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Angel Detox with Doreen Virtue Reincarnation Yoga for Spiritual Readers

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Angel Detox

28 Have you met in Past lives? 34

Meditation

A Witchsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Garden

Reincarnation in Modern Literature

12 Chakras -The Basics 40 Talking with Animals

The Psychic Business

Paranormal News

Feed the People

24 Professional Psychic 101 4

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54 Stengthening Psychic 42 Abilities through Yoga

Cuppa Tea Anyone?

58 Ask the Astrologers 62

A Story of Tarot

Past lives and Soul Connections

EDITOR’s Notes Andi Benandanti

pring is upon us and providing some new beginnings and fresh perspectives! There’s purity in the air; the sights and smells of the brilliantly colored flowers petals open and fragrant tree blossoms sprout forth into life! Mother Nature’s sensual touch invigorates us romantically as birds sing us their love songs, while her gentle rain nourishes our passion! The longer days’ warmth envelops us in a tender embrace. With the turning of the season, as you turn “pages” for yourself; on page 6 with an “Angel Detox” by Doreen Virtue you can find ways to let go of the struggles holding you back. Encourage your soul with “An Awakening with Ram Dass” by Janet Red Feather on page 26. And if you’ve been considering jumping feet first into the world of psychic readings; be sure to take a look at “Professional Psychic 101” on page 35 by Mondez Durden. When I was asked to help as guest editor of the Psychic Guidepost, I was more than happy to help as I

believe in the people behind the scenes that work hard to bring it together! While we don’t always notice the small details in life and can get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the world around us, we all can use a little break sometimes to stop ourselves from forgetting our purpose and reminding ourselves to stay inspired! So I ask each of you reading to take a moment for yourself in nature to just kick back and enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells and create a memory that will bring a smile that you can always remember! Enjoy this issue and have a beautiful Spring!

Andi is a five-star reader. She works to enlighten her clients to the Universes light and love in ALL!! Through Tarot readings, she gives inspiration and insight into ever-changing lifepaths. She believes Tarot is based on the principle of synchronicity. It’s symbolism will relate to everyday activities within your life. While it does give it’s guidance and clarification, the Tarot is also extremely enjoyable and entertaining! It is an empowering way of divining your soul’s purpose while navigating through life’s many twists and turns! Visit Andi at: http://psychicandi.wordpress.com/

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The following is an excerpt from Angel Detox Taking Your Life to a Higher Level Through Releasing Emotional, Physical, and Energetic Toxins, by Doreen Virtue and Robert Reeves, published by Hay House (January, 2014) available at bookstores or online at www.HayHouse. com.

Archangel Raphael’s Addiction Release

his is a powerful clearing method for substances you’re willing to release. Please be sure that you’re ready to let these substances, foods, or beverages go. However, the healing still works even if you don’t think you’re ready yet. By acknowledging that your life would be better without dependency, the angels are able to step in. Many people can no longer tolerate the effect certain items have on their body, so when the angels give you messages about which items to release, trust in these feelings and choose to let them go. The angels ask you to release these addictions in order to bring you greater joy. Don’t look at this process as if you’re losing something—you’re not, you’re gaining! Your Divine life purpose is an important mission that only you can complete. Therefore, God needs you to be in your healthiest state. Find a quiet space to sit peacefully. Begin by breathing deeply, taking your breath all the way down to your stomach. Exhale fully and completely as you let go of tension. Continue this deep breathing for several minutes. Now visualize the foods, substances, and beverages that you’d like to release. See them sitting above your lap, hovering in front of your stomach area. You may clairvoyantly see thin, sticky fibers extending from your body to these items. They are cords of addiction that are anchoring the unhealthy items in your aura. Now call upon Archangel Raphael by saying: “Archangel Raphael, please release

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“Michael, please send your pure, loving, light of God into [my body, home, office, etc.]. Please protect me from lower energies and remind me to call upon you for guidance and support. Thank you.”

me from these cords of addiction now. Please take these items out of my aura and into the light.” You may see or feel Raphael clearing your body. He uses a white, cleansing foam that dissolves the cords. As he releases the cords of addiction, continue to remain relaxed by breathing deeply. See or feel the unhealthy substances leaving your body and being dissolved into the light. Ask for Raphael’s healing by saying: “Raphael, please send your healing, emerald-green light into my stomach area. I know and trust that this will prevent cravings or desires for these substances in the future. Thank you.” Sense Raphael’s healing light warming your abdomen. Visualize the unhealthy foods floating away. The angels now guide you to release those foods and substances in a gentle and supportive manner.

Archangel Michael’s Spiritual Vacuuming Vacuuming is a spiritual clearing method channeled from Archangel Michael. It’s extremely effective for releasing negativity. Michael pulls out psychic attacks and blocks by

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using his etheric suction tube, which resembles a vacuum. By inviting Archangel Michael into your life, you give him permission to help you. Ask him to vacuum your body, aura, or home and he will remove unwanted negativity for you. His tube also suctions away fear, and at the other end of the tubing is the Band of Mercy—a group of smaller angels who accompany Archangel Michael in his clearing work. They transmute all lower energies to a higher vibration and work to instill love and peace.

to switch the vacuum to low, medium, high, or extra high. Continue working with Michael until you feel that all traces of fear are removed. Next, infuse the area with additional healing light: “Michael, please send your pure, loving, light of God into [my body, home, office, etc.]. Please protect me from lower energies and remind me to call upon you for guidance and support. Thank you.” Archangel Michael can be with everyone simultaneously. Call upon him for yourself, and also ask him to help loved ones who need clearing. Michael Call on Michael by saying: cannot interfere with others’ free will, so he will only conduct healings if people “Archangel Michael, please be here are willing to receive them. with me now. I ask you to please When you undergo a spiritual vacuum [me, my home, my office, vacuuming, you raise your vibration, and my country, the planet, etc.]. Please as a result, you will crave higher-energy suction away the lower energy of fear. foods. So, this process helps you align Release all darkness to awaken the yourself with natural, nutritious foods light. I ask you to now lift away all and drinks. You’ll also find yourself traces of negativity, leaving behind aligning with like-minded individuals. only love.” The angels are happy to clear you as See, in your mind’s eye, Michael often as you need it, and they may gently clearing away any negative energy. guide you to avoid situations causing By doing so, he reveals the beauty of you pain. By becoming a clean and clear your Divine light. You can ask him vessel, you intensify your sensitivity. to turn up or reduce the speed with Soon you’ll notice the situations or people which he suctions away fear. Ask him that lower your vibration; and when

you’re around them, you may notice headaches, fatigue, constant yawning, itchy skin, or difficulty concentrating. Take these as signs from your angels to avoid these people and situations, as they’re only causing you harm. Sometimes the most healing thing you can do is to extract yourself from unhealthy situations. For example, you may find that you can no longer listen to, or be around, people who complain a lot or who create lots of drama. By releasing those individuals, you’re not being a bad friend—you’re merely attempting to raise your vibration. You’re making the choice to only allow positive energies to come into your life. You may feel guided to modify other types of relationships with others, as well. This, too, is part of the natural process of developing your spirituality. For example, certain

When angels give you a message about substances that are not good for you. You can ask them to release these addictions and bring greater joy into your life!

people might abuse alcohol and/or drugs, which you realize is a form of self-harm. Many convince themselves that they’re not addicted, and that they can stop anytime they like. But your inner knowingness and Higher Self tells you otherwise. Trust this higher guidance, and avoid these unhealthy situations and people. You’re a beautiful example of God’s love, and you have the ability to shine your light upon those in need, but you don’t have to join them on a path of despair to do so. You can’t help your friends if you involve yourself in their crises and dramas. Doing so will only create more people in need of healing.

Doreen Virtue has appeared on Oprah, Good Morning America, CNN and other networks, she is the best selling author of several angel books including: The Lightworkers Way, and Signs From Above: Your Angels’ Messages about Your Life Purpose, Relationships, Health, and More! You can check out her books on Amazon or visit her at. www.angeltherapy.com

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ANGEL DETOX

Taking Your Life to a Higher Level Through Releasing Emotional, Physical, and Energetic Toxins by Doreen Virtue & Robert Reeves, N.D.

Work with the Angels to Detox Your Body, and Energy Detoxing with the help of your angels is a gentle way to release impurities from your body, fatigue, and addictions. Doreen Virtue and naturopath Robert Reeves teach you simple steps to increase your energy and mental focus, banish bloating, feel and look more youthful, and regain your sense of personal power. Rid your life of physical toxins, as well as negative emotions and energies. Angel Detox guides you step-by-step on how to detox your diet, lifestyle, and relationships. You'll learn how to reduce or eliminate cravings for unhealthful food and substances, feel motivated, and enjoy wellness in all areas of your life. This book also includes 7-Day Detox Plans for those wanting to quit smoking or drinking, or to flush out environmental pollution. About the Authors

Doreen Virtue holds B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in counseling psychology, and is a lifelong clairvoyant who works with the angelic realm. She's the author of Archangels 101, Earth Angels, and Healing with the Angels, among other works. Doreen has appeared on Oprah, The View, Good Morning America, CNN, and other programs; presents workshops around the world; and also has a weekly call-in talk show on HayHouseRadio.com速. Website: www.AngelTherapy.com Robert Reeves is a best-selling author and accredited naturopath who blends herbal medicine with his psychic abilities. He gives self-help workshops, writes magazine articles, and runs a successful natural -therapies clinic in Australia. Website: www.RobertReeves.com.au MEDIA CONTACT: Erin Dupree Publicist Hay House edupree@hayhouse.com 646.484.4957 Available: Jan. 6, 2014 Price: USA/CAN $24.95 Format: 6" x 9" Hardcover ISBN: 9781401944315

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by Erin Pavlina

knew about chakras growing up, but I didn’t fully understand what they were and how I could use them in my life until earlier this year. Now that I’m clear on what they are and what I’m supposed to do with them, I wish I had learned sooner. They’ve become an instrumental tool in helping me do intuitive readings for people. Let’s explore the chakras and see what they’re all about, and how to keep them spinning clearly.

The chakras are thought to vitalise the physical body and to be associated with interactions of a physical, emotional and mental nature.

Chakra Definition What is a chakra? Wikipedia’s definition is: The chakras are thought to vitalise the physical body and to be associated with interactions of a physical, emotional and mental nature. They are considered loci of life energy, or prana, (also called shakti, or chi), which is thought to flow among them along pathways called nadis. The function of the chakras is to

The function of the chakras is to spin and draw in this Universal Life Force Energy

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In a nutshell, chakras are energy centers in the body.

Chakras 101: Location, color and function

spin and draw in this Universal Life Force Energy to keep the spiritual, mental, emotional and physical health of the body in balance. My definition is simply that chakras are energy centers located in the body with corresponding locations in your ethereal or astral body that act as conduits or connectors between you and Source. Each chakra is responsible for a different aspect of Source connection.

There are 7 major chakras, but really there are many more, including some that reside outside of our physical and etheric bodies. But for now, we’ll just talk about the major 7. Here is a list of their location, color and function, starting at the bottom and working our way up. Name: Root Chakra Color: Red Location: Some people say the soles of the feet, others say it’s around the genitals. When you’re sitting in the Lotus position, that’s roughly the same place. Function: This chakra represents the physical, root, survival, security, your base

Name: Sacral Chakra Color: Orange Location: The groin area, lower abdomen. Function: Emotions, sexual energy, creativity Name: Solar Plexus Color: Yellow Location: The stomach or gut Function: Personal power, control, freedom, mental energy Name: Throat Chakra Color: Blue Location: Throat Function: Communication, expression, speech Name: Heart Chakra Color: Green Location: Heart and lung area Function: Love, compassion, empathy, healing Name: Throat Chakra Color: Blue Location: Throat Function: Communication, expression, speech

Name: Third Eye Color: Indigo/purple Location: Right between your eyebrows Function: Intuition, psychic abilities, clairvoyance Name: Crown chakra Color: White or Violet Location: Top of your head Function: Consciousness, connection to the divine

Clogged Chakras The way I like to think about chakras is that they are sockets. You can plug a loving tendril from Source into each one and let that divine energy fill you up. But sometimes chakras can get clogged, and when your chakras aren’t clear and spinning freely, you’re likely to have problems in the area where you’re clogged. For example, if your heart chakra is clogged, you probably feel very disconnected from other people. If your third eye is clogged, your intuition is probably not getting through. If your crown chakra is clogged, you probably feel disconnected from God (Source). If Spring Issue

your solar plexus chakra is clogged, you probably feel scared or victimized. A clogged throat chakra can feel like you’re being suppressed or you’ve got something you want to say that you’re not saying. Clogged chakras can cause physical problems related to the area where they function. For example, if someone is intimidating you, you might have digestive issues in your solar plexus (i.e. nervous stomach). If there is someone you really need to talk to but you just can’t bring yourself to do it, you may end up with a sore throat. Clogged intuition could result in a headache. And so on. If you are empathic or psychic, you may be attracting other people’s emotions and issues to you like a magnet. Other people’s issues might stick to you because you don’t release them, and that can cause your chakras to get a little clogged as well. There is no earthly reason to carry around someone else’s burdens or pain. You’re just gumming up your own system. Some people unconsciously (or even consciously) close their chakras because they are afraid of the connection they are feeling to themselves, other people, or the divine. This is what happened to me in my 20′s when I decided to turn off my psychic abilities so I could be normal. When I finally got back to opening them up, there was a lot of accumulated fear and gunk that needed to be cleaned out. It was quite a task, but I did it.

Cleansing the Chakras So how do you clean up your chakras and get them spinning energetically? There are many ways to do it; everyone I speak to has their own method. There is no one right or wrong way, so I’ll share my method with 14

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you, but please find the method that works best for you. Experiment before you adopt one single method. Sit quietly in a chair or lay down. I like to listen to meditation music but that’s not required. You could even light a candle. Knock yourself out. Locate your root chakra and imagine a red energy spinning clockwise in that location. (If you’re above your body and looking down and there is a pole running through your head and out your feet, spin it clockwise around this pole). Use the centrifugal force of the spin to remove and clear any dark spots or psychic gunk that has accumulated there. Just imagine it all spinning away. When that chakra is spinning with clear, red energy, you’re done. Move your awareness to the next chakra, the sacral chakra, and do the same thing. Spin it clockwise, imagining an orange light whirling around that imaginary pole running through your body. Clear it and move to the next chakra. Do this all the way to your crown chakra. At the end I like to pour white light all around my body, and sometimes I add golden light for protection, or green light for healing. Cleansing your chakras should only take a few minutes. If you do this every day, you’ll notice less and less psychic gunk and you can get them clear really fast (30 seconds or so).

The Benefits of Clean Chakras Why bother with all this chakra cleansing stuff right? I mean, I went through more than 30 years of my life without clearing a single chakra and I’m no worse off, right? Wrong. If you asked me when I was 30

how important the chakras are to good overall physical and psychic health I would have said they were fictitious energy centers in the body that new age people play around with for fun. Now I have to eat those words. Back in January 2006 when my guides told me I had a choice to make (use my abilities to help people or be forever locked in my own fear), one of the first things I had to do was re-open my heart chakra. That was the key chakra for me, it might be different for you. I had closed off my connection to other people because it hurt me too much to watch people suffer and not be able to do anything about it. So my guides sent me a lovely gift. For about 30 seconds, they opened my heart chakra so wide that it engulfed the entire planet, and they allowed me to feel the suffering and pain of all the people in the world. It shook me to my core. Feeling all that pain and suffering and hearing people’s souls crying out for help overwhelmed me and I started sobbing immediately. And my guides said to me, “If you could alleviate their suffering and help them, would you?” And I replied, “Yes, yes, if I can help them then I must.” And then they closed my

heart chakra again. That glimpse was a catalyst for me. I asked a friend how to re-open my chakras and she told me the method I’ve shared with you. Clearing out my chakras the first time took a lot of time and energy. So many years of accumulated dust had taken their toll. But I did it. And that’s when my psychic abilities began manifesting. I developed clairvoyance, clairaudience, and claircognizance in short order. Cleansing my chakras became a daily ritual. Before any reading that I do, I clear out my own chakras and get them spinning fast and energetically. I plug into Source and bring in extra energy so I can reach the higher realms where angels and ascended masters reside. I’m also able to sense what’s going on in the chakras of the people I’m reading for. I can see where they are closed up, clogged up, or out of balance. It’s become a very useful tool for me in diagnosing spiritual ailments. Believe me, I know how that sounds. But it works time and time again so I don’t question it anymore.

Summary Chakras are a powerful connection between your body, your etheric body, and Source. Keeping them healthy and clear will bring you balance, good health, and stronger intuitive connections. Just one minute a day is all it takes. Take care of your chakras and allow them to help you reconnect with Source.

Erin Pavlina is one of the most highly regarded and highly sought after intuitive counselors in the world today. She is most often described as compassionate, intuitive, and down-to-earth, providing a combination of wisdom and insight to make the spiritual very practical. Although Erin has been developing and using her intuitive gifts since she was a young child, it wasn’t until 2006 that she began blogging and sharing her wisdom and experiences with the world. She has written more than 600 articles on the subjects of spiritual, psychic, and personal development. Sign up for her Daily Message Meditation http://www.erinpavlina.com/

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f you’re a lightworker who has been working through phone and website networks owned by large corporations, then you may want to take a look at what other “independent” readers are doing to build their business. In August of 2012, Ebay decided to do away with readings, spells and potions and pretty much sought out to ban intuitives and psychics from doing readings via eBay. The categories removed were any items falling under the “Everything Else” and “Metaphysical Psychic Paranormal” categories which included readings, spells, potions and Tarot readings. This hasn’t stopped independent psychics because they are listed with graphic logo design and do-it-yourself home repair guidance. Ebay couldn’t really get rid of trinkets, handmade items OR psychic readings. You can now find psychic readings under Specialty Services, subcategory “Other”. Spells and potions may not be readily available on eBay, but there are plenty of books on the subject, as well as “crafts” to assist you in spell making. With most of the 345 or so psychics making less than $10, you are not going to get rich quick. However it seems to be a good marketing tool for readers who want to promote their independent websites or other materials and products they may have. It’s simple. The customer buys your $5 reading and in exchange you answer their question AND sell them your books or a more comprehensive reading for more money and collect through PayPal in the email you send them. The same is true for Etsy.com. Originally they didn’t carry “psychic readings” but now a reader can offer an email reading or a horoscope chart, tarot cards, or anything they wish to a customer who wants a reading or needs guidance. Psychic readings on Etsy cost anywhere from $3 to $75 or more. It seems it’s cheaper to sell a full reading on Etsy, than on Ebay. The reason is because Ebay charges more for placement than Etsy. It costs $0.20 to list an item for 4 months, or until it sells. Once you sell your item. They collect a 3.5% fee on the sale price. This is a better deal than Ebay who collects whether you sell your item or not, plus a percentage of your sale. To sell or get started on either of these sites you need a PayPal account and a credit card on file. Just sign up for free, upload a photo, description of what you offer, and you are in business.

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Social Media Facebook and Twitter seem to be brimming over with lightworkers and crafters offering items or services that deal with metaphysical topics. Independent readers post information, horoscopes or offers for readings at reduced rates on both networks. They may not make a lot of money, but they build a network of friends or supporters and help build “brand” recognition, or get their name out there. They also help drive traffic to their blogs. These sites work best when a reader is offering a webinar or has interesting videos or quotes or useful information. So it’s best to keep “friendship” in mind first when using social media. How you help people on these networks is the best way to go, how to sell them is better done in another format. Helping people brings more abundance anyway, so it all works out. Doreen Virtue is just one of hundreds of independent lightworkers with a popular following on both networks. She has more than 438,413 likes on Facebook and more than 3959 followers on twitter. Social media is also the way some are scheduling readings in their local area. Keeping in contact with community is the way to go for many readers like Mel Mathes in Montana who has over 200 local clients and followers on Facebook. Streaming radio Paranormal, lightworker, psychic radio shows abound all

over the internet. Many are created by independent readers seeking to reach a diverse audience. Most of these shows are informative and the talk radio format allows potential customers to speak to the psychic on the air and ask questions or get a short reading. There are some radio stations that help in marketing the shows, like A1R psychic radio (Postive Peak Radio Network). It is a call-in psychic readings & great psychic radio. Psychic Radio Hosts have a nightly slot and the company helps promote it, for a fee of 180 a month. You get four weeks. Type in the word “psychic” at www.blogtalk.com radio and you will come up with more than 47,000 shows listed. BlogTalkRadio is a podcasting service, that lets you stream your podcast in real time and lets you take telephone callers to your show and put them on the air with you. It’s a just the thing for podcasters who want to add interactivity to their work. And BlogTalkRadio is clever in its implementation: all audio input is via the telephone. Podcasters get a private dial-in number to the BlogTalkRadio service, from where they are streamed out to the Net (and also archived for later replay). Callers get their own number, too, and BlogTalkRadio provides a Web-based console that the podcaster uses to control the show. For $39 a month you can host your own radio show at Blogtalk and produce quality information for people interested in metaphysical topics. Just remember that it will take a lot of work to rise in the ranks and be noticed. With tens of thousands of shows on the topic it will be difficult, but not impossible to become a hot new radio talk show host and personality. If you have any “news” or information about the psychic business, please contact us at psychicguidepost@gmail. com compliled by editorial staff at Psychic Guidepost

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Compiled by Chris Friar Paranormal news is gathered from various websites online which feature, news and stories about metaphysical trends or unexplainable occurrences happening around the world. Art Bell, The master of UFOs, fringe science and conspiracy theory is apparently at odds with SiriusXM over live streaming for his millions of fans. The 68-year-old co-creator of the hugely successful “Coast to Coast AM” retired from his full-time role of master of the macabre in 2003, after 15 years. Over that span, he went from mainstream talk to a highly successful foray into unexplained phenomena, turning the syndicated juggernaut into the most listened to overnight show in North America.

The late night show’s reins were comfortably taken over by the popular George Noory. This past July, SiriusXM Satellite Radio announced that Bell would launch a new, live, nightly call-in show, “Art Bell’s Dark Matter,” in September 2013. But since Bell’s new program Sept. 16 premiere, there have been, according to Bell on his website, many problems with streaming his show. The show, Art Bell’s Dark Matter was canceled after six weeks due to mutual agreement with SiriusXM. www.huffingtonpost.com

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LaLaurie Mansion in 1832 Most Haunted Place in America According to the Daily Mail in the UK, the most haunted house in America is LaLaurie Mansion. Built in 1832, this New Orleans manor is reputed to be haunted by several mistreated slaves - a story stemming from a fire in the building in 1834, when neighbors helping to save furniture from the flames reputedly found tortured slaves chained up in the attic by owner Marie Delphine LaLaurie, better known as Madame LaLaurie, a prominent Louisianan socialite and, it would later be discovered, serial killer. The fire had started in the kitchen and upon entering the home, police found an elderly woman, the cook, chained to the stove from the ankle. According to the New Orleans Bee of April 11, 1834, bystanders found ‘seven slaves, more or less horribly mutilated ... suspended by the neck, with their limbs apparently stretched and torn from one extremity to the other’, who claimed to have been imprisoned there for some months. Upon hearing this and once the fire was out, an angry mob descended upon the house and all-but completely destroyed it. Actress Kathy Bates plays a character based on LaLaurie in the current season of American Horror Story, Coven. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

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Weeping Virgin Mary Statue In Tarshiha, Israel, draws hundreds To see the ‘Miracle’ People have flocked to a small town in northern Israel to view a statue of the Virgin Mary that residents say “weeps” oil. Members of a Christian family from Tarshiha, near the Lebanon border, say they have witnessed a miracle in their living room. Osama Khoury said Tuesday that his wife Amira found the statue “covered with oil” recently. Amira said the statue “spoke to her” and told her not to be afraid. After a neighbor witnessed the oil, word soon spread. Parts of the statue appear to be slick with moisture, even after it is wiped off. The family says it is most striking when a “tear” seems to roll down the statue’s cheek. It says some 2,000 people have come to see the statue over the last week. www.thehuffingtonpost.com

Mysterious blinking lights in Tennessee Something appeared in the northwest sky over the Hermitage area, and then disappeared as quickly as it came. One man scrambled to take some cell phone video of what looked like blinking, bouncing red lights around 8 p.m. on February 6. He showed News 2 the video, but did not want his name released. Dolores Fitzgerald, however, did not mind telling what she saw at exactly the same time in the same area of Nashville. “They were kind of coming up at an angle, and they would just come up, go over and disappear,” she told

News 2. “They came from the northwest.” Dolores said she first saw the mysterious lights driving home on Interstate 40 east from downtown with a friend, but wanted a better look so they pulled over for a clearer view along Andrew Jackson Parkway. “To be honest with you, I was just fascinated by them, and just watching them,” she told News 2. “Then they were gone.” While the man who took the video captured some of blinking lights, a caller to 911 said she saw more than a dozen of them. The recording released to News 2 indicates the female caller said she saw the images while also driving on Andrew Jackson Parkway. “I see all those lights following one another,” the caller told the 911 Center. “There were more than 12. I counted and they were just going, blinking a little.” To find out more about what was in the sky that night, News 2 called places like the National Guard, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Nashville International Airport and even the Adventure Science Museum. None of them had any answers about some mysterious lights over Hermitage last week. http://www.wate.com/

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HERE ARE NO ACCIDENTS. In browsing my favorite thrift store, I came upon an invaluable treasure. The synchronicity of this particular find was instantly exhilarating. Eagerly I clicked open the bulky, interlocking plastic snap case, thirsty for more spiritual input. Inside was a well-preserved set of eight cassette tapes; someone had recorded a series of lectures by Ram Dass. Ram Dass, a Harvard professor with a doctorate from Stanford, became enamored of Hindu culture and spirituality and traveled to India to meet his guru, Neem Karoli Baba. Thirsty for growth and longing to attain realizations, only later would Ram 22

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Dass come to grips with his initial arrogance, a tendency to be selfpossessed of the importance of one’s own mission in life. In the early persona of the academician and spiritual querent, I saw a reflection of myself. Ram Dass braved planes, trains and buses. Once inside the ashram, the professor did all he could to engage his guru’s attention. Unfortunately for the young lecturer, his esteemed guru Neem Karoli Baba had more pressing concerns — like the degree of hunger, disease and poverty within his beloved India. To his horror and astonishment, Ram Dass was virtually ignored as the guru devoted his attention to other spiritual aspirants. Ultimately, Ram Dass

confronted his guru with tears and protestations. “What can I do, Holiness?” He implored pathetically. “What assignment do you have for me? I know I have a larger purpose in life. Please, tell me — what should I do?” Baba, as he was lovingly known, closed his owl’s eyes of wisdom and said quietly, “You want to do something with your life? Feed the people.” That was it? Feed the people? Ram Dass had traveled a long way, both physically and spiritually. He had lectured to hundreds of students at home, meditated with thousands more abroad. Had he finally gained a personal audience with his spiritual guide and mentor, only to be told something so utterly innocuous and trifling?

Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert; April 6, 1931) is an American contemporary spiritual teacher. Author of Be Here Now. He is known for his personal and professional associations with Timothy Leary at Harvard University in the early 1960s, for his travels to India and his relationship with the Hindu guru Neem Karoli Baba, and for founding the charitable organizations Seva Foundation and Hanuman Foundation. He continues to teach via his website.

This is what I have gleaned from the stories of Ram Dass and other spiritual teachers. We begin to live a spiritual life the moment we accept how profoundly insignificant we are in the cosmic scheme. I learned this myself while fasting and praying upon a butte overlooking beautiful Lake Sacagawea. I awaited great visions, only to be reduced to a shivering, crying child assailed by wind, rain, cold, bellowing cows, a swarm of bloodthirsty mosquitoes, and a few bees. Humbled, I wept and prayed for the Guides to come closer to me and listen, and at last, they did. To Baba, every living being is a face of God — another mask of the Beloved. The Nueta — the Mandan People — have always known this. They regard everything that exists as Holy. When they pray, they say Numak k ki ama wa (All my Relatives). They

say this to affirm that every being is Sacred. Thanks to my teachers, I have come to realize that every sentient being is worthy of my love and devotion. As I step outside the filter of my own importance, I am more able to sense the spirit of every tree, every leaf, every bird, every snowflake, every human being. Recently, I attended the Edge Life Expo in Minneapolis. At a booth featuring Tibetan devotional items, a beautiful woman named Karma said something that stopped me in my spiritual tracks. We were having a spiritual conversation about Buddha and his many manifestations, and she said to me, “Some of these Beings have stayed around for millions of years just to help us.” Her comment made me lower my head, almost

“I awaited great visions, only to be reduced to a shivering crying child.. ”

involuntarily. I have to work on myself all the time. I meditate, pray, sing devotional songs, read and reflect. I do not yet awaken automatically in a state of grace every morning. I have to make an effort. The Guides and helpers are with me all of the time now, and I realize that, there but for the grace of those of clearer, more compassionate vision, go I.

Janet Michele Red Feather, J.D., M.A., has taught literature and composition for 18 years at the university, state, tribal and community college levels. She is currently a tenured English Faculty member at Normandale Community College. Janet enjoys her role as Ceremonial Singer for Native American ceremonies, singing traditional songs in Mandan and Lakota. She made a career shift into teaching after serving nearly eight years as a defense litigator in California. Her life changed significantly after she traveled to North Dakota in 1993 to fast and pray for a way of life. She welcomes correspondence at JanetRedFeather77@gmail.com.

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ut of tens of thousands of people who show a life-long active interest in the psychic world, maybe only one will have all the natural skills needed to thrive at making a living using this interest. The awkward teen who often finds herself thinking about a particular person right before that person calls could be that one out of thousands. An overworked food service employee who has a knack for guessing people’s orders right before they utter a syllable can be that one out of thousands. A stay-at-home mom who has had accurate prophetic dreams for as long as she could remember can be that one. Not everyone can make it on a tarot deck and a dream, but for those who can, there is little in the way of limitations professionally depending on where they live. Seers in classical antiquity— ancient Greece, Egypt, Persia, and other civilizations with active economies —worked with the tools of divination and magic to sustain themselves as work-a-day cure-all magicians or soothsayers. Younger, less established,

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to give freely to the community and gods. Compensation like with any other work was expected. The often expressed belief that one proficient at using the sight should not charge for this use is a modern one alien to ancient practitioners.

a spectator on the sidelines. They are only content with living an authentic seer’s life similar to that of the ancients who came before. For those individuals willing to put effort into being a professional, their earning potential is limited only by their business savvy, drive, talent, and luck. For some, coming into this profession was more of an evolution than anything. I evolved from banking and marketing sales to intuitive business consulting. Some come into it to make extra income only to develop such a love for it that it takes them away from their primary job. However one comes into it, these tips below will help make the transition smoother and easier to digest.

Intuitive advisers by any name -soothsayers, palmists, clairvoyants, tarotists -- have worked as a professional class since antiquity. In today’s society, intuitive consultants are often the last resort for people needing answers. In ancient times, seers were the first avenue many people would turn. Civilizations, like middle kingdom Egypt and the Mali Empire, afforded soothsayers of noble and common familial lineage the same respect as those in the priestly, scholarly caste. These professions,

depending on the ancient civilization, along with philosopher and medicine man or woman, often intersected with one another and required a person to be well versed in many diverging subjects. Simply dipping one’s toes into the esoteric river of professional intuitive advising is one thing; however, being a full time, full service, adviser with a consistent and enduring client base, is another. There are few hard core devotees out there whose interests in this life pushes them beyond being merely

You should know your talents. Each reader has different talents. No two advisers will have the same measure of talents. Psychic is an umbrella term so know what particular talents you have. This seems easy, but you’d be amazed by how many psychics do not know the difference between a precognitive clairvoyant, and a retrocognitive empath. The uniqueness in the combinations of talents determines how one pick’s up information. Psychics can be mediums who sense sentient energy or spirits. Psychics can be

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Seers in classical antiquityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;worked with the tools of divination and magic to sustain themselves as work-a-day cure-all magicians or soothsayers. telepaths who pick up thoughts from people, or even animals in some cases. A psychic who sees current events from distant places and even events from the past or future is called a clairvoyant. Even clairvoyant is subtyped into retrocognitive and precognitive. As you can see, the list could continue indefinitely. Before you open up shop and take your first

You should know your market. A successful self-employed professional knows her business. This does not apply as much to readers who work on aggregate psychic sites, but it is important none the less. Spending time learning the segment of the economy your business is part of early on can save you time on marketing to demographics that would not respond well to your brand. Take time to study other psychics youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to emulate or be associated. Look into the ideal client with whom you would like to work. Do some marketing demographic research to sort out how to achieve that particular market share. In basic terms: figure out what the ideal average client to you looks like, and find out ways in which you can sell yourself to him or her. If you are someone who have gotten lots of readings yourself and see yourself as the ideal person you would like to work with, ask yourself what were the reasons you went to a psychic? The more you know about your target demographic and business, the better you can tackle this from a place of strength and quickly acquire a client base important to your success.

client in a paid session, spend time defining your talents. This helps you understand your limitations and not promise what you can not deliver. Being knowledgeable about your talents and realistic about your limitations will help you greatly in this career as you will be better able to build a strong brand name consistent with what you can offer. This knowledge will help you consistently meet your clientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs.

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You should know your gut. Psychics tend to be the most apprehensive at trusting their own intuition and instincts when it comes to their business matters. We use our intuition in our sessions to read for clients. We use our intuition for interpersonal relationship matters each day. However, for some reason, we do not think to use them in business. The gut feelings one picks up about what contracts to sign and what clients to take on are coming to her for a reason. If your gut is telling you to work at the festival for 20 bucks a tarot spread, then give it a try and listen to your intuition and see what happens. Intuition accompanied by logic and objective reasoning is your best offense in developing your business plan.

You should know the skills that pay off. Developing good counseling and customer service skills is helpful to any consultant. It is more important to the psychic consultant. Those in the human and health professions are overrepresented in the part time professional psychic community. These skills come in handy when dealing with

emotional people at the point of sale. People come to psychics for three main reasons, entertainment, insight and genuine guidance. Entertainment type readings are that of fairs and party readings and within themselves can be fun and lucrative. However, the majority of your sessions will more than likely consist of people dealing with conflict and/or crisis. Being very proficient with basic customer service skills is a must. Understanding counseling techniques will serve you extremely well in this endeavor also.

You should know your limitation. Psychic is not equivalent to a licensed counselor or medical doctor so know when not to accept a reading and when you cannot help. If a person seeking your services is dealing with extreme psychological distress or suicidal thoughts, refer that person to a qualified therapist and do not try to take this person on as a client. If a person seeking your services is dealing with extreme medical distress or disease, refer that person to a qualified medical doctor and do not try to take this person on as a patient. If a person seeking your services is dealing with extreme financial distress or need financial planning advice, refer that person to a qualified financial planner and do not try to take this person on as a customer. If a person seeking your services is dealing with legal issues, refer that person to a qualified legal advisor and do not try to take this person on as a client. You will not have the necessary training to be helpful in any of these situations unless you are a qualified professional. It is not advisable to put yourself or your client at risk.

You should know the nuts and bolts. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve worked from an office that was separate from my home for about 6 years. I did this because at the time I only dealt with an affluent customer base who would not want to come to my home for sessions. This may, however, not be the ideal situation for you. It may not

be practical if you want a very small private boutique practice. So, depending on what brand of readings you will do, the people you will work with, the size of the practice, and your modality of providing these services you may work one of many ways as a professional psychic consultant. You may work from an office giving psychic based business advice to HR directors and small business owners. You may work the celebrity circuit and give interviews to entertainment magazine. You may work as a consultant for the movie studios. You may contract to work with a web or phone based psychic service and work from home in your pajamas. You may drive hundreds of miles a week to work local fairs and themed parties. Your clients may visit your home or you visit them. Alternatively, you may do a combination of all the above. For as many different types of psychics, there are just as many different kinds of approaches to using that talent in the modern world. This is not the days of ancient Egypt, but maybe they can be just as positive for our continued survival as a profession. Figure out which way is best for your personality and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid of trusting your gut. This is a wonderfully rewarding profession that can bring you lots of happiness if you are willing to work hard for it and be the best you can be. Blessings.

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ave you ever met someone and felt that you have known them before? Do you find that you know certain aspects of this person’s personality and yet you have never met before? There is a good reason for this. It’s a strong possibility that you have been together in a previous lifetime. That’s why the connection is instantaneous. The very fact that we are drawn to certain people and certain places is a reflection of the dim memory of previous lives we all possess. The first time I had this experience was when I was an atheist in my early twenties and I met a man

that I knew I had known before in another life. That was quite remarkable considering I had no spiritual beliefs at that time. Obviously I have developed a spiritual belief and understand life after death since my earlier years. Since that first meeting with someone I felt I knew before I have had it happen on other occasions. When I was working on my doctorate I was allowed to choose any study I wanted to add and I chose to study past lives. I had countless sessions with a past life regression specialist and saw many of my past lives, even though I was an open minded skeptic. Let us go back to this man I met in

my early twenties. I eventually married him and he was my second husband. Our entire relationship was combative and ended terribly. I wanted to know where we had met before. So the regressionist took me through the process where I was able to go back in time and see where I had met this man before. We met approximately 600 years ago and I was an older man with long gray hair and a gray beard, who was an Alchemist, and lived basically as a hermit inside a mountain cave in the northern

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The main reason for reincarnation is for our soul to grow and learn from each life time. part of England. I constantly worked on herbal formulations to heal different ailments. I was called upon by these surrounding people to help whenever someone they love was sick and my potions healed many. This man came to me as a young apprentice who wanted to study with me and help go out and heal people like I did. I was leery of him and took my time showing him the most simple of things to do and I let him practice on animals to see if he really had the healing gift. In time he proved himself to me and I treated him like my son. We worked together for many years until he had learned almost everything I knew. I never fully let him know all of my secrets. Once he felt that he had learned everything from me, he left our cave home and took off to the next country and the city where the King lived. He managed to get an audience with the King and was able to show him his healing powers. He became the head Alchemist and personal physician to the King. His fame and wealth spanned many countries. I continued practicing as I always had and never took in another apprentice. I lived in my cave alone surrounded only by my animals until my death. Needless to say this was quite an amazing experience. It really made sense to me because we were always competing with one another in our marriage to see who knew the most and could outdo the other. And he left me abandoned and went off to 30

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another country. This was the most astounding past life regression I ever did. In my other past life regressions I was always a normal person and never someone famous or important. In one I was a blacksmith, another I was a wealthy woman in France deeply loved by my husband and children but died at a very young age; I traveled across the prairie in a covered wagon in the 1800’s, I was a commander in a Middle Eastern army about 3,000 years before and I was a leader who fought and killed many. The last past life we were able to get during the sessions was around the turn of the century into the twentieth century and I was a woman who was a housewife but addicted to opium and eventually died from drug usage. Many people can say that it’s just a highly active imagination. But many of the great masters and teachers have found that the idea of past lives is very real. According to Hinduism, the soul is immortal, while the body is subject to birth and death. The Bhagavad Gita states that: “Worn-out garments are shed by the body; Worn-out bodies are shed by the dweller within the body. New bodies are donned by the dweller, like garments.” What Is The Significance Of A Past Life Experience? Why we are shown a past life often has to do with how we have evolved throughout our different lifetimes. The main reason for reincarnation/

Birth is the beginning, death is not the end recalled being horrifically decapitated as a child, in another lifetime, by a relative who was hoping that he would inherit the child’s father’s wealth. When his claim was investigated it was found that the person he claimed to have been, did in fact die by decapitation. In Taoism the Chuang Tzu states “Birth is not a beginning; death is not an end. There is existence without limitation; there is continuity without a starting-point. Existence without limitation is Space. Continuity without a starting point is Time. There is birth, there is death, there is issuing forth, there is entering in.” past lives is for our soul to grow and learn from each life time. Reincarnation can happen in linear time. Your next life may actually occur in the past! How is that possible? Because your innermost spirit/soul exists outside of time and space (reference The Time Space Continuum) and can travel to wherever and to whenever it wants. The findings of quantum physics increasingly support Plato, who taught that there is a more perfect, nonmaterial realm of existence. Ravi Shankar the famous sitar player, who taught George Harrison of the Beatles how to play the sitar, was born with a scar from one side of his neck to another. As soon as he was old enough to talk he

American mystic Edgar Cayce who considered himself to be Christian promoted the theory of both reincarnation and karma, but they act as instruments of a loving God as well as natural laws - the purpose being to teach us certain spiritual lessons. General George S. Patton was a staunch believer in reincarnation. In particular, Patton believed he was a reincarnation of Carthaginian General Hannibal. He felt that he won many of his battles because he could see them before they happened. There are endless books written on this subject and I have given you some examples above. The bottom line is to keep an open mind and realize that spiritual truths go way beyond what we can think of in our limited capacity.

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Reincarnation In ancient and Modern Literature by Melanie Simms

Everything changes, nothing dies; the spirit wanders, arrives here or there, and occupying whatever body it pleases, passing from a wild beast into a human being, from our body into a beast, but it is never destroyed. 34

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or centuries literature has offered a platform for both exploring and affirming our belief in the idea of reincarnation. For this reason, reincarnation has been a recurring theme in both ancient and modern literary text internationally.

it is still one in the same; I teach that the soul is always the same, but migrates in different forms.

Whether discussed in such ancient texts as Ovid’s Metamorphosis (A.D.8), Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s lyric poem, “Unending Love,” (1889) or utilized in a modern day analysis of a Bloomsburg University English Professor’s book written in 2010, one thing in certain; reincarnation maintains a respectable place in literature, allowing it to be preserved as an integral part of mankind’s spiritual and cultural belief set.

“I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times In life after life, in age after age, forever. My spellbound heart has made and remade the necklace of songs That you take as a gift, wear round your neck in many forms, In life after life, in age after age, forever. Whenever I hear old chronicles of life, its age old pain, It’s ancient take on being apart or together As I stare on and on into the past, in the end you emerge Clad in the light of a pole star, piercing the darkness of time You become an image of what is remembered, forever.”

One of the first early texts that reflect upon the belief in reincarnation can be viewed in an excerpt from Ovid’s Metamorphosis, Book XV 143-175: Everything changes, nothing dies; the spirit wanders, arrives here or there, and occupying whatever body it pleases, passing from a wild beast into a human being, from our body into a beast, but it is never destroyed. A pliable wax was stamped with new designs, is no longer what it was; does not keep the same form; but

Now let us look at an excerpt from Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore’s lyric poem,“Unending Love”

What about reincarnation has captured the interest of writers and their public for so long and made it the subject of numerous

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short stories, poems, movies and fiction universally and crossculturally? If one doubts that such an interest exists, you need only examine the existence of such North American films as “Switch”, “Aubrey Rose” or “Birth” or such popular Indian films as “Sin” “Milap” or “Tales of the Kama Sutra 2” or such pop culture books (as listed on Goodreads) as The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller or Sleeping in Flame by Jonathan Carroll to recognize that the topic of reincarnation is still alive and resurgent. Dr. Todd Borlik, Professor of English Literature at Bloomsburg University discusses one of the reasons for this resurgence: Borlik: “The theme of mortality is universal. We have a constant desire to know what happens after death. It has given us an opportunity to see ourselves not bound in bodies but connected to everything else.” Borlik,whose latest book, Ecocriticism and Early Modern English Literature reincarnation offers a special purpose in literature as a way of breaking down the boundaries between the human and non-human: Borlik: “Reincarnation is ecologically sound. In literature and for the purposes of my book, it can work as a powerful metaphor for extending ourselves in nature.”

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Dr. Borlik infuses the topic of reincarnation in Ecocriticism and Early Modern Literature in many other ways as well. In one of the chapters of his book “Reincarnating Pythagoras, Anima Mundi and the Gaia Theory,” one way he does so is by examining how Elizabethan poets like William Shakespeare, and Edmund

Spencer draw on reincarnation to endow nature with a sentience and a soul. For Borlik, regardless of whether he may or may not hold a personal belief in reincarnation we can learn through analysis of his text and the texts of those who came before him how intertwined reincarnation has become in literature today. The theme of reincarnation will continue to rebirth itself throughout the centuries. By purposefully cross-examining the texts of the ancients, cultures such as India and the works of modern day authors such as Todd Borlik, we can gain powerful insights into the historical consciousness of humanity and how it has wrestled with, negated or accepted the belief in reincarnation. By such textual analysis, we may also gain insights into how mankind can be bonded together spiritually or even ecologically, through the belief that all life is sentient and renewable.

and poetry journals including The Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Ascent Aspirations and CLAM (UC Berkeley). Her poetry book Waking the Muse is available on Amazon.com with more upcoming. Learn more about Melanie at www.poetmelaniesimms.wordpress.com

This author believes that literature is perhaps one of the greatest midwives towards achieving that exploration. I wish to credit Dr. Todd Borlik and Professor David Miller of Bloomsburg University for their development suggestions, interviews and editorial comments. I would also like to link Dr. Borlikâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book for the readership: His book is on Amazon.com http://amzn.to/Qnwioo My website is located at www.poetmelaniesimms.wordpress.com and my Amazon.com link formy poetry book is located at http://amzn.to/P8XkPl David A. Miller is located at: http://www.mrdavidamiller.com/

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f anyone had told me a few years ago that I would spend my days chatting to rabbits in spirit or dogs living thousands of miles away, I would have booked my room at the funny farm. But here I am, Pet Psychic Liz! I trained as a spiritual healer, taught Reiki and meditation but somehow felt that my journey towards spiritual development and growth had become lost in a fog. I seemed to be static for so long, unsure of the way forward. The answer came from an unlikely source... my West Highland Terrier, Harvey. He developed diabetes which meant daily injections of insulin, and Harvey hates needles! Every day was a battle to get him injected, stress levels were rising and I needed a solution. It was at this moment that I met a lady who worked as an animal communicator and who just happened to be running a workshop near me. Thank you angels! The workshop changed my life, and Harveyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too as now he understands the need for his injections and they are easily administered. I started practising by reading the pets of friends, then friends of friends until I felt confident in the connections I was making. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not a horse whisperer as I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t usually ever meet the animals I work with; I connect through a photograph 40

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and the name of the pet. Although I am English and live in Spain, this means that my clients can be anywhere in the world as long as they understand Grizzly English. Most of my Goldie clients are currently based in USA, Canada and UK. There are three main areas for this work. Animals that are living but have either health or behavioural issues. Pets that are missing and the owners need to know what has happened to them. Finally I also connect to animals in spirit to bring some comfort to the owners that their beloved pets are safe and cared for over the Rainbow Bridge.

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Communicating with pets calms them Animals are not dumb; sometimes they are a great deal more intelligent than humans. One of my first connections to a living animal was a cat called Ambrose. I had spoken to him during my training period but the real proof of how well this technique works came late one evening. His owner called me saying that Ambrose had been attacked, was at the veterinary surgery but had been refusing all medication for over a week. The vets were unable to handle him due to his aggression so unless he could be persuaded to take medication he would die. I connected to Ambrose, explained the situation and told him that until he took his medication he would have to stay at the vets. I knew he hated being caged and wanted to go home so I helped him to understand what was needed to get home. The next morning the owner called me to say Ambrose had allowed the vets to pick him up, cuddle him and

administer his much-needed medication. Three days later he went home. Missing pets are a difficult area. So many times I have to give bad news to an owner that their pet has passed or maybe that their pet has now found a new home. Sometimes, cats especially, do like a change of scenery. One I spoke to had hitched a ride with a truck driver and found a new home at a truck stop in another state. Then again three cats that I have contacted have returned home safely. When an owner has lost a beloved pet they feel a tremendous grief, which all pet lovers will understand, and sometimes it helps to hear that Fido or Tiddles is happy in spirit and being cared for by a family member or close friend. I give them some confirmation of the character of their pet before describing who cares for them in spirit. This is where trust comes in. One dog told me he was in spirit and showed me a picture of a flamboyantly dressed woman as his companion. Then he told me he was with a man. He then mentioned Mrs Doubtfire! So I asked if the man liked to dress as a woman and he confirmed it! Take a deep breath and give what you get... I did and the owner understood perfectly. My work is tremendously rewarding. I get to chat daily to a wide range of animals, from the cats and dogs to rats, birds, hedgehogs, horses and rabbits. I even connected to a pet pig not realising the incredible

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intelligence that pigs have. I was given a lecture in philosophy from a pig! As an example of how well animals respond to a connection, I was asked by a lady to speak to her cat who didn’t seem to be herself and was being unusually unfriendly with her owner. The cat told me she had eaten something which was making her feel a bit queasy. I suggested that she may feel better after cuddles with mummy. I reported back to the owner who said “I wondered who had eaten the tinsel!” Five minutes later the owner came back to me to say her cat had just jumped on her for the biggest cuddle ever! Animals are not dumb; sometimes they are a great deal more intelligent than humans. So, when challenges appear in your path, don’t doubt the message just give thanks to the angels. Sometimes it is the challenges that light the way forward, without needing to visit the funny farm! Liz Chapman: After over 25 years working in insurance, I began to open up to spiritual teachings. I still believe to this day that meditation saved my life in times of excessive work-related stress. I then took early retirement to follow my dream of working spiritually. I started as a spiritual healer and Reiki Master, I also trained in Crystal Therapy, Past Life Regression and Meditation. I still use my healing therapies, I teach meditation classes and also run a local healing group where we have guest speakers, workshops and help to introduce people to the benefits of meditation and healing. I have attended many courses on mediumship but somehow that never worked for me until I began my journey with animals. People in spirit still don’t speak to me (or I don’t listen) but I have been blessed 42

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with a gift of connecting to any animal, alive or in spirit. This has been enhanced in recent years by making an excellent connection with a new spirit guide who works just with the animals for me. I created the website www.petpsychicliz.com recently as most of my enquiries come from USA and Canada, so this is an easy way for them to find me and book a reading. The site shows some of the feedback from grateful clients. I just feel so honored to have been asked to do this work and help both animals and their human friends. http://www.petpsychicliz.com/

P et P sychic L iz A connection to your beloved pets whether alive, missing or in spirit.

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Strengthening psychic abilities through Yoga

by Tana Hoy

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One of the best ways to attain higher awareness is through the spiritual practice of yoga

o fully hone your psychic ability, you need to reach a level of higher consciousness. This higher state of conscious can be perfect in a many number of ways. One of the best ways to attain higher awareness is through the spiritual practice of Yoga. Yoga and How it Can Increase Your Psychic Ability Yoga is a Sanskrit term that describes the traditional physical and mental disciplines that originated from India. It is an exercise or discipline that an individual can benefit from in order to achieve a deep transformation of consciousness -- a state that is vital to fully enhance one’s psychic ability. This shift is completed when the seeker becomes aware of the difference between the ego-dominated physical body and the limitless qualities of his soul. With this newly discovered wisdom, the psychic and intuitive aspects of the person are heightened and it can lead to thoroughly unlock an individual’s true psychic ability.

The Five Branches of Yoga There are five branches of Yoga that can be used to nourish a person’s psychic ability. These six branches are Raja Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Jnana or Sankya Yoga, and Karma Yoga. These principles are further explained below: RAJA YOGA - Raja or Royal Yoga is a meditation practice where the seeker eventually hopes to find union of the self with the universal reality. The seeker becomes more aware of his or her true inner self and of who he or she really is. BHAKTI YOGA - Known as the path of love, Bhakti Yoga is a form of meditative yoga in where one directs and focuses emotions into spirituality.

HATHA YOGA - Hatha Yoga is commonly referred to as the Path of Hidden Power. It is the path of separation of the self from the body and its consciousness. Through physical and mental exercises, the body is prepared for the kundalini force to aid the seeker in attaining a higher level of universal consciousness.

JNANA or SANKYA YOGA - This is the path of knowledge, science, and wisdom. This starts with fine distinctions that may evolve from careful observation to studying and experimenting, and then combining knowledge with the ability to reflect, meditate, and develop one’s psychic ability of intuition.

KARMA YOGA - The path of action as it is popularly known, Karma Yoga is the practice of unselfish doing of deeds to benefit others and the self without requiring anything in return. Karma Yoga is connected to strengthening one’s psychic ability in the sense that helping others using your psychic gifts without demanding for anything in return can greatly increase your psychic powers. Yoga Can Enhance Psychic Ability; So What Now? Practicing traditional Yoga can help you speed up the process of attaining the higher level of awareness you need to fully unleash the true power of your inner psychic ability. Yoga and meditation must go hand-inhand so you can fully hone your psychic ability. These two techniques are very easy. With patience, diligent

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Tana Hoy was born with a very rare psychic gift. He not only has the ability to “hear” the voices of Spirit Guides, Guardian Angels, Ascended Masters, and loved ones on the other side, but he can also see them, and talk with them! practice, and the right guidance on how to meditate Ever since he was a and do Yoga, you’re guaranteed to reach that higher little boy, his earlilevel of consciousness to nurture your psychic ability est memories are of in no time at all. talking and playing You need to know the proper meditation techniques to with his invisible friends. He later came to understand that these invisible friends were Guardian Anperfect that higher level of consciousness for honing your psychic gifts. Natural born psychic Tana Hoy is an gels, Spirit Guides, fairies, elves, and even his loved ones on the other side. expert in meditation, and he can share with you a lot of meditation secrets that can help you in your psychic When Tana receives messages from Guides and Angels during a psychic reading, he describes it as journey. Visit his website to begin unlocking the true follows, “Imagine me and you are talking, and your psychic power in you! best friend is standing behind you. Your friend is www.tanahoy.com telling me everything about you, your life, and your future, but you can’t see or hear your friend, only I can! Then I simply repeat back to you what I hear! What I experience is very similar to how Whoopi Goldberg talked to Patrick Swazey in the Movie Ghost.”

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Meditation for Lightworkers and everyone else ~ by Willows Brilliance

n recent years, meditation is no longer thought of as only for Buddhist Adherents, monks or seekers; it and has been adopted by people of all ages, faiths, ethnicities and backgrounds as part of their spiritual and wellness routine. Meditation has gone from ritual to routine in homes, meditation centers, Churches and health-complexes worldwide. Many people believe that meditation inspires a quieted mind, the clarity of their Higher Selves, and feeling more attuned with their spiritual selves as well as reaping physical and mental benefits. For healers, doctors, counselors, therapists, intuitives, psychics and light-workers, meditation is an important 48

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tool to keep the practitioner in balance energetically and emotionally. It allows us to connect to our clients more fully and to have appropriate boundaries, and it assists in creativity and intuitive understanding of the best ways to offer help or guidance. Meditation allows proper intuitive messages to flow and for ego fears and concerns to drop into the background. The physical benefits of meditation are well studied, with new breakthroughs constantly emerging; the NIH now endorses meditation for the treatment of chronic pain and the University of California, Davis has done a study which correlates meditation with biochemical changes that could support cellular

Those who meditate experience a reduction in hypertension, insomnia and chronic pain longevity*. Because it’s low-cost and has no side-effects, experts have found meditation to be effective adjunct therapy for many health conditions. Studies site evidence of fewer doctor visits, hospitalizations for heart disease, and fewer instances of infectious disease in those who meditate over control groups. Those who meditate experience a reduction in hypertension, insomnia, chronic pain, and inflammation. Mental advantages of meditation are just as well documented and researched; lessened anxiety and other psychiatric symptoms, but also increased concentration, faster response times, better flexibility under stress, increased memory, relaxation and better performance at work and school. Brain scans indicate changes in the brain with meditation that allows us to decide more effectively and to be happier and more enthusiastic.

Unfortunately, there are plenty of practitioners who know that meditation is good for them but don’t take enough time to refine their own practice. A physician friend of mine quipped, “In med school the course-work highlight the importance of self care but the dormitories are full of cigarettes, beer and pizza and it’s do as I say, not as I do.” Some of the hidden barriers people have in incorporating meditation practice, for practitioners and clients alike, are ideas like: “I don’t have time for this. Others may, but I don’t.” “I can’t stop thinking!” “I want the fastest, most effective route to the benefits of meditation” “I feel blocked from the benefits of meditation.” Many of these roadblocks arise from the idea that meditation is something that we attain, or win through doing the exact best method, for just the exact right amount of time, to get optimum results. As with the rest of modern life, we often view meditation in terms of prize/goal

objectification. What works better than viewing meditation as something we use, is viewing it as something we are. Instead of some external source that we can reap rewards from, meditation can be seen as illumination and balance of those things that are already within us. It can be a quiet unfolding which helps us find a deeper intrinsic connection between ourselves and all other things that exists within us, hidden from view. As spiritual author Deepak Chopra says, “Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet. It is a way of entering into the quiet that is already there -buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day” While there are many meditative techniques and practices (Transcendental Meditation, Zen Meditation, Vipassana meditation) there are a few basic forms that are good for every level of experience. Mindfulness meditation is about

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Find the meditation that is best for you being aware of your surroundings, your body and your thoughts without attaching or focusing on any particular thing, allowing your consciousness to be a fluid observer that gradually releases into a place of calm and detachment from busy-thoughts. Focused Meditation allows your mind to focus on a sound, an image, or a chanted mantra with your focus on ONE thing instead of many different fragmented thoughts. Movement Meditation allows your mind to focus on your body in space through repetitive rhythmic movement. This can be something as simple as breathing meditation (focusing on your breath) or as advanced as swaying or walking meditation. To make the most of your meditation practice whether you’re an experienced healer/practitioner, or are new to meditation:

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Don’t be afraid to find the meditation practice that is best for you . Nobody can tell you whether or not mindfulness meditation, movement meditation, or guided meditation is better or right for you. Experiment and familiarize yourself with different modalities. Don’t be afraid to explore and learn different techniques but always bear in mind that your own inner energy will align best with what is right only for you. Listen to your intuition and trust your own inner wisdom

Allow for frustration. No matter how long you’ve been meditating, you might find yourself frustrated or uncomfortable at some point. Especially if you are new to meditation you might find yourself thinking about how much you’re thinking, how you’re not relaxed and about what you need to buy at the store later. If you allow yourself to have intrusive or uncomfortable thoughts, you can more easily commit to bringing your attention and focus back to your meditation and release the frustration. Don’t allow meditation to stress you out.

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Find a comfortable position. You don’t really need to sit in the lotus position under a Bodhi tree in order to meditate. Wear comfortable clothes and sit in a comfortable position in a serene environment if you can, but meditation can really be done almost anywhere at any time. Many people sit in a straightbacked chair with their feet flat on the floor, but others sit on cushions, or even lie down. Your eyes can be open or closed.

Be consistent and don’t give up. As with other activities, meditation requires active attention, intention and effort. If you find your attention or commitment to meditation waning and flagging, it’s then that you need meditation the MOST. At first, meditation may seem difficult or daunting but it does get easier and more rewarding with practice but trying to monitor your daily progress will not work. Stick with it, but let go of monitoring yourself and you will gradually build a deeper, more beneficial meditation practice and benefit. Find a time every day to meditate and schedule time for this to be part of your day. Many people meditate two times per day; once in the morning and once in the evening.

If you get stuck, simply allow yourself to release the frustration you have or the mental chatter you have by gently returning your focus to your breathing or to your mindfulness. Imagine that you are on a bridge overlooking a stream passing underneath. Thoughts and mental chatter are like twigs and leaves winding down the stream beneath you, they pass by unencumbered and without judgment. You don’t dive in there and focus or run away with any one of them, instead you stay on the bridge.

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With commitment to meditation, light-workers, counselors and body-workers can incorporate a rich dimension to their self-care and can better inform clients of the benefits of meditation. Creativity, complex problem solving, emotional health and well being, and improved sleep are all wonderful effects of meditation but perhaps the most important reason is simply to attune with who you truly are, and gain a sense of connection to all things and your spiritual core.

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A Witches Garden

by Sharon Watkins

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Sunflowers

Are actually from the daisy family. In China they are a symbol of longevity.

pring is a time for renewal and rebirth. Spring brings out a warm, fuzzy feeling in people. Even more so for those of the Wiccan faith. It is a time to commune and be more in touch with nature and the beauty of the earth. Now is the time to start thinking about a garden. There is an endless variety of flowers, herbs and plants that you can incorporate into your garden. Every plant has a specific use and meaning. I will share with you some of my favorite flowers along with their meanings and uses. It should be noted that many of the following flowers have medicinal uses. But if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to identify flowers and make certain home remedies do not attempt it.

Violets

Violets are considered the flower of modesty and are known for bringing good luck. They can calm anger and chase away bad spirits.

Tulips & Trumpets

Tulips are part of the lily family. Trumpets are toxic but beautiful and are known as Jimson weeds.

Many flowers and plants are toxic to humans and animals. Some flowers may have toxic stems and leaves but edible petals and vice versa. So please do extensive research when dealing with plants and flowers. Sunflowers are actually from the daisy family. They are a beautiful, tall and strong flower. The seeds they produce are edible. Their meaning varies in different cultures. In China they are symbol

Bergamot

The leaves of this flower are brewed into teas for good health.

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Betony

Also known as lambsear wer originally grown in monestary gardens to ward off evil. It can be used in magic to purify body and soul.

Amaryllis

Amaryllis is grown from a bulb and is associated with the zodiac sign, Aries. They are stunning when they are in bloom. They symbolize passion, enthusiasm and adventure.

Chamomile

Commonly brewed in tea, this flower is good for relief of certain digestive problems. Use it in spells to attract money and good fortune.

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This flower is also called summer’s bride. It’s taken interally to heal ulcers and other illness. It’s good for wounds too.

of longevity. Over all they symbolize deep loyalty, power, warmth and nourishment. Being part of the lily family, the tulip has more than one hundred different species. They represent dreaminess and love. However different colors of tulips represent different kinds of love. Deep red tulips are for irresistible love. Give a variegated colored tulip to someone with beautiful eyes. A yellow tulip symbolized hopeless and unanswered love. An angel’s trumpet is a beautiful addition to a garden but very toxic. It is also known as jimson weed. It is a relative of the nightshade family. Native Americans and settlers use to brew a tea from this plant that brought on a hallucinogenic state. Because of this fact it symbolizes mystic visions. Violets are the flower of modesty. Violets go by two hundred different common names. They are considered to be a gift of good luck. Violets can calm anger and chase away bad spirits. But beware of the violet that blooms in autumn. It is said to be a warning of impending death within the upcoming year. Amaryllis is grown from a bulb and is associated with the zodiac sign, Aries. They are stunning when they are in bloom. They symbolize passion, enthusiasm and adventure. Bergamot is also known as bee balm. It is used for a vast array of maladies. The leaves are often brewed into teas. The fragrance is similar to citrus. Some know betony as lamb’s ear or woundwart. It was originally grown in monastery gardens to ward off evil. It can be used in magic to purify body and soul. It is also used to end quarrels, bad health ailments and ill fortune. Burn some betony at midsummer solstice for purification and protection. You can also put some in a small cloth pillow to defend against nightmares. Calendula has become quite popular over the last couple of years. It is also known by names such as pot marigold and summer’s bride. Taken

an extensive number of varieties as well as common names it goes by. The daisy stands for innocence and children. It is use for medicinal purposes such as eye problems. The foxglove has a long history of magic and mystery. A long lost legend says that foxgloves are used to house fairies. They are used to guard against evil. Even they are toxic the cardiac drug, digitalis was first derived from this plant. The most important thing to remember in building your own witchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s garden is to have fun and enjoy the process. You would be surprised at how many different ways you can make your own private oasis. It is a labor of love that give back to you and your family ten fold over. Check out other articles by Sharon here: http:// contributor.yahoo.com/user/177821/sharon_watkins. html

Cowslip

Is known as the key to heaven. The petals of this flower represent the aspects of woman, birth, consummation and death. internally it aids to heal ulcers and other illnesses. Calendula used externally helps speed up the healing of wounds. Chamomile is commonly brewed in tea. It is good for relief of certain digestive problems. Use it in spells to attract money and fortune. Sprinkle chamomile around your property to remove curses and spells cast against you. Comfrey is a great plant used in spells to ensure safety when traveling. Also known as boneset, bruisewort and slippery root it too has medicinal properties. It can be used externally for wounds and bruises. Ingesting it will help ease stomach upset. The root can also be applied in money spells. Cowslip is also known as primrose and key of heaven. The petals of this flower represent the aspects of woman, birth, consummation and death. This plant was held in high regard by ancient druids. The flower can be used for love spells and protection. Daffodils are quite common but beautiful. Some know it as the jonquil. There are over five thousand varieties of this flower. In ancient Arabia it was used as an aphrodisiac. The daffodil symbolizes new hope and life. The daisy is another common favorite. There are

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Cuppa Tea anyone?

by Celeste Heldstab

ilk thistle, native to southern Europe and North Africa, can grow to more than 3-1/2 feet in height. The herb, with its pretty, red-violet flowers, spread to gardens and farms in other parts of Europe. According to traditional Christian thought, the white pattern on the leaves comes from the milk of the Virgin Mary - a belief that clearly manifests how prized milk thistle was as a medicinal plant. Today, it is primarily the seeds that are used medicinally. They have such a powerfully protective and regenerative effect on liver cells that their main constituent, silymarin, is used to treat poisoning by the very deadly Amantita phalloides mushroom. Even extreme cases of hepatitis and liver degeneration have shown improvement when treated with milk-thistle seeds. A tea made with the seeds has also been used for skin, vein and gallbladder ailments.

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evening, as well as just before going to bed. After 2-3 days, reduce your intake to 3 times a day. Therapeutic Effect: The active ingredient in milkthistle seeds is silymarin, a combination of three different flavonoids that supports the walls of liver cells, preventing poisons from penetrating them. It also stimulates the regeneration of these cells. Butter principles and amino acids help support the entire digestive system. Silymarin As A Liver Tonic: People with acute liver problems should follow a six-week treatment with tea made from milk-thistle seeds (below) several times a year. This tea treatment program is often recommended for people with liver damage caused by excess alcohol intake and cirrhosis. How Silymarin Works: Silymarin helps prevent liver poisoning in two ways. It changes the liver-cell 3walls in such a way that it is very difficult for poisons, such as carbon tetrachloride, to penetrate the walls. Silymarin also stimulates cell division so that new liver cells will grow continually. For Your Health: Peppermint increases the

Celesteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book is available at Amazon! http://amzn.to/1k736L3 effectiveness of milk-thistle tea and improves its taste. When you make the tea (above), add 1 tbsp. of peppermint leaves to the mixture before boiling. Healing Tea Mixtures To Promote Liver Health 1 oz. milk-thistle seeds 1/2 oz. peppermint leaves 1/2 oz. fennel seeds Prepare this tea (above) with the above herbs. It is a therapeutic mixture than can be used over a long period of time to protect liver cells without side effects. Drink 3 cups of the tea per day. For Stomach Complaints 1-1/2 oz. milk-thistle seeds 1 oz. dandelion plant and root 3/4 oz. chicory toot 3/4 oz. fennel seeds Prepare the tea (above) with the above herbs. This mixture eases gastrointestinal problems, such as excess gas and upper abdominal discomfort, that may be the result of liver problems.

For Venous Pain and Varicose Veins 1-1/2 oz. milk-thistle seeds 1 oz. calendula flowers 1 oz. witch-hazel leaves Prepare this tea (above) with the above herbs. It constricts open leg wounds; it strengthens the walls of the veins and seals the tissues around the wound. You can drink the tea, or use it to make a compress. Medicinal Uses Tincture for Intensive Treatment: Silymarin is only partly water soluble, so for an intensive treatment to protect and regenerate liver cells, you should also use a tincture made from milk-thistle seeds to increase the effect of the tea. Put 10 drops of the tincture into 1 cup of milk-thistle tea. This tincture can also be purchased in health-food stores. Caution: Because of its alcohol content, never use the tincture if you are suffering from acute liver inflammation or alcoholism. Leaf-tea For Aiding Digestion: You can also make therapeutic teas from the leaves of the milk thistle. They do not contain silymarin, but they have an overall positive effect on the liver and gallbladder, and a tea made from them is valuable for improving digestion and for easing mild digestive complaints. Pour 1 cup of boiling water over 1-1/2 tsp. of finely chopped leaves. Steep for 5-10 minutes and then strain. Drink 2-3 glasses per day. Compresses for Varicose Veins: The external application of the tea in a compress can help varicose veins and open leg sores. Make the tea (above); cool. Soak a cloth in the cooled tea and apply as damp compress 1-2 times per day.

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Aries — March 21-April 19: Relationships take center stage for you this month — for better or worse. With your ruler (Mars) moving retrograde through your 7th house and the Lunar Eclipse taking place there on the 15th, you’ll be dealing with relationships issues for at least the first few weeks. Mars is not comfortable in Libra. And it’s not used to slowing down or retracing steps — which is exactly what happens when a planet retrogrades. So be prepared to rehash old conflicts and revisit old haunts. The Universe is forcing you to deal with things that you and a loved one need to resolve before you can move forward. The Eclipse will shed light on problems and reveal to you things that have been kept in the dark, including areas you’ve been in denial about yourself. In the meantime, a grand cross is forming across your personal, relationship, professional and home sectors, and this is where things start to get really tricky. You could feel like you’re being pulled in several different directions, or like everyone wants a piece of you and there’s just not enough to go around. Your best bet will be finding a middle ground; getting centered and giving what you can to each area without losing sight of yourself. Taurus — April 20-May 20: You could be looking into some health concerns this month that have been put off but are now surfacing enough to get your attention, With Mars retrograding through your 6th house (the area associated with physical health) and the Sun and Uranus conjunct in your 12th house (the area related to hidden problems and weaknesses) you want to take stock of both your physical and mental well-being. You’re known for having a good constitution so this is probably not going to develop into a grave concern. But it’s also wise not to ignore it. The first eclipse (a lunar eclipse) takes place in your health sector on April 15th, just after Pluto changes directions. This is a powerful transit because it’s a part of a grand cross that is stretched across your cadent houses. Take the time to assess your mental and physical state during this time and make appropriate adjustments. The Sun moves into Taurus on the 19th and Mercury follows suit on the 23rd. You’ll probably start feeling more in your element at that time. The solar eclipse on the 28th falls in your sign and should bring with it the clarity and perspective you’ve been longing for. See this as an opportunity to reinvent yourself and embrace the changes ahead. Gemini — May 21-June 21: A blast from the past may have your full attention this month — especially in the romance department — courtesy of a Mars retrograde moving through your 5th house. Be careful though: there are just as many things that could wrong with this scenario as there are those that could go right. For starters, Mars rules your friendship sector, which ought to tell you the best place to put (and keep) an old love interest who resurfaces at this time. The Full Moon this month (a Lunar Eclipse) falls across your romance / friendship sectors, reinforcing this concern. Your ruler (Mercury) is in Pisces (where it’s not happy) until the 23rd, when it moves into Aries (where it is happy). Because Mercury in Pisces can cloud your thoughts and have you indulging in too much wishful thinking, you may want to hold off on making major decisions until that time. The New Moon (a Solar Eclipse) on the 28th falls in your 12th house: the area associated with self-undoing. The good news for you — the best news ever — is that this area is also tied to dreams, spiritual inspiration, intuition and creative potential. You can take your pick as to how this will manifest ultimately, so choose wisely and go make your dreams a reality. Cancer — June 22-July 23: As much as you may feel like staying close to home this month, chances are good you won’t be able to. For starters you’ve got Mars (your career-ruler) retrograding through your 4th house — the area associated with home and family. This can manifest as problems juggling your professional and family obligations, having to take work home with you, or unable to disconnect from your work even away from the job. You could also run into problems Spring Issue

with family members or find yourself having to take care of one who is ill. The lunar eclipse on the 15th also takes place across this axis, bringing problems you’ve tried to sweep under the rug to the forefront. There’ll be no hiding your head in the sand with this eclipse. In the meantime there’s a cardinal grand cross forming that is stretched across your angular sectors. The good news for you is that Jupiter — one leg of the cross — is in your sign and exalted, meaning that you’re less likely to be negatively impacted by it. Leo — July 24-August 23: If you’re planning on doing any traveling this month, take time to put a Plan-B in place as there are bound to be snafus. With Mars retrograding through your 3rd house (the area related to local travel) you could have car problems or scheduling conflicts. The Lunar eclipse the 15th also takes place in this area. It’s not a good time to sign contracts or make major decisions related to training or education. At the beginning of the month, your ruler (the Sun) will be conjunct Uranus in Aries. You’ll probably be bursting at the seams with ideas, and may be impatient to put them into action. But you’re bound to run into some snags — especially with co-workers or business partners. Don’t be surprised if your enthusiasm lands you in a self-created pickle on the job. Doing the work of two or three people, being called out for overstepping your bounds, making careless mistakes, etc: these are all possibilities with this aspect, especially as it tightens into a grand cross later in the month. The second Eclipse, on the 28th, falls in your professional sector. Virgo — August 24-September 22: You’ll be focusing on your relationships for the better part of the month, especially after the 5th when Venus moves into your 7th house — joining Mercury (your ruler), Chiron and Neptune. Venus is exalted in Pisces and Neptune is its modern ruler, so bringing them together with your own ruler bodes well for you. Falling in love, renewing your vows, discussing life’s mysteries or figuring out ways to make the world a better place (Neptune and Chiron) are just a few examples. This can be a very idealistic and romantic time for you, but don’t lose sight of practical concerns, especially regarding money and your health. Mars rx moving through your financial sector and the lunar eclipse taking place there mid-month can bring financial problems to the surface. The eclipse just so happens to occur on tax day so get your records in order and don’t take any risks. This is not a good time to lend or borrow money: right now you want to be responsible (and accountable) for your own debts. Save some for a rainy day too: Libra — September 23-October 22: Right now, you’re trying to figure out ways to balance your career with family, personal and relationship obligations. With Mars retrograding through your sign for the last five months, it’s probably not been a picnic. You may be questioning whether you’re even pursuing the right career path or whether your relationship is worth holding onto. This is not the time to make a change, as much as you may feel like throwing in the towel. Think back to what you were doing 19 years ago. With the Nodes now in your sign — for the first time since 1995 — you may experience notable synchronicities or déjà vu occurrences related to that earlier time. The Full Moon eclipse on the 15th stretches across your relationship axis, bringing any hidden problems to the surface. It’s the not a good time to start or end a relationship but it is a good time to hash out problems so that they can be resolved. Scorpio — October 23-November 22: The 6th house / 12th house axis, which relates to both mental and physical health is going to be lit up like a firecracker for you this month. As such you want to pay attention to health-related concerns rather than ignoring and avoiding them. You may have been working too hard and neglecting your health, or you could be nursing an ailment on your own that will end up causing you to seek medical attention, such as back or dental problems, etc. Speaking of work, this is another area that you’re going to have to figure out a way to balance this month. Your career ruler is moving through your work sector most of the month, which will have you chomping at the bit to make things happen. But a grand cross that’s developing threatens to derail your best laid plans. It’s going to be all about balance — work with home and family; your physical and mental well-being 60 Psychic Guidepost

with taking care of others; and your personal goals with those of your partner’s or loved ones. Sagittarius — November 23-December 20: This month you may be trying to figure out where to put certain people in your life. Are they friends? Lovers? Casual acquaintances? As much as you like to roll with the punches and let things take their natural course, you’ll probably be forced to define your relationships with others. Unfortunately this can also manifest as cutting people out of your life for good — but not without cause. The combination of Mars retrograding through — and the Full Moon eclipse taking place in — your friendship sector can unmask the truth behind nagging suspicions and can bring conflicts to a head. Your ruler is exalted in Cancer and moving through your 8th house — the area associated with sex, death and other people’s money. You could be in line for an inheritance or settling a law suit, or you may be expecting a nice tax refund. Either way you want to put it into savings. If you decide to invest it or lend it to someone during this time, you might as well kiss it goodbye. Your libido should also be quite high — courtesy of that same Jupiter transit. But remember the relationship dilemma and try not to complicate your love life any more than it already is. Capricorn — December 21-January 20: You’ve got a lot on your plate this month — and a lot of people relying on you, most of whom will be vying for your attention all at once. Mars is elevated in your career sector now. It’s in detriment (not good) and retrograde (a lot of back-peddling) and will ultimately complete the last leg of a cardinal grand cross (very stressful and crisis-oriented). So what is there to look forward to this month? Well for starters this grand cross stretches across four major sectors for you: personal, professional, relationship and family. You’ll have opportunities to show others what you’re made of in all four areas. You may feel like you’re under a great deal of pressure, that you’re spread very thin, and that there’s not enough of you to go around. But you’ll also have the chance to step up and take charge — something you do very well. Your ruler is also now retrograde and is moving through friend and social sector. It’s a good time to get back in touch with old friends and to repair old rifts. Aquarius — January 21-February 19: You may need to reign yourself (and your opinions) in a bit this month. You’re either in danger or rubbing people the wrong way or could end up with egg on your face over some “fact” that gets disproved publicly if you’re not careful. Your ruling planet (Uranus) is in Aries and moving through your 3rd house (the area associated with communications) and is the focal planet of an intense t-square aspect that’s developing into an even more intense grand cross. So what does this mean for you? It means you’re going to be impatient (Aries) to express your ideas and opinions (3rd house), which leads to conflicts (t-square) with others. You do like to be “in the know” but these transits can trick you into repeating information prematurely or asserting conjecture as fact. Venus is in your sign at the start of the month and moves into your money sector on the 5th. This would be a good time to buckle down and focus on making money. Pisces — February 20-March 20: You may be feeling a bit emotionally fragile until the 5th when Venus moves out of your 12th house and into your sign. You’ve got a lot going for you now. Venus is exalted in Pisces, and Jupiter (your modern ruler) is exalted in Cancer, while Neptune (your traditional ruler) is in its own sign. With all this in your favor, you should be in better shape than most. The whole world could be falling apart around you and as long as you can retreat to your “safe place” — mentally, emotionally and spiritually — you’ll have a leg up on everyone else. Expressing yourself creatively, spending time with children, developing romantic connections — all these are potential manifestations of this energy.There are some stressful aspects, too: with all that’s going on it’ll to be impossible to avoid them. You won’t want to be spending money frivolously for example. And it’s not a good time to gamble or take financial risks. You could also be clearing out some old (fair-weather) friends and making room for new friends. There may be moments of loneliness or uncertainty, but don’t doubt yourself. These transits are clearing away the dead wood in your life now in order to replenish them with what (and whom) you really need. Spring Issue

The story of the 22 Majors in Life

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by Esther Libra

ur story begins with the journey of The Fool. The Fool is man just leaving his homeland to start a new life’s journey. Although it just started out as a holiday to Australia, this new life was a total new change in lifestyle and a new environment. The Fool is a very exciting person to be around - lot of fun and you never know what tomorrow is going to be with this gentleman in your life. Into this story comes The Magician who is still this person with his quick thinking and a way with words, even though English is not his first language. In fact it is his last language. He speaks many other languages but English just a few words. Met our High Priestess who is living in her Ivory Tower in St. Kilda. She has been studying Tarot and is a practicing her religious beliefs and therefore is living life according. This also means living a celibate life as she is currently an unmarried woman. Recently this lady started TO FEEL - that getting married may be a good idea.

This lady is also the Empress as she is highly artistic and does pastel drawings. She also NUTURES HERSELF as a cooker and sewer as she sews quite a lot of her owns garments. Recently she has considered the possibility of marriage and put out her husbandshopping list to a religious leader who you will meet later in the story. Into this picture we get The Emperor which is both a situation and an element of a person’s personality. We will now give The Fool/Magician gentleman a name. He will be called Jacob. This man EMPOWERS our High Priestess/Empress who we will call Ivy. Ivy now has the belief that she is a smart lady and as a result Ivy Empowers herself with a new career potential, but starting the study of psychology. As a situation, it is Ivy’s working situation as she is currently working for Department of Defence and works with the Army. Jacob as a personality is also The Emperor as he is old fashioned and likes to be the ruler of his own house and the provider and protector of his women, which include his sister - Yannick, niece - Violet and Ivy. Spring Issue

Learning tarot in story form helps you remember the meanings of the cards Our Hierophant is the religious leader who is we will call Father King. Fr.King REGULATES other people’s sex lives - what sex life? This man is instrumental in the introduction between our two players in life with the view of marriage. No hanky panky is the religious instructions he gives them as they head off on their 1st date. The Lovers - is the choice which both parties agreed to marry. Naturally this is suppose to be a committed relationship with the blessing of The Almighty above. They now become Mr. & Mrs. Georgiou. The Chariot is a situation as Jacob has some difficulty in finding work - he works using The Chariot in the form of truck driving Interstate. He is therefore CONTROLLING - his Chariot by the truck’s driving wheel. Justice is also a situation of where Dept of Immigration are BALANCING the situation and deciding whether or not this person is going to be good for Australia. Jacob is going through the paperwork for Australian residency on the bases of an ongoing marriage to Ivy. The Hermit is when Ivy is on her own in the flat, whilst does a lot of COMTEMPLATION whilst Jacob is away truck driving. It is a quiet period for Ivy, which she actually enjoys as getting used to be married is not that easy after having lived on her own for a couple of years. The Wheel of Fortune is when Jacob decided to CREATE HIS OWN OPPORTUNITIES by opening his own business. Jacob came into some money whilst in Queensland. It was this money he used to start the business. He is a bit of a gambler, which his new wife does not know about and does not find out about for many years into the marriage. Strength is both the physical and mental strength ENDURENCE to run this business. It is also the 64

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strength of both partners need not to loss their tempers with each other.The Hanged Man is about sacrifice. Jacob is sacrificing his family life back in Greece and is hoping to have a better life here in Australia. Things with the paperwork with the Dept of Immigration are currently at a standstill as they are awaiting paperwork on any possible criminal records to come from overseas. The Georgious has had to SURRENDER the problem to our Creator in Heaven and hope for the best. Death - Is the actual death of the situation Jacob is TRANSFORMED for being a Foreign National to Australian Residence when Jacob is finally cleared after two years of waiting for the paperwork to be finalized. Temperance is Jacob INTEGRATION into Australian society and Ivy’s patience with the whole deal. Ivy is basically a mild natured person. The Devil is Jacob himself. In hindsight - Jacob does not have a strong sense of self and as a result can unfortunately been very manipulative with his way of dealings with other people and that includes his wife. He often FEARS the breakdown of this relationship and does not understand what we FEAR we usually bring into our lives in some shape or form. The Tower is unfortunately the police UNEXPECTEDLY comes to the door of this couple’s home one evening. It is then Ivy finds out about $25,000 that Jacob pocketed illegally. Naturally this causes a great upheaval within the marriage. The Star is wife’s optimism that even though she now REALISES that her husband is not a saint but the Devil instead, she is still hopeful that the marriage will survive in spite of having The Tower strike.

Esther Libra is from Melbourne Australia she is a professional astrologer and reader at StarzPsychics. The Moon is about DECEPTION that belongs to Jacob. It turns up on the doorstep on The Georgious in the form of another woman coming to the home and declaring herself as one of the many lovers of Jacob. Ivy’s self-deception is the belief that any marriage can survive a lack of trust issue.

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However a couple of years later from the Moon’s dust has settled, the Sun is Ivy’s many friends who assist her in showing her sunny side to the world at a later date. Ivy also starts to SHINE in her advance study of psychology with the Applied College of Psychology in Sydney. Ivy has arrived at this stage through Judgement. This stage was going through self-examination and grief counselling for a couple of years after having lost the marriage and no long having Jacob in her life. Ivy now SEE CLEARLY that there is no shame in being divorced more than once as people are living a lot longer than our parents or grandparents did. As a result there are many people or are married more than once just like Ivy herself. The World is Ivy’s world of living on her own again, and finding FULFILLMENT within herself. In a way Ivy has gone complete circle from Divorced Woman to Married Woman and back unfortunately to Divorced again.

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Past lives and Soul Connections

by Cristina

f you’ve ever have an “out of body” experience in meditation or a dream, or if you’ve had a near death experience, then you know that we are not a limited beings confined to this human form. We are an awareness, a consciousness that reunites with the ONENESS that is our Source or God. When we cross over, we go to our original form. We become that absolute divine spirit that encompasses everything all at once. We are multi-level, multi-dimensional beings. One aspect of us remains associated with the subtle realms of light, we are available to other souls in a spiritual sense. The other aspect of us is physical, an earthly body. As a spiritual being in human form we explore the lessons and adventures of this lifetime. We grow over a multitude of lifetimes whether on this planet or another. The aim is to evolve, just as the universe is evolving. With each lifetime we cultivate more, grow in talents, virtues and especially grow in love, compassion, generosity, un-attachments, courage, 66

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confidence and cheerful creativity. In my advisor practice, I’m often asked, “why do I feel such a strong connection to this person?” The answer is really very simple, you’ve known each other before, most likely in past lives. And your souls have recognized each other in this lifetime, or felt a “pull” towards each other. This doesn’t necessarily mean you are supposed to live happily ever after together in this lifetime, but that you have to ‘experience’ something together for the benefit of moving forward in your spiritual journey. In an interview on the Oprah network, Dr. Brian Weiss, author of Miracles Happen, says, “It is very common to travel through different lives with the same group of souls—I call these groupings, soul mates or soul companions, or soul families. We seem to learn our spiritual lessons and accumulate or resolve our karma with our soul groups. Relationships may change from life to life, but the souls are the same. For

example, your grandmother might reincarnate as your grandson. In this sense we never lose our loved ones, because we are always being reunited either on the other side or back here in physical bodies.” I believe when we experience each other, whether in love relationships, work relationships or family relationships that we are learning a bit more each time. Let’s face it, our lives last a second in time. If the earth is 4 billion years old, and we only live to maybe 80, that is a second in time, we would need several lives to evolve to a higher level where we reach a Nirvana, or God Source and we become higher evolved beings. If you are feeling a relationship challenge, ask yourself what you need to learn from this this experience. You’ll discover it’s all about growing to a higher level of self, or becoming wiser. Sometimes it’s a matter of learning self-respect and self-love. That person you met could be the one who shows you never to accept “crumbs” of affection from anyone again. Or he could be the love of your life. Either way you met for a reason.

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