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7 Making a Stand for Peace: An Interview with Michelle Ploog, by Tim Miejan

Minneapolis Edge Life Holistic Expo Preview: 12 A Conversation on Mediumship with Author James Van Praagh, by Tim Miejan 15 Edge Life Holistic Expo Guide featuring Keynote Speaker Schedule Free Workshop Schedule & Exhibitors ONLINE: The Final Chapter, by Echo Bodine ONLINE: Crystal Skulls, by Dr. John DeSalvo

featured topic THE VALUE OF ENERGY HEALING 21 Does Energy Healing Work? by Kim Eisen 22 Light Energy Healing: My Journey to Alpha Elements, by Marit Solheim-Witt 22 Energy Healing & Emotional Issues, by Jaci Loos 23 BodyTalk restores Balance, by Angela Johnson ONLINE: 12 Additional Articles on Energy Healing

6 The Big Reveal: Sharing More of Who We Truly Are, From the Editor, by Tim Miejan 8 Dressing Up for Others, by Jesse Castro 8 Nature’s Indifferent Love, by Michelle Ploog

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explore more content: www.edgemagazine.net 8 Cruise focuses on Ascension Process, by LynMarie8 8 Amanae Workshop offers Profound Healing, Personal Discovery 9 An It Harm None, Evolutionary Pagan, by Briana Crusan 10 October Horoscope: Intensity Returns, Star Wisdom, by DK Brainard 11 Holy Molé, by Rick Hotton 19 Senderos de Luz Part III: The Second Call to Peru, by Efrén Francisco Solanas 19 Roasted Vegetable Meatloaf with Balsamic Glaze, A Whole Food Recipe, by Maggie Christopher

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20 Alien Abduction & Contact: Why the Government doesn’t Matter, by Craig R. Lang 30 Words of Wisdom, by Nadine Penny

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The Big Reveal: sharing more of who we truly are From the Editor by Tim Miejan

IT’S ONLY JUST BEGUN. You don’t have to be a student of metaphysics to acknowledge that this planet — and all of us who are along for the ride — are shifting. The climate is changing to a new normal. Almost overnight, the nation has shifted in support of gender equality, and it’s doing the same to end the prohibition of marijuana. The president of Iran is calling for peace among all nations. Catholic Pope Francis is urging the Church to stop obsessing over gays, abortion and contraception. A news broadcaster just the other night asked if we are experiencing “a change in tone.” Yes, we’re experiencing a dramatic change in vibration. Metaphysicians say our bodies are quickening from the 3rd dimension to the 4th and 5th dimensions, where love reigns supreme. Those in the know say human beings are joining our pets and the animal kingdom, the rest of the natural world and the galactic community in making this shift toward a more loving and telepathic existence. What that means is hard to put into words, but what I sense is that this shift will move each of us into a stronger sense of our Self. We will sense a growing desire to share more of who we truly are with each other and begin to exist within a more intuitive way of being. It’s about being “authentic” — and real — openly expressing your soul’s desire with the rest of humanity. If the truth be told, we’re all unique, eccen-

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tric and creative — but all too often we’ve been programmed to act and look and be the same as everyone else, despite our cultural celebration of individuality. Look no further than to our children to see beings who are innately authentic. Unfortunately, adults — consciously and unconsciously — try to strip that from them. The real people already are all around us. They are the people you watch at gatherings and events who seem unrestrained, eager to take off their masks and do cartwheels and sing and dance in full view of everyone — and the universe. When we see other people who have no qualms about being themselves in front of us, that ignites a spark within us to be ourselves, too. But let’s remember that it’s not about adopting a unique persona just to stand out in a crowd. It’s not about showing off tattoos and offbeat hair styles and being weird just to draw attention to yourself. It’s about letting loose and breathing — and releasing the self-imposed bounds that keep us confined into who we want other people to think we are. It’s about connecting with the inner sense of who we are — and celebrating that — and sharing that. It’s about doing that regardless of who is observing you. Especially if no one is looking. The real people are you and me: the high achievers and low achievers and single moms and kids who feel like outcasts and kids who are popular — and older people who, since they were children, have always wanted to be themselves but have been afraid. Just let go and be you. Feel free to fly your freak flag for everyone to see — whatever that means to you. a Tim Miejan is editor and co-publisher of The Edge. Contact him at 651.578.8969 or email editor@edgemagazine.net. Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.

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Making a Stand for Peace

An interview with Michelle Ploog on the Beyond Belief Walk for Peace by Tim Miejan On November 16, people representing different faiths, ethnicities, cultures and traditions will walk side by side through the Mall of America as an example of what we all can do: come together to create peace. The founder of the Beyond Belief Walk for Peace, Michelle Ploog, says she is committed to showing fellow human beings that it can be done despite our differences. “Throughout my meditation practice, I have become very clear on my life’s mission: To connect people through love, joy and accepting differences to create a world of peace,” Ploog says. “One component that interferes with our ability to connect with each other are the belief systems we carry, be it religious, political or otherwise. “Connection and peace are out beyond our stubborn opinions and righteous convictions. To develop sustainable peace, we must start with acceptance of ourselves, then begin to accept the differences of people in our lives, and finally we accept people’s differences outside our comfort zone. It is a constant practice and opportunity for growth.” Michelle, a TV personality and experienced registered teacher of Yoga, is a self-proclaimed “agent of change.” She has interviewed inspirational people and has taught Yoga to an array of students, from Taylor Swift to victims in recovery from the sex slave industry to players for the North Carolina Hurricanes. She spoke with The Edge about her latest philanthropic endeavor, the Beyond Belief Walk for Peace, which takes place from 8-9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Mall of America. The walk will be led by a team of spiritual leaders of all traditions and peace advocates from throughout the Twin Cities. Traditions range from Baha’i to Catholic, Buddhist to Islamic, Jewish to Pagan, Atheist to Hindu — and it will involve

and can be mirrored outside of ourselves. There are two quotes that come to mind: “Everything will be OK as soon as you are OK with everything.” — Michael Singer “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” — Rumi What can a walk in the Mall of America do to raise consciousness about peace — and what will onlookers in the mall experience? MP: We are the bridge builders. For more information or to participate in Beyond Belief Walk for Peace, contact Michelle Ploog at 612.584.9249 or info@ beyondbeliefwalkforpeace.com. Visit www.beyondbeliefwalkforpeace. com and www.facebook.com/ BeyondBeliefWalkForPeace.

people from yoga studios to community centers to coffee shops to city blocks. Michelle, why do you call the event “Beyond Belief?” Michelle Ploog: Well, that’s a

fun play on words, isn’t it? For one, it’s where peace is created: beyond our belief systems. It is a walk to say, “I am committed to creating peace with people beyond my belief systems.” Rest assured that everyone is encouraged to be who they are, believe what they believe and feel safe. The walk is a place to respect and accept differences, not take them away. The second definition is that the walk is inspiring and peace-creating beyond what we could possibly believe or imagine. How do you define peace? MP: Peace is not just

the absence of war, or indifference. Peace is the full experience and acceptance of life. Peace resides at the seat of the soul. It is the eye of the storm and the stillness underneath the water’s surface. It is found inside each of us

We are bringing people together that may otherwise never connect, and thereby, opening a pathway for them to share the common good they both desire. The participants will have a miraculous experience of connection to humanity, the world, and consciousness. Our fantastic keynote speaker, Joan Steffend, will speak to the soul of the crowd to inspire the movement. Press outlets from around the Twin Cities will be sharing the story of how many people came together for the common mission of peace. Viewers will see that it is possible for people of all different cultures, religions, and races to come together for peace. Onlookers will be invited to join!

How can someone participate in the walk? MP: The walk is open to everyone.

We request that you register at www.beyondbeliefwalkforpeace. com or at facebook.com/ beyondbeliefwalkforpeace. This will give us a better idea of how many people will be attending. We welcome and encourage you to bring large groups of people, wear peace or slogan t-shirts, and invite all of your facebook friends to the event with you! The more people who show up, the more vibrant our energy will be and the more people can be impacted to start their own practice of peace. Peace continued on page 8 

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 Peace continued from page 7 How do you think humanity will achieve true peace? MP: Peace is a practice that each

person needs to commit to in order for global change to happen. We each make a contribution every day by how we choose to live. Each of us has experienced to some degree the exact things that have leaders at war with one another: greed, dominance, envy and other challenges. We have to commit to overcoming these obstacles by choosing unconditional love, acceptance and forgiveness. Peace is created in the world when individuals become the catalysts for peace within their lives by taking a stand (or a walk!) for peace. The individual at peace will lead by example. This is why attending the Beyond Belief Walk for Peace is vital for anyone wanting to see peace in the world. Together, we can create peace beyond belief! a

by Michelle Ploog The fuzzy bee meanders through an ocean of yellow daisies She pollenates each flower without discernment

The sun splashes warmth upon all willing to receive her nurturing glow She is relentless in giving her light to all

Dressing up for Others by Jesse Castro A glory dress might be the best to wear; A love hat is an afterthought, but not a lot; as there’s so much more in knowing that you wore, A simple smile as a child, And wear this still, And wear it well. a

The breeze massages all leaves and branches while combing through space She touches and inspires movement with ambiguity The wet blades of grass grow together to make a supportive bed She welcomes all to play or lay upon her I ask myself today, can I be like the fuzzy bee, the sun, the breeze and the wet blades of grass? Can I be the indifferent love that flows within the universe? a

Tim Miejan is editor and co-publisher of The Edge. Contact him at 651.578.8969 or email editor@edgemagazine.net.

Jesse Castro is a poet, outsider artist, community activist, art educator and advocate for the displaced and at-risk. He is one of the coordinators of National Poetry Month in San Antonio, Texas, and surrounding areas.

Michelle Ploog inspires people to live passionately as a TV personality, an experienced Registered Yoga Teacher, and as the Founder of the “Beyond Belief Walk for Peace.” Michelle mission in life is woven through all of her work as her way of being. Contact her at 612.584.9249, info@beyondbeliefwalkforpeace. com or www.beyondbeliefwalkforpeace.com.

Cruise focuses on ascension process by LynMarie8

It is time for a cruise called “Living in Ascension Consciousness.” We are all feeling this “shift” in the consciousness of humanity and our intention is to align with a deep sense of peace within our hearts, while bringing balance back into our lives! Much work will be done on this cruise to move participants through the ascension process, get them moving on the path and offer them much-needed clarity. The cruise will take place November 16-23, departing from Los Angeles, and we will enjoy peace prayers each morning, spiritually empowering workshops at sea, and plenty of play time on the beautiful beaches of the Mexican Riviera. A Peace Ceremony will take place on the beach. The gifted spiritual teachers and healers who will be on board with us this year are: Mark Earlix, our keynote presenter, sharing profound healing techniques and help attendees awaken to a higher consciousness; Terra Sonora, channeling the angelic realms to bring through messages of a personal and global nature; Star Blossom Goddess, leading a workshop on “Living Life

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Ecstatically” to bring more joy into our lives; Rev. Naomi Fay, presenting a Sacred Goddess Ceremony; Meredith Star Raven Davis and Allen Soule, leading an experiential workshop called “Sex and Gender in Ascension Consciousness”; Dr. Gwendolyn McClure, sharing vocal sound healing; Lori Ann Manns, a Psychic Medium presenting a workshop offering messages from beyond the veil; and Kate Loye, a shamanic healer, sound healer and channeler helping attendees access the Shamanic Healer within. In addition, I will be presenting a workshop on “The Ascension Process” to help attendees heal their past, release 3rd-Dimensional illusions and align with ascension consciousness. For more information on the World Peace Cruise, visit www.worldpeacecruise. com and use promo code LynMarie8. a LynMarie8, a foundational healer of the ascension process itself, is able to clear and heal through all time and space and all dimensions from the point of creation to present simultaneously. She is a Certified Teacher and Practitioner of Theta Healing® — Basic and Advanced DNA, Manifesting and Abundance, Intuitive Anatomy. Visit www.lynmarie8.com or contact her at lynmarie.8@ aol.com or 651.210.1989. Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.

Amanae workshop offers profound healing, personal discovery A residential six-day Amanae Workshop will take place November 11-16 at the Amanae and Frequencies of Brilliance Center of Minneapolis, located at 2324 37th St. E. Amanae is a profound life-changing bodywork channeled in by Christine Day over twenty years ago. Christine and Pat Burdy founded the School of Amanae in the 1990s. Amanae is a heart-based bodywork technique designed to facilitate the release of deeply held emotions and clear the way for profound healing and personal discovery. The technique is based on the activation and opening of points or ‘doorways’ throughout the body. The body holds lifetimes of unexpressed fear, grief, anger, shame, guilt, and even love and joy. In a six-day workshop, all of the doorways are opened. By bringing breath and awareness to these places where stuck emotions are held, by saying “Yes” in these places, we can release what is held there and create space to live life more fully in the body and lead from the heart. Today Amanae continues to grow nationally and internationally due to the dedication and love of a team of experienced teachers and practitioners. For workshop registration, call Pat Burdy at 612.345.6044 and visit www.amanaefob.com for additional information. a

An it harm none

Part one — Judgment & Redemption Evolutionary Pagan by Briana Crusan

A few months ago, The Edge was contacted by an inmate who represented a Wiccan group at his prison. He sent an inquiry wondering if the magazine knew of any Wiccans/Pagans who would be willing to visit them. When I first heard about it, I immediately wanted to talk to the men in this group. But when I found out that the correspondence would have to be via postal mail, suddenly I found myself in a quandary. Do I put my home address on the envelope? Do I need a P.O. Box for this correspondence? What is my risk, as a “free” woman interacting with inmates in an all-male prison? If I were to arrange a visit, would I need a chaperone? While I would like to believe that I could command a respectful discussion around pagan spirituality, I’m uncertain about dealing with flirtation or threatening behavior. My natural inclination is to reach out, because I believe in human decency. But I held back — fearful of putting myself at risk, while also realizing I have no training that would prepare me for drawing appropriate boundaries. “An it harm none, do as ye will.” This is the Wiccan Rede, the guiding morality of Wicca. Put another way, the Rede states that if no one or nothing is harmed by your actions, you are free to go about your business. However, it does not talk about what happens if someone or something is harmed, how to deal with a person who has committed harm against another, or how to prevent harm against your own person. A general rule of ethics in magick is to not interfere with another person’s free will. Therefore, the unspoken side of the Rede holds an implication that all things have risk and that the only thing anyone can control is their own actions. The Magician must calculate that risk for both parties to minimize potential harm. In contemplating my quandary, it occurs to me that if thoughts have power, does it stand to reason that any thought can influence another person? In a broader sense, what happens when society automatically rejects someone because they have been labeled as a criminal? Are we interfering with someone’s free will by Harm None continued on page 10 

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 Harm None continued from page 9 labeling them? Is it implied that once you have committed a crime you no longer have the right to free will? If society puts someone on a permanent list, is there room for redemption? Trying to imagine being on the receiving end of that judgment makes me question the harm it causes to someone’s psyche. Who would I become if I were condemned for life with the realization that no matter how much time I served I would always appear on a list of suspects? Who would advocate for me if I was attempting to reintegrate into society? If doors of opportunity close to someone because of a label or past mistake, where is the motivation to change or improve my life? Do we as a community trust in the lists the state and federal government generate for the sake of our personal safety? Or are there criteria, as an inclusive magical community, for discerning who the real criminal is and who is simply collateral damage from an imperfect system? When talking about redemption, does it matter who is a criminal or who is collateral damage when they both have labels to overcome? In my heart I believe that everyone is inherently good, even though I have been burned by that many times. Good intentions can be harmful, because it can leave you vulnerable to attack and can create expectations that may not be fulfilled. But fear can also be harmful when it prevents you from acting, or exploring an opportunity that may ultimately open doors you never knew existed. This month I will be seeking out answers from the community. I will be posing this question: What do we, as a community, stand to gain from being inclusive to convicts, and how do we handle assisting them in integrating into our population? a Next month: Part Two: Do As Ye Will. Briana Crusan is a second generation New Age Pagan Spiritualist, Poet and Massage Therapist. She has been involved with the Twin Cities Pagan Community since 1997. You can learn more about her at: www.brianacrusan. com. To join the discussion: https://www.facebook.com/ groups/241611882669921/ Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.

October Horoscope

Intensity returns with lunar eclipse, Mercury retrograde Star Wisdom by DK Brainard

The intensity we’ve come to expect in the post-2012 era returns full force in October with more cardinal sign craziness, including the Aries lunar eclipse on the 18th, and Mercury going retrograde in Scorpio on the 21st. Aries (Mar. 21-Apr. 19)…It’s time to get disciplined, get in shape and get your energy moving towards what really matters. You may notice that certain people, though plenty nice enough, are distracting you from fully committing to your unique destiny. The eclipse in your sign on the 18th shows you a picture of who you could be if you stopped holding back and started living fully. Taurus (Apr. 20-May 20)…A lot of what happens is out of your control this month. Focus on the things you can control, such as taking care of your health and keeping on top of work and other obligations. You’re rethinking a relationship right now and money seems to be involved. You’ll know the answer by early November; use October to gather facts and get honest about your own feelings. Gemini (May 21-June 20)…“He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star,” said William Blake. October offers moments of beauty and romance that remind you that joy is an essential ingredient in realizing your dreams. Use these shining moments to motivate yourself to develop the self-discipline that is equally necessary to making your dreams come true. Cancer (June 21-July 22)…You could have a lot more. But there’s a parental voice in your head (or your gut) that keeps telling you: play it safe, think of others first, you can’t trust your impulses.

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You get the chance to confront this voice now; hold your ground and you’ll start to see surprising shifts happening in both your relationships and your career.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)…You feel driven to make more money, but remember that money is energy. You give off a lot of energy, but is it going toward your goal or just being dispersed to those who claim they need your time, space, and attention? Make strategic changes in your home environment designed around creating a physical and psychic space where you can recharge your batteries and nurture your soul. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)…Give your inner Perfectionist the month off. With Mars moving into your sign mid-month, you’ve got renewed drive and the desire to impose your will on the world. To harness this power, you need to act. Treat money this month as a reflection of your self-worth. If the money isn’t coming in, chances are the Perfectionist has been blocking your own life energy from flowing out. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)…You need to start showing up in your relationships as you, not as the person you were taught to believe you should be. Learning to be yourself is your master key to the success, abundance, and love you desire. Use the Libra New Moon on the 4th to make at least one identity shift. Even a new haircut, purse or scarf can serve as an empowering daily reminder to just be you. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)…Pull back and look at your life from an eagle-eye perspective. Then ask yourself: “What does it mean to take full responsibility for manifesting the life I choose to live?” What are the inner voices and outer entanglements that keep you mired in soulwearying situations? If you won’t be the authority

of your own life, someone or something else will.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)…Your dreams are evolving. You realize that success for you equals freedom — the freedom to love passionately, live adventurously and inspire others to do the same. Step into this new dream by digging deep and encountering the hidden parts of yourself that sabotage your freedom in an effort to keep you safe. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)…One chapter is ending in your career and a new chapter is waiting to be written. This could involve a change in your current job or it might stem from an inner drive to take your work in a new direction. The challenge is to step into your power and be of greater service to a world that desperately needs your talent and vision. Dare to dream bigger. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)…See through an old belief that has limited what you are willing to allow in your life. Then take a detailed look at the roles you are playing in your career or as your public self. If you can just get unstuck from a fixed idea of what it means to be a success, a new world of opportunity is waiting to open to you.

Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20)…“I must create my own system, or be enslaved by another man’s,” said the poet William Blake. The planetary forces in October insist that you stop relying on others to tell you what to do, what to believe, and how to feel. Find the fierce resolve to do whatever it takes to learn to trust your own deep, powerful intuition. a Edge Talk Radio: Listen to the last episode of “Edge Astrology with D.K. Brainard” at 6 p.m. Central on Wednesday, October 2, by calling 1.714.364.4750 or go to BlogTalkRadio.com/ edgemagazine. Listen to all archives at Edgemagazine.net/edge-talk-radio. D.K. Brainard, M.A., C.H., is a writer, musician, astrologer and certified hypnotherapist who specializes in helping clients identify where they are on their own Hero’s Journey and take appropriate steps to reconnect with their soul/Higher Self/creative unconscious. To carry out this work, D.K. uses the tools of astrology, energy work, compassion and hypnotic shared exploration of limiting identity states and desired goal states. Get in-depth weekly horoscopes for each sign of the zodiac, plus monthly video forecasts and weekly astrology podcasts at DK’s website: www.wordsforthepeople.com. Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.

Holy Molé is brought to you by Harmony Green, Intuitive Healer, owner of All about the Journey…a healing center, located at www.allowharmony.com, 612.354.2149 Cartoon by Rick Hotton: Facebook.com/Holymolecartoon

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Edge Life Expo 2013 Preview

A Conversation on mediumship with author James Van Praagh JVP: Exactly. On this side it’s difficult, because there are certain belief systems people have or preset ideas or notions about things, and the same is true on the other side. Just because someone has passed over to Spirit doesn’t mean that they have quickly changed their awareness. They might still have the same mindset and belief systems. People think just because they are passed to the Spirit world that they become completely aware of things.

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Note: This interview is edited for print. Read the entire conversation at www.edgemagazine.net. James Van Praagh — an accomplished medium who provides evidential proof of life after death by connecting with the dead and sharing their messages — rose to popularity in the early 1990s on the NBC morning talk show “The Other Side,” and then he wrote the best-selling books Ghosts Among Us, Talking to Heaven, Reaching to Heaven and Healing Grief. Van Praagh also served as co-executive producer of the CBS drama “Ghost Whisperer,” starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. On November 3, Van Praagh will return to the Midwest to present “An Afternoon of Spirit,” a keynote address at Minneapolis Edge Life Expo on the process of mediumship and demonstration of messages he receives from the departed, and he will follow that up with a three-day, post-expo workshop entitled “Awakening Your Mind to Mental & Physical Mediumship,” sharing with participants the keys to being in perfect harmony to receive the highest quality of spirit messages and insights. Advance tickets for Van Praagh’s keynote address range from $69-$129, and advance tickets for the workshop are $369 — available at Edgelife.net and by calling 1.9877.776.5244. Minneapolis Edge Life Expo runs November 2-3 at Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center, MN. Van Praagh, who travels the world speaking, teaching mediumship development classes, and conducting sold-out seminars, says he is committed to helping the living by sharing his abilities — “and the message that there is no such thing as death; it is merely an illusion, and everyone survives death!” He spoke by telephone with The Edge to share insights on the practice of mediumship and talk about his upcoming address and workshop in Minnesota. Let’s talk about the process of mediumship.

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They don’t immediately become enlightened. JVP: Exactly. Some souls on the

What do you do before reading to open up and receive information? James Van Praagh: What I do is I put myself

into a receptive place. I really work to put myself in a meditative state. I energize each chakra center, open the power, and bring myself to a place in my mind that is receptive. I do a blessing and ask Spirit to move with the highest good and then I just receive. I will receive impressions, whether it is of a man or woman, the age of the person sometimes, relationship to the person in the audience, whatever it might be, and share the message.

Talk to me about connecting with such a variety of spirits of people from the other side. I imagine it’s similar to what it’s like talking to people on this side of the veil; some people you can easily talk with, and some others you might have a hard time relating to.

other side of the veil will open up and expand and change if they are willing to. If they feel a desire to open up to another way of thinking, they will do that. They will come to demonstrations, when we have group readings, for a couple of reasons. Number one is the bond of love between themselves and their living person on the Earth. It’s also a way for them to learn that communication is possible, that their relatives can hear them through a medium. I tell the audience many times that we are here together, and you might think that you are here for yourself to receive a reading, but really you are here maybe for the highest good of the Spirit world. This might give the people in the Spirit world the opportunity to come through and to have a last chance to say, “I’m sorry,” “I love you” or “Forgive me.” Let’s say there was a man who did not express his love to his daughter when he was alive and when he passed into the Spirit world he sees, “Oh, God, I didn’t do this and look at how it’s messed up her life. She doesn’t trust men, she doesn’t know about love. She doesn’t know herself how to express love because I didn’t tell her I loved her.” This is just a hypothetical. So, this father now is stuck in a condition in his mind that he has to forgive himself for what he didn’t do or say or express to his daughter. So being at a demonstration might give him, the spirit of that man, the opportunity to come through now and say,

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The Final Chapter - Echo Bodine My new book, What Happens When We Die, was due to the publisher in December 2011 — and for the life of me, I couldn’t get it finished. The final chapter kept eluding me. I wrote several different possible endings, but didn’t use any of them. Whenever I meditated on what was missing, my inner voice told me I needed to be patient, because I was going to be learning more information that would be helpful for the reader. My biggest fear was that it had to do with Mom. Echo Bodine & Kathryn Harwig will answer “Your Big Questions” during their Minneapolis Edge Life Expo event from 12:30-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center. Tickets are $30 in advance, $39 at the door. Tickets are available at Edgelife.net, or by calling 1.877.776.5244.

Authentic Ancient Crystal Skulls John DeSalvo, Ph.D. After the Smithsonian found that the reputable Mitchell-Hedges crystal skull was a fake, doubts in the realm of crystal skull research arose. [I] joined [my] research colleague, Scott Wolter of History Channel’s America Unearthed and owner of American Petrographic Services, in doing laboratory testing on crystal skulls found in ancient Chinese tombs — and the dating of these artifacts has given rise to even more questions. These skulls are speculated to be from the Hong Shan culture, which is believed to have existed during the late Neolithic period in China, dating from 4,000 to 6,000 years ago. — written with Kyle Ford John DeSalvo, Ph.D., will present “Crystal Skulls – Authentic or Fake? Scientific and Paranormal Investigations” from 10:30 a.m. – Noon on Saturday, Nov. 2, at Minneapolis Edge Life Expo at Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Tickets are available at Edgelife.net, or by calling 1.877.776.5244.

“I love you. I’m sorry I didn’t do this when I was alive. Please forgive me.” And it might free him up at the level he is at to move on and evolve. Do you think that happens a lot? JVP: I think it happens more than we think. It’s an interesting

perspective, because people don’t think about that. They think that once they’re in spirit, then they are free. Well, it’s not true, because of certain conditions we create on the Earth and mindsets we carry over with us. One of the first things that happens when you leave the physical world is you have a life review and you see all the good things, the bad things, the indifferent things that you did to another person or things that you said or things that you thought. You see that, feel that, and hear that ten times, twenty times, thirty times stronger than you did while you were on the Earth. You are your judge and your jury, and you have to forgive yourself for what you said or what you didn’t say. So, in a way that can be your Heaven or Hell, depending on how you lived your life. Van Praagh continued on page 14 

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 Van Praagh continued from page 13 So following your life review, you may seek out an opportunity to speak to a loved one who is still alive on Earth. JVP: That’s exactly right. Let’s say a mother

wasn’t there for her kids in life and might feel now in the Spirit world that she has an opportunity to go back and be a guide to help them or influence them in a positive way. In her life review, she could have thought, “Wow, I could have been a better mother. Why didn’t I do this or do that. I was so into my own stuff.” Now she may have an opportunity to help her children on the Earth to be better people. This might be her way to try to make amends in whatever way she can.

And, for some beings who are like new to the experience of connecting to loved ones through a medium, do they speak directly with you or do they get help from their guides in doing so? JVP: I think once they get over to the other

side, there are many beings who help them, whose mission it is just to help those who are newly arrived, if you will, and help with their conditions of the mind. If you are not happy with how you left the world and you see the rippling effect of what you did, that can be pretty ugly. You may think, “Wow, how could I have left the world in that position?” So there are talented beings whose job it is to help clear up those conditions. It could be compared to going to a healing center or a therapy center. You came back on the Earth to learn certain lessons and perhaps you didn’t learn them this time. Maybe next time you will. But look here: there were many good things that you did in your life. Many of us here on the Earth can be critical of ourselves. Imagine what it’s like when you’re in the Spirit world, where there is no time. You find yourselves with your thoughts and experiences that are very, very real, and that can be very difficult.

And perhaps you have to be with those thoughts for a long time. JVP: Exactly. Since there is no time on the

other side, it could be 10, 20, 30 years. I have had experiences — more so in the past two or three years — when I’ve been in a room with anywhere from 500 people to 1,000 people and there have been Spirits on the side of the room — for example, a man folding his arms saying, “I’m not going to speak to them now. I didn’t believe in this when I was alive, why would I try it now.” (Laughs.) So, I’m wondering if there is someone on the other side — a guide or a teacher — who said, “You should watch them in that situation.” Perhaps they are advised to look at how it works so they can realize that it’s possible for soul-to-soul communication from the living and the

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dead. At a demonstration, I’ll often see souls in the room who are not there for anybody in the audience, but are there to watch the process so at a later date they can have an opportunity to come through and try it out. Do you advise people to be taught by established mediums, or can people be selftaught? JVP: I advise people to work with mediums

who have been doing it for a while and know the work. I’d very much like to say it’s like going through eight years of school to become a professional doctor. I think you need to go through many years of development in order to be a medium. The problem these days is that people take a class and they think they can go out and do readings. The problem is that they’re not even ripe. I have a big problem with that, I really do, because the quality of the mediumship is bad. It’s more of a psychic reading, it’s not at mediumship level. I have real trouble with people who jump into this and think they can go into it without taking any time to develop.

You’re going to be presenting a three-day workshop following the Minneapolis Edge Life Expo on “Awakening Your Mind to Mental and Physical Mediumship.” What’s the difference between mental and physical mediumship? JVP: This will be a workshop for people who

are established mediums — I’ll find out right away — or those who are brand new at this. I’ll give them basic tools to begin with, which means that they have to continue further on with their study. Mental mediumship is using the six senses. The three principal mental mediumship traits I will be working with are: clairvoyance, clear sight, seeing spirit; clairaudience, hearing; and clairsentience, feeling. I will work with attendees to help them build up their sensitivity. Physical mediumship is a little different. It’s when you are actually being used by the spirit in a physical way. I will work with trance energy, which is when you become so receptive that your heart beat slows down, your breath slows down, and you really become an open vessel for the spirit to come in and to bring through the energy of the true sense of someone. The person who is receiving the message can feel them very, very strongly, too, and also to receive messages from words that sound like the person who has crossed over. Also at the Minneapolis Edge Life Expo you will be giving a Sunday address entitled, “An Afternoon of Spirit.” What can people expect during that presentation? JVP: When I do an afternoon event, I call

it a demonstration of what I do. I am very much a teacher. Now, there are mediums out there who are excellent technicians.

They are able to bring through evidential details, and they are excellent technicians, but their work might not be spiritual. Let’s compare that with a great surgeon who is an incredible technician, but their bedside manner is horrible. Technically they are great, but they have no compassion. That’s true with mediumship. I know that, for me, I am an ambassador of the spirit world. I present myself as an instrument of the spirit world. Many people who come to these events are brand new to this. They have never seen this before. So, first, I educate them as to what this is all about. The first thing I have to do is take away their fear, because a lot of people come a little fearful of the unknown. They are scared. They are not sure about this. “Is he going to spit out green soup? Is he going to float around the room?” So, I come in right away and disarm people right away, and I use my sense of humor and I tell some jokes, and they say, “Oh, he’s kind of a normal guy.” And then I talk about the life review, about having a spiritual life while in the physical body. I want them to have a foundation, because the messages are just the by-product. I may give ten or twenty messages for 2,000 people in the room, so not everybody is going to get a message, but every single person will be able to relate to the messages that are given and use them for their own life. I’m also going to do a meditation just to relax people so they can go home with tools that they can use to become more aware, more sensitized and more healthy. Do you have new projects coming soon? JVP: The next one is coming in October,

so when I go to Minneapolis I will be signing my brand new book called, How to Heal a Grieving Heart, which I wrote with Doreen Virtue. It’s a gift book in a way, because it’s full of insights into what you would tell somebody who is grieving, how you can help them through their grieving process. It’s really beautifully illustrated with colored butterflies. It’s gorgeous book. In November, a deck of mediumship cards that Doreen and I worked on together will come out. They are the first mediumship cards that I know of. You concentrate on a loved one who passed over and then you turn a certain card over and that will be the message for you. a

Read the complete interview at www. Edgemagazine.net. For more information on James Van Praagh, visit www.vanpraagh.com. For details on his upcoming keynote address and workshop at Minneapolis Edge Life Expo, visit www.edgelife.net. Tim Miejan is editor and co-publisher of The Edge. Contact him at 651.578.8969 or email editor@ edgemagazine.net. Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.

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SPEAKER SCHEDULE

10:30 am-Noon Saturday, Nov. 2 JOHN DeSALVO, Ph.D., presents “Crystal Skulls — Authentic or Fake? Scientific and Paranormal Investigations” Dr. John DeSalvo will present an illustrated lecture on quartz crystals, their scientific and paranormal properties and also include his personal scientific and metaphysical research on crystal skulls. His ancient crystal skulls have been scientifically tested using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and computerized digital 3-D reconstruction. He will present the history and scientific findings of the famous crystal skulls, also the results of his scientific and paranormal research on his ancient skulls, and discuss the use science to separate the modern fakes from authentic ancient ones. There will be a question and answer period. Dr. John DeSalvo is director of the Great Pyramid of Giza Research and author of Decoding the Pyramids, Dead Sea Scrolls, The Seeress of Prevorst, The Lost Art of Enochian Magic, Decoding the Enochian Secrets and Power Crystals. Tickets: $25 (Save $5 Off Door Price By Buying Now)

12:30 - 2:00 pm Saturday, Nov. 2 ECHO BODINE & KATHRYN HARWIG answer “Your Big Questions” Echo Bodine and Kathryn Harwig are again teaming up to answer your big questions. Using their intuitive gifts, Echo and Kathryn will take questions from the audience about the things that matter most to us all. Come and find out what two of the Midwest’s most popular psychics and mediums have to say about what is happening in the world, the economy, the spirit realm and other questions you have always wanted to ask. Echo Bodine first

discovered she was born with psychic abilities and the gift of healing at the age of 17. She is an intuitive, healer, teacher and author of 10 books, numerous meditation CDs and instructional DVDs. Kathryn Harwig has been an intuitive since birth. She is the author of eight books and she has trained thousands of people to use their intuition to maximize their career goals, relationships, and life skills. Her monthly intuitive forums are attended by hundreds of people who gather to hear her guides, the Light Collective, share their wisdom. Tickets: $30 (Save $9 Off Door Price By Buying Now) 2:30 - 4:00 pm Saturday, Nov. 2 INSIAH BECKMAN presents “Our New Earth & the Shift in Consciousness” Changes are all around us! The Great Shift is here! We are not alone! You will be given a brief overview of climate changes, the assistance from higher beings, plus your guides and guardian angels and our star families. Insiah also will channel “The Council of Elders” with information that is relevant for our changing times. In the Q & A session, the elders lovingly share their wisdom and knowledge with all the beloved attendees for their growth and expansion. Insiah is a Reiki Master, Minister, Teacher, Intuitive Reader and Channels a group of Light Beings who identify themselves as: “The Counsel of Elders.” She and her husband produce The Edge Life Expos and Events. Tickets: $25 (Save $5 Off Door Price By Buying Now) 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Sunday, Nov. 3 VINCENT GENNA presents “Stop Stopping Yourself and Become Unstoppable!” We create our lives consciously or subconsciously, and we stop ourselves

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11:00 – 11:50am | Tack Room A Change Your Life and Change the World with Rev. Robert Nakada (Booth 30) – This meditation workshop is based on the book by Master Ryuho Okawa, a living Buddha and the founder and spiritual leader of Happy Science. In this workshop, we practice “Reflective Meditation” to reconnect ourselves with our divine nature, so that we can let go of our ego and overcome negative karma. 11:00 – 11:50am | Morgan Room A Channeled Healing Meditation with Barry Helm (Booth 85) – Barry Helm – psychic, channel, bodyworker, healer – provides a Channeled Healing Meditation assisting those present in their transformational process. Noon – 12:50pm | Tack Room A Psychic Protection with Alison James (Booth 72) – An

informative workshop on how to stay alert in an everchanging world. Sample readings will be provided before and after this workshop at her booth, as well as on Sunday. Noon – 12:50pm | Morgan Room Activating Your Sacred Wisdom to Heal with Maggie Chula (Booth 74) – What is sacred wisdom? Why would this unlock a level of healing many are unable to achieve? Learn the truth about vibrational healing. Experience a shift of energetic vibration and tap into your sacred wisdom. 1:00 – 1:50pm | Tack Room A Talking to Your Angel…the Easy Way with Paulette Salo (Booth 2) – Ever wonder how your Angels can help you every day with everything? Now, you can find out how easy it is to talk with Angels and turn your life around to be smoother, easier and happier – every day and in every way! I will tell you how to talk with your Angels, listen to them and know when they are around you.

unintentionally or intentionally all the time! An estimated 95-98 percent of the mind is in unconscious awareness and acts automatically. If you are not creating and manifesting the life you want or fulfilling your dreams, you are stopping yourself without even knowing it! Discover the mechanisms that are blocking you from using your true divine gifts and abilities, or even knowing your passions and life purpose. During this workshop, you will discover how you are: (1) dishonest with yourself almost every day; (2) the scar from the story of your youth needs to become a visual tattoo to remember; and most importantly, (3) how to release, cancel and transform the resistances, illusions, blockages and sabotages that are preventing you from creating the wonderful life you want and deserve! Become the master of your life, change all you want, manifest complete abundance, and fulfill your dreams! This workshop will include practical and experiential work to help you connect your dots and disempower your blockages. Vincent is an internationally renowned Psychic Medium and Spiritual Teacher. Using his over 29 years of experience in the fields of metaphysics, psychology, and spirituality, and as a master intuitive, Vincent provides healing for issues of your body, mind, and spirit. Tickets: $28 (Save $6 Off Door Price By Buying Now) 1:30 - 3:30 pm Sunday, Nov. 3 JAMES VAN PRAAGH presents “An Afternoon of Spirit” During this 2-hour event you will enjoy: discovering the process of mediumship; a guided healing and enlightened group meditation; and random messages given to audience members from guides, family and friends in spirit. You will be amazed when you see James select people for the audience to participate in the calling of spirits. Be sure to purchase your tickets early because this one-day-only event will definitely sell out -- as will his 3-day post-expo workshop. Note: A drawing will be held to give away five 20”x30”

1:00 – 1:50pm | Tack Room B The Unseen Energies with Connie Johnson (Booth 75) – What are Angels, Guides, Faeries, and things that go bump in the night? Who are our Spiritual Helpers? What happens when loved ones die? How do Faeries fit into the picture? Are ghosts real and how do we deal with them? 1:00 – 1:50pm | Morgan Room Secrets to Finding Your Passion & Purpose with Lori Palm & Wes Hamilton (Booth 63) – The secrets to finding your passion and purpose will be shared in this fun experiential presentation. Lori and Wes will show you how to find the answers that are encoded within you. When you know WHO you are, you know WHAT to do! 2:00 – 2:50pm | Morgan Room Water Worship to Water Wars (Water Scams Exposed) with Peter Goodgold (Booth 29) – Water Guru Peter Goodgold reveals the spirituality of Ancient Water Rituals and that the future of drinking water is key to power and control of the masses. He exposes the water scams of Reverse Osmosis, Distilled and Bottled water.

a special advertising supplement to the edge James Van Praagh posters Sunday before his keynote address begins! James is a survival evidence medium, meaning that he is able to bridge the gap between two planes of existence, that of the living and that of the dead, by providing evidential proof of life after death via detailed messages. He is the author of such bestselling books such as Ghosts Among Us, Talking to Heaven, Reaching to Heaven and Healing Grief. General Admission Tickets: $69 (Save $10 Off Door Price By Buying Now) Tier 1 Tickets (seating between VIP and General Admission): $89 (Save $19 Off Door Price By Buying Now) VIP Tickets (seating in the front rows): $129 (Save $29 Off Door Price By Buying Now) VIP Tickets & Monday’s Post-Expo Workshop: $398 (Save $86 Off Door Price By Buying Now) Post-Expo Workshop | 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Nov. 4-6 JAMES VAN PRAAGH presents “Awakening Your Mind to Mental & Physical Mediumship” For the first time, Medium James Van Praagh will teach this unique and one-ofa-kind workshop, which will expand your awareness and bring you in direct connection to the Divine force. As a conduit to the Spirit world, this workshop is dedicated to transform your mental, emotional and spiritual selves, bringing you in perfect harmony in order to receive the highest quality of spirit messages and insights. In this program we will work on developing the “wholeness” of the medium allowing ourselves to be a sacred vessel by the world of Light. Together, we will be studying the varying degrees of spirit influence and the subsequent effect on our energies and consciousness. Note: A drawing will be held to give away five 20”x30” James Van Praagh posters Monday before his post-expo workshop begins! Times for classes: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday (Nov. 4-5) and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 6). One hour for lunch each day. Workshop Tickets: $369 (Save $30 Off Door Price By Buying Now) VIP Tickets & Monday’s Post-Expo Workshop: $398 (Save $86 Off Door Price By Buying Now)

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10 – Psychics In The Cities 11 – Alice May 12 – Medium Readings By Kimberly 13 – Ron Jensen 14 – Dr. Julie Buckman 15 – Raven’s Realm 16 – Kristine Scott 17 – LynMarie8 18 – Dean McMurray Heart 2 Heart

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40 – All Things Energy – Jeff Tyler

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41 – Cathy Clark 42 – Music From Source 43 – Infinite Wisdom Spirit Art

68 – Energy Medicine 69 – Vincent Genna 70 – Relax Health & Tone 71 – Karma Arts & Crafts 72 – Alison James

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74 – Maggie Chula

20 – Jurema Silva

47 – Om Skin Rejuvenation

75 – Connie Johnson

21 – Mindscapes Unlimited Mind Coaching Center

48 – Dr. Steven Hiebert

76 – The Objective Is Happiness

19 – The Toe Lady – Nancy A. Newman

3:00 – 3:50pm | Tack Room B The Heart of Shamanism with Amy Wilinski (Booth 25) – Shamanism is an ancient spiritual practice which recognizes the divine spark in all of creation. If you have felt alone in this world, or unsupported, join Amy for a wonderful session of reconnecting with spirit through a drumming healing journey.

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3:00 – 3:50pm | Tack Room A Deciphering the Secret Codes of Your Toes with Nancy Newman (Booth 19) – This is a fun, fast-paced and fascinating interactive presentation on the basics of Toe Reading, by a Master Toe Reader. Nancy will explain some of the symbols on our feet and toes.

4:00 – 4:50pm | Tack Room A Getting in Touch with Your Power Animals with Lisa Sellman (Booth 52) – Lisa Sellman is an animal communicator and animal totem reader. If you have ever been touched by an animal at your core, you do not want to miss her empowering class on getting in touch with your power animals.

34 – Pelagia Curiosities

61 – Splendors In Spirit

22 – Angel Star Journeys 23 – Moon Wisdom 24 – Echo Bodine & Kathryn Harwig 25 – Golden Light Healing 26 – Dr. John DeSalvo 27 – Edge Life Expos & Events 28 – The Urantia Book Fellowship

49 – Jo. B Shaddy 50 – Carol Lowell Group 51 – Eckankar

77 – It Works 78 – Craig R. Lang

52 – Lisa Sellman

79 – Amazon Herbs & Foot Reflexology

53 – Kass Hillard & Christina Thompson

80 – Namaste Therapy

54 – Julie Marie

81 – Pasion De Arena

54 – Victoria Avalos

82 – Scentsy Wickless Candles

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56 – Sahaja Meditation

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57 – Lena Swanson

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workshops continued 5:00 - 5:50pm | Tack Room A Induced After-Death Communication with Gary Beaver (Booth 59) – Induced After-Death Communication is a new therapy that heals grief to a degree never before possible. In a successful session, a person will have a direct experience that most experiencers consider to be an authentic encounter with the deceased loved one (including deceased pets). 4:00 – 4:50pm | Morgan Room Your Soul’s Goals with Carol Lowell (Booth 50) – Information for your life process along with channeled information from your soul, guides and departed loved ones. Sunday, November 3 11:00 – 11:50am | Tack Room A Psychic Is Normal with former KSTP-TV reporter Lorraine Roe (Booth 84) – You hear the cat say something, you carry rocks in your pocket, people often wonder how you “knew that.” Chances are you’re psychic. Humor and real world psychic tips for an amazing intuitive life.

What is Ascension? How is it affecting me? What is my Responsibility in this? Come Learn about this process and how this affects you, your consciousness and humanity’s consciousness. Noon – 12:50pm | Tack Room A Music From the Source with mARTii Gudim (Booth 42) – Please join mARTii Gudim as she speaks and demonstrates Music From Source. This music, composed of higher frequencies, tones, vibrations and pure Source connection, allows you to shift and heal old emotions and patterns in a very safe and organic way. Noon – 12:50pm | Tack Room B Holistic health through Sahaja Yoga Meditation with Aseem Sharma (Booth 56) – Sahaja Yoga meditation is based upon awakening of inner dormant energy within us, known as Kundalini. Once this energy is awakened, it starts cleansing the chakras or plexuses in our body, which in turn start nourishing various organs, relieve the nerves of any stress and take us into state of thoughtless awareness. Noon – 12:50pm | Morgan Room Changing Your Life with Deb Grabian (Booth 70) – The How, Why and Benefits of Oscillating Whole Body Vibration.

11:00 – 11:50am | Tack Room B Finding Your Inner Peace with Dr. Julie Buckman (Booth 14) – Find Your Inner Peace: Reconnecting you to your inner voice. Stop being guided with should or have to. Connect your mind, body and spirit, creating self-love, self-trust, and self-acceptance.

1:00 – 1:50pm | Tack Room A The Urantia Book with Jo Ann Weidman (Booth 28) – In The Urantia Book, celestial universe ambassadors reveal the divine nature and order of the cosmos. This inspiring book illuminates the meaning and value of human life.

11:00 – 11:50am | Morgan Room What is Ascension? with LynMarie8 (Booth 17) –

1:00 – 1:50pm | Tack Room B Holistic Wellness – It’s Your Choice with Sudhir

M. Shah (Booth 47) – Our per capita consumption of prescription medication has more than doubled in last 10 years. And yet, we are sicker than ever. In this workshop, We will look at the actions we can take to be mindful of the choices we make and understand the consequences of our habits and actions. Learn things that manufacturers of food, cosmetics and drugs do not want you to know. 1:00 – 1:50pm | Morgan Room Product B with Lidy Flom (Booth 33) – Should we accept what society views as “normal” aging? Why not reverse aging? Scientists have found the ticking biological “clock” that offers clues on aging and longevity: Telomeres. Product B, now in its third generation, is a combination of all natural ingredients that have been shown to protect the cell against oxidative stress and support telomeres. 2:00 – 2:50pm | Tack Room A Alkalinity and Spirituality (Metaphysical = Betterphysical) with Peter Goodgold (Booth 29) – Water Guru Peter Goodgold explains how spirituality and the state of one’s mind is the biggest influence on personal health and energy. Learn to consume life sustaining, living, crystal alkaline water for wellness, weight loss, anti-aging and increased sexual stamina! Receive a free gift. 3:00 – 3:50pm | Tack Room A Emergence of Maitreya with Mark Long (Booth 55) – In every age or in times of exceptional crisis, great spiritual teachers have come forth to show humanity its next evolutionary step. Now, Maitreya has returned to the everyday world for the first time in thousands of years to inaugurate the age and to guide us out of the perilous situation we have created for ourselves.

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Senderos de Luz, Part III: The second call to Peru by Efrén Francisco Solanas Third in a series In 2012, during the last day of a workshop, my guides informed me that I was to return to Peru, and this time, to bring a group. I immediately shared the news with my workshop companions and several responded with a strong desire to join me. I advised everyone that I frankly knew nothing about the trip beyond the directive. It didn’t seem to matter. I asked my Cusco travel agency to map a route that would include the Peruvian high country, and after merging with the Inca Trail, end at the entrance to Machu Picchu. I was flooded with a sublime joy as I reviewed the trip agenda. We were mapping an eight-day trek, requiring long hours of hiking and featuring a summit of 16,400 feet at very base of Apu Salkantay — a 22,000-foot, ice-covered massif located northwest of Machu Picchu. Our group flew to Peru in April 2013. My previous solo trip in 2008 had familiarized me with the layout of the city of Cusco and helped inform where we would stay, as well as our activities during the essential, first three days of acclimatization. For many tourists, the 12,000-foot elevation in Cusco is the first test. Our group rose very early on Day Four to board a van with our duffle bags and walking sticks to begin the long drive to the trailhead. Our guide welcomed us and the driver closed the door and started the engine. The soft light of dawn bathed the waking city of Cusco below as our van reached the first summit and began to descend slowly into a deep valley beyond. Four hours later, at the side of a dusty, one-lane dirt road, we met our team: horsemen, horses, and cooks. After a brief lunch, we set out, walking a road carved into the base of a large mountain. Visible across a narrow valley and a rushing river below was a portion of another massive mountain, suggesting an even more magnificent girth. The elevation required slow and conscious walking. Breathing was difficult. We were all aware that this was just the beginning of something far more challenging. On the second day, the trail left the road and began to ascend steeply. We spread out, each person finding her unique pace. It became colder and every so often, depending on the angle, Apu Salkantay appeared, brilliantly white in the distance. Each time I saw the mountain, my heart filled with excitement. The mountains of

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Peru are beyond any scale imaginable. Each human figure was dwarfed by the magnificent Andes. Late in the afternoon, we began a last, difficult climb to our campsite. Slowly ascending the final rise, I suddenly had full view of the towering face of Apu Salkantay, shimmering with snow and glaciers. I went down to my knees, sobbing deeply, howling as if my heart was split open — the pain of birth simultaneous with the ecstasy of new life. The more I released, the more arose. Slowly the process quieted. I took out three coca leaves and arranged them in my hand as Incas have done for millennia, exhaling my prayer to Apu Salkantay. I pledged to do anything asked of me, committing to serve the Apu. It was a decision made from my heart, with deep reverence for the living energy before me. The following days were profoundly challenging. We drew tightly together as a family to pool resources and insight. We learned to ask for support from the generous, constant presence of the mountains. The Apus taught us how to walk the stone paths built by the Incas. Our old self-images were replaced with fresh assessments as we met our limits and then, went beyond them. The pure air and vast, virgin landscape embody a crystalline consciousness, proof of His Holiness The Dalai Lama’s proclamation that the spiritual energy of the Himalayas now resides in the Andes. As I left Peru to fly home, I knew that my pledge of service to Apu Salkantay was beyond my present understanding. I had no regrets about my commitment, sensing that, perhaps, I had just invoked unimaginable change in my life. a Efrén Francisco Solanas is a teacher and practitioner of Senderos de Luz, a combination of powerful multi-dimensional healing modalities. He also leads sacred trekking adventures in the Peruvian Andes. Contact him at efren.solanas@gmail.com. Visit Efrensolanas.com or www. facebook.com/efren.f.solanas. Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.

by Maggie Christopher This meatloaf is packed with flavor, vegetables and topped with a delicious glaze. It makes enough for two meatloaves (standard size loaf pans) so I cook one and freeze the other. Serve with a side of vegetables and brown rice if desired. Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil 1 small onion 1 large zucchini, diced 1 red bell pepper, diced 5 cloves garlic, crushed 1/2 tsp thyme 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, divided use Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley 1 pound ground bison 1 pound ground grass-fed beef 1 cup ketchup, divided use 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. 2. Heat oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add onions, zucchini, pepper, garlic, 1/4 tsp of red pepper flakes, thyme, salt and pepper. Sauté until veggies are al dente. 3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs and parsley. Add the meat, 1/2 cup of ketchup, 2 TBS balsamic vinegar and the cooled veggies. Mix until just combined. 4. Grease a loaf pan with olive oil. Form the meat mixture into a loaf shape and place in pan. 5. In a small bowl, make the glaze by mixing 1/2 cup ketchup, 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar and 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes. Pour the mixture over loaf. 6. Bake uncovered for approximately 60-75 minutes. Do not overcook. Remove from oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Serves 8-10. a Maggie Christopher, CHNC, is a certified holistic nutrition counselor in St. Paul. She specializes in digestive issues, sugar cravings and weight loss. She teaches people how to eat whole, natural foods in a way that is delicious and satisfying. Call 651.231.1360 for a 60-minute, complimentary consultation to learn more or visit www. maggiechristopher.com. Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.

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Alien Abduction & Contact

Why the government doesn’t matter by Craig R. Lang

In 15 years of working with UFO-encounter experiencers, I’ve lost count of the times people have asked me, “How does the government fit into all of this?” Yet, the question is legitimate, encapsulating the $64,000 question: How do human authorities react to an alien presence beyond their control — and even their understanding? At the same time, I hear experiencers describe encounters with both alien beings and human military personnel. What is the relationship between them? Are they working together or do they oppose each other? Or is there a completely different dynamic at work here? In my last article, I talked about the experiences of “Evelyn,” whom I describe in my book, The Cosmic Bridge. I described the initial stages of an encounter in which she was floated out of her bed and into a UFO. She was left with intense fear, and only after considerable hypnotherapy work were we able to begin regression. After being taken into the UFO, one of Evelyn’s next memories was of walking down a hallway, accompanied by several grays. Through a transparent panel, she observed a number of both aliens and humans. Some of the humans appeared to be high-ranking military officers. She was compelled to walk down this hall in front them as if being reviewed. Was Evelyn actually being observed as part of a joint military/alien project? I don’t know. But Evelyn’s account is similar to quite a few others that depict both aliens and human military figures present in the alien realm. If we assume that Evelyn’s experiences were not illusory and that the military personnel she observed were exactly that, we are left with tremendous questions. What is the relationship between the military and the phenomenon? Is the military somehow working with aliens, and if so, why? I suspect the answer may be complex beyond understanding, and yet also quite simple. Perhaps viewing the problem from the point of view of military thinkers might yield a new perspective. It’s the job of a nation’s military to protect that nation’s security from threats by others — whatever they may be. Looking back over the last 60 years or so, we have seen a rapidly growing visitor presence in our skies, beyond the reach of our military. Furthermore, we have evidence that this phenomenon is kidnapping our citizens and conducting experiments on them in

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ways we don’t even begin to understand. Given that the military’s job is to protect its citizens, how do you think they would react? Earlier, I offered some ideas of why the visitors might be here. Given our warlike nature, and viewing our world from the perspective of “us versus them,” what would one conclude? Now imagine our warlike species being able to carry weapons to the stars. If you were our cosmic neighbors, what would you do? In my book, The Cosmic Bridge, I offer the hypothesis that the visitors are conducting what amounts to a “Human Improvement Project” (improvement, at least from their perspective). While there are probably multiple alien agendas, I suggest one key purpose behind the visitor presence is to somehow modify humanity, “civilizing” us in preparation for the day when we begin to venture out into the stars. During the 1940s and ’50s, both the U.S. and the Russian air forces had a shoot-to-kill order. The result was the brutal realization that alien abilities are far beyond our own. If they wanted to, the visitors could have destroyed us long ago. Yet, they didn’t — but they did learn that humans are dangerous. They can’t be trusted, especially their leaders. Rather than landing on the White House lawn, contact appears to be occurring from the bottom up, one experiencer at a time. This process is occurring in our very midst. The visitors come and go at will, with governments powerless to stop them. Human authorities have no say or control; they are non-players in the contact drama. Yet, from the point of view of governments, their job is to enforce law and order, protect their citizens and control their territory. To them, the idea of something alien abducting and potentially harming our citizens is unacceptable. We can imagine that there must be some kind of effort to reach technological or military parity with “them.”

Given the unique strangeness of close encounters, the hyper-advanced visitor technology and the apparent metaphysical and psychic nature of the phenomenon, where would governments even begin? One way might be by direct observation, covert surveillance and interference in the lives of abduction experiencers? Furthermore, while the government/military can’t control the phenomenon, it can do the next best thing: control the people involved. Many UFO encounter experiencers I have worked with also describe encounters with menacing human military figures. These figures appear to stalk and monitor experiencers, sometimes re-abducting them following their alien encounter. Literature contains many cases of apparent abductions by members of the military. In many of these cases, the abductors seem to be trying to discover the reality behind the experiencer’s interactions with the visitors. I suspect authorities throughout the world are all somehow trying to deal with the phenomenon. For better or for worse, they are simply trying to do their jobs. Yet, contact goes on at the individual level and governments have little say in that process. So the answer to the question of what is the government and military’s role in alien contact, I might just have a very simple answer: None. In spite of their desire to be players in the game, I suspect that, ultimately, the government doesn’t matter. a Craig R. Lang is a certified hypnotherapist with the National Guild of Hypnotists. He is the owner of Explore with Hypnosis, and conducts hypnotherapy at his office in Coon Rapids, MN. In addition to hypnotherapy, he is the Minnesota state director for the Mutual UFO Network, which researches UFO sightings, anomaly reports and close encounters, and he is the author of two books on UFOs – The Cosmic Bridge, and The Other Side of the Sky. Visit www.exploreWithHypnosisMN.com or www. theCosmicBridge.com. Contact Craig at craig@craigrlang. com or 763.257.7334. Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.

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Does energy healing work? by Kim Eisen

One of the most asked questions by people who want a change in their life, whether it is for emotional, physical, spiritual or abundance challenges they are facing, is: “Does energy healing really work?” If you ask any energy healing practitioner, the answer is invariably, “Yes.” We see results every day in our practice. Sometimes it provides life-altering changes that are subtle, taking a few weeks before noticing that something in your life is different — you’re different. Perhaps it is how you feel physically or how you emotionally react to certain situations differently, more at peace, stronger, lighter or more accepting. Many times changes are immediate and your life is radically shifted forever. We all have our theories as to why and how energy healing works, and there is “evidence” that it works based on the testimonials of millions of people who have experienced it. But like most good theories, repeated use of these modalities allows us to come up with a conclusion. Most energy healers are neither scientists nor medical doctors, but we believe based on our results. Unfortunately, science doesn’t like things it can’t explain, so anecdotal results usually are disregarded — or called “a miracle,” which doesn’t need to be explained. My theory, as just a regular person and energy healer, is that the thousands of energy healing modalities all work. Some say it’s the “process” itself that contributes to success. I believe the process is just how the healer chooses to open a pathway to healing for their client. It is the loving intent of the healer — and the inherent willingness of the individual soul to shift — that provides the perfect combination to open the pathway to healing. It is love bringing you back to the well-being and love that you are. And love is some powerful energy. When energy healers say their particular process is the best, what they really mean is that what they have chosen to do is what works best for them, and therefore, their clients. There is no one way; there is only a way that is preferred. What works for you is what you resonate with when choosing an energy healing practitioner. Let’s take a look at what’s really happening. Everything is energy, and you may agree with that in your mind to some degree. Perhaps you even repeat those words often to others. But rarely do we look at the energy — or better yet, the emotional energy — behind our personal challenges. If you really take those words in, you may discover that it is the most paramount realization you could have — affecting your life, body, mind and abundance. When something is out of whack in your life, look

at the quality of the energy surrounding it. From my experience with hundreds of clients, the emotional energy sets the stage for most people’s challenges — and physical outcomes, as well. For example, when I was in a back brace and had medical “proof” that there was a reason for me to have terrible back pain, I chose to examine what was emotionally going on in my life. I used my favorite energy healing process on myself and the pain left immediately and has never returned after all these years. I literally felt the energy of the pain flow out of my body and then my back corrected itself. It was amazing. I began my energy healing practice as a spiritual hands-on healer, and now, after becoming certified in a multitude of different energy modalities, I have settled on what works best and rapidly for me and my clients and what I enjoy using the most — EFT or Emotional Freedom Techniques®. It is a combination of all that I’ve learned and experienced under a single label, yet it’s actually an experiential energy healing process that gives us results. In the end, the only thing that matters are the results and the willingness of the individual person to release whatever you choose to call it — energy blocks, disruptions, emotions, stuck, pain, or “stuff,” because they are all the same. It is energy. And, yes, energy can be shifted, changed or released pretty darn quickly. a Kim Eisen is a Success Coach and Master of EFT who helps clients get rid of their “stuff” and what’s in the way of living the life they want. Kim offers unique programs to help people live the life they desire. Contact her at 612.802.4325 or kim@DoEFT.com. Visit www.DoEFT.com. Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.

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Light Energy Healing: my journey to Alpha Elements by Marit Solheim-Witt

Light is a vital form of healing energy that many of us take for granted. Growing up in Norway, I became conscious of the impact of light on my health and well-being at a young age. Even though the population in Norway is very health conscious and fortunate to live in a beautiful and prosperous country, our per capita rates of depression and suicide are some of the highest in the world. This is to a large degree attributed to symptoms associated with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). One part of my personal healing journey was moving in 1984 to America, where I have studied and experienced many forms of healing therapies, including innovative work with light and color therapy. With a professional background as a writer and communication consultant, I was moved to begin research about how it is that colors communicate light energy; I set out to develop a draft for a book on the subject of the human connection to color and light. Ten years have passed since then, because, as light (and life) goes, there were multiple perplexing and mysterious dimensions to explore. Little did I know that my work would lead to a quest that has taken me to the front edge of quantum physics research and the mind-body connection. In 2011, I began to formulate Alpha Element Theory (AET) based on the physiological connections we have to color and light energy. In the fall of 2012, my research led me to

Energy healing & emotional issues by Jaci Loos Each of us not only has a physical body and a mind, but also a number of energetic bodies, or shells, around our physical body. These energetic bodies have been given many different names by the various spiritual traditions of the world.

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posit a hypothesis with regards to how our four levels of energy (physical, emotional, mental and spiritual) relate to light energy in our bodies, specifically the circadian rhythms — the body’s 24 hour “clock.” The rhythmic expression of this clock is fueled by light and regulated by the hormone melatonin; the circadian clock gene itself is situated in the anterior hypothalamus in the brain. This clock gene is a key member in our biological memory, adding a quantum aspect to the molecular machinery of our bioenergy and genetic expression. The significant impact the circadian rhythms have on our health and well-being cannot be overstated. The World Health Organization has declared shift work a health hazard and scientific evidence has correlated shift work with the development of breast cancer. The Center for Chronobiology at the University of San Diego, which is dedicated to studying the circadian rhythms, has noted that research indicates a strong link between the efficacy of cancer treatments and the circadian rhythms. This means that the specific time of day that remedies, medications, chemotherapy and cancer treatments are taken is of critical importance, impacting dosage as well as the effectiveness of such treatments. The bio-energetic, mind-body connection that human beings have to light may explain the healing impact of color and art. Psychologist Carl Gustav Jung believed that important processes were involved in the art of making They support our mental and emotional states. Energy healing works on and with these energetic bodies, as well as with the physical body to heal trauma, and facilitate a person’s change and growth. Energy healing can serve humanity in many wonderful ways. It can cure physically, heal emotionally, and elevate spiritually. It can add flow and ease to our lives, and facilitate our evolution by helping us to see more clearly who we are. My focus here, though, is how to use energy healing to bring consciousness

and coloring mandalas and used this as a therapeutic method in both his personal life and with his patients. Our bodies are rhythmic natural wonders, and our organs are all synchronized to the symphony of the circadian clockwork. Scientists believe there are the four primary clock molecules in our body located in the liver, kidneys, heart and brain. At the Alpha Element Institute, we believe that the oscillations of these molecules may constitute an internal architecture of vibrations, creating a framework for an energetic signature and a communication system of light energy in the body. The relationship between light, colors and the bodymind is profound. As human beings, we relate to light and colors on instinctive, emotional and intellectual, as well as spiritual levels. Light is a teacher, both in our relationship with ourselves, our environment and our connection with each other. Light and colors provide a link to our consciousness of the external world, as well as our inner realms. My personal healing journey has been shaped by this passion and fascination for colors and light; it has fueled my professional quest for understanding and inspired my life’s work to be a catalyst for positive personal transformation and social change. a Marit Solheim-Witt, founder of the Alpha Element Institute, is a writer and instructor who has developed Alpha Element Theory along with the Alpha Element Matrix™ — a methodology for teaching about energy as a visual language of dynamic patterns correlated to styles of perception and behavior. Marit works with clients and organizations as a coach in the area of self-leadership, personal expression and style and teaches workshops about color, energy and creativity. Marit also teaches at the Center for Integrative Health at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.

to the emotional issues that confront us, sometimes every day. These can include issues of self-worth, survival fears, or loneliness — basically anything that holds us back from being the person we want to be. A session with an energetic healer can transform our understanding of an emotional problem, making it easier for us to see it and ultimately resolve it in our lives. We all have patterns or channels within us that spur automatic responses to certain situations. We started creating these patterns from early childhood. When our parents were angry, we picked up that energy and felt it deeply inside. Our brain tried to make sense of it, and filled in any blanks with guesses to create a meaningful story. That story might have been, “My parents are angry with me and don’t like me.” From then on, whenever we felt that energy signature, we reacted automatically with the negative story we told ourselves as a child. This unconscious piece is maintained in our energy fields — and even in the cells of our body.

BodyTalk restores balance by Angela Johnson “What’s going on in here?!” Luke asked as I let him into my apartment and he noticed the lights were all off, blinds were drawn closed on this perfect sunny day, and my younger daughter, Karina, then 7 years old, was curled up on the recliner covering her head. “Karina can’t handle the slightest light or noise,” I whispered. “She has been vomiting and unable to eat for almost 48 hours.” Luke whispered, “I can do a BodyTalk session for her.”

The Innate Wisdom Luke had been completing his requirements to become a Certified BodyTalk Practitioner, which included documenting a certain number of BodyTalk practice sessions before sitting before an instructor for the written and practical certification exam. The BodyTalk System is an energy based modality that involves a subtle form of kinesiology based muscle testing, light touch, and gentle tapping to communicate with the innate wisdom of the body to stimulate the body-mind to heal itself at all levels. It is based on the premise that a body that can talk to itself can heal itself — and quite efficiently. “BodyTalk can help migraines, too?” So far, I had seen Luke use BodyTalk to help other friends of mine with back pain, a stomach ache, a mystery rash, and insomnia — each with successful results after just a single 30-minute or so session. Karina did not want anybody tapping on her directly, but she agreed to allow Luke to use me as a surrogate. So, I reclined and Luke used my wrist to establish a “yes/no” biofeedback response to locate the exact priority areas of Karina’s body-mind, whose communication breakdown represented an underlying causative factor in her dis-ease. For each “link” to a priority area, he would hold (or have me hold), while he tapped over “my” head and heart. Like other sessions, Luke kept repeating this pattern of muscle testing, holding the revealed “links” and tapping until innate testing revealed “no more When I am performing an energetic healing, I see places in a client’s energetic fields and body where these unconscious responses are manifested. They may present as areas of “stuck” or damaged energy, or places of poor energetic flow. Using various techniques involving sound, smells, my own energies and those of my angels and guides, I am able to repair “breaks” in the energy patterns, remove stuck pieces, restore flow to damaged areas, and erase undesirable cellular patterns in the body. The point of this kind of healing is to free a person from his or her unconscious, automatic responses to life situations — to actually make a person more conscious! Clients may feel euphoric and renewed following a session, but their own role in the healing process is just beginning. The healing has put “light” or consciousness around the issue, so after a session clients may actually feel that their problems are worse, since it may be so much more “in their face.” Rather than indicating a failure of the healing, though, this highlighting actually helps people to notice those

priorities” needed to be linked up. Luke was at our home for maybe 45 minutes before he walked out saying, “I hope the benefits kick in soon.” Within five minutes, Karina stood up, pranced happily to the kitchen, fixed herself a bowl of yogurt, and ate it. Within five more minutes, she had changed clothes and was laughing outside while swinging herself across the monkey bars on the playground outside our apartment. I snapped a picture with my phone and texted it to Luke, along with the words, “Thank you!” He texted back, “Isn’t BodyTalk amazing?!” Amazing results Within one year of this summer day in 2011, I had already taken my first four-day BodyTalk intensive class (BodyTalk Fundamentals), and I was already documenting amazing results from my own practice sessions in Sioux Falls. Luke had opened a BodyTalk business called Moksha Healing in Rapid City, S.D. In February 2013, I became the ninth person in South Dakota to become certified as a practitioner through the International BodyTalk Association — and the first to open a practice in Sioux Falls. I named it “Awaken BodyTalk.” With the results I see every day, it is no wonder to me how the BodyTalk System has already been translated into a dozen languages and is being practiced in nearly 50 countries since its inception in Australia in the mid-1990s. BodyTalk has awakened within me a true paradigm shift regarding what is possible, what healing even is, and why we are here. a Angela Johnson, a Certified BodyTalk Practitioner, is a native of Sioux Falls, S.D., where she currently resides with her 10-year-old daughter, Prairie, and 8-year-old daughter, Karina. Angela is the owner of Awaken BodyTalk at 1600 S. Western Ave., Suite E, where she offers BodyTalk sessions for a wide variety of body/mind concerns. Angela can be contacted via her website at www.AwakenBodyTalk.com or by phone at 605.521.4281. For more information on BodyTalk, visit www.BodyTalkSystem.com to find practitioners worldwide. In South Dakota, visit www.BodyTalkSouthDakota.com to resources. Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.

feelings when they come up, so they can be dealt with. In addition to the healing, I give simple techniques to help clients create new responses to the energies they are feeling. These techniques can be used to prevent old patterns from reasserting themselves, so the clients really can have a new life. Emotional issues have many facets. Further healings go deeper and farther with the issue, exposing and lighting up these other facets. Clients should return for another healing when the issue shows up strongly; at that time, clients are more conscious and open to seeing other aspects of the problem. Once the feeling and the thoughts associated with that feeling are seen clearly, they can no longer keep a person trapped. Later healings serve to deepen our understanding of other aspects of the same problem, bringing them to light so they can be consciously addressed. There are issues I have been carrying my whole life, that are now gone. It’s hard to even remember what some of them were. That is a powerful thing! a

Jaci Loos of Stillwater, MN, is an Inter-dimensional Sound Healer, Akashic Record Consultant, Cleansing Flow™ practitioner and Light Body Teacher. She offers classes, private and group healings, house clearings and Sacred Travel Tours. Her passion is to empower others to experience their life with greater joy and ease. For more information, visit her website at www.akashicsoundhealing. com or contact her at 651.269.7545. Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.

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vital branch of alternative and complementary health care is Energy Healing, offering a variety of modalities that balance the body by channeling energy to it (with hands-on, hands-off and distant or absentee healing.) The following practitioners and groups provide Energy Healing throughout the Upper Midwest…and beyond:  Alternative Holistic Wellness, Jillian Brummer – Burnsville, Lakeville, Eagan, Apple Valley, MN – 218.850.9049, jillian@alternativeholisticwellness.com, www.alternativeholisticwellness.com – Stress and injury cause energy blocks in the body, leading to friction, inflammation and ultimately pain. Core Synchronism re-establishes harmony and balance in the body, releasing these blocks and activating an individual’s self-healing ability. Release your pain, nourish your nerves and body tissues and allow your body to heal naturally.  Awaken BodyTalk, 1600 S. Western Ave., Suite E, Sioux Falls, SD 57105, 605.521.4281, Awaken.BodyTalk@ gmail.com, www.AwakenBodyTalk.com – Combine: the energy dynamics of Eastern Medicine, details of anatomy revealed by Western medicine, plus clinical findings from Applied Kinesiology. You get BodyTalk, Consciousnessbased healing using light touch and gentle tapping that’s quickly become the fastest-growing healing modality in the world. Visit www.BodyTalkSystem.com for practitioners, classes, and videos.  Susan Broadwell, MA, PsyD, 5th Dimensional Energy Healing, 4601 Excelsior Blvd, St Louis Park, MN 55416, 952.922.1848, susan@mindbodytherapymn.com, www.mindbodytherapymn.com – Working with the highest available Light on Earth at this time — 5th dimensional Light Energy, Susan facilitates healing by working with multiple levels of consciousness, helping you gain important information, getting clarity about your purpose, and releasing any blockages to fully being you. Sessions available for children, adolescents, adults & couples.

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 Earth & Water Wellness, Marie Savage CHT, QHHT, 612.508.9606, marie@earthwaterwellness.com, www. earthwaterwellness.com – I offer several types of Energy Healing to help you move forward in your journey. My services are: Reiki, Hypnosis, Intuitive Readings and Shamanic Sessions. Feeling stuck? I help you to let go and release the baggage. Find your missing soul parts and heal from the inside. Restore balance and harmony in your life!  EnergyWorks! Intuitive Healers, Nadine Dassier & Fran Dassier, 612.229.5586 or 651.329.2550, energyworks444@gmail.com, www.energyworkshealers. com – Celestial Chakra/Energy/Reiki Healing, Sacred Ceremonies, Training, and more! Energyworks! Intuitive Healers: Angels and Ascended Master guided healing – Affordable & Accessible. Private Sessions, Drop-in and Pay-As-You-Can Chakra Clinics, Chakra Parties, Classes and Healing Art. Our clients say: “Insightful,” “Eye Opening,” “Gentle & Compassionate,” “Energizing,” “Deeply Healing” and “Life Changing.”  Heaton-Hill Healing Touch, Gregory Heaton-Hill, Center for Performing Arts, 3754 Pleasant Avenue South, #211, Minneapolis, MN 55409, 612.865.8941, hhht@myabmp.com, www.hhht.abmp.com – Certified Healing Touch Practitioner seeks fellow travelers looking for a pit stop on the racetrack of everyday life. Re-align your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual vehicle with an energy tune-up. Restore energy, relieve pain, promote healing, and maintain health. “Relax, release, refresh, renew, Healing Touch is good for you!

 In Joyful Service, LLC, Roberta Finch, 651.357.3337, r2finch@yahoo.com, InJoyfulService.com — Trauma, whether in our lives, those of our ancestors or attachments of unwanted spirits, can cause a variety of personal issues. Let me assist you in neutralizing and removing the effects of blocks, negative memories, genetic ancestral patterns and old programming so you can live your life to the fullest.  Karolyn’s Integrated Healing Hands, Karolyn Brenny, 320.980.1697, Karolyn@integratedhealinghands.com, www.integratedhealinghands.com – Karolyn is Founder of Karolyn’s Integrated Healing Hands and KI Healing Products. Her focus is to promote personal empowerment, healing and spiritual growth through the healing art of energy healing in its many forms. Check out my website for Products, Services & Classes. Call or email for more information.  Light Touch Spiritual Healing, Jody Tschida, HTCP, RMT, 651.808.0111, jodytschida@msn.com, www. unwindmenow.com – Energy Work and Unwinding, CranioSacral, Myofascial,Healing Touch, Reiki, Matrix Quantum, Intuitive Classes and House Parties, Chakra Readings and Henna body art. Jaci Loos, 651.436.1418, www.akashicsoundhealing.com  – Jaci is an Inter-dimensional Sound Healer, Akashic Record Consultant and Teacher. She offers classes, private and group healings, house clearings and Sacred Travel Tours. She is dedicated to change, growth and personal integration. Her passion is to empower others to experience their life with greater joy and ease. Jaci lives and practices in Stillwater, MN. Please contact her and visit her website for more information.

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 Nahara Energy Healing, Barbara Heidelberger, 4524 Bryant Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55419, 612.281.5888, barbara@naharaenergy.com, www.naharaenergy.com – Nahara Energy Healing is owned and operated by Barbara Heidelberger who is a Certified Reiki Master Teacher and a Certified Energy Works Practitioner and offers Reiki energy healing in person, for animals, and distant healing. Reiki certification classes are available as well as spiritual, metaphysical, and/or energetic coaching services.  New Days - Old Ways, LLC, Christina Schlauch Haapoja, QTP, Energy Healing, Essential Oils, 299 Coon Rapids Blvd #105, Coon Rapids, MN 55433, 763.438.3583, www.thecircleofhealigarts.com – Drop the story, the costume, or baggage. Feel more joy and peace. Improve sleep and food choices. Endless possibilities of wellness are available.  Reiki by Miejan, Rachel Miejan, 651.735.2863, rachel.miejan@gmail. com, ReikibyMiejan.com – Rachel teaches the original Usui Reiki system, being a Reiki channel since 1985. Her concentration on Reiki has developed a very strong and pure channel. As Universal Life Force Energy, Reiki can help bring all parts of one’s life to balance, via Reiki I and Reiki II, or absentee — for past, present and future balancing. Reiki increases love, light, peace and joy in your life. Call or email with questions, or to schedule a Reiki session or class.  Judy Steele, MTP, Coaching, Counseling, Healing, Transformation, 6311 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 212, St. Louis Park MN 55416, 612.590.3193, judy.steele@earthlink.net, www.schoolforliving.org — Discover how quickly and easily you can make important life changes! Clear old traumas, old beliefs, old habits, old conditioning, old fears. Get in touch with your own knowing about what’s right for you. Real transformation can happen if you’re ready!  Cathryn Taylor, 612.710.7720, www.EFTForYourInnerChild.com – Do you want to “Become The Master of Your Own Journey?” Cathryn’s new 7-Points of Consciousness- EFT for your soul Program teaches you the self-administered tools that empower you to neutralize your inner child’s fears, resolve the themes of your soul, and design strategies to attract your heart’s desires.

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All-Faiths Meditation & Worship Service: With Rev. Alan Pritz, at Om Collective, 3350 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis — Sunday Morning Meditation Worship Services for persons of all traditions – or none – who seek inner enrichment through a meditation-based spiritual service. No prior experience with meditation necessary – just an open mind and heart. 10:30-11:30am, Donation (suggest $10 - $20). More program info at www.Awakein-Life.com ECKANKAR / TEMPLE OF ECK: Religion of the Light and Sound of God, 7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen, 952.380.2200, www.TempleofECK.org — Keys to spiritual experiences: Explore past lives, dreams and Soul Travel. Worship Service: first Sunday of each month, 10-11am Youth programs. Community HU Song: third Sunday of each month, 10-10:30am. Free workshops: Wednesdays, 7-8:30pm Tours available.

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Lake Harriet Spiritual Community: A Center for Conscious Living, 4401 Upton Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612.922.4272, www.lakeharrietspiritualcommunity.org — Encouraging authentic spiritual connection through Sunday services, classes and workshops. Sunday 10:30am Services are led by our resident speakers Patty Peterson, Christine Day, Cindi Claypatch, Michael Foley and Linda Saggau; guest speakers; or Spiritual Director, Theresa Rose. 9am Services include Spiritual Development, Drum Service, Toning/Healing and Body and Soul. Space also available for weddings, concerts and special events. ONE HUNDRED SOULS PROJECT: With Lawrence Doe, lmdoe@comcast.net for project details, co-facilitators bios, and time/place — 100 Souls Project presents “Tools for Living Consciously with Dying,” an ongoing workshop. This dream-inspired series of exercises and meditations teaches specific skills that can add a sense of mystery, clarity, and adventure to your loss in death. It can provide spiritual meaning and help you find grace at the frontier of dying. All spiritual traditions are welcome the first Wednesday evening of each month in a private setting. SAINT FRANCIS LIBERAL CATHOLIC CHURCH: 3201 Pleasant Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612.823.4276, www. stfrancisliberalcatholicchurch.org — Holy Eucharist 10am Sundays; Rosary 9:30am First Saturdays. Solemn Benediction, 7pm Third Thursdays. Communion available to everyone. Freedom of conscience and belief. A church for seekers. Ordination of Women. Seven Christian Sacraments. Find us on Facebook.

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TRANQUIL, LOW RENT, PART TIME: Holistic Therapist seeking to share prime office space with like-minded practitioner. Perfect uptown location in Ecopolitan building (Lyndale Ave. at 24th St.), one block from Wedge Co-op, minutes to downtown and the lakes, easily accessible from all major freeways. Tranquil environment fully equipped with massage table, furnishings, music system and bathroom facilities. Perfect for holistic professional seeking convenient part-time location. Affordable low rent with negotiable terms. Available 4 or more days a week, 8am-10pm. Call 952.474.2627 or email caroledel@gmail.com.

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SPIRIT UNITED CHURCH: 3204 Como Ave. SE, Minneapolis, 612.378.3602, contact@spiritunited.com, www.spiritunited.com — Worshiping the Wonder, birthing the Emerging Spirituality. Welcoming ~ Supportive ~ Healing ~ Transformational. Discover your spiritual home. On Sundays: 10:30am Main service, 10:30am Kids With Spirit Class. UNITY CHRIST CHURCH: 4000 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, 763.521.4793, www.unitychristchurch.org — Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome here. Sunday 8:15, 9:45 & 11:30am, nursery & Sunday school at all 3. 3V alternative service 5:20pm. Monthly Healing service 7pm on the 1st Tuesday. Adult education classes throughout the year. Unity of the Valley Spiritual Center: 4011 W. Hwy 13, Savage, 952.895.0745, www.unityofthevalleymn. org — “Celebrating the Light of Spirit within you.” Sunday service, Nursery, Rainbow Circles for children, and Uniteens at 10 am. Our Many Paths Metaphysical Book and Gift store is open Monday-Thursday 11am-3pm, Sundays 11am-12:30pm. Adult classes and workshops. Rental space available. WAGS & WORSHIP: At Spirit United Church, 3204 Como Ave. SE, Minneapolis, sage@dancingporcupine.com, www.wagsandworship.com — Dogma with a Twist… and a Wag! Contemplate, grow, connect and be with a community of other animal lovers. Bring your pets with you — as long as you know they’d enjoy it! A portion of the offering will go to a different an animal-related organization each month. 9-9:30 a.m. on the 1st Sunday of each month (regular service 10:30am).

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networking listings …provide category, brief description, name, phone, email, website, photo or logo. $75 total for 3 mos., $120 total for 6 mos., $180 total for one year. Deadline is the 15th of each month. Major credit cards accepted. Order online at Edgemagazine.net. Call 763.433.9291 or e-mail cathy@edgemagazine.net 5th DIMENSIONAL ENERGY HEALING: Susan Broadwell, MA, PsyD. Working with the highest available Light on Earth at this time – 5th dimensional Light Energy – Susan facilitates healing by working with multiple levels of consciousness, helping you gain important information, getting clarity about your purpose, and releasing any blockages to fully being you. Sessions available for children, adolescents, adults & couples. Contact Susan at 952.922.1848 or susan@mindbodytherapymn.com, www.mindbodytherapymn.com Acupuncture: House Call service for the Twin Cities and beyond. Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Cupping, Tui Na and Qi Gong. Specializing in Sports Injury, Fibromyalgia, Anxiety, Depression, Menopausal Symptoms and Allergies. Anthony VanWagner, L.Ac, MaOM, 651.334.3266 Aerial Fitness: Fly with us. Mention Edge for 50% off first class and first month unlimited. Safely climb, relax, dance and play on the aerial silks while progressively building and conditioning muscles to be more fit and flexible as you grow your wings to fly. Dragon Power Fitness, www.facebook.com/ DragonPowerFitness ANIMAL COMMUNICATION: Ilga Cimbulis: Readings, Classes, Parties, Events. 612.385.3005, ilga@ilgacimbulis.com, www.ilgacimbulis.com Astrology: Individual and relationship readings, as well as transit forecasts. Frost Flower Astrology, Understanding the patterns of life…Astrological Consultations and Tarot Card Readings. For appointments call: Jennifer 612.460.1632, frostflowerastrology@yahoo.com Attorney/Mentor: Unlimited potential lies within us to create the life and work that will optimally express our true Selves. I will support you in your process and help free you from the concerns that prevent you from being yourself, through intuitive dialogue, excellent legal skills, and most importantly love. Patty Zurlo, 612.308.7758, www.zurlolawoffice.com Autism: Calm-Focus-Connect: A unique one-to-one approach for optimizing brain function using movement, sound, and sensory techniques to help heal the nervous system. For people on the spectrum and anyone with similar issues. www.wings-to-soar.com AYURVEDA: Treat anxiety, depression, stress, fatigue and more holistically — and effectively. Let your body lead the way to experiencing the best of who you are, starting now! Keri Mangis, CAP, E-RYT200, Elements Ayurveda in Linden Hills, 612.599.9668, www.elementsayurveda.com BodyTalk & Animal Communication: Certified BodyTalk Practitioner, BodyTalk for Animals Practitioner, Animal Communicator, and BodyTalk Your Business. Eases and oftentimes completely eliminates symptoms by tapping into the body’s natural ability to heal. Talk Pawsitive, Kristen Scanlon, CBP, BAP, 763.226.6943, Kristen.BodyTalk@gmail.com, www.KristenScanlon.com BODYWORK AND BREATHWORK: Gently transform limiting patterns at their core. Restore well-being of Body, Mind, and Spirit. Experience your life’s flow/fulfillment. Lee Timm Beaty, Light Heart Unlimited, 612.721.7108, leebeaty@visi.com

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BREATH WORK / ENERGY HEALING / SOUL COACHING: With Terri Peterson, SBF, TBF, RPh. Heal the body, clear old emotions & deepen your connection with Spirit. Soul Breathing™ workshops and group sessions, ongoing. Personal breath sessions with Soul coaching and/or Pranic Healing® / Reiki by appointment. Info: www.theconnectingspirit.com / Contact: theconnectingspirit@gmail.com or 651.442.4623 CAREER COUNSELING: Clarifying Conversations – guided by your own heart, inspired by your own knowing. Laurie Mattila, M.S.Ed., Career Counselor 651.644.7766, LaurieMattila@aol.com, www.LaurieMattila.com Chakra Reading / Healing: Energyworks! Intuitive Healers – Affordable, Accessible, Powerful Healing Services. Chakra & Distance Healing, IET, Metaphysical Coaching, Chakra Clinics @ Present Moment & more! Our clients say: “Amazingly Accurate” “Calming,” “Deeply Healing,” and “Life changing.” Nadine 651.329.2550, Fran 612.229.5586, www.energyworkshealers.com, energyworks444@gmail.com CHIROPRACTIC CARE – ACTIVATOR TECHNIQUE: Be free of neck pain, backaches, shoulder, hip and TMJ pain. Dr. Cannon’s unique approach can find and correct restrictions in nearly every joint of the body gently and without “cracking.” Transformational results – gentle, specific approach – compassionate, patient-centered care. Kannon Chiropractic 612.787.2173, www.KannonChiropractic.com Clairvoyant: Angelic Inspirations®©™ – www.angelicinspirations.com – Psychic Readings, Life Readings w/charts, Personal Consulting, Professional, Business & Career Consulting, Love, Relationships, Ghosts, Seeing & Talking To The Dead, Past, Present & Future Events, Angels, Angel Readings, Channeling, Energy Clearings, Aura Readings, Dreams, Therapist, and much more! Call to schedule at 763.535.7982. COACHING / COUNSELING: Leave the past behind, start something new! You don’t have to stay stuck in the same old patterns – you can make real changes in your life. Gentle, alternative approaches make it easier than you imagined. Judy Steele, MTP, life coaching and counseling. Alternative practitioner 35+ years’ experience, whole-person perspective. 612.590.3193, www.schoolforliving.org CRYSTALS, STONES, STONE ENERGY: In-home store open. Call for an appointment. Ki Stones features mineral specimens, crystals, tumbled stones (over 150 types), carved stone items (wands, spheres, animals, candles), decorator pieces, jewelry. Information on energy properties provided with all stones sold. Sheryl and Dale Fisher, Maple Grove, 763.420.9017, kistones@comcast.net, www.kistones.com EFT: Guaranteed Fast & Easy relief. Change your life NOW. Dr. Kim Eisen, Experienced and Intuitive, Master of EFT, 612.802.HEAL (4325), kim@DoEFT.com, www.DoEFT.com Energy Healing: Healing Arts 101: Christine offers energy healing sessions for pain relief, relaxation and general health. She also teaches classes about many alternative / complementary health options. Check out www.healingarts101.com or call/text 651.338.1216 Energy Healing / Shamanic / Intuition: Shamanic Sessions, Intuition Readings, and more. Marie Savage, Earth & Water Wellness, 612.508.9606, marie@earthearthwaterwellness.com, www.earthwaterwellness.com FENG SHUI CONSULTATION: Consultations, one-on-one professional mentoring, and workshops, Barbara Bobrowitz, Energetic Alignments, 763.571.9437, www.energeticalignments.com FLOWER ESSENCES: Numerous Flower Essences for spiritual and emotional healing. Books, Practitioners Available. Bob Gallagher, Martin Bulgerin, Present Moment Herbs & Books, 3546 Grand Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612.824.3157, 1.800.378.3245, herbshop@presentmoment.com, www.presentmoment.com

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Grief & Trauma Therapy: Heal your grief and trauma with Induced After-Death Communication (IADC). This new therapy is able to rapidly heal grief and trauma resulting from the death of loved ones (including beloved pets) to a degree never before possible. In practice since 1990. Gary R. Beaver, M.A., Licensed Psychologist, 612.910.1191, garyrexbeaver@gmail. com, www.garyrbeaver.com HERBS: 600+ herbs, tinctures, capsules & oils, new and used books, Natural healing practitioners available. Bob Gallagher, Andrew Lucking, ND, Duane Givens, Present Moment Herbs & Books, 3546 Grand Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612.824.3157, 1.800.378.3245, herbshop@presentmoment.com, www. presentmoment.com Higher Brain Living: A revolutionary touch technique creating new neuro-pathways to your higher brain, de-stressing your body generating health and well-being and sustainable life changes in your body, mind, relationships, and environment. Sharyl Terhaar, 218.259.8924, sharylterhaar@higherbrainliving. com, www.higherbrainliving.com/edenprairiemn HOLISTIC CENTER: Bee Merry Holistic Center encourages making life an adventure. Bee Merry offers: healings, readings, Thorz-day intuitive classes, drum circle…. We play in the fields of the metaphysical every Thorzday, jam on the drum every 3rd Friday and celebrate the Goddess with a Moon Lodge. www. BeeMerry.org, 952.475.3333 HOLISTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY: Counseling, Stress Management, Hypnosis, Sheryl Fisher, MSW, LICSW, 763.420.9782 HOMEOPATHY: 2000 Homeopathic Remedies, Individual Potencies, Books, Practitioners Available. Bob Gallagher, Andrew Lucking ND, Martin Bulgerin, Present Moment Herbs & Books, 3546 Grand Ave. S., Minneapolis, 612.824.3157, 1.800.378.3245, herbshop@presentmoment.com, www. presentmoment.com HYPNOSIS & TRAINING: Heal emotional patterns and create a nurturing relationship with yourself and others. Hypnotherapy for weight loss, stop smoking, fears, phobias, pain, psychic gifts, past lives, spirituality, and more! Susan Just, CH, Dynamic Minds, Inc., Hypnotherapy Center & Training, 612.827.8094, www.dynamicmindsinc.com HYPNOSIS & TRAINING: Past Life, Life-Between-Lives Regression, Madonna Kettler, Ph.D., L.B.L., Center for Inner Peace, 612.709.5578, Madonna@madonnakettler.com HYPNOTHERAPY: Need relief from anxiety, depression, phobias or PTSD? Ready to gain insight into your soul’s purpose through Past Life or Life-Between-Lives regression? 12 Years Experience. Eric Christopher, MSMFT, CHT, St. Paul, 651.649.1952, www.ericjchristopher.com

HYPNOTHERAPY & CONSCIOUSNESS COACHING™: Change your mind. Change your life. Five Phase Advanced Transformational Hypnotherapy.™ Transform limiting beliefs, fears, anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, weight loss, smoking, habits. Mind-Body-Spirit stress reduction, breath work, selfhypnosis, meditation. Judith Froemming, BA, CH, CTC, HNLP, Infinite Mind Hypnosis and Coaching, 651.216.0085, www.infinitemindhypnosis.com Hypnotherapy / Psychotherapy: Build your own skills for relationships across the veil, interactive prayer, Synergy Meditation, and do-it-yourself therapy. Get help with smoking cessation, past-lives, between lives, and healing trauma, sexual abuse and other issues. Jerry Buchmeier, Ph.D., psychotherapist, channel for Mother Mary, 763.546.4133, jerrybuchmeier@comcast.net, www.jerrybuchmeier.com INNER CHILD WORK & EFT: Author of the best-selling Inner Child Workbook & EFT (Tapping) Practitioner, Cathryn Taylor 612.710.7720, www.JoinCathrynTaylor.com Intuitive / Clairvoyant Reader: As a “Motivational Intuitive,” Amy Vasterling reads from your truth, giving you perspective about your life path. She is able to see, smell, hear and sense the essence of the Universal energy she solicits. Contact her at 612.791.3001. Visit www.intuitivepathfinder.com INTUITIVE CLASSES & READINGS: Eye of Horus Metaphysical 612.872.1292. Intuitive Tarot, Psychic & Palm readers available for in-store private readings or events. Classes in Psychic Development, Tarot & Runes. Schedule online at www.EyeofHorus.biz Intuitive Guidance, Medium, Coach: I offer a loving connection to your soul and your personal story. My purpose in being is to bring truth, love and joy into your consciousness. I do this through conversations with your soul that provides you with information that is most useful to you at this time. Kristine Meerschaert 651.346.9646, lovetruthjoy6@gmail.com, Yourtrueidentity.com Light Language Energy Healing: Sacred Geometry energy that Jodi Becker channels increases your Natural Psychic abilities, raises your Consciousness, performs Soul Retrieval, and prepares your LightBody and Mercaba as we ascend. This high frequency energy brings Magic, Joy, Grounding! 320.237.3040, www.jodishealing.com Melaleuca: Looking for safe, Green, concentrated, ecofriendly products? Shop wholesale, 30-40% discount, 350+ products, all with 100% satisfaction guarantee. New customers receive $100 Free product. Catalog shop monthly online or 800 number. Business opportunities available. Jill Brittain, Melaleuca Marketing Executive, 952.457.0698, jcbrittain@comcast.net

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Mind-Body Integrative Healing: Therapies and classes to retrain your body and mind. Re-Align to your fullest potentials. Resolve stress and unhealthy patterns with life changing experiences; hypnotherapy, shiatsu bodywork, energywork and Tai Chi Chih, Qigong and mindfulness meditation. St. Paul & Stillwater. Theresa May, 612.345.1537, www.heavenonearthhealing.com NUTRITION: Do you know how to eat well, but struggle to make good food choices? Discover the root causes of your eating patterns. This knowledge can empower you to enjoy whole foods that are delicious and satisfying. Free, 60-minute consultation. Maggie Christopher, Certified Holistic Nutrition Counselor, St. Paul, 651.231.1360, www.maggiechristopher.com Pranayama Kundalini Vinyasa Yoga: Breathe with us. Free/Donation. Learn to let go of stress, find focus, and create balance using breath and movement to warm, cool, relax, rejuvenate and energize your body, mind and spirit. Dragon Power Fitness, www.facebook.com/ DragonPowerFitness Psychic Healing: Transformation of your Body, Mind & Soul. I Receive messages from my Guides for you to help with the Healing Process, utilizing many modalities, including Energy Healing, Mediumship, Reiki, Guided Meditation & EFT. I gently guide you through your Blissful Journey with Compassion and send you home with Tools & Education for Self Care. KAS Inc., Kimberly, 952.232.0958, HopeHealing4U@gmail.com, MNMedium4U.com, LotusHealing4u.com PSYCHIC / INTUITIVE READER: Soul Readings - Psychic Development Classes, Cindy Lehman 612.669.1861, cindy@cindylehman.com, www.cindylehman.com PSYCHIC MEDIUM: Well-Known Psychic Medium Deborah Lynn11 is gifted with the power to Name, names. She is unlike any other as she is known to go back 2-3 generations or even ten years into the future. To be amazed, call her at 651.439.5337 or visit www.deborahlynn11.com Psychic Reading / Intuitive: Ilga Cimbulis: Readings, Classes, Parties, Events. 612.385.3005, ilga@ilgacimbulis.com, www.ilgacimbulis.com Quantum Healing Hypnosis / Dolores Cannon Technique: Explore your spirituality and experience past lives. Discover your life purpose and resolve troublesome problems. Offering Private and Group Sessions at our St. Louis Park location. Marie Savage 612.508.9606, marie@earthwaterwellness.com, www.earthwaterwellness.com REIKI HEALING: Feel Empowered on Every Level! Reiki Training and Sessions, schedule a Reiki I or II class, inquire about Reiki Master apprenticeships, Rachel Miejan, Reiki by Miejan, 651.735.2863, rachel.miejan@gmail.com, ReikibyMiejan.com

REIKI HEALING: Reiki Training and Treatments, Dale & Sheryl Fisher, Maple Grove, 763.420.9017, dashf@comcast.net Shamanic Breathwork™ & Spiritual Guidance: Discover and manifest your Soul Purpose. Experienced Shamanic Breathwork™ facilitation, hypnotherapy, past life regression and spiritual guidance for groups and individuals in Burnsville. Deb Irestone, DMin, MA, 952.250.2543, www.shamanshearth.org, deb.irestone@gmail.com Shamanic Counseling & Nature-Based Healing: Affordable Shamanic Breathwork™ and Shamanic Counseling in the Twin Cities for the whole family! Anna Cariad-Barrett, DMin, MS MFT, Journeys of Transformation, 612.708.9481, annacariadbarrett@gmail.com, www.annacariadbarrett.com SHORTCUT TO SUCCESS: Do you transform people’s lives, but are struggling to get more clients, money, or grow your business? Check out the “Shortcut to Success – Quick Start Program.” Kim Eisen, Success Coach, Master of EFT, 612.802.4325, kim@ShortcutToSuccess.com, www.ShortcutToSuccess.com Sound & Vibrational Healing: Sound and Vibrational Healing with Tuning Forks, by either specific sound (frequency or key) or forks applied directly to the body according to trigger points, meridians or chakras. Beneficial in relaxation, stress reduction, or stimulation/promotion of healing and pain reduction. Excellent used in conjunction with Reiki and Chakra balancing, also offered. Body & Sol TANSpa, 2653 Louisiana Ave. S., St. Louis Park, MN 55426, 952.922.9229, www.bodysoltanspa.com SUFI: Four Layers of the Heart, Jess Fauchier, 763.360.9259, fauchier@goldengate.net, www.suficentermn.org Traditional Thai Massage & Shiatsu Therapy: Blending Modern Science with Ancient Traditions to heal by connecting the mind, the body, and the spirit. Specializing in traditional Asian forms of Bodywork, Buddhist Meditation, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Serious Bodywork. No Funny Business. Lauren Bear, 952.838.5018, thaibylauren@gmail. com, thaibylauren.com Transformational Energetic Symbology: Leslee facilitates her clients to a deeper self-realization through her energy transmissions and transformational energetic truth imprints. Leslee works with conscious patterns of energy, accelerating one’s Soul evolution. Serving everyone, including starseeds and lightworkers. www.yourinfiniteenergy.com, Leslee@yourinfiniteenergy.com, 651.260.5622 Workshop Leader Training: Become a licensed Heal Your Life® workshop leader in the philosophy of Louise Hay. Complete manuals and materials provided. Authorized by Hay House and approved by Louise Hay. San Diego and East Coast. Heart Inspired Presentations LLC, Patricia Crane, 800.969.4584, patricia@heartinspired.com, www.healyourlifetraining.com

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chakras, and illuminating your path through astrology and numerology. Three classes, $49/class or $129/ series, 5:30-7:30pm, Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, normandale.augusoft.net October 4 – Monthly Gallery: Come experience the Power of 3 with the Psychics in the Cities in this highly anticipated event. Gallery styled readings where all attendees are guaranteed a reading. Limited to 22 people. We have been selling out. Sign up now to reserve your spot. Visit www.psychicsinthecities.com or call 612.860.9196. October 5 – Intro to Light and Health: You will learn recent research and theories about the relationship of light to human physiology and health with an emphasis on the mind-body connection and the four core principles of quantum physics. Intro course is a perfect entry point for the Certificate in Light Energy for Health and Healing. $49, 9am-Noon, Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, normandale.augusoft.net October 6 – Guidance from a Modern Prophet: Join people from all walks of life for the monthly worship service at the Temple of ECK. Dynamic speakers, original creative arts, and singing HU, a sacred name for God, celebrate a life lived in harmony with Divine Spirit. Sunday, Oct. 6, and every first Sunday of the month, 10am, Temple of ECK/Eckankar, 7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen. 952.380.2200. www.TempleofECK.org October 6, 13, 20 — All-Faiths Meditation & Worship Service: Om Collective, 3350 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis. Sundays 10:30-11:30am on October 6, 13, 20. Donation (suggest $10 - $20). Info: Awake-in-life. com/october-chanting-meditation/ October 7 – Beyond Gluten: Introduction to Digestive Health: Gluten intolerance is a trigger of chronic disease. Digestive dysfunction such as intestinal permeability, dybiosis, refined carbohydrates, and stress is often underlying the gluten epidemic. Digestive function

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and simple strategies to improve digestive health will be discussed. $49, 6-9pm, Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, normandale.augusoft.net October 8-22 – Drum it up with Healing Rhythms: In this three-part series, you will discover you personal rhythm with HealthRYTHYMS® group empowerment drumming and wellness exercises. Group drumming is an evidence based wellness program that promotes relaxation and boosting of the immune system. No experience necessary and drums will be provided. $89, 6-8pm, Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, normandale.augusoft.net October 9 – Awakening Past-Life Memories: Awaken past-life memories through spiritual exercises, dreams, and Soul Travel. Understand and resolve karmic relationships for more love today. Free workshop. October 9, 7-8:30pm, Eckankar. www.TempleofECK. org, 952.380.2200, 7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen. www.facebook.com/Eckankar. Pre-register, free booklet! October 9 & 16 – Chanting & Meditation at the St. Paul Yoga Center: Corner Studio, 1162 Selby, St. Paul. Wednesdays October 9 & 16 at 7:30-8:30pm. $10. Info: Awake-in-life.com/chanting-meditation-gatherings October 10 – EFT – Tapping for Abundance: Release and heal what’s in the way of your abundance in all areas of your life. Convenient St. Paul/Mpls location. 6pm. Register at www.EFTfreedomFinders.com. Dr. Kim Eisen, Experienced and Intuitive Master of EFT. Visit www.DoEFT.com or call 612.802.HEAL (4325). October 10 – Exploring Your Heart’s Desire Through Numerology: Discover the essence of your Heart’s Desire through the lens of numerology. In numerology your Heart’s Desire represents your inner wisdom, also known as the Soul’s Desire or Motivation number, which indicates the nature of the vibration in your energy field that seeks to express more fully in your life. 6-8:30pm, Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, normandale.augusoft.net October 12 – 12 Step Spirituality Workshop: Centering Prayer Meditation and Step 1: “The Gift of Desperation.” A workshop for those actively working a 12 Step Program and those wanting to deepen their spirituality through meditation. 9am-Noon, Colonial Church of Edina, 6200 Colonial Way, Edina, MN. For more info, visit www.12StepSpirituality.org

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 Happenings continued from page 29 October 15 – Self Hypnosis for Pain Control: For anyone with chronic pain that is not fully responsive to traditional medical treatments, or who would like to reduce or eliminate pain medications in favor of this drug free and natural mind/body approach to pain management. Appropriate applications include migraine, arthritis, cancer pain, chronic back pain, knee pain, and pain that has not seen more improvement offered by traditional medical means. $89, 6-9pm, Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, normandale. augusoft.net October 16 – Discover Soul Travel! Find out how to do it. Expand your consciousness. Prove your eternal nature. Free workshop. Wednesday; October 16, 7-8:30pm, Eckankar. www.TempleofECK.org, 952.380.2200, 7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen. www.facebook.com/ Eckankar. Pre-register, free booklet! October 16 & November 16 – Bodywork through Movement with Marjorie Huebner: Movement = Life. Experience Rosen Method Movement. 6-8pm Wednesday, Oct. 16, $25; 9am-Noon Saturday, Nov. 16, $45. It is not an exercise class. It is not a dance class. It is a moving, self-awareness, experiential class. A moving bodywork…at Wind over Fire Healing Arts Center, 4902 Wood Lane, NW Rochester, MN, 507.281.6649 or www.windoverfire.com October 16-30 – Self Mastery: This three-part series covers “Unleashing the Warrior in You,” “Expanding Awareness and Sensitivities” and “Developing Your Natural Abilities.” Perception is not only the ability to see what is, it is also the ability to change it and shift reality itself. This training will help you see inside, outside and beyond the box. $49/class or $129/series, 6-9pm, Normandale Community College, 952.358.8343, normandale.augusoft.net

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Set your dog’s tail a wagging and start your pussy cat a-purring this October with a visit to church! A St. Francis of Assisi Day blessing is a great way to thank your four-legged, feathered or amphibious friends for the love, light and healing they bring into your life. How healing are pets? A 10-year study by the University of Minnesota found that cat owners were 40 percent less likely to die from heart attacks than the feline friendless. Pooch studies reveal that dog owners exercise more often, sleep better and report fewer sick days than everyone else. So, make October a pet-fest and celebrate your little critters’ heart, mind and devoted spirit! a Nadine Penny attained her M.A. from the University of Denver in Counseling Psychology. Nadine lives in Minnetonka where she works as a medium, life issues reader and Reiki master. Contact her by email at nadine.penny@gmail.com and visit www.nadinepenny.com. Copyright © 2013. All Rights Reserved.

October 19-20 — Healthy Life Expo: 200 exhibitors, 3 stages of seminars, demos & entertainment. Free goodie bag to first 100 people in line. Free product sampling. 10am-5pm at Minneapolis Convention Center. For more info, call 612.335.6025 or visit www.mediamaxevents. com October 19-20 – Reiki I, Reiki II or Reiki Healing Sessions: Reiki training available through Rachel Miejan, Reiki by Miejan. Universal Life Force Energy. Feel it. Be it. Reiki leaves you calm and relaxed and pain free. October 19-20 or schedule a time convenient for you. Contact Rachel at 651.735.2863 or email rachel. miejan@gmail.com and visit ReikibyMiejan.com

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HOST YOUR OWN SHOW: Inquire about hosting your own monthly Edge Talk Radio program (one-hour programs from your own home) by calling Cathryn Taylor at 612.710.7720 or Cathy Jacobsen at 763.433.9291. Tuesday, October 1 at 6 p.m. Central  “Edge Learning Well” with Maureen Pelton First Tuesday of each month — Learning Well - Your partner in integrative health education. You’ll hear from fascinating experts who will share rich information designed to enhance your health, career and relationships. Learning Well…bringing growth, joy and inspiration to your life! Sponsored by the Integrative Health Education Center of Normandale Community College. Wednesday, October 2 at 6 p.m. Central  “Edge Astrology” with D.K. Brainard Final Episode — The Edge astrology columnist gives us a peek into the future. Discover the larger patterns behind

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October 20 – Find Inner Peace: Chant HU! In our fast-paced world, are you looking to find more inner peace? Experience the divine love and inner peace of chanting HU, a sacred name for God. All are welcome to this half-hour HU Song at the Temple of ECK. Free! Sunday, October 20, 10–10:30am, Eckankar. www. TempleofECK.org, 952.380.2200, 7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen. October 20 – The Rebel Road with Simran Singh: Author, Publisher and Syndicated Radio Host will be a guest speaker at Lake Harriet Spiritual Community at the 10:30am Sunday Service, and she will present a 1:30pm workshop: “The Rebel Road: The Road to…Your Great Unknown Self!” Lake Harriet Spiritual Community is at 4401 Upton Ave. S., Mpls,

Wednesday, October 9 at 6 p.m. Central  “Edge Inner View” with Cathryn Taylor Second Wednesday of each month — Join Cathryn as she has an hour-long conversation with Michelle Ploog, founder of Beyond Belief Walk for Peace, coming to the Mall of America on November 16. The public is invited to join this gathering of different faiths (or no faith), ethnicities, cultures and traditions and walk together as an example that we all can create peace if we choose to. Thursday, October 10 at 6 p.m. Central  “Edge Animal Talk” with Mary Stoffel Second Thursday of each month — Animal communicator Mary Stoffel gives insights into the relationships that our animals have with us, and with each other. Join her to explore how animals feel, think, work, heal and react as they share our lives. Learn how to help your animals cope with change, illness and trauma. Get practical information dealing with all types of animalrelated issues. Sunday, October 13 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Central

Friday, October 4 at 2 p.m. Central  “Edge Quantum Techniques” with Heidi and Tom First Friday of each month — Quantum Techniques Practitioners Heidi Gilman and Dr. Thomas Miller talk about using the Quantum Techniques Energy Healing Technique to restore normal communication in blocked or reversed energy systems; acupuncture meridians and bioenergetic fields of the body. This technique helps the body to heal from acute and chronic physical and non-physical symptoms.

 “On the Edge” with Doug & Cathy Second Sunday of each month — Join Doug & Cathy as they dig for the truth about topics such as UFOs, vaccines, genetically modified food, Earth changes, global warming, death and the afterlife, plus much more. The hosts will be joined by notable guests who will share their knowledge.

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Lakeharrietspiritualcommunity.org. For more information on Simran Singh, please visit www.TheRebelRoad.com October 26 – Rosicrucian Open Meeting: “Mental Creation,” free lecture on the metaphysical insights of the Rosicrucian Order, 10am-12:30pm, 4718 42nd Ave. N., Robbinsdale. Entrance and parking in back of building. Visit www.tiny.cc/essene November 2-3 — Minneapolis Edge Life Expo: Featuring James Van Praagh, Echo Bodine & Kathryn Harwig and other speakers - back by popular demand. 100+ exhibitors of ideas and products. Earle Brown Heritage Center, Brooklyn Center - free parking. Exhibition Booths Still Available: Call 715.259.3047 or 1.888.776.7616. Save $$ with Advance Tickets: visit www. Edgelife.net or 877.776.5244. November 6–20 – Getting Answers From God Through Past Lives, Dreams and Soul Travel: Understand your dreams and past-life connections. Open new avenues of truth and get insights. Find out how! Free threeweek class. Wednesdays, November 6–20, 7-8:30pm, Eckankar. www. TempleofECK.org,952.380.2200, 7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen. www. facebook.com/Eckankar. Pre-register, free booklet!

November 7, 14, 21 – Where Do Progressive Christians Go? Join others for three evenings of conversation at the Benedictine Center and discuss whether the Christianity you grew up with can really address 21st century realities: Thursdays, Nov. 7, 14, 21; 4:30–6pm; $75 (includes books). For more information, call 651.777.7251 or email benedictinecenter@ stpaulsmonastery.org November 9 – Sacred Partnership Couples Workshop: Sacred Partnership resolves anything that does not look like love. Learn practices to support Sacred Partnership, increasing awareness, energy flow, intimacy & healing in your relationship. Minneapolis, MN. Contact Susan at 952.922.1848 or go to www.themindfulcouple.com November 11-16 – Amanae Six-Day Workshop is Life Changing: You will have the opportunity to uncover, discover and let go of deep-seated emotions that keep you running in place. We all deserve to live fully from our Sacred Hearts. Give yourself this wonder filled gift and discover more of you in a safe and loving setting facilitated by experienced and dedicated Practitioners. Call Pat Burdy at 612.345.6044 for more information. Visit our website at www.amanaefob.com November 16 — Beyond Belief Walk for Peace: Join us in a 1.5-mile walk dedicated to acceptance and love of all people to develop equality, human rights and common good for our

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 “Edge Happenings” with Cathy Jacobsen Third Wednesday of each month — Live conversations with those who are bringing special events to the community in the next month. Gather more insight into what to expect at these coming events and why they will be meaningful to you in your everyday life. Visit the Edge Happenings events calendar here. For more information on how to include your events in Edge magazine, call Cathy at 763.433.9291 or email cathy@ edgemagazine.net.

 “Edge Sage Pages” with Harmony Green Third Sunday of each month — The first half of the show are the Pages from the Path, when Harmony offers brief readings concerning Divine Life Purpose. Then, a guest will discuss his or her path and how they came to it and the gifts they are sharing with the world.

Friday, October 18 at 2 p.m. Central  “Edge Quantum Techniques” with Heidi and Tom Third Friday of each month — Quantum Techniques Practitioners Heidi Gilman and Dr. Thomas Miller talk about using the Quantum Techniques Energy Healing Technique to restore normal communication in blocked or reversed energy systems; acupuncture meridians and bioenergetic fields of the body. This technique helps the body to heal from acute and chronic physical and non-physical symptoms.

world. Together we walk in peace. Saturday, Nov. 16 from 8-9:30am at Mall of America. Register online at www. beyondbeliefwalkforpeace.com. For more info, call 612.584.9249 or email info@beyondbeliefwalkforpeace.com November 16-17 — Natural Healing Expo: Aura Photos, Psychic Readings, Art, Jewelry, Energy Healers and More! Saturday, Nov. 16, from 10am-6pm, and Sunday, Nov. 17, from 10am-5pm. Courtyard Marriott, 901 Raintree Road, Mankato. Reserve your booth now at matrixmediaexpo.com January 13-15 — Senderos de Luz: A hibernal retreat in the Wisconsin woods. Join Efrén F. Solanas for three days of meditation, Frequencies of Brilliance and Soul Mandalas. For information and registration, contact Efrén at efrensolanas.com March 29 - April 5 – Soul Nourishment Caribbean Cruise: Reclaim Your Life’s Purpose! Don’t miss the boat this is a one-of-a-kind event. Join: Mkay Vacations; Connie Johnson, New Age Expert, Author, and Psychic Reader; Kelly Coborn, Yoga Instructor and Reiki Practitioner; and Celebrity Cruises for this exciting cruise to self-discovery. Eleven classes, accommodations, Eastern Caribbean ports of call, group activities, fun, relaxation and more. Contact Mitzi Kay at Mkay Vacations: 952.240.2158 or mkayvacations.com today. Space is limited.

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Monday, October 21 at 5:30 p.m. Central  “Edge EFT Happy Half Hour” with Cathryn Taylor Third Monday of each month — Take the edge off your day! Treat yourself to a half hour of relaxation and relief with the new, innovative stress-reducing technique of Energy Tapping. Learn how to use EFT for Body, Mind, Heart & Soul. Thursday, October 24 at 6 p.m. Central  “Edge Insights” with Deborah Lynn11 Fourth Thursday of each month — Twin Cities Psychic Medium and Author Deborah Lynn11 helps you discover why and what it is you are working on in your life on Earth. Learn how to manifest your life on Earth as it is in your heaven. And free mini-readings for those who call in.

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