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The Gut-Brain Connection:

What Does this Mean for Your Mood and Health?

By Dr. Ashley Olberg

ome quarantine has complicated issues like having a healthy diet, access to healthy food, and issues with anxiety and depression. As it turns out, your dietary health and mental health are directly connected. A recent

study found that patients with IBS and depression had improvement in mood when taking probiotics over placebo. Most Americans would never think of initiating treatment of depression with a probiotic, but maybe they should. It is estimated that over 86% of Americans have a neurotransmitter imbalance, which are the chemicals in the brain that affect emotion. Could this number be so high because so many of us have high stress and issues with our gut? As a primary care doctor, I see patients suffering from many different conditions; however, a vast majority have issues with digestion and chronic inflammation. Why are there so many issues now with digestion? I do not believe that there is just one answer to this complicated question. Instead, I believe we have to look at the whole

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body, mind, and emotional status of each person. We have to look at stress levels, chemicals they are being exposed to, molds and fungus they are exposed to or living with, bacterial or viral infections whether acute or chronic, foods that are irritating and inflaming them, medications, hormone imbalances, heavy metal levels, traumas, etc. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stress levels are playing a big role in a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s digestion. For one, most Americans are forgetting to sit down and take the time to eat slowly and eat in a state of relaxation. Many times we eat while we are running around and thinking of stressful occurrences in our day. When we are stressed we have a decrease in blood flow to the stomach and intestine, which then decreases our ability to break down our food and digest. With the amount of daily

Body & Mind stress that people are under now, this divergence of blood flow constantly is making the intestinal barrier weaker. With more chronic inflammation or irritation at the walls of our intestine, we are seeing more and more substances that should be moved down the intestine and be released as waste, but instead are able to leak out into the rest of our bodies. We are also seeing changes in the microbiome. The microbiome is a community of microorganisms in our bodies, primarily in our intestine. We have 10 times as many microbial cells in our bodies than our own human cells. These microbes are little factories that make chemical compounds our body couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make on its own. They activate the vagus nerve and the gut lining to send information to our brainstem, they activate our immune system, stimulate our endocrine system, they produce vitamins, amino acids, fatty acids, and much more. In a study on these little microbes, scientists found that when they made mice germ free, there were major changes in the health and mood of the mice. They noticed anxiety, depression, issues with memory and learning, and change in their appetite and satiety. We need these little factories to be great in number and diversity for our health, period. What helps to drive this diversity? Well, we are what we eat! The more bland and less diverse the diet, the less diverse the microbiome. One way to look at your food to see if it is helping your health, is to look at the plate and look at the color. Is it all one color? If you want to eat a diet that will enrich this microbiome, when you look at your plate there should be lots of different

colors on your plate. If it is all one color, I recommend making a change to what you eat and bringing in more color.

Chronic inflammation also severely affects the brain. Chronic inflammation in the body can be due to pain, diet, stress, IBS, chronic infection, trauma, toxins, chemical exposure, and more. Chronic inflammation is the root cause of many diseases in the body. Chronic inflammation in the body causes the immune system to send messages to the brain that can create cell damage and inflammation in the brain, causing overstimulation and a decrease in cognition. Chronic inflammation also

causes a decrease in serotonin which causes mood issues, depression, brain fog, lack of focus, and a decrease in melatonin production which negatively affects sleep. Other neurotransmitters get out of balance as well creating more issues. Often patients come in with a complaint of anxiety and depression that started a couple years after IBS, chronic pain, poor diet and digestion, and often that is what I focus on to help with their mood. So when you are thinking about your mood, your brain, and your health, always make sure you think about your gut as well. Do you have any signs of chronic inflammation in your body? If so, I ask you to go find the root cause and to put your health first. The sooner you find the cause and make changes, the better your health will be long term. It takes less time and less treatment for patients that come to me sooner rather than later to work on their health. I truly believe that our health is our most valuable and important resource, so please put yourself first. Dr. Ashley Olberg is a naturopathic doctor at Vital Functional Medicine. She uses a variety of therapies to help patients improve their health, and works with conditions including hormone imbalance, thyroid disorders, autoimmune disease as well as stomach and digestion issues. You can contact her online at YourHealthIsVital.com or call 530-715-2115.

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Your Guide to Health: BUSINESS ACUPUNCTURE

DIRECTORY

Acumoxa Treatments - Michael (Chico)...Back Cover

EVENTS, CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Alpha Healing & Meditation - Dhara (Paradise)...18

Elements of Health - Dr. Illingworth (Chico/Paradise)........34

Art Workshops - Christina (Chico)............................20

Dhara’s Guided Meditation...........................................18

CALM - How to Stay Centered - Dr. Gayle..............27

Dr. Terry Cole-Whittaker (Mount Shasta)..............19

ARTS Love’s Art - Marianna Love (Paradise)..........................3

Casa Kin - Miguel Angel Vergara................................34 Dr. Terry Cole-Whittaker (Mt. Shasta).....................19

AYURVEDA

Full Circle Healing & Shamanism - Annie Fuller..30

Ambika’s Ayurveda (Chico)..........................................15

KVMR Radio (Nevada City)...........................................4

BOOKS/CDs/DVDs CALM - How to Stay Centered - Dr. Gayle................27 Creating the New World (DVD) - Jack Allis...........17

Paradise Stronger Wellness Center...........................2 Sound & Touch Therapy - Pia (Chico)......................21 The Fourth Way (Paradise).............................................12

Dhara’s Guided Meditation...........................................18

ENERGY HEALING

Inner Traditions Books...................................................14

Acumoxa Treatments - Michael (Chico)..Back Cover

Peace Ananda Music - Pamela Jamian....................21

Ener-Chi Podcast - Ty & Nora (Nevada City)........25

The Earth Keeper's Handbook - Loren Swift..........29

NAET - Dr. Mark Light & Vicki Van Scyoc (Chico)...11

CENTERS, RETREATS & CLINICS Center for Spiritual Living (Paradise).......................38 Dr. Patrick - Digestive Health (Chico).........................3 Lotus Guide Center for Healing & Info (Paradise)....33

Nora Pineda Healing (Chico)........................................2

MEDITATION

SERVICES BBS Radio Station Stream............................................32 Chico Sky Watch...............................................................17 Cold Creek Inn (Mt. Shasta)..........................................14 DK Web Design (Chico)................................................26 Magalia Community Church.......................................23 Spiritual Activist Radio - Rahasya.............................37

SHOPS & PRODUCTS Calirub - Xena (Chico)......................................................3 Chico Garden Center.....................................................31 Dhara’s Guided Meditation...........................................18

Sound & Touch Therapy - Pia (Chico)........................21

Ener-Chi Podcast - Ty & Nora (Nevada City)......25

REIKI Angels Among Us/Gold Exchange - (Red Bluff)....22 Rooted Life Reiki - Jane Miners (Chico)................28

Hair, Body & Soul - Teresa (Paradise)........................39

Angels Among Us/Gold Exchange (Red Bluff)....22 Lotus Flower Imports (Chico).....................................10 Lotus Flower Imports - Got Art? (Chico)..........36

Magalia Community Church.......................................23

SHAMANIC HEALING

Paradise Stronger Wellness Center.............................2

Full Circle Healing & Shamanism - Annie Fuller...30

Sanare Smart Natural Relief - Darrell (Chico)......27

HEALTH & BEAUTY / SPA

S&S Produce: CBD Oil (Chico).....................Back Cover

Hair, Body & Soul - Teresa (Paradise)........................39

Soul Connections (Mt. Shasta)....................................4

PsychoSpiritual Healing - Angelique (Shasta/SF)..16 Wellness for Being - Jane Miners (Chico)................16

COACHING Coaching By Design - Aline (Nevada City)...........36 Embodied Soul Coach - Jacia (Chico).....................9 Materialize - Lynn Tosello (Chico)..............................13

COUNSLERS Holistic Psychotherapy - Kimberly (Nevada City)..28 Resonance Repatterning - Leigh Ann (Chico)......13

INTUITIVE READINGS

In Motion Fitness (Chico)..............................................26

Alpha Healing & Meditation - Dhara (Paradise)...18

Yoga Center of Chico - Rex Stromness....................9

Psycho-Spiritual Healing - Angelique (Shasta/SF)....16 Sebastian Intuitive Readings.............................................23

MASSAGE Elements of Health - Dr. Illingworth (Chico/Paradise)...34

DOCTORS

Nora Pineda Healing (Chico)........................................2

Activate Healing - Dr. Cristdahl (Nevada City)......24

REFLEXOLOGY

Digestive Relief Center - Dr. Patrick (Chico)............3

Happy Feet Reflexology - Elizabeth (Chico)........10

NAET - Dr. Mark Light & Vicki Van Scyoc (Chico)...11 ROLFING Rolf Practitioner - Jean Louise (Chico)..................30

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YOGA / FITNESS

Age of Aquarius - Margaret (Chico).............................15

Healing Hands - Justin Urrutia (Chico)....................22

Vital Functional Medicine - Dr. Ashley (Chico).......5

Paradise Bikes (Paradise & Oroville)........................24

Body & Mind 4

The Gut-Brain Connection:

What Does this Mean for Your Mood and Health? by Dr. Ashley Olberg

The US LEADS the World In Chronic Diseases . . . WHAT!?!

Self-Care for Today's Times

WHAT DO WE DO?

YOGA During Covid-19 by Rex Stromness

by Dr. Mark Light & Vickie Van Scyic, R.N.

by Leigh Ann Lipscomb, Ph.D.

The Answer Is Always the Same by Jack Allis

A Little Quality Time by Pamela Jamian

Regenerative Agriculture touches on every problem we have and ends up playing an important role in coming up with solutions. This is from Regeneration International A Global Shift to Regenerative Agriculture Can: • Feed the world: Small farmers already feed the world with less than a quarter of all farmland . . . • Revitalize local economies: Family farming represents an opportunity to boost local economies . . .

Rahasya Uncensored Interview with Paradise Police Chief Eric Reinbold Are We Tiptoeing Towards Totalitarianism? Just Asking . . . by Rahasya Poe

The Year of Clear Vision; Breakdown of Breakthrough by Michael DiMartino

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A Statement on CoronaVirus by Dr. Zach Bush

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What Happened to Our Nation's Health?

Establishing Resiliency:

by Dr. Zann Gill for earthDECKS

A Guide to Compassionate Action by Loren Swift

Special Interest What Can You Learn from A Tarot Reading? by Margaret VanLaanMartin

Empower Yourself & Others in Changing Times by Dr. Terry Cole-Whittaker

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Questions for Dr. Gayle Kimball

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Near-Death Experiences in Childhood

Lotus Reviews

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A Letter from the Publishers

A New Normal?

et me start off by saying that there’s nothing “normal” about today’s world and if we accept this as the “new normal” we’re all in trouble. It’s also true that we should not strive to return to the “old normal” because that is how we arrived where we are today. You may notice that many of our advertisers are doing ZOOM sessions with their clients and having phenomenal success in doing so. Others, using common sense and maintaining a hygienically safe environment, are doing very well because people need help now more than ever. We want to give a special and heartfelt thank you to our advertisers who have kept the faith and supported the Lotus Guide, which is one way the community has stayed in touch throughout this time period. I also want to give a shout out to Chico News & Review and say that the community needs a newspaper, so

even if it’s once a month, we hope you survive this. And to all the other magazines out there struggling to stay viable like Growing Up Chico, Edible, and especially Upgraded Living who lets us use a shelf on their stands. I think we all see the writing on the wall though, and know the print magazine days will disappear someday…but not today. Lotus Guide has been stepping into the digital world with our Online Flip Magazine, our Online Calendar of Events, hundreds of health orientated articles with a search feature, and our podcasts which can be heard by searching Rahasya Uncensored on your Podcast App or visiting www. LotusGuide.com/podcasts. For those of you who like to watch our interviews, you can visit www.YouTube.com/ lotusguide. And we recently started www.BitChute.com/ RahasyaUncensored where I will be uploading all our interviews because BitChute promises to never censor or de-platform people for speaking out with alternative views, like You Tube, Twitter, and others are doing. If you would like to support our mission to bring you views that are sometimes in line with and sometimes contrary to the ongoing narrative, you can visit www. LotusGuide.com/campfire where you can make a donation to our non-profit status. This is directly related to increasing our mission to ask meaningful questions that require, no, demand, critical thinking in a world that has been socially engineered to not think at all, and to accept the popular narrative of the corporate media. Thank you, Lotus Guide

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Body & Mind

YOGA During Covid-19 in fairly close quarters with deep steady breathing and sometimes with great physical effort -- exactly the opposite of what we are encouraged to do during the pandemic. Because of this, studios that have survived have had to shift to an by Rex Stromness entirely new paradigm in offering classes. Specifically, switching to on-line classes n March 19 of this year, has been what has saved many studios everything about the world including the Yoga Center of Chico. It has turned out to be a way to present and our business at the Yoga Center of Chico changed. We were first live classes to an unlimited number of encouraged by Governor Newsom to students who are in the comfort and shelter in place and eventually to close safety of their homes or even yards. our doors until he deemed it safe to reIt has also forced us to examine open. While some businesses remained how to move forward into the future even after the pandemic has passed. immune to the global pandemic that we While nothing can take the place of are experiencing, yoga studios all over a live in-studio yoga class where the the country have been greatly affected instructor has the ability to observe and many were forced out of business. and adjust students verbally and Traditionally, yoga is done in a studio manually with permission, we are clear that part ZOOM MEETINGS of our schedule Sundays at 10am. moving forward will include onCheck our website line and outdoor for a complete classes. For us online schedule. as instructors, it has been an adjustment to be in our studio, in front of a laptop computer presenting a class

to students all over the city, county and even the state. There isn't the direct observation of the students and the beautiful sense of community before and after classes that we all sorely miss. But there are some advantages such as being solely focused on teaching specific asanas and other practices directly without having to be concerned and distracted by students needing assistance. And, as stated, it has enabled students to continue practicing with their teachers at home during this unusual, unprecedented time. We have to look for positives. While no one can predict how this situation we are in will unfold, we do know that practices such as yoga, meditation, kirtan and mindfulness are vitally important to many. We plan on staying open, offering in-studio classes with limited numbers and proper spacing, and doing our best to continue providing yoga in the best way possible. For more info visit YogaCenterOfChico.com

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The US LEADS the World In Chronic Diseases . . . WHAT!?!

By Dr. Mark Light & Vickie Van Scyoc, R.N. Yep, we are way down to #43! Our information is pulled from the work of Dr. Sherry Rogers. As NAET practitioners, we can eliminate the allergies/blockages/toxins to the items we are discussing, the virus, minerals, meds, etc. And we can use neurosensitivity testing to find out if you are low in a nutrient and offer you a high quality medicinal. There are two causes of disease: nutrient levels go down and toxicity levels go up. However, in all the guidelines of US medical specialties there is no mention of finding the cause and cure by assaying the nutrients and toxins. Instead every disease becomes the deficiency of a drug, device, or surgery. As medical practitioners, we know that sometimes we do need that drug or surgery, but why not look for the cause first?

Let’s look at the latest Corona virus. Social isolation, handwashing, and masks are all that is recommended. YET there is so much more you could be doing. The authorities are clueless about the real causes and cures of disease. YOU need to know how to protect yourself, and YOU can’t repair deficiencies, leaky gut, and toxicities that you don’t know are there. Remember those pictures of the spikes you saw projecting off the virus? The coronavirus actually inserts these spikes into very specific receptors on our human cell membranes, via the ACE2 receptor sites, to inject its viral RNA into us. In normal healthy cells, there is very little of this ACE2 doorway for viruses. In cell membranes with abnormal chemistry, these receptors increase proportionately. Think medications, disease labels, diet, deficiencies, toxins, and you are Corona bait. Touching on our Western diet: when laboratories around the world want to create animals with chronic diseases for experiments, they use our FDA approved American diet and common medicines to create these diseased animals. Did you get that??? The average American

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diet and medicines are known to cause diseases. When scientists need 500 rats with cataracts for surgery, they give them Tylenol. To create diabetes, they use statins. For Diabetes, fatty liver, or cancer, they give them phthalates (plastics) from plastic water bottles. Folks low in nutrients are extremely vulnerable. The US diet has actually changed the chemistry of the human body! We should each know our own biochemical deficiencies. For example, consider people with A-fib (heart condition Atrial-fibulation). One person is cured with magnesium, another with zinc, another with selenium, another with Phosphatidylcholine Powder, or membrane repair, gut repair or detox, or getting rid of heavy metals, etc. For details, start with the book The High Blood Pressure Hoax, then read Is Your Cardiologist Killing You? Detoxify or Die, for detoxing is crucial too. It is unfortunate that medicine wants to treat A-fib first with a variety of medications followed by jumping in to destroy the heart’s nerve connections with a procedure called an ablation (which means to actually give you a

Body & Mind heart attack). There are nutrients that heal the heart like vitamin E with tocotrienols. Most folks have cell membranes that are starving for the right fatty acids and choked with the wrong ones. You must repair the cell membrane to close the virus gates. Dr Rogers suggests Carlson’s Cod Liver Oil in a glass bottle. Scores of studies document the virus fighting capacity of chelated zinc. Being low in zinc can produce any symptom/disease, including the coronavirus. Stay away from statins. You cannot poison the very center of your cell membranes, which is cholesterol, without serious consequences, one of which is increasing your ACE2 receptors - remember those? ACE2 is a doorway for viruses. As another example, 1 in 3 Americans over 50 years old has high blood pressure. Some will be cured by repairing a magnesium deficiency; for

others it’s arginine (we love Kardi-Ar by Inno-Vita as it is high in arginine with other ingredients for the heart), or omega-3 fatty acids, or repair leaky gut, or deal with an infected root canal in the controlling acupuncture meridian, or reduce levels of unsuspected lead

toxicity, etc. Again, we offer the highest quality medicinals that produce results: like Meta-ex, Tox-ex, Bacto-ex, Viro-ex, along with NAET that helps eliminate metals and toxins. The role of vitamin D3 in Corona defense is huge as D3 closes the ACE gateways. It is strongly neuroprotective throughout the entire system. Vitamin D is responsible for governing the inflammatory cytokines (we offer Cyto-Sym to ~ Say Goodbye to Allergies & Illness ~ help), the proteins that come out of the cell membrane to fight off viruses, Treats many issues: allergies, asthma, autism, bromyalgia invading bacteria, arthritis, dementias, developmental issues, Lyme and more! and cancer. You Non-invasive and holistic need 10,000 Over 33 years of documented success units daily. An unrepaired gut not only inhibits the absorption of vitamin D, but the leakiness allows bacteria to damage M.D., N.A.E.T. the lungs as well as increase the ACE2 receptors. Furthermore, the virus enzymes ~ Now Offering Free 30-minute Consultations ~ disintegrate the lung membranes. The lungs can 1279 E. 1st Ave. Suite C, Chico • (530) 899-7300 no longer move

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oxygen. A ventilator is useless as the O2 won’t get into the cells. We have found that heat easily kills any virus including COVID. A facial vaporizer is nice to have around or use a pan of boiling water and towel to breath in steam. Adding the tincture of bacto-ex, viro-ex and peroxide kills it faster. And, of course, NAET, we have the COVID vial. If you go the allopathic route, doctors are having 100% successful recovery with HCQ, zinc, and Z-Pac. Are you waiting for a vaccine? An inactivated SARS-CoV vaccine was analyzed in 2004 after that outbreak. It turns out it created autoantibodies that attack human proteins on all cell membranes. In other words, the SARS-Corona vaccine created a new auto-immune disease in humans! Are you convinced yet that there is more to being healthy than just giving up to whatever drug is prescribed to you? (And wind up like so many people who are taking 30 drugs a day and still feel awful?) Are you ready to investigate what you can do for yourself to have a strong immune system, free of side-effects? Wouldn't you rather be taking nutrients that heal instead of drugs that kill you slowly and make your life miserable (not to mention cost a fortune). Love yourself! Love your life! Love feeling good! We offer free consultations so you can find out if what we do feels right for you. For more info visit ChicoIntegrativeHealth.com

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Self-Care

for Today’s Times

By Leigh Ann Lipscomb, Ph.D.

e begin today with the story of a woman who has graciously agreed for me to share her experience. The information is factual, but her name has been changed to protect her confidentiality. Mariah lives in Chico and is in her early fifties. Early in 2020, she experienced lack of motivation, a general sense of uneasiness, and an inability, at times, to see and appreciate the good things in her life. These issues have bothered Mariah before, and she described having them as early as 11 years old. Now,

given current events, Mariah’s issues were particularly pronounced. Over the course of several weeks, Mariah was able to address these and feel considerably better. Mariah’s healing process involved a four-fold strategy of energy work, starting a meditation practice, getting regular aerobic exercise, and taking supplements to remove key nutritional deficiencies. Energy Work: Resonance Repatterning The energy work that benefited Mariah involved re-creation of childhood memories. Mariah made herself a new past, so to speak. Her parents had divorced when she was about 8 years old, and before that her father was an alcoholic. She had a few, specific painful memories related to these events. The memories affecting Mariah’s mood were identified with muscle-checking. After going through a

simple process to identify the emotions she held from those experiences, as well as the limiting beliefs that were formed, I asked Mariah what she wished happened instead. The only requirement was that whatever new experiences she created in her imagination had to make her feel really good. Then, energy work modalities including color, movements, acupressure, and visualizations enabled Mariah to replace the memories of unpleasant events stored in her mind with imprints of what she wished happened instead. Currently, though she’s now in her fifties, her views, attitudes and health reflect the ‘new’ childhood memories that make her feel really good. This work was life-changing for Mariah. She made herself a new past, so to speak, working with about one memory every two weeks for eight weeks. Over the course of this work, her mood improved considerably.

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Body & Mind Meditation During the eight weeks, Mariah started a meditation practice. She started small, with just about 5 minutes a day at 7 a.m. every morning. While she could certainly meditate longer if she wanted, and she certainly did on some days, her agreement was to meditate at least 5 minutes a day every single day. She has increased her meditation time gradually, taking care never to miss a day. The benefits of meditation are well-established and include stress reduction, improved focus, enhanced self-awareness, kindness, and much more. Some days, Mariah experiences a profound deep peace while meditating. Aerobic Exercise In addition to meditation, physical exercise, particularly aerobic exercise like fast-walking, running, or cycling, has also helped Mariah. The effect of aerobic exercise on mood is well-established. It improves circulation to the brain, and Mariah has observed that this is another important part of healing. She has included aerobic exercise in her regular regimen several times per week. If she has a day when she starts to notice her mood or focus slipping, she makes sure to get exercise, describing it as a ‘healing balm’. Supplement Identification: The Use of Muscle-Checking Muscle-checking has been of critical importance in identification of supplements that help Mariah in particular. Supplements are fantastic and highly effective for mood issues including depression, anxiety, lack of motivation, anger, an inability to concentrate, and more. That said, the list of potential

supplements is quite long and it would be prohibitively expensive and timeconsuming for a person to try all of them. For Mariah, muscle-checking was used to evaluate a list of about 100 potential supplements and to identify the ones helpful for her in particular. For Mariah, these have included Vitamin D3, omega-3 fatty acids, and two amino acids. The list of potential supplements includes a range of vitamins (B vitamins in particular), herbs such as Ashwagandha and St. John’s Wort (and many others), minerals (particularly important in cases of anxiety), and a number of amino acids that function as precursors to important brain chemicals such as serotonin or dopamine. As nutritional needs change, Mariah found it helpful to have this muscle-checking once a month. Today, Mariah is doing well. She was able to quit some of the supplements

over time, as brain chemistry can often be rebalanced in two to three months using amino acids and other supplements, and the healing of childhood memories improves brain function so that supplements are not necessary long-term. She has continued with both meditation and physical exercise and feels these are important to her well-being. She still enjoys energy work sessions once every couple of months, but she no longer needs them to keep up her mood and her focus, and she now uses energy work to improve her relationships and her financial situation. Though Mariah’s experience is somewhat unique, most everyone is feeling the effects of stress right now. From the pandemic to inequality issues to climate change, stress from highly improbable events seems to keep coming. Most of us really don’t stop to think about how these events are affecting us, but many experience a continuing sense of unease and anxiety or an inability to focus and accomplish things that are important to us. Now more than ever, Mariah’s story may be applicable to many of us. Caring for ourselves with energy work, exercise, meditation, and the identification of supplements uniquely suited to our individual needs may be highly beneficial. For more information visit ChicoResonanceRepatterning.com or Email leighann95@gmail.com.

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What Can You Learn from A Tarot Reading? By Margaret VanLaanMartin

arot cards do not tell the future. Tarot readings are best used as a tool of inner wisdom and guidance, as readings give a person insight to past, current, and future events based on the person's current path at the time of the reading. The cards do not necessarily reveal what will happen, but instead, allow a person to gain an understanding of a situation and determine the best course of action based on what is known and what the cards show. Whether you are a Tarot reading newbie with your own deck of cards or you are about to see a professional reader, it is important to ask the right questions if you want good answers. Before you do a reading for yourself or see a professional psychic, write your questions down.

1.Keep your options open. If you have the answer before the reading, then you are not allowing the cards to guide your overall decision. 2. Your question should be focused but not overly detailed. Rather than looking at one aspect of a problem, find a way to look more broadly at it. 3. Focus on yourself. Make sure your question centers on you rather than on someone else whom you think may be the root of your problem. 4. Stay neutral. Your question should not convey that your view is necessarily the right one. 5.Be positive. Do not ask why a specific event has not happened; ask what you can do to help make that event happen. 6.General readings address the more

significant aspects of your life rather than a specific problem area or question. A good general question for a reading is: What is important for me to know right now? Also, you can somewhat direct the reading if you have a general area you want to cover, such as your career or health, but that is as specific as the direction gets. Remember, if you really have one area of your life that is giving you grief, you will get more information by asking specific questions in relation to that area. Although a Tarot reading cannot tell you exactly what will happen in the future, it can certainly give a glimpse into what lies ahead while inspiring you to propel yourself forward through life with love, happiness and gratitude. The ancient art of Tarot reading carries with it a myriad of outdated and completely

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Special Interest unwarranted superstitions. If you have ever been told that you should NEVER have a Tarot reading when you are pregnant, or that drawing the Death card is a preface to your instant, horrific demise, I am quite comfortable telling you these myths are far from the truth. This is something all psychics know. If you ask any experienced Tarot reader if Tarot cards are the devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work, expect their response to be a good old belly laugh. Tarot readers can reel off a list of misguided myths they are faced with every day; the most common is that Tarot cards are evil and can only be read by psychics and clairvoyants. I have heard all these myths over the many years of doing readings, and the more I work with Tarot cards, the greater my understanding grows of the true meaning and capabilities of this ageless psychic tool. A Tarot deck consists of 78 cards. Most traditional Tarot cards are made of wood pulp and printer's ink, shaped into

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of cards are simply a representation of symbols, a picture or work of art. What is important is the meaning of each symbol on each specific card. Tarot reading has evolved throughout history, with origins in the 1500s. Their use as a psychic tool for divination is unclear, but over time humankind has used many different tools to see into the future. In ancient times, people would throw animal bones and chicken Chico

entrails, dice, and runes. Most of this superstition is relatively recent, gathering momentum throughout the last century with the popularity of film and television and a rising interest in the possibilities of Tarot. These many myths have taken on a life of their own and have been embroidered and embellished over the passing of time. Next time you are feeling anxious or worried and want a new way to look at your problem, I suggest you consult the Tarot. A Tarot reading is such an excellent tool for spiritual growth and a wonderful resource for selfcare! Margaret VanLaanMartin is a Psychic, Medium, and Teacher, and the owner of the Age of Aquarius in Chico. Read this article ONLINE at Lotusguide.com/tarot where Margaret debunks 17 common myths surrounding tarot cards. Margaret will also tell you what the 17 Common Myths are in the Fall issue of Lotus Guide. To find out more, go to AgeOfAquariusChico.com or email Margaret@ageofaquariuschico.com

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WHAT DO WE DO? The Answer Is Always the Same

By Jack Allis

am writing this on June 28th, 2020. It’s been a little over 3 months since the lockdown due to the Covid-19 crisis, and a little over 3 weeks now that the lockdown started loosening in most parts of the country, with things returning to a semblance of normal in many places, amidst escalating fears, driven by the media, that the crisis is not over and we are moving too recklessly. However, the world people will be returning to will never be the same as the one they left. As far as its effect on the world, Covid-19 is possibly the biggest story of all time, bigger than 9/11, bigger than the Kennedy assassination. It’s more on a par with the Civil War or World War II, and maybe even bigger.

There is much to this that hasn’t yet played out. This is just the kind of paradigm shattering event I’ve been writing and talking about in my books and DVD’s for 15 years. I have also prepared for it by living in the remote mountains, off the grid, as sustainably as possible. This is playing out just the way it did in my most recent novel, Blue Sun Red Sun, when the world around them fell apart. Two of the themes of my books and DVD’s make predicting such a crisis a pretty simple matter. These are also things that are essential to know in order to make sense out of a situation that to most people makes no sense. One is the paradigm shift we are currently experiencing, in which the old world is dying, paving the way for the creation of a new world from its ashes. An essential part of this is the collapse of the old paradigm civilized world, which was prophesized by indigenous traditions for centuries, like the Maya and the Hopi, and which is inevitable because this world is too hideously out of balance with nature to survive. Nature will always prevail. This virus and the consequences of it could be what breaks

the dam once and for all on the old paradigm. Another theme in my work that leads to this same prediction is the truth about how our world really works, as opposed to the brainwashing that is foisted on us, and the dark conspiracy engineered by the global elite to deceive and manipulate humanity into a state of unknowing global bondage, called the New World Order. Over the centuries a primary tactic of the global elite has been the creation of disasters, for which they then always provide the solution, which is always the same, more power in their hands and that of their puppet governments at the expense of the liberty of the people. Covid-19 is just such an engineered disaster. It has their fingerprints all over it. But what do we do? Humanity really does seem to be in a pickle, with the global elite holding all the cards. Whether the virus is real or fake, or whether it accidentally escaped or was intentionally released doesn’t make any difference. The end-result is the same. The global elite have created a situation in which they have the power to dictate to the people of the

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Body & Mind world what they must do. And the consequences for those who don’t comply with the new rules will be severe. The global elite, through the Rockefellers and the pharmaceutical cartel, already have control over powerful unelected globalist organizations, like WHO and CDC, which will play a major role in this. The ultimate solution, of course, will be a vaccine, which probably already exists, and which will be introduced when strategically advantageous. The conditions of taking the vaccine is the paramount issue. Will it be mandatory and what are the consequences of not taking it? My guess is it will be tied in some way to a new global ID, which will be used for traveling, and which will become as important as our driver’s licenses and Social Security numbers. Another major issue here is who will take jurisdictional control over this “global” issue, the national governments, like the US, or the globalists through WHO and the UN? It would appear the New World Order is perched to take a giant step forward. And destroying Trump is crucial to this agenda. We still haven’t answered the question: what do we do? And here’s where the answer’s always the same. Do we really want to return to “normal?” We are talking about a world that is owned and controlled by demonic

thousands of years. And then they need to do something about it. They need to say no to the world that oppresses them. They need to stop supporting it, and they need to break free from it – body, mind, heart and spirit. This means reassuming complete responsibility for our own lives and creating our own world, rather than depending on theirs. Hopefully too, as part of this process, people will discover that the only way we can survive is in small sustainable communities, living in harmony with nature, far from civilization. That’s the answer that never changes. And it’s never too late to start planning.

beings whose goal is to plunder the Earth and enslave its people. To survive the impending paradigm shift and create a new world from its ashes it will take an act of the most profound courage and More about Jack at www.JackAllis.com power by humanity. This is a time that and you can watch his interview with calls upon us to fulfill our potential as the us on YouTube and the Online version multi-dimensional spiritual warriors with at www.LotusGuide.com supernatural powers that the universe designed us to be. What is needed at this time is a great awakening, followed by a CREATING THE revolution. The NEW WORLD IN TIMES people of the OF PARADIGM SHIFT world must wake up to how they’ve been deceived and A New DVD manipulated for From Jack Allis

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Empower Yourself

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i there, Precious Divine Spirit Soul. I offer some of my findings for you to use in your sleuthing, looking for clueage. The original definition of the word clue is: A ball of thread as used to guide a person out of a maze. Seems perfect for now! Per Ingo Swann, “Each individual of our species is a carrier of human powers, and is therefore not only important, but also most valuable. However, the large majority of individuals are rather meaningless within the context of power games and the ongoing depowerment industry. They are also victimized and extensively wasted on behalf of those games, in the form of large and senseless body counts and the societal deadening of their innate powers.” First of all, in this moment of now, my life and world are beautiful and filled with loving, nurturing, and empowering family members-friendsstudents and my spiritual sons-anddaughters. Right now in this very moment of now, I am breathing freely

and deeply, my bare feet on the earth, and centered in my heart in union with my Source who is my protector and maintainer, as I experience transcendental bliss. The divine is spontaneous and miraculous. Your mind may be thinking, how can anyone be happy and having a beautiful life experience when others are miserable and suffering? This is cruel and unfeeling. Really? But, do we help others by being miserable, depressed, and frozen in fear or by being strong and enthusiastic in the spirit and finding ways to help, empower, and prosper all, including ourselves? “The best method, having many tested historical precedents for achieving power over the others, is to keep knowledge and information about power, human powers, and empowerment as unavailable as possible.” - Ingo Swann, Secrets of Power II. All is consciousness and consciousness is also attitude. Attitude reflects the person's beliefs and subconscious programs, as well as produces feelings and vibrations either of wellness and joy of being, or fear, guilt, and suffering. Instead of emotionally reacting to what we are

hearing or seeing as if all is lost, breathe into the heart, remember who you are, that this reality is in your mind, and you, as your authentic divine eternal self, are transcendental to this threeor-more dimensional reality. Dig in and find any contracts, agreements, trances, or curses that are operating in the subconscious. Eliminate them and take back your powers. Affirm and know the Truth that always is. What appears to be happening is a repeatable pattern of the disappearance of civilizations, their structures, technology, and their animal and human population; with plagues, electromagnetic mental and physical weapons (The Invisible Rainbow by Arthur Firstenberg), unnatural disasters, diseases and mental confusion from biological warfare, bloody wars, and starvation to eliminate any last remains. It appears from my research that all the signs signal a planned reset. “This whole illusion has, what appears to be incredible physical qualities that establishes in our minds that everything physical is real. This is what hypnotic suggestion is.” - Bryan Kemila

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Special Interest The problem is that all history is written by the psychopathic invaders and not the invaded. Digging deeply into history, patterns, and circumstances leading up to and causing huge and even catastrophic conditions are all blamed on something other than the real cause — the taking of prisoners of war and their sordid and demoniac practices, games, orgies, and feasting. It is interesting to note that comets seem to herald a coming reset. So, what is this? Check with Martin Liedtke's research, very revealing. This event has been labeled and PR promoted like previews of upcoming attractions. Buy, with your beliefs, blood, sweat, and tears, the new version of the everpopular, “The End Times”, a predictive programing device. And yes, it is the destruction of the old world order with the new world order rising as a phoenix bird out of the flames and dust of the old.

proclaimed over-lords of the de-powered powerless prisoners of war, appear to be shape shifting again. Observation without reaction to what appears, witnessing the results of hypnotic trances, the tic toc of the time game, and the spell is broken.

of their innate divine powers, extrasensory abilities, and eternal godlike, beautiful nature. You are the power, food, and energy source for this virtual reality given who you are as divine energy of the supreme energetic, Source. The key here is: remember who you are and never forget. “Failing to conquer this irrepressible enemy, the mind whose urges are intolerable and which torments the heart, fools create useless quarrel with others.” - Srimad Bhagavatam 11.23.48

“The man who does not know what it means to be under psychotic hypnosis, is already under it.” - Vernon Howard

“Without suggestion first, nothing appears to exist for nothing appears real in this 3D plan without subliminal hypnotic suggestion.” - Bryan Kemila

“The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meanings of words, you can control the people who must use the words.” - Phillip K. Dick, science fiction writer.

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Basically what is going on in this reality is the game of power brokerage, who has it and who doesn't, and how to keep humanity unaware

More than likely you will drop this current false ego-ID physical body to do the greatest work in this world, to build your spiritual strength by doing your spiritual work, and because it truly is all about you and your eternal dance with the Divine, I call my Beloved. And this begins with your maintaining God consciousness, enthusiasm, and trusting your inner knowing and guidance beyond a shadow of a doubt. You will know what to do and what not to do in every eternal moment we call now, us being. Hugs and Live your Bliss, Terry Dr. Terry Cole-Whittaker offers phone sessions for love offerings. Email her at terry@terrycolewhittaker.com.

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A Little Quality Time amidst what may be the most profound sociological change in history and we have an opportunity to contribute to best outcomes for all. A way to begin is to invite higher qualities of consciousness within ourselves. Qualities such as peace, wisdom, joy, By Pamela Jamian beauty, love, and compassion are always available to us in the measure we invite “How wonderful it is that nobody need them. Anne Frank and Viktor Frankl wait a single moment before starting to exemplified the ability to foster higher improve the world.” - Anne Frank. qualities despite social injustice. The spiritual and metaphysical “When we are no longer able to change arts offer abundant opportunity to a situation, we are challenged to change increase higher qualities through ourselves.” - Viktor Frankl meditation, yoga, music, dance, literature, and as my son likes to point We are quite familiar with out, through fishing and walks in the today’s public health guidelines for forest. These methods help us focus our social distancing, hand-washing, awareness on the impulses, energy, and face masks, and healthy lifestyles. information within the higher qualities Additionally, we are seeing more of our being. intrinsic guidelines such as taking time In particular, listening to for creativity and meditation, whose inspirational music not only entrains evolutionary value is long-recognized our attention though sound resonance, by the wisdom community. It is but also materializes higher qualities encouraging to see this guidance emerge into our lives through sub-conscious more broadly. reception. And while music is a It has been said that we must universal language, it is also a personal be the change we wish to see. We are experience with numerous genres and cultural expressions. What inspires you may be very different with Intentional Creativity than what inspires Christina Mercy your neighbor. (530) 570-9211 However, the PaintInStardust.com principles of music listening apply Tiana Griego

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Take dedicated time to actively listen to music that embodies the higher qualities you admire and wish to experience more of in your life. For starters, try the Spotify playlist Sounds From The Circle XII - Music for Love, Peace, and Happiness. This is the latest in a 12-year series produced by Suzanne Doucet, an international forerunner of the new age music movement and a gifted artist in her own right. These beautiful compilations feature some of the most innovative and inspired new age artists on the planet such as Liquid Mind, Michael Hoppé, Steven Halpern, Deva Premal and Miten. You may also enjoy the inspirational beauty of Yanni’s timeless treasures Santorini and Keys to the Imagination.

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Listen to music for each level of your being. This builds musical pathways of consciousness to more easily ascend from everyday awareness to the higher qualities of our spiritual nature. Tune up your body with Steven Halpern’s Chakra Suite: Music for Mediation, Healing and Inner Peace. Calm the mind as you journey from sound to silence with Deuter’s Illumination of the Heart. Enter the stillness of spirit with Deva Premal’s Om Meditation. And experience a wholistic meditation tuneup with our very own Dhara Lemos (copublisher of Lotus Guide) as she

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Listen to music that entrains the Delta wave state to more naturally wind down at the end of the day. Like canoes gliding gently on water, we can more easily enter the body’s regenerative process and the mind’s deep dream state when we do.

Some of the most beautiful Delta wave music can be found on YouTube. Search on “Delta Wave Music” and find music that relaxes you. Curiously though, I never hear the end of the 8 hours of continuous sleep music because it puts me to sleep! So the next time something outside yourself gets you down, stressed, or agitated, I invite you to shift your awareness into the higher qualities you desire by listening to your favorite inspirational music. You may very well find the answers and solutions you are seeking! Pamela Jamian is the founder of Peace Ananda Music, a production forum for the spiritual and metaphysical arts. She has worked 30+ years as a professional musician and health plans business leader. Pamela has an avid interest in diverse spiritual practices, music, and the application of spirituality in everyday life. More at PamelaJamian.com.

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Information Medicine: The Revolutionary Cell-Reprogramming Discovery that Reverses Cancer and Degenerative Diseases By Ervin Laszlo & Pier Mario Biava ISBN-13: 978-1620558225 (Healing Arts Press-2019)

Much of the scientific community has already gone over to the fact that consciousness/energy is the foundation of matter. It’s only a matter of time until we “defund” the pharmaceutical companies so we can start taking society and our healthcare system into the 21st Century. The field of epigenetics is light years beyond what most people realize. Here’s your opportunity to catch up to the direction we are headed…this information is the key to understanding the future of medicine. Dhara Lemos, Lotus Guide

Rishi Yoga: Movement Meditation Practices of the Himalayan Sages By Pierre Bonnasse ISBN-13: 978-1620557860 (Inner Traditions-2019)

Healing the Thyroid with Ayurveda: Natural Treatments for Hashimoto’s, Hypothyroidism, and Hyperthyroidism By Marianne Teitelbaum ISBN-13: 978-1620557822 (Healing Arts Press-2019)

The strange thing is as I was reading this book and doing the practices I realized that it’s exactly how I should be living right now, moving through life with slow easy physical movements and with full awareness and remembering to breathe deeply. The chapter “Exercises for the Lumbar Center” was a life saver during my isolation time at home and it clearly lays out the technique in easy to understand terms.

Living in an environment that is toxic on every level, soil, water and air and a diet lacking in nutrition, what could possibly go wrong? At the top of this long list is the growing epidemic of thyroid disease. This book is loaded with detox programs as well as treatments and remedies for not only thyroid disease, but some of the symptoms which are insomnia, depression, osteoporosis and more. The added value in this book is the linking to ancient Ayurvedic wisdom in an easy to understand format; it’s time to get wise.

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Life Design for Women: Conscious Living as a Force for Positive Change By Ariane Burgess ISBN-13: 978-1620559154 (Findhorn Press-2020)

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Wow, an actual step-by-step procedure of something we all know about, setting your intention and letting go. This has always been a little out there for me until I read this book and it clicked in my mind. I’m a long-time follower of visualization techniques by Shakti Gawain and the power of intention by people like Joe Dispenza, but this technique takes you to a new level of understanding the mechanics of these procedures.

One thing is for sure, we are way past the point of simply being sustainable; we need to get out in front of the past three centuries of neglect, chemical farming and…well, you know the list. A wonderfully written book by someone who not only cares but it’s obvious Ariane walks her talk. I loved chapter 7 where she talks about edges being the place where the forest meets the field that provides a space where new growth and possibilities abound… it never occurred to me before. Lot’s of new thoughts and ideas.

We’re all seeing it in our lives and in ourselves, past beliefs of limitation and feelings of guilt. These are deep patterns and explain why we keep repeating the same conditions and have the same outdated, and sometimes dangerous, behaviors. There’s no way to get around meditation being part of any lasting change, but when you add this to the simple 5-Step System in this book you can start seeing changes in your behavior and life right away. Our lives are filled with toxic mental and emotional nonsense; it’s time to let it all go and here’s how.

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A Statement on CoronaVirus

By Dr. Zach Bush Note from Lotus Guide: Dr. Zach Bush is a well-known ICU doctor with an in-depth knowledge of natural medicine and has no hesitation in speaking out about some of the underlying causes of death surrounding the COVID-19 virus. It’s a well known fact, yes, that pesky little word again, that patients who die from COVID-19 have high levels of glyphosate and live in areas where they breathe toxic air and experience high levels of EMF radiation. This is a very complex issue with political and social ramifications so I will link to a great online interview with Sasha Stone and Zach Bush where he explains the science and reasoning behind this information. He also touches on something that a few people are waking up to and that’s the planetary shift of consciousness to a 5D level and how this pandemic could and probably is a catalyst for the shift. I might add that this shift can only be decoded with a mind that is free from fear, anger and feelings of division. Watch that interview at https://tinyurl.com/zach-bush.

This community has been asking for a response to the Coronavirus. While I strongly believe that there is too much bandwidth of the collective human consciousness being spent on this topic, I will try to help us move on to apply our great capacity and ingenuity to fulfill the deep purpose that we each have at this tipping point of humankind. Respiratory infection is one of the most common causes of death worldwide for children and adults and thus has claimed the lives of many thousands of people in the recent months. Each year, the vast variety of microbial sources for these infections varies. This year, a proportion of our global deaths from pneumonia will include the presence of COVID-19 (not likely to be the cause of death – just as with influenza, it is the secondary bacterial infections that typically are the cause of the death). The loss of these loved ones has a profound impact on their families, friends and colleagues regardless of the vector. COVID-19 seems merciful in the sparing of children and young adults, but we should be saddened by the loss of our elders in a Western culture that has long forgotten to see, respect, and give close ear to our elders. May this respiratory virus that now shares space and time with us teach us of the grave mistakes we have made in disconnecting from our nature and warring against the foundation of

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What Happened to Our Nation’s Health? By Zann Gill for earthDECKS Note from Lotus Guide: I’m seeing far too many people concerned about what they see on CNN, MSNBC, The Washington Post, etc., and are missing the underlying importance of what’s really going on at deeper levels. Dr. Zach Bush was first introduced to me through Sasha Stone of “The International Tribunal for Natural Justice” who is working with highlevel government agencies to expose global human trafficking organizations. While everything seems to be in chaos, now is the time to start reinventing ourselves, eat healthy, build our immune systems, save children worldwide who are being trafficked, find systemic racism wherever it exists and expose it, and more. Do your research.

According to OECD Statistics, U.S. life expectancy has fallen below Costa Rica, Estonia, and Poland. The U.S. spends more than $9,523/year per U.S. citizen to achieve astonishingly poor health outcomes. The average cost per person per year in the U.S. for medications is $985, yet we are getting sicker. Dr. Zach Bush explains why. In May 2019, The Guardian, Dr. Zach Bush demonstrates an outstanding journal that consistently the rise in the incidence of autism in leads the way in covering major the U.S., which has skyrocketed from environmental issues, published an one in five thousand (1970s) to one in article by Maria Rodale entitled, 48 today. He goes on to speak to the “From chicken to tomatoes, here’s why Autism epidemic as just one element American food is hurting you”, but the in a vast epidemic of chronic author failed to cite the doctor who inflammation, manifesting in a range has produced the best synthesis on this of diseases and conditions in all ages subject and made it his life’s work, Dr. and socioeconomic spheres, from Zach Bush. asthma to allergies, Attention Deficit The Commonwealth Fund rates the to depression, from obesity to pain, United States at the bottom in health from autism to Alzheimer’s, and from outcomes among the nations it studies. cancer to autoimmune disorders. The simultaneous emergence of these epidemics in so many organ systems of the body and so many of the developed nations suggests a single root cause event that has undermined Ener-ChiWellness.com our health and Nora & Ty

manifested the highest chronic disease burden in history. That root cause lies at the intersection of human health and the global ecosystem, with the health of our soil, and the “friendly bacteria” in our soil that nourish plants, animals, and humans intertwined. The nutrients we consume were produced by that soil. Was the soil that produced our nutrients healthy or not? Dr. Bush recounts the history from World War II to diversion of oil from wartime uses to peacetime production of fertilizer, leading to consolidation of agribusiness. Big Oil, Big Agriculture, and Big Pharma consolidated, resulting in a Big Decline in our nation’s health. The herbicide glyphosate (RoundUp) has played a key role. Genetically modified (GMO) food crops were created so that our crops would survive the widespread spraying of RoundUp which would now kill only the weeds; meanwhile, the loss of nutrients in our soil and the GMO food crops we consume eventually made our nation sick. Eating glyphosate, the primary chemical in RoundUp, is not only bad for us, RoundUp also killed the soil bacteria that nourish healthful crops, which translated into debilitating lack of the diversity of bacteria in our gut – the bacteria that we need in our microbiome to gain nourishment from food. There’s more to the story than RoundUp; we stuff animals with antibiotics and turn much of the meat we eat into animal-processed GMO corn and soy. (If you read this article online at LotusGuide.com/Zach-Bush you can watch the video with Zach Bush)

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by activating emotions rather than treating symptoms with medications. She says positive thinking and cognitive restructuring don’t erase the problematic brain circuits, but activating emotions and clearing them does. She explains how in her book and the EBT website. EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) tapping also erases trauma. Dr. David Feinstein and Dr. Dawson Church collected numerous research studies about the efficacy of energy psychologies, as has the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology. A recent approach is to calm the vagus nerve. Studies show that long exhalations, laughing, singing, humming, sighing, and stretching calm the vagus nerve that influences the parasympathetic nervous system and allows us to relax. This long nerve connects the brain stem down to the abdomen, wandering among

the organs, and turns off the fight or flight reflex. It connects to the voice box so singing activates the nerve, which may be why yogis chant sounds like om, or Christians and Muslims say prayers out loud. The Dali Lama suggests chanting this mantra in troubled times: “Om Tare Tuttare Ture Soha.” The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley offers useful articles and videos teaching us how to be happier, including information for parents. Also, see my new books Calm: How to Thrive in Challenging Times and Calm Parents and Children. Try to schedule in time to recharge your batteries such as taking a bath, a nap, listening to music (Spirit Voyage music and taking a walk does it for me), dancing, yoga, etc. and make sure everyone in the household does their fair share of family work. Q: I believe in the power of thought, but my partner doesn't. How can I convince him? A: Repeat experiments done by scientists like Dr. Dean Radin who asked monks to bless

Special Interest half of a group of chocolate pieces or tea, but you can pick whatever food you like. Put one batch aside, in another room. To charge the other batch with your intention, rub your hands together with the intention of infusing your healing energy and place them over the food. Tell it how tasty and nurturing it is, how special. You can call on higher power to help you, perhaps visualizing a great teacher or symbol of divinity filling the food with love and appreciation. Then have a group of naïve people rate the two batches on a scale of 1 to 10 on tastiness and see if there’s a difference in the scores beyond chance. Dr. Radin has conducted and written about hundreds of experiments revealing the power of our focused attention. He reported that thinking does in fact change behavior in sensitive systems. It can sometimes cause the reverse of an intention; for example, an experiment to block a laser beam increased it. Even a small difference indicates the power of our minds to influence matter. Check out Radin’s research at the Institute of Noetic Sciences webpage and my interview with him in Mysteries of Reality: Dialogues with Visionary Scientists (part of a trilogy including Mysteries of Healing: Dialogues with Doctors and Scientists.) Q: I’m a happy person, which makes some people jealous and they get in my space. What can I do? A: Take a look at photos of the Baby Blimp used in London during

demonstrations and imagine the people who annoy you turning into big blimps that hot air blows away from you. Q: I expect a lot from myself, which creates tension. How do I resolve this? A: See the scene in the film Good Will Hunting where Will’s therapist played by Robin Williams said the imperfections are the good part of a relationship. Your affirmation is “imperfections are the good stuff, motivating me to grow.” Q: I have a family member who is controlling and has a forceful personality. I try to ignore his energy, but that doesn’t work. Suggestion? A: Use his energy like medieval alchemists tried to make lead into gold. When you feel a burst of energy from him, instead of contracting from it, visualize it energizing a specific goal of yours. Since the energy seems so masculine, project pink to balance it-thinking of getting bigger rather than smaller. Q: My adult son and I are in business together but he doesn’t listen to me and won’t go to a mediator. He criticizes me without having a reasonable discussion, but we’re too entwined financially to separate.

A: Give up the expectation that you will have a warm connection as business partners. Write the information you think is important so it will have a better chance of being heard by him. Take turns talking and listening to each other for a minute, without interruption. You might want to have actual hats and change them when you’re being family or business partners. Also give up the expectation that justice and reason will prevail when someone is stressed and operating from the amygdala instead of the rational prefrontal cortex of the brain. If you son is acting like a two-year old respond to him as you would a two-year old with compassion, but setting firm limits. If he is rude, try saying “Did you hear what you just said?” and walking away. You might consider hiring an attorney to help you set up a workable management structure. Q: I’m overwhelmed by my messy home. How can I tackle it? A: I’d commit to half an hour a day to clear out a specific area. I’d hire weekly help from a student who needs money or join a time bank of volunteers. Give yourself a reward when an area is cleaned out.

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Establishing Resiliency: A Guide to Compassionate Action By Loren Swift

s human beings, we have more in common than not. Given the increased polarization being expressed globally as well as locally, however, we must choose to look for our common ground to find it. Ironically, polarization tends to increase some people’s sense of belonging. How? By pulling in close the circumference of their circle of familiarity. There is no gray area. There is simply “my group” and “the other group.” What remains common in the “otherizing” scenario is the need to belong. Belonging may be one of, if not the, most significant human survival need. Due to its pre-conscious nature, the need to belong often times orchestrates our actions and decisions from below our awareness. When we point our finger at what we are not, it construes greater relevance to what we are. We accomplish the clarity of knowing exactly where and to what we belong. Simultaneously however, our sense of separation is fortified. In our current culture of hyper-polarization, the detrimental effects of separation --- both long- and short-term --- often go unnamed and quietly unnoticed. Not because they aren’t explicit, but because we generally aren’t accustomed to the fact of polarization and separation as a “thing.” Us vs Them, Me or You, Good and Bad, Right or Wrong are all versions of polarization normalized and internalized and therefore, often objectively invisible in the dominant, habitual paradigm. The chasm of separation and our need to belong are at the root of the out-pourings of disparity and desperation

all over the world. They are revealing the up-to-now mostly unspoken underpinnings of so much that is awry the world. Other than those groups of people who still live on and with the land, we modern Western humans experience life virtually, disconnected from the Earth, from our food sources, from our ancestries and from one another. It is intimacy with the Earth, with our bodies, with our food and natural medicine sources that imbues us with the sense of belonging. It is the rigorous daily interactions when we know we need each other that builds trust in our relationships with one another as well as with our environment. Afterall, what is belonging? When we belong, we experience unbidden reciprocity. We give what we have and receive what we need. Generosity of spirit and reciprocity, that is, gratitude for all that is provided that life may exist, are key to balanced and sustainable systems. To belong is to know that I matter. To know that I’m not in this alone, but that you are here with me and that what I can’t do by myself, we can do together. When we know we’re in this together, we take care of each other. When we experience mattering and know we belong together, then we naturally extend that care to our surroundings. We care for the Earth and honor our life support systems. When we experience the connections that belonging affords, we are whole and when we are whole, we are free.

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Body & Mind I’m talking about the kind of freedom that invites creativity and innovation. The kind that values beauty, and the inner stillness that comes from simply being in/with the natural world, connected to our roots. This kind of freedom is the direct result of knowing that we belong. When we belong, we trust that our needs are taken to heart and cared for by the community. We know that although I am only one person, my life is a contribution to the others around me. The question for us now is, how do we regain our sense of belonging in the world? How do we make our contribution to this world in such dire need right now? And most importantly, how do we live so that we are not recreating the very issues and dilemmas that got us here, to disparate positions, oppositional stances and normalized separations? How do we repair and regenerate the natural balance and sustainability of life on Earth? To accomplish the work at hand, the quality we need now more than ever is resilience. When we know we belong, we have the foundation for resiliency. In these chaotic times, though, in what and whom can we trust? To what and whom do we choose to belong? When the Earth herself is in upheaval and eco-systems are crashing around us, where and what is solid ground? It is necessary to develop resiliency if we are to be of use to ourselves and anyone else in these difficult times. This exploration is in large part an inward journey. We travel inside to find our way to internal resiliency first. From there, once we belong to ourselves, we become the co-creators of the new world. We live from our center, from the wisdom of our hearts, and the integration of our values, actions and words, true to our dreams of what is possible. Not the fantasytype of dream without grounding. I’m speaking about the true dream, the one that spins out from our hearts, from our gut knowingness, from our own core resilience. The hero’s task is to journey through our own inner landscape and come home to our true place in the universe. That is where we belong. That is from where our contributions are summoned, brought forth and given back to the world upon our return. That is the wisdom sorely needed now. We are the ones to make our way back to center and together joyfully fulfill our missions of reparation and regeneration, for the benefit of all. Joy and celebration are necessary threads in the tapestry of our healing, the healing of our relationships with one another, and the regeneration of the planet. This is the time of remembering who we truly are and what we are capable of. Internal resiliency is the path to compassionate action. Loren Swift, author of The Earth Keeper’s Handbook: Assuming Leadership in a New World. She is currently developing Resiliency Trainings for eco-activist groups.

by Loren Swift A roadmap to heal your beliefs about not being lovable, worthy, smart or ready enough to do the work on this planet that is yours alone to do. First, you’re going to want to devour The Earth Keeper’s Handbook for yourself. Then you’ll nd yourself riiing through the pages again to read a quote to a friend. Later, when you nd yourself in challenging circumstances, you’ll be skimming through the table of contents to nd the experiential practice for what’s going on in your life at that moment.

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Near-Death Experiences in Childhood

By P. M. H. Atwater, L.H.D. umerous stories exist today about people at the edge of death who not only defy the “grim reaper,” they experience themselves as someone with purpose, a value greater than dream images or flights of fancy. Not only do they “don’t die,” they return from that harrowing moment “different” from before. Research on stories like this have consistently identified out-of-body experiences, clear/ enhanced consciousness, self-identity with emotions, cognition-thought perception, full use of faculties, and intact memories as typical of the episode. . . all of this occurring when the brain is not working! Glib explanations don’t work, not even from medical staff. Near-death experiences are very real and have a pattern of aftereffects that cannot be denied.

We know this is true with adults and kids in general. But what about the youngest of the young – those at birth, babies, toddlers, and youngsters up to age five? A few studies have touched on little ones, yet no one, not even the general public, have responded much beyond what I call the “out-of-the-mouth-ofbabes” syndrome. By that I mean we are so touched by words from the innocent that hardly anyone bothers to track or follow what happens to those kids as they grow up and mature. Did that early near-death experience make any real difference in their lives? If so, what? I took on the challenge. The result is a “game changer” in the sense of what I found. My book, The Forever Angels: Near-Death Experiences in Childhood and Their Lifelong Impact, covers what happened to 120 people: many from different countries, Aborigines from Australia, First Nation

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50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s who look back on their life and answer the question: what difference did the early near-death experience make in their life? No study

of near-death experiences before this one has ever spanned a person’s entire life. No problem here with memory. One of the most consistent findings researchers have made is that memories of near-death experiences usually remain clear and detailed regardless of a person’s age. Yes, these experiences can be blocked from a person’s mind, but once remembered – they remain in memory. I found that to be true as well, even with a woman who was 86 years old. A finding in this one-of-a-kind study is that 90% were unable to bond with their parents. They bonded with the “other side” instead. This doesn’t mean, necessarily, that they did not love their parents but they could not form that sense of family closeness HID Lighting, Potting Soils, Fertilizers, Hydroponics, Ventilation, kids normally Greenhouse Supplies and more. have. Some other findings: 84% empathic; 75% 530.345.8400 highly intelligent 3028 Esplanade, Suite E • TheChicoGardenCenter.com – some to the

point of genius; 74% suicide prone; 70% had vivid dreams; 62% out-of-body experiences commonplace. And this is just a sampling of what I discovered. While adults integrate their near-death experience, children compensate. The average adult takes 7 to 10 years to integrate what happened to them: their experience and its pattern of aftereffects. Little ones are not like that. It takes the average child experiencer 20 to 40 years, maybe even 50, to do the same thing. That’s because the average child adjusts when something seems not to fit into their life; they’ll compensate or change as needed. Any sense of integration doesn’t usually occur until their later years. Individuals who had a neardeath experience as a very young child are often uncomfortable around adult experiencers. They do not relate to adult expressions of “life after death” and “love and light.” To them, life is ongoing, a life continuum, unending and forever. They’re interest is how to live in this world and what can be done to change it. Looking at the near-death phenomenon through the eyes of the very young...no matter how old they are by earth-years... is a startling surprise. P.M.H. Atwater, L.H.D., had three near-death experiences within three months in 1977. This turned her life around completely. The following year she turned to research and became one of the original researchers in the field of near-death studies. Some of her findings have been verified in clinical settings, among them the prospective study done in Holland and published in Lancet Medical Journal (12-1501). To date, her work covers nearly 5,000 adult and child experiencers. Her latest, The Forever Angels, challenges the entire field and changes the conversation about life and death, reincarnation, and the life continuum. Her website is www.pmhatwater.com.

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Interview With Paradise Police

Chief Eric Reinbold

or anyone paying attention, it’s easy to see that something very strange and dangerous is going on regarding protests and law enforcement in our country. We all know things can go terribly wrong with protests and law enforcement, Kent State comes to mind. But now the situation has been reversed where law abiding citizens and even law enforcement officers are at risk in the “Protests Gone Wild” world we now live in. One of my concerns is that the message brought out about racism in our country is being lost in the violent nature of the protests. This is obviously not a safe situation for peaceful protestors or citizens caught in the middle while police departments in many major cities are told to stand down and sanction protests that by any definition are not peaceful.

When I told people in the community that I was going to interview Paradise Police Chief Reinbold the main question that came up was, “What are you going to do if a protest becomes violent, destructive and dangerous to the citizens?” This is perfectly understandable because so many cities are sanctioning these events even to the point where in Seattle they let them take over six city blocks, destroy businesses and even break into the police department and loot it. So here is an edited version of my interview with Chief Reinbold and I also have the entire interview on the Lotus Guide website so you know nothing was taken out of context, including the 911 Call from a terrified mother and child. I would like to thank Chief Reinbold for being brave enough to answer some tough questions, and Sergeant Pickering, whom I ambushed outside of Holiday Market who confirmed that when someone breaks the law, they will be arrested…period.

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Lotus Guide: One of the things I would like to bring up is in cities like Scottsdale, AZ, Tampa, Minneapolis, and Seattle there seems to be a tendency to let the crowd go and hopefully “burn out” and not respond. I’ve been listening to 911 Calls, do you mind listening to this and responding? At this point I played a 911 Call from a mother with her child in the back seat that was trying to get home but found herself in the middle of a so called sanctioned protest that in reality was a very dangerous riot where the rioters were trying to break into her car. She was told that the “protest” was a sanctioned event so no help was coming. The mother went on to say that she was in danger and had a small child in the car. At that point the 911 Operator told her that she should call the City Hall with her concerns. Help never came. You can hear this in the interview online at www.LotusGuide.com/ChiefReinbold. Chief Reinbold: I think that is a clear example of big-city politics where they’re telling police departments not to enforce laws. Here you have a dispatcher that's having to relay that to

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Here I went on to talk about what happened in Scottsdale Arizona at the large shopping mall where hundreds of people basically ravaged through the mall taking whatever they wanted and the police never came, although the community was told on 911 calls that the police were there and present. I also wanted to get the Chief’s point of view about defunding the police and what exactly does that mean. I also brought up how over the years I've seen the value of the chain of command and the fact that the police department is part of the executive branch of government, but I see that blindly following orders can be dangerous in today's world. I also touched on the idea of how dangerous it is in today's world to join the police department and end up being in a situation where you could not only lose your job but also your freedom.

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ask our officers to do anything unethical, illegal or immoral. Chief Reinbold went on to talk about things like the carotid restraint and the use of force within the police departments. He also talked about the concern within the police department when officers aren’t being supported by the community. LG: I would like to get your point of view on systemic racism within law enforcement. Personally, I don't see it (and statistics backs this up) and it seems like it's being fueled by the media to a large degree. CR: I've been in the Paradise Police Department for 14 years now and some of our officers of been here for 20 years, some are new, and some have come from other police departments, I don't see it. I've never seen in my career where there is that motivation to specifically go out and target and enforce laws only because of someone's race. We have Racial Profiling Training that we do every year. I do think a lot of these topics are being fueled by the news and social media. It’s spiraled to a point now where it's a little scary because people are [reacting] to what they're hearing and it's often not true. I wish we had the editorial space to transcribe the whole interview, however, there are parts of the interview that might be a little controversial for some groups which I actually touch on in the article I wrote for this issue. These are tumultuous times we are living in and it will do all of us a world of good to start understanding the position we are all in, black and white, law enforcement, citizens, business owners, etc. I highly encourage all of you to visit LotusGuide.com/ChiefReinbold and listen to the entire interview… we’re all in this together. And the only way we’re going to make it through this, is Together.

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The Final Solution Regenerative Agriculture

n the process of looking for something positive to balance out this issue of Lotus Guide I was pleasantly surprised to find many positive things happening in our world, but one stood out. The reason for this is because Regenerative Agriculture touches on every problem we have and ends up playing an important role in coming up with solutions. Problems We Face In Our World Today

- GMO Foods: This is a no brainer; GMO crops have all but bankrupted the world and caused health problems that seem insurmountable. - Financial: Regenerative agriculture is not only healthier and safer, but in a matter of 3 or 4 years a farmer can completely turn his, and our, financial situation around. - Environmental Impact: Glyphosate, need I say more? Since glyphosate is water-soluble it has entered into our water supply and obviously our bodies. Do you know the original use of glyphosate?

- Air Pollution: Some of the largest emitters of methane are our outdated farming techniques and growing crops like sugar beets. - National Security: Other countries like Russia are playing the long game, but not that long because in five years they will have a healthier society by going completely organic and using Regenerative Agriculture techniques.

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We, on the other hand, will have one of the unhealthiest and sickest populations on the planet spending most of our resources on an ineffective health system. - Our Health System: This point alone will be our undoing and demise unless we do something different with what we put in our bodies. - Uninformed Citizens: Very few people understand why Bayer was able to buy Monsanto for pennies on the dollar. This was orchestrated at the highest levels by global elites and international corporations; I bet you don’t know what they have planned next. HINT: Liberty Link - Do your research because this explains everything. The online article has this information. In the fall issue of Lotus Guide we will go more in depth about this but for now, know that there are global movements to bring Regenerative Agriculture to the world, like “Regeneration International” and researchers and doctors like Dr. Zach Bush whom I will be interviewing. On a

Rahasya Uncensored local level we have the “Center For Regenerative Agriculture & Resilient Systems” at Chico State University (The Lotus Guide started out as a class project at CSU). Read in this issue what Michael DiMartino is doing in the Nevada City area. Like it or not, the recent situation has shown clearly that we are not bystanders watching the world around us, we are participants…so PARTICIPATE! This is from Regeneration International A Global Shift to Regenerative Agriculture Can: • Feed the world: Small farmers already feed the world with less than a quarter of all farmland. • Decrease GHG emissions: A new food system could be a key driver of solutions to climate change. The current industrial food system is responsible for 44% to 57% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. • Reverse climate change: Emissions reduction alone is simply inadequate. Luckily, science says that we can actually reverse climate change by increasing soil carbon stocks. • Improve yields: In cases of extreme weather and climate change, yields on organic farms are significantly higher than conventional farms. • Create drought-resistant soil: The

addition of organic matter to the soil increases the water holding capacity of the soil. Regenerative organic agriculture builds soil organic matter. • Revitalize local economies: Family farming represents an opportunity to boost local economies. • Preserve traditional knowledge: Understanding indigenous farming systems reveals important ecological clues for the development of regenerative organic agricultural systems. • Nurture biodiversity: Biodiversity is fundamental to agricultural production and food security, as well as a valuable ingredient of environmental conservation. • Restore grasslands: One third of the earth's surface is grasslands, 70% of which have been degraded. We can restore them using holistic planned grazing. • Improve nutrition: Nutritionists now increasingly insist on the need for more diverse agroecosystems in order to ensure a more diversified nutrient output of the farming systems. There are over one hundred situations

on our planet that could bring our civilization to a halt within the next decade or two. And every single one of them could be corrected and/or alleviated by Regenerative Agriculture. To pick one is difficult; obesity, Autism, diabetes, nutritional deficiencies, well, let’s pick Autism. If Autism continues at the rate it’s going, within 20 years it will take the entire wealth and population of the planet to care for autistic children, teenagers, adults and the elderly. If that were the one and only problem we would be in deep trouble…but there’s more, much more. At this point you’re probably saying, “And this is the positive news?” Yes, knowing and identifying a problem is the beginning of solving it. This is true of everything right now, Black Lives Matter for instance. They want to be heard and for everyone to take action, which, let’s face it, society has made some improvements regarding equality but we have a long way to go. We are all witnessing the birth of something sacred, a reality emerging and saying Wake Up, a new day is coming, but like any birth, it is painful at first. But then you look into the eyes of that new being and the connection transcends time and space. All we need to do is let go of our anger, hatred and outdated dangerous attitudes toward each other and the very planet we live on. Rahasya & Dhara - Lotus Guide Watch Interviews and find reference material at www.LotusGuide.com/ RegenerativeAgriculture.com

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Are We Tiptoeing Towards Totalitarianism?

Just Asking…

By Rahasya Poe

his is my third attempt at writing an article. Why? Because it’s not possible to write about anything that’s important without offending someone in today’s world. We are all far too sensitive and if we live in a world where dissenting and challenging ideas are no longer tolerated, what kind of world will this be? So I’m simply asking questions so you can answer them for yourself. But before I get started I should let you know where I’m coming from so you don’t think there’s an agenda behind my questions, which, there may be sometimes. So this is me…don’t be offended, it’s simply my point of view. The way I see it, we are tiptoeing towards totalitarianism as someone like David Icke would say. History is clear on this, every great transition that happens where most of the population would go fighting and screaming happens in small increments. What happened in countries like Germany did not happen overnight. Rome took 400 years to collapse. Every revolution and civil war evolved one step at a time.

How does this happen? It’s because to stop this slow progression takes someone to stand up and draw that arbitrary line in the sand, as Jordon Peterson points out, knowing they will be ridiculed by the sleeping masses pointing out that things are not that much worse than they were yesterday. Then come their questions like: What’s the big deal, it’s just a few statues, or, hey, it’s just six square city blocks in Seattle and we can rebuild the police department, or…and the madness is emboldened and continues to evolve. I hear the frustration of minorities and groups like Black Lives Matter (BLM) and understand the frustration of their voices not being heard generation after generation. I think that’s how most people feel right now to one degree or another when it comes to the government’s all over the world. My concern is that their message may get lost along the way in

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the same way that our message against the war back in the 60’s was lost. Hawk Newsome of BLM in New York brought some valid concerns in a debate with Candice Owens (That video will be on the Online Article). Somehow we are all losing sight of what’s really going on because we have become polarized against each other, black and white, Republican and Democrat, one religion against another and the list goes on. This polarization

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Rahasya Uncensored is fueled by powerful individuals who could care less about what black people need or whether or not white people are racists; they want to divide us so we don’t start talking about the real conflict which is the super rich against the poor, which is a class war and involves all races, religions and cultures. When we take an honest look at places like skid row in Los Angeles we see it all, white, black, depressed, criminals, the god fearing and the atheist, educated and noneducated, every mental problem known to man and the one thing they all have in common is… poverty. The other thing we all have in common is a shared spiritual consciousness that streams through the hearts and minds of every living being on this planet. Since the beginning of time our major mistake has been to identify with our race, our religion, our nation…in other words, our ego constructs, more popularly called our personalities. There’s nothing wrong with an ego as long as it’s the servant and doesn’t become our master using division of “Me vs. Them” to substantiate its reality. I’m more than willing to admit that not being black may limit my ability to see and experience a black person’s frustration with the system, but it doesn’t limit my ability to see the

need to create a more equitable society for everyone. We would all do well to remember the words of Bertrand Russell, “I would never die for my beliefs because I could be wrong.” Using the tools of science and common sense as we

journey into uncharted territory we must always keep in mind the goal which is to find the truth, not to prove ourselves right and end up standing on false claims of righteousness and morality. It’s time for mature minds and courageous hearts to stop going along to get along and step up and speak out, otherwise as Winston Churchill said, “Life is just one dam thing after another.” And remember, the whole point to a question is to make us think and have dialogue to come up with answers, so ponder deeply on the answers which lie beyond our programmed minds.

Questioning Our Answers 1st Question: Why is it that the AntiFa (Anti Fascist) movement is at their very core acting like fascists? 2nd Question: Racism obviously exists but is Systemic Racism truly an overwhelming problem in America or is it being fueled (before every election) by the media that further separates us by color? And if so…why? 3rd Question: Why is it that in cities like Seattle, Portland, New York, Tampa and others that the police are given a “Stand Down Order” when it comes to protests that are obviously not peaceful and, as we know now, have hired professional agitators to destroy property and intimidate citizens? Now if we truly want to talk about systemic problems I would say we need to take a look at things like “confirmation bias & cognitive dissonance” in our society that has allowed social engineering on a level that most people can’t even imagine. Once we have a point of view of our perception of reality or if the new perception is too far beyond the view we hold, we tend to mentally & emotionally cancel the information out. And most people are waking up to the fact that our perception of reality is being manipulated. Let’s continue with some more questions that need to be answered.

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4th Question: Why is it that so many people still don’t “believe” in chemtrails when even the government admits to programs like “solar radiation reflection” and a long list of geoengineering programs that’s been going on for decades? Visit ChicoSkyWatch.org & Geoengineeringwatch.org. 5th Question: Why is it that in this day and age with hundreds of thousands of eye witness accounts, photos and videos, and even the United States Air Force officially admitting that there are unidentified flying objects and phenomena flying around in our atmosphere, that 30 percent of the population flatly denies even the possibility that we are not alone? Read Leslie Kean who wrote UFO’s: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record. 6th Question: Why is it that with a mountain of evidence piling up almost daily to the contrary, people still cling to things like Evolutionary Theory as the end-all theory of homosapien sapiens? Watch my interviews with people like Gregg Braden and Dr. Bruce Lipton where they are clear about the fact that our human genome at sometime in the distant past was genetically altered in such a way that it would never happen in nature and could only happen in a laboratory situation. Read books like Michael Tellinger’s Slave Species of the Gods and a long list of other books that

are factually based around this subject. 7th Question: Why is it that I and many other podcasters can get deplatformed for even bringing up the possibility that the global shutdown regarding the COVID-19 Virus was overkill? Remember, I’m not saying it was, maybe it was justified to close down the entire global financial market, but why can’t we even publically ask this question? The answer to this might surprise you, do your research. 8th Question: Here’s a simple one, why are there so many people who truly think that the Federal Reserve is Federal and they have a reserve of wealth when in reality it’s governed by elite global families and their wealth is the debt they hold on all of us? Don’t even get me started on this one. 9th Question: Why is it that in many cities you can’t be in groups of more than 10 people and have to stay 6 feet apart, and at the same time it’s not only ok, but sanctioned in many cities for hundreds, sometimes thousands, of people to protest, riot in the streets, break into stores, and terrorize citizens while screaming and shouting thereby spreading the COVID-19 virus? 10th Question: Exactly what does Defunding the Police mean for public safety? So are we living in a world that has gone completely insane and some of us are waking up to the ramifications of hanging on to lies, deception, inequality and the fact that we have all been socially engineered to Paradise keep us asleep and Sunday Celebration Service 10am divided and accept a “new normal”? Sunday Services are streamed on When George Floyd FaceBook Live & Zoom Video was murdered conferencing at 9:45am I’m pretty sure everyone on the Morning Meditation Online planet would agree Tuesdays & Thursday at 8am that this was an intolerable act Visit our website for the link & details and it could have www.ParadiseCSL.org (530) 877-5673 been the first truly

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unifying moment in our history. Honest talks and action were well on the way for creating a more equitable society through a shared dialogue with law enforcement and the need to resolve injustice and racial profiling. Then, came peaceful protests to make us all aware of profiling and the inequities in our society. But then came the not so peaceful protests which became violent and turned into riots with what we now know were fueled by professional agitators. Do you honestly think this wasn’t by design? The black race has suffered inequality since the beginning of time and this can be healed if we don’t let agendas and politics enter into it, but society needs to start listening and take corrective action. Things have to change starting now with calm and deliberate solutions, like putting plaques at the base of statues pointing out the good and bad of our historical figures so future generations can learn from history and not repeat it. And some statues probably should be removed but only after public discourse; but then again, maybe I’m being naïve and we are past the point of talking, if so, we’re all in trouble. My last question: What happens when you erase the past (i.e. tearing down statues)? I will give you the answer to this one; it comes from George Orwell’s book 1984. If you can erase the past, you can rewrite it, then you can control the present, if you control the present you can direct everyone into a specific future, one tip toe at a time. Supporting Video’s will be on the Online Article. LotusGuide.com/totalitarianism.

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The Year of Clear Vision; Breakdown or Breakthrough? By Michael DiMartino

e live in an age where all the current systems we took for granted and depended on seem to be crumbling. From health to the economy to get Vir McCoy's words, “everything seems to be taking a turn for the worse.” But this breakdown is actually a breakthrough if we start to focus on being more self -sustainable, resilient, and less dependent upon an old patriarchal, broken governmental system. We are also seeing a lot of the illusions and manipulations of the elite surfacing and coming into public awareness, followed by prosecutions and litigations, not to mention the systemic racism and classicism that have reared their heads to greater public awareness. Through all this chaos and turmoil, I have seen the importance and the practicality of the foundational work we have been doing over the years. This breakthrough has come about due to issues discussed and alternatives offered to the status quo ways of doings things, through the work of the Golden Road TV and radio show, The Source Directory, the Water Protector Tour 2020-2021, and the Alliance for Resilient Communities. All, which are now essential to the connectivity of many progressive and current issues.

We are activating it in real time now through our weekly community round tables, where more than 40 individuals and organizations are talking about solutions for the issues we all face in our local community. It is at this weekly Monday night Resilience Round Table where group attendees typically share their skill set, resources, and current projects. It’s been a great way to get traction on easy and quick collaborations with concise action items. The second project in effect, is about a county Resilience Hub, which is a space that currently hosts nightly meetings around various topics. These topics range from conscious preparedness, to food and water security, peace and justice, and community support. Next, we are in the process of building out a 20-acre self-sustainable farm, a permaculture school and retreat just outside of Nevada City. This project will host a small community of people who will be committed to running the various tasks and functions of the cottage industries based off the property. Whispering Pines features permaculture gardens, natural building structures, food gardens, pollinator gardens, and a fruit orchard. We will hold several workshops this fall on permaculture design certification and mycological remediation.

We will also be following through on our commitment to the Water Protector Tour 2020 by live streaming our Earthstock event on Sunday, August 16th, featuring world music, arts, health, environmental speakers, and health-related presenters. We hope to synergize our efforts with you soon to continue exploring the interconnectedness of how we can make our watershed a region more sustainable, regenerative, and enlightened. Michael DiMartino - More info Allianc4resilientcommunities@gmail.com  630-362-8274   https://m.facebook.com/ allianceforresilientcommunities/   www.TheSourceDirectory.org SacramentoRiverwatershed project.com www.WaterProtectorTour.org    There’s an old saying that”  “Do all you can with what you have in the time you have in the place you are.”  - Mikado Johnson

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retires Master acupuncturist Michael Turk has been in practice in Chico for over 35 years, helping thousands of people eliminate pain and regain better health. I regret to inform you that due to the current Covid19 pandemic, I have decided to retire from private practice, and I will be closing my acupuncture clinic. It is with mixed emotions and much soul-searching that I have made this difďŹ cult decision. I truly regret that I will not be able to continue to serve you in person. Although I will no longer have a busy acupuncture clinic, I now have the time to pursue a consulting practice advising patients on herbs, diet, and tasting. After forty years of active practice. I am excited about continuing my legacy as a teacher of Asian Healing Arts. My website featuring my blogs and other health ideas is available at www.GetQi.com and on my Facebook page: Michael Turk - Asian Healing Arts. My years here in Chico have been ďŹ lled with many rewarding experiences, memorable patients, and lasting friendships. It has been a sincere honor to serve each and every one of you, and I will be forever grateful that you entrusted me with your care. Best wishes for your health and happiness,

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Summer Issue of Lotus Guide

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The Year of Clear Vision; Breakdown of Breakthrough

Are We Tiptoeing Towards Totalitarianism? Just Asking

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