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THE NEW STORY, THE NEW PERSON, and THE NEW SOCIETY: The Next Stage of Human Evolution Barbara Marx Hubbard

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Learn Feng Shui and how it can help you tap into the energies that are beneficial and life changing. I will share a simple Feng Shui principle to create a comfortable environment. Moving your stuff can really change your life as long as it is aligned with your beneficial energies. The Universe has these beneficial energies available to all of us, there are no exceptions! I invite you to join me in this free event so you can learn how to put these principles to practice and use them in your environment. When you tap into beneficial energies, you raise the vibration of your space as well as your personal energy. Learn how this principle works, put it to use, and bring balance, vitality and fresh energy into your surroundings. Create better health, relationships and opportunities. Come promptly, seats are limited.

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CHAKRA MANDALA PLAYSHOP - February 10th Get a glimpse into an upcoming creative experience of delving into the fascinating world of mandala making. Discover how 2015, the year of the Ram, signiﬁes “creativity unleashed.” It is a time to allow our creative mind to run freer, while our analytical mind takes a rest. We will speciﬁcally focus on the celtic chakra spiral. By focusing our creative mind on the chakras and certain attributes of the body, mind, spirit and heart, we trigger growth and healing as we resonate with each energy center of our being. During this preview, we will also explore the history, meanings, and uses of mandalas in various cultures. The process of creating the mandala results in self-healing, self-expression and selfexploration that we can share co-creatively, with our community and our world.

BASIC CRYSTAL CLASS - February 24th For thousands of years people have been using the healing properties of crystals. Each crystal carries its own unique vibrational imprint, which in turn gives it unique healing properties. Did you know that carrying a piece of selenite can help dispel the negative energies we pick up from others around us? In this class learn the basics of which crystal is good for what, what crystals need to be cleansed and what ones don’t, how to create a crystal healing pouch for speciﬁc issues or needs. Ask questions and get understandable answers and great advise from a true crystal expert. Connie Harris has been working with and using crystals for over 40 years.

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8 THE NEW STORY, THE NEW PERSON, and THE NEW SOCIETY: The Next Stage of Human Evolution by Barbara Marx Hubbard 14 SIX WAYS YOU CAN RESOLVE TO CONNECT WITH NATURE IN 2015 by Blair McKissock 20

PERFORMING THE MIDLIFE REBOOT by Dianne Bischoff James

COLUMNS 14

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS 6 Upcoming Events ASTROLOGY BASICS 101 by Kaye Berjot 10 Love ALL ABOUT TOWN... by Theresa Puskar 12 Barbara Marx Hubbard, 85th Birthday Celebration

THE SHARED HEART: New Dimensions of Relationship by Joyce and Barry Vissell 18 The Screen-Free Day: A Great Gift SOUND MATTERS by Steven Halpern 22 #SELMA50, #JohnColtraneALoveSupreme50, #CHAKRASUITE40 FROM THE HEART by Alan Cohen 24 How to Get Out of a Coma THE MAGICAL WORLD OF NUMBERS by Elizabeth Summers 25 The Number Two... The Gentle, Giant

YOGA FROM MY EXPERIENCE by Cynthia Gran 38 Three Hearts CYBERWEAVE: Spirituality and the Internet by Mary Montgomery 40 The End of the Mayan Calendar--Two Years Later COSMIC DAILY WEATHER: Depth Astrology Perspectives by Kelley Hunter, Ph.D. 44 February 2015

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THE PULSE CALENDAR 30 FEBRUARY Events, Happenings, and Announcements of Interest LIGHTWORKERS CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY 34 Resources for Better Living

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Letter from the Publisher I would like to welcome one of my favorite people, Barbara Marx Hubbard, as our newest columnist at Conscious Community Magazine. Barbara will be reporting on the philosophy and new developments in the Conscious Evolutionary movement, which she founded. The breadth and depth of her life experience is stunningly impressive and she begins to share it with us on the pages of this magazine in this issue. I have said in recent letters like this that few people have been addressing the philosophy and concepts of New Thought spirituality and as a writer and thinker of great stature, Barbara fits nicely in this arena and helps to fill a conspicuous void. We are honored to have her join us in the spiritual advancement community. And welcome, everyone, to February 2015. I know last winter was a difficult experience, but this winter is mild by historical standards, and future winters will reflect the reality of global warming. Winters are becoming milder and summers less hot in the Midwest. Climatologists tell us that on the record list of the ten all-time warmest years, eight were in the last decade. Global warming is real, but the effect is not a straight line, rather a trend that will include reversals from time to time. Taken as a world view, warming is real and here to stay even though it may be a bumpy, erratic ride at times. February ends with the first of three Body, Mind, Spirit Expos in the Chicago area. This one is in Northlake on February 28 and March 1. I will be speaking on two of my favorite class topics, Dream Interpretation and Living Your Dream. These are free presentations and, while they can’t include all of the material from a four or six week class, they will give you a good idea of what the complete class series is like. Besides, the programs and classes we are offering through the Spiritual Learning Center will be changing and so will the free presentations at the BSME, so it’s best to come and enjoy now rather than disappointed. The three burning bowl ceremonies I conducted around the winter solstice had record numbers of participants. People are experiencing a lack in their lives, and some are seeking out ancient rituals such as this to fill their void. Then they continue on with our regularly scheduled Thursday night meditation group and in their own personal practice. Awareness is rising and so is attendance at spiritual events. If you want to ponder something, ponder how it will feel when our whole spiritual world becomes mainstream! Until next time,

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THE NEW STORY, THE NEW PERSON, And THE NEW SOCIETY: The Next Stage of Human Evolution

by Barbara Marx Hubbard

Founder, The Foundation for Conscious Evolution Something so radically new is breaking through on planet Earth that many of us do not yet see it. Yet when we gain evolutionary eyes, we discover that a great mystery is being revealed: we are being born as an emerging humanity with higher consciousness, greater freedom and a tendency to more complex and synergistic order. We are standing together at the threshold of the next stage of evolution or devolution and self-destruction! We all know that humanity has reached an evolutionary crisis. All systems are stressed and increasingly dysfunctional. Yet, at the same time, here is the most important realization: innovations, breakthroughs, solutions, acts of positive change are happening everywhere. A new world is already emerging in our midst, but we don’t see it; we don’t connect it; and we become depressed with a sense of failure and loss of hope and direction. What is most needed now, I believe, is a worldwide movment to connect what is working already in the world. It is to make the emerging world visible by 2020. This is now possible because the Earth has grown a new nervous system in the past few years. Through Internet, FACEBOOK, Twitter, Linked-in,Google, the intelligence of the world is now in the palm of our hands. Over 7 billion cell phones are spreading human conversation in all cultures and languages. Mark Zuckerberg recently declared that his purpose is that every single human being on Earth will be on-line!

First - The New Story of Creation: A new universal story of creation has emerged only in the 1960’s with the discovery of the background radiation from the first flaring forth. Known as the Big Bang, it reveals scientifically that the universe has been, is now, and will ever be evolving. And we are in it, evolving as part of the process. As we study the 13.8 billion story of creation we discover a recurring pattern, a direction in evolution. Teilhard de Chardin calls it The Law of Complexity/Consciousnesss – the tendency in evolution toward higher consciousness, greater freedom through more synergistic and complex order. From single cells, to multicellular creatures, to humans with fifty trillion cells and now to planet Earth integrating itself into a whole living intercommunicating system, we see the tendency occurring through us. From this New Story there is arising a new worldview. It is Conscious Evolution. Humanity is becoming conscious of evolution, conscious that we are affecting evolution by every choice we make. In fact, we are evolution becoming self-aware. This is the first Age of Conscious Evolution. Evolution by choice not chance. I believe we will discover that evolutionary consciousness is as great a step forward as was self-reflective consciousness in the Neanderthal world.

If our new nervous system is filled with love and creativity, there will be an explosion of new consciousness and innovations worldwide. If it’s filled with fear it will obviously spread the contagion that now is enveloping so much of the Earth.

My book, Conscious Evolution: Awakening the Power of Our Social Potential describes the nature of evolution, offering a spirit-motivated plan of action for the 21st century. (New World Library, 2015).

To help is connect us on a planetary scale, there are now new interactive Internet developments like Hylo (for ‘hylozoism,’ the philosophical doctrine that the “whole universe is alive, conscious and capable of evolution”). Hylo is setting up a system on Internet for us to “plant seeds,” to declare our Intention, to Share resources, to make Requests. Another is called NooMap, designed to connect each of us as “holons,” beautiful whole systems with our intentions, aspirations, visions and needs visible, to help us find each other world-wide.

Second - The New Person: Homo Co-Creator:

The fact is we are at the threshold of a co-creative world. There are three great elements of this set of evolutionary breakthroughs to guide us through this transformation.

Another appropriate name is Homo Co-Creator: People capable of co-evolving with nature and co-creating with Spirit; those who are attracted to what is emerging, who already love the Earth, who are already shifting from the dominator to the partnership model, already desirous of finding life purpose and realizing all of our full potential for the good of oneself and others.

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The revelation gleaned from the New Story is that evolution itself is generating a new human! Sri Aurobindo, the great Indian evolutionary sage pointed out, that the Consciousness Force, the “supramental genius” of evolution itself, would be incarnating within humans, the Gnostic Human. Teilhard de Chardin called the new human, “ultrahumanity,” as part of the global noosphere. Others have called it Homo noeticus. Or Homo universalis.

Homo-Co-Creator is arising everywhere. It is not based on a new religion. There is no leader. It is a new person, an emerging human and countless small groups of new humans attempting to heal and evolve the world. I believe that the clear purposeful act of connecting co-creators to cooperate worldwide can change the world. I am teaching thousands of students on the Shift Network in the concepts of conscious evolution. The most recent course: Sacred Journey of the Conscious Evolutionary 2.0 beginning on January 20 for five months, will trace the full journey from the New Story, through the New Person and the New Society. (Link to www.evolve.org) inviting people to participate in co-creating the planetary awakening: “2020 Vision in 2020!” Also in 2015 around Easter, “Evolutionary Testament: The Promise Will be Kept”.” will be published. (Muse Harbor Press). It is an evolutionary perspective on the Gospels, Acts and Epistles. People are invited to form Evolutionary Bible Study Groups, and communicate with each other worldwide. Every great faith is invited to do the same. Third - The New Society: The Co-Creative Society: The Co-Creative Society is an emerging global culture with a new social architecture designed to cultivate synergy and co-creativity. We use a Wheel of Co-Creation to symbolize our turn on the spiral. Every spoke represents a vital function, an organ in the emerging social body’ each sector is filled with co-creators and their innovations that are now working in every field and function, cultivating social synergy. We are “connecting the dots” of what’s working. This Wheel is now being used globally on Internet by Humanity’s Team’s Global Oneness work, and also in Chicago, in Tampa and in Monterrey, Mexico, where a proposed 15 year plan to manifest the desired conditions of the state of Nuevo Leon is being planned.

The New Story, the New Person, the New Society form a trinity of awareness to encourage all of us to join together to Connect Co-Creators World-wide.

Barbara Marx Hubbard is a visionary, a social innovator. She is an evolutionary thinker who believes that global change happens when we work collectively and selflessly for the greater good. Barbara has written seven books on social and planetary evolution like The Hunger of Eve: One Woman’s Odyssey toward the Future; The Evolutionary Journey: Your Guide to a Positive Future and many more. Her website is: www.Evolve.org. Conscious Community - www.ConsciousCommunityMagazine.com 9

ASTROLOGY BASICS 101 Love

Before we move into this month’s article, I want to revisit a topic from the previous article on Charts. I know that there was a great deal of information covered within that article, and I hope that it was not too overwhelming. My intent was to provide a visual representation of charts so that you could see how each individual’s chart was unique. Most importantly I wanted you to notice that each chart has a different ascendant (AC). This is important when you are reading your daily and monthly horoscopes. In previous articles within the Astrology Basics 101 series, I mentioned that you should read your Ascendant sign horoscope, and your Sun sign horoscope because most people only read the latter. The sign that is your ascendant will dictate which transits (or interaction between planets) are impacting your natal birth chart, and which houses are being stimulated. Transits occur when planets are in motion, and the best way to view transits are as external forces that are influencing your actions and emotions. The birth chart is a snapshot in time, yet transits occur when planets move in forward and retrograde (backwards) motion. This movement of planets places increased emphasis on areas within a chart, with the purpose of teaching, learning, or acting out a lesson. You can always refer back to the Transits and Aspects article at consciouscommunitymagazine.com, if you need a refresher.

by Kaye Berjot

Now that we’ve covered last month’s topic, let’s move on to this month’s topic, Venus. February is the time of year when our thoughts and actions are geared towards love and relationships. It’s ironic that we have the least amount of days to reflect upon the feeling that we all want most in life. Through my travels I’ve learned that we all essentially want the same thing: love. I’ve said many times during conversations, that everyone wants to give love, and everyone wants to receive love. I recognize that in this pursuit we oftentimes become caught up in what the requirements are to obtain the thing that we want the most. Since the theme of the month is Valentine’s Day, I want to take a deeper look at love with regards to astrological charts. In this article we will explore how the month of February offers us opportunities to move towards greater love on a personal level. What you will need in front of you: 1. Get your chart! You can get it for free at astro.com. 2. When you cast your chart make sure that you click the button that says “with transits”. This will allow the “green” icons to show around the chart. 3. Know your birthday 4. Know your birth time 5. Know your birth location (city, state, and county) 6. Understand that Astrology Basics 101 is meant to help you read your chart first. This is about you and no one else. There are key components that are necessary when we are establishing relationships. Once you know what those ingredients are, it becomes much easier to find them within a chart. I think those key ingredients are: 1. 2. 3. 4.

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Envisioning love Giving love Receiving love Sharing love

I am of the opinion that the “envisioning of love” is provided by Pisces, whose motto is “I believe.” Part of this motto is due to the influence of Neptune, which is a planet that promotes creativity without boundaries. As you can imagine, anything that has to do with love requires us to have an incredible amount of faith. Look

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at your chart and identify what house Pisces is in. The house that Pisces is in will provide you with an indication of where you’re implementing your vision. Example: 1st house indicates a focus on self.

Until next time!

Mercury is the planet that allows us to give love, and as a reminder, Mercury is the deliverer of information. Mercury will transit Aquarius (I know motto) during the month of February. I believe that part of being able to give love, is in knowing that you are capable of giving love and attention towards the right individuals or causes. Look in your chart to see what house Aquarius resides in.

Kaye Berjot is a transformational astrologer who can be contacted for readings, lectures, and classes at: kaye@askkaye.com.

Receiving love is often the most difficult, because it requires us to use the same tool that we use in giving, Mercury. The difficulty occurs when we try and use that tool in an identical fashion. Therefore the challenge is in using the same mechanism to accomplish a different goal. Because Mercury is Aquarius THE and you’ve already identified its location in your chart, it is not necessary to look that up. However, it is important to note any occurrences that transpired around January 6th, 2015, because Mercury will “retrograde” back to that position on Valentine’s Day.

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” Buddha

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Sharing love is the outcome that many of us view as being the ultimate fruition of the vision that we’ve idealized. When we feel unable to share the love that we have it can cause frustration. Venus is about love and values, and is the natural ruler of Libra, the partnership sign. During the month of February, Venus will be in Pisces, and what she’ll be doing there is making sure that she still loves and values the vision. For example a 3rd house Pisces might indicate an evaluation of communication with others. Summary: In my opinion, motivation is the secret ingredient during the month of February, and Mars provides that motivation. Mars and Venus will both be in Pisces during the month, and they will conjunct, or be in extremely close proximity of one another. This means that they are having a very deep conversation; a conversation where Mars provides the passion, and Venus provides the love. Combined they provide the ability to move towards greater love in a very unique way. Throughout the year, Mars and Venus will meet in other signs and houses, providing us all with opportunities to move towards those values and relationships that bring us joy.

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All About Town…

Barbara Marx Hubbard 85th Birthday Celebration The Spiritual Learning Center Burr Ridge, IL December 21st, 2014 by Theresa Puskar

“For the hunger of Eve, this was a feast, a social manifestation of the birth experience of oneness.” – Barbara Marx Hubbard, The Hunger of Eve, page 128 On December 21st I had the privilege and honor of being invited to an event to mark the 85th birthday of renowned futurist, author, educator, visionary and social innovator, Barbara Marx Hubbard. Held at The Spiritual Learning Center in Burr Ridge, this event was a magical way to end 2014 and welcome in a new year. Spending time with Barbara and a handful of her followers and friends was a great joy I will not soon forget.

Barbara was in her typically outstanding form – articulate, warm, humorous, and engaging. From the moment she opens her mouth to speak, it is clear she is a very humble genius, and a wondrously pure soul. The 85 years that she has spent seeking greater community consciousness on this planet doesn’t appear to have diminished her energy in any way. She truly is a power to be reckoned with! “Conversations flowed rapidly from person to person. We were gaining access to each other’s minds, knowledge, and very being. We were fusing! Every nerve and cell in my body awakened...” – Barbara Marx Hubbard, The Hunger of Eve, page 131 A great deal of the event focused around the re-emergence of her classic book, The Hunger of Eve: One Woman’s Odyssey Toward the Future. While I knew of her commitment to change the world, until I read the book, I had no idea just how deep that commitment was. Autobiographical, the book takes us from the unrest she felt at a very early age, to her continued world consciousness endeavors into the late 1980s. Very early in her life Barbara learned that she was not happy following the status quo. While she went to some of the finest schools in the US and abroad, she found that she was not intellectually stimulated. Her thoughts came from a much more expansive and philosophical place. She had and still possesses an insatiable drive 12 Conscious Community - February 2015

to make this world a better place. She ached for like-minded individuals, and spent a great deal of her life searching for them. Barbara’s imperative is to assist humankind in raising its consciousness in a way that is deliberate, altruistic, and allinclusive. In response to this commitment, she created The Foundation for Conscious Evolution – an organization that supports the evolution of humankind. In her unity quest, she has shared insights and ideas with powerful political leaders, philosophers, social activists, and committed humanitarians the world over. She has engaged with the likes of Buckminster Fuller, Theodore Roosevelt, Jonas Salk, John Glenn, Robert Muller, and John Denver, just to name a few. “Suddenly as I sat upon the stone wall, the light surrounding me intensified. It became the all-pervading living presence of Christ. My attention was magnetized. I turned my inner eyes to face the light and made direct contact. I was electrified. He was real! He was alive! My heart was flooded with love. And in that flood of love I seemed to be receiving a stream of ideas, a direct knowingness; ‘Whenever you feel the rush to warm joy in your heart, it is I – open your heart to the joy.’” – Barbara Marx Hubbard, The Hunger of Eve, page 177

Once I had read the above passage describing Barbara’s moment of awakening, I found myself aching for such a profound and “real” experience with my divine. With over 15 years as an audiobook producer and writer working with spiritual authors and enlightened masters, with each such account they would describe, I felt a twinge of jealousy and longing. My mind would start on its wheel of questioning, “Why haven’t I had such blatant, obvious experiences? What puts them in the place to receive such profound messages? What have I done wrong, that I haven’t experienced the same. What can I do right so that I will?” Many questions were roaming around this busy mind of mine. Of course, I know that nothing happens haphazardly, and that these writing assignments come into my life at the precise moment that I need to be given particular insights. “What was being born is the idea of holism. The whole person, the whole community, the whole world. What freedom was to the 18th century, holism is to the 20th century. It is a new concept.” – Barbara Marx Hubbard, The Hunger of Eve, page 186

In the midst of doing the research for this article, new spiritual business opportunities were showing up in my life. They are all partnerships with wonderful women. In their own way, each wears the shawl of feminine divinity, and wondrous goddess energy. Kristin Panek, a powerful spiritual mentor and leader of the Flowering Heart Center, invited me to co-facilitate some upcoming Evolutionary Enterprise business and spirituality workshops with her at the Trump Tower. Another dear friend and soul sister, Jessica, has spent evenings with me on the train for several months. We have brainstormed innovative creative business ideas that could help elevate the consciousness of the world, along with making our lives easier, more abundant, and fulfilled. One day she asserted, “We need to make these happen, Theresa. Let’s manifest them into the world!” As she said this, Barbara’s words echoed in the chambers of my mind, “The whole person, the whole community, the whole world.” From an early age, however, I always saw myself as being self-sufficient and alone in my life’s quests. It never occurred to me to have spiritual partners on my career journey. In fact, on most of my life’s journeys. I thought I had to bear the burden alone. “I gradually discovered that the center people were craving was not an institution, a physical place nor an organization. It was not a leader, nor a philosophy. It was the center within themselves, felt, touched, amplified and shared with others, center to center, heart to heart, in a core of “resonance,” or harmony, that could support each member in both their personal growth and social action.” – Barbara Marx Hubbard, The Hunger of Eve, page 192 This is exactly what my dear friends have been putting energy into: Harmony, support, and co-creative power that initiates and maintains personal growth, social action, and adds to the conscious evolution of the human race. Barbara’s messages were amplifications of those seedlings of ideas! A bridge has been built, and now conscious action is coming from the unconscious message that was inherent in her book. Isn’t life on the spiritual path such a joy?

reflect on Barbara and her unceasing passion for the evolution of humankind, I ask myself, “What is it that I truly yearn for?” For when I reach deep into my own heart and soul, I too discover a very deep sense of unrest. I’ve often questioned what was at the heart of the pain. I’ve assumed it was my desire to really know and experience oneness with my divine. But then, after reading her book, I’ve reconsidered. My soul desired to manifest itself in human form, and to live in the midst of others. While I’ve always seen my incessant angst as a solitary one between my creator and myself, perhaps the desire is even greater than that. Have I the courage to go to the place of intimate relationship? Maybe my soul yearns for union with my earthly brothers and sisters. Perhaps its longing is even greater than oneness with my divine – a oneness with all! Barbara’s books include: The Hunger of Eve: One Woman’s Odyssey toward the Future; The Evolutionary Journey: A Personal Guide to a Positive Future; The Revelation: Our Crisis is a Birth –An Evolutionary Interpretation of the New Testament; Conscious Evolution: Awakening the Power of our Social Potential; Emergence: The Shift from Ego to Essence; 52 Codes for Conscious Self Evolution, and Birth 2012 and Beyond: Humanity’s Great Shift to the Age of Conscious Evolution. To learn more about Barbara or the Foundation of Evolutionary Consciousness, you can log onto barbaramarxhubbard.com. Theresa Puskar, our All About Town contributor, is a writer, corporate trainer, speaker, and inspirational audio book producer. She has recently authored The Terri Series – seven books that focus on social issues such as bullying, honoring diversity, celebrating creativity, nonjudgment 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. Log onto her website at theresapuskar.com for further information.

“Where does the sunrise get its beauty, its power?...simply from being true to its own nature. From awakening and arising, day after day, year after year, eon after eon, no matter what. The sun rises and just is. It is not aggressive, nor loud. It is passionate in its persistence. Extreme in softness and awesome in its power. Barbara Marx Hubbard is like that sunrise. She is soft. She is persistent and her life comes from a centered place. She lives and works and plays in that very, very small place where spirit becomes action.” – Stark King in Barbara Marx Hubbard’s The Hunger of Eve, page 238 This description of Barbara is exquisite. She truly is the sun – great spirit in action! As I Conscious Community - www.ConsciousCommunityMagazine.com 13

Six Ways You Can Resolve To Connect with Nature in 2015

by Blair McKissock, MSEd, RYT

As we enter into the New Year, we spend quite of bit of energy thinking of goals we want to set, new directions we want to go in, or new adventures we want to embark on. The resolutions have a nasty habit of moving to the back burner soon after setting them, as we get swept back into the current of life. This year, make a resolution that will have a greater influence on your overall wellbeing by reconnecting with the natural world. Just getting outside, breathing air that flows between trees and not buildings can have a profound effect on our entire mind, body, and spirit. Especially in a world where we spend more time connecting to electronics, and less time connecting with time, connecting to each other, and connecting with our inner selves. According to the World Wildlife Federation, spending time outdoors in nature can increase fitness levels, and therefore decrease your risk for certain diseases. There is also evidence that being outdoors can improve your distance vision, reduce the symptoms of ADHD, depression, and anxiety! Wow, stepping outside is so much easier than going to the gym. This might just be the resolution you keep. Here are some other ways you can experience the benefits of connecting with nature this year: 1. Incorporate green friends in your home décor - So even if you don’t spend much time outside, you can still connect with nature by bringing the outdoors in. Many studies show that having houseplants can improve your air quality and reduce stress. Start with low maintenance varieties like an indoor evergreen, potted ivy, or philodendron. Ask your local greenhouse for suggestions. Take the time to connect with your new housemates by paying a little close attention to their cycles and rhythms for watering, for example. (Editor’s Note: Please check this list first, for toxic plants if you have pets, including horses: aspca.org/pet-care/animalpoison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants.) 2. 30 minutes a day - I don’t mean exercise. Just 30 minutes of sunlight a day can have tremendous health benefits including boosting metabolism, decreasing depression, improving sleep, and it has even been shown to have a positive effect on the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. The sun is at the core of our cycles, seasons, our food, our existence. Connect with it as you bask in it. Just turn your face toward the sun, eyes closed of course, and soak in the goodness. 3. Get a little dirty - Ok, not that kind of dirty, I’m talking hands in the dirt, mud-pie dirty. The National Institutes for Health and other organizations agree that getting dirty is 14 Conscious Community - February 2015

good for you. Children who have the chance to get a little dirty have more effective immune systems. Other studies have shown that getting your hands in the dirt can also expose your body to the good kinds of bacteria, and can boost your mental health. I wonder if that means I don’t have to work so hard at keeping my house clean? 4. Go ahead, hug a tree - Yes, it might sound cliché yet maybe the hippies were right about something. In our culture we tend to engage in a deeper relationship with our electronics than other humans. This lack of connection impacts us in all areas of our life, and makes it harder to connect with others, let alone have a functional relationship with another person. Yes, let’s face it, Siri doesn’t argue. If we can settle our mind, and physically connect through touch with another living creature, we begin to open ourselves up. Physical touch can be such a transformative and powerful experience. Take the time to mindfully notice what you feel and smell; use all of your senses to create that connection. So start with something easy like a tree. It won’t argue either, and it just feels good to give them a big hug. 5. Forget conscious uncoupling, try conscious connecting - Have you ever walked into a park or wooded area and felt how the energy changed? Sometimes more undisturbed natural areas have a bit of a different feel to them, like they have their own personality. In the practice of ecopsychology, there is a lot of discussion about how we connect consciously to the world around us. It’s almost like creating a conscious relationship with nature. In the start of any relationship we might introduce ourselves. So take that same idea and apply it when you enter into a relationship with nature. This can be as simple as asking permission to connect, and waiting to see if you get a response. Try it when you take a walk in a park, or go hiking. As you spend time in the space, try to consciously connect with specific things in the space that draw your attention, like a bird or a creek. See if it doesn’t intensify the wellbeing you feel while you are in the space. Oh, don’t forget to be polite, and say thank you when you leave. 6. Take a deep breath - Those yogis were right when they said that life is breath, and breath is life. Next time you step outside take a deep breath, and notice the quality of air in different spaces. Compare your breathing when you are in a more populated area, versus the way you breathe when surrounded by the natural world. When we are in an open

area with more undisturbed terrain, you tend to feel bigger, more open, and the breath reflects that. Our body recognizes the clean air, and pulls it deep into the lungs. Atoms in the air do not die to disperse. As one being takes the atoms of the air in and exhales them, another being takes them in and exhales. So when you take a breath in, notice that this is the same air that a tree took in, cleaned, and put back out. It is the same air taken in by a person from the past, it nourished their body, and now it nourishes yours. It’s a bit of a mind trip of a concept, yet it drives home the feeling of being connected on a much deeper level. Man’s connection with nature is at the core of the decisions we make in our daily life, and how we approach the world. When we are truly in realization of that connectedness we might look upon our fellow man with more compassion, and we might also think differently about how we treat the earth we live on. A deeper connection might invoke more feelings of gratitude for the earth that sustains us. We don’t have to resolve to change the world; just resolve to take a few minutes each day to Kirtan connect to it. If we took that time, who knows, collectively we might just change the world. Claudia Lubin

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Honoring the Gift of Unity February 18th - 7:00-8:00 pm $20 per couple

A Monthly Moon Goddess Gathering open to all levels of understanding. We will learn how to create and use a journal to deepen our relationship with the Moon and the 12 signs of the Zodiac as she passes through them. No previous knowledge of astrology is required, however, to deepen your understanding of astrology, private consultations are available by appointment. The Moon Goddess Gathering will be held on the 1st Tuesday of each month. Please bring a journal & a pen.

JOHREI– Japanese Healing Method February 7th - 1:00-3:00 pm $10 Suggested Love Offering JOHREI is a preventative and complementary therapy to balance our Mind, Body and Spirit by harnessing the Divine, Spiritual Light. Scientiﬁc data suggest that the immune system is activated, bold circulation is improved, and a stat of relaxation and stress management is achieved. A JOHREI session takes about 15 minutes and does not require physical contact. It is a holistic means of attaining true health and spiritual growth. It is a powerful, yet gentle method of restoring inner balance and easing physical and emotional distress.

With our busy lifestyles, it’s not always easy to take time to stay connected to your partner. In this one hour workshop, you and your partner will learn and experience some simple ways to reconnect with each other on a soul energy level. Wear comfortable clothes, bring a cushion or pillow to sit on and a notebook and pen. Pre-registration is required. Instructor: Daved Beck

Quartz Crystal Singing Bowl Meditation: Yes, Diamond is back! February 20th - 7:00-8:30 pm $25 Feel the wave of tonal tranquility wash over you, melting your barriers to peace, allowing your Light of purity to shine forth - soothing, calming, healing, reconnection you to wholeness and Holiness. Reclaim your birthright to a sound mind with Celestial Sound. Instructor: Diamond

Drum Circle February 27th - 6:30-8:00 pm $15

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Ear Candling February 11th - 6:30-7:30 pm $10 The practice of ear candling has been used for millennia and is still in use today. The ear candling process is intended to clean the ears by unclogging earwax build-up and loosening or drawing out impurities from the ear canal with warm air. Come and learn how to use this simple and effective way to remove wax build up from your ears. Cotton swabs just push the wax deeper into the ear canal and make the issue worse. Instructor: Darla Tegtmeier

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All Reiki Practitioners are welcome no matter what level. Come, practice and receive some wonderful Reiki energy. No matter what level you are, it is always a wonderful feeling to get together with other practitioners and talk about your experiences and give and receive answers to questions you or another may have.

Detoxify your mind and body from the stress of daily life. Enjoy a sonic massage that will soothe your soul and lift your spirit. Experience the power of the gong with Gong Guru, Andres Peraza, an experienced percussionist for over 30 years. Wear comfortable clothing and bring your favorite pillow, blanket and an open mind. The Gong will do the rest. - Andre Peraza

Allow your stress to melt away by becoming present in the moment. With all the distractions in life, it’s easy to live in the past through feelings of regret, or in the future through worry. Living in the now will ease needless worry and banish regret. Gain techniques to bring mindfulness to your daily life and begin to relax blissfully in the present moment. - Corinne Fassett

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Saturday, February 21st from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm • Sunday, February 22nd from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm All readings and healing for the weekend Intuitive Gala are $35 for 25 minutes or $70 for 50 minutes Call Crystal River Gifts at (224) 535-8708 TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FEATURED READER JR CARMANY - Acupressure ACUPRESSURE is a hands-on healing therapy that utilizes speciﬁc pressure points along the energy meridian system to stimulate the body’s own balancing and healing. Effective for stress reduction, injury repair, neck and shoulder relief, and more.

PEARL TABBERT - Akashic Records Consultant In 1988, with my spiritual Awakening, I began reading the Tarot, ﬁrst for myself and then for others. Quickly, I progressed to Psychic Impression readings, and, in 1994, to Akashic Record readings which I continue to this day. Each level of reading reﬂects my own personal awakening to a higher consciousness of the Divine and my own personal Soul Journey.

DAVED BECK - Psychic Medium A Medium with over 20 years experience connecting with the whisper of LOVE, transforming emotional fear. In 2013, he was inducted into the Lightworkers Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the Lightworkers Life Achievement Award. People’s Choice Around the Globe: Honesty, Integrity, Efﬁciency, Services.

KEN BENTLEY - Intuitive Reader Being a Psychic with Medical Intuition and with the assistance of Spirit, Ken will guide those in need of direction. Spirit is here to tell you the things you need to hear, to guide you on the path that will bring you peace and happiness and inspire conﬁdence in one’s self.

ROSEWOLF - Psychic and Physical Medium Bringing together messages from spirits & guides, the tarot & shamanic principles, RoseWolf ﬁnds the answers to the questions that haunt you most. Since 1994, RoseWolf has been a professional reader, teacher and as always, a student of the spiritual arts.

VERONICA MONTINOLA - Featured Guest Reader 25 minute reading: ONE ROOM FENG SHUI - This reading is designed to get you started with the basics in Feng Shui. 50 minute reading: LO SHU SQUARE MAP - An energetic map known as the Lo Shu square will be drawn onto the ﬂoor plan. This reading will include a handout.

FRAN VERZOSA - Psychic Palm Reader For over seven years, Fran has been following her passion by performing palm/psychic intuitive readings. Fran is able to explain the lines/markings in the palms in order to read an individual’s life story. She is able to feel the psychic energy within people’s hands, see psychic images and predict future endeavors.

ROXANNE BJORKLUND - Tarot Card Reader and Reiki Practitioner Saturday Only Drawn to the tarot at an early age, Roxanne bought her ﬁrst deck at the age of 13. For the past 10 years, she has focused on her tarot studies and on doing readings. She believes the tarot cards are a wonderful tool for discovery and assisting others. Roxanne also offers Reiki energy sessions.

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N ew D i m e n s i o n s o f R e l a t i o n s h i p by Joyce and Barry Vissell

The Screen-Free Day: A Great Gift When our son was young, one of his closest friend’s mother was a rabbi at the local temple. I was especially fascinated by how this family observed each Sabbath. They truly rested for 24 hours from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown. They did not answer the phone, unless those calls involved their son. So if I was calling about logistics for the day for volleyball, or going skiing and taking their son, they would pick up the phone. They would not answer all other calls, except for emergencies. They did not go on their computer at all. They allowed their bodies and minds to rest and be recharged. I thought it was the loveliest of all traditions, and I admired them greatly for doing this. I thought about their tradition for many years. How could I bring a day of rest and inner reflection into our family? Barry and I decided to make Sunday our special day of rest and recharging. Our intention was good, yet soon we were going on the computer for “just a little” to check an important email. That “just a little” would turn into several hours, and soon a big part of the day would be over. So we decided that every Sunday we would be computer-(and work) free. The computers would not be turned on at all, and we would not use our smartphones to check emails or do texting. The only thing that would stay on would be the cellphone with a special ring for our grown children, in case they needed to get in touch with us. I would like to say that it was easy to leave our computers and smart phones off. It wasn’t. I was surprised at how addicted we both had become to checking emails, texts, and getting work done on the computer. I was used to checking my emails or texts every hour or so, and responding right away. When that habit is taken away for one day, we are left with ourselves, which is the most beautiful gift of all. As with most addictions, it took discipline not to turn on the computers. I had to keep reminding myself that there was a beautiful gift in being free of them for one full day. As Barry and I continued with our Sundays, we grew to love the absence of the computer. We could instead focus on each other more, and do fun things like new hikes, bike rides, or gardening. We rested in the sun, had lovely talks, and would spend time feeling and expressing our gratitude. We read to each other special spiritual verses that inspired us. We appreciated each other. Often on such a relaxing day, we would make love together, and linger in bed just enjoying being together. We would make dinner 18 Conscious Community - February 2015

together, eat by candlelight, then go to sleep very early for the night. We find that our sleep is much deeper Sunday night with the absence of computers and smartphones during the day. This practice has brought amazing gifts to our relationship and to our health. The rest and peace from being computer-free for one day stays with me all week. I find that I look forward to these screen-free days very much, then when Monday comes, and it is time to turn back on the computer, I can do so with more consciousness and wisdom about how long to stay on. It no longer feels like an addiction, but more of a choice. I have found that no email or text is so important that it cannot wait one day. My health and peace are much more important. When Barry and I were raising our first two children, we did not have a computer. Every Sunday was family day, and we did wonderful outdoor things with our daughters. We all looked forward to these adventures very much. By the time our son came along we had a computer. Perhaps from seeing his dad on the computer so much (I resisted computers for a long time), he also wanted to be on the computer. We had to set limits, and it took much discipline to enforce them. Finally for him as well we claimed Sunday as a computer-free day. He rebelled at first, yet eventually he also grew to love the day, as we did fun things as a family. I believe it is from these once a week computer-free days that he learned the value of not letting the computer and screen time dominate his life. When he went to college he was surprised at how much his fellow classmates stayed on their computers, when there was a whole wonderful world of fun and adventure just outside the building. We have asked several people to join us in this tradition. One dear couple in Norway decided to also be computer-free on Sundays. We all shook hands, and promised one another to carry on the tradition. We recently talked with them and asked them how it was going. The man was not that much into the computer, so he loved it as he got more quality time with his wife. His wife said that she was enjoying the time with her husband, and the hikes out in the snow. She reported that one Sunday when it was raining and cold outside she wanted so much to go on her computer, yet she remembered shaking hands, and the promise we had all made. So she baked a cake that she had always wanted to try. It turned out to be delicious, and she was able to give pieces to friends and family, and it made her very happy.

Call Toll-Free: 800-766-0629 (locally 831-684-2299), or 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.

A screen-free day is good for your relationships, your health, your spiritual life, and is a wonderful example for your children, that life is wonderful without screen time. From our experience, we can promise that you will love this time. It may take a little time to get used to, yet once you do, you will look forward to it every day as the best day of the week. Here are a few opportunities to bring more love and growth into your life, at the following events led by Barry and Joyce Vissell: Feb 1-8, 2015-Hawaii Couples in Paradise Retreat; sharedheart.org/sharedheart2/couples-in-paradise.html; Feb 14-21- Valentine’s Day Spirit of Love Cruise for individuals and couples (LA to Mexico); divinetravels.com/ValentinesCruise2015.html; Jul 19-24- Shared Heart Summer Retreat at Breitenbush Hot Springs, OR; sharedheart.org/sharedheart2/breitenbush.html; Oct 14-20- Living from the Heart in Assisi, Italy for individuals and couples; sharedheart.org/sharedheart2/assisi2.html.

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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 The Shared Heart, Models of Love, Risk to Be Healed, The Heart’s Wisdom, Meant to Be, and A Mother’s Final Gift.

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by Dianne Bischoff James In this excerpt from her book, The Real Brass Ring: Change Your Life Course Now, Dianne Bischoff James reveals some of her secrets for a midlife reboot. As a businessperson Dianne gets excited by executive summaries, so she put together 14 consumable rules based on the metaphysical practices she’d studied over the years and her initial reaction to them appears below in blue. After years of practice these rules have become her ‘cheat sheet’, which she calls The Shortcuts for Happy Living Rule 1: It’s All Good The Universe is already in order and in a state of wellbeing. We didn’t come here to fix anything, because nothing is broken. If the world is complete and abundant, why do I keep running around trying to improve it and worrying about my next dime? Does this mean I can stop working so hard, relax, and just enjoy being here. Rule 2: What You Think about You Bring About We are always attracting. Everything you think about, talk about, and pay attention to is coming your way, so make it good. Dianne says: I was raised by second-generation fear-based survivalists, which is why positive self-talk is a whole new skill set that I am required tremendous practice on my part. Rule 3: Leverage Your Alignment When you’re aligned physically, emotionally, and spiritually, you’ll experience joy. Connect vibrationally with who you are so that your Earthly part, the body, joins with your spirit, the Source part. This connection will allow you to readily attract whatever you want. I’m pretty sure I’ve never been aligned because I rarely feel like a “fountain of well-being,” singing Hallelujah and waving my arms back and forth. Rule 4: Use Your Emotional Radar Detector What feels good is good because emotions are the message center of the body. The thoughts that make you feel light and breathe easy are the right ones. Move away from anything that feels bad. And pay attention to the warning signs displayed through negative emotions. As a strong-minded professional woman, I’ve been too busy “doing” things to ever acknowledge my emotional center. It’s been much easier to ignore exhaustion, sorrow, and frustration than to go into those scary “feeling” places. 20 Conscious Community - February 2015

Rule 5: Manage Your Wave Everything has a vibrational flow and we are all connected through energy waves. Create harmony and synergy by focusing on the positive side of the wave. It won’t be easy to grab at the merry side of the “it’s all good” stick. I’ll need to redirect my thoughts and look for the small positive things that happened during the day. Rule 6: Tend to Yourself First The only person you need to please in life is you. Take 100 percent of the responsibility for your words, actions, and experiences and take care of yourself, first and foremost. Abraham tells us to act like a cat. Well, my cat is orange, fat, furry, demanding, and only sits on my lap only when he feels like it. He is, however, quite satisfied with life and always takes care of his needs. Rule 7: Focus on Receiving Sit back, remain positive, and let the Universe deliver what you want. Allow yourself to receive. I am a professional “earner,” so I don’t know how to receive without effort and exertion. But it sure would be nice if the Universe just dropped things into my lap. Rule 8: Choose the Ending to Your Story Reality is yours to create. Use clear intentions, desires, and positive feelings to manifest whatever you want and watch unlimited futures unfold. If my life is a movie in the making, perhaps it will end in love, romance, and travel. Now that sounds pretty exciting. Rule 9: Manage Your Circle There are only three “circles” of influence: (1) your circle, (2) other people’s circles, and (3) the Universe’s circle. Your only job is to manage your circle. Get out of everyone else’s business and let them manage themselves. Does this mean I’m not responsible for other people and their issues? Can I stop feeling guilty and just let everyone enjoy their day or be miserable, as they have chosen? Rule 10: Feeling Good Is the Mecca Lighten up. Move away from resistance and be able to say, “I love how this feels!”

I mostly feel push-back and strain, but emotional bliss is a terrific future goal. Rule 11: Learn Your Lessons Process your issues now. Learn your life lessons and work everything out in your interpersonal relationships.

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Sound Matters: by Steven Halpern #SELMA50, #JohnColtraneALoveSupreme50, #CHAKRASUITE40 As I began writing this first newsletter of 2015, the news of the terrorist attack in Paris is the breaking news. Following up on the North Korean response to Seth Rogen’s film, The Interview, the attacks in the land of Voltaire are already having ripple effects throughout the world. On one hand, it’s hard to focus on sound healing at a time like this, but on the other hand, it’s in times like these that we need to remember that peace on the planet begins with peace inside each of us. As George Santayana accurately observed many years ago, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” We are living in historic times, and I am thankful that someone has made the movie that brings the civil rights movement and the march from Selma in 1965 that changed the course of history to today’s audience. It’s hardly covered in most high school curricula, and many Baby Boomers have forgotten about, or didn’t really pay attention, when they were living through it the first time. (Many of my friends and I were involved while we were in high school, but we never put our lives on the line like so many others did.) When I first heard about the movie and learned that Oprah was a co-producer, I remember thinking, “Of course! It had to be her.” It seems clear to me that this is her dharma: to remind us of how we got to where we are today as a country, and move us forward. Congratulations to the other producers, including Brad Pitt, director Ava DuVernay, Daniel Oyelowo and everyone else involved in bringing this project to fruition Way more culturally significant than The Butler, I predict that Selma will be the Roots of our era. Thank you to everyone involved in this extraordinary film. I’ll for sure be watching the special on OWN on January 18th. Other documentaries have, gratefully, included a lot of coverage that highlighted the central role of music in the civil rights movement. Most of these protest songs had lyrics, of course. It’s fascinating that in the aftermath of the riots in Ferguson, a new generation of protest songs are being written and sung. Keep your ears open. 22 Conscious Community - February 2015

A LOVE SUPREME Speaking of music, another giant, John Coltrane, who changed the world of music, is being celebrated on the 50 year anniversary of the recording of his seminal album A Love Supreme. Although the legendary jazz saxophonist died in 1967, his is not a name many non-musicians are familiar with, his spiritual quest, manifesting through his music, changed my life and has inspired generations of musicians. I wore out my LP and read his prayer, that was printed on the album jacket about 100 times. If you haven’t experienced the majesty of this recording, you may be surprised at how powerful it is. The story of how he channeled the words and music A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane’s Signature Album written by Ashley Kahn, is extraordinary, and well worth exploring.

CHAKRA SUITE, DEEP ALPHA and the GRAMMYs On January 4, 1975, I recorded my first album, now known as Chakra Suite. On this 40th anniversary, I’d like to share a few thoughts on the “Quiet Revolution” in contemporary instrumental/ healing music that this recording helped give birth to. It feels appropriate to expand upon the acceptance speech I would have given had I won the 2012 Grammy for Best New Age album. It is indeed an honor to stand here before you to receive this year’s award for my meditative album, Deep Alpha. This award signifies a breakthrough in our industry, which traditionally hasn’t valued the healing power of instrumental music. This is a tradition that goes back thousands of years, long before recorded history. Some would say that Deep Alpha is the first truly meditative and healing album to win a Grammy award. Historically, most winners have not been openly concerned with the therapeutic effect of new combinations of tone, sound and silence. Just last

year, the award went to an album of cover versions of classic pop tunes like “What’s it all about, Alfie?”

Relaxation only happens in the present moment. It doesn’t happen in the future. That’s why most traditional music was not composed for relaxation and healing. The compositional structure hooks your mind into an unconscious analysis of where the music is going. That’s fine for the emotional catharsis of a classical symphony or the blues, but that “anticipation response” is precisely what can make it difficult to effectively relax while listening. It’s like driving a car with your feet on both the gas and brake pedal.

I would suggest to you that this year, what it’s all about is the Alpha, the alpha brainwave state associated with meditation and inner peace. It’s also not “All about the bass”. It’s about the space between the notes, the “gap between thoughts”, where we can align and attune to fields of infinite potential as well as to the subtler Music of the Spheres. It’s about being upfront in harnessing the healing powers of music. That’s why I refer to my recordings as “Sonic Spiritual Technology for the 21st Century.™”

Throughout my career, I’ve written and spoken about the power of intention. I think it’s great that leading health experts like Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Andrew Weil and many others who I’ve appeared with at conferences now include music as part of their sound prescription for health. In fact, my label was called Sound Rx for many years, before evolving into its current handle, Inner Peace Music. That name connotes the focus of the intention that underlies all my music: to compose music that speaks to the higher order values of humanistic psychology and non-denominational spirituality.

Please don’t misunderstand me. I like music with “a good beat that you can dance to” as much as the next guy. In fact, in my earlier career playing trumpet, guitar and bass performing with jazz and R&B bands, I learned how to move an audience with rhythmic grooves and power chords. The music and writings of John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles inspired me on my own quest to discover a New Age of healing music. These genres are not mutually exclusive. In the stressful world we live in, however, it’s more important than ever for each of us to have effective, enjoyable, safe and legal resources to help us stay balanced in this out-of-tune world. Meditative music, delivered via CD or digital download, can be just what the doctor ordered. In fact, when I released my first album, Chakra Suite, 40 years ago, my largest initial audience was among holistic doctors like Dr. C. Norman Shealy and health professionals who prescribed my music to their patients who needed to reduce their stress. Most media coverage and reviews of my albums appeared in Health and Lifestyle sections of newspapers and magazines. While many music reviewers had difficulty relating my music to standard compositional structures, insightful journalists like Bob Doerschuk, Jim Aikin, Lee Underwood and Don Heckman understood that my goal was not merely to “entertain” my audience, but to “entrain their brains” to the higher octaves of consciousness by orchestrating tone and timbre to automatically slow down their brainwaves into the alpha and theta ranges in which our natural healing energies are amplified. As I wrote on the liner notes of the first 1000 vinyl LP pressings, part of the reason the music works as well as it does to harmonize body, mind and spirit is its lack of a strong melody and rhythm. Throughout my career, I have continued to explore the possibilities of this genre of “soul music” that invites each listener to participate in a co-creative act in which the music is finished in the mind of the individual.

Scientific research has proven that “music is a carrier wave of consciousness”, a phrase I coined in l976. The uplifting effects of music go way beyond what became known as the Mozart Effect, as well as considering melody as the most important element. The international acclaim my music has received demonstrates that when you listen with an open mind and open heart, the more subtle, magical alchemy of ambient song forms highlight what is truly “new” in New Age music. In closing, I want to thank two extraordinary musicians who join me on Deep Alpha, Paul McCandless (oboe) and Michael Manring (bass). And I also want to acknowledge my unseen band of co-composers, whose inspiration continues to inspire me, in the long tradition of musicians channeling from Spirit and other higher dimensions that includes Mozart, Liszt, and Carlos Santana as he describes in his new autobiography, The Universal Tone. Let us remember that the same fundamentalist ideologies that seek to stifle free speech also want to prohibit music. Artists have always been, as Ezra Pound called them, “the antennae of the race.” As more musicians become instruments of peace, we radiate those vibrations of peace and harmony out into the world, and in so doing, contribute to creating a better world for us all. Steven Halpern Steven Halpern is a Grammy® nominated composer, bestselling New Age recording artist and visionary sound healer who continues to orchestrate sound and silence to harmonize body, mind and spirit.

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How to Get Out of a Coma by Alan Cohen I was honored to meet Morton Lauridsen, a genius musician considered by many to be the world’s greatest living composer of choral music. He is widely respected for his stirring opus, “Lux Aeterna” (“Eternal Light”). Morton told me that one of his dear friends, a conductor who often conducts Lauridsen’s compositions, fell into a coma. After several weeks, doctors could not predict whether or not he would awaken. Morton went to visit his friend, who was lying inert in a hospital bed. After a minute Morton began to gently sing the chorus of “Lux Aeterna.” Then, to onlookers’ astonishment, the patient raised his hand as if he were conducting a chorus. This was the first time the man displayed any activity since he had fallen comatose. Eventually he was resuscitated. (For a moving journey into Lauridsen’s music, watch the documentary Shining Night, available at innerharmony.com.) This healing incident is as metaphoric as it is literal. We have all fallen comatose. In the Book of Genesis we are told that “a deep sleep fell over Adam,” but nowhere in the Bible does it say that he woke up. We are all Adam, still immersed in the dream of limitation. We have become sleepwalkers, trudging through our days wondering who we are and why we are here. In the poignant film Joe Versus the Volcano, Meg Ryan’s character sums up our predicament: “Almost the whole world is asleep. Everybody you know. Everybody you see. Everybody you talk to. Only a few people are awake, and they live in a state of constant total amazement.” How, then, do you awaken from the coma of a dreary, burdensome, or oppressive life? The antidote is passion. Passion is the avenue through which life guides you to fulfill your unique purpose. When Morton Lauridsen’s friend heard music that stirred his soul, he found a reason to awaken and live. We all have a reason to awaken and live, but we must act on it to reap its benefits. In the classic movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Ferris phones his friend Cameron to ask him to play hooky. Cameron tells Ferris, “I’m too sick.” Ferris replies, “You’re not sick. You just can’t think of anything you want to get up for.” If you feel sick or tired, ask yourself, “What might I do during a day that would make me want to wake up in the morning to do?” Your honest answer to that question will open the door to your next important step in life. When you follow your bliss, you deliver gifts that stir others to find their passion and fulfill their purpose. Frederick Buechner declared, “To find our calling is to find the intersection between our own deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger.” Acting on joy is not selfish at all. It is your gift to humanity. In a world 24 Conscious Community - February 2015

where many people are suffering, those who choose happiness are the lifeline by which others find their own way home. I saw a documentary about a high school student named Steve who was getting poor grades and getting into trouble. His parents and teachers tried to correct him, but nothing they did worked. Then Steve discovered a bird sanctuary where injured birds of prey were given refuge, resuscitated, and released back into the wild. Steve was fascinated by this place and daily visited after school. He became a volunteer and eventually got a parttime job. Meanwhile he stopped getting into trouble. The final scene of the documentary showed Steve giving a lecture at the sanctuary to students on a class trip—the very class he had been flunking. When Steve found something that stimulated him, his life lined up. To be true to your passion, you must release activities that run counter to your joy. You cannot simultaneously be comatose and passionate. Every thought you think, word you speak, and action you do either enforces your coma or releases you from it. To get and stay awake you must tell the truth about what brings you life—It—and what saps your life—Not It. An army general noticed that one of his soldiers was acting weird. The private would walk around the post, pick up papers, and after reading each one he said, “That’s not it!” The general sent the soldier to the psychiatrist, who concluded that the he was deranged, and wrote him a discharge order. When the private read that paper he spouted, “That’s it!” Everything in the world either reinforces the insanity that keeps it in force, or opens the door to escape from it. Meanwhile there are bigger, wider, richer worlds that also reinforce themselves if we step into them. William Blake declared, “If the doors of perception were cleansed, every thing would appear to man as it is, Infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro’ narrow chinks of his cavern.” We are spiritual beings who have gone to sleep only to experience the joy of waking up. At this moment a genius is singing to you a song to stir your soul. The moment has come to lift your arm and return to the podium to conduct the chorus of your life. Alan Cohen is the author of many inspirational books, including Relax into Wealth. Join Alan’s upcoming Life Coach Training Program to become a professional life coach or incorporate life coaching skills in your career or personal life. For more information about this program, Alan’s books, free daily inspirational quotes, and his weekly radio show, visit www.alancohen.com, email info@alancohen.com.

THE MAGICAL WORLD OF NUMBERS The Number Two... The Gentle, Giant by Elizabeth Summers As we move from the focused hard-driving energy of January and the Number One vibration, February, our second calendar month, for some may feel like “hitting the wall!” The energy of Number Two is the YIN to the Universe’s YANG. Balancing out one’s world through partnerships, gentility, the setting of boundaries is all part of the Number Two personality. A feeling of ennui may come over our daily lives as Spirit and our Higher Selves nudge us to just slow down, take a deep breath and reassess where we are going next. Even Mother Nature takes a nap during February getting ready for the energy explosion of March and the early signs of Spring. Those who have chosen to be born on a Number Two day, whether it is Two, Eleven, Twenty or Twenty-Nine all have the same basic qualities of a “gentle giant”. Caution to those, however, that misinterpret a seeming lack of initiative just might find themselves run over by this detail oriented cooperative spirit. This laid-back sincere individual has the uncanny ability to see both sides of a situation frequently receiving information intuitively or through psychic ability. The downside of this is an out-of-balance ego to manipulate situations to one’s own advantage. Having no desire to be the main figure on the stage appears in the Number Two make-up but receiving appreciation for one’s hard work and trustworthiness is definitely desired. The Number Two energy is ruled by the moon, which astrologically represents the emotions. During New Moon or Full Moon times and even more intensely during Eclipses, the subconscious is activated and sleeping becomes an issue for this personality. Therefore, understanding this and not resorting to sleeping pills, alcohol or other chemicals to bring on drowsiness is highly not recommended. Due to the sensitivity of Number Two’s energy fields, holistic solutions are a must.

Indecisiveness, mood swings, periodic bouts of depressed feelings, rampant displays of a lack of self-confidence are all indications of an out-of-balance temperament that needs to be addressed and understood. These behaviors are a result of the subconscious fear of not being “good enough” often brought into this incarnation from previous human lifetimes. For example, not recognizing one’s intuitive abilities and expressing them comes from a fearful memory of being killed in the past for just such practices. All this is buried in the subconscious and shows up in an Esoteric Numerology reading. On a lighter note, oh, can Number Two personalities be romantic! If anyone is seeking a mate who loves cuddling and hugging search out those born with birthdays adding to the Number Two. These teddy bears need warmth, affection and frequently fall into childhood patterns when giving and receiving some snuggles. To be made to feel safe and secure is their great unconscious need. Therefore, if their environment is peaceful, harmonious with background music and displays of art on the walls, the mood will set off fireworks of passion! This gentle giant vibration expressing imaginative, artistic romantic qualities resembles the Number One vibe but not as forceful in carrying out their ideas. In addition, the Number Two may not be as physically strong as the warrior Number One. Therefore, consider expressing any altercations on a Sunday, Monday or Friday since these at the lucky days for a Number Two temperament. For extra help jade, pearls, moonstones and pale green stones worn close to one’s body will help as a support system. The eastern philosophy of “going with the flow” is an appropriate description of the energy of a Number Two birthday person. “Leading from behind” may appear to be the case in leadership situations but make no mistake, when this conservative personality gets emotionally revved up, the feathers will fly!

Interestingly, the Number Two personality, especially the Number Eleven birthday Number, needs to be around water. Water is an earth element that has an uncanny influence in calming down the high-strung Number Eleven temperament. However, showers, soaking tubs, Jacuzzis, fountains in the house or office are all wonderful holistic sedatives for the needs of all Number Two’s. Although the current focus may be on the Number Two, know that these solutions are valuable to all Numbers with their calming influence that pacifies the soul.

Spiritually guiding clients since 1988, Elizabeth Summers provides practical information by combining Numerology, Astrology and Tarot interpretations in her personal readings. Website: www.themagicalworldofnumbers.com For a private Numerology reading with Elizabeth Summers please contact her directly 303-702-5420 or by email at: elizabeth@elizabethsummers.com

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A MONTHLY MOON GODDESS GATHERING open to all levels of understanding. We will learn how to create and use a journal to deepen our relationship with the Moon and the 12 signs of the Zodiac as she passes through them. We will learn to set intentions for ourselves, recognize our patterns of emotion and thought, and use this information to deepen the connection between our inner selves and the outer world. This gathering will be experiential and held in a manner that offers safety and respect, in a non-judgmental environment No previous knowledge of astrology is required, however, to deepen your understanding of astrology, private consultations are available by appointment. The Moon Goddess Gathering will be held on the 1st Tuesday of each month from 7:00pm until 8:30pm. Please bring a journal & a pen. $30.00 per session. Crystal River Gifts 310 N LaFox Street, South Elgin, IL 60177. 224-535-8708. www. CrystalRiverGifts.com.

MALCOLM SMITH, INTERNATIONAL HEALER is accepting appointments for 30-minute private healing sessions at The Edgar Cayce Holistic Center, 259 E Central Rd, Des Plaines, from 9am-6pm daily, for $90. Malcolm is also available for a limited number of remote healings in the evenings. 847-299-6535 or AREChicagoCenter@gmail.com to schedule.

THETA HEALING is a multi-faceted mind and body technique that allows for immediate transformation on all levels of our being. Based in principles of quantum physics and epigenetics this scientifically proven method can affect instant changes in the physical body as well as emotional, psychological, intellectual and spiritual well being. Come learn about the transformation that’s possible in your life NOW. Instructor: Adrianna L’Amour. Cost: FREE. Location: Crystal River Gifts 310 N LaFox Street, South Elgin, IL 60177. 224-5358708. www.CrystalRiverGifts.com. FREE PARKING.

Thursday, February 5 FEBRUARY MEDITATIONS – REIKI SHARE!! 6:30 – 8:30 All Reiki Practitioners are welcome no matter what level. Come, practice and receive some wonderful Reiki energy. No matter what level you are, it is always a wonderful feeling to get together with other practitioners and talk about your experiences and give and receive answers to questions you or another may have. Free! Crystal River Gifts 310 N LaFox Street, South Elgin, IL 60177. 224-535-8708. www.CrystalRiverGifts.com. GUIDED MEDITATION WITH WALTER PERSCHKE Thursday, February 5, 12, 19, 26 7-8pm Suggested Love Offering $5 “Now is the time to build bridges. Because when the flood comes, and it will come, you need to be ready. It will be too late to prepare.” Walter Perschke Be a learner to prepare for the changes our world is experiencing now and the changes to come. Learn how to center yourself and enter the inward journey we are all on. Join the peaceful future rather than the chaotic present. The answers are there for us to find. Let us help you to find them. Location: Burr Ridge. Details available when registering 312-786-0077 or send us email requesting the Burr Location: Burr Ridge details available when registering 312-

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786-0077 or send us email requesting the Burr Ridge address SpiritualLearningCenter@gmail.com FREE PARKING. www. SpiritualLearningCenter.com.

EAR CANDLING - 6:30 – 7:30 $10.00 The practice of ear candling has been used for millennia and is still in use today. The ear candling process is intended to clean the ears by unclogging earwax build-up and loosening or drawing out impurities from the ear canal with warm air. Come and learn how to use this simple and effective way to remove wax build up from your ears. Cotton swabs just push the wax deeper into the ear canal and make the issue worse. Instructor: Darla Tegtmeier. Crystal River Gifts 310 N LaFox Street, South Elgin, IL 60177. 224-535-8708. www.CrystalRiverGifts.com.

Saturday, February 7 FREE ONLINE SELF-HELP HYPNOSIS GROUP WITH DR. GILES -All welcome. We meet using free video software at 10 am. Space is limited. Our February focus will be “Overcome Worry.” To register go to www.CSGiles.org and click on Groups. HOLISTIC FAIR - 10:30a-4:30p, at The Edgar Cayce Holistic Center, 259 E. Central Rd, Des Plaines. 25-minute sessions for $35, plus 25-minute free workshops/lectures. Modalities include Aura Photography, Reflexology, Numerology, Flower Essences, SRT, Vibrational Healing, Clairvoyance, Akashic Records, Healing with Crystals, Angel Readings. For specific practitioners and workshops, go to www.holisticcenterchicago.com.

Thursday, February 12 GONG JOURNEY WITH ANDRE PERAZA - New time 7:30 – 8:30 $20. Detoxify your mind and body from the stress of daily life. Enjoy a sonic massage that will soothe your soul and lift your spirit. Experience the power of the gong with Gong Guru, Andres Peraza, an experienced percussionist for over 30 years. Wear comfortable clothing and bring your favorite pillow, blanket and an open mind. The Gong will do the rest. Crystal River Gifts 310 N LaFox Street, South Elgin, IL 60177. 224-535-8708. www. CrystalRiverGifts.com.

Saturday-Sunday, February 7-8 VALENTINE PSYCHIC FAIR - by Pyramid of Enlightenment February 7th and 8th 2015 Saturday and Sunday noon to 8:00 p.m. both days 8101 East Washington Street, Unit B, Indianapolis, IN 46219 317-899-7590 www.pyramid-ofenlightenment.com.

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HIGHER BRAIN LIVING - 7:00-8:30pm. Discover how to organically and sustainably transform your life. LIVE demonstration of Higher Brain Living®, Chicago. RSVP: www. SecondThursday.Eventbrite.com. Friday, February 13 PAIN RELIEF WITH CASTOR OIL WITH AUDREY VERCILLO - 7-9pm, at The Edgar Cayce Holistic Center, 259 E. Central Rd, Des Plaines. Audrey studied Cayce for more than 40 years, focusing on the incredible healing properties of castor oil. Learn about the miracles she has witnessed using the castor oil pack and how to make one yourself. A free community event, donations accepted. Saturday, February 14 CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR NEARDEATH STUDIES (IANDS)/INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR EXTRAORDINARY EXPERIENCES (ISEE), support/ study group/resource/forum for spiritual experiences, near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, losses, research. Saturday, February 14, 2015: Guest Speaker: STEVEN FANNING, UIC professor; became quadriplegic; healed during NDE; now he is a healer. Don’t miss it! Frank Auditorium in Evanston Hospital. 2-5 pm. Free covered parking. For more info: 847.251.5758 or http:// www.chicagoiands.org. PSYCHIC FAIR - Enlightened Balance @ 30 F North Williams, Brink Street Market, Historic Downtown Crystal Lake. First Come, First Served from 11 am until 6 pm. www. EnlightenedBalance.com 815-307-1180. Wednesday, February 18 HONORING THE GIFT OF UNITY - With our busy lifestyles, it’s not always easy to take time to stay connected to your partner. In this one hour workshop you and your partner will learn and experience some simple ways to reconnect with each other on a soul energy level. Wear comfortable clothes, bring a cushion or pillow to sit on and a notebook and pen. Pre-registration is required. - 7 – 8 pm $20 per couple. Instructor: Daved Beck. Crystal River Gifts 310 N LaFox Street, South Elgin, IL 60177. 224-535-8708. www.CrystalRiverGifts.com. UFO’S, CROP CIRCLES, ST. MALACHY, LAST POPE, JESUS, MAITREYA & HEALING WELLS - How are they all related? 6:30-8:30pm, Garrett Wellness, 3020 N. Kimball, Chicago. Free. Donations accepted. Tom Masbaum, www.EFTTom.com 708-955-3634. Thursday, February 19 GUIDED MEDITATION WITH WALTER PERSCHKE Thursday, February 5, 12, 19, 26 - See listing on Thursday, February 5 for full details. MINDFULNESS MEDITATION WITH CORINNE FASSETT - 6:30 – 7:30 $10 Allow your stress to melt away by becoming 32 Conscious Community - February 2015

present in the moment. With all the distractions in life, it’s easy to live in the past through feelings of regret, or in the future through worry. Living in the now will ease needless worry and banish regret. Allow the moment to grant you inner peace and serenity through an hour of mindfulness meditation. Gain techniques to bring mindfulness to your daily life and begin to relax blissfully in the present moment. Crystal River Gifts 310 N LaFox Street, South Elgin, IL 60177. 224-535-8708. www.CrystalRiverGifts. com. Friday, February 20 QUARTZ CRYSTAL SINGING BOWLS - 7 – 8:30 pm $25 Feel the waves of tonal tranquility wash over you, melting your barriers to peace, allowing your Light of purity to shine forth; soothing, calming, healing and reconnecting you to wholeness and Holiness. Reclaim your birthright to a sound mind with Celestial Sound. Instructor: Diamond. Crystal River Gifts 310 N LaFox Street, South Elgin, IL 60177. 224-535-8708. www. CrystalRiverGifts.com. Saturday, February 21 UNCOVERING THE HIDDEN GIFTS FROM THE GRIEF JOURNEY with Ramaa Krishnan, 10:30am-4:00pm, at The Edgar Cayce Holistic Center, 259 E. Central Rd, Des Plaines. In this workshop, achieve insight from the psychology of the chakras, learn tools and meditations for healing past and present wounds, gain an understanding of the messages from the inner world, and leave with a daily healing regimen. $65, $55 for A.R.E. members. Register at 847-299-6535. Saturday-Sunday, February 21-22 FEBRUARY INTUITIVE GALA Featured Reader: JR Carmany – Acupressure. ACUPRESSURE is a hands-on healing therapy that utilizes specific pressure points along the energy meridian system to stimulate the body’s own balancing and healing. Effective for stress reduction, injury repair, neck & shoulder relief, and more. Daved Beck, RoseWolf, Ken Bentley, Bharat Kalra, Pearl Tabbert, Fran Verzosa (Saturday only), Roxanne Bjorklund (Saturday only), Marie Soriano, Veronica Montinola (Saturday only), Judith Brown. Crystal River Gifts 310 N LaFox Street, South Elgin, IL 60177. 224-535-8708. www. CrystalRiverGifts.com. Wednesday, February 25 COMPLETE RELEASE OF GRIEF, and Talk To Your Loved Ones On the Other Side During This Workshop, plus Release of Spirits. 4-6pm or 6:30-8:30pm, Insight Awareness, Homewood, IL. $30/$20 early, 2 for $30. Tom Masbaum, www.EFT-Tom.com 708-955-3634. Thursday, February 26 BODYBUZZ WITH MARIE AND ANTONIO SORIANO 6:30 – 7:30 $10 bodyBUZZ SOUND MEDITATION IS A MUSICAL JOURNEY THROUGH THE CHAKRAS. Participants lay on

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blankets or Yoga mats (please bring your own) and meditate to a lovingly composed musicscape. Crystal River Gifts 310 N LaFox Street, South Elgin, IL 60177. 224-535-8708. www. CrystalRiverGifts.com. GUIDED MEDITATION WITH WALTER PERSCHKE Thursday, February 5, 12, 19, 26 - See listing on Thursday, February 5 for full details.

A NEW NATIVE WAY ONE-DAY WORKSHOP - 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM Immerse yourself in a holistic experience of sensory and spiritual exploration as we examine the mysteries of the heart, mind, body, and spirit through shamanic journeys and practices. Join us at Tau Center, 26W171 Roosevelt Road, Wheaton Illinois. Visit: www.ANewNativeWay.com for details and registration.

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CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER WITH DIANNE REDDINGTON, 7- 9pm, at The Edgar Cayce Holistic Center, 259 E. Central Rd, Des Plaines. Dianne’s story of Grief in Action and her part in creating the now international Well Spouse Association, caregiver support groups. An experiential workshop and a sharing of how to deal with grief. A free community event, donations accepted.

CONSCIOUS-CON - May 16-17, 2015 in historic Cincinnati, Ohio. Conscious-Con is a spiritual convention founded to deliver world’s leading Transformational Masters to the Heartland in an unbelievable convention setting and at an affordable price! Browse the massive Vendor Expo, Spiritual Expo & Art Expo featuring some of the best products, healers, spiritualists, readers, channels, transformational teachers, and artists today! Featuring: Panache Desai, Paul Selig, Matt Kahn, Tara L. Robinson, Shawn Gallaway, Raquel Spencer, StoweGood, Abdy, Kelly S. Jones, Charles Holt, Jennifer Schuitemaker, Leah McCullough, and more!

DRUM CIRCLE - 6:30 – 8 pm, $15. This is a great way to release energy, find your inner child, and meet new friends! If you’ve never touched a drum or if you are an experienced percussionist… this Drum Circle is for you!! I will prove to you that “EVERYONE IS A DRUMMER!” Bring your own hand drum or use the ones provided. Join me for an exciting hour of TRIBAL DRUMMING FUN! Then stay for an extra 30 minutes to just let loose and jam, dance, release the past week and welcome in the weekend. Instructor: Andre Peraza. Crystal River Gifts 310 N LaFox Street, South Elgin, IL 60177. 224-535-8708. www.CrystalRiverGifts.com.

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Saturday, February 28 BMSE EXPO, SHARE INTERN - UFO’S, Crop Circles, Healing Wells, & More. Fascinating story. 10am, Tom Masbaum, www. EFT-Tom.com 708-955-3634. Monday, March 2 MIND-BLOWING DEMO! Higher Brain Living® creates an energy surge to the Higher Brain, opening a gateway to expansive higher living like no other! Learn to activate this by attending a live, mind-blowing demonstration! http://www. higherbrainlivingevents.com/chicago/ Location: Hilton Chicago/ Oak Brook, Hills Conference Center, 3500 Midwest Road, Oak Brook, IL 60523 (Kensington Room) When: Monday, March 2, 6:30PM-8:30PM Free if Pre-Registered ($97 at the door). Friday-Sunday, March 20-22 WOMEN’S SPRING EQUINOX CHAKRA RETREAT - Allinclusive women’s healing weekend located in the Kettle Moraine Forest! Chakra activities, acupuncture, intuitive readings, massage, past life regression, yoga nidra, Chakra Tai Chi, Chakra Dance, fire ceremony, much more! Located in West Bend, WI (Southeastern Wisconsin). For more info contact Dr. Christina Wilke-Burbach: www.mindsoulandself.com/Retreats. html or mindsoulandself@yahoo.com or 608.393.7353. Conscious Community - www.ConsciousCommunityMagazine.com 33

Lightworkers Classified Directory

AKASHIC RECORDS

CRYSTAL RIVER GIFTS offers an eclectic assortment of books, meditation ILLUMINATIONS ON YOUR PATH CD’s, essential oils, jewelry, crystals and THROUGH SHERYL RAK - sharing much more. The services that we provide information, suggestions, and answers to include astrology sessions, tarot readings, your questions and concerns through Spirit psychic readings, pet readings, Reiki, and and the Akashic Records. By phone, skype, reflexology. Address: 310 N. La Fox Street, or in person Chicago: 773-283-8349, $60 South Elgin, IL 60177. 224-535-8708. PayPal or Cash. www.SherylRak.com. www.crystalrivergifts.com. ANIMAL COMMUNICATOR

STYX AND STONZ, 1758 W. Algonquin Rd. Hoffman Estates, IL 60195. HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR 847-358-9975. www.styxstonz.com. ANIMAL! Through me your animal will answer all you questions regards CLASSES & WORKSHOPS to health, behavior, attitudes and more! Psychic readings for people too! CRYSTAL RIVER GIFTS offers an 773-499-4909 • ChristineGoldman.com. eclectic assortment of books, meditation CD’s, essential oils, jewelry, crystals and AROMATHERAPY much more. The services that we provide include astrology sessions, tarot readings, THE SCENTUARY - Inspiring health, psychic readings, pet readings, Reiki, and wellness, happiness, freedom, and perfect reflexology. Address: 310 N. La Fox Street, self-expression through the healing art of South Elgin, IL 60177. 224-535-8708. aromatherapy. Custom fragrances; natural www.crystalrivergifts.com. products. www.thescentuary.com Call 773-643-1425. ENLIGHTENED BALANCE IS A SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT BOOKS & METAPHYSICAL STORES DESTINATION - featuring a wide variety of Nurturing Classes, Natural Products, CRYSTAL EARTH ROCK SHOP 1125J S. Eclectic Gifts, Local Artist’s Art and Main St., Lombard, IL. 60148. Jewelry and Private Wellness in a truly 630-588-4009. CrystalEarth-Wheaton.com. Unique “BOUTIQUE” Environment! PSYCHIC Intuitive Readings and Reiki along with other Wellness Options offered

DAILY. Please learn more about us at www.EnlightenedBalance.com or stop in and see us at 30 North Williams Street in the Brink Street Market in Historic Downtown Crystal Lake. 815-307-1180. THE SPIRITUAL LEARNING CENTER (SLC) is here to offer you the opportunity to study with like-minded people in emotionally safe environments. SLC strives to provide learning opportunities based on expansive concepts that challenge and amplify mainstream knowledge and experience. We offer the chance to learn about things that you may have always been curious about, but haven’t known where to go for answers. To check our classes, please go to our website at www.SpiritualLearningCenter.com or call 312-786-0077. 47 W. Polk Street, Suite 153, Chicago, IL 60605. TAI CHI CH’AUN/QIGONG. 65 y/o practitioner and teacher will teach his system to you . Easy to learn. Many health benefits. Seniors and special needs welcome. Intrigued? Contact Dr. Dave 773-769-3588. PAST LIFE REGRESSION GREGORY PAXSON: Past Life Regression since 1977. Quickly achieve freedom from a myriad of issues and situations. Gain real spiritual growth.

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See your life with new eyes. See me on YouTube. Information or appointment: 773-262-1168. 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. COUNSELING JOEL GRONER PSY.D. - 25 years Licensed Psychologist. Whole body, mind, spirit transformation. Free 20 minutes emotional balancing phone introduction. Transform your mind and life! Create joy and inner peace you deserve! Insurance accepted. Locations: Arlington HeightsNorthbrook. 847-604-4069. www.drjoelgroner.com ENERGY HEALING NAN ACTIPES, Certified Master Practitioner of Yuen Method, Balances Body, Mind and Spirit on 6 levels. For Information Call: 312-802-6244.

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ATTENTION EXHIBITORS: ConsciousCon is NOT your normal spiritual expo! Get a booth for as low as $250 at Conscious-Con a spiritual convention founded to deliver world’s leading Transformational Masters to the Heartland in an unbelievable convention setting and at an affordable price! Featuring: Panache Desai, Paul Selig, Matt Kahn, Tara L. Robinson,Shawn Gallaway, Raquel Spencer, StoweGood, Abdy, Kelly S. Jones, Charles Holt, Jennifer Schuitemaker, and more! The deadline to reserve an exhibitor booth is 2/28/2015!

ALTERNATIVE HEALING & WELLNESS

CONSCIOUS CONNECTION CONFERENCE is on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park. Save the date! THE WORLD OF FAERIES11TH FESTIVAL is now taking early bird applications to be a vendor at the festival August 1st and 2nd, 2015. Call 815-788-1630 if interested.

AL PERALTA: RADIONICS AND GEOPATHICAL STRESS BALANCING - Balance your body and mind. Balance your subtle bodies, house, business, environment and pets energies with BioResonance (MARSIII) and Geopathic Stress techniques. Call 708-704-3088; ap@rgsbalancing.com ; rgsbalancing.com DR. THERESA R. PETER, D.C., M.S., REIKI MASTER, AND CERTIFIED ACUPUNCTURIST is dedicated to finding a holistic, comprehensive solution to your unique needs by way of Clinically Designed Nutrition, Muscle-Testing, Chiropractic, and Acupuncture. Also a provider of Lipo-Laser and Zaaz Whole Vibration Machine. Visit healthupwellness.com or call 773-481-3950. J O H R E I – EXPECT A MIRACLE! Relieve Stress – Improve Health – Enjoy Well Being! A Holistic therapy to balance mind, body & spirit. Physical, emotional

Spiritual Learning Center February 2015 Schedule

Guided Meditation with Walter Perschke Thursday, February 5, 12, 19, 26 7-8pm • Suggested Love Offering $5

“Now is the time to build bridges. Because when the flood comes, and it will come, you need to be ready. It will be too late to prepare.” Walter Perschke Be a learner to prepare for the changes our world is experiencing now and the changes to come. Learn how to center yourself and enter the inward journey we are all on. Join the peaceful future rather than the chaotic present. The answers are there for us to find. Let us help you to find them. Location: Burr Ridge, details available when registering 312-786-0077 or send us an email requesting the Burr Ridge address to SpiritualLearningCenter@gmail.com. FREE PARKING

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& spiritual health can then improve. JOHREI is FREE, love donations deeply appreciated. NORTHSIDE-CHICAGO by appt: contact Joe Jarnol (773)465-9014 - SOUTHSIDE-CHICAGO: Peggy Ford (708)776-3139 - 12757 S Western Ave Suite 224. Opened Saturdays 10am to 2pm, Tuesdays 10am to 1pm, Third Sunday of month 11am to 1pm. [Para Español – (773)505-4335-Ramon]. HYPNOSIS ADVANCED HYPNOTISM by awardwinning, Board Certified Diplomate of the National Guild of Hypnotists. Specializing in difficult cases, including supportive medical hypnosis. Get our Free Report to learn more. www.CSGiles.org or call (630) 668-1141. SELF HYPNOSIS - Ever attempted to change a behavior without results? Self Hypnosis can help you make real and lasting changes! Einstein said, “You cannot solve problems with the same thinking that created them.” Change your thoughts; change your life… Free Consultation Call Karen Marie CH 312-882-1552 INTERNET RESOURCES CONSCIOUS COMMUNITY ADVERTISERS: Tap into an open and aware community by advertising your message in the Conscious Community Magazine! Calendar and Lightworkers Directory listings are due by the 10th of every month. Call Conscious Community at 847-966-1110 or see ConsciousCommunityMagazine.com for advertising information. CONSCIOUSCOMMUNITYMAGAZINE.COM

Conscious Community online includes our print edition plus links to past issues. INTUITIVE ARTS HEATHER FAUN BASL Intuitive and Medium of 11 years. Akashic Records, Card Readings, Energy Healing, and Psychic Work. GRACE ANGELS www.graceangels.com 630.210.8688 heather@graceangels.com SPIRITUAL INTUITIVE CONSULTATION WITH SHERYL RAK - answering your questions, concerns 36 Conscious Community - February 2015

through Spirit and Akasha, by phone, Skype, Chicago in-person. $60 PayPal or cash. 773-283-8349. www.SherylRak.com. MEDIUMS MEDIUM AND LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER - Have you wanted to contact your deceased loved ones? Available for individual appointments, parties and events. Call Andrea at 312-328-6655. PSYCHIC READINGS will involve current situation, career, relationship, etc. as well as communicate with those that have crossed over. www.marktroymedium.com. SPIRITUALIST MEDIUM available for phone and Skype readings. Call Andrea at 312-328-6655 for appointments. MEDICAL INTUITIVE ANGEL MESSAGES - 815-315-0025. Love Offering. “Your intuition is heightened, the moment you call in!” Private Sessions with Cellular Memory Release available via Skype (IntuitiveStrategist). Share your love, encouragement and insight with us at www.Facebook.com/BusySpiritualSeekers. PAST LIFE HEALING BARRET HEDEEN - YOU ARE THE MASTER OF YOUR OWN DESTINY but your past-lives can keep you from seeing all possibilities. Free 10-minute phone reading for you! Are you ready for a soul healing? Call 847-951-6328. www.BarretHedeen.com. SHAMANIC HEALING LAUREN TORRES, SHAMANIC HEALING in your home, Chicagoland, NW-Indiana, Joliet. Shamanic Workshops, drumming circle, see www.earthbliss.com for details, email: earthbliss@hotmail.com. SCHOOLS & LEARNING CENTERS THE SPIRITUAL LEARNING CENTER (SLC) is here to offer you the opportunity to study with like-minded people in emotionally safe environments. SLC strives to provide learning opportunities based on expansive concepts that challenge and amplify mainstream knowledge and

experience. We offer the chance to learn about things that you may have always been curious about, but haven’t known where to go for answers. To check our classes, please go to our website at www. SpiritualLearningCenter.com or call 312-786-0077. 47 W. Polk Street, Suite 153, Chicago, IL 60605. VIDEO PRODUCTIONS PRANAYAMA PRODUCTIONS is a fun and professional conscious video production company. We specialize in creating video content for products & services that aid in the growth of humanity. Video is key in today’s world, and the world needs to know about you. Visit us @ www.PranayamaProductions.com or 872-484-4561. Together We Are Stronger! HELP WANTED – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! ARE YOU A MOVER AND A SHAKER? Are you an organized self-starter? Do you have a desire to help out, but you are not sure where your skills will be best suited? The Conscious Community family is looking for assistance in the following areas: Administration, Social Media, Event Scheduling, Event Sponsorship, National Calendar Coordinator, IT Expertise, Conference Coordinator, or Copy editor. Whether you can give 1 hour a month or 10 hours a month, we would love to have you join our team. Please contact Kasia at Kasia@ConsciousCommunityMagazine.com or call us at 847-966-1110.

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Soul Proprietor Holistic Center Supporting you on your personal/spiritual journey. Mandalas, Moons, Manifesting, Muses, Meditating, Messages, and More Be Your Own Groundhog Mandala Astro Chat House Blessing Class with Make & Take Kit Anyone/Everyone Can Meditate – Even YOU! Drum Circle Make Your Own Drum Intuitive Development Introduction to Shamanic Journey Shamanic Journey Work Continued SoulCollage® -‐ I AM the One Who Loves New Moon SoulCollage® Make a Muse Spirit Doll Animal Communication Class Reiki Level 1 Reiki Share Omar Returns Offering Einstein Healing Method Celebrating Chinese New Year of the Goat/Ram Gong Meditation w/ Andre of Sound Journeys Denise Sutherland -‐ Angel Intuitive For more information check our website: www.SoulProprietor25.com

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Yoga

From My Experience by Cynthia Gran

Three Hearts

“While growing up or trying to Not knowing where to start I looked around for someone who May help reveal my heart... ‘…Know that the Lord is well and inside of you’ ” Crackerbox Palace, George Harrison

Yoga and Vedanta teach that each human being has three hearts: physical, psychological and spiritual. The physical heart is the organ in the chest. The psychological heart corresponds to the mind. The spiritual heart, while invisible, encompasses altogether the space amid the breasts, the space within and around the heart, and the mind. With profoundly engaged attention and sincere effort, we can realize the Divine wealth that occupies the spiritual heart. The spiritual heart is also called the heart chakra, or anahata. It is considered the center of the body, the seat of knowledge and the core of God-consciousness. But many people believe God resides only outside of the body. That is a human-created limitation. Esoteric thinkers, musicians, poets and saints have told us for millennia that the human heart houses the soul; God inhabits the heart. With a title such as The Interior Castle, the 16th century mystic Teresa of Avila understood the concealed nature of that ethereal fortress: “It is true that sometimes these things are forgotten, yet the loving desires to enjoy God… return when the soul sees how little it serves Him. Soon it turns and looks within itself and at how continually it experiences His presence, and with that it is content... and it has no more fear of death.” In Sanskrit, the word for heart is hridaya, which also means “sacred center.” The nuances of the mind can become apparent here and there are three ways of knowing the spiritual heart. We can read about it in books, a competent teacher can teach us, or we can go directly to the source within our own heart. The Bhagavad-Gita tells us to consistently practice meditation and remember God. Only direct experience through meditation on the heart will bring answers to previously unanswered questions that neither books nor teachers could have explained. Open to the heart while in meditation and listen without judgment, keeping an open mind to the Truth. 38 Conscious Community - February 2015

Buddha also taught his disciples to focus on the heart. To illustrate, the esteemed Tibetan Buddhist mantra om mani padme hum translates as “the jewel in the lotus.” Its exegesis is that the great gem of Truth lies within the spiritual heart, symbolized as a lotus. By focusing on the lotus of the heart, or heart chakra, the psychological heart and mind will become purified. This venerated tradition eliminates hurdles and unveils the spiritual nature within. The Yoga Sutras teach that if we practice sustained concentration on the spiritual heart, knowledge of the mind will be revealed. This refined practice, called samyama, involves deep self-analysis and precise discrimination. The symbol of the heart chakra shows twelve lotus petals, which relate to twelve conditions that require relinquishing from the psychological heart: shame, grief, arrogance, anguish, anger, anxiety, doubt, regret, fear, jealousy, lust, and greed. This preparatory self-control is required for the aspirant’s samyama to be sufficient enough for this developed concentration to open the gates and reveal the fortress of the heart. It is after one prepares the body, breath and mind, and when the conscience is free, that one can perceive the lotus of the heart. “I’d give you everything I’ve got for a little peace of mind.” I’m So Tired, The Beatles Keeping the mind devoid of lower emotions and releasing attachments to them we remain clearer and more focused. Some commentators do argue that a reverse scenario is possible, that this process is not linear, but circular. That is, the spiritual mind could become focused in samyama first and then the psychological mind will relinquish its untoward contents afterward. But either way, the Indweller is there and awaits our arrival! The guiding principle is to think of the heart as the ultimate center of consciousness, the Self of All, Atman, our essential nature. The heart chakra is a focal point of various energies. It’s the juncture of lower and higher human natures. It joins human effort with the grace received from above, integrating all the lower and all the higher parts of human existence. The objective of Vedantic literature is to cultivate the desire for these inner connections consistently, regularly, daily, hourly, constantly.

The Bhagavad-Gita teaches us to remain vigilant in our focus and not lose sight of our inner world and the search for Truth. It recommends we repeat the practice of self-examination and selfremembrance throughout the day as one’s primary mental state. If we take time, several times per day, even if just a few minutes, we can cultivate a concentrated, heartfelt routine. Practice nonattachment to the things of the world that mold and rust, but attach to the Indweller, God, with unswerving, targeted devotion.

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Questions for contemplation: Can I see God in the outer world? Do I only look for God in the outer world? Have I visited the Indweller? Do I doubt the spiritual heart exists? If God is omnipresent, do I believe He/She resides inside me, too, right here, right now? Cynthia Gran loves to cook and garden. She teaches superconscious meditation and offers clear, supportive Ayurvedic consultations. Co-owner of Annapurna Holistic Services, she can be reached at cynthy3@gmail.com.

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CyberWeave: Spirituality and the Internet by Mary Montgomery

The End of the Mayan Calendar—Two Years Later My regular readers may recall my December 2012 CyberWeave column, “December 21, 2012… What If?”; the follow-up column in March 2013 that asked, “Have We Ascended Yet?”; and last year’s February Column, “The End of the Mayan Calendar—One Year Later.” My continued interest in updating folks about this event is partially tied to the fact that my December 21st birthday was on the exact date as the predicted “End.” Another reason, however, is one I believe I share with my readers: the idea that we can transcend and transform this planet into a better place, and that we can use all the help we can get in that effort! So…here is my yearly update. I’m taking the pulse of the Ascension movement once again and finding out whether it is weaker, stronger, or if there is even any pulse left. In that December 2012 column I explored the question of whether December 21, 2012 could possibly be the turning point for planet Earth, a significant date that would birth a time of great transformation leading to enlightenment. The March 2013 column took the pulse of the Ascension community and others who believed that the end of the Mayan Calendar was a credible and world transforming event. The February 2014 column looked at what the foremost proponents of Ascension were saying one year later. Prior to December 21, 2012, I had gotten caught up in the possibility of immediate transformation. I even threw a big birthday bash for all my friends on Dec. 21st. I have to admit that I woke up on December 22nd to an Earth world that seemed pretty much the same as before. I quickly learned that I wasn’t the only one! Many of the folks who were the biggest proponents of great Ascension found themselves bewildered about their unfulfilled predicament. However, as I found out last February, most of those folks showed great resilience as they reorganized themselves and their messages. So, as 2015 begins, let’s take another look at those folks and where they are now: Golden Age of Gaia (goldenageofgaia.com): Prior to January 2013, this site was called The 2012 Scenario (the2012scenario.com) and that site’s creator, Steve Beckow, and his followers were certain of the big and immediate changes that would take place. In the days immediately after the end 40 Conscious Community - February 2015

of the Mayan Calendar, there was a sense of questioning, and almost shellshock at the 2012 Scenario site. Soon, though the new Golden Age of Gaia site appeared with a new message: Yes, Ascension will happen—in fact, is happening. Its culminating effects have just been delayed. When I checked the Golden Age of Gaia site in 2014, I found that the idea of 2012 ascension was basically put on the back burner. The subhead at the site was: “Building Nova Earth: Toward A World That Works for Everyone.” Beckow stated that the purpose of Golden Age of Gaia was to “help inform, motivate and create a planet where all Gaia’s inhabitants thrive; where we as humans evolve as higher dimensional spiritual beings; where truth and abundance are intrinsic; and where we are, once again, reconnected with our galactic brothers and sisters.” As I write this column in January 2015, I could not find that particular piece of rhetoric from Beckow. However, an exploration of the site reveals that this purpose is still intact. Here are some highlights of the current Golden Age of Gaia site: The Jan. 9th lead article by Beckow, “Archangel Michael: You are Working with Millions of Beings,” is a retrospective of the events of the past year. According to Beckow’s channeling, Archangel Michael emphasizes that the shift did, indeed, already happen, and that we have entered into a new phase, a new time. The Archangel asserts, “You have shifted. Not that you are shifting,” and states, “Listen to what I say this day, people of Gaia, global, universal citizens, you have shifted from a primary focus of being in your mental and emotional bodies to locating your energy in the knowingness, the experience, and the anchoring of your heart consciousness.” Is the shift complete? No, but the bulk of the work is complete. Hmm… as much as I’d like to believe that, I can’t help but reflect on too many recent headlines, including the genocides launched by ISIS, the slaughter of journalists in Paris, the three airline tragedies in Asia, etc. Maybe some of the other features on the Golden Age of Gaia site are designed to help those of us who have these doubts. One example of this is the weekly roundup of articles that runs down the center of the home page. Titles entice us to believe

and provide insights into how we can transform. Recent article titles included “Dissolving Lack and Limitation Around the Planet Individually and In Groups,” by Kathleen W.; “Robert L. Rupp: How to Use Meditation to Help You Out of a Depressive State,” by Graham Dewyea; and “Reader’s Question: Meditation Enhancers,” by Wes Annac.

Hmm…well, being an optimist, I think I’ll stick with the viewpoints of Matthew Ward, SaLuSa, and those folks from the Golden Age of Gaia site. That Montague Keen is a downer! Then there is that new website, The Greater Picture. It is designed to complement the channelings at the galactic site. Featured here is a cornucopia of information about many of the topics that interest readers of Conscious Community. Page titles include: “Artifacts,” “Ascension/2012,” “Avatar,” “Consciousness,” “Channeling,” “Collective Consciousness,” “Extraterrestrial Life,” “Guides and Angels,” “Karma,” “Pyramids,” and a whole lot more.

Other examples appear in the site’s sidebars including two video meditations, “Daily Meditation for Rain” (for the drought crisis), and “Tsunami of Love Meditation,” and an invitation to read The New You, a just-published book by Linda Dillon, a channel for the Council of Love. The book promises to guide us through previously uncharted territory within our own minds, hearts, and souls.

As I’m finishing this column in January 2015, I’m having the same basic thought that I had back in 2014: “Well, what is the truth in all this—what can we know for sure?” Have we at least started the transformation and ascension process? I sure hope so, yet I’m also sure that I don’t know for sure. Does this mean I’m wishy washy in my uncertainty? If I am, I’m in good company.

The Greater Picture (thegreaterpicture.com): During the days leading up to the End of the Mayan Calendar, the focus was on the site known as Galactic Channelings (galacticchannelings.com). This site even featured a Countdown to Ascension box. In fact, as I wrote my December 2012 column in November 2012, that counter said: 36 Days; 00 Hours; 24 Minutes; 30 Seconds. After the “End” came and went, the new Greater Picture site appeared. You are invited to that new site via a box that is in approximately the same spot as that Count Down box! The old site and the new site are actually designed to complement each other. That Countdown box, however, is history—no box, I notice, for how far into Ascension we have traveled! Like last year, The Galactic Channelings site still features a constantly updated list of channelings from channelers including Suzanne Ward (Matthew Messages); Mike Quinsey (SaLuSa); Blossom Goodchild (Federation of Light); Sheldan Nidle (Sirians); and Montague Keen. Back in 2012, most of these channelers were very enthusiastic about the changes scheduled for December 21, 2012. Let’s check in on a few of those channelers, and see if they believe that transformation is still happening. Matthew Ward, Dec. 14, 2014: “We know you become worldweary at times and it is difficult to see beyond the karmic drama that is fast playing itself out.” “How we wish you could see your world from our vantage point—you’re moving at the speed of light and the amount you are radiating is a sight to behold!” SaLuSa, Jan. 2, 2015: “We hear many of you question why time seems to be going so much faster. It is simply that the speed of the vibrations is increasing, whilst at the same time the vibrations are lifting you up out of the lower vibrations. It will continue until you are completely lifted up into the 4th. Dimension.”(Sic) “There is so much happening and as soon as the changes start to come, you will be amazed at how quickly they will take effect.” Montague Keen, Dec. 28, 2014: “The whole structure of life as you know it, is falling apart. It is being exposed. Confusion abounds as all you believed in is laid bare before you: FALSE TO THE CORE.” “There is a huge effort on this side of life to rescue humanity and Planet Earth.”

Last year, I just happened to tune in to a Super Soul Sunday episode entitled, “Soul to Soul: Asking Life’s Big Questions,” in which Oprah asked several spiritual leaders this question: “What do you know for sure?” I resonated with Deepak Chopra’s answer, and his explanation of that answer then, and I still resonate with it now: “Nothing… How can you be sure?…That’s the nature of the universe. What you see is the visible universe out there with its 175 billion galaxies, billions of stars, trillions of planets. [It] is .01 percent of what exists out there. So, there is the known, there’s the unknown, and there’s the unknowable—in principle unknowable. So, if that doesn’t make you feel humble, I don’t know what will.” My Advice: Well, I’m still an optimist, and always hopeful that we can and will transform ourselves and our world into a much better and more enlightened place. I personally don’t know whether we are being helped toward this enlightened, ascended place through galactic intervention. I do believe that when we ask, we receive direct help from the Divine, our guides, and our guardian angels. I also believe that God, our guides, our angels, Gaia, and the galactics are probably more likely to be able to help those who help themselves. So let’s continue helping ourselves, the world, and the universe. Let us continue to meditate, pray, and use our other spiritual techniques and gifts to raise the overall vibrational frequencies that can allow great transformations to happen. That was my message last year, and I stand by it in 2015! Mary Montgomery’s company, Montgomery Media Enterprises, specializes in public relations, writing projects, and web authoring, development and publicity, especially in the non-profit sector. Ms. Montgomery has a Master’s Degree in religious studies from Chicago Theological Seminary (CTS), and is working on a Ph.D. with a focus on the scholarship of Unlimited Love and the Other Regarding Virtues. Contact her via e-mail at monty764@sbcglobal.net. Please use CYBERWEAVE in the subject line.

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In Print

by Kayla Hancock

Grand Slam Theory of the Omniverse: What Happened before the Big Bang? by David Bertolacci (BalboaPress, $16.99, Paperback) This book suggests a new theory of the universe’s creation that will have us questioning everything that humanity knows thus far. David Bertolacci’s idea of the Omniverse provides an extended perspective of the universe that leads to new explanations for phenomena such as dark energy and universal consciousness. Bertolacci explains what these secrets that have not yet been solved by modern science may mean for us: a new framework for scientific discovery, awakening, and self discovery. Personal Transitions: Beyond the Comfortable into the Real by Steve Ahnael Nobel (Findhorn Press, $17.99, Paperback) Personal Transitions works as a guidebook to help those of us who are looking to handle transition in a healthy, productive way. As a society, our ability to embrace transition has diminished and we have lost the value once put on such changes within one’s lifetime. Coincidentally, we face greater challenges today than those that our ancestors once experienced and a large number of people are awakening and transitioning to higher levels of consciousness. Steve Ahnael Nobel includes exercises, case studies, and different transition stories such as near death experiences (NDEs), accidents, psychological breakdowns, and more to help us reconnect with our divine selves and avoid the troubles that can arise while we experience shifts in our lives. My Good Friend the Rattlesnake: Stories of Loss, Truth, and Transformation by Don Jose Ruiz and Tami Hudman (Plain Sight, $10.99, Paperback) This collection of stories is meant help readers move their way through life and discover themselves whilst doing so. Don Jose Ruiz uses his life experiences and spiritual insight to help us see the world 42 Conscious Community - February 2015

with a different light. Ruiz discusses memories of his past that have taught him valuable life lessons in which he shares with us throughout his book using an uncomplicated approach to selfdiscovery. The Red Clay of Burundi: Finding God, the Music, and Me by Barbara Emrys (Plain Sight, $12.99, Paperback) When thirteen year old Barbara Emrys stepped foot onto the red clay of Burundi, she felt detached and far from luxury. Living in a foreign country and immersing herself in the unknown, Emrys experiences a journey of true self-discovery that she didn’t know she was looking for-until it was right in front of her face. By the Way, I Love You: My Journey by Ama Vitam (AuthorHouse, $20.87 on Amazon, Paperback) In her book, Ama Vitam shares stories of her past abusive life to help others with similar experiences to find their truth. By the Way, I Love You is not only an inspirational story of self-transformation, but it is also one that provides hope and guidance from a higher power. The Spirit of Things II: Here We Go Again by Carole Mann (Xlibris, $12.97 on Amazon, Paperback) This book includes a compilation of personal accounts from the life of author Carole Mann that show how spirits can communicate to the living in a variety of ways. Mann, an intuitive medium since her childhood, provides for us a guide on how to discover and enhance our intuitive energies and deepen our understanding of the spiritual realms. She also explains how communication with our spirit guides can help us develop a better understanding of who we truly are.

Experience Personal Fulfillment and Achieve Your Life’s Destiny by James Anderson Charleson (LifeRichPublishing, $22.99, Paperback) The question “Who am I?” seems to be a struggle for many people to answer. For this reason, James Anderson has compiled a guide to self-discovery that uses a mix of beliefs from different doctrines such as various religions, pagan mythology, and modern science to help us better understand all aspects of the self. He suggests that practices such as meditation and reflection can help us gain control of our lives, reach our full potential, and ultimately, to improve the world. Rewilding Our Hearts: Building Pathways of Compassion and Coexistence by Marc Bekoff (New World Library, $11.56 on Amazon, Paperback) In his book, author Marc Bekoff talks about how we can can use the method of “rewilding” to change our attitudes about life. Bekoff takes this process used to restore declining populations of animals and relates it to humans. He tells readers how to dissolve false boundaries of who they are so that they can check in with themselves and connect with nature. Speak Your Truth: How You Can Recover from Lupus by Denise A. Dorfman (BalboaPress, $8.99, Paperback) Our minds are powerful tools. Our own emotions alone can both create and contribute to health issues as well as help us heal them. A former sufferer of Lupus, Denise A. Dorfman paved her way to a Lupus-free life through basic lifestyle changes, metaphysics, and affirmations. This guidebook is meant to help readers find their own personal approach to wellness and to change their perspective from being the victim of illness, to being the survivor. Hannah Was Here: D.R.E.S.S. an alarm that must be heard by Nancy Szakacsy M.S. LMFT (AuthorHouse, $15.80 on Amazon, Paperback) In a society where people can be prescribed drugs for almost any ailment, Nancy Szakascy wants us all to be aware of the very dangerous, even deathly, side effects that are often downplayed by companies and the media. At only 17 years old, Szakascy’s daughter, Hannah, lost

her battle with Drug Reaction Eosinophillia Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) after taking the most popular antibiotic prescription drug for acne in the country, minocycline. Szakascy tells her story of loss with the hopes that her warnings about DRESS will help people become more informed consumers of prescription drugs. Manifest the Write Way by Treyce Montoya (lulu.com, $25.19 on Amazon, Paperback) Writing can be a powerful tool for manifesting our desires. Part of author Treyce Montoya’s own Handwriting Formation Therapy program is used in this book to show readers how to eliminate unhealthy and hurtful behaviors such as negative self talk from their lives. Montoya also helps show us how to increase the duration of our positive states of mind that would include feelings such as hope and focus. A Year of Writing Dangerously: 365 Days of Inspiration and Encouragement by Barbara Abercrombie (New World Library, $12.44 on Amazon, Paperback) This book is a delightful compilation of quotes, lessons, and prompts meant to help jump start your inspiration and get you through the various struggles throughout your experiences with writing. The Universe Wide Web: 1. Getting Started by Simon J. Morley (Simon Morley, $10.20 on Amazon, Paperback) This book is the first edition in the sci-fi series called The Universe Wide Web. When Jack Smart stumbles across the Universe Wide Web, he has no idea what he has gotten himself into. While exploring this labyrinth of strange creatures that gives one the ability to click and travel anywhere in the universe, Jack finds out that his deceased father was not only the first being from earth to have ever logged onto the Universe wide web, but that his father also holds the key to its security code. This creates trouble for Jack who then has to face beings from all ends of the Universe who want to take over the web. Kayla Hancock is 21 years old and taking a break from studying Psychology at UIC. She loves helping people and is very interested in astrology, meditation, and dreamwork.

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COSMIC DAILY WEATHER February 2015

February 2015 Overview Starting the month with Mercury retrograde continues a social rewiring that invites a quantum shift, if we are open to it. Fluidity of movement rearranges our experience into new forms of expression and manifestation, especially around FULL MOON on the 3rd. A kind of electrical storm in the vibrational field may be experienced literally, as Nature’s intelligence is clearly demonstrating. Mercury turns direct on February 11, continuing Aquarian higher mind infusion that overflows into global impact. New affiliations and partnerships are redefining international alliances, something that we individually experience in the context of our social networks. There could be a significant expansion of the digital world and social media usage, but let’s be vigilant about the impact on our nervous systems. The Sun moves into Pisces on the 18th, just after the NEW MOON occurs in the last degree of Aquarius. Mars and Venus immediately jumpstart into Aries, on the 19th and 20th respectively, obviously changing the tenor of the month. The Sun joins Neptune as the month is ending, suggesting a bit of confusion or need for downtime. It’s best to take it easy and check the “temperature” of any situation to have a clearer idea about what is going on rather than react on impulse. A new wave is coming in. Get on your surfboard and find your balance.

Sunday, February 1

This month starts and ends with the Moon strong in Cancer. Predawn tensions may wake you early and show up in the news, as the Moon in Cancer interfaces with the ongoing Uranus-Pluto challenge. Take it easy and linger in bed if you feel like it. Work on your mood if you are grumpy and make some good news happen today. There’s no major agenda, with the Moon going Void of Course at 7:37am through tomorrow morning. People are likely to be especially sensitive and want to stay close to home. Family time can be sweet with memories that live on. A dreamy, poetic tone lends itself to the arts—or to napping.

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Monday, February 2

Call it Candlemas, Imbolc, or Ground Hog Day, this ancient holiday marks the halfway point between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. Being on the eve of a Full Moon makes it extra celebratory. With the Moon starting off in a water sign, the Ground Hog will likely not see his/her shadow, at least before 11:41am, when the Moon changes into fire sign Leo. An undercurrent of excitement percolates below the surface of this slow morning, which is mostly about nosing out the week—much like that ground hog! The afternoon gets the creative juices flowing with double espresso stimulus.

Tuesday, February 3 FULL MOON, 5:09pm CST, 15 Aquarius-Leo

With a Leo Full Moon accompanied by big planet Jupiter, plenty of drama will be on show, along with a happy party spirit. This is one of the best date nights of the month, even better than Valentine’s Day (we’ll check that out later). Go for the wild and wonderful, the big and beautiful, along with the sweet and tender. 20th century Broadway diva, Ethel Merman, with her Jupiter in Leo, offers some great classics for this Full Moon. Her theme song, “There’s No Business Like Show Business” certainly fits (the Oscars are gearing up!), but the best one for tonight is “Everything’s Coming Up Roses.” One of her final performances featured this tune in her inimitable style. Listen at www.youtube.com/watch?v=s62MrU8mHx4 So spirited, encouraging and uplifting—like this Full Moon! Do get some roses! For someone special (early Valentine’s Day)—or for you. Beautify your environment and appreciate yourself. Love starts at home. The Moon goes Void at the 11th hour, 11:31pm, to be exact. Many of us dance until dawn.

Wednesday, February 4

The heart-filled, Jupiter-flavored Moon in Leo carries us through the day, channeling a particularly potent energy. Glorious, creative, dramatic, even a little over-the-top, let’s enjoy the good energy and opportunities on offer. Spread the spirit, with artistic flair. Art and drama is on full display, like a peacock’s tail, making a strong cultural impact. This is a special moment to express yourself and play your part in any group or community. Let’s demonstrate democracy at its best, where everyone has a voice. Leo is a sign of leadership. We will see great examples stand forth, perhaps in politics, as well as in the arts and social causes. There may be some dramatically bad examples, also,

when selfishness is the primary driving force. Generosity of heart is the true name of the game. In another 11th hour moment, the Moon changes into Virgo at 11:46pm.

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Another productive day is on tap. Make it yours. Think of taking a break during the noon hour to play loud music, dance wildly— do something different and creative that excites and energizes. Especially if you are enmeshed in details, this will free you up and make the afternoon easier and more fun. Perhaps there is a lunch meeting for some collegial social time that enhances work relationships. Give the afternoon your all, after which an early happy hour is called for. At 4:09pm the Moon goes Void of Course. Of course, if you are in the productive zone, keep going. Just don’t exhaust yourself. You deserve the time if you want it. Chill and listen a Bob Marley song (it’s his birthday). “One Love” or “Is This Love?” are good for date nights. If you have other plans and are in a revolutionary mood, try “Buffalo Soldier” or “Redemption Song.”

Saturday, February 7

A slow, quiet morning is good for yoga, the gym, massage or other health-improving activities to work out any lingering stress from the week. When the Moon moves into Libra at 12:44pm,

social dynamics take precedence, building into the evening. Interesting personal conversations can bring new understanding, fresh ideas and inspiring points of views, with plenty of “aha!” moments. Think, talk and write about your long term plans, what needs to change, what you really want. Give yourselves creative play space to entertain radical notions. What do you believe is possible? On a cosmic level, just about anything is, really. You just have to find that space in your heart, then your head.

Sunday, February 8

After a night of potentially prophetic (or romantic) dreams and/ or spiritual inspiration, you may pop awake in the predawn hours, charged up. Don’t even try to go back to sleep. Use the awakening, transformational energy of the Uranus-Pluto square we are tapping into today. As the day goes on, you may be all excited to talk about what is going on with you. Remember that everyone else may not be on the same page, or may not grasp what you are trying to say—especially with Mercury

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still retrograde. It’s OK. More important than the other person getting it, is that you more fully comprehending what has come up from inside you. Often in these cases, the energy dissipates when you talk about it. Use it. Powerful Plutonian energy marks the evening. If you go out, be careful, the vampires may be out. On the other hand, if you are going to a powerful sound healing, permaculture talk, art event, or anything along that line, you’re in for a momentous evening. Note: this is not the best date night, unless you are looking for intense and transformative. On the other hand, you may meet someone, like destiny walking in the door.

Monday, February 9

The Void of Moon at 5:58am paints the day with bright colors and a playful attitude. Reflect on what happened last night. A good mood and generous attitude are all it takes today. Promote positive energy and you are doing your job. Interesting conversations with a rich sharing of ideas stimulates thoughtful consideration. Decisions don’t need to be made until Mercury moves forward—in just a couple of days!

Tuesday, February 10

The Moon silently shifts into secretive Scorpio in the middle of the night, 1:05am. If you are burning the midnight oil or engaging other enjoyable nocturnal activities, you may feel it. Otherwise, the day may jar you into consciousness at around 4am. You can always use these quiet hours to meditate, especially as your mind may be a bit disturbed about something. “All night my heart makes its way however it can over the rough ground of uncertainties,” writes poet Mary Oliver in her poem, “A Thousand Mornings.” Don’t dwell on it. Let your higher Self deal with the problem, which it will much more effectively than you can rationally figure out. Don’t let any dark residue undermine your day. A finer vibration comes in as the afternoon unfolds.

Wednesday, February 11

All right! Mercury turns forward at 8:57am and all is right with the world again. Well, not so fast. Mercury is at a still point of turning, and we may need to be as well. Watch your behavior this morning, as subconscious layers tend to express themselves. Some artistic medium may be a good outlet for some of the bubbles that have been stirring up from inside these last several potent days, with extra Pluto and Scorpio energy. Images may emerge that convey much meaning. Words may spill from your pen. By tonight we have turned a corner and Mercury will be really moving business into the usual. Another 11th hour overnight Void of Course Moon takes effect at 11:32pm. We’ve figured some things out over these last three weeks. Time to move them along and work them out—starting tomorrow.

Thursday, February 12

The Moon moves into visionary Sagittarius at 10:46am. A meeting or a serious sit down is a good idea, in order to take stock of the present situation and set goals, short and long term. We are really zeroing in on a good plan by the end of the day. Make some time to get some exercise, move and oxygenate the body.

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Friday, February 13

Friday the 13th!! a day of the Goddess. Friday is named for Freya, the Norse Venus, and thirteen is the number of Moon cycles in a year. These two astronomical bodies are the strongest personal symbols of the feminine divine. Don’t let old misogynistic superstitions convince you otherwise. This is a lucky day for those who honor the Great Goddess. Surely you will find it so, as fiery, creative energy abounds, at high heat all afternoon. Do take your experiences personally, feeling out their meaning for you. Meetings unfold harmoniously, as long as everyone is given time to contribute—even the reserved people. No one person should dominate. Leadership skills are on display, for better or worse. A heartfelt TGIF (Thank Goddess It’s Friday) means you are ready to play tonight. This may be the real Valentine’s Day this year.

Saturday, February 14

Venus and Mars, the planets of love and sexuality respectively, have been getting closer and closer as the month goes on. They are almost there. This pair typically encourages romantic and sexy. In Pisces, however, there can be a heightened sensitivity colored by fantasies and wishful thinking, along with being in love with love, rather than the other person. We don’t always see the “other” clearly. Often we see who we want them to be. Disappointment, if not heartbreak, ensues. This kind of emotional challenge colors the night into the day. As the truth is seen, we can be more honest with ourselves and each other about who we are and how we love. Subjective blind spots pop like soap bubbles, allowing relationships to become more realistic. Not so romantic, but about true love. What are you looking for in relationship? When the Moon goes Void of Course at 9:15am, the tension is at a peak. Some spurt of resentment or anger might be something we need to work out. Exercise can be a good way to work it off. Some people, however, will relish the dynamics for a sexy Valentine’s Night. A Capricorn Moon starting at 4:24pm, pushes the reality button. Prepare for the weekly Uranus-Pluto infusion tomorrow.

Sunday, February 15

A gentle beginning to the day suggests lingering in bed among pillows and dreams. It an especially good morning for devotional practice. Eventually though, the day calls. As the afternoon wears on, our plans change, and some urgent agenda calls. There is some Big Picture activity that expands windows of global change. Where do you stand with the major issues going on? Pragmatically contemplate your life and how you could improve your situation to be more satisfying, simple, efficient and elegant. Sketch out a plan. Do something useful for the cause. Even cleaning closets can be a revolutionary activity (what do you do with all the stuff?), and there are a wide variety of community activities in which to participate and contribute. We are in the peak intensity from 2-7pm. Stay alert, especially if you are out and about. Your higher mind may be sending significant messages.

Monday, February 16

We can get a lot done this morning, a real get-back-on-the-job beginning to the week. Being U.S. President’s Day, many are

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on holiday. Transfer the motivation to other worthwhile plans. Use the time well. Don’t waste the opportunity. The Moon goes Void at 2:17pm, which may leave us moving along on a specific project. (Are you cleaning those closets, or doing taxes?) If nothing in particular claims your attention, it’s a good time to consolidate progress and take an extended break to let ideas come. The Moon enters Aquarius at 6:13pm, creating a social mood for the evening. Special, sensitive, personal conversations may take place late tonight.

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After the quickest-ever, one minute Void of Course Moon, it then enters Pisces at 5:48pm, followed by the Sun two minutes later. Gives me cosmic chills. Mars and Venus are both about to change into Aries as well, which will effectively and obviously changing the emotional tone. There is a very special wavelength of “genius” available today if our level of sensitivity to the holographic field is tuned in. Unified Physics demonstrates that a subtle aetheric lattice underlies all matter, that everything from the smallest subatomic particle to the most immense galactic structures resonates to this field. Can you feel it? Then respond and apply it appropriately to redesign your life for the New Age. The Earth herself is doing so.

Thursday, February 19

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dreams. Another extraordinary predawn opportunity during the 3-5am Hindu “hour of elixir” is available for devotional communion. Be easy with yourself in the morning, to let the infusion of divine guidance integrate into awake layers of consciousness. This can carry through the day with clear communications, plans and accomplishments. Enough may be done to call it quitting time as the Moon goes Void at 5:48pm. Or are you already in happy hour mode? Mars gets fired up when it moves into its own sign of Aries this evening at 6:12pm, like a fuel-injected engine ready for the race. With a VOC Moon in Pisces we may well wonder: what race? Most of us are just merrily rowing our boats down the stream.

Friday, February 20

The Moon continues Void all day until 5:13pm when it joins Mars in Aries. Venus enters Aries earlier at 2:06pm. There is a strong jump start effect. We’re clearly motivated and ready to go. Hit your refresh button and step up to the starting line. The energy revs up tomorrow as the Moon sets off the Pluto-Uranus square.

Saturday, February 21

Now we’re getting a better sense of what the race is about. Aren’t you raring to take initiative in some direction? Be guided by Saturn in goal-oriented Sagittarius. Energy, excitement and restlessness build up to a crescendo in late afternoon. Patience is not easy to maintain. There may be some surprising manifestations, from unexpected results in sports events to shocking public revelations to unprecedented and globe-shaking political developments no media outlet can ignore. How are you experiencing this sharp-tipped energy? What impulses are you feeling and moved to follow up? The Moon is moving quickly as a hare, already going VOC at 6:36pm. The drama of the day lingers even as party time begins and may last well through the weekend. Tonight’s date may go really well.

Sunday, February 22

The mythic lovers, Venus and Mars, finally join together as this day opens across the midnight hour. This is the first of three conjunctions of this sexy pair this year, a rare event. Emotional and relationship issues are inevitably stimulated. This combination may provoke break-ups as well as invite new start-ups. It’s a strong change-your-partner moment. The reset button feeling is strong. An emotional change needs to come from within, otherwise new relationships will not stick. Next summer, when Venus goes retrograde, we will be reconsidering our level of satisfaction on many fronts, including love. That being said, go for “it,” whatever you are feeling. It can be dangerous to stifle or hold ourselves back. Just take into account how others may be feeling and practice compassion. The Moon enters grounded Taurus at 6:28pm, slowing and stabilizing the energy. Hugs, massages and love-making are good under this sign that revels in the physical.

Monday, February 23

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are more able to find direction and focus on the task at hand. The Moon becomes Void at 8:57pm, leaving us with a sense that there is still a lot to accomplish. Still, we are likely more interested in having fun and enjoying ourselves after a long day. The work ethic is not at a high point. Our creative juices are flowing, however, and we will express them in some relevant ways, emotionally, socially or artistically.

Tuesday, February 24

Another day-long Void of Course Moon may sustain the creative flow, if we don’t try too hard for a specific agenda. Emotional and artistic energy can be harnessed, however, as long as we are not being too strict about just how. If it’s worth it in the long run, momentum is sustained and we get more done that we would have thought. It just might not be what we thought we would be doing. The Moon changes into Gemini at 10:54pm. By then, enough is enough. Our minds wander, like Peter Pan, from star to star. Tomorrow is a new day.

Wednesday, February 25

After yesterday’s spacious energy, it’s time to zero in on a target and go for it. Numerous planetary interactions keep us on our toes and may reflect the variety of conversations and issues we are involved with today. There may be a few ups and down, mostly ups, though there will be a downer if we don’t take a slightly extended lunch hour. We need a break around then, to calm our nervous systems, take stock of where we’re at and refocus for the afternoon. We may lose steams by late evening, appropriately, when dreamtime seductively calls us into our inner sanctuary. Surrender is sweet.

Thursday, February 26

Overnight, the Moon goes Void at 2:43am, leaving us in an extended zone of creative verve and a less hectic day to look forward to. Enjoy every minute of what might be a spacey flow. Take things lightly, as you share smiles and laughter, making playfulness a top agenda. You’ll likely perceive serendipities and synchronicities a plenty, along with a veritable beehive of interesting informational tidbits. Make sweet poetic honey of it all. Fully engage what feels really good, and turn ignore the rest. Find your inner Pandora station.

Friday, February 27

The Moon enters Cancer at 6:50am, enhancing our already high level of sensitivity. Any moodiness can be smoothed over during the day, so we can take care of what needs to be attended to. Later on, prickly pear reactions of frustration or anger can take us by surprise in the evening, especially if you are not taking care of yourself as well as everyone else. Don’t take things too personally, but do check in with yourself. A quiet evening at home, alone with comfort food, animal friends, a good book or with family, may be in order, rather than a night on the town. Get plenty of sleep, giving your dreamtime ample space to deeply relax and soothe your spirit, and to prepare you for a potentially jarring tomorrow.

Saturday, February 28

February ends with one of “those” Uranus-Pluto transformational

days, peak at midday. Remembering that “You don’t always get what you want, but you get what you need,” can help you get through it. You might have that Rolling Stones tune in the back of your mind like a mantra. It is very reassuring to know that we do get what we truly need, after all. The universe can have some different ideas about what we need than we do, all to prod us into making timely changes. Let’s welcome the urgency of the times and make good things happen rather than being complacent or passive complainers. Let’s support each other through this and find the richness of community and togetherness.

Kelley Hunter, Ph.D., is an internationally known astrologer and mythologist, enriching her offerings in Depth Astrology with perspectives from psychology, cosmology and consciousness studies. Author of Living Lilith: Four Dimensions of the Cosmic Feminine and Black Moon Lilith, Kelley has a special interest in women’s spirituality. She offers personal consultations that illumine the potential of current planetary cycles in your life and relationships. Visit her website at www.heliastar.com or on FaceBook: Kelley Hunter, AstroMythology. You can contact her by email at kellhunter@earthlink.net.

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