Moon is full at 9:31am PST on the 22nd. So the calendar says
that the Full Moon is on the 22nd. However, for those living in the Western
Hemisphere, the energy of the Full Moon will be the most powerful in the
evening of Tuesday the 21st.

The energy is always more intense before the astrological event and
diminishes after the event. (Not New Moons) The energy is like a train
coming toward you before the Full Moon and like a train moving away from you
after the Full Moon. To get the maximum effect and energy, the meditation
should be done before the peak of the Full Moon. Winter Solstice is on
December 21st, so this works perfectly. A similar principle applies to the
Solstice. When the Earth changes direction, the energy emitted from the
light is more powerful than after the fact. Therefore, we should plan to
meditate before, rather than after.

The recommended meditation is The Tantric Healing Ring. This is a very
special meditation that is to be practiced only on the Full Moon, New Moon
and the 14th day of the New Moon, which is always just before the Full Moon.



TANTRIC HEALING RING MEDITATION


BENEFITS OF THE MEDITATION

The Tantric Healing Ring generates a tremendous healing energy which is
experienced by those participating and can be directed towards any
person --- a member of the circle, someone at a distance, or someone located
in the center of the circle.

Everyone can place someone who they wish to receive the healing energy in
the center of the circle. The intention is enough for them to get the
healing. Be sure to include Yogi Bhajan in the center of the circle in
gratitude for sharing Kundalini Yoga and this meditation with us and the
world. There is enough energy for everyone. Once the intention is set, let
it go and concentrate on the experience.

I suggest that everyone also state to the group their major goal and
intention for the New Year and place it in the circle for activation. You
may notice that you want other's goals. Everyone gets everyone else's
goals, if you choose! We are all one!

The participants focus their attention on the experience and let themselves
be filled with the sound, acutely listening to and tuning in to the call.
During this meditation one becomes aware that each person is a part of
oneself. It is truly a heart opening experience.


HOW TO DO THE MEDITATION

At least eleven persons are required to do this special meditation. Sit in
an unbroken circle. Use cushions or other props to position yourself in any
comfortable, cross-legged position that helps you keep a straight spine.
Hold hands with the left palm up to receive and the right palm down to give.

Once the circle is set and meditation has begun, no one should leave or join
the circle. Latecomers can sit outside the circle and participate in the
answer chants.

One person begins by sweetly and powerfully calling WAA HAY GUROO in a
monotone. WAA and HAY each have one beat, and GUROO has two beats. Once
this mantra has been called out, the other members of the circle answer with
WAAHAY GUROO, chanting as described above. The caller then says SAT NAAM
softly. Then the person sitting to the left of the caller becomes the next
caller, who then calls out Waahay Guroo. The group answers Waahay Guroo; the
caller says Sat Naam, and this continues clockwise around the circle.

Inhale as the mantra is being chanted by the caller and exhale as you chant
the mantra in response. This should be practiced for at least 11 minutes and
preferably for 31 minutes.

WAA HAY GURU means ecstacy. When we chant it, we claim our natural right to
be happy. SAT NAAM means to call upon the Truth.

This meditation is only to be done on the days of the full moon, the new
moon, and the eleventh day of the new moon. The minimum number of
participants is eleven people and the ring must not be broken for any
reason.

To change our lives, we must change our energy. This event and this
meditation give us a powerful opportunity to step into a new reality at this
auspicious moment of time.

Many blessings to all of you!

Gururattan Kaur "Rattana"

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