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CONTENTS Conscious Evolution for the Sake of Our Future by Paul Lenda 16 Meditation as a Way of Life: An Interview with Rev. Alan L. Pritz 8

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CONSCIOUS DYING 19 Wisdom on Death, with Thich Nhat Hanh 19 Death & Conscious Awareness by Salvatore Tardio 20 Thankful for a Moment to Say Goodbye by Z. Lu Alexander 21 Embracing Death in Every Moment Spirit Leaves, by Janet Red Feather 22 Home Funerals: A Special Touch by Anne Murphy 22 In Life as in Death by Rev. Lisa Severson 23 A Message from Ascended Master Serapis Bey, by Shirley Moore

11 Re-Membering, by Rebecca Sarino 12 The Basis of So Much, an excerpt by Neale Donald Walsch 13 December Yoga: Savasana Pose Yoga for You, by Michelle Ploog 14 December Horoscope: Building from Insights Star Wisdom, by DK Brainard

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Eagle & Condor Prophecy Awakening bridges the Americas by staff reports A noted shaman and condor protector from Peru will join a turtle priest and keeper of eagle medicine from North Dakota and a Mayan time keeper from Central America to present “Eagle and Condor Prophecy Awakening: Activation of the Divine Feminine Consciousness” on Saturday, Dec. 6 in St. Paul. The event, presented by Wind over Fire Healing Arts Center in Rochester, Minn., will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Minnesota Waldorf School Festival Hall, 70 E. County Rd. B East, just south of Highway 36 from Rice or Edgerton streets. A $20 donation will be taken at the door. The ancient prophecy of the Eagle and the Condor arose from many indigenous cultures of the Americas. It said humanity would split into two paths: the Eagle, representing the mind, the industrial revolution and the masculine; and the Condor, representing the heart, intuition and the feminine. The prophecy said the 1490s would usher in a 500-year period in which the Eagle would become so powerful that it would drive out the Condor, represented in the conquering of the Americas by foreign immigrants and the oppression of the indigenous people. The prophecy continued by saying the next 500-year period would begin following the end

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of the long-count of the Mayan Calendar — Dec. 21, 2012 — when we would see the Condor and the Eagle come together and fly in the same sky, creating a higher level of consciousness for humanity. Cultures around the world say the Earth is undergoing an intentional evolution of consciousness at this time. “Eagle and Condor Prophecy Awakening” will include authentic indigenous ceremonies presented by: • Jorge Luis Delgado — Jorge is an Andes Shaman from Peru, Quero Yatiri Heritage Keeper, author of Andean Awakening: an Inca Guide to Mystical Peru, and a Condor Protector featured on the television show “Ancient Aliens.” Jorge Luis brought to public attention the Aramu Muru Doorway, an inter-dimensional portal located in the Hayu Marca mountains in south Peru. He is also a founding member of The Brotherhood of the Solar Disc, an Andean esoteric society. • Cedric Red Feather — Cedric is a Turtle Priest of the Mandan Tribe of North

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Dakota, a Purple Heart combatwounded Vietnam veteran, an Okipa Maker and member of the Blackmouth Soldier Society and Red Feather Society. He is the author of Mandan Dreams. • Gina Miranda Kingsley — Gina is a Mayan Time Keeper, an expert on the Mayan Calendar whose family origin were the Mayans in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. She was trained by a shaman who identified her destiny in connection with the Mayan Calendar. Live performances will be presented by: Grupo de Huitzillin, an Aztec dancing group; drumming/healing ceremony of the Chilean Mapuche, known as Machitune; Third Eye Tribal, American tribal belly dancers; Janet Red Feather, a ceremonial singer who will present eagle songs; and Duke Addick, a Native American flute player. For more information, contact Wind over Fire Healing Arts Center at 507.281.6649 or visit www.windoverfire.com a

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Conscious Evolution for the sake of our future

by Paul Lenda Humanity is now experiencing the birth pangs of a global social transformation the likes of which have never been experienced in recorded history. Never in the history of human life on this planet has there been such a grave and serious threat to the planet that we live on becoming uninhabitable because of the actions of one species that has asserted its dominance. Nearly everyone feels that something big is happening, although the reasons being proclaimed for this are as numerous as the stars, thanks to peoples’ various belief systems, subjective perceptions and current levels of knowledge and information about what is going on. We are now in a completely new phase of evolution, a fundamental evolution of consciousness, that will change everything. This is an intentional evolution, based upon the shifting of our consciousness out of the ego’s domain and into the unity-oriented 8 www.edgemagazine.net

domain. Oneness among all peoples, regardless of how similar or different they may be to our own selves, will be key to this transition. By uniting together as one species, one family, we can not only ensure that we survive, but also that we thrive and transcend the lower realms of consciousness so that we can have a world that is finally filled with peace, love, and happiness (and not just filled with empty rhetoric). Not doing so will seal our fate in experiencing the most soul-crushing of dystopias imaginable. Sign of immense hope There is, thankfully, an emerging worldview arising out of the ashes of the old order and it can be seen as a sign of immense hope for the immediate future. In order for our long-term future to be a bright one we must become unified in seeing this emerging unity-oriented worldview as being the key to a future we can all be proud of. Do we want possible future explorers of

our solar system to come upon our planet, find our artifacts and discover how foolish we were in our planetary and species selfdestruction, becoming a footnote in the history annals of sentient races that brought about their own demise because of a lack of understanding about the interconnectedness of everything? Will we be looked upon as being an “intelligent” species that could have avoided imploding on itself if it only discarded its self-destructive positions of awareness? Let’s not become a footnote in a book of failed evolutionary experiments and become something that we can be proud of. Let’s not forget how many similarities we have. Think about all the social conditioning from the point of birth to the time of death. Look at all the beliefs we amass that divide us as a species and notice how these are not necessarily representative of reality but were learned behaviors that further perpetuated the destructive cycles in human behavior that we see today.

There is a continuously increasing number of people who are realizing the importance of an intentional shift in the collective consciousness of humanity. They feel within themselves that they have a critical role to play in this shift if they wish to see it occur. These people see that the entire socio-economic system has to be changed. When they look around, they see the egoistic expression of greed manifest itself through the haves taking more and more from the have-nots. They see that 13.7 billion years of cosmic evolution did not intend to end here, with the current sad state of affairs. The psychological addiction of consuming and acquiring, manifested through materialism seems to be increasingly infecting more minds in a shorter amount of time. We are at a dangerous position in our evolution where the old ego-dominated mentality is fighting desperately to maintain its current level of power because they are far too invested in the current order to give it all up and make the evolutionary quantum leap into a new humanity. A new humanity There is an increasing amount of individuals who are taking the human race by the hand towards the unity-oriented vision of humanity that is the answer to the current problems we face (since it is aligned with the nature of our environment). These people dedicate their lives to this cause, because they believe so deeply in it and have such an immense love for our human family, and naturally to the rest of life on our planet that is losing up to 100,000 species to extinction every year. The individuals can be called intentional evolutionaries, since they are making it a life goal to help humanity make the shift and transition to the new unifying humanity that embodies the mind states of peace, love, and compassion above all else. They will not allow these things to turn into cliches as has happened in the past, but will live them and become the literal expression of these higher levels of consciousness for the benefit of themselves and of everyone/everything else. As Pierre Teilhard de Chardin had once said, “there is an almost sensual longing for communion with others who have a larger vision. The immense fulfillment of the friendships between those engaged in furthering the evolution of consciousness has a quality almost impossible to describe.” How true this is since the feelings being expressed by these intentional evolutionaries are as genuine and good-natured as can be. There is no ego formulating a hidden agenda or trying to create a subversive attempt in order to get something for themselves. No, they recognize that they have a critical role to play in the conscious-

ness shift that is occurring. They know that if this consciousness evolution is to continue to fulfill its potential, it now must be deliberate, and they feel with the whole of their hearts that it is their responsibility and destiny to ensure this happens. Global cooperation Unity and diversity need not been separate. It’s possible to be united in the expression of higher mind states such as compassion, joy, love, and peace while keeping the attributes which make each one of us special and unique. Cooperation on a global level is possible and, in fact, necessary if we are to make the transition to a new humanity. It seems as if it’s something a child would understand, but unfortunately the actions of some (particularly world leaders in government and industry) demonstrate that this elementary concept is not grasped by the aging remnants of the old world order. War, famine and environmental destruction would be a thing of the past if only the peoples of the world cooperated with each other to bring about such a world. Today, with various crises extending far beyond any one country’s borders, there is a very real possibility for global unity and cooperation to finally become a reality. If the human response to crises such as the ones following Hurricane Katrina, the earthquake in Haiti, and the revolutions against tyranny around the world tell us anything, it’s that we can put our differences aside and unify to cooperate with each other to create a positive change. Do not become depressed about the state of affairs currently on our planet. There is a massive awakening occurring — with a realization that it is now or never. We need to shape up or we’re shipping out of this world with no possibility of coming back anytime soon. Become an intentional evolutionary and take advantage of every opportunity that may arise in order to promote the creation of a fundamental consciousness shift that is global in size and scope. Make it a part of your life’s purpose to help in creating a critical mass of consciously evolved individuals that will stop the destructive nature of the current socio-economic order. Our very future and survival depends on it. a Paul Lenda is a conscious evolution guide, author of The Creation of a Consciousness Shift and co-founder of SHIFT>, a social community of intentional evolutionaries focused on anchoring in the new paradigm and assisting the positive transformation of humanity. With the drive to be aware of and experience the wider horizon of Reality, Paul has developed an extensive background in the spiritual and transformative elements of life; one that is both knowledge and experienced-based. Paul has spoken at various events including the United Nations and My Spirit Radio, and has had his articles published in magazines and journals around the world. Visit www.Shift.is and www. Facebook.com/TheShiftIsNow. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.

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Winter Solstice & the Reindeer Goddess by Jaime Meyer A Sami shaman once stabbed me in the heart with a reindeer antler. Here’s what happened next. A Sami shaman once stabbed me in the heart with a reindeer antler. That’s how the reindeer came to live in me as a spiritual ally. That was twenty years ago, and since then the reindeer has been an otherworldly teacher and healer for me and a protector when I do shamanic healing for clients and groups. Do I know this sounds crazy? Of course. Have I stopped caring? Mostly. There’s more. Before he stabbed me in the heart, he taught me the story of how the Great Reindeer Goddess travels across the southern horizon at the winter solstice, retrieves the life-giving sun between her antlers and carries it back to the world so that all creatures may jump up and live again. He told me how the reindeer sacrificed her own heart to implant at the center of creation, and it is her heartbeat that pulses life into all creatures. She is the sustainer of all life. She is the rescuer, the resurrector, of life from the forces of antilife as symbolized by frozen, dark winter. These images of the reindeer are so beautiful to me, and though I’m not a reindeer herder of the arctic north, I seem to know this Goddess. In our culture, the Christmas reindeer are all male, and the lead reindeer is a funny little guy with a nose that lights up. I believe the ancient Northern European indigenous image of the goddess carrying the sun back between her antlers sunk down into the Western collective unconscious, and it re-emerged, filtered through the patriarchal lens, to become Rudolf with his red nose, who saves Christmas. For 12 years I’ve guided a Winter Solstice ceremony in which hundreds of people come to drum together and make merry (what I call “Spiritual Wahoo”) and to hear about the reindeer goddess. Then I offer them an opportunity, if they want to take it, to enter sacred time and space, to descend into a deep visionary state and ask the Reindeer Goddess for a blessing. I do this shamanic ceremony because the Reindeer 10 www.edgemagazine.net

asked me to help undo the shrinking force that has been perpetrated on her by the industrial-machine-mind story of Rudolf, the little boy reindeer who helps Santa, the CEO of the northern toy factory manned by low-paid non-unionized workers, stay on deadline for his mass production schedule. Our story of Santa is the epitome of industrial culture shrinking down a profoundly healing otherworldly story in order to support our hyper-consumerist Christmas season. Archetypal psychologist James Hillman calls this substituting “more” for “beyond.” The Sami shaman, whose name was Ailo, a short, dark haired, round-faced impish man who spoke soft English with a thick Norwegian accent, stabbed me in the heart after dancing in a circle around me and chanting a gruff melody for 15 minutes. He stabbed me in the heart with his reindeer antler and a vision of the Great Reindeer Goddess burst open in me. She became one of my spirit guides. Since then she has helped me heal and bless clients and groups. And she asks me to dance with her once per year and tell her story to anyone who will listen. So I have, for 12 years, so far. The Sami’s relationship to the reindeer is as profound, I think, as the relationship between the plains Indians and the buffalo. In a landscape where it is barren and frozen for half the year, the reindeer keep the people alive. She offers her body as food, and provides muscle power to pull a sleigh. Her hides provide clothing, her antlers

tools. The reindeer is the sacred life force, the blessing given to us by the creator, embodied in fur, bones and blood. In the far north where the winter sun dips below the southern horizon and darkness covers the land for weeks on end, the winter solstice is only a few moments long. But day after day the sun, the source of life that calls the crops out of the ground, and the milk into the animals, creeps up a little farther above the southern horizon. That’s the great white reindeer carrying the sun back from the underworld. The Sami say that the creator placed a beating reindeer heart at the center of creation. Of all the creatures, she is the one who volunteered her own heart. It is that mothering heart, pumping warm blood throughout creation, which keeps everything alive. The image here is not that different from the idea of “God’s steadfast love” found in the biblical tradition. Except that it’s female, and inside everything, and everyone gets the blessing, instead of male and standing off in the distance witnessing his marvelous work, and judging who is naughty and who is nice, and giving the blessing only to the obedient ones. The reindeer heart beating at the heart of creation is also a similar image that Christians apply at advent and Christmas to the Christ child — that incredibly powerful idea (and so silly to the rational mind) that the creator cares for our wellbeing and so implants the power of love into the foundation of reality, and we can draw on that power — we can direct it up into us, and out of us, to make our lives better, or to help make someone else’s life better, or to just make it through our day in this whirling storm of daily life. Reindeer mate in the autumn, and male reindeer shed their antlers at mating time. That’s a very good idea when you imagine two beasts with horns like tree branches spreading out for six feet in all directions getting into the holly jolly joy of the rutting season. The higher the level of testosterone in the reindeer, the sooner the antlers fall off. So at solstice time, any reindeer with antlers are going to be female.

When I first learned this about female reindeer and the antlers, it turned my mind around about our own Santa story. Santa and the reindeer are not an all-male team as we have been told. Santa is the Great Goddess’s delivery boy. There’s more: In industrial Western culture, Mrs. Clause apparently does nothing but knit socks and make cookies for the elves. But I think she may be another suppressed image of the great Reindeer Goddess, who repairs our wounds (knits the socks) and brings us joyful nourishment (the cookies). This is why, for me, my annual Winter Solstice Blessing ceremony culminates with a group of shamanically trained “reindeer goddesses” delivering a blessing to each audience member as I dance under a reindeer hide while holding two immense antlers. The Reindeer delivers the real gift we seek: the resurrection from whatever darkness has taken from us, the return of the lost life force. She delivers what we really seek: not “pretty presents,” but “Beautiful Presence.” A few years ago The Reindeer gave me this song. It’s modelled roughly after the poetic structure of the Finnish Kalevala, an ancient epic mythic poem. If you want to, you can insert the word “She” at the beginning of each phrase to make it a little more rational. Moves the dark wind through the sky bones. Flows the silence from the unknown. Flickers fire in the cold hearth. Drums the thunder under earth. Breathes the light into the star room. Weaves the ice on winter’s tree loom. Calls the soul back from the deep dark. Aims the antler to the heart.a Winter Solstice Blessing: The Great Goddess Reindeer plays at the Minnesota Opera Center in downtown Minneapolis December 18-21. Info and tickets can be found at www.drummingthesoulawake.co Jaime Meyer’s eclectic background includes earning a Masters’ Degree in theology and the arts from United Seminary of the Twin Cities and studies with a variety of shamanic teachers. His book Drumming The Soul Awake is an often funny and touching account of his journey to become an urban shamanic healer. Twenty of his plays have been produced in various cities. He co-founded the first theatre in the world for the Hmong community and managed it for ten years, mentoring dozens of writers and scores of actors, and playing to 200,000 Hmong and non-Hmong people in various cities, including in refugee camps in Thailand. Since 1983 Meyer has studied cross-cultural shamanism, mysticism and the spiritual uses of drumming from many cultures. He is a member of the board of directors of the Society of Shamanic Practitioners. Email Jaime at drummingthesoulawake@gmail.com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.

Re-Membering by Rebecca Sarino It feels so good to remember, to cry out and kiss the nearest tree, that one star, the shimmer of your voice I hone and whittle and etch my medicine upon this Life with integrity in the sometimes unruly exploration of truth Standing at the center of it all, I cast my net of desires and possibilities, feeling as much as I can possibly bear And when once again I return to the ever blooming lotus inside of my heart, I breathe deeply and remember some more. a Rebecca Sarino is recently transplanted from Boulder, Colorado, and the majestic arms of the Rocky Mountains. She is a trained psychotherapist, healer and writer who is honored to support individuals on their unique journey of self-exploration, expression, and Remembering. Guiding individuals back into reunion with Source and oneness with the earth and all of her inhabitants is Rebecca’s deep commitment to this Life. She bows to the Great Mystery. Contact Rebecca at rsarino@gmail.com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.

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The Basis of So Much

An excerpt from God’s Message to the World: You’ve Got Me All Wrong

by Neale Donald Walsch It’s not a small thing to be wrong about God. And if nearly everyone on the planet is wrong about God, it’s really not a small thing. If nearly everyone on the planet has mistaken notions about God, then nearly everything that everyone on the planet is doing will not work the way it was intended. This is because the basis of so much of what they’re doing is found in so many of their beliefs about God. Think not? Think again. Nearly all of civilization’s modern laws emerged from the early rules and laws of some faith tradition. Nearly all of humanity’s moral codes derive from the mandates of a religion. Nearly every political movement and economic theory is based on ideas of justice, right-and-wrong, and basic fairness first espoused by spiritual teachers. Even those who don’t believe in God are impacted and guided by many of the fundamental principles placed into the Cultural Story by those who do. And a striking number of the personal decisions made by billions of individuals across the globe are made within the context of what they believe to be the purpose of life, what they believe happens when this life is over, what they believe about God, and about what God wants. So it’s not a small thing to be wrong about God.

Proposition: Not one of the systems we have put into place to make life better on this planet is working. Wait. It’s worse. Not only have the systems we have put into place failed to produce the outcomes for which they were intended, they are actually producing exactly the opposite. I have made this point before, in previous books. I believe it is worth repeating, with emphasis. Our political systems are actually increasing disagreement and disarray. Our 12 www.edgemagazine.net

economic systems are actually increasing poverty and the gulf between the rich and the poor. Our ecological systems are actually increasing environmental degradation. Our health care systems are actually increasing inequality of access to modern medicines and health care services. Our educational systems are actually increasing the knowledge gap. Our social systems are actually increasing disparity, disharmony, and injustice. And, perhaps saddest of all, our spiritual systems are actually increasing righteousness, intolerance, anger, hatred, violence, and war. If the improvement of human life upon the earth were a laboratory experiment, it would have long ago been considered an abject failure. Indeed, an appalling disaster.

Not everyone agrees. There are those who believe that humanity is evolving to higher and higher levels of sophistication and achievement, producing a better and better quality of life for all the members of our species. It is possible that they would not, however, be among the 842 million people (one in eight in the world) who do not have enough to eat. It is certain that they would not be the parents of the over 650 children who die of starvation every hour. They would presumably not be among the 20.9 million women and children who are bought and sold into commercial sexual servitude every year. They would also, one imagines, not be among the over three billion people who live on less than $2.50 a day, or the billions who have no access to health care. (Some 19,000 children die each day from preventable health issues, such as malaria, diarrhea and pneumonia.) They would probably also not be among the 1.7 billion people who lack clean water, or the 2.6 billion without basic sanitation, or the 1.6 billion people — a quarter of humanity — who live without electricity.

That’s right. In the first quarter of the 21st century, 2.6 billion people live without toilets, and 1.6 billion without electricity. How is this possible? you might ask. And that is a very good question. It is an especially good question given that humanity imagines itself to be a “civilized” species. To the people in the above categories, the “civilization of Civilization” has not even begun. A planet where 5 percent of the population owns or controls 95 percent of the wealth and resources — and where most of that 5 percent think this is perfectly okay, even as unconscionable numbers languish in lack and suffering — would not seem to be a planet on which a great deal of humanitarian advancement has been achieved. All of this is possible because of the collective values of those people who can do something about it. And where do those values come from? I suggest they derive in large part from the well-intentioned, but mistaken, beliefs about God held by many human beings — including those who do not believe in God at all.

Does anybody care that our species has been such a failure — or why? Does anybody imagine it has not been? Does anybody want to know how this whole situation can be turned around in the blink of an eye? Does anyone want to know how his or her own personal life can be changed for the better with the embracing of a single idea? Do you ? Do you want to know? a Neale Donald Walsch is the author of nine books in the Conversations with God series, together selling millions of copies in 37 languages. He is one of the major authors in the new spirituality movement, having written 20 other books. Eight of his titles have reached The New York Times Bestseller list. His life and work have helped to create and sustain a worldwide spiritual renaissance, and he travels globally to bring the uplifting messages of his books to people everywhere. His newest book is God’s Message to the World: You’ve Got Me All Wrong (Rainbow Ridge Books). Neale’s website is www.nealedonaldwalsch.com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.

December Yoga: Savasana pose Yoga for YOU

by Michelle Ploog After bending, twisting, and moving your body, the final resting posture in nearly every yoga practice is Savasana. The translation is “corpse pose,” which may sound morbid, but it is actually quite beautiful. Corpse Pose symbolizes the death of all before that moment. It’s the death of every belief, behavior, pattern, fear, insecurity, doubt and past experience. Many people say that it is surrendering to the earth, and that it is, but Savasana is meant to be a dramatic, complete surrender of all that you are and all that you have been. That’s the reason it’s called Corpse Pose. It’s not just surrender; it’s death to the past. Yes, you will relax, restore and rejuvenate while you surrender to the earth. Do this with the intention of a complete release. This is where miracles happen. When we have the willingness to surrender who we were, we are able to reawaken to who we will be. It is the death of all that has held us back from being our greatest selves that births the possibility for us to shine. Our past beliefs, behaviors, patterns and fears are actually comfortable for us, because it is what we know. It’s familiar. You know how your story plays out when you keep reliving your past. Letting that story — and all that has developed it — die can be scary because it is unknown. It is a new path, uncharted territory and unfamiliar. It’s the way to transforming into your greatest self. It’s close to the New Year. Now is the time to rebirth and renew yourself. Commit to a daily practice of letting go to become your greatest self. Start new rituals that align with who you are becoming, not who you used to be. My ritual? This is the message I send out before I give myself to savasana: “Universe, I give you all of me. I give up every thought, belief, pattern and behavior to you. I abundantly forgive others and myself so that I can release past words, actions and experiences. I surrender who I have been in order to become who I truly am. I release completely knowing that I will be rebirthed with expanded love, joy, abundance and peace. Thank you.” Savasana is a practice of letting go and trusting that you will not only survive — you will thrive! Lie flat on your back. Move your shoulders away from your ears. Rest your arms a few inches from the sides of your body with your palms face up. Rest your legs comfortably apart with your toes flopping outward. Close your eyes. Let go completely. Namasté. a Michelle Ploog is an ERYT (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher) certified in Kripalu Yoga and Baptiste Power Yoga, which inspires students to live a life of passion and purpose. She has coached and trained yoga teachers as a facilitator for multiple teacher training programs, featured workshops and immersions around the country. For more inspiration, complimentary online yoga and guided meditations, visit www.michelleploog.com and facebook.com/michelleploog. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.

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December horoscope: building from insights Star Wisdom

by DK Brainard December packs more twists and turns than a paperback thriller. Fasten your seatbelt, throw your hands in the air, and do your best to enjoy the ride. The Solstice New Moon supports you in making a quantum leap out of old patterns and into the new. Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 19)…You get a stellar opportunity to challenge — and start changing — an old limiting belief about whether life supports you in being your unique self this month. Just in time, too, because a new career direction or opportunity to jump into the next exciting chapter of your life’s work is opening up at the Solstice. Taurus (Apr. 20-May 20)…It’s time to stop fixating on that one burdensome relationship and start casting a wider net. The support you want for your creative project is there for you. It’s just coming from a place you don’t expect. Engage your network of friends and fans and remember that you can’t change someone else but you can change yourself. Gemini (May 21-June 20)…If you’ve been working hard on improving your health and managing your energy, Saturn’s sign change could bring a miraculous improvement in how you feel. Relationships are a huge focus this month and you have some very positive energy coming in to help you understand your needs and desires — and communicate them in a win-win fashion. Cancer (June 21-July 22)…With dour Saturn finally leaving your house of passion and romance, you see opportunities to bring more of your joy and creativity into your work and daily life. The Solstice brings a big relationship shift. You realize you can’t do this alone and you can’t do it with people who expect you to carry their share of the load as well as yours.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)…Your yearning to feel passionate and enthused about life again gets a big boost in the first half of the month. Set yourself free to live, laugh and love without restrictions. The Solstice focuses you on the nuts and bolts of your life, inspiring you to commit to a systematic approach to healing the money, health and energy issues that drain your enthusiasm. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)…Home and family become key points of focus as Saturn moves into your 4th House, inspiring you to heal the old heart wounds that keep you from feeling safe and supported in the present moment. The energy of the Solstice shows you a potential new life path that would enable you to use your talents and be of service — in a joyful way. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)…Saturn leaves your money house on the 23rd, opening up new financial opportunities. Mars’ move into your house of creativity and romance supports this shift, bringing opportunities to make money doing more of what you love. Be aware: that ongoing challenge about playing out old family dynamics in your relationships heats up just in time for the holidays. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)…Congratulations! You graduate from Saturn School on Dec. 23 — you are now officially the author(ity) of your own life. Seriously, take time to honor all you’ve learned and overcome in the last two years. The more you focus on your strength and mastery, the more people show up to pay you for just being you. PS — Good money luck is looking for you. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)…Several waves of positive energy flow into your life this month. And Saturn finally leaves your house of karma and brings his solid, disciplined energy into your house of self. How to make money doing what you love continues

to be a big theme. Just remember that you can’t get paid for what you haven’t done. Keep getting started on your dream and sooner or later it will stick. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)…The Solstice New Moon initiates you into your Plutonic power. Expect at least one big ending this month, along with an equally powerful new beginning. You can reap long-term benefits in your career direction, creativity, spirituality and health. But you must be willing to let go of the false self and step into who you really are. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)…Be willing to jump into inspiring opportunities in the first half of the month, when energy planet Mars moves into your sign and the Sun, Mercury and Venus grace your 11th House of friends, networks and dreams for the future. A very positive relationship could develop now. The second half of the month urges caution, meditation and reflection. Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20)…So much of how you experience December’s transformational energy depends on how closely aligned you are with your own dreams and desires. You could strike gold with one sweet idea, but you must ruthlessly stalk that old self-sabotage demon. Which, in your case, looks like trying to live up to someone else’s idea of what your life should look like rather than just being your own majestically strange self. a D.K. Brainard, M.A., C.H., is a writer, musician, astrologer and certified hypnotherapist who specializes in helping clients identify where they are on their own Hero’s Journey and take appropriate steps to reconnect with their soul/ Higher Self/creative unconscious. To carry out this work, D.K. uses the tools of astrology, energy work, compassion and hypnotic shared exploration of limiting identity states and desired goal states. Get in-depth weekly horoscopes for each sign of the zodiac, plus monthly video forecasts and weekly astrology podcasts at DK’s website: www. wordsforthepeople.com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.

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Stonehenge is Light by Linda Bergh I awoke with a dream knowing how Stonehenge was raised how the monoliths were moved into sacred formation I saw us in the dream each a heavy weight of grief or stories or pain a monolith of life then we are raising each other up lifting each other as witness carrying each other’s pain honoring each other’s story and in the dream the monolith of each became like a feather with the love of the others and we were each held up in formations of circles in the light of dawn like Stonehenge I awoke on a holy night morning knowing love can lift the stones community can hold the circle and bring the new dawn a Linda Bergh is a psychologist emeritus and education professor, Waldorf teacher and biography facilitator, founding member of Minnesota Threshold Network (online at www. mnthresholdnetwork.wordpress.com), and family directed home funeral guide. She is publisher of She Would Draw Flowers by Kirsten Bergh and distributor of The Most Excellent Dying of Theodore Jack Heckelman. Visit www.beholdingthethreshold.org and contact Linda at hellolindabergh@gmail.com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.

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Meditation as a Way of Life A Conversation with Author and Teacher Rev. Alan L. Pritz by Tim Miejan For nearly forty years Rev. Alan L. Pritz has trained in and taught Eastern disciplines. A meditation and hatha yoga teacher, interfaith minister, spiritual counselor/ coach, institutional spirituality consultant and martial arts instructor, Rev. Pritz has spent years applying inner sciences to outer realities. In 1997, he published Pocket Guide to Meditation, a 95-page overview of the meditation process as part of the spiritual journey. Now, the Twin Citiesbased teacher has released Meditation as a Way of Life: Philosophy and Practice (Quest Books), a volume that is one of the most comprehensive guides ever published on meditation. The author, a student of the Indian yogi Paramahansa Yogananda, distills the teachings of many other spiritual traditions and religions, including Christianity, into an interfaith perspective that will appeal to all seekers of the Divine. Specific elements include the foundations of spiritual practice; the benefits of energy-building exercises, affirmations, and healthy lifestyle regimens; instructions in mantra practice and innersound meditation; techniques for effective prayer; and guidelines to measure inner practice. Rev. Pritz spoke with The Edge about his new book, and about meditation as a way of life, from his home in South Minneapolis. Thank you for sharing your time with us. I particularly liked reading your new book because I didn’t really know a lot of the ins and outs of how you started your practice. Rev. Alan L. Pritz: Well, truth be told, there

are some people who are memoir worthy; I don’t know that I am, but the context was basically that I call myself Joe ordinary — although I don’t know that anybody is ordinary, particularly if they are dedicating their lives to a spiritual practice and doing these things. While most people are enamored of tales that are truly enamorable, if that’s a word — people who seem to have aurora borealis kinds of experiences — here I’m just kind of the guy in the trenches who has dedicated his life in this way over time. There’s some value, I think, for people to see not everybody has to be a savant in these areas to benefit by them.

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REV. ALAN L. PRITZ You introduce your new book by saying that meditation is not a method to enhance health, boost creativity or reduce stress. You say that these may be by-products of meditation, but they are not what meditation is about. So, what is meditation about? AP: There is always a need to define terms,

and as such, my book is specifically rooted in the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda. It comes from a classical yogic perspective. In this sense, meditation is very much a spiritual practice. Very simply put, meditation is the science of learning how to reunite the soul with Spirit. When I say science, it involves understanding the mechanics whereby consciousness and soul have basically descended into incarnate physical form and the very real ways that life force and consciousness can be raised once again to reunite into the omnipresence of Spirit and Source. That is the soul’s innate potential. For most folks, they simply abide on doing a prison term incarcerated, if you will, in a physical form. Much like a giant oak tree is secretly held within an acorn, the soul’s potential is omnipresent and one with Spirit. The science of meditation is the process whereby the life force and consciousness are able to be controlled and directed within the physical and subtle bodies that comprise the human being, done in a skillful, artful manner such that these goals are ultimately reached. You mention your tradition coming from Yogananda, and you also call meditation a science. Can you give people an idea of the length of time that has gone into refining this science?

AP: First of all, let me make a distinction or clarification that may be beneficial. Most people think of Yoga in one of two ways: either that it is Hinduism; or that it is the physical exercise system — Hatha yoga practiced in postures — that is so prevalent in society today. “Yoga” simply means reuniting of soul to Spirit. That is what it means. Yoga is the gift to the world that has arisen out of India and has been refined for millennia. I don’t know actually whether the earliest recorded images and references to yogic teaching date back 6,000 or 10,000 years, but it has been a long time in the works. What’s of value for people to understand is that the kinks have been worked out of the system when taught properly by somebody who, themselves, is a graduate of the process. Yogananda was a spiritually realized master, a graduate of the yogic sciences who was able to teach them, and demonstrate them from his own spiritual attainment. What would you want everyone on the planet to know about Yogananda and why has he inspired you so? AP: That’s a good question. Everybody’s

spiritual journey is very personal — between them and God. It’s kind of like if you have dated a number of people, in time you find somebody who is right for you, and that is exciting. In this particular case, it is very difficult to find somebody of the spiritual level and caliber of a Jesus, a Buddha, and what I consider to be a Yogananda, somebody who has climbed the summit of spiritual attainment. People who are very knowledgeable and influential in the world today in terms of spiritual teaching and familiarity will pretty uniformly cite Yogananda as being a seminal influence in their journey. His book, Autobiography of a Yogi, set the gold standard for people who are being introduced to what a true spiritual master of the Yogic tradition looks like. It shares an exquisite amount of information. From my particular framework, Yogananda stands as a teacher to provide a level of insight into the sciences of life force and consciousness, yogic sciences, and how they can be applied to people regardless of their religious traditions at a time in the world’s evolution when this kind of rapid growth and change in the spiritual evolutionary process is before us. Clearly, there are a number of teachers, great historically and otherwise. One of the values of Yogananda is that he taught in the West for 32 years. He spoke

to the Western audience with the mindset to appreciate their need to know the science behind things, why they work, what the goal is, why these things are of value and relevant, and how they achieve just what they set out to do. Yogananda was a very articulate person who provided a wealth of information that is otherwise obscured and teachings made very relevant for the modern era. What role does meditation play in the awakening process? AP: That’s kind of like asking what role

does water play in growing a garden. The term “awakening” really refers to people becoming more aware of themselves, what life is about, and how they fit into the bigger picture of meaning of life. Meditation directs people into becoming aware that life is a spiritual journey. As people begin to see that and understand that, they are also asking classic questions about their place in the world and they’re beginning to get in touch with themselves as being souls, as opposed to just being bodies. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, a Jesuit priest, said we are not human beings having a spiritual experience, we are spiritual beings having a human experience. As people become more clear to this concept and begin awakening to life as being more than just a big, old mystery where you work, eat, have a family and die, meditation becomes the singularly most important vehicle where people are able to turn their attention towards Spirit within themselves as the doorway to grasp Spirit everywhere. It’s comparable to the New Testament telling us, “Seek the Kingdom within.” That’s what meditation is. It’s the doorway to the mysteries of Spirit and self — and this is an internal journey. Human beings are multifaceted beings. We have a physical body, but we also have spiritual bodies. When the mind is concentrated outside in the world, consciousness is fixed in the most dense or material aspect of creation. The mind and consciousness have to be withdrawn. Meditation is the science of how to focus one’s attention, consciousness, and subsequently, life force so that the more subtle realms of existence of one’s self and the universe itself become manifest.

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What effect will somebody who begins the process of meditation and commits to it notice in their lives? AP: I tell people that it’s like if you light a fire

and you see a big bonfire across the street and you say, “Yummy, yummy, I’ll want me some of that.” As you start walking across the street, you’ll find that as you get closer to the fire you begin to feel its effects. There is greater light, there is greater warmth. As a person turns within, with meditation, what they are effectively doing is approaching Spirit that is encapsulated within themselves. Meditation continued on page 18 

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 Meditation continued from page 17 The nature of Spirit is love, joy, peace, wisdom, power and calmness, and these qualities will begin to manifest more to the individual. Even early beginners will begin to feel that they are less anxious, they are obviously more peaceful, less easily ruffled by life around them. There are qualities of understanding the world around you that need to be wed to the practice in order to make it a full, well-balanced integrated approach. It is not uncommon for people to notice that their relationships with people improve. They feel a spontaneous joy that has no particular basis in an outer cause, as well as feelings of love, peacefulness, a sense of awe or increasing wonder about the nature of existence. These are very early indicators of the results of a meditation practice. How has the practice of meditation evolved in your life? AP: Great question. What I find is that there

is a quality of refinement in my practice that continues to simply refine my understanding and my experience of all these things in which I have immersed myself. Sometimes you see somebody who seems like they are a very advanced practitioner of something. You can get a sense of that, because when you’re with them you feel a certain calmness or they just emanate a sweetness. It’s like a crock-pot dish that is becoming more and more ready to be served. What I found with myself is that these are realities that sometimes, as soon as I close my eyes and I go within, I find myself lifted and absorbed into a state that very significantly impacts my interaction with the world, the words I speak, whom I’m with, and what I’m doing. I’m very much internally changed by virtue of the experience — and my dance with life has become deeper, richer and sweeter, and hopefully of greater service to people by virtue of my knowledge and capacity to share it. In your book, you encourage readers to commit to a long-term relationship with Spirit. I thought to myself, “Isn’t that like making a commitment to yourself, to your true nature?” What do you find prevents most people from making this commitment? AP: First of all, I think that you’re right,

that this is about making a commitment to yourself, because in your truest nature, you are Spirit. We all are. I think that there has to be a readiness. People have to feel the value in doing this, and then they have to be willing to pay the price. You don’t get something for nothing. In this day and age when you walk around and you see people on their various cellphones and devices, everybody has got such instant gratification needs and scattered minds. The concept of just being still and 18 www.edgemagazine.net

dedicating yourself twice a day to a practice is something that many people are just not willing to embrace. There is a pandemic of restlessness. People simply need to become ready for this kind of thing and then embrace what is necessary to make it happen. I like to use relationships as an example. Once two people have been dating for a while, the couple may find value in the relationship that they really want to invest in, so they have to make choices to move their connection from a superficial to a more meaningful one. Corresponding choices in time and energy come to play as people choose to align their lives and orbit around that which is important to them: a person, a spiritual practice, there is no difference. The greatest obstacle to people embracing meditation as a way of life may be a lack of awareness in knowing that this is such a potently powerful thing that could benefit them on so many levels. So there is a lack of access to quality information. I know that sounds perhaps absurd, because there are so many meditation teachers out there, but frankly when I hear people talk about meditation, it sounds to me like they have been given a book or they have had a community ed class. They have not had a very good training and an understanding of the basics. Why is finding a quality meditation teacher important in the process — or can we do it on our own? AP: I think it’s always important, regardless

of what a person is learning, to get the best quality information available. Otherwise, whether you’re studying economics or something more esoteric, the blind are leading the blind. It is a bad math equation. It’s very important that people wind up getting quality information from sources that truly know from their experience what they are talking about. At first, folks lack discrimination and discernment born from experience. The tendency is to find books or teachers that seem to resonate with them. Usually the process is such that people waste a lot of time in byways and pathways that don’t ultimately serve them, or it leads people to refine their process and discover teachers who are better. If a person can find a better teacher right away, great. Books and written material can serve a valuable part of the learning curve. Ultimately, I hold dear the personal relationship, such that you can have a connection with somebody over Skype, but it does not take the place of being present with somebody. People can learn a lot through books and correspondence lessons, but there is a certain element that really comes down to the energies that are transferred individually.

What is the inward teacher you write about? AP: The inward teacher refers to the intui-

tive power of the soul. This is a delicate dance for people, because in spiritual practice what you have oftentimes is the ego warring with the soul. There is a rough core of egotism in individuals. Part of the dynamic of the spiritual practice is the battle between these forces within us. The whole Bhagavad Gita is a metaphor and allegory of the battle between soul and ego, and every spiritual path has that. You can’t be in the world, and of God, mamman versus Spirit. The ego is very canny and it likes to come up with lots of different excuses to justify its likes and dislikes. People have the capacity to justify usually anything that they want. You want to have children, you’ll justify having children. If you don’t want to have children, you’ll justify not having any. All that stuff tends to be of the ego. The inner teacher, in this case, is the soul, which is uncompromising in its relationship with truth. One of the powers of the soul is pure and perfect intuition — the power to discern the truth without the intermediary shift of the senses. There is not a rationalizing process. It is simply the soul’s power to know the truth and to know it directly. When a person becomes more refined in a spiritual practice, they are able to tap this intuitional guidance directly; until such time, oftentimes their insight is murky. While the inner teacher is a very real thing, it also requires time to cultivate and wisdom to know when you’ve got it and when you are not quite there. Thank you for sharing information about your book and your experiences of meditation. Is there anything you would like to add that we haven’t spoken about? AP: I guess the only other thing that I would

mention is that I have a business practice as a spiritual counselor, guide, meditation teacher and coach, and I make myself available for people who are interested in having one-on-one training with a person such as myself who can help them with their journey. I also offer and facilitate a Sunday morning meditation service in the Minneapolis area that is just supported by donations. People do not need experience. I facilitate the whole thing. My personal practice with people is a much deeper opportunity for people to work and to benefit themselves with this kind of facilitated practice that I can provide them. a For more information on Rev. Alan L. Pritz, visit www.Awake-In-Life.com or call 612.721.4100. Tim Miejan is editor and co-publisher of The Edge. He also helps individuals and small businesses with graphic design and editing needs. Contact him at 651.578.8969 or email editor@edgemagazine.net. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.

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WISDOM ON DEATH by staff reports Friends of noted Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh were shocked to learn on Facebook that the 88-year old teacher experienced a severe brain hemorrhage on November 11. For now, he is receiving 24-hour intensive care from specialist doctors, nurses and from his monastic disciples. He is still very responsive and shows every indication of being aware of the presence of those around him. He is able to move his feet, hands and eyes. There are signs that a full recovery may be possible. Louise Reid Ritchie of Tallahassee, Fla., wrote that this is the time to remember Thich Nhat Hanh’s own words about death: “Our greatest fear is that when we die we will become nothing. Many of us believe that our entire existence is only a life span beginning the moment we are born or conceived and ending the moment we die. We believe that we are born from nothing and when we die we become nothing. And so we are filled with fear of annihilation. “The Buddha has a very different understanding of our existence. It is the understanding that birth and death are notions. They are not real. The fact that we think they are true makes a powerful illusion that causes our suffering. The Buddha taught that there is no birth; there is no death; there is no coming; there is no going; there is no same; there is no different; there is no permanent self; there is no annihilation. We only think there is. When we understand that we cannot be destroyed, we are liberated from fear. It is a great relief. We can enjoy life and appreciate it in a new way.” a

DEATH & CONSCIOUS AWARENESS by Salvatore Tardio No matter our differences, accomplishments or failures, how liberal or conservative our values, what religious or atheist belief we hold, science or logic we apply or denial we cling to, death is imminent. How we arrive at that moment is as varied as everything else in our life: whether by the hand of another, resisting with every ounce of one’s being against the pain and anguish of a disease, by one’s own hand or in peace surrounded by the love of others. Death — as the moment of birth — is our common denominator and, at the very least, the ultimate equalizer. Inevitable as it is, it’s a subject seldom embraced within our culture. Unless we’re faced with death or experience the loss of a loved one, we seldom converse or ponder our own demise. It’s a rare circumstance that a conversation of death is openly welcomed. As much as we believe we know about death, it still contains an unknown — and like every other unknown we’ve encountered in life, it harbors an element of fear. Death is the greatest of the unknowns; it has no comparison, no recovery and no second chance. But as macabre as it may be portrayed, death itself is not our enemy. In fact, our avoidance of truly understanding death leaves us at a disadvantage in living life. We’re given the gift of life, and as much as death seems to rob from us everything we have, it gives us the one thing in return that nothing else can. It immensely raises the value of life because it limits our living experience. Without death, it’s just a matter of time before every aspect of living would become repetitive and mundane, merely participating in our existence; not truly living. The timing of death may never seem fair. We may cry, pray and cast out anger to fight it, but without it living would lose its luster and immortality would eventually be an unending burden to bear. Our culture glosses over death; it’s made impersonal and its veracity is tucked away with the very people fast approaching it, nervously

ignored by most and left to be dealt with when we’re forced to in the hopefully distant future. While the younger generation perceives itself as invincible, giving little thought to death, the elder generation has a glimpse of its mortality. That glimpse is of a world without them. It can be heartbreaking to accept — and even with a strong conviction of an afterlife, seldom is the act of leaving life embraced. Fear is our impulsive response until we’re able to come to terms and submit ourselves emotionally and logically — by accepting the inevitable and coming to peace with it. Death’s legacy is the act of bringing clarity and an order of importance to the moments, experiences and choices we make in life. It clearly forces us to recognize the love and gratitude in our life, as well as the regrets that with grace we may still be able to resolve. Death forces a new depth of conscious awareness. What we do between birth and death defines us — and how we define ourselves should always be through moral and ethical choices ruled by our conscience, never by default of mass consciousness or decree of others. Conscious choice will dictate the journey of good living. Conscious awareness is staying true to oneself, always realizing that choices have consequences, good or bad — and the ripple of those choices affect those we love, as well as others well beyond our circle of friends. Comfort of mind is the fruit of conscious choice. What we do when death approaches — whether we resist it to our last breath or welcome it without a struggle — is bound with dignity when we follow our conscience. It’s unfortunate that we can never be more in touch with life than when we grasp that it will be forever lost. Rising to the occasion of death is clearly the most conscious experience in life, and with triumph over fear there’s a profound purity of love amongst everyone privy to this most sacred experience. a Salvatore Tardio is a retired entrepreneur in the construction and retail industries with 30-plus years of searching for a better understanding of humanity’s relationship with our higher source. Contact him at sltardio@msn.com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.

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THANKFUL FOR A MOMENT TO SAY GOODBYE by Z. Lu Alexander My husband, Tim, died peacefully in my arms. A true gift. A true honor. Because we confronted his death with conscious awareness, I’m no longer afraid of dying or living, or of being alone. I feel more peaceful with and tolerant of the differences, incongruities, and contradictions that people present. Nonetheless, I am more discerning and choosy about how I spend my time and energy, and with whom. I now have greater trust in my life, and in my own inner authority and personal guidance system. Quite the journey! Early in our marriage, a psychic informed me that Tim and I had a ten-year renewable contract. That was the first I’d heard of relationship contracts. When I told him, he nonchalantly said, “That seems about right.” We had known on the day we met that we’d be getting married. We married for Love. Our exceptional life together ended five days before our 11th wedding anniversary. When Tim was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, we’d already experienced the deaths of our grandparents, mothers, beloved animal companions, my sister, and his aunt — mostly consciously. Even so, his dying proved the ultimate test of our fortitude. Initially, we went along with the physicians and followed their protocol. However, after a critical surgical mishap, Tim explained how his aunt had dealt with her cancer: prolonged, torturous, expensive treatments with debilitating side effects, and repugnant resistance. With equanimity, my husband was very clear that, while he still had a choice, he wanted to choose quality over quantity. In other words: quit treatments and gracefully accept death. I needed another 24 hours of kicking and screaming before I reached acceptance. We then located a hospice with an open bed to receive him, and knowingly set forth toward our final embrace. I invited family and friends to come say goodbye. Word spread throughout the community. Musicians Tim knew, loved, and had played with — some re-surfacing after thirty years — brought instruments and jammed. It was joyous. A celebration of life lived on his terms. Those final three days, Tim had a foot in each world. Though he lacked words to articulate most of what he saw, he described his experience as beyond glorious. Ignorant grievers dismissed his buoyant countenance as drug induced, but I knew what was real. He was very lucid, and proved it to me. Tim explained that whenever someone called out to him or spoke his name, he could be there with that person in an instant; and, no matter 20 www.edgemagazine.net

how many people called at one time, he could be anywhere and everywhere concurrently. My first night alone at home, I realized I better go through his stuff while he was still alive in case I needed to ask him any questions. During our entire marriage, we had never gone through each others creative spaces. The next morning when I arrived at the hospice, he already knew. He told me that all is known, and all is forgiven. Tim emphasized that the only thing that crosses over is Love. Tim influenced the timing of his departure. I had told him I hoped he wouldn’t die until Friday. He said “I’ll see what I can do!” Thursday morning, the doctors called him the “miracle man”; Tim’s body had been shutting down severely, and they were surprised he was still alive. He mostly slept from then on. Even so, at 9 p.m., a musician begged to come visit; when he walked near the bed, Tim opened his eyes, sat up, and said, “Hi! Have you met my wife?” Then late that night (early Friday) he died in my arms. The clock said 1:33. For eleven years, we’d celebrated the numerology of my birthdate, knowing 1-3-3 is me! Following his death, a rainbow appeared in the clear blue sky. Tim visited people briefly in the bodies of unfamiliar cats, dogs and crows. He blinked lights on and off to say “Hi.” There had been an unfavorable energy in the basement at night; after Tim died, that energy disappeared. As I sat by the river scattering Tim’s ashes, two hawks, two eagles, and two otters came by. Forms change. Interconnectedness, support, and love remain. Life continues…. Author’s postscript: My husband “walked in” at the very moment Toby Dog died in my arms. Eighteen months before we met, Tim all of a sudden sat upright and announced aloud that he needed to “get a job with benefits because he had a wife coming.” None of his family or friends could fathom such, but the following Monday he signed on for a work training program, and that led him to his job at the hospital — with terrific benefits! We had no idea of the specific timing until years later when I found his Train-to-Work diploma. There it was: proof that his aha! moment of 

EMBRACING DEATH in every moment Spirit Leaves

by Janet Michele Red Feather The question is stunning, isn’t it: What happens when we die? Do emotions, thoughts and memories we’ve gathered all these years suddenly grind to a rude halt? On reading this month’s prompt, I thought the editor intended articles about bidding farewell to loved ones without anguish or guilt. On second thought, I realized he could mean coming to grips with our own death. I began contemplating my future passage. The question of the moment for me became, “How can I die in a peaceful, loving frame of mind, without attachment, regret or fear? I have often considered what the transition will be like. All that is not love is fear; all that is not fear is love. How can I stay with the emotion of love and avoid the abyss of fear while contemplating the end of Janet Red Feather? What will there be to hold onto in the giant sea of consciousness when the driftwood of me ceases to exist? Just who is this “me,” anyway? If personal identity is illusory, tied to a matrix — there as merely a kind of “convenience of consciousness” to keep chaos at bay — then what is left behind on passing? If I am truly spiritual, how can I be concerned for even a second that I would not be safe? All I have to do is look within nature. Every year, leaves go out in a blaze of glory. At the very moment they approach the brink of lifelessness, there are hundreds of shades going on in the groves of trees: peach, burnt orange, gold, flamingo and vermillion. Within a matter of weeks, ultimately sepia, burnt sienna, raw sienna, tan, beige and burnt umber predominate. The trees — the stately, wise, glorious, persistent trees — seem to know that passage into winter is cause for celebration. They sing their vibrant color of symphony, even in the face of deadly winds stripping them of their glorious foliage, leaving them exposed to the unknown storms that lie ahead. For all of nature, the advent of dormancy or death is party time. Squirrels scamper wildly, celebrating the change in a stockpiling frenzy.

knowing was the moment Toby Dog died in my arms (my first fully conscious, lovingly aware death in this lifetime.) Toby Dog was a significant part of me being able to keep my heart open and my spirit interested in staying on earth in this body through very dark, challenging passages. So was Tim. We know he “walked-in” because previously Tim would have had nothing to do with hospitals, nor would he be able to keep a hospital job for the thirteen years until he died in my embrace. Toby Dog and Timothy David have the initials T.D. in common, and both Toby Dog and Tim

Birds continue feathering their nests. Bears stuff themselves with fish, berries and roots until they’re bushy and portly. They’ll enter caves and roll over in their lavish fur for a good, long meditative dream state. For humans, our presumably awesome power of mind is, in this case, very much in the way. If we were more intuitive, like the beloved “beasts,” we might have an easier time of it. The other facet on our turning crystal is the recognition of just how small and dense we really are. When we look up at the night sky and remember the stars from which we came, death looks very different. It’s just a word — one that’s become loaded with negative affective connotations. There is no birth, no death; there is only transformation. On our journey back to rejoin Everything That Is, we have so far to go. Death is part and parcel of a very much larger, ongoing journey. The Buddha didn’t panic over the notion of physical death. Initially, the idea was new to Prince Siddhartha. Under the Bodhi Tree, he became enlightened and taught himself a path for accepting the great change. From the Buddha, we see that through meditation, we can raise our frequency higher. This sets our chakra wheels of light spinning fast enough to travel to the next place. We need to change the story. Death should be something we look forward to rather than fear. In the spiritual way of life I learned from Cedric Red Feather, Sam Little Owl, and the Wanagis — the Ghost Nation, death is not fearful. As Cedric has frequently expressed it to me, “We do not fear death; in fact, we embrace it. When we fast, we say we are making our grave.” Once a person allows the false personality to die, the authentic self is free to live. Practice dying every moment. Only in constantly letting go can we truly begin to live fully. a 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. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.

stayed with me eleven years. Also, they had both been rejected and misjudged by many others, but the moment I met Toby Dog, and the moment I met Tim, I fell instantly and totally in neverending love. a Mystic, Artist, Adept Subtle Energy Perceiver Z. Lu Alexander is also a New Earth Composite being. To integrate ascending frequencies and for pleasure, ZZ creates art through multiple media, she farms and gardens indoors and out, and interacts with nature. She’s exploring new ways of manifesting, and she is experimenting with the effects and powers of group consciousness, and those of LOVE. Contact her at z.lu.alex@gmail.com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.

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HOME FUNERALS: A SPECIAL TOUCH

“Death is not extinguishing the light, it is only putting out the candle at the end of the day.” Rabindranath Tagore “When the last hour is at hand, you will stand at a crossroad. If you have prepared in advance, you will be ready to move on with great ease and confidence, like an eagle soaring into the sky.” Tulku Thondup Rinpoche

in life as in death by Rev. Lisa Severson My mother had a saying up on the wall in her home office that read: “No one is completely worthless; they can always serve as a bad example.” Not that my mom’s passing was a bad example — it was what it was — but I think she missed out on some opportunities to settle things, to make amends or make things right. Her passing was much like her life, which she often saw as difficult. She experienced chronic health problems since her teenage years, and a lot of her energy was put towards managing her symptoms of arthritis and heart issues. For the last 28 years of her life, she was married to an emotionally abusive man whose needs always got put before her own, but she did her best to cover her upset, fear and anger. I had hoped that after she was diagnosed she would make arrangements or settle her affairs, but she was in denial about the whole thing. They were moved to an assisted living facility, where she didn’t have to manage everything on her own — but she still wasn’t prepared to deal with any of her emotional baggage. She refused to talk to the hospice clergy or the workers or me about anything. She always told everyone she was fine. When her health had declined to the point where she wasn’t able to get out of bed, she told us that she was done. She 22 www.edgemagazine.net

by Anne Murphy Bringing funerals back home is remembering our capacity to care for our own. Up until the 1850s in North America, death and after-death care occurred almost exclusively at home. Family and community members took an active role in caring for and burying their loved ones. During the Civil War, soldiers who died often were far away from home and unable to be returned. Embalming was a way to stall the decomposition process and make it possible for soldiers to return home. The funeral industry was born — and for the most part, funeral directors continue to be hired to do the work we once did together. As we continue to raise our awareness to life, it seems only natural that we would raise our awareness towards

refused any further medication. She knew full well what that would mean; she was on diuretics to keep her heart and lungs from filling with fluid. It wasn’t going to be a comfortable passing. Twenty-four hours later, she became delirious and her passing began. She had seen her life as a struggle most of the time, so I guess the struggle she experienced in her passing wasn’t a surprise — but it was quite remarkable. She started saying “no” over and over as if she didn’t want to do something or she wanted something to stop. It was like she was fighting with someone. She said to me, “I can’t see it! Help me see it!” So I asked her to see a bridge and see the people on the other side waiting to welcome her. I started describing it in detail and told her that her dear friends and family were there waiting to hug her. A bit later she called for two healer friends of ours, so I called them and held the phone to her ear so she could hear them. One of them started singing to her — and after a minute or so she barked, “Stop singing!” Shortly after the last call she said, “Drum!” I asked if she wanted me to play her drum and she said yes, so I played it until she ordered me to stop. All this time, she was in and out of her body and she was fighting and sweating. It was like she was passing through different levels and needed something different each time. Next was “Amethyst!” So I put her amethyst cluster on her heart. Ten minutes

death. A home funeral is one of the ways we can say goodbye with loving awareness. A home funeral occurs when the body of a loved one stays or is brought home after death, cared for by family, friends, and others who offer their support. Oftentimes it involves washing, dressing and laying the body out for viewing before final disposition or a service at another location. With proper cooling methods, home funerals can last hours to up to three days. It’s up to the loved ones to set the pace, allowing themselves the time to absorb the loss. By participating in a home funeral, we co-create a space that is a reflection of the life and loss through our own voices, hands and hearts. a Anne Murphy is a Home Funeral Guide. Through support, education and empowerment. Anne supports, educates and empowers families to care for there loved ones after death through home funerals. Anne can be reached at athousandhands. com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.

later she said to take it away, and then she wanted her tuning forks to be played. After that, she was finally able to rest but she was still moaning and saying no occasionally. About eight hours after this started, she said, “I can see it now. I’m going. Bye.” I told her I loved her and she said, “Love you, too.” She didn’t talk any more after that. She was gone, but her body carried on for another few hours before it too finally stopped. I’ve thought about that night so many times since she passed, about how the experience seemed so indicative of how my mom was in life. She had a big personality and was quite funny and very well liked, but deep down she was angry, scared and often upset. Even though she was into spirituality and had many opportunities to take some steps to heal her emotional body, she avoided it or wanted someone to do it for her somehow. She struggled in life — and she struggled in death. Witnessing my mother’s passing has given me a look at how I want to respond to my life and my eventual death. I will strive for peace. a Rev. Lisa Severson of Living Love Ministries is an Intuitive Energy Healer, Spiritual Guide and Interfaith Minister. She uses a unique blend of energetic healing techniques and a diverse spiritual background in her sessions with clients to facilitate physical, emotional and spiritual healing and the emergence of the true self. Located in Minneapolis, she is available for healing sessions and sacred ceremonies. She can be reached at www.revlisa.com or by calling 612.825.9061. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.

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A MESSAGE FROM ASCENDED MASTER SERAPIS BEY by Shirley Moore “It is necessary to cast off all the material illusions of the world in order to achieve a Conscious Death while still incarnated. When you stand naked in the wilderness, divested of everything, you will find your Power. Examine your mental, emotional and spiritual attachments to determine where your limiting beliefs may be holding you hostage. Absorb this concept and prosper. “This is not to say that you cannot have family, friends, children, travel, money, health, etc. while incarnated. It simply means that you have a preference for some of these things but ultimately, you are whole without any of them. You are free from the constraints that current day cultures put upon you as a measure of your worth. You can Be in this world but not of it. You can Be in-joyment of this world and in appreciation of various material goods and are whole with or without them. You can have preferences for some of these things but you are not dependent on them for your strength. Your power source comes from an infinite space that knows no limits. The Universe is continually

expanding to meet your level of awareness. Please ask from the perspective of abundance, knowing that you will receive. “A suggestion to begin exploring conscious dying from a personal perspective is by asking yourself how you arrived at a thought, pausing before speaking, listening to your words and paying attention to your actions. Ask for your soul to come close and assist you in this process. Pay attention! Use your senses, seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling and tasting to guide you to greater awareness of yourself. You will then be in a position to assist others on their path to conscious dying. Remember, for every ending there is a new beginning with glorious lessons to learn if you remain aware. “From where I sit, you are well on your way and I invite you to visit me on the Inner Plane at night where I will instruct you in examining the esoteric elements of this process and assist you in achieving your Soul’s purpose in the incarnation. Go Now!” a Shirley Moore is a hypnotherapist, intuitive and spiritual coach based in White Bear Lake, MN. She is a teacher, healer, leader and resource. She speaks to your soul and assists you to re-member who you are: Divine Light. “What does Spirit want you to know?” she asks. Learn more about what Shirley offers the community at www.Wellness4U.biz , call 651.815.5030 or email shirley@ wellness4u.biz. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.

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Spiritual Centers in the Upper Midwest… and Beyond More people are discovering value in the exploration of themselves outside of existing traditional, religious and dogmatic institutions. They are connecting with others in centers focused on the spirit, on the soul, on spirituality. The following Spiritual Centers serve the Upper Midwest...and beyond: Eckankar / Temple of ECK: Religion of the Light and Sound of God, 7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen, MN, 952.380.2200, www.TempleofECK.org — Keys to spiritual experiences: Explore past lives, dreams and Soul Travel. Worship Service: first Sunday of each month, 10-11 a.m. Youth programs. Community HU Song: third Sunday of each month, 10-10:30 a.m. Free workshops: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Tours available. Holy Spirit Retreat Center, 3864 420th Ave., Janesville, MN 56048, 507.234.5712, www.holyspiritrc.org — Located on Lake Elysian with Retreat and Meeting Space, Seasonal Retreats Offered, Private Retreats, three modern hermitages located in a wooded area for individual or couples private reflection space. Spiritual Direction offered by experienced directors. Affordable, payment by suggested donation. Hope Interfaith Center, 114 Pohl Road, Mankato, MN 56001, 507.386.1242, friend01@ hickorytech.net, www.hopeinterfaithcenter.com — All Sacred Pathways Honored. We are a Spiritual Community and Spiritual Center that provides the resources and framework for spiritual growth, empowerment and awakening. Rev. Janice Hope leads Spiritual Services the second Sunday each month at 10 a.m. Tune in to our

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monthly blog talk radio show called “Pure Hope Show” at www.blogtalkradio.com/janicehopegorman Kundalini Awakening Systems, Rosemary Golias, P.O. Box 50825, Mendota, MN 55150, 651.452.3161, rosemaryg@usinternet.com, www.kundaliniawakeningsystems1.com — Kundalini is an evolutionary energy that is designed for humanity’s next step toward a luminous physical and spiritual expression. The Kundalini is in everyone. It is an untapped resource of divinity within us all that is waiting to be awakened and experienced. The program offers a community on Facebook and Yahoo with Chrism who offers seminars/ talks in the Twin Cities area. Call for more info. Lake Harriet Spiritual Community, 4401 Upton Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55408, www.lakeharrietspiritualcommunity.org — Based in a historic building on the National Historic Register, LHSC is an extraordinary place. We honor all spiritual paths, and offer many ways for you to expand your unique connection to the Divine. Join us as part of your spiritual journey as we lead our community in expanding consciousness. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 5 p.m. — Info at www.meetup.com/lhsc-mn/ events/218756388/

Prairiewoods, Andi Lewis, 120 E. Boyson Road, Hiawatha, IA 52233, 319.395.6700, alewis@ prairiewoods.org, www.prairiewoods.org — Prairiewoods is an eco-spirituality retreat and conference center nestled in 70 acres of woods and prairie. Retreats, programs and holistic services integrate spirituality and care for the earth. Stay overnight in our 20-room guest house, meet with a spiritual director, get a massage or simply commune with wildlife! Share International, Share-International.org — Share International is a worldwide network of esoteric groups that practices Transmission Meditation, a world service, and informs the public that the World Teacher for Aquarius is now among humanity. Maitreya comes to inspire and guide humanity to create a new civilization based on Love, sharing resources and Brotherhood. Spirit United Church, 3204 Como Ave. SE., Minneapolis, MN 55414, 612.378.3602, www.spiritunited.com — When you are ready. When Spirit is calling you to something more. At Spirit United, we are redefining the meaning of church by honoring the ancient ways of wisdom while assisting in the birth of the emerging spirituality. Come discover a flourishing community dedicated to learning, healing, worshiping and serving.

The Spirit Wellness Center, Kellie Haehnel, RMT, 3435 Washington Dr., Suite 206, Eagan MN 55122, 612.804.4463, Kellie@TheSpiritWellnessCenter.com, www.thespiritwellnesscenter.com — The Spirit Wellness Center provides Reiki services for general wellness and stress reduction, as well as for specific tension or pain problems. We also provide Soul Mentoring to aid and empower individuals to discover their authentic selves, Detox Ionic Foot Soak, Toe Readings, various classes, and holistic expos. Sunday Morning Meditation Services, led by Rev. Alan L Pritz at Center for Performing Arts — in the Sun Room, 3754 Pleasant Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55409, 612.721.4100, alanpritz@q.com, awake-in-life.com/sunday-morning-meditation-service — These gatherings are for persons of all faith traditions who seek spiritual nourishment and deeper inner-experience of the Divine through a meditation-based Sunday service. Held weekly, Sundays from 10-11 a.m., the program consists of an Invocation Prayer, Body/Mind Centering, Devotional Chanting, Guided Silent Meditation, Inspirational Message or Teaching, and Healing Transmission. Unity North Spiritual Center, 11499 Martin St. NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433, 763.754.6489, unity@unitynorthmn.org, unitynorthmn.org — Unity North Spiritual Center is committed to offering a space to guide community members and youth in fulfilling their potential. Services and events include healing, prayer, men’s and women’s groups, meditation, and sacred text studies. UNSC serves the wider community through programs such as Family Promise, Family Table and the Music Ministry. Unity of the Valley Spiritual Center, 4011 W. Highway 13 Savage, MN 55478, 952.895.0745, www.unityofthevalleymn.org — Discover Unity of the Valley Spiritual Center, a positive path for spiritual living. Come share the holidays with us. Sunday Services in December at 10 a.m. Winter Solstice, Sunday, Dec. 21 at 4:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Candle Lighting, Wednesday, Dec. 24 at 5 p.m. Burning Bowl ceremony, Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 6:30 p.m. Unity Spiritual Center of Central MN, Stephen Martin, 931 5th Ave. N., Sartell, MN 56377, 320.255.9253, office@unityspiritualcentercm.org, www.UnitySpiritualCenterCM.org — At Unity Spiritual Center, you’ll find a positive, uplifting, warm, open, nonjudgmental and loving approach to life, and likeminded people who gather to support each other on their personal spiritual journeys. We resonate with: Eckhart Tolle, Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, Byron Katie, Abarham-Hicks, Neale Donald Walsch, A Course In Miracles.

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ECKANKAR / TEMPLE OF ECK: Religion of the Light and Sound of God, 7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen, 952.380.2200, www.TempleofECK.org — Keys to spiritual experiences: Explore past lives, dreams and Soul Travel. Worship Service: first Sunday of each month, 10-11 a.m. Youth programs. Community HU Song: third Sunday of each month, 10-10:30 a.m. Free workshops: Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Temple hours: 5-9 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; Noon-4:30 p.m. Sunday. Tours available. Lake Harriet Spiritual Community: A Center for Conscious Living, 4401 Upton Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612.922.4272, online at www. lakeharrietspiritualcommunity.org — Encouraging authentic spiritual connection through Sunday services, classes and workshops. Sunday 10:30 a.m. Services are led by our resident speakers Patty Peterson, Christine Day, Cindi Claypatch, Michael Foley and Linda Saggau; guest speakers; or Spiritual Director, Theresa Rose. 9am Services include Spiritual Development, Drum Service, Toning/Healing and Body and Soul. Space also available for weddings, concerts and special events.

SAINT FRANCIS LIBERAL CATHOLIC CHURCH: 3201 Pleasant Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612.823.4276, www.stfrancisliberalcatholicchurch.org — Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. Sundays; Rosary 9:30 a.m. First Saturdays. Solemn Benediction, 7 p.m. Third Thursdays. Communion available to everyone. Freedom of conscience and belief. A church for seekers. Ordination of Women. Seven Christian Sacraments. Find us on Facebook.

Unity of the Valley Spiritual Center: 4011 W. Hwy 13, Savage, MN 55478, 952.895.0745, www.unityofthevalleymn.org — Discover Unity of the Valley Spiritual Center, a positive path for spiritual living. Practical teachings to help you live a healthy, meaningful life. As we grow in consciousness, we create a loving, peaceful world. Sunday Service 10 a.m. UNITY MINNEAPOLIS: 4000 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, 763.521.4793, online at www.unityminneapolis.org — Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome here. Sunday 8:15, 9:45 & 11:30 a.m., nursery & Sunday school at all 3 services. Monthly Healing service 7 p.m. on the 1st Tuesday. Adult education classes throughout the year.

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networking listings …provide category, brief description, name, phone, email, website, photo or logo. $75 total for 3 mos., $120 total for 6 mos., $180 total for one year. Deadline is the 15th of each month. Major credit cards accepted. Order online at Edgemagazine.net. Call 763.433.9291 or e-mail cathy@edgemagazine.net 5th DIMENSIONAL ENERGY HEALING: Susan Broadwell, MA, PsyD. Working with the highest available Light on Earth at this time – 5th dimensional Light Energy – Susan facilitates healing by working with multiple levels of consciousness, helping you gain important information, getting clarity about your purpose, and releasing any blockages to fully being you. Sessions available for children, adolescents, adults & couples. Contact Susan at 952.922.1848 or susan@ mindbodytherapymn.com, www.mindbodytherapymn.com ANIMAL COMMUNICATION: Ilga Cimbulis: Readings, Classes, Parties, Events. 612.385.3005, ilga@ilgacimbulis.com, www.ilgacimbulis.com Animal Communication: Sindi Somers is an Animal Communicator, Holistic Pet Care Educator, Cat and Dog Trainer, Energy Healer and Psychic Reader for People and Animals Present and Past. She offers long-distance services to help with your animal behavior, training and nutrition issues, end-of-life decisions, grief counseling and pet loss support. 619.797.0705, sindi@wildtame.com, WildTame. com, APetPsychic.com, EuthanasiaCounseling.com ASTROLOGY: I appreciate the opportunity to guide you to a more satisfying life! I provide practical guidance, information and tools to help you navigate challenges and transitions. Individual and relationship readings are offered. Lori Buss, 612.655.6501, lorijbuss@gmail.com, www.linkedin.com/in/loribuss Attorney/Mentor: Unlimited potential lies within us to create the life and work that will optimally express our true Selves. I will support you in your process and help free you from the concerns that prevent you from being yourself, through intuitive dialogue, excellent legal skills, and most importantly love. Patty Zurlo, 612.308.7758, www.zurlolawoffice.com BODYWORK & BREATHWORK: Gently transform limiting patterns at their core. Restore well-being of Body, Mind, and Spirit. Experience your life’s flow/fulfillment. Lee Timm Beaty, Light Heart Unlimited, 612.721.7108, leebeaty@visi.com Breathwork: Breathing is an ancient practice that deepens awareness, intuition and facilitates healing. Deanna Reiter and Troy Stende provide private/group sessions and certifications. Visit: www.qibreathingrevolution.com, 651.238.7248, info@qibreathingrevolution.com BREATH WORK / ENERGY HEALING / SOUL COACHING: With Terri Peterson, SBF, TBF, RPh. Heal the body, clear old emotions & deepen your connection with Spirit. Soul Breathing™ workshops and group sessions, ongoing. Personal breath sessions with Soul coaching and/or Pranic Healing® / Reiki by appointment. Info: www.theconnectingspirit. com / Contact: theconnectingspirit@gmail.com or 651.442.4623 CAREER COUNSELING: Clarifying Conversations – guided by your own heart, inspired by your own knowing. Laurie Mattila, M.S.Ed., Career Counselor 651.644.7766, LaurieMattila@aol.com, www.LaurieMattila.com

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Chakra Reading / Healing: Energyworks! Intuitive Healers – Affordable, Accessible & Powerful Healing. Celestial Chakra Reading/Healing, Reiki Certifications, Classes, Events & More. Transformational Angels and Ascended Master guided healing. Heal Your Chakras, Transform Your Life! Nadine 651.329.2550, Frannie 612.229.5586, www.energyworkshealers.com, energyworks444@gmail.com Clairvoyant: Angelic Inspirations®©™ – www.angelicinspirations.com – Psychic, Life, Aura& Angel Readings, Personal, Professional, Business & Career Consulting, Love, Relationships, Ghosts, Seeing & Talking To The Dead, Past, Present & Future Events, Therapist & much more! 50+ years experience. To schedule: 763.535.7982. World Renowned Clairvoyant Psychic Medium Dr. Rose Ann Schwab, 5216 Brookdale Dr., Minneapolis. Coaching: BE it Coaching (Lisa Kuchinski) located at Free Spirit Ranch, Maiden Rock, WI, 65 miles from the Twin Cities, featuring Equine Human Connection™. Allow the horses and me to show you how to fully understand the connection between your thoughts, feelings and how you are creating and manifesting at this exact moment. Lisa Kuchinski, CTC, 612.807.4740 or 715.448.4520, lisa@beitcoaching.com, www.beitcoaching.com COACHING: Randy and Sue Shapiro from Spirit Knows Life Coaching offer Transformational Life Coaching and Soul Coaching, also known as Toe Reading, in a heart-centered, whole-person focus. Learn how to empower yourself to own your truths, reach for your dreams, and enjoy S.O.U.L.-Full living.Be Sensational, Outstanding, Unstoppable, Loving. 507.218.1115, spiritknowslifecoaching@gmail.com, www.spiritknowslifecoaching.com COACHING / COUNSELING: Leave the past behind, start something new! You don’t have to stay stuck in the same old patterns – you can make real changes in your life. Gentle, alternative approaches make it easier than you imagined. Judy Steele, MTP, life coaching and counseling. Alternative practitioner 35+ years’ experience, whole-person perspective. 612.590.3193, www.judysteelemtp.com COUNSELING: Struggling with relationships? Worried about your child or teenager? We offer confidential counseling with effective techniques and tangible skills that you can take with you. We offer a half-hour consultation to make sure the therapist is a fit for you. Individual, Couples, Family, DBT Skills Groups, Play Therapy. We take insurance. Bridging Hope Counseling, Heidi Waldoch, 763.291.5505, info@bridginghopecounseling.com, bridginghopecounsling.com, offices in Rogers and Buffalo, MN. CRYSTALS, STONES, STONE ENERGY: In-home store open. Call for an appointment. Ki Stones features mineral specimens, crystals, tumbled stones (over 150 types), carved stone items (wands, spheres, animals, candles), decorator pieces, jewelry. Information on energy properties provided with all stones sold. Sheryl and Dale Fisher, Maple Grove, 763.420.9017, kistones@comcast.net, www.kistones.com EFT: Guaranteed Fast & Easy relief. Change your life NOW. Dr. Kim Eisen, Experienced and Intuitive, Master of EFT, 612.802.HEAL (4325), kim@DoEFT.com, www.DoEFT.com Energy Healing: Healing Arts 101: Christine offers energy healing sessions for pain relief, relaxation and general health. She also teaches classes about many alternative / complementary health options. Check out www.healingarts101.com or call/text 651.338.1216

Energy Healing: Marie Forrest, M.Ed., CHT — Integrated Energy Therapy© — a heart-centered, Angelic energy therapy that works on a cellular level to “get the issues out of your tissues” so you can move past chronic conditions that have been keeping you “stuck” in your life. In-office and distance healing. NCBTMB CE-approved practitioner training. Contact: 612.207.4123, marie@fellowshipoftheheart.com, www.fellowshipoftheheart.com

HOLISTIC HEALTH COUNSELING / COACHING: Certified holistic health counselor in Burnsville, MN, specializing in digestive issues, weight loss and overall health. Each client will receive an personalized program specific to their needs. Contact Kristin for a complimentary, 60-minute consultation. Kristin Johnson, CHHC, AADP, 952.200.4804, healorganically@yahoo.com, www.healorganically.com, Facebook & Twitter: Heal Organically

Energy Healing / Stress Management: Irene uses Usui Reiki to help shift and release blocks. Intuitive Energy work helps us bring in new ways of working through our issues with our eyes and heart wide open. Irene teaches pendulum use, lean testing and uses quantum biofeedback for stress management. Available: pendants, gemstones, jewelry, Young Living essential oils, more. Irene Pregl 715.497.3792, peacefullivnghealth@gmail.com — Coming soon: peacefullivinghealth.com

HOMEOPATHY: 2000 Homeopathic Remedies, Individual Potencies, Books, Practitioners Available. Bob Gallagher, Dr. Andrew Lucking ND, Martin Bulgerin, Present Moment Herbs & Books. We buy and sell new and used books. 3546 Grand Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612.824.3157, 1.800.378.3245, herbshop@presentmoment.com, www.presentmoment.com

FENG SHUI CONSULTATION: Consultations, one-on-one professional mentoring, and workshops, Barbara Bobrowitz, Energetic Alignments, 763.571.9437, www.energeticalignments.com FLOWER ESSENCES: Numerous Flower Essences for spiritual and emotional healing. Books, Practitioners Available. Bob Gallagher, Martin Bulgerin, Present Moment Herbs & Books, 3546 Grand Ave. S., Minneapolis. In business 33 years – 612.824.3157, 1.800.378.3245, herbshop@presentmoment.com, www.presentmoment.com Grief & Trauma Recovery: Heal your grief and trauma with Induced After-Death Communication (IADC). This miraculous therapy is able to rapidly heal grief and trauma resulting from the death of loved ones (including beloved pets) to a degree never before possible. In practice since 1990. Gary R. Beaver, M.A., Licensed Psychologist, 612.910.1191, garyrexbeaver@gmail.com, www.garyrbeaver.com Healing & Massage: Heaven Sent Healing Massage offers a combination of the most relaxing treatments for mind, body and spirit. Specializing in Swedish, Reiki Healing, Cranio Sacral, Intuitive Angel Readings and artwork. Try our gentle approach to healing. Classes coming soon. Inver Grove Heights, MN - 651.774.1038, www.heavensentmn.com Heal Your Life Training: Become a licensed Heal Your Life workshop leader in Louise Hay’s philosophy and learn to lead up to 14 different workshops. Complete materials provided, including scripts and music CDs. One-week intensive training is approved by Louise. Pre-registration required. See website for details. Patricia J. Crane, 800.969.4584, patricia@heartinspired.com, www.healyourlifetraining.com HERBS: 600+medicinal and cooking herbs, tinctures, capsules & oils, new and used books, Natural healing practitioners available. Bob Gallagher, Dr. Andrew Lucking, ND, Duane Givens, Present Moment Herbs & Books, 3546 Grand Ave. S., Minneapolis. In business 33 years – 612.824.3157, 1.800.378.3245, herbshop@presentmoment.com, www.presentmoment.com

Hope Healing: Kimberly is a Psychic-Medium. She has great compassion, empathy and understanding for the loss you are feeling. My hope is to restore faith to those who have experienced a loss. Professionally Trained, she is serving as a conduit between clients and angels or loved ones who’ve crossed over. Transformation for your Body, Mind & Soul. Email HopeHealingMe8@gmail.com. Visit HopeHealingMe.com HYPNOTHERAPY: Need relief from anxiety, depression, phobias or PTSD? Ready to gain insight into your soul’s purpose through Past Life or Life-Between-Lives regression? 14 Years Experience. Eric Christopher, MSMFT, CHT, St. Paul, 651.649.1952, www.ericjchristopher.com HYPNOTHERAPY 5-PATH®: Now is the time to take the time and strive for better wellness physically, mentally and emotionally. You owe it to yourself to Change the Path of Your Life! Christa Sack, CH, Restore Your Path Hypnosis and Healing, 612.810.6158, christa@restoreyourpath.com, www.restoreyourpath.com HYPNOTHERAPY & CONSCIOUSNESS COACHING™: Change your mind. Change your life. Five Phase Advanced Transformational Hypnotherapy.™ Transform limiting beliefs, fears,anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, weight loss, smoking, habits. Mind-Body-Spirit stress reduction, breath work, selfhypnosis, meditation. Judith Froemming, BA, CH, CTC, HNLP, Infinite Mind Hypnosis and Coaching, 651.216.0085, www.infinitemindhypnosis.com Hypnotherapy / Psychotherapy: Build your own skills for relationships across the veil, interactive prayer, Synergy Meditation, and do-it-yourself therapy. Get help with smoking cessation, past-lives, between lives, and healing trauma, sexual abuse and other issues. Jerry Buchmeier, Ph.D., psychotherapist, channel for Mother Mary, 763.546.4133, jerrybuchmeier@comcast.net, www.jerrybuchmeier.com Hypnotherapy & Training: Past Life, Life-Between Lives Regression. Madonna Kettler, Ph.D., LBL, 20 years experience.612.709.5578, www.madonnakettler.com INNER CHILD WORK & EFT: Author of the best-selling Inner Child Workbook & EFT (Tapping) Practitioner, Cathryn Taylor 612.710.7720, www.JoinCathrynTaylor.com

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Intuitive / Clairvoyant Reader: As a “Motivational Intuitive,” Amy Vasterling reads from your truth, giving you perspective about your life path. She is able to see, smell, hear and sense the essence of the Universal energy she solicits. Contact her at 612.791.3001. Visit www.intuitivepathfinder.com INTUITIVE CLASSES & READINGS: Eye of Horus Metaphysical 612.872.1292. Intuitive Tarot, Psychic & Palm readers available for in-store private readings or events. Classes in Psychic Development, Tarot & Runes. Schedule online at www.EyeofHorus.biz Mind-Body Integrative Healing: Therapies and classes to retrain your body and mind. Re-Align to your true self. Resolve unhealthy patterns with life changing and effective processes;hypnotherapy, shiatsu bodywork, energyworkand Tai Chi Chih, Qigong and mindfulness meditation. St. Paul & Stillwater. Theresa May, 612.345.1537, www.heavenonearthhealing.com Mystical Tarot: Validate your intuition, challenge your assumptions and explore your deepest spiritual self. Jan Miller offers private full-length consultations, as well as mini-readings at retail events and parties to delight your guests. Rainbow friendly. Call early to assure your important date. mysticaltarot_2000@yahoo.com or 612.747.0535 NUTRITION: You want to eat less sugar, but your “inner sugar beast” comes alive and you find you can’t stop eating it. There are physical and emotional reasons why you’re craving sugar. Get the knowledge and support you need to calm your cravings and take back your health. Maggie Christopher, holistic nutrition counselor and licensed therapist, St Paul, 651.231.1360, www.maggiechristopher.com PSYCHIC GUIDANCE: Kayla Michaele - Great readings bring you clarity and inspiration. They help you see opportunities and recognize your talents, understand relationship dynamics and confirm decisions. By working with her intuition and psychic gifts, Kayla helps her clients with career concerns, relationship issues and many other life questions with clear and concise information. “A little Divine Guidance,” Kayla Michaele 612.396.1848, kaylamichaele@gmail.com, www.kaylamichaele.com PSYCHIC / INTUITIVE READER: Soul Readings for clarity and guidance. Psychic Development Classes to discover and live from your innate body/soul/psychic gifts. Cindy Lehman 612.669.1861, cindy@cindylehman.com, www.cindylehman.com PSYCHIC MEDIUM: Alison James - Award-winning Trance Medium, Psychic, Animal Intuitive, Teacher, Speaker and Author. In addition; Alison provides Psychic Galleries, Psychic Development and Workshops. Readings around the world by phone M-F. Events: Saturday and Sunday. Detailed information and booking is done online Contact her at www.alisonjames.us or 612.424.1411. PSYCHIC MEDIUM: Well-Known Psychic Medium Deborah Lynn11 is gifted with the power to Name, names. She is unlike any other as she is known to go back 2-3 generations or even ten years into the future. To be amazed, call her at 651.439.5337 or visit www.deborahlynn11.com PSYCHIC MEDIUM: 2014 – Get on Track with a Life Issue Reading! Get direction, find clarity, receive action steps and move forward with confidence this year. Accurate, evidential readings to help you achieve your goals. Nadine Penny, M.A. Learn more by visiting www.nadinepenny.com Psychic Reading / Intuitive: Ilga Cimbulis: Readings, Classes, Parties, Events. 612.385.3005, ilga@ilgacimbulis.com, www.ilgacimbulis.com

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Reconnective Healing: Experience healing beyond anything you’ve read about, thought about, dreamed about. Bogdan Borkowski Reconnection - Certified Practitioner. Reconnective healing allows you to transcend technique and its limitations. Entirely. For more information go to www.bhealed.net. Bogdan Borkowski, 715.262.3342, bogdan54@yahoo.com Reconnective Healing: Reconnective Healing uses a spectrum of frequencies containing energy, light and information to bring balance. Works with the Quantum Field and restructures DNA as mentioned in the Kryon channeled messages. Bhakti Wellness Center in Edina. Reconnective Healing, Trina Koning 612.819.3416, info@reconnectyogahealing.com, Reconnectyogahealing.com REIKI HEALING: Feel Empowered on Every Level! Reiki Training and Sessions, schedule a Reiki I or II class, inquire about Reiki Master apprenticeships, Rachel Miejan, Reiki by Miejan, 651.735.2863, rachel.miejan@gmail.com, ReikibyMiejan.com Reiki Healing: Reiki Healing energy. Providing healing energy to individuals, pets and spaces. Deepali, Anna Powers, 612.619.5167, info@deepalireiki.com, Deepalireiki.com Services & Events: Producers of the Healthy Life Expo, held twice yearly at the Mpls Convention Center, the Longevity Expo and seven Home Improvement & Design Expos. Rick Martinek and Jim Holt have created, produced and promoted more than 100 expositions since 1994. MediaMAX Events & Expos, Inc., 952.238.1700, info@mediamaxevents.com, www.mediamaxevents.com SHAMANIC HEALER, PSYCHIC MEDIUM & SIFU: Break barriers and shift life situations into your highest good. Shamanic rituals, energy healing, and manifestation work reawakens humility, positive determination, and synchronicity into all aspects of your life. FaLiThi Spiritual & Energy Healing, Master Shamanic Healer and Psychic Medium Chee Vue (PaLiChi) 763.742.8690, palichee@gmail.com, www.falithihealing.com SHORTCUT TO SUCCESS: Do you transform people’s lives, but are struggling to get more clients, money, or grow your business? Check out the “Shortcut to Success – Quick Start Program.” Kim Eisen, Success Coach, Master of EFT, 612.802.4325, kim@ShortcutToSuccess.com, www.ShortcutToSuccess.com Sound & Vibrational Healing: Sound and Vibrational Healing with Tuning Forks, by either specific sound (frequency or key) or forks applied directly to the body according to trigger points, meridians or chakras. Beneficial in relaxation, stress reduction, or stimulation/promotion of healing and pain reduction. Excellent used in conjunction with Reiki and Chakra balancing, also offered. Body & Sol TANSpa, 2653 Louisiana Ave. S., St. Louis Park, MN 55426, 952.922.9229, www.bodysoltanspa.com SSA DISABILITY BENEFITS: Attorney with 20 years experience in disability claims, as well as former decision writerfor the SSA Office of Disability. Appeals can help you win your disability claim . Incredible success rate. Free phone consultations, Linda Hopkins, 651.481.0177 or www.TwinCitiesDisibilityLaw.com SUFI: Four Layers of the Heart, Jess Fauchier, 763.360.9259, fauchier@goldengate.net, www.suficentermn.org Tarot, Tea Leaf Reading: I-Ching, Reiki & More: Part of overall well-being oftentimes may incorporate various “mystical” tools which often can help bring clarity, better understanding and peace around various situations or life events. Psinergy Natural Health & Holistic Wellness, 1553 Como Ave., St. Paul, 612.217.4325, www.psinergy.info/spiritual_services/

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…provide date, title and text. $29: up to 35 words. $45: 36-70 words each month. Listings over 70 words will be edited. Deadline is the 15th of each month. Listings must include specific event dates. Major credit cards accepted. Order online at Edgemagazine.net. Call 763.433.9291 or e-mail cathy@edgemagazine.net. December 1-8 & February 14-22 – Kundalini Awakening Talks/Seminar with Chrism:

Kundalini is an evolutionary energy that is designed for humanity’s next step toward a luminous physical and spiritual expression. Chrism offers a practice to help one live with this gift of grace in the contemporary world. Twin Cities location. Info: rosemaryg@ usinternet.com or 651.452.3161 – Facebook: Kundalini Seminars and Events with Chrism December 2 – Numerology: Your Personal New Year: The cycle and theme of your Personal Year

number will officially change when the calendar turns to 2015. Learn about the significance of the Personal Year and the qualities, gifts and challenges of your personal number for 2015. This fun and interactive class will give you newfound knowledge to drive and support your goals to help you move intentionally through the year. 6-8:30 p.m., $49 Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, online at www. normandale.edu/ce/classes December 2 – Detoxing and Muscle Response Testing: The class will cover what toxins do to

our bodies, and how to protect oneself and help to heal from toxic exposure. We will discuss the proper way to detoxify our bodies using foods and supplements. You will discover how to self-test, using muscle response testing. This will allow you to find the foods, supplements and products that are compatible with your body. 6-8:30 p.m., $49, Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, www.normandale.edu/ce/classes December 3, 10, 17 – Spiritual Wisdom on Conquering Fear: Would you like to face chal-

lenges in your life with greater spiritual self-confidence? Learn simple exercises, and gain insight to loosen fear’s grip and lead a happier life. Free! Come any or all Wednesdays; December 3, 10, 17; 7:00–8:30 p.m. Eckankar, www.TempleofECK.org, 952.380.2200, 7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen. www.facebook.com/Eckankar. Pre-register; free booklet: Spiritual Wisdom on Conquering Fear. December 4 – Mind Body Techniques for Anxiety Reduction: Anxiety is a growing problem affecting

many people. This class teaches several mind/body techniques that naturally and effectively stop anxiety

at its source, without the side effects of medication. You will learn the causes of anxiety, how to recognize and control your own reactions quickly and naturally, and learn tools to prevent anxiety from reoccurring. 6-9 p.m., $49, Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, www.normandale.edu/ce/classes December 4 – Free Medical Careers Information Session: Ready for a new career for 2015? We will

cover the growing opportunities in medical coding and billing, medical transcription editing, and medical administrative assisting. Our programs are 100% online and include vouchers for the national certification exams. 6-8 p.m., free, Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, www.normandale.edu/ce/ classes December 5-6 – The Lighthouse Effect and Other Adventures Into Enlightenment: Stories, case

studies, wisdom, regression experientials focusing on “Why Am I Here, Who Am I?” Advanced workshop – raise your vibration exponentially while having Fun! Friday (7-9 p.m.) only $25, Friday & Saturday (10 a.m.-4p.m.) $150. For more information and to register: Madonna Kettler: 612.709.5578, 575.534.1291 or madonna@madonnakettler.com December 6 – Homeopathy and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Why are 1 in 50 children now diagnosed

as “on the spectrum?” How do I wade through all the conflicting information about what to do next? Is there anything homeopathy can do? Learn about Tinus Smits, M.D., and his effective method of removing obstacles to cure and eliminating autism expression. See actual case studies including how Amy Lansky, Ph.D., treated her child’s autism using homeopathy. 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., $59 Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, online at normandale.augusoft.net December 6 – “Exploring the Other Side”: Where

is it? Are all welcome? Near death experiences. Common beliefs. Does everyone have the same experience?Life Review/Reviewing Room. Join Psychics in the Cities for the Third in a series of interactive workshops. Safe/fun atmosphere. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. Special pricing/details. Info: www.psychicsinthecities.com or 612.860.9196.

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open your third-eye and tap into the unique gifts we each have. With Kayla Michaele, 1-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, Marriott Courtyard – Roseville, 2905 Centre Point Dr. $45 pre-pay by Dec. 1/ $55 after Dec. 1. Also attend evening psychic gallery for only $20. Info: www.kaylamichaele.com or www.2guysintheknow.com December 6 – Psychic Gallery with Kayla Michaele and 2GuysInTheKnow: Each attendee will receive

a reading from all 3 psychics. This is a perfect way to kick off the holiday! $30, 7 p.m., Marriott Courtyard – Roseville, 2905 Centre Point Dr. More info: www. kaylamichaele.com or www.2guysintheknow.com December 6-7: Qi Breathing: Breathing for Better Health: A revolutionary new breathing technique

based on ancient practices. Leaves you feeling supercharged & peaceful. Embassy Suites Airport, Bloomington, MN. To register & more Info: troy@ qibreathingrevolution.com, 651.400.0665. $79. Earn 16 NETA CECs! Learn quick, powerful 3-minute breathing technique at www.ExperienceQiBreathing.com December 7 – How Love Conquers Fear: Join

people from all walks of life for the monthly worship service at the Temple of ECK. Dynamic speakers, original creative arts, and singing HU, a sacred name for God, celebrate a life lived in harmony with Divine Spirit. Sunday, Dec. 7, and every first Sunday of the month, 10 a.m., Temple of ECK/Eckankar, 7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen, 952.380.2200, www. TempleofECK.org December 10 – Integrated Energy Therapy® Basic Level: The Basic level provides you with the tools

to do a powerful session on yourself and others. It is an ideal class for those of you who want to begin an energy therapy practice and it can also be a wonderful complement to other holistic modalities such as Massage, Reiki and Therapeutic Touch. You receive attunement. Also, a certificate is provided and CEUs. Contact: Edwinna Sackariason at 651.653.0786. Reminder: Upcoming class on Angel Healing on January 17. December 11 – Ladies Night Out: Holiday Gift

Baskets, Chair Massage, Antioxidant Scan, Facial Spa, Clothes, Mineral Make-up, Essential Oils, Free Chiropractic Screening. Holiday specials, drawings and first 10 Ladies through the door receive a Gift Bag. 6-8 p.m. at Golden Sun Chiropractic, 6009 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 106m St. Louis Park, MN. Canned Item of Food is your pass to get in. Donations made to STEP the Local Food Shelf. Call to RSVP: 952.922.1478.

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 Happenings continued December 13 – Energy Anatomy Channels: Best-

selling author and energy medicine practitioner Cyndi Dale will explain the two main energy channels, the meridians and the nadis, that support and determine our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. Learn the historical and scientific evidence of these carriers of healing and thought as you learn ways to apply this information in energy work. 9 a.m..-4 p.m., $145, Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, www.normandale.edu/ce/ classes December 13 — Holiday Festival: Food Gifts,

Entertainment, A variety of Vendors. Come join us for a day filled with fun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Living Waters Market & Cafe, 12201 Minnetonka Blvd., Minnetonka. Vendor Booths Available: 952.938.1929, LivingWatersMarket.com December 13 – Free Induced After Death Communication Presentation: Attend this free

presentation by Gary R. Beaver, M.A., Licensed Psychologist, to learn about Induced After Death Communication. This miraculous therapy rapidly heals grief and trauma resulting from the death of loved ones (including beloved pets) to a degree never before possible. 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Healing Elements, 2358 NE Stinson Blvd., Minneapolis. To register or for more information: Healingelementsmpls.com or call 612.788.1813. December 13-14 — Reiki I, Reiki II or Reiki Healing Sessions: Reiki training available through Rachel

Miejan, Reiki by Miejan. Universal Life Force Energy. Feel it. Be it. Reiki leaves you calm and relaxed and pain free. December 13-14, or schedule a time convenient for you. Contact Rachel at 651.735.2863 or email rachel.miejan@gmail.com and visit ReikibyMiejan.com December 20 – Empathy Workshop with Cyndi Dale: Cyndi Dale, author of The Spiritual Power

Words of Wisdom by Nadine Penny Celebrate the completion of another well-lived year this Yuletide. Toast the risks you have taken, the challenges you’ve overcome, the goals you’ve achieved, the kindnesses you’ve extended and the love you haveshared. Acknowledge the hardships and the tears; give thanks for the blessings and good cheer. Every year we write a new chapter in our “Book of Life.” And the holiday season — with its mysticism, miracles and magic — offers no better time to review our actions and attitudes, renew our energy and enthusiasm and resolve to live life even more richly and joyously — for a 2015 that will inspire us heart, mind and shining soul!a Nadine Penny attained her M.A. from the University of Denver in Counseling Psychology. Nadine lives in Minnetonka where she works as a medium, life issues reader and Reiki master. Contact her by email at nadine.penny@gmail.com and visit www.nadinepenny.com. Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.

December 21 – Winter Solstice Celebration: Invoke

a healthy and abundant year. Live music, ritual dance, stories, treats, noise-making and laughter inspired by old European traditions. 4-6 p.m. at Center for Performing Arts, 3754 Pleasant Ave S., Minneapolis. $20 adults, $10 children. Info: www. wisdomdances.com or Emily at 612.314.5413 or emily@wisdomdances.com December 21 – Alison James: Psychic Gallery:

With an Award-winning Psychic Medium & Animal Intuitive, Spiritual teacher and Author. Come and explore your psychic gifts and practice with others to enhance your growth. 18 years and over. 5-6:30 p.m. Reservations: Healing Elements (an all-encompassing center for holistic living in NE Minneapolis), 2358 Stinson Blvd., Minneapolis. Reservations: 612.788.1813, www.healingelementsmpls.com. Info on Alison: www.alisonjames.us

of Empathy, will be at the Eye from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, for an Empathy Workshop to develop your intuitive gifts for compassionate connection. Reservations Required for workshop. Cost $35. Space is limited, call 612.872.1292. Book Signing after workshop. More info at www. EyeofHorus.biz. Eye of Horus, 910 W Lake St., Minneapolis (New Location!)

December 27 – Full Moon Creative Arts: Intuitive

December 20 – Alison James: Psychic Gallery:

Author Tiffany Johnson returns to the most haunted location in Minnesota, the Palmer House Hotel in Sauk Centre. On New Year’s Eve from 8-9 p.m., Tiffany will be conducting a Psychic Gallery In The Basement of the Palmer House. This is a very limited seating event. Tickets on sale now at www. psychictiffevents.com

With an Award-winning Psychic Medium & Animal Intuitive, Spiritual teacher and Author. It’s a mélange of Psychic Q & A and reconnections with loved ones in the afterlife, including pets! 18 years and over. 7-9 p.m. Reservations: Healing Elements (an all-encompassing center for holistic living in NE Minneapolis), 2358 Stinson Blvd., Minneapolis. Reservations: 612.788.1813, www.healingelementsmpls.com. Info on Alison: www.alisonjames.us December 21 – Find Inner Peace—Chant HU! In

our fast-paced world, are you looking to find more inner peace? Experience the divine love and inner peace of chanting HU, a sacred name for God. All are welcome to this half-hour HU Song at the Temple of ECK. Free! Sunday, December 16, 10-10:30 a.m., Eckankar. www.TempleofECK.org, 952.380.2200, 7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen.

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Watercolor Painting, Drawing and Night Out with Art in NE Arts District. Introduction to Intuitive Painting class, 1-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec.. 27. To schedule, register or more info: www.donnawebb. com December 31 – New Year’s Eve Psychic Gallery with Tiffany Johnson: Psychic, Medium and

January 7, 14, 21, 28 – Spiritual Wisdom on Karma and Reincarnation: Are you ready to put together

the puzzle pieces that link this life to your past lives? Understand the interplay of karma and reincarnation, and lead a more joy-filled life. Find keys to spiritual liberation today! Free four-week class. Come any or all Wednesdays; January 7, 14, 21, 28; 7:00–8:30 p.m. Eckankar, www.TempleofECK.org, 952.380.2200, 7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen. www.facebook. com/Eckankar. Pre-register; gift booklet: Spiritual Wisdom on Karma and Reincarnation.

January 12 – “What is 5th Dimensional Energy Healing?” Tele-Class: Many of the practices and

guiding principles of energy medicine are becoming obsolete for some people. By learning 5th dimensional energy practices now, you allow the Light to flow through you more fully and you empower yourself for a smoother transition later. In this four-part series, you will learn simple, useful practices & guiding principles of the 5th dimension. Starting January 12. For more information or to register, contact Susan Broadwell, MA, PsyD, www.5thdimensionalenergyhealing.com, 952.922.1848. January 12 & 24 – Full Moon Creative Arts: Life Cycle of the Plant: Intuitive Watercolor and

Biography class series starts January 12 for nine sessions. ”Getting nourishment from the earth through its roots, and the light from the sun above, the plant blooms like us, in the meeting of heaven and earth.” Also: Introduction to Intuitive Painting class, 1-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, To schedule, register or more info: www.donnawebb.com January 16-18 – Shine Your Light Soul Coaching Workshop: Illuminate your life with the Shine Your

Light weekend workshop, which offers a fun, healing, and inspirational environment to landscape the life you truly desire! 7-9 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Expect Miracles! Discount Pricing available through December 12: $300 ($450 afterward). Upcoming dates: February 6-8 and March 20-22. Info: Jessica at 651.797.2455, info@ jessicavalor.com, www.jessicavalor.com January 17-18 — Beginning Psychic Development Class: The psychic world is one of excitement,

wonder and fear of the unknown. Psychics in the Cities will help you recognize and develop your psychic gifts. An enlightening course for skeptic and believer alike. Two days with added bonus of evening gallery. Info: www.psychicsinthecities.com or 612.860.9196. January 24 – Tai Chi Open House: Normandale

offers a wide range of tai chi classes. We have tai chi for arthritis, balance, diabetes, energy and general good health! Beginner to advanced, meditation or martial arts focused, we have a class for you. Come to our free open house to explore which tai chi

class is the best fit for you. 10-11 a.m., free, Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, www.normandale.edu/ ce/classes January 24 & 31 – Are you ready for a Happier & Healthier New You?

You’re invited to the “Mindful New You” One Day Workshop with Tracy Chartier & Jessica Valor. Open the New Year with powerful tools to enhance and energize the New You! Register by December 12th for discount! 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on the Upcoming 2015 Dates: January 24, January 31, February 21 and February 28. For more info: Jessica at 651.797.2455, info@ jessicavalor.com. Visit jessicavalor.com/ services/one-day-workshops February 7-8 – “Transcend” Immersion 2-Day Live soul-ution: A powerful

spiritual journey to tap into healing the past so you can transcend your limits. Immerse yourself for 2 days, away from outside influences, so you can quickly release and heal what’s in the way of your abundant and joyful life. Convenient Twin Cities location, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, Feb 7-8. Register at: www. TRANSCENDimmersion.com. With Kim Eisen, Experienced and Intuitive Master of EFT and Life Breakthrough Mentor, 612.802.HEAL (4325). February 7-8 — Healthy Life Expo™:

Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Minneapolis Convention Center Hall D. Expanded to be our largest ever! Nutrition, Fitness, and Longevity — 200+ exhibitors on health, balance and success in all areas of life. 3 Stages of ongoing speaker presentations and demonstrations. Product sampling, hourly drawings and free health information. Admission $6 or free with a donation for the Mom’s & Neighbors Food Shelf. Info: www.MediaMaxEvents.com or 952.238.1700. February 14-22 – Kundalini Awakening Talks/Seminar with Chrism:

Kundalini is an evolutionary energy that is designed for humanity’s next step toward a luminous physical and spiritual expression. Chrism offers a practice to help one live with this gift of grace in the contemporary world. Twin Cities location. For more info: rosemaryg@ usinternet.com or 651.452.3161 – Facebook: Kundalini Seminars and Events with Chrism February 25 – Psychic Development/ Foundation Class: Learn to

consciously access and work with your soul’s clarity, guidance, purpose and wisdom. Wednesday evenings, February-November. Cindy Lehman, 612.669.1861, cindy@ cindylehman.com, www.cindylehman.com

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“On the Edge” with Doug & Cathy Sunday, Dec. 14 from 6-8 p.m. — Join hosts Doug Crandall and Cathy Jacobsen as they dig for the truth about topics such as UFOs, Vaccines, Genetically Modified food, Earth Changes, Global Warming, Death and the Afterlife, as they are joined by notable guests that will share their expertise and knowledge from “the edge.”

“Edge Quantum Techniques” with Heidi and Tom Friday, Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. — Quantum Techniques Practitioners Heidi Gilman and Dr. Thomas Miller talk about using the Quantum Techniques Energy Healing Technique to restore normal communication in blocked or reversed energy systems; acupuncture meridians and bioenergetic fields of the body. This technique helps the body to heal from acute and chronic physical and non-physical symptoms.

“Edge EFT Happy Half Hour” with Cathryn Taylor Monday, Dec. 15 at 5:30 p.m. — Take the edge off your day! Treat yourself to a half hour of relaxation and relief with the new, innovative stress-reducing technique of Energy Tapping. Learn how to use EFT for Body, Mind, Heart & Soul.

“Edge Inner View” with Cathryn Taylor Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 3 p.m. — Join Cathryn as she shares 60 minutes of conversation with Rev. Alan L. Pritz — a meditation and hatha yoga teacher, interfaith minister, spiritual counselor/coach, institutional spirituality consultant and martial arts instructor. His second book, Meditation as a Way of Life: Philosophy and Practice (Quest Books), has just been released, and he will discuss meditation as a way of life. “Edge Animal Talk” with Mary Stoffel Thursday, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. — Animal communicator Mary Stoffel gives insights into the relationships that our animals have with us, and with each other. Join her to explore how animals feel, think, work, heal and react as they share our lives. Learn how to help your animals cope with change, illness and trauma. Get practical information dealing with all types of animal-related issues.

“Edge Happenings” with Cathy Jacobsen Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 6 p.m. — Live conversations with those who are bringing special events to the community in the next month. Gather more insight into what to expect at these coming events and why they will be meaningful to you in your everyday life. “Beyond the Edge” with Mary Laven Thursday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. — “We often become bewildered about alternative therapies and concepts and their effectiveness. Mary’s show will assist you in gaining in-sight and a deeper understanding of some exceptional alternative therapies and their practitioners, removing our expectations and grasping better ways toward healing our bodies to become the person we are meant to be and become fully present. “Edge Insights” with Deborah Lynn11 Friday, Dec. 26 at 6 p.m. — Twin Cities Psychic Medium and Author Deborah Lynn11 helps you discover why and what it is you are working on in your life on Earth. Learn how to manifest your life on Earth as it is in your heaven. And free mini-readings for those who call in.

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