Published in Sibyl Magazine 2017
Sibella Circle Member & Visionary Leader
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Discover your Authentic Self
January 2017
Masks have been around throughout history; they are often used as a type of muse to hide one’s identity. A mask gives the perception we are someone other than ourselves. They change depending on the situation we are in. The big questions are: Why do we wear them? What do they cover up? Where do they come from?
February 2017
When your body speaks to you please listen - listen with all your senses, emotions, intuition, thoughts and smells. Our body is one of our best teachers if we honor its power and listen to its messages. It is like a storybook that communicates with us on a constant basis.
March 2017
Mack, my husband, saw me fly - feet off the ground - head down, onto the cement. At first I was in shock, but then I remembered a way to heal myself.
March 2017 - Cover Story
My grandfather and his 8 brothers came to Canada from Scotland when they were boys and spread the ‘Lightbody’ name across the prairies in the 1930‘s. I am now the last of our family that carries that name. It took me years to understand the significance of the name.
April 2017
Have you ever worried about an issue or person then created a story in your mind about a ‘what if’ scenario and for you it becomes real?
May 2017
Spring Equinox is a time of new beginnings and regeneration when we plant seeds in mother earth as well as infuse our energy bodies with renewed spiritual light.
June 2017
So many people talk about the damaged inner child but in my case I seemed to need to damage my perfect up bringing in order to create lessons and experiential chaos.
July 2017
Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, is a time of extra light and offers time for reflection. I remember how, as a child there was nothing spiritual about any of it.
August 2017
Smudging and cleansing is an ancient art that has been used in ceremony for thousands of years. It is a symbolic way of clearing spirits, entities, ghosts or just heavy stale and negative energy from buildings and spaces.
September 2017
If a tree (or a person) falls in the forest and no one is around to hear, will it make a sound? A philosopher, George Berkley, has posed this question about a tree for a long time but what if it is a person and they are not heard, will they survive? This is more than a physical happening - it is a metaphor of life journeys.
October 2017
What happens when you ‘wake up’ and find you have been following someone else’s dream? You’ve spent your life trying to please others, live up to their expectations, and in doing so lost your own voice.
November 2017
Life lessons take many forms and shapes and do not always offer a clear picture of their purpose, until you look back on them. They are, in fact, the core of our life journey.
December 2017
In the last few weeks, two friends experienced a serious fall. One was on a cycling trip and was blindsided by a passing cyclist. The other was walking downhill with a basket of groceries and missed a step. Both hurt knees, wrists and other body parts. Nothing was broken but the trauma, shock and severe pain are still present. In a moment in time, their worlds were turned upside down.