Issue 7

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• Touching One's Soul - Edward B. Toupin, Guest Writer
• Egg Healing - Kalyn Raphael
• Being True to You - Leslie Sann, Guest Writer
• Color Cures Part II - Kalyn Raphael

By: Edward B. Toupin

 
From smoke and dirt to pollution and oil, it is amazing how much gunk can collect on a window over time. I sit here in my office looking out the window that appears to look the same as it did when it was new, but wondering why it was always a gray overcast outside. I was just used to the slow collection of crud so I never really noticed how opaque the window was becoming.  It took a lot of cleaner, four rags, and a lot of elbow grease to make the window acceptably transparent again, but it'll never be the same as it was when it was new.

 Just as with the window, from birth, we all collect some level of gunk on our souls.  This gunk consists of misinformation, prejudices, conflict, trauma, and myriad other experiences that layer over our creative insides.  These layers slowly change the way we see our world by creating an opaque film over our soul's eye.  With that we begin to see the world in a way that we assume that it is and not necessarily in a way that it truly exists.  Our reality becomes tainted preventing us from perusing and becoming everything that we could possibly become. However, somehow we need to clean off that gunk to obtain a clear view of life.

Writing to Clear my Vision
 After 15 years of sharpening pencils and banging on the keyboard, I am still amazed at the things that happen as I continue to write.  In the early days, I simply did it because it helped to pay the bills and it was fun to see my books at the bookstore.  But, as time passed, I began to realize that the more I write, the more I learn about myself, and the more layers that peel off of my soul. 

 I must say, that the most fulfilling experience I ever had as a writer was the day that I saw my soul.  To settle your doubts, it wasn't so much a physical manifestation of a soul, but it was the automatic typing of my fingers to create content so rich that I had to pinch myself to see if it was still me.  This bizarre, yet fulfilling, sensation pushed me into an entirely different frame of mind and a sense of satisfaction and self-belief like I had never known.  

Writing to Scratch the Surface
 Writing can take on many different shapes and sizes.  Some write for research.  Some write for pleasure.  Others write for money.  But, at the core of writing is the expression of one's inner being.  It is an outlet for the soul. A way for it to give so that it can dig its way out of the layers of contradiction and goo that have piled on over the years. 

Many books have been written about the act of keeping journals or writing pages in the mornings to describe the first things that are in your mind to clear the way for the remainder of the day.  The idea behind such practice writings is to begin to dig through years of muck and mire to touch the ultimate writer within us.  However, it is much more than that.  It is the release of our creative self that we all have inside and provides us with guidance and direction through our lives.

Writing to Touch the Soul

The soul is that energy that keeps is alive and connected to the Universe.  It is the most basic part of our existence, but contains the knowledge and emotion of the Universe.  When you touch your soul, your fingers take on a life of their own and you "feel" the things that you must write.  Whether you feel it as inspiration or some divine message, it doesn't matter.  It all boils down to the fact that you are connected to your inner self and have punctured a hole through which the inspiration can flow.

 Once you touch your soul, your life will change.  It's like a chain-reaction that changes your outlook and your direction.  You feel what you are truly made of and find that you are capable of everything. All of the challenges you've encountered throughout your life suddenly transform into lessons.

 The easiest way to begin the journey of self-discovery is to begin writing.  Don't write about the fly on the wall or the sunset.  Write what you feel.  What is the first feeling that comes to you.

 While your first few attempts will appear, perhaps, embarrassing, they are simply a representation as to the way the soul's message is translated through the years of experience piled on top of it.  The objective is to dig through the layers to reach your core.  Just keep writing.  Every time you write, you'll find that the feeling you're documenting becomes clearer and more intelligible. 

What's next?
 Whether your objective in life is to be a writer or not, the idea behind writing is simply to touch your soul.  It's no wonder so many people live their lives in spiritual destitution. The creativity that ought to fuel every thing in life is stifled.  Don't starve your spirit. Learn what creative gift the Universe has given you. Love it and care for it. It's as important as the food you eat and the air you breathe as it is what supports your life.

 Edward B. Toupin is an author, life-strategy coach, counselor, and technical writer living in Las Vegas, NV. Among other things, he authors books and articles on topics ranging from career success through life organization and fulfillment. For more information, e-mail Edward at etoupin@toupin.com or visit his sites at http://www.toupin.com or http://www.make-life-great.com.

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           When we sense that a room lacks good Feng Shui, we know that we need to change something.
            One of the easiest ways to change the energy of a room is by changing its colors. A color change can be simple to do because we know what colors we like and we can sense how a significant color change will affect our space. Re-painting just one wall in a room, for example, is a significant change that will create an energetic shift. When we aim to shift energy through color, we need to determine what we need to change and then we need to consider the different ways colors work. In this three-part series, we look at how colors can change the vibration, mood and the element of a space, starting with the yin and yang vibration. 
            Energy can be yin or yang depending on its flow. Ying energy is a restful and calm energy that vibrates quietly. Yin energy is preferred in bedrooms and dens. It is required for a good night's sleep and in rooms that tend to be private. Yin energy is sometimes mistaken as being energy to avoid. It is thought of as death energy (since yin energy is sought after in grave yards) or dark. However, yin energy is inner-world energy. It is conducive to spending time in our inner world with our hopes, dreams and desires- it is also the energy we seek for meditation.
            Yang energy is a more active energy. Feng Shui prefers to see yang energy in a living room, dining room, kitchen or a home office. Yang energy is needed to keep active energy in our finances and to keep good relationships with friends and family in our entertainment or “public” rooms. When we add yang energy into an office, for example, we attract more activity in the forms of finances, relations and reputation.
             When a space's energy doesn't match the energy of the activities it is used for, inauspicious energy conflicts occur. For example, a living room or business office that are too yin will have a challenging time appealing to visitors and visitors that are present won't stay long. Similarly, a bedroom or a back door that are too yang, or too active, will create a sense of caution which will keep occupants from fully resting and relaxing.
            Choosing the right colors can help create the appropriate yin or yang energy needed. Active colors like red, orange and other bright shades hold yang energy and by painting a wall or adding yang- colored furniture, we can liven up a yin office. A yang space can be soothed and quieted with calm colors, such as mellow shades like violet, rose, and blue.
             Of course, deciding whether a room should be yin or yang isn’t black and white. Some spaces, such as offices, benefit from being very active – on the other hand, that much motion and movement might be too much in our living room!
            Decide how active or calm you need your spaces to be. Be sure to match the activity of your space with the energy you are creating so that your activities and the room’s energy match. Then make these changes through color!

Love & Light,

Kalyn

 Do you have Feng Shui questions or comments? Email your Feng Shui comments to: kalyn@feng-shui-flow.com 
Kalyn is a Feng Shui Consultant trained in Hong Kong by Raymond Lo. Her consulting services will be introduced in next month's issue!

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    In Feng Shui we work with energy, shifting and changing it to enhance its effect on us and our lives. This is primarily done using universal laws of energy.

    However, you don't have to be an expert to work with energy and to attract abundance into your life!
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    Do you wish to enjoy a life of abundance? Sure, it sounds great, and you think that it is too good to be true! It is not too good- it takes work on your part!

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by: Kalyn Raphael

Every minute of your life is an experience. The process of moving through life is one event and occurrence after another, and this is true for us all. Of course, the key is whether we enjoy our experiences or whether our experiences are painful, challenging or disappointing. We think that experiences are positive or negative by definition, but the truth is that we define and interpret our experiences based on our emotional wounding, which we all hold. Like an insecurity that causes us to be defensive or like a broken heart that hurts every time we see a couple kissing, wounding is debilitating to our experiences and our lives. We can try to put our broken heart aside,  or try to be less impatient, but only healing the wounds that affect our lives will create the change needed to restore a balanced, healthy and enjoyable life experience.

            Shamans and native cultures have known and lived by this for thousands of years. With great wisdom, shamans have lead their people's healing through traditional ways, like the egg cleanse, to restore a natural state of life in which our life experiences are defined as positive more often than not.

            Healing can take many forms, but few healing methods are as powerful as the ancient egg cleanse of Mesoamerican shamans. The egg cleanse is an energetic healing that works on the aura, on our emotional wounding and other structured aspects of our human form. In the egg cleanse, the shaman runs an egg over the entire body of their client. The egg has a natural healing ability that allows it to absorb old stagnant energies in the patient as the egg is run over the body. The cleanse lifts the patient, brining life issues and problems to the surface of their energy. At the surface, the shaman is able to absorb these energies with the egg or dissipate them with smoke. The smoke used in an egg cleansing is a resin that is burned on charcoal and blown on to the client. Copal smoke vibrates highly, and has a unique ability to dissipate any unwanted energies upon contact.

            Egg cleansings are a common healing method in indigenous areas, such as the Maya Caribbean. The cleanse helps us to raise our vibration by ridding ourselves of unwanted energies and by allowing any life problems or issues to come into our awareness for us to work with and heal. When we work on our own healing, we improve our lives in numerous ways, such as improving our life experiences. Through our healing, our life challenges and problems become smaller and easier to handle. Once a broken heart has mended, it is wiser and able to love more; once an insecurity has healed, defensive feelings are naturally replaced with confidence.

             In the place of wounds, healing provides strength, which means we experience more joy and happiness in our lives. But healing on our own can be difficult and challenging. Instead, when we open to outside help, such as the great help offered by a cleansings session, we invite our healing to occur in a more enjoyable and more effective way. Having your energy raised as you simultaneously work on your healing your life issues will bring about great results and greater life experiences.

I reach through the watery veil
Grasping for connection
Yearning for love 

How to trust
As things change
Like water 

Undulations
People appear big
Then grow small 

How to hold
On to the bigness
In yourself and others

 Reach through
At just the right time
And hold tight 

Or maybe
Just maybe
It’s not timing at all

 Then
As I stop trying
To reach through
Stop trying to hold on 

Sit still for a moment
I notice something

 That which I have
Been trying so hard
To reach beyond
Suddenly comes into focus  

The waterfall
Life, love, beauty
Is all there

Has always been there
Right before my eyes

And as the light
Bounces off the moving water
Sparkling like diamonds 

The enormity
Of this realization
Sinks into me

As I step into
The flow
I feel each drop

Rushing over me
Through me
Infusing me with

An infinite capacity
To love and trust
Trust in everything

Trust in me.

 - Susan Hadinger

Issue 7