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he key to life is balance, balance in the moment, balancing all aspects of life. Practice makes perfect. Of course things change, and you readjust, learning what needs to be adjusted to find the new balance point. How well adept are you to adjust and implement the changes? This ability takes awareness, mind focus and being in divine flow. Learning to be in the flow will put you in the right place and alignment at the right time, avoiding distractions and lower vibrations. Being in the flow requires releasing the old to bring in the new, not holding on or resisting in any way. Feel yourself, be aware, breathe and let be, be in the moment to be fully present for what is for now, not regretting the past or worried about the future. This takes mind focus; clear/delete other thoughts to experience the new and do better in this moment. It brings more joy as you will remember this moment’s feelings and memories better. Let go of control, fear and

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Yin and Yang Energies By Terri Cabral

he underlying concept of Yin and Yang extends to all cultures and religions. It is based on the universal law of duality that governs all living things in this world. Everything in life has a natural instinctive cycle that it follows. Yin yang is this cycle. For example, from the ebb and flow of the tides to the growth of a plant; yin yang is represented in all things. It also infinitely repeats its natural cycle going from yin to yang, back to yin and then yang again, etc. What grows from a seed into a flower must eventually die in order to repeat the cycle. Although they represent opposite forces, there cannot be yin without yang. They are complementary. If there was no light, there would be no dark. It would not exist. They need each other, they are bound together as parts of a mutual whole. Yin is feminine energy. It represents the earth, moon and water, just like Mother Nature. It is passive. Yin dominates the night time when you are comfortable, relaxed, sleeping and at peace. Yin is the shade. Alternatively, yang is the masculine energy felt during the day when things seem to move at a more rapid pace, it is active. It governs the sun, sky and fire. Yang is the sun. Yin yang is symbolically depicted by the Taiji symbol; a very common symbol in today’s society. Yin is the black single quote shape with the white circle. Yang is the white inverted quote shape with the black circle; an inversion of yin. Together they make one complete whole. Just like yin yang, energies in your environment must be balanced for peace. Positive and negative forces must coincide in harmony. If there is too much positive energy and not enough negative energy, or too much negative energy and not enough positive energy, then this can be disastrous, out of balance and deficient. Tipping the scales in this way can cause pandemonium. Feng Shui is based on yin and yang and the balance of energies to achieve harmony in your home, office, room or

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Beyond Duality

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n the natural world, we experience duality everywhere. The ebb and flow of the tides; the waxing and waning of the moon; our inherent human inclination to contract in the winter and expand in the summer. And as parents, the delicate responsibility of encouraging our children to experience the world while simultaneously protecting them from harm. One of the gifts of duality is how it awakens gratitude within us. If we never experienced darkness, would we ever really know and appreciate the light times? And while so much of our lives are spent residing in this duality, opening up to the practice of non-duality offers its own gifts. One way to do this is through the practice of meditation. A meditation practice encourages the seeds of oneness to sprout. It enables us to take a break from our attachment to things looking a certain way and embrace what is. Meditation helps us understand that when we wish for circumstances to be different than they are, we suffer the most. As a mom of three, and as someone who struggles with discipline, my meditation practice varies from day to day. Some days it may mean pausing and locating my breath for a few stolen moments while my daughter begs repeatedly to watch another episode of Full House. It may look like a centering and grounding quietude while I rock my baby in my arms and notice the green of the leaves through my bedroom window. Or if I am feeling ambitious, a 10 – 15 minute seated practice while everyone is out or sleeping. However meditation comes to be in my day, this time of stillness allows me a vacation from duality even if it is for just a brief moment. It is replenishing and nourishing for my mind, body, and soul much like a real vacation. Almost as good as a real vacation. Here in this place of quiet, the thoughts that arise are not good or bad, they are simply thoughts. In this space of oneness, there is no yes or no, light or dark, sad or happy. The joys and struggles in life are just different chapters in the same messy

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but beautiful story. Here, in this space, there is more right with me than there is wrong, and my anxieties, insecurities, and fears gently slip away. This place of neutrality is a wide open field with tall grass swaying to the rhythm of the wind. The air, infused with freedom, holds no judgment or criticism, no expectations, and no attachment to outcome. It is a practice that comes and goes but is always accessible by our one sustaining and life affirming breath. The inhale and exhale, the rise and fall of our chests, one long wave anchoring us to this moment. This one moment, the only one we have. Leaving the world of labels and boundaries, rules and regulations behind, allows us to just be in a place that just is. And it is available to you and me anytime, anywhere.

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Dr. Marie Perkins is a recognized leader in the field of natural pain relief. She is a Licensed Acupuncturist physician, an Occupational Therapist, Massage Therapist and holds a Master Degree in Oriental Medicine. She is the founder of East West Healing Solutions located at 34876 US Hwy 19 N. Palm Harbor FL 34684. To learn more call 727-216-3972 or visit www.eastwesthealingsolutions.com

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The basis of all disease is caused by emotional trauma according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). This is Yang energy; eliminate this Yang energy, and we have harmony, which is Yin. Thus, Yin/Yang are the balance that cures all dis-harmony and brings you to a state of normalcy. A Theory Fundamental to TCM Practice The theory of Yin and Yang is fundamental to the practice of TCM in terms of understanding, diagnosing and treating health issues. At the most basic and deep level, TCM treatment seeks to balance Yin and Yang in each person. One ancient TCM text expressed the power and importance of Yin and Yang this way: “If you can understand Yin and Yang, you can hold the universe in your hands.” How Yin and Yang Apply to You and Your Life You might be wondering how Yin and Yang apply to you and your life, and to any health issues you might have. Theories are interesting, but unless they have some meaning to your own experience, what’s the point? First, the theory of Yin-Yang tells us that at the macro level—the largest scale imaginable—all things are always balancing and rebalancing into a state of perfect harmony. Yes, there is ceaseless change, yet this movement and flux, at its deepest level, is creating harmony, is perfect harmony. Yin and Yang are the two energies that embody Universal law, which ensures that all things remain in harmony. It’s often difficult to actually see this harmony on a smaller scale in the world around us for instance. It isn’t always apparent in the world humans have created and especially in our busy, frequently complicated modern lives. But think about it: if you really understand and 16 june 2016 • Tampa Bay Wellness

believe in Yin and Yang, harmony is the Universal architectural framework that underlies and impacts this reality. So in essence, harmony is the only ground we walk on, and is the very air we breathe. How can you apply this awareness to your life? A great part of TCM’s healing approach is to help you step back from your life and look at where your life might actually be creating health issues for you. For most people, this is a process that happens over time. For some, it comes in a moment of great insight. From the TCM perspective, what is the point of continually treating symptoms that are caused by emotions, patterns of thought, belief systems or a lifestyle that is out of balance? Truly, isn’t it better to understand and work to change the root cause (or causes) of the problem? But what if you don’t know the root cause? Here at the Sentient Temple Healing and Treatment Center we uncover the root cause, and correct it by evaluating your Yin/Yang structure. The entire Universal pattern is one of establishing balance and harmony. This perspective can help you more peacefully view the world and your role in it. We teach and guide all patients in a Yang state how to harmonize their life through Prescription Exercises into a state of harmony which promotes wellbeing and eliminates disease by bringing the patient into a state of balanced Yin/ Yang. Most people have heard the saying, “As above, so below.” If Universal law is all about creating and maintaining harmony, wouldn’t the limitless power of that energy force support in some way your own efforts to create harmony in your own body and being? As a deep and authentic healing system, TCM understands and applies Yin and Yang to help you harmonize your body, mind, emotions, and spirit and then harmonize your individual energy with nature.

Yin and Yang Qualities In a typically poetic way, the Chinese characters for Yin and Yang reveal something about their respective qualities. For example, the character for Yin can represent the shady side of a hill, while the one for Yang can indicate the sunny side of a hill. Below are Yin-Yang Pairs Exemplifying Two Universal Energies: Heaven / Earth Sun / Moon Light / Darkness Fire / Water Time / Space Energy / Matter Activity / Rest Generates / Grows Expansion / Contraction Round / Flat Rising / Descending Above / Below East / West South / North Left / Right Male / Female Yin-Yang Pairs in Your Body Yang / Yin Exterior / Interior Back / Front Head / Body Above the Waist / Below the Waist Function / Structure Qi (energy) / Blood & bodily fluids The Sentient Temple Healing Center is positioned to teach and guide you to recognize and establish a Yin/Yang balance thus creating a life of harmony, balance and good health. We challenge the most impossible diseases, and have an incredibly successful treatment rate with patients who follow our precepts exactly as prescribed, no matter what the dis-harmony is. 727323-2793 www.alexanderhealing.com Contact us 813-501-4894 •

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n the West, and in particular the United States, we are not guided to acknowledge the importance of what goes on under the surface. So if we are angry, we’re considered to have a bad temper. What typically is going on is that the anger rises up, correlated to the third chakra, because we have had our boundaries crossed, as one example. Contrast this with the five physical senses geared toward the data they pick up in the physical world, and there is the completeness of our systems, in its masculine and feminine balance. The masculine is the outward manifestation, the yang, the physically tangible, and the making of the subtle into the physical. The feminine is the inward, the yin, the subtle realms, where all that is physically manifested first begins. And this is the realm of subtle energy, emotions, feelings, and thoughts. The parasympathetic nervous system is the feminine, according to the yogic tradition, and it is the calming action for our bodies. The sympathetic nervous system is the masculine one, and it is the activating one, as in fight or flight. In my ten years living in Asia, I heard many times and saw it myself that America is a masculine, or yang, country and Taiwan and India are yin, or feminine, countries. I feel that is true in just that these ancient cultures of the Chinese and Hindu Indian knew that the power resides in the internal rather than the external. And so they developed practices to help us keep these sources of such power clear and vital and attuned to the power in all of life—that vital life force energy that exists within us 18 june 2016 • Tampa Bay Wellness

and runs throughout our chakra system, and that vital life force energy, or chi, or prana, that exists throughout all of nature. We are trained to connect with and cultivate this in the practice of chi gong to cultivate our own chi, or vital energy. And perhaps it’s the source of prana, or vital life force, that keeps the chakras flowing in this consciousness, or chi, or prana, or vital life force energy—when allowed to be open because we’ve cleared out unconscious and subconscious blocks that stop up the flow of consciousness throughout the system. I find such joy in assisting folks in tuning into their energy and its flows, and how they are the ones empowered to influence this, and therefore all of their life.

Dr. Alison J. Kay is a Master Mind-Body Energy Medicine practitioner, founder of the Vibrational UPgrade System and has been nicknamed the “lightning bolt” due to the power of her energy healings and clearings for clients. Her more than twenty years experience includes working in and teaching Yoga, Meditation, Energy Medicine, Chi Gong, Mind Body Fitness, Longevity through Chinese and Ayurvedic tonic herbalism and Holistic Health, with a specialized focus on the chakra system. She serves both individual clients and larger groups, doing private sessions, group activations, as well as teaching both core and in depth training workshops.

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Lyme Disease: The Silent Destroyer of Lives Dr Terri Dluhy

yme disease is known to wreck lives and strike when people least expect it. Transmitted from ticks, it can take years to diagnose, leaving people suffering painful symptoms doctors are unable to explain. The oldest known case was discovered in the Copper age, and it is now one of the fastest-growing diseases in the Western world. Lyme disease is caused by a spirochete; a corkscrew-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi that consists of more than 20 sub-species, five of which can cause disease in humans. Lyme is called “The Great Imitator,” because its symptoms mimic many other diseases. Many Lyme symptoms, such as fatigue, cognitive impairment, joint pain, poor sleep, mood problems, muscle pain, and neurological presentations also occur in other diseases. Hence, the symptoms of Lyme disease significantly overlap those of chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, depression and Alzheimer’s disease thus making it hard to diagnose. It can affect any organ of the body, including the brain and nervous system, muscles and joints, and the heart. Although, it is not unusual for someone who is diagnosed with Lyme disease to have these concurrent diseases due to a lowered immune system trying to fight the bacterium leaving the body open to other pathogens and illnesses. Lyme disease, which was first recognized in the US in the early 1970’s among patients in Lyme, Connecticut, is one of the fastest growing diseases in the Western world: the threat it poses has become increasingly apparent in recent years. Estimates suggest that more than 300,000 people are diagnosed with the disease each year in the US and more than 65,000 cases a year are diagnosed in Europe. However, the true number of people affected is probably underestimated due to under-reporting and the limitations of current tests to diagnose the illness. Borrelia can flourish inside the tick, where they migrate from the gut to the saliva glands. When the tick takes a blood meal from humans, the bacteria can penetrate our skin and travel around our body in our bloodstream. And the bacteria mutates in a number of ways to become invisible to the host’s immune system so we become infected with it. The main way the bacteria is transmitted in Europe is the deer tick, Ixodes ricinus - but other species of the same tick carry the microbes in the US and Asia. Humans can become infected after being bitten by an infected tick. This is because it is one possible illness among the potentially large number of infections that may have been contracted as a result of the tick bite, meaning it often goes untreated. But it’s not just ticks we have to worry about. Lice, fleas, and mosquitoes have also been found to contain Borrelia. Recent research suggests that the Borrelia bacteria may also be transmitted from person to person through saliva, organ transplants, blood transfusions, sexual contact or breast milk. Currently, western medicine has no cure. Unfortunately, there is currently no vaccine available against Lyme. Western medicine suggests that it is also important to be treated with • To Advertise Call 813-501-4894

antibiotics as quickly as possible to prevent illness and avoid long-lasting symptoms in its early stages, but patients with the chronic variant may require months or even years of treatment before it resolves. Unfortunately, long term antibiotic treatment causes its own set of symptoms, and diseases, particularly of the gut as the antibiotics cause an imbalance in the gut flora. The gut is where most of the immune system is so this sets up a cycle of chronic illnesses over time. Some physicians still view antibiotics as the only solution to this disease, but chronically infected patients require multidisciplinary care. Fortunately, Holistic medicine has found successful diagnosis and treatment for Lyme disease; not only the causative bacteria, but also the concurrent pathogens, and the resultant debilitation that arises from long term suffering along with the rebuilding of the immune system and the total health of the patient. The Sentient Temple Healing Center uses a combination of herbal and nutrients products, and along with other therapies can help the body destroy the spirochete organism and any other concurrent pathogens; some of which actually live on the spirochete and are released when the spirochete is killed, along with rebuilding the body’s immune system and bringing the body back to health and vitality. 323-2793 www.alexanderhealing.com Ref: Lymedisease.org, Dr Hany Elsheikha, Univerity of Nottingham

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Summer Detoxification:

Intestines and Heart By Maggie Batt

he Summer Solstice kicks off the beginning of the season on the longest day of the year, which falls on June 21st. Summer, and all of its fiery element, sets the stage for energy, vitality, growth and maturing. Flowers bloom and fruits and vegetables become plentiful. It is a season packed with activities. In this season we will nourish and detoxify the heart and small intestines. With every pulse, your heart helps pump vital nutrients to every sector of the body, working in tandem with the liver, the regulator of circulation. The heart controls the circulation so that the detoxification process can move effectively. This four-chambered muscle pumps approximately 3,000 gallons of blood daily to the lungs, where it absorbs oxygen. Your heart can keep going and going as long as it has enough oxygen. A number of factors can endanger your heart’s functions. Emotions play an important role. Every time you become tense, the rate and rhythm of your heart are affected, which disturbs the flow of blood and oxygen. This causes blood vessels in your wrists, ankles and head to constrict. When blood vessels in your head constrict, migraine headaches occur. Escalated levels of a potentially toxic amino acid called homocysteine can become so dangerous to your cardiovascular system that it actually equals the dangers of smoking. Homocysteine is the metabolic byproduct of methionine breakdown, an amino acid found in animal protein. It is usually converted to the nontoxic amino acid cysteine, but this process can operate properly only if vitamins B12, B6 and folic acid are readily available. Having low amounts of these vitamins, consuming too much animal protein, and drinking a lot of coffee all can aggravate normal functions and cause homocysteine levels to climb.

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This results in forgetfulness, cloudy thinking and Alzheimer’s-like symptoms. When the fire of your heart becomes out of balance because impaired kidneys are not keeping it cooled, your heart produces hot flashes, night sweats and palpitations. You then become irritable and experience insomnia. It’s important to drink a lot of water and eat cooling fruits and vegetables, especially during the summer. I take Hawthorne berry tincture to balance my heart. Summer is also the time to focus on your small intestine, another important organ of the detox process. The vital nutrients that your body needs to detox de-

pend on how available they are through your small intestine. The small intestine digests and absorbs nutrients then ships them off to the bloodstream, where they are carried to the liver. If your intestinal lining becomes coated with mucus, nutrient absorption is greatly diminished, which zaps your immune system functions and opens the door to food allergies. Your digestive system needs the enzyme ptyalin (saliva); hydrochloric acid (HCL) and pancreatic enzymes. HCL helps metabolize protein, minerals, calcium and iron. When HCL is missing, protein can’t be broken down properly into amino acids. The non-metabolized Contact us 813-501-4894 •

proteins begin to decay and enter the bloodstream, resulting in a toxic dump. Low HCL levels can cause anemia and arthritis as well. Low HCL levels can happen to anyone at any age. The main triggers are emotional stress and diet. Try not to eat when too upset or quarrel during meals. Also chew your food thoroughly and don’t drink, especially carbonated beverages, during a meal. When HCL production is low you have a slow-moving bowel, also known as constipation. I take an HCL supplement after my meals. I do not recommend ant-acids as these are taking away your natural acid. Instead supply your body with enzymes and amino acids. Papaya tablets are an easy enzyme to take. If you’d like to also take probiotics, do so during a meal and never with your enzymes. Enjoy your summer and take good care of your body each season. Read more about the organs to detoxify for each season in my Air & Detox E-book at www.wheelsoflight.org.

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A NEW HUMAN OPERATING SYSTEM Richard Gordon, founder of Quantum-Touch Organization, is a visionary and a pioneer. With 40 years of experience in the field of energy medicine, Richard is the best-selling author of ‘Quantum-Touch: The Power to Heal’, now published in 17 languages, and ‘Your Healing Hands - The Polarity Experience’, available in 10 languages. Richard recently wrote, ‘Quantum-Touch 2.0 - The New Human’ which explores the convergence of science, technology, and the power of the human energy field. The following is an excerpt.

www.quantumtouch.com Chapter 1 Let’s Begin Arthur C. Clark’s Three Laws of Prediction: 1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong 2. The only way of discovering the

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limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. 3. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. It’s common to lament that “we’re only human”. But what if some of the limits we’ve always assumed to be true are only due to old beliefs and limited skills? After all, if everyone assumes something to be impossible, few will attempt it. I’m here to let you know that it’s neither fantasy nor exaggeration to say that part of our collective identity is built on false assumptions, which have profoundly limited us. This book will introduce you to some new human abilities and will teach you to use them. In short, everyone has the ability to use their consciousness to affect the material universe. The skills you are about to learn are only a jumping off point. My friend and co-author, Chris Duffield, PhD, remarked, “Richard, it’s as if you discovered a new human operating system and now we are finding all the apps.” The more we think about it and experiment, the more apps we find. Once you open this door, you will never be the same! So what new abilities are we talking about? Here are a few: * The ability to visibly adjust other people’s posture in seconds without touching them. * The ability to accelerate the healing process and quickly reduce or eliminate pain, without touching. * The ability to help infants and animals, and to be effective in other situations outside of psychological influences like the placebo effect.

* The ability to work on organs, systems and glands of the body, quickly and powerfully, again without touching. * The ability to direct healing energy anywhere you can bring your awareness and intention. * The ability to work effectively regardless of the distance to the subject. * The ability to quickly and profoundly help people to shift core beliefs with healing energy. * The ability to work on multiple issues simultaneously, even more than you can keep track of at once. * The ability to work on several people, and perhaps hundreds or even thousands of people simultaneously. * The ability to easily demonstrate that consciousness affects matter and that quantum theory is incomplete. * The ability to work across time and space without limits. * The ability to heal yourself in the process of helping others. * The ability to experience love as a real transformative force. * The ability to work with unprecedented ease, speed and precision. * The ability to share love with other people in a new and transformative way. These things may sound outlandish to you now. But soon, after just a little practice with the simple techniques I am about to teach you, they should start to make sense. With more practice they could become your daily reality, as they have become for me and other people I have taught. Perhaps the most exciting thing is that I’m just opening a door for you to explore. Contact us 813-501-4894 •

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horoscopes ARIES March 21st – April 19th

Forgiving yourself and others for past mistakes is always a vital spiritual practice, but right now it’s crucial! Your life can change 180 degrees in terms of becoming fabulously happy and prosperous! By removing old blocks, new love and energy flow in and you’ll be effortlessly blessed by the Universe. Look for guidance in dreams and meditation, and don’t be afraid to fully experience old emotions as they flush out of your consciousness. Once felt, they’re completed and you’re healed!

LEO July 23rd – Aug. 22nd

As Mars gets ready to go direct, let go of old family anger that could interfere with your work life. It’s easy to project parental issues onto superiors. Career breakthroughs happen as you heal those internal struggles. Meditation gives insights about how you hold back emotions in relationships. Why withhold abundance from yourself and the one you love? By late June emotional and financial prosperity will flow!

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TAURUS

GEMINI

April 20th – May 20th

May 21st– June 20th

If you’re having relationship issues, don’t listen to friends’ wonky advice. Meditate to find the truth for you. Old patterns within yourself and your bond come to a crisis point and can be corrected. Peace is right behind this dust storm of emotion! Practice affirmations, not in a surface way, but as a scientific strategy to change your brain chemistry and habitual ways of perceiving “reality”!

Happy birthday Gemini! Relationships improve if you meditate to release old hurts that color your view of the present. As you clear away built-up negative beliefs you’ll be open for new love even with a current partner! If single you can draw a wonderful person who fits your fresh “template”. Wait until early July (after Mars moves direct) to make any moves or decisions about work.

CANCER June 21st – July 22nd

Like your Gemini friends meditate to clear old resentments in either current or past relationships either. This opens the door to new love and also to new friendships. Also visualize your body moving past any health issues, no matter how longstanding. You can have breakthroughs in problems related to stress, food allergies or other hard to solve body situations. Release your identity as someone who struggles!

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LIBRA

SCORPIO

Aug. 23rd – Sept. 22nd

Sept. 23rd – Oct. 22nd

Oct. 23rd – Nov. 21st

You could get a raise, promotion or even a better job offer and be welcomed with open arms! You deserve to work in a harmonious environment that appreciates you and pays you well! Also, don’t be be overly sensitive with relationship partners, since you both want the same ideal relationship. Meditate together to heal small problems that create big drama! Lastly, observe internal conversations. Stop being mean to yourself! Be with loving friends who reflect how loving you are.

Observing and the eradicating negative thinking heals your body, and also your ability to handle stress. Many thoughts traumatize you in tiny ways and wear down your nervous system. Stop this self-bullying once and for all! You’ll be blessed with serenity, more trust in relationships and greater prosperity, since positive channels open for you to receive. Meditate on positive outcomes and watch them happen!

Your heart wants to open to love and trust but that big shift can be sabotaged by your ego whispering suspicions in your ear. Beware of picking dumb fights with your partner to get breathing space so you can run to your “comfort zone” which is a negative, lonely place! Instead say, “I feel vulnerable” and stay present. Meditation can bring overwhelming spiritual awakenings — stay present there too, because you are worthy of such intimacy with the Universe!

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Dec. 22nd – Jan. 19th

Jan. 20th – Feb. 18th

Feb. 19th – March 20th

You hate discipline, yet you’ve been focusing and setting goals since Saturn moved into your sign last fall. This month, you’re rewarded for hard work! Breakthroughs happen with relationships and money issues that have their limiting roots in family patterns. You’ll also have an increase in self-esteem and a deep sense of belonging. One small caution, don’t push past strains while exercising. Nurture the muscle while it’s a small issue, ok?

Revise life goals and see if they’re still relevant to you. Did you set them out of your own passion? Or to please someone else or even society in general? You could be “failing” because it’s not your true path. Align with your bliss, and the good karma “red carpet” will be laid out for you and success will happen effortlessly! Also, set aside more time for your partner or for dating is single. Love blossoms if given the attention!

You have a strong rebel consciousness and it’s hard to blend with others. But is your pride so strong that you block love and prosperity?! Meditate to open your heart and receive. It’s not weak to flow with life. You won’t become dependent, but interdependent, and that’s your spiritual goal! Release your over-independence and you also let go of a deep lonely separateness. You can also have health breakthroughs with stubborn issues!

Neptune is your planet and as it turns retrograde, it bring insights into hidden parts of your personality so you heal and flourish! It could be a bumpy road, with verbal clashes with others, and you might have to draw clear limits with some people. But you can also have breakthrough conversations that open the door to self-love and allow you to love others at a new depth. Work-wise, wait until July when mercury is direct to make changes.

Aluna Michaels is a second-generation astrologer and soul evolutionist practitioner. She also holds a Masters in Spiritual Counseling and has been teaching and consulting for more than three decades. Her book “Spiritual Gifts of the 12 Astrological Signs” is now on Amazon in Kindle version and as an E-book on her website. Aluna is available for appointments in her home, by phone or Skype. Call (727) 239-7179 or visit www.alunamichaels. com

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ife is a journey towards understanding ourselves, hence the words “Know thyself” which were over the entrance to the ancient mystery school of Pythagoras. It is self- awareness which illuminates our consciousness, thus it is an imperative that we strive towards self-knowledge through methods of self- discovery, and to utilize informed free-will in our decisions in making wise choices. Numerology is an esoteric tool that is applicable in learning to know oneself and to free ourselves from continually facing the same situations and lessons. While there are many aspects to a Numerology reading, the core reading is the context of this discussion. The core personality reading is taken from the person’s name and birthdate (day, month, year) to give their life path (life mission). From the name we derive the Expression (capabilities with which one comes into this life) and Soul Urge. Just remember, the numbers signify potential energies and while they may impel but do not compel! You have free will and action on your side! Numbers used in Numerology symbolize potential energies. Each number itself can be characterized as an energy and groups of numbers, themselves, can delineate an energy. The following are how the energies numbers are utilized. Odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11) are seen as a dynamic energy (masculine) dealing with the individual and more idealistic concerns. A short characterization follows: 1 is all about the individual attaining one’s independence and sense of individuality. They can be leaders and pioneers. 3 is the individual and can involve the group through creativity and expressing feelings of emotions, as well as joy. 5 is about the individual learning through change and opportunities. 5 is all about travel, change, opportunities, upheaval, new situations, constant movement on many levels. 7 is the individual who is “different”, is usually a loner, analyst, researcher, mystic, psychic or recluse. Nervous spiritual energy creates underlying anxiety until the person learns how to resolve this. 9 is the humanitarian, or philanthropist. Concerned with selflessly giving in the larger context of humanity. • To Advertise Call 813-501-4894

11, a Master Number is the one on the path of illumination who is highly sensitive, psychic and brings in the higher lessons and truths on the mental level. They teach, counsel, or lead religious groups or others. Tremendous nervous spiritual energy is present, and this tension underlies their consciousness and may affect their health. Even numbers (2, 4, 6 particularly, along with 8, and 22) are considered more receptive or feminine, dealing with the mundane and concerned with the group. 2 usually works with a small group to facilitate cooperation and relationships. Behind the scenes, 2 is the one who smooths over disagreements to get things done. Context is mainly (but not limited to) groups in business and less personal settings. The consummate example of this was Henry Kissinger, diplomat and skilled negotiator as well as National Security Advisor. 4 is the individual who is learning about limitation, and how to strive to learn system and organization in order to create a meaningful existence. He/she is in service to others, and is often denoted as the foundational member or builder (worker). 6 is balance through individual efforts typically but not limited to a family or small community group. They are characterized by responsibility for other’s well- being (doctor, accountant, etc.). 8 is a high powered individual, usually of executive level leadership abilities, who easily manifests the material and can be, in the extreme, rigid, demanding and status conscious. Obviously a potential for corporate leadership or at least one’s own business. Lesson is to learn that spiritually because it is so easy to manifest, true freedom is not having to rely on the visible material accoutrements. Anytime one sees an 8, it indicates high power and energy, and also, money. 22 is known as the Master number known as the Master Builder. They are able to being into material manifestation, empires or anything they wish. Like the 7 and 11 but more so, they are intuitive, successful and once they learn to how to deal with all the nervous energy, are leaders at all levels. Prime example was Joseph Kennedy who established the Kennedy family fortunes. So the question is, what does this mean as far one’s core Numerology? The answer is that the energies can indicate a personality pattern and one’s tendency to follow a

particular life path or vocation. One pattern is the presence of the numbers 2, 6, 9. This indicates a person who is concerned with relationships. The 2 and 9 are odd (masculine), and are almost balanced by the 6 (which itself denotes balance and responsibility, feminine energy). These energies are all concerned with groups and promoting the relationship. 2 promotes cooperation and association, the 6 is concerned with expressing friendship, affection and love while 9 has a love for the greater part of humanity and loves to give and serve. Thus we have a beautiful balance of both energies devoted to helping others. If one sees the numbers 1, 4, 8 (odd/masculine and two even) we see a very powerful combination that revolves around self. 1 is the leader (as in being #1), 4 is concerned with self and learning how to learn service, with 8 being the high powered version of 1 and 4. Thus while we have two even/feminine and one odd/masculine, the combination indicates a person with self-centered interests. The combinations with 7, 11 or 7, 11 and 22 would indicate tremendous intuitive potential, along with powerful nervous energy. This energy is felt because the individual is sensitive and open to higher energies. 11 and 22 are Master numbers and ALWAYS indicate significantly powerful energies and NERRVOUS tension. These are patterns which can be seen quickly but there are other combinations which can indicate powerful energies. Numerology is always there to help reveal our deepest aspects and provide help and guidance! Enjoy your numbers!

Rev.Charles Zinner, M.S. holds a Master’s Degree in Education and is a spiritual teacher, healer and Reiki Master. He has developed and taught courses in Tarot, numerology, consciousness studies and the teachings of the modern ascended masters. Charles was tenured faculty member of the University Of Florida. Charles and Marcella are cofounders of Pathways to Awakening Center For Intuitive and Spiritual Studies. 727785-8780, mzinner@ tampabay.rr.com Tampa Bay Wellness • june 2016

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By Dr Dennis Alexander 11 am, September, 1945

was 4 years old. I sat in the lap of a very old man dressed in white robes and wearing a turban with a large ruby in the center. My mother sat in a chair across from him. His name was Dr. Bhagat Singh Thind, and he was my mother’s metaphysical teacher. He was saying, “Thus I have no business to fall sick not only because of my pain, but because I am responsible to the whole world. Sickness is not only a physical disease, but a moral disease as well. When you are eating or drinking, be cautious and considerate, not in the name of your bodily comfort but in the name of the whole world because the world is one with you. Feel with your whole heart, that you are one with your fellow man, aye, with the whole Universe. For such is the case.” This is how my life began.

there hesitating. I had no team. I had no medical supplies. I had only me. I worked at three hospitals and had talked my foundation Medic One up to many of the staff, but no one had signed up. I dialed up the Chief Surgeon, Dr Sam Shannon, at one of the hospitals I worked at. “Sam, it’s Dennis,” I began. “What’s up Dennis?” He was always to the point. I explained the situation. “Give me a few hours; I’ll get right back to you,” he stated and hung up without saying goodbye. I made another call. “Good morning Senator, I have a situation and could use your help.” I had called Senator Devot. My mother was on his financial committee, helped him get elected and he was aware of what I was trying to do. “Senator, I need a second phone line put in here within the hour. I also

7am, September 19, 1974 “Good morning, Dennis Alexander speaking, how may I help you?” I opened, answering my parents’ phone. “Buenos Diaz, Senor. This is President Diaz from Honduras. We visited last month and you mentioned your foundation Medic One as an emergency foundation. Is your team ready to go to work?’ he asked. “Sir, how can I help?” I asked, querulously. “Last night Hurricane Fifi landed in my Country at San Pedro Sula and devastated the orphanage in Chaloma. We need medical assistance now,” he stated matter of factly. “My team can be there in twenty four hours Mr. President, will that do?” I inquired. “Yes, doctor, that will have to do.” I hung up the phone and stood 28 june 2016 • Tampa Bay Wellness

be at my house at 5pm for a situation staff meeting. We have seventeen volunteers, all top notch doctors and nurses,” he stated as a matter of fact. The phone sounded again. “Good morning, Medic One,” I answered, using the Foundations name for the first time. “Good morning, this is Carl Davis of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. I just got off the phone with Senator Devot, and he says you need some help?” he stated. “Yes sir. I received a phone call from President Diaz of Honduras and he would like my medical team to go to San Pedro Sula and lead a medical rescue team aiding survivors of Hurricane Fifi. We need medical supplies, everything from pain meds to bandages,” I said almost begging. “Pfizer will supply you with whatever you need; where do you want it shipped?” he said. I was on the verge of tears. The phone rang again. “This is AT&T, when do you want the second line installed?” Again the phone rang. “Hello Medic One,” I said, the sound of Medic One was sounding good to my ears. “Hello, this is John Black with Delta airlines; how can Delta Airlines be of service to you?” 5pm, September 19, 1974. Dr. Shannon’s home

need a direct line to the CEO’s of some major airlines and two or more major pharmaceutical companies. We need donations and I mean like yesterday. David, I have twenty-four hours to pull this together. The wheels had begun turning. The phone rang. “Hello?” I answered shortly. “Dennis, it’s Sam,

The group of medical personal crowded around the dining room table. A large map of Honduras spread across the table top. I pointed to the Coast, “Let me give you a thumb nail sketch of what we are facing. Whole villages were swept away in landslides. Official estimates were that 8,000 people died. The majority of the country’s banana crops were destroyed and approximately 40% of Honduras’ cattle were drowned. Bridges are gone, everything is flooded and we will be working in very unsanitary conditions. Pfizer has committed seven thousand pounds of supplies as of two hours ago, Delta Airlines will fly us to New Orleans, Pfizer Contact us 813-501-4894 •

is shipping all of our supplies there and Tan Airlines is transporting all the supplies and our team to San Pedro Sula. We depart tomorrow at 5am. The tires screeched as they hit the tarmac, and we rolled to a stop at the terminal. As the airplane door opened, the oppressive heat and humidity of Honduras slammed into us like a hammer. It was mere hours before we were on the back of a truck with our supplies and soldiers with machine guns at the ready headed for the orphanage in Chaloma. Mud and water were everywhere, bodies of the dead were bloating in the hot sun. That was our first priority. Wearing hip boots and surgical gloves we dragged the stinking corpses to a depression in the earth and stacked them up, then dousing them with gasoline, we set them on fire. The stench of the rolling black smoke was something I will never forget. We returned to the main buildings of the orphanage to find French and English medical teams up loading their supplies. I immediately began to give directions, where to unload, what to do next, who to treat and where. We all worked like crazy people. My team went to a small village and gave 2400 vaccinations of tetanus and diphtheria. It was a grueling day. Later that evening I asked that all medical teams meet to discuss tomorrow’s events. The countries represented were Costa Rica, Honduras, Great Britain, Cuba, France, Canada, Venezuela and the USA. I began by saying, “We all need to know what the other groups are doing tomorrow. I suggest an assignment board. But we also need • To Advertise Call 813-501-4894

to appoint someone to oversee everything.” The French doctor was drinking some brown looking liquid. “What have you there?” I asked. “Courvoisier,” she replied. “Oh, do you have anymore?” I asked politely. “Oui, but of course,” she replied. “Would you consider a trade, of say a gallon of peanut butter for a bottle of cognac?” I inquired. “Oui. That sounds wonderful. Would you consider leading this expedition?” she asked me. “I think a vote to that end would be necessary,” I replied. “All in favor of Doctor Alexander leading this endeavor raise their hands.” It was unanimous. I began my new job. “Okay, we have three helicopters, two English and one Cuban; tomorrow we load each one with beans and rice, and drop them into the small outlying villages. The Costa Rican and Honduran teams stay here and treat the wounded. Let’s move at dawn.” I was on a chopper from Great Britain; we had to land on a plateau on which were several huts, mostly torn up by the winds. We unloaded 100lbs bags of rice and beans. The villagers offered us small bits of chicken and cold fried eggs which we were very grateful for in so much as the egg is their main source of food. To kill a chicken was to end their food source. We had two bags of rice and beans left for the next village; they were strapped to the side struts. “I am thinking we won’t have enough lift to get up off this plateau,” I venture. “Jolly right you are yank. We will have to be creative,” the pilot replied. “What do you have in mind Leftenant? I asked, my eye brows furrowed. “Best I not tell

you, just climb aboard.” He lifted the chopper about two feet off the ground, and slid her forward to the edge of a thousand foot cliff. “Oh my God! You’re not going to…..” My voice was cut off as the chopper shot down six to eight hundred feet to pick up speed! “Here we go!” the Leftenant shouted over the screaming descent of the falling bird! He pulled back on the stick! “Help me!” He screamed! I grabbed the stick on my side and as I pulled with all my might the stick came back and just before we crashed into the floor of the canyon we pulled up and flew up over the opposing cliff. “You were right Leftenant, not telling me was a good idea,” I said, my voice trembling. It was a week later that the team

waded through the rushing waters of Rio Chaloma. Huge semi-trucks lay on their sides where the flood waters left them weeks before. As we got to the other side I said, “I’m not going home. I am staying here and I will go into the jungle to work with and treat the Mayan people. Anyone want to stay with me?” One nurse, and my wife, Cleo, would remain with me. From San Pedro to Brus Lagoon in La Moskitia, was about three hundred miles by air, and then up river by canoe. We would learn just what La Moskitia really meant. Our new adventure was before us.

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DUALITY, A UNIVERSAL LAW By Rev. Marcella Zinner

he idea of a duality of energy can be intriguing. The Yin and the Yang, the light and the dark, the positive and the negative are offered to us in all things. Even though we may not be aware of these as a duality or choices. Every change, whether it is within us or around us, is a show of duality. It is a picture of choices. We can feel reassured we have a choice one way of the other. However, many times, this only causes or creates confusion. Indeed, choices can be comforting or confusing. That, too, is a duality!! On the other hand, when we feel we don’t have a choice in a matter, or at least believe we don’t have a choice; anger, fear, frustration and stuck-ness surrounds us. That, also, is a duality. These negative aspects can feel overwhelming and insurmountable. If we just simply ask ourselves what is the opposite of anger, it becomes understanding or acceptance. If it is fear, the opposite can be courage. There is the duality again. Both sides or feelings are involved, it is just not clear at the time of the feeling. We can seek to choose one or the other. This ying/yang duality, are part of the Universal Laws as taught by the University of Metaphysics, in Sedona, Arizona, the world’s largest Metaphysical University. Universal Laws are energies that are constant. For everyone, everything, all the time. They do not vary, they may be flexible but are unchanging. Universal Laws originate at the level of the Universe. Which means this energy of vibration is the same constant and has never altered in its basic structure, it is a continuous flow. Therefore, there is and always has been a duality in nature, in us, in everything we are involved in, and in our universe. Which means we always have a choice… even though we may not be able to determine what it is. The nature of all things is demonstrated by the yin/yang symbol. This signifies that within each there is a bit of the other. Because duality is universally exhibited in all of creation. Parallels can be seen between differing cultural and religious traditions. For example, • To Advertise Call 813-501-4894

parallels can be seen between the Chinese Taoist tradition and the Jewish/Hebrew Kabbalistic tradition. As the Yin and Yang are complementary principles, displaying opposition, yet comprised of each other. Yin is a Feminine energy of nurturing, receptivity, compassion. Yang energy is an aggressive/expansiveness, which is Masculine energy. Both types are needed and necessary, a duality, and also a complement to one another. Both traditions seek balance. So, we can begin to understand that one religion or belief system can and does hold aspects of others. Again, offering a choice even though they may be similar they allow an inflow of energy. Thus, a choice. It is said that the nature of yin and yang was first recognized by Fu Shi between six to eight thousand years ago. He formulated twelve principles of yin/yang which provide an explanation of the laws of nature which govern the universe and all of its laws. That which produces and composes the universe is Tao, the undivided oneness or ultimate nothingness. Tao polarizes itself: yang becomes the active pole of the cosmos, yin becomes the solidified pole. Yang and yin are opposites, and each accomplishes the other. All beings and things in the universe are complex aggregates of universal energy composed of infinitely varying proportions of yin and yang. All beings and things are in a dynamic state of change and transformation; nothing in the universe is absolutely static or completed; all is in unceasing motion. Yin and yang attract one another, encompass one another and are opposite one another. Nothing is entirely yin or entirely yang; all phenomena are composed of both yin and yang. Nothing is neutral. The force of attraction between yin and yang is greater when the difference between them is greater, and smaller when it is smaller. Like activities repel one another. Like magnets that repel each other as well as similar to each other. The closer the similarity between two entities of the same polarity, the greater the repulsion. At the extremes of development, yin produces yang and yang produces yin. All beings are yang in the center and yin on the surface. Yang means

the active spirit, yin means the physical body. On other occasions, yang means apparent and yin means hidden. According to these principles, the actions of yin and yang apply to every facet of lifejust as the Universal laws. The polar aspects of the yin and yang are expressions of everything that exists in our universe. Hence, the yin and yang can be seen as the essence of all Universal Laws, which, of course, includes the Law of Attraction. We will, and we do, attract opposites of ourselves as well as parts of ourselves. More choices!! In relationships, we are attracted to someone who is different, yet there is still a similarity we sense and feel. We are attracted to both the similar and the different---Another duality.(ying/yang). In our jobs, we tend to move towards that which we like and feel familiar with. Yet on the other side, we also discover parts of our jobs that are dissimilar and are uncomfortable. The lesson is overcoming our imbalance. Accept the differences and the similarities as all one, even though they appear to be one or the other! When we can realize and accept that there is always a choice in all things, we will free ourselves up for more of what we do want and less of what we don’t want. The Universal law of duality allows a correcting balance in all things.

Rev. Marcella Zinner, M.M. A., Ch.T, ThM, Reiki Master, is a teacher of spiritual awareness as well as real life circumstances to facilitate change, peace and harmony. She accesses her natural clairvoyant talents and intuitive counseling abilities, regression therapy and spiritual development classes to help you “dream true” to attain your highest potential and purpose. She provides a psychic reading for wisdom, insights and guidance for all areas of your life. As a medical intuitive, she will provide guidance and awareness of physical blocks and challenges. www.marcellaz.com; at mzinner@tampabay.rr.com or call 727785-8780. Fb Marcella Zinner, Author & Spiritual Counselor. Tampa Bay Wellness • june 2016

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