RóisÍn Fitzpatrick is known as “The Artist of the Light.” Following a brain hemorrhage and near-death experience, Fitzpatrick turned this adversity into a positive life change. Integrating her passion for sharing the beauty of the eternal light, with her business skills from her former professional career (at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development), she has become an internationally successful artist. She works with crystals sewn onto silk to create intricate geometric patterns and designs that are luminous, with colors that change according to the lighting.

On Monday, June 13th the Astrology and Wellness lecture will explore the dynamics of the approaching Summer Solstice (June 20) and its impact on our physical and psychological well being. The Summer Solstice is the point in the year when the Sun is closest to the earth archetypally representing the triumph of light over dark. This year’s Summer Solstice occurs 12 hours after a Full Moon which is also a time when the night sky is bathed in light. Where there is the greatest light there is also the greatest shadow…

Jodi Serota is a life-changing metaphysical educator, channel, vibrational healer and professional artist. Her remarkable sound healing powers are used to create activations and initiations which instantly make major shifts in consciousness and healing. Jodi creates multi-media concerts and events for consciousness raising, transformation and the creative process.

Merlian News is very excited to announce that we’re updating our website! Keep an eye out for a new logo, great articles with a cleaner look, easier navigation, and incredible photos. We’ll send out another notice when everything goes live, and we hope you all are as excited about the changes as we are! For now, enjoy our newsletter, check out the articles, and don’t forget to take a look at our Website of the Month.

Why does Ron Finley, the “gangsta’ gardener,” say that the drive-throughs are killing more people than the drive-bys? Inner city communities often have little or no access to healthy food. As a result, people who live in these “food deserts” have extremely high rates of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and many other diet-fueled chronic ailments. But now, here is a bright beacon of hope…

On Monday, May 16th the Astrology and Wellness lecture will explore the concept that “thoughts are things” through the signs of Taurus and Gemini. Taurus represents the material world, our values and our physical bodies; Gemini represents the conscious mind, all forms of thought, communication and information. With Mercury, the planet of communication and the ruler of the sign Gemini, retrograde it is a great time for inner work…

Edgar Cayce’s Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.) announced the unexpected death of current A.R.E. Board member and former president Charles Thomas Cayce of cardiac arrest on April 29. The eldest son of Hugh Lynn and Sally Cayce, and the eldest grandchild of Edgar Cayce, Charles Thomas led the A.R.E. from 1977 until his retirement in 2006.

Join Master Stephen Co for a powerful four day celebration of this month’s full moon! As we read on www.pranichealing.com: The Wesak Full Moon Meditation is a very Sacred Event for your Soul and subtle bodies. Many may not realize the true importance of this event. It is a priceless opportunity that only comes once a year for your Soul to bathe in Blessings that our human minds have yet to comprehend.

People around the world are celebrating Earth Day on April 22nd. From the official Earth Day website www.earthday.org, we read: We are now entering the 46th year of a movement that continues to inspire, challenge ideas, ignite passion, and motivate people to action. In 1970, the year of our first Earth Day, the movement gave voice to an emerging consciousness, channeling human energy toward environmental issues. Forty-six years later, we continue to lead with groundbreaking ideas and by the power of our example.