Love and Romance

This is the time of year, as Valentine’s Day approaches, when our attention turns to Romance. Human beings complicate love, as we attempt to taste the truth of this powerful emotion while at the same time constructing rules to protect ourselves from its passion. Our dance with Romantic love is the craziest of all.

We humans, as a race, have created so many rules and structures around the primary relationship of romantic love, trying to dance in its vibration without actually immersing ourselves in its power. We construct rules of behavior around these relationships to create an illusion of safety, pretending we are opening our hearts to true love’s passion while remaining frozen and motionless behind our screen of fear. The truth is we must first open our hearts, and then passion will fill us in all our relationships.

When we are truly willing to open our hearts to love, we are committing to allowing Divine Love to flow through us at all times, to dropping our attachment to form, and to being willing to feel the emotions of pain, grief, anger, and fear while allowing the peace of Love to flow through our open hearts . So often, we close our hearts to protect ourselves from the emotions that we have dreamed unsafe, but when we close our heart to one emotion, we close it to all emotions, even love. I invite you to be willing to open your heart, to risk experiencing the full spectrum of emotions, for it is this space that you will watch as the Divine Enchanted One-ness fills your heart with the Passion of Love.

Magdalene and Jesus came before us two centuries ago to witness to us the power of this enchanted love, and we have spent those 200 years suppressing their message. Now, finally, we are beginning to open our hearts to the truth of Unconditional love. As we do this, we re-member the truth that we are all a reflection of One Divine, Loving Source. This year, in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, the day of lovers and love, I invite you to gift yourself a true Valentine: Listen to "Mary Speaks On Love" ( http://www.sheilaapplegate.com/template.aspx?page=links ) and re-member.

By Sheila Applegate

Early Deposit Deadline: Dec 22, 2009

…perfect “happy anticipation gift” for the holidays!

SPIRIT JOURNEY to

Glastonbury, England & Edinburgh, Scotland

5 May – 13 May, 2010

MAC photo St. Michael’s Tower-Glastonbury Tor, 2009

A pilgrimage spot since megalithic times, Glastonbury and the Tor are associated with the mystical isle of Avalon.

The rumored home of King Arthur and Camelot. Like Jerusalem, it has been a holy place for many different traditions.

Hello and welcome to Metatron Travel! The United Kingdom is Metatron Travel’s next adventure to the world’s sacred sites and energy vortexes. In 2008, the red rocks of Sedona, AZ were heart-opening and breathtaking; and in Spring 2009, the beauty of Paris and Bordeaux filled the senses and touched the soul. In August ’09, Metatron’s Melina Carnicelli, mcarnice@roadrunner.com and Liala Strotman, lstrotman@yahoo.com visited Glastonbury to prepare for the 2010 springtime trip to UK with you.

Glastonbury is a quaint township filled with rich legend, history, and tradition from King Arthur and Merlin to Mary Magdalene. On your trip to Glastonbury, you will find an abbey, a chapel, a Tor (hilltop), nearby stone circles, and a peace garden to explore…as well as have time just to be in the energy of the land. In and around Edinburgh you will be simultaneously immersed in the old and the new. Our hotel accommodation is located in Old City Edinburgh in the shadow of grand Edinburgh Castle within walking distance of a modern city centre, and only a few miles from the innovative Falkirk Wheel, the only rotating boat transfer structure in the world. Our full-day excursion just outside of Edinburgh features a guided tour of Rosslyn Chapel, considered to be some of Scotland’s finest architecture, and a private group meditation in the Chapel led by Sheila Applegate. The original plans for Rosslyn have never been found or recorded, so it is open to speculation whether or not the chapel was intended to be built in its current layout. Rosslyn Chapel was founded in the mid-15^th century on a small hill above Roslin Glen as a Roman Catholic collegiate church. After the Scottish Reformation in 1560, the Chapel closed to the public and not until 300 years later did it again become a place of public worship…this time according to the rites of the Scottish Episcopal Church. In later years the Chapel has featured speculative theories regarding Freemasonry and the Knights Templar.

After connecting with Anne Pickett & Charlie of Seahorse Journeys in Glastonbury, annelp@live.com.au and Shelia Applegate, www.sheilaapplegate.com from New York, we knew this adventure would be uniquely special. These gifted spiritualists join the trip to help adventurers understand the history and legend of the sacred sites and to interpret their energies for us. Both Anne and Sheila have high-level ability to channel spiritual energy and to lead meditations and ceremony that bring us closer to mother earth and the profound healing energies of these areas. For those interested, Anne and Sheila will be available for private readings.

Follow your heart…and soul…to the UK in May. Contact us immediately to reserve your space. Deposit due December 22, 2009. Group capacity is 17 travelers. We look forward to experiencing UK’s sacred sites and energy vortexes with you.

Enjoy your life and travels,

Liala and Melina

Program of events:**

May 5 Depart NYC for your overnight flight to Bristol, England

May 6 Arrive in Bristol, where you will be met by private van for immediate transport to Glastonbury (45 minute drive). Check in to your quaint B & B accommodation for your 5 night stay in this lovely southwest England township. Spend the afternoon exploring the village with its unique shops and sacred sites or just relax prior to dinner with your group at a typical English pub. Immediately following dinner, you will be officially welcomed to England by your Glastonbury tour guides at a brief trip orientation meeting.

MAC photo Glastonbury Rooftops, 2009

Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the Somerset Levels 30 miles south of Bristol. The town has a population of 8,800. It is in the Mendip district and said to be the center of many ley lines. The town is known for its history, including Glastonbury Lake Village, Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset Rural Life Museum and Glastonbury Tor, the many myths and legends associated with the town, and the annual Glastonbury Festival.

May 7 Full day guided trip via private transport with guides Anne Pickett, & Charlie of Seahorse Journeys, annelp@live.com.au and Sheila Applegate, www.sheilaapplegate.com

Start the day with a sunrise meditation inside the inner circle of Stonehenge then wander the site of Woodhenge and visit West Kennet Longbarrow, Silbury Hill and Avebury Henge.

Group lunch provided.

Return to Glastonbury for dinner on your own.

MAC photo Stonehenge, 2009

An English Heritage Site, Stonehenge is described as the “eternal mystery.”How it was built, the methods used to move, shape and raise such massive stones and why it was built can still only be guessed at. However, it is known that Stonehenge is carefully aligned with the movements of the sun…a place of haunting beauty.

May 8 Full-day experience of Glastonbury with spiritual guide, Sheila Applegate

- Glastonbury Tor

- The Chalice Well & Gardens

- Glastonbury Abbey

- Goddess Temple

Lunch on your own. Group dinner and evening gathering with Sheila.

MAC photo The Chalice Well & Gardens, 2009

The healing pool, where you can step into the water, has been there since the middle of the 18^th century. In the cascade that feeds the pool you can see the rich red iron that the water contains.

May 9 Full-day guided trip with Anne Pickett via private transport.

- Burrow Mump

- Tintagel

- Merlin’s Cave

- St. Nectan’s Glen & Waterfall

Lunch provided. Dinner on own.

May 10 Half-day morning workshop with Sheila Applegate. Remainder of day & evening on your own. And/or…you may be interested in a half-day afternoon excursion to Limestone Caves at Cheddar Gorge with Anne Pritchett.

May 11 Half-day morning excursion via private transport to Stanton Drew Stone Circle with meditation led by Anne Pickett. Lunch on your own prior to departure from Glastonbury. Private van transport to Bristol airport for short, late-afternoon flight via EasyJet to Edinburgh, Scotland. Transfer to City Centre (Old City) hotel; group dinner upon arrival.

May 12 Full day excursion to Rosslyn Chapel, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland

Lunch at Roslin Hotel on your own. Dinner on your own in Edinburgh.

Stretching 21 metres (69 feet) in length and standing nearly 13 metres (42 feet) high, practically every surface of Rosslyn Chapel is carved in an outstanding display of craftsmanship. There are literally hundreds of individual figures and scenes carved around you. www.rosslynchapel.org.uk

© Nick Swan Photography.

May 13 Enjoy morning sightseeing in Edinburgh Old City & Edinburgh Castle on your own

prior to transfer to Edinburgh airport for your return flight to New York.

**Schedule may alter slightly if other opportunities or unforeseen circumstances arise.

$2420 includes:*

- R/T air fare from NYC to UK, including taxes & fees

- Trip Insurance

- 7 nights’ B&B/hotel accommodations

- All ground transportation in UK to/from airports to hotels & tour sites on itinerary; air transport from England to Scotland via EasyJet

- Sacred Sites Guided Tours by Seahorse Journeys

- Meditations, Spiritual Channeling at Sacred Sites, Half-day Workshop with Sheila Applegate

- Many meals (12), includes daily breakfast

DEPOSIT: $201 per person by December 22, 2009

Contact Melina today to reserve your space…

mcarnice@roadrunner.com 315.277.0271

* Based Dec ‘09 exchange rate – 1 GBP equals US $1.70. Any significant change in exchange rate may affect pricing.

* Based on 12-person minimum, double occupancy. Capacity: 17 persons.

* Does not include transport to/from US departure city (NYC).

* Does not include service gratuities. Tipping in UK is not the norm, but practiced occasionally in restaurants.

*Does not include private spiritual readings, spending money, or optional side-trips.

FOR DETAILED INFORMATION, CONTACT:

MELINA CARNICELLI, Metatron Travel

mcarnice@roadrunner.com OR 315.277.0271

Meeting Magdalene

Mary of Magdalene is a soul whose beautiful embrace has guided me through these past few years. I am not sure I would have made it through without her and so I am honored to share her teachings with you.

Like most people in this world I did not grow up learning much about Magdalene. Being raised protestant perhaps there was a thread of openness in the teachings I received about her role in the messages of Yeshue but to say that they were limited is an understatement. In fact my greatest childhood preparation for opening to her message of love was the Musical 'Jesus Christ Superstar'. As a child my family went to see that musical every Easter season. I purchased the album and listen to it over and over throughout the years. Memorizing every line, I remember sitting in my living room singing ' I Don't Know How to Love Him'. I was so overcome by love, it felt during those moments that I was this beautiful woman called Magdalene. Perhaps those were my earliest days of channeling my beloved sister. In those moments her soul was embracing me and I was allowing her in even though I had no context to understand what that meant. Channeling of a Spirit was not something I was raised to understand.
As I grew, I began to explore other religions. I had always been spiritual, always had a deep connection with God. I had consistently challenged the teachings of the church that did not resonate with me. Somehow inside of me I could always tell what was of God and what was of man. It was as if from a young age I was gifted with the ability to see truth. I began to explore meditation and alternative practices on the spiritual journey. Through this, I learned to open to spirit guides, connecting through guided meditation I learned how to open my inner vision. I mastered the ability to control this vision, knowing when to open to it and when to close it so that I could function in my daily life. As I opened more to my own guidance I also began to understand that I was gifted in my ability to open for others as well , to act as a mediator of such for people and their spirit guides.

During the process of awakening, I met a soul that my heart reacted to in a way that it had never reacted to before. This soul was a part of me. From the moment we meat we felt each other's emotions, we connected telepathically and we shared a love that went beyond our understanding. In the years that followed I came to understand that this soul was my 'twin flame' or 'twin Soul' His soul was the other half of mine. The Yang to my Ying, the Alpha to my Omega. In each other's presence we could not hide. We could not hide from each other or from ourselves. The love was beyond form and this union took me on a deeper journey of embracing unconditional love than I ever thought possible. This is the journey that Magdalene and I share with you.

A couple of years into the connection with my twin flame, things had gotten pretty intense for me. My whole world was being turned upside down by the lessons of love that I was learning and the levels of truth I was unfolding within me. One day as I lay resting on my couch a beautiful image of Magdalene appeared in front of me right in the middle of my living room. At this point I had already opened to my guides in meditations and I had learned to open for messages from spirit for others as well but I was not accustomed to Spirits appearing before me in the view of my physical eyes so I definitely took notice. In that moment Mary of Magdalene put her hand on my heart and filled me with the deepest unconditional love I had ever felt. She then spoke telling me ' It is ok, I will walk with you through these next few years. I will be beside you all the way. I was Jesus' twin flame and I understand the journey you are walking. These next few years will be a challenge but we will do it together.' I felt so comforted by her love I did not even stop to think of what she meant by the challenges that were ahead of me. The year just prior to that I had overcome a near death experience, lost my best friend through cancer, and begun changing the form of my partnership with my husband. What more could lie ahead? Little did I know in that moment how closely my journey would mimic that of the beloved Magdalene. A journey of love that truly goes beyond life itself.

As the years went by I journeyed with Magdalene as my personal guide. Her loving embrace helped me through many challenges. As I learned I taught others. I held workshops in which I taught guided meditations and shared the messages of love that Magdalene and other ascended masters offered me. Then one day Magdalene said' I want you to let me into you so that I can speak to these people directly.' Now what you have to understand is that I am a control freak that has learned to surrender. In truth I have fought releasing control every step of the way. I am a paradox because I am probably more surrendered than most people on earth and at the same time I am a complete control freak. I had heard others work this way before. Channeled teachings had been a part of the learning I had opened to and when I heard those channeling's I said to spirit ' There is no way in hell I am ever doing that.. it just sounds so freaky' I did not want to sound like that. Now here I was with my beloved sister who has guided me so closely. She was asking me to be the vessel for her to speak. Of course my answer was 'NO WAY'. Magdalene just smiled at me and her love poured into my heart .... and I surrendered... Next class was my debut. The messages that came through her were so profound and the love that poured not only into my own heart but into everyone present was beyond grace. How could I let my vanity or my fears keep me from sharing her loving grace with the world. So I began my new level of service with my Beloved Sister Mary of Magdalene. The union of our souls in bringing the message of love to the world has continued to bless each of us. Now nearly four years later we start a new journey together . We join our efforts with all of yours to help this universal message of Divine and Unconditional Love penetrate the hearts of people around the world.

Channeling

As we learn to love one another, we come to realize that, in their purest forms, all religions teach the same basic spiritual truths: It is only the different ways we express them that divides us. Each system of belief has a different piece of the puzzle, and ultimately, to heal our communities and our world, we will have to fit these different pieces together and realize the essential truths that connect us all as one. In order to allow this to occur, we must open our hearts to hear beyond language and to expand in our understanding.

To me, the term “channeling” is best described with the metaphor of a television. We all know that television shows are constantly running through our airwaves whether we are tuning in or not. Once we turn the TV on, we have a choice of what channel we will tune into. Tuning into one does not stop the other broadcasts from existing, they are just simply not in our awareness at that particular time.

Similarly, when I tune into Spirit, there are various levels, or “channels,” through which I experience the messages. In its simplest form, this is best described as inspiration, creativity, or intuition. I simply allow myself to open my own knowing and, in surrender, allow God’s grace to flow through me. My experience and understanding is easily expressed from this place of higher consciousness. I am fully aligned with my Spirit and focused on my intentions with an open heart. This is the level that I strive to live from in my daily life so the vibration when I am speaking from this state is very similar to me simply talking in a casual conversation. You could say I am 'in the Zone' at this level of surrender. It is my intention to live from a space where this is my natural state.

As I surrender deeper, I begin to hear and see the spiritual realm of angels and ascended masters that are here to assist us. Universal energy, vibrational information, and nonphysical beings surround us at all times. A person who channels consciously opens up to receive and translate this nonphysical information, allowing us to gain a deeper understanding of our life circumstances. This is where the metaphor of the television really comes into play. There is so much more in existence than what we see and hear with our physical senses. Even in the simplest terms we know that animals hear sounds that we cannot hear. Basic science has proven energy fields exist that we are not aware of with our five senses. In this state I simply 'change the channel' to tune into the vibrations that are not commonly recognized by our lower senses. We all have the ability to see, hear or sense beyond our common senses. It simply takes intention, focus and openness to do this. The guided meditations that I offer are an effective way to open to the vibrational world of spirit. In this sense there are many energies that we can witness. Spirit Guides and loved ones who have crossed over are accessible to us through this openness. When I refer to Spirit Guides I am referring to the energies that are here to guide us on our journey. This includes the Angelic realm, though every religion has a name for them, they are beings of love who are here to guide us. The Angelic realm moves through a different evolution and therefore they have not typically lived on earth. Also in this category I include the Ascended Masters. In My understanding, Ascended Masters are beings of light who lived on earth, woke up from the illusion of separateness and Ascended into one-ness with All That Is. Drawing on their energies and teaching from within that one-ness we are able to access their guidance in the process of remembering our one-ness. When working with Beings of Light at this level of surrender I communicate with the Spirit Guides receiving both visual and audible messages. I then describe what I see and hear to others in third person, drawing my teachings from the guidance of these loving spirits.

When I begin to move to an even deeper level of surrender with the Ascended Masters that I journey closest with , I completely give myself over as a pure vessel for ascended master teachers to use in order to get their message to the world. I simply stepp aside and allow them to speak through me. In this case, they speak in the first person. Initially, I experienced a noticeable vibrational shift in my body as the Ascended Masters entered and spoke through me. I was still present. It was as if we were sharing the body but they were in primary control, I was in a sense overseeing the process as it was my body being used as the vessel. I was able to listen and when necessary carry on a secondary conversation with the Being while he or she was doing the teaching. Often I was learning from the teachings even as they were being spoken through me.

As I continue to expand my own understanding and expression of love on earth I increase my own vibrational level. This is done not with an intention to vibrate at a higher level as much as an inner drive to grow, to understand myself, to love unconditionally and to become the purest reflection of God on earth that I possible can be. I have faced many powerful lessons on my path of awakening. I face each lesson with love, passion, an open heart and yes sometimes resistance and struggle. My deepest Passion is to see Heaven and Earth vibrating as one. That starts with me. As I vibrate in oneness the world around me reflects that. So my choice is always to move forward in love. As a result I have come to expand my remembrance of my one-ness with God the Creator of All That Is, The Alpha and Omega. As I learn to expand my consciousness to the union of the Alpha and Omega I am enveloped by a depth of understanding that no words can fully express. Yet, as I have stated my passion is to help others reach that bliss of remembering their union with All That Is. In order to do that I draw on the vibration of the Ascended Masters who have gone before us to assist in this teaching. In this state, it no longer feels as if I am stepping aside to let others speak through me but merely expanding my consciousness to include the space in which these beings can speak within me, bringing forth the message of universal love which is the truth within all of us.

These messages that I offer are of Divine love, Unconditional Love, Universal Love. The message is beyond the language. In order for us to support and guide each other on our spiritual paths to that space of fully living in the remembrance our Union with God we must use language. I use the words that bring me clearest understanding. I use the stories of ascension that are most familiar to me. I tap into the vibrations of Love that resonate most closely to me. Whether Isis or Magdalene or simply love itself, then, I ask that you open your heart to receive the message of Love that exists beyond language and names.

The Magdalene Project

I want to take a minute to explain the 'Magdalene Project'. It is an inspiration that came through my beloved sister Magdalene. I was recently asked to Channel Mary of Magdalene for the People of Glastonbury England. As many of you know there is a lot of rich history in Glastonbury England and many believe that it is one of the places that Magdalene traveled after the ascension of her beloved. The presence of Magdalene is very strong on this sacred land. I have worked with Magdalene for many years now. The night that I channeled Magdalene to the listeners of Glastonbury was very magical and if you listen closely to the recording you will even hear the chimes of the cathedral in the background.

My guidance had been telling me that the channeling in Glastonbury would be a gateway to many. I had no intention of taking on a 'project' of getting that message to the masses. When I recorded it I simply placed a hand held recorder next to me just in case I wanted to share it with someone later...it appears spirit had other ideas. When I returned home from England I went on with my life as usual... balancing life as a mother and spiritual teacher. I was not really thinking much of the recording until one morning when I woke up to my Sister Magdalene's excitement as she told me to put the recording on the podcast and let the world hear it. That was easy... it was what she said next that felt a bit overwhelming. She wanted 10,000 people to hear this before 2010. I said ' you mean 1,000 right?' She smiled at me and repeated '10,000'. That was the beginning of the 'Magdalene Project' as I have now begun to call it. The idea is that I make it available and tell the networks that I am already connected to about it.. then it is up to the message..

If it touches the hearts of the people who listen they will spread the word for others to hear. It is such a beautiful message of love I can not imagine the people who listen to it will not be touched by it. I am simply the messenger. That is not to say that I am not a part of the message. I have walked closely with both Magdalene and Isis for a very long time and as some of you know my life walk is much closer to the path that Magdalene walked than I would have imagined when I started working with her. Her message... or our message... is about love. It is about finding our own path to divine love.. seeing that within ourselves and learning to walk with the reflection of love in each other. It is a message of embracing life with passion... walking through our fears and learning to love unconditionally. In truth we are all one and so the message of Magdalene is the message of every soul on this earth.

As we move through these next few months of working together to spread this universal message of love to the world, I will write blogs about the process.. sharing the responses of the people as well as my own journey. It has been a beautiful and intense journey that led me to this point that you are all seeing. I will share with you the day I began working with Magdalene ... the things she helped me with... how we grew together in sisterhood.. when I opened to Isis and her connection to Mary. I will share with you messages from my heart as well as the messages I receive from spirit. So if your heart is pulled by this message lets work together to share it with the world.

The message is available at www.sheilaapplegate.comwww.myspace.com/sheilaapplegate
http://sheilaapplegate.podbean.com/

In Love and Grace

Sheila

Welcome

“The truth of who I am has been a long time in coming. My personal journey has not only been self-fulfilling it has become a gift to others. A gift that allows men and women to understand who they are, how they are living and what needs to happen to live with more understanding, joy, insight, energy and abundance.
The journey we are all traveling is individual, yet one common thread unites us. All that exists within you is far more than you realize. Your body feels and your mind recognizes your physical surroundings, but you are so much more."