Chris is on his way to Byron Bay in New South Wales for the Five Gateways Activation workshop this weekend. It feels like a divinely inspired journey to bring the Openhand energy to the far reaches of the world. It's certainly a long way from our home town of Glastonbury. It's so heart warming to have been invited to Australia.

I am a aware that I've been a little absent from my usual posting presence on Openhandweb since Chris returned from his epic Florida, Hopi Lands and LA trip. I assure you I've been checking in, keeping up to date with emails and and very much here in spirit. My absence has all been for a very divinely inspired reason... I thought it would be nice to check in with a blog update.

Chris was recently asked to do interview with Joe Martino for the Collective Evolution Magazine in Canada. It offers an excellent, insightful window into Chris's world, from his early journey; the car crash; how Five Gateways came in to being; how it can support people on the path; why he's here and what Openhand is all about...

Getting to know our pain...
I’ve noticed that those who face experiences of the darkest, most challenging times often end up shining the brightest light of all. It’s quite paradoxical in a way. It’s usually the people who go right into the heart of their darkness, who find something deeper; something beyond it all. They begin to find the strength of an ever present benevolence, like a light at the end of the tunnel.

Every moment offers us an opportunity to embody higher consciousness.
Each time an insight unfolds and each time deep conscious awareness drops in, we are being awakened to that which has been resting dormant within us.
Each time something profound happens, it has been sent so that we can embody that experience as a more expanded expression of our own divine beingness.

This morning I found myself contemplating the nature of miracles. What are miracles and how do they happen? The most amazing experiences of life can happen when we move anything out of the way that is the divine flow; when we let go of expectations and attachment to outcome. Miracles happen...

Destiny has called me back to the Hawaiian Islands once again. Even before touching my feet on the earth there I am feeling her energies igniting my soul! It feels as if this trip contains the seeds of a deep purposeful unfolding, perhaps even on a planetary level. I already feel the devas, the spirit of the land and can taste the scent of an ancient paradise in the air. I am looking forward to sharing snippets and highlights of the journey as it unveils itself over the next couple of weeks. I have a small camera, laptop and slow internet connection - will see what I can do...

Every single day is sacred.
It contains the seeds of infinite possibility.
Each day is a reflection of your entire universe, your entire life, a reflection of YOU. Who are you? Why are you here?
It's an invitation to be who you are, do what you are divinely given to do.

THIS IS IT! RIGHT NOW! RIGHT HERE!...

"In many shamanic societies, if you came to a medicine person complaining of being disheartened, dispirited, or depressed, they would ask one of four questions:
When did you stop dancing?
When did you stop singing?
When did you stop being enchanted by stories?
When did you stop finding comfort in the sweet territory of silence?"

Raising our vibration is fundamental to the Journey of Spiritual Ascension. Here is some excellent advice - an excerpt from the "Five Gateways" book: