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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS:

John Ashbrook

Cheryl Beshada C.M. Ht.

Karyn Choate

Susan deCaussin

Pauline Dettloff

Amy B. Garber

Penny Golden

Dr. William Karl

Roxanne Kuchciak

Miche Lame’

Aluna Michaels

Laura Moody

Phil Rosenbaum

Barbra White

Jim White

Eve Wilson

Chef Valerie Wilson

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How Free Are You?

By Phil Rosenbalm

You may think you are in charge of all the decisions you make, but you may be mistaken. Everyone has a conscious mind and a subconscious mind, and often the two are not in agreement with each other. Your conscious mind decides what you want to do or have, but often, something seems to get in the way of your goals. More than likely, it is your subconscious mind that is causing the problem.

Experts now believe that up to 95% of our behaviors are controlled by subconscious beliefs or programs. These messages came from other people when we were growing up. It may have been parents, teachers, siblings, friends, or other people. During the first 6 or 7 years of our life, our conscious mind is not yet fully developed, and we pretty much accept whatever we are told. We do not question the messages that are coming in.

The subconscious mind is like a powerful recorder, and it keeps track of all the different messages we receive. We then act in agreement with these beliefs or programs. There are some very serious problems associated with this situation. First, about 70% or more of the programs or beliefs in the subconscious mind are self-sabotaging and limiting, which interfere with getting what we truly want out of life. The second problem is that we are not even aware of what these messages are. It’s as though some invisible force is controlling us, and that force does support our goals and desires.

Consider some of the messages many children receive when growing up: “What’s wrong with you?” “You’ll never change,” “You’re too sensitive,” “I do everything for you,” Boys don’t cry,” “A woman’s place is in the home,” “You make me so mad,” “you’re fat,” “You’re so lazy,” “You’ll never learn,” “I’m disappointed in you,” etc. Children hear many more of these kinds of messages growing up. When young children hear these messages, they accept them as true, and these messages be-

come part of their subconscious programming. Later, when people can’t seem to accomplish what they want to achieve, they have no idea why they keep failing. These messages cause all kinds of problems and often result in sabotaging oneself.

It is important to find out what people are telling themselves, and what subconscious messages are affecting them in a negative way. Then, it is necessary to challenge these messages and realize that they are not true, not valid. Finally, one must replace these negative messages with much more positive life-affirming messages so that they can stop sabotaging their lives and start to get what they truly desire.

When we are very young, it’s as if we are in a hypnotic state, and we pretty much accept what we are told. So what better way to reverse these negative beliefs than with positive messages while in hypnosis? Another way to deal with these messages, if you are aware of them, is to constantly affirm the opposite. For example, instead of believing “I’ll never succeed, you continually tell yourself you are a success. Or, instead of saying you’re not good enough, you continually affirm, “I am good enough.” By doing this, you are able to replace these negative, very destructive messages with much more positive ones.

As you can see, hypnosis can be a very helpful tool to rid one of this negative subconscious programming. Hypnosis does work, and there are thousands of peer-reviewed studies that demonstrate this is true. In addition, practically everyone can be hypnotized, as long as they are willing to be.

There is a great deal of misunderstanding about hypnosis which often stops people from seeing a hypnotherapist. Hypnosis is perfectly safe when done by a certified and ethical hypnotist. You will never do anything that goes against your values or moral beliefs. In addition, you cannot get stuck in hypnosis.

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Words have Power

By Laura Moody

This week I started dog training with my puppy Mandy. It had been a long time since I owned a puppy, so I felt this would be beneficial to take some training classes to help me help her. The trainer stressed positive reinforcement in training. Not only the words we use but our tone. I started thinking about how many times my tone of voice got me in trouble. I sometimes have a way of saying things that can often sound derogatory, even when my intention was something else.

Miguel Ruiz, the author of the “Four Agreements,” speaks about the power of our words and how our words can create positive and higher vibrations or can create the energy of death. He also talks about using words to create positive emotions for ourselves as well. For as long as man has had speech, words have been used to cause harm and have been used to bless. For this month, I am focusing on the words I say and my tone. I am focusing on the fact that my words create an energy of blessing or curses. I am focusing on being impeccable with my words. This means choosing to bring life and betterment to each person I meet. I also focus on using my words to create and manifest a positive outcome in my life. This means speaking forth what I want to create with positive intent. I challenge each one of you to do the same.

One of the best ways to start creating and manifesting with words is to use I am phrases. I am a healer; I am healthy, happy, and in the right place at the right time. I encourage you to do this throughout your day.

My dog trainer says that yes, training works much better than no. Yes is positive reinforcement, and using yes training in our lives is extremely helpful.

So I challenge you to be mindful of the words you speak, knowing that they can create life or death. Let’s all raise our energy and those around us by being a yes person!

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Humankind is in process of shifting modes of function from mental control to whole-personintuitive. Many people feel mentally stressed and anxious, not knowing to make this shift.

My adventures trying out electric bikes seem like a good analogy for this transition. When the power kicks in, it is a whole new experience; I feel out of control. I’ve had to start very slow and work to get control, find my balance, accept the speed and power, and learn to relax and have fun!

Shifting modes from mental to whole person is like that. People can’t function in the old ways, but they aren’t ready for the new ways yet. They have to go slow and learn how to handle this new inner balance. It is a much more powerful way to live, and once learned will bring freedom, pleasure, and speed of manifesting what is needed! Clarity of direction and purpose will emerge once this shift is made.

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I believe this transition is contributing to the shortage of employees in our country. The covid experience allowed people to let go of their mental drive and relax into a more centered and balanced way of being.

People are hesitant to return to the grind where everything is mind over matter and hurry-hurry. While this is a real problem for our economy and our supply and demand issues, it may be a necessary one for human evolution.

As people let go of the mentally driven focus and relax into themselves, they can receive their new world minds. These new versions of mind are naturally attuned to our Higher Selves and in position to co-create a better reality. The old-world mind is like an old computer program – it no longer works with the new-world versions of ourselves. The world driven by that old mind will continue to become less and less effective. This is what we are seeing politically, socially, and economically.

Over the past week, Bobby McFerrin’s song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” kept running through my head. I think it is a perfect soundtrack for this transition. Mental worry keeps us stuck in our old-world mind. The more we try to work from that focus, the more stressed we become. I’m not saying be Pollyanna. Just the opposite. Letting go of what is not functioning and engaging what is ready to take its place is the only resolution to our current challenges. Like a computer whose systems need to be updated, we don’t function well in our outdated mental old-world focus.

New world mind is available but requires us to learn to use it. Functioning in unity with instincts and Higher Self is super powerful in the co-creative department. I have created a set of tools for building our ability to function in this new way that I’ve been teaching for decades. Find them on my website www. spiritualhealers.com. In the Video Gallery is the primary set: Eve’s 3 Most Important Things for Riding the Wave of Change set of 3 videos help you access the essential inner gifts needed to begin. Then in my Online Store, you can find Audio MP3 Mini Self-Healing Classes which give you lots of ways to exercise the muscles you need to build your skill. For more about ascension and co-creation, read my book Riding the Wave of Change. My Weekly Word blog and Monthlies Classes help you to ascend step by step.

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All the spiritual tools I teach guide you to build that inner experience of wholeness, unity, and co-creation. These potentials have grown exponentially stronger and easier to access as our world ascends. Even if you have used my tools in the past, I recommend using them again to experience the greater gifts you can now own for yourself!

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Truth, Genes, & Utopia

By John Ashbrook

Here are some brief thoughts on several topics taken from my personal journal. Hopefully, they will provide inspiration for your own pondering of their greater ramifications.

ON TRUTH

When the truth is resisted, ignored, or denied, it is because the truth demands two things that people often don’t want to deal with – responsibility and change. The individual who embraces truth takes responsibility for their life and thereby gains the power to live in freedom. The naked truth is never negative; only the resistance to it implies such a value.

ON UTOPIA

There Is no room for the truth in utopia, and where there is no truth, eventually, there is no freedom.

ON AGING

Watch the flow of water. Where it meets no resistance, its surface is smooth and even, but when the flow meets objects, such as rocks, branches, etc., that resist its natural movement, we see the development of ripples that disrupt the glassy smooth surface. The greater the resistance, the more ripples are formed, and so it is the same in our lives. The more resistance that exists in our souls to the natural and ever-changing flow of life, the more wrinkles appear on that once smooth surface of our skin.

ON GREATNESS

Greatness does not seek greatness. There often exists a confusion between celebrity, being famous, and greatness. There are many great people who never achieve notoriety. There is a direct connection between self-esteem and greatness. Greatness does not create self-esteem. Healthy self-esteem is a result of spiritual living – truth, sincerity, humility, and the courage to share one’s beauty with the world. These things are the ingredients of greatness, and when

they are present in the human soul, greatness is automatic.

ON PARENTING

The best and most successful parents are those who acknowledge and deal with their own shortcomings openly and honestly, and in plain view of their children. This kind of parenting may not be the easiest, but it is the most effective. The parent who deals their own problems automatically helps their children to do the same.

ON LIVING IN THE MOMENT

Feminine is knowing. Masculine is proving. Knowing is now. Proving exists in the past or in the future. Knowing implies trust and faith. Proving implies hesitance and insecurity. Knowing needs no proof, and faith is the ultimate security. Masculine value lies in the manifestation of feminine knowing.

When a state of harmony exists in the soul between the masculine and feminine principles, this dynamic of creating is instantaneous.

ON GENETICS

Genes do not create; they are only symbolic of the characteristics that exist in the soul. The state of the psyche. Their physical presence represent, at best, only a crude indication of the complexity of the soul.

ON CHILDREN

In the eyes of a child, we see the universe – the delicate balance of unlimited openness, so beautiful, so joyful, so innocent, so trusting, so vulnerable.

Our future lies not only in the cultivation of this fragile state of connectedness for our children but in recapturing this state for ourselves.

ON MUSIC

All the sounds of life come from one gigantic cosmic composition. It is too big for us to hear all at once, for it contains all feelings, emotions, joys, and sorrows of life. The music we do hear is the result of the musician’s ability to focus in on

and magnify different individual aspects of this great infinite musical masterpiece we call life.

ON CREATION

When you think of creation, imagine a never-ending spiral, expanding in all directions, representing the evolution of one focused thought expressed through consciousness. To express a thought is to give it life. The life of that one focused thought contains all possibilities as it evolves and spirals out from its point of focused expression. Whoever can bring a thought to a point of conscious expression can create their own universe by letting it go, setting it free, giving it life, and allowing it to evolve and express its individuality. From its unencumbered individuality springs the infinite aspects of its own uniqueness, and so it goes on forever the same way that God has done with each and every one of us.

ON ACCEPTANCE

Acceptance is loving the shadow as well as the light.

ON INTIMACY

If you want more intimacy in your relationships, you must first embrace this truth – you cannot create any higher level of intimacy with your partner than the level of intimacy that you have with yourself. How intimate are you with your own soul, and are you willing to continuously explore the emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of your being? If so, you will grow, and so automatically will your intimate relations with another. Of course, the growth of the relations requires the growth of both partners. You are on a path together, walking hand in hand to spiritual fulfillment.

John Ashbrook is a professional numerologist and intuitive spiritual counselor. He teaches a comprehensive Spiritual Development Program that combines ongoing classes with Individual Guidance sessions to maximize personal growth. For information about private consultations, please call John at 734-326-3433

Spirit World Temple

When a group of people comes together to pursue an honest, sincere commitment to raising their spiritual vibrations through inner work, the energy of their communal efforts begins to erect a magnificent temple in the spirit world; as their spiritual development progresses, so too does the development and beautification of this Divine structure - symbolizing their ongoing spiritual evolution!

~by John Ashbrook

What Do You Want From Life?

By Susan deCaussin

What DO you want from life? Once you’ve answered that question, I want you to realize that it’s not really that “thing” that you want. It’s the feeling that you believe having that “thing” would give you. The feeling - that’s what you truly want!

Some people connect to an old family recipe, thinking it was the best food they ever tasted. Well, it’s not necessarily because the dish is so amazing. It’s really about the feelings that surface when the warm memories related to it begin to surface.

As we each move through life, we can find ourselves continuously chasing down the next thing, somehow thinking that our lives will be much better once we have it. It’s like getting that new car. After a few months, the excitement subsides, and, before you know it, you’ve got your sights set on something else. Something that you just HAVE to have. As

soon as your subconscious mind realizes that the feeling you craved wasn’t satisfied, you begin looking for another solution. You trick yourself into believing that by acquiring those things, you’ll feel ________ (fill in the blank) love, happiness, peace, worthiness, etc. But, all along, it’s never been about the things. It’s always been about the underlying emotions that are seeking to be satisfied.

To move beyond the game of constantly chasing down the next best thing - believing that it will somehow make your life complete - you have to look inward. Ask yourself, “What feeling am I trying to satisfy by acquiring that thing?” If you really want a high-paying job, what is the underlying feeling that you’re seeking? Is it happiness, security, the respect and admiration of others, or a feeling of self-worth?

Ultimately, when you get right down to it, we all want the same things in life. We all want to be loved, safe, and feel a sense of purpose. Along the way, each of us has tried to achieve those goals in various ways. When you see a happy person, you may think that by replicating every aspect of their life, you’ll also experience happiness. But, in actuality, you don’t want their life. You want the way you think it will make you feel.

When you start to work on satisfying the underlying emotions driving you to acquire “things,” you begin to acquire the healing you’ve been seeking from the beginning. The ability to feel safe loved, and purposeful. This is where true peace resides.

The manifestation process, which in my opinion is frequently misunderstood, is not about acquiring wealth or material possessions. It’s really about attracting the energy which satisfies your underlying emotional needs. Focusing on the energy associated with feeling secure will attract into your life (manifest) situations that supply that feeling. It’s about aligning with the frequency of what you want, then allowing the Universe to provide you with situations that will satisfy that need. While you may be convinced that a high-paying job is an answer to feeling secure, the Universe may instead choose to bring relationships into your life that will fill that void. By only focusing on that job and blocking out all other possibilities, you’re limiting your options for bringing about feelings of security in your life.

Focus on the feeling. Align with that frequency. Then, stay alert and see what people and opportunities will present themselves to you. While it’s unpredictable living this way, it’s also very exciting. Like opening up a gift every moment of every day, never knowing what to expect. Namaste’ Susan

Susan deCaussin CHt

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Hypnosis Q & A with Cheryl Beshada C.M. Ht.

Hypnotherapy is the art of using the hypnotic state to elicit positive change and improvement in beliefs, behaviors and physical conditions.

Below are answers that may help you understand hypnosis better and decide if it is right for you!

Q. I have a fear of driving. Can hypnosis help?

A. Many people have overcome their fear of driving with hypnosis. For some, it is a fear of driving over bridges; for others, it is driving on the freeway or around curves. Some people have anxiety about driving far from home. Many experience this very common fear, but few people talk about it. Usually, it takes about three sessions. Hypnosis recordings are used for home reinforcement, and self-hypnosis is taught for visualization and self-empowerment.

Q. My husband has COPD and needs to quit smoking. Can hypnosis help?

A. Hypnosis can help if your husband wants to quit smoking. Contrary to what people see on television and in the movies, you can’t make people do what they don’t want to do. Hypnosis works beautifully if he has the desire to quit smoking. We include stress management and coping tools that help people replace a bad habit with a good one. Have him call a hypnotist to make his own appointment so that he is invested in the program.

Answered by Hypnosis Instructor Cheryl Beshada, C.M.Ht., if you have questions on how hypnosis works, what it can help with, or anything related to hypnotherapy, send your questions to Cheryl at cbeshada@hotmail.com.

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Let’s Give Love A Try (Seriously)

by Jim White

Have you ever heard of a spiritual selfstudy book called A Course in Miracles? Being readers of the Body, Mind Spirit Guide, the answer for many may be yes. But regardless of your answer, we’re betting that you will listen to our story because you are spiritually openminded.

Namaste, I’m (Rev) Jim White, and I’m honored to begin this series of conversations with you. It’s a valuable opportunity for me to talk with a diverse yet spiritually receptive audience about my non-profit organization, Love Communications Ministries (LCM).

To get right to the point, let me share our vision and mission with you as we believe it’s an easy way to begin a discussion of what we’re all about:

Our vision is that of a happier, more peaceful world, substantially brought about through the widespread teaching and application of the Power of Love.

Our mission is to promote initiatives to achieve greater public awareness and understanding of the Power of Love. And how Love’s Power can be used to make our world a happier place.

Our primary vehicle for achieving our vision and mission is communicating the principles of “Practical Spirituality” taught in the spiritual self-study book A Course in Miracles. (ACIM). While some might think it audacious, we believe we have embarked upon a straightforward yet bold and innovative idea with spiritual strength in both its theory and application.

In short, we want to promote the widespread use of Love as a viable way to improve people’s lives and make our world happier.

We believe that Love is not just a powerful spiritual idea but a potentially potent one in our secular world. We contend that evidence of the power of Love has a rock-solid foundation that has been supported in our spiritualities for millennia. We thus view Love as a powerful and legitimate resource to address the problems of our world and that it deserves widespread consideration.

You ask, where does “A Course in Miracles” (ACIM) come in? I’ve been a student and teacher of ACIM for more than 20 years, and suffice it to say that, for me, the positive effects of understanding and applying the principles of Love, as taught in ACIM, have been nothing short of astounding! What’s more, my experience is statistically corroborated by an estimated 3 million ACIM students worldwide.

But with all due respect, it’s not just about ACIM, the book. What Love Communications Ministries wants to utilize are ACIM’s underlying principles. We believe that the teachings of ACIM offer a profound yet practical foundation for the definition and the practice of Love. We also think ACIM’s teachings are based on widely recognized and accepted spiritual ideas allowing it to have wide-ranging acceptability. We, therefore, believe that ACIM’s teachings on Love offer a sufficiently flexible and adaptable underpinning to help us achieve our (audacious) vision and mission.

What do you think so far? Let us know if we’re getting off to a good start. Whether you’re an ACIM student or teacher, or if you don’t know anything about ACIM or spirituality, we’d like to know your thoughts. Quite frankly, we’re betting that even if you find our ideas preposterous, as crazy as our world is becoming, you might be willing to consider what we have to say and maybe help us give it a shot!

Let’s Give Love a try (seriously)! God knows we’ve tried everything else! I’ll close for now, but I’m looking forward to next time.

Peace and Love, Rev. James A. White, Jr., President, Love Communications Ministries, Inc., jim@lovecomm.org

Rev. James A. White, Jr. (Jim) is an accomplished speaker, teacher, author, and study group leader of A Course in Miracles (ACIM). He’s been an ardent student of ACIM since 2001. In 2005, Jim founded Love Communications Ministries (formerly Love Communications), an organization devoted to raising spiritual awareness through the study and practice of ACIM.

Money - Friend or Foe

By Roxanne Kuchciak

How do you feel about money, is money your friend, or is money your enemy?

If you are aligned with money, usually, you will have more money than you can spend. If you are misaligned with money, well, we could talk about that for days.

There are so many points of view, judgments, and conclusions about money that can keep you from having money.

Money is just energy. The thoughts, feelings, emotions, patterns, programs, and stories about money are what keep money from showing up in our lives. Here are some examples in which your might be using your thoughts, feelings, emotions, patterns, programs, and stories against your ability to naturally receive money.

Foundational money experience-

What was your experience growing up with money?

Did your family have plenty of money?

Did your family have less money?

Did your family have any money?

It’s very important to acknowledge how your money experience from childhood has taught and formed your current beliefs about money. Have you aligned with your parent’s points of view on money, or have you formed your own beliefs about money? Either way, both can be running in the conscious and subconscious minds.

You can know that you can have money and believe in financial abundance, yet at the same time, you can be running programs of lack. When you are running dual beliefs like: I can have money, and I can’t have money. They cancel each other out. It creates a start-stop pattern.

If you know, you will succeed but are still running any negative experiences about money from childhood. You might slide back into the childhood pattern at any time.

Genetic money beliefs-

So you have a mother and a father, or at least you were created from an egg and sperm. Genetic beliefs about money are carried from your mother and father’s genetic line. Do you know

how your ancestors felt about money?

Your mother’s side of the family could be very wealthy and know money is a blessing. Your father’s side of the family could have had just enough money and believed money was a curse. So merging the egg and sperm can hugely impact your current financial situation.

Religious money beliefs-

Many religions tell you it is better to give than to get. You should be of service to others. Money is evil. If you have plenty of money, you are greedy. None of us want to be associated with anything evil; we sure don’t want to be considered greedy. So on an energy level, you might refuse money, block money, reject money, and still wonder why we don’t receive it.

You can identify and clear these negative beliefs in many ways. Identifying the problem is the first step, clearing the problem is next, and creating beyond the problem is the key to up-leveling your financial reality. Roxanne Kuchciak Creating Beyond LLC www.Creatingbeyond.com

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Creating Addictions

By Pauline Dettloff

There are all kinds of addictions in the world, including Facebook, Instagram, Tic tac, wasting time, and then there are the old-fashioned ones, smoking, alcohol, and of course, food. And that’s still only a few; there are many more.

Still, I decided to start a new addiction; yes, you read that right, I’m creating an addiction. It’s called positive thinking. Now we all know we have negative thinking. We’re all human. Naturally, our brain can go in that direction. But what happens if it doesn’t? It makes you happier. It’s all about your personal happiness. It’s all about you! where you’re going and what’s going on in your life.

Since we were small, we have been programmed to our parent’s addictions. A lot of us have carried them through into our lives. Thinking their karma is ours, as my parents do, I do. I think that’s the way it goes. I also feel we are a lot like our parents, and I remember the old

saying. When we get old, we become our parents. Well, I’ve changed the pattern. I want to be addicted to positive thinking. This includes positive health, wealth, happiness, prosperity, and business. Positive love life, Positive home, And Positive happiness. What would our lives be like? If we would go in that direction. Not to have a negative thought but to go forward and be happy. Suppose you’ve ever looked at a child. Between the ages and three and five, they’re always excited; They’re always looking for new beginnings. And the whys? Which drives us

Crazy answering all the questions. LOL. I decided One day to start a change in my life, to change my brain, to change my thinking, to change the way I feel, And I don’t care if you’re one to ninetynine. It doesn’t matter when you start. It’s a matter that you’re looking for happiness. And the miracles that come with it, and why not create an addiction? To whom you are. To whom you want to become—an addiction of happiness. I, for one, am working on this. So how do you start it? An addiction to happiness?

Number one, I would think I’d have to start. With me. What does happiness look like? How does it feel? What is my worst scenario? I could be sad, Miserable, and all the negative words that go with it. That doesn’t make me feel good. Happiness does make me feel good. Stop thinking about my past, Or my past mistakes, Or my old past addictions. I’ve had a few. I still have one or two. But that is changing because I am currently focused on my new addiction. Positive thinking. Which is going to. Be my new addiction to my health. Addiction to my happiness. Addiction to prosperity. Addiction to love. Addiction to my relationship. Addiction to my family. Addiction to my home. Wow, that’s an awful lot of addictions. And you know, I think I’d like those new addictions. And how do you start? As the saying goes. One day at a time. One moment at a time. I heard someone say. It takes a second to change your life. Here., I go …. Want to come…. Pauline

What would you do if somebody belittles you, embarrasses you, and talks condescendingly to you in front of other people?

WRITE IT DOWN... seriously, do it right in front of them, and ask them to repeat it slowly so you can get it all on paper. Do not react, don’t allow yourself to be happy or sad about it.. just write it down, then say, “ok, I will seriously consider what you said,” and change the subject or walk away.

Now in your own time, you can take this note out, read the words, and ask yourself, “is this true about me?”

If it’s not, you are ok; if it is, you can ask yourself, “I improve as I move through life. Am I ready to improve this?”

If you are “great,” if not, that’s ok too; you are in control of how you react, how you respond, and how you feel.. no one can take away your power; it exists in you.

Spend some loving time with yourself, so you can confidently say the next time this person or anyone does this, “Thanks for mentioning that.. I’ll consider what you said and SMILE.”

And some brave day, you might also say, “THANKS FOR SHARING THAT; I WILL CONSIDER WHAT YOU SAID AND WHY YOU SAID IT,” considering the person’s motive is important but not as important as considering your thoughts, feelings, and opinions about YOU. Best of luck!

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Healthy Scrumptious Deserts

By Chef Val Wilson

Chocolate and peanut butter are my two favorite ingredients when creating a dessert. I have used that great flavor combination in a few recipes in my new cookbook, Simply Healthy Scrumptious Desserts.

Although called pea ‘nuts,’ they are not a nut but a bean. They have been eaten for over 7,600 years, originating in South America, the Spanish brought them back to Europe, and later they spread to Asia and Africa. It is interesting to learn that peanut came to North America with the slave ships and was planted in the southern states. If you travel to the southern states, you will see many places that sell boiled peanuts. This is a different technique of preparing the peanut than most people are used to, and it is an old natural remedy for weakened kidneys.

Peanuts are an excellent source of resveratrol, an antioxidant that may help prevent cancer help with heart disease, and has been studied to show may help with Alzheimer’s disease. Peanuts are also high in iron, protein, vitamin E, B3 (niacin), B9 (folic acid), prosperous, magnesium, and biotin, which are important during pregnancy. When you grind up the delicious peanut to create peanut butter, you get all the health benefits in a creamy texture. One of the early promoters of peanut butter was George A. Bale, who was working with a doctor who wanted his patients who had bad teeth and could not chew well to get a healthy form of protein; peanut butter was a perfect choice.

In the following recipe, I also use dulse flakes, a sea vegetable high in iron and calcium that strengthens your kidneys and adrenal glands.

Chef Valerie Wilson has lived a vegan, macrobiotic lifestyle since 1993. The Author of six cookbooks, her most recent: Simply Healthy Scrumptious Desserts, she hosts her own radio show, REAL FOOD, with Chef and offers cooking classes, lifestyle counseling, and personal chef services. Join her subscription video, Patreon group, Chef Val’s Whole, Healthy Cooking, Connect at www.macroval.com, and FaceBook at MacroVal Food.

Chocolate Peanut Dulse Candies

4 oz. unsweetened cocoa bar

½ cup brown rice syrup

1 T. rice beverage

1 cup peanuts (cut up)

3 tsp. Dulse flakes

1. Put in a saucepan the cocoa bar, brown rice syrup, and rice beverage; on low heat, melt the cocoa. Stir occasionally as it melts. Add the peanuts and dulse flakes, turn off the heat, and mix.

Spoon the mixture onto parchment paper to form small round candies. You can use a small cookie scoop to create uniform-sized candies. Put in the refrigerator for a couple of hours until they are cold and firm.

From: Chef Valerie “Simply Health Scrumptious Dessert cookbook” see more at www. macroval.com or Facebook at MacroVal Food.

The words “I AM.”

By Miche Lame

God gives us the ability to create our world. Because we are actually divine, we just are taught we aren’t good enough and forget that we are divine. God trusts that we are good enough and capable enough to give us the power to create. Even if we are unaware (read asleep at the wheel) or even if we are disbelievers. We’ve got this divine right even when we haven’t earned it.

In fact, we are such creators that WHENEVER we declare “I AM….”, in thought or as spoken words, we send forth a vibration that creates just that. Whatever quality we have attributed to ourselves through the “I AM” becomes created by the universe because God gave us the ability to create.

When we say “YOU ARE…,” we create a vibration, sending out to the universe that we declare others to be that. This is especially important when being with children, as you can comprehend. I think that’s why some children behave differently around different people, they feel the vibration of that person and tend to become like that, and this becomes an “I AM” in their minds when in that thought and vibration enough. And, these “I AMs “ become limiting beliefs, like believing we aren’t good enough.

So, let’s be mindful of how we use the words “I AM.”

Love and Light, Miche Lame’, M.A.L.L.P

Miche Lame has been compassionately guiding people for over 25 years. Through Spiritual Living and Healing Miche utilizes Intuitive and Universal Principals to guide you in healing your emotional, mental, physical, & spiritual state. www.spirituallivingandhealing.com. 248-212-0808, Like me on www.facebook.com/ spirituallivingllc

Getting Along with Mother Nature Outdoors

By Dr. William Karl

Are you scrambling to get outside before your inevitable winter hibernation?

Before venturing into the great outdoors to play with Mother Nature, you should know some ground rules. My office is frequently filled with those who offend Mother Nature in the summertime -- so I’ve put together these guidelines so you don’t become one of them!

Respect the sun. Don’t be afraid of being in the sun. Sunshine provides many incredible benefits. Rather than avoiding the sun, learn how to stay safe -- and remember that you’re playing with a really big ball of fire! This means that you must pay attention to how much time is right for you, which usually depends upon your skin type and nutrition. Just keep in mind that the sun’s rays are intense at this time of the year so it’s easy to overdo and get burned.

Be sure to obtain the proper amount of essential free fatty acids through diet and supplements to deposit calcium into the skin from the bloodstream for protection from the sun. However, if you have fair skin or have a history of skin cancer, you may need to use protective clothing and/or safe sunscreens. Choose your sunscreen wisely. Some sunscreens have potentially dangerous side effects, including ingredients known to cause cancer. Check out the sunscreen research done by the Environmental Working Group (www.ewg.org ) to find the safest sunscreens to use.

Hydrate properly. Be prepared for summertime activities by taking water with you. To calculate the amount of water you need every day, take your body

weight and divide it in half. This figure is how many ounces of water you should plan to drink every day. If you’re active, plan to increase this amount. Spring water and reverse osmosis water are best, and add a pinch of Celtic sea salt to provide the essential minerals in the proper ratio to help hydrate. Many people turn to sports drinks and/ or soda pop when they get thirsty. The problem is that most of these drinks are filled with chemicals, artificial flavors, and colors. Although most of the chemicals found in these drinks are dangerous, aspartame is probably the most toxic because of the way it is metabolized in humans. According to toxicology expert Dr. Woody Monte, the damage caused by aspartame to proteins and DNA contributes to many serious diseases and chronic diseases including cancer, autism, Alzheimer’s disease, and MS. Don’t tempt the bugs. The unusual activity of the sun during the last several years along with the summer heat has resulted in more vegetation and an increase in certain bugs. Bugs, like

ticks and mosquitoes, live by natural rules, and the rule of nature is to take out the most vulnerable. Stay healthy and you will be less likely to become a meal for the bugs!

Leave artificial fragrances at home. Perfume, aftershave, cologne, and hormone-laden body wash will attract critters. Smell clean instead! Use pungent oils such as oregano, thyme and clove before going out in the woods. These oils travel through your blood and into your pores, making you less tempting for bugs. By the way, these oils are also helpful in combating Candida. For convenience, they may be taken in capsule form -- and are available at my office.

Another way to dissuade mosquitoes and other biting bugs is to apply coconut oil on your skin. The oil gets on their bodies and breathing apparatus and they can’t function well. However, if you do find a tick on you, try not to panic. If you try to pull it free, the bug’s head may be left

buried in your skin, and you’ve just squeezed the offensive

body contents into yourself. Instead, take liquid hand soap and cover the offender with it. The soap will start to suffocate the bug and break down its breathing apparatus which is located in its abdomen or rearmost parts. It is said that ticks must be on you about 24 hours before the bad bacteria of Lyme disease will get in your system. To stay safe, be sure to check yourself, your friends and your pets after each venture into Mother Nature’s wonders.

Here are a few natural first aid treatments for bites: apple cider vinegar or baking soda for insect bites, lemon juice or cider vinegar for a wasp sting, raw onion on animal bites or stings, and salt applied for a rattlesnake bite will buy you time on your way to the doctor.

Be sure to wash all bites thoroughly with soap and water. With some bites, much of the harm comes from the bacteria injected rather than the venom itself. Heed warning signs of plants. Poison ivy is everywhere this year. Look for the typical 3-leaf arrangement along with root hairs along its stem which some varieties use to climb up most anything. The oil in the sap is the danger. If you do come into contact with poisonous plants such as poison oak or sumac, use a drying soap like Fels-Naptha to wash the oil off ASAP. Oftentimes you won’t have a problem if you wash your skin and your clothes as soon as possible. If you do get a dreaded reaction, an old standby is calamine lotion. Keep the oozing away from others and off things that others might unknowingly touch.

Homeopathic remedies that are often helpful include Rhus toxicodendron for poison ivy and Anacardium for poison oak.

Those who have extreme reactions or have it in the worst possible places need to seek medical attention. Even if you’re generally nonreactive, treat possible exposure with respect just in case.

Seize the chance to enjoy Mother Nature while you have the opportunity!

Dr. William Karl

Dr. William H. Karl, D.C., is a Brimhall Certified Wellness Doctor with over 30 years of experience helping people to improve their health! Contact Dr. Karl at 734-425-8220. or visit his site at www.karlwellnesscenter.com

LOVING YOUR LIVER...

Here Are A Few Facts Why You Should!

Our human bodies are made up of an assortment of organs, each with it’s own specific role to play that contributes to the orchestration of our everyday existence. Every organ is a wonder and holds a magnificence all its own, but today we are going to focus on the liver.

Located on your right side and just under the rib cage, about 8 inches wide and 6.5 inches long is your liver, weighing approximately 4 or 5 pounds.

Everything that you eat, absorb and breathe into your body ends up in your liver. It is always functioning whether by filtering blood (more than 528 gallons per day) or by detoxifying, excreting or metabolizing the compounds it comes across. The liver also houses special immune cells called Kupffer cells that pull bacteria and other compounds from the blood.

Did you know that the liver can lose 70% of its function without the stress even showing up in a blood test? Miraculously however, the liver can also actually regenerate itself. The liver also plays an essential role in digestion by changing nutrients into a usable form, as well as by the production of bile. Bile is what breaks down the fats in the foods we eat. Once bile is produced, it is stored in the gall bladder until it is needed for digestion. The thickness or viscosity of your bile is directly related to digestive issues. For example, if the bile is too thick you become constipated, and on the other side of the spectrum, if the bile is too thin you have diarrhea.

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Taking Up Space

By Barbra White

You do no one a favor by going small and hiding your voice. What if your full messy heart is the one thing your community needs? What if the capacity to express a confident vulnerable shine does not need more studying…it requires an inward surrender to the You that has always been?

Stop trying to polish your emotions, plaster on the happy face, and tuck in your tummy rolls.

Do you not see those that have the courage to fully be themselves inspire millions?

We search for purpose outside of ourselves and act like it is some elusive unicorn to chase. But what if, your life and your family are your mission and trial of fire?

What if your “purpose” is to Be Yourself?

You BEING yourself, taking up space with those closest to you is the way to ‘find your purpose and ignite your mission. “Being in the world and not of it” starts with your inward stance to fully Be yourself.

Your False Self is the “you” created to hide and create perceived protection. Your False Self will protest, fear and rationalize your authenticity away. This “you” that you think you are will tell you it’s too risky, to be honest, and own what you really want. Your True Self is beyond what you think and is felt in your surrender.

But sweet dear. What you do not realize is that when you hide your true wants, desires, and emotions… you hide your True Self.

The world needs your light, not your False Self.

When you are fully committed to BE YOURSELF, you have REAL protection. Why? Because when you are plugged into listening to your feelings…you can know your needs…and thus communicate boundaries. When you have an inward commitment to practice loving all parts of yourself, you then

have the capacity to make the inner whisper (aka…intuition or voice of God) louder than the outside noise. Following your intuition or voice of God is impossible if you care more about others’ opinions than your own. When you feel your connection to your True Self, you have everything you’ve been looking for. Speak your boundaries before you choose to practice Radically Loving Yourself, and you will be fighting for your needs for the rest of your life. Why? Because those who you communicate to will feel the pushing energy and wobble in your words and consequently will not listen.

You must first surrender to your True Self before you can command.

Speak from your True Self, and your needs and feelings are felt like invitations rather than demands. As you yield to Who and What you already are (independent of the details of what you say), your expressions become an invitation into THEIR True Self. Who you are Being speaks louder than words.

Letting go or opening to your True Self challenges the False Self and ways of identifying outside yourself. Yielding to your magnificence…right now…is a very courageous act of rebellion to your outside identifications. Don’t confuse the struggle and process AS THE WAY. All the spiritual tools are for one purpose and one purpose ONLY, and that is to SURRENDER to your True Self.

Your True Self is creativity, beauty, love, light, awareness, and Christ consciousness. Your True Self includes your humanity and is discovered again and again through accepting yourself as you are.

Your conviction to love yourself, right now, as you are, creates a crack in the psyche to feel you True Self. Self-love and happiness is a skill and practice. Self Acceptance and being with your feelings is surrender in practice.

Practice Radical Self Love, and your Presence and vibration will command people to “wake up” without you having to say anything.

It’s time to TAKE UP SPACE in your own life. (And yes, your False Self with think this is all crazy) However, I hope you take a chance on yourself. Hope to see you on August 17th!

Love, Barbra WhiteCrow

Barbra WhiteCrow M.A, Di.hom is an eco-therapist, best-selling author, qi-gong practitioner, intuitive empathic healer, and social activist. She is committed to compassion for herself and all living beings

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Leo (July 23 – Aug. 22) — Happy birthday Leo! It’s an amazing career month. Meditate on what you want, even if it seems out of reach. Miracles can happen as you open your mind to previously unconsidered options! In relationships, you can attract someone who is steady and solid. Instead of seeming boring, they’ll feel comforting. You’ll ask more commitment in current connections, or you might choose to leave if no longterm potential.

Virgo (Aug. 23 – Sept. 22) —

Work on trusting yourself and your intuition. Practice deep breathing, yoga and other stress reduction techniques. Beware of negativity bias. Give equal time to thoughts of things going right! When you eat less stimulating foods (sugar, caffeine) you’ll feel more grounded and able to connect to inner guidance. If a past relationship or job reappears, make sure it suits your needs fully!

Libra (Sept. 23 – Oct. 22) — Don’t settle for less than you deserve in relationships! It’s too easy for you to over-compromise. Be assertive about what your needs and expectations are, since they are likely to be very reasonable! Hold strong to your heart’s desire. Your intuition is powerful now so listen to your gut. Pay attention to dreams and meditations. You can also make progress in areas of intimacy and sexuality.

Spiritual Horoscopes

By Aluna Michaels, M.A.

Scorpio (Oct. 23 – Nov. 21) — Don’t make impulsive decisions in relationships this month! Observe things from a distance and beware of wild emotions that could be directing your actions. Don’t let stress bring back old eating habits or even addictions. Be kind to your body and mind! Stay centered, grounded, and continue to breathe! Also, career changes you’ve been striving for over months can materialize.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22 – Dec. 21)

— Meditation can be challenging since your mind is often fun and excited, but can also be restless. Practice simple, yet profound deep breathing techniques. Activating the vagus nerve with belly breathing soothes your mind, body and entire nervous system. You’ll be more intuitive and filled with a more peaceful, less jagged form of energy. You can also great great news at work and/or revitalize a romance!

Capricorn (Dec. 22 – Jan. 19) —

Meditate on prosperity. Even if you have plenty, you can fear poverty or financial hardship. Your wealth doesn’t take away from someone else’s; and neither theirs from yours. Imagine infinite supply for everyone! Enlist a friend to work on abundance affirmations together. If there’s a sudden shift in feelings in a relationship, hang tight and a take breath. Don’t react and wait a few weeks to see how things seem then.

Aquarius (Jan. 20 – Feb. 18) — If you’ve had some bleak moods lately, be sure to seek support from others. You do so much for people and they’d love to listen you and assist however they can. Take it in fully when they let you now how important you are to them! You appear to “have it all together”. This can cause you to be unnecessarily lonely! Open up and enjoy the love all around you. Also, create affirmations that you really believe and aren’t just cliches.

Pisces (Feb. 19 – March 20)

– Meditate on the power, sacredness and beauty of your body. Appreciate all that it does for you. Think about what is working, rather than criticizing and critiquing. Loving your body fills you with vitality and even can lift depression. Also, finances can open up in surprising ways! Ponder many possible channels of abundance, rather than over-focusing on only one as your sole source.

Aries (March 21 – April 19) —

Jupiter turns retrograde in your sign. This can cause temporary delays in personal or professional plans and goals. It’s hard to be patient as an Aries! Center yourself instead of pushing ahead harder. Step back, observe and regroup during this still point. You’ll be able to go forward with better results in a few weeks. Partly this can come from a new person bringing fresh information. Also, balance time in partnership with your individual friends or hobbies.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20) — It’s an amazing time to meditate, since your intuition is so strong, and to dream big! Allow yourself to be unlimited. Be “unrealistic”! You’ll be

more willing to speak up for your needs in relationships and at work, and this can shock people. You’ll also be bolder in expressing ideas that help others solve problems in surprising ways. Believe that you’re more amazing than you give yourself credit for!

Gemini (May 21 – June 20) — Meditate more as Uranus, the planet of breakthrough ideas, turns retrograde. You needn’t have a blank mind to be successful at it! As a Gemini, you’re born to have an active mind. Breathe space in between thoughts so you feel less jittery and allow intuitive concepts to flow into your brain. Also pay attention to dreams. Meditation can be creative, like intuitive movement, walking slowly or using “worry beads”. Your mind can be quieter when your body is gently active. Also, connect with old friends and forgotten hobbies for more joy!

Cancer (June 21 – July 22) — Take charge of your mind! Meditate to identify and observe toxic thought patterns. You can “be your own brain surgeon” and eliminate these habits of mind that are not truths! You’ll feel more optimistic as you open to possibilities.You can face any daunting issues accurately, and your less-stressed mind can come up with solutions. Financial and work issues resolve with ease, as well as relationship/intimacy concerns!

Aluna Michaels is a second-generation astrologer. 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 Zoom. Call or text (248) 583-1663 or visit www.alunamichaels.com

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08/13 Intuitive Painting: Soul Self-Portraits. Get in touch with your child self, intuitive self, soul self! Paint that self in this workshop... no skill needed! $30 includes all materials, but the experience will be priceless. 2711 Carpenter Road, Ann Arbor MI www.enlightenedsoulcenter.com

08/15 Queer Magic Seekers Group! 6:30-8:30pm, Donations are welcomed but not required! $10 suggested donation (or pay what you can). Just come and meet like-minded folks. Learn new metaphysical and spiritual topics and techniques. 2711 Carpenter Road, Ann Arbor MI www.enlightenedsoulcenter.com

08/17 Radical Self Love: Reclaim your creativity and sensuality! Chi Cong (like Tai Chi) to strengthen confidence, and presence, Tea and snack, Talk: Breaking our agreements to be small and showing up for ourselves, Self Acceptance Process tools. Spiritual inspirational teaching by Barbra WhiteCrow., 8309 Questions and intuitive readings. Suggested donation $35-$55 Email MotherBearBarbra@gmail.com or register for the workshop. Yhttps:// www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_

08/20 & 08/21 (Saturday & Sunday) 2 Day Inside/Outside Psychic & Holistic Festival, 2020 W. Alexis Road, Toledo, Ohio, 10am - 7pm Daily, General Admission $10, Children 12 and under free! Over 40 vendors including Aura Photography, Reiki Healing, food trucks & more! www. RockYourWorldEvents.com

08/20 Enlightened Soul Psychic Fairs! Psychics, Tarot & Oracle Cards, Mediums, Energy Healing, Shopping! from 11a-6pm only $3.

Admission includes free gift, parking and snakes. All Session $2. A min., Readings 15 min min. (Energy healing mins vary). 2711 Carpenter Road, Ann Arbor MI www.enlightenedsoulcenter.com

08/20 Rune Reading Class for Beginners 2:00pm, Course Fee $40 (Including Set & Handouts), Rock Your World Store - Laurel Park Place Mall, 37700 6 Mile Road, Livonia, Mi. 48152, Pre-register on Eventbrite or call 313-412-7690, www.RockYourWorldEvents.com

08/20-21 Psychic & Holistic Indoor/ Outdoor Fair, American Legion Conn Weisenberger, 2020 W. Alexis Road, Toledo, Ohio, 10am - 7pm Daily, $10, www.RockYourWorldEvents.com

08/21 Sound Healing Concerts with Reiki from 7-9 pm at Enlightened Soul Center, 2711 Carpenter Rd. A2

08/21 Sound Healing Concerts with Reiki from 7-9 pm at Enlightened Soul Center, 2711 Carpenter Rd. A2 A two-hour sound bath of deep meditation. Rare crystal bowls, music from all over the world, and Reiki, orchestrated in peaceful harmony, based on SST (Sustained Sound Therapy) Cost: $20 at the door https://www.enlightenedsoulcenter. com/sound-healing-concerts

08/27 - Healthy Seasonal Cooking

Late Summer Webinar - Virtual - Two Chef’s, teaching recipes to help heal the body with food. Vegan - Whole foods - Gluten free. 10 AM to 2:30 PM - $108.00. Mixed Berry Pear Pie, Catch All Garden Soup, Triple Onion Shiitake Butter over Corn on the Cob and more. www.macroval.com

08/27 (Saturday) 1 Day Psychic & Holistic Fair at Rock Your World Store, Mall Center of Laurel Park Place, 37700 6 Mile, Livonia, Mi. 48152, 10am - 8pm, Free Entry, Psychic & Mediumship readings, aura photography, lots of shopping! www. RockYourWorldEvents.com

08/28 (Sunday), 1 Day Psychic & Holistic Fair, VFW, 35011 23 Mile Road, New Baltimore, Mi. 10am6pm, General Admission $7 Children

12 and under free! Over 25 vendors and food concessions. www.RockYourWorldEvents.com

08/29 Creating Beyond- Unlock Your Money FREE Energy Clearing zoom call. August 29th at 1:30pm EST Join the Creating Beyond Email list to receive the zoom details. www. creatingbeyond.com

09/03 Enlightened Soul Psychic Fairs! Psychics, Tarot & Oracle Cards, Mediums, Energy Healing, Shopping! from 11a-6pm only $3. Admission includes free gift, parking and snakes. All Session $2. A min., Readings 15 min min. (Energy healing mins vary). 2711 Carpenter Road, Ann Arbor MI www.enlightenedsoulcenter.com

09/07 Creating Beyond Money Money Money program starting September 7th. Details at www. creatingbeyond.com

09/11 Reiki Share for those with at least Level 1 training with Reiki Master Amy Feger ~ No additional experience needed! 6-8pm This Reiki share is for traditional Usui Reiki; you will partner up with another and do an exchange. 2711 Carpenter Road, Ann Arbor MI www.enlightenedsoulcenter.com

09/13 Ballroom Dance 6-week series with instructor John Floros! 7-8pm Master one dance per series! Foxtrot, Waltz, Rumba, Mambo, Cha Cha, Swing, Hustle and more! Beginners class, you may wish to brush up on your skills, learn a new dance, or prepare for a wedding or other special event. https://buff. ly/3MSKcv8

09/17 Chi-Cong, Horse Joy, Inspirational Lecture and Community Joy! Come and reset Back to the Pace of Nature in this monthly mini-retreat, from 10am to 1230pm. featuring qigong, nature, gentle yoga, horse time and community. Donation scale is $35 to $45. At 20470 Barton Rd., Pinckney. RSVP to 734-796-6690 or MotherBearBarbra@gmail.com. For more information, visit MotherBearSanctuary.com

09/17 Enlightened Soul Psychic Fairs! Psychics, Tarot & Oracle Cards, Mediums, Energy Healing, Shopping! from 11a-6pm only $3. Admission includes free gift, parking and snakes. All Session $2. A min., Readings 15 min min. (Energy healing mins vary). 2711 Carpenter Road, Ann Arbor MI www.enlightenedsoulcenter.com

10/23 Reiki Share with Reiki Master Amy Feger ~ No additional experience needed! 6-8pm This Reiki share is for traditional Usui Reiki; you will partner up with another and do an exchange. 2711 Carpenter Road, Ann Arbor MI www.enlightenedsoulcenter.com

10/7-9 Find all of the Healing Crystals, Tiger Eyes, Amethyst Towers, Himalyan Salt Lamps and much more at the Greater Detroit Gem Mineral & Fossil Show at Macomb Community College Expo Center in Warren. Buy direct from dealers who specialize in what you are looking for. Go to www.michmin.org/show-info today!

11/13 Reiki Share with Reiki Master Amy Feger ~ No additional experience needed! 6-8pm This Reiki share is for traditional Usui Reiki; you will partner up with another and do an exchange. 2711 Carpenter Road, Ann Arbor MI www.enlightenedsoulcenter.com

12/11 Reiki Share with Reiki Master Amy Feger ~ No additional experience needed! 6-8pm This Reiki share is for traditional Usui Reiki; you will partner up with another and do an exchange. 2711 Carpenter Road, Ann Arbor MI www.enlightenedsoulcenter.com SEE LOTS MORE EVENTS ON OUR WEBSITE AT

The 77th Annual Greater Detroit Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show returns October 7-9, 2022

This family-friendly Show invites attendees to experience the world of gems, minerals, and fossils in a unique and interactive setting.

The Greater Detroit Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show is back for its 77th year, hosted by the Michigan Mineralogical Society, with presenting sponsor Cranbrook Institute of Science. The Show will attract collectors, families, and school groups from all over the Midwest, featuring gem and mineral collections worldwide. It will be held Oct. 7-9, 2022, at Macomb Community College South Campus/Expo Center at 14500 E. 12 Mile Road, Warren, Mich.

Gem and healing crystal enthusiasts can observe specimens from the nationally recognized A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Royal Ontario Museum, and more, and exhibits from some of the top mineral collectors in the country.

“All of our exhibitors, speakers and collectors are passionate about sharing their knowledge with show attendees so they not only have a fun and entertaining time but are also able to walk away with a deeper understanding of gems and minerals,” said Dave Lurie, Michigan Mineralogical Society president. “We are thrilled to be back for our 77th year, and this year’s show features a ton of new hands-on and engaging activities that will be enjoyed by families of all ages.”

Take a look at this:

The first 250 attendees each day receive a FREE quartz crystal from Arkansas! Mineral Fluorescence Booth: Observe minerals under ultraviolet lights and watch them glow red, green, blue, and yellow. Activity is free with admission.

Himalayan Salt Lamps sold direct from dealers.

Crystals of all sizes – look for beautiful amethyst cathedrals direct from Brazil, citrine and rose quartz and a host of other semi-precious minerals. And back by popular demand, children can pan for real gold specks and take home what they find and will have the opportunity to hunt and dig for fossils. Panning for gold is free with admission, and there is an additional fee to dig for fossils. Adults can bid on minerals in the silent auction on Oct 8th and 9th. All specimens in the auction have been donated by the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum and Cranbrook Institute of Science.

Additionally, this year’s Show will feature a profound lineup of speakers, including: Donald Baumgartner: Fossil dealer and scientist will share his knowledge on the science and movie magic that went into the making of Jurassic Park.

Dr. Andrew Gangidine, Curator Cranbrook Institute of Science, speaking about the Search for Life on Mars.

Erik Rintamaki: Hear from this Upper Peninsula resident about how he made the glowing rocks, Yooperlites, famous on the shores of Lake Superior. In honor of the 77th Show, prizes will be given away, including door prizes throughout the day.

The Show hours are Friday, October 7 from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Saturday, October 8 from 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, October 9 from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online in advance at: https://www. michmin.org/book-tickets-online. Ticket prices if purchased at the door: Adults $9, individuals 62+ $5, children ages 5-12 $4, uniformed scouts $3, and military with ID get in free. Parking is free.

For more information, please visit https:// www.michmin.org/show-info or contact Dave Lurie at dlurie2001@comcast.net.

Catch the Full Sturgeon Supermoon!

August’s full Sturgeon Moon reaches its peak on Thursday, August 11, 2022. It will be the last supermoon of the year! Learn when to look for it and why August’s Full Moon got such a peculiar name.

Summer’s Last Supermoon

The Sturgeon Moon rounds out this year’s parade of four supermoons, which started in May! Supermoons are commonly defined as full Moons that occur while the Moon is at its nearest point to Earth. (Because its orbit is not a perfect circle, the Moon’s distance from Earth changes throughout the month.) Supermoons are everso-slightly closer to Earth than the average full Moon, which technically makes them extra large and bright from Earth’s perspective.

Why Is It Called the Sturgeon Moon?

The full Moon names used by The Old Farmer’s Almanac come from a number of places, including Native American, Colonial American, and European sources. Traditionally, each full Moon name was applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred, not solely to the full Moon.

August’s full Moon was traditionally called the Sturgeon Moon because the giant sturgeon of the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain were most readily caught during this part of summer.

What Is a Sturgeon?

These prehistoric-looking fish have been traced back to around 136 million years ago and many people call them “living fossils.”

Source: https://www.almanac.com