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Aromatherapist Julie Nelson presents a bi-monthly ezine focusing on essential oils, health and the good life. Regular contributors include coaches, psychologists and wellbeing experts.
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Cover photography by Amy Nelson-Blain
Welcome to 2012 lovelies, I am very excited about what we have coming
up throughout the year for you with Aromatique essentials Magazine.
We have a great line up of articles for you to read from our most beauti-
ful, creative and passionate writers for whom I am so grateful to have as
a part of my team. Our focus for this issue is on ‘Healing’.
Healing is a part of our natural cycle we experience, we learn, we heal
and we grow. Often when talking to people I see there is a common
belief that we are in a year of transformation and healing.
I encourage you to take one minute each day and give blessings for all
that you have to be grateful for, share your love, be kind to yourself and
others, keep smiling for a smile from you can make the difference to
someone else’s day, remember smiles truly are Magickal!
“Keep your head high. Keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep
smiling, because life’s a beautiful thing and there is so much to smile
about.”
Marilyn Monroe
A note from your Editor . .
Table of Contents
Aromatherapy, Grief and Healing the Heart 6
Balance 8
Listen to your heart 9
Essentials Oils for Healing 10
Belgian Chocolate Brownie Recipe 12
Closing your heart 15
Vetiver 17
The Frequency of Healing 19
Your Inner Sancum 20
Pluto: Devil or Saint? 22
With a Bright Spirit 24
Dreaming your way to success 26
How Telepathy inspired a troubled son to live 28
What is really in your daily vitamins and supplements? 30
Experience Birthing Bliss 34
Products by Aromatique Essentials 36
Our Contributors 38
Aromatique Essentials ‘Ethereal’ range is spell binding and enchanting. These heavenly Aromatherapy blends made with pure essential oils will transform and transport you to the heart of your desires. Here you will find love, peace, happiness, connectedness, strength, nurturing, protection and grace.Breathe in the Magick of these aromatique creations to ignite your life force!
Alassea brings Happiness
Anariel is the Spirit of the SunAmariel connects us with the spirit of Earth
Beriardhwen wraps you in a veil of ProtectionErulisse gives the gift of Grace
Laisidhiel is the bringer of Life ForceLuthian the Enchantress
Melcistma encourages Strength and FocusNanethiel is Warm, Comforting and Nurturing
Nestarial is HealingRhavaniel is Wild at Heart
Sidhiel evokes Peace
Ethereal
Alassea brings Happiness
Anariel is the Spirit of the SunAmariel connects us with the spirit of Earth
Beriardhwen wraps you in a veil of ProtectionErulisse gives the gift of Grace
Laisidhiel is the bringer of Life ForceLuthian the Enchantress
Melcistma encourages Strength and FocusNanethiel is Warm, Comforting and Nurturing
Nestarial is HealingRhavaniel is Wild at Heart
Sidhiel evokes Peace
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The healing journey is a very personal process for each of us.
When do we grieve?When someone close to us dies or someone close gets sick, leaves home, moves far away and so forth.There are four areas in which the grief process shows itself
1. Feelings- sadness, anxiety, misery, heartache, blame, hurt, frantic, rage, fear, guilt regret, anger.
2. Thoughts- going over and over the past, going through the what if ’s and if only.
3. Behaviour- yelling for no apparent reason, bursting into tears, talking to self as if the person is there, wear the lost persons clothes or jewellery.
4. Physical symptoms- loss of appetite, lethargy, restlessness, sleeping too much, breathlessness, waking through the night or very early, hair loss.
How can we help!One of the most important things we can do for people who are grieving is to give them a safe place in which to experience and express their pain. It very is important for the person grieving to be able to express their feelings and talk about their loss or traumatic experience. This helps one to feel supported and know that they are not alone and that they are being heard. Receiving comfort is so important for the grieving person.Comfort is to soothe in times of distress or sorrow.Take a moment to think about what essential oils could support yourself or another.What essential oils bring a smile to your face, give you a feeling of emotional uplift and remind you of happy times and so on.Remember essential oils are sourced from an abundant array of flowers, leaves, bark, woods, herbs, spices, fruit and more. They offer their own insights, tran-sitions and healing. As we make our way through different journeys in life these wonderful beauties from nature subtly integrate any changes taking place.
“Self care is never a selfish act. It is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have. The gift I was put on Earth to offer to others. Anytime we can listen to true self, and give it the care it requires. We do not only for ourselves, but also for the many others whose lives we touch.”Parker Palmer
Here are some suggestions of ways in which you can soothe your emotions, being mindful of the moment.
• Sit and be quite breathing slowly and deeply.• Have Aromatique Baths while playing some music that you enjoy listen-
ing to.• Use your Aromatherapy burners, room or body sprays, remember to
choose oils that remind you of happy times and uplift your emotions, giving you courage and support.
• Take time out for you and your friends.• Exercise daily, take walks on the beach or woodlands, hug a tree.• Write yourself some positive affirmations.
“The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest.”Thomas Moore
Affirmations for healing your Heart – Inspired by Robbi Zeck.
1. My heart blossoms with quiet assurance as peace flows through me now.2. Paradise is an attitude of the heart, Joy cascades through me now.3. Life supports me as I support life; my heart and my wisdom are one.4. I love what I do and do what I love.
Essential oils recommendations.
Bergamot - balancing, uplifting, gentle, kind, supportive.
Basil - strengthening, focus, determination.Chamomile - nurturing, supportive, healing, uplifting.Cedarwood - hold fast, strength, courage.Cinnamon - warming, abundance, supportive.Clary sage - balancing, supportive, embracing, to see clearly.Cypress - transition and transformation, strengthening, courage, cleansing, moving forward.Everlasting - supportive, healing, calming, love.Frankincense - supportive, healing, spiritually cleansing, grounding, comfort-ing, gatherings.Geranium - balancing, calming, supportive, nurturing, uplifting.Ginger - courage, strength, emotionally warming and energising.Grapefruit - boldness, courage, strengthening, cleansing, protection, happi-ness.Jasmine - supportive, nurturing, balancing, empowering, loving.Juniper - strength, support, expansion and growth.Lavender - nurture, calming, supportive, emotional warmth.Lemon - clarity, happiness, lightness of being.Lime - happiness, supportive, freshness, bubbly.Mandarin - gentle, caring, support, happiness, calming.Melissa - for matters or the heart, comfort, heeling, strengthening.Myrtle - supportive, gentle, love.Neroli - supportive, loving, protection, rescue remedy, nurture, matters of the heart, uplifting.Nutmeg - strengthening, warming, courage, emotional pain.Sweet orange - lightness, happiness, fun loving.Patchouli - grounding, supportive, warming, stability, healing, protective.Rose - love, self love, nurture, calming, protection, balance, support, uplifting.Rosewood - kind, healing, gentle, calming, supportive, grounding.Sandalwood - balance, protection, stability, calming, soothing.Vetiver - grounding, connectedness, protection, strength, balance.Yarrow - nurturing, caring, supportive, gently soothing.Ylang ylang - happy, vibrant, balancing, heart oil, love.
Aromatique Bathing to Nurture the Soul.
3 drops rose, 2 drops Jasmine, 1 drop vetiver of sandalwood.4 drops bergamot, 2 drops geranium, 2 drops patchouli.2 drop ylang ylang, 3 drops lemon, 2 drops rosewood.
Burner recipes to Uplift and Balance your Emotions.
4 drops bergamot, 3 drops sweet orange, 2 drops cardamom.4 drops mandarin, 2 drops lavender, 3 drops geranium.3 drops clary sage, 2 drops geranium, 2 drops neroli, 2 drops sandalwood (night time blend).
Room or Body Sprays to Shift you Energy.
In a 100ml glass bottle (coloured or opaque).Fill half way with purifies water and your essential oils top up with more puri-fied water, place onspray top, gently shake and spray away!!!
10 drops each lavender, geranium, juniper.15 drops lemon, 5 drops sandalwood, 10 drops myrtle.10 drops each grapefruit, lemon, mandarin, 3 drops geranium, 5 drops rose.
Remember that grieving is a part of the healing process, I am sending you my love and support,be courageous, face your pain and allow your heart to heal so that you may move forward andlove some more!
Aromatherapy, Grief and Healing the HeartBy Julie Nelson
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Balance is a state of being, not a fine line to walk.
You create whatever you focus on so try to be aware of your
thoughts, be aware of all possibilities, and open yourself to
be in Balance.
Have fun, see the funny side of life, take with you on your
journey laughter, and create lightness of being and a happy
heart.
Be true to yourself, respond rather than react, breathe deep-
ly taking in all in that is good and release all that is not.
Surrender, feel your emotions and let them go.
Remember your life has purpose, acknowledge your dreams
and take action!
Awaken to your potential, awaken to your love, and awaken
to yourself
You are Balance…
Recommended Essential oils:
• Geranium
• Rose
• Bergamot
• Peru Balsam
• Cardamom
By Julie Nelson
B- Begin it now
A - Allow yourself to be
L- Love yourself and all that is
A- Align to your highest self
N- Note your feelings
C - Commit to growth
E- Embrace your life and live to your fullest potential
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One of my favorite quotes by Rumi is, “I want to sing like birds sing, not worrying who listens or what they think”. This evokes a sense of peaceful surrender allowing heart-felt sounds to emerge for the pure joy of self-expression. What powerful teachings we receive from nature! How many of us express ourselves freely with no attachment to the outcome? It alarms me that globally, cardiovascular disease, often thought to be a “male” problem, is the leading killer of women. Are we living what brings our hearts joy? Are we expressing ourselves freely? Are we connecting with our passion? Our hearts love it when we live free. Listen to your heart. Your heart holds your dream. Let no one take it from you. To heal your life, you need to listen to the whispers of your heart allowing your heart and your life to thrive. I have many Heart Throbs that I have written over the last year. Below are some for you to reflect on for emotional, spiritual, mental and physical healing.
• Your heart thrives on love, joy, passion and purpose. Allow it to thrive.
• Your heart finds great joy when you are comfortable in your body.
• Walk in a child’s footsteps to open your heart to the magic of life.
• Escape in nature for your heart to find balance and peace.
• It is in surrender that you discover your heart’s true purpose.
Your heart knows the depth of your pain and the magni-tude of your pleasure. Notice the dream awakening in your heart. This is your pleasure. If you have uncertainty of pur-pose, go deep within your heart for your answers. Do not allow the world to define who you are. Quiet your mind to hear your heart whisper, “you are loved and you are love.” Healing magically happens within the heart!
Listen to your HeartBy Suzy Manning
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Healing a Broken Heart.
2 drops of Geranium to bring balance.
3 drops of Neroli to give support and
peace.
3 drops of Rose for love.
3 drops of Black Pepper for strength and courage.
2 drops of Labdanum to ground and connect.
Healing Your Divine Spirit.
3 drops Frankincense to connect with spirit. 2 drops Vetiver to nourish
and access wisdom.
2 drops of Benzoin for openness.
2 drops of Cinnamon for endurance and
direction.
Send out love and healing to the world.
3 drops of Frankincense to bring peace and calm.
3 drops of Rose to surround us with love.
4 drops of Champa to call upon our Angels to support us.
Essential Oils for Healing
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• 400 grams of chopped dark chocolate (Belgian).
• 250 grams of butter, chopped.• 210 grams of brown sugar.• 40 grams good quality cocoa powder (sift-
ed).• 150 grams of sifted organic plain white
flour.• ¼ teaspoon of baking powder.• 1 cup of roasted shredded coconut.
Pre-heat your oven to 160 C, place coconut scattered onto a flat baking tray in over in until it turns a light golden brown, keep your eye on it and you may need to turn it over. Allow to cool.Placing the chocolate and butter in to a large pot, on a low heat and stir until the mixture
is melted and smooth. Remove from element and allow it to cool for around 10 minutes.In a large mixing bowl place the sugar, flour, roasted coconut, baking powder, cocoa and eggs. Add the chocolate mixture and mix until all ingredients are combined. Pour the brownie mixture into a square cake tin (about 25 cm) lined with non-stick baking paper.Lightly oil the pan so that the baking paper sits in place when pouring.Bake for 30- 45 minutes or until set it may start to crack on top. Cool in the tin and slice. This is a fairly sticky and moist brownie be-cause of the amount of chocolate used. Dust with icing sugar and serve as is or with fresh whipped cream or ice cream.
Belgian Chocolate and Roasted Coconut Brownies
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All products from Aromatique Essentials are hand-made to order, using the highest quality ingredients from the most natural resources available. Whether you use them for your beauty for their thera-peutic qualities, essential oils can help improve your health and well-being. Every product can be personalised to your specific needs for health or beauty needs; creating a customised aromatherapy experience that’s just for you.
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Does not keep you safeIt stops you
Being the expressionOf energy
You are here to beIt keeps you in fear
It keeps you believingYou are not worthy
Of love and abundanceEnergy will bring you
The same frequencyIn experiences
That keep youFearing your worth
Open your heartIn full vulnerability
You find your powerAs you then
Allow energyTo release the fearLove who you areYou are amazing!
Honour your worthBelieve in and live from
Unconditional loveThen energy can
Bring you the same.15
Closing your heart...By Edel O’ Mahony
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Valéria Trigueiro is a Brazilian English Teacher and Aromatherapist.
Among all the possibilities that Aromatherapy gives, Valeria has chosen Perfume therapy. Her gift is making bespoke perfumes as an item of personal care, helping people to reach their inner essence. Since 2002 Valeria has researched the subject of Aromatherapy and lectures at many events, mainly seminars and workshops. Valéria Trigueiro creates synergy in her blending of perfumes to bring harmony to your emotional, physical and energetic being, as well as balancing the elements of Nature.Her unique approach to perfume therapy deals with human wellness via the promotion of self consciousness of one’s nature and emotions while stimulating self care both physically and mentally.
Vetiver – When Nature Gives Support and Strength.Speaking about vetiver without mentioning that this grass is a kind of environment’s guardian angel would be unfair.In order to better understand the functions of this essential oil, it’s important to be aware of the physical properties and the role that this grass plays in the soil where it is cultivated.The part of the plant used to obtain this oil is the root, which can reach over 3, 5 meters in depth, which makes of this grass an excellent choice for areas of soil erosion. Thus, its plantation has been used to create barriers in case of flood, in view of the fact that its roots are very strong, holding the flow of the water, storing it on the ground, preventing the damages which the speediness and power of large volumes of water could cause. Not to mention soil fertilization.It is truly a gift from Nature, for its growth occurs in less than four months, which enables ecological solutions.
Being aware of vetivers functions in its original form, we are able to compare it with how it works with our bodies as an essential oil, especially in terms of energy. As a root, it acts in the low internal part of the body, especially in the reproduc-tive glands by stimulating hormone production it also assists with the absorption of the nutrients via our digestive system and in the excretion of secretions.
When working on an emotional level, vetiver has a strengthening, grounding and connecting character, for its obvious connection with the Earth. I would also like to share what I have read in Aromatherapy books, which is; it really helps individuals in their process of self-direction, bringing depth, helping to focus on the goals and objectives; melting away old fears, emotional blockages and the painful feelings of not belonging. In short, it is an essential oil which provides emotional balance.
Energetically it is considered as one of the most feminine oils, not without reason, since it absorbs nutrients and moves out wastes and toxins that are no longer is wanted. Therefore, the balancing character vibrates in a nurturing prosperity, not only producing goods, but mainly keeping them.Remember that this grass fertilizes the soil, grows rapidly and supports the flow of water. Like sandalwood, it helps to separate the wheat from the chaff in terms of people and energies around us, withdrawing those not compatible with our vibrations and moment of life.Its energy is nourishing, moist, fresh and sweet. The main element could not be any other than Earth. It soothes and lifts the spirit. For these characteristics, one can infer the reason why it has the capacity to help people who are passing through a difficult time, such as irritability, mental exhaustion or even loneliness.
Moreover, when using vetiver essential oil, people experience a supportive sensation like being embraced by a great mother, who offers us her wisdom, comforting words and even a caring hug where there is no necessity of words as her arms are enough to make them feel protected.Once, in a workshop, I asked the audience to translate the vetiver aroma in an image. A young lady told me something that I have never forgotten, because it inspired me to close the event with a meditation based on her words. She closed her eyes and told me:“I can see myself by the window in my house. This house is in the centre of the forest, it’s drizzling, and I feel and smell the scent of the rain. There is a fireplace which makes me feel warm and protected, there is a very large table set, where there are tasteful foods and everybody I care about is sitting around this table, they talk, they laugh and smile and I am part of it, I belong to them, they belong to me. I feel fine.”
Finally, just to illustrate, this young girl was passing through a difficult time and was in grief.In short, loving protection. That’s vetiver.
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Vetiver by Valéria Trigueiro
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“The appearance of things change accord-ing to the emotions, and thus we see magick and beauty in them, while the magick and beauty are really in ourselves.”
Kahlil Gibran
Nature shows us that energy is present in all living things;
all organic life expresses an electromagnetic vibrational fre-
quency.
Frequency is motion having a periodic oscillation per sec-
ond and this is measured as Hertz (Hz), look back to the
‘periodic table’ and every element has a Hz frequency.
Back in the 1992s Bruce Tanio developed a BT3 frequency
monitoring system as part of his research into plants, soil
and water and found that healthy plants that were more
nutritionally balanced resonated from a much higher fre-
quency than less healthy ones.
Essential oils start at 52 Hz and go as high as 320 Hz, which
is the frequency of rose oil. Clinical research shows that
therapeutic-grade essential oils have the highest frequency
of any natural substance known to man, creating an en-
vironment in which disease, bacteria, virus, fungus, etc.,
cannot live. Some essential oils are listed below:
Essential Oils:
1. Rose (Rosa damascene): 320 MHz
2. Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia): 118 MHz
3. Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha): 105 MHz
4. Blue Chamomile (Matricaria recutita): 105 MHz
5. Juniper (Juniperus osteosperma): 98 MHz
6. Aloes/Sandalwood (Santalum album): 96 MHz
7. Angelica (Angelica archangelica): 85 MHz
8. Peppermint (Mentha peperita): 78 MHz
9. Galbanum (Ferula gummosa): 56 MHz
10. Basil (Ocimum basilicum): 52 MHz
I have worked for many years with essential oils making
up various combinations to apply in a base oil for reliev-
ing colds, coughs, congestion, muscle ache, bruising and
rapid healing from operations. The oils act to bring up the
frequency of the cells and are extremely powerful in their
application.
Nature shows you the natural process of healing and as you
learn more about the physical body’s frequencies, you are
able to consciously move yourself into higher frequency
where the human body creates pure and natural health.
Let me explain, it is verified that the physical body emits
the following frequencies:
• Genius brain 83Hz to 98Hz
• Healthy body and mind 76Hz to 83Hz
• Colds, flu and illness 57Hz to 63Hz
• Cancer receptors 42Hz
So the lower the body frequency the more the immune
system becomes compromised. Your body frequency is
determined by your beliefs, which will always synchronise
with your emotional scale. When you are in stress, worry
or anxiety, you are at the lower end of the emotional scale,
this also lowers the body’s frequency to below 60Hz. When
you are in creativity, expectation, excitement or happiness,
you are at the higher end of the emotional scale, this also
raises your body’s frequency to above 76Hz.
Even if you are or have been ill, by raising your frequency
allows the cells and molecules to restore to natural health.
It is just conditioning from the controlled medical profes-
sion and governments that tell us there are no cures, in fact
in the 1930s Dr Royal Raymond Rife created a ‘frequency
monitoring machine’ and in clinical trials with 1,000 cancer
patients, he adjusted their physical frequencies resulting in
100% of the patients being cured. Rife refused to let the
pharmaceutical companies buy him out and ended up with
his lab and machine trashed and his research destroyed.
There is so much available in the natural world that we
can use to keep our bodies in natural, pure health, without
the need for synthetic drugs. The most powerful way is to
understand our own frequencies and learn to live in high
frequency by becoming conscious creators. Nature and the
essential oils are always there to assist us, showing us we are
the same energy and reconnecting with our natural energy
essence is the best way to keep the frequencies high.
The Frequency of HealingBy Edel O’Mahony
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Tiffany Manning with thanks to Cara Santa Maria.
My inner sanctum had a set of spare keys cut yesterday, so
I can store them at a friend’s place in case I lock myself out.
And it got me thinking…
What about the keys to your internal spaces?
The keys to your thoughts, your dreams? Your ups your
downs? Your emotional and psychological home. How many
people in your life have access to the inner sanctum of you?
Who’s got keys?
It’s worth having a look at this every now and then, to assess
if your levels of security or accessibility have changed or
need updating. To find out if more – or perhaps less – people
have access to you than you might have thought (or that you
might hope for).
All of this points to the idea of boundaries, about psycho-
logical safety and connection with others.
Of striking a balance between being locked away in an iso-
lated tower of ‘safety’ alone, or being completely enmeshed
where you’re sort of ‘access all areas’ for everyone that hap-
pens along.
There’s no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answer for this stuff. It’s just
about finding out what’s right for you, for
now.
So let’s take a moment just now to ponder…
Who has your keys? Who do you let in? Anyone? Or are you
very discerning – maybe even to the point of feeling a little
isolated at the moment?
Or perhaps there are lots of sets of your keys out there…
Would there ever be a point of ‘too many’ for you? Where
might that point be? And how would you know when you’ve
reached it?
Which keys do you want to give to which people?
Do you have a tendency to hand over the whole bunch
straight away?
Giving people immediate and constant access to your every
word, thought or deed?
And, if you do, do the people in your life respect that, and
care for your spaces; or do some of them keep their biggest
boots on in your most delicate areas? Is there a process of
building or earning trust for you, before you’ll hand over a
key to a more private, more precious, internal place?
(Or would you like there to be?)
Are there perhaps places no one holds the keys to? Places
you maybe even keep locked away from yourself? Places
that seem too dark, too cold, too overwhelming to enter, so
you’ve locked them up, boarded them up and maybe even
been tempted to throw the keys away?
What might it take to make those spaces feel safe enough
for you? Safe enough to maybe carefully, unlock them to
see what’s actually in them now? Maybe the company of a
trusted friend or therapist could help you safely shine a light
on what is in those rooms that have been locked for so
long?
These are all interesting, and sometimes revealing, questions
to ask yourself every now and then… questions to help you
find out where your own sense of boundaries might be right
now.
For questions like these can, themselves, be like tiny keys to
unlock the answers you already carry inside you.
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Your Inner SanctumBy Tiffany Manning
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When the subject of healing and transformation comes up in Astrology,
the first thing that pops into my head is Pluto, the God of the under-
world who spirited lovely Persephone away.
Pluto… really? Yes, this planet has a nasty reputation for creating chaos,
death and destruction, yet it is also responsible for rebirth, transmuta-
tion, wisdom and grace. Its positive manifestation is Minerva, the God-
dess of wisdom. Minerva energy unites the head and the heart, much
like Mercury and Venus conjunct. This higher side of Pluto illuminates
and brings about cosmic consciousness. To me, the Phoenix bird can
symbolize it beautifully. When she is old and worn out she ignites into
brilliant flames and is then powerfully reborn from her own ashes. What
a beautiful concept! If only we could do that.
Perhaps we can!
Pluto is the slowest moving of all our planets and takes approximately
248 to circle the sun. Since its journey is so long, and somewhat erratic,
it is in each sign anywhere from 12 to 30 years. Because of this, Pluto in
the signs has a generational rather than individual influence.
Pluto is currently in the sign of Capricorn until November 2024 and is
stimulating self-discipline, efficiency, loyalty and honesty – especially
within the government and big business. If you pay attention to the
news, you are sure to have noticed sudden changes in these areas by now.
Because of the generational effect of Pluto in the signs, the individual
focus now falls to the Houses for greater clarity. Below are possibilities
of how Pluto/Minerva may manifest.
Pluto 1st House: There is much potential here since the first house cor-
responds to Aries and Mars. There is courage and strong will, yet can be
very gentle and loner. The message here is for people to transform their
approach to life. If they are shy, they need to develop self- confidence
and to meet the world head on. If they are inconsiderate, they need to
develop compassion for others. Gaining the highest aspect of what is
apparently lacking is the key.
Pluto 2nd House: This house belongs to Taurus and Venus. There will
be a need to acquire things of value here, including money. These indi-
viduals can be stubborn as well as generous - they can also think of their
loved ones as possessions. The gift here is to share with other spontane-
ously and to have integrity in all matters concerning love and money.
Pluto 3rd House: Gemini and Mercury rule this house and with them
come inspiration, versatility and easy evaluation of others. Many great
teachers and counselors have their Pluto here since it gives an inquiring,
perceptive mind. There is a tendency to “be in our head” too often and
this can produce depression, neuroses and potential mental problems.
These natives would be wise to talk thing out regularly with a confidant,
or use writing or art to help clear their minds.
Minerva urges that any physical creation of dark emotions be destroyed
in order to release and transmute its destructive nature.
Pluto 4th House: Home and family are the focus here as Cancer and the
Moon rule. This placement also rules our foundation. If we have strong
foundations, we can make it through any storm. Pluto works in an inter-
esting way here. Pluto will withhold the thing we most want until we are
willing to let go of it. The act of purging our desires allows Minerva to
grants our wish. She reminds us to remember and honor Mother Earth
by releasing our selfish egos, thus allowing the true gift to be rewarded.
Pluto 5th House: The Sun and Leo rule this house of Pleasure and it is
here that the ego truly needs to be purged. Leo’s tendency to be conceit-
ed or arrogant must be transmuted so the heart can open and Minerva’s
creative energy can emerge. There is real potential for creative genius
here if the native can temper the need to seek pleasure with higher spirit.
Pleasure for itself may be enjoyable, but it is hollow and leaves the per-
son craving more. Allowing Spirit to direct and integrate sends healing
ripple through the individual as well as those around.
Pluto 6th House: This is the house of Service, Work and Health. Virgo
and Mercury rule this house and they are known for communication,
intelligence and being very precise. The need is to purge any hidden
motives of the mind. Are we healers or hypochondriacs? We need to
Release Criticism! Through the unselfish service to others, we are able to
make strides in our own day-to-day work and our health. The more we
selflessly help others, happier we can be.
The happier we are, the less we are ill. The less we are ill, the more pro-
ductive we can become.
It creates its own beautiful circle of loving stewardship to each other.
Pluto 7th House: Balance in the House of Relationships – that is what
Libra is all about. Since it has lovely Venus as its ruling goddess, the
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message becomes having the willingness to set aside any personal de-
sires and seek being of service to partners. When love becomes more
important than self, Minerva has done her job. “He who loses himself
shall find himself ”.
Pluto 8th House: Ahhhhh! Pluto is finally home and Scorpio has been…
well, he’s been doing his own thing regardless of what Pluto has been up
to! Both Scorpio and Pluto have interesting work to do here since this is
the house of the occult, others money, and inheritances it is often called
the house of Death. Here we become intrigued with the meaning of life.
Our psychic channels begin to open and we start to connect our human
selves with our true spiritual selves.
Integration can begin if we are mindful of Pluto’s tendency to destroy
that which we create. If we become overwhelmed, stop – rest and re-
charge, then move ahead in a way that encourages growth. Break tasks
down into smaller segments. Remember to get up, clear your mind, re-
plenish our bodies every few hours, and always remember to avoid the
pitfalls of alcohol, drug and dark metaphysical energies. Using others for
personal advantage will end disastrously!
Pluto 9th House: Intuition, desire to seek knowledge, travel and interests
in law, religion and philosophy all fall under the jurisdiction of this
house. With Jupiter and Sagittarius heading the show, there will be stud-
ies, but they will be fun, exciting and always expansive! Really digging
into the meaning of life will be big in this placement. We can now use
the spiritual opening we received in the 8th House and apply it to the
world by using the facts of our personal spiritual blossoming and urging
others to do the same. Beware of forcing others to do what we want!
We all have personal will and only we can choose the correct path to
pursue. As we individually reach for our highest ideals, we can illumi-
nate with wisdom the path for the rest of the world to follow… if they
choose.
Pluto 10th House: With Capricorn and Saturn ruling this house, the
need for diplomacy and patience is imperative. This is the house of repu-
tation, business success and material gain.
Some people with Pluto here will do anything to get what they want.
Honesty, being ethical and self-mastery are keys to climbing to the top
of ones chosen field with this placement. The lower manifestation of
Saturn and Capricorn were “get there at any costs!”. Now, as Pluto with
its Minerva’s influence returns to Capricorn, the theme is to cleanse the
egos drive to acquire blindly and to seek patience, co-operation and
peace of mind. Only then can we truly find what we have worked so
hard to obtain.
Pluto 11th House: In the house of Friends, Networking, Hope and
Dreams, our choice of friends will be of utmost importance. Pluto can
be an unbalanced or uncontrolled power, so if we chose the wrong peo-
ple to associate with, or if we are the users and vampires, the impact will
be sudden and disruptive. Aquarius – the great humanitarian and Ura-
nus – the great disruptor, rule this house. The influence here is to strive
for situations, friends, and dreams that compliment and contribute to
the best of society as a whole, as well as our selves. Choosing friends
who we can support and enhance, and who can do the same for us, al-
lows us to get a clearer sense of our goals and how we can achieve them
in the best way. Because they know we come from a place of integrity, it
serves them to network for our benefit. It makes them feel good to help
us achieve success. Remember always to return the favor. Balance can
be a fragile thing.
Pluto 12th House: Now we get to Pluto’s brother, Neptune who rules
the sign Pisces. These two reign below the surface and exploring the
watery depths can be very daunting. The 12th house rules institutions
such as hospitals, jails and asylums as well as where our karmic debts
and talents lie. Those here often feel enslaved in some way and are prone
to experiencing upheavals in order to bring them back to a lighter path.
This placement often forces a person to serve humanity in order to keep
them from becoming self-pitying victims. Yes, we still have free will, yet
Pluto in the 12th house will press the issue through suffering until the
individual learns to see, and walk in, the light.
Pluto’s message through all the houses is simple if we look at it. By seek-
ing light and wisdom, the highest path we can imagine, we can trans-
mute any destructive power and turn it into a healing force. By choosing
the big, spiritual picture, we find there truly is a silver lining within the
darkest of Plutonian clouds.
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Devil or Saint?
Healing. The word itself is evocative. It conjures up an immediate visceral re-
sponse with attendant mental images...memories, fears, dreams and wishes.
Good health is vital to every living organism on this Earth School of ours.
When I think of healing, I think automatically of love and of light. The pure
vibratory expression of love is the most powerful form of healing in existence,
in my opinion. When love is present, our whole body just relaxes and sighs,
luxuriating in the peacefulness of that beautiful energy.
We know from a medical perspective that those who are happy, who feel loved
and cared about, who receive regular hugs from loved ones - these are the
people who heal more quickly, and who have stronger immune systems. I have
always found the healing strength of such a simple thing as a hug to be pro-
found. A simple embrace such as a hug can boost white blood cell count in the
human body - the part of our blood system that fights off infection and wards
off opportunistic illness and sustain a sense of calm
well beyond the physical experience of the hug itself.
Just the act of writing my thoughts about healing is increasing my own vibra-
tion - I can feel it as I type the words and thoughts. I spent a good part of the
1990s working as a massage therapist, but was never truly fulfilled in that ca-
reer. The healing part and the knowledge of the human body fascinated me, but
massage therapy in itself didn’t really fit for me. What did resonate was energy
work; what many might recognize as the Biblical “laying on of hands”, or in the
traditional medical world, it is called Therapeutic
Touch among other names. I learned that I have an innate ability for energy
work, and to this day, although I no longer practicing as a massage therapist, I
still embrace energy work occasionally. It is effortless for me and is a gift I can
bestow upon anyone in pain, whether it is physical, mental, emotional, or as is
most often the case, a combination of all of these.
When I stepped into the unknown world of blogging over two years ago, I had
no idea what I was doing with the concept. It was something I was trying on for
size to keep my mind occupied during a very dry period for my freelance writ-
ing career. I’ve spoken of this before and I will doubtless bring it up again - the
title of my blog, Healing Morning, was divinely driven. I knew I wanted it to
have something to do with healing, and the word “morning” was a play on my
name, Dawn. At the time, I had no idea how absolutely appropriate a title this
would be, or how the title would grow with me as I grew in my blog writing.
You would think, as a result of the strong healing energies around me over
a lifetime, that it would come as no surprise that this healing energy would
translate into my writing. Yet, it has been a surprise. I did not know, to begin
with, that my writing would touch others around the world and instill a sense
of peacefulness, calm and healing. That was a vague goal, but at the time that
I created this blog, I had thought to focus more on a clinical type of writing
application. Instead, I found that I was being drawn to write from my heart
and to allow a level of transparency that I had never dared to embrace. I began
to share very private concepts here, and opened up about my spiritual side in a
manner that I had rarely done before.
Again, to my surprise, the articles that I wrote that exposed very personal
aspects of who I am, and my healing intuitive abilities - those articles have,
without fail, turned out to be the ones that have garnered the most interest, the
most written comments and the most support. I’ve learned over the last two
and a- half years that when I’ve written an article that makes me more than
a little nervous about publishing it, this is when I’m writing and channeling a
level of truth that needs to be shared. And that energy is
received in similar fashion...in a very positive, honest manner. People respond
in kind and tell me they feel a sense of peace here.
So, I continue to grow with my blog title. I continue to grow in my healing
abilities and I continue to learn that my previous horizons are constantly be-
ing broadened. It is a very surreal experience at times. Just recently, I began to
recognize a return to that childlike sense of creation that we tend to lose as we
age. Children have an innate sense of acceptance that all will be well; they have
an equal belief that good things will happen simply because those good things
are wished for and anticipated with a bright spirit.
I have also just recently weathered some rather trying times where I wasn’t
sure how I would get from one day to the next. The darkness that accompanied
those challenges was quite intense and looking back, I have no idea how I man-
aged to maintain even a wee shred of optimism and belief that good experienc-
es were in my personal pipeline. Somehow, though, deep within me, I did hold
onto that small flame of belief. That small flame of pure love, of pure healing,
of pure manifestation....it all rested deep within me, despite the trying times.
And then, in the midst of an admittedly scary phase, I felt the shift beginning.
That knowing, that awareness that I’ve always had grew inside me. I clearly
remember feeling it happening and I admit there was a bit of a struggle....a
bit of lingering doubt that it was real. Yet the sense of rightness was so strong
that all I could feel was delight and a sureness inside. A glowing, expanding
welling of liquid, golden, pulsing brightness is how I would describe it. That is
what the energy of pure love looks like to my mind’s eye. Many who practice
various healing modalities will point out that various levels of healing energy
carry different colors and textures. I don’t dispute this. What I am describing
here, that golden, pulsing brightness is how I experience healing at its most
profound. If I could invite you into my heart to see it and experience it the way
that I do, I would do that very thing. Since I can’t do that, the next best thing
is to write it for you and create the image and the emotion, the textures and
vibrations with words.
This article may seem to have very little point....just a jumble of thoughts about
healing. I don’t argue that point, as I’m writing from a stream of conscious-
ness perspective, just allowing the thoughts to flow from my fingertips. I will
go back and read through this and see if the progression is strong enough to
publish the article. I think it will be, because I feel that same sense of rightness
as I type the words. This jumble of thoughts is going to make absolute sense to
someone...perhaps many. You will read this article and
smile and nod, recognizing what I am attempting to convey. Your own deep
well of healing energy and love will respond and there will be that magical
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With a Bright SpiritBy S. Dawn Sievers
“click” from me to you.
In this way, in this fashion, I continue to heal. Myself. My readers. The very
air that I breathe in and exhale. The earth that I walk upon, as this energy
overflows and spills down from my hands and flows through my feet as I
walk. For those who study esoteric concepts of healing, this will make sense.
For those who trust in the simple process of honoring the physical manifesta-
tion of that spark of the Divine translating into human form, it will also make
sense. For those who are searching and wondering, looking for something
that will lead them deeper into self-discovery, perhaps this article will light a
new Divine spark. It’s a beautiful and never ending cycle, of course.
With a bright spirit is how I write this article, at this moment. That would
make a beautiful t-shirt slogan, yes? Healing is such a bright thing, yet very
calm and sure. Peaceful and quiet, but also exuberant and full of that child-
like sense of delight. I was asked to write an article with the word “healing”
as the focus. I sat down to write and did so with a bright spirit. My hands are
literally buzzing from the extreme level of energy that has been prompted as
a result and I accept that manifestation in the same way....with a bright spirit.
With a bright spirit, my friends.
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Dreaming your w
ay to Success
By Marg
aret Jarvinen
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You are gasping for air, you’re spitting teeth from your mouth
or you are falling to your death... all of us have had reoccur-
ring or strange dreams at one time or another, which make
us question why we dreamt that. In this article Dream Thera-
pist Margaret Jarvinen will begin to unlock the answers to
your unconscious mind and provide life changing solutions
through the power of your dreams.
What are dreams?
Dreams are the language of your unconscious mind. When
you sleep, your unconscious mind is processing your every-
day experiences. What you dream is always related to what
happened during the last one to two days in your waking life.
All symbols in your dreams are related to how you perceive
your world. A dream is rarely what it appears to be on the
surface.
The unconscious mind holds your belief and value system
and controls over 90% of your daily decisions. While you are
dreaming, your unconscious mind is processing the activities,
thoughts and emotions you experienced throughout the day.
Therefore, old belief patterns you had as a child can be re-
enforced and encouraged, whether they are in your best inter-
est or not, affecting your waking life. For example, you may
have been told as a child, “Don’t be greedy”, so you feel guilty
whenever you try and do something for yourself.
Through proper interpretation, dreams are an excellent way
of identifying our emotional imbalances and unwanted belief
patterns. These unconscious thought patterns can be easily
changed using dream alchemy techniques and thereby helping
us to obtain our goals and live a more fulfilled and balanced
life.
What is dream alchemy?
Dream alchemy is a process of changing your unconscious
belief patterns by reprogramming your conscious mind. After
a dream is interpreted, a dream alchemy is developed using
the symbols in your dream to allow you to talk to your un-
conscious mind in its own language. Dream alchemy practices
can be in the form of visualisations, affirmations, artwork,
writing, body or physical work, dialogue and giving back the
belief. If you are committed to continuing the alchemy for a
period of time, the changes to your old belief patterns become
permanent.
Why do we have recurring dreams?
Recurring dreams (symbols) occur because you are choosing
to react or behave in the same way in your waking life over
and over again. This is usually because of an unresolved is-
sue or attitude, which is keeping you stuck. Recurring dreams
and dream themes when interpreted can identify accurately
what is causing your sabotage behavior. Once your blocks are
discovered, dream alchemy techniques can be used to remove
them and clear your path.
No one can give you a definition of a dream symbol for you—
it’s your own language of your unconscious mind—however,
there are universal symbols we all have in common for exam-
ple teeth.
If you are having a recurring dream where you are losing your
teeth, they are crumbling in your mouth or you are spitting
them out, this can represent your feelings of insecurity, dif-
ficulty getting your message heard, feeling disrespected or put
down.
Ask yourself where in your waking life one or two days before
your dream did you feel you were not being understood, re-
spected, empowered or couldn’t get your message across. This
could relate to any part of your life, for example, not express-
ing yourself clearly to your employer, co-worker, or partner
or not being able to get a word in while talking to someone.
This negative unconscious belief can be changed through ap-
plying Dream Alchemy.
When we are more balanced with ourselves life is so much
more enjoyable and easier. Dream Analysis and Dream Al-
chemy is a way of bringing balance into your life.
Dreaming your w
ay to Success
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Extracted from ‘Spiritual Awakening for Newbies’ by Mercedes Leal, based on true,
miraculous events.
Thank God, I had hired a limousine to take me there, for the address of my Talk and
Workshop venue was wrong. Had I been at the wheel, I would have been too exasper-
ated to have been very effective. The very sweet and dear lady who had given me the
information had suffered from chronic poor health and cognitive deterioration and
it must have slipped her mind to give me the correct information. Other people had
also been given the wrong address, so a sizeable percentage of delegates had apparently
failed to show up but were, most possibly, simply hopelessly lost.
Based on the street name and postcode I had been given, the driver had taken me
to a block of residential apartments, very different from the event venue. It was only
through a series of telephone calls with another member of the group, whose telephone
number I was lucky to obtain after a series of calls in some frantic, investigative detec-
tive work, that I was able to find the right place, albeit arriving ninety minutes late. It
was embarrassing and I needed all my will power to be sufficiently calm and empow-
ered to deliver. Thankfully, all went well.
My talk on Spiritual Empowerment was received very enthusiastically, puffing up an
ego I had been trying to extinguish and I followed it with guided visualisation medita-
tion and - just for fun - a short exercise in remote viewing.
The picture one lady drew - let’s call her Natalie - based purely on the picture I had
placed in a sealed envelope and my mind’s projection of the image to the audience, was
identical to the hidden answer in shape, size and even in the position on the A4 sheet
of paper. This happens quite often and is great because it means my mind is working
as it should and those with whom I am working are on the same mental wavelength.
Natalie could not have known what was in the envelope, which was glued shut and
hidden until the end of the exercise. She was a business consultant, working at CEO
level within the largest corporate organisations and also within senior governmental
departments. I was very impressed by the power of her mind. She too must have been
impressed by the exercise, for she asked if I could help her to improve her mind energy
so she could help someone she loved dearly. Her primary, spiritual reason for coming
to me seemed to be her son, who, from what I could gather, had temporarily lost his
normal pattern of life, was in some sort of care and was refusing to communicate, lead-
ing to worries about his state of mind.
I could tell that Natalie had the right level of outstanding, maternal devotion which
could work to help her son, using the astonishingly effective telepathic exercises Clyde,
my late cousin, had taught me in the most extraordinarily powerful inter-realm clair-
voyant experience which had been unexpected but which had been witnessed by two
other people who were equally astounded by
the accuracy and emotional power of the experience. I knew I had to add those skills to
the family Formula I had partly inherited and partly cobbled together myself through a
series of inexplicable and unrequested paranormal experiences. All of these were based
only on love, healing and the brightest of light and served all who lived by its simple,
enjoyable code as a permanent beacon of
guidance and inspiration.
I was never told of the young man’s offence or fate but I knew he was in inner torment,
suffering from emotional isolation. He was simply refusing to talk and had kept up his
mute behaviour day by day, causing ever increasing concern to his mother. Any mother
would be concerned about such a deteriorating situation within her family and as I was
also a parent, I was happy to help.
Natalie and I had our one to one session and I told her what she had to do to help
her son and herself. I passed on the spiritually empowering lessons from the family
Formula for instant spiritual empowerment and then gave her all the tips she needed
for the ‘Emergency Mother Booster’ to strengthen the connection between parent and
offspring. I reserve this for mothers only, because
their love is always the greatest for a child, regardless of the maturity of the ‘baby’.
Fathers, yes, you do come close but mothers have the edge of power and loving con-
nection with an almost sacrificial energy to succeed in helping the son or daughter to
overcome a potentially lethal affliction or habit.
The next morning, Natalie telephoned me to reiterate her concern about her son. She
said she wanted to be reminded about the intricacies of the Emergency Mother Boost-
er, the additional verbal help I offer over and above the Formula. Once again, briefly,
I went over the Spiritual Empowerment Formula I had taught her the day before and
explained to her how she could communicate with her son. Through this she would be
able to help him to improve his life without actually being in the same room as he was
– or even in the same town or country. She was a highly intelligent individual with a
warm and generous persona and I felt sure she would be able to perform the task ahead
of her. I asked her to picture her son in a certain way, as we had already discussed
and agreed. Then I linked my thoughts to the photograph of *Clyde Alleyne, my late
cousin, with her, although she and I were at least 20 miles apart and her son was yet
further away, in the care of a social worker. As with Susan, the mother whose son we
were able to take off heroin immediately using the same telepathic techniques and
no direct, physical contact with him whatsoever, it was a three way link of love to
Natalie’s son.
I impressed on Natalie the importance of ensuring absolute integrity and I trusted her
with the exercise and other aspects of it which I explained personally, whilst also giving
her tips to help ensure our joint success. I will only work with those whose integrity
is at its highest, who are operating with purest, altruistic love and whom I know will
respect the principles of the Formula.
How Telepathy Inspired a Troubled Son To SurviveBy Mercedes Leal
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Very carefully, I went over the special family Formula, step by step, to ensure Natalie
understood that each point was necessary in order to raise her spiritual vibrations to
their maximum. It took about twenty minutes of ‘revision’. Then I felt we were ready
to communicate directly with her son, whom I believe at that time was residing in an
establishment away from his mother, isolated in his own little world, refusing to com-
municate with his social worker, family, doctors or anyone else. All were becoming
alarmed at his increasingly deep descent into a vortex of silent, threatening depression.
She thanked me a little nervously and hung up. Sometimes, people cannot believe that
such dynamic methods work; but time has shown again and again that they do and,
even better, they are durable.
Natalie was in the right spiritual mode of trust and love ready to begin. I prepared
myself to be the conduit between them, using the imagery we had practised and Clyde
Alleyne’s skills, whose remarkable connection had already started to create amazing
miracles.
I remained mentally and emotionally linked to both mother and son and the mosaic of
connection was established for approximately twenty minutes; but I did not expect to
hear from her for a day or so. However, just five to ten minutes after our silent, mental
exercise had ended, she called me back.
“Mercedes,” she began, ‘You won’t believe this!’ I was tickled by her bubbly, high
pitched, exuberance and laughed, because her delight was contagious and I knew from
her breathless excitement that something special was about to be shared but I was
completely unprepared for the speed of the data which would follow.
“I just did the exercise as you had said,” Natalie continued, “then, just as I was finish-
ing, the phone rang. It was my son’s social worker to say that, for the first time in three
weeks, he had spoken - but it is what he said which is so remarkable. He asked his
social worker to contact me immediately, because he said he had just seen my face in
his room and he wanted to speak to me to discuss his
future!” Her son had picked up the message, exactly as we had programmed it to be
received.
He was on his way to recovery through the most exceptional intervention, aided by the
late and departed Mr Clyde Alleyne, who was proving to be true to his word in every
way – and allowing me to help to save young people who were in crisis through pure
love and telepathic support from a realm of pure love and telepathic support from a
realm of pure light and altruism.
After that day, Natalie renewed normal and regular communication with her son, who
continues to improve up to the point of writing, nearly three years after the mental
exercise his Mum, Clyde and I did together. He has regained his confidence, is in full
time study, is a reliable member of his community and is living happily in freedom –
just as his mother and I had pictured at a time when all had seemed irretrievable. The
best gift we can give a mother is reconnection to her child.
*Clyde Alleyne, a successful journalist covering EEC matters in Paris, had an avid in-
terest in proving there was life after ‘death’ and nothing scary at all about ‘passing over’.
He did this successfully through communicating in the most incredible, witnessed
event, days AFTER his funeral and subsequently passed on a telepathic Formula to me
to help young people in trouble, which has so far
proved very successful.
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What’s in your daily vitamin/mineral supplements?
If you knew your nutritional supplements were made of petroleum and rocks, would
you switch?
The truth about what’s really in most vitamins is shocking. Coal tar, petroleum, rocks:
they’re all common ingredients in synthetic supplements, which make up 95% of the
nutritional supplement market in North America alone. And ingredients like that
simply aren’t absorbed well (if at all) by your body. Add to it that we typically don’t
consume all the nutrients we need at the proper levels in our diet, and it’s no surprise
that malnutrition is the #1 health risk in the world, affecting more than 925 million
people worldwide. Is this you?
How real is your vitamin?
A Quick Guide for Evaluating Vitamin and Mineral Supplements.
Synthetically Made.
Synthetic vitamins are produced chemically in a laboratory and may be made from
petroleum or coal tar; they’re not in a food form. Because they are less expensive,
most minerals used for supplementation are mined from the ground or manufactured
from chemical processes. Tests have shown that these minerals do not dissolve well
(they are not soluble) in either the stomach or small intestine.
Plant-Sourced.
Naturally sourced vitamins are extracted from foods or plants or are cultured in yeast.
Plants use multiple processes to accumulate minerals from the soil, predigest them and
then bond them into a food matrix. Minerals from plants are, therefore, more soluble.
Research suggests that naturally sourced vitamins are easier to absorb and retain than
synthetically made vitamins.
Do You Know Where Your Multivitamin Comes From?
These days, more and more consumers now take a vitamin/mineral supplement daily.
But most people don’t even know the source, quality or efficacy of the products they
take. The best vitamin and mineral supplementation should include:
• Naturally sourced vitamins with standardised and properly labelled amounts
• Plant-sourced minerals at standardised and properly labelled amounts
• It’s only natural to want the best for yourself and your family!
Know the Source of Your Vitamin/Mineral Product .
The human body is designed to best utilise nutrients from real food sources and mod-
ern agricultural practices have reduced the nutritional value of many forms of produce
from their nutritional content of only a few decades ago.
This is why we really need to supplement our diets to ensure our bodies are receiving
the proper nutrition to perform at an optimum level. Each cell of our body requires
nutrients to function so it is little surprise that our rapidly growing “fast and easy”
food choices are reaping havoc with our health, immune systems and mortality rates.
Did you know that for the first time our children will have shorter life expectancies
than our own?
What you don’t want to see! Be informed!
Synthetic Vitamins may include:
Listed as:
Vitamin B12 Riboflavin
Vitamin C Ascorbic acid
Vitamin D Calciferol
Vitamin E Dl-alpha tocopherol
Vitamin K Menadione or phtonadione
Pantothenic Acid Calcium D-pantothenate
Folic Acid Pteroylglutamic acid
Any vitamin ending in the following is synthetic: Acetate, Hydrochloride, Mononi-
trate, Palmitate or Succinate.
Synthetic mineral names usually end in one of the following:
Ascorbate Aspartate Carbonate Chloride
Citrate Disulfide Gluconate Glycerophosphate
Iodide Lactate Malate Methionine
Orotate Oxide Picolinate Sulphate
So check your vitamin labels now and be informed.
The uncomfortable facts of life.
1. Chronic degenerative diseases afflict over 120 million Americans.
2. Of the babies born in 2000, it is estimated that 1 in 3 will develop Diabetes.
3. 1 out of 3 will die of cancer.
4. 1 out of 2 will die of heart attack.
5. Adult onset Diabetes is occurring in children as young as 8 years old.
6. 50 million Americans suffer from auto-immune disorders.
7. Depression and Attention Deficit disorder in children is increasing at an alarm-
ing rate.
8. Prior to 1990, Autism affected 1 in 10,000 children. Today, 1 in 150 children
suffer from Autism.
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What is really in your daily Vitamins and Supplements?By Karen Thom
What will you do to make sure this doesn’t happen to your kids?
Bad media reports on dietary supplementation?
One More Reason to Switch to Real!
Recently, the media has reported on a couple of published studies. One study found
that intake of vitamin E increased the risk of prostate cancer, another reported that post
menopausal women who took certain vitamins and minerals had an increased risk of
mortality (death). It’s not surprising that many consumers have responded by tossing
out their supplements.
You may be feeling more wary about your supplement intake as well. More reason to be
informed and make the right choices for you and your family. To only take supplements
that are based solely on real food and are usable by every cell of our bodies.
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Experience Birthing Bliss
Feeling anxious, alone or in the dark as a new mother to be? Where
do you go to get your questions answered when you don’t have any
mothers as the “wise woman” to turn to, the doctor is too busy to
inform you of your options or discuss the pros and cons of various
drugs and procedures on the menu, and you read virtually every
magazine in the waiting room before he/ she can see you for five
minutes at a time?
Meanwhile, random strangers decide it is their maternal duty to
share their birth horror stories when they spot the bump and the
hospital antenatal classes leave you feeling even more fearful and
anxious than you were before you walked in!
Just when you thought you couldn’t bear to hear another horror
story, along comes a fresh new book that is the answer to your
prayers. Brimming with positivity, A Modern Woman’s Guide to
a Natural Empowering Birth offers inspiring birth stories, expert
tips, practical tools and insights to reclaim your birth power and
overcome your fears.
Now you can connect with a positive community of women with-
out leaving home. “Reading it is very much like being surrounded
by wise women teaching the lessons of birth we wish we all had
received as young women”, says Jenne Alderks from the Coalition
for Improving Maternity Services.
More than just a random collection of stories, the author Katrina
Zaslavsky, takes you on a powerful journey of discovery and gives
you the keys to transforming your birth experience.
“I now know exactly how I want my labour to be and am looking
forward to experiencing every second of it. No fear, no worries,”
says Shannon Dunn, expectant mother.
Generously sprinkled with inspirational quotes and topped with
a compelling Afterword by Dr Sarah Buckley, internationally re-
nowned author of “Gentle Birth Gentle Mothering”, this is the ul-
timate mind body preparation guide every woman in bloom has
been waiting for!
SPECIAL GIVEAWAY: Want to win a FREE copy of A Modern
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Edel O’MahonyUK’s Leading Expert in Energetic Communications
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Julie Nelson (Editor)Aromatherapist (Aromatique Essentials)
www.aromatiqueessentials.com.au
Katrina ZaslavskyInspired Wellness
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Mercedes LealMotivational Speaker
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Joanne FaulknerAstrologist (Two Hands Talking)
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Margaret JarvinenDream Analyst
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S. Dawn SieversFreelance Writer, Editor, Blogger &
Social Media Consultant
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Suzy ManningTransitional Coach, Speaker, & Author
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Tiffany ManningPsychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Amy Nelson-BlainPhotographer, Cinematographer & Graphic Designer
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Valéria TrigueiroBritist English Teacher & Aromatherapist
www.valeriatrigueiro.com.br/en/
Cover Photography Credits:Photographer: Amy Nelson-BlainStylist / Shoot Co-Ordinator / Editor: Julie NelsonTalent: Charis Uppal @ Platform ModelsHair and Make-up: Bernadette TalbotJewellery Designer: Make A Strand (Amanda Webb)Feather Hat: Jonathan Howard
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