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CONTENTS 03
05 A death worth pondering
11 Evolution of consciousness
15 Spirit guide
John Ptacek
Steve Ray
Raym Richards
Just the mention of death can make us
quiver with fear. But do we misunderstand
the meaning of death? And does this
misunderstanding block the only path
leading away from a fragmented existence?
Steve points out that fear helped us to
get here because it helped us to escape
danger, and then asks if it is possible that
we are keeping alive a reality that is not
real, through this innate fear within us –
that ‘bad stuff happens’.
Embarking on a journey with a well
known environmentalist, Raym
discovers things aren’t always as they
seem, as he releases her lifelong
phobia of water.
Merilyn Newnham
In 2010 I was to put my ‘regular’ life on
hold for ten weeks and walk 1400km of
the centuries old Camino de Santiago
across France and the top of Spain to
Santiago de Compostela. This was a life
changing experience; the mystery of
how is still unravelling.
08 A million steps to a new life –
footprints on the road to Santiago
by Brad Kyle
At 39 years of age, I looked down
upon the body of my father – who had
unexpectedly passed away – and I realised
that he had always been my hero. His loss
shook my very foundations, and inspired
me to walk an ancient pilgrimage.
10 Three simple strategies for
riding the waves through 2012
Sol Luckman
It’s patently obvious that our planet
is undergoing some heavy changes
centring on the year 2012 that have
been prophesied the world over ...
the Hopi message is one of hope.
12 Milton Erickson, wounded
healer
by Steve Carey
Inspiration of NeuroLinguistic
Programming, father of modern
hypnotherapy, doctor, psychiatrist,
psychologist, psychotherapist, prankster,
showman, salesman, magician, author
of more than 140 papers and books,
wounded healer... Dr Milton Erickson MD
(1901-1980) was all these things, and
many more.
13 Hypnotherapy – magic
or just an ancient mental
super food
Leon Cowen
How does hypnosis work? Here’s an
article to debunk any old stories you’ve
been told, and demystify the voodoo
that surrounds hypnosis. What’s more,
you’ve probably got some subconscious
beliefs that are not serving you – yes,
hypnosis can help.
23 Ripple News
Billie Dean
The pressure is on humanity to
change into a more grown-up species –
one with their heart open and
operating from their heart chakra of
love upwards, not from their first and
second chakras of fear and survival.
17 2012 – the changes we
wish to create / Feature part 1
28 2012 – the changes we wish
to create / Feature part 2
31 WA Calendar and Directory
32 QLD Calendar and Directory
33 NSW Calendar and Directory
34 VIC Calendar and Directory
37 December Stargazer: 2012
predictions – anarchy,
armistice or Armageddon?
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Ayurveda’s ancient wisdom
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39 Picking flowers
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Dear Fellow Travellers
W
e have over 75 people
offering you advice in
this one magazine this
issue – 75 editorial points
of view for you. How could that be?
Well, it’s like this. I had a burning
desire to bring advice to everyone
around the 2012 phenomenon. Yes,
as most people know, 2012 is not
just a year but rather a milestone
of sorts. The Mayans predicted the end of something
or other on supposedly 21st December. There’s been
much speculation. Some have even suggested disastrous
consequences. However, while none of us knows
completely, it seems pretty obvious that, where there is a
death, there is always a birth. This is totally in line with
Mother Earth’s cycle – no escaping it – and it seems a bit
like gravity to me in its inevitability. So, even if there were
an ending of something, then it’s not an ending.
For me, I’m convinced that we are not all going to
suddenly ‘wake up and find ourselves dead’ because we
don’t all have a lines on our palms indicating a sudden
departure. Yes, I have seen many things come true from
reading a palm in my past. Indeed it’s what really got
me into this spiritual stuff. I used to consider myself an
atheist and I was taught palmistry by an old guy in the
accounts department at work. Ben Jonson was fascinating,
a direct descendent of THE Ben Jonson (look him up on
Google – no time to expand here). He was Jewish, born in
China, raised in India and had learnt palmistry from the
servants there. I became quite adept at it (can’t remember
the finer details now – so don’t ask) and, after seeing so
many correspondences between what was written on the
palm and what had occurred in a person’s life, I realised
that there must be some sort of grand plan.
One of the old dead dudes in the Old Testament also
asked for God to show him his destiny in his hands – so
I decided that maybe there was an intelligence behind
our physical appearance. This was back in the 70s – I
had many a free bottle of wine or dessert when a waiter
saw me reading someone’s palm over a dinner table. I’d
find another palm stuck under the candle flame and an
offering in the other hand.
Anyway that was then. Back to now – we’d all have a big
break in our lines if something sudden were to happen to
end our physical bodies, and this is not so. Hmmm… what
could it be then?
Back to the over 75 people with advice and opinions – I
was so wanting to bring you a gift from others this issue
that I was pushing and pulling at my advertisers (as most
of them are lovely people who have lined up to do ‘light’
work at this time) and yet they were not getting what I was
wanting to bring you. I started writing an email to 9,000+
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I was writing, I found that I was offering them to send in a
dual contribution – editorial with their contact details and
a little promotion as well – and I was removing the price
barrier totally. I offered everyone to pay what they felt to
pay. The result was overwhelming. In the end, four people
took offence somehow with my approach or what I said,
but there was a landslide of people who were so grateful
and saw this as the sort of thing that has to happen if we
are to move forward as a community in and beyond 2012.
You know, my little fear-based physical self wonders how
that could possibly be, how could I find the $55,000 base
line figure each month if it were just built on what people
wanted to pay? How can any business survive that way? Is
it just a sign that many of us in this niche are naïve about
money, or even scared of it?
But then I look at all the ‘Occupy’ movements around
the world, and hear the things they are exposing – about
the greed at the top and the plight of the workers – and I
wonder. Maybe there is a basis for paying what we think
we should. Certainly communism has proven not to
work, and certainly private enterprise works well when
the person in the chair, the boss taking the risks, gets well
rewarded. However, when the boss is exploitative, then it’s
no longer a humane system.
Gees … many smarter brains than mine have tackled
this issue with no resolution. I’d better stop while I
can, but it does make me wonder if there is more than
a haphazard coincidence in my deciding to throw this
feature about the changes ahead open to people on a
new payment basis. I certainly didn’t set out to do that,
although I had met Shakti Durga again at the Sydney
Mind Body Spirit expo recently and was admiring her way
of running her whole business, the Harmony Centre (see
p.33), on donation. She told me that at first the donations
didn’t cover her needs, but gradually, as she changed her
way of looking at it within herself, she found that they
covered them very amply. At the time I found myself
saying to her, “I wish I could run my business that way”.
Suffice it to say that I am trialling the idea again in the
next issue, which is our double month one, Jan/Feb. Next
time the topic builds on this one, and focuses it a tad more
– please see page 28 for details.
There are so many other people in this issue that are
talking about 2012 and the changes to come – you’ll find
people directly speaking about this on pages 10, 11, 17-19,
28-31 and 37-38. I’ll leave you to explore.
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A death worth
pondering
JUST THE MENTION OF DEATH CAN MAKE US QUIVER WITH
FEAR. BUT DO WE MISUNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF DEATH?
AND DOES THIS MISUNDERSTANDING BLOCK THE ONLY PATH
LEADING AWAY FROM A FRAGMENTED EXISTENCE?
BY JOHN PTACEK
Surely the birds tweeted as they do now,
and car doors thumped closed, and
freeway traffic groaned half a mile in the
distance, and colleagues chatted as they
strolled in pairs to their cars, discussing
plans for the weekend or letting out
nervous bursts laughter to release a day’s
worth of pent-up stress.
And the clouds crawled in animal
shapes across the sky. And the wind parted
my hair. And the scent of lilacs washed
over me.
But I missed these precious moments
of the only life I’ll ever know because my
senses were switched off. I was living in
another world, the one playing out in
my head. Whole chunks of life pass by
unnoticed when I am lost in thought.
What is it about the groundless, airless
world of thought that is so compelling it
can compete for my attention with a flock
of honking geese sailing overhead and
win?
Why do I drop whatever I’m doing to
indulge my racing thoughts as if I were
a doctor responding to a life and death
emergency?
Because it is a matter of life and death:
the death of me – thought-induced me,
the whimsical invention of my whirring
mental machinery.
When thought ceases, so do I. I die to
the molecular world around me: the birds
and cars and people and expressways,
the trees and buildings and rivers and
neon signs. I am the puzzle piece fitting
perfectly into those around me. Out an
aeroplane window I am an imperceptible
dot in a sprawling, seamless mosaic.
In death I awaken to this heavenly
perspective at ground level.
And yet I resist this enthralling state of
death with all my might. I race back into
the arms of thought to keep myself alive,
leaving a trail of ellipses in my wake...gaps
in time when I lose touch with the world
around me...during walks through parking
lots…in the course of conversations…while
immersed in a Chopin polonaise…in the
throes of a kiss.
The thoughts that keep the dream of
me alive interrupt the flow of life and
defile its beauty. Life appears as a series of
vaguely connected vignettes rather than a
miraculous whole. By dying to the dream
of me, wholeness is restored. I give up the
ghost of a sovereign existence.
Is there another death worth pondering?
Is it the demise of my body that makes
my knees knock, or is it the death of me,
the person I assume lives inside it?
Do I quiver with fear when I imagine
myself as a paltry pile of ashes, or does
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the terror begin when I imagine poor me
pitched into nothingness when my eyes
close for the last time?
Because I so misunderstood the meaning
of death, I avoided it at every turn and as a
result avoided setting foot on the only path
leading away from a fragmented life. I have
since chanced down that path and learned
that in death all is not lost, only that
which was never real. To die is to awaken
from the dream of a separate existence.
And so I die to the dream of me every
day. With the eye of an assassin, I watch
the thoughts skittering through my
brain – thoughts that, unobserved, would
quickly claim my identity. I watch them
until they sink back into the silence from
which they arose, taking any vestiges of
me with them. Over and over I die this
sweet death, mending cracks in time that
obscure life’s unbroken beauty.
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is a blur. I don’t recall the last minute of
my life.
I must have walked down the narrow
hallway to the lobby, past the small
cramped offices on either side. Perhaps I
even waved goodbye to a coworker. Then I
must have exited through the glass door to
the parking lot and walked the 50 feet or so
to my car, but I don’t remember a second of
it because I was so lost in thought.
I was dreading the rush hour traffic
I’d encounter on the way home. I was
lecturing myself about how late I was in
getting birthday gifts out to my siblings.
I was thinking about how I needed to
drop a few pounds because my pants
were getting snug. That led to thoughts
about being younger and thinner and
less concerned about what was going to
happen the next day or even five minutes
from now. The face of an old girlfriend
popped up, and then the faces of my old
drinking buddies. That triggered memories
of brutal hangovers and my days as a
smoker, and I wondered if lung cancer was
going to eventually put me in the grave.
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Going with the flow to
the end of the earth
IN 2010 I WAS TO PUT MY ‘REGULAR’ LIFE ON HOLD FOR TEN
WEEKS AND WALK 1400KM OF THE CENTURIES OLD CAMINO
DE SANTIAGO ACROSS FRANCE AND THE TOP OF SPAIN TO
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. THIS WAS A LIFE CHANGING
EXPERIENCE; THE MYSTERY OF HOW IS STILL UNRAVELLING.
BY MERILYN NEWNHAM
L
ooking back on that journey is
rather like looking at reflections
in a twirling mirror ball. So many
facets, on so many levels. Living
in the NOW for 70 glorious days, with
everything I needed to sustain me contained
in a pack on my back. I shared the physical
and emotional journey with like- minded
travellers I met along the way, was inspired
and uplifted by the searchings and teachings
of some very special people with whom I
connected, and enjoyed the extraordinary
‘Camino moments’; the synergies that
possibly occur in my everyday life, but here
on the Camino, I had time to notice!
On 7th August, 2010, I set off from Le Puy
en Velay, the home of lace, lentils and the
Black Virgin. Neither religious motivation,
nor even the wish to undertake a modern
day ‘pilgrimage’, whatever that means, had
been the catalyst for this journey. I simply
wanted to do something very different from
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anything I had ever done before, and this
journey certainly filled that criteria.
I didn’t have a lot of money, and I had
read about this centuries old trail. My
Camino assumed a life of its own, with
unexpected turns and diversions along the
way – not only is the walk an exercise in
physical discipline and consideration, but
also one of self-management and flexibility.
I was rarely sure where I would walk to
the next day, or sleep the next night, yet
I was comfortable with that situation. I
met people along the way whom I would
find challenging or confronting, and others
who would set my spirits soaring. Not being
attached to an outcome – ‘go with the flow’
was to become my mantra, always following
the golden coquille shell (scallop shell) on its
blue background or the yellow arrows. Both
became most important to me. Occasionally,
wandering alone, I would wonder if perhaps
I had taken the wrong turn, and as if by
osmosis within seconds I would catch sight
of one or other of these symbols. They were
my ‘guides’ which would unfailingly lead me
over the long distance to Cape Finisterre, a
further 80km walk from Santiago, and my
final destination. While the origin of the
pilgrimage to Finisterre is uncertain, it is
likely it dates back to Celtic times, when it
was thought to be the ‘end of the earth’.
Along the Way, nature’s beauty speaks
profoundly. Rough, chalky limestone plateaus,
centuries old oak forests, peaceful flowing
rivers, berry laden juniper bushes, rocky
pathways, squirrels scolding, bells tinkling
on the sheep and cattle grazing high in the
mountains, the mist rising slowly across the
valley. Every day I was topped up by this
richness and variety. Centuries old fortresses,
cathedrals, castles and abbeys, originally built
in remote and extreme locations as defence
strongholds during the Hundred Years War, or
Religious Wars were astonishing, the life and
work of the locals in tiny villages that had
changed little in a century.
I passed through wheat fields, along
ancient walled lanes, shady beech or oak
forests and sometimes along hot tar roads:
at each turn there was yet another reminder
of the significance of this pathway. Ancient
stone bridges, streams that have bubbled
along for thousands of years, soothing the
feet of millions of weary travellers. And
they did it the hard way. Not for them the
light-weight backpack, clothing, and durable
walking boots designed for comfort and
support!
One of the highlights on most days was
stopping at a bar or restaurant along the way
for a refreshing panache – beer mixed with
limonade (a French-style lemonade) – and
seeing familiar faces, of special friends and
fellow pelerines.
Another was a treasure-trove of
gastronomic delights at local markets;
stalls flowing around the town square and
spilling down narrow streets – a glorious
medley of colour, textures and the aromas
of all manner of regional specialties. Only
the freshest produce. Huge cheese wheels,
tables groaning with fresh seasonal fruit and
vegetables, foie gras, cured meats, stacked
salamis, artisan baguettes and huge pans of
mouth-watering paella.
In my wanders in the French town of
Figeac’s Saturday market I thought I heard the
strains of Mozart. Hunched over his portable
and rather tinny keyboard, the musician
caressed the keys, creating music which
caused goose bumps. Not only was Nigel’s
music beautiful but he was beautiful to watch.
Judging by the donations being thrown into
his large black felt hat, others felt the same
way, generously rewarding his talent!
Special people make the experience more
exquisite. A knock-about larrikin priest from
Melbourne was celebrating 40 years’ service
to the church, and put Catholicism into a
different perspective for me; a charming
Frenchman who at 60, after 35 years flying
for Air France was transitioning to become a
lay priest, immersed himself in the history,
architecture and art of the many cathedrals,
chapels, churches and monasteries along the
Way. A Canadian philanthropist, who has
set up a Foundation in Canada and funds
important drug re-habilitation programs
for homeless youth, was walking the
Camino in preparation for a return journey
the following year, expecting to have the
company of three young people who have
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successfully kicked the habit. I enjoyed
walking along with three young women
(a German, Korean and American) in their
early 20s, all travelling solo and walking the
Camino after completing their respective
studies, reflecting on where they really
want to go with their lives. A petit German
woman Anita, in her late 60s, who became
a walking and dinner companion, and will
remain a lifelong friend, had walked 1200km
already when I met her, having started
in Nuremberg in Germany – this was the
second time Anita had walked the Camino.
Every day was different, a combination of
peaceful solitary time, convivial company
and an irresistible smorgasbord of organic
produce; fig trees with laden branches,
wild raspberries, strawberries, blackberries,
apricots, pears and apples growing by the
wayside, all begging to be picked; passing
by vineyards (with the sweetest grapes you
could imagine), olive trees dripping in fruit,
almond plantations, fresh walnuts (without
a hint of the slight after-taste of packet
walnuts). Dinner each night was a gay affair
– traditional meals made from locally grown
produce, excellent regional wines (no matter
how much I drank I did not once have a
hangover or sinusitis so often associated with
many of our Australian wines – must be the
preservatives I think), vegetables from the
garden and other delicious local fare, and of
course fantastic company.
While there are as many different reasons
for walking the Camino as there are walkers
doing it, even the most sceptical would find
it difficult not to be touched by the personal
change that occurs for most, no matter the
reason for first starting on the Way. For me,
it was the catalyst for finishing relationships
which had done their time, identifying and
strengthening those that were important,
clarity and a vastly different approach to
work and lifestyle, a huge improvement in
my physical and emotional well-being. As
a result, I have had the confidence to travel
solo earlier this year through Romania,
Croatia and France, again on a shoe string
and without speaking the local language.
Who knows what lies ahead, but I know it
will be an amazing journey, wherever I go.
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On the Camino one can get by on little
more than $25 a day if frugal. Walking
each day between 20 and 30km, the trail
led from one village or town to another.
Accommodation is very affordable – at
best, the charge for staying in some
gites is by donation only – the majority
of gites offer very comfortable and
clean dormitory accommodation. At the
higher end, if I wanted a private room
and ensuite as a treat, my daily spend
would be around AUD$50. No matter
the price, a most delicious three course
meal – always made from locally grown
produce and showcasing recipes of the
region, and the local wine, was available
for around $1. The traditional breakfast
– baquette, croissant, cheese and jam
(usually home-made) and washed down
with a huge bowl of coffee – was included
in the accommodation tariff. I met one
cheery New Zealand woman who has
been travelling around Europe for the
previous ten months, following local
pilgrim trails and getting by on about
AUD$20 a day – definitely cheaper than
living at home for her!
When I climbed up the long hill out
of Le Puy on that first day, I was a wellcovered, and not particularly fit 62
year-old grandmother. I was quite clear
that walking 14km a day was enough
for starters. I could not know then, that
nine weeks later, and 11 kilos lighter, I
would walk 45km on the final day before
arriving in Santiago.
The Camino wanders through mostly
magnificent, ever changing scenery. It
also includes some challenging stretches:
walking for long periods alongside busy
motorways, kilometres trudging through
the outskirts of the bigger towns we
passed through, and crossing the flat,
endless messeta in Spain for seven
days (I have to admit to not being a
dedicated pilgrim, as I caught a bus for
part of this!) These challenges are all
part of the bigger experience though.
Some peregrines (pilgrims) walk every
inch of the way, others walk a section
each year during their summer holidays,
some, like me, will choose transport to
travel certain sections, and still others
only walk the last 100km into Santiago
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A million steps to a new life –
FOOTPRINTS ON THE ROAD TO SANTIAGO
AT 39 YEARS OF AGE, I LOOKED DOWN UPON THE BODY OF
MY FATHER – WHO HAD UNEXPECTEDLY PASSED AWAY – AND
I REALISED THAT HE HAD ALWAYS BEEN MY HERO. HIS LOSS
SHOOK MY VERY FOUNDATIONS, AND INSPIRED ME TO WALK AN
ANCIENT PILGRIMAGE.
BY BRAD KYLE
I
n this modern world both time and
efficiency are always of the essence.
Often, it seems difficult not to get
caught in this web in some way, and
our lives are poorer as a result. I know
mine is. Quicker is considered better, as is
easier, smoother and any one of a number
of words describing the new societal way.
Can you imagine a show like 60 Minute
Makeover – a television program where the
whole house is renovated in just an hour –
ever being aired in the 1950s? Apart from
the fact that the entire premise of the show
may not have been achievable back then
(perhaps with the exception of an Amish
‘barn raising’), nobody would have been
interested in watching the result. I like
that. The fifties would have suited me well.
Back then, the people were still prepared
to do the hard yards if it meant quality of
product, or even quality of character. Or
even if it didn’t! They were willing to take
the steps required. No shortcuts. No easy
options. These days, a quick look at Google
suggests that in just three steps I can
have all sorts of success (I’ll choose piano
please), become a knight – or a saint – or
even make it to heaven. For one extra step,
I can have an epiphany, become a star, or
again have assorted success. I might stick
with the three-step version – it’s quicker!
Yet if I were to plug in, say, ‘sixty-four
steps to’, then suddenly the options dry
up somewhat. (Though, just as a footnote,
you can actually learn how to break up
with your girlfriend.) It seems that nobody
wants to do more than they have to.
What would you say if I offered you
something that would change your life?
Yes, a million steps to a new life. Would
you accept? When you think about it, it’s a
huge promise, but it’s also a huge number
of steps. What to do? What to do? But this
is exactly what the Camino de Santiago
offers everyone who chooses to walk upon
it. Of course, the saving grace is that each
step is literally only a step.
The Camino (or the Way of Saint James)
is a long pilgrimage across Spain. The best
known route – the French Way – starts on
the French side of the Pyrenees and travels
800 kilometres westward before finishing
in Santiago. There are no Sat-Navs to guide
the way, only a multitude of hand-painted
yellow arrows and scallop-shell markers.
They do the job remarkably well.
While I’m no historian (or Camino
expert for that matter), I am however a
proud peregrino (pilgrim) with a worn out
pair of hiking boots who just happened
to glean a few facts along the way. The
roots of both Santiago and the pilgrimage
dig deep into the early 9th century. The
legend has it that James – as in one of the
twelve disciples of Jesus – was beheaded
in Palestine, and his body placed by his
followers in a boat and set out to sea. The
ship eventually made it to the Galician
coastline, and a short ox-and-cart ride later,
his body was buried on Mount Padrón.
For whatever the reason, all was
forgotten for many centuries, until the
time clock clicked over to the year 813.
True to present-day Camino form, its
inception was just as quietly spectacular. A
hermit by the name of Pelayo was guided
by the stars to the burial site; and the rest
is history. The Santiago Cathedral now
stands on the very same spot. In those
early years, the million steps (perhaps
two million, as pilgrims did not have the
Santiago airport – or aeroplanes, come to
think of it – as an option for their return
home) were more to do with securing
eternal pardon for their sins. These days,
the motivations seem to be less about
religion, yet more about the spiritual.
In 1986, there were less than 2,500
pilgrims that walked the trail. Last year – a
Jubilee year – the number was closer to
250,000. So what is it that’s drawing people
back to the Camino in record numbers?
What does it have to offer? To summarise in
a paragraph or two is doomed to barely do
justice to this amazing place, but here goes.
There are many fascinating cathedrals
spread throughout the width of the
Spanish land, and of course, the rich
history that goes hand in hand with
these majestic constructions. There is
the gorgeous countryside, ranging from
the snow-covered Pyrenees (I wish I had
brought more than just shorts to walk
in!) at the start of the journey, to the rich
earthy plains in the middle, and the lush
green land of Galicia to complete the
perfect trek. Whether poppies, butterflies,
vineyards or the seasons unfurling before
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meant to be, or living closer to our nature
– or perhaps even just living simply – that
encourages us to enjoy each moment
with peace and joy as our (more constant)
companions, even when the going is tough.
A million steps to a new life? You bet! So
why does society choose three steps versus
even 103? I guess that, even though we’ve
lost our way, we still crave the simplicity
that will extract us from the complicated.
Perhaps too, we are looking to weed out
the inefficiencies in our attempt to find
perfection. When you look at it from that
angle, it’s a pretty noble quest; it’s just that
we’re looking in the wrong direction.
The Camino turns our focus within, to
a place where even the most complicated
things reveal true simplicity, and the
inefficient is perfect. It is a place of joy
and peaceful stillness. From this deep well
rises a lovely tune, and though the melody
is different for each pilgrim, the music
both guides and inspires, resulting in a
new and improved outward life. For me,
this renewed belief and courage resulted in
the first baby steps toward a book-writing
career, but that is a mere shadow compared
with the internal changes that take place.
There is no one particular step when these
things kick in. Step by step, they evolve
over the journey.
One final question if I may. Do you need
to be in Spain to take this pilgrimage? No,
of course not! The million-step plan is
really all about the repetitious surrender
to each and every step – each and every
moment – of our lives. It can and will work
anywhere in the world. But if you want a
handy head-start, the Camino de Santiago
is the place to be.
A master and a student were discussing
their upcoming pilgrimage across a foreign
land. “My son, what step will be the most
important along the journey?”, the master
inquired.
The student’s face brightened. Being a
good and learned student, the young man
knew the answer. He quoted the Chinese
philosopher Lao Tzu. “A journey of a
thousand miles begins with a single step”,
says the student. “Therefore the first step is
the most important.”
The master smiled knowingly and shook
his head. “The one you are on, my son, the
one you are on.”
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the eyes, the beautiful sights are endless.
Add to the wondrous mix, the myths
and legends that are heard along the
way, the delicious Spanish food (tapas,
paella, even the ham and cheese rolls are
exquisite) and wine, the wild weather and
incredible challenges, then you can catch a
miniscule glimpse at what the Camino sets
before us on the Spanish table. But for me,
while these aspects are quite incredible in
themselves, the pilgrimage is really more to
do with the personal experiences. It is the
people you meet, the stories you become
part of, and the things you learn that will
radically change your life. Yes, for me,
these things are truly the Camino.
I have heard it said that the only baggage
you have on the trail is the baggage you
bring. This is true on both counts and I am
painfully aware that the heavier load is not
the nine-kilogram backpack. Yet, perhaps
this gives the first insight into why people
are drawn to this million-step adventure.
Another way of stating this (as mentioned
by the host of one of the hostels I stayed
in) is ‘you don’t do the Camino; the
Camino does you’.
So I ask again; what does it have to offer?
Where would the journey take you in this
life? Would you be the same person at the
end? I can answer that one; the answer is
no. For me – and you need to remember
that I’m not an avid walker – there’s
something about going at a pace that our
bodies (and arguably our minds) are made
for. Within a handful of days, the mind
quickly learns of the multitude of natural
restrictions placed upon it by the human
body. It quickly becomes apparent that
there’s just no point stressing about how
to get to the next town more quickly. If it’s
50km away, then no amount of planning
or thinking will get you there on the same
day (as long as you’re committed to the
million steps!). So, what tends to happen
is that surrender will take place, and with
that surrender – an acceptance of our
human limitations – a lovely peace results.
As the days and the miles unfold, the
peace and joy are inevitably greeted by
a happiness and thankfulness for this
experience we know as life. Miracles
start to pop up everywhere; beautiful,
extraordinarily ordinary little miracles
become part of your day, and everything
becomes vibrant and alive. It is perhaps
the true world – and your connection with
it – that you knew was there, but all too
fleetingly experience. And within this
surrender, you can see the perfection in
all things; the efficient and the inefficient,
the quick and the slow, even the delicate
flowers and the barbed-wire fence.
Is the journey a bed of roses? No, it isn’t.
It is extremely difficult in parts, hugely
frustrating (especially those snorers in the
hostels), and for me, nothing short of an
emotional roller-coaster ride. But would I
change a single thing about the experience?
No. I loved every moment of it, even the
many times that I truly disliked. There’s
just something about being where we are
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FOR MANY WHO STUDY COSMIC CYCLES, IT’S PATENTLY OBVIOUS THAT THE END TIMES ARE UPON US—AND THAT OUR
PLANET IS UNDERGOING SOME HEAVY CHANGES CENTRING ON THE YEAR 2012 THAT HAVE BEEN PROPHESIED THE WORLD OVER ...
THE HOPI MESSAGE IS ONE OF HOPE.
BY SOL LUCKMAN
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ake two of these little pills and
call me in the morning.” Ah, those
were simpler days, when all our
troubles seemed resolvable by a
magic bullet. No longer.
Today, through forces seemingly beyond
our control, we’re pressed to dig deep for
the answers to a suddenly kaleidoscopic
array of strange and bewildering dilemmas.
Economic stability, or lack thereof. World
peace, or what’s left of it. Peace of mind,
but only when heavily sedated. Physical
wellbeing, challenged by waves of cosmic
energy ripping through us with awesomely
accelerating intensity.
Why is it that everyone and everything,
including ourselves, all of a sudden seems
to be splitting apart at the seams?
For many who study cosmic cycles,
it’s patently obvious that the end times
are upon us—and that our planet
is undergoing some heavy changes
centring on the year 2012 that have been
prophesied in scriptures and wisdom
traditions the world over.
The Hopi nation, famous for their
detailed prophecy of the end times,
have released a short official video about
this truly wild period of history. While
certainly not rose-colored as to the
extraordinary challenges of these times,
ultimately the Hopi message is one of—pun
intended—hope.
These times, say the Hopi elders, involve
a “return to connecting our heart with
the heart of the path to the future”. Stated
otherwise, the message is that we must
regain an inner balance with all of nature,
starting with ourselves.
We must travel from the inner to the
outer when balancing ourselves and the
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world—a dual process that must occur in
that order. In other words, to heal and
transform the world, we must first be
willing to heal and transform ourselves.
If we start by healing and transforming
ourselves, we can survive, and even thrive,
through the 2011-13 window of personal
and planetary transfiguration.
The end times that are upon us, then,
simultaneously constitute a beginning—one
holding the possibility of a genuine rebirth
for Mother Earth and all her children.
According to Vedic texts, in fact, we’ve
reached the very nadir of planetary
darkness, known as the Kali Yuga, and
there’s literally nowhere to go but back
into the light. In other words, cosmically
speaking, things simply have to start
looking up, sooner rather than later.
Below, I outline three simple strategies—
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participating as co-creators with and riding
on top of the tremendous waves of galactic
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rather, the actual experience of loving
energy—is so potent that, by itself, it can
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STRATEGY 2: BE MORE, DO LESS
In an article devoted to examining the
current intensified energies, Denise Lefay
emphasises that for many people (especially
those of us who consider ourselves
lightworkers), the time of always having to do
is ending and the time of being is beginning.
“Now that many of us have completed
the horrendously difficult [period] of
transmuting, integrating and paving
the way out of total darkness for all
interested parties, we’ve got to learn how
to consciously create from within ourselves
… and BE what we’ve worked so long and
hard to accomplish”, writes Lefay.
“Now we’ve got to adapt to increasing
Source energies beginning to flow through
us, our bodies and brains like it never has
before while in physical bodies. Now we’re
learning to DO by BEING; to understand
by knowing on our own internally and not
externally through other beings, guides,
channels or sources.”
The point here, as I understand it, is not
to do nothing. Rather, the point is to be
entirely present when doing anything—
and to only do things that merit our being
entirely present. As much as anything else,
being more and doing less can help us stay
in the moment where love is. And love can
do all the rest.
STRATEGY 3: TURN ON, TUNE IN,
DROP OUT
Never before has counter-cultural icon
Timothy Leary’s famous advice to seek
the truth within, by whatever means
necessary, been more apropos. But here,
allow me to clarify my interpretation
of Leary’s words as they apply to these
confounding times.
By ‘turn on’, I mean put yourself in
a receptive mode to receive intuitive
guidance about your life choices from your
Higher Self. Your Higher Self is like a hall
of fame coach who can take you to the
promised land if you can simply let go of
your ego long enough to listen.
By ‘tune in’, I mean actively open to this
guidance—through prayer, meditation,
creativity, exercise, or simply being. Above
all, you must have the intention to tune in
to the wisdom of your Higher Self.
And by ‘drop out’, I mean cut out
whatever might be creating static—whether
that’s TV, texting, internet news, or ‘fear
porn’—in your connection with your Higher
Self.
Once we connect with our Higher Self,
much becomes clear and much progress
in our healing and transformation can
be made as we implement our inner
guidance.
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Evolution of
consciousness
Our long history as humans has
certainly built up deep habits which
drive us into fight or flight modes at the
smallest whiff of something going wrong.
It’s almost like we are EXPECTING things
to go wrong. These habits are in fact our
connection to our physical evolution
which has helped us to arrive here after
more than 2.5 billion years of change.
Fear helped us to get here because it
helped us to escape danger. When we were
fully part of the animal kingdom, danger
was ever-present. Now we are stepping
outside that kingdom because something
has changed.
Now, we are conscious and we have the
capacity for loving and being loved, and
we can trust, forgive and have faith. These
characteristics are lifting us outside of the
physical evolution paradigm and into the
spiritual evolution reality. As this happens
we step beyond the physical laws that
have shaped our physical and emotional
behaviour to this point in time, and into
the laws of love which operate beyond our
understanding.
Is it possible that we are keeping alive
a reality that is not in fact real, through
this innate fear within us – that ‘bad
stuff happens’ and is the natural order?
There are many who testify to a life that
changes dramatically when they accept
the drama in their lives in such a way
that they don’t react to it. It’s almost as
BY STEVE RAY
“Every saint who has pierced the core of reality
will testify that there is a divine universal
plan that is loving and filled with joy”.
[Paramahansa Yogananda]
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et’s assume for a moment that
those saints who testify to a
divine universal plan are right,
and that the universe is indeed
loving and filled with joy. If that is
true, then it makes complete sense that
negativity would be removed from us, our
environment, life situations, etc., because
that is the natural order of things in a
loving universe.
And yet, on the surface at least, the
evidence is compelling that this is NOT
the case; that events ARE random and bad
things can and do happen to you at any
time and, when they do, you are either
lucky or unlucky – depending on what
happens to you.
though, by not reacting when things go
‘wrong’, we can change this deep fight or
flight pattern within and in effect create
a different reality. When we accept what
is happening around us, particularly
when it’s what we would normally
recognise as ‘bad’, we are surrendering.
Part of us is admitting there is nothing
we can do about it.
What this means is that the very same
situation can be experienced dramatically
differently using altered approaches and
this seems to relate to the mindset being
used. If we ‘let go’ of the challenging
aspects, stop ‘resisting’ what is happening
to us, and start trusting that somehow
‘all is as it should be’, something truly
profound starts to happen.
This becomes even more embedded
when we mix in the ingredient of
GRATITUDE. Gratitude is the thing which
brings in the new reality by saying: ‘I
like this reality’, thereby allowing further
erosion of the old bad habit and the false
reality of pain and separation that we
have created through our choices to follow
negative emotions. There is truly the most
amazing freedom to be found in a state
of being that effectively says: “I can’t lose
anything. I have it all”. Fear dies and
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have and what we don’t have, we will stay
within the natural selection paradigm
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Milton Erickson, wounded healer
INSPIRATION OF NEUROLINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING, FATHER OF MODERN HYPNOTHERAPY, DOCTOR,
PSYCHIATRIST, PSYCHOLOGIST, PSYCHOTHERAPIST, PRANKSTER, SHOWMAN, SALESMAN, MAGICIAN,
AUTHOR OF MORE THAN 140 PAPERS AND BOOKS, WOUNDED HEALER... DR MILTON ERICKSON MD
(1901-1980) WAS ALL THESE THINGS, AND MANY MORE.
BY STEVE CAREY
E
“
rickson worked... in locked wards
of mental hospitals. One guy
insisted he was Jesus Christ,
despite the many efforts by staff
to convince him otherwise. Erickson
introduced himself to ‘Jesus’, let him
know that there was a new ward being
built on hospital grounds that needed
some carpenters, and got ‘Jesus’ to work
as a carpenter. His work led him to
become involved with other folks, which
eventually led him back into common
reality.” (http://www.stephengilligan.
com/interviewA.html)
Milton Erickson did not enjoy a
promising start: born colour-blind and, it
turned out, dyslexic and tone-deaf, too,
in 1901 into a dirt-poor farming family
in which no-one had ever been to college;
struck down, paralysed and very nearly
killed at 17 by polio, and left forever after
weakened and in pain.
Yet there was never a more cheerful,
optimistic, forward-looking man. In
fact, he not only seems never to have
expressed regret, he actually turned these
many and various disadvantages into his
greatest assets: he did a really good job
of being himself. From his sickness he
learned pain and an ability to empathise,
not just sympathise, with his clients,
and from his paralysis he learned acute
observation of people, and how they
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can tell you everything before they say
anything.
Even his tone deafness was put to good
use: “So much is communicated by the
way a person speaks”, he pointed out.
“My tone deafness has forced me to pay
attention to inflections in the voice. This
means I’m less distracted by the content
of what people say. Many patterns of
behaviour are reflected in the way a
person says something rather than in
what he says.”
Watch film of him, and what strikes
you most is his absolute concentration
on his client. There is footage of him at
79, months before his death, wheelchairbound, his tongue partially paralysed,
operating on one lung, in terrible pain.
What is remarkable is how completely he
is absorbed by his patient. He is driven
by relentless curiosity to understand his
patient’s world, so that he can help him
make the changes that he wants. (In
Ericksonian therapy it is the patient does
the work: the therapist is there to help.)
Despite – or, as he would say, because
of – his various setbacks and difficulties,
Erickson got off the farm and to college,
went on to train as a medical doctor and
a psychiatrist and to hold many senior
positions in both professions. He is now
if anything, ‘Ericksonian’ actually
means. He seems to have worked hard,
in fact, to avoid being pinned down, or
allowing theory to overwhelm practice:
“Each person is a unique individual”,
he was keen to point out: “hence,
psychotherapy should be formulated to
meet the uniqueness of the individual’s
needs, rather than tailoring the person
to fit... a hypothetical theory of human
behaviour”. Theory always comes at a
price: the richness of the facts.
So in the last couple of decades
of his life, as his fame grew (and his
health deteriorated), he was visited
by psychiatrists and pyschotherapists,
linguists and academics, all keen to bottle
Erickson. Usually it went like this: on
Monday they would come and tape and
transcribe a session with Erickson and a
client. On Tuesday they would ask him
to explain the many points at which
they had no idea what the hell he was
doing. On Wednesday they would go
away, more confused by the explanation
than they had been before they’d heard
it. Next year, each would publish a book,
explaining exactly how Erickson really
did it. They didn’t agree on much.
In any case, Erickson preferred stories
to theories, parables to explanations. He
“ ”
He is driven by relentless curiosity to understand
his patient’s world, so that he can help him make the
changes that he wants.
remembered as the most eminent, the
most gifted and perhaps too the oddest
of clinical hypnotherapists, as well as for
his central role in the development of
NeuroLinguistic Programming (of which
he never perhaps entirely approved: “they
thought they’d got the whole onion”, he’s
quoted of saying of Bandler and Grinder:
“I gave them just the skin”). He has
inspired thousands of psychotherapists
around the world, and played a key
part in the acceptance of hypnosis as a
therapeutic tool and in brief therapy as a
model for treatment.
His approach is characterised by
flexibility and his ability to mobilise the
client’s unique strengths and capabilities,
and it is this flexibility that makes it so
damned tricky to define exactly what,
used to recall his own childhood, and
watching his father struggle to lead a
recalcitrant year-old calf back into the
barn on a blustery winter day. Spurred
by young Milton’s laughter, Albert
challenged him to get the calf into the
barn. “Erickson responded, after some
consideration, by pulling on the calf’s
tail as his father continued to attempt
to lead it into the barn by its head. The
calf directed its stubborn resistance at
the more annoying of the two forces
and dragged Milton into the barn.”
(Jeffrey Zeig, W. Michael Munion, Milton
Erickson, London: Sage, 1999.) Utilisation,
see? You can regard the calf as resisting,
if you like, but where does that get you?
Better to work out how to use that energy
in a way that works.
FINDING OUT MORE
ABOUT ERICKSON
The best book to start
with is My Voice Will Go
With You: Teaching Tales of
Milton Erickson, edited by
Sidney Rosen.
Today, though it still has a long way to
go, clinical hypnotherapy has advanced
towards mainstream respectability.
Erickson isn’t solely responsible, but he has
played a massive role in that development.
And your therapist is almost certainly
going to regard herself as ‘Ericksonian’.
For one thing, she’ll regard your
unconscious as an important tool in
directing the therapeutic process. For
another, she’ll expect you to possess the
resources yourself to make the changes
you want to make. She’ll regard your
presenting issue as non-pathological, a
result of your attempt to adapt to the
changing demands of your life. She’ll
take an active and directive role in your
therapy. She’ll expect you to work on
your stuff between sessions, and regard
that work as important in developing
permanent change in you. Above all,
she’ll be looking to utilise aspects of
your problem, your life, your behaviour
and your functioning in the therapy she
devises for and with you.
Even so, it makes little sense to speak of
‘being Ericksonian’, if, by that, we mean
adopting Erickson’s own peculiarities,
idiosyncrasies, walking stick and love
of purple... unless, that is, you too were
born in rural poverty, colour-blind and
dyslexic and struck by polio. Erickson
was the best Erickson the world has ever
known: your mission is to become the
best you the world has ever known, rather
than some rather lame and pale imitation
of somebody else.
Dr Steve Carey is a clinical
hypnotherapist and Course Director
of the Academy of Hypnotic Science
in Melbourne, which teaches
Ericksonian hypnotherapy, but not
‘being Ericksonian’.
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EMBARKING ON A JOURNEY WITH A WELL KNOWN
ENVIRONMENTALIST, RAYM DISCOVERS THINGS AREN’T
ALWAYS AS THEY SEEM, AS HE RELEASES HER LIFELONG
PHOBIA OF WATER.
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Prior to our shamanic journey together,
Nina explains that she has tried many
ways of overcoming her lifelong phobia
but none has succeeded. Describing
her spirit guide Bald Eagle, she recalls
connecting with him in a workshop over
25 years ago. He has been guiding her
ever since. He is passionate about the
environment and is a great motivator for
her. I expect that we will encounter him
on our journey – so it’s useful for me to
know a little about him. Already I feel
uneasy.
Surrounded by crystals we embark on
our journey. Unusually, she guides me and
I allow it, intrigued by what might happen.
We find ourselves in the bush at dusk, and
the smell of fresh wood smoke drifts past us
as we walk towards a small campfire next to
a teepee. A man is sitting by the fire waiting
for us: Bald Eagle is a fine looking man at
the peak of his prowess, mature and strong.
He is surprised to see me.
Who is this? He telepaths. Is he dreaming?
Does he know where he is?
He is not dreaming she responds. He is in a
trance with me and we are both fully aware. He
says he can help with my fear of water.
I have told you that it is not safe for you to
look into this. It is best that you just learn to
live with it.
I know, but I’m sick and tired of it and I’m
prepared to face any challenge to be free of it.
You should not bring this man here. This is
our sacred space.
I thought you would be pleased to meet him
– he is a shaman.
He does not dress like one. Where are his
badges of office? His totems? His tools? What
ceremony has he done to bring you here?
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Ha! He does not seem impressed by this
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Damn right it will.
I give Nina time to compose herself and
then lead her in the affirmation that will
reveal why she is terrified of water.
Body I command you show me the moment
this fear started. Take me there and show me now.
We are walking next to a young girl
dressed in turn-of-the-century clothing,
her arms are covered and she is wearing a
long full dress. She looks hot even though
it is quite a cool spring morning. We are
in the thick of the hustle and bustle of a
busy dockside and she is with her parents
about to embark a huge ship. Everyone is
excited.
We are both totally immersed in the
alien atmosphere of another time and
place. Cigar smoke, perfume, petrol fumes,
sweat, horse manure and the all-pervading
smell of soot, emanating from the massive
coal-fired furnaces under the four red and
black funnels of the great ship beside us. I
hear Southern English accents amongst the
watching crowd.
I try not to lead her. Can you see the name
of the ship?
She can’t but I can, and the pit of my
stomach churns as I gaze up at the rear of
the ship. From where we are I see part of
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that the first four letters of the great ship’s
name.
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Tell me, do you love this woman
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I am her guide and teacher.
Do you love her unconditionally?
Together we honour the Earth Mother and
bring peace.
Do you love her unconditionally?
What business is it of yours who I love?
He stands and faces me, a weapon in his
hand.
If you do not love her unconditionally it is
not appropriate that you act as her guide.
Just a minute. Nina intercedes. What’s
going on here? This is my spirit guide. He has
been helping me for many years.
I’m afraid he is not your guide. He an
Earthbound spirit who attached himself to
you 25 years ago, because you were looking for
someone like him. You do have a great deal in
common, but he has his own agenda.
I can see that Bald Eagle is getting
agitated but he also looks quite sheepish.
Is this true? Are you my true spirit guide?
Silence.
It is appropriate that you two part company.
His presence is interfering with access to your
true guides. I cannot help you release your fear
of water as long as he is here.
She becomes both angry and sad. I can
see tears welling in her eyes.
Is all this true?
Together we are helping to restore balance.
Our work honours the Earth Mother; we are
helping her. You asked for a guide. I came.
But your love for me is not unconditional.
No, I never said it was.
I intercede. You know you cannot stay here
without her permission. It is time for you to
leave.
They talk and embrace. I call three times
on his ancestors. They arrive immediately
and are overjoyed he has chosen to leave
with them. They thank me and depart.
Nina’s face is a picture of confusion and
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campfire.
How is our work with our Earth Mother
going? It is important that you persist. Tell me
what has been happening.
They discuss her work and through his
questions I become aware that he is leading
her to do what he thinks is best. This is
not the role of a spirit guide. Spirit guides
are evolved beings that have returned to
the Source. They are no longer attached
to outcomes on Earth and surrender
completely to the perfection of everyone’s
choices here.
They are able to do this because after
death the fear-based illusion of separation
we experience in a body dissolves.
We become one with everything and
everything is perfect. Bald Eagle, however,
seems to be very attached to outcomes.
I find myself in a dilemma. I cannot
proceed any further with this healing if this
man is not her spirit guide. I need to ask a
few questions. I wait for a suitable pause in
the conversation.
Do you mind if I ask a few questions?
I sense he knows what’s coming and is
not happy, but does not want to lose face in
front of his friend.
Tell me how you died.
His face creases with a pained expression.
A battle, a painful, unnecessary, untimely
death. I was in my power. I was not ready to
leave. I had just dedicated my life to honouring
the Earth Mother.
And where did you go after you left your
body?
I stayed here of course! My work is not
finished. There is so much to do. I can see that
your people do not love the Earth Mother – they
treat her with great disrespect. It will bring
calamity. You must respect her as I do. She is
losing her patience.
So, you did not return to your ancestors?
No I did not, I’m not ready yet. They can
wait.
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Tastes to enjoy
PITTA
KAPHA
Sweet, sour and salty
Sweet, bitter, astringent
Pungent, bitter, astringent
Tastes to avoid
Pungent
Pungent
Sweet, sour, salty
Balancing foods
Dairy (butter, cheese, yogurt)
Oils are essential
Dairy (ghee, yogurt)
Beets, carrots, garlic, hot peppers,
Dairy (cottage cheese)
Romaine lettuce, endive
Ghee
Wheat, rice, corn, oats
onions, spinach, tomatoes
Sour and unripe fruits
or tonic water
Puffed cereal , millet,
Bananas, coconuts, dates,
mangoes, melons, peaches
Asparagus, beets, carrots, cucumber,
Brown rice, corn, millet rye
amaranth, quinoa
Leafy greens
All vegetables are good
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green beans, okra, onions and garlic,
radishes, sweet potatoes, turnips
Apples, apricots, pears,
pomegranates, dried fruits
Tofu, kidney beans
Types
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VATA
Warm, moist, heavy, Soft, oily foods,
moderately heavy textures
Cool or warm foods
Less oils/fats
Warm, light and dry food cooked
with minimal oil and water
Spicy foods cooked in oil
Soothing foods (warm milk,
Moderately Heavy textures
Reduced spices
Light, raw or lightly cooked
Hot food
cream, butter)
Breakfast essential
(warm and sweet)
(heat body too much)
Cold food (ice cream,
frozen snacks)
Starchy foods (Vegetables,
grains and beans)
To avoid
Raw foods
Iced drinks
Caffeine
Oily foods (promotes
fire in your prakriti)
Hot and spicy
Pickles, sour yogurt,
Cream and cheese
Vinegar
Alcohol, fermented foods
Caffeine
Sweets must be avoided
Oils must be avoided
Frozen desserts
Cold food
Minimise dairy (butter,
ice cream and cheese)
Balancing spices
Cinnamon
Cardamom
Black pepper
Coriander
Ginger
Cumin
Cumin
Ginger
Cloves
Cardamom
Fenugreek
Sesame seed
Turmeric
Chili
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Ayurveda.
WHAT SHOULD YOU BE EATING?
According to Ayurveda , there are six
tastes, some of which are beneficial and
others aggravating to a particular dosha
type. These tastes are: sweet (madhur),
sour (amla), salty (lavana), bitter (katu),
astringent (kashaya), and pungent (tikta).
Each of these tastes reflects a pair of
elements, hence aggravates some doshas
while balancing others.
So, now that you know a bit about
what your dosha is and what you need to
balance, look below to find the foods that
you should include and exclude from your
diet based on a balancing of tastes!
See table on page 20.
Now let us consider some of the
general healthful practices of Ayurveda
philosophy to ensure vitality and ongoing
health.
FOOD PREPARATION
Raw foods are not considered particularly
healthy in Ayurveda as they take too
much energy to digest, release prana
(nourishing life-giving energy), and give
only a quick bout of energy. Raw foods are
often used in cleansing regimes as they
release ama, the built-up toxins from our
daily life. Cooking enables easy digestion
and efficient nutrient absorption. Further,
well-cooked grains, beans and vegetables
release prana in the colon, instead of using
it to be digested, which provides a longer,
more sustained energy release.
CLEANSING
Cleansing is not an overly attractive
practice in the West, yet is an essential
component of Ayurvedic health. Recently
in the West, the benefits of cleansing have
been recognised and coined ‘the sleeping
lion of medicine’. Undigested food left in
the colon accumulates and is known as
ama. These toxins create digestive distress
leading to bloating, constipation and/
or diarrhoea, weight gain and/or loss and
improper absorption of nutrients. Being a
waste product, its accumulation will surely
lead to disease.
HERE ARE SOME SYMPTOMS THAT YOU
HAVE AN AMA BUILD-UP:
❥ White coating on your tongue in the
morning
❥ Prominent body odour and bad breath
❥ Dulling of skin/eyes
❥ Excessive sleepiness, low energy,
lethargy
❥ Constipation and/or diarrhoea
❥ Poor appetite and a craving for quick
energy (junky or sugary foods)
❥ Loss of vitality
❥ Cloudy mind, ‘spaced-out’, difficulty
concentrating
❥ Aches and pains
Almost everyone can ascribe themselves
to suffering from the above ailments and
DECEMBER 2011
yet accept them as a normal part of their
life. We should accept nothing but an
optimal sense of vitality – so do not live
with feeling of malaise and lethargy; clean
up your life by cleaning out your colon!
Cleansing in Ayurveda is called
panchakarma. Generally, as soon as
anyone enters an Ayurvedic clinic,
the first thing that the practitioner
will prescribe is an intense cleansing
protocol. There are many different kinds
of cleansing, including therapeutic
sweating, blood lettings, nasal cleansing,
external application of soothing oils,
fasting paradigms and herbal treatments.
Cleansing paradigms are generally catered
to the individual person but everyone can
benefit from a routine cleanse with fasting
combined with herbal treatments.
CONSCIOUSNESS AND FOOD
Now we will touch on one of the most
important aspects of Ayurveda, one
which will be sighed upon heavily in the
Western world, yet is seamlessly brilliant.
Basically, while you are cooking food,
you are creating, and the energy in your
hands and in your mind will be reflected
in your cooking. For example, if you are
stressed, worried, rushing, and unhappy
while cooking, not only do you increase
the probability to drop your dish or burn
your sauce, but you are making your food
inherently unhealthy, infusing your dish
with the emotions of the chef.
Then, while eating, one should be calm,
relaxed, at peace and with every bite,
chewing completely and intentionally.
Food needs to be appreciated, enjoyed and
consumed in a peaceful manner so as to
maximise the absorption of nutrients and
wellness.
This is why vegetarianism is essential
to the Ayurvedic philosophy. When an
animal is killed for consumption, all the
stress, fear and suffering is implanted
into every molecule of meat – and this
is the energy that you will soon put into
your body. If that is not enough, then
you must consider the unnatural state of
most of the meats that you buy: hormonal
treatment, toxic chemical contamination
from the factory’s manufacturing, steroids,
antibiotics and an entire myriad of
treatments that we would never consider
placing upon ourselves!
CONCLUSIONS
How simple it is to cure your own
imbalances that creative the essence of
disease! You do not need to visit a doctor
for every ache and pain, every feeling of
malaise or even chronic fatigue! Just look
into your constitution and manage your
lifestyle so as to maximise balance and
recreate the perfection you were designed
to encompass!
Susan is a formally trained scientist
with a passion for alternative health
and eastern philosophies. She strives
to connect allopathic medicine with
Eastern wisdom, thereby creating a
holistic view of life. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Lemon
myrtle
NOW YOU SEE IT – NOW YOU DON’T. AUSTRALIA’S NATIVE
LEMON MYRTLE, HAS ONLY RECENTLY BEEN SEEN IN TRIALS TO
WORK AS AN ANTI-FUNGAL AND ANTI-BACTERIAL HERB – AND
NOW IT’S FIGHTING FOR ITS SURVIVAL IN OUR ECO-SYSTEM DUE
TO AN IMPORTED ‘RUST’.
BY TRACEY HOGAN
Y
ou might have tasted the
delight of the lemon myrtle,
or Backhousia citriodora, in
an Aussie bush tucker rub or
spice mix. It’s incredibly ‘tangy’, and is
often described as ‘more lemony than
lemon’. What you can taste is the citral,
a component of lemon myrtle with
promising applications.
In a clinical trial published back in
2003, the application of lemon myrtle
essential oil had a 90% success rate for
the treatment of the virus Molluscum
contagiosum. This virus usually affects
children, but can also be sexually
transmitted in adults. It causes flesh
coloured, dome-shaped pearly papules
on the skin, usually with a little indent
in the middle. It’s from the pox strain of
viruses and is mainly spread by skin to
skin contact. The trial was conducted with
31 children between 2 and 6 years of age
(the average age was 4), and there was a
greater than 90% reduction in 9 out of
the 16 children treated with lemon myrtle
essential oil.
Treatment for Molluscum contagiosum
can otherwise be invasive, with tissue
scraping or freezing, so lemon myrtle
could be considered a less invasive way to
reduce the size and spread. Spontaneous
resolution can occur, but can take between
12 and 30 months! From the study they
made the hypothesis that it may be more
than the citral component of the lemon
myrtle at work here to inhibit this virus,
and further work would be needed. It does
provide a much less painful alternative to
treat this virus, which can occur on the
face, armpits, and travel more extensively
over the body.
Lemon myrtle, ironically, is fighting
a battle with destruction due to an
introduced ‘rust’. Myrtle rust was first
found on a property on the New South
Wales central coast in April, 2010. It
belongs to fungi known as ‘guava rust
complex’. It had never been found in
Australia before, but is native to South
America, Mexico, and in the United
States (Florida and Hawaii). Because the
fungi produce microscopic spores easily
carried by the wind, it may have entered
Australia on plants or other goods being
shipped around the globe, or it could
have even hitched a ride on someone’s
clothing.
Myrtle rust is a serious pathogen that
may damage not only the lemon myrtle
industry, but also have an impact on the
tea tree oil industry, as these plants have
also been affected in some areas. Some
eucalypt species have also been impacted.
When the plants are severely infected,
young plants and new growth become
stunted and, in the worse cases, die.
There is ongoing work happening
to find a solution to this to minimise
the impact, not only for the essential
oils industry, but for the Australian
environment as a whole. Growers are
closely monitoring the severity of the
impact. Fungicides have been trialed but
are an unfavourable solution. One of the
attractions for growing lemon myrtle
was that it didn’t require pesticides or
fungicides.
It’s now spread to some commercial
plant nurseries, and large areas of
bushland. Further spread of the disease
is anticipated. The Commonwealth
of Australia has chaired a Myrtle rust
co-ordination group. It will co-ordinate
ongoing actions to mitigate the impact
of the Myrtle rust on our natural
environment.
It’s potential application as an anti-viral
and anti-bacterial may be short-lived if
we don’t find a solution to this ‘rust’. It’s
not only the complementary medicine
industry that will see the ripple effect of
this ‘rust’ that has travelled across the
globe, as the long-term environmental
impact is yet to be determined.
Tracey Hogan is a Sydney naturopath,
nutritionist, herbalist and homoeopath
with 18 years’ experience in the
industry. She regularly writes on
complementary health topics.
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TIME LINE THERAPY ®™
HOW TO MEDITATE EASILY
- A POWERFUL TOOL TO SUPPORT
THE HEALING OF CANCER by Dr. Tad James
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This conflict then changes their life completely and
they are never the same afterwards and is known as a
Significant Emotional Experience or SEE. This type of
SEE usually occurs on the average of one to three years
prior to the onset of the first symptoms of cancer.
IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE TWO MAIN STAGES IN THE
PROCESS OF CANCER:
1. The Disease Phase: SEE occurs, the client has no
strategy for dealing with the trauma, the emotion is
trapped in an area of the brain, the brain begins to send
wrong signals to the area of the body, and a tumour
growth occurs in a corresponding area of the body.
2. The Healing Phase: The SEE is released, conflict is resolved,
the trapped emotion in the brain is released, an edema in
the area of the brain occurs, and the tumour stops growing.
Following is a case history of one of my clients –
Marlene, who came to me 10 years after being diagnosed
with breast cancer which had now spread despite having
undergone surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. The
first session, Marlene looked grey, was very weak and
could barely walk into the room.
I found that she was suffering or had suffered all her life
from a number of negative emotions including depression,
sadness, fear, guilt, anger, hate, anxiety, hurt feeling, pain,
low self esteem, and jealousy. So I asked her what had
happened one to three years prior to the lump in 1983.
She gasped and said that in 1980, she and her husband had
first met, and had gotten together. In 1981, even though he
was extremely aggressive, she had married the man and he
had also cut her off from all her friends and family.
During the first intervention, we released all of her
negative emotions using Time Line Therapy ® and we
cleared her decision to have the lump in the right breast,
and any subsequent choices for less than perfect health.
That night she had the best night's sleep she had in
five years. During the therapy, she shifted over from the
disease phase to the healing phase. The next day she came
in alert, smiling, and all trace of the gray had disappeared.
Thus Marlene entered in to the healing phase.
Of course, anyone with a life threatening disease should
see a medical doctor first before seeking a non-traditional
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THE GREAT INVOCATION
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rom the point of Light within the Mind of God
Let Light stream forth into the minds of men.
Let light descend on Earth.
From the point of Love within the Heart of God
Let Love stream forth into the hearts of men.
May Christ return to Earth.
From the centre where the Will of God is known
Let purpose guide the little wills of men.
The purpose which disciples know and serve.
From the centre which we call the race of men
Let the Plan of Love and Light work out.
And may it seal the door where evil dwells.
In building a more just, interdependent and caring global society,
what humanity needs above all, is more light, love and spiritual will.
During Christmas people of goodwill from different religions and
spiritual backgrounds unite in prayer by using The Great Invocation.
Will you join in this healing work by including The Great Invocation
in your your prayers and meditations during Christmas 2011.
The source of The Great Invocation is the book
“The Reappearance of The Christ” by Alice A Bailey.
Books available at:
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03 9650 3955 or email
enquiries@tsbookshop.com.au
Adyar Bookshop
99 Bathurst St, Sydney
02 9267 8509 or email
books@adyar.com.au
LET LIGHT AND LOVE AND POWER
RESTORE THE PLAN ON EARTH.
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DECEMBER 2011
24 PEOPLE, PLACES & PRODUCTS
JANETTE WATKINS
- SPIRIT CAREERS
Everyone is psychic from birth.
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Janette has trained people to become
professional mediums, healers, spirit
artists and other spirit careers (20 years).
Often the best mediums are not always the ones who put
themselves forward first. And the reason they excel in the
right environment with an encouraging mentor is because
they already understand what service means – it is not about
them! It is about being of good heart and focussing on their
clients' needs in order to give meaningful messages. A tip for
those who get nervous prior to reading - pretend you have
someone in spirit and start describing them.
Spirit Careers Mediumship Courses starting early New Year.
Workshops themed in old spiritual cultures to tap into past lives:
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and training is given on a wide range of reading techniques,
individual styles and incorporates your special gifts.
Course includes guided meditation, mediumship (loved ones
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with
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SPECIAL NEWS! SPECIAL NEWS!
PEOPLE, PLACES & PRODUCTS 25
28 FOUNDATION MASTERS WANTED!!!
I am personally inviting AUSTRALIANS AND NEW
ZEALANDERS who sincerely want to become true
healers whose main purpose is to OUTREACH TO
THOSE WHO SEEK HELP to become my foundation
Masters in Australasia.
You will be the FOUNDATION AND SPECIALLY
TRAINED MASTERS once you are into the program. I
will personally (and with the help of my Masters)
attend to you in this intensive one week of sheer
awesome oddball healing via many traditional
therapies as well as those that I founded.
At the CERTIFIED YONGIWAY MASTERY workshop, I will undertake to show and
share all aspects of healing and working with spirits (with evidence by the way) so
that you are armed with all the knowledge and practical skills in my methods of
healing and counselling.
Healing takes in a multitude of different remedies and techniques. You will be
shown, in a week of intensive training (that will take you BEYOND THE BEYOND)
how true masters work within and without their capabilities in order to bring
wellness back to those who are down and out. From the dreaded cancer, mental
breakdown, major illness symptoms, to pathways, you will be taught how to go to
the ROOT CAUSE for recovery to wellness.
This intake will be special, as it is A PERSONAL INVITATION TO
AUSTRALIANS AND NEW ZEALANDERS only. Upon graduation, you will
be assigned as my FOUNDATION MASTER and hence spreading the
YONGIWAY METHOD OF HEALING. It will be held from 25 – 31 March,
2012, at Glory Beach Resort, Port Dickson, Malaysia.
These are pictures of my work with the
WHITE LIGHT and with SPIRIT GUIDES.
THE WHITE LIGHT AS CAPTURED
TO HEAL A CANCER PATIENT.
The fee is only AUD$2800 (with early birds paying AUD$2200). It
includes all hotel accommodation and meals.
One thing for sure, be prepared to go BEYOND THE BEYOND whilst
undergoing training to become a TRUE AND WORTHY MASTER!!!
In Love and Light
Master Dr. Yong Teng Lim.
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Founder, Yongiway
Founder, Arkin Yongi
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DECEMBER 2011
26 PEOPLE, PLACES & PRODUCTS
TOOLS TO FIND CERTAINTY
IN A CHANGING WORLD
KINESIOLOGY WITH HEALTH AND
VITALITY CLINIC,
CLEAR ISLAND
WATERS, QLD
No one needs to be
reminded that the world is
changing, as is each and
every one of us. One of the
most certain things in life
is this flux, these changes,
and they are not always to
our liking, but I ask myself
are they actually gifts to
help me grow spiritually?
Even with my best made plans and intentions,
there is little I actually can control of any
lasting value or effect, other than my own
attitude, my viewpoint and how I react to
things. Furthermore, I’ve started to realise
that sometimes life may not even be supposed
to turn out the way I want it to. If it did so
conveniently, maybe that would just be a
self-satisfying and empty life. So maybe I can
make better use of my time and energy by
focusing on changing myself. And maybe
even to open my eyes to, and work with, a
higher and more complete plan of life.
Then, what is this higher plan? Only you,
yourself can find that out. No quick fixes here.
Yet the teaching of ECK can offer a few very
effective spiritual tools that may prove to be
life-changing for you, tools that may help you
to find a way to make sense of this life.
One of the best things about these spiritual
tools is that they are tools or techniques
that you can use without making drastic
outward changes to your life and routines.
Self-discipline is a good asset, sure, and so is
creativity and an open mind, but more than
Natural holistic help in every part of
your life. Are YOU important?? Do it
NOW. You're WORTH-ED.
anything else, the driving force
is probably that inner longing
to touch base with the core of
who you really are. That is why
many people report discovering
new aspects of themselves that
have a deep ring of familiarity, and
“Yes, I know this! It rings true!”
One of the greatest tools that you can use
right now, is to sing or chant the word HU.
This is an ancient, and once secret name for
God, the Supreme Being, the ultimate source
of all life, whatever name you may choose to
give it. Singing HU brings an awareness of our
self as Soul, and brings a connection with the
highest in life.
To sing or chant the word HU, find a quiet
place to sit down for 5 to 10 minutes. Gently
place your attention on the area between
your eyebrows, the spiritual eye, and chant
HU in a long drawn out breath, at whatever
pitch, note or notes that suit you. While we
sing HU we don’t aim to manipulate or direct
anything, we simply sing it with a feeling
of love and openness. Sometimes you may
experience a feeling of lightness and
simplicity, see or experience white or
blue light, or an inner sound. This
practice helps to remove the cobwebs
from our spiritual eyes so we can see or
know the workings of the Divine Spirit
in our daily lives. You may also notice an
increased awareness of dream experiences and
a growing inner guidance.
We warmly invite you to the Sunday
afternoon session of the 2012 Eckankar
Australian Seminar, January 8th (1pm-4pm) at
the Parmelia Hilton, Perth, WA, to whet your
appetite with a few spiritual tools that you can
take home and put to the test in your own
daily life.
For a free bookmark invitation to the
2012 Eckankar Australian Seminar in
Perth or more information about the
HU, including a free CD, please contact
Tel: 08 9271 8020 or email: wainfo@
eckankar.org.au
Kinesiology is an efficient modality that has
been around for over 30 years. Most clients find
it a fast and effective way to better health and
vitality.
We are living in a fast paced society that
affects our daily life. Career, children, home,
stress and pressure of this everyday situation
can affect our nutrition, chemical, emotional,
physical and environmental daily performance.
This is how kinesiology works – during muscle
testing, messages go between the muscle and
the brain and and back to the muscle.
Stress in the system will disrupt the messages
and show as a weak muscle response. When
this weakness arises it needs to be corrected by
the kinesiologist and client's priority correction.
With kinesiology I can balance your body in
many different areas: released stress (emotional,
chemical, environmental, physical sports
injuries, gaining strength, achieving a good
nutritional balance, eliminating toxicity from
your body and to have a good liver/kidney
function for better health and long lasting
happy life.
Brain integration and TMJ are a huge part of
kinesiology correction, especially in children.
as the benefits of these corrections can help our
kids at school big time.
Call Maria Di Blasi,
07 5564 6745, 0466 111 205,
or email info@healthandvitalityclinic.com.au
2012 Eckankar Australian Seminar
“As we raise ourselves in
the spiritual consciousness,
we are better able to
solve the problems of life”
Harold Klemp
‘The Language of Soul’
Spiritual Tools for Life’s Challenges
You are warmly invited to attend the Sunday Seminar program
International Guest Speaker – Uli Sacchet
Sunday, 8 January 2012 » 1pm – 4pm
Parmelia Hilton Perth, 14 Mills Street, Perth WA
For a free invitation or further information please contact:
Tel: 08 9271 8020 Email: wainfo@eckankar.org.au
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PEOPLE, PLACES & PRODUCTS 27
ORGANIC
WINE, OLIVES
AND FIGS…
LIVINGNOW SPECIAL Your choice of one current vintage red,
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The basis for a delicious afternoon’s
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for which you need look no further than
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of NSW. That farm is called ‘Rosnay’.
Getting out of the wool industry in
1995, Richard and Florence and their
son Sam decided to go into viticulture
and horticulture in the picturesque and
rich farming region, and, when planting
the first vines in 1997, they had already
decided to do it organically.
As former wool growers from northern
NSW, the family’s decision to grow grapes,
olives and figs was a business decision, but
with a heritage going back to Florence’s
grandfather, Alberic Dulong de Rosnay, who
had a small vineyard in the French Beaujolais
early last century. According to Sam, the
decision to go organic was made easier by the
vast array of new techniques and certified
products available to farmers today.
The new business aimed to bring together
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of their products which you can purchase
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WINES
To quote a Master of Wine who visited Rosnay,
these are “truly delicious wines that show how
exciting the Cowra Wine Region can be for
organic grape growing” (Rob Geddes MW).
The first commercial Rosnay wine, the
2001 Shiraz, won best red wine in the Cowra
wine region in 2002. Since then all the
Rosnay wines have been medal winners, but
they are not made as ‘show wines’, due to
the philosophy that wines should be made
as naturally as possible, without fining, oak
chips, and other winery tricks that alter the
true flavours that emerge through organic
and biodynamic farming methods.
The reds are unwooded (as are the famous
Chateauneuf du Pape reds) and medium bodied,
vibrant and elegant. The Triple Blend (Shiraz
– Cabernet – Merlot) is the most renowned.
The whites are modern and fruit driven, also
made without oak, but with no malolactic
fermentation to cover the delicious
fruit flavours and natural acids. The
signature white is the Unwooded
Chardonnay Semillon, which has been
produced since 2002 (and now badged
with a unique, slightly cheeky name:
‘Blanc’ (it’s French for white).
Since 2008, Rosnay has been one of the
leading producers of organic sparkling wines
in Australia, and the sparkling Chardonnay
and Rose are increasingly popular. They are
made using the Australian Charmat method,
with certified organic raw sugar used to
produce the natural pressurised fermentation.
OLIVES
Sam says that the olives and olive oil have
been one of Rosnay’s most successful products,
as shown by one comment recently received
through the website: “I was given a bottle of
Rosnay Extra Virgin Olive oil as a gift and I
have to say it was the most beautiful olive oil
I've ever tasted (and I lived in Italy for a year).”
The olive varieties grown are Corregiola
(oil), Mediterranean (oil and pollination) and
Kalamata (table olives and oil). The Rosnay
olive oil has all three varieties giving it the
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year old fig tree which produces the most
delicious red fleshed figs. These were so
addictive, and obviously suited to the
climate, that Sam and Richard went to
Gosford Agricultural Research Station in
2004 and took cuttings of the complete
collection of 12 varieties, which are now
planted in a small trial block at Rosnay. From
these, the best looking trees were further
propagated and are now bearing fruit. The
figs are sold to the fresh market, made in to
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slowly fermented using Murray River Salt, and
bottled in summer. Slow fermentation and
exclusion of oxygen give the Rosnay olives a
unique, fruity flavour without the bitterness of
most supermarket olives. Before bottling they
are hand graded and the ripest or blemished
fruit is made into a unique Kalamata olive
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WHAT WE
WISH TO
SEE IN 2012
I
’m so excited to share this new element
of LivingNow – perhaps an experiment
in a new co-operative way of doing
business. The people on these pages
who share with us what they see or wish to
see for 2012 did so on a ‘pay as you wish’
basis. They have given you their contact
details so that, if you resonate with them,
you may look them up.
This experiment was an overwhelming
success in terms of interest and energy
support, and a work in progress in some
other ways. However we think it important
to continue and see where it leads.
The content itself is rich and varied, with
hints and help for the year ahead, and I
hope you will get a gift from reading them.
I’d like you to consider keeping these pages
and, if you are having a down moment,
stick a pin in one and take the message on
board for the day.
To carry on the discussion and focus
it somewhat, the feature for our Jan/Feb
double issue, coming up next, will be
entitled ‘The future we want’.
If you have something to contribute, and
you’d like to get your name and contact
details in front of nearly quarter of a
million LivingNow readers, all you need
to do is submit 120 words and a photo by
14th December and pay what you see fit.
Please write to editor@livingnow.com.
au for submission guidelines.
MY 2012 IS GOING TO
BE GREAT! As a life coach
and radio show host, I
want to share my talents
and gifts in helping others
really learn to love themselves! Too many of
us treat our friends better than we treat
ourselves and spend our days beating
ourselves up, criticising ourselves and
believing we are not worthy. Deep inside we
know we want more but we are stuck in fear
and negative behaviour when we really
deserve to live the most amazing, loving
and fabulous life. I want everyone to believe
they are worth the best!
Lisa Phillips
www.amazingcoaching.com.au
TIME TO REVITALISE
BODY AND SOUL 2012
for me begins yet again
with my body, nearly 70
t
years of it, living in it,
hating it, loving it – no more this love-hate
relationship. Instead I am going to simply
love it and let it be. My guru, Muktananda,
says focus within and not on the flesh too
much. So I will turn within and focus on
the self.
So this month December 2011, it is
time to take a trip to two islands in two
countries, to heal in their aquamarine seas
DECEMBER 2011
and sunshine. Sea and sunshine – need I
say more? Come, take a trip with me to
Langkawi and Koh Lipe, twin jewels on my
map. Let me share these with you.
0419 367 261, Moni Storz.
NEW START, NEW YEAR,
NEW RELATIONSHIP
Same old fears. New
relationships should be
lyrical and poetical, frivolous
and fun. Dating should be exciting and
expansive; full of anticipation, not dread.
If you aren’t among the 35% of people who
fall in love with a partner they meet on
the internet, why not? The F word again.
Well fear not. There is a pain-free way to
internet date. Buy the breakthrough book
from internationally-acclaimed relationship
authority and Psychoneurologist Dr Buzz
McCarthy who says when armed with the
right tools you can forget internet dating
fears and you too will be happy to start the
new year with a new relationship in mind.
www.MenToAvoidMenToEnjoy.com,
Dr Buzz McCarthy, 0414 510 474
THE MAGICAL
CRUCIBLE CENTRE
Now more than ever
before, communities
need intimate and
secure places to meet and process. The
Crucible Centre occupies a magical valley
in the Blue Mountains that is perfect for
yoga, meditation and spiritual retreats. This
has been John and Hilary’s place for the
past 16 years. Here we have created a haven
for a sustainable future with spring water,
our own organic home-grown food and an
exquisite spiritual sanctuary to share with
our friends in the consciousness movement.
As we have just added 16 beds and built a
kitchen in the Lodge we thought it would
be lovely to hear from you.
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2012 MESSAGE FROM
CATREENA More people are
learning to live a life with
Spirit, and beginning to
master their minds,
emotions, and live in their hearts. Many
are learning their thoughts truly create
their world. In 2011, lots of fear surrounded
our planet.
Remember we are all god. You are the
only bit of god like you in the whole world.
Have the courage to be that god and see
others for the god they are.
I created my healing centre as a place of
loving support in that journey. If you need
help to move away from fear, or just some
reassurance, please feel free to contact us.
Catreeana - Creative Peace, psychic healer
and spiritual teacher, 0409 805 674
2012 IS A UNIVERSAL 5
YEAR 5 energy is about
focus and passion – and it is
also about freedom, freedom
to focus not on our fears,
but on our freedom to create a more
compassionate and caring environment at
home, work, locality, nation. It starts with
our focus, not on fear, but on here – having
extraordinarily rewarding experiences.
Why? Because we are powerful enough to
create wonder-filled lives! With my
harmony harp, I share my 25 years’ healing
and teaching experience to empower
people to relax and de-stress, and
reconnect with their own wisdom (inner
tutor) through guided musical meditation.
Kate, 0414 642 810.
WHAT’S YOUR BODY
TRYING TO TELL YOU?
Acceptance of whatever
we encounter in life is key
to health. We can’t choose
what happens to us, but
we can choose how we react. The power of
love and gratitude is infinite in its ability
to heal and transform our lives.
This year, every time you catch yourself
fighting against a headache or wishing
your boss would resign, how about trying
this? Ask yourself, Is my body or life trying
to awaken me to something? (Hint: the
answer is always yes!) Have gratitude for
the dialogue that is going on and choose
to remain in as loving a state as possible.
To deepen this practice and create ongoing
transformation in your life and all those
around you, grab The Lifeline Technique.
Damien Meldrum, Certified Lifeline
Practitioner and Registered Nurse.
www.open2life.com.au
AFRICAN ARTEFACTS These
African pieces have arrived to our
shores to assist with our work with
Mother Earth. They initially
carried so much potent energy
that needed to be transformed by
Spirit to diminish the potency of
energy, to align with Australia’s
vibration. Artistic movements such as
cubism, fauvism and expressionism have
often taken inspiration from the vast and
diverse heritage of African masks and statues.
Suzanne Nicholson has a collection of
quality antique, classical, ethnic, native,
ritual, traditional, tribal, art from Central
and Southern Africa on the Sunshine Coast
Queensland.
Visit the gallery at www.livingnow.
com.au/users/grace and enjoy!
MEDITATION MADE EASY
Australian made and
produced, healingsounds
CD is unique in its
integration of exquisitely
recorded nature sounds and powerfully
enhanced-binaural beat technology.
Taking the listener to the deepest state
of Delta meditation in just 20 minutes,
healingsounds simultaneously increases
beneficial brain neurochemicals, including
DHEA (the anti-ageing hormone) and
Melatonin (the ‘sleep chemical’). Used with
stereo headphones, you can experience
profound relaxation, deep meditation,
stress relief and enhanced creativity
effortlessly at the touch of a button.
healingsounds enhances your spiritual
practice and allows you to reach depths
of meditation with ease, at a speed not
normally possible.
Available www.venturebeyond.com.au
CHANGE-STRATEGIST’S
QUIDE TO SELF-LOVE
offers new hope for
relationships in unpredictable
times. Author of Permission
to Dance, A Course in Love & Happiness,
Gayla Maxwell tells us this is a time for
igniting new hope in our relationships
and our daily dealings. She says, “We
are confronting fear on multifaceted
and intensified levels; enough so that we
are collectively seeking a way out of our
personal and united turmoil.” Gayla says,
“this ‘way out’ can only be found in the
opposite of fear; powerful, unconditional,
love.” She adds, “but we cannot share what
we do not have to give. Self-love and selfesteem must be our top priority if we are to
contribute authentically to loving personal
and professional relationships.”
0412 285 549.
EVERY CHILD IS
WORTHY OF
FEELING
EMPOWERED And
confident to follow their heartfelt dreams,
sharing their wisdom and gifts with the
world. Our vision is to empower children
to have a strong sense of self worth; to
understand their emotions; to acknowledge
and unveil their abilities; to help them
connect to themselves and those around
them. We are reaching out to parents and
carers who are looking for support and
guidance with their children challenged in
today’s world. We provide holistic answers
for children experiencing emotional,
behavioural and learning difficulties;
supporting families through the process of
learning, growing and evolving.
www.butterfliesdance.com.au
DEEP PEACE AND
FREEDOM FROM FEAR
We just launched our
not-for-profit The Billie
Dean International Deep
Peace Organisation to promote peace and
freedom for all species through the arts,
education and compassionate action. As an
innate interspecies telepath and decades
long animal and peace advocate, my wish
is for the Deep Peace Movement to spread
quickly in 2012, awakening the hearts and
souls of humanity and bringing a world
of deep peace and reverence for all species
-- a world free of fear for non-humans as
well as humans. To support our work or
join our community and school, see
billiedean.com
BE THE HEART
CONNECTION YOU WANT
TO SEE IN THE WORLD
In 2012 let me help you
become more of your heart
presence in your life as I become more
of my heart presence in mine. Invite me
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to use my psychic, and transformational
healing tools to help you transition into
greater heart stability, heart trust, and
heart security. Clear and release blockages
to ensure your heart life abundantly
flourishes. As you welcome your increasing
heart fullness you will become more
resourced and able to flow more easily with
the internal and external changes now
and beyond 2012. Text / phone me now
for your heart connection phone sessions:
Satya 0425 411 545
BRINGING TACTILE
THERAPIES TO THE
WORLD I want to see more
skill in body therapies for
less cost. Learn about our
three-in-one body therapy course. In a
time of economic uncertainty I would like
to give existing or prospective tactile
therapists a maximum amount of value for
less cost - I would like to give to them 3
nationally recognised diplomas for the
price of one! Learn remedial massage,
Bowen therapy and musculoskeletal
therapy made possible through our special
integrative methods.
Academy of Integrated Therapies,
Chermside Qld. 07 3359 8523 info@
aoit.com.au. www.aoit.com.au
BEGIN THE YEAR WITH
CLARITY in this spiritual
mentoring process designed
to meet your intentions.
Cimone-Louise is a third
generation clairvoyant who uses her
psychic gifts to provide others with tools to
discover purpose and peace of mind. One
of Australia’s best psychic mediums, Ezio
De Angelis, regards her as an “incredibly
talented healer and teacher”. One of her
services is Intuitive Mentoring and here is
a link about it www.youtube.com/
watch?v=LEvZd2NQfAY. To book in for a
free 30-minute sampler session over Skype,
head to cimone-louise.com and for daily
inspirations www.facebook.com/
cimonelouise
WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE
TO KNOW THAT
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE?
What if by being you, you
have the capacity to change
the things in your life that you want to
change: money situations, relationships,
body, or simply being able to wake up
happy? For years Dr Dain Heer was very
unhappy. He had all the trappings of
contentment and yet he was miserable and
close to suicide. It wasn’t until finding
something called Access Consciousness
that he realised he could have the freedom
and change what he was looking for – and
change is exactly what he did.
Spend 2.5 days with Dr Heer in Noosa,
QLD, from 3rd-5th Feb.
0451 164 639, diva@
accessconsciousness.com, Www.
BeingYouChangingTheWorld.com
Www.BeingYouBook.com
Www.AccessConsciousness.co
SMALL BUSINESS IS THE
BACKBONE OF
AUSTRALIA but most
people don’t realise the
courage and work it takes to
run a small business, especially in a climate
of economic and political fear, when the
national pastime is looking for a bargain
on the internet. Remember that small
shops hold communities together. Having
said this I think 2012 will be a good year
for us as we already have many exciting
events, classes, workshops, groups and
therapies booked in. We look forward to
seeing you.
Robyn Jenes, Earth Harmony Shop
and Well-Being Centre, 246-250 Yarra
Street Warrandyte, 03 9844 5155,
www.earthharmony.com.au
HORSES HEALING
HUMANS Yes, I am
unashamedly biased, as I live
with an extended family of
10 Arabian horses, and have
the honour of facilitating the beautiful,
simple and profound way that these
magnificent beings support humans to grow
and become aware and present daily. From
children with trauma, to adults who have
lost connection with their heart and unique
gifts, to organisational teams searching for
excellence, to therapists looking for a new
way to support their clients’ growth… let
the horses in their beautiful, free and
powerful presence support your growth into
2012. Our human health is intricately
woven with our connection to animals and
nature. Get connected and risk being alive!
Meg Kirby, www.gestaltequine
psychotherapy.com.au
2012 FROM HERE TO
ETERNITY Many are
apprehensive and fearful
about 2012, yet when we
fill our very being with
Universal love for ourselves and those who
cross our path, then confidence will diffuse
any fear which threatens our peace.
Indeed, this is a great time to be alive! I am
looking forward to 2012 with joy and peace
in my heart. What about you, are you
ready to release the fear and be an
instrument of peace, love and joy? I can’t
tell you everything in 100 words, but 2012
from here to eternity, tells all. Available
from bookstores or www.
annabelcastro.com
EMPRESS BESTOWS A
BOUNTIFUL 2012 The tarot
card I drew for 2012 is the
Empress. As the Great
Mother, she offers a
wonderful vision for the year ahead and
promises us beauty, creativity, abundance
and love. She’ll be supporting all of our
individual and group endeavours to nurture
planet Earth, its plants and creatures and
she will be continuing to encourage
re-awakening to feminine ways of being
and knowing. Personally, in 2012, I
envisage continuing to serve Her through
Courses & Workshops featured in Jan/Feb issue
my tarot work - sharing the cards’ wisdom
and guidance with clients in divinatory
readings, exploring with students the
magic, mystery and enlightenment that the
Tarot offers us all.
Jeni Bethell, www.jenibethtarot.com
THE BUSINESS OF FUN ‘N’
JOY My awareness for 2012
is that more of us are
stepping into the space that
we know really exists. We
have a far greater capacity to change. What
would it take for everyone to BE happy?
What if there were more possibilities and
not less? My expertise is in awareness and
consciousness with business. For me
business has always been joyful and fun.
“Money follows joy; joy does not follow
money”. [Gary Douglas].
I’m launching my new book Joy of
Business in 2012 and conducting monthly
seminars, as I’d like to expose everyone to
the energy of what it’s like to have fun in
business and make money and change the
world.
Simone Milasas. Accessjoyof business.
com and accessconsciousness.com
TOWARDS HEART
CENTREDNESS Something
is happening... there is a
momentum towards
something beautiful,
infinite, loving. Heart-centredness is
growing. Strangely there is also a
polarisation as the old doesn’t want to die,
or should I say, we’re finding it difficult to
let go of our old habits. The emerging new
era is connection to our Source, which
means remarkably, anything that separates
and divides will no longer gather traction.
We invite you to come to our weekly Open
Heart Meditation evenings and discover
what that calling from your heart is all
about.
8pm every Monday at Kilbride Centre,
54 Beaconsfield Parade, Albert Park,
VIC. Steve Ray, 0419 005 386, www.
padmacahaya.org.au
MEDITATION ON TWIN
HEARTS Whatever 2012 has
in store for us, this beautiful
meditation (free online) will
help. When a person does
this meditation, divine energy flows down,
filling the practitioner with divine light,
love and power. The practitioner becomes a
channel of this divine energy. In addition,
practitioners may experience divine ecstasy
and bliss, and a feeling of oneness with all
creation. This has been a common
experience among advanced yogis and saints
of all religions, and can be verified through
their holy scriptures. The descent of the
divine energy causes the temporary
expansion of the practitioner’s major
chakras and inner aura. Free online: If you
want to experience the twin hearts
meditation, go to the NSW Pranic Healing
site and you can download it as a
community service:
www.pranichealing.com.au
MAKE IT REAL 2012 is the
year for all of us to realise –
as in ‘make real’ and
manifest – our greater
magnificent being. You’re
already a whole magnificent divine being,
if only you can remember to reconnect
with that part of you beyond the five
senses and the physical human being self.
We’re all divine beings with a greater spirit,
here to experience all that life has to offer
in this physical universe where
consciousness becomes reality. May 2012
be your year to step into living from and
being your true magnificent greater self.
Juliet Martine - Healer, Soul Intuitive
& Manifestation Coach, 0413 199 649
www.julietmartine.com.au
HEAR THE UNSPOKEN
WORDS Will 2012 be a year
of self investment? Of
listening to your heart and
allowing your own wisdom
to emerge? Investing in the self paves the
way for deeper understanding.
Why not honour yourself? Begin 2012
with self-nourishment! Our environment,
people, situations... all a mirror giving us
an opportunity to grow, heal and discover
endless wonders of our existence. Each
moment we share with another can be
turned into gold. Next time you engage
in a conversation, listen to the unspoken
communication. The way to do this is listen
through the heart, where wisdom is found.
Laura Broadbent, www.goldensense.org
laura@goldensense.org, Ph: 1300 887 581
EXPANDING STATE OF
CONSCIOUSNESS My vision
for 2012 is for a year of
expanding consciousness and
of exploring and
understanding the ‘self’. Knowing more about
who and what we are, can lead to greater
understanding and tolerance of others and
their beliefs. The Monroe Institute who we are
working with, offers programmes that provide
you with tools that can lead to deeper levels of
self-discovery and expansion of one’s
awareness. Hemi-Sync®, a sound technology
developed by the Institute which is used in the
programmes, helps you achieve and control
different states of awareness so you can access
your untapped inner resources and realise
your own true destiny! Gwen Jones, www.
meditationretreatsaustralia.com.au
PERSONAL GROWTH
NEEDED For those of us
who have been tested in
2011, preparing us for our
journey towards 2012,
personal growth is a must now. We all must
look at ourselves and be honest without
judgment. If you are feeling trapped or
stuck in your life, check out our website for
different courses we offer and read how the
team at The Natural Approach can help you
move forward in only 6 one-hour sessions,
allowing you to evolve as a new person.
www.naturalapproach.com.au
03 9370 8777
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A TIME TO BE KIND
2012 is a time to be kind
to yourself, your friends,
family and strangers. Did
you know that kindness can be a natural
anti-depressant? It’s proven that an act of
kindness provides the giver, receiver and
even onlooker with a release of serotonin
to the brain that increases wellbeing and
energy, and produces a wonderful feeling
of positivity and self-worth. Incredibly
you’ll become addicted to kindness as
it changes your thoughts, feelings and
actions, and improves your life.
Visit the Ripple Kindness Project
and get your FREE Kindness Cards to
create your own ripples of change at
www.rippleeffects.com.au.
10 SECONDS TO LIVE THE
REST OF YOUR LIFE –
WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE?
In 2007 I was dying. I made
a demand on myself that
year that I would find a cure. What showed
up was something totally unexpected.
The universe heard my demand and sent
me what I required so I could choose
something different. What if 2012 was
actually the year that judgment ceased
to be the source for creating our reality?
What if we all started to generate our own
realities without judgment? What would
that look like for you?
Liam Phillips, Founder & Author
of Curing the Incurable www.
curewithease.com 0429 806 196
BEST FUTURE YOU COULD
WISH FOR There is much
hype that 2012 is a space of
closure for this planet.
Creator shows me the
potential for humanity to grow as it is
already doing. Be kind and understand you
are supported by a loving God who will
always be your best friend. 2012 is the best
possible future you could wish for because
all your abundance is provided in its
vastness. As a qualified naturopath and
healer with 25 years’ experience and with
comprehensive skills, I have made it my
life’s work to promote connection to God
and spirit as part of my practice.
www.katherinebrightaustralia.com will
show you everything about me and what
tools I can offer you in your journey to
enlightenment.
POSITIVE EVOLUTION
2012 for me is all about
people stepping into their
personal power and using
it to co-create a more
evolved universal human consciousness,
a world that works. This is a total shift
into the Positive Evolution of Bruce
Lipton and Steve Bhaerman’s book of that
name. Making this conscious shift in our
awareness is grounded in accepting some
things previously regarded as ‘out of the
ordinary’ as ordinary parts of who we are
and what we do. One of these ‘out of the
DECEMBER 2011
ordinary’ things done previously by only a
few is working systematically to evolve our
personal energy system and to strengthen
our connection to Divine Source.
An example of a modality that allows
anyone who wants to do this is the EMF
Balancing Technique®. To make this
information more available within Australia,
I have spent most of 2011 developing a
Certificate IV in Electro Magnetic Balancing
Technique, which has now been approved
by the VRQA to offer from 2012. Graduates
will have recognised employability
skills needed to gain employment in
the Australian health and well-being
sector as well as being able to offer their
clients Phases I-IV of the EMF Balancing
Technique®, Foundations of Evolution. I
invite you in 2012 to step into your personal
power and co-create a world that works.
More information about EMF Balancing
– visit www.emfworldwide.com More
information about the new Certificate IV
and to register your interest – http://www.
emfmelb.com/content/certificate-iv-electromagnetic-balancing.
Justus Lewis PhD is an accredited
EMF Balancing Technique®
Supervisory Teacher, Phases I-XII.
Mobile: 0400 156 069, www.emfmelb.
com, www.transformasia.com.au
FROM DARKNESS INTO
LIGHT The Archangel
Michael heralds the coming
of a year of change. His
sword symbolises the
importance of cutting away what is no
longer necessary. In 2012, your desire to
realise your spiritual potential grows
stronger. Your frustration hides a
reluctance to let go. Often, we strive to
remain positive in the face of adversity. We
do not realise that, to reach the light, we
must first pass through the darkness.
When you are ready, I offer you my
expertise, drawn from 16 years as a
counselling psychologist. I offer you my
compassion. I know the emotions that
are stirring within you and I offer you my
guidance. I shall walk beside you, and help
you find your path. www.KarenNixon.com
RADIATION LIFESTYLES
BY DEFAULT Who is not
a user of rapidly-evolving
technology? At what price
to health? Cumulative
exposure to microwave
and electromagnetic radiation travels from
appliances through flesh, bone and walls.
Low-level radiation weakens cell walls from
babies still in the womb to children and
adults in range. Invisible and silent
radiation does not mean no radiation.
Some babies are born with brain tumours.
Some health problems emerge slowly.
My wish for creating change in 2012 is
for people to have a wider awareness and
less irrational denial that self-radiation is
the emerging major public health problem.
Simply pinpointing the invisible radiation
hotspots with a handheld radiation meter
empowers individuals to see and minimise
their personal exposure and make
informed choices about reducing it.
For 54 free hints on how to
minimise radiation exposure and
to obtain your easy-to-use radiation
detector meter, please visit www.
RadiationResuce.com.au or phone
Robyn Wawn on 1300 436 628.
HONOUR OUR AUTHENTIC
SELF My vision is for
humankind to awaken to
the inner life, and to live the
outer life from an authentic
sense of self that honours both our own
self and one another. We grow through the
process of examining our lives, healing our
fears, our pain and losses, facing our
shadow. As we heal, we develop
compassion, beginning with a deep sense
of self-compassion. It is through this sense
of self-compassion that we know how to
relate with loving-kindness, to ourselves, to
one another and to Mother Earth. I offer
my support, understanding and knowledge
to you on this journey.
Tara Green www.taragreen.com.au
BRING ON 2012
AND ITS EXCITING
TRANSFORMATION
that has yet to fully settle
within the core of our
beings! As an energy healer of many years,
I have been very excited to see the direct
and rapid change in the chakral and auric
bodies of my clients. Now is the time to
connect to your energy and harness the
great power that is your being.
I would be more than pleased to help
anyone that needs energy rebalancing/
refurbishment, holistic counselling or
perhaps wishes to partake of a beautiful
energy healing session with the addition of
essential oils.
Anne-Marie, 02 9653 2482.
CREATE YOUR SOUL’S
DESIRE IN 2012What is
your heart and soul calling
you to do next year? Release
all attachments and need for
control. Surrender, forgive and let go. Step
bravely into the new year, clearer, lighter
and ready to fulfill your soul’s purpose. For
this is where true fulfilment, joy and
passion reside.
If you are in the process of transition or
change in any area of your life and would
like some help or support from someone
living this change themselves, then
please contact Connie Valentine Maranca
- counsellor, coach, healer, reiki master,
workshops, psychic tarot readings, author.
0410 647 313 or www.
HolisticHealingInstitute.com
NIA — THROUGH
MOVEMENT WE FIND
HEALTH My 2012 wish is
that more people return
to living and moving in their bodies.
Martha Graham spoke a powerful
truth...“The body says what words cannot”.
Many of us stop listening to our body. Our
body has innate, intimate wisdom and is
home to our emotions and spirit. NIA
classes develop our ability to sense tension,
lack of flow or restrictions and to move
mindfully to self-heal. This is powerful and
freeing. We use movement as medicine, a
source of joy, and to embrace our
uniqueness. Discover for yourself, any age,
how to live fully in your body.
www.niaaustralia.com.au, Carolyn
Yuen, Nia Instructor.
LOVE WHAT YOU DO
My wish for LivingNow
readers in 2012 is that
more women empower
themselves in their lives
and business. Many of us have a vision
but become stuck when it comes to taking
action. You can change this by adopting
my winning formula which is vision +
action = results. If we women want to
BE the change we MUST step up, step
out and DO the change. We need to stop
diluting our skills, talents and brilliance
and get out there and shine. As a gift
to LivingNow readers, I am offering 12
FREE discovery sessions to help you make
2012 the best year of your life! joanbell@
abetterlifebydesign.com,
www.abetterlifebydesign.com
SHARING THE WISDOM
IN ALL
After spending years of
seeking the answers to
who we are, I noticed
that the best way to get a deeper
understanding of oneself is to open the
mind and heart to the wisdom in all
beings. Our vision for 2012 was to create
a website called Earth Gurus dedicated to
the amazing people of this planet, a place
to learn, understand, experience, connect,
laugh and give to one another in an open
and loving way. We hope you enjoy this
FREE GIFT and connect globally to people
from all walks of life, bringing our world
closer to peace and unity.
Adam, Earth Gurus Australia www.
earthgurus.com
LOVE, THE ULTIMATE
POWER Today, right this
moment, make a rock solid
commitment to treat
yourself and speak to
yourself only with loving kindness,
compassion, forgiveness, and acceptance.
Make this the centre of your approach to
life. Keep a notebook in your pocket and
jot down every time you put yourself
down. When you catch yourself, imagine
this human-self that you are putting down
is a vulnerable child just trying to grow.
Do your best to find a way to mentor
yourself in that moment in a kind and
constructive way, then watch your life
transform.
Phil Golding – psychotherapist,
meditation/self-awareness coach.
Inner Harmony Center, 07 3399 7876,
www.innerharmony.com.au
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WA DIRECTORY
BAT FOR GAIA
2012 will open
more doorways to
understanding who we
truly are! As a change
agent, I want to share my years of
experience and knowledge in the areas of
spiritual healing and holistic guidance.
The time is now to step up to the plate
and bat for our planet Gaia. I have
been inspired by learning, healing and
transformation through the modalities of
aromatherapy, counselling, oracle cards,
reiki, crystals and sound instruments.
They help us create sacred space; open us
to our gifts; which brings us together to
co-create a better world.
Mathlini-Rosze Cernigoi, www.
aromaharmonics.weebly.com
WHAT A GREAT TIME OF
YEAR! Before I set my
goals for 2012 I go through
what I have achieved for
2011. I write down
everything I am proud of and grateful
for. Any goal that I did not get done is
not a failure. I may have changed the
goal or had another exciting opportunity
that I chose to put first. I re-evaluate that
goal to see if it is still something I want
to do and set for 2012.
Sometimes we set goals that we are
not passionate about and that is another
reason we didn’t get it done.
www.tessajetson.com.au, speaker,
trainer, entertainer, author and
mentor
HOLDING HANDS MORE
Toni Carmine Salerno
commitment for 2012 that
you find the clarity,
courage and devotion to
give yourself fully to this service, and
never look back. I offer courses and
coaching in finding your unique service
and sharing it wildly with the world. I
have worked with many using the four
stages of creation – activate, engage,
build and renew – to guide the calling of
our service from a sweet possibility to a
rock solid reality. There comes a time
when all there is left to do is say yes to
the calling in our heart. Is 2012 the year
to live your service? Then I am here to
serve you. www.theartoflivingawake.com
WHERE INTENTION
GOES, ENERGY
FLOWS
By changing our
intention and aligning
our environment, we can transform
not only ourselves but our homes and
enrich our lives by knowing that our
goals, dreams and ambitions are all in
alignment and supported. Our homes
have consciousness and are living energy
fields. I would love people in 2012 to
embrace instinctive feng shui and seven
star blessing space clearing as part of their
lives so that they can be supported on a
spiritual, emotional and physical level. Let
2012 be the year you truly feel at home!
Karen Quant – Master Teacher
Interior Alignment® SACRED
CLEARINGS – WWW.Sacredclearings.
com.au, 0414 376 047, Sydney
WHAT I WISH TO
CREATE
In all the years I’ve been
teaching meditation,
spirituality and wellbeing,
I’ve discovered that feeling great
is the result of being in the flow.
Whenever we follow soul’s guidance,
when we surrender without arguing,
miraculous events unfold. Win/win/win
opportunities fall around those involved
like ripe berries on a windy day. So my
wish is to remember to keep following
my heart and inspire others to do the
same. Right now, my heart is telling me
to let go and let God. More precisely, let
go of Inner Peace and let God choose
who might take over. So who knows…
your wish might be to own and run a
thriving wellbeing centre, and my wish
is to put it in good hands. Is that being
in the flow? I believe so. For a chat,
call Michael on 1300 306 708, or
email marlyse@innerpeace.com.au,
www.innerpeace.com.au
Courses & Workshops featured in Jan/Feb issue
ORIGINAL
"Usefulness – A Way of personal and spiritual growth".
This booklet by Dr Wilson vanDusen provides a simple
and powerful method using everyday opportunities.
Lasting spiritual development is the result of helping
others in useful ways. For your copy, contact Swedenborg
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Is your home & work environment affecting your health?
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“A GIFT OF PEACE” MEDITATION MORNING
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SPIRITUAL
KNOW THYSELF AS SOUL
Sant Mat is a practical spiritual path based on
meditation on the inner light and sound,
ethical values, service to others and love for
all creation. Its goal is to enable the soul to
return and merge into its source; the purpose
of human life described by mystics of all
traditions. Focus and sincerity are essential, as is the help of
the living spiritual master. There is no charge at any stage.
Know Thyself as Soul Foundation is a nonprofit incorporated
association. For further information contact 1800 462 193 or
visit www.santmat.net.au
TANTRA
PRIVATE SESSIONS
By intergrating spirituality & sexuality we move toward
wholeness, conscious loving and inner joy. Exclusive dual
massage and ultimate lover sessions available. Chantelle
0412 119 752 www.livingandlovingwildly.com
SUNDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2011
FREE CONCERT - “CHOOSE TO BE CALM”
6.00pm – 8.00pm. Allow yourself to be led into a state of
calm by a professional group of meditative musicians.
Floating sounds will come from the armonica, didgeridoo,
Chinese erhu, guitar and keyboards. The musicians will
be playing their own original compositions to soothe the
soul. Supported by the Brahma Kumaris, please phone
08 9388 6101 for bookings, email perth@au.bkwsu.org.
Venue: Seventh Day Adventist Heritage Centre,
445 Charles Street, North Perth.
MONDAY, 5 DECEMBER 2011
MEDITATION & POSITIVE THINKING
7.00pm – 8.30pm. In three sessions, learn
to meditate and take a pro-active attitude
to life. A positive outcome in any situation
is possible if I look underneath the surface
to the hidden benefits. (If you can’t make
the 5th, come to the 12th) Bookings
Brahma Kumaris Shenton Park, 08 9388 6101,
email perth@au.bkwsu.org
SATURDAY, 10 DECEMBER 2011
“GROWING INTO GRACE & WISDOM”
Womans program. 10.00am – 3.00pm.
“Glide out of 2011 with Grace and Dignity
and slide into 2012 with Wisdom and
Resilience”. Experience meditation, nurture
the self, share quality spiritual time with
like-minded women. Light vegetarian
lunch provided. Bookings Essential Brahma Kumaris
Shenton Park, 08 9388 6101, email perth@au.bkwsu.org
2012 Eckankar
Australian Seminar
Spiritual Tools for
Life’s Challenges
You are warmly invited
to attend the Sunday
Seminar program
International Guest
Speaker – Uli Sacchet
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all the spaces within us are connected
to the spaces around us, even those of
other people, and we’re already holding
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that and holding hands more consciously
- with each other, our guides, guardian
angels and Spirit. When you’re ready,
I can facilitate a communication with
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Ten years ago I started Holistic Parties
and loved it when 70 people turned up to
the first event - we stayed up till 4am
talking like we’d finally found family.
Now the parties are coming back in 2012
- to major cities around Australia - to
unite our holistic community!
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your spirit guides, a clearing of your
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with fulfilling your current life contract.
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NATURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Centre for Inspired Learning,
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Sound, reiki, crystals, massage,
aromatherapy, holistic counselling, spiritual
healing, card readings, mandala art,
meditation. Ph Mathlini-Rosze 0419 875 061. West Burleigh
Is your home & work environment affecting your health?
Do you suffer with depression? Do you suffer with
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have trouble absorbing your basic vitamins and minerals?
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conceiving? You may be affected by geopathic stress, or
electromagnetic radiation. Contact Don Morrison with over
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CLAIRVOYANCE
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Yvonne 07 5441 7446.
SUNDAY ONGOING
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PSYCHIC DILEMMA
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ASCENDED MASTER TEACHINGS
Empower yourself! Spiritual healing. Aquarian Foundation,
Brisbane 07 3899 4228.
QLD DIRECTORY
ART CREATIVITY & EXPRESSION
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Cooroy, Sunshine Coast
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$120
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Counseling/Theta Healing (3hrs) $ 90
Starts February 2012
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PMAFA, DMNZAS
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Ideal for skilled, self-motivated therapists & practitioners.
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SPIRITUAL
KNOW THYSELF AS SOUL
Sant Mat is a practical spiritual path based on
meditation on the inner light and sound,
ethical values, service to others and love for
all creation. Its goal is to enable the soul to
return and merge into its source; the purpose
of human life described by mystics of all
traditions. Focus and sincerity are essential, as
is the help of the living spiritual master. There is no charge at
any stage. Know Thyself as Soul Foundation is a nonprofit
incorporated association. For further information contact
1800 462 193 or visit www.santmat.net.au
TANTRA
STOP FEELING BORED & DISCONNECTED!
Rekindle passion, fun, sensuality & connection
in your sex life. New Farm, 0404 882 203.
www.awakenyourgiantwithin.net
TAROT
ACCURATE PSYCHIC TAROT
Phone, personal readings, energy healing. Love, life
direction, any issue. www.tarotbycarolyn.com.au.
Carolyn 0438 790 641.
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Seven Angels Helped Me... they’ll help you too
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Marcelle Burrows. New Farm, 0404 882 203.
www.awakenyourgiantwithin.net
Book your free consult
Karen Larisch 0406 298 452
call Julia Chai
The Reconnection makes a permanent
connection to the cosmic gridlines.
Often a life changing experience.
Christine McMaster, registered psychologist,
reconnective healing practitioner. Sunshine
Coast, close to Brisbane transport.
07 5494 1149 / 0408 792 227. www.christinemcmaster.com
(ARC) Est. 1997. Advocacy of the Usui System of reiki. Run by
members for members with fellowship & support. National
referral directory (conditions apply). Free membership
in the professional branch of ARC - the Association of
Australian Reiki Professionals [AARP] (conditions apply).
Quarterly ARC INK magazine. Informative website. Access
to insurance & reiki related products/services. 1300 130 975.
www.australianreikiconnection.com.au
LIFE COACHING & SKILLS
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2nd & 4th Sundays, workshops 5th Sundays. Clayfield.
0416 260 900. info@unitybrisbane.com.au
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24-26 FEBRUARY 2012
LAUNCHING BODHI FESTIVAL:
3 DAYS OF YOGA, MUSIC & HEALING
Australias first truly international annual yoga festival
has launched today with guests including yoga teachers,
meditation masters, inspirational speakers, holistic healers,
kirtan (devotional music ) and world musicians from
Australia, India, USA, Europe and Asia. Bodhi Festival will take
place in Newcastle NSW, from the 24th-26th February 2012.
Anyone who has taken a yoga class (or wanted), interested in
the spiritual concept of unity consciousness, holistic healing
or simply would like to know about the world beyond the
corporate - will love what Bodhi Festival has to offer.
Single day, full Festival 2 day, group and concession tickets
are available. For full line-up, more information and to
purchase tickets go to www.bodhifestival.com.au
Bodhi Festival will move your soul, awaken your divine
intelligence and bring a sense of renewed energy and hope
for a better life and a better world.
SUNDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2011
ALCHEMICAL JOURNEY TO TRANSFORMATION
By Richard De Welles and Geraldine Taylor-Wood.
Dowsers Society, Community Hall, 44 Gladesville Road,
Hunters Hill. Dowsing afterwards. $6, 2pm. 0437 147 277.
THURSDAY, 12 JANUARY 2012
12-15 JANUARY 2012 SYDNEY SPIRITFEST
Lane Cove National Park. Three days of music, workshops,
yoga, kids activities and community for just $200.
Georgina 0406 372 142. www.spiritfest.wordpress.com
NSW DIRECTORY
ANIMAL HEALTH
GREENPET – NATUROPATHY
For animals. Free mail-order catalogue Australia wide.
Phone & online consultations available. 07 5449 1453,
www.greenpet.com.au
ABORIGINAL SPIRITUALITY
THE PET PRACTITIONER
Aboriginal Spirituality
Improve your pet's health using homeopathy &
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www.thepetpractitioner.com.au
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AYURVEDA
YATAN HOLISTIC AYURVEDIC CENTRE
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Experience Aboriginal Spirituality, Dance, Rock
Engraving Sites Visits & Ceremony first hand.
Stay with us at our beautiful Wollombi Bush
Camp in bunk style accommodation. Arrive
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conceiving? You may be affected by geopathic stress, or
electromagnetic radiation. Contact Don Morrison with over
20 years experience in this field, Australian & New Zealand
agent for Geomack. Email don@donamorrison.com
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ART CREATIVITY & EXPRESSION
HEALING
LIVING WITH INNER HARMONY
PSYCHIC DILEMMA
Natural Therapy, reiki, spiritual healing. Miriam, 0415 495 812
www.livingharmony.biz www.livingharmony.net.au
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QUANTUM HEALING TECHNIQUE
Past Life Regression, Dolores Cannon method. Call Vered.
www.pastliferegression.net.au 0407 628 208
NUMEROLOGY
SYDNEY SCHOOL OF NUMEROLOGY
Numerology & astrology courses. Personal & business
consultations. Dr. Neil Hair 02 9953 9696.
PAST LIVES
PAST LIVES — NEW BEGINNINGS
9410 2102
and instead of telling her your
problems let her tell you.
Book your advertising for Jan/Feb by 14.12.11
(ARC) Est. 1997. Advocacy of the Usui System of reiki. Run by
members for members with fellowship & support. National
referral directory (conditions apply). Free membership
in the professional branch of ARC - the Association of
Australian Reiki Professionals [AARP] (conditions apply).
Quarterly ARC INK magazine. Informative website. Access
to insurance & reiki related products/services. 1300 130 975.
www.australianreikiconnection.com.au
RELATIONSHIPS
SEEKING A CONSCIOUS RELATIONSHIP?
Then go to the largest conscious holistic online dating site
for Australia & NZ. PlanetEarthSingles.com.au
HOLISTIC DATING ONLINE COMPANY
Finding true love and happiness. For females and males
over 18 yrs old. Enquiries: marion-julius2011@hotmail.com
Pampering package includes a relaxing treatment
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near Byron. 0412 296 358 / 02 6687 9294.
rosemarybambrook@bigpond.com
SOUND HEALING
SUFFER FROM ANXIETY, STRESS & INSOMNIA?
Crystal Sound Therapy can release
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sense of well-being. Wollongong, Sydney.
Individual or group healing sessions.
Call Barbara 0405 764 617.
www.sublimesoundhealing.com.au
SPIRITUAL
KNOW THYSELF AS SOUL
Sant Mat is a practical spiritual path based on
meditation on the inner light and sound,
ethical values, service to others and love for
all creation. Its goal is to enable the soul to
return and merge into its source; the purpose
of human life described by mystics of all
traditions. Focus and sincerity are essential, as
is the help of the living spiritual master. There is no charge at
any stage. Know Thyself as Soul Foundation is a nonprofit
incorporated association. For further information contact
1800 462 193 or visit www.santmat.net.au
STRESS MANAGEMENT
HYPNOTHERAPY – NLP
De-stress, meditation, counselling, diet, nutrition, reiki,
energy healing & aromatherapy. 02 9609 4881 or
0414 680 713. www.stressfreemanagement.com.au
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A SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY OF THE PRESENT
TAROT
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AUSTRALIAN REIKI CONNECTION INC.
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Email:pastlivesnewcastle@yahoo.com.au.
The Lectorium Rosicrucianum exists to help those
people who are yearning to understand the real purpose
of life, and to unlock the inner source of fundamental
knowledge about their own self and the world around
them. 245 pages; paperback $10 postpaid. Lectorium
Rosicrucianum, P.O. Box 159, Campbelltown NSW 2560.
Ph 02 4626 2094. goldenrosycross@aapt.net.au
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to greater health, more energy and vitality. Call today
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"Usefulness – A Way of personal and spiritual growth".
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others in useful ways. For your copy, contact Swedenborg
Centre(LN145), 1 Avon Road, North Ryde 2113.
(02) 9888 1066 / info@swedenborg.com.au
Vintage Japanese
GIFT CARDS
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Carolyn 0438 790 641.
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ACCOMMODATION & VENUES
TIPI CAMPING – RELAX
Phone Trudy 03 9432 5398 or 0414 323 936.
www.trudyfox.com
Treat yourself. Luxury or basic. Spend time at
Daylesford. Bush setting. 03 5348 7506,
www.gentleearthwalking.com.au
$60 half hour. $120 full hour. 8am - 9pm. Credit card only.
Yvonne 07 5441 7446.
MONDAY
ENLIGHT HOUSE
Guided meditation & psychic development classes.
AHHCA member. Narre Warren. Call Anna 0417 537 282.
www.enlighthouse.com.au
WEDNESDAY
CREATIVE ENERGY CLASSES
Rediscover your inner potential through art,
meditation & creative healing. Leah 0412 431 004.
www.mastercreativity.com.au
RENASCENT QIGONG
THURSDAY ONGOING
ADI DA
SAMRAJ
World Teacher & World Friend
ANIMAL HEALTH
GREENPET – NATUROPATHY
For animals. Free mail-order catalogue Australia wide.
Phone & online consultations available. 07 5449 1453,
www.greenpet.com.au
ART CREATIVITY & EXPRESSION
CREATIVE ENERGY CLASSES
Rediscover your inner potential through art,
meditation & creative healing. Leah 0412 431 004.
www.mastercreativity.com.au
HEALING ART
Awaken your creative side with healing art classes
& workshops for adults and children. Jo 0411 104 600.
www.healingart.com.au
Toni Carmine Salerno
much loved
INTRODUCTORY
EVENINGS
www.adidam.org
Prices $400
- $2,900
SATURDAY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON OF MEDIUMSHIP
1st Saturday each month except January. Ferntree Gully
Community Centre, 1010 Burwood Hwy. Entry $25
including refreshments. Mediums are Monika Mueller, Chris
Sheppard and Elaine Bushby. 2–5pm. Elaine 03 9752 1372.
SUNDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2011
BUDDHA'S GARDEN PARTY
THE POWER OF LOVE
The ability to give and receive love is one of
the keys to the spiritual life. But how do we
unlock our own hearts? Experience tuning
in to the flow of love from divine spirit. ECK
Worship Service. 11am, Box Hill Community
Arts Centre, Cnr. Station & Combarton Sts. Box Hill.
www.eckankar.org.au
SUNDAY, 18 DECEMBER 2011
MY JOURNEY TO GOD
We are all on our way back to God, whether
we are conscious of it or not. Learn to identify
the guideposts along your own spiritual
journey and share or listen to fellow traveler’s
stories. 11am. ECK Community Centre,
10/3 Tuck St. Moorabbin. More info: 03 9532 0523.
www.eckankar.org.au
SUNDAY, 11 MARCH 2012
You’ve seen him on Psychic Academy
Sunday
Now see him
11th
MARCH
2012
32 Years Experience
Tony Stockwell
The Whitehorse Centre
397 Whitehorse Road
Nunawading Vic 3131
For an Afternoon
of Mediumship
THE
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BOOKSHOPS/GIFTS
T.S. BOOKSHOP: FOR ALL THINGS ESOTERIC
Books, CDs, DVDs, crystals, jewellery,
incense, tarot, Aura-Soma. 126 Russell St,
Melbourne 3000. Mon-Thurs 9am-5:30pm,
Fri 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-5pm. 03 9650 3955.
enquiries@tsbookshop.com.au
www.tsbookshop.com.au
BUDDHISM
THE ODIYANA BUDDHIST CENTRE
The Odiyana Buddhist Centre in Hawthorn provides
courses in meditation. From mindfulness to dzogchen &
tantra as well as Tibetan reiki, Tibetan yoga & Buddhist.
Contact Beatrice 0434 527 314. www.odiyanacentre.org
CENTRES
RENASCENT CENTRE. CLASSES/EVENTS.
In person, correspondence, feng shui, healing,
kinesiology, qi gong, reiki -7systems, gem essences,
crystals, chi energy products, natural health clinic,
donation healing, products, overseas spiritual tours.
www.renascentcollege.com 03 9844 5888.
Sydney 19 Feb, Melbourne 26 Feb
E INSIGHTS
ANGEL INTUITIV
ed
Love You – Be Inspir
Receive Love
& Guidance
from the Angels
Astrology for Beginners,15 weeks (Mondays 6.00-8.00 pm).
Predictive Astrology 15 weeks (Mondays 8.00–9.30 pm).
Practical Natal Chart Reading, 8 weeks (Tuesdays 7.30-9.00
pm). All courses start 13th/14th February 2012 in Elwood.
Enjoy exploring the inner workings of your birth chart with
Stella Woods. LivingNow Astrologer; 3RRR Astrologer &
Association of Professional Astrologers. Enquiries:
03 9534 5021. Email: stella@stellastarwoman.com
Web www.stellastarwoman.com
Detox, traditional massage, steam, shirodhara.
Dietary & lifestyle consultation. Reflexology.
03 5428 7579, 0438 432 065, www.ayurvedanheart.com
Spiritual Surgery, Reiki Healing,
Angel Intuitive Card Readings & more!!
Located within the rich beauty of the Dandenong
Mountain Ranges. Spiritual Inspiration in the Hills.
Approx 45 mins from Melbourne City Centre.
DISTANCE HEALINGS & READINGS ALSO AVAILABLE
Please contact: Joanne 0403 882 590
angel_intuitiveinsights@hotmail.com
www.angelintuitiveinsights.com
COLOUR THERAPY
COLOUR THERAPY
Back due to popular demand, renowned colour therapist
and author Pascale Osanz will teach you how colour
can influence your life. Learn the positive and negative
attributes of each colour, the aura, and how to conduct
colour therapy readings to provide insights into a
person’s past, present and future. 24-26 February. $550.
1300 889 845. www.aces.edu.au.
COUNSELLING
MANATU MAJIK
Sue’s a qualified spiritual counselor & reiki practitioner.
Specialising in disability/illness, loss, relationships,
teenager/adult depression and much more. Ringwood.
Let me help you discover the real you. 0402 119 730.
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03 9899 5852 • advertising@livingnow.com.au
Presenters: Scott Alexander King,
Julie Rennie, Tricia Brennan
Hosted by Andi Lew & Yasmin Boland
2 hour rotating workshops with each presenter
For bookings and more information
rockpoolpublishing.com.au. 02 9327 7150
CRYSTALS
Melbourne’s best range of crystals!
Holistic Healing Centre
New Age Store &
Bookshop
Classes & Workshops
Psychic Readings
Naturopathy
Kinesiology
Counselling
Massage
Award Winner!
Jewellery & Gift Shop
of the Year
OPEN
7
DAYS
743 Glenhuntly Road, Caulfield South
ph: 9532 8662 www.qicrystals.com.au
DANCE & MOVEMENT
EMBODIMENTS DANCE – MURRUMBEENA
Creative movement & dance class held in a joyful and
heartfelt space. Tuesday mornings & evenings.
Sarah 0435 140 148. www.embodimentsdance.com.au
DETOXIFICATION
COURSES/EVENTS/SEMINARS/
WORKSHOPS
JIN SHIN JYUTSU SELF HELP CLASS
28/29 January 2012. Jin Shin Jyutsu is a safe, simple
and gently effective art of using one’s own hands to
rejuvenate, harmonise life energy and release everyday
stress and tension for oneself, family and friends.
03 9879 7693 www.bodywisesoulwise.com.au or
info@bodywisesoulwise.com.au
LEARN TO MEDITATE IN HAWTHORN
4 week course for people with little or no experience.
It covers the fundamental principles of meditation,
concentration, mindfulness & how to apply these in daily
life. Contact Beatrice 0434 527 314. www.odiyanacentre.org
EASTWEST COLLEGE PRESENTS:
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Soul, Body & Spirit Workshop
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LEARN ASTROLOGY – STELLA WOODS
For enquiries please phone 03 9262 6555
standupforspirit.com
Rockpool Publishing presents
03 9309 5896
0438 411 441
Sai Tei So – shoulders & peripheral joints with Lance Dixon.
Sunday 20 November 2011. Shiatsu practitioners call and
book now, 03 9528 1212. www.eastwestcollege.com.au
YERA HEALTH RETREAT
MORNINGTON PENINSULA - RYE
4, 5 &7 Day Detox/bootcamp/yoga Retreats
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Join Renowned
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di
May 2012 show us love, joy, ease & grace
Jane Kent
An in-depth introduction to Astrology from a psychological
and mythological perspective with Christine Rothwell,
begins March 5 2012. www.christinerothwell.com.au
christiner@netspace.net.au 03 9584 6532.
AYURVEDA
AYURVEDA & PANCHAKARMA
Sharada Rumi
Thetahealing Master CSc
Mob: 0412 190 909 www.thetainspirations.com
Connect with me at:
view samples and buy online
Change limiting programs and
create new happy feelings.
Discover your true self.
engage your mind’s effortless magic
NO DIET. SEE RESULTS. 1-5pm Dec 11
$50 half hr Tues – Fri
$60 half hr Sat Only
ASTROLOGY
ASTROLOGY CLASSES
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Charge of Your Life Now
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NEShape your healthy weight. How to
mobile 0415 225 846
gracemcnamara/facebook
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Empower Yourself & Take
10am–5pm
Skype: jane.elizabeth.kent
lists sun, moon and planets daily aspects
Eight Week Course (Tuesdays 7.30-9.30 pm). Starts 17th
April 2012 in Elwood. Spells, Ritual, Vision Boards, Break
through blockages and live the life of your dreams
with Stella Woods, Astrologer for LivingNow, 3RRR &
Professional Member Tarot Guild of Australia. Enquiries:
03 9534 5021 Email: stella@stellastarwoman.com
Web: www.stellastarwoman.com
Telephone Readings
visit gallery at website
livingnow.com.au/users/grace
Astrological Diaries
MAGIC & MANIFESTATION – STELLA WOODS
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Songs of peace and freedom. Artists inc. Aria award
winner Kavisha Mazella and other fine artists. Odiyana
Centre, 14 Auburn grove, Hawthorn East. 03 9813 2431,
0434 527 314 Sunday Dec 4th 2.30-6pm tickets at gate
$25/$20.Children free
DECEMBER
DECEMBER 2011
2011
CLAIRVOYANT
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Meditation Classes held fortnightly in Rowville. Please
call Pam 0419 877 848 or visit www.graceful-life.com.au
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FRIDAY
MEDITATION CLASSES
LIVE
ORIGINAL
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2nd Thursday
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8th Sept/13th Oct
10th Nov/8th Dec
Abbotsford Convent
1 St. Heliers, Abbotsford
Inquiries: 1 800 ADIDAM
PSYCHIC DILEMMA
Expressions of interest. Cert IV in Health. Contact
www.rebirthertrainingaustralia.com.au or 0408 853 364.
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Fridays 9.30-10.30am. Wednesdays 7-8pm. Saturdays
9-10am. Tone-up, increase energy, vitalise. Warrandyte.
www.renascentcollege.com 03 9844 5888.
CLAIRVOYANT PHONE READINGS
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Meditation Classes held fortnightly in Rowville. Please
call Pam 0419 877 848 or visit www.graceful-life.com.au
COURSES/EVENTS/SEMINARS/
WORKSHOPS CONT...
REBIRTHING PRACTITIONER TRAINING 2012
Weight Loss Programs Available During Your Retreat
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YERA HEALTH CLINIC
RYE & ESSENDON
03 9331 1063
0412 291 174
ROB LOBOSCO info@yerahealth.com.au
Dr. of Chinese Medicine
/Natural Therapist
SEE
WEBSITE
FOR THIS
MONTH’S
RETREATS
www.yerahealth.com.au
issue is our double month
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ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS
RENASCENT NATURAL SOAPS DIY
Charge of Your Life Now
Anxiety, phobias, confidence, motivation. Qualified
clinical hypnotherapist, Lorene Kelly 0419 570 097.
Warranwood, Elsternwick & Fitzroy.
Qualified in Feng Shui, space clearing, geomancy & astrology.
1300 728 279, www.sacredfengshuidesign.com.au
Hygeia Health & Healing Pty Ltd.
Established 1988
“We endeavour to employ the most thorough,
efficient and natural means available toward the
goal of tissue detoxification and cleansing.”
SACRED SPACE CLEARINGS
NATURAL & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
HEALING
CREATIVE ENERGY CLASSES
Rediscover your inner potential through art,
meditation & creative healing. Leah 0412 431 004.
www.mastercreativity.com.au
GRACEFUL LIFE HEALING & LEARNING CENTRE
REVITALIZE INSIDE OUT
Reiki, reflexology,earcandling & aroma touch.
Emotional Healing, pain management , general wellbeing.
Reiki Levels 1,2 & Mastery. Private sessions. Gift vouchers.
Therese 03 9726 0416 Mooroolbark
HEALING, COUNSELLING, INSIGHT
Supporting your wellbeing, transforming
emotional pain, health issues, life transitions,
personal challenges, awakening process,
kundalini crises, heightened sensitivity.
12 years’ experience, registered counsellor.
Myree Morsi, phone 0415 072 391,
South Melbourne. www.myree.com.au
MOBILE MASSAGE
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relaxation
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massage with
reiki hands
Meditation
Soul Guidance
Energy Healing
Ascension-2012
Spiritual Development
ent
Workshops & Seminars
Fully qualified, friendly & professional. Non-sexual.
Melbourne metro area. $65 for 1 hour & 15 mins.
A small travel fee may apply outside eastern suburbs.
Richard Phillips 0449 850 470
Richard@relaxyourspirit.com.au
www.relaxyourspirit.com.au
Clinical Hypnotherapist
Phone 0413 370 999
or visit our website
for more information
Eltham & Elsternwick
Book Now- 0419 378 204
www.nextdimensionhealing.com.au
KINESIOLOGY
FAMILY KINESIOLOGY / REIKI
Keeping balance in all areas of life naturally. Burwood East.
Sharon Black 0422 630 291.
Certified Mind Detox Method Practitioner
0402 230 374 Suite 2/174 High Street Ashburton
www.mind-kinesiology.com.au
MASSAGE
MASSAGE THERAPIST — BURWOOD
0408 398 303
www.liaestate.com.au
info@liaestate.com.au
SHAMBHALA MELBOURNE
is one of 230 Shambhala meditation centres
worldwide offering weekly classes and weekend programs
in meditation. Underpinned by Buddhist philosophy, the
practices are delivered in a secular way. Warranwood &
Lysterfield. Call 03 9700 2587.
www.melbourne.shambhala.info
ENLIGHT HOUSE
Guided meditation & psychic development classes.
AHHCA member. Narre Warren. Call Anna 0417 537 282.
www.enlighthouse.com.au
School of Sufi Teaching
Fitness guy massages suit male athletes. Experienced
male masseur. Contact Cole on 0423 466 902. Preston.
Private numbers please txt only.
MASSEUR - RELAXATION & REMEDIAL
Mobile. Servicing outer South Eastern suburbs.
Monday-Friday. 0422 435 071
SOUL BODY - THERAPEUTIC MASSAGES
Reconnect your mind, body & spirit with hot stone
therapy, raindrop treatment, lomilomi, traditional Thai
massage & relaxation massage. (Non sexual). Essendon.
Jasmine 0406 357 888.
THAI HOLISTICS
Offering, Thai yoga meditation, Thai remedial massage, chi
nei tsang, spiritual healing, facial healing with natural gold.
Kikee_chi@yahoo.com 0415 665 995
HOMOEOPATHY
ACCREDITED
MASSAGE COURSES
CLASSICAL HOMEOPATH
Housecalls & Phone
Consultations 0439 336 033
CONTACT US TODAY TO BOOK YOUR AD
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CLAIRVOYANT
GUIDANCE
03 9309 5896
Shift energy blockages that store
in your body as illness and discord.
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heal dis-ease, wellbeing and more . . .
FITNESS GUY MASSAGES
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Mihael - 0403 870 670 - Box Hill, VIC
Andrew Kaulenas
Medical Intuitive Energy Medicine
Spiritual Healing Personal & Corporate
You'll learn a complete range of meditation techniques
& discover what method works best for you. Cost: on
donation basis. Call 0417 336 326.
Offers aromatherapy, deep tissue relaxation & sports
massage; in/out calls. Bookings on 0419 510 665.
Homeopathy can help!
MEDICAL INTUITIVES
Kinesiology is ideal for you when something negative is
happening to your body or in your life & you don’t know why.
Reduce stress, let go of negative emotions & more.
because healing is
love and energy
Health problems?
Emotional issues?
Stressed out?
with mature conscious male experienced in tantra and
located in South Melbourne area. Call on 0421 228 323.
MEDITATION
MEDITATION CLASSES IN ELWOOD
Everybody needs healing
”
GENTLE MASSAGE FOR WOMEN
Combining Ancient wisdom with modern
methods for remarkable results.
John Duganzich Dip Holistic Kinesiology
“
During your lunch hour, relieve stress, rev-up circulation or
simply relax with a deep tissue massage. Massage helps erase
worries of today's busy lifestyle, so call Susan 0409 360 722
Discover & unlock the root causes of physical, emotional,
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healing, past life/karmic clearing. Eve King 03 9578 7601.
Heal-Awaken-Ascend
Mihael is a highly gifted hands-on
healer. In just 10 minutes he made such a huge difference
to my energy levels and feeling of ease. He’s intuitive and
knows exactly where the blockages are and what
might be causing them, and then he sets about
to fix them. [Elizabeth Jewell,
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HEALING THE CORE ISSUES
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“Richard has a healing touch
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Sandra Webster
www.raleighhealing.com.au
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Relax Your Spirit
contact
SHAMANIC PRACTITIONER
Understand your journey. Free yourself from past
conditioning and take control of your future. Shamanic
& reiki healing, energy balancing, dream development.
0400 404 317.
& Ho’oponopono. Honouring the sacredness of ancient
Hawaiian healing traditions. Tracey Ha’aoLakainapali,
Armadale, Vic. 0411 239 081 www.lomilomi.com.au
Authorised teacher, Aloha International, Hawaii.
ĊĆđĎēČƭĘĈĊēĘĎĔē
-Often A Life Changing
ng Experience-
Reiki, qigong, kinesiology, fertility assistance, vitality.
25 years experience. www.renascentcollege.com
Warrandyte. 03 9844 5888.
HAWAIIAN LOMILOMI MASSAGE & TRAINING
Lia Estate`
03 9390 5766
2 Milligan Pde. Sydenham 3037
RENASCENT NATURAL HEALTH CLINIC
May 2012 show us love, joy, ease & grace
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Feeling overwhelmed, confused, exhausted & existing in
chaos? We have the tools to guide your transformation
back to experiencing inner peace, freedom, joy & breathing
life again! Holistic Counselling & Healing (Reiki Master,
Certified Angel Intuitive). Safe, supportive & honouring
environment. Pam 0419 877 848. www.graceful-life.com.au
4 week program undertaken
on a one to one basis
Sharada Rumi
Thetahealing Master CSc
Mob: 0412 190 909 www.thetainspirations.com
• Relaxation/Therapeutic
• Hawaiian Lomi Lomi
• Kahuna Temple Style
• Hot Stone Therapy
• Indian Head
• Foot Reflexology
Kaye Dixon - 03 5476 4288
www.kdmassagecourses.com.au
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Is your home & work environment affecting your health?
Do you suffer with depression? Do you suffer with
insomnia? Do you have on-going health issues? Do you
have trouble absorbing your basic vitamins and minerals?
Do you wake up with aches & pains? Do you have problems
conceiving? You may be affected by geopathic stress, or
electromagnetic radiation. Contact Don Morrison with over
20 years experience in this field, Australian & New Zealand
agent for Geomack. Email don@donamorrison.com
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*Bowel Colemas
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Psychically guided, I remove undesirable energies within
your home & business on a deep level whilst restoring
balance & harmony in your life. Ivana 0407 854 404.
Virtual
Gastric
Banding
engage your mind’s effortless magic
NO DIET. SEE RESULTS. 1-5pm Dec 11
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FENG SHUI
FENG SHUI CONSULTANT CAROL PARTRIDGE
phobias, confidence, depression, anxiety, addictions,
gambling. Medibank Private rebate. Registered with
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Meditation on The Heart
PH: 0439570137
www.sufischool.org
MEDIUM
SPIRITUAL MEDIUM
John Coster. Southbank, Victoria. Phone: 0411 364 017.
Email: Johncoster@live.com.au
NATIVE AMERICAN
WEEKEND WORKSHOPS DAYLESFORD
Spiritual drum making and owner-builder straw bale
building. sueandon@gentleearthwalking.com.au
www.gentleearthwalking.com.au 03 5348 7506.
TIPIS MADE TO ORDER
By caring craftsman, Don O’Connor. 20 years experience.
03 5348 7506, www.gentleearthwalking.com.au
sueandon@gentleearthwalking.com.au
NEW AGE SHOPS
Shop & Well-Being Centre
We have lottss of deliightful,, glitttering welcome Chrissiee gifts
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Kinesiology, reiki, innerchild healing.
Adrian (AKA Registered). 03 9836 7461 / 0413 777 638.
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Holistic healing. Qualified level 2
practitioner in traditional Usui Reiki Ryoho.
Member of Australian Reiki Connection.
Location: Hawthorn. For enquiries &
bookings contact Rebecca Jones at
thereikiwayinfo@gmail.com 0419 899 867.
You don't feel very hungry after Virtual Gastric Banding, a
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ENERGY HEALING
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HYPNOTHERAPY
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Reiki 2 Certificate Course Sunday Jan 22 & 29
Reiki 1 Certificate Course Sunday Feb 19 & 26
Please see our website for all our wonderful coming events
246 - 250 Yarra Street Warrandyte p/f 03 9844 5155
info@earthharmony.com.au www.earthharmony.com.au
DECEMBER
DECEMBER 2011
2011
36 PEOPLE, PLACES & PRODUCTS
Well-being ~ Clarity ~ Balance
Awarded Best Organic Specialist Store, 2010
The way meat used to taste
Nandita is a Reiki
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RELATIONSHIPS
SEEKING A CONSCIOUS RELATIONSHIP?
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TRANSFORM CO–DEPENDENT CONFLICT
PUBLICATIONS/BOOKS
PROFESSIONAL EDITING
into intimacy. Couples coaching sessions with Tanishka
0407 369 857. www.starofishtar.com
Makes your spiritual or lifestyle book more accessible.
Venetia Somerset PhD 03 5626 1493.
venetia@vic.australis.com.au
RETREATS
RETREAT WITH LAMA MARUT
"Usefulness – A Way of personal and spiritual growth".
This booklet by Dr Wilson vanDusen provides a simple
and powerful method using everyday opportunities.
Lasting spiritual development is the result of helping
others in useful ways. For your copy, contact Swedenborg
Centre(LN145), 1 Avon Road, North Ryde 2113.
(02)9888 1066 info@swedenborg.com.au
READINGS
TAROT & NUMEROLOGY
Psychic readings in person, by phone or email.
Experienced reader. Professional member of Tarot Guild
of Australia. Doncaster area. Call Kate Ellis 03 9842 1535.
www.gentlewave.org
REIKI
AUSTRALIAN REIKI CONNECTION INC.
(ARC) Est. 1997. Advocacy of the Usui System of reiki. Run by
members for members with fellowship & support. National
referral directory (conditions apply). Free membership
in the professional branch of ARC - the Association of
Australian Reiki Professionals [AARP] (conditions apply).
Quarterly ARC INK magazine. Informative website. Access
to insurance & reiki related products/services. 1300 130 975.
www.australianreikiconnection.com.au
ENLIGHT HOUSE
Experienced Reiki practitioner, meditation & spiritual
teacher. AHHCA member. Narre Warren. Call Anna
0417 537 282. www.enlighthouse.com.au
NOURISH YOUR SOUL
EMPOWER YOURSELF WITH REIKI
Professional reiki master in Chadstone. Enquires call Linda
on 0450 221 893. lindafrattura@yahoo.com
THIS SPACE
FOR
$135
(p
prepaid by credit card)
ACCURATE PSYCHIC TAROT
Phone, personal readings, energy healing. Love, life
direction, any issue. www.tarotbycarolyn.com.au.
Carolyn 0438 790 641.
4 week program undertaken
on a one to one basis
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they had no way of banding together, sharing
information and taking concerted action to
change their situation. Once those platforms
became available, revolution was swift.
After hundreds if not thousands of years
of central control, it is slowly dawning on
us that with the new social networking
technology we can change the world,
sometimes overnight, simply by getting
together, sharing ideas and deciding to do
it differently. This is the overall theme for
2012 and the decade to come. Not some
inter-galactic disaster. Not some visitation
from angry gods. Not some dreadful
disease that will wipe us all out. Simply a
wake-up call that together we can make a
difference. And any catastrophes that do
occur will simply be a reflection of the
misuse of the freedoms we’ve enjoyed over
the past 40-45 years since the last UranusPluto conjunction in the mid to late 1960s.
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2012 and they’ll babble excitedly about
the Mayan calendar; the Uranus-Pluto
cardinal square; the revolutionary impact
of Uranus in Aries; the endless creative
possibilities of Neptune in Pisces, not to
mention the continuing drama of Pluto in
Capricorn and its effect on global financial
markets. But what does it all mean?
Astrology works with cycles, viewing
every event as a point on a spiral with
precedents in earlier turns of the spiral. It’s
actually very easy to see what lies ahead.
Instead of looking to politicians, economic
forecasters or indeed astrologers, we simply
need to look at what is already happening
at a grass roots level and project these
events to their logical conclusion, because
it is on the ground that the changes
bringing about ‘the end of the world as
we know it’ are taking place, not on the
front benches of our parliaments or in
the boardrooms of our corporations and
central banks. There will be a collapse of
the system, because enough people now
want it to collapse. Riots in the UK; tent
cities in the US; revolutions in the Arab
world – we definitely won’t be going back
to the old days or the old ways.
I remember learning at school about
the ‘Storming of the Bastille’, precursor
to the French Revolution that destroyed
the all-powerful French monarchy and
eventually led to the rise of a republican
state. I wondered why it had taken the
French peasants and middle class so long
to overthrow what was clearly an unfair
system when there were so many of them...
And as a child in the 1960s, I have vague
memories of women in the newspapers
wearing mini skirts, burning bras,
protesting about wars in distant countries
and refusing to conform. And I wondered
why it had taken these women so long to
stand up against what was clearly an unfair
system when there were so many of them…
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HERE ARE MY PREDICTIONS FOR 2012 AND BEYOND
Overview
1) Continued loss of confidence in
traditional corporations, the police force,
banking systems and large government
bodies replaced by a growing focus on
small business, self-employment, personal
responsibility and grass roots activism.
2) It is clear from the US financial
meltdown and the European debt crisis
that individuals, corporations and
governments can no longer survive
on deficit spending and unrestrained
borrowing. The Euro is increasingly under
threat and we could see a double dip
recession in US having a knock-on effect to
other world economies including Australia.
3) The killings of Osama bin Laden and
Muammar Gaddhafi were key events of
2011. Uranus in Aries accelerates the pace
of social change, boosting the collective
urge to rebel against the status quo and
create new forms. Other dictators who
use terror to control and manipulate
could find their comfortable illusion of
sovereignty toppled this year.
7) Increased moves towards
environmentally sustainable living,
protection of the environment, new energy
sources and a healthier lifestyle, with
particular attention to the food we eat and
the type of health care we choose.
8) Growth in the power of technology
to link people and communities and
spread and share information leading to a
reduction in hierarchy, more transparent
and accountable government and less focus
on academic and professional status.
9) Loss of power and credibility for major
religious organisations unless they adopt a
more flexible and inclusive approach.
10) Exponential growth in the fields of
alternative healing and personal, spiritual
and psychic development.
11) The arts will continue to flourish
4) The ‘feminine’ values of nurturing,
sharing, cooperation, receptiveness and
negotiation will make a comeback as they
offer viable and efficient alternatives to
war, competition, exclusiveness, hierarchy,
domination and survival of the fittest.
5) A rise in community and local
initiatives with a greater focus on flatter
management structures, transparency and
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both on and off line as Neptune in Pisces
stimulates our appetite for film, fashion,
beauty, glamour and music.
12) I believe we’re seeing the beginning
of the end for the two-party political
system. ‘GetUp’, which describes itself
as ‘an independent movement to
build a progressive Australia and bring
participation back into our democracy’ is
one alternative to the two-party system.
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13) Sustainable fashion is here to stay.
Expect a growing move towards organic
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where our clothes come from and whether
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Mercury turned retrograde in Sagittarius
on 24th November, the day before the
November new moon and solar eclipse.
This will only serve to heighten the
intensity and relevance of the insights
revealed between the new moon eclipse (in
Sagittarius) on the 25th and the full moon
eclipse (in Gemini) on 11th December.
Think of the thrice-yearly Mercury
retrograde transit as a three week
opportunity to get your life back on
track and regain integrity. Pay particular
attention to gut feelings, hunches and
pieces of information that randomly come
your way. Avoid starting new projects, but
focus on completing or revising existing
ones. Spend time day-dreaming and
meditating and see what comes up. If things
go haywire, ask yourself: “What am I trying
to learn?” “What is the hidden message
behind this event?” And as Mercury travels
backwards through Sagittarius, ask yourself:
“How can my inspiration and dreams create
a better future?”
A conjunction between relationship
planet Venus and transformational
Pluto takes place in Capricorn in early
December. Any relationship issues will
be forced to the surface and power
struggles could result. On the other hand,
Venus-Pluto signifies intense passion,
bringing the potential for powerful sexual
and emotional connection and deeper
commitment.
The yang energy reaches its zenith at the
summer solstice on 22nd December as the
sun enters Capricorn.
Happy festive season to all –
I look forward to sharing my
love of astrology with you in
transformational 2012.
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DECEMBER LUNAR ECLIPSE
Eclipses move in cycles and so far
we’ve had three eclipses in the GeminiSagittarius polarity, the first on 21st
December last year and the second and
third on 2nd and 16th June this year. The
first and third were the most powerful and
required substantial adjustments.
The Gemini-Sagittarius polarity asks us
to create a vision for a better future and
then work on the details of how to make
this happen. Both signs have a mental
focus – Sagittarius is a right brain sign
with the themes of wisdom, vision and
intuition, while Gemini is more left brain
and excels in the world of detailed analysis
and communication and sharing of ideas.
Last month, on 25th November, we had
another eclipse in this same cycle – a partial
solar eclipse at the Sagittarius new moon
with the sun and moon at 3 degrees of
Sagittarius forming a T square with Mars
and Chiron. All eclipses indicate change;
solar eclipses signify beginnings and usually
manifest as events in the outer world.
This month we have a lunar eclipse as
the earth’s shadow casts an eerie light over
the full moon on 11th December. Normally
the full moon is a time of culmination and
harvest, but an eclipse tends to muddle and
shake things up and its effects can last for
up to six months, right up to the time of
the next lunar eclipse. This eclipse is at 19
degrees Gemini with a theme of archetypal
seed-knowledge and wisdom. The Sabian
symbol shows a large archaic volume
containing revelations about the structure
of cyclic and cosmic manifestations of life
on this planet. Clearly the theme of this
eclipse is expansion of consciousness.
This month is a great time for Geminis
and Sagittarians to update their self-image
and future plans. Other zodiac signs would
do well to create their own personal vision
for 2012.
Stella Woods is an astrology and tarot teacher and
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Picking flowers
TAKE A WALK IN KRISTINA’S GARDEN AND DROP INTO THE
TRANQUILITY SHE HAS CREATED. THEN, WHEN YOU’RE IN THE
MOOD, PICK YOUR OWN FLOWERS AND FOLLOW HER RECIPE
FOR HAIR TONIC.
BY KRISTINA JENSEN ©
I
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am going out to pick flowers with
my eight year old son today. We are
making up a new batch of my special
herbal hair tonic. The look of joy on
his face tells me that this is a good thing
to do, an old thing, a connected thing. We
talk about flower fairies as we gather the
well-used woven basket and take off our
shoes so that the dew can wash our feet
clean. It is early morning and each droplet
of water shines with the first rays of the
eager sun, shattering light into a million
shards of powerful energy.
My son is home-schooled. His
preference for fairies over rugby or
remote control cars does not concern
his father and I. He is free to choose
his passions and right now, small
figures present in nature consume his
attention. His pockets are full of seeds,
flower stalks, interesting rocks and tiny
mouse skeletons from under an old
refrigerator. These, he weaves together
with wire and pipe cleaners to create
figures which for him have lives of their
own, unique personalities and best of
all, the unmistakable artistic freedom of
being fashioned by a child’s hand. We
encourage him in his art, choosing to
move with him as he grows and changes,
allowing wherever possible, the first-hand
experience of nature to be his teacher.
This morning, he brings his own
basket along. ‘How about a brew of fairy
flower tea?’ he asks me. I nod and smile,
and he picks alongside me, adding his
own favourites like fennel and sorrel to
his collection. When I turn to look at
him, he is sitting back on his haunches,
chewing on a stalk of fennel, a far
off look in his eye. ‘This fennel tastes
different today’, he says, coming back, ‘...
more watery.’
Vibrancy greets us as we gather the
quantities of each flower and herb that
we need from our garden and orchard.
The flowers stretch their beautiful faces
to the sun, drinking in the dew and
sunlight potion nestled like crystal jewel
globules on their petals. Calendula are
bold, resplendent in all shades between
yellow and russet orange. Rose petals fall
gently into our basket along with energetic
skyward-pointing sprigs of rosemary.
The restorative properties of lavender
add their voice to our collecting and all
that remains is to take a stroll over to
the orchard. Here we will pick a lemon,
for we require a piece of its peel for our
concoction.
My son finds a dead goldfinch under
one of the apple trees. He picks it up
gently, cradling its tiny body in his palm.
As with everything he finds, it is subject to
his careful examination. He opens up its
wings and I take a breath, imagining the
marvel of its flight if it was to suddenly
awaken and fly up and away. But no, the
MAKE-IT-YOURSELF –
HERBAL HAIR FOOD
(Recipe by Kristina Jensen ©)
Especially helpful in the treatment of
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skin, this simple, fragrant tonic can be
applied daily to strengthen and revitalise
any area of your body. Simply splash a
little onto the palm of your hand and rub
in gently. You can also keep it in a spray
bottle for easy application.
Collect:
3-4 sprigs of rosemary
10 stalks of lavender
5 calendula flowers
a piece of lemon peel
a handful of rose petals
Bring 3 cups of water to the boil and
remove it from the heat.
Drop the herbs, peel and flowers in and
leave covered until cool.
Strain the liquid off the herbs.
Add ½ a cup of witch-hazel, ½ cup of
rosewater and 1 cup of apple cider
vinegar to the herbal mixture.
You can also add a drop or two of
tea tree oil to combat skin infections,
especially if you live somewhere where
there are biting insects.
Decant into a bottle. Store away from
the sun. Herbal hair food lasts for up to
two years.
characteristic red cap of the finch is dull
and tattered and I wonder aloud whether
it was old and was ready to die. ‘Do you
think there is a bird heaven?’ my son asks
me. I don’t say anything. I know he is
thinking about what a bird heaven would
be like if there was one and I want to wait
for his ideas first before sharing mine.
‘This bird eats seeds, right?’ I nod. ‘Then
it will be flying over a field full of grasses
with all the other goldfinches. I want to
bury it, Mom.’
So we dig a small hole under the apple
tree and lay the lifeless body down on a
handful of thistledown. He picks a small
comfrey leaf to cover the bird and we
shovel the earth over and pat it down. A
white rock nearby serves as a gravestone
and some of our flowers are taken from
the baskets to adorn the resting place.
We share a long look full of unspoken
things; the sorrow of the bird’s passing,
the brightness of the day, the happiness
of being here together. He leaps into my
arms for a tight hug, dabbing his eyes
on his sleeve. Then we are up into the
next moment, wiping our hands on our
trousers, leaping through the long grass,
heading home to sup that fairy flower tea
and prepare an infusion of our favourite
herbal skin and hair tonic.
Kristina is a writer living in NZ.
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Venue TBC
For bookings and further information contact OneWorld Global Events +61 (0)7 5669 0688
infoaustralia@thejourney.com www.thejourney.com
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FasTrak NLP
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Practitioner Certification Training
Discover what you can achieve within and help other people
FasTrak NLP PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION 4 internationally recognised certifications
• Become a leader, coach and practitioner
• Empower mind mastery, not mind slavery
• NLP in business, negotiations
• Business coaching
• Relationship coaching
• Educational coaching
• Get motivated and STAY motivated
• Gain control of your life
• NLP Practitioner (ABNLP)
• Time Line Therapy® Practitioner (TLTA)
• Ericksonian Hypnosis (ABH)
• NLP Coach Certification (ABNLP)
• Discover and surge through unconscious internal blocks
• Eliminate past negative emotions, beliefs and limiting decisions
• Getting started seeing clients and insurance
Brisbane:
Melbourne:
Sydney:
Adelaide:
Mar
Apr
May
June
20 – 26
17 – 23
10 – 16
26 – July 2
Normal price
$4,495
Limited seats at $3,895
Deposit to secure your seat $895
(interest free payment plans are available)
Drs Tad & Adriana James
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This accelerated 3 days training focuses on 4 of the most common reasons why someone will see
a Hypnosis practitioner; quit smoking, performance enhancement, weight Loss and stress reduction.
You will be able to see clients at the completion of your training.
During the Training You’ll Learn Effective Hypnosis Techniques:
Your Curriculum Includes:
• Change your life and assist others to change theirs
• Create effective suggestions to use in Hypnosis
• Create powerful motivation for change
• Stop overeating
• Quit smoking
• Eliminate stress
• Self Hypnosis
• Use legally and ethically
• Getting insured to begin your practice
• Hands-on practice right from the start
• Learn by practice not from watching DVD’s
• Supervision by an experienced Hypnotist & Certified Trainer
• Interviewing techniques to determine the suggestions
necessary for best results
• Suggestibility testing
• Inductions
• Post hypnotic suggestions
• Deepening techniques
• Introduction to NLP
The Tad James Co. Australia
Suite 401 / 19a Boundary St, Rushcutters Bay NSW 2011
1800 133 433
Email: Conor@NLPcoaching.com • Web: www.NLPcoaching.com
P: +61 (02) 9221 9221 • F: +61 (02) 9221 7117
Adelaide:
Brisbane:
Melbourne:
Sydney:
Feb 3 – 5
Feb 17 – 19
Feb 24 – 26
Mar 2 – 4
Price:
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