The conference is over, and this blog is a compilation of notes about the fall conference which Questers sponsored with Spaced Out Radio.

The Setting

Spruce Hill Resort is a beautiful spot, located at 108 Mile House, with rooms and chalets available. For those that are exercise enthusiasts, outdoors, there are miles of trails for hiking or horseback riding. And indoors, there is a good size pool, hot tubs, sauna, and exercise room. The meal tickets for the conference provided great value even if just for the marvelous desserts that accompanied lunch and dinner. The quiet at night is unbelievable. For night sky watchers, the night sky perfectly shows off the Milky Way, satellites and shooting stars.

Friday – Day One

Just after registration Tyhson Bannigan conducted a workshop session on dowsing for beginners as well as some tricks for clearing and healing. Tyhson hid some orgonite figures around the grounds so that people could dowse to find them. The formal opening did not start until 2 PM. The MC role was shared by Roger Joyeux and Dave Scott. Roger handled the Quester side of the program while Dave introduced some of the speakers associated with his Spaced Out Radio Show. The opening ceremony featured John Archie of the Camden Lake Reservation who offered a welcome, a story and two songs. The conference was underway. Eric Cooper’s presentation on the paranormal was the kickoff for more paranormal presentations, and a good segue into the featured evening speaker, Lorien Fenton who talked about her experience with Super Soldiers and disclosure. A hardy group willing to brave the cold then left for the ghost walk at 108 Mile House Heritage site, three miles up the road and were able to hear some interaction with the ghosts, especially the children in the Old School House.

Saturday – Day Two

Friday morning started with a thought provoking presentation by Paisley Town who told us about

her story and how she moved into becoming a psychic, numerologist, and psychometrist. She shared some ideas about how our names and our birth dates need to be in balance and gave some examples of why people change their name. Dave Scott led a discussion about ghostly experiences at 108 Mile House and asked those that were on the ghost walk to share their stories from the previous night. The afternoon presentation on haunted toys by the team of David Weatherly and Ross Allison provided a new perspective on becoming too attached to toys. The day wrapped up with an awesome presentation by our featured speaker, Grant Cameron, world lecturer on the phenomenon of UFO’s, UFO coverups, abductions, and the message for Earth. One of the themes that Grant covered was that aliens/UFOs are here to raise consciousness on Earth. To discover his other themes, I suggest reading his books. The night concluded with a Sky Watch with Michael W. Hall, and then fun and fellowship in the hospitality room.

Sunday – Day Three

The final day of the conference began with a presentation full of information on health and healing one’s self from Joe Amaral of Williams Lake. His presentation called “Healing Your Body Pain” resonated with everyone, especially when he talked about how Type O blood types need to eat meat while other blood types can eat vegetarian. The morning presentations ended with “The Media’s Role in Disclosure” by Dave Scott who talked about the media’s inattention to UFOs for many years although that is starting to change. The closing ceremony featured a thank you from Jacqui Rose, Quester’s President, closing comments and a song from John Archie, and a wonderful Huna healing circle led by Theo Bromley. Those that were leaving shared hugs and farewells with friends (the snow had started to fly) while those that stayed prepared for the afternoon post conference workshops with- Paisley Town, Ross Allison, Joe Amaral and Eric Cooper.

The conference covered a wide range of topics that worked to please the questing mind. The days went quickly by and everyone went to bed tired and with a head full of new ideas and thoughts from different presenters and participants. The prize table raffle and quilt raffle (quilt donated by Susan Ayers) raised needed funds for the Scholarship Program, as well as providing some fun as prize winners searched for the winning tickets.

And now, we get ready for the next conference!

Submitted by Judith Hirst,

One of my friends sent me this lovely short prayer to use for Thanksgiving. I am delighted to share it with you.

Creator, Great Spirit

We thank Thee for food and remember the hungry.
We thank Thee for health and remember the sick.
We thank Thee for friends and remember the friendless.
We thank Thee for freedom and remember the enslaved.
May these remembrances stir us to service.
That Thy gifts to us may be used for others.

Amen

Walk in peace.

From the Editor: Many years ago, a friend gifted me a book called, “Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth” by Peter Kelder (Harper Press, 1985), and I learned the five movements to create more energy and to have better memory. The movements that I learned are repeated twenty-one times each day, and may be broken into groupings and practiced throughout the day.

I was excited to see this article, on UPLIFT’s site – https://upliftconnect.com/the-five-tibetans/ – The Ancient Tibetan practice for Health and Vitality. The information below is an excerpt from the article. I encourage you to read the full article for all the amazing information that is in it.

And, yes, I still practice these movements at least once per week, and more, if I am feeling stressed.

So what are the Five Tibetans?

The Five Tibetans or the Five Rites of Rejuvenation, is a system of five, believed to be Tibetan, Yogic exercises said to be over 2500 years old. You flow through the five exercises almost in a meditative dance. Each exercise stimulates a particular chakra or hormonal system and revitalizes certain organs, so that the five rites together form a complete workout for the body as a whole.

This series of movements also known as “The fountain of youth” are credited with the ability to heal the body, balance the chakras and reverse the ageing process in just ten minutes a day.

How to practice the Five Tibetans

The Five Tibetans have similarities to some traditional yoga practices: Tibetan 1 is basically Sufi whirling. Tibetan 3 is essentially the camel pose. Tibetan 4 is like an upward table, and Tibetan 5 is a smooth flow of up dog and down dog

First Tibetan

Stand erect with arms strong, outstretched and horizontal with the shoulders. Now spin around in a clockwise direction until you become slightly dizzy. You can employ a ballet-like technique of keeping your eyes on one spot and then returning to that spot when you turn your head in a full revolution.There is only one caution: you must turn from left to right.

Breathing: Inhale and exhale deeply as you do the spins.

Second Tibetan

Lie down full length on the floor or bed. Place the hands flat down alongside of the hips. Fingers should be kept close together with the finger-tips of each hand turned slightly toward one another. Raise the feet until the legs are straight up. If possible, let the feet extend back a bit over the body toward the head, but do not let the knees bend. Hold this position for a moment or two and then slowly lower the feet to the floor, and for the next several moments allow all of the muscles in the entire body to relax completely. Then perform the Rite all over again. For greater core strength activation you can lower the legs without touching the floor and then using your belly and your in breath, raise the legs up, in a continuous cycle. Be sure to breath out as you lower the legs. An easier version is to have your hands underneath the buttocks and a more challenging version is to have the arms stretched above the head as you raise your legs.

Breathing: Breathe in deeply as you lift your head and legs and exhale as you lower your head and legs.

Third Tibetan

Kneel on the floor with the body erect. The hands should be placed on the backs of your thigh muscles. Incline the head and neck forward, tucking your chin in against your chest. Then fold the the head and neck backward, arching the spine. Your toes should be curled under through this exercise. As you arch, you will brace your arms and hands against the thighs for support. After the arching return your body to an erect position and begin the rite all over again.

Breathing: Inhale as you arch the spine and exhale as you return to an erect position.

Fourth Tibetan

Sit erect on the floor with your feet stretched out in front of you. The legs must be perfectly straight, with the backs of the knees well down or close to the floor. Place the hands flat on the rug, fingers together, and the hands pointing outward slightly. Chin should be on chest and the head forward. Now gently raise the body on an in breath, using your core strength of your belly to lift the pelvis, and at the same time bend the knees so that the legs from the knees down are practically straight up and down like an upward table. The arms, too, will also be vertical while the body from shoulders to knees will be horizontal. As the body is raised upward allow the head gently to fall backward so that the head hangs backward as far as possible when the body is fully horizontal. Hold this position for a few moments, return to first position on the out breath, and relax for a few moments before performing the Rite again. When the body is pressed up to complete horizontal position, you can tense every muscle in the body.

Breathing: Breathe in as you raise up, hold your breath as you tense the muscles, and breathe out fully as you come down.

Fifth Tibetan

Place the hands on the floor about two feet apart. Then, with the legs stretched out to the rear with the feet also about two feet apart in a downward dog, push the body, and especially the hips, up as far as possible, rising on the toes and hands. At the same time the head should be brought so far down that the chin comes up against the chest. Next, allow the body to come slowly down to a ‘sagging’ position in an upward dog, with only the toes on the floor. Bring the head up, causing it to be drawn as far back as possible. The muscles should be tensed for a moment when the body is at the highest point, and again at the lowest point.”Be sure not to strain the lower back, by bringing strong flowing movement to the upper shoulders. Those with lower back injuries can bend the legs as they go into upward dog.

Breathing: Breathe in deeply as you raise the body, and exhale fully as you lower the body.

The greatest goal you can set this year is to make peace with your life, no matter your circumstances. These 10 powerful insights from Eckhart Tolle will get you started.

• Don’t seek happiness. If you seek it, you won’t find it, because seeking is the antithesis of happiness. Happiness is ever elusive, but freedom from unhappiness is attainable now, by facing what is rather than making up stories about it.

• The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the situation, which is always neutral, which always is as it is. There is the situation or the fact, and here are my thoughts about it. Instead of making up stories, stay with the facts. For example, “I am ruined” is a story. It limits you and prevents you from taking effective action. “I have 50 cents left in my bank account” is a fact. Facing facts is always empowering.

• See if you can catch the voice in your head, perhaps in the very moment it complains about something, and recognize it for what it is: the voice of the ego, no more than a thought. Whenever you notice that voice, you will also realize that you are not the voice, but the one who is aware of it. In fact, you are the awareness that is aware of the voice. In the background, there is the awareness. In the foreground, there is the voice, the thinker. In this way you are becoming free of the ego, free of the unobserved mind.

• Wherever you look, there is plenty of circumstantial evidence for the reality of time—a rotting apple, your face in the bathroom mirror compared with your face in a photo taken 30 years ago—yet you never find any direct evidence, you never experience time itself. You only ever experience the present moment.

• Why do anxiety, stress, or negativity arise? Because you turned away from the present moment. And why did you do that? You thought something else was more important. One small error, one misperception, creates a world of suffering.

• People believe themselves to be dependent on what happens for their happiness. They don’t realize that what happens is the most unstable thing in the universe. It changes constantly. They look upon the present moment as either marred by something that has happened and shouldn’t have or as deficient because of something that has not happened but should have. And so they miss the deeper perfection that is inherent in life itself, a perfection that lies beyond what is happening or not happening. Accept the present moment and find the perfection that is untouched by time.

• The more shared past there is in a relationship, the more present you need to be; otherwise, you will be forced to relive the past again and again.

• Equating the physical body with “I,” the body that is destined to grow old, wither, and die, always leads to suffering. To refrain from identifying with the body doesn’t mean that you no longer care for it. If it is strong, beautiful, or vigorous, you can appreciate those attributes—while they last. You can also improve the body’s condition through nutrition and exercise. If you don’t equate the body with who you are, when beauty fades, vigor diminishes, or the body becomes incapacitated, this will not affect your sense of worth or identity in any way. In fact, as the body begins to weaken, the light of consciousness can shine more easily.

• You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you and allowing that goodness to emerge. If peace is really what you want, then you will choose peace.

“Then I was standing on the highest mountain of them all, and around and about me was the whole hoop of the world… I was seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all things in the spirit and the shapes of all shapes as they must live together like one being. And I saw that the Sacred Hoop of my people was one of many hoops that made one circle, wide as day light and as starlight and in the centre grew one almighty flowering tree to shelter all the children of one mother and one father,and I saw that it was holy.”

From the vision of Nicholas Black Elk (Lakota Holy Man: 1863 – 1950) . Black Elk was a famous wičháša wakȟáŋ (medicine man and holy man) and heyoka of the Oglala Lakota (Sioux) who lived in the present-day United States, primarily South Dakota. He was a second cousin of the war chief Crazy Horse.

What is this world condition? Body is the world condition. And with body and form goes feeling, perception, consciousness, and all the activities throughout the world. The arising of form and the ceasing of form–everything that has been heard, sensed, and known, sought after and reached by the mind–all this is the embodied world, to be penetrated and realized.

Quoted from Samyutta Nikaya ((Saṃyutta Nikāya SN, “Connected Discourses” or “Kindred Sayings”) is a Buddhist scripture, the third of the five nikayas, or collections, in the Sutta Pitaka, which is one of the “three baskets” that compose the Pali Tipitaka of Theravada Buddhism. Because of the abbreviated way parts of the text are written, the total number of suttas is unclear.)

Editor’s Note: These vision quotes are favourites of mine that I have used in my classes over the years.

Summer Solstice is the perfect time to work on self healing and to be kind to others. The blessings of light are perfect for this time.

Try this prayer:

Walk in peace.

Thanks to my friend, Leslie, for sending me this wonderfully inspirational writing.

Your blog master, Judith Hirst

Live It Well

You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was a young girl/boy, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. And yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all… And I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams… But, here it is…the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise…

How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my babies go? And where did my youth go?

I remember well… seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like…

But, here it is… husband retired and he’s really getting gray… he moves slower and I see an older man now. He’s in much better shape than me… but, I see the great change… Not the one I married who was dark and young and strong… but, like me, his age is beginning to show and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we’d be.

Each day now, I find that just getting a shower is a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore… it’s mandatory! Cause if I don’t on my own free will… I just fall asleep where I sit!

And so, now I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things.
But, at least I know, that though the winter has come, and I’m not sure how long it will last… This I know, that when it’s over…its over…. Yes , I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn’t done ,,,,, things I should have done …. But indeed, there are many things I’m happy to have done …. It’s all in a lifetime…
So, if you’re not in your winter yet… let me remind you, that it will be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life please do it quickly!

Life goes by quickly …So, do what you can today, because you can never be sure whether this is your winter or not! You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life… so, live for good today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember…

“Life is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who came after. Make it a fantastic one.”
LIVE IT WELL!!

~author unknown~

The conversation began with, “I don’t think that I am smart enough to do …..”

That’s all I heard. I confess. I was eavesdropping. When I heard those words my first thought was – Of course you cannot do it if you think that you cannot! And then my mind went tripping away on a discussion of self esteem. I thought about what I knew. To be sure that I was defining it properly, I looked the words up in the dictionary, the Oxford dictionary to be exact.

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/ – self-esteem NOUN

Confidence in one’s own worth or abilities; self-respect.

‘assertiveness training for those with low self-esteem’

I thought about all the people that I know that have trouble with their self-esteem. I thought about how people change their self view. In life, we need to have confidence in our ability to make the right decisions/choices to help us move through life. When an opportunity comes up, it is a doorway to something new. Not taking the door may close on a chance to make a life change.

I remembered a class that I taught on assessing one’s self. There were ten simple questions to answer. The answers were: a) much of the time b) some of the time c) almost never. (Remember, there are many ways to assess self-esteem. There are other quizzes, counsellors, or professionals that can give you a much more definitive answer than this short little test. This is not to replace professional advice or counselling.)

The questions are:

My feelings are easily hurt.
I get very upset if someone criticizes me, even if it is “constructive criticism.”
I feel angry at myself if I make a mistake, even if it is an “honest mistake.”
Instead of making decisions by myself, I usually ask other people what they think I should do.
I usually go along with the group, even if I don’t really agree.
I feel uncomfortable when someone gives me a compliment.
I feel as if I don’t “measure up.” I never feel good enough.
I frequently say negative things to myself, like telling myself I am stupid or fat or just no good.
I don’t like what I see when I look in the mirror. I feel I am very unattractive.
I find myself apologizing for things a lot, even things that aren’t really my fault.

As you might imagine, the more “almost never” answers that you have means that you are quite confident in yourself and your abilities to make good choices. If your had the answer “some of the time” to many of the questions, then you seem to have a pessimistic view of yourself and your ability to make choices. Some good coaching can get you back on track. The answer “much of the time” to many of these questions, then you do not have a good self view, and you lack clarity in making choices. Self work, coaching, and/or counselling will help change your outlook.

I am a fan of Louise Hay. I love her affirmations. Here is a set of affirmations for positive self-esteem. Try saying or writing the affirmations out twenty-one times each over a period of twenty-one days. Yes, twenty-one. Research has shown that repetition over a twenty-one day stretch is what is required to change a habit, view, or belief. Self-esteem is a belief system. You can change your beliefs.

Positive Affirmations for Self-Esteem

I am totally adequate for all situations.
I choose to feel good about myself. I am worthy of my own love.
I stand on my own two feet. I accept and use my own power.
It is safe for me to speak up for myself.
It does not matter what other people say or do. What matters is how I choose to react and what I choose to believe about myself.
I willingly release any need for struggle or suffering. I deserve all that is good.
Life supports me in every possible way.
I am wonderful, and I feel great. I am grateful for my life.
I have the self-esteem, power, and confidence to move forward in life with ease.
I am a radiant being, enjoying life to the fullest.

I am finished with my discussion on self-esteem. Thanks for listening.

Many blessings.

Note for Readers:

The following article is an excerpt from “Take a Mindful Moment: 5 Simple Practices for Daily Life” by By Parneet Pal, Carley Hauck, Elisha Goldstein, Kyra Bobinet and Cara Bradley | May 10, 2018 from the blog on Mindful.Org. To read the rest of this article, go to https://www.mindful.org/take-a-mindful-moment-5-simple-practices-for-daily-life/. Reprinted under the Creative Commons Sharing License.

Wakeup: Start with a Purpose

Intention refers to the underlying motivation for everything we think, say, or do. From the brain’s perspective, when we act in unintended ways, there’s a disconnect between the faster, unconscious impulses of the lower brain centers and the slower, conscious, wiser abilities of the higher centers like the pre-frontal cortex.

Given that the unconscious brain is in charge of most of our decision-making and behaviors, this practice can help you align your conscious thinking with a primal emotional drive that the lower centers care about. Beyond safety, these include motivations like reward, connection, purpose, self-identity and core values.

Setting an intention—keeping those primal motivations in mind—helps strengthen this connection between the lower and higher centers. Doing so can change your day, making it more likely that your words, actions and responses— especially during moments of difficulty—will be more mindful and compassionate.

This practice is best done first thing in the morning, before checking phones or email.

1. On waking, sit in your bed or a chair in a relaxed posture. Close your eyes and connect with the sensations of your seated body. Make sure your spine is straight, but not rigid.

2. Take three long, deep, nourishing breaths—breathing in through your nose and out through your mouth. Then let your breath settle into its own rhythm, as you simply follow it in and out, noticing the rise and fall of your chest and belly as you breathe.

3. Ask yourself: “What is my intention for today?” Use these prompts to help answer that question, as you think about the people and activities you will face. Ask yourself:

How might I show up today to have the best impact?

What quality of mind do I want to strengthen and develop?

What do I need to take better care of myself?

During difficult moments, how might I be more compassionate to others and myself?

How might I feel more connected and fulfilled?

4. Set your intention for the day. For example, “Today, I will be kind to myself; be patient with others; give generously; stay grounded; persevere; have fun; eat well,” or anything else you feel is important.

5. Throughout the day, check in with yourself. Pause, take a breath, and revisit your intention. Notice, as you become more and more conscious of your intentions for each day, how the quality of your communications, relationships, and mood shifts.

Around the world, the Eagle is revered for its majesty, size, fierce look, and for its ability to soar so high. A sports team adopts it as a team name. Countries use it as their symbol. Shaman and warriors have worn its wings and claws to represent their power. In the Inca Tradition, the Eagle/Condor represents the Winds of the East. The prayer for the East goes,

To the winds of the East. Great eagle, condor Come to us from the place of the rising Sun Keep us under your wing. Show us the mountains we only dare to dream of. Teach us to fly wing to wing with the Great Spirit. – Alberto Villoldo, PhD. published in his book – Mending the Past and Healing The Future With Soul Retrieval…

The words linking Eagle to Great Spirit give one the sense of the majesty of Eagle, and why our Ancestors believed that Eagle was a traveler between worlds. Stories are told that one may watch Eagle soar up into the sky until she disappears. At that point, she walks with Creator and the Ancestors that have gone before.

Eagle has only ever killed for need, never for greed! If Eagle appears to you, then perhaps she has a message that someone around you is using you to satisfy their greed by using you and what you know. Eagle is known for her swiftness. She counsels that what ever you need to do, you must do it swiftly. However, before striking, Eagle rides the wind up high, and scans the land to see the “big picture”. She does not ever get caught in details. Eagle is a shining example that one must look at the consequences of all actions to see how it affects a much larger plan – Great Spirit’s plan. Often humans only have thoughts for themselves and not for others.

May you live your life with the grace of Eagle!

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Background

In mid February, Jacquelyn Rose, current Questers President, asked all participants in Goran’s hands on healing post-conference workshop at the Fall Conference 2017, to share any notable or dramatic benefits you received from his transmissions?

For those of you that didn’t attend, here is what was scheduled to happen in the workshop on Sunday afternoon.

GORAN RAPAIC, Workshop

Demonstration of some of the Goran’s unique healing techniques; Learning and experiencing power of energy healing and power of self-healing; Sharing some of Goran’s own healing experiences. Sharing the ancient secrets and wisdom from the powerful Toltec tradition. Powerful group meditation. Through this meditation and with Goran’s energy support people will also experience a higher state of consciousness, creating a safe, calm and beautiful space within.

In addition, everyone will receive a powerful healing session from Goran. This workshop will also benefit anyone who is experiencing chronic pain or illness.

The responses to Jacqui’s request are now starting to come in. Our first responder about his healing experience is Fred Greef. Thank you, Fred, for sharing your experience. Here is his story.

My Goran’s Healing Experience

I got immense bliss and laughter while driving home to Olympia, Washington the day after Goran’s healing session. I could not stop laughing for first half of the drive. The intense laughter was very emotionally healing. I got inspiration to send love to all the water, snow, people, and vehicles and human structures that I saw while driving home, as well as to all trees and plants and animals. I mentally used my sacred blue water to send the love, and mentally put my sacred water in all the waterbodies, streams and snow that I saw.

After most laughter had passed, it still revved up again (big time) whenever I saw water or snow and sent the love and sacred blue water to it. I still get an intense rush of bliss from mentally healing (sending love and my sacred blue water to) water and snow, whenever I see any while driving anywhere.

I am very grateful and blessed to have met Goran and received his help.

Peace and Bliss,

Fred

A group called – Uplift, We Are One – is asking people all over the world to join them on World Water Day on March 22, 2018.

Here is their invitation.

Bless the Water on World Water Day

Join the Campaign to Protect the World’s Water
On World Water Day, March 22 gather at your local water source, or home, and place good intentions and prayers into the water. Let’s stand in solidarity with the world’s Water Protectors and take the first step towards cleaning and restoring the world’s water.

Sign up to watch the free UPLIFT Film ‘The Voice of Water’ on March 22.
Water is finally being recognized as a living being. Around the world, from the Ganges in India, to the Whanganui River in New Zealand, many people are standing up for the rights of sacred bodies of water. Join us in an exploration of our intrinsic connection to water and how it affects our lives.

‘The Voice of Water’ features Nature Rights Advocate Hector Buitrago,
Polly Higgins, Grant Wilson, Dr Erin O’Donnell, and more.

You can go to their website at:

https://upliftconnect.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c87497801ca6435c2233f305d&id=71f16d885b&e=c35e9f3c3c

Healers of all kinds will benefit from knowing how the healing crystals work and how they are best used. Perhaps you are already an intuitive healer, but now want to learn how crystals can help. If you are an intuitive healer, crystals will work for you, but your own gift trumps all.

Healing needs to be understood. What is healing? You deserve a definition, or at least a clarification. I define healing as the acceleration of form so that light can enter.

Let me explain. Any form in its current state of density, your physical body for example, will work with a specific range of light frequencies at a specific level of vibration. If you take that same form, and accelerate it so that it vibrates faster, it will then work with more and higher ranges of light frequencies. When a given form needs healing, whether that form is the physical body or one of the subtle bodies, the implication is that the form does not accept light very well. If the flow of light into the form is impeded or blocked sufficiently, disease develops and healing becomes necessary.

The healing process involves the acceleration of form to open form to more and higher light frequencies. Light then enters and does the healing. I call this “classic healing”. A crystal that does healing in this classical sense, as I am defining it, accelerates form. The light then comes in. Thereafter, light does the healing. Classic healing crystals are green with a few exceptions.

The myth that plagues crystals and healing is that crystals do the healing. No! Crystals do not do healing. Crystals bring light. Light does the healing. Because getting this right is so important, let me repeat. Crystals do not do healing. Crystals bring and manipulate light. Light does the healing. The essence of the myth of healing and why so many crystals are erroneously labelled as healing crystals is found in the nature of divine light. Quite simply, all crystals, with the odd exception, work with light. Light does the healing. Because all crystals work with light, what follows is that all crystals do healing. Loosely saying that all crystals do healing is a truth, but only in the strictest sense of the language. It is a meaningless truth. Such a truth offers no understanding about how crystals work.

Another important perspective I need to mention briefly in passing is that healing is not an eternal process. Once healed, the healing process is no longer necessary. The analogy might be where a person receives a cut on the forearm. Thereafter, she goes to the doctor and gets half a dozen stitches. Two weeks later, the stitches are removed. Scar tissue develops to complete the healing process. The point is that the cut does not need to be healed all over again. Healing is complete. So, move on.

On to Bloodstone!

Bloodstone is a classic healer and an old Earth stone. In Bloodstone’s case, the form that it accelerates is not actually form, but rather the etheric magnetic field. Specifically, Bloodstone works with the innermost layers of the etheric body’s magnetic field. The etheric magnetic field emanates out from the human body for a couple of feet or so. If a person is sitting in quiet meditation, the field can be significantly more than a couple of feet.

So, how does Bloodstone work?

First, the physical body has a blockage somewhere. Symptoms of a blockage that Bloodstone would work with include physical stiffness of movement, especially in the joints, and perhaps fatigue and paralysis. Place Bloodstone wherever the problem is located in your body, such as right on the joint, right where the muscles are fatigued, right where the bruise might be, right at the place of paralysis, or wherever there is stiffness. Place Bloodstone on that spot, and it will work just fine.

Alternatively, you can place it on the second chakra for the fact that it is a second chakra stone. If you put a piece in your pocket and walk around with it, it will work equally as well. Preferably use a smooth tumbled piece for the sake of comfort. On the second chakra or in your pocket, Bloodstone’s energies are picked up by the etheric magnetic field and taken to the place that needs healing.

Second, Bloodstone’s energies journey through the body. They move around; they meander within your aura to different parts of the body, and they pulse as they go. The stone’s energies continue to meander until they encounter a blockage. Bloodstone then goes to work. Initially, its energies simply accumulate around the blockage and continue to pulse. The pulse strengthens because of the accumulation. Accumulation continues until the pulses become strong enough to actually hammer their way through the density in the etheric magnetic field. This is Bloodstone’s version of accelerating form. Upon busting up the blockage, Bloodstone’s frequencies and the frequencies of the local area rush in to work their healing magic. Because of the pulsing and hammering, I call Bloodstone the sledgehammer of the crystal world.

Bloodstone’s second chakra vibration is relatively low on the scale of high and low. The density that it works to overcome is also lower on the scale. The healing that Bloodstone offers applies to quite physically dense areas of the body. Most often, a healing from Bloodstone is apparent to the stone’s user. Bloodstone is an effective old-Earth, classic-healer that works directly with the etheric magnetic field to heal physical maladies.

Healing with light is subtle and should never be used as a substitute for sound advice from professional medical practitioners.
Love and Light,
Roger

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“What advice would you give to a new manager starting out a new job in a new company?” That was the question that was posed to me by a young friend over coffee. My first question was, “Do you have a new job?”

The response was, “Not yet, but I hope that I will, soon.”

I thought about the question for a while. Then I said that my best advice to a new manager is – don’t underestimate those around you.

The biggest mistake that I see many managers, leaders, or executives make is that they under estimate their staff and they over estimate what they know and their own importance. I think that can be said of many people in life in general.

As parents, many of us underestimate our children’s ability to comprehend what is going on around them, and we underestimate what they need from us. As children, we underestimate our parents’ intelligence and understanding of life. As friends and neighbors, we underestimate the importance that we have in each other’s life. We are the support unit, the community, and the social norm.

Going back to my example of under estimating the staff – so often it is the quiet person at their desk, shoveling their way through mounds of paper – invoices, statements, requests for proposals, etc. that have the greatest grasp of what actually happens in the office and who actually does the work (and who doesn’t) and who knows which people you can count on in a crisis. It is knowing all these things that will make someone a better manager. Sometimes though, you need extra help. Don’t underestimate who can give it to you.

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Readers….

We would like to know what advice you would give to someone new at their job? It can be one sentence, or a story. Please include your name, and how long you have been involved with Questers.

If you have a story idea, send it to me… Judith-hirst@Questers.ca.

Go in peace.

As we move towards a new year, the news is full of different people and different groups asking for peace. For peace to happen, everyone needs to be on board with the idea, and with the “rules” that come with peace. It is difficult to be peaceful when you cannot feed and cloth your family, let alone keep a roof over their heads. It is difficult to be peaceful when the cost of food and shelter rises. And, if individuals are taking drugs or drinking, they feel anything but peaceful.

Peace is an individual feeling and practice. It is difficult to make a rule or law about peace that suits everyone. One reason that people seek out spirituality is, they say, to find peace. An observation is that peace seems to spread by individuals, in proximity to another person, in a slow, peaceful way. Peace, therefore, is not a big fix that can be rolled out like a software upgrade. It is a slow, zig-zag process.

When we have the opportunity to watch peace in action, we can appreciate the beauty of the movement. We can see the results long after the first touch of peace enters the person or the area. As we see the growth of peace, it does give us hope that we will all be in that energy some day.

Go in peace.

Merry Christmas to you and your family from all of us at Canadian Society of Questers (www.questers.ca).

Our wish for everyone this year is that your Christmas is filled with lots of fun and laughter. We hope that you let go of all grievances and resentments, and that you begin a new relationship with yourself and with important people in your life.

Our wish is that you find time to enjoy the little things like playing with a child, or walking in the park, or simply enjoying reading a good book.

Go in peace.

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The beautiful offering of thanks was sent to me by several friends in different emails. I love the simplicity of the message and the beauty of the structure that reflects the Divinity within us.

Go in Peace.

The Christmas Tree

My mother always loved Christmas. Maybe it was the inner spark of light more clearly seen in the dark, cold Winnipeg winters. Maybe it was the singing and happy smiles. Maybe it was the gifts and coloured lights, the shortbread and butter tarts, the food and festive celebrations, the birth of the Christ child. Whatever it is, this joyous time rests for her in the symbology of the Christmas tree.

Living in the city, our tradition was to buy a tree at the local grocery store but my mom always longed for a Scotch Pine tree of her youth growing up on a farm in Southern Manitoba. She used to talk about it every Christmas, how the smell of fresh pine would fill the entire house and how the long needles of the Scotch Pine were the most beautiful of all the trees. She would sigh and smile and gaze upward to her beautiful memory.

Early December when I was about 5 years old, my dad stopped at the 7-11 about 3 blocks from our house. As he dashed into the store, my mom admired the fantastic Scotch Pine trees leaning against the brick wall for sale. I asked if we were going to buy one. My mom laughed sadly saying that they were too expensive for us to buy.

When we returned home, I took my younger sister into our room with great excitement. I told her I had a great idea for a Christmas present. We lugged out our piggy banks and put all the money into one as we laid out our secret strategy to procure the sacred Scotch Pine. We knew that very soon our parents would be bringing home a tree so we had to act fast. We would have to sneak out the very next day.

Bundled up in skidoo suits, long scarves and warm mittens, we went out to play having secreted the piggy bank under my sisters’ clothes. My mother didn’t like us walking all the way to the store by ourselves, but after much pleading and a promise to come right back home she finally consented. Stealth fully we pulled our long wooden toboggan out of the yard and began our journey walking up the snow street toward busy Portage Avenue where we hung a left, walking behind two large apartment buildings towards the 7-11.

My mom was right. These were the smelliest, most beautiful pine trees ever. We entered the 7-11 and waited at the counter while a customer finished and left. We reached up and put the piggy bank on the counter. The clerk leaned over and looked down at us. “Can I help you?” she asked with a smile.

“We’d like to buy a Christmas tree. Is this enough money?” we trepidaciously inquired. We knew how expensive the trees were and were wondering terribly if we had enough in our combined life savings.

“Where are your parents? Are you here by yourselves?” she asked in a serious tone.

“Oh, yes,” we explained. “This is our mother’s very favorite tree but it’s too expensive for them. So, we want to buy it as a surprise Christmas present for them.” A second male clerk leaned over our clerk’s shoulder looking down at these 2 small bundles of winter clothing with their piggy bank dumped out on the counter. They smiled at each other then said we had just the right amount. Our faces must have lit up like the top star on the tree. They took us outside and helped us load the tree onto the toboggan.

The walk home was much more difficult and the tree dragging behind the toboggan was much heavier than pulling my younger sister. Somehow, exhausted, we finally made it to the house. We knew the tree would go into the front room and did not want to drag it around to the back door where we were required to always enter the house. We decided this one occasion was an exception. Pushing and pulling we managed to get the tree into the front porch and leaned up against the corner window panes. Then, our hearts pounding and smiles bursting, we knocked on the front door and waited.

The door opened and our mother emerged looking around and finally down at us. Her pretty smile turned into a frown and she demanded to know what we were doing at the front door. Our faces dropped and we said, “Don’t you like it?”

I really don’t think she saw it at first, even though the fragrant round tree took up at least a quarter of the porch. And when she did see it, I don’t think she believed it right away. We watched with glee as her expression transformed from irritation, to bewilderment, to awe, and finally to tearful joy. She began babbling between how we managed to get this home, how magnificent it was, where did we get the money and where did we get the tree. She bent down and pulled us both into her chest, dripping tears onto our toques, laughing and saying how much she loved it.

My mother still loves Christmas, and especially the Christmas tree. That Christmas she told everyone about our special gift; and nearly fifty years later, she still loves to tell the story of the beautiful sacred Scotch Pine Christmas tree.

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Tagged Christmas Perfect Storyteller

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