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2016 What’s New • Reminders: • Study Group Sunday: June 26 • 22nd Annual NW Picnic: Aug. 14 • • Recap • Once a month, typically on the fourth Sunday… instead of holding a Celebration, we have Study Group Sunday with “close-reading” & discussion. • Doors open at 10:30 AM – plenty of time for coffee & catching up with one another. • At 11 AM, we’ll start with a guided meditation followed by the Opening Prayer. Then someone will volunteer to read aloud in Journey of the Soul. From time-to-time we’ll discuss and share our understanding of the text… and ask any questions we may have. • At 12:30 PM, we’ll have the Closing Prayer and then enjoy cookies, pastries, coffee, and one another’s company. Last time, we stopped reading on page 26 of JS 4.

• In this month’s Prefect’s Corner, Loren begins by exploring this question: “is there any wonder that we have a hard time maintaining a positive attitude?” A few excerpts: “It is so easy to get caught up in events where we lack … the ability to make any significant change. We typically end up with our emotions totally out of balance. “And so, we begin to judge… call people names… and try everything in our power to convince… or even force… others to believe… think… act… and vote… the way we think they should. What a waste of time and effort! Everyone’s on their own Path. “We’re here to perfect our Souls …. We are here to accept who we are… who others are …. But we are here, first and foremost, to spread love… not judgments.” Loren then explains how we can remain positive and in a state of loving acceptance. • A Special Talk, Rev. Kathy’s First: “Signs from the Other Side.” She shares some of her own experience of receiving signs… and sometimes… ignoring them. Excerpts: “We’ve all experienced them at one point or another — but we might or might not… heed them. That gut feeling…. or a message that pops into your head… sometimes gently nudging you… sometimes downright nagging at you!” And because she heeded a sign, she could say: “I am so glad I was encouraged to visit my grandma! Little did I know… it would be the last time I would kiss her good morning and goodnight… see her smile… hear her voice… or see her again.” Then Kathy shares how she received many signs about becoming a Novus Minister. ™• Published monthly by Society of Novus Spiritus® Northwest • NovusNW.org • Direct all inquiries to ● ● 16710 Ave SE ○ Suite A5 ○ Renton, WA 98058 ● (425) 255-9042 • • Jimi Ellison, Editor • To subscribe, simply click on the “Subscribe Today” link on our “Newsletter” page • ®

June 2016

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Vol. 7, Issue 6

—ONLINE VERSION IN COLOR—

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• The Featured Talk is by Jimi: “Dis-Covering ‘Real Love’.” Some excerpts: It’s “not something unknown… which needs to be found. Rather, it’s something that has to be un-covered… un-veiled. The conditions on this planet… all of the trauma and pain that we experience here… get in the way.” “And by ‘real love’, I mean “unconditional love.” In other words, love without any conditions… without any expectations… without any anticipation of return.” Some might feel that love without conditions is “a ‘too good to be true’ sort of deal. “And if you feel that way, I’d suspect that you’ve had your heart very deeply broken one or more times. Or, you have Saturn in the 5th House or in Leo. “I’m going to talk a bit of astrology here today. We need to find [a] way to approach this question differently. We need to first approach this intellectually so that we can dis-cover the nature of ‘real love.’ We need to avoid all the emotional snares and entanglements we run into whenever the idea of unconditional love is brought up.” Jimi then un-veils “real love’s” nature and how you can un-cover it within yourself. • Ministers tend to be infused when they speak. If you get the CD, you’ll hear the full talks just as they were delivered; plus, the guided mediation too. [See p. 7 for how to order.] • “A Soul's Journey - Society of Novus Spiritus Study Group Program “The Novus Spiritus Study Group Program is a gathering of like-minded people who wish to help discover and deepen their own truth.” Go here for full details & forms. • Plus: • May Birthday photos [p. 4] • Azna Group Notes [p. 7] • NOVUS MI news [p. 12] • • and Pearls from Journey of the Soul [p. 12]

Calendar of Celebration and Events June 5 – Celebration & Novena June 12 – Celebration & Azna Group meeting June 19 – Summer Solstice & Birthday cake June 26 – Study Group Sunday: 10:30–12:30 (we start at 11 AM with a meditation) July 3 – Celebration & Novena July 10 – Celebration & Azna Group meeting July 17 – Celebration & Birthday cake July 24 – Study Group Sunday: 10:30–12:30 (we start at 11 AM with a meditation) Aug 7 – Celebration & Novena Aug 14 – Celebration will be held at the 22nd Annual NW Picnic Aug 21 – Celebration & Birthday cake Aug 28 – Study Group Sunday (10:30–12:30) (we start at 11 AM with a meditation)


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● Prefect’s Corner ● Greetings and love to all. Welcome to the Prefect’s Corner. The Novus philosophy based on the premise of Love — which was also the Message brought to us by Christ — is very powerful and positive in nature. And seemingly, it could be applied universally by everyone. The world would be a nicer place if the philosophy of Love was fully embraced. However, that is not the reason this world was created, nor the purpose of our incarnations. We incarnate with specific experiences to go through that were previously identified while we were on the Other Side. We wrote and agreed to that Contract… both to experience for Father God… and to go through those experiences for the evolvement and growth of our Souls. Just so that we did not get to complacent while we are on Earth, the Veil dropped so that we do not have access to our Charts and what we agreed to do. In addition, Earth is infected with a “virus” of negativity and populated with the darkest of Entities whose whole purpose is to thwart goodness and activities of well-being. We also helped in the experiencing process through the selection of our parents and families, through the moment of our births so that our astrological charts assist us in achieving our Chart goals. So we come down to Earth with the deck pretty much stacked against us. Having thought about what kind of negative, soupy atmosphere that we are living in… is there any wonder that we have a hard time maintaining a positive attitude? We are constantly inundated and attacked by negativity. We have all known people who continually maintain a positive attitude. We don’t trust them very much. We feel that there is something wrong with them. It just seems to be unnatural to so positive in such a negative atmosphere. It is so easy to be down on life. It is so easy to get caught up in materials things of the Earth. It is so easy to get caught up in events where we lack any control or the ability to make any significant change. We typically end up with our emotions totally out of balance. And so, we begin to judge… call people names… and try everything in our power to convince… or even force… others to believe… think… act… and vote… the way we think they should. What a waste of time and effort! Everyone is on their own Path… and our philosophy maintains that everyone is truly responsible for themselves. I don’t have… or want… the responsibility for another. Think about why we came to Earth. We’re here to perfect our Souls… not an easy task in the best of environments. We are here to spread love. We are here to accept who we are… who others are — with patience and love — and to experience some very uncomfortable events that we don’t want to go through. But we are here, first and foremost, to spread love… not judgments. Now I know some will say that if we don’t get involved there can be no change in the world. The question is valid. However, I will say that it would be wise to be discerning because the Veil has dropped. And I wonder if we can be truly sure of what change we should be championing. We can only follow our own hearts and intuitions. I repeat: we are here to expand and grow our Souls. That is both a very personal and a very difficult task that we are asking of ourselves. I heard years ago from a wise person that “talking peace to an unwilling listener is a form of aggression.” We have to be balanced and remain in intellectual control so that we can remain positive and in a state of loving well-being. Flipping from the positive to negative and back… again and again… is not a state of patience, tolerance and love. We must recognize our world is in a constant state of conflict. There has been constant warfare… constant political upheaval… and constant religious antagonisms throughout my entire life.


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Sometimes, we agree with the current state of events …and sometimes, we disagree. However, we have to learn to maintain a tolerance for others’ points-of-view. We must stay in our intellectual frame of mind in order to remain balanced. That means that we must embrace differences and diversity… continuously work on our prejudices… and to accept that most of us are racist… and biased toward certain points-of-view… to some degree or another. Our purpose is to wean ourselves of all the nonsense of the world. The real work starts within. We must balance self… and then accept self… and finally love self. Only when self-acceptance and love takes place have we earnestly engaged in battle against the “virus,” the negativity of the world. We chose to come here… and to leave as better persons. We can only do that by being better today than we were yesterday… and by accepting that what’s happening in our lives is for our personal benefit and spiritual growth. Blessings and love,

–Prefect Loren Lehnhoff

We Celebrated a May Birthday

● Special Talk: Rev. Kathy’s First ● Signs from the Other Side Many, many times during the years I was a Novus NW Deacon, I had gone over potential talks in my mind. But as I come to do my first talk today, it’s funny how it has completely changed from the talks I had practiced! And unfortunately, I am a bit of a procrastinator. I want to talk to you about signs… or messages… from the Other Side. We’ve all experienced them at one point or another — but we might or might not… heed them. That gut feeling…. or a message that pops into your head… sometimes gently nudging you… sometimes downright nagging at you! Has anybody experienced that? Sometimes, they might tell you not to take a certain road, or not to get on the freeway. You might think of someone that has passed — and then find coins, or hear a song that reminds you of them, or even have the loved one show up in your dreams. Some of you might even get feathers as your message. You know who I’m talking about… Sandra! ;) I can remember back — before I came to Novus Spiritus, or even knew about Novus — there were signs of what was to come.


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Every year, my mother would always go to visit my grandma in Sun City Arizona, near Phoenix, for her birthday. My grandpa had passed away earlier, so it was just Grandma left, so Mom would go down for her birthday and do chores for her around the house and yard. Mom would usually return by my birthday in December. For my Grandma’s 85th birthday, Tony, my husband, encouraged me to go with my mom to visit my grandma, while she was still in good health. I felt guilty about spending the money to fly down there without Tony, but the nudges from Tony… and the big nudges from my Angels and my Spirit Guide… encouraged me to take the flight with my mom. I told Mom not to tell Grandma I was coming… I wanted to surprise her. So, we took the flight together and arrived at Grandma’s house a bit late — the Shuttle had dropped us off last! She was so surprised when she opened the door to see me. She just beamed! It was such an awesome decision to take the trip and to see her so happy! Since both Mom and I were there, we did some chores and cleaned up around the house and yard. We celebrated her birthday, which she said was the best birthday ever! Before I left, she took us to Cracker Barrel for lunch. It was there I saw a table of Red Hat ladies for the very first time! We had a wonderful lunch! Since I was going to do Thanksgiving dinner for Dad and us, I was coming home earlier than Mom. Grandma was so happy that I came, but sad to see me leave. I kissed her and Mom goodbye and took the shuttle to Sky Harbor and flew home. Little did I know… We celebrated Thanksgiving as usual, but without Mom that year. On Nov. 30th my grandma had a heart attack. My mom tried to catch her as she started to collapse in the hall — but they both went down to the ground. Unfortunately, that move damaged my Mom’s disc permanently. They took Grandma to the hospital and decided to put a pacemaker in. They did that on Dec. 2nd. On the 3rd, my dad called and said Grandma was doing well. After Mom had combed out Grandma’s hair, Grandma encouraged Mom to go. So she went back to Grandma’s to rest, since she her back was hurting badly. After Dad’s phone call, I went out to go shopping. When I got home, Tony said my Dad had called… Grandma passed away. I told him that wasn’t possible…. Dad had just said everything was OK! But apparently, she had a pulmonary blood clot… and it killed her. I was devastated! Ironically, three days later, I received a birthday card from my grandma on Dec. 6th! She had Mom send the card after Mom left the hospital and was on the way home. Bittersweet. In this “could’a… would’a… should’a” world, I am so glad I was encouraged to visit my grandma! Little did I know… it would be the last time I would kiss her good morning and goodnight… see her smile… hear her voice… or see her again. I used to watch Sylvia Browne, our founder, on Montel Williams. I loved her wit and her sarcasm. But I had no idea I would become a Deacon… let alone a Minister of her church, Novus Spiritus. At the time of my Grandma’s passing, I didn’t own any Sylvia Browne books, but that was to change. I was at the Goodwill in Kent and… with a nudging… I looked at the books section. That was a bit unusual at that time: I didn’t usually look at books. A Sylvia book caught my eye… then another… and then another I found 3 books that day! I found Visits from the Afterlife, The Other Side and Back and Life on the Other Side. Now that was the first sign from my grandma! And then… in the back of one of the books, I noticed that she had a church here in Renton. But, I simply filed that information away in my mind, for a later date. The second sign from my grandma was sending me a hummingbird! That in itself is not unusual, but she sent it to me in late December! I believe that was her message to me that she was okay! They


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have been coming ever since… all year long! Sometimes, they hover in front of the window… as if they’re just waiting to catch my attention. Of course, I talk to them a lot… and thank Grandma for sending them to me! I believe I received another sign from my grandma. On Mother’s Day 2005, doves landed on our back deck rail and in the trees around the house. We had Mom, Dad and my cousin Sonya over for dinner that year. That’s significant because I saw doves when I visited Grandma for the last time. They’d sit on her concrete block fence and coo at each other… she said they were “mourning doves.” The doves that visited us here had the same coloring as the ones in Arizona! Since this happened on Mother’s Day, I believe Grandma sent a sign that I would understand, meant for Mom, me and Sonya. Message received! The nudge to check out Novus Spiritus came from Audrey, my mom’s friend. She said, “You know, Sylvia has a church in Renton.” Still didn’t heed the message… but I did check out the Sylvia website. I asked for prayers for family members… and inquired about a Study Group in the area. I was soon contacted by someone living in Federal Way. But I was too scared to go by myself… so I didn’t go. Finally, I thought that I might go — my friend Shela said she’d go with me — but Study Group was canceled that week. Alas, I never did make it to their Study Group. Only later at Novus NW did I finally meet the hosts of that Study Group. Funny enough, it was Chet and Jonelle! [Long-time Novus members.] Third nudge. Sonya had reconnected with me from California… which was nice — until things with her boyfriend blew up; then she wanted to come up and stay with us! Oy! Sonya took a Greyhound bus to Seattle… she arrived Oct. 12, 2004 and moved in with us. She had been living with a friend that was very spiritual… and we went to Novus NW for the first time on Oct. 17th. I of course, have been attending ever since! Sonya on the other hand, came for a while, but stopped coming after a couple of years. Unfortunately, I have no idea where she is, but that’s another story! As we know, Novus is a place of healing: people come and go. They take what they want… or need… and leave the rest. The next message came during a meditation with Rev. Nancy — yes, it was a few years ago — she’s a Bishop now! She did the meditation in which you project yourself five years... ten years… and so on… into the future. When I projected myself 5 years, I heard a voice say “Deacon.” I really never saw myself as a deacon, let alone a minister. So of course, I said “No… no… no.” I figured that was more for my friends here at Novus at that time who really wanted to be ministers — but not so much for me. So, shortly after that meditation, I filled out the Deacon paperwork and handed it in. And then began to finish my Novitiate exam. It took me a little longer than I expected… as my Mom was going through chemo at that time. Many times, people here at Novus would ask me when I was going to become a minister. I remember Charlie asking when “I” was going to give a talk. But I kept telling him, “Deacons don’t have to give talks… I’m just a Deacon!” I never really thought I wanted to be a minister… but I did do a lot of praying to Azna and asking if it was my Path. Here I was… 7 years later…! still ignoring the signs! Some of you know, when I was doing the audio one Sunday, I received another sign. It was by way of the CD player turning itself on during Prefect Loren’s talk. I heard some music… and looked around wondering where it was coming from…then I realized the meditation music was playing all by itself! When I handle the music, I have it all set and ready to go… and put the CD on pause. I found it very strange that it started playing. But it happened while I was sitting there talking to Azna… I was asking Her if I really should be a Minister. I got my answer! When we pray for guidance or signs from Mother and Father God, our Guides, or our loved ones… we need to be open to the signs that they send us. Sylvia has suggested that we ask for a sign…

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something specific… like a rose… or an angel with plaid wings. That’s a way that you can look for specific signs from the Other Side. Usually, when numbers or something else repeats… especially when you notice it over and over… you are being shown you a sign. Sometimes, you might even get a phone call — with no one there — but it’s from the number of someone that has passed. Other times… for example, shortly after my grandmother passed, I received a phone call that read all 9’s on the Caller ID — and no one was there! Maybe…? another sign from my Grandma? The signs and the messages are there… we just have to look for them… and then listen to them! Just ask! Don’t let anybody make you feel like you are imagining things… or just plain wacky. You aren’t! Look for the signs! Today is May 1st, also known as “May Day.” I chose this as the day for my first talk. I want to give you a little background of this day. The origin of May Day as a day of celebration dates back to the days before the birth of Christ. Like many ancient festivals, it has a pagan origin. The earliest May Day celebration appeared as the Floralia, the Festival of Flora, honoring the Roman Goddess of flowers. As Europe became Christianized, the pagan holidays were stripped of their religious character. So, May Day was changed into a popular, secular celebration. The secular versions of May Day, observed in Europe and America, may be best known for their tradition of dancing around the Maypole and crowning Queen of May. Fading in popularity since the late 20th century, is the giving of “May Baskets,” small baskets of sweets or flowers, usually left anonymously on neighbors door steps. Since the 18th century, many Roman Catholics have observed May and May Day with various “May devotions” to the Blessed Virgin Mary in works of art, school skits and so forth. Mary’s head will often be adorned with flowers in a May Crowning. In the 20th Century, May Day has also become linked to International Workers Day. Unfortunately, that has led to protests and mayhem! The protests have become violent and destructive. In addition to referring to an actual day, there’s also “Mayday” which is a radio distress call. The Oxford Dictionary Blog reveals that it’s used instead of “SOS” which is easy to send as Morse code. That’s because an “S” is sometimes hard to discern over airwaves. It’s not connected to month of May, rather, “it is actually an anglicized word of the French m’aidez or m’aider meaning ‘help me’.” With all these descriptions of May Day, you might wonder how I tie this all together! Knowing that I wanted to do my first talk on May 1st… and what I wanted to talk about… I received a message to give everyone flowers today. There you go…! everything tied together! Message received! May Mother and Father God send you blessings, love and grace! – based upon the prewritten text for the talk given by Reverend Kathy Zupan on 2016-05-01

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May 2016 • Novus NW Inspirational Talks Date Talk Title Speaker Rev. Kathy Signs from the Other Side 1 Bishop Nancy God’s Gifts 8 Rev. Jimi Dis-Covering “Real Love” 15 Participants Study Group Sunday 22 Prefect Loren Children 29


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● Azna Group Notes ● Our next “get-together” is our 22nd Annual Picnic on Aug. 14th. We’ll have service there at 11 AM. Then we’ll have lots of good food, fun and games, and spend a wonderful afternoon together enjoying one another’s company. FYI, we’ve reserved the same park as last year. –Tony Zupan, President

● Featured Talk ● Dis-Covering “Real Love” Good morning Washington! How are you doing? Hope you’re enjoying the spring weather as much as I am. The Pacific Northwest is so beautiful this time of year. It’s the memories of spring and summer that get me through Seattle’s dreary fall and winter. Today, I feel we can finally talk about something we mention fairly often but have a rather tough time understanding. It’s central to our being as Light Entities. In fact, it’s really the Essence of what we are. But this is Earth… and due to the conditions here— especially the conditioning that’s done to us — we’ve lost touch. That’s why this talk is entitled “Dis-Covering ‘Real Love’” — that’s with a hyphen… it’s not something unknown… which needs to be found. Rather, it’s something that has to be un-covered… un-veiled. The conditions on this planet… all of the trauma and pain that we experience here… get in the way. And by “real love,” I mean “unconditional love.” In other words, love without any conditions… without any expectations… without any anticipation of return. The Greek word for “unconditional love” is “agape.” And Sylvia and Francine have said that this is the true nature of God. Now that’s quite different than what orthodox religions have taught us: be “good” and you’ll be rewarded; be “bad” and you’ll be punished… forever and ever. That’s definitely love with conditions… something that we’re all far too familiar with. So… what exactly is “unconditional love?” Have we ever experienced here? Some might say it’s a fairy tale… there’s always some expectation of return… some condition attached to any form of love. And yet — despite all our experiences of heartbreak and disappointment — some part of us still says there is “real love.” If I asked who here today has experienced conditional love… everyone would raise their hands. And I believe everyone would raise theirs if asked who believes “real love” does exist… but maybe not here on Earth. But what if I asked if you understand unconditional love? For some, it must seem like a “too good to be true” sort of deal. And if you feel that way, I’d suspect that you’ve had your heart very deeply broken one or more times. Or, you have Saturn in the 5th House or in Leo. Yes, I’m going to talk a bit of astrology here today. We need to find some way to approach this question differently. We need to first approach this intellectually so that we can dis-cover the nature of “real love.” We need to avoid all the emotional snares and entanglements we run into whenever the idea of unconditional love is brought up. Notice I didn’t use the term “true love”… because that evokes the idea of romantic love. If you’re a bit familiar with astrology, that would make you think of Libra and the 7th House which is associated with marriage and partnership. If you happen to have you Sun in Libra or in the 7th, then it’s natural for you to always be considering what the other person needs… it’s like it’s instinctive… a part of your inner nature. Likewise, it’s part of your emotional being if your Moon’s in Libra of the 7th House. However, there’s an often unconscious, conditional aspect to it. Despite all the magic and beauty involved with romantic love… there are expectations of return. And that’s to be expected. After all,


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marriage is a form of partnership… where two people become so deeply intertwined that they share a life-in-common. Just talk to someone with their Sun or Moon in Libra. They’ll tell you about how often they’re thinking about the other people in their lives… about what they want… what they need. Often times, you’ll find they are trying to give others what they want. And since it’s so natural for them to try to fulfill others’ needs… they’re often disappointed when others don’t return the favor. So it’s not surprising that the idea of fairness is quite important to them. You see, all of us have the tendency to unconsciously assume that others are just like us. It’s called “projection” by psychologists. So… people with strong Libra energies in their birth chart have the ability to know what others want and need, but they typically don’t realize that most lack that ability. So, they go wanting. Often, a Libra personality tries even harder… gives even more of themselves. And eventually, they will get tired of being “nice.” They’ll find themselves in the grip of the energies of the opposite sign, Aries — they’ll get very, very angry about how “unfairly” they’ve been treated. And if they’re lucky, the person they’re mad at will inform them that they had no idea their wants and needs weren’t being addressed. They thought everything was fine. And if they’re really lucky, they might be asked, “Why didn’t you say something? Why didn’t you tell me what you wanted… what you needed? How can I know if you don’t tell me?” And hopefully, the Libra personality will then see how others are different. Hopefully, they’ll see the need to integrate Aries energies if they want to find the sense of balance… the sense of partnership… that Libra so deeply wants. (Libra is an Air sign; it’s mental in nature; not emotional or passionate.) Note that this is true for all the zodiacal energies. Contrary to common belief, none of them exist singularly… they come in pairs of complimentary opposites where each fulfills the other. Of course, that’s tough to do while on Earth. Although we typically confuse romantic love with marriage which is really the most demanding form of committed partnership. It’s “you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours” taken to its greatest height. So why do people associate romantic love with Libra? (As an Air sign, it is quite taken with the idea of “romance.”) Largely, it’s because Libra’s ruled by Venus: long revered as the goddess of beauty and love — and marriage, in patriarchal myths, despite her long-lasting adultery with Mars, the god of war. But astrologically, Venus is about your essential needs and your values… not love. However, this also suggests that love is an essential need… which means that love is something we cannot live without. So… if Libra — together with its counterpart… its partner… Aries — is about achieving a balance between the needs and desires of yourself and others… then where do we look for “romance” in astrology? Surprise! Let’s look at Leo. Of course, you might not be surprised due to my earlier remark about Saturn in Leo or the 5th House. Let me start by explaining that. Commonly, the house placement and sign of Saturn reveals what you fear… what you feel is lacking… what’s in short supply. That’s not really surprising when you recall that Saturn rules Capricorn and, traditionally, Aquarius… signs which demark the coldest months of the year. Now Aquarius’ partner, its astrological complimentary opposite, is Leo… which marks mid-summer… the warmest month of the year. And when you think about summer… do you think about fun in the sun? And when you think about Leo… do you think about people who are the life of the party? Do you think about performers? Do you think about people who can be the center of attention? That’s typically how we think about Leo in its positive aspects. But there’s another side to Leo energies. Do you happen to know someone with a Sun in Leo or in the 5th House? Talk to them… you


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just might find that they love being the center of attention… but often avoid it. One of Leo’s greatest fears is public humiliation. But of course, sometimes… any form of attention is better than no attention at all. You want to drive a Leo crazy? Try ignoring them. They can’t stand it. So… it’s fairly clear that Leo and the 5th House have something to do with fun… but how are they connected with romance? Well… how much imagination does it take to see how “fun in the sun” can sometimes lead to “sex on the beach?” And how many times have you seen a co-worker come into work all bubbly and unusually chipper surrounded by that certain afterglow? And how many of you have mischievously asked them with a grin, “So… what did you do last night?” An even more interesting question is why does that have such an effect on us? Why would a romantic encounter affect us so deeply and profoundly that it’s immediately obvious to people around us? Could it be that we were touched by something we deeply need and is in such short supply on Earth? Libra’s already given us a clue that love is an essential need… something we cannot survive without. In fact, there were numerous a terrible experiments conducted along these lines back in the mid-20th century — recall I mentioned Behaviorist school of psychology in my last talk. [See “There’s Nothing Wrong with You” in NW News, Apr. 2016: http://goo.gl/BVYoYR; p. 6 in particular. –Editor]

I was told about one of these experiments in Abnormal Psychology class. Infant monkeys were divided into two groups. Both had all of their physical needs provided… with one exception. The ones in the misfortunate group were never held or even touched… with dire results: their spines began to shrivel up. Similar experiments showed that when deprived of physical affection and comfort for too long, baby monkeys became permanently depressed, antisocial, and often homicidal. Surveys done on children severely neglected in Romanian orphanages revealed similarly devastating psychological and physical effects. Love is an essential need. We have to have it. And without it… life feels like it’s not worth living. That’s what is behind that “next morning afterglow.” We feel revitalized… rejuvenated. If we gave someone suffering from starvation a good meal… we’d see something similar the morning after: they’d come alive again. And that brings us right back to Leo... because its ruler is the Sun. And without the Sun… there would be no biological life on this planet. The Sun, physically, is the source of all biological life. And metaphysically —yep, you guessed it — the Source of all Life… is “real love”… unconditional Love. And that is mirrored by the astrological secret of Leo… its energies are all about love. That’s why Leos can be such good hosts… why they can be so generous. They want to be liked… to be adored… to be loved. Not surprising that they tend to be the center of attention… just like the Sun is the center of the solar system. And likewise, it explains that the unhealthy aspects of Leo behavior are rooted in the attempt to feel loved. Any type of attention, even being publicly ridiculed is better than being ignored… not being noticed… feeling like you don’t exist. And that explains why I said, you might have difficulty understanding the nature of “real love” if you have Saturn in Leo or in the 7th house. You’re likely to be broken-hearted… to feel there’s not enough love… to feeling constantly rejected… to feeling like love inevitably comes with conditions… always. If you have a difficulty imagining unconditional love… consider how Sylvia describes God’s Love. Didn’t she say many times that God simply Loves us… just as we are? And what does God expect from us? Nothing more than being precisely who and what we are.


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After all, the reason we are here… on this “battle planet”… is for no other reason than because we chose to be here. Why does a painter paint? Why does builder build? Why does a runner run? Could the answers be as simple as it’s a reflection of who they are…? a manifestation of the inner natures? As a scientist and a philosopher I will tell you that the greatest truths are utterly simple… but just like an acorn, they grow in something sublimely beautiful and almost unbelievably complex. Likewise, “real love” is so simple that it’s difficult to imagine… and even more difficult to accept. But I chose the acorn metaphor on purpose. To get a majestic oak tree, the acorn needs to end up in fertile soil… and get just the right amounts of rain and sunshine… at the critical times. But we’re on Earth. It’s precisely because we’re on Earth that most songs are “love songs.” We long for what we’re missing: the unconditional Love we experience on the Other Side. There, we breathe it in with each breath we take… it circulates thru us. Here’s we experience only in fleeting moments… for short periods of time. And as a result… coupled with conditioning here — which is really more like the “torture” those poor monkeys I mentioned experienced — we can find ourselves believing it doesn’t really exist anymore than unicorns do. By now you might be asking, so what is the nature of “real love.” It’s very simple; consider the Sun. It shines on everyone and everything. The Sun doesn’t give its life-sustaining energies to just a few. It doesn’t refuse to shine on the “wicked.” It simply is… it simply does what it does… it shines on all. “Unconditional love” means nothing less than “unconditional acceptance”… pure and simple. Consider descriptions of the Other Side… everyone loves everyone else… just exactly as they are. In fact, everyone is glad you are exactly who you are. Now that doesn’t mean everyone wants to hang out with you. Nonetheless, their existence is enriched by the simple fact you are who you are… that you do what you do. Have trouble believing that? Consider this: you being who you are automatically means that they won’t be called upon to do what you are happy to do. And that means they can focus instead upon being who they are and doing what they essentially enjoy doing. Why “not-on-Earth” wouldn’t they Love you for being you? The take-home message here today is simply that “real love” begins with acceptance. And the most important consideration is that like charity, love begins at home… it begins with you accepting yourself just as you are. You can’t give anyone something you don’t have. If you have trouble accepting yourself… then you’ll have troubling accepting love from anyone else. It’s really that simple. But don’t let it get you down that you have trouble accepting yourself exactly as you are. Remember you are on Earth… the home-world of sociopathic Souls… Souls who have declared war on the entirety of the Multiverse… and every Entity in it. Of their own “Free Will”, they chose to cut themselves off from the Source and everyone else. And that’s why I keep suggesting you consider that “there’s nothing wrong with you.” It’s just the conditions on this planet… and that includes all the tortuous conditioning we experience as soon as we incarnate here. That’s why I spoke about this at length last time… why I tried to show how deeply and easily “friendly conditioning” —that is, “advertising” — can affect us and change our we think and feel about ourselves, others and the world. [See NW News, Apr. 2016: http://goo.gl/BVYoYR; pp. 6–7.] And that’s why [See same issue; pp. 7–9] I suggested that you stop listening to that “voice” in your head that constantly criticizes and judges you. It’s not really you — I repeat, that “voice” is not really you — it’s merely the “internalization” of all the trauma and conditioning you’ve suffered.

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Don’t believe that “voice.” Fight back… instead of just agreeing with it… argue with it. Use the “What If” game [See “Pisces: Living in ‘Two Worlds’” in NW News, Feb. 2016: http://goo.gl/AiCI5K; pp. 4–10, 13] to find a different perspective. Don’t give yourself a hard time for stumbling. If an infant did that… they would never learn how to walk. Try to switch from the “fear of falling” to the “adventure of learning to fly.” If you’re so inclined, work at developing a new habit… the habit of accepting yourself… of never asking more of yourself than to do your best — whatever your best happens to be at the moment. Remember… your best when you’re well rested is much different than when you’re exhausted and your hair is on fire. Like the En Vogue song says, “Free your mind… the rest will follow.” Blessed Be. –based upon the prewritten text for the talk given by Reverend Jimi Ellison on 2015-05-15

New Spirit Radio Show The New Spirit Radio Show continues its weekly broadcasts of audio clips of trances with Francine. The show starts at 6 PM Pacific every Wednesday at www.blogtalkradio.com/newspirit. It lasts an hour and ends with a meditation. At the beginning of the show — when his schedule allows— Chris Dufresne, Sylvia’s son, will be on for about 15–20 minutes to answers questions from the phone lines and the chat room.

Novus Spiritus Michigan ― June 2016 Newsletter Taylor, MI: Celebration Held the 1st Sunday of Each Month at 11 AM Our June service, on the 5th, will be the Celebration of Father God's Feast Day. We will have a potluck luncheon following our service. There will be no Study Group this month. I hope everyone will make a point of joining us for this very special day to honor our Heavenly Father. The Church will furnish fried chicken… so whatever sides or deserts you may bring will be appreciated. Think of it as a summer picnic with air conditioning and no ants. :) Cory will be collected items for his neighborhood sale, with proceeds going to Novus Spiritus MI. Please mark your items with the selling price. Please remember people will be looking for bargains. Writing the price on masking tape works very well and will make Cory's job much easier. Items not sold will be donated and not returned. Very soon our Michigan Novus Spiritus will have a Facebook page! I am hoping to have it ready to announce by our June service with the help of my daughter Michele. [Novus MI page on FB –Editor] The purpose will be to be able to post any announcements plus to discuss the Journey of the Soul books. Our study group will continue at the church. This will be a supplement and also include those that have no Gnostics close. Remember Facebook members are all around the world. The Study Group program always meant so much to Sylvia Browne and her guide Francine. It is up to us now to carry their torch. Azna's Blessing's On Us All.

–Cardinal Anita Mahan

● Pearls from Journey of the Soul ● Allow no man to judge you, not even yourself. Here is the most important part. This is where we all get hung up in human form. You cannot judge yourself. …. To judge yourself is such an enormous cost to you. It destroys your self-esteem. …. No one destroys you except yourself! …. You cannot judge that part of God in you that is experiencing. You cannot! –Sylvia: JOS 4, pp. 129, 130