During this meeting, Samuel hilariously retells the traditional Christmas story—all from the animals‘ point of view. His story begins with animals answering a call to aid the earth at an important time of transition, when Avataric energy would be coming to the planet in a new way. With much levity he tells the very serious story of these Guardian animals whose pride, comparative judgment, dissatisfaction, boredom and expectations kept them unaware of the opportunities for service within the very work they had come here to do. Samuel ends the meeting by discussing sacrifice, particularly the sacrifices Guardians make and the power that is made available to Guardians who have accepted the sacrifice of ego and are living love in this world.

Samuel uses the energy of the ancient fall festival, Samhain, as the foundation for this Sunday-night teaching. Discussions include: recognizing our personal wheel of the year; the costumes we wear; ways we prostitute important parts of our lives; the necessity of knowing where we are going and of knowing ourselves; and expressing god in every breath and thought.

Through audience participation, straight lecture and a humorous retelling of “The Three Little Pigs,” Samuel offers a road map to creating happiness. Topics covered include: the importance of having a goal; how friendships reflect our sense of personal worth; the importance of recognizing that all our actions are based on what we get out of them; “The Three Little Pigs” (and one well-intentioned wolf!); and specific steps to take you to the “Land of Happy.”

Samuel uses this time of year when so many people are going back to school as the focus for his message about the lessons we can learn from living. In this meeting Samuel combines his teachings with audience participation to discuss: how schools are portals that help students move from one aspect or dimension of their lives to another; how our attitudes about school show up in our attitudes about change and learning in our adult lives; the importance of being surrounded by different perspectives; the necessity of recognizing our perfection and having everything we need; and the importance of being born, and of dying, each day.

Samuel uses the upcoming Earth holiday of Lughnassadh, the first harvest, as the backdrop for his message. In asking the audience to look at their lives as one would look at their garden, he discusses: the importance of our past actions, or things we planted in the past, and how they are bringing about the experiences we are now harvesting in our lives; determining which aspects of our lives we want to nurture and continue, and which we want to replace with a new “crop”—and what we can do to bring about those changes. Samuel also talks about how to know what we want our hearts to be open to, then answers two unrelated questions, the first about how to create a personal relationship with our dragon and how that works with unity, and the second about what the result of his group trip to Brazil might be.

In recognition of the upcoming July 4 celebrations, Samuel uses this meeting to discuss freedom from stress, with topics including: the body’s physical reaction to stress; three ways we respond to stress; the relationship between stress and our sense of freedom; the fear of “failure to cope”; how a lack of trust in ourselves increases stress and fear; the negative impact of the “what-if gland”; ways to release stress, and more.

Samuel begins the evening talking about the first half of the year, which brought many of us experiences of chaos, extremes and stress. He then discusses: how forgiveness changes chaos from a painful, fearful experience into a force of creation; the key to forgiving another; “good stress” and “bad stress” and their differences and effects; the danger of extremes; spiritual stress, what it is and its effects; the view from the mountain top vs. the view from the trail; resistance to forgiving ourselves; and why self-forgiveness opens the door to new beginnings and completions.

Samuel begins the evening asking the audience “What are you creating?” and uses the ensuing responses to launch his teaching, which includes discussions about the relationship between stress and being controlling, the benefits of seeing what is good in our lives, and the importance of reframing the “little pictures.” Samuel winds up the evening by giving the audience flowerless rose stems to illustrate his teaching about the role “thorns” play in our lives, the necessity of replacing the manner in which we see them, and how doing that through reframing will bring us renewal.

In this unusual ninety-five-minute teaching, Samuel discusses the importance and effects of awakening to power, control and hope through a better understanding of the strength of our emotions. He speaks in detail about the pitfalls that stop us cold—being too tired, having no destination or vision, unbelievable goals, and unrealistic expectations—and how to move beyond those traps. He also talks about what causes us to become zombies; why “bad things happen to good people,” and more.

After a short discussion about the importance of living (and dying) each day, Samuel answers written questions on several interesting topics including: the most challenging possibilities ahead of us over the next few months; why financial issues are the first and last thing that Guardians deal with in their lives; what Samuel considers the most important things we can do to be successful Guardians; what we can do to turn the tide of global pain and suffering; Samuel’s role with the Guardians; and the effect sacred sex can have in our world and in our work.