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heal your body, feed your soul, free your mind, love your planet
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Defy Gravity Caroline Myss The Source of Miracles Kathleen McGowan
The Proof James F Twyman & Anakha Coman Archangel Michael Oracle Cards Doreen Virtue Have a Little Faith Mitch Albom
Something Greater than Ourselves
ANN & GEOFF NAPIER
Dear Friends, You’ve probably noticed that most issues of the Cygnus Review have some sort of theme, but we wonder if you realise that we never choose those themes on purpose? We just watch them emerge, through synchronicity, and more often than not, they hold an important message for us, as well as for you. This month was no exception. As you will see, particularly when you read the features by Caroline Myss, Kathleen McGowan, Lorna Byrne and Pierre Pradervand, there is a clear emphasis on the enormous help, strength and healing we can derive from developing a real inner awareness of a benevolent power greater than ourselves – call it God, Source, Creator or what you will. Kathleen McGowan’s new book, especially, reminded us of a really helpful spiritual practice for doing just that. We used to perform it every day, but had forgotten it in recent years. And there couldn’t have been a more useful moment in our lives for us to be reminded of it! As Kathleen McGowan explains in The Source of Miracles, (see p. 7) this spiritual practice doesn’t require you to hold any particular belief system. Just a belief in a higher power is enough. It simply involves meditating on some words most of us have ready access to, since we know them by heart: the words of the Lord’s Prayer. In The Source of Miracles, Kathleen McGowan explains how, in the medieval mystery schools, the six petitions of the Lord’s Prayer were understood and used as a perfect formula for inner and outer transformation, often depicted symbolically as a rose of six petals, held together by a seventh central one – it’s core essence – love. Kathleen was lucky enough to be able to study with present-day teachers, to whom the original mystery teachings regarding the Lord’s Prayer had been handed down, and she shares what she learned from them in her book. Geoff and I were taught something strikingly similar, so we thought it would be a good moment to share with you our own perspective on the Lord’s Prayer. The idea – we believe – is to reflect on the words until you actually feel them; until they come alive, as it were. When your heart is fully engaged and absorbed by the words of this most magical prayer, it’s as if a river of living water is caused to flow, turning the wheels of feeling, thought, belief, intention and action in a new way, so that the ‘spiritual wheat’ can be accessed and ground into flour, and made into bread for the whole being. The staff of life indeed! As we understand it, the important thing about the Lord’s Prayer is not the precise words in which it is phrased, but the feeling the words give you when you meditate on them.
Something greater than ourselves
The heart – the ultimate, truth-perceiving organ – needs to be the primary organ of understanding, and the mind needs to be able to interpret accurately the heart’s perceptions. So if the traditional words you learnt by heart don’t give you the feelings that are meant to arise, then you should search deeply in your heart until you find the ones that do. Geoff and I have tried to do that as best we can, and the words that currently speak to us most clearly are the ones we share below. Our Father-Mother who is in the midst, May your holy Name resound throughout creation. We open ourselves to sense a presence that is very close to us; that surrounds us like a protecting veil; that nurtures and guides us; that provides for our every need, and that is good, beautiful and true beyond measure. We try to see this presence also as a seed in the heart of every single created thing, from the smallest atom to the largest universe, containing the whole blueprint for its highest purpose. And this is the ‘Name’ we ask to be sung, to ring out, to make itself heard, throughout creation. To you we give the guidance of our being; May your will be done in us, as it is in all the realms where your truth holds sway. Our aim is to surrender our whole being, along with all our current circumstances and anything that is troubling us, to that most good, most beautiful and most true presence we call ‘God’, in the faith that we will then be shown what steps will lead us, by the shortest route, to the unfoldment of our highest purpose. Give us this day our daily bread. Here we wait until a feeling of trust and confidence arises, that everything we need to unfold our highest purpose will be provided. Release us from the grip of our illusions, as we release others from that grip. Through our illusions, we create a world of separation from the divine. Letting go of those illusions is what brings us back home. For us, the term ‘illusion’ covers all the false beliefs and conditioning that keep us away from divine awareness. These of course include the ‘trespasses’, ‘debts’ or ‘sins’ of which we ask to be forgiven in traditional renderings of the Lord’s Prayer. From the perspective of the world of separation that we have created, it may sometimes appear that we have made mistakes or that others have done wrong to us, and indeed it may sometimes be necessary to take steps to protect ourselves. Yet, from the perspective of the divine, every circumstance – however difficult or painful it may seem – is turned to the good, and will simply serve to bring us closer to our divine purpose. Remembering this, we offer up for release all feelings of anger or vengefulness towards ourselves or others for past wrongs, and in this way we free ourselves from some of the strongest bonds that tie us to illusion.
Let us not be led into temptation, And deliver us from whatever may seek to steer us away from you. Every day we try, don’t we, to cast the light of truth on our illusions, false beliefs and weaknesses, so that they can be transformed. But sometimes – often, even, it has to be said – we are tempted to fall back into the old ruts, deeply worn by centuries of traffic as they are, or we may fall into them before we have even noticed they are there. By meditating on the power of the divine to protect us from this kind of temptation, or to raise us up again if we have stumbled, we gradually draw that power into ourselves, and weave it into the very fabric of our being. For yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever, amen. Finally, we return once again, to the sense of over-arching glory with which we started the prayer, becoming aware of its infinite and imperishable nature, and asking for it to be sealed within every atom of our being. A last word The first word of the Lord’s Prayer is ‘Our’. And throughout the prayer, there are many references to ‘us’. Nowhere do any of its petitions refer to ‘my’ or ‘me’. This is not an accident. Whenever we take a step towards the divine, we make it that much easier for everyone else to do the same. What we do for ourselves, we do for everyone. On our soul’s journey, we are like the three musketeers – ‘all for one and one for all’. On the level of the soul – the divine potential seeking manifestation in us – we are united. So if we pray in the way taught by the Lord’s Prayer, it simply is not possible to pray just for ‘me’. Through the simple act of meditating daily on some words we all know, we can build something within ourselves that will, if we persevere, eventually become so deeply rooted that it will be imperishable, firm as a rock, a foundation that will never leave us, and will provide an unshakeable support for all our efforts to become true human beings. What greater gift could we give to ourselves or each other? With our warmest good wishes for a Yuletide filled with blessings, Ann, Geoff, Sarah and the Cygnus Team
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THE WAVE OF AWAKENING: CYGNUS REVIEW CALENDAR 2010 Mary Wainwright, Ann Napier & Janet Baxter
Our wish for you is that 2010 may be the year when you finally know yourself, beyond any shadow of doubt, to be a part of the wave of awakening currently sweeping the world. And so, the visual images and texts in this year’s Cygnus Review Calendar are signposts that we hope will help you find your way back to your true self. When you immerse yourself in them, you’ll find they unlock the possibility of a new way forward, enabling transformation and healing. So, become still, be silent, be aware, be peace – and you will not only know your reason for existence, but you will also understand the pilgrimage of healing that has carried you to this point.
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GUARDIANS OF BEING Eckhart Tolle & Patrick McDonnell
‘I sometimes call animals – dogs and cats particularly – guardians of being. Dogs fill a vital function in the collective consciousness of humanity... they show us what we have lost and, once we realise that, they can help us in our shift into a deeper state of consciousness.’ Eckhart Tolle Guardians of Being is a wonderful, heartwarming and inspiring work on the importance of dogs and cats not just as pets, but as guides, guardians and beloved friends. Joining together Eckhart Tolle’s original words with delightful illustrations by Patrick McDonnell, creator of Mutts, every page provokes thought, insight, and smiling reverence for all beings and each moment. Tolle shows that our relationship with the animals we know and care for is not simply a bond of love, but a spiritual one too, transcending words to form an uplifting, enlightening experience. This is a perfect gift for all animal lovers.
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PETS HAVE SOULS TOO Jenny Smedley
Jenny Smedley’s work with people and their pets has led her to a firm belief that not only do they have souls, but that they also have the capacity to help, heal and even be reborn, giving comfort and unconditional love to all. In Pets Have Souls Too she explores the powerful bonds and communication that exists between the human and animal worlds, in earthly life and spirit. She tells of telepathic pets and clairvoyant pets, who have extrasensory perception and psychic abilities. She recounts tales of spirit pets who revisit their owners after death, guardian pets who appear in times of danger to protect their owners, reincarnated pets, and pet messengers who bring messages from the spirit world. Ultimately she shows how to communicate with your pets, and indeed any animal, at a soul level, discovering the communal soul and connecting with universal energy.
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CAROLINE MYSS
I was leading a workshop in Austin, Texas, when a young woman introduced herself and mentioned that she had made the trip there to thank me for her healing. She had come to Austin with a diagnosis of terminal brain cancer. Going to that workshop had been her last hope. Afterward, she had continued to pray every day in her ‘interior castle’ for a healing. Within two months, not only was her tumour completely gone, but the damage that the tumour had caused to her neurological system had already repaired itself. Her marriage, too, had subsequently recovered from the trauma of her illness. Unlike those few astonish- 41% ing healings that take place on the spot, off! most, like this one, occur over a period of time, but are no less extraordinary for that. Healing as a mystical experience I have since led many more workshops, in Austin and elsewhere, devoted to healing. My thoughts and observations have solidified to let me identify a set of beliefs that I am convinced support or detract from the healing process. By far, the most significant of the supporting beliefs is that healing is ultimately a mystical experience and not one that can be attained through the manoeuvrings of the mind. By mystical, I mean that a transcendent power consumed with divine intention is required to return us to complete health, particularly in cases deemed hopeless. It doesn’t matter whether a person defines that transcendent force as God, the Spirit, or grace. The fact is that the body and the mind alone cannot disintegrate an army of cancer cells that has invaded multiple organs, whereas that highly refined spiritual substance that I refer to as grace, combined with the resources of the heart and the mind, can ascend to mystical heights. Talking about healing within the context of a mystical experience can seem to imply that no matter what you do, in the end some divine force has already decided whether or not you are going to recover, again raising the question of whether anything you do really matters. Yet everything you do matters, especially when healing is understood within a mystical context. As we shall see, the mystical realm is not governed by physical laws, nor by cosmologies of karma, in ways that we are able to fully comprehend. That is, while karma is indeed a cosmic law, attempting to discern the karmic reasons for a particular illness is not unlike attempting to describe every beach in the world while gazing at one grain of sand. The sand is real, the beaches are real, but the grain of sand is out of proportion to the quest of understanding the size, beauty, and complexity of all the beaches. It cannot be done.
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The cycle of death and rebirth Further, in matters of life and death, inevitably the question arises as to whether there is a predetermined moment of death for each of us. The option to heal in life suggests to me that each of our lives contains experiences that bring together certain forces with greater intensity. The ‘death and rebirth’ archetype visits us all in small ways but sometimes it gathers momentum and sweeps through our life with great intensity, bringing several endings simultaneously; perhaps too many at once. In times like that, we may choose to cooperate with the cycle of death instead of the cycle of life, in which case we enter into the forces that lead us to our death.
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In Defy Gravity, Caroline Myss draws from her years as a medical intuitive to show that healing is not only physical – it is also a mystical phenomenon that transcends reason and the simple logic of cause and effect. Inspired by ordinary people who overcame a wide range of illnesses, and studying faiths and healing traditions of cultures worldwide, she explains the mystical laws that build the spiritual strength needed to heal. Integral to this mystical healing approach is the engagement of the soul, which we experience through exploring our seven shadow passions, building an empowered inner self around our seven inherent graces, and learning how to work with the mystical laws that govern the soul. These eternal truths hold the key to understanding what it means to defy gravity and break through the boundaries of ordinary thought. As Caroline says, you can heal any illness, you can channel grace, and you can learn to live fearlessly..
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Conversely, we may choose to re-engage with the life cycle, to re-evaluate the purpose and meaning of our life and renew a commitment to living in a way free of the destructive patterns that have led us into this cycle. Such is the power of choice and the essence of the mystical cycle of death and rebirth. Mystical reasoning Many of the great mystics understood how to work in harmony with the universe at a cosmic level, where the ruling order of life is governed more by grace and prayer than by the lower psy-
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chic forces. Instantaneous or accelerated healings, for example, can be better understood through ‘mystical reasoning’ once you grasp the nature of mystical law. Mystical reasoning refers to a blending of your intellectual skills and knowledge with an awareness of the nature of the mystical realm. As a rule, we are taught early on to ‘choose sides’, to focus our senses either on the external world, which is a tactile, physical reality, or to trust our interior world of highly personal, subjective, and intuitive experiences. Physical experiences can be proven and collectively shared, whereas subjective, intuitive ones – never mind spiritual ones – cannot. Numerous people have told me stories of having invisible friends or seeing apparitions of garden fairies or angels when they were very small children. Such encounters gradually stopped for all of them as they approached the ‘age of reason’ (about seven), when we tend to retreat from what is referred to as the innocence of childhood into the far less enchanting domain of the mind. But those early years of enchantment, of innocence, remind us all that we were born connected to another way of perceiving the world. Somehow, through the centuries of our adoration of the mind, we’ve evolved in a way that has made our capacity to perceive through the eyes of the soul not only difficult to access, but also threatening to the stability of our physical and mental life. Grace is what heals Our powers of reason are, if anything, among the greatest challenges to our healing, because rationality insists on discovering an explanation for why things happen as they do, including why we become ill. There is rarely one explanation, however, for why a person falls ill or enters into a cycle of trauma. There is rarely a simple explanation for why we do or say anything, much less for the underlying complexities of why our health or our life falls apart. For all the many healing methods you can study and incorporate into your life, including various therapies and nutritional programmes – many of which are beneficial, no doubt – the complete recovery of your health requires more than these options can individually or collectively supply. While they can regenerate your energy and make you feel better for a day or a week, your ‘energy’ is not the substance that heals. Grace is what heals. And grace does not come from a diet or from working through traumatic memories of an unhappy childhood. Grace is provided abundantly through prayer. It is in our nature to defy gravity, to transcend the limitations of the reasoning mind and connect with an inner realm of mystical truth. We have always been on the quest for this truth; we have always been seeking a way to defy the laws that weigh us down in ordinary thought. From a Renaissance of the mind, we are now coming full circle to a mystical Renaissance. It’s time to learn the truths that govern our interior soul. From Defy Gravity, ©2009 by Caroline Myss, published by Hay House. Call 0845 456 1577 or +44 1558 825500
REVITALIZE YOUR BODY
TRUTH HEALS Deborah King
In this powerful and thoughtful book, Deborah King explores the relationship between the suppression of truth and its later manifestation as pain or illness. Deborah guides you through a process that allows you to connect the dots between what’s happening to you physically and emotionally, uncover your truth, knowing that you don’t need to remember an event to heal from it, and form an honest and loving relasave tionship with a healthy and happy you! 30%! Deborah’s areas of expertise include: addiction, relationships and divorce, self healing, menopause/sexuality and the mind/body connection. Through client histories, celebrity profiles, and sharing her own remarkable journey of healing, the author demonstrates how anyone can release deep-seated layers of denial, fear, and anger in order to heal the mind and body.
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CHI SELF-MASSAGE Mantak Chia
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The Western concept of massage primarily concerns muscle manipulation. In the practice of Chi Massage, internal energy, or Chi, is manipulated to strengthen and rejuvenate the sense organs – eyes, ears, nose, tongue, teeth, and skin – and the internal organs. The Taoist techniques in this practice are more than 5,000 years old and, until very recently, were closely guarded secrets passed down from master to student with each master often knowing only a small part of the complete method. In Chi SelfMassage, Master Mantak Chia pieces together the entire system of Chi Massage into logical routine, revealing the methods used to Taoist masters to maintain their youthfulness. He explains the energetic theory behind Chi Massage and how negative emotions affect the organs and nervous system. By practising the exercises outlined and following the daily routine that requires only 5 to 10 minutes to complete, you can strengthen your senses, detoxify your internal organs and glands, help control negative emotions, relieve stress and constipation, and improve your complexion, teeth and gums, and overall stamina.
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CELLULAR AWAKENING Barbara Wren
A fusion of cutting edge science and ancient wisdom, Cellular Awakening shows that whatever illness you may have, you have the potential to heal yourself. Our human potential is far greater than we can possibly imagine and is intrinsically linked to what is unfolding within us at a cellular level. Each and every one of the trillions of cells within our bodies has the ability to hold and utilise light in the form of bio photons, which Barbara Wren describes as ‘subatomic particles of light’. When a cell and its DNA is illuminated, we gain access to the universal wisdom that is held within its matrix. By matching our microcosm (the cell) with the macrocosm (the universal energies), we begin to unlock our true nature and realise our potential to heal.
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CANCER IS NOT A DISEASE: IT’S A SURVIVAL MECHANISM Andreas Moritz
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In Cancer is Not a Disease: It’s a Survival Mechanism, Andreas Moritz, presents a radically new understanding of cancer: it is a survival mechanism, physical symptoms reflecting your body’s final attempt to deal with life-threatening cell congestion and toxins. He believes that removal of these root causes and trusting in the body’s wisdom to heal itself can help to bring complete healing of your body, mind and emotions. Cancer is Not a Disease: It’s a Survival Mechanism also considers the problems associated with conventional cancer treatments, what actually causes cancer, and how you can remove the obstacles that prevent your body from healing itself. Cancer is not an attempt on your life: to the contrary, cancer is trying to save it. Follow these radical concepts and methods, including dietary and exercise advice, and alternative treatments, to turn your feelings of victimhood and despair into those of empowerment, self-mastery and health.
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THE AMAZING LIVER & GALLBLADDER FLUSH Andreas Moritz
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As an alternative medicine practitioner and medical intuitive, Andreas Moritz has found gallstones congesting the liver to be a very common but rarely recognized cause of illness. These stones, he says, are generally too small to show up on ultrasound, but clog the livers of most adults living in the industrialized world, and especially those suffering chronic illnesses such as heart disease, arthritis, MS, cancer, or diabetes. Andreas Moritz explains their causes and telltale signs, and guides you through his seven-day liver and gallbladder flush programme to remove them painlessly at home using fruit juices, Epsom salts and olive oil. He also gives practical guidelines on how to prevent new gallstones from being formed, to optimize your longer term physical and emotional health and wellbeing.
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THE VITAMIN D REVOLUTION Soram Khalsa MD
Recent medical research has made a connection between vitamin D deficiency and many types of cancer, including breast, colon, and prostate, along with heart disease, high blood pressure, strokes, MS, autoimmune disease, diabetes, chronic pain, and osteoporosis. In The Vitamin D Revolution, Soram Khalsa describes how our understanding of vitamin D has evolved, shedding new light on its role in the body (it is now shown to be a hormone), and explains its link with disease. He tells us of vitamin D sources – the sun and supplements – reveals the consequences of vitamin D deficiency (a major factor of which is sunblock), shares insights from his Beverly Hills medical practice, and explains how he normalizes his patients’ vitamin D levels to achieve optimal health and wellbeing.
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KATHLEEN MCGOWAN
The Source of Miracles
In the early Middle petals. When I reached the centre, something Ages, and perhaps happened that I had never experienced before long before, there in the labyrinth: I had a vision of Mary was a great spirituMagdalene, who awaited me at the centre. And al school at I heard her voice, loud and clear and insistent, Chartres. It was a say to me, ‘No matter what anyone tells you, centre for both theyour baby will be fine. You will be tested, but ology and mystery you must know at all times that your baby will that is now the survive, and survive wholly. Do not ever believe stuff of legend. The differently, and do not ever give up. No matter The Chartres school counted saints, mystics, what happens, you must keep your faith in this.’ labyrinth and philosophers, politicians, and the central even a few infamous heretics BOOK CIRCLE CHOICE: Even more rose with among its eclectic group of gradsavings when you buy extra copies! six petals save uates and teachers. While 45%! THE SOURCE OF much of what was taught there MIRACLES is lost to time and history, there are some powerful remnants of the more mystical Chartres teachKathleen McGowan ings available for those who dig deeply enough. In The Source of My own search was relentless. Miracles, Kathleen Thus, along my path I was fortunate enough to McGowan describes find teachers who invited me back in time the transformative through the ancient doors of the Chartres myspower of the Lord’s tery school. They instructed me in the way of the Prayer and the secret labyrinth and showed me that the rose at the of the Rose with Six centre is a portal that leads to the ultimate and Petals – a shape at the centre of the mosaic most priceless treasure: spiritual transformation. labyrinth in the Cathedral of Notre Dame, The essence of what I discovered is this: Chartres. Each petal offers a teaching found The secret of the rose with six petals is its perwithin the prayer and is the map to discoverfect correlation to the Lord’s Prayer. Each petal ing the real secret to an abundant, joyous represents a different teaching found within the and fulfilled life. For each of these – faith, prayer, and the central circle represents the surrender, service, abundance, forgiveness, essence and wellspring of LOVE, as love must obstacles, and love – Kathleen presents a feed into all aspects of our lives in order for us to series of questions, meditations and affirmaachieve true fulfillment. The rose is the symbol of tions designed to help you dig deep into the perfect spiritual practice as left to us by your heart and soul. Combining her own Jesus. It is our map to the source of miracles. story and her rose formula, she offers you a The rose at the centre of the labyrinth in unique spiritual practice to transform your Chartres Cathedral is the heart of an life through the power of the Lord’s Prayer. 224pp, 144mm x 240mm, hardback, 2009, RRP £10.99 unmatched temple built to honour the power of Code: 191107 Cygnus Prices: 1 copy £6.09 prayer. It was central to the teachings of the 2 or more copies £5.59 each medieval mystery school, and to this most powerful and sacred Christian tradition that has been nearly lost to us in modern times. Los Angeles: August 17, 2001 During my studies, I learned to use the Lord’s Three months later, my tiny little boy was in Prayer as a committed practice in the same way an incubator with countless tubes and needles, as the students of the Chartres mystery school. none of which were helping him. Since incorporating this prayer into my daily life, ‘It’s nobody’s fault,’ the social worker said to I have never been the same, nor would I want me again, still intent on convincing me that my to be. This practice restored my faith: in God, in baby was going to die and that his hospital myself, and in my fellow human beings. wasn’t responsible. I no longer heard him. I The revelations from the Lord’s Prayer that heard only the strong feminine voice from the awaited me within that mystical rose changed labyrinth three months prior. the course of my life and that of those around I had been told by the doctors that I was not to me, irrevocably. They also brought the miracle touch Shane as he was ‘too sensitive’. But given that saved the life of my infant son. that they also believed he was going to die any San Francisco, California: May 2001 minute, I ceased to listen and took matters into In May 2001 I visited Grace Cathedral in San my own hands. I got out of my wheelchair, Francisco. This monument contains not one but pushed everyone away, and put my arms around two perfect replicas of the labyrinth at Chartres my baby. I began to talk to him, to tell him that I and its six-petaled rose centrepiece, one on the would never give up on him, and I began to pray interior and one on the exterior. My intention was in his ear. As I did this, there was a measurable, to walk both of the labyrinths in order to pray for if slight, medical response from Shane. The the safe delivery of the baby I was expecting. numbers on all the machinery he was hooked up Upon reaching the rose at the centre of the to, previously flat and hopeless, flickered for the labyrinth, I began to pray in earnest for my first time. He was fighting to stay with me, I could baby’s health while moving through each of the feel it. And I was fighting to keep him with every
ounce of strength I had left. Shane was comatose and cold, small and blue and so nearly lost to us. Faith was almost all I had left, faith and love for this precious little being. But I learned that night that those two things are all that are needed to change the world. With faith and love, all things are possible. The doctors told me that because Shane was so severely oxygen-deprived, the extent of damage to his body couldn’t yet be measured. His brain was affected to such a large degree that he would likely never see or hear me, much less recognise me. They said that the opening of his eyes in the intensive care unit was simply a fluke reflex action and not to be taken as a sign of brain activity. His lungs were a nonfunctional mass that resembled scar tissue, and even if he survived, he would never be able to breathe without a respirator. His adrenal glands had haemorrhaged, and he would not be able to produce the hormones necessary to live and grow. It was likely that his other organs were in similar states of irreparable destruction. One doctor actually said to me, ‘It isn’t necessarily a good thing that your baby lived through the night.’ I wish I could report that my faith was so strong that I never believed any of this, but I would be lying. I hadn’t seen the miracles that would give me that kind of utterly unshakable faith yet. I was still being tested, and had never known such misery, or fear. The Lord’s Prayer was my anchor through this difficult time, and I envisioned the rose as I meditated. I struggled to have faith and to surrender
THE EXPECTED ONE Kathleen McGowan
Mary Magdalene hid a set of sacred scrolls that could only be uncovered by a special seeker, one who fulfils the ancient prophecy of The Expected One. Kathleen McGowan’s novel joins journalist Maureen Paschal, as she unravels clues linking history’s greatest artistic masters and scientific minds. When a long-buried family secret comes to light, it begins to appear as if an eerie prophecy may indeed be fulfilled.
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THE BOOK OF LOVE Kathleen McGowan
More adventures uncovering secrets of the hidden corners of Christianity. Maureen receives a strange package, containing a document written in Latin and signed in code. It demands the return of precious books and documents. As Maureen learns more about Matilda, a medieval warrior countess, she begins to see connections she must unravel if she is to protect The Book of Love.
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to the will of God, which are the tasks of the first and second petals in the prayer practice, every single day. In order to get through the ordeal, I had to believe that all of this was happening for a reason, so I clung tightly to that faith. And I used the rest of the Lord’s Prayer practice as necessary. Sometimes I had to get through major financial worries: we couldn’t afford not to work during this time, and yet leaving the baby was not an option. Whatever the outcome, it was certain that we were going to eventually go home to a financial crisis. At other times I had to deal with my anger over the circumstances and even find forgiveness for the doctors who had almost let my baby die. These weighty burdens were made far more bearable through the prayer. And all the while I clung to the vision from the labyrinth and the message that I must not give up. On the twelfth night in the intensive care unit I glanced across at Shane’s bed. As I looked, I could see it was surrounded by a soft light. At first I thought that there was a doctor or nurse working on him, as I could also see someone leaning over the bed. But as I walked a few steps closer, I stopped short at what I saw ahead of me. There was a beautiful man with long hair leaning over my baby’s bed. Now, Shane’s father, Peter, is a beautiful man with long hair, so I thought for a moment that this was he. But I quickly saw that Peter was asleep in the chair on the other side of Shane’s bed. I don’t know how long I stood there; it is a moment lost in time, and yet completely etched into my brain, heart, and spirit for eternity. I watched the man lean over and kiss my baby on the top of his head. And then... he was simply gone. The next day, Shane opened his eyes. I will never be able to completely account for what happened in the days after that incident. They are a blur of joy and shock, astonishment and gratitude. All I can say is that on September 2, 2001, we took our baby boy home as if he had been born brand-new and entirely healthy the day before. It seemed that he had regenerated his organs, and his lungs were perfect. Pure and simple, Shane was a living miracle. Over the next two years, sonograms of Shane’s adrenal glands proved that the miracles had not ceased. The right adrenal gland was not only functioning perfectly, but the previously destroyed gland on the left had been completely regenerated from nothing. Apparently, both Shane and God were just taking their time to ensure that we were all on our way to understanding the lesson here thoroughly: Miracles happen, and they are real, physical, and unlimited. As I write this, Shane has just celebrated his seventh birthday. He is the most beautiful, brilliant, happy little boy in the world. He has never had a complication or been ill beyond the normal colds that occur in all children, and even those have been few and far between. And Shane recites the Lord’s Prayer perfectly, every day of his blessed, miraculous life. From The Source of Miracles, ©2009 by Kathleen McGowan, published by Simon and Schuster.
THE PROOF James F Twyman
Join James Twyman and spiritual teacher Anakha Coman as they explore the process of discovering Oneness. With step-by-step instructions, James shows you how to unearth your latent power, connect to the stream of Oneness and tune into the thoughts of others. He tested this in an experiment where one volunteer hid a book somewhere in the US, and while that person focused on the location, another found the actual hiding spot, demonstrating that thoughts can be shared. The Proof teaches how anyone can accomplish these skills, and helps us realise that separation really is an illusion. Through exercises, affirmations, discussion and your own commitment, these practices will guide you to the enlightenment of a transformed mind.
226pp,162mm x 238mm, hardback, 2009, RRP £12.99 Code: 191110 Cygnus Price £7.65
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STORIES TO INSPIRE YOU 2012: THE CRYSTAL SKULL Manda Scott
It is a long time since we have read such a beautiful story – so exquisitely written, with such an ingeniously crafted plot, and such awareness of ancient wisdom. With great skill, Manda Scott weaves legends about the crystal skulls, the Mayan prophecies for the year 2012, and planet Earth’s ancient power points into a fabulous thriller. Stella Cody and her husband Kit unravel a sixteenth century code that leads them to a crystal skull of dazzling beauty. Stella learns that she “I enjoyed this is destined to be this skull’s final guardian, that it holds book so much I the key to staving off a man-made apocalypse, and that could hardly it is her task to unlock this key. However, forces are at bear to read it, work to prevent her from fulfilling her task. Meanwhile, as I didn’t want in a parallel story set in the 16th century, we discover it to end!” Ann how the crystal skull came to be hidden, and how the code came to be written by one of its earlier guardians, Cedric Owen, a doctor who travelled to the lands of the Maya in search of the true significance of the crystal skull in his care. Informed by an understanding of shamanism, and the kind of vivid, deeply evocative imagery that can come to one in the process of creative dreaming, this novel is just perfect entertainment for Cygnus readers!
538pp, 122mm x 198mm, softback, 2009, (formerly The Crystal Skull), RRP £6.99 Code: 180102 Cygnus Price £4.99
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH Mitch Albom
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‘Will you do my eulogy?’ With those words, Mitch Albom begins his journey to honour the last request of a beloved clergyman, which ultimately leads him to rekindle his own longignored faith. Albom spends years exploring churches and synagogues, the suburbs and the city, the ‘us’ versus ‘them’ of religion. He meets an inner-city pastor of a crumbling church that houses the homeless, and is stunned at how similar belief can be. Moving between their worlds, Christian and Jewish, African-American and white, impoverished and well-to-do, Mitch observes a striking unity between them, and indeed, between beliefs everywhere. As Albom writes his cleric’s final farewell, he finally understands what both men had been teaching all along: the profound comfort of believing in something bigger than yourself.
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260pp, 132mm x 204mm, hardback, 2009, RRP £12.99 Code: 191111 Cygnus Price £6.50
CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE GRANDMOTHER’S SOUL Jack Canfield et al
Whether you’re a veteran grandmother or a Granny-to-be, or you’re looking for the perfect book for your grandma, this collection of stories will warm your heart and make you laugh about the universal experiences of being a grandmother. Celebrate the memories we make and the times we cherish with grandmothers: the women who can both spoil and be stern; who provide unconditional love and invaluable wisdom; who can share sage advice while sharing an ice cream. Whether she’s rocking or rock-and-rolling, knitting or surfing, hugging or hiking, every grandma will find herself in these loving, laughing stories. This is the perfect thank you to those special women who enrich our lives with joy and love – grandmothers everywhere.
380pp, 134mm x 215mm, softback, 2009, RRP £8.99 Code: 191112 Cygnus Price £4.50
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GIFTS TO FEED THE SOUL
QUESTIONS ABOUT WISDOM & LOVE Bengt Rudqvist
In Questions about Wisdom and Love, Bengt Rudqvist has created an elegant and simple way of developing and deepening your own inner oracle, through questions that form a special, meditative rhythm in your thoughts. They are combined with beautiful landscape photographs, taken by the author as a meditation (with his eyes closed). Ask yourself a question, open the book at random and let your eyes rest on a short piece of text on that page. Then reflect upon it to find new meaning or perspective in your question, using whatever associations and connections that occur to you to create your own ‘oracle answer’. This inner dialogue may result in surprising new thoughts, feelings and insights, as it inspires you to find the answers within and make your unique journey of discovery.
58pp, 206mm x 216mm, illus. in b&w, hardback, 2009, RRP £9.99 Code: 191103 Cygnus Price £6.99
THE SONG OF MOTHER DIVINE Sue Saraswati
The beautiful words and sacred geometry images of The Song of Mother Divine work together in a progression that speaks directly to your soul, forming a reminder of a truth sometimes forgotten, that no matter what, you are loved. Its simple message encompasses all that is, says Sue Saraswati: it is all you truly need to know in order to find peace. This is a short, simple, but very powerful pocket-sized book, perfect to keep with you to use as a focus for meditation and contemplation. Whenever you have a spare moment, read and re-read the poem very slowly whilst contemplating each statement and the accompanying illustration. Why not send one to your friends, to remind them that they, too, are loved?
64pp, 106mm x 106mm, illus. in colour, hardback, 2008, RRP £3.99 Code: 181209 Cygnus Price £2.99
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TAO TE CHING Laozi
Written in about the sixth century BC, the Tao Te Ching is the sublimely poetic spiritual teaching of the Chinese sage Laozi (or Lao Tzu), a recordkeeper at the Zhou court, a contemporary of Confucius and the founder of Taoism. It affirms that each human being is a reflection of the whole universe, a microcosm within the macrocosm, and that all of us live under the same cosmic laws of the Tao. Laozi offers profound wisdom, spiritual guidance and nourishment, showing that true fulfilment is attained by following the path of Wu Wei: flowing with the constantly changing stream of life, and trying to live by the truth of nature, in universal harmony and balance. This luxuriously satin-bound and beautifully illustrated gift edition is ideal to draw on for inspiration each day.
272pp, 156mm x 240mm, illus. in colour, hardback, 2009, RRP £19.99 Code: 191104 Cygnus Price £9.99
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WATER CRYSTAL HEALING Masaru Emoto
We’re rather enthusiastic about Masaru Emoto’s creation, Water Crystal Healing. Ensconce yourself with this beautiful book and music, and with closed eyes and open heart, watch the beautiful scenes and enjoy the sublime feelings that will unfold in your mind’s eye. Masaru Emoto presents music that he has found through his research to be save £6.00! beneficial for common physical and emotional imbalances, together with inspiring descriptions of the benefits you may feel by listening to it. Each description appears alongside a captivating photograph of a water crystal that formed while the piece of music was being played. Emoto suggests that, by focusing on the water crystal while listening to the music, you can experience enhanced benefits. All the music on the two accompanying CDs evokes water in some way, and includes Smetana’s ‘The Moldau’, Debussy’s ‘De l’Aube à Midi sur la Mer’, parts of Tchaikovsky’s ballet ‘Swan Lake’, Sibelius’s ‘The Swan of Tuonela’ and much more.
64pp, 210mm x 260mm, illus. in colour, hardback book + 2CDs, total running time 2hrs 7min, 2009, RRP £14.99 Code: 161208 Cygnus Price £8.99
YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE BOX SET Book Louise L Hay
+ DVD You Can Heal Your Life, the definitive bestselling book on the way that limiting thoughts and beliefs control and constrict us, has transformed the lives of millions of people. This is a book that people credit with profoundly altering their awareness of the impact that the mind has on our health and wellbeing. Louise Hay offers deep insight into the relationship between the mind and the body, showing how, by changing specific thoughts and beliefs, you can improve your relationships, work, prosperity and, most importantly, your physical health. Shift your thinking, make positive change in your life, and realise that all you need to achieve abundance, improved selfesteem and health is already within you. This special box set edition, ideal as an introduction to Louise’s methods, includes her inspirational film, which centres on the affirmation ‘I am willing to change’, and makes her guidance all the more vivid and accessible.
Boxed set, 132mm x 192mm, 266pp softback book, 90 min DVD, 2009, RRP £12.99
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THE WAY OF F**K IT John C Parkin & Gaia Pollini
Truth is sometimes found in the most surprising ways, say Parkin and Pollini: even in profanity. It is time to realise that many of our problems arise because we take things too seriously. Letting go of this seriousness, this sense of things mattering so much – in a deliciously un-serious way – can create liberation and change in our lives. And so, by releasing worry and inhibition, uttering with gusto this age-old two-word expletive – ‘F**k It!’ – and mixing in a generous shot of humour helped by the most wonderfully simple yet meaningful cartoon line-drawings, you can discover more freedom in your life. This absolutely joyous mixture of wisdom and mischief will have you giggling and plotting your new-found liberty in an instant. How about this one? ‘Say F**k It and hum Bohemian Rhapsody on the Tube, all the way through.’
220pp, 160mm x 158mm, illus. in b&w, hardback, 2009, RRP £6.99 Code: 191106 Cygnus Price £4.89
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LORNA BYRNE
Lorna Byrne author of Angels in My Hair has been seeing and talking to angels since she was a baby. She has written this piece especially for you, our Cygnus readers, sharing this story for the first time. We hope you find it gentle and inspiring. I was about seven when the angels showed me the real meaning of Christmas. I was walking home from school one afternoon beside Angel Hosus, one of the angels who have been with me throughout my life. Angel Hosus started telling me about a little girl, Emma, who was in the class ahead of me. I hadn’t ever spoken to her but I had noticed her, as she was always as neat as a pin. He told me that her parents were in heaven, and that she and her little brother lived with their aunt who was very strict and did not show them any love. Hosus told me, ‘The angels need your help. Emma’s auntie’s heart is very cold and this Christmas, we want to fill her heart with love.’ I looked up at Hosus, ‘But what can I do?’ Hosus replied, ‘Lorna you have a little doll at home, you can make some new clothes for it. Put all the love that is in your heart into the doll while you are doing this.’ Hosus then disappeared. A labour of love Over the next few weeks I secretly knitted clothes for the doll using wool from old socks. It was hard work and I kept sticking the needles into me. When I did, the angels around me would say ‘ouch’ and make me laugh. I enjoyed every minute of it, even though it took me ages to do, and all the time I was thinking of the love Angel Hosus had told me to pour into it. One day before Christmas, Emma and I walked home together. She told me she hated Christmas now. She cried as she told me she missed her parents and their Christmases together, and that the year before they had hardly celebrated Christmas and she didn’t get any presents. Her Guardian Angel wiped away her tears as I asked, ‘What would you love this Christmas?’ Emma answered immediately, ‘I’d love to see Auntie Anne smile! She is so hard, and so cross. I do love her, but I don’t think she loves us.’ I smiled at her, as angels surrounded us, ‘Emma, I believe God and the angels are going to fill your house with laughter and love this Christmas. Talk to your Guardian Angel
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about Christmas and about your wishes for your auntie.’ Talk to your Guardian Angel Emma looked at me a little strangely, ‘You mean really talk to my Guardian Angel? I’ve never done that before.’ I nodded and hugged her and Emma ran around the corner. As I walked home, Hosus appeared beside me saying, ‘What’s that on the ground Lorna?’ I looked down and saw a small toy – a plastic cowboy on a horse. I picked them up and Hosus told me to keep them as a present for Emma’s little brother.
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ANGELS IN MY HAIR Lorna Byrne
When Lorna Byrne was a child, people often noticed that she did not seem to be focussing on the world around her. That is because Lorna saw not just the world around her but, equally vividly, angels and spirits, too. For many years she assumed everyone saw the same. Now, as Lorna tells the story of her life, we meet, as she did, the creatures from the spirit worlds who also inhabit our own, mostly angels of an astonishing beauty and variety – including the prophet Elijah and an Archangel – but also the spirits of people who have died. Angels in My Hair, the compelling autobiography of a modern day mystic, may also help you remember times in your past when Angels have helped you. Recognising these events, even in hindsight, explains Lorna, can offer powerful support when we face challenges in our life.
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On Christmas Eve I was getting very anxious. How was I to get the presents to Emma without anyone knowing? The angels had it sorted though: mum ran out of sugar and sent me to the shops – Emma’s house was on the way. I grabbed the bag with the two presents as I ran out of the house. Emma’s house looked dark and cold. I prayed, ‘Please let there be smiles and happiness this Christmas.’ I opened the gate gently and I was just about to knock when Hosus shook his head. Hosus told me to just hang the bag on the door knocker. I did as I was asked. I hadn’t put my name on the presents: they were a surprise for Emma and her brother, and I didn’t want them to know who they came from. As we walked to the shops,
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Hosus explained that these gifts were going to stir up the love in Emma’s auntie and help her to open her heart. I had a wonderful Christmas, but all the time I was thinking of Emma’s family and asking the angels to fill their house with love and joy. I looked forward to the first day back in school and finding out how she had got on. At lunch, Emma came running over to me with a big smile on her face. She looked so different. ‘We had a wonderful Christmas.’ She told me, ‘We sang songs and played games and Auntie Anne even had presents for us. But the best part of all, Lorna, was that Auntie Anne told us she loved us, and no present could have been better than that.’ Beside Emma I saw her Guardian Angel open up, and beside her Guardian Angel I saw a man and woman, holding hands, smiling at me. I knew they were the souls of Emma’s Mum and Dad. Just then, one of Emma’s friends called her and she ran away. The best present Christmas is a time for love and peace in our homes. The best present you can give anyone is love; love is a gift that is priceless. We need to listen to God’s angels, who are telling us to let no one feel alone or unloved this Christmas. Each and every one of us needs to let those around us know that we love and care for them. For more information on Lorna Byrne: www.lornabyrne.com
WORKING WITH ANGELS, FAIRIES & NATURE SPIRITS William Bloom
The invisible realm of angels, fairies and nature spirits is revealed in this book as an essential part of the fabric of nature – as tangible as the ground we walk on if only we are prepared to rediscover some long-disused ways of perceiving. With a refreshing blend of common sense, understanding and practical help derived from more than 25 years of direct personal experience, William Bloom shows you how to sense, cooperate and communicate with these invisible beings of energy who, he says, are capable of doing so much for our education, practical aid, healing and inspiration.
166pp, 132mm x 215mm, softback, 2009 (orig. 1998), RRP £8.99 Code: 085044 Cygnus Price £5.50
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Cygnus Books 9
AS YOU THINK, SO YOU BECOME
STOP THE EXCUSES! Dr Wayne W Dyer
In Stop the Excuses!, Wayne Dyer reveals how to change the self-defeating thinking patterns that have prevented you from living at the highest levels of success, happiness, and health. In fact, they’re just excuses. So, modifying habituated thinking patterns means losing the tired old excuses and examining your beliefs in a new and truthful light. In this liberating work, Wayne presents a compendium of save conscious and subconscious crutches 40%! employed by virtually everyone, along with ways to cast them aside once and for all. You’ll learn to apply specific questions to any excuse, and then proceed through the steps of a new paradigm. You’ll realise that there are no excuses worth defending, ever, even if they’ve always been part of your life – and the joy of releasing them will resonate throughout your very being. When you eliminate the need to explain your shortcomings or failures, you’ll awaken to the life of your dreams.
268pp, 152mm x 228mm, softback, 2009, RRP £9.99 Code: 190602 Cygnus Price £5.99
VIRUS OF THE MIND Richard Brodie
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We are surrounded by information in the 21st century – bombarded by advertising, attitudes, celebrities, news, wars, fashion, the latest fads... the sheer amount of information we have access to appears untameable, unworkable and too much to gain sense from unless we pick and choose very carefully. However, our choices are very often made for us as the result of advertising, media companies, the government and popular culture. The results of these choices are called memes, and their impact is shaping not just society but us individually, and on a core level, beyond psychology, personal free will, and even genetics. The very first book on the subject of memes, and how they behave just like viruses, this is an incredible study of the power of communication and ‘going along with everyone else’. Virus of the Mind explains just how we are ‘infected’ by the deliberate shaping of society’s attitudes and behaviours – and how we can cure ourselves.
270pp, 136mm x 216mm, softback, 2009, RRP £10.99 Code: 190701 Cygnus Price £5.99
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THE VORTEX Esther & Jerry Hicks
Relationships and love bring with them incredible experiences, but what if love becomes too much of a challenge, and finding, sustaining and enjoying a relationship feels impossible? Esther and Jerry Hicks, who present the powerful teachings they channel from the group of discarnate entities known collectively as ‘Abraham’, will now help you understand every relationship you are currently involved in as well as every relationship you have ever experienced, and Free CD those you are yet to have. The Vortex uncovers a myriad of false premises that are at the heart of every uncomfortable relationship issue, and guides you to a clear understanding of the powerful creative Vortex that has already assembled the relationships that you have desired. Abraham will show you how to enter that Vortex, where you will rendezvous with everything and everyone you have been looking for. The book includes a CD recording of a live workshop hosted by the Hicks.
258pp, 152mm x 228mm, softback, 2009 + free 70 minute CD, RRP £9.99 Code: 190915 Cygnus Price £6.25
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CONTROL STRESS Paul McKenna
Everyone has some degree of stress in their life, but do you have the skills to deal with it. Paul McKenna now applies his clear and effective methods to teach you how to take greater control over the stress in your life, so that you will feel better and live longer. Your immune system will be stronger, your stamina will be significantly increased, and you will make better decisions. Better still, the overall quality of your life will be significantly enhanced! This stress control system, with a powerful hypnosis CD, will help you achieve deep states of relaxation, have more energy and be more effective in your everyday life. Paul McKenna has created a daily companion that will allow you to access your body’s natural capacity for instant calm. As you learn to change your response to stress and worry, you will be able to stay at your best for longer and bounce back quicker than ever before. You will be unburdened of the stress you carry with you wherever you go and be able to live a happy, calmer, rich and joyous life!
160pp, 148mm x 210mm, softback, 2009 + free 23 minute CD, RRP £10.99 Code: 190913 Cygnus Price £6.00
I CAN MAKE YOU SLEEP Paul McKenna
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Would you like to overcome insomnia, to stop your mind racing when you try to sleep, and to sleep deeply through the night without interruption? Would you like to awaken full of energy? In I Can Make You Sleep, Paul McKenna explains that most sleep problems stem from bad habits that suppress the natural patterns of sleep. He guides you through the process of creating the ideal environment for sleep: when to sleep, wake and eat, how to prepare your bedroom and how to relax. The accompanying hypnosis CD, for use while you are in bed, re-programmes your unconscious mind, encouraging wakefulness during the day and promoting quality sleep at night. Paul McKenna’s tried and tested methods – repetition of straightforward techniques and exercises, explained clearly and carefully to optimise your success – are sure to help anyone rediscover the bliss of a good night’s sleep.
160pp, 150mm x 210mm, softback + CD, 2009, RRP £10.99 Code: 190103 Cygnus Price £6.50
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THE ART OF EXTREME SELF-CARE Cheryl Richardson
Cheryl Richardson has learned that when we care for ourselves deeply and deliberately, we naturally begin to care for others in a healthier and more effective way. We become conscious and conscientious, living in truth, making our choices from a place of love and compassion instead of guilt and obligation, and discovering the deep interconnection of all things. The Art of Extreme Self-Care is her ‘handbook for the heart and mind’, guiding you into living and working in a soul-nourishing environment, expressing your true gifts, nurturing your emotional, physical and spiritual health. Cheryl Richardson offers twelve strategies, to be used one month at a time, challenging you to alter the behaviour patterns or circumstances that hold you back, find your natural rhythym and rediscover your passions.
208pp, 128mm x 198mm, softback, 2009, RRP £8.99 Code: 190719 Cygnus Price £5.99
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WHO ARE WE?
DOREEN VIRTUE
SIGNS FROM ABOVE Doreen Virtue & Charles Virtue
THE SECRET OF THE AGES Claire Nahmad & Margaret Bailey
Your guardian angels are continuously giving you messages to guide your life choices, frequently through signs, such as seeing rainbows, cloud forms, repetitive number sequences, finding coins or feathers, and hearing meaningful songs. In Signs from Above, Doreen Virtue and her son Charles teach you how to understand the signs that are always around you. You’ll gain comfort from reading true stories of how angels answered prayers by giving clear signs of their love and protection. You’ll also have a better understanding of how to ask the angels for signs, along with specific prayers for your relationships, career, health, and other vital areas of your life. There are just two steps to experiencing signs from above: believe in them and notice them! Now, as you read Signs from Above, you will realize just how often the angels have already sent you signs.
What if the Holy Grail was our direct conscious connection to God and the higher realms, and is about to be triumphantly restored to us? The Secret of the Ages investigates the exact location of the Holy Grail, the mystery of its essence and the wonder of its virtues. Claire Nahmad and Margaret Bailey explore the notion that our save planet was first colonised, by decree of God, £6.00! by humans of high degree who implanted their essence into simian life. They describe how their king, disgusted by the struggles of this new human life, turned against God in a horrific act of defiance, and set himself up as a false God in order to control us, planning the global ethnic cleansing of humanity and realising his aims by cutting off the Holy Grail from human access. These revelatory claims, presented with convincing evidence and sound spiritual guidance, offer powerful food for thought as to who we really are.
128pp, 102mm x 152mm, softback, 2009, RRP £6.99 Code: 190207 Cygnus Price £4.50
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PROJECT HUMAN EXTINCTION: THE ULTIMATE CONSPIRACY Chris Thomas & Dave Morgan
Humanity has two possible futures: one we planned for ourselves and one others have imposed upon us, say Chris Thomas and Dave Morgan. Which ‘plan’ we choose will determine our ultimate future. This book traces the history of this secretive plan and exposes those who formulated it – including those known as the Annunaki – and have the power to manipulate the population to its will. Investigating the conspiracy from two angles – by Dave Morgan through the physical evidence and by Chris Thomas through the Akashic – they show that we can still make our own choices, and present the options we have in ensuring that we can ultimately achieve our rise in consciousness. As we approach the 2012 watershed, Project Human Extinction presents the information we need in a readable, understandable way, showing how to regain our power and embrace the process of change, and also brings Chris Thomas’s other books fully up to date.
366pp, 148mm x 210mm, softback, 2009, RRP £16.95 Code: 191109 Cygnus Price £11.95
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THE MIRACLES OF ARCHANGEL MICHAEL Doreen Virtue
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MIND PROGRAMMING Eldon Taylor
This book is a riveting exposé of the plethora of research that has been carried out to discover ways of controlling your every thought and desire. Eldon Taylor describes the methods of persuasion that are used, most often against us, and shows how that knowledge can be turned around to your advantage. Thankfully, he offers amazingly Free positive and constructive tools to free your CD mind from these influences, empowering you to realise the life of your dreams, not someone else’s. The accompanying CD, which contains Eldon Taylor’s subliminal InnerTalk® affirmations, is designed to help your mind protect itself from brainwashing and replace negativity with positive attitudes and beliefs.
356pp, 158mm x 234mm, illus. in b&w, hardback + 62min CD, 2009, RRP £13.99 Code: 191117 Cygnus Price £8.40
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Healer, warrior and guardian, Archangel Michael is the bringer of peace and the conqueror of darkness, a powerful protector who helps everyone who calls upon him. In this enlightening book, Doreen Virtue teaches the many ways in which Michael brings peace to people everywhere. You’ll learn how to contact Michael and discover ways to work with him for physical and emotional healing for yourself, your friends and family members, or your clients. You’ll love the touching true stories gathered by Doreen, of how Michael has protected people while driving, guided their careers, safeguarded their children. Open your heart to the amazingly pure, unconditional love that Michael has for anyone who seeks his help. The Miracles of Archangel Michael will help you feel safe, protected, and very loved!
200pp, 134mm x 216mm, softback, 2008, RRP £8.99 Code: 181211 Cygnus Price £6.25
ARCHANGEL MICHAEL ORACLE CARDS Doreen Virtue
Archangel Michael is a beloved, powerful protector and trustworthy guide, who knows your life’s purpose and the best steps for you to take next, says Doreen Virtue. The 44 oracle cards in this deck feature healing and supportive messages and a prayer for you from Michael, along with a beautiful, evocative series of pictures depicting him in many styles, from the traditional to modern. Use the cards and the accompanying guidebook to conduct accurate, safe readings for yourself and others, to receive answers to your most pressing questions and concerns. This lovely deck is suitable for beginners and those experienced in divination cards alike.
Boxed set, 92mm x 136mm, 44 full colour cards & 116pp guidebook, 2009, RRP £11.99 Code: 191101 Cygnus Price £7.65
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MADDY HARLAND
We all have our ancestors within us and carry memories from the past. I have a particular sense of the genes in me that are ‘indigenous’ – of the human who was deeply attuned to the natural world – who hunted, foraged, enjoyed the wildwood, and pristine rivers and seas. I can easily imagine a time when our native seas were teaming with so much life that fish surfed on every breaking wave. Tim’s seafaring grandfather used to tell him stories of the astonishing abundance of the sockeye salmon in Alaska, so plentiful that travellers could cross rivers by stepping on the bodies of spawning fish. Now it is endangered, like so many other marine species. I hold somewhere deep in me the possibility of nature’s marvellous abundance. Human beings have eroded it but the blueprint is still there. I believe in the power of nature’s ability to regenerate, given the chance, and we humans all have a pressing responsibility to encourage this. One of my deepest pleasures is reconnecting with this indigenous ancestor. I know that this is not uncommon. Almost all of us share a reverence and respect for nature’s power and the great pleasure of immersing ourselves in the natural world. Walking recently by the River Test in Hampshire, I watched a large flock of swans taking off from the glistening surface of the crystal clear river. The sound of large wings beating on air is inimitable. The rewards of foraging Another of my pleasures is foraging. Tim and I have special places in the landscapes we frequent where we know edibles grow; a sandy path from a hidden cove in Cornwall where we find wild mint – ideal for garnishing potatoes – or wild fruit trees growing by roadsides which have delicious crops of apples or damsons. We even have a special tree in the woods that gives us a month’s supply of oyster mushrooms if we husband the crop carefully before the hard frosts.
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Reconnecting with Nature’s Abundance
Foraging for wild food makes us more intimate with our environment, more connected to the cycles and seasons and more attuned to the subtle shifts in weather from year to year. Like growing food, foraging deepens our awareness of nature’s patterns, her bounty and her need for respect. There are rules, of course, like not gathering so much that yields are destroyed for future years, or knowing your edible species and not taking any risks. A good guide book is essential. Food for Free (see next column) is a book we have owned for years. It is a classic. By foraging, we also reconnect with the part of ourselves that loved to build dens as children, to play outside, to appreciate large
ASK MOTHER NATURE Ellen Vande Visse
Would you prefer to make a deal with garden ‘pests’, rather than waging chemical warfare on them? Venture with Ellen Vande Visse into her garden to encounter an onslaught of garden ‘nasties’. Smile at Ellen’s first communication with the root maggot, follow her as she learns how to dialogue with the Devas of the garden, coming to work in harmony with all of the nature kingdom. Ellen’s entertaining tales show how the different nature beings voice their viewpoint, and that we can all connect with the Devic perspective. Ask Mother Nature: A Conscious Gardener’s Guide is a pleasing and unique combination of gardening guidance and inspiration for spiritual development, urging us to live, apply and demonstrate a conscious life in co-operation with nature.
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skies, dramatic clouds, joyous adventures, and an innocent fantasy life. A big part of our psychological wellbeing is rooted in nurturing the child, whatever age we are, and remembering our dreams and adventures. We must never wholly grow old! Immersion in nature I believe Ben Law, who built his house in his own woodland almost entirely by hand and from materials from his local environment, has come to symbolise an iconic sense of independence and immersion in the natural world. Literally millions of people have seen films about him and thousands have read his books. Ben’s connection with his woodland is of such an intimate nature, he knows every tree and habitat. Ben is a masterful forager with a wide repertoire of edible species in his
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memory and the places to find them. We do not need to forage in the ‘wilds’, however. The wonderful thing about forest gardening is that you can create a garden that is both a biodiverse wildlife habitat and an edible landscape. At certain times of the year Tim and I don’t have to venture out to the fields and woods, there is such an abundance of food growing on our back doorstep. We literally walk out into the garden and forage for selfsown salads like American landcress, berries such as Oregon grape and sumptuous blackberry cultivars, and trees allowed to grow into standards in our ‘fedge’ (a fruiting hedge) like Prunus myrobalan. This kind of garden, combining native wildflowers and mixed hedges with semi-wild, self-seeding edible plants and fruit and nut trees, provides the best of all worlds. This type of gardening is deeply attuned to Mother Nature. Much love, Maddy Maddy Harland is the editor of Permaculture Magazine – inspirations for sustainable living. www.permaculture.co.uk Maddy and Tim and their forest garden will be featured on a new BBC Gardener’s World six part series presented by Alys Fowler in early 2010. For more information on Ben Law please see www.ben-law.co.uk
FOOD FOR FREE Richard Mabey
This small format edition of the bestselling, true classic in foraging is ideal for carrying in a pocket or rucksack and provides a portable guide for all those who enjoy save 41%! what the countryside has to offer. Richard Mabey supplies a wealth of practical information on how to identify, collect, cook and eat these wild foods. Over 100 plants are listed, fully illustrated and described, together with recipes and other fascinating information about their use throughout the ages. The recipes are listed so that you can plan your foray with a feast in mind. This is the ideal book for both nature-lovers and cooks. Particularly with today’s emphasis on the freshest and most natural of foods. There is also advice on the countryside laws and regulations on picking wild plants.
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CONNECT WITH THE ELEMENTAL KINGDOM THE FAIRY ARTIST’S FIGURE DRAWING BIBLE Linda Ravenscroft
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TIGER-TIGER, IS IT TRUE? Byron Katie & Hans Wilhelm
Tiger-Tiger, Is It True? is a story about a little tiger who thinks that his whole world is falling apart: his parents don’t love him, his friends have abandoned him, and life is unfair. But a wise turtle asks him four questions, and everything changes. He realizes that all his problems are not caused by things, but by his thoughts about things; and that when he questions his thoughts, life becomes wonderful again. This is a heart-warming story with a powerful message that can transform the lives of even very young children. Byron Katie’s wisdom-filled words and Hans Wilhelm’s vivid, magical illustrations combine to make a book that is sure to become a favourite. Ages 4-8.
This book will guide you through drawing and painting the best-known characters of the fairy realm – from goblins and sorceresses to playful gnomes and flower spirits – showing you how to capture their characteristic postures and expressions. Learn how to construct fairy anatomy and wings, how to adorn your characters with beautiful costumes. Linda shows you how to work with colour and composition, building on techniques to copy the fairies in the directory, and guiding you to creating your own designs, drawing inspiration from the gallery of ideas and variations. Bring to life magical elemental beings from the other realms – they’re just waiting to be discovered.
256pp, 168mm x 205mm, illustrated, hardback, 2009, RRP £12.99 Code: 190811 Cygnus Price £7.99
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CRAFTING A MAGICAL LIFE Carol Holaday
WINTER SHADOW Richard Knight
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Crafting a Magical Life is a wonderful collection of craft ideas for manifesting your heart’s desire – creative projects that focus your intention and improve your spiritual connection. Carol Holaday provides clear, illustrated instructions for twenty practical magical and spiritual items and shows how to maximize their potential. Projects include wands, a divine dream pillow, a gemstone amulet, a divining pendulum, prayer beads, power talismans, mystic runes, and magical beeswax candles. Carol offers a wealth of ideas, including chants and prayers, to help stimulate your imagination. Her guides to colour, astrology, moon phases, crystals, metals, and numerology will help you focus your intent on specific goals. From love and wealth to happiness and health, craft the magical life you desire and deserve.
In a small village in the snowy north, Maria 40%! stumbles upon a mysterious grey bundle, covered in wintry snow – an abandoned wolf cub! Her friends and neighbours are troubled when she rescues the cub, questioning the wisdom of her act. Even Grandfather is hesitant to support her plan to nurse the cub to health, but soon Maria and Shadow warm the hearts of almost every villager. Then, a mysterious woman tells a story about a boy raised by wolves. Shadow howls for the first time, and disappears. Will he ever come back? Beautifully illustrated, this touching story explores the delicate balance between humans and nature, and between the individual and community. Ages 6-10.
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172pp, 150mm x 228mm, illus. in colour, softback, 2009, RRP £9.99 Code: 190514 Cygnus Price £6.99
THE GENTLEMAN & THE FAUN Robert Ogilvie Crombie
Have you ever wished for something with your whole heart? As a child, Robert Ogilvie Crombie (Roc) made a wish as he dropped a penny into a wishing well – he asked to be able to see fairies and talk to them. Follow Roc’s path in The Gentleman and the Faun as, many years later, he meets the faun Kurmos in save the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, discov£7.00! ers the realm of the elementals and, eventually, meets the great god Pan himself. Through his experiences Roc becomes closely involved with the Findhorn Community, where he meets further elementals who give him sound advice as to how the gardens should be cared for in order to work in harmony with nature. Today, more than ever, the information in The Gentleman and the Faun is a reminder to us all of the importance of our relationship with the nature kingdom, showing how to work in harmony with the elementals and perhaps, just perhaps, to actually meet these enchanting beings, the guardians of nature.
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL Charles Dickens, illus. by PJ Lynch
Dickens’ ghostly tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, first published in 1843, has become as much a part of Christmas as trees and stockings, plum pudding and mistletoe. This lavish, unabridged new edition resonates with the true spirit of Christmas. It is superbly illustrated by PJ Lynch whose detailed, atmospheric artwork brings Dickensian London vividly alive. This is the story of a mean old skinflint who hates everyone. On a Christmas eve as cold as his heart, he receives three ghostly visitors – the spirits of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come. They take him on an amazing journey of transformation, proving that even the coldest heart can thaw. Ages: read together 6+, read alone 10+.
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Thank you my atheist friends!
PIERRE PRADERVAND
I have always felt grateful toward sincere atheists, because they have often helped me progress in my understanding of that greatest of all mysteries: ‘God’. And the current atheist campaign – claiming that God probably doesn’t exist – which started in England and is now spreading rapidly abroad, can be seen as a God-sent(!) opportunity to ask ourselves some much needed and tough questions about the essence of authentic ‘religion’. In addition, it makes our concept of the divine understandable to the man or woman in the street, who is perhaps devoid of any religious upbringing. Religions were probably born of the attempt by primitive humans to understand the awesome and often frightening universe around them. Early rituals were probably conceived of as attempts to placate the menacing forces that seemed to govern life. Only much later did great religious seers, like Moses or Buddha, add a deep ethical dimension to the practice of religion. Jesus, certainly one of the greatest avatars in human history, ultimately defined truth not in terms of creed, ritual or correct theology, but in terms of behaviour. His statement that, ‘He that doeth the truth cometh to the light’, is the most amazing statement on truth I have ever come across: truth is something you live before being a correct statement, a creed or a specific ritual. And is not love lived in the everyday the highest truth, because ultimately it is the only thing that we cannot live without, the ultimate aim of life, the most efficient tool of change, the deepest link binding humans, and humans to their world? Ultimately, I am much less concerned about what a person believes than if their life radiates love, if they live a life of service, express joy and goodness, because in the end these are the only things that really count. I have alas met too many of the religious kind who are so stuck in the mud, constantly judging and splitting theological hairs not in two but in ten, just as I have met atheists who lived incredibly dedicated lives of service, to attach any importance to labels. This doesn’t mean beliefs are unimportant, because depending on the beliefs you hold, you can be utterly miserable or radiantly happy. I would simply like to suggest that the essence of religion is the behaviour it generates, and not the endless theological debates it stirs up. Spirituality is what is important for the survival of the world, not formalized religions which will probably disappear one day. And the highest form of spirituality is love lived in the everyday. Pierre Pradervand pierre@vivreautrement.ch
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SCIENCE & HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES Mary Baker Eddy
In Science and Health, Mary Baker Eddy, describes how to bring about healing on spiritual, emotional and even physical levels by aligning our beliefs, thoughts and attitudes with an awareness of God’s total goodwill towards all life. She devoted her life to sharing this message of hope, healing, comfort and spiritual strength, teaching that everyone can experience the presence of God’s goodness here and now. She shows how problems of any kind can be healed and overcome through a profound focusing and meditation on spiritual laws, all of which arise from the love of an all-encompassing and ever-present Father-Mother God. Apart from minor revisions in the early years, this most enduring of books on spirituality has been improving the health and bringing harmony and healing to the lives of millions – including Doreen Virtue’s family [see The Lightworker’s Way, 131021] – since its first publication in 1875.
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“This book is possibly unique in religious literature because not only is it the only complete non-dual presentation of Christianity, but it is entirely built on the concept of the spiritual laws governing reality which each one can learn to understand. Maybe unbeknown to herself, Eddy lay the basis for what could become a major form of lay spirituality one day. Although the book is written in traditional Christian language, the concepts behind the language are universal, non denominational and even non religious. If the reader learns to filter out the traditional theological language to keep the essence of the teaching, she or he will end up with a golden nugget of basic principles for the healing of the world. In the scientific field, one speaks of ‘protocols’, which are specific steps to undertake and run a scientific experiment. Science and Health can be conceived of as a remarkable protocol for healing – the last 100 pages are accounts of people healed of all imaginable diseases simply by reading the book – by following the protocol. Is there any other book in the spiritual literature of humanity that can make such a claim?” Pierre
THE GENTLE ART OF BLESSING Pierre Pradervand
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Mystics tell us that behind the veil of material appearances exists an infinite, unconditionally loving principle of benevolence, abundance and peace. Would you like to develop your own awareness of that? An awareness so vivid, so unwavering that you can no longer mistake the veil for the reality? An awareness so penetrating that the laws of Love, with their transforming, healing power, are admitted even into the darkest hell? This, and no less, is the aim of The Gentle Art of Blessing, described so eloquently by Pierre Pradervand. The Gentle Art of Blessing is the perfect way to develop an awareness constantly centred in love, even in the midst of trying circumstances. When you make it your daily spiritual practice, it will be impossible for your heart not to expand. From a narrow cubicle, it will become a temple without walls.
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Prayers, Blessings and Songs for the Winter Solstice
A Blessing Come away from the noise and activity of everyday life, pull down the blinds and know that this night is the longest night. It is a time to reflect and be grateful for all the gifts you have been given. Sit down and light a candle in this place you will find tranquillity, peace will wash over you like a wave leaving you refreshed and calm, thus allowing the love of your ancestors to cross thresholds to reach you. They will remind you that love has no boundaries you will be able to release the burdens of the past to rejoice in the present, the ever new. Nurture yourself and listen to the inner voice for it speaks wisely and deserves attention. This is a magical time, for you are poised between the light and the dark a place of immense power and perfect balance, use this power to bring positive change to the world, practice sacred acts of kindness and love remember that you walk upon holy ground. Chant ‘Om Sohum Shanti, Sohum Prem’ I am Peace, I am Love then send this out into the world, shower blessings on loved ones, on those who are in darkness on Gaia and all sentient beings. Remember as this night comes to a close and you wait for the dawn that you are loved beyond measure. So be it Raine Geoghegan The Winter Solstice Blesses Us Take some time to set an intention this Winter Solstice. Think of it as sowing a seed at a very dark and inhospitable time of year. Your seed needs darkness and sometimes cold in order to germinate, so have faith that while you are battling through the wind and rain to go to work or do the shopping, something hidden and mysterious is happening in your inner life. Keep a careful eye out for a tiny shoot. You will need to look regularly because one day the soil will still be bare, but the next, you may see a tiny speck of green. Once that speck has appeared, take every opportunity to water it and spend time with it. As you continue to focus and think about it, many shoots may begin to appear even though you originally sowed only one seed. The magic of the Winter Solstice has done its work and a spring and summer full of flowers lies ahead. Some people think that winter is a dead time
when nothing grows, but that’s because they only look at the surface of things. Cygnus readers know different. Sarah Lowes Sleep Softly Now The wheel of the year makes its final turn and we are tipped over into the waxing light the sun god is reborn, bringing the promise of peace. There is a quickening on the earth and each step we take brings us closer to each other, helping us to realize we are all part of the same divine spark. We dance together in perfect balance surrendering ourselves to the new dawn what wonders lie before us we ask as we close our eyes and sink into a soft slumber what will germinate in our lives and how will we tend the new shoots?
All will be revealed when night turns into day time now to sleep and dream to do inner work to welcome the angels and light beings, they who walk with us on our path to give thanks for creation sleep softly now and awake to a new beginning. Raine Geoghegan Follow Over the brown earth, follow the drift of seed and falling berry into the under-dark. Over the brown earth, follow the hymn of wind and wilding weather into the under-dark.
Hung with a cloak of gold and copper, tied with a bramble, pinned with a thorn, I will steal you away to my home for the winter, deep in the mist and away from the storm, deep in the mist and away from the storm. Over the white frost, follow the tracks of bird and fox and rabbit into the longest night.
Over the white frost, follow the light of the star that is always shining out of the longest night.
Out in the snow the voices calling, caught in the branches, heard on the hill, hear the song of the light in the bleak of the winter. Hark to the sound. It is ringing still. Hark to the sound. It is ringing still. Jehanne Mehta
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ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE.12-14th February. Learn to create intimacy, fulfillment, pleasure in your relating. Male-female polarity, energetics, communication, boundaries. Love joyfully, celebrate life. 01452 813241; joy1@secretgarden.eu.com www.secretgarden.eu.com/all you need is love.html CHRISTMAS RETREAT in beautiful Somerset, December 24-27th. Also NEW YEAR GATHERING, 29th Dec - Jan 1st. Recharge and reconnect in a peaceful spiritual environment. Retreats also available throughout 2010. Tel: 01935 850266; www.selfrealizationcentres.org Self Realization Meditation Healing Centre, BA22 7NU, Somerset. PSYCHOCALISTHENICS® reduces aging by promoting vital energy throughout the entire body, increasing agility, mental clarity, emotional balance, and natural physical beauty. 5 hour gentle training workshop (Monthly in Worcestershire). 01299 823743 / 07866 471596; michael@stayingalive.eu.com; www.stayingalive.eu.com THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM heralded a story of spiritual change. Unfortunately that change resulted in more 'Pharisees'. Now the Star is visible again www.realstarpictures.com - please don't miss it. ANGELIC REIKI HEALING & Teacher Training Practitioner’s 2 Day Course. 1st & 2nd Degree: 12th/13th &19th/20th Dec 2009 OR 9th/10th Jan 2010, Leeds. Also available: Spiritual Guidance, Crystal/Colour/Distant & Animal Healing, EFT, Psychic Art. Tel. Jeanette 07979 246394; healinlight369@yahoo.co.uk KARUNA REIKI. The next step for Reiki Masters (all lineages) seekers of Universal Truth and Compassion. 3 day classes set in beautiful Peak District. Contact Janet Roome (U.K. Karuna Reiki Rep). Tel. 01629 733227 email: peakspirit@hotmail.co.uk or visit www.karunareiki.co.uk HAFAN Y COED, Courses 2009. 11th-13th Dec., The Veil is Thinner at Festive Time with Quintin Smith; 18th-20th Dec., Christmas Crystals with Deborah Grantham; 24th-27th Dec., Victorian Christmas Spirit Cavalcade with Jay Love. 01639 730985; www.hafanycoed.com ‘SPIRIT OF YOGA’, Yoga Teachers Training Courses. UK, Spain and India. 200hrs and 300hrs. In depth courses based on traditional Yoga practice/ theory. Take your love of Yoga one step further and train to teach. 00 34 653 302 748; www.youareyoga.com; maggielevien@yahoo.co.uk CRYSTAL & SOUND HEALING by correspondence. CrystalSonic RejuvenationTM - natural face-lift; Sound healing to Practitioner level; Past Life Regression. All courses with professional, accredited College. Tel: 01984 633597 or visit: www.atlantiscrystalhealing.com CREATIVE WRITING WEEKEND - Discovering Springs. Allow the words to flow with poetry and writing. Tutor Ted Walter. Friday 12th to Sunday 14th February 2010. Course, accommodation, vegetarian meals £170. Claridge House, Surrey. Tel: 01342 832150 visit www.claridgehousequaker.org.uk LIVING WITH LOSS. Gentle nurturing exploration of loss of a loved one with counsellors Frances Crampton, Elizabeth Brown. Monday 15th to Friday 19th February 2010. Course, accommodation, vegetarian meals £290. Claridge House, Surrey. Tel: 01342 832150 visit www.claridgehousequaker.org.uk GENTLE YOGA TO BOOST HEALTH AND STAMINA with yoga teacher Tim Francis. Friday 19th to Sunday 21st February 2010. Course, accommodation, vegetarian meals £170. Claridge House, Surrey. Tel: 01342 832150 visit www.claridgehousequaker.org.uk
FRANCE
Moulin de Larcy
Moulin de Larcy is a spiritual haven, snuggled in a valley of the Dordogne, on the banks of the River Dronne, comprising 9ha, where you can find a private spot to meditate, fish, paint, read or just stare! Revitalise your mind, body and soul with its tranquillity, soothing sounds of water and unpolluted air. Hidden in a hue of healing greens during Spring & Summer; washed in yellows, reds and oranges in Autumn and majestically bare in Winter. Reflexology - Various massages - Acupuncture Gentle counsellor who listens - Natural medications Nutritionist - Herbalist - Yoga - Meditation - Cycling
Accommodation: 3 luxury, self-catering apartments Meals provided on request (vegetarian meals available) (We regret that we do not accommodate children)
www.le-moulin-de-larcy.com
A MIND BODY SPIRIT FESTIVAL
is to be held next August Bank Holiday weekend
Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th August 2010
Euston, near Thetford, Norfolk, in aid of East Anglian Childrens' Hospice and St Nicholas Hospice. Anyone interested in bringing along their skills, therapies, entertainments or having a stall, please contact: Gay Harrison on 01449 710177 email: phoenix.s147@virgin.net
ARCHANGEL GREETINGS
Beautiful ecards for all life's special occasions including Winter Solstice, Samhain, Christmas, Birthdays, New Year and more. Artist-designed, musical, peaceful. Please preview cards on www.archangelgreetings.com THE SILVA METHOD - LIFE SKILLS & INTUITION TRAINING Change Your Beliefs, Change Your Life • Reduce Stress & Anxiety • Eliminate Unwanted Habits • Overcome Limiting Beliefs • Develop Intuitive Abilities • Influence Healing in Yourself & Others • Discover your Life Purpose ONGOING WORKSHOPS IN IRELAND register: www.silvamethod.ie email:info@silvamethod.ie
TEACHER TRAINING IN GUIDED MEDITATION & Self Empowerment Workshops
One week GHSC Accredited Diploma Course 4th - 8th January 2010. Venue: Hertfordshire Telephone: 01442 843040
www.academy-transtherapy.co.uk Traditional North American Indian
SWEAT LODGE
Ipsden, Oxfordshire. Connecting with ones self, each other and Mother Earth Cleansing, healing, grounding, energizing, rediscovery Tel: 01550 721615 email: sweatlodge@windspirit.co.uk www.windspirit.co.uk
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LOVE YOURSELF, HEAL YOUR LIFE. Empowering residential weekend workshop based on Louise L. Hay's work. Release negative patterns. Develop confidence. Create the life you truly desire. South Devon, Friday 29th - Sunday 31st January 2010. Edie 01548 821484 / 07968 850136 or Angela 01548 821293 SPIRIT RELEASE. An extremely simple and effective procedure releasing lost spirit that may reside in people, pets and property. Has WOW FACTOR and complements any other treatment beautifully. Tel. Sarah, 07917 888471 SHAMANIC DRUM CIRCLE. Drumming for healing, ceremony and soul. Small World Theatre, Cardigan, West Wales, every Thursday fortnight 7- 9pm. For dates and details see www.rosiandkeith.co.uk/news or ring 01239 810437. DISCOVER DOWSING! Foundation courses around the country for novices and complete beginners. 6/7th March in Malvern, 24/25th April, 12/13th June. £135. The British Society of Dowsers. Tel. 01684 576969; www.britishdowsers.org DOWSING FOR HEALTH COURSE: An Introduction for individuals and holistic practitioners. 27/28th March. £145. The British Society of Dowsers. Tel. 01684 576969; www.britishdowsers.org ENVIRONMENTAL HEALING and Earth Energies Courses: A whole new series of dowsing courses encompassing geopathic & geopsychic stress and geomancy from The British Society of Dowsers. Tel. 01684 576969; www.britishdowsers.org DIANA COOPER SCHOOL TEACHER TRAINING, Unicorn and Angel Healing Practitioner, Reiki (all degrees), Preparing for 2012 and other courses at The Unicorn Centre, Somerset. Tel. 01460 53699 visit: www.unicorncentre.co.uk ANAM CARA Retreat Centre, Scottish Highlands. Residential workshops and retreats in Buddhism, Shamanism, Bushcraft & Survival Skills, Sweatlodges, Vision Quests, Yoga, Chi Kung, Flint Knapping, Holistic Detox, Healing Arts and work retreats. To request a programme, tel: 01463 711702 email: welcome@anamcara.org or visit www.anamcara.org
SEEKING PEOPLE
TO LIVE IN A BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN GREECE. I share my solar house, filled with light, with people living a joyful, spiritual life, connected to nature. For 3 months? 3 years? email: togetherub5@ymail
SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
MATURE Housekeeper / carer seeks work. Available from January 2010. Non smoker, driver. References available. Reiki Master. Tel. 07702 839366. email: evebolingey@hotmail.co.uk
PROPERTY FOR SALE
HOLISTIC RETREAT FOR SALE. Set in beautiful countryside. Meditation studio, hot tub in garden, sauna, lovely treatment rooms, 7 guest rooms. Contact the owners on. Tel. 01751 417219 DETACHED HOUSE, North Pembrokeshire. 3 beds. Large kitchen, larger lounge. Aga. Reduced to £199,950. Option of reflexology business. Tel 01239 841426 or visit www.lynnehackles.com
HEALING, COACHING & READINGS
READINGS: Clear, accurate, relevant, waffle-free. Also, BEYOND COACHING: release blocks, patterns and trauma - even from conception or before any life times. Become who you truly are, manifest your desires & fulfil your original purpose. Phone sessions, Corinne Jeffrey 01264 791071/+ 44 1264 791071 NUMEROLOGY READING & 2010 FORECAST. Remarkably accurate, great christmas gift for self / friend. Send full birth name, current name D.O.B. and £10 to; Michelle Kilgour, 19 The Priory, Stourport, Worcs. DY13 8JQ. JESSICA - CLAIRVOYANT/MEDIUM. Professional, experienced, specialising in mediumship. Communicate with loved ones who have passed over. Telephone readings: £22 per 30mins/ £30 per 45mins. Also Personal Readings & Party Bookings. Central Bristol. Tel. 0117 373 7405 or 07800 929257 STOP STRUGGLING ALONE. Spiritual Life Coaching, £35 per hour. Tarot Readings, £20 for 45 minutes. Absent Healing Available. Tel. Local Rate 0845 269 2803 visit www.blueaurahealing.co.uk SPIRIT COMMUNICATOR offers substantial, confidential, written readings. Write name, address, name of a flower/plant/tree then hold paper meaningfully to your heart with an open mind. Send paper with £20 cheque payable to Seren, PO Box 75, Llandrindod Wells LD1 9AU JANET - NATURAL INTUITIVE, Detailed in-depth readings plus healing crystal. Send details, questions, DOB & photo (returnable) plus £20 cheque payable to J. Norton, 25 Laurel Road, Armthorpe, Doncaster DN3 2ES. ASTROLOGICAL CHILD PROFILE: Beautifully presented in a luxury silver hardback cover, this 45 plus page detailed report is a wonderful gift. It will help all parents to understand their children better and make more suitable choices for them as they develop. Tel: 01540 661828 NEGATIVE ENERGY RELEASE. Safely release negativity affecting your life. Professional remote scanning facilitates the release of negative thoughts, beliefs, behaviours, past life issues, attachments etc. Contact Heather Smith 01747 860305 ERIN, GIFTED PSYCHIC & MEDIUM. Telephone readings: messages, guidance & healing available immediately, day or evening with experienced reader visit www.erinpsychicandmedium.com Tel. 01239 615299 or 07786 906576
FIND YOUR IDEAL CAREER AND LIFE PURPOSE NOW. Stop struggling. Find the right path for you. Be inspired. Practical and loving channelled guidance. Sessions by phone. Highly experienced. Call Darren Linton 01245 460057 or visit www.guidedbyangels.info NEW ENERGY PATTERNINGS. Clearing/healing issues, beliefs, ties, past lives, negative patterns etc. Working with Ascended Masters & Angelic Beings. Moving forward into Light. Distance work £40: J. Gleny 01691 662471 ANGEL CARD READINGS by Andrew Hobbs. Spiritual intuitive, poet & writer. One-to-one, email and phone readings. Will travel for groups and workshops. Marilyn Norton and Andrew Hobbs. Tel. 07890 019771 / 01202 766213 ANNA GALLIERS, International Psychic Medium offering telephone & personal readings. Television & radio appearances – UK & Abroad. Live shows, workshops & tuition classes. Debit/credit cards accepted. Tel: 01684 899037 mobile: 07710 512045 or visit www.annagalliers.com TRANSFORMATIONAL SPIRITUAL HEALING alleviates deep, painful physical, psychological and relationship problems (many of which other therapies are unable to resolve) at source. Jane Houseago MIPTI, BCMA (Ind.) Tel: (+44) 07905 888843 EVER FELT YOUR ISSUE ISN’T ACTUALLY YOURS? Nikki Wyatt, The Karma Coach, helps release ancestral issues. Karmic Flower and Crystal Essences. Learn your soul gifts with a FREE soul flower reading available at: www.spiritoftransformation.com CLAIRVOYANT, Paul offers spiritually guided consultations in Brighton & Eastbourne and also by telephone. My work always helps those ready for change. Please telephone Brighton 01273 602929 for further details. COMPANION ANIMAL LOSS LISTENING LINE (CALLL) Christine cares and truly understands the pain of pet loss. She is fully trained in pet bereavement. Calll on 0115 840 2737 email:calllchris@ntlworld.com visit www.calll.co.uk PSYCHIC TAROT CAN HELP: Confidential, insightful, one-to-one readings. Call anytime 0906 570 6483. Calls cost £1.50/min. PO Box 16, TN37 6YE
RETREATS, B&B & HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION
AYURVEDA RETREATS. Relax and Rejuvenate in the Heart of Gower at SEREN RETREAT. Ayurvedic Massage, Polarity Therapy & Reflexology, Lifestyle & Nutrition, Yoga & Meditation, Infrared Sauna & Hot Tub. 4 Star accommodation, set in 23 acres of idyllic grounds. GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE. Tel. 01792 371421; www.serenretreat.com or www.ayurveda-retreats.co.uk BIJOU COTTAGE, Near Bath. Ideal for 1 - 2 persons. Use of indoor pool. Lovely lake for picnicking. Possible weekend retreat or longer. Prices on request. Tel. 01749 813890 email: Bradyandbingham@aol.com visit www.teddyhouseholidays.co.uk WEST WALES Farmhouse (1763) B&B. Ceredigion coastal path. Sea views. Own sandy cove. En-suite rooms. Traditional/vegetarian breakfast. Surrounded by beauty, wildlife, peace and quiet. ".... a real slice of heaven". 01239 654699 visit www.cardiganshirecoastandcountry.com/morfa.htm GLASTONBURY. Everything you ever wanted! Shambhala Healing Retreat on the Tor. A sacred site; sunny rooms, organic food, superb treatments, peace doves, water gardens and lots of love! Good Retreat Guide Gold Star Award. 01458 831797 email: Elisis@talktalk.net or visit www.shambhala.co.uk SUFFOLK, Rainbow B&B and Retreat. Relax and unwind in modern guest rooms and tranquil garden. Veggie food, natural toiletries. Excellent walking & Cycling. Therapies and Weekend Chill-out retreats. Tel. 01359 233133 or visit www.rainbowbedandbreakfast.co.uk YOGA, WALKING, TAI CHI in GREECE. – relax and recharge in the real Greece, a beautiful and healing landscape of sun, sea, mountains and ancient olive groves. Vegetarian food and holistic therapies. Tel: 0203 2399 237 email: holidays@thespiritoflife.co.uk or visit www.thespiritoflife.co.uk SOUTH DEVON:Healing retreat in peaceful green valley. Log fires. Vegetarian / vegan home cooking. Treatments available. Phone Sandra 01548 821180. Devon Valley Retreat. For special offers see website: www.devon-valley.com BEAUTIFUL RURAL COTTAGE RETREAT in countryside surrounding Edinburgh. Three twin rooms, good home cooking, workshops, therapies, peace and quiet. Opening mid September 2009, all enquiries welcome now. 01620 829728 email: info@indigosilk.co.uk visit: www.indigosilk.co.uk LOVELY, Self-contained, one floor cottage near Bath, Longleat & Stourhead. Sleeps 4. 48ft lounge, flat screen tv, indoor swimming pool, fishing, glorious countryside. No children, no dogs. £50 per day, per couple. Tel. 01749 813890 email: Bradyandbingham@aol.com DAISY CENTRES Angelic Healing Retreat, Glastonbury. Close to all the Sacred Sites & High Street. Open your heart to love with Angel Vortex Healing R. Call Daisy 01458 834587 visit www.daisycentres.com Y BWTHYN BACH. Cosy, one room, self-catering, barn conversion with wood stove, in a beautiful garden, with immediate access to wild north Pembrokeshire countryside and 1 mile from the coast. Inexpensive. Tel. 01348 811282 visit www.genuslocus.net WEST DORSET VEGETARIAN GUESTHOUSE. Village by the sea. Personal healing retreats, special diets, juicing, massage, body alignment. Log fires, en-suite bedroom. 01308 898788 email: arnold@arnoldsretreats.co.uk or visit www.arnoldsretreats.co.uk MAGICAL PEMBROKESHIRE Two idyllic s/c cottages, sleeps 2&5. Four poster. C.H. wood burners. Fully equipped. Spiritual/Reiki/Seichem/ Healings available during your stay in these tranquil surroundings. Tel: Pam 01994 419439 CLARIDGE HOUSE Healing Centre, Lingfield, Surrey. For rest, retreat, renewal. Benefit from a peaceful stay. Also Creative, Healing and Spiritual Courses. Tel: 01342 832150 or visit www.claridgehousequaker.org.uk
RETREATS, B&B & HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION
COMFORTABLE B&B, HAMMERSMITH, LONDON. Central, quiet, close to river, pubs, restaurants, all attractions. Ideal base holidays, courses, exhibitions, business. Double/twin/triple £25pppn., Single £36. Tel: Anne/Sohel Armanios 020 7385 4904 or visit www.thewaytostay.co.uk SOUTHERN GREECE, self catering rooms in friendly solar house, beautiful views, 2 km beaches, surrounded by wild nature and olive trees. Stillness and peace, therapies. email: usha_gr@gmx.ch FIND JOY, Fulfillment, Balance. Meet your real needs. Move on with a SpanishAwakening.com individual retreat. Peace, safety, 1:1 therapy, walking, silence, sunshine, a mountain paradise from £199. Tel. 00 34 958 785 712. VEGIVENTURES. Holidays, tours and short breaks in Britain, Turkey, Peru, Caribbean and Guatemala. Great vegetarian/vegan food, small friendly groups, environment oriented. Tel. 01760 755888 ; holidays@vegiventures.com or visit www.vegiventures.com COSY COTTAGE in the Welsh Borders. Secluded detached cottage with garden. Sleeps up to 4. Broadband. Dogs welcome. Relax & unwind in front of inglenook with woodstove. Now booking for Winter. Tel: 01547 330003 or visit www.littlecottagewales.co.uk SCARBOROUGH, Fountains Court. Specialising in wellbeing, relaxation & spiritual development. Vegetarian, no children, holistic treatments, Zen garden & workshops. 5 mins North Bay. Tel. 01723 381118 visit www.fountainscourt.com WEEKLY RETREATS in beautiful Scottish Highlands. Small family home. Warm, intimate, loving. 5 acres woodland. Sanctuary. Free personal inner child/ past life therapy. Inverness 10 miles. Loch Ness 5 miles. Ring Clive 01463 782389 THE ORANGE TREE, North York Moors. Relaxation weekends, fully catered, vegetarian menu. Two relaxation workshops, sauna, hot-tub, choice of therapies. Tel. 01751 417219
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
THE CINNABAR Gem & Gift Shop in Norwich. A cornucopia of crystals, gems, jewellery, buddhas, fossils, shells and spiritual gifts. Free uk p&p, mail order. Tel. 01603 478263 visit www.cinnabargemgift.co.uk YOUR QUEST FOR PEACE, Healing and Balance. A meditation CD by Michelle Corrigan. A guided meditation for people searching for help developing meditation skills. Ideal gift. £9-99 plus £3 p&p. Tel. 01483 276354 email: michelle@purplebuddha.co.uk visit www.purplebuddha.co.uk ELECTRO CRYSTAL THERAPY (EleCT). A completely non-invasive form of energy field rebalancing. Ideal for stress and pain relief. (PIP diagnostic system also available). Contact: Paul Brookes 01792 511481 mob 07709 035343 (Qualified Practitioner) ORGONITE for space-clearing, EMFs, electrical sensitivity, mobile masts, chemtrails, computers, negative energies, raising vibration, meditation, personal protection, food, plants, pets, harmony, balance and transformation. The Blue Sun, 01570 493207 visit: www.thebluesun.co.uk HANG Drummer Available. The HANG drum is a Swiss percussion instrument with a beautiful and mysterious sound. Perfect for ceremonies, celebrations & meditations. North of England, but happy to travel! Tel: 01706 521731email: steve@rhythmweave.co.uk DREAM BOTANICALS: makers of natural, organic soaps from air-collected rainwater; soothing skin balms; and rose-scented Angel Essence … perfect as presents or to treat yourself. Tel. 01249 445446 visit www.dreambotanicals.co.uk HAND-CRAFTED BOOKS printed on recycled paper. Words of wisdom spoken from Nature, includes free set of wisdom cards with Earth Spirit Books. Postage free in the UK. Please visit www.lynnesbooks.co.uk BLUE SKIES - Meet interesting spiritually/environmentally aware friends/ penpals. Connect with friendly people of like minds. Very reasonable rates. All areas. Tel. 01691 662471. PO Box 212, Shropshire SY10 1BL. ARTHRITIS or Joint Pain? Reduce pain and inflammation naturally while rebuilding cartilage. Scientifically proven combination. Range of other high quality supplements available. Also rewarding business if you enjoy helping others. 0117 942 5044 ALOE VERA ONLINE – Aloe Vera drinks, deodorant, gelly, propolis crème, toothgel, heat lotion and much more. Fast delivery to your door. Helpful advice/info: Pamela 01803 867390, www.my-aloe-vera.com (Distributors needed all areas!) GEOPATHIC STRESS - causing illness? Professional British Society of Dowsers registered, Mike & Maureen Rawles (Dragonstone UK) analyse your house's Earth Energy, using remote dowsing, with rectification on-site. Symptoms: reclusiveness, irrational anger, depression, headaches, insomnia. Tel. 01460 281450 ; www.dragonstone-uk.com APRICOT SEEDS, which contain high levels of B17, direct from the Himalayas. £20 for 1kg bag, £12 for 1lb bag plus p&p. Apricot Seed Oil, £5 per 100ml bottle. Please call 0800 374 976 BIOFLOW MAGNOTHERAPY products for people and animals. A drug free approach to easing aches and pains. Unique, rewarding business opportunity, part/full time. Call Glenda Procter, Independent distributor, 01797 226100 glendaprocter@hotmail.com
RECONNECTIVE HEALING THE RECONNECTION Reconnective frequencies:
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•Connect us to the natural energy gridlines •Enable spiritual & evolutionary advancement •Increase vibratory levels for healing & development •Enhance and renew the functions of the body
Each healing experience is unique UK Reconnective Healing Practitioners trained by Eric Pearl
Stuart Brown 01629 580272 Matlock, Derbyshire Helen Parsons 07734 153426 Skegness & London Jean Whitebread 01949 81755 Nottingham & Leicester May Johnstone 01786 834071 Scotland & distance Lucca Occelli 07802 308289 Stockwell, Oval, London Terri Caldwell 01562 700049 Stourbridge, West Midlands Jane Duggleby 01935 864007 Somerset, Dorset & Devon Lillian Bason 01695 728842 Skelmersdale, Lancs. Leonard Mutch 0114 288 8160 Sheffield Nicola Ramirez 07793 203224 London Alison Walker 01889 654448 Uttoxeter, Staffordshire Stuart & Julie Mallinson 01535 634629 Keighley, Yorkshire Louise Lewis 07720 706091 Leamington, Warwickshire Julie Kaloczi 07854 799193 Carlisle & Scotland Jill Dunsford 01392 877554 Exeter & Devon Catherine Wallace 07960 036608 Scarborough, N. Yorkshire Birgit Horrolt 01353 861285 Littleport, Cambridge Emily Davies 0113 210 9171 Leeds, W. Yorkshire Shomit Mitter 020 7937 5709 Central London Helen Reid 07775 611791 Alderley Edge, Cheshire Alice Walkingshaw 01463 792710 Inverness, N. Scotland Kathy Price 07968 803776 Aberystwyth, Ceredigion Stephen & Caroline Simpson 01787 211590 Colchester, Essex Helen Francis 01686 626948 Newtown, Powys Sally Phillips 02380 555441 Southampton Dr Claudia Herbert 07802 831197 Oxfordshire & Gloucestershire Philip Wade 01677 460037 North Yorkshire Frances Beasley 01261 861259 Banff, Scotland Denise Davis 01582 416605 Luton, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire. Joanna Hitchin 07971 566964 Leicestershire
“If you’re fortunate, your healing will come in the form you anticipate. If you’re really fortunate, your healing will come in a form you haven’t even dreamed of - one which the universe specifically has in mind for you.” Eric Pearl
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