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April 2010

A Personal message from Carole

Dear Friends,

I’m delighted to welcome the first breaths of spring following one of the harshest winters I can remember. We had a record 47 inches of snow here in Western Pa. in Feb. What I like best about this time of year is that it’s a time of rebirth and transformation reflected in nature. What could be more inspiring to us than the chance to begin again fresh and clean?

In that light, I’m excited to tell you about an upcoming seminar on May 1 with Rob Schwartz, author of Your Soul’s Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born. If you’ve ever wondered about the spiritual meaning of your life and why it is what it is, please consider coming to this information-packed event. You will learn about pre-birth planning, its role in your life’s pathway and experience a guided tour with me to the Akashic Records. Rob’s work has helped people to gain life-changing insight into their life’s challenges. For more information, see Workshops below.

You asked for it and you’ve got it! For those of you who requested further study, I’m offering Level Three Spiritual Development on April 17&18.

Please note that my new radio show, Soulvisions on Blogtalk radio has been moved to Fridays at 8p.m.EST. For dates and guests, please see Events.

I hope our paths cross soon.

In Light,

Carole J. Obley

In This Edition

Upcoming Workshops

Events

Quick Links

Question of the Month—“How can I learn to communicate with the Other Side?”

Inspirational Article – “Your Soul’s Plan” by Rob Schwartz

Testimonial

About Carole

Upcoming Workshops

April 17&18, noon-5p.m. Psychic/Spiritual Development Level Three. Deepen your connection to the unseen energies of Spirit in this highly experiential weekend. You will learn:

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Automatic writing to access your intuition and the spirit world

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Universal archetypes of the tarot

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Basic numerology and its communication of energy

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Working with universal laws to manifest the life you want

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Sharpening your natural ability to communicate with the spirit world- loved ones and guides

You do not have to have taken Levels 1&2 to attend, but you do need to have experience with meditation and an awareness of higher sense perception. At the Murrysville Healing Arts Center. Tuition is $230, includes class materials. To register through Paypal: http://www.soulvisions.net/classes01.html. or 724-744-0685.

Just Added! May 1, 1-4:30p.m. Pre-Birth Planning: Understanding Your Soul’s Life Challenges with Rob Schwartz, author of Your Soul’s Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born

Question of the Month

I’ve heard it is possible to communicate with loved ones in spirit and spirit guides without the assistance of a medium. How can I do that?

It is indeed possible to learn to communicate with the realms of Spirit without a medium. Two of the most useful tools to learn to do so are meditation (focused stillness) and intuitive writing. I recommend practicing meditation daily, at the same time and place, so your brain associates this with becoming still and going within. With sustained focus, you will begin to sense the subtle “voice” of the spiritual energies that are present. To help you tune into a specific person, use a photo with the eyes clearly showing. Soon you will develop the ability to meet your loved one through making a spiritual connection. With both loved ones and spirit guides, ask them (mentally) to meet with you during your meditation. Become aware of their presence through quiet observation of the way you feel, images you see in your mind’s eye and thoughts that come to you.

Intuitive writing is accomplished through asking and writing specific questions, meditating and then journaling immediately afterwards. This type of spiritually-based writing gives insight obtained through your higher or soul self. It can also be used to communicate with loved ones. With practice, you will be able to differentiate between your own thoughts, loved ones’ and spirit guides.

Not everyone has the sensitivity that a medium has; most mediums spend years developing and fine-tuning their natural ability to sense the high frequency of the spirit world. Intuitive development training with a skilled medium can help you along your pathway. A healthy dose of patience goes a long way in the process.

Do you have a question about the Other Side or metaphysical spirituality? Please email it to carole@soulvisions.net. I cannot answer personally, but if it is something that will likely benefit others, I will address it in a future newsletter.

Monthly Inspiration

Your Soul’s Plan

By Robert Schwartz

So often, when something bad happens to us, it appears to be purposeless suffering. But what if our most difficult experiences are actually rich with hidden purpose – purpose that we ourselves planned before we were born? Could it be that we choose our life’s circumstances, relationships, and events?

In doing research for my book, Your Soul’s Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born, I found that the answer to this question is a definite yes. Working with four gifted mediums and channels- including one who is able to hear the conversations people had with their future parents, children, spouses, friends, and other loved ones-I’ve examined the pre-birth plans of dozens of individuals. These people planned such challenges as physical illness, having handicapped children, deafness, blindness, drug addiction, alcoholism, losing a loved one, and severe accidents.

Why do we plan to experience challenges? I found four primary reasons. First, challenges allow us to balance karma from past lives. For example, someone who was physically ill in a previous incarnation and the one who took care of that person may decide to switch roles. What makes this life blueprint so difficult is that once in body, neither soul will remember the plan.

Second, we plan challenges in order to heal. For example, Penelope, the deaf woman in my book’s chapter on deafness and blindness, planned to be born completely deaf because in a past life she had heard the gunshots that killed her mother. In this lifetime, she sought to focus on self-healing and wanted to make sure that her healing would not be hindered by a similar trauma.

Third, we plan challenges to be of service to others. In the chapter on physical illness, I write about Jon, a homosexual man who planned to have AIDS so that he could teach tolerance to humanity. Jon is not someone to be judged, but rather someone we may thank for having the raw courage to plan such a bold mission.

Lastly, life challenges allow us to know ourselves as love. By this I mean not only that we are loving- although certainly that is true- but that we are quite literally made of the energy of love. In our nonphysical home of spirit, we experience no contrast to ourselves and therefore cannot fully understand our nature as love. On earth, in a realm of duality and stark contrast, we often encounter a lack of love. As we choose in the face of such experiences to give and receive love freely and unconditionally, we remember who we really are.

Robert Schwartz is the author of Your Soul’s Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born. A free PDF with a large sample of the book is available at www.yoursoulsplan.com

Nothing real can be threatened.

Nothing unreal exists.

Herein lies the peace of God.

--from A Course in Miracles (Foundation for Inner Peace)

Testimonial

For anyone who is afraid or uncertain about having a reading with Carole: She is truly a gift from the good Lord above! I had a wonderful experience with her; she has lifted layers of pain from my heart by connecting me with my brother. I recommend her to anyone who is longing to hear from a loved one. I am definitely going to continue to have readings with her. I now know that love never dies.

- a sister who reconnected with her brother.