Aloha ahiahi Lapuli and Happy Vernal Equinox!

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Aloha awakea o ahiahi a me Aloha Lapule. Hanu aloha a me hoihoi keia nani lā o po oukou.

Good day or evening and Hello Sunday! Breathe aloha and enjoy this beautiful day or night, everyone.

We hope that the wonderful New Moon energies in Aries combined with the Vernal Equinox sparked your Spring! Mahalo na hoaloha … thank you, friends … for supporting our magical and spiritual journey through the Omni-verse. We’re happy to see that folks are enjoying our listening experience.

Spirits have been called
A long closed doorway is opened
The interaction of excitement and pleasure
Brings opportunity closer

When you meet your soul for the first time …
What will it look like?
What will it feel like?
What kind of things will it say to you?
There is tremendous healing power in getting to know your soul.

NOTES FROM THE UNIVERSE …
Life is not what you see, but what you’ve projected. It’s not what you’ve felt, but what you’ve decided. It’s not what you’ve experienced, but how you’ve remembered it. It’s not what you’ve forged, but what you’ve allowed. And it’s not who’s appeared, but who you’ve summoned. And this should serve you well, beloved, until you find what you already have.

SEEDS FOR MEDITATION … LIFE IN THE ASCENDED STATE
The ultimate goal of humanity is to ascend into the crystalline Light body, a state of true immortality. Evolution does not stop there, but continues beyond fifth density into sixth and finally, seventh, the original level of the soul.

The trick to being a happier person?
Turns out it may lie in setting small, simple goals that can help you to focus on the important things in your life. Setting goals and being happy are part of a virtuous cycle and also reveals what kind of goals lead to the greatest joy.

== GREETINGS VERNAL EQUINOX 2015 ~ ARIES NEW MOON AND RARE SOLAR ECLIPSE ==

This New Moon is truly a new birth of life, inspiration and ideas. It is energetically connected to the womb of evolution, like a butterfly coming out of it’s chrysalis. The earth is changing now all around us as it wakes for the Spring, we are also waking up to what we need to do to grow and move on in our lives.

The energy of transformation is being seeded within each of us. Aries is the warrior, so find your inner spiritual warrior who will guard your back and help keep you focused on your destiny. And don’t be afraid to step in and defend people, places or anyone who can’t help themselves. Find the kind of warrior energy you carry and bring it to the surface.

The New Moon in Aries makes a bold statement and thus leaves no stone unturned as it may symbolically or literally directly point the way to the path that is untraveled. Within the unknown or unfamiliar, the Divine has the opportunity to bring in wonderful surprises. This is a time to make wishes and go for what you want. Aries is a fire sign and is full of ambition and determination. Use this energy to go for what you want. What you may see during the next few days of this New Moon:

During the next few days you may experience a feeling of anger or a new-found confidence, there will be more intense weather patterns, such as storms or thunder. You may be feeling that you need to get moving in your life. There may be some anxiety and impatience over where you are and where you want to be. There will be more spirit/ghost sightings. People will be acting more assertive and argumentative (traffic, at work, relationships, and so forth). Pets may start acting strangely.

This is the Aries energy.

This New Moon is all about change, it is a breath of much needed fresh air. Get rid of old baggage that holds you back. Let the fire of Aries cleanse and heal you. This is a lucky time, so do things that you felt you couldn’t do in the past … be a bit bolder, a bit louder … ask for what you want from the universe … let your thoughts and desires manifest into something real.

Have a Blessed New Moon! May the Divine Mother watch over you. Aloha!

Malama kekahi i kekahi a me Aloha kekahi i kekahi …
Let’s take care of each other and love one another …

O ka Maluhia a me na oe oukou
Peace be with you all

~ From The Halau

Ka Lae, The Point

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Ka Lae is accessible via South Point Road, a 12 mile paved narrow road leading from State Route 11 (Hawai’i Belt Road), the turn off being about 7 miles west of the village of ʻālehu and east of Ocean View, Hawaii This is said to be the first place the Ancients arrived in Hawai’i.

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If you look carefully along the shore you can see holes in some of the lava rocks that were used for mooring, carved holes from ancient times. Kai Lae, means “the point” and there is a fishing shrine there known Kalalea Heiau or Hale o Kalalea. Because there was so much comings and goings offerings were left in this area as thanks for the safe ocean journeys. Women were not allowed (kapu).

You can still see this small 43x 35 foot heiau according to the terrific book Ancient Sites of Hawaii by Van James:…

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Five Surprising Facts About Orchids

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Here are five interesting facts you may not have known about one of the most popular flowers in the world:

1. There are more than 25,000 documented species of orchid, and scientists are finding more every day.

The family Orchidacea is home to more than 25,000 flower species. Scientists suspect that there are more species in the topical areas of the world, and horticulturalists hybridize the flower to create new species that wouldn’t occur in nature, and giving rise to some of the most popular varieties of the plant in existence. [Photo: Orchids of Latin America]

2. Orchids have a symmetry similar to human faces.

Much of the reason orchids are so widespread is thanks in part to humans’ affinity for and desire to grow them. The symmetry of the flower could have a lot to do with why people are so fond of orchids. An orchid has bilateral symmetry — like a human face — so if a line is drawn vertically down the middle of the flower, the two halves are mirror images of each other.

3. Orchids are masters of deception.

Orchids deceive insects into pollinating them. The reproductive parts of many orchid flowers are shaped and colored to look like the kind of insect they hope to attract. Once the insect is interested, the orchid’s pollen sticks to the bug until it flies off to find another orchid that it mistakes for a mate.

4. Scientists found fossilized orchid pollen on the back of a bee.

Pollen from an ancient orchid was found on the back of a bee encased in amber, as detailed in a 2007 study in the journal Nature. The fossil was dated to around 10 million or 15 million years ago, but the orchid family is far older. Some research even dates some species of orchid to around 120 million years ago, before the continents split into their current form.

Two species of orchids whose natural habitats are thousands of miles apart are actually closely related. Scientists think that the plants probably had a common ancestor before they were separated by continental drift.

5. Vanilla is a species of orchid.

Perhaps one of the most popular species of orchids, the “flat leafed” vanilla plant is also one of the most widespread. Horticulturalists all over Latin America cultivate the plant for its flavorful charms.