OREGON WILDERNESS JOURNEY

After participants returned to their homes... (Walter and Vivienne, on their second Wilderness experience now live in Eugene) (Nancy gets the prize for longest journey, she lives in Connecticut) ...they sent photos and remembrances which we will post here.

Color The following are affirmations of the wilderness experience: Color

Color By David Kidd on his birthday (Aug. 2) while at the Siuslaw National Forest on the Oregon Coast: "I've just returned from my first group workshop with Elle. What an incredible personal experience I went though. Even after 27 years as a sincere spiritual seeker, practicing and teaching meditation, clearly being able to open my self to my Self, I regard my experiences on this one course as a major transformational breakthrough in my growth to enlightenment. In the midst of the chaos of wilderness travel and camping, Elle facilitated each member of our small group through the letting go of the grip of the mind, an opening of the heart, and the healing our remaining individual issues, enough for each reach a clearer experinece of first, Transcendence, and then, for many, Oneness with each other, God, and the Cosmos. (Forgive the redundancy of breaking Oneness into pieces.) The group dynamic was incredible. We all experienced blockages being removed and light and love and blissful energy flowing in. Since mid-week of the course, my Higher mind has not yet been lost to Itself, even while the body sleeps. I pray that I never come down from this place of Witnessing."Color

OCEANA PACIFICA A million dew drops in a morning mist Teem with sparkles from a rising sun. Warm sand scrunching between my toes Runs infinitely across the dunes. Blue sky stretches around the Earth Falling up into unbounded space. Pulsing waves of the Pacific heartbeat Rhythmically drum their eternal song. Many are the faces of God What a paradox it is to mankind That we do not know That that which is so close to see Is not outside ourselves, but within. That each time we see The face of God. We see a reflection of our self. What thin veil hides this truth from man? To learn this And to step through habitually Is the completion Of our own self-portrait.

Robert Trodick: Dear Teacher: A tear of joy of how much Love you have for all that you have touched with the Divine which flows through you with every step you take...... Thank you for giving me more than I could have ever had hoped for in the development of me toward my connection with God. Only a thought of you lets me see God in a physical form. Bless you with all my heart.

Cynthia Broschat: Elle gives of herself so completely she seems to become self-less. She stands before us as Love, Trust, Support and reflects back to us our God Essence.

Christina Kuepper-Oake The first day at the beach was a very powerful time for me. I started channeling (my own soul according to Elle) and wrote the following: Let the roar of the waves become your mantra....the call to surrender and become new again. What splendor! What freedom! What joy! Feel the power and majesty in this simple act of letting go. Let the sound ring through you and activate all of the water (in the) cells in your being...let them remember their connection to all that is, so that you may remember also. This is a symphony of sounds...many tones blended in perfection. These are the sounds of angels singing "Welcome home". This is oneness. Look to the horizon and know infinity...earth meeting sky....grounded and expanded. Surrender to this sweet perfection and know that this is who you are. (Elle Re passes by) She walks with beauty, dignity and grace...a Divine presence upon this earth....each step with purpose, in service, with love...she too, is you!

Nancy Humphreys: Thank you so much for the wonderful teachings from Spirit on our retreat. I had such a deepening into union with Spirit. A sense of peace remains with me and my fears seem to have vanished.

Sandy Beichler: This week was a life changing experience for me. How can I ever just put into words the love and gratitude I feel. You, Elle, are the most loving being I have ever met. My mind -- poor thing -- is still analyzing everything that happened. My soul is ecstatic and pleased with me -- my personality. I can feel he/she/it as an energetic presence whenever I close my eyes and think "dissolve-melt." It eases my fears and negative emotions greatly. I think with practice it will come quicker and more completely and stay with me more. I am committed to this work. The people at this retreat are all wonderful and loving beings and I am blessed to have met them. I am grateful to you for drawing us all together. God is with me in my heart and in my brain. I have been meditating regularly for years but only praying occasionally. Now I know how important it is to pray and do it in the right way. When I request His love and ask for Him to show me the way, I can feel the energy surge through me. I want to serve in a loving way. I want to be able to let go -- to surrender always. I need Him to help me and keep me from my overwhelm. I need to release and surrender. I am committed to doing a daily practice and also to becoming more and more aware and awake. I love you with all my heart.