May/June 2024 Alchemical Voice

May/June 2024 - Issue 26 

I N A S S O C I A T I O N W I T H L I K E - M I N D E D B U S I N E S S E S 

ALCHEMICAL VOICE 

LOVE 2 MEDITATE 

SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT | HEALTH & WELLBEING | HOLISTIC CRAFTS 

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NORSE SAGAS AND 

RUNE POWER 

LEARNING FROM THE PAST 

TO EMPOWER YOUR FUTURE 

Crystal Grids 

and Intuition 

For prosperity and luck 

MOTHER MARY & 

THE HOLY GRAIL 

LET THE MYSTERY UNFOLD 

Narcissists 

Manipulation and deceit - 

how to rise above as a 

spiritual warrior 

Energy, Vibration & Joy 

Bring JOY into your life! 

TIME AND 

SPIRITUALITY 

YOU HAVE ALL THE 

TIME YOU NEED! 

Taiji Pole - extraordinary 

channels 

Tap into your 

supreme ultimate 

JIN SHIN JYUTSU . 

THE TRUTH FROM SOURCE 

TO HEAL YOURSELF 

Dreaming 

Feel the power 

of dreaming 

N O U R I S H | S U P P O R T | B A L A N C E 

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A L C H E M I C A L V O I C E 

CONTENTS 


I am thrilled to present our May/June publication — a tapestry woven with wisdom, spirituality, and 

profound insights. 

Our pages resonate with the voices of knowledgeable writers who delve into the depths of the soul, 

exploring all possible elements of spirituality. 

May this issue be a lantern on your path, illuminating your journey toward inner clarity and connection. 

May you find solace, inspiration, and transformation within these words. 

With heartfelt wishes for your continued growth and well-being . . . 

Jovi Hoonjan | Publisher 

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CRYSTAL GRIDS 

Sue Penney 

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EXTRA-ORDINARY CHANNELS 

Martin Lewis 

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USING YOUR INTUITION 

Sue Penney 

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JIN SHIN JYUTSU 

Cheli Mula 

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FLASHDARKS AND NEGATIVE 

ENERGY 

John Sjovik 

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THE NORSE SAGAS AND RUNE 

POWER 

Shaeen Svanede 

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CARE FOR LOVED ONES AT HOME 

Joannah Bishop 

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WHY NOTHING I WRITE IS GOOD 

ENOUGH 

Hannah Gauss 

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MOTHER MARY & THE HOLY GRAIL 

Julie de Vere Hunt 

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DREAMING 

Erica Lowe 

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ENERGY, VIBRATION & JOY 

Carol Coggan 

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NARCISSISTS 

Jovi Hoonjan 

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IT’S ABOUT TIME 

John Sjovik 

Get in touch if you would like to write for us! 

jovi@love2meditate.com

CRYSTAL 

GRIDS 

Sue Penney 


Crystal grids can be used for all sorts of things from setting 

intentions to healing. Many different grids are available, 

and you can download basic templates from the internet. 

As always, working with crystals, there are no hard and fast 

rules. In fact, the more that you use your intuition the 

better. It was interesting when I started to work with 

crystals that when I used my intuition first and researched 

the crystal properties second, they never failed to 

correspond to what I wanted to achieve. 

There are lots of books available on crystal grids from their 

uses to setting them up and also a wealth of information 

on the internet. I thought that I would just share with you a 

simple grid that I have set up myself, the desired outcome 

and the reason for using the crystals that I have chosen. 

A crystal grid for prosperity and good luck 

Apart from writing my books and articles for this 

wonderful publication, I also own and run a small 

accountancy practice with a fantastic team in Hampshire. 

What I want to achieve for the business: 

Sustained and profitable growth for the business that is 

gentle on myself and my team. To attract the right kind of 

clients who value what we do for them and are responsible 

and respectful to us. 

To increase the turnover by a specified amount a month 

and attract the right people to come and join our team. 

The Crystals used and the reasons why: 

Centre - Rose Quartz for love of myself and my team. 

Gentle nurturing energy to support us in our quest. This is 

the stone of love and peace and brings calming 

reassurance. 

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Rose quartz will draw loving, trustful relationships towards 

us. 

An image of my grid is on the previous page. 

The inner ring is formed of natural Citrine which is known 

as the prosperity stone. It grounds negative energy and 

cleanses and regenerates. Perfect for regenerating the 

business. This stone will also bring abundance to us. It will 

raise the self-esteem and self-confidence of myself and the 

team. 

The outer ring is Green Aventurine. Another stone of 

prosperity and also protection and for these reasons it is 

often used widely in grids. It reinforces leadership qualities 

and aids quick decision making. 

It will help me to see more clearly and define the right path 

for my team, myself and the business in general. It is 

known to aid creative thought patterns whilst bringing 

things back under control and dissipating negative 

thoughts. 

I have used the three different crystals in the pattern I 

selected as I want the heart and love to be at the centre of 

all we do. 

The goal is for a prosperous and profitable business whilst 

protecting myself and my team against any negativity. 

I have clearly written my intentions on a piece of paper 

and put this under the grid. 

Next, I joined and activated the grid using my clear quartz 

crystal wand whilst holding my intention at the forefront of 

my mind and asking my guides and angels to support me in 

this work and bringing about the result for the higher good 

of all. 

Now I just need to wait for the crystals to do their magic… 

Sue Penney 

Soul Verse 

www.soulverse.co.uk 

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USING YOUR 

INTUITION 

Sue Penney 


You know that feeling you get? You know the one, the 

feeling deep inside yourself, that nagging feeling that 

something is just not right. You can’t put your finger on 

it, you question yourself. You allow your head to get 

involved. You ignore it. You push it down and don’t 

listen. You shut your ears and close your eyes. You 

don’t want to know. It will just go away if you ignore it, 

won’t it? 

No, it won’t. That is your intuition calling you. It is 

screaming for you to sit up and take notice. It is giving 

you a gentle tap on the shoulder. A, “listen to me, I am 

trying to warn you about something that is really really 

important”. But you don’t want to listen. Perhaps you 

don’t want to face it. Perhaps you have refused to listen 

for so long that you have lost confidence in yourself, in 

your own protection mechanism. 

Well, guess what! The universe will make you listen. 

You have a choice. You either listen to that gentle tap, 

that feeling in your gut that something is wrong, or the 

universe is likely to come and whack you around the 

head by a piece of 4” x 2”. 

Your intuition is a huge gift. It is something that we all 

have. We are all born with it, and it can save our lives. It 

is our inner protection system, and it is like a radar. Our 

intuition is felt in our gut, this is where the saying “a gut 

feeling” comes from. However, it dwells in the whole of 

our body. It floats in our aura. It has its feelers out and 

is on high alert the whole time. It is our connection with 

the universe and collective consciousness. 

So, how does this actually work? You might get a 

suspicion about someone, someone who know well or 

that you have only just met. You might instantly like or 

dislike someone. You may get a strong feeling to drive 

home a different way to normal or to call a friend that 

you have not spoken to for a while. 

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You may find out why you felt like this, or the reason may 

never become apparent. It does not matter. The fact that 

you listened is the most important thing. You may have 

avoided being involved in an accident by driving home a 

different way. Your friend may have been feeling lost and 

dejected and really needed to be reminded that they were 

not on their own. They may never tell you. This does not 

matter. 

How can you fine-tune this inner gift? This is simple. Just by 

paying attention and listening to that inner voice and 

feeling. Our modern lives are so busy, and so full of things 

that need to be done. We often don’t have time to catch 

our breath from the moment we awake until the moment 

we go back to sleep. This can lead us to ignore our inner 

warnings and feelings. Please don’t. Please make time. 

Listen to yourself and honour those thoughts and feelings. 

Take some time each day to check in with yourself. Sit 

quietly, even for just 10 minutes with a cup of tea and 

listen. Trust your inner voice. Pay attention to the gentle 

taps because no one wants to be on the receiving end of a 

universal 4” x 2”. The more you listen, the more in tune you 

will become with yourself and the universe, and you will be 

able to take advantage of great opportunities that the 

universe will present you with. 

You will be able to tap into the infinite resources that are 

available to each and every one of us if we just listen and 

pay attention. 

Life is generally good and positive. Everything is constantly 

shifting and changing and by paying attention you can 

change and adapt to any negative situations much more 

quickly. 

So, the next time you get that nagging feeling in your gut. 

Stop, pay attention and listen. You might just change your 

life for the better. 

Sue Penney 

Soul Verse 


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FLASHDARKS AND 

NEGATIVE ENERGY 

John Sjovik 

When I was a boy, I wanted a flashdark. On a sunny day, I would point it to a corner of a room, press the 

switch and it would cast a beam of darkness that would disperse all light in that corner and make it completely 

dark. I imagined how fun it would be to be outdoors and surprise a pigeon by creating darkness in the spot 

where it was standing all the while the area around it would bathe in sunlight. How surprised the pigeon would 

be. 

Sadly, I never got a flashdark. I doubt if anyone will ever invent one. Unless my knowledge of science is too 

limited, there are indeed scientific barriers to such a contraption. 

Opposite or absence 

We often get tricked by our human understanding of the world around us; by the apparent impressions we get 

of it, as registered by our senses. We talk about light & dark, heat & cold and good energy & bad energy. We 

talk about them as if they were opposites, each of them existing in its own right. Yet, there is only light and 

there is only heat. Dark and cold is the absence of light and heat. I even maintain that there is only energy, 

neither good nor bad. I have some more comments on that below. 

You can add and remove light. At night, your living room is in light or darkness depending on if the ceiling lamp 

is switched on or off. You can add and remove heat. The items in a freezer are cold because heat has been 

removed from them. It is impossible to add cold to them. 

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Good and bad 

What about good and bad? Let us for a brief moment 

look at fiction and the Harry Potter books. In those 

books, there is a type of creature called “dementor”. 

They feed upon happiness and good feelings. They 

will drain you of peace and joy and even take your 

soul, given half a chance. The important thing here is 

that the dementors do not give you anything. They 

take away. They remove everything good but do not 

add anything bad. 

Good and absence of good 

My own personal spiritual belief is that there is no 

such thing as negative energy. 

What you as a human being perceive as negative or 

bad, is really the absence of positive or good or an 

imbalance or disharmony. 

From a metaphysical viewpoint, things would be very 

strange and complicated if there existed flows of 

negative energy as well as positive energy. For one 

thing, the expression “negative energy” is valuebased, 

but what is negative for one person, might 

well be positive for someone else. For the same 

reason, there is no such thing as “positive energy” 

either! As I see it, there is only flow of energy, 

intrinsically neither good nor bad. 

As a practitioner of Shamanism, I work with 

correcting balances that are off, energy that is 

misplaced, lack of power, soul loss and much more. 

But I never work with “negative energy”. I may use 

the words positive and negative when I talk to the 

client, but only as a way to communicate in normal 

everyday language. 

So to come back to the title of this text, Flashdarks 

do not exist and neither does Negative Energy. 

I wish you a wonderful day, with balance, harmony 

and a free flow of energy. 

John Sjovik | Shaman Healer | www.shamaqi.com 

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CARE FOR LOVED 

ONES AT HOME 



Supporting your loved ones at home can be really 

difficult. 

Not everyone has the capacity, physically or 

mentally to cope seeing their loved ones becoming 

more fragile and struggling with looking after 

themselves. Dementia is touching all our lives in so 

many guises it is often hard to know what to do for 

the best. Where do you turn to, who can help 

support you, to support your loved ones? 

There are so many things to consider both 

spiritually and physically on how to do the right 

thing. Being a full or part-time carer for your family 

is so hard. If your loved ones are unable to 

safeguard themselves or make informed decisions, 

you may well be entering a minefield. 

BetterCare@HomeEast help you navigate difficult 

decisions, and give you advice on advance care 

planning, support groups and so much more. We 

also care about you and can help point you in the 

right direction to cope with very difficult situations 

We are a limited company owned and run by 

Joannah Bishop, a well-respected, award-winning 

member of the business community in Dorset. 

Joannah’s early career was in managing radio 

stations in London and across the southwest, 

leading to her owning a community radio station in 

Poole, alongside running a very successful digital 

marketing agency. 

During this time, she has also chaired many 

successful women’s networking groups and has a 

CIM in marketing and business. 

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Joannah has always been a caring, compassionate 

person, striving to put the health, feelings and 

safety of others first. It was these exact traits that 

gave her the vision to form a care company that 

does just that - BetterCare@HomeEAST. 

Joannah is trained to Gold Standard in End of Life 

Care and holds certificates in Dementia Care, Level 

5 Lifesaving, Catastrophic Bleeding and a 

Distinction Diploma (level 3 & 5) in Health and 

Social Care, Certified Death Doula and it doesn’t 

end there, Joannah is constantly adding to her 

qualifications. 

All BetterCare@HomeEAST carers have a warm, 

genuine approach to care which is apparent as 

soon as you have the pleasure of meeting them. 

All carers are trained to nationally recognised 

standards and are encouraged and funded to 

continue their training and professional 

development. As well as this, all carers are 

provided with basic observation skills training, and 

equipped with an emergency first aid box that 

holds blood pressure monitors, blood sugar testing 

kits, UTI tests, and oxy pulse monitors for a quick 

response to bring peace of mind and comfort. 

BetterCare@HomeEAST believe that continued 

professional development is an essential tool in 

developing a high-quality, motivated workforce and 

every effort is made to encourage carers to study 

towards further relevant qualifications. 

We ALL go the extra mile and our relationships are 

built on Trust, Like and Respect - keeping people 

safe and able to enjoy their lives in their own 

homes. 

We help you take care of your loved ones, both 

physically, spiritually and mentally. 


UK Death Doula 

www.bettercareathomeeast.co.uk 

07884-068036 

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MOTHER MARY & THE 

HOLY GRAIL 


In Graham Phillip’s book “The Marian Conspiracy” (published 

in 1999), the author uncovers staggering evidence 

concerning the life and death of Mother Mary, suppressed 

by the Catholic Church for centuries. It is a fascinating read 

– told as a detective story following a trail from the Vatican, 

Israel, Turkey and finally to Britain. 

Mary was born in 19 BC in Capernaum. She was the 

daughter of Matthias, the priest of the Capernaum 

synagogue, and Anna, a woman from the royal house of 

David. Around ten years later Matthias was appointed high 

priest of the great temple in Jerusalem, where Anna became 

a prophetess and Mary grew up in the temple precincts. 

As the daughter of the most important religious figure in 

Judea, Mary was married to King Herod’s first son, 

Antipater, the Roman-endorsed heir to the throne. When 

the king’s sister Salome poisoned Herod’s mind against his 

eldest son in favour of her nephew Philip, Antipater was 

arrested and killed. The arrest of Antipater’s family was 

ordered but Mary was smuggled out of the palace and 

escaped with Joseph. 

As recorded in the New Testament, Mary gave birth to 

Yeshua (Antipater’s son) in humble surroundings in nearby 

Bethlehem. In Jerusalem, Matthias was arrested and made 

to reveal where Mary and her new born son were. Herod 

ordered the massacre of all new born babies in Bethlehem 

but Mary and Joseph managed to flee to Egypt. When 

Herod died shortly after, Mary, Joseph and baby Yeshua 

returned to Judea but settled in Nazareth, where she was 

unknown. Joseph worked as a carpenter, married Mary and 

raised Yeshua along with his younger siblings. 

Fast forward to present day. Theologians have argued for 

centuries over the location of Mother Mary’s tomb. 

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The two contested locations were in Jerusalem’s valley of 

Jehosaphat, while others said her final resting place was in 

the Roman ruins of Ephesus in Turkey. 

In the 1950’s the Vatican instigated a secret project to 

investigate the authenticity of the two tombs. The Vatican’s 

archaeologist Giovanni Benedetti was unable to unearth any 

historical evidence validating either of these two sites, but 

claimed to have found persuasive evidence for a third and 

completely forgotten tomb. 

Benedetti was about to publish his findings when Pope Pius 

XII declared the Assumption dogma, i.e. as Mother Mary had 

ascended bodily into heaven there was no tomb of her 

anywhere on Earth. Benedetti was summoned to the Vatican 

and told to keep quiet. As a devout Catholic, under the 

threat of excommunication, Benedetti reluctantly agreed 

and remained silent for the rest of his life. 

The Gospel of John says when Jesus was on the cross, he 

asked an unnamed disciple to look after Mother Mary. As 

Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus were the only male 

followers there, it is likely that Joseph of Arimathea, as 

Mother Mary’s brother, would have taken that charge on. 

4th century documents in the Vatican record Joseph of 

Arimathea fleeing Palestine and settling outside the Roman 

Empire somewhere in the far north. 12th century Grail 

romances all portray the land as Britain. 

Ephesus in Turkey 

As Mother Mary’s surviving male relative, he would have 

brought her with him. Joseph of Arimathea was a wealthy 

shipping merchant with a fleet of ships at his disposal. 

In the 1st century Britain’s rich mineral deposits had been 

attracting Mediterranean traders for at least 500 years. Tin, 

copper and lead had been exported from Cornwall, Wales 

and Somerset from the 5th century BC. 

Joseph of Arimathea would have sailed to all these regions 

and have contacts there. Furthermore, the Romans had not 

yet invaded Britain and Joseph of Arimathea would have 

considered it a safer place than Alexandria. 

According to the British monk Gildas, writing in the 6th 

century, some of Jesus’ original disciples came to Britain in 

the last year of Tiberius’ reign – 37 AD. 

Roman Emperor Tiberius 

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In 597 St Augustine came to Britain as an envoy of the 

Roman Catholic Church. After travelling widely, he wrote to 

the Pope telling him that :- 

‘In the western confines of Britain there is a certain royal island 

of large extent, surrounded by water, abounding in all the 

beauties of nature and necessaries of life. In it, the first 

neophytes of Catholic Law, found a church constructed by the 

hands of Christ himself. He continues to watch over it as sacred 

to Mary, the Mother of God.’. 

If Augustine was right, this church was dedicated to Mother 

Mary. Until the 8th century churches were only dedicated to 

saints whose tombs they were believed to house. Here is a 

1400-year-old reference to Mary’s tomb being in the British 

Isles. 

Medieval accounts of Joseph of Arimathea’s journey to 

Britain say he founded a church and resided there with 

Mother Mary for 15 years. It was on an island in the west of 

Britain that Augustine was shown the mysterious church 

named after Mother Mary. 

Phillips concludes that Anglesey is the only island that 

matches this description. It is the largest island in England 

and Wales. It was royal too, which during Augustine’s time, 

contained the seat of the Dark Age kings of Gwynedd. It 

was also prosperous, known as the bread basket of northern 

Wales. 

St Augustine 

Phillips concludes in his book that Anglesey was Avalon. 

Where Mother Mary’s tomb is, remains a mystery… 

But why did Mother Mary stay in Anglesey for 15 years? 

Kathleen McGowan* has been researching Mary Magdalene 

for over 30 years and believes there is a strong possibility 

Mary took her young grandson, Yeshua David with her. 

I believe he had a twin sister, Anna. They were the bloodline 

of Yeshua and had to be protected at all cost – the Holy 

Grail. 

Words of their existence gradually seeped out and legends 

were born, not recorded until the 12th century. 

Centuries later Yeshua David would become known as King 

Arthur and Anna as Morgan le Fey. 

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* Kathleen is on Patreon and gives two 90 minute Q & A talks 

every month – for anyone interested in Mary Magdalene and 

the Divine Feminine they are essential listening. 

My next book will focus on the life of the twins in Wales - 

primarily focusing on Morgan le Fey, who 

along with her mother Mary Magdalene, has been 

misrepresented for the last 2000 years. 

Much has been written about King Arthur, in heroic terms, 

whilst Morgan le Fey has all but been 

demonised. 

It is time to shine the light on the Divine Feminine and 

reveal what an amazing woman she was... 

Kathleen McGowan 


www.marymagdaleneslegacy.com 

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SHAMANIC POWER (TIBETAN ENERGY) 

COURSE 

Kinesiology and Shamanic techniques and tools to help improve health 

and wellbeing 

We will cover: 

Figure 8 energy flow 

The healing effect of sound 

Spiral energy flow 

Spinning vortices 

Energy, stamina and vitality nutrition 

Tibetan meridian activation 

Shamanic chi rituals 

The power of ancient language and words 

Location: 

Laverstoke, Whitchurch 

Hampshire 

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West Berkshire Kinesiology 

kinesiology@hotmail.co.uk 

www.appliedmetaphysics.co.uk 

Jovi Hoonjan 

Love 2 Meditate/Shamanic Joy UK 

jovi@love2meditate.com 

www.love2meditate.com 

Tibetan Energy and Vitality


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ENERGY, VIBRATION 

& JOY 

Carol Coggan 

A very joyful May and June to you! 

As spring moves into summer, I always become excited, 

and my vibration and energy are increasing. We are well 

and truly alongside nature bursting with new growth 

and vitality. In the last few months, we have looked at 

the vibration scale, moved up it using gratitude and 

thankfulness and explored the vibration of love. 

I want to share with you a gift from a friend. A rockmulticoloured 

and decorated, with the word “Joy“ 

centre stage. Have a good look at the picture, the rock 

has been decorated on the back too. Look at its shape, 

it is almost heart shape or a shape that can be held in 

the hand. This rock shows me (and you) a multiple of 

teachings. 

It was given as a gift, and so I could express gratitude to 

my friend for the gift. I also had to practice receiving, so 

often we are happy giving but not always receiving. In 

saying thank you, I can really say thank you for so much 

more. I can appreciate the care she has taken to 

decorate this rock, the thought she has taken in its 

pattern, and the word she wanted to use. 

The main thank you is that she has done all this to give 

as a gift to me so that is another thank you, thinking of 

me and caring enough for me to give me such a gift. 

This rock has given me so many benefits and in this 

extensive thank you and gratitude I can raise my 

vibration. If I am feeling low energy or low vibration, I 

know that I can look at this rock. I can move up the 

scale of vibration and probably surpass love to that of 

joy. Here is a rock-a tangible symbol - reminding me of 

“joy“. What joy can bring to me and the world. 

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In the creation of this rock, I can only surmise that my 

friend thoroughly enjoyed the creativity. 

She would have been solely concentrated on her 

creation, so was not troubled by the lower vibrations of 

fear or judgement and would have been vibrating on 

love. 

She gave me the rock, so in the giving, her vibration 

would be love and even Joy, giving a gift and having it 

received. 

When I knew I was writing about Joy, I explored the 

Angel cards. This one says it all. “Joy is the highest 

energy of all. It’s the magical sense that everything is 

possible. Joy springs from appreciating the gifts within 

each moment. Joy allows you to attract and create 

your present and future moments at their highest 

possible levels.“ 

In appreciating my gift of the rock, Joy was the 

vibration. At this level as it says, is the magical sense 

that everything is possible. We know with the Universe 

everything is possible and we just have to ask our 

Angels. 

I wonder what tangible item you will use to create the 

vibration of Joy for yourself. It may be you undertake a 

craft, which is totally absorbing and brings you joy, like 

my friend. Or you can create your own ‘rock’, perhaps it 

is a keepsake from a loved one, or a memento of a 

holiday. Ask your Angels and do/create what you love - 

you can’t go wrong and you will be Zinging!!! 

As I said at the start a very joyful May and June to you. 

www.carolcoggan.co.uk 

hello@carolcoggan.co.uk 

fb: Carol Coggan - Angel Therapist/Dream 

Builder Life Coach 

instagram: angeltherapist_carolcoggan 

+44 (0)781 806 5514 

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Energy healing using crystals 

and Reiki 

Meryl McArthur 

Crystal Cave Healing 

Winchester 

www.facebook.com/CrystalCaveWinchester 

SnowFall 

Consciousness music 

Martin Lewis, West Berkshire Kinesiology 

Music to help 

you move 

through the 

grief process 


/consiousness-music 

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SOUL ESSENCE PAINTINGS 

BY MAMISHA ART 

mamishaart@gmail.com 


We channel art 

through Spirits of 

Vision and Essence, 

they show us the true 

spiritual essence of 

others. 

"The Shaman Seer - 

There is a true 

ancestral 

connection with the 

strength of dragon 

energy plus the 

wisdom and 

guidance from 

ascended masters." 

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IT’S ABOUT 

TIME 

John Sjovik 


Inside a calendar 

The other night, I dreamt that I climbed into a calendar. 

I pulled apart a couple of weeks and pushed my way in 

between them. Calendar days toppled over left and 

right. Hours and minutes scrambled for safety. Within 

seconds I had entered Time and was now standing 

inside it. This was a great opportunity to observe the 

inner workings of Time, to watch the movements, to 

learn what made it tick... 

However... according to the German physicist Werner 

Heisenberg and his Uncertainty Principle, the 

simultaneous exact knowledge of the position AND 

speed of a particle is not possible. Also, speed and time 

are intimately connected. This means that complete 

knowledge of position will result in complete 

uncertainty about time and vice versa. 

From a philosophical point of view, one might say that 

my exact position inside the calendar excluded any 

hope of gaining knowledge of its structure, it being 

Time. This is really an extreme reflection of the notion 

that any study of anything at all, will unequivocally 

have an influence on that which is being studied, which 

will then make the study intrinsically impossible. Some 

philosophers’ and scientists’ thoughts on time 

Aristotle (384 – 322 BCE) believed in absolute time in 

its own right. Time flows independently of space and 

whoever measures the passing of time will arrive at the 

same result. 

Immanuel Kant (1724 – 1804) said that we learn about 

the world through experience, by using our senses. 

However, the concept of time was a clear exception. 

Time is not an entity we learn about through empirical 

observations. Rather, it is an intuitive foundation for all 

phenomena we experience a posteriori. 

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Emanuel Swedenborg (1688 – 1772) is one of my 

favourite scientists and mystics. In his book “Heaven 

and Hell” (1758), he mentions that “...angels have no 

notion or idea of time and space...” Instead, there are 

“changes of state”. As a consequence, for angels 

“...eternity means infinite state, not infinite time.” 

Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) is famous with his 

combination of space and time. In contrast with 

Aristotle, Einstein showed that time is not absolute. The 

flow of time depends on how fast you are travelling in 

relation to an observer. It also depends on the 

characteristics of the gravitational field you are in. 

Good advice from Swedenborg’s angels! 

I am thinking about some of the fundamental guidelines 

in Shamanism and indeed many forms of spiritual work. 

If you are given a reading by a medium at a fair for 

complementary medicine or you receive feedback from 

an astrologer, try to avoid questions related to time. 

“When?” and “how long?” will only provide confusing 

answers with little meaning. 

If you participate in a ceremony involving metaphysical, 

esoteric work, remember the advice by Swedenborg’s 

angels. It is better to ask about changes of state and 

questions relating to situations and feelings instead of 

when something will happen. 

So what is Time? 

This is not an article about science and philosophy, so 

let me move on to my own thoughts and to the ideas I 

have received from Spirit. 

For many years, I have been thinking about the nature 

of time and what it really is. 

People say that they do not have enough of it, that they 

do not know what to do with it, that it has not yet 

come, and that they are running out of it. 

Regrettably, time is not a commodity. 

If it was, you could go to a shop and purchase some 

more of it. If you had more of it than you needed, you 

could sell some and make a bit of money. 

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When you are in an unpleasant situation, time seems to 

move slowly. When you are having fun, time moves 

quickly. 

William Shakespeare wrote: “I wasted time, and now 

doth time waste me.” Think about those words. They do 

not really refer to time, do they? They refer to actions 

or situations. They are about not having done all the 

things you feel you should have done. So it is about 

regret. And “time wasting me” is about the aging of 

your body, with the dulling of your senses and 

increased fragility of your limbs. 

When people talk about “time”, they really mean 

actions, activities, what they do and experience. The 

expression “I had a great time” does not mean that you 

enjoyed watching minutes and seconds ticking away on 

your watch. It means that you did something that you 

enjoyed. 

We often perceive time as a form of movement. Time 

“flows”. Time “moves”. Any movement requires 

reference points. Think of a spaceship. What does 

space travel mean? What does it mean that a spaceship 

has a certain speed or velocity? What is the reference 

grid? What if there aren’t any reference points? Can 

there be movement? How do you know that you are 

moving, if there is nothing external whizzing by? Have 

you ever been on a train and there is another train next 

to it? One of the trains is moving and the other one 

remains still, but for a moment or two, you are unable 

to figure out which train is moving and which one is 

still. Or you are in an aeroplane, flying above the 

clouds. Can you tell its speed or any movement at all? 

Movement in space, in thoughts and in feelings; time 

/event maps 

The spaceship moves from planet to planet, from one 

heavenly body to the next. Time moves from one hour 

to the next hour, from one moment to the next. Then 

what about thought? What about feelings? Do they also 

need reference points in order to exist? 

Imagine you are in a small boat in the middle of the 

Pacific Ocean. Or you are walking in the Sahara desert. 

Unless you know how to navigate by the position of the 

stars, the sun and the moon, you will be quite lost. 

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The same way, I maintain that you can get lost in your 

thoughts and feelings if you do not have clear reference 

points. 

Navigating your thoughts and feelings can be similar to 

moving through time or journeying through space, the 

ocean or a desert. 

One way is to see time as a map. There will be moments 

and calendar dates connected to important events in 

your life. Those moments or events will be your 

reference points. On the map, you will not only see 

instances from your own life, but also that of your 

ancestors and maybe other people as well. Each time 

map is individual. 

As a Shamanic practitioner, I would also include future 

events on my time or event map. Those events can be 

such that are certain to happen, such as my own (or 

others) physical death, they can be events connected to 

probabilities or even wishes and hopes. If one desired 

event is a job I am dreaming of, then I can add it to my 

time/event map and then try to create a plan that will 

help me navigate towards that dream. 

Immanuel Kant claimed that Time is a way to describe 

the order between consecutive events. I completely 

disagree. His view was a technocratic, mechanical 

understanding of the relationship between time and 

events. As with my above description of a time/event 

map, the order of events can be changed, at least with 

respect to their values, energetic vibrations and how 

they affect you. 

There are geographical maps, there is mind-mapping 

and I put it to you that there could be time /event 

maps. Go to your closet and pick a white sheet. Spread 

it out on the floor and get a marker pen. Then write 

events on it, in random spots on the sheet. Write down 

events from past time, currently on-going and planned 

for the future. But avoid marking them with dates. Just 

let them be events. Then connect them whichever way 

you want, in an order you feel drawn to. This way of 

lining them up might well make more sense to you and 

be more useful in your understanding and dealing with 

them, than if you would place them in a consecutive 

order as per dates and timings. 

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Living in the now or getting lost in it? 

The challenge of “mindfulness” and “living in the now” 

(which are concepts I have never really understood 

anyway) is the risk of losing yourself in the curse of The 

Now. The present moment is but a fraction of time, 

flashing by in the ever flow of the yesterday blending 

into the tomorrow. Focus too much on The Now and 

you risk forgetting where you came from and where you 

are moving towards. For me, I see myself in a flow 

outside of time and even outside of space. 

Keep in mind that there is a difference between the way 

we experience the world, the way we describe it and the 

way it actually is. 

Human beings are probably the only species on the 

planet with any relation to or consideration of time. A 

popular genre of books is biographies. People love to 

watch documentaries on TV about past times. We love 

to remember. In a way, that is one definition of time. If 

there was no memory, there would be no time, just an 

endless eternity of present moments. 

Animals live in the present moment, yet without paying 

any attention to it. This is an important realization. 

Paradoxically, they really do live “In The Now”; however 

they are not aware of it. That is how and why it works 

for them. 

Events versus time 

From a spiritual point of view, try to see things from this 

perspective: Think in terms of “events”, of “energy”, 

maybe of “causality”. That way, a future event might 

very well influence an event that took place in the past. 

That is why it is possible to perform a Shamanic 

ceremony and alter something that happened in the 

past; change the energetic vibrations of it, how you 

remember it and what impact it had (and still has) on the 

future. You can also influence something that will 

happen in the future. With that view, it is no longer 

necessarily so that events are successive, in the way 

that an event is connected with a certain time and that 

the future follows after the present, like Wednesday 

follows Tuesday. If Wednesday and Tuesday are events, 

they do not really have to follow each other in any 

particular order. They are free-standing events, each 

one in its own right. 

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Let us imagine that it is 14:30pm. Within the 60 minutes 

of the hours between 14:00 and 15:00, 30 minutes are 

in the past and the remaining 30 minutes belong to the 

future. 30 minutes have already happened and 30 

minutes are yet to take place. In the exact moment in 

between is the present. However, the present moment 

can be divided into one fraction of a moment that is in 

the past and one that is in the future. Supposedly, you 

live in the present moment. But when is that really? As 

we have seen, it is very brief. Before we know it, it will 

have disappeared into the mist of past times, whilst 

simultaneously being replenished with fresh time 

arriving from the future. It seems as if there are a 

number of infinitesimally short moments of present time 

that keep replacing each other. 

The way I see it, time as used and interpreted by people 

is an invention to make it easier to plan and control our 

lives. A traditional clock, with hands moving around the 

circular dial, is simply a device to make it easier for us to 

catch a train, meet a friend, or go to work before the 

boss notices that we are missing. Life is a chain of 

events (as Immanuel Kant would have it) and a clock 

provides one way of measuring the distance between 

them, just as a map will show you the geographic 

location and physical distance between two places or 

events. 

All the time you need 

It has been said that you have the time you need. You 

may not always feel that this is the case. “If only I had 

more time”, people often say. Yet, that notion is more 

often related to anxiety, a sense of inadequacy or 

shortcoming, rather than really not having enough time. 

I mentioned that time is not a commodity. This means 

that one person cannot access more of it than anyone 

else. If something is due tomorrow, we all have the same 

number of minutes until the hour strikes. Yet, is that 

really true, from a spiritual point of view? There is 

interplay between time and action. Time can stretch, 

flex and be malleable. I truly believe that Spirit has a 

hand in this. I claim that the expression “We made it just 

in time!” is more often heard than “Damn, we missed it”. 

You do have all the time you need. Just remove your 

watch and avoid paying any attention to time. Time 

does not really exist anyway. 

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Whispers through the ether 

Great wings advance across the heavens 

Their steady beat echo the heart of the cosmos 

The wisdom of our forefathers was never lost 

Their spirits move through all and everything 

Put your ear to the ground and hear the sound of the 

Earth 

Listen to the whisper from the future 

Look to the stars and see the light from the past 

The pulse of the present 

The glow from that which is to come 

Life eternal, death subdued, change continual 

No beginning, no ending 

And the images carved on the rocks mirror the stars of 

the skies 

Look to the ground to see the beyond 

The past is the future 

The future is now 

Time in the making 

John Sjovik 

Shaman Healer 

www.shamaqi.com 

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Group Sessions (monthly) 

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Alchemical Voice - L2M - Issue 26

Martin Lewis 


EXTRA-ORDINARY 

CHANNELS 

Extra-ordinary channels of traditional 

Chinese Acupuncture and their 

relationship to the 'Taiji Pole’ 

Apart from the 12 regular meridians that are 

commonly used in Acupuncture there are at least 

another twelve ‘extra-ordinary channels’ (or meridians) 

which form the blueprint for the growth and 

development of the physical body. These are known 

by various names. In English - the Strange Flows, the 

Extraordinary Conduits and the Eight Marvellous 

Ones, are just three. 

These meridians, which run deep within our bodies, 

supply the 12 regular meridians with Qi (energy), 

enabling support of our DNA, our ‘genetic heritage’, or 

in Chinese terms our ‘ancestry’. In TCM (traditional 

Chinese medicine) and kinesiology, we acknowledge 

that the Governing and Central meridian channels are 

the only extraordinary channels to have their own 

acupuncture points, that is they are not shared. It has 

been documented that six of the extraordinary 

channels share acu-points with other points on the 

twelve regular bilateral meridians, depending on 

where they flow, however this information has since 

been upgraded. 

There are other extraordinary channels which have 

their own independent acu-points, and corresponding 

muscle/meridian relationships. The extraordinary 

channels integrate, strengthen, store and regulate the 

circulation of Qi in the regular meridians to maintain a 

state of balance and harmony. They link all of the Yin 

and Yang energy through the fascia of the physical 

body to nourish and provide energy to the organs. 

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They also enable the change of distribution and the 

nature of the energy used in the body, by responding 

to the internal and external signals that affect the use 

of that energy. 

The commonly recognised extraordinary vessels are as 

follows: Central, Governing, Vital, Inner Regulator, 

Outer Regulator, Inner Mobility, Outer Mobility and 

Belt. These relate to the Chinese titles Ren Mai, Du 

Mai, Chong Mai, Yin Wei Mai, Yang Wei Mai, Yin Qiao 

Mai, Yang Qiao Mai, and Dai Mai. 

According to TFH practitioner Marguerite Murray each 

vessel has corresponding positive and negative 

emotions, gland relationships and essential oils that 

enable balance. 

Ren Mai 

Du Mai 

Chong Mai 

Yin Wei Mai 

Yang Wei Mai 

Yin Qiao Mai 

Yang Qiao Mai 

Dai Mai 

Neroli + Ginger 

Cedarwood + Cinnamon Leaf 

Angelica + Patchouli 

Rose + Melissa 

Rosemary + Citronella 

Narcissus + Jasmine + Juniper 

Basil + Cinnamon Leaf 

Mugwort + Niaouli + Sandalwood 

Many kinesiology modalities do not recognise the 

extraordinary channels, it seems because very little 

information has been published on them in Chinese 

texts. What has been published appears contradictory. 

Dr George Goodheart, the founder of Applied 

Kinesiology, tapped into this information when 

explaining the connection between muscle function 

and energy flow, however most of the research on the 

extraordinary channels seems to have been conducted 

in Japan, particularly by Yoshio Manaka, Kazuko Itaya 

and Stephen Birch, who published this research in their 

book - ‘Chasing the Dragon’s Tail’ in 1991. 

Recent scientific research, by Issei Kasai, Yuki 

Kitazumi, Kenji Kano and Osamu Shirai in 2020 has at 

least partly proven the proposed theory in this book, 

the existence of ‘electrical cellular information systems’ 

to be correct. 

This is where the ancient concept of the Taiji Pole 

integrates nicely with up-to-date knowledge. 

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What is the Taiji Pole? 

The ‘Taiji (tai chi) pole’ is a cosmological term for the 

‘Supreme Ultimate’ and relates to the state of the 

internal and external worlds and the interaction of 

matter and space in relation to the body and mind. 

The balance of the Taiji Pole gives rise to all the other 

energy channels, or meridians in the body. 

The Taiji Pole runs through our vertical centre, from 

the top of the head to the coccyx, or in acupunture 

terms the Bai Hui - ‘One Hundred Meetings’ to the ‘Hui 

Yin’-‘The Convergence of Yin’. Metaphorically, it's like 

connecting the heavens above to the floor of the 

ocean. 

Bai Hui is the human connection to ‘heaven’, literally 

‘where we are from’. In TCM this point is used to calm 

the spirit and treat emotions, memory and behaviour. It 

becomes unregulated due to the emotions of fear, 

anxiety, anger and bitterness. 

Correspondingly the Hui Yin clears ‘damp heat’, treats 

Kidney Qi (fear and anxiety) and calms the mind. 

Treating this point literally enables us to ‘let off steam’ 

and release the pressure that life burdens us with! 

Internally the Taiji Pole connects the Upper, Middle 

and Lower Dantians - loosely translated as ‘elixir fields’, 

the energy centres that in Taoist and Buddhist 

traditions relate to higher states of consciousness, and 

the connection to Universal knowledge. 

So - in essence, you can probably guess that if we are 

‘busy of mind’ (e.g. - worried) then we lose connection 

from spirit AND grounding to the Earth. In effect, we 

lose US! 

This suggests that calming the mind reconnects US to 

US - or in effect ‘heaven to earth’. Meditative practices 

are an obvious choice in enabling this to happen, as is 

receiving healing from another. 

The ‘martial art’ of Tai Chi is another meditative 

process that re-connects US to US. 

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As such, Tai Chi considers itself an ‘internal' martial art focused on developing Qi. As its name suggests, it rebalances 

and re-energises the Taiji pole, using slow routine sequences of movement. 

Tai chi is literally ‘meditation through movement’, enabling a re-connection to our natural self. By relaxing, 

attending inward, and slowing mind, body, and breath, this practice allows the practitioner to become less 

tense, drop conditioned habits, let go of thoughts and allow Qi to flow smoothly. 

This allows flow with the Tao, the path of connection with the natural order of the universe. 

Tai Chi can be accurately described as a ‘moving meditation’, that allows us to let go and experience ‘Wúxīn’ 

(literally the state of ‘un-intention’) to allow and enable spontaneity, and release us from tension. 

As Mary Elizabeth Wakefield, LAc/Dipl states: “the journey along this path recapitulates the origin of life as 

we understand it, from the formless, timeless state that precedes incarnation, to the emerging duality of yin 

and yang, and the further division of the human embryo via the process of cell division, or mitosis, that 

ultimately results in birth. In the same manner that life is spontaneously generated from the semblance of 

death, so life ultimately returns to the void, mirroring the great cycle of existence” 

MARTIN LEWIS 

www.appliedmetaphysics.co.uk 

kinesiology@hotmail.co.uk 

+44 (0)7968 740550 

Newbury, Berkshire 

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SOUL RAYS AND CHAKRA AWAKENING 

The goal of this workshop is to enable the integration of body and soul to its 

purpose by enabling the Seven Rays to align and correlate with each other - 

that is, they need to harmonise with each other for the chakras to function 

as they are intended. 

https://www.love2meditate.com/soul-rays-and-chakra-awakening.html 

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P R A C T I T I O N E R ' S 

E N E R G E T I C P R O T E C T I O N 

O N L I N E C O U R S E 

Jovi Hoonjan 

Shamanic Alchemist 

Arm yourself with 

protection tools and 

practices that you can use 

in your day-to-day life and 

during sessions. 

Essential for anyone who 

works with the public. 

Online Shamanic 

guided meditations 

with protection 

formulae 

Language of the 

Ancients vibrational 

consciousness cards 

Powerful ancient 

sacred symbols 

Rituals and ceremonies 

w w w . l o v e 2 m e d i t a t e / o n l i n e - c o u r s e s 

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JIN SHIN 

JYUTSU 

Cheli Mula 


My Story, my real first encounter with Jin Shin Jyutsu is so embedded in me, that I will never forget this state of 

awareness, this feeling that you know - this IS. And still, this memory is so present, it is like it happened yesterday. 

It’s a bit like when you first meet your deep love, the spark that touches your soul. Your soul mate, when this moment 

changes the whole direction of your life. 

It is scientifically proven, by the way - that it takes exactly 3 seconds to fall into true Love. 

I guess my connection with Jin Shin Jyutsu is true love! 

It started back in 2006 when I did my first 5-day practitioner course in Jin Shin Jyutsu. I have been a massage therapist 

for more than 20 years, trained in Ayurveda, Reflexology, Reiki and I have always felt a deep passion for spirituality and 

science, health and wellbeing from the early 80's. 

I initially heard about the healing art of Jin Shin Jyutsu over 20 years before from my best friends. I tried it out, I 

practised the recommended applications - but never thought much of it, I didn’t really feel or see any results. 

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I guess now looking back, it could have been because my attitude was so present and strong, that I wasn’t 

allowing the subtle energies to come through. 

But as curious as I am, and having studied other healing modalities, I decided to take a 5-day practitioner 

course, thinking, that I probably need the study class workshop to get it. 

Little did I know… 

My first Teacher was Carlos Gutterres from Brazil, an over 25 years experienced world teacher of the Jin 

Shin Jyutsu faculty. 

Today he is running The International Jin Shin Guild organisation with another very experienced teacher 

Wayne Hackett. Mostly online, but more and more in person in Europe and all over the world. 

I started the course, and after the first hour, it was clear to me, that I just won’t get it with my rational 

thinking mind. 

I couldn’t ask for my money back, I didn’t want to leave, so I decided to take just notes, even though I 

didn’t understand. 

My first practitioner’s class I always say... I was writing notes of what I heard but I really didn’t understand. 

BUT, I knew it worked! The first hands on session I had, tears were running down my face without reason. 

And it continued over the whole week’s course. I became so humble, soft, vulnerable and I know I cried all 

the tears out that I had been holding onto for decades. That is Jin Shin Jyutsu. 

It harmonises what needs to be harmonised. So it can make you sad, as well as happy and laughing (I have 

seen people laughing for no reason during a session). It can make you relaxed as well as energised. 

Jin Shin Jyutsu is The Art from the Source which speaks the truth, the Creator for the compassionate 

humble mankind /person. 

I never looked back. I became a fully qualified Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner and Self-help class teacher. 

Self-help means applying the art to yourself. 

That’s what I teach. 

There are 3 Self-help books by Mary Burmeister, which I enjoy teaching, as they are the Source. They are 

the original, the beginning! I feel no other book can ever be written like this – as any other source must 

have taken the information from Mary. 

I offer the Jin Shin Jyutsu hands-on treatments from my treatment room at the Health in the City, London. 

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Wherever you are, you can apply the art of Jin Shin Jyutsu healing. 

Jin Shin Jyutsu works on the same principles of traditional chinese medicine, but only with 26 Energylocks, 

These are Energy flows which connect certain Energylocks with each other. In Chinese medicine you would call 

them meridians, in Ayurveda Nadis. 

These are the subtle energy pathways throughout the body, which harmonise the body’s energies when they are 

not blocked. We apply the hands with a light touch (there are practitioners who have a stronger touch) on the 

designated parts and make a connection, so that the body becomes aware of where we want to guide. Most 

important is the presence and the awareness from both parties, practitioner and receiver. 

The signal of pulsation guides the practitioner to move on, and so we complete an energyflow. 

The body is encouraged to harmonize itself, regeneration or generation of what is needed can happen, and these 

are the different possible outcomes of a Jin Shin Jyutsu session. 

You can take sessions once a week, or as a series of treatments, to address more, deeper issues. We call these 

projects. 

Master sensei Jiro Murai in Japan rediscovered this wisdom after having applied it during a terminal illness. Some 

mudras he knew of, and healed issues out of fasting and meditation. 

That’s when he vowed to devote his life to this art. He studied it and with the knowledge and wisdom gained 

called it Jin Shin Jyutsu. 

One of his master students was a Japanese descended woman from America, Mary Burmeister whom he met in 

Japan. After 17 years of studying with Master Murai, Mary wrote her first self-help book, followed by 2 others. 

Later adding practitioner books Text 1 and Text 2. 

Especially for our readers: a free migun thermal massage 

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Mary and her students shared the knowledge of Jin 

shin Jyutsu all over the world. That’s where we are 

now! 

Haruki Kato, was a male student from Tokio, who 

studied aside Jin Shin Jyutsu as well as Acupuncture. 

His lineage stayed in Japan, and his son Sadaki Kato 

continues to teach this art all over the world. 

You can have Jin Shin Jyutsu sessions at the Health in 

the City in London. 

A 1-hour session costs £70, it's fully clothed and a 

recommended self-help application will be given for 

you to continue at home. You could join one of our 

self-help workshops. 

Next workshops in the Portstoken Community Centre , 

E1 8AH, near Aldgate 

19.5. – 10- 5pm Selfhelp book 1 

02.6. - 10-5 pm, Selfhelp book 2 

16.6. – 10 -5 pm, Selfhelp Book 3 

Contact Cheli Mula 

Jin Shin Jyutsu Practitioner and Self-help class 

teacher 

Health in the City 

65 London Wall, Room 57 

London EC2M 5TU 

healthinthecitylondon@gmail.com 

www.healthinthecity.co.uk 

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THE NORSE SAGAS 

AND RUNE POWER 


The understanding of the Norse sagas and the power of the 

runes 

As a practicing medium, I have now been using runes for 

divination for two decades although it wasn't the obvious 

choice when I started looking at tarot cards as a tool for 

divination when I was a teenager. 

Like the alchemist in the books of Paulo Coelho, I had to leave 

my familiar territory to find my way back to my origin. Already 

as a child, I took a particular interest in the culture of the 

North American Indians and later on I also turned to South 

American Shamanism. 

It was when I spent some years in Spain in the late nineties 

that I began to question why I wasn't looking more into my 

native culture. A good friend of mine asked ”Could you tell 

me about the runes, since you are Swedish?” and I vaguely 

remembered some details from secondary school. There was 

something about Odin and Thor and the Viking inscriptions I 

had seen on large boulders but couldn´t decipher. These 

things had escaped my mind but now my interest in native 

religions was sparked with fresh curiosity. 

As time went by I read everything I could find about these 

amazing tools and legends from the northern hemisphere and 

I realized that there is so much more to it than just rock 

carvings, runic inscriptions and myths. In fact, I have now 

come to the conclusion that the ancient stories from all 

around the world are actually symbolic maps that can explain 

everything that is happening, has happened and is yet to 

come. 

It is also a chart of the microcosmos and macrocosmos and 

about the fight between good and evil both within and 

without. Just as the Bible is based on past traditions and 

describes God creating man in his own image, man is a 

mixture of all the creatures that populate the nine worlds of 

Yggdrasil (the sacred world tree in Norse mythology). 

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There is no separation between mankind and other living 

beings as we all carry the power of the deities and other 

beings - aesirs, vanirs, giants and trolls. The branches of the 

world tree represent the different paths that can be chosen, 

just as life is not just a predetermined destiny which cannot 

be altered by any means. It is one and the same tree, yet 

there are many choices as each twig and leaf can make the 

whole difference between one outcome and another. 

Why the old myths are not just fairytales 

Over the centuries, alchemists, witches, astrologers and 

shamans have in one way or another recorded their stories to 

pass on the knowledge to those who understand how to 

interpret their tales correctly. It was the safest way to keep 

those secrets hidden from empires and dictatorships that 

wanted to rule the world. 

The secret tales were kept away from the common man by 

the powers of modern religions and were substituted by 

science. It could have been fatal, at the time, to work against 

the politics of the ruling classes. 

Still, it was important to maintain the traditions practised by 

the elders, so they found a way to preserve this knowledge. 

The network available back in the day was that news would 

travel the world by minstrels and storytellers and they did this 

with elaborate poetry and singing. 

Compare those poets and singers to artists and actors of 

today and you will understand the significance of presenting a 

good story. And just like many movies of today can have 

underlying messages and double meanings, so did those 

ancient stories. 

Don´t forget that the ancient people were just as intelligent 

as we are today; they actually had bigger brains. 

Runes versus tarot cards 

As previously mentioned, runes are just as powerful in 

fortune-telling as tarot cards. There are two different sets of 

runes used in Scandinavia. The most commonly used for 

divination is the older Nordic futhark, also known as the 

Germanic futhark, which consists of twenty-four runes. 

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It may seem strange that these few runes can replace 

seventy-eight tarot cards. However, I have put them to the 

test by letting my clients pick fourteen tarot or oracle cards 

before the proper reading. We then put the cards aside as I 

start reading the runes but as soon as I have finished we will 

look at the cards chosen beforehand and they will always tell 

the same story. 

Each rune has a few different interpretations and when 

shown upright it usually reveals the constructive or positive 

meaning while it tells the negative or destructive story when 

it shows up upside down. You need to know the different 

ways of interpreting each rune but it is always the intuition 

that will tell you the full story. They are tools that help you 

focus on the task although very magical ones. They can also 

be used for rituals and as amulets for certain purposes. 

Additional use 

I consider my runes as friends and advisors and they have 

shown me how they want to be read by me. In my practice, I 

also meditate before I start working with clients and I always 

turn to Yggdrasil, the world tree, as I ask Odin or Freya to 

show me the things that would be meaningful and 

understandable for my client. 

Sometimes they show me a different way of how to use the 

runes and I have found this even more useful than the 

information I have had from any of the books that I have 

studied. 

Nowadays I also use them in shamanic journeying and to 

interpret the characteristics of a name. You might wonder 

how a name can reveal how a person is but it is actually very 

simple. Just think about presenting yourself as ”Hello, I am 

clever!” as opposed to saying ”Hello, I am Stupid!” and you will 

understand that you do indeed carry the energy of what you 

are calling yourself. 

We can also refer to the Water Experiment by Masaru Emoto 

who exposed water to words like Love or Hate and then 

discovered how the water crystals were damaged by the 

negative words but turned out beautifully when subjected to 

positively charged words. 

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And just as water according to us has no apparent knowledge 

of what is a positive or a negative word, we might 

unknowingly be affected by our names as well. The reason I 

interpret the name is to show a person the underlying abilities 

and disadvantages in their name so that they become aware 

of their inner potential and can grow as a person. 

Conclusion 

There is always so much to learn from the past to create a 

better future and there is so much knowledge to be found in 

the ancient mysteries. 

I would suggest that you try to see things from a completely 

different perspective as you dive into the ancient books once 

again to unfold the mysteries told by the old troubadours 

about the knowledge from ancient sorcerers and magicians. 

Rest assured that you will have an interesting and mindbending 

time ahead of you. 

A wanderer I am right now 

My feet are kissing the ground 

The urge to walk was strong somehow 

My soul feels free, not bound 

In pain indeed I kiss the ground 

My feet are sore and humble 

With natures greatness all around 

In My own pace I cease to stumble 

Through agony and loneliness 

My eyesight's getting wider 

When all I see is emptiness 

It starts to feel much lighter 

The call within that cried so loud 

"Let me catch up on Thee" 

And here I am, I stand so proud 

I feel Myself in Me 


Priestess of the Norse tradition 

www.osterlenhaxan.com 

www.pilgrimen.com 

www.avaloniatour.com 

www.designbyhansdotter.com 

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WHY NOTHING I WRITE 

IS GOOD ENOUGH 

Hannah Gauss 

Why nothing I write is ever going to be good enough, or how 

to decide to heal... 

Let me explain. 

Nothing I write will ever be good enough to stop you from 

repeating unhealthy behaviours, identities and traumas that 

you are not ready to face. Healing doesn’t work like that. 

The only way to effectively heal consists of two connected 

processes. 

It begins with a decision. You have to be done with all the 

ways you are emotionally benefitting from your (unconscious) 

patterns. 

This means that the pain of keeping you disconnected from 

your authentic self and others must be greater than the fear 

of feeling pain again. 

You see, trauma teaches you how to think and behave to 

make you feel safe (and loved). This could be not sharing your 

recent artwork to avoid public criticism and to feel like a 

failure. It is also pleasing your partner by putting their needs 

above your own. 

There are all these ways which you avoid to feel this pain 

again. They helped you survive our trauma. Now they are 

disconnecting you from your authentic self and others by 

avoiding vulnerability. 

You have to FEEL the ways in which you were abandoned, 

betrayed and rejected – especially the ways you are doing 

that to yourself! Recognising how you met your unmet needs, 

helps you decide to change them. 

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This does NOT mean that you were responsible for what 

happened to you. You didn’t ask for it and it doesn’t mean 

something is wrong with you. It means terrible people did 

terrible things to you. End off. The only responsibility you 

have is fully committing to your healing once you decide that 

you hurt enough. 

The second choice might be the most important one. The only 

way for you to effectively heal, is to decide that you are done 

hurting so badly that you are willing to endure the sometimes 

greater pain of healing. Spoiler alert: feeling better is on the 

other side of feeling crappy. 

Energy healing removes the blockages and trauma created. It 

does not rewire the survival patterns you got from it. 

To do that, you have to teach your brain how to process an 

experience differently by implementing what you learned 

during healing. This means experiencing a triggering situation 

but choosing to not betray yourself. For instance, you will 

have the same arguments with your partner over and over 

again, until you meet your own needs instead of outsourcing 

them to your partner. You will go back and forth between 

successfully implementing this new way of thinking and falling 

back into old patterns just as many times. Integration is messy 

but necessary, because (neurologically speaking) this is how 

new neuropaths are formed. 

The biggest downfall in the current healing industry is 

attempting to skip integration to reach enlightenment. It is so 

easy to do one more healing instead of marinating in feelings 

or dealing with unmet childhood needs in relationships. 

And avoiding it will work. At least for a while. But you will 

never get away with it. Skipping implementation means facing 

the same issue on a deeper level later on. 

There is no level of spirituality exempting you from 

experiencing pain and having to heal it. There is only 

judgement from yourself and others of how healed a spiritual 

person should be to classify as high vibe or enlightened. 

Shame dies where vulnerability is practised. 

If you do not rewire the patterns you adopt in survival, they 

will keep running the show. 

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Let’s apply it. 

Here is a nugget of gold I recently learned. We will adapt it to 

this scenario: 

What are you not allowing yourself to share about yourself 

with others? 

This is your pain point, your liberator and your gateway to 

feeling better. 

Once you actively engage with it and commit to your healing, 

your life will change. You will feel better. That's the essence 

of the spiritual path - transmuting pain into power - wherever 

we are on it. 

Trust me, it is always worth committing to healing, and again 

there is no such thing as a spiritual level that exempts you 

from it. 

So, if it’s been a while, this is your invitation to feel your 

feelings, to get in the ring of a messy back and forth. 

If no one else roots for you during this process, I do. 

I am there with you too! 

Hannah is a Shamanic Healer and Medicine 

Drum Maker in Dundalk, near the Cooley 

Mountains in Ireland. 

www.hannahgauss.com 

@hannahjgauss 

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Angel Therapist, Carol Coggan attends various Mind, Body, Spirit fairs, where she offers Angel 

card readings and ways of working with the Angels. 

The next fair will be at Alton Community Centre, Hampshire on Sunday, 12th May. For more 

information click on the link: https://fb.me/e/7dzlYgCRE 

On 29th and 30th June, you can find Carol at Guilfest, a music festival in Guildford, Surrey. This 

year there is a Wellfest area including a marquee for holistic therapies. If you’re in the area, Carol 

would love to meet you! 

www.carolcoggan.co.uk 

hello@carolcoggan.co.uk 

fb: Carol Coggan - Angel Therapist/Dream Builder Life 

Coach 

instagram: angeltherapist_carolcoggan 

+44 (0)781 806 5514 

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DREAMING 

Erica Lowe 

It is only when we connect with our dreams that what we 

manifest will be aligned with our highest intentions. Sacred 

dreaming brings us into contact with our soul purpose and helps 

us keep whatever we’re manifesting into the world connected to 

the highest good of all and open to the universal flow of 

abundance. 

Every day when I was living in the community at Embercombe, 

the role of Dreamer would be assigned to someone. A role just 

as important and vital to the community as work done in the 

kitchen, the joinery, and the fields. 

It’s through our dreaming that we keep aligned to our purpose, 

values and soul when we’re building or making things manifest in 

the world. 

Without the compass of our visions, we can get lost or build 

something with a distorted foundation which will topple easily or 

take us off course. 

It’s through our dreaming that we can access support and energy 

from the different layers of the world we inhabit. 

Imagination – Image – I Mage: using the power of visualisation 

and active imagination we become the magicians of our destiny. I 

Magic into being all the most wonderful things I know can exist 

in my life. 

And inner sabotage is real. 

Our inbuilt survival systems activate when we do or dream 

something which we’ve been told is dangerous either by our 

families or by our society. Our inner firefighters and managers do 

everything they possibly can to keep us safe. The thing is they 

usually received their instruction manual when we were infants, 

toddlers, youth, teenagers…. 

When our survival was dependent on the connection with our 

caregivers. So we learnt how to survive. 

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And now, when we want to do more than just survive, but to live 

and be the change we wish to see in the world…. our protectors 

often have something to say about it and we find ourselves in a 

place of freeze, of flight, of fight. 

When in reality, the danger doesn’t actually exist. Or if it does, 

then there are new and exciting ways of meeting that danger 

which can bring us greater happiness and well-being, joy and 

satisfaction. 

We can clear past traumas, family stories, cultural expectations. 

We can connect to our guides and those in the spirit world who 

hold our dreams sacred and wish to see us bring them into being. 

We can crystalise our dreams into clear images and visions that 

we can hold onto as we work through our protective patterning. 

We can manifest what we know is possible. 

So yes, we can and should dream. 

Yes we can and should build what we want in this world. 

Yes, we can and should be who we know ourselves to truly be. 

Yes, our dreams are and should be the solid guiding force for 

change and well-being in our lives and the world. 

And yes, they can and should lead us to the heart of our 

wounding so that we can release ourselves from pre 

programmed fear responses and start to live in a place of trust, 

gratitude and deepening love. 

They are the starting point and the finishing line. 

Our Visions. Our Magic Sight. Our Dreams. 

Erica Lowe 

Shaman, Reiki Master, Counselling Psychotherapist 

contact@ericalowe.org 

www.ericalowe.org 

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Wonderfully insightful poetry, 

beautifully illustrated offering healing to 

the readers 

Available on Amazon 


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D R E A M Y O U R V I S I O N 

I N T O A L I G N M E N T 

with Erica and Jovi 

This workshop is a journey from 

inspiration to action, all done on a 

spiritual level. 

Saturday 18th May, 11:30-4:30pm 

Fleet Hampshire 

https://www.love2meditate.com/dreamyour-vision-into-alignment.html 

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BE GOOD TO YOURSELVES 

Jan is a gifted and professionally recognised 

healer, spiritual counsellor and psychic, working 

with clients to help them find the root cause of 

their physical condition which is normally an 

emotional issue buried deep inside. 

Jan Reid 

Be Good to Yourselves 

Dorset (distance healing available) 

www.begoodtoyourselves.com 

email@begoodtoyourselves.com 

+44 (0)776 993 6500 

SPIRITUAL HEALING WITH INTUITIVE INSIGHTS 

tameshka@hotmail.com | 07786 194 149 

Mytchett, Surrey 

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Hidden in the Mist 


Susan always knew she could sense 

things that she couldn't see, so when her 

husband James starts to act strangely is 

there more to his behaviour than meets 

the eye? 

With her daughter also starting to act 

strangely, Susan's nerves are on a knife 

edge, having lost all of her self-esteem 

at her husband's hands, not knowing 

where to turn and with echoes of the 

past still clinging persistently to her 

home. 

Susan instinctively knows that 

everyone's survival depends upon her. 

Will Susan be able to save her family 

from the malevolence which threatens 

to engulf them all? 

Hidden in the Mist is a supernatural 

book that is loosely based on some reallife 

experiences that Sue personally had 

in her childhood. 

“I read Hidden in the Mist in less than a 

week as I got gripped by the characters 

and the storyline - really needed to know 

how it was all going to turn out! I enjoy a 

good ghost story and this was a really 

good ghost story.” 

Pulling out all stops in her debut work of fiction, Sue Penney’s Hidden in the Mist is a 

ghostly tale par excellence. 

Aware of her own personal supernatural abilities since the age of three, the author 

draws on real-life events she experienced as a child to give Hidden in the Mist an 

authenticity and scare factor that plays with your mind from the outset. Adding further 

to its spooky credentials, the front cover is illustrated with an image of the actual house 

in which the author first experienced the paranormal. 

Worthy of a solid ten out of ten for its accomplished plot, pace and the fear it evokes, 

Hidden in the Mist is most definitely one to read with the lights on full." 

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Life behind 

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Everything changed one fateful night; following a 

severe car accident, her husband developed paranoid 

schizophrenia. A year of desperation, misery attempted 

murder, a shooting and a suicide followed. 

A second husband with rage issues, led to physical 

abuse of her son and a life of fear. Follow her fight to 

protect her children and explore the horrors they faced 

growing up. Years remaining silent for fear of reprisal 

and the guilt carried from seeing the effect it had on 

her children. 

Another near fatal car accident and the unexplained 

miracle rescue. An illness that drained her body, stole 

her career and left her bedridden. This is one woman’s 

battle against insurmountable odds. The will to survive, 

protect, overcome years of torment, fear and 

oppression and the day she discovered the strength 

within, to fight back and step out from ‘BEHIND THE 

MASK’ 

I spent most of my working life as a professional dance instructor, designing and 

producing theatrical shows for children. When a severe back injury resulting 

from a car crash forced me into early retirement, I started looking for new ways 

to be creative and find a new outlet in life to express myself. Writing filled this 

void and allowed me to clarify, accept and eventually script what has happened 

to me over the years, which makes for a compelling and at times, difficult read. 

For a very long time I tried to come to terms with what I have been through and 

how it has affected both me and my family. Having finished this book, I am now 

able to look back and reflect on my life in a way I never thought possible. The 

sheer number and variety of traumas I have experienced is almost 

incomprehensible and the horrors of some of the situations are a lot to take onboard. 

These have shaped me into the woman I am today. 

Within the book you will experience my life in its rawest form including a suicide, 

a ruined career, a lengthy lawsuit, a terrible marriage, an abusive husband, 

terrified children, a debilitating illness, broken families, dreams shattered, hope, 

fear, and impossible choices. Only when you are at your lowest, when you feel 

that life has taken too much from you, do you look deep inside yourself and 

make a choice. This story is my choice. 

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NARCISSISTS 

Jovi Hoonjan 

Hmmm, the wild world of narcissists—where ego meets drama, and 

relationships become a rollercoaster ride! When dealing with these 

attention-seeking maestros, keep your humour radar on and your 

scissors handy (for cutting those toxic threads). 

Let’s unravel the mystery of narcissists. Imagine them as the James 

Bond villains of relationships—captivating, potentially harmful, and 

always plotting their next move. 

On a very basic level, a narcissist is an individual who displays an 

exaggerated sense of self-importance, a constant need for 

admiration, and a lack of empathy towards others. They frequently 

exhibit a strong-willed nature and engage in manipulation tactics, 

exploiting relationships. 

Their charm and charisma may initially draw people in, creating an 

illusion of connection. However, beneath the surface lies a selfcentered 

(damaged) individual who seeks validation and control. 

If you’re an Empath, buckle up! You’re like a human emotional 

buffet for them. Over time, interactions with narcissists will leave 

you feeling emotionally drained, manipulated, and questioning your 

own worth. Read my article in the March/April 2024 magazine, to 

truly understand the empath’s power! 

So, how do you survive this emotional rollercoaster? Establish and 

maintain clear boundaries. Recognize when your emotional energy 

is being depleted, and consciously take steps to distance yourself 

when needed. 

Self-care? Oh, it’s not just bubble baths and scented candles. It’s 

like emotional CrossFit: meditation reps, mindfulness squats, and 

gratitude lunges. 

Be aware, keep centred and know your worth! 

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Narcissists often employ gaslighting, projecting blame, and 

emotional manipulation. Let me add a short note here, it’s not just 

narcissists who gaslight but they are extremely skilled at it! 

By understanding narcissistic tactics, you can better navigate their 

web of deceit and maintain your emotional balance. 

Seek support from trusted friends or professionals who can offer a 

fresh perspective and reinforce your sense of self. 

Learning to assertively communicate your needs and desires is 

crucial when dealing with narcissists. 

As well as establishing healthy boundaries, expressing your feelings 

can help safeguard your emotional well-being. 

Remember that prioritizing self-care and setting limits is not selfish 

but necessary for maintaining a healthy and balanced life. 

In conclusion, identifying a narcissist, understanding their impact, 

and actively protecting your energy and emotional well-being are 

vital steps towards creating healthier relationships. 

You will empower yourself to navigate the challenges posed by 

narcissistic individuals while fostering a more positive and fulfilling 

life. 

Deep down, narcissists dislike themselves. The reason why they 

use their intense narcissistic behaviour is to conceal what they 

loathe within themselves - a very complex multi-level of 

insecurities. 

So, how can shamanism help to protect you...? 

A good way of creating healthy boundaries is to ask a spirit animal 

to support you. 

I’ve listed some top spiritual animals that you can invoke when you 

are up against a narcissist. Next to each animal, I’ve listed their 

‘powers’. 

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Choose one or more of the animals, then simply (in your mind) ask 

for their support. 

Do this every day and throughout the day when you feel you are 

being manipulated by anyone. 

Alligator – survival, patience, stealth, territorial 

Aardvark – digging for truth, resourceful, independence, 

curiousity 

Bear – strength, groundedness, independence, leadership, 

confidence 

Badger – determination, inner strength, protection, courage 

Boar – fearlessness, power, endurance, sensuality 

Bull – endurance, abundance, leadership, adaptability, 

protection 

Fox – cunning, camouflage, quick-thinking, stealth, intuition 

Hawk – precision, timing, courage, renewal, transformation 

Horse – freedom, speed, communication, intuition 

Lion – courage, dignity, self-worth, regal, authority 

Racoon – masking emotions, survival, cleverness, 

resourcefulness 

Rhinoceros – determination, protection, confidence, 

groundedness, instintiveness 

Skunk – boundaries, respect, conflict resolution (nonconfrontational) 

Tortoise – endurance, introspection, protection, wisdom 

Have fun with this practice, add different power animals as you 

progress - see if you notice a difference. 

Love, light, protection and healing to you! 

Jovi Hoonjan 

Shaman Alchemist 

Alchemical Voice | Love 2 Meditate 


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