Q & A Forum - Spring 2011

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lottdd's Question: Is the Cottage Team helping to stabilize the government transitions that are happening, and do they have any involvement in protecting our democracy from the corporate coup eacute;tat we are experiencing? Confirmation that they are on the job would be welcome news.

Machaelle's Answer: The Cottage Team's job is to provide options and move a situation forward. Our job is to apply common sense, intelligence, good will and courage to do the right thing, and choose options that move a situation forward. The Cottage team does not remove free will or individual responsibility. You have your confirmation that they have not suddenly turned into a bunch of irresponsible ner-do-wells.

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tipsmcc's Question: I live in New York, and when the weather is good, the men in the neighborhood congregate on my corner. Underneath my window. It is the place where they gather to blow off steam, as they did last night until 3:00 in the morning. Occasionally fight. They tie their dogs up to the fence and let them bark. In general it is disruptive, intrusive and sometimes dangerous. This is not my building, but I feel like there must be something I can do to shift this energy. All I feel right now is pissed off and that doesn't really work. It is part of my environment that I feel helpless to address.

Machaelle's Answer: The obvious response that pops into mind is, "Why don't you move to an area that is nurturing to your health and well being?" We could expand on your comments and picture you in the Antarctic, very upset that it's not 80 degrees Farenheit. At which point, I would say, "Move to the tropics." There are many ways to shift energy. One is to remove yourself from the environment and find an environment that best suits you. To quote that wise sage Kenny Rogers — You gotta know when to hold em and know when to fold em. But I must say to you, having lived in the city before, I know what it's like to feel like I'm living in the middle of Grand Central Station at 3 in the morning.

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mmacnicol2008's Question: As I've been rereading "Dancing," I have 2 questions: Do you publish the Garden Workbooks and the MAP book anywhere but here? Like on the Cottage level. It looks like all the processes would work other places, too. Where's the name of the book come from? Murphy's Law, it'll be right in front of me, but I just haven't seen any mention of moonshadows or dancing except in the title. And thank you for blowing my world apart every time I reread your books. Those definitions I found so boring at first are really outrageous when I actually think about them. It truly is a wild ride, as many others have said! Thanks for taking the wildest seat in it.

Machaelle's Answer: Your questions have overwhelmed me with a question of my own. What the hell are you going to do with the information you're asking for? you've rendered me speechless. And I'm only 3 questions in on this forum!

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reillykathie's Question: Will these changes on earth stimulate reconnection with the greater cosmos?

Machaelle's Answer: When did we become disconnected from the greater cosmos?! Are we hanging out there by ourselves?!

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cathy6's Question: Hi! What items are helpful for pancreas & low blood sugar stabilization? Thanks.

Machaelle's Answer: You could use any or all of the Perelandra health tools to address any health issue. But if you want to start simply, a great way to start are the MBP Balancing Solutions. Particularly, those for the Immune, Lymphatic, Endocrine, Cardiovascular, Disgestive and Urinary Systems.

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tipsmcc's Question: Well, other than moving do you have any other suggestions?

Machaelle's Answer: Wow, You're just dyin for me to override common sense here? Here's something you can do, but it's going to require some work. Get Perelandra Garden Workbooks I & II plus the Soil-less Garden Companion. Activate a soil-less garden for your apartment with the focus on creating your apartment environment with more balance that would include less noise. But understand that this is going to just impact your home and your immediately surrounding neighbors, and not a bunch of people congregating on the street.

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mmacnicol2008's Question: woops, sorry and thanks for the directness I so benefit from! When I need to ask permission to share your books somewhere else, I'll write the Permissions Dept, as listed on the website. I forgot about the Information Policy and, yes, it's a sanity saver. I think THAT's the real question I needed an answer to today.

Machaelle's Answer: Okay, glad I helped.

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lottdm's Question: Re: The Cottage Team "You have your confirmation that they have not suddenly turned into a bunch of irresponsible ner-do-wells." Good to know they're still in there pitching. Of course, what they do on their personal time is none of my business. : )

Machaelle's Answer: Okay . . . whatever!

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cathy6's Question: Can the nature spirits, EOP or essences assist us in attracting money? My car just died! Any suggestions? Thank u :)

Machaelle's Answer: You can set up a soil-less garden for acquiring a new car that would include the money to pay for that new car.

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2kids2luv's Question: Why is the Earth round?

Machaelle's Answer: Aw, honey. Go ask your 3-year-old. She'll tell you!

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camino21's Question: [Thank you for all you continue to do to help us.] Unable to get thru to Wed.'s HotLine regarding last minute root canal surgery. Mouth Balancing booklet, under Other Uses section, says: ...then telegraph a second dose....to each hard-to-reach area. Without the MBP Guide, solutions, etc. and unable to reach the HotLine, is there a gut telegraph process as there is for gut gardening? If so, what is it, please. Yes, the situation is past, yet it would be good to know the answer.

Machaelle's Answer: The telegraph process really is very simple. I'm sorry that you got confused with it. Try again this Wednesday to get the Question Hot Line so that they can straighten this out with you. Telegraphing is so simple, it's obvious that there's some little glitch in what you're understanding that should be easy to clear up. And I thoroughly agree — it's good to clear this up now, before the next situation pops up.

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darkburgundi's Question: hello miss Machaelle, what type of things tick you off? i absolutely love your sense of humor! thank you.

Machaelle's Answer: Really, really, really stupid questions. I'm Jewish. We use humor to get us through the worst things. It keeps us from jumping off a cliff!

Have I just made everybody nervous? Be brave! Ask your questions.

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chakrasong's Question: Hello, are there any insights that would be appropriate to share about the Cottage Level and the current changes going on? Thank you.

Machaelle's Answer: If I'm reading your question right, you're looking for some higher reasoning for the current changes. When in fact, the current changes are an exceptional demonstration of our unwillingness to do the right thing, our unwillingness to spend the money in the right places in order to move forward, and our unwillingness to be smart about how we make decisions in life. And I'm not talking about the Japanese people, or the people in the Middle East who are putting their lives on the line to do the right thing. I am referring to all of us. Our unwillingness to act on climate change, our unwillingness to produce and use energy responsibly. . . . When you put it all together, the current changes really show what happens when a whole bunch of people really like living with their heads in the sand.

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Laura's Question: I've been using MAP, SLGs and Flower Essences for a few months now but I'm getting more confused. When in a coning I'm never sure where the answer is coming from: Am I allowing my coning partners to answer or am I/my mind manipulating the answer? (It looks like I create my own nightmares here!) so now I've stopped cheking their answer with Kin test, I still ask my questions and then wait to see their answer in life. Do you have any suggestion? Much, much, much love from Italy!

Machaelle's Answer: Hey Italy! Firenze's one of my favorite cities in the whole world.

When you're in a coning, the answer is coming from the partners in the coning, and that includes your higher self. One of the wonderful things about us humans is that we're capable of manipulating anything. Aren't we talented? I suggest you stop double checking because that's just confusing everthing. Act on the answer you're getting and how the thing works out will tell you if you're overriding the coning. The other thing you can do since you're using MAP — you can take your concerns to your MAP team and ask them to help you clean up how you receive the information from the coning.

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otisjackmd's Question: 3 years and one month ago I did my first professional MAP coning. Since then, we, my professional MAP team, have brought my patients healing that I struggled for the previous 50 years to provide but never could. Now, four of every five new patients leave my consulting room feeling definitely better. This is totally unprecedented in any medical practice know about. Please know, Machaelle and staff, that I am warmly and deeply grateful. My observation about physical pain is that some patients respond better to ETS and some to EoP. It appears that the ETS responders have more emotional-spiritual issues and the EoP responders more physical-structural issues. Do you think this is a valid observation? If so, what might account for it?

Machaelle's Answer: I just want to send you one great big wet juicy kiss! I applaud you for your courage to expand your practice. I know your obvservations are valid. But I am reluctant to explain why this is happening — except to say that the pattern of the patients drawn to you tend to respond to ETS Plus and EoP in this particular manner, at this particular time. Perhaps in 3 or 5 years, that pattern can change and even reverse who needs ETS Plus and who needs EoP. I don't think you need any encouragement, but if it helps to know you have a cheerleader on the sidelines — I encourage you to continue giving each patient whatever they need, no matter what it might mean. Both ETS Plus and EoP address humans on all four PEMS levels, but they come at it from slightly different angles. That may be the thing that could explain the different reponses You're picking up.

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robertson4460's Question: Hi Machaelle I was thinking of asking you the most awkward and stupid question imaginable but it looks like your hands full already so I will give you a break and just say well done and keep up the good work.

Machaelle's Answer: Okay, but you managed to give me one hell of a good laugh!

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Rose's Question: Thank you for Health Watch to help in addressing human health re: nuclear radiation. For the land itself -- energy cleansing process and atmospheric balancing, yes? Other suggestions please. Thanks to everyone at Perelandra!

Machaelle's Answer: I just checked the Health Watch and for land it includes Energy Cleansing and Battle Energy Release on the Maroon Level, or the Co-Creative Troubleshooting Process on the Blue Level. All the suggestions for land that is exposed to radiation are in that Health Watch.

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partartist's Question: Am 55, started period last month and turned into hemorrhaging blood...receded uterine walls...exposed arteries and veins.....ended up in hospital being pumped full of intravenous estrogen to cap the flow. Now what? How do you 'strengthen the uterus? Which MBS should I stock up on? Thank you.

Machaelle's Answer: The MBP Solutions build the body gradually over a period of time. For the situation you're dealing with, you need something more fast-acting. So, I recommend the Perelandra Essences. For the MBPs, include Immune, Lymphatic, Endocrine and Reproductive-Female. If you need any further help, call the Question Hot Line.

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nkida's Question: Can the Energy Cleansing Process or the Battle Energy Release Process be used independently for a specific emotional issue or do they have to be used in conjunction with the MBP Program or the SLG?

Machaelle's Answer: When a person is dealing with a specific emotional issue, I recommend that they start MAP and take the issue to their MAP team. The Energy Cleansing and Battle Energy Release Processes are environmental and set up specifically to address problems that are environmental. Because we humans have MAP available to us, there is no reason to use an environmental process for personal health.

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aurora's Question: I have a relative that is reading and learning all she can about Perelandra, she is asking me what is an expancion de why you talk about in your books? Thank you, for your help Aurora

Machaelle's Answer: Are you referring to the expansion process? I include a good definition of that in Chapter 1 of Dancing which she can look at online if she doesn't already have that book. Unfortunately, it's just in English. And trust me, you don't want me doing the translation to Spanish!

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cathy6's Question: Do you feel that Feng Shui is a valuable practice? It seems to me to be connected with your work. I wonder your thoughts on this. Thank u.

Machaelle's Answer: I hate this type of question because my opinion isn't the issue here. The question is, do you feel Feng Shui is valuable for you in your life. And if so, go for it. I don't think that Feng Shui and working with nature in the Perelandra process are mutually exclusive.

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Rose's Question: Re: MBPs and radiation. They strengthen the body systems so not as impacted by radiation vs. protecting against radiation. Yes, no? Trying to get loved ones to take them.

Machaelle's Answer: They are raising the body's strength in order to be able to better handle exposure to radiation. Nothing is going to prevent that exposure.

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irena_art's Question: Can you reveal what is in the Natural Aging formula, what specific flowers?

Machaelle's Answer: Right after the CocaCola company reveals their secret formula to you, I'll be glad to do that. Let me know when you get that. But I will tell you that it's not just flowers.

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rortman's Question: Hi Machaelle! I wrote in during the October open house looking for further information about things I could implement to continue healing. I was diagnosed with Lyme, lymph congestion (breast area) hypothyroidism, and severe candida last summer. At the time of the October open house I was on the following MBPs: Immune, Lymph, Digestive, and Cell and EoP. You recommended I take the MBPs twice daily and that I add Endocrine, Reproductive Female, Respiratory, and Cardiovascular. I also added ETS to my routine. I was taking everything preserved in vinegar (per a kinesiology test that a friend did for me) but after several months of consistently taking them twice daily I believe they are preventing my candida from improving. I’m seeing improvements in all other areas of my health but this candida is proving very difficult to get under control. I’ve read mixed reviews about vinegar and its impacts on candida over the past months. I’ve been diligent about cutting out sugar, starches and carbs. I’ve seen no improvement in the thrush on my tongue and each morning it is much worse than it was at night. Should I switch to the brandy-preserved MBPs? Thanks for all you do! Roxane

Machaelle's Answer: We have had customers switch from vinegar to brandy, and I think it's certainly worth a try for you. Make sure you take only the number of drops you need. Since the October Virtual Open House, I've come out with Mouth Balancing that might help you with the thrush.

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undermaple's Question: I recently found mention of ETS plus for a bath. I've used the EOP bath to great benefit. How do they compare and which is best when?

Machaelle's Answer: If you are dealing with something from trauma or a shock or a long-term serious illness or injury, ETS Plus would be better. The EoP I guess you could say would be for times of general balancing and strengthening, and the overly deep need to relax. it's providing a new level of balance where ETS Plus is addressing damage caused by shock. Sometimes you just have to go with what you feel you need. They can be interchangeable — but not mixed.

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morrow.lk's Question: Our yard is overtaken by honeysuckle. How can we grow other things when it is so invasive? Is there someway we can move it to let it do its thing?

Machaelle's Answer: You could send it to the lady in New York who's having the noise problem — it could help buffer her from the noise! But seriously — if your yard is being overtaken by honeysuckle, I would say it's found the perfect environment for doing its thing. How about moving your lawn? Or you could do soil testing and see if a different nutrient balance is needed. Or you could do a Perelandra Co-Creative Troubleshooting Process for the environment as explained in Garden Workbook II.

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ark's Question: Hi Machaelle, I am doing a cocreative project for my beekeeping work. From the perspective of the various processes and solutions that are available, would you consider bees animals? I have set up an SLG project, but I always wonder which ETS to offer them, and whether the nature healing coning would be appropriate. Thanks.

Machaelle's Answer: Yes, consider them animals. Insects fall under the animal category. And yes, the Nature Healing Coning is appropriate. Address the members of each hive as "one animal" so that you don't have to do 20,000 individual Nature Healing Conings.

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donnafairy's Question: Hi Machaelle, It seems that for every question that I can think of today, I can find an answer within the books and products that you've provided. At the last forum, you suggested that I use the Organizing Process to address a health issue and I want to thank you for this terrific tool. It is so helpful, especially for a somewhat nervous worrier-type like me. It is a great systematic way to address issues. Also, since the last forum, I read Dancing and wow - that pretty much knocked my socks off! I really appreciate your sharing that experience. I look forward to reading Mount Shasta next. So... this is just a big THANK YOU for all You're doing. You rock!

Machaelle's Answer: Cool. And thanks for the really nice words!

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katrin's Question: Hi Machaelle, recently I was confronted with a miasm that needed to be treated. I reread the paper and prepared for the steps ... but soon got lost. I think it was in the Flower Essences book that I read that I had to use the Essences Telegraph Test Checklist. But when I wanted to start I could not figure out what to do with that checklist. I knew the symptoms of the miasm, and I knew I had to test each symptom ... but what did I have to do with that checklist? I got quite confused with that, but it came into my mind to open a coning and ask for some help. And they moved my attention away from this checklist. It worked fine, after all. And I am comfortable now, but I am just curious and would like to ask you what this checklist is about. (?) Is the statement to use this checklist for the miasm still up-to-date?

Machaelle's Answer: I'm sorry, I don't know where you got the Checklist information. It wasn't in the Flower Essences book or the Miasms Process Paper. But I think it's great how you worked yourself out of the corner. Again, I'm not sure where you found this statement. Just ignore the checklist when working with a miasm.

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cathy6's Question: I don't believe anyone here is intentionally trying to ask "stupid" questions. That comment made me feel very uncomfortable and a little demeaned. I see this as an exciting opportunity to participate in Q&A with someone I greatly respect and admire. I don't want to be scared & intimidated that I may inadvertently ask something "stupid."

Machaelle's Answer: First, I recommend you take EoP to strengthen your self-esteem. Then, gather your courage and go for it! If your hesitation makes you ask a question that is actually meaningful and important to you rather than a question that has no purpose in your life, then I will have accomplished my goal!

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girija2's Question: Putting my attn on the news depresses me. Knowing I won't act (in the field of politics) to change what I'm hearing I stopped listening. I figure the best way I can help the planet is to keep myself balanced and do the work I feel I'm here to do, yet I worry that I'm deluding myself and abdicating responsibility. Appreciate hearing whatever you care to offer on the topic.

Machaelle's Answer: If you've decided you won't act to change what You're hearing, there's really nothing I can do to help you. I just happen to believe that humans are capable of more than they give themselves credit for and that includes informing yourself without getting depressed. I go back to my answer about large groups of people with their heads stuck in the sand (Question #13). I also happen to think that making the decision to not be informed is making the decision to go through life lazy.

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martink's Question: Dare I ask? Can the ESSENCES RESTABILIZING PROCESS ( X-RAY EXPOSURE ) be used/adapted on radiation contaminated food, materials (people?)? Let's hope it won't come to it that we need it.... AND I think you are very hard on people about "head in sand...": We are all doing our best. There are interest groups who have tons of money and power who suppress many a great idea and suggest many a crap idea and make it sound attractive... (e.g. atomic power). We and even politicians are just puppets most of the time. Please correct me. Regards from bonny Scotland!

Machaelle's Answer: First of all, if we were all doing our best, we wouldn't be in the situation we're in. And I'm tired of people who have their heads in the sand trying to convince us that they don't have their heads in the sand and they're just special. Yes, we have problems with interest groups with tons of money and power. And the legion of people with their heads in sand are responsible for allowing the interest groups with money and power, politicians and other puppets to take control unchallenged. We are not victims and we need to learn to take responsibility. Speaking of which, if I wanted the Essences Restabilizing Process to be used for humans and food, I would have titled it differently. The information You're looking for is in Health Watch 9. People probably think I'm being hard because unforunately we've gone through several generations where being constantly patted on our poo poo has been revered and we have lost our ability to face reality and clear feedback without going into an emotional meltdown.

Martin — Beth just told me who you are and I nearly threw the computer across the room. How can you ask such stupid questions? Do you actually sit there and think of the most obnoxious questions you can ask? Please Martin, next time actually ask a question that will be helpful to you and how you live your life. don't make me come over there and hit you!

To everyone else reading this who has now cowered in a corner — Martin is a long-time customer and friend and deliberately does this to me at every forum.

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ambujamev's Question: I'm excited to begin my first project with co-creative gardening, the property has a huge problem with gophers and so the gardening area has been very defined (and years in gardening in this space) with chicken wire dug under ground to prevent them from getting into the garden space...is this a detail to include when I'm first establishing my partnership?

Machaelle's Answer: Oh, ambujamev, after dealing with Martin, I'm so happy to have your question. Thank you!
I would recommend that you leave the chicken wire in place, establish your partnership and then find out at some point if any adjustments need to be made with the chicken wire or if you need to do anything additional to address the gopher issue. But for now, assume that this is part of your garden.

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isnicola's Question: I muscle test NO for taking Repro-Female and Endocrine. My Nurse Practitioner also tested no for me taking them. Do you have any idea why that would be? Does it mean my systems don't need them and why would that be. I am on BioSynthetic Thyroid medication. I ran out of Digestive MBP solution earlier this week and since then my bowel movements seem more normal - could that be related somehow? I feel confident taking the solutions for my various systems and want to understand what is going on. Thanks for any insight you may have. I am 65 years old.

Machaelle's Answer: I'm 65 also, and all I can say is, the human body is a mystery at age 65 isn't it? I don't know why You're testing to not take Repro-Female and Endocrine. That's a bit of a mystery too. But as long as you're doing the testing the correctly, I would trust the testing. But be sure to periodically muscle test whether you should include Repro-Female and Endocrine with your other MBP Solutions. don't assume you're never to take them again. I'm suspecting that your bowel movements seem more normal not because you stopped taking Digestive, but because this is a positive result of your having taken Digestive over a period of time, and these positive effects kicked in even though you had run out of the Solution.

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mmmstars's Question: Thanks for your incredible life work across the spectrum! I live in a rural area (garden route, South Africa), and have a "bats and rats" problem in my roof - intermittently for years now. it's a "double volume" pitched home - so I can't reach up, bang on the ceiling and say "move out folks"! I've done all the "sweet talk" and practical stuff you can imagine... it's limited. Please advise.

Machaelle's Answer: I've been a member of international bat conservation for years and the main thing they recommend for this problem is to watch where the bats are exiting and entering and get somebody to plug it up. it's as simple as that. That may also take care of your rat problem. I understand you may have a logistical problem because of your roof design, but hopefully you can get somebody with a big ladder to help you. You can get some cooperation from the bats and rats if 24 hours before you plug the hole, you let them know that's what You're going to do. It will take them a little while to pack up their tv, stereo, blu-ray player, barca-lounger and lamp. Over the years, many people have written about just this problem in the bat conservation magazine. Simple though this may be, it seems to be the best solution. The key is making sure you plug up all the entrances and exits. Or, just charge them an outrageous rent and they'll probably move on in protest!

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katherinez's Question: My elderly mother has worsening osteoporosis, I tested for mbp for her and got lymphatic, endocrine, digestive, immune and skeletal which I sent her. Just in case, can you recommend anything

That's it folks! we've answered all the questions that have come in today. Hope the answers helped all of you.