BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society

Subject: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: katlaughing
Date: 22 Nov 99 - 08:18 PM

Snowed off the roads, here I sit, waiting for the morn to come with clear roads. In the meantime, I'd meant to start this earlier and forgot until Micca left a reminder in the Sally's better II thread.

I know we all rally round when one of us is in need, but I thought the other day, how nice it might be for some who do not want to go public or for whatever reason, if there were any or all of us who would like to be contact people for a healing circle? I know there are a few of us, in different inner circles of Cats who do this informally.

It just seems to me, we have a lot of healers on here, with music and other abilities and some who have a lot of experience, with the time needed to lend aid when requested. So I guess what I am trying to say is: how about a list of phoaks who wouldn't mind being contacted personally and/or privately for healing energy or whatever is needed, who can in turn notify others on the list who have some time to devote to specific requests? If people were interested, we could even agree to a specific time, each day, when we could concentrate together, on the list of people needing help, even if only for five minutes; a kind of group visualisation/prayer/meditation.

I think it is wonderful and fine that we do this already in the threads and I wouldn't want to limit that in anyway. I would see this as an added bennie for those who want it or those who do not want to have a thread for whatever they want help on.

In addition, I would like to see this thread add to the Music Therapy threads which expressed so profoundly the experiences of those of you who have healed with music, particularly our own Night Owl, who is back on with us now. YEA!!!

Does any of this make any sense? Thanks, luvyaKat

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Áine
Date: 22 Nov 99 - 08:26 PM

I think this is a wonderful idea, dear Kat! No one can say your sittin' on YOUR laurels while the snow blows . . . well, maybe 'Spaw, but we all know how he is.

Count me in on the circle -- the secret is, don't ya know, that the good energy you send out only comes back to ya -- I call that a great incentive (just in case somebody might need one) *BG*

You're a wonder *woman* -- Áine

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 22 Nov 99 - 09:01 PM

Mama Sage Walker I would be more than happy to help in anyway I can.
It is a very loving thought and a good idea.

Bonnie

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 22 Nov 99 - 09:01 PM

Or is that Sage Waker?

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: katlaughing
Date: 22 Nov 99 - 09:05 PM

Cute, BBonnieLass! No spaces, please, just SageWalker.:-)

AineDarlin' and BonnieLass, thank you. We'll think this through and see how it lines up.

luvyaKat

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: bseed(charleskratz)
Date: 22 Nov 99 - 09:17 PM

Ya know you can count on my half a watt transmitter, Kat.

One half watt can't cure sickness and despair,
Two half watts can't cure sickness and despair,
But if one and two and fifty make a million,
We'll find a cure some day,
We'll find a cure some day.

Or how about

One half-wit can't find the way to peace
Two half-wits can't find the way to peace,
But if Seed and Spaw and Mudcat make a million,
We'll see that day come round,
We'll see that day come round.

--seed

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 22 Nov 99 - 10:02 PM

Charles did you ever hear the one about this Mother watching her little boy pick up fresh clams that had washed upon the shore throwing as many as he could back into the lake. Him mom says to him "what are you doing, you can't save them all". The boy proceeds to throw one more clam back into the lake, looks up at his mom, smiles and says, well I guess I made a differents for that one.

Banjo Bonnie

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: katlaughing
Date: 22 Nov 99 - 11:24 PM

Nothern Sun Merchandising, my favourite bumper sticker/t-short company, has the whole story ona beautiful poster, only it was a starfish. Good story, Bonnielass.

kat

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: alison
Date: 22 Nov 99 - 11:29 PM

good idea Kat, but from the title I saw "musical society" and came in to audition for the female lead in Brigadoon.. *grin*

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 01:08 AM

Sure, Katlaf, I've got some positive waves stored up!

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From:
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 02:06 AM

A real fact is better than a semi full of bullshit- Click to read some useful and funny stuff

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 03:25 AM

Ah yes, but if laughter is the best medicine then give me a weeks worth of bullshit any day, facts are like big pills, hard to swallow without something to sugar coat it.

OOh I feel a song coming on..... all together now.....

Just a spoonful of sugar helps.......

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Llanfair
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 04:06 AM

I have no healing powers, but I am good at listening, especially to people who are slow, or have speech problems. (Not evident in mudcatters so far) If I can help, let me know. Hwyl, Bron.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Allan C.
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 07:40 AM

I'm not sure I could participate in the healing circle in terms of gathering at a certain time - after all, I am an early morning person :-) But I am a good listener and am willing to do so almost anytime I am online. My email is [e-mail] and my ICQ is #30294692 or put a message in the Mudcat pernsonal message feature.

Allan

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Vixen
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 08:19 AM

I don't know much about any of this arcane and abstruse healing stuff. I do my little bit of what I think is good and hope I do no harm. Anybody who wants my help is welcome to it. I'm pretty good at coming up with strategies to help people create order out of chaos. (I know this because half-a-dozen career assessments can't be all wrong...)

I think a mudcat healing circle is a great idea, though.

V

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Patrish(inactive)
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 08:50 AM

This is perhaps very selfish of me, but if you can send out some positive vibes to me I would appreciate it. The reason being that there is a nasty virus here in Yorkshire I think I've got it. I feel dreadful and have a very very important meeting tomorrow. There is no way I cannot come to work tomorrow and leave my colleague in the "shit" The problem is I cannot concentrate I feel achy all over, very hot and miserable. This meeting is the first one that I have had joint responsibilty for. I just don't know what I am going to do. I am a great believer in positive thought, I will do my best to help myself, but would like some back up.

kindest regards

Patrish(snooty nose, wheesy chest and so, so, sorry for herself)

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: MMario
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 08:54 AM

Positive thoughts being beamed back five hours from the US East coast....

I find the MudCat to be a healing place, period.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 09:32 AM

MMario, I couldn't agree with you more. I would like to call this place Mudcat Centre for Wellbeing.
Sending you my fondest regards,
Polly Anna

Patrish, go look in your cyberspace message box, I have a present for you.

Banjo Bonnie secretary to Polly Anna

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 10:02 AM

When I think of being a 'Healer', I think of being a human being who has got their priorities straight. Kindness, compassion and caring of other human beings. To me this is the most important endeavor any human being could understake.

Caring Mudcatters; people connnecting their minds with an open heart, thinking loving thoughts in genuine concern to help heal the wounded.

Banjo Bonnie

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Uilleand
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 11:07 AM

Count me in, kat. Specific times are great to pool the energy.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Night Owl
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 11:19 AM

Mudcats IS a healing place.....just IS! Having said that...great idea kat, ( and thanks for the welcome back)..still think "Hanging on by a 'thread'" is a great idea for a title.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Little Neophyte
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 11:36 AM

Excellent Thread title Night Owl

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Micca
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 12:10 PM

I'm in and for those of you above eho say"I am not a healer" or "I just do my bit for the General wellbeing" I ask you what can be more healing than that. We you see something or go somewhere or think of something special that makes you feel alive and in contact with the earth/ life/God(what ever you percieve Him or Her to be) or anything that raises your awareness. Just focus/think it towards the purpose(ie Sally) and thats all. At best it will help at the very worst you may feel a little foolish for "thinking into the void" but you will feel better for having contributed, it may not be clear to you what, but you have. "In a forest fire every raindrop that falls feels like you but still the fire is quenched by their collective power."

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Neil Lowe
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 12:17 PM

You could add me to the esteemed company of Llanfair and Allan C. [e-mail]....but please be sure to put something about the Mudcat in the subject line.....I get lots of junk mail that I delete automatically, having been deceived once too often by innocuous subject lines such as: "Did you try to call last night?" - only to open the e-mail to find a link to a hard-core porno site. Very underhanded, that.

Regards, Neil

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 01:11 PM

Count on me, too- call it what you will, but a pool of concentrated energy focused on someone's well-being can only heal. And more and more in my life I find music to be the strongest force to assist with the healing!
Allison

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: skeptical folkie
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 02:11 PM

Laughter is the best medicine and I have been laughing my ass off for two days - They tell the USA that the president is a bad person, that we should not do sex, not divorce, not allow young teenage kids to have condoms - hello out there America are you paying attention (knock knock) - they tell us that Conservatives are good people - they have been ramming this shit down out throats for 10 years -

Todays juicy fruits are click here to laugh some more

I agree the woman is a very bad ...how could you Dr Laura ..

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Vixen
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 03:20 PM

Well folks--don't go there if you don't want to be offended. Use your judgment--one person's offensive is another's culture.

V

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Pete Peterson
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 03:23 PM

Copunt me in. All that i can do I will do

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: bseed(charleskratz)
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 09:21 PM

Pete, "Copunt me in"? Is that kinda like "Drop Kick Me, Jesus, Through the Goalposts of Life"?

--seed

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 23 Nov 99 - 11:40 PM

More like 'flushed from the bathroom of your heart' I think.....

Patrish, good luck with the virus, it's down here in the south too, well that is if yours feels like a cross between 'flu and the squitters, (ooh, another band name?) with a sore throat, sinus migraine and insomnia thrown in.... explains why I'm here at the unearthly hour of 4.30am, having been awake for an hour....

Any chance of you 'Catters spreading the goodwill around a bit more???!

LTS - Liz the sniffler!

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Patrish(inactive)
Date: 24 Nov 99 - 09:46 AM

I am sure all your positive vibes got me through today. The meeting went well and I am going home to bed. Lots and lots of warm thoughts to you all

Patrish

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: jeffp
Date: 24 Nov 99 - 10:03 AM

lts - if the "squitters" is what it sounds like, you are definitely not having fun. I'll send comforting thoughts your way. I'm sitting here at work also worrying about a friend's mother who is having surgery in an hour and a half for suspected kidney cancer. When my first wife developed brain cancer, we were convinced that everybody's prayers and concern made life easier for her. In fact, she lived 7 years after the doctors had predicted 6 months. Miracles happen every day, it's just a matter of recognizing them. Hang in there, Squeak!

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: bobby's girl
Date: 24 Nov 99 - 07:11 PM

I'm in there with the rest of you who don't feel they have specific healing powers but are quite happy to concentrate our thoughts on a specific person or subject. I don't know how successful we can be trying to align all our thoughts at the same time as we all work from such different time frames - even those of us in the same country don't necessarily log on regularly at the same time, but I'm sure that if the requests for thoughts/help are there, we can probably provide an almost continuous 24-hour service, so to speak, as we log on in our own time.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Áine
Date: 24 Nov 99 - 07:17 PM

Good thoughts are beaming up from Texas!

-- Áine

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: annamill
Date: 24 Nov 99 - 08:06 PM

Do I need to post my name? Don't you all know I'm always here if you need me? I love you all and if you need to talk and you need my energy, I'm here. I know that I can talk to any of you when I need it. We already have a healing circle.

I love you all with great emotion. Don't ya feel it?

LOVE,annap

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Pete Peterson
Date: 24 Nov 99 - 08:21 PM

thank the Goddess for typos, they make life more interesting. You all know what I MEANT when I wrote it. LOVE PETE

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: annamill
Date: 24 Nov 99 - 08:39 PM

I copunt you in, Peter. (I hope it wasn't anything obscene)

Love, annap

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Micca
Date: 25 Nov 99 - 07:45 PM

Since our dear Kat Sagewalker is in the wilds of darkest Utah, Can I suggest a ( NB. A, not the) method for adding energy to a circle in case it's a technique that you are not familiar with. If you have a method that works for you use that.
If you want to, use an image,( or music or whatever,) that relaxes you, either have it handy or put it on the screen and minimise it. Then log on to the Cat and find the healing circle page or the particular thread asking for healing or even the name of the originator. Once you have the contact in your mind maximise or look at your image and think relaxing healing thoughts, don't force them just let them flow, almost steal over you the way the smell of fresh baked apple pie does.
Another method is to build up your energy, do something creative, go for a walk, pet your animals make love, anything that raises your "feeling of wellbeing" then when its appropriate log on and pour the energy into who or what you want to help. Do not be surprised if it increases the sense of wellbeing and energy you feel inside, this is a common occurrence the more you give the more you receive (this is not always the case but often occurs). One belief system says that "What you send out you will receive threefold" It applies to good as well as bad. Hope this helps and many thanks to all who have volunteered to help. I am interested in how people feel and their experiences of this kind of energy transfer, if anyone feels like communicating their experiences please do so on the personal mails.
I do not think we necessarily need even to coordinate times as the cicle is around the world any way and energy to the circle will be constantly used and topped up. " Let the circle be unbroken" Micca

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Guy Wolff
Date: 25 Nov 99 - 10:11 PM

This last year my daughter Elizabeth had a petuitary [SP?}brain tumor and had a very close squeek..One of the most amazing things that came from that time was that YAlE Hospitol had a clown care unit from the Big Apple Circus.The magic that humor and good will bring in the sight of adversity is completely inpiring..The bravery to take the moment as it comes with compastion and love are the center of the magic...Mudcat has alot of that love as meny have said in this thread..The healing is here ...I'm in, in any way I can help or think good thoughts for thoughs who need it...The prayers that held my daughter last year let me see the streangth behind good will..My best to you all, Guy

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Night Owl
Date: 25 Nov 99 - 10:52 PM

Guy......anyway to repeat your words on the "Request for Mark" thread????

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 26 Nov 99 - 03:53 PM

Good ideas, Micca. works for me as a very beautiful focal point!

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: wildlone
Date: 26 Nov 99 - 09:11 PM

Im here if needed, I find crystals help in channeling energy.
kind thoughts and hugs to all.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: DB Wool
Date: 26 Nov 99 - 09:27 PM

Has anyone ever seen the chords for a song called "Sir Richard's Song". I have heard it performed live, but cannot find a recording, or the music. Thanks! DB.

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: catspaw49
Date: 26 Nov 99 - 10:02 PM

I haven't posted here, but I guess I just assumed my participation in any good thoughts and annap's famous Love On Line/LOL (sorry annap, I'm still laughing) is a given....Maybe if I had known Seed back then, we could have stopped the war a bit sooner too. Thanks Seed.

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: MamaTamba
Date: 26 Nov 99 - 11:38 PM

Dear Kat, and all you others,

I'm REAL new to the web in general and as a member to this site in particular (just hours old, as a matter of fact), so I don't know all the protocol and abbreviations yet.

I already see that some of you are very tolerant and supportive and some of you are real quick on the draw.

As the kids say "Whatever!"

Kat...count me in! You're kind of energy is what attracted me to this site in the first place.

Is there a way to keep THIS thread going...so that anyone signing on can see the heading and know where to go for some warm fuzzies???

Luv, MamaTamba

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 27 Nov 99 - 12:36 PM

Welcome, MamaTamba! Yes, this is a great community, with all the real-life drama of any community. This topic will continue; meanwhile, the best way to keep a thread alive is to post to it!

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: annamill
Date: 27 Nov 99 - 01:51 PM

I thought the whole idea was for individuals to give warm fuzzies? We can always come to the Mudcat for warm fuzzies. We're a family. Sometimes we need a little more and I thought that was this is about. You all can reach me through the personal pages.

Love, annap

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Micca
Date: 27 Nov 99 - 02:25 PM

Can I say I agree with Annap, in the main, as I understand it this is for the Biggies where one needs the spiritual equivalent of an antibiotic and a source of support and energy to get you through something not encountered every day. Working with it may well help you with everyday stress and "things" but the object of the exercise is someone else. Nothing wrong with "Warm and fuzzy" and it may be the feeling you get from participation but the intent is for "big stuff" That is focused healing energy for those who need it. He says carefully dismounting from his soapbox**BG** Micca

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Pete Peterson
Date: 27 Nov 99 - 08:17 PM

I think I agree with Micca. This is for the Big Things. Horrible question: since our intervention with Mark has apprently been successful (see other thread for THAT good news) should we be thinking about a double blind study to show we are really doing something here? Only one problem. . . how to decide who goes in the "control" group!! On second thought, let's just keep doing our best and it may make a difference to THAT starfish. Was it the Lubavitcher Rebbe who said that "any single act of love and kindness may be the one that tips the balance"? I was so surposed to read Robert Anton Wilson saying the same thing!

Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Healing Circle & Musical Society
From: Penny S.
Date: 28 Nov 99 - 04:36 PM

There was an experiment reported in New Scientist which claimed to have a control group not prayed for. I wondered a) just how they made sure that no-one prayed for the control group, and b) just what sort of deity would go along with such an experiment (since they were discussing prayer rather than non-deity assisted healing). I also remember a short story by Zenna Henderson on the same theme, in which the protagonist refused to abstain from praying as she gave blood.

The serious implication of this is that, if it works, we have an obligation to do it.

Penny