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In this month’s edition
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Have you ever had the experience of
driving somewhere, and then waking up at some
point on the journey, and then realizing you are
not going to where you intended? You are
actually on your way to work, when in fact it is a
holiday and you intended going to the shopping
centre? I have had that experience quite a few
times.
Does it mean I have a memory problem?
No, I don’t think so. This is a case of where I
haven’t been focused and conscious of what I
am doing and habit has taken over. When this
happens, I usually say “You stupid fool, Rod.” I
then have to make myself aware of what I am
actually doing and consciously work out how to
get to where I am going.
If you think about it, you might be surprised
how often little incidents like these occur during
a day where we haven’t got our mind on what
we are doing. This is what we call day-dreaming.
When we are like this we operate on automatic.
Automatic behaviours can be very strong in
our life and the older we get, the stronger those
behaviours become. Although automatic
behaviour can serve a useful purpose, if we wish
to be in charge of our life, we need to watch
ourselves very carefully.
Robots are very popular in science fiction
films. I am sure we would all like to be able to
afford a robot that could do housework.
Robotic behaviour does have a useful function
for performing certain tasks. However, if we are
interested in retaining and increasing our
personal power in life, then we need to be
aware of the fact that there comes a point when
automatic behaviours can be a very serious
threat to the actuality of that personal power.
Another type of creature that we often see
in horror movies is the zombie. Zombies are the
living dead. A person who can move, do things
and on the surface, seems to be alive, but in fact
isn’t. It is not accident that the zombies appear
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in horror movies. There is nothing more
horrible for us to contemplate than the thought
of being alive but having no consciousness.
The truth is, however, that we could end up
at least as a partial robot or worse still, a partial
zombie. Just think of someone who can spend all
their day watching television. What kind of
person have you become if the television has
hypnotized you and you watch it, regardless of
what is on?
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alive without awareness and
consciousness.
Personal awareness is our own
responsibility. No one can be aware for us. We
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Do you see your life as humdrum? Are you
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corpse? Far better to take different kinds of
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unexpected to enter our lives. If your life has
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Psychic Imagination
A merging of intuition and imagination
has the power to create images in your
mind that can change your life..
Gaye Wright
When I first started out on my psychic journey over
twenty years ago now, I was fortunate enough to have no
preconceived ideas about the psychic arts and how it all
happened. It just did. Many of you can relate to this
because that is exactly how it is for you, and it’s also
probably why you doubt your psychic self. In a world that
demands hard, cold facts, your somewhat fuzzy
explanation about your psychic experiences doesn’t
match up. But I say, match up to what? Do you want to
have everything in your life proven beyond a shadow of a
doubt? Or do you want some mystery and magic to
hope upon, like the wishing star that we tell our children
about, that is, until they are about five years of age! That’s
when we have to let them down gently about their
imaginary friends or the real truth about the fairies and
elves and Santa Claus. I can remember when my youngest
daughter stopped dressing up for pre-school and I could
have cried, probably for myself as much as her, because it
meant that I could no longer share her world of
imagination in the same way as I had done with her for
years and with my other children before her. I am sure
many of you can relate to that story.
Fortunately for my children and myself, and whoever I
meet on my journey, I have not lost contact with my
imagination, and in fact, it is doing quite well, thanks to
my psychic work. Of course, psychic insight is not just
imagination as some sceptics would have us believe, that
science rules and we have to have scientific evidence if
we want to be taken seriously. But when a light goes on
in my head, how is that different to what happens when a
scientist has a moment of revelation? Isaac Newton
himself often told the story that he was inspired to
formulate his theory of gravitation by watching the fall of
an apple from a tree, and being in that contemplative
mood, the insight came to him. That’s exactly how
insights come to me in a reading. The contemplative
mood Newton describes is for me a heightened sense of
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awareness that I am able to move into simply by relaxing
into a state of mind where anything goes and everything
is possible. How can anyone, scientist or psychic, come
forth with anything new unless they are open to the art
of the possible which can only happen when you believe
anything is possible!
Imagination is a constant in our life, enhancing,
enlivening and sometimes exaggerating, our waking and
dreaming experiences.Yes, you can turn it off, so to
speak, while you dilly dally in the office space in your
head, trying to computerise your life. But even those who
claim they have no imagination are not without some
experience that has taken them out of their usual logical
modus operandi into another very different world that
they cannot explain. Sometimes it happens through a
scary movie, which haunts you for a while, or a dream
that stays with you, or a certain look that you remember
someone gave you and you felt good for it.You couldn’t
have had those experiences without the aid of your
imagination, and it is your imagination that keeps the
image going until it serves its purpose.
You might be rather surprised when I talk about
imagination serving a purpose, because it often feels like
a wayward child over whom you have little control.
Imagination is spontaneous, it is erratic at times, and it
can take over when you are anxious or fearful, especially
when the cause and effect movie script takes over in
your mind.Your imagination likes to be given an open
ticket to ride, but remember that it operates at its very
best when you are driving the magic carpet!
That brings me to how I use my imagination in psychic
work. I have a highly developed intuition from many years
of practice, but so too have other people, and perhaps
you recognise it in yourself. I also have a highly developed
sense of imagination simply because I have never denied
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it. Then, when I am in a reading, I have learnt to relax and let your very
allow the intuitions to flow and give permission for my talented
imagination to take hold of those intuitions and give subconscious do
them colour and flavour. I can be talking all the time but the work! You
the merging is going on all the time behind the scenes, never know what
processing and preparing insights for me to share with music you will
you. Apparently, Mozart wrote music best when his wife write!
was reading out aloud to him.

Sometimes a psychic image can be in my mind very

early in a reading, and stays. I have learnt to recognise
that this means something, often a message that the
person or thing that is hanging around is doing so
because there has not been a resolution. It could mean
that there is more to come and that person or thing is
not ready to go or even needs you to be stronger so
there can be a resolution. Whatever it means will come
to me because I accept that Rome wasn’t built in a day,
and my psychic insight needs my co-operation and
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THE INNER TRAVELLER

Michelle Walter, one of our premier psychics is only with us

for a short while longer before taking a sabbatical to travel
and explore new worlds.

Ring our Free Call numbers now - don’t let this chance slip by.
Lao Tzu said: ‘A 1000 mile journey begins with a
single step.’…However before you embark on your
journey to the ultimate buddhist bliss experience,
there is some preparation to be done.
“Retreat” conjures beautiful images. Does it sound
too easy? To put you in the picture, my last Buddhist
retreat consisted of: No drinking for 24 hours, no
speaking for 24 hours, one meal for 48 hours and a
relentless schedule of prostrations, meditations, and
mala prayers… repeated at 5 am, 9 am, 2 pm and 7
pm every day for two weeks.
going. The best way to detox is to add juices to your
diet. Here are 2 of my favourite recipes:
Energy Saver Juice : For the basic version, blend
equal parts of carrot, celery with a few bunches of
parsley. For the pro-version, add an avocado and an
apple!
Apple-Latte Juice: Blend 3 granny smith apples +
handful of pepita’s and sunflower seeds.
2. WHAT TO PACK:

Sounds like too much hard work? No way!
A Buddhist retreat is worth your suffering… that is
the Buddha’s area of expertise, after all!
Besides the joy of letting go and finding inner peace
(yes, seriously, I did) this is what I learned.
There are 5 things you absolutely MUST know
before beginning…
1. HOW TO DETOX
Heaven and Hell are in the mind and you will
discover this on a Buddhist retreat if you haven’t
detoxed first!
Caffeine takes 48 hours to get out of your system…
meditating, trying to work out which Tibetan chant
you are meant to be doing and keeping up with a
daily dose of intense prostrating is difficult enough
without dealing with the fuzzy-headed, cranky-pants
caffeine withdrawals.
I suggest coming off caffeine, sugar, alcohol, meat and
(if you smoke) definitely cigarettes a week before
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One thing I have noticed about ashrams and
monasteries is, besides not being concerned about
your comfort, they will leave many details on ‘what
to bring’ out.
Through trial and error I have identified some
important basics you might not think of yourself:
Head torch: the monks and nuns wear these to get
to the toilet and to find their way to early morning
meditation sessions. Very important in monastries
where bush paths are not cleared and you regularly
bump into snakes, spiders and foxes (saw all three of
these using my torch!)
Sherpa blanket: no matter where you are, in what
part of the world, 4 in the morning is usually cold! A
sherpa blanket is a must to wrap around your
shoulders whilst meditating and it doubles as a
blanket for your bed at night.
Wristwatch: trying to be modest, I decided to leave
my Gucci watch behind… bad move! I spent most
of my free (sleeping) time hovering around the
temple gong so that I would not miss the next
session.
Alarm: yes I know, you have one on your mobile…
watch out - in most ashrams and monasteries
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mobiles are contraband! So unless you can set your
body clock to wake at 5:45 am (which by the way
does amazingly work!) bring a small alarm for your
peace of mind.
3. YOU MUST KNOW HOW TO
PROSTRATE (AND WHEN)
A prostration is done upon entering the Gompa
(temple) and leaving the Gompa. Initially I was
embarrassed to be prostrating. Yet after days of
doing very little but long sessions of prostrations to
the 35 names of the confessional Buddhas, (I am
very pleased to say that the nun spoke them at race-
horse-caller pace) I became very proficient.
Once the physical difficulty is in perspective, you will
find prostration to be a wonderfully humbling
experience. The prostration allows you to show
gratitude for all you have whilst also knowing that
whatever pain or suffering you carry, you are not
alone, you can lay it down at the feet of the most
magnificent Buddhas you can imagine.
Step 1: Standing, with hands in prayer position at
your heart. Raise them above your head to touch
the crown of your head, then touch them to your
forehead in the position of the third eye (which is in
between your eyebrows), then to your throat and
then to your heart.
Step 2: Then bend down onto your knees, placing
your hands down on the ground first so you are
bent on all fours like a cat or dog. Lower yourself to
the ground using your arms (like a push up) until
you are lying flat on the ground with your forehead
touching the ground. Don’t stay there too long,
apparently this is the hell realm!
Step 3: Then get up using hands to raise yourself up
to your knees and then stand. Place your hands in
prayer position at heart centre again.
Repeat this 3 times.
4. KNOW THE RULES
I laughed when I saw the conditions of entry rules:
‘Do not kill’… ‘Yeah, like I kill people every day.’
Until it came to sitting on the toilet…
As a million-and-one mosquito’s began feasting on
my vulnerable body, I remembered my vow! The
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Buddhists take their vows very seriously. In fact, an
army of stinging ants have taken over the Hong
Hock Temple on Penang Island in Malaysia and even
though the ants have put more than one worshipper
in hospital, the Buddhists have refrained from
exterminating them!
Another thing you might notice – is that little
bitchy-yet-humorous asides will not be met with
laughter but more likely reprisals… Beware the
‘mental sin’. Buddhists take vows to be pure in body,
speech and mind so finding out what this actually
means before hand is essential if you intend on
staying in their lovely community.
To fully prepare for meditation and Buddhist
practice I recommend: Thubten Chodron, 2007,
Guided Meditations on The Stages of the Path, Snow
Lion Productions: NY.
5. KNOW YOUR TERMS!
It’s ok not to know the ins and outs of the rituals
you are about to partake in. Actually, I found that
trying to work out what was going on helped hook
my attention and keep my restless mind from
wandering.
Buddhists by and large are a very friendly group and
will bend over backwards to help you in any way
possible… however knowing absolutely nothing
could slow down the process considerably. I am not
talking Tibetan here – just the general terms
everyone (everyone Buddhist!) uses.
Stupa at Chenrezig Monastry, by Author
Vocab…Words you need to know…
Gompa: Temple
Precepts: The vows
Mala: The prayer beads
Dharma: The Buddha’s teachings
Sangha: The Buddhist community
Taking Refuge: Becoming a Buddhist and following
the teachings
Stupa: Holy statue
Mandala: Represents the whole universe
Merit field: The Deva’s gods and goddesses,
enlightened ones
To find out more Buddhist Basics from an
enlightened master read any book by His Holiness
the Dalai Lama!
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DREAMSCAPE
Some dreams may appear to be simple
processing of the day’s events and yet when
one looks deeper, layers upon layers of
personal and collective significance can be
found. 
Kim Thomas
Everything changes and in difficult times this is perhaps
all we can be sure of. Our experience of change may be
dramatic and painful or slow and uncomfortable, all the
same it has to happen. Now more than ever before, the
human race is being called upon to change, to evolve. As
this universal process is inevitable, it’s not if we change
but how? How do we move forward in our lives with the
least amount of suffering and resistance? How do we
know which way to proceed with integrity and respect
for ourselves and others? I believe within in us is an
inner guide, call it God or our Higher Self, this
knowledge is free from fear and through direct
experience with it we evolve and expand. Dreams are a
way for us to tap into that Universal knowing, to find our
true paths by understanding energies and symbols laid
before our eyes while we sleep. This month and next we
look at two dreams, both of which describe a different
manifestation of this transformative principal and offer
the way forward.
Dear Kim,
Waking up in one of those lovely San Francisco wooden
house structures Andrea is already dressed and ready to
leave. I start slow and say I'll meet her there soon. I head
to the bathroom. When I start to become aware of the
shaking...I wake more quickly as I realise its an
earthquake. I feel the violence of the shaking. The brick
wall of the house has gone and I can see the garden. I
feel a sense of absolute powerlessness and surrender
myself to the moment - what else can I do.
Later, in a different house, downstairs in the lower
rooms, there is an aqualung which I start to try, does it
fit? Will it work? Andrea snatches it from me, calling me
"stooopid!". I am tempted to storm off in a huff but I
don't. She is suddenly not there, and I put the
mouthpiece on, starting to swim in a surreal way around
the submerged room. It is a fantastic sensation to be able
to float around this room, use my arms and legs to
propel me around the furniture - chairs and tables, adjust
the oxygen, not too fast or too slow. Lost in this world
of floating and breathing.
Thanks, Jim
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Well Jim
I feel your dream vividly describes a force of change, a
wake up call. This experience is sometimes represented
by the Tower in Tarot or Uranus in Astrology. A relentless
force which stops at nothing to bring about change,
anything false or unhealthy which impedes the evolution
of the person will be forced open to the light of
examination.
Perhaps, this house represents the security of your
relationship, the structure that supports you. Do you
have any fears regarding your connection with Andrea?
Could Andrea leaving the house before you be symbolic
of your differing needs?
What is this dream trying to tell you about your
relationship? It feels important that you are alone in the
house when the walls come tumbling down, somehow
this awakening is yours alone. She, perhaps is more
focused on an outer, worldly experience and you more
at home with the unconscious realms. This is certainly
emphasised in the second part of the dream where you
feel eager to explore the potential of the aqualung. Often
the element of water is likened to emotions and feelings.
I sense you are a deeply emotional and spiritual person,
living from this point of experience where Andrea feels
more fiery and adventurous, could this basic difference in
the way you relate be causing a divide between you?
The significance of your choice to surrender is beautiful,
within the dream you are provided with a solution to
crisis. Your decision to just be during the earthquake
leads you to the next dream scene where you learn to
modulate your breath to enable you passage around the
room. The element of Air represents communication and
objective thought, perhaps you are being given the
breathing space to understand your emotions and how
they relate to others. The earthquake although disruptive
and frightening has brought about change, perhaps
broken down some barriers and now you are free to
float, dream and be yourself. I hope this helps.
Kim x
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RENEWALS
This month, how to improve your emotional
health.
Lynne Leslie
Energy healing therapies help many different physical
conditions, but they also support clients with emotional
issues.
We all have moments when we try to hold in our
emotions and not express how we truly feel about things
- possibly due to a fear about how this would be
received. We may get angry, but not be able to express it
in a constructive way. Or we have issues within our
relationships that we don’t feel we can express to our
loved ones, for fear of the words coming out wrong, and
hurting them - so we stuff the feelings down inside.
The problem is that the emotions don’t disappear when
we stuff them down – they are still lurking beneath the
surface. Emotions are energy, just like everything else in
the universe, and the natural state is for energy to be
constantly moving, flowing, without restriction.
When we don’t allow our feelings to be expressed, we
are preventing the natural flow of that energy, and we get
so used to this pattern that it becomes a habit – we
don’t even realise we are doing it.
We may have experienced a time when something has
annoyed us and we have reacted out of all proportion to
the circumstances – this is the suppressed emotion
demanding to be expressed, a bit like an exploding
pressure cooker.
Where emotional energy has been suppressed, Reiki and
Quantum Touch energy healing sessions can help re-
instate normal energy flow, allowing the emotion to be
released. During this time clients may experience a form
of release such as crying, which is the suppressed energy
coming to the surface and dissipating. Sometimes when
this happens, clients also have a moment of clarity –
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where they recognise exactly what situation created this
energy blockage.
After an emotional release, I continue to support the
client and to channel healing into their body, to help
them come back into a state of balance, allowing the
energy to once again move freely through their body.
Often they fall asleep at this point, waking up at the end
of the session, refreshed and so relaxed that it takes
them quite some time to even consider getting off the
treatment couch.
In our society the expression of emotions - such as
crying – can sometimes be seen in a negative way,
however in healing circles it is something to be
celebrated when a client becomes emotional– it is a sign
that a release of negativity has been achieved. This will
leave them feeling lighter, more at peace, and able to
move on in life in a positive way, without that feeling of a
powder keg waiting to explode.
The benefits of a healing session are that the things
which used to easily trigger anger for example, no longer
have the same effect, as the emotional energy has been
released.
If we find we are taking things out on others, it can be a
sign to us to take time to review our life – as it is out of
balance. There is something underlying which needs to
be looked at so that we can resolve it and bring harmony
back into our lives again. We need to make space, to
give ourselves some quiet time to contemplate the
underlying reasons, and possibly seek the help of an
experienced energy therapist to guide us through the
process.
The staff at Origin Psychics, and the Origin Retreat
Centre are a team of dedicated and caring individuals
who will accompany you on the journey back to a life of
harmony and balance.
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Watt, tells more on the origins
of Shamanism.
Shamanism
Our monthly articles will now focus more on the subject
of Celtic Shamanism - a subject close to my heart, as a
resident of the Isle of Skye; the history and the spirit of
the Celts is all around.
But first we ask the question, who were the Celts? Until
the Romans invaded, the history of the Scottish people
had not been written down and was quite vague.
A lot of the history that the Romans provided us with
has to be taken a bit tongue in cheek as it may have been
exaggerated by the Romans who had been repeatedly
embarrassed at being defeated by a smaller inferior
nation. What we do know is that they were a race of
people who travelled and spread from Southern Spain
and North Africa to settle in North Europe, Scotland,
Ireland and Wales.
Reference was made by Greek historian Herodutus, to
the Celts as an established race of people as far back as
450 BC (known as the Keltoi). He saw them as
incredibly adaptable, inventive and loyal. However, there
have also been historical references by other cultures
about the Celts as far back as 6550 BC.
The Celts tended to be a warrior race but when they
weren’t fighting other nations they would fight amongst
themselves…. And when they weren’t fighting, they were
farming. They introduced the clan system, which
provided the foundation of the clan structure in Scotland.
As well as their body armour and jewellery, they brought
to Britain various iron-age tools including the plough as
we know it today. Also easily recognisable was the Celtic
art – quite unique and beautiful in its own right.
In all corners of the world, no matter what culture,
background, or beliefs, we find amazing crossovers and
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references to Shamanic practices, with similar rituals and
healing techniques being found in countries as far apart
as Russia and South America. This also applies to Celtic
Shamanism.
In our society, the new age of spirituality, there are
constant references to paganism and shamanism. I’d like
to take this opportunity to describe the similarities and
differences between Paganism and Celtic Shamanism.
The word pagan is associated with the old English word
Pagus (1100-1500 AD) which means “country dweller”.
Most people around this time tended to live in towns or
communities whereas the pagans remained more insular
in small groups, living off the land, working with nature
and had their own religious/ spiritual beliefs and they did
not follow any of the major religious orders of the time.
To a certain degree both Celtic Shamanism and Paganism
tend to acknowledge a deep connection to the earth and
Mother Nature and both honour the festivals associated
with the seasons. The festival dates for both spiritual
systems are the same, however the Celts made reference
to the Wheel of the Year, as opposed to the Pagans who
knew them as the “Sabbats”.
Where Celtic Shamanism starts to differ is when we look
at the individual rituals and deities, as to complicate
matters, the name of the Celt’s Gods/Deities varied
depending on their location – Scotland, Ireland or Wales.
.
The main shamanic rituals are for example soul retrieval,
journeying, vision quests, sweat lodges, medicine wheel
and references to the other worlds. These are not linked
in any way to Paganism.
Next month I will look at the eight festivals of the Celtic
year.
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Last month we explored the fundamental attitude that
mindfulness meditation encourages, namely that of being
a carpenter who works with the kind of wood he/she
finds and making the best kind of furniture he/she can
with it. In other words acknowledging and working
towards an acceptance of one’s state of mind just as it is
within any present moment and then creatively working
with it in order to bring about positive change.
This kind of approach is an approach of being mindful
and aware of our state of mind and ultimately our own
state of life. Mindfulness is the foundation of meditation
practice and leads to both self-awareness and our
naturally innate state of harmony.
To me meditation is about drawing forth the hidden
inner potential within us. It is about empowering
ourselves to positively transform the very mind that
creates and shapes our experience. Transform what into
what, you may ask? Well to me, it is about transforming
our own disharmony into harmony or put another way:
transforming negativity into potential positivity, put yet
another way it is about transforming ignorance into
wisdom and compassion.
The Pali word (an ancient Indian language spoken during
the Buddha’s time) for meditation is Bhavana and means
“mental culture” in other words it is a culture or an
approach to life that acknowledges that should we wish
to bring positive change in our life we first need to
accept a certain amount of responsibility for the way we
think and feel. Here the term responsibility does not
imply blaming ourselves for where we are in our lives
but rather it is a kind of compassion born from an
understanding that our lives are a reflection of our own
thoughts and attitudes which we at some point or
another, most probably unconsciously, chose to accept as
true in our lives.
This type of culture is based on the principle of the mind
being the creator of one’s life and so with that it is to
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Meditations
Your monthly guide to
inner calm.
Robert Gebka
the mind that we need to return if we wish to create
harmony, happiness and compassion in our lives.
Having said this it is important to understand that in
order for us be in an empowered position; being able to
accept a certain situation and then begin to work with it
creatively, we first of all need to be in a position of self-
awareness. In other words in order for us to be able to
change something in our minds and lives we first of all
need to understand what it is that needs adjusting and
changing. Is it a thought, is it an attitude or is it perhaps a
situation that needs external action?
Often in life we are so deeply entangled in our own
confusion and situation that we often don’t know what is
what anymore. We might be feeling too much
frustration, too much pain and too much confusion. How
can we bring about self awareness when we are in such
deep states of negative mind, when we feel our struggle
is too much for us to come out of alone?
During such times it might be a good idea to engage in
what we can call “shared meditation.” In other words we
can share our problem, our confusion, our frustration or
our anger with another person. This can be done by
either talking with a friend, having a psychic reading or
attending a healing session.
By sharing our problem with another human being we
can foster the self-awareness needed to be able to
return to the point of an empowered state of mind and
begin to creatively work with the situation that is
confronting us.
How do we begin then? Well, in meditation we begin this
process with mindfulness as it is mindfulness that leads
to self awareness which in turn leads us to this state of
being empowered to work creatively towards bringing
about harmony in our lives.
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Hidden Gems
Our monthly delve into the OP archive.
This month, Michelle Walter on why
psychics are the new psychologists
A recent Gallup Poll shows that about a third of
Americans believe in telepathy (psychic ability) and about
a quarter claim to have experienced it themselves.
Rather fewer have experienced clairvoyance or psycho-
kinesis (PK), but still the numbers are very high and have
not decreased over the years. Previous surveys have
found similar results, and also that the most common
reason for belief in the paranormal or psychic ability is
personal experience (Palmer 1979; Blackmore 1984). In
short, people believe in psychic experiences because
they have them!
It would seem that far more people are seeking to
understand their own intuition and to gain support and
insight into their lives through those psychic
phenomena. So why are so many people
Surprising experiments in personality psychology show
that people’s response to situations was predicted more
by the situation than by their personality. In other
words, we have more in common with each other when
we face similar life circumstances, regardless of our
personality. So there is a lot to learn from the
experience of life. Not everything can be predicted by
measuring aspects of the person. This is because people
exist in interaction with life. This is very interesting
when you consider the focus throughout history on the
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sharing of wisdom. Folklore, religion, cultural heritage,
stories, and myths exist in every civilisation, as they pass
on the knowledge learned from one generation to the
next.
An Origin Psychic is like a guide who uses the shared
wisdom in the human race to map different pathways
and life choices for people. Psychics have not lost their
connection with the lineage of ancient wisdom. In order
to do a psychic reading, a psychic will use Tarot images
containing the stories told in ancient mythology, the I
Ching, runes, and past life stories that draw upon ancient
cultures and civilisations. Psychics communicate the
messages that will help the person make choices in their
life. The psychic is in touch with the shared wisdom of
the ages, and can keep this lineage alive, so that people
can continue to access this wisdom as they have done
throughout the ages.
A psychic is constantly in touch with you. Origin Psychics
do not refer to books to discover what your problem is.
A psychic can read the energy in a person's life and then
see where that energy is unfolding. So a psychic will deal
with each situation as it is being created in that person’s
life. Psychic insight enables the therapist to share the
client’s space - share their world, share their personal
experience, and through that, see a way forward.
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The connection is evidenced in the psychic reading within, you can access anything you need. This is the
when the psychic is able to accurately reflect the Psychic Origin, where you see the potential within
details of the situation, either practical, or your own mind. When you feel separate and alone,
emotional, as if they were there. This is ultimately you can't access this knowledge. At these times, you
reassuring for the client, as the client can then feel a can link into a psychic friend to help you along the
connection with a shared humanity. Instead of being way.
diagnosed and treated as if they are the problem, in
a psychic reading, the client becomes part of the
tribe again. The wisdom of the collective human
tribal experience is available for them, and they can
take the answers that suit them.

You can access the wealth of hidden knowledge

within you. All the answers lie within your
consciousness. Imagine that your mind is like a
doorway to the universe, and if you focus and look

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Origin Horoscopes
Kim Thomas
Aries: The month starts with work and health as a priority, communication hold ups lead to some
fretting but energy moves by the 12th.  The mood turns to partnerships, with Mars and Venus in your
relationship sector, there is a romantic quality, notions of service and love. With Saturn’s presence, you
are unlikely to get carried away but learn a lesson in fair and balanced loving. The planets support you
in working with others and moving beyond the superficial mid month.  Choose to channel your
energy wisely on the 23rd as the moon is full in Aries, intensifying career and relationship needs.

Taurus: Expressing your creative side this month brings rewards at home and with your sense
of self-worth while your ability to work alongside others in the spirit of cooperation is
strengthened.  This bodes well for romance and from the 14th you are able to balance your needs
with those of the people you love.  You may experience profound longings and be quite verbal
about your need for relationship or perhaps you will be the object of someone else's passion.  Your
personal power days on the 27th and 28th bring energy into your working day while challenging the
structures of your daily life.  

Gemini: September begins with the Moon in your sign, invoking a heightened sense of personal
power, great for planning and preparing.  Matters at home or in your past may lead to frustration,
think creatively towards resolution this is a great month for change and your future security benefits
from it.  Harvest comes after the 12th with positive planetary connections encouraging deep,
psychological thinking, resulting in ideas to improve your daily life or work situation.   Keep things in
perspective though from the 29th as your mind is working overtime, dealings with others require
some sensitivity and understanding for a more harmonious home-life.

Cancer: Much of the incredible intensity you have been feeling at home in particular, eases early
month, although relationships and your understanding of them still leave you with much
consternation.  Don’t cry, as the planets of Love and Sex move together in your fun zone from the
14th, life will lighten up, bringing with it creativity and an almost psychic boost.  As the Moon ripens
towards the 23rd, it acts like a planetary trigger, pushing the button of emotion, so prepare for an
eruption as the structures which support you quake, bringing a shift in the right direction.

Leo: If you really want something, how do you go about getting it?  This month, you find out as
you take stock of your material possessions and inner resources, deliberating on what you need
to increase your wealth and setting your sights on some, not so far off, dreams.  The energy of the
New Moon on the 8th, in your house of finance sets things in motion.  By the 22nd the Sun moves
into Libra, bringing contact once again with Uranus and Jupiter, this may hasten developments with
regards to joint finances or some of the more transformative issues of life.  

Virgo: This month is about renewal and the beginning of a new cycle, the spotlight is on you. 
Now is the time to make a good impression and project the positive aspects of your personality. 
Internally, your thought’s centre on your life’s goals, making plans and understanding your needs is a
productive use of this energy.  A door way opens on the 8th, while energy moves through it from
the 12th, creating a space for quite profound understandings of oneself, the people you meet now
are significant and help you to move forward.

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Libra: Before a new cycle begins assimilation of the years happenings naturally occur; this is a
time for reflection.  Potentially tricky though, as your popularity seems to be on the rise during
the first week of the month, but thankfully a sense of inner balance prevails allowing you to give
your attention to creative partners and your inner world.  On the 7th and 8th, testing situations
call for flexibility. The Equinox on the 22nd ushers the Sun into your sign and with it something
out of the ordinary shining light on your need for renewal in the areas of work and relationship.

Scorpio: Your mind is on community issues this month, inwardly aligning your needs with
those of the like minded individuals around you.  Deep communications stir within, calling forth a
strong spiritual desire to belong.  Pluto moving forward from the 14th provides a chance to recap
recent teachings from a more holistic viewpoint.   After the 18th you uncover opportunities
regarding relationship and your sense of self, this is a very worthwhile time with discipline and co-
operation you can build a new creative path for yourself and others to live more harmoniously
together.

Sagittarius: Your inner journey moves to your external goals and life path, mentally seeking
balance between your needs and those of family and friends at this time of year.  By making
adjustments to outer resources and how you relate to others, you become truer to yourself in the
long run and please those around you.  The Moon in your sign on the 15th promotes the power to
resolve ongoing issues, tie up loose ends and move on.  Unexpected opportunities come around the
18th, perhaps in the form of an email or news about travel or family.  Certainly Jupiter’s energy
deepens your understanding of an issue and that in itself is a gift.

Capricorn: Now is the time to recognise the higher meaning within the turbulence of the past
months.  By opening your vision to a different perspective and developing understanding of the
purging process you are experiencing, you bring forth strength to continue with this dramatic
overhaul of your life.   Early month, the energies of service to others and yourself are
balanced, affecting career opportunities as people notice your practical wisdom.  The Full Moon in
fiery Aries on the 23rd awakens recent dramas, offering you a chance to release tension by
communicating authentically with others.

Aquarius: September denotes a time of shared experience, perhaps its financial or emotional,
either way it’s intense and calls for a degree of letting go to allow for regeneration and
transcendence.  Talking and working issues out is easier in the first week of the month, wait until
after the 7th for finalising new insights regarding love or money as these may result in a change of
plan.  From the 20th, your chart rulers and several other planets will be connecting, highlighting
once again the need for change and understanding within the areas of finance and self worth, in
other words trust yourself to realise your dreams.

Pisces: The very nature of Pisces is that of Oneness.  Often for you watery souls sacrifice of self
may be used to deny responsibility for your inner needs.   September divides the one into the two
in an effort to bring wholeness, conscious awareness of the balance of yin and yang within yourself,
enabling acts of compassion for yourself and others.  Jupiter’s return to your sign on the 8th, adds a
touch of mystical magic to your life, with a few surprises on the 18th. The Moon’s powerful vibes on
the 22nd will help you feel what is right for you within those important relationships.

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Are you looking for a
wounded bird in your
relationships?
by Bede Nicholson
When we think of our ideal type of partner, many qualities
may spring to mind: the handsome, strong and broody
type or perhaps the attractive, playful and nurturing type.
Yet, what we rarely acknowledge to ourselves is the
negative or difficult qualities we may find ourselves
attracted to. It seems counter-intuitive that we may
WANT to attract a person who is dysfunctional or
reinforces negative behaviours.Yet, this is exactly what
happens.
Moyra, a full time nurse, had been out of a relationship for
over three years when she met Martin. Her previous
relationship had broken up due to an affair. Moyra had
been devastated, and while her ex had always been a bit
emotionally distant, she never suspected him of any
infidelity. After three years felt she had resolved the hurt
and trust issues, and was now prepared to enter into a
relationship with a man who was more emotionally open
and receptive. When she met Martin, they instantly
connected. Martin was going through a divorce - his wife
had left him. He and Moyra shared the stories and feelings
about their past experiences. Martin didn’t hold anything
back and spoke very freely about everything that was
going on his life. Moyra finally felt she attracted the type
of person she wanted in her life – someone open and
honest, and whom she could trust.
Yet, within six months, serious issues had begun to
emerge. Martin’s initial openness seemed much more
volatile. At times he would be very intense and loving, and
at other times very remote and cut off. Moyra was
becoming increasingly confused about the signals Martin
was sending out. Yet, it was the moments of closeness that
she held onto. He had admitted that he had issues with
depression and opened up about some childhood
problems. They had many long conversations about his
problems, and at times it felt like she was getting
somewhere, but then he would suddenly just switch
moods – becoming unpredictable and difficult. Moyra
couldn’t help feeling that his behaviour was more akin to
dealing with an adolescent boy than a 40 year old man.
The story of Moyra reflects a common type of
relationship pattern – the ‘wounded bird.’ We are
attracted to the person because we believe we want to
heal them. We believe that we can be the one to make the
other person’s life better. That we can see things in that
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person that others can’t see. We can recognize their
capacity to change while others say a leopard never
changes its spots. That through the power of love,
transformation is possible.
The challenge for Moyra or any person in this type of
relationship is to step back from focussing on the other
person's needs and issues and to look at their own. How
are my needs being met from this relationship? Of course,
the first answer may be that my needs are not being met
at all, and this is certainly how it will feel being in such a
relationship. Yet, a deeper and perhaps more honest
questioning of the situation may lead to a different answer.
In Moyra’s case, the relationship with Martin met her need
to feel in control and needed. After her previous
relationship, which was characterized by feeling unloved
and having no control over how it ended, the relationship
with Martin, with all his myriad issues and baggage made
Moyra feel wanted. Deep down, Moyra felt her last
relationship had ended because there was something
wrong with her. Moyra still felt that she had been
abandoned because she was uninteresting and
unattractive. With Martin, even if things finished, she would
feel that it was due to his problems rather than something
being wrong with her. In this way, the relationship with
Martin protected Moyra from really getting hurt and
having to face up to her own deeper sense of insecurity
and lack of self-worth.
This revelation about her own insecurity helped Moyra to
formulate a very different attitude in her relationship with
Martin. Moyra recognized no amount of counselling or
support would help Martin to grow and change if she
herself was stuck in old patterns of insecurity. How could
she expect Martin to really value her, if she didn’t even
value herself. Moyra stopped pandering to Martin’s every
issue, and rather than work-shopping his problems,
suggested that ‘he was a grown adult and that he needed
to work through things himself.’ She initiated a break in
the relationship for a period of time. Interestingly enough,
Martin’s self-absorbed behaviour actually changed. Moyra
had created a space where Martin had to think about what
she wanted, rather than just expecting her to focus on
him. It took time for this to happen, but with a new
confidence and sense of determination in Moyra to insist
she ‘deserved better’, a new dynamic began to emerge in
the relationship. Moyra realized that some wounds are
best mended by themselves.
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Educere
First Degree Reiki Course - Limited Places Still Available
September 25th & 26, 2010

The Origin Educere Retreat Centre, on the beautiful Isle of Skye is offering a course in Usui Ryoho Reiki (level
1) during September. This two day course will be taught by Graham Watt, a traditional Reiki Master/Teacher,
with over 15 years experience.

Reiki (pronounced Ray-Key) is a Japanese word meaning Rei (Wisdom or the higher power) and Ki (Life force
energy). The Reiki system of healing as we know it today, evolved from Japan with the dedication and
experience of Dr Mikao Usui (1926). It is defined as a "laying on of hands" healing system, which allows the
energy to be sent where it is needed. Graham is also a practising Shaman and incorporates some of the
energy reading and sensing techniques used by Shamans the world over in his Reiki training, making these
courses quite unique.

Graham believes that we all are individual beings with hidden strengths and abilities,
teaching from the heart with compassion,he encourages students to look inwards and
recognize their true potential.

Found that Graham's courses have been a life changing

The course will include:
. Teaching its origins, history and lineage.
. Understanding Life Force Energy, energy
fields and chakra systems.
. Basic anatomy and physiology.
. Grounding techniques.
. Hand positions for self healing.
. Attunement to Level 1.
. Certificate and manual included.
experience for me, and have been able to incorporate many
of his teachings in to my daily routine of life....................S M,
Stonehaven, Scotland.
In all my years as a practising therapist, it is a joy to hear the
words of someone in this Industry that remains grounded
but yet incredibly informative..............................................M J,
Aberdeen, Scotland.
What a pleasure Graham's Reiki weekend was, not only was
it very interesting but also delivered with a great sense of
humour..........G H, Cardiff.

TOTAL COST - £199.00 / US $300.00 / AUS $340.00

Includes course cost, all materials, 2 nights’ accommodation & all meals
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