Professional Psychic and Medium, Jo'Ann Ruhl joins Julian talking about psychic development, prognostication, and what's up for 2011.
"Casting my mind into the abyss...only then do I begin." Dr. Christopher Hyatt
Friday, December 31, 2010
Standing on the Edge of Tomorrow
New Year's Eve. I love threshholds. Of course, every day we are standing on the edge of tomorrow. I usually do my yearly assessing and creating new intentions around Samhain, yet I'm the kind of person who also does it on a daily basis.
Especially now that I fully grasp the concept that every moment we are creating our own reality and future. If I do nothing else with MindCast, I will endeavor to convey that fact to many who have not yet grasped it, or who are on the cusp of awakening or grasping it. Tonight's show will surely reinforce the concept.
When President Obama took office, I recall reading an article based on Dante's quote, "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here." In Dante's work, it is the sign at the entrance to Hell. This author (unfortunately, I no longer know where I read it, so I can't make proper attribution) sets it forth for the realist -- that we must stop hoping and vainly wringing our hands and DO SOMETHING!
So, I moved from saying, "I hope," to "I want to," and finally to "I will," and perhaps I should move that to "I am."
I am. When I hear those words, it helps me to understand the omnipotence and omniscience attributed to "God." The task now is to help all people understand that this applies also to us -- but only for ourselves. We are as omnipotent and omniscient as we choose to be and as we allow our awareness to be.
But I realize, even as I say that, that when I write, when I learn, when I share -- it must be only to myself that I think and speak. If anyone else is listening and perhaps inspired by something I say, that is icing on the cake. I must not presume to teach.
Especially now that I fully grasp the concept that every moment we are creating our own reality and future. If I do nothing else with MindCast, I will endeavor to convey that fact to many who have not yet grasped it, or who are on the cusp of awakening or grasping it. Tonight's show will surely reinforce the concept.
When President Obama took office, I recall reading an article based on Dante's quote, "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here." In Dante's work, it is the sign at the entrance to Hell. This author (unfortunately, I no longer know where I read it, so I can't make proper attribution) sets it forth for the realist -- that we must stop hoping and vainly wringing our hands and DO SOMETHING!
So, I moved from saying, "I hope," to "I want to," and finally to "I will," and perhaps I should move that to "I am."
I am. When I hear those words, it helps me to understand the omnipotence and omniscience attributed to "God." The task now is to help all people understand that this applies also to us -- but only for ourselves. We are as omnipotent and omniscient as we choose to be and as we allow our awareness to be.
But I realize, even as I say that, that when I write, when I learn, when I share -- it must be only to myself that I think and speak. If anyone else is listening and perhaps inspired by something I say, that is icing on the cake. I must not presume to teach.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Arctic Express & Prognostication
Arctic Express hurtling through Southern Arizona today. With the unpredictability of the weather for tomorrow (seeing as how they predicted snow, then recanted it, and now it's snowing), we have created a contingency plan for the broadcast.
1) Best case scenario - Jo'Ann & I both make it to the studio to do the show live.
2) Another possibility - County roads too scary for me, but Jo'Ann makes it to the studio, and I call in.
3) Nobody makes it and we re-run the Wiccan show from Dec. 3.
I strongly suspect that we'll all make it to the studio and have a great show!
Tomorrow's show is titled "Standing on the Edge of Tomorrow," and we will discuss psychic development and prognostication. (Prognostication derives from the Greek "pro" (before) and "gnosis" a special kind of knowing - thus "foreknowing.") We will talk about what's coming up in 2011 & 2012, and about the accuracy (or lack thereof) of the predictions out there.
I've not met Jo'Ann in person yet, but I've heard her and her husband both on the radio, and have had lengthy email correspondence with her as well as talked by phone. I'm very impressed. I first emailed Jo'Ann after hearing her husband on KJLL's Gnosis program on Saturday afternoons.
I was immediately impressed upon learning that she was one of the mediums who had worked with University of Arizona professor, Dr. Gary Schwartz. I was aware of his work with mediums in his project to find evidence of life after death. Then I got to know more about Jo'Ann's own work in psychic development, mediumship, and healing. Everything she told me made me realize this was someone I not only wanted to have on my show, but someone I wanted to get to know personally.
She's very down to earth and real about a profession many consider to be so "out there." She has been teaching an oracular development class for several years, and we will hear tomorrow night about how each of us is his or her own Oracle, not only in the sense that those gifts can be developed, but also in the sense of simply paying attention to what he see and know right now.
Join me tomorrow night and learn more about yourself and your own gifts in addition to learning what this psychic and medium has to say about the future for all of us.
1) Best case scenario - Jo'Ann & I both make it to the studio to do the show live.
2) Another possibility - County roads too scary for me, but Jo'Ann makes it to the studio, and I call in.
3) Nobody makes it and we re-run the Wiccan show from Dec. 3.
I strongly suspect that we'll all make it to the studio and have a great show!
Tomorrow's show is titled "Standing on the Edge of Tomorrow," and we will discuss psychic development and prognostication. (Prognostication derives from the Greek "pro" (before) and "gnosis" a special kind of knowing - thus "foreknowing.") We will talk about what's coming up in 2011 & 2012, and about the accuracy (or lack thereof) of the predictions out there.
I've not met Jo'Ann in person yet, but I've heard her and her husband both on the radio, and have had lengthy email correspondence with her as well as talked by phone. I'm very impressed. I first emailed Jo'Ann after hearing her husband on KJLL's Gnosis program on Saturday afternoons.
I was immediately impressed upon learning that she was one of the mediums who had worked with University of Arizona professor, Dr. Gary Schwartz. I was aware of his work with mediums in his project to find evidence of life after death. Then I got to know more about Jo'Ann's own work in psychic development, mediumship, and healing. Everything she told me made me realize this was someone I not only wanted to have on my show, but someone I wanted to get to know personally.
She's very down to earth and real about a profession many consider to be so "out there." She has been teaching an oracular development class for several years, and we will hear tomorrow night about how each of us is his or her own Oracle, not only in the sense that those gifts can be developed, but also in the sense of simply paying attention to what he see and know right now.
Join me tomorrow night and learn more about yourself and your own gifts in addition to learning what this psychic and medium has to say about the future for all of us.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
MindCast 12-24-10
Christmas Eve show, Part 1, taped on Monday, 12/20 - Pagan "Christmas" traditions, Winter Solstice, & Jul
MindCast 12-17-10
AODA Grand ArchDruid John Michael Greer, and FODLA Clergy, Linda Costello talk about Druidry.
Wow! Last night's lunar eclipse coinciding with the winter solstice was a powerful end to a year of promise, and a powerful beginning to a future of impending success.
As the moon hung red in the shadow of the earth looking like an alien planet suspended above our own, I couldn't help think how jarring it must have been to those in previous ages who would have had no frame of reference for what was happening -- perhaps travelling at night or happening to look out a window expecting the landscape to be flooded with light from the full moon and discovering this unexpected darkness and an eerie visage of the moon. It was eerie to me even knowing full well what was happening. I remember St. John's discussion in Revelation of the moon turning to blood. Perhaps he had heard tales of such things happening previously and was sure that it must portend something cataclysmic -- even the end of the world!
On a more humorous note, though, I found it interesting that nearly every article I read had different dates as to when it had happened before, and some articles even showed wrong times. So with all our advanced technology, we can't get together on the details. Everyone's in a hurry these days and can't be bothered to get something accurate -- something of as little consequence as a lunar eclipse.
I taped the Christmas Eve show last night and am putting it up as a podcast today, so you can listen to it even before it's aired! It talks about Pagan "Christmas" traditions, and about the search for a new spiritual paradigm throughout the ages, illustrated by Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "The Epic."
We are looking forward to a wonderful New Year's Eve show with psychic, medium, healer and teacher, Jo'Ann Ruhl who will have much to share on psychic development and on being a professional psychic, not only talking about her own experience but talking to potential professionals.
We have two new series coming up in the new year, one on magick, and one on healing modalities and natural health. In between there will be individual shows on Shamanism, Croning, and other topics.
Look forward to an exciting 2011!
As the moon hung red in the shadow of the earth looking like an alien planet suspended above our own, I couldn't help think how jarring it must have been to those in previous ages who would have had no frame of reference for what was happening -- perhaps travelling at night or happening to look out a window expecting the landscape to be flooded with light from the full moon and discovering this unexpected darkness and an eerie visage of the moon. It was eerie to me even knowing full well what was happening. I remember St. John's discussion in Revelation of the moon turning to blood. Perhaps he had heard tales of such things happening previously and was sure that it must portend something cataclysmic -- even the end of the world!
On a more humorous note, though, I found it interesting that nearly every article I read had different dates as to when it had happened before, and some articles even showed wrong times. So with all our advanced technology, we can't get together on the details. Everyone's in a hurry these days and can't be bothered to get something accurate -- something of as little consequence as a lunar eclipse.
I taped the Christmas Eve show last night and am putting it up as a podcast today, so you can listen to it even before it's aired! It talks about Pagan "Christmas" traditions, and about the search for a new spiritual paradigm throughout the ages, illustrated by Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "The Epic."
We are looking forward to a wonderful New Year's Eve show with psychic, medium, healer and teacher, Jo'Ann Ruhl who will have much to share on psychic development and on being a professional psychic, not only talking about her own experience but talking to potential professionals.
We have two new series coming up in the new year, one on magick, and one on healing modalities and natural health. In between there will be individual shows on Shamanism, Croning, and other topics.
Look forward to an exciting 2011!
MindCast 12-10-10
1st segment - Marilyn Harper with Adironnda & Co.
Followed by Diana Paxson and Dennis Ford with Troth.
Followed by Diana Paxson and Dennis Ford with Troth.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
To sleep, perchance to dream...and build!
Tough to get back on track after a move! Everything is displaced, including any semblance of routine. I've slept 12 hours each of the last two nights -- apparently readjusting. It's nice, even in the midst of chaos, to have a comfortable place to sleep.
John Michael Greer and Linda Costello will definitely be back on the show soon! I plan to have a series on Magick in January or February -- from Alchemy and Hermeticism, through Golden Dawn and its offshoots to Natural Magick. We'll have lots of different guests.
Several listeners have expressed a desire for the show to go two hours -- that would give us 5 segments for discussion and questions, one for sponsors & updates, and two for online readings showcasing local readers and psychics.
I want to be able to come up with various levels of sponsorship for individuals, non-profit organizations, and businesses, but I'm hoping we'll become so popular and drawing to listeners that I won't have to keep hawking it. I suppose that's fairly unrealistic, but our needs are much smaller than supporting a public TV or radio station, so hopefully I can draw a few loyal fans who would be willing to contribute on a regular basis, whether $5 a month or $200.
A thought would be to get non-profit status for Alysion Acres and to come under their umbrella so that I can receive donations. Alysion Acres is our new home (see www.alysion.org and the Alysion Acres link) and there is a major vision for it (a very doable vision, not just pie in the sky, thanks to the far-seeing owners) as well.
I think I've said before that it's tough being both the creative person and the sales person, especially when I'd rather just concentrate on the creative. (Wouldn't we all - LOL!) Depending on the specific hours, a two hour show once a week would cost $1600 - $2000 a month. I am not seeking profit from it -- simply to cover the expenses of the show.
So, if you know pagan or metaphysical businesses, or just pagan or metaphysical people with businesses who might be interested in advertising, please direct them to MindCast. I would like a mix of local and online advertisers since the show can be streamed anywhere via the Internet. I will get a page of advertising rates up in the next couple of days.
It's so easy to lay back and not sell, but I know better. Just as I started this venture, I got a horoscope from Rob Brezsny telling me that wild success could be mine this time around if I was willing to be a builder. If you're not familiar with Rob Brezsny, take an opportunity to look at his website at www.freewillastrology.com. His continuing wisdom has helped me be in the right mindset for success this time. And I see it happening in many ways already, and complete fulfillment on the horizon if I put aside typical Jade/Julian/Denise behaviors and truly become a builder.
Let's chronicle success!!!
John Michael Greer and Linda Costello will definitely be back on the show soon! I plan to have a series on Magick in January or February -- from Alchemy and Hermeticism, through Golden Dawn and its offshoots to Natural Magick. We'll have lots of different guests.
Several listeners have expressed a desire for the show to go two hours -- that would give us 5 segments for discussion and questions, one for sponsors & updates, and two for online readings showcasing local readers and psychics.
I want to be able to come up with various levels of sponsorship for individuals, non-profit organizations, and businesses, but I'm hoping we'll become so popular and drawing to listeners that I won't have to keep hawking it. I suppose that's fairly unrealistic, but our needs are much smaller than supporting a public TV or radio station, so hopefully I can draw a few loyal fans who would be willing to contribute on a regular basis, whether $5 a month or $200.
A thought would be to get non-profit status for Alysion Acres and to come under their umbrella so that I can receive donations. Alysion Acres is our new home (see www.alysion.org and the Alysion Acres link) and there is a major vision for it (a very doable vision, not just pie in the sky, thanks to the far-seeing owners) as well.
I think I've said before that it's tough being both the creative person and the sales person, especially when I'd rather just concentrate on the creative. (Wouldn't we all - LOL!) Depending on the specific hours, a two hour show once a week would cost $1600 - $2000 a month. I am not seeking profit from it -- simply to cover the expenses of the show.
So, if you know pagan or metaphysical businesses, or just pagan or metaphysical people with businesses who might be interested in advertising, please direct them to MindCast. I would like a mix of local and online advertisers since the show can be streamed anywhere via the Internet. I will get a page of advertising rates up in the next couple of days.
It's so easy to lay back and not sell, but I know better. Just as I started this venture, I got a horoscope from Rob Brezsny telling me that wild success could be mine this time around if I was willing to be a builder. If you're not familiar with Rob Brezsny, take an opportunity to look at his website at www.freewillastrology.com. His continuing wisdom has helped me be in the right mindset for success this time. And I see it happening in many ways already, and complete fulfillment on the horizon if I put aside typical Jade/Julian/Denise behaviors and truly become a builder.
Let's chronicle success!!!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Seeing through Other eyes
The Blue Eyed Witch event with Marilyn Harper channeling Adironnda was very successful and most interesting! I have always been somewhat skeptical about channeling, but I decided it was an uninformed prejudice as I had not really experienced a channeling before.
When I read others' comments about experiences with Marilyn, one thing they always mention is her warmth. Having spent many years in the company of speakers who exude what to me is a very contrived "warmth," I was pleasantly surprised that Marilyn is someone with whom one immediately feels at ease, and I also felt a kind of "cosmic" warmth as if she knew me without having met me. It wasn't a feeling of having known her before that I get with some people, but -- well, like being known by an entity from beyond, and yet one who knew me familiarly.
I watched her expressions very carefully as she channeled Adironnda, who speaks for "the Twelve." I felt as though different ones spoke through Adironnda instead of Adironnda speaking for them because even though it was one voice (not Marilyn's), the facial expressions changed subtly. My brain kept saying to me, "That's the Lord Krishna," and yet sometimes the expression had a profoundly Semitic cast to it. Perhaps it was simply the expression of Adironnda and the Twelve all in one. It's very difficult to describe.
I am a face watcher. I can rarely tell you what someone was wearing, and sometimes not even the color of his or her hair, but I remember much about what they were feeling or thinking as they spoke because of the subtle changes in their facial expressions. It doesn't matter that Adironnda said some rather earthly or mundane things for a cosmic entity, but that expression -- I don't care how "practiced" someone is, and perhaps I'm just naive since, as I say, this was my first experience of a channeler, but it seems that the all-encompassing love coming from Adironnda's expression would be hard to "act" or that smile to be pasted on at will.
I heard once that someone had walked by J Z Knight somewhere and saw her looking in the mirror, "practicing" the Ramtha voice. But who knows what they really saw? Perhaps it never ceases to amaze Knight that she has channeled Ramtha all these years -- perhaps she was questioning herself and checking to see if it were something she could reproduce. Why are we always so quick to debunk?
Yes, I'll admit I was also a bit skeptical when Marilyn told us that some of the Twelve are Buddha, Jesus, Mary and others -- she named them all -- but when I watched her, she was definitely channeling something "Other" than herself. Er -- let's say she was definitely channeling something "Other" than her self in the flesh. It may all be from Marilyn's higher mind, but who's to argue with that? To me, the most difficult part would be getting out of my own way long enough for the Other to come through.
The other cool thing for me was when she opened the Akashic Records -- I saw a flash of a past life for the very first time. Actually, let's say the very first time I knew it to be a flash of a past life. I had had the memories before, but this time I saw beyond it, and saw that it was part of a life.
The strangest part was when she asked me directly what I had seen, and I started to tell it, another man there in the room took up where I hesitated and told another part of my story, and it was something that paralleled a past situation in this life. If we weren't seeing into the Akashic Records, at the very least we were keying into something from the collective unconscious.
She may be back in Tombstone on January 11th -- she does a double digit channeling every month, and that date will be 1/11/11. I'll keep you posted. Come see for yourself!
When I read others' comments about experiences with Marilyn, one thing they always mention is her warmth. Having spent many years in the company of speakers who exude what to me is a very contrived "warmth," I was pleasantly surprised that Marilyn is someone with whom one immediately feels at ease, and I also felt a kind of "cosmic" warmth as if she knew me without having met me. It wasn't a feeling of having known her before that I get with some people, but -- well, like being known by an entity from beyond, and yet one who knew me familiarly.
I watched her expressions very carefully as she channeled Adironnda, who speaks for "the Twelve." I felt as though different ones spoke through Adironnda instead of Adironnda speaking for them because even though it was one voice (not Marilyn's), the facial expressions changed subtly. My brain kept saying to me, "That's the Lord Krishna," and yet sometimes the expression had a profoundly Semitic cast to it. Perhaps it was simply the expression of Adironnda and the Twelve all in one. It's very difficult to describe.
I am a face watcher. I can rarely tell you what someone was wearing, and sometimes not even the color of his or her hair, but I remember much about what they were feeling or thinking as they spoke because of the subtle changes in their facial expressions. It doesn't matter that Adironnda said some rather earthly or mundane things for a cosmic entity, but that expression -- I don't care how "practiced" someone is, and perhaps I'm just naive since, as I say, this was my first experience of a channeler, but it seems that the all-encompassing love coming from Adironnda's expression would be hard to "act" or that smile to be pasted on at will.
I heard once that someone had walked by J Z Knight somewhere and saw her looking in the mirror, "practicing" the Ramtha voice. But who knows what they really saw? Perhaps it never ceases to amaze Knight that she has channeled Ramtha all these years -- perhaps she was questioning herself and checking to see if it were something she could reproduce. Why are we always so quick to debunk?
Yes, I'll admit I was also a bit skeptical when Marilyn told us that some of the Twelve are Buddha, Jesus, Mary and others -- she named them all -- but when I watched her, she was definitely channeling something "Other" than herself. Er -- let's say she was definitely channeling something "Other" than her self in the flesh. It may all be from Marilyn's higher mind, but who's to argue with that? To me, the most difficult part would be getting out of my own way long enough for the Other to come through.
The other cool thing for me was when she opened the Akashic Records -- I saw a flash of a past life for the very first time. Actually, let's say the very first time I knew it to be a flash of a past life. I had had the memories before, but this time I saw beyond it, and saw that it was part of a life.
The strangest part was when she asked me directly what I had seen, and I started to tell it, another man there in the room took up where I hesitated and told another part of my story, and it was something that paralleled a past situation in this life. If we weren't seeing into the Akashic Records, at the very least we were keying into something from the collective unconscious.
She may be back in Tombstone on January 11th -- she does a double digit channeling every month, and that date will be 1/11/11. I'll keep you posted. Come see for yourself!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Adventure update!
Well, we're off on our new pioneering adventure. First morning in our new digs -- nothing like the smell of coffee to make one feel at home no matter where!
We are in on the ground floor of an intentional community, rolling up our sleeves and ready to spend every day working for the kind of life we believe in -- eco sustainability!
I have so much catching up to do in the blog! So many things to comment on. Our "Wiccans & Heathens & Druids, O My" series has been very successful. Our listener base is increasing, and people are clamoring for two hours instead of one! Wouldn't it be fun to have online readings, etc?
I'm really looking forward to talking with John Michael Greer and Linda Costello this Friday. Their experiences in all kinds of magick and Pagan religions and far beyond is vast -- I'm looking for an inspiration to pare it down to something manageable for the broadcast.
I'm going for a new format after the beginning of the year. My horoscope says I need to slow things down 800%. That's going to require some inspiration, too, to keep people's interest, but to be about spiritual awareness, and not just what's new and what's hot. My Christmas Eve show will be an experiment in that. Then Jo'Ann Ruhl, professional psychic and medium will join us on the 31st for talk about psychics and prognostication (speaking from foreknowledge).
Got to run -- it's getting on towards noon! But I'll be back with more tomorrow! I will also be starting up my Intrepid Jade blog again and blogging about what it's like to be down & dirty in our pioneering project.
We are in on the ground floor of an intentional community, rolling up our sleeves and ready to spend every day working for the kind of life we believe in -- eco sustainability!
I have so much catching up to do in the blog! So many things to comment on. Our "Wiccans & Heathens & Druids, O My" series has been very successful. Our listener base is increasing, and people are clamoring for two hours instead of one! Wouldn't it be fun to have online readings, etc?
I'm really looking forward to talking with John Michael Greer and Linda Costello this Friday. Their experiences in all kinds of magick and Pagan religions and far beyond is vast -- I'm looking for an inspiration to pare it down to something manageable for the broadcast.
I'm going for a new format after the beginning of the year. My horoscope says I need to slow things down 800%. That's going to require some inspiration, too, to keep people's interest, but to be about spiritual awareness, and not just what's new and what's hot. My Christmas Eve show will be an experiment in that. Then Jo'Ann Ruhl, professional psychic and medium will join us on the 31st for talk about psychics and prognostication (speaking from foreknowledge).
Got to run -- it's getting on towards noon! But I'll be back with more tomorrow! I will also be starting up my Intrepid Jade blog again and blogging about what it's like to be down & dirty in our pioneering project.
Friday, December 10, 2010
The adventure continues!
I read somewhere that Pagan/Metaphysical radio rarely lasts longer than a month, so we've already crossed that hurdle! This will be our 5th MindCast tonight. Sponsorship continues to grow. We look forward to talking for a few minutes with Marilyn Harper, a channeler who will be in our area for a few days. She will be doing a group channel at the Blue Eyed Witch in Tombstone Monday evening at 6. See the mindcast1330.com website for more info!
Then we'll spend the rest of the hour with Diana Paxson and Dennis Ford from Troth, an arm of Nordic paganism and Asatru. We will find out how Asatru is different from other Pagan religions, find out about their practices, their magic, and why one might be drawn to Asatru. Don't hesitate to call in and ask questions - 520.529.3508!
Tune in tonight, or catch the podcast tomorrow.
I've not kept up with the blog this past week or so because I'm off on a new adventure which I'll share with you next week. We'll be settled in by Monday, and then I can return my attention to daily blogging.
Be listening! AM 1330, KJLL, Tucson or www.tucsonsjolt.com via IE or Safari!
Then we'll spend the rest of the hour with Diana Paxson and Dennis Ford from Troth, an arm of Nordic paganism and Asatru. We will find out how Asatru is different from other Pagan religions, find out about their practices, their magic, and why one might be drawn to Asatru. Don't hesitate to call in and ask questions - 520.529.3508!
Tune in tonight, or catch the podcast tomorrow.
I've not kept up with the blog this past week or so because I'm off on a new adventure which I'll share with you next week. We'll be settled in by Monday, and then I can return my attention to daily blogging.
Be listening! AM 1330, KJLL, Tucson or www.tucsonsjolt.com via IE or Safari!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Happenings!
On the air with Wiccans, Ashleen O'Gaea, Jim, and Carol Garr, Dec. 3rd.
Jim, Ashleen O'Gaea, and Carol
Carol & Ashleen co-authored the book, Enchantment Encumbered: The Study and Practice of Wicca in Restricted Environments
Chuck Aubrey, MindCast sound man
& Baron from Gnosis & ghost voice in the background from time to time. ;-)
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