
For thousands of years, prayer and ceremony have healed the sick, liftedthe spirit, and released the soul. In the Western World, however, those wishingto find answers to life’s most profound questions often choose to look outsidethemselves – emphasizing the ego. I believe there may be a time and placefor such things, but I’m certain that each of us can find answers and canrealize peace and happiness within ourselves through simple ceremony.
For more than two decades, I have practiced as an Intuitive Medium. Mywork is an absolute joy. I have witnessed incredibly powerful, positive changesin many people with whom I have worked as they have learned to get in touchwith their intuition and free themselves. I have witnessed many people findclosure through their communication with loved ones who have crossed over.I have also had the opportunity to facilitate many past-life regressions.
More recently, energetic clearing has taken a more prominent position inmy practice. I have discovered that truly wonderful dramatic life changescan occur for those who have the intention to release and to clear negativeenergies. And, over and over again, ceremony has been an enormouslyimportant component of the process.No matter what intuitive activity I am asked to perform, I have beenrepeatedly blessed with opportunities to observe amazing positive permanentchange in hundreds of individuals. Integrating prayer, shamanic practice,communication with spirit guides and those who have passed, and otherspiritual techniques, I have seen people transformed–enabled to live theirlives in a richer more fulfilling way.
While I have always known that I had powerful intuitive gifts and closeconnections with other times and other worlds, I have not always given myfull professional attention to practicing as an Intuitive Medium. I had to beopen to the possibility and ready to make the move when I knew – within myheart – that the time had come. I spent many years with my main focus onworking in sales and earning a good living – for a long time as a single mom– supporting my son and myself. I did intuitive work during those years butmore as an avocation than as a sole vocation as my practice is now. Likevirtually all of the most important steps that we take in life, this one – todedicate myself to helping others–could only come because I was open toit and because I listened to my heart. This book, which celebrates ceremonyand the enormous potential for positive transformation through its practice,also comes from my heart. It would never have been written if I had notdecided to surrender to my true calling in life.|
So, yes, this book is about ceremony, but it is also a story – my story. Withinthese pages, you will learn how I came to accept and ultimately embrace whoI am and who I have been. This book contains personal, sometimes painfulaccounts of my Earth Journey as a developing spiritual being as well asinsights into many of the ceremonial practices that have helped me to growand to find my way to a rich, full, and peaceful life.It is my deepest hope that, through this little book, more people will cometo understand that ceremony is a liberating and healing practice. Beyondthe common uses of baptism, graduation, bah and bar mitzvahs, marriage,retirement, burial, and many others, ceremony can better a community, honorthe Earth, and connect us to the cycle of life. The essence of ceremony, then,is quite basic: to heal the Self and to progress in life.
You will be amazed at the results of ceremony when you let the process come from heartfelt love and caring. Simple ceremony–with or without the presence of witnesses–can truly be life altering. All you need is your Self and your intention to feel peace, happiness, and connection to spirit. Anyonecan perform the simple art of ceremony at any time.According to universal law, whatever you project comes back to you.Consequently, This I promise: You will neverregret integrating.