	Contents
MANIFESTATION
EZEKIEL'S VISION
PLANETS & POSSIBILITIES
LET'S GET STONED
INTRO TO CLAIRVOYANCE
LEARNING THE TAROT

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In a world full of noise, truth always echoes the loudest, even when it is being whispered.

The Original Metaphysical Bookstore

founded 1972

April 2015

APRIL 2015

April will see the return of a couple of our signature classes that have taken some time off during the winter.

Let's Get Stoned is a monthly meetup for people who want to know more about the minerals of the world. Meghan Taft leads this crystal and stone lovers class on the second Wednesday of every month.

Norma Mitchell has brought back her Spiritual Discussion Group (third Thursday) and Hypno/Regression Therapy Group (second Thursday). The Spiritual Discussion Group has been very popular in the past. The Hypno/Regression takes you back to previous lives to help improve the experience in this one.

Shining Lotus™ Metaphysical Bookstore, The Original Metaphysical Bookstore, founded in 1972, has been Denver's best source for metaphysical books and supplies for 43 years.

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MANIFESTATION...AND THE FANTASIES WE CREATE
by Mario C. Veo

In my misspent youth all I really wanted was to study 'Magic' - it didn't matter what Lineage, I devoured books on Spell-craft, on Shamanism and rituals, on Kahunas and Spirit Communication... heck, I even used Ouija Boards and Trance-Work (I don't recommend these... it's true that Spirit protects the innocents... but what about the foolish...!?) I attended workshop after workshop, met with Kahunas in Hawaii and Native American Medicine Men and Women in New Mexico, studied with Shamans in Africa and Gurus in India... and in the end had to do my own Inner Search... all in the attempt to find this elusive 'Magic'.

Later I found out that what I was really looking for was to understand how Energy works, how Creation comes about, and what my role is in all this.

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EZEKIEL'S VISION & THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE
by Bruce Johnson

The Bible prophet Ezekiel describes in his heavenly vision- a whirlwind of creation rising out of the north, wheels within wheels, fiery clouds, and four winged creatures in the sky linked to the four cardinal directions. These symbols are also found in the mysterious Wheel of Fortune tarot card. Its arcane meaning is discovered through the application of Ancient Wisdom teachings.

The orange Wheel of Fortune is the whirlwind of Ezekiel's vision, a Spiritual Sun of eternal motion and life, and it also symbolizes the the Wheel of Life. It is the creative non-physical source of all solid physical forms. Its physical parallel would be the Sun of a Solar System.

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PLANETS AND POSSIBILITIES: A LOOK AT THE ASTROLOGY OF APRIL
by Sally Shotwell
Planets & Possibilities

Spring is here and the atmosphere in which we find ourselves is very charged. Mercury (thought process) and Uranus (unpredictability) are keeping company in the assertive cardinal fire sign, Aries. Aries is known for personifying independence, stressing individuality. Contributing umph to this picture are expansive Jupiter in enthusiastic, fiery Leo and normally restrained Saturn in idealistic, sparkly Sagittarius. Since Saturn is traveling backward (retrograde), his influence allows us to go inward to re-evaluate our belief systems without over-reacting in making adjustments in our world views.

April 2nd, the Sun is very friendly with Jupiter which may uplift our spirits encouraging us to tackle new projects. We do need to keep in mind that for the first several days of the month, Pluto is harassing the Aries-based spheres, the impact of which we've felt many a time already. Remaining calm should be our chief goal.

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LET'S GET STONED - $5 MEETUP
with Meghan Taft

Wednesday, April 8, 2015. 7 pm - 9 pm. $5.

Happy Spring everyone! I hope you have had a Magical Winter, and are ready to wake from hibernation! This month we are going to really shake things up energetically. We will be going over 3 powerful stones, Apophyllite, Danburite, and Optical Calcite. Apophyllite is a stone with diverse formations and can form as translucent, white, and green. Danburite is a beautifully translucent stone, forming mainly in translucent, light or pale pink, and even a deep yellow. And lastly, Optical Calcite, a beautiful crystal clear variety of Calcite that has a unique quality when examined in the Sunlight! I hope you are able to make it on Wednesday here at Shining Lotus, these are powerful stones, I look forward to sharing them with you! As always bring your pieces if you have them, and I will help you identify any stones you can't, so bring those too! We are going to have so much fun, so come on out to Shining Lotus and Let's Get Stoned!

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by Norma Mitchell
Blessings From Spirit

When we are first born, we remember our connection with God as wholeness, without separation. As we come from our mother's body into the world we have agreed to experience for our lifetime, we feel that true sense of separation as an individual body in a world that is designed for us to experience an individual identity. By the time we are learning how to use our voice, our limbs, our senses of space, time, realities of this planet which helps us understand the illusions of separation, we begin to forget the awareness of our oneness with our Source.

These conditions are further complicated by the emotions we experience in the people around us. We feel their love and their pain, their joy and their sadness, their peacefulness or their anger, ��any emotions that expand our awareness of who they are as people. When we, as infants, become overwhelmed by the emotions of others we may retreat within ourselves and experience the unity with our Source again.

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INTRODUCTION TO CLAIRVOYANCE - $10 WORKSHOP
with Mario C. Veo

Sunday, April 19, 2015. 2 pm - 3 pm. $10.

True Clairvoyance is a Gift, bestowed not on the 'Gifted', but on those who practice 'the Noble Self', that Expanded Consciousness which recognizes the Person as being made up of Divine Energies. It is this simple realization which allows for this Higher Communication... but beware of those who are 'simple psychics' and still dwell in their Ego... much can , and will, go wrong. Call 303-758-9113 to register.

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COMING IN MAY ----
KEEP IT SIMPLE SERIES: AN INITIATION INTO THE FOOL'S JOURNEY: LEARNING THE TAROT
with Mo Abdelbaki

Saturdays, starting in May, 2015. 1 pm - 4 pm.

Are you interested in learning more about your Tarot Cards. Please consider taking the Fool's Journey (some call it the Hero's Journey) with Mo Abdelbaki as your guide. He is planning a series of classes pairing the mystery of the Tarot with his own extensive study of the Art of the Cards. Please call 303-758-9113 if you are interested in taking part in this Saturday afternoon class. It will start in May with classes two weeks apart and continue through the Major and Minor Arcanas. The classes will meet every other Saturday through the Spring, Summer and maybe even into the Fall. We will know more about cost and specifics as we get closer to the start date.

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