Issue No. 6 May 2010 Welcome Welcome to the Life Magic Newsletter, as you settle in for the winter ahead. Keep the body warm and dry, and keep the mind and the spirit alive and active. There is so much to do - no time for hibernation. Alternatively, just rest in the realisation of your true self and be present in every moment of every day, whatever it brings. Your choice! Topics we cover this 2nd Quarter of 2010 are I welcome any comments you might have about this Newsletter. If you would like to experience a Journey Process to help you to clear up a particular issue, please do contact me. I hope to hear from you soon. Enjoy The Journey office has just announced the latest programme for Australasia. JourneyWoman is scheduled for 29 July to 1 August 2010 at Hunter Valley, near Newcastle in Australia. This is a wonderful opportunity for women to experience The Journey very deeply and in a female-only environment. What is more, this retreat is now being offered to all women, irrespective of whether you have been through The Journey Intensive weekend or not. All I hear is rave reviews of this experience so I can really recommend it. It will be presented by Katrina McGilchrist. For more details go to www.thejourney.com/australasia/woman.htm. JourneyMan is scheduled for 18 to 21 November 2010 at the same Hunter Valley location. As mentioned last quarter, an amazing weekend awaits you at JourneyMan. There are no prerequisites other than that you are a man, and in the exclusive company of other men we tackle life's issues directly in a supportive environment, free ourselves from the self-sabotaging rules and behaviours that have prevented us from being all we can be, and discover who we really are.
It will be presented by Kevin Billett. For more details go to www.thejourney.com/australasia/man.htm. Both JourneyWoman and JourneyMan now allow you to continue either The Journey Practitioner or Visionary Leadership programmes if you wish, without necessarily undertaking the Intensive weekend, which previously was a prerequisite. In addition to the above two programmes, the full Visionary Leadership Programme will be run by Kevin Billett in 3 stages between October 2010 and February 2011. The first stage is in New Zealand (25 to 30 October 2010) and the other two are in Australia only. For details see www.consciouscompanyworldwide.com. The full Journey Practitioner Programme is being run between December 2010 and mid-2011. For more details see www.thejourney.com/australasia/practitionersprogramme.htm. Brandon Bays runs at least the final two major retreats of this programme.
The other events that I mentioned in the last Newsletter are unlikely to go ahead in New Zealand now, due to a change in strategy by The Journey. If you have any queries about the above programmes please use the links provided, ring The Journey office in Australia (FreePhone 0508-JOURNEY from NZ), or you can contact me. I know I mentioned this in July last year, when it was just starting out. Now I really want to rave about Eckhart Tolle TV, having experienced it for 11 months. The range of subjects Eckhart covers is really interesting and inspiring. What is more, I have experienced some real insights while listening to him. Each month there is a main talk and some questions and answers, plus a 45-minute live meditation, which is also recorded if you cannot see it live. You have access to every month's topics from the date you enrol until you stop. Alternatively you can pay a little extra to download the talks. For example, this month's topics are:
See www.eckharttolletv.com/learn/ for more information and some samples. Cost is US$14.95 per month or US$74.95 for 6 months (i.e. one free month). This equates to NZ$22.10 (or NZ$18.50) per month at the current exchange rate. You can also take a free 7-day trial of the January 2010 edition, including a talk on Meditation, if you wish. If you have not read his books, The Power of Now and A New Earth, I encourage you to do so now. These teachings are profound, yet Eckhart Tolle has a clear and simple way of putting across the teaching. Nevertheless, his live teachings are definitely worth hearing, and rehearing.
I have owned The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn for about 6 years, but had not read it. It was first published in 1925 and is full of biblical quotations, so this was not the sort of book to attract me, and although it is a slim volume, it just sat on the shelf. What a mistake to make. The book is absolutely brilliant and is chock-full of spiritual knowledge and inspiration. It is surprisingly up to date, covering such modern talking points as the Law of Attraction in a way that is immediate and inspiring. I found it hard to believe that I had allowed this book to languish on my bookshelves for so long. Anyway, I immediately checked out what else the author had written and discovered that she had “written” 4 books, and that they were all available as The Wisdom of Florence Scovel Shinn. There are a number of editions of this book, and I recommend the one mentioned below. The four books are:
While the other works are not as groundbreaking as the Game of Life, they contain many flashes of inspiration and are presented in the same easy-reading style as the Game of Life. All four books contain short examples of help she has given to friends and clients. All books are based on the use of “the word” (affirmations) to change consciousness and bring about physical, mental, and spiritual healing, and the attraction of prosperity. Mrs Shinn was well known as an artist and illustrator, a metaphysician and speaker, as well as an active healer. She died in 1940 at the age of 69. I heartily recommend The Wisdom of Florence Scovel Shinn. If you can’t find it in the shops, order it freight free through www.goodbooksnz.co.nz. It cost me only NZ$22.82. The Wisdom of Florence Scovel Shinn by Florence Scovel Shinn (Published by Simon & Schuster, New York, 1989 as a Fireside Book)
When I got back from India, as I explained in my last Newsletter, I was strangely unmotivated for a couple of weeks. Then I acknowledged to myself what it was I really wanted to do. So between Journey Processes for clients (Are you due for another Journey process with me?) I have been spending quite a bit of time writing a book - well two books actually! I was well on my way with the first book which covers a lot of the material which I have been emailing each Sunday (or near offer) to clients as the Weekly Healing Email. I suddenly realised that there was a much bigger topic to write about, starting with The Creation and moving into some of the big questions of Life. This just had to take precedence as it was obvious that I would need to colour the content of the other book with the shades of meaning that came from this new book. I can report that it is going well, and providing many new insights for me as it progresses. Let me say that my inspiration comes from taking a walk each morning for about 40 minutes (or longer at the weekend) through the local reserves and paths. I can really recommend this as a daily wake-up, as a meditation and as a bit of exercise. Secondly, Eckhart Tolle (see above) inspires me greatly, and I feel very motivated to spread the word about his work. Thirdly, I am committed to writing a Weekly Healing Email and the discipline of doing that over the past year has been great in keeping me inspired and open. If you don't receive this email each week and would like to, please drop me an email (see below) and I will add you to the email list. There is no charge! Brandon Bays and her husband Kevin Billett have designed 44 inspiring Journey Cards that are “filled with profound contemplations … that invite you into a direct experience of your own enlightened awareness”. I am featuring one in each newsletter, and this quarter it is "Communication". "This is your invitation to be real and to share with someone from a place of openness and compassion." If you wish to purchase a set of The Journey Cards please contact me, as I have them in stock - only $35 so great value. I also have all of The Journey books available for purchase.
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