Ancient Pathways Blog

The 12th Sacred Pounamu symbol is now in place.

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:04:00 GMT

The 12th stone is now in place and our time on the Peace Trail came with many tough challenges, physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. All were overcome with wisdom, courage and the coming together of 8 people from incredibly diverse backgrounds to walk with one heart. The 12 stones placed in sacred sites all over this planet, have now been activated as the pounamu bull roarer, sung by Paul and a wooden one sung by Tangi, the first of the Arahura people to walk the trail in the old way in over 150 years, sang their songs on the Ridge of the Wisdom Keepers...and the ancient ones and the ancestors presence was so strong and with us. We all felt held by them and thanked by them for walking the trail in the old way..in peace and of one heart..and that Paul and I had answered their call and followed our hearts to complete this journey that they set us out on almost 25 years ago.
Now it is complete and it is the beginning, we feel of something rather wonderful for the whole planet that the Ancient Ones had in mind for this time...this special time of great change on Pachamama.

Sometimes I Despair for us Humans. Will we ever learn?

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:00:00 GMT

When I see things like this I despair that as Humans we will ever get it. Will we ever learn to treat this beautiful planet the way is needs to be treated?

My heart and eyes are full of tears at this moment.....why are those in power so stupid!! so blind!!???WHY??

The chief Raoni cries when he learns that brazilian president Dilma released the beginning of construction of the hydroelectric plant of Belo Monte, even after tens of thousands of letters and emails addressed to her and which were ignored as the more than 600 000 signatures. That is, the death sentence of the peoples of Great Bend of the Xingu river is enacted. Belo Monte will inundate at least 400,000 hectares of forest, an area bigger than the Panama Canal, thus expelling 40,000 indigenous and local populations and destroying habitat valuable for many species - all to produce electricity at a high social, economic and environmental cost, which could easily be generated with greater investments in energy efficiency.

By: Thomas Doo Marmo

Are we afraid of Death or of Living?

Mon, 16 May 2011 23:42:00 GMT

Toguna or meeting house in Mali West Africa. They are made short so that you have to sit to talk to each other and no-one can stand over another or fight with them except with words.

Was chatting to a young friend and they mentioned their fear around dying and death. It became apparent during the conversation that this fear held them back from life.
During our greenstone journeys and our journeys through life we (Paul and Phoebe) have faced death many times in may different circumstances.
All of these events have served to strengthen our desire to live the life we have been gifted.
How many of us are so unconsciously afraid of dying and death that we have become afraid to live and we have passed that fear onto our children and grandchildren?
News flash!! No-one gets out of life in a physical body, alive. NO-ONE. Even if we ascend, we leave our physical body to die and move into spirit.
So I, and all those who have faced death before and move passed the fear, know our message for today is move beyond any fear you have around dying and death and then and only then will you truly be able to "live" and appreciate "life" in the full sense of the words.
Have an exciting and memorable day..do something you have never done before that will bring you and another, joy.
with love Phoebe and Paul.

There is Something we all can do..we can unite in consciousness.

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:44:00 GMT

The power of human consciousness, especially when we all come together is truly amazing. Now more than ever we need to use the power of our intent as groups of consciousness. Dr Masaru Emoto has put out this plea to the world and Paul and I intend to follow through....will you? Lets get together and really find a new and ancient way of healing the planet.

A letter from Dr Masaru Emoto...

To All People Around the World,

Please send your prayers of love and gratitude to water at the nuclear plants in Fukushima, Japan!

By the massive earthquakes of Magnitude 9 and surreal massive tsunamis, more than 10,000 people are still missing,even now, It has been 16 days already since the disaster happened. What makes it worse is that water at the reactors of Fukushima Nuclear Plants started to leak, and it's contaminating the ocean, air and water molecule of surrounding areas.

Human wisdom has not been able to do much to solve the problem, but we are only trying to cool down the anger of radioactive materials in the reactors by discharging water to them.

Is there really nothing else to do?

I think there is. During over twenty year research of hado measuring and water crystal photographic technology, I have been witnessing that water can turn positive when it receives pure vibration of human prayer no matter how far away it is.

Energy formula of Albert Einstein, E=MC2 really means that Energy = number of people and the square of people's consciousness.

Now is the time to understand the true meaning. Let us all join the prayer ceremony as fellow citizens of the planet earth. I would like to ask all people, not just in Japan, but all around the world to please help us to find a way out the crisis of this planet!!

The prayer procedure is as follows.

Day and Time:

March 31st, 2011 (Thursday)

12:00 noon in each time zone

Please say the following phrase:

The water of Fukushima Nuclear Plant,

We are sorry to make you suffer.

Please forgive us. We thank you, and we love you.

Please say it aloud or in your mind. Repeat it three times as you put your hands together in a prayer position. Please offer your sincere prayer.

Thank you very much from my heart.

With love and gratitude,

Masaru Emoto

Filaments of Light and Love

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:18:00 GMT

Today we received two photos from our Dogon guide and friend, Mamadou of his first born child and son named "Paul Traore" in honour of our friendship and visit. It reminds us of the filaments of love and light that are constantly connecting around the planet. It reminds us of the ever changing face of the world as well. Our dear friend Carla Woody has just returned from a journey to the Lacandon Maya in Naja, Mexico and told us to hang on to our photos of the dug out canoes we rode out onto Lake Naja just a couple of years ago to do our stone ceremony...they are no more..replaced by fibreglass ones. Also one of the young men who wore the traditional long white robe and his hair long has cut it and now dons western clothes.
So the birth of little Paul and our connection reminds us to never give up hope for the Dogon still live, for the most part as they always have. Whilst these filaments of love and light keep on connecting and circling our planet, then the wisdom of the ancients will remain with us and continue to hold out the hand of knowledge on how to create positive change. So we will continue to keep the fires of the Ancients burning.

Go to Your Heart for Answers

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:04:00 GMT

Wednesday 2nd Feb...As I pull into the driveway a gentle breeze hits the sunflowers in our front yard as if to welcome me home, very little indication of what is about to transpired some 800km up the road and yet even here the air is different....the sense of something big coming. Cyclone Yasi will hit in a few hours from now. A candle burns on our alter for those who are about to face an incredibly tough night, our thoughts and prayers go out to all those people and creatures, the trees and the land also. For over 25 years Phoebe and I have been talking to those who were ready to listen of a time of great change. It is spoken about in every ancient and indigenous culture. It is time to truly use the resouces you have inside, trust your knowing, hone your intuition, for as much as it is a time of change it is also a time of incredible energy. Stay close to the Earth, Pachamama, listen to her, move into your intuitive self, go to the heart for answers and stay centered for this time is also the time of our greatest opportunity to evolve in the history of mankind. Stay strong, honour each other, honour the Earth, listen to her pulse it will keep you safe.
Paul.

IT IS TIME!!

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:10:00 GMT

With All that is going on. on our planet right now it is time for us all to open our eyes and truly see, to open our minds and truly understand, to open our ears and really listen, to open our hearts and finally feel..It is time for us all to step up and be all we can be, to help birth our rapidly changing world into a new era with ease instead of pain, with joy instead of grief, with connectedness instead of separation and love instead of fear. Lets celebrate our differences and rejoice in our similarities for what affects one, affects us all.
Phoebe

Who are we Really? What is our true History

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:47:00 GMT

In Order to know who we are, we need to see who we were. Then we can look ahead and see who we are going to become"
Our history as we know it is not our true history. There is a deep heritage that we are yet to connect with or re-connect with. This is what the ancient peoples of our planet have held safe for us over the centuries..if we dare to seek we will find it, and it will set us all free.

Monk at Phnom Kulen Waterfall Cambodia

Welcome to the new look Ancient Pathways Website!

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:51:00 GMT

Welcome to the new look Ancient Pathways website and blog! We will continue to discuss life, the universe, and everything in between, we look forward to your comments, should you wish to join our news letter simply enter your name and email on the right hand side bar area, have fun and lets get started.....

For those seeking personal growth and spiritual development

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:45:00 GMT

For those of you seeking personal growth and spiiritual development we find this is nothing new, many of the indigenous cultures strived for excellence in their field this was looked for in the young ones as they played and the stars they were born under were also taken into account , was the child drawn to the sea ?were they drawn to the gardens ?were they gifted healers ? this job was often left to the elders to watch for the child’s natural talents and abilities they were the rigorously trained in that knowledge and discipline following is an old Maori Proverb

” Strive for excelence if you should stumble let it be from a lofty mountain ”

Follw your heart and live your dream
love and blessings Paul Hoogendyk

What do you have to offer the world?

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:42:00 GMT

For some of you the answer will be obvious I am a singer I paint I am the director of my own company I am a carpenter I am a mother. If what you do makes your soul sing you are on track i,The key to life and happiness is to be of service if you are not happy in what you do it is time to go back and remember what it was you wanted to be as a child, what you are naturally good at and what you would do day in day out whether you got paid for it or not. These are the keys to your blue print the very cluess to what you have come here to do, playing a mediocre game is a very selfish thing and anyway going against the grain gives you splinters ! get out and share you talents with the world there are no spare people on the earth the world needs you!

Metaphors for Change, Ancient Teachings and Story Telling

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:26:00 GMT

Hi Everyone it is our intent to fire up the blog and begin with some story telling ,this was the way of old the way things used to be done. These days the computer has replaced the fire but the groups are much larger , lets see what we can bring to share with each other around this sacred fire , what learning’s stories and teaching can we share ?

I invite those of you who are ready for powerful , positive change and can hold a sacred space for others to do the same, to join in and share your own stories and learnings around personal growth spirituality and indigenous teachings lets see what we can build together to bring more light ,harmony, and balance to our beautiful to planet
love and blessings Paul & Phoebe Hoogendyk

A message from the Ancients to Paul today

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:37:00 GMT

The Earth Mother grows tired. The love for her children is still strong. The Old ones knew of this time to come,the end of the fourth world. She must regenerate, the sacred balance hangs by a thread, only the path of the heart will stabilise the Earth. The pounamu you carry and place open the gates, they are seeds of renewal, you are the keys to these gates held sacred by the Ancient cultures long past for this time. The old ones have done their work well and now it falls to others to take up the mantle. Time is short, there is much to do. You are the future of a New World manifest into being. Unlock the gates and open the grid. This is your path. Many will follow. Honour the Earth, stay close to your Mother.

Summer Solstice

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:24:00 GMT

Tomorrow is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. A significant day in the great cycles of the earth.

Paul and I will sit today and tomorrow on the earth and give thanks for all we have even in the rain…for that is something to be truly grateful for. Paul is preparing for surgery on his arm…a bad break to his wrist, the result of not listenening enough to his inner voice. He came off a bucking horse when he knew instinctively not to get on it in the first place. He now has plenty of time to reflect and neither of us are going into vicitm mode. We are seeing this as an opportunity to turn our skills to other things and know that all is well and we are on path.

As time speeds up and energy picks up on the planet our lessons can come hard and fast….listenening to our intuition will become essential.

How are you planning to celebrate all that you have and all that you are about to harvest from the seeds that you have sown this past year?.NOW..for now is the time to realise that they are about to bear fruit.

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