It seems that fall is upon us and it is with great sadness I look at the remains of my garden.  What the heck happened this year?  Nothing did well, even my squash failed to do anything much.  Oh well, better off next year and off to the farmer's market.  Now is the time to think about a fall garden of salad greens, kale and other hardy vegies - maybe even a last crop of bush beans!

I've been doing a bit of introspection these last few weeks and finding new ways to climb out of my ruts, some of that has been revisiting great teachers from my past, Ron Roth, and finding the teachers of my future, Paul and Deborah Rees, Paul Funfsinn and others yet to be discovered.  So often we think of only Spring as the time for renewal, but any time of transition can be a time of positive change.

I'm starting to get ready for fall fair season and there is already one big change - I will be in a new spot at the Universal Light Expo in Columbus this year, with a new boothmate.  This year I will back in my old neighborhood, next to Mary Nemeth in booth 310 with Charlotte Jane Webber.  I will also be lecturing on Sunday at 1pm in room 208 - "The Colors of Health"

This month I have upcoming classes in Youngstown and Ashtabula, meditation, yoga and another article in my Growing Pains category, "An Affirmation from Paul Rees."  I also want to share with you my two new Aura Paintings. I love painting these and they make great gifts - for yourself or anyone else!

Next Wednesday Class:  Fairies

A few months ago I was called upon for a house clearing and blessing in Sharon, PA. I've told bits of the story a number of times, focusing on the ghost story aspects, but there was one unexpected encounter that I haven't talked about yet – there was a fairy trapped under the stair.

I don't know how he (possibly she, I was a bit fuzzy on that) got stuck under those nasty basement stairs, but the principle haunt was the spirit of an old man trapping the ghosts of children – a truly nasty piece of work, now thoroughly banished with his victims sent to a much better place. While my fellow ghost hunters focused on the children I tried to talk to the huddled, dirty and diminished being under the stairs.

At first I got no response and the others with me barely sensed anything there at all, but I'm good with fairies and elementals and I was not about to let this little guy fade.

After telling him he was free and safe and trying to send him out of that place to no avail I offered him my hand and said, come with me and I'll take you out of here. I could feel the feather light touch on my hand as we walked up the stairs (with some of the hunters looking at me like I had lost my mind, but folks, there is a lot more out there than just ghosts).

We walked up those horrible stairs and out the kitchen door and as we reached the solid Earth and drizzly rain I saw my companion's big, sad eyes clear and fill with first hope and then power as he changed in an instant from a broken, fading creature to a brilliant, winged being taking flight – one of the most beautiful visions I have ever been blessed to see… and he was gone.

I went back into the house and joined the others in clearing the last dregs of psychic and spiritual gunk from that place, but I was blessed that night to see something everyone else missed.

I saw a fairy reborn into the world.

September Fairy Class:

Each session I will lead exercises in psychic development, we will discuss our spiritual paths and we will join in meditation, class will be about 2 hours - suggested donation of $20 or what ever you can afford. This is a time for us to gather, explore, and share our gifts.

Classes are open to everyone regardless of experience or (perceived) talent.  You Are Psychic! And you are welcome.

9/11 Prayer, Meditation and Chocolate Cheesecake:

I hadn't been in NYC very long and didn't have many friends yet, but while I was physically fine, I was saved by a few friends who reached out to me from very far away, and one wonderful friend who drove in to give me what I needed – dinner and an hug.

I've never really done anything to commemorate the day besides watch the tv specials and hide out, but this year I have decided to change my attitude and outlook on that day ten years ago.

This year I am hosting an evening of Prayer, Meditation and Chocolate Cheesecake September 11^th from 6:30 until we run out of cake. All are welcome, if you want to bring something to share, food, music, artwork or wine (for after the meditation), feel free, but it isn’t necessary.

If you need directions or more information call me at 330-519-6558.

Energy Anatomy At the Silver Branch - September 17th & 18th

You've studied metaphysics, psychic development, or Reiki. You know you have psychic abilities and have felt energies flow through your body. Maybe you've spent a lifetime studying metaphysics and spirituality or you are just beginning to explore the mysteries of the universe.

Now what?

How does it fit together? How can you integrate what you have learned, see the connectedness of all things bringing that knowledge and ability to bear?

In this class you will learn to

• Understand the Chakra System and how it affects your physical and mental health.

• See, hear, feel, taste and experience the energies that surround you.

• Follow the flow of energy in living things, finding blockages and imbalances.

• Explore methods of energy clearing, shielding and psychic protection.

We will use meditation, imagery, art, yoga, and movement to explore this unseen world.

All levels of experience and physical fitness are welcome!

$150.00 for two days!

Students will receive workbooks and reading suggestions as well as a certificate of completion.

Two day program at the Silver Branch in Ashtebula, OH, September 17th and 18th, 10-5 each day.  Wear comfortable clothing you can roll around in.

Last night I did something very unusual for me, I rescheduled my yoga class so I could go to a lecture in Warren. This is probably the second or third time in six years I've fiddled with my teaching schedule, but something about Paul and Deborah Rees' talk at the Meg TC was calling to me. At first I was a bit disappointed, I'm not really into mediumship, and while their stories of getting into the biz were interesting, it was nothing to jump up and down over. I did really like what Paul said about language getting in the way of communication. So often spiritual discussions get derailed over word choice. I like the word God, some prefer Spirit, or Divine, or Allah, or Yahweh, but why should our conversation grind to a halt over names?

That was good and I was glad that someone else was talking about the horrors of semantics, but I still wasn't sure why I was there… and then the mediumship demonstrations began. They work very well together, better than any team I've ever seen before. They way they would pass off to each other when one was stuck or stalled was very smooth and played to each of their strengths.

They started on the other side of the room, but quickly started coming to people over near me. There were over 50 people in the room, but aside from the first 2 everyone they talked to was within a few feet of me – this always happens. I don't like to be read in public so when I am at a gallery reading (usually with a friend who does like it) I shield hard and picture myself surrounded by Teflon coating, just let the attention slide off to the side. After three or four people Paul turned to me and said "Sorry, I need to speak to the gentleman in the black shirt." Me. "You shine so bright it's hard to see (words to this effect I wasn't taking notes). You are a healer, right? You need to keep your focus and not let anyone tell you otherwise or distract you from your path. You are on the right path and need to focus on healing and mediumship and you have talent with trance mediumship as well."

And then he moved on.

Wow, I was not expecting that, but it was great and what I needed to hear. I loved that instead of opening with some dead relative or bringing up names and events the way he was with everyone else (which was the point, it was a Mediumship demonstration, after all), he cut right to the point, told me what I needed to hear and moved on.

It's been a tough summer for me. Business has been very slow, money has been crazy tight and I have been doubting. I've even found myself thinking about getting a regular job again and then having to go lay down lest I barf on the carpet. I know I am a very good teacher, psychic and lecturer. I've also started doing a bit of healing work and been very pleased with the results – I've even started planning how to offer healing services to the public. Even so, nothing takes the wind out of your sails like a really bad few months.

This unexpected message from Paul Rees was exactly what I needed to get me focused and moving again, to push away the doubt and I am very grateful.