The Bridge to the Faery Kingdom

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Once upon a time...that's how all fairy tales begin, isn't it? Except this tale is a true one. It's how I was drawn to faeries and faeries were drawn to me, and a little bit about how they interact with us as humans. As an artist, I was very interested in learning about faeries from the old stories, pre-Disney, and so I set about to learn more about them. Through my studies of books like The Faery Faith in Celtic Countries by W.B. Evans-Wentz, I discovered that they didn't sparkle or have … [Read more...]

Obtain Self Love: The How To…

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The most powerful generator of self-love is your soul. Your soul is eternal. Your soul is vast, unknowable, intelligent, comprehensive and visionary in its grasp of your life. Intuition is the voice of your soul, that small voice within that tells you what is true. Sometimes that voice is experienced as a feeling or gut reaction. At times we simply know what is right. When we ignore that voice, we regret and shake our heads saying, "I knew better." Connecting with your soul is easy. As you … [Read more...]

The Power of Words

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The Secret by Rhonda Byrne popularized the Law of Attraction, the idea of manifesting reality with thoughts. The use of affirmations, popular for decades, also is  founded on similar ideas, but focuses on spoken words. In particular, affirmations function on the premise that repeated words gain strength and power and create reality. This premise holds true for both positive and negative statements. And it works individually, as well as collectively. Recently, I spent a week with my friend … [Read more...]

A Primer on Accessing Your Intuition…for beginners

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Until recently, intuitive ability in our society has been ignored, discounted, trivialized and, in some cases, criminalized. Many people claim that intuition doesn't even exist, that the "accidental" happenings of gut instinct or psychic knowing are merely coincidences or things made up to make oneself feel better. For years, those who believed in intuition were forced to meet in back rooms and secret societies and to feel ashamed to admit these activities to friends and neighbors. No wonder … [Read more...]

The Art of Dowsing with Frank DiCristina

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Frank DiCristina is a certified Building Biologist, Master Dowsing Practitioner and Sound Healing Specialist. He became a true believer of the unseen after his personal dowsing training with his mentor, the late master Slim Spurling. Frank frequently lectures on dowsing of the earth energies and their potential biological impact on our health. Frank is also a faculty member and instructor for the Institute of Bau-Biology and Ecology, an organization that teaches the general public and working … [Read more...]

Runestones: An interview with teacher Kari Tauring

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This month, I wanted to interview someone who could give us a taste of the study of runes. Runes are an ancient form of divination, but are not as well known as other more common forms of divination, such as tarot and astrology. Kari Tauring has been teaching and living the runes for several decades. She is an important resource in our holistic community -- not only for her knowledge of runes, but also for her work with Volva Stav, a unique form of spiritual training that incorporates the … [Read more...]

Echo Bodine & brother Michael to share stage at Psychic Symposium

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Noted Twin Cities psychic, healer and author Echo Bodine, and her brother Michael, a celebrity psychic and author, will present a lecture together for the first time at the Twin Cities Psychic Symposium, from 2:30-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Park. The event, an opportunity for the public to learn more about intuition and psychic phenomena, also includes keynote speaker Mas Sajady ($10 advance, $15 at door, 9:15 a.m. on "Design Your Life for 2011") … [Read more...]

Murphy’s Law No More: An interview with Deborah Lynn11

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It was summer, a couple of years ago, when I first heard her story. I listened for hours to the heartbreak and the sadness, of a drug-using, alcoholic father who taught his own children to steal from department stores. The mother whose strictness drove her daughter to tune out in front of the television set, mindlessly eating to feel good about herself. And then, many hours later, I learned about the transformational joy and bliss that has risen like a phoenix out of a highly dysfunctional … [Read more...]

Talking with the SoulTalker

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An interview with Val Medeiros I recently asked Val Medeiros, "The SoulTalker," to share with us some of her ideas about how to work with our intuition. I couldn't think of a better person to ask. Val holds regular channeling sessions around the Twin Cities area and meets with individuals to help them with guidance from her channeled beings. She lives and breathes intuition. "Hindsight is always 20/20," Val says. "Looking back on my life, I now understand that I've been receiving … [Read more...]

Shadow Lights opens metaphysical shop in South Metro

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The newly opened Shadow Lights Minnesota Candle and Metaphysical Shop in Prior Lake is the area's only metaphysical store in the Southwest Metro. The store has a decidedly witchy flavor and carries one-of-a-kind pointy hats, brooms, cauldrons, essential oils, stones, incense, herbs, organic herbal teas, wands, pendulums, candle holders, journals, ink and much more. Owned locally by Kim and John Hinnenkamp, they have their own label essential oil blends, bath-salts and candles. Shadow Lights … [Read more...]

New Metaphysical Shop Opens in Northeast Suburbs

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Ellen Goldammer, a local intuitive channel, has opened a new location of EG Wellness Resources in her home at 760 Clearbrook Lane in Vadnais Heights, MN, providing a one-stop-shop for vibrational energy work. The shop is stocked with hundreds of varieties of crystals and gemstones, gemstone jewelry, books and gifts. Services include readings, energy work and consultations, custom stone and floral essence elixirs and much more. EG Wellness Resources also is a forum for discussion and learning. … [Read more...]

“don” We Now

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In retrospect, I have found a congruent theme and archetype in my life: The "don." Actually three in particular: don Juan De Marco: The hopeless romantic that sees everything and everyone at their fullest potential and is in love with life and experience. don Quixote: Dreams the impossible dream and sees the endless potential in all things and stands up against any and all wrong. don Juan Matus: The Nagual that holds the space for change and personal power. One who is prepared to rule … [Read more...]

Siddhis: The Magical Powers of Yoga

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I first heard of the siddhis when I was in college studying the philosophy of yoga. It was also the first time I heard of yoga. In my philosophy course, I learned that one of the side-effects of yogic pursuits was distracting "powers" that seemed to just crop up at a point when the yogi was really getting proficient at the various yogic practices (not necessarily hatha, or physical yoga). I got excited when I heard about them. Then I was informed that these powers were a distraction because … [Read more...]

Is it intuition or self talk?

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Recently someone asked me, "How do I know if the information I am getting is coming from my intuition or from my own self talk?" This is a very good question, and one that everyone who is serious about being intuitive needs to ask on occasion. It is a challenge to be intuitive about yourself and most of us find that it is far easier to give someone else a psychic reading than to give ourselves good intuitive advice. Why? Because our own hopes, dreams, worries and fears tend to get in the way … [Read more...]

Halloween Psychic Fair

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In its 12th year, the Lake Harriet Spiritual Community Psychic Fair will feature dozens of the Twin Cities' leading psychics, mediums and energy healers, many unique vendors and much more from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31. Admission is free and readings start at $35. The featured keynote address, at 7 p.m.. on Oct. 30, will be "Curing Stress Forever Through Happiness," a channeled conversation with Michael presented by Deep Trance Channeler … [Read more...]