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My home space on the Internet is PhoenixTools.org, which I will update soon. I was born in Wisconsin and all my life have lived in areas near unspoiled nature with forests and rivers. Perhaps, because of this, I feel very strongly connected to nature. My spirit animal is the Red-tail hawk which is also called BlackHawk in that area of the world. I like to do any activity that is outside or having to do with Mother Earth, which includes walking, gardening or just meditating. In the last five years, I lived in intentional spiritual community in Spain as a core member of the group. From this experience I learned alot about myself and relating to others, as well as learning self-sufficiency, independent living, and about sustainable and ecological lifestyles. I am still interested in community and am now seeking one where the interests are: communication, human relations, spirituality, conflict resolution, sustainability, self-sufficiency, ecology and developing cottage industries for the community income, conscensus decision making and having the land and resources of the group in trust. The permaculture movement seems to most closely follow this intention. Before that, for many years my profession was as a computer programmer. Now I am starting to return to this interest to develop what is needed, this time not for money...My main interest these days is learning to communicate better with people which of course challenges me in my own way of expressing myself. Nothing seems more important than this. For creative ways to express myself, I like to write articles, poetry, take pictures and work on these web sites. Other interests I have are QiGong, Awareness Walks, Transformation, Power of Now techniques, Enneagram, Reiki (I am now Reiki II certified), chakra balancing, entrainment and resonance study, zero balancing and energy healing modalities. I am interested in working with others with hands-on treatment using Reiki techniques to help empower others to take on their own healing and take the next step in their awareness. I love all animals and like to be around them, I can easily communicate with them and know what they want. I like to take walks in nature every chance I get.