| Seth Speaks- A Book Review
I have just finished reading my first Seth book - Seth Speaks, and found the book absolutely fascinating. I recommend his readings to all who have embraced John's system. For me, it clarified the basis of much of where John comes from in both his private and classroom sessions as it relates to reincarnation, channeling and the multidimensional reality.
Seth described himself as "an energy personality essence no longer focused in physical form" and " an educator whose task was to impart the Material to the current generation of human beings" in the 1970's. Seth dictated his books through Jane Roberts. "The Seth personality said he had completed his earthly reincarnations and that he was speaking from an adjacent "plane of existence". Jane Roberts (1929-1984) was an American author who is known primarily as a psychic and who channeled Seth, a male energy personality.
The series of Seth books eventually totaled 10 volumes and cover a wide variety of topics including the nature of physical reality, the origins of the universe, the theory of evolution, the Christ story, the nature of God and the purpose of life. His books, channeled through Jane Roberts, include: The Seth Material; Seth Speaks; The Nature of Personal Reality; The Nature of the Psyche, It's Human Expression; The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events; The Unknown Reality; and Dreams, Evolution and Value Fulfillment (Wikipedia, 2007).
John first discovered the Seth material in 1972, and studied with Jane in her home weekly from January to August of 1974. His channeling has involved various versions of Seth since the early 1990's and that material and guidance underlies all John's practice.
I just ordered 4 more books online and can't wait to read them. I recommend them to all who have embraced John's system.
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| Greetings!
Our paths are not always clear, but there are meditations and exercises that can help us know ourselves better, focus our energies, and clear our auras of the energies of others.
Our goal is to provide training in practical meditation that can impact our daily lives, the lives of others, and our experience of the world. Skillful use of our energy can even change our karma.
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Health and Happiness: Completely New, Connect with Your Body!
"Avoid fried meats which angry up the blood," said baseball great, Satchel Paige. This amazing athlete was so in touch with his body that he could actually sense the health, or lack of health, of his blood stream. We also can begin tracking aspects of our body not normally available to conscious awareness such as: where in our body do we have imbalances of heat, cold, damp, etc. as spoken of in Chinese medicine; where is a there a blood vessel that could use a healing; or what "hormones" can we mentally increase or decrease for better health or mood, and how we can, in fact, influence their flow and amount.
Developing such an awareness allows us to heal ourselves and others more effectively. Great healings can be done without this kind of physical awareness by using energies of higher planes, and in other seminars we study how to access and use those higher plane energies. However, something unique and richly meaningful is added when we stretch our awareness and gain that intimacy and direct experience of the body in its own realm.
As part of this overall exploration of the body in its natural realm, we will explore how different emotional states like sadness, hunger, joy and happiness arise in the brain and body, and begin to explore how we can alter these states, to some extent, intentionally. One benefit of developing such an awareness is that we become less rigid in responding to emotional states, we become more creative, appreciative and playful with our emotions.
This seminar will allow you to begin to develop a skill set over time to connect with and benefit your body in ever deeper, more meaningful and more joyful ways.
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Recap of the Spring Intensive 2007
The Spring Intensive was a significant event in my spiritual journey. John's enthusiasm for the event was contagious and I felt the building of energy the entire week prior to that weekend. We had 59 people in attendance from all over the world - Poland, Mexico, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan, and California and everyone in attendance contributed to a powerful energy that helped us heal ourselves. By shifting through the various planes, we had the ability to make significant changes in ourselves.
The focus of the intensive was to meditate on the 7 planes (frequencies/ranges/dimensions). Each of these planes has 7 sub planes. John believes that all planes are important and that you can generate meaning at every level or plane.
My personal observations/experiences were as follows:
- Your inner dialogue is the basis of dual reality. By shifting your attention to your higher energies or planes, it will allow you to change your internal dialogue in ways in which will cause your world to shift to other areas within the multidimensional nature of reality.
- Each chakra has 7 nested chakras with different levels of frequencies and we meditated on these frequencies. John recommended a book to read - Barbara Brennan's western approach to auras, "Hands of Life".
- Regarding my own personal experience, through meditation I was able to feel the shift between the planes. I've never "gone out" in a meditation before and I did in the higher planes.
- If we are willing to let go of our fondest illusions, as you let go you can experience more meaning in life. Ask your soul/oversoul to help change these illusions.
- As a woman, in order to pull my energy in, it is now a two step process for me. Not only do I pull my energy in from others, but I also pull my reproductive energy in from that person as well. This will help me to be female grounded.
- In order to be happy you must be open to having understanding and be open to change. To be happy you must let go of cherished illusions. This can be painful, but the pain is what is in the way and that is the way for you to become that happier person.
On another note, I was able to see faces that I hadn't seen in a long time and it's always such a pleasure for me to say hello to these folks again. I was able to meet new people that I am looking forward to seeing in the future. Thanks to Violeta Viviano for hosting a Saturday night get together in her home for all who wanted to gather for great food and socializing. And a big thanks to Rose Moon for planning the event - it was a great success!
Happy surfing through the planes!
For those in attendance, we are looking for comments, both positive and negative, about the intensive. Please email to Patty at patty@venatornet.com.
Patty Fish |
Meditation Class Etiquette
As our weekend classes and intensives grow into larger groups and we experience more growth and awareness together, The Grounding Cord offers a few reminders of meditation class etiquette to help honor the silence and space we come together to create.
Our sense of smell
Try to "de-scent" as much as you can before you arrive. What is a lovely fragrance or scent one-on-one can become overwhelming when multiplied by numerous bodies in the same room at the same time. Many students are sensitive to cologne, perfume, hair products, soaps etc. We divide the room into "scent" and "no-scent" sections as much as possible on an honor system.
When there is food available at seminars, please consider the distraction you may cause to others with the food aroma and sound of chewing.
Our sense of sound
John frequently says he has no problem with people sleeping during his classes, but there is a problem with the person next to the person snoring... please gently tap any person who is snoring next to you.
If you come late while others are already meditating, please try to enter and sit quietly. "Getting settled" noises such as taking off your coat and pulling out a notebook should be done prior to entering the room. Please take a seat at the back of the room, then, after the exercise is complete, move to where you would like to sit.
Note taking while doing the exercises is encouraged if you need to write your impressions down to remember them. Please be aware that the sound of rustling paper and turning pages is amplified in a quiet room. |
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C. Carole Morning Smiley
Teacher, leader, healer
C has a B.S. in Total Person Facilitation from UW - Superior and did graduate work at UW -Superior in Psychology and at St. Mary's University in Human Development. She had a near death experience at age 11 during which she was told that her work was not done. This prompted her life long pursuit for healing and balance.
Having been raised in a Christian metaphysical tradition, her adult spiritual journey began in earnest in 1979 following a mystical experience at Machu Picchu. C. has combined both Eastern and Western spiritual traditions, studying with teachers including, Dilgo Khentse Rinpoche, Marianne Williamson and the Course in Miracles, Mantak Chia, HH Dali Lama, Ken Cohen, and most recently, John Friedlander and Gloria Hemsher.
C has had a private healing practice since 1980. Her specialty is assisting clients integrate spirit in body using a variety of techniques, ranging from Touch for Health, Chinese medicine, NLP, Lymph Drainage, deep tissue work, Sacred Spaces Bodywork, cranio-sacral to chakra balancing, Feldenkrais Method and other forms of energy healing.
John Friedlander has specifically requested that C teach the Level One of his Psychic Development program and is mentoring her in this powerful work. |
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Southeast Michigan Schedule
Mark Your Calendars!
Meditation Practice (Level I & II) is held the second Tuesday of every month. Reading Practice (Level III) and Channelling Practice (Level IV) alternate months, and are held the fourth Wednesday of every month at Genesis of Ann Arbor (2309 Packard, Ann Arbor, MI 48104).
6/23 - 6/24 New Students:This is for YOU
Foundations in Psychic Development I
with Violeta Viviano
Gretchen's House (2625 Traver Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105)
Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m./ Sunday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
$175 with $50 deposit
If you have taken level 1 with John Friedlander, you can repeat with Violeta for 1/2 price - $87.50 with $30 deposit
7/14 - 7/15
Health and Happiness NEW
with John Friedlander
Ann Arbor Area, Mich.
Contact Rose at rose_m_48105 to R.S.V.P.
$175 with a $50 deposit mailed by June 30 to John Friedlander at John Friedlander, 7026 Suncrest, Saline, MI 48176.
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| Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky Schedule
6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25
Meditation and the Chakras (Level 1)
with JoAnn Wess
Burlington, Ky.
Mondays, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Tuition negotiable
For information or to register call Boone County Parks, 859-334-2117
or JoAnn Wess 859-586-5982
7/21 - 7/22
Health and Happiness NEW
with John Friedlander
Location: Dez's home in Kennedy Heights (Directions will be sent with registration)
Early registration: $175 with a $75 deposit postmarked by June 23, 2007
Regular registration: $195 after June 23, 2007
To register, please send to, and make your check out to Gloria Hemsher, 6134 Cherokee Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45243. (513) 561-2113
See the feature article above. |
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Minnesota Schedule
6/30 - 7/1
Foundations in Psychic Development IV: Channelling
with John Friedlander
Minneapolis, Minn.
Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m./ Sunday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Contact Barbara at 763-571-9437 to R.S.V.P. Payment using PayPal to bjbobrow@ties2.net is accepted.
$210 regular registration / $190 early registration with $50 deposit postmarked by May 30/$95 anyone repeating Level III / $390 two new students register together with $50 deposit postmarked by May 30
Deposit is non-refundable
Fall 2007
Health and Happiness NEW
with John Friedlander
Minneapolis, Minn.
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Foundations in Psychic Development I: Boundaries and Flow
Learning how to be aware of, and how to transform our aura transforms our love and life experiences. In this seminar, every exercise furthers the development of at least one of the two basic abilities: finding one's own psychic energy (one's own authentic impulses); and clearing blocks to progress. Students learn how to ground and run energy, how to clear blocks, how to find, clear, and repair the chakras, and how to explore deeply the entire volume and frequency range of the aura (called the layers of the aura).
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Foundations in Psychic Development II:
Space, Seniority, Neutrality and Spiritual Fuel
In this two-day workshop, we will develop a deep understanding of how we use our own aura space to create our reality. We begin with psychic explorations that familiarize us with our space, and how we subdivide it through resistance to others. We can then learn to create our aura space through awareness rather than resistance. In the resulting neutrality, we become able to create our reality less and less through resistance to another, and more and more from our own spiritual fuel.
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Foundations in Psychic Development III: Seeing Auras
In this two-day workshop we will explore the psychic anatomy of clairvoyance, or seeing auras; how to activate and empower this perception; and several ways to use this ability in making decisions, in healing oneself and others, and in deepening one's understanding of oneself and others. We will then move to actually doing comprehensive, systematic psychic readings in partnership with fellow students. Participants usually find they can easily increase their ability to perceive genuinely useful aura energies in just this one weekend, and that they are well started on the adventure of a lifetime.
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Foundations in Psychic Development IV: Channeling
Learn the clairvoyant mechanics of skillful channeling -- how to prepare your space for channeling by running an ever clearer white light vibration while still owning and governing who and what occupies your space. This requires clearing psychic agreements, karma, and thought forms that distort both ordinary awareness and channeling.
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