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We are like children, who stand in need of masters to enlighten us and direct us; and God has provided for this, by appointing his angels to be our teachers and guides. -Saint Thomas Aquinas
To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.
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Cleveland Pagan Pride Day August 27, 2011 Awaken the Change
Every blade of grass has an angel that bends over it and whispers, grow! grow! ~ Talmud
The angels are thoughts of love sent from God. Since God is continuously expressing loving thoughts, there are an infinite number of angels. They are very real messengers, sent by God, to help us feel peace and joy. ~ Doreen Virtue
Cleveland Pagan Pride Day 2010 was a fantastic experience featuring local musical and dance talent. We welcomed between 500-700 people, all who came to sate their curiosity about Paganism. There were workshops and vendors catering to the many branches of the old way, an opening ritual which ended with the sound of a Native American flute. A closing ritualistic parade saw upwards of 100 people joining in. Cleveland Pagan Pride Day 2011 is much anticipated within the esoteric communities. A follow up to CPPD 2010 has been much talked about through the wintry months. This years fundraising events have received overwhelming support from our growing community. We have seen a concert event at Maple Grove Tavern, Pagan Nights Out at Cicis Pizza and Applebees, a psychic fair at Spirit Apothecary, and a Pagan BBQ at Prince of Patchouli. CPPD 2011 will see more top tier entertainment, workshops and eclectic rituals throughout the day. We will have the areas finest vendors, psychics, and food. We offer tee-shirts and bumper stickers for sale, at all of our events, so all of our friends may display them with pride! All of our many friends that have supported us, we offer a special THANK YOU! Cleveland Pagan Pride 2011 is your festival event! Cleveland Pagan Pride Day 2011 August 27, 2011 12pm 10pm Bedford Square 730 Broadway Avenue Bedford, Ohio 44146 www.clevelandpaganpride.org clevelandpaganpride@yahoo.com
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I died as a mineral and became a plant; I died as a plant and rose to animal; I died as animal and I was a man. Why should I fear? When was I less by dying? Yet once more I shall die as man to soar With angels blest. But even from an angel I must pass on: all except God must perish. When I have sacrificed my angel soul, I shall become what no mind ever conceived. ~ Rumi
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our angels have a nickname for you, she told me, they call you Morning Glory. It was August 2009 and I was seeking the counsel of a spiritual medium. My mother had died three months earlier, and I was searching for ways to communicate with her. The nickname was strange, I thought, and didnt have any meaning for me. When I left the session I telephoned Michael, a recently discovered soul mate. Michael is a photographer and has his own studio building in an urban location. I told him about the strange nickname.
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wonderfully nebulous belief system lets me do that with great peace of mind. Connecting with Michael was the first of these coincidences. Michaels brother happened to die on the same day as my mother. I had been living out-of-state but happened to be back in my hometown for my mothers funeral. I happened to go to a certain restaurant, I happened to pick up a local newspaper there, and I happened to see an article about the passing of Michaels brother. I had known Michael in high school, so I called him to offer my condolences. We met for dinner and figured out then that we were soul mates.
I have chosen to label myself as spiritual but not religious. The label is nebulous enough that I can define it (and redefine it) however I choose. Thats what faith means to me: a personal belief system developed through a lifetime of experience. It is not something anyone can prove or disprove. Thats what makes it faith.
Wow, he said, Youre not going to believe this, but just last week a huge bunch of Morning Glories took root in my sidewalk and theyre growing all over the front of my studio. I dont know where they came from, theyve never been there before. That was one of many coincidences that have occurred since my mother died, that have made me firmly believe in angels. I was raised in a Catholic household, but as an adult I have chosen not to follow any faith. I have chosen instead to label myself as spiritual but not religious. The label is nebulous enough that I can define it (and redefine it) however I choose. Thats what faith means to me: a personal belief system developed through a lifetime of experience. It is not something anyone can prove or disprove. Thats what makes it faith. But even though I had been calling myself spiritual Id never had any direct connection with the spirit world. That is, until my mother died and the coincidences began. But the coincidences have been so personally meaningful, and so statistically impossible, that I have chosen to see them as direct signs from my angels. My
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Of course there was no way to prove it, we just felt it. As Elton Trueblood said, Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation. We trusted without reservation. Perhaps one of the reasons my mother and his brother died at their particular moment was so we could meet and experience the bounty of life in a way that only soul mates can. No coincidence. A sign. My mother told me, through the spiritual medium, that she would send me butterflies and dragonflies as signs to let me know she is still near. That night, I was looking through my mothers books in her apartment and found her journal. It had butterflies and dragonflies
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on the cover. Coincidence? No, a sign. Michael came over the next morning and I showed him my journal discovery. We opened it together, and there were four hearts doodled on the first page. Michael ran into the next room and came back with a piece of paper on which he had just doodled the same four hearts, in the exact same style and pattern, minutes before. What does it mean? I asked.
Four-one: The security code to get into my mothers apartment; the latitude of my hometown the city my mother loved so much and the place where I met my soul mate. The number 41 continues to appear in my life regularly. Coincidence? No. A sign.
Four hearts you, me, your Mom and my brother, Michael said. Then he added, From four hearts one. We cried. Four-one: The security code to get into my mothers apartment; the latitude of my hometown the city my mother loved so much and the place where I met my soul mate. The number 41 continues to appear in my life regularly. Coincidence? No. A sign.
Two months later, Michaels brother whom I had never met in life came to me in a dream with a message to pass along to Michael. Somehow I just knew it was him. I trusted without reservation. The dream took place in an unusually large picnic shelter that I had never seen before. But when I told Michael, he said: I know exactly the place youre talking about. He emailed me a picture of a picnic shelter where he and his brother regularly went when they were little. It was, of course, the same one as in my dream. Coincidence? No. A sign. When I met with the spiritual medium I asked how to communicate with those who have passed on. She said to simply ask them for a sign. For a whole year I had been receiving signs without asking. But now I needed help. I was considering leaving my job to move back home to start my own business. I thought it was the right decision but I wanted reassurance. I asked for a sign. The following morning, though I was alone in the house, I woke up to the smell of blueberry muffins baking. The day before, I had just been talking to a friend about how much I love blueberry muffins. Later that day I received a layoff notice from work, which alleviated my uncertainty about leaving. On the way home from work, a car pulled up next to me; my mothers name was written on the side. And in case I still didnt get it, when I stopped at the grocery store on the way home, there was a book on display in the checkout line: The Complete Idiots Guide To Connecting With Your Angels. I laughed out loud and bought the book. Coincidences? No, signs. Eugene ...Continued on page 42
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Starr: In one of your videos you offered a quote by Sheldon Kopp that resonated with me: Ive never begun any important venture for which I felt adequately prepared. I feel thats something we all struggle with. Virtue: Absolutely, right now is a time when many people feel called to make important life changes, involv-
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In each life we have a personal lesson or two that were learning, like patience or forgiveness. And we also have a global mission that were here to learn and express. Our angels help to keep us on that path.
hes healthy as a horse and happy. Growing up with that, I learned lifes too short to compromise on anything including relationships, where you live and where you work. Its about trusting this benevolent universe Starr: The pact that we have with our angels, do we make this before we come into this earth plane? Are we aware of it? What is this pact? Virtue: Im a firm believer in past lives, and [that] this is a big continuum in learning a progression, just like different grades in school, each life building upon the one before it. The life lessons and the angels are with you through all those lives; they dont have any mortality. Theyre like teaching assistants, [saying], In this life heres what were going to learn. In each life we have a personal lesson or two that were learning, like patience or forgiveness. And we also have a global mission that were here to learn and express, and that would be something like you being a writer, or someone working with animals. Our angels help to keep us on that path. If youre unhappy, its the same thing as if youre driving down the road and you go over those little bumps in the road that tell you, Oops youre off the path. Anyone whos unhappy with their job or where they live, or anything those
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things need to be addressed instead of stuffed down with chemicals, dysfunctional behaviors or addictions. Starr: Youve written that when we talk to our angels the verbiage isnt important. I think that youre right when you say people get caught up in what to say and what ritual to use in saying it. Virtue: Exactly. The angels respond to our simply giving them permission and asking for their help, because we have this free will. The whole world was created for this desire for free will. Its just an illusion that were separate from God, but the illusion is very real. You have to ask your angels for help; you have to ask God for help before they can intervene because of their respect for free will. It doesnt matter how you ask, what matters is that youre very clear about what you desire. Think of it like they can feel your thoughts. So you can say it, you can scream it in fact sometimes thats the most effective way. When youre crystal clear about what you will or will not accept you can use any words you want. The thing is just asking and then accepting the help that comes always in response to the prayer. The help can be in the form of direct intervention, where you ask for a new job and boom here comes a phone call from a friend and were hiring at my place of employment.
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It can be something more along the lines of signs that you get, [like] when three people recommend the same book or movie in the same day. Always the help is offered; its up to us to notice it. Where I find that people run into trouble is that they dont trust, and also they dont think they deserve it. Thats a big part of my job is to help folks get over those little hurdles. Starr: So self-esteem is a key for all of us? Virtue: Exactly, well put. Starr: Back to the signs, I see that your oldest son Charles and you wrote a book Signs from Above, Im a huge sign person, I get feathers a lot and always pick them up, and I think thats a sign. I get asked a lot How do I know my angels are listening? Virtue: If you see, hear or feel anything unusual or repetitive, this is a sign. The angels told me once, and I believe them, that everything
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Discover the great treasure that resides within your own heart, within your own greater Self.
is a sign, because everything is a mirror that is attracted to our current thoughts. There are no coincidences, quantum physics points that out. Its not something esoteric at all, its being magnetically attracted to us. If you want to know how your thoughts are, just look around you and if you dont like it, then change your thoughts. The signs are really fun. I especially love the number signs where the angels send us numbers in sequences that give us messages. The book I wrote, Angel Numbers 101, talks about that. When you see repetitive numbers, or license plate numbers, its telling you something. Starr: When Im working with your angel cards in the mornings during meditation, I sometimes draw the Indigo Children card and the Crystal Children card. Whats the difference between the two?
You have to ask your angels for help; you have to ask God for help before they can intervene because of their respect for free will. It doesnt matter how you ask, what matters is that youre very clear about what you desire.
Virtue: Oh, big difference. Indigos are a little older but the main difference is the whole personality. The Indigos came in with an inner truth detector, so they can smell if someone has integrity or not. In school they dont necessarily give respect to the principal or the person with the title; they might have more respect for the janitor. They also know the difference in school between what they need to learn because it will help them someday in the future, and what has no value to them. Theyre strongwilled, old souls that have this strong-willed leadership. Their big global mission is to bring integrity back to the world. The Crystal children are very quiet, in contrast. They absolutely are nature fanatics; they have to be outdoors or they get cranky. They dont sleep much because they might miss something. Theyre delightful, they talk more with their eyes and they love music. Theyre very artistic, love animals, they are absolutely fearless and they are just happy, happy people. The way this is working is like an evolution. You and I are of the generation of light workers; we absolutely care about this world but we run into self-esteem issues. The Indigo generation doesnt have those self-esteem issues. They trust their intuition, but they dont really know what to do with it and theyre looking to our generation to show them how to put it to action. So were here to be teachers to the Indigos, and the Indigos usually are the parents of the Crystals. If the Indigos do their job and help to get rid of the
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corruptions of this world to bring an era of integrity, emotions, and compassion then the Crystals will populate this planet with this beautiful generation of quiet, gentle, forgiving people who are connected to nature. Its very beautiful. It all fits together perfectly and its just a matter of allowing. Starr: I have a question on free will. I know we have free will and this question comes as a mother with a daughter who suffered several years with addictions. We want to help our children but how do we do this? Virtue: OK, thats one of my favorite questions to answer. Think of your free will as a circle and everything in that circle is yours; you have the right to do whatever you want in that circle even though the angels and God might wish that you would choose differently. Your daughter has that circle too; she can do whatever it is she chooses to do. There is a point where the two circles overlap each other, and then your daughters free will is affecting your free will and happiness, to the degree that her free-will choices affect your free-will choices. When this occurs you are allowed to pray for intervention and the angels and God will intervene. In fact the clearer you are about your desire the greater the intervention on their part.
If you see, hear, or feel anything unusual or repetitive, this is a sign. The angels told me once, and I believe them, that everything is a sign, because everything is a mirror that is attracted to our current thoughts.
Starr: My youngest daughter lost her Dad recently through sudden death, and shes having a hard time connecting to the Angels, to him and just in general. What do you say to someone who says, The angels arent listening, or I cant talk to them? Virtue: My research shows that absolutely everyone does talk to his or her angels, its just a matter of whether its a conscious awareness or not. Right now Im connected to your daughters Angels and theyre telling me her Dad does talk to her when shes sleeping, and intuitively. Part of the trying too hard thing is just blocking the conscious awareness of it, but anytime anyone asks to talk to a loved one, or to angels, contact is made successfully. Starr: Id like to speak about the Mayan calendar. In one video, you said its more a matter of the Mayans just didnt finish the calendar [because] they had to leave the village. Virtue: Prophesies about the end of the world have been going on since the beginning of time. The human ego feels guilty running away from God. The human ego is built on guilt and expects punishment, and because its
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impossible to leave God, there is no punishment that is going to happen. The whole thing about 2012 is just a theory that a man came up with who actually passed a couple of years ago; its just an urban legend. This whole thing about the end of the world is just the human ego enjoying being afraid. The May 21st doom-and-gloom prophesy was actually a blessing in disguise; it showed people and it gave them a chance to make fun, ridicule and laugh. There is no basis to the 2012 calendar. Its just going to be another year, but its giving people the opportunity to face their fears and their mortalities, and I think thats really healthy. Ask yourself, Hey what do I want to do in this lifetime?... and then do it now! Do what it is you want to do even if its a big goal like write a book or open a healing center. If you devote a little bit of time to your goals every single day, it will get done. The universe matches us to an even higher degree and things just start to take care of themselves. Starr: Aside from your book The Miracles of Archangel Michael, a favorite angel of many, Ive heard you refer to Jophiel as the Feng Shui Angel, and Gabriel the Messenger Angel. Could you shed some light on those angels? Virtue: Gabriel is a good angel to work with if you feel you have to get a message out, write a book or teach. And Jophiel helps us beautify our lives. Jophiel is a beautiful angel to work with right now. The angels told me we are in a time of dynamic manifestation, that we absolutely must think positive thoughts for our mental, emotional and physical health and Jophiel will help us to uplift our thoughts no matter whats going on around us. Weve got to avoid blaming and complaining; it traps the lower vibration energies. We can partner with Jophiel who can help us come up with the beautiful words that uplift others. This is our mission as light workers. Starr: Once we ask the angels to help us with a situation, can we also ask them to help us let go? It seems many of us have a problem with surrender? Virtue: Exactly, its like people who clean their homes before the housekeeper gets there. You dont have to perfect yourself before you ask the angels for help. If there are certain issues you wrestle with, then by all means
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ask them to help you with those particular issues. If you have problems with faith, then ask them to help you have more faith, and they will do so. Starr: You havent been to Cleveland for over a decade, talk to me about how you feel about coming to Cleveland and doing the seminar for The Journey Expo. Virtue: Im very excited about coming to Cleveland; I have fond memories of Cleveland. I used to go there all the time to do a TV show called AM Cleveland, and what stands out the most to me about Cleveland is nice people. I feel that a big part of our mission is just to be nice to each other and I like being around nice folks. I also feel the people in the Cleveland area have a high degree of sensitivity. A large part of my workshop at the event will be on how to deal with your increasing sensitivity and how highly sensitive people can continue to mange to keep their heart open, while shielding and protecting yourself at the same time. So Ill be doing a lot of clearing work, and definitely I will be doing as many readings as I can for the audience and just offering up whatever I can to help people deal with living happier lives. This big tour that Im on is about the fears people have over 2012 and the increasing sensitivity. Im doing whatever I can to help people understand that theyre not alone, and that help is available to them.
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Im very excited about coming to Cleveland; I have fond memories of Cleveland. I used to go there all the time to do a TV show called AM Cleveland, and what stands out the most to me about Cleveland is nice people. I feel that a big part of our mission is just to be nice to each other and I like being around nice folks.
Starr: Ive heard you say that fear is a choice. So when were in fear mode were choosing fear mode. So how do we recognize that we actually made a conscious choice of choosing fear and how do we get out of that fear mode? Virtue: A lot of it is having a zero tolerance of pain policy with yourself. If youre in any form of pain, youre in your ego. Its not whether you go in your ego, its what you do with it. But if you just start to have this firm I wont accept any form of pain existential, spiritual, emotional, etc. policy, the minute you start to feel any sort of pain, ask the angels for help. Continued on page 20
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Any kind of worry that we have makes things worse because it puts out to the universe this is whats happening, and it hardens it and the universe says, Yes, maam, this is whats happening to you. Instead take any worry you have and rewrite it simply to a prayer. If youre worried about your finances, change it to a prayer of Help me with my finances. Worry makes things worse and prayer always improves everything. Starr: What one final thing do you want to leave our readers with? Whats the Big Kahuna the angels most want us to know? Virtue: Even if youre not sure that the angels are real and you dont really believe or you feel undeserving of their help, the angels are with you. If you just take a moment to ask for their help youll feel their loving presence. I want to reassure everyone, speaking as a lifelong clairvoyant, that youre not alone and they are there for each and every one of us. You dont have to earn it, you dont
have to belong to any certain religion, or act a certain way, or pray a certain way to garner their help. Their help is there because angels are as much a part of life as having a heart, a lung and just being alive. Its a part of our God-given capabilities, so please, please reach out for help much more often than you are. Angels want to help us with every single part of our lives not just the so-called big things. Theyre here to help us have peace on earth, one person at a time, and the greatest contribution you can make to this planet right now is to be at peace. You dont have to do it alone; youve got angels with you to help restore you to peace, which is your natural state. Doreen Virtue will make a headline appearance at the ninth annual Journey Expo Cleveland, Sept. 9-11. It will be her first appearance in the area in more than a decade. For more information: www.thejourneymag. com/clevelandexpo2011. Eva Starrs spiritual journey has taken her coast-to-coast studying
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ngels, as I understand them, are vast creatures of enormous power. Theyre closedsystems they can always re-gather and re-assemble themselves after the shudders of any emotional rapture. They can stay in full possession of their beauty. Theyre already in their eternal aspect so they never dissolve. This is a trait we humans dont have in our earthly existence. Were always falling apart, dissipating, dying. Yet in the cosmic scheme of things, angels are actually disadvantaged because they dont share our quality of disappearing-ness, our mortality and evanescence. Theyre always at one with beauty, so they dont perceive it from the outside as we humans do, and they cant erotically interact with it. Eros and thanatos (death) are intimately intertwined. Without thanatos there can be no eros, because in order for eros to arise there must be some sense of separation, of duality. Angels are beings who enjoy uninterrupted life and oneness and thus cannot enjoy the erotic play of duality that comes with the possibility of death as we humans can. So we mortals suffer, but we also have a privilege unknown to higher spiritual beings: We can sense the world and ourselves as fleeting and therefore feel attraction and erotic love. Since all that we are and all that we perceive disappears, we must be like bees willing to collect the nectar of life with our senses and bring it into our hearts where we can
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turn it into the honey of higher consciousness. In this sense, the point of our human life is to take all that we see gorgeous and hideous, pleasing and revolting and to love it until we have transformed the world and ourselves. We could say that this is a poetic point of view, an attitude that embraces all the extremes of life with equal welcome and grace. This process of turning the stuff of life into honey is hardly passive; it involves active gathering of life and active expression of the love we have cultivated. In other words, our duty is not only to love the world but to communicate that love to others in a way that succinctly teaches them to love as we have loved. As we do this labor, we perform a service for the angels a service that they require because without it they would be unable to imagine the intensity that comes from living willingly in the shadow of death. We show them the painful beauty of earthly life in a way that they would never be able to perceive without our intervening.
Our English word poem comes from the Greek word poesis, which means to make. For the Greeks, the emergence of a blossom from a bough was poesis, and so was the making of a wheel for a cart.
So how do we accomplish this labor of service to angels? Of teaching divinity the wonders of duality? We do this by making our every action and word a poem, a gift, an offering. Our English word poem comes from the Greek word poesis, which means to make. For the Greeks, the emergence of a blossom from a bough was poesis, and so was the making of a wheel for a cart. Both are kinds of making. The Greeks called the first kind of making phyJuly August 2011 July August 2011
sis and the second kind of making techn (from here we get our word technology). We ordinarily consider the poesis of nature, physis, to be different from the poesis of human technology. But its actually possible for humans to create in such a way that we use our skills and technologies to enact a spiritual blossoming, a spiritual physis. In other words, the things we create in the material world our written verses, our paintings, our emails, our dinners and parties can all be makings or poems in the highest sense when we perform them with great consciousness and love. Through our loving awareness, we bring to the simplest of our creations a celebration that serves angels. We perform this service by transmuting the stuff of our daily life into songs that empower angels to love the fleeting people and things of this world with a strength and fearlessness to rival our own. Carolyn Elliott is a leader in personal growth for the millennial generation. Her inspirational book, Awesome Your Life, will be released this fall by a division of Hay House Press. Carolyn currently hosts monthly Genius Gatherings with her colleague Kevin May at her home in the Friendship neighborhood of Pittsburgh. For more of Carolyns essays and information about her services and workshops, please visit her blog: www.awesomeyourlife.com and friend her on Facebook.
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cepted the idea that somehow Id come to angelic notice. But I didnt want to get all glurpy purple, as I said to my friends. I still wanted to be solidly based. Besides, who was I to expect angelic attention, or even more, assistance? I was neither saintly, nor particularly devout at that point. They had better things to do, I was sure. By 1997, I was doing enough work that I knew I needed to acknowledge allegiance to someone. After a long and difficult road, it was clear that the banner under which I needed to walk was that of the Christ. But there was fear. I didnt like what experience Id had with organized religion, didnt believe most of what standard Church doctrine told us and kept fighting for the logic to win. It didnt. What happened to me on Feb. 1, 1997 is private, and Ive told only a few. But believe me when I say
I never considered myself an angel person when I started on the lightworkers path. Frankly, I didnt want to be. I valued practical. I gravitated more toward numerology, with its formulae and rules; I dove into Tarot cards, whose archetypal information I found to be something concrete. Even in the beginning, when I was putting my hands on anything that looked at all metaphysical, Id find too many angel books came across as fluffy, or specious, or both. But its a rare person who sets themselves on the Light Road who doesnt run into angels sooner or later. Angels are one of Spirits fastest and most profound ways of dealing with dangerous situations, Doubting Thomases or lost lambs in ways that cannot be ignored. And I got to have angel encounters for all three of those sorts of adventures. The first encounters happened in 1994, when, suddenly and with no training, I found myself able to talk to dead people and do handson healing. I couldnt explain why; I just knew I was being handed my draft notice and called to service. So I bowed my head and used my hands. Every time I started doing my work, someone or something put hands gently over mine, and we worked together. People would feel presences they could not explain, and get healings neither of us could logically justify. And the presence didnt feel like a spirit guide I had those, knew those, and they simply said, The healings are larger than we are. Trust that. So I tentatively, grudgingly, acPAge 24
that there were angelic presences in my little apartment in Atlanta; that the rooms temperature went up fifteen degrees in five minutes; that I felt myself held and moved, and saw finger indentations on my nightgown sleeve that had no visible fingers causing them. And that night, I knew that the Christ has very little to do with church doctrine, and everything to do with that incandescent, immanent center of compassion, non-judgment and love at the center of the universe.
Because her particular spirit guide was in the room with us as a witness, she asked him to report to her. And he gave her the exact order of everything that happened from a 90-degree angle to where I was.
After the visitation was over, I called my close friend, who is a priest in the Celtic Catholic church. Could she could explain what happened without my telling her about it? Because her particular spirit guide was in the room with us as a witness, she asked him to report to her. And he gave her the exact order of everything that happened from a 90-degree angle to where I was which is where I had sensed him at the beginning of the angelic encounter. You would think I wouldnt need any more convincing after that, wouldnt you? I suppose God gets a great kick out of His most hardheaded kids, because that I certainly was. OK, angels help me heal. OK, they were part of the celestial welcoming committee. But all those stories about telling people to take a different road, saving them in boating accidents, all that nah, not me.
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I dont matter enough for that. In February 2002, I was on a rural road in upstate New York. It had been warm, then cold, and rain had changed to a light snow overnight. Suddenly, my tires hit a patch of black ice under snow. My car swerved toward a stand of trees. I wrenched the wheel too hard I spun in the other direction, clipping a pine tree, knocking down a telephone pole. I felt the car do a rollover, and found myself hanging, upside down, with electrical wires over the car. I wasnt even wearing a seat belt.
My car swerved toward a stand of trees. I wrenched the wheel too hard I spun in the other direction, clipping a pine tree, knocking down a telephone pole. I felt the car do a rollover, and found myself hanging, upside down, with electrical wires over the car.
Looking back, I realize that angels had the wheel from the first skid. They had to because at no time did I fear what was happening. It felt like slow motion, very clear. I
had absolutely no fear of injury or death; it was as if I knew that it wasnt my time and I was being taken care of. I eased myself out of the car. Within half an hour I had flagged someone down, who called an ambulance. I was immediately strapped to a backboard like Id broken every bone in my body, though I protested I was fine. I remember the EMT checking my pulse and blood pressure and saying, Youre the cool one; 120-over-80 and a slow and regular pulse. Mitleid...continued on page 42
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ife as we know it is changing swiftly. We are right on course to clear out the old energies of the past and bring in the new energies of divine light to the entire world. These new energies are focused beams of light, restoring every cell in our beings. They touch every spot on the planet, every creature, every plant, every drop of water. We are being restored to wholeness and oneness. We are one with all things and we are interconnected, so we must change, as well as every living being surrounding us, including Mother Earth. During these times of unusual weather patterns earthquakes, storms, tornados, floods, tsunamis, and the like we are reminded that change sometimes is swift, literally shaking things up, throwing things around, stirring the old dense energies and re-patterning every foundation. We have been hearing and seeing these changes everywhere: in the news, on the Internet, on the radio, and even in the themes of the movies and TV. Change is happening politically, culturally, economically, socially and personally. There is no area left untouched by the new energies that are coming to us. Many people have transitioned; many have been forced to relocate (foreclosures); others suffer illnesses and injuries. These are all manifestations of a deep restructuring of the world and the self as we currently know it. Intuitively, we know that these changes are leading to peace and harmony, but how do we cope with such monumental changes in the present moment? How do we get through the hour, the day, the week, the month, the year?
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This is where the angels come in. They surround us at all times. There are legions of angels assigned just to planet Earth, and also assigned to each individual on Earth, to assist all living beings through all the transitions and changes.
During these times of unusual weather patterns earthquakes, storms, tornados, floods, tsunamis, and the like we are reminded that change sometimes is swift, literally shaking things up, throwing things around, stirring the old dense energies and re-patterning every foundation.
Yet they cannot interfere with free will, so they must be called upon. You must ask for their help. Once you
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ask, they instantly arrive to assist. How do you know they are there? Some people feel a rush of air or a chill; others feel something light (like a feather) brush up on their shoulder; others hear a voice, or a sweet song comes to mind and sometimes animals will show up on their behalf as reminders (such as butterflies, hummingbirds, doves, or other flying birds). Angels are connected to the winged ones since they have wings themselves. So it is no surprise that butterflies and birds show up when angels are called. During times of emergency, sometimes angels will intervene. This is especially true during near-miss accidents. Sometimes the angels know that an accident would alter your path of destiny, so they will help to keep you on your path. Many people have experienced angel intervention, like walking away from a deadly accident unharmed or experiencing a near-miss. And there have even been accounts of people waking up, far removed from a car accident untouched, almost as if lifted up by angel emergency transport. When you start to consciously and intentionally call upon angels to help you in your daily life, you start to experience the incredible power and the unconditional love that they provide. When you are having a hard time, you can ask for 10,000 angels to stand behind you and they will. You simply have to believe in order to invoke their help. If you feel weak, you can ask them to lift you up. If
you feel overwhelmed, you can ask them to clear your field of anything that no longer serves you. They can be an integral part of your daily routine: If you ask, believe and allow, their divine energy will touch you and restore you. In order to begin your work with angels, it is essential to first clear any doubts about self-worthiness. The angels are so powerful and sometimes their light is so intense that many people dont feel deserving of such help, and they subconsciously block any forms of angel
The angels are so powerful and sometimes their light is so intense that many people dont feel deserving of such help, and they subconsciously block any forms of angel help or avoid calling for help at all.
help or avoid calling for help at all. Sometimes you have to fake it to make it. Even though you might not fully believe you are worthy, continue with positive affirmations anyway until your energy shifts to worthiness. You can say: I am a beautiful being of light and I am worthy of the presence of angels in my life.
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The more you work with angels, the more comfortable you will feel with them. Calling upon the angels will become a natural part of your life, and soon youll realize that living without them is not even an option.
Many people have experienced angel intervention, like walking away from a deadly accident unharmed or experiencing a near-miss. And there have even been accounts of people waking up, far removed from a car accident untouched, almost as if lifted up by angel emergency transport.
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have been on an intensive spiritual journey following the passing of my wife. New understandings of who I am and how to better live my life come to me daily. My motivation is to learn and to share. Angels exist in abundance all ar ound us. Angels are the guides in our lives that help us to straighten out our path more easily than we would otherwise be able to do on our own. We need not look very far to find them; they come into our lives every day. Angels are those who pre-decease us, those whom we can sometimes lean on when this world gets to be too much, because they now possess the wisdom of what comes after this life. Their presence can be of great comfort because of the perspective that they now offer that the problems we face today are but a moment in the sum of our existence. Angels are also the people with whom we interact: our friends and family, those who make themselves available to us when they see us struggle and offer gentle support and help us to find our way through difficult times. They are our teachers; those who have great knowledge of the things we wish to learn; who help us avoid the pitfalls they encountered along the way. They are also the people with whom our interactions do not always go so smoothly. They are those that force us to look at the status quo and alter the course our lives have taken: the boss who eventually forces us to re-evaluate a career choice; or that intimate relationship that ends in a breakup that challenges us to look deeper into ourselves. These relationships, these angels, are a gift to us. They come into our lives to help us along in our journey. They offer us a perspective that we cant see for ourselves because we become too emotionally attached to struggles that cloud our judgment, whereas they can observe our lives from a detached vantage
point. We are utilizing the nature of relationships to their fullest capacity when we open ourselves to this understanding. Like anything that is of value to us, these angels who enter our lives require us to actively participate in addressing the challenges that come our way, so that we may fully realize the lessons those challenges bring. Our angels want to help us, but we need to make ourselves open to that help. When we face these challenges the best thing we can do is to be honest with ourselves as to exactly why they present so much of a struggle even when that truth makes us uncomfortable. The next thing for us to be willing to do is to share that honesty with our angels so that they have all the information necessary to guide us. When working through those difficult times, being open and vulnerable about the challenging events in our lives serves us best. Our honesty gives us and others the ability to see and address the core of our struggles as opposed to dealing with symptoms that are superficial and will always prove to be elusive as far as providing any healing benefit. When we see the people, our angels, that come into our lives for what they truly are an interactive force to help us in our journey and when we become proactive in wanting to help ourselves, we make our walk of life easier.
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we might envision for ourselves. We need something else to lean on, to fully trust in to help guide us along the way. Having a strong spiritual connection has been the true icing on the cake. Staying connected to God has taken my life to a whole new level of peace and balance. We cannot rely just on our own willpower and works to change, so I encourage everyone to lean on the transforming love of God to supply what we dont always get through the day. Believe in your ability to change. You and God are the only ones who know how to take care of you. Let us all live a life full of purpose and passion and most of all peace. I believe that if each of us developed into the person God gifted us to be, the world would be a different place to live. Janee Kuta-Iliano is the owner of ALiVE ONE, a health coaching business that focuses on teaching others the benefits of internal cleansing and purification of the body. She is a holistic health educator and raw foods chef, offering Internal Cleansing & Detoxification Programs, Juice Plus+ Nutritional Products and instruction on Raw & Living Foods. Visit her website at www.aliveone.net or contact her at 440478-9802 or janee@aliveone.net
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What we think about we bring about. The brain cannot hold a positive and a negative thought at the same time; its virtually impossible.
Soul Food is dedicated to all my readers as an offering to share my metaphysical musings and the lessons I have encountered throughout my journey here in this classroom we call Planet Earth. I encourage your questions and quandaries as we grow together toward solution and enlightenment. Dear Eva: I have a daughter who Im worried sick about. Months, sometimes years, go by and I dont hear from her. Word through the grapevine is shes fallen into the world of drugs and I dont know how to help her. No one knows where she is, Im afraid she may be homeless or worse dead. I cant go on living like this. I dont sleep at night and every time the phone rings I think it may be the dreaded call. JC Dear Sleepless: Coming from a mother of two daughters, I know only too well the fear of the dreaded phone call. Allow me to share with you a quote from the prophet Kahil Gibran: Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Lifes longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, and though they are with you yet they belong not to you. With that being said, worrying about your daughter is only bringing more into your life to worry about. What we think about we bring about. The brain cannot hold a positive and a negative thought at the same time; its virtually impossible. When fear and worry come into your head, stop right where you are and think of a positive memory you have of her. Bring that thought to your mind each and every time a dark thought enters. God gave us free will, and it is not up to us to interfere in anothers life. Our children have their own paths to follow, and neither you nor I know what that is. Something that works for me is writing a letter to their highest angel. Express all your thoughts to her angel, and ask her angel to watch over her and protect her. Light a
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white candle and hold her in the light. Imagine God and/ or her angels with a huge vase filled with white light and they are pouring fountains and fountains of light over her. When the time is right she will come out of the darkness, and the light youve been holding for her all this time will be there waiting. You will make it through this my dear, divine timing is just that: Divine. Dear Eva: Im torn between all this talk about goal setting and
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doing, and the flip side of just being and doing nothing. One guru says this; another says that. Its enough to drive a sane person crazy. How do you know what to do and what not to do? I feel like Im on a merry-go-round and its going nowhere. Any light you can shed on this subject would be greatly appreciated. SM Dear This and That: I feel your dilemma. As Shakespeare said: To be, or not to be: That is the question. Especially in these times, with all the spiritual gurus out there, knowing which way to turn, who to listen to and what to do is a quandary for plenty of us. A wise sage once told me, Whatever is meant to be yours will not pass you by. For myself, I try to remember those words when Im faced with the question: Should I or shouldnt I? I strive to look at it this way; I meditate, pray about it, listen with my inner voice, and then go put feet on my prayers. When I think back to the plethora of blessings that have come into my life, the finest ones just came to me; I didnt go searching for them. This one thought alone has helped me when my busy brain is going a thousand miles a minute and Im trying to plan my next move toward my divine path. Remember the clich, if you want to make God laugh tell him your plans, and if you want to make him laugh even harder tell him your plans for your children. Take all that information, sort through it like a sieve and keep what works for you. You and only you are the final judge
on what works in your life, besides God. So get off that merry-go-round, get out of that same park youve been riding in, change your scenery, trust your instincts and then let it come to you. Eva Starrs spiritual journey has taken her coastto-coast studying the various schools of thought. Starr now resides in the San Diego area devouring the alluring buffet of wisdom that the West Coast has to offer. Email your questions to soulfood@evastarr.com visit her websites reachforthemoon.net and evastarr.com to sign up for her weekly online Soul Food column and monthly newsletters.
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July This is going to be a crazy month. You have a tendency to get anxious so take a moment and breathe. Balance is essential for you to move through the next three months without getting run down. Ask those around you to help. August Relationships might be trying during this time. Its important to keep the lines of communication open. As you do this, you will find it easier to resolve complications with others.
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July Travel is on the way for you and even possibly a big move. Take some time and decide what you really want. Put things in order and embrace the energy of the universe with forward movement. August New friendships appear and old friendships return. Pay attention to what people are telling you. Difficulties in your life are there only because you give them so much energy. These challenges are actually opportunities to move forward.
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July Relationship issues have been bringing you down. Its time to go within and confront the issues you need to confront. Deeper issues may even surface. Dont hold onto these things but rather see the truth in them. Forgive, release and let go. August Your energy levels are up and down leaving you a bit unstable. Dont worry. This is about taking a deeper look at your eating habits and finding balance. Meditation, prayer and time with friends will be greatly beneficial.
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July Things at home have been difficult, and you may be feeling like youve had to hide your feelings. Figure out what you really want: set an intention of truth, clarity and forward movement and let things come together. August Financial issues are coming to a head this month. Its not necessarily the choices youve made but the choices of others. Your intentions are good but its not always possible to take care of everyone around you.
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July Money issues are a concern but youve got some great planetary aspects around you. Dont get overwhelmed by new opportunities. Seek guidance from within, follow your heart and good things will manifest in the months ahead. August Job opportunities pop up this month as you socialize more. Youve been on a rough road and youve been feeling left out. Its important to ask for what you want and youll find that people are there for you.
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July New job opportunities present themselves to you. But are you paying attention? Its time to take a deeper look at your life. This includes relationships. Are you in a relationship because its comfortable or because its really what you want? August Things with relationships may get stirred up a little as people who you havent seen in a while come back into your life. As for family members, be careful not to say something you will regret.
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July Real estate is coming up and maybe you are considering a purchase. Dont get caught up in the excitement and rush into something. Carefully review all legal documents. Take your time and discern. August Relationships may feel very distant this month and communication is at a low point. Its important to think about the energy youve been sending out. With a deeper awareness, there is greater understanding and less hurt feelings.
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July New job opportunities are on the horizon. Go into your heart and ask yourself what feels right for you. Then, just do it. Remember that the more you move forward in your life the happier you will be. August People become more honest with their feelings about you. This allows you to be more honest about your feelings toward them. People really do want to know what you have to say. Now is the time to come forward and express yourself.
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July Your energy levels are running high and low. Consider doing some yoga or meditation. Even a good walk in the park will help you clear your thoughts. This will allow creative ideas to follow in so get your pen and pad ready. August Family issues come to a head after someone has broken your trust. Its important not to be on the offensive. Let them come forward and work this out with you. Financial concerns will ease as the month moves forward.
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July Relationships are coming up but how are you looking at them? Are you distorting whats really going on or are you seeing them as they really are? Dont allow your mind to create a reality that isnt real. Stay grounded and be aware. August Relationships issues have been huge over the last few months. Learn how to honor yourself and not just consider what others need. Dont be afraid to speak your mind and let others know what you need. Its all about balance.
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July Focus on taking care of your health. Slow down and take a walk in the park or go camping. Its important to connect with nature right now. Remember, everything isnt about work. Work is good and balance is more important. August Erratic energy may be hitting you right now as you feel pulled in all directions. Write down the things you want to accomplish. This will also help with setting your priorities. Take it one day at a time; one thing at a time.
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July Love is in the air and youre feeling invincible. This isnt just about romantic love, but love of life, love of yourself, love for people and love for food. Indulgence could be a challenge for you, but enjoy this time in your life. August This month youre expending a lot of energy leaving you drained. To make maters worse, the money isnt flowing in the way you want it to either. Dont worry. Its just a mater of time before things start to balance out for you. Kimberly Rose is a professional intuitive, vibrational astrologer, author, public speaker and radio and television host on CBS Radio and Telos Television Networks. She is available for personal readings, classes and seminars. For more information, call her at Lite the Way, (734) 854-1514 or visit www.kimmierose.com.
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Eugene ...Continued from page 13 Communicating with my mother and Michaels brother is commonplace for me now. Whenever I am sad or frustrated or scared, they send me signs to let me know everything is going to be OK. How do I know they are signs? Because of my personal belief system, built through a lifetime of personal experience. Just as we get to choose our own faith, each one of us gets to decide what is meaningful to us, and ask our angels to send us signs that are meaningful to us. Yesterday morning I was thinking about the Morning Glories at Michaels studio and wishing I had some of the seeds to plant at my new house. That afternoon Michael came to visit and brought me a present. Morning Glory seeds. Coincidence? No, sign. Beautiful, wonderful, reassuring sign. Judith Eugene works with the elderly and disabled through www.LovingHandsGroup.com and also teaches yoga and Reiki through www.LovingHandsYoga.com. She lives in a cool 1925 bungalow in Cleveland Heights, Ohio with her three awesome cats. She may be reached at (216)408-5578 or Judith@LovingHandsGroup.com. Mitleid...continued from page 25 I had a couple of small bruises on my shoulders. My back was wrenched and I was in pain for a few days. But for a woman in a flipped car with no seat belt? Nothing short of miraculous. Especially when I saw my car at the garage. It was smashed to bits everywhere but where I had been sitting. It was as if there was a protective shell in that one place. Three gifts of spirit when I was a Doubting Thomas, a lost lamb, and now in a life-threatening situation. Inexplicable, loving hands had been there in every single occurrence. How could I possibly doubt the presence of angels any longer? I couldnt. And that day, I stopped trying. Its now almost a decade since that last encounter. My intuitive work has blossomed into a full-time career. I read for clients all over the world, and whether Im channeling, healing or doing intuitive counseling Im still as practical as I know how to be with them. But Im finding there is nothing more practical than an angel when God wants to get a point across. And when Im in a stuck place, I hold out my hand and wait for that warm touch and the rustle of a wing in my ear. Corbie Mitleid is a Certified Professional Tarot Reader, a member of the American Tarot Association and an ordained minister. As a counselor and inspirational speaker, she travels coast to coast and into Canada working with approximately 1,500 clients a year. A trained medium, her work is showcased in the breakthrough book Your Souls Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born by Robert Schwartz. Corbie can be reached at 877-321-CORBIE or www.firethroughspirit.com. Corbie Mitleid will appear at the ninth annual Journey Expo Cleveland, Sept. 9-11. For more information: http:// thejourneymag.com/category/events/.
Sacchi...Continued from page 32 Angel Prayer for Dreamtime: I call upon the Archangels and all angels of the Divine Light as many as would like to come tonight while I am sleeping. Spread your healing loving wings over me and protect me, comfort me, guide me and shield me from anything that no longer serves me for my highest good and highest good of all. Help me to wake up refreshed, peaceful, clear, serene and in perfect harmony with all that is. Thank you Angels for your divine presence in my dreamtime and all times. Wake up each morning and journal your thoughts and experiences. See how this prayer profoundly impacts your morning and then the rest of your day. Allow the angels to improve your sleep patterns, take away your daily worries and provide you the comfort and peace that you deserve. Let the angels help you transform to the peaceful, loving, being that you are. Tina Sacchi is a Master in Holistic Alternative Arts, which includes hypnotherapy, energy healing (Reiki/ shamanic), mysticism, Chakra balancing, soul path guidance, past lives resolve, future life progression, raw food coaching and life event ceremonies. Tina is certified in clinical hypnotherapy through the Arizona Society for Professional Hypnosis and the National Guild of Hypnotists Visit her www.TinaSacchi.com for upcoming events and information on her international radio show. Tina Sacchi will present at the ninth annual Journey Expo Cleveland, Sept. 9-11. You can register for her workshop, Past and Future Lives Exploration, at www. thejourneymag.com/clevelandexpo2011. She will also facilitate a free meditation, Connecting with Our Ascended Masters, Guides, Angels, and Light Beings.
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Breath~Body~Mind Workshop Dr. Richard P. Brown, M.D. & Dr. Patricia Gerbarg, M.D. October 22 - 23 The Oracles of the Hebrew Three of the Prophets Unveiled Rocco Errico Ph.D., Th.D. November 5