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Daniel Barris, an expert astrologer on Voice of the Angels.com phone psychic network tells us what’s up ahead astrologically for 2011.  To find out your personal 2011 forecast, private readings with Daniel are available. Click here.

A Solar Eclipse in the middle of Capricorn on January 4, 2011 officially initiates the lunar cycles for 2011.  Those with natal planets near the middle degrees of Capricorn, Aries, Cancer and Libra may experience new beginnings under this first New Moon and Solar Eclipse of 2011. All of the planets and Chiron begin the new year in direct motion, and the first planet to turn retrograde will be Saturn on January 25th-26th.

Expansive Jupiter begins 2011 with a close conjunction to Uranus in Pisces then quickly lends its gravitas to January’s theme of new beginnings when it enters the pioneering sign of Aries on January 22nd.  Jupiter in Aries will square Pluto in Capricorn at 7 degrees on February 25^th which might just unleash some pent up energies. Jupiter will span the entire sign of Aries and the first 11 degrees of Taurus after entering Taurus on June 4^th before completing 2011 in the first degree of Taurus.

Transiting Saturn turns retrograde on January 25^th slowing down the pace of worldly events until it resumes direct movement on June 11th. Saturn will remain within a range of 10 to 28 degrees in the sign of Libra throughout 2011. One of Saturn’s most significant aspects during 2011 will be its opposition to Jupiter in Aries at 14 degrees on March 28^th.

Chiron completes its transit of Aquarius when it arrives in Pisces on February 28th, and resumes its partnership with Neptune after Neptune enters Pisces on April 4^th.  As Chiron and Neptune journey through mystical Pisces together, they will work in tandem to bridge the heavenly realms with our physical world and bodies. The combined influence of Chiron and Neptune in Pisces could bring a sort of “Twilight Zone” quality to our lives. The next few years are a good period to note where the sign of Pisces is located in our natal charts and any natal planets that might be influenced by transiting Chiron and Neptune.

Uranus will reenter the sign of Aries on March 11th where it will reside for the rest of 2011 including its retrograde on July 9^th and station direct on December 10^th.  The combination of both Jupiter and Uranus transiting in Aries during 2011 could produce some unexpected innovations, and the pioneering of new methods for resolving current global issues.

Transformative Pluto stays within a narrow transit range of approximately 5 to 8 degrees of longitude in the sign of Capricorn throughout 2011.  Although Pluto’s annual range of longitude is narrow and its pace is slow, any aspects this transformative planet makes to natal or progressed planets in an individual chart can be quite significant.

For your personal forecast, get a private reading with Daniel here.

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Sophia’s Garden is a 5 star advisor on Voice of the Angels.com Phone Psychic Network. Here she tells us about some of the history, meanings, and traditions regarding the winder solstice.

The Winter Solstice occurs on December 21, 2010 at 6:38 PM ET. At the Solstice we celebrate Yule, Yuletide and the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, with the correspondingly longest night. Yule is a solar festival, celebrated with fire and decorating trees, giving gifts, burning a Yule log, harvesting mistletoe and hanging evergreen boughs. After feasting, the tree is lighted and the Yule log is burned. A portion of the Yule log is saved to be used in next years lighting of the Yule log. This piece of the Yule log is kept throughout the year to protect the home.

The season’s colors are red and green. Holly is used as decoration for this festival, originally named for the dark underground Crone-goddess Holle, or Hel, from whose womb the sun arose. The red berry symbolized the Goddess’ holy blood, shaper of all life, according to the oldest beliefs. The evergreen leaves of the holly represent ongoing life, retaining vitality through the winter, with an implied promise of immortality.

The Winter Solstice has long been associated with the birth of a “Divine child or King” long before the rise of Christianity. Since the Sun represents the male deity, this time is honored as the return of the sun god, where he is reborn of the Goddess. Yule represents a new beginning, assisting the newly born sun to grow in strength when it emerges from the dark womb of night. It is a time for reflection and celebration as we think about where we have been and anticipate the new Sun and its promise for increasing light, as the days start to slowly become longer and warmer.

The theme for Yule, is re-birth, with emphasis on the divine birth-giver rather than the one born, as in the Christian revision. The birth-giver is Hel, or the Dark Goddess, also known as Mother Night, Hecate, Myrrha, Cerridwen, Cybele-Nana, Black Demeter and many other names.

Savior cults, such as of those of Jesus, Mithras and Attis, use this traditional birth season for their heroes and dying-resurrecting “god men.”  In ancient cultures, they celebrated the birth of a divine child at this time, nine months after the god’s death and re-conception (resurrection) at the Spring Equinox.

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Dyan’s note: As part of the blog tour I am participating in “13 Days of Halloween” that has been organized by Amy Williamson of The League of Extraordinary Paranormal Women, I asked one of our psychics to write a guest post.  Here, Sophia tells us all about the true meaning of Halloween.  Quite interesting and explains some things that I wasn’t aware of.  Please leave a comment. I will be choosing one person who comments for $5.00 free gift in their phone psychic network account.  Applies to both new and existing accounts. Thank you and enjoy! 

By Sophia’s Garden

You can get a private reading with Sophia on Voice of the Angels.com Phone Psychic Network. She is a 5 * relationship expert. $5.00 free in your account.

The true origins of Halloween lie with the ancient Celtic tribes who lived in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany. For the Celts, November 1st marked the beginning of a New Year cycle and the coming of winter. The night before the New Year, they celebrated the festival of Samhain, (pronounced “Sah-won”), the Lord of the Dead on All Hallows Eve.

In pagan mythology this is the night that marks the death of the Sun God as well as his simultaneous conception in the dark womb of Mother Earth. As the Sun God dies, he makes preparation for his rebirth at the Yule celebrations where he will be found beneath the fir tree.

Samhain celebrates the circle of life and the knowing that from death comes life as the circle continues not only in the earth and planting seasons but in our own personal lives as we prepare for the new year cycle. 

During this festival, Celts believed the souls of the dead returned to mingle with the living. On the eve of Samhain, a veil between the worlds parts, allowing communion with ancestors and the spirit world. Families would leave their doors open and set tables with meals for the dead who return to visit. The purpose of this feast is to remember all those who have crossed to the other side and the love we shared with them.

I always set a place for them at the table and cook a special dish that might have been their favorite. I put some food on a plate that put in the special setting I have set for them. We fill the mealtime with memories of them and talk about them, remembering the love and memories we shared with them. Upon the meal’s completion, traditional Celtic custom says to then place the “ancestor” plate and cup outside so the wandering spirits can find it.

The element associated with Autumn is water, which is attached to our emotions and feelings. It is a time of letting go and releasing the things and situations that affected us negatively and caused us pain, and assimilating the spiritual growth that certainly came from those experiences.

It is a time of leaving the things behind that no longer serve us on our journey to our soul’s perfection and being open to the new things we will attract for the same reason. As the year officially draws to a close and we mark the beginning of the New Year, it is a good time to let go of the old and make ready to embrace the new and all that the new year will bring. Is it new love? Is it new job or career? Will your relationship deepen and go to the next level? Are you embarking upon a personal journey of spiritual growth and development and need guidance? What lies in store for you in the new cycle of the year? Write a list of things you wish to bring into your life as well as a list of things you are releasing from your life. And let it so be.

Have a blessed Samhain and All Hallows

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Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Linda West, the very gifted psychic medium and author of the book “8 Keys – A Special Delivery Message From The Angels.” In addition to being an author and psychic medium, Linda has a Masters Degree in Metaphysics, is a motivational speaker, a certified Angel Healer, a licensed massage therapist, and a Quantum Biofeedback Technician. You can get a psychic reading by phone with Linda on Voice of the Angels.com

1. Linda, you’re a psychic medium and an angel communicator. How did you get your start? Have you always talked to angels?
I suppose I have, but it was hidden for so many years beneath the depression and illness I carried when I was younger. Once I started on a natural healing path, my psychic ability opened up. my physical body once cleared of toxins and emotional survival mechanisms developed in my dysfunctional childhood, opened the connection to the other side. as I look back now the path, even though so difficult, it was truly blessed and guided by the loving hands of the Angels.

2. How did 8 Keys – A Special Delivery Message from the Angels come about?
At the time I was an occasional speaker at the local Unity Church. The Angels woke me in the night and said they wanted to do a series for the coming summer (during that period the Angels were always connecting with me between 1-3 AM. Yes, it was annoying!). I told them I needed to sleep and to remind me in the morning. So the next day, in the morning, doing dishes, they said again they wanted a series of talks for the summer. I was petulant. I didn’t like to write and knew I would have to write all this down. First I heard a name, “8 Keys,” To which I asked, “What keys?” Then it began. I started writing and the “keys” came to life in about twenty minutes. Simple and easy of course!!!

3. What are these “keys?”
The Keys are simple and easy words that have to energetic power to change an individual’s life. Put together they create a journey of enlightenment!!!! They are the power for each of us to create the ‘Kingdom of Heaven’ on Earth.

4. What is so important or timely about these “keys?”
The message is simple and easy. We need this now on the planet, when everything these days seems to be so complicated. The ‘Keys’ allow us to look at ourselves through different eyes, the eyes of the Angels!! Once we see ourselves through the eyes of Love, as the Angels see us, all things become possible. So whether a person has been on their spiritual path for awhile or just beginning their journey the ‘Keys’ can create a miracle in their lives.

5. What is the most important thing the angels want people to know right now?
The Angels want us to know that its never too late to turn things around and you do this by turning yourself around. Our lives are made complicated by what we have been taught by society, i.e., we don’t deserve, love, money…we are born not deserving…that we aren’t psychic and can’t get direct communication from the Source…that life was meant to be complicated and that we have to prove ourselves to be worthy. Not so!!! We are loved unconditionally and the Angels prove that over and over in the ’8 Keys.’

6. Do you have a special message for those that are having a very rough time?
I think most people are having a rough time right now, so its time to get back to the basics with something simple and easy like the ’8 Keys.’ Just the first three Keys set you on the path to changing your life: 1st Key: Believe, there is a power greater than you, that resides with in you! 2nd Key: Trust, this power is loving and can take care of whatever negatives you may have in your life. 3rd Key: Detach, turn your situation over to God/dess, and let the Angels take care of the details!!! This is just the beginning of the journey, each Key will take you deeper into Self and to the place of living a life of love, joy, peace, abundance and health.

7. Can we peek inside the book?
Certainly! Peek here.

8. Where can people buy your book?
8 Keys – A Special Delivery Message From The Angels is available on Amazon.com, on Kindle, on my website www.lindawest-medium.com.

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COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN IN A RELATIONSHIP – WHAT DO YOU DO? By Sophia’s Garden

Communication is key to any relationship and without it the relationship can suffer considerably. There are times, however, when there are breakdowns in communication, where the reasons given seem reasonable…and times when they are not. You meet, things rock and roll, and everything seems to be flowing toward taking a boat ride in the tunnel of love. You talk every night before going to bed, you text off and on throughout the day, you leave “love” comments on Facebook and Twitter and then one day, the bottom falls out of your world because he did not text you, call you or comment you back.

So many clients call me to ask when “BOB” will call since they have not heard from him for XX weeks. We can certainly look at when he is going to call, but I think the real issue at hand is to uncover why he is not calling. Is there a problem in the relationship, has he pulled back or is he simply ‘away in no man’s land’ for a while? Sometimes he truly does have something else to focus on and men, for the most part, believe it or not, can’t multi-task as effectively as women. It is just not happening. However, what you do and how you do it will define how your relationship progresses… or not. So please think very carefully before you act.

So what do you do when he goes into hibernation mode? Do you call him, text him, show up at his house asking him what is wrong? Is he mad at you? How can you help? NO! Leave him alone. Don’t pry, don’t try to get him to open up and don’t try to help him fix anything because it will just cause him to retreat further. And please don’t use this as the time to talk about the relationship to get your own validation about where things are headed with the two of you. Go and do something else for a while. Exercise. Read a Book. Hell, write a book. Do a craft project. Anything…just keep your mind from focusing, thinking, and obsessing about him.

When our significant other, or someone we are dating, pulls back from us it can fire off all of our insecurities, but now is time to focus on yourself. Spending your evenings stalking him on Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, driving by his house, etc., is not going to give you any answers, even though you think they might. The answers are only “half” answers anyway. Do you really have nothing better to do with your time? Invest this time in yourself. You deserve it and you are worth it. Watch a chick flick. Or if you are like me, a horror flick. Learn to crochet. Take some online courses. Develop yourself. YourSELF.

So many times clients call me and ask, “But doesn’t he realize he is going to lose me if he doesn’t call me? Doesn’t he miss me? Doesn’t he realize it has been 3 days, 24 hours and 2 minutes since we saw each other?” Honestly, he does not. Whatever it is, whatever he is going through, analyzing, thinking about, tinkering with or working through has his head in a vise grip. Yes, he is being selfish. Yes, he is being self absorbed, but you know what? You should be too!

Most of the time, after the pull back period, your guy will come forward again. Nine times out of ten he was recharging, refreshing, renewing while he was in his “man cave” doing his “‘man thing” which often involves male bonding and quite possibly some bodily functions we don’t want to discuss. When he comes back around he might try to pick it up right where he left off, as if no time has passed because in his mind, which is ruled by man-time, no time has. Sometimes he will give you an explanation, but I would hesitate in demanding an explanation from him.

Try mirroring his behavior. Be the reflective goddess, and please don’t give more to him than he is giving to you as it will throw the relationship further out of balance. Use this time rather to focus on your own dreams, inspirations and personal growth.

Sophia’s Garden is a five star relationship expert on Voice of the Angels.com Phone Psychic Network. New accounts get $5.00 free to begin speaking with any of our expert advisors.

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I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Jon McManus who is the 64th Shikara, the current head of the International Taakatism Association. I had never heard of Taakatism before, and so investigated this fascinating “path of self-discovery.” Having created an entire Spiritual Toolbox(TM), of which meditation CDs are one integrative cornerstone, I found it particularly interesting that this faith incorporates meditation and massage as part of their religion. It’s also quite interesting to note that they incorporate smiles as one of their basic tenents. We should all take note.

1. Jon, what is Taakatism?

Taakatism is a faith, belief or religion. It is a path of self-discovery on a spiritual level. Everybody’s path of spiritual discovery is different, and Taakatism respects that. Taakatism is an accepting and peaceful faith and does not preach. From our main book: “These teachings are designed to help [you] discover your own link to this collective consciousness, [but, ...] remember that you and only you can do this for yourselves. [...] You must find what works for you.” Taakat is Sanskrit and Hindi for ‘Power’ or ‘Strength’ – a reference to the innate power of our own minds.

2. What is the history of it? The origins?

Taakatism originated in India about 500 years ago. After all the teachings were collected together, a council was formed, an this council elected Naabhi Dalajit Gohain as the 1st Shikara (Hindi for leader), who would head the religion. Every 8 years since, a new Shikara has been elected by this council, and this continues to this day. Nowadays, the council members are the heads of the national and regional Taakatism associations throughout the world. The council is nowadays based in London, England.

3. Do you believe in a supreme being as Creator/God? What do you worship?

Some Taakatists do believe in a God, but the subject is not mentioned within the faith. Some interpret the ‘collective consciousness’ tenets of Taakatism to mean that we are all Gods. That is to say that we are all born with innate Godliness and we just need to reconnect with that. Personally, I do not believe in a God. As for worship, the closest thing we have to that is the group meditation sessions often held by local groups. I also personally often hold meditation sessions on my travels.

4. You incorporate meditation and massage as part of your religion. Why and how does this help people?

Both meditation and massage have been scientifically proven to aid mental and physical health respectively. Taakatists have however had these as part of their faith long before this scientific evidence came to light. Meditation is a tool which is very useful in one’s spiritual path and development. Our meditations are mainly based on relaxation and visualisations. Meditation has also been proven to reduce stress and increase relaxation. Massage helps to keep one’s body healthy and has also been proven to reduce stress and is of course very relaxing. We mainly practice Indian head massage, but also back massage and others. The practice of massage is also connected to keeping energies flowing, which aids spiritual development. Both meditation and massage promote health and are complimentary.

5. Taakatism has three main belief systems. What are those?

The 3 most important tenets of the Taakatism faith are the 3 Ethics. These are:

“1. We undertake to never hurt another living being.”

“2. We undertake to avoid recreational drugs.”

“3. If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours.”

Number 1 regards to hurt caused by yourself, as that is all you can realistically control. This does not therefore require vegetarianism, although some Taakatists are vegetarians as they feel this lessens any possible harm further. Number 2 of course does not include medicines. Recreational drugs are discouraged because they can cloud the mind and therefore hinder spiritual development. These are not hard and fast rules, but instead intended as helpful guidelines.

6. Is there anything else people should know about Taakatism?

A good description of the spiritual path of self-discovery is contained within the book ‘Taakatism:The Path To True Freedom:’

“This is like scrubbing the dust off a dusty lens. This is your true self appearing like the sunshine in the morning to awake you from a dream. In this state of restful alertness, your brain functions with significantly greater coherence. This is to become one with the collective consciousness, and to experience life and our true selves as they really are. This is reality in it’s most pure form. As outlined above, this awakening comes in stages, and the process may be slow, but even a little bit closer is a huge amount gained. It is important to take each step at a time. This is the best way to turn the conceptual philosophy into an experiential reality. The key is not only to become one with the collective consciousness, but to harness and harmonise it. Through this collective consciousness, we can together spread peace in all directions.”

7. Where can people find out more about Taakatism?

I would recommend the website of the International Taakatism Association (ITA): http://taakatism.webs.com/ where you can download our main teachings in PDF format. You can also purchase them as a book if you would prefer. The book available online is the core teachings but there are other books – mainly discourses and debates. Alternatively, feel free to contact your local group who will be more than happy to help you.

Thank you very much for this interview and may yourself and all creatures be happy.

It was my pleasure, Jon. Sending you and all abundant smiles!

Dyan Garris
www.voiceoftheangels.com

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Voice of the Angels


We come in here as love. Do we go out as love? What in the world happens in between these two spaces to make someone not love? In the course of this lifetime, even on a daily basis, we all have multiple opportunities to not be love. And then after we become “not the love,” we spend entire lifetimes wondering where love has gone and trying to get it to return and fill up our empty soul. People hurt us, people do crazy things, say crazy things to one another…people these days, even those that masquerade as family, seem to be unfathomably vicious in their need and apparent entitlement to be acknowledged, to be right or justified, to extract some type of revenge for imagined wrongs, to knock down anything that was born or fashioned of love, to try to raise themselves up by ripping someone else to shreds for no apparent reason other than the need to try to assuage their own deep pain or gather their concept of power, however misguided and skewed. You can’t fix your wounds by attempting to kill the physician. We are each ultimately responsible to heal our own.


You can stalk love, you can blame it, you can hate it, you can say untrue things about it. You can scream obscenities at it, you can try to sue it, slander it, jail it, stab it, rape it, spit on it, dishonor it, ignore it, throw it out the door and on the side of the road if you want. Hatred and jealousy multiply like cancer and affect not just the host, but spill their distortions onto all, like acid that eats away at silk.


Love is going to remain the undivided, undiluted love no matter what happens here. The warm flame of love dispels the darkness and every evening invites the inky night to transform itself into light. Love will always go out of here as the love it came in as, no matter what transpires in the space of apparent beginning and end. And night, regardless of its darkness, will always turn into day.

With LOVE,

Dyan Garris
www.voiceoftheangels.com

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Who are You?

A new day brings with it some challenging questions if we are willing to ask them. Why are we so fragile? Why are we so helpless? Why do we perceive ourselves as powerless? Why are we so full of drama? Why are we so victimized by everything, past and present? Why do we give our power away? Why must we know the future? What has happened to our faith? And what is it that we really want? What in the world makes us whole? What is it that gives us peace?

If you won the lottery would that do it for you? If Oprah came around and handed you a million, would that do it? If you went on a game show that is all about the winning of money, does that do it? Oh yes, it makes life easier here, doesn’t it? But, what does it take for us to give ourselves what we really need on deeper levels? Or have we so convinced ourselves that money, money, money is the answer to all of our problems? We keep putting gas in the fuel tank of our own challenges and possible destruction, whether we get that or not. Isn’t putting gas in a tank what we’ve done for years? We are being challenged now to do something else, to break those patterns and find a different way, and we approach that challenge kicking and screaming like little tantruming children.

You may think by now that I’m some kind of minimalist. Not so. It’s just that the concept of money, it’s importance, it’s meaning, it’s perceived power has become so utterly and totally distorted that we have lost sight of who we are and what money really is. It’s just that if I didn’t have any money, then I would still know how to create whatever brings me what I perceive that I need here. I know who I am without it and who I am with it. Pieces of paper do not change who I am. They may change the way I live, but not who I am. What about you? Who are you?


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True Love

What is true love anyway? We may have the perception that it’s being with our soul mate or having someone in our lives who loves us unconditionally. But in order to have true love in our lives we really must love ourselves first. Isn’t this narcissistic? No. There is a huge difference between being self-involved and loving the self.

If you want true love in your life, first give it to yourself. And give yourself that unconditionally. Isn’t this just permission to do whatever you want and then forgive yourself in the morning and hope everyone else does so as well? No. There is a huge difference between these two.

And why are we instructed to put our oxygen mask on first before assisting others? It’s because you cannot help anyone else until you first make sure you are alive and breathing. To do otherwise is to martyr yourself and that’s not your life’s purpose. Honor yourself in every way. Make healthy boundaries if you need to. Figure out what makes you happy and then go do it without fear and without limitation.

Our purpose in life is to love. It’s that simple. When you’re miserable, unhappy, stressed, worried, fretting, and the like, how is this being the love? When we’re blaming others, hostile, lashing out, abusive, self-abusive, taking on other people’s stuff, how is this being the love?

If you want love in your life you have to BE that love and extend that out to others like you would an oxygen mask. Then everyone breathes. Then it returns to you as form made manifest. This is the Law of Attraction.


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The Next Single Thing to Do


We are here to learn lessons in love no matter how things appear. Sometimes we have unpleasant experiences. When these things happen we must ask ourselves what this teaches us? What does it mean? What is the bigger picture? Where are we triggered? And why? The answers to these questions help you get directly to the root. And they also help you move forward. Any time you can get the bigger picture, you have opportunity to move forward.
The third thing to do to move forward now also seems very simple. It is. It’s to ask “What is the next single thing to do?” Isn’t that easy? Yes, indeed. To ask such keeps us in the present moment. And that’s where we are able to move forward. You can’t move forward while you are clinging to the past.

The next single thing to do is not what YOU want. It’s opening and allowing divine guidance to show you the way. Asking this question is very powerful and opens many doors that were previously closed.

So why is this so hard? Because the ego will tell you that you must do such and such. Remember that the ego is operating from the framework of the learned perceptions and the foundation of a set of experiences. So to ask “What is the next single thing to do?” involves getting out of what you “think” you should do and involves letting go of what you want long enough for that higher guidance to come in. Then, of course, you must be absolutely willing to do that next single thing, no matter how hard you perceive it to be. The human spirit is surprisingly resilient.

Often the next single thing to do is to let go of attachment to outcome and be willing to go on the journey, no matter where it takes you, knowing that all things work to the highest good.

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On Manifesting

Recently I was interviewed by Radleigh Valentine on his Soul’s Journey radio program. We talked about many things, but focused on manifesting and why the Law of Attraction isn’t working to bring people what they “want.” I told him that the way the LOA was taught here is like teaching children to ask Santa to bring them presents, and not just ask, but actually demand that the universe bring them what they want. It doesn’t work that. way, even though we wish it to be so. The universal Law of Attraction is but one step in the process of manifesting. But how then do we implement it?

Manifesting is definitely a process, and the sooner we get that the faster we’re going to be able to move forward as individuals and as a global consciousness. There is no magic in demanding, pleading, begging, and supplicating for what we want, want, want. This creates more “want.” It creates limitation because “wanting” is an act of the ego. We do not manifest from ego. We manifest from alignment. To get what we want, we have to let go. Part of the magic is in letting go so that what we want can go up and out and return to us as form made manifest.

We definitely create with our thoughts. Our thoughts have power, but unless and until we learn to implement, integrate, align, and stop trying to tell the universe what to do, we render ourselves powerless.

Think about something: We’ve been taught to repeat and say affirmations. We can say affirmations for the next year all day every day and this in and of itself does not bring us what we want. The truth of the affirmation needs to filter into our whole beings as TRUTH. Until it does so, it’s just a sentence, words, that haven’t yet transformed into form made manifest.

And the more we chase after “making money” the more it eludes us because money is energy. Money is the energy of exchange. When we learn to exchange, instead of demand, things begin to fall into place and the money follows.

Learn to use your thoughts and affirmations as seeds that get planted into the ground and begin to form a system that feeds and nourishes you from the root. The energy of creation is designed to travel upward, gets housed, and gestates, and then culminates into form made manifest. Everything we need to know about everything is here. We have only to look, listen, and implement.

Money and Manifesting by Dyan Garris is available here.
Dyan’s Manifesting Beyond the Law of Attraction Course is here.

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The Road Less Traveled
I’ve lived in Arizona for several years now. There are still places I haven’t been and roads I haven’t driven on. Today I decided to take a new and unknown way home from the place I had gone to. I didn’t use any maps or compasses or GPS or cell phones. I called on faith.

“Aha, you’re a psychic” you say. “You can just tune in and hear your guidance and know you’re going to be just fine” you think to yourself. Well, the point of my exercise was just to take a certain path and see where it went even if I didn’t know where I was going, didn’t know where I was, and didn’t know if the way I was going was going to result in me getting home or getting lost. So I didn’t tune in. I just drove. I was willing to go on the journey no matter where I ended up. It’s the way I’ve lived my life, so why not now?

Some interesting things happened. I had a nice, peaceful drive with my hair blowing in the breeze. There was no traffic whatsoever. Refreshing freedom! I smiled. I breathed. I saw some scenery I’ve not seen before and I saw things from a whole different perspective than the way I am used to seeing them. For example, the road I was on went behind the copper mine and behind the mountains that I usually see from the other side. And then there was this fabulous view from way up high of the inside of the mine. It looked like a turquoise sea.

There were a few points along the winding path when I thought I recognized the name of a cross street. I chose not to turn, but to keep moving forward and just see where I ended up. I told myself I could always turn around and go back if need be. But I didn’t want to do that because I consider myself forward moving energy and to go backward isn’t my style. So onward I drove into the unknown. And I was willing to do that until the road ended, if it did end.

Somewhere along the journey I asked myself how I felt. What was I feeling as I was alone on this unfamiliar road going who knows where? What was going to happen? Was I ever going to get home? Was I scared, was I uncertain, was I panicky? Was I sorry I made the decision to embark on this adventure? A glance at the gas gauge told me I was low on fuel and there wasn’t a thing or a soul in sight. The battery on my phone was dead. I had a fleeting moment of uncertainty. But I kept moving forward.

Then I dialed up my faith with an imaginary phone and we had a good conversation. Faith said that we all get to where we’re supposed to go and be whenever and however we’re supposed to get there. Faith said to enjoy the journey. Faith said to move forward in trust and know that we are never alone and never abandoned, even if it appears otherwise. We are never lost either.

Move forward in faith. Move forward even if you don’t know where you’re going to end up. Just move forward. Have enough faith to go on the journey even if it seems that you don’t know a darn thing about anything and life as you once knew it now has a whole different perspective. Just move forward and when you see faith on the side of the road, pick it up. Sometimes it’s all we have, and guess what? It makes the best traveling companion.

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Power and Fear


Why are we so afraid to just be who we are? Why are we afraid to just stand in our power and co-create our lives in any way we desire and in alignment with universal will? Maybe if we just be who we are, we fear someone will not approve of us, someone will not like us, someone will pass judgment on us, someone will hurt us. Maybe we suspect that if we just be who we are that would eliminate a lot of drama that we have come to accept as normal, or that we have come to accept as self-validating in some way, however distorted.

One thing is for sure. We cannot be in our power and be in our fear at the same time. We cannot serve two masters. We have to pick one. We cannot purport ourselves to be one thing and not BE that. To do so means we are only fooling ourselves. To do so renders us powerless within the illusion and image of power.

Choosing to stand in my power has cost me a lot over the course of this lifetime. Did I get value for that cost? Was it a fair exchange? The real value truly is only in the lessons. If I took the opportunities and learned what I was supposed to learn then it certainly was worth it. Priceless, in fact.

And guess what? There goes anger, frustration, stuck and blocked energy right out the door. Wave goodbye, unless you want to stay angry with other beings that loved you enough to play some part in your life’s drama, however unappreciated or unacknowledged as such. Our perceptions can certainly hold us prisoner for a very long time. To be or remain angry is to waste the gifts that were bestowed upon you. Use the gifts, be very grateful for the gifts. To do so brings all your power back to you. And poof! The fear is gone.

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Julianne Moore – Freckleface Strawberry


Every now and then we are reminded of how important it is to be self-empowered. Recently, I was reminded of this myself as someone tried to take that from me with an out of the blue bullying, harassing tactic. It didn’t work, but I was definitely reminded to stay in my center and not let anyone take my power, no matter how or when they may present themselves. Some people just have a need to bully because they believe this is what brings them power. Everything is an exchange and truly, no one can take your power unless you allow it. And this is an interesting and important lesson, no matter what our age.

Today I’m hosting four time Academy Award nominee actress Julianne Moore on her virtual blog tour. I have always admired her not only for her natural beauty, but for her exceptional talent as well. One tends to remember her because she is not only brilliant, but is different. Her book for children is “Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully.” Certainly, we can all see the reflection here. Most importantly, the book is delightful. It’s about a young girl, who is different, being bullied on the playground and simply taking her power back. We all get bullied somewhere on life’s playground, don’t we? This book is a must have for any parent who is trying to help their child be empowered on the playground or elsewhere in life. It’s a message that sticks and we can thank Julianne for presenting it in such a memorable and beautiful manner.

JULIANNE MOORE is U.S. Ambassador for Save the Children working with children and families in rural areas, focusing on literacy and early childhood education. She successfully launched the Save the Children Valentine program in 2008 whereby children’s book illustrators donated art work for cards, with the proceeds benefiting poverty in the United States. She is also a member of Reach Out and Read, a children’s literacy organization dedicated to educating parents on the importance of reading to their children, as well as an acclaimed actress who has appeared in such movies as The Hours, Far from Heaven, The End of the Affair, and Boogie Nights. Ms. Moore was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina,and earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in acting from Boston University’s School of the Performing Arts. She now lives with her husband and children in New York City.

Nicknamed “Freckleface Strawberry” when she a young girl, Ms. Moore disliked the title as much as she disliked her red hair and freckles. “As a child, my hatred of my freckles was only matched by my love of reading,” said the author, who eventually grew to tolerate her red hair and freckles and find amusement in telling her own kids about her childhood nickname. “Dodgeball” isn’t based on personal experience, but its purpose was to create a feisty character who makes the best of a bad situation—and does so with style and wit—is essential to Ms. Moore. To Order Your Copy Today – http://www.amazon.com/Freckleface-Strawberry-Dodgeball-Bully-Story/dp/1599903164 Download Your Own Freckleface Strawberry Activity Kit – http://www.walkeryoungreaders.com/downloads/FrecklefaceDodgeballActivity.pdf

Links to Video with Julianne Moore about the Book

http://virtualblogtour.blogspot.com/2009/05/freckleface-strawberry-by-julianne.html

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Women of Wisdom


Today I have the pleasure of hosting Kris Steinnes and her award winning book “Women of Wisdom: Empowering the Dreams and Spirit of Women,” as she goes on her Amazon.com tour. This is a unique book with inspiring stories, art, and poetry combined with strong voices of best selling women authors and leaders in their fields. Throughout the book they share thought provoking ideas that explore the hidden potentials and gifts that reside in the depths of the feminine spirit. Women who are seeking for meaning in their lives will find this book a powerful tool to guide and inspire them.

I particularly like this quote on page 36 by Angeles Arrien: The world is hungry for the healthy feminine, and the healthy feminine is the feminine that does not move to the extremity. The healthy feminine is one that doesn’t test love, or manipulate for love, attention, acceptance or approval. The healthy feminine doesn’t go into drama or victimization. The healthy feminine does not go into appeasement patterns, or collapse, or control, or seduction. These are all behaviors of the covert feminine that lives in every man and woman.

Women of Wisdom: Empowering the Dreams and Spirit of Women by Kris Steinnes

2008 Award winning finalist for Best New Non-Fiction from USA Book News

2009 Bronze award winner for Body-Mind-Spirit from Independent Publishers.

What is Women of Wisdom?

For seventeen years women have been attending the Women of Wisdom gatherings to uncover and celebrate the power of feminine spirit. In this compilation of spiritual, academic, and artistic contributions from professionals and lay people, poetry mixes with history, visual art with the inner spirit, and the intellect with soulful longing, creating an inspiring kaleidoscope of feminine reverence. This book offers practical and moving guidance that speaks to the divine within us all.

Key aspects of the book:

• Thought provoking essays from some of the greatest women thinkers and writers of our time from the Women of Wisdom Conference.

• Exercises to explore the topics in each chapter gives the reader an experience of their own personal journey toward self-awareness.

• Personal stories sharing life changes from their WOW experience

• Women of Wisdom’s story and development of key aspects of the conference – art, music, ritual theater, and circle leadership.

• The reader is taken on a journey through the conference with empowering presentations, workshops, ceremonies, art, poetry, stories, and circles.

• Art and poetry displayed throughout the book add a visual element that moves the reader to experience the creative feminine. Many of the poems are songs from well-known musicians from the women’s music movement such as Holly Near, Rhiannon, Cris Williamson, Ferron and Libby Roderick.

• Diversity of more than sixty contributors sharing their experience of the power of the feminine voice.

The ten key women presenters discuss many current problems facing women and our society today and offer words of hope and wisdom to help women tackle these problems that relate to their personal life.


Excerpt: “Have You Put Your Dreams On Hold?” (Angeles Arrien’s chapter)

Each one of us has a great dream and a great calling. Many of us have put our dreams on the back burner. We say, “Someday when I have enough time, when I have enough money; then I’ll do what I really want to do, what has fire for me.” At this time there is such a wonderful opening in history, in evolution, if we will just come and take our place.

What I’ve found among many of the indigenous peoples of the world is that they know how important it is to bring our medicine and our dreams to this world. If we want the earth to get better we need to show up and take our place, not with our shrouds of insufficiency, but with our long tall bodies and our deep, deep roots. The warrior’s way or the leader’s way is to show up. And then I can pay attention to what has heart and meaning, which is the healer’s way. I can’t know what has heart or meaning until I choose to show up, until I choose to be present.

Among the shamanic traditions of the world, if you go to a shaman or a medicine person, and you are dispirited, disheartened, or depressed, many of them will ask you one of four questions: “When in your life did you stop singing? When in your life did you stop dancing? When in your life did you stop being enchanted by stories, and particularly your own life story? And when in your life did you stop being comforted by the sweet territory of silence?”

Wherever we stop singing, dancing, being enchanted by stories or deeply comforted by silence, we begin to experience soul loss. There’s not a culture in the world that does not have song, or dance, or story, or doesn’t recognize that in the sweet territory of silence we connect to the mystery in our contemplative and reflective practices.

I know I’m not at home when I’m in appeasement, weak-heartedness, seduction, drama or exaggeration. I know I’m not at home when I am playing the martyr or the victim and wanting someone else to be responsible for my life and therefore guilt induce others. I’m not at home when I’m controlling, because the opposite of control is trust.

I am at home when I have fire; when I am deeply connected to what has heart and meaning, the heart’s fire; when I’m seized by a vision that I want to manifest and bring to the sweet face of Mother Earth. I know I’m on fire when I’ve lost time through some creativity, and when I’ve experienced a moment of tender sweetness and intimacy in a relationship that has substance and depth. I know I’m on fire when I’ve connected to something numinous and extraordinarily beautiful that can only be found when trusting in an unshakable part of myself, in a sacred refuge that I can find in my deep interior.

Angeles Arrien is a cultural anthropologist, award-winning author, educator, and consultant to many organizations and businesses. She lectures and conducts workshops worldwide, bridging cultural anthropology, psychology, and comparative religions. Her work is currently used in medical, academic, and corporate environments. Angeles is the President of the Foundation for Cross-Cultural Education and Research. Her books, including The Four-Fold Way, The Signs of Life, and The Second Half of Life, have been translated into nine languages, and she has received three honorary doctorate degrees in recognition of her work.

To learn more about Kris Steinnes and her book Women of Wisdom: Empowering the Dreams and Spirit of Women, as well as the Women of Wisdom conference, visit www.womenofwisdom.org. Also check out ongoing Community Events Calendar in the Natural Choice Directory web page for future Women of Wisdom sponsored events.

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Kris Steinnes Interview


I recently had the pleasure of connecting with Kris Steinnes as she embarks on her Amazon.com launch for her award winning book “Women of Wisdom: Empowering the Dreams and Spirit of Women.” Part of what intrigues me about this book besides the obvious fact that it’s about self-empowerment, is that it’s also multi-dimensional. The book incorporates many different forms of stirring the innate wisdom of the soul, such as poetry and drawings, along with its written teachings of wisdom. Her book launch officially begins June 23rd, and I’ll have more posted here on that day as well. She’s put together an amazing package of free gifts for you. You won’t want to miss it. In the meantime while we’re waiting for the main event, here are some little appetizers for you, as Ms. Steinnes graciously granted me an interview:

1. Kris, please define “empowerment.”

Empowerment to me means you are standing in your inner wisdom, confident who you are, and you know what you are willing to support and what you will speak up to change. You are willing to face your fears and be visible. You will show the world who you are, which will empower others to do the same. What also does it take to be empowered? You need to connect to the universal power, the love and light of the universe that supports us, not personal power. Call it whatever you’d like, God, Source, Love, Allah, etc. You’ll drain yourself fast if you are just using personal power.


2. Please define “wisdom.”

Wisdom comes from knowing who you are, knowing your gifts. You trust what you know from your gut, not your head. So it comes from a deep place inside of you, not from books, and knowledge. It comes from life experiences.


3. What makes a woman wise?

Knowing who she is, being strong and willing to be visible to show the world who she is.


4. Are women less empowered then men, and if so, why?

We are when we’re not wiling to speak up, be seen, be heard, and show ourselves as powerful. When we sit back and let others do it, we’re not in our power. Sometimes we take on an attitude of how can I make a change, I’m just one person, so why try. Or we think we have too much on our plate taking care of our children, our home, in addition to working that we don’t have any more time, let others do it. But everyone has an effect on the world. If you can touch one person by sharing who you are, sharing your stories, you are empowering them. If you know this, you are more willing to share yourself and your wisdom, your power to others.


5. Do both men and women have a divine right to create or is it just women?

Everyone has a divine right to create. Creativity is a feminine trait, that is not connected to gender, but is available to everyone. It may appear women are more creative as we birth new life, An important feminine trait that women have is they are interested in the process, allowing the process to naturally enfold, instead of focusing on the product, the end result. Both are important, but there’s not a balance if there’s more focus on the outcome, if there’s more focus on the masculine or yang in the world. Again that’s not a gender issue, but it can be sometimes. When men and women are both balanced in their feminine and masculine we all are creative and can co-create our new world.


6. How can a woman begin to become empowered? What are the first steps?

One idea I have is to look for people who you see as empowered. Observe them, see what makes them powerful. Acknowledge if you can see it in them, it’s in you as well. So find that in yourself and start practicing being that. Be clear on what you want in your life, be clear on what you want to develop. In order to do that there first is an inward journey to discover your gifts. It helps to have a circle of supportive friends to then practice sharing your gifts, sharing your voice. Practice using your voices with friends who will validate you for who you are. And be willing to make mistakes, keep finding that strength within to move forward in your life as you learn from those mistakes.

7. What is one secret gift that women have?

Do we? Shh don’t tell anyone! I feel that women are coming into their power and are glad they have come at this life time as a woman, as we’re bringing in a new way of being here at this time. That doesn’t mean it’s totally new, just means we’re reclaiming it, bringing it back to our awareness.


If there was one gift I’d say is important right now it’s intuition. Women are often gifted with that ability; it’s just a matter of trusting it and learning how to follow it. Another one is we comprehend the value of community, we know the value of friendships to support us. But a secret gift is hard to define. When I think about that to answer this it feels illusive, like it’s on the tip of my tongue, I know it, but I can’t define it. It’s just an exciting time to be a woman!


8. How can women begin to transform the world?

Women will transform the world when they share their wisdom, their ideas, their different ways of doing things every where they go. We can talk about change and want others to transform how things are, but it’s doing it in our own lives that will begin the real change. If we’re to change the world from a hierarchal world to a co-partnership world we have to manifest it in our personal lives. We have to see where the patriarchy is in our lives and transform those areas to co-partnership as Riane Eisler talks about ,or the feminine co-creator as Barbara Marx Hubbard calls it.

We can’t sit back and think we can’t affect change in the world, it’s too big, so why bother. It starts with what’s occurring in our lives. Where we see things that we feel need to change – in our families, our neighborhoods, our schools, any committee we are in – it’s up to us bring a new way of being, such as circle leadership, sharing responsibilities, changing the hierarchal model to an inclusive one that involves all voices to be part of the process. As we change that in our personal lives, it’ll begin to show up in the greater community, and the world.

Thank you, Kris for this enlightening interview!

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How Do You See It?

Perception and perspective are everything here. These are what we base our choices on, why we buy things, why we go in certain directions, why we believe certain things. Perception and perspective stroll hand in hand on the beach of life and form a basis of why we do what we do. We shape the course of our lives because of these.
We do believe that what we THINK we see is what is real. But there are entire other-realms filled with very real things that we may not believe in because we can’t see them. We even have perceptions and perspectives about these other realms based on what we THINK we know.


But when we form perceptions of something and then view it from our lofty perch of perspectives, we miss what’s really going on. It’s when we’re open to our perspectives being slightly skewed that we have the opportunity to see that bigger picture that I’m always talking about.


If perception forms the basis of our belief systems, then if we change our perceptions, we certainly have opportunity to see a whole different viewpoint.


Here’s where the trouble starts. If we don’t understand that we’re living in an illusion, that everything here is an illusion for purposes of coming together and learning lessons about love, then we make certain that we keep ourselves locked firmly in the prison of our perceptions, whatever those might be.


If you understand how the illusion works, if you understand how energy is designed to flow here, if you let go of what you THINK you know long enough for the mind, body, and spirit to start working together in an integrated manner, then you’ve successfully used illusion to your benefit.


Did I say “use to your benefit?” I did! But that is part of the illusion. If your goal is to use things to your benefit then you are firmly entrenched in the illusion, along with skewed perceptions and perspectives.


It’s when you fully understand your connection to ALL that you realize what real power is.

I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: The real power is in the Love. The real power is in realizing the illusion and understanding how it works here. The illusion is for everyone’s “benefit.” And the space of “being” where you step out of the illusion and into the Love is the space where miracles occur. So how do you see it?

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Playing with Fire


In a time when the world desperately needs messages of hope and faith, we find “Players” running amok. By definition “play” means there is some kind of game involved. Is everything a scam? Is there a sharp angle and juxtaposed twist to everything? Has integrity gone up in flames as we feel our foundations quaking, crashing, and burning? Is it truly every man for themselves? Get what you can while the getting is good because there are no consequences? This is disgusting. It’s akin to looting. And truly a Player plays and deceives everyone including themselves. And therefore they do ultimately lose the game. A lie is a lie even if it believes itself to be true.

There must be things and people that are what they purport to be, right? We need to believe that. We need to encounter the truth along the path, especially now that we’re staring right into the huge and gaping universal eye of spiritual growth and transformation. Just as in growing from childhood to adulthood, this is inevitable. It’s already happening, whether we accept it or not. To make the required leap into maturity, we need to be able to discern the difference between deception and what is true, even if we want to believe the very compelling lie.

Entitlement goes hand in hand with Player as a co-dependent relationship. When you make a choice to take what doesn’t belong to you, play someone, you’re making some very bad karma. If you’re wondering why you are having money troubles then and can’t manifest your life the way you want to, you need to fully examine why you feel entitled to someone else’s fruit. Is it because you may perceive that someone else has more than you do and therefore the world owes you an apple or two? To get out of entitlement, familiarize yourself with the concept of exchange. That’s what has power, not the pieces of paper, not the fruit, not the ability to manipulate and control, to play. Entitlement is a child’s game.

Recently I’ve had multiple emails from people who have been played in one way or another. It’s not just a need to believe and have faith that sets you up for this. It’s also a need to hear what you want to hear, feel what you may have not felt in a while. It’s about some sort of pattern. It’s about some misconception about the way energy is designed to flow here. It’s about upside down ideas about give and take. It’s about a void somewhere inside you. We mistakenly believe we can fill that void with the warmth of a fire from the outside. We can’t. In the Player’s magic bag of tricks is one or two of those 4th of July sparklers that you put on top of birthday cakes. They’re all razzle, dazzle, and show. But they fizzle out quickly and they definitely aren’t hot, even though they seem like they might be.

A really skilled player is capable of fooling you, themselves, and everyone they come in contact with. It’s some kind of narcissistic sparkly insanity at its finest. And theirs is not the kind of fire that warms you. It’s the kind that has the capability to burn and destroy whatever it decides to touch in its all consuming quest to feed itself and keep itself going. So instead of perpetually carrying around a fiery flaming torch for someone or something, consider dropping the heavy thing on the ground and setting the pathway/”world” on fire. If you insist on carrying it, be aware that the only thing you’ll accomplish is attracting more bugs to your light.


www.voiceoftheangels.com

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Flimsy Web of Evil by Dyan Garris:

There has always been evil in our world. It’s nothing new. And with our technology it seems we are personally privy to despicable acts of evil on a daily basis. What is particularly dangerous to our world, to all of humanity, however, is pure evil masquerading as the Light, pure evil masquerading as the way and the truth. Didn’t we see a similar thing with the rise of Hitler? Eventually evil is taken down and unmasked. Because no matter how intricate the web of deception, it’s still just a flimsy old web, snaring and entrapping things in hopes of transforming itself into something concrete someday. Impossible.

With the current emphasis on “money as power” we set ourselves up for unspeakable evil to operate very effectively in our lives. We set ourselves up to be taken in by slick con artists who have their acts polished to precision. Driven at a primary level by their self-serving narcissistic greed and lust for money coupled with a misguided concept of power, they are capable of fooling everyone, including themselves.

Their biggest mistake, however, is that they believe that everyone, like themselves, is driven at the core by the love and the need of money. They don’t understand anything different. They don’t understand their own karma. They don’t understand accountability for one’s actions on a spiritual level or on this earthbound level in which we live. And maybe they don’t care. They think they get away with whatever they do and therefore fool themselves into believing they are gods or even in their arrogance, godlike derivatives. They are heady with their own twisted “power.” Look at the word “believing” in the previous sentence. There’s a LIE right in the middle of it.

We are perhaps driven by our need to believe in something good here amidst all the apparent bad, to have faith, to hear what we want to hear, and see what we want to see. If we don’t have a good measure of discernment, this is how we get fooled. And sometimes even if we do have it, we can be fooled just simply because we would like something to be true.

When we are attached to what we want, what we want to hear, what we want to believe is true, we render ourselves capable of being fooled into firmly believing that a lie is the truth. When we don’t follow our own intuition about something, we allow evil an opportunity to enter our realm and try to steal that which does not belong to it. We give it permission to use us as its host.

We feed it our goodness for breakfast, as if believing that by feeding it enough of such, it will transform itself. On the contrary, evil will freely take what you give it, whatever you feed it, chew it up greedily, and then regurgitate it vehemently. My advice: just step out of the way. You don’t have to do a thing. Eventually, evil gets caught in its own foundationally weak web of intrigue. And in its inevitable fall, it gets unmasked for the lie that it is. That’s the truth. In the game of good vs. evil ALWAYS loses.

www.voiceoftheangels.com

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Rules of Negative Engagement:


In this time of transformation, it’s important to see and understand what we’re doing when we allow ourselves to engage in a negative manner, rather than a positive one. Below are the things that keep you stuck in an endless cycle of negative engagement. You can change these at any time you desire.

1. Keep going around and around with someone..


When we let someone drag us around and around in something that has no healthy resolution, we waste our life force. Sometimes you’re just done with a thing because you’ve mastered the lesson. Be willing to walk away and see the bigger picture. Objects in the mirror appear larger than they really are.

2. Give your power away.


The power is in the love. If you keep this in mind, you’ll always take the high road even when the low road seems more attractive in the moment.

3. Be fueled by your emotions..


You’re all grown up and have control over what you react to and what you don’t. To let your emotions rule you wastes your energy and keeps you engaged in your old patterns. Driving around in a circle is only entertaining on ice – where there’s a chance for some excitement.

4. Let your ego and arrogance dictate your truth..


The ego can fool us into all manner of illusions. It’s when you can see the real truth of any situation, you are completely free. When you’re arrogant enough not to see your ego and how it gets in your way, you can’t possibly see the truth.

5. Don’t set a boundary.


The best way to be a doormat is to not set a boundary or to set one and then break your own rules because you feel like doing so. Does a fence have feelings? It’s just a perimeter.

6. Be very attached to outcome.


When you’re attached to the way something ends up, you’ve effectively created limitation.

7. Be afraid.


To create from fear is to “negative manifest.” What you don’t want will come barging through your door and try to convince you to be its servant. No one can do anything to you that you don’t allow or that doesn’t have its own higher purpose.



8. Be stubborn and unforgiving..


When you stubbornly refuse to forgive someone, you give them some of your power because you’re putting enough energy on whatever it is to keep you in the position of stubborn and unforgiving. Do you care that much to keep feeding the monster?

9. Be unwilling to move forward..


If you have a tale of woe, you’re being given the opportunity to see the lessons and get out of your patterns. Unless you like to stay stuck in the mud up to your neck, spinning your wheels, see the bigger picture, apply it to your life and ease on down the road. . .hopefully, singing a happy and joyful song.

Dyan Garris
www.voiceoftheangels.com

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Greetings all. I have the pleasure of hosting Ms. Deborah DeNicola as she travels around the blogosphere on her book tour for her new book “The Future That Brought Her Here.” She has graced us with this enlightening guest post on the state of our current economic distress, which I know you will find most helpful.

Deborah is a fascinating person. “The Future That Brought Her Here” is her journey through spiritual awakening to enlightenment. And this lady is now very dialed up! It started one day when she had the oddest experience of discovering her multi-dimensional self. This led her to study Dream Image Work and she subsequently went on spirit quests to the Holy Land, among other interesting destinations. Enjoy her perspectives on “Why The Current Economic Crisis Is A Good Thing:”

Whatever you think of the state of the world right now, you are most likely misunderstanding the spiritual message in the current economic crisis. In times of stress and distress, people tend to react with fear and once we start to project fear, we begin to create a spiraling vortex of misfortune. To hold our center, stay grounded and send love to one another may be a challenge in these times, but it is exactly what we need to do.

We are living at the end of a 26,000 year cycle, a destined time mark, when our civilization is radically undergoing change. The large institutions, the banks, the government, the corporate structures will hold on to their status quo as long as they can. They may even begin to react defensively, as we are already seeing with the credit card companies. We have also seen the heavy hand of the government attempting to shore up these structures to avoid all out panic in the streets, but we see the unfairness in what is happening with the bailed out companies. Yet, we needn’t worry, despite all the efforts to maintain business as usual, these structures are going to be overhauled and revamped.

Astrologically, Pluto has moved into Capricorn for the next eighteen years. Pluto always takes out what isn’t serving the soul, and the soul of the people is no longer being served by these structures. Capricorn means big business, markets, investments, corporations, hospitals. Essentially “we the people” have been enslaved to way of life that breeds more and more illness and stress. The idea that the energy we call “money,” or more aptly “abundance,” is limited and scarcity reigns is an idea whose time is over.

People losing jobs, homes, savings and insurance protection are forced into creative thinking. We need to look at this phenomenon as liberating. Already thousands of people have created new companies and services to increase consciousness and they are working online. People are asking themselves what do they really want to do for work. Work needs to align with the soul. The market on the Internet is extensive and one need no longer be tied into a forty hour week schedule and a tiring commute to the office. Whenever there is crisis, the people with new ideas and thinking outside the traditional box, are the ones who create new visions and then manifest them. We need to remember that the Chinese character for challenge is also opportunity.

During times of upheaval, whether it is through natural disasters or intentional attacks like 911, people draw together in community and begin to see where their real values lie. Superficial material concerns dissolve and the important, essential necessities of life take preference. People are known to share, to provide service, to shelter one another during these crises. Humanity has created an opportunity for change on the most fundamental level. And the Spiritual Universe will not permit any more shenanigans. We will be seeing more and more exposure of corporate crime.

The wealth of the world has been held in the hands of a silent, invisible few who have controlled the population at large. But new light has raised the vibrations of millions of us here to desire earnestly a peaceful world, to hold the vision and to begin to band together to rediscover our atrophied intuitive powers. It is imperative that each of us begin developing a spiritual practice to commune with our higher selves.

The Age of Aquarius will be an era where justice becomes the foremost value. We may expect to experience chaos during this transition. That is why it is necessary to become aware that this is not just another cycle that will play itself out, but the groundwork for an entirely new and infinitely better global society; a society that we may not have thought possible. Indeed, until the present era, it was not possible.

The most important factor will be the perspective you take as you see the old world crumbling. Clinging to what is bound to change is futile. The traditional media and other stalwart institutions will do their best to unhinge our beliefs. But conservative thinking will only prolong the growing pains and increase fear. Technology has offered us ways to communicate in large groups and the power of the group vision will create resolutions to our problems. We will unhook from the structures that have held us at their mercy. Destructive intentions will no longer be supported. We are learning the natural laws of the universe, such as the law of attraction, and we are going to see results from our intentions that serve the whole rather than the few.

We may not yet be sure what steps to take, but in the moments when we need to know, we will go inward and find our answers. There is an old Zen saying: “When you don’t know where you’re going, go the way you don’t know.” Let us hang onto our faith in our own goodness and our ability to create peace. It’s the only thing we haven’t tried. Support is here from the spiritual dimensions. Ask for it. Give permission to be profoundly changed and watch your world change with you. We need to remember we are eternal spirits in bodies. We need to remember “The meek shall inherit the earth.”


We do not need to know how. We need to visualize the outcome and desire it, and trust that it will come. This is the greatest passage in the history of the earth. Let us love one another, share the vision, join in the collective community of faith in nothing other than ourselves. Aquarian values favor the group consensus. Find a community in which to share your best vision of what our world can and will become.

Deborah DeNicola is the author of 5 poetry collections and most recently her memoir, The Future That Brought Her Here from Nicholas Hays/Ibis Press. Available at Amazon.com. Another poetry collection, Original Human is forthcoming in 2010 from Custom Word. Among other awards she received an NEA Fellowship for her poetry. Her website is www.intuitivegateways.com.

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SECOND SIGHT: An Intuitive Psychiatrist Tells Her Extraordinary Story and Shows You How to Tap Your Own Inner Wisdom (Three Rivers Press, $15) is the perfect book to awaken your intuition and inspire you to act on it.

We live in an over-intellectualized society where too many people are stuck in their heads. An Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA, Dr. Judith Orloff is a bridge between traditional medicine and the intuitive/spiritual realm. In Second Sight she helps us open to a part of us with a much wider vision than the linear mind: our inner voice.

Second Sight reads like a thriller. It is a page-turner that’s hard to put down.
This pioneering book shares the struggles and well-won successes of a courageous physician who fights against a skeptical medical system to validate the power of intuition. This book will assure anyone who ever thought they were weird or crazy for having intuitive experiences that they are not.

In Part One, “Initiations,” Dr. Orloff describes being an intuitive child who had premonitions about deaths and illnesses that frightened her and her physician-parents—so much so they forbade her to discuss them at home. Judith grew up believing there was something wrong with her. This part of the book is extremely personal and frank. In riveting detail she describes how an ignored premonition of a patient’s suicide attempt convinced her to get beyond her fears and integrate intuition into her medical practice. And the chapter “Female Lineage” also shares the “family secret” about intuition that her mother told her on her deathbed. You’ll discover what that secret is when you read the book.

In Part Two, “Teachings,” Second Sight shows you effective ways to cultivate your natural intuitive abilities including how to recognize intuitive experiences in daily life such as déjà vus and synchronicities. There are particularly touching chapters on remembering dreams and embracing the spiritual path of the intuitive. She describes intuition as an outgrowth of spiritual evolution and an expansion of the heart—not just as information your pick up to win the lottery.

Second Sight is the rare book that is both inspiring and controversial. You will find a new friend in Judith as her writing style is as intimate as if she was talking to you in her living room. In this revised edition with a new introduction by Judith, Second Sight will challenge to reexamine your assumptions about the parameters of the human mind—and your own wondrous potential.

Joan Borysenko Phd is a pioneer in Mind-Body Medicine, author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind

Judith Orloff MD is author of Second Sight and can be reached at www.drjudithorloff.com, Get copy of Second Sight plus 80+ free gifts from amazing teachers such as Dr. Joan Borysenko, Rev. Michael Beckwith, Shirley MacLaine and more at www.drjudithorloff.com/second-sight-promotion/

Second Sight by Judith Orloff, MD (2nd Edition)


In this moving personal story Dr. Orloff recounts her “journey to become whole” by first accepting and then embracing her intuitive abilities. She tells of her childhood fear of her intuition, of her physician-parents’ efforts to ignore and even deny them, and of her slow awakening to the understanding that her intuition is truly a gift. She tells of her struggle to incorporate her abilities into her practice and of the many successes she’s experienced with patients ever since. Second Sight is a soulful and friendly bestseller.


Text from the back cover:


As a child, her vivid dreams and intuitions were whispered about behind closed doors. As a medical student, she denied the “shameful secret” by immersing herself in the absolutes of science. Then as a psychiatrist, Dr. Judith Orloff recieved proof of the value of her gift when an intuition foretold a patient’s suicide attempt. In this remarkable self-portrait, she takes you on the journey of a lifetime, one that brought her from ignorance to understanding, from loneliness to peace, from despair to hope…


NOW SHE TEACHES YOU HOW TO UNCOVER YOUR INTUITIVE GIFTS


“There is no elite to which the gift belongs–the seeds have been planted in all of us….each one of us is multifaceted, radiant, teeming with possibilities.”


As she tells you her own story, Dr. Judith Orloff will teach you how to recognize intuitive experiences in everyday life, awaken your own intuition with special mind-empowering exercises, and use meditation, prayer, and dream interpretation to broaden your possibilities. And like Dr. Orloff you’ll soon be on a quest to reexamine your life, your beliefs, your future…and your own wonderous potential.


GET your copy of Second Sight with 80+ GIfts from amazing teachers such as Dr. Joan Borysenko, Rev. Michael Beckwith, and Deepak Chopra, and Shirley MacLaine at http://www.drjudithorloff.com

Judith Orloff MD is author of the new book SECOND SIGHT: AN INTUITIVE PSYCHIATRIST TELLS HER STORY AND SHOWS YOU HOW TO TAP YOUR OWN INNER WISDOM (Three Rivers Press, 2010 updated edition). Her other bestsellers are Emotional Freedom, Positive Energy, Intuitive Healing. Dr. Orloff synthesizes the pearls of traditional medicine with cutting edge knowledge of intuition, energy, and spirituality. She passionately believes that the future of medicine involves integrating all this wisdom to achieve emotional freedom and total wellness. For more inspiration and free articles visit www.drjudithorloff.com

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I’m a psychiatrist and intuitive in Los Angeles. What I do isn’t my job. It’s my life’s passion. With patients and in workshops, I listen with my intellect and my intuition, a potent inner wisdom that goes beyond the literal. I experience it as a flash of insight, a gut feeling, a hunch, a dream. By blending intuition with orthodox medical knowledge I can offer my patients and workshop participants the best of both worlds. Now, listening to intuition is sacred to me, but learning to trust it has taken years. I’ve described the details in my memoir Second Sight which is meant to assure anyone whoever thought they were weird or crazy for having intuitive experiences, that they are not! This brief synopsis gives you a good sense of the book.

I grew up in Beverly Hills the only daughter of two-physician parents with twenty-five physicians in my family. From age nine, I had dreams and intuitions that would come true. I could predicts illness, earthquakes, even the suicide of one of my parent’s friends. This confused and alarmed me, as it did my parents who were entrenched in the hard-core rational world of science. At first they tried to write my intuitions off as coincidence. Finally, though, after I dreamed my mother’s mentor would loose a political election–which to my horror, came true–she took me aside and told me, “Never mention another dream or intuition in our house again!” I’ll never forget the look in my dear mother’s exasperated, frightened eyes, nothing I ever wanted to see again. So from that day on, I kept my intuitions to myself. I grew up ashamed of my abilities, sure there was something wrong with me.

Luckily, I’ve had many angels in human form who’ve pointed me to my true calling as physician. In the sixties I got heavily involved with drugs in an attempt to block my intuitions out—not something I’m recommending to you! Following a nearly fatal car accident at age sixteen when I tumbled over a treacherous 1500 foot cliff in Malibu Canyon, my parents forced me to see a psychiatrist. This man was the first person who ever “saw” me–not who he wanted me to be, but who I was. He taught me to begin to value the gift of intuition, and referred me to Dr. Thelma Moss, a intuition researcher at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute. She was to become my mentor and guide to developing my intuitive side.

While working in Thelma’s lab I had an amazingly specific dream which announced, “You’re going to become an MD, a psychiatrist, to help legitimize intuition in medicine.” When I awoke, I felt like someone was playing a practical joke on me. I’d never liked science, and I was bored around all my parent’s doctor-friends. I was a hippie living in an old converted brick Laundromat with my artist-boyfriend in Venice Beach, working in the May Company’s towel department. (I’ve had a great love of towels and sheets since!) The last thing I envisioned doing was medicine. But because I was beginning to trust my intuition, I enrolled in a junior college just to see how it would go. So one course became two, became fourteen years of medical training–USC medical school and a UCLA psychiatric internship and residency.

The irony was, that during my medical training I strayed far from the intuitive world again. Traditional psychiatry equates visions with psychosis. Working in the UCLA emergency room, I’d keep seeing psychotics who were wheeled in screaming, strapped to gurneys, accompanied by cops with billy clubs. These patients professed to hear God and to be able predict things. They also felt their food was poisoned, and that the FBI was on their tail. No one tried to sort through this mishmash of claims. Typically, patients would shot up with with Thorazine, hospitalized on lock-down inpatient units until their “symptoms” subsided. Seeing this so many times I doubted whether it was safe or appropriate to integrate my intuitions in medicine.

When I opened my Los Angeles psychiatric practice in 1983, I had every intention of it being traditional; I’d use medications, psychotherapy, but I didn’t intend for intuition to play a role. My practice was extremely successful. Since I was a workaholic and also loved helping people, I had twelve hour days, though very little personal life. But then I had a heart-wrenching wake-up call that changed everything. It was an intuition that a patient, on antidepressants, was going to make a suicide attempt. Because she was doing so well–nothing supported my hunch–I dismissed it. Within a week she overdosed on the antidepressants I’d prescribed and ended up in a coma for nearly a month. (Had she not survived I would’ve been devastated.) The hardest part, though, was that I thought I’d harmed her by not utilizing a vital piece of intuitive information. This was intolerable for me. From then on, I knew, as a responsible physician, I had to integrate my intuitions into my work.

After this episode, my journey to bring intuition into my medical practice began. I didn’t know how I’d do it, but I put out a silent prayer to the universe to help me. Soon, I began meeting people, more angels, who showed me the way. Gradually I grew comfortable with my intuition, set out to write “Second Sight.” This took me seven years to complete because I had so much fear about coming out of the closet as an intuitive. I was afraid of what my physician-peers would think, that they’d mock me or blackball me from the profession. My mother warned, “They’ll think you’re weird. It’ll jeopardize your medical career.” Ah Mother: I loved her, but thank god I didn’t listen. Finding my voice as a psychiatrist and intuitive has been my path to freedom.

Sure, there’s a risk when you stretch yourself, but the rewards are enormous. Now, I’m blessed to travel around the country giving workshops on intuition to auditoriums full of extraordinary people–health care professionals and general audiences–who long to embrace their inner voice. I’m heartened to see that many physicians are eager to deal with patients in the new way I offer. I gave an intuitive healing workshop at the American Psychiatric Association convention, a annual gathering of the most conservative psychiatrists in the world. I’m pleased to report the response was wonderful.

I’m sad to report that my mother didn’t live long enough to see this. In 1993 she died of a lymphoma. But, on her deathbed, she decided to tell me our “family secrets.” She told me, “I want to pass the power onto you.” I was astounded to learn that I came from a lineage of intuitive healers on her side of the family–my Jewish grandmother who did laying on of hands in a shed behind the pharmacy she and Grandpop ran in Philadelphia. East coast aunts and cousins I’d never met since I grew up in California. Also, my mother, herself, had a strong inner voice which told her how to treat patients for over forty years. She’d listened to this voice and secretly used her innate healing powers to keep her lymphoma in remission for many years. “Why didn’t you tell me?” I asked her. She said simply, “I wanted you to lead a normal, happy life, not to be thought of as weird like your grandmother was.” Oh Mother… I’ll always be grateful for what she shared, but, still… she’d waited so long. Even so, I believe in the wisdom of the paths we’ve been given. Mine has been to fight for what I believed in despite what my parents or anyone said. An invaluable but rugged lesson in empowerment.

These days, no matter what I’m going through, especially when my heart is torn in a million pieces my intuition has sustained me. I hope that my journey in my book “Second Sight” can help you. One thing I’m certain of: if you follow your intuitive voice, you can’t go wrong. Stay true to it. Intuition is about empowerment, not having to conform to someone else’s notion of who you should be. It’s about being true to yourself, and all the goodness that comes from that.

***GET YOUR COPY OF SECOND SIGHT PLUS 80+ BONUS GIFTS FROM Deepak Chopra, Shirley MacLaine, DR. Joan Borysenko, and more at WWW.DRJUDITHORLOFF.COM

Judith Orloff, M.D is author of the new bestseller SECOND SIGHT, an inspiring and controversial memoir about coming to terms with her intuitive gifts, upon which this article is based. Her other books are Emotional Freedom, Guide to Intuitive Healing, and Positive Energy. She is assistant clinical professor of Psychiatry at UCLA and an international workshop leader. For more information about new updated edition of Second Sight and Dr. Orloff’s books and workshops visit www.drjudithorloff.com http://www.drjudithorloff.com/second-sight-promotion

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Note: Voice of the Angels.com Blog is moving here and Dear Dyan column will be moving to the new membership site.

I have the pleasure today of hosting Alysa Braceau, otherwise known as “Dreamshield,” on her virtual blog tour for her new book “The Sorcerer’s Dream.”

About The Sorcerer’s Dream: An Initiation into the Sorcerer’s World


This is the autobiographical story of a young woman bumping into the enigmatic sorcerer Running Deer and her initiation into the sorcerer’s world and mastering conscious dreaming. It takes the reader throughout the magic realms of the unknown and gives a new approach to the traditional training of women sorcerers.

The riveting autobiographical account The Sorcerer’s Dream written by Dreamshield takes the reader throughout the magic realms of the unknown and mastering conscious dreaming. This book, following the traditions of Carlos Castaneda and others, gives a new approach to the traditional training of women sorcerers.

The author describes her initiation into the surrealistic world of dreaming and magic, following the teachings of ‘Man of Knowledge’ Running Deer. In the heart of Amsterdam, a thrilling stride unfolds in obtaining the knowledge of the Second Reality on the way to the ultimate goal: finding the Totality of the Self!


The combination of unusual instructions and experiences within the sorcerer’s world and the level-headedness of a very Dutch woman offers the reader excitement and contemplation on the way to the source of this reality, finding the ultimate self through the experiences and understanding of Dreamshield herself. Up until the last page the reader remains intrigued whether Dreamshield will reach her goal.

Right by the author’s side or facing her stands the character of Running Deer. Sometimes mysterious, then challenging, strict as a guru, or vulnerable as a visitor in a foreign country. However, the precise description of these distinctive steps on the road to her initiation stand like milestones in the landscape of this unique history.

About Alysa Baceau, Dreamshield

Dreamshield (Alysa Braceau) studied social work and is a freelance journalist who writes for newspapers and magazines. She has a Healing Practice and gives workshops about the Art of Mastering Conscious Dreaming and Dream Healing.

Interview with Alysa Baceau, Dreamshield:

1. What is conscious dreaming?

Conscious dreaming is dreaming while being aware that you are dreaming. Another name for conscious dreaming is lucid dreaming. If you dream consciously you have control over events, or at least the realization that you can control the situation. There are techniques to learn this and I describe these techniques in my book, “Dreamshield.” There will be a day when you can instruct yourself to dream about something, for example; to fly like a bird or to meet a deceased loved one.

2. What is astral traveling?

Astral travelers can have the sensation of having an existence separate from one’s physical body, and being able to stand outside of oneself, looking at the reality from another view point. Astral Travel and out of body experiences (OOBEs) are similar to conscious dreaming. But, it is not the same because conscious dreaming is the art of controlled dreaming. I understand from what I’ve read, Astral traveling happens spontaneously. That doesn’t mean a conscious dreamer can’t have the same sensations and experiences as an astral traveler and vice versa.

3. What is a shaman?

There are many definitions of what a shaman is but in general you can say that a shaman acts as a medium between the visible world and the invisible spirit world; getting in contact with the spirits of the beginning and to pick up (among others) information about and for purposes of healing.

4. What is an assemblage point?

The assemblage point is the ultimate place of perception. Call it a concentrated sense of perception. It is usually, but not necessarily located at the height of the shoulder blades. The assemblage point should be flexible instead of being fixated. To give an example: children don’t perceive the world as fixed as we do, they are more open for dreaming and creativity. As soon as you start to learn and understand the meaning of the words, the assemblage point starts to fixate more and more. The more definitions, the more solid your assemblage point. In the course of years, a child becomes more and more fixated on the definition of this reality, and when you become fixated you lose more and more capacity to look to the world with an open mind.

5. What is a totem and what is its significance? Please give us an example.

There are many definitions for a totem. In my book, I mention totem animals. They are entities and guides I met in a ceremony to be my roadmap leading me into totality. My dreaming teacher Vidar explained that the spirits of totems enlighten your potential. Besides being your guide to totality, the totems represent a certain cosmic knowledge which gives insight into your capabilities and which you can perceive in your energy field even after the ceremony.

6. What is the difference between a dream and a vision?

If you master your dreaming, ordinary dreams will come to a halt (I describe this process in my book) and will be replaced by the dreaming of the spirit. Ordinary dreams come to a stop and disappear because they are primitive and take up too much energy. As you master your dreaming, you will have dreams of medicine and visions that guide you into the totality.

7. Should people journal about their dreams and why or why not?

Learning to dream consciously really starts with attentiveness, being aware of your surroundings and your actions in daily life. By writing down your dreams and including all the details, it what happened in the dream becomes more clear and that gives you an overall awareness. From my experience if you consciously deal with your dreams, you will find out that your dreams develop and you become conscious in your dreams.

8. Can we use dreaming to effect healing, and if so, how?

There are various methods to use dreaming to effect healing. In my book, I describe the technique to heal your inner child because during the process of mastering conscious dreaming you can take the challenge to face your spiritual, physical and emotional blocks and work to release them. Letting go of these blocks gives you the experience of freedom and with freedom you can experience totality. At that point one discovers and become consciously aware that you are the creator of your own reality.


We invite you to join us on the virtual tour for The Sorcerer’s Dream by Alysa Braceau (Dreamshield). The full schedule can be seen at http://bookpromotionservices.com/2010/05/03/sorcerers-dream. You can learn much more about Dreamshield and her work on her website – www.dreamshield.nl. The book can be ordered on Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/Sorcerers-Dream-Dreamshield-Alysa-Braceau/dp/1609101561. SPECIAL OFFER – Every time you post a comment on any tour post – you will be entered into a drawing for a $35 Amazon gift card — so, share your thoughts with us.

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Dear Dyan:

In 2004 my ex-husband ran me down with his car, beat me from head to toe and rammed a hatchet into my head several times, leaving me with severe traumatic brain injury, multiple internal injuries, and post traumatic stress disorder. Then 8 months later I lost my father. Even though the doctors claimed I would not survive, I did. Even with my best friend David by my side and all the miraculous accomplishments I’ve done, I still feel lost, as if I don’t belong. Like I’m terrified to let anyone in. I see a psychologist and psychiatrist forever it seems and all they do is hand me meds and see me in a few months. It’s as if I’m still living the nightmare and I know the Angels were sent to save me for a reason. I have managed to re-learn to read and write and re-enter college working toward a Bachelor in Medical Administration. I have the power to heal others. However, I’m not able to find that same power to heal myself after six years. I desperately need guidance to find the essence of who and what I truly am. – To Recover From The Darkest Experiences

Dear Recover:

This is heartbreaking. Truly. First up I advise you to see an EMDR specialist for your post traumatic stress disorder. This will help you! Please do so! Next, I assure you that you have a purpose here and through all of this hideous pain, you will discover that very purpose. The power to heal yourself is in layers and you have to start at the beginning. Just as you re-learned to read, write, and found the courage to go back to college, in this way you will soon uncover who you really are. Through great adversity miracles arise. You are tenacious. You are a survivor, not a victim. You are alive. You DO belong. And you are not alone. Angelic guidance points to allowing yourself to go through the healing process of releasing all of this grief. And in so doing, your life’s purpose will unfold. Without the darkness, we cannot know light. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Dyan Garris
www.voiceoftheangels.com

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Dyan, I’m looking for advice on a friend of mine I’ve known for 8 months now. He makes me so happy but he’s in/out of my life a lot. I’m worried about him. I haven’t heard from him in awhile now. I miss him when he’s not around. He’s like a bright light in my life as I’ve been having financial difficulties. He makes my heart smile. I’m wondering what spiritual advice you could give me on him…I’m so confused. Thank you.
– Friend of Mine

Dear “Friend:”

When we’re having a rough time, it’s easy and natural to want to escape into a friendship or romance. The truth is we can’t look to the outside to fix our life. We must fix it ourselves. Happiness comes from inside, not out, no matter what our circumstance. It’s true that people can be bright lights to us in our dark hours and there’s certainly nothing wrong with that. It’s just that Spirit asks that you find the light within.

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Hi Dyan:

I have been going through very difficult financial times over the last 1½ years and through it all I have remained positive and have put my trust and faith in God and the universe to provide and guide me to a better place. I am sitting here frustrated today as at the moment I seem to be going backward no matter how hard I have been working and praying and keeping an open mind for guidance. I feel hopeless because after today’s setback I feel like giving up. I feel it’s enough now. I have struggled long enough to make things turn for the better and to start going forward in life. I am not even sure now if I am on the right path anymore. I actually feel lost and very disappointed. Enough is enough. I deserve better. I deserve a break!! What should I be doing? I am totally at a loss. I obviously have commitments and responsibilities and cannot give up, but a bit of positive news and a positive direction would go a long way. I need some clear visions or messages from God to show me the way. What is your advice?
Thanks
Jan

Dear Jan:

So many have been having such a challenging time over the last few years, especially when it comes to finances. We are all being challenged on this major course correction to get money in perspective as the energy of exchange, not as power, and to create our lives in different ways than ever before. I understand completely where you are and how you are feeling. I understand your frustration.

Start with “Do I have everything I need for now? Am I safe? What needs to stay and what needs to go in this transition and reorganization period?” Also: “Where am I trying to go? What is the underlying belief system that brought me to where I am now?” And “Who or what is my Source?” Know this: Nothing stays the same. Everything is always in a state of change, no matter how it appears. And from Voice of the Angels-A Healing Journey Spiritual Cards, the card Island-Sunset:

“The sun that’s setting slowly
Is but a glimmer of what’s to be
Know that as you go along now
An ending is a beginning for thee.”

We may not be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel, particularly when we’ve been struggling along in the dark for so long. When we’re so tired, our eyes tend to stay closed. But it’s definitely there. And too, the more we struggle and thrash about in angst, the more we prevent and impede “rescue.” To keep yourself in the present moment – which is where we manifest from – ask “What is the next single thing for me to do?”

Also ask yourself how you can RIDE the waves instead of becoming overwhelmed by the feeling that they are much bigger and more powerful than you are with the ability to crush you. I feel that the months of June, July, and August bring great and welcome change for us all. I hope that helps, Jan. Thankfully, we are almost at the end of this.

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Dear Dyan:

I mostly wanted to thank you for the email I received this AM from you. The email came at a time when I am extremely depressed about my life and my situation. I feel like I am totally lost right now. I have recently become unemployed and question if I should continue on the same career path. I have
not had any dreams lately so I have felt like I have gotten off the right path somewhere down the line and really don’t know how to get back on it. Recently I had a lot of people praying for me and it seemed like the more they prayed for me the worse my life situation became. Right now I feel that things have become hopeless and I have no control over anything in my life anymore. Is there any advice you can give to help me back on the right path and get off of this destructive path I am on now. Thank you.

Dear P:
I’m sorry to hear of your situation. You certainly aren’t alone in it, unfortunately. As a global consciousness, we’re engaged in a course correction. When we’re lost it’s important to know that we aren’t alone in that either. The place to start to come back into alignment is to examine things at the root. Do you enjoy your career? Is it what you came to do? Is it your life’s purpose?

It’s important to note that while life gives us temporary challenges in which we may find ourselves very uncomfortable, we are still safe everywhere we are. Also, about the people praying for you…while prayer is good and desirable, it’s also true that when we put a lot of energy on anything, and fuel it with our own ideas about how things ought to show up, we do have also have the power in that to create that which we don’t want. My love to you.

Dyan Garris
www.voiceoftheangels.com

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Dear Dyan:

I pray to Azna every day, and I have set up an altar to her. I talk to Archangel Michael always and thank Mother and Father God every day for my blessings. I think sometimes that they are probably tired of hearing from me. I have been sent signs that my prayers are heard and will be granted but still nothing has happened. What should I do? Am I being too impatient? I dream constantly of my skin peeling and I see myself always dressing in new garments. My circumstances seem to be stagnant. I am afraid to feel hope for fear that it is just wishful thinking. I know you will think I am crazy but when I talk or ask questions like “Are you there?” I hear another soft voice answering my question before it even is
finished. Am I a crackpot or what? – Penny

Dear Penny:

No, you aren’t a crackpot. You are definitely hearing your angels and guides. Dreams of skin peeling and wearing new garments indicate, like a snake shedding its skin, a new way of life. That’s good! Penny, when we’re so attached to things showing up our way or energy moving with the push of our prayers, desires, and supplications behind them, nothing much can happen. We get in our own way by trying to control things.

What should you do? It’s very simple. Let go. We cannot tell the universe what to do, despite our ideas to the contrary. Allow your guides, angels, and God to work in your life by letting go. I have an example in my book Money and Manifesting about taking what you think you want, writing that desire on a balloon, then tying the thing to your finger. Now try to get dressed. You will find this is in your way. Obviously, then a person would figure out that they have to then let go of it. So let it go.

But what most people do at this point is let it go in the confines of their house and then follow it from room to room demanding, praying, and putting every ounce of energy on it that this balloon turn into the thing they are trying to manifest. How can this turn into any kind of form made manifest? It can’t. It will remain a balloon with the thing you “want” written on it and will eventually deflate.

What you can do instead is take it outside and let it go up to the heavens and trust that it’s going to return to you as the thing you really want – as form made manifest – not as a deflated piece of rubber that hits you in the face on the way back down to earth. Penny, just let go. You’ve already told the Universe what you want, correct? Let the Universe help you by just letting go.

Let’s say that we are a child with a broken toy. We take this toy to our parent and ask them to fix it. Do we then put every waking moment on following the parent around and telling them how to fix it? If we knew how to fix it, we would have fixed it ourselves, right? Give your situation a little time to be “fixed.” And trust that it will be so.

Angel Blessings,

Dyan

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