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Inside Austin All Natural CROWDFUNDING ENLIGHTENMENT – Dr. Joe Vitale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 HEAT WAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 YOUR TRUE COLORS Reading your aura – Folade Speaks CONTAIN YOURSELF – Michael Abedin
Meditation, yoga, and peace – inside the box TOOTHPASTE AND TRICLOSAN – Michael Abedin
Wouldn’t put that in my mouth if I were you… IN DEEP AND DANCE – Leslie Anne DON’T ACT YOUR AGE– Dr. Trevor Botts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Stress, hormones, and Jack LaLanne ALCHEMICAL HYPNOSIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Ancient Alchemy and the Therapeutic Power of Hypnosis TREATING EMPTY FIRE – John Harvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 BUT… CAN YOU RECEIVE LOVE? – Christina Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 LEMURIAN SEED CRYSTALS Beyond the stones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 UPCOMING EVENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 VIBE RATE – The Heartwaker’s Club, with Zaeli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 DEAR ASHTARA – Ashtara Sasha White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 ELVIS, JOHNNY, CARL, AND THE KILLER – Michael Abedin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 publisher/ editor Michael Abedin (512) 879-7299 michaelabedin@yahoo.com www.AustinAllNatural.com LIKE US ON FACEBOOK
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love crowdfunding. That’s where the fans fund the dream. I’ve seen authors, musicians, inventors, and movie producers raise the money they needed for their projects by going straight to the people. I became friends with Grammy nominated saxophone sensation Mindi Abair when she crowdfunded her album. I studied songwriting with rock icon Melissa Etheridge when she used crowdfunding on her last album. I received a signed guitar when I helped Jim Peterik with his crowdfunding for his last album. I also supported local musicians I know by donating to their crowdfunding requests on Kickstarter.
Since I hadn’t been paid, the event organizers violated their contract. So my attorney said, don’t go. But I kept thinking about all the people who paid to see me. Many were flying from other countries. Many had to borrow to make the trip. Many had posted how they longed to meet me. I knew I had to make the trip. So I did. But when I got to the hotel, I was told my room was not paid for. I was stunned. So there I am, sitting in Madrid, wondering why I – and, apparently, five thousand other people – attracted this experience.
But until recently, I’ve never seen crowdfunding for spirituality.
I was looking for the lesson, not the loss.
As I write this, it’s four am here in Madrid, Spain. I came here to give a presentation to five thousand people. Fifteen other speakers flew here as well, including Gregg Braden, Don Miguel Ruiz, Neale Donald Walsch, Mooji, and more. But the planned event – called BeingOne – didn’t occur. It turned into a nightmare. Five thousand people stood outside a bullfighting arena where the event was to be held. But the organizers didn’t pay their bills. Security wouldn’t let the people in. They hadn’t been paid. Vendors left. There were no people inside to sell to. People left. They were upset. The police came. There were still thousands of people waiting for hours, confused, impatient, and curious. At least one author (I don’t know who) went to the standing crowd and spoke to them, comforting them, assuring them that all would be well. The people appreciated him and the love he showed. But they paid good money for a three-day event to see sixteen speakers. They weren’t happy.
Where was the event? Where were the speakers? Where was Dr. Joe Vitale? I was in my room, reading social media posts about the missing event, and just as baffled as anyone. After all, I flew to Spain from Texas solely for this event. And I did it against the advice of my attorney.
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But here’s where the story becomes miraculous. Many thousands of people, after waiting half a day, left. The thousands who stayed found out that the security detail needed paid before they would allow the crowds into the arena. So these people raised the money among themselves. They essentially crowdfunded the event. But that’s not all. When speakers needed translators, people volunteered. When speakers needed audio for the event, people volunteered. When the police needed people to move and sit, people volunteered to help the crowd comply. It was amazing to see. It was a miracle. And it happened because good people decided to practice what they had been learning from the very speakers they came to see. They were not victims; they were victors. They were not giving in to circumstances; they were creating their own circumstances. They were not feeling bad or unhappy; they were finding the good and feeling the joy.
This brought me to tears. By the time I took the stage, the crowd went wild. They were almost delirious to see me. I smiled liked the morning sun and opened my heart and repeated, “You are loved! You are loved! You are loved!” ‘You are loved!’ I had two beautiful translators on stage with me. Both were volunteers.
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They helped me and the crowd understand each other, though I suspect we were all just vibrating at a level of wordless love. I spoke spontaneously. I answered questions. I did my best to deliver what these wonderful people had waited so long to see. When my talk ended, the crowd roared like they were at a rock concert. They stood. They applauded. They screamed in joy. And this was the same crowd that had spent hours frustrated and confused, but stayed the course, raised the money needed, and got to see the speakers they love. And now, closer to five am here in Madrid as I wrote this, I was still processing the power of people. When you’re clear about what you want, you can move Heaven and earth – and raise funds if you need it – to make it happen. Madrid proved that miracles are real. Crowdfunding helped. But the people did it. Anything is possible. Expect miracles.
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Dr. Joe Vitale, a star in The Secret, is a bestselling author, musician, speaker, and coach. His latest book is The Miracle: Six Steps to Enlightenment. You can have his free e-book, Attract Money Now, at www.AttractMoneyNow.com
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Whenever I’m with you Something inside Starts to burn deep And my heart’s filled with fire -- Martha and the Vandellas, Heat Wave
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ne key to cranking out a fine natural publication every month is to find a cool tag line, a main blurb at the bottom of the cover that ties in the cover image with that month’s article content. It’s a way to sum up a theme with a subliminal aha moment, a word or phrase that at least takes a stab at the question, “What in the world does this mean?” On the off chance the answer might still be a bit obtuse, a page eight Intro is an opportunity to explain yourself more succinctly – unless, of course, it’s deadline eve and you haven’t slept yet, except for nodding off seeking inspiration from Twin Peaks: The Return, Dr. Strangelove, Not Another Teen Movie, or some other equally enlightening bit of cinematic genius.
It’s hard work being an auteur. Someone has to do it, though, right? You’d think a Zia sun cover would be an easy bet, especially being as how it’s a symbol of the Pueblo people of the Southwest, encompassed by waves of hot reds and yellows interposed with cool blue sci-fi raindrop things, surrounding a blue spiral. That’s a good description, but a little too long at twentyeight words. You need a word or two – and the first one that comes to mind is Illuminate. In the cover font, however, an I with two lowercase l’s looks like a Roman numeral for three, followed by uminate. Three uminate is pretty mysterious, which also opens the possibility that, even read correctly, Illuminate could be mistaken for – yep, you guessed it. Illuminati. Gasp – get out the tinfoil hats. The black helicopters are probably already on the way.
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Explains those hidden triangles, huh? Not to mention that black background. Fortunately, cover designer Leslie Kell applied her creativity, her intuition, and her Thesaurus, and, voila – Heat Wave. That’s a pretty good description of July in Austin, and also affords the opportunity to use a fine cultural reference from a Motown rhythm and blues hit that came out in July of 1963 and immediately burned up the charts, going straight to number one on the Billboard Hot (of course) 100, staying there for weeks. If Martha and her Vandellas and two-plus minutes of vintage Top 40 don’t get you fired up – well, go play with some matches or join the Illuminati or something. There apparently really was a Bavarian Illuminati back in the late 1700s, btw, a group of intellectuals based in, hmmm – Bavaria – who wanted to use Enlightenment-era principles of scientific thought, logic, and reason to shine a light on prevailing superstitions and fears of the day. (That’s what they always want you to think, right?) The fact they’re now considered to have become part of a shadowy network of world-dominating conspirators seems to indicate they weren’t very successful in their goal. That’s what Elvis tells me, anyway.
Speaking of raindrops. There are a few in the stylized Zia image, a little something to cool the heat of the Sun, a blessing and a miracle to the Zia people of the Pueblos, one we were lucky enough to have last year to fill our lakes up. It’s said people who win a lottery often wind up broke again in short order, because they go crazy and don’t know how to manage wealth. Water is wealth. Take a tip from the Zia – honor it, use it wisely and judiciously so the Cloud People, who don’t much give a flip about your putting-green lawn or sparkling clean SUV, will always wish to return.
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YOUR TRUE COLORS Reading your aura by Folade Speaks
All living beings have an electromagnetic field around them. When circumstances unfold, when other people walk through your aura, or illness and emotions surface, the vibration of the field is shifted, especially in your chakras. Chakra is a Sanskrit word that means wheel. There are seven major chakras in the body, and chakras above the crown and below the feet. The seven are archives of years of life, every seven years encoded into the corresponding chakra: The Muladhara (Root) chakra, the first, governs ages 0-7 and 49-56 – life path, security, trust. Svadhistahna (Sacral), the second, is the power chakra for women, housing emotions, creativity, and ages 7-14 and 56-63. As the Solar System is fueled by the sun, our radial point is the Manipura (Solar Plexus) – power center for men, where the willpower stands, governing ages 14-21 and 63-70. The remaining chakras – Anahata (Heart), Vishuddha (Throat), Ajna (Third Eye), and Sahasrara (Crown) – also store many elements and phases.
Once you isolate areas needing attention and healing, you can take steps to heal them consciously. The graphs on an Auraphoto imaging screen read the resonance of each chakra in real time, rating it as overactive, balanced, or low.
How does an aura machine work? There are different aura machines, each reading a bit differently. The AuraPhoto software system includes a hand plate that reads areas on the left hand corresponding to meridians and chakras, and detects temperature and energy levels of yin and yang, masculine and feminine, and right and left sides of the body. The hand plate transfers that information in color onto the screen, with graphs and pie charts of the energy field that give you the ability to view physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies on the screen, in real time. If you’re reading higher in the body, you’re having a more physical experience, in the moment. Should you be “in your head,” something everyone experiences from time to time, your percentage will read higher in the mind area of the chart. If you’re a dreamy, ethereal-thinking artist or healer, astral traveling through life, the majority of your percentages will read in the spirit.
Why do aura colors change? It’s important to keep in mind that although the body is solid matter, it’s also largely composed of energy. Since energy is attached to everything – other matter, sound vibration, food, places you frequent – you’re affected by all that comes within your energy field. You might come in for an aura reading on Tuesday and your aura is reading yellow, yet by Friday, it might be reading red and green, simultaneously. The reason is you’ve literally walked through multiple energy sources, picking up vibrations that left their imprints. While the purpose of an aura reading is not to diagnose anything, it’s a good indicator of where you are in life. In addition to colors of the aura and their meanings, areas where the colors show up are also relevant, giving a picture of what might be going on in your life that’s loving and healthy, or that might need attention. The purpose of the reading is to provide you with that beautiful visual. Your work after that might be a state of gratitude, reflecting on your healthy vibration, or it might indicate some reflection or reversal of habits, or lead you to a practitioner. Either way, you have a portrait much different – and much more soul-based – than the one your iPhone takes. Folade Speaks is an Aura Reader at Nature’s Treasures, offering the opportunity to view your aura in real time and interpret its meaning. Hours and availability at www.NTRocks.com
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CONTAIN YOURSELF Meditation, yoga, and peace – inside the box by Michael Abedin
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Starting young and staying young. Since its grand opening in January, Peacebox has worked both with local corporations and with the AISD’s Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, offering students bound for the first year of college (pretty much a training ground for corporate career stress) some insight on how to make mindfulness and meditation part of every day, to focus, gain energy, increase retention, and decrease that stress. Starting with career-bound young people is a good way to change a lot of what desperately needs to be changed in modern society. No one’s ever too old to change, though, and breaking out of a pattern of stress is a lot easier when it’s boxed up for you, ready to go. To learn more about Peacebox and its regular classes and programs, stop by PeaceBpx Headquarters at 1107 S. 8th St., 78704, call (512) 464-0811, or visit www.PeaceBov.com
Austin’s first pop-up meditation center. PeaceBox is the ultimate entrepreneurial endeavor, finding a need and filling it with a touch of flair. Built from a fitted-out container, complete with rooftop deck, porch, and outdoor gathering area, owner and founder Stacy Thrash calls it a mobile meditation studio, designed to improve overall wellness and reduce stress. Workplace stress alone is estimated to cost almost $300 billion annually in America from absenteeism, lower productivity, turnover, and rising healthcare costs. More companies are incorporating meditation and mindfulness into their organizations, however, and PeaceBox offers mindfulness training programs for any length of time – a day, a week, or a month -- and almost any budget. in a way that is approachable, modern and accessible. The first mobile unit is centrally located at 1107 South 8th St., a block east of Condo Canyon – oops, sorry, S. Lamar – and Gibson St. The headquarters location will be home base for PeacePass, a company-sponsored pass for businesses that want to offer employees mindfulness training, but may not have the space or budget to host PeaceBox at their physical location. For companies that want training on-site, a second mobile unit, PeaceBox On the Move, is kept mounted on a trailer and ready to roll, easily accessible for short-term community events and non-profit fundraisers without having to work around regular PeaceBox classes, workshops, and silent retreats, open to everyone. PeaceBox On the Move debuted in June at BookPeople, hosting author and meditation expert Sarah McLean and offering free tours and guided meditation sessions.
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Dodged a bullet, huh? Maybe, but we’re talking full autofire here. Triclosan may not be in soap come September, but it’s still in clothes, furniture, bandages – probably anything labeled anti-bacterial – and some toothpastes. Say what? Don’t put it on your body, but put it in your mouth – the direct, virtually immediate route to your circulatory and nervous system? Most toothpaste makers have strapped on the halo of dumping Triclosan, although there are plenty of other dubious ingredients (artificial colors, flavors, and sweeteners, formaldehyde-creating preservatives, DEA, propylene glycol) in their tubes. The holdout has been Colgate, based on studies (conducted by, drum roll‌ Colgate) showing benefits outweighed harm. Their marketing was so good that dentists routinely recommend it for patients. “They did a god job of pimping,â€? is how holistic dentist Matthew Carpenter of Transcend Dental Health puts it. He also points out essential oils like peppermint, clove, cinnamon bark, lavender, and eucalyptus have powerful antibacterial, antifungal, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, and pain-killing properties, and herbal tinctures like Echinacea and Gotu Kola can help prevent infection and stimulate tissue repair and growth. A cautionary note – quality essential oils are potent, so get reputable guidance before ingesting or applying them anywhere, including your mouth. Get a little peppermint oil in your eyes, say, and your comments might warrant washing your mouth out with soap. (Triclosan-free, of course.)
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In Deep and Dance Peas. Green beans. Victory
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appy Day of Independence, America! To our forefathers, for their foresight, commitment, and bravery to break free from British rule and move forward towards independence, we celebrate your victory. Recall any experiences when you gained independence, personal freedom, victory? After fighting with mom at the wannabe free age of sixteen, I grabbed the car keys to escape in my ’63 Ford Falcon, three-on-the tree shift, that I hadn’t quite mastered how to drive. My limited experience consisted of visual aids provided by my sister-mom. She used a can of peas for the clutch and a can of green beans for the gas pedal and laid them out on the living room floor, strategically placing one foot on each instrument. I was instructed to “let up on the peas to release the clutch, slowly push down on the green beans to move forward with the gas pedal. You’ll feel when the car’s ready to go because the engine won’t rev and the car won’t lurch forward, so have the gas pedal and the clutch meet in the middle.”
my hands started to get clammy. I could feel anxiety begin to build, and good old self-doubt took over. I can’t do this, I thought. What was I thinking? I’ll never make it across. I don’t want to drive! And the light turned green. I heard my sister’s voice. “Ease up on the clutch, give it more gas.” I stalled the first time, and heard her say, “When it feels right, you’ll know it.” And it did. I drove through the intersection with no one honking. I gained a bit of independence by releasing and moving forward through determination, overcoming fear. Mom gained some independence, too – she no longer had to depend on dad to come pick her up and take her everywhere. Victory! Leslie Anne is an intuitive practitioner, psychic, medium, healer, and channeler. Visit Leslie Anne July 15-16 at Austin’s Body Mind Spirit Expo at Palmer Event Center. (737) 704-9303. www.facebook.com/leslieanne - medium
My mind was spinning. Why didn’t dad get an automatic? I just want to drive. “And in order to get the car into gear,” she continued, “the clutch has to be pressed all the way down to the floor. Move the stick shift into gear, immediately press the gas pedal down while slowly letting up on the clutch.” Can’t wait to take my girlfriends to the beach is what I was thinking. “Now let’s go to the high school parking lot and see how you do. It’s big enough for you to practice.” All I could think was, Oh my gawd! Everyone will see me! Mom didn’t drive. She asked dad to teach her during one of our Sunday drives, so he pulled over and she slid in the driver’s seat. After giving her simple instructions, he told her to check her mirrors and watch for any cars coming up on her left before she pulled out. She did, and almost drove us into a ditch. With five screaming kids in the back of the station wagon, she started crying, dad started yelling, and mom never drove again. She became an excellent co-pilot, however.
In dip end dance. That one lesson at the high school parking lot turned out to be enough for me to get out of the house and head down the hill toward freedom – or so I thought. I took the route with the least number of stop signs. About a block away from my best friend’s house was a large intersection, and my light had just gone from green to yellow to red. Being first in line, with a growing line of cars behind me,
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ave you ever noticed how some people seem to age more gracefully than others? One great example of agelessness was Jack LaLanne, the fitness guru. He had a longrunning exercise program, The Jack LaLanne Show, on television and was the picture of health and vitality throughout his life. He helped a lot of people put together great fitness routines for themselves, and later in life became an advocate for healthy eating and nutrition. I had the privilege of seeing Jack on his ninety-fourth birthday. I was in school, and he was invited to a large convention of students and doctors. It was a great celebration – the center was decked with birthday decorations and balloons, and even the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders were I hand to welcome LaLanne. When Jack was introduced, he came slowly out onto the stage, bent over and leaning on a cane. The room fell silent, and it was clear everyone was shocked to see this man, known for his infallible strength and health, now falling apart and reduced to frailty. He hobbled to the center of the stage, looked up at us, and very weakly said into the microphone, “Thank you for coming out and celebrating with me.� Then LaLanne tossed his cane to the side, jumped up into the air, and called out, “How’s everybody doing?� He started marching around the stage with vigor, practically doing backflips across the stage. It was incredible to be so limber at his age. All the students and doctors erupted into wild applause for this man, who was such a great example of health – and a great comedian.
Think you’re too old to turn around years of stress and deteriorating health? At seventy, Jack LaLanne swam Long Beach Harbor against strong winds, handcuffed and shackled, towing seventy rowboats (one for each year of his life), one of which had several people sitting in it – for one full mile. If LaLanne did that at seventy, I believe any motivated individual at any age can start to turn around their health. On the flip side, why is it some people just seem to deteriorate as they age, and their health gets worse and worse as time goes on? With improvements in health care, although it’s true we’re living longer, it seems we’re actually just dying longer. The underlying cause for most ill health is stress: t 1IZTJDBM TUSFTT PS USBVNB TVDI BT B DBS BDDJEFOU t $IFNJDBM TUSFTT o QPMMVUBOUT JO BJS UPYJOT JO GPPE t &NPUJPOBM TUSFTT o BO BOHSZ DP XPSLFS SVTI IPVS USBóD t *OGFDUJPVT BHFOUT MJLF CBDUFSJB PS WJSVTFT
We’re all exposed to all these stressors. LaLanne, during his wonderful life, was exposed to just as many (if not more) as anyone else. Yet some people seem to manage stress, staying healthy while others get sick. Why is that? The answer is it’s not the stressors – it’s the person. Your ability (or inability) to adapt to stressors makes or breaks your health. Don’t let anyone tell you health problems are just a genetic hand of cards you were dealt, and you simply have to live with it. Be wary of anyone telling you that you just have to take pills to get over an illness. The body has an incredible ability to heal, if we simply understand why things aren’t working and then provide appropriate support for it to heal, through personalized testing and care. The signs and symptoms of a body failing to adapt can be seen early on, long before a true disease process takes hold. Often, early signs of stress affect the delicate balance of hormones in the body. By understanding how hormones function, we can identify what a person with an underlying imbalance looks like and feels like. More important, we can take action before a lifelong disease has developed – and reverse the effects of years of stress on the body. Dr. Trevor Botts is founder and clinic director of Inspire Wellness Center, offering natural, non-invasive wellness programs and functional lab interpretations. Free weekly seminars and dinners each month. July: The True Cause of Belly Fat – Stress, Hormones, and Health. Info, RSVP: (512) 800-2026, www.InspireAustin.com
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Alchemical Hypnotherapy is based on practices of the ancient Alchemists, converting the lead of the unconscious into the gold of wisdom and fulfillment by using hypnosis to reach powerful internal resources and guides within the subconscious. Through Alchemical Hypnotherapy, you’re not dependent on the therapist – instead, you discover your own latent healing power. There are four main aspects: Rescuing the inner child explores long-forgotten early childhood memories for the source of a wounding experience that continues through adult feelings -- feelings like repressed rage or abandonment. The Inner Child Rescue Mission allows you to re-experience the emotions, and engages you with the memory of the event itself. The child within is brought back to the present to meet its needs so you, as an adult, can help and nurture it. Contacting guides and higher selves teaches you to identify, open up, and work with your richest inner resource – your guides. Often labeled archetypes, they’re energies that can provide invaluable information and healing potential. The Inner Child, Inner Mate, and Inner Parents are guides that can help heal potential wounding from “real” parents and relationships, and help attract better relationships. Other guides are Inner Healer, Inner Artist, and Teacher – and, most important, the Higher Self, the limitless potential at the core of your being. Past life regression not only helps identify traumatic past life experiences and process emotions associated with them, it returns to the scene, even inviting past life personalities to assist in healing. This can involve working with past life contracts, promises, or vows that still reverberate – either with another person or with yourself – as the purpose for being born in this life. Conference room therapy works with sub-personalities, different voices within that are experienced continuously – parent, child, worker, lover. Its role is to become conscious of different voices, choose between them, and create a forum for disparate parts to have a dialogue. New strength can be gained when you take on different roles without losing your center. Conference Room Therapy helps explore different relationships, bringing in Guides to assist in the process. Eleni Villios is a Certified Professional Hypnotherapist specializing in Alchemical Hypnosis, available for sessions in Austin or by phone at (561) 945-1241. To learn more about her and Alchemical Hypnosis, visit www.hypnoticaustin.com
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A?2.A6;4 2:=AF 36?2 by John Harvey Americans are awash in opioids, consuming the vast majority of the global supply. With five percent of the world’s population, Americans consume ninety-one percent of oxycodone, and almost one hundred percent of hydrocodone. We’re in the grips of a deadly epidemic. In 2015, opioid overdoses accounted for over 33,000 deaths – 20,101 related to prescription pain relievers, 12,990 to heroin. For middleaged Americans, prescription-drug overdose is a more likely cause of death than auto accidents or violent crime. While there’s no quick solution, a more holistic approach is needed – relieving pain through pills has led to more suffering. Chinese medicine understands addiction, particularly opioids, as yin deficiency (yin xu), consuming yin energy with a vengeance. Yin aspects are hidden, subtle – spirit, emotion, intuition, connection, meaning, contentment, hope. Its counterbalance, yang, manifests in visible, active, intellectual, forceful, hot characteristics. When in balance, yin provides fuel, yang consumes it.
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Addictions use a person up. Spirit, hope, and connection are depleted, leaving victims isolated, hopeless, hollow. Yin deficiency results from chasing the high, non-stop consumption, and loss of selfcontrol. Addiction symptoms appear as excess yang – heated, willful, restless, angry, loud, aggressive, reckless, dangerous, out of control. Yang behavior’s not the problem. It’s a symptom of underlying yin depletion, a condition known as empty fire in Chinese medicine, an apt description of how addiction consumes individuals. To replenish yin, addicts need a safe container. Initial recovery may require supervised structure to begin detoxification and transition from opioids and repair physically. Sustained recovery requires cultivating and replenishing yin – an inside job, nourishing spirit, connection, meaning, and hope. The NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) protocol is specifically designed to address yin deficiencies among substance abusers. Auricular (ear) acupuncture was serendipitously found to ease symptoms of opium withdrawal by a Hong Kong Dentist in the 1970s. The protocol, refined by Dr. Michael Smith at Lincoln Hospital, reduces cravings, eases anxiety, and promotes a sense of self-control and hope. To regenerate yin, qigong, meditation, and yoga are foundational healing approaches, along with the NADA protocol, at Northwest Counseling. Together with conventional group psychotherapy and family system approaches, this convergence of East and West modalities provides a diverse arsenal of help to combat the menace of addiction in America. John Harvey is Executive Director of Northwest Counseling and Wellness Center, providing holistic, integrative resources for substance abuse and mental health. (512) 240-9355, www.ncwaustin.com
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There are many reasons people can’t receive. For some, it makes them feel selfish. They’ve been taught to put everyone else first, to think of themselves last. While this is a very noble pursuit, it’s not healthy. There’s never an end to the line of people who should come before them. Eventually, they feel spent and used. Further, when we can only give, we attract people who, through their own limitations, can only take. Perhaps they have a sense of entitlement, feeling that the world owes them in some way, or perhaps they worry that their offerings are too humble to give. They may also be wounded, and feel endlessly in need of the love and attention that was never afforded them. Regardless of how it shows up, when we’re out of balance either way, we draw in our mirror images.
Others can’t receive because it makes them feel vulnerable. To receive means you have to open up and let someone come in. Your whole identity may be wrapped around how strong your fortress is – and even how well you suffer from within it. We isolate because we’re very sensitive, or we can’t endure the pain of further loss. To let someone in is to expose ourselves, to risk being hurt again. We would much rather hole up in stoic silence than reopen those doors. When there are walls around PVS IFBSUT IPXFWFS JU T WFSZ EJóDVMU UP GFFM MPWFE Others resist the power play of the unconscious giver. Making people feel good allows them to feel better about themselves. Their need to help, fix, or rescue, however, creates a power imbalance within the relationship. The fixer needs someone to be broken to feel worthy.
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If we sense someone’s trying to enmesh us within such an exchange – where to receive is to take on the role of someone who’s incapable, or where we feel obligated in some other way – we’ll dig in and resist. Learning to love ourselves is important. It requires putting yourself first every now and then. Perhaps you take a “me-day� off from work, a hot bath, go to a yoga class, get a massage. Maybe you even shop for new clothes, buy a TV, or a new car. All of these gifts to ourselves may make us happy in the moment, and demonstrate that we are self-loving and selfreliant. If we can’t receive the love we are giving ourselves behind these gifts, however, we’ll be forever caught in a cycle of empty consumerism.
It starts with seeing that person inside you who needs love. Find your love and compassion for them, in your heart. Then, as you’re so good at doing, give them what they need. As you do, then try stepping into their shoes. Imagine yourself, now, opening to love, free of motive. Notice where you’re blocking it. Let the walls of that fortress crumble, let the sense of obligation dissolve. Lie in that warm stream and receive that love. Let it in. When you can do that, you’ll feel instantly connected to the whole Universe, and to all the love that’s being given to you daily that has gone unnoticed. Move past the safety of being a doer, and allow yourself to be an open vessel. It’s about connection. It’s about experiencing the exchange between all things. It’s Love, baby – let it in! Christina Allen’s work as an intuitive, healer, teacher, and founder and director of the Austin Shamanic Center combines a strong science background (BA Physics, MS Neuroscience) with decades of applied ancient spiritual wisdom (Master Yogi, Reiki Master, and profound Shamanic Healing based on Q’ero Indian traditions of Peru). For private appointments and upcoming classes, call (512) 391-9829, or visit www.AustinShamanicCenter.com
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LEMURIAN SEED Beyond d th he sto ones Contributed by Marcelo Valadares Lemurian seed crystals connect us with our highest guidance, embodying consciousness before the Fall, the time when humans came to see themselves as separate from each other and the Source. Many connect the wisdom of these crystals with Angelic or Star beings, and it’s easy to see why. It’s said these crystals were seeded by the highly evolved civilization of Lemuria, sister civilization to Atlantis and the emotional and spiritual yin to the mental, technological yang of Atlantis. In legends from cultures all over the world, both met their fates in a great flood, and are now submerged beneath the oceans. To preserve the spiritual knowledge of the Lemurian culture, legend has it these crystals were encoded with crucial information for present times, and were purposefully seeded in areas of abundant crystalline growth.
The bar codes. The crystals began surfacing in Brazil in 1999, as if our higher selves left a trail of breadcrumbs to lead us out of darkness, back to awareness of love and unity with Source. There’s a strong heart connection with these stones, an instant recognition that often brings tears of joy and remembrance. It’s a feeling of wholeness, a sacred recognition of self – a homecoming of Earthly consciousness and the consciousness of the stars. Lemurian crystals are said to activate the pituitary and heart chakras, so intuition is heightened, melded with unconditional love. These crystals are very tactile, practically begging to be touched and held. Meditation while moving a finger up the rungs of the ladder-like bar codes is said to bring profound insights. In addition to the signature bar codes on the sides, every marking on a Lemurian seed is significant, telling a story and often offering surprising validation of impressions received in meditation. The very rare Lemurians with internal phantoms specifically connect with the unity of the Trinity. They look like magnificent mountain landscapes, sometimes containing phantoms within phantoms, each one completely visible yet nested within another – and all of them nested within the host crystal. They convey a deep intuitive understanding of the concept of holographic unity, impossible to express in words. Marcelo Valdares is the creator of Beyond Rocks, offering wholesale and retail sales of Lemurian crystals, crystal beds, and related products. Visit Beyond Rocks at Austin’s Body Mind Spirit Expo July 15-16 at Palmer Event Center. (954) 648-3565, www.beyondrocks.com
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f you roll in certain circles, there’s a lot of talk about the need to “raise our vibration.” But what does this even mean? Is it metaphorical or literal – and, in any case, how can it be done, and how do you know when you’re getting it right? Because this concept is derived from a multidimensional understanding of reality, it’s improbable there could ever be any one authoritative definition. As a starting point, though, think of your vibration as the pattern of your awareness, the frequency with which your attention shifts from the inside of your body to the outside, and back again. Like a heartbeat, imagine an invisible membrane pulsing outward to grasp information from the external world, and contracting inward to do the same internally. Your energetic vibration is something like the rhythm of this pulse.
Start by noticing where your awareness usually resides. Do you spend most of your time plugged into what’s sometimes called default or objective reality – the conscious experience shared with other beings – or with the subjective reality of your private life? Note that neither is the better place to be, as both are essential, like an x and y axis. To live in good relationship with others, you need to be aware of what’s happening around you, tangibly and energetically. But you also need to be attuned to the unique language of your body and the emotions it generates, so you can orient yourself accurately within these overlapping arenas. Dwelling exclusively in one type of awareness is a fixation – an addiction – that has much the same effect as a heart that stops beating. Though your body doesn’t die, you cease to move energy that wants to flow through you, so there is, on the collective plane, a reduction of life force.
In this imagining of energetic anatomy, each person is a vessel in a decentralized cardiovascular network. Our collective self, in other words, has not one heart, but as many as there are sentient beings. Through the synthesis of your awareness – going out and in, out and in, out and in – you do your part to circulate a shared understanding, which enlivens, animates, and heals that same collective self, just like blood nourishes and repairs the physical body. It’s fair to say in modern cultures, the energetic pulse is sluggish. There’s a heavy bias for embedding attention in overlapping outward experiences, the home of all things external, material, and pre-existing. Meditation, chanting, and other forms of trance states, such as traditional craft-making and yogic exercise, are means of practicing inward awareness, to compensate for this tendency. Very much like working out a muscle made of tissue, they stimulate your attention to contract and hold, upping your intuitive strength over time.
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This process of checking within and without is essential, not just for self-awareness in society at large, but also on the microcosmic level of your personal relationships. Start practicing with your partner, your roommate, or whoever is closest in your life – even if that’s a rival or perceived enemy! Survey how much attention you pay to the context of their senses – that is, to their external perspective. Weave that information in with your own at a higher rate. Here’s the trick, though. Do it through your heart. We can make false extrapolations when we relate to others only through the logic of the mind. Energetic systems such as this should be navigated foremost by feeling. Don’t worry if that instruction feels vague. With practice, it becomes second nature – and then, in time, it becomes nature, plain and simple.
This creates an imbalance in the individual as well as on the cultural level, which can express itself as symptoms of what we call mental illness – behavioral issues, personality disorders, theories of reality thoroughly estranged from common experience. In other words, our ability to relate to each other is damaged, sometimes to a point of insanity.
Zaeli is a writer, comic, and love coach here to help bring consciousness and intention to your emotional life. Catch the debut of her new monthly comedic showcase, We’ll Pray For You, at Coldtowne Theatre July 26. Learn more at www.ZAELI.net.
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Dear Ashtara: Messages from Your Angels and Master Teachers Dear Ashtara, I have read your column, Dear Ashtara, for years and find it very divine the way you connect with people to offer peace, light and love. Do you see anything for me? I have been through a lot of change in the past year and am wondering if you have any guidance or messages for me. Sharla, 35, Austin, TX Dear Sharla, You have been an emissary of light every time you have lived on earth. What that means is you are in a stream that won’t quit of inner and outer bliss. Sometimes you think that is not the case. You were born to be a channel and author of spiritual and metaphysical things. Your teachers are Metatron, Melchizedek, and Uriel. Dear Ashtara, Am I going to find my perfect home within the next four months? And if so, where? Home Free, Ageless, The World Dear Home Free, You will be living in a new place by October. After that, you will feel like you still need to own a house. Take your time, don’t rush, and the universe will be your supply. There are really no decisions to have to make. Follow your guidance, and you will be at the right place at the right time. Your teachers are Lord Maitreya, Sandalfon, and Ashtar.
Dear Ashtara, What do you see as far as my love life – any boyfriend any time soon? BB, 48, Austin, TX Dear BB, It looks like you are not in the right circles of people to meet a new man. If you joined Tinder.com, eHarmony.com or EliteSingles.com you might get lucky. Go after the gusto and your fellow should appear. Your high teachers are Gabriel, Jesus, and Sanat Kumara.
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Dear Ashtara, I’ve been on this path for a very long time and I’m not seeing three-dimensional abundance yet, just scraps to get by with. I’m ready for abundance right now. What is the way it is going to manifest? What do I need to get out of the way, or what do I need to do besides simply just staying on the path? I’m sure there’s something else I’m not getting, and I’d like to know what it is. It is strongly affecting my relationships or lack thereof. Any advice on that would be awesome. Carlos, 47, New Braunfels, TX Dear Carlos, It looks like you have been on a metaphysical journey or path, which is the only sane thing for you to do. However, it looks like you have done what you love, and for one reason or another money has not followed. You are born to be an M.D., surgeon, plastic surgeon, architect or engineer. When you were born, God said, partake in a plan of healing and I will teach you and help you. Do this mid to late life. The time is now to recreate what that plan is. Go within and you will be guided. Begin to think in a positive frame, as well as beginning to know that as you, do what you love the money will follow. As prophecy has spoken, take heed and begin to realize that the message was going to take place later in life. Do not be afraid, for He is with you. Your main teacher is Gabriel.
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The Million Dollar Quartet at the Zach, July 26-Sept.3 by Michael Abedin In the beginning, there was Gospel, and Gospel begat the Blues, and the Blues, after a fling with Country and Western, begat Rockabilly – and, lo, there was born Rock and Roll. One of its earliest gods was Sam Phillips, owner of Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, and his prophet was Carl Perkins. Perkins wrote Blue Suede Shoes (selling way more copies of it and going higher on the charts than Elvis Presley) on December 4, 1955, after overhearing a guy at a dance telling his date, who’d scuffed up his blue suede dancing shoes, “Uhuh, don’t step on my suedes.” A year later to the day, Perkins had a recording session booked at Philips’ Sun Studios in Memphis with a new piano player – Jerry Lee Lewis. A country singer named Johnny Cash stopped by to hear Perkins’ sessions, as did the former rising star of Sun Records, now with RCA – a young Elvis, with his girlfriend of the month. The four of them got together around a piano and started singing the songs they grew up on – gospel, a touch of bluegrass, C&W, even a Christmas carol or two. The recording engineer, the story goes, decided it would be remiss of him not to roll the tape, and Phillips decided it would be remiss not to call a Memphis newspaper. The reporter titled the story he ran the next day The Million Dollar Quartet – and a legend was born.
Sort of. The tapes sat around until the 1980s, when some of them were released in Europe in two editions. Elvis Presley – The Million Dollar Quartet was released in the US as a CD in 1990. The only one of the quartet still on the planet these days is The Killer, Jerry Lee Lewis. (Or so They would have you believe, right?) Unless you get abducted by aliens and invited to have lunch with Elvis, and Carl and Johnny stop by, your best bet is to see the Tony-winning Million Dollar Quartet at Austin’s Zach Theatre July 26-September 3, featuring each performer’s biggest hits in a takeoff of the session. Oh, and if you do have lunch with Elvis and them, try the fried peanut butter sandwiches. Tickets, showtimes: www.ZachTheatre.org
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