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LIVING A DIVINE LIFE An Interview with Deepak Chopra by Leo Drioli

SEEING INSTEAD OF JUST LOOKING by Dr Graham Williams

FREEING YOURSELF FROM THINKING by Linda Clair

OBSERVING YOURSELF by Swami Dayananda

HATRED, POWER AND PEACE by Persephone Maywald

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ANXIETY - AN INDICATOR OF DEPRESSION by Jaan Jerabek

A WORD ON COMPASSION by Cate Howell

A COURSE IN MIRACLES by Julie Way

CIRCLES - PLACES FOR HEALING & COMMUNITY by Dianne McCann

IN SEARCH OF ENLIGHTENMENT by Michelle Stanton

WHY DO MY EMOTIONS MAKE ME WANT TO EAT? by Dorian Marsland-Smith

THE LAKOTA INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA by Matthew Grenwood

DON’T PANIC, EAT ORGANIC by Jennie Miller

WHO ARE WE? by Phil Morimitsu

TRANSFORMATION THROUGH MOVEMENT by Andrea Isaacs

CHANGE, SHOCK & STRESS TODAY’S WORLD by Maxine Smy

DEVELOPMENT 8

THE MYSTERY OF MIGRAINE by Leaona Hamood & Michael Oster

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SOUND AWAKENING by Daniel Murtagh

ARE YOU THOUGHTFUL? by Dr Alexander Ask

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LIFE DEVELOPS WHAT IT DEMANDS by Amanda Allen

HEALTH & WELLBEING 22

IS YOUR SLUGGISH THYROID MAKING YOU SICK, FAT AND TIRED? by Belle McCaleb CHIROPRACTIC AND PILATES - A PERFECT HEALTH ALIGN by Dr Rob Hutchings

HOW BIG ARE WE? by Jonathan MacIntyre

10 TIPS TO HAVE A TERRIFIC & NONTERRIFYING PSYCHIC READING by Elisabeth Jensen

YOU, CHANGE, HEALING & HUMANITY by Anthony Craig

WHAT IS SHAMANISM? by Claudio Silvano

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ABUNDANCE IS NATURAL by Stuart Wilde

ARE YOU READY FOR CHANGE? by Miriam Henke

LIFESTYLE

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DO YOU WANT SEX OR LOVE? by Jane Donovan FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS by Satish

SPIRITUAL CRISIS by Elizabeth Peru

BELIEFS AND THETA HEALING by Christa Metzer

HEALING THE ENERGETIC BODY VIA QUANTUM FREQUENCIES by Graeme Cogdell

YOUR EYES NEVER LIE by Lynne Singlewood

GETTING GROUNDED by Wayne Anderson

SACRED DESTINATIONS by Carmel Glenane

REGULARS

UNHAPPY RELATIONSHIPS by Bronwyn Barter

ENERGY HEALING

MOON CALENDAR

HEALTHY LIVING

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Are you feeling it too? The quickening that’s taking place right now is something we’ve been anticipating for a long time. But now that it’s actually here, do we recognize it for what it really is? However we choose to define it, there’s no denying it … many, many of us are feeling the shift … this pull to deepen and bring to light areas that for so long have remained a “no go” zone. For many, we’re finally here … ready to truly see who we are and move into this profoundly. From all walks of life, there’s an awareness building that, we can move into the vastness of our eternal nature yet still maintain our fully human connection with the world. We’ve matured now in our insight and realization of the accessibility and availability of our divine nature, but we also know the deep work necessary to actualize this consciousness in our daily life. It’s no longer enough to know … it’s now time to be. And we’re not simply talking about the personal awakening here … for many, the responsibility for clarifying and awakening into our divinity for the good of all has become a powerful driving force. Collectively, we’re making major breakthroughs in realizing that it simply won’t work any other way … we have to get it together once and for all … And, it’s not only about me and you, it’s about the good of all life. Eckhart Tolle estimates that 10% of the planet is in the throes of awakening or has already awakened. He’s not speaking about full enlightenment necessarily, but, many are spontaneously popping into clarity … young and old alike. And with this collective awakening, if you tune into what’s happening and are part of the ride, you’ll be much more aware of how perfect life is … just as it is … even with all the challenges around us. Our psychic sensibilities may be more acute, with more synchronistic

happenings taking place in our so-called mundane reality, but more importantly, a real awareness of our interconnectedness is at play here … and with this, the lifting of the veils that have kept us in darkness for so long, revealing how close we always have been to the One that shines through every heart. Times are challenging, no doubt about it … but, if you’re riding the quickening current of this awakening, it’s an exhilarating heart opening encounter moment by moment. I was corresponding with a dear friend recently and found myself writing something that stopped me in my tracks by a curious turn of phrase … I wrote: “Each moment is the very awakening itself. So here it is … pulsating in full clarity right now … this is it: Love and be loved.” When I wrote these last four words, I paused to take them in … reflecting on just what the line meant to me and where words such as these actually come from. Two weeks later I received a quarterly mailing from a spiritual teacher who ended his letter to his students with the phrase: “Love and be loved, as you serve,” lifting it up another level. So, are you feeling it too? I sense that it’s now time to actually do it … accept the truth that you always, already secretly know … the love you seek is your true self in deep disguise ... it’s now time to actualize it, for the good of all. Love and be loved, Leo Drioli and Enza Vita.

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AN INTERVIEW WITH DEEPAK CHOPRA BY LEO DRIOLI Deepak Chopra has been writing, presenting, teaching and healing for over thirty years now and with his latest book Reinventing the Body, Resurecting the Soul he’s arrived at a conclusion that he sees as the most important discovery he’s made to date: “Union cannot be achieved one piece at a time … the truth is that wholeness is wholeness. People don’t feel whole because they have excluded their bodies from the spiritual journeys … [and] at the other end of the scale, they have sent the soul into a never-never region above and beyond this world.”The following interview looks at his latest views on the ways of unity, healing and transformation. InnerSelf: In your new book “Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul”, you say that your body and all manifestation are the product of consciousness, so does it mean that the body can only be transformed from the position of consciousness? How do we do this? Deepak Chopra: Consciousness expresses itself as cognition which is thinking and knowing, perception, speech, behaviour, personal relationships, social interactions, environment, nature’s forces and biology. In order to transform the body all these aspects must be given attention.

IS: Consciousness is can be defined as subject/object related and awareness as pure non-duality. As the creator of your own reality do you work from consciousness or awareness… basically, can you share your insights into the mystery of creation? Deepak Chopra: Chopra:There is non-local consciousness which is beyond conscious awareness and beyond subject-object split. It is both our soul as well as the universal domain that we call “God.” Once there is subjectobject split there is the birth of the ego observer and object of perception. In order to experience higher states of consciousness one has to go beyond the subject-object split and the hallucination of the separate self. In doing so one finds infinite love, compassion, creativity, joy, kindness and higher values.

IS: When you speak about “resurrecting the soul” are you referring to consciousness or awareness? Are you referring to the One Soul… or the individualized expression of that? Deepak Chopra: Chopra:There are several experiences of consciousness such as consciousness with awareness when there is subject-object split, Consciousness without awareness as in deep sleep. And consciousness with awareness beyond the subjectobject split which is enlightenment. I am speaking about enlightenment as a means to resurrect the soul.

IS: How do we tune into the soul? And how do we lock ourselves out of it? Dee pak Chopr a: Deepak a:Tuning into the soul is through being which is (Raja yoga), feelings of love and compassion which is (Bhakti yoga), knowledge (Gyana yoga) and selfless action (Karma yoga). Tuning out is through mindless activity, melodrama on the level of feeling, ego based behaviour and lack of stillness.

IS: What role do our expectations have on our happiness and success in life? Dee pak Chopr a: Happy people Deepak see opportunities whereas unhappy people see problems. Happy people know how to make others happy. Happy people are also secure and have self esteem beyond self image.

IS: When we catch ourselves in one of our “ego-reactive” moments, what’s a simple process that allows Soul to come to the fore? Dee pak Chopr a: When you catch Deepak Chopra: yourself in the ego reactive moments be a silent witness of your behavior. Observe the sensations of your body until the discomfort goes away. Don’t fight the ego. Fighting the ego is the ultimate melodrama of the ego!

IS: Could you share how to use the three ways of Reflection, Contemplation and Meditation to break down our old conditioning? Deepak Chopra: Reflection is ask-

ing questions and listening to the answers: Who am I? What do I want? What’s my purpose? What’s my contribution? What are my unique skills? How do I express them? How do I make my relationships loving and nurturing? Contemplation is to hold an idea such as love or compassion as a seed thought and let it go wherever it takes you. The seed thought could be love, compassion, peace, harmony, etc. Meditation is transcendence though awareness of breath and obser ving your breath. Use of mantra, mindfulness, and other mind body techniques that still the mind and take you to a field of silence.

IS: Desire is the fuel to manifest our dreams… yet desire can also manifest our worst nightmares. How can we ensure that our desire stays aligned to our higher aspirations instead of our ego? Dee pak Chopr a: Deepak Chopra: a:Desire evolves as our consciousness evolves. Survival instincts move to ego motivation, and from then on to love, compassion, creativity, and higher guidance. Desire spontaneously evolves through the practice of meditation and mindfulness. It is important to ask ourselves whether your desires will bring joy to you and those who are affected by your desires.

IS: For most of us the challenge of surrendering or letting go is a constant… do we ever reach a place of effortless “letting go”? What strategies do you put in place to stay conscious in your daily life challenges? Dee pak Chopr a: Yes we do Deepak Chopra: achieve a place of effortless letting go if we pay attention. Always remember that the most powerful state of life is subtle intention and choiceless awareness.

IS: Where does “Grace” fit into the picture of our awakening? And, can we do anything to allow Grace to enter our lives… can we prepare ourselves for it?

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Seeing Instead of Just Looking A well-known artist asked me to teach meditation at a workshop he was conducting one weekend and so I chose the topic of learning to see first instead of just looking. I talked about how a true artist has the ability to see openly and clearly. To open the eyes and see what is there – the light, the colours, the shapes. Why most people don’t do this is because they name something the minute they look at it. You say to yourself, “There’s the cafe, let’s sit down and have a coffee together” – and the conversation continues. And so you stop looking – and often this means that you haven’t really seen the cafe at all. How many times have you driven home from work and not really seen anything much on the way? So the key to learning to be an artist is to learn to see – just resting your eyes on something, letting the light, colour, patterns and sensations pass through your body without jumping to conclusions about it. Not trying to work out what it is or understand it. Just letting it be. This, of course, takes trust, because we have to give up the feeling of wanting to control what we are doing and become receptive to our senses – letting them be completely open to what is. I explained to the participants that this is what meditation is for, and then showed them some meditation techniques for doing this. The artist himself was very excited and told everyone that this is exactly what he had been getting at while giving them the initial art exercises for the weekend.

Seeing through your eyes rather than your stories

The first exercise he gave was to paint the huge, old tree at the gate of the proper ty, and then the next morning they were asked to paint it over with black paint, in fact, to destroy it. The shock to everyone’s system was so great after all the careful effort they had taken the day before, that one of the participants absolutely refused to destroy the painting. However, it gave the participants the actual experience of letting go of the way they would habitually look at things so that they could actually start to see. It was a dramatic way to

open the senses, to give up trying to control their painting, and allow their eyes, rather than their habitual perceptions, to shape their painting. They discovered, in a very direct and dramatic way, the difference between seeing with their eyes, and seeing through their stories and thoughts.

Letting go of assumptions

When we look at something we don’t realise that we are bringing all sorts of assumptions to bear on it. So that what we see is already shaped and coloured by what we believe about it. Because of this, more often than not, we don’t see what is actually there. This can have very surprising and sometimes utterly disastrous consequences for us – especially in our relationships. If we just look at people without really seeing them we can quite simply be just confirming our prejudices about them – the stories we have heard or which we believe. And then we find that we can run into disappointments, difficulties and enemies where we least expected them. It means too that, like in this art workshop, we discover that what we thought we had seen had nothing or very little to do with what was there. Once the participants had destroyed their first effort at painting and been introduced to the experience of seeing without bringing their habitual points of view and assumptions along with them, they discovered that painting was a completely different experience. The transformation was incredible as they saw their paintings coming to life. When you look at something, notice what actually happens. You’ll find that the first thing that happens is your mind jumps to its name. You are having a conversation with yourself about it. When you notice a friend, you’ll hear the conversation start straight away if you listen – “That’s Chris – looking really good; I wonder how my new haircut looks? – how about the great time we had at that par ty? – is there time for a drink?” and so on. Whenever you look at something familiar you’ll find yourself dismissing it once you have said to yourself, “There’s that tree again”. From there it’s a short step to, “It’s very ordinary – they’re so common”, and

InnerSelf then to “God, it gets boring around here, what’s happening next?” All this happens because you stopped actually seeing it a long time ago and are relating to the pictures and ideas in your head.

Seeing with your whole body

This is exactly what happened at the art workshop when the participants painted the gum tree at the entrance gate. It was extraordinary how flat and stilted so many of the paintings were. And then on the second day they star ted to see the streaks of blue, green, ochre and white in the trunk, the incredible variety of shapes in the trunk and the branches, and its enormous size. The tree came to life.To do this you actually see with your body. You let the colours, the light and the shapes soak into your eyes without trying to work them out in your mind. You let yourself feel your body’s response to the light, and to its size. You touch it. You’ll find that you are literally feeling it through your whole body. And then you start to see the tree. The purpose of meditation is to give the tools to be able to live like this. Your body responds all the time to everything around you. Your senses are aware all the time. And yet, because we live so much in our stories we shut this response out of our awareness – and then don’t really feel much until the stimulus is so strong we can’t ignore it. We have literally become desensitised. So to reclaim our senses we need to learn to see with our eyes – not with our assumptions and beliefs. And this of course is the star ting point as we feel all of our senses and realise that our whole body is alive all of the time. Dr. Graham Williams has thirty years’ experience in teaching meditation, is the Director of The Lifeflow Meditation Centre and an adjunct lecturer at Flinders University. His first book Insight and Love is in its third edition and his new book Life in Balance was released in 2008. It is available online, in bookshops in Adelaide and throughout Australia. The Lifeflow Centre provides regular meditation courses in their city studio and retreats in a relaxing hills setting.Phone 8353 0000 www.lifeflow.com.au

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Mind & HEART

with LINDA CLAIR

with SWAMI DAYANANDA

Freeing Yourself from Thinking Q: I have been meditating, and I haven’t found it exactly relaxing, in fact it has been v er y uncomf or ta ou uncomfor tabb le le.. Can yyou please give me some basic meditation advice? Linda: Meditation is not about sitting there feeling amazingly relaxed and peaceful. Ultimately, yes, that’s what happens. At times through the practice that’s what happens, and at other times it just feels like hard work, and it can be painful – not just because of the sitting position, but because of what goes on in your head. It’s hard to get used to being still – keeping your body still. It can be incredibly difficult. I know when I first started, half an hour seemed like an eternity to me. Don’t feel that everyone else sits there in peace, because that’s not how it is. You’ve got to really persevere with meditation, but it won’t always be that hard, and it won’t always be easy; it will change. But I can say it’s worth it. It’s worth persevering. And you will feel much more centred and much more relaxed. You may not feel it when you’re sitting necessarily, but you will feel it in the rest of your life. The discomfor t is par tly your past, just coming up. That’s all it is – past things coming up, because we’re so used to living in the past and not living in the present. We’re used to distracting ourselves from the present with the past. We do anything to distract ourselves from just being here. That’s why I do the bodyscan, because it brings you back to here. Your body is the closest thing to reality you’ve got. It’s sitting here in this room, but when you star t to watch your mind – keep your body still, and watch what’s happening in your head, you realize that you’re

not here. You want to be anywhere else but here. It sounds like such a simple thing, just being here in your body, and being happy to be here, but your mind will keep taking you away somewhere else. That’s what thinking is. So the thing is to try and break the pattern of thinking. You can’t just get rid of the thoughts – just say, I want the thoughts to go away, and sit here with no thoughts. You need to practise breaking the pattern of going with the thoughts. It’s such a deep habit, a very deeply ingrained habit - so you’re not going to break it straight away. You have to practise seeing the thoughts, realizing that you’re thinking, taking a step back into your body, back to your breath. Another thought will inevitably come up. Go back to your breath again, when you can. You might have been thinking for thirty seconds or a minute, but the important thing is to actually see it and come back to the body. It’s a simple process, but it can be very difficult. Use the breath. Keep it as simple as you can. I suggest going back to the breath – going back to the abdomen moving, because it’s a very tangible thing to watch. I also use counting, which I’ve found to be ver y valuable. You breathe in through your nose, and on the out breath, you count ‘one’. Make sure you count from the abdomen rather than your head. You breathe in again, count ‘two’. Breathe in, ‘three’. And so on up to ten. That helps to break the thoughts. You might only get to two, you might only get to one, but the important thing is to keep breaking the patter n of going with the thoughts. It takes a lot of effort, because we’re used to going off with whatever thought comes up. Thoughts are very seductive. So, that’s an outline of the prac-

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Observing Yourself tice, but a lot more happens within this basic framework. My role as a teacher is to keep guiding and encouraging you to stay with it, and to keep reminding you why you are doing this. Linda Clair is a non-sectarian teacher, and is also the author of the book ‘What do you Want?’ She teaches mainly at the Simple Meditation Centre in Crafers West in the Adelaide Hills. For more information, please phone David on 8339 7848 or visit www.simplemeditation.net

Seven Days in December Talks #2 with Linda Clair

Recorded on a 7 day meditation retreat at Crafers West SA in December 2009, Linda Clair encourages the participants to give it all they have in their practice, reminding them that every moment is precious. Each talk, delivered in her direct and inimitable way, is both an encouragement and a challenge to make the most of every breath. If you’re interested in a frank, no holds barred approach to meditation practice, this CD offers a depth and clarity not easily matched. For details phone David on 8339 7848 or visit www.simplemeditation.net Also see InnerSelf YouTube interview with Leo Drioli

Birdwings

Your grief for what you’ve lost lifts a mirror up to where you are bravely working. Expecting the worst, you look, and instead,here’s the joyful face you’ve been wanting to see. Your hand opens and closes and opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you would be paralysed. Your deepest presence is in every small contracting and expanding, the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated as birdwings. Rumi

Consider the times when you are aware of yourself. You, in this body, with these thoughts and feelings, here and now, at this exact time. These are the moments when you step back from yourself. You witness who you are and what you’re doing, and at the same time are conscious of being alive. Possibly you might take a mental inventory that considers your age, who’s in your life, or what you are doing specifically or in general. These occasions of self-observation arise naturally. Some people take stock of themselves when they begin a work day or arrive home. Others when they take a daily walk or run, or participate in other forms of exercise or sport. The moment just as you are about to eat is a great time to bring your awareness into your consciousness. The more you are aware of yourself and your environment, the more vibrant your life and potent your impressions. The sages of the yoga traditions suggest developing the ability to observe yourself more and more until you are in the state of continual awakeness and awareness.

LOOKING TWO WAYS

One way to consider self-observation is as an arrow that points in two directions. One points outward and the other points back at you. As you interact with the world, you are also aware of yourself in this interaction. Observing yourself is different than self-consciousness. Self-consciousness is when you are with other people and are uncomfortably aware of what you think are your shor tcomings. You might be concerned about the impression you’re making and might even act in a way that reinforces a negative impression. Generally adults have matured from the self-consciousness of youth, but anyone can feel self-conscious in certain company or circumstances. Self-observation comes from a deep level of being. It’s the part of you that is capable of observing the mind as well as processing sensory input. MEMOR MEMORYY AS AWARENESS Too often we live in a haze, forgetting what we’re doing and later for-

getting what we’ve done. Many of us dwell in the reverie of the past or the fantasy of the future. We have no idea how negative the mind is and we might operate out of emotions that generate defensiveness, anxiety, stress, depression, flaring anger or worry. How can we develop more awareness? First, let’s look at some of the most poignant moments of your life. Most common are times of intense emotions. These might be the distress of danger, for example, an accident or near-accident. Or triumph, such as receiving an award or being a star player. Births, deaths, illness and special occasions often make a deep impression. So do moments of happiness, the times when you’ve felt energetic and excited. Self-observation often arises in new surroundings: here we are at the Great Wall of China; here we are at the Eiffel Tower. In fact, one reason why some people enjoy traveling so much is because of the intense experience of awareness. Why do these experiences make such a strong impression? Because we’re in the present; we’re observing sensory input, our mental commentaries, our emotional intensity. We are observing ourselves as we interact with life. INCREASING A W ARENESS Here are a few suggestions to intensify your experience of your own awareness: · Imagine you are a character in a film. Describe where you are, who you are with and what you are doing. · Consciously pay attention to the mind. Notice the commentaries of self-talk.

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· Scan your senses. What do you see, hear, feel, taste and smell? · Describe what is immediately in front of you, being as specific as possible. · Make a broad statement identifying you on planet Earth. · As often as possible, be totally aware of your outer circumstances and your inner experience. To obser ve yourself is to understand your self. Through self-observation you taste the possibility of being consciously alert and aware all of the time. Regardless of the circumstances and people around you, you live fully in this moment.

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Hatred, Power and Peace

MEDITATION: WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

At this moment, stop and identify what you are thinking. Name the series of thoughts, such as I am thinking about . . . As an observer, follow the train of thought and when you remember, stop yourself again. Now I am thinking about . . . Close your eyes and notice what you are thinking.

INQUIRY: WHAT ARE YOU FEELING?

Ask yourself if you have a mood or feeling. What is it? How long have you felt it? Is it an old familiar friend? If it’s a feeling that brings tension, can you let it go?

CONTEMPLATION: POSSIBILITY OF CHANGE

Observe yourself. Do you want to make any changes?

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Love’s Secret by William Blake Never seek to tell thy love, Love that never told can be; For the gentle wind does move Silently, invisibly. I told my love, I told my love, I told her all my heart; Trembling, cold, in ghastly fears, Ah! she did depart! Soon as she was gone from me, A traveller came by, Silently, invisibly He took her with a sigh.

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Almost all of us have been taught by our culture and families that hatred is bad, wrong and evil. As children, many of us were punished, threatened or rejected if we dared to express any hatefulness. So as adults, we tend to automatically reject our own feelings of hatred, fearing that we’ll be outcasts if we don’t. What we generally don’t see is that our hatred is actually trying to help us, despite the mayhem it causes. After all, hatred seems to be at the root of much of the world’s suffering, fuelling rejection, abuse, murder and war. And this is absolutely true – when hatred is acted upon, these are its tragic results. But there is a great difference between acting on an emotion, and just feeling it. We have little control over our emotional uprisings, those winds that continually blow through us, but we can control our actions. What I’m proposing is that, in order to understand it better, we start to become more aware of our hatred, while trusting that we have the power to not act it out on ourselves or those around us. You may be feeling quite challenged by now, and if so, I invite you to take a deep breath, feel your feet on the floor, and invoke whatever courage and curiosity you have. Let’s use those qualities to explore our hatred and see what it’s really about. And you don’t have to like hatred to do this investigation, so don’t worry if that’s how you feel. The aim is just to explore.

How Hatred Tries To Serve Us

When we really sense into our hatred, it can be felt as a dark force whose energy and intent is to destroy. We can see this on many levels. At the personal level, we attack and reject the par ts of ourselves that appear to be weak, shameful, unloving or unenlightened, hoping they’ll go away. At a societal level, we punish criminals with the intent of stamping out crime. At a national level, we engage in wars where we kill others who threaten our freedom and peace. And so on. So let’s look more precisely at what hatred actually wants to destroy. When we do, we see that it always seeks to eliminate whatever

obstructs our wellbeing - it wants to annihilate anything that looks like it’s in the way of happiness, harmony, fulfilment, freedom, peace, love, and enlightenment, whether that be a feeling, a person or a nation. In this way it is trying to help us, but from a very limited perspective. In the physical world, if something’s in our way, it makes sense to get rid of it. If there’s a tree blocking the road, we get out the chainsaw. So the ego assumes that the same method works for emotional impediments, and the very best tool it has is the destructive force of hatred. So the action of our hatred is to hate and reject the parts of us that seem to block what we most desire. However, this ends up creating exactly the opposite effect that hatred had hoped for, because ‘what we resist, persists’. The hated parts dig in their heels, solidify their position, and retreat further from consciousness. They push back at the hatred however they can, creating stuck and agitated places in the soul. We are divided against ourselves. The result is tension, agitation, unconsciousness and rigidity.

The Power To Be

So rather than acting on our impulse to hate or reject, what’s needed is simply to be curious about it and investigate it, just as we would any other emotion. We can just sit with this dark, annihilating force within us. As we work on the issues around it, and slowly deepen into it, we eventually start to uncover its true nature. We find that at the level of Spirit, or Essence, it is actually the power that makes possible the disappearance of the ego. For it is only as the ego dissolves that we can live fully as Essence, and know the profound peace that’s available when all the agitation of ego is gone. The desire to live as Essence, in its peace, contentment and joy, is a true drive in our soul. It is the desire of the soul to know itself fully, as its deepest nature. But in order to live as Essence, all parts of the ego, not just the negative places, eventually need to dissolve. What our hatred attempts to do is to help us ‘disappear’ ourselves in the quest for enlightenment. It does not understand that true annihilation of the ego

cannot come from a head-on attack. On the contrary, what eventually dissolves the ego is self-understanding. And we can only understand ourselves when we relax into ourselves with acceptance, curiosity and compassion. As we do so, we see that hatred is simply a very limited expression of the annihilating power of Essence, which gently dissolves the ego, piece by piece, in the deep, still, luminous, loving blackness of the ground of Being. We discover that slowly, with the help of this power, we can become who we are. We discover that we too are a powerful peace, a peaceful power, and that just as sunlight imperceptibly dissolves the mist, this power annihilates all inner division in the unified ground of Being. We find that we are the peace, joy and contentment that we have always sought. And we understand that exploring our hatred, just as we would any another emotion, is an essential part of the journey towards living as Essence. Per se phone Ma yw ald has been a erse sephone Mayw ywald student of the Diamond Approach to self realization since 1986, and is a Teacher in Training in this spiritual path. She is currently offering lowfee Individual Sessions for those interested in experiencing the Diamond Approach. She also offers Study Groups on the writings of A.H.Almaas, founder of this path, and is a transpersonal psychologist. Contact her at 0435 014 821 or persephone@diamondsoul.com.au. For more information see www .diamondsoul.com.au www.diamondsoul.com.au .diamondsoul.com.au.

As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it. Mahatma Gandhi

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BY PHIL MORIMITSU Many would quickly answer that we are the obvious identities such as our physical bodies, our emotions, minds, personalities and egos, but are those things really the real us? If not, then what are we? How much do we rely on the outer world to define who and what we are? Most of us would probably like to believe that we are our own persons. But are we really? How much do we change according to circumstances or what others think of us? Do we change our behaviour even slightly to conform to society? Do we rely on the outer confirmation of the world to validate our accomplishments in order to determine our worth, our value in this world? Another question is, where did we come from and where are we going? When we leave this world, will we end up in a place that is similar to where we go in our dream state, a kind of fuzzy astral version of earth? And is that where we came from? If so, why did we come to earth?

Then when you close your eyes, have you ever noticed that it’s never totally black? You probably see tiny specks of light, and perhaps they are moving around. Or maybe you see a faint opaque light. Where do these Sounds and Lights come from if they’re inter-connected with your physical senses? The ancients teach that these Sounds and Lights actually are like homing signals from God, and once you learn how to receive and follow them, you can ride them back to our original home; the place we came from, and the place we will one day return to. And once we learn how to do this, we begin to know who we truly are. What happens in between those events, is what we will be discussing and learning; specifically, how to live in harmony with the Creator’s love and will. We will be learning that our true selves (and everything else for that matter) are composed of these two elements, the Sound and Light, and once we learn to recognize these elements within ourselves, we can then recognize them in all others and life. The better we become at recognizing Sound and Light around us, the better we become at recognizing truth. We will not just be talking about stories and poetic descriptions of these aspects of Creation, but we will be learning step-by-step techniques of how to first recognize them within ourselves, and secondly, how to apply them in our daily lives. This is what we will be presenting in the upcoming intro talk and workshop in Adelaide. There is nothing mystical, abstract or difficult about these techniques. All they require is attention and desire, mostly desire. Hope to see you in Adelaide!

These age-old questions have been answered by ancient wise men, who in turn, learned the answers from teachers before them. Their teachings have often come in the way of parables and hinted at in poetry, but today, they speak in clear terms and specific techniques. From the Ancient Order of Vairagi ECK Masters, Sri Harold Klemp has stripped away the mystery and confusion and laid these techniques out for whoever want them. The two elements these Ancient Masters teach are inner Sound and Light. These are not figurative elements, but are specific and existing inside each person. For instance, when you are about to go to sleep, or are in a very quiet room; have you ever noticed that strange, inner sound, like white noise? It’s got nothing to do with your ears, it’s an inherent sound, like a high-pitched ringing or electrical sound that seems to come from the deepest part of your inner head.

Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received. Seneca

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6 SPIRITUALITY

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InT heZone InThe with MICHELLE STANTON

In Search of Enlightenment Are you searching for enlightenment? If you are, why are you searching for it? What do you think you’ll have when “you” are enlightened? What are you really looking for? What do you really want? My search for enlightenment began soon after an episode in a hospital bed in 1995 when I awakened into an amazing state of being – it felt like I had finally come home. For the first time in my life, I felt whole there was no sense of insecurity or even security. Nothing was missing or lacking. Everything looked beautiful and absolutely perfect, just as they were... including my bleeding bowel. This sublime state lasted about 6 months, after which I was thrown back into “Hell on Earth”, the state I had lived in for 35 years prior to this hospital trip. Thus began my search for the way back home. What I did not realise then, was that the state I had experienced was NOT the state of enlightenment. It was an intermediate step. It was the bridge to enlightenment or SELF realisation - a per manent state where the sense of separate self disappears and ALL is ONE. I now call this bridge, being in the Zone. Some people call it living in the NOW. What I discovered is that there

are no methodologies to make enlightenment happen... but there is definitely a proven path to the Zone or bridge that leads you OUT of the dream you call “your life” to the realisation of what YOU truly are. It is quite obvious from reading the biographies of enlightened sages that enlightenment is always possible at any time, regardless of your state of being. So, why bother learning how to step into the Zone? Because it is an amazing way to live life while you are still dreaming - until enlightenment happens all by itself. For 35 years I had lived what is considered a normal life. I worked hard, strived for material success and lived with an underlying sense of anxiety and stress. Then, in a blink of an eye, I entered the Zone and discovered that there is another way to experience life. It has taken me a decade to discover the wonderfully simple tools that allow you to understand how the mind works, checkmate the Ego and discover who YOU truly are. Since then, I have taught hundreds of people how to consistently live and work in this beautiful state of being. It has been a vision of mine to make these priceless tools available to all of humanity. In the past 5 years, the tools have been refined and honed to a razor sharp point and the potential to deliver the

knowledge of these tools via elearning over the web has become a reality. Anyone in the world is now able to access these tools by undertaking the Zone Core Program which is priced flexibly at whatever you can afford at www.zonehigh.com/peace. By using these tools and investigating for yourself, you will come to realise that the absolute key to living consistently in the Zone is to prioritise inner peace NOW and the realisation that there is only ever ONE “problem” – not the myriads of problems you think you have in your life. This “problem” is the belief that you are a separate, autonomous individual that must make effor ts to control and direct your life. When you realise that YOU are not the separate individual you believed yourself to be, all so called problems fall away. It is not enough just to be told that YOU are not a separate, autonomous individual. You cannot believe your way into the realisation for what YOU truly are. You need to investigate this for yourself and come to this realisation through your own experience. If you are searching for enlightenment, step into the Zone or get on the bridge to SELF realisation. Michelle Stanton (08) 8356 4160. Author of “The Timeless World – Debunk Your Fears and Discover Heaven on Earth” and “Selling in the Zone – Stress-free Success in Sales” available at Quantum Bookshop in North Adelaide and Dymocks in Rundle Mall.To find out more about the Bridge to SELF Realisation (the Zone), attend our FREE talks talks. Refer to advertisement in this issue, go to www .z onehigh.com/peace or call www.z .zonehigh.com/peace 8356 4160 for details.

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EGYPT- GATEWAY TO THE SOUL “There are moments in our lives when the mysteries of the Universe call us on a journey, no place holds these mysteries like Egypt” Along with her resident Egyptian team of experts Mary Shaw will take you on an Egyptian experience unlike any other, the memories of which, will remain with you forever. This is not just the journey of a lifetime, this is a journey of many lifetimes. Among the many highlights of this tour is exclusive and private entry in to the Kings Chamber and exclusive time between the paws of The Sphinx.

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BY DANIEL MURTAGH

How to experience all the positive results of long term meditation through merely listening to ReWake, regardless of any past meditation experience or lack of it!” Sound surrounds you. It is everywhere. It is inescapable. Through the power of music it has the potential to move millions. Through the power of language it can elevate entire cultures. Sound permeates every aspect of your life, and yet it is so easy to take sound for granted and simply use it as a tool for communication. But sound is so much more than that. As a professional music producer I have the pleasure of helping people communicate meaning through music, and can feel its intimate connection with our emotions. Simultaneously, as an experimental audio engineer, I have come to realise the incredible power sound has to heal and affect our state of being as a whole. The use of sound in healing and as a therapeutic tool is not a new concept. In fact, it has been around for millennia. Interestingly enough, Western science is only now beginning to understand many ancient practices that have existed for thousands of years. Using sound to enhance meditative practice is something that is evident in multiple cultures throughout history. From the beautiful singing bowls of Tibet, to the droning mantric chants of the Vedas, sound has been used to assist in the healing of mind, body and spirit since the dawn of civilisation. Many people may assume that because these cultures are indeed ancient, they lacked the scientific prowess we enjoy today and only performed primitive rituals and practices. This is not the case, as many scientists worldwide are beginning to discover. Ancient cultures and mystery schools of the distant past understood the science of sound intimately. One need only to investigate some of the incredible acoustic properties of the great pyramid of Giza to begin to grasp the advanced knowledge of the ancients. The Egyptians were so advanced in their understanding of sound properties and possessed such incredible acoustical knowledge they were able to tune physical spaces to resonate in response to specific sound frequencies. Using what’s known as “sacred geometry” and a special kind of architecture that reflects the mathematically perfect ratios found in natural biology, the Egyptians were able to create amazing sound structures within their sacred temples. In the Kings Chamber within the Great Pyramid, the geometry of the space generates naturally amplified, low-frequency sound waves, which have curious effects on human consciousness. This type of rhythmic pulsation, matches the human brain-wave frequencies found during deep meditative states and has been shown to have profound effects on human physiology. Further North, the shamans of Native America used

drumming and rhythmic beats to influence their state of being. One of the most powerful aspects of drumming and the reason that cultures have used rhythm for millennia is that it has the amazing capacity to alter people’s state of consciousness. Through rhythmic repetition of ritual sounds, the body, brain and the nervous system are energised and transformed via a subtle natural phenomena scientists are calling “entrainment”. Whilst the ancients understood living systems in a far different manner than our current scientific system does, there is sophistication in their approach. Through practical application, the ancients developed their own form of spiritual sound science, exposing themselves to specific auditory stimuli to alter their consciousness whilst fully understanding the beneficial effects of the process. Whilst the practical application of sound to create altered states has been around for aeons, the scientific understanding of this phenomenon has only just begun to shed light on this fascinating process. Furthermore, the discovery of quantum physics and the development of sophisticated physiological measuring devices, has stimulated much research into the field of sound as a catalyst for healing. The understanding of these concepts and the expansion of our digital culture, has fostered the development of a variety of powerful audio technologies. Research over the past few decades has shown that exposure to particular types of auditory stimuli can have powerful effects on listeners physical, mental, and emotional states. This technology is now used to assist and enhance meditative practice, promote expanded awareness, and generate feelings of deep relaxation. This type of audio technology is known as brain-wave entrainment. Entrainment is a process, whereby any two separate, vibrating or oscillating systems, when placed in close proximity to another, begin to imitate each other. Take a piano for example. If you were to strike only one key and listen to the decay, you would hear not only your one note, but a multitude of harmonics that resonate in harmony. Whilst this may sound ordinary, the implications are deep. A curious experiment you can try at home, is to hang a number of pendulums around a room and set them swinging randomly. Over time you will find that the pendulums will begin to fall into sync and swing in unison, or at least fall into a similar phase relationship. As all matter in our universe is made up of vibrations, indeed, your very brain-waves are vibrations themselves, entrainment proves to be a very powerful science, that begs for further investigation. Using brainwave entrainment audio can be beneficial

for you physically, mentally and emotionally as the Egyptians and Shamans clearly knew. By implementing a regular routine of meditation using brainwave entrainment you can expect a variety of positive physiological outcomes including stress relief, improved sleep, enhanced creativity, and deep relaxation. This type of technology can also assist in inner healing and conscious awakening, and allow for mind-expanding states of consciousness to occur. The ability to apply practical knowledge of sound is becoming readily available in Western and European culture. Thanks to modern day communication generating a new level of interconnectedness, you can begin to see a correlation between ancient eastern holistic knowledge and innovative western science. This synergy of ancient wisdom and modern technology is paving a path for selfhealing and awakening to occur. Daniel Murtagh is a professional music producer with a Bachelor of Music Studies and a Cert. IV in Music Technology. During his years in the field of audio production and recording, his fascination with human consciousness and technical expertise with sound has led ak eWak akee, a remarkable audio series which Daniel to create ReW uses natural Australian soundscapes, recorded in stunning locations and pristine quality. In ReWake, Daniel uses his expansive knowledge of recording techniques to create spatial sound effects superior to that of cinema surround sound. For more information and to hear a demonstration visit www.ReWake.com.au

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PERU- GATEWAY THROUGH THE DIMENSIONS Only in the Andes do you have the experience of “Walking through the Veils” as the ancients said. Machu Picchu is the easiest place in the World to experience this merging of dimensions. Enjoy the beauty and mystery of Peru. Walk in the Sacred Inca Valleys and let the Andes capture your heart. Come and experience another World ( almost a dream World) and enjoy ceremonies, energy processes and discussions with like minded people. We will be at the top of Machu Picchu on the most powerful energy day in 2010—10/10/10 10 days ex Cusco 3rd October 2010 to 12th October 2010 Four star travel and accommodation, fully escorted.

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8 GROWTH

InnerSelf

Transformation through Movement

International Co-Freemasonry A Pathway of Degrees Ask a non-mason what a Freemason is, and you will probably be told that he is someone who belongs to a men-only club called a Lodge, whose members perform strange rituals in funny aprons. You may also be told that, outside their lodges masons do charitable work while pursuing business and career contacts advantageous to themselves. You are unlikely to be told is that there is actually no such thing as a single body called ‘The Freemasons,’ that there are in fact many Masonic orders worldwide, with differing rituals and often widely different priorities. Moreover, although most of these do indeed admit only men, there are also Masonic orders for women, and for men and women working together on equal terms; International Co-Freemasonry is one such. It was founded in France in the late nineteenth century, by a group of masons who realized—even before the dawn of our liberated age that the exclusion of women from Freemasonr y was a ridiculous anachronism. The new order soon spread to England, from where its further growth was no doubt facilitated by the trade route network of the British Empire. It eventually arrived in Australia via India. Co-Freemasonry has never been a large order, but it does exist in many countries and therefore has a global reach. It is organized in national federations, with a Mother Lodge located in Paris. So what do we, as Co-Freemasons do? Yes, we do meet in Lodges, wear aprons, and work rituals, but why? To answer that question we need to understand what a ritual is, and what purpose it serves. A ritual is an agent of personal and collective transformation. It is an enacted drama designed to take its participants inwards from the outer world, to deeper and higher levels of consciousness, so as to facilitate a quickening of their spiritual evolution. Signs, symbols, and role-play are all used to achieve these results; but a sceptic might ask, how,

and why does it work in the way you say it does? Let us picture this in terms of energy. We are surrounded by energies of all sorts, energies of earth, air, fire, and water, before we even begin to consider those finer energies of the Inner Planes emanating from higher levels of consciousness. Now we know that energies—at all levels interact with each other and with ourselves. Let us also not forget that our bodies, minds, and spirits are in themselves complexes of these energies, and all therefore par t of a web of life in which the macrocosm is reflected in the microcosm, and vica-versa. Has it not been perfectly summed up by the Emerald Tablet of Hermes—‘as above, so below’? However, it is in the co-ordination, and cooperative channeling of energies that ritual comes into its own. Think of a waterfall. Visualize this free energy going just anywhere, as water plunges over a lip of earth into a chasm. Then imagine a hydro-electric power station harnessing some of that energy. Untamed, the energy exists in its own right independently of the station operators, yet through the interacting energy of their minds human beings can work with this force, harnessing it for the common good. That is what a ritual can do for its par ticipants, namely channel higher energies for good, by gradually transforming those working the ritual. Freemasonry however—in any form is not for the impatient. It is a step-by-step pathway, or, if you prefer the symbol a pilgrimage of degrees, because we admit to ourselves that no one can absorb the deeper truths of existence all at once. It takes, on average about two years to reach the degree of Master Mason, and there are higher degrees after that if one wishes to seek them. The alchemists of old knew only too well that real, lasting transformation takes time, so we discount the siren voices of those cults and systems that promise everything in a hurry. Have they not all

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too often been found wanting, when the luckless devotee is confronted by a crisis of life-changing proportions? So, is this a pathway for you? There are no limits to how far it can take you. The ‘ladder of ascent’ is infinite, for those willing to advance with patience through ritual and symbol, while cooperating on every level with others on the path. CoFreemasonry is an organization whose system is part of the Western Mystery Tradition. There are others, some of which cultivate a more intellectual approach, with the emphasis on correspondence style study rather than ritual, but in Freemasonry ritual is the primary focus as a tool of teaching and transformation. Experience has taught us that the type of ‘knowing’ engendered by ritual practice is a true ‘gnosis’—to use the Greek term, a knowing based on direct perception, rather than on a theoretical assent to certain ideas. Our order—in Australia at least is not large, but we believe that what we are doing has value on many levels, and if, as we move through the Cusp of the Ages—at this crisis point in history you think that CoFreemasonry might be a path for you, then contact details for the Adelaide Lodge can be found in our advertisement. FOR INFORMATION, Phone mobile – 0414 894 087 Email: gilf@esc.net.au WEBSITES International: www.droit-humain.org Australian: www.australiancomasonry.netfirms.com

As we explore the connection between body, mind, and spirit, we find that our emotional, thinking and physical states continuously influence each other, impacting how we think, feel and behave. Observe your body language—when you’re feeling uplifted, your body feels light and your energy is more “up,” and your thoughts will be more optimistic and light-hearted. When you’re depressed, you feel heavy and your energy is “down,” and your thoughts will be more depressive. When you’re feeling vulnerable, your shoulders cave forward, your arms tend to cross your body for protection, and so on. There are many traditions that have drawn on this connection as an alternative or supplementary path towards being at One—with one’s self, a higher state of awareness, with God, with Spirit or Source. Our body can be used as a bridge between our everyday conditional existence and a higher realm associated with spirituality. Traditions such as yoga, t’ai chi, chi gong and aikido are revered as extremely effective in this field. The Enneagram (“ennea” means nine in Greek) is a personality system which aptly describes nine different patterns or styles of thinking, feeling and behaving and the psychological motivations of each style. However, knowing these things does not automatically help us to resolve a concrete problem nor make us more spiritual. We often know what we “should” or “could” do in order to grow, but our goal can seem so distant that we give up in discouragement. What if it could be easy to “turn a corner” in a difficult situation? Can emotional change really be easy? In a recent phone conversation with a type Four client, I found an opportunity to test the effectiveness of EnneaMotion (also called Transformation Through Movement), a movement-based approach to the Enneagram. She was recovering from a recent break-up and was ex-

periencing many “classic” Four symptoms: fear of being alone (though she had set up her life so that she lived alone and worked alone at home!), of not having time for creative projects, not being able to get motivated, fear of not having a self, of not being able to see herself, of not being seen, of not existing. When we spoke, she had been stewing in this condition for days without finding her way out, so she asked for some help. I asked her to describe in detail what happened to her when those dark feelings arose. She said she felt agitated and would pace and wring her hands, mumbling to herself. That’s all we needed to begin an EnneaMotion exercise. We began by analyzing pacing, wringing and mumbling in terms of the nature of movement itself: space (direct or indirect), time (fast or slow), and energy (firm or light). Then I asked her to pace, wring and mumble, focusing on the pure movement aspects which applied to those motions: moving indirectly, with force and agitation. She was to keep repeating what she was doing, gradually exaggerating each gesture more and more. Our habits become habits because we repeat them so often that we barely recognize we’re doing them. It can take a lot for us to simply notice that we are in fact engaging in one of our habits. Repetition and exaggeration are great tools to help us notice. Emotionally, it works—we may not know we’re pissed off, but when we blow up inappropriately at the wrong person (exaggeration), we finally realize we’ve been mad all day. It’s true physically as well. We may not know the effect of wringing (physically wringing our hands and an internal wringing of our emotions), but if we start to really exaggerate, we begin to notice what that state really is and how it feels. Back to my Four client. After experiencing the exaggerated state of wringing, etc., I told her to just notice how she felt. A more objective understanding of this state (with internal

emotional wringing) began to evolve. The next phase was to gradually begin doing the opposite motions. For example, instead of wringing her hands (slow, forceful, binding, clasping motion), she was to splay and open her fingers, rotate the palms up or outward, relax the wrists, and reach her arms outward into space. One part of the body after another was told to do something opposite (in terms of space, time and energy) than before; again, repeating and repeating so the body could learn this movement pattern, so it too could become a habit. The result was that this inwardlyfocused Four, afraid of not being seen, afraid of not being able to see herself, became more outwardly focused, with the ability to see objectively that she does indeed have a self, and does in fact exist. Having accessed this more peaceful state by doing a physical exercise, it becomes possible to choose to inhabit this state at will by moving in a conscious way. It may not be easy at first, but, like all habits and with repetition, it can become easier with practice and training. Having moved out of the despair, she is capable again of being in balance—able to take in the joys and the sorrows of her life, of others, of the world, and not be emotionally distracted by them. This kind of harmony creates a deep inner peace, one of the gifts of the Enneagram type Four. This is just one example of discovering the gift of a personality type through guided movement. Andrea Isaacs will be p r e s e n t i n g “ E m o t i o n a l Intelligence and Transformation: The S o m a t i c Enneagram,” exploring each of the nine Enneagram types, on July 3-4 at the Riverdell Spiritual Centre near Adelaide.

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fused the ‘fighting once again’ for a physical action of retaliation. In reality what the vision meant was that these proud and wise Warriors, Medicine Men and Women would come back in Spirit and fight for the Earth and the Hearts of Humanity , to help restore balance .

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BY MATTHEW GREENWOOD Over the last 150 years, many books and studies have been written by scholars relating to the ceremonies, customs and legends of the Lakota people. My story and connection with these proud people is somewhat different, let me explain. For just over 20 years now, I have been consciously on my spiritual path learning more about myself, my purpose and developing my spiritual work. As much as this brings great change to one’s life, the one constant in all of this is my connection to spirit and in particular my spiritual, emotional and physical connection to the Lakota Indians of North America. Up until around ten years ago it was only a spiritual connection, working with my Spirit Guides and that of my clients. It was through seeing, listening and feeling the warmth, wisdom and guidance of these wonderful teachers that I began to understand and experience the past life connections which made this union of man and spirit so comfortable. It was at this point that much changed. After going through a long term relationship breakdown, I saw a counsellor in Adelaide who unbeknown to me was part Lakota Indian. Of course this only came out after telling her of my goal at the time of going to the US and living with the Lakota people. It’s at times like this, when you realise that in the greater scheme of things there is a plan and we are being guided by subtle forces. Within 2 years I was backpacking from Vancouver, in Canada down through to South Dakota in the US, to work and live on Rosebud Indian Reservation with a Lakota family that had been prearranged with the help of the counsellor I’d met previously. My planned stay on the reservation coincided with the Rosebud Pow Wow, which brings many First Nation people together for 4 days of drumming, dancing , singing and celebrations. So I was excitedly looking forward to this! Gary, who I was to be staying with picked me up from the bus station which was about an hour from his home. So we had much time to talk and get to know each other. It’s as if we had been good friends for years, same age, very similar interests, even his children were the same age as mine and of course Gary has a deep spiritual connection. So this was a good start to my journey. I should say at this point that in the months lead-

ing up to my trip, I would constantly see a wolf in every meditation I had. This wolf became more active and playful as time progressed, even to the point of feeling him physically whether in meditation or just walking down a street. When arriving at Gary’s home, it was my surprise to see this wolf greet us! In real life! This beautiful animal had shown up a year or so before my arrival and stayed. He and I took to each other like old friends, he even played just like he did in my meditations. Amazing! Over the next three and a half months, I had the oppor tunity to meet many of Gary’s friends who are of the same spiritual nature, also meeting elders and experiencing many ceremonies including Sweat Lodges, Giving Away, Sun Dances and of course the Pow Wow. Of all the things I was hoping to learn, the one overwhelming and unexpected experience I was to have, was to be witness to these peoples generosity and patience . Their willingness to share and open their home was very humbling. When you understand not just what they have contended with over the last five hundred years of white occupation and settlement , but what they still have to contend with. From living in third world conditions in one of the richest nations in the world, to approximately 75% unemployment rate, with an attitude from the government that that they would just quietly go away, it was a truly hear topening experience to be welcomed in as family . It reminds me of a story I was told by one of the elders, Dancing Feather, whom I talk with often . A vision that was told and passed down to the Chiefs and Medicine Men many years before white settlement was to prepare for a great upheaval and decimation of their people. But in years to come the people would return to fight once again. Many at the time con-

To those of you that feel that ‘good fight’, the opportunity exists to meet and experience the Lakota People. Between the 15th and the 30th of August 2010, Matthew will be leading a journey to Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota. Matthew is also a Mentor, Spiritual Councillor, Shaman and Personal Growth Facilitator. For more information about the work Matthew Greenwood does, view his website at www.greenwoodspiritualjourneys.com.au or phone him direct on 0410 658 797. PO Box 1328, Mt Barker SA 5251

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Are You Thoughful? Are you a thoughtful person? Are you a thoughtless person? Many people will say that they are thoughtful. Very few people will actually define themselves as thoughtless. After all, we pride ourselves on being excellent social creatures. Generally speaking, as we grow older in life, and more mature, we become more thoughtful towards others. We socialise our children to have manners, which is another form of being thoughtful. But what does being thoughtful actually mean? Is it really that important or desirable? Let us turn now to what thoughtful means. Sometimes you will have the proclivity to accuse others of being thoughtless and unfeeling when you actually have little background information about them. Unwittingly, you are effectively attempting to control another’s behaviour through what you think, expect or say. Respect is a fascinating social belief and expectation. It connects nicely with the idea of the thoughtles /thoughtful discussion I am having here. The older we get, the more we want others to respect us. There are some elderly people who demand that younger people respect them. People in positions of seniority expect respect from individuals lower in the hierarchy. At school, we were expected to respect our elders, teach-

ers and the principal. Expectation is a powerful thing. It is what one person demands from another person without actually explaining what they want or how they want it. Pressing people’s guilt buttons is what happens when you are relentless in accusing them of being inconsiderate. For example, if you accuse your wife or husband of not tidying up after themselves, then you will learn to press their guilt button to cause tidy behaviour. This style of interacting with loved ones, work colleagues, or friends will work against you when the relationship has conflict or disagreement. The person whose buttons you are unwittingly trying to press will know how to get you upset. They will do the behaviour that you most dislike. Everybody is unique. Not all people require a vast amount of attention from others. Can you describe how and when you need attention? Can you monitor when and where you feel neglected by others? In this way, you will understand who you need attention from, at what time and in which place. Do you need your wife or husband to give you attention every night when you come home? How much attention? What type of attention? Do you need your supervisor or manager to talk to you one-on-one every day?

For how long? What do you want to talk about? The following questions here will help you move forward in the area of attention: 1. Where am I at the moment e.g. at work, at home, out with friends, at a friend’s house, in public? 2. Who do I need attention from in this situation? 3. What type of attention do I need? 4. For what reason do I need attention? 5. When is attention most needed in this situation e.g., beginning, middle or end of interaction? As a child, we had all our needs met instantly, including food, water, warmth and love. We rarely had to ask at any stage. We were taught by our parents not to ask. We wake up and breakfast is ready for us. Our clothing is ironed and ready for wearing. Dad takes us to school and our teachers are waiting in the classroom to teach us. All lessons are planned. We do not ask for English, Maths or Cooking. It is all there. As we enter adolescence, there is a shock period where everyone competes for attention and does not “hand out” attention easily. Teenagers are striving to be popular with peers. Our parents have raised us and do not want to give the care and attention they once gave when we were younger. This creates a psychological withdrawal. Some people struggle with this withdrawal effect and others do not. Spoiling your children does not pay. You will train them to believe that everybody must spoil them. They will become demanding in relationships and expect a lot of attention.

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www.innerself.com.au If you spoil your children as a parent, they will find that they will get attacked by others when they grow up. They will be attacked because they demand attention, but nobody is willing to give that much. How many times have you heard someone say: “Do it yourself. I’m not your mother!” The child will be told to grow up. People will make fun of him or her behind his or her back. They will accuse the person for being selfish. The “spoilt child” syndrome is the antithesis of being thoughtful. Children with this syndrome expect others to give to them all their wants and needs. They set themselves up for conflict and argument because nobody is able to satisfy them in the way they want. They demand so much and others will rarely deliver exactly as they want. Individuals who act out verbal tantrums are good examples of the “spoilt child” syndrome. They do not have physical tantrums, but they expect to take from others without giving. It is easy to understand why others do not want to socialise with this type of child. In relationships, you cannot afford to expect that others will give to you. Being a “taker” in relationships will not make you popular. Children who have been given everything by their parents will not become popular adults. They will grow up and expect others to give to them without having to reciprocate. Transferring a child-like logic to adulthood will create problems for this type of individual. They will object to anybody who threatens their logic about life. Life owes them and nothing will convince them otherwise. They will not be raised to be responsible for “giving and taking”. Dr Ale xander Ask is a Ph.D in Alexander psychology. He has recently released a psychology book on the mind called “Heads Up: Understand your Emotional Mind”from which this article was extracted. He runs a private practice in Adelaide, where he has spent the past five years helping clients create change in their life. He has conducted thousands of hours of therapy in that time and assisted many people to wellness. Dr Ask is also a lecturer in clinical psychology. He trains several students on the practice of psychology. Dr Alexander is an experienced psychologist in the areas of stress, anxiety, depression, panic attacks, bulimia and weight loss. He uses a number of approaches of psychologists such as cognitive therapy, CBT and hypnotherapy. Phone 8271 0303for more info

The Mystery of Migraine In its more severe forms, migraine must surely be one of the most devitalising and debilitating complaints a person can experience. It is responsible for thousands of lost hours in the workplace every year and costs the nation dearly through medical treatment and a constantly expanding range of prescription medications. Accurate statistics are impossible to obtain on the real incidence of this complaint because thousands of sufferers simply put up with the condition and never seek professional help. In Queensland alone, an average of sixteen hundred people were admitted to acute care hospitals each year, for the primary treatment of migraine, between 1995 and 1999 (HIC 2000). Because so many cases are never officially recorded, these figures only represent the tip of the iceberg. Migraine is an insidious problem that appears to be caused by a hundred different things, depending on the point of view of the observer. It has only been seriously investigated from a physical standpoint and therefore the causes are considered physical, and the required treatment likewise. To successfully alleviate migraine, we have to look beyond the physical causes and treatments. There is little doubt that the things commonly blamed for ‘causing’ migraine – chocolate, wine, over-tiredness, noise, bright lights, late nights, oranges, caffeine and many others, are merely agents the individual is particularly sensitive to, and trigger migraine in that person. Such sensitivity is usually in the form of an allergic reaction, but why should it trigger migraine specifically? There is a wealth of information available on the symptoms and the effects the condition has on our physiology, along with the many different forms of the condition. There is not one real answer in all of it. The answers seem to be a secret of the subconscious, because it appears that only the subconscious can alleviate the condition permanently. The drugs and other approaches, so often just don’t cut it. Thankfully, it is a condition that is usually helped quickly and easily with the appropriate subconsciousmind therapy. Like many other problems, when we help the person change the underlying, subconscious causes, the symptoms take care of themselves. When the person has successfully eliminated the subconscious tensions, they often find they can drink wine or stay up late etc, and no longer suffer their headaches. Many clients have

found this to be the case. There are still countless mysteries surrounding migraine, but for most sufferers it is something that can be eliminated, with a little subconscious level help.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH JAAN JERABEK Q. W ha om an hatt is Anxiety fr from ‘Emotional Intelligence’ viewpoint? A. Anxiety is the equivalent of the surface presenting symptom of varying degrees of old emotional pain just below the level of conscious awareness. This emotional pain is close to coming out and because painful emotions are deemed as ‘bad/dangerous/no-go-zones’ by the body and mind’s defence system, the ‘fight or flight’ defence mechanism is activated. This ‘fight or flight’ mechanism is fear and adrenalin-based, which is why an anxious person experiences the symptoms of being on edge and ‘strung out’, hyper- vigilant, feeling as if something ‘bad’ is going to happen or go horribly wrong. As a result, the person who has ‘emotional pain’ coming to the surface, due to family and cultural conditioning, and simple human nature, resor ts to needing to keep busy and distract themselves from/avoid feeling, the emotional pain which is trying to get their attention. It is often simply human nature and the way we are ‘wired’ that makes us want to naturally avoid ‘unpleasant’ emotions. This busyness will be either compulsive physical activity or mental

activity or a mix of the two. This is why anxiety will very easily be covered up by ‘workaholism’ and can be masqueraded as ‘striving for success and accomplishment’. If success is not a person’s focus they will simply become ‘Do-aholics’ and keep themselves busy in a 101 different ways, doing anything from cleaning the house, organizing and re-organizing things such as clothes drawers or the kitchen cabinets or indulging obsessively in their favourite passion/ hobby. The mental activity is also a favoured mechanism used by us to distract ourselves from/avoid feeling, our emotional pain. If you have a look at the workaholic mechanism you will see that a work/do-aholic will do anything to avoid sitting still with themselves and what is really happening in their emotional world. When your average work/do-aholic is forced to sit and be still, they will find that the activity, which is the distraction from the emotions, will suddenly go into their head and they will think, plan, analyse, turnover things in their mind, they will even think of the same thing from different angles over and over a 1001 times... anything as long as they are thinking and being active mentally so they do not have to enter the ‘space’ of being-ness and pas-

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sivity , within which emotions rise to the forefront of their consciousness. As the ‘anxiety reaction’ is undealt with over time and builds up/ escalates as a response, or if a person experiences a significant ‘triggering of ’ of a past emotional trauma, the anxiety response can become one that is so amplified it becomes gradually (or overnight) what mainstream psychology refers to as ‘Obsessive Compulsive Disorder’ or even the ‘Up/Manic’ phase of the Bi-polar/ Manic depressive cycle (as anxiety is in 8 out of 10 cases an indicator of an upcoming depression phase in the next 2 weeks to 2 years), when the drivenness to ‘do’ or ‘think’ becomes extreme and ‘irrational/illogical’. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is just higher up on the severity end of the Anxiety scale. It is the same mechanism behind it. It is that simple really... over thinking about it and over analysis of it (due to the collective humanity being at the mercy of too much thinking/analysing due to the collective avoidance of our emotional pain) has made the contemplators of the past try to distinguish it from the common everyday degree of anxiousness and ‘self controlling’ behaviour. Q. So I assume since it is old emotional pain at the cause of the symptom of anxiety anxiety,, then this has to be ad dr essed to addr dressed deal with the rroot oot of it? A. Yes, how to deal with it is actually straight forward. Since it is the old emotional pain coming to the surface that triggers off what we call the anxiety symptoms, a sufferer of anxiety needs to be willing to deal with their emotional baggage. The first step of this is coming out of denial that there is something to deal with in the first place. That there is actually something very straightforward behind the symptoms of hypervigilance, restless sleep/insomnia, obsessive thinking and overall state of angst. Something that is not really dealt with by taking legal drugs such as Xanax and Valium. Unfortunately traditional psychological/ counselling approaches are very out of date to the point of useless in their ability to help people understand and ‘experience’ what they have buried in there unconscious. Ex-

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www.innerself.com.au perience is the only true knowledge. It is only when someone experiences a release of old emotions that they did not even know were there for them, do they truly start to understand what was behind their anxiety (or depression) symptoms and then a natural understanding and coming out of denial can occur for them as to the job they have ahead of them. Just this understanding itself that results from one treatment of emotional release therapy is usually enough to take the edge off the anxiety itself. The good news is that the same tool that enables people to experience unconscious emotions also enables these emotions to be able to be permanently released and dealt with relatively quickly and symptoms of anxiety to noticeably go down in the shor t-to-medium term. This tool is Cathar tic Style Breathwork. A 60 minute cycle of a particular style of breathing that needs to be guided by an experienced professional and results in the breaking down of the defence between the conscious and unconscious realms of the mind. Jaan Jerabek is the founder of ‘The Depression Solution’ and ‘Transformative Education International’. He trains therapists and facilitates ‘Advanced Life Transformation’ programmes for sufferers of Depression & Anxiety. You can find out more on www.thedepressionsolution.com or call 1800 500 881

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A Course in Miracles I know my way Home. I am so privileged to have found it ~ though, as with many ‘pearls of great price’ and things of real value of course I did not recognise it when it first found me. I bought my copy of a Course in Miracles in December of 1980 as a poor first year student of a Bachelor of Education. I cannot remember why I bought it, yet I suspect it was on recommendation of my first teacher Allan Armstrong, who I had left in Bristol, England to come to Adelaide to study. From the moment I bought A Course in Miracles it really did not leave me alone, though of course I tried to ignore its presence in my life and as with so many people who pick up the Course found it obtuse and heavy going. It’s like it had a thick wall of impenetrability about it that I found difficult to infiltrate, (This perception had more to do with me at the time than the course!) yet at times I would make a breakthrough and it would touch my heart and soul with its wisdom and vision. –This encouraged me to persevere through the question marks that would arise after reading just one paragraph! For years I was picking it up and putting it down, leaving it alone for big gaps of time. (My experience is that once you have a copy it will inexorably and subtly be in your life for the rest of your life no matter how

long you leave it alone!) When I did pick it up, I was literally stumbling around in the dark most of the time that I was studying it, both in two study groups I drove to McLaren Vale for every two weeks and my own study groups where altogether I read the 31 chapters of the Text through five times. It was in 2000 that I experienced a pivotal, personal crisis in which I experienced a crescendo of betrayal and treachery of a very painful kind. After no sleep the whole night, in the ear ly hour s of the morning I turned on the light (’scuse the pun) and opened the Course where I felt like I fell into the book and comprehended what it said in a way I never had before. It was like one of those moments in the movies where light bursts out of the book and the heavenly notes of a Hallelujah chorus are cued. From that moment on it has spoken to me directly. I have not been able to escape its endurance in my daily life about how to do Love and Forgiveness as the undoing of the perception of separation and the resolution for every situation, which brings heaven, and a

12 RELATIONSHIPS palpable and consistent experience of miracles and vision of unity to my human, everyday experience. Everything that I talk, write and teach since then has been my experience and practise of A Course in Miracles principles. Over time with that practise ~ because I found myself so often backed up into a corner with nowhere else to go except down on my knees ~ I have worn down my resistance (which included doing it my way with struggle and suffering) to choosing love and forgiveness in every thing that is not Love. Because I am still human and not walking on water yet, I daily experience opportunities to be willing to love and forgive rather than fear or be impatient, angry or guilty. From the seemingly inconsequential of not being able to find my keys or glasses before I run out the door, to a lack of funds to pay bills, to health issues, to feeling the victim of another’s attack ~ I now ~ much quicker than I used to ~ turn over the situation of not Love by saying: ‘I am willing to forgive this and I release it to the Higher Power/Higher Self’. I am rewarded quicker than ever by this act of willingness ~ without having to understand it first ~ by the experience of Peace, Safety, Love, and the experience and vision of what is real which then transcends the reality of pain to a reality of Love and Truth and thus I do not suffer. Yes, it is a discipline ... a practise to do this and with everything that asks discipline of me, I am rewarded for that effor t. The principles of the Course are very simple. T ha hatt onl onlyy lo eal ~ if it’s not real it has lovve is rreal no power over me and is healed with my willingness to go beyond the experience of pain/stress of any sort with my willingness to forgive it. This is my pathway Home. The more I practise and choose this pathway, the more peace, power, truth and love I experience in a profound way. JULIE WAY© 2010 Julie Way is an Adelaide Rebirther/ Breath Therapist/Certified LifeLine Practitioner and Personal/Spiritual Development Consultant as well as sonal ersonal the author of the book Per Master Masteryy She has recently published or an inspirational booklet Thoughts ffor aculous Lif Miraculous Lifee as a herald to her a Mir aculous Lif e© Miraculous Life© third book T he Mir (work in progress) in which she expands on the above subject. Julie presents regular lectures with guest speakers in Adelaide on a Friday evening. (See advertisement this issue.) She can be contacted P. 0884439162 or julieway@ozemail.com.au See www.julieway.com.au

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Circles – Places for Healing & Community The women laughed. Their eyes shone and their whispers spoke of happy conspiracy. Four were transforming a room into a celebratory space of scents and beauty. It didn’t matter that some of them were meeting for the first time or that their ages bridged three decades. They seamlessly worked to get the right music, flowers perfect, ambiance beautiful! These women had one commonality, a willingness to be together, providing a place for themselves and others to speak their truth and to know they’ll be accepted and honoured for simply being who they are. On another night, a group of men gather, laying down a centre cloth with beautiful artifacts that represent energies of the North, South, East, West and Centre. They too are excited, coming together, as men, to suppor t each other every month with a strong sense of camaraderie and care. The depths of the bonds of each group have grown stronger over the time they have gathered. They wouldn’t miss it! An increasing number of people are finding such scenes exactly what they need to nurture their soul. Circles are a tangible sign of the internal transfor mation that’s taking place around the world. People are realizing that no matter how wonderful their relationship is, there is al-

ways a place for sharing with the same gender. This is the time of the emergence of the Feminine Principles, embodying qualities of nurturing, relationship building, co-operation, receptivity, acceptance, softness, flow; also governing creation and emotions. These are universal ideas, primordial images or archetypes embedded deeply in our collective unconscious, in our psyche, waiting to be brought to light by both sexes. For as long as we have walked this earth we have gathered, men together, women together and sometimes all together to share and celebrate. Circles are sacred because none of the experiences or stories ever leave the circle. Safety to speak the truth of their heart is paramount to the credo of a circle. Sometimes circles are light as people share to willing ears; other times the pain in the space is tangible because someone has the courage and confidence to share a burden. Someone may have lost a loved one, a job or feel confused about which path to take to bring them happiness. There are no specific answer s here, just a place to be heard! Some people can’t speak to begin, they are too shy but being in circle makes them feel part of the whole. Most circles suggest four things we all need to do to make our lives

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work, this applies to being authentic in circle as well. They are: Show Up, Pay Attention, Tell the Truth and Don’t be Attached to Outcomes. Each circle is special and sacred and brings a sense of community, a sense of belonging to something greater than ourselves. Circles have formats and are ritualistic in nature, something sadly missing in our fast take-away society. Circles are, by their very nature, wonderful things because they have no beginning and no end. There is no specific leader, people take turns, creating their own magic to bring to the space. Circles use talking sticks, reminding us that to speak is a privilege, that words are sacred; and listening attentively is also a gift. Words can build or destroy, bring peace or pain, so circles remind us to select our words thoughtfully. Don’t we all crave another human being who can really ‘hear’ us. Often in relationships we are so busy doing… looking after kids, career, garden, staff… that we rarely have time to be with ourselves; to take off the mask of: “I’m someone’s daughter/son, lover, mother/father etc and being with ourselves. Circle allows for that… for listening; for hear t speaking; not story-telling but true authenticity; for meditation and for being with other like-minded people. No matter where people are when they arrive, whether stressed out by work or relationships, inevitably by evening’s end, they are calmer, more centred and more in touch with their own truth and beauty. I read once: Go out amongst the people who are alone and teach them to join together for there is Hope in two, Help in three, Strength in four, Joy in five, Power in six and against seven no gate may stand.

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BY JANE DONOVAN Achieving a long term relationship has never been easy, however with the prevalence of casual sex in our society these days, it is amazing anyone makes it past the initial infatuation stage. The first three months of a new relationship is an exciting time. You have finally met someone who makes your hear t race. You can’t stop mentioning their name to friends and time travels painfully slow as you wait for the next date. Everything this person does pleases you, even things that would annoy many people. All you see is the excitement of someone special in your life and the desire to have a full-blown soulful connection of love. So head first you go straight into this relationship. You may not have had sex for a while and the thrill of physical intimacy is exhilarating, your desire to please them is foremost in your mind. Sadly however many wake up from this period to find that once again you are facing a stranger. Someone you have nothing in common with and those cute quirky traits that endeared you to them not so long ago are now driving you nuts. Meeting someone you are attracted to initially usually comes about after a physical connection has been made. Physically you find them desirable, pleasing and attrac-

tive. Yet to sustain a long term successful relationship, you need to be connected in five different areas. Physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual and financial. When someone is physically drawn to be with another, they are only connecting on one level giving any potential relationship a very rocky start. I encourage you to explore your top “not negotiable” qualities you desire in a partner in each of the five categories. In-fact write them down and make them your new rules for a potential new partner. If you only like people with a great smile, fit body, certain hair colour and height, then I encourage you to choose the one quality that you could not imagine your par tner being without. And please remember, you’re not perfect

I am a circle I am healing you You are a circle You are healing me Unite us Be as one Diane McCann Mathews, facilitator of The Goddess Within, and together with her husband Robert, facilitator of Man’s Inner Journey and Tantra for couples. Web: beyondtheordinary.net.au; Email: beyondtheordinary@internode.on.net; Tel 82481281

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A Time to RRec ec laim Your Wholeness eclaim Would your life have been different Goddess is a journey into your Self as you honour, heal & forgive your past, empower your present & celebrate your future. If yyou ou ha ed yyour our self: havv e eevv er ask asked Who am I really pleasing? What holds me back? Am I getting and/or doing what I really want? If yyou ou ha ela tionships or with yyour our self or ... havv e eevv er str ug uggg led with rrela elationships or... if you simply ‘know’ there is more; then this weekend could be for you. Diane McCann, facilitator of this international seminar since 1987, is well known for her ability to inspire people & she uses empowerment, humour & skill to bring out the full potential in the people she works with. She did her first workshop when she was 13 and has held the vision of world peace since then. Goddess was created to give people more choices to live their lives consciously, creating harmony and peace within their own lives, their family and thus the world. FOR MORE INFORMA TION INFORMATION TION,, CONT CONTAA CT CT:: SA - Tel 08 8248 1281 • E: beyondtheordinary@internode.on.net VIC –Tel 03 9509 8101 • E: rosslynb@ozemail.com.au

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so they shouldn’t need to be either. Now execute the same exercise for intellectual. Must they be university educated or must they enjoy political discussions or love doing the daily quiz perhaps? Now for an emotional connection. Is this ideal person able to express their emotions? Are they to demonstrate good solid love felt relationships with family or friends? Perhaps you desire someone who can communicate from the heart or handles their emotions in a particular way. Spiritually do you require them to share your beliefs? Is there a particular upbringing that is important to you? Financially are they to match your situation or do you desire someone with similar or different future financial goals to yours? You are now getting a picture of who could potentially be a good match for a serious relationship. Now when you meet someone you are physically attracted to, you also know what to look for in the other areas to give yourself the best chance of success. I also advise you to spend the first three months of a new relationship really getting to know this person. Gently find out the answers to your top five not negotiable qualities. And I highly recommend you leave having sex with this person until you have qualified them as a suitable candidate in all five areas. Sex too soon in a relationship clouds your initial judgement and prevents you from effectively and clearly seeing if they truly demonstrate the qualities you desire in a partner. And if they don’t match your top five qualities, then run fast as this will be a time wasting relationship. Be pro-active in your search for a suitable partner. Consider attending our dinner program for business and professional single people aged 30-65. This is a great way for you to start to learn what you do and don’t want in a partner. Attending dinners also gives you a great chance to find out a little more about these people to see if any are potentially ticking your top five not negotiables. So have fun creating you fantasy partner then get out there and meet them safely knowing you will recognise someone suitable from the start. It just might save you a lot of time and heartache. Jane Donovan is a director of Adelaide’s leading Social club for business and professional singles, Social 8 and singles coach. Visit www.social8.com.au for more information or to contact Jane

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Change, Shock & Stress in Today’s World The fast and sometimes tumultuous changes in our world cause us to experience shock at one level of our psyche or another, whether we are conscious of it or not. Changes like the global financial collapse, natural disasters, wars, conflicts and rebellions, have long lasting effects that ripple across the globe and cause global shock that has many of us living in fear of what may happen next.

We are unconsciously allowing the events occurring to create a state of fear within us, we find ourselves worried to leave the safety of our job, perhaps we fear being unable to meet financial, family & community commitments. We find ourselves pressured into situations that do not line up with our own integrity; our lives spin out of balance. We suffer with low energy and a lack of drive to achieve what we want in our lives.

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Symptoms of shock & stress

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Traumatic events in life provide shocks to the analytical reasoning mind. The mind goes into shock, we experience an altered state of consciousness, the analytical reasoning part of our brain gets a kind of short circuit. Whilst in shock our minds are unable to comprehend an event, whatever it may be, as occurring. Such events are not factored in as possible; therefore, there is no contingency plan ready to put into action. The mind shuts down, goes into denial, avoidance, or anger, rage, a lack of motivation to participate in society, work etc, all these are reactions signifying lack of acceptance/understanding, as the mind has not yet learnt the cognitive tools to deal with the situation.

Events that cause shocks

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Physical symptoms: blank mind, confusion, body tremors, rise or drop of body temperature. You may not be aware of what you are doing, or of what is happening around you. It is likely you may report a clouded brain, an inability to think straight, short-term memory loss. Nausea, sweating, breathlessness, experience deeper quicker breaths, dry mouth, heart rate increases, blood pressure rises, blood vessels constrict, feeling faint. Some of the emotions you may experience are anger, fear, rage, sadness, fright, tearfulness, excitement, exhilaration.

Effects of shock in our lives

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The mind’s resistance or flexibility is a key factor in determining the severity and duration of shock. Shock that continues for prolonged periods develops into post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD is caused by the reasoning mind’s refusal to accept an event as occurring. The mind throws a kind of temper tantrum, how could this have happened without its say so; the mind asks itself

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“why didn’t I have control?” “How could this have happened?” “Why didn’t I see it coming?” These result in our mind’s rejecting information provided as an explanation; our minds refuse to go back to work, until it has answers, holding the rest of our lives up for ransom. It is important to remember our mind is the control centre of our body, so it makes sense that the physical symptoms we experience are because our mind is sending the signals to create them. This is the reason we then find ourselves feeling all the symptoms of stress and shock. We unconsciously let our minds have control, and unwittingly enable our minds to make our choices for us at a subconscious level. We have learnt this pattern through the centuries as each generation passes it on we therefore believe the story our mind is telling us. The solution is to become aware of the situations in our lives were stress or shocks have occurred, what were the causes and effects? Look at the physical facts and consciously accept them, listen to your internal scripting, observe yourself for limited or fear filled thoughts, calm yourself, acknowledge these scripts, bring the physical facts into focus, take charge, make conscious choices. Seek more knowledge of the psychological workings of the human mind. Learn how your mind works in stress situations, arm yourself with the psychological awareness and tools so these situations do not rule your life, or limit you. 7 Star Therapies Maxine Smy 0421 212 135 (Dip Prof Counselling, Youthwork, Life in Balance Facilitator, Theta Healer)

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agitation, of feeling out-of-sorts with ourselves or with life. All we know is that we have a strong and compelling desire to eat, NOW! In order to understand why we sometimes have this uncontrollable urge, it is useful to know a bit about how the brain works to generate our emotions. Our brain is a huge chemical factory and every second of the

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day there are more than 100,000 chemical reactions going on simultaneously. A whole array of chemical messengers called neurotransmitters send signals throughout the body which affect how we think and what we feel, in turn determining the actions we take. These neurotransmitters regulate all the physical and emotional systems in our body to keep us in homeostasis, or balance, which is necessary to keep us alive. Neurotransmitters assist our body to respond to the demands of a potential danger by triggering chemical reactions which create a heightened sense of alertness and readiness for action. It revs us up so that we can either stand and fight, or high-tail it to safer ground. This fight or flight response is designed to be a short-term reaction because the stress chemicals it generates are quite toxic to the body. When the danger is over, the role of our neurotransmitters is to help us calm down so that we can detoxify the stress hormones and repair and replenish the body. The relationship between the “rev up” and “calm down” systems is what maintains the balanced or homeostatic state. The brain, and subsequently the body, does not differentiate between physical or psychological threat, nor between real or imagined dangers. In our modern society, most threats in adult life are not physical but rather psychological, and often they are perceived rather than real threats. It is our sense of “self”, ie the beliefs we hold and the stories we have about how things should be, which gets threatened. We often seek to defend our beliefs and stories either by a strong outward reaction, or by trying to suppress our reactions internally. These reactions are our emotions and when not expressed appropriately they keep the body firing off a stress response on a regular, and sometimes chronic basis. When the body is stressed regularly or for prolonged periods by strong internal or exter nal emotional reactions the “rev-up” system is stimulated too often, resulting in the body frequently being in a state of toxicity. To restore balance, the body seeks to reduce stress by rewarding stress-reducing behaviour with the release of feel-good chemicals. These chemicals give us a feeling of pleasure, comfort, satisfaction and happiness. Our brain is very quick to learn what brings us these pleasurable feelings and prompts us to repeat the stress-reducing behaviour.

For many of us, eating flavourrich, high-fat or high-sugar foods releases the feel-good chemicals. For people who frequently experience emotional cravings for food, the brain is in a cycle of generating intense pleasure in response to the sight, smell, taste and texture of food. The person may not identify that their system is stressed but they probably notice a frequent strong desire for comfort food which makes them feel calm and happy. Because the brain has learned from repetition that it will receive instant gratification and pleasure from comfort foods, it will prompt the person to seek this experience over and again when it needs to bring down emotional stress. The more the experience is repeated, the more the brain will seek this as the default setting for achieving a calm state. Willpower, which is the conscious mind’s tool for taking charge, is often no match for the brain’s subconscious desire for balance when it is experiencing stress. It brings out its powerful tool-box of pleasurable chemicals which often overwhelm the best of intentions. If overeating has become your default for experiencing comfort or calm and keeping emotions from overwhelming you, two strategies working together can assist you to achieve lasting change. Firstly, seek

support from a subconscious-mind healing practitioner to resolve the subconscious emotional associations between food and comfor t. Secondly, complement this by starting to choose healthy ways to keep your stress down and to express your emotions appropriately. Examine your beliefs and your “shoulds”; learn to identify your emotions and be honest about how you are feeling; practice acceptance and forgiveness by ditching the negative stories and self-talk; have realistic expectations of yourself and others; seek healthy pleasures; and build in regular chillout time to enable your body to heal and replenish itself. This is not a luxury, it is a necessity! Dorian MarslandSmith is a qualified Life Coach, Private Subconscious-mind Healing Therapist, and MetaPractitioner in Neurolinguistic Programming and Neurosemantics. She specialises in assisting individuals to overcome negative body image and emotional eating so they can achieve their natural weight without dieting. For more information visit www.passionforlifecoaching.com, call 0448 881 268 or 08) 8554 6517.

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YourCOACH with AMANDA ALLEN

Life develops what it demands “In the midst of winter I found within me an invincible summer.” – Camus I spent a large por tion of my ‘younger’ years hating my body. Warring with myself, denying my body’s natural forms, wishing it was other than it was, being offended by my big legs and broad shoulders, wishing my bum was flatter, desperate for thinness instead of strong-ness, feminity instead of a “tomboy-ity”. At school my friends told me I was ‘big-boned’ – I hated them for this. I remember always standing along the outside edges of my feet, trying to achieve that gap between the tops of the legs that so many slim girls had...all I managed to do was wear-out the sides of my shoes and look self-conscious; I’m pretty sure no one else noticed any ‘slimmer-ness’ in me...at least no one mentioned that artificially accomplished gap at the tops

of my legs that I worked so hard to achieve...but I stuck with it - for decades. In fact, every so often now, I catch myself unconsciously tipping the outside edges of my feet...I do this when I’m body conscious and feeling that ‘less-than-ness’ that still overwhelms me from time to time. Some days I want to look like just like Pink, other days I would give up everything to look like Elle McPherson, on other days still I wish I was any girl with a gap at the top of her legs (often when I’m pre-menstrual), and on yet other days I am simply grateful to be who I am (usually just after my period)...I know all this might sound terribly shallow, and in many ways it is, but it’s my story, it’s my experience, it’s my ‘dir ty-laundry’ and unfor tunately I am not alone in this dysfunctional relationship with my physical-body. In addition to my body phobias

and discomforts, I have spent enormous amounts of energy and focus trying to be ‘The Best’. The best athlete, the best daughter, the best partner, the best friend, the best student, the best manager, the best fire fighter, the best trainer, the best, the best, the best...it has been an exhausting journey! This is destination living to the extreme...it’s a recipe for disappointment, disillusionment, despair and in my case depression. During many, many years of my depression, disappointment and despair I over-ate, over-drank, overspent, over-analysed, over-committed, over-delivered, over-trained, over-did so many things. The truth was that I simply couldn’t live up to my own expectations, so I embarked on a path of self-destruction and self-abuse...slow, insidious, and thorough. My destructive behaviour numbed me to the unacceptable reality of my life – it bridged the gap (another kind of gap) between who I was and who I demanded myself to be. Over the last 4 decades I have brought many deep, dark ills upon myself and others...thankfully, and only in the fullness of time, these ills have turned out to be the adversities

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www.innerself.com.au that have become my blessings, the adversities that have grown my inner strength and character...sometimes you just have to play a tough hand – there are always tougher hands than our own being dealt. Today I know that the thing that makes the difference in the end is doing the best that you can, with the hand you are dealt, in the place that you are, with the tools that you have... and then doing better. I just didn’t know that before. I have always done the best that I could, which has often been less than my best intentions would have me do, however today, I am at peace in that knowledge, and I accept myself. Through adversity we find strength; through sickness we recognise the value of health; through evil the value of good; through hunger the value of food; through exertion the value of rest - Greek saying It’s taken me 39.5 years to realise, and then to accept, that there will always be someone better, faster, prettier, smar ter, older, younger, slimmer, stronger than me...I am not in competition with my fellow human beings anymore...I am in compassion with them. Amanda Allen is a former State, National and World Champion Triathlete. She is a Personal Trainer, delivering Corporate Health training, Lifestyle and Spor ts Coaching, Seminars and Group Training. She has studied Wholistic Psychology, Yoga and Event Management , and has a Bachelor of Management. Contact Amanda on 1800 202 909 or visit: www.realisept.com.au

Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. How on earth can you explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as love? Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That’s relativity. Alber t Einstein

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BY SATISH Are you always wishing that things were different? Saying “what if?” Criticizing your self? Wishing that things could be different in your relationships? Would you like to be able to communicate with your partner, family members, and work colleagues more easily and effectively? Would you like to feel more comfortable with your inner self? You are a soul within your family soul. We in the present often carry burdens, emotions and patterns from our family of origin. If these are healthy then that is fine, if not, they can hold you back in personal wellbeing, relationships and achieving success. Family Constellations seeks to find the energy that you are caught up in and also shows you how to release yourself from it in a respectful way. It may be done in a workshop or individual sessions. In the workshop, generally one session is sufficient for one issue for most people. Your issue will often be done with representatives in the workshop.

could help her as she had tried everything. She was also afraid for us because she thought she would “break” Family Constellations and that we would not be able to handle her situation. It took eighteen months before June came back. June told us that she had a terrible upbringing and she left home as soon as she could. June then changed her name by deed poll at the age of twenty one and didn’t want anything to do with her family. She was thirty eight when we set up the constellation. It was a difficult constellation but we were able to connect her back spiritually to her family. June contacted her family and has resolved her issues with her family and maintains a comfortable distance from them. Her business expanded and her property investments started performing really well. On the private front – she got involved seriously with two men and eventually married one of them. Today - she is more contented and happier with her life.

Why choose Family Constellations?

This is what June says about Family Constellations

It is a brief intervention that is solution focused. You don’t have to bring the people of your issue with you. We are all connected, so often your whole family will feel a shift if you make some inner changes at a deep soul level. You don’t have to talk much about the issue, just give a few facts. This can be a stand alone therapy or complement to counselling. Constellation work goes much deeper than counselling, hypnotherapy or NLP because it operates at the level of the personal and family soul. So if your issue is not due to purely your own choices and is being influenced by unconscious family patterns and alliances then personal individual therapy are not likely to help at a deep level. This therapy of the new millennium that is now very popular in Germany, Europe, Nor th and South America and Asia and is now becoming known here in Australia.

An example of the effects a Family Constellations can have

We had a client who was totally blocked both in her private life and in her work and unhappy about what life had given her. She didn’t have many clients and had little or no money. Her private life wasn’t going anywhere either – she had no boyfriends and she couldn’t see how she was ever going to attract anyone. I will call her June in this article. She came across us at one of our meetings and was not convinced that Family Constellations

“I’ve had some great results from having my own family constellation done. Lifelong issues are no longer affecting me, and I’m attracting good things into my life now instead of more problems and difficulties. It’s been amazing, with virtually instant results after only 1 session. Leaves long drawn-out therapy for dead. I am very grateful to Yildiz. She is an intuitive, gentle, genuine and caring per son. Many, many thanks.” Yildiz is a registered counsellor, hypnotherapist, NLP practitioner and internationally recognised Family Constellations practitioner with extensive training overseas. She is also an educator and trainer and holds workshopsand Family Constellation training in Brisbane and Sydney on a regular basis. She has recently started to hold workshops at Birdwood near Adelaide. Yildiz is available for private sessions either face to face or on the telephone. For the workshops she is accompanied by Satish her husband who is also a Family Constellations practitioner in his own right. You can read more about Family Constellations on www.familyconstellations.com.au Yildiz can be contacted by email support@familyconstellations.com.au or telephone on 1800 209 388.

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BY STUART WILDE Since the beginning of time, philosophers, visionaries, and great spiritual leaders have talked about the natural abundance of our planet. The difference between being aware of our natural abundance and owning a hefty portion of it is one of the main spiritual lessons we come to the earth-plane to learn. It is the ar t of controlling energy and manifesting your thoughts and ideas. We live in a 3-D world that reflects back to us the energy, words, feelings, and thoughts we put out. We’re not all well versed in the manifestation technique, and it takes us time to learn it. But that in itself is a great blessing. Imagine a world where everything you thought, felt, or said suddenly appeared in front of you. Sure you could materialize a million dollars on the kitchen table in 30 seconds flat, but each time you had a disquiet or a fear, you would also have a monster standing up against the refrigerator, trying to eat your lunch! We come into this sluggish 3-D world with the blessing of a special protection. We can have thoughts and feelings that don’t instantly materialize in front of our eyes, as they do in some of the spiritual dimensions I’ve experimented in via the out-of-body state. So the fact that you can’t just materialize money may seem to be a hindrance, but it’s also part of a greater

protection that allows you to learn the art of manifestation without getting hurt in the process. It isn’t hard to see the abundance of our planet. You only have to look at the fruit trees in the fall, the lushness of life. We know that money is not rare and that abundance is natural. Buckminster Fuller calculated that if all the wealth of the world was divided equally among its citizens, each and every one of us would be a millionaire. It’s natural, therefore, for everybody to be abundant — our natural state is “rich.” The things that get in our way are feelings of lack, despair, and confusion; and the inability to master the marketplace of life. More often than not, we get in our own way — by placing in our thinking obstacles, detrimental ideas, and strange resentments that we have to clamber over to get to the honey pot. Start by reminding yourself that there’s loads and loads of money around. Perhaps it sounds a bit silly, but you ought to begin every day by telling yourself that there is no shor tage of money. In fact, there are untold trillions of dollars, yen, pounds, D-marks, and so on swishing about — more than you could ever spend. It’s vital to understand that, and to remember that there are millions of millionaires: lovely, rich

people to whom you can sell ideas, products, and energy, and so become a millionaire yourself. We have been programmed by the system to believe that there are shortages and lack, and that uncertainty is normal. It is not. That idea is a psychological racket, designed to control people and keep them in line by making them fearful. Don’t buy it. Most people, suffering from a limited mind-set, have no comprehension of just how much money there is actually available to anyone with the will to “step up and collect.” Look at the ancient holy books. You will see that they are full of hope and positive expectancy and abundant affirmations. In the Bible, for example, the words of Jesus are abundant. He lived in abundant times. There is no place in the Bible that says that Jesus wasn’t making ends meet, even though Joseph and Mary were supposedly poor at the time of his birth. However, because we are taught a fear of power, it is naturally assumed that somehow money is evil, that rich people are dishonest and crooked, and that they feed upon little people. While the economic forces of our planet are cer tainly stacked in favour of the big institutions and governments, there’s nothing stopping each one of us from gathering our fair share.

It’s hard to align to money if you think it is evil and nasty. But once you come to an understanding that money is neutral, that abundance is natural and spiritual, it’s easy to see that having money does not necessarily deprive somebody else. Many of the great teachers have given credence to the idea that abundance is spiritual and that it is your feelings and the power of your thoughts that create abundance for you. In fact, if you are wealthy, more often than not you will be disposing of your money commercially and charitably, suppor ting people around you, and adding to the overall velocity and flow of wealth. As I’ve said elsewhere in my writings, there are trillions of dollars zipping about electronically on any given day. Those electronic signals are literally passing through your body right now, as are all the TV and radio signals that are in your local area. If you stop and think about the millions flowing through your hands at the moment, imagine making a slight flick of the wrist in order to halt some of that loot in transit, so it sticks in the palm of your hand. A flick of the mind is faster than a flick of the wrist. Money is good. Greed is not good. However, there is no reason why you can’t be very rich, stinking rich, in fact, and still be an extremely spiritual and wonderfully generous per son - aligned to the God Force, with a huge heart and compassion for everyone you meet.

Metaphysics

One of the inner concepts we have to grasp early on is that the whole of our reality exists in a wave-particle duality. It is a key factor in understanding why some people are rich and others aren’t. What the wave-par ticle duality means at a quantum level is that our supposedly solid reality is not actually solid at all. Everything exists in an oscillation or a hazy-wave; it is ill defined. This hazy-wave condition remains the same until a particle is observed, whereupon it changes from being somewhere in a hazywave state to being solid and existing in a definable place. The metaphysics of money, and our ideas around money and abundance, follow much the same path as the laws of quantum physics. In order for money to become par t of your life, it has to go from a hazywave state of ideas — dreaming, wishing, year ning, and vague maybes — into a solid state: a dollar bill, credit in your bank account, a coin in your pocket.

If you can convince yourself at the very deepest level of your being that there is no lack, no unfairness, and no discrimination, and that making money isn’t hard, you suddenly open yourself to greater wealth. This is because you’ve collapsed your self-denial, your aversions, and resentments, and you flip from the insecure hazy-wave state that asks “Where’s the rent coming from?” to the solidpar ticle state. Suddenly you know where it’s coming from ‘cause the check is in your hand. In collapsing your hazy-wave money dysfunction, you open yourself to endless points of abundance. This simple click of the mind opens the door metaphysically. Remember, all points of abundance — points in our 3-D reality where money is actually delivered, where transactions take place — are solid par ticle states, not hazy-waves. So to make the manifestation process work for us, we have to put aside all our hazy-wave ideas of lack. We have to become centered and align to the solid symbols of abundance. We have to know we can do it. When thinking about your money flow, say to yourself, There is a way, and I will definitely find it. This affirmation works well for almost all of life’s little problems.

ACTION Take a little time over the next few days to stop and concentrate on things you consider to be manifestations of abundance. Go to places where wealthy people hang out, look at the symbols of their wealth, and affirm that the abundance of this earthly dimension is holy and good. Yes, money can be used for evil purposes, but in itself it has no energy. In order to make your feelings right, you’ve got to agree that abundance is natural. You can’t look at abundance with anger or envy, and you can’t become abundant if you exclude yourself. So when you see a person in a limousine who is wearing fine clothes, if you say, consciously or subconsciously, “What a rat. That lifestyle is not for me; poverty is holy and good,” you deny your potential. It isn’t easy for most ordinary people to look at extreme manifestations of wealth and join in the idea. The ego is too racked with jealousy or inadequacy and judgment. We’ll look at a palace and say, “That’s not my kind of house.” We see expensive things and say, “That’s far too much for me.” To be abundant is simple, but first you have to be able to join in with your feelings. It’s not vital that you can instantly visualize yourself in the presidential suite of a five-star

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InnerSelf hotel, providing you don’t deny yourself the possibility. In other words, you may say, “I don’t have to stay at the Grand Hotel, but it’s certainly something I could take in my stride; it’s certainly something that I am pleased exists. More- over, I’m thrilled for the people checking into the presidential suite right now.” In this way, you switch from the negative affirmation that money is bad and that poverty is holy to the idea that money is neutral, that abundance is natural and God-given. So, acknowledging abundance as a daily affirmation is a part of your disciplined action plan. Make a point of noticing the plum tree full of fruit, gaze at fields of wheat, meditate on the endless rows of vegetables at the supermarket, and accept the warmth of the sun as it rises each morning. Also, engage your childlike self, with awe, in the abundance of stars in the night sky. Each of these are signposts of the Universe-at-Large reminding you that you have the gift of life — that your journey takes place on a planet that is blessed and chock full of everything you’re ever going to need. Say to yourself several times a day, There’s plenty of money in the world, and large chunks of it are just about to drop effortlessly into my lap. Tell yourself this out loud, for in vocalizing things, you invoke them and make them real. There’s nothing wrong with a bit of “fake it till you make it.” It’s just an affirmation, and anyway, you will make it real in the end. Yes, of course you will! Money is just a symbol we use to facilitate the gathering of memories and experiences. It assists in interaction with others, and it allows us to come to concepts of honour and integrity, fairness and compassion. It’s one way you endorse and love yourself, for it is how you make yourself okay. Using money to nurture yourself is a manifestation of your acceptance of self, your endorsement of self. Can you really love the world if you don’t include and love yourself? Money is in there with you on the spiritual journey; it’s a part of the self-realization seminar you signed up for this lifetime. Yet, most are victimized by this idea because they fall for the egotrap of thinking that their self-worth is linked to glamour, wealth, and their bank balance. You are eternal and worth plenty, even if you are “busted flat in Baton Rouge, and heading for the train....” And the money seminar you signed up for is just that. A seminar. It has many useful lessons; ponder on them. From money we learn honesty, correctness, and generosity. We also learn the proper use of power; and sometimes we stuff it up, wielding our money darkly, manipulating and terrorizing people, or using our wealth to gain an unfair advantage over others. Sometimes money shows us how covert we are; or worse, it shows us how to be mean and nasty. Money is a special mirror; it tells us stories about ourselves if we choose to look in it. And from this wonderful symbol, “money,” we learn trust and faith and hope. We come to believe in ourselves. We are forced to be creative, look the world in the eye, and offer our energy — our wares. And we are asked to do that honestly and correctly, with kindness for all. Money forces us to believe in unseen forces, and it helps us to be grateful and to remember God. Money sometimes shows us the road out, when others are dark and sneaky and ugly about the symbol. It shows us many things, money does. It’s a friend, harsh and blunt sometimes, but a true friend, nonetheless. We have to believe in money, as we have to believe in our friends, no matter what their weaknesses and faults. Yes, money carries us a par t of the way to unconditional love. It does, strange as the idea may seem. So expect the best from your seminar, and expect your friend to show up right away. AN ABUNDANCE RITUAL Now do this: Get a seven-day candle (one of those votive candles in a glass “jar”), and place it in the southwest corner of your home. With the candle you can place any sacred or power object you may have. Next, you’ll write a letter to the Universeat-Large asking for a cash refund. I’ll explain: In this lifetime, you have worked, you have helped people, and you have loved and cared for them. You have generated good energy, much of which you didn’t get paid for because, naturally, you didn’t expect to get paid for kindness. But you are entitled to a cash return for all that love and energy you put out, but only if you ask for it. So ask. Add a sentence that says you love and believe in yourself, that you love and believe in others, that you know the world is abundant, and that you feel worthy and entitled to your cash refund. Light the candle and put the letter with it. Then each day, visit your sacred spot and ponder on the imminent arrival of your refund. Do this until your refund appear s, restating your affirmations and replacing the candle each week for as long as necessary. It’s okay to leave these candles burning all the time just make sure they’re in a safe place. Expect a surprise. You’ll be amazed. When I did this exercise, I waited for a few weeks, then $30,000 dropped in my lap unexpectedly. Nice refund, I’m thinking. Author and lecturer Stuart Wilde is one of the real characters of the self-help, human potential movement. His style is humorous, controversial, poignant, and transformational. This article is excerpted from The Little Money Bible by Stuart Wilde

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Are You Ready for some Change in Your Life? ○

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BY MIRIAM HENKE Change. Stop and think about it. When you think of this word, what thoughts and feelings does it bring up? Depending on what’s happened to you in your life, the idea of change could invoke a range of feelings from fear to excitement. There are many ways change happens, but the best kind of change is the change you seek. Are you ready for some change in your life? Change to not only make you feel better about yourself but also flow on with positive effects in other areas of your life, increasing your overall sense of well-being and happiness. I have the feeling that you are scanning this newspaper for something practical that will give you the change and the results that you want in your life. Maybe you’ve tried a few different therapies in the hope of achieving your goals? A client once said, “I’ve seen a psychologist, a naturopath and a therapist; for all that time and money I knew what my problem was, why I had it, what triggered it, but I still had my problem!” Can you relate to that? How frustrating and disheartening, especially if you’ve spent hard-earned money in the process. Maybe you’ve thought the change you want isn’t possible. This is definitely not true! There is an unfortunate misconception in society that change is hard, that it is uncomfor table and takes a long time. Do you believe this? Consider this: Can you think of an example in your own life where you changed, and it all worked out better than you thought? The most impor tant thing about change is you need to be willing to embrace it. Many of my clients have become so fed up with their problem they’re willing to do whatever it takes to let it go and achieve their goals. Does this sound like you? The reality is unless you are ready; change cannot be forced upon you. So what is it that you are now ready to change? We all naturally have the mecha-

nisms inside that enable us to change our thoughts and feelings. Can you think of something that used to upset you but now doesn’t? When we become empowered, and reach to someone who has the necessary skills to guide us through, positive change becomes quicker and results are even more certain. As a coach I help people who want change. Many clients have tried other therapies but they still had their problem, which is why they come to me. What makes techniques like Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and Time Line Therapy® so different to other therapies is that a great amount can be achieved in a short period of time. Why? Because all real change occurs at the unconscious level, and NLP holds the key to changing our unconscious minds. Let me tell you a little more about that. Ever had a negative thought? We all have! But where did they come from? We make limiting decisions about ourselves when we feel bad. You don’t create limiting beliefs about yourself when you feel good, do you? So often, when we experience negative emotions we make decisions and create strategies that seemed like the best option at the time. Maybe your limiting decision was designed to protect you from getting hurt in the future (i.e. “I can’t trust people because they will hurt me”), or was an assumption you made about yourself because of your bad experiences (i.e. “I’m not good enough”). However in your present life, these limiting decisions no longer serve a positive purpose and get in the way of having what you really want in your life. A client of mine, “Rachel” was desperate for change. She wanted to quit smoking. Having moved from interstate to get married, Rachel didn’t know anyone locally and her only support network was her husband’s family, who greatly disapproved of her smoking. Conse-

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quently, Rachel smoked in hiding and found herself feeling very isolated which impacted on her self-confidence. Several limiting decisions were found as we talked about her life, like “Cigarettes are my friend” and “I smoke to feel better”. When Rachel let go of her limiting decisions, she realised that cigarettes were in fact isolating her from other people and making her feel worse not better! Rachel also resolved her negative emotions from the past and together we set clear goals for her future. When we were finished, Rachel had not only quit smoking, she had found her ideal job, her marriage had improved and she was making new friendships easily. What about your limiting decisions? How will you let them go? The change you want is within your grasp! NLP Practitioners are able to identify limiting decisions, and then apply specific and effective techniques to help you gain new insights and perspectives, and let go of limiting decisions. It’s quick, painless and creates long-lasting change. Are you ready for change in your life? Miriam Henke is the director of Revelation Training & Coaching, and a specialist in personal breakthroughs. She coaches using NLP, Time Line Therapy™, psychology, guided visualisation and life coaching techniques. Miriam also runs local NLP Practitioner and Master Practitioner Trainings. For more information, contact Miriam@revelationtrainings.com.au or 0400186158.

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BY BRONWYN BARTER Depression, sadness and unhappiness are usually a sign that your relationships are not working! I know that this sounds like an obvious statement, however I see many wonderful people living a life of unhappiness because, although they love their partners, they are making themselves miserable just by living with them day by day.

I have wondered if the old black and white movies had anything to do with all this fantasy of a wildly tumultuous relationship, being seen as fabulous and exciting. For those of you who have never seen a black and white movie they were dramatic, romantic and always given over to the male being the strong superwise, hard to get, type and the woman being able to faint at the

slightest glance in her direction from this totally adorable Adonis… I cannot think of an equivalent modern day example, except some of the horrors of the television series of later years. These shows have created just as many images to younger viewers of co-dependence and blatant messages of addictive behaviour. Some couples stick together, through every abuse and invalidation and cause themselves much heartache and depression. It’s one thing to hang in there until a few problems can be sorted out at the beginning of a relationship, however, what I have been able to see, is that many couples stay together because they simply are afraid to break out of the prison cell of unhappiness and walk feely without a partner. To wake up every morning and not be happy with your relationship is a sure way to create depression and sadness. To live with constant verbal or physical abuse and invalidation is to create just that… an invalid . The fear of leaving an unhappy situation is sometimes so overwhelming that the abuse and name calling is the choice of preference. Then the fear itself becomes the oppressor I hear my clients say to me “…but I love him/her”. It’s not enough. Love does not excuse actions that are detrimental to another. We can love many people, and if they choose to abuse us or call us names then we are able to choose if that person is good for us or not and remove ourselves from harms way. Love is having the same amount of respect for yourself as you have for another. Love is an equal exchange of energy and tenderness that

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www.innerself.com.au draws from your heart to that of others. We can love many people; we don’t have to live with all of them! Co-dependent relationships seek to change another, that is “mission impossible”! We can never turn our partners into someone that is perfect in our eyes… those movies, parents and friends all taught us codependence. Co-committed relationships recognize that both people need to change in order to create harmony and love. If you are feeling depressed as a result of the negative behaviour of a person that you know and or love, spend a little less time with them if you can, get some help from a counsellor and I recommend some Rebirthing/Breathwork. The pattern of the abuse, control, intolerance or negativity may have been created by your past. It is often the case that we are subconsciously attracted to behavior that we recognize and are familiar with. I was only laughing today, with a client about how amazing it is that we can marry personalities who are almost exactly like our parents, even though at the time that we meet them they are nothing like them! Don’t stay unhappy and depressed, I know that it takes courage to change, but you are the only one that can. Be gentle on yourself.

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Spiritual Crisis As we move further into the electric flush energies pulsing through ear th in 2010 many are feeling an increased urgency to find their truth, their soul purpose and to begin living it without delay. We are being awakened from our weak pulse DNA slumber and activating our golden mean spirals of higher awareness into the spiritual realms. So what does this all mean in practical terms? Well it’s says that ordinary people who may never before have felt a tendency to question anything in their life are now questioning everything. It may feel like waking up one morning and feeling your life has completely turned on its head. Like you have just woken up inside a crazy dream, and yet the dream you had been living in was the crazy one, not this new found reality. A spiritual crisis can occur when we have undergone a radical “awakening to our higher spiritual self”. A radical awakening can occur spontaneously for anyone, whether many years of seeking a higher truth has taken place or not. Reading a book, attending a lecture, sharing a conversation, travelling to a foreign place on your own or simply sitting under a tree like the Buddha did, can trigger a radical spiritual awakening where you get a glimpse of your immortal reality. A radical awakening can literally jerk you into a new reality in an instant or overnight and as such every part of your old “normal life” can seem meaningless and one great lie. When this occurs it can appear we are losing our mind, losing our grip and are spinning out of control, feeling all alone and with no where to turn. We can feel like running away from everything or going into hiding as the intense wave of energies begins to rearrange our

electromagnetic field or aura into our original divine soul blueprint. What is important to be aware of is that you are not loosing it when this occurs. Whilst it may seem you are like akin Alice falling down the rabbit hole there are practical steps you can take whilst going through a spiritual crisis that will ensure you do not turn away from the truly loving and high voltage energies, which are coming your way.

Practical steps to surviving and thriving from a spiritual crisis

• Talk to others who have been through what you are going through and can offer a sense of peace that you are not the only one. If you do not have friends/family of like-mind then go online and seek out help though a spiritual/ascension forum. Simply trust your intuition that you will find a discussion group that is conducive to your needs. • If going online does not feel right to you then seek out a new age centre or spiritual store in a city close to you and simply go in and have a chat to a worker or healer. There are myriads of healers in all modalities all over the world who can assist when someone is in crisis mode. Again allow your intuition to lead you to the place and person right for you. • Surround yourself in peaceful energies. You may need to disconnect from your old friends/family and old ways and habits for a time until you are clear on what is changing for you. Clean your home and work environment and burn essential oils and play lyrical music. • Take some gentle exercise. Walking or sea swimming are both excellent for when you are in the middle of an awakening as being outdoors and/or in the salt water will increase the strength of your field

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InnerSelf and thus increase the amount of positive light and energy you can hold, helping you feel stronger and more in alignment with your heart. •Read as many self-help books that resonate with you as you can, again to assure yourself that you are not the only person who has ever gone through a dawning into the truth of the human and spirit existence. Know that crisis points of the spirit are vital encodings or keys to waking us up to the truth of who we really are. Depending on how stubborn you are to accepting and controlling outcomes will depend on how painful or painless crisis points are for you. The greater you can surrender to a higher truth the smoother they will go for you. We are living in tumultuous times of great change on earth and it is only to be expected that more and more people are waking up to the power within them. It is by recognising and accepting this power within that we remember it is not separate from us but part of us. Each of us will therefore travel down a different road to experiencing this truth and learning trust of self as we do, will indeed make this world a far better and empowered place. Elizabeth Peru of Deltawaves Sacred Sound & Colour Transformations is an International Soul Teacher, Soul Wellness Expert, Spirit Channel and Sound & Colour Healer. Based in Adelaide, Australia with a global outreach she is well known for her bi-weekly Global Energy Report The Tip-Off and global healing services. www.deltaw av es .com.au P: 0422 002 917 E: elizabeth@deltawaves.com.au

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BY WAYNE ANDERSON There is a direct connection between ourselves and our environment. It is a constant interaction that we rarely feel until confronted with a view to the horizon or the stars. Then it stirs something, a sense of freedom mingled with a sense of peace, something limitless touches us. An awareness of something that’s bigger than us is at work, when all that we can see is absorbed a par t of the magnificent whole. In this, it is not the individual that dominates the energy of the place, but the environment, generating an infinite sense of peace and freedom, an insight into the timeless collective of nature. The Australian Outback is a label given to one of the oldest surfaces on Earth, a most unique landscape with an ancient story that you can touch and feel. There is a presence in the stillness that governs the vast plains, the remnants of ancient mountain ranges. One billion years of the evolution of the Earth is alive in Central Australia, and the rhythm of life is in the sand under your feet, in the stones, in the vast mountains. The cleanest air on the planet fills your every breath, and the sheer presence of the landscape fills you with

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peace. The connection between you and the land is undeniable wherever your origin. Many feel an overwhelming sense of belonging, a sense of that aspect of life that is beyond thought. A state of Being not governed by your watch, or your wallet, or by things you should and shouldn’t do. The layers that make up your life peel away, the deadlines are gone, you can feel your lower belly relax, and simply Be. A contentment comes, a remembering of who you are, your awareness expands, colours become clearer, somehow more meaningful, what last week caused anxiety is now dwarfed by the experience of the Now. In the silence, under the million stars you can fill up on the beauty of the place, a perspective shift. An awareness of the truly timeless becomes part of your being, your energy, your very essence grows. This is Beautiful, it can bring a tear to the eye it is so magnificent, by simply being there you become part of it. Uluru and Kata Tjuta are natural wonders of astounding relevance and gravity. It is accepted that Uluru is but the exposed tip of a rock that could extend well past five times it’s height into the Earth’s crust. Many consider the Rock to be the Solar

Plexus of our planet, an unmistakable energy source that can be felt. An aura you can share, an experience available to all of us. You can bear witness to the mighty ‘Finke’ River which follows the same course today as it did when only algae and bacteria covered the lands of the planet. There are fossils on this surface, amongst the rippled rocks, of the first sea life. Nowhere else on Earth can you escape the confines of time like you can here. A powerful insight into creation, that transcends thought, an experience that becomes a part of you. An oppor tunity presents itself. Among the ancient ripples in the centre of our continent is a mountain range now known as the ‘George Gill Range’ upon which is over thirty permanent water holes, each an oasis in a land surrounded by the ‘Simpson,’ ‘Tanami’ and ‘Great Western’ Deserts. Near the middle of this pristine country is a place called ‘Lilla,’ (‘Sweet Water’), home to the most sacred of water holes of the ‘Anangu’ Central desert people. It is a meeting place between the Urrente and Pitantantjara people in Lurritja country, and has been this way for time beyond memory. This is sacred land, and only recently have the Aboriginal families of the area opened an invitation through selected Tour Guides to experience the Indigenous culture of the area. Here on a guided walk, you can experience firsthand sacred places of a culture which has nurtured the area for tens of thousands of years. Untouched landscape, a vibrant and plentiful country full of history for the Aboriginal people of the area, of which you are invited to share. A spiritual place. It is Healing Country, and is available to those privileged few who choose to come and grow. Become a par t of the ‘Awakening’. Come feel what spiritual teachers speak about, come connect with the Great Mother in a way that will change your view of life forever. Come beyond what is outside there, and experience Being Whole, using your perspective shift for positive change when re-entering the routine of your everyday life. By walking and feeling this ancient terrain, you can fill up, from the Ground up, where not even the sky is the limit. When will you Initiate yourself with this land that always has been, and always will be patiently waiting? Wayne Anderson’ s spiritual journey began after ‘waking up’ at the age of thirty, he moved on from his consumer lifestyle in greater Sydney before ‘coming home’ to Central Australia where he has now settled. A freelance journalist and independent film maker, he is a life student with unshakable faith in the unlimited potential of people. Helen Gregoriou, Change Catalyst, invites you to join her on a magical journey of selfdiscovery in the Outback of Australia on sacred Indigenous land. Corporate lawyer and Ayurvedic Practitioner, Helen Gregoriou runs selfdevelopment journeys through spiritual discovery, imparting her knowledge and teachings to initiate the changes needed for the life you deserve. For more information, contact Helen on e: helen@initiatetours.com | m: 0423 550 668 www.initiate-tours.com

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BY CARMEL GLENANE Allowing yourself to take a holiday, says you need to receive. Well Done! How about a holiday, which is not merely a getaway but incorporates the added dimension of inviting the Sacred Essence of the country, its people, and the spiritual traditions of that country, to heal, empower and renew you.

JAPAN

Japan is a transformative, feminine and nurturing experience, especially Mt. Kurama which is known as the ‘hear t’ of Japan. Mt Kurama, located 40mins outside Kyoto, is the mountain where Dr. Usui (founder of Reiki) brought through the five sacred Reiki Symbols. Japan’s delicate spiritual energies reflect the energies of The Goddess Quan Yin’s gentle nurturing power. In the ancient shrine city of Kyoto, there are many powerful Buddhist temples, including Sanjusangen-do - The Thousand Armed Kannon Temple with 1,000 Kannon’s (also known as Quan Yin) statues in the temple. The city’s beauty is phenomenal, featuring spectacular gardens, a geisha district, authentic Japanese cuisine, peace, order and tranquility. Unwind in traditional Olsen style bathing houses of warm mineral springs or relax in the peaceful retreat rooms. Quan Yin is traditionally worshipped on the Full Moon throughout Japan. This year the Mt. Kurama, temple officials, invite spiritual seekers from around the world to partake in celebrating the Annual ‘Wesak’ Festival. The ‘Wesak’ is a Buddhist festival, celebrating the unity of the Masculine and Feminine Principle, it is a time for meditation, ceremony and purification. Group meditation amplifies the collective consciousness of the Univer sal Hear t, bringing the seeker to ‘All Love’.

EGYPT

The essence of Egypt is in aligning your consciousness to the Ancient Deities themselves. The Hieroglyphics of the temples reflected, through the reliefs, architecture and atmosphere the energies of the Goddesses & Gods. Egypt feeds your soul. Imagine being initiated to the Feminine frequencies in the King’s, Queen’s, and Subterranean chambers also known as the Pit in the Pyramid of Giza. Reflect on the timeless wonder of the Sphinx, touching the stele at the heart of its initiation chamber between the paws. Discover old Atlantis again at Sakkara, as the desert winds whisper their secrets. Horus the Falcon hovers as he guides you to his temple complex in Edfu, revealing the essence of order, protection, and freedom. Float upon the Nile which reflects the starry body of the Goddess Nuit. Re-code your cellular memory with The Great Father Osiris as he

resurrects your weary spirit in this most ancient of temple complexes in Abydos, healing you by the green Osirian well, where the secrets of the ‘ Ancient Flower of Life’ can be revealed. Be drawn to the mighty temple complex of Abu Simbel where Ramses II and Nefertari’s love was immor talized. Find power and strength with Sekhmet, the austere warrior goddess/mother of Karnak who will receive you if you respect her power. Explore where ancient rituals and offerings were given to the stellar forces at Dendara, home of the Hathors, Goddesses of Love and Pleasure. Be welcomed home to the arms of the Mother, Isis, on the Isle of Philae you as your felucca glides at dawn to her home, which restores and rejuvenates. The ancient Egyptians were known for creating order out of chaos and the Goddess Maat was just for that. Allow your soul to come home to the power the Ancient Deities represent, whilst absorbing the essence of the ancient Goddesses and Gods. Their essence lives on when we surrender to the mysteries of Ancient Egypt.

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1 1 2 2 MJ Maintain control and be practical about MI The focus is on the bigger picture and there matters at hand. 3MI 3 is enthusiasm for what is being undertaken. 4 4 5 MJ Be practical and you will get the results 5 MK Knowledge and information are what is

1 MK Think outside the square and you may

you want. 6 ƒ 3rd Quarter Moon J Excitement, practicality and a quick exchange of ideas characterises this time. Associations may start to bear fruit and may be the result of a turn of events or changes. Alternatively, they may trigger off new circumstances. 7 MK Think outside the square and you may be surprised by the results.

endeavours to date may seem successful but there may be things which remain unclear or confused. Take the time to clarify them as they may result in either deception or disappointment. 6 MA Take action to clear up what has been left undone.

required. Be prepared to look at things differently. 6 ƒ 3rd Quarter Moon K Results may be mixed as frustrations and delays continue. Instead of trying to break down brick walls, you may be better off considering how you can get around the problems and still get results. 7 ML Emotions and sensitivity are heightened

8 8 9 9 10 MA Take action to clear up what has been left 10 ML Follow hunches and intuition as they may undone. be more important than you think. 11 11 12 MB Be aware of practicalities before attempting 12 MA Time to take action and accept the anything. challenges that are about to be presented. 13 13 14 ] New Moon BM enters C New 14 ] New Moon A The New Moon heralds a endeavours started now may have to be balanced new cycle with the challenges of new horizons and the excitement of promised sociability and successful teamwork. Sustained effort is necessary to ensure goals are met. 15 MB Do not stubborn about what you want but do be practical.

with practicalities as well as good ideas. These are essential for successful outcomes as is an emphasis on communication.

15 16 17 MD Increased sensitivity makes you

16 protective. 17 MC Be prepared to take in news or information, 18 as this will be helpful. 19 ME Relish the acknowledgement but beware 18 of arrogance. 19 MD Any attempt to manipulate a situation to 20 advantage may not have the outcomes you want. 21 ME‡ 1st Quarter Moon Moon enters F Sun 20 Sun enters Taurus Practical, sensual, comfort- enters Gemini Action initiated now may be loving and pragmatic are the trademarks of Taurus.

21 22 ME‡ 1st Quarter E Time to act on feelings. Taking the initiative will bring sudden experiences which may be helpful in achieving goals or putting plans into action. Facing the challenges raised will also engender greater confidence.

characterised by frustrations or delays. This may be as a consequence of others who may be unable or unwilling t o assist because of illness or weakness of some sort. Curiosity, communication and versatility are the hallmarks of Gemini.

22 23 MG Make sure that relations are cordial if not

23 harmonious. 24 MF Getting things right especially the detail 24 is important. 25 MH Be upfront in all your dealings. 25 26 26 MG Be prepared to voice your opinion even if 27 MI Enthusiasm and inspiration will help spur it is not the accepted one.

things along.

27 28 … Full Moon I The frustration and difficulties 28 MH… Full Moon H Successful outcomes may not be as temporary as first thought. Be prepared to relationships, associations and collaborative endeavours are possible in spite of what seem to be endless delays or problems. Patience, perseverance and a cool head are called for as the intensity of emotions may be overwhelming for some.

to factor these in and be flexible otherwise difficulties and losses may be all that is achieved.

29 30 MJ Take responsibility to get things happening.

29 31 30 MI Take a broad view of things and maintain enthusiasm.

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your NATUROPATH with BELLE McCALEB

Is a Sluggish Thyroid Making you Sick, Fat and Tired? As women age, the incidence a “sluggish” or non-optimal thyroid function is prevalent quite despite what is termed as “normal” in a thyroid hormone test. The most common screening test for hypothyroidism is the TSH or thyroid-stimulating hormone. Often in women in their 30’s and beyond, the TSH starts to creep up – an indication of sluggish response by the thyroid. Even though the range of normal TSH goes up to 4, many women have signs of poor thyroid function or cellular response to thyroid hormones when the TSH level in the blood passes 2. When one examines sequential TSH results over a few months or years one frequently sees this gradual creeping up of the TSH. If clinical hypothyroidism is suspected additional tests such as Total T4, Free T4 and Free T3 may be ordered by your doctor or naturopath. These assist in determining if there is adequate conversion of T4 (from the thyroid) into T3 (the form that acts at a cellular level). Additional tests that may be useful include testing for thyroid antibodies if autoimmune causes are suspected (Hashimoto’s thyroiditis) and reverse T3 (a form of T3 that is “reversed” in its molecular structure and does not work well). If clinical hypothyroidism is detected then hormone replacement therapy is in-

stituted by your doctor. So wwha ha hatt if all the tests ar aree “nor mal” bbut ut yyour our TSH is cr ee p“normal” cree eeping up and/or yyou ou ar eeling aree ffeeling unw ell? You may be feeling tired unwell? and depressed and you may be gaining weight, can’t concentrate and really feel the cold. Other symptoms associated with a sluggish thyroid include constipation, muscle cramps, joint pain, dry skin, hair loss, fluid retention and menstrual irregularities. Also associated are increases in your total cholesterol and LDL – increasing your chance of hear t disease. Obviously these symptoms can be associated with other hormone imbalances such as adrenal fatigue and peri-menopausal estrogen dominance (discussed in previous articles in Inner Self). Due to the increased incidence of “sluggish thyroid” in the middle years often there are several hormone imbalances combining to paint the picture. So if you don’t have “clinical hypothyroidism” as diagnosed by the blood tests but believe you may have a “sluggish” thyroid what can you do? Hypothyroidism and/or “sluggish thyroid” are commonly associated with autoimmunity and can also be influenced by nutritional deficiencies. Factors that contribute to immune overactivity include food intolerances, gut dysbiosis, poor diges-

tion and heavy metal toxicity. Gluten sensitivity for example has been associated with Hashimoto’s disease. Maximising digestive function is essential as is treating “dysbiosis” or an overgrowth of noxious bugs in the gut – the cell walls of these bugs are toxic and can put the immune system into “high gear” leading to autoimmunity. Heavy metal toxicity such as mercury and lead may also contribute. Deficiencies of iodine, selenium and zinc directly impact thyroid production and activity. Digestion and production of vital stomach acid is impacted by zinc deficiency. The amino acid tyrosine is required for synthesis of thyroid hormones and if your protein intake, digestion or assimilation is inadequate you may have a deficiency. It is recommended you have a Hair Mineral Analysis through your naturopath to assess both your nutritional and heavy metal status. Specialised amino acid testing is also available. On the herbal medicine front there are several herbs that stimulate and balance the production of thyroid hormones. Iris versicolor, Commiphora mukul, and Fucus vesiculosis are three medicinal herbs that help to correct “sluggish” thyroid activity. It is also useful to balance adrenal hormones and numerous herbs can be utilised including Withania somnifera , Rehmannia glutinosa and many others. Depending on the situation and particularly if you are in peri-menopause or menopause it is important to also balance the sex hormone contributions to symptoms. Herbs can also be used to treat other contributing factors as mentioned above include auto-immunity, diges-

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tion and dysbiosis. A qualified medical herbalist is recommended as this is a specialised field and herbal medicines are just that – medicines with both cautions and contraindications. On the dietary front increasing foods high in selenium, zinc, iodine and tyrosine is helpful. Such foods include: brazil nuts, cashews, almonds, chicken, eggs, fish, garlic mackerel, oysters, tuna, broccoli, baked beans, sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds. It is often important to treat with “therapeutic” dosages of these nutrients to achieve optimal results. Naturopathic advice is recommended. It is also important to note that a very high consumption of cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower can have an antithyroid effect and although they are marvellous for health it is best to be moderate in your intake if your thyroid is sluggish. The single most impor tant lifestyle factor to improve thyroid function is exercise. Aerobic exercise stimulates the enzyme required to convert T4 into its more active form T3. A minimum of three weekly sessions per week is recommended. Yoga is also particularly helpful for balancing our hormonal systems. Asanas (poses) which “inver t” the body such as the shoulder stand are wonderful for “toning” up the thyroid. Seeking the advice of a qualified yoga therapist is recommended. Belle McCaleb is an accredited and experienced naturopath, medical herbalist, nutritionist, counsellor. For more information see her contact her on (08) 8379 0220 or 0432 995 470. Belle practices from St Georges, South Australia. www.mccalebhealth.com.au

your CHIROPRACTOR with DR ROB HUTCHINGS

Chiropractic and Pilates A Perfect Health Align Chiropractors and exercise therapists have traditionally been at odds. In my opinion, the most unfortunate part of this pointless feud (largely based on ego and ignorance) is that clients are the ones left suffering and confused. The debate between the professions often boils down to one simple question. Do tight muscles pull the spine out of alignment or does the spine get out of alignment and then the muscles become tight? To answer this question we must look at the function of the spine and postural muscles. Our bodies were designed thousands of years ago. The spine plays a compromising role, having to be strong and protective of the spinal cord, whilst flexible enough to allow free movement. The balance between these two roles is achieved through continued and varied movement; think of walking, squatting, bending and sitting cross legged. However, today we subject our spines to far more repetitive actions and minimal movement in positions it was not designed for, such as sitting on a chair for hours on end or driving a car. Postural stress is increasing exponentially and at ever younger ages as we become more and more computer bound. On top of this,

emotional and toxic stress affects the alignment and mobility of the spine. Ever noticed how much stiffer you feel after a stressful day at the office or an argument? The stresses of the 21st century, in addition to the normal bumps and accidents we all experience through life, cause the spine to shift out of its correct alignment. When the spine shifts out of alignment of the nervous system tells the muscles and ligaments to tighten in a protective response, acting as a natural brace. This prevents the spine from moving even further out of alignment. As a result over time some muscles become weaker and weaker, whilst others become tighter and tighter. Further, interference of nerve supply to muscles can be very pain sensitive. As a general rule, muscles don’t tighten without the nervous system sending messages to them to do so and these messages originate from spinal or joint misalignment. In order to correct the problem, both the spine and muscular system need to be addressed. Correcting the alignment of the spine is a very specific task that requires precise and gentle adjustments. Repeated adjustments train the nervous system to hold the spine in the correct position, allowing the free flow of nerves and often relieving muscular

InnerSelf tension. The muscles, however are also likely to be imbalanced due to poor spinal alignment and often need to be actively retrained. In doing so the muscles are able to support the spine in its proper alignment and relief of muscular pain isoften experienced. This is where tailored exercise such as Pilates can assist in holding the spine in its correct alignment, or stop it progressing further out of alignment. Pilates concentrates on postural muscles, strengthening the weakened muscles and stretching the tighter muscles. Combined with focused breathing techniques and flexibility exercises it perfectly complements corrective chiropractic care. The process of Pilates training will improve posture and to some extent improve spinal alignment. It will not, however, correct specific misalignments, which can remain uncorrected in even the most advanced Pilates masters. I therefore believe that rather than one discipline claiming superiority over the other or a client trying treatments in isolation from one another, the best approach is a combination of corrective chiropractic and exercise therapy. There are countless success stories for pain relief and the relief of other conditions by utilising just one of either chiropractic or Pilates. While achieving a successful resolution of pain relief is a good thing, combining the two at the same time is about achieving optimal health in a real and lasting way. At Health Align Chiropractic and Natural Therapies, my focus as the chiropractor is of course to realign the spine. Instead of dividing my focus to try to be all things to all people, there are two Pilates instructors working at our centre. The Pilates instructors consult with me when designing a specific exercise plan for our patients that will compliment their chiropractic care. On top of that, there are regular Pilates (and Yoga) classes held at Health Align. Dr Rob Hutchings has a Bachelor of Kinesiology and Doctorate in Chiropractic. He practices at Health Zone on Glen Osmond Rd alongside Pilates and yoga instructors, a nutritionist, massage therapists and counsellor. His passion is in helping people achieve optimal health and healing, naturally. You can find out more about the services offered by Health Zone at www.healthzone.com.au or phone 8338 2221.

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DIGITAL INFRARED THERMAL IMAGING (DITI) Non In tur all Invv asi asivv e Health Assessment and Ear Earll y Pr Pree v ention, Na Natur turall allyy

Digital infrared thermal imaging (DITI) is a totally non-invasive clinical imaging procedure for detecting and monitoring a number of diseases and physical injuries, by showing the thermal abnormalities present in the body. It is used as an aid for diagnosis and prognosis, as well as monitoring therapy progress, for conditions such as: Breast Disease Thyroid problems Arthritis Headaches Nerve Damage Aches and Pains in general Fibromyalgia Heart and vascular problems, Stroke Varicose Veins Inflammations Skin Cancer Digestive Disorders and many more!! Images or “Thermograms” can be taken of the whole body or just areas being investigated. The images are stored on a computer and are sent electronically to a Thermologist (certified Medical Doctor) for interpretation and reporting. Your report is colour printed and a copy can also be sent to your healthcare professional (natural health care provider, medical health care provider, phyisiotherapist, chiropractor, podiatrist, masseur etc.) Unlike most diagnostic tests DITI is: - Non invasive, - No radiation

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- Painless - No contact with the body - F.D.A approved The only method available for “visualising” pain Clinical DITI is providing the answers in the diagnosis of pain and earliest detection of breast disease – earlier than has been possible through breast self examination, doctor examination or mammography alone! DITI detects physiological changes in the breast tissue at 256 cancer cells, which is 2 years after cancer started to grow. Mammography is an anatomical test, which shows masses that are detected in the 8th year with 4 billion cancer cells. DITI IS ALSO APPROPRIATE FOR YOUNGER WOMEN (30 TO 50) WHOSE DENSER BREAST TISSUES MAKES IT MORE DIFFICTULT FOR MAMMOGRAPHY TO BE EFFECTIVE – This is really early detection and prevention

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Iridologist

Your

with Naturopath & Iridologist LYNNE SINGLEWOOD

Your eyes Never Lie In my last column I talked about physical signs, patterns and colours seen in the iris and how a lot of what is seen in the iris is related to your DNA and your genetics. Certain markings in the iris and colourings are passed down to you from mum and dad, nana and grandad, and a generation behind them, (what a wonderful thing to know!). Your iris will also indicate areas that need nurturing depending on what has happened to you throughout your life, for example; hardening of the ar teries may be seen, your cholesterol status or you may have an underactive digestive system inhibiting the production of stomach acid, this may cause poor assimilation of the foods you are eating which might in turn cause you to feel tired, sluggish or bloated. These signs and many more may be seen in your iris. The iris is the blueprint of who you really are, it is unique, there is no one on this planet like you. In this column I’m going to talk about some of the emotional markings and patterns seen in the iris, because you are much more than just a physical body, I will mention some of the gifts handed down to you from your ancestors. For example maybe you are very creative? Perhaps your grandfather was a great violinist and you

too have inherited the potential to be musically creative as well? Do you have a natural flare with mathematical equations or work with ease within the intellectual fields. Perhaps you are a bit of a perfectionist or a very animated person who speaks with hand gestures, “how interesting!” it would be boring if we were all the same. We need to remember that our thoughts and emotions have a profound effect on our health and also what happens to you in your daily life. Let’s look at children for example, some of the markings can even be seen in a small baby such as a thick dark ring around the outer border of the iris, these individuals are usually fun to deal with and have a feeling that they are special and blessed. Your child may have light coloured rings all the way around the iris indicating that they are very sensitive, they may dream a lot or be sensitive to smells. Often I’ll tell the parent that their child is very creative or is a real softy and feels everything going on around them, and I find it helps the parent to understand why the child behaves in a certain manner. I find the children of today to be incredibly knowing, sometimes I wonder who’s teaching who? Within my clinic I find Celloids, which are small mineral complexes extremely effective for enhancing children’s health.

Celloids provide the building blocks for their health and provide nutritional suppor t for times when the child is growing, this is the time when children need more support nutritionally. Sometimes they just don’t get enough from the foods they are eating. Celloids are gentle, yet very effective. Mineral deficiency signs can be seen in the iris by looking at different markings, patterns or colourings and from the practitioner looking at a child’s nails or tongue for various signs. Different minerals can help with a variety of symptoms ranging from tummy pains, problems sleeping, constant colds, ear problems, calming an overactive child and much more. Celloids can be crushed with the back of a spoon and added to cereals or made into a paste and put on mum’s nipple when breast feeding or even crushed and put into the baby’s bath water. Minerals play a very impor tant role and are needed every day to keep us nourished and healthy, if minerals are missing from our diet they must be supplemented because the body cannot make them. Also when you come in for an iridology session, as I mentioned above, I will look at your body signs such as your nails, tongue and cer-

tain facial signs,, these signs can determine mineral deficiencies, low oxygen levels in the body, uric acid deposits in the body and much more, you will find this is extremely interesting. These signs help me to help you. Low oxygen may occur for example, if you are a shallow breather, this is very common today. Oxygen consumption is very important because it helps keep our cells alive and is used by the cells in many processes such as breaking down excesses of toxic substances. Uric acid in the body can cause pain and inflammation, both can be remedied with herbal medicine and mineral supplements. Remember that your eyes and your body signs never lie and what a wonderful story they can tell us. Lynne Singlewood is a teacher of natural medicine at Endeavouor College, she teaches iridology and oriental diagnosis. Lynne is a dynamic naturopathic practitioner who has a passion to help the community with their health and well being. Her deep love of iridology and herbal medicine is infectious, visit her at the NEW Findon Clinic (integrated medicine). Ph: 0421618792 or email lynne@irishealth.com.au. Web site: www.irishealth.com.au

T he Wellness Oasis intr oduces introduces MICHELLE TSUJIMO OSKELET AL THERAPIST TSUJIMOTTO – MUSCUL MUSCULOSKELET OSKELETAL With over 27 year’s experience, Michelle uses various techniques for treating Musculoskeletal Injury & Health Problems. She specialises in Muscle Energy Technique, Visceral Manipulation, Myofascial Release and CranioSacral Therapy. YOLAND TUR OP YOLANDAA FALIVENE – NA NATUR TUROP OPAATH Yolanda has been involved in the study and practice of natural therapies for nearly 20 years and her skills include herbal and nutritional medicines, Homeopathy, Acupuncture, Neuralign, Weight Loss, Iridology and Allergy Elimination. Other modalities used by Yolanda are BICOM, EIS and Electro dermal testing.

eyes even portray various personality traits.

Herbal medicine is a very effective but gentle method to support and nurture the body when our bodies need a little assistance to regain optimal health. The formulation made specifically for you and your body.

I will work with you to develop a dietary and lifestyle plan to improve your health. Not only will you feel the difference, but with Hemaview™ you may see changes in your blood as your treatment progresses.

Live Blood Analysis is an observation of live blood, which involves viewing of a freshly taken blood sample under a microscope. A tiny prick is made on the finger and a droplet of blood is added to a sterile slide.

Iridology is a fabulous non-invasive, painless and economical tool to aid the practitioner to evaluate areas of the body that need to be nurtured so the individual may have a better quality of life. The

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SOE WAKSMUNDSKI – EMOTIONAL HEALING Soe has trained since 2000 in methods for Emotional and Spiritual Healing, which can gently release painful memories and emotions from the body, helping to bring you to self acceptance and health. LOUISE TEBBLE – COUNSELL OR – YOUR MENT AL HEAL TH MA TTERS COUNSELLOR MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS Louise is a fully accredited mental health practitioner, social worker, family therapist and Psychotherapist with extensive experience working in SA and interstate. Louise works from the perspective that mental health cannot be separated from emotional well-being and that once these aspects of self are healed, success, however defined, becomes attainable. Louise utilises dynamic and interactive processes... so much more than standard counselling. ROBYN WILSON - KINESIOLOGIST Robyn is a qualified Kinesiologist therapist and instructor who deals with reducing stress in the body so the brain is able to integrate and learn efficiently whether it be from an educational perspective or life learning lessons. Destructive patterns and limiting behaviors with hold us from reaching our full potential. With Kinesiology life can be perceived from a different set of eyes.

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Mobile: 0421 618 792 • Email: lynne@irishealth.com.au Location: Woodville, SA, 5011

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dysfunction. Also specialising in Deep Tissue massage, Detox and Ear Candling. Come along to our stand at the Body Mind Psychic expo and our stand at Womad and experience a 10 minute session. For bookings and further details phone Lance on 0407 796 195 or Chris on 0438 858 768.

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B.-d. Farm Paris Creek How Australia’s finest producers of award winning organic farming dairy products, realized their dream The year is 1988. A young German couple, in a campervan arrive at a small dairy farm in the Adelaide Hills. The 170-acre property is in a terrible state, with depleted soil, lacklustre cows, a broken irrigation system and fences in poor repair. “It was exactly what we were looking for, as our financial resources were very limited” recalls Ulli Spranz. Looking for our dream farm, our prime focus was on non-chemically polluted soil, good water resources, proximity to a capital city for transportation reasons, as we intended to valueadd and trade Australia wide and export. We knew we could rehabilitate the soil using the biodynamic methods we’d learnt in Germany.” More importantly, Paris Creek Farm was going for a song. With the Australian dairy farming sector in decline, its previous owner was happy to part with the property on favorable terms. Over the last two decades 900 dairy farms in South Australia have closed down and many of those that do survive barely make a profit. Ulli and her husband Helmut, both in their late 20s, had spent a year traveling around Australia with their two small children Krischan, five, and Siri, eight months. By the time they arrived in the Adelaide Hills their finances were almost exhausted – and for the first few years the family led a tough existence. “But we were full of energy and our adventure spirit was very high,” says Ulli. “And we knew that what we intended to do would work.” Prior to pursuing the pathway to agriculture, Ulli, was a trained graphic designer and Helmut

worked for the state railways. Before they left Germany they had gained an agriculture degree, had spent their vacations working on biodynamic farms in southern Germany and learnt the craft of cheesemaking in Switzerland. But their spirit of optimism was not shared by the Spranz’s neighbors, most of who had never heard of biodynamic farming and doubted that two city-slickers from Stuttgart would survive. “They were quite amused about our ideas” says Ulli. “It was good that we were too busy to notice. When they realized that the paddocks started to look good and the cows were healthy, fertile and milking well, they became curious. Now everything is different.” Initially, Paris Creek Farm began supplying the local community with fresh, biodynamic milk. Later their products were taken up by some of Adelaide leading restaurants and hotels, including the Hyatt, who after realizing the high quality and good taste of the milk, insisted on cream supply from B.-d. Farm Paris Creek. Today, B.-d. Farm Paris Creek is one of Australia’s most successful biodynamic dairy operations, employing 50 people and supplying fresh biodynamic milk and a wide range of cheeses, yoghurt and quark (a European-style cream cheese) to health food stores and supermarkets across the nation. With state government support the couple built a modern dairy capable of producing 150,000 litres of milk per week. A specialist yoghurt facility and state-of-the-art factory followed. The Spranz family also flourished and now consists of five children, ranging in ages from 10 to 29 – all of whom are involved in the busi-

ness. Remaining true to their original principles, Paris Creek Farm remains free of chemical fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and no GM input. Their 80-strong Friesian herd is not treated with any antibiotics. Milk is pasteurised but not homogenised. Apart from winning over a loyal customer base, Ulli and Helmut Spranz have managed to persuade their once-sceptical neighbours about the benefits of biodynamic farming. Eight of South Australia’s dairy farms now supply milk to B.-d. Farm Paris Creek and Ulli continues to run workshops to educate farmers and other rural food producers about the benefits of biodynamic practices. “Our intention always was to build a showcase that proves that a commercial business can operate successfully without polluting the environment as we all have an obligation to provide a living basis for future generations. We believe that it is important to support as many farmers as possible to adapt biodynamic farming practices and to provide a sustainable future for their families. The milk which we receive is processed into many different products to provide health orientated families with the whole range of certified biodynamic dairy products needed on a daily basis. We trade with any distribution necessary to make sure that the products reach the consumer,” Ulli explains. B.-d Farm Paris Creek supplies biodynamic milk, cheese and yoghurt to health food stores and supermarkets including Coles, IGA and Woolworths. For more information visit www.bdfarmpariscreek.com.au

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BY JENNIE MILLER, NUTRITIONIST In the rush to produce more and more crops to satisfy growing demand producers have had to resort to using a lethal cocktail of pesticides to control disease and insect attack. Good news for their bank balances perhaps but not good news for your health, this is why you need to be informed of the advantages of organic food. Did you know that if you consumed an average apple you would be eating over 30 pesticides, even after you have washed it? The quality of food has definitely gone down since the second world war. For instance, the levels of vitamin C in today’s fruit bear no resemblance to the levels found in wartime fruit. Organic food is known to contain 50% more nutrients, minerals and vitamins than produce that has been intensively farmed. You will have to eat more fruit nowadays to make up the deficiency, but unfortunately that means eating more chemicals, more detrimental affects on your health eating something that should be good for you! Also don’t forget about the cocktail of anti-biotics and hormones that cattle and poultry are force fed. What happens to those chemicals when the animal dies? Digested and stored in human bodies is the answer, have you seen pictures of animals in severely cramped conditions in battery farms? It just does not make sense to state that any animal kept in these conditions is healthy and produces high quality food. And, once you try some organic produce and taste an apple the way it should be, and perhaps how you recall it tasting in your youth, you will never go back to mass produced fruit again. Sure there are issues with availability and cost but with a bit of research you should be able to find local stores who stock organic produce. Also, don’t forget about your local farmer, I’m sure you will be able to find one that has seen the light and opened up a farm shop to supply local residents. Why not take a look around and see who is offering produce in your area?

SOME MORE STARTLING FACTS

Pesticides in food have been linked to many diseases including: Cancer Obesity Altzheimer’s Some birth defects Not a nice list is it? There are probably others but if you think about it, how can it be okay for you to eat chemicals and not expect some form of reaction in your body. Our bodies are delicately balanced wonderful machines. Any form of foreign chemical is bound to cause irritation at the least.There are likely to be commonly used pesticides that will prove eventually to be harmful. This has happened repeatedly with problems only being scientifically pinpointed after many years of use. There is no reason to feel confident that governments have identified and banned all harmful pesticides. Surely it is better to err on the side of safety and buy properly certified organic products? Do consider taking a closer look at what you are eating. It’s for your health after all! CHILDREN NEED IT THE MOST Children’s immature and developing organs, brains, and detoxification and immune systems, plus their larger intake of food per kilo of body weight, combine to make them even more susceptible to toxins than

adults. Elizabeth Gillette’s landmark paper in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives showed how a combination of low-level environmental, household and dietary exposures caused subtle yet measurable developmental deficits in children. Toddlers eating mostly organic food were found to have less than one sixth the pesticide residues in their urine compared to children eating conventional foods, lowering their exposure from above to below recognized safety levels.

THE BOTTOM LINE

Decreasing one’s toxin burden and increasing one’s intake of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants can have a significant impact on health, especially when trying to improve or restore health. Can people afford it? I’m certain of it. Official household spending statistics in Australia reveal that the average family spends five times more on junk food, take-away, alcohol, and tobacco than on fruit and vegetables, and five times more on recreation than on fruits and vegetables. To make healthier choices they need encouragement and education. Organic food isn’t a luxury. It’s how food’s supposed to be, and a valuable part of any regimen intended to maintain, improve, or restore health.

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Beach Organics

Beach Organics operates from a NASAA cer tified organic property near the township of Port Elliot. Owner Barry Beach and partner Melanie specialise in growing certified organic vegetables, herbs and produce a range of organic, handmade, woodoven sourdough breads. All are GM free, contain no synthetic pesticides, herbicides or fer tilisers. Available at WIllunga Farmers Market, Rundle Street Markets etc... An interest in supporting ancient, potentially endangered food knowledge, has meant Beach Organics supports Traditional Farmers in Asia. Their unique hand made, sea salts, organic coconut palm sugar, shade grown organic peppercorns, rare tropical honeys, cold pressed coconut oil, spices are available at www.beachorganics.com.au Tel: 08 85 54 2956

Romeo’s Organic Wholefoods

Romeo’s Organic Wholefoods is an Organic Supermarket and Health Food Shop specialising in Organic and Alternative foods, including glu-

ten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free and vegan foods. It is dedicated to providing environmentally friendly products that help to care for our planet and our health. The team at Romeo’s Organics are always there to give advice on everything from foods and nutrition, to personal products, natural medicine and even pet care. And with a Naturopathic Clinic on site, it is a one-stop well-being shop. You’ll not only be surprised at what you find at Romeo’s Organics, but you’ll also be pleasantly surprised at the everyday low prices! Romeo’s Organics are very competitively priced and have weekly specials all the time. Shop 11, North Adelaide Village, 71-79 O’Connell Street (just across from North Adelaide Foodland). Telephone: 8361 9150

Christies Beach Best of Health

Health Foods and Cafe. Kerry at Best of Health offers “a quality experience” at Christies Beach. wide range of organic products including bulk grains, bulk cleaning products, meat, yummy pies and bread, coffee, tea, skin care and much more. Come in for all your health food needs and enjoy a nice veg-out over a cuppa at the newly opened Cafe Tuesday to Saturday (opening March 2nd). Kerry prides herself in her caring service providing follow up, research

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At Organic to go Andy and her friendly staff are able to assist customers whilst aiming to provide the best possible natural healthy fresh food and groceries. with an extensive range of premium organic and Biodynamic grocery lines including dairy, bread, meat, poultry, bulk fruit and nuts,bodycare and cleaning products as well as stocking only the finest quality cer tified organic fruit and vegetables available. Maintaining its rustic ambience and providing a level of quality customer ser vice are impor tant to Andrea and give an insight into why this local business is gaining such a loyal following. 365A & 365B Glen Osmond Rd GlenOsmond. Ph 8379 2131

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passion for organics and good food was reinforced. As sickness and disease steadily grow in current times it is more evident and documented that generally people are malnourished and dehydrated. Organic food is full of essential nutrients, vitamins and minerals in the correct form to be used by the body, it has energy and vitality when compared to conventional foods. Avoid dead, pesticide and chemical laden foods that has been sprayed to keep it looking alive, make the move to fresh Certified Organic, food that has to be eaten straight away so you are consuming life force. Why would anyone choose not to invest in his or her health and wellbeing by eating organic? Perhaps it is perceived higher cost? Is it too hard to get? Is it unavailable in your area? Is it just a lack of time? Well now for some good news - no more fuss or worry. Introducing Organicbox, created with passion, integrity and a desire to alleviate the hassle for people trying to find organic food, so save precious time and also money – our prices are extremely reasonable and the packed boxes look fantastic and really are value for money. So please try Organicbox - just order your box on a Sunday and its delivered on Wednesday - home or workplace. Food that tastes amazing. All customers registering and quoting InnerSelf on their registration will receive a $5 refund off the

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Robinvale Wines is a Victorian based family owned vineyard producing premium quality certified organic and Bio-Dynamic Wines and other products including Dried Fruit, Pure Grape Juice and Table Grapes. Bio-Dynamically grown fruit not only tastes better than fruit grown with ‘assistance’ of insecticides, herbicides, ar tificial fertilisers and other harmful chemicals, but also better nourishes the body. Producing consistently good wine and picking up prizes is every vigneron’s aim. To achieve this using organic methods throughout is an enormous achievement by Robinvale Organic Wines and proof that organic wine production has come of age. The Robinvale Wines selection of products is available via mailorder and can be delivered anywhere in Australia. You can even order a mixed case of products. Cellar door sales and wine tasting

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A word on compassion ○

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Beliefs and ThetaHealingTM

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BY CATE HOWELL My previous articles have focussed on hypnotherapy. In this ar ticle I want to talk about what a holistic practice means to me. We are all individuals and will have different stories, ideas, beliefs and values. This applies to our clients and ourselves, and our practises will reflect this. I have studied and worked in the health area for 35 years (frightening!), and in the past 20 years have mainly practised in the mental health area. I have probably spoken with thousands of clients during this time. I have also been on my own journey related to learning about myself, others, the world, and spirituality. Holistic practice involves addressing the needs of individuals in relation to the physical, psychological, social, emotional and spiritual domains. For some clients, a particular domain, such as the spiritual, may not be relevant at all, and for others it is, maybe in a small way, or maybe in a significant way. This domain often provides the person with meaning in life, suppor t during tough times, and joy in happy times. For those individuals to whom spirituality is impor tant, it can be helpful to discuss issues related to this domain, to encourage that person’s own spiritual journey or to incorporate therapies or approaches which relate to this domain. I discussed how hypnotherapy and spirituality may come together in the last article. Other approaches which might be incorporated, depending on the individual and their needs, in-

clude healing, reiki or intuitive guidance. There is growing research evidence that some of these approaches are related to positive outcomes. But it is important to remember that for some individuals these approaches will not be relevant, or may be unhelpful or even harmful, particularly in the mental health area. It is important to assess the client well, and not utilise such approaches if inappropriate. I am increasingly interested in the role of the relationship between the client and therapist in practice and how this influences outcomes. After 35 years, I am also increasingly aware of the centrality of compassion in this relationship. Compassion relates to acceptance, non-judgment and kindness, but more than this, it is loving kindness. Consider how many individuals could benefit by applying this loving compassion to themselves? It is exciting that spirituality and spiritual approaches may be a path that leads us to connect with such compassion. For more info contact Cate Howell, manager of Cooinda, a unique centre, in peaceful surroundings, only 10 mins from Adelaide (‘Cooinda’ means happy place). Shop 4/34 Hallett Rd, Stonyfell SA 5066. Phone 84318091. www.cooindacreations.com

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ThetaHealing TM is about changing your perception of the world around you. It is about being aware of your part in the world and of being a part of the world. It is about changing the way you believe the world perceives you and your part in it. It is about creating the world you want for yourself and reaching your highest potential and actively living this. “The mind can asser t anything and pretend it has proved it. My beliefs I test on my body, on my intuitional consciousness, and when I get a response there, then I accept.” D.H.Lawrence ThetaHealingTM works with four levels of belief – core, genetic, history and soul. The beliefs you hold may be on one, two, three or all the levels. The beliefs may be not your own but your ancestors, or they may be cultural ‘this is the right/only way’. All beliefs serve you in some way – fears and resentments keep you safe from injury or further hurt and injury. You may not be consciously aware of these fears, resentments, however, Theta’s muscle testing technique helps to identify these beliefs so that they may be instantly changed or released. Sometimes people have had these beliefs for so long that they do not know what it feels like to live without them. ThetaHealing can teach them how to live without that fear, resentment and anger; instantly. Often children are taught that it is not okay to get angry, that it is not nice to hate

another person and so when these ‘unacceptable’ emotions are felt they are hidden and stored in the body. It takes energy to hold onto and suppresssuch emotions as hatred, anger and resentment, so without these you feel much freer. Aches and pains and ailments may be caused by your emotions. How you feel about something may be reflected in your body in various ways. If you are sick about the way things are going in your life, or you are sick of someone, then you are most likely going to be sick/nauseous in your stomach or gut. If you are holding onto anger then you are likely to feel “liverish”, wake up grumpy and be irritable or snappy. If you have trouble speaking up for yourself or communicating with other s then you may have frequent sore throats, ear problems or even thyroid problems. If you have problems with your legs or feet then you may have issues with standing your ground or in stepping forward to attain your goals/desires. If you have problems with your hands or arms you may not be able to grasp or hold onto things or get close to the people you love. The arms may be seen as an extension of the hear t, and, if you truly love something or someone, you feel it with “all your heart”. Theta brain waves are ‘sleep waves’. In ThetaHealingTM we hold a conscious Theta state to allow the brain to effect the healing changes

instantly. Being in a Theta state produces significant amounts of the feel-good hormones/neuro-transmitters dopamine, or epinephrine and endorphins, so learning how to use Theta can help with depression, apathy and where there is a lack of joy in life. The interesting thing about working with ThetaHealingTM is that you realize that everything that ‘happens’ to you is something that you have created in your life, what you believe is what you attract. “The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.” Frank Lloyd Wright. ThetaHealing TM Seminars are conducted regularly throughout the year with private consults also available. Christa Metzer may be contacted at Brighton Health Matters phone 8377 3716. Christa Metzer is a Natural Thera-pist for 18 years, Christa is an accredited Naturopath, Bioresonance Therapist (Bicom) and a practitioner of ThetaHealingTM. She assists people in finding the cause of their condition so that it can be “dis-created”. She also is a Certified Instructor of ThetaHealing TM and runs classes regularly. For more info, phone Christa at Brighton Health Matters on 8377 3716

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4 out of 5 people* suffer stress in their daily lives. How do you beat it? Keep reading…. We have all suffered from it at one time or another. We’re often told that we have to avoid it – but how can we – living in this day and age? Work, family, school, money, health, relationships and world events all contribute to it. We all know we have to “cope” with stress. The question becomes not how we avoid stress but how do we increase our ability to successfully deal with it? People are labeled with hundreds of different “disorders.” But these labels never really explain anything – and they don’t give a solution. Unpredictable drugs are pre-

scribed to cure “chemical imbalances” in the brain. Some believe that the mind is a physical organ – a theory with no scientific basis. There’s been a discovery about the human mind that is so simple, so incredible and so powerful …. and you can use it in your life, right now. It’s called Dianetics. The fact is there is a single source of all our problems, stress, unhappiness and self-doubt. It’s called the reactive mind – the hidden par t of your mind that stores all painful experiences, then uses them against you. Dianetics gets rid of the reactive

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How You Can Take Control of Your Life, Help Others, Become a Sought After Consultant and Attract More Money in The Next 90 Days! Five Powerful Reasons Why You Should Come To This “Life-Changing” Event Are You Ready to: 1. Find out the Secrets to Change Your Personal And Financial Life Forever? 2. Take Control Of Your Relationships? 3. Achieve The Body You Have Always Wanted? 4. Get Rid Of Destructive Thoughts 5. Have Access To Wealthy Thinking! In the upcoming NLP and P3T Certification Training held Friday May 21-23, 2010 With only 17 Scholarships you will receive information that will change the way you live your life! Get in Control of Every aspect Of Your Life! Your Relationships, Wealth, Weight Loss, Healing and recovery, Freedom from pain, and create the body you deserve! Hi my name is Alex and I am excited to share with you this amazing training which reveals the secrets on how to take control of your personal and financial life and show you how you can help others too! Let me first

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“I declare my intent to be a Lightworker.” With these words Steve Rother’s life changed forever – the words were spoken on January 1 st, 1996 whilst attending “a simple yet deeply spiritual ceremony” on a San Diego beach. Steve and his wife Barbara had decided they wanted to bring in the New Year in a way that was different from anything they had ever done before. Steve wasn’t even sure what a Lightworker was. The words came from a seemingly unfamiliar place deep inside. At that moment he heard the very strange sound of laughter from over his shoulder. This laughter was to become part of his now everyday world. This was his introduction to “The Group” We in Australia now have an opportunity to connect with Steve and Barbara to experience the divinely inspired messages of individual and international growth and development. Steve and Barbara teach about personal power and human evolution. At each seminar there will also be a live channel from The Group. This is an experience not to be missed. Are you ready for the next step in your evolution? Steve, whose background was in the construction industry, found that this was all new and very unfamiliar territory. He researched the internet to find out what “Lightworker” meant. At every turn there was that familiar laughing. He began writing on-line meditations and the words just flowed faster than his fingers could type. . W her om? He heree did this come fr from? w as writing inf or ma tion aabout bout infor mation e v ents of wwhic hic hichh he had no dir ect kno w could a knowledg wledgee . Ho How wledg pr e viousl viouslyy non-spiritual per per-son, a ffor or mer bbuilding uilding contr accontractor ffor or most of his adult lif lifee , or ma tion lik infor mation likee this this,, input out inf str ucting people on ho w to how mo xt sta movv e to the ne next stagg e of their

evolution? The next time the information star ted coming, Steve asked the question “Who are you and where are you from?” The voices answered in three-fold: A. It is none of your business B. It is none of your business. C. It is none of your business. This did not sit well with Steve, he was upset: “I had spent a lot of time with these voices and was not receiving the answer I wanted.” “For a short time, I went into fear and actually cut off the flow of information. During that time, I felt as though I had a hole in my chest where my heart was meant to be. I seemed to be missing a part of myself. It was not long before I went back and asked them why they would not give me their credentials. They responded with: “We will ask you to consider each message for the content of the message alone and not by any label that has been placed upon it. We are here to help you r e-member yyour our po w er and we cannot do pow that if you continue to give that power away to things such as labels.” The wonderful laughter had returned and once again. They had my full attention. TOOLS OF DISCERNMENT Now the voices began to speak more clearly than ever before. Somehow I instinctively knew it was a group of several entities and they confirmed it as they began to speak to me. They said: “ If it pulls at y our hear t strings strings,, then tak takee it as yyour our oown. wn. If ther ytheree is an anything less less,, then lea leavv e it without judgment, ffor or it wwas as placed ther or another theree ffor another.. ” T he heyy called this the tool of discer nment and said it was a tool that would allow us to be the greatest expression of the God within each of us. The Group said this was a tool to be used in all areas of our lives—from who you allow in your energy field to what televi-

sion shows you watch to what food your place into your body. They simply did not care what we called them. Steve and Barbara now distribute the Beacons of Light messages over the Internet to over 50,000 people in 93 countries in 21 languages. The F r ee Vir tual Light Broadcast – messages from the Group goes out on the last Saturday of every month. The Lightworker.com website attracts thousands. Steve has written 6 books translated into 18 languages including Re-member – A Handbook for Human Evolution. Steve and Barbara have also conducted channellings at the United Nations on 5 different occasions on two continents. Steve and Barbara have helped thousands of people all over the world to find their own personal power and inner guidance. Now it is YOUR turn.

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BY GRAEME COGDELL The potential for the body to heal itself from any illness is extraordinary . The energetic body, although invisible, exists just as the physical and mental body exist and connects all dimensions of a living being via the ‘divine matrix’ or quantum field. This field, or matrix permeates all things throughout the entire universe, and can be accessed to enable the whole body to be immersed in quantum frequencies to bring about the body’s own ability to heal itself. Healing of a person can take place in any aspect of itself whether that be in the energetic body, the mental body, the emotional body or the physical body. Carol Ritberger and Louise Hay have done much research into the effects that negative emotions and thoughts can have on the energetic body and the physical body manifesting into various illnesses or symptoms that affect our well being. Louise Hay in her book ‘You can heal your life’ explains how limiting beliefs and ideas are often the cause of illness. The energetic body, according to Carol Ritberger (from her book Healing Happens with Your Help), is “responsible for sustaining the life force that moves throughout the physical self, and for directing the body in how to absorb and distribute the effects of our thoughts, emotions, attitudes, and beliefs into the cells, muscles, organs, glands, and all of the major

systems.” Carol Ritberger goes on to say “the energy body is a highly developed communication network that’s in constant contact with all the systems of the physical body. It’s the common interface through which we interact with everything, both externally and internally. It serves as an antenna, transmitting and receiving energy carrying information through its vibrational frequencies.” It follows then, that when the cells of the physical body and the DNA which contains the entire blueprint of the person, are stimulated by quantum based frequencies, then the whole body in all its dimensions is awakened to bring about its own healing. Although science knows very little about how the DNA works, its is now believed that the DNA contains, among many other things, the healing codes for all dimensions of the person, whether from the energetic, physical, mental or emotional aspects of the body. Quantum BioEnergetics Balancing Technique is one such modality that is having an enormous impact on the healing process by awakening these healing codes of the DNA enabling the body to heal itself from all manner of illnesses and diseases. Quantum BioEnergetics (QB), according to Melissa Hocking in her book ‘A Healing Initiation’ is “bringing about healings unprecedented in our time”. “…It is the use of readily accessible quantum frequen-

cies, via the human energy anatomy, for the purpose of aiding the biology.” These frequencies “continue to flow through us, within each and every particle in existence, in our very cells, in the vibration of the DNA matrix within us.” It would follow then that the energetic body, being at one with everything in existence within the “divine matrix”, is also activated to facilitate healing by clearing blockages that might stop the flow of communication to the cells and DNA of the physical body. Feedback from people after having Quantum BioEnergetics sessions is affirming the ability of quantum frequencies to facilitate healing in all dimensions of the body whether that be at mental, emotional, physical or spiritual levels. Graeme Cogdell is a Quantum BioEnergetics B a l a n c i n g Technique™ Practitioner and together with Androulla Nasaris they facilitate healing sessions in Adelaide, SA.. You can contact Graeme on 0416 115 208 or Androulla on 0411 269 660.

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Cravings, Allergies and Addiction and Bioresonance Therapy Ever heard yourself saying you’ll give up anything as long as it’s not bread - cheese, milk, sugar, coffee, beer or whatever else it is you can’t live without? Over the years we’ve often heard this in our clinic. When we do, we know it’s something we’ll have to address if our patients are to get well. Why? Our experience, and the research of clinical ecologists world wide, points to one thing: an allergic reaction the patient hasn’t been aware of. This hidden or masked allergy is highly addictive and has aptly been called ‘the unsuspected enemy’. Understanding this lead to a breakthrough in treatment and was largely due to the work of an American doctor, Herbert Rinkel. He discovered that people who eat a lot of a particular food and suffer cravings when it’s withdrawn, need look no fur ther for the cause of their ‘illness’. If they go too long without the food then symptoms occur. Migraine sufferers, for example, may be sensitive to dair y but snacking on cheese can give them a lift and relieve their headache. Over time they will need more and more of the culprit food in order to suppress the symptoms and the beneficial feeling will last for hours at best. Finally the immune system response becomes exhausted and the symptoms persist whatever the person does. The main problem is that the victim rarely suspects this addictive

form of food allergy. It is ‘hidden’ or ‘masked’ because the food in question is eaten on a regular basis, often daily. If a problem food is only eaten occasionally then the reaction would be immediate and it wouldn’t take long to work out the culprit. An example is someone who comes out in a rash shortly after eating a seasonal food such as strawberries. The real troublemakers, however, are the frequently eaten foods like wheat and milk, foods most people have been exposed to from an early age. It’s as if the body has learnt to cope but what has really happened is that an instant reaction has developed into an ongoing condition. It is easy then, to see why masked allergies and their symptoms continue to baffle patients and doctors alike and the real culprits of conditions such as asthma, skin problems, lethargy, irritability, and digestive problems go undetected. Traditionally a clinical ecologist will unmask your addiction, identify the allergenic food or substance and remove it from your diet or environment. With the introduction of BICOM Bioresonance therapy, however, allergies can be neutralized so you can eat the food without getting symptoms.

How Does BICOM Bioresonance Therapy Work?

All cells emit weak electromagnetic

waves similar to brain waves. These waves plus those of substances, such as food, are separated into healthy and unhealthy components by the BICOM machine. The healthy waves are boosted and returned to the body to strengthen normal functions. The unhealthy are only returned after being “inverted”, thus cancelling their effect in the body. With a food allergy, eliminating the unhealthy response means you no longer get allergic symptoms when you eat the food. Andy and Anna Barrie introduced BICOM Therapy to South Australia in 1998 when they emigrated from the UK and were soon booked up months ahead. They introduced a training course to meet this demand and now there are over a hundred therapists Australia wide. Some were already health practitioners, whilst others decided to turn their interest in complementary health techniques into a career. The main course is now taught in Hobart with introductory seminars and workshops in mainland capital cities. Training begins with a low cost introductory day followed by a workshop to give hands-on experience so students can be sure before committing to the full course. Practitioners For details of a practitioner near you, visit www.bioresonance.net.au

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BY JONATHAN MACINTYRE Are you picking up on the connection between deeper senses, feelings, vibrations or personal experiences you’re having that at times maybe inexplicable or felt to be personal - and what is going on in much larger ways? Is it dawning on you that there is possibly an impor tant link in what you are more deeply resonating to and are you wondering what that is? It is for me! As many of you will know, the last few years have been rated drought conditions here, with daytime temperatures in summer up in the 40 45C range, some times for a week to ten days at a time with night temperatures in the low 30s. It has resulted in quite specific water restrictions being brought in. Consequently, we’ve come to basically accept the whole heat and water situation as there’s only so much that air conditioning can do when you need

to get out and about to shop, buy food, work, visit friends, etc. Likewise with watering our gardens, washing a car, showering and doing laundry, there’s only so much water we have to use. For many in colder climates this would be tough to endure - even we find it a stretch and we’re supposed to be used to it! Yet, with proper care and attention, it is something we can embrace, and in fact most often I find it quite an enjoyable challenge. Our weather conditions are certainly not new and there are other places in the world that have them too. However, lately I have been moved to tune in more closely to the energy, the Spirit, moving in me as these seemingly even harsher kinds of events happen, particularly since we’ve had our horrendous Victorian bushfires and the devastating Queensland floods (which actually supplied the life giving waters to fill

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Lake Eyre, thousands of miles away here in the north of our state). Why? Because as I have listened more intently I’ve begun noticing there are deeper hot sensations in me and flooding currents moving in me just before the times these situations occurred. I’ve been tracking these things in myself much more consciously lately - and it has started to make more sense to me why I’m feeling these things. What has come to consciousness to me this last while, particularly with the Haiti catastrophe fresh in our midst and its many deaths, is how “energetically” connected I am to these events. Yes, there’s the tragedy, grief and apparent destruction that takes place, and I am quite conscious and feel the heart stretching of that during and after the events. Yet beneath the emotional element of it, I have felt the largeness of Life playing out in the vibrations in me I’ve been feeling a link before the events happen, and of course during and after, but none-the-less a tangible connection. I could easily have thought the sensations were just things going on in me personally

EFT - A Pain-free Family Lifestyle? Would you like a self-help technique to enable everyone in the family to quickly overcome their personal obstacles? Sounds like a pipedream? Think again. EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) is a revolutionary self-help tapping technique. It’s based on acupuncture principles for balancing your meridian energy circuits, using tapping instead of needles — but its effectiveness is far wider than acupuncture’s realm. EFT is easy to learn, and it often works fast. Amazingly, people around the world have a high success rate in applying it to help relieve a vast range of personal difficulties: emotional, physical and performance challenges. So — in a typical EFT family day… OVER WHELM Mum wakes up VERWHELM feeling overwhelmed by the day’s tasks ahead. She takes a few minutes to quickly fingertap on a series of acupuncture points , over and over. Refreshed, she gets started. TENSIONS Dad drives off to work feeling tense about conflicts he’ll facing in a meeting. He briefly stops the car while he taps away these tensions using a few specific words. Now his mind is clear, and

he resumes his journey excited by opportunities that the meeting will present. ‘I CAN’T DO IT’ Their young son is reluctant to go to school because of a maths test. Over breakfast Mum discovers he thinks he can’t do maths because he couldn’t do his homework. They spend a few minutes tapping away his test anxiety. He happily r ushes to get his schoolbag. HEAD HEADAA CHE Teenage daughter has a headache. She doesn’t want to join in this new family hobby, but she doesn’t want this pain either. In the bathroom she tries out the tapping routine. Soon her headache has gone. She’s impressed but wouldn’t admit it. ANGER Gran is upset about a quarrel with a neighbour. Mum shows her how to tap away her anger in minutes, so that she can enjoy feeling calm about what happened – and this will nurture her blood pressure. Now that these family members know how to let go of uncomfortable feelings and sensations through the EFT tapping technique, they take it wherever they go through the day. Worldwide, many families now operate this way. You can begin your EFT learning by obtaining my free e-booklet, ‘How

to Eliminate Stress for Yourself and Your Family’ by emailing me at annie@EFTemotionalhealing.com While more serious per sonal problems need more EFT skill and persistence, happier daily living is a great start! Empowering EFT learning is available through a private consultation with an EFT practitioner, in EFT workshops, and online at www.emofree.com (until June 1, 2010). EFT is the fastest-growing of the new Energy Psychology Therapies. It was developed out of the energy medicine lineage pioneered by chiropractor Dr. George Goodheart and psychiatrist Dr. John Diamond. Many thousands of documented cases demonstrate EFT founder Gary Craig’s success in his aim to shorten the time taken for therapy from years and months to hours and minutes. ANNIE O’GRADY (EFT CERT-1) is an EFT Life Coach consulting in South Terrace, Adelaide. S.A. She also does EFT by phone anywhere. She conducts EFT workshops, classes, demonstrations for the public, also for special interest groups (women’s issues, health, business stress etc.) by request. www.EFTemotionalhealing.com annie@EFTemotionalhealing.com Telephone 08 8537 0447

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and dismissed them as me having an off day experience or perhaps my aging, or nerves, or stress or? No - I was attuning to bigger things, most often before they occurred! Yes, there have been times when it was my own process and I’m able to sort through those fairly well. One way to distinguish which is which is to check around with trusted friends on how they’re doing and usually the larger pattern of feeling or experience is showing up with them too, often unrecognized. Now, I consciously hold these kinds of larger currents in me more graciously, with greater love, understanding and thankfulness, because I sense my part in this is to realise and know how large I am (and we are) and that I can do something about it. I can offer my calming and balancing energy in to the tougher time or the turmoil or the grief and anger. Here is a real golden oppor tunity for greater energy management in the world! I’ve grown aware not to react to the events occurring in me (and then what may happen in larger ways in the world); rather it is for me

to be a vibrational attunement gateway where my learning to work with the heat here in Australia prepares me for holding larger situations on a global scale with more awareness and love than ever before, because my consciousness has grown to that extent and I know I can work with it just the way I and we do in this incredible weather we’ve been having. I wonder how many of you may be having this experience, where perhaps you are interpreting your deeper sensations, uneasiness or discomfort as personal (and some of it may be) and that something is not right with you? This can have a lowering effect to the energy vibration both in and around you, when in fact, you too may be tuning into something much greater than you’ve realised. As we knowingly tap into these larger incidents on a deeper energetic level, and prepare ourselves to handle it internally with balanced and clear energy, we can provide a much needed larger Attunement to whatever is happening; a conscious and strong energy supply that provides a potential for healing that is worth more than all

the oil in the world to the people, the land, and the flora and fauna that are being vibrationally challenged in their circumstances. Are you picking up that it is time to truly know we’re energetically bigger than we’ve previously given ourselves credit for!? I am! As each of us comes to realise it and we then choose to bring the clearest and cleanest power of our centred and balanced Life energy to bear, we collectively provide an incredible energy package that can deeply bless and salve these situations, in ways in which our minds probably won’t understand. This is truly personal and global energy management! Jona than MacIntyr onathan MacIntyree is an internationally qualified Attunement Practitioner & Teacher and has been practicing and teaching this process and lifestyle for 9 years - www.attunementlifeenergy.org.au - he also manages the Riverdell Spiritual Centre www.riverdellspiritualcentre.org.au near Gawler, a 9 acre retreat & conference facility and community. For more information contact Jonathan on 08 8523 1329 or 0408034584.

KINESIOLOGY - TRANSFORMED MY LIFE “Out of the dark and into the light” ARA McCL OUD Hi, my name is B ARB ARBARA McCLOUD OUD.. 20 Years ago I was a young mum with 3 children, a wonderful husband and a part time job in the insurance industry. To the outside world most would have believed that my life was good. But this was not so. My inner world was in turmoil and I was sinking fast. Anti-depressants made things worse and I did not know which way to turn. I had always been a little reserved and shy yet I had always been seen to be an efficient, enthusiastic person ready to assist another, and get the job done yet, at that moment, I could not find the means to cope with the smallest of tasks. A friend suggested that I have a Kinesiology balance. I was unfamiliar with natural therapies and had never heard of this “Kinesiology”, but feeling desperate, I thought I had nothing to lose. At the completion of my first session I could not believe the change I felt within myself. I felt light, happy, carefree, capable, and enthusiastic. The old me, had returned!! What a transformation. I was so amazed at the changes I had experienced that I began training in this new and exciting field of Kinesiology. 2 years latter I was teaching others the fine art of Kinesiology and transformation and being an insurance clerk was the last thing on my mind. My life had changed for the good and there was no going back. The most rewarding job in the world is the one that allows you to assist another in transforming their world, out of their darkness and into the light. Now, 20 years on I have written a Nationally Endorsed Diploma of Kinesiology, specialising in Self Awareness. The focus of which is to assist you to awaken

and know yourself fully. For you cannot assist another to awaken, if you, yourself are still asleep. More often than not we have allowed our deep subconscious to rule our lives, especially when we become stressed. Through the gentle art of Specialised Kinesiology techniques, the repetitive patterns of insecurity and fear, anger and disappointment, grief and guilt, are brought to conscious awareness, new more fulfilling behaviours are taught, and the client is empowered to choose to respond to life with insight, compassion and understanding. Empowered by my own ability to choose, I stepped outside of my own comfort zone, and took on the challenge of setting up an Australian Government Registered Training Organisation so that my students will receive National recognition, be eligible for AUSTUDY, and be eligible to apply for a provider number with many progressive health funds. I have proudly named this organisation THE COLLEGE OF SELF AW ARENESS – THE KINESIOL OGY CENTRE OF SOUTH A USKINESIOLOGY TRALIA. Who would have thought that shy Barbara McCloud would have achieved all of this? It just goes to show, that when you have found your passion in life, and you know how to step out of your subconscious patterning, you can conquer your world.

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KALEIDOSCOPE - NEWS & VIEWS Elizabeth Peru of Deltawaves

Elizabeth Peru of Deltawaves, Sacred Sound & Colour Transformations is a respected International Soul Teacher, Soul Wellness Expert & Communicator and Spirit Channel. Based in Adelaide Australia and serving the global community she specialises in The Soul Truth™ communication with the higher self and spirit guides. Elizabeth will assist you to hear to the voice of your soul, providing guidance with integrity and a clear channel to spiritual knowledge. www.deltawaves.com.au P: 0422 002 917 E: elizabeth@deltawaves.com.au

Suzanne Bowers

Suzanne Bowers is a Relationship Coach and the owner of Celestial Awakenings Wholistic Wellness Centre. She is passionate about helping others strengthen relationships, within home and work environments, as well

Bioresonance Therapy A HI-TECH ther ea ything oovver 400 dif ent illnesses theraapy, said to tr trea eatt an anything difffer erent illnesses,, is now available in Adelaide The BICOM Bioresonance therapy is a gentle computer controlled oscillation therapy stimulating the selfhealing powers and in most of the cases leading to a recovery. The human body emits different electromagnetic oscillations: cells, tissue and organs have each their specific oscillations. These single oscillations are in mutual correlation and influence each other. Together they form the patient’s entire oscillation spectrum, the individual oscillation pattern. You can very well imagine that the oscillations of a healthy person have a different structure than those of a sick person. In the oscillation pattern of a sick person the oscillations of foreign substances stored in the body such as amalgam, bacteria, viruses, allergens, mycosis etc. dis-

turb the normal oscillation pattern. These disturbing electromagnetic oscillations are received and transferred to the BICOM device via electrodes placed on certain parts of the body. In the device these oscillations are changed and then returned to the patient’s body in the form of healing therapy oscillations. The body is never exposed to any kind of current.The BICOM Bioresonance therapy considerably strengthens your own defence and self-healing powers. Bicom Bioresonance therapy is effective for over 400 different illnesses including digestive complaints, irritable bowel syndrome, headaches, migraines, candida, diseases of the internal organs, rheumatic diseases and many more.

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as finding their inner power so they can discover their true purpose and live life to their highest potential. Visit her at Celestial Awakenings. Shop 2, 155 Old South Rd, Old Reynella. Phone on 0414 932 252

Elise Carr

Elise decided at 7years of age that, ‘when she grew up she was going to have a brilliant life’. It was the growing up, taking 100% responsibility for her outcomes, that gave Elise the tools to create that brilliant life. Starting her career as a registered nurse/midwife, it was the practice of Rebirthing that truly brought about the changes Elise needed to make to create the life she intended. By harnessing all her experiences of nursing, family life and deep personal evolution, Elise is a Rebirthing practitioner, passionately suppor ting those committed to changing their own lives. Elise is also currently researching Rebirthing for a PhD in Anthropology. Phone 0417 809 198 or email elise.carr101@gmail.com.

Jane Donovan

I am the girl who is employed by the Love Gods to help each person to enjoy a fulfilling, healthy and loving long term relationship. Everyone wants love, not everyone has it! I help people to get love. Whether it is healing the past, becoming conscious of what you want in a partner or understanding the opposite gender, I am here to help you in your journey as a single person. Phone Jane on 8362 6800 or email social8@social8.com.au

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YOU ARE THE ONE TO MAKE THE CHANGE As many of you are awakening at this time you are being led to seek out your truth. Who you really are and why you are here. This can be confusing for many as you thought that what you are doing now is the important thing and in some ways it is, but to be complete you need to find the true essence of yourself. The God within if you wish. This is the par t that has been missing for many of you. The spark of divine that has always been with you, guiding you throughout your life without being aware of it. Now is the time to connect to this divinity of ‘divine source’ or ‘spark’. How do I do that you may ask? It is easy, just stop for a minute or two, each and every day and breathe...breathe deeply within your self, without thought, control or emotion and slowly you will begin the journey of self-discovery. It does not matter where or when you do this…it only matters that you begin now. For the time is NOW. Not when you have finished what you are doing…as there is nothing more important than this. This is the discovery of who you truly are; to connect to this is the most important thing to do at this time. These are intense times of great

change on the planet, but what many do not know is the great change happening to us all, on all levels, physically, mentally and spiritually. The results of these changes has caused many of us great upheaval in our lives; broken relationships, lost jobs, change in environment and for many, changes in our health. When our health is affected we seem to sit up and take more notice. It is interesting; it is something we take for granted until we don’t have it. Many of the symptoms of these changes are :- Anxiety, depression, loss of short-term memory, insomnia, tiredness, short-sightedness, extreme emotional changes ranging from intense anger and sadness to intense lethargy and “I don’t care” mode, almost like switching off or closing down. Many of you have been aware of these changes and have been connecting to the divine and still are asking the same questions, why am I here? What am I meant to do? This is the time to be still continuously, when the earth plane becomes too intense for you, just breathe in, connect to the divine source and breathe out. This helps to re-balance your energy and keep the connection strong. We are all connected, we feel each

other’s pain and joy. There are many spiritual teachers available to help you to learn these techniques, if you are unsure of how to do this yourself. There are many healing modalities to help you heal. But we are all healers, we were designed to be able to heal ourselves. By learning to breathe and go ‘within’ we will also gradually remember how to do this, as this is an important part of our evolution. This then starts a new question. What will we become? The answer is within you. Good luck! Remember, it is not the destination that is important, it is the journey. Peace, love and happiness Kerry Denice KERRY DENICE is a Spiritual Teacher, Healer and Counselor specialising in assisting people through the process of spiritual awakening. Individual Counseling sessions attuned to your needs, Spiritual Readings, Meditation Classes and Discussion Groups are available. Learn to protect yourself against all negativity, develop your psychic ability and find your own answers and ‘FIND YOUR TRUTH’. Phone (08) 8276 3421 or www.kerrydenice.com

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a channelled healing through gods divine language and a combination of Spiritual Guidance, Atlantean Healing, Reiki & Isis Healing, Past Life Release, Sound, Colour & Crystal Therapy, Shaman Healing, Release of Emotional Blockages, Chakra and Aura Balancing, plus anything else your body and soul needs on the day of your session. 1 hour Chakra, Aura and Light Rejuvenation $80.1 hour Divine Healing $80, 1 hour Sound, Colour & Crystal Therapy $80, long distance phone healing $80, group inner light rejuvenation healing through meditation $30, Singing Bowl Workshops & Goddess and Angel Retreats. I am located in Bellevue Heights, SA. Phone for appointments, shop and healing room address 0414 295 629.

Maitreya Steps Forward

The way prepared by His Herald the ‘star’, Maitreya, the World Teacher, had given His fir st inter view on American television. Millions have heard him speak both on TV and the internet. His open mission has begun. He was introduced not as Maitreya the World Teacher and Head of our Spiritual Hiererchy, but simply as a man, one of us. In this way He “ensures that men follow and support Him for the truth and sanity of His ideas rather than His status”. He spoke earnestly of the need for peace, achievable only through the creation of justice and the sharing of the world’s resources. This is the first of many such interviews which will be given in the USA, Japan, Europe and elsewhere, bringing his message of hope to the world. www.share-international.org

Tracey Allen

Tracey has always wanted an extraordinary life. This Exciting New Home Business and Franchise Opportunity is the vehicle to her amazing personal and financial growth since 2009. Tracey began with no prior business experience, low setup costs and four main Personal Development products. Together Everyone Achieves More. Join the Evolution. Visit www-prosperity-for-life.com or phone Tracey on 08 8552 9983 Prosperity For Life Int P/L

Jane Whiting

Healing and Guidance Practitioner and Reg Nurse. I strengthen one’s soul connection through the hear t hence bringing the soul’s love and wisdom into one’s daily life. Through sound and energy healing we release old baggage that burdens and disempowers. This enables your true self to shine forth, unleashing your unlimited potential and creating beauty and harmony in all areas of your life. • Practising at Seacliff • $80 for 75 min. appt. Call Jane Whiting (Reg Nurse) 0431 921 246

Jennifer Coombe

Is your intuition telling you there’s more? Jennifer can help you connect and intergrate with your Soul or Higher Self. Using deep relaxation (not hypnosis) and/or Tarot, channelling, past life work and other varied techniques, Jennifer will gently guide you to access any subconscious blocks including childhood traumas to bring about deep healing

and transformation. “Personality and the Soul are merging into a new hybrid species”, Jennifer says, “We are moving from Homo Sapien to Homo Spiritus.” If you’re feeling the intuitive nudge to finally “Become who you really are”, a session with Jennifer can be of immense value. Phone 8339 5745 to book in and receive $20 off your first session.

Calling All The Saints

Dino Jag is known for his clever pop and dance tunes.has shared the stage with a wide range of ar tists including Screaming Jets, Richie Sambora, Sammy Hagar, Boom Crash Opera, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Don Burrows, James Morrison & Steve Vai. His vocal ability, songwriting flare and remixing style have also given Dino the opportunity to work on recording projects with Rusty Anderson (Paul McCar tney Band), Ray Columbus, Alan Gorrie (Average White Band), Mark King (Level 42), Carmen Grillo (Tower Of Power) and Australian icon Barry Crocker. This year Dino will find his place as true philanthropist. Recently the tunesmith recorded the single “Calling All The Saints” with no other intention than adding it to his catalog of recorded works and making it available for his fans. With the advent of the tragedy in Haiti, Dino Jag felt an emotional connection to “Calling All The Saints” like he never had before. This time there was a strong pull to be more than just a recording artist; it was time to pool every resource available in an effort to reach out to the devastated people of Haiti. He, better than anyone, realizes the power of music and how

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2010 PSYCHIC OF THE YEAR (SA) ANGELA KIRBY Coming from authenticity, integrity and honour, I draw for you your life’s journey. Where are you heading, what is your path? I will answer your questions and spiritual guidance given from insight and pure love. I have been gifted this lifetime with intuitive knowledge to use in service for you. If you are willing to seek the next step into your own power and really live your life fully, abundantly and with great passion then reach and ask me. I will be there for you to engender your transitions with pleasure and look forward to assisting you.

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www.innerself.com.au that art form can reach the masses in a universal way, sending a message to the world through song. To make this a twofold success Dino realized that he needed to appeal to music lovers and the innate goodness of humankind. “Calling All The Saints” will be offered as a free download to anyone pledging a $1 donation or more to the Red Cross for this worthy effort to give the people of Haiti the relief they need so desperately. “Calling All The Saints” is released exclusively through a specially designed web portal. A powerful video supports the release which showcases some moving images taken in Haiti by the Red Cross that Dino and his partners have been given permission to use for the initiative. The hopechoose to show your support by going to the S.O.S HAITI “Calling All The Saints” website where you will be guided through the process of making a contribution to the Red Cross and downloading your free copy of the song. Phone 0412 608 864 or email dino@dinojag.com and visit www.dinojag.com

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PsychicWAVES with ELISABETH JENSEN

TEN TIPS TO HAVE A TERRIFIC & NON-TERRIFYING PSYCHIC READING As a professional psychic for many years I have seen lives transformed and healed by a positive psychic reading – and heard of many horror stories by clients and psychics alike. In reality it’s usually a lack of understanding and education of how psychic abilities actually work that causes most difficulties in this area for both clients and psychics. Here are some ways you can have a much better psychic reading. 1. Do Your RResear esear esearcc h Fir st Psychics vary enormously in their natural abilities and training, plus some specialise in one area only e g mediumship. Mediums are your best choice to hear how your loved ones in spirit are plus to help resolve loss and grief issues but are often not so good with relationships, finances and health problems...people in the spirit world mean well but if this wasn’t their area of expertise in life they can’t help much from the other side. So for health problems consult a medical intuitive and healer – plus your own medical practitioner! Ask family and friends for recommendations about whom to contact for readings if you know they have seen a psychic before. If possible check out the websites of your likely psychic to ensure that if you want a Past Life Reading you contact a psychic who can read Akashic Records –

likewise for timing of events e.g. planning a wedding date, its best to consult a numerologist or astrologer and finally don’t forget to check fees and method of payment to avoid difficulty at the end of your session. 2. Don esear Don’’ t Do Your RResear esearcc h During Your Consulta tion! Consultation! Many clients feel this is the correct approach. “Don’t tell the psychic anything about yourself – if they are really psychic they should know all about you “ well meaning friends tell you. So 30 minutes of your one hour consultation time consists of you trying to decide if the psychic really is psychic –then after they have proved themselves for the next 30 minutes you receive a little bit of general stuff about your future -much of which “never happens” So you have proved the clairvoyant is psychic – and tested their patience -often thus setting up a resistance to a flow of communication. 3. Relax & Be Open During Your Consulta tion Consultation If you do this the psychic can receive a clear flow of information from your aura and angels. It’s often easier

InnerSelf for them to give you an accurate and detailed reading then. Telling the psychic why you are there saves time and the rest of your appointment you can receive lots of new information about your situation and the best way to deal with it. 4. Tak akee Details Of Lo Lovv ed Ones You Ar Aree Asking About Be they in spirit or people you are concerned about having a picture makes it much easier for the reader to connect with them energetically. 5. Can You Tell Me About My Ex Please? Unless its relevant and an enquiry of genuine concern for a client e g “I want to travel overseas but I am worried about leaving my elderly and sick parents for a long period of time in case of a crisis,” any clairvoyant with good ethics will refuse to answer these questions. 6. W ill A Psy Psycc hic Tell Me When I Will Die? Most psychics won’t answer this question and I do suggest as a general rule you don’t ask. As a medical intuitive and former Palliative Care Nurse I believe in certain cases its better to be prepared and plan for your future in the spirit world and for the future of loved ones. So it’s not a topic I focus on but it’s not something I refuse to discuss. 7. Can A Psy Psycc hic Tell Me What The Best Path For Me Is? Yes. The future is not fixed! It’s wonderful when clients ask for suggestions about a future path. The Angels and Divinities love this and can give helpful suggestions here. 8. How Do I Make Sure The Psychic Is Accurate? The information a psychic gives you should resonate with you and most will tell you something only you could know. For future predictions naturally only time will tell. 9. What Can I Do If I Don’t Like My Reading? Discuss it with your psychic to see what can be changed about your future. Sometimes unpleasant information is given to you as a catalyst for change – remember the information might be correct at the time of the reading – but much about your personal future can be changed. Events involving other people might be outside your control. 10. I Loved My Reading – But Will The Events Happen? Yes, winning the lottery, travel and a new lover are all possible – but you still have to buy the tickets and allow your intuition and angels to guide you to be in the right place at the right time! ELISABETH JENSEN also writes for The Australian Psychics Directory and was voted 2010 Psychic of the Year by the Australian Psychics Association Members. As author of her own Isis Lotus Oracle Cards and founder of Isis Mystery School she teaches worldwide especially focussing on training psychics and healers in Australia and Asia. A former Registered Nurse and Counsellor she is passionate about providing professional levels of training for her many students.

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Being able to help others move forward in life by looking at whats blocking them from doing that has made my life fuller. I do this by using my Intuitiveness, Tarot Cards, Crystal Healing, Singing Bowls, Body Harmonising Classes and Theta Healing. Seeing them get up after a session with me and looking forward to their future makes me feel like I have achieved something very special. Each of us is put here on ear th with a purpose, helping others move forward is mine and I am very grateful for that oppurtunity. Wandna Tucker 0433 132 062 intuitivepsychic@hotmail.com

Portal Visions

Natalie Norton-Baker is a surprisingly accurate psychic with over 20 years of experience. A natural clairvoyant, Natalie has honed her abilities through dedicated study and training. In 2005, Natalie was voted the SA Psychic of the Year and winner of Psychic Hall of Fame 2008, giving testimony to the high esteem in which she is held within the psychic community. Featured in magazines, newspapers and on radio. For details phone 8365 3656.

June Cox

Renowned Clairvoyant Medium & Healer has much to offer her clients we are being asked by our guides & angels to clear the clutter out of our homes our bodies & our emotions which enables our true energy to emerge which is our heritage that has long been lost we are truly Divine beings having earthly experiences for not only our own soul growth group soul too enabling all to ascend to a higher state of awareness bringing better health happiness & peace so ultimately we create our own realities June has lived &worked in Spirituality for over 30 years & has a great deal of wisdom to share with those who are just beginning their path or those seeking more Junes motto is teach people how to fish for themselves rather than feed them a fish a day don’t put off till tomorrow, start now & declutter ... you will be amazed at the difference it makes in your life. June will be at the Body Mind Psychic Expo at Wayvillethis year. As usual, be sure to make a booking as places sell out fast. Contact June on (08) 8277 0986

Linda Brook

Linda Brook is a Natural Clairvoyant, Vibrational Healer and Psychotherapist. She can help you with Readings • Healings • Past Life • Massage • Weight Loss • Smoking • Self Es-

teem • Success • Motivation Phone Linda on 8240 0864 or 0414 912 898

Cosmic Carol

Carol Atkinson is an intuitive esoteric counsellor using tarot, astrology and dream analysis to interpret messages from your higher self. Her divinely inspired messages are about listening to your own heart and intuition, while using the Law of Magnetic Attraction to meet your needs along the way. For enquiries and bookings phone 0439846111.

Cinzia Vuat

As a child, mother of four, Cinzia suffered from selective mutism. Unable to speak, Cinzia’s search for healing began. Today she is a gifted teacher, Reiki Master, Reflexologist and Psychotherapist. Cinzia’s psychic abilities were discovered after a near death experience. Cinzia continues to develop her psychic potential using the knowledge taught in her workshop “Three Magic Words”. Her readings allow accurate access to your future with comprehensive answers to your questions. Available to the Psychic Fair. • Psychic Readings • Foot Reflexology • Information regarding “Three Magic Words” workshop (the key to your true power & potential) • Cinzia’s Tarot Readers Workshop • Tarot & Psychic workshops • Spiritual Development & Personal Development workshops. Mention this editorial and receive a discount rate. For details phone Cinzia Vuat on 0410 456 540.

Angela Kirby

2010 Psychic of the Year Award for South Australia – Angela Kirby has been aware of having psychic abilities since she was a child. By watching events she had foreseen, unfold in the real world she realised she had a gift. Her life’s experience has moved her in the direction of study in the psycho-therapeutic realms. Her successful and diverse private practice has over the years assisted in guiding her clients to unfold their own identity enabling for a more fulfilling and authentic life. Angela has worked as a visual Artist for over 20 years, exhibiting both in Australia and Internationally. Her latest body of work based on the mandala, these are channelled, finding that each piece is like a tarot card expressing the next part of her journey. That is why Angela love’s to work at times with the Angel cards and the Golden Tarot as visually she connects with her client’s journey. “It’s plugging

$ $- CLAIRVOYANT, JUNE COX SPIRITUAL HEALER AND MEDIUM Clairvoyant, spiritual healer and spiritual medium with a lifetime of experience, also specializing in life force energy healing, removing negative emotional blockages that inhibit spiritual growth. MEDIUMSHIP SKILLS RENOWNED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD June presents beyond and back giving messages from the spirit world, proving life after death. Also available for public demos in SA, interstate and overseas. Expenses plus reasonable fees. A variety of workshops available for the sincere spiritual seekers of Light and Love. Contact June on (08) 8277 0986 (friendly answer phone if not available)

into the universe and trusting implicitly the process”. Angela Kirby, 2010 Psychic of the Year (SA) Adelaide, SA Mobile: 0417850748, frizzkirby@bigpond.com, www.frizzkirby.com

Sharna D’Fern

SA’s most Eminent Spiritualist Medium. Direct voice channeller for your guides & loved ones who have past over with amazing accuracy. Sharna is a visual & auditory medium. It takes years of experience with sincere dedication to improve demonstrations of evidence, which attract the larger audiences. Spiritualist mediums should be able to present outstanding evidence of communication after physical death like no other artiste can & Sharna is one such medium with the qualifications modern society has come to expect. Her communications with loved ones who have crossed over are very healing & conclusive & without using divination aids. See her at major fairs/shows/expos. Find out where she is on her website and make a ‘prior to the event’ appointment. Phone (08) 8250 6075 or 0409 093 019. sharnasees@hotmail.com www.sharnasees.com

Ming Lee

Ming Lee is a nationally accredited Usui Reiki Master/ Teacher and founder of the SA Reiki Healing & Teaching Centre, a non-for-profit charity association established in 1990. Ming Lee is an intuitive healer and reader established for over 35 years. The centre has celebrated 20 years of service to the community in January 2010. Bring this editorial in and receive a Reiki Healing Treatment for only $10. Reiki is an amazing healing tool. Non-intrusive, relaxing and bringing balance back to the person assisting in the healing of many illnesses. 55 Fosters Rd, Greenacres. Phone 8266 3276

Elisabeth Jensen

Elisabeth Jensen was voted National Psychic of the Year 2010 by the

Australian Psychics Association for her work as both a psychic and Soul Healer. She teaches widely and is highly regarded as a Psychic Medium, Medical Intuitive and Channel. Visit Elisabeth’s website www.isismysteryschool.com to read more helpful articles or sign up for her FREE Newsletter.

erators are tested and their abilities verified by independent members of the public. Psychic Insight is proving to be at the top of the game, instead of saying so ourselves, our feedback and comments speaks for itself. See our website for more www.psychicinsight.com.au

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Peta Prior

With over 25 years experience as a professional psychic, Peta has worked on many well known psychic lines around Australia and the United Kingdom. She is now a regular on ESO.tv Peta’s deep desire to make her reading more effective for her clients has seen her develop her natural ability through study and metaphysical training. You will find Peta’s unique style of reading is honest, healing, insightful and inspiring. To book your telephone reading call Peta on 1800 72 77 62 or log onto www.angelpsychic.com.au

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Psychic Insight was star ted with one mission in mind - to offer the best in Psychic resources in Australia, across the spectrum of all things Spiritual. From Psychics, to Spiritual Mediums, Spiritual Mentors, tarot readers and more, the team at Psychic Insight are some of Australia’s best in the field of Metaphysics. Each month, the op-

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Come along for a browse or visit the Wishes for You healing and wellbeing centre at Stirling. The gift shop offers a fine range of scarves, salt lamps, crystals, cards, jewellery, books and CDs. The healing centre works with a wide range of modalities including Reiki, Reflexology, Naturopathy, Shiatsu, massage, theta healing and more. And Tarot readings are given by Trevor Curno every Tuesday and Pauline Nelson every Saturday. Open Monday to Saturday. Shop 15, Stirling Tiers, 51 Mt Barker Rd, Stirling. Phone 8339 4055

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BY ANTHONY CRAIG For some time now many people have been talking about change, consciousness, healing ourselves, healing the planet and 2012. But people seem to be stuck in the rut – talk, talk and more talk. What if, maybe we should, etc........ but many, if not most, are too afraid to let go of the old and embrace the new. For some time now science and spirituality have been closing the circle and moving back towards supporting each other. Look at all the psychological, spiritual, religious and esoteric texts. Take away the “taint of the brand” and they carry the same messages - love, joy, peace, harmony and that we ARE more than what we appear. We can become whole again. We ar aree evolving. It is up to us to help this happen. Be prepared to explore the new. In 1973, Dr J. J. Hurtak Ph.D. Ph.D. in “The Book of Knowledge: Keys of Enoch” writes about a new superscience called medical astronomy. That is, when man can make the connection between his life space (our life in human form) and the axiatonal lines that extend out through the universe and control our renewing cell functions. Early acupuncture charts showed the meridian lines extending out to star systems in the universe. Now they show these as truncated and only extending slightly beyond the body.

The Tree of Life of the Kabbalah talks about accessing higher levels. Most current chakra charts generally talk about the existence of 7 chakras when there appear to be more that access higher levels. We know that only a small part of the human brain appears to be used, and much of our physical DNA is currently labelled as useless junk. It is also said that we have up to 7 or 12 strands of DNA. And yet all these things must have a purpose. Have we really only been using part of what we have? Was it switched off in some way? Many theories exist as to how and why this might have happened and I could use the whole of this paper to hold that discussion. What we do know is that we have been only using par ts of ourselves and that there IS more. How do we switch it on? Is the time now? How do we begin to function as a WHOLE? In 1988 Dr Richard Gerber In “VIbrational Medicine: New Choices for Healing Ourselves” says that in our evolution our meridians were once connected to what’s called an axial tonal line and grid system, which actually connects to higher dimensional energy matrices that extend beyond the etheric body, and which may hold a perfect pattern of health and balance. In 1970, while researching cancer, Dr Fritz Popps, a German scientist, made an interesting discovery that our DNA emits a certain level of light and that it uses frequencies of every variety as an information tool which suggests that the body’s biofeedback system depends on lightwaves. He found that light was responsible for the photo-repair of cells, and that the way carcinogens cause cancer is by permanently blocking and scrambling light so that photo-repair does not occur. When we are ill our lightwaves are out of sync. Take up the challenge and explore the new. Recognize that what we had was good at the time but maybe, just maybe, for whatever reason we are now able to access more that is allowing us to reconnect back to our perfect blueprints, to all parts of our multi-dimensional existence and allowing the exchange of light and information through our DNA, so that genetic information can be supplied to any cell in the body. The latest scientific research is focusing on experiments that seek to quantify the effects of a newly accessible comprehensive spectrum of energy, light and information on human beings that is referred to as Reconnective Healing first accessed by Dr Eric Pearl in 1993 and discussed in his book “The Reconnection: Heal Others’ Heal Yourself”. Renowned scientists such as Professor William Tiller, Dr Gary Schwartz, and Dr Konstantin Korotkov continue to actively research this work acknowledging that Reconnective Healing is uniquely different to other healing modalities and has a significant effect on both the individual and the environment. Healing can occur on all levels instantaneously. More information is available at www.TheReconnection.com. Anthony Craig is an Associate Instructor, and Certified Reconnective Healing and Reconnection Practitioner and Mentor. Based in Adelaide he travels extensively educating and expanding this work locally and worldwide and is available as a guest speaker. Anthony is also available for appointments ph: 0412 832 664.

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VAJRAYOGINI THANGKA

Vajrayogini is the female form of an enlightened Buddha , the one who brings all actions to miraculous fruition. In her right hand, Vajrayogini holds a curved knife and, in the other, a skull cup filled with blood. Holding aloft this essence of the life force – or by other accounts, the nectar of choice less awareness – she pours it down her open throat. A Tantric staff rests against her left shoulder, symbolizing the awakening of bliss within the psychic channel that parallels the spine and flowers at the heart. As a female icon of enlightened energy, Vajrayogini transforms worldly passions into luminous awareness. This and other Thangkas can be viewed at and are available for purchase at Sagarmatha Restaurant, 62 Payneham Rd, Stepney. Phone 8363 6291.

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BY CLAUDIO SILVANO The word ‘shaman’ derives from the Siberian (Tungus) word: saman , which translates as ‘one who knows’. Initially the term referred solely to certain ‘religious’ specialists from this region. However, around the start of the 20th Century, the term became popular amongst cultural anthropologists in describing individuals from many different cultures who shared fundamental aspects in common. Shamanism is the most ancient form of spiritual practice on earth. It is not a religion - it has no doctrine or dogma that must be adhered to for membership. The shaman is completely self-referencing. This means that their relationship to the Spirit world is based upon their own personal experiences, not upon anyone else’s experiences. Although found primarily in animistic cultures it is also found interspersed amidst the world’s main religions. So that one can be Hindu, Buddhist, Muslim or Christian and still practice some form of shamanism. A shaman is an intermediary between the material and the Spirit worlds. The shaman knows that it is the Spirit world that informs the material world, and that what happens in the latter is merely a result of what has happened in the former. The shaman is able to travel between these two worlds in order to reap change in the life of their client or for the benefit of their community. They make the journey between the worlds by means of entering into ecstatic trances. The shaman fulfils several roles in their communities such as those of healer, priest, magician and psychopomp (guide of souls).

Shamanic Otherworlds

The shaman is connected to the Earth, to the natural world that surrounds us. The shaman perceives that all things, not just humans, have a spirit: the animals, the elements, the stars, the trees and the rocks. Because all things are connected in Oneness, if anything is out of balance, then everything is out of balance. The shaman understands that there is no such thing as evil, that there is only heavy energy and light energy. Just like there is much in the food we eat that is not digestible by the body and must be excreted, so there are energies that our Luminous Energy Field cannot metabolise and therefore m ust be released. Shamans use smoke and water to cleanse and purify the energy field. They use sound through chant, drums, rattles, bells or flutes to break up heavy energies and bring their client into a deep restful place where healing can begin. A shaman understands that everyone is a brother or a sister, that all things are one. Everything outside of us is simply a mirror to what is

within. If anything external is perceived as a problem, it is useless to try to change it on the outside. If you see a mark on your face in the mirror, trying to clean it in the mirror is clearly futile. So the shaman shifts his or her perception and through this shift heals both themselves and the world. Sometimes shamans come across as mysterious, melodramatic and eccentric. Their tools can appear strange, archaic or ritualistic. Yet these people are visionaries who see into and commune with the Spirit world, their tools, techniques and appearance are meant to literally ‘rattle’ the client until they too can experience a shift in perception and the deep healing that that brings.

Shamanic Healing

As mentioned, the visible world – the readily observable material world – is informed by an invisible – yet fundamental – world of energy: the Spirit world that informs the world we perceive with our five senses. Around each human being there is an unseen field of energy known as the Luminous Ener Energg y Field that exists in the Spiritual dimension. This field completely surrounds our physical body and is connected to it via 7 energy centres (aka: chakras). This Luminous Energy Field is the fundamental par t of us that survives the transition that we refer to as death. Woundings from childhood – as well as from past lives – are stored as imprints in our Luminous Energy Field. These imprints create an affinity – or a predisposition – towards certain illnesses or accidents as well as towards cer tain relationships. Given time these imprints will begin to emerge in the mental, emotional and eventually in the physical world. In Western medicine we attempt to ‘cure’ the body at the physical level only, with mixed results because the underlying imprint’s existence is not even recognized, let alone addressed. In psychiatry the therapist attempts to fix the patient’s mental or emotional ‘illness’ at the level of the mind (by instigating awakening and insight though dialogue) and at the level of body chemistry (through drugs). Again, the imprints in the Luminous Energy Field are completely missed and therapy takes years to deliver any positive outcomes (if it succeeds at all). Medical anthropologist and modern day shaman, Alber to Villoldo tells an amusing but instructive story that illustrates this difference in approach: A world class brain surgeon, who was just embarking on and discovering the Spiritual Path, was present at a gathering of shamans in the Andes. Here one of the shamans asked him what he did. He replied that he cured people who were sick; that he cut their heads with a knife, opened up their skulls and removed

Artist Alex Grey’s remarkable depiction of the Luminous Energy Field

tumours from their brain that sometimes were the size of tangerines. That he stitched them up and closed their wounds and that often this allowed his clients to live longer. In turn the surgeon asked the shaman what he did. The shaman replied that he tended his flock of goats, grew some vegetables and did a little healing. When pressed to elaborate on his healing work, the shaman replied: “When a man dies before his time has come, I follow him into the Otherworld and chase his soul before it reaches home. I then catch it as you would a butterfly and bring it back and blow the man’s soul back into his body, and the man lives.” Whether clearing imprints in the Luminous Energy Field, doing fluid or crystallized extractions, whether doing Soul Retrieval for a client or calling rain for a drought stricken village, the shaman’s task is to restore balance to the world. Problems arise when the balance between the material and the Spirit worlds becomes disrupted.

Ayni

This Quechua word means ‘right relationship’. In order to restore health, sanity and peace the shaman journeys to the Spirit world to discover the root cause of imbalance and to assist in re-establishing ayni. When ayni is restored all things return to harmony. Shamanism’s ancient roots do not make it in any way outmoded or obsolete. It is easy for anyone to recognize how seriously the world has fallen out of balance. The resurgence of Shamanism may well be the one thing that will pull humanity back from the brink of self-destruction.

Claudio Silvano is an apprentice on the shamanic path of the Laika (Inca shamans). He and his wife, Sa, facilitate the powerful and exquisite Munay Ki Initiations & Training Workshops. Please contact Sa & Claudio on 0403 699 479 or welcome@sacredradiance.net . For more information on the Munay Ki please visit www.sacredradiance.net

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Discovering Your Spirituality

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Keys to a Healthy Mind & Body

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Dreams are the Language of the Soul

Who are those strangers in my dreams? Why do I fly, drown and fall off a cliff. Why do my dreams come true? Dreams are the language of the soul and most powerful tool to heighten our soul awareness. Held @ 342 Brighton Road , North Brighton. Call 0410 580 994

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Dancing the Chakras

Experience an uplifting journey of self-awareness and transformation. Dance the pathway to healing and wholeness as we gently open, clear and harmonize our seven key chakras. Through movement meditations, sound and free dance, we dissolve old energy patterns, nourish subtle energy bodies and connect with our inner wisdom and intuitive guidance. For bookings and information contact Susan Howlett on 0403 318 683 earthstar@chariot.net.au

Regular Tantra The gift of a Lifetime workshops are being run for couples only. These five 1/2 day long seminars are held in Adelaide, Queensland and Bali. There is absolutely no nudity in theswe workshops. Tantra transforms your sexual and spiritual lives by uniting them. It is the missing piece of the spiritual puzzle. It is the fuel of relationships that allows women to access the deep well of their spiritual essence, their Shakti power and it allows men to recognise and claim the healer that lies within all men, creating for every couple a union of sexual wholeness woven into a tapestry of intimacy and heart connection. It opens the way for a new level of communication and allows for deep healing on all levels. For more information: 08 82481281 or email tantra@adelaide.on.net or visit www.tantraaustralia.com

Ikon Institute SA

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Women, Love & Intimacy

You are invited by Bronwyn Barter to join in exploring…Women, Love and Intimacy. A one day workshop about you, your relationships and much more! Sunday 2nd May, 2010.10-5pm, The Mawson Centre, Mawson Lakes. RSVP by 26th April 2010 For invitations and more information for either workshop call (08) 8260 2086

MUN AY KI - Shamanic Rites in MUNA July 2010

This shamanic Master Path will propel you into your empowerment and give you the tools, suppor t and knowledge required to walk the path per thk ee per. To live the orof the Ear Earthk thkee eeper dinary life in an extraordinary way, helping to create a tolerant and loving world. Receiving the 9 initiations and living in alignment with these shamanic wisdom teachings will help you step up as a strong and wise human - bringing your soul’s whisperings to conscious and courageous creation. You will learn how to clear your energy field the way the Inka shamans do. You will learn how to manage your energy and grow the power of the Rites within you. You will be taught how to give the initiations to others. These initiations establish deep and strong connections between you and the Earth, with nature and all life. Sa & Claudio invite you to join them on a rich and UNFORGETTABLE journey. Read more about it on our website: www.sacredradiance.net Please contact Danijela for info and registration: 0407 883 445 Email: dtodan@adam.com.au

Dian Booth

Dian Booth has been recognised by Native American Healer, Bruce Hardwick, as one who is in the vanguard of bringing forth The new form of Healing from Australia. We’ve always know it was coming, and called it ‘The Healing with No Name’. Dian will begin this exciting programme with Ceremonies which include Indigenous Healing Knowledge, Sound and Colour Healing, Dolphins, Crystals, and much more. For details phone (08) 8952 2259

A Spiritual Connection Weekend Workshop/Retreat 25th – 27th June 2010

A unique oppor tunity to spend a weekend connecting to your inner light and ‘Remembering Who You Are’ in a beautiful, peaceful sanctuary at Por t Elliot. * Includes two night’s accommodation * Organic Vegetarian Food * Workshops * Meditations * Tools for life Call Ros of Nurturing Humanity on 0423 458008

UPCOMING EVENTS Body Mind & Psychic Expo

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Management. From a small beginning (70 stalls at a racecourse) we have grown to the largest event of our type in Australia .. now held at the Adelaide Show Ground with room inside for 300 stalls. We attract stallholders and speakers from all Australian States and over the world … New Zealand ..Singapore .. The Isle of Man .. the USA .. United Kingdom etc. Because this is a once a year event we have an attendance of around 10,000 .. most of them regulars and many who come both days. The event is held in the air conditioned Jubilee Pavilion at the show ground. There are continuous workshops in 2 locations and an entertainment stage. We keep our site fees down by selling the space only (no walling). Many traders these days have their own marquees or advertising banners that are perfectly adequate for stall separation … but if you do want walls we recommend Renniks Events who do most of the walling at BM&P. Everyone comments on the friendly atmosphere of the event and traders keep coming back. In 2010 the event is on 5th and 6th of June. In 2011 it will be JUNE 4th & 5th. And in 2012 it is JUNE 2nd & 3rd. IT’S WELL WORTH THE TRIP TO ADELAIDE … And by the way we have some of the best and most inexpensive restaurants and wines in Australia! You can contact us by email at bob@perry.net.au or heather@perry.net.au Or you can phone on (08) 8396 1007 www.body-mind-psychic.com.au

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IndoOz International

Divya Darshan, Celestial Vision,which will be presented by IndoOz International, is a colourful panorama of Indian mythology,in the classical dance style of Bharata Natyam and will be performed by an international cast of dancers from Khurshid’s Nritya Kendra. A magical and mystical presentation, where divine beings come to life in a scintillating array of vibrant dances, is based on ancient Sanskrit texts on dance, sculpture and philosophy, which are choreographed by Dr. Khurshid Shroff, who holds a Doctorate in Fine Arts (Dance). Khurshid’s Nritya Kendra is an institution dedicated to the teaching of Bharata Natyam to all ages and nationalities. It aims to make India’s ancient wisdom, art and culture directly appealing and accessible to an international audience,by using English narrations,innovative choreography and interesting visual effects. The enchanting goddesses of knowledge, wealth and creation dance with sparkling footwork and sprightly gestures, while the dancing nymphs, with their exotic steps, sculpturesque poses and sensuous glances create a passionate display. The climax is reached when Lord Shiva creates a storm while performing his powerful cosmic dance of the universe. Such is the ethereal magic of Divya Darshan, which will be presented at Star Theatre on Saturday 17th April 2010. Tickets $25IndoOz International Pty Ltd. Tel: 8344 4482.

Adelaide’s Psychic Expo The New Age Festival

In addition to our Burnside Ballroom and Morphettville Junction Venues, Adelaide’s Psychic Expo will be held at The Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Sunday the 25th of April. Come for the day & enjoy this Vibrant Event held regularly all over Adelaide. Have a reading from one of the many Clairvoyants, Mediums, Tarot & Palm Readers. Consult with one of the Natural Healers or browse the Product Stalls for a unique gift. For Visitor Information & Exhibitor Enquiries: Phone 8395 3322 or 0404 352 049 www.adelaidespsychicexpo.com

The Healers Market

On the 3rd Sunday of each month The Healers Market graces us with an atmosphere of alternative therapies from some of South Australia’s finest healers. The beautiful Singing Gallery venue situated in McLaren Vale is the perfect place to come and relax, have a day out and indulge in a healing! Join us for a day of market activities including Indian Head Massage, Reflexology, Crystal, Bowen or Reiki Healing and Sound Therapies. Try fair trade coffee and other yummy treats! Purchase crystals, handicrafts, books and incense. The Healers Market supports the Tibetan Children’s Village School, Suja India. Entry is free and families are welcome! Alcohol free and wheelchair

Health Harmony and Happiness Expo Sat 17th - Sun18th April 2010

At Robe Institute, overlooking Town Beach, Guichen Bay. Come along for a day or the whole weekend. Explore, relax, awaken and enjoy yourself at the Health Harmony and Happiness Expo at Robe. While you’re down for the Expo you can also explore the wonderful sights of this old town and fishing port on the South East Limestone Coast. The town’s distinctive combination of historical buildings, ocean, fishing fleets, lakes and dense bush is widely appreciated. At the Health Harmony and Happiness Expo you’ll experience a wide range of holistic products, services and healing modalities including: Annie O’Grady Annie O’Grady — an EFT Cer tified specialist in The Tapping Technique — will demonstrate this easy and powerful self-help method at the Robe Fair. On Sunday she will have a one hr EFT workshop. (See article this issue) Heather Gibbons Heather Gibbons offers clients

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SA Reiki Healing and Teaching Centre. (Est 1990) non-profit assoc. & Metaphysical & Crystal Shop. Great range of crystals, Feng Shui products, Cards, books, music, gifts. Reiki I & II classes and various workshops held regularly. Open to public for Reiki treatment Wed-Fri $10 Conc. 55 Fosters Rd, Greenacres. Phone (08) 8266 3276. Clear your Way to Extreme Happiness! Emotional Freedom • Spir-

itual Guidance • Energetic Balance Clearing through Sedona Method, EFT & Ho’oponopono. Free Consultation! 1/2 Hour Session. Ph 0400 888 169, freedom@whitelighthealing.com.au www.whitelighthealing.com.au Light body, Star Body Activation channelled by Steve. Shift your consciousness quickly and smoothly as you see yourself as a higher and higher being of continual flowing consciousness of love thru the activation of energy bodies that are waiting to establish connection with your personality self (ego construct). Peace, illumination, clarity, brilliance and greatness are yours to embody NOW! Phone Steve 0432 935 439.

Health & Healing Healing with Heart. Chris and Lance are here to help you live your life in joy and ease offering: Aromatherapy • Acupuncture • Cupping • Ear Candling Guidance Readings • iDetox Treatments • Lymphatic Drainage • Polarity • Reflexology • Reiki • Remedial • Tuina. Healing on North East. For bookings and further details phone Lance on 0407 796 195 or Chris on 0438 858 768. A visit to Vital Harmony will help you to feel peace and harmony with yourself. Vital Harmony has relocated to Aldgate in a beautiful and serene garden setting. Susanne is available for individual Theta healing consultations as well as remedial massage therapies. Regular weekend seminars (and midweek by request) are available (Theta healing DNA 1 &11; Advanced DNA 2; Vianna’s Manifesting & Abundance and Vianna’s Rainbow children’s seminars). The Rainbow children’s classes are for adults and children. DNA 1&11 and Advanced are to practitioner level. Also see ad under “Seminars”. Also available is past life work and house clearings, remedial massage therapies including reflexology. Susanne is also an authorised Civil Marriage Celebrant. For more info see ad in Energy Healing this issue or phone Vital Harmony on 8370 8557 or 0418 845 119.

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Life Coaching Passion for Life Coaching. Specialising in body image and emotional eating in order to achieve natural weight without dieting. www.passionforlifecoaching.com or 0448 881 268

Marriage Celebrants Blessed Be Ceremonies - Michelle Whichello. Civil Marriage Celebrant. From conception to the grave and all occasions in between. I offer Ceremonies designed for you and all of your life’s Rites of Passage. Reasonable fees, including all legal papers and certificates. mishbw@yahoo.com.au OR 0410

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Aromatherapy, holistic, facials, lymphatic drainage, reflexology, pregnancy massage. Qualified and caring therapist. Greenacres, Stirling - www.massagebyemma.com Call Emma on 0407 508 827 Massage Therapist. Remedial, sports, myofascial, relaxation, aromatherapy, deep tissue, skeletal mobilization, reiki health fund rebate. Parafield Gardens. Phone Dallas McIntyre 0419 141 104.

Naturopathy Jane Deans Naturopathy – Healing the spiritual, emotional, mental and physical. Naturopath, Iridologist, Masseuse, Herbal medicine, Spiritual and Emotional healing, Homeopathy, Injury repair etc. Phone 0421 821 760 Goodwood www.ntpages.com.au/therapist/ 13696

Organics Be Beautiful, Healthy & Safe. Shop at Organic Beauty World for Green healthy bodies inside and out! Free shipping – friendly service. www.organicbeautyworld.com.au. Phone 1300 662 543

Personal Development Become your whole Soul Self. Are we moving from Homo Sapien to Homo Spiritus? Is your intuition telling you there’s more? Jennifer Coombe has varied techniques to gently assis you in your journey towards evolution and consciousness. $20 off first session. Phone 8339 5745 today. Mary Shaw - Personal Mastery and Higher vibrational training. 08 97544231 or 0405003233. www.consciousgateways.com Heard of “The Secret”? Take the next step visit www.knowforyourself.com and enter coupon code 138292 for a $5 discount. Stop Struggling. Private Subconscious-mind Healing (P.S.H.) has helped many people resolve problems such as ... addictions, anxiety, low self-esteem and many other stress-related problems. To achieve permanent inner healing, gently. Phone P.S.H. Therapists Michael Oster 0411 174 110 ... or Leaona Hamood 0419 037 830 or for an appointment. Many people only require from 1-4 sessions.

Psychics Accurate Psychic Tarot - Phone readings. Spiritual Guidance, any issue. Theta Healing, Remove Fears/ Blockages. Heal from the past Carolyn 0438 790 641 www.tarotbycarolyn.com.au Cosmic Carol, Esoteric Counselor, using tarot and astrology to give you divinely inspired messages. Personal and absent readings available on 0439846111.

Psychotherapy “Hope in the Valley” have Professional Accreditation and provide a Counselling Service that is based on Therapeutic Models, tailored for your individual needs in a safe, challenging and powerful environment. We specialise in many areas, so see the website for more details www.hopeinthevalley.net or call us on (08) 7225 6020.

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Stirling exit of freeway). For information and enrolment forms phone 8370 8557 or 0418 845 119

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Singing and Piano lessons, supportive and nurturing teacher. Beginners very welcome. Located in Eastern suburbs. www.singinghealing.vpweb.com.au Phone Pete 0422 932 785

Reading Day. 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month. $20 per 30 minutes. Professional readers. For bookings phone SA Reiki Healing & Teaching Centre (non-profit)55 Fosters Rd, Greenacres. Phone (08) 8266 3276

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Angel and Isis psychic readings and spiritual healings. Phone Careena on 8251 8068. Flower Readings with Vicki. Clairvoyant/Intuitive. Telephone 0438 293 357 for appointments. Psychic Tarot: Soul Guidance & Counselling. Healing Oracle. Over 15 years of experience. Phone Anna on 8411 7090.

Rebirthing Rebirthing is a safe, simple breathing technique that can change your life. Rebirthing/ Breathwork uses the breath to activate, release and heal stored cellular memory. Ideal to use when you want your life to change. The Australian Academy of Rebirthing/ Breathwork verifies the integrity and professionalism of the following members. Trevor Applebee - Mawson Lakes 0418 836 261 Bronwyn Barter - Mawson Lakes (08) 8260 2086 Elise Carr - Allenby Gardens 0417809198 Jillian Trowbridge - Geranium 0408 813 401 Veronica Reinders - Mt. Pleasant 0438 880 894 Gabbie Enright - Seacombe Gdns 0414 410 963

Reiki ARC Inc. Australian Reiki Connection. Australia’s Leading REIKI Association Est. 1997 - Run by Members for Members with fellowship and support. Access to Insurance. FREE Membership of [AARP] Association Australian Reiki Professionals National Referral Directory. Discounts on Massage Tables, Music CD’s Salt lamps. Informative website & Forum ARC INK Quarterly Magazine. Regional Rep. Kathryn McKie (Mt Gambier) phone 0406 355 249. SA State Rep. Christine Sinclair Ph. 0411 604 753 National ph 1300 130 975 www.australianreikiconnection.com.au Attention Reiki Masters. Reiki Masters against Cancer. Special Training Course. www.reikimastersagainstcancer.com

Rooms For rent Room available for lease in beautiful Eastern suburbs centre salon. Holistic hair, beauty, healing business. Would suit practioner/consultant. Negotiable tenancy. Ph.83644880 AH 0413089875. Wishes for You, a centre for spiritual healing in Stirling, has rooms available for healing practitioners. Call Raelene today on 8339 4055.

Seminars Susanne from Vital Harmony holds regular Thetahealing seminars in her beautiful peaceful home and garden in Aldgate. ( approx 2km from

Alex’s Handcrafted Soaps & Shampoo Bars. Palm oil free, range includes goats milk & dog soap. www.handcraftedsoaps.com.au or Phone (08) 83889467

Spiritual Healing Spiritual Healing/Counselling/Life Coaching/Bush Flower Essences: Balance your Mind, Body & Soul. Release and heal your concerns through changing patterns and creating a positive outlook on life. Ph Carmel 0430 469 352

Spirituality Know Thyself as Soul Foundation. Sant Mat is a practical spiritual path based on meditation, ethical living, service to others and love for all creation. Its goal is to enable the soul to return to and merge with its source; the purpose of human life described by mystics of all traditions. Discipline and dedication are essential, as is the help of a competent living Master. Entry is via a preparation program. There is no charge at any stage. For further info call 1800 462 193 or visit www.santmat.net.au. Free Presentations: “Discovering Your Spirituality”, “7 Key to Healthy Mind & Body”, “Dreams, Lauguage of the Soul”. Held at 342 Brighton Road North Brighton. Call 0410 580 994. The Secret Teachings of Jesus Christ. The Keys to Illumination/Enlightenment. The Esoteric Teachings of all ages. 2 Free public talks: “Tradition and Revelation in the Gnostic Mysteries”. 7.00pm Saturdays 20 and 27 Feb 2010 at Adelaide South West Community Centre,171 Sturt st, Adelaide. Free of Charge, All Welcome.Australian Gnostic Association. 83622459

Workshops MUNAY KI Shamanic Rites in July 2010. This shamanic Master Path will propel you into your empowerment and give you the tools, support and knowledge required to walk the path of the Earthkeeper. To live the ordinary life in an extraordinary way, helping to create a tolerant and loving world. Receiving the 9 initiations and living in alignment with these shamanic wisdom teachings will help you step up as a strong and wise human - bringing your soul’s whisperings to conscious and courageous creation. You will learn how to clear your energy field the way the Inka shamans do. You will learn how to manage your energy and grow the power of the Rites within you. You will be taught how to give the initiations to others. These initiations establish deep and strong connections between you and the Earth, with nature and all life. Sa & Claudio invite you to join them on a rich and UNFORGETTABLE journey. Read more about it on our website: www.sacredradiance.net Please contact Danijela for info and registration: 0407 883 445 Email: dtodan@adam.com.au

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Cosmic Pages - Major mind, body and spirit bookstore; 338-340 King William St, Adelaide. Phone 8231 9105.

The Organik Store - Certified organic fruit & veg & groceries. 37 Broadway, Glenelg. Phone 8295 7767.

New Dimensions Bookshop - Alternative philosophies bookshop sice 1968, 310 South Tce Adelaide. Phone 8223 4877.

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Aldgate Vital Harmony - Experience the Vital Harmony of the Adelaide Hills. Phone 8370 8557.

Aldinga The Latin Seed-Stockist - Holistic Body Therapies. www.sacredtree.com.au. Bookings & Orders. Phone 8556-5407 Trilogy Hair & Beauty - Ammonia free organic hair colours & products. Horstman Technique; Australian BushFlower Essences. Phone 8557 7989. Shop 2/2 Old Coach Rd., Aldinga.

Bridgewater Within the Magik - Coffee, gifts, clothing, crystals, books. Shop 4, 411 Mt Barker Rd, Bridgewater SA. Ph 8339 1484

Christies Beach Yoga To Health - Yoga Classes & Workshops. Phone Louise Wiggins on 8386 0571. Best of Health - Health foods. Shop 9, 19-23 Beach Rd, Christies Beach. Phone 8326 2777.

Crafers West The Shift

Dr. Wayne W Dyer In this new bookWayne Dyer eloquently reveals how we all have OPENING TIMES the choice to shift our lives from Mon-Fri 11am - 3pm, Sat 10am -2pm. ambition to meaning… and Initial deposit $30, annual subs $22, cons $11 thereby complete our return to the Source that created us. Radcliffe Theosophical Library • 310 South Tce Adelaide • Ph 8223 1129 www.hayhouse.com.au

Simple Meditation Centre - Linda & David Clair, meditation, counselling. 66 Emmett Rd, Crafers West. Phone 8339 7848.

Gawler Total Wellbeing. Shop 21-22 Gawler Northern Market, Gawler. Gordon Marshall, Remedial Massage Therapist, Sports and Therapeutic Massage.

Glen Osmond Adelaide Hills Natural Health Centre - Quality, Experienced Naturpathic Services. Abergeldie House Holistic Centre, 548 Portrush Rd, Glen Osmond. Phone 8338 2620 Organic to Go. Cafe and Food store. 365a + 363b Glen Osmond Rd, Glen Osmond. Phone 8379 2131.

The Eternal Spirit - Retail Shop & Healing Centre; 100 Goodwood Rd, Goodwood. Phone 8271 9666.

Greenacres SA Reiki Healing & Teaching Centre - Reiki, metaphysical and crystal shop; 55 Fosters Road, Greenacres. Phone 8266 3276.

Magill A Life Abundant - For all your health needs; 587 Magill Road, Magill. Phone 8333 3144.

McLaren Vale MotherEarths Ash Tree. Gifts, tools, services, workshops. Phone (08) 8323 8850. 136b Main Rd, McLaren Vale. McLaren Vale Hair and Beauty Studio - organically based hair colours and products. No ammonia or toxic fumes. Keratin straightening complex. Balmain extensions and much more. Phone 8323 0161. 136 Main Rd, McLaren Vale.

Meadows B & D Farm Paris Creek P/L - Producers of organic bio/dynamic milk, yogurt, quark, butter & cheeses; www.bdfarmpariscreek.com.au; Phone 8388 3339.

Mt Barker Mt Barker Gymnasium. Where fitness happens. 62-64 Wellington Rd.Mt. Barker Ph. 8391 1422

Moonta Bay Soul Radiance – Healings, meditation, workshops. Jenny 0408930991

Norwood AMCAL Pharmacy Norwood Shop 12, 161-169 The Parade. Phone 8332 1085. Healthy Life Norwood - Natural Health food store; Coles Norwood Mall, (164 Rear), The Parade Norwood. Phone 8332 1085.

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new-age gifts; Shop 111, Colonades Shopping Centre, Noarlunga. Phone 8382 0811.

North Adelaide Romeo’s Organics - North Adelaide Village. 71-79 O’Connel St, Nth Adelaide. Phone 8361 9150

O'Halloran Hill Sue's Place for Nails & Astrology Charts. Sue Hooley. 5 Paul Court, O'Halloran Hill. Phone 8381 9442.

Old Reynella Celestial Awakenings - Shop 2, 155 Old South Rd, Old Reynella. Phone Suzanne on 0414 932 252

Pt Adelaide The Answer Within. Alternative Health & Lifestyle Studio. 9 Timpson St, Pt Adelaide. Phone 0403 850 619 or 8447 3158.

Pt Augusta Alternative Choices - Incense, Crystals, Singing Bowls, Books, Jewellery. Phone 8641 0251. 140 Carlton Parade, Pt Augusta.

Pt Elliot Authenticity Health Retreat - Rest, relax, rejuvenate at authenticity; 1432 Waterport Rd, Pt Elliot. Phone 8554 2088

Pt Pirie Beauty for You - Full range of beauty services, therapeutic massage, Bowen Therapy. 23 Alexander St., Pt Pirie. Phone Natalie on 8632 6505.

Semaphore Ocean Organic Therapies - Remedial Massage - Health & Wellbeing therapies. Rebecca Barter. 103a Semaphore Rd, Semaphore. Phone 0419 819 653.

Whyalla Divinely Guided Therapies. Whyalla's healing centre. Workshops, angel miracles, Isis Healing, Bpwen Therapy, Massage, Crystals, Books,cards, candles and more.Shop 10, 22 Farrel St, Whyalla. Phone 0423 873 746. Earth Body Soul - Massage therapy, Craniosacral therapy, Myofasical release, Polarity and Giftware. Susi 0428 576 883. Shop 56, Patterson Street, Whyalla SA.

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