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In The February 2012 Issue

Embrace Your
Inner Shaman

A Visit With Linda Star Wolf

By Krysta Gibson

What if we have cells that can pull us into our future? And what if we could access this information through a process called shamanic breathwork? That's what teacher and healer Linda Star Wolf explains in her latest book Visionary Shamanism, Activating the Imaginal Cells of the Human Energy Field (Bear & Co).

New Spirit Journal: What is shamanism and how does it apply to us in today's world?

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Manifest Your Dreams Using Creative Ritual by Analisa Lee

When I was in my mid-30s, I heard about a friend who put a piece of wedding cake under her bed to draw a mate into her life, and then she met someone a few months later and fell in love. The superstition struck me as funny, but as a single woman who was tired of being single, I had to admit that I was also intrigued. After all, various ancient (and not so ancient) people have routinely used talismans, ceremonies, secret symbols and conjuring spells to find things in life, including love relationships.

The Trance of Romance by Kathy Heffernan, MAPS, BCC

I became interested in the spiritual and emotional impact of romantic love about 20 years ago when I broke up with the man I thought that I would marry. The pain that followed was excruciating. In despair, I thought I would never meet someone with whom I was so much in love.

Our Animal Friends: Pets and Kids, Part Two by Martha Norwalk

I left off last month after explaining how to teach “a jolly routine” to a dog. Now we are going to talk about how to use it. The first way to use a jolly routine is as an emergency push button to get the dog out of a potentially dangerous situation. The potential danger could involve a child, the dog, or both.

Manifesting with Patience and Perseverance by Leta Hamilton

I want to talk about doing. As creative beings, we are drawn to action. A question that plagues many of us is, “Am I doing enough?” It is natural to have dreams, goals, and aspirations. The power to imagine possibilities is what makes us uniquely human.

Everything That Distresses You Is Irrelevant! by Jack Elias

Everything that distresses you is irrelevant. Most people are interested and puzzled by this proposition; some are angered. How can I not be distressed about being unemployed, sick, or because of a significant loss?

Chakra Talk: The Seven Major Chakras by Ruth Stender

This month, New Spirit Journal is pleased to introduce a new column written by Ruth Stender. This column, called Chakra Talk, will explain what the chakras are and how we can work with them to enhance our lives.

Back To Walden by Charles Creekmore

If you asked me 15 years ago what I wanted carved into my tombstone, my answer would have come straight from the heart: “So what?” Now I’m here to tell you that Henry David Thoreau answered this fundamental existential question more than 165 years ago. So What? So Walden.

Horsey Heaven by Dr. Penny Lloyd

I heard him shuffling towards me, before I felt his breath on my cheek. Even with my eyes closed, I knew who it was, and smiled. With a knee swollen from arthritis, he had an obvious limp and dragged his toe through the dirt. But it was not his gait that gave away his identity. It was his steady, warm, grounding presence.

On the Bookshelf: Book, Media and Product Reviews by Krysta Gibson

All's Well: Hypertension by by Moira Fitzpatrick, PhD, ND

It is February and a time to look at what touches our hearts, how our heart is working and how it affects the life-giving blood being pumped throughout our bodies.

Keeping a Dream Journal by Frank Ra

Resolutions are often associated with the New Year. However, any serious commitment to make a lasting change in your life is a resolution. A resolution is different from a goal. A goal is usually a one-time accomplishment (e.g.: “I want to read this book”), while a resolution is sustained over time (“I want to read at least one book per week for most of my life”). I offer you some inspirations, together with a practical implementation: keeping a dream journal.

Love Breathing by Eric Munro

Spiritual joy is our natural state. Many religions, though, refer to deeply uplifting experiences as “supernatural.” They are really not “super” but normal. It’s just that most of us spend our time in a sub-natural, less than blissful state. Finding our way back to spiritual joy doesn’t have to be complicated.Combining elements of key spiritual techniques produces a wondrously simple, effective practice to help one “get in the habit” of living in spiritual joy.

Living The Good Life: How to Have Great Relationships by Krysta Gibson

We all have multiple relationships of many different kinds. From the moment of conception, we are energetically tied to another human being and from that time onward our lives are interwoven with that of others. The way we relate to other people has a lot to do with the degree of happiness and satisfaction we have in our lives so it makes sense to try to relate in a positive way.

In the January 2012 issue

An Interview with Joseph Selbie

by Krysta Gibson

Have you ever wondered about the building of the Great Pyramid in Egypt? How could that incredible feat have been accomplished during that period in history? According to what we know, the people of that time didn't have the technology to build such a structure. Yet, it exists. According to Joseph Selbie, co-author with David Steinmetz of The Yugas, a book about an ancient tradition of the same name from India, says humankind's development is cyclical rather than linear... More

Living the Good Life: What Are You Supporting? by Krysta Gibson

There's nothing like the start of a new year to bring forth feelings of hope and renewal. Although I am well-known for saying that we can declare a new beginning in our lives at any time, there's still something special about the beginning of a new year. My question to you is this: Where will you put your energy this year?

Spiritual Nourishment: How Sweet It Is by Patrick Martin

Nutrition is a hot topic. The foods we eat have a significant effect on our health and wellbeing, however, another form of nourishment, referred to as "primary foods," serve a much deeper role in the nourishing of our being.

The Energy of 2012 by Linda Zeppa

The energy of 2012 is upon us and indeed it is different. For some of you, its influence is subtle. For others, like myself, it is not so subtle. It is fast-paced, moving, ever-changing. Months seem to pass like weeks, weeks like days, days like hours, hours like moments.

All's Well: Detoxification: Avoidance Is The Key by Moira Fitzpatrick, PhD, ND

The New Year is a great time to detoxify, as the holidays are over and it is a way to begin a new food program as the foundation for your health. How do you know if it is a good time for you to detoxify?

Authenticity Rising: Coming Home by Christine Upchurch

As we simultaneously gain greater clarity while letting go into the void of uncertainty, we have an opportunity for magnificent co-creation. Contemplating what’s in store for us in 2012, I wonder this: How is each of us being called to participate in the shift?

The Wisdom of Your Face: Your Infinite Possibilities for the New Year by Jean Haner

January is a special time, when we look at the new year stretched ahead of us, often with the hope that we can finally achieve positive change in our lives. Usually this means we write New Year's resolutions, or work on a plan to make things different. But many times what happens is that we can't maintain the new plan, and instead click right back into old habits. And this is where the principles of Chinese face reading can help.

From Compulsion to Compassion: Two New Ways to Start the New Year by Robin Maynard-Dobbs CC, CHt

You have consumed the turkey dinner, munched on the Christmas cookies, nibbled the Almond Roca, and downed the eggnog. You may notice your belt is a notch tighter and your body feels more sluggish. During the holidays, so much energy is expended outward that there is little time for self-reflection.

Transforming from Within by Bente Hansen

Living in a time of significant change can be challenging and unsettling. Currently a great deal of information is circulating via the media and Internet expounding the end of life and reality as we know it. These predictions are generally depicted as inevitable outcomes. Despite these predictions, many individuals worldwide know that humanity and earth are gradually moving into a time of global peace.

Wanting is Okay! by Valeria Rae

I have noticed in my own thinking and in observing the process of others on the path of conscious creating, that there often arises a taboo against wanting. We have been instilled with the idea from family, religion, and past experience that there is something wrong with the act of wanting.

On the Bookshelf: Book, Media and Product Reviews by Krysta Gibson

Our Animal Friends: Preparing Your Dog for Baby’s Arrival by Martha Norwalk

This month I am going to talk about preparing the dog for the baby’s arrival. Like I said last month, cats are so much easier than dogs in this department.

Dreams As A Gateway To Change by June BlueSpruce

Have you ever been excited about a possible new direction for your life and then told yourself (or had someone else tell you), "You're only dreaming, that will never happen"? As recently as a few centuries ago, people all over the world knew that dreaming was one of the best sources of new ideas and life paths. Many indigenous cultures believe that everything originates in the dreamworld: we have to dream it to make it so.

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