posted June 16, 2013 08:01 PM            

I was just thinking that we are often so focused on discussing Linda Goodman "Mother of New Age" that we forget about the "Father of New Age" movement. So, I would like to give a Happy Father's Day shout-out to my good friend Carl Llewellyn Weschcke the "Father of New Age".

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Carl Llewellyn Weschcke (Minnesota) is the owner and chairman of Llewellyn Worldwide, the world's oldest and largest metaphysical publisher. He played a seminal role in the rise of Wicca and Neo-Paganism in the 1960s and 1970s and has been called "the father of New Age" for his public sponsorship of occult subjects. Weschcke also served as the 7th Past Grand Master Ordo Aurum Solis.

http://www.llewellyn.com/author.php?author_id=4861

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I have been digesting a book Carl co-authored with his good friend Dr. Joe H. Slate, titled DOORS TO PAST LIVES & FUTURE LIVES: Practical Applications of Self-Hypnosis...and it's a pretty yummy book!

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Joe H. Slate is a Licensed Psychologist in private practice with a Ph.D. from the University of Alabama and postdoctoral studies in hypnosis and psychosomatic medicine at the University of California. He is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Athens State University and Honorary Professor at the University of Montevallo.

His research interests include health and fitness, rejuvenation, pain management, reincarnation, astral projection, and the human aura. His research has been funded by the U. S. Army, the Parapsychology Foundation of New York, and numerous private sources.

http://www.llewellyn.com/author.php?author_id=2190

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Anyways, I highly recommend any book authored or co-authored by Carl Llewellyn Weschcke. Carl is a Virgo with a Pisces Ascendant and he has authored some excellent, practical, step-by-step, guides for the advanced student/Soul.

Carl & Dr. Joe H. Slate have an upcoming book which is expected to be released sometime soon next month, July 2013. It's called Clairvoyance for Psychic Empowerment: The Art & Science of "Clear Seeing" Past the Illusions of Space & Time & Self-Deception that I can't wait to get my hands on!

BTW you can pre-order Clairvoyance for Psychic Empowerment now and the fabulously dedicated staff at Llewellyn Publishing will ship when copies are available.

LOve & LIght ,
Stephanie

PS. If I wanted to know more about Linda Goodman, the NUT obsessed "Mother of New Age"...I would bet my last silver dollar that the equally NUT obsessed "Father of New Age" would be in the loop.

posted July 13, 2013 07:46 PM            

When I got DOORS TO PAST LIVES & FUTURE LIVES: Practical Applications of Self-Hypnosis, I opened up to page 77 (a section called Exploring Preexistence) and started reading...

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Without exception, our subjects were astonished at the magnificent variety of sights and sounds characterizing their preexistence. Many of them experienced the wondrous sounds of music, which comes as no surprise since music is the magical language that unites us all. One subject, a student majoring in music, noted: "It was like playing a violin--I felt the vibrations under my skin." Typically, our subjects felt instantly attuned to their preexistence and the energies that infused them.

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...being a lazy typist & skipping a paragraph...to page 78...

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For our subjects who had acquired aura-viewing skills, the radiant colors characterizing preexistence planes were similar to those observed in the human aura (see Joe Slates Aura Energy for Health, Healing & Balance, 1999). One of our subjects, a student who is color blind, saw color for the first time upon opening the door to his preexistence. He was struck not only by the wondrous beauty of all the colors but by the music and sound harmonies they seemed to radiate.

From their vantage point as spectators at the doorway to their preexistence, the participants in our studies were moved by the perfect symmetry and balance of the realm's design. They observed vibrant structural forms including iridescent orbs, domes, and pyramids, along with multicolored arches reminiscent of the rainbow. One of our subjects, a marine biologist, observed shimmering streams, lakes, and rivers of energy teeming with marine life forms. "I am a tree person and bird watcher so I was not surprised during my own preexistence regression to see a dense primeval forest with splendid trees, lush undergrowth, and magnificent feathered beings, including the showy and colorful macaw. The experience for me was an unforgettable, inspiring reality."

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I really like the macaw part. I have a pair of blue & gold macaws and from experience I think they are pretty magical birds. Not to mention they have incredibly long lifespans. In mythological tradition, macaws, along with peacocks, are purportedly related to the mythical bird in the Garden of Eden.

Posting before I accidentally lose what I just typed out! Pretty juicy so far, huh? The next couple few paragraphs after that are pretty good too!

posted August 08, 2013 04:47 PM            

Meet Sargent Pepper the Macaw...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4oFKo3EW84

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goo·ber
[goo-ber] noun
South Midland and Southern U.S.

the peanut.
Also called goober pea.

Origin:
1825–35; of Afr orig.; compare Kimbundu nguba peanut

posted August 11, 2013 03:25 AM            

When I got older, I thought it was a little peculiar. Mostly because I thought peanut plants grew down south, however these peanut plants were growing pretty close to the Canadian border (Fargo is the closest big city). I mean wouldn't they have died off in the winter anyway?

posted August 11, 2013 05:06 AM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
This was in my pre-Linda days.

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How old were you? Did you grow-up with a 'magical' or 'new age' family? I would say, "I did not." But, that's thankfully changed.

posted August 11, 2013 05:25 AM            

As you can probably tell by now...feeding a fruit hawk (that's what they jokingly called my macaw at the University of MN Raptor Center, a fruit hawk)...anyways it requires quite a bit of nut knowledge.

Not to mention nuts can cost quite a bit...especially if you're working for peanuts. It isn't cheap to keep a farm fresh supply of raw in-shell Hawaiian macadamia nuts on hand. I'm pretty sure it is all of us large bird owners that flock to the store after Christmas to buy all the holiday nuts on clearance. You can keep your Christmas nutcracker, thank you--we already have our own. Albeit the Fred Flintstone version. It's old school.

By the way, here are the lyrics to an old school "Big Bird"song from fellow Minnesota homegrown poet, BOB DYLAN...

SIMPLE TWIST OF FATE - BOB DYLAN

They sat together in the park
As the evening sky grew dark
She looked at him and he felt a spark tingle to his bones
’Twas then he felt alone and wished that he’d gone straight
And watched out for a simple twist of fate

They walked along by the old canal
A little confused, I remember well
And stopped into a strange hotel with a neon burnin’ bright
He felt the heat of the night hit him like a freight train
Moving with a simple twist of fate

A saxophone someplace far off played
As she was walkin’ by the arcade
As the light bust through a beat-up shade where he was wakin’ up,
She dropped a coin into the cup of a blind man at the gate
And forgot about a simple twist of fate

He woke up, the room was bare
He didn’t see her anywhere
He told himself he didn’t care, pushed the window open wide
Felt an emptiness inside to which he just could not relate
Brought on by a simple twist of fate

He hears the ticking of the clocks
And walks along with a parrot that talks
Hunts her down by the waterfront docks where the sailors all come in
Maybe she’ll pick him out again, how long must he wait
Once more for a simple twist of fate

People tell me it’s a sin
To know and feel too much within
I still believe she was my Twin, but I lost the ring
She was born in Spring, but I was born too late
Blame it on a simple twist of fate

Copyright © 1974 by Ram's Horn Music; renewed 2002 by Ram’s Horn Music

Read more: http://www.bobdylan.com/us/songs/simple-twist-fate

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KfJJWTj_Ow

And since Bob Dylan is a Gemini, let's play it again on The Child's Balloon...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqtnbXuNqT8

posted August 16, 2013 06:50 PM            

Oh, hear this Robert Zimmerman
I wrote a song for you
About a strange young man
Called Dylan
With a voice like sand and glue
His words of truthful vengeance
They could pin us to the floor
Brought a few more people on
And put the fear in a whole lot more

Ah, here she comes
Here she comes
Here she comes again
The same old painted lady
From the brow of a superbrain
She’ll scratch this world to Pieces
As she comes on like a friend
But a couple of songs
From your old scrapbook
Could send her home again

You gave your heart to every bedsit room
At least a picture on my wall
And you sat behind a million pair of eyes
And told them how they saw
Then we lost your train of thought
The paintings are all your own
While troubles are rising
We’d rather be scared
Together than alone

Ah, here she comes…[etc.]

Now hear this Robert Zimmerman
Though I don’t suppose we’ll meet
Ask your good friend Dylan
If he’d gaze a while
down the old street
Tell him we’ve lost his poems
So they’re writing on the walls
Give us back our unity
Give us back our family
You’re every nation’s refugee
Don’t leave us with their sanity

Ah, here she comes….[etc.]

http://davidbowielyrics.org/?s=zimmerman
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BTW
Bob Dylan was born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota.

posted August 28, 2013 03:25 AM            

This is right after the marine biologist part...

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Aside from the spectacular beauty of the preexistence realm, our subjects were profoundly affected by the realm's spirit entities. They recognized human spirits as radiant beings who were actively engaged in gaining wisdom, sharing knowledge, and nurturing each other's growth. According to our subjects, the souls were seen as bright beings with the capacity for growth and change. They emitted vibrant energy in its finest form. They were seen as embodying thoughts, memories, and emotions, while always radiating knowledge and love. Every soul was seen as an excellent work in progress, arrayed in beauty and full of love. As we will see later, souls with past lifetimes integrated all their past experiences into an upward spiral of continuous growth.

Our subjects, even as spectators, experienced their preexistence as a “fellowship of friends.” As souls, they interacted with each other, including souls from past lifetimes. They learned about life on earth, often experiencing it vicariously. They viewed earth events from a distance and sometimes interacted with incarnates. Several of our subjects reported that during their preexistence they had worked together with other souls, some with past lifetimes, to influence earths happenings. Though the specifics of those interventions were not always clear, they seemed always directed toward positive outcomes. In some instances souls worked together in groups to generate vibrations that influenced world events.

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posted September 24, 2013 10:46 PM            

When I was in high school, we had to fill out this bubble test (with our #2 pencils) to assess our strengths which a counselor then used to recommend fields of study for college. The highest scoring career recommendation was marine biologist, which I immediately thought would be an awesome career. Then she began to tell me that the field was pretty limited in my region and basically the only place that would hire a marine biologist in my area is the Minnesota Zoo. She said if I chose marine biologist as a career path I would most likely have to move to California for employment and I said, "I moved to San Francisco before--on October 17, 1989--and I was greeted with an earthquake. No, thank you. What's second on the list?" She said forest ranger--but that's a whole other story best told on Groundhog Day.

Anyways, it was a pretty surreal day and my beautiful, long-haired, black kitten, Merri, got squished so bad the vet said I needed to put her down. Tornadoes can be predicted by weathermen with a fair degree of accuracy...and when the tornado sirens sound off, go to the basement. Pretty simple lifesaving technique.

Don't you think they should try moving that Spring predicting groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, to California in the groundhog day off-season and see if he can predict earthquakes too?

After all, he lives in a hole in the ground you would think he'd be first to know, right!?

posted September 24, 2013 11:30 PM            

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLi75niRjpo

posted September 24, 2013 11:47 PM            

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A brief but powerful verse, written by this book's consulting editor, Robert A. Brewer, a marine biologist, expresses with consummate clarity what I'm trying to communicate.

where were you
when the great whales were crying out for mercy
and the fish were disappearing
from our poisoned rivers and streams ?

did you write one letter?
did you sing one song ?
or did you just sit there
telling yourself
that your letter would not be read
your song would not be heard?

where were you when the Earth began to die?

Linda Goodman's Star Signs

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R.A.B. in reverse is B.A.R.

BREWER - Old English. An occupation name.

brew [broo]

verb (used with object)
1. to make (beer, ale, etc.) by steeping, boiling, and fermenting malt and hops.
2. to make or prepare (a beverage, as tea) by mixing, steeping, soaking, or boiling a solid in water.
3. to concoct, mix, or cook (a beverage or food, especially one containing unmeasured or unusual ingredients): witches brew.
4. to contrive, plan, or bring about: to brew mischief.

****** Can be confused: 1. brewed, brood (see synonym study at brood) ; 2. brews, bruise. *******