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The Rodan Foundation's Publication for the Metaphysical Center of Enlightenment, October 2026
In 1981, Reverend Clarke Carraway founded The Rodan Foundation with the intention of creating a powerful, growing community of awakening beings who experience love, peace, prosperity, unity, healing, harmony, and revelation through learning and service. The Rodan Foundation, recognizing the Law of Cause and Effect, expresses gratitude for the many blessings it reaps from the community's experiences.
Welcome! Join with us in our dynamic weekly services where we discover our true purpose in an emerging world. Experience the revelation of our collective awakening to the power of love, the wonder of our multi-dimensional capacities, and the joy in reclaiming earth as our home. Sunday mornings provide the opportunity to celebrate life with like-minded beings and experience personal reassurance and empowerment through the spiritual messages of Reverend Carraway's mediumship. We look forward to your participation enhancing our community.
WARNING! COLLIDING FOOD SCARCITY, ENERGY SHORTAGE AND EXTREME WEATHER.
Be it in the Middle East or Europe, war-based conflicts and their effects, food and energy supply restrictions, and shocking price increases are nothing new. Many of us have learned to adapt. The same goes for extreme weather conditions blighting harvests… However, because these 3 factors- food scarcity, energy shortages, and extreme weather are happening all at once, this poses a major threat to our survival. Each individual threat is amplified by the other 2.
Factor 1. Global food market challenges - As we go through the remaining months of 2026, there are continuing inadequate supplies of fertilizer, fuel and grain. Then there’s the escalating El Niño (extreme weather) hitting the food system. The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) provided evidence showing that average food costs per basket last August were at their highest level for nearly 4 years. Collectively, major commodities- wheat, sugar, and vegetable oils all rang up higher than before. The strains of trying to keep cost pressures down in supermarkets are starting to give way…
Underlying driving forces- war-driven influences affecting the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have contributed significantly to global fertilizer shortages. Millions of tons of phosphate and urea fertilizers cannot be shipped out to countries such as the USA requiring these essentials. The consequences of this include the doubling of prices for nitrogen-rich urea fertilizer. Fortunately, the price has recently come down, as shipments have been made by bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. However, the World Bank predicts that fertilizers in general will soon increase by another 38%. Farmers' stockpile buffer in anticipation of the impacts of the Middle East conflict is running lower and lower. If the Strait of Hormuz does not open, then their supplies will no longer exist. -Just this alone could have serious repercussions for people all over the world in relation to obtaining food and the rising prices due to scarcity.
Factor 2. Energy supplies oil and gas - There is a restriction in oil and gas supplies, which could turn into a serious, out-of-control crisis if things escalate. This doesn’t just add to factor 1 food challenges (above); it greatly intensifies the overall situation. For instance, on the market, diesel fuel is under tight, strict control. Diesel has been affected by the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Then there’s the hampering of shipping movements of crude and refined oil products out of the Gulf. Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries have had the effect of reducing crude oil production by around 60%. This output reduction has made supplies at their lowest level in a couple of decades. Thus, Moscow has chosen to restrict diesel and petrol exports to protect home country markets. US diesel is up by roughly over 50% in comparison with this time last year. Besides Western countries like the UK, Asian countries have also been similarly affected. Remember, diesel is required to run farm equipment, tractors, irrigation pumps, trucks… necessary for harvesting and watering crops. Then there’s the diesel needed to transport fertilizers and grains… Scarcity ensues; costs are significantly up.
Factor 3. El Niño - Not geopolitical; the 3rd factor is weather-related. El Niño has the same potential for devastation as the other 2 factors. El Niño, with its climate conditions, soaring high temperatures, and drought periods, has affected food supplies. Areas in the Asia-Pacific region have been the most affected. The El Niño climate phenomenon affects, for example, corn and rice farming production. Due to a lack of irrigation during the drought, output has dropped greatly. Australian farmers have been hampered by this weather condition. Their typical wheat output has dropped by over a third this season. Ukraine’s grain supplies are blockaded at the Black Sea
Another compounding driving force to add to the above list is the blockade of Ukraine’s grain shipping at the Black Sea ports. Attacks between Ukraine and Russia have escalated. Both countries continue to attack each other over grain supplies. Because of this choking of grain supplies from the world’s biggest suppliers, wheat costs all over the world have experienced the knock-on effects of food scarcity: Wheat prices have risen by about 25%.
Finally - The fact that all the above factors are occurring all at once- food and energy shortages, El Niño weather conditions, and the war on grain supplies between Ukraine and Russia makes the whole situation a compounding poly-crisis. Consider the serious implications. Just because events are happening thousands of miles away doesn’t mean to say you will not be affected. In relation to the above, food and energy prices are already off the charts… It is predicted that the FAO (Food Price Index) will go further up as things manifest in the fourth quarter.
Do not fail to pay heed. Be prepared where you can. Try to be food and energy self-sufficient. There are plenty of online guides that give good advice to preppers.
Paul A. Philips, inewparadigm.com, 9.26
Calendar of Events and Special Offerings
OCTOBER 4TH: PIANO SOLO BY ALEX WANG! Alex Wang is in 8th grade at Ralston Middle School in Belmont. He studies piano with Ms. Sumi Nagasawa and trumpet and guitar with Mr. Eric Leong. Alex plays trumpet in the Ralston Middle School Honors band. Alex also participates in the Music Teachers Association of California’s Annual State Piano Exam. Some of Alex’s other hobbies include skiing and reading. Alex also tutors his 7-year-old sister, Emily, with her piano practice.
GUEST SPEAKER: JONATHAN STAGGERS. Over fifty years ago, Jonathan was playing football for the Green Bay Packers. When an injury ended his career, he asked, “If I’m not a professional footballer, who am I?” Jonathan's spiritual journey included 6 years of acting with the American Conservatory Theatre, 15 years of studying Advaita with Dr Jean Klein, and 5 years at the India School of Yoga in San Francisco, studying hatha yoga. During this time, he has taught meditation, goal-setting, and self-esteem. In 1998, Jonathan discovered Breema®, which wove together the many threads of his life. American by birth, global by nature, Jonathan, a community favorite, is a deeply spiritual man with an impish sense of humor! Today, Jonathan will speak on ‘Soothing the Nervous System...’ OCTOBER 11TH: MEDITATIVE DELIGHT WITH KEENAN WEBSTER! Experience the sounds of West African music with Keenan Webster, who uses music to bring people together. Keenan has studied the music of the African diaspora for over twenty-five years. His inspirations come from the spirituals, gospels, blues, and folk in Nashville. The music traditions of Latin America, Sumatra, and India also infiltrate his style. Today he will play the Kora, a West African harp, the most developed string instrument in Africa. Today Reverend Carraway will speak on: “Breaking Through Your Psychological Barriers.”
TESTIMONIAL CIRCLE: After the service, everyone is invited to join an informal testimonial circle, where participants share how they embody positivity and love in their daily lives. Bring miracles, large & small. Or just come and be present in the sharing.
OCTOBER 18TH: PIANO SOLO BY PARKER REYES! Parker Reyes is a multi-instrumentalist who plays piano, trumpet, and French horn. He has studied piano for over eight years under his teacher, Sumi Nagasawa. On French horn, Parker was selected for the California All-State Band, a highly selective, audition-based ensemble of student musicians from across California. He also plays trumpet in his school jazz ensembles and has participated in the Stanford Jazz Institute, a highly selective jazz program. Outside of performing, he has also enjoyed mentoring younger musicians through a music mentoring program at his school. Outside of music, Parker works as a snowboard instructor at Bear Valley Mountain Resort, plays pickleball, and runs cross-country.
GUEST SPEAKER: MS. DARIA RODINA. Daria is originally from Russia and has called the U.S. home for the past several years, first in Florida and now in California. Her interest in essential oils began as a young mother looking for simple, natural ways to support her family’s everyday well-being. What started as a practical curiosity soon grew into a genuine passion for the world of scent—exploring essential oils, their aromas, and the art of combining them into beautiful, personal fragrances. Today, essential oils are part of Daria’s everyday life, from creating a calming and comforting home environment to experimenting with unique fragrance blends. She especially loves sharing how approachable and creative the world of natural fragrance can be, and hopes to inspire others to discover scents that feel uniquely their own.
Today Daria will speak on: ‘Essential Oils and Fragrance: a Holistic Approach to Wellness.’
OCTOBER 25TH: NATIVE AMERICAN DRUMMING ENSEMBLE. Our drumming circle is a spiritual tool for unity where we empower each other in the act of celebrating community and life through rhythm and music. Bring an instrument and share your rhythmic spirit! The drum’s sound has the power to move our spiritual bodies, hearts, and minds closer together to a sense of oneness with all that is. Today Reverend Carraway will speak on: ‘Is Your Comfort Zone a Cage in Disguise?’
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COMMUNITY OFFERINGS:
Healing Community: Beginning at 9:45, during our meditation, please tune into your realm of perfection and release your concerns and receive the benefits perfection has to offer you. The Rodan Foundation holds prayer for our List of Divine Fulfillment, a list of recognition. It is so named because our community praises and recognizes the outpicturing of love and perfection in the lives of those on the list. If you wish to participate in our List, we invite you to place the names & situations for which you desire help in our healing basket on our greeter’s table.
Testimonial Circle: On the second Sunday of the month, everyone is invited to join an informal testimonial circle, where participants share how they are living positivity and love in their daily lives. Bring miracles, large & small. Or just come and be present in the sharing.
The Haven: The Spiritual Evolution Class: Channeled through the mediumship of Reverend Carraway, the Tuesday evening class provides an in-depth opportunity to experience expanding awareness of self and life. It is an ongoing flow of revelation designed to promote personal awakening and responsibility, transformation, and empowerment. For more information, please speak with Reverend Carraway after the service.
The I Love Me Meditation Series is now available on Insight Timer – a meditation website and app with millions of meditations available to listen to for free! Every time one of our meditations is played, a donation is sent to The Foundation. You can give financially to The Rodan Foundation just by listening to the meditations. Sounds like a win-win for sure! You can also greatly support us by giving us stars, commenting, and sharing the meditations on social media. Please spread the word and share with others.** https://insig.ht/MMX7e6KBtub
Our Community Love Offertory for October supports
CALL Primrose
CALL Primrose, a non-profit agency, located in Burlingame. It is a drop-in site to assist those in need with emergency direct aid: food, rental and utility assistance, emergency financial assistance, and a medical loan closet. All services are free and confidential.
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Reverend Carraway is available for spiritual counseling, Jin Shin Do sessions, as well as for ceremonies marking mile stones in life. For more information, please see him after the Sunday service at The Metaphysical Center of Enlightenment or contact us.
