Last December I wrote about the way several very special Cats affected my life and work. Today, Chester, the last of the lineage of cats that Marvin and I hand-bred and with whom we shared our home made his transition.
Chester’s life blessed us with a presence of great wisdom and intelligence beyond what we imagined possible. Chester’s transition comes at a time when my work is also shifting and evolving. I find the synchronicity of consciousness, the planetary alignments, and the direction of my life work fascinating and expansive.
Chester was born on January 18, 1990 at 09:27 am in Pacific Palisades, CA. He was one of Joe and Ruzle’s brothers; his other siblings were Teddy Edward, Bear, and Rose. Chester always held a special place in my heart. Within the first two weeks of his life, I identified Chester by his dark rimmed ears and slightly off white tail. He had the sharpest and most chocolate points of the litter.
Chester & Ruzle
When Chester began to explore his environment, he did so in unusual ways. He was the first of his siblings to figure out how to explore beyond the confined “kitten area,” setting an example of investigative explorative courage for his siblings. He was the first to navigate the stairs, and the first at to meet us at our front door. He loved to play with any object he could find and he played for hours, especially with big fluffy pipe cleaners that he and his siblings would secret in special hiding places to be revisited regularly. He manifested consciousness and intelligence along with a dexterity that was extraordinary (seen in his mammalian body maps). He could open doors, unlock cabinets, and even, on occasion, dial Charles’ telephone and call him at work.
When Charles moved into his home, Chester made it clear that he wanted to be with Charles and Ruzle. He was two years old when both he and Ruzle left their siblings for new adventures. Chester and Ruzle both proudly used a toilet instead of a litter pan. And, they saw Charles through his bachelor days, marriage, and fatherhood.
Chester died today, December 20, 2008 at 4:34:40 pm in West Los Angeles, CA. His transition marks a transition for me as well. It is the completion of a period of great inner growth and of dedication to the evolution of Noble Sciences’ work in extremely innovative and conscious ways. It also marks the beginning of a new phase for my exploration and dedication.
For many years, I wondered what the cosmic reason was for my dedication to a home that at one point was shared with fifteen feline family members. As you may all observe from the Special Tribute that I wrote on December 31, 2007, this feline family shifted the direction and evolution of my work. With the passing of Chester, I embark on a path of increased dedication to service and to empowering individuals and groups of individuals in their lives and in their relationships. I plan to expand my professional work in these directions more extensively in 2009.
Chester, His Siblings, & Mother
The production and materials of Noble Sciences work will continue but with less of my focus on writing reports and more of a focus on the transformational help individuals and groups need to implement this work in their lives. This kind of work honors my background as a licensed clinical psychologist and as a Coach, and it allows me to use Noble Sciences’ tools creatively in developing its professional applications. This is the work on which I am now directing my energies.
Joe and Ruzle: A Tribute of Love and Gratitude
(Written December 31, 2007)
Often in my work I talk about reviewing “stories” in our life to gain perspective of the progression of events and their unfolding. Today marks an exclamation point on the lives of two beings whose very existence changed the course of my life. It is with great gratitude that I pay this special tribute to Joe and to Ruzle, without whose existence the course of my life and work would be very different. To provide some history, I will review for you my “story.”
In 1966, I felt a deep drive to have a Siamese cat. I had never been in a relationship with a cat before. My search for the “perfect” cat led me to adopt Noble who was 12 weeks old. Noble changed the lives of everyone he met. He was a blue point Siamese cat, with a very strong presence from the start. The first night Noble was with me, I was afraid that he would jump on me while I slept. I prepared to go to sleep, so I put him down off the bed. He continued to jump up on the bed several times. Finally, I lay down hoping he would understand my message. Instead, he jumped up on the foot of the bed and looked directly at me. I waited, this time, not moving. He proceeded to jump directly toward my face, as I froze in fear. He landed with a front paw on either side of my head. I looked directly at him and he at me. I said aloud, “I understand.” The message was clear and precise. Noble said through his action, “I know what I am doing. I will never hurt you.” This defining moment of deep trust continued throughout our 22 year relationship while he was in his body and continues through now as I feel his presence always around me. He and I always respected our promise made in that moment in trust.
Noble
During Noble’s life, his awareness and healing powers were demonstrated daily. He protected me, my children, and my home, sometimes growling or “meowling” at any threat to us. Noble could intimidate people with his fierceness. Often, when I worked, Noble was at my side, telling me through his actions how to work with someone as well as to whom or where I needed to direct my energy. Everyone who met Noble got a cat. During Noble’s last months, we were blessed to find a veterinarian who recognized his depth and powers. His veterinarian became and remains my dearest friend, a soul sister. After Noble’s transition (July 23, 1987 @ 20:40 in Pacific Palisades, CA), my friend suggested that we consider the experience and joy that breeding a litter of kittens would bring. Such began a very powerful journey leading to the birth of Ruzle and Joe on January 18, 1990 @ 07:32 and 07:50 in Pacific Palisades, CA. They were the first and second born in a litter of six kittens. All kittens looked quite different except for Ruzle and Joe, identical twins. During their births, we recorded exact times of birth with a stopwatch so I could look at their astrological charts.
While I helped all six kittens survive, along with their very protective Mother, I would find a whisker, a stand of fur, a slight variation from day to day to differentiate Joe and Ruzle. They had the same mannerisms, the same voice, and the same strong charismatic personality. But, they also had some differences. When I began looking at the Human Design Charts in 1996, I found it disturbing that all six kittens, born over about a two-hour period (07:32 to 09:43) seemed to have the same mammalian design charts. I sought what was missing from the information. Finding the differentiating calculations that would identify the personality characteristics of six distinctly different beings became important to my quest personally and as a social scientist.
As is so often the case, my quest was emphasized when Joe became ill on April 14, 2000. He was diagnosed with congenital cardiomyopathy. He died on August 31, 2000 @ 00:15 in Pacific Palisades, CA. Ruzle continued to live a healthy life until today, December 31, 2007 @ 12:50 in Los Angeles, CA. In 2000, I was statistically analyzing the Human Design material so Joe’s illness and death became a very clear differentiating marker that I felt needed to be addressed in order for me to feel that the accuracy of the material could be described as scientific. I hypothesized many alternative ways of approaching the calculations and sought a parameter that could identify a physical marker in Joe and Ruzle as well as identify the dream cycle in both humans and mammals. With the help of Erik Memmert, we were able to identify these differences using the calculations I currently use for the charts. Joe and Ruzle through their births and deaths validated work that has helped thousands of individuals to date and has the promise of changing the lives of countless other humans and animals for the better.
My “story” is their “story.” We are inextricably bound in our consciousness alive daily in my work. They came into being through the cosmic orchestration of many factors converging over a long period that brought many wonderful people and other cats into our life. Their lives enrich us all and continue to do so. I am ever grateful. I feel ever blessed to have them. They will always be with us in our hearts, in our souls, and through this work. I am honored to have them in our life.
In Loving Light,
Eleanor Haspel-Portner, Ph.D.
December 31, 2007
Tribute to Chester added December 20, 2008
Pacific Palisades, CA