January/February 2023 Alchemical Voice

January/February 2023 - Issue 18 

ALCHEMICAL VOICE 

LOVE 2 MEDITATE 

I N A S S O C I A T I O N W I T H L I K E - M I N D E D B U S I N E S S E S 

SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT | HEALTH & WELLBEING | HOLISTIC CRAFTS 

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Health & 

Wellbeing 

Sleep - how to get a 

good night's sleep 

Crystals to help you 

with fear and EMF 

Steps to take when 

you hold fear from 

being ill 

Spiritual 

development 

Shamanic insights 

 

 

The Great Pyramid, 

Giza Plateau 

 

 

Messages from the 

Angels 

 

 

Spiritual Encounters 

 

 

Gnostics 

 

 

The Mighty River & the 

Grandmothers 

Cover competition winner: 

Photographer: AKAJ 

Model: Alisha Hall 

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CONTENTS 

A L C H E M I C A L V O I C E 

Hello Readers! 

A warm heartfelt Happy New Year to you! I do hope you had a wonderful Christmas break and 

managed to refrain from over-indulging! 

Now is the time for manifesting, for attracting those things you want to have in your life from 

2023 onwards, and of course let us just add here - "for your highest good". Within this edition, you 

will find wonderful workshops and courses that will provide you with knowledge, tools and 

techniques on manifesting and protecting yourself to support your spiritual journey. 

Enjoy browsing! 

Jovi Hoonjan 

Publisher 

W H A T ' S I N S I D E 

Poem and Imbolc 

Sue Penney 

 

The Old Stove 

John Sjovik 

 


with Fear 

Sue Penney 

 


with EMF 

Sue Penney 

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8 

16 

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Spirits in the Wall 

Jeanne Witt 

 

The Great Pyramid, 

Giza Plateau 

Julie de Vere Hunt 

 

Message from the 

Angels 

Carol Coggan 

 

Spiritual Encounters 

John Sjovik 

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22 

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Fear 

Karam Pentland 38 

 

Sleep 

Martin Lewis 42 

 

Gnostics 

Julie Adams 46 

 

The Mighty River & 

the Grandmothers: 

Part 6 

Richard Pantlin 52 

Front cover winner: 

 

Photographer and make-up team - AKAJ 

 

AKAJ are available for promotional marketing 

photographs 

 

Contact jovi@love2meditate.com for contact details 

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SOUL VERSE POEM 

Sue Penney 

WINTER 

Slowly take a careful step 

The air so cold about your neck 

The breath escapes in clouds of white 

The glistening snow a wondrous sight 

As you see the world transformed 

By beauty such your heart is warmed 

Even though the air is chill 

The sight does make you stop, grow still. 

The earth so hard each step rings out 

Your wary tread a thunderous shout 

The crunching of the flakes beneath 

As feet descend on frozen leaf 

How such beauty can astound 

When we pause and look around 

A gift that's sent from up above 

To share with those we truly love. 

A Soul Verse reading is a message channelled by 

Sue in poetry form from spirit. These readings 

are totally unique and can be combined with a 

healing treatment. 

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Sue Penney 

Soul Verse 

www.soulverse.co.uk


Poetry that is wonderfully insightful and full 

of healing to anyone reading them. 

Available on Amazon 

www.soulverse.co.uk 

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IMBOLC 

A time for ritual and celebration 

Sue Penney 

Imbolc or Candlemass this year will be on 1st February 

until sundown on 2nd February. It is a time for honouring 

Brighid, the goddess of the hearth. There are so many 

different ways that you can celebrate this time of year, 

either on your own or with a group of friends or family. It 

is a time for purification and new beginnings. 

At this time of the year, we are usually fed up with the 

cold dreary, and dark days and are looking forward to the 

coming spring. With days starting to get lighter you could 

focus on the aspect of Brighid as a deity of fire and fertility 

or you could be more guided to look at the cycles of the 

season. 

Whatever you decide it just needs to feel right for you. 

A l t a r 

To set up your altar for Imbolc you can focus on the 

colours of this sabbat which are traditionally red green and 

white, cauldrons or chalices are also associated with 

Brighid as are corn dolls and baked goods, especially seed 

cake. 

Brighid is also a goddess of poetry so you could place a 

poem that you have written on your altar. Candles are 

definitely required for this sabbat, you could also try to 

find them in the colours mentioned above. 

Always place your altar in a place that is visible to you 

daily, it does not need to be a large space, a window cill 

will do. However, if you are lighting candles then make 

sure that nothing is likely to be close to any flames. 

F i r e 

Imbolc is often celebrated with fire, what is not to love 

about a bonfire in the cold and dark of a winter night? 

You can make this fun with children and friends by 

toasting marshmallows over the flames. As this is also a 

season of new beginnings you can write your wishes for 

the month or year ahead and place this into the fire for the 

smoke to take those wishes up to the heavens to get 

blessings from the gods and goddesses. 

Always set your intention when you do this for the wishes 

to come true. 

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C a n d l e R i t u a l 

This ritual is best performed outside if possible. 

You can light candles as you make wishes for your friends 

and family as a very basic ritual or you can do something 

more formal. You may wish to use the following ritual to 

help you manifest a goal that you would like to achieve in 

the year ahead: 

Requirements 

4 tealight candles in white, red, or green 

something to light them with 

your intention of what you would like to achieve in the 

coming year written down on a piece of paper 

A cauldron or heat proof bowl to safely burn the piece 

of paper in 

A glass of water or some sand to douse the flames if 

necessary 

As you light the first candle you can say... 

Though in winter we still be 

New life stirs the dark I see 

Light the second candle and say... 

I call in light as the sun grows strong 

And days from short do now grow long 

Light the third candle and say... 

Inspiration, wisdom too 

Are stirred up now with all things new 

As you light the final candle, envision all of the flames 

joining together as one and feel a sense of purification as 

the energy increases. 

Then say... 

I call upon these flames so bright 

To banish darkness with their light 

Cleanse and purify my soul 

And help me manifest my goal 

Place the piece of paper into the flame of one of the 

candles and put it into the caldron or deep heat-proof 

bowl to burn. Make sure that you carefully watch the 

paper as it burns to ensure that it is safe and I would have 

some water or sand nearby to douse the flame should it 

start to escape from the bowl. 

Sue Penney 

Soul Verse 

www.soulverse.co.uk 

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THE 

OLD 

STOVE 

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he old stove stood alone in the 

forest, reminiscing of times that had 

been. It used to be surrounded by a 

house, proudly on display, bringing 

warmth and joy to the people who 

lived there. 

Now the house was gone and the people had moved 

beyond the veil. The stove had a story to tell but alas, no 

one to tell it to. 

Sadly, sometimes also people turn into old stoves. They 

have warmth to give and stories to tell but no longer 

anyone to care for or tell stories to. We see them sitting on 

a bench in a park. We see them clutching a book in the 

library. We see them in the supermarket, selecting groceries 

for one. 

John Sjovik 

Shaman Healer 

www.shamaqi.com 

Maybe you can think of a person like that? Why not put the 

kettle on and invite that person for a nice cup of tea and 

enjoy a story or two. Life is about exchanging love and 

warmth. It is about listening and talking. It is about sharing. 

Now go to the kitchen and put the kettle on... 

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Next course starts on 

26th February 2023 

This course, held near Basingstoke, is perfect for those wanting 

to develop their psychic and spiritual healing connection. 

 

This shamanically influenced course covers 

~ Power animal and spirit guide support ~ 

~ Cleansing, balancing & healing ~ 

~ Protection tools ~ 

~ Divination tools ~ 

~ Psychometry ~ 

~ Practicing on friends and family ~ 

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A qualified Chinese Herbal Practitioner, 

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mental and physical issues. 

Through Shamanic Journeying, Zaneta is 

guided by 'all-knowing ascended masters' to 

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knowledge of Chinese Herbal Medicine, a 

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+44 (0)7871 450 281 

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Reiki & Light Language healing 

Sue Caustick 

Light language is a celestial, galactic and angelic language channelled through the soul. 

Light language during Reiki treatments provides an even deeper effect on the healing. 

Clear blockages in your energy fields 

Release stress and anxiety 

"Such a beautiful gentle treatment. I felt really 

comfortable, safe and totally relaxed in Sue's 

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Based in Farnborough, Hampshire 

Contact: suecaustick@gmail.com 

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w o n d e r f u l l y a c c u r a t e p s y c h i c r e a d i n g s b y 

O r i e l L u x 

PSYCHIC READINGS FOR 

HEALING AND SUPPORT 

contact 

oriellux@outlook.com 

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HOLISTIC STRESS 

MANAGEMENT COURSE 

Kinesiology and Shamanic techniques and tools to help 

release stress and gain inner wisdom and power 

Emotional Stress Release (ESR) 

Body Pendulum Divination 

Emotional Balancing 

Alarm Point Testing 

Meridians and their Emotions 

Affirmations for Restoring 

Balance 

Shaman Drumming Meditations 

Movement and Music Balancing 

Mandala Activation 

Past Life Trauma Healing 

Sigil Coding for Transformation 

Empowerment Rituals 

Location: 

Lady Rose Hall 

Laverstoke Lane 

Laverstoke, Whitchurch 

Hampshire 

RG287NY 

Cost: £475 per person 

To book 

www.love2meditate.com/ 

holistic_stress_management.html 

Martin Lewis 

West Berkshire Kinesiology 

kinesiology@hotmail.co.uk 

www.appliedmetaphysics.co.uk 

Jovi Hoonjan 

Love 2 Meditate/Shamanic Joy UK 

jovi@love2meditate.com 

www.love2meditate.com 

Stress Release Made Easy 

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ONLINE SHAMANIC GUIDED MEDITATIONS 

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Hi Readers 

My name is Emma and I started this beautiful spiritual journey 

when I was studying massage in Australia back in 2008. That 

bought me right up to where I am now working as a remedial 

massage therapist. 

I also offer Reiki, Indian head massage, pregnancy massage and 

Manual Lymphatic Drainage. I am also very much into crystals, 

Shamanic journey work and sacred geometry. 

You can find me at Durham House Chiropractic Clinic in both 

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You can also book directly on the website. Hope to see you 

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Fleet Clinic: 01252 622050 

Farnham Clinic: 01252 725669 

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CAROL COGGAN 

New Year Angel 

Card Reading 

A New Year Angel card reading is a five card 

reading that looks at where you have been, the 

influences and circumstances in your life, and 

how they are changing as you move into 2023. 

You can either have a full reading by email only 

or include a zoom chat to discuss the findings 

further. 

Angel card email reading is £60 

Zoom call is an additional £70 

Contact details: 

hello@carolcoggan.co.uk 

07818 065514

Alchemical Voice - L2M 

CRYSTAL TO HELP 

WITH FEAR 

 

If you were to listen to the media, which I try to avoid at all costs, 

we are either going to be bombed in our sleep due to the ongoing 

hostilities in the world, starve or freeze to death because of the 

huge increases in the cost of living. 

Whilst most of us just simply shrug our shoulders and have a 

'what will be will be' attitude others can become almost paralyzed 

with fear and anxiety from the constant worry of all that is going 

on around them. 

Apart from staying away from the daily news, newspapers, and 

media of all kinds what else can we do to help with the increasing 

waves of anxiety and fear that plague many of us? 

Crystal wise the best stone by far to help with both fear and 

anxiety is Amethyst. This stone, which also happens to be my 

birthstone, has so many positive attributes. It is great for dealing 

with addictions, probably because a lot of these will stem from 

fear or anxiety. It soothes the soul and calms the nerves too. 

Amethyst is great for dispelling negative energies and brings 

clarity and peacefulness to the waking mind. 

To aid a restful night's sleep try placing a piece of tumbled 

amethyst in each of the four corners of the bed. If you are 

suffering from anxiety, stress or fear then try wearing a natural 

amethyst pendant for some extra protection. 

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Issue 18 

CRYSTAL TO HELP 

WITH EMF 

We are constantly surrounded by Electro Magnetic Fields, but 

why is it considered to be harmful and what can we do about it? 

From signal towers to the electricity in our homes, it is part of the 

modern world and we can rarely go anywhere to totally escape it. 

It has been shown by research that frequent exposure to EMF 

can cause a multitude of reactions from fatigue to depression, 

headaches, sleeping problems, nausea to skin tingling. 

How can using crystals 

help protect you against 

exposure to EMF? 

Crystals have been used since the beginning of human existence 

to ward against bad energies, sorcerers, etc and now they have 

been shown to protect against the effects of the electromagnetic 

smog that constantly surrounds us. Some, especially those with a 

high iron content can block and protect the mind, body, and soul 

from EMF. 

The best crystals to use are Hematite and Black Tourmaline both 

of these crystals are also extremely grounding and absorb and 

block negative energies. 

Other great crystals to consider are Shungite – which being 98% 

carbon means it packs a he punch in absorbing the bad vibes and 

Pyrite which also gives you a great energetic boost. 

Try wearing a bracelet made from these crystals and experiment 

on which one works best for you. 

Sue Penney 

Soul Verse 

www.soulverse.co.uk


SPIRITS IN THE 

WALL 

Jeanne Witt 

Have you ever experienced that feeling like 

you are being watched? Well, I certainly felt 

like that all the time in my house, and leaning 

over the bath years ago to wash my hair was 

completely nerve-racking, not being able to 

see BEHIND ME!! 

I walked into the the lounge to pick up my 

son's toys, his toy Simon was always working 

on it's own, or was it? As I entered the room 

something caught my eye, on the wall to my 

right. As I looked I saw a skull shape, the more 

I looked the clearer it became, eyes formed 

looking at me, then the flesh, hair and 

garments. I called to my husband to look at 

the wall, he saw nothing! 

This wall in the house became full of faces! I 

took photos but nothing showed, just the 

plain wall paper. "Look at the wall, what can 

you see?" I'd say to visitors, the reply was 

always the same... "Nothing?" So, after few 

months of this I thought I was going mad, or I 

had a brain tumor? I began to draw the faces. 

I couldn't concentrate watching television as 

the faces were just staring at me, their eyes 

sometimes moving, or their facial expressions 

changing.... this is just not happening I told 

myself. Maybe I'm heading for a nervous 

breakdown and this is the first sign, seeing 

things that are not there? 

We had a free paper back then called The 

Star. Looking casually through it, I saw an 

advert for an "Open Circle" at the local 

Spiritualist church. Somehow this really struck 

a cord in me to go, maybe I could talk to 

someone about what's happening to me, or 

maybe I'd be told to see my doctor!! 

I spoke to the leader of the circle and 

explained my situation, he said come along 

next week and bring your pencil and sketch 

pad. So I did. 

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I was very nervous, the open circle was big, 

and I'd never experienced anything like it 

before, let alone meditate. Once the 

meditation was over, the leader asked me to 

draw any faces that I could see?... I looked 

around the church... nothing, simply nothing 

happened. Ahh well, I am going mad in that 

house for sure, I thought, when suddenly, a 

face appeared in front of me on the carpet, 

then another on the wall, I quickly sketched 

them, I think I did about six drawings in all. 

The leader got up from his chair, took my 

pictures, looked through them, and said 

nothing! He then proceeded to show my 

pictures to the sitters in the circle, and to my 

utter amazement, every picture was taken, 

because I had drawn a face they had 

recognised! The leader said, "Do you know 

what you are doing?" I replied "No". He said, 

"you're a medium and you need to channel 

your ability properly". I started to cry in sheer 

relief, I explained about my HOUSE! 

From that moment on my life changed. I was 

invited into several different closed spiritual 

development circles, one with people who 

were very experienced at trance and rescue 

work, and my interest developed towards 

spiritual healing. 

A portal was closed down in my house, but 

rescues continued to come, especially during 

my SNU healing training years. It was during 

those years that one day, when I returned 

from picking my son up from school, we 

found his upstairs bedroom carpet 

completely covered in dried tree leaves! 

What on earth did this mean? How on earth 

did the leaves get there? We don't even have 

a tree in our garden! 

Little did I know that this was the start of the 

Elemental Kingdom arriving in my life, next in 

this HOUSE! 

Jeanne's spiritual training includes: SNU trained Spiritual Healer, Reiki 

Master Teacher, Shamanic Reiki, Crystal Therapist, M.M.A.N.F Master in 

Mantic Arts New Age Foundation, Two articles Spirit & Destiny magazine 

Based in Farnborough. 

jeannedewitt@sky.com 

https://www.spiritual-holistics.co.uk/



Love 2 Meditate and Martin Lewis 

 

SPIRIT DANCE 

Dance to this guided meditation in the 

comfort of your home... 

Spirit Dance has an attractor frequency 

of 821 LoC (Levels of Consciousness). 

It is a wonderful exploration and 

investigation of oneself! 

Learn about who you truly are, accept 

yourself and move into who you want to 

be - feel whole and complete again and 

be The Powerful You! 

This moving meditation is 1-hr long and 

takes you on a journey through your 8 

chakras, to help you to realign and 

balance each one, so you can ultimately 

bring in your missing soul parts. 

In the shamanic communities it is 

believed that any time anyone goes 

through a traumatic experience, a part of 

their soul leaves them. Spirit Dance helps 

you to call them back. 

Movement and music helps to get the 

energy flowing and enables practical 

application of the kinesiological process. 

 

To purchase: 

www.love2meditate.com/store/p92/spirit-dance-moving-meditation 

 


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Energy healing using crystals 

and Reiki 

Meryl McArthur 

Crystal Cave Healing 

Winchester 

www.facebook.com/CrystalCaveWinchester 

VARIATIONS ON A THEME 

Martin Lewis, West Berkshire Kinesiology 

'Variations on a Theme' is 22mins long piece 

of music that works on your 11th chakra - 

Pathwork to the Soul. 

The eleventh chakra is your ability to 

acquire advanced spiritual skills (travel 

beyond the limits of time and space, 

teleportation, bi-location, instantaneous 

precipitation of thoughts and telekinesis). 

The eleventh chakra is the spiritual library 

of the individual, containing all that he or 

she will need to operate as a divine human 

being. Work on this chakra is much like a 

librarian in a library, putting things in order 

but not changing anything that is found. 

www.love2meditate.com/consiousness-music 

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The Great Pyramid 

Giza Plateau 

EGYPT 

The Oldest of the 

Seven Wonders 

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NOTHING can 

prepare you for 

your first sighting 

of the Great 

Pyramid. 

The oldest of the Seven Wonders of 

the Ancient World, and the only one 

to remain largely intact. 

12 km to the west of Cairo is the Giza 

Plateau. Here at Giza stand four 

remarkable structures constructed in 

stone. Guarding the plateau is the 

Great Sphinx, the oldest sculpture on 

the planet, to the west of this 

enormous statue are three stone 

pyramids of colossal size. 

Egyptologists believe the Great 

Pyramid was built as a tomb for the 

4th Dynasty pharaoh Kufu built in the 

26th century BC over a period of 27 

years. However, no body was found 

inside the pyramid. 

"Kathleen and her team had 

arranged a private visit on 

our last evening – 22.2.22 

(22 is associated with Mary 

Magdalene and even my 

hotel room number was 

2222)." 

Initially standing at 481 feet (146.5m), 

the Great Pyramid was the tallest man 

made structure in the world for more 

than 3,800 years (the Eiffel Tower is 

taller). Over time, most of the smooth 

limestone casing was removed, along 

with the capstone (on the top is a 24 

foot square platform). 

The Great Pyramid was built by 

quarrying over 2 million large blocks 

weighing 6 million tonnes. Primary 

limestone from the Giza Plateau was 

used. Other blocks were imported by 

boat down the Nile: white limestone 

from Tura for the casing, and granite 

blocks from Aswan, weighing up to 80 

tonnes, for the Kings Chamber. 

Even today scientists are puzzled how 

the construction of the pyramid was 

achieved. 

Until around 1990, it was thought the 

Great Pyramid contained only the 

King’s Chamber (10), the Queen’s 

Chamber (7), the Grand Gallery (9), the 

Grotto (11) and the Well (5). They have 

since found four more rooms and 

three more rooms off the Queen’s 

Gallery. 

I was on a tour led by bestselling 

author Kathleen McGowan who is 

researching a book on the women who 

shaped Egypt for 5000 years (including 

Mary Magdalene). 

Kathleen and her local team had 

arranged a private visit on our last 

evening – 22.2.22 (22 is associated 

with Mary Magdalene and even my 

hotel room number was 2222). 

Entering the pyramid through the 

‘Robbers Tunnel’ (2), after a short 

distance we started to ascend steeply 

through a narrow tunnel (6). As we 

moved into the Grand Gallery (9) I was 

almost bent double – it was hot and 

cramped as we climbed a long wooden 

plank with handrails. I was relieved 

when I emerged into a small 

antechamber where I could stand up 

before entering the Kings Gallery. 

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Guarding the plateau is 

the Great Sphinx, the 

oldest sculpture on the 

planet, to the west of 

this enormous statue 

are three stone 

pyramids of colossal 

size. 

All the measurements in the Great 

Pyramid follow sacred geometry. The 

King’s Chamber is a square root of 5 

room – a perfect 1 by 2 by squareroot-of-5 

room. The floor plan is a 

perfect 1 by 2, and the height of the 

room is exactly one-half the diagonal 

of the floor. The room is made up of 

100 stones on the walls and ceiling, 

with a large black granite sarcophagus 

towards one end. 

I sat on the stone floor with my back 

against the sarcophagus and waited for 

the rest of our group to settle 

themselves. What followed could only 

be described as a cosmic trip. As I 

meditated, I found myself travelling 

through the universe at high speed. 

Timeless, formless, weightless, ‘blissed 

out’, in awe of the majesty and wonder 

of the universe – beyond words. 

When I returned home I did some 

research. It came as no surprise to me 

that the Great Pyramid was thought to 

be a portal to other realities. 

The Right Eye of Horus Mystery 

School was taught only once and not 

written down anywhere. It was purely 

an oral tradition, though its primary 

components are evidently etched on a 

single wall under the Great Pyramid 

that leads into the Hall of Records. 

High up on a wall is a Flower of Life 

measuring about four feet in diameter; 

beside it are 47 other images in 

sequence, which are the images of the 

chromosomes of Christ consciousness, 

the level of consciousness we are 

moving into now. 

Ascension and resurrection were the 

absolute purpose of the Great 

Pyramid. 

Yeshua and Mary Magdalene both 

underwent initiation here... 

www.marymagdaleneslegacy.com 

Julie de Vere Hunt 

www.marymagdaleneslegacy.com 

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SHAMANIC ALCHEMIST 

balancing vibrational energies 

Helping you to 

release the past 

change belief systems 

feel more complete 

bring yourself into alignment 

We visit past lives that could be the 

source of a current issue. 

We clear emotional and physical 

pains carried over from many 

lifetimes. 

Jovi Hoonjan 


www.shamanicjoy.co.uk 

Based in Fleet and Basingstoke 

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CAROL COGGAN 

Transformational Life Coach 

A MESSAGE FROM 

THE ANGELS 

I always ask the Angels when I sit down 

to write these articles, what do you want 

me to say? Just as before an Angel card 

reading the general question is asked, 

what do you want this person to know 

today? 

An Angel card reading is either a one card 

reading, where we ask the Angels what they 

want this person to know today, it is the here 

and now. 

A three card reading is a card for the past, one 

for the present, and one for the potential 

future. The card for the past is self-explanatory, 

as is the card for the present. 

Both cards may only be one aspect of the 

person’s life, and of course the present is in the 

here and now. The future card is not set in 

stone, it is just guidance from the Angels, that if 

the person continues the way they are and 

doing what they are doing, then this future will 

materialise. If you do not like the future card, 

then you have to change what you are doing in 

the here and now. 

So many people ignore the here and now, and 

are always looking to the future, the next good 

business deal, the next thrill and excitement, or 

even worrying about the next bill. So what do 

the Angels want me to share with you at the 

start of the New Year. It is about the here and 

now, it is about gratitude and love. 

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The Angels are reminding you that you are a 

spiritual being having a human experience. 

What you focus on you manifest/create in your 

life. So if you focus on the here and now, 

consider what you are thinking about. This is 

your focus for creation. If you focus on 

gratitude, then you will create more of what 

you are grateful for. If you focus on negativity, 

then you will get more negativity. 

Be very aware of your thoughts in the here and 

now, focus on gratitude and focus on love. The 

Angels, Archangels, and Universe operate on 

love. 

They love you unconditionally. They 

do not judge you. 

If you think about the here and now, think 

about today (and do this every day). You 

cannot influence the past but you have today. 

You may not be here tomorrow, but you are 

here today. The Universe has enabled you to 

wake up, and you are breathing and living 

today. 

Today will be affected by your thoughts, so at 

the start of each day be grateful for waking, 

and be grateful for everything around you. 

What is there for you to be grateful for? Your 

home? The food on your table? The fresh air? 

Your sense of hearing to hear the birds? Your 

ability to see everything? Your partner? Loved 

ones? As you keep your focus on what you are 

grateful for (don’t think about what you lack) 

you will find that your “energy“ rises, your 

outlook expands and you “feel” better. 

You may still have bills to pay or health issues, 

or 101 different circumstances to cope with, 

but focusing on what you do have and what 

you are grateful for, enables you to raise your 

energy and bring your focus back to the here 

and now. 

Today. 

If you “hear” judgement that is your own ego 

talking to you. The Angels and Archangels are 

always loving. 

The Angels today want you to live in the here 

and now, be grateful for all the positives in 

your life, and express your thoughts and 

feelings from a position of love. The kind word, 

the good deed, the helpful comment. As you do 

this daily you will be focusing on love and 

gratitude and so create more of the same. Your 

life will be increasingly filled with love, 

gratitude and abundance. 

Always ask the Angels, Archangels and 

Universe for their intervention and love each 

day. WOW!! What a day you will have, and 

many more of them, surrounded by your Angel 

army. The Angels send their love. 

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EDEN PEOPLE 

Based in Guildford & S.W. Surrey, we have over 20 

years’ experience of supporting peoples’ wellbeing 

for body, mind & spirit; and we are here to enhance 

and support this. We are a not-for-profit 

community group. 

Below is information on our activities, contact us to 

join our mailing list so you can get priority access to 

book into sessions. 

Get in touch 

info@edenpeople.org.uk 

www.edenpeople.org.uk 

https://linktr.ee/EdenPeople 

FB: @eden.people.uk 

Twitter: @edenpeople 

Body Blessing & Positive Postures Sessions 

This is a physical, spiritual, and emotional activity that 

connects body, mind and spirit. It centres on who we 

are, how we are and where we are in the present 

moment. Spoken positive words about & over areas of 

the physical body encourage the participant to 

understand their uniqueness and the importance of 

their body. 

As we move or create a stance or position during the 

session the person connects inwardly (spiritually & 

emotionally) to the outward physical; and this can 

bring about new thought or feeling from the 

participant regarding themselves, others and the 

world. 

Designed to support your mental health, physical 

health, spirituality, wellbeing and positive thinking 

towards self, others and the planet 

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LifeWalks Sessions 

This is a physical, spiritual, and emotional walking activity that 

connects body, mind and spirit. As we engage with the 

‘outdoor space’ around us we can sense, learn, receive, and 

understand more about ourselves, the world around us 

physically, spiritually, and emotionally. It centres on who we 

are, how we are and where we are in the present moment. 

As we walk, talk, think, rest, breathe during the session the 

person connects inwardly (spiritually & emotionally) to the 

outward physical; and this can bring about new thought or 

feeling from the participant regarding themselves, others and 

the world. 

Designed to support your mental health, physical health, 

spirituality, wellbeing and positive thinking towards self, 

others, and the planet 

Life Peace Meditation Sessions 

These meditation sessions are shaped to 

help participants rest, relax, and find new 

depths of peace for the mind, body and 

spirit.Good for those who may have 

anxiety, restlessness, negative feelings, 

lack of motivation or self-worth. 

Differing Meditational activities focus on 

creativity, the natural world, breathing, 

imagination, use of the senses and tactile 

interaction. 

Designed to support your mental health, 

physical health, spirituality, wellbeing and 

positive thinking towards self, others, and 

the planet 

B R I N G I N G C O M M U N I T I E S T O G E T H E R 

SpiritSpace: Online monthly gathering via zoom. Creative 

expression, Encounter Rooms for Inner Healing, Heart & 

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Dream Station: Dream Interpretation - email us your dreams 

for interpretation 

Insight, Destiny & Encouragement: Opening life in the fullest 

Healing: Hands-on or hands off and distance healing 

Blessing: Positive input for you 

Card readings: Ruach and Jesus Deck Card readings 

Booking is required for all events 

Cost: Free or donation 

Email: edenpeople@edenpeople.org.uk 

Text: +44 (0)7866247919 

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SPIRITUAL 

ENCOUNTERS 

Chance meetings with spirits in every day life 

John Sjovik 

Most people will sooner or later come across a 

Being in spirit form. That Being can be a nature 

spirit, an animal spirit, a human spirit or another 

form of spirit. 

Many people feel at home in a forest, near the 

ocean or when visiting a garden. For various 

reasons, we often feel drawn to certain types of 

places. When we are in those places, we sometimes 

sense a connection not only to the place, but to a 

certain aspect of it. The place speaks to us. We 

even feel that someone or something is trying to 

communicate with us. 

When we tell people about our excursion, we often 

say that it was “as if the trees talked to me”, or that 

we could hear “whispers in the waves” of the 

ocean. It is as if our love for the place contributes 

to attuning us to the energies or vibrations of that 

place, so that we become able to pick up shifts and 

changes in those vibrations. We begin to hear the 

“voice” of the place speaking to us. 

When we visit a place that is new to us, we should 

greet the land and pay respect to the local spirits. 

Go for a walk; observe trees, plants, animals. It is 

also a good idea to notice and acknowledge signs of 

people who have lived there. I am not only thinking 

of buildings, but also of stone walls, fields that were 

once ploughed, streams that were once dammed 

up. 

Eventually, we will become more adept at tuning in 

to the vibrations of a place, the energies and local 

spirits. That is when we can have unplanned 

encounters with local spirits, beings or deities. 

Those beings will be attracted to us. They will sense 

our ability to be in tune and they will approach us 

to make contact. It is a good idea to have at least a 

basic understanding of the spirit world and how it 

might manifest itself. 

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It is also good to have some insight into how to 

protect yourself and your personal energy against 

spirit intrusion and power loss. Please look for 

advertisements in Alchemical Voice Magazine for 

practitioners who can offer training or advice on 

how to protect yourself. You can also contact the 

publisher, Jovi Hoonjan for a guided meditation on 

protection against unwanted energetic intrusions. 

There are many meditations on her website. Here is 

an example of one that could help you, this 

shamanic meditation is called Protection Shield 

https://www.love2meditate.com/store/p41/protect 

ion_shield.html 

Windmill Hill and a Neolithic tribe 

In 2015 I visited Avebury in Wiltshire, England, to 

see the famous standing stones and to explore the 

region. The B&B I was staying in was not far from 

Windmill Hill. I put a packed lunch and a thermos of 

hot coffee in my backpack and I walked along lovely 

footpaths and fields until I arrived at an area with 

interesting archaeological features from prehistoric 

times. There were ditches from the Neolithic Era 

and burial mounds from the Bronze Age. 

I hiked to the top of one of the burial mounds and I 

put my blanket there to relax on and enjoy my 

lunch. It was as if the surrounding area was speaking 

to me and there was a soft murmur in the air. 

In spite of the burial mounds and the ceremonial 

nature of the area, I could sense the vibration of 

village life. The spiritual footprint of ancient life 

lingered and brought out memories from another 

time. 

As I was sitting there and taking in the vibrations of 

the past, I began to notice the outline of people in 

the distance, on the other side of the ditches. There 

was a movement and a curiosity and then a lone 

figure broke away from the crowd and began 

walking towards me. It was clear that he kept his full 

attention on me. He was dressed in a simple brown 

robe, yet had an air of authority about him. He 

stopped some distance away and then he spoke to 

me. 

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He found it astonishing that I could see not only 

him but the entire group of people, his tribe. All of 

them could see me and it was clear that somehow 

there was a portal in the web of time, temporarily 

connecting their time with mine. The man 

continued speaking and he said that he sensed that 

I had unusual spiritual abilities and had the making 

of a great village medicine man. He was amazed 

that he was now communicating with a holy man 

from the future. The entire group was excited and 

the man, as their leader or chief, invited me to pass 

through the portal and join them in their time. 

The chief told me that I would enjoy special 

privileges, be allocated a wife and be given my own 

hut to live in. In return, I would handle all spiritual 

matters for the tribe, heal the sick, forecast the 

future, perform divinations and communicate with 

the spirits to invite them to bring good fortune to 

the tribe. 

I felt completely overwhelmed by this meeting and 

by the remarkable invitation to time travel to the 

past and continue my existence there. I also felt 

afraid and vulnerable by being face to face with a 

local chief from the late Neolithic period. He 

stretched out his hand and asked me to join him 

when he returned to his tribe. 

With as much grace and gratitude as I could muster, 

I respectfully thanked him but told him that I belong 

to my time as he does to his. There is a reason why 

we live in the period and setting we were born into 

and it is not for me to change that. The man smiled 

at me, indicated that he understood and respected 

what I meant, uttered a blessing and turned around 

to return to his tribe. As he was walking back, he 

and all the people in the distance slowly faded away 

and vanished out of sight. The learning I came away 

with from my encounter with the Neolithic group 

on Windmill Hill is that there are potential portals 

between worlds, gateways between one time and 

another. Any dealings with such portals are 

connected with a certain level of danger. You suffer 

the risk of losing yourself in time; to no longer know 

where you actually belong. “Time travel” is a very 

serious matter and should be avoided unless you 

have extensive training from a qualified Shamanic 

practitioner or someone with equal skills. 

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The Woman in Black 

When I was living in Oslo, Norway, I used to 

participate in Reiki group healing sessions. A 

number of Reiki practitioners met regularly. We 

would split up into smaller groups and take turns to 

give and receive healing. Someone would lie on a 

bench and five or six people would stand around the 

bench and give healing simultaneously. 

One evening we met in rooms that used to be a very 

elegant apartment in a building from the late 19th 

century. When it was my turn to receive healing, I 

lay down on a bench but decided to do an “out of 

body” walkabout in the apartment. Carefully and 

with great focus I climbed out of my body and 

gently walked over to the wall. Standing there, I 

looked around the room. I saw my own body on the 

bench that I had just left. I saw other people around 

the room, busy with the Reiki work. 

Then I noticed a woman with a small dog, standing 

by the window. She looked quite stylish and wore 

an elegant black dress, long coat and small hat, all in 

the style of the early 20th century. All of a sudden 

she twitched when she realized that I was looking at 

her. She communicated with me and said, “Can you 

see me?” 

I confirmed that I could clearly see her as well as her 

little dog. She was surprised and told me that this 

was the first time that anyone could actually see 

her. Usually, people would pay no attention to her 

or to her dog, as she would remain invisible to them. 

She became quite excited and she began asking me 

questions. The first thing she wanted to know was 

who all those people in the room were, what they 

were doing and why they were in her apartment. I 

began trying to explain to her but then I realized 

that the ongoing healing session was coming to an 

end and I had to hurry back to my body before I was 

supposed to “come to life” and climb off the bench. 

So I apologized to the woman in black and rushed to 

my body and climbed back into it. When I had 

stepped off the bench, I looked back to the window 

but the woman and her dog were nowhere to be 

seen. 

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The following days, I tried to do some research 

about the building. I found that it had been built 

around 1890 and that the whole neighbourhood 

was quite fashionable at the time. However, I failed 

to find any information about the individual people 

who had lived there. 

One day, a couple of weeks later, I was sitting by 

my desk in the office at work. I took a small break 

and thought about my encounter with the spirit of 

the woman in black. Then all of a sudden she was 

standing next to me, together with her dog! She 

had sensed that I was thinking about her. In her 

mind, I had called her to come visit me. She seemed 

happy and she said hello to me. I felt surprised and 

somewhat anxious. I tried to signal to her to leave 

me in peace but she lingered. It was as if she found 

me unique and did not want to let go. She was very 

happy to have found someone who could actually 

see her and communicate with her. 

I focused really hard to convince her to “go into the 

light”. Then I left the room. The woman was gone 

but I feared her absence was only temporary. 

Sometime later, I visited a friend who helped me to 

finally convince and assist the woman to stop 

wandering in limbo and to journey back to the 

source, where her spirit was supposed to be. 

The learning I came away with from my encounter 

with the spirit of the Oslo lady, was to be very 

cautious and watchful about the behaviour of 

spirits. 

There is a constant risk that they will become 

“attached” to you, quite literally. Having no body 

themselves, they can easily find you radiant and full 

of energy and that is quite irresistible for them. 

They could become a permanent follower, a 

shadow who follows you everywhere, happy to 

have found a friend in you. But by being near you or 

even attaching themselves to you, they can access 

your energy and drain you. 

Be careful what you invite into your life and 

consider some kind of “spiritual protection” to ward 

off too close attention by spirits. 

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Ghosts trapped in time 

One of my favourite vacation destinations in 

Sweden is an island called Öland, situated in the 

Baltic Sea, close to the coast of mainland Sweden. 

The island is stretched out and almost shaped like 

an exclamation mark. Near the southern end, there 

is a stone wall right across the island, from the west 

to the east. It was built in the 1650s by order of the 

king Karl X. The wall was most of all a manifestation 

of royal might. To build it, local farmers had to 

devote manpower to daily work on the project. 

Prisoners had their sentences changed to hard 

labour to work on building the wall. The project 

caused hardship, privation, sickness and even death 

for many people. 

In the late summer of 2015, I visited Öland and 

decided to pay a visit to the wall and the location 

where it meets the sea on the west side of the 

island. It was a warm summer evening. I was walking 

along the beach and I turned around to take a look 

at what was left of the wall. To my amazement, I 

saw a young man standing close to it. He was 

dressed in very old-style clothes, greatly worn and 

in tatters. He looked tired and confused. I had not 

spotted him until now and I realized that he was a 

spirit, a ghost. When he saw me looking at him, he 

became excited and turned around to a young 

woman who was standing some distance behind 

him, looking a bit wary and hesitant. He spoke to 

her and said, “He can see us!” Then he looked past 

her and shouted “There is someone here who can 

see us!” I saw a growing crowd of people slowly 

moving towards me as the young man said “Maybe 

he can help us?” 

All of this was happening very fast and quite 

unexpectedly. I felt scared and anxious about what 

to do. At the time, I had not had much training in 

how to deal with encounters with spirits or ghosts. 

So I decided to back away from them and then I 

turned around and ran as quickly as I could back to 

my car and drove away. I stopped in a café and 

tried to calm down over a cup of coffee and a 

cinnamon bun. I felt as if I had failed those poor 

spirits. They were trapped in time and suffering. 

And I had panicked and abandoned them. 

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The building of the King’s wall caused trauma and 

soul loss. People got sick and many died 

prematurely. Their untimely deaths resulted in 

spirits becoming lost and unable or unwilling to 

move into the light, to transcend into “heaven”. The 

ghosts I met by the wall were a few of those lost 

souls trapped in time. 

Two years later, I returned to the same place. This 

time, I performed a ceremony and managed to 

facilitate the journey to the afterlife for many lost 

souls, ensuring their safe return to their ancestors 

or to source. When I had finished my work, there 

was a feeling that the air had cleared and that peace 

had returned. 

The learning I came away with from my initial 

encounter with the lost souls in southern Öland was 

to be attentive to my intuitive “reading” of a place, 

to develop and trust my subconscious to sense that 

there can be something in a place, a local vibration, 

an energy and indeed local spirits. I also learned to 

not be afraid of encounters with local spirits, but to 

view them with compassion and love. As long as I 

am properly protected and guarded I am always 

safe. It is important to avoid taking any action that 

you do not have the proper training for. The task at 

hand could easily become overwhelming and you 

risk causing damage not only to yourself but also to 

the spirits you are trying to help. 

Final thought 

Be happy if you encounter a spirit. Be grateful for 

the privilege. Be gentle, compassionate and 

respectful. But keep your distance. Do not send out 

any invitations. Use whatever protection you have. 

If you have had no training or instruction on how to 

stay safe when meeting spirits, then try to imagine 

yourself being filled with protective light. Imagine 

that you are shielded. 

Every encounter with spirit is an opportunity to 

learn. And keep in mind that every such encounter 

happens for a reason. 

John Sjovik 

Shaman Healer 

www.shamaqi.com 

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FEAR 

Supporting yourself through fear when you are ill 

Karam Pentland 

Fear is not an emotion that I have felt much of in 

my whole life! 

From the beginning of 2022, fear took center stage 

and I was forced to experience it in its entirety. The 

feeling I had was that I was plummeting from a high 

mountain to a deep dark cavern with a blindfold on 

and my hands tied behind my back! 

Let me share my story with you... I nearly lost my 

life through illness. 

In March 2022, I was hospitalized with pneumonia 

and sedated for several weeks. When I was 

eventually brought out of sedation, I was informed I 

had lymphoma. 

Fear took over me! I had absolutely no control over 

my life anymore. 

I stayed in fear until only recently when I was 

informed I was safely in remission. This moment in 

time was when I was able to see some sort of 

future for myself on this beautiful planet with my 

beautiful family and friends... 

 

A rational fear occurs when 

there is a real threat of death. 

There is always a fear that the lymphoma may 

return, but life is for living and I can’t live in a state 

of fear forever, otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to 

function. 

I've attempted to put into words the reason for the 

fear. The fear I felt wasn't anything to do with 

death but a really strong sense of "I have so much to 

live for, I have things I need to do!" 

I was deeply grateful for the love and support of 

my beautiful friends and family - they got me 

through my dark days. 

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Although I had complete support, I just couldn't 

shake off the fear. The fear of not knowing what 

was going to happen. I had to accept exactly where 

I was before I could move on. 

I hope that my experience can support those who 

find themselves in a similar predicament. 

Take one step at a time, and try not to look at 

the bigger picture, because that can be scary! 

Take your medical appointments and treatment 

one at a time, so you don't feel overwhelmed. 

Look at other ways you can get support, there 

are so many wonderful complementary 

therapies out there. See what you are 

personally drawn to. 

I am truly blessed, I have my husband of 30 years by 

my side. I am, by nature, a very independent person, 

so although I had my husband to lean on, I always 

wanted to do things for myself. 

 

Then comes the healing process 

of your mind and body! 

 

Having been sedated for so long meant I had lost a 

lot of muscle mass. My head was still full of the 

nightmares that I had when I was under sedation. 

Talk with your family and close friends about 

how you feel. My loved ones helped me to put 

my nightmares into perspective and we even 

laughed about them together. It helped me so 

much to share what was going on in my head 

and now I am happy to say that these have 

faded into the distance. 

As well as being independent, I have always held a 

positive outlook on life and I have always made the 

most of life! I used to love meeting up with my 

family and friends. I loved keeping busy. And most 

of all, I loved to support others in their personal 

times of need. 

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Create a new routine. I started to build my new 

life that included regular simple exercises and 

small chores. Although I couldn't do much, I 

made sure I had a plan to do something every 

day. I started to feel my independence coming 

back and this really helped my energy to lift 

up. 

It wasn't easy to do anything initially, having been 

in the hospital for so long. 

I have made so many 

massive improvements mentally. 

I can see the future and 

I am going to be in it! 

The fear I am processing at the moment is that I will 

not be able to get my physical strength back to 

what it used to be. My lungs are weak and have 

scarring from the pneumonia. So whenever I 

attempt to do anything, I get breathless and it 

hinders my progress... 

However, thinking about it rationally, I know I am 

being impatient... If I put things into perspective 

and reflect on exactly how far I have come, I can 

see that I have actually made great progress: 

I can walk further 

I can complete more chores 

I can visit friends and family 

I am living! 

Plus I live in Cornwall, a wonderful stunning part of 

the World. 

Seriously, time is a great healer! 

I will continue to take things one day at a time and 

visualise things I want to do and want to have in my 

life in the future. I love being here and I will enjoy 

every moment. 

I'm so happy to have been given the opportunity to 

share my story with you. 

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SLEEP 

The balm of the hurt minds 

Martin Lewis 

A survey taken in March 2020 about the state of 

people's sleep quality - post-COVID - found that 

fewer than 1 in 10 people report they are getting 

"very good sleep" at night. This ‘coronasomnia’ has 

led more and more people having difficulty falling 

asleep and staying asleep, and perhaps more 

worryingly this has led people to increase their use 

of sleep-inducing medicines. 

The same survey found that the proportion of 

people reporting "very poor sleep" doubled from 

5.4% in the autumn of 2020 to 10.1% in January 

2021. 

Why is this? Is the effect of the COVID pandemic 

still an issue? ...or is it something else? 

It has been suggested that multiple factors could be 

driving this drop in sleep quality. Daisy Fancourt, 

PhD, and colleagues found people with lower 

household incomes, with mental or physical health 

conditions, lower levels of education, and those 

from ethnic minority backgrounds were more likely 

to report "very poor" sleep quality, with stress 

being the most likely factor. 

Hence this suggests that it is not just COVID that is 

the problem. On-going fear and anxiety due to the 

economic downturn, the cost of living, war, 

including significant changes in sleep quality, sleep 

patterns, and sleep disturbances, can and do have 

widespread and long-lasting negative 

consequences on physical, mental, and emotional 

health. 

According to Louise Hay, 

a virus is a ‘lack of joy 

flowing through life’, and 

emotional ‘bitterness’ 

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From a kinesiological point of view, the crown 

chakra relates very well to this ‘corona-virus’. As 

Louise Hay pointed out in her ground-breaking book 

‘Heal Your Body’ a virus is a ‘lack of joy flowing 

through life’, and emotional ‘bitterness’ - or anger 

and disappointment at the way one is being treated, 

leading to a ‘lack of sweetness’. This can lead to 

‘revolving thought patterns’ or worry - literally a 

‘corona-virus’ that will cause sleepless nights! 

However, from a physiological point of view, a 

recent study in the Journal of Experimental 

Medicine did show that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that 

causes COVID-19, can bind to neurones and cause 

metabolic changes at a cellular and mitochondrial 

level. Therefore it is possible that the virus itself can 

affect the relevant neurotransmitters, and therefore 

the areas that control sleep in our brain, and the 

effect will be a change in sleep patterns as a result. 

(see more about mitochondria in Alchemical Voice 

Issue 17 - Nov/Dec 2022). It is also known that 

sleep has an important role in supporting the 

immune system. 

So... the question could be: which comes first? - or 

maybe it is more accurate to ask: what causes what? 

Shakespeare called sleep "the 

balm of hurt minds”. While this 

is true, it also suggests that a 

hurt mind is going to find sleep 

somewhat challenging! 

What to Do? 

Sleep specialists appear to agree that for people 

with insomnia, the mitigation of stress through 

relaxation techniques is more beneficial than 

medication. 

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They recommend good sleep hygiene as the best 

means of obtaining restful sleep, including regular 

bed and wake times, limited exposure to stressful 

news, reduced consumption of alcohol and 

stimulants such as coffee or caffeine drinks, 

avoiding use of electronic devices in bed or near 

bedtime, and a healthy lifestyle, including diet and 

exercise. 

They also frown on self-medication with over-thecounter 

aids, because these products may not be 

addressing the underlying issue, as noted before. 

Tetyana Kendzerska, a professor at the University 

of Ottawa, suggests that: “medications such as 

melatonin, and short-term treatment with hypnotic 

agents such as zolpidem (Ambien), eszopiclone 

(Lunesta), or zaleplon (Sonata) should be used only 

as a last resort. 

Medications, even over-the-counter medications, 

all have side effects, and if one is taking a 

medication that has stimulants in place, such as 

pseudoephedrine in antihistamine combinations, 

they can potentially contribute to, or exacerbate 

any underlying sleep disorders”. 

"It is also foreseeable that there may be an increase 

in individuals who may require professional 

guidance to taper off from sleeping medications 

started or increased during the pandemic. 

While some of these sleep problems may be 

transient, it should be a high priority to ensure they 

do not evolve into chronic sleep disorders," 

Kendzerska and colleagues wrote. 

MARTIN LEWIS 

www.appliedmetaphysics.co.uk 

kinesiology@hotmail.co.uk 

+44 (0)7968 740550 

Newbury, Berkshire 

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GNOSTICS 

Path of Knowledge 

Julie Adams 

 

Gnosis is a Greek word which means ‘insight’, an 

intuitive process of knowing oneself. And to know 

oneself is to know human nature and human 

destiny. 

Gnosis was a path of knowledge, not a 

religion. 

Gnostics directed the Mystery Schools of the Near 

East in antiquity. The Mysteries were schools of 

paranormal knowledge, not religious institutions. 

Gnosis is relevant here as it describes the Universal 

Truth, what something is, rather than an idea 

conceived from what is observed. All religious 

traditions acknowledge the world is imperfect. Few 

are able to account for all the pain and suffering 

that exists in our world. 

Gnostics believe the world is flawed because it was 

created in a flawed manner. Gnostics believe there 

is a true, ultimate and transcendent God, who is 

beyond all created universes and never created 

anything. 

Gnostics taught that the true mind of human 

beings, nous authenticos, is part of the cosmic 

intelligence that pervades nature, but due to the 

intrusion of the Archons, this ‘native mind’ can be 

subverted or even occupied by another mind. 

Gnostics believe within all of us is a fragment of the 

divine essence from the true God, referred to as 

the divine spark, the I AM. 

The basic gnostic myth refers to Aeons, 

intermediate deific beings who exist between the 

ultimate true God and ourselves. The Aeons and 

the true God comprise the realm of Pleroma 

(Fullness), the totality of divine powers. 

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Sophia (Wisdom) is one of the aeons who, from her 

own volition, emanated a flawed consciousness 

called the Demiurge. 

The Demiurge then created Earth and all living 

things which are also flawed. In effect, humanity is 

the product of a cosmic error! The Demiurge was 

also the creator of the Archons or rulers to keep 

humanity in order. 

In the classical Mediterranean world, an Archon was 

the governor of a province, or more widely, any 

religious or government authority. 

The Gnostics suggested that the mentality of the 

Archons ‘cannot be rectified’ – Archons have no 

ennoia, or no will of their own (intentionality). 

Gnostics considered envy to be the signature of the 

Archons, as well as the key human failing that makes 

us vulnerable to their intrusion. I would include 

bitterness as well. 

Human nature mirrors the duality found in the 

world; consisting of a perishable physical 

component made by the false God, the Demiurge, 

and a fragment of the divine essence from the true 

God, referred to as the divine spark, or the I AM. 

The gnostic’s mission is to liberate that divine 

spark. 

Human beings are often unaware of this divine 

spark within them. The Demiurge and his Archons 

are intent upon keeping men and women ignorant 

of their true nature and destiny. All our earthly 

attachments keep us enslaved to these lower cosmic 

rulers. 

Death releases the divine spark, but unless 

the individual has attained gnosis prior to 

death, they will reincarnate back into the 

physical world. 

Fortunately, Messengers of Light, or Avatars, have 

been sent from the true God to assist us in our 

quest for gnosis. Jesus is considered the main 

saviour figure by gnostics. 

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In the gnostic texts Jesus speaks of illusion and 

enlightenment, not of sin and repentance. Instead 

of redeeming us from our sins, he comes as a guide 

to aid our spiritual understanding. 

When the individual attains enlightenment, 

Jesus is no longer their spiritual master – 

they become equal. 

Gnosticism encourages us to become a 

‘being in the world, but not of it’, with a lack 

of egotism, and a respect for the freedom 

and dignity of all other beings. 

In the fullness of time, with conscious effort, every 

spiritual being will be reunited with its higher self 

and be able to enter the Pleroma. 

Most gnostic texts are written in mythical form to 

convey a deeper, underlying meaning. A myth is not 

only a story, it is a statement made in symbols. 

The language of the unconscious is symbolic. A 

symbol speaks directly to the soul, even when the 

mind does not understand. When a symbol touches 

the soul there is a change. Every myth takes its 

origin in inspiration, from the Latin inspirare, a 

message from the spirit, the breath of life. 

The spirit speaks from the cosmos, and gives 

us answers to the unanswered. Meeting this 

spirit fulfils a destiny way beyond our 

material world and these texts are trying to 

show us the way. 

In Gnostic texts, the Archons are often referred to 

as the ‘Authorities’. 

In today’s world the Archons would equate to our 

world rulers, monarchy, big business, religion and 

offshoots of these. 

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Aristotle observed that the mark of a mature mind is 

to entertain an idea without accepting it, or ‘buying 

into it’. 

This form of analysis is referred to as ‘non-ordinary 

reasoning’. 

In effect, non-ordinary reason is just like 

ordinary reason, except that its subject 

matter is imagined rather than perceived. 

Gnostic seers were able to apply non-ordinary 

reasoning whilst in states of heightened perception 

to their observations of the Archons. 

They concluded the main danger we face with the 

Archons lies in their ability to deceive, especially 

about the nature and extent of their powers. 

As I said before, information or knowledge is power. 

If we know how the Archons operate, then 

we can reclaim the sovereign power of our 

spiritual intelligence, or Higher Self 

Development (HSD). 

The Nature of the Rulers (or The Hypostasis of the 

Archons) maintain the malevolent Demiurge and 

Archons are real and do exist, but when they are 

opposed vigorously by the children of the light, will 

be defeated. 

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Anne Randall 

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Anne is a spirit / psychic artist and 

accredited working medium. These are 

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and loved ones in spirit. 

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THE MIGHTY RIVER AND THE GRANDMOTHERS 

In the coming editions of Alchemical Voice we will 

cover the following chapters of the full story for our 

present times from tens of thousands of years ago 

Part 1: Walking (May/June edition) 

Part 2: The mighty river (May/June edition) 

Part 3: “The gods are playing with us” (July/August edition) 

Part 4: Our Medicine Man speaks (Sept/Oct edition) 

Part 5: The Eagle calls (Nov/Dec edition) 

Part 6: “For the sakes of our children’s children’s children” (this edition) 

Part 7: The sticks for the Grandmothers 

Part 8: Gogogama speaks 

These stories originated in a past life experience 

SUMMARY SO FAR 

Kwekwe is an inspired leader and time spirit. He is leading us, his people, along the coast to where 

he believes the Sun God will be turning to our left when rising out of the sea instead of to our right. 

We reached a wide, mighty river with many small islands. We could not even see the other side of 

the estuary and decided to make camp. A group of elders designated one island with glee-glee trees 

and scrum-scum bushes as our sacred meeting place. Our medicine man Oo-oo-warawara stays 

there. 

He is telling the elders how the eagle spirit called him to climb rocks upstream. From the top, he saw 

in the distance wildebeest running from a spreading forest fire and finding a way to cross the mighty 

river: “We must climb those rocks to reach the river crossing before the Sun God’s fire reaches us 

here. I do not know if our strong men can help the eldest amongst you gathered here.” 

PART 6: "FOR THE SAKES OF OUR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN" 

I take a look around our circle. Most of the older men and women are sitting heads bowed looking at 

the ground in front of them. Some of the younger men are staring at Oo-oo-warawara openmouthed. 

I catch Kwekwe’s eyes and he gives me a tiny nod, before also looking to the ground. 

That is enough for me. The fire that has gone from Kwekwe’s spirit for now, has reached me. 

I stand up in the gloom of dusk and speak: 

“Elders, grandfathers and grandmothers, brothers and sisters, we have all heard the words of our gifted 

one. It is clear what we must do. 

“Tomorrow, we must prepare to continue our journey, for the sakes of our children’s children’s children. 

Now, go back to your shelters and your families. Tell them to get ready in the morning and all gather here, 

but first sleep well. We will need our rest before the tasks of the next day.” 

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The next morning, I am awake before the Sun God. In 

the dark, I rouse my wife and ask her to look after our 

wildebeest hides, gazelle-skin pouch with our sharp 

stones and to keep our three youngest children close. I 

must go and talk with some elders and then with all the 

grandmothers and grandfathers. I remember with 

sadness the grandparents of our own children. They 

were lost in the great floods before we started our 

walking, when our old leader was also killed. 

I soon find Guruguru, the older brother of our late 

leader. He has been quiet since so many of our people 

were lost when his brother failed to make the right 

rituals for the gods. But he has gained a wisdom and a 

knowing. He is sitting, chewing a long root for his 

breakfast, watching his younger woman chew some 

roots too and then give her chewed food to the 

youngest child who can barely walk. 

Guruguru notices me approach, stands and walks to 

greet me, knowing that we need to talk quietly, away 

from the others. 

“Brother Guruguru, did you and your family sleep safe?” I 

give the customary greeting. 

“We did, thank you, brother. And you and yours?” 

“We slept well and lion-free.” 

We both smile at the old sayings and I continue: 

“Brother, you were at the circle last night. You heard the 

words of our medicine man and I saw that you understood, 

like me, what our tribe must do today.” 

“Yes, brother, and my oldest woman was there too. We 

spoke afterwards and she is worried about her mother. 

This will not be easy, especially for the women.” 

“I know, but we must do it, for our children’s children’s 

children. Will you help me speak with the grandmothers? 

We must make it as easy as possible for them. And then 

the grandfathers will also accept it.” 

Guruguru nods and I go to find our oldest grandmother. 

As I thought, she has stayed on the sacred island after 

our circle, sleeping on the bare earth. She hears a twig 

crack under my feet as I approach and gently raises 

herself up from the ground, leaning back against a small 

tree. Oo-oo-warawara is in the background, gathering 

his little sticks and stones and bird feathers into his 

wildebeest pouch, muttering to himself – or perhaps to 

his spirits. 

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Gogogama looks at me and gives me a faint smile with 

her toothless gums. There is still a sparkle in her eyes 

and a sadness as she blinks at me. She has mothered six 

girls and five boys, although you can hardly believe it, 

looking at her skinny frame now. Eight of them are still 

with us and all with their own families now, living in 

three different kinship groups. Gogogama has always 

known which are the best plants and roots to eat – and, 

most importantly, when to eat them. But even she has 

struggled to know whether some of the plants in this 

land now are safe or poisonous. 

“Ririjojo, my son, good to see you awake with the early rays 

of the Sun God. May this day be blessed with the fruits of 

the sun, the rain and the earth for you and your family,” 

she croaks. 

“Grandmother,” I say. 

“Peacefulness be with you. How are your bones today?” 

“Son, my bones are heavy. Last night, they would not even 

carry this flesh back to the shelter with my firstborn girl. 

But I slept safe and well here on this, our sacred island for 

these times.” 

“Grandmother, wise one, you understand that we must 

leave this resting place today. We men must continue with 

our women and children towards the future that the Gods 

have promised for us – following the path that our 

medicine man was shown by the eagle spirit.” 

“Yes, you must. Spirit be praised.” 

We sit in silence. 

What will happen to Gogogama and the other 

grandmothers and the grandfathers? 

Read Part 7 “The sticks for the Grandmothers” in the 

March/April edition of Alchemical Voice! 

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