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DECEMBER 2013

in this issue
:: AUTHOR TALK & BOOK SIGNING: Connie Lehman
:: PLANETS & POSSIBILITIES: Sally Shotwell
:: THE SECRET MEANING OF DRAGONS: Bruce Johnson
:: WHAT IS DIVINE LOVE? Pura Isham
:: I'M RUNNING AS FAST AS I CAN: Mario C. Veo
:: CREATIVE WRITING: Drusant

 

Welcome, Winter Solstice! We are grateful to see your arrival on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 10:11 am MST 42nd birthday . During this, the coldest season of the year, winter is regarded as the season of dormancy, darkness and cold. The coming of lighter days after the winter solstice brings a more festive mood. This return of the light is a fantastic reason to celebrate that nature's cycle is continuing.

 

It is during this season, we also celebrate our store's birth 42 years ago in the dawning of the "new age". When widespread study of Metaphysics was being re-focused, our store was born on the east end of Colfax Avenue.

 

Please join us during the week between Christmas and New Year's for our 42nd Anniversary Sale, when you may buy anything in the store at 25% off. We will also have special door prizes, balloons and cake and coffee.

 

Shining Lotus™ Metaphysical Bookstore, The Original Metaphysical Bookstore, founded in 1972, has been Denver's best source for metaphysical books and supplies for over 41 years.  

 

Shining Lotus™ Metaphysical Bookstore is open from 10 am to 6 pm every day of the week.

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AUTHOR TALK & BOOK SIGNING 
CONNIE LEHMAN, author of Tarot Life Cards: Using Your Birthday to Chart Your Course

Tarot Life Cards

Sunday, December 8, 2013. 2 - 3 pm. FREE PRESENTATION.

Discover what the Tarot says about your personal life in this hands-on workshop with Connie Lehman, author of Tarot Life Cards.

 

Nationally known artist/illustrator Connie Lehman, creator land co-author of the beautiful new book, TAROT LIFE CARDS: Using Your Birthday to Chart Your Course, will help you discover what the Tarot says about your personal life path year-by-year, based on the numerology of your birthday. Whether you are a Tarot beginner or an experienced reader, this hands-on workshop will illuminate your opportunities, challenges and transform the way you think about your journey. Call 303-758-9113 to register.

 

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Connie Lehman Connie Lehman is an artist living and thriving in Colorado. Her work has been exhibited in many galleries, museums and publications around the country and collections of her work could be found in several places in Denver, Kansas City and Boston.

 
PLANETS AND POSSIBILITIES: A Look at the Astrology of December 
by Sally Shotwell

EarthMoon

In studying the astro-logical weather for December, we are em-bracing the activity established thousands of years ago by our ancestors when their attention was drawn to the night sky. They figured out early on that the information they needed for survival in nature was offered in the cyclical movements of the various orbs they so admired and feared. Seasons were anticipated as well as the scary eclipses.

 

Archaic Temple Today we are theoretically more in control of our environments, but personal and natural cycles continue to dominate our existence and at this time the Sun, symbolizing our free will remains in expansive Sagittarius. It is joined by a New Moon (beginnings) on December 2 whose Sabian Symbol alludes to "an archaic temple in which there is a human-shaped container in which a light burns". The message connects the images of transcendence (the temple) with the spiritual (light) in the human form and reminds us mortals that our resources extend far beyond our physical bodies.


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Sally Shotwell is a life-long student of esoteric spirituality with a super-natural curiosity and an undying thirst for knowledge. Her focus on studies in Astrology have spanned decades, and have included studying with Mario C. Veo, John Joseph, Mark Husson and C. A. Brooks. 

C. A. Brooks' Class
THE SECRET MEANING OF DRAGONS 
by Bruce Johnson

Good and evil dragons are one of the most universal symbols in mythology ,religion and Occultism. The constellation Draco, a dragon flying through the heavens, has positive and negative symbolism.
 
Thoth, the Egyptian sun god, vanquishes Typhon, the dragon of darkness and chaos. The Indian avatar Krishna stands on the back of the evil dragon Kaliya, like the Buddhist saint Kwan Yin, standing with a water dragon beneath her feet. Positive dragons include the Magical Crocodile of the Egyptians, the Yellow Dragon of Asia, and Quetzcoatl, the flying serpent of the Maya. 
 

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Bruce Johnson has over 30 years of study in the fields of Ancient Wisdom and occultism. He has taught classes on a wide range of topics, from Atlantis to mediums to Zoroaster. He is also a spiritualist minister, with a background in spiritual astrology. He lives in Colorado with his wife and their cat.
Guided Meditation
Spiritual Support Group
WHAT IS DIVINE LOVE? 
Creative Writing by Pura Isham

Divine Love

What is Divine Love?

Every thought, every feeling which does not vibrate love clouds understanding, and takes you further away from Spirit. Spirit is joy, is life, is the breath and movement of creation. Divine Love is Light, is Abundant, is Infinite, is Incorruptible, is Boundless. It is a cord, a stream of Light/Energy that is always available to the Divine Self of who you are.

 

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Pura Isham is a student of spirituality, metaphysics and esoteric subjects. As a very inquisitive person, Pura has been studying these areas for many years, most recently with her teacher, Mario C. Veo. We thank her for the inspiration she is to us, and letting us peek through this window to her personal spiritual path. 

Franca Lee Reiki classes
I'M RUNNING AS FAST AS I CAN...I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING 
by Mario C. Veo

I once saw a young puppy discovering the joys of chasing squirrels...     stumbling over his too big paws, jumping back up, and barking in sheer pleasure. I don't think he ever truly wanted to catch them (and if he ever did, what would he do with them...?), he was just having lots, and lots of fun. Well, for many people Life is pretty much like that - we go stumbling along, tripping over our own enthusiasm, chasing some bizarre Exotic Concept... never taking the time to figure it all out (and at the end - far too late for Wisdom - we wonder what else we could have done).
 

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Mario C. Veo

is a teacher of Spiritual Science and a Healing Arts Practitioner. He teaches classes and individuals on Personal Transformation and the Expansion of Consciousness. Mario is available for personal guidance and consultations on Tuesday afternoons at the Shining Lotus Bookstore.
 

For the month of December, I have created a few classes that will guide you towards the Correct Release of various Bindings; as well as introducing you to Self Empowerment and Higher Manifestation Processes.

 

Tues Dec 3, 2013 --- 7 to 8:30 pm --- $20.

BLESS AND RELEASE... IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GET MORE

 

Tues Dec 10, 2013 --- 7 to 8:30 pm --- $20.
WHAT TO DO WHEN 'FORGIVENESS' NO LONGER WORKS

 

Tues Dec 17, 2013 --- 7 to 8:30 pm --- $20.
HOW TO MANIFEST A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR

Shery Watson's Class
SWIMMING UPSTREAM 
by Drusant

Beneath the shade,
The silver moon
And the shadow,
There is another world.

It's a world that you know,
By instinct, like salmon swimming upstream.
It's where you go after the pain comes,
To rest.
It's where you know to be, after all.

Somewhere beyond the veil
Is found the very thing
You knew beforehand.

Behind the message
And before the word
Is what you always knew was there-
Peace, Carnage, and Value.

Value swims between peace and carnage
Where value is preserved by wisdom.
Beneath the shade
And within the silver moon
The many shadows are seen-this time.

 

CLICK HERE to read Sunrise, Sunset...  

 

Drusant is the pen name of a long-time, faithful customer of the Shining Lotus™ Metaphysical Bookstore. A unendingly inquisitive mind that never stops asking 'why?' or 'how?', he continues to quest for esoteric, spiritual and paranormal answers in the Denver area. We are extremely grateful to him for allowing us to publish his creative writings in our newsletter and on our website.

Go to www.shininglotus.com and find the search field, type "drusant" and enjoy some of his other articles.
DECEMBER EVENTS AND CLASSES
Dec 1
SIMPLETALES: THE MONTH AHEAD with C. A. Brooks.
Sunday, December 1, 2013.      2 - 3 pm.      FREE PRESENTATION.
Dec 3 
BLESS & RELEASE...IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GET MORE with Mario C. Veo.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013.      7 - 8:30 pm.      $20.
Dec 4
SIMPLETALES: COSMIC ASTROLOGY INTERPRETATION with C. A. Brooks.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013.      7 - 9 pm.      $20.
Dec 5
ABUNDANCE IS MINE! with Norma Mitchell
Thursday, December 5, 2013.    7 - 9 pm.     $20.
Dec 7
AMULETS & TALISMANS with Mario C. Veo.
Saturday, December 7, 2013.     2 - 3:30 pm.     $20.
Dec 7
MEDITATION with Mario C. Veo.
Saturday, December 7, 2013.      3:45 - 4:15 pm.      $5.
Dec 8
AUTHOR TALK & BOOK SIGNING with Connie Lehman, author of Tarot Life Cards.
Sunday, December 8, 2013.     2 - 3 pm.      FREE PRESENTATION.
Dec 9
CHANNELED MESSAGES: KUTHUMI & METATRON with Sheryl Watson.
Monday, December 9, 2013.      7 - 9 pm.      $20.
Dec 10
WHAT TO DO WHEN "FORGIVENESS" NO LONGER WORKS with Mario C. Veo.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013.      7 - 8:30 pm.      $20.
Dec 12
HYPNO/REGRESSION GROUP with Norma Mitchell.
Thursday, December 12, 2013.    7 - 9 pm.        $20.
Dec 14
AMULETS & TALISMANS with Mario C. Veo.
Saturday, December 14, 2013.     2 - 3:30 pm.          $20 .
Dec 14
MEDITATION with Mario C. Veo.
Saturday, December 14, 2013    3:45 - 4:15 pm.     $5.
Dec 15
SPECIAL WORKSHOP - $10 - LOVE, LIGHT, AND WISDOM - LIVE LIFE FULLY...OR WASTE IT (YOUR CHOICE) with Mario C. Veo.
Sunday, December 15, 2013.      2 - 3 pm.       $10.
Dec 16
AN EVENING WITH SHMAYA, A CHANNELED LANGUAGE OF LIGHT with JoAnne Palladino.
Monday, December 16, 2013.     7 - 9 pm.       $20.
Dec 17
HOW TO MANIFEST A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR with Mario C. Veo.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013.     7 - 8:30 pm.      $20.
Dec 18
SIMPLETALES: COSMIC ASTROLOGY INTERPRETATION GROUP with C. A. Brooks.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013.    7 -9 pm.      $20.
Dec 19
CHART INTERPRETATION TECHNIQUES with Roy Neal.
Thursday, December 19, 2013.     7 - 8 pm.          $20. 
Dec 21
AMULETS & TALISMANS with Mario C. Veo.
Saturday, December 21, 2013.      2 - 3:30 pm.       $20.
Dec 21
MEDITATION with Mario C. Veo.
Saturday, December 21, 2013.     3:45 - 4:15 pm.     $5.
Dec 25
CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS
Dec 28
AMULETS & TALISMANS with Mario C. Veo.
Saturday, December 28, 2013.      2 - 3:30 pm.       $20.
Dec 28
MEDITATION with Mario C. Veo.
Saturday, December 28, 2013.     3:45 - 4:15 pm.     $5.
Dec 29
SPIRITUAL SUPPORT GROUP with Mario C. Veo.
Sunday, December 29, 2013.     10:30 am - 12 noon.    $10.
Dec 29
EXPAND YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS...AND YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL!! with Mario C. Veo.
Sunday, December 29, 2013.     2 - 3 pm.     FREE PRESENTATION.

 

42nd Anniversary Sale

25% off everything in the store

Celebrate with us!
December 26 thru 31
All Week Long!!
42nd Anniversary Sale 
Please join us during the week between
Christmas and New Year's Eve for our
annual Anniversary 25% off Sale at
Shining Lotus™

Take advantage of our
after-Christmas purge and take home those books and products you have been wanting all year long