Advocates Won’t let Up on the GMO Labeling Issue from www.theepochtimes.com by Conan Milner California’s Proposition 37, the nation’s most promising measure to date in the effort to label genetically modified organisms (GMOs), ended in defeat in November. But labeling advocates say the fight is far from over.

Keynote 2013: Service and Joyful Giving by Triza Schultz The whirlwind of dramatic change and transition at the heart of 2012 now shifts course in this number 6 year of 2013. One word seems to sum it up this year: Unselfishness. Unselfishness to others for the love of humanity and the desire for unity within our friendships, family, and community are a driving force.

A Spiritual Perspective on the School Shootings by Don Mordasini Author, “Princes and Ogres, Integration of Psyche and Soul”. Millennium Mind Publishing. 2012 Our Christmas was a marathon event – a real story book Christmas…. As I drove home that night my thoughts drifted to the school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. I wondered how the mothers and fathers of those innocent children, deprived of the Christmas they had planned, which might have been like mine, were coping.

New Flower Essences: Combining Ancient Technology with Future Science by Dr. Natalia M. Schotte Flower essences are a profound form of energy medicine and have long been part of the tradition of Earth-based and Shamanic healing. For millennia, healers of all descriptions have accessed and utilized the intelligence inherent in Nature for a variety of purposes, particularly personal transformation.

Remembering Ravi Shankar by Nancy Mehagian – I first saw Ravi Shankar at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 where he electrified the audience, most of whom had never before heard classical Indian music. Ravi was preparing to leave for Moscow and had an incredibly busy schedule. Still, he invited me to dinner at his home in the Lodi Estates, the Beverly Hills of New Delhi.

2013 Zodiac Predictions by Acharya Nitin Datta from www.oddstuffmagazine.com As we step into the New Year, different zodiacs will experience different transitions due to planetary changes. Here’s what’s in store for you!

Evidence of the Gods by Erich Von Daniken Review by Cheryl Shainmark This is an amazing compilation of new writing side by side with the author’s own photographs from 30 years worth of world travel. Evidence of the Gods may be his most persuasive book yet that ancient humans were witness to, and influenced by, alien contact.

Do you feel overworked and “underjoyed” during the holidays? Allen Klein is here to the rescue with The Art of Living Joyfully! Allen is on a mission to help people laugh more, love more, and “live more,” and offers many ideas and suggestions on how to up the “joy quotient” in your life. Allen Klein is a motivational speaker and author who believes strongly in the way words can influence how we feel mentally, physically and spiritually.

A New Language for the New Year – We’re over the hump of winter: we’ve survived the Mayan end of time and the days are getting longer since the solstice. Now is the time for resolutions and implementing the changes you’d like to make in your life, and maybe in your world. As we start this brave new year, I am reminded of the T. S. Eliot quote, “For last year’s words belong to last year’s language, and next year’s words await another voice.”