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Welcome to Wheel of Life Magazine! We have now reached the last issue of our first year! Time flies when you are having fun and it has been quite the year for our magazine! We have grown tremendously since our first issue was released last March. We have assembled a top-notch group of writers with the most inspiring and interesting life stories. I am very thankful for my designer Amanda for an exceptional job on making the magazine look as beautiful as it does. I would also like to thank all of you for making this new publication a success! We look forward to another successful year in 2019. As this issue comes out on the Winter solstice, our writers have provided you with some of their favourite recipes and inspirational articles for the holidays. Leah writes about dealing with grief during the holidays and I share how I changed a dreadful time into a joyous time, simply by changing my perspective. My hope is these articles will help those that find this time of year difficult to turn it into a joyful one too. For those of you joining us in January and February, worry not – the entire issue is not holiday based. We have many inspiring articles from our contributors sharing their experiences and perspectives that apply all year round. We would love to hear from you! If an article has helped you in any way, please let us know! We welcome all letters from our readers, the writers especially. They would like to know the positive impact they are making in the world. From everyone at The Wheel Of Life Magazine, we wish you all the best for the holiday season, whichever way you celebrate, and we wish you a prosperous and joy filled 2019!
Blessings, Angela
Published by Blue Crow Inspirations Editor - Angela Jeffreys Design - Amanda Salsman Photography Consultant - Marc Geuzinge We recognize and respect all copyrights. Photographs Unless otherwise stated, graphics are sourced from Pixabay Advertising Sales - E-mail: adverts.wheeloflife@gmail.com Media Kits are available upon request. Contributors - Tess Adams, Kelly Aiello, Ana Bokstrom, Lisa Falcon, Rachel Hart, Angela Jeffreys, Carolyn Laurie, Laura Nauss, Ora North, Leah Parsons, Jeff Pilsner, Nina Ploetz, Sylvia Richards, Mark Setjo, Bernette Sherman, Holli Smith, Rylee Smith Cover Image Photo Courtesy - Paul Luftenegger Layout and Design - Marc Geuzinge © 2018 Wheel Of Life Magazine. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be used, stored, transmitted or reproduced in any way without the prior written permission of the Editor. The information in this publication is deemed, as far as we are aware, to be accurate at the time of publishing. Wheel Of Life Magazine, it’s owner, contributors, and publishers cannot be held liable for errors or inaccuracies in its contents, contributors, advertisers, and platforms, nor be responsible for products, services and pricing by its contributors and advertisers. If you wish to submit articles, we welcome submissions. We do reserve the right to accept or decline submissions. We will attempt to respond to declined submissions, but do not guarantee a reply. In submitting an article to us, you warrant the information is correct, is your own work or have rights/permission to supply it (including illustrations and photographs), and you automatically grant Wheel Of Life Magazine a license to publish your submission in whole or a part thereof, and any edited versions in any issue. We assume all unsolicited material is for publication, unless otherwise stated, and we reserve the right to edit, amend or adapt all submissions. Disclaimer: The information provided in the Wheel Of Life Magazine is to add to your knowledge, understanding and experiences. It is intended to give you motivation and inspiration to better your life in the ways that are the best for you. We recommend researching any suggestions offered in the magazine to see if it is right for you, and be sure any health recommendations are checked with your care provider. The Wheel of Life Magazine, it owner, staff, agents, and volunteers are not liable for any loss, injury, or damage that may arise directly or indirectly from the use of any information given in the magazine. Any information and methods provided in the magazine are not necessarily the opinions or beliefs of the owner, publisher, staff, agents, etc and do not make any claims or guarantees of any sort as to the effectiveness thereof.
This issue is dedicated to Malcolm Jeffreys 1944-2003.
Contents 05 A Personal Journey With My Inner Child 08 Solstice Magic - A Poem 09 The Ketogenic Diet For Brain Health 15 Our Gift to You - Our Favourite Holiday Recipes 21 Be Feel Think Do - A Book Review 24 Flying Free 27 Memories of A Traditional Christmas 32 Level Up 34 Earth Rhythms 37 Ghosts Of Christmas Past 41 The Technology of Music 53 Grief During the Holidays 56 Birth Of An Idea 60 Santa: On Mushrooms 62 Healing Ancestral Abuse 65 Living With the Incurable: Endometriosis 72 The Spirit Of Christmas 74 Stepping Out of the Darkness 79 Intention: The Powerful Act of Manifestation 81 Expansion of Light 83 Be The Light - A Midwife’s Christmas Story
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Dear Angela, I love the range of articles and posts covered in the Wheel of Life magazine ... and for us transformation junkies ... wow it’s so great to have a magazine like this! Thank you! ~Julie Meroiti Dear Angela, Congratulations on your new publication of “The Wheel of Life”. It is a beautifully laid out magazine with wonderful images; however, this inaugural issue is not a case of style over substance. I appreciated many of the articles, including; ‘Embracing Change’, ‘The Grief Journey’ and, of course, the interview with James Redfield, to name a few. Kudos also for your ‘Words of the Wise’ feature. It is a wonderful way to honour loved ones passed and impart some guidance for those of us still here. I found the pieces in this quarterly timely and poignant. I have no doubt that others would find it to be the same. As a person who is on a quietly spiritual path, I appreciate the tone of the magazine. It is inspirational, not “preachy”. I would encourage others to spend some time with “The Wheel of Life Magazine”. ~Joanne Matheson Sovik
A Year In Review Dear Angela, An amazing magazine filled with insights, inspirations, hopes, dreams and so much more. Amazing writers that draw you in and fill you up. Once you start reading you won’t want to put it down. ~Nina Ploetz Dear Angela, Amazing Magazine!!! You get tons of reading material in the issue - it does not disappoint! The articles are positive, interesting, inspirational and educational. You don’t have to believe in a particular religion, philosophy, or belief system to enjoy this magazine, it’s very diverse and I believe everyone can resonate with the articles! It’s simply spiritual. The articles are very well written and include professional photos. You’re also helping the Earth and saving trees by subscribing to an E-magazine! ~Brandy Burrow Dear Angela, Congratulations on the launch of Wheel of Life Magazine! I am so impressed with the quality of the layout, the contributors and content. I subscribed immediately and look forward to future issues. ~Anne O’Connell
A Personal Journey With My Inner Child
By Jeff Pilsner I’ve done a lot of work in the selfimprovement department of my life. I had an extremely challenging childhood that grew into an adulthood that was filled with angst. The juxtaposition, however, is that I was a very smart and talented soul. In the face of so much pain and frustration, I was presented with opportunities that few people ever have the chance to even dream of, let alone experience. So, here I was, presented with opportunity after opportunity to make a big splash in the pond of life, but only after capturing brief glimpses of success, something deep inside of me insisted on slamming on the brakes. Whether it was my forays in the Fortune 500, real estate, or (especially) in the entertainment industry, EVERY time I came close to making it – and I mean REALLY making it…I CHOKED!
I had the fear of success and the fear of failure in spades, and because I was always in reactive mode, I could never quite figure out why I experienced such a visceral response to the plethora of opportunities that fell at my feet. It all came to a head one day shortly after I finished production on a television show that I co-hosted for a couple of years. This gig had been my big break, it led to all kinds of other media and theater work, and in the end, I often got pointed out when I would go out in public. On one hand, it was nice to be recognized for my public skills but on the other hand I would have MUCH preferred being anonymous. Too bad I wasn’t a writer back then instead of a public performer, as you can be successful without anyone knowing what you look like.
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After a ‘perfect storm’ of events, I walked away from that life and moved to a different city in a different province. Renting a tiny 280 sq/ft apartment and keeping my living expenses to an absolute minimum, I just allowed myself to ‘be’. The new city in which I lived had a lovely river that meandered through its center with plenty of trails nestled amongst trees and bushes, and I took full advantage of this by spending many hours a day traversing these paths in quiet contemplation. After allowing myself the time to just be in the moment, communing with nature, I began to catch glimpses of my past. I had done this before! It was at the ripe old age of seven that I began going for long walks in nature to commune, it was the only way that I could decompress from early life experiences that would have broken most people. Now, as I embraced an old ritual, I began to connect with the boy that I once was, and to be honest, neither of us were in any hurry to begin what we both knew would be a difficult conversation.
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But during the countless hours quietly padding through the pathways of the park, I began to ‘see’ him as a separate person walking beside me as we navigated the various trails in the city core. I saw him as the wounded little boy, who had no clue why he was suffering so much, the older and wiser me would explain, to the best of my ability, in terms that a child would understand. As time progressed a special bond began to cement between us; we shared our thoughts, concerns, our hearts… It got to the point where we could gaze into the ‘whites’ of each other’s eyes. When we drove together, he remained buckled up in the passenger seat.When we walked together, it was with his hand in mine and in situations where we’d meet ‘scary’ people on the path, I would insist that he walk behind me and let the adult me step in front and protect him from potential danger (I laugh at this now, because if I shared this exercise with a mental health professional, they would have probably had me committed).
Speaking of commitment, it was because of making an absolute promise to my little boy that I would always look out for him and do everything in my power to protect him, that he felt safe to come out and stay out. That was my adult self’s service to my inner child, but I have to say that what he offered in return was much greater than what I offered him. It was by allowing myself to see my world through the child’s eyes that I was able to find a true sense of playfulness and peace, and it was learning to trust his voice which spoke on behalf of my soul’s integrity. It was so wonderful to spend time with my new friend, someone who cared about me and my wellbeing as much as I cared about his. It was so surreal; logically I knew he was only a construct of my own mind, but on another level, he seemed so REAL, like a totally separate person.
One morning the unthinkable happened. I was in a hurry to drive somewhere and upon opening the car door, I did not notice that the little boy was sitting in the driver’s seat smiling up at me. I wasn’t thinking as I rushed to sit down in the seat and when I realized what I had just done, I was horrified. For a moment questions like, ‘Did I squash my precious inner child?’ ‘Is he DEAD?’ flashed through my head. Almost instantaneously, I felt the sensation of not squashing a frail child under my adult body weight, but rather I felt him quickly rise up and in to the deepest core of my being. I was feeling FULL for the first time in my life. That was almost thirty years ago, but I remember the experience as if it was yesterday. By Jeff Pilsner http://shifthappensnow.ca
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SOLSTICE MAGIC
I Am, I Can, I Will A Jungle Dream
Shortest day Shortest night Solstice magic Mystic might Suns rise Moons set Seasons change No regret
By Nina Pauline Ploetz Author: Nina Pauline Ploetz Nina’s Life Lights NinasLifeLights @ gmail.com illustrator: S.D. Lawrence Saddleback studios lawrence @ sddlebackstudios.com
Order your copy online at BARNES&NOBLE and AMAZON E-book is also available
Winter wonder Summers glory Sharing space Ancient story Retrospections Visions too Phoenix fire Mysterious brew Celestial bodies Twinkling lights Impish grins Dancing sprites Fairy snow Rustling leaves Solstice magic Who believes Playful hearts Open door Unification Wanting more Solstice magic Earth transcends Too beginnings And to ends One and all Forever Bless Joy and Hope And Happiness 08
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By Nina Pauline Ploetz ninaslifelights@gmail.com
The Ketogenic Diet for Brain Health Have you or a loved one ever suffered a traumatic brain injury? Do you experience brain fog, mental fatigue, or forgetfulness? Do you have difficulty concentrating, remembering names and dates, or recalling where you left your keys? Do you have a mental health issue like anxiety, depression, Alzheimer’s, bipolar disorder, autism, ALS, MS, or Parkinson’s? If not, would you like to improve your overall cognitive performance and memory to avoid any of these issues in the future?
By Kelly Aiello
Your Brain after a TBI Let’s start by taking a closer look at what happens to the brain when someone suffers a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The moment a TBI occurs, the inner workings of that person’s brain actually changes. Free radicals are created in the energy-producing mitochondria, cell membranes become damaged, and neuronal signaling becomes abnormal. These changes can result in cognitive and motor impairments, increased oxidative stress, DNA damage, and other metabolic changes, including a diminished ability of your brain to produce energy and use glucose as fuel.
If so, proper nutrients for the brain and the ketogenic diet may be able to help! Your Brain after a TBI Let’s start by taking a closer look at what happens to the brain when someone suffers a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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Results of these metabolic changes create the symptoms often experienced by someone with a TBI - extreme physical and neural-fatigue, mental slowness, and difficulty thinking, learning, or remembering. Their brain must work overtime to produce energy but is unable to do so. This is where a ketogenic diet comes into play. Not only can it help someone who has suffered a TBI, but it shows promise for anyone with a mental health issue or who wants to improve their brain function and restore cognition. So, what can the ketogenic diet do for you and what happens in the brain when you switch from burning glucose for fuel to burning ketones? How Ketosis Affects the Brain Normally, ingested carbs are broken down into glucose, converted into a usable form of energy, then used as fuel or stored in the liver and muscle tissue for later use. But, in a ketogenic state, we deprive our body of carbohydrates. The liver springs into action to provide the necessary glucose that feeds your organs - including the brain. But when there’s no more glucose, a metabolic shift occurs. The liver begins creating ketone bodies from the fats we consume or those our body has stored, and we enter a state of ketosis. Ketones are released into the bloodstream and are then absorbed by our organs and brain. Unlike glucose, ketones readily cross the blood brain barrier where they are converted into a ready source of fuel and become a more efficient alternate energy source.
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In fact, our brain actually prefers using ketones for energy. This is good news for sufferers of many neurological diseases where energy production is often lacking. So, if you suffer from depression, anxiety, a brain injury, or any other mental health issue, a ketogenic diet can increase oxygen flow to the brain and reduce inflammation in it to help you feel more like yourself again. If you are dealing with memory problems, slower brain function, or dementia, a ketogenic diet can help improve your cognitive function and prevent or slow the signs of aging. How does it accomplish this? By increasing oxygen flow to the brain and reducing inflammation! Why is reducing brain inflammation so important in the first place? When there is inflammation or swelling in the brain, cells cannot communicate as easily. It takes longer to send signals from one part of the brain to another, and brain functions slow. This results in brain fog, neurofatigue, forgetfulness, difficulty finding the words we want to say, and eventually, we may no longer be able to retrieve memories or create new ones. Luckily, what we feed the brain can work to prevent this from happening in the first place or reduce damage that may have taken place! Applications of the Keto Diet for Brain Health The ketogenic diet was originally used to treat drug-resistant epilepsy in children. Emerging research suggests that keto can be used therapeutically for many
other neurological issues, from sleep disorders and headaches to bipolar and Alzheimer’s. In people with these conditions, glucose can’t be converted into usable energy very efficiently. Since the brain still requires energy, and lots of it, it must come from a different source. Enter ketones. Unlike glucose, which cannot pass through the blood-brain barrier, ketones can. There, they are readily used by brain cells. Your brain can’t absorb glucose, so it circulates throughout your body until it is converted into a usable form. This may account for feeling mentally fatigued after eating a carb-rich meal or snack your body must wait for the conversion of glucose to take place before it can provide energy. Ketones, on the other hand, reach the brain much faster and keep energy levels steady, preventing mid-afternoon energy slumps and brain fog from kicking in. Ketones also work to prevent glucose uptake problems. Excess amounts of glucose can eventually lead to obesity, insulin resistance, and diabetes. It can also contribute to poor mental health, age-related cognitive decline, dementia, and Alzheimer’s. However, since ketones readily pass through to the brain and are used as a quick energy source, glucose issues are no longer a problem. Winter 2018
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How else can keto benefit the brain? The ketogenic diet can help: • Improve energy production: Through its efficient way of getting fuel inside damaged brain cells, energy is created faster, less oxygen is used up, and less oxidative stress is created. This means brain cells don’t have to work as hard to produce needed energy. As neurofatigue is a common complaint among people with mental health issues, an increase in energy is a great thing! • Reduce brain inflammation: The right nutrients and quality fats help fuel the brain even more efficiently and reduce inflammation in it. This inflammation creates slowed thinking, headaches, mental fatigue, and mood disorders. So, by reducing it, cognition, reaction time, moods, and mild depression can improve. • Increase oxygen flow to the brain: The organ that requires the most oxygen is the brain. If it doesn’t get enough, we experience mental sluggishness, and have a harder time thinking and learning. To fuel such a hungry brain, there must be a steady supply of blood flowing to it. This blood brings necessary oxygen and nutrients for energy production, growth, and repair. Increased oxygen flow to the brain can decrease fatigue, improve sleep, and facilitate higherlevel thinking and cognition. • Keep blood sugar levels stable: High levels of blood sugar are toxic to the brain and create more inflammation. Chronically high levels are also associated with insulin resistance and diabetes. Studies show that having diabetes increases your risk of developing Alzheimer’s - sometimes referred to as “type 3 diabetes.” 12
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• Protect the brain: Ketones have antioxidant properties that protect the brain and reduce the risk of dementia. They also help neutralize damaging oxidants and free radicals that wreak havoc on the brain. Oxidative damage is a telltale sign of aging and neurodegeneration, so reducing its harmful effects protects brain health. • Reduce Alzheimer’s risk: With reduced brain inflammation, increased oxygen flow to the brain, and the creation of new neuronal pathways, brain cells have an easier time communicating. This improves cognitive function, preserves memory, and decreases processing time. In turn, this reduces one’s risk for Alzheimer’s.
• Improve neuroplasticity: Neuroplasticity is your brain’s ability to adapt to changing environments and situations and goes hand in hand with the development of new neural pathways. Ketones work to boost levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which supports the creation of new neurons and neural pathways crucial for learning, memory, and higher thinking. • Optimize cognitive function: The quality omega 3 fatty acids that make up a good part of the keto diet are required for brain function. Because the brain is made of 60% fat, feeding it the right kinds of fat keeps it healthy and active.
Omega 3 fatty acids protect the health of brain cells, allow them to communicate better, and reduce inflammation in the brain. They also work to reduce the production of oxidants. Clearer thoughts, improved memory, and a more stable moods are the result. • Reduce brain toxicity: If followed properly, the keto diet reduces the amount of neurotoxins in the brain. By choosing quality, organic foods, we avoid most pesticides and insecticides that are toxic to brain tissue. Avoiding any type of toxin is beneficial to your brain. • Reduce stress: The keto diet stresses the consumption of nutrient-dense foods and quality fats that a healing body needs. The vitamins, minerals, enzymes and nutrients found in fresh vegetables eaten on a keto diet are vital to restore supplies used quickly under stress, while nourishing cells at the same time. • Improve anxiety and depression: Ketones increase levels of the neurotransmitter GABA while decreasing levels of glutamate to calm your mind, prevent brain cell damage and death, and improve mental focus. GABA’s calming effects counterbalance the excitability of glutamate. Too much glutamate results in overexcited brain cells that become toxic to your brain and create migraines, depression, strokes, brain fog, difficulty concentrating, and anxiety. So, by fueling your brain with ketones instead of glucose, you can better balance moods while reducing anxiety and depression. Feeding the brain the right kinds of fats and proper nutrients while depriving it of carbohydrates can produce many health benefits, including improved Winter 2018
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So not only does the ketogenic diet show promise for brain injury survivors and those with mental health issues, but for anyone looking to improve cognition and memory, gain a competitive edge at school or in the workplace, or stave off dementia, as well. The idea that ketones can improve the cognitive performance of healthy individuals is fantastic. But even more remarkable is that a state of ketosis can reduce symptoms of otherwise untreatable neurological disorders.
If you are interested in improving cognition, memory and moods, a great place to start is with the ketogenic diet and the right kinds of fat. But like any new dietary plan of action, please consult your doctor before embarking on a ketogenic diet to find out if it may help you. If you’re ready to get started, here is a simple salmon recipe to help get you on your way! By Kelly Aiello www.HappiHuman.com
Simple Salmon with Kale & Cabbage Makes 2 Servings | 10 Min. Prep | 16 Min. Cooking Ingredients: • 6 cups Green Cabbage (roughly chopped) • 4 cups Kale Leaves (roughly chopped) • 3 Tbsp Avocado oil • 8 oz Wild Alaskan Salmon filet • Sea Salt & Black Pepper (to taste) • 1/4 cup fresh Dill (finely chopped) • 2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar • 1 tsp Dijon Mustard Tools: • Sheet pan • Tin foil • Kitchen knife and cutting board •Small mason jar with lid Method: 1. Preheat oven to 450F and line a baking pan with foil. 2. Add cabbage and kale to the baking pan and toss with 1/3 of the avocado oil and a pinch of salt. Bake for 6 minutes. Remove from the oven and stir. 3. Pat the salmon fillets dry and season with salt and pepper. Lay the salmon over the cabbage and kale. Bake together for 10 minutes, or until salmon is cooked through. 4. Meanwhile, add the remaining avocado oil, dill, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper to a small mason jar. Cover with the lid and shake before serving. 5. Divide salmon, cabbage, and kale onto plates. Drizzle with your desired amount of dressing. Enjoy! Happy cooking and happy, healthy eating for life! 14
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Our Gift to You - Our Favourite Holiday Recipes A few of our writers have shared their holiday recipes with you. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Gorgonzola Parmesan Artichoke Dip
2 cans quartered artichokes in water 1 4oz container of gorgonzola or blue cheese crumbled 1 4oz container shredded parmesan cheese 1 8oz container cream cheese 2tbsp. lemon juice 6 slices cooked bacon (optional), chopped Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix all the ingredients except the bacon. Pour in a greased 9x12 inch glass baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes and stir. Bake for another 15 minutes. Remove from oven, stir, and sprinkle the bacon over the dip. Eat with assorted crackers or sliced baguette. By Rachel Hart
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Flying Free By Tess Adams
I consider myself an empath. What is that you ask? It means I pick up on people’s emotional pains and physical problems. Frequently I will take them on as my own, meaning I feel those same pains but am not aware of where they are coming from. I don’t do this intentionally, I naturally do it because I want to alleviate suffering in others, however it never did. I recently discovered how I can use being an empath to do that, and I would like to share my process with you. On September 2, 1998, Swissair Flight 111 crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off our Nova Scotia coastline killing all 240 people on board. It was devastating to not only the families who began to fly in to identify remains and begin to process what happened, but to the recovery crews as well. Up to this day, I loved to fly! I would look forward to trips. I loved take offs! I loved every part of it. I once asked for a tour of the cockpit so I could see the view that
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the pilots see. My first flight after September 2, 1998 was full of sheer panic for me. At this point in my life I had no idea what an empath was. I had no idea why I was experiencing the level of fear I was. I didn’t even want to admit how full of fear I was. I tried medications designed to calm me. They had absolutely no affect on me. I tried all sorts of strategies to overcome it and get past it. I was determined to not be tied up by the fear. I kept on flying. I didn’t shy away from it, but it just wasn’t getting any better. I recently planned a short trip that included two flights, and as the flights were getting closer and closer, my stomach began to knot up again as usual. It is part of my regular routine to meditate every morning to tune into anything my Guides and Angels would like to pass on to me. One morning as I was meditating on my trip, I felt the knots begin again. I reached out to my Guides and asked what this was and where it came from.
I always had a knowing it was connected to the Swissair crash. My Guides showed me it was not the panic of the passengers and crew that I had assumed it had come from. It was what those serving on the search and rescue teams and the recovery teams experienced following the crash. The overwhelming panic that still gets triggered when they think of flying or go to an airport or experience take offs or experience turbulent air, is what I was taking on as my own.
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My Guides showed me how to use this as a way to help. Empaths have been given the ability to sense these things so we can help. They recommended this three-step process: Step One: Ask for help. How often do we experience real challenges and forget to ask for help? There is no weakness in asking for help. We all have a host of spiritual help all around waiting to be asked, but they cannot help until we ask. So please ask!
Step Two: Return to Sender. This may seem unkind at first, but let me explain. When you return the fear (or whatever heavy emotion you’ve picked up on) to the sender, you aren’t giving them more fear. You are sending it back to clear yourself. They are already living with it. When we take it on as our own, it doesn’t lift anything from anyone. It just weighs us down too. To return it to sender, you only need to say out loud or in your head, “Return to sender.” The energy knows what to do.
Step Three: Send love with it. This was the missing piece for me. This was huge! When I returned the fear to sender and sent it with love, knowing love has the power to heal, restore, and calm those I am sending it to, it became a tool to heal with and to make a difference. My Guides showed me the workers being set free from triggers, their loads getting lighter, and their lives becoming less filled with fear each and every time I used the process.
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So I chose to stay conscious and undistracted during the flights and even when I was preparing for the flights. I didn’t distract myself from the panic as it welled up. Instead, I used the process and every time I did, the panic subsided. I saw it had many levels and layers to it, but I kept at it. I had lots of opportunities to use the process on the two flights. Each time I was able to let more of the fear go, and each time I knew I was helping free others from the same fears. I finally understood how I could use being an empath to truly help someone else. By the end of the second flight, I was enjoying flying again. I felt lighter and freer. I am grateful for the lesson that being an empath is not a hardship or an exercise in futility, but it is an opportunity to serve. We are not asked to be weighed down by others’ suffering, but to use our awarenesses to help free others. Ask, return, and send love. By Tess Adams https://tessadamscoaching.com
Intuitive Life Coach Tess Helping you create new beginnings by living from your soul. TessAdamsCoaching.com tessadamscoaching@gmail.com FB/IntuitiveLifeCoachTess
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Memories of a Traditional Christmas By Sylvia Richards
Today, everyone rushes about, spending vast amounts of money and going to enormous efforts to make each Christmas “the best yet”. Many people feel that there’s something missing from Christmas, though they’re not exactly sure just what that is. So each year, the gifts get bigger, the decorations get more extravagant, the meals get more lavish and the bills (and the stresses) get higher - all in an effort to replace what I call the “nostalgia factor”, to have an “old fashioned” Christmas. Now I’ve been around a long time and let me tell you something... Old fashioned Christmases were great, but it had nothing to do with the amount of money that was spent on them. In fact, many families in “the good old days” didn’t have anywhere near the proportion of disposable income that most families these days take for granted.
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So what made these Christmases so wonderful to look back on? Well, as I examine my own memories, for one thing, I was a child. I didn’t have to worry about shopping and bills and making all the arrangements. The sense of magic and wonder was unmarred by the stress of trying to make everything perfect. But there was more to it than that. Even after I was running my own home (which I was by age 17), and creating my own Christmases, they were still - dare I say it - somehow better then. Why? One word - Christmas was special. So how do we define “special”? For me, the “special-ness” of remembered Christmases is about doing things, eating things, and having things that we didn’t do, eat, or have at any other time of the year. That, in my opinion is what made them “special”. Allow me to share with you some memories of Christmas from my childhood. Our family, like many others, didn’t have much money to spare, which I now realize, made Christmas ‘extravagances’ just that much more special. Both at school and at home, we learned the story of the Nativity, and it would have been unthinkable not to include the baby Jesus in our celebrations - so there was always a Nativity scene as part of the decorations. You could buy books in those days with press-out cardboard figures, and clever fold-out stable settings. Some you could paint yourself, others were ready coloured, and a few even had glitter sprinkled on them.
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We made most of our decorations ourselves - paper chains from strips of coloured paper, and streamers and folded garlands of ‘crepe’ paper. Once, we were given a ready-made tissue paper garland which we carefully examined then armed with tissue, scissors and glue, recreated many times! The tree was a baby pine or fir tree - always living, in a pot with a root. Ever the conservationist, my mother would replant the tree in the garden after Christmas, and dig it up the next year. When it got too big to bring into the house, she’d plant it on waste ground (lots of that around after the war), and find a smaller one. We had some little clip-on candle holders which took miniature candles. I’ll never forget our first string of fairy lights! Most of the tree decorations were handmade, and we even wrapped tiny gifts and hung them on with thread.
We would begin working on our list of Christmas gifts early. Most were handmade embroidered handkerchiefs, tablecloths or cushion covers for aunts, a knitted bed-jacket or crocheted shawl for grandma, warm socks, gloves or scarves for uncles, and so on. Often we made a cake or some other tasty treat, or forced bulbs and decorated the pots. Everyone got a calendar - a piece of cardboard covered in wall-paper, with a big picture and a pocket size pre-printed calendar stuck on the front, and a bit of ribbon for a hanger on the back. Gifts were not extravagant, nor flashy, but they were made and given with love and one felt true joy in the giving and real appreciation in the receiving.
Presents were wrapped without the benefit of sticky tape or glue, the package being tied instead with ribbon. When they were opened, there was no mad scramble to rip off the paper as there is nowadays. The knots were unpicked, and the paper removed carefully to be folded and reused the next year. We didn’t have much spare cash, but there were cases of real poverty in those post-war days, and there were families much worse off than us. With this in mind, Mum would set aside a few items of warm clothing, toys and food which we would wrap and leave anonymously on the doorstep of a needy family. I can’t tell you the joy this brought to all of us.
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During the week before Christmas, we’d deliver - and collect - presents. On Christmas Eve, Dad would usually finish work early and we’d go to the meat market to buy a turkey (or whatever we could get). They usually auctioned off their remaining stock to the highest bidder, so some real deals could be found - and with our lot, we needed a big bird! Mum would usually go to church - we could go or not as we chose. Sometimes family members would visit for a few drinks. Then, we hung up our stockings (a real sock) and went to bed. I would wake up in the morning and feel around with my foot at the end of the bed for the weight of the filled stocking. We were allowed to open our stockings in the bedroom before we got up. There was always an orange in the toe and an apple at the top. There may be a colouring-book, paints and brushes, or a dot-to-dot book. Sometimes, there was a ‘magic’ painting book - you just painted clear water on the page and the colours would appear! There were magic growing crystal gardens, imitation edible cigarettes or a liquorice pipe, sugar mice and chocolate coins covered in gold foil. For a girl, there may be some knitting needles and wool or an embroidery set; for a boy, a toy car or plane.
Early on Christmas morning, my great uncle (who must have arrived really early), would drape a red blanket around his shoulders and don a paper crown, then parade through the house singing at the top (or maybe bottom) of his rich baritone voice: “Hail! Hail! King Christmas comes! A merry, merry piping and a beat of drums...... This was probably some remnant of the ancient Lord of Misrule tradition. This was our signal to get up! After a quick breakfast, one of us was chosen to be the “Postman” and deliver one gift at a time to each person, including themselves. The process took longer but everyone got to see each other open every gift and it was enjoyable. The anticipation that the next one may be for you, only added to the fun. Christmas dinner, already half cooked by this time, was served at about 2.00 p.m. Dad would carve the bird at the table and we’d pull crackers and drink wine - even the children were allowed just a sip. Dinner was followed by Christmas Pudding, which had been made and stored weeks before to mellow. Mum always arranged it so that the children got the sixpenny pieces she’d hidden in it. After dinner, the men lit cigars and then settled for a nap while the rest of us tidied up. The smell of a cigar still means Christmas to me. There was always a huge party on Christmas night. The table was set with a buffet of turkey sandwiches, cold cooked ham, pork pie, trifle, mince pies and the Christmas Cake. There would be egg nog and ginger beer for the children and beer, spirits, and home brewed wine (usually elderberry or parsnip) for the adults.
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What wonderful parties we had. Each person prepared their own “party piece” whether it be a recitation, a song, a dance, a mime, or some other thing. I recall the heaving bosom of one aunt, who always gave a rendition of “Trumpeter, what are you Sounding Now?” in a fine contralto voice. Sometimes my siblings and I would put together a short play, and perform it. But the star of the show was always my father who could tell stories and recite poetry like no one else I ever knew. With just the candles flickering, you could hear a pin drop as he recited “The Pigtail of Li Fang Foo” or “The Greeneyed Yellow Idle” or “Gungadin”. I knew all of them by heart before I was 7 years old! Then we’d all sing, sometimes with Mum at the piano, sometimes not. And we’d play party games - games now long forgotten like “Pastor of Paris” and “I went Shopping” and “The Minister’s Cat”. With 20-30 people (plus kids) this went on until the wee hours, and we often fell asleep before it was over, but eventually the guests left and we all went to bed.
But that wasn’t the end of Christmas. We were just getting started! The next day, Boxing Day, someone else would host the party and we’d do it all over again! Though people didn’t get as much time off work as they do now, celebrations continued, on a less lavish scale, till New Year’s Eve with another big party. Even after that, it was still “Christmas”! It wasn’t really over until Twelfth Night, by which time we had to have the decorations down and the tree replanted, or we’d be haunted by the “rattling of chains” for the next year. We always saved one mince pie each to eat on Twelfth Night with a final toast, as we bade farewell to Christmas for another year. By today’s standards, our Christmas was simple - some may even say cheap, but it was filled with joy, goodwill, passion and a sense of wonder. So did we feel a deep content? Was it worth it? Oooh Yeah! ........ it was SPECIAL. By Sylvia Richards www.yourspritualhaven.ca Winter 2018
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going to birth the scariest haunted house this school had ever seen. I was lucky to be taking over for another amazing woman who had been responsible for the conception of the haunted house fundraiser idea. This would be the third year running, so I inherited a blueprint for the actual design of the house as well as an entire boys’ locker room of storage space that held all the props that had been used in previous years. I also had a solid core team of volunteers who had helped in the past and was excited to be doing it again. Eric was my main man, a master at building, lighting, and securing anything that needed it to ensure the safety of all patrons. The Johnson family were my powerhouse volunteers. It takes a whole week to build the haunted house and
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they were with me everyday, doing anything I needed from helping to blacking out each room to going thrift store shopping for extra props and costumes. Katie was my creative partner, walking through the house repeatedly each day to spot where we could add a little more scare factor. Denise secured all my actors for the house, bringing kids from the high school as volunteers in exchange for community service hours. Other parents would come in randomly throughout the week to donate props that were needed or to help decorate the individual rooms. It was a beautiful orchestration of people coming together for a great cause and my heart was full as I reflected on the week and the countless hours of hard labor that went into creating what was soon to be the culmination of all our efforts.
The haunted house lasted for two nights. Opening night brought with it some minor technical difficulties, which is nothing out of the norm when there are so many areas that require attention. After working out the kinks, the second night ran smooth. Once the final customer had gone through and the lights were up, we all ran out of the house cheering and hugging and high-fiving one another at the amazing production we had created, each of us with a deep understanding of how much we needed each other to make it successful, and how honored we all were to be a part of such a soul nourishing experience. We raised over $10,000 that would go directly to teacher grants that would enhance the learning capabilities and environment for every child at the school. We couldn’t be happier or more proud. I attended a birth a few weeks later for a first-time mother. Looking around her room, I reflected on how much preparation had gone into anticipating the arrival of their sweet baby. Childbirth education classes, prenatal visits, and gathering supplies enabled the couple to meet this day with confidence.
Soothing music, candles, and strategically hung affirmations created a peaceful environment for the mama to do the hard work of bringing forth her child. I thought about the haunted house and all the preparation, consulting, and manual labor that was required in order to create a one of a kind, never to be duplicated experience. I realized that any goal or creative project has the same characteristics of birth. We are pregnant with an idea, we struggle in whatever way necessary to achieve our goals or bring forth our projects, and we celebrate its arrival by acknowledging all we sacrificed to get there. And when the birth was complete and the sweet mother received her baby into her arms for the first time, the entire room erupted in cheering, hugging, and high-fiving one another, each of us with a deep understanding of how much we needed each other to make it successful and how honored we all were to be part of such a soul nourishing experience. We couldn’t be happier or more proud. By Rachel Hart www.birthingway.com Winter 2018
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By Ora North Think all of our Christmas traditions come from Christianity and Coca-Cola? Think again. Many of our most popular traditions have unexpected roots in shamanism. Santa and his magical reindeer, the Christmas tree and the giving of gifts are all traditions based on the harvest and consumption of magic mushrooms. Shamans of Northern Europe in PreChristian times would collect the red and white psychedelic mushrooms, called amanita muscaria. You have most likely seen these mushrooms in cartoons or books. They are often seen in the illustrations of folk tales, as they represent magic and are associated with fairies. When collecting the mushrooms, these Siberian shamans would dress in their traditional fur-trimmed red robes. Their cheeks and noses always had a ruddy, flushed glow, which is an effect of the mushrooms. Sounds like a certain jolly fellow we’ve come to know and love, doesn’t it? Amanita muscaria mushrooms only grow under certain trees, usually evergreens and firs. The mushroom cap is actually the fruit of the mycelium beneath the soil, which is part of a symbiotic relationship with the tree roots.
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This is where the image of gifts beneath the Christmas tree comes from. The shaman would hang the freshly picked mushrooms on the branches to start the drying process. The shamans were essentially decorating the trees as they gathered. This is why we decorate our trees in beautiful bulbs and ornaments. Once the shaman was through gathering, he would pack the mushrooms in his sack and travel from house to house (or yurt to yurt) to deliver them. The doors to the yurts were often blocked with high piles of snow from the harsh Siberian winters, forcing the shaman to climb in through the smoke-hole, or chimney, if you will.
After the jolly shaman delivered the gifts of partially dried magic mushrooms, the tribespeople would then string up the mushrooms or place them in stockings to finish the drying process over the hearth. Once dried, they would open their gifts, so to speak. The consumption of the mushrooms was a very sacred act, as it opened their eyes to insight and wisdom for the people. The most common effect of amanita muscaria consumption is size distortion and the sense of flying, either experiencing it oneself or seeing others flying. This explains the image of the jolly shaman Santa and his reindeer flying away.
processed and eliminated with the first pass through the body, but the active ingredients of the mushrooms would remain active in the urine. In other words, it was safer to consume the hallucinogenic compounds through the urine. It was common practice to drink the urine, and it could be passed through the body six or seven times before the effects wore off. Since both the tribesmen and the reindeer enjoyed the mushrooms, the human urine could be used to attract reindeer and the reindeer urine could be passed amongst the tribe. “Reindeer games” and “to get pissed” are arguably from this tradition.
Reindeer were quite fond of the amanita muscaria mushrooms as well! They sought them out and enjoyed their effects, often seen “prancing” about while under their influence. Reindeer were sacred to these semi-nomadic people, and they shared a special relationship.
While I’m not about to put magic mushrooms in my husband’s stocking or seek out a urine exchange with a reindeer, I can appreciate my Christmas traditions all the more knowing their shamanic roots. I knew there had to be a reason my favorite Christmas ornaments were always the red bulbs with white spots.
So special, in fact, that the herders and the reindeer would often exchange urine. It was said that all the toxic compounds of the mushrooms were
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The Spirit of Christmas How Changing My Perspective Saved Christmas
By Angela Jeffreys
Christmas time became a time of year I dreaded. I wanted to enjoy it, I truly did. I bought thoughtful gifts, took my time wrapping them to make them look beautiful, I baked and baked and baked. However, as the actual day came closer, I dreaded it twice as much as the previous day. Saying “Merry Christmas” became more difficult as the years passed, to the point I would choke on the words. I stopped saying them, replacing them with “Happy Holidays”, that seemed to be easier. I won’t depress you with the details as to why I dreaded Christmas, as that is not what is important. What I did to turn it around is.
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Eventually I became a mom. I did not want to expose my daughter to my feelings of the holiday season thus tainting her childhood like mine was. I decided I had to change my attitude – but how do I do that? One year it came to me – it was the perfect solution. The solution was to
stop celebrating Christmas. Wait! Hold on! There is more to the story. At this time of my life, I was learning a lot about how my ancestors, the Celts, celebrated this special time of year, which they called Yule.
I learned how most of the traditions we celebrate came from Old England and Europe before Christianity moved in. The Celts celebrated the Winter Solstice, more specifically, the return of the sun. At the solstice, the sun appears to stop moving for several days. When it begins to move once more (about Dec 25th), the Celts then knew the sun did not forget them. The celebrations began! So, I decided, instead of celebrating Christmas, I would celebrate Yule.
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on the floor with food or glitter, they would “drop” presents on the stairs then take them away, they would take away the stockings and leave a present in their place and they left notes. Our daughter, who was 7 years old at the time, absolutely loved it! Her eyes lit up every time there was a strange noise somewhere in the house. She’d run all over looking for the next mess or present. One year they left cheese by a note for her. Her reply was “Sorry, but I don’t like cheese”. She started to write back to the elves which made for some funny comments, on both sides. I am not sure who enjoyed it the most – her or the “elves”!
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What does that mean, you may ask? Well, funnily enough, not much changes. We still put up a tree; however, the decorations have changed a little, to ones that have more meaning to me and the Celtic ways. I hang nutcrackers, moon ornaments, red & white mushrooms, and reindeer. We still exchange gifts. We still have a feast; however instead of a turkey, I cook a roast beef or pork. And, we do this on the 21st or the 22nd. We added in an extra feature, which seemed to just happen all on its own somehow. Elves would come play shenanigans. They would make a mess
As each year passed with this new way of celebrating, the dread eventually disappeared, and joy took its place. I began to look forward to all the festive activities, I would sing along with the music and look for new decorations. My heart finally began to fill with joy. One strange thing happened though. Although I was no longer celebrating Christmas, I realized one year, I was happily wishing people, family, friends and strangers a “Merry Christmas”. I no longer choked on the words and…I am also beginning to refer to our celebrations as Christmas once again! Merry Christmas everyone! Angela Jeffreys Winter 2018
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