The Synopsis Reads:

Talking With the Spirits is a cross-cultural survey of contemporary spirit mediumship. The diverse contributions to this volume cover a wide-range of ethnographic contexts, from Spiritualist séances in the United Kingdom to self-mortification rituals in Singapore and Taiwan, from psychedelic spirit incorporation in the Amazonian rainforest, to psychic readings in online social spaces, and more. By taking a broad perspective the book highlights both the variety of culturally specific manifestations of spirit communication, and key cross-cultural features suggestive of underlying core-processes and experiences. Rather than attempting to reduce or dismiss such experiences, the authors featured in this collection take the experiences of their informants seriously and explore their effects at personal, social and cultural levels.

November Energy is Blue

November is a month filled with not only learning possibilities, but much healing in various parts of our lives. You can use the calm, relaxing energy to heal past hurts and release your attachment to that pain.

Live in the present remembering that all our power resides in this moment – we should not focus on our energy issues from the past, and we need not wait until the future. Work today to make your life more fulfilling and content. Begin today to create the life you truly wish to enjoy. If you allow yourself to spend time too much time swimming in self-criticism, self-doubt, and even self-hatred, you will pay a high price. You certainly don’t need/want that I’m sure. See the light inside you and let it shine outward into your life – much can be done from that healthier perspective.

Blue Energy and Communication

Blue is connected to the throat chakra so the physical areas most affected are your throat, ears, thyroid, and respiratory system. As usual, that area may be stronger than ever or more subject to problems than ever. If you get a sore throat, ear ache, or cough, see your health professional, take your herbs, do whatever you can to support that area. Several hints on nurturing that throat chakra: Try homeopathic remedies; use hydrotherapy (simply put, be in and around [and drink] water) as much as possible. Seriously, take longer showers, take a trip to the river or the ocean, and, above all, keep your environment moist (may need to buy a humidifier if the heat is on).

The energy hint for November is to honor yourself. Truly be one with your own energy and reacquaint yourself with the deepest part of yourself. That sounds a bit scary to some I know, but only by knowing yourself can you move into a more content life. Ignoring yourself just doesn’t work and many people continue to do that all their lives. Know yourself, love and respect yourself, and you’ll find yourself feeling stronger and more alive.

Beginning the Conversation

Well, if you are like me the words talk talk talk provoke fear. I have been told many times my power is in my voice and yet I use it rarely. My children would say otherwise; I have little or no fear of public speaking; yet my speaking these days amounts to writing and little else.

For those of you who have followed this bog for a while now you will know that I have not only been writing here but writing on another blog and indeed writing books. It seems 2012 will go down in my life as the year of the word – and yet the word is written, not spoken.

And now Lee is asking us to talk. Well strangely that is what Im about to do. Many of us have elderly parents and Im no exception; and mine need my help for a while. So, Im going to take a break from tapping at the Psychic Revolution keyboard and attend to the other areas of my life that I’ve let slide – only a bit mind you – but nonetheless my family need me a bit more now!

Soon, my youngest daughter will be through her final school exams (she has just been named joint dux of her school – equal first among 300+ students), and she and I will be heading off to Europe for a mother/daughter celebration of her life. Before I go, however I need to travel interstate and be with my parents. They complain little, ask for nothing and they need my help – even if they dont need it.

So, I will be talking and listening to my family for the next bit, and in the new year I shall return to the revolution.

So, Ill take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe and happy Christmas and every good wish for….2013.

Cheers

Rosemary

Spiritually Speaking

October is a strong, if somewhat slow moving, month. Some of the issues of September will linger just long enough for you to work through them, so don’t give up if you didn’t “finish” a lesson. October can be very rewarding IF you choose to harness your mind. What a daunting job to “harness your mind” – is it even possible? Well, to an extent. Our mind is our most powerful tool for growth and our strongest enemy.

October is Golden

The energy color for October is gold – yes, gold, an usual happening. Gold can be viewed as a very dark shade of yellow and some of those “yellow” traits do apply, but the dark gold that I’m intuitively seeing is more connected to the base (red) energy center and below. It’s a warm, masculine color that can help us open new doors to inner awareness and calmness and the need to feel well grounded and supported. The emotions connected to gold are wisdom, power, high ideals, and abundance and the emotional challenges can be self-rejection, avoiding new ideas (stuck in a mental rut), and fear of new connections.

Continuing the Conversation

Well Lee!

My brain can be a run away train at times but not of late. In fact, I wish I could kick back and chill and daydream a bit more. Am I the only one who is working so hard that they have no time to dream?

Im a Pisces for heavens sake; I was born to dream; but not currently.

And what about others, are you running your mind or is your mind running you? I liken our brain to a bus; I like to sit in the driver’s seat of mine and steer it where I want it to go. If I don’t it will either have a mind of its own (pun) or worse still someone else will run it for me.

As Im a control freaky type of person I choose to steer my own bus/mind. Now all I need to do is learn how to slip it into dream mode at will.

Spiritually Speaking

Welcome to September. It’s fall here in the Northern Hemisphere and a good time to practice your scout skills and get prepared, not just for winter, but for your future.

As I say repeatedly, the power is always in the present moment, but there are times when we need to focus some energy on the future. Now is that time.

This entire month, action is required, thoughtful action, but action nonetheless. If you sit quietly and wait for your life to move forward, you will suffer from stagnation of energy and that’s nearly a fatal disease. It can cause such pain in our lives. You need to accept who you are, connect yourself to the Earth regularly (walk, meditate), and plan ahead. If you are prepared energetically, answers will simply come to you in response to many of life’s problems.

The healing color for the energy this month is purple – bring any and all shades of purple into your environment.

The energy hint for September is to seriously lighten your load. Get rid of things you no longer need in your life. So, what are “things?” Broken appliances, clothes that no longer fit, books you’ll never read, and, the best “things” to get rid of: Stress, worry, fear, irritation, frustration, addictions, anxiety, guilt, jealousy, confusion, unhealthy relationships, stressful jobs, unhealthy diets, enough? You get the picture. Carefully examine your life and rid yourself of anything (real or imagined) that drains your energy to have around.

Continuing the Conversation

Im confronting my financial issues.  Getting my finances in order – not just for now but for retirement. So, long term financial planning is front and centre on my agenda. How about you?

August 2012

This month is the perfect time for everyone to get away – literally get away from it all at every opportunity. Whether it’s for two weeks, two days, or two hours, find time away from your everyday life. Even if all is going well, get away and enjoy some new energy.

The overall energy for August is fluid, flowing, and will react to stagnant energy. It’s important that you flow with the energy of the moment. Keep things in your life (body, mind, career) moving or suffer the consequences. If you’re sitting quietly on that fence (about any issue), please just jump off – choose one side or the other and get things moving.

The energy color for August is green which means the heart center is wide open and that you need to strive for balance and emotional awareness all month. When the Universal energy settles in the heart center as it is now, you need to be very aware not only of your emotional well-being, but also of your stamina and stability, your organizational skills, and any tendencies toward guilt and jealousy. Above all, of course, you need to be aware that this will be an emotional time, a time demanding you tend to your emotions.

The physical areas most affected are your heart, your lungs, your blood pressure, and your immune system. You will either be very healthy and avoid catching the bug of the season, or you’ll catch everything that goes around. Eat well, exercise in moderation, and get your sunshine (Vitamin D) everyday.

The energy hint for August is to find the natural rhythms in your life. Look for patterns in everything (even your dreams). Seeing patterns is a powerful tool that can help you rebalance your life. We all have patterns – ask yourself which patterns help you move in a healthy direction and which aim you down the painful path to self-destruction. Many people jeopardize their own growth by continuing those old, hurtful patterns/habits. Do you drink too much too often? Stop now. Do you pick arguments with your mate? Stop now (and apologize). Do you forget to eat or exercise appropriately? Begin new patterns now.

Finances: Try very hard to keep your emotions out of your financial transactions this month. If you’re buying a big-ticket item – house, car, etc., make sure that your emotions don’t make the final decision. If you can afford something big now, great, but look toward the future as well and don’t make rash decisions. Love what you buy.

REMEMBER

BE TRUTH.

Continuing the Conversation

Well Lee, what springs to mind for me is the relationships part of your newsletter. I am certainly working through some issues with a few close relatives. Good to know this month is an appropriate time to be doing so.

Does anything here strike a chord with you?

Rosemary

THIS STOPPED ME IN MY TRACKS

Before you judge others or claim any absolute truth, consider that you can see less than 1% of the electromagnetic spectrum and hear less than 1% of the acoustic spectrum.

So you don’t just look at a rainbow, you create it.

Spiritually Speaking

Blue is the Color of July

From an emotional standpoint, blue is all about communication as well as honesty, refined creativity (finishing projects), relaxation, and reliability.  On a bad day in July you’ll need to work with being forgetful, feeling sad (even grief stricken) for no apparent reason, and an overall sense of loneliness.  Sleep issues also reside in that blue energy center, so watch your sleep patterns carefully.  You may need a bit more sleep or even a little less.   The best way to work through these out-of-balance blue issues is to relax and take some deep breaths.  Accept the fact the you are in tune with the energy and you can make yourself feel much better quite quickly (which is true.)

The energy hint for July is to seek the truth, the total and complete truth, at every opportunity.  You must, as usual, speak your truth, be completely honest in all your personal and professional interactions.  The difference in the energy of this month is that it lends itself very well to being more able to “see” the real truth (from others).  You must trust yourself and be open to the truth (not always comfortable) for the energy to be supportive however.  If you don’t want a truthful answer, don’t ask the question because if someone is lying, you’ll know pretty quickly and you’ll have to deal with it.

Finances: Very clear energy will allow everyone to better understand their financial situation this month.  Be realistic but if there is anyway possible, get away from “work” for a day or two at least.  This will help you connect with the clear energy surrounding you and allow you to see more healthy solutions.

The above painting was done by Camilo Alejandro Villanueva. Go to his website to discover more of his wonderful work.

Relationships: This can be a very frustrating time in most relationships. If trust is an issue, it will haunt you. So, be very careful with whom you share your secrets and allow unhealthy relationships to come to a necessary end.

Finances: You will see your financial picture very clearly this month. If you have been spending too much money on your “habits” (drinking, smoking, gambling, etc.), make an honest attempt to reign that spending in and save a little money for that rainy day.

REMEMBER: OTHERS WILL NOT RESPECT YOU IF YOU DO NOT RESPECT YOURSELF

Paranormal Underground

Sometime ago – in fact I see it was as far back as December 2011, I spent a delightful afternoon being interviewed by Paranormal Underground.

The usual format is two interviewers and one guest but on this occasion it was just me and Rick Hale.

This is the first extended interview Ive done and as I never heard back from the blog producer I assumed they’d canned the whole thing. Not so, apparently.

My recollection is that the chat went for nearly two hours. So, I wouldn’t recommend listening to all of it.

Paranormal Underground

Your Opinion Please

We’ve received this photo from Lee Channing, a contributing writer here at Psychic Revolution with her monthly Spiritually Evolving post.

First off, Lee wrote:
I have a question for you. Do you know anyone who looks over photos to see if there is a “ghost” image present? I just received this photo of my little grandson and it appears to be a ghostly arm/hand watching over him. Comments?

I suggested it was an orb:
That’s what springs to mind first. However, Im surprised at the amount of energy and am wondering if that does have to do with the presence of your grandson.

Lee then confirmed that of course she is familiar with orbs and, in fact, sees them regularly, especially when dealing with animals. However, as Lee notes:

Usually the orbs are orbs – more like balls of light. In this photo I actually felt like I saw energy reaching out to protect him (he needs it – long story). He’s gorgeous…..His mother sent me several photos taken yesterday and that was one of them. She also felt it was spiritual in nature, but didn’t mention anything “happening” at that time. I’ll recheck with her. They live in an old farm house built in the 1800’s which is also interesting.