Monday, April 30, 2012

Crystal Bed Day 23 - Just Get Over It

Today I did a 30 minute session and it was just great.  I was thinking about a question someone had asked me:  What was my health condition that required Crystal Bed Healing?


I could give a laundry list of my ailments but that might be considered whining so I won't do that.  The real reason for me getting Crystal Bed treatments is that I contracted a serious case of MRSA -- medicine-resistant staph infection -- several years ago and I felt that I had never fully recovered my health after that.


I had a MRSA infection along a 10-inch surgical wound in my abdomen which I'd contracted in a hospital in Annapolis after part of my large intestine had been removed due to an infected and perforated colon.  This was a double-whammy that almost killed me -- I was on the strongest oral and intravenous antibiotics for two months fighting for my life.


Then I found out a few months ago that MRSA never really leaves the body, it can reoccur at any time, and it permanently damages the immune system.  This really upset me since I was hoping that that terrible chapter of m life was completely over.


Thinking back on that time of my life brought back a lot of bad memories and emotions.  So today on the  Crystal Bed I had to confront them again and I realized that part of my healing was to get over my bitterness about everything that had happened to me several years ago.


I suppose this is not unusual in that most people have things that have happened in their lives they could be bitter about.  With the  Crystal Bed and my healthier lifestyle I was determined not to let the MRSA reoccur -- I didn't want to live through that horrible experience again.


I also had figured out that I had better get over the bitterness and regret if I was going to truly be a healthy and happy person.


And I felt good this day -- I was really feeling happier than I had felt in a long time.  This shows that healing is not just physical.  There is the mental and emotional part also.


If we have things inside us making us unhealthy and unhappy then here is some good advice:  Just Get Over It.  It's time to move on.  The Crystal Bed was helping me do that.

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Crystal Bed Day 22 – Live The Life You Have Imagined



Today I went to the Crystal Bed after church and had a very deep and relaxing session.  There was an increasing feeling that I was receiving guidance about the direction I should take for the remainder of this lifetime.

It usually takes quite a while to get where we want to go once we decide to go there.  Of course one could argue that there is never anywhere to get to because we are always on the Journey.  There is only “here” and never a “there.”  We are all works in progress, not finished products.  

We are all on the way.  Our own special and unique Journey.  The Way is the Way is the Way.

However, it is useful to have definite, specific goals in life also.  When I do this I always accomplish a lot, even though I often end up in a different place from that which I had originally intended.

One thing my new psychic business coach JacQuaeline has done for me is require me to not only identify my goals but also to pick my #1 goal out of all possible goals.  This is a useful thing to do, because if I can accomplish my #1 goal then all my other goals will be met in the process.

The reason I want a business coach is to reinforce good habits of thought, keep me focused on my #1 goal, and to make me accountable to someone for accomplishing what I want to accomplish.

It’s harder than many people realize to choose a single #1 goal.  People generally don’t do this, and they don't get what they want because they have not identified what they really want.  This is the crucial first step in getting what you want out of life.

It’s also difficult to make sure your goals are truly your own and not someone else’s goals for what they want you to do.  You have to know your own heart and follow it.

Once you identify specifically what you really want, and visualize it, and believe you can get it, then your chances of success are extremely great.  Especially if you consistently and boldly take action in the direction of your Dreams.

Today I felt that the Crystal Bed was helping me tremendously to clarify not only my goals and life purpose but also exactly how to accomplish them.  For this I am very grateful.

“If one advances confidently in the direction of one's dreams, and endeavors to live the life which one has imagined, one will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” 

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”

-- Henry David Thoreau

Link to JacQuaeline's Presentation at the People's Church


The following is from Rev. Steve Adkins, founder of the People's Church of Divine Prophecy, referring to a presentation in church from the renowned Los Angeles psychic, author, healer and my personal business coach, JacQuaeline:

As we move through life, we are given numerous opportunities to progress or acquire understanding and knowledge.  One of these occurred this past Sunday when JacQuaeline gave her inspirational lecture.  I have attached the YouTube link for those who were not there or wish to hear it for the first time.  The video is about 26 minutes, well worth the time:

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Crystal Bed Day 21 - If The World's A Stage, What Is My Part?



Today was another good day on the bed.  I can feel the healing and changes taking place in me at all levels.  I continue to experience a lot of things that I don’t remember afterwards but seem meaningful at the time.

Today I had subtle thoughts about my life’s purpose.  There was no flash of lightening but I felt that I was receiving information about what I was supposed to do.  What role I was supposed to play.

The quote from Shakespeare kept going through my mind:

All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.

This has become almost a cliché, but it still seemed important to me.  Not because of the general thought but because of how it might play out in my own life.  What role was I to play for the next act of my life? 

I was also thinking a lot about:   Financial Abundance, Money Magnetism and Psychic Attraction.  I was hoping during the next age of my life I would be able to play a role that involved financial abundance.  Surprise, surprise.  Who wouldn’t want that?!

Somehow today I felt that the Crystal Bed was going to help me not only clarify the details about the role I was to play, but also make me able to demonstrate the principles of Money Magnetism and Psychic Attraction.

I was ready for it.  Yet I felt like I still needed to work out some details in my own mind about my reasons for wanting these things to happen.  Even though I was receiving a lot of information on the Crystal Bed at conscious and unconscious levels, I needed more in order to understand what was my real life’s purpose.

If all the world’s a stage and we are merely players, then perhaps it was time for me to have a talk with the Great Playwright of Life and get some clarification about my part in this drama.  I was really hoping the Crystal Bed could help me get that conversation going.  I was confident that it would.



Friday, April 27, 2012

Crystal Bed Day 20 - What I Would Do If I Had Only 30 Days To Live


Today was a noon session on the Crystal Bed so it was physically relaxing but also very mental.  I enjoy it when deep physical rest is combined with interesting thoughts and insights.

The thought going through my head today was one that Mannie discusses in his book: 

What would you do if you had only 30 days to live?

My answer is:  Just what I'm doing now.  Only more of it.

Not sure if this is a good answer or not.  Am I missing something?  Why is it I don't want to do anything different from what I'm doing now?

Perhaps this means I should just be happy!  I’m doing what I want to do every day.  I’m getting healthier every day.  I’m writing every day.  I’m interacting with great people every day.  I’m surrounded by positive energy.

But I do wish I could do more of what I'm doing now.  Write more.  Talk to more people.  Experience more of what I'm experiencing.  Get healthier faster.  Get more clients.  Lose more weight faster!

Wanting to do more of what I'm doing is probably a good thing.  As always, we must be patient.  All good things come in time on the earth plane.

Today I did 45 minutes on the Crystal Bed and was really zapped with energy all day and into the night.  I was experiencing a definite “chakra buzz.” It was a good feeling.

After being on the Crystal Bed Mannie did an aura reading for me using special photographic equipment he has in his store.  It showed my aura was all light and bright lavender.  We agreed that the Crystal Bed is having a positive effect both on my life and on my aura.

Disclosure:  I don't know much about auras or chakras or crystals. 

There are people teaching classes at Daytona Books & Metaphysics who know a lot about these things, and I realize I need to study more and learn more.  Maybe get some books at the bookstore.

But I do know I feel a lot of energy flowing through me on the Crystal Bed.  I do know I feel much healthier.  I feel centered, balanced, connected, energized and focused.  Those are good things.

Even though I don’t know much about chakras, I do know what I like.  And I am really liking the effect the Crystal Bed is having on my life.

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Praise for 'Earthing'



“This inspired and well-researched book explains the perils we face
by being disconnected from the power and energy of the Earth and
its boundless storehouse of free electrons. Could much of the disease,
chronic inflammation, poor sleep, and more be the result of this?
A brilliant hypothesis well-grounded in science."
—NICHOLAS PERRICONE, M.D.,
AUTHOR OF AGELESS FACE, AGELESS MIND

“Earthing ranks right up there with the discovery of penicillin.
This book is probably the most important health read
of the twenty-first century."
—ANN LOUISE GITTLEMAN, PH.D., C.N.S.,
AUTHOR OF THE FAT FLUSH PLAN

“Earthing may be as fundamental as sunlight, air, water,
and nutrients.‘May the Ground be with you!’"
—GARY E. SCHWARTZ, PH.D., PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY
AND MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA,
AND AUTHOR OF THE ENERGY HEALING EXPERIMENTS

“People have lost touch with the Earth. From a biblical perspective,
people who lose touch with the Earth lose touch with God. Earthing
reconnects us to the planet, to others, and, in a sense, to God."
—GABRIEL COUSENS, M.D., AUTHOR OF SPIRITUAL NUTRITION

Read the first 50 pages of 'Earthing' Here:
http://www.earthingsolutions.ca/v/vspfiles/assets/images/earthing_book_sample.pdf

Earthing -- The Greatest Health Discovery of Our Time

Reading about "Earthing" -- The Greatest Health Discovery of Our Time!

http://www.earthinginstitute.net/index.php/overview


The surface of the Earth resonates with natural, subtle energies. Ongoing scientific research is discovering the details as to why people feel significantly better when they connect with these omnipresent energy fields. Earthing refers to the process of connecting by walking barefoot outside, as humans have done throughout history, or sitting, working, or sleeping grounded indoors. For more than a decade, thousands of people around the world—men, women, children, and athletes—have incorporated Earthing into their daily routines and report that they sleep better, have less pain and stress, and faster recovery from trauma. Earthing immediately equalizes your body to the same energy level, or potential, as the Earth. This results in synchronizing your internal biological clocks, hormonal cycles, and physiological rhythms, and suffusing your body with healing, negatively charged free electrons abundantly present on the surface of the Earth.
Earthing is among the most natural and safest things you can do.

What Is A Crystal Bed & How Does It Work? (Day 19)


Crystal Bed - Day 19

Today it occurred to me I should learn more about the Crystal Bed, as well as the John of God healing experience and process.

What I've been doing is experiencing the Crystal Bed, but not knowing that much about it.  I could tell it was having a good effect on me on every level.  So what exactly is the Crystal Bed and how does it work?

There is a page of information about the Crystal Bed on the Daytona Books & Metaphysics website here:  Crystal Bed Information

Below are some excerpts.  This is important information for anyone interested in experiencing Crystal Bed healing:

What is the Crystal Bed?

The “Crystal Bed” is the name given to a healing device. The bed has 7 clear quartz crystals suspended approximately 12 inches above the person lying on a bed. Each of the quartz crystals has been cut to a specific frequency. 

Each crystal is aligned above one of the seven human energy centers or chakras. Colored lights, chosen to match the chakra colors, radiate light and energy through the crystals to each chakra, and shine on and off in certain rhythms to cleanse, balance, and align your energies. The individual receiving the session rests face up with eyes closed, bathing in the energy.  It is best to cover the eyes with a white cloth.

How Does the Crystal Bed Produce Healing?

The Crystal Bed combines the powers of Color Therapy, Light Therapy and Crystal Healing Therapy. The energy streams produce beneficial stimulation on many physical and energetic levels of being. The colored light shining through the crystals is the healing energy of the Crystal Bed. 

As the color is transmitted through the crystal onto the corresponding chakra, it is cleansed, aligned, energized, and brought into balance with all of the other chakras. This allows the other aspects of our self, whether it be mental, emotional or physical to be brought into balance. For when the chakras are out of balance, all the other aspects of ourselves will also be out of balance. Then as these subtle energies are brought into balance, the body's own natural healing mechanisms are able to function as they was designed to do. 

The Crystal Bed cleanses, balances and recharges the body's energy and creates a deep relaxation. It is also a great preventative modality. And in the end, we may not know how exactly it works, but we do know it does!

What Should I Expect After a Crystal Bed Healing Session?

As with many subtle energy healing therapies, no claims can be made that any disease states can be cured. However there are many, many reports of healings occurring. Healing can occur on many different levels, spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical. The crystal bed also can help open the connection with healing spirit guides. Some people believe it opens subconscious powers of healing, alignment and balance.

Many people who have had Crystal Bed Healing sessions have reported some of the following:

  • Feeling more energized
  • Feeling a deep relaxation
  • Feeling more at peace with themselves
  • Feeling less stressed and an increased sense of overall well being
  • Gaining a deeper spiritual understanding of themselves
  • Gaining a greater understanding of their life situations
  • Gaining insights and guidance about their future life path
  • Gaining insights into the causes of illness and disease 
  • Receiving guidance as to how to best deal with their problems

Every person who receives Crystal Bed Healing reports a different effect, each experience being relevant and unique to his or her own condition, needs, and level of awareness. 

Many people who have experienced the crystal bed also feel themselves in an altered state after a session. Many say they feel the sensation of being worked on by spirits, some float back into past lives, and some a feeling of great attunement to spirit. The experience is totally individual.

What do I do after a Crystal Bed Healing?

No matter what the experience, it is advisable for the individual to rest after a Crystal Bed Healing session to fully absorb the experience. It is also advisable to drink several glasses of water over the next several hours to help rid the body of any toxins or waste products which tend to be released through the cleansing action of the Crystal healing. It also can be helpful to write down the experiences and guidance which can occur during the healing session, to help integrate and ground the experience into your life.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Crystal Bed Day 18 - Holistic Success


Today I did the Crystal Bed after a late afternoon meditation and  two mile beach walk.  When I walk on the surf all four elements are in their purest form – the sun, the air, the water and the sand.  They are all energized and ionized and make me feel totally refreshed.  I never want to leave, but I know I have to in order to avoid being sunburned so I don’t stay out there more than an hour or two.  It’s wonderful living across the street from the ocean because with such easy access I don’t have any excuses for not going to get my exercise.

Today’s Crystal Bed experience had me thinking about focused action.   This is the key to success.

My mind is becoming very focused now on what I want to achieve during the remainder of my time on earth.  The more I focus the more my goals become clear, and my chances for success increase.

There is a saying in the world of internet marketing that applies to other endeavors in life:  “The only people who don’t succeed are those who quit too soon.”  One of the primary rules of life that I taught my children is this:  "Never Give Up."

Being on the Crystal Bed is a great time to do strategic, focused thinking that yields action steps.   An action plan is coming together to achieve my goals.  This is important because the Universe rewards action.  Sustained action over time yields the greatest rewards.

Maybe this mental focus is just part of holistic health.  To me holistic means covering all parts of who and what we are:  Soul, Mind, Emotions, and Body.  When we are healthy in all areas of our lives then happiness and success are natural by-products. 

There is no question the Crystal Bed is helping me achieve health in a holistic way and I’m seeing it in all areas of my life.  The changes may be slow, but they are steady, and noticeable.

Now I can clearly see why the Turtle beat the Hare in the old Aesop's Fable.  Slow and steady wins the race.  I think I'll just keep plodding along, day by day.  And never give up.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Crystal Bed Day 17 - Catch A Wave and Hang Ten



Today I went in to the Crystal Bed around 5 pm and am pleased to report that nothing happened.  

The Crystal Bed experience was very good, but uneventful.  Before going in I was already well rested since I had meditated earlier.  I suppose this is a lesson in healing.  It usually happens slowly over time without being accompanied by flashes of lightening or bells and whistles.

Since it was late I was feeling rushed and had a short session – about 20 minutes.  Yet that was long enough for me to get a good healing experience.

I did have a business insight.  (On the Crystal Bed, if my body is rested my mind is usually very active.)  My thoughts today were about my new business venture of writing a video marketing newsletter. 

On the Crystal Bed I made a business decision:  to set up a new website at www.videomarketingnewsletter.com.  I also decided to contact all the video production companies in the US and Canada to ask them to subscribe so they could send this valuable information to their video customers. 

Video marketing is a growth industry on the internet and I want to do my part to help.  I also want to ride the wave of a growing business sector: online video.  It was time to go surfing, hang ten, and have a great time.

For some reason I felt that with my Crystal Bed healing I could accomplish anything.  It's not that it makes me feel omnipotent, but rather it makes me feel very confident.  Not only am I losing weight and feeling healthier, I am also making better business decisions.

Looking back on my Crystal Bed experiences so far, I am struck with how focused and clear my thinking has become in all areas of my life.  

Even without the health benefits, this would make the Crystal Bed experience worthwhile. 

Monday, April 23, 2012

30 Benefits of Chakra Balancing and Cleansing



·        Increased awareness and openness to Psychic and Spiritual Information
·        Faster and greater ability to heal your Physical, Emotional, Mental and Spiritual Issues
·        Transform weaknesses into strengths
·        Easier Release of Non Supportive Patterns
·        Increased Passion for Life
·        Experience the Power of living Present in the Now
·        Overcome boredom by infusing spirit into mundane
·        Become comfortable facing uncertainty by tapping into the stability of your Self
·        Increased manifesting ability to create what You want in life
·        Access financial wisdom
·        Enjoy healthy and loving relationships
·        Greater pleasure and enjoyment in life
·        Realization of your self worth
·        Make clear choices that reflect who You are
·        Self confidence to accept and express yourself
·        Ease in experiencing Love and forgiveness of self and others.
·        Access inspiration to turn dreams into reality
·        Awareness and dedication to your Highest life path.
·        Increase the health and strength of your immune system
·        Recognition and increase intuition
·        Express and release emotions in a healthy manner
·        Increased personal integrity
·        Attain self mastery
·        Access your inner wisdom
·        Enjoy the clarity of a focused mind
·        Abundant inner guidance by maintaining a strong connection to Source
·        Live your Highest Life Path
·        Tap into your Will Power
·        Clear communication of your heart and mind
·        Experience the power of being grounded in physical and your Spiritual Higher Self simultaneously

The benefits of clear and healthy functioning chakras are available to anyone.


Sunday, April 22, 2012

Crystal Bed Day 16 - Understanding the Inexplicable



Today is my 60th birthday.  Only did 22 minutes on the Crystal Bed today but that was enough.  Feel very contented today for some inexplicable reason.  I think the Crystal Bed has made a difference in my life in subtle ways.

I’m still thinking a lot about relationships with other people.  I met a new friend for coffee this morning and we had a good conversation.

I'm finding the Crystal Bed is helping me see the truth of the way things are, with people and relationships.  Whenever I am around other people I'm getting strong feelings about them now.  I’m seeing more clearly where they fit into my life.  Everyone I meet or talk to has come into my life for a reason, I believe.

Last night I had a conversation with another friend about the difference among the words clairvoyant, clairaudient, and clairsentient.  Since I was having more psychic and metaphysical experiences on the Crystal Bed I decided I should look up these words and figure out what they mean.  I thought this would help me understand my own experiences better.

Here’s what I found out about what some people call ESP:

·         A clairvoyant ("clear seeing") has intuitive knowledge of people and things by seeing with the inner mind.
·         A clairaudient ("clear hearing") is intuitively able to communicate and receive guidance through the sense of hearing.
·         A clairsentient ("clear seeing"), sometimes called "Empathic", intuitively feels people and/or things.
·         Clairessence ("clear smelling") is intuitive ability to communicate, listen and receive guidance through the sense of smell.
·         A medium or channeler moves out of the way and allows others, such as the angels, to speak or act through them.

This is all new to me yet very interesting to think about.  More and more scientists are doing research and obtaining a greater understanding of the human mind.  We have a lot of mental capabilities that we don’t understand very well.  That is certainly true of me!

Being on the Crystal Bed felt very good today and I was very relaxed afterwards. I wished I could remember and understand more of my mental or psychic experiences while on the Crystal Bed, and I was hoping that would come in time.  I think it will.

Perhaps the process of aligning and cleansing the chakras will improve my mental clarity and focus, and help me use more of my mind in positive ways.  I thought that would be a terrific result of my Crystal Bed treatments.  Time will tell!

Crystal Bed Day 15 - The Downside of Love


Today I went in after church and had a very deep and relaxing 45 minutes on the Crystal Bed.  This was a good amount of time for me today since I needed it.  I was starting to let my body tell me how much time I needed to be on the bed each day.

My thoughts today were mostly about relationships.  Since I'd just been around a group of people this is normal.  The church people all have good energy and are enjoyable to spend time with.  They are all interesting, and I decided I'd like to get to know some of them better.  I began to wonder where some of them were themselves with respect to their own relationships.

Everyone there is considered a "spiritual" person but they also have human needs which include companionship, affection, friendship, and so on.  So this made me think about our personal needs on all levels.  

This may seem like a simple question, but I started asking myself where other people fit into our spiritual growth.  How important are relationships to "falling in love with our time on earth?"

People who come into our lives all seem to have a reason for being there. They bring us enjoyment and help us grow.

It is nice to be open to meeting new people and making new friends.  It has been an important part of my personal growth.

It occurred to me while on the Crystal Bed that being in a committed romantic relationship has the downside of (possibly) cutting out other people from your life.  

If you are spending all of your time with one person, think of all the new people you might not meet  Think about the current friends you would not spend as much time with. 

Meaning you are less open to meeting new people.  Can you do both?  Yes, probably, but in different ways.  This is another topic that I will want to explore more in coming weeks.  

My time on the Crystal Bed was continuing to fill my head with interesting thoughts!

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Crystal Bed Day 14 - Healing

Today I went in around 11:00 but had a bad night's sleep and was extremely tired. I realized that spending every day and evening with Mom was getting to be too much. I needed a break, psychologically and emotionally. This is because she is slowly getting worse, and there's nothing I can do about it. I'm at peace with that, but then again, it is a bit hard to take, day in and day out. It made me appreciate and respect the the nurses who took care of Mom 24/7. They were really caring people and doing a great job.

When I got on the Crystal Bed I really needed rejuvenation -- and I got it. I went into a deep rest helped by meditation. Jude knocked on the door after 30 minutes, and it seemed like I'd only been there a few minutes. I'd totally lost track of time! The crystal light energy can really send you into a deep rest on all levels. Sometimes that's just what we need, and it really helps with healing on all levels also.

When I got up I felt 100% better than before the Crystal Bed treatment. Not only physically rested but more mentally focused also. I still wasn't sure of the long term effects of the Crystal Bed but I knew one thing for sure: today it helped me feel a lot better immediately. "Here and Now."

To paraphrase an old saying: I don't know much about crystals (or crystal beds, or light therapy) but I know what I like! I was beginning to really like my crystal bed experiences very much.  They were making me feel better, and I could sense that healing was taking place for me on all levels.  And that's just what I need!

Friday, April 20, 2012

Crystal Bed Day 13 -- Joy in Living

My thirteenth day on the Crystal Bed was also Friday the 13th. But I didn't notice it till later. I don't pay attention to such things and am not superstitious.

This was another morning treatment since I was on my way to spend the day with Mom. This always makes the Crystal Bed experience more cerebral and my head was filled with many thoughts as usual.

Doing the Crystal Bed in the morning gives me a lot of good energy for the rest of the day. Doing the Crystal Bed late in the afternoon is like getting my battery re-charged. Both are enjoyable and worthwhile.

While on the Crystal Bed today my thoughts were revolving around some words I'd read in the book "Hands of Light" which I'd purchased at the bookstore a few weeks earlier. It's a book for healers, and in it there is a discussion about the fallacy of feeling superior.

As we progress along our own individual spiritual paths in life it does us no good to feel superior to anyone else. (Nor inferior either.) Everyone is at their own place, and there can be no judgmentalism involved.

This made me think of a quote I'd read recently: "Competition kills the spirit; cooperation nourishes it."

If our goal in life is merely to beat other people, we will have an empty life. There is no joy in beating people, and feeling superior about it. It ends up making you feel separate and alone, instead of loved and connected with others.

While talking with Mannie later he asked me if I'd ever heard the phrase "Be Here Now" which is the name of a popular New Age book from the 1970's written by Baba Ram Dass. I think the name of the book says it all.

Mannie's point is that we need to live in the moment. Just look around you and appreciate what you have right now. Don't bring all the made-up worries about the future into the present moment. Live in the here and now and you will appreciate live more as it passes by.

When we do that a lot of tension leaves us and joy comes to us. Joy is my word for today, I decided. My goal is not to beat people nor compare myself to others. I want to live life to the fullest and experience joy.

The reason we do things, and do them as well as we can, is not to "win" but for the pure joy in doing something great. There is a joy in living and doing things that has nothing to do with comparing ourselves to other people.

If you live fully in the moment and follow your heart and your own guidance, then you will know each day that you are doing the right thing, and you will live a good life -- the life you are supposed to live.

Maybe that is what the Crystal Bed is doing for me. If so, that is a wonderful thing.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Crystal Bed Day 12 - What I Learned From My Mother And William Butler Yeats

Today I had a good talk with Mannie before going on the Crystal Bed. He is good to talk to because he shares his thoughts and guidance with you very openly. He always has something interesting to say, and today I felt peaceful after talking with him.

We were talking about my Mom lingering in hospice care. He said "you can look at it two ways." Either

1. It's bad it's dragging on so long, or
2. It's good because you have the opportunity to spend more time with her.

I definitely agreed with #2, and I actually did not want her to leave us -- I realized I wasn't totally ready myself. However, spending every day and evening with her was taking a toll on me in different ways. (Mentally, emotionally, physically.) I was thankful for the Crystal Bed to recharge my batteries.

Today on the Crystal Bed I was full of thoughts about Mom, about Mannie, about my Facebook friends who had written so many nice comments, and about people at church (The People's Church of Divine Prophecy) who were wonderfully supportive also.

In fact some of Rev. Steve Adkins' comments at church were coming back to me now. He had talked about how we need other people in our lives for our own spiritual development. He calls this "co-development" and it is very important. We won't grow spiritually if we sit at home alone in our own cocoons. Involvement with other people helps us grow.

My Mom had been very involved in politics for over 20 years, and she used to summarize her work in this way: "Politics is people." I could see how involvement with people in politics was her way of co-development.

I didn't feel the same way about politics, but I think you could say that "Spirituality is people." Nothing happens in a vacuum. We're on earth for a reason, which is to live life in relationship with other people.

What kind of people should we be? What lessons could I learn from the way Mom lived her life?

I thought of my favorite poet, William Butler Yeats, who wrote during the dark, cataclysmic years of the early 20th century. These years were filled with world wars and holocausts. He thought that good people needed to do more to prevent bad people from taking over the world.

He wrote in his famous poem "The Second Coming:"

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.


Are good people today full of passionate intensity or have they lost their conviction?

My mother was full of passionate intensity in trying to make the world a better place, and to make our country stronger by involving more people in the political process.

This is the kind of person I thought I should be, and the kind of person I want to be. This is what my mother's life has taught me. If you have values, beliefs and convictions then you should work hard to make the world a better place in accordance with your beliefs. Mom was full of "passionate intensity" and thought she owed it to her children (and to God and her country) to make the world a better place, and so do I.

I hope I can live up to her standards. I know I will try.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Crystal Bed Day 11 -- Psychic Diet Plan

My 11th visit to the Crystal Bed included more communications and thoughts of communications.

I wondered if I was receiving metaphysical communications such as clairvoyance since I'd been seeing things in my "mind's eye" during my Crystal Bed experiences. Perhaps I was developing more psychic abilities.

I'd been with my Mom in hospice every day for the past week, and even though she didn't speak, I felt like we were communicating on some level anyway. I was beginning to think we could transfer thoughts to each other.

Because of this I decided to pay more attention to communications I was receiving and try to develop my psychic skills more. I began to realize I could feel her vibrations and know what she was thinking and feeling.

During the Crystal Bed experience I was seeing a lot of images but could not really remember or interpret them. In fact, I didn't even know what they were. Could they be:

* Memories?
* Dreams?
* Visions?
* Past Lives?
* Clairvoyancy?

I really wasn't sure and I didn't know how to find out, so this is something I need to get more information about.

Today my business thoughts were also about communications. That is, it became clear to me how I could truly help business owners communicate better with their customers and potential customers. So I resolved I should be more active to try to help people do this.

The Crystal Bed made me feel energized again today, but in a different way. Today I felt like a transmission tower sending out radio waves or energy of some kind. I felt like a transmitter of light energy. This felt good, but it also made me feel like I was doing good for others.

Not only that, I noticed that since starting my Crystal Bed treatments my body weight had gone down. Could the Crystal Bed be part of a weight reduction program? That would be great and certainly would make more people interested!

This was really turning out to be a good experience for me. And my clothes fit me better too!

Monday, April 16, 2012

Crystal Bed Day 10 -- Minding Your Own Business

My 10th visit to the Crystal Bed took place early in the morning, and I was on my way to a big business meeting in Orlando with a video production company. We were going to be talking about a joint venture business relationship.

I was curious to see what effect the Crystal Bed would have on my normal "pre-meeting jitters" and the meeting itself. I wanted to see if it really did calm my nerves and heighten my senses and make me think more clearly.

I actually started thinking about this on the Crystal Bed, which led to an insight about people and relationships. Why let people bother me or annoy me? There was no need for this.

I resolved I would be a lot better off by just minding my own business, and let people deal with their own issues. Seems like when we get annoyed with other people it's because of something they do that we want them to change.

It was clear to me I would be well served to stay out of their business and just attend to my own.
I still could give them unconditional love and light, so I wouldn't be ignoring them. I just wouldn't let their behavior or anything about them bother me at all.

In other words, I decided that "mind your own business" was good spiritual advice!

The Crystal Bed really was making me a calmer person with less anxiety. It had been helping me deal with Mom being in hospice. It helped me have a great business meeting later in the day. I was feeling a lot of positive energy.

In fact, I started to notice that most other people did not have this kind of positive energy. Many people seem a little "down" or tired. Of course these people have not been getting the daily Crystal Bed treatments. I was picking up on their energies.

The Crystal Bed was a bit like a "natural high" or "pick me up." In fact, if I acted too cheerful, I felt like people were give me funny looks. I started to worry that my excessive positive energy was annoying other people!

I decided I really needed to start paying attention to how my Crystal Bed experiences might be affecting my relationships with other people. I wasn't worried, but thought it was something to be aware of anyway.

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Crystal Bed Day 9 - Relaxation

My 9th trip to the Crystal Bed was done late in the day and was very intense and deep. I'd been physically active earlier in the day and my body was a bit tired, and some of my muscles were aching. After the Crystal Bed treatment, however, the tiredness and aching were gone! There was no question that overall I was feeling better due to the Crystal Bed treatments. I seemed better rested, more relaxed and had a general feeling of well-being.

Today I decided to try something new -- to meditate while on the Crystal Bed. This contributed to a very intense and deep experience. When I was done I was not groggy or drowsy at all even though I'd gone very deep into the meditation. Afterwards I needed a few minutes to readjust to "the real world!"

I felt like my nervous system had been calmed down while at the same time my senses were heightened. I could hear sounds very acutely on the Crystal Bed but they did not bother or annoy me in any way.

On the other hand the pleasant sounds I heard from the meditation CD's enhanced my Crystal Bed experience tremendously. I felt extremely sensitive to the healing sounds and allowed them to go through my entire body and nervous system and I felt like they had a significant healing effect.

My conclusion for today was that the Crystal Bed's cumulative effects were beginning to pay off in several different ways, and I was glad for that!

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Crystal Bed Day 8 - Resurrection

My 8th trip to the Crystal Bed was Easter Sunday and I decided to attend church before experiencing the Crystal Bed and go visit my Mother afterwards. The church service, on the second floor of the bookstore building, is served by the Rev. Steve Adkins, a spiritualist minister who studied many years in England and has a unique, varied and interesting background.

Today he talked about how spiritualists believe that Jesus really did all the miracles and everything else described in the Gospels of the New Testament. They also believe that Jesus was the greatest Spiritual Master who ever lived. (Can't argue with them there!)

One of the nice things about this church is that it accepts warmly and openly people of all faiths and religions. You never feel out of place there.

In addition to that, the church services have two wonderful segments which I have never seen in any church before, but which I find very beneficial and even enjoyable. First there is a healing segment of guided meditation, and you are able to go sit in a chair on the side of the room where there are spiritual healers giving wonderful healing treatments. Then there is a guest lecture segment on some spiritual topic, and after that there is a mediumistic or psychic-type demonstration of the spiritual world.

The demonstration is a"reading" that takes place to demonstrate to people that the spiritual world exists, and that earthly death is not the end of life but possibly the beginning of a new life in the spirit. Since I don't know that much about it, that is probably all I should say, and let Steve or another Spiritualist clergy person write a guest blog post to give more details.

During the church service today, and in the bookstore afterwards, there was a joyous feeling. Everyone seemed to be filled with good, happy energy on this day of perfect weather in Daytona. Even though my mother is in hospice care I was joyous knowing she would be starting life anew in the spirit world, and this made me feel good.

So when I went onto the Crystal Bed I was in a different frame of mind than I had ever been before. It was my first Crystal Bed treatment right at noon and once again my experiences were different than they had ever been before.

Before coming to church I had written a short message on my Facebook page saying that to me, Easter meant that life was eternal. This is the message I get from the story of Jesus's resurrection three days after being crucified. If we live eternally then we should try to live life in as positive a manner as possible, since when our earthly bodies die, that is not the end of our existences.

And on the Crystal Bed I immediately started thinking about spiritual life versus material or earthly life. And once again I had some interesting thoughts and insights I had never had before.

The thought and feeling I got is that spiritual life and earthly life are not really two different things. That is, I kept feeling that earthly life was full of spirit; that the spirit world is with us even as we live on this earthly plane. This means to me that we can be on earth and think and live in a spiritual way. I had never seen and felt this so clearly as I did lying on the Crystal Bed on Easter Sunday. It gave me a deeper understanding of what Jesus said, and new insights into the story of his resurrection.

That is the funny thing about the Crystal Bed. You never know where your mind is going to lead you -- or where it is going to be led by the great energy released when your Chakras are purified and energized.

Today was a very pleasant and healing experience.

Daytona Books & Metaphysics -- Full Of Unexpected Delights

One of the interesting and beneficial things about coming to get Crystal Bed healing is that you get to spend time in Daytona Books & Metaphysics. This is not only a very interesting bookstore and metaphysical gift shop, it is also a place to meet fascinating people and have interesting conversations.

Mannie's vision in starting this store was partly to have it be a gathering place for like-minded, spiritual people who are seekers, and "on the path." And he has done this.

If Mannie himself is available he will always have time to talk with you. Store manager Jude Von Horsten is extremely knowledgeable about all the metaphysical products, having been the manager of a similar store at the spiritual camp of Cassadaga.

In addition to Mannie and Jude, all of the store employees are interesting to talk with, and many of them are also gifted readers and healers. You can start up a great conversation on almost any topic with these people working in the store, not to mention some of the other customers who may happen to be there when you are there.

There is always soothing, meditative music playing in the store, and this gives it a harmonious, peaceful feeling. There are crystals and gemstones of every shape, size and quality, and these no doubt emit their own healthful, soothing vibrations.

Mannie even has some priceless crystals he got from John of God in Brazil. John gave him a blessing and inspiration to start up the store and provide a Healing Center for the people of Florida, and the United States.

On several occasions during my visits to the store -- either before or after my healing session on the Crystal Bed -- I was able to talk to "Readers" who gave me incredible insights about myself. If you've never had a "Reading" then my recommendation is to go over and have one right away. They can really have a positive impact on your life.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention the books! You will be able to find fascinating novels and non-fiction books of almost every kind at the store, so I recommend you get over there and check them out yourself. You can spend a lot of enjoyable time just browsing through the book racks and discovering unexpected treasures.

Friday, April 13, 2012

Crystal Bed Day 7 -- Responsibility

When I went in for my 7th treatment on the Crystal Bed it was once again a totally different experience than I had had previously. My mind was a bit preoccupied since I was on my way to see my mother again in hospice care in Longwood, Florida. I felt a lot of responsibility for her care, both financially and spiritually. Her condition had stabilized but it still seemed likely that her time on earth was near an end.

So there was a lot on my mind but I was very much at peace concerning where we were spiritually. She was undoubtedly ready to leave her earthly body and enter the spirit realm. I had been saying prayers with her.

I also read something called "Release of the Spirit" given to me by Rev. Dr. Phillip DeLong at our Monday night spiritual development class,and it was very comforting.

The Release of the spirit asks The Divine to take all imperfect and impure energy arising from our earthly lives and "transmute it all into the Ascended Masters eternally sustained purity, freedom and perfection." It calls on the Ascended Master Saint Germain to "Keep the violet fire of freedom's love blazing." This made me feel good, and so I was at peace with the transition that was about to take place for my Mother.

As I lay on the Crystal Bed I started thinking about the necessity to take responsibility for one's own health. That is, I felt that even though I was receiving Crystal Bed treatments for healing, I also had a more active role to play. I had to do my part in the healing process.

This word "responsibility" kept running through my head, and I saw that even though a person can go to John of God, or another healer, or to a medical doctor, we also have responsibility to take additional steps to lead a healthy life.

To me this means living a healthy lifestyle. Exercising and eating right, and keeping one's mind healthy and filled with positive thoughts, were all important elements of healing.

In fact, it seemed that the more I did the Crystal Bed Healing, the more I was able to lead a healthy lifestyle in other ways. It is all interconnected. A part of the healing that takes place from Crystal Bed Therapy is to make or motivate a person to eat right, exercise right, think positively, and connect more often with divine energy.

So the healing is not just a physical thing. It actually can transform one's entire life: soul, mind, body, relationships,finances -- everything.

Then my thoughts turned to my businesses and how they could help more people. All the people who own small businesses really need help in using the internet to grow their businesses and obtain more customers (which is what I do).

Someone (a master salesman) once told me this: If you really believe in what you are doing, then you have the responsibility to help people, even if they don't recognize the need immediately. You do this through education, and by motivating them to do the right thing for themselves.

In other words, don't give up if people are reluctant initially to buy what you are selling. You really must believe that what you are selling is important and will help them. This could apply to almost anything that people need but don't have.

Most people don't automatically do the right thing. They waste money on frivolous things, and they make wrong financial decisions. They increase credit card debt for impulsive purchases, they chase illusory gains in the stock market, and they buy lottery tickets.

So this thought kept occurring to me on the Crystal Bed. I realized I had a mission and purpose to help people, and not to give up easily in my efforts to do this in my chosen way. This could apply to whatever path someone chooses to help people and to make a living.

All of a sudden my body started tingling again and I could feel the healing Crystal Bed energy coursing through my body. It had been about 25 minutes and I realized I'd had enough for the day and got up to go see my Mother.

There was no trance or deep meditation or dream state today, but a lot of good thoughts. So this is another positive result from going on the Crystal Bed regularly. It apparently can really help with mental clarity and making good decisions in important areas of life.

Throughout this session I had been thinking of my children Ethan and Victoria also, and many of the thoughts I had concerned my responsibilities to them. That is, I have a personal responsibility to be healthy and successful financially, and this is part of my responsibility to them, as their father.

So my feeling today was that the Crystal Bed could make me healthy in a holistic way, and this in turn would help me meet all of the responsibilities that I have in life. As Mannie would say, these are not things you "have to do" but rather are things "you get to do."