Updates

This weekend’s Intuitive Arts Festival!

Here’s everything you need to know:
https://www.intuitiveartsfestival.com/

Here are all the exhibitors & vendors, readers & bodyworkers, crystal sellers & more:
https://www.intuitiveartsfestival.com/exhibitors/

And here are the hourly workshops, covering a wide range of topics:
https://www.intuitiveartsfestival.com/workshops/

Admission: $10/day

This year’s Festival is in Victoria at the DaVinci Centre at 195 Bay Street!
There are some 45 vendors with hourly workshops for the entire two days from 11am to 5pm.
Journey inward to connect to your true self with a weekend
full of mystical and experiential delights.
This 2-day festival brings together psychics, energy healers,
alternative medicine practitioners
and spiritual seekers from all across Vancouver Island.
Over 44 exhibitors will be sharing their knowledge,
wisdom and wares, offering Psychic Readings,
Massage, Reiki, Rocks & Gems, Mediumship and much more.
Included in your admission are workshops happening
throughout the weekend to inspire your spiritual journey.
Heal the past and step into your true potential.
See you there!

Psychic Spiritual Arts Fair

Devi & Dietmar from Pathways to Spirit are happy to announce – it’s this week!
The Psychic & Spiritual Arts Fair is coming this week to the Mary Winspear Centre at 2243 Beacon Avenue in Sidney, BC!
Join us for an inspirational day at our 7th Psychic & Spiritual Arts Fair in Sidney. Meet some of the most gifted intuitive readers/ vendors from Vancouver Island.
Among the 36 Exhibitors will be:
Psychic Readers ∙ Mediums ∙ Angel Card Readers · Tarot Readers ·
Energy Healers ∙ Alternative Medicine · Wellness ·
Spiritual Jewelry · Rocks & Gems, Gifts & so much more.
Admission $5 – Tickets at the door.

Connections to The Other Side

The dynamic duo of Debra Doerksen & Diana Lynn Beatty have a full-day workshop coming up on Sunday, October 13th – here’s more, from them:
Join us for a 7 hour POWERFUL DAY of connecting to your LOVED ONES in SPIRIT, your SPIRIT GUIDES and your POWER ANIMALS!
We will spend all day blending with SPIRIT and guiding you to do the same. With gentle and effective tools Diana and Debra will support you in making CONNECTIONS TO THE OTHER SIDE and tapping into the many supportive resources for love and inspiration.
You will enjoy healing meditations and be encouraged to fall in love with your soul self.
We will guide you to discover and enhance your awareness of your own Spirit Guides.
There will be opportunity to explore animal energy messengers.
Spirit will come forward in the form of loved ones and divine beings to aid in this day.

Soul Talk

Jane Dance is on the radio next week!
Here’s the scoop from Angel Wing Readings with Jane :
A radio talk show out of California called Soul Talk , recently contacted me to see if I would be on their show. One of their guests, whom I did a reading for, “highly recommended” me to the host, Patty Malek.
The day that Patty called me to talk about the show, she was at the beach and dolphins swam by. She said that that had never happened to her. (Must be a good omen!)
This year for me has been all about stepping into my fears and conquering them. This is one of my fears, so of course…I said yes!!!
On October 8th at 2 pm Pacific Standard Time , I will be on the Soul Talk radio show for an hour being interviewed by Patty and then will be doing some live readings!
For more information check out her website at:

What’s Happening

What ‘s happening in the coming couple of weeks?
Let’s check & see what’s up:
• The Victoria Metaphysical & Intuitive Development Meetup Group was started some nine years ago by Dawn & Sarah, and they have now handed it off this past summer to new organizer Josie Byington & her crew of volunteers.
Organizers of a feather flock together, so the October presenter is the organizer of the Intuitive Arts Festival, Andrea Zonnis, who is a pretty strong speaker, psychic reader, and singer (Adam’s coming to sing a song or two with her, I believe!)
Here’s the scoop – check it out, be sure & RSVP, and see ya there!
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• Really enjoyed Gaianna’ s last podcast last week, with Ken – she reports:
I’m talking with Ken Berentzen of Ken & Zen who HELPS PEOPLE TO RISE AND CREATE CHANGE IN THE WORLD through using his video production and marketing skills. This was a truly exciting conversation filled with thought provoking ideas for moving mountains in your own back yard… you won’t want to miss it!
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• Just noticed how big people are smiling in this week’s newsletter. That’s cool.
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• Love this article that shows how science supports the finding that gratitude actually alters the hearts & the brain – check it out here.
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• Have you had your gene keys read yet? I have, by Matthew Ashdown of Grail Quest Coaching , and it’s awesome! Here’s the word from Matthew, to get you started:
These are my suggested ways to proceed with getting the most out of your Gene Keys chart. The book Gene Keys, by Richard Rudd, is helpful, but understanding the line numbers, pathways and spheres requires a deeper dive, and it is so worth the effort.
1) Study the material online through webinars and books, great for those who like to work at their own pace.
2) Join an online or in person group. Sign up for my emails to learn when I host them. Great for folks who love to learn and grow with others.
3) Book 4 sessions with me one-on-one ($350) and learn how the Golden Path reveals your pathways to genius, love and prosperity. Great for those who appreciate an intuitive and outside perspective and maybe aren’t likely to read books.
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• You know Matthew’s wife, Nicole Powell, has been in Europe studying mediumship (she goes pretty much every year).
She will be back to offer the presentation of mediumship she does with Jason Goldsworthy that they’ve done the last few years – good stuff! The presentations are in Victoria & Duncan.
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• On the first of October, Tatjana offers her New Moon Sisterhood at Hidden Gem in Langford – here’s the scoop !
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• Speaking of Hidden Gem, you’ve heard about the Psychic Development Circle , coming up this Thursday, right? Now you have .
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• You know Ram Dass – the movie, Becoming Nobody, that offers his teachings & his story that has been long awaited is now out….and the Victoria world premiere at Cinecenta is tonight (Monday, Sept 30) at 7 & 8:45pm. I saw it yesterday & I’m still vibrating from the depth of his teachings & spirit in the film….and I’ve been listening to him & reading him pretty much since Be Here Now came out.
Check it out – you’ll love it!

Sacred Sound Journey

Next Sunday at the Church of Truth: Sacred Sound Journey !
Join Tanya Devine and Ocian Ward for a Sacred Journey into the depths of the soul.
Tanya and Ocian bring together the Elements of Earth, Water, Air and Fire to Create Soundscapes from the Cosmos. From the Drone of the Didjeridu to the Crystal Tones of the Bowls, Tanya and Ocian interweave their sounds to activate listeners into personal healing.
These journeys are deep dives into the physical, mental, emotional & energetic planes of experience.
Vibration is built into the fabric of life. Using audible vibration to heighten and align the body and mind is where we can come together to re-create the ancient medicine in these times of remembering.
Drop in pay at the door ~ Sliding Scale $25-30
Doors open at 6:30
Etransfers to register and hold your spot to didjeridusoundjourneys@gmail.com

Interactive Aromatherapy Workshop

There’s an Interactive Aromatherapy Workshop next month, with Queenswood Holistic Healing and Spirituality Society , on September 28th!
They report:
This brand new workshop is coming up in September and is an interactive event – meaning you will take home some products that you make yourself. Come join us for this fun, informative event! Space is limited!

Let the drum, drum you!

Drumming connects you to your primal heartbeat, to your inner self, to your mother earth and to the community. You cannot help but feel wowed when your energy is elevated through the pure sound of the drum.
Cost is sliding scale $10.00 – 20.00/person, pay what you can – September 12th at 7pm!
This circle is about the synergy that is created when a group of people come together and drum. No experience necessary ( 15 drums provided). Bring your own drum if like.
LET THE DRUM, DRUM YOU!
Cost is sliding scale $10.00 – 20.00/person, pay what you can

See you at the Expo!

Let’s do this the easy way!
Here’s everything you need to know about the Expo!

Who’s gonna be there?
On Saturday, all these folks! On Sunday, all these folks! Both days, wow!

Are there workshops? How do I get there? Where IS the Expo? How much is it to get in?
All in place – check our website here!

Why?
What a great opportunity to get out of the house and have some fun, meet some new, like minded people and find the community that you have always been curious about!

Need a place for your practice? Your workshop? Your presentation?

Have you been looking for a space for your practice?

This might be a great place to start!

Arne has rooms at Horizon Group, over on Cook Street. Clean, comfortable, easy to find, and surrounded by other practitioners with a warm & welcoming energy, waiting for you to add your energy to it!

There is also a classroom & a board room.

Check it out!

Other meeting spaces for you to check out – you can rent the space at the Medicine Nest, downtown, Here’s the details.

Andrew at Bubby Rose’s in Cook Street Village tells me he’s open to have meetings in the evenings there – they close at 6, so it’s available! Drop by & see him (and tell him you read it here, ’cause he’ll wonder.)

Check out the space at Hidden Gem & at Westcoast Creative Spirits & 7 Rays.

Telemedicine is here!

It was great to hear from Dr. Ariel & hear about her new offering:

Hi Ian!
I have a new hopefully more helpful service for people. Telemedicine – where people can get in touch with my by phone or video conferencing. Here is the little image I made for it, to explain it. Please feel free to add it to the newsletter or distribute it to anyone you feel it could help.

Much love,
Ariel

What’s going on, ’round town…

Let’s take a look around town at what’s going on:

• When you need acupuncture, Jean Paul and the good folks at Stillpoint Community Acupunctureare standing by – check them out!

• Have you looked at the specials & coupons page this week? There are deals on reiki, learning about thetahealing, a past life regression package, a bioenergetic session with AEON Health, medium readings, more reiki, EFT sessions, and even more reiki! There’s even deals for coffee (with certified organic ganoderma lucidum – Red Reishi mushroom).
Check it out!

• You’ve been a to a lot of workshops – you’re probably ready for a “playshop!” Rina’s Third Eye Chakra Playshop is tonight (Tuesday) at West Coast Creative Spirits!
• Jeni Cousins (left) writes a column for the San Francisco Yoga magazine (“Just Ask Jeni-Ji”), and this week’s question is “What’s the best way to deal with unconscious people?”Here is her reply.
• Caely-Ann is back from her travels & booking people & sessions for next week!
• This Friday night, there’s Kirtan at Hemma:
Join us for a special kirtan at the height of the light on Summer Solstice! With Kelly, Tia, and Damian, and guests Ty Chandler and Christopher Simons!
Friday, June 21st at 7:30-9:00pm
Kirtan is a form of Bhakti (devotional) Yoga where community gathers to share in call-and-response chanting, therein discovering that which unites us to each other. Most of the chants are in the ancient but timeless Sanskrit language. These sounds vibrate within the physical and subtle body, quieting the mind and purifying the heart. No experience is necessary, and song sheets are provided.
Investment: $5-$20 Sliding Scale

At the Museum…the Maya!

And now for something completely different – the exhibit at the Royal British Columbia Natural History Museum, spotlighting the Maya. I got a chance not just to see it, but saw it with a friend who wanted to spend most of the day at the museum with the exhibit. The level of detail…amazing.

It’s there until December 31st, and I’m looking forward to hearing what intuitive friends pick up from the artifacts & stories from hundreds of years ago, of a people whose civilization had some 19 million people but nearly disappeared within the tenth century.

The museum’s website has more:

Join us for the world premiere of Maya: The Great Jaguar Rises—an extraordinary exhibition highlighting Maya civilization past and present.

On the heels of last year’s record-breaking Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs, this major new feature spotlights the mystery, legacy and resilience of another of the world’s great civilizations: the Maya of Central America.

Discover a powerful culture that rose in the tropical rainforest

s of Guatemala thousands of years ago, and learn how science and belief shaped the Maya identity from ancient times to present day.

The exhibition boasts the world’s largest and most impressive display of Maya objects from Guatemala, and features more than 300 precious jade, ceramic, gold, stone and textile artifacts reflecting classic and contemporary Maya culture.

This exhibition coincides with UNESCO’s Year of Indigenous Languages and highlights the 30 Maya languages that are still spoken today by almost half the population of Guatemala.

Restorative Yoga & Ceremonial Cacao (May 31)

Coming up on Friday, at Hemma:
Restorative Yoga & Ceremonial Cacao
Friday, May 31st 7:00-9:30pm
Join Jonni-Lyn and Kyeren for this deeply loving and nourishing practice encompassing the body, mind and spirit. Cacao is a deep heart opener and visionary facilitator. It oxygenates the brain, offers clarity, inner guidance, blissful openness, and allows us to journey deep within. (It’s also warm, frothy and delicious!)
Restorative yoga gives us support and nourishment. Finding stillness and using props to move a little deeper into our natural place of inner quiet.We will start with the ceremony of Cacao and then move into stillness with restorative yoga.
Serving Direct Trade, single source, wild harvested, ceremonial grade Cacao for super-nutrient potency and rich chocolaty goodness– the cacao is frothed into a traditional warm beverage, and we will offer a selection of natural and organic flavouring options. (100% vegan and gluten free!)
Investment: $60

Tantric Date Night!

Something new – here’s more from Kali Moon:
Join us for the launch of an exciting new offer at Medicine NEST – Tantric Date Night!
We have connected with so many beautiful members of our community with medicine to offer in regard to right relationship. From strengthening the relationship and union of masculine and feminine forces within our own beings to being in harmony in our personal lives, with friends, family, lovers, and the whole wide world! Each gathering will bring a unique offering that cultivates authentic presence, intimate connection, conscious awakening and right relationship. Open to couples, individuals, friends, family, all.
Join us on Friday, April 26th for Tantric Puja Ritual with Kali Moon. In pairs, we will tap into the states of giving and receiving through a divine Tantric Puja ritual and further explore what it means to authentically show up in relationship with one another! Tantric Puja Ritual is a ceremony of adornment and unconditional love. Come to be seen and loved as the gods/goddesses you are!
$44/person or $80/couple

Connecting people with healers & practitioners on Facebook – start here!

What’s the big deal about Facebook? Well, it’s part of the SOV strategy.
See, you can find the good people in the Spirit of Victoria a number of ways – I might see you at an intuitive fair & give you a card. Or you might see one of the SOV posters around town, in over 95 places. Maybe just Google “psychics in Victoria” and see what comes up. Or learn new things through this newsletter – thanks for reading this far!

People also find the people they need on our Facebook page. We update the SOV Facebook page throughout the day with news, events & ideas/quotes/memes to keep your juices flowing…and it’s cool that people connect with each other there. That’s what we’re here for – to share & heal.
If you forget why we’re here, write that down. Share & heal.
Tell your friends!