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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Weekend At The Mind Body Spirit Expo & Braco The Gazing Healer

I wrote this article months ago & thought that I had posted here to my blog. I just went in to finish a post I was working on and somehow noticed that this post was sitting there un-published. Sorry bout that. First time that has happened. Enjoy.

Every year, for a long time now, the Body Mind & Spirit Expo comes to the Valley Forge Convention Center in King Of Prussia Pennsylvania. The event is held yearly usually around the Fall season of late September early October. I have been invited to do an event of my own there for the past three or four years now. This year they wanted to try something new and decided to hold a spring edition of the Body Mind & Spirit Expo at a new location in Edison New Jersey. Well what a wonderful decision that was.

Beings the event was closer to the New York area I believe is what made this expo a big success. Much more then I think they even expected. The energy there was good, a little chaotic at times but in a positive way. People turned out from all over the country to attend this expo. If you are not familiar with this expo then you just have to check it out for yourself this coming Fall. Usually I have an event going on and never really spend any time looking around and attending some of the events for ourselves. This time we decided we wanted to make the best of it and come on a day when I did not have an event of my own going on.

The weekend began with our drive an hour north to the town of Edison New Jersey on Friday evening just around rush hour. Bob and I left early knowing that we would hit traffic and knowing that we had to get to the expo a bit earlier. With Mercury retrograde working against us it was a very good idea to leave much earlier then normal, and that we did. Once we got onto the PA turnpike and went over the bridge to the New Jersey turnpike we hit a dead stopped traffic. Traffic moved so slow that it took us a good half hour to get through this. Once we got through traffic moved well once more and we arrived at the expo on a good time schedule.

Bob and I headed to the event room to get set up but on my way I had to make a little stop. Doreen Virtue, Angel Therapist & Author, had an event going on at the expo which actually just finished and the reception started. I have been trying to get Doreen onto my weekly radio show. So I just had to poke in and say hello to Doreen. A few people told me they found me through Doreen's web site. I had no idea I was listed on Doreen's web site as a registered Medium. Well she was not aware of this either. I found it to be quite funny as did she. Hopefully I will get Doreen on the show in the near future.

Ann, the person who organizes the entire expo, found me a quiet place to go and meditate prior to my event. So I went on to meditate and do my prayer while Bob got everything set up and people seated. The energy during my event was very strange this evening for some reason I do not know. Spirit came through a little clustered at times with too many trying to connect at the same time. One thing is for sure, we do not get patience when we get to the other side. It is a place of love, peace and happiness but they are still a bit impatient at times. At some points I was reading two people at the same time. Much of the information did come through very strong and precise, there were just those few moments that made my head spin a bit.

It was a complete surprise that our friend Lisa and her partner Holly came to see my event. To make it an even bigger surprise I then began to get a connection for Holly and messages came through for both of them. I love the different ways that spirit comes through and some of the crazy things spirit will show. It is good to know that they can still have a good sense of humor on the other side. After the event concluded the four of us went to the hotel to grab a bit to eat and chat a bit before calling it a night. I love catching up with friends.

Bob and I decided we wanted to come back to the expo to walk around and shop more and see an event if we could. Beings I had some readings in the early afternoon we were unable to get there in time for Lisa's event or
Deepak Chopra. We did stop by to say hello again at Lisa's reception, which was really nice. We also got to meet Deepak which was very exciting for both of us. We just had to take pictures. We shopped a bit and Bob had a palm reading done by some guy at the expo. I purchased a scalar energy pendant along with a cell phone shield. You put this sticker looking thing onto your cell phone to block the alleged harmful rays. I got that one for free for purchasing my scalar energy pendant. I purchased the pendant in hopes that it will help balance my energy more & help with my back pain, and it did both a bit.

After hearing so many people talking about
Braco, The Gazing Healer, we decided to go to his event. Braco is from Croatia and people from all over the world have flocked to this man all in hopes to be healed by his mesmerizing gaze. Thousands have claimed that they have been healed or their lives changed in some positive way. All this man does is simple walk into the room and up steps onto a platform, so he can see everyone & everyone can see him, and he will simply stand there very still. He will gaze into the audience and his head would move so slow that you could not even tell that it was moving. Before you knew it he was facing right and then left. He would do this a few times with some sound soothing music in the background. Then he will turn and walk off the platform and out of the room.

He never says a single word and did not really smile either. I could feel his energy without a doubt. Bob did not feel anything. One person I know, who does not even believe in this sort of thing, told me that she literally saw little bolts of lightning coming from his eyes. It was very interesting and I would like to give it another shot. I can say that my back pain has gotten a little better, but I'm not healed. That could be from the scalar pendant I bought or the wand I use for healing and not necessarily from
Braco's healing gaze. There again it is possible that it did help. His gaze is said to help in so many different ways. People will go to Braco wearing pictures of their loved ones around their neck. Again I would like to see him a second time, its only $8., the next time the expo is in town in October.

So if you can get the chance to get to the Body Mind Spirit Expo coming up in King Of Prussia PA in October you should go. There are dozens of events, speakers, lectures, classes and many are actually free. There are so many vendors and so much to do. I would believe the expo will also return to Edison New Jersey next spring. Check out the video at the bottom of my blog about
Braco, The Gazing Healer. Thank you for taking time to read my blog. I'm leaving a video below about Braco. Enjoy.
With Love, Light & Desire To Inspire......Joseph


Monday, April 18, 2011

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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Mercury Retorgrade Is Here Again. What Does This Mean?

One of the times of the year that some of us may dread is upon us all once more. Yes the Mercury Retrograde has come for its first yearly greeting beginning on March 30th and will hang out with us until April 23rd. This time the planet goes into retrograde with the zodiac sign Aries, so those of you who are an Aries or have Aries as your rising sign or moon sign in your astrological chart, then you may very likely feel the full effects of the retrograde. Some, a very lucky few, will not feel the effects as much as most others, especially those with Aries in their charts. Aries or not we should all be aware of the retrograde.

This is an important period, and we should be aware of the effects associated with this astrological influence. Since it occurs very often throughout the year, we must learn what it means and how to take advantage of it.

Mercury rules over the mind's processes, studying, communication, businesses, travels and the like. When Mercury reverses its direction, all these areas are affected as well.
The mind turns naturally inwards and people tend to analyze more the own thoughts and follow the common thinking patterns, rather then be curious and eager of new intellectual experiences or challenges.

This helps the meditation or the thorough lonely long-term study of a specific matter, but it affects the study of new subjects, the communication with the others, the attention oriented outwards.

Businesses, travels a
nd communications tend to experience delays and different problems. Computers and other processes that work with information may experience crashes, unexpected failures.

Don't enroll to courses, don't buy expensive Mercurian items (books, cars, mobile phones etc.), don't sign important contracts and do not marry.

What Is Th
is Mercury Retrograde Period Good For?

It is definitely a very good period for some actions. No time is completely bad for anything, there is a reason in everything happens.

The key is the reversed direction of movement: take any known Mercurian action, reverse its flow, consider the keywords "re-doing something", "double-checking", "finish the old projects" and there you are, you've found the good side of Mercury retrograde.

For instance, you may want to read again a book you particularly liked, a subject you studied before, meet and discuss with old friends you haven't met for a long time, travel to places you've already been to before.

This is an excellent time to work on old projects that never got to be finished. So, think about the things you started and never finalized.

Next, you might wish to prevent any bad things to happen to you: so double-check your agenda, call your business partners to confirm that everything goes as planned, have everything ready before the deadline and leave some extra time for unexpected events. Make copies of your important files and documents, save your work more often.

The other solution is to go on vacation or at least slow down the pace of your projects. You will find that going slowly during the Mercury retrograde period will spare you many efforts of redoing the same action that wasn't performed right the first time.

Above all, be generous and compassionate, you are already aware about the influence of this period, but the others aren't aware of it or there may be uncontrollable events. That's why you should have more diligence with the others and give them some more time. It'll be your mental health that you'll be sparing actually.

So take advantage of this Mercury Retrograde and learn to utilize the retrograde into your daily schedule. When you seem to hit a dead end or run into a stressful situation, take three deep breaths in and as you take in each breath hold it for one second before exhaling. As you exhale say to yourself "Relax". It also helps to exhale all the air you can out of your lungs and hold for a second before taking your second and third breath. This is certain to help you instantly relieve any stress or a tense situation. I hope this information helps you through this retrograde and that you enjoyed your visit to my blog. I hope that you will visit often and That I may inspire you in many ways. Until the next time, take care of yourself & those you love.
With Love Light & Desire To Inspire.......Joseph

Mercury Retrograde Periods In 2011:
March 30th To April 23rd
August 3rd To August 26th
November 24th To December 14th

Sunday, March 13, 2011

A Call For World Prayer To Save Mother Earth March 17, 18 & 19

Please read this entire message and pass it along to everyone in your contacts please. Post this on FaceBook, Twitter, your blog and all those wonderful places. This is very important and your help is greatly appreciated. It is pretty obvious that our Mother Earth is not very happy with us right now. You need not be a psychic, a genius or even a scientist to see that Mother Earth is trying to tell us something.

Our planet is going through a shift and we can see this by just looking at all the major catastrophic events that have been occurring for the past few years. Starting with the earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and now in Japan that have been the most devastating quakes that we have ever seen. Tsunami's? I know in the 40 years of my life I don't ever remember hearing about Tsunami's hitting and now you hear about then a little too often. Mother Earth is sick and we all need to come together as one and pray for our planet and the our fellow brothers and sisters.

On Saturday March 19 we will experience an extreme moon. What this means is that the moon will be closer to the Earth then it has been in almost 20 years. There are rumors all over the net with conflicting details of what this actually could mean. We have this extreme moon along with several other planetary influences going on between now and December 21, 2012 that has many worried it could end up being a very bad thing and the possible end of the world as we know it. If you actually listen to the experts and see the obvious evidence it could also lead you to believe the same thing may soon happen.

Well I believe there is still some hope and I believe prayer is a very powerful tool. With this Extreme moon coming up I feel it makes for the perfect time to begin this mission. Many ancient, and even current, spiritual people believe that the full moon is the most powerful time to conduct prayer or ritual. It has to do with the powerful energy of the full moon. Each one of us beings put off an energy and it is up to us to control that energy into positive and not negative. Together if we can get the entire planet to stop, think and pray at the same exact time it will create a powerful healing energy that our mother earth is in desperate need for. If we do not do something we may all regret it when it is too late.

So I beg you to please share this with everyone you know and plan to take just a few minutes during any or all of the following dates and times. This could really help more then any of us could possible imagine. It does not matter what your beliefs are or what religion you follow, if any. Just as long as you can say a prayer to help the planet Earth and all of humanity, including those in the Japan disaster, and for peace throughout the world. You can say your prayer in any way you see fit. We just ask that you include sending love & light to our Mother Earth and all of our brothers and sisters of the planet. Pray for peace and pray that there is hope to change before it is too late. You can say any prayer you want or you can read the Native prayer below.

The world prayer will take place for three days and for three times each day with a total of 9 prayers. The magic power of three will also help in making this prayer more effective. If possible we ask that you also pray for three minutes on each of the dates and times. We understand that not everyone will be able to do the prayer each time and that is why we are doing a total of 9 prayers. We hope that you will at least do one prayer time per day for a total of 3. We hope that you will join millions of others around the world to help bring healing to our mother Earth.

We will begin with the first prayer at 9am Eastern Time Thursday March 17th. The second prayer will be at 3pm Eastern time and the final prayer for March 17 will be at 9pm Eastern time. Please check your area & time zone for the correct time. The prayer will continue at the same times on Friday March 18th and Saturday March 19th. With the final prayer on Saturday at 9pm Eastern time. You can use the prayer below or one of your own. You may also change the one below to your liking. It is preferred that you use the native prayer but any prayer will help our Mother Earth. Thank you for your participation and for spreading this all over the net.

Dates & Times Of Prayer
Thursday March 17 - 9am - 3pm - 9pm Eastern Times West Coast -6am- 12pm - 6pm
Friday March 18 - 9am - 3pm - 9pm
Saturday March 19 - 9am - 3pm - 9pm

The Native Prayer For Mother Earth

O Great Creator, I come before you in a humble manner and offer you love & peace. With tears in my eyes and an ancient song from my heart I pray. To the four powers of Creation, To the Grandfather Sun, To the Grandmother Moon, To the Mother Earth, And to my ancestors. I pray for my relations in Nature, All those who walk, crawl, fly, and swim, Seen and unseen, To the good spirits that exist in every part of Creation. I ask that you bless our elders and children, families, and friends, and the brothers and sisters who are in Japan & throughout our planet. I pray for the ones who are sick on drugs and alcohol and for those who are now homeless and forlorn. I also pray for peace among the four races of humankind.

May there be good health and healing for this our Mother Earth,
May there be Beauty above me, May there be Beauty below me,
May there be Beauty in me, May there be Beauty all around me.
I ask that this world be filled with Peace, Love, and Beauty.

I ask that the Mother Earth be healed as the same with humankind.
I thank you lord & I thank you Mother Earth. Amen