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Contents

AMERICA’S OLDEST SPIRITUAL AND METAPHYSICAL MAGAZINE

FEATURES 12 INTERVIEW: SAVA WOLF

Clairvoyant Reading as a Healing Art

by Anna Anthony

DEPARTMENTS

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06 PUBLISHER’S LETTER

Kasia Szumal

08 COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

January 2017

14 ALL ABOUT TOWN

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Infinity Foundation-New Building Ribbon Cutting

by Theresa Puskar

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16 16 THE SHARED HEART: HEARTFULNESS

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Unexpected Heroes among Us

by Joyce and Barry Vissell

18 EMBRACING CHANGE

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Create Sustainable Change in 2017

by Angel Carlton

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Dedicated to Elevating Consciousness

30 WISDOM OF THE ANGELS

Are You a Corporate Mystic?

What it Takes to Succeed in Today’s New Collaborative Business World

by Lori Daniel Falk

(Formerly The Monthly Aspectarian) PUBLISHER

KASIA SZUMAL CIRCULATION MANAGER

KASIA SZUMAL EDITORS

32 NUMEROLGY NUGGETS:

New Year’s Resolutions: It’s All About the Numbers

by Mary Herter

34 COSMIC DAILY WEATHER: DEPTH

ASTROLOGY PERSPECTIVES

January 2017

by Kaye Berjot

JULIE ROBERTS SUSAN PLUTO LAURA SLIVINSKI SPECIAL EVENT COORDINATOR

KASIA SZUMAL KAYE BERJOT KAYLA HANCOCK

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GRAPHIC DESIGNER/WEBMASTER

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ADVERTISING INQUIRIES

CONNECTIONS 20 THE PULSE CALENDAR

January 2017 Events, Happenings and

Announcements of Interest

26 LIGHTWORKERS

CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY

Resources for Better Living

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PUBLISHER’S LETTER

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elcome to the January 2017 issue of Conscious Community Magazine, and a New Year of new opportunities, new dreams, and a new world! I want you all to imagine the world you want to live in, and how do you envision your future? We have some great articles this month that may help you with visualizations, as well as sticking to your New Year’s resolutions! I want to empower every one of you to grab what was impossible in 2016, and make it possible in 2017!

I see Conscious Community Magazine as an inspiring publication that helps readers to realize that each of us has the potential to change the world. We all have gifts and talents that make us unique individuals, and by sharing and collaboration we can make this world a more peaceful and conscious place to live.

KASIA SZUMAL PUBLISHER

As we enter into another year of publication, this is what I envision for our magazine and our beloved community. I would love for Conscious Community Magazine to be a national magazine in print and online, with a great and varied source of usable information. I want to organize Conscious Connections Conferences in many languages, to create a Conscious Community radio show (February 2017) where I will gather the best speakers that inspire and empower people to dream big, and make those dreams a reality! I also envision us on TV, where we discuss the latest topics of consciousness, spirituality, alternative medicine, wellness, health, happiness, healing, etc.

I want this magazine to be an empowering publication, that gives you wings to fly to places that you always dreamed of. This magazine is full of abundance and prosperity for everyone who reads it; I envision this magazine as engaging and connecting with people.

This community is full of love and compassion. Conscious Community Magazine is a source of information for all who are stepping out on a new, enlightened path, and for those who are already on their spiritual path. It is also a resource for alternative medicine and health information, among many other topics.

I’d like to introduce Jody Levitan, our new graphic designer, who created a new layout for Conscious Community Magazine. Let me know if you like the new look, by sending email to: Kasia@ConsciousCommunityMagazine.com, and if you have any questions, comments, suggestions for articles, etc., please let me know!

I also want to introduce Mary Herter, who starts a new column, “Numerology Nuggets,” where she will explain the meaning of numbers in our lives.

The last thing that I want to say is take good care of yourself, and have the best year ever along with Conscious Community Magazine!

Because of the MANY great articles submitted this month, please check our website for additional sources of inspiration! www.ConsciousCommunityMagazine.com.

The Best, Kasia Szumal

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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

Align with the Divine WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11 7:00 PM Join us in aligning with your authentic self, love, light, and truth for the extraordinary year that lies ahead. Align with the numbers, universe, source, God, Infinite Intelligence, and your Divine Light within. Allow yourself to shine like the true beacon of light which you are. This gathering brings you a guided mediation, your prayer, divine mantras, special healing circle, and sound attunements, which are all done by the hands of Sherry Methling, Energy Healer and Spiritual Intuitive of Ancient Healings.

Admission is $11, as we Align with the Divine! www. ancienthealingsmmxii.com 708-466-0762 Ancient Healings: 5878 N. Harlem Ave., Chicago, IL 60631 (Norwood/Edison Park area) Parking is available on Harlem, side streets, or we’re 2 blocks north of the blue line.

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Explore your Goddess-self in a safe & loving environment to practice yoga and inward kindness. Using our breath, movement, and awareness we invite the intention of creating a more positive relationship with ourselves and our physical forms on and off the mat. This yoga practice is gentle and focused on listening to the inner voice for guidance, and building a practice that is right for each student individually. Curvy Goddess Yoga is designed to empower, build strength and flexibility, while offering many pose variations and modifications to experience the joy of movement. This class is a great fit for people new to yoga, and those that already have a gentle practice. Curvy Goddess Yoga meets you right where you are today, so why wait?

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Enhance Your Chakra Consciousness SUNDAY, JANUARY 29 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM There is a concept of a chakra being open or closed. Many practices are designed around “opening” chakras and once open remain so. This is false.

Each chakra has finite space, spinning a mix of positive and negative energy. What occurs when a chakra is ‘closed’ is that so much negative energy fills the chakra that we cannot produce good physical results.

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Once a month, The Chakra Shoppe presents a Free Class where Blanche Blacke brings forth guidance and healing energy to clear negativity and open up the chakras for positive creation. Join The Chakra Shoppe on January 29 for the New Moon in Capricorn!

Blanche Blacke is a master Chakra Healer, with five years’ apprenticeship with Joy Gardner-Gordon, and 22 years in professional practice. She opened The Chakra Shoppe in 2005.

You can register for the class by calling (773) 271-3054 or send an email to: chakrashoppe@gmail.com. www.TheChakraShoppeChicago.com Location: 5034 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago, IL 60625

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Surrender into altered brain states with alchemical crystal singing bowls, tribal drumming, and Galactic light language codes. This is a group energy healing format: part guided meditation, part shamanic journey. Bring crystals to enhance your 5D experience!

Step into the cosmic Temple of Divine Mother Isis. She welcomes you into the new movement of the reemergence of the Divine Feminine. Calling all priestesses, oracles, and women: Mother Earth needs you. We are coming together now as One Tribe, One People. We are the Sisters of Isis!

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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

Unity of Chicago South is Now Open!

A new Unity Worldwide Ministry in Chicago, Unity of Chicago South (UCS), Rev. R. Ken Turner, Sr. Minister, invites all to attend their official inauguration luncheon, Saturday, Feb 4, 2017 at Crystal Light Banquets, 8400 S. Cicero Ave in Burbank, IL 60459. The event begins at 10:00 AM with a special “Visioning Session” conducted by Rev. Celeste Frazier, who studied Visioning under Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith. The morning continues with a lunch service beginning at 11:30 AM, during which time the launch group of the UCS Spiritual Center and the Heal Our Land Community outreach organization will be introduced. Background music, overviews of upcoming classes, spoken word presentations, the UCS story, and a special closing ceremony round out the afternoon.

Spiritual Awakenings Expo hosted by Inner Eye Connections SUNDAY, MARCH 26 Mixin Mingle 124 Cass St., Woodstock IL 60098 9:30 am to 5:30 pm I am honored to be hosting a beautiful group of Mediums, Psychics, Intuitives & Healers. On this day, we will open the door to serve the public as we each take this opportunity to spread our wings and do the work of own soul’s light. (sic) I invite you to join these very talented people as they give you guidance on a soul’s level.

We will be offering a day of Readings, Healings, Shopping, and a Live Mediumship Demonstration with two of Chicago’s finest Mediums: Patty Horton & June May Kortum.

Admission into the expo is free and tickets for the demo are available@http://www.innereyeconnections.com/spiritualawakenings-expo

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Visit www.unityocs.org for complete details, including ticket prices. Contact UCS by phone at (312) 253-7314, or email:mail@unityocs.org.

Come out and enjoy the stimulation of meeting and networking with likeminded people.

UCS Location: 12338 S. Halsted; Chicago, IL.

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Create Your Life Vision Board Most of us have fleeting ideas of what we want to be, do or have in our lives. But they remain just that: fleeting. After all, who has the time to intentionally get clear about what we want to create?

A Vision Board is a way to sell your own ideas to yourself, to anchor to your dreams and to allow the magic of manifestation to work in your life.

Join us for this informative half day workshop where you will receive all the tools that you’ll need to jumpstart your intentions and create your dreams. $90.

Presenter: Master Retreat Coach, Beth Majerszky Journey to Wholeness Center 9501 S. New England Ave. Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Register Online or call 708-634-3664 www.journeytowholeness.org Note: Because of the powerful work in this ½ day together, there are only 10 spaces available. Spots will fill fast. (Doubts, excuses and wavering are just the ego’s way of stopping you from creating your dreams!)

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[INTERVIEW]

SAVA WOLF

Clairvoyant Reading as a Healing Art

by Anna Anthony Anna Anthony: Sava, when did you first realize that you were a gifted clairvoyant?

Sava Wolf: I am also an artist, so for the longest time I just thought I had a lot of artistic pictures in my mind. I’ve spent a lot of my life drawing pictures. I would meet people and immediately hear and know a story about them; and would also see pictures of the situation or story. I wasn’t sure if it was imagination, or just artistic temperament. About four years ago a good friend of mine was a clairaudient who was very connected with her angels. She invited me to an event at InVision (invisionpsychic.com), and this is where I learned that I was clairvoyant. I felt intuition leading me to take training classes. After school I wanted to be an astrologist, art therapist, or even a psychologist. I had already completed so much schooling, and had plans 12

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to continue on the path of a six-year degree plan from the Art Institute of Chicago. I had no intentions to work as a clairvoyant.

I just thought I would do this for self-healing. I was doing readings and energy healing for fun, and then my business began to grow organically and rapidly. I ended up having an issue at work that caused me to abruptly change my path, and it all happened really fast. During the first few months I ended up working for psychic hotlines. I still work for a few during the busy times of the year.

AA: I have had the privilege to receive one of your readings, and I find the process very unique! I really appreciate how you go thru the layers of the aura and break things down on each level. What should a new client expect from a first time reading with you?

SW: I do energy work where I use my clairvoyance to look at your chakras on each layer and move energies out that have stagnated. I use a variety of colors and qualities of energy. I usually work with gold and violet flame, and platinum is a great energy for protection. As I look at the different layers of the aura and the psychic anatomy, I see different pictures. At times I almost feel like I’m detailing a car. Many clients refer to my readings as a “clearing.” There are so many variations. I can do a woman’s reading that focuses on the female creative force, karmic readings to see what old karma is in your space that is affecting you right now, and past life readings informing you of past lives that might also be affecting your current situation.

Many times, past life issues will come up in any type of reading, as it is important that you receive this information. You might have stuck energy, and there might be valuable wisdom from that life that you might need to know about now.

AA: I feel that your art background really comes thru when you’re giving readings. You paint very vivid pictures for your clients, and give some very colorful picture analogies.

SW: I really enjoy it as an art! You have this big palette and there are all of these colors and materials to work with! I want people to feel inspired, and in a state of euphoria after working with them. I want to help them get in touch with their own truth. A clairvoyant reading is a healing art. As I am looking at the energy and homing in on different things, I can help people get closure, which can be very healing for them. When you get clarity, you can start to do your own healing.

infuse a room. I listen to a lot of different frequency music such as Tibetan singing bowls, and often listen to the frequencies of 285, 528, and 639. I play it while I am sleeping. I try to do yoga at least three times per week. I learned in Kundalini that when strengthening your core, you become more rooted, and less likely to be pulled off your path. This was a profound lesson for me. I use meditation and mantras, and drink a lot of tea daily. I also love incense, and prefer to use incense from India when possible. I like nag champa, frankincense, myrrh, jasmine, and violet.

AA: You teach a clairvoyance class, and I know many of our readers would be interested in this, as individuals or for their vocations. Please tell us more about this.

SW: Yes, I like to teach others to “see” for themselves. When people find out that you are a clairvoyant, they give you so much power and act as if you are the only one who can do this. I believe that we are all capable in some capacity and it is empowering. I think about the story of the Tower of Babel, and I always think that clairvoyance and intuition are how we must communicate after that event. It is the universal language.

Anna J. Anthony is the Advertising Coordinator for Conscious Community Magazine. She is passionate about collaborating with and promoting local artisans, lightworkers, and conscious business owners. Anna studies the art of tarot, the paranormal, and is curious about various forms of consciousness and spreading light and magic to others.

AA: What have been some lessons you have learned along your path that you would like to share with others?

SW: I started out so empathetic! I wanted to help and heal everyone! One of the most important things I learned in this line of work is that in order to be really good reader, you have to get out of that empathetic space and be in neutrality, where you are not wanting to empathize with your heart, you are just wanting to give them a clear picture of the situation and what would be the best possible course for them.

AA: What do you love most about your job?

SW: People are very interesting! When you get to someone’s core, you never say this person is boring, or this situation is boring. It really makes you appreciate and love people even more, because you realize this person is so interesting and there are so many layers to them! In our society, it is so common to take people at face value and by their first impression, but really everyone has something interesting about themselves to offer.

AA: What are some self-care activities that you do to ensure that you are always putting your best self forward?

SW: I am certified in reiki and have completed my mastership.

I use reiki often. I use it in the shower for self-healing. I infuse it in the palm of my hand and place it over my chakras. I use it to CONSCIOUS COMMUNITY MAGAZINE.COM

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[ALL ABOUT TOWN]

INFINITY FOUNDATION New Building Ribbon Cutting

by Theresa Puskar

During my early days at NightingaleConant Corporation, I held the position of Director of Coaching Programs. At that time, I had the pleasure of touching base with the fou nder and Executive Director of Infinity Foundation, Nancy Grace Marder. I recently had the pleasure and privilege of meeting Nancy once again at a ribbon cutting ceremony at their new building in Highland Park.

The ceremony was a wonderful celebration, and a testament to the strength and commitment of the Infinity Foundation community. After a dedication and welcoming statement from Frank Scaletta, shamanic practitioner Kathleen Rude opened sacred space with a Calling in the Seven Directions Ceremony. This practice is an earth honoring tradition that creates a safe and sacred space that is supported by Mother Earth and her powerful animal spirits. Kathleen’s pure spirit is felt the moment you lay eyes on her. The rites 14

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and drumming that she shared were powerful, and really set the stage for the rest of the evening’s events. Local intuitive and metaphysical teacher Mel Doerr followed by sharing a delightful Hawaiian Blessing for Sacredness with the group.

“This community provides me with sustenance. I have developed right relationships here. My heart reaches out to new people so that all can experience it as I have.” — Savita For those of you who may not be familiar with the Infinity Foundation, Nancy Grace Marder founded it 20 years ago.

Providing Courses For Life,SM it is a “not-for-profit nonsectarian educational organization dedicated to assisting in the evolvement of human expression through its offerings of classes, workshops, retreats, conferences, services, and research.” Throughout the years the foundation has hosted a plethora of

Lyla and Nancy Grace Marder

exceptional workshops, led by many of the most sought-after spiritual authors and metaphysical teachers of our time.

While I was aware of the exceptional lineup of inspirational speakers and teachers that were featured at the foundation, I had no idea of the depth of community connection that it offers Chicagoland spiritual seekers as well.

“Here at Infinity Foundation, I experience a grounding of heaven on earth.” — Paula At one point in the ceremony, attendees were asked to introduce themselves and share their connection to Infinity Foundation. One by one, they described what the foundation meant to them. I soon realized that this was no ordinary community. I was deeply moved by the stories members of the community shared as they spoke about their feelings of acceptance and belonging. While the spiritual rites shared by

Kathleen and Mel rooted us all, the sharing that each participant expressed raised the energy of the room through the roof! Here are just a few of the things that community members shared about Infinity Foundation: “A place to review, grow and learn more about yourself.” — Anonymous “Infinity Foundation broadens one’s view of our culture and our world.”

— Anonymous “A community where I feel free to talk about things I cannot talk about anywhere else.”

— Anonymous “…I found things I never knew were missing!”

— Anonymous “This community offers concrete validation for exploring everything and anything.”

— Anonymous “Walking through Nancy’s door, I thought to myself, ‘I’m home!’”

— Anonymous “I found this place when my dad was going through an illness. It has been a supportive refuge, a safe place for me to come and not worry about being judged.”

— Anonymous In my opinion, the highlight of the evening came when Nancy Grace’s mother, Lyla Marder, spoke. Her words were a powerful testament to the work that Nancy Grace has done. With great grace, dignity, and an opened heart, she stated, “It is a joy having my daughter as my mother. My consciousness has become enormous.

I can become a child again. I am so grateful!” At that point in the evening I felt my heart open wide (and it was already pretty wide open with the previous testimonials and rituals). The deep love, admiration, and respect that Lyla expressed towards her daughter and the center that she created was awe inspiring. I will never forget her words or the sentiment behind them.

I can only hope that my mother, and all mothers, can at some point in their lives share such rich and heartfelt sen-

timents towards each and every child of the world – old and young. In fact, as a mother, I do not want to wait until my daughter is so very accomplished.

Why not join me in sharing our pride in our children now? Doing so will help to forge a path towards their future sense of self and spiritual expansion.

“The Infinity Foundation is a magical place to explore and celebrate.”

Infinity Foundation community, be sure to attend their upcoming 2nd Annual Infinity Family Fest, one of many joyful annual community outreach events that encourage healthy lifestyle choices and community connection.

To learn more about the Infinity Foundation courses and events, log onto infinityfoundation.org, or call 847-831-8828.

— Anonymous

The night’s celebration ended with a lovely ballad that was sung by vocalist Anitra Griffin, accompanied by violinist Stephanie Meis. This truly was a night full of celebration, inspiration, and merriment. Speaking with many members of the community as the event came to a close, I was again struck by their enthusiasm. I was reminded that creating such sacred space not only elevates the energy of those within the community, but it also raises the energy frequency of the surrounding community, and the world as a whole. To embrace the

Theresa Puskar, our All About Town contributor, is a writer, trainer, speaker, minister, and inspirational audiobook producer. She is the author of the Terri series, seven children’s books that focus on bullying, honoring diversity, celebrating creativity, non-judgment of emotions, finding alternatives to technology-based entertainment, discovering a non-judgmental God, and overcoming fears. She has also recorded a powerful experiential audio program, How to De-Clutter Your Mind and Live a Heart-Centered Life. To place an order or learn more, you can log onto her website, theresapuskar.com.

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Limited Space, Register Today: InfinityFoundation.org 847.831.8828 Free course guide with 50+ courses, events & more. CEUs availabl available.

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UNEXPECTED HEROES AMONG US

by Joyce and Barry Vissell

In 1960, I was 14 years old, and my mother was the first civil rights activist that I knew. She did not march in the streets; she lived her beliefs. She had blacks, Muslims, gays and other minorities over to our house for dinner almost every Sunday. She treated them all with the greatest respect and honor like they were part of her family. She also spoke up loudly if anyone said anything against any of these minorities. She often coached me, “Joyce, remember that every person is a child of God. It doesn’t matter what their skin color is, or their religion. Our God loves them all the same.” This love of humanity and human rights is something that my mother passed on to me, one of the many gifts I’ve received being her daughter; in this way, she was one of my heroes.

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This same year, there was a crisis for one of my uncles. He and his family lived close to us in Buffalo, New York, in a quiet, simple, middle-class neighborhood. He learned that a black family was going to move into the neighborhood, about 10 houses down from his house. My uncle was livid, and complained bitterly to anyone who would listen. He felt it would ruin his neighborhood, and make it unsafe for his children, as well as bring down the value of his home. He spent great time and effort visiting every single neighbor, and explaining the terrible result that would happen if this family moved in. He gathered signatures, and if a neighbor did not want to sign his petition, he repeatedly went back to that house until they did sign.

After much time and effort, he was ready to go the house of this black family and give them the petition. He got dressed in a suit and tie, and armed with pages of signatures, went to the house and rang the bell. A very large, powerfully-built black man answered the door. My uncle quickly hid the petition behind his back, and held out his hand to welcome the man. You see, this man was my uncle’s hero on the Buffalo Bills’ football team.

Several years ago, at our Hawaii couples retreat, there was a man, who I will call Joe, who looked with disdain at the local people who lived in the area. Joe was a CEO of a large company on the mainland, described himself often as “a very important man,” and felt that these “hippies” were lazy and worthless.

Many of these locals had long unruly hair, colorful clothing, and were typically gathered at the beach drumming, dancing, juggling, or fire spinning. Joe spoke often about how much he disliked them, even though he hardly ever saw them, and had no idea what they did when they weren’t at the beach.

One day Joe went to the beach alone without any of our group with him. There’s a steep trail that must be climbed down to get to the beach. It’s not necessarily dangerous, but one must be careful. When it was time for Joe to leave the beach, he started climbing the trail, but slipped and fell, dislocating his knee. Joe lay there helpless and in enormous pain.

Very soon, one of these “good-for-nothing locals” spotted him lying there in pain and ran to help. When this long-haired young man discovered the extent of Joe’s injury, he ran to get some friends, and together the men carried him all the way to the top of the cliff, which is quite a journey, especially carrying someone in pain. They put Joe in a car and drove him all the way back to the retreat center, helped him into his bed, and then notified the retreat center that he was hurt. Fortunately, one of our group members was an emergency room physician, and he pulled Joe’s knee back into position again. Joe was deeply humbled, and to our whole group he stated, “I have been so wrong in judging these locals just because of their hair and lifestyle choices. When I really needed heroes, they stepped in and helped me.”

see my mother there, and even though she wanted to introduce them, the ladies rushed on by. Later that day my mother received a call from one of these ladies who said, “Louise, you must be careful, and you should not sit on the wall with those men. They are homeless, and could cause danger to you.” My mother replied, “I trust that God loves them just as much as He loves you and me. Those men have given me the gift of their friendship, and I am giving it back.”

There’s the potential for a hero and a friend within each person we meet, regardless of their skin color, their religion, their sexual orientation, or the fact that they are a minority. We are all God’s precious children.

Joyce & Barry Vissell, a nurse/therapist and psychiatrist couple since 1964, are counselors near Santa Cruz, CA, who are widely regarded as among the world’s top experts on conscious relationship and personal growth. They are the authors of many inspirational books.

Write to the Shared Heart Foundation, P.O. Box 2140, Aptos, CA 95001, for further information on counseling sessions by phone or in person, their books, recordings, or their schedule of talks and workshops. Visit their website at SharedHeart.org for their free monthly e-heartletter, their updated schedule, and inspiring past articles on many topics about relationship and living from the heart.

When my mother was 87, three years before she died, she lived in a little apartment above our garage. She believed in exercise, and each day when it was not raining, she drove her little car to the beach, and walked along the sidewalk. At that time at Rio del Mar beach, there was a group of homeless men who would sit on the wall at the entrance to the beach. These men sat there all day and talked together. My mother learned their names, and each day would stop and talk with them. Soon they asked her if she would like to sit on the wall with them, and she gladly accepted, sitting with them for maybe a half hour each day. She liked them very much, and truly enjoyed their company. After a few months, they asked if she would like to be an official member of the “Wall Sitters’ Club.” My mother accepted and felt it was an honor to be included in their conversations.

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CREATE SUSTAINABLE CHANGE IN 2017

by Angel Carlton

Lose weight; start that business; finish that project; find my soulmate; become more prosperous; volunteer more; find my calling; become a better spouse, parent, friend, etc. Are any of these on your list of intentions for 2017?

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This is the time of year when we put all kinds of pressure on ourselves to make a New Year’s resolution, and hope with all our might that this is the year we’ll stick to it. If you‘re like me, you’ve failed miserably in the past at sustaining New Year’s resolutions... until now that is! I recently discovered by going through a series of catastrophic changes in my life, that we aren’t properly trained on how to create positive, sustainable change. In fact, experts reveal that only 8% of people actually achieve their desired goal. After

reading this, my curiosity got to work, and I began researching how these folks accomplish success at navigating change.

ally become that person. This is when your new normal begins to feel comfortable, and you’re on your way to your destiny.

Here is what my research uncovered: 1. Envision a clear and concise goal with emotional electricity attached to it.

2. Generate a realistic timeline with a workable plan and action steps.

3. Handwrite the goal down on several pieces of paper.

4. Post the goals in highly visible areas (home, car, work, on personal devices, etc.)

5. Visit these goals, and envision the end result daily with that same level of emotional enthusiasm.

6. Share the goal with someone you trust, who will support you and hold you accountable.

6. Respond – Anytime you have reached a place of your true purpose, there is a responsibility to help others. By helping other people get to where you are, you will automatically sustain and reinforce the change you encountered.

Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year filled with abundance, and all of the positive change your heart desires.

You can do it! I believe in you! After all, the ability to change is the greatest gift we have been given. Visit me at AngelCarlton.com!

Angel Carlton is the author of two books, Staying Afloat During Tides of Change: Introducing the 6 Stages of Transformation. and Dedicated to Destiny: A Pursuit in Personal Growth, Prosperity, & Purpose (To be published in early 2017), and founder of Power Up People! Inc., a company with a mission to empower people so that they may generate positive change within their circle of influence.

7. Report your progress to that person weekly, monthly, etc.

8. Celebrate every success along the way.

That’s the practical approach to making your resolution a reality. However, some people need to do some inner work to truly transform their lives. This was my personal experience. During this time, I discovered a six-stage process in the transformation cycle. In fact, I wrote a book on this topic, entitled Staying Afloat During Tides of Change: Introducing the 6 Stages of Transformation. When I combined effective goal-setting (as described above) with the six-stage process, my life path became a superhighway. So, if deep transformation is what you are seeking, then here are the Six Stages of Transformation to help you succeed: 1. Realize – Become the vision, outline specific details of what you look, act, and feel like in this place.

2. Release – Something needs to be let go of, so that we can create space for the new to arrive. (Behaviors, relationship, job, etc.)

3. Rebound – Change usually generates stress, regardless of how badly you want it. That is why it is vitally important to allow yourself time to rest, recover, rejuvenate, and give yourself ample time to adapt to your new normal.

4. Reinvent – This is the stage when you put your new vision into action by taking those first steps, and begin practicing the new and improved you; courage and perseverance become your best companions.

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www.ancienthealingsmmxii.com 708.466.0762 5878 N. Harlem Ave. Chicago, IL 60631 (Norwood/Edison Park area) Parking is available on Harlem, side streets, or we are 2 blocks north of the Blue line.

Thursday, January 5 GUIDED MEDITATION WITH THERESA PUSKAR Thursday, January 5 and 26 / 7-8 pm Suggested Love Offering $5 “This is a precarious time on earth. The best way to bring peace to the world is to find harmony within yourself. To do so, you must journey within. You will then gain a greater sense of who you are, and in time, you will discover that you are no longer overwhelmed by external pressures.” — Theresa Puskar Join us and take some time to quiet your mind, re-energize, and listen to divine guidance. The answers to all of your life’s questions lie within you. Let us help you to find them.

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SpiritualLearningCenter@gmail.com www.SpiritualLearningCenter.com FREE PARKING

SISTERS OF ISIS: CHANNELED GROUP ENERGY HEALING - 7:00pm 3553 W. Peterson Avenue, Suite 305 Chicago, IL 60659 www.galacticcrystalhealing.com.

RITUALS FOR ABUNDANCE & PROSPERITY Sundays, January 8, 15, 22, 29 3:00pm to 4:30pm.

4 Class Series. Explore traditional approaches of Ancestral healing rituals and learn ways in which those rituals can be utilized for balance & prosperity in the New Year. $90 708.634.3664 www.journeytowholeness.org

Saturday, January 7

Tuesday, January 10

2017 SETTING SMART GOALS 11:00am - 12:30pm Kick off the New Year with Setting Smart Goals. Learn how to set goals and intentions that are achievable, and identify problematic areas that sabotage the changes we wish to manifest. $20.

708.634.3664 www.journeytowholeness.org

CURVY GODDESS YOGA - SHANNON CHADA OF FULL CIRCLE HARMONY Tuesdays, Jan 10, 17, 24, 31. 7:00pm Location: Soderworld Wellness Center To Register call: 630.455.5885 Cost: $40 for 4-week series or $15 drop-in. http://www.fullcircleharmony.com.

Beginners Welcome!

WHAT IS THE ALKALINE DIET 2:00pm to 4:00pm Are you ready for your weight loss journey? Learn how certain foods affect the acidity of bodily fluids and can be used to cure asthma, cancer and to lose weight. $20. 708.634.3664 www.journeytowholeness.org

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Friday, January 6

Sunday, January 8 ENERGY 101: THE CHAKRAS Sundays, January 8, 15, 22 1:00pm to 2:30pm.

3 Class Series. Beginners Introduction to Chakras, the Human Energy System.

Focus on the healing issues relevant to each chakra. $60 708.634.3664 www.journeytowholeness.org

ALIGN WITH THE DIVINE - 7:00pm Join us in aligning with your authentic self, love, light, and truth for the extraordinary year that lies ahead. $11.

5878 N. Harlem Ave., Chicago, IL 60631 708.466.0762 www.ancienthealingsmmxii.com (Norwood/Edison Park area). Parking is available on Harlem, side streets, or we are 2 blocks north of the Blue line.

Friday, January 13 DRUM CIRCLE 6:00pm to 7:30pm A drumming circle induces harmony, euphoria, and rhythm to the chaos of today’s life. Bring your own drums or we

will provide. $15. www.journeytowholeness.org 708.634.3664.

Saturday, January 14 AUDIOPHARMACOLOGY GONG & SOUND MEDITATION 3:30pm to 5:00 pm Let the vibrations of the Gong & sound open the flow of energy and create a state for change and healing. $25.

708.634.3664 www.journeytowholeness.org ®

CHICAGO IANDS, SUPPORT/STUDY/ RESOURCE FORUM FOR NEARDEATH, OUT-OF-BODY, & SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES, LOSSES Guest Speaker: CARY WELDY - Aligns living space with energy and purpose, Author, Healer, Architect, Interior Designer, uses Sacred Geometry. Frank Auditorium in Evanston Hospital. 2:00-5:00 pm. Free covered parking. Suggested donation $20 For more info: 847.251.5758 or http://www.chicagoiands.org EFT, AK and PEMF WORKSHOPS 10:00am-4:00pm Learn and experience EFT. Emotional and physical release. $75/60 Soul Path Studio 1038 N. Damen Ave., Chicago, IL Shelley 773.802.8167 www.EFT-Tom.com HIP-HOP YOGA 11:00am to 12:30pm What is Hip-Hop Yoga? Try this new-age yoga practice. Children are welcome for this enjoyable yoga class. $20.

708.634.3664 www.journeytowholeness.org MEDITATION 101 From 2:00-4:00pm In this experiential workshop, we will practice the essential steps leading to meditation. We’ll start with some meditative movements, find a comfortable and steady pose, and calm the breath. Then we’ll explore different methods for focusing and quieting the mind. All are welcome. Please wear comfortable clothes, and refrain from wearing strong perfumes Shanti Yoga 7646 W. Touhy Ave. Chicago, IL 60631 224.585.7785

STOP EMOTIONAL EATING 1:00pm to 2:30pm Is your New Year’s Resolution to lose weight? Emotional eating is the number one block to permanent weight loss. Learn how to stop emotional eating now. $25.

708.634.3664 www.journeytowholeness.org

Sunday, January 15 BEGINNERS YOGA WORKSHOP Sundays, Jan. 15, 22, 29, Feb. 5 9:00am to 10:00am Are you new to Yoga? Learn the fundamentals of Yoga. $45 for 4 Class Series.

708.634.3664 www.journeytowholeness.org ENERGY 101: THE CHAKRAS Sundays, January 8, 15, 22 1:00pm to 2:30pm See information for Sunday, January 8 MEDIUMSHIP DEMONSTRATION WITH MEDIUM PATTY HORTON 7:00pm Woodstock, IL Get your ticket to sit within the Gallery and see who may have a message for you. $25 For tickets: 630.417.7130 http://www.innereyeconnections.com/ mixin-mingle-events RITUALS FOR ABUNDANCE & PROSPERITY Sundays, January 8, 15, 22, 29 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm See information for Sunday, January 8.

Tuesday, January 17 CURVY GODDESS YOGA - SHANNON CHADA OF FULL CIRCLE HARMONY Tuesdays, Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31 - 7:00pm.

See information for Tuesday, Jan. 10.

EFT, AK and PEMF WORKSHOP 6:30-8:00pm Learn and experience EFT. Emotional and physical release. $12 Palos Park Recreation Ctr. 8901 W. 123rd St, Palos Park, IL. 708.671.3762 www.EFT-Tom.com.

Friday, January 18 EFT, AK and PEMF WORKSHOPS 7:00-9:00pm Learn and experience EFT. Emotional and physical release. FREE SnowFlake Healing

153 Market St., Willow Springs, IL 708.330.5346 www.EFT-Tom.com

Saturday, January 21 DETOXIFY OR DIE 11:00am – 12:30pm Learn the secrets to anti-aging through diet, vitamins, minerals, and natural energy. $25.

708.634.3664 www.journeytowholeness.org.

LAWS OF ATTRACTION 2:00pm – 3:30pm How do we manifest anything we want using the Law of Attraction? $25 708.634.3664 www.journeytowholeness.org REIKI I CERTIFICATION - SHANNON CHADA OF FULL CIRCLE HARMONY 9:00am – 5:00pm Cost: $150 (includes Reiki I & II Manual) Soderworld Wellness Center To Register call: 630.455.5885 http://www.fullcircleharmony.com Questions? Contact Shannon at: fullcircleharmony@comcast.net

Sunday, January 22 BEGINNERS YOGA WORKSHOP Sundays, Jan. 15, 22, 29 - Feb. 5 9:00am to 10:00am See information for Sunday, Jan. 15.

ENERGY 101: THE CHAKRAS Sunday January 8, 15, 22 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm 3 Class Series.

See information for Sunday, Jan. 8.

REIKI II CERTIFICATION - SHANNON CHADA OF FULL CIRCLE HARMONY Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm Cost: $125.

Location: Soderworld Wellness Center To Register call: 630.455.5885 http://www.fullcircleharmony.com Questions?

Contact Shannon at fullcircleharmony@ comcast.net RITUALS FOR ABUNDANCE & PROSPERITY Sunday January 8, 15, 22, 29 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm.

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CURVY GODDESS YOGA - SHANNON CHADA OF FULL CIRCLE HARMONY Tuesday Jan 10, 17, 24, 31 Time: 7:00pm See information for Tuesday, Jan. 10

CREATE YOUR LIFE VISION BOARD 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Vision boards sell your ideas to yourself, anchors your dreams, and allows manifestation to work in your life.

Jumpstart your intentions and dreams for the New Year and create your board. $90 (all materials included).

708.634.3664 www.journeytowholeness.org

Wednesday, January 25 SEVEN STEPS TO LIVING YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE - 7:00-9:00 pm How to Tap into Your Highest Self and Discover What Your Life’s Really About! $30. Do you constantly have a nagging feeling that you are meant for more in this life? Do you sense that a deeper calling is beckoning you, but you just can’t pinpoint what it is? Believe it or not, the answers all lie within you, you just need to access them. In this not-to-be-missed seminar, inspirational audiobook writer, producer and trainer, Theresa Puskar will take you on the path of discovering who you really are, and what you’re meant to be doing in this life. Through powerful experiential exercises, she will assist you in unraveling the confusion in your mind that is preventing you from cultivating your greatest talents and manifesting your lifelong dreams! (Free link to portal opening downloadable audio meditation for all attendees) Location: Spiritual Learning Center Westmont, IL Details available when registering.

Call 312.786.0077 or send an email requesting the Westmont address to SpiritualLearningCenter@gmail.com www.SpiritualLearningCenter.com FREE PARKING

EFT, AK and PEMF WORKSHOPS 11:00am-2:00pm Learn and experience EFT. Emotional and physical release. $36 Prairie Room, Palos Park Recreation Ctr., 8901 W. 123rd St, Palos Park, IL 708.671.3762 www.EFT-Tom.com UNDERSTANDING THE CHAKRAS: A MEDITATION WORKSHOP 4:00pm-5:30pm The chakras are recognized in Yoga as points of energy along the central nervous system. They will be used as the focus for our meditation practice to enhance our energy and deepen our awareness.

During this experiential workshop, we’ll also explore some of the psychological and sense-based aspects of the main 7 chakras. Open to All Levels. $25 North Branch Yoga 8056 Lincoln Ave. Skokie, IL 60077 847.906.3547

Sunday, January 29

Thursday, January 26

BEGINNERS YOGA WORKSHOP Sundays, Jan. 15, 22, 29, Feb. 5 9:00am to 10:00am See information for Sunday, Jan. 15

GUIDED MEDITATION WITH THERESA PUSKAR - Thursday, January 5 and 26.

Refer to the Thursday, January 5 listing for full details.

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU RESTORATIVE YOGA 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm

A New Year brings new beginnings. Write down your intentions and place it under your mats. Restore our bodies and bring balance back to the energy systems. $25 708.634.3664 www.journeytowholeness.org.

RITUALS FOR ABUNDANCE & PROSPERITY Sunday January 8, 15, 22, 29 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm See information for Sunday, Jan. 8

Tuesday, January 31 CURVY GODDESS YOGA - SHANNON CHADA OF FULL CIRCLE HARMONY Tuesdays, Jan 10, 17, 24, 31 7:00pm See information for Tuesday, Jan. 10

ONGOING: INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED STUDENTS ONLY-PSYCHIC & MEDIUM DEVELOPMENT CIRCLE Wednesday nights - Weekly We will do exercises to increase our skills, group meditations and readings. You will learn about and meet your Guides and Messengers from the other side. You will experience them and their energy as you share them with the group. $20.00 The Gathering Lighthouse 26 N. Park Ave. Lombard, IL 60148 630.785.6541 www.thegatheringlighthouse.org/ www.meetup.com/thegathering lighthouse.com.

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Earthsong Books & Gifts Wellness Fair Sat Jan 21 10-4

Natural Health Therapies & Products Psychic Artist & Reader Consult a Specialist on Improving your Homes Energy

Psychic Fair Feb 11 & Feb 12 10-5 www.earthsongbooksandgifts.com 608-754-3933 2214 Kennedy Rd., Janesville WI 53545

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BOOKS AND METAPHYSICAL STORES CRYSTAL EARTH ROCK SHOP 1125J S. Main St., Lombard, IL 60148 630.588.4009 www.CrystalEarthrock shop.com ENLIGHTENED BALANCE is a Spiritual Boutique, Rock Shop, & Chakra Spa offering daily Readings and Energy work

by Appointment or Walk-in.

30 N. Williams St. Brink Street Market Suite F, Crystal Lake, IL 60014, www.

EnlightenedBalance.com / 815.307.1180.

STYX AND STONZ 1764 W. Algonquin Rd. Hoffman Estates, IL 60192 847.358.9975 www.styxstonz.com.

WE’VE MOVED!

BUSINESS COACH JEFF VEKONY-Certified Business Coach FocalPoint Business Coaching.

As a FocalPoint Business and Executive Coach I’m focused on helping business owners and leaders improve their businesses, their careers, and their lives. Together we focus on the key areas of strategy: goal setting, improved time management, building effective work teams, increased revenues and sales, transition strategies, personal goals, enhanced leadership skills, greater work, personal life balance. 630.208.7270 / www. jeffvekony.com.

CERTIFIED LIFE EMPOWERMENT COACH THE MANDALA COACH SUSAN LORAINE BARKER. 847.566.5884. www.themandalacoach.com. I teach you how to heal physically, mentally, emotionally, and 26

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spiritually. Holistic Health, Hypnotherapy, NLP. Heal your Relationship with yourself and others, with food, fatigue, and illness, with stress and transition, with aging and menopause.

Betty facilitates the discovery, release, and healing of blocks to vibrant health, financial abundance, and emotional well-being. 312.498.8299, www.bettyg333@yahoo.com.

CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

ENLIGHTENED BALANCE CHAKRA SPA offers energy work every day by appointment or walk-in. Call or check out our website for today’s offerings.

30 N. Williams St. Brink Street Market Suite F, Crystal Lake, IL 60014. www.

EnlightenedBalance.com. 815.307.1180.

SNOWFLAKE HEALING offers Books, Crystals, Incense, Essential Oils, Classes, Psychic Readings, Energy Healing, Ritual Supplies, and Handmade Intention Candles for your needs. Come Learn and Grow with Us. Find us on Facebook. 153 Market St. Willow Springs, IL 60480 / 708.330.5346.

CLAIRVOYANT READER SAVA WOLF is a gifted Clairvoyant, Reiki Master, and Distance Energy Healer specializing in Aura Readings, Chakra Clearing, Psychic Readings, Karmic & Past Life Readings, Relationship Dynamics, Women’s Energy Readings, & Women’s Energy Healing. Appointments available via Skype or Phone. savawolf22@gmail.com. www.hyperimperiumhealingarts.com 786.408.0697.

ENERGY HEALING ADVANCED SPIRITUAL ENERGY HEALING Sessions are Divinely guided for the most clarity, direction, and healing. We work from your unique Divine plan to assist you on your evolutionary path. Physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels. 20 years’ experience.

Call Susan for more information/appointment at 312.335.0053. I would love to help you.

BETTY GIANNOPOULOS INTUITIVE HEALER, Certified Akashic Record Reader, Functional Health Coach, Reiki Practitioner, Emotion/Body Code Practitioner. A Clear channel,

JOHREI is a preventative and complementary therapy to balance our Mind, Body, and Spirit by harnessing the Divine, Spiritual Light. Johrei sessions are a holistic means of attaining true health and spiritual growth. Chicagoland contacts: Joe Jarnol 773.465.9014, Tom Wenc 815.886.4337. Visit www.johreichicago.org.

NAN ACTIPES, Certified Master Practitioner of Yuen Method, Balances Body, Mind, and Spirit on 6 levels. For Information call 312.802.6244.

FAIRS & EXPOS ENLIGHTENED BALANCE is a Spiritual Boutique, Rock Shop & Chakra Spa hosting a Psychic Holistic Fair and Artist Trunk Show at 30 N. Williams St. Brink Street Market Suite F, Crystal Lake, IL 60014. www.EnlightenedBalance. com. 815.307.1180. January 14th & 15th.

HOLISTIC HEALING OPTIONS CAROL SWANSON LLC, Medical Intuitive & Wellness Consultant. Are you sick and tired of not getting the answers you need to heal? Release the root of your Chronic Health Issue NOW! Comprehensive Reading & Meridian Energy Healing

to restore Health. Home of ‘Everyday Miracles;’ Serving Humans and the Pets they love! www. carol-swanson.com., or email: carol.swanson@att. net. Cell: 608.359.4720.

INTUITIVE HEALTH & SUCCESS ADVISOR SUSAN CURRY (INTERIORWERX) Expand health and happiness by raising your vibration to its highest potential. InteriorWerx clears emotional energetic abnormalities at the root of disease, anxiety, pain, sadness, allergies, recurring physical injury... This natural modality provides optimum health for body and mind with proven results. Free 15-minute consultation (schedule at www.InteriorWerx.com).

312.479.7893.

NUMEROLOGY MARY HERTER has a gift and passion for helping others. Her powerful intuition, coupled with tarot and numerology, increase her ability to help her clients realize their true life purpose. She uses tarot cards, numbers, and her psychic gifts to answer questions about careers and relationships, and to see what the day, month, and year have in store. Contact her via her website at: www.maryherter.com.

PAST LIFE REGRESSION SUSAN WISEHART, LMFT, 25 years licensed therapist.

Past/Between Lives regressions.

Trained by Brian Weiss and Michael Newton. Des Plaines/ Mundelein. 847.438.7878 / www.susanwisehart.com.

INTUITIVE READER BRUCE & CONNIE COMPTON COMMUNITY OF LIGHT Buffalo, MO Intuitive insights for spiritual transformation. Health, Past Life and Guide Readings.

In person, phone, or Skype. 417.345.2472 / readings@centurytel.net.

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[WISDOM OF THE ANGELS]

ARE YOU A CORPORATE MYSTIC? What it Takes to Succeed in Today’s New Collaborative Business World

by Lori Daniel Falk Succeeding in business has often been viewed as a competitive, numbers-driven game that relies on hard facts, financial analysis, and exploitation of markets.

That’s the old paradigm folks, and it simply isn’t working any more. We are rapidly moving away from this type of “fearbased” competitive environment, and in turn creating a corporate playground that thrives on caring and collaboration.

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Dell, and the like, for their groundbreaking book, The Corporate Mystic: A Guidebook for Visionaries with Their Feet on the Ground. Their findings led them to make the following prediction: “Successful corporate leaders of the twenty-first century will be spiritual leaders. They will be comfortable with their own spirituality, and they will know how to nurture spiritual development in others.”

Stephen Covey summed it up best when he said, “Spirituality cannot be something a person toys with, a

little compartment of their lives. It has to be at the core, in a way that affects every other part of their lives.” That includes business. Today’s most successful leaders are in business for their hearts and souls, as well as their wallets. They are in business to support the hearts and souls of the people with whom they work.

Succeeding in business now requires us to employ our intuition, to tap into a collective consciousness of readily available signs and guideposts, and to develop a more collaborative approach

to the world at large. “But how do I make that leap?” You ask, “How do I learn how to develop these skills when the other way is all I’ve known?”

That’s where coaching comes in. A recent study conducted by QA Research, an independent market research agency in the UK, found that 80% of the organizations surveyed had used, or are now using, coaching to facilitate the growth and development of their employees with 95% reporting benefits to the organization and 96% seeing benefits to the individual being coached. (But coaching is predominantly targeted at senior-level employees, with 85% of companies coaching senior managers and directors, compared to just 52% providing coaching for non-management staff.) Penny de Valk, chief executive of the ILM, (Institute of Leadership & Management) said: “Coaching is the single most costeffective development investment an organization can make, as this learning naturally spreads across the workplace.

Yet our research suggests only a limited segment of the working population receives coaching. Companies direct it at the lucky few, rather than embedding a coaching culture across an organization.” Operating without this type of assistance in today’s corporate culture simply no longer makes sense.

A good coach will help you understand that there’s nothing more powerful than the subconscious mind. Most people think their conscious mind is running the show, when in fact it is the subconscious, which operates 24/7, that rules virtually everything. What’s even crazier yet is that most of the foundational programming in your subconscious mind was already in place by the time you were seven years old.

So here you are this savvy business exec, and you often find yourself wondering why you can’t break through that glass ceiling, or why you can’t effortlessly attract more love, joy, health, wealth, peace, and happiness? After all, you’re staying optimistic, and saying all those positive affirmations that they told you to in

“The Secret.” “What am I doing wrong?”

You continue to ask yourself. Well, the “Secret Behind The Secret” lies in that very subconscious programming I’ve been talking about, and it’s hard to know what’s in there on your own.

If you’re like most people, you probably want “X” in your life... yet what you keep attracting is “Y.” So, what is it that is “unconsciously” holding you back? Coaching is designed to help people not only uncover, but actually reprogram, the limiting beliefs that lay in their subconscious mind.

Once those limiting beliefs are uncovered, they can be cleared, and subsequently replaced with new belief patterns that will have you instantly on the road to unlimited success.

Plus, it is from this clearer, less congested point of view that you will be able to better tap into the intuitive guidance that is all around you. In fact, with a little practice you’ll be able to not only ask for, but actually receive divine guidance. By tapping into your higher self, or connecting with the angels, you’ll be able to problem-solve on a more cohesive, collaborative, spiritual level.

It is from this new, healthier, more intuitive state of mind that you will in turn become one of today’s successful leaders... someone who uses collaboration and compassion to support the hearts and souls of the people with whom they work... someone who understands what it takes to be a Corporate Mystic... a leader in today’s new corporate playground.

New Thought Leader, Lori Daniel Falk is an Epigenetic Healing Artist, Author, and Spiritual Life Coach who has been gifted with an artistic healing modality that enables her to communicate with, and share, the wisdom of the angels in both pictures and words. Her recent books, What the World Needs to Know NOW: Wisdom of the Angels, and Angelic Rx’s for Manifesting Adult Coloring Book are available at: wisdomoftheangels.com. The Adult Coloring Book is also available at Amazon.com, and Barnes & Noble.com.

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[NUMEROLOGY NUGGETS]

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS It’s All About the Numbers

by Mary Herter

As we ring in the New Year in 2017, we can be more successful in achieving our resolutions if we can understand how the energy of numbers affects us. Each of us has a unique numeric blueprint made up of our name and date of birth.

For the sake of simplicity, let’s focus on our Personal Year number. This number is very important in determining what our focus will be for the year. By creating harmony between your resolution and your Personal Year, you will supercharge your chance for success.

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Personal Year = Day of Birth + Month of Birth + Current Year In numerology, we keep adding the digits in a number until we get to a single digit.

For example, if your birthday is December 5th, you would add 1+2+5+2+0+1+7 to get your Personal Year Number.

Personal Year = 12 + 5 + 2017 = 2034, then take 2 + 0 + 3 + 4 = 9 A Personal Year of 9 is strongly focused on what is no longer serving you. Many

people find in a 9 Personal Year that they clear out clutter, they may clean out the house, or maybe just a closet.

They may find relationships changing; perhaps someone they spent a lot of time with is no longer in their life. A job that was held for many years no longer satisfies you, and you look for something new, something better.

What follows are some examples of what could be a key focus for each Personal Year:

Personal Year of 1: new beginnings, going it alone, using your intuition, being the best Personal Year of 2: cooperation, duality, desire being part of a couple, teammate Personal Year of 3: drama, creativity, friendship, freedom, advancement Personal Year of 4: solid foundation, teamwork, structure, order, hard work Personal Year of 5: change, travel, charisma, beauty, adventure Personal Year of 6: family, career, community, communication

From the Creator of comes a book that picks up where BLEEP left off.

SURPRISE! Not really.

Rather it’s a 90 degree turn into the doorways of the Mystical. It’s not a Proof of these unseen Worlds – it’s an Experience.

Personal Year of 7: search for spirituality, reflection, introspection Personal Year of 8: abundance, money, power, ambition, success Personal Year of 9: letting go of what no longer serves you, endings, transition Now let’s use the example of the 9 Personal Year. If you are in a 9 Personal Year and your New Year’s resolution is to lose weight you can be successful. You know that the extra weight is no longer serving you.

You need to let go of the behaviors that have kept you overweight. Have you been a couch potato? That is no longer serving you. Get off the couch, and into some sneakers, and start walking. Take the stairs at work, the elevator isn’t working for you!

Do you eat too much at every meal? Stop it!

That no longer serves you. Eat smaller, more frequent meals. Look at everything you do and ask the question, does that serve me? Will doing that lead to weight loss? By focusing on letting go of what doesn’t work, you will create what does work, and achieve your New Year’s Resolution.

Mary Herter has a gift and passion for helping others. Her powerful intuition, coupled with tarot and numerology, increases her ability to help her clients realize their true life purpose. She uses the tarot cards, numbers, and her psychic gifts to answer questions about careers and relationships, and to see what the day, month, and year have in store. Contact her via her website at: maryherter.com.

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COSMIC DAILY WEATHER January 2017

by Kaye Berjot

Overview January sees us shepherding in a New Year, and with a New Year arrive new goals. From an astrological point of view, we will encounter a Full Moon on January 12th in Cancer, just after Mercury goes direct on January 8th. What you once held near and dear will no longer play a vital role.

This will become clearer around January 27th, when Mercury leaves its retrograde zone, and the New Moon arrives in Aquarius, the sign of community and friendships. You’ll have the urge to focus on more pressing matters. That slight shift in focus will make you want to place a great deal of attention on education.

Educating yourself will be of high priority. In addition, you’ll want to surround yourself with people who value elevated consciousness. During these moments in time you’ll have the keen awareness that not only can you not turn a blind eye, you can no longer appease those that refuse to rise to the occasion to do what’s right. At times, it will feel like you’re going it alone, yet you will continue to have faith that others will be right there with you, walking in the same shoes, leaning on the same rocks, and drinking the same clear water. ** Please see the end of the month for information about the Moon Void of Course (VoC). **

Sunday, January 1 With a little bit of creativity and innovation on your part, along with positive reassurance from your group of trusted friends, you’ll find the recipe for equilibrium.

Although a retrograde Mercury gives the appearance of going back in time, you know that behind that mercurial glance Venus is there providing inspiration. This is your golden ticket. It’s time to stroll down the path of freedom and happiness.

Monday, January 2 As the Moon sits at 0° Pisces and makes a lovely trine to Jupiter, you can’t help but to visualize all of the positive relationships that are yet to be had. At the same time, you ask yourself what needs to be abandoned, and how much radical change you can take? Moon VoC 1:59 AM until 3:58 AM.

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the song “Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman.

You have a feeling that you can be someone… someone great. Moon VoC 7:33 PM until tomorrow morning.

Wednesday, January 4 When the Moon is at 0° Aries, you have the urge to put your emotions aside in order to gain some momentum. The squares to a retrograde Mercury and Saturn will caution you to progress with slow intention, and weigh your options.

Moon VoC ends at 10:20 AM.

Thursday, January 5 You can’t concentrate on the T-squares.

Those are stress points that make us stop and drop. Hold on to the comfort of the illusion for a little longer. It is by way of the illusion that you will find the key.

Friday, January 6 As the Moon enters Taurus and trines retrograde Mercury and Saturn, all you can do is plant the seeds, which will help to transform an entire garden.

Moon VoC 12:42 PM until 2:19 PM.

Saturday, January 7 When you do things with good intentions, the right people will come along and benefit from your labor. Those people will have the velocity, the naiveté, and the passion to take what you’ve begun and learn from it. Moon VoC 8:23 PM until 4:07 PM.

Sunday, January 8 What you say and what you feel are very different things. What you think that you should discard, and what you should keep can sometimes be at odds, especially when the Moon squares Mars, Neptune, and Venus. Yet when those emotions subside, think about what gift(s) you’d like to be left holding.

Monday, January 9 With the Moon solidly placed in Gemini, it makes a stressful aspect to Mars,

Neptune, and Venus, indicating that your emotions could pull you in many different directions. Most of these require you to let something go. Maybe it’s just time to let go, so that you can move on, because the Sun and Pluto have something grandiose awaiting you.

Tuesday, January 10 When you doubt the opportunities that show up in your life, which is indicated by the Moon opposing Mercury and Saturn in Sagittarius, you put potential blessings in a holding pattern. Allow positive expansion in your life with Jupiter in Libra. It’s harvest time. Moon VoC 3:39 PM until 4:07 PM.

Wednesday, January 11 With a Cardinal Grand Cross in the air you might realize that you’re trying to do too much. Do what’s most important first. This will help to alleviate stress.

Know which area will provide the most opportunity, and work on that area first.

Thursday, January 12 Following the Full Moon, when the Moon enters Leo it still activates the Cardinal Cross. Emotionally you could be fired up. Be sure to ask yourself what ignites you the most? If it’s a good fire contain it, and if it’s a blazing fire then put it out. New Moon in Cancer at 5:34 AM. Moon VoC 5:35 AM until 6:08 PM.

Friday, January 13 The dust seems to settle today. You can thank the Grand Trine occurring amongst Uranus, the Moon, and Saturn.

Knowing things means that you are growing things. This means that you’re growing in the right direction, and it also indicates that the path that you’re on allows you to figure things out.

Saturday, January 14 Mercury wants in on the love fest that’s occurring amongst the Moon, Saturn, and Uranus. Can you blame him? As he

retraces his steps from the beginning of December, he’s able to uncover a few details that were hidden. This will make all of the difference in the world towards the end of the month. Moon VoC 9:18 AM until 9:53 PM.

Sunday, January 15 With the Moon in Virgo it’s all about the details. Which details are you looking at? Ask yourself if they are the right details, because you could be in analysis paralysis.

Monday, January 16 If you can only see the trees, then you’re probably not seeing the forest.

Figuring out which portions of an equation need to stay, and which ones need to go can be a daunting task. Try not to get frustrated. Allow the conjunction between Chiron and Mars to push you past your fears.

Tuesday, January 17 Emotional balance is what is called for today. Sometimes you have to stand right on top of your greatest pain point in order to stomp it out. Fear is not your foundation according to Pluto, Chiron, Venus, & Mars. Moon VoC 12:10 PM until 5:17 AM.

Wednesday, January 18 When the Sun shines a spotlight on the weeds in a garden, it brings with it opportunities to create new opportunities to seed a better garden. By removing that which stifles your growth, you’ll intuitively provide fruitful growing places.

Thursday, January 19 Today the Moon ends up in Scorpio. It can leave you with a case of the Moody Blues. You’re only human, and sometimes the human in you needs a break.

Therefore, take a break from the angst.

Whatever has transpired to send you into this place has already occurred.

What hasn’t yet occurred is tomorrow.

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Friday, January 20 You have a new plan of action, or perhaps you just gave yourself the mental break that you needed. In any case, you feel somewhat rejuvenated, and ready to tackle the issues of today. It’s going to take some effort on your part.

Rebuilding doesn’t happen all by itself.

You’re going to have to play a role, and lucky for us, you’re willing to do everything that you can.

Saturday, January 21 What you dream of during your time of need usually has a way of making its way to your front door. Mars, Chiron, Venus, and Neptune have been doing a great deal of unconscious clearing to make sure your most hopeful of wishes have the opportunity to be visualized.

VoC 7:25 PM until tomorrow.

Sunday, January 22 It’s all about the community today with the Sun in Aquarius. Even more so with

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the sextile between the Moon and the Sun, the focus is placed on teaching the community about what it will take in order to become prosperous. The trine between Saturn and Uranus gives us the sneaky suspicion that chaos will lead to order. Let’s just hope it’s not too much chaos. VoC until 4:46 AM.

Monday, January 23 Today the Sun sits all alone pondering what to do next. Which paths to follow, and where to lead us to greater prosperity seem up in the air. If we look towards the North Node and ask ourselves to evaluate the things that have worked and those things that haven’t, we might be able to gain a more insightful perspective.

Tuesday, January 24 Venus and Chiron are sitting in the same chair today, and square the Moon and Saturn. This is a moment when we break away from long held values.

When you become emotionally stub-

born, it means that you turn a blind eye to the hurts of others. Now’s not the time to turn your back and ignore what’s occurring. VoC 11:34 AM until 4:44 PM.

Wednesday, January 25 Let’s talk about chaos. Is there a place for it? Emotional turbulence is never a good place to be in. Emotionally charged individuals always do their best to keep you in a place of paralysis, and in most cases, that’s of no benefit to you. Do what you can to stop the turbulence before it overtakes you.

Thursday, January 26 Today could quite possibly define the status quo. What remains uncertain is which status quo; the old one or the new one, it seems as though no one can really answer that question. Are we really changing, or are we building more of the same thing within ourselves? Uranus in Aries really wants to know this.

Friday, January 27 As the Moon enters Aquarius it bumps up against the Sun indicating that you could be forming new alliances. Some of those new friendships will be radically different from those you’ve previously forged. You’re not rebelling, you’re exploring. New Moon in Aquarius at 6:08 PM. VoC 1:18 AM until 2:37 AM.

the fastest-moving planet, and transitions from one sign into the next every 1-3 days. What that means is that the Moon is constantly in motion, it’s never retrograde, so it’s inevitable that she will connect with “something,” i.e. another planet or transit, until the moment that she doesn’t. During the moments when she doesn’t co nnect, we call it the Moon Void of Course.

When these events occur, the best

thing to do is to meditate, sit still, and listen to your higher guidance. Sitting still does not mean to physically sit still, although it can be beneficial.

Kaye Berjot is an Astrological Coach and Mentor who has studied astrology for over two decades. Her focus is Chiron, the wounded healer. Visit askkaye.com to read blog posts, request readings, consultations, and interviews.

Saturday, January 28 Mercury and Pluto are on the same page today. Did anyone call for a dose of radical change? If so the call has been heard, and it’s time to lead the way forward. VoC 11:53 PM until tomorrow.

Sunday, January 29 Some things come naturally, and some things take effort. The positive aspects between Saturn, the Moon, and Jupiter indicate that your dedication to educating others is about to pay off. The job isn’t completed; it’s just begun. VoC ends at 10:11 AM.

Monday, January 30 With Mars beginning its path through its home sign of Aries, you can feel like you’re dragging the reluctant on a journey. It may seem like you’re walking through quicksand, yet it’s quicksand that you’ve been in before. This means that you know how not to get trapped.

Carry on.

Tuesday, January 31 The Moon and Mars meet in Aries today, and square up against Saturn, proving that although you’ve provided the information, many have not digested it. That’s ok, because at some point in the not so distant future, they will. As long as you know what’s at stake, you’ll be able to meet up with chaos and turn it into innovation. VoC 11:36 AM until 3:47 PM. The Moon Void of Course (VoC) is the time period from when the Moon makes its last aspect in one sign before moving into the next sign. The Moon is CONSCIOUS COMMUNITY MAGAZINE.COM

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[BOOK REVIEWS]

IN PRINT Reviews by Kayla Hancock

The Biggest Book of Horoscopes Ever Learn More About Your Future and Past with This Extraordinary Collection of Astrological Readings

by Trish MacGregor (Page Street Publishing, $30.00, Paperback) This book is an all-encompassing astrological guide for horoscopes through 2019. Trish MacGregor includes predictions for each of the zodiac signs, and breaks down how the movement of various planets can help you excel. She offers an extraordinary opportunity to readers, allowing them to plan ahead, and take advantage of opportunities when they are most available to their horoscope.

The Other Side of Bipolar Revealing Your Strengths to Move Beyond the Diagnosis, by Lauren Polly (Over and Above Creative, $15.95, Paperback) What if mental illness is nothing more than gifts and intelligences that simply are not understood? Lauren Polly offers a new perspective of mental illness which prompts us to look beyond the stigmas, and focus instead on the uniqueness of the individual. She provides techniques to help people go beyond their diagnoses and explore their own beauty, in order to create a more empowered sense of self, and a peaceful, creative life.

Life, Love, & You

by Louise Linger Howe (Page Publishing, Inc., $14.95, Paperback) This inspirational book reminds readers that we are all equally important in this life. Louise Linger Howe writes with grace about the importance of creating change from within in order to change the outer world. She provides beautiful and simple ways to help one stay on his/ her divine path. Howe encourages readers to step up, be the change, rise above, and live the lives they were meant to.

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The Path of Modern Yoga The History of an Embodied Spiritual Practice, by Elliott Goldberg (Inner Traditions, $39.95, Hardcover) Yoga is practiced by many people all over the world for varying reasons. Once a sacred discipline, yoga has drastically evolved over the years since its birth in India in the early 20th century. In this book, Elliott Goldberg examines the transformation of the practice through the lives and accomplishments of 11 key figures, including: Louise Morgan, Sri Yogendra, K.V. Iyer, and Indra Devi. Illustrations are included.

777 Purpose and Truth Over Resistance Staying Aligned with God’s Path

by Barbanne Bainer (BalboaPress, $8.99, Paperback) In this book, Barbanne Bainer shares exercises and tools that have helped her on her spiritual and professional journey. She explains practices such as using a pendulum/eye tracking chart for clearing unhelpful patterns, and using oracle cards that help one connect to his/her intuition. No matter where you are on your path, this book will help you find your purpose, and navigate through the universe with a positive flow.

Love Your Differences

by Theresa Puskar (Edu-tainment Productions, $12.99, Paperback) In this book, Terri seeks help from her father after witnessing school bullies harass one of her friends. In turn, Terri’s father explains how boring life would be if everyone was the same, and urges her to appreciate the richness and diversity of life. Parenting activities and suggestions are included on how to help young ones deal with their anxieties around bullies.

Kayla Hancock is 22 years old, and is humbled to be able to work for Conscious Community Magazine. She is a certified Deeksha blessing giver and Reiki practitioner. She loves to write, and is interested in astrology, holistic health, and dream work.

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