{"id":5303,"date":"2009-10-13T05:02:24","date_gmt":"2009-10-13T10:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=5303"},"modified":"2021-04-16T19:31:31","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T00:31:31","slug":"no-permit-for-sweat-lodge-dispute-over-who-constructed-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/no-permit-for-sweat-lodge-dispute-over-who-constructed-it\/","title":{"rendered":"No Permit For Sweat Lodge, Dispute Over Who Constructed It, Let The Games Begin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/10\/12\/us\/12lodge.html?hp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deaths at Sweat Lodge Bring Soul-Searching.<\/a> SEDONA, Ariz. \u2014 Authorities continue to investigate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/10\/11\/us\/11lodge.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how two people died<\/a> and more than a dozen others were overtaken during a ceremony at\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/jamesray.com\/company\/about-james-ray.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Arthur Ray<\/a>\u2019s new age <a href=\"http:\/\/jamesray.com\/events\/spiritual-warrior.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spiritual Warrior Retreat<\/a>. The authorities say that Ray\u2019s employees built the wood-frame lodge, which was wrapped in blankets and plastic tarps. A spokesman <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/10\/13\/us\/13brfs-SELFHELPEXPE_BRF.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Ray\u2019s contract with the Angel Valley spiritual retreat<\/a> called for Angel Valley to \u201cdesign and construct\u201d the sweat lodge. Sheriff\u2019s Office spokesman said the office stood by its contention that members of Ray\u2019s staff built the sweat lodge. Angel Valley\u2019s owners declined to comment on the contract.<\/p>\n<p>And, it&#8217;s pretty wacky but: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/arizonarepublic\/local\/articles\/2009\/10\/13\/20091013sweatlodge1013.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sweat Lodge Did Not Have Permit. <\/a>If you&#8217;re going to operate in the world of man, you gotta operate by their rules. That includes amending contracts in writing, such as when who constructs the sweat lodge changes.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve learned if someone wants a contract, there is no such thing as a verbal amendment.\u00a0 The purpose of a contract is to outline responsibility of the parties in the event of a worst case scenario.\u00a0 It&#8217;s like a prenuptial agreement.\u00a0 You have to operate with the end in sight.\u00a0 And take responsibility when the contract shows one party liable, if the other party actually did the work.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This is an opportunity for everyone involved to get real and get clear and own up and keep it pure. This will also burn off a bunch of bad karma you haven&#8217;t burned off yet, if you have any. \u00a0 Just tell the truth of the whole story, admit to what you don&#8217;t know and take your chances with what you will <a href=\"http:\/\/abraham-hicks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attract <\/a>out of the Universe as a consequence.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an opportunity for everyone involved to see exactly where they are vibrating, to see what dial they are tuned to.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not critical of Ray&#8217;s work. I don&#8217;t <em>know<\/em> his work but in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Secret-Original-Esther-Hicks-Rhonda\/dp\/B000K3I7SO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Secret<\/a> he had some good things to say.<\/p>\n<p>This is an opportunity for everyone involved to make some decisions that will affect the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n<p>It was definitely a transformative weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Related Post: <a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=5233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How did James Arthur Ray attract this?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=5233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2 die at James Arthur Ray\u2019s Sedona Spiritual Warrior Retreat<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=5288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Questions About Sweat Lodge. Creating New Neurological Pathways<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=113664862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Update from NPR on this matter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"Inside accounts of James Ray sweat lodge tragedy and retreat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10:20-09: an Inside Account<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.examiner.com\/x-11245-Philadelphia-Speculative-Fiction-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Breaking-news-James-Ray-urged-sweat-lodge-participants-to-stop-prescription-medications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10-22-09: James Ray urged sweat lodge participants to stop prescription medications<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Visit<\/span> <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.horizonsmagazine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.horizonsmagazine.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"s-share-buttons\" class=\"horizontal-w-c-circular s-share-w-c\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/no-permit-for-sweat-lodge-dispute-over-who-constructed-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to Facebook\" class=\"s3-facebook hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=No Permit For Sweat Lodge, Dispute Over Who Constructed It, Let The Games Begin&url=https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/no-permit-for-sweat-lodge-dispute-over-who-constructed-it\/\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share to Twitter\" class=\"s3-twitter hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/no-permit-for-sweat-lodge-dispute-over-who-constructed-it\/\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share to Google Plus\" class=\"s3-google-plus hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/no-permit-for-sweat-lodge-dispute-over-who-constructed-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to LinkedIn\" class=\"s3-linkedin hint--top\"><\/a><div class=\"pinit-btn-div\"><a href=\"\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/\" data-pin-do=\"buttonBookmark\"  data-pin-color=\"red\" title=\"Share to Pinterest\" class=\"s3-pinterest hint--top\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><a href=\"mailto:?Subject=No%20Permit%20For%20Sweat%20Lodge,%20Dispute%20Over%20Who%20Constructed%20It,%20Let%20The%20Games%20Begin&Body=Here%20is%20the%20link%20to%20the%20article:%20https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/no-permit-for-sweat-lodge-dispute-over-who-constructed-it\/\" title=\"Email this article\" class=\"s3-email hint--top\"><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deaths at Sweat Lodge Bring Soul-Searching. SEDONA, Ariz. \u2014 Authorities continue to investigate how two people died and more than a dozen others were overtaken during a ceremony at\u00a0 James Arthur Ray\u2019s new age Spiritual Warrior Retreat. The authorities say that Ray\u2019s employees built the wood-frame lodge, which was wrapped in blankets and plastic tarps. 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