LOGIN SHOP EVENTS PREMIUM SIGN UP! NOVEMBER 7, 2016 A m s t e r d a m, N e t h e r l a n d s I am on board an easyjet plane from Amsterdam to England. This flight feels safer to me than any flight I ve ever boarded. It feels safer to me because the plane is literally full of Tribers. As I was standing in line to board this flight, I kept passing them, one after the other after the other. We are all on this plane because we are all headed to the same place for the same event A training that I am giving over the course of five days. And now, up here in the sky, I can feel them in 1 of 14 11/25/17, 9:46 PM
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Blog Posts - Teal Swan front of me and behind me. They feel like the stability of wind beneath wings. I imagine that this must be what it feels like for dolphins to swim in a pod from one place to another. It is also making me laugh because without even talking to one another about it, it turns out that we have the same natural habit, which is to bless and protect the plane. So many of the Tribers get into planes and mentally do energy work on the plane itself. They surround the plane in a kind of energetic bubble and call in higher dimensional entities to make the flight safe. The most common color they chose to do this with is purple. Now I am sitting in a plane that is consumed in a vibrating purple haze. I spent the last few days in Amsterdam. Amsterdam is such a weird city. It has a reputation worldwide for being one of the craziest avant-garde cities in the world. The place for partying. The place for being able to exercise the aspect of yourself that normally must be kept under wraps. Coming to Amsterdam from abroad, one expects a relatively dark city full of tattoo shops and places openly selling drugs and prostitutes in the windows. Coming to Amsterdam, you discover that this is not an accurate picture of Amsterdam or its people. I have never seen so many bicycles in my life as in Amsterdam. The city is literally infested with bicycles. If I lived there, there would be no way I d own a car. Not because I like bicycling, but because driving in between all the swerving bicycles is too terrifying to make driving worth it. 2 of 14 11/25/17, 9:46 PM
I was looking forward to visiting Amsterdam because when I was going through my competitive athlete phase of life, I transitioned from competitive ski racing to competitive long track speed skating. At the Olympic Oval where I trained, all the teams in the world would come during the year for training and for races because it is the fastest ice on earth. It is no secret that the Dutch speed skating team cannot be beat. We used to stand there on the edge of the oval, in awe of their technique. Speed skating is my strongest association with the Netherlands. After visiting, I can see why they are the best in the world. Amsterdam is a water city. It is a city built on a river that was dammed. Skating is part of the culture there. The entire city is a city of canals. You can think of the main part of Amsterdam as the center of an onion. Three main canals encircle it like layers of an onion, with many radial canals connecting them. When the plethora of canals in the Netherlands freezes over, people can skate on them. It is incredible. The dominant negative vibration of Amsterdam is: S p l i t. Resident within the people of Amsterdam is an internal division. Amsterdam, as a reflection of the people, is full of the contrary energies of taboo and of containment. On the one hand, taboo is celebrated in the culture and in oneself. On the other hand, the people of Amsterdam are aloof. Originally, I was tempted to say that aloof is the dominant negative vibration of the city. But looking deeper into the individuals that call the city home, it is the fact that there is such juxtaposition inherent within them that causes this split within them. And it is this split that is causing them pain. There is great distance between their heart and their mind. It is a very mind based culture. When a culture embraces taboo, you would expect that culture to be emotionally free. But emotionally, the Dutch are imprisoned, like so many of the white, Northern European cultures are. It is a huge dichotomy. The freedom and openness that the mind of the Dutch people of Amsterdam experiences is not enjoyed by the heart of the Dutch people of Amsterdam. I see the pain of the dualistic expectations that the society places on the individual. It is a land of 3 of 14 11/25/17, 9:46 PM
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Blog Posts - Teal Swan mixed messages. Messages like be polite and tell it like it is for example. I think it would be incredible if people who live in Amsterdam, especially those who were raised in the Dutch culture, would sit down and specifically look at the mixed messages present within themselves and present within society itself. I want them to see the split inside themselves. The dominant positive vibration of Amsterdam is: B ro a d M i n d e d. In general, the people of Amsterdam think. They think and they think and they think. They stretch the boundaries of thought. When they run into something that mentally limits them, they cannot and will not leave it in place. This the real reason why taboo has been accepted there. They will question something and whittle it down until it no longer limits them. This has been referred to in the world as 'open-minded'. But I do not think the people of Amsterdam are particularly open-minded because receptivity is a part of open mindedness. The Dutch are not very receptive as a people. The better way of putting it is that their mind is broad instead of open. It is expansive in a way that leaves no opening in the middle of that expansion. If they alter their perspective, it will be the result of their own questioning. They have to own it entirely. It will not be the result of being open and receptive to someone else s point of view. Amsterdam is a very unique city in the world. It is unique even in its own country. Much of the city is comprised of new, clean, modern 4 of 14 11/25/17, 9:46 PM
architecture. But if you visit the older parts of town, you can feel what the city once was. The houses tower overhead. Taxation used to occur according to the width of a house and so the people got around the tax by building their houses very thin and very tall. Many of the houses lean forward over the street with giant hooks below the top roofs that used to be used to hoist things like furniture into the top levels of the house through the windows because (as I can attest to) there is no way you could get them up the incredibly steep, narrow staircases. They were also used to hang things to preserve them from the floods that used to plague the city. Amsterdam is a great place to go if you want to explore the taboo and experience the freedom of a broad minded city without succumbing to the debauchery that other taboo embracing cities embody. It is like the light side of taboo instead of the dark side of taboo. The next several days will be spent diving viciously deep into the inner landscapes of the emotional world. Though we will technically be in a different part of Europe, our external travel will cease and will be replaced instead by inner travel. 5 of 14 11/25/17, 9:46 PM
Report Blogpost GO TO BLOGPOSTS Teal's Blog " # + % & ' USER FEEDBACK 19 Comments 1 2 N E X T Page 1 of 2 ( Steve S Posted November 7, 2016 Report Loved it Spirit Fox, Loved the what you put within <3 Big River John Posted November 7, 2016 Report Amsterdam is ONE of my all time favorite cities. First I do not tolerate Cities very well. I can only handle Chicago for a few hours. NY and LA for 2 days tops. I am more of a wide open space kind of guy. In my circles the Dutch embrace their split better than most anywhere else. My kind of people. <3 O w - l e e n a Posted November 8, 2016 Report 6 of 14 11/25/17, 9:46 PM
I have a mission Teal. I want to tell you that I love you as often as I can, so that you see the IlluminosaImmortalis Posted November 8, 2016 Report i hope someday you can do a book about all the positive negative vibration of all cities in the whole world LOL workshops everywhere for everyone! come to lima peru :3 im the only triber here :( for now... ;) A b s o l u t e W a v e Posted November 8, 2016 Report 58 miinutes ago, IllllumiinosaImmortalliis saiid: i hope someday you can do a book about all the positive negative vibration of all cities in the whole world LOL workshops everywhere for everyone! come to lima peru :3 im the only triber here :( for now... ;) Perhaps we can meet if i can manage myself there? also, there is always internet. such as this forum. PM me anytime! I missed this event even though i was looking forward to it for almost two months in advance... I saw the possibilities open to me and was robbed of them.. always another day though. she is also inside my heart. <3 Daphne Dutch Posted November 8, 2016 Report I loved the event so much and enjoyed reading this blog as I used to live in Amsterdam :) I now live near The Hague, totally different vibe though. Have fun in the UK <3 7 of 14 11/25/17, 9:46 PM
B r a n d a c e Posted November 8, 2016 Report I always love how you're able to describe places with the internal feeling, and color, and vibrations, makes them sounds so much more beautiful<3 A r n e Posted November 8, 2016 Report Assume we today should wish DT and US some interesting years ahead, and for HC with friends ; we still have 3 free beds left in my attic. B r e e z e Posted November 9, 2016 Report it makes PERFECT sense... "... experience the freedom of a broad minded city without succumbing to the debauchery that other taboo embracing cities embody. It is like the light side of taboo instead of the dark side of taboo. "......in my experience with Taboo activities/behaviors/perspectives, the DARK side of these aspects are PRIMARILY the by product of the attitudes toward them! Shadow aspect of the darkness in which LESS than authentic masks must be worn for participation in said manners. (hmmmmm...by product of Guilt & Shame no? ) thank you Teal. <3 stacy 8 of 14 11/25/17, 9:46 PM
Alexa Soas Posted November 9, 2016 Report huhuhuhuhu I do that too when entering a plane... set if for Protection :D My impressions exactly on Amsterdam. It was a very frightening experience to be a female traveling alone, exploring the red district, seeing how the city turns around 18h... From family/ students/ workers time to male tourists looking for sex-drugs and fun. I was a bit disappointed because I expected open-mindedness, a freer society. But, as you said, most Northern Europe Cultures are only free in the mind. No emotional vipassana experience. It was difficult for me. :** B r o n t e Posted November 11, 2016 Report You know what has happened back here at home in your absence. I am deeply saddened, troubled on so many levels and riddled with anxiety. I awaken each morning to a jarring reality of what will become of my country - and the world - in the next 4 years. I await your thoughts and counsel. Debra Elkin Posted November 14, 2016 Report On 11/8/2016 at 7 :30 AM, IllllumiinosaImmortalliis saiid: i hope someday you can do a book about all the positive negative vibration of all cities in the whole world LOL workshops everywhere for everyone! come to lima peru :3 im the only triber here :( for now... ;) 9 of 14 11/25/17, 9:46 PM
What a great idea! Olga Szasz Posted November 17, 2016 Report I m really glad that I could be there and work all together in Amsterdam, and as I use to say, there are so many things which worth the 2000 km travel from my homeland (Transilvania), but one of my dreams came true being on this workshop, TO MEET YOU, because all what I learned and personally experienced about spirituality, is close to your teachings and knowledge. The habbit of asking protection for the flight is also mine, usually Archangel Michael is my best friend to ask in such cases (his aura and energy is purple). Also want to mention that my first visit to Amsterdam, about a year and half ago, gave me the impression that it s like a Babilon, so many cultures and traditions, so many diferences of thinking and consciousness. I was impressed but also very shortly convinced that I would never live there :) My roots are strongly connecting me to the amazing and ezoteric land of Transilvania, where the descendents of the Huns,( nation of Attila, the conquerer) with strong shamanic traditions, still continue to live and believe, filled with christianity and strong bond with land. Dutch philosophy about Divine is way more different, although I apreciate the freedom and open mindness. I came here to work and find my own freedom, also to learn to follow my heart s call. It was the best decision of my life :) So, I believe that we ll meet again, very much success and blessings to all the members of this wonderful tribe, LOVE ALWAYS, OLGA Katya ehoo Posted December 16, 2016 Report Interesting observation Teal. And completely to the point. Im living in Amsterdam, as well as in Netherlands, for 8 years now, and honestly it took me a couple of years to figure out "what's wrong", as I simply could not feel connected, no matter how hard I tried. And most of foreigners living here are having the same type of difficulty as far as my 10 of 14 11/25/17, 9:46 PM
experience. Interestingly Dutch people are much more tolerant to foreign cultures then many other european countries, but this does indeed comes from the mind space and not the heart space. Extremely well organised, even in the areas like romantic relationships dutch people seem to have things under control. A lot of them are aware of the split though in my impression, and to some extend they recognise the kind of trap their culture has created. Ellen den Hollander Posted January 24 Report Agree :) I like the remark on broad minded versus open minded I'm gonna (s)teal that one for future references. ;) Next time you visit, consider Groningen Amsterdam may be the capital, but revolutions always start in Groningen its the spiritual capital ;) see you soon! Never Ending Smile Posted February 15 Report i love youuu Clipping Path Posted April 18 Report There are nice people amazing comments and beautiful blog thanks for shear it. http://www.clippingserviceindia.com/clipping-path-service http://www.clippingexpertbd.com/clipping-path 11 of 14 11/25/17, 9:46 PM
G a r n e t Posted April 18 (edited) Report Peter I was so inspired by Amsterdam that he built the entire city as a reminder of it - St. Petersburg. Never been to Amsterdam myself but while walking down the streets of St. Petersburg i could definitely see why he loved it so much. 12 of 14 11/25/17, 9:46 PM
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