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VITAL functional medicine

by Dr. Ashley Olberg

As a naturopathic doctor she uses a variety of therapies to help patients improve their health.

She 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.

Misconceptions About Stomach Acidity

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tomach pH seems like a very simple subject, but it is actually more complex than many think. With PPIs (Proton Pump Inhibitor) and tums sales on the rise, I think it is time to share more options and information about our stomachs.

Modern day society and our diets are also playing a big role in causing a lot of our stomach issues.

Stomach Acidity is Essential Stomach acid is very important for our health. The pH of our stomach varies between around 1.5 and 3.5 pH. This means that our stomach is very acidic due to this low pH. This acidity in the stomach helps us to digest and break down our food, helps to absorb certain nutrients and minerals, kills parasites, viruses and bacteria that we might eat inadvertently (meaning it is

an important guard for your gut), and even helps with the great diversity of healthy microbes in the gut! If we don’t have a nice low pH, then many of these functions are shut down or lowered significantly, and can therefore cause major issues for our health long term.

Antacids & PPIs Many people get acid reflux, which

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is a very uncomfortable condition.

Unfortunately, this typically drives people into thinking that it is due to their stomach being too acidic. So they seek out medications like PPIs (a proton pump inhibitor also known as the purple pill) or tums, or even baking soda to help neutralize their stomach acid.

This is fine for short term, but it is not a good option for long term use. When we use these methods daily over the recommended 2 weeks maximum, we are causing our stomach’s pH to be more and more basic, meaning that the pH is going up. This actually causes more reflux, increases our risk of developing infections such as SIBO, and decreases our digestion and absorption. Not what we want at all. Then we also become reliant upon continuing to take them, as getting the stomach pH back down after it has been high for so long is

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What’s on Your Plate?

Another reason we continue to see higher pH in the stomach is due to eating a standard American diet. This diet is typically high in carbohydrates and processed foods, and low in bio diversity (look at your plate; is there a lot of color or is it all one color and very beige? If it is beige, we have work to do). When we constantly eat a diet low in protein and vegetables and high in bread and rice, then the body takes a break from making the acid necessary to break down the protein, letting the pancreas do all of the work in breaking down the carbohydrates we are eating. What does this lead to if we continuously eat this way? A stomach that doesn’t have as much acid in it and a really tired pancreas, which can lead to other issues such as diabetes (this is an over simplification of this process, but it can lead to insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome, which can then lead to diabetes).

Low Stomach Acidity Leaves Us Vulnerable We already touched on how a more basic stomach can increase risk of chronic infections. Yes! You heard correctly. When we have a high pH in the stomach, it can lead to disease states like SIBO which is a small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. This is an overgrowth of bacteria in your intestine

that makes a lot of gas. As they make their gas they “inflate” your intestine with those gases, which can cause pain, nausea, cramping, bloating, brain fog, etc. Then when we have SIBO in the intestine, it causes a decrease in movement in the intestine which decreases our absorption and break

to have low stomach acid production include poor diet (too much beige), stress, eating too quickly, eating a lot of processed food, eating while stressed, high sugar intake, age medications, food sensitivities or allergies, infection, and chronic illness.

Long Term Health We all want to maintain good health as we age. A very important aspect of that is making sure that you have good levels of acidity in your stomach. If you are suffering from symptoms of low stomach acid, go to your doctor for help and to get a diagnosis, and make some big lifestyle changes! It is for your health!

Some ideas to help fix this issue include eating good food that is fresh, has a lot of color, and contains all the food groups, lower our daily stress as much as we can, eat fermented foods, rest to digest, and get cooking in your kitchen again.

down of food, and also causes diarrhea or constipation. That is why anytime I treat SIBO, we treat the bacteria first.

Then the second half of treatment is getting the movement back in the intestine so that they don’t come back!

I am sure you are wondering, what are the symptoms of low stomach acidity? Symptoms include heartburn, nausea, cramping, constipation, diarrhea, bad breath, undigested food in stool, weak hair and nails, dry skin, and hair loss. Factors that can cause us

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

DIRECTORY

ACUPUNCTURE

DOCTORS

REFLEXOLOGY

Acumoxa Treatments - Michael (Chico)...Back Cover Heavenly Herbs & Acupunture - Shery Sanchez....4

Activate Healing - Dr. Cristdahl (Nevada City)......20 Digestive Relief Center - Dr. Patrick (Chico)............3 NAET - Dr. Mark Light & Vicki Van Scyoc (Chico)...11 Vital Functional Medicine - Dr. Ashley (Chico).......5

Happy Feet Reflexology - Elizabeth (Chico)........24

ARTS Love’s Art - Marianna Love (Paradise)..........................19

AYURVEDA Ambika’s Ayurveda (Chico)..........................................16

BOOKS/CDs/DVDs Creating the New World (DVD) - Jack Allis...........31 Dhara’s Guided Meditation...........................................18 Esoteric Christian Publishing......................................29 Inner Traditions Books...................................................14 Mt. Shasta Light Publishing..........................................29 Peace Ananda Music - Pamela Jamian....................14

CENTERS, RETREATS & CLINICS Center for Spiritual Living (Paradise).......................25 Dr. Patrick - Digestive Health (Chico).........................3 Lotus Guide Center for Healing & Info (Paradise)...16 Magalia Community Church.......................................23 Paradise Stronger Wellness Center...........................32 Wellness for Being - Jane Miners (Chico)................26

COACHING Coaching By Design - Aline (Nevada City)...........25 Embodied Soul Coach - Jacia (Chico).....................12 Materialize - Lynn Tosello (Chico)..............................13

COUNSLERS Resonance Repatterning - Leigh Ann (Chico)......15

EVENTS, CLASSES & WORKSHOPS Art Workshops - Christina (Chico)............................4 Dr. Terry Cole-Whittaker (Mt. Shasta).....................2 KVMR Radio (Nevada City)...........................................3 Paradise Stronger Wellness Center...........................32 Sound & Touch Therapy - Pia (Chico)......................21

ENERGY HEALING Acumoxa Treatments - Michael (Chico)..Back Cover Ener-Chi Podcast - Ty & Nora (Nevada City)........25 NAET - Dr. Mark Light & Vicki Van Scyoc (Chico)...11 Nora Pineda Healing (Chico)........................................2 Sound & Touch Therapy - Pia (Chico)........................21 REIKI Angels Among Us/Gold Exchange - (Red Bluff)....22 Rooted Life Reiki - Jane Miners (Chico)................30

HEALTH & BEAUTY / SPA Hair, Body & Soul - Teresa (Paradise)........................30

INTUITIVE READINGS Age of Aquarius - Margaret (Chico).............................15 Alpha Healing & Meditation - Dhara (Paradise)...18 Sebastian Intuitive Readings.....................................23

MASSAGE Healing Hands - Justin Urrutia (Chico)....................17 Nora Pineda Healing (Chico)........................................2

ROLFING Rolf Practitioner - Jean Louise (Chico)..................20

MEDITATION Alpha Healing & Meditation - Dhara (Paradise)...18 Dhara’s Guided Meditation...........................................18 Dr. Terry Cole-Whittaker (Mount Shasta)..............2

SERVICES BBS Radio Station Stream............................................21 Chico Sky Watch...............................................................24 Cold Creek Inn (Mt. Shasta)..........................................32 DK Web Design (Chico)................................................26 Magalia Community Church.......................................23 Spiritual Activist Radio - Rahasya.............................28

SHOPS & PRODUCTS Calirub - Xena (Chico)......................................................2 Chico Garden Center.....................................................19 Dhara’s Guided Meditation...........................................18 Ener-Chi Podcast - Ty & Nora (Nevada City)......27 Angels Among Us/Gold Exchange (Red Bluff)....22 Hair, Body & Soul - Teresa (Paradise)........................30 Lotus Flower Imports (Chico).....................................10 Lotus Flower Imports - Got Art? (Chico)..........13 Paradise Bikes (Paradise & Oroville)........................32 Sanare Smart Natural Relief - Darrell (Chico)......11 Soul Connections (Mt. Shasta)....................................3

YOGA / FITNESS

In Motion Fitness (Chico).............................................14 Yoga Center of Chico - Rex Stromness....................9

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…initial studies indicate that by using regenerative methods “we can feed the world on probably 50% of the land, even as our populations increase.

That’s the exciting thing.

We’re rebuilding these systems instead of extracting from them.

It’s an investment in addressing hunger and cleaning up the ecology and the environment at the same time.”

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VITAL functional medicine

Misconceptions About Stomach Acidity

by Dr. Ashley Olberg

Is Yoga a Spiritual Practice

by Tom Hess

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Health Impact from Wildfire Smoke

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Tick Season Arrives Amid COVID

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17 Tarot Card Myths

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

by Debra Folsom

The Answer Is Always the Same

by Margaret VanLaanMartin

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Lotus Reviews

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Disturbing the Sound of Silence

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The New America

Co-Creating & Re-Imagining our Future

by Alexandra Karacostas

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What is America, anyway

by Jack Allis

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A Letter from the Publishers

Wake Up, Step Up & Speak Up

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t’s difficult to say where this journey is taking all of us but one thing is for sure, many of us are waking up to the need to reevaluate our lives and our world and the way we relate to each other. It’s more important than ever to work at being our authentic selves, which is a huge part of waking up.

Then comes the time to step up and take action by being responsible for whatever those actions are and always keeping others in our hearts and doing no harm.

Next comes the part where we need to speak up, which is usually where I get into trouble. In the last issue I said I didn’t think there was systemic racism in law enforcement which is to say, based on facts and statistics I don’t think our law enforcement system is based around racism where all law enforcement officers are racists. I should have qualified that because in reality, racism in law enforcement is obviously a problem we all need to deal with but in my opinion, to say the whole system is based on racism simply doesn’t make sense and disenfranchises the many officers out there risking their lives. This is an example of how contentious arguments get started, so I

hope this clarifies my point of view.

The truth be told, I’m observing something quite amazing in our society that is muffled out by the angry noise. I’m seeing an awakening in our society of all races that no longer want to be part of divisive statements and no longer want to play the role of being a victim.

There’s so much to this that needs to be explored by levelheaded adults that I’m not sure I’ve done this justice with one or two paragraphs.

Always keep in mind that cognitive dissonance and confirmation bias will limit our perception of reality by filtering out incoming information causing us to decode reality so it reinforces our previous beliefs. Bertrand Russell once said, “I would never die for my beliefs because I could be wrong.” We would all do well to remember his words in heated conversations and conflicts.

You will notice that we are covering Regenerative Agriculture again; the reason is simple, it’s the one thing that covers all the bases in ways that I can guarantee you that you’ve probably never thought about. I highly encourage you to watch the “Kiss the Ground” documentary on NETLIX and it’s also on YouTube.

One Last Thought: We just watched THRIVE II and realized that behind all the chaos, riots and noise there is something going on quite amazing that will forever change this planet in positive ways. Fact based information on everything from alternative/free energy devises,Energetic healing modalits to what’s going on at the deepest levels of world government regarding COVID-19. www.ThriveOn.com

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Is Yoga a Spiritual Practice?

By Tom Hess

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es, what makes yoga practice spiritual is the deepening of the experience for the practitioner. This inner experience is the means to see the true Self within. Most modern yoga today teach a series of postures that relate to the body with stretching and strengthening positions that increase the health of the student’s body.

This is good on many levels. It becomes a body-oriented practice, or in traditional yoga terminology, this layer of body is the Anamaya Kosa, or physical layer of our existence. For many this is enough for them and they are practitioners of yoga.

This level of practice is beneficial, and it makes people feel good on the outside.

But this layer is only the beginning.

The next thing that these physical postures do for the individual

student is by cleaning out the way energy moves through the body. This is done by releasing tension in the body that is held in unnecessary places that hinder the flow of energy through the body. This is also accomplished by aligning the body into proper alignment so that the energy of the body flows freely. Pranayama, the yogic practice of breath control, is vital here as a means to create and distribute the energy created throughout the physical body.

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Dealing with and managing this level of the energetic body is called the Pranayama Kosa in traditional yoga.

When all of this is Open for in-studio classes following happening, there social distancing practices and guidelines. is the presence of the mind. The YogaCenterOfChico.com • (530) 342-0100 mind here is not 250 Vallombrosa - Suite 150 (Next to Tea Bar) something that

is doing the observing, it is a tool for the observer within.

The mind here is an observed participant in the performance of a posture. The mind is to be observed and guided into a single pointed viewing of the actions of the body and prana that flows throughout the body.

It is as if you are telling your thigh muscle to contract to lift your kneecap. You direct the mind to think about the lifted thigh muscle and this is a single focused thought of the mind. You control your mind just as you control your body. This layer of yogic practice is the Manomaya Kosa, the layer of mindfulness.

And then there is the observation. The mind is told to engage the action of the leg and the senses feel the leg, and the mind goes to another layer, a layer of discernment. The discerning mind feels whether the right or left leg is activating more and then acts to create a balanced feeling within the body. This layer of discernment is the Vijnanamaya Kosa, the layer of our consciousness that has wisdom. This wisdom is to be fostered and encouraged within the practice. This wisdom is what guides us forward towards the correct path for ourselves.

The next layer of the yoga practice is the layer of bliss. Where the body feels balanced and alive with the breath of prana that travels throughout the body in a well-balanced way guided by the wisdom of the discernment. This is the path of yoga.

So, one can work the yoga practice on any of these levels. All of them are good and beneficial to the practitioner in varying degrees. But if you want the deeper fruits of the yoga practice you will practice all of these levels. This journey inward is what makes the path of yoga a spiritual path.

If interested, one can refer to “Light on Life” by BKS Iyengar.

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H ealth I mpact from Wildfire Smoke as well as creating PTSD and new health problems for thousands of new sufferers.

Let's start with the issues remaining from the Camp Fire It’s been almost 2 years since the CAMP FIRE destroyed Paradise and threw the surrounding area into chaos and fear.

• Are you struggling with the after effects and don’t know it?

By Mark Light MD and Vickie Van Scyoc RN

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ires create severe health problems in more ways than you might expect. The Camp Fire of 2018 is probably hurting your health today! The fires of 2020 will add to that and create more health issues.

We've been helping clients who describe symptoms directly connected with the Camp Fire of November 8, 2018, yet were experienced well after the event. And now we have all these new fires that are triggering the fears and PTSD for the people who went through that tragedy,

•Do you still have PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)?

• Are you noticing allergies you cannot remember having before?

• Did you have new illnesses these past years that you never had before?

• The truth is - The Camp Fire may still be affecting your health.

When you were first shocked by the realization you must ESCAPE NOW from the Camp Fire, what were you touching, eating, drinking, doing, smelling? Any, or all, of those things might now be something you are allergic to.

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How? Allergies are caused by your body’s reaction to anything it is in contact with when you suddenly feel shock, fear, trauma, fight or flight. At those times your body releases stress hormones and many systems in your body shut down so all energy can go to GET AWAY NOW! The cells of your body associate whatever you were touching, eating, drinking, etc. as the cause of the stress, which then becomes an allergy - your body defending itself against the cause of the stress hormones.

This is a simplified explanation of what happens in your body to create allergies. There is a lot more to it, yet the Camp Fire is a prime example of what can trigger new allergies, especially to things like smoke and fire.

Danger in the air you breath, then and now Debris, residual smoke smells and particulates lingered in the air long after the Camp Fire was put out. In addition, every time more debris is stirred up or a dead tree is removed more particulates enter the air again.

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This year's fires are added insult to injury if you still have particulates in YOUR lungs. All these particulates are in your system causing your immune system to be compromised, something you don't want during any virus season, especially this one.

Please consider coming to our clinic to get these cleared from your body, as they will just stay there until you get them cleared.

Here are 2 examples: Tom is a client receiving NAET treatments for allergies caused by the Camp Fire over one year later. Recently he went outside to see a cloud of smoke and was surprised by feeling great fear as he stood there looking at it. He investigated and found out that the smoke was from a fire 70 miles away, yet he felt an overwhelming urge to escape.

The fear he felt was causing his stress hormones to rise in his body (along with all the negative health problems that can cause). He received an NAET treatment right away which calmed him down significantly. He is able to be less reactive during this fire season.

James came into our clinic, before the current fires, suffering from a headache at the top of his head that felt to him like little seizures in his brain. He had

action right away when new symptoms show up, or to prevent problems when you know you have been breathing too much smoke, for example.

Let us help. Arrange for a free consultation now. Or come back for further treatments, because what you don’t know may be hurting you.

just been riding his motorcycle around Paradise (a year after the fire) into areas where debris removal was going on. We treated him with the Debris Vial (which has the energetic frequency of that toxicity) and his symptoms completely disappeared.

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Tick Season Arrives Amid COVID

By Debra Folsom

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ith everyone focused on how to avoid the virus, it is easy to forget that Fall, with its cooler temperatures and wet weather, is Tick Season.

Butte County is home to the Black Legged Tick (Deer Tick) which has been found to carry the Borrelia Burgdorferi bacteria that causes Lyme Disease, as well as other tick related pathogens or co-infections. According to Matt Ball of Butte County Mosquito and Vector Control District, the tick season in our area begins in the Fall and continues through the Spring until the dry, hot weather returns. When the grass and foliage dry out the ticks go into hibernation. The BCMVD collects ticks in the area and submits them for testing for the most common strain of Lyme producing bacteria, Borrelia Burgdorferi.

According to Matt, they are finding not much of a problem in the ticks on the Valley floor but as soon as you go slightly up in elevation, the Lyme carrying Deer Ticks are prevalent. These areas include but are not limited to Upper Bidwell Park, the area surrounding Lake Oroville, Paradise and Magalia. It is important when hiking, hunting, or recreating in these areas that you protect yourself and your pets from being bitten by a tick during the wet, cooler weather.

(See illustration) Contrary to what

was thought to be true, scientists are now finding that a tick does not need to be attached to its host for a full 24 hours to induce infection and may only need to be attached for a significantly less amount of time to transmit disease.

The nymph ticks that can be as small as a poppy seed and are very difficult to see, can actually be the most virulent.

A team of researchers at UC Berkeley found that when ticks in California feed on the Common Western Fence Lizard, they are purged of any Lyme Disease bacteria in their guts. The researchers suspect that a protein in the lizard’s blood destroys the microbes that would otherwise flourish in the tick’s belly and can be later transmitted to humans.

Therefore, the more mature the tick, the more likely it has fed on the neutralizing protein of the lizard and the Lyme causing bacteria is neutralized.

Where do we find these ticks? An adult tick “quests” for its next blood meal by climbing up grasses and bushes to wait for an animal to pass by. Nymphs and larvae are typically found in layers of decomposing leaves underneath trees. Ticks thrive in damp environments and are less active in hot, dry weather. There are 52 or more species of Borrelia bacteria, so it is important when doing Lyme Disease testing, to test for more than Borrelia Burgdorferi. Many people diagnosed with Lyme Disease do not remember to have ever been bitten by a tick. If you get the tell tale “bullseye rash” after being bitten, it is a sure diagnosis for Lyme, says Lyme literate physician Sunja Schweig, MD of CCFMed in Berkeley. The majority of people with chronic Lyme disease are also infected with one or more co-infections such as Tick Relapsing Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Babesia, Mycoplasma, Ehrlichia, Bartonella or Anaplasma.

This complicates diagnosis and treatment protocols. A Lyme literate physician will be more knowledgeable about treatment and testing options. Igenex Labs www.

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Body & Mind compared with the standard tests recommended by the CDC and ordered by many practitioners as a screening for Lyme. Igenex Labs has information on their website on how to get tested and a Lyme symptom checklist. LymeDisease.org http://lymedisease.org and the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society http://ilads.org both have a searchable Lyme practitioner database and very current information on research and developments on the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme and other tick borne Illnesses. New research is showing that herbal treatment protocols can be very effective in treating tick borne disease, used alone or in conjunction with conventional pharmaceuticals. More recently the drug Disulfiram, brand name Antibuse has been showing promise in being effective in treating Lyme Disease.

Many of the symptoms of Lyme are similar to COVID - fatigue, headache, muscle aches and general malaise.

People recovering from COVID are describing many lingering side effects similar to those experienced by those suffering from chronic Lyme. This can be a confusing mix. Several Lyme literate practitioners are having good

success treating COVID patients due to the fact that there are similarities in how it affects the body, producing massive inflammation and the resulting cytokine

The Lyme Center in Chico (TheLymeCenter.org) provides information about tick borne diseases, local resources and testing options. Lyme can be a very physically debilitating, depressing, and isolating disease due to the myriad of confusing symptoms and involvement of the brain and nervous system. Many patients see an average of 15 – 20 practitioners in various specialties, over several years before getting an accurate diagnosis. Chronic or late stage Lyme is more difficult to treat. It is important to practice prevention and to educate yourself as much as possible about transmission, symptoms and treatment options should you become infected. Locally, The Lyme Center offers a monthly virtual support group meeting and has a “Help Line” for those seeking support and information.

storm experienced in Lyme patients.

Science suggests we can prevent COVID even when defenses fail, states an article by Mary Beth Pfeiffer, quoting the preventative protocol developed

by Dr. Richard Horowitz, a prominent Lyme physician and researcher in New York. He has developed a daily, herbal preventative protocol for COVID and is reportedly having good success in its ability to thwart the virus.

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17 Tarot Card Myths more familiar with the different images and symbols and feel more comfortable about the Tarot reading.

By Margaret VanLaanMartin

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s promised, here are the 17 Tarot card myths I wrote about in the Summer issue of Lotus Guide. You can read the whole article online at www.lotusguide.com/ tarot.

Most of the superstition about tarot cards 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.

Let me debunk the many unsubstantiated Tarot myths: 1. Never Buy Your Own Tarot Cards.

It is important to choose your own deck of cards, as your intuition will

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2. Do Not Let Others Use or Even TOUCH Your Tarot Cards. I encourage my clients to shuffle and look through my cards. It helps to become

3. Psychics Are the Only People Who Can Read Tarot Cards.

Most people require training and regular practice to build their intuition to a professional level.

However, other people pick up the art of Tarot reading with ease.

My Tarot Mastery classes are developed in a way that you can teach yourself to read Tarot cards.

4. Tarot Cards are Magical. It is lovely to believe in magic; I do. It is the psychic abilities and intuition of the reader that gives Tarot cards their sense of mystery.

The images and signals trigger cues and clues as to the life and future of the recipient. Magic does not play a part.

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Special Interest 5. Tarot Cards Are Evil. Tarot cards are not evil. The Death card is not a bad omen. Forget everything you have heard about this unsubstantiated nonsense! At the end of the day, a Tarot card is just a card. A skilled Tarot reader will use the cards to assist them in doing a reading to enlighten the recipient and provide them with guidance for the future in a myriad of ways.

It is not possible to use these cards for evil purposes unless the reader has bad intentions and deliberately misguides the receiver of the reading.

6. The Tarot Was Invented by Gypsies. This is folklore. There is no historical evidence that suggests Tarot was invented by gypsies.

The exact origin of the Tarot is unsure. However, it is a widespread belief that Tarot evolved in Europe around the 15th century. Valuable, hand-painted cards were created for distinguished aristocrats, and then less expensive versions were mass-produced for the general public.

7. The Tarot Cards Are Always Right.

A reading by a highly attuned psychic, clairvoyant, or intuitive will reveal the possibilities of your future. However, the reality depends on you. The choices you make determine the twist and turns of the days ahead of you. To say the Tarot Cards are always right is misleading.

8. Tarot Cards Originated in Egypt. A rumor that was originated by Antoine Court de Gébelin said that Tarot cards were mistakenly interpreted into two Egyptian words. It was understood that

the cards and interpret each one.

Regardless of how the Tarot reading is conducted, the answer will be the same.

10. Cats Drain Your Psychic Ability.

Huh? I guess this is not necessarily such an odd question considering black cats are historically the cause of similar superstition. However, regardless of how many cats you have in your home or on your property, you can rest assured your psychic abilities will not suffer under their influence. P.S., my cats are indignant that this question is even asked!

11. Pregnant Women Must NEVER Read Tarot Cards. Pregnant women have just as much reason to engage in a Tarot reading as the rest of us; in fact, the impending birth of a new child may give them even more desire to delve into the future.

they meant Tarot, but when the Rosetta Stone, the key to understanding Egyptian hieroglyphs, translated this in the 1700s, it became clear that this original assumption was a mistake.

9. Tarot Cards Cannot Be Read Over the Phone. Oh, yes, they can! I do it all the time. They can be read over the internet too. For a skilled psychic or clairvoyant, no technology will come between their skills and the recipient.

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12. You Cannot Conduct A Tarot Reading for Yourself. It can be challenging to remain detached from your responses, but it is possible to read your own Tarot. Writing down your question, and your results ensures you can double-check the information afterward. Use a trusted Tarot book to interpret each card, as this is a great way to make sure you are impartial to the response.

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13. Your Tarot Cards Must be Wrapped in Silk. Go for it! You can wrap your cards in anything you like, but it will not change the ‘power’ of the cards. I store my cards in their original boxes inside see-through cloth bags. It keeps them safe and sound, and the high quality of my readings remains the same.

14. Tarot Cards Are the Work of The Devil. Tarot cards are evil, the work of the devil. People who WANT to see evil will see evil. It is a self-fulfilling prophecy. But Tarot readers help their clients, they guide them on a path to enlightenment, and they give them the answers they are looking for to make decisions and get results.

15. Tarot Cards Are Occult. The definition of the word occult is ‘hidden.’

The word occult has been misused over the years and is widely misunderstood.

Tarot Cards likely originated as playing cards in the 15th century and gained popularity for the symbolic meaning they represented for the recipient.

16. You Cannot Trust Tarot Readers.

It is ignorant to target an entire group of people and make an unsupported statement such as this. In every profession, you will come across people you cannot trust. Choose a Tarot reader with whom you feel comfortable. Word of mouth is a perfect way to find someone you trust to read your cards! If you are choosing a Tarot reader online, read their reviews to get a feel for client feedback.

Trust your intuition – you will know when you have found the right person.

17. Reversed Cards Are Always Bad. This is also an unfounded superstition.

There are 78 upright meanings that are obvious and clear, and there are also 78 reverse meanings that can be just as enlightening. By ignoring the reverse cards, you will deny yourself a complete reading. If you are unsure of the meaning of reverse cards, extend your knowledge by undertaking some extra research and study the alternate significance of the cards. Reverse cards can be just as informative as the other 78 cards!

There you have it: 17 Tarot card myths debunked! Next time you hear one of these statements made by a friend or acquaintance, do them a favor and put them straight.

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 self-care!

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Q: My beloved grandfather just passed over. Do you think spirit continues?

How to explain this to my young kids?

A: Read Answer to Kids’ Deep Questions in Photos. Angie, a medium from Toronto, did a reading for me about my relatives, which you can see on my YouTube channel. My brother mentioned that I’d written five books since he passed over three years ago, which indicates he is still aware. She mentioned specifics such as my brother died in January and he joked with her about his clean life style and diet--he liked to eat a whole carton of ice cream and bag of popcorn in one sitting. He showed Angie a picture of a mountain view because he loved to cycle in the Colorado mountains. I think spirit is indestructible and that we continue to evolve and grow in various dimensions.

Some mainstream physics postulates many dimensions, or as the Bible says in John 14:2, in my father’s house there are many mansions.

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A: Take breaks from the news to get perspective. Humans survived the bubonic plague, the flu epidemic of 1918, etc. Remind yourself we don’t live in Yemen, Syria, or Afghanistan. Our issues may be small in comparison to people living on the streets or in refugee camps.

Match your energy with someone who models confidence and manifests his or her goals, such as Oprah Winfrey. Be mindful of your self-talk because it programs your body and unconscious mind.

Did you learn to worry from a parent? If so, think of releasing her or his energy into the earth and list ways you’re different. Keep a worry journal where you write down the worry, the trigger, and the positive thought to counter it to change your programming. Studies show that gratitude journals lead to positive outcomes. Plan for regular fun activities, watch funny movies, and listen to uplifting music. More suggestions are in Calm: How to Thrive in Challenging Times and Calm Parents and Children.

Q: Is there anything positive about the pandemic for you Dr. Gayle?

A: Besides less global pollution from travel and hope for green rebuilding, Q: I have a job but I’m still worried for me I like less time in the car, less that everything will blow up. How can I hectic time with family, and more time feel better? to write books and to appreciate being healthy— and the power of something simple like soap. It’s humbling to think a microscopic virus has so much power over homo sapiens.

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Q: My husband’s ex-wife and son do everything they can do to break us up and their teenage boy lives with us every other week. I work at home and it’s wrecking my marriage!

A: The Buddha said to aim to meditate by a clanging bell. Imagine that they’re your bell. You might want to have an actual bell around to remind you. To ward off negative feelings, visualize being surrounded by pink cotton candy that absorbs them. Remind yourself that teens grow up and leave the home and make sure you and your husband have weekly fun dates to renew your couple bond. Also, be understanding that he feels responsible for his son in a way that he doesn’t for an adult like you. I would consider finding someone who would like to share an office so you can be out of the house more of the time. A stepparent I consulted suggested, “I find a regular recharge to detach from the current situation, as simple as taking a walk. In my self-talk, I am the director of my movie, detaching from the situation, looking at it from higher perspective. I focus on what I want to see in myself: endurance, peace, calmly deflecting and focused on what I need to do to make my dreams come true.”

Q: I need to eat carbs to feel full and happy, but I’m gaining weight I don’t want. What can I do?

A: It doesn’t work to just say no, so find a substitute. For me that’s herb tea with hazelnut stevia and coconut milk. It’s filling and sweet. Of course don’t have the bread etc. In your home, find an online exercise program that works for you.

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Cannabis for Couples

By John Selby Through giving and receiving unconditionally while high and letting our hearts lead the way, we can connect soul to soul and respond in new ways that bring delightful surprises into our relationships.

As the muse of marijuana stimulates inner harmony, may we experience a joy that goes beyond happiness, originating from deep within and radiating outward into new expressions of heart-felt love.

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xactly what happens when two people get high together? Are there hidden dangers you should learn to avoid? Does cannabis stimulate predictable types of experience and behavior? Most importantly, how can these experiences be approached creatively in order to positively impact your relationship?

We’re currently living through a longawaited cannabis-stimulated cultural revolution – one that many of us had given up hope would ever happen in America, at least during our lifetime. Over the last decade, the long-standing (and quite unfair) societal and government repression of pot

has begun to dissipate. Almost overnight, we’ve seen both medical and social experts reversing course to praise the potential of cannabis to improve our lives.

Now that I’ve retired from my therapy practice, I’m finally free to talk openly about the positive influence cannabis can have on intimate relating and personal growth.

Just two generations ago, only the far fringe of our culture was using cannabis – now over half of us in America openly admits in surveys that we’ve tried marijuana. Average Americans are finally able to explore the sometimes quite-remarkable power of marijuana to elicit valuable new experience.

Who’s Actually Getting High?

A recent nation-wide poll documented that thirty-five million Americans enjoy cannabis regularly, another twenty million use it occasionally – and each new day, more than seven thousand people try marijuana for the first time. Also, more than twelve million American couples say they use cannabis to enhance their intimate experiences, and ten million more couples say they’re thinking of doing so.

I’ve recently written a new book called Cannabis For Couples (Inner Traditions) and released a free High Together app (Google and iTunes) to help new pot users get high safely and enjoyably, and also to provide regular users with scientific information and guided experiences to expand shared cannabis adventures. It seems important to openly discuss how cannabis impacts a loving relationship – and offer general guidelines regarding how couples can best approach cannabis.

Recent studies at Stanford and elsewhere have documented that two-thirds of the American couples using pot say that it boosts their sexual engagement – and couples who use cannabis are more likely to stay happily together than are couples who don’t use it. Marijuana has been proven to help reduce social anxiety, boost empathy, relieve depression, heighten sensory pleasure, and increase libido. So yes, a great many couples are naturally saying, well, why not try it? And couples already using pot are wanting to explore added intimate dimensions.

The cannabis picture is not all rosy – when used unwisely, pot can indeed hinder romance and heart-to-heart bonding.

But when approached mindfully, marijuana can elicit a truly wonderful shared sense of inner release, well-being, pleasure, communion, and awakening. Whether you already use cannabis with your loved one, or you’re just beginning to look into it, here are a few key points about the actual cannabis experience, drawn from my book and app.

The Seven High-Together Phases

Regardless of whether you’re new to grass or have a long history with the herb, you’ll find that each of the following seven phases of a marijuana high, when approached consciously, can enhance your experience.

First there’s the experience of preparing to get high together … where you decide how you want to ingest cannabis, and then go about getting what you need in place – I talk a lot about this key first step in the book. Then comes the actual shared

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Then in the third phase, the cannabis muse shifts you into chattering together – letting sudden new insights, memories, imaginations and so forth flow verbally outward. Learning to chatter without dominating the conversation is key to a healthy high relationship.

Then at some point the fourth phase usually kicks into gear, as you slip into a moment of silence … tune into your breathing and your body … and discover anew the pure delightful enjoyment of sensory pleasure – you see everything in a new light, the world around you becomes bright and fresh as you delve into pure sensory pleasure and beauty.

And at any time, the fifth dimension of being high together can cut in, as you realize that you’ve developed an awakened erotic charge that’s eager for expression. Cannabis does often stimulate sexual passion, and this can express itself in new ways that are fun and fulfilling to explore.

Then, perhaps half an hour to an hour into your shared cannabis experience, you’ll usually find that you begin to ease up and tune into the more-inner realms of marijuana – those of new insight, creativity, reflection and realization. Each time you get high, you’ll discover new feelings, ideas, memories and visions which rise

spontaneously to the surface.

And finally, the seventh phase of a mutual high often occurs where you drop even deeper, into what’s usually called a meditative mindset – all conversation and head-tripping drop away, your mindbuzz becomes quiet, and mystic or spiritual realizations naturally arise … and you trip together into rewarding new realms of inner awakening.

It’s Always New

Most couples I’ve worked with say that they usually experience some variation on these seven stages in their high relating – but don’t expect your experience to necessarily follow any set order. Each time you get high with your friend or partner, it’s always new. The trick is to enter into this flow of unique experience mindfully. In Cannabis For Couples you’ll find loads of information and guidance to help you delve more deeply into the cannabis universe. And in the free High Together app, I’ve included everything I’ve found that truly aids in a pot journey – there are over a hundred guided audioadventures, mind games and inspirations, plus a thousand special photos of nature and art to awaken fresh feelings and valued realizations.

Cannabis does strongly impact consciousness with its unique and delightful swirl of new experience and insight. I hope my book and app will help to expand the

positive benefits of getting high together!

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"THE LIVING MATRIX" The Solution to Climate Change Starts Here in the North State

By Sheryl Karas M.A., CRARS Staff Member

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lot of us have heard that the climate change clock has been ticking for a long time. And with fires raging on the entire west coast now, and throughout Australia earlier in the year, it’s easy to feel like we’ve waited too long. But some climate change activists are saying that, no, we’re at a tipping point in human awareness and—if we act on that awareness NOW—we have the power to turn things around.

The bad news is that the problem is not just about greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere. Even if we stop the emissions contributing to that today, we have already passed a critical point on route to climate change. Plus we have an equally serious global problem

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of widespread soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. The United Nations reports that the current rate of soil degradation could lead to the loss of all of the world’s topsoil within 60 years.

That, combined with climate chaos, is already leading to famine and water shortages in Africa, South America and other parts of the world. The task we face today is to not only stop greenhouse gas emissions but to also draw down carbon from the atmosphere while addressing the problems of food and water insecurity at the same time.

The good news is that these problems are interrelated and that if we can solve one, we can solve them all.

That’s where Regenerative Agriculture comes in, and here in the North State we are positioned to be one of the world leaders in helping to institute that solution via the Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems (CRARS) at Chico State.

The Center has put together a diverse multidisciplinary group of faculty and farmers to collaborate on research and teaching strategies to address these threats. Not only that, they are making the tools and information freely available through online classes, workshops,

conferences, networking opportunities, and an ever-growing website filled with a wealth of resources to help anyone who wants to join in succeed.

Agriculture That Works Hand in Hand with Nature Mother Nature has a solution to climate change and we all learned about it in grade school. It’s called photosynthesis, which is the process plants and trees use to pull carbon down from the atmosphere and into the ground where it is used to restore and build the living matrix of the soil. What most of us did not learn is the “living matrix” part that depends on microorganisms, insects and worms, and spent plant matter to exist. When that system is healthy and working well, a surprising amount of CO2 is drawn

Special Interest down from the atmosphere to be stored safely underground. Soil fertility increases and the quality of the food improves.

Unfortunately, the most commonly used practices in conventional farming such as tilling and the use of chemical fertilizers release carbon back into the atmosphere and disrupt the biology of the soil. This also eventually contributes to soil erosion and decreases its ability to hold water. But Regenerative Agriculture practices work with and restore the natural balance of the soil.

Most of this way of farming is not new. It employs no-till methods, multi-species cover crops, compost, short-term managed animal grazing when appropriate, and adding biologically correct enhancements to the soil to restore the soil biology. Farmers who have adopted these methods say that it reminds them of how their grandparents farmed, and while the initial changeover involves investment of time and money, farmers have seen that pay off in a better bottom line by no longer spending money on chemical inputs and in a farm more resilient to challenging weather events.

Inspirational Research The research being done in this area is extremely heartening. For example, local researcher Roland Bunch has been working with small farms in places already coping with climate change. He reports that using no-till and cover crops have restored the topsoil by an inch a year in

Cynthia Daley, Director and cofounder of CRARS agrees, “a part of our mission is to conduct applied research that provides additional scientific validation of regenerative farming/ranching practices. We’re also creating on-farm demonstration sites and educational programs to share the best practices as a way of promoting a shift in theory and practice.”

So There’s Hope?

The biggest challenge is taking the shift in consciousness happening today and translating it into action. Tim LaSalle says, “the timeline may be as short as 5 -10 years to make this shift. People have asked me many times, ‘do you have hope?

And I say ‘None!’ Because I see people with hope use it as a placeholder for some places, faster than that in others. action. We actually have no time to sit Fellow researcher David Johnson has around and hope! We can go back and found that restoring a fungal-dominant microbe balance to the soil can help store fix this thing but we have to act, starting enormous amounts of drawn-down carbon today.” while improving crop yields dramatically.

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Sex and the Enneagram: A Guide to Passionate Relationships for the 9 Personality Types

By Ann Gadd ISBN-13: 978-1620558836 (Findhorn Press-2019)

Nothing can be more creative or destructive than sexual energy. Nourish it and it will create the wonders of the world, suppress it and it will destroy those same wonders. Maybe instead of watching NETFLIX, our time would be better spent exploring the ancient knowledge of the Enneagram which is a roadmap that can lead you into areas only dreamt of by most people. Healing the world starts right at home.

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Who on Earth Are You?: A field Guide to Identifying and Knowing Yourself

By Nick Inman ISBN-13: 978-1844096206 (Findhorn Press-2013)

The answer to who you are will probably never be answered, but the journey it takes you on is the journey of a lifetime. Pealing back the layers of who we “think” we are requires a courageous heart. What is truly behind our intentional suffering, victimhood, pride, arrogance and the many unsubstantiated fears that dictate our actions? You might find it surprising to realize that what you are looking for is what’s doing the looking.

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My first experience with Erika was when I interviewed her on my podcast (BBSradio.com/SpiritualActivist) and realized the deep ancient wisdom of having a shaman or curandera to hold the energies when exploring other realms and dimensions. Knowing the energy that comes with the sun/ light and the energy that comes with the moon/dark is imperative when journeying into these realms. A muchneeded body of information during these times we find ourselves in.

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Fasting the Mind: Spiritual Exercises for Psychic Detox

By Jason Gregory ISBN-13: 978-1620556467 (Inner Traditions-2017)

It’s glaringly obvious as we look at our world today that the collective consciousness is out of balance. Imagine if you will, a flock of birds, a school of fish or a swarm of bees that would be as out of balance as we seem to be; the planet would collapse in chaos. This book guides us into the recognition that our collective consciousness can be brought into alignment, but it will take work and this book is where to start.

We are just learning the significance of the relationship our mind has with our body, now it’s time to clean up our relationship that we have with our spirit. But don’t think that by simply reading this book that you will miraculously come into balance, it takes work. We are all sensing the limitations set up by the world we live in, now it’s time to detox from them and realize it was all an illusion to begin with.

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By Robert Simmons ISBN-13: 978-1644113097 (Destiny Books-2020)

Reading this book took me into a world I only suspected its existence. This can easily be the first and last book you need to buy on this subject, in fact, if you are into the subject of crystals, minerals and gemstones this book will take what you know to a whole new level. As we search for new ways to connect with other realms why not connect with elements that have been crossing that barrier… forever. Too bad I’m limited with space because this book deserves much more than I’m giving it. Mind blowing.

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Re-Imagining our Future

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cross the world, people know that times are changing, that we’re moving into uncharted territories. This is an evolutionary moment for humankind, as we undergo a metamorphosis on the physical, psychological, and spiritual levels.

Astrologers have looked at January of 2020, when the Saturn–Pluto conjunction, Jupiter, and a cast of other planets and asteroids would create a stellium in Capricorn. There’s been a voice in our ears whispering of the times of change to come since the last Uranus– Pluto conjunction in Virgo in the mid1960s, but since 2008, when Pluto entered Capricorn, the volume has steadily increased. Although hindsight is always 20-20, some astrologers, particularly from the financial sector, were able to predict this coronavirus pandemic. (1)

The current jolting shift in collective consciousness has been simmering for decades, if not centuries.

Since the 1800’s, Jupiter–Saturn conjunctions in the earth element have remained constant (with the exception of 1980, when it was in Libra), supporting

the Industrial Revolution and its accompanying exploitation of natural resources. The Technological Revolution began in the 1990’s with the Uranus– Neptune conjunction. As we approach the Jupiter–Saturn conjunction in Aquarius in December 2020, attention will gradually swing from material to social concerns.

The necessity to learn to live equitably on a planet with an ever-increasing human population, while using new forms of energy and technology to support our lives, are among the more obvious changes we can anticipate. The arrival of the Covid-19 crisis makes it obvious that we’ve come to the boiling point, but at the same time it connects us all across the globe in ways we could never have imagined, both materially and spiritually.

The Saturn, Pluto, and Jupiter conjunctions in late Capricorn are all in their Balsamic phases, that is, in the very last chapter of their respective cycles.

This involves a powerful and mandatory process of letting go of constructs and systems that are no longer viable. In the Balsamic phase there is urgency to plant new seeds for future generations. Uranus in Taurus invites us to fertilize and nurture the old soil before it fails completely.

Despite the feeling that we have little to no control in this overwhelming situation, the good

news is that we have more capacity to design the future than we think, as long as we don’t let fear reign.

The times empower us to orient our vision toward the future, inviting us to collectively determine our destiny. What can we do to inspire and fuel the rebirth of humankind? How can we synch up with the organic cycles of nature? It will likely take until 2024, when Pluto fully enters Aquarius, to see the full scope of what needs restoration as we experience the first intimations of a “new world” taking shape.

Capricorn is associated with governments, large corporations, institutions, economics, infrastructure, conservatism, authority, tradition, and austerity. Since Pluto’s ingress into Capricorn in 2008, humanity has been seeing the results of what the prevailing culture has denied. We might recognize that what is being exposed now is the unconscious side of our history, culture, and heritage. Pluto has a way of shedding light on unconscious material, and slowly but surely percolating it up to the surface.

We get glimpses of what we fear, and confront the nature of our compulsions and the ways we are disempowered, personally and collectively. The constructs

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Saturn invites us to reassess, review, discard, and restructure. Currently dancing with Pluto in Capricorn, Saturn is exalted in the sign of Libra, which carries the theme of justice, and the pandemic is illuminating injustice across the social spectrum. Saturn also reminds us to get back to basics and to simplify.

What do we want our lives to look like? Now is the time to set our new course. With the patience and right effort that Father Time demands, we can imagine and create a new way of life.

The last time Saturn and Pluto were conjunct in Capricorn happened in 1518, with Uranus in Taurus, just as today. That period was also a turning point in human evolution, signaled by the Reformation and expansion into “the new world.” In this current transit period, we inhabit a world facing environmental destruction. How do we unite our sensibilities, and our hearts and minds, to nurture and restore our precious planet?

Jupiter exaggerates whatever it touches, so now, in Capricorn, the sign of its fall, things are looking rather dire.

Jupiter can also increase a sense of hope

for the future; it is up to us to embrace the spirit of optimism. Jupiter is also magnifying all things Plutonian. There are three Jupiter–Pluto conjunctions in

2020 — April 4, June 30, and the last on November 12. These time periods may amplify the extremes of Pluto, as we simultaneously face death and the hope of rebirth.

With Neptune in Pisces until 2026, we are confronting the disturbing reality of toxins on our planet.

Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac, where everything accumulates — we might imagine a collective landfill.

It is important that we recognize the opportunity to take constructive action now if we want to continue harvesting fresh food and drinking clean water. Now

more than ever we have the opportunity to connect with the divine universe, and unconditional love and acceptance.

What are we willing to sacrifice?

Since March 2019, Uranus has been in Taurus and this is a game changer.

The truth comes out about the material world, including agriculture, money, our bodies, and natural resources. To our surprise, the coronavirus has shown us how rapidly our planet can recover, given even a short reprieve from humanity’s assaults. Most of us living today have never seen earth’s true beauty, absent from human impact, air pollution, and noise.

Fortunately, the gods are conspiring to help us!

Mars retrograde this September 9 – November 13 deserves some special attention. This period looks like a wild ride, as it includes the U.S. presidential election, which has consequences for the entire world. Retrograde Mars and his difficult and often mean-spirited sister, Eris, will conjoin in Aries while opposing the Sun in Libra, and squaring Jupiter, Pluto, Saturn, and the asteroid Pallas Athena in Capricorn. The dates that may be particularly potent are between October 13-19, 2020; the New Moon at 23°53’ Libra on October 16 also falls within this window. It looks like a combative gathering of discord, conflict, and rebellion. Between October 13 and November 3, Mercury, retrograde in Scorpio and Libra, joins the bash. We often grow personally and collectively the

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Body & Mind most under painful conditions and this may be one of them.

Oner Doser, a renowned Turkish astrologer, has researched pandemics, and his article on the subject can be read in the June/Solstice issue of Career Astrologer, published by OPA, Organization of Professional Astrology. It is fascinating that out of seven pandemics throughout the centuries, six have had the lunar nodes on the Gemini-Sagittarius axis and five have had Jupiter–Pluto conjunctions.

The Covid-19 pandemic has both. The Jupiter–Pluto conjunctions magnify the themes of the times, and both increase and expansion occur for better and for worse. According to medical astrology, the Gemini-Sagittarius axis corresponds to respiratory diseases. We saw this nodal axis activated during the Spanish flu, the Asian flu, SARS, Hanta, Zika, MERS, and now Covid-19. (Mr. Doser has also observed that these events are often accompanied by decreased solar activity.)

Although we may witness a downward turn of infections in May when Mars conjoins Neptune in Pisces, it is likely that there will be another wave and increase of toxins/poisons in June-July and likely October 2020 that is supported by the second Jupiter–Pluto conjunction in late June. It doesn’t appear that this pandemic will be over soon, as there will likely be a third and final wave late this year before we find a vaccine or cure.

For the next 200 years or so we will experience the Jupiter–Saturn

conjunctions in air signs (except one in water, in 2159). The chart of Jupiter and Saturn’s synodic cycle in Aquarius on December 21, 2020, has an exact Pluto– Mars square to Eris at 23° Capricorn and Aries, respectively, with Uranus in Taurus square to Jupiter–Saturn in Aquarius.

Change is easy for us all to foresee; global reorganization has already begun.

We are all co-creators in this Universe, so let’s make conscious and informed choices now and going into the future. In a time of physical, psychological, and spiritual transformation, our infinite wisdom is available to be tapped and applied. The objective is a more wholesome and integrated way of life, within and without, for all people. In this powerful time of co-creating our future, let’s remember that we are the authors of our own lives — for ourselves personally and for the world we are creating as a global family.

Footnote: (1) Astrologer Christeen Skinner gave a talk at the Alexandria iBase Project in early 2020 regarding a potential upcoming virus in which she referred to Theodore White’s paper “The Grand Minimum: ‘A Major Global Era Begins’ Pandemic on Earth as a New Bright Comet Approaches.” Also, in her book, Navigating the Financial Universe (2019), Ms. Skinner wrote of the correlation of Pluto aspects with Chiron at the outbreak

of disease — e.g., Bubonic plague, Black Death, Spanish flu, Aids and Ebola. She mentioned the quintile aspect between Pluto and Chiron in February 2020 as a potential marker of a pandemic.

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Disturbing the Sound of Silence

n all fairness I should tell you where I’m at, and not necessarily where I’m coming from which will probably become clear by the end of this article. First thing to say is that I’ve never resonated with the mob mentality. Highly charged polarized points of view no longer attract me into their madness fueled only by the blind ignorance of opposing points of view. I also don’t respond all that well to inflexible blind authority, which came up in my interview with the Paradise Police Chief, and with which he surprisingly agreed.

And finally, I need to make this clear, I’m not guided by the need to be agreed with when it comes to me speaking my truth and being my authentic self; I’m on my knees to no organizations or people. In my opinion, it’s time we all get off our knees and look each other in the eyes as brothers and sisters. I also want to add that these are my points of view and don’t necessarily reflect the attitudes and opinions of our advertisers.

I recently started learning Simon & Garfunkel’s song, Sound of Silence, and realized the deep timeless truth of the profound message it holds. It starts out with “Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come

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to talk with you again”. I feel we all need to start talking with the darkness that surrounds us now. In the last issue I spoke to the fact (an important word by the way) that the AntiFa organization is far from being anti fascist and most everyone agrees with that in America, especially now that several fires are attributed to their going up and down the coast setting them.

Then there’s Black Lives Matter and I know that this is such a polarized subject that anyone in his or her right mind would not even touch it. What I can say without entering into the insanity of politics is this; follow the money and its timing so you can come to your own Ener-ChiWellness.com conclusions. All I’m (925) 627-6880 - Nevada City saying is we should

never be afraid to look closely at everything going on right now and come to our own conclusions.

So let’s go on and get into what I see is a subject that we can all agree on, and quite simply, if you don’t agree…you’re on the wrong planet and for sure reading the wrong magazine. The subject is “children”.

It has been “In the naked light I saw, ten thousand people, maybe more (much more); people talking without speaking, people hearing without listening, and people writing articles that voices never share…and no one dares to disturb the sound…of silence”.

What do you think has been happening to the children during this shutdown where over 99% of the people under 65 survive? They are at home on their computers and on the Internet.

Guess who else is there…child traffickers and pedophiles using very sophisticated technology and psychology to ensnare children into situations that will rob them of their innocence.

I know this may be uncomfortable for some of you and if it is, you need to get over it in my opinion so we can all start dealing with this and go after these monsters hiding on the Dark Web. Conservatively speaking there are over two million children being held in slavery for sex as I write this; and it gets far worse, believe me when I say ‘far worse’. No matter how uncomfortable you might be right now, imagine what these children are going through at this very moment.

It’s sad but true that “fools do not know that silence, like a cancer grows”. It’s time that we hear the words of children crying out for help and realize that “their words, like silent raindrops, have fallen into the wells of silence”. www.lotusguide.com

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Martin Luther King once said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

"Only in the darkness can you see the stars."

trafficking on a local level. Yes, it’s in our local communities. Of course training and fair wages will also go which will leave us with what…the very problem we wanted to deal with. I suppose an example easy to understand is that doctors are in many cases responsible for the deaths of their patients,

Well, the darkness is upon us and this is what makes it possible to see the stars and hear the cries of innocence. MLK also said that you could judge the quality of a civilization by how they take care of their children. It doesn’t require a prophet to write these obvious truths on a subway wall, it only takes a compassionate and open mind and heart.

Admittedly, this topic is too much for some people to bare, which I feel is a testament to the weak spiritual fortitude we see in so many in today’s world. The myopic perspective I hear in statements like “systemic racism runs rampant throughout all law enforcement in America and should be defunded” while 81% of black people disagree according to a recent Gallop pole is mind boggling (ref: tinyurl.com/gallup-81).

Law enforcement definitely needs to be overhauled from top to bottom, but if we indiscriminately cut their funding what do you think is going to be cut first? There are two types of law enforcement when it comes to investigation, “reactive and proactive.” Reactive is where it’s in their face or lands on their desk; Proactive is where they go out and often go undercover and investigate to see what’s going on.

Proactive will be the first to go as seen in New York and that’s the only chance we have of uncovering child and human

sometimes consciously and directly. But it would be childish to say that all doctors are bad and out to get you and that doctors are part of a systemic problem throughout America.

A Final Thought: When the Civil War started it had less to do with slavery and more to do with the banks in France and England, which is another story. So how did it become a war to free the slaves you may be asking? From what I can gather, the catalyst was when Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the novel, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” which the “fake news” of the day spun as an abolitionist attempt at propaganda and was banned (much like YouTube Twitter & GOOGLE are censoring information that apposes the ongoing narratives of the corporate media).

But this book, along with the outspoken people of those days like Fredrick Douglass, David Walker and women like Harriet Tubman who was a “conductor”, as they were called in the Underground Railroad

that freed many of the slaves, put pressure on Lincoln to make this part of the Civil War goals.

This brings us to what’s happening today with Human & Child Trafficking (Slavery) for everything from commerce to sex. There’s an organization, one of many, that was started by Tim Ballard called “Operation Underground Railroad.”

They have made well over 2,000 arrests of human traffickers and saved hundreds of children worldwide. There’s a documentary on NETFLIX and AMAZON Prime as well as many YouTubes about him. The fact (there’s that word again) that we see very few movies about this, even though people like Harvey Weinstein and others in Hollywood are deeply involved, tells me that they don’t want this to come out…too late. What is it that makes this possible with hundreds of millions of dollars involved…International Banking systems? Why don’t we see it more in the news media? It’s because many of them are involved at some level and to some degree, and it would be a problem if the magnitude of their involvement and participation were revealed.

Even though there may be undertones of politics in this article, be assured, my only goal is to do my part in putting light on, and speaking up for those among us who have no voice and no way to go out and protest in the streets. My challenge to you is to “dare to disturb the sound of silence.”

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THE NEW AMERICA What is America, anyway?

By Jack Allis

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am going to be talking about traditional mainstream politics here, as in Republican and Democrat, conservative and liberal, and what’s really going on behind the scenes today.

So, it’s necessary to disclose which side I am on and whatever bias I might have. I am on neither side. I believe the entire mainstream political system is part of the illusion that is created by the hidden powers that own and control the world, the purpose of which is to trick humanity into a state of unknowing global bondage, known as the New World Order. This is being written in mid-August 2020. We are currently in the sixth month of the crisis associated

with the Covid-19 Virus. There is much talk of a revolution in America and the real possibility that the American system will collapse. The time would seem to be ripe for a review of what America is and what’s really going on in the hot world of American politics.

What is America? This is one of those terms that means different things to different people. So, we must be very careful to define what we mean. I know I reveal some of my Libertarian roots here, but I believe America is that country that was created by the original US Constitution, where sovereignty rested with the states, where every citizen was a sovereign citizen of the state where they reside, and where the Federal Government was strictly and specifically limited in its powers of defense, coining money and regulating interstate commerce. The word “sovereign” is important because it means each person is sovereign in his or her own life, as in the king or queen, and nobody can tell him or her what to do with it.

Of course, this is long gone.

The US Constitution was torpedoed and sunk once and for all over a hundred years ago. In today’s America,

sovereignty rests with the federal government, and specifically with the executive branch of the federal government and all of its unelected agencies, with congress definitely taking a back seat. People have been stripped of their sovereignty and have become wards of the federal government, which you legally are if you have ever signed a 1040 income tax form. Most of America’s laws, at least the important ones, are a result of executive orders from the president, which are deemed legal and necessary because the country has technically been in a state of emergency since FDR in the 40’s, with the beginning of New Deal government spending, and government debt. Once a nation of free and rugged individuals, America has become a nation of people enslaved in an illusion that robs them of their freedom and their spirit.

America no longer exists. And today, amidst the Covid-19 crisis and the urban unrest, it is springing leaks all over the place. But where is all this headed? What will become of America?

In order to understand anything, it is always necessary to return to your basic premises. In this case, my basic premise is that the world is owned and controlled

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Rahasya Uncensored by a tiny elite group of people, or beings, whose goal is a global fascist government under their control. This is the top of the pyramid of power, with names like Rothschild, Rockefeller and, yes, Gates. The elite have long feared that a powerful America would probably pose one of the biggest threats to their New World Order scheme. So, for decades, one of their primary agendas has been the weakening of America, possibly even its destruction, if it came to that.

This is why the elite placed Donald Trump on the throne. It is a misconception that American presidents are elected by the people.

That’s part of the illusion.

They are selected by the hidden powers that run the show, and there are countless ways they pull this off. At first glance, the choice of Trump doesn’t make any sense because he is such a nationalist and an advocate of a strong America with a powerful military. But when you look at the total picture, it makes complete sense. The elite selected Trump because they knew what a polarizing figure he would be.

They knew that he was precisely the kind of man who would drive the liberals out of their minds, even to the point of civil and uncivil unrest. And especially since, they also knew that they would be using their prize puppet, the mainstream media, to drive the liberal, Trump-hating message of the media and attack him and assassinate his character every step of the

way. Polarization to the point of almost complete dysfunction was the goal – mission accomplished.

As far as the global elite is concerned, everything is right on schedule, going according to plan. And this could also be said for the Covid-19 crisis of the last six months. It’s difficult to think of an issue that more fits the agenda of the elite than this. Just think

– it provides the perfect opportunity for a new global power entity, with the authority to regulate issues that are global in nature. This could be a derivative of the UN or some other unelected globalist organization, like the World Health Organization, or it could be something new. Its first duty will be the regulation of international travel, with the screening of people for health risks, which will probably be tied to taking the new vaccine, and to the issuing of a new global ID, like a passport with more clout. And life for those who

refuse the vaccine could be made very difficult, like it would be now without a driver’s license or social security number.

All of which would be a giant step forward for the New World Order at the expense of national sovereignty and the liberty of the people. This is what lies ahead.

Well, it’s not a coincidence.

This has the elite’s fingerprints all over it. It’s all part of the manipulation. And all of this is part of the paradigm shift, the transformation we are currently in the midst of. America has been dead a long time. She betrayed us a long time ago.

We should no longer be concerned about our loyalty to her. Nor do we owe any allegiance to the emerging global entities that will soon be tapping on our door. There is only one way out of this mess. We must return to our status under the original Constitution, as free individuals and the sovereigns of our own lives. That is our natural right as free children of the universe. We must break free from the matrix of illusion that enslaves us and reassume complete responsibility for our own lives. We must create our own world, not depend upon theirs.

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