Imagine a Super Tanker heading out to sea with all it’s anchors down. That is the kind of dragging effect Sacred Cows have on the collective consciousness of us as human beings. If we want to move forward with greater ease, it is important to uncover the “Cows”, evaluate their usefulness and release them if necessary through the use of our individual free will.

That’s why I decided to concoct this game for change where I could symbolically purge myself of my compliance with travesties, decrees, social contracts and assumptions that keep the world in bondage.

Remind me know, What is a Sacred Cow?

The Sacred Cows we are addressing are social agreements, decrees, doctrines adages or points of law that have outlived their positive purpose if there ever was one, and have become a burden to our evolution.

They are important because as long as the agreement behind a Sacred Cow remains unconscious, our collective mindset continues to behave as if the agreement were true. This causes unnecessary suffering and a slowing down of progressive change for the better.

Therefore, the purpose of our Sacred Cow Tipping Game is to find a way to release old, dogmatic agreements from the past on a conscious and unconscious level so that our minds can focus on something positive as we navigate the difficult waters ahead.

Not only that, if enough of us release all sixteen Sacred Cows, it is possible to co-create a tipping point or critical mass that would substantially “loosen the burdensome yoke of the old guard,” and free us from the stifling policies of the status quo.

Sacred Cow # Two – A Misperception About Authority

Today’s Sacred Cow is one that every bully, batterer and opportunist hides behind:

“Authority is something that comes from the outside, not the inside.”

I know a little something about this because I spent the better part of my life giving other people authority and ignoring my own. As a result, these are the messages I listened to:

• “You are to blame for my mistakes.”
• “You have no right to think that (do that, say that, have that, be that) because I said so.”
• “How dare you hope for something better?”
• “I know better than you.”
• “Do it my way, or hit the highway.”

Even though I rebelled against them, all those statements were still running my life because I spent a tremendous amount of time and energy trying to prove them wrong or feeling resentful.

Finally, a good teacher of mine got up in my face and showed me just how much of my power I was giving away. Until I was willing to drop the grudge and come back into integrity with myself, I was lost, afraid and hopelessly in denial.

How did I win back my personal authority? I started by releasing my agreement to allow myself to buy into being bullied again at any time, for any reason.

Perhaps you know someone that could really use letting go of today’s Sacred Cow. Be sure to play it all the way through and feel free to pass it on.

Rheanni Lightwater © 2006 –8

Kuan Yin is helping us with her I Ching readings and divinations to interpret larger trends and the feng shui remedies that will assist us in moving forward and adapting to the energy of the cosmos during this time of economic and social upheaval. She is very direct and to the point, even though she is known as a Goddess of Compassion. Her messages are intended to offer practical advice and suggestions that will inform and illuminate our perceptions so that we can go through what she calls “the quickening” as quickly as possible.

The I Ching Reading

Kuan Yin’s message for December is:
“Admitting Erroneous Thinking Paves the Road to New Innovation”

“There is a problem in the thinking of your countrymen that has to be addressed before any further progress can be made. You may say that your economy is “stuck” yet we would say that it is more like a broken chalise.

Having money without integrity is the ultimate form of bankruptcy, for solvency is impossible without an intact container. No matter how much money you pour into a broken system, it will be to no avail because the leakage is not addressed.

The leak that is causing so much problem is not repairable. That is the bad news.

The good news is that there are other chalises that are ready to fulfill the purpose of economic prosperity. Therefore the problem is not so much about fixing what is. It is about shifting priorities and perspectives in a way that may seem strange to you.

A tipping point has been reached you see, and there is no going back to the way it was.

No doubt there will be much teethgnashing and dramatic experiences waiting around the bend. We would say that all is not lost if you can remember that sticking together is your best hope. Stay calm, support one another and do what you can to shift your perspectives and priorities in a new direction. This Sacred Cow Tipping Game provides a structure for you to reframe your thinking and let go of collective assumptions that have gotten you into this predicament.”

Sacred Cow Tipping Game

Household Tips

“Take time to rearrange your living room to accomodate for the colder weather and the coming of winter. Bright lights and shiny objects are traditions at this time of year and that is partly to augment the darkness of the season. Moreover the abundance of light and color brings cheer to your hopes and dreams.

Build a tree this year with the intentions of being a light to the world, for you are all lights and don’t forget that.”

Be the Light that You Would Like to See

No one can deny that the economic landscape is changing. When change of this magnitude happens, it’s common to want to try and force things to go back the way they were. The flow of Nature and Man are intimately connected in ways we have yet to fully understand, yet Nature isn’t always working against our aims, as we are so often led to believe. With the proper respect it’s possible to harness her power for our benefit and learn to travel with the flow, rather than against it.

That’s why our first Sacred Cow is one of the main standbys of the old guard:

“Insist on the myth of continual growth.”

We know that this one is utterly false (pun intended), and yet somehow, way back in the primordial mass of our reptilian brains, there is a fear of winter – a dread of the darkness. We want it to be summer all year long!

The old guard likes to feed off of this primal instinct by promising that all we have to do is vote for this or invest in that and that mean ol’ winter will never come. They have tried to keep staving off the inevitable and now the backlash of our denial is devastating.

I wonder what would happen if we could accept the natural ebb and flow of the seasons and life’s circumstances. What if we were willing to learn how to slow down, adapt to the changes and stop fighting them?

When you tip today’s Sacred Cow, you will understand better how you might be unconsciously feeding the fear of ‘being without’ and making it worse than it actually is. Not only that, you will gain insight from your Soul about how you can partner with Nature to bring balance and prosperity back into your heart and life.

Play our Sacred Cow Tipping Game, release your unconscious agreement to participate in fighting Nature, and get back into the flow.

Rheanni Lighwater © 2008

Kuan Yin is helping us with her I Ching readings to interpret changes, larger trends and the feng shui remedies that will assist us in moving forward and adapting to the energy of the cosmos during this very difficult time.

That is why Kuan Yin is very direct and to the point, even though she is known as a Goddess of Compassion. Her messages are intended to offer practical advice and suggestions that will inform and illuminate our perceptions so that we can go through what she calls “the quickening” as quickly as possible.

The I Ching Reading

Kuan Yin’s message for December is:
“Admitting Erroneous Thinking Paves the Road to New Innovation”

“There is a problem in the thinking of your countrymen that has to be addressed before any further progress can be made. You may say that your economy is “stuck” yet we would say that it is more like a broken chalise.

Having money without integrity is the ultimate form of bankruptcy, for solvency is impossible without an intact container. No matter how much money you pour into a broken system, it will be to no avail because the leakage is not addressed.

The leak that is causing so much problem is not repairable. That is the bad news.

The good news is that there are other chalises that are ready to fulfill the purpose of economic prosperity. Therefore the problem is not so much about fixing what is. It is about shifting priorities and perspectives in a way that may seem strange to you.

A tipping point has been reached you see, and there is no going back to the way it was.

No doubt there will be much teethgnashing and dramatic experiences waiting around the bend. We would say that all is not lost if you can remember that sticking together is your best hope. Stay calm, support one another and do what you can to shift your perspectives and priorities in a new direction. This Sacred Cow Tipping Game provides a structure for you to reframe your thinking and let go of collective assumptions that have gotten you into this predicament.”

House Hold Tips for December, 2008

“Take time to rearrange your living room to accomodate for the colder weather and the coming of winter. Bright lights and shiny objects are traditions at this time of year and that is partly to augment the darkness of the season. Moreover the abundance of light and color brings cheer to your hopes and dreams.

Build a tree this year with the intentions of being a light to the world, for you are all lights and don’t forget that.”

2008 © Rheanni Lightwater

So many things are going on in the world. In the past, we had to stand on the sidelines waiting for someone to step forward on our behalf, now a new belief has taken hold. That belief claims that change can happen from the ground up. I happen to agree with that and certainly the 2008 elections proved that it’s possible. Now it’s our turn to do something with our economic woes. Yet, we can’t depend on one man. The trickle down theory hasn’t worked for our economic system and we can’t just depend on those at the top to handle all the changes and have that trickle down too.

The only way that our economic system can really change is for those who are holding the system up to stop supporting the failed policies and priorities of the Status Quo and create a tipping point for economic prosperity.

Our Intuitive Learning Game dares to test the question:

“Is it possible to reverse our collective mindset around economic sustainability and responsibility with a minimum of conflict?”

I think it is possible and want to invite each of you to join me in a free consciousness raising game process known as “Sacred Cow Tipping”.

The goal of our game is to create a tipping point for positive change that will lead us through this financial quagmire to a more peaceful and sustainable economic system.

What is a Sacred Cow?

Sacred Cows are social agreements, decrees, doctrines, adages or points of law that have outlived their positive purpose, if there ever was one, and have become a burden to our evolution.They are important to deal with because as long as the agreement behind a Sacred Cow remains unconscious, our collective mindset continues to behave as if the agreement were true. This causes unnecessary suffering and a slowing down of progressive change for the better.Therefore, the purpose of our Sacred Cow Tipping Game is to find a way to release old, dogmatic agreements from the past on a conscious and unconscious level so that our minds can focus on something positive as we navigate the difficult waters ahead.

Changing Minds Isn’t Easy

Our game uses Intuitive Learning Circles to focus your attention and allow you to relax and listen to messages from your heart. Each circle has its own healing action that activates the genius within.For example, the symbol to the right can help you to access Soul Contracts that are ready to be released. That means that you have completed the karma and learned the lessons and are at a stage in your life when it’s time stop re-enacting the drama and move on.You can activate the change easily by gazing at the symbol and breathing deeply into your belly while you think about the agreement you want to release. Once the Soul Contract is released, your mind is free to make changes in behavior, attitude and beliefs.

You can practice now by looking at the circle and repeating this affirmation to yourself “I release any agreement I have to knowingly or unknowingly support the theory of “Trickle Down Economics.”

If you like, you can even imagine a contract that has “Trickle Down Theory” written all over it. Imagine yourself taking a match to it and letting it burn until there is nothing left but ashes blowing in the wind.

Changing Your Agreements is a Powerful Act of Freedom

When several symbols are put together, as in our Sacred Cow Game, you are guided through a sequence of questions and affirmations where you can clarify your thinking and adjust how you are using your energy. Today, you can choose to tip the first Sacred Cow and then tip the additional sixteen at your own pace. I’ll be posting them regularly over the next few weeks. Each Sacred Cow has a special bearing on underlying issues of freedom and economic sufficiency.Not only that, if enough of us release all sixteen Sacred Cows, it is possible to co-create a tipping point or critical mass that would substantially “loosen the burdensome yoke of the old guard,” and free us from the stifling policies of the Status Quo.

I hope you join me and invite your friends and family to do the same. There is no justice in allowing the priviledged few to make decisions that affect everyone. It’s time to make a change. Play this free game with me. Don’t stand on the sidelines…tip the cow!

Rheanni Lightwater © 2008

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In recent weeks we have witnessed many examples of what happens when we expect anger and rage to solve our problems. Hatred of this kind is an acting out of ancient patterns that are crying out to be healed. You may say, “those incidents are just an anomoly, Cho was sick, most people don’t have that problem.”

Say that to the people in Iraq.

“But that’s way over there,” you may say. “The Sunni’s and Shiites all hate eachother.”

I recently went to a meeting to promote an economy built on peace and the hatred, resentment, superiority and indignation was palpable. I drove home and watched several people be cut off and flipped off. I walked into the house to find my husband watching the TV. His eyes were practically bugging out, he was so outraged by the lies of the pundits shouting at eachother and the politicians making their excuses. Within moments, I found myself completely buying into it.

Sorry, folks. It’s not just “out there.” It’s here in our hearts – a nasty old weed that feeds this Sacred Cow:

“The only way to solve a problem is by fighting with it.”

As Sacred Cows go, this one is primed to be tipped and if enough of us release our ancestral and collective agreement with it, we have a much better chance for seeking out a new way.

Play our Sacred Cow Tipping Game and pay extra attention to your answer to the question “What would you do instead?’

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The Status Quo contends that the purpose of agreements is to enforce their power and control. However the real purpose of agreements is so that we may all live together in greater harmony and peace. Another inherent quality of agreements is that they can be re-negotiated if they aren’t creating the desired effect.

However, what if the person(s) involved will not allow the compromise? This does happen, and we are witnessing it in our Leaders right now. They might be merely stubborn and inflexible, because dammit they MUST stay the course or they will be guilty of weakness. Another possibility is that they could be willfully ignoring other important agreements just so that they can remain in control. Either way, the results are the same. They cannot bring themselves to let go of the original agreement, so even though they say they are changing directions, they are still just staying the course. In addition, every time they make a new agreement, they compound the problems, confusion and social unrest that already exist.

What is the Sacred Cow controlling this unholy stalemate? Well, after all, we do have a pretty significant cultural agreement that:

“Any deviation from the pre-agreed agenda is a sign of weakness and can only be construed as failure.”

This inflexible, unmerciful Sacred Cow is standing behind the scenes keeping everyone stuck in the mud, not just our leaders. Play our tipping game. By releasing your personal, familial, social and collective agreement with it, we may be able to let ourselves off the hook, so that we can re-negotiate and move forward again.

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Rheanni Lightwater © 2007

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The Status Quo is now behaving like an old Puritanical schoolmaster from the days of yore who has lost control of the classroom. Indignant and motivated by revenge, the powers that be spend their time vilifying the standouts and threatening everyone with dire, apocalyptic punishments.

Luckily, we have gotten past the point where we would be deterred from our convictions by being set in the corner with a dunce cap on our heads.  Unfortunately, we still have a little charge on the idea that we might just be blown to bits if we fail to do as we’re told.

That’s why today’s Sacred Cow is about another key survival motivation that is being used against us:

“Use revenge to motivate people to stay in line.”

If you are as tired as I am of the Status Quo using pain, punishment and threats as the way to maintain their agenda, play our tipping game and release any and all agreements to buy into it.

Rheanni Lightwater © 2007

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When the going gets tough, the Status Quo’s first step is to get very quiet and secretive. Information is withheld so as to create apprehension and anxiety among the people.

Next step:
Multiple leaks of conflicting and illogical information designed to create confusion, throwing the people off track from their original intention.

Next step:
Paint the members of the Status Quo as victims – misunderstood, filled with contrition without any genuine remorse or substantial responsibility taken. And if the people don’t accept that shallow, meaningless apology, they are painted as unfair, unkind and misguided.

Then the attacks begin:
The people go into survival mentality and become divided, the previous unity and consensus falls apart and …mission of the Status Quo complete.

The Status Quo would have us believe that it’s just the way we are. That’s why they created this old Sacred Cow and repeat it every chance they get:

“It’s every man for himself.”

It’s the ultimate agreement in survival mentality. It doesn’t even include women in the picture because that’s the way they want it. If we feel separate and forget that we have eachother, they can get away with whatever they want.

There is nothing new in this pattern. We’ve seen it all along.  Every battered woman lives through this same scenario countless times. Every partner or family member of an addict knows that sinking feeling in their stomach saying, “Oh, my god, it’s happening again.”

My intuition teaches me that the very first response is the one to believe. Think about what our very first response was to the events of September 11th.  Did we respond with “every man for himself?”

That is not the way we are. It’s time to cut off our agreement with believing that it’s every man for himself or that it’s just the way we are.

Please join me in playing our cow tipping game and share it with your brothers and sisters.

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Rheanni Lightwater © 2007

The Sacred Cows for January have to do with our survival motivations and the either/or syndrome, i.e. “either you’re for us or against us,” “either you win or you lose,” and the infamous “either you’re right or you’re wrong.”
Thinking in absolutes is the basis of most survival issues and provides the fodder for war – “Either we stay in Iraq until we win or we cut and run.” This kind of polarized thinking is collective and filters down into our families and businesses to pollute our motivations and decision-making processes. In the end, either/or thinking makes it very difficult for us to cooperate with each other and build positive consensus in our projects.

I hope you will join me in playing our tipping game, where we consciously release any unconscious agreement we may have with this dangerous Sacred Cow:
 

“Limit the choices people make by speaking and thinking only in terms of black and white.”

Nature is our teacher as she adapts, recombines and evolves. She is filled with variables, creative combinations and surprising options. Maybe it’s time we followed her lead by letting go of our personal, business, national and collective agreements to limit ourselves in this way.As usual, I will post the others as they come up throughout the month on our Intuitive Learning Circle blog and selected forums.