Walking the Weave: An Introduction to Shamanism 10/4

Following is from Jennifer Jacoby:

The tapestry of your soul spirals through eternity.

Come rediscover your silver chord and the threads that lead to your inner weave.  

Follow your silver chord and rediscover the pathway of your soul 

Shamanism is a mystical, earth-centered tradition that honors the spiraling rhythms of nature, the soul and direct experience of the Divine. Recognizing the interplay of worlds both seen and unseen, our shamanic ancestors walked the Otherworld, in search of wisdom, guidance and healing.

They walked the weave of the tapestries of soul.

Today that wisdom still calls to us, inviting us to remember.

Walking the Weave is a one-day, experiential introduction to shamanism. Together we will explore core and Celtic shamanic concepts, discuss cosmology and learn to move in and out of the Otherworld. Practicing basic shamanic journey techniques, we will connect with animal allies and teachers in the non-physical world.

Designed for those new to shamanism, Walking the Weave requires no previous journey experience or training. Attendance for the full day and some work in pairs is required.

Saturday, 4 October 2014 

9:30 am to 6:00 pm 

Delmar Chiropractic, University City, Missouri 

Cost: $95 

For more information or to enroll, contact Jennifer at:

Jacobyjl@CircleofHealingArts.net (314) 702-3770 

jenniferjacobyJennifer L. Jacoby is a soul midwife and shamanic practitioner specializing in Celtic mystical techniques and practices. Her training in Celtic mysticism and shamanism includes extensive study with the Invisible Druid Order, the Order of Bards Ovates and Druids, the Foundation for Shamanic Studies as well as with Celtic practitioners internationally.

Jennifer is a Minister of the Circle of the Sacred Earth, a church of animism fostering shamanic principles and practices. For more information about Jennifer, please visit www.CircleofHealingArts.net.

Follow your silver chord and rediscover the pathway of your soul 

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Rhonda Leifheit offers variety of fall classes

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With Fall just around the corner, it’s a great time to take a class–stimulate your mind, awaken your heart, lift your spirits & connect with others of like-mind!

Here’s the preview with details below.

  • Tues., Sept. 9, LIFE BETWEEN LIVES at The Soul-Esteem Center (see pdf flyer)
  • Wed., Sept 17, ILLUMINATING THE EMOTIONS at 2726 Ellendale Ave.

   The following classes will be taught at various locations through St. Louis Community College:

  • Mon., Sept. 22, TAPPING INTO THE MIND/BODY CONNECTION at Meramec
  • Tues., Oct. 7, DEVELOPING INTUITION, at Flo Valley
  • Wed., Oct. 15, MEDITATION FOR HEALTH AND HARMONY at Forest Park.

Feel free to call me if you have any questions. 314-644-0641. For details on private sessions: www.pathfindnews.com/resources/source.html.

Blessings, Rhonda

P.S. Look for my article on “Life Between Lives” in upcoming Pathfinder magazine.

ILLUMINATING THE EMOTIONS

Wed., Sept. 17, 7-9 P.M. for 4 weeks at 2726 Ellendale Ave., 63143

 The basis for this class will be Karla McLaren’s book, “The Language of Emotions” with additional info from her second book, “The Art of Empathy”. McLaren’s insights are fresh and insightful, perhaps because since childhood she could read (& feel) the emotions of others. As an “empath” she discovered the richness and purpose of each emotion. Those who read her works often say, “This makes such since–why didn’t anyone explain this to me sooner?!”

While emotions can create stumbling blocks on the path to inner happiness, fulfilling relationships, and spiritual growth, it’s important not to dismiss our feelings (or those of others). Rather we need to illuminate them, bring forth their message and power and use that energy wisely.

If you consider yourself sensitive or empathic, McLaren’s insights will help you work with those energies to empower yourself. Learn to appreciate the messages contained in your emotions and use them for strength, healing, and creativity.

Fee: $80 ($70 early-bird paid registration paid by 9/10)

To Register: Send fee to Rhonda to location below.

Location: 2726 Ellendale Ave., St. Louis 63143.

TAPPING INTO THE MIND/BODY CONNECTION

Monday, Sept. 22, 7-9 P.M. for 3 weeks at Meramec

Meridian Tapping is a great way to improve your health and may ease many forms of discomfort. The Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) combines tapping on acupressure points with positive intention statements. These techniques reduce the intensity of negative emotions, anxiety and stress. They can ease many forms of physical distress as well. Class will include:

* Hands-on instruction in EFT.

* Root Cause Technique to clear causes (whether known or unknown).

* Techniques to clear Self-Sabotaging beliefs and behaviors.

* Techniques to install positive beliefs and behaviors.

Fee: $45 (ask for senior discount if 60+)

To Register: Call 314-984-7777 or www.stlcc.edu/ce.

Class Info: HEAL:706, section 650.

Location: Meramec campus, AS, 108.

DEVELOPING INTUITION

Tuesday, Oct. 7, 7-9 P.M. for 4 weeks at Flo Valley

Learn to awaken your intuitive abilities and feel comfortable listening to and trusting your intuition. discover which of your “psychic senses” is naturally strongest: gut feelings, inner listening,or inner vision. Learn a variety of exercises and practices to help develop your intuition including sensing auras, psychometry (intuiting info by holding objects), photo reading and more.

Fee: $49 (ask for senior discount if 60+)

To Register: Call 314-984-7777 or www.stlcc.edu/ce.

Class Info: PERD:735: section 550.

Location: Florissant Valley, TC, 111.

MEDITATION FOR HEALTH AND HARMONY

Wednesday, Oct. 15, 7-9 P.M. for 4 weeks at Forest Park campus

Meditation bring relaxation, emotional balance, inner peace, and spiritual clarity. This class will offer guidance in several types of meditation utilizing breath, mindfulness, guided imagery and more. Explore different styles to find which works best for you and your life. We have a quiet room with comfortable seating.

Fee: $49 (ask for senior discount if 60+)

To Register: Call 314-984-7777 or www.stlcc.edu/ce.

Class Info: HEAL:706, section 450.

Location: Forest Park, B-Tower, 013.

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Monday: Highlight of Jupiter, Venus conjunction

Reprinted form Space Weather News for Aug. 17, 2014 http://spaceweather.com

WOW! MORNING CONJUNCTION:  Jupiter and Venus are converging in the eastern sky for a spectacular pre-dawn conjunction.  Closest approach is Monday morning, Aug. 18.  The event is highlighted on today’s edition of http://spaceweather.com

MINOR STORM WARNING:  Minor geomagnetic storms are possible during the late hours of Aug. 18 when a faint CME is expected to hit Earth’s magnetic field head-on. Aurora alerts are available from http://spaceweathertext.com (text) and http://spaceweatherphone.com (voice).

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Rosetta probe to study comet

Reprinted from Space Weather News http://spaceweather.com

ROSETTA COMET: The European Space Agency’s Rosetta probe has reached 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and is maneuvering to go into orbit around the comet’s core. This is an historic event. After Rosetta goes into orbit, it will follow the comet around the sun, observing its activity from point-blank range. Moreover, in November, Rosetta will drop a lander onto the comet’s strange surface. Check http://spaceweather.com for more information and links to a live webcast of today’s rendezvous.

SPACE WEATHER TWEETS:  Spaceweather.com is now on Twitter.  Get your solar storm warnings at https://twitter.com/spaceweatherman .

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BRoP interview: Matthew Cox

BRoP Logo Revised-1Check out the March 2014 BRoP interview with Matthew Cox, and don’t miss the rest of what’s new with Matt at the following sites:

Vicki — Part 1

Terri — Part 2

Sandra — Part 4

E.M. — Part 5

PART 3: THE CREATIVE PROCESS

How have MCox_02_Light-2your answers to any of the following questions changed since you last visited us:

  • Where do you get your story ideas?  They more or less hit me out of thin air. Everything I see (movies, books, people in conversation, idiotic things corporations do, the news… etc) it all goes into the blend-o-matic that is my brain and comes back out as something else.
    • Do you have a specific writing style? I suppose I do, but I couldn’t tell you what it is.
    • How do you deal with writer’s block? So far, I still haven’t had a bout of this beyond the usual hour-long delay to decide on the first line.
    • How do you develop your plots and characters? Do you use any set formula? Formula? No. I come up with the overall story concept first (like one or two lines) then, I work on constructing the characters, then I’ll think of specific scenes I need to convey the story. Bit by bit, this turns into a chapter outline. Once I have the chapter outline done, I’ll transfer it to word and start typing.
    • Are you a “plotter” or a “pantser” (do you plan/outline the story ahead of time or write “by the seat of your pants”)?  plotter. Years ago, when I first tried to write something, I attempted pantsing. I never could finish anything. One day, I got the idea of writing down an outline as a skeleton for the story to hang on. That worked. Especially for a story as complex as Virtual Immortality.
    • Do you use critique partners or beta readers? Why or why not? Yes. Few things are as valuable as a new set of eyes. Having honest feedback from people that are both knowledgeable about writing and those who are just readers can catch things that seem to make sense to me, but baffle someone who isn’t as familiar with the world.
    • How much time do you spend on research? What type of research do you do?  so far I’ve been staying in custom worlds, so there hasn’t been a lot of research necessary. Though, for some of the short stories and Caller 107 I did some poking about on the net.
    • Is there anything you find particularly challenging to write?  Anything where I have to talk about myself 🙂

Caller 107 Blog Tour BannerWas writing the second book easier, harder, or the same as writing the first one? Easier, I’d say.

In what ways, if any, was having experience under your belt a help the second time around? In what ways, if any, was it a hindrance? It was nice not having the cluelessness of what happens next rattling around. So far I am quite happy with Curiosity Quills, and knowing that I could send them a MS for review without having to worry about the soul-crushing search for a lit agent was a burden off my mind.

In what ways has your writing grown or changed since you first started writing? I’ve picked up on a lot of little mechanical things since I first started. Filler text was the hardest for me to spot at first, now it leaps right out at me. Passive voice was another issue that I learned early on, but had no clue about when I started. Dialogue mechanics as well I have learned about since I started. I’ve always loathed adverbs as the tools of a lazy writer, though I’m softening (a little bit) away from my “all adverbs must die” stance to using them when they are the only possible elegant solution.

What’s something you haven’t yet tried as an author, but really want to? I’ve got a faint idea for a more “literary” project, but I’m not sure when the time will come for me to attempt it.

Is your book in print, ebook or both? Both

What do you do to recharge the creative batteries? Spend time with friends or play video games. Sometimes a movie.

How do you protect your writing time? Land mines, electrified barbed wire, and trained attack goats at the door.

Please let us know where your readers can stalk you:

 

Caller-107-eCover-768x1024CALLER 107: When thirteen-year-old Natalie Rausch said she would die to meet DJ Crazy Todd, she did not mean to be literal.

Two years is a long time to be stuck between two people who want nothing more than to destroy each other. A tween crush on the larger-than-life jock from a local radio station is the only trace of a once-happy life ruined by warring parents.

Whenever WROK 107 ran a contest, she would dive for the phone, getting busy signals and dead air every time. She never expected to get through, but at least with her best friend at her side, it used to be fun.

Before her parents ruined that too.

Her last desperate attempt to get their attention, falling in with a dangerous group of older teens, goes as wrong as possible. With no one left to blame for her mess of a life but herself, karma comes full circle and gives her just a few hours to make up for two years’ worth of mistakes–or be forever lost.

CALLER 107 is available at: 

 

Matthew Cox COVER DIVISION ZERO: When thirteen-year-old Natalie Rausch said she would die to meet DJ Crazy Todd, she did not mean to be literal. Two years is a long time to be stuck between two people who want nothing more than to destroy each other. A tween crush on the larger-than-life jock from a local radio station is the only trace of a once-happy life ruined by warring parents. Whenever WROK 107 ran a contest, she would dive for the phone, getting busy signals and dead air every time. She never expected to get through, but at least with her best friend at her side, it used to be fun. Before her parents ruined that too. Her last desperate attempt to get their attention, falling in with a dangerous group of older teens, goes as wrong as possible. With no one left to blame for her mess of a life but herself, karma comes full circle and gives her just a few hours to make up for two years’ worth of mistakes–or be forever lost.

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One week only! Zero Time 99 cents; free prequel

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Zero Time Chronicles

Zero Time Chronicles

For one week only–July 18-25–my debut historical fantasy novel ZERO TIME will be discounted to 99 cents for the Kindle ebook. Additionally, from July 18-23, the prequel short story–THE MOTHER SERPENT’S DAUGHTER–will be FREE.

If you’ve ever yearned to know more about the history and spirituality of the ancient Americans–Inca, Aztec and Maya cultures–join the quest led by Xmucane and the time-traveling feathered serpent, Quetzalcoatl.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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All-Star Game & Break Contest and Book Sale

All-Star Game and Break CONTEST and BOOK SALE
Busch Stadium by Phil www.flickr.com
It’s the middle of July. Baseball fans everywhere know that means it’s time for the All-Star Game and short break from regularly scheduled baseball games across the United States. For non-loving baseball peeps, you can just keep on enjoying your summer as you have been: curled up with your favorite book, sipping cold lemonade, and relaxing by the pool. However you want to celebrate this week, please also join in the fun with young adult author Margo L. Dill as she holds a contest and book sale!
Why during All-Star Game Week?
Great question! Margo’s young adult novel, Caught Between Two Curses (Rocking Horse Publishing, March 2014), is the story of 17-year-old Julie Nigelson, who is cursed. So is her entire family. And it’s not just any-old-regular
curse, either—it’s strangely connected to the famous “Curse of the Billy
Goat” on the Chicago Cubs, hence the All-Star baseball week celebration.Julie must figure out this mystery while her uncle lies in a coma
and her entire love life is in ruins: her boyfriend Gus is pressuring
her to have sex, while her best friend Matt is growing more attractive
to her all the time.
Somehow, Julie must figure out how to save her uncle, her family’s future, and her own love life—and time is running out!
What have people been saying about Margo’s book?
Here are a few lines from a couple reviews on Amazon.com:
“This book is one of the best I have read in a long time. Once I opened it up I could not stop until I was finished.”  ~Janet Cannon
 “A baseball mystery and a contemporary, heartfelt romance, CAUGHT BETWEEN
TWO CURSES is sure to score big with the young teen audience!” ~Cathy C. Hall
 
“I definitely recommend this to young adults, but
really any adult because it’s a story that keeps you interested and
will stay with you long after you finish.” ~Amie Merz
Okay, so what is the contest and the sale???
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Here’s the part you’ve been waiting for.  First the sale: 
The Kindle ebook is…99 cents July 14/15, $1.99 July 16/17, $2.99 July 18/19, and back to $3.99 July 20.
The print copy is for sale ON MARGO’S WEBSITE (http://margodill.com/blog/books/) and is $5.00 off the cover price, so only $6.95 (+$3.00 for shipping and handling). She will autograph it and gift wrap if it’s a gift, plus include a bookmark for free. More details at the link above. (The print version is also on sale for $10.76 (10 % savings) on Amazon.com.) 
 If you are an Amazon Prime Member, you can check out the e-BOOK for free at anytime!
The contest:
Go to the Rafflecopter form below this post–all you need to enter is your name and e-mail, which is how I contact you if you win one of the prizes. Do at least one of the tasks below and then click on the entry button to enter the contest. You can do as many tasks as you want! If you are confused or have any questions, please feel free to e-mail Margo at margo (at) margodill.com. Tasks range from leaving a review of Caught Between Two Curses to announcing the contest and sale on a social media page to uploading a photo of you in baseball gear. See below for more.
Margo L. Dill
The prizes:
One winner with a United States mailing address will win a $25 gift card to either Applebee’s, TGI Fridays, Starbucks, Panera Bread, or Olive Garden (winner’s choice). One runner-up winner will receive a free 3000-word critique from Margo (Editor 911)–this can be anywhere in the world as long as the document is in English. The contest goes from July 14 to July 20. Winners will be announced on July 21! 
What are you waiting for?

So, join in the fun and while you’re entering the contest or buying a sale copy of Caught Between Two Curses, join in a rousing rendition of  “Take me out to the ballgame. Take me out with the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks. I don’t care if I ever get back. . .” 

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Cover reveal: Cole Gibsen’s The Social Media Experiment

The Social Media Experiment by Cole Gibsen will release on Sept. 2, 2014!

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The Social Media Experiment: On the surface, seventeen-year-old Reagan Fray appears to have everything. She’s popular, Ivy League–bound, and her parents are rich enough to buy her whatever she wants. Behind the scenes, Reagan is a girl with an anxiety disorder struggling to hold the fraying threads of her life together. It takes work to stay on top, and when that fails, Reagan’s learned from her politician mother that a little social espionage never hurts. That is, until the day Reagan finds all of her texts and private messages printed out and taped to every locker in her high school.

Finding herself ostracized from her friends and on the receiving end of the bullying she used to dish out, Reagan won’t settle into her new role as social pariah without a fight. Determined to get back in with her friends and reclaim her social status before her mother finds out and sends her to boarding school, Reagan has no choice but to team up with outcast Nolan Letner.

But the closer Reagan gets to Nolan, the more she realizes all of her actions have consequences, and her future might be the biggest casualty of all.

The Social Media Experiment links: 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20613726-the-social-media-experiment

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Social-Media-Experiment-Entangled-Teen-ebook/dp/B00I703OSK/ 

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-social-media-experiment-cole-gibsen/1118174090 

ColeGibsenABOUT THE AUTHOR: At seventeen, Cole found herself homeless with only a beat-up Volkswagen Jetta and a bag of Goodwill clothing to her name. The only things that got her through the nights she spent parked in truck stops and cornfields were the stacks of books she checked out from the library along with her trusty flashlight. Because of the reprieve these books gave her from her troubles, Cole vowed to become a writer so she could provide the same escape to readers who needed a break the reality of their own lives.

Additional links to Cole’s pages:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/colegibsen 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cole.gibsen

Tumblr: http://colegibsen.tumblr.com/ 

Website: www.colegibsen.com 

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The Mentor free 7/11-13 in ebook!

thementor_ebook2My short story, “The Mentor,” is free this weekend, July 11-13, from Amazon Kindle.

This quirky, futuristic romp into extreme consumer activism pits time-traveling sentient giraffes and lions against each other in a society where corporations have total control. Who says crime doesn’t pay? WARNING: For adult children only.

Cover design by Jennifer Stolzer.

Available on Kindle.

If you don’t have a Kindle, you can download the app onto your computer, tablet, phone, etc: Kindle    Kindle Cloud Reader 

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BRoP interview: J.S. Hazzard

J.S. Hazzard author photo (1) Welcome to J.S. Hazzard, this week’s Blog Ring of Power guest. Here’s what she has to say about herself: “I grew up in a tiny town in Western New York and now live in the suburbs of Buffalo with my husband and our little pit bull, Casanova. After years of term papers and legal briefs, I decided to attempt writing fiction mainly to see if I could do it. (It also sounded a lot more fun and possibly easier than practicing law.)

Looking back, I’m pretty sure somebody must have slipped me special kool-aid, because there’s nothing easy about the worlds of writing and publishing. That said, releasing Blood Leverage has been a joy, and I’m so grateful for all the support I’ve received.

The only thing better than writing something you love is having someone else love something you’ve written. I absolutely love discussing Blood Leverage with my readers, so if you liked my work or have a suggestion for me to improve, I’d love to hear from you! I do my best to personally answer each and every one of my emails, and I can be reached through http://www.jshazzard.com.”

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Part 1 @ Vicki

Part 2 @  Terri

Part 4 @ Emily

Part 5 @ Sandra

PART 3: THE CREATIVE PROCESS

Where do you get your story ideas? Honestly, in the case of Blood Leverage, I just wrote the vampire story that I wanted to read. I’d read too many vampire stores that revolved entirely around the secret love life of a teenage girl.

How do you deal with writer’s block? Knock on wood, but I’ve never dealt with writer’s block in the traditional sense of having no ideas. I think law school helped with that. I’m used to viewing problems from every possible angle and considering every possible solution. I love the limitless possibilities for “what happens next”, and thoroughly enjoy dissecting each option until I find the best fit.

Are you a “plotter” or a “pantser” (do you plan/outline the story ahead of time or write “by the seat of your pants”)? Blood Leverage was very much by the seat of my pants, largely because I had no clue what I was doing when I started. However, the subsequent books are quite strictly outlined. I think it’s often painfully obvious to a reader when an author doesn’t plan out the ending of a series in advance. And not in a good way.

Do you use critique partners or beta readers? Why or why not? Unless you’re the freak author’s equivalent of Mozart, I believe critique partners and beta readers are an absolute must for a quality end product. Fresh eyes are invaluable.

How much time do you spend on resarch? What type of research do you do? Bring it on! I love me some research. I’ve researched a ton of things for Blood Leverage. Economics, doomsday scenarios, power plant infrastructure, ancient French history, multiple religions, agriculture, alternative energy sources, medieval artisanal practices…. I could go on for a really long time.

Is your book in print, ebook or both? Both!

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BLOOD LEVERAGE: As humanity struggles with the aftermath of a century-long vampiric bloodbath, life outside the remaining great cities revolves around being inside by sunset and never questioning the status quo.Aurora Strong is practically a pariah in her village thanks to her mother’s infamous involvement with vampires — not to mention her own inability to play by the rules. Not content with being a mere social outcast, Rory conspires in a secret, and very illegal, blood brokering scheme. She enjoys her private rebellion against the town that shuns her — until her partner in crime goes missing, and suddenly it’s not about her anymore.

Now, with her partner either enslaved as a living blood bank or already dead, Rory’s illicit blood brokering contacts are her only hope of making things right. Assuming they allow her to leave…or even to live. Amazon: http://amzn.com/B00L0JZOP6 Smashwords: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22375805-blood-leverage?from_search=true Brop-Members

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