About the 2009 prayer flag

I feel the flag came to me as a gift from the Great Spirit. Call it a suggestion on something I can do with my time. That’s the way I saw it--perhaps because I have not lived a life like Gandhi or Martin Luther King. I will say that in my opinion the Great Spirit gives me ideas like this flag which come to me all of a sudden—this time while I was driving— the way I feel about it the Great Spirit gives me freedom to make decisions on just about everything in my life, including this. Now I want to talk about the center of this flag. This is a first for me, but I don’t believe it’s the first time that this has been done. It became clear to me this morning that I should explain the center and the surrounding rainbow. Or let’s just say I finally found a way this morning to explain it. The rainbow was chosen for one simple purpose—it’s the easiest way for me to describe all beings of the earth and sky. The center, which will be shrouded, I will not be sewing on. The artist’s name is nameless. That is to say, the name that can be named is not the eternal name. What I mean is the Great Spirit will sew the center. What will be in the center will be what I call in my lack for better words the Big Love One. It will be the Great Spirit’s work only. Around the perimeter all are welcome to sew, but the center is reserved for the Great Spirit only. Any Zen master or any other high master will probably already know what’s in the center, but it will be the Great Spirit’s work, and as in ancient times to the present it is possible for this image to bring healing and enlightenment to the open heart. I will first make an attempt to deliver it sealed and with permission only (that is, consensus) to the All Nations in New Mexico. If they accept it, it will be revealed there, or possibly sooner or later because this is too sacred to be pushed on anyone or dropped in someone’s lap. I feel like I at the present am the keeper of this sacred gift. I hope that it’s received in the spirit it’s given and will be willing to unveil it privately if necessary to the Native Americans before being shown publicly, to avoid any kind of perceived disrespect or interference with what I believe to be a sacred if not most sacred gathering of nations. They will decide if they accept it, whether they will be the keepers of it, or how they want to present it. In conclusion, it could very well reach the rainbow gathering, that’s not really up to me. This can be considered my first attempt at reaching their council. I feel since this flag has been given to me and the nature of the Great Spirit that we are all given choices and, for better or worse, this is my choice.

The Big Love One 2009

I’ve had something come to my attention this morning. My new prayer flag will be a prayer flag for the Rainbow Family. It will be 6 feet by 12 feet and hand-embroidered. In the center will be a circle with an embroidered rainbow outside on its perimeter; this circle represents the Big Love One. There will be many spiritual symbols of a positive nature from around the world. The center circle will be shrouded on both sides until the Fourth of July 2009, when it will be uncovered. This flag will be hand-sewn like the last one, with a prayer for each stitch—praying while stitching—and you are welcome to sew on the flag along with me. This flag hopefully will be given to the Rainbow Family Council and hopefully will fly at the prayer circle on the Fourth at rainbow noon. One thing that occurred to me – it would be nice to see the flag at the front gate on the First of July and at Welcome Home on the Second of July, and somewhere on the trail or at Kid Village on the Third of July. I hope this prayer flag makes it home. May the Great Spirit keep you on the good road.

The Flag is Delivered

On Saturday July 5 the flag was delivered to a Mexican pastor and his wife in El Paso. They were very happy to get this and assured me it would be delivered. And let it be said that the flag was folded properly and delivered by a U.S. Marine, and it’s on its way to Juarez to the women’s group. I’m going to continue collecting prayers for these women until these murders and disappearances along the border end or until there are so many people helping that my services are no longer needed. I’ve already received my next project—an international prayer flag for all the women and children who are suffering. People have asked me many times what motivates me to do this, and it’s actually a very simple answer. Before man showed his face on this earth, some creatures and then humans had a policy—women and children first.

The Day After

I talked to the press yesterday—Fox 5. They said they might do an interview with me. Last night I stayed in some ancient Indian ruins, and while I was sewing on the flag it dawned on me that the Marines are the ones who traditionally put up the flag (when they’re present), so I feel honored to carry this flag as an ex-Marine and will treat it with all the respect that a Marine treats the flag. Perhaps the mission that I’m on is to not necessarily deliver it personally into Juarez but to take it across America and to see for myself what’s happening along the border, which I have. I do believe this flag will eventually reach these women or they will hear about it. Everyone I have met on my journey has been incredibly supportive of these women when I talk to them personally, except for one man who wanted to send his wife to Juarez. I suspect but do not know yet that this flag might take on international colors. Something has come to my attention through the people I’ve met and my dreams and visions that there is a great attack from multiple sides on the Catholic church. This attack is not by one organization and not by a combined effort, and I will not mention these religious orders or financial groups’ names. That’s not necessary; anyone who has eyes or ears knows who they are. But I will say that these groups attacking the church have as much or more of the same problems and their reasons for attacking are not holy. Now I have a sacred transmission from heaven. It needs to be said this way or else it will lose its power. God is in all. God is one. Quarreling among the churches is forbidden and sacrilege. Stop fighting over God’s property. Your children’s children will thank you. May the Great Spirit of all things open your heart. May you walk the good road in the direction of truth.
P.S. It's no longer a curse but a blessing to stay here amongst you.

Independence Day

Yesterday I was outside of the mission in El Paso, still waiting to talk to a priest. So I started picking up trash around the mission grounds, every cigarette butt and crumb I could find. I really enjoyed this because I felt the presence of Sister Bernadette with me. It’s the Fourth of July, I’m up in the Guadalupe Mountains. It’s becoming clear to me that delivering this flag to Mexico would cause more harm than good to these women, because I have had no one to give me any help in getting it over the border, especially the Catholic Church. Or maybe I’m blind. If I had no kids, I wouldn’t stay here another moment. But for the sake of my kids I am cursed with having to stay in this world. I have shown the flag to the church people and others. I don’t see what’s so nice about sewing crosses on this flag, because each time I sew a cross and pray, as was promised to me I can see these women’s fate. I’m not going to apologize for the way I feel because this is my heart, right or wrong. And I’m not going to apologize or make excuses for all the frightened people including myself who hesitate to help these women wholeheartedly. I’ll be in this area until Sunday waiting for some brave hearts. Mine is weak, so I must stay in the rear. This flag has now been blessed by the Great Spirit, and Mother Mary is gathering souls. As the teachings of Buddha have taught me, we all come home someday.

Big Bend National Park

Big Bend National Park in Texas is one of the largest of America’s national parks, over 801,000 acres. I was there for a week, and the rangers and Big Bend Forest Association get an A-plus with a star for their outstanding work at keeping the park well maintained; they make visitors feel welcome and they were very polite and accommodating. Now am in El Paso and have been going to a Catholic church there and sewing on the flag at an old Spanish mission church.