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Mercury Retrograde starts June 7 and continues all month. This month's Mountain Astrologer has an article written by Kenneth Johnson that makes the point: The June 2014 retrograde cycle is a potent one, due to Mercury's passage through its own sign of Gemini, the mind is drawn toward wisdom and knowledge. A focus on Wisdom and Knowledge is always our main intention.
 A Mercury Retrograde does not mean everything you do this month will have to be done over, nor does it mean you should not sign a contract or move ahead with any project. Maybe what needs to happen is a more involved interest in these types of activities. A second look at the steps in your project or go over the language in your contract again. Often, I find mistakes that have been made during the Mercury Direct period that can then be corrected during the Retrograde. Whatever your connection with Mercury going forward or backward, communication of any kind is important in all our human relationships.
Karen Fox will be here to introduce her "Build Your Psychic Skills" cards, Sally Shotwell writes about the value of being prepared for the Summer Solstice this month in her look at the astrology of June, and Mario C. Veo has focused on self-empowerment with classes on Happiness, Creation, Sex, and Life.
James Wanless will be presenting a class all about Sustainability. We will also be welcoming Mark Michaels and Patricia Johnson to present their new book, "Partners In Passion". It's gonna be a great month!!
Many Blessings,
The Shining Lotus staff
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AUTHOR VISIT & BOOK SIGNING with Karen Fox, Ph.D., author of "BUILD YOUR PSYCHIC SKILLS: THE 90-DAY PLAN"
Saturday, June 14, 2014. 2 - 3:30 pm. FREE PRESENTATION.
 Explore your potential -- develop your psychic sense! While everyone is natural psychic, psychic ability must be nurtured and learned. Everyone can improve their innate psychic sense. This 90-Day Plan is designed to help readers take small steps each day, so that, in just three months, they can learn everything they need to develop psychic abilities: a quiet mind and body; an open, curious  mind; good psychic boundaries; a knowledge of how your mind works; and, of course, how to best practice your skills! Call 303-758-9113 to register.
Karen Fox, Ph.D. is not a typical psychic. She has developed her left, analytical brain as well as her psychic sense. Karen is a professional psychic, medical intuitive, and spirit medium.
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AUTHOR VISIT & BOOK SIGNING with Mark Michaels & Patricia Johnson, authors of "PARTNERS IN PASSION"
Monday, June 23, 2014. 7 - 8:30 pm. FREE PRESENTATION.
 Tantra uses sexual energy for consciousness expansion. In other words you can think whatever thoughts, use whatever implements, and be with whomever you wish, as long as that gets you into a highly charged erotic state. This is where the magic can begin to happen. Join us for an honest discussion in which we will  dispel some of the popular myths surrounding this ancient tradition. You will learn that elements of Tantric philosophy and practice can be easily applied to our modern lives in ways that do more than simply improve our sexual experiences. Call 303-758-9113 to register.
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GREEN YOURSELF & GROW YOURSELF with James Wanless, Ph.D., author of "SUSTAINABLE LIFE"
 Wednesday, June 25, 2014. 7 - 9 pm. $20.
With the green wisdom in the "Sustain Yourself Cards" by James Wanless, Ph.D., learn how to use these nature cards as your coach to grow into your apotheosis - your highest expression of yourself. You will experience the "Growth Tree" Reading to see your organic unfoldment like a tree - how to  plant your seed potentials and intention into full fruition. It's your unique and fun-filled opportunity to connect with your own nature and be renewed by the insight and inspiration of James Wanless, a modern-day Green Man, and author of "Adventures with Greening Man" and "Sustainable Life: The New Success". Call 303-758-9113 to register.
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PLANETS & POSSIBILITIES: A LOOK AT THE ASTROLOGY OF JUNE
by Sally Shotwell
We all recognize that we're living in interesting times and we need to give ourselves credit for weathering challenges in order to promote our personal growth. The fact that we are becoming more aware of emotional blocks and unconscious behavior patterns arising from our unconscious is real testimony to this. Now we have to figure out how to fill these vacuums with constructive energies which help us become integrated.
Enter the Sun (our consciousness) in Gemini (communication) which is sharing the influence of Mercury to promote our mental acuity. Being able to observe circumstances from an objective point of view works wonders in making wise choices.
Mercury is in Cancer (security) until it re-enters Gemini on June 17 and, due to its going retrograde (seemingly moving backward) June 7, the emphasis will be on carefully reviewing and reflecting on how to use our physical, mental and spiritual resources as future opportunities arise. This is a time of sorting and stabilizing.
Read more ...
 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.
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COMPARATIVE STILLNESS: THE MONKEY MIND & THE AWARENESS OF THE INTERACTION OF THE SUBTLE BODIES
by Pura Isham
 How often do we sit down and engage ourselves with the guidelines we have learned from someone or from some written materials with the sole purpose of experiencing stillness? Stillness of the mind and the slowing down of the interferences of the Ego happen and they happen comparatively to our experiences of stillness, quietness, calmness, and relaxation. Yet my awareness of stillness begins with my realization that it is the I of my physical form, of my emotional body that are still while I have been focusing on my monkey mind and its influences. When is it going to quiet down??
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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.
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WHEN LIFE IS A LEMON...THROW IT BACK
by Mario C. Veo
Far too often we've been told "don't rock the boat...we can't all be millionaires... make the best of what you have..." and my favorite, "hey, at least he doesn't hit me..." (a poor excuse for staying in a blah marriage!)
My view of Life is very different - I see it as an endless opportunity for discovery, an exciting adventure where I am uncovering greater and greater Insights - about myself and what makes this crazy world tick...(or not - you can thank your politicians for that!)
Yes, I have been half way around the world and back, and I can tell you that people - everywhere - are pretty much the same...some are good, sensible, basically nice people...while others are the reason why there is still so much conflict and chaos (you'd think that, if we are truly 'made in God's image', then someone has sneaked in some poor, cheap reproductions!)
 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.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ETHERIC BODY
by Bruce Johnson
 Esoteric science divides physical substance into seven types or categories. The divisions of physical matter from densest to finest are: dense solid, liquid, gaseous, etheric, super-etheric, sub-atomic, and atomic. These last four categories describe the four grades of etheric matter. Although still disbelieved in by orthodox science, etheric matter will be proven to exist within the next 75 years. The human etheric body is a network of interlaced channels of energy constructed of the four ethers, and is the framework and pattern for the dense physical body. The etheric body is also the vehicle of pranic vitality to the solid physical body, by which the dense physical body is kept alive. Physical death results when the link between the etheric body and dense physical body is broken.
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.
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ARROWS
by Drusant
In traffic I become disturbed by the actions of another driver.
I raise my emotional bow and shoot with great force and accuracy
This arrow straight into the heart of the unseen driver.
I tell myself that the justice of my well directed arrow
Is to let the other know of my true love for them
And it hurts me when I see them do something
Below the standard of my love.
My arrow is shot for their own benefit.
But the arrow of my love
Kills just as surely in traffic
As it does in war.
Should I be the receiver of another's arrow,
My preference would be for the archer
To keep their love to themselves.
Is it then this adolescent love
That gives such force behind
The destruction in which we live today?
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.
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LET'S GET STONED!..or 'the art of being distracted by shiny things'
with Meghan Taft
Wednesday, June 11, 2014. 7 - 8:30 pm. $5.
 Alright everyone, it's time again, I have chosen the next 3 stones from my magic box of rocks! This month we are going to go over Prehnite, Selenite, and Amethyst. All three are a wonderful trio of uniquely formed gems. Prehnite is a gemmy, green, translucent stone, sometimes formed with Epidote. Selenite is a white form of Gypsum, it has an interesting clarity in one angle, and a pearly, sheen in a different angle. And of course Amethyst, a form of Quartz, a deep, translucent purple. All three of these stones all work well together to help with one important aspect of our lives and we will discuss what that is at the next meetup , so come on down to Shining Lotus, and Let's Get Stoned!
Meghan Taft has been studying geology and working with gemstones for 14 years. She works with gemstones by setting up grids in houses and businesses and does gemstone readings.
Please contact Meghan Taft at 303-789-0646 and ask for ext 47 to sign up for the group, admission is $5, we will go over a different set of stones each month and you will be emailed the updated info for each group.
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EVENTS AND CLASSES
Sun. Jun 1 --- 2-3 pm. SIMPLETALES: THE MONTH AHEAD - C. A. Brooks.
Tue. Jun 3 --- 7-8:30 pm. CHOOSE LIFE UNCONDITIONAL - Mario C. Veo.
Wed. Jun 4 --- 7 - 9 pm. SIMPLETALES: COSMIC ASTROLOGY GROUP - C. A. Brooks.
Thu. Jun 5 --- 7 - 9 pm.
ABUNDANCE IS MINE! - Norma Mitchell.
Sat. Jun 7 --- 11am-12:30pm.THE UNIVERSAL KEY WORKSHOP - Mario C. Veo.
Sat. Jun 7 --- 12:45-1:15 pm.
$5 MEDITATION with Mario C. Veo.
Sun. Jun 8 --- 2 - 3 pm. INTRO TO PAST LIFE REGRESSION & HYPNO-THERAPY- Norma Mitchell.
Tue. Jun 10 --- 7-8:30 pm. THE 4 STAGES OF CREATION - Mario C. Veo.
Wed. Jun 11 --- 7 - 9 pm. LET'S GET STONED - Meghan Taft. Thu. Jun 12 --- 7 - 9 pm.
HYPNO/REGRESSION GROUP - Norma Mitchell.
Sat. Jun 14 --- 11am-12:30.
THE UNIVERSAL KEY WORKSHOP - Mario C. Veo
Sat. Jun 14 --- 12:45-1:15 pm. $5 MEDITATION - Mario C. Veo. Sat. Jun 14 --- 2 - 3 pm. AUTHOR VISIT & BOOK SIGNING - Karen Fox, author of "Build Your Psychic Skills". Sun. Jun 15 --- 2 - 3 pm. TRUST YOURSELF-THE KEY TO SUCCESS -$10 WORKSHOP - Mario C. Veo.
Tue. Jun 17 --- 7 - 9 pm.
SEX AND THE SPIRITUAL PATH - Mario C. Veo.
Wed. Jun 18 --- 7 - 9 pm.
SIMPLETALES: COSMIC ASTROLOGY - C. A. Brooks.
Thu. Jun 19 --- 7 - 9 pm.
SPIRITUAL WORKSHOP GROUP - Norma Mitchell.
Sat. Jun 21 --- 11am-12:30.
THE UNIVERSAL KEY WORKSHOP - Mario C. Veo
Sat. Jun 21 --- 12:45-1:15 pm. $5 MEDITATION - Mario C. Veo. Mon. Jun 23 --- 7 - 8:30 pm. AUTHOR VISIT & BOOK SIGNING - Mark Michaels & Patricia Johnson, authors of "Partners In Passion".
Tue. Jun 24 ---7 - 8:30 pm.
WHEN LIFE BECOMES PREDICTABLE...IT'S BORING - Mario C. Veo.
Wed. Jun 25 --- 7 - 9 pm.
GREEN YOURSELF & GROW YOURSELF - James Wanless, Ph.D.
Thu. Jun 26 --- 7 - 9 pm. ASTROLOGICAL ACTIVATIONS IN THE BIRTH CHART - Roy Neal. Sat. Jun 27 --- 11am-12:30. THE UNIVERSAL KEY WORKSHOP - Mario C. Veo. Sat. Jun 27 --- 12:45-1:15 pm. $5 MEDITATION - Mario C. Veo. Sun. Jun 28 ---10:30am-noon. SPIRITUAL SUPPORT GROUP - Mario C. Veo. Sun. Jun 28 --- 2 - 3 pm. THE CHAKRAS AND MANIFESTATION - Mario C. Veo. |
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"8 KEYS TO WHOLENESS"
by Donna DeNomme
8 Keys to Wholeness uncovers remarkable tools for true and lasting healing. Donna DeNomme reminds us that the ultimate truth is not found in our wounding but rather in the discovery of the ways in which we can heal those wounds.
$19.95
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"Partners In Passion: A Guide To Great Sex, Emotional Intimacy and Long Term Love"
by Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson
This book proposes alternative models of long-term connection, founded on mutuality, a collaborative mindet, empathy and transparency.
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"BUILD YOUR PSYCHIC SKILLS: The 90-Day Plan"
by Karen Fox, Ph.D.
This 90-Day Plan is designed to help readers take small steps each day, so that, in just three months, they can learn everything they need to develop psychic abilities: a quiet mind and body; an open, curious mind; good psychic boundaries; a knowledge of how your mind works; and, of course, how to best practice your skills!
$34.99
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"SUSTAINABLE LIFE: THE NEW SUCCESS"
by James Wanless. Ph.D.
In Sustainable Life, noted futurist James Wanless, Ph.D. examines the principles of personal sustainability as the means of living a healthy, whole life - achieving personal sustainability and contributing to global sustainability through or personal choices.
$26.95
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"PERCEPTION DECEPTION"
by David Icke
David Icke, the world's most controversial author, has spent the last quarter of a century unravelling the secrets of the Universe, reality and the forces that manipulate our world. What was once ridiculed and dismissed is now being confirmed again and again as Icke, a figure of fun for so long, is acknowledged as a man way ahead of his time.
$39.00
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"YOU CAN HEAL YOUR HEART"
by Louise L. Hay and David Kessler
When we think of loss, the idea of finding meaning or anything beneficial from it seems contradictory. But whether it's a breakup, divorce, or even death, there IS more to be found, depending on how you hold the thoughts around it.
$19.95
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"THE SEVEN CHAKRA SISTERS"
by Linda Linker Rosenthal
In this whole new spin on the chakras, Linda imagines them as seven your princesses living in an enchanted crystal castle (the human body). They have fallen under a spell of Forgetfulness, causing the whole castle to feel sick, tired, uninspired. How will they find balance and joy again?
$16.95
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