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 The County rolls on … shifts, moves, roars around me as I write at The Regent Cafe. The County I’m referring to is that of Prince Edward, in Ontario, but locally it’s simply known as The County. It’s the end of July, end of the Strong Sun Moon and the island is buzzing with tourists. Many come to camp at Sandbanks Provincial Park, a fourteen mile stretch of white sand beach that includes constantly changing sand dunes as hurricanes and unusual phenomenon occasionally grip this island in Lake Ontario. The new moon that begins soon is the Ripe Berries Moon, but in Ontario and other places the two moon cycles seem to have amalgamated. The berries have been ripe for ages. Blackcaps, raspberries, blueberries, mulberries and wild gooseberries. My favourites are raspberries, pungent, flavourful, and sweet; the red color a good one for someone postmenopausal.

You have likely heard that the Earth's speed is shifting. It’s not revolving at 50 KM anymore, it’s spinning much faster. My spirit guides have announced that the magnetics on earth are swiftly changing. This has been predicted many moons ago by the Aztecs, Mayans and me, a Mennonite lass. I wrote about these times of awakening and Earth changes and how they will be accelerating in 2004, in a book, titled, AWAKE! A Spiritual Primer. It is still in print in 2019.

*An excerpt from: AWAKE! A Spiritual Primer. 

In this book I shall reveal to you, who you are, where you came from, where you are going, and what the possibilities are. I will tell you stories of my experience in this Universe of Blue, on planet Earth. I am not a scientist and will not attempt to explain the universe from a scientific point of view, I leave that to others. I'm a Spirit Traveler Metaphysician Fire Priestess, one who is in touch with the spiritual hierarchy.

Your body is your partner in life so make friends with it. We have created our current bodies with the food and thoughts that we have given it. Yes, we inherit from at least the previous four generations but when we heal the old stuff they gifted us with, we are like new. Our bodies should be fed the best possible food available. Give your body food in its natural form. Know your food, where it comes from. Know what’s in it and how it was grown. Grow your own food! Nothing can beat the food that you lovingly nurture along through the spring, summer and autumn. I've named my "five plus one" fave high nutrient North American foods: BONSY-P. Those letters stand for, beans, oatmeal, nuts, spinach, yogurt and potatoes. It was proven in both world wars that folks survived quite nicely on potatoes and wild greens alone. The potato basically only lacks calcium, so add your greens and voila! Antioxidants galore too.

Work co-creatively with the pleasurable nature spirits, Pan, the fairies, elves and devas too. Pull up your lawn and plant potatoes! Or string beans and squash. Mix in a few nasturtiums for joy and rosemary for longevity and abundance.

* An excerpt from: The Goddess Lives, poetry, prose and prayers in her honour. Agnes Toews-Andrews.

It was near the 2004 commencement of the vernal equinox, and I was leading a new moon circle on Quinte Faery Isle, (Prince Edward County) Ontario. The night was translucent and cold. Patches of snow lay in shady corners of the field where we stood. The stars were close. I felt like a part of them, although that winter I had rarely been sleeping outside under the gigantic inexplicable Universe. My journey was progressing though, on my chosen planet, Earth. I had been finding that I was sharing this home with a myriad of curious life forms, aside from those that scientists have agreed on. And goddesses of folklore seemed to materialize in the astral for mysterious reasons. I was also discovering that my inherent genetic lineage was rich, vital, and I was intimately connected with other realities. I had discovered that Earth was home to many keys to the galaxies, and it was more than simply my home.

*An excerpt from, The Goddess Lives, poetry, prose and prayers in her honour, by Agnes Toews-Andrews.

It was spring, and I was in retreat at Mount Shasta, California when I discovered my connection to the goddess Ereshkigal, who had appeared to me in visions many years before. Ereshkigal was also a Niburian/humanoid hybrid who had been given Lower Africa known as the Lower World, as her domain.  She was the sister of Ishtar, (an incarnation of me,) a goddess who lived in Mesopotamia/Babylonia and was well known throughout the ancient empires.

PART II OF THE INITIATIONS HUMANS MUST GO THROUGH TO REACH ENLIGHTENMENT.

The following is an excerpt for Agnes' latest book, The Goddess Lives, poetry, prose and prayers in her honour. To order please visit:

*The following are the first seven "13 Spirit Grandmothers of Time" initiations humans must go through to reach enlightenment.

   The First Door is the Physical Door, which represents the physical needs of the body: feeding, clothing, sleeping, breathing and exercise. This door includes the trauma of being born. The first step on the spiritual path is to clear away the debris of this trauma. This brings one to love of the physical self. This teaching is contained in the Spirit Grandmother, Buffalo Clan Shield.