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To all of those that will walk our trails - we welcome you to our family... |
| One of our millennium event graduates writes:
01/02/2000 Dear Gail It's hard to find the words to adequately express my gratitude for finding Universal Remembrance University and participating in the New Millennium Celebration. In my short stay I discovered an amazing amount about myself.... and I came away with an incredible gift.... the gift of facing my fears and accomplishing things I never thought possible, never dreamed possible. That experience is opening a myriad of doors for me. I walked on fire. I can do anything I choose! What could be more empowering! I arrived looking forward to a few days in nature and participating in the world peace meditation, unsure of what else my time in Floral City would bring. I knew nothing of your work... other than that an optional fire walk would be part of the program. Me? Walk on fire? Hmmmm... I wasn't sure about that... at all. I joined a group of strangers on Thursday and became one with them in an atmosphere of Spirit, incredible love, acceptance, growth, learning, sharing and joy. Each program was wonderful... thoughtfully and lovingly presented. Each built upon the preceding one.... until suddenly it was New Year's Eve and we were building the fire. I was truly facing my innermost fears as I broke through illusions of my belief system that have limited what I thought I could do. With the help of Spirit and the energy of the group I literally broke through my fears as I broke a board with them written on it. Then I broke a brick in half... with my hand. I could hardly believe it! I jumped with joy! My experience was beyond anything I ever thought possible. And that was BEFORE walking the fire! Ahh... the fire... the crackling red coals. Beautiful. Stars were bright in the sky.... drums filled the cool night air, warmed by the hot coals, with wonderful sound and energy. We were getting ready to walk the fire. I wasn't sure I could do it... would do it... or should do it. It called to me but more fears also called... loudly. I've always been afraid of fire... since a shed burned by my window when I was four... and I have a strange disorder that has doctors considering lopping off my toes. I wondered how I could face them with feet burnt to a crisp from doing something so.... hmmm.... irresponsible as trying to walk on fire. But then I suddenly knew in my heart of hearts... deep in my soul... that it was right ...that my body would take care of me... that I could do it and should do it. And I did. I walked across the fire three times. There aren't words to express my exuberance or the joy and energy of those around me.... regardless of whether they walked in the fire or not. Unbelievable ...but oh so real. We were all so very connected... with love and energy and Spirit. Something's changed inside of me... and it's showing on the outside
too. Several people, unaware of my time at URU, have commented that something
about me seems different. As your bumper sticker says "shift happens".
I am so grateful for it. I brought home half of the board I broke.
Each time I
Thank you both for who you are and what you do. URU is wonderful and so are you! Namaste,
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| One of our millennium event graduates writes:
01/02/2000 THE URU RETREAT IS A REAL TREAT FOR EVERYONE WHO VISITS. LOVE IS THE WORD THERE. IT IS THE ONLY PLACE THIS PERSON HAS EVER BEEN WHERE I CAN BE MYSELF AND KNOW I AM LOVED FOR WHO I REALLY AM. YOU CAN NOT ATTEND A FIRE WALK (WHETHER YOU WALK OR NOT) AND NOT REALIZE THAT LIFE HAS SO MUCH MORE TO OFFER THAN YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTING. WHEN I LEAVE URU IT IS WITH A RENEWED OUTLOOK ON LIFE, ONE THAT IS SO MUCH MORE POSITIVE AND ENABLES ME TO TAKE ON NEW AND MORE EXCITING CHALLENGES THAT LIFE HAS TO OFFER. I AM REMINDED OF HOW GREAT AND WONDERFUL I REALLY AM AND EVEN THE BAD THINGS IN MY LIFE ARE REALLY GOOD. I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHAT THEIR FULL POTENTIAL IN LIFE CAN BE , TO ATTEND ONE OF THE PROGRAMS AT URU.. IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER. STEVE COCCOVIZZO |
| A reply to an interested seeker:
04/12/2002 Dear Faith, I’d like to clear up some misperceptions that some people appear to have about the Firewalk. It is a workshop in and of itself and one of the most powerful experiences that I, personally, have ever had. Firewalking is a cellular Shapeshift, I believe that is the reason that John was enthusiastic about having the U.R.U. team at the intensive. In meeting with them to plan their involvement at the Arutam Intensive, I was impressed with their dedication and professionalism. A Firewalk ceremony is carefully crafted to raise the participant’s energy and connect them to their higher self/inner guidance. It is not a spectator event. If you have an agenda that you have to walk across the coals, you will not be allowed to participate. When one gets a clear message to walk there is no difficulty and for some the most empowering thing is to listen to the guidance that says no. There is also the knoweldge, for those that do walk, that anything is possible, a very empowering knowledge indeed. I hope that this helps Shungo David Lowell
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| 1/05/2009
I can’t even begin to imagine what is going to happen in 2009 but this much I know; the end result is going to be amazing! I don’t think that it won’t be hard work or that it is going to go perfectly smoothly, but what does? All I KNOW is that somehow life is going to get back on track and I am going to take responsibility for MY life and start making it the life I want it to be, start figuring out who I am! What brings about this change? This sudden positivety and KNOWING that ANYTHING is possible? I had the most positive, spiritual, empowering life-changing New Years ever. I’m still floating on a cloud, still emotional (in a good way) beyond anything I have ever felt. It’s like I’ve been blind for so long but now suddenly I can see with great clarity all the endless possibility life holds if only you can see it and BELIEVE it! Don’t just talk the talk but walk the walk! I spent New Years Eve at my second firewalk and it was even better then my first. WOW the thoughts are still swirling but I feel more alive then I’ve felt in months! There is a saying on the wall in the lodge where the firewalks are held that says “Shift Happens” and it does because that is what is happening to me/in me right now, I can FEEL it! On New Years Eve I did the so called “impossible” I broke a board with my hand (and figuratively broke through my fears because we wrote them on the board to symbolize breaking through, and I feel like I am), I broke an arrow w/ my throat, I walked on glass and I walked on fire, not once but three times. The last time I walked was with my Aunt, just as we were getting ready to walk together it officially became 2009. How amazing to walk into the New Year doing the “impossible!!!” The energy that night was amazing, I felt empowered and revitalized! I still feel as if I am floating on a cloud where I can SEE everything this world has to offer, if we just let it. Abundance, prosperity, peace, love, happiness all these things are possible, and EVERY living being deserves them, if only we open ourselves up to them! On New Years day we had a closing ceremony, while I am sworn to secrecy about parts of it I can talk about the first hour of it. There was a very famous psychic at the firewalk and she went around the room doing brief readings. While I am always a bit skeptical about psychics, not that I don’t believe that some people possesses this gift but because there are so many people who pretend that just don’t, this lady was so dead on it was scary! She knew some of the people in the room but had never met me before & knew nothing about me. To summarize what she said: she asked if I took care of children I said yes & she told me that while I was caring and did a wonderful job it wasn’t what I was meant to do right now, that I needed to pursue my true talents. She told me I was stuck, that I needed to take responsibility for my life and making it my own. This hit home in a major way. For the past few years I have been stuck, stuck in a life I didn’t want to be living, stuck in the past unable to imagine the future held anything but more misery, stuck in a self-destructive spiral. BUT most of all stuck in FEAR; but fear is simply “False Evidence Appearing Real”. I won’t be able to move through this fear over-night but I now KNOW that I can, that it is possible because I am capable of doing anything I put my mind to. For the first time in a long time, perhaps ever, I can say & believe that life is GOOD, maybe not perfect, rough at times but it is GOOD. Because life is filled with possibilities to do anything you want to do, to be anyone you want to be!! For so long I’ve allowed myself to be trapped inside this bubble of fear. Fear of failure, fear of disappointment, fear that I must be perfect to be loved, that I must care for others more then myself, and fear that I was unworthy of life, love, and happiness. However I am NOT I’m not unworthy, I am NOT a horrible person. I need to break out of my shell, out of this bubble of fear and truly be the kind, loving loyal, trustworthy, caring person others see me as! And that means caring about/for ME! As if all the amazing things this NY Eve made me realize wasn’t enough this morning my aunt and I were talking about how emotional and overwhelming it all was. How positive we felt about the future. Then we had a heart to heart. How am I going to do all of this? I don’t know, but
what I do know is that I am going to! 2009 is going to be the year that
I start taking care of me, following MY dreams and finding out exactly
WHO I AM!
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| 1/06/2009
Thank you again for the perfect way to bring in the new year.
It's hard
Armand and Angelina/International Classical Crossover Recording Artists
http://www.armandandangelina.com
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