AFFIRMATIONS:
A positive statement designed to convince ourselves that something can happen. When we repeat anything to ourselves long enough we not only believe it, we act it out. Examples of negative things: I can’t. Nobody loves me. I never have enough…. It seems like people hate me. Poor me… Examples of positive affirmations: I can do it. I deserve to be loved, and I am loveable now. I accept healing to fill me with energy in all the cells of my body now.
ALL IS ONE:
Mother Ilowan uses this term to mean the Great Mystery, God, Great Spirit, and the Supreme Being of the universe, First Cause, etc. In the beginning there was only Spirit. Spirit had a thought of itself and duality in the form of god and goddess or Momma and Papa Light was born. From that first division all other divisions of consciousness arose.
AMAJI-
This word means something like: The one to whom my soul is woven forever. It a not "pet name" or an endearment term, but a fact of spiritual unfoldment. Therefore it is disrespectful and inappropriate for anyone but Mother to use that term of address about or with Mukanda Dawe.
AMARAJI MAHA-MARAI-
Ama=Love
Raji=People
Maha=Great
Marai=Unknown
Loving People of the Great Mystery
AR-RAJI-
Cloud People...those who define, inspire and clarify the sky (the Tarai) the spirit world. The Leadership of The Amaraji Maha Marai Temple. These people are: Richard, Lelelewa, Eliah Sentah, Anaia Mari and Shayshoshewa.
ANGELS:
Special beings of Light who hold eternally the Universal Spirit truths of love, joy, peace, light, and life. Angels cannot, and have no desire to, express any energy other than the universal spirit truths. Mother Ilowan teaches that angels were the first born children of Momma & Papa Light. In the Healing Teaching Temple we work with guardian angels (special light beings assigned as protectors to every human being; our elder brothers and sisters of spirit.). We also work with the Temple Angels: Kaynaha of joy, Gowina of abundance and compassion, Tinawa of transformation and healing, Maynaha of peace, and Elohim of devotional love. Mother Ilowan has us work with angels of prayer, angels of the earth (devas), and angels of protection.
ANGEL MARRIAGE-
A joining of consciousness with our inner guardian angel so that we may become more of the Christ Light in the world.
ANGEL TEMPLE OF LIGHT:
Refers to a story Mother Ilowan uses about being incarnated (born.) She tells us that before we are born into the physical world we go to the Angel Temple of Light: there we partner with a guardian angel, learn what our spiritual purpose is to be, and receive suggestions on how to accomplish that mission.
ANCESTORS:
There are two kinds of ancestors: biological and soul force. Biological ancestors consist of our parents, grandparents, and great grandparents, and so forth. Soul force ancestors are previous incarnations of our soul. In other traditions these would be our past lives. Mother Ilowan teaches that past incarnations are separate from us, individuals in their own right, who are interested in helping us with our life because we share the same spirit soul energy with them.
ANCESTOR COUNCIL:
Refers to the above named past incarnational beings. Mother Ilowan teaches that every human has an ancestor council made up of 4-12 past incarnations. She has indicated that prior to birth these people (spirits) share their life memories with us through dreaming. In other words they dream about the main highlights of their life and we experience those memories as fully as if they were our own. In this way we have pre-birth experiences to draw on as we learn about the world in infancy and childhood.
ANCESTOR WARRIORS-
A group of trained shaman who have the responsibility of maintaining the inner shield of light energy for the Healing Teaching Temple and the World Mission Masters.
ARRAJI-
People of the clouds. This is the name Mother and Mukanda Dawe have given to the clergy of the Temple.
ASTRAL WORLDS:
A term used to describe the places where inner spirit experiences of reality occur. These places are visited by an individual journeying (having visions) of a world very different from our own.
AUM-
The sound of creation as a song.
BELTANE:
A celebration of the goddess of growing things, of fertility. It is symbolized by the egg, rabbits, and flowers. It is a time of remembering love, and holding rituals to help the earth and the people be fruitful and multiple. It is held on the 2nd full moon after the spring equinox.
BIRDS OF PREY CANYON/CELEBRATION PARK-
This is a special and sacred area in the desert southwest of Boise. It is the center of an earth healing chakra and powerful with ancient ancestors and other spirits.
BODHISATVA:
This is a term used for people who take the following vows: I vow to spiritually liberate all beings. I vow to cut down all my desires. I vow to study and practice well to master the Dharma (life). I vow to realize the Supreme Way (express only love, joy, peace, life, and light).
BODY CLAN- Prior to incarnation in the physical world all people merge with an entity of the planet on which they intend to incarnate. This could be an animal, bird, plant or particular environment. Finding and working with this original connection to the planet is called finding the body clan.
BROTHERS OF THE SUN-
The name given to the brother’s group of Ilowan’s Children Healing Teaching Temple, by Chakasi Mukanda Dawe. It is open to all brothers wishing to explore the divine masculine powers and practice being brothers of spirit in the ordinary world.
BUDDHA CONSCIOUSNESS:
This term refers to the awakening of a desire to merge our personal consciousness into the great, eternal All Spirit consciousness. This is the path of seeking enlightenment and/or to be a saint or great being.
CANDLEMAS OR IMBOLE:
This is a time of the Feast of Lights. It is a time of housecleaning, healing, and elimination in order to begin something new. It is setting energy into motion that will come to fullness in the midsummer time. Traditionally all the fires, (lights) were put out and then rekindled from the sun fire (with a magnifying glass), or sky fire (lightening). It symbolized the end of winter and the beginning of spring. It is celebrated on the 2nd full moon after the winter solstice.
CEREMONY:
A set of spiritual prayers and rituals which are repeated the same way every time. Chanting the mantra, reciting the New Covenant prayer, and creating a sweat lodge are a few examples.
CHAKRAS :
The 7 major spiritual energy centers of the physical body.
They are located as follows-,
1st chakra At the base of the spine
2nd chakra In the area of the sexual organs
3rd chakra Just above the belly button
4th chakra In the heart area
5th chakra At the base of the throat
6th chakra Between the eyes above the nose
7th chakra On top of the head
The energies of these chakras are:
1st chakra Self Awareness, Survival
2nd chakra Sexual Drive, Creativity
3rd chakra Communication and Emotions
4th chakra Love and Awareness of Others
5th chakra Free Will and Surrender
6th chakra Imagination and Inner Vision
7th chakra Soul Connection
CHAKRA PATHS OF MASTERY:
This is a study, unique to Mother Ilowan's teachings, in which individuals are able to determine their basic talents, gifts, soul force disabilities and challenges in this life. An individual soul chooses a Path of Mastery at the beginning of the incarnational cycle and maintains that focus throughout thousands, or millions, of lifetimes. Only conscious channel entities (Humans) truly have a Path of Mastery; animals do not. All Masters demonstrate only 5 main qualities: Love, Joy, Peace, Light, and enthusiastic Life. Everyone else can be identified through his or her basic soul force challenges.
Knowing your soul path does not limit your life expression. A first chakra, warrior path, can decide to express as a healer, a teacher, a liberator, a prophet, a visionary, etc. It is through trying different ways to express our life energies that the soul grows and expands on the spiritual path. Awareness of the Chakra Paths of Mastery can assist in accepting others as they
are and in accepting ourselves, as we are. This is because humans tend to think everyone feels, believes, and wants the same things we want. Other people can be totally motivated from a place we do not understand, and don’t necessarily want to understand. Study of Chakra Paths can help an individual become more accepting of the differences in choices, and encourage us to celebrate diversity.
THE CHAKRA PATHS OF MASTERY ARE:
1st chakra pathway- The Inner Warrior- (Focus is on survival & psychology)
2nd chakra pathway- The Outer Warrior- (Focus is on control & manifestation)
3rd chakra pathway- The Teacher- (Focus is on mental/emotional balances)
4th chakra pathway- The Healer- (Focus is on dealing with anger, perfection, and service)
5th chakra pathway- The Liberator-( Focus is on freedom, commitment, & self control)
6th chakra pathway- The Visionary- (Focus is on relationships, commitment, self-awareness)
7th chakra pathway- The Prophet- (Focus is on family, service, & personal emotions)
CHAKASI-
A term of respect we use for Mother Ilowan’s teacher Mukanda Dawe, who is a Bodhisattva in the Deity realms of spirit.
CHANTING-
A musical way to speak and sing the sacred names of the god and goddess. It is a method for creating sacred community, worshipping together, and deepening our connection with Great Spirit.
CHRIST CONSCIOUSNESS:
This is a time on the path of spirit when one’s desire to serve the Light, (God) is the only thing of any significance in the life. The individual finds that they enjoy prayers, meditations, and the spiritual disciplines more than they want or enjoy anything else. The energies of this consciousness are: desire to give to others from love, willingness to sacrifice personal desires for the good of others, and loving other people as much as, if not more than the self.
CLANS:
This term refers to spirit guides from the astral worlds, usually in animal form (bears, wolves, deer, elk, elephants, etc.) These spirit beings who work with a shaman (ishkahai) as a council of advisors to help the shaman do his/her work in ceremonies, rituals, and healings.
COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS:
Sometimes referred to as race consciousness, this term describes the idea that people hold common belief systems and those common belief systems create our physical, mental and emotional experiences of the world. Some ideas from collective consciousness: Women are not as strong physically as men are. Men can’t understand what it is to truly love a child. Women should be kind and gentle, and men should be strong and stoic. Marriage should only involve two people, a man and a woman. Marriage should involve a man and three women. These generalizations often help create the way people act, and what they believe is possible for themselves to accomplish.
CONSCIOUS CHANNEL ENTITY: This is a term Mother Ilowan uses to describe human beings. Animals, plants, and minerals she calls Unconscious channel entities.
CORN MOTHERS-
Women of the inner plane worlds who work to help unfold the magic of the divine feminine in the physical world.
COVENANT:
In spiritual terms this means an agreement between human beings and Great Spirit of a way to live one’s life. The Ten Commandments are an example of a covenant. Mother Ilowan has given us a set of spiritual ideas known as the New Covenant or God/Goddess Prayer that describe a way to live in harmony by practicing certain spiritual principles in daily activities.
DAYS OF ANGEL HEALING :
Twice a year, in March and September, all members of Mother Ilowan's Children
go to the Birds of Prey Canyon for a day of fasting, prayer, and spiritual disciplines. The March Equinox is a time of music, dance, ceremony, healing, and rituals. Mother Ilowan is often present for most of this day. She offers teachings and opportunities for participation in music, ceremony, and dance. This Celebration of the Spring is open to anyone desiring to attend, including children. The September Equinox is a members-only day. These are the times that Mother Ilowan makes special changes, weaves new circles, adds new members, and conducts ceremonies of healing. Ilowan's Children remain in the Canyon from sunrise to a sunset performing whatever prayer and spiritual instructions Mother Ilowan gives for that day.
DESIRE PLANES:
A term used to describe a place of memory within the inner plane or astral worlds. Mother Ilowan teaches that when people die they go to the desire planes to re-experience, and review their lives until they feel happy with what they have accomplished and learned. Most people tend to create in
DEITY REALMS- This is the dwelling place on the inner planes of the gods and goddesses of this planet. It includes all of the entities we know about and quite a few we have not heard about. Some of these deities are: Shiva, Zeus, Krishna, Yahweh, Jehovah, Isis, Kali-ma, etc.
DEVAS:
The word used to describe earth spirits, such as fairies, gnomes, and elves. It is also used to describe a spiritual force present in plants, animals, and whole ecological systems such as mountain meadows, desert areas, forests, etc.
DIVINE INHERITENCE:
Mother Ilowan uses this term to mean love, joy, peace, light and abundant life. She teaches that only those 5 energies are Divine Will and Divine Way for human beings, and any deviation from those spirit truths cannot be Divine Will. Hence anger, fear, pain, and grief are caused from mistaken choices, and not a Deity’s desire to punish or teach.
DIVINE CONSCIOUSNESS:
This is a term used to describe the journey of self-awareness, and the growth in becoming the person we really want to be.
DIVINE KINGDOM:
Refers to the inner astral world experiences of medicine helpers, guides, and other entities of a non-physical realm.
DREAM WALKING:
A Series of teachings to encourage the ability to be lucid dreamers. Learning to be a lucid dreamer is learning to use our DREAM BODY, so we can function from intuition, and psychic awareness as well as from logic, and emotion. Being a lucid dreamer means knowing you are sleeping, during the dreamtime.
DREAMTIME:
The Dreamtime is a word used to describe a place where people of various worlds, cultures, and belief systems experience their spiritual or religious cosmology. It is a place of spiritual visions. It is a place between. That means it is between waking and sleeping, and between sleeping and visions, and waking and visions. It is also the place where the Collective Consciousness is formed for groups of human beings.
DREAM BODY:
A term used to describe a part of our spiritual being that we use when we are sleeping. The Dream Body can be trained to work with the logical or conscious mind so that we have access to inner world experiences (alternative realities).
DUALITY:
The concept that there are opposite energies in existence: hot/cold; day/night; men/women; good/evil; god/goddess; anger/peace; grief/joy. In our world we decide right and wrong, good and evil from our belief in which half of an opposing pair is best experienced. People are made up of opposites and are in a constant state of choosing one thing or another. It is this pattern of choice which determines our experience of life, relationships, and spirit.
EARTH CHAKRAS:
This term refers to a special spiritual power center located somewhere in the natural world. Major places of spiritual power, or power points, have always been recognized throughout the ages. Glacier National Park is such an area, Machu Pechu is another, Mount Shasta a further example. The earth is (or was) covered with chakra (spiritual) centers at one time. Due to people finding these places, building condos, parking lots, and cities on these special power points many of them have closed down. This means the earth does not have as much energy to sustain life as she used to have; therefore, from time to time, as a chakra center closes the earth angels (devas) open another area of life force energy. It is important to preserve these centers as unspoiled by human occupation as possible in order for them to maintain their life giving energies.
EARTH MOTHER:
This term refers to the indwelling spirit of the physical world we live on. We consider the earth to be a goddess, and sometimes refer to her as Gaia.
GIVE AWAY DANCE:
This is a time of music, dance, and ceremony. There was a 24-hour dance and focus time in June of 1993 to help birth a new Heart Chakra center for the earth. This chakra is located in the Birds of Prey Canyon area. The Give Away Dance allowed this special healing energy to become available to human beings. Shortly after the time of this Dance many people began to move to this area to start alternative healing centers.
GOD & GODDESS POWERS:
According to Mother Ilowan’s teachings men and women have special energies that they use as talents or gifts. The women’s powers are: Birth, Death, Earth, Moon, Acceptance, Nurturing, Patience & Waiting.
The men’s powers are: Sun, Wind, Action, Passion, Love, Strength, Protection, and Humor. When we reach the ability to be a true elder (one who has wisdom, not just age), men and women share the following gifts: Service, Sacrifice, Healing, and Wisdom.
GODDESS:
There are 5 female deities that we work have worked with: Bianna (warrior queen); Gaia (mother earth); Kali (destruction, death); Maya (truth & illusion); Chechewan (women’s mysteries, and the moon). The knowledge and work with these five goddesses make up a body of teachings Mother Ilowan has presented in the last 7 years regarding women’s in-powerment.
GRACE:
An energy of spirit that we are given, like a gift at Christmas time. It is a gift because it comes from the love, and caring of the Great Being, and not because of our having earned a blessing of spiritual knowing, healing, or clarity.
GREAT BEING:
The infinite possibility of what we can become/unfold as a child of Great Spirit when we focus on living our life as a spiritual experience of The Good: love, joy, peace, light, and abundant life.
GROUND & CENTER:
This is a term Mother Ilowan uses to indicate that a person needs to be centered in their chi (2nd chakra) to be totally present in the now. She also uses this to be centered in the heart (4th chakra) to be open to compassion in the here and now.
GREAT SPIRIT:
The All is One. God. Goddess. The Supreme Being. The Great Mystery.
GURU:
Teacher, great one, enlightened being. It is a term for an individual who holds, and demonstrates, Great Spirit’s truth in a way we want to be able to demonstrate it. The guru principle is: You become what you love. When we give our love to a spiritual teacher and imitate her/him to the best of our ability, we become what they are. This is why having a True Guru is so very important. A True Guru is one who consistently demonstrates the spiritual truths, is humble, loving, joyful, peaceful (detached), and willing to share with others.
HAYAMONI- This is the path of the third sexual designation. These people have a special gift to bridge the way among other hunmans and to understand and to communicate with the inner worlds. Like any gift or talent the Hayamoni must learn who and what they truly are in order to be of service to their people and the rest of the world. Here are some of the Hayamoni archtypes: Magic child, Pan/Nymph, Maker of All Things, Shape Shifter, Poppawe, and Shield Brother/Amazon.
HEALING HOUSE:
Also known as the chapel in the Forest. This is a cob (mud & straw) structure built by Chi-E-Shenam as a place of silence, healing, prayer, and refuge for the Healing Teaching Temple. He has been building this chapel, by hand, for the past 5 summers. Although this structure is still under construction it is available for use (appointments must be made through Chi-E-Shenam).
HEALING ROD-
A tool of a healer through which they focus and/or channel angelic healing grace. It is a tool to manifest more of Great Spirit’s grace into their lives.
HIGHER SELF:
The Great Being potential, but felt as a source of love, support, and personal guidance by an individual walking the path of spirit.
ILOWAN- MAKEESHA MARI:
Ilowan means Planet Singer. It is a job title, and a name that Mother gave us so we could identify with her. Makeesha Mari is Mother Ilowan’s true name. She has gifted us with this name recently. It is important to NOT address Mother by her true name unless she invites you to do so. To use this name without invitation is rudeness to a spiritual master. Mother Ilowan is the correct form of address in private conversations.
INITIATIONS -
This means a new beginning in our understanding and ability to expand upon our path of Spirit. An Initiation is a permanent change in our karma, our soul development, something that allows us to be more human than we were before. Mother Ilowan offers initiation as recognition of personal accomplishment on the Path of Spirit. Initiations are offered by Mother Ilowan, through personal instructions, meditations, preparations, and her assistance in bringing them to manifestation. If
Mother Ilowan does not offer an initiation to us it means we are not ready for one.
ISHKAHAI:
This is a term Mother Ilowan uses to describe the path of Shaman. A Shaman is a person who forms relationships with spirits on an astral world and uses those alliances for creating the good for their family, neighbors, nation, etc. The focus of a shaman can be as diverse as human nature allows. Another way to think of this is a psychic individual who uses his/her gifts in a ceremonial or ritualized way to bring about healing for others.
JOURNEYING:
This is a way to enter a light, and sometimes heavy, trance state. Usually journeying is done by listening to a drum, and focusing on a guided visualization process. The individual activates the dream body in this way and is able to have a vision.
KACHINA-
Refers to a planetary spirit being of the inner realms who personifies in a semi-human form and offers teachings and assistance in living abundantly with the planet.
MAGIC CHILD:
A ritual process in which an individual creates a doll that represents the self as he/she would like to be. One dresses the doll appropriately, ( if you wanted to be a nurse you would dress the doll as a nurse), collects miniature tools, drums, flowers, things that symbolize what the person wants to create. The process involves visualizations and ceremonies using the doll symbol as a focus. The process continues until the desired results are obtained. This usually takes 6 months to 1 year.
MANTRA:
Traditionally this is a phrase of prayer, sacred in nature, the repetition of which allows the consciousness to expand into more understanding, compassion and light. Any prayer phrase repeated over and over is considered a mantra. Mother Ilowan has given us the phrase: Yanna Hayo Aum, Chi-ho, Ashantiva Aum, which means: May joy and peace full up my life. May I say yes to spirit’s call and create only beauty in my life.
MARAI-
Universal Spirit Mind or the Great Unknown, the Great Mystery.
MARRIAGE: Angel Marriage, Clan Marriage, Goddess Marriage, Planetary Spirit Marriage
This refers to a spiritual joining of the self with other beings of Light for the betterment of the life and to enhance one’s abilities to channel/manifest various spiritual energies. Any of these marriages takes considerable work, disciplines, and focus with a spiritual teacher to accomplish.
MA-SHETAH-
A dancer of the sun, one who opens his/her body (through piercing) to allow another's pain to become their own and to transform that pain through love.
MEDICINE HELPER:
An animal spirit who works with an individual to give protection, guidance, and sometimes special psychic gifts.
MEDICINE WHEEL:
This is a way of looking at the world, at personal interactions, and spiritual practices through assigning values to the four cardinal directions of the compass: east, south, west, and north. Many people use this four-point way of describing the world around them and their relationship to that world. In the Healing Teaching Temple East is a place of beginnings, joy, and birth. South is a place of stability, abundance, and physical focus. West is a place of transformation, change and healing. North is the place of endings, peace, and death. Mother has given us two color schemes for our medicine wheel: East-gold, South-red, West-black, North, White OR East- green, South-red, West-gold, North-blue. Many different tribal people have other traditional colors assigned to the different directions according to their religious cosmology.
MEDITATION:
Creating a place in the mind to listen and allow Great Spirit to communicate to us. Visualizing places, people, and events and using our imagination is a form of meditation. Chanting a word, a phrase, or a prayer over and over is a form of meditation. Dancing and playing music is a form of meditation. The meditation taught in the Amaraji Maha Marai Temple is called pohwas.
METAPHYSICS OR METAPHYSICAL:
Things, ideas, concepts that is extra-ordinary, beyond physical world science and logic. It is a term used to describe a philosophy of spirituality.
MIDSUMMER NIGHT:
This is a goddess festival celebrating the realm of fairy and all things connected with nature spirits (devas). It is a time of abundance and creating the more of what we want in the world of the physical and the spiritual. It is celebrated on the 2nd full moon after the summer solstice.
MOMMA & PAPA LIGHT:
The personal relationship of the All Spirit with all of the rest of creation. Also a way of talking about Great Spirit. Sometimes Mother will refer to this God/Goddess aspect of the All Spirit as The Light and The Divine.
MOTHER'S HEALING REQUESTS:
At a 24-hour Give Away Long Dance in 1993, Mother Ilowan spoke the following requests for healing in our world. These requests are now a song sung at many of our activities.
For the wholeness of Sky Father
For the clarity of the waters
For the healing of the land
May the leaders of the world see Divine Truth
May the hungry be full
May we live in Oneness all the days that we shall live.
MOTHER LODGE CEREMONY:
These sweat lodge ceremonies are at the direction of Mother Ilowan. There are several of Ilowan's Children who offer this experience, with Mother's blessings, and with her instructions. Watch for announcements if you are interested in this "Sweat Lodge" experience.
MUKANDA DAWE-
This is the name of Mother Ilowan’s teacher. He is the eagle-headed protector spirit of ancient Assyria, the kingdom of Nin. Shayshoshewa has written a book about his life called, He Who Brings Freedom. Richard Hedge is the channel for Mukanda Dawe.
NA-SHO-TAH-
The name given to those who desire to pursue a monastic life and become monks and nuns dedicated to being keepers of the Shrine at Sacred Mountain.
NEW COVENANT:
A Covenant is an agreement between Great Spirit and the beloved children (humans). It is a set of ethical behaviors which are appropriate for that people, culture and time.
NEW COVENANT PRAYER:
In honor I hold myself for I am the Earth.
All decisions I make shall bring wisdom.
I shall not begin what I cannot finish.
I accept all people as my own and open my heart to share with them.
I sow the seeds of eternity and reap the harvest of love and joy, over and over, and over again.
May actions take place in rightness, passion lead to devotion.
May changes bring healing, and the Light brings comfort.
May protection be guidance, strength be supportive.
May laughter set us free and love lift up the world.
PARAI-
The thinking mind, the astral worlds, the realm of storytelling.
PATHWAY MEDITATIONS:
This is a meditation given to you by Mother Ilowan for your personal spiritual unfoldment.
PATHWAY SYMBOL:
For new students this symbol is a guardian angel medallion.
Sometimes Mother Ilowan will recommend a certain kind of medallion, especially for you (example: one person was told to get a silver door with gold pillars that could be opened). After working with Mother Ilowan for several years she will offer you the opportunity to make a lifetime commitment to the Temple at which time she will give you a silver medallion with a heart in flames symbolizing your dedication and commitment to the Healing Teaching Temple. She will decide when she feels you are ready for that symbol.
PRAYER VIGIL:
Refers to a time of intense prayer and focus on ceremony, ritual, and silent communion with Great Spirit. Ilowan’s Children have Prayer Vigils on the 3rd Sunday of the month, and a special Prayer Vigil at the Winter Solstice. Everyone is welcome to participate at all or part of these vigils. Mother currently offers teachings 3 times during the day.
PLANETARY SPIRIT:
This is a term referring to the indwelling spirit in all life, planets, minerals, animals, water, etc. It is possible to form a special relationship with certain spirits of the earth and work with them as guides, teachers, and helpers. Special guardian spirits of the earth are called Kachinas.
POHWAS-
A meditation technique taught by Mother Ilowan and Mukanda Dawe.
PRIVATE SESSION:
This is an individual’s personal time with Mother Ilowan. It is a time when she offers guidance, love, and healing grace to assist us on our spiritual path. These times are available for students upon request.
RA-SHO-KA-
The Founding Stones of the Amaraji Ama Marai Temple. These people have the time and energy within their lives to commit to more prayer, more service and more sacrifice for Mother Ilowan and the Mission. They are available to do whatever is needed, whenever there is a need. If there is a choice of how much work to perform they choose to do the most that is asked and are eager for more.
REWEAVING:
This refers to a time during the September Equinox when Mother Ilowan forms working circles, gives pathway symbols, and often reorganizes the Temple workings for another year.
RITUAL:
A time of spiritual happenings. This might include singing, dancing, creating a medicine wheel, praying, smoking a sacred pipe, etc. A ritual is defined, by Mother Ilowan, as a spontaneous creation of spiritual energy, while a ceremony is a set of spiritual exercises repeated the same way every time.
SACRED MOUNTAIN:
Also called Ray-sho-wa-wakan. This is a place in the mountains below Idaho City that several of Mother Ilowan’s students have purchased for their personal dwelling spaces, and as a place of refuge, retreat, and prayer they are willing to share with other Temple members. The legal name of the subdivision is Valley of the Pines and it is located 5 miles east on Thorne Creek road off of highway 21. There is a permanent sweat lodge located there, the Healing House, and a tipi. It is the site of various retreats and vision quests.
SAINT:
A word used to describe someone whose dedication to Great Spirit (God) is beyond question. These individuals are a total demonstration of the path of spirit and what we all wish to illustrate as the children of the Divine.
SAMHAIN:
(Pronounced so-ven) This is a celebration of the goddess of death, and a time of grieving pain in order to be healed. It is a feast of the dead. People traditionally brought flowers and gifts to their beloved family and friends who were no longer living. This is the feast of Halloween. It is celebrated on the 2nd full moon after the autumn equinox.
SEVEN NATIONS: The seven nations refer to the divisions of the planet. They are Stone (Shoka), Fire (Katah), Water (Loma), Earth (Asha), Plants (Prana), Sky (Arrai) and Creatures (Asharaji).
SHAMAN:
(pronounced shaw-man) This is a person who makes alliances with spirit beings of this world and non-physical worlds to increase their intuition and psychic abilities as healers, clairvoyants, ceremonial leaders, and spiritual teachers. Traditionally a shaman is a psychically and spiritually gifted individual who works within a tribal group for the good of that group.
SILENCE:
This is a time honored spiritual practice of non-verbal and non-thinking communication. It is an attempt to quiet the thoughts until there is no thought, or very little thought, taking place in the mind. Silence inwardly and outwardly allows us to hear the voice of Great Spirit speaking to us.
During times of silence we do not talk, write notes, or make gestures, we concentrate on becoming a listening ear tuned to the infinite.
SKY FATHER:
Refers to the living entities of the air. Sky Father is considered a deity by Ilowan’s Children.
SOUL NAME & SONG:
A soul name means a name that expresses who we are spiritually and contains in its meaning our purpose in the world at this time. A soul song refers to a place on the planet where our spiritual soul is woven with the earth, sky, and environment so much so that it calls us into incarnation life after life.
SPIRIT GUIDES:
These are people, animals, angels, or other spiritual beings that have an interest in helping us live our life in a better, more successful way. A spirit guide can be a beloved grandmother, grandfather, or other relative who has lived in the world, loved us, and does not cease to take an interest in our well being even after they have died. A spirit guide can also be an entity we seek out through prayer, meditation, or spiritual disciplines to help us grow on our chosen path of spirit.
SPIRIT TRUTHS:
Love, joy, peace, light, and abundant life. Mother Ilowan tells us these energies are the only thing Great Spirit desires for us to experience. All experiences to the contrary are created by human beings attempting to create the above and failing to do so in a universal, unconditional way.
STAR BEINGS:
A term used to describe powerful beings of the astral or non-physical worlds, who can work with a human to enhance that individual’s gifts and psychic powers. They don’t do this for love, however, and one must learn how to deal with these powerful spirits in a safe and practical way. This is part of Ishkahai (shaman) training.
TARAI-
The realm of the angels and saints, this is a place of higher spiritual consciousness.
TEMPLE ANGELS-
This refers to the 5 angels of the world mission:
Kaynaha- Angel of Joy; Govina-Angel of Abundance and Compassion; Tinawa-Angel of Healing & Peace; Maynaha- Angel of Surrender and Oneness; and Elohim-Angel of Devotion and Love.
TRUTHS OF THE UNIVERSE:
See Spirit Truths and Divine Inheritance.
UNCONSICOUS CHANNEL ENTITIES:
This is how Mother Ilowan refers to plants, minerals, and animals.
UNIVERSAL SPIRIT MIND- MARAI
Also referred to as the unconscious mind, the all there is, and the void. It is a place of pure thought where everything that can exist, has existed, and will exist resides in possibility. When we create stories about our lives we are giving shape to Universal Spirit Mind.
VISION QUEST:
A time in the out-of-doors, alone, fasting, praying, creating sacred ceremony, and calling on spirit (in whatever form most appeals to us) to help us understand our lives, our purpose, and our inner nature. Usually vision quests require a guide or teacher who is alive in the physical world, and who has been through vision quests themselves, to assist in guiding this spiritual opportunity for us.
VOWS OF SPIRIT:
Promises we make to Great Spirit through our teacher, angel, guides, or helpers that allow us to better understand and unfold our divine purpose in the world. Some vows a Temple student might promise (when they desire to do so and are ready to do so): non-harm, freedom, love, light, peace, joy, service, healing, obedience (to a spiritual teacher), and chastity. This means to create, and live, a life that exemplifies these energies to the very best of one’s ability daily.
WORLD GATE-
This refers to the material and consumer oriented world around us. The consciousness fueled by need, greed and the desire to acquire more, more and more all the time. It is a consciousness of entitlement for money, cars, sex and entertainment.
WORLD LIGHT MEDITATION:
Every day Mother Ilowan asks us to join in prayer and/or visualization; with all of our brothers and sisters in the Healing Teaching Temple, joining with all of the other Light workers of the world to create a great web of healing light and joy around our planet.. This focus can be combined with chanting the mantra 49 times daily.
WORLD MIND-
The collective thoughts and focus of the people in our world, which usually has a basis of fear, anger and paranoid thoughts.
WORLD LIGHT PRAYER:
Unto the Light, this fills up my being from within and without,
I dedicate this day , and my life.
May the Light fill my mind, and my heart.
May it rule my speech, and be my vision.
I give my life to the Light in union with all of Mother Ilowan's children, wherever they may be.
I do this through the loving heart of Mother Ilowan --
May she take me, and weave me, in the pattern of life today as she sees fit.
I know in my heart the Truths of the Universe: Love, Light, Joy, Peace, and Life.
May I embody them more each day.
May I share this Light with others to the best of my ability,
This day, and all the days that I shall live.
Chi-ho.
WORLD MISSION & WORLD MISSION MASTER:
These words refer to the body of teachings that a great spiritual being brings into the world as his/her contribution to the development of the consciousness of that world. Master Jesus was a world mission master, as was Gandhi, Krishna, and the Buddha. Master is a metaphysical term meaning saint, or great being, someone who has made, or is making, a major demonstration of spiritual truths in the world.
The world mission masters are:
Mary Tukanna, Grandmother Natala & her brother James Jamal are living with their mother in central Africa; Sara Jean living in the mid-west of the United States on a farm; Antonio Christopher living in a monastery in Columbia: and Jesus Rodriquez Mario Ramirez living with his wife and family in Mexico. There is a mission in China with a young girl called, Ming Leang and a mission in Persia with a young boy called Farahim. A new boy chid has also been born in India in December of 2009.
