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My first experience of reflexology, as a patient, was when I was in my early twenties. I had heard of it before then but, as with most healthy people who do not have a direct interest in health or healing matters, I really had no idea of what was involved. Certainly if I had remained healthy, I would not have made an effort to find out more about reflexology, discover its benefits, become a reflexologist, and write Reflexology for Beginners. It is funny how things work out! Before I decided to try reflexology, I had been very ill for four years with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). During that period, I spent most of my time lying down or being pushed around in a wheelchair. The medical ...
One of the most rewarding things I have ever done was teaching psychic development classes. I began doing them in my own home, but they became so popular that within a few months I had to move them to a local recreation center. Right from the start, the most popular class was how to discover and relive your past lives. I should not have been surprised at the popularity of the past-life class, because, in my work as a hypnotherapist I regularly had people coming for past-life regressions. Also, the students who had experienced past-life regressions talked about them to their friends. People become extremely excited once they have opened the door to a past life. Many people want to know ...
During my rare classes on Green Witchcraft, questions and situations arise relating to the actual process of magical work. I realized that there was more information to be shared. My course on the Witchcraft of Nature spans eight consecutive weekends, so I developed Green Witchcraft: The Manual as a do-it-yourself instruction book for people to use on their own. But as questions arose on the "nuts and bolts" of magic and energy movement, I pulled together information for a focused discussion on the methodology in Green Magic: The Sacred Connection to Nature. I grew up with magical practices, spiritism, and Rules of Conduct interwoven with daily life due to my mother's Craft heritage, and ...
When did I become a Witch? I really don't know—or, rather, I could as well say I was born that way. No, I was not born into a Wiccan family, although my parents and grandparents had largely occult and even a Pagan approach to life. My grandfather was a very active Theosophist for years, serving even as a national vice-president. He was also a civil rights activist before that phrase was even used or there were organizations that became a movement. My father was a vegetarian when some asked where that country was, and a naturalist sometimes seen running naked in the rain by country neighbors. Witches Not Made But those are not the things that make one a Witch. Nor, do I believe, is ...
