CHINESE YEAR of the WOOD ROOSTER

                       The Year of the Big Talk and the Big Reforms
                                           By Richard Giles

                       

The Chinese New Year commences each year in February. Traditionally, using their Solar calendar, they start the year on the 4th February beginning a new zodiac animal cycle. The New Moon day of 9th February 2005, however, is the official lunar New Year celebration day when you see the dragons out in the streets and the fireworks ignited.

2004 was the year of the Wood Monkey and what a year it was. Now in the cycle of twelve animals comes the Rooster. The Rooster in astrology is an honest, intelligent and candid bird who is generally pretty vivacious and enjoys a good party or trip out around the place. Because of his brilliance intelligence he is rated highly by people and can rely on help from others. He can be very generous and has a great gift for friendship. He achieves his success by being strong willed and needs to learn to master his character which can be very unstable at times. He can be preoccupied and anxious if nothing goes to his liking and can be a worrier about the slightest details.
 

Rooster is quick to speak and to give his opinions about many things. So he can be a bit of a problem to himself at times. He is also charming, charismatic and colourful in his manner. He's usually a lively character being spontaneous and optimistic. He can be very organised and neat as well and is often concerned with prestige and can make a very good networker. In a crisis he can be cool and calm.

On the down side he's a conceited and gregarious type who won't stop giving opinions. He can be selfish, unkind, sarcastic, insensitive and lethal with that tongue. Pride, egoism and boasting can be a bit of an issue.

The story of how the Rooster came to be one of the twelve Chinese animals is quite revealing of character. When the 12 were chosen by the Buddha the Rooster saw that a very distinguished gathering was coming together and wanted to know what to do to get into it. The Horse told him that in order to be chosen you had to use your abilities to help others and mentioned the rooster's voice. So the Rooster decided to use his magnificent voice to make it possible to help others. The other animals later suggested to the Buddha that Rooster had done a great job with his wake-up calls, so the Buddha chose him as one of the 12.

YEARLY ELEMENTS

The 2005 year ahead is made up of the same elements as 2004. The Chinese element for the Monkey was Metal and so it is for the Rooster. This is what's called the Branch part of this year. The other part of the year's element makeup is referred to as the Stem and is Wood, same as in 2004. This year, however, the two elements are more of a feminine or softer Metal and Wood and are thus Yin in nature. The Wood is sitting atop of the Metal which is not the best relationship between the two of them. There can be difficulty with this as it has been in the Monkey year.

With the Yin nature of both elements, a coming together process may be more likely, rather that clashing and antagonisms as we've seen in 2004. The experience of pressure and tension will mean there is a huge need for shifts in the structures of the system within the business and commercial world (ruled by Metal). The Yin nature of the Wood element on top is more that of the flower or the wind. This can be the gentle breeze of the wind stirring the flowers and young trees pushing them to new growth. Sometimes the wind picks up and blows a storm which will happen from time to time in 2005.

The struggles over war and terrorism will still be here, however they will not be as antagonistic and there will be bigger efforts made to change things in the world without resorting to more violence. The opportunity for compromise in settling disputes is more possible in 2005. Do not expect thought that all will be roses. The Yin metal of the Rooster is about smaller metal items and among these you can count knives and small detailed jewellery. This means that there is a chance of people being attacked using knives and small weapons. In terms of the large picture this could mean political assassinations or increased petty crime involving weapons and knives in 2005. It can also mean jewellery is favoured this year and jewellers and jewellery makers are therefore a good industry to be in.

BUSINESS REFORMS

As Metal rules business we are going to see big changes in the business world with reforms and new practices coming into being in 2005. New management systems as well as honesty and reform in business will be important. Metal and Wood together can also be about inventions and this will be a year of inventions and technological changes that will be very rapid (especially in the second half of the year) and may be daunting for people who are not able to keep up with it all. The breakthroughs in technology that come can be very exciting and promise changes in agriculture, land practises and the right treatment of the environment. This could revolve around contamination of air and water and new ways of dealing with the consequences of polluting industries.

As the Rooster is a great talker then we will see the growth in the talk show business and perhaps many, many opinions in the media on how everything ought to be done. More and more people will be offering solutions to the world's problems, but not all of these are going to be useful or will even solve problems. There will, however, be no shortage of opinions. It will be an exciting year for new ideas and discussion of them.

The last Wood Rooster year in the world was in 1945 when World War Two was just finishing and the peace came into effect. Note that great battles were fought in the Pacific and in Europe to bring about the end of that war. So the same scenarios may apply in 2005. Also in 1945 atomic bombs were first dropped on civilian populations and the discovery of the Nazi extermination camps came to world attention as the war finished. Similar events and the exposure of hidden facts about what has been suppressed by governments may occur in 2005. Women were first given the right to vote in several European countries that year and the level of scientific discoveries picked up apace as a result of the technologies developed during the war years.

DIFFICULT MONTHS

August and September will be two months when the Wood and Metal elements rule the months as well. These particular months will see scientific developments picking up the pace. They could also be times when the speed at which the Rooster wants to work his changes will increase dramatically and we'll see swift political and business shifts as well as dramatic revelations about the world or the state of climate changes and pollution levels on the planet. Remember, it was in August 1945 that Hiroshima and Nagasaki entered the world's consciousness as atomic targets and our future history then altered profoundly.

On the positive side the world will see some great innovative technological changes. People will be open to be more original and innovative approaches. Issues around money, commerce and changed legislation to update older systems that no longer work will feature. On the negative side people will speak out more, become less tolerant of differing opinions and become restless with a need to be entertained. The entertainment industry and the cult of the 'star' will continue to grow to distract people from the real issues. There could be more large earth movements particularly to do with forests or cities. The destruction of trees and life systems will continue, but the consciousness of the need to change will also grow alongside it.

Feng Shui changes for 2005 - in order to make things more harmonious for your household or business in the Rooster year you need to look at what's happening to the Feng Shui numbers/stars in your house. Each year the Chinese community consults a practitioner to tell them where the difficult numbers (Bad Stars) and the supportive numbers have moved to in the house or business in order to avoid some areas and enhance others. There are remedies you can place to effect these yearly energies of the house in 2005.

On the 4th February the yearly influences move to new locations. The first two to identify are the Numbers 5 and 2. They are both sickness or 'Bad Luck' stars in Feng Shui. They fall into the NorthWest sector of your house and the East this year. To avoid catching the bad energy from 5 Star you need to place a metallic windchime with hollow tubes in your NW. Alternatively you can hang a bell or other metal item but it is best made from copper, brass or bronze.

The Number 2 is in the East and metallic items hung or placed in the area will help to allay the effect of the 2. If either of these numbers are in an important area of your house such as the front door, the main bedroom or the kitchen then if you can, avoid using these as much. Change your front door around by using another entrance as much as possible this year. Also avoid hanging any red colours (or pink, purple, orange or earthy colours in these sectors). If your work desk is here try to shift it to a slightly different location.

Two other locations will also be sensitive this year. They have the 3 Bad Luck star and the old 7 star. They are the SouthEast and NorthEast. One of the ways to deal with the Number 3 Star is to hang a portion of red cloth or put up a red poster into the SouthEast. The 7 is harder to deal with and needs specialised attention. You could consult a Feng Shui practitioner to hear his/her remedies.

Four months in 2005 when the number 5s or 2s double up in the NW or East (and thus create more issues) are in March, June, September and December. During those months its important to add an extra bell or metal item to what's already there.

The Grand Duke - each year the predominant energy of the year comes to your house via the direction of the current Chinese animal. The Rooster is in the West and so the energy known as the Grand Duke is coming at you from the West. The Grand Duke brings obstacles to hinder you. Avoid renovations or major changes in that sector this year. If your front door is in this position then a simple Feng Shui remedy is to place a small BaGua mirror with a concave surface (inwardly curved). This concave mirror reflects the Grand Duke back and makes it smaller and it has less impact on the house. Hang the BaGua mirror above the door frame looking out, not on the door otherwise it impacts on your guests.

Good Fortune Stars - the numbers 8 and 9 hold the best fortune for this year and they are in the North and the South sectors of any building. If you have a north or south facing front door this is great. Clean up any junk and clutter from those sectors so you can use the energy to great advantage. If your home office desk is in one of these areas then your business will be supported well this year. The number 8 is in the South and 9 is in the North.

In summary - if you follow many of these directions here you'll feel you are more in tune with the predominant energies of the Wood Rooster year. Don't  get caught up in the fears that may be around in 2005 or the rush to make it business wise, but take your time and remember to listen to others' opinions. The fault in a Rooster year is that you don't listen to whats going on and thus miss out on connecting at a deeper level with friends, associates and family. Holding onto older systems and ways of doing things will also set you up for a fall.

Have a Happy Wood Rooster Year and be creative and resourceful.
 

YOUR YEARLY FORECAST:   See -  http://www.astrologycom.com/woodrooster1.html

 

Richard Giles

Conondale, QLD 4552

AUSTRALIA

email - ricgiles@powerup.com.au

Visit the Webb -  www.astrologycom.com

 

Q: Thanks for taking this time to speak with us, Alijandra. I've really enjoyed reading your first book, Healing with the Rainbow Rays: The Art of Color Energy Therapy. And I understand you're working on another one to be released next year. We'll talk about that plus some of the other things you are involved with in a moment.  But first I wanted to ask you a little more about a concept you introduce in Healing with the Rainbow Rays. You talk about the "Rainbow Warriors" and how this is the group of people on the planet right now who have awakened to their spiritual nature. These are the healers or the "lightworkers" who are feeling called to help balance the energies of the Earth and bring vibrations of harmony onto the planet. How long have you known that you were a Rainbow Warrior? Do you feel that you've always been on a healing path? What's it like to know that you're a healer?

A: First off, thank you, Jennifer, for our chat today. I have known that I was a "Rainbow Warrior" since hearing of the term in the early 1990s. Certainly, I knew that I was a pioneer in my field, which really is like being a warrior in that you are usually given many obstacles to overcome. And I have been aware of my general mission of a deeper dive (than what had previously been accepted) into the rainbow energy since the mid 1980s.

 

As I grew into adulthood, I suspected that my career would take a healing direction. When I was a child, one of my favorite toys was a doll whose organs could be taken out, painted and reassembled. She came either pregnant or non-pregnant - your choice!  Then I kept a scrapbook of Life Magazine photos of the brand new heart transplants just beginning then. I originally trained as an RN. I ended up burning out by the last semester of an extremely rigorous program. So I finished up, took my 2 day boards, passed and held my license, non-practicing, until it expired. While I haven't directly used the training, I believe that I have indirectly utilized the knowledge in my non-traditional healing work.

 

Being a healer has always seemed to me as easy as breathing. My only explanation for that is the past lives theory where I was a healer many, many times. It's almost like "been there, done that," but it is important to do this kind of work at this particular time in Earth's history. It is as though all of us who have done it in the past and refined the work we were doing are now applying it to the difficult passage of Earth into her ascension. That is one thing that Rainbow Warriors do. There are many different "jobs" that they have.

 

Q: In my own spiritual practice, I work with many different helpers and guides, and some time back it was shown to me that the Rainbow Warriors also exist on the inner planes. They showed themselves to me as the spirits of American Indian, Celtic, Aboriginal, and other indigenous peoples who work as guides to the many healers who are "down here" in the world of 3-D.  Do you find yourself working at all with indigenous guides when you are doing your healing work with people? What sort of guides or helpers do you find yourself working with? There can be so many helpers, can't there?  It seems like there are a lot of advanced beings "rooting" for us and trying to help us to evolve!

 

A: Yes, the Rainbow Warriors exist on the inner planes, as well. And you are right, they often are the spirits of indigenous peoples who are helping the healers on the outer levels. I have had (over my lifetimes) many from the indigenous guides as my helpers.

 

I have had a strong spiritual guidance group over much of my life, but I found that beginning to shift several years ago. There were actually "changes of the guard!" Initially, when this happened, I found myself having a somewhat hard adjustment to that as it kind of felt like family moving away. They let me know that as I was evolving, my guides had to change to best be able to help me. The worst case of this was when I "lost" St. Germain several years back. He had been telling me to bypass him and go directly to Source for my answers. I had been depending on him for so much, including emotional support. He was always "family" to me. Then Source Itself moved him away to some other duties. For many years, I mourned his absence, but I did start going directly to Source. And also Quan Yin replaced him in her role as guide, which helped some. It has only been a little over a year, but St. Germain is back. I had passed a number of tests, as well as spiritual initiations, so he was allowed back. And he is as opinionated as ever!

 

Q: You've been drawn to work with color for some time now, and you share many of the healing techniques you've developed in your book Healing with the Rainbow Rays. Can you tell us more about how color rays affect the physical body and the auric field? Why is color so important, and how does it influence us?

 

A: Color is so important to us because it is the frequency of light. Light is a major reason why we can even survive. Each color hue and shade vibrates on a specific frequency. "Laser light energy" of color, which are the rainbow rays, heals the body, emotions, and mind and also aligns the spirit. When there are imbalances within any of the "bodies," the color energies bring them back to a state of wholeness. While the physical methods of healing with color are very effective, I still find that the metaphysical methods work even better as the color is then not limited to 3D frequencies or pigments. The metaphysical way of "running" or channeling color is to tap into that universal flow and allow it to travel through your being and be directed out, usually through the hands. Color energy can also be directed through a chakra. For those who might want a definition for chakra, it is commonly viewed as a "subtle energy center in the body where a concentration of nerves congregate; a particular gland, organ, and level of consciousness is associated with each chakra."

 

What is coming through the healer is what is determined by our guides and inner selves to be what the client is needing to clean, balance or replenish his body to a vibrant, balanced state of being at all levels. It is a jump-starter for the one in need, as he often doesn't have the strength to manage to do it all by himself. The color gives a fresh influx of beautiful energy which gives the one in need a new beginning and a great chance for full health restoration.

 

Q: What are some of the ways that we can learn to incorporate color into our lives? Does it matter what colors we wear or what colors we surround ourselves with? Some teachers have even taught that the colors in our foods can influence us. Have you found that to be true?

 

A: Yes, it does matter what colors surround us and what we wear and eat, but it will depend on the sensitivity level, the imbalance factor, and the receptivity capability of each individual as to how impacted they would be. If you are in a good state in all your bodies, i.e. physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual, you are less likely to be thrown off if you are close to an inharmonius shade or hue. You could throw off the irritation. If you are hyper-sensitive or sick, for example, you may be more negatively impacted by muddy colors or those that trigger you in your stuff!

 

But at any rate, choose your clothes colors with thought for what you are wanting to achieve that day. Make your house and furnishings reflect who you are through color. Eat wholesome foods -- the colors of that, unless dingy or stale, make less difference than the nutrition. But large amounts of certain colors will also impact us through that color.

 

Q:  You include many wonderful exercises in your book to help people to become more sensitive to energy, and I loved how you described these techniques in a really simple style. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to learn to work with energy, do you?  Have you taught people from all walks of life, all backgrounds, how to work with psychic energy and understand its properties?

 

A: Oh, yes, thank God one doesn't have to be a rocket scientist, or I wouldn't have made the cut! I have put a lot of effort into the manner in which I describe and lead people through the healing techniques. I gear  the understanding level to approximately 10--12 years of age and up. I want to interest the young people in these teachings as I know from having taught a few of them in that age group that they are very skilled at doing the healing; they "get it." In class, the adults frequently choose the young ones to work with as they are often more naturally open to the energy and their intuitive abilities and can really channel it through.

 

There have been people from all walks of life and backgrounds, yes. The overwhelming majority still seem to be what is termed "lightworkers" or the Rainbow Warriors we talked about earlier. I have found over the years that I teach the teachers. My work is still very new and pioneering in its scope. It has more often been more appreciated by the "specialists," shall we say, than the mainstream. But I could take a man or woman off the street with no background in the healing or metaphysical arts, and if they could keep their mind open and free of judgment, they could be taught to channel the color rays.

 

Q: Another thing I found really useful in your book is how you go into some detail teaching readers how to protect themselves from unwanted energy. After a healing session, for instance, you describe how you need to close the energy field of the person so that they don't run around soaking up psychic debris from their environment. During a healing session, the person's energy field is wide open, isn't it? I've heard many cases where a healing technique is demonstrated on someone at a workshop, but their auric field isn't closed afterwards, so the person actually goes home feeling out of sorts afterwards!  They pick up gunk on the subway ride home. You're very clear in your book about how healers have a responsibility to use caution when healing someone and to protect and ground them after a session.  Do you find that many of us are going around with our auric fields wide open? How important are shielding techniques?

 

A: To get into a person's auric field, it has to be open. The healer can see to that by opening and closing the auric field. So, yes, it is indeed possible and probably common for the "healee" to be opened to the point where they are no longer shielded.  Many people do walk around too open in regards to their auric fields. These are usually people who have difficulty with their personal boundaries. Shielding techniques are essential for everyone. As long as we have mixed energies to contend with, we will always need the shields to protect our electromagnetic selves from discordant energies.

 

Q: I loved your chapter on identifying psychic hooks and boundaries. Can you explain a little about what psychic hooks are? I've found that I'm very sensitive to them, and I'll bet other people are, too, without realizing it!

 

A: Psychic hooks are cords of energy that siphon off energies from their host. In other words, a person may feel very needy and so they want to tap into their friend or relative to "borrow" energy from them to feel better. The overwhelming majority of people in the world have psychic hooks that they are usually unaware of. Getting aware is half the battle, believe me! Once you identify what and where they are located on your body, you can get rid of them usually very easily. (Occasionally you get a difficult one)

 

So, you have put a hook into another person, they have put one into you, or there is a mutual hook. Hooks violate the natural boundaries we all should have. On a utopian world, or on the less dense levels of creation -- such as the 9th or 10th dimensions, for example -- there is so much blending of energy between the beings, and it's natural and feels good. Boundaries generally aren't issues there. But on a mixed world where negative and positive energies often exist side by side, we need to establish some form of boundary to our auric fields for protection. Unless one is completely immersed in 100% unconditional love (a natural shield) there are reasons to have protection to spare your mulitple bodies repeated violations or insults, shall we say.

    

Q:  You include a lot of tips on how to do spiritual cleansing, clearing out your auric field and chakras to achieve greater balance.  And you also include photographs of physical postures people can assume to connect with the energies of each chakra, along with musical notes and tones that correspond to each chakra. I like how you encourage people to get into their bodies with this work and not just have it all happen in the head and mental body!  Do you find movement to be an important component in healing? How much do you use things like music or sound vibration to help in healing?

 

A: Sound is the sibling to color or light. It has a massive influence on us and importance also in healing work. Musical notes and tones can balance our chakras and each of our subtle bodies. Movement is very important, just as it is in creation. Without movement, we become stagnant, and that "bothers" the Universe. Movement is on every level: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.

 

Q: I wanted to take a moment, while we're talking about sound, to mention a special CD that you have available. You offer Dolphin Merging Volume One, which orients people to the healing energy of dolphins, right?  Tell us more about your own adventures with dolphins and how this CD came about.

 

A: For as long as I remember, I've had an intimate connection to dolphins. I could do a book just on my experiences! I will say that I have done wild dolphin swims in New Zealand and Hawaii. I have connected empathically with them in captured situations in theme parks and aquariums, vortex spots on the earth where they "came" in, and metaphysically in private energy experiences. Also, I've connected with whales through ocean trips.

 

In my new book, "Cosmic Chakras:  Advanced Transfigurational Matrix Healing Techniques to Reclaim Your Divine Oneness", I include four techniques for energetically connecting with dolphins. Two of these are featured on the new CD, Dolphin Merging Vol. 1 put out last year. I have had good feedback on the CD and eventually will do a follow up CD with the other two techniques.

 

On this CD, there is an exercise for merging our 2 frontal lobes with their 3 lobes which have more abilities than we do, and a technique on merging our pineal glands (which fosters a deeper spiritual understanding.) Of course, we are working with an etheric dolphin (such as an out-of-body state the dolphin would be in) rather than one in the wild or captivity. Although, I suppose under the right circumstances that would be possible with the permission of the dolphin selected.

 

Q: Just so people know, they can order this wonderful CD through your website.   I myself have had a few experiences with dolphins and cetaceans, and each one took me to an incredible place of joy. I can highly recommend a CD like this which aligns people with those vibrations!

 

A: Yes, they may order it through the website or through Amazon.com. I feel that people who are open to the dolphin energy will quite enjoy these exercises.   

 

Q:  In addition to maintaining your healing practice and your workshops, you are busily working on your second book. Can you tell us a little about it? 

 

A: Yes, the new book is called "Cosmic Chakras:  Advanced Transfigurational Matrix Healing Techniques to Reclaim Your Divine Oneness". I will say that it probably isn't for the novice healer but one with some background and experience already. But it is an important piece of work, as it goes into areas that I have never before seen presented by other authors or teachers. I trust that the information comes from Source as I have seen the techniques in action, and the healers report back such wonderful comments about how they work so well, beyond other techniques that they may have previously tried.

 

Q: I had spoken with you about your book earlier, and you mentioned that one of the areas that the material covers is the healing of the shadow.  The shadow is such a powerful, mysterious aspect of ourselves, and I find that many in the holistic health community really don't want to "go there." So they sort of ignore looking at it. I find that it gets people out of whack, to ignore this aspect of our being. In fact, I don't know if you've noticed this, but a lot of healers themselves can disown the shadow aspect so strongly that it almost becomes a monster of its own, operating independently of them!  I've found this especially true with "white lighters," people who try to be all "love and light" all the time. By focusing on just those energies, they become very polarized. All of their "positive" energy goes into their healing practice. Meanwhile, outside of their work, they can be very depressed, fatigued, or have a lot of chaos going on. Do you find that healers go through their own unique challenges in facing the shadow? What do you recommend that healers do to start incorporating the shadow so that they can achieve more balance?

 

A: You have said it so well, there is really little to add. I have worked extensively with "white lighters" who deny the shadow energies, until they come up to bite them!  Denial by stuffing them into Pandora's Box works briefly, until the there is a little stress applied, and then the shadows break out and run the show. Or the other extreme is a person who allows the shadows to dominate, and they are always in charge. My view of the shadow energies is that they need to be heard, then healed, brought into balance with the rest of the being, and then cleared. I find that, like children, they really don't want to run the show but to have "someone" they trust to listen to them, work with healing them, and then lead them.

 

Q: Speaking of the shadow, in "Healing with the Rainbow Rays", you talk about the power of the color black and its unique properties for healing. I was excited to find this, because black is actually a very powerful color, isn't it? It's sort of misunderstood.

 

A: I am so happy that you have recognized black as the wonderful ray that it is! Vastly misunderstood throughout milennia, I suspect, but so incredible a transformer of stuck energy -- there is nothing quite like it. It also grounds and tests us. It is the one ray that gets its own weekend class. It features throughout creation as the "dark matter" in space, the force that gives movement to universes expanding, the Tao ray that shakes up the status quo. That is why it may scare some people.

 

As I say in my book, "Healing with the Rainbow Rays", misuse of the color rays is always possible if the intent isn't good. And generally, those who have practiced what one calls "black magic" are people who manipulate the energies through the elements:  earth, air, fire, water and ether.

 

Q: On your website, too, you have many wonderful articles about healing with color. I'll include a link here to the one you've written about the healing properties of gold and silver, which I recommend readers take a peek at.  (Click here to read Alijandra's article about gold and silver.) Do you consider yourself more of a gold or a silver person or a little of both?

 

A: Thank you for appreciating the articles. Actually, I was always very heavy on the silver color. It took a few years and a fair amount of practice to bring the gold in to attain the balance between the two colors. Now, I have a good balance of the two colors, but not without some practice on my part.

 

Q: I want to also mention that you have a free ezine that people can subscribe to which contains many inspiring articles and links.

 

A: Yes, we have a bimonthly free ezine which usually contains a new article from me and several articles from guest authors. There are often photos, artwork or poetry added. I will update people on when, what and where my classes are and other information. Your name is not sold or given out, so you won't have to worry it will end up on a list somewhere getting spammed!

 

Q: In your upcoming book, Cosmic Chakras, you'll be exploring some cutting edge themes. Can you give us a quick taste of what the material will be about? What are the cosmic chakras, anyway? What are you referring to when you use that term?

 

A: I am very excited about the new book as it is a culmination of the last seven years of gathering material, primarily from Source, and then testing the techniques out in a classroom setting. Material ranges from the shadow emotions chapters to ourselves as the Matrix; from earth oriented connecting to nature and our solar system to multidimensional chakra linking; from introducing some "new" rays to the atomic restructurers; working with most of the organs and glands in depth to atomic acceleration and much more! It is named Cosmic Chakras because all of our chakras are actually cosmic in origin. We are all linked on a universal grid of Oneness.

 

Q: It sounds like this book is going to be a wonderful counterpart to your first book, Healing with the Rainbow Rays. You're sort of taking the material to a more advanced level, working with a different dimensional focus.  Do you feel that it's time for this material to be released on the planet? It seems like a lot of people are waking up to understanding things from a quantum perspective now, exploring quantum physics, holographic theory, and that place where science and spirit intersect.

 

A: Sometimes I will admit that I wonder if my timing on getting this material out is too soon, but pioneering means just that -- breaking new ground, finding new possibilities. Quantum physics, hyperspace and holographic theories stretch our stubborn boundaries and insist that we be willing to be open to other ways of looking at life. I have often said that the metaphysical person often has more of an adjustment wrapping their brain around these new concepts than the quantum scientist and sometimes must stretch farther to connect with the quantum view of things. The quantum material sounds even more "absurd" than typical metaphysical belief. Both views must be able to meet on common ground.

 

Q: Well, I'm very happy that you've taken this time to discuss these healing techniques with us and to share some of your experiences with us. When do you estimate that your new book will be out?

 

A: I hope to have it out by spring 2005 at the latest. It has been approximately 7+ years in development, and is very cutting-edge in the material. It is the next stage for healers and their clients, and for healers and themselves.

 

Q: And in the meantime, people can check out your website, sign up for your free newsletter, and look for your dolphin CD and Healing with the Rainbow Rays, which they can order off your site.

 

A: Yes, my site is "Healing with the Rainbow Rays" at www.colorhealing.com. There is a lot to see there, as I have posted many articles (some from the books, some not) and guest articles, as well as the free bimonthly ezine, past issues and just some fun pages to pursue.  And of course you may order the audio tapes and dolphin CD, the Healing with the Rainbow Rays book, also the Portuguese translation of the book. When the new book, Cosmic Chakras, comes out it will also be available through the site.

 

Q: I hope you'll make a return visit with us here at LipstickMystic.com when it's time to release the book. I'd love to do a follow up interview with you then. In the meantime, I wish you the best with your projects and lots of creative energy for completing your book! I know how challenging it can be writing a book, and this one sounds so exciting. Thanks again for chatting with us.

 

A: Thank you, Jennifer, for the opportunity to connect with you and your readers. And thanks so much for the support and understanding you have shown my work

 

 

 

 

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Book Review  

Inside the Mind of God: Images and Words of Inner Space

Edited by Michael Reagan

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Templeton Foundation Press (October 1, 2002)
• ISBN: 1890151971

Upon seeing the title and cover of this book, I picked it up from the bookstore. It is lovely eye-candy! It has a colorful picture of a human brain on the front cover. Always curious as to what is in the mind of God, it was a have-to-have it book.

It combines for the most part beautiful images (and some stunningly beautiful) of the inner body processes blown up to mega-size and, in some cases, resembling a kind of impressionistic art. Even cancer cells have a certain beauty blown up many times their actual size.

Among the many images, with carefully chosen quotations that match each picture so well, are adrenaline crystals; synaptic connections between neurons (brain cells), the flu virus, normal white blood cells, and so much more!

What this kind of compilation does is to bring home the resounding truth that we are a living universe---each of us. We are not so different than the grand Hubble shots of deep space that have become so sought after. While we metaphysicians "knew" this truth intuitively, it is now verifiable by photography. It is a bit like when aura photography came into vogue and made the electromagnetic field accessible visually to the masses.

This is a book of inspiration, and it succeeds grandly in its intent. I highly recommend it to those of you who can be fascinated by your inner workings and inspired by the wonderful quotes which accompany each picture.

Reviewed by Alijandra