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In This Issue: Cover Story: Katherine Woodward Thomas by Tony Camacho..........................6 The Monkey Mind by Steve Robertson...........................................................16 Living “Fearwards”by Richard Moss, M.D.................................................20 Book Review: Empower The Children by Michael Jeffreys.........................25 For the Love Of All Animals by Medium Hollister Rand.............................28 A Million Senior Voices by James Twyman.................................................32 The Secret Life of Walk-Ins by Scott Blum...............................................34 The Essential Heart by Kenton David Bell...............................................36

Astrological Psychology by Swaha Ron........................................................40

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Katherine Woodward Thomas

A My Soul Is In Tact WP: I wanted to take a moment to enquire about what your early childhood was like, if you could share some about those years.

KWT: The inquiry into my own childhood is very relevant to my most recent work, which is unconscious uncoupling because I think the heart of it, the passion that I have for it, has to do with the unconscious way that my parents uncoupled, for many reasons. It was a sea of shame, and the worst thing that could have happened.

WP: But not an unusual story of what happened back in the fifties, perhaps even somewhat of a typical story.

uthor of the national best seller ‘Calling In the One.” She is a Transformative Educator & Speaker. Katherine’s passionate commitment to personal and planetary transformation began with her own spiritual awakening at the tender age of 14. And now she has taken on the voice of a powerful passionate teacher to help guide us on our journey.

KWT: Women didn’t have the option of abortion and my father of course wanted to do the right thing. My mother was a smart, beautiful woman. If she hadn’t been pregnant they would not have married. Their relationship was fraught with challenges. They ended up having a very antagonistic divorce. My relationship with my father was difficult but I loved him.

WP: …you get caught in that push and pull space of where to place your allegiance?

KWT: Yes, the loyalties, because I loved my mother too. It’s not hard to see the identity that might have formed inside of

the confusion. I’m very clear at this point beliefs are relational. We’re born because there’s something happening between ourselves and others.

WP: Yes. We go through this searching process, uncovering, excavating and evolving to our authentic self.

KWT: My mother married again when I was seven. Then she married again for a third time when I was ten. I struggled with “I’m lost. I don’t belong. I’m not valuable.” She married a man, who brought with him a disabled son from a previous marriage. She wanted to do the June Cleaver, Donna Reed thing. That’s how women defined their value.

KWT: By being loved by a man, being validated by the role of motherhood and a wife, that’s what gave a woman her esteem.

WP: Right, and for you? I always think it’s sad, as a parent that’s going through a divorce, how from our hurt we deny our child that relationship with our partner that we don’t encourage and recognize the importance of growing it.

KWT: And this is why I’m saying… this has now become my latest offer, Conscious Uncoupling. It applies across the board for any kind of breakup, because so many of us are aspiring to be conscious people. And my theory is that, you know breakups… I don’t know that there are many other perfect incubators for our own development.

WP: Absolutely, they are a Petri dish, leading to our evolution.

KWT: You’re not going to stay still. Most people will go into prolonged grief and contract. So I’ve developed a program to midwife that expansion. I lived the repercussions of a bad transition.

WP: I think it’s interesting when you talk about that, because I think there was a time, in maybe your parents’ time and my parents’ time, where, in a sense, you could hang out in that space. It wasn’t a particularly growth-inducing space, but you just hung out there because there were too many obstacles. As a woman, “what will I do, I didn’t work, maybe I have a limited education, and how will I get by?” And for a husband, maybe a financial commitment, “well, if I divorce, I have to share, I have to pay alimony, child support, so we’ll just stay here”. It remains a relatively shallow, hollow relationship but you stay.

I think it’s dramatically changed now. I think we recognize that there’s a gift in the learning, and we are able to cultivate a reverence for this person and for what they brought to us and then be able to move on.

KWT: Well, that’s very well said, and one of the things that we’re up against has to do with the cultural myth of happily ever after. On a covert level, we have a collective belief that if a relationship ends for any reason other than one person has died, that somebody’s been wronged.

We’ve not yet created ways of uncoupling that create cohesion, and leave love intact while we’re changing the form.

WP: That’s a wonderful process. Yeah.

WP: How fantastic was that?

KWT: I think it’s a primitive response to try and separate from the person. Yet we have a capacity to do this differently.

KWT: Suddenly I realized how beautiful the world would be if we were to awake to that. That moment became a defining mission moment I devoted my life to that, the evolution of consciousness and the evolution of love.

WP: So moving ahead, moving you through high school so to speak, just a tiny bit of what that experience was like… you were kind of a loner, you were very gregarious?

KWT: When my mother’s husband adopted me, I was shattered because it meant that I lost connection with my father. That was like the floor dropping out from under me. I was left on my own, and what happened is I pretty much dissociated. By the time I was fourteen I was smoking, I was drinking, I was having sex with boys and was about to do drugs. I was going to do acid. My friend got sick and I wound up at a church service where I ended up accepting Jesus as my savior.

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WP: By being a wife and mother. It’s how they associated. Sure.

On a covert level, we have a collective belief that if a relationship ends for any reason other than one person has died, that somebody’s been wronged. We’ve not yet created ways of uncoupling that create cohesion, and leave love intact while we’re changing the form.

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WP: It was definitely a nice alternative.

KWT: I had this deep rush of energy through my body that convinced me that indeed there was something higher…

WP: What A beautiful experience.

KWT: …and that I belonged to it and it belonged to me. And then I began to have these spiritual experiences; when I was walking to school one day I had a transcendent experience where I could suddenly see the interconnectivity of all of life, particularly the interconnectivity of us.

WP: So when you say that, how did you, in your head, decide that you were going to do these things, whatever these things might be, to create more of that?

KWT: Well, first of all, I was in the Christian world, so I started reading the Bible.

I started to meditate… I called it prayer.

When I was 19, I went through a sixmonth period where I spent one to six hours a day sitting alone in a church praying and begging God to use my life.

WP: I’m always fascinated when I hear these stories, of people connecting with “God”. It reminds me of a quick story with Neale Donald Walsh. At a very young age of 14 or 15, he was very devoted in prayer. Wanting to be in the presence or feeling of connectedness with God all the time, he walked around with this big crucifix dangling from his belt. I admired that, that connectedness that he had.

KWT: It’s such a grace, because that adolescent period is prime for mission work. I started feeding the poor, giving away my things, and taking care of people.”

WP: That’s beautiful. You made a powerful commitment.

KWT: I started helping all of my friends with their problems. I never stopped hanging out with the druggies. I just became the counsel person to the druggies.

They were all my best friends.

WP: So, were you in college now, or on your way to…

KWT: I went to Bible school instead, which I paid for dearly. My parents were horrified and threw me out of the house.

I was pretty much on my own and very devoted. I had a breakup with a longterm boyfriend and reverted back to food. I gained 50 pounds.

WP: Oh goodness, you were moving into difficult territory.

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KWT: I had a nervous break-down, I became a Bible school dropout. I had no connection with my family. I went into several years of isolation and poverty. I started regular college and started piecing things together. I stopped praying, because I thought that God had abandoned me.

WP: That’s a classic story of abandonment not just from our parents but God. KWT: It’s the belly of the whale. I know!

WP: Yeah, absolutely. “God, where are you?”

KWT: ‘Where are you?!’ I was so upset and angry, so I went back to college in Manhattan.

WP: I’m going to go mainstream now.

KWT: I’m going to do my life, forget serving. I got into recovery and twelve steps, into therapy, to Lifespring. When I went back into the twelve-step program, I was horrified because I had to pray again. You can imagine my first prayer.

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I had to start talking to God again – I had to “forgive”. In my mid-thirties, I became a singer and a songwriter, and recovered from the eating disorder.

nized the fall that I had when I was 19 and 20, was the answer to my prayer.

‘What can I do for your life, how can I serve you?’

WP: So, as you were doing the singing and recovering were you still in school?

WP: I want to bring you forward. So you’re in a very different space, you’re feeling a sense of yourself, a sense of your value; you’re full of self-esteem and confidence.

KWT: I finished school, not graduate school but undergrad. I asked “What needs to be done? This idea about going down to Skid Row and running songwriting workshops with people who were recovering from homelessness came to me. That’s how Harmony with the Homeless was born.

WP: I read that, that was very nice. That’s exciting. Is it still in existence?

KWT: No. But the thing that was so beautiful is in those early workshops was that I had never been trained. I just knew how to do it.

WP: It was just very organic.

KWT: And their lives were transforming. I had an epiphany, I thought, oh my gosh…

I had this transmission, and I know, from the inside out, how people can pick themselves up and recreate their lives. I recog-

KWT: I went to school, became a psychotherapist out of that experience, and then I wrote “Calling in the One”.

WP: A wonderful book. What year was that?

KWT: I started writing it in the year 2000, the very end of 2000, probably 2001 really, and it was published, my first book, by Random House, Three Rivers Press, in 2004.

WP: And quite a successful book.

KWT: It is a successful book, I’m deeply grateful. That’s when I began to teach people the spiritual principles of being able to manifest. That we have a say, that we’re not victims of life. Many of the foundational principles that are in “Calling in the One” Continued on Page 11

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ANGEL CIRCLE WEEKLY TUESDAYS WITH PHILIP DORIAN 7:30-9:30PM. Join us at any time. This is an experiential workshop designed to help increase your intuitive & psychic abilities. Starts w/half hr guided meditation, then in a circle sharing format, each person asks questions & opens up to the group for guidance. $20. The GATEWAY 2511 S. Barrington Ave, Ste 100, West LA 90064.

Free Parking. 310/479-0430. www.thegatewayportal.com/ (Click Calendar) WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 LOVE ON HOLISTIC SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY FAIR 7-10PM. Free Qi Gong, & various Healers, Readers, Vendors & more. Admission is free, book in advance to avoid lines w/ Nita Patel at 404/324-2212 or info@worldloveon.com ; www.worldloveon.com ; The GATEWAY 2507 S. Barrington Ave, West LA 90064. Free Parking. www.meetup.com/TheGATEWAYPortal/events/dncbkgyrmbgb UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MONICA INFORMATION EVENING 7:15-9:30PM. Learn how USM’s Spiritual Psychology Programs can assist you in discovering answers to life’s essen-

tial questions: Who am I? Why am I here? How can I make a meaningful contribution? Location: 2107 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA. RSVP to 310/829-7402. www.UniversityofSantaMonica.edu

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 BHAKTI FEST AT THE JOSHUA TREE RETREAT CENTER September 5-8. 24/7 Kirtan, Yoga with Bryan Kest & many others, & workshops with Krishna Das, Mirabai Devi, Radhanath Swami & many others... http://bhaktifestcom/category/festivals/bhakti-fest-september/ L.A. EXTREME LONGEVITY ONCE A MONTH WITH MARTIN ETTINGTON 7:30-10PM. Different topics each month to further learning/ integrating this new holistic philosophy of long term health, greater happiness & extended longevity. $20 Suggested Donation. 310/3886388. The GATEWAY 2511 S. Barrington Ave. Ste 100, West LA 90064. Free Parking. www. meetup.com/TheGATEWAYPortal/ events/133502792 SOUL DANCE 7:30-9PM. Free, donations welcome. Enjoy fun free-style dancing, great music & spiritual moments connecting us w/ our Soul & Divinity, all in our mansion’s living room! Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA) 3500 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles 90018.

323/737-4055x1137. www.SoulDanceLA.com

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 BASIC DNA THETA HEALING SEMINAR by

Marina Rose’s School of DNA Theta Healing® Sept 6-8, 9AM-6PM. DNA Theta Healing is the most potent, profound & powerful healing paradigm on the planet. Learn to cultivate a Theta Brain Wave & connect directly to Source, chakra balance, remote view, body scan & DNA activation. CEUs. Santa Monica. 310/358-2991 ; info@dnathetahealing.com ; www.dnathetahealing.com FRIDAY NIGHT CAFÉ 7:30-Midnight. Hear & join in w/some outstanding music: Rock, Jazz, Alternative, Rap, we have it all. All ages are welcome. Open Mic. Admission & light buffet are free. 2101 N. Glenoaks Blvd Burbank 91504. Entrance is in rear. 818/8461083.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 ENERGY HEALING WORKSHOP 9AM-1PM. Learn the theory, actual hands-on practices including distant healing, the chakra system, energetic hygiene & energetic shielding. $88 Early-bird by Sept 3rd / $99 thereafter. 818/275-2238 or DirectMindpowers@gmail.com. Location: 7017 Canoga Ave. Ste F, Canoga Park 91303. www. directmindpower.com BLESSINGS CENTER HAS MOVED 11AM2PM. Please join us for our GRAND OPENING now at 534 E. Rt. 66, Glendora, CA 91740. So much fun including Archangel Messages, Crystal Healing, Energy Healing, Health Product Demos, Psychic Readings, Reiki, Shamanic Practices & MORE! For more info call Roberta at 626/3931573.

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have become the tools that I’m working with all the time.

WP: Tools that you teach?

KWT: Right.

WP: Is “Calling in the One”, targeted for those of us who were perhaps single at the time, looking to manifest a relationship with someone who we wanted to be with forever?

KWT: Yes. But, I believe “Calling in the One” was a frontrunner - the conversation, the internal conversation of what it is to manifest love. It’s all about the internal obstacles to love, taking full selfresponsibility.

WP: Just total ownership of yourself.

KWT: I always had a sense that I would probably write a book someday. I know a lot of us feel that, and I encourage people to do it. When you feel that you have a book in you. I can feel that as I’m saying it.

WP: For sure. Yeah, it’ll come out, as soon as I get a little free time. It’s on the shelf waiting.

KWT:Okay good. So there are moments, you know, and you have to set up a structure to do it. That’s how I wrote mine.

WP: Was the book a very pivotal place for you? It kind of brought you into a different space in terms of notoriety, people becoming familiar with you and so forth.

KWT: It has become extremely pivotal. I began teaching the principles before the book came out. “Calling in the One” work has been around for over ten years.

I think we have 150,000 people in our larger community, and probably 10,000 of those have been through my sevenweek “Calling in the One” online course.

We also founded… I teach with Evolving Wisdom, a company that produces all my telecourses. We have Feminine Power that I teach with Claire Zemmet, and the Conscious Uncoupling is a more recent offering. Both come out of the relationship with my former husband Mark. I was able to see the steps of that process, of having created and dismantled that relationship, and then duplicate that for other people. Mark and I were married for ten years, and then we uncoupled in such a kind way, and created a lot of cohesion for our daughter.

WP: Yes, which is really critical.

KWT: I started to get a lot of people saying “What did you just do? Can anybody uncouple like this?” So we’ve been duplicating it with people.

WP: Yeah, that’s fantastic. That’s such an important element. I went through a divorce 20 years ago, and it’s interesting, because I would have liked to have had, a divorce ceremony?”

KWT:Oh, you did that 20 years ago?!

WP: Yeah, but we didn’t do it. I asked her, and she said, “No, I can’t. But I continued to ask her. I thought it would be very powerful because I have children. I have daughters. I just thought it would be a nice way to bring closure. It never happened, but in my head it happened.

KWT: Wow. Well, it’s interesting, that was so progressive – so visionary of you actually, because more and more people are doing that. One of the things I say to people is, if you have someone that is so tender they can’t imagine doing the ceremony, there are other ways to do it.

There are private ceremonies and public ceremonies. You have lots of options with your ‘tribe.

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12 The Foundation for Shamanic Studies THE WAY OF THE SHAMAN® The Basic Workshop Sept 7 & 8. Shamanic Journeying, Power & Healing. Sierra Madre. Contact: Amanda Foulger 310/455-3758 or afoulger@aol.com MEDICAL INTUITION AND ENERGY MEDICINE 3-6PM. Experience Ancient Traditions to Modern Scientific Breakthroughs with Dr. Liliana Cerepnalkoski [www.intuitionandenergy.com] at this fundraiser for Room to Read Foundation - girls education scholarships www.roomtoread.org; 310/772-8270. The GATEWAY 2507 S. Barrington Ave, West LA, CA 90064. Free Parking. www.meetup.com/TheGATEWAYPortal/events/135854202 LET’S MEDITATE FREE EVENT 8:30-10PM. Experience the peace of meditation. Learn practical techniques & hear live music. Text 619/865-7480 for more information. Bhakti Yoga Shala, 207 Arizona Ave, Santa Monica.

REIKI HEALING CLASSES IN LOS ANGELES WITH REIKI MASTER ALEXANDRA JULIANI, M.A., DIRECTOR OF AMERICAN REIKI ACADEMY. Classes include course manuals, thorough instruction, initiation, hands-on practice, & certification through the Academy. With 25 years experience, Reiki Master Juliani has trained thousands of Reiki practitioners worldwide. 310/397-2405; reikiacademy@earthlink. net ; www.reikiacademy.org ; www.vedichealinginstitute.com

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 SUNDAY SERVICE W/GREAT MUSIC, MEDITATION, INSPIRATION 10:30AM. Rev. Margie Ann Talyor-Black presents Christ-centered, Scripturally based teachings w/practical applications for everyday life that you won’t find anywhere else. Sunday School avail. Love offering. Encino Community Church 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park 91304.

818/712-9400. www.encinocommunitychurch.org PSYCHIC PALMISTRY CONSULTATIONS/ EMPOWERMENT SESSIONS. Experience transformation through psychic palmistry w/ world-renowned, 7th generation Psychic Palmist/Spiritual Teacher from India Professor Sasi. Also offers: monthly meditation gatherings; Sanskrit mantra chanting classes; puja prayer ceremonies. 310/397-2405 or 310/8426087 ; www.professorsasi.com; www.vedichealinginstitute.com

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9

(213) 399-7772

JOURNEY OF THE CELTIC MEDICINE WHEEL 7-9PM. Join us for an introduction to the work of Dermot O’Hara, The Celtic Shaman visiting from Ireland. Includes some mini healing sessions. Love Donation. 213/215-8133 ; www. dermotoharaonline.com ; The GATEWAY 2507 S. Barrington Ave, West LA, CA 90064. Free Parking. www.meetup.com/TheGATEWAYPortal/events/131582232

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Autumn Equinox Celebration!

Sunday, September 22 3-6pm Gateway Portal 2507 S. Barrington Ave., West LA 90064

“What is Your Harvest?”

3:00 for snacks - 3:30 channeling begins

Join us as we honor the close of Summer and opening of Autumn.

Event includes: A time of depth and harvesting… What is your harvest so far this year? MEDITATIVE RITUAL OF RELEASING AND RECEIVING An afternoon of channeling. Shawn Randall channeling Torah, a multidimensional being of wisdom and unconditional love. Shawn is an internationally known channel and can be seen the channeling documentary “Tuning In” www.shawnrandall.com MEDITATION WORKSHOP 7:30-8:30PM. Free, donations welcome. Experience an inner attunement to Spirit & your own Divinity as you practice these guided meditations taught by John-Roger, Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA) Founder. 3500 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles 90018 ; www.peacelabyrinth.org ; 323/737-4055x1137 ; Registrar@ peacelabyrinth.org

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 THE WORK OF BYRON KATIE WITH BYRON KATIE CERTIFIED FACILITATOR HANNA LEVINSON 7-9PM every 2nd Tuesday. Write it down, ask four questions, turn it around. If you have a nagging hurt in need of release, this process brings it about like no other. $15. The GATEWAY 2511 S. Barrington Ave. Ste 100, West LA 90064. Free Parking. 310/562-1778. www.thegatewayportal.com (Click Calendar) INSPIRATIONAL WRITING FOR MEMORY IMPROVEMENT WITH ELLE, MS. 7PM every 2nd & 4th Tuesday. Improve & stimulate your beautiful memory in this inspirational writing workshop. Elle is a language therapist, memory therapist & writer. $15. 310/562-8309 or ellejora@earthlink.net. The GATEWAY 2511 S. Barrington Ave, Ste 100, West LA 90064. Free Parking. www.thegatewayportal.com (Click Calendar) FREE INTRO TO ACCESS CONSCIOUSNESS Sept 10th & 24th 7:30-8:30PM. Shift your reality to the life you truly desire by way of 32 access points that contain all the thoughts, ideas, beliefs, emotions & considerations you have stored so you may effortlessly & easily release everything that is not working for you. Hollywood & Santa Monica. Limited space, reservation required to Dianne at 310/491-8472. www. accessconsciousness.com

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 1/2 OFF MASSAGE WEDNESDAYS WITH KAREN HEINS, CERTIFIED & LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST. Enjoy the many benefits of highly therapeutic massage. By Appt in advance only. Discount from $75/ one hr session to just $37.50+gratuity. $1/ min over an hr. 2511 S. Barrington Ave. Ste 100, West LA 90064. Free Parking. 310/7368520. www.thegatewayportal.com/massage_karen_heins.html

Q&A WITH TORAH FEE $45 $40 if prepaid by PayPal to torahandshawn@aol.com

LIFE AFFIRMATION SINGING BOWL MEDITATION WITH AYAMANATARA 7:30-8:30PM. Come experience the magical & healing sounds of the Crystal singing bowls as we meditate & honor life on this very special day. $20. 661-252-4100.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 L.A. EXTREME LONGEVITY ONCE A MONTH WITH MARTIN ETTINGTON 7:30-10PM. Different topics each month to further learning/ integrating this new holistic philosophy of long term health, greater happiness & extended longevity. $20 Suggested Donation. 310/3886388. The GATEWAY 2511 S. Barrington Ave. Ste 100, West LA 90064. Free Parking. www. meetup.com/TheGATEWAYPortal/ events/133503072

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 LIGHT TOUCH NEURO-MUSCULAR RELEASE, ENERGY WORK, BODY RE-EDUCATION, COACHING WITH NIKITA GUPTA, MPH, CYT. Fridays 2-5PM & Saturdays for just $50/session hour. 424/256-9108 ; www.nikitagupta.com ; The GATEWAY 2511 S. Barrington Ave. Ste 100, West LA 90064. Free Parking. 310/479-0430. www.thegatewayportal.com/nikita_gupta.html BODY, MIND, SPIRIT - WHO ARE YOU? 7:30PM. “You may have been taught that the mind, spirit & life are very difficult to know about. This is the 1st principle of Scientology: It is possible to know about the mind, the spirit & life.” - L. Ron Hubbard. Come to a lecture & gain understanding of who you really are & “what is life”. 2101 N. Glenoaks Blvd, Burbank 91504. Entrance is in rear. 818/846-1083.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 THE BOOK OF REVELATION WITH DR. MARGIE ANN TAYLOR-BLACK 10AM. Join us for this at Encino Community Church, an all-inclusive circle of Love that seeks to make a difference just as we are. Love offering. 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park 91304.

818/712-9400. www.encinocommunitychurch.org JOURNEY THROUGH THE CELTIC MEDICINE WHEEL OF SOUL INTEGRATION 10AM6PM. Experience Celtic Alchemy w/14th Gen-

shawnrandall.com for more info or call (818) 888-2020 Rsvp: heart-to-heart@thegatewayportal.com (see calendar listing)

Or email: torahandshawn@aol.com eration Celtic Shaman Dermot O’Hara from Ireland. Awaken your psycho sensual inner marriage of duality found within the garden of perfect peace & integrate your soul as you release your creative abundance. $135.

213/215-8133 ; www.dermotoharaonline. com ; The GATEWAY 2507 S. Barrington Ave, West LA, CA 90064. Free Parking. www.meetup.com/TheGATEWAYPortal/ events/131581792 CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL PEACE DAY AT THE LABYRINTH 12-3PM. Minute of Silence for Peace, followed by Labyrinth Walk Instruction. 1-2:30pm: Peacemaker Meeting Workshop. Free & Open to the Public.

3500 W. Adams, Los Angeles 90018; www. peacelabyrinth.org MEMORY THERAPY & SUPPORT GROUP WITH ELLE SHLAES, MS, CCC. 2-3:30PM Every 2nd & 4th Saturday. This group helps normal adults who have some memory difficulties that arise in daily life. $15 suggested donation at the door. Elizabeth is also available daily by appointment. 310/5628309. The GATEWAY 2511 S. Barrington Ave, Ste 100, West LA 90064. Free Parking. www.thegatewayportal.com (Click Calendar) HAVE YOU HAD A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE? YOU’RE NOT ALONE! 2-4PM. Discover what your inner experiences really mean whether a near death or out of body experience, a dream w/a departed loved one, a sense that you have lived before, an inner blue or white light… Attend this fascinating FREE workshop to learn new ways for exploring your inner worlds & connect w/other like-minded souls. Pleasant Valley Center for Spiritual Living Camarillo 221 Daily Drive, Camarillo. 877/332-2899.

JYOREI HEALING EVENING 7-8PM. A casual healing gathering for those interested in receiving & giving Jyorei. We will have a lecture about Jyorei w/Q&A, Jyorei experiences & some discussions. Feel free to ask any questions about Jyorei. All welcome w/ snacks & drinks to share. Shumei Pasadena Center 2430 E. Colorado Blvd, Pasadena 91107. 626/584-8841. ssapasadena@ gmail.com

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T’AI CHI CH’UAN

REIKI HEALING CLASSES IN LOS ANGELES WITH REIKI MASTER ALEXANDRA JULIANI, M.A., DIRECTOR OF AMERICAN REIKI ACADEMY. Classes include course manuals, thorough instruction, initiation, hands-on practice, & certification through the Academy. With 25 years experience, Reiki Master Juliani has trained thousands of Reiki practitioners worldwide. 310/397-2405; reikiacademy@earthlink.net ; www.reikiacademy.org ; www.vedichealinginstitute.com

time. This is an experiential workshop designed to help increase your intuitive & psychic abilities. Starts w/half hr guided meditation, then in a circle sharing format, each person asks questions & opens up to the group for guidance. $20. The GATEWAY 2511 S. Barrington Ave, Ste 100, West LA 90064.

Free Parking. 310/479-0430. www.thegatewayportal.com/ (Click Calendar)

PSYCHIC PALMISTRY CONSULTATIONS/ EMPOWERMENT SESSIONS. Experience transformation through psychic palmistry w/ world-renowned, 7th generation Psychic Palmist/Spiritual Teacher from India Professor Sasi. Also offers: monthly meditation gatherings; Sanskrit mantra chanting classes; puja prayer ceremonies. 310/397-2405 or 310/842-6087 ; www.professorsasi.com; www.vedichealinginstitute.com

LOVE ON HOLISTIC SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY FAIR 7-10PM. Free Qi Gong, & various Healers, Readers, Vendors & more. Admission is free, book in advance to avoid lines with Nita Patel at 404/324-2212 or info@ worldloveon.com ; www.worldloveon.com ; The GATEWAY 2507 S. Barrington Ave, West LA 90064. Free Parking. www.meetup.com/ TheGATEWAYPortal/events/dpcbkgyrmbxb

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 GRAND OPENING OF SPIRITUAL GOODS & GOODIES BOUTIQUE @ THE GATEWAY 11AM until... Blessing ceremony, renowned healers giving healings, channeling, laughter yoga, gong bath, live music, book signing, practitioner demos, prizes, mini-tarot readings… The store is equipped w/crystals, art, essential oils, jewelry, clothing, books/movies, music, cards, handmade goods from the world-over, tea/snack bar, outdoor patio, free wifi.... 2503 S. Barrington Ave, West LA 90064. Free Parking. RSVP at 310/479-0430. www.thegatewayportal.com/home.html

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 MEDITATION WORKSHOP 7:30-8:30PM. Free, donations welcome. Experience an inner attunement to Spirit & your own Divinity as you practice these guided meditations taught by John-Roger, Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA) Founder. 3500 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles 90018 ; www. peacelabyrinth.org ; 323/737-4055x1137 ; Registrar@peacelabyrinth.org THE AETHERIUS SOCIETY TWELVE BLESSING POWER CIRCLE MONDAYS 7:45PM w/ this worldwide non-profit spiritual organization also in Los Angeles since 1960 dedicated to help heal & uplift humanity. Also offer Sunday Divine Service 11AM, Operation Prayer Power Thursdays 7:45PM, Free Spiritual Healing by appointment only Tuesdays afternoon & evening. 6202 Afton Place, Hollywood 90028. 800/800-1354. paul@aetherius.org ; www.aetherius.org/la

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 MASSAGE THERAPY PROGRAM OPEN HOUSE 6:30PM. For interested students to become a Massage Therapist through CBD College. Classes start Sept 23rd. *Financial Aid for those who qualify. For info call 213/427-2200. 3699 Wilshire Blvd, 4th Fl, Los Angeles 90010. www.cbd.edu ANGEL CIRCLE WEEKLY TUESDAYS WITH PHILIP DORIAN 7:30-9:30PM. Join us at any

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

FREE-FORM WRITING CLASS 7:30-9PM. Free, donations welcome. This class teaches an amazing, simple & effective technique for clearing the subconscious & unconscious levels (written about in John-Roger’s book, Spiritual Warrior). Location: PTS, 3726 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles 90018; www. pts.org. Contact Antonietta 323/7374055x1548; Registrar@pts.org

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 BREAST & FULL BODY THERMOGRAPHY WITH NORA FASANO B.A. Schedule your appointment for Clinical Thermography for preventive health & early detection of health issues at 818/769-4045.

CONSTELLATION HEALING WITH GARY STUART 7-10PM. This amazing psychodynamic process reveals what’s unseen that is exhibiting a negative effect in our lives. $20.

The GATEWAY 2507 S. Barrington Ave, West LA 90064. Free Parking. www.meetup.com/ TheGATEWAYPortal/events/qtwlmgyrmbzb

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 WHOLE BEING WEEKEND IDYLLWILD Sept 20-22nd. Yearly 3-day all-inclusive retreat to celebrate & express our joy in connection in one big heart-space. Registration covers all workshops, entertainment, meals & lodging or camping. www.thewholebeingweekend. com “BE GOD TO YOURSELF” SPIRITUAL SEMINAR SCREENING 7:30-9PM. Free, donations welcome. Watch John-Roger, Founder of Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA), share about practical spirituality.

3500 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles 90018.

323/737-4055 ; Registrar@peacelabyrinth. org ; www.msia.org FRIDAY NIGHT CAFÉ 7:30-Midnight. Hear & join in w/some outstanding music: Rock, Jazz, Alternative, Rap, we have it all. All ages are welcome. Open Mic. Admission & light buffet are free. 2101 N. Glenoaks Blvd Burbank 91504. Entrance is in rear. 818/8461083.

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AMERICAN REIKI ACADEMY Learn to Heal with Your Hands – Become a Certified Reiki Practitioner Reiki is an ancient hands-on healing modality that uses “universal life-force energy” to clear physical, mental, emotional and spiritual blocks for greater wellbeing and harmony.

The American Reiki Academy holds weekly classes in which anyone can learn Reiki for self-healing and healing others. Classes include thorough instruction, class manual, private initiation, hands-on practice, and certification. Students also experience acceleration in their spiritual growth and intuitive skills.

Reiki Master Alexandra Juliani, M.A., Director of the American Reiki Academy, is a gifted healer, teacher, and clairaudient channel in direct lineage of Dr. Usui, original Reiki Grandmaster. With 25 years experience in Reiki, Ms. Juliani has trained thousands of people worldwide as accomplished Reiki practitioners and Reiki Masters, activating their innate healing abilities.

• REIKI I, II, & MASTERSHIP CLASSES • REIKI HEALING SESSIONS • REIKI PRACTICE CIRCLES

(310) 397-2405 / www.reikiacademy.org

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 EDGAR CAYCE STUDY GROUP WITH DR. MARGIE ANN TAYLOR-BLACK 10AM. Discussion of the latest information coming from A.R.E. Headquarters. Fascinating, enlightening & educational. Love offering. Encino Community Church 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park 91304. 818/712-9400. www. encinocommunitychurch.org LOS ANGELES SKYWATCH EVERY 3RD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH 2PM. This is a chemtrail geoengineering awareness discussion group. Meeting/video presentation. Learn what’s happening in our skies & what we can do about it. Contact: Bob 310/836-0257. www.

LosAngelesSkywatch.org - Location: Unurban Cafe 3301 W. Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA. LETTING GO OF YOUR CRAVINGS WITH REGINE VAVASSEUR 2:30-5:30PM. Reference Point Therapy (RPT) gets to the point of origin of trauma patterns; one of which many of us share is w/food. The GATEWAY 2507 S. Barrington Ave, West LA 90064. Free Parking. www.meetup.com/TheGATEWAYPortal/ events/133502582 REIKI HEALING CLASSES IN LOS ANGELES WITH REIKI MASTER ALEXANDRA JULIANI, M.A., DIRECTOR OF AMERICAN REIKI ACADEMY. Classes include course manuals, thorough instruction, initiation, hands-on practice, & certification through the Academy. With 25 years experience, Reiki Master Juliani has trained thousands of Reiki practitioners worldwide. 310/397-2405; reikiacademy@earthlink. net ; www.reikiacademy.org ; www.vedichealinginstitute.com

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 AUTUMN EQUINOX “WHAT IS YOUR HARVEST” EVENT w/internationally known channel Shawn Randall 3:30-6PM (3PM for snacks).

The wise non-physical source, Torah, offers insights into your year’s unfoldment to assist self-understanding & receiving the abundant Universe. Includes meditation & Q&A. $45@ the door $40 prepaid by PayPal to: torahandshawn@aol.com. 818/888-2020. www.shawnrandall.com ; The GATEWAY 2507 S. Barrington Ave, West LA, CA 90064. Free Parking. www.meetup.com/TheGATEWAYPortal/ events/129803942

PSYCHIC PALMISTRY CONSULTATIONS/EMPOWERMENT SESSIONS. Experience transformation through psychic palmistry w/worldrenowned, 7th generation Psychic Palmist/Spiritual Teacher from India Professor Sasi. Also offers: monthly meditation gatherings; Sanskrit mantra chanting classes; puja prayer ceremonies.

310/397-2405 or 310/842-6087 ; www.professorsasi.com; www.vedichealinginstitute.com

to the life you truly desire by way of 32 access points that contain all the thoughts, ideas, beliefs, emotions & considerations you have stored so you may effortlessly & easily release everything that is not working for you. Hollywood & Santa Monica. Limited space, reservation required to Dianne at 310/491-8472. www. accessconsciousness.com

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

1/2 OFF MASSAGE WEDNESDAYS WITH KAREN HEINS, CERTIFIED & LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST. Enjoy the many benefits of highly therapeutic massage. By Appt in advance only. Discount from $75/one hr session to just $37.50+gratuity. $1/min over an hr. 2511 S. Barrington Ave. Ste 100, West LA 90064.

Free Parking. 310/736-8520. www.thegatewayportal.com/massage_karen_heins.html

FALL SEASONAL ACUPUNCTURE & HEALING LIGHT EVENT 9AM-6PM. Join us for a day of healing & celebration of the Fall Equinox.

Acupuncture treatments to align your energy w/the season plus Vendors, Drum Circle, Spiritual Readers, music & more! Kenneally Acupuncture & The Healing LIght Center. 661/2524100.

THE AETHERIUS SOCIETY TWELVE BLESSING POWER CIRCLE MONDAYS 7:45PM w/ this worldwide non-profit spiritual organization also in Los Angeles since 1960 dedicated to help heal & uplift humanity. Also offer Sunday Divine Service 11AM, Operation Prayer Power Thursdays 7:45PM, Free Spiritual Healing by appointment only Tuesdays afternoon & evening. 6202 Afton Place, Hollywood 90028.

800/800-1354. paul@aetherius.org ; www. aetherius.org/la

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 INSPIRATIONAL WRITING FOR MEMORY IMPROVEMENT WITH ELLE, MS. 7PM every 2nd & 4th Tuesday. Improve & stimulate your beautiful memory in this inspirational writing workshop. Elle is a language therapist, memory therapist & writer. $15. 310/562-8309 or ellejora@earthlink.net. The GATEWAY 2511 S. Barrington Ave, Ste 100, West LA 90064. Free Parking. www.thegatewayportal.com (Click Calendar) CONNECTING WITH YOUR INNER GUIDE TELE-WORKSHOP 5:30-7PM. Free. Tap into the guiding Light within you. Pre-registration required at www.msia.org/info/tele29 ; Contact DebbieRoth@msia.org or 323/737-4055.

FREE INTRO TO ACCESS CONSCIOUSNESS Sept 10th & 24th 7:30-8:30PM. Shift your reality

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

COUPLES…REDUCE EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY WITH INTERPERSONAL BIOFEEDBACK presented by STEVEN C KASSEL, MFT Board Certified in Biofeedback 7-9PM. Learn 2 evidence-based practices merged into 1 & see it in action. $10 ea, $15/couple. 661/259-3704 or s@kassel.us ; The GATEWAY 2507 S. Barrington Ave, West LA 90064. Free Parking. www.meetup.com/TheGATEWAYPortal/ events/133199642

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE: A WEEKLY SERIES WITH SARAH LARSEN, M.D. 6:30PM potluck in the patio, 7:30-9:30PM discussion & experience.

Join in at any time. A warm & loving course designed to help you grow to your full potential by guiding you to discover more of who you truly are & live your life purpose. $20 Donation Basis.

424/903-6633. The GATEWAY 2511 S. Barrington Ave. Ste 100, West LA 90064. Free Parking. www.thegatewayportal.com (Click Calendar)

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 AKASHIC RECORDS PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION WEEKEND with Barbara Schiffman.

Sept 27-29 (LA/Burbank area). Access your Soul’s energy-archive for yourself & others with Linda Howe’s Pathway Prayer Process.

Includes Akashic Past Life Healing tools & Practitioner Certification. 818/415-3479 ; www.YourLifeandSoul com ; www.Meetup.com/AkashicLA

The Monke y Mind o A Trap for Consciousness in Illusion

by Steve Robertson

ur minds are abuzz with thousands of thoughts each day, all of which compete for our attention and a corollary action. The Buddhists call this untrained mind of buzzing thoughts the Monkey Mind.

The Monkey Mind, the ego mind, constantly flickers between conscious thoughts of love and unconscious thoughts of fear. This non-focused flickering is an intentional tool of the ego used to perpetuate confusion, attachments to duality and a resulting state of suffering. The ego’s life depends on a consciousness of confusion, for with stillness and peace comes enlightenment and a death to the fearful attachments of our ego mind. Here, in this peace, only love exists.

“All that we are is a result of what we have thought.” -Buddha Curiously, the metaphor of the Monkey Mind and how it traps consciousness in illusion and suffering holds great similarity to how monkeys are actually trapped in the jungle. In this process a hole is drilled at the bottom of a tree where monkeys are known to gather above. The hole, drilled to be just large enough for a monkey to stick its hand in, is filled with nuts that they love to eat.

At the back of the hole is a cavernous pocket, just large enough for the monkey to wrap its hand around the nuts.

Smelling the nuts from the branches above, the monkey scampers down the tree to discover the origin of the enticing aroma. The monkey, desperately excited, has to have these nuts and so quickly, plunges its hand into the hole.

Feeling the nuts at the back of the hole,

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it grabs them. Now even more excited, the Monkey attempts to pull its hand out of the hole. Desperately though, as hard as the monkey pulls, its hand will not come back through this hole. Its balled fist, which is now wrapped around the nuts, is too large to make it through.

Be still, find peace within and know that with each thought you are co-creating everything you imagine and see around you.

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Try as it may, the monkey cannot pull its hand out of the hole and at the same time, it will not let loose of the nuts. The monkey has trapped itself. All that is required to be free is to let go of the nuts.

With the monkey’s hand now stuck in the hole, the trapper simply walks up to the monkey and slips a rope around its neck.

Sensing the peril of the situation, the mon-

key releases the nuts and its hand pulls back through the hole. Free of the hole, the monkey is, however, now the slave of its captor.

“It is your attachments that causes your suffering.” -Buddha Like the monkey who has trapped itself, the untrained mind is tempted by the allure of fearful and dramatic thoughts.

The ego mind, sustained by the consumption of such thoughts, enslaves our consciousness and our actions soon there follow. The result of this entrapment is attachment, an unconscious sleepwalking from which our actions bring suffering and we experience separation from love. We could free ourselves and find peace; however the unconscious mind is greatly attracted to the entertainment of our buzzing thoughts and those offered to us.

“The ancestor of every action is thought.” -Emerson The Native Americans remind us of how to release ourselves and be free from such suffering. They say, “You have picked up the hot rocks of pain and suffering (fearful and dramatic thoughts), all what is required is that you turn your hand over and let them go.”

Let go of the hot rocks brave spiritual warrior, and be free of all pain and suffering. Be still, find peace within, and know that with each thought you are co-creating everything you imagine and see around you. Choose mindfully so that your thoughts are always loving, and see how you create a world of great and everlasting peace.

Steve Robertson is the Founder/CEO of www.

ProjectPeaceOnEarth.org through which you may find out more about his work.

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“CALLING FORWARD THE BELOVED” SPIRITUAL SEMINAR SCREENING 7:30-9PM. Free, donations welcome. Watch John-Roger, Founder of Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA), share about practical spirituality.

3500 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles 90018.

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 FOURTH ANNUAL HEALING ARTS FAIRE 10AM-5PM. Free admission to Faire & Healers’ lectures. Healing sessions, fee basis.

Products & food for sale. Cash & checks only.

Sanctuary for Spiritual Living 5446 North Citrus Ave., Covina 91722. For information, call 626/421-8477.

MEMORY THERAPY & SUPPORT GROUP WITH ELLE SHLAES, MS, CCC. 2-3:30PM Every 2nd & 4th Saturday. This group helps normal adults who have some memory difficulties that arise in daily life. $15 suggested donation @the door. Elizabeth is also available daily by appt. 310/562-8309. The GATEWAY 2511 S. Barrington Ave, Ste 100, West LA 90064. Free Parking. www.thegatewayportal.com (Click Calendar) REIKI HEALING CLASSES IN LOS ANGELES WITH REIKI MASTER ALEXANDRA JULIANI, M.A., DIRECTOR OF AMERICAN REIKI ACADEMY. Classes include course manuals, thorough instruction, initiation, hands-on practice, & certification through the Academy. With 25 years experience, Reiki Master Juliani has trained thousands of Reiki practitioners worldwide. 310/397-2405; reikiacademy@earthlink. net ; www.reikiacademy.org ; www.vedichealinginstitute.com

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 PSYCHIC PALMISTRY CONSULTATIONS/ EMPOWERMENT SESSIONS. Experience transformation through psychic palmistry w/ world-renowned, 7th generation Psychic Palmist/Spiritual Teacher from India Professor Sasi. Also offers: monthly meditation gatherings; Sanskrit mantra chanting classes; puja prayer ceremonies. 310/397-2405 or 310/8426087 ; www.professorsasi.com; www.vedichealinginstitute.com

PRANAYAMA BREATH CIRCLE WITH ELENA PARSONS Last Sunday of the Month 6:157:15PM. Breath work is a simple technique that clears stuck energy & can help you to access your spirit. This easy, rhythmic breath can be learned in a single session & the benefits will last you for a lifetime. $10 Sugg Donation. 310/384-4043 ; elena@wellbeingpractices.com ; www.WellBeingPractices.com ; The GATEWAY 2503 S. Barrington Ave, West LA 90064. Free Parking. 310/479-0430.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 MEDITATION WORKSHOP 7:30-8:30PM. Free, donations welcome. Experience an inner attunement to Spirit & your own Divinity as you practice these guided meditations taught

by John-Roger, Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA) Founder. 3500 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles 90018 ; www.peacelabyrinth.org ; 323/737-4055x1137 ; Registrar@ peacelabyrinth.org THE AETHERIUS SOCIETY TWELVE BLESSING POWER CIRCLE MONDAYS 7:45PM w/ this worldwide non-profit spiritual organization also in Los Angeles since 1960 dedicated to help heal & uplift humanity. Also offer Sunday Divine Service 11AM, Operation Prayer Power Thursdays 7:45PM, Free Spiritual Healing by appointment only Tuesdays afternoon & evening. 6202 Afton Place, Hollywood 90028.

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– ONGOING EVENTS – – SUNDAYS – MEDITATION & NEW THOUGHT WEEKLY SUNDAY SERVICE @ UNITY WEST CHURCH 9AM followed by Burning Bowl on the patio. All are welcome. 256 26th St, Santa Monica 90402.

310/577-0000. www.unitywestchurch.org COURSE IN MIRACLES DISCUSSION 9:15AM with Dr. Margie Ann Taylor-Black. Love offering. Encino Community Church 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park 91304. 818/7129400. www.encinocommunitychurch.org SUNDAY SERVICE W/GREAT MUSIC, MEDITATION, INSPIRATION 10:30AM. Rev. Margie Ann Talyor-Black presents Christ-centered,

Scripturally based teachings w/practical applications for everyday life that you won’t find anywhere else. Sunday School available. Love offering. Encino Community Church, an all-inclusive circle of Love that seeks to make a difference just as we are. 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park 91304. 818/712-9400. www.encinocommunitychurch.org SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP MEDITATION 10:30AM. All are welcome. Live spirit-filled music, inspirational talk, quiet meditation, fellowship & a delicious vegetarian brunch. Call regarding childcare options. Gate will be open by 9:45AM. Sunburst Sanctuary 7200 S. Highway One, Lompoc, CA. 805/736-6528. www.

SunburstOnline.org THE AETHERIUS SOCIETY SUNDAY DIVINE SERVICE 11AM w/this worldwide non-profit spiritual organization also in Los Angeles since 1960 dedicated to help heal & uplift humanity.

Also offer Twelve Blessing Power Circle Mondays 7:45PM, Operation Prayer Power Thursdays 7:45PM, Free Spiritual Healing by appointment only Tuesdays afternoon & evening. 6202 Afton Place, Hollywood 90028. 800/800-1354. paul@aetherius.org ; www.aetherius.org/la LABYRINTH & GARDEN TOURS 12-4PM. Free, donations welcome. Enjoy this “Spiritual Oasis in the City”. Unwind walking the labyrinth; reflect in the spectacular meditation garden; breathe beside water fountains. Tour the historic mansion. 3500 W. Adams, Los Angeles 90018; 323/737-4055x1137; www.peacelabyrinth.org AQUARIAN FOUNDATION® OF SEATTLE HOLLYWOOD BRANCH 8PM. Listen to profound spiritual teachings while learning “How to Think–Not What to Think”™ in your spiritual practices. 3330 Barham Blvd #105, LA 90068.

Easy access off 101, free parking. Call Kathy 323/850-5422.

CREATE A POSITIVE & PROGRESSIVE LIFE! Sundays & Wednesdays. Through your active participation in Unarius’ past-life therapy classes, your life can become more creative & meaningful. The Unarius Academy of Science offers books, CDs, DVDs, MP3s on past-life therapy & other enlightening topics. Classes are live streamed on the web. 800/475-7062. www.unarius.org

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REIKI HEALING CLASSES IN LOS ANGELES WITH REIKI MASTER ALEXANDRA JULIANI, M.A., DIRECTOR OF AMERICAN REIKI ACADEMY. Classes include course manuals, thorough instruction, initiation, hands-on practice, & certification through the Academy. With 25 years experience, Reiki Master Juliani has trained thousands of Reiki practitioners worldwide. 310/397-2405; reikiacademy@earthlink. net ; www.reikiacademy.org ; www.vedichealinginstitute.com

– MONDAYS – CLEARSIGHT’S MEDITATION MONDAY 78PM. Every Monday night starting September 9th. Deepen & expand your meditation practice w/this one-hour weekly meditation series. $10. Please visit www.clearsightaura.com or email us at clearsightaura@gmail.com for more info.

MEDITATION WORKSHOP 7:30-8:30PM. Free, donations welcome. Experience an inner attunement to Spirit & your own Divinity as you practice these guided meditations taught

by John-Roger, Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness (MSIA) Founder. 3500 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles 90018 ; www.peacelabyrinth.org ; 323/737-4055x1137 ; Registrar@ peacelabyrinth.org THE AETHERIUS SOCIETY TWELVE BLESSING POWER CIRCLE MONDAYS 7:45PM w/ this worldwide non-profit spiritual organization also in Los Angeles since 1960 dedicated to help heal & uplift humanity. Also offer Sunday Divine Service 11AM, Operation Prayer Power Thursdays 7:45PM, Free Spiritual Healing by appointment only Tuesdays afternoon & evening. 6202 Afton Place, Hollywood 90028.

800/800-1354. paul@aetherius.org ; www. aetherius.org/la SINGING FROM THE HEART PRIVATE SESSIONS WITH DR. CAROLE MOSKOVITZ, MA, DSS, professional performer, voice/performance & communication coach. Create a deeper connection w/your authentic voice & creative expression while enjoying a supportive environment to explore the many levels of singing & communicating from the heart. For professionals & amateurs. 310/821-SONG (7664). www.singingfromtheheart.com ; www.

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– TUESDAYS – LABYRINTH & GARDEN TOURS Tues-Fri 11AM-3PM. Free, donations welcome. Enjoy this “Spiritual Oasis in the City”. Unwind walking the labyrinth; reflect in the spectacular meditation garden; breathe beside water fountains. Tour the historic mansion. 3500 W. Adams, Los Angeles 90018; 323/737-4055x1137; www.peacelabyrinth.org SELF HELP SPIRITUAL DIVORCE OR BREAKUP WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUP WITH TONY CAMACHO, C.Ht. 6:30-7:30PM. It is an empowering act to help yourself through a situation that at times seems unmanageable. This supportive meeting is an understanding environment that offers an important step in the recovery process. $20. The GATEWAY 2511 S. Barrington Ave, Ste 100, West LA 90064. Free Parking. 310/479-0430. www.thegatewayportal.com (Click Calendar) ANGEL CIRCLE WEEKLY TUESDAYS WITH PHILIP DORIAN 7:30-9:30PM. Join us at any time. This is an experiential workshop designed to help increase your intuitive & psychic abilities. Starts w/half hr guided meditation, then in a circle sharing format, each person asks questions & opens up to the group for guidance. $20. The GATEWAY 2511 S. Barrington Ave, Ste 100, West LA 90064. Free Parking. 310/4790430. www.thegatewayportal.com/ (Click Calendar)

SINGING FROM THE HEART PRIVATE SESSIONS WITH DR. CAROLE MOSKOVITZ, MA, DSS, professional performer, voice/performance & communication coach. Create a deeper connection w/your authentic voice & creative expression while enjoying a supportive environment to explore the many levels of singing & communicating from the heart. For professionals & amateurs. 310/821-SONG (7664). www.singingfromtheheart.com ; www.

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– WEDNESDAYS – 1/2 OFF MASSAGE WEDNESDAYS WITH KAREN HEINS, CERTIFIED & LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST. Enjoy the many benefits of highly therapeutic massage. By Appt in advance only. Discount from $75/one hr session to just $37.50+gratuity. $1/min over an hr. 2511 S. Barrington Ave. Ste 100, West LA 90064. Free Parking. 310/736-8520. www. thegatewayportal.com/massage_karen_ heins.html DINNER FELLOWSHIP OVER GREAT $1.25 TACOS at Don Antonio’s with The GATEWAY 5PM prompt or the long wait list begins. They do have non-meat taco options but be aware, they mix lard w/most everything. If not RSVP’d online, please call to do so 310/479-0430.

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THE AETHERIUS SOCIETY FREE SPIRITUAL HEALING BY APPOINTMENT ONLY (afternoon & evening) w/this worldwide non-profit spiritual organization also in Los Angeles since 1960 dedicated to help heal & uplift humanity. Also offer Sunday Divine Service 11AM, Twelve Blessing Power Circle Mondays 7:45PM, Operation Prayer Power Thursdays 7:45PM. 6202 Afton Place, Hollywood 90028. 800/800-1354. paul@aetherius.org ; www.aetherius.org/la

T’AI CHI & QI GONG. Gentle stress-reducing “Meditation in Movement” improves your balance & coordination, posture & endurance, while reducing stress. Master teacher Lana Spraker has been teaching Traditional Yang style T’ai Chi for over 41 yrs. 8 week series Sept 18-Nov 6. Beginners 6-7PM. Intermediate 6:407:40PM. Fee for series or individual class. 2900 S. Crenshaw (@29th St. AADAP, INC), Los Angeles 90016. 310/479-3646 ; sprakerlg@earthlink.net ; www.alexandertaichi.com

1/2 PRICE CLEAR LIGHT + RECONNECTION HEALING WITH DANIELLE DUVAL. Certified by the founders of these energy modalities, Eric Pearl of The Reconnection, & Mielle Vietor of Clear Light Healing. One Hr Appt 8-9PM. Booked & Paid in advance, just $25 + gratuity.

The GATEWAY 2511 S. Barrington Ave, Ste 100, West LA 90064. Free Parking. 310/479-0430. www.thegatewayportal.com/ (Click Calendar)

EVENING YOGA & MEDITATION AT SUNBURST SANCTUARY. Yoga Class 6-7:30PM; Followed by an optional Quiet Meditation 7:30-8PM. Free. Feel alive & vibrant as you melt tension & free your spirit w/the flow of healing energy. 7200 S. Highway One, Lompoc, CA. 805/736-6528. www.SunburstOnline.org

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by Richard Moss, M.D.

Fear is a sensation that we name according to the situation. If you are standing at the rim of the Grand Canyon, you speak of fear of heights: acrophobia. If you are in a crowded place the word is agoraphobia. There are a thousand names for fear, but only one sensation, which of course can be present in varying intensity.

Throughout evolution, fear was our teacher of survival. It alerted us to danger. It told us to be prepared. This was and remains the healthy aspect of fear. But today, at least in the developed world, we have relatively few threats from outside. Our greatest threats come from within us, from what we tell ourselves about others or our situation and the anxiety, insecurity, hate, or even terror those thoughts create. Our minds create fears by believing stories such as, “I’ll be all alone in my old age,” or “I won’t have enough money.” There is only one sensation of fear, but limitless stories that will arouse it in us.

As long as there is a compulsive avoidance of any threatening or dis-

tressing feeling, fear unconsciously remains the god ruling our psychic life. Real transformation begins when you are able to bow before fear and acknowledge its power, but declare that it is no longer your god. At that moment you become the disciple of a new god: Awareness. Immediately, awareness asks you to learn, to the best of your ability, to remain present and open even when there is fear.

regain control?” How do I get away from this feeling?” All that matters to you is your self-interest and you stop being caring to others and their needs. From a psychological point of view, the combination of fear and self-interest is probably the greatest threat facing humanity today. It poisons all relationships whether within marriages, families, business, politics, and international affairs.

The sensation of fear is difficult to be with and when you cannot create a big space for it, the immediate tendency is to become self-involved. You contract in upon yourself, your head starts spinning more thoughts; your mind becomes strategic –“How do I

But there is no such thing as being safe; life is and will always be full of uncertainty. Nothing from the outside: no laws, no high-tech inventions, no amount of guns, no leader, can make you truly safe. Only you can do that inside yourself. The ter-

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As soon as fear closes you down, you have reached the limit of your ability to love and grow. For example, as you risk building a new business, it will be fear, perhaps the fear of failure or even of success that might slow or even sabotage you. If you are in a relationship, it will be the fear of abandonment, or being a betrayer, or just a sense of insecurity that will make you pull back.

To “live fearwards” --or sometimes I say “move fearwards”-- means that instead of being halted by fear you let fear become your teacher. You open yourself to the sensation of fear. You let yourself become vulnerable. You stop blaming others. You stop seeing threats and start seeing opportunities to awaken to greater consciousness.

If we lived in a Harry Potter Universe, the wizard would wave her wand and say the incantation: “Fearwards!” Suddenly everyone on Earth has three times the capacity to be with fear and not become self-involved and self-protective. This means they have three times the ability to be vulnerable and not close their hearts. Instantly, there is a fraction as much greed and distrust, a fraction of the power struggles and conflicts. Instantly, there is three times more openness, three times more capacity for intimacy, three times more fairness, acceptance, and tolerance, and three times more love.

The whole world changes in an instant and it is all tied to how we handle fear in ourselves.

But let’s not wait for magic. Let’s learn to dance with fear. Here are a few ways to do so: When you feel fearful ask yourself: “What specifically am I telling myself that is creat-

ing this fear?” If you can see these thoughts are negative judgments, take five deep slow breaths and bring all your attention back to the present moment. Be present for every perception and every sensation. Repeat this over and over until the fullness of the present moment has filled your senses completely. As soon as your attention moves into the Now, all thoughts and mind-made images will recede and the fearfulness will fade away. Then, if examining your stories suggests that there is an action you can take to properly address what must be done, commit yourself to act immediately.

ways in the brain that short-circuit the conditioned responses to fear.

As soon as fear closes you down, you have reached the limit of your ability to love and grow.

You can even use the energy of fear with what I call the “Practice of Gratitude.” Instead of dwelling on fearful mental images and thoughts, say “Thank You” for every present-moment perception: the light you see, the colors, all the sounds, smells, and any sensation. Say “Thank You,” even for the feeling of fear itself.

Keep expressing gratitude for everything that you are aware of or for anything whatsoever that comes into your mind and soon the fearful sensation will transform and perhaps become softness or even a smile on your face and in your heart.

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rible irony is that when fear intensifies self-interest to unhealthy levels, it weakens healthy connections between people, which only leads to a sense of separation and even more fear.

If the threatening feeling seems to be present without any thoughts to provoke it, then be very alert not to let the fearful feeling cause you to think stories like “My life is not working,” or “Something is wrong with me.” All thoughts born of fear either create more fear or they create imaginary hope, which is another kind of delusion. Instead, keep your full attention in the present and let yourself be spontaneously creative as you breathe into the fearfulness. You can let out sounds, or even dance a silly jig. This lays down new associations and new neural path-

Keep breathing into the feeling and try not to label it with names like “unsafe” or “terrified.” At the same time, no matter how familiar the feeling may seem, pretend that you have never felt it before. Naming separates and puts you in the past and in your ego. Transmuting fear requires becoming one with it in the Now. This means also that you must let go of the future: Breathing into fear and dancing with it is not about getting rid of fear or gaining any desired outcome.

It is about an unconditional relationship with fear so that fear becomes a doorway instead of a wall.

Living fearwards is something you and I and anyone can do as soon as we decide we would rather live in a loving world. Fear will never go away completely, but your capacity to be with it will grow, and steadily you will become a champion of openness and love. WP

Richard Moss is the Maestro of “Deep Work” and is a globally renowned physician-turned-master healer, international bestselling Hay House author (“InsideOut Healing”, “The Mandala of Being”), and workshop leader. For more info please visit www.richardmoss.com

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God

is as close to you as your

next breath

Soul Transcendence is becoming aware of yourself as a Soul and as one

with God, not as a theory but as a living reality. Your Soul is who you truly are; it is more than your body, your thoughts, or your feelings. MSIA provides tools and techniques for experiencing your Soul and your own Divinity. We focus on how to incorporate spirituality into everyday life in a workable way. We call it “practical spirituality.” It allows you to tune more and more to your Soul and to increasingly live from that awareness.

“All that you want to be, you already are.

All you have to do is move your awareness there and recognize the reality of your own Soul.”

—John-Roger

Download your Free E-book, Journey of a Soul at www.msia.org/info/wpc

To request a print copy, contact servicedesk@msia.org or (800) 899-2665 Print Promo Code: 702WPC

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FREE-FORM WRITING CLASS 7:30-9PM. Free, donations welcome. This class teaches an amazing, simple & effective technique for clearing the subconscious & unconscious levels (written about in John-Roger’s book, Spiritual Warrior). Location: PTS, 3726 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles 90018; www.pts.org. Contact Antonietta 323/737-4055x1548; Registrar@pts.org A COURSE IN MIRACLES WITH DAVID SPETNER ACIM INSTRUCTOR 7:30-9PM Every Wednesday. Reach the deepest parts of your spiritual being & bring them into every day consciousness. Those new to, or in ACIM forever are welcome. Reading or even having the book is not required. $15 Donation Basis. The GATEWAY 2511 S. Barrington Ave. Ste 100, West LA 90064. Free Parking. 310/476-9898. www.meetup.com/acourseinmiracleswestside/ SPIRITUAL HEALING SERVICE @ AQUARIAN FOUNDATION® OF SEATTLE - HOLLYWOOD BRANCH 8PM. Listen to profound spiritual teachings & meet people practicing Spiritual Healing, Truth, Beauty, Goodness & Justice.

3330 Barham Blvd #105, LA 90068. Easy ac-

cess off 101, free parking. Call Kathy 323/8505422.

SINGING FROM THE HEART PRIVATE SESSIONS WITH DR. CAROLE MOSKOVITZ, MA, DSS, professional performer, voice/ performance & communication coach. Create a deeper connection w/your authentic voice & creative expression while enjoying a supportive environment to explore the many levels of singing & communicating from the heart. For professionals & amateurs. 310/821-SONG (7664). www.singingfromtheheart.com ; www.Linkedin.com/in/ DrCaroleGMoskovitz

tacular meditation garden; breathe beside water fountains. Tour the historic mansion.

3500 W. Adams, Los Angeles 90018; 323/737-4055x1137; www.peacelabyrinth. org

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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE WITH SARAH LARSEN, M.D. 6:30PM potluck in the patio, 7:30-9:30PM discussion & experience. A warm & loving course designed to help you grow to your full potential by guiding you to discover more of who you truly are & live your life purpose. $20 Donation. 424/9036633. The GATEWAY 2511 S. Barrington Ave. Ste 100, West LA 90064. Free Parking. www.thegatewayportal.com (Click Calendar)

SUPER BRAIN (Deepak Chopra) 10AM. Lively discussion on this film & understanding. Love offering. Encino Community Church 7769 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park 91304. 818/712-9400. www.encinocommunitychurch.org

READING GROUP WEEKLY THURSDAYS @ UNITY WEST CHURCH 7-8PM. For new reading selection call 310/577-0000. 256 26th St, Santa Monica 90402. www.unitywestchurch.org

YOUR FAITH IS YOUR FORTUNE (Neville).

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Book Review

Empower Our Children

God’s Call to Parents How to HealYourself and Your Children

Reviewed by Michael Jeffreys

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mpower Our Children by Jason Nelson is a divinely inspired book that could not have come at a better time as many of us on the planet are making the shift from our head to our heart and awakening to our true nature. It encompasses life changing material that will help any parent or teacher with how to love, connect with, nurture and empower yourself, thus enabling you to better love, connect with, nurture and empower our children.

“Each soul has a life purpose and must be true to that purpose. Learn to serve your soul’s purpose. Children will follow your example and do the same.”

– Jason Nelson EOC serves as a guidebook that lovingly yet uncompromisingly explains how we have become disconnected from our true self, our soul, and as a result become almost exclusively identified with the egoic mind. It also shows us how we can re-connect with our higher-self, our true nature, only available in the present moment. Our direct connection to Source, Life, God, Love, Universal Intelligence, All that Is etc.

Children initially come into the world knowing they are a soul. However, because we adults mistake who we are for the image in our head, we teach our children to do the same: “I am momma, this is dada… you are baby...”

And so the ever-evolving soul, eventually, and mistakenly, comes to identify itself with its human body/mind. It forgets its true nature and creates a persona for itself. It would be as if you put a mask on before going to sleep, and in the morning you wake up believing you are the masked character in the mirror.

You are not the masked character, but if you genuinely thought you were, who could convince you otherwise?

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Always stay centered in your energy field. It is important to observe another’s energy without attaching to them.

Think of your energy field as a storehouse of various energies that are uniquely yours, no one else’s.

The problem is that believing oneself to be the image in the mind, creates a very strong sense of separation; a feeling of being disconnected from Life. And so we feel incomplete, cut-off, lost, alone, and confused. We experience feelings of fear, anxiety, sadness, depression and lack of confidence. However, instead of being encouraged to share how we honestly feel, to get to know and understand our feelings and what they have to teach us, we are taught to ignore them and get on with the task at hand.

Pretty soon we think, “Who am I to speak up? I don’t matter.”

Says Jason/Spirit in the book: “Children have learned to hide their emotions and shun their feelings. It creates young children who do not accept

themselves, thereby destroying their confidence and ability to adapt in the world in a balanced way. This must stop.”

Additionally: “The emotional and mental layers of your personality are currents of energy designed to be moving continually.

When you suppress or stop their flow, you hurt yourself.”

By resisting and judging our emotional energy, we interrupt the natural flow of Life. The higher-self in you knows that these feelings are simply your body expressing itself in the moment and are not personal. Once this is clearly seen, the internal fighting ceases and we experience peace: “Peace is something that comes from within. It is created by your willingness to accept yourself.”

How do we accept those parts of ourselves that we do not like? By not judging them as good or bad; instead, give them the space to be exactly as they are.

Jason/Spirit says: “Practice becoming centered with the experience you are presently in.”

How again? By not resisting what is the case, nor generating mental stories about how wrong it is. Instead, allow things to be as they are. Be in harmony with whatever life is currently manifesting not because you agree or disagree with it, but because it’s WHAT IS. Another profound and equally practical piece of spiritual wisdom is around how people unconsciously mirror other people’s energy around them and take it on as if it were their own.

Not everyone is like this, but for those that are, you know how painful this can be. Jason/Spirit addresses it: “Always stay centered in your energy field. It is important to observe another’s energy without attaching to them.

Think of your energy field as a storehouse of various energies that are uniquely yours, no one else’s. Just the same, other people’s energies are theirs, not yours. When you attach into someone you extend a cord, metaphorically, and plug into their field of energy. Now you are susceptible to their energies.

Their energies will imbalance your energies and contribute to illness.”

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This empowers you to be conscious of your own energy and not confuse it with that of others. The practical application is that if you are around someone who is unhappy, you can simply realize that it’s their experience, their energy, and it has nothing to do with you.

EOC additionally explains that an attempt to attach to others energetically is an attempt to control them: “The key to being completely free from attachments is to honor the free will of all people. By not being attached to the way someone must perform, you no longer need to stay plugged into their energy field. This plugging in or attaching to someone’s energy is an attempt to control them. When you have an agenda and an attachment to that agenda happening a certain way, you create an energetic cord.”

Just being aware of this can prevent you from getting energetically entangled in others’ stories.

Another extremely useful awareness shared is about shifting your perspective of the present moment from that of the limited egoic mind, to that of your intuitive higher-self or soul: “Your soul is one aspect of your awareness–usually dormant so to speak–until the personality is clear enough to allow access to the soul.

Until that point, the soul is not actively interacting with the Physical Universe since the personality is blocking it. The eternal soul created the personality to get a physical ex-

perience. Your personality consists of your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual energies. Your soul is an observer. When you participate from the observer soul-perspective, you are living from the consciousness of your soul, to some degree.

The degree to which you live from your soul’s viewpoint depends on how clear your personality is to allow your soul’s expression–unconditional love–to emanate in everything you do. Your soul is an energy that you, as a personality, do not control.”

The less “you”, the more space your soul has to shine through and be at the foreground of your life and work its mysterious and wonderful magic of ease, harmony and flow.

In closing, while this book is extremely practical, that doesn’t mean some of the material won’t challenge your belief systems to the max. Such as the section on “Splitting Your Consciousness,” having to do with astral travel and being fully conscious in two or more locations simultaneously (which many of us do in our dreams). So keep an open mind, use the information you resonate with and let pass that which you don’t. You may find yourself coming back to it at some point and see that it makes perfect sense. WP

Empower Our Children was released in 2012 published by World Foundation Publishing, is 268 pages and is available for purchase at www. jasonnelson.info Review Author Michael Jeffreys is a Los Angeles based spiritual teacher/intuitive and author. His Blog is www.mjeffreys.com

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(On Earth and in Spirit)

by Medium Hollister Rand

e thinks that everyone is his best friend. He’s black and white and weighs three pounds. His name is Bodhi and I adopted him from S.A.F.E. Animal Rescue a week ago. I have no doubt that Bodhi was waiting for me; I know I was waiting for him. Since joining me, Bodhi has attended two spirit circles and a week’s worth of private sessions. He has licked the tears of a woman whose husband was murdered and comforted a lady who lost her husband and mother.

Bodhi is a healer.

Animals have always been a part of my life. Some of this was because my father was a naturalist who spent much of his time in the wild. Throughout my early life, birds with broken wings, snakes, and animals of all shapes and sizes found their way into my bedroom by way of my father and into my heart because of their natures.

When I first started working as a medium, I was thrilled when spirit pets and spirit people started appearing together.

“There’s a bald dog standing next to you,” I said to a young woman attending an event. “And there’s a bald man, a grandfather, standing with him,” I continued. The woman laughed and said that her dog had a skin condition, which caused all the hair to fall out. Her grandfather, also bald, had commiserated with the dog. They were a pair in life; they were a pair in the afterlife. After that encounter years ago, spirit animals started

thoughts and words, here on earth, and in spirit?

running and jumping, flying and hopping all around me during events and sessions - - and I love it!

People (usually those who don’t have animals) seemed surprised that animals in spirit are able to communicate with me.

“Animals talk to you in English?” one lady asked incredulously.

Pets communicate with me in pictures, with sounds and feelings as well as with words. Recently a dog in spirit named Scruffy started spelling out words like “o-u-t” and “t-r-e-a-t.” Her owner thought that she had been outwitting Scruffy by spelling out favorite activities. Not so. Our animals understand much more of what we say to them than we may realize. In a well-publicized experiment, a gorilla named “Coco” used American Sign Language to communicate complicated concepts to her scientific keepers. African Gray parrots can put together entire sentences. Why, then, should we be surprised when our animals understand and respond to our

Because many people consider their pets to be members of the family, it shouldn’t be surprising that a beloved pet may come to visit instead of an expected human family member. I was startled during one event when instead of seeing people in spirit around a young man named Matt, a black Labrador in spirit with an “S” name lay at his feet. When I mentioned this, the young man said, “Two weeks ago, I had to put my lab, Sadie, to sleep. She was my one and only dog for 14 years.” Sadie went on to communicate that not only was she still around him, but that she was guiding his steps on life’s path. Sadie had helped Matt learn to walk again after a car accident. She wasn’t giving up her role as guide and cheerleader. Matt was relieved to learn that being put down hadn’t diminished her love for him.

Making the decision to end a pet’s suffering can be a devastating one. When animals in spirit communicate, they almost always address this point if that is how they died. At a large event, a German Shepherd arrived with opera music in the background. Her name was “Aria.” Aria went on to tell her owner (mother) that she loved the sausage treats, but not the ones that were bought on sale with coupons. Her owner laughed at being busted from the other side. Aria then

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Unlike us, animals don’t fear dying. Sometimes they will stay on earth beyond what is physically bearable, until we are willing to release them. Many, many times during sessions, animals in spirit thank their owners for allowing them to go onto a life where there is no pain and where they can run again (after being crippled here).

A woman, who grieved for her lost parrot, was astonished when the parrot talked about helping her learn about her family roots. This lady had been searching for answers regarding her adoption. The parrot told her that she knew all about trees, even family trees. Days following the session, I received a call that a lead to find family members had been a success. In this instance she could certainly say, “A little bird told me . . .”

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went on to tell her “mother” that she could hear her crying at night because of the decision made to release her from her body.

Aria thanked her “mother” for making that choice because Aria hated that she could no longer walk and was making messes in the house.

Unlike us, animals don’t fear dying.

Sometimes they will stay on earth beyond what is physically bearable, until we are willing to release them.

Pets (and people) in spirit remain interested and involved in our lives. The exuberance with which animals communicate from the other side astounds me. Then again, sometimes it is the first time that they have the opportunity to say what has been on their minds for years and express their love in human terms.

Pets in spirit may continue their presence in our lives by playing with other family pets. When I mentioned to a woman that her Golden Retriever in spirit was trying to play with her Pekingese, she laughed. “Puff (the Pekingese) will just stand there barking at air,” she said.

“Then she’ll grab her toy and start running in circles.” Puff could see what her owner could not.

Humans and animals are conscious, sentient beings. Animals learn from us and we learn from them. Love between humans and animals continues to grow every day and for eternity.

Animals are our guides as much as we are their caretakers. These important relationships continue beyond death and may be fostered through spirit communication.

When you’re missing the pet you love, please remember that the bond created in life reaches far beyond death. The pets we’ve loved and lost remain with us in our daily lives. And it is with great certainty that I say that they will greet us with tails wagging, whiskers twitching, squeaks, squawks and barks when we join them on the other side of life. WP

Hollister Rand provides specific messages from loved ones living in the spirit world. Her book, I’m Not Dead, I’m Different (Harper Collins 2011) is available in stores and online. You may contact her at HollisterRand@gmail.com or via www.HollisterRand.com

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A Million Senior

Voices

by JAMES TWYMAN

“The senior audience just isn’t reliable,” the man said to me. “Why do you think most movies are made for young people?

It’s because older people don’t go to the movies. If they did, more would be made for them.”

I couldn’t believe my ears. I was speaking to a distribution “specialist,” a consultant to independent producers like myself trying to get their films in front of large audiences. A movie I co-wrote and produced called Redwood Highway was ready to be released, and this man was recommended by a friend to help.

According to him, it was pointless trying to focus on seniors - the group for whom we made Redwood Highway.

“There are over seventy-six million Boomers in the US, and forty-three million people over sixty-five,” I said to him. “I’m pretty sure most of them still see movies.”

The answer was the same. In his mind, and in the minds of many in the film industry, people over fifty-five are not worthy of attention, and are grossly neglected, especially in theaters. An occasional film like The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel breaks free and gets some attention, but it’s the exception, not the rule.

That trend is about to change.

There is a movement gaining speed, what I like to call Senior Cinema, to which producers, distribution compa-

“What you need are numbers,” the man said. “If you’re so convinced there’s a big audience for films like Redwood Highway, prove it. Get a million seniors to join together and demand better entertainment. I think it’s unlikely, but if you can do it, then they’ll definitely take notice.”

A million seniors telling Hollywood that it’s time for senior cinema to be taken seriously! I thought about that for the rest of the day and it didn’t take long to realize he was right. It’s easy to throw out numbers and data, but a petition with one million names, all of them lending their voices to a campaign for better senior entertainment - that would get some attention.

One million signatures may be just a starting place, but it represents something that has never before been tapped in the film industry - the largest demographic in the country standing up and demanding attention. Consider these statistics: The 50+ generation represents 45% of the US population; an American turns 50 every seven seconds, which is more that 12,500 people every day; the 55+ age group controls more than three-fourths of America’s wealth; Baby Boomers account for 40% of total consumer demand; and seniors have a net worth 3 times that of younger generations. However you look at it, this is not a generation to take for granted.

“I love to go to see movies and I would go more often if there were films worth see-

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nies and even the big Hollywood studios are starting to pay attention. They’re paying attention because they don’t have a choice. As the Baby Boom population reaches retirement age, there’s an enormous need for quality films with strong senior characters engaged in stories that resonate with them. It’s already begun -movies such as Quartet and Amour being among the latest - but that’s only the tip of the iceberg.

A million seniors telling Hollywood that it’s time for senior cinema to be taken seriously!

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ing,” Karen K., 56, said. “I don’t think I’m any different than others my age. The problem isn’t in our motivation, it’s about choices. I’m not interested in seeing Iron Man 3, but as soon as a movie comes out I can relate to, I’m there.”

AgeNation is an multi-platform website and organization that caters to “people who weren’t born yesterday.” Its founder and president George Cappannelli adds, “Boomers and elders are being underestimated. Decision-makers beware. You are not only leaving money on the table, but in ignoring this market you are poking a bear that is about to wake up and bite you. They want more than you are giving them.”

So I believe it’s time to launch this campaign and make our voices heard! We’ve created a petition and survey that will be distributed to all the key individuals in the movie business. It means that everyone in the industry making decisions about which films get made and which ones don’t, or which films will or will not receive proper distribution, will see this report and will have to reckon with its contents. I can already tell what it will reveal -- that the senior community wants and deserves inspiring films that relate to their own lives.

“Knowing that there are a million people ready to buy tickets to senior-oriented films will be the difference between two movies a year or 20 a year.”

So, what can you do? It’s very simple. Just go to www.seniorcinemacircle.com and fill out the survey. It will only take about two minutes, but the results could be astounding. People, like the consultant I met, won’t be able to dismiss you any longer. The entire film industry will have to take notice, and they will definitely respond. It’s up to you. Let your voice be heard and let’s go to see some great movies. WP

James Twyman is the New York Times bestselling author of 15 books, as well as the producer/director/writer of five films including the award-winning featur film Indigo. His newest film, Redwood Highway debuts(ed) on National Grandparents Day, Sunday Sept 8 2013. For more info visit www.seniorcinemacircle.com

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Th e S ecr et L ife of ne of the first concepts one must accept “on faith” when embarking on a spiritual path is that of a soul being separate and distinct from the physical body that contains it. Not only is this one of the fundamental similarities shared by many of the established religions of the world, but it is also one of the few places where the New Thought movement is wholeheartedly in agreement with the religious establishment. There is much discussion surrounding how and when a soul enters the body during birth, and ultimately what happens to the soul after death, but there is a general agreement that the separation of soul and body is both fundamental and regarded in a positive manner.

However, there is substantially less agreement surrounding the fascinating subject of what happens when more than one soul inhabits a single physical body. Part of the reason for this dissent is the negative connotations associated with the concept of possession. For years, Hollywood horror films have sensationalized the event of a body being taken over against its will, which is akin to a forced metaphysical assault.

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By SCOTT BLUM

Walk-Ins come to a host body for two fundamental reasons: … to help the individual complete their tasks on Earth;… and to accomplish the WalkIn’s own work on this planet

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WALK-INS

The kinder, gentler sibling to possession is known as a Walk-In. It is accepted that a Walk-In stems from an agreement between the two souls, oftentimes made before the physical body is born. From a human perspective, what this

means is that a body is “taken over” when the previous inhabitant is finished with their time on Earth and is no longer interested in continuing on.

Those familiar with Walk-Ins describe the initial experience as a distinct shift of personality or thought patterns following a traumatic event or miraculous recovery from a severe illness. The subject is subsequently less concerned with their own challenges, and uncharacteristically begins to show a preoccupation with the burdens of others. Walk-Ins are further described as having an inner poise or quiet radiance and are genuinely interested in helping humanity, without establishing overly close ties with individuals. They also tend to emotionally distance themselves from previous friends and loved ones.

It is understood that Walk-Ins come to a host body for two fundamental reasons: the first is to help the individual complete their tasks on Earth, which they were not willing or able to do; and secondarily, to accomplish the Walk-In’s

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When Ruth Montgomery published her seminal book, Strangers Among Us, in 1979, she stunned the spiritual community with the assertion that not only was this previously fringe concept more common than had been imagined, there were people in prominent positions of power who were subjects of Walk-In experiences. In her book, she names Christopher Columbus, Benjamin Franklin and Gandhi, among others, in a long line of influential Walk-Ins. She goes on to explain that not only are Walk-Ins attracted to substantial positions of power, but many are working quietly among us in all levels of society.

What’s ironic is that although some religious organizations denounce Walk-Ins as having malevolent intentions on par with possession, the very same organizations tout a fundamental shift in consciousness that happens to their followers when they begin to perceive a soul within their body that is

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Those familiar with Walk-Ins describe the initial experience as a distinct shift of personality or thought patterns following a traumatic event or miraculous recovery from a severe illness.

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own work on this planet. This work is typically more focused than a traditional soul’s work, which is why utilizing a body that is already mature is desirable for a Walk-In. And although the learning opportunities inherent in being born, developing language and motor skills, and accumulating childhood experiences are significant, it is believed that Walk-Ins tend to fast-forward past these experiences in order to “get on with it” and begin their work without enduring the nascent lessons of being human.

previously unfamiliar to them. For example, in Christianity this experience is named awakening, Buddhism calls it bodhi, and Hinduism refers to it as moksha. And although these experiences are described in unique ways, what is common is that there is a profound shift in consciousness when the mind acknowledges the existence of a soul that was not perceived before. In fact, Christianity asserts that pivotal event stems directly from the act of “inviting Jesus Christ into your heart,” which could be perceived as similar to the “agreement” that is made with a Walk-In. There is much work to be done in the field of metaphysics to help us comprehend how experiences that are common to us all can be understood and shared with one another. This is one of the main reasons why I was compelled to write and direct the feature film WalkIn (Hay House DVD, October 1, 2013). I am fascinated by how these occurrences define our relationship with ourselves, our loved ones, and ultimately the world around us. And I hope to provide a catalyst for discussion about one of the most profound challenges that affects us all: how to come to terms with having a spiritual experience in a physical body. WP

Scott Blum is an award-winning filmmaker, best-selling author, and the co-founder of the popular inspirational website www.DailyOM.com.

His new film, “Walk-In” will be released on DVD and VOD by Hay House on October 1, 2013.

For more info please visit www.walkinthemovie.com.

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The Essential Heart

It

By Kenton David Bell

began as a simple exercise.

I descended into the heart-space.

Deep within this expansive world I found my inner Self. He appeared to me at 5 years old. The child knew who I was. I had been searching for years… looking, aching, pinning, seeking the answer to this question and more.

All of my searching had taken place in the external world, to workshops, books, years of travel, relationships, jobs and sometimes mind-altering substances, all in the name of discovering the ageold question. “Who Am I?” When we begin a journey of self towards self-realization, it is imperative to include our Essential Heart, for it is the innocence and wisdom that reside within the Sacred Heart that will guide us in truth. I speak from deep personal experience; this is mandatory, not optional, for traveling the path towards self-realization and Enlightenment. The Sacred Heart understands the One-ness of all that is. The mind will disagree. Which one are you listening to?

I often refer to this as the Heart Space. The Sacred heart Space is a multi-dimensional aspect of Self that can and will lead you to the sacred you–to your Soul.

In this day and age with so many different “spiritual practices’ available, it can be difficult to discern which is right for you.

When you begin to enter into the sacred heart space you can then begin to live from a place of LOVE. After all, that is truly who and what you are. LOVE. Pure and simple. No more and no less and therefore it becomes the logical choice.

When you are having an experience that tells you differently, you can match it against the truth and wisdom of the Sacred Heart. Is what you believe indeed the truth? Belief is everything. You create your beliefs and you can change your beliefs.

I’ve developed the “wisdom” to listen to the Sacred Heart for some time. It is not just enough to be able to hear the Heart, it takes desire and intent to actually do so. Just because one can hear the wisdom does not mean that one always does. As a matter of fact, on many occasions, in the past, I’ve ignored the wisdom of the Sacred Essential Heart Space, sometimes with dire results.

As I’ve continued to grow wiser and weary of NOT LISTENING to this essential aspect of Self, I have concluded, that every time we do not listen to the Heart we end up paying a price. This can be something that is obvious right away or it can be something that perhaps will take years to see that indeed the path taken through the ego/ mind was indeed limiting and even detrimental to not only my well-being but maybe to those around me as well. Of course this path was necessary in order for me to create the experience of humility.

Humility is perhaps one of the most powerful spiritual lessons we can learn.

Humility can be best learned and experienced through the Sacred Heart Space.

Humility is also a powerful “key” to accessing great spiritual power.

I think back to my mentor, Alan. Alan has been in the spiritual teacher game for a long time. Alan always speaks very softly, and acts very gently. He always knows his path towards Source. This can only be achieved through states of consciousness brought on by spending time deep within the Heart.

I recall a certain moment many years ago when I was with Alan. We were returning to our workshop space from having breakfast. All of a sudden I could feel and see Alan’s energy—his true Essence. I believe he was teaching me something very powerful in that moment. As soon as I saw “him”, it almost physically knocked me over. I stumbled, as if some invisible force came up next

to me and gave me a slight “shove”.

Now I’m a big guy. Alan is not physically as big as I am. In that moment, I saw and experienced what spiritual power truly is. It is gentle, kind, quiet and very, very strong!

The more I still myself and create experience in the Heart, the more good-will manifests in my life. Now I ask myself on a daily basis… “How good am I willing to stand it?”

“In order to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven one must become child-like.” ~ Christ.

Over the years Spirit has guided me into the Heart Space to meet and spend time with my inner-child. This has become a foundation in almost all work I do for myself and clients. Anyone can access this inner child. The child will show you the way. The child knows this Kingdom, knows how to get there and help you become one with Creator. Standing here all is possible.

I hope you have the chance to experience the true power of Humility. For it is the experience of Humility that allows us to then begin to hold true spiritual power.

From my Heart to Yours…

By Kenton David Bell, a Master Spiritual Healer, Clairvoyant, Channel, Life Coach and Published Author. www.KentonDavidBell.com

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WP: I think they’re very important. I mean, in the same way that we go through death processes, because there is a death in that process. We’re dying to a relationship and creating a space for the new us to emerge.

KWT: Well, I think there are three mistakes that people are making collectively, and one is the soul mate to soul hate.

We’re robbing ourselves of conscious completion inside of that. There’s no way that we can devalue our former partner and the life that we had with that person without devaluing ourselves.

WP: Exactly.

KWT: We’re trying to piece it all back together. We’re telling the story over and over, and often the problem is that the story is skewed. As long as we’re victimized, we’re not inside of a growth-oriented conversation. Even if we’re victimized by our own psychology, “I messed up again, I’m such a screw-up, my mother or father failed me, I can’t get this right”.

Now we’re victimized by our own story.

WP: Oh, absolutely.

KWT: Unlike any other. And so we have to midwife that process. Bring back the gift to be able to trust ourselves to love again.

WP: I think one of the really powerful gifts for me on a personal level was having the ability on some rudimentary level, to look over my shoulder, and in the wake of all the carnage I’d created in that relationship, to see all the ways that I could have behaved or spoken differently and in so doing could have grown the relationship. Being acutely aware of those behaviors are powerful lessons, and that’s the gift that grew from that marriage.

KWT: You know, I don’t know. I have a twelve-year old daughter, so I’m very into parenting my daughter.

KWT: It’s beautiful. And I think what’s assumed in what you’re saying is that you’ve made amends.

WP: And a challenging time, twelve years old.

WP: Oh, yeah, absolutely.

KWT: I’m working on the Conscious Uncoupling book, but I have a course on it, and actually, I have a free call on it that I would love to invite people to listen to at consciousuncoupling.com.

WP: What a gift that is. And it’s all for free. Beautiful. So where’s your life heading these days. What’s on the agenda?

KWT: When she was young, I had this fantasy that the most time intensive is the first five years of life. It’s really not. So we’re having a good time. But I’m also doing some work in the world around bringing that original vision. I’m doing some advocacy work with the poor through an organization called results. org and I just brought a group of 20 women from there in with Marianne Williamson over the weekend, and we had a wonderful picture taken with Muhammad

Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize winner who created microcredit. I’m doing that kind of advocacy work, meeting the members of congress, becoming more politically active.

WP: I think that’s fantastic.

KWT: I think the beautiful thing about what’s happening for us collectively is that we’re at a place where we’re standing for our own lives, but we’re also seeing how that lines up with the larger picture, and we’re waking up to our role to play in co-creating the future of our world.

WP: Well I think it’s an incredibly interesting time now for women. My personal opinion is that women are much more Continued on Page 42

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2013 Astrological Psychology

SEPTEMBER

Aries - 3/21 – 4/19 Understand that it is time to notice the gate is open and you are being welcomed to spread your wings and fly. Change means moving into the unknown without consideration. Even though you embrace change, please notice that you are sitting still. Being cautious is often wise. It is a tried and proven process that has paid dividends for you. What is keeping you stuck behind the rhetoric of being cautious is the slightly unconscious material from the past. Even though you are standing high above all of that, you are still connected to that past pattern.

The good news is that you are using melody and breath to lift you up. Your willingness to become visible allows you to rise with ease. Your accumulation of blessings allows you to be patient.

Taurus - 4/20 – 5/20 All that you have accumulated can only increase by giving it away! The success you have had is magnificent and you are riding high. You have earned it all and you have a sense that it is not enough.

You want more wealth in all areas of life.

Behind all that wanting is a quiet presence that is calling to you and you are reluctant to recognize it. Actually, you are turning a deaf ear to the call.

Solitude is a familiar pastime that has barely begun to yield its treasures. You are too busy to notice that when you give of yourself, you receive blessings in keeping with your sincerity in giving!

That sincerity is tied to the World Presence. Every living soul on this planet is part of the answer to your deepest desire even though you are mostly focused on yourself.

Gemini - 5/21 – 6/20 Consciousness and its potential to expand is all that is, was, and will be. As one begins to be with what is, the totality begins to be experienced. Emptiness can come up first. You have already begun to experience this. When you were very young you had a ‘dream’ and that dream is lingering. Recognize and welcome the ‘dream’ and the ‘dreamer’. Be as friendly

with that part of you as you are with your friends and people you meet on your journey. Open to your chemistry with inner self just as you are able to see/ feel/recognize when there is Chemistry between you and another. Find common ground with those in your outer world, even with the most distasteful people and circumstances.

It is self-imposed stress that keeps you off balance even though you work to give the appearance that you are balanced in your life. It is a well-orchestrated show, and you are very successful at capturing the attention, appreciation and awe of others with your skill and talent. However, you know that you are treading water rather than moving forward. You can do what you do very well.

The challenge is gone and these aspects of your life are very boring to you. You feel trapped and confused at how to set it all down and what to do next.

You will discover that your conditioning has you trapped and confused. It is as simple as sitting down and making a list of all your beliefs in one column and the origin of those beliefs in another column. I mean all your beliefs. Go for it!

Cancer - 6/21 – 7/22 Be receptive and ready to receive. Ask, demand, and pray to receive, because the energy of receptivity is way up for Cancers. The Light is coming in from above and dissolving all physical obstructions.

It is the maturity of your path that has you ready to Receive. Congratulations for your hard work. The magnitude of change that is afoot is like a tornado within your comfort zone. This is why you hide. What you are hiding from is a deeper, yet unrecognizable degree of balance. Abandon all that you know and suspect. Abandon the roots of all that you fear. Do it now!

It is your past that has seasoned you and brought maturity into your current circumstances. Your most profound receptivity is the direct result of your past.

Let what is, just be and move forward like a lion.

Once again the future will present the opportunity for comparative analysis and additional healing. The healing is a settling in of what is and what you have been asked to do. Go with the flow of what is. You will learn to compromise in ways that produce insight and blessings outside of your current reach.

Leo - 7/23 – 8/22 The habit of comparing yourself to others has come to a point where it is time for you to honor what is going on.

Use your natural ability to be friendly to those parts of yourself that appear to be working on some old programs.

Honor those programs and welcome them to participate with you on a new adventure. With a friendly and loving view, even the most recalcitrant patterns will be inclined to move toward change.

The change that will, can, and must take place is way more dependent on your acceptance of comparative analysis, than understanding how or what the change is going to look like or how it will happen. Clearly, your ability to cling to the past is nearing a threshold dump. There will be a transformation of epic proportions, all of which you will never see coming. Once it has arrived it will be way more than you could have imagined.

The rebel in you will act as a tour guide.

Trust that part of yourself to break the chains that hold the past to your back.

Your future holds breakthrough after breakthrough. There is a spontaneous combustion of light in your awareness that others will notice more than ever.

Virgo – 8/23 – 9/22 Life is an adventure and presently your participation is significant. Take the time to notice that the little steps you are taking are steps into the Light. While you are prone to hold back and keep what you have, it is time you step much deeper into the spirit of generosity. Next the

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field of all possibilities opens within the field of generosity. It will happen before you notice, when you notice it is ok to recoil a little. You will get used to being surrounded by the generosity of spirit.

Along the way, the adventure will yield opportunities to gain by giving up some of what you think you want. This is called compromise, at least on the surface. Behind the willingness to compromise, there is another gift from Spirit.

These gifts are beyond your current experiential database; so relax into the Field of All Possibilities.

The future is full of breakthroughs.

There is less need to prepare as there is a calling for an acknowledgment of your willingness to receive from the Field without knowing how, why or when! Relax and let the blessings come.

Libra - 9/23 – 10/22 Keep putting on the show and the dream that you know is unlikely to manifest.

Are you surprised that the stress you feel is mostly self-imposed? Wanting to appear to be busy, talented and capable for the benefit of others is one thing. The other thing is doing all that to convince yourself! It is time to pull it together. It is time for you to embrace the ordinariness in you. All is perfect just the way it is. It is within that ordinariness that the individual greatness is expressed. Embrace it and it will be so much easier to stop putting on the show! As you relax into ‘allowing,’ you will begin to experience the Mystery of Life and will begin to know your purpose.

Scorpio - 10/23 – 11/21 The courage that will benefit you in the future is made from your commitment to stop fighting everyone and everything. This commitment is important to reconfirm daily because the patterns of fighting and hostility are buried in the past. Your success is apparent and you will examine many aspects of that success as those pieces fit into place. Know that it is your commitment to a generic principle of ‘no fighting’ that will yield personal and individual dividends.

The adventure of your life is what keeps you moving forward. It will challenge you to consider what is less apparent to you right now. However, there are layers from the past, of less than happy energy that are and will continue to color your progress. Embrace the possibilities.

Commit to being an excavator of buried patterns. Begin with curiosity and you will become prosperous beyond what you can imagine. Courage will bring you to the beauty that is the reward of discovery in the most unlikely places.

Sagittarius - 11/22 – 12/21 The adventure is all around you. Could it be your expectations that block a true vision and experience of this incredible adventure? Stop and notice the intensity that is there. Notice that the intensity you know so well can be applied anywhere. Practice directing your attention to something new or something that is in your life already. Do it with intensity.

What do you notice? The breakthrough you have will surprise you and will be well outside of what you could have imagined or expected.

Your receptivity will be your greatest teacher. Your natural receptivity has a deeper creative flow than you might think! In the future, the veils of the reality you have constructed will begin to part and a deeper truth will reveal that awareness. This revelation will ‘dawn’ on you easily and smoothly when you are not looking.

Capricorn - 12/22 – 1/19 Healing is on the way. It revolves around mitigating the habit of holding onto what you have for fear of losing it! The healing comes on the heels of the thunder that you know so well. The thunder has cleared the way for you to acquire and you have been moved to hang on to what you have acquired for fear of having the experience of wealth leave you.

It is time to celebrate the experience of wealth and to relax. Celebrate the good fortune that has and continues to come your way and the healing that you receive will blow your mind. The healing will transmute the fear that interferes with experiencing a deep sweetness in life.

The need to hold onto what you have accumulated interferes with your ability to truly celebrate life. You might say, I celebrate and lots of my friends celebrate with me. Well, that is more of a mind/ego celebration, which can be the doorway to a deeper celebration. Turn your attention to celebrating Life.

Aquarius - 1/20 – 2/18 To get to the future of true adventure, get over your conditioning. Most conditioning is unconscious, so you will have to really be determined to get the sheep’s

skin off and allow the lion to come out and play. The burden you feel is a direct result of conditioning. One of the benefits and aids in discovery is your feeling of connection to all people. At the same time, when you were very young you had a dream of how life could be. Mostly you have given up and forgotten about that Dream - that ideal! As you begin to follow your inner guidance, the burden lightens, the conditioning begins to reveal itself and more inner guidance is revealed. Wow! What a blessing is coming your way as you take action.

It is understanding that has served you well so far. And greater understanding will be revealed as more and more inner guidance comes forth. All these blessings are dependent upon clearing conditioning.

The future and your inclination to fight against what you don’t understand is waiting for you. The totality of All That Is, Was, Will Be, Can Be, Must Be comes together so nicely. Your inclination to fight against this is motivated by guilt!

Get rid of guilt and the adventure will surely unfold in your favor. Your guidance will become more powerful and your ability to trust the guidance will blossom.

Pisces - 2/19 – 3/20 While you are the lovers over and under your sorrow, you are ready to recognize the sorrow you carry. It is time to let go of it. The first step is to say Yes! As you do, notice a very slight and ever so subtle release of energy.

The door is open and your support is right there. Leave the quagmire of sorrow! You will find that behind the sorrow you are the lovers. You will journey alone but into the Light of Awareness. You will find deep understanding in your solitude. Eventually you will notice that within that aloneness is the fullness!

Your ability to experience subtle phenomena will aid you in ferreting out the sorrow. Have great courage and you will discover the ‘Letting Go’ to be easier than you can imagine. All this leads you to the experiential awakening that lifts you into the air and over the threshold of a most profound healing. www.Discerning-Wisdom.com Swaha@Discerning-Wisdom.com

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powerful than men. I see our job, when I say our job, as a man, is about supporting women. Supporting them in the roles that they have and anchoring them in the enormous power that they hold.

support of people like Marianne and Results to point me in the right direction because I didn’t even know how to find out who my congressperson was.

WP: She’s an amazing woman.

KWT: I’m very touched by your humility. I really feel the depth of your humility in saying that, and I also want to caution us, collectively, to not now devalue the masculine as we revalue the feminine.

KWT: Yeah, she is.

WP: Yes it’s a good point.

KWT:I will say that what happens as you study evolution, and I am a student of evolution, is that life makes leaps that are unforeseeable. I think the despair that many of us feel, or the panic, the anxiety that’s underlying everything, is that we kind of recognize that if we remain the people that we currently are, we’re not going to be able to correct what needs to be corrected in order to insure that the human species will continue. It’s up to us. But collective consciousness is not yet sufficiently able to bring forth the world that needs to be.

But I am seeing evidence myself of this grace coming in. And I’m feeling the energies of life stirring. That there’s enough of us who care, enough of us who are praying, and who are leaning into the development that needs to happen, open, curious, yearning, willing to be of service. But we’re entering… we’re living in sober times. And so many of us are starting to make the leap into the question, not so much, “what do I want to do,” but “what needs to be done?”

KWT: I don’t think life made a mistake to make a masculine and a feminine, and I think we’re rebalancing how we can work together. But I love that we’re revaluing women. So we’re finding ways to work together, and the women are connecting more with their empowered masculine and the men are connecting more with their empowered feminine.

WP: Yeah. I think men have, at some level, been more proficient in kind of denying this connectedness with their feminine power. So I think the potential for change is happening.

KWT: The essence of feminine power lies in relatedness. So we’re talking about the power we can access through inherent relatedness to life and each other - to really build our capacity to collaborate.

WP: I see it in a simplistic way, just being more heart-connected. Being more in your heart. From that space it becomes easy to be open to your planet, to be open to everybody in it, to be more giving, to be more willing to make concessions. There is beauty in every living thing. You’re helping them step into this other space. And it’s really about you, it’s like you’re stepping into that space more as well. Which is a beautiful thing.

So, a new book, lots of work. I like that idea very much of moving into that political realm. It’s very important. It’s something that’s much needed. I think somebody like you is a very important, significant player out there.

KWT: Well, you know, there’s been a split Tony, for most of us. It’s certainly been true for me, where I just didn’t think of politics as anything that I had any relationship to. But I think that what happened through the Results organization and also through Marianne, with her sister giant work, that there actually are folks to be related to and supported. We’re about five years ahead of the curve of mainstream, so who else but us needs to start participating. But I needed the

WP: She really is. So, if you were looking into your crystal ball, where do you see the planet five years out?

WP: Right. I think it’s a very, very powerful time. It’s interesting that you describe it, because I think if we are to graph it, we are someplace close to nearing a vertical movement, the shift is happening so quickly. Exponentially, and it’s going to happen almost instantaneously soon. For me, I see people in my community knowing a very different kind of consciousness, knowing of a desire to take this step, to grasp this movement and support it in all the ways that they can. I used to see just drabs, but it more prevalent now. It’s very exciting. This is a funny yardstick, but I see it when walking across the street to the 7/11, and I’m going to the door and some other man jesters me in and says, “Please, you go on in.” That would never have happened ten years ago by a man. I’ve experienced it hundreds of times, it always tickles me.

KWT: Isn’t that lovely?

WP: Yes, it is, it’s beautiful. It’s like, “oh my god, thank you!”

KWT: I love that you notice that.

WP: Absolutely.

KWT: We have to break up our narcissism, and we have to do it without shaming ourselves. The ego has been, from an evolutionary perspective, a part of our developmental process. However, we have gone to the extreme. We’ve become very self-referenced, we need to cultivate the ability to think of what’s good for all of us, not just for me.

WP: You’re absolutely right. It’s a very interesting place because in some respects the whole issue with the ego is supportive for you to individuate, but then we’re invited to move into this area, where you see this interconnectedness. You can still hold on to your creativity, and you can still be the very creative individual, but it’s with a knowing that you encompass all of it, that you’re a little speck of a speck of a speck of God. KWT: And it’s an expansion of identity. We want to consciously take on a practice of expanding our identity. Where we start to think in terms of global citizenship and what it is to be a person of privilege, particularly western women. There’s just never been a time where women had so much power and opportunity. It’s starting to partner with life.

I see evidence of life wanting something good to happen.

WP: Absolutely. So to that, I want to come to a closing question. It’s a question I ask everyone. Do you see yourself as a Whole Person?

KWT: I do see myself as a whole person. I do. You know, I have a very deep sense of my own wholeness. One of the markers of that is staying in a deep sense of solitude and being in love with solitude. I also recognize that in order for all of us to become the most expanded versions of ourselves, to really fulfill the possibilities that we hold, we can only do that inside of the relational field.

WP: Well, I want to say it’s been a delight, a treat and an honor. Thank you for your generosity, thank you for the insightfulness.

Thank you for being the loving you. We’ll be looking forward to your new book.

KWT: Please let me know how I can help you. I really can feel your depth, and relate to you more as a colleague. I’m delighted in the conversation.

WP: Oh thank you. I’m passionate about our journey, the planet, and in whatever way I can be of service.

To find out more about Katherine Woodward Thomas and her work, visit: www.callingintheone.com

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