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  • Spring Conference 2019 – May 3, 4, and 5th!

    The Canadian Society of Questers Spring Conference Drawing the Future Towards Us May 3, 4, and 5th 2019 Red Deer Baymont Hotel – Conference Center 4311 49th Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada T4N 5Y7 Hotel 1-800-661-1657 “Our keynote speaker for the spring conference is Michael Horn who is the North American representative for the famed…

  • Revenge – What Goes Around, Comes Around

    Canadian Society of Quester’s has various chapters throughout Alberta and British Columbia. Quester’s Chapter Contacts Wainwright, AB –  Tim and Marlene [email protected] Beach, BC –  Helen Thomas [email protected], BC –  Mel Chapman [email protected], BC – Brenda [email protected], AB – Merope [email protected], BC –  Jackie Haverty [email protected] Revenge – What Goes Around, Comes Around I have…

  • Listing of all Full Moons for 2019

    Full moon time for our ancestors was a time for honoring the power of the moon and for setting intentions for the next 30 days.  Here is a schedule of all of the full moon dates for 2019 so that you can plan for setting your intentions! Full Moon Year Date Time Day Wolf Moon…

  • Happy New Year 2019

    When a new year starts, we feel that everything is possible.  We feel the optimism of the energy that floats around the world.  We feel hope that life will be different this year. All is true! Let us know peace.For as long as the moon shall rise,For as long as the rivers shall flow,For as…

  • A Christmas Story–The Legend of The Poinsettia

    Maria and Pablo lived in a tiny village in Mexico. Because Christmastime at their house did not include many gifts, Maria and Pablo looked forward to the Christmas festivities at the village church with great joy and anticipation. To honor the birth of Christ, the church displayed a beautiful manger that drew crowds of admirers.…

  • Countdown to Christmas – Do You Know Your Trivia?

    Sometimes, we get so anxious and stressed at Christmas, that the fun goes out of the season.  This Christmas, slow down a bit.  Look for things that can send your brain in another direction. Try this short trivia quiz.  And, yes, you can phone a friend.  The answers are on tomorrow’s blog.

  • Spirit Animal – Caribou, Our Northern Reindeer

    This year, the Caribou have been in the news many times because of the declining herd size.  Caribou are being threatened by man and oil exploration, by disease, by changing food sources, and by the constant surveillance by concerned scientists and wild life managers.  This issue started about 2005, and has been growing.  There are…

  • Welcome December 2018

    Picture of Lake Louise with the Lake Louise Chateau in the foreground December arrives and with it, the cold and the snow, and the skiing and snowshoeing, and the tobogganing and shoveling.  December is an exhilarating month in Canada because the cold invigorates, people are attending Christmas parties and families are getting ready to celebrate…

  • A Tale of Loving Kindness from a Stranger

    From the Editor:  I first published this story back in 2007 on my blog. My friend, Aleda, sent it to me.  I loved the story and posted it. I believed that it is a grand story with a lesson for everyone.  I had many, many, comments and emails from it, which showed that it touched…

  • Remembrance Day November 11 2018

    Our cheer goes back to them, the valiant dead!Laurels and roses on their graves to-day,Lilies and laurels over them we lay,And violets o’er each unforgotten head. —– Richard Hovey Our battle-fields, safe in the keepingOf Nature’s kind, fostering care,Are blooming, – our heroes are sleeping, –And peace broods perennial there. —– John H. Jewett Excerpt…

  • November 1 2018 and Time To Clean Up Your Mess

    November arrives to remind us that there are 54 days until Christmas.  And, it is a good month to clean up your “mess”. A mess is anything that is not in order or that is unresolved. Some say that a “mess” as any incomplete task, obligation, or other unresolved commitment. A room that needs cleaning…

  • Happy Halloween for October 31 2018

    Some little known facts about Halloween.  And you thought it was all about candy and costumes! The first Jack O’Lanterns were actually made from turnips. Halloween is the second highest grossing commercial holiday after Christmas. Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween. Fifty percent of kids prefer to receive chocolate candy for Halloween, compared with 24%…

  • Our Journey – Dealing With Fear

    Either as a parent or as an observer of parents, you have probably seen that parents tend to keep their children in line with fear.  You may have even practiced fear with your own children.  Why do we do this?  First, it is because we learned it at an early age from our parents, then…

  • A Blast From the Past–Einstein Is Right!

    Einstein is Right! A survey of the stars using the Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed the accelerating expansion of the universe and Einstein’s ideas about gravity, a team of astronomers said. ……….. The survey, published this week in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, confirmed that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, propelled by…

  • Welcome to October 2018

    Imagine, October was originally the eighth month of the Roman calendar. It always had a length of 31 days and became the tenth month of the year when King Numa Pompilius reformed the calendar and added the months of January and February around 700 BCE. Did you know that October’s birth flower is the calendula…

  • A Simple Healing Breathing Exercise

    Find a place to be quiet in. Sit down, or stand, and bow your head. Straighten up and breathe in deeply. Breathe in the joy of a child’s laugh. Breathe out the anger you hold in your body. Repeat 6 times. – Many blessings! From the Editor – This is a simple exercise that I…

  • Invocation That May be Used at Equinox

    The fall equinox arrives on Saturday, September 22, 2018.  This day is special because it is the second day of the year when day and night are almost equal.  Different cultures refer to the Autumn Equinox as “Mabon” –  a time to express gratitude, complete projects and honor a moment of balance. The following invocation…

  • Talking About Haunted Places in Alberta and British Columbia

    Have you registered for the PARACON – Quester’s Fall Conference – at 100 Mile House BC?  One of the attractions at the conference is focusing around ghost hunters and a ghost walk.  I began wondering if there were other locations in Canada that had well known, haunted sites.  I found a great website called Haunted…

  • Registration is Open for The Fall Conference – PARACON 2018

    Ladies and Gentlemen, You may know register for the Fall Conference by using this link… https://questers.ca/conferences/fall-conference/  You can download the brochure here – https://questers.ca/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/paracon2018.pdf  A listing of all of the different ticket types for the conference, is available at the bottom of the page, as below. Register, and come and hang out at Spruce Hills…

  • More on UFO’s and the Questers Fall Conference Sept 28-30, 2018

    Ladies and Gentlemen!  It is time to think about registering for the fall conference to be held at the beautiful Spruce Hill Resort and Spa on the 28th, 29th, and 30th of September.  Read more about the conference and the speakers at https://questers.ca/conferences/fall-conference/. Remember, there is an evening UFO Skywatch (We are planning an evening…