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BondingXperi ence Richart Llover’s free e-magazine – Issue 11

KeysForLife Listeningtothe

Soul–XclusiveinterviewwithMarkusChristianBinder

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F**kit!IChooseLife!–writtenbyAnnevandenBerg

ForgingKeysforourDestiny

‐co‐createdbyLilliSomdjaye&RichardT.Voller

TouchedbyArtforCompanyTeamBuilidingCreativeandfunwaytoliftemployeesoutofcomfortzone

Touch&Play@SolarWeekendFestival

‘Women’sDayofLove’Workshop

‐reviewbyRiëtteKantelberg

TouchedbyArt&Divine9‐acollaborationofHeart&Soul

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Dear Readers, The theme of this issue is ‘Keys for Life’. 2014 had been an absolutely fantastic year for myself and for many of my friends. It seems to be after the anti-climax of 2012, we then had a bit of a conscious depression in 2013, but 2014 is really making waves for everyone who has been doing their inner healing work. Key experiences of life to remember was the “Women’s Day of Love” organized by Riette in Eindhoven, going to Austria, Ibiza and Gran Canaria and meeting so many awesome people, as well as painting people’s energy at the Solar Weekend Festival in the Netherlands. I also wish to thank all the people who have had private ‘Touched by Art’ sessions with me this year. You are very much appreciated and thank you for recommending my services to your friends! It really helps! And so as a true Nomad, I am leaving the shores of the Netherlands and making my way to Italy this winter.

So the grand adventure continues! I trust you enjoy reading this issue of BondingXperience which has articles written by a number of different people, sharing more information about their passions and experiences in life, as well as my own. Happy reading and see you around!

Very Best Regards,

Richart T. Voller Editor-in-Chief

BondingXperience BA (Hons) Media & Cultural studies Southampton Solent University FaceBook: Richard T. Voller

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CONTENTS

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Dear Readers – Message from Richard

Touched by Art 12 “Women Day of Love Workshop” – Review by Riëtte Kantelberg

4 What is ‘Touched by Art’?

26 Fashion: Beatrice San Francisco dress Sold!

32 Touched by Art Team Building days for companies

34 Patrons Appreciated!

Touch & Play 14 Solar Festival Review

16 Touched by Art & Divine 9 – Collaboration with Gert Kramer of Divine 9

25 Music: True Power of Men

Touched by Love

6 Who is Talking? – A guide on how to listen to our Soul speak –

An exclusive interview with Markus Christian Binder, Medical Doctor & Healer from Graz, Austria

27 Forging Our Keys – Co-written by Lilli Somdjaye & Richard T. Voller

35 F**k it! I choose Life! – Written by Anne van der Berg

20 Getting out of your comfort zone – Written by Richard T. Voller

22 Ibiza Retreats – Casa Bliss

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What is Touched by Art?

ʻTouched by Artʼ is an authentic creative and hands-on experience! It helps you to re-connect

and become re-aligned with your Source. During the session Richart gives you a short intuitive mediation to bring you into a deep inner peaceful and relaxed state of mind. He then opens your channel, connecting you with pure loving energy in the moment. When all your energy points are open and your entire body feels like it is flowing, then he softly touches you and paints your vibrant colourful energy onto your clothing. Guide for watching When watching it is important to be conscious of your thoughts and keep them positive (to observe with love and light.) Please send love and blessings to Richart and the person being touched by art. The group consciousness of love is a powerful purifying experience. Booking Please call Richart on 0031 6 339 339 01 or email: RichartLlover@gmail.com to arrange your appointment. Thank you. For more information, please visit: www.beingtouchedart.weebly.com

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Testimonial .

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Whoistalking? AGuideonhowtolistentoourSoulspeaking.LearninghowtolistentothevoiceofourSoul;aninterestinginterviewwithMedicalDoctor&AcupunctureSpecialist,MarkusChristianBinderfromGrazinAustria.Thisyear,theGrandAdventuretookmetoAustriawhereIhadthegreatfortuneofmeetinganumberofveryinterestingpeople.OneofthemwasayoungchapcalledMarkus,whomImetatthelovelyhomeofLisaReichdeepintheAustrianforests.FromthefirsttimethatImetMarkus,IfeltadeepheartconnectionasthoughIalreadyknewhim,althoughwehadnevermetbeforeinthislifetime.Duringmyvisit,hedecidedthathewantedtobetouchedbyartandsoourjourneybegan.Monthsafterourfirstmeeting,wereconnectedonSkypetohaveachataboutthemeaningofourSoulPurposeandourSoulMission.WewantedtounderstandhowtolistentotheinnervoiceoftheSoulandnotthemind(theego).IfoundthisoneofthemostenlighteningandamusinginterviewsI’vedonesinceIcreatedBondingXperience backin2010.

THEINTERVIEWMarkus:“MySoulwantsmetobeinthefieldofhealing,morethanbeinganMedicalDoctor.ButIhavetotakeitfromstep‐to‐step.”Richard:Sowhatphaseareyouinnow?Markus:“Nowtherehasbeenawindowopeningforme.Ihavebeenmeetingamediationgroupwhomeetonaregularbasis.TheyarecentredonaChineseHealerwhohasgroupsallaroundtheglobe,doinghealingwork.Formeitwasimportanttohaveasupportgroup.”Richard:Whyisthesupportgrouphelpful?Markus:“Iwasalwaysonmyown.NowIammeetingpeopleandanetworkisnaturallyformingaroundme.Ifpeoplecometomewitha

problem,whichisnotprimarilyamedicalproblem,butforexamplebeingaproblemthatstemsfromkarmicaction,IcanfeelthisinthembecauseIamverysensitive.SoIfeeliftheyneedsomekarmiccleansing.Andnow,therearepeopleinmynetworkwhocandothis.”“SonowIhavemoretoolsinmyboxfromthissupportnetworksoIcanlettheuniversalorGodenergyflowthroughmewithoutmyinvolvement.”Richard:Soitbecomesmoreholisticthehealingthatyouoffer?Markus:“Yes!ThisisabigprogressformebecauseIfeltIwasthislonelyfighterinthedarkforest!”

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Richard:Iknowthatfeeling!Markus:“AndthatwasactuallyashittyfeelingbecauseIwouldjustfeelingstuck!Inumbedmyselfwithsomeotherstuff.NowIhavethefeelingthatthereisabreakthroughonthatfield.Sothismakesmeveryhappy.AlsoIthinkitisanewlevel,asifIwasaspiralstaircase,Ihavejustmovedupthreelevels.”“TheChinesedoctorwhomIamreferringtoisinterestingbecauseheisamedicaldoctor,heisadoctorofChinesemedicine,plusheisaToaisticHealerfromaveryancienttradition.IamgoingtomeethiminOctoberinMunichandthepeoplefromourgrouparehisdisciples.Iwasalwayssuspiciousaboutthesekindsofthings…”Richard:Why?Markus:“ProbablybecauseIhaddifficultiestoacknowledgethatIcouldhavethispupil‐teacherrelationship.Iwasrefusingthatforalongtime.Andthisgoesbackthroughmanylifetimes.”Richard:Soyoubelieveinreincarnation?Markus:“Yes,definitely!”Richard:SoreincarnationisthejourneyoftheSoul.Markus:“Yes!Thatisit!”Richard:Ok!SoDoctorcanyouhelpuslearnhowtolistentoourSoulandnotourmind(ourego)?Markus:“Igiveyouanexample.ForaverylongtimeeverythingIwasattemptingtodowasegostuff.”Richard:Ok,howdoyouknow?Markus:“Itneverworkedout!”Richard:OK!Iunderstand!Markus:“Itwasjustamajoroperationmindfuck!Iwanttogiveyouanexample:asayoungstudentIwantedtomoveoutofmyparentshomeandwasdesperatelylookingforanaffordableapartmentoraroominaflatshare.WheneverIwasactivelysearchingitdidnotyieldanyresults.Theonlythingsthatcametome,wherestufflikeafriendaleftmeanotesaying‘youshouldcheckthisout’.IntheendI

gotacallfromafriendaskingmeifIwantedtomoveintothisflatsharecommunity.Itwasthehintsatthesideoftheroad,stufflikethat,soIlearnedtolistentothatandtolookatthoselittleomens,thelittlestonesthatlieonthewayandyouusuallykickthemaway.”Richard:Ok,soitismoreabouttheunexpectedthings?Markus:“Yes!AndeverydayItrytodoamediation,whereIletgoofalltheunnecessarythingsandmakemyselfopenforthewandersoflife.EventuallyyougetafeelingforthelittleinformationthatyourSoulwantstobringthrough.”“Youarelearningfromdisappointment.Youarelearningwhetheryoufollowfromyourmindoregoideas,youarenotgettinghappier.”Richard:Sointheego,themind,thisiswherewehavelotsofdisappointments?Soitismymindcreatingsomething,whichisunrealistictomaterialise?Markus:“Wellthismonkeymind,italwayswantsmore.ButwheneverIgotmore,evenasachild,Igotthefeelingthatit’sjustsomething

moreofthesamethingthatIalreadyknowandthatisnotwhatIreallywantedtoexperienceinmylife.Soitdoesn’tmakeyoufeelmorewholeorfulfilled.”Richard:SotheSoulwantsmorefulfilment,isthatit?Markus:“Youcan’tevenfindawordforwhattheSoulwants,becauseeveryone’sSoulwantstobringsomethingelsetofruition.”

“IjustgetthefeelingthatIamdoingtherightthing.IamnotdepressedanymoreandIjusthavethefeelingthatIlikewhatIdo.WhenIlistentowhispersthatgetthrough,moreandmore,thenthisisit!”Richard:Doyoufindthatthisyeartherearemorewhisperscomingthroughthanbefore?Markus:“Absolutely,becausethreeyearsagoIhadamajortransformationinmylife.Myfatherpassedawayanda15‐yearrelationshipwentdown,andittookmesometimetocopewithall

“IjustgetthefeelingthatIamdoingtherightthing.Iamnot

depressedanymoreandIjusthavethefeelingthatIlikewhatIdo.“

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thechanges.Butthisyear,IgetthefeelingthatIamstartinganewlifeagain.IdidalotofclearingworklikedissolvingkarmicissuesandnowIfeellikeIamgettingpresentsfromtheUniversethisyear.IcanfeelthatIammovingforwardataquickerpacenow.”Richard:Andthisfeelingisthiswhatyoucallintuition?Markus:“Yes!”Richart:Hangonasecond;letmeturnthelighton.(Iwassittinginthedarknessasthesunhadgonedownduringtheinterview.Iswitchedthelighton).Markus:“TheSunisShiningmorenow!!”(OnthebackwallwasapaintingbymydearfriendJeanetteMichelleofthesunradiating.Suddenlywiththelighton,thesunwasshiningagainonthepainting.Averyfunnymoment!)Richard:Thatisintuition!(Suddenlywebothburstoutlaughing!)Markus:“Forme,asIhaveastrongego.Itwasimportantformetocalmdownthemind.Letgoofintriguingideas,justletgoofeverything.Itisthosesoftwhispers,thoselittlethingsyouknow.Iftheegoandmindstandsforthestrongfeelingsinlife,‘Iwanttoachievethatandgetthat!’Whenlettinggoofthis,whichdoesinvolvesomekindofexerciseormediationtoletgooftensions,alsointhebodyandnotjustinthemind,thenwegettoaplaceofstillness.”Richard:SoIthinkofsurrenderingnowtothemoment,andbeingmoreintheflow.Markus:“Yes,butIfeelitisdifferentforeachandeveryperson.Itinvolvesdifferentaspects.Somepeopleneedtomeditate,otherstodoyogaorgoforabikeride.Whateveritis,justgettoapointwhereyoucankeepouttheloadvoices.Sobygettingtotheplaceofstillnessyouareabletolistentoinspiration.Andthisis

whereIfeeltheintuitionkicksin!IfyouarequietenoughtolistentowhattheUniversethroughyourSoulwantstocommunicatetoyou.”“OrsomepeopleliketheideaofSaintsorAscendedMasters,Angels,whatever!Youhavetogettoapointofquietnesstobeabletolistentoallofthis.”Richard:Thissuddenlymakesmethinkofchurchesandthisiswhytheyaresoquiet.Markus:“Yeah,butthechurchistrickyyou

knowbecauseitwouldbetheidealgatheringplaceifitwasnotacontaminatedexperience.BecausebasicallythechurchwasapoliticalprogrammethatcutusofffromtheUniverse.Thisisthereasonwhytherapestoriesandthingscameup,becauseonepartofthepoliticalprogrammeofthechurchistocutusofffromcreativeaspects,whichalsoinvolvesexuality.Itistoocontaminated.”Richard:Sowhenyousaycontaminated,youmeanthe

conditioningofthereligion?Markus:“Yes.”Richard:Ilovethewayyouexplainit,soifwecanallhaveourinnerstillness,thenwecanhaveourconnectionwiththeUniverse.Markus:“Yes,Ithinkthatthisiswhatweneedtoestablishandwhatisthetruemeaningoftheword‘religion’?BecauseitisLatinanditis‘Re’whichmeans‘again’and‘Ligio’whichmeans‘bondingtogether’,sothatwe,everyoneisgettingtheconnectiontotheHigherSource.”[AsIwriteupthissectionoftheinterview,Isuddenlybecomeawareofthenameofthemagazine‘BondingXperience’andit’sdeeperspiritualconnection.ItwasalightningbolthittingmySouloutofthebluesky!]“Andwhathappenedinreligionorinthechurch,wasyouhavetogotoadealerwhomakestheconnectionforyou.SothisiswhythisRoleModeldidn’tworkessentially.”

“So by getting to the place

of stillness you are able to

listen to inspiration. “

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“Itdidabadthingtousbecauseweweretaughtthatwecouldn’testablishapersonalrelationshipwithGodortheDivine,soweneededthismiddlemantomaketheconnection.Andthatcutuscompletelyoff,buteventuallytodayweareovercomingthis!”Richard:Yes,true.InterestingthatInowwanttomentionabouttheuncoveringofthe1,500yearofBible,theGospelofSaintBarnibusthatstatesthatJesusChristwasaProphet(nottheSonofGod)andwasnotcrucified.Whatdoyoumakeofthis?BasicallyitsaidthatJesusreachedhisAscensionduringhislife…Markus:“Yes,Iwasthinkingaboutthistoo.Jesussaid‘WhatIaccomplish,youwillbeabletoaccomplishgreaterthingsthanI.’SoIwasalwaysthinkingabouttheAscensionprocess,Iwasalwaysverymuchintoit,becauseIfeelthatthisisawaythatwecanstepoutofallofthat3Dstuff.Thatisthepurposeofourlifetoreachthatpoint.”Richard:SowhatdoyoufeeltheSoulPurposeis?Markus:“TheSoulPurposeis….(longwaitwhilstMarkustunes‐intotheUniverse)…there‐alignment...(anotherlonggap)…withtheSource.”Richard:WOW!YES!Markus:“AndwehavetolistenverycloselytowhattheSoultellsustobe.”Richard:True.Sothisiswhylivingintheunknown,withoutalltheseplans…(longgap)…isessentialforustobelivingourSoulPurpose.Markus:“YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!”“Ihavesomeresistancetoyourexpressionoftheword‘theunknown’.Whatexactlydoyoumeanbythe‘unknown’?”Richard:“Iamnotquitesure,actuallyit’sunknown!”hahahahaMarkus:“ItislikeaCosmicJoke!Whoknows???”

Richard:Itisinterestingthough,becauseInoticenowfrominterviewingyouthatyouhaveaverystrongconnectionwithSource.Markus:“Yes,twoweeksagoIwasmeetingtheLeaderofthisgroupofpeopleinAustriaandshewouldaskmeifIcouldexpressmySoulSong(produceasongversionofwhatmySoulwantstocommunicate).”“Iwasnottrainedhowtheydoit.ButwhenIdidit,itwaskindoffascinatingbecauseIwascompletelyastonishedaboutwhatIwasproducing!Whatisinterestingforme,isthatitseemstogeteasierandeasiertoexpresswhatmySoulwantstoexpress,butveryoftenIamcompletelyastonishedaboutwhatitIS!”Richard:Why?Markus:“Becauseitistheunknown!!!!!”[morelaughterbreaksout!]“IthinkHolyshit!Whatisgoingonhere?”“Iwasreallytakenbythatexperience,becauseIknewhowtocometothispointinmyselfwhereIcouldsingmySoulSongandIwascompletelyshockedwhenIrealisedwhatwascomingoutofme!Andshewastoo!ItfeltsogoodanditmademecryimmediatelywhenshetoldmewhatmySoulwasaskingmetodo.”“Yes,thatisthefunnythingaboutit.Yes,theUNKNOWN!Youregowouldn’tbeabletoletithappen,toletitbeexpressed.”Richard:Yes,beautiful.Whatcomestomenow,isthattheegowouldn’tallowyoutoopenupsomuchtoletthisbepresent…Markus:“…yes”[Longsilence]Richard:EarlierwetalkedabouttheSoulPurpose,butthereisalsotheSoulMission.Howwouldyoudescribeit?Markus:“ItisdifferentfromtheSoulPurpose.Icanexplainthedifference.InordertofulfilyourSoulPurposeyoureceivethedirectivesasaSoulMissiononhowtogetthere.”“Sothinkofitlikesomeonesaying‘Yes,Iwanttogetthere!’Thenyouneedtocoordinatesorthedetailsonhowtogetthereandthatwould

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betheSoulMission.Foreachandeveryoneofusitisdifferent.”Richard:Sohowdoesthatdifferfromtheegothen?Markus:“Wellitisverydifferent.”Richard:“Welltheegomightwanttogoanddothat!Markus:“Yes,wellIamtalkingaboutwheretheSoulwantstotakeyou.Soifyouthinkofitasanegomission,youwillcertainlybeledastray.IfyouareabletohearwhatyourSoulwants…”Richard:“Ok,becausetheSoulwantstoreturntoSource,toonenessandegowantstokeepusseparated.”Markus:“Yes,sothestep‐by‐stepdirectionstoSourcewouldbetheMission.”Richard:SotheSoulMissionissomethingthatyouwouldreceiveoveraperiodoftimeofdoingmeditationsandunderstandingyourSoulPurpose?Markus:“YESSSS!YougetyourMissionupdatedfromtime‐to‐time.”Richard:Andthisallcomesfrombeingabletobestillandquietwithinandbeconnected.Markus:“YESSSS!”Richard:Notbywritingabusinessplan![Laughterbreaksoutagain!]Markus:“Actually,Iamprettybadatwritingbusinessplans.IalwayshadbigtroubleswiththinkingthatIamnotearningenoughmoneytobeabletomakemyownliving.Butwhenthosefeelingsorthoughtsaregettingtoostrong,IhavetoconcentrateormediateonthefactofhowtheUniversesupportsme.”

“Youknow,itisnow56yearsthattheUniversesupportsme!”[Morelaughterbreaksout!]“ThisishowIcandiscernbetweentheegofearsandtherealstuffthatisgoingoninmylife.”Richard:SoyouarelivingproofofhowtheSoulwantstobe.Markus:“Yes,butIamjustanordinaryguy.Ihavemymoods,myanxietyorwhatever,whenIfeelthatIamtakenbythisorbythat,Ilovetositdownandrelax,tocentremyselfanddoa

littlemeditationorjustdonothing.IclearmymindfromtheegostuffandthenIcaneventuallyfeel,‘whatisit?’,‘whatdoIhavetodotoday?’or‘whatisgoingtomakemySoulhappy?’Richard:IjustwanttoroundoffbysayingthatIdon’tthinkyouareanordinaryguy,becauseIdon’tfeelthatmostpeoplelivetheirlifethewayyoudo.Ifeelitisquiteexceptional!SoIfeelthatwhereyouareandwhat

youhaveachievedwithyourlifesofarisshowingthatyouareontrackwithyourSoulPurposeandyourSoulMission.IthasreallybeenagrandhonourtospeakwithyouMarkus.Thankyou.Markus:“Mypleasure.Richart,youdidtouchmebyyourart!Atthisfirstmeetingthatwehadatourfriend’splace,Ihadthisfeelingthatyouareaspecialguy.Iadmireyoubecauseofwhatyouaredoing.BecauseIfeelitisnoteasywhatyouaredoingandIlikehowyoudoit.IamfollowingyouonFaceBookandIamseeingthecrazythingsthatyouaredoing,itreallyisgrand!It’sanhonourformetooandfromtime‐to‐timewewilltalk.Thankyou.”Richard:Thankyou.

“You know, it is now 56 years that

the Universe supports

me!”

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Dear Heart Readers, On 26th July 2014, I organized a “Day of Love” for a group of woman. Special woman. Close friends of mine who are love and light workers in their roles as Coach’s and Therapists in their daily lives. Special Women In the beginning of June 2014, I had the idea of organizing this event and invited these beautiful women for a “Day of Love”. I had the strong feeling that we were rapidly evolving in our female energy and moving forward with this in our lives. We are now giving and sharing our self-development work everyday with a lot of people. So I wanted this day to be a gift to ourselves and to each other as a celebration of the heart work we do together. I am very grateful for all the love and transformations I am experiencing and for how these magnificent women have contributed to my life over the past three years. Meeting Richart I met Richart in May this year through a mutual friend on FaceBook. From the first contact we felt ‘connected’ and talked a lot about everything! We both felt that we wanted to meet each other as soon as possible. When Richart returned from his travels, coming back from Gran Canaria, we met in-person in the beautiful medieval city of Utrecht. I had this idea to invite him for my woman’s ‘Day of Love’, but I wanted to be the first to experience his Gift.

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Pureness in Heart I booked an appointment with Richart for a ‘Touched by Art’ session at the Hapi Zen Centre in Utrecht. He touched me with Art. And he touched my heart with love; I connected deeper with my own love and we connected in pure Divine Love. The Divine worked through him and through me. The feeling of oneness and the connection of our souls again was a present I will always remember. Richart beautifully hand-painted all that love energy onto my long black evening dress. After the session was completed, I knew that I would love to let Richart come over to be part of my planned ‘Woman’s Day of Love’ and to let my friends be touched by art. With both of our Gifts and lover energy, we were excited to work together to make a fantastic love energy day! I invited Richart to come for the whole weekend so that we could work in the most pure energy with a completely open heart in a relaxing way and let the Great Spirit come to us. Richart stayed in the vacation house of Nel, one of my friends. It is situated in the peace and tranquility of nature just outside Eindhoven in the South of the Netherlands. Women’s Day of Love On Saturday my friends arrived and after coffee, tea, and homemade cake (made by my Senna, my daughter), it was time for everyone to meet Richart and get underway with the workshop. Linda Bergmans-van Schendel, opened a ‘heart love flowing circle’, a give and receive love meditation. When we connected in this bonding love energy, Richart took over and connected deeper with us. One-by-one my friends stood up to be touched by art. Richart spent about 20 minutes with each woman, opening up a connection with the Divine and channeling the energy through to their hearts so they could experience the feeling of pure love in the

moment. And with the energy flowing, Richart painted their glorious radiant energy onto the

black dresses they were wearing. At every touching by Richart I worked with my energy with him and the Great Spirit. It was a deep experience and my friends connected deeper and more in their entire openness of love energy. That day the sun shone as bright as our hearts did! We lunched, we cried, we laughed, we hugged, we got even more in love with the world and ourselves! It was a wonderful, blessed, loving day and after more then a month my friends and I, really can say that we

can still feel our love is flowing and growing! I would love to do this workshop more with my dear friend Richart, because love is for everyone and our Great Spirit smiles in my heart when I am writing this! With all my love for all of you, Riëtte Kantelberg ‘Women’s Day of Love’ event organiser

“It was a

wonderful, blessed, loving day

and after more then a month my

friends and I, really can say that we can still feel our love is

flowing and growing!”

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In August 2014, ‘Touch & Play’ performed together live on the Ibiza stage at Solar Weekend Festival in Roermand, the Netherlands.

Touch & Play consists of the infamous duo, DJ Nikos Akrivos as ‘Play’ and Richart Llover as ‘Touch’. Solar Weekend Fest ival is a temporary v i l lage where thousands of people come together. You get a p layful party hol iday feel ing at the Solar Ib iza beach camping area and the party in the Solar Vi l lage. The broad musical l ine-up features nine areas with house, techno, e lectro, dubstep, h iphop, jazz, reggae, soul, d isco, pop and even c lassical ! But the fest ival is much more than that with fa iryta le- l ike paths that you come across and a var iety of act iv i t ies one can only dream of in the depths of your wi ldest imaginat ion. One of them being ‘Touch & Play’ Richart explains, “Touch & Play is a simple way of encouraging people to open up, have fun and connect with each other. Everyone can be caught in their own little world and through our magic mix of music and art, we help people to connect and have fun!”

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‘Divine 9’ collaboration with ‘Touched by Art’ Touched by the Art of Divine 9 Music: audible light in which spirit andscienceuniteWrittenbyGertKramer(FounderofDivine9)Someyearsago,afterstartingtowalkaGnosticpathinwhichIgainedbeautifulinsightsaboutLife and as part of that, about my Self, I created Divine 9 Music as an expression, amanifestationwithwhichIwantedtofacilitatepeopletobeabletofeelwhatIamfeeling.Throughouttimeandspace,MankindhasusedtheArtofMusicinmanyways.Asanicewaytospend your time listening to beautiful performances but aswell tomeditate andbe lifted tohigherspheresinordertogaininsightsandfindanswersonthemanyquestionswehave.Forthelasthundredsofyears,musicintheWesternworldhaspredominantlybeencomposedusingatuningknownastheequaltemperamentofBachandWerkmeister.Beforethistuningwas introducedandmassivelyapplied, avarietyof tuningswereknown,eachabitdifferent,quiteoftendependingontheinstrumentthatwasbeingtuned.Thereasonforthedevelopmentoftheequaltemperamentwasapracticalone.Whenpianistswantedtoplayavarietyofmusicduringoneconcertindifferenttones,thepianoneededtoberetunedduringtheperformanceinorderfortheaudiencenottobeconfrontedwithfalsetonessomewhereinthetuning.BachdecidedtodividethefalsenessthatispartofthesystemandknownasthePythagoreanCommaover theentireoctave therewith creatinga completely false tuning.Yet fewpeoplehear thisfalseness nowadayswhich doesn’tmean that nothing is happeningwhenwe are confrontedwithit.JustlookatthebehaviorofMankindnowadaysanditseffectontheworldweliveinandarepartofit.

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“Another Sound, Another World” is thecollective theme embraced by Divine 9musicians.Mostofusareawareof the factthatweallcontributetothespherearoundus. Just take as an example, the effect onpeople when you are mad or angry. Thesamethinghappensimplicitlywhenyouuseacertaintuningtocomposevarioustypesofmusic with. This music creates a spherefilledwithcertainvibrationsthatyourbody,through a principle called resonance,absorbs.SoIaskedmyselfwhatwouldhappenwhenyou would compose music using acompletely different tuning as basis? Weknowthattheequaltemperamenttuningis‘false’ or you could say non‐aligned? Withtheideaofusingmusicasafacilitativetooltocreatea sphere thatwouldallowpeopleto‘liftthemselves’sotheywouldbeabletosolvewhattheyperceiveastheirproblems,I had to come up with a consistentframework and a set of frequencies thattogether couldbemade intoanoctaveandthrough doubling and halving allow for anentirepianotobetuned.BeforeworkingonamusicaltuningIfound,using a simple ancient mathematical key,theevidencewhynumber9isbothYinandYang, both feminine and masculine andtherewithperfectlybalancedergoneutralinthe spiraling Golden Mean/ Fibonaccinumbersequence.Theimageofthewoodencolumn with numbers shows this ancientspiralandninebasedmathematicalsystemon which many very prosperouscivilizations all over the world have beenbuilt.This source code number sequence, towhich many ancient and currentphilosophies, religions, mystic andmythological stories, symbols and ritualsrefer and that stands at the basis of themagicians’infinitysignreadsasfollows:

112358437189887641562819I decided that I wanted to create a spherethat, because of its perfect balance andneutrality,wouldallowpeopletoraisetheirvibrational state to a state of inner silenceormotionlessthat,inmyopinion,allowsforthe sharpest possible observation of thestories that we all are part of, experiencethrough and contribute to them. Ouremotional inner state determines whichvibrations we radiate and contribute towhat we experience as our reality. Clearlyobserving this process of interactionbetween our environment and ourselvesand understanding that what we radiatedetermines ergo co‐creates what happensaround us, and can bring the insight thatthrough changing our inner world, ourouter world will simply follow. Thisprinciple is described in the Hermeticphilosophy in the statement ‘as within, so

without’ and asked in the old question“Mankind, don’t you know you are allGods?”.Asanexample:justputawellmeant

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and inside felt smile on your face to the peopleyoumeetandobservetheirreaction.Sohowtocreatethatsphere?ThefrequenciesthatareusedintheDivine9 tuning are the result of a mathematicalexercise. The frequencies are based on theNineveh Constant, a long number(195.955.200.000.000) from ancientMesopotamia that was discovered in theruins of Nineveh written down on a claytablet. How exactly would too long to bedescribed in this short article.All numbersusedare9’s.Forexample theCof253.125HzandtheD#of303.75Hz.Howdoyougetfromthesenumbertothe9?Bysummingallthe ciphers. 2+5+3+1+2+5 = 18, 1+8 = 9.Because all the frequencies have the samesource, theyareall interrelatedor inotherwords each frequency when playedtogetherwithanotheroneknowsacommonovertone. These overtones can be found inthe audible part of the electro‐magneticspectrumthatweareallpartofbutaswellinthehigherrealmsorshouldIsayoctaves.Sowhileeachofthesefrequenciesproducesauniquesound,theyareatthesametimeaswellpartofoneandthesamesystem.Thistome is a beautifulmetaphor forMankindand could well be the basis of a socialsystem in which the uniqueness of eachindividual is appreciated and thedevelopment of its skills facilitated in thebest way possible to create the strongestglobal collective rather than, because offear,tryingtorealizeandforceuponagreyOrwellian monoculture in which there ishardlyanyroomfortrueindividualgrowth.Life likes the variety to express andexperience itself in many ways andtherewithlearnaboutSelf.Theresultof theDivine9wayof tuningisaveryclearandbrightsound.This is because of the strong and clearinterference patterns that the one sourcebased combined frequencies create. As weknow, musicians are trying to create thisbrightnessintheequaltemperamenttuning

by constantly raising the frequency noweven to 442 Hz and higher. The achievedeffect is quite opposite; it’s devastating tothe lifetime of the instrument, only resultsin more dullness and can be compared toscreaming. Ask vocalists how their bodyfeelswhen they try to sing in these raisedfrequencies. Non‐natural with strongtension creating reactions in the bodywillbetheiranswer.

CollaboratingwithTouchedbyArtIn2015,Ishallbeworkingincollaborationwith Richart and his ‘Touched by Art’experience. I think that the best way toexplain this collaboration is for Richart toexplainhisvision.Richart: “Ihadavisionafter Imetyou lasttime. I am painting the energy of people'sSouls onto their clothing and the way Ipaint, tapping my fingers on the person'sheartchakraisliketappinginasourcecodethatunlocksthedoorforpeopletofeeltheirtrue connection with Source. I feel thatwheninstrumentsaretunedintotheDivine9frequencyandplayedtoanaudience,then

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the audience also feels thisconnectionwithSource.”When ‘Touched by Art’ works incollaborationwithDivine9, thenthis will be a monumental andhistoric occasion. Bringing twosuch pioneering experiencestogether forpeople to feel in themoment.Richart continues, “I can imaginea very select audience of peoplewho really appreciate thesignificance of this collaborationand the fundamental importanceour event will signal to theUniverse, for everyone present,who is touched by art whilstlistening to music played on theDivine9frequencyisopeningtheinner doorway to Source in themost profound way known tohumankind. I can imagine thatevery guest has the opportunityto be touched by art in front of

the audience. This is a fun, creative andinteractive experience. It is totallyauthentic,originalandawesome!Thevisionis that such an occasion makes a grandexperience.”Richart is a shining example of how theenergy that radiates from within you, ismadeclearlyvisibletotheouterworld.Iamvery much looking forward to thiscollaborationbetween‘TouchedbyArt’and‘Divine9’andwewillkeepyouinformedofwhentheeventwilltakeplace.Iamconfidentthatyou,asmanybeforeyouwill feel an intriguing inner change whenlistening to music created in the Divine 9

tuning.For thoseofyouwhowant to learnmore about and experience thisphenomenon please visit the You Tubechannel of TheSharingSociety orwww.thesharingsociety.com.I wish you all a beautiful, pleasant andamazing journey on this wonderful planetandbeyondandhope to seeyouononeofour upcoming events. Let themusic of thespheres facilitate you on your individualand our collective Tao of Life whereoccasionally thePhoenix is reborn from itsownashes.

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Written by Richard T. Voller

I know that when I was at school and even at University, I always felt that I didn't really fit in. When I

went into my working career, I channeled this negative emotion into being the best that I could

possibly be. Over 10 years, I moved jobs several times and gradually made my way from an

Account Executive in an advertising company in Eindhoven, up to a Corporate Affairs

Communications Specialist at a global medical company in Amsterdam. But through the 10 years I

was never able to be my true self and find happiness in my work, so that was when I decided to quit

the corporate life and create my life all over again.

Unknown I really didn't know what direction to take, but I knew that there was another path. I had several failed attempts at doing initiatives, such as organising Black Tie events. But the experience that I gained was invaluable for getting me through what was coming next. After the death of my mother in 2006, I had really been struggling with the whole concept of 'what is life all about?' and as more information was coming to light in the world about all the corruption, I started to even question the

Getting out of your comfort zone, transforms your life!

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consciousness of myself and humanity. That was when I decided to walk a spiritual path to obtain true happiness. Even then I had this concept that being spiritual meant that I had to dress like Jesus and give up all my possession to be with God. Well funny enough, I did that for a few years, and enjoyed the experience! I lived in the wilderness 600 days and 600 nights in Ibiza, I cycled around Europe and over the Alps on Euro 50 bike and sold all my possessions on the streets of Amsterdam on Queen's day for Euro 1 each! I even lived without any money for long periods of time. And in return I just gave love, and love and more love! As a kid, I had loved art. I also love being with people and some say I am a natural born leader, but I never felt that I had the opportunity to be it. But when I sacrificed everything in my life to be with God, then I knew what faith is! And in return, I discovered my true Gift. A totally original, authentic and unique Gift to be shared with everyone who is ready to receive it.

Touched by Art I first started painting people's energy at the 'All is One' summer festival in the Netherlands at Ruigoord near Amsterdam. Four years later, I have now painted the energy of over 700 people from all over the world, supporting people who are transforming their lives for the better. You see, the experience of being ʻTouched by Artʼ, is more than just having a beautiful peace of artwork created onto your clothes as you wear it. No! it is much more. To be touched by art is an inner experience, where I support you to re-connect with the Universe and step out of your comfort zone in a fun, creative and interactive way. I am able to do this simply because I have been through an incredibly tough experience of stepping out of my comfort zone to transform my life. And because of this experience and of knowing that there is a greater force in the world, which supports us, then I can only be happy! In 2014, I have now become a conscious business-pioneering entrepreneur with an open heart. I am traveling the world to meet people and touch them with

art, to give talks and workshops, perform live on stage at festivals and clubs, give individuals empowerment sessions and am also an editor for conscious open hearted publications. Although the journey is continuous, at this point in time, I have created my life how I wish it to be. I am truly grateful. And as such, I love sharing my life with people and inspiring them to do the same.

"Faith it until you make it!" You see after my Jesus experience, I finally understood that true spirituality is facing all the things you would prefer to ignore. It is having the courage to overcome your fears by trusting in love. It is setting a goal and enjoying the ride. It is being your true self, without all the armour. It is about knowing who you are and what you can achieve with your life. When you are ready to transform your life, then as soon as you step out of your comfort zone, I promise you that your life will get better in the long-term. Just believe in yourself as the person of your dreams and know, I am that, I am.

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Coco Bliss works as a Tantra and Yoga Teacher, therapist, writer and coach. She is certified as a Sivananda yoga teacher and Ayurveda massage therapist in India. She also graduated at the Pregnancy Yoga and Children’s Yoga Schools. Coco has been trained by international teachers like Shiva Rea (Vinyasa Flow Yoga), David Life (Jiva Mukti New York), Dany Paradise (Ashtanga Yoga and teacher of Madonna) Donna Holeman (trained by B.K.S Iyengar), Ana Forrest (Yoga Yournal) and Francoise Barbira Freedman (Well Being Yoga). She studied Psychology, Business and Philosophy and works also as a coach. Coco practices Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine/Taoism, Homeopathy, Well Being and nutrition for helping with Fertility for Women and their partners. Coco loves to dance and teaches fusions of Belly Dance, Tango, Flamenco, African dance, Salsa and Trance dance. Coco travels a part of the year in India, Russia/Ukraine, Amsterdam and at Ibiza where she also teaches at festivals and gives (private) classes. She organizes Yoga, Massage, Tantra and Fertility Retreats (together with her partner Adal Origenes), workshops and private sessions at Ibiza, where she lives. Facebook: Coco Bliss, Bliss Tantra, Hippy Gipsy Ibiza and Well-Being Ibiza

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Music: True Power of Men

OutNOWOutNOW!The4th! The4th releasereleasefromfromtheawesometheawesomeDuo!Duo! In2012,RichartIn2012,Richart andDJNikosandDJNikosAkrivosAkrivos joinedforcestobring joinedforcestobringyou'Touch&Play:It'sMagic' . you'Touch&Play:It'sMagic' . BothareinfamousartistsinBothareinfamousartistsintheirownright. DJNikostheirownright. DJNikosAkrivosiswell knowninIbizaAkrivosiswell knowninIbizaandBelgiumformixingandproducingdeepaandBelgiumformixingandproducingdeepacidhouseandtechnobeatsonthecidhouseandtechnobeatsonthe528HtzfrequencieswithanoldskoolvibereminiscentofLondonandNewYork528HtzfrequencieswithanoldskoolvibereminiscentofLondonandNewYorkinthe90's. "AndRichartinthe90's. "AndRichart , withastrongfollowingintheNetherlands, isknown, withastrongfollowingintheNetherlands, isknownas'TheEnergyPainter' becausehehandas'TheEnergyPainter' becausehehand‐‐paintspeople'svibrantpaintspeople'svibrant andcolourfulandcolourfulenergyontotheirclothingornakedbody,soeveryonecanseetheirtruecoloursenergyontotheirclothingornakedbody,soeveryonecanseetheirtruecoloursshiningthrough!"BothartistsareLightWorkers. shiningthrough!"BothartistsareLightWorkers. SoRichartSoRichart 'touches', whilstDJNikos'plays'andtogethertheyco'touches', whilstDJNikos'plays'andtogethertheyco ‐‐ createmagiccreatemagicbecausetheexperienceispowbecausetheexperienceispowerfullyupliftingandenergizingforeveryoneerfullyupliftingandenergizingforeveryonepresent!present! DJNikos:"I loveplaying!It'ssomuchmorepowerfulthanjusttalking!AndIDJNikos:"I loveplaying!It'ssomuchmorepowerfulthanjusttalking!AndIlovetoseepeoplehappyanddancingtomyvibes!"lovetoseepeoplehappyanddancingtomyvibes!" LloverLlover :"I justlovetouchingpeoplewithart! Andmakingthemhappy!": "I justlovetouchingpeoplewithart! Andmakingthemhappy!" Followthem:Followthem: www.facebook.com/touchandplayitsmagicwww.facebook.com/touchandplayitsmagic booking:contact@hontas.tvbooking:contact@hontas.tv

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Fashion: Beatrice San Francisco dress sold! In June 2014, Richart visited Ibiza and was invited to be part of the highly professional Fashion Show organized by Beatrice San Francisco at Raco. The showed started with Richart walking down the catwalk with one of the supermodels who was then Touched by Art.

Richart paints with special high quality eco-friendly fabric paints, which mean that the garments become wearable peaces of high street fashion. Please note that the garments are best hand-washed and not machine-washed. The Beatrice San Francisco dress which was touched by art was sold to a very happy customer for €200.

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Co-written by by Lilli Somdjaye & Richard T. Voller

This quote imposed by Richart Llover, inspired us to explore through a Facebook chat, what it meant in the context of our life. Maybe we shouldnʼt have, cause a metaphorical ʻmemeʼ like this, is an intuitive knowledge in itself. But as we dwelled on it, we started to see together how it could be understood and seen in fiction and literature as well in our lives. Here you can see how we together dissected it. With a little of all the fragments from our Facebook chat and a mix of composing and improving it into a dialogical essay, I hope it will be as enjoyable read for you as it was for us to chat about! From Alice in Wonderland to The Trial We all know the story about Alice in Wonderland, where she fell through a rabbit hole and ended up in a dark room with many doors in different sizes. And she then had to drink a magical potion

and eat from a special cake to get to the right size to unlock the door that would lead her to her destiny. The key and the door(s) is mainly our self.

Because neither the key nor the doors are to be found out there, but it is to be forged within us. We must make our own

choice to unlock the door meant for us. Sometimes the key doesnʼt fit just yet and sometimes the door isnʼt made yet. But then we have to keep on forging and crafting it by collecting experiences, knowledge and wisdom. We can gain this though our thinking, feeling, drinking, eating, connecting with nature or others to make this particular key

The messages I learned from

the story of Alice in that

room filled with doors, is that we live our life just to learn how to forge our key to the right door.

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and door(s) meant for us. In life, we find a master who knows how to make this key, and then we learn from him or her how to make our own key. But with or without our master, it is us who has to choose to use this key when it is ready. And then what happens when we have unlocked the door and opened it? A quote from Matrix Reloaded film illuminates this. Yes, it is a little bit out of context, but it explains what I mean about finding the key: "Key maker: There is a building. Inside this building, there is a level where no elevator can go and no stair can reach. This level is filled with doors. These doors lead to many places—hidden places; but one door is special—one door leads to the Source. This building is protected by very secure system. Every alarm triggers the bomb." - -- The Matrix Reloaded So after you have found the key, are you ready to enter the door leading to the Source? In the Trial by Franz Kafka, there is a similar story about entering the door. The story is told by a priest to the protagonist K. I have chosen to include this as it gives more insight as to going through the door: «. In front of the law there is a doorkeeper. A man from the countryside comes up to the door and asks for entry. But the doorkeeper says he can't let him in to the law right now. The man thinks about this, and then he asks if he'll be able to go in later on. 'That's possible,' says the doorkeeper, 'but not now'. The gateway to the law is open as it always is, and the doorkeeper has stepped to one side, so the man bends over to try and see in. When the doorkeeper notices this he laughs and says, 'If you're tempted give it a try, try and go in even though I say you can't. Careful though:

I'm powerful. And I'm only the lowliest of all the doormen. But there's a doorkeeper for each of the rooms and each of them is more powerful than the last. It's more than I can stand just to look at the third one.'

The man from the country had not expected difficulties like this, the law was supposed to be accessible for anyone at any time, he thinks, but now he looks more closely at the doorkeeper in his fur coat, sees his big hooked nose, his long thin tartar-beard, and he decides it's better to wait until he has permission to enter. The doorkeeper gives him a stool and lets him sit down to one side of the gate. He sits there for days and years. He tries to be allowed in time and again and tires the doorkeeper with his

requests. The doorkeeper often questions him, asking about where he's from and many other things, but these are disinterested questions such as great men ask, and he always ends up by telling him he still can't let him in. The man had come well equipped for his journey, and uses everything, however valuable, to bribe the doorkeeper. He accepts everything, but as he does so he says, 'I'll only accept this so that you don't think there's anything you've failed to do'. Over many years, the man watches the doorkeeper almost without a break. He forgets about the other doormen, and begins to think this one is the only thing stopping him from gaining access to the law. Over the first few years he curses his unhappy condition out loud, but later, as he becomes old, he just grumbles to himself. He becomes senile, and as he has come to know even the fleas in the doorkeeper's fur collar over the years that he has been studying him he even

So after you have found the key, are you ready

to enter the door leading

to the Source?

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asks them to help him and change the doorkeeper's mind. Finally his eyes grow dim, and he no longer knows whether it's really getting darker or just his eyes that are deceiving him. But he seems now to see an inextinguishable light begin to shine from the darkness behind the door. He doesn't have long to live now. Just before he dies, he brings together all his experience from all this time into one question, which he has still never put to the doorkeeper. He beckons to him, as he's no longer able to raise his stiff body. The doorkeeper has to bend over deeply as the difference in their sizes has changed very much to the disadvantage of the man. 'What is it you want to know now?' asks the doorkeeper, 'You're insatiable.' 'Everyone wants access to the law,' says the man, 'how come, over all these years, no- one but me has asked to be let in?' The doorkeeper can see the man's come to his end, his hearing has faded, and so, so that he can be heard, he shouts to him: 'Nobody else could have got in this way, as this entrance was meant only for you. Now I'll go and close it'." What I understood from this story, , is that there is a door for all of us. And yes, there are hindrances, maybe a doorkeeper both outwards and inwards that keeps us from entering. But the worst hindrance is our Self! The doorkeeper is just a projection of the doorkeeper that we have within us and that blocks us from going through our doorway. The doorway can be the dream, which we have always wanted to manifest in our lives but have not had the confidence, experience and/or courage to live it. Existing Doorways It seems to me that most are compelled to walk through doors already opened by others. And sometimes they are right to do so; why make a new key to a new door, when there are already some open? Like an open heart. And through some of these doors, the path

and the road are well wandered by others who succeeded before them. Then why not go through these doors? But can it be that these doors lead us into dreams manifested by other people? And can it be that by living in a dream world of someone else, we do not find our fulfillment and live our true purpose? We simply cannot succeed the same way as if we walked though our own doorway, using our own key! No keys needed! There are some doors that do not have a keyhole or need to be unlocked to pass through them. These doorways may look closed, but in actual fact they are open. We have to be more aware of these doors and be grateful and be appreciative of their presence in our lives. These doors are therefore part of our existence because we do not need to forge a key to open them. They are in essence part of us and could be described as Soul Mates, because the energy of the other is the same and you get a powerful feeling of being one. When you connect with people who have this doorway within them, as you do, both doors naturally open, as you are already the key since birth. Pioneering Doorways Pioneers are the ones making new doors that needs to be open, like a new description, new path, new universe of knowledge etc. Someone has to be the first to create these kind of doors. So sometimes we need new keys and doors. But the one and most important key and door to open, is the Source Door within us; not out there. Energy transforming Pioneers forge a powerful key within them that can unlock many doors. This one powerful key makes us the (w)hole in the door and leads us to our destiny. For when this one key unlocks the door to Source within all people, then we can transform our shared reality because the doorkeeper is no longer blocking our way. When we become aware that our key, is part of the One Key and we are all doors, then when we are ready to unlock and open, we can re-connect with Source.

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The Matrix Reloaded (2003) The Key Maker: I've been waiting for you. The Key Maker: We do only what we're meant to do. Agent Johnson: Then you are meant for one more thing: deletion. The Key Maker: There is a building. Inside this building there is a level where no elevator can go, and no stair can reach. This level is filled with doors. These doors lead to many places. Hidden places. But one door is special. One door leads to the source. Trinity: Where are you going? The Key Maker: Another way. Always another way. The Key Maker: Only the One can open the door. And only during that window can that door be opened. Niobe: How do *you* know all this? The Key Maker: I know because I *must* know. It is my purpose. It is the reason I am here. The same reason we are *all* here. The Key Maker: If one fails, all fail. Key Maker: [Shows a key on a chain] It's a very special key meant only for The One. Will you bring it to him? Ghost: What does it unlock? Key Maker: The future. [after Cain and Abel stole the key meant for Neo] Key Maker: You must stop them! They'll ruin everything! Niobe: What is so important about that key? Key Maker: The key is integral to the path of the One. Ghost: Why don't you just make another one? Key Maker: Once it is used, it cannot be used again! They will bring about the end of everything!

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XLive

“CosmicFlower”Original by Richart

Now available as a limited edition canvas print:

100 cm x 100 cm - €399 150 cm x 150 cm - €499

If you are living outside of the Netherlands, the canvases will be sent to you on a roll,

please note that specific costs for postage and packing depends on which country you live in. Please me a message for more information:

richartllover@gmail.com

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Team Building for companies!

To be honest, for a long time after I left the corporate world, I never thought have that I would be interested in working in such an environment again.

But everything happens for a reason and there is reason why I worked in the corporate world for 10 years, with special focus on internal communications.

In today’s world, with more people communicating through computers, more people than ever are finding it difficult to get out of their comfort zone and simply engage and interact with each other in constructive and motivating ways that inspire each other to unlock their true creative potential.

‘Touched by Art’ is currently experiencing a dramatic rise in requests from companies who are looking for fun, interactive and creative ways to uplift their employees and help to get them out of their comfort zone.

Selena Chan, the Global Head of Lumia, social marketing planning at Microsoft Mobile describes it as “"To be Touched by Art, lifts people out of

their comfort zone in a fun, interactive and creative way."

Workshops

Richart gives a short introduction to what it is like to be an artist and the importance of creativity in people’s lives as well as in society as a whole. This light-hearted and entertaining introduction to art and creativity helps to break the ice.

Content

The team-building workshop is cleverly designed in such a way as to slowly open people up and gently lift them out of their comfort zone, so that they really enjoy the experience and feel safe.

Employees also have the opportunity to speak within the group about their experience and learn how to connect with their intuition and receive inspirational creative thoughts. This is especially helpful for when working on projects after the workshop. The team building session is particularly useful for marketing teams who need to be more creative and find inspiring ways to connect with their customers.

For more information please contact Richart: +31 (0)6 339 339 01

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Patrons Appreciated: For a Visionary & Pioneering Artist

To be a pure visionary and pioneering artist, as I am that, I am, is to totally live and breathe my ‘calling’.

I have given up everything to live my mission; my home, my possessions, my family life. All to walk my path, which I knew I had to walk and I love walking!

I think that this is not a way of life that 99% of the world’s population can live, because it means that you have to have 100% faith and have total commitment to your mission. The Mission always comes first.

Someone once said to me that I arrived on planet earth 500 years to late! Maybe so, or maybe this is simply part of my mission.

What is the Mission?

Before you can truly understand what the mission is, you first have to experience what it is to be touched by art.

Once you have had this experience then you will simply know what the mission is. You see, the work that I am doing is a ‘Calling’ not a profession or a career. This means that my Patrons are very, very important to me. Simply put, you are a Godsend to me and I appreciate and love you very much for wishing to support the mission.

Who Are Patrons?

Patrons are people who can see me for who I am, without judgment, as I can see you. You have your own home or residence with space to share. You are openhearted and conscious-minded.

You are going through a transformational experience and would like to share it with me because I fully understand what you are going through and can offer guidance, love and attention when you need it most.

How can you Support the Mission?

You can support by giving me by offering a place to stay at your home whilst I am on my journey around the world.

Please feel free to connect with me on FaceBook and send me a message and let’s have tea and a chat, when you are ready of course

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I choose Life! ByAnnevandenBerg,f**kiteer,writerandjournalistIstaredattheboxofpillsinfrontofme. It read 'Venlafaxine, retard'. Ichuckled and thought 'this isridiculous'. I have resisted takingmedicationforsolongandnowthatIhaditinmyhands,eventheboxofantidepressants was calling meinsane.'No,'saidmymom,whoisadoctor.'It'snotretard,butrétard,meaning'slowrelease'inFrench.'Itdidn'tmakeitlessfunny.Youmight wonderwhy I chuckled.Depressed people don't laugh,right? False. First of all, laughingdoesn'talwaysmeanjoy.Thiswasalaughter of sarcasm. Something I excelat: sarcasm. It's my distinctive trait tobe able to make jokes and take it to adarkside.Second, and far more important,depression is not the same aspessimism or sadness. Depression is alack of energy. A lack of energy to getup;tomeetpeople;togetoutofbed;topretendyouareokay;tobepositive;tolaugh of joy; to hold back the tears; tofeel anything;butmostof all abig lackof going somewhere other than insideyourself.My family has a heritage of depressionand a history of taking all kinds ofmedication. The amount of sternness

that they imposed upon themselves,they projected on to the family; theypossessed intelligence of the highestranking, being social was one of thebiggest traits and emotional stuff likedepressions, were not discussed verywell. Of course in reality, it was muchmore grey than this black and whiteimage Ihadcreated inmyhead.Butallyouhave isyourownperceptionof theworld,right?SincemyadolescenceIhavebeentryingtooutperformmyfamily,becauseIamnotthesmartest.NeitheramIthemostsocial and heck, I have been anemotional girl since my birth. I havebeencryingonandoffsinceIcameoutofmymother’swomb.

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Taking the pills, the retard pills,woulddefinitely make me one of them.Claiming the bad genes, as I saw it. Iresistedforalongtime,years,butintheend it was a choice I had to make: godown this path of inescapable and fastapproaching death or take the pills. Itook the pills. I returned to my family.Thecrazybunch.After the first weeks of feeling likethrowing up, a nice side effect ofVenlafaxine, I still wasn't sleeping,which I hadn't been doing for months.My psychiatrist wanted to tryMirtazapine on top of the pills I wasalreadytaking.Thesemademeeatlikeahorse,Icouldeatthreemealsbefore10amandstillbehungry.AnicesideeffectofMirtazapine.As you can imagine, I didn't feel anybetter during these first weeks. I feltnauseousorhungryandIslowlygainedalotofweight.IfeltevenmoreazombiethanIdidbeforethepills,butitwasallpartoftheprocess,Iwastold,promisedeven.A fewweeks after taking that first pill,allofasuddenIstartedgettingupinthemorning,aftersleepingcompletenights,Iwent towork almostwithout effort. Iwasstillafraidtogoanywhereelsebutinside my head, but at least my bodywasmakingimprovements.Slowly, my psychotherapist persuadedme to lether into thedarkpartsofmybrain where nobody had ever been. Itwas hard, even with these first layers.You know, the brain is much like anonion. The top layers are shown toeverybody, but the more you peel off,thedarkeranduntoucheditis.Sometimes fungus is growing orseverely neglected parts have almostrotted away. Onions come in all sizes.Mine was huge, but even peeling offthese top layers made me see life in awhole different perspective. I came toseemyselfinawholenewlight.Imightsay, a little bit of 'me' returned to the

surface, not bothered by layers orconventions. Just popping up, saying'hello'.Itwasthesummerafterthefirstweeksof taking these pills that some of myspirit for adventure returned. Holidaysare a luxury in some people’s lives. Inminetheyaremandatory.Depressedornot,holidayshavetobetaken.Earlierthatyear,oneofmybestfriendsrecommendedthisbookcalled 'F**kIt'.I laughed about the story and I sawmyself in it, but Iwasn't able to acceptanything in my state of depression. Itwasagreatstorybutnothingmorethanthat. The funny thing is, that eventhough the first impact was limited, IdidbecomeinterestedintheretreatsofF**k Itafter thesamefriendsaid: 'Whydon't you go on their retreat for yourholiday?'It was expensive for me. I booked itanyway. I signed up for the Strombolilocation,buthell,theroutetotheislandinvolvedcities,boats,trainsandIcouldtravel,butnotlikethat.Notthen.SoIe‐mailed the headquarters. Couldn't IcomeinSeptembertoPugliainstead,sotravellingwouldbeeasy?Rachel,fromtheF**kItHQ,wroteback:'This is your first step towards yourF**kItLife,askingwhatyouwant.Welldone.' I cried reading that e‐mail, but Ifeltproudtoo.Ihadlearnedatleastthisonelittlething.In September I left for Puglia, Italy, formy very first F**k It Retreatwith JohnParkin, the author of the book, and hisItalian wife Gaia. I arrived in theafternoon. I drove with a few otherf**kiteers,underwhichnametheF**kItvisitors go. to the venue, a beautifulhotel in the southern Italian hills. Theapartments were little white houseswith pointy roofs and below a brightblue pool awaited our arrival. I sharedthe roomwith two ladies and that firstnightwewere introduced to the life ofF**k It with a grand dinner of four

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courses consisting ofpasta's, meats, greensandofcoursegelato.F**kItisnotsomestrictcult where the outsideworld is your enemy,where you can't drinkalcohol and where youhave to get up at five.Instead, the lessonsstart at 10 am, arespectable time for aholiday. John, the dryhumouredBritwith therelaxed look, told usduring that very firstmeeting: 'You don'thave to do anything. Ifyou fancy lying in acorner,pleasedoso.Weonly ask you to attend,becausethat'swhatyoupaid for.' That firstmeeting I discoveredthe real reason why Ihad booked the retreat.During theconversations with mytherapist I figured outthat trust is the bigissue for me. I didn'ttrust anyone and mostof all not myself. Howcan you live withsomeone when youdon't trust that personatall?GaiastoodupafterJohnhadfinishedandstartedtalking softly with agenuine warmth to hervoice: 'Trust is veryimportantifyouwanttoopen up and learnsomething.Don'tworry,though, this week youcan trust on us. At theend of the week, wehope you can trustyourself and when thetime is right, you cantrustlife.'

BOOM. The tears filledmy eyes, my voicestarted to shake. Infront of the wholegroup, dammit. Gaiareassured me later:people open up andthereisalwaysonewhostartsthedisclosure.As we moved throughQigong movements,breathing sessions andtrust exercises,strangely, sadnesswasn't theemotionthatcameupforme.Ididn'tcry for the rest of theweek.Istartedlaughing,real laughter, not thelaughter of sarcasm. Iexperienced joy. I, whohad been unable to feelanything but pain fortwo years, felt joy. Ilaughed. Because inthese trust exercisesand the Qigongmovements, morelayers of the onionpeeledoff.ThewallthatI had built, crumbledone brick at a time.Beneath these brickswasn't sadness. I stillcouldn't believe whatwas happening to me.Joy, go figure. I didn'tunderstand at first, Ididn't want to because,seriously, I felt good. Intime, however, it wasimportant for me tounderstand, because,and this is different foreverybody, I need tounderstand what wentwrong, what patternsare holding me back.Seeing these patternsthat I can influence,makes me aware ofwhere I can makeimprovements.Itallows

mestepoutoftheritual,to break free, to not goto these dark placesanymore.Forme,Ifiguredthatallmy patterns stronglyconnect to conditionaland unconditional love.Society, as I see it, ismainly based onconditional love.Only ifyou are skinny, are youtobeloved.Only if you are smart,are you to be loved.Only if you fit in withmytheory,areyoutobeloved. Only if youbehave exactly the wayI tellyou tobehave,areyoutobeloved.In the past I have livedexactly to these rules.Having had a boyfriendwho made even morerules did not help.Telling me that hewouldn't love meanymore if I didn't liveaccordingtotheserules,made me even morevulnerable. The funnythingisofcoursethatinthe end, even though Idid everything exactlyas he told me to, hestopped loving me.Why? Because I wasn'tthe girl he fell in lovewithanymore.Youcancallitwhatyouwant, but I was apleaser, and in somerespects still am. Ipleased my parents;pleased my friends;pleased potentialboyfriends; pleasedcolleagues; pleasedacquaintances; pleased

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the people Iinterviewed. All toreceive love,orat least,something, likekindness, thatresembled love. The

only one I didn't pleasewasmyself.In this pleasingbehaviour I let peoplestep over my

boundaries, I lied tomyself about what Ireally wanted, I shapeshifted into a personthat the

other person wantedme to be. All to be'loved'.But love is notsomething you cancondition.Loveisthere,ornot.Ifit'sconditional,it shouldn't be calledlove, but conditionalkindness.Thewholethingis:Iamnotperfect, youarenotperfect. I don't knowwho came up with thatf**king word, but it'sbullshit. Nobody isperfect. The only wayforwardistolovealltheimperfections and justbe.That'sunconditionallove.It's hard to explain thecompleteprocessIwentthrough during thatweek in Italy, but alsotheweekspriorandtheweeks afterwards. Mypsychotherapist noticedthe difference. I wasnow keener on livingthan on dying, andthat's the main thing Iestablishedthatweek.Let'smake this clear: ifitwasn'tformyfriends,family, but mostly mytherapist andpsychiatrist, I wouldn'thavebeenable tomakeit. The retreat was aturning point for me –the catalyst. From thatmomentonIcouldtaketheadvice, thehelp, the

friendship and let lovein. Itmademe ready toheal. It's a big dealrealizing this. I reallylost all ability to letanyone in. Any kind oflove,mostofallmyself‐love, was completelyoutside myself andsince I hadbuilt a thickwall around my heart.Nobody was coming inor going out. Not evenme.So it could be thatduring the last twoyears I have learnedmore than the pastthirty, including twouniversity studies. Itried so hard to fit intoeveryone's picture ofhow you should be acitizen: boyfriend,successfulcareer,houseyou can call your own,do interesting things,make enough money. Irealized that all Iwanted,wastobefree.Ididn'twant tobe inmyjob anymore, I didn'twantaboyfriend.I don't care aboutmoney, I don't want todo stuff because it's'interesting' toeverybody else, I wanttodostuffbecauseIfeellike doing it. I did buymyownhouse and thatwas truly me. It's mysafe haven. I neverregretthat.

DuringthesetwoyearsIquitmyjob,Idecideditwas time to travel for afewmonthsonmyownand I started my owncompany. I cannot saythat I have sailedthrough these years.Quitting a good payingjobwithlotsofpotentialat a place with greatcolleagues, isnoteasy.IwantedtobecauseIhadoutgrown the job. Iwantedmore. Different.Hell, I still don't knowwhatIreallywant,butIam much happier nowthan Iwasat the time Iquitmyjob.Now I rely on myparents for support, Iampoor,mybusinessisgrowing, but without asignificant other andwithaplaceofmyown,I have to do everythingby myself. It's fun, Ienjoy it, but it's hard.Theseareallfirstworldproblems. I really don'twant to complain and Ieven find that I ammoregratefulthanever:I have a roof over myhead; I have lovingfriendsandfamily;Istillget more work everyday; I see the beauty ina lot of situations andthings.At the same time I stillcry. I feel sad. I amscared of the future. Istutter, fall anddisappoint people or

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myself.Thekeyisthatitispartoflife.Iamstillanonionandtherearedifferentlayerstomylife.Thereisnosuchthingas a perfect onion, we all have our

greenish, rotten layers, but we can'tthrow it all away. The ups and downsarepartoflife,partoftheonion.

IwastheMaidofHonouratmyfriend'swedding in Tuscany, heading for Italyanyway.Theweekpriortothewedding,there was a Gaia's Magic Movement,now called F**k It Magic, week atStromboli. The Stromboli I didn't go tobefore.We refer to the F**k ItweekwithGaiaas our pink bubble. Unfortunately youcan't stay in this pink bubble forever.Even if you would try, it would turncolourintimebecauselifewouldn'tstaythis pretty forever. In the end itwouldeven burst when you try to stay toolong. But it definitely felt like a pinkbubblewhenwewerethere.Ihavenevermetagroup that instantlymovedsonaturally together.Of course,it partly has to dowith the purpose ofthepeoplecomingthere,but ithasalsotodowithGaia,acentreofloveandourguide for theweek.Onlywhen you arein a bubble of safety and freedom, youcanreallyopenup.To be honest, I felt this urge of goingthere,butwhenIarrivedontheisland,Icouldn'trememberwhy.WhydidIhavethisneedtocomehere?WhatelsedidIneedintheprocess?Didn'tIdoenoughduringthelasttwoyears?Itwouldbea

wonderfulweek, Iwassureof that,butwhat was my purpose? What if therewasnothinglefttodiscover?Boy, was I wrong. Of course life slapsyou in the face when you need areminder. The energy of the universe(or give it any name you prefer, likeGod)mademecome toStromboli for areason.Even though I couldn't figure itoutbefore,IsuredidwhenIwasthere.All these traumaticmemories frommychildhoodcamepouringoutduringoneofthefirstmeditations.Shit, I thought, no, not this crap. Ibecame angry, I cried. Where was myf**king joy? I experienced joy the firsttime,no,no,no,this isnothappening.IthoughtIdealtwiththisshit.InmyheadI screamed, no, no, no, but on theoutside I became silent. During thesharing I stayed quiet. I knew what Iwas feeling, but I sure as hell didn'twanttotalkaboutit.Thewholeweekwasafestivalofcrying,feelingtheoldpainmovingthroughmybodyand releasing itwhenever I couldthrough screaming, breathing and eventhrowingup.Itisfunnyhowaskepticaland sarcastic Dutchie like me, cansurrenderwhenthetime isright,when

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the atmosphere is accepting and thepeople around me love meunconditionally.The thing however with F**k It is thatpain is only somuch. You are not yourtrauma, you are not your pain. Pain issomething you have. Gaia encouragedme gothrough thisin anexercisewhere atone part ofthe space Ifeltthepain,but when Isteppedintoa spacetowards thesun that feltgoodforme,I felt joy.Exactly thesame joythat I feltwhenIwentto my firstF**k Itretreat. Isteppedintothe sunlightandunderneathall this painthat hadmoved tothe top layers of my onion, I felt theupmost joy and fun. I smiled. After thecrying and screaming sessions thegroupalwaysgatheredattheterraceofthehotel.WeorderedItalianProseccoanddoughballs. Followed by pasta's, meats andfresh fruit.We talked about our swimsinthesea,thegelatowehadinthetownand the strolls we took. All took placewiththebackdropofthesunsettingandwinewas poured until the bottomwasreached. In the tranquil nights wewalkedquietly to our roomswhereweshared one last thought before turningin.

What did I tell you? A f**king pinkbubble. Back in reality I am notmiraculously cured. Not at all. Ireturnedtomytherapy,whichIhadnotgonetoforalmostayear.DoIthinkit'sa step back?No.Was it useful to bringupsomucholdpain?Yes.

Would I ever goon anotherretreat if thiswastheoutcome?Hellyes! The trauma'sfrom mychildhood werethe most painfulmoments I canremember, but itwas something Ihad to re‐visit inorder to riseaboveandbeableto get rid of oldpatterns. To beclear:thepatternsthat underlie thetrauma's aremuch moreimportant thanthe trauma itself.You are to beloved, that's afact. Work onthat, instead ofgoing back tothose painfulmoments when

you were put out of your place, out oftheloveyoudeserve.Make patterns that restore the love,rewriteyourstorytomakesureyouareloving yourself first. I still take myretardpills,butIamnotmyretardpills.Ifeelblessedmorethanevertobepartof my crazy family, but I am not myfamily. I realize that I still have thesepatternsofpleasingpeople,butIamnotmypattern.Itmakeslifelessaboutpainand more about happiness, gratitude,joy.The only thing that is true is thatunconditional love for yourself makes

John and Gaia from F**k It! (2012)

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youfeelallthatyouare.NomatterwhatI feel, if I am sad, mad or happy andjoyful, Icanfeel it,withoutbeingsweptaway.Even if I don't have enough energy togetoutofbed, I canaccept it and trustthat if I stay present and open, I willrecognize themoment Iwant to getupagain.Deathwasnottheanswer, lifeis.But only the life where unconditionalloveformyselfisareality.