I was saddened to hear of the passing last month of a dear old friend, renowned medium, Ronald Hearn. Ronald was a kind and loving man with a tremendous gift. He was a natural psychic and medium who gave me invaluable readings over the course of many years. His accuracy was phenomenal and he was well respected in the spiritual community. He will be sorely missed.

Anyone who casually skims the verses of The Yoga Sutra, the third century root text available in nearly every yoga studio, bumps into a most perplexing fact. The third chapter on Mystical Powers describes specific causes for supernormal abilities like mind reading, invisibility, and flying. So what exactly are the causes for superpowers? And how can we develop them within ourselves to make the world a better place?

#What is Sound Healing? is a marvelous gem of a book, sure to inspire readers to hum, sing, chant, or drum their way to well-being. The second offering in a series from Watkins Publishing, this book combines intriguing case studies with simple exercises for practicing healing. Author Lyz Cooper has done a wonderful job of stockpiling a lot of information in a small book, and enlivened the topic with her own experiences in therapeutic sound healing.

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.

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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…