Solve Problems In Your Sleep With Lucid Dreaming by David Allen

Lucid dreaming is dreaming while being aware that you are dreaming. The idea is that once you are aware you are dreaming you can alter your dreams and control what happens. Once perfected, it allows you to control the direction of your dreams. This is an enticing prospect for creative problem solving since when dreaming, you are restricted only by your imagination, not by the “realities’ of physical constraints or social customs. Imagine being able to develop new ideas, chat with Einstein, or get golf tips from Tiger Woods.

Can you learn to have lucid dreams?

Lucid dreaming is like any other skill—some people are naturally better at it than others but most can learn how to do it. To learn how, it’s important to first know a bit about the stages of sleep.

Our sleep patterns follow a repeating cycle that involves different levels of sleep having different brainwave activity. Each cycle lasts about 90 to 100 minutes so a person will typically experience 4 to 5 complete sleep cycles a night. The stages of this cycle involve four levels of Slow-Wave or Non-REM sleep followed by REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep.

Although some dreaming occurs during the other stages of sleep, the most vivid dreaming occurs during the REM stage. During this time, the higher frequency beta waves keep the mind active. As its name suggests, REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep is characterized by frequent bursts of rapid eye movement, along with occasional muscular twitches. The first REM period occurs about 90 minutes after falling asleep and lasts about 10 minutes. This REM period increases in subsequent sleep cycles during the night.

How do you start?

One of the first requirements for having lucid dreams is to be able to recall your dreams. This can be done with a little practice. A good method is to focus your intent on remembering your dreams. Before falling asleep, repeat to yourself over and over, “I will awake from my dreams and completely remember them.” If your thoughts wander, try to come back to this affirmation so that it is your last thought before drifting off to sleep. Another good technique is to keep a dream journal to record your dreams upon waking. Whenever you awake, immediately attempt to focus on what you had just been dreaming and write it down on a writing pad. Try to capture all the key points, such as what you were doing, where you were, and who was around you. Also, note anything strange such as things that wouldn’t normally happen in the waking world. If you find these strange events recur in your dreams, then they are your personal dream signs which you can use to recognize when you are dreaming.

Inducing lucid dreams

Lucid dreaming is usually induced by some sort of cue—something that indicates to the person that what they are experiencing is a dream, and not reality. These cues are often referred to as dream signs. Dream signs are usually things or events that would be impossible or very unusual in the waking world. Some examples of dream signs are breathing under water, flying, light switches that don’t work, suddenly returning to work at an old job, or being naked. Whenever a dream sign occurs in your dream, stop and ask yourself whether or not it is possible. If the answer is no, you are dreaming! With practice you can learn to recognize when you are dreaming by looking for these cues and doing a “reality check”.

Once you have “caught” yourself dreaming, you can start to control your dream. Try changing the scene or situation, or controlling your own actions. In order to be successful at controlling your dreams, you should believe that what you are trying to do is possible. So it’s important to remember that you are in control and anything you want is possible. Start with some small things and gradually work up to more challenging activities.

A good resource in this area is Dr. Stephen LaBerge’s book Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming which is based on his extensive laboratory work at Stanford University. However, if you really want to speed up the learning process, there are audio CDs available that enable you to experience lucid dreaming in just days. One program that has had good reviews is Bradley Thompson’s The Lucid Dreaming Kit. The kit includes an Audio Stimulation CD that you play as you go to sleep which incorporates special beats and prompts to help you become lucid when dreaming. You can also discover what your dreams mean by getting your own self help dream book.

Using Lucid Dreaming for Creative Problem Solving

Although lucid dreaming can be used for many applications, one of the most intriguing is to solve problems in your sleep. Lucid dreaming is a powerful tool that taps into your brain’s most creative state without the normal sensory distractions that disturb our focus during waking hours. Lucid dream offers the potential for truly creative thinking.

About the Author: David Allen is an award-winning inventor with a strong interest in simple and practical methods to enhance creative thinking. Visit http://www.creativityboosters.com for more easy tools and techniques to increase your creativity.

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Alley cats is a quaint bistro is situated amongst the beautiful village of Benalmadena Pueblo, which is surrounded by mountains and only 15 mins drive to the beach and only 20 mins from Malaga airport. The local bus route is only a few mins away and only 5 mins from the nearest local town of Arroyo de la Miel (river of honey)  which also has a regular train between malaga and fuengirola.

Tivoli Theme Park is only 5 mins drive away as are the cable cars which attract thousands of visitors a year. There are a choice of local schools and a hospital/medical centre just few mins drive away. The village is  typically Spanish with delightful whitewashed houses and an abundance of orange trees along the small traditional streets. With seating for 20 outside and seating for 22 inside this compact bistro has it all. It even has its own famous alley cat called luna which visits regular and loves to chat to the customers. The bar has a tapas machine and fresh coffee machine, so as well as offering a variety of excellent dishes customers can take a tapa and a glass of wine and most of the time have the option of either sun or shade outside. There is also seating at the bar, so this makes this bistro both cosy and informal with a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere.

This village is very popular all year round with tourists and locals alike. There is always something to celebrate in the village and it holds regular festivals and carnivals throughout the year. One of the main ones being the spectacular del carmen, where the locals carry the image of the Virgen Mary and Jesus which they parade through the beautiful streets. You will see lemon trees and orange trees and beautiful flowers galore in this village. It is known as one of the most prettiest places to visit. There are many spanish bars and restarurants, but Alley Cats is unique in that it is the only bistro bar in the village. In this village bars seldom are offered for sale here, as most are family run and people stay for many years, so this is a unique opportunity to purchase an all year round business. This bar unusally has the option to rent a small one bedroomed apartment attached with a sunny roof terrace, however it must be mentioned that this is presently undergoing renovation.  Renewable 10 year lease, low rental, low outgoings, covers 40 including outside. If you are paying a visit to the village, then drop in and say hi. If you would like to know more about property for sale in this beautiful part of spain then visit www.bestwaytosell.com or read more about alley cats here.

Are you Psychic? by John Culbertson

A common question I typically hear from my clients and beginning students is “Am I psychic?” The answer has and will always be the same.

Of course you are!

I firmly believe that EVERY person who is born into this physical world has strong intuitive and psychic abilities which are woven and genetically implemented right into their DNA structures.

Who out there has not had a psychic experience? Let’s look at some common and not so common psychic experiences that people tend to have and discuss what psychic ability is being used.

TELEPATHY

· Has the phone ever rung and you knew who it was before you looked at the caller ID or answered it?

· Have you ever worn the same color shirt as a friend that you were meeting later in the evening?

· Have you ever said the same thing at the same time as another person?

· Do you just know what your baby or pet needs, despite the fact they can’t talk?

· Have you ever thought of a friend and they called you while or shortly after you were thinking of them? Likewise, have you ever called a friend only to hear “I was just thinking about you!”

· Have you ever wanted something to drink and were thinking about it and shortly after a spouse or friend brought you something to quench your thirst or asked if they could get you anything to drink?

You are acting as either a generative or receptive telepath in these situations. A generative telepath can send ideas and thoughts to another person. A receptive telepath can pick up on the ideas and thoughts of other people. Two very skilled telepaths can hold entire conversations with just their thoughts while never speaking to each other. Many women find themselves doing this when with their best friend, but both men and women are capable of using this ability.

EMPATHY

· Do you know what mood a person is going to be in before you encounter them?

· Do you get sad when you are around another person that is sad? Do you get really happy or excited when around another person that is having the same emotion?

· Has anyone ever told you that they just feel instantly calm, at ease, or even safe when around you?

· Do you hate crowds, graveyards, or hospitals because of the feeling or feelings you get when around them?

Your empathic ability is at work in these cases either in a generative or receptive way. When you are a receptive empath you tend to pick up the feelings and emotions of others. These are the people who many times have trouble being in large crowds because they end up being bombarded by the emotional energy of so many people at one time. These people make phenomenal counselors as they usually tune right into what another is feeling and are capable of truly understanding them.

A generative empath is able to take a mood they are having and make others feel it. Very useful when a person is going through a crisis situation or is very angry. Someone who is a generative empath, if capable of remaining calm themselves, is able to generate that calm feeling outward and have others feel it.

CLAIRVOYANCE, PRECOGNITION, and REMOTE VIEWING

· Have you ever had a dream that came true?

· Have you ever seen a vision that turned out to be real?

· Do you see dead people?

· Do you see auras?

· Can you think of a location and then picture what is actually happening or going on there, or what has happened there?

These are mostly all forms of clairvoyance at work either in a precognitive or a remote viewing fashion.

Precognition means before the fact. It’s the idea of seeing, hearing, feeling or knowing something before it happens. If you’ve ever been with a person watching a movie and a few minutes into the movie they outlined the whole plot for you, despite the fact they had never seen it, you are sitting with a person that is having a precognitive experience. While frustrating at the time, just think of their “psychic” potential!

Remote Viewing, sometimes called long distant viewing, is the ability to see another location and watch what is happening or going on there.

When I was first working to refine my psychic abilities I use to sit with women I was dating and play a game with them. The object of the game was for me to describe their bedroom to them. When you start getting really good at this, you tend to get an “Ok, you’re freaking me out now!” response.

Clairvoyance means clear seeing. It’s the psychic ability that deals with sight. Anything which involves you seeing real or mental images can be called clairvoyance.

PSYCHOMETRY

· Have you ever touched an object or entered a room only to get flashes or images that somehow seemed associated with it in the past, but there was nothing happening in that present moment?

· Have you ever picked up a DVD or book and your mood changed to match the mood of what that DVD or book was about?

· Have you ever shook the hand of another individual and got a strange feeling about them or had a thought which didn’t make sense to you at the time, but found out later was connected to that individual?

These are all forms of psychometry which also usually makes use of empathy and clairvoyance. Psychometry is “psychic touch.” It happens when we feel a vibration that is different from our own, especially as related to physical objects. Because it deals so much with other vibrations it is sometimes called vibaturgy.

Many police or forensic psychics work with psychometry. But anytime a psychic must hold your hand or an object that belongs to you or another person you are inquiring about, they are doing a form of psychometry.

CLAIRAUIDENCE

· Have you ever heard someone call your name, physically heard it, but when you turned around or answered nobody was around?

· Have you ever had a discussion with a person that has crossed over and either heard their voice or the answers in your own head? Have you ever heard their voice with your physical ear?

· Have you ever started to do something but were scolded or told to stop by another voice other than your own when nobody else was around?

· Have you ever laid in bed at night or been in a very quiet location and it sounded like many people were chattering or talking?

These are all clairaudient experiences. True clairaudience is when you hear these things with your physical ear as though they are an outside voice actually talking to you. Telepathic clairaudience is when you hear the voices inside your own head.

I am a primary clairaudient psychic. Besides channeling, it is the psychic sense I make the most use of. This is how I get the vast majority of my information both during and outside of a session. Because of this, most of my students eventually develop this ability and most, unfortunately, think they are going crazy the first time they are laying in bed and realize that “the voices” are chattering with them. Eventually you learn to tell those voices “one at a time!” or “Tune it up or tune it out!”

CLAIRSENTIENCE

· Have you ever gotten a headache and discovered that someone else in the room had one prior to you getting it? Did the headache go away after you found out?

Anytime you feel pains in your own physical body that actually belong to someone else, living or crossed over, this is termed clairsentience and works off of the empathic ability. The word means clear feeling. Many psychometry and empathic experiences are often grouped under the clairsentience category as opposed to separate categories.

CLAIRALIENCE

· Ever smelt a particular odor (like perfume, cigars, etc) while at a friends house, but discovered that you were the only person smelling it? Did you ever ask if anyone in their family use to wear that perfume or smoke that cigar?

You might be picking up on a spiritual energy or guide through your psychic smelling ability. Clairalience means clear scent and is the psychic ability that correspondence to our sense of smell.

CLAIRCOGNIZANCE

· Did you ever get a gut level feeling that you should take a different path home or avoid a certain location only to find out later that an accident or something negative took place there?

· Have you ever pulled into a store parking lot and just somehow knew where to find that parking spot right in front?

· Have you ever been surprised to discover that you know how to write, paint, speak, or perform any number of different things right when you needed to be able to do it, but when asked to do it again later you discovered you weren’t capable of reproducing those efforts?

Clairognizance means clear knowing. It’s a psychic ability that has to do with just getting sudden insights and understandings into things. It can also allow some very gifted people with this ability to actually be able to perform actions or tasks which they really have no knowledge of. A great example is a friend of mine. She’s phenomenal with computers and can get them to do almost anything she wants or needs them to do. When you ask her how she did it though, her response is always “I don’t know!”

All of these are psychic abilities and chances are, if you’re the average human being, there is at least one or two in the above that you’ve found yourself doing. These are just a small number of them too! There are many other examples that one could use besides these that could also fall under psychic classification.

Some people would laugh and say, “That’s merely coincidence!” What is coincidence though? According to Wikipedia, a coincidence is the noteworthy alignment of two or more events or circumstances without obvious causal connection. In other words, it is merely a term that a human being thought up in order to be able to explain that which nothing else is capable of explaining.

My psychic development students are not allowed to say or use the word coincidence. I make them strike it from their vocabulary. There is no such thing as coincidences. Everything has an energetical reason in some form or another for happening. For any coincidence that has occurred, an energy somewhere had to be at work helping to draw those experiences together.

PSYCHIC CHILDREN?

Children are among the most psychic individuals you will ever come across. When we are born into this world we are many times fully open and our only way to interact with the new world we have come into is through the psychic senses. Even young children are no strangers to the psychic energies that are active within the world.

· A child who has an imaginary friend, might just really be communicating with a spirit guide.

· A kid that begs you not to go somewhere may be feeling or knowing something which you aren’t aware of in that moment.

· That child that says grandma visited them may actually be telling the truth.

There are countless other examples, but these are the main ones that kids get in trouble for. Parents and society has a way of shutting these abilities off. Many times a child must learn to shut down in order to avoid punishment and harsh words and criticism. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing either as it allows the child to learn to live in and function in the physical world.
It takes a special parent or caretaker to guide children, helping them to stay open while at the same time teaching them how to live in our physical world. Most of the time, believe it or not, it’s better to teach children to shut down and then, later in life, help them to relearn that which they had known all along.

That’s what psychic development classes are mostly about. Relearning that which has always been there, but which was shut down for one reason or another. The difference is we learn to selectively use our abilities and then turn them off when we are finished.

So are you psychic?

Everyone is. You just have to take the time to investigate it and relearn that which has always been.

John Culbertson (Mason & Rosicrucian) and is a new age teacher, lecturer, and speaker. He teaches and speaks on psychic development (a six-month course), psychic protection, numerology, astrology, angels, tarot and almost anything else relative to the new age field.

He is available for private psychic channeled, reiki, and spiritual coaching sessions through his web site http://www.mysticjohnculbertson.com

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The Family and Reiki by Samantha Hall

Reiki can be shared as a family. When thought of it this way, it would increase for you and makes you whole. Reiki can be shared not just with the rest of the members of your family but to others that are close to your heart.

Oftentimes, Reiki teachers and masters have families that don’t fully understand what Reiki really means and what it can do. But even so, if the members of your family are willing to support each other then eventually, Reiki will be theirs too. Family members who are willing to share in the beauty and power of Reiki can become open receivers of the gift. Spiritually speaking, Reiki can make any family grow stronger and more united not only in blood but in mind, heart, and soul as well.

Having a family that practices Reiki together is a blessing. In fact, the children are the more qualified receiver of this gift because of the purity of their mind and spirit. They can feel the energy going in and out of their system. By practicing Reiki together as a family, you can scan each other, determine which parts are in need, and provide the necessary healing for it.

Inside a family, injuries and illnesses come and go. If everybody else knows how to channel Reiki, injured person will feel relieved fast. This is because of the fact that Reiki can be given to the injured by any family member who is immediately available. And if everybody in the family happens to be available, then everyone can join in and give Reiki to the one who needed it most. As such, his or her illness and injury will heal faster.

Distant Reiki can also be sent over to children every time they’re in school. This is especially helpful during crucial examination days. Reiki can be used to give a person a clear mind and a relaxed body. And these are conducive to fairing better in class and in academic tests.

Reiki can also be used to patch up relationship. In a family, sibling rivalries do happen. If the parents only know how to send Reiki to their children, problems like these become petty. And the naturally healthy relationship of their children will be restored in no time.

Reiki can also strengthen the mind and the soul. Death may strike a family at any time. As such, the role of Reiki in making family members emotionally and mentally strong during these trying times is crucial. If you let Reiki to flow into your system in times like these, death becomes a lot easier to bear.

Reiki can be sent to any family member suffering from sickness or to anybody else who is in distress. A few minutes of your time is all you need. Stop what you’re doing and together with another Reiki practitioner, invoke on the distant symbol for healing. Think of the recipient of the energy and just let Reiki flow through him. Ask for the best outcome and the power of Reiki will do the rest.

Reiki can be used to protect the safety of a family member who is traveling. It can give good luck to somebody who is going in for a job interview. It can serve as a token of gratitude given to another who has done good deeds to you. Needless to say, Reiki can make your family share something special and something very powerful.

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Angels By Our Side by Bonnie Moss

“Every blade of grass has it’s own little angel saying, ‘grow, grow, grow “..Talmud

Angel.

A heavenly spirit assigned by God to watch over each of us during our lives. The doctrine of angels is part of the Church’s tradition. The role of the guardian angel is both to guide us to good thoughts, work and words, and to preserve us from evil. Psalm 91: 10-12…

Angels are emanations of God, just as sunbeams are to the sun. From the moment of birth, there is an angel waiting to take its place by our side. Do they hear our prayers? Do they feel what we feel?

Angels are around us. They surround us. If we learn to seek their assistance, gladly they will come to our aid. Angels are a link between our human realm and the divine. Angels do not belong to any particular religious belief. We can not see them, but we can feel the energy that pervades in their presence.

Angels are purely spiritual beings with no physical form. When they were created, God granted them free will, immortality and divine intelligence. Their task is to sustain the universe.

The angels are free from the restrictions of time and space. They can be anywhere at anytime because they are multi- dimensional. They are not constrained nor restrained by time and space. It is believed that angels travel faster than the speed of light.

Angels are trusted with the task of looking after the whole of creation; from the animal kingdom, the plants and minerals, the planets, the earth, the wind, and stars. To every living creature, there is an angelic presence.

Angels are fascinated with man’s ability to invent and to create equipment, machinery, gadgets and toys to meet man’s needs and also for pleasure.

When we open ourselves to the angelic realm, we open ourselves to deeper spirituality and inner development. Communication with angels encourages us to develop intuitively in order to be able to decode their message. Meditation helps us to navigate through the negative blocks that hinder our inner development and our peace of mind. Meditation helps us find the path to love and joy, which is the ultimate message the angels wish to give us.

In our cluttered and harried world, we need a moment of quiet and go deep within ourselves. This is the best time to connect with the angels. They inspire us to reach for a higher level of love, peace, harmony and align ourselves with the Divine. Angels can only help us if we ask them. This does not mean that they will deny us help in moments of great need. Think of a time when you did something without thinking that actually saved you. There was an angel by your side!

Angels bring us peace and comfort. When they reach out to us, we feel the divine within us. It is a reminder that our physical selves are sacred temples of the divinity we share with our Creator.

Rudolf Steiner, a German philosopher and scientist, had a deep love and understanding of angels. According to him, angels communicate with us through images, thus we need to develop our imagination and intuition to be able to decode angelic messages.

We need to acknowledge their presence around us. Angels help us to make better choices, so that our words, thoughts and actions are in alignment with our higher selves and best interest without compromise. Angels assist us to find our deeper selves and be able to express it through creative pursuits, help us feel the joys of love, enjoy the serenity that comes with inner peace.

With a calmer state of mind, problems are not as overwhelming. We can see through the maze with clarity. Life flows.

Angels are there for us when we feel alone. Angels are there when there is no one to reach out to. Call out to an angel who’ll be there to give comfort and solace.

At times when danger is imminent, an angel is there to warn us, to protect us and keep us safe.  There is always an angel by our side.

About the Author: Bonnie Moss writes about spirituality, tools available to all to walk the path. Visit her website , a metaphysical site that offers information on tarot, crystals, aura, journalling and related topics. Her various inspirational articles are published on a variety of ezines. Visit her website:
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Karma is the Universal/Cosmic Law of Divine Justice.  It holds one accountable for one’s actions, whether they are good or bad.  Basically, one will receive what one sends out to the Universe.  Our past lives can affect our current karma.  Past lives are previous incarnations in which one’s soul lived in another time and/or place in another physical body.  It may be necessary to heal past lives because it can help one to deal with negativity in this life that has been carried over from previous lives (and from the karma, which attached to the psychic body, resulting from the soul’s choices in these lives).  By healing negativity in one’s past lives, one can move forward along the path of healing in one’s current life.

Using crystals during meditation to heal past lives can be done by holding them in the hands or against the 6th chakra (Third Eye/3rd Eye/ Brow Chakra).  Crystals have the ability (when combined with a clear intent) to clear etheric blockages by opening and balancing one’s energy system.  A crystal grid can also be utilized during meditation to release negativity from one’s past lives.

I have created several wonderful crystal healing layouts/gridding systems for energetic balance and past life healing.

The first crystal healing layout that I have developed is in the form of the Buddhist Wheel of the Dharma.  This grid should be made entirely of double-terminated Tibetan Quartz.  Although the Tibetan Quartz are most compatible for this exercise, it is not necessary that they be used (other stones may be substituted if you intuitively feel that they would be more helpful in the given situation).  I have found that this crystal layout is best used for Karmic Release during a past life ascension healing session.

The grid should be laid out upon and around the person’s body (with the center of the Wheel placed at the heart), or on a picture of the person (or group of people) to be healed.  The grid can be as large or small as you like and there is no particular number of crystals that needs to be used.

The second grid that I have developed is based upon the Tibetan symbols for each of the chakras.  I developed this grid for general chakra healing and energetic balance.  In this crystal healing grid, the Tibetan chakra symbols are created out of crystals and placed on the appropriate chakra of the body.

The last grid that I have created is intended for dream healing.  Crystals that are useful in dream healing include Herkimer Diamonds, Moonstones, Celestite, and Moldavite.  These stones can be used under the pillow, or in grid formations within the dreamer’s bed or bedroom.

Herkimer Diamonds help one to fully tap into his or her astral body and to have control over it while in one’s dream consciousness.  They facilitate the journey and are invaluable for this type of work.

Moonstones are beneficial for those attempting lucid dreaming, or a state in which our conscious awareness is present during astral travel.  This state of dreaming can be beneficial because it allows one to direct a dream in order to receive guidance according to his or her desired agenda.

Celestite facilitates communication between one’s consciousness and higher spiritual beings.  Using this stone for dream healing can help one in receiving insights and guidance from those in the astral plane.

Finally, Moldavite can assist one in dream journeying.  This stone will take one where few others can.  With this crystal, the ride may be fast and bumpy (always with good reason), so hold on tight!  When using this stone for dream work, it is imperative to also utilize a grounding stone such as Hematite or Red Jasper so that it is not difficult for the dream consciousness to return to the body and resume being one’s waking conscious awareness.

If using these stones in grid formations, one should be creative.  Stones can be placed in the corners of the room, in each of the four directions, one each to represent the twelve houses of the zodiac, in a circle around one’s bed, or in any other formation one so chooses.  Following is a crystal array to facilitate the dream state and to help one to remember one’s dreams, as well as to facilitate intuitive interpretation of the dream symbols.  The stones that should be utilized in this grid are one tumbled Red Jasper, one Moldavite crystal, four Celestite clusters, and two Herkimer Diamonds.  The red Jasper should be placed under one’s pillow, beneath Third Eye Chakra.  The Moldavite should be placed under one’s sheet, beneath Heart Chakra.  The four Celestite clusters should be placed with one at each corner of bed.  The Herkimer Diamonds should be positioned with one at the Crown Chakra (under one’s pillow) and one at the Solar Plexus Chakra (under one’s sheet).  If you are intersted in crystal healing and would like to learn how to become a professional crystal healer go to Crystal Healing Course

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Crystal Water
A small quartz crystal that has been cleansed can purify water of any etheric pollution when placed in the bottom of a non-metallic container filled with tap water. Allow it to remain undisturbed for twelve hours. You could also place the water in natural sunlight if using a glass container. The stone’s energies will neutralize any psychic impurities in the water. Solarising the water in this way will also amplify the effect of the crystal. When drunk, this crystal clear water will have a wonderful cleansing affect on the bloodstream. Take it with other types of essences, especially flower essences, or vitamins. The gem water will promote the action of these elixirs. If you purify your tap water in this way you will never have to buy bottled spring water again!
By drinking a few glassfuls of crystal water every day you will build up your auric defences. This will also build up your immune system that will help in your body’s defence against colds and flu. You can use crystal water for cooking, making hot beverages, washing your hands and face and watering plants.
Gem Water
Gem water is made in the same way as crystal water, but using a cleansed gem instead of a quartz crystal. Drinking gem water is an excellent way of becoming aware of the healing properties of different gems. Label the gem water so that you know which gem you are using at any one time. You will need to allow 2-3 weeks to allow the gem water to do its work before moving on to a different gem water. Keep notes on your feelings before taking the water and the differences you feel afterwards. You will need to make fresh gem water every 2-3 days. However, if you want to keep it for a longer period of time, it would be better to make a gem essence.
Gem Essence
A gem essence provides a balanced pattern of specific energy that operates in the same way as a subliminal tape. It plays the same pattern of vibrations over and over again. This sets up a sympathetic rhythm in the etheric, which picks up the positive blueprint that the physical body ultimately copies. While taking herbal remedies affects the etheric and the physical body, gem elixirs also affect the emotional, mental and spiritual subtle bodies.

Here is how to make a gem essence:
•    Place a stone in a clear glass container that has been sterilized by pouring boiling water over it. Add spring or distilled water.
•    Ask the Devic kingdom for help in charging the water for healing.
•    Cover the container and place it in the sun for several hours. You may wish to leave it out for twenty-four hours under a full moon. This allows both the dynamic energies from the sun and the moon to activate the gem. Moon energies are very beneficial for emotional healing and would particularly suit gems related to the water element.
•    Once the gem water is ready, boil up a number of brown glass dropper bottles to sterilize them. Do not use plastic droppers, as they will melt when heated!
•    Fill the bottle halfway with your gem water. Fill the remainder with a good quality drinking alcohol such as vodka or gin. You could also use brandy. Your gem essence is now made up of 50% gem water and 50% drinking alcohol.
Label and date each bottle and use within a few months for the best effects.  Again, keep notes on your feelings before and your feelings after taking the essence.

Taking Gem Essences
Add between two to five drops of gem essence to a glass of spring water. Sip this at intervals throughout the day. You can either determine intuitively or dowse with a pendulum as to how much you should be taking (see supplement).
When dowsing with a pendulum you could ask:
1.    Which essence/s do you need? You could place your gem essence bottles in a group and ask whether there is a particular essence in the group that is needed. It is possible you find you may need more than one essence.

2.    How many doses do you require?
3.    How many days or weeks should you take the essence?
Remember to ask questions that give a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ answer. For instance: “Should I take this essence once a day”, going through different numbers until the pendulum reacts.
When taking gem essences it should be remembered that the benefits can be greatly reduced if you are consuming substances that alter the body’s metabolism and pollutes the aura. Coffee, tea and alcohol (if taken in excess) or cigarettes will interfere with gem essence vibrations.
It is possible to become over-charged with essence so always monitor your reactions. If you start feeling dizzy, spaced out, or have any other symptoms, stop taking the essence. Drink some pure spring water to neutralise these effects.
You could also take the essences by applying a few drops directly to the temples, pulse points or acupuncture points using your fingers. It is recommended that you allow the drops to warm in your fingers a little prior to application. The drops that you apply may be direct from the bottle or you may wish to dilute the essence (7 drops to 25ml of purified water). Other methods of applying the essences include adding a few drops in an oil burner, massaging into the skin, or placing the drops into a bath.
When taking gem water or gem essences, it would be greatly beneficial if you give yourself or your patient an affirmation to go with it. Repeat the affirmation throughout the day as well as when taking the essence. An affirmation also sets up a repetitious pattern of positive thought waves that will reinforce the action of the gem essence.

Life Saving Procedures

Resuscitation

Whenever you come across an emergency medical situation, the procedures and the priorities are always the same.  Before you take any action make an initial assessment of the situation to help you to establish what the priorities are, this could be whether you and the person are in any immediate danger. If so then you would decide what the best course of action would be – remember you cannot always move a person, so telephoning the emergency services might be your next step.

If a person is quiet, it often means that they are in need of urgent attention.  So the first action would be to check the individual(s):

(A)    Airway – is it clear of any obstacles,?
(B)          Breathing – are they breathing normally?
(C)          Circulation – check their pulse?

If the person appears unconscious, ask them loudly `can you hear me - can you open your eyes?’   If the person responds, and there is no immediate danger it would be advisable to leave them in the same position and immediately summon help.  You could continue to treat any conditions found, but monitor for any vital signs (A, B and C) until the emergency services arrive.

If the airway is obstructed, clear any obstacles that you can as it could cause the individual to die if left untreated.  Obstacles could include the tongue falling into the back of the throat; so you would carefully move it out of the way.

Action to Take

The following gives actions that you should take to deal with an emergency situation:

1.    If you are alone with the person, SHOUT for help rather leaving them on their own.
2.     If possible, keep the person in the position found and open the airway. If that is not possible and the situation is dangerous very gently turn the person onto their back and open their mouth.
3.    Open the airway by placing one hand on the person’s forehead and gently tilting the head backwards.  Open the mouth using 2 fingers only - this will move the person’s tongue away from the back of the mouth.
4.    Look, listen and feel for no more than 10 seconds to establish whether the person begins to breathe normally.
5.    Check if the chest is rising and falling as the person breathes - listen for breathing. Feel for breath against your cheek.
6.    If the person is breathing normally, then place them in the recovery position that is covered in Lesson 3. for more information see first aid manual.

Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

The most significant life-threatening condition for a first aider is when a person is not breathing.  The first action you should take is to ensure that the emergency services have been called.

It is vital to a person’s survival that they breathe, as without oxygen the brain cells start to die within minutes. What we can do is breathe for the individual and pump oxygen around their body by using a combination of chest compressions and rescue breaths known as Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

CPR enables you to push vertically down on the centre of the chest, squeezing the heart between the chest and backbone; thus forcing the blood out of the heart and into the body tissues. This is known as compression.

When the pressure is released, the heart returns to its normal shape and the blood is sucked in and then you force it out during the next compression.

You breathe into the individual sufficient oxygen to potentially keep them alive until the emergency services arrive. This expired air can be forced into the person’s lungs and air passages by performing what is called rescue breaths.

In situations of sudden cardiac arrests, the oxygen level in the blood remains high for a few minutes; so chest compressions are initially more important than the rescue breaths.

CPR for adults

The following gives the actions that you should take to deal with a CPR in an adult:

1.    If you are alone with the person, SHOUT for help rather leaving them on their own and start the resuscitation immediately.
2.    Place the heel of your hand in the centre of their chest, and place the other hand on top and interlock the fingers.

Compressions
3.    Keep your arms straight and your fingers off the chest; press down approximately 4-5cms - then release the pressure, keeping your hands in place.
4.    Repeat the compressions 30 times, at a rate of 100 per minute.

Rescue Breaths
1.    Ensure that their airway is open and pinch nose firmly closed.
2.    Take a deep breath and seal your lips around the person’s mouth.
3.    Blow into the mouth until the chest rises.
4.    Remove your mouth and allow the chest to fall and repeat once more.
5.    Continue resuscitation, 30 compressions to 2 Rescue Breaths.
6.    If there is blood in and around the mouth or it is difficult to breathe into their mouth, then you can    place your mouth around their nose.
7.    Continue with CPR until either the emergency services arrive or if you become too exhausted that you cannot continue (you could continue with compressions only until you catch your breath).  It is always a good idea to check whether there is anyone else that can take over – this can be done every 2 minutes with minimum disruptions.
8.    Once they start to breathe normally then you can leave them – if you have been unable to get someone to call for the emergency services, then this would be the appropriate time to do so.

CPR for children (1 year to puberty)
These are similar actions as with an adult – first thing is to get someone to call for an ambulance: If alone then carry out CPR for 2 minutes before calling for an ambulance, then:

Rescue Breaths
1.    Ensure the airway is open.
2.    Seal your lips around the child’s mouth while pinching the nose.
3.    Blow gently into the lungs, looking along the chest as you breathe.
4.    Take shallow breaths and do not empty your lungs completely.
5.    As the chest rises, stop blowing and allow it to fall.
6.    Repeat 4 or more times then check for circulation.
7.    Give 30 chest compressions

Compressions
1.    Place 1 or 2 hands in the centre of the chest (depending upon the size of the child).
2.    Use the heel of that hand with arms straight and press down to a third of the depth of the chest.
3.    Press 30 times, at a rate of 100 compressions per minute.
4.    After 30 compressions, give 2 rescue breaths.
5.    Continue resuscitation (30 compressions to 2 rescue breaths) without stopping until the emergency services arrive.
6.    If you are alone, carry out rescue breaths and chest compressions for 2 minutes before leaving the child to call the emergency services.

CPR for babies (birth to 1 year)

CPR for babies is similar to the procedures used on young children; however you are able to place your mouth over the baby’s nose and mouth.

1.    Your breath MUST be gentler as you fill your cheeks with air rather than breathing from your lungs. As the chest rises, stop blowing and allow it to fall.
2.    Repeat this 5 times. Then give 30 chest compressions by placing the baby on a firm surface.
3.    Use 2 fingers in the centre of the chest and press down sharply to about a third of the depth of the chest. Gently press 30 times, at a rate of 100 compressions per minute.
4.    After 30 compressions, give 2 Rescue Breaths.
5.    Continue resuscitation (30 compressions to 2 rescue breath) without stopping until help arrives.
6.    If you are alone, carry out rescue breaths and chest compressions for 2 minutes before taking the infant with you to call an ambulance.
7.    If you are familiar with adult CPR and have no knowledge of infant CPR, use the adult sequence using 2 fingers for compression.

The Recovery Position

The Recovery Position is a technique that is used to assist people that are unconscious but still breathing. It can prevent a person from choking or suffocating from blood loss or other fluids.

When a person is positioned into the recovery position their chest is slightly raised, their tongue does not block their airway and gravity enables fluids to drain away from the nose and mouth.

As with other emergency procedures, you must first check a person’s condition and situation - are they in a safe area or must they be moved? Are they responsive to either verbal or physical responses?  Carry out ABC and if the patient is not alert, complete CPR, also arrange for the emergency services to be called.

If you come across an unconscious person who is breathing with no  life- threatening conditions, they should then be placed in the recovery position. To do this:

1.    Firstly ensure that both you and the causality are safe, and move any items that can cause harm.
2.    Place the person’s nearest arm at right angles to your own body with their palm facing upwards and bring their other arm across their chest.
3.    Pull up the leg on the same side of their body to just above the knee, but ensure that their foot remains on the ground.
7.    Turn the person towards you moving them onto their side and try to keep their hand close to their cheek as this allows their airway to remain open.
8.    Check their breathing.
9.    Move their upper leg so that both the hip and knee are bent at right angles.
10.    Continue to monitor their condition until help arrives.

VERY IMPORTANT

Spinal Injuries
If you suspect spinal injury, the following steps should be taken:

1.    Place your hands on either side of their face.
2.    With your fingertips gently lift the jaw to open the airway.
3.    Take care not to tilt the person’s neck.
4.    Check for other life-threatening conditions such as severe bleeding and treat as required.
5.    If the person is not breathing normally or if you have any doubt as to whether or not their breathing is normal, begin CPR:

Recovery Position for Babies
For a baby less than a year old, a modified recovery position must be adopted:

•    Cradle the baby in your arms, with their head tilted downwards to prevent them from choking on their tongue or inhaling vomit.
•    Monitor and record their vital signs - level of response, pulse and breathing until the emergency services arrive.
Epileptic Fits

Background
An epileptic fit is normally a result of a disturbance in the electrical activity in the brain that causes involuntary contractions of muscles in the body. These seizures can be sudden, dramatic and many sufferers can experience a brief warning period just before a seizure (a strange feeling or a special smell or taste).

An Epileptic fit can be caused by a head injury, disease, and shortage of oxygen to the brain or the intake of certain poisons including alcohol. The most common cause of this disruption is epilepsy.

Symptoms
A seizure can be recognised by the person’s lack of consciousness, they appear rigid often arching the back - breathing may slow or even cease. The lips may show a grey-blue tinge (cyanosis) and the face and neck may become red and puffy.

Convulsive movements begin - the jaw clenches and breathing can become very noisy. Saliva can appear from the mouth and be blood-stained if the lips or tongue have been bitten. There may be loss of bladder or bowel control as the muscles relax.

As they move towards the end of the seizure, muscles relax and breathing becomes more normal with the person recovering consciousness within a few minutes. They become disorientated, dazed, and may act in an unusual manner.  They can be exhausted, feel tired and fall into a deep sleep.

Treatment
The following actions should be taken if you suspect that a person is suffering a seizure:
1.    No matter what the cause of the seizure, an open, clear airway must be maintained.  You should monitor the person’s vital signs, their level of response to stimuli, their pulse and their breathing.

2.    They must be protected from self harm as they are unaware of what they are doing during a seizure.

3.    Throughout a seizure you should aim to protect the person, care for them when they regain consciousness and arrange for them to be hospitalised as appropriate.

4.    Because an epileptic fit is caused by a disturbance in the brain, the onset can be sudden and unexpected. In some cases the individual may have a few minutes warning, sufficient for them to get them to a place of safety.  However this is not always possible, if you see the person falling try to catch them to help their fall. Gently lower them to the ground, make space around them and ask bystanders to move away.

5.    Always remove potentially dangerous items, such as hot drinks and sharp objects. If possible, protect the person’s head by placing soft padding underneath it and loosen clothing around their neck.

6.    Note the time when the seizure started, and stay with them until the seizure passes. Place them into the recovery position and monitor their vital signs.

You must NOT move the person unless they are in immediate danger or put anything in their mouth or use force to restrain them.  If the person is unconscious for more than 10 minutes or the seizure continues for more than 5 minutes, they are having repeated seizures or this is their first seizure – please telephone the emergency services.

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