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The Toolbox

There are a multitude of processes and procedures available to both human and animals seeking help and guidance through the learning of alternative health and spiritually focused practices. I for one have studied and practiced many modalities of spiritual, alternative health and counseling techniques, and through the years have come to refer to my vast wealth of knowledge and tangible instruments as "My Tool Box."

My most treasured, respected and honored resource in "My Tool Box" is my direct connection, communication and partnership with my Spiritual and Angelic Helpers, who work with me, and guide me in all forms of Healing, both emotional and physical, Counseling, as well as House and Property Clearing.

As we make our way through day to day life, we sometimes feel the sense of negative, unknown energies attacking ourselves or our homes. A normal reaction is to feel fear and paranoia, and in not knowing where to turn for help, we seek guidance through the church, media, local health store, or on the internet. When individuals abuse themselves with alcohol, smoking, or through the use of narcotics, their lives can become unbalanced, often leaving one naively open to invite and bring home negative vibrations from work-mates, so-called friends or misguided relatives. When people play with Ouija boards and metaphysical tools, or take hallucinogens such as marijuana or cocaine, they leave themselves open to psychic attack and a form of possession which can be very frightening and life altering if left to evolve and strengthen. Hoarding and pack rat tendencies stop positive forward movement from occurring in ones' life. If we organize and diminish the clutter in our surroundings and life, and allow for breathing space in our home, we allow the positive to envelop us, enabling us to achieve what it is we search for. With this said, even when I have conducted a clearing on you or your property, there is no guarantee all will be harmonious, especially if there is discord or unresolved anger and frustration in your life. If you are in a bad relationship, only by dealing with and resolving issues, will eventual harmony be restored.

We live in a society that can easily induce fear and anger in individuals who question and seek answers to many of life’s quandaries. This leaves one open to dogmatic organizations, or unhealthy life choices, sometimes resulting in one being susceptible to fear mongering, or anger at the world, or often at God, due to a lack of compassion or understanding in any particular field. This can create negative intent which can lead one to appear to be haunted, or worse.

There are many tools and practices that work, but the most powerful of all is Self Love!! When one exudes Self Love, and constantly shares ones' unconditional love with others with self confidence and non-judgment, no negativity will live or reside in the space presently occupied by you and your family.

Through years of training, practice, and above all, my connection with my Spiritual and Angelic Guides, I can assist one in the restoration of life harmony, guidance in making healthier choices, as well as enlightenment to new beliefs and processes for protection against negative forces.

Don’t play with fire my mother always said and boy was she right! This is where we should all start our spiritual paths as there are things far worse than fire lurking out there in the unknown, unseen realms so please learn how to protect yourself and your loved ones before you seek knowledge alone, trust me!.. Drugs and self- hate practices can open you or your unwise loved ones to all manner of beasties just waiting for fresh bait. Before you play with Ouija boards, Séances, Tarot cards, Runes or any other divining or spirit communicating tool learn how to protect yourself from someone experienced enough to guide you, this is a very dangerous area and you will get burned.. Drugs and alcohol will open you to lurking spirits all too happy to take control of your faculties: be very aware.

Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter.

Over the years I have spent many hours taking courses in various complementary fields some of which I use in my practice, they are known to me as My Toolbox here are a few to consider.

Feng Shui.

The ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui and the European equivalent known as Harmony are used in my work to balance property and remove unhealthy influences or specific problems. I gained this knowledge while working as a Facility Manager/Space planner and also have specific interest in Accessibility and Adaptability for all Dis-abled people alike. I tend to use a very straight forward approach to this work and do not ask you to make huge changes to any structure or significant parts of your buildings or life unless absolutely required unlike many of today’s designers who will work from specific book learned training rather than need and instinct.

Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter.

Dowsing
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I have studied Dowsing, Questing and the pendulum and utilize these skills when I conduct Geopathic stress testing on homes and businesses as problems appear to exist or a space is in Dis-harmony with the environment.

Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter.

EMF & RF Awareness

I have an array of meters and test equipment to help in the location of Electromagnetic fields, Radio frequencies and Microwave tower interference and Electrical problems as they may relate to your home and possible imbalances caused by technologies of today.

Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter.

Animal Spirit

Shamanism

I utilize some shamanic skills and knowledge to bring back a sense of calm and peace to homes that have undergone stress from life’s many lessons, especially when anger and violence have been involved. Please ask about this practice before you discount it as wicked. Knowledge will illuminate life and remove fear.

Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter..

Misplaced Energies.

I am also frequently called upon to communicate with energies and spirits that from time to time make your home, theirs. Much of this work is due to anger in the home, lack of protection or depression and loneliness but can be all manner of other issues. Drugs-Alcohol or playing with the unknown is the most likely of candidates.

Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter.

Mentoring.

I am often asked to guide and mentor those on similar paths and will possibly take the time required to teach courses in the future but at this time I am focusing on fixing the problems caused from lack of understanding.. Watch this space for future workshops!

Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter..

The Sorcerers Apprentice Section.

This section looks to divination and its tools and practices plus all manner of interesting subjects to peruse, ie. Native ceremonies, EMF, EVP, Geopathic stress and Ley Lines, Healing modalities, Animal health and dentistry plus much more.
Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter.

Ouija Boards.
My first experience was when I was but a child and entered a room to see adults playing what I thought was a game of chance. Was I mistaken! At a large walnut dining table sat many people and around the table’s edge were pieces of cards with letters of the alphabet and numbers 1-10 plus “Yes- No” and “Ask again” written upon the 1” pieces of cards. In the centre of the table sat a crystal drinking goblet and the people had their index fingers propped around the top of the upturned glass. These people were asking some unseen energy questions and the glass was seemingly moving around the table stopping at certain letters or numbers spelling out a name or subject.

Interesting, I thought, as I sat and watched as the adults were unaware of my presence.. After a few minutes I saw the goblet leave the table and seemingly hover in mid air some 12” away from and above the table and explode. As this happened the adults scattered in all directions and this game was never played or spoken of again.

Many years later I came across a group that used to forecast the future by using a store bought version of the Ouija board. This time spirit was respected and protection from unseen spirits was also requested and seemingly supplied as all went well and the answers were thick and fast. The lesson here is: do not play with divination tools you do not understand or have no training in. Much of my life I have been assisting people that have been psychically attacked or have entities attached or occupying them due to being unprepared. Would you go and cut lumber from a tree in a lumber mill without training?

Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter..

Tarot cards, Runes, Dice, Tea Cup reading, Crystal Ball Scrying etc..

All divination tools listed above and many others can be used safely with some practice, and bring many hours of entertainment and information about events of the future, past and present. But, they can also bring unwanted spirits to the table of the untrained seer, causing psychic attack and making one feel a lack of energy and agitated, or in bad cases full onset possession if this gets out of hand. The makers of these tools/games take no responsibility for your training other than to treat these tools as a game, and believe you me; psychic attack is far from a game.

If you truly feel the need to seek advice from an oracle, find a well-known and respected individual, or someone that will train you safely as to the use of the tool of choice. Check with the local book shops or occult and metaphysics suppliers and get references like you might for a financial planner or contractor. Training can be found at a reasonable price, especially if the trainer runs training as a circle or sitting group. See your local newspapers for further details.

EVP. Electronic Voice Phenomenon.

Meaning: When spirit utilizes electronic equipment to play and relay a message or voice through the equipment. A voice that was on an answering machine mysteriously plays when unexpected etc… This subject has become more known recently due to a Hollywood movie called White Noise. Yes this can be dangerous. Works with all electronic communication equipment.

Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter..

EMF (Electromagnetic fields..)

For many years now I have been aware of the negative effects coming from microwaves and other appliances, plus cellular telephones and overhead wiring microwave towers etc and finally purchased various test equipment to read specific frequencies so I could keep family and friends as safe as possible and away from these dangers. This is a subject I have been very passionate about due to the negative publicity it is receiving and in reality so richly deserves. That being said, I am spiritually (or sensitive to) aware of subtle energy waves of EMF that are un-meterable will if directed properly counteract the negative EMF coming from negative measurable frequencies. Please contact me for further detail and assistance in clearing your home, office, land and person of these EMF waves and imbalances in your life.

Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter..

Pendulums

Pendulums are a wonderful tool and if trained properly will serve you very well for many years. A pendulum can be a simple hatpin on some cotton thread to check if a pregnancy is a boy or girl, or a manufactured metallic piece on a cord or a crystal or a wooden piece. They all work basically the same and I have found them invaluable as a tool when checking for food allergies and whether or not I should do something or not at times. This tool can be used with training for all manner of locating objects or to find minerals located in the ground (Gold in them da hills Billy). Some simple advise if this subject interests you. Talk to others about the subject; go feel some pendulums in a store and see what suits you, wood, metal or mineral. When your intuition tells you which one is right, buy it and take it home. Firstly wash the pendulum in sea salt water to take off any residues from the makers or the store clerks etc, and hang in sunlight for 24hrs to dry. Then sit quietly and get used to your new tool; play a bit, swing it and get a feel for it. When ready, ask the creator (God) to provide you with the highest possible spiritual guidance possible for you so you can use the pendulum as a tool to help you determine whatever you require from it. Never disrespect your guides in spirit and they will help endlessly, always offer gratitude after each session...

Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter..

Sway test. (A form of Muscle test)

The sway test is a form of kinesiology (muscle testing) but one that can be used as an accurate measure for testing supplements, medications and all manner of food sensitivities and allergies. Think of your body and a pendulum with only forward and backward movement. If you need to test a new supplement you wish to purchase, hold it close to your heart and say to yourself, may I, should I, could it test this product to see if it will work for my body please. If you feel yourself fall slightly forward, this is a yes signal. If you slightly fall back, that would be no. If you don’t move, perhaps ask the question again. Simple eh..

Contact Chris Lucas - 250-595-0103

Dowsing, Questing.

Dowsing is the action of a person—called the dowser—using a rod, stick or other device—called a dowsing rod, dowsing stick, or doodlebug (when used to locate oil) or divining rod—to locate such things as underground water, electricity, gas, cable, geopathic stress, ley lines, hidden metal, minerals, lost persons by dowsing maps and much more. Like most everything else, sceptics discount this age-old tool as unproven by science. Funny how I was taught as part of my apprenticeship as a Pipe fitter to locate leaking pipes underground by utilizing this tool. It works, and works well for “anyone” with an open mind. Look to your local dowsers group for further information and meetings.

Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter..

Geomancy

Explores the realm where human consciousness meets and dialogues with the Spirit of the Earth. It empowers the harmonious interaction between person and place. Through the art of appropriate placement of both secular and spiritual structures, places where we pray, work and play, geomancers locate and shape spaces in harmony with both the physical and the spiritual environment of the place.

Geopathic Stress.

Geopathic Stress is natural radiation that rises up through the earth and is distorted by weak electro-magnetic fields created by subterranean running water, certain mineral concentrations, fault lines and underground cavities. The wavelengths of the natural radiation disturbed in this way become harmful to living organisms. Electropathological energy created by modern technology can also contribute to geopathic stress in the form of high and low frequency energy from telecommunication towers, electricity pylons, transformers, radar and radio towers.

Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter..

Ley Lines

Ley lines, or Leys, are alignments of ancient sites stretching across the landscape. Ancient sites or holy places may be situated in a straight line ranging from one or two to several miles in length. A ley may be identified simply by an aligned placing of marker sites, or it might be visible on the ground for all or part of its length by the remnants of an old straight track.

Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter..

Food sensitivities and allergies

Many complaints may actually be caused by non-classical food allergies and intolerances, but are generally not recognized in this way in the mainstream medical systems. Even respiratory tract conditions (asthma, chronic rhinitis) can actually be the result of one or more reactions to certain foods.

For the most part, conventional medicine seems to not be aware of the fact that the following conditions may be related to allergies and other sensitivities:
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ( ME ) Muscle and Joint Complaints ( Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, General Pains ) Gastrointestinal Conditions ( Nausea, Heartburn, Gastritis, Bloating, Flatulence, Diarrhoea, Constipation, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis) Skin Complaints ( Itching, Eczema, Acne in Adults, Hives ) Migraine and Other Headaches, Respiratory Conditions (Asthma, Sinusitis, Hay Fever ) Cardiac Conditions ( Palpitations, Skipped Heart Beats ) Urinary Complaints ( Bed Wetting, Frequent Urination ) Psychological Disorders ( Anxiety, Depression, Behavioural Disturbances, Hyperactivity / ADHD, Nervousness, Sleeplessness ) Neurological Conditions ( Dizziness, Multiple Sclerosis, Epilepsy, Ménière’s Disease, Tinnitus ) Hypoglycaemia Premenstrual Syndrome, Candida

Also, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity ( MCS ), generally considered a non-treatable condition, can actually be treated successfully. Food allergy is a group of disorders distinguished by the way the body’s immune system responds to specific food proteins.

In children, the following six foods cause the majority of food allergy reactions: milk, egg, peanuts, wheat, soy, and tree nuts (ex: walnuts and pecans). In adults, four foods cause the majority of allergic reactions: peanuts, tree nuts, fish and shellfish. Children will often outgrow an allergy to eggs, milk, wheat and soy. Symptoms of food allergies range from a tingling sensation in the mouth, swelling of the tongue and the throat, difficulty breathing, hives, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhoea, drop in blood pressure, loss of consciousness, to death. Symptoms typically appear within minutes to two hours after the person has eaten the food to which he or she is allergic. Individuals with food allergy and asthma appear to be at an increased risk for severe or fatal allergic reactions.

Contact Pat Mc Cullagh- 250-479-6307

Labyrinths, Mazes and Medicine Wheels.

A labyrinth is an ancient symbol that relates to being centered. Like a meandering but purposeful path: looks like a circle but is far much more. The Labyrinth is like walking a path back to one’s own core and back using a simple walking meditation, or can be more complex as your needs require. Many use it as a place to walk and pray for guidance and help in their hour of need.

It is my experience that if I have a simple single question I need help with, I can ask the question as I drive to the Labyrinth. Once there, I then stand and ask the question at the entrance to the circle. By the time I reach the centre, and still myself, I realize the answer. I then pray and offer gratitude on the reverse journey to the exit.
Labyrinths and mazes have often been confused. When most people hear of a labyrinth they think of a maze. A labyrinth is not a maze. A maze is like a puzzle to be solved. It has twists, turns, and blind alleys. It is a left-brain task that requires logical, sequential, analytical activity to find the correct path into the maze and out.

A labyrinth has only one path. It is unicursal. The way in is the way out. There are no blind alleys. The path leads you on a circuitous path to the centre and out again.
A labyrinth is a right brain task. It involves intuition, creativity, and imagery. With a maze, many choices must be made and an active mind is needed to solve the problem of finding the centre. With a labyrinth there is only one choice to be made. The choice is whether to enter or not. A more passive, receptive mindset is needed. The choice is whether or not to walk a spiritual path.

At its most basic level, the labyrinth is a metaphor for the journey to the centre of your deepest self and back out into the world with a broadened understanding of who you are.
The Medicine Wheel is representative of American Indian Spirituality. The Medicine Wheel symbolizes the individual journey we each must take to find our own path. Within the Medicine Wheel are The Four Cardinal Directions and the Four Sacred Colours. The Circle represents the Circle of Life and the Centre of the Circle, the Eternal Fire. The Eagle, flying toward the East, is a symbol of strength, endurance and vision. East signifies the renewal of life and the rebirth of Cherokee unity.

Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter..

Sweat lodges, Shaman, Vision Quests, Drums and Rattles

It is the long established belief of the North American Indian that the 5 nations of the world would all come together in a sweat and peace would come to earth from that time forward. Some years ago, my dear friend John invited me to a “sweat event”. This sweat was being hosted by a man that often ran sweats for inmates at a local correction facilities plus members of local bands of Native Americans, and was located on local reserve land. These men were all wonderful, caring and sincere human beings who shared much friendship with me and others in attendance during this truly spiritual event. It was my profound honour to be allowed to attend. I would advise anyone having the opportunity to attend one of these gatherings, to face ones fears and go. For this first experience, I wore a pair of jean shorts and took two large bath sheet towels (highly recommended).
I also took a water bottle and an offering of Indian Chief tobacco and a monetary donation toward the cost of the fire and process. When I first arrived, I observed a large fire in front of the sweat structure. Between the fire and the sweat structure, was a path with a small altar circle. I was informed the sweat was like going into mother earth’s womb where I would be safe and allowed to speak to many subjects, sing, drum and listen.

I was told that women were only allowed into the sweat with men when they are not active in the moon cycle (menstruating). After some introductions, we were led into the structure, which was quite low, and similar to an Igloo shape. As this was my first time, I was directed to a specific spot close to the door, in case I needed to quickly exit without disturbing the others in attendance. I was intentionally seated next to my friend John for guidance and support. I was informed that if I was feeling overheated, or uncomfortable in any way, and wished to leave, I would simply have to say “All My Relations”, and the flap door would be opened for me. The glowing rocks were brought in and placed in a pit in the centre of the floor. I was questioning the distance of the fire pit to my seating spot, as it seemed all too close to me at this point.

It is very advisable to bring two large bath sheet towels: one to sit on and flap over your lower torso and legs, and one to drape over your head in hot sweats…and I was informed this was going to be a very hot sweat!!

I would advise individuals wishing to attend a sweat to sit close to the rock pit and keep your head away from the roof structure, allowing steam to rise and drop behind you. If you sit too close to the tent structure, the rising steam will plume in the centre of the roof structure and then follow the structure back to the floor which is behind you; if you are to close you will overheat rapidly and possibly get burned. As you can imagine, this could be very uncomfortable and distracting.

The event is broken into four 20-minute intervals. After each 20 minutes, we would leave the sweat for a break. During this time, the rocks are tended to, making the rocks extremely hot and able to produce an abundance of fiery hot steam.

If I recall correctly, I believe each of the four times we entered, we were to do so for a different purpose. We were to focus on different issues affecting our lives, such as: our relationship with women in our lives; our relationship with men in our lives; other issues that were having profound influences on our lives etc… Our last entrance was to focus on what we need in our lives to fill self-perceived empty voids.

I believe it was the second time in the structure, with intent to focus on women, that I looked over toward the door flap and was very surprised to see a black wolf standing a mere one foot away from my face. I was stunned and taken aback, but got the distinct impression this wolf had a message for me. She wished to express gratitude towards me for a past encounter I had with her. Exactly one year earlier, I was driving from Prince Rupert to Hazleton very early in the morning. A freight truck skidded to a hazardous stop on this windy stretch of highway, right in front of me. I pulled in to help, and approached the cab to speak to the very shaken driver. I asked what happened, and the driver told me to look under the front wheels. Looking down there, I saw a dark object lying, motionless. I prodded the carcass gently with a stick; quickly realizing it was pinned and dead. I asked the driver to back up slightly, and in doing so, revealed the remains of a very large black wolf. I was compelled to slide this beautiful creature down the hillside and let it rest in the bushes so nature could take care of it, and not allow humans to scavenge the remains. I said a prayer, and felt honoured to be present and able to help.

After seeing the image of this wolf in the tent, and speaking of this to the sweat leader, he confirmed I had seen this spirit animal and it was a great honour to have this come to me on my first visit. This leader was of the wolf nation: a true Lakota Brave.

Contact Ron Sager Re Sweat Lodges 250-656-2540

Medicine men and Shamans
The shaman was the ranking medicine man, the ceremonial fetishman, and the focus personality for all the practices of evolutionary religion. In many groups the shaman outranked the war chief, marking the beginning of the church domination of the state. The shaman sometimes functioned as a priest and even as a priest-king. Some of the later tribes had both the earlier shaman-medicine men (seers) and the later appearing shaman-priests. And in many cases the office of shaman became hereditary.

Since in olden times anything abnormal was ascribed to spirit possession, any striking mental or physical abnormality constituted qualification for being a medicine man. Many of these men were epileptic, many of the women hysteric, and these two types accounted for a good deal of ancient inspiration as well as spirit and devil possession. Quite a few of these earliest of priests were of a class, which has since been denominated paranoiac.
Many people use the term “Medicine Men” but the reader should be aware that this term could also include women (although most frauds are men). The term includes but is not limited to the list shown below.

Pipe Carriers
Spiritual Advisors
Sweat Lodge Keepers
Healers
Tent Shaker Shaman
Plus those considered to have special abilities or gifts i.e.:
Communicating with the dead (Seer)
Communicating with animal or other spirits (clairvoyant)
Ayuawaska Ceremony. A sacred ceremony where one ingests a liquid to enhance clear sight and bring on a vision.

Yuwhipi Ceremony. Yuwipi is the present-day Oglala Sioux version of an ancient and widespread ritual in which a shaman is bound and, in the darkness, calls spirits to come and free him and to communicate with his audience. This ritual is related to two other old institutions: the vision quest and the sweat lodge. The Sioux term for one kind of shaman or medicine man who possessed proficiency in prophecy, healing, and communications with spirits, and other knowledge and lore.

Contact Edward Colley re Shaman. 250-598-4323

Contact Leah Siebold re Women’s Sweats and Ceremonies. leahsiebold@shaw.ca

Vision Quest (Crying for a Vision)

For generations, the vision quest has been an extremely important part of Indian life and ritual. Until recent times, all young men sought this experience, sometimes as young as 10 or 11 and never later than their early teens. Later in life, men would often return for another vision quest when seeking guidance in the affairs of life. Women would vision quest too, but not as regularly as men. The practice, though not as prevalent, has never been abandoned by the people and is still carried on today.
Besides the young, who vision quest at the beginning of the path to adulthood, a person might choose to cry for a vision in order to better understand another vision they already had, or to prepare for the Sundance, or ask a favour from Wakan Tanka, or as a thank you to Wakan Tanka for gifts received or simply to realize a closeness with the Great Spirit. (Wakan Tanka)
Drums and rattles are used extensively in Indian ceremonies, potlatches and gatherings. Drums are used to aid and guide dance ceremonies, and rattles can be used to ward off unwanted spirits or bring good ones to you, depending on the process. In my opinion, the artwork and craftsmanship of the North American Indian is second to none.

Yurts, Mongolian Ger's and Pot Latches

Yurt is the name most often used to describe a Mongolian Felt Tent or Ger. However, it is suggested that Mongolians do not appreciate this reference as it makes them think of their Western invaders.

A Ger is a structure that is relatively portable and is easy to erect by a family unit as they move around the tundra lands working their herds. Nomadic tribes often did this as seasons changed. The Mongols live in them year round and tend to prefer them to any other form of housing. The design has been developed over generations to suit their needs. It can be warm in the arctic cold, yet quite cool in summer months. The Ger’s structure can collapse small enough to fit on one or two draft animals and can be set up again in about an hour with all family pulling together.

Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter..

Potlatches

Potlatches were, and still are today, social occasions given by a host to establish or uphold his status position in their society. Often they were held to mark a significant event in his family, such as the birth of a child, a daughter’s first menses, or a son’s marriage. Potlatches are to be distinguished from feasts in that guests are invited to a potlatch to share food and receive gifts or payment. Potlatches held by commoners were mainly local, while elites often invited guests from many tribes. Potlatches were also the venue in which ownership to economic and ceremonial privileges was asserted, displayed, and formally transferred to heirs. Potlatches are so important, that people spend a year or longer getting ready for them!

During the potlatch there are great feasts and many gifts are distributed. Many foods are eaten during the feasts that might seem strange to you. Barbeque salmon, grease and bannock were often served. Sometimes a family worked all year to give away everything they had earned during a potlatch.

Feng Shui

Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese art of manipulating and arranging your surroundings to attract positive life energy, or chi, so that it flows smoothly, unblocking any obstructions in your body and environment. Feng Shui evolved from the theory that people are affected for better or worse by their surroundings.

Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter..

Ayurveda.

Ayurveda (pronounced eye-yer-vay-duh) is the art of healthy living that enables you to create harmony in daily life by applying self- knowledge and self-care. The word, Ayurveda, is from the ancient Indian language, Sanskrit, and literally means “Knowledge of Life”. Inherent in Ayurvedic principles is the concept that you are capable of taking charge of your own life and healing.

Ayurveda may come from ancient texts, but these principles are just as applicable today in our society as they were when they were originally recorded in India. Ayurvedic living occurs when you recognize your basic nature and live according to this true self.

The Ayurvedic approach to life involves listening to and addressing the unique needs of your body, recognizing and balancing your mental and emotional states and deepening your connection with your spirit your essential self. You are the only one who can do this, because you are the only one who will truly benefit from your actions or suffer from your abuses.

Contact Pat Mc Cullagh, 250-479-6307

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is one of the oldest, most commonly used medical procedures in the world. Originating in China more than 4,000 years ago, acupuncture began to become better known in the Western world about 1971, when New York Times reporter James Reston wrote about how doctors in China used needles to ease his pain after surgery.

The term acupuncture describes a family of procedures involving stimulation of anatomical points on the body by a variety of techniques. American practices of acupuncture incorporate medical traditions from China, Japan, Korea, and other countries. The acupuncture technique that has been most studied scientifically involves penetrating the skin with thin, solid, metallic needles that are manipulated by the hands or by electrical stimulation.

This works brilliantly but like most integrative medicine takes time and patience as we are looking to cure, not mask an imbalance of health.

Contact. Barry Dayman 250-382-5577
Gang Pan 250-598-9668
Dr Joe Turner 250-652-8008

Apothecary.

A colonial apothecary practiced as doctor. Records kept by 18th-century Williamsburg’s apothecary’s show that they made house calls to treat patients, made and prescribed medicines, and trained apprentices. Some apothecaries were also trained as surgeons and man-midwives.

The Pasteur & Galt Apothecary Shop on Duke of Gloucester Street is the site where two apothecary-surgeons practiced. The shop features copies of Dr. Galt’s certificates in medical theory, midwifery, and surgery, for training completed at Saint Thomas’ Hospital in London. A large collection of British delft drug jars for storing medications line one wall, and antique implements for compounding and dispensing drugs are also displayed, with some items original to the site. Medications made from recipes in 18th-century professional pharmacy books are also shown.

Some of the ingredients that were used in colonial remedies are the basis for modern medications. They included chalk for heartburn, calamine for skin irritations, and cinchona bark for fevers. Later it was discovered that cinchona bark contains quinine for malaria and quinidine for cardiac conditions.

See your local Compounding Pharmacy or Angi and Self Heal Herbs 250-383-1913

Bio-Mechanics

Bio Mechanics involves the body posture and the various functions of the spine and related musculoskeletal system, ligaments and related tissues.

Using a plumb line and markers, a practitioner will assess your posture and find ways to correct it by very gentle and soothing adjustments. You will feel the pain and discomfort being seemingly flushed from your body as you are asked about the depth of the pain and it’s exact location. You will also be asked to do minor bending to ascertain your spine’s position and whether the sacrum is free floating or stuck.

I came across this treatment after being crippled due to a head on car crash. A remarkable 95-year-old gentleman, Dr. Russell Osborn, treated and fixed not only me, but within days, he also treated my 9-month-old son, both with great success. Although Russell has now passed, I often visit Anita Horne. She is one of Dr. Osborn’s few trained students, who is truly gifted and brilliant.

Bowtech addresses the body as a whole unit rather than just the presenting symptoms. The physical, chemical, emotional and mental aspects of each person receiving Bowtech can all respond as needed.

Contact Anita Horne. 250-477-1342

Bowen Technique

Bowtech is neither derived from nor similar to any other hands-on modality. The mechanisms of action are not completely understood, but it is generally agreed that it works primarily through the nervous system on both structural and energetic levels. Healing most likely occur through the response of the body’s autonomic nervous system to the Bowtech moves.

Simply stated, Bowtech allows the body to reset and heal itself. The work consists of several series of gently rolling, connective tissue moves. There are frequent important pauses between sets of moves, which give the body time to benefit from each set. By selecting appropriate combinations and sequences of moves, the practitioner is able to address the body as a whole, and/or to target one or more specific problems. The practitioner discerns stress build-up in muscle groups and utilizes Bowtech moves to release that stress.

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Chinese Medicine

Chinese herbs are selected and combined in formulas based on principles that have no relation whatsoever to biochemistry. The vast majority of herbal treatments use formulas containing four or more herbs. Only a few herbs are used by themselves alone. There are several reasons for this. To affect related secondary aspects of the illness. To prevent the formula from causing side effects or illness by balancing its effects. To strengthen the effect on the pathology. One commonly used format or template for designing herbal formulas is based on the monarchical form of government. At the top is the king or emperor. Next are the ministers or deputies. Last are the assistants or adjutants. There is one special role assistant - that of guide or messenger herb. A memory trick to remember this template is to consider it as radio station K.M.A.G. Any herb can fill any of these roles. Which role depends on which herbal formula the herb is used in. The roles work together in these ways: King Herb - The herb which is directed to and has the strongest effect on the most important imbalance/pathology Minister Herb - This herb is directed to the main imbalance/pathology and to the secondary imbalance/pathology Assistant Herb - there are three types: Helpful Assistant - strengthens the effect of the King. Corrective Assistant - reduces or eliminates the harsh or toxic effects of the King and/or Minister herbs. Opposing Assistant - decreases the effect of the King. This role is mostly used for complex combinations of imbalances/pathologies. Guide - Envoy - Messenger Herb - focuses actions of the other herbs on a particular organ, channel or region of the body. The KMAG template is presently the dominant method of designing a formula but several others have been very important and are in common use today. Chinese herbs are selected for use in a formula by any single characteristic or combination of all characteristics.

Contact. CK Wong 250-472-8138
Dr Gang Pan 250-598-9668
Or Dr Joe Turner 250-652-8008

Chiropractic:

Chiropractic is a branch of the health sciences, which focuses upon the body’s neuromusculoskeletal system. A chiropractor is concerned with how your body’s skeletal and nervous system is functioning. Since your spine is the key highway for your central nervous system, a chiropractor is trained to use a variety of diagnostic methods to examine and treat your spine and bone structure.

Although the major focus of chiropractic is on the spine and central nervous system, your chiropractor is concerned with the wellness of your whole body. Since your nervous system determines how well you feel physically, mentally, and emotionally, many problems you are experiencing may be related to a problem with your spine and nervous system. Chiropractors believe in a holistic approach to health and healing.

Contact. Stewart Blaikie 250-652-9871
Or Grant Gainor at 250-477-5776

Colloidal Silver.
A natural antibiotic and great when made properly.

Colloidal is a term describing a substance containing particles so small they remain suspended in liquid or gas. In this case, silver is suspended in pure steam-distilled water.

Colloidal particles, unlike dissolved particles in a suspension, stay in solution and retain their whole form and qualities. Silver atoms are small enough to pass through mucous membranes in the mouth and intestinal lining.

Colloidal silver is the result of an electromagnetic process that pulls microscopic particles from silver into a liquid, such as distilled water. As tiny particles, the silver can more easily penetrate and travel throughout the body.

These tiny particles vary in size, depending on the manufacturing process utilized. The larger the particles, the more difficult for them to be absorbed by the body. The color of colloidal silver is also affected by the size of the particles. In most instances, it can range from clear (very small particles) to very dark brown or even black (large particles).

The smaller the size of the particle, the easier it is to be absorbed and have access to most areas of the body. The smallest particle size is an atom. This colloidal silver is called “monatomic” and produces a solution that is CRYSTAL CLEAR. The “monatomic” colloidal silver will stay in solution, and it is NOT sensitive to light or temperature. In other words, it needs no special handling, and has no expiration date.

Please feel free to contact me for guidance in this matter..

Dentistry

In 1999, I went to visit a dentist, and was promptly diagnosed with an abscess. After many x rays and some prodding, I was informed I needed A $1000+ root canal. The work was completed within days and I went back about my life. Some weeks later I was experiencing many strange symptoms and many migraines and could not figure out why I felt so ill. Eventually, some 2 years later, I went to visit a great Dentist who had special x rays done and came in to meet me with a cold look on his face. I had a huge infection in my jaw emanating from the root canal procedure I had just two years prior. Thank heavens for insurance at the time, as I spent several hours in the chair while the infectious materials were removed. Although I felt quite ill, I was given the very best of care and homeopathic remedies and medicinal drugs to combat further infections. I went back several times over the following two weeks and used various machines to ease my discomfort and pain, which worked very well. Unfortunately, a nerve had been damaged due to the infection, which left me with a cool feeling on my lip, but overall the process saved my jaw and future health. Since this experience, I have done much research on root canals. I now strongly suggest you avoid having this procedure done, but do spend time on eliminating any infection as a top priority. The dentist also removed my amalgams and since that time my health has been far better and I no longer have the metallic taste in my mouth I had become used to. I was getting at least 5 major migraines per week and now, thankfully, only get one a year, perhaps. Holistic dentistry can resolve so many health issues and with a little trust and some work, you too can become free of many illnesses not typically connected to Dentistry.

Contact Dr Kostadino Paulos 250-658-0742

Ear Coning or Candling

Ear candling is used primarily for cleaning the ears and to promote a healthy atmosphere in the ears, sinus cavities and throat. There are, however, several other benefits. The process can regulate pressure, assist with postnasal drip, sinusitis, catarrh, migraines, candida albicans and some forms of hearing loss, and restoration of equilibrium.

Ear coning is a technique used by the ancient Atlanteans, Egyptians, Mayans and Tibetans to cleanse the spiritual and physical body. It requires a hollow candle that tapers at one end to fit into the ear. When the other end is lit, it draws oxygen for the flame, causing a vacuum from the other side of the candle. This has the effect of pulling out residue and cleansing the sinus cavity and the mind.

When the Europeans first came to North America they found that the North American Indians had many different ways of healing; one of those ways was ear candling. The Hopi Indians were very advanced in their healing techniques, and were the first tribe to use the ear candling procedure. Some sources say ear candling (also known as coning) came from China and Egypt possibly. The concept was lost for many years, and in its place came antibiotics and syringing the ears. Antibiotics are not good for most ear problems and the use of them should be discontinued. In most cases, syringing will help dislodge some debris.

With ear coning, the patient places their head sideways down on a pillow with one ear showing. The elbows are placed on the table so that the patient can hold the candle, which is placed in the ear. A non-combustible cloth with a hole in the middle is placed over the ear and face. The twelve-inch drip less candle is place in the ear. The patient places his/her hand under the cloth and holds the candle in place in the ear. The candle is lit. The bottom of the candle creates a suction or draw of negative energy, which then flows out of the body. This process process is simply a must and works very well indeed, but as always buyer beware.

Emotional Freedom Technique EFT

Simply stated, EFT is an emotional version of acupuncture. Instead of using needles, however, you stimulate well-established energy meridian points on your body by tapping them with your fingertips. Thus the process is easy for you to memorize and is portable so you can do it anywhere. It launches off the EFT Discovery Statement which says...”The cause of all your negative emotions is a disruption in your body’s energy system”

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Electral Dermal Screening

Electral Dermal Screening is a computer-based system of examining the body for inflammation or deficiency. It really amounts to a physical from a Chinese point of view. Using Chinese acupuncture points known and recognized for thousands of years, energy levels are measured and recorded as they relate to various organs and organ systems. These readings will relay the information from the body of either balance, inflammation, or deficiency. Then, if needed, an appropriate nutritional and/or lymphatic program can be outlined to help restore the body back to balance.

Contact Joy Thompson 250-480-1818

Energy systems healing.

Pat has developed, coordinated, supervised and taught many courses and workshops in the Healing Arts since 1970 and focuses part of her busy life teaching a comprehensive two year course based on Yoga and Ayurveda.. As well, her multi-faceted career has centered on psychosocial rehabilitation for people with chronic mental illness.

Pat also offers courses of self development and healing through the human energy fields in a study of universal and human energy systems in relation to our environment, body systems and lifestyle imbalances, and Dis-ease.

Pat is simply the best Medical Intuitive I have ever met and can conduct body scans of your whole body system guiding you to locate energy losses and imbalances that may eventually lead to illness.

Individual consultations are available for Energy Balancing, Metamorphosis, Counseling, Visualization, Meditation, Relationship issues, Age Regression, Allergy/Candida testing and Spiritual Healing.

Recently Pat has been training and refocusing her skills to include energy healing for people suffering with the effects of Parkinson’s disease through the Parkinson’s recovery program and now offers treatment in this field.

For specific detail on her very important work please contact Pat direct.
Three year in-depth training course now available, call Pat for details

Pat Mc Cullagh. 250-479-6307

Equine Rehabilitation:

Equine Massage, Structural Alignment and Rehabilitation Services

These guys can bring your horse back to life and give it that extra boost so it can win a race or heal it so it has new lead in its pencil again, so it can jump those rails, you will not be disappointed with Ann and Anthony at Wits end farms.

Contact: (604) 504-5909 http://www.witsendfarms.com

Herbal Medicine.

Herbal Medicine sometimes referred to as Herbalism or Botanical Medicine, is the use of herbs for their therapeutic or medicinal value. An herb is a plant or plant part valued for its medicinal, aromatic or savoury qualities. Herb plants produce and contain a variety of chemical substances that act upon the body.

Herbal medicine is the oldest form of healthcare known to mankind. Herbs had been used by all cultures throughout history. It was an integral part of the development of modern civilization. Primitive man observed and appreciated the great diversity of plants available to him. The plants provided food, clothing, shelter, and medicine. Much of the medicinal use of plants seems to have been developed through observations of wild animals, and by trial and error. As time went on, each tribe added the medicinal power of herbs in their area to its knowledgebase. They methodically collected information on herbs and developed well-defined herbal pharmacopoeias. Indeed, well into the 20th century much of the pharmacopoeia of scientific medicine was derived from the herbal lore of native peoples. Many drugs commonly used today are of herbal origin. Indeed, about 25 percent of the prescription drugs dispensed in the Western World contain at least one active ingredient derived from plant material. Some are made from plant extracts; others are synthesized to mimic a natural plant compound.

Contact Self Heal Herbs 250-383-1913

Homeopathy

From Greek homeo (meaning similar) and pathos (meaning suffering) is a system of medicine based on treating like with like. The same principle is widespread in mainstream medicine, the most notable examples being antidotes and vaccines. However, Homeopathy takes this premise a step further: if my symptoms produce an effect on me similar to a tarantula’s bite, then tarantula venom would be my homeopathic treatment, even though I’ve not actually been bitten by a tarantula. The theory that like can be treated with like can be traced back as far Hypocrites (468 -377 BC), but it wasn’t until the work of Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) that the theory developed into a usable practice.

Contact Julia Mohrs. 250-652-5602

Live Blood Cell Analysis

The technology of viewing blood through a very powerful fibre optic microscope and monitor combined with the ability to decipher and analyze live blood is an uncanny and non-invasive method that can show conditions that may be negative for your health. Traditionally blood is stored and stained. Stained blood is dead blood and yields a limited range of information. With one “live” drop of blood from the finger an enormous amount of information is available about the state of the immune system, free radical damage, weaknesses possible vitamin deficiencies, amount of toxicity, pH and mineral imbalance, areas of concern and weakness, parasites, fungus and yeast. A lot of guesswork is eliminated. It’s unbelievably exciting to see your red and white cells moving about the platelets. It is also rewarding to see responses to nutrional changes, detoxing and life style changes. This method of blood analysis has been used in Europe for about a century and has become widely recognized. Live blood microscopy does not provide a medical diagnosis but can indicate the need for further clinical testing or referral to an appropriate health care professional. It is ideal for the individual who is proactive and prevention minded.

Muscle testing or Kinesiology

The Sway test is one version of muscle testing but there are many including the use of only fingers, hands and arms and also whole bodies. If this subject interests you then please do the research and locate a local trainer to teach you one or more of these simple tools to help you be in control of your intake of good sources of vitamins, minerals or all manner of other substances.

One of the older methods of muscle testing used was to have your arm relaxed alongside your body and ask a question of your body, such as “can I ingest this product”. Have someone firmly, but carefully, try to pull your arm straight out away from you body while you hold firm without straining. If it pulls easily, then you should not take the product being tested. If you hold fast, then you should take it... Never do this without proper instructions.

Contact Mary Helen Littleton. 250-385-8387

Ozone Therapy

Ozone Therapy is a medical therapy whereby ozone is introduced into the human body. The Ozone is made with an Ozone Generator that accepts pure Oxygen. Ozone is O3, whereas the oxygen we breathe is O2. Ozone has been used successfully around the world for over 80 years to treat many health issues including: Cancer, Aids, Diabetes, Stroke, Depression, Chronic Fatigue, Lupus, Fibromyalgia and over 150 more diseases. In some clinics around the world, ozone therapy is the first agent given to each and every patient that enters the clinic regardless of their ailments. German ambulances even carry ozone generators for emergency use. Ozone Therapy addresses the key issues in almost all disease conditions: oxygen delivery, circulation, and immune system function. Ozone Therapy has proven beneficial effects such as: increasing oxygen delivery to cells, tissues, and organs, increasing blood circulation throughout the body detoxification Boosting of the immune system and much more. Read the articles in this section to find out how Ozone Therapy may help you!

Contact Michelle Du Preez 250-388-3622

Reiki

Reiki uses universal energy and unconditional love to create a state of calm and peace so as the body may heal naturally, and allows energetic blockages to be released or calmed while being soothed by hands. The hands are typically quite warm and navigate your energy system. This procedure is conducted over your clothes. Reiki is becoming common place in today’s society much as Tai Chi and Acupuncture has in the past. When good people take a role and make something simple and helpful, this method of healing can be most beneficial to humans and animals alike. I am myself trained in this method of healing and use it when required. I use it as a self-healing tool as well. Two dear friends here in Victoria both teach Reiki, Sister Eileen Curteis (Yes a Nun)at Queenswood, and Catherine Harvey another kind trainer who started her path after loosing her son Stephen in a tragic accident. These people, and many others like them, are very capable trainers and teach many other tools and make students aware of others in the field to call when out of ones depth. They also offer support groups for practitioners as well.

A willing student can learn this age old technique through training and practice over many hours, eventually receiving a certificate to practice on the public at large. Reiki is a very useful tool to learn as you embark on your spiritual path and feels wonderful, but like everything else there are some possible pit falls. In my own experience, one of my larger concerns comes from people being trained in very basic ways to focus energy, which can on occasion unearth that which was buried many years before in a sub conscious minds. For example; on one dark and stormy evening, I was beckoned to my front door by my wife Ann, where a distraught man was standing. He was hardly able to speak to me through fear and panic. I quickly realized his problem and took him to my office, where I did some clearing, grounding and brought in some tools and spirit helpers to clear the energy that was confusing this poor man and making him so lost and anxious. An issue buster reiki master had worked upon this poor man and unfortunately this person had opened Pandora’s box without realizing what had been done.

If you are going to play with fire, take fireman’s training and get many peers and helpers as friends so if things go wrong you can clear the problem or know who can. Nothing worse than putting someone in the psychiatric ward when all they wanted was to get rid of constipation.

Contact Sister Eileen Curteis 250-477-3822 Ex 230
Or Catherine Harvey 250-216-2722

Tellington Touch.

TTouch - the Tellington TTouch started by Louise Tellington - is a method based on circular movements of the fingers and hands all over the body. The intent of the TTouch is to activate the function of the cells and awaken cellular intelligence - a little like “turning on the electric lights of the body.” The TTouch is done on the entire body, and each circular TTouch is complete within itself. Therefore it is not necessary to understand anatomy to be successful in speeding up the healing of injuries or ailments, or changing undesirable habits or behaviour.

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Therapeutic Touch Typically Nurse’s conduct this on patients

There is a Universal Life Force Energy that flows through all living organisms. This Energy links us all together and unites us into as Oneness. In the human body, this Life Energy flows freely into, through and out of the body, when it is in a state of health and wholeness.

It is this flow of Energy that nourishes all the organs and systems in the body. This flow of Energy creates an energy field around the body that can be objectively perceived and measured and even photographed using Kirlian Photography.

When there is illness, pain, injury, disease, etc., this Life Force Energy becomes interrupted, obstructed, or even depleted in one or more areas of the body. This change in energy and flow can be easily felt by the practitioner.

The technique involves scanning the body by placing both hands together, side-by-side, and palms down, facing the body.

Vega Testing: See a Naturopath or Homeopath for help here.

The use of the Vega machine combines Traditional Acupuncture theory and Classical Homeopathic theory. It enables an experienced practitioner to quickly obtain information about many of the stress factors that come from the environment and which are not usually considered in normal medical testing but which can be responsible for many conditions of chronic illness, unexplainable conditions, conditions in which conventional testing finds nothing wrong, vague or unusual symptoms, and failure to respond to treatment. Some testers, who are not usually health professionals, test only for allergies and for mineral and vitamin deficiencies but they do not exploit the full potential of the Vegatest system to track down and unmask the root causes of disease.

Veterinary Medicine

Now here is a subject close to my heart and one I have worked with for a great many years in healing all manner of domestic and wild animals and birds. Some years ago I was honoured to work with a very kind lady Vet as she was helping a dog pass to spirit. She did this in the most caring and loving way and I will always remember the experience. Many vets are now including holistic animal works as part of their practice, so please ask your vet what else they can suggest and what holistic treatments are available.

Contact Lesley Langford 250-655-9449 Holistic Vet
Or. Marlene Smith in Courtenay 250-338-2316 Holistic Vet

Water- See Info by Dr Emoto..

Today there is much hype and confusion over water and purity etc, scary. From my perspective we need to drink water that is a clean as possible. Filter any particles and let it stand in a glass container in your fridge or a cold room. Have this container open on top to vent any gaseous pollutant residue. The recent drink water craze causes much concern as the bottles most water comes in today leaches chemicals from the plastic into the water unless the container is class 7 plastic. Most is #2-3, and is not good. Cost? Most water per litre costs more than Gas. Can this be right? Many years ago we used to sit around a dinner table and say a blessing over the food and drink. Sadly this practice has all but gone. Water can change its purity level with a blessing as I have personally witnessed, so try it and “Save your money”. See research on Dr. Emoto for more details and in-depth conclusions.