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Listen, Hear, and Heal
 I just finished a wonderful Communion TeleService with Paul Funfsinn of Celebrating Life. There is a different quality to the words of someone who has been touched by God and speaks with the surety that God is moving in his life and all our lives. I often feel disappointed when I hear people pray or talk about God and religion; so many preachers and teachers only seem to be going through the motions with out a true and fierce connection to the Divine. It's terrible. You can hear the doubt and sadness in their voices as they mouth words with no passion and try to feel that the words and structure of faith are enough for them - they try to convince themselves they don't need anything more. It's terrible.
Paul speaks with such confidence and honest conviction. He is blessed my the Holy Spirit and knows that we all can and do share in that blessing. It was a wonderful way to spend an hour ~ feeling heat and power of the living God moving through my body and my life.
You can find out more about Paul Funfsinn and join in on one of his TeleServices at RonRoth.com
 Oh, and I know he reads these newsletters so, Hi Paul! Come to Youngstown anytime!
On the drive home from Rochester Sunday night I listened to Carolyn Myss's "Navigating Hope ," It's good. Very good and exactly what I needed, not just that night, after a very disappointing weekend, but right now. It has been a confusing year and as I navigate my path forward, my spiritual evolution and my career I search for clarity. Carolyn is always very clear and her message in this lecture is both hopeful and practical.
I love listening to Carolyn. She has this wonderful, no nonsense approach to spirituality and health. It's not about hopin and wishin your way along your spiritual journey ~ it is about doing the work, every day to become the spiritual being you are meant to be. And I love that she doesn't mess about with coded language or made-up terms for her work. I think that a lot of "spiritual' teachers and leaders are intentionally confusing and obtuse to make themselves seem smarter than the audience. They throw to many ideas and foreign concepts, obtuse words and phrases for anyone to follow along leaving the audience saying, "Wow, there was so much information there! I didn't even get half of it. He's so smart!" When in reality he may just be a bad communicator. The goal is not to impress the listener with how smart you are, it's to make them realise how smart they are. The goal is to teach and communicate so that people learn and are helped along their paths.
 Carolyn is smart, and clever and funny, but I never feel like she is trying to prove to me how smart she is, I never feel confused and I learn stuff. She's a great teacher ~ the kind I aspire to be.
In Navigating Hope she talks about forgiveness - not as something we do for those who have wronged us, but for ourselves. She gives tools to release anger and sorrow and encourages us to find the best in ourselves and to forgive the worst. Her words on forgiveness, spiritual direction and the mystical evolution of our country are so apt right now and helped my get some perspective on recent events and what I need to do going forward in my life.
I started to drift a bit on the second disc as she talked about collaboration and forming crews of people to work together, and then she did a short riff on offering help that almost made me crash the car. It was the exact situation I found myself in a few weeks ago - it was like she was speaking to me and I felt my anger dissolve. Perfect.
I cannot recommend "Navigating Hope" highly enough and it is on sale right now at Amazon and iTunes - buy both discs in mp3 format for $.99 each! |
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Walking gently through the chakras, this meditation leads you through the seven energy centers of your body to help you heal, balance, and, with the help of your Spirit Guides, gain insight into your Energetic Anatomy.
In this guided meditation you will travel through your chakra system, exploring each one to find imbalances and free blocked energy. You will commune with your Spirit Guides, become comfortable listening to their guidance, and balance your energy.
This meditation helps you to explore the ways you can free up your divine energy to flow to all parts of your life. 30 minute runtime.
Now available as part of the Holistic Highway to Wisdom (hh2w.com) series from AVS Video Productions.
"Recorded live at the 2009 Universal Light Expo this fun and funny look at ethics and morality looks at the choices we make every day as spiritual beings. The path of spirit is all about choice, free will and living with our choices every day.
In this presentation John looks at how world religions have viewed choice and free will as well as looking at the ways modern mystics and teachers have explored ethics in the spiritual community and the world.
This is an excellent Presentation for Intuitives and Skeptics alike!" 56:32 minute runtime.
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John Michael Thornton - Psychic Intuitive 
On the First Wednesday of each month I offer classes on Spiritual Growth and Psychic Development, this month I am offering a preview of two tracks from my next meditation cd. Focusing on Faith and your Connection to the Divine this talk and meditation will help you find and deepen your connection to your spirit guides, angels and spiritual connection.
Body, Mind and Spirit are One. Imbalances and disruptions in the spiritual body are mirrored in the physical and vice versa. Understanding how your spiritual wellbeing is reflected in your physical body is the simplest way to understand physical and spiritual balance.