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Changes

2008-12-18T13:30:00.001-05:00

Well dear friends...life has moved on and I am running to keep up with it. It is with a heavy heart that I tell you that I have closed the N*tranced Maryville office. An opportunity has presented itself in Radford, VA, where I am relocating.

Thank you to all of you who have locally supported me. My life has been enriched from working with you.

But with that said, changes are on the rise, so stay tuned as I begin again in Radford.

The October Midweek RELAXation Session Schedule:

2008-09-30T15:34:00.001-05:00

October Special $5 RELAXation Sessions

Wednesday, October 1 from noon to 1:oo pm
Wednesday, October 8 from noon to 1:oo pm
Wednesday, October 15 from noon to 1:oo pm

Click here to learn about these sessions.

September RELAXation Sessions

2008-09-10T19:08:00.000-05:00

September Special $5 RELAXation Sessions

The September Midweek RELAXation Session Schedule:

Wednesday, September 10 from noon to 1:oo pm
Wednesday, September 24 from noon to 1:oo pm

Click here to learn about these sessions.

A Mantra for Moving Forward

2008-08-11T11:16:00.004-05:00

Presently, as I write this, I sit in a place of change - not just a hypnosis office, but within my own changes. Life is about to accelerate (in good ways). As things progress, I will keep you posted. But for now, there are times when I find myself exhilarated. Then there are times when it begins to seem a bit overwhelming. It is during these moments, that I feel my humanity all too well. The refuge seems to be in accepting that change is inevitable. The more one fights it, the worse it gets. The more one just lets go, the more the journey unfurls with grace and a certain sense of peace. This later also allows for one to look at change through a positive frame of mind and make choices accordingly.

So, I will share my personal mantra with you for this week's contemplation.

Each step is a step forward into a place of learning, inspiration, and positive evolution.

Enjoy!

Photography by Michel Clair

Props

2008-08-06T08:20:00.004-05:00

So, you have considered hypnosis or rather making some sort of change - what then? If you are making a change to improve your health, lose weight, or motivate yourself to exercise, it may necessitate new foods, new exercise materials such as Yoga Mats like the Ecowise Yoga Mat or the PurEarth Eco mat, Pedometers such as the Omron HJ-720ITC or the 340 Step and Distance, health conscious Stainless Steel Water Bottles such as the Stainless Steel Hydration Bottle or a New Wave Enviro Stainless Steel Bottle, workout clothes or a variety of these sorts of things. So, where do you go?

As much as I subscribe to the idea of buying from local small businesses, its good to get as much information as possible. A company with good blogs can really be an asset. You get a feel for both the products or services and the people behind the company. Fit Fuel is one such company that provides both healthy products and has a blog. They offer organic products, raw food bars, yoga supplies, to mention a few of their products.

And though Fit Fuel may not be local to you - they are human. The site does not feel like a large corporate site, but one that is more personal. It is a good start in moving beyond the hypnosis session. But please know that all this is based on my experience with their web site. It is an excellent resource whether you order or not.

N*tranced and the Dramatic Art

2008-08-05T11:17:00.001-05:00

Press Release:

WHO: N*tranced Hypnosis and Guided Meditation and Ken Smith, Historical Artist

WHAT: N*tranced to Host An Artist Reception for Ken Smith’s Newest Art Series - The Victorian Actress

WHEN: August 29, 2008 from 5 pm to 9 pm

WHERE: N*tranced Hypnosis and Guided Meditation

Maryville, Tennessee. Stepping into the office of hypnotist L.S. King, one sees a space that is comfortable, non-sterile, and artistic. On one wall, a dark haired Sarah Bernhardt laments her passions as Lady MacBeth, as does a reposed Helena Modjeska as Marguerite from Camille. Lily Langtry lounges mischievously as Rosalind from As You Like It, while Maud Adams has all the confidence of Peter Pan. Ellen Terry’s Ophelia majestically deals with her Hamlet madness. Mary Anderson chooses to go back on her pedestal as Galatea from Pygmalion and Galatea. These six actresses, as painted by historical artist Ken Smith, have found temporary domicile at N*tranced where they await their adoring public.

On Friday, August 29, 2008, from 5 pm to 9 pm, the public is invited to the unveiling and public showing of this latest series by Ken Smith. The original oil paintings will be displayed and limited edition giclee prints will be available for purchase.

“We are very excited to be able to host this reception for Ken Smith and his new series of paintings. Though N*tranced is a business office, we strive to create a true gallery experience in Maryville, and Mr. Smith’s work is a fine example of the talent located in the heart of East Tennessee,” says L.S. King, owner of N*tranced.

Smith, whose art work for the Fort Loudoun State Historic Area was recently featured in Tennessee Conservationist magazine is a good fit for the hypnotic space. When beginning the Fort Loudoun project, Smith used hypnosis (from N*tranced) to help visualize the first painting in that series (which can be seen at the park visitor center in a gallery area dedicated to his original artwork). Ms. King wished to honor the creative process by premiering this new series of Victorian Actresses at her office in Maryville.

N*tranced Hypnosis and Guided Meditation is located at 305 College Street in downtown Maryville, Tennessee. For more information or directions, please contact L.S. King at 865-406-1135 or visit www.n-tranced.com. To learn more about the art work of Ken Smith, visit www.kensmithhistoricalart.com.

August RELAXation Session Special

2008-08-05T10:07:00.003-05:00

Every Wednesday in August, please consider joining us for a RELAXation Session. These start at noon and end by 1:oo pm. And for this month, each session is only $5.00. That's right, no need to purchase the four session pack for $20.oo to get the $5 price.

The actual dates for these sessions are:

August 6
August 13
August 20
August 27

To learn more about our Midweek RELAXation Sessions, visit our web site.

Contemplating a Summer Vacation

2008-08-04T10:21:00.004-05:00

I did not go to Boston this year. In fact, I have only ever been in Boston twice, once for an impromptu vacation and once I flew in to go to a hypnosis convention in Marlborough, Mass. It is time again to think of heading back up there for the said convention (and maybe staying for awhile as there are so many things to do in Boston). Due to other commitments, I probably won't go this year, but all the paper work that has arrived in the mail for it, has me remembering my time in this part of New England.

Both times that I went, I traveled alone, not having any idea of what to expect. I was full of anticipation and not to mention, just a little anxiety. The first trip was the first time I had ever traveled to a city on vacation by myself and it took an effort to force myself to carry out my travel plans, but in the end, I had a grand adventure (I will always think fondly of Lowell, Mass. and their summer festival), enjoyed the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and connected with people I would not have known otherwise. The second trip (to the convention) was the same, though I had a grueling schedule planned that did not really include leaving the hotel. Both were extremely empowering.

This leads me to this week's contemplation.

Think about a time in your life when you planned to do something (positive), but had a bit of apprehension. See if you can remember that feeling - of spreading your wings in way you may not have ever done before. The wings open, fluttering, and you step off the ledge and find yourself staying in the air and then you soar. Think about this positive time, how you felt when you followed through with your plans. Perhaps you felt s sense of completion, a connection, or an adventure well traveled. Fill your mind, body, and spirit with all the good feelings from the experience. Hold onto them for awhile, letting them recharge you, maybe even inspire you. Tell yourself you can re-expereince this wonderful feeling anytime you desire. It is yours.

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Feeling Your Fullness

2008-07-14T08:20:00.002-05:00

In looking back over comments that my weigh loss clients have mentioned, many often speak of wanting to "fill the void." They eat so as to not feel empty. But they are not the only one's who feel this void and may do things to fill it that are not particularly healthy. Some get into relationships that are best not experienced. Some use various substances that ultimately lead to addiction. Perhaps as you read this, you are thinking that you understand. Maybe you have felt your own void? If you do not feel the void, I will not define it for you - you don't need suggestions so that you will feel it.

For this week's contemplation, we will address the void (a bit).

When you are ready, take a deep breath in and exhale. Then contemplate and say to yourself the next sentence:

I am a vessel of goodness, intelligence, beauty (and any other positive trait you want to add). I am filled with peace and compassion. I am full. I overflow.

Is Debt Freedom and Happiness the Same Thing?

2008-07-08T15:13:00.003-05:00

I hear two things fairly often in my comings and goings around the office. The first thing I hear is something to the tune of "I want to be happier." The second refrain is stress about debt. Now you probably are already guess the chorus. If I only had no debt, I'd be happier. The assumption seems to be that these two things are related.

Well, there isn't much I can do about the debt problem as I am not a credit counselor. I can suggest various ideas to help straighten out the debt such as paying attention to credit cards and credit cards rating. You can use a site like Credit Card Club to learn the nitty gritty behind the plastic in your wallet. It might even inspire you to lessen your credit card load and get rid of the ones that nag you with high interests rates, fees, etc. But beyond that, I can't help lessen the current debt.

shopping, What I can also do is help you get to the bottom of some financial bad habits (compulsivecompeting with the neighbors, those sorts of things) and help you transform your life with better habits. So here is the thing - you will get different results in a hypnosis session depending on your goals. If you ask for help in attaining happiness, the end product may have little to do with finances. If you want to work on your spending habits, that we can accomplish. Will it bring happiness with it? Maybe, maybe not. The happiness would be a side-affect.

To make the most out of your session, have a goal in mind and share it with the hypnotist. Do not assume he or she will be able to help you manifest anything other than what you tell them. Know what it is you seek. Things may be related and you may learn a lot more about yourself, but do not assume this will be the case.

I have had clients who come to me with the goal of working on their patience in a relationship. What I have come to find out in one case, after the fact, they were actually looking to be happier in their relationship. This had little to do with patience in the end.

So again, have a direct outcome you would like to gain in a hypnosis session. Be sure to disclose it to the hypnotist and make sure they understand its importance. You will be more apt to get teh results of which you are expecting.

Shall We Dance?

2008-07-07T08:42:00.001-05:00

Shall we dance? No, not you and I, but that feeling inside that you currently feel? I am asking the wonderful feeling to tango. I am asking that horrid feeling or the fear to waltz. Only rather than leading the feeling through numerous dance steps, a few mental steps are all that are needed.

Step 1. Allow whatever it is that you are feeling to become conscious thought. If it helps, close your eyes just begin paying attention to the way you feel. Even feeling "nothing" is too feel something.

Step 2. Take a few deep breathes and release them. Maybe you will notice after taking and exhaling this breath you feel a little different. Breathing can have a profound effect.

Step 3. Now concentrate on these words this week:

My feelings come and go. I release the negative and savor the positive.

Want a Vacation?

2008-07-01T09:22:00.004-05:00

So, its summer and it is pseudonymous with the idea of vacationing. What with the price of gas, let alone affording the increasing prices of travel, the idea of taking a week off to go somewhere exciting may now seem a bit depressing. So what's a person to do?

Well, for one, you can plan well and use online travel guides such as the ones at Trusted Tours and Attractions. You could visit a place close by. For instance, if you live in the North East, there are many options. Things to do in New York City are an unending list.

But, aside from the obvious, there is something else you can do - take a mental vacation. Humor me here. If things have piled up and you just can't get away, you can probably find a few minutes and use a technique called revivification - allowing yourself to remember and relive a past vacation. The effects give you a slight lift and a brief vacation that may make the rest of your day go well.

You just begin by closing your eyes (also you may want want to take a few deep breaths and exhales). Think about the idea of a past favorite vacation. Start at the beginning of the trip (whenever and where ever that may be), and begin to recall all the details that you can about what made it so wonderful. Let time do its own thing - if there are moments you want to skip over, well, skip over them. If there are moments you want to play over and over again, do so. See if you can remember what it felt like or even what conversations you had.

For me, I often go back to a vacation I took years ago to Orlando. And though there are many things to do in Orlando, I always go back to being able to ride Space Mountain eleven times in a row at The Magic Kingdom. I can feel the air blowing around me as the ride starts, the exhilaration of letting go and reveling in the physics of motion. Then I think about convincing the ride controller to let me stay on again.

But, after you do this and you still find yourself in the mood to plan a vacation, you might want to sign up for Trusted Tours and Attractions newsletter. They often give incentives for signing up, such as giving away GPS devices and such.

Creating a Better Temperature for Yourself

2008-06-30T11:55:00.002-05:00

With the weather fluctuating so much, it is difficult to maintain a comfortable temperature. It seems like the hotter it gets, the hotter tempers grow as well. Patience goes down and everything seems so much harder.

This week's contemplation is all about creating a comfortable place for yourself mentally. When things get hot or even the opposite, too frigid, this little affirmation may give you a few moments to pause and create an inner mental temperature that allows relief.

When you are ready and a have a few moments to yourself, close your eyes, take a deep breath, releasing it when you are ready, and say these words to yourself:

For this moment, I allow myself to go beyond the temperature. I am in a comfortable place where there is peace and calm.

Allow any images that bring comfort to remain in your mind as long as you like, letting go of thoughts of discomfort.

To learn more about how to use the Monday Contemplation, click here.

Reactions are Everything Contemplation

2008-06-23T08:24:00.003-05:00

I learned a lot about pain this weekend - physical pain. Don't get me wrong, I have been in pain many times before, but this time I paid a lot of attention to how it made me want to react towards others. Though it was a trivial type of pain, blisters on my toes thanks to new inserts I put in my boots, my feet felt like pins were being jabbed into me with every step. My patience lessened, as did my inner charity towards others. I spent a great deal of time keeping my outer perception calm and not letting my pain be the cause of injury to someone else. That takes so much energy. So, I could not help but think about the people who live with chronic pain on a daily basis. It is one thing to theorize about their pain, but when you have something that causes you great discomfort, you begin to understand the ramifications of managing pain. Life does become so much harder. It permeates everything.

Short of a hypnosis session or two or whatever your pain release pleasure may be, I am not sure a weekly contemplation is going to ebb much of the pain. But, pain or not, how we react to others is very important. We can spread our pain just through attitude or we can chose to work on manging it, not spreading it and perhaps we will find some of it does dissipate, as nothing will be compounded on top of it.

So, for this week's contemplation:

My reactions are my own. I have the strength and the power to control them. When I do this well, I am a better person.

The Body Knows

2008-06-17T12:03:00.003-05:00

The Body knows. Okay, maybe the real line is that "the shadow knows," but that's a whole different posting. The body is the thing.

The body holds us together in this reality. It allows us to express ourselves and to communicate. Without it we would be dealing with another reality, so again, let's allow our focus to be bodily. The body is also often a reflection of our inner selves. It has its own language. The body changes expression if you are comfortable or disinterested, even if your words say something else.

But does it tell you the truth?

Look at the study done in 1952 by E. Sh. Ayrapetyants. To make quick work of this, basically the study tested people's response to having pressure applied to their bladders. During this time, they were given a meter to read so that they could see the increase of air pressure their bladders were incurring. Later, without telling the participants, the researchers stopped applying air pressure to the bladders, but the meters continued to read as though the pressure was still happening. Ultimately, the participants all reacted and felt the bodily response of having pressure on their bladder just by seeing the meter results. Pavlovian all the way.

Again, I ask, considering this, does the body always tell the truth?

What this experiment shows is that the body is affected by the past. The participants continued to bodily act as though the same conditions were applied even when the conditions were static. This proves that the body acts on memory. It hangs on and is a faithful mate to the past. So, what the body is really saying is that it reacts to some stimulus that is either happening or affected them greatly in the past.

Sometimes this is for the greater good. We gain muscle memory. Muscle memory helps us to take care of ourselves, especially in the more athletic realms (remembering steps and actions). Even driving becomes a bodily reaction to a past stimulant. We do not have to consciously tell ourselves to depress the gas pedal or the brake.

Then there are the times when the body actions inhibits life. It could be from phobias. Maybe we get into a crowd and our body feels like its suffocating. Even things that provide mental barriers for us, may show through certain bodily actions. Depression for instance, the body acts a certain way, maybe feeling tired or painful.

This is why regression hypnosis can be especially helpful. By regressing to the past moment that is influencing the body reactions, such as found in phobia work or certain uncontrolled responses, the subconscious mind can release the memory, helping to create new reactions in the present. It allows us to explore our mental past and change the past in a way. We can view it with our new eyes of greater experience and offer wisdom to our past selves.

Source: Toward an Integral Methodology for Transpersonal Studies

How to Use the Monday Contemplations

2008-06-16T09:58:00.003-05:00

Contemplation - a deep, reflective thought.

To start out the new week, for each week, day, hours, minute and second, we have the opportunity to set our our mind frame for creating a positive tone. Even if we find ourselves drifting away from it, we can return any time we like.

Here is how it works:

Take a few moments of quiet time and read the Monday contemplation to yourself. If it seems helpful to you or resonates, then feel free to use it. If it does not seem helpful, you might one to try a past Monday contemplation or create one of your own.

When you are familiar with the words of the contemplation, take a few cleansing breathes and focus on the words.

Maybe you run them through your mind, quietly saying them to yourself for a little while or maybe it is just the notion that stays with you.

When it feels like you are focused on it, allow the thoughts to drift across your mind.

Maybe other thoughts come to mind. Allow those that are not helpful to pass, but for those that do seem helpful, just take note of them. It may give you a clue to something deeper within you that you should address.

Still focusing on the contemplation, think about how it applies to you.

Think about why it applies and visualize or think about the idea of a positive you.

Allow all your thoughts to be positive before you take another deep breath and open your eyes.

Set a time each day to repeat the process.

There are also other ways to utilize the contemplation. These may include:

Writing about the contemplation and letting the words flow (like free association).

Creating an artistic piece that is inspired by the contemplation.

Even talking about it with a friend or love one may be helpful.

A Priceless Contemplation

2008-06-16T09:40:00.003-05:00

As the Internet seemingly becomes more and more about rankings and ratings, it is easy to lose ourselves - to believe we are the sum of scores that others have given us. Our emotions fluctuate between ecstatic and morose based on a random number or comment (heck, out comments can also be judged). We can get lost in popularity contests and someone else's negativity.

But we are more than that number or someone else's opinion. We are flesh and blood, thoughts and emotions. We are ourselves and all the ratings and such, do not equal our sum. Even if we have all good comments, all good numbers, we are more than those.

So, with this idea, here is the contemplation for the week:

I am the sum of all that I am and I am priceless.

Photo By Dan Ionut Popescu

The Poltergeist

2008-06-10T15:31:00.003-05:00

Again with the school work. But this time I thought I would share with you a review I did on William G. Roll's The Poltergeist, as I know several of you share my interest in the paranormal.

Book Review of The Poltergeist by William G. Roll

Things that go bump in the night; levitating and thrown objects; unexpected banging sounds - these are the things that mark the territory of a poltergeist. But are these occurrences to be credited toward a supernatural source? An agitated spirit? Perhaps they are the unfettered subconscious emotions of a particular person. Perhaps they are simply the affects of a misguided human who has faked the events. This is what William Roll explores in his The Poltergeist.
The beginning chapter lays the groundwork for studying poltergeists, using some basic ideas that are found throughout the author’s experiences. For instance, to study a poltergeist one must go out into the field where the phenomena is happening. It is not a controlled environment for the researcher. However, poltergeists “are very sociable” (Roll 11). This means the phenomena mostly occurs when people are around.

To help the reader understand more about poltergeists, Roll spends a few chapters discussing various cases involving poltergeist phenomena. Before 1958, the author found 47 cases of activity that fit this description. These span the globe. The stories involve numerous witnesses to events such as common tools moving by themselves or a piece of wood acquiring frog-like hopping abilities. One may even note that often the same objects are affected on several different occasions. In 20 cases, people were looking directly at the objects when the mysterious motion began. Then there were the mysterious knocking sounds. Some people actually reported that they could communicate with the poltergeist by having it knock a specific number of times in answer to direct questions. At other times the mysterious entities seemed to take a certain amount of wrath out on those observing it, people having been hit by various objects. But ultimately, as Rolls digresses into the historical records, he finds that poltergeists are creatures of habit, repeating patterns of behavior.

There is Rolls own research to consider. He provides detailed accounts of several investigations in which he was personally involved. His first case took place on Long Island, at the Hermann House. The phenomena in this case mainly involved bottles opening and spilling of their own accord, which then evolved into a figurine, a globe, bowls and vases, and a lamp seemingly moving by themselves. Many of these moved repeatedly until a few of them were broken. Roll and his colleague spent a great deal of time studying these objects, trying to figure out ways that the displays of motion could have been staged or planted by human constructs. They determined it was not this at all, but was perhaps recurrent spontaneous psychokinesis (RSPK). And like many such cases, this one turned out to be short-lived and did no real damage to anyone (25).

But not all cases are given such a resolution. With the Housing Project Poltergeist (Newark, NJ), a young boy and his grandmother had a terrible time with poltergeist phenomena that practically destroyed all of the grandmother's valuable objects. They flew around and broke whenever the boy was anywhere on the premises. Similar things also happened when both the boy and his grandmother were staying in a hotel room together. Roll found the situation to be curious and rarely discovered anything he could consider proof of a true poltergeist. Many of the incidents could have been fraudulently created by the boy, even if in the beginning there were true paranormal happenings. However, even under a lie detecter test, the boy “seemed as unconscious of the fraudulent events as he had been of the apparently genuine ones” (54).
Then there are the poltergeists that deviate from the norm. One in particular had an affinity for biting people. In Indianapolis, this particular poltergeist was accused of biting one woman as well as repeatedly biting her mother. Along with typical poltergeist behavior (breaking items and banging sounds), it did more violent things to the mother as well. Later in the case, it was thought that some of the activity was definitely self-inflicted and the other phenomenon was human-based.

Strange lights can also be considered poltergeist phenomena as in a Clayton, North Carolina case. The lights would flash off and on at various times in the house, usually when one particular person was present in the room. The source was never detected even though electrical engineers checked and rechecked the house’s electrical system. When the family moved, the lights did not follow them.

Other cases are also discussed that have the traditional poltergeist qualities. These were both in the U.S. and Europe. They plagued homes (even following a family to a new location). There was a poltergeist in Miami that broke items in a warehouse. This particular poltergeist allowed Roll and his contemporaries to study it (or more likely the owners of the warehouse allowed for the disruption of their business) and experiment with it.

When it comes to the idea that the phenomena may be caused by RSPK, Roll often tried to study the catalyst person in laboratory settings at Duke University. The one thing all poltergeist experiences have in common is a catalyst person (159), and often this person is pubescent. Some of the people were very obliging; others were not.

Roll himself does not discount the idea that poltergeists are spirit entities, but he feels that such disturbances can be explained as psychokinesis. If one considers that physical objects all have psi fields (according to the psi field theory) that are influenced by an outside source (energy generated by a human in the case of poltergeists), then when the objects' fields are affected, they react (or may be energetically charged to eventually react) (167).

Personality is also a large factor in the phenomena. People who have a common tendency toward “tension, mostly anger, which cannot find ordinary ways of expression” are involved in all these cases (174). Another factor maybe changes in hormone levels within the catalysts, as may happen around puberty.

For those interested in exploring poltergeist activity, the appendix of the book provides a wealth of knowledge. It gives suggestions on how to go about doing an interview and a poltergeist investigation.

Work Cited: Roll, William G. The Poltergeist. New York: Nelson Doubleday, Inc., 1972.

A Movie Mantra

2008-06-09T10:16:00.004-05:00

About a week ago, I finally saw the movie The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen. I know, I am way behind the times, and no, I am not going to give you a movie review. Instead, there was a motif that caught my attention and I have pondered it many times since seeing the movie. One of the characters, the wise and sage Allan Quatermain, teaches his young disciple Tom Sawyer how to shoot properly. His advice is simple: take your time. You have all the time you need to do what you need to do (or something close to that).

Since seeing that movie, whenever I have begun to feel rushed, that thought comes into my mind. I take a breath, think to myself, "take your time" and the feeling of being rushed dissipates. Even when others try to rush me, the "take your time mantra" has worked. It seems to work as a block to whatever negativity is causing the feelings; whether it is mine own or if I am picking up those thoughts from others.

So this week, I offer you these words for contemplation:

Breath. All the time I need is available to me. I do things at my own pace.

The Serpent and the Dreamspell

2008-06-05T13:34:00.002-05:00

A source of fear, it slithers forward with undulating power. A shimmering icon of something somewhat alien and the cause of nightmares. It lurks in the shady murky, ready to strike. Or does it? Maybe it is a harbinger of wisdom, a sign of survival, or maybe temptation. The serpent.

And I am a serpent (quiet down, you who know me). It is my galactic signature, my kin.

If you are lost, this is another post about 2012. But before we discuss my snakelike charm, lets talk a little more about the Maya calendar. There is a modern incarnation of it called Dreamspell. This is the brain child of Dr. José Argüelles and his wife. Randy Bruner produced the first calendar in July 26, 1992. This is based on a 13 moon system. According to Randy Bruner, it works as follows:

The secret of time is that it is the 4th dimension. The codes of time are found in the sacred calendar of the classic Maya, known as the Tzolkin. Within the cycle of the 260 day Tzolkin there is a 13 day galactic cycle, associated with the "galactic tones" and a 20 day solar cycle, associated with the solar tribe glyphs. These two smaller cycles turn together and overlap to form the 260 day cycle. This is the cycle of 4th dimensional time, which comes into the solar system from the galaxy. It runs concurrently with the 365 day cycle of the year, to create 4th dimensional time as it applies to this solar system.

Then there is the kin oracle - a system to help you chart your course in conjunction with a higher-purpose. To learn what yours is click here.

I am in Body and Soul Magazine

2008-06-03T08:34:00.003-05:00

Huge thanks to Hillari Dowdle. She is a brilliant writer who recently published a story on her trials and tribulations with migraines in the June issue of Body and Soul Magazine. The story begins on page 65. She mentions her experiences that culminate with her visit to me.

Needless to say, I am ever grateful for the mention, but I am glad to have been part of her healing process. Though she still suffers from the occasional migraine, she used her session with me to help her go within and find answers to help her deal with the problem.

I hope you will give the article a look.

Freedom of the Road Contemplation

2008-06-02T09:57:00.003-05:00

The quote that I always use to represent myself is:

A road not traveled is an adventure not had.

For anyone who has spent any time with me, you may know of my love for side-winding travel and such. I am the kind of person who, now after years of humanity, hesitate a tad and consider things before I take that "road." I have learned that the road can be a good decision or one that in the end, after plentiful, proverbial flat tires, stalled motors, or harrowing experiences, is always an opportunity for learning.

So, this week's contemplation is about looking back at some of the roads we have traveled. Are there roads we have taken that we may have wished we driven past? Unable to erase that particular trip, what did we learn from it? Good or bad?

Now, take a deep breath in and release it when you are ready. Close your eyes and contemplate the following:

All my roads have led me here. This is my time and place. Now I am free to chose my next road.

The Madisonville Crop Circles

2008-05-28T12:32:00.001-05:00

2007 Madisonville Crop Circle

While watching something on HGTV, I notice a garden being designed in the format of a crop circle. Though this is old news, some of you might not have heard it and it seems timely, somehow.

Last year, in Madisonville, TN, a true, unman-made crop circle appeared in a wheat field. It was truly amazing and beautiful to behold.

Then again this year, another one appeared nearby. Wow.

However, the WOW is greatly dismissed this time around. It seems that this latest one was man-made. Oh well.

Now you are probably wondering how I know this. Easy. The Independent Crop Circle Researchers' Association came down to investigate both circles and gave a public lecture on their findings.

Here are a few factors that real natural crop circles have in common:

The growth nodes on the plants within the circle are elongated, unnaturally so.
There is more radioactivity measured within the circle than outside of it, as well as elevated EMF readings.
Most appear on the down slope of a field.
They are near a water source.
They are near power lines.
They are near Native American Burial Mounds.
There are rarely pathways into the circle when first found.

The first crop circle met all this criteria. The second did not. There were pathways (and sprayer lines) and there were no changes in the nodes of the plants (they did 700 plant samples). The ICCRA speculated that it probably took someone two hours to create the second one, and it was fairly simplistic.

There is quite a bit more, but you get the general idea.

Sadly, despite the fact that these circles may be interesting, they actually hurt farmers. It is one thing when it occurs by an act of something other than a human, but when copy cats go out into the field, they are syphoning away a farmer's profits.

Just some interesting local stuff.

A Traveling Contemplation

2008-05-26T05:21:00.000-05:00

Do you ever feel like you are stuck in one place? Maybe it is a mental thing or perhaps even physical? Maybe it is a rut or the pain of loss? Or maybe just every now and then you like to get away.

Today's contemplation is about traveling to a place other than where you are by mental means. Perhaps you envision a place you would like to be or even a state of mind. Allow thoughts of this place, preferably a peaceful or positive one, to fill your thoughts.

So, take a deep breath and exhale. Then think to yourself:

I am free. I can go anywhere my mind will allow me to go. I open the door and I am there.

Contemplating Another Religion

2008-05-19T10:32:00.004-05:00

For today's contemplation, I am actually going to direct you elsewhere. I know, I know, but with Wesak upon us, there is much more to be gained than what I can offer today. So I send you on to download three different audios (not mine). They discuss what Wesak is all about and how to utilize the positive energy of the day productively.

The first is the Wesak Legend Meditation, Part 1 (3:35)

The second is Part II. (5:16)

And here is an audio about Wesak itself.(1:38)

Please note that this is the more New Age version of this event. It is a little religious, but I am sharing this with you as an entrance into how other people think about things. It is all in the quest for being open-minded. N*tranced does not endorse any particular religious faith or spiritualism.

These audios are from souledout.org, which is an outreach ministry of Safe Space.