Turning Towards the East, where the Light rises.
Ancient song to the Sun.
Sunflowers as they grow, they turn & twist to face the movement of the Sun. Once they have bloomed to their fullest, they no longer turn & twist. Instead they continue to face the East, the place where the Sun rises.
And so do disciples, always turned toward the source of light.

And so in the Upanishads, we read…
Leo, the Light, the Fire of the Soul.
The Burning Ground.

The face of Truth is hidden by your orb of gold, O Sun.
Remove your veil, your orb
So that we, who seek the true, may see The light, thy glory, thy beauty & truth.
O nourishing Sun, solitary traveler, controller, source of life for all creatures, spread your light all around,
And subdue your dazzling splendor so that I may see your blessed Self. Then I see that that very Self am I!
I am That & That Am I.
O god of fire, lead us by the bright lighted path to eternal joy.
We pray again & again & yet again.

(mantra & benediction)
Isha Upanishads # 15 & 18.

Isha Upanishad – Ancient Yoga of the Sun.
(the poetic Upanishads – Vedic literature)
Ishvara means – ruler, chief, leader, capable of.
Isha – ruler, master, lord hidden & covered, enveloped by.
Isha – for us – the Soul, the Self.

The Face of Truth is covered
with a brilliant golden orb.
Remove it, O Sun,
so that I who am devoted to the Truth
may behold the Truth. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti.

The Face of Truth awakens us.
The Eye of Truth feeds us.
The Heart of Truth builds us.

Graphics below.
1. Isha Upanishads
2. sunflower
3. Today’s chart of the heavens.

The Night Sky – finding comfort in the stars
Wednesday, Mercury’s day.
Libra moon today till around midnight.
Then Scorpio moon early in the morning.
Tonight Mercury enters Virgo –
Mercury is at home in both Gemini & VIrgo.
Gemini’s Mercury gathers the information.
Virgo’s Mercury organizes that information.
Two important tasks – gather & organize.

In the morning twilight we can see bright red Mars in between Venus in the north & Jupiter in the South. At night, pale yellow Saturn rises in the sky. It’s said that only night owls can see Saturn.
Find the waxing crescent moon tonight, Near is Spica (blue white star, 15th brightest in the night sky), tonight, tomorrow & the night after, the bright star in Virgo, the Maiden. Spica shines like a diamond, with first magnitude brightness. Spica’s star is the shaft of wheat the Virgo Maiden carries as nourishment for humanit.
Earth Sky says Spica is near the elliptic (2 degrees away), the path of the planets.

There is also a bright orange star to see. It’s Arcturus.
Arcturus is a red giant star in the Northern Hemisphere of Earth’s sky and the brightest star in the constellation Boötes (the herdsman). Arcturus is also among the brightest stars that can be seen from Earth. Arcturus, has special significance in many cultures throughout the world. It is, after all, the fourth brightest star in the sky. Arcturus is also the nearest bright star to Polaris, the North Star, which does not seem to move from moment to moment or night to night. Spring begins when Arcturus rises in the East. Arcturus is called the Guardian of the Bear, due to its close location to the Great Bear, the Big Dipper, or Ursa Major. The story of the constellation Bootes is a beautiful story of love & devotion. Arcturus set the dates for the Egyptina festivals & was called “keeper of the heavens” by the Egyptians. The Chinese called Arcturus, The Golden Palace of the Emperor.” When sailors saw Arcturus rising, they saw it as a harbinger of tumultuous seas. Arcturus is 25x wider than our Sun, however it contains the same “star stuff” as our Sun. Arcturus is an orange giant, which means it’s reached the end of its life. Our Sun has only reached middle age. Arcturus will collapse into a white dwarf & die in a couple of hundred million years. Time is different out there in the cosmos. Arcturus is a “cool” star – 7K degrees. Our Sun is 10K degrees. The Earth receives warmth from Arcturus. The same heal we would receive from a candle 5 miles away. At the Chicago Exposition in 1933, the energy of Artcurus (focused) was able to flip the switch that turned on a bank of floodlights.

Summer Meteors

Early August. Two meteor showers – the Perseids and the Delta Aquariids. The best time to watch is after midnight, when the radiant points for these showers have had a chance to climb into the sky, to be seen from all points on Earth. The meteors will peak during the August full moon, so we need to look for them now before they are shadowed by the Moon’s light.

Looking up in order to find calmness in the storm, love, Risa

Today is Tuesday, Mars Ray 6 rules the day.
Today is August 2nd – Libra Moon, Leo Sun.
Leo is fire. Libra is air. Fire & air work together.
Leo is the fire of the Sun – three levels of the Sun.
Central Spiritual Sun. Solar heart of the Sun.
Planetary rays of the Sun. These fires create the burning
ground & humanity become sensitive due to these fires.
We are sensitive to the impact of the personality.
Sensitive to all the environments around us.
Sensitive to the Soul’s direction.
Sensitive to the Spiritual Will.
Leo is Ray 1 – we learn about the Right Use of Will.
When we are liberated from the “thrall” of karma & the lower self (personality), we begin to transform.
The Soul transforms us.
Leo is the Soul.
The Soul comforts & heals.
When we stand under Divine Will, the Will to Good, the Will to Love – we become a vehicle for the Plan & Purpose of Divinity.
We have emerged out of the diffused waters of Cancer
And stand as a point of Leo individual light within the circle of light.
“I am” we say in Leo. I am here, I am aware of myself. I am beautiful, I am creative, I am a spark of fire from heaven.
Here I am.”

Our Soul is touched by the Light & fires of the Sun.
In Leo, we stand always in the Burning Ground.
Planetary fire (fire by friction) – the rays of the Sun.
Solar Fire – the heart of the Sun & Regulus.
Cosmic Fire – the Fire of Shamballa, Will & Purpose.
Head, Heart, Throat – these are illuminated.
With the fires of Will, Love/Wisdom & Intelligence.
From these fires, we will teach others who are seeking.
For now, we are preparing, being taught, learning, gathering.
Later we will be called to Serve.
These are the Fires of the Sun – as we stand within them, we are refined, purified, more able to participate in daily life. As we stand in these “fires” we become more & more sensitive to the life in our world, to our environments, to our personality needs, to others needs, to the Soul & to the Lord of the World, Sanat Kumar from Venus. An ascending arc of sensitivity.
News & notes & updates on Matthew on Love for Matt Scott FB page. Matthew is progressed Leo rising. He is in the Burning Ground. love, Risa

Update on Matthew – A Milestone passed.

Chapter 32, Day 32, August 1 – Monday nite.
One month today, Matthew at Natividad.
Each day making progress. Surprising us.
And so . Today a big milestone – Matthew passed his swallow test. Able to eat & drink.
After one month Matthew can begin to drink liquids and eat foods. We wish one of us had been there during his very first meal to help him eat. We hope the food at Natividad is good. Matt has a very fine palate.
We hope Matthew keeps progressing.
Every day in every way Matthew is getting better & better.

It’s good to say those words to/with Matthew if you talk with him. He likes that phrase. And we believe it too.
Every day in every way Matthew is getting better & better.
Keep going Matthew. We are all with you on this journey. A heart wrenching one, but a good & loving & joyful one.
Because “He’s not heavy, he’s our brother.”
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti – Bodi said Matt said this in one breath today! love, Risa

Sunday –
Day ruled by the Sun – Hymn to the Sun. The Gayatri.
Ancient Prayer for humanity’s well being.
The Gayatri illumines the intellect with Divine Knowledge.
(more on the Gayatri below).
We shower Matthew & those in need with the sounds of
the Gayatri –

Today, is our last day of July – almost beginning to think about Christmas! Tomorrow, August 1st. Lammas –

Today July 31 – Virgo Moon (healing moon). Leo Sun (burning ground). Three fires of the Sun. Leo, sign of the Sun, sign of the Soul too. Sun’s light flowing through the Soul about our heads.
The light of the thousand petalled lotus flowing down into our etheric field, harmonizing our body, emotions, lower mind.

Venus square Chiron – taking a new path to healing.
Sun trine Jupiter – a day of Love & Wisdom, expanding our ability to Love. Then Wisdom flows forth into our minds, hearts & actions.

Under the Light of Leo which is the Sun we recite the Gayatri.

Saying the Gayatri – Hymn to the Sun –
The Gayatri (2 translations)

O Thou Who givest sustenance to the universe
From Whom all things proceed
To Whom all things return
Unveil to us the face of the true Spiritual Sun
Hidden by a disc of golden Light
That we may know the Truth
And do our whole duty
As we journey to Thy sacred feet.

(another translation):
Oh God! Thou art the Giver of Life,
Remover of pain and sorrow,
The Bestower of happiness,
Oh! Creator of the Universe,
May we receive thy supreme darkness-destroying light,
May the Divine Intelligence awaken our Intelligence.
May Thou guide our intellect in right direction, right knowing, Right Action.

Sanskrit
Om bhur bhuvaha svaha
Tat savitur varenyam
Bhargo devasya dhimahi
Dhiyo yonah prachodayat

It embodies all Deities.
– It is descriptive, meditational, and prayerful.
– It calls forth purity in thought, word & deed.
– intelligence and intuition are developed by recitation of the Gayatri
– it protects the (five) Life forces within our bodies
– it is a Trinity of the senses, the mind, and speech
– there is unity of body, mind, soul & spirit
– Gayatri means ‘that which saves, when repeated’! It is the torch of spiritual wisdom (jnana).
– the vibrations (syllables, sounds, tones) of the Gayatri “protect us from harm.”
– the atmosphere around us is visibly illumined
– the Divine descends upon us & illumined our intellect, lights our Path & provides peace in our lives
– it improves our speech and reduces effects of wrong acts, it relieves distress, relieves us of illness, bestows upon us all that is beneficial
– Subtle powers emerge of goodness, and like sunrise after the night, the Gayatri mantra dispels the darkness of ignorance
– The Gayatri promotes knowledge, wisdom and discrimination, goodwill, joy, bliss, health, discipline & knowledge of God.

“”Let the effulgence of the Divine dispel the darkness of ignorance.” Risa

Listening –