My Grandmother has passed away.  She was a woman of faith who loved, and was loved by, her family and community... and I miss her terribly.

In Memorium - Edith Mae Thornton, 86

Edith M. Thornton, 86, of Park Vista Independent Retirement Center, and previously of Lowellville, passed way peacefully Sunday afternoon at Hospice House after a short illness.

Edith was born Sept. 25, 1923 in Youngstown, a daughter of Harry and Rhoda McElwain.  She graduated form Rayen High School and married the late James F. Thornton on June 16, 1945.  James passed away July 9, 1994.

Edith leaves two sisters, Eleanor Dicks of Zephyrhills, Florida and Eileen Davis of Hubbard and a brother Walter McElwain is deceased.

Edith also leaves three sons, James S. (Janet) Thornton of Boardman, David H. (Paulette) Thornton of Poland Twp., Gerald E. Thornton of Lowellville, and a daughter Marilyn J. (Andrew) Acierno of Liberty.

In addition, she will be missed by nine grandchildren, Nicole (Steve) Cain, Andrea (Robert) Neff, Gerald (Megan) Thornton, Lori (Bradley) Timko, John M. Thornton, Lisa (Guy) Young, Summer Thornton, Michele (James) Dierkes, and Melissa (Emmanuel) Vlahos.

Also eight great-grandchildren, Katrina Neff, Andrew Neff, Elizabeth Neff,  twins Kyle and Nathan Cain, Nikolas Young, Ava Timko, and Xander Thornton.

Edith was a very active member of Richard Brown Memorial Methodist Church, and before that, in the McGuffey Methodist Church.  She sang in the choir, served on many committees and was active in United Methodist Women and the Mothers Club.  She was very committed to family and especially enjoyed family gatherings and the great-grandchildren. She will be greatly missed by her family.

Her hobbies included knitting, needlepoint  and roller skating with her husband.

Calling will be at 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at the Thompson Funeral Home (4221 Market Street, Youngstown, OH, 44512-1119, (330) 788-6568).  Friends may also call from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Richard Brown Church  (1205 Elm Street, Youngstown, OH, 44505, 330-743-5432).  A Service will be held at the church 11 a.m.

The family requests that tributes be contributed to Richard Brown United Methodist Church.

Hi everyone!

Summer is coming to an end, it's time for back to school and the harvest.  It's been a strange year for the garden.  Tomatoes were late and mostly eaten by rabbits and other critters.  I got some wonderful peppers and the local peaches were amazing.  Now as the nights are getting cooler I'm thinking about classes and the fall fairs… and the Canfield Fair!

I will be joining AC and Kelly for the first day of the Canfield Fair on Thursday, September 3^rd, from 7:30 until noonish.  We will be on the radio part of that time and just hanging out at the Hot 101 tent the rest of the time.  Come on out and see us!

This weekend also marks the first fair of the fall season.  I will be at the Warren Psychic Fair Saturday and Sunday from 11-5 at the Comfort Inn on the downtown square.  The next show after that will be the Universal Light Expo in Columbus, OH, October 10-11, were I will be offering psychic readings and a Lecture on Sunday – This I Choose, Ethics and Responsibilities of the Modern Mystic.  The following weekend I will be in Rochester for their fall fair and then I will rest a bit before trekking off to Sandusky November 13-14 and then Cincinnati November 21-22.  Busy Busy.

New classes and projects are also in the works.  I was going to delay this newsletter until I had everything ready, but that never works.  I'm working on adding a shopping area to the site where I will be selling Guided Meditation CDs and other projects as well as putting all the payment info for readings in one place.  My first Meditation CD – Walking the Sacred Stair is almost ready and will be available for download in the next week or so.  I am also looking to integrate online scheduling for readings and classes.  No more phone tag!  That's what you can look forward to seeing on JohnMichaelThornton.com and there are always new projects and ideas in the works.

I also have a new class forming in October and a new type of reading.

 

Your Spiritual Toolkit – Fall 2009

October 7^th begins the final Psychic Development Class of the year. Your Spiritual Toolkit - Psychic Development Intensive – Learning to use your natural psychic gifts.

Class size is limited – 6 Student Min, 12 Student Max, all students must be pre-registered.

Continue Reading about the Fall Psychic Development Intensive!

 

New Reading Service - Being/Doing Readings

Being/Doing Readings – 2-3 hours - $95 intro price for first 13 clients or till January 26^th whichever comes first.  Existing Clients and Students only.

Being/Doing Readings are a longer session designed just for you, centered around activity and conversation as well as a psychic reading.  You and I will be painting, baking, gardening, walking in the woods with Dart, cooking or practicing yoga. We'll have a cup of tea and a chat.  We will be practicing mindfulness and talking about your life and what has happened since your last reading.  Readings may be my standard reading or we may focus on energy healing and balancing or ritual or some other type or psychic work that will manifest during our session.

Continue Reading About Being/Doing Readings!

Happy Spring!

I've been wanting to get this newsletter out for a few weeks, but I keep getting distracted with playing outside and all the shiny things Spring is bringing.

First, new events on the calendar and a few changes.  I will not be in Toledo this weekend, I will be in Akron instead, so come check us out at the John S. Knight Center!  I also am thrilled to announce that I will be back at LilyDale this August teaching a new workshop on meeting your spirit guides entitled, "Hello!  My name is _____"  The stupid pictures we took of me wearing an oversized name tag will probably never see the light of day. 
I have also been invited to lecture at the Universal Light Expo in Columbus this fall, "This I Choose – Ethics and Responsibilities of the Modern Mystic."  Ethics and morality became my main focus my last year at University and it feels great to be researching and writing about ethics and morality again.

Since my last e-mail I've added new pictures to the Gallery, updated the Sun Salutation video with better resolution (Thanx Eric!), and added a page for Podcasts & Audio in the Multimedia Section.  You can find a highly moody Birthday Message in Audio.  New articles and services are all over as well.  I have new pages under Services for Dowsing and Psychic Parties.  There are also three new articles under Questions and Answers: Mini-Bio, Recordings, and Why I Don't Give Free Readings.

In this Newsletter I've included an Ava Update and The Red Ranger.  Have a great Spring and Go Play Outside!

If you haven't seen my newly redesigned website over at johnmichaelthornton.com you have to check it out.  I've been working on this for a few weeks now and I'm really excited about both the new look and the expanded possibilities the new framework provides. 

Right now most of the content is about the same as the old site, but you will find the Events page easier to navigate, the gallery prettier and the banner at the top changes depending on the time of day… which I think is very cool.

Over the next few months I have some other ideas I want to add, and you can help – are there any features or additions you would like to see?  Upcoming projects include more videos, Guided Meditations for sale, and lots more articles.  Let me know what you think!