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 Presence is greater than words Excerpted from " The Enligtened Heart-Chronicles of a psychedelic therapist " to be released in August 2025. Copies can be bought from my website and Amazon. After years of working with people facing poverty, addictions and trauma, I concluded that Jung was right,   there cannot be any lasting personal changes without a concomitant deep spiritual experience. I wondered if psychedelics could have potential for the intense emotional releases and insights that are needed for Soul healing and opening. I didn’t lose lost faith completely in conventional psychology and pharmacology, but I knew I needed to look for a deeper understanding. When I started working in a pain clinic, my drive to find better therapies intensified. That yearning to work with better tools lead to me towards going back to using psychedelic substances myself.   I started participating in Ayahuasca ceremonies The first vision I saw after ingestion was a reed boat with ...

 Session Two-Life themes The channel, Catherine and I settle into her small city apartment. We have committed to meeting once a week for The River until they are finished channeling their books. Catherine takes a moment to shift and wrap a shawl around herself. It is her habit to always hold two large amythyst crystals in her hands, which she turns over and over once in trance. I set up the tape recorder and wait for the River to come through. They always begin with- “Greetings!”. On the coffee table in front of me are my notes on my last weeks assignment-summarize in about five sentences, the learnings of my life so far. As usual, when I’m face to face with the River, I’m filled with trepidation. They have often told me there is nothing to fear-all that can be revealed is more of who I am. That still scares me. River: Greetings! Tell us the truth you have seen during the passing of this time of life tell us! Julia: Right-first all choices will lead to a growth of some kind but a g...

  All knowledge is within. All knowledge is  without Chapter One Life goals and lessons   River: Greetings! Julia : Let the book begin! River : Let the book begin. We are ready -the great journey is upon us! We must first decide some sort of structure for this thing that we built between us. We suggest a work that involves not only our work and our direction and our wisdom from our perspective and our goals we also suggest if it is becoming to you that you are involved from your own position as part of your growth that you're part of the book is a writing of YOU! We would suggest then that in this first week you return to your own home and think carefully about five subjects that are directly connected with what learning you have done till now in your lifetime. This should be five short sentence is that capitalize succinctly, the truth of the learning of your life. It will not be easy. It is never easy to summarize one's own life as at the point of death....

  The River Books-Book Two All knowledge is within, All knowledge is without Introduction The River is a fellowship of beings who began channeling through my sister, Catherine M. in the spring of 1983.   They described themselves as a collection of beings from many different worlds. Some are elemental beings, plant essences, animal totems, spirits of those who have lived in previous times here, some who have never inhabited earth but are concerned about the future of our home. They shared hundreds of sessions with us over the next thirty years. Catherine channeled for many people who posed questions to this seemingly inexhaustible source of wisdom which ranged from the personal, relational to the most esoteric spiritual. Their main message was that they considered the times which we are living in to be dangerous and full of existential threats to the continued life of planet Earth. They wanted to impart as much information as possible so we can all make what they cal...

  Winter Solstice-Rituals for the darkest day of the year   Here in this human world, sometimes we must experience darkness before we can choose the light. Winter solstice is when the earth is at Her darkest nadir and She pauses, preparing for the next cycle of the seasons. This is why, despite the marginalization of spirituality in our world, this one time of year, with its multiple celebrations from various traditions, is still honoured in most of the world. This is the time of year to venerate darkness, the Shadow, all the negative experiences in our lives, in the lives of others, and in the world, as one interconnected net of being. From the darkness comes the polarities necessary to choose the light, for the next cycle of growth- restoration, rest, sinking in the cave of the collective subconscious, going within and finding new directions for the new year. With that in mind, let’s turn our attention for a moment towards our own defensiveness, anger and irritatio...

  DEATH MEDITATION This practice was taught to me by a channeled fellowship called The River. I included the mediation in my blog-Julia Star’s Blogsite and my book about the River teachings-Soul Catching-Discovering sacred connections in our environments. This book is available on my website-Visionaryjourneys.net. This death meditation is similar to Buddhist practices with same intentions but created for contemporary people in these times. Winter is the best time of year to practice the Death Meditation . If possible, choose quiet times at night, especially between one and four o’clock. This is a practice best reserved for individuals aged 28 years or older. It is sound practice to allow the first 28 years of maturation for the ego to develop in a healthy way. This is a practice that is beneficial for those who are at the end of their lives, or those who want to let go of the fear of death, or those who want to live more fully without the shadow of death in their psyches. There a...