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November 1, 2005

Billie’s Spring Newsletter

In this issue:

• Spiritual Energies
• Billie and the Brumbies
• Seven Days with Seven Dogs
• A Year of Growth
• Fighting for Braidwood's Avalon Energy
• Billie's November Workshops
• Special Offer for Silver Colloid Spray and Vegan Dog and Cat Food

Hi everyone,

I know news from me has been a long time in coming, but 2005 has been an incredible and powerful year to date – and I believe the best is yet to come. With the arrival of Spring, the energies have shifted and Spirit calls for us all to detox and continue our spiritual studies and journey, listening to the whispers in the silence with new attention and intent.

Spiritual Energies

What are you called to learn? Which animal is your teacher at this time? Look around you, follow that subtle thread from your Higher Self as you are guided on the next phase of your spiritual journey. What messages do the animals bring you?

Personally, I am called back into the world of horses, healing and shamanism, and Spirit has been testing me regarding my ability to act on those tiny little inner urges – the ones you know you have to listen to, but can’t explain them well to anyone else. The ones you sometimes think you “should” ignore, and often do. The ones you can only lamely say: “I can’t do that because it doesn’t feel right.” Or “I have no idea why I am doing this, but Spirit said to.” In some company it can be a challenge to honour the voice of Spirit this way.

So has Spirit been talking to you? Have you felt the changes?

Are you being called to listen more? Have wild or domestic animals been trying to get your attention?

Billie and the Brumbies

One of my guides, Grandmother Logan, is back after a 10 year vacation. She’s thrilled I said “yes” to an assignment filming and communicating with brumbies living on a property about half an hour from my home. Grandmother was the one who instructed me to become a professional animal communicator, way back. So when she speaks, I know I need to listen.

The brumby film production is heaven. Three thousand acres, wild horses, my camera – and me. It’s fifth dimensional reality working. It’s a complete space of grace – and my feelings of gratitude, humility and joy are high. Here’s a photo of me filming the little wild stallion:

The only thing I don’t like about it is that the horses have to leave the property at all – but having studied one young fellow at close range – who was starving, perhaps a gentle cull isn’t a bad thing.

The first three “caught “(they wandered into a fenced paddock) were three young stallions. From a spiritual perspective, they chose a new adventure – to be teachers out in the world.

One of them said to me: “I don’t want to be dog meat.” Out of the three he was the most scared, the smallest and the one with the biggest attitude. He attacked the two natural horse trainers who are gently “educating” them into the human world. He psychically hooked into me and shared his fear.

So I took him home, filming everything, including his first floating.
And now he is my teacher. And he is here with us at Ballyoncree as wild as ever (although he’s enjoying hay in this photo):

You’ll be able to follow his progress – and mine – on the new blogging page on my website – just as soon as Andrew has the brain space to set it up. I’ll let you know when that happens in a couple of weeks or so.

Seven Days with Seven Dogs

Meanwhile, Andrew is near the finishing line for our “dog-umentary” Seven Days with Seven Dogs, (the web site’s been started). We had a short version in a short film festival, and the short was screened on Stateline twice – once in its entirety – just because the producer wanted to show something cheerful.

As you might know, Andrew and I met nearly two decades ago when we were both working in theatre as comics (nobody could believe I met another comic who was a non-drinking, non-smoking, non-drug user and into all things spiritual – but I did) and as an actor and film editor, he lends his wonderful sense of humour to this heart-warming film. I can’t wait for it to be out there, doing its work for dogs everywhere. Again, we’ll let you know in a few weeks about how you can see it.

A Year of Growth

2005 has been a year of incredible growth for me. I created fibroids in my pituitary and pineal glands. As both my mum and my horse died of brain tumours, I saw it as an opportunity for me to heal this forever. I won a grant to write my next feature film Mystic Hearts, (initial web site includes the concept artwork) and spent three months writing as I healed myself.

My dad was diagnosed with lung cancer and I spent six weeks by his side in hospital as he prepared to pass over – an incredibly profound experience for me as he didn’t raise me, but gave me a powerful sense of belonging whenever we were together. His dignity and humour in the face of death will stay with me always and I feel incredibly blessed that I was able to be there and get to know my parent as a man, not just a dad.

Finally, my beloved dog Tala became paralysed in the back legs, and so began another journey of learning and healing. And I welcome thoughts from everyone on this. I fully believe Tala will walk again as she can wag her tail and stretch her legs.
Here’s a picture of her on her first day in her wheelchair.

Fighting for Braidwood’s Avalon Energy

Andrew and I have been fighting suburban sprawl in our beautiful historic Braidwood, and documenting the changes for yet another film.

You can help us win this battle by seeing Braidwood as already saved, surrounding the old world village and its green belt of hills with white light and prayers, and sending an email to Bill Nethery (bill.nethery@heritage.nsw.gov.au)of the NSW Heritage Office telling him why you think Braidwood and its setting, should be immediately State Heritage Listed. We have till November 21 to make a difference.

Braidwood is very much like Glastonbury in England in both its old world charm and Avalon energy. Imagine a pretty Georgian town, complete with old world buildings, wide verandahs and miner’s cottages, nestled in a valley surrounded by pastoral beauty, and you’ll understand why few want the developers to turn it into bland suburban sprawl.

Braidwood is also the setting for all kinds of Australian films like our own “Finding Joy”, “The Year My Voice Broke”, “On Our Selection”, “Ned Kelly” (Mick Jagger’s version) and others.

I feel horribly like my soul ancestors and the first people here. Here it is again – fighting to preserve beauty and nature – and being shocked at the lack of sensitivity and the deviousness of man. For me a real test of love and acceptance. I’ve completely failed at “Detachment 101”. I hear the land calling and she doesn’t want to be carved up and under cement. She doesn’t want the social impact of thousands more people and hundreds of brick boxes. Braidwood draws many sensitive souls here, lots of artistic spirits. And on one level or other, we all hear that call.

But this time I refuse to melt silently into the forest. And Andrew and I are incredibly vocal and passionate in this fight. We are truly grateful for your help in preserving something which is unique, beautiful and truly special in this world. Thank you.

Animal Communication Workshops

My first and only animal communication workshops for 2005, will be held here in Braidwood, NSW on Saturday and Sunday, November 26 and 27, 2005.

I have received a lot of interest in my teaching from all over Australia all year – but it hasn’t been the right time for me and I apologise to everyone who has been patiently waiting. The weekend of November 26 and 27 promises to be intense, fast, fun and informative.

With their permission, we will communicate with the wild stallion, the Ballyoncree Animal Sanctuary dogs and other animals, with the spirits of place, the water spirits, the devas and other wild animals here. We’ll also spend time working with your own animals through distance communication and photographs.

For those of you in other states, never fear, I’m currently working on some animal communication products to bring to you very soon.

If there is anything special you would like me to cover in these CD’s, DVD’s and booklets, please let me know. I’d like to be able to answer all your questions, and provide you with the best information to help you be the best animal guardians you can be. The animals need you!!

If you are interested in coming, here’s a link to accommodation in Braidwood.

Silver Colloid and Vegan Dog and Cat Food

Finally, we have a fabulous offer on some products we thought we might sell but got too busy for this year. It’s top quality, human grade and great for the health of your animal companion. All products are on a strictly stock available only basis.

• Silver Colloid is anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-biotic – in a spray bottle – perfect for wounds, conjunctivitis, and the first aid kit. $9.00 plus postage. RRP was $13.70!! There’s more information about the product here.
• Organic Vegan Dog and Cat food. OK, it’s dried and I don’t usually recommend dried food – but I discovered this when I was travelling for Seven Days with Seven Dogs and I can tell you, it’s a health supplement. Brilliant for breakfast, for travelling, for the occasions when you don’t have any other food in the cupboard or you are in a rush and don’t have time to do the whole natural diet thing. It’s the best dried convenience food I’ve found on the market and I wouldn’t feed it to my cats and dogs if I didn’t
  think it supported their health.
  
  RRP was $12 a kilo. Our special is $9 a kilo. Again, postage and handling are a bit extra. There’s more information about these products here.

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