     
                                                          
         Greetings and Welcome from the Ascordia Center!  
                                                          
     

	As we move into the Winter season and bring yet another year to
a close, I am reminded, once again, how fleeting the seasons are,
how time seems to be flying by and how the calendar year, over the
years, seems to be getting shorter and shorter.
	It's as if time is moving faster and nature, itself, is hurrying
it's pace in preparation for some greater event, some grander,
event, taking place within a greater dimension. Is this the
Ascension process that we hear so much about? Is it the end of one
era and the beginning of another? Are all of our present
circumstances conspiring to move us into a newer reality, a greater
reality in which frequency and dimension vibrate at higher levels of
light and love.
	Whether it's been labeled 'the end times' and Earth changes, or
the ushering in of a new age of Peace and a return of the Christ, it
all signals vast changes within the collective consciousness of all
humanity, to reassess, recollect and reprioritize its Awareness so
as to take that great leap forward into a vaster dimension of
energy, creativity and power.
	Concominant with this understanding is the idea that all of
consciousness has a natural tendency and right to explore itself
within other dimensions. That it routinely projects itself into and
within other reality systems, into other forms and into other
dimensional fields so as to experience itself in greater fashion,
within a greater conception of its multi-dimensionality.
	So not only do these times indicate an acceleration of consciousness
but an acceleration of its tendency to explore its greater
dimensionality through a projection of thought and energy into other
reality systems.
	This issue of the A.T.U. is dedicated to the idea that
consciousness is ultimately awarized energy that seeks to know
itself within and without multi-dimensional realities and
continually moves through, time, space and dimension projecting
energy and energy pattern that changes form and content as detained
by a dimensional context.
	Whether we project a portion of ourselves through an out-of-body
experience, a dream experienced shamanic journey, or an ascension
process into the fourth or fifth dimensions, we are expressing our
continual need to move through dimensions so as to experience
ourselves in new ways, (to compare and contrast our relative
experiences) and to create new understandings for ourselves of the
endless possibilities of our creativity and being.
	All of the articles in this issue touch on this subject, of
ascension, of movement of energy through space and time, and of
consciousness projecting itself into other dimensions. So we hope
that they will stimulate you into a greater awareness of yourselves
as energy and form "across the universe" of space, time and
dimension. Enjoy the holidays, enjoy the New Year and especially
enjoy your explorations into your greater reality and greater
multidimensionality!

Peace and Love,	  
        Amy Bortner, Dir.  A.C.  /Publisher-A.T.U.

"Across The Universe" is published by the Ascordia Center, healing
center for personal growth and spiritual development. A.T.U. is
devoted to the ideals of love, peace and harmony and to the growth
of consciousness through personal integration and spiritual
communion. A.T.U. wishes to promote the efforts of humanity to
understand these ideals by offering a vision of the universe as
jouful, creative, unlimited and eternal within a sacred framework of
infinite dimensions of time, space and consciousness.

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               The Fourth Dimension By A. Tonuwyak 
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	My friend `S' and I were taking a casual stroll in a local park in
the early afternoon of a February day in 1985. The day was sunny,
clear and about 40 degrees. We were following a path near a stream
and it was quiet, with no other people in the immediate vicinity.
We had been down this path a number of times before and it was one
of our favorite areas so we were in a good mood, chatting about one
thing or another at the time.
	'S' and I had been friends for about three or four years and shared
a common perspective about spiritual growth and development. Both
of us were in contact with non-physical Guides and teachers `on the
other side' and were known in the community for doing such work with
our spiritual friends.
	Our contacts hailed from many realms, from the fourth dimension...
up to the Godhead, from the earth's nature kingdom (the elementals
and devas) to the planets and systems outside of the known universe.
Contact with spirit from other worlds was the norm rather than the
exception for both `S' and myself.
	We had been working together for about a year or so with our
spiritual mentors, almost on a daily basis. I communicated with my
guides through a mental/physical body process and `S' would access
her Guides through a channeling process. She could access her
guides at will and they could also intercede through her when they
desired contact. Her skills at maintaining this form of guidance
had become quite advanced.
	From our guides, we had been given information about the New Age,
about this current and future time period where all of humanity
would be engaged in an evolving process of personal transformation
and spiritual growth.
	We had come to accept and embrace that we were a part of an
evolutionary plan which was changing our material world to a more
spiritual world, where all living forms on the planet would
eventually be in closer contact with God, Goddess, All That Is. So,
at times, we worked with others concerning these matters and
occasionally gave a public talk or wrote an article about our
spiritual work and perspective.
	'S' communicated as a telepathic channel and liked to do her work
outdoors, so we often communicated with our uides as we walked
together through the parks in the area.`S' and I often walked in
this particular park, feeling revitalized by the energy of the trees
and nature.
	So, here we were, walking down our favorite path, enjoying this
February day, when I, suddenly, began to feel a slight change in the
air around me. It felt thick, like we were walking through waves of
air. I commented to `S' about my perceptions and asked her to
inquire with her guides as to what was going on around us.
	At first she put me off, denying my observations about the change in
environment.  But, then, she decided to look into it and asked
(telepathically) if anyone knew what was occurring. Immediately her
guides began to communicate.
	They told us that we were walking into a Fourth Dimensional energy
field and though everything around us was physically the same, the
energy vibrations in the air, our bodies and all of nature around us
had shifted and been accelerated in its energy frequency.
	This acceleration, was the result of their work. They were granting
us the experience of a fourth dimensional energy environment due to
the nature of our spiritual work.
	The Guides also indicated that this was an example of one of the
ways that they were beginning to heal the planet at this time.
That, by strategically creating these Fourth Dimensional energy
fields in specific areas all around the world, they would begin to
heal the planet of its negative energies.
	After this healing of negativity occurred at world wide levels, the
Age of Peace and Harmony would truly begin - the Age of Aquarius, as
it is popularly known.
	As we walked along, within this fourth dimensional field, everything
felt more peaceful and dreamlike yet at the same time, very real and
solid We both noticed that the 40 degree temperature seemed much
more warmer, almost electric and the wind had died down quite a bit.
	As we walked I could feel my body becoming lighter and more
balanced, my mind sharper and clearer, and my tactile senses more
alert and sensitive. Nature seemed to come alive around me, the
colors of the trees, the texture of the air, the overall feeling of
well being increased - everything felt much more alive and uplifted.
Indeed it felt like what it might be like walking into Heaven, with
a sense of bliss and spiritual awareness. `S' commented that she
was experiencing similar perceptions as well and together we
continued to walk down the path enjoying this new environment and
new adventure.
	'S' channeled information from her guides as we continued to walk.
"3.2, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7..."she said, as the guides indicated the rate
of frequency shift upwards as we continued down our path. The
guides monitored us continually. As the energy frequencies
increased, we were feeling more wonderful, uplifted and transformed
into an expanded and enlivened sense of consciousness.
	I felt a much greater sense of love for all that was around me, more
peaceful and `being in the moment' than I had ever felt before in my
life. Time seemed to have slowed down and each moment seemed to
have expanded to encompass this total experience of joy and well
being. `S' and I were smiling and really enjoying ourselves along
the way as it had a feeling of complete safety and comfort.
	Then the Guides told us that they would begin to bring the energy
field back down to its normal third dimensional frequency and
vibration and so they did.
	Over the next thirty seconds or so everything shifted back to
normal, concluding with a rather sudden temperature shift at the
end. It was like stepping around a huge bolder in the mountains and
being hit by a gust of cold air. The change in temperature was
acute, shifting by 10 degrees or so and I actually felt a physical
chill after we hit this `wall' of cold air and found ourselves back
in the third dimension.
	Our perceptions changed back as well, so that everything around us
became less alive and time sped up to its normal pace once again.
Looking back I would have to say that we moved through this fourth
dimensional energy field for only about five minutes or so but the
changes in our perception were definite and changes in our worldview
permanent!
	We thanked our guides for this profound experience and we were
uplifted with the knowledge that indeed major changes were happening
on the planet for the good of all humankind. We also realized that
there were to be greater spiritual realities in our future, for the
fourth dimension would soon be our new home as peace and well being
would soon encompass the earth. 

A. Tonuwyak is an artist /photographer currently living in Phila. Pa.

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               An "Out-of-Body" Affair to Remember  
                          By Joel Dubin             
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	Robert Monroe is an explorer. He may one day share a place in
the history books among the likes of Neil Armstrong or Christopher
Columbus. For Monroe is a pioneer riding the waves of uncharted
oceans but not between continents but, rather, between time, space,
life and death.  
	A new world is being discovered even as you read
this article, a world Mr. Monroe knows like the back of his hand He
claims to have actually traveled to distant worlds, spoken to
extraterrestrial beings and even communicated with the consciousness
of a star. He has been to a place we might know as heaven and has
seen places some would call hell He has been skipping "across the
universe" searching for life, new worlds, and ultimately, for the
purpose of existence itself (a kernel of knowledge he refers to as
"the missing basic".) All this and he doesn't even own a starship!
	What he does own, however, is his very own astral body, a vehicle
which he has been known to take out for a cosmic spin when the urge
beckons him. And no, this isn't the latest Star Trek episode
either, just a few of the countless fringe benefits one can look
forward to after learning how to achieve an Out-of-Body-Experience.
	Monroe shares his latest out-of- body adventures in the book,
Ultimate Journey, an incredible book which definitely lives up to
its title.  
	During the late fifties, Monroe, then a well-to-do radio
executive, began to find himself floating out and above his body
whenever he would lay down to rest. Quite alarmed at this strange
condition, he sought out medical and psychiatric help to find the
cause and hopefully a cure.  
	After about a year of doctors shrugging their shoulders in
bewilderment, Monroe, confident he wasn't losing his mind, decided
he would find the answers himself. More than thirty-five years
later, his search has culminated in a series of three extraordinary
books as well as an institute for the study of out of body
experiences, The Monroe Institute in Faber, Virginia.
	His first book, "Journeys Out of the Body," describes his
earliest out-of-body experiences and his attempts to understand and
gain control of this condition. In keeping an undaunted scientific
objectivity and a scholarly seriousness in his quest, Monroe has
taken a responsibility few people in "paranormal" and "New Age"
circles have been able to uphold. He effectively provides
reasonable evidence for his claims using scientific methods which
gives strength to his credibility.
	Most of the book is written as a series of journal entries,
reporting his bizarre activities in the astral plane and his
repeated experiments in attempting to find some sort of concrete
proof of this phenomenon. Any skeptic should read a chapter or two
and challenge himself not to read it cover to cover...  or to ever
ponder at three in the morning the possibility of taking a little
trip of his own.
	In Monroe's second book, "Far Journeys", he has already become
bored with floating around his bedroom and traveling to nearby towns
in controlled experiments, and begins to let loose across the
cosmos. He discovers his ability to travel beyond the confines of
time and space where he makes the acquaintance of several beings and
eventually begins to unlock the mysteries of the universe and how we
originally got snared in this web we call the reincarnational cycle.
	Monroe refuses to be influenced by religious or societal
perceptions during his bizarre encounters As a scientist, Monroe
considers the Universe his laboratory and the search for the answers
to the meaning of life too important to let emotional issues or
societal/religious prejudices get in the way (of determining the
truth.) As a true scientist, he studies his topic with an open mind
and without prejudice. Monroe's resolve in resisting the
temptations of being influenced by cultural and religious notions
(when dealing with such a profound topic) pays off, providing the
reader with a very fresh, very accurate, and very freeing expression
as to the true nature of existence.
	Humorous, if not arrogant, however, is Monroe's choice to label
his miraculous findings in a very plain, scientific manner as a
biologist would label a new species of moth. Beings which most
people would assume were angels, or some other worldly creature,
Monroe chooses to label "INSPEC", (for Intelligent Species) or
"EXCOM" (for Executive Committee - the group of souls composing his
higher self).
	A breathtaking celestial realm he encounters is not assumed
to	be Shamballa, Paradise, or even Heaven, it's just plain old
KT-95. Monroe's seriousness in his scientific approach is
steadfastly maintained regardless of how amazing his predicaments
become.
	"Ultimate Journey", Monroe's third book, seems to bring about a
completion to Monroe's quest as his post-death agenda is revealed to
him by his spirit friend the INSPEC, (whose identity will
undoubtedly surprise if not dumbfound the most learned "Seth"
enthusiast.)
	In this book, the somewhat complex structure of our spiritual
nature is expressed to and defined for the reader in a way that even
the first time occult initiate can comprehend. The plight of those
poor, lost souls called ghosts are also addressed as Monroe
determines it is his responsibility to counsel them and bring them
back to where they belong, teaching others to do the same.
	He still does this at the Monroe Institute, where he continues
his study of the OOB phenomenon as well as maintain several
fascinating workshops and classes based on his extensive work.
	The death of his wife, announced toward the end of the book,
"Ultimate Journey", brings a sad reminder of how the joy and
sweetness of love both enriches and gives meaning to our lives, and
how life in the physical form ultimately comes to an end.
	What prevents Monroe from falling into deep depression, is his
knowledge of the continuation of life alter death. Too saddened to
O.O.B. at the time of his wife's death, he is assured by his
colleagues at the Institute that she is safe and securely situated
in an area in the astral world called The Park, a place where
(spiritually advanced) humans are taken to recuperate after passing
on.  His colleagues are sure of this because they have personally
delivered her there themselves by using Monroe's O.O.B..
techniques! Monroe does bring himself to visit his wife at The Park
soon afterwards and finds this to be a thrilling experience. But he
soon realizes that he is using his abilities to hold on to his wife
rather than for letting her go and realizes that he must allow her
to get on with her work in the spirit dimensions as well as to allow
himself to continue his work here on the earthly plane.
	I found this last book to be a source of great comfort and joy
as well as to be intensely intellectually stimulating- well into my
third reading! I would highly recommend this wonderful true-life
adventure to anyone drawn to aiding their spiritual development
while hanging out here in the physical plane. Forget about the
Information Super Highway, traveling the Astral Interstate is the
way to go!
	Joel Dubin is an artist/illustrator who lives in Mt.
Airy/Phila.  and is an active participant in metaphysical studies
and has illustrated the last four issues of the "Across
the	Universe.

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             Returning Home Through Personal Retreat  
                        By Kathrine Cogan             
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	One of the most important sacred events in my life has been a
simple but profound one; the cyclical return to my Self, to the
source of my inspiration, and to my God. I have experienced
dramatic sacred events in the past, the mesmerizing marathon
chanting of Tibetan monks, the panoramic stretch of colorful Mexican
pilgrimages and the Native American rituals of the Long Dance, the
Vision Quest and the Lakota sweat lodge. All of them have had their
importance in my life experience but the cyclical return to find my
personal "center", through a personal retreat, remains the most
important one for me.
	Surprisingly, the creation of my personal retreat is never a
matter of free choice, but rather, of necessity. It comes to
collect me, and I go willingly like a lost sheep wanting only to
find my shepherd.
	These personal pilgrimages, back to the core of my spirit, come
regularly often when I find myself overwhelmed by too many demands
and responsibilities or by the warning signs of illness. It is only
when I am worn down without hope, that a mystical hand suddenly
appears from the surrounding fog and signals the beginning of my
return back to the Self.
	This kind of retreat can happen in many ways, with rituals and
holistic techniques, but basically it requires a pulling away from
the daily schedule for an hour, a day or for a few weeks. Retreat
can be humble or dramatically euphoric. Daily meditation can be a
micro-retreat while a trip to South America or Alaska can provide a
long term exodus into another culture or a healing communication
exclusively with nature to get away from the daily grind.
	And yet, there is another way. This particular way that I have
chosen is one where I go to the home of a friend, who seeks the same
path as myself, and ask for sanctuary for a day or two or even a
week or so. In my own experience I have been lucky enough to have
such a wonderful friend, who created an environment for me that was,
and still is, magically restorative. It was a haven from the
outside world, filled with light and nature, and the brotherhood and
sisterhood of unconditional co-existance.
	Elizabeth was such a friend and I would call her nearly every
crisis cycle I had and she would give me the `okay' to come over to
stay. Many times her traveling consultant husband, Phil, would be
there yet the two of them knew a lot about living together in the
same physical space so allowed for precious personal space to exist
for me as well.
	I could go there and stay with unconditional acceptance from
them and simply "be" without interference and unnecessary
conversation. I could be miserably sick and self indulgent, sulk,
or sleep endlessly. Variations from the routine were possible.
	If I wanted to do a meditation with Elizabeth, she would gladly
participate. If I needed inspirational materials or books and
videos, she had the resources for it. Never did I need to explain
myself, so much the better for Elizabeth could exist with me,
steadfastly on her path, as light and darkness co-habited within me.
	Elizabeth's house and Phil's magic garden are locations that I
can still pull up in my mind's eye in a moment, and I go there often
when I need a mental respite. This haven was offered to me and I
would like to pass it on as an opportunity for sanctuary and renewal
to my friends who also walk a tightrope existence.
	We group of souls, then, who seek sanctuary are the proto-types
for others who in the future will need support and aid because of
their expanding spirits and sensitive natures.
	The sensitivity of the expanding spirit in a physical body
leaves those evolving souls and very special humans in quite a
vulnerable position. They are more often aware of the human
condition and are more apt to suffer when they fall into the mire of
human illusion.
	Being such a sensitive soul and evolving in my own
consciousness, I recognize the importance of creating a safe and
supportive environment for others who, like myself, can feel secure
and freed from the demands of every day life and the human
condition.
	I often think of my friends who helped me in the past, special
people like Elizabeth who become the teachers and healers for myself
and others when we needed sanctuary .
	It is these faithful friends that I think of when I plan and
create my present home and personal retreat.
	My retreat will eventually have plants and animals everywhere.
There will be light coming in from many skylights and windows. In
all the nooks and crannies of the house, there will books created by
high-spirited minds waiting to be opened.
	Candles will be lit at every opportunity and the smells of sage,
clove and flowers will awaken the senses. There will be altars in
unexpected places; some will be childlike in the form of found rocks
and beads, while others will be dramatically formal with art works
hanging eloquently in chambers made for meditation. Beds will be
comfortable and luxurious.  Tables will be set with clarity and
color.
	Somewhere in the retreat I will be working quietly, as usual.
And if the phone rings and a friend asks to come over, I will say
okay, as Elizabeth taught me to do. For the house will be a place
where two or even three can easily be together, co-existing in a
healing silence creating a sacred environment for mutual growth,
support and acceptance.
	Katherine Stiles-Cogan is a visionary artist and psychic
consultant who presently resides in West Philadelphia creating her
home and personal retreat. She is available for psychic readings
and can be reached @215-386-2330.


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        The Bio-dynamics of Intoning - Sacred Sound Waves 
                         by Debby Taylor                  
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	Acording to my spirit guides, "There are currents of sound among
all aspects of life." Mystics claim that each organ of the human
body vibrates at a different pitch on the musical scale.  Ancient
religions claim our entire world was sung into existence. The
vibration of sound is such a fundamental, driving force in life that
it can help dislodge barriers to spiritual development. Before
exploring this potential, let's take a closer look at the
vibrational essence of our physical systems.
	Scientists recognize that all of life is in a state of
vibration. "Solid" matter appears to consist of particles vibrating
separately. However, what is it that suspends those seemingly
detached particles? Many spiritualists believe all of Creation is
connected by Divine love.  Separation is an illusion. Love is the
vibrational "glue" that holds an organism together. A unifying
energy field of Divine love exists within and among all life forms.
	With so much Divine electricity everywhere, we must be wired for
bliss!  However, fear interferes with the currents of love.  Fear
slows down the vibration of love in the human form. Imagine it like
this : you strike one of those Y-shaped metal tuning forks, creating
a strong vibration which you feel from a distance. Then, briefly
drape some light fabric over the singing fork, stifling the sound.
Result: sluggish vibration. This is how fear impacts our physical
bodies.
	You won't be tempted to jump to any depressing conclusions about
sluggish vibration if you understand the gift of resonance. Whoosh!
Behold the portal into Physics 101!  Venture in for just a moment
...  resonance occurs when the vibration of one object transfers to
another object of the same frequency, inducing sympathetic
vibrations (vibrations that are mutually and repeatedly relayed).
We are not doomed to a hopeless shroud of fear since there is
something in each of us that resonates with Divine love.
	If our creator would resonate through us with enough megahertz
to instantly and completely dislodge fear, the results could be
shattering. Instead, He\She gave us many self-healing capacities,
including intoning-so we could resonate with Love at our own pace.
With our voices, we can activate frequencies, approaching the high
vibrations of spiritual love.
        BY INTONING DIVINE NAMES WE RESONATE WITH OUR SOURCE
	Intoning is the vocalization of the same phrases) repeatedly via
musical tones. You might call it chanting.  "Chanting" resembles
the French word "chanter" which means "to sing"). I find that the
word "chanting" often evokes suspicions of religious indoctrination
or proselytizing. The word "intoning" is not used by any religion.
It is an inherently human ability.
	I believe we can tune ourselves to Spirit through intoning
Divine names. Did you ever tune a stringed instrument? You have to
tighten or stretch a musical string in order to tune it up to a
higher note. Likewise, we can stretch ourselves by intoning the
name of God in any language. Allah, Yahweh, Dieu, Dios, Jesus,
Yeshua, flare Rama, flu, Ave Maria, Adonoi, Elohim, Om Namah
Shivaya, Emmanuel, I Am that I Am. Any language, any faith.
	Is there a Divine phrase that really stirs you?  Recall a
favorite line from a hymn such as "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, sweetest
name I Know". Use a rosary prayer.
	Listen to the cantor in your synagogue. Whatever form of Divine
name you choose, it must stir feelings in you for it to be
effective. Let the musical tones come front your heart.
	Do not be alarmed if long sessions of divine intonation shake
loose some unpleasant feelings such as anger, grief or despair.
Count these as successful skirmishes with fear (remember: fear
stifles the vibration of love). Frequently, prolonged intoning
creates an ambiance of Joy and delight.
   A GROUP AMPLIFIES AND ACCELERATES THE BENEFITS OF INTONING!
	Over the years, intoning has facilitated delightful experiences
for students in my channeling training.  For many, intoning
heightened their spiritual hearing (clairaudience). Many began
channeling angelic guardians. One student heard chimes. Another
heard a waterfall. Un-beknownst to them, certain spiritual groups
indicate that these sounds, among others, correspond to various
spiritual realms with higher (more rapid) vibrations than our world.
Other students experienced an energy rush while intoning, reducing
physical tensions.
	Develop your own spiritual workout. Tone "up" with intoning.
Divine sound can become a valuable tool for personal transformation.

	Debby Taylor began her service as a channel in 1987. During
phone consultations, Debby channels each client's own Guardian
Spirit guides. She offers channeling training at various locations
and is the author of the book "Guardian Angels".

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                 What's Going On In The Heavens  
                     by Carol Morotti-Meeker     
              ;

	Herein lie a few bits of astrological lore that may be helpful
in the course of your daily events from Oct. 31 (Samhain) to Feb.
2 (Imbolc) 1995.
	Mercury, the planet of informal communication, commerce and
travel, goes direct on Sun. Oct.  30, after being retrograde
(appearing to go backward from the Earth's perspective.) for three
weeks. Halloween and Samhain are celebrated this year in the dark
of the moon, in the sign of Libra which is a good time for social
gatherings and a strengthening of partnerships of all kinds.
	The BIG news for November is the occurrence of a lunar and solar
eclipse. The solar eclipse (at the time of the new moon) will begin
on the morning of Nov. 3 at 10 degrees Scorpio 54 minutes. The
time for its most potent influence, however, begins on Oct. 24 and
lasts through Nov. 6. (The influence of either a solar or lunar
eclipse can actually start 3 months before the eclipse occurs and
can last from 6 to 9 months afterwards!)
	If you have any planets, asteroids, midpoints or other sensitive
points in your chart about 11 degrees to any of the fixed signs
(Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, or Aquarius) be prepared for that aspect of
life to exhibit some type of crisis! It will be defined by the
essential nature of the point, what it is aspected by, and the house
in which it is located. The Chinese character for "crisis" is also
the symbol for "opportunity" so fear not!  Just be prepared to "tack
the sails" for the prevailing "winds of change" and be prepared for
new opportunities!
	Nov. 7 begins a ten-day period of influence before the second
lunar eclipse on Nov. 18 at 25 degrees Taurus, 42 minutes. The
major effect will be complete by Nov. 21. Again, people with
sensitive points in the fixed signs of Taurus, Leo, Scorpio or
Aquarius, near 25-26 degrees, will experience some changes in
direction and circumstance of a given situation.
	In general, eclipses point to the ending of one set of
circumstances and the beginning of another. They may augur a period
of change and re-orientation vital to the process of one's personal
development. (Write me c/o ATU and let me know what shifts occur in
your life as a result of these eclipses.)
	Venus, the planet which influences our relationships, values and
(often) our finances, has been retrograde, ("going backwards") since
Oct. 9 and will begin to move forward once again on Nov. 23. This
time period has given us an opportunity to examine our "urge to
merge" and to improve our life accordingly. The past six weeks have
also been a time for re-examining our goals and seeking to establish
balance within the scope of our human relations and social
interchanges. The second of December is a new moon in Sagittarius .
The `conjunction of Jupiter and Pluto at 28 degrees Scorpio on this
day remains strongly in effect through December 9. Pluto stands for
transformation and the burning away of all but the essence of a
thing and Jupiter stands for the expansion of energies, sometimes to
the point of excess. So, I'd watch the news about the Middle East
heating up again and something shifting dramatically in Russia,
Western Europe or the middle section of the US., Canada, Central
America and Eastern South America.
	If you have planets, asteroids, midpoints or other sensitive
points in your chart in 27 degrees of the fixed signs (Taurus, Leo,
Scorpio or Aquarius) or within the first 5 degrees of any mutable
sign (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius or Pisces), then watch for some
major energy of transformation manifesting in those areas of your
chart.
	Jupiter, then, moves into its `home' sign, Sagittarius, for two
years. Watch for expansive situations in the areas of education,
sports, emigration/refugees and the legal system. Venus, the planet
of social relations, makes a harmonious aspect to Saturn , the
planet of structure and restriction on December 8. Holiday shopping
should be bountiful and holiday parties really great!
	On December 20, the day before the Winter Solstice, Dec. 21,
Mercury comes into harmony with Mars in an earth sign which
indicates a good time for getting ideas into action. New Year's
festivals may be a bit more muted or formalized this year because
the transiting moon is in somber, straight-laced Capricorn.
	On January 2, the first business day of 1995, Mars, the planet of
action, goes retrograde. Do not initiate any disputes or lawsuits
at this time until Mars goes direct again at the end of March!
Pluto moves into Sagittarius for a six week stay in the middle of
January until it retrogrades back to Scorpio, momentarily. This
planetary placement indicates changes in travel, higher education,
more religious conflicts and displaced persons from their homes!
This placement of the outer planet (Pluto) augurs the beginning of a
whole new era, so hang onto your hats, folks, changes are coming!

	Carol Morotti-Meeker is a practicing astrologer, numerologist and
therapist in Eastern Montgomery County. She can be reached at (215)
233-0227.

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               Dreams, A Gift from the Inner World     
                         By Ruth Hoskins               
           ;

	Your mother will die on January 28th, and you will help her to
cross over", said the voice as I abruptly awoke from my dream. It
was 6 am and I was giving a retreat in the Pocono Mountains.
Responsible for the morning meditation, I hurried, got dressed, and
went outside into the cold morning mountain air in search of a
telephone.
	Mom had been diagnosed with lung cancer that summer, but she
never told us that she was very sick. "Mom was like that," I
thought to myself, "stoic and brave". But I felt frantic. "What
did the dream mean?" I thought. "Is she going to die in thirty
days? And what about the message, `you'll help her to cross over?
Finally I found a telephone. Mom was awake cooking a turkey for the
holiday dinner. I regretted I wasn't going to be with her for
Chanukah.
	"How are you feeling?" I asked, but without waiting for her
reply I stated, You're more ill then you're letting any of us know."
	"Yes," she answered. "How do you know?"
	Mom was familiar with my unusual questions. As a child, I had
several prophetic experiences. At nine years old, I recovered my
lost pearl ring on the mile walk home from school by following the
directive of my inner voice and turning over a tiny leaf that had
fallen amongst the thousands that autumn day. It was a miracle.
Although over thirty-five years ago, I still remember my amazement
and excitement as I rushed in the door to show her that gold and
pearl ring. Mom told me that I had special angels watching over me
and I believed her. It helped me understand the magic of both my
waking and dream worlds. So my past experience told me that the
dream I had that morning in the mountains was a warning of what was
to come.
	My mother was hospitalized two weeks after my dream.
Remembering the message, I spent as much time with her as possible.
On January 20th, she came home and appeared to be quite strong.he
was able to join the family during an evening meal, however, the
following day, she got into bed and began her final process of
dying.
	The family took shifts taking care of her, and when it was my
turn, I prayed and meditated as I sat by her bedside. Lung cancer
is a hard disease to die from, but my mother was very brave. I once
read that some souls come to this earth just to show others how to
die and by observing my mother's courage, I knew this to be one of
her many missions and gifts to her children in this life. Then, as
my dream had predicted, on January 28th, mom died and crossed over
to the other side.
	I felt that the dream had been given to me for a purpose from my
higher self, my guides and my dream world, a place where I most
intimately connect. But it took another six months to fully
understand the meaning of "You will help her to cross over"...
	After her death, I had many dreams in which I interacted
extensively with my mother helping her to detoxify her lungs in an
astral hospital, as well as accompany other relatives to the inner
planes to meet and talk with her. Often my sister and I were with
her guiding and supporting this process. Soon, her etheric body was
well and once again, she was full of life and busy doing the work
she loved.
	The last time I helped my mother consciously while in he dream
state, we were standing together on the threshold of a higher
dimension, a place where only he could go. There were guides who
guarded the entrances to these other worlds, and it was my mothers
turn, not mine, to move on in her etheric body to other dimensions.
She was ready, and now we were saying good-bye. I was clearly told
that I could not go as I had completed my work having helped her in
the last stages of her illness on the physical plane, as well as on
the astral and beyond.
	My dream was given to me and was a gift. It helped prepare me
for the future, and assist my mother during her final month here on
earth. Dreams are a nightly gift to us from the inner worlds, and
can help to guide our lives. We only need to be open and listen to
the message.
	Ruth Hoskins is a licensed psychiatric social worker with a
practice in Chestnut Hill and is the director of a family and
adolescence crisis center. She holds monthly meditation groups and
is in the process of forming a dream study group in Chestnut Hill.

                ķ
                   Landau Speaks as channeled   
                          by Amy Bortner        
                Ľ
  (This article was exerpted from a lecture given by the channeler
            at the International House on Oct. 29, 1994)

	Good afternoon, My name is Landau. I have been a human being
and so I have learned how to manipulate the physical body. Just as
you are now learning how to work with your physical bodies in this
lifetime. The message here that I wish to give to all of you this
afternoon is to love your bodies better; to appreciate the physical
vehicle that you have come into this dimension with.
	For your bodies are tailor made for you and you only. They were
specially made in (and we'll say laboratories) for your purpose on
the earth plane in this lifetime. So they have special qualities
than no one else has.
	Your body is unique to yourself. It's shape, it's color, it's
form, it's size and musculature, it's organ functions and brain
size, the color of your eyes, the shape of your head and features -
all of these, then, were created just for you and you alone. So
treat this as a gift for this gift (of your body) is given to you so
that you could operate on the physical plane.
	You have had other bodies in other lifetimes which were tailor
made for you then, as your body in this lifetime is tailor made for
you now. So appreciate the fact that this body was given to you so
that you could achieve your goals, achieve your lessons, achieve
that which you want to do and to be in this particular life time.
	Some of you have bodies that are very responsive to your
thoughts and desires. Some of you have bodies that seem to have a
mind of their own and so I want to say to you that you need to
appreciate the fact that your bodies have their own consciousness,
and that some of your bodies have a very strong will, and some of
your bodies have a very strong desiring mechanism, and some of your
bodies have very strong agendas to fulfill.
	For your bodies also have lessons to learn in this lifetime just
as you do. So if your body tends to be accident prone or if your
body likes to skydive or if your body like to hike or if your body
likes to eat or to have sex, it is because there are lessons that
the body is learning about through these activities that perhaps
you, in your soul essence, are not necessarily interested in.
	So for some of you, you need to learn to talk to your body, to
find out what it is doing and why it wants to do it. Some of you
may understand what I am saying already, in nodding your heads in
appreciation, for you some times think that you are sitting on a
"runaway horse", that your body is like that runaway horse, as it
has a mind of its own.
	So what we are saying here is that you need to talk to your body
routinely, to ask it what its agenda is this morning orthis
afternoon or this evening or what is its agenda is for the week or
the month or the year. And you need to ask it what its goals are
and what does it want to explore.
	So what we are saying is that in order to talk to your body you
have to just put your hands to your heart, if you will, and just ask
first your heart, "Heart, what are you thinking and what are you
feeling?" and then ask your heart, "Heart, what is my body thinking
and what is my body feeling?" These are some of the techniques then
that you can use in order to talk to the consciousness of your body.
	Your body then has its own agenda in terms of fulfilling its own
values.  Some of your bodies like to be young and light and
graceful. And some of your bodies like to experience oldness and
creaky joints and stiffness and arthritis. And some of your bodies
like to relax and to lie down. And some of your bodies like to be
in water. And some of your bodies like to be in the air or in the
sunlight or on the earth itself.
	So understand that when you feel like walking in the woods or
going for a swim, it is (often) partly due to the fact that your
body needs to do this. So trust your impulses to do these things
with your body. Talk to your body and say "Is this what you want,
do you want that ice cream cone, or do you want that piece of cake
or do you want that steak dinner or that fish fry or whatever it
is that your impulses are telling you, just check in with your body
and if it says "Absolutely!", then we say "Go ahead!" and let your
body have that food for your body knows what it needs to fulfill its
agenda, to fulfill its lessons in this life, so to speak.
	So when you are not in synchrony with your body is when you have
troubles, when you feel as if you are disjointed and alienated from
yourself. So more often than not, you feel alienated from yourself
because you are alienated from your body. Your body is doing one
thing and you want to do something else.
	So, we say, that from our perspective, from the spiritual
planes, the gift of your body, then, is also a responsibility as
well as a blessing. For you need to take responsibility as being
the keeper and the guidance system for your body. You need to then
co-create and co-operate with your body in terms of reaching both
your mutual goals. So you have to understand that your body has its
goals in mind as well as you having your goals in mind. And so you
need to talk to your body, to trust your impulses as messages from
your body and to start to see that there is a pattern that your body
is creating for you in terms of what you like to do, where you like
to go, who you like to be with, what you like to do and to eat and
so on and so forth. Even who your sexual partners are, are more
often than not determined by your body's agenda, by what your body
feels comfortable with in terms of energy and frequency.
	So, we would say, then, that part of your life's lesson for all
of you here on the earth plane is to become friends with your body
and to understands your body's lessons and to allow your body to
achieve them in tandem with your own soul or spiritual lessons.
	Q. What is the easiest way to astral travel?
	A. To astral travel then is to simply allow yourself to move up
and out of the physical body. So we would say that, first of all,
you need to ask permission from your physical body to let you go.
	For your physical body, then, is also the keeper of the soul as
you are the keeper of the body. And both of you, then, are the
gatekeeper and keymaster of each other. So you need to ask
permission routinely for various experiences to occur. So that each
of you can let go of the other, and let it "do its thing", so to
speak. So, when you are going astral traveling, you are actually
saying good-bye to your body temporarily.
	And so you need to say to your body, "I would like to leave you
for a while and go traveling, is that O.K..?" And then you need to
talk to your body and see if it feels that it's OK for you to
leave and that it's OK for it that you leave, as well.
	Some of you have come into the earth plane to consciously
experience the astral realm and some of you have come into the earth
plane to not consciously experience the astral plane. Some of you
only experience the astral realm in the dream state for it feels
safe and your body is not threatened. So some of you have come into
this world to feel very grounded in the body, to feel extremely at
one with the body and so trust that and honor that as part of your
soul lesson. If, however, you do wish to have an out-of-body
experience, then you need to ask permission of your body and your
higher self and your spirit guides to do so. That is something that
we can suggest.

              
                   Daniel Speaks as channeled     
                          by Amy Bortner          
              

	(The following article is exerpted from a channeled lecture
given at the Ascordia Center in 1988. The entire lecture is
available on audio tape through the Trance-Formation tape Series
Daniel Speaks -Tape #6)
	This is Daniel speaking. You are wondering perhaps, who is
Daniel, who is this being who is speaking through this channeler.  I
am an entity no longer focused in the physical realm, who dwells in
the realms of spirit as you understand it.
	I am non-physical, but I still am quite attached, quite
connected to the physical realms, for I have had many lives as a
physical being. I have had many lives encountering the human drama
that you encounter routinely, day in and day out, night and day, day
and night.
	We have no day and night here, so we do not measure our growth
through conventional cycles or periods that nature has established
for you on the earth plane.
 	Nature has provided a backdrop for you in which to measure your
growth; to measure it against the sun's rising and the moon's
setting, the stars twinkling and the birds chirping, the wind's
howling and the trees swaying, all of which is one great dance, one
great and loving environment in which you can operate in the
physical realm. This is done so that you learn to be human, in a
human body, to operate within a physical framework, to react to your
own conscious projections and to manipulate those conscious
projections so as to
	

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                  Ascordia Speaks as channeled   
                         by Amy Bortner          
              ͼ

	(This article was exerpted from a public lecture given on Nov.
11, 1994 by Ascordia to the members of the See of Tranquillity
Center. This is part one of a two part essay.)
	
	Good Evening to all of you. This is Ascordia speaking now
through this channeler. It has taken a few extra moments to come
through as we have had to adjust her energy as well as your energy
frequency patterns in this room.
	All of you here may very well be interested in understanding
that you are energy frequency patterns or that you are energy as
manifest into frequency patterns. As you continue to understand
your spirituality and spiritual growth process, you will begin to
understand that the fluctuations and changes in your energy and
energy pattern is concomitant with the nature of your spiritual
growth.
	If you've been feeling funny lately or changing in some way,
that is because the energy patterns in your body are also changing
to accommodate an opening in your various chakra centers to allow
for the admittance of new energies. These energies, in themselves,
are new forms, new thought forms, of energy as well.
    All of you here are being readied or being made aware of energy
in all of its shapes and forms. Whether it comes in as physical
energy, biological energy, etheric energy, thought form energy; or
whether it comes in as consciousness units, energy essence units, or
whatever unit you want to apply, we would say that you are becoming
more aware of its effect upon your bodies and upon your minds and
upon your spirit.
	You are becoming "energy beings", so to speak. You are becoming
aware that you are really just a conglomeration of various forms of
energy and frequency pattern that are being received and released
consistently throughout your day - throughout your moment, your
minute, your hour, your day, your week and your month, so to speak.
	As a single celled organism takes in liquid and nourishment,
from its outward environment, so then, you are sensing yourselves,
like a single celled organism, to be energy essence beings who are
taking in their nourishment from the external environment. This
environment provides energy to be utilized, taken in and also to be
released (once it has been used) for whatever purposes one needs the
energy at the time.
	We say this because part of the topic that you are here to learn
about is the Ascension process, which ultimately requires that you
understand the concept of energy - how it is utilized, how it is
manifested and how it `shakes out' into your reality and other
realities.
	So that, really, understanding how to work with the Ascension
process is basically understanding how to work with energies as they
manifest within and without you and how to become more discerning in
your understanding of energy as to which energies apply to your
particular path, your particular spiritual path, psychological path,
emotional and even mental path.
	For there are energies that come from all of those realms that
can be utilized for your benefit, for your well being and for your
sense of integrity and cohesiveness.
	We, then, of the Angelic realm are here to express this to you
for we are energy essence beings already, that we are constantly
working with energy, (as you would understand radios and receivers
work with energy as transformers and transducers) and, so, we are
constantly changing the forms of energy that we receive into other
forms so that they can be modified, modulated, extended, magnified
and radiated to various dimensions and various reality frameworks.
So a certain portion of the Angelic realms activity is to work with
various forms of energy and to radiate them, in more acceptable
form, into various dimensions.
	This requires an understanding as to what form of energy is
needed in various dimensional realities. So that, in a three
dimensional reality, (the one that you exist in at this time), you
accept certain frequencies of energy pattern and certain ranges and
subsets of frequencies that we project to you that will allow you to
feel comfortable within your body, within your mind/brain system and
within your three dimensional environment.
	Those energies that you need in a three dimensional field are
those energies, ultimately, that allow you to function in a body,
and to function smoothly, without any disruption within a body, so
that you always feel yourselves to be bodies, encased in a shell of
physicality within a three dimensional environment that allows you
to move through it.
	We routinely send energies to the third dimension which create a
sense of volume, a sense of space and time, a sense of gravity, and
a sense of cohesion and cohesiveness between (like) bodies, between
molecules and between atoms and sub-atomic particles. There are
various cohesive forces of nature that we extend to you through our
abilities to transform universal energies into three dimensional
physical energies, that you know of as the forces of nature -
gravity, centripetal, centrifugal and atomic forces.
	All of these forces are energies that you need to maintain the
image, the substance and the form of a three dimensional realm.
Once you are in a three dimensional realm, you take these energies
for granted. Yet, these energies are always being sent to you and
you are always processing these energies so that they are utilized
properly within your body/mind system, your mind/brain system and
within, then, the interface between your physical body and your
non-physical bodies. There is always a seamless flow of energy,
then, between yourself and your environment and between yourself and
your other selves well.
	This is an activity that you are quite aware of at other levels,
that you are quite proficient at this and other levels, for you were
actually trained to do this before you entered the three dimensional
realm. It is simply not possible for a soul to enter a dimension
without any preparation for it has to prepare itself so that it
feels comfortable within the parameters of a particular dimension.
	If you did not prepare for the three dimensional field, you
would have gone insane the moment you entered your physical body.
You would not have known how to manipulate or operate, all the
various functions of the body, to manipulate and operate all the
energies that had to be transformed into the various natural and
cohesive forces that have maintained the integrity of your body.  So
you had to learn how to enter into the system and to meld and to
mold yourself into the wiring, so to speak, of this system.
	It's really as if you are wired into a machine, in a sense, that
you are connected to and into the various workings and programming
of a vast computer which, in itself, not only creates information on
a screen for you but actually creates an environment holographically
that surrounds you.
	So that whatever you think or say is wired into the mechanisms
of this computer which in turn interprets the information in third
dimensional fashion, reinterpreting your thoughts and feelings into
a three dimensional holographic environment.
	If you want to understand your three dimensionality, you need to
understand that this is what is going on with you all the time!
Imagine that a portion of yourself, your soul, as you know it, or
your spirit essence, is actually thinking the thoughts and feelings
and desires and intentions and that they are being picked up, by
"spiritual wiring", to a vast computerized network, overseen by the
Angelic and other realms.
	This network, in turn, creates a hologram, which is introduced
into a field, a force field, if you will, which, in turn, creates a
(holographic) environmental field onto which this portion of your
soul is energetically projected through the wiring and projection
apparatus of this vast computer.
	So, in a sense, all of you are holographic representations of
your soul. All of you are holograms and virtual replications of
your soul essence (which is actually outside of the three
dimensional realm.)
	It's really as if you are all playing a continual virtual
reality game with yourself in which your soul is wired up in its own
little suit and moving itself in a little room somewhere and you are
the projection that it is wired to. Consequently, you are acting
out (for it) what it intends and what it sees and what it wants to
know but within a three dimensional context. Understand, then, that
you are this projection of your soul.
	However, you are not only a projection. For you also possess a
personality and an ego and a portion of the soul itself which, in
turn, creates an opportunity for you to project a portion of
yourself into other virtual dimensions. So that you, as a
projection, also have its own consciousness, its own free will and
its own ability to project itself, (a situation which is a little
more complicated than what you have now in your virtual reality
games.)
	In your three dimensional capacity, you are an immediate
feedback mechanism for the soul, for you are its projection, and so
whatever you feel, it feels, whatever you think and desire and act
and intend, it also desires and thinks and acts and intends.  It
becomes enriched by this activity with you and begins to wonder how
it is that its projection, you, can have a more creative and dynamic
life of its own, on its own.
	So what happens after a fashion, is that some of the connections
between you and your soul are made less clear so that you can begin
to take in messages more from your own egoic focus and from your
particular worldview. So you begin to take in information from the
world around you rather than from the soul.
	This, then, is the process of the maturation of a focus
personality in a three dimensional field. This, then, is that
process by which it begins to trust its own impulses, its own
intuitions and its own yearnings. For some time, it begins to work
at a very egoic level in which it can manipulate itself within the
three dimensional field without any outside interference from its
soul energy essence.
	Of course, it is always "hot wired", in a sense, to the souland
in emergency situations, it can always regain that connection
through divine intercedance. However, it is planned that, for those
portions of the soul which are projected into a three dimensional
field, they are able to exercise and operatetheir own abilities in
lieu of and/or as well as their soul's purpose, design or intention.
They can create their ownintentions for their own unique purposes.
	This is what most human beings experience in their lifetime,
that which we call `autonomy'. You become autonomous creatures,
then, by having and exercising your own free will. By doing so, you
can learn how to make choices, make decisions, manifest intentions
and to create your own environment without any interference or
connection to that portion of the soul that you have come from.
	So you take on a sophistication that your soul also applauds for
your soul wants you to become more autonomous. So, as you become
more and more autonomous, you are allowed your own freedom from the
soul group purpose and ,so, can create your own soul lessons.
	As you become masters over this lesson in your life, you also
learn how to project your own thoughts and feelings more concretely
and more clearly into the third and other dimensions as well. You
can learn to project your own virtual self into other dimensional
fields and watch your" virtual" self in other dimensions operate
within its own parameters and limitations.
	And so this goes on and on for all beings, for all times and at
all times! This is just an analogy here for we felt that this
analogy would be one that you all could understand.
	So we say, the Ascension process is merely just that process of
gaining autonomy, gaining an ability to be able to manipulate
yourself and project yourself into other dimensions.
	Whether they be of upper, lower or higher frequency, then, is of
course up to you. We would say, however, that what has been
determined to be of the best interest of most souls who are focused
inthree dimensional form, in this reality system, is that
theymanipulate themselves into higher levels of dimension, into
higher frequency patterns that manifest as the fourth and fifth
dimension.
	This is just a choice, it is not a necessity. This is just a
decision that has been made on the group soul level or mass
consciousness level of those beings who have come into this system
at this time. So that we say, what it means to work with the
Ascension process, is to become more aware of your ability to
project energy from the self as you know it into another form, into
a fourth or fifth dimensional form.
	As you begin to understand that you are a conglomeration of
energy patterns that are recreated into a holographic image, it is,
then, possible for you to see how to reconfigure some of the energy
within this hologram to be refocused and projected as a beam, as a
laser beam, if you will, into another field which we will call a
fourth or fifth dimension. That beam is refracted into another
holographic picture which is truly another portion of your self as
it relates in that dimensional frequency.
	So we say, then, that all of you have the capacity to project
yourselves as energy. All of you have the capacity to project
portions of yourself, like a laser beam into other dimensions. And
we say that this is something that you have been trained and taught
to do before you entered this dimension.
	For we must say that the primary goal for those, of human
consciousness, is to learn how to focus their energy within a
dimension and then through dimensions and then to learn how to
reconfigure their focus into different patterns within other
dimensions. That is part and parcel of your purpose here on the
earth plane is to manifest your creativity in the physical
dimension.
	I no longer engage in that activity, in the give and take
between nature and man. I now engage in the give and take between
spirit and man. I engage myself within the the confines of a
teaching situation, within a teaching position to elaborate upon my
wisdom and experiences for your benefit.
	I dwell within a realm that has no medium of exchange other than
that which is mutually agreed upon. That is to say, we can
hallucinate an agreed upon environment, in which spirit can
communicate with spirit, in which entities can learn and grow
through interactions which may seem foreign to you on the physical
level.
	For they involve gradations of psychological focus, intensities
of feeling tone and manipulation and creative visualization of
different kinds of thought energy patterns than yours on the
physical plane. What we do then, on the astral plane, is what you
do, routinely, in the dream state.
	For what you do, then, in the dream state is to reclaim your
birthright, your soul's birthright. For in the dreamscape that you
escape to, you hallucinate, en masse, with other entities (of like
mind), environments in which you can manipulate and create thought
patterns, thought projections, visualizations, events and
probabilities.
	We, then, in the astral realms are constantly dreaming for your
benefit, for we are constantly creating within the confines of our
dreamscapes as you would call it. However, within the physical, you
are not always dreaming. Within the physical dimension, you have
two landscapes within which you can compare your activities, your
thoughts and ideas.
	For, you have the waking state consciousness on the one hand and
the dream state consciousness on the other. But this is an
arbitrary division, you see, for there are many finer shades of
consciousness that exist in between. You have merely set up the
dream consciousness and the waking consciousness to be the polar
ends, the two extremes.
	For the human mind is wont to create polarity, is wont to
understand the world in terms of opposites - good and bad, right and
wrong, yin and yang and so on.
	That, for your experience, it is best served by your purposes to
derstand your consciousness and how it manipulates itself in both
the dreaming and the waking state.
	I have mentioned before then, that the self is created by a vast
interplay of energy patterns. That self love is the key to
determining one's divinity and that one's divinity is marked by an
endless round of probable actions and events and an endless
confrontation with one's own creativity, one's own ideas and one's
own belief systems. These elements, then, mark the human
consciousness.
	Human consciousness finds itself working at its most maximum,
then, it's most appropriate when it can create for itself a feedback
system (for itself), so as to understand how its conscious
manifestations are operating, the effects of its own creativity, and
the ramifications of its own beliefs.
	And what better framework is it to have than a dream at night to
give you this feedback, to give you these understandings and to give
you this guidance to perhaps remedy a wrong path, a course in error
or a belief that is quite distorted (and so on and so forth.)
	The human mind, then, has created the dreamscape so that it can
create even better, even more magnificent creations within the
physical framework and within the physical dimension.
	And, so, these are some thoughts of mine that I wanted to impart
to you, at this time. For I thought it necessary to
                (to be continued in the next issue)

(Amy Bortner is the director of the Ascordia Center and has been
channeling spirit energies since 1980. She is currently offering
programs in channeling and meditation and is available for private
readings and telephone consultations. Ms. Bortner can be reached
at 215-242-8832.)
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                     MENS SUPPORT GROUP                 
       A place for men to heal and support one          
       another in their personal growth.  Bi-weekly     
       meetings on Tuesday nights.  Facilitated by      
       skilled therapist.                               
                                                        
                 Call Gary Schoenburg, M. Ed.           
                       215 - 878- 0792                  
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                       'LIGHTEN UP'                           
    Electrify your cells, have more energy, more light,       
    more healing power and more money! Distributors           
    wanted. No inventory. Incredible cell-electric products.  
    Send $1.00 for info. Also, Electrolyte Energy Re-charger  
       (240) tablets. Send $21.00 plus E/E                    
       to: Bio -Electric Light, 131 Golf View Rd.,            
                      Ardmore, PA. 19003                      


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|             MONTHLY MEDITATION GROUP AT THE FULL MOON             |
|    Saturday, Dec. 17 - 7 PM  Free Call for future dates (1995)    |
|                             Also.....                             |
|                  DREAM-SHARE CIRCLE Now Forming!                  |
|            Both Locations: Mt. Airy (North West Phila.)           |
|       For More Information, Call: Ruth Hoskins 215-242-6106       |
|                                                                   |
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                           Event Listing                       
                 New Hope Channelers Support Group             
                     Winter Schedule of Events                 
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                   Wednesday, January 25 - 7 PM                
                          Guest Channeler                      
           Keith Edwards Mr. Edwards will be channeling        
                    the Pleiadians this    evening.            
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                   Wednesday, February 22 - 7 PM               
                    Guest Channeler - Jean Finch               
                                                               
       This will be an evening of Valentine fun and            
       excitement. The New Hope Channelers Support             
       Group meets once a month at the New Hope Public         
       Library. Refreshments are served. A small donation      
       is  requested. N.H.C.S.G., 93 W. Ferry St. New          
       Hope, Pa. For moreinfo., Call: Bill Tomaszewski         
       at 215-340-0534                                         
                                                               

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                          Meditation #1                        
                          by Amy Bortner                       
                                                               
                                                               
            The thoughts were flung out and coalesced          
                  along points, outside of reach               
                  fine matter, and sand, oozing,               
                 they shimmered....at the beach.               
                                                               
         Eels played, the rays targeted in the noon sun,       
           overcome by the waves of vowel formations,          
              marched along lines of distinction...            
          The sound, the sound, the orb shimmering, the        
                           sound again!                        
               All fell through the bands of black,            
            which became muddied, indistinct, unclear          
       falling through the lines, the words played until..     
          they were animal-like, animal carcasses, they        
         shimmered on points, on stars, on seas, until,        
            again, they    coalesced on wave formations,       
              cooking in time, on time, pulsating...           
                                                               
              OM      OM      OM     OM     OM    OM           
                                                               
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    "To seek freedom is the only driving force I know.     
    Freedom to fly off into that infinity out there.       
    Freedom to dissolve, to lift off; to be like the       
    flame of a candle, which, in spite of being up against 
    the light of a billion stars, remains intact, because  
    it never pretended to be more than what it is; a mere  
    candle." Don Juan ~ From the The Art of Dreaming by    
    Carlos Castanada                                       
                                                           
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                         CIRCLE OF LIGHT                        
                          Doylestown, PA                        
            Jean Westbrook Finch, M.A., C.H., Director          
                                                                
                       Winter Schedule 1994                     
        Sat., March 11 "Group Channeling with Jean finch"       
      9:30 to 12:30 PM Become Empowered! (Part of proceeds      
                   benefits Pebble Hill Church)                 
                                                                
            Monday Night Mini-Series (Mini Workshops)           
    Mon., Jan. 30 -"Eliminating Chaos and bringing in Beauty"   
                        w/ Denny Daikeler                       
                Mon., Feb. 13 -"Angels Among Us" -              
                 with Amy Bortner, B.A., C.M.T.,                
                                                                
                 Mon., Feb. 27 -"Toning Workshop"               
                     with Debby Taylor, R.H.                    
                                                                
    Mon., March 6 -"The Ways of Remembrance" (The Sufi Path)    
       with Theresa Whitedove and Richard Vise, Mon., March     
                                                                
               "Unergi" - Holistic Therapy Method               
                         with Ute Arnold                        
                                                                
                         ONGOING SERVICES                       
                                                                
            Spiritual Readings Past Life Regressions            
              Group Consultations Integrated Massage            
    Hypnosis Sessions Gift Certificates Available for Readings  
          For more information, pre-regristration or to         
     be included in our mailing list: Call:(215) 348-1404       
                                                                
 
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      NEW AGE BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEMS PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY       
                                                                     
  The Delaware Valley is one of the leading areas in the country whic
  is being supported by an active computer bulletin board network and
  PANNET (Phila. Area New Age Network) is the hub of this network.   
  For more information on becoming a BBS member, call Under The El   
  BBS. For exploring the New Age, Wiccian or Metaphysical realms,    
  call one of these BBS'S near you.                                  
                                                                     
             121 BBS (Phila.)      215-748-5358    John Dancy        
       Anterra Network (Hatboro)   215-675-3851    Steve Ferguson    
            Attic Treasures            610-394-9565    Mike Jackson  
           BVM (Marcus Hook)       610-485-7417    Terry Harbison    
             DSC BBS (Ivyland)     215-443-9434    Ron Brandt        
         Emerald Isle (Norristown) 610-277-2013    F. McMenmin       
         Farpoint (Norristown) 610-272-6244    Kevin Wilkinson       
           Four Friends (Phila.)   215-335-4570    Jim Madden        
         General Interest (Phila.) 215-334-3458    Jim Rhodes        
              Luvcat's Lair (Phila.)   215-247-7594    Taz           
        Mystic's Mountain      215-884-7449    Michael Van Meter     
         Punch Into The Future 610-352-0413    Harry Walmsley        
          Storm Front (Croydon)    215-788-4662    Bill Dennison     
         The Garage (Conshohocken) 610-832-0925    Mitch Stein       
       Twelve Step (Phila.)    215-425-7489    Al & Lorraine Eshart  
       Under The El (Phila.)   215-322-3907    Chris & Judie Skarp   
            Uncle Sam's BBS            215-295-0191    Louis Roberts 
            Unnamed BBS (Ambler)   215-540-0141    Mike Logan        
     What Lies Beyond (Phila.) 215-624-6741    Virginia Wendowski    
        Weekender BBS (Phila.) 215-548-7907    Michelle Pedrick      
                                                                     


    
                                                            
           ATTENTION READERS Daniel and Ascordia tapes      
          are now available through mail order from the     
                  Ascordia Center in Phila., PA.            
                                                            
         They can be ordered through the audio cassette     
           series - "Daniel Speaks" (Series 1 & 2) and      
          "Ascordia Speaks" (Series 1). Call for a copy     
        of our tape catalogue. Tape transcripts are also    
                            available.                      
                                                            
         For further information and to order your tape     
            Catalogue or tape cassettes please call:        
                         215 - 242 - 8832                   
                                                            
    

                                                                  
                                                                  
      The following is an introduction to The Healing Circle      
       on The Well, a local San Francisco Bay Area computer       
      conferencing system  connected to Internet. This system     
                    was created by Mali Burgess.                  
                                                                  
                         THE HEALING CIRCLE                       
        THE HEALING CIRCLE is an electronic bulletin board        
         (BBS) where you can enter the name of someone you        
        know who is in need of healing so that independent        
          healers and healing circles in the San Francisco        
         Bay Area, across the country and around the world        
         can meditate and pray for them. You can put in as        
       much or aslittle information about the person, their       
         illness and theirwhereabouts as is comfortable and       
          appropriate. This is also aplace where feedback         
         regarding the experiences of healers and healing         
          circles can be shared. Studies have shown that          
        healing circles working with patients in hospitals,       
      (whether they were aware of them or not), wereextremely     
         effective, so much so that patients who received         
       prayers and healing energy from these circles healed       
          much fasterand were often released earlier from         
      hospitals than those who were not. If you need healing      
         or know   someone who does, or ifyou are a healer,       
         belong to a healing circle,   or know of a healing       
          circle which will include The Healing Circle in         
         theirprayers, please contact: THE HEALING CIRCLE.        
                                                                  
         You can access THE HEALING CIRCLE directly if you        
       are a member of The Well by going to the Spirituality      
        Conference -Topic 404.  You    can contact THE HEALING    
            CIRCLE by e-mail at: maIi 33 @well.sf.ca.us           
       or by regular mail to: Mali Burgess, 862 Sir Francis       
       Drake Blvd., #220, San Anselmo, CA. 94979 or by phone      
       at: 415-995-2327/ FAX 415-924-0939 and your name will      
       be listed for you. COME, JOIN THE HEALING CIRCLE AND       
         CREATE A FLOWING WEB OF HEALING ENERGY AROUND THE        
                               WORLD!                             
                                                                  

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|                 Gemstone Transformational Jewelry        |
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|   Designer made jewelry, as instructed by channeled      |
|   sources, using  healing gemstones to energize          |
|   body/mind/spirit! Will also create personal energy     |
|   balancing jewelry attuned to your energy needs, at     |
|   your request. Precious and semi-precious gemstone      |
|   necklaces, bracelets, pendants and earrings now        |
|   available to the public. Great  for New Age shops      |
|   and friends. Sales representatives are now needed.     |
|                                                          |
|    If Interested, Call Joseph Cutrufello 215-790-9910    |
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        Amy Bortner channeling the Seraphic Angel Ascordia.
                          ASCORDIA CENTER
        219 E. Willow Grove Ave. Apt. S-3  Phila., Pa. 19118
                Amy Bortner, B.A., C.M.T., Director

                         Schedule of Events
	 
                               WINTER
                    PHILA., PA. (CHESTNUT HILL)
                    MEDITATION/HEALING CIRCLE
	Come and meet kindred spirits for an evening of fun 
	and relaxation,	meditation and inner healing. 
	Refreshments are served. All Are Welcome!
	
                Sunday, Jan. 22		7:30 PM		$7		
                Sunday, Feb. 26    	7:30 PM		$7
               Sunday, March 19   	7:30 PM		$7							

	Registration is required, please call to reserve your 
	seat. For more info. and registration, call:215-242-8832.
	
	Find out how you can attune to the Celestial realm 
	and make contact with your guardian angel. 
	Meditations, visualizations and journal	writing will 
	be incorporated during the workshop activities to
	guarantee a truly transformative day!  Wear loose, 
	comfortable	clothing and bring a notebook or tape 
	recorder. Refreshments will	be served.
	        Sunday, Jan. 29		2-5 PM		$35
	        Sunday, March 12   	2-5 PM		$35
	
	Pre-registration is required. Please call for 
	registration. A 25%	deposit is required to reserve 
	your space. For further information, please call 
                     215-242-8832.

       OUTREACH PROGRAM ALLENTOWN, PA./ BETHLEHEM, PA.
	  	--------------------------------------------
       (Messages from the Seraphic Angel Ascordia)
           Friday, Jan. 13,	7:30 PM	$12/$10-members
             ------------------------------  
                  'New Year's Predictions'
            Friday, Feb. 3,	7:30 PM	$12/$10-members
              ----------------------------- 
                 'Valentine's Day Message'
           Friday, March 3, 7:30 PM	$12/$10-members
                ----------------------------- 
                 'Angelic Rites of Spring'
            "See of Tranquillity" Center, 27 N. 13th St.
                       Allentown, Pa., 18103
                   Call: 610-435-0944 to register
		 
       Friday, Feb. 24-7:00 PM (Call for fee amount)	
               
	The Enchanted Owl Bookshop/Coffeeshop 38 W. Broad St., 
	Bethlehem, Pa., 18018 Call: 610-807-9987 to register
				   
                         LAMBERTVILLE, NJ.
			 
       Friday, Feb. 10	7:30 PM            $5   (Free-members)
This is a preview for the "Awakening the Heart" and the "Celestine
Prophecy" workshops to be given at the Life Center in February and
March.
	
                   Saturday, Feb. 18	1-5 PM		$45
Tune into the energies of joy, bliss and ecstasy as we awaken our
hearts and energy centers to angelic guidance, presence and love.
Bring a notebook or tape recorder and wear loose comfortable
clothing.
	   
                   Saturday, March 25	1-5 PM		$45
We will be exploring the provocative and transformational ideas
presented in the popular book, The Celestine Prophecy, emphasizing
an understanding of energy awareness and how to incorporate the Nine
Insights into your daily life.
		 
The Life Center - 26 Bridge St., Lambertville, NJ.  08530 Call:
609-397-2541 to register
			
                           LANGHORNE, PA.
Channeling Session with Landau and Daniel Bring three personal
questions to be answered by spirit about the coming year ahead!
Don't miss this one!

           Friday, Jan. 20	        7:30 PM          	$25

				 Lecture/Meditation/Channeling
Awaken your heart to the angelic energies of joy, bliss and ecstasy.
Facilitated by Amy Bortner and the Seraphic Angel Ascordia.

         Sunday, Feb. 12           7:30 PM              $25

We will be exploring the various ideas as presented in the book The
Celestine Prophecy and how they apply to our daily lives for greater
health, happiness and spiritual growth. Bring a notebook or tape
recorder. This program can be taken on a per/session basis or as a
group package (6 sessions).

   Wednesday, March 15	7:30 PM		15/session		
   thru Wednesday, April 19		$75/ 6 sessions
						 
                Sunday's Child Body Therapies Center
                     913 Langhorne-Yardley Rd.
                       Langhorne, Pa. 19047
                   Call: 215-752-7666 to register
 
                    "MEDITATION/ HEALING CIRCLE"

            "CONTACTING YOUR GUARDIAN ANGEL" - Workshop

                         "ASCORDIA SPEAKS"

               "ANGELS AMONG US" - Lecture/Meditation
            "AWAKENING THE HEART" -  Lecture/Meditation
                  "AWAKENING THE HEART" - Workshop
                "THE CELESTINE PROPHECY" - Workshop
               "THE CELESTINE PROPHECY" - Study Group
                       "AWAKENING THE HEART"
                "NEW YEAR'S PREDICTION FROM SPIRIT"

                        Across The Universe
                            P.O. Box 132
                      12 W. Willow Grove Ave.
                         Phila., PA. 19118


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Addiction referral & intervention 744-9796
Adoption alliance			343-0758
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