November 13, 2012
“To more fully enjoy – and celebrate – all your senses in daily life, focus upon Netzach. It’s particularly helpful if you’ve been feeling bored, constricted, and hemmed in lately, for such qualities can eventually cause physical and even mental harm. When Netzach appears in a divinatory spread, it’s a signal that trusting your body – its wisdom, yearnings, and impulses – is now crucial. Run, dance, swim, leap, jump, and laugh.” – Copyright – The Kabbalah Deck: Pathway to the Soul. Edward Hoffman
Google Maps 2012
I woke up feeling a little anxious about this particular day. Although I’d hoped to be at Hopi, I knew I was still in Phoenix for a reason. The early part of the day was spent making arrangements to have Ricardo’s 11-year-old dog put to rest. He had become quite ill over the last few weeks, and there was no hope for a recovery. Ricardo had said his goodbye a couple of days earlier before flying back to San Francisco, and I was taking care of him while final arrangements were being made to put him to sleep.
After breakfast and publishing Day 68 of my journal, I headed to Scottsdale, Arizona, for my next meditation. As fate would have it, I was brought to another place that I had never been before. Following the grid lines on the image above, I was led to the intersection of N. Marshall Way and E. 2nd Street in downtown Scottsdale.
Using Google Earth, I obtained the following aerial image of the location. I was instantly intrigued by what I saw.
I searched for a parking space when I arrived at the intersection of Marshall Way and 2nd Street. I ended up parking directly in front of the Scottsdale Artists’ School at 3720 North Marshall Way, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Once I gathered all of my meditation tools I got out of my van, walked north on Marshall Way, crossed 2nd Street, and that’s when I discovered that the mysterious building in the aerial photograph was Loloma Station, Scottsdale’s transportation center.
As soon as I walked up to the building, I learned that it was closed for business. It wasn’t closed for the day; it was closed indefinitely. For some reason, this left me with a bizarre feeling. I wondered why I had been led to a deserted, empty building to perform my meditation.
I walked around to the plaza’s center and took the following photograph…
Then, I sat down to begin my meditation. As soon as I sat down, I thought this space would make a great spot to host a drumming circle. Positioned at the following coordinates, 111°55’39.36″ Latitude, 33°29’26.88″ Longitude…
While facing east, I invoked the 72 Names of God, the “Lost and Found” angel, between 1:37 and 1:57 PM.
As I read the statement above, I looked up and noticed that the clock overlooking the plaza was no longer working, and had stopped at 5:08. Suddenly, I felt like I was in an episode of The Twilight Zone.
As I continued my meditation, I suddenly felt that this place would be an excellent location for my Spiritual Healing Arts Center. It felt more like an arts center than a transportation station. It was located across the street from the Scottsdale Artists’ School, which was an affirmation. It felt perfect. If I only had the money, I thought.
Once my meditation was complete, I returned to my van and headed home. About that time, Tuwa sent me a text message asking me when the eclipse would occur. I didn’t respond to her until I got home because I wasn’t sure of the details since the eclipse was taking place over Australia.
As soon as I got home, I looked up the details of the eclipse and discovered that it had begun at 12:37 PM Arizona time and was scheduled to end at 5:45 PM.
As soon as I saw my numbers at 12:37, I paused in wonderment. I knew that this particular eclipse was tied very closely to the eclipse I had experienced at Hopi back on May 20, 2012, so I made a point to pay close attention to every little detail. I sent Tuwa the eclipse details and headed to the gym to swim some laps.
The veterinarian called no sooner than I left the gym to say they were ready for Richard’s dog. He passed at 6:05 PM. I spent the next few hours crying, cleaning, texting, and working on the details of my journal. Even though I had only known the dog for two years, I loved and missed him instantly.
While reviewing the details of my day, I decided to figure out who the Lolomo Station was named after. That’s when I learned about a very well-known Scottsdale pottery and jewelry maker by the name of Charles Lolomo:
“Charles Loloma was born near the little village of Hotevilla on Third Mesa of the Hopi Reservation, on January 7, 1921, the son of Rex and Rachael Loloma. He had his early schooling at the Hotevilla Day School.”
As soon as I discovered this, I texted Tuwa and asked her if she knew who Charles Lolomo was. I almost fell out of my chair when she replied, “He was my uncle from the same clan as me, but a different village. We are from the Badger Clan.”
I remembered from my visits with Ahote and Tuwa that the Badger Clan were the medicine people, and I could understand why the Lolomo Station didn’t make it as a transportation center. It was the wrong type of energy. It was supposed to be a healing/arts center. That message came to me very clearly during my meditation.
I thought to myself, wouldn’t it be wonderful to have enough money to buy this place and create a Spiritual Healing Arts Center in honor of Charles Lolomo and the Hopi? Hopi was written all over the design. It looked like one of the Hopi Clowns used in their Kachina dances. Stranger still, the phone number for Loloma Center was 480-312-2333. Even though I could not make it to Hopi, I still found a way to connect.
At 10:25 PM, I finally finished my Tree of Life reading. While asking for Divine protection, I shuffled my Voyager Tarot cards and chose a card for the seventh sefirot, Netzach:
Netzach: Victory | Triumphs | Relationships
Meaning: The following card identifies what I want to achieve and what I want to accomplish, and how to work on my relationships.
Voyager Tarot: Seeds Planted | Future Outcome
For the second time, I randomly chose the Growth | Ten of Wands card.
©Voyager Tarot
Judging from the meaning of the sefirot Netzach and the Growth card, the idea of the Loloma Station becoming a Spiritual Healing Arts Center had great potential.
I added spiritual growth to my Tree of Life reading for a second time.
That night I went to bed around midnight. I missed being able to say goodnight to, Duque.