Another one of my long time good friends has passed. Brian O'Leary passed away July 29, 2011.

Brian sent the following e-mail to us July 24th, 2011:
"I was just diagnosed with cancer in the duodenum, just below the stomach. The tumor has almost completely plugged the duodenum, and according to the surgeons, would have to be removed within a week and the operation itself would be extremely highly risky, both because of its unfortunate location. We've chosen nevertheless to go the natural path with two basic approaches, the first using a potent herbal tonic ( stuff that cured my skin cancer of three years ago) and the protocols of an Ecuadorian medicine man--as well as asking for your prayers. There is much pain and sleepless involved. I'll need to stay away from the computer. I get lots of treatment ideas, many thanks, but we really need to focus now on the current protocols and be quiet, for the next few days to weeks. Please send your prayers, I'm optimistic in spite of the physical odds and loved ones are around us."

I first met Brian in 1989 at the Unity Church on Maui. He had talked about a group taking a trip to Russia in 1990. Since I had not been to Russia, I told him to put me on the list. The next year, the USA was having some problems with Russian and that trip was put on hold. So the alternative trip was to go to England and see the Crop Circles which were a fascinating topic at the time. We had a great time on that trip and Brian stopped by Maui and stayed at my house for a week before returning to his home in Ashland, Oregon.

In 1991, Ashleea my new mate, joined Brian, Kevin and others for another trip to see the Crop Circles in England. We also, went to Stone Henge and Glastonbury for the second time as well. Brian had found the love of his life Meredith, a visionary artist, who was in Brian's arms when he passed. Funny thing is, that Ashleea and Meredith were friends in Del Mar, California before Ashleea moved to Maui in 1991.

In 1992, we went on a third trip with Brian, Kevin and the gang on a "Holy Man and Saints trip" to India. This was also the high school graduation gift from me to Ashleea's daughter Genvieve. That trip started in Southern India at Mysore. We spent time at Puttaparti, the Sai Baba ashram, where 13 of us had a private audience with Sai Baba. It was Brians fourth time visiting Sai Baba who referred to Brian as "Moon Man", because Brian had been one of the early Astronauts who specialized in Mars. When the Mars trip was cancelled, Brian ended his Astronaut employment. There were over 10,000 Sai Baba devotees at the Ashram, man and women segregated and there is NO way we could have seen Sai Baba in private without Brian. Funny transformation occurred for Ashleea there.

Other highlights of that trip was a visit to see Mother Theresa at Calcutta. Also, in Calcutta we visited with Yogananda's nephew, who was in his late 60's. He lived at the same house where Yogananda had his first visions of the Divine Mother and Lord Krishna in his meditation attic. We were allowed to meditate in the same attic.

We went to New Delhi and North to Rishikesh and futher North yet into the jungles where tigers were still stalking and killing people. That is where we went river rafting down a jungle river.

Over the years Brian and Meredith made their home in Maui for about seven years. They stayed with us for about a month when they first began to look for a home to rent. When they moved to Washington, California, we visited them for a week. Meredith & Ashleea were best friends.

And when Brian & Meredith built their Art home in Vilcabamba, Ecuador Ashleea, Genvieve and I went to visit them for a couple weeks in 2008 (I did a blog of that trip and our experiences there with a slide show of pictures in October 2008). Their home there was named Montesuenos and they had many energy conferences there. Genvieve and I helped Brian choose the name for his last book finished while we were there visiting "The Energy Solution Revolution". Brian was very good at the piano and always played us a medley of improvised songs when we visited him. The pictures below were taken during that trip of Brian and Brian and myself.




Here is a link to my earlier posting of October 2008 where I wrote about our visit to Vilcabamba, Ecuador at the home of Brian & Meredith. Just scroll down past the post about Pryor.

Here is a link which highlights a musical improvisation with Brian & Sue Terry in 2009.

Brian leaves behind his wife (and our very good friend) Meredith of twenty years, his son Brian and daughter Erin. We will all miss you Brian but think of you often. Brian was on a path for free energy for years and wrote many books on the subject and in his own words I will leave everyone with Brian's message: "We're all on a Spiritual path that is all the more urgent for us to observe as we each pick our way through the great darkness of our times, that we do have the solutions that can be ethically implemented through grace, synchronicity, intelligence and kindred fellowship".

Buckeye Bob