All editorial content by Zsuzsana Summer, www.arcanamatrix.comIssue date: Saturday, January 13, 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------ P A R A N O R M A L I N S I D E R ------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Readers: I thought I'd share a little food for thought about spirit communication by telling you about a rather astounding experience I had recently. My dear uncle, who lived out his life in Hungary, passed away a few years ago and his passing left a huge hole in my heart. He was my favorite uncle: a frustrated scholar, an avid adventurer, and a walking book of knowledge with a warm and humorous soul. About 15 years ago while he was visiting us in Canada, I asked him for a huge favor, to write out our family history. This he did, although it was a huge and painstaking task, and he gifted me with several handwritten pages of family ancestry information and a family tree. This was one of my prized possessions, especially as no one else was left in the family who would have this knowledge. Well, a couple of years ago, I discovered this precious documentation missing. I searched high and low - for weeks, months, and yes, years. It was devastating to me that I couldn't find these papers, especially when I am extremely organized and caring of my belongings. It came to the point that I was begging and pleading with the angels, the universe, to help me find the papers. I consulted my psychic friends, I did spells and rituals, I pleaded with St. Anthony - all to no avail. A little while ago I began to speak with my departed uncle directly, asking him to show me where the papers were. In the midst of all this searching, I had discovered keys to an old safety deposit box which has somehow gone missing and although I have gone to the highest corporate recourse, there is no chance of identifying or locating this box any longer. I lived daily with the knowledge that these treasured documents may have at some point been consigned to that missing safety deposit box and would never again find their way back to me. It was a monumental feeling of guilt, and of loss. Just before Christmas, I was lying in bed one night and considering how to word yet another prayer to my uncle. It occurred to me for some reason to speak to him in Hungarian. This thought had never crossed my mind before as English is a more natural language for me, obviously I guess, as it is the one I use every day. So, I spoke to my uncle in the darkness, in Hungarian, asking him to help me find those papers. A day or two later, when I had some time, I decided once again, to start going through all my personal papers, files and collections that have grown to massive proportions over the years. I am a pack rat - I have kept and filed away every greeting card and letter I have ever received since I was a baby - every photo we've ever taken or received, mementos by the score, all stored away neatly in pretty boxes. I decided to do yet another search, going one by one through these items and examining each and every little bundle or paper in what I was sure would be a vain attempt at locating these papers. Then, for some strange reason, I had a thought. I remembered working online with a family tree generator about 10 years ago, (and 2 houses ago) and realized that I had never since seen the practice printouts I had made at that time. I had a strong suspicion that I may have been working with my uncle's documents when I did those printouts and the whole shebang may have been filed away together. I thought back to what else was gong on at that time and remembered that I had my metaphysical store back then, so I pulled out the archive file box of my store and business records, and started going through all my files. My heart just about stopped when I found an unlabeled folder, and when I pulled it out, I saw the edges of the fancy telltale stationery I remember using for the family tree work. To my amazement, as I held my breath and opened the folder, there it was - my uncle's letter with my family tree, all tucked away among my business records. If I had any doubts about whether my uncle had actually intervened to help me, they were pretty much laid to rest in short order. I was doing some last minute gift wrapping the same day or the next and needing some ribbons and bows, I reached into a large storage tote box where I keep reusable bows and such. I pulled out 2 or 3 ribbons and a faded little gift tag fell onto the table. I didn't recognize the writing on it at first glance and picked it up to have a better look. Puzzled, I read the words "To a dear niece...from Uncle Steven." At first the tag made no sense to me, because I have no relatives in this country and none who speak English. Then, it clicked. The tag was from a gift my uncle had given me those many years ago when he was here visiting - and he had obviously asked someone how to write his name and these words in English. And that would have been the same year I asked him to put together our family tree. In the weeks since then (and yes, I have put the papers in a place where I will always be sure to find them) I have experienced wave after wave of joy and relief and gratitude that I have these precious papers back again. And I have gained a new nugget of wisdom - or at least something that is important food for thought - that when we try and communicate with the other side, it is most likely best to take the extra time and care to explore the ways in which we will best be heard and understood, instead of assuming that any old method of communication will get through. I have resolved to work with this theory and it has got me thinking about other forms of ritual, prayer, spellwork and magic - whether there really is a reason to work with all the elaborate guidelines and ritual or whether simple 'intent' is enough to get things moving out there is the cosmos and the land of spirit (as I have previously believed). What do you all think? Please send your thoughts and comments to: paranormal@zsuzsana.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Bardo and Feedback About Suicide I am pleased to share below some of our readers' letters and some thoughts regarding the state of souls who have committed suicide. Hello Zsuzsana, I read several of your email sites and love them. Keep up the good work. This may be some help to T. Goddard Moon who wrote to you about her brother committing suicide and he came and told her it was terrible there. From what I have read when you pass over there is a right and a left door. The left door is for black souls and people who have committed suicide. It is not a nice place to be. He will reincarnate fast and if he lives out his next life as he should he will go in the right door next time and will be in what we know as heaven. Donna ******************************************************* This is for the lady whose brother (Steven) took his life. In order for her to help him, he has to know that he was sick and not in his right mind, then he can go forward. To help her to understand what I am trying to tell her, it would help if she would watch a movie, title, "What Dreams May Come", and there is also a book by Dannion Brinkley, titled The Secrets of the Light. I was told in a dream when my niece and first cousin took their life, that they were safe in the arm of Jesus, and I have seem them several times. I pray this will be accepted in the spirit it is given - one of love. Deloris Quinn **************************************************** Please tell this woman to buy "Destiny of Souls" and "Journey of Souls" by Dr. Michael Newton. His books discuss this. Lorie Robbins, DC **************************************************** A Note from Zsuzsana: I have been researching the concept of Tibetan/Buddhist concept of Bardo, which is the state of existence intermediate between two lives on earth. Wikipedia says that in this state when the consciousness is not connected with a physical body, "...one experiences a variety of phenomena. These usually follow a particular sequence of degeneration from, just after death, the clearest experiences of reality of which one is spiritually capable, to, later on, terrifying hallucinations arising from the impulses of one's previous unskillful actions. For the spiritually advanced the bardo offers a state of great opportunity for liberation, since transcendental insight may arise with the direct experience of reality, while for others it can become a place of danger as the karmically created hallucinations can impel one into a less than desirable rebirth." Philosopher Sean Robsville (http://www.geocities.com/scimah/Bardo.htm) says: ".....After we die our very subtle mind leaves our body and enters the intermediate state, or 'bardo' in Tibetan. In this subtle dream-like state we experience many different visions that arise from the karmic potentials that were activated at the time of our death. These visions may be pleasant or terrifying depending on the karma that ripens. Once these karmic seeds have fully ripened they impel us to take rebirth without choice..." ------------------------------------------------------------ Feedback from Our Holiday Issues Hi, I would like to know, on the New Year's Eve tradition - basket full of things you want the New Year to bring - what do you do with the contents of the basket after you bring it back into your home. It is a lovely tradition. My family and I did it last night, but do not know what's next. Happy New Year to you and all your subscribers. I enjoy your newsletter immensely. Maria ******************************************************** Re: "When I was a little girl growing up in the south, my mother always told me it was BAD LUCK if the new year found a Christmas tree in the house. To this day, I always get the tree down and all Christmas tree decorations down by Dec. 31st." Our readers write: I've heard of this custom except that New Years Day was the day to take down the decorations. My Grandmother said it was good luck to eat Hog Jowls, Black Eyed Peas, and Stewed Tomatoes. She often substituted ham for the jowls. She always seemed to come up with the money for whatever she needed so maybe it worked. My friend has encouraged me for years to take money outside on New Years Eve and bring it in the next morning, I had not heard of the basket deal, but I plan to try it. Liz Ritzie ******************************************************** In my family it was the exact opposite, We made sure the tree was up! The few years we were convinced to take it down earlier, the year went really badly. I wonder where the majority is on this? ********************************************************* I am also in my 70's and have always taken our tree and all decorations down before New Year's as my mother always said it was bad luck to take anything from the old year into the new. Jane in Phoenix ------------------------------------------------------------ Feedback About The Star of Bethlehem The Star of the Birth of a KING! Hello Zsuzsana, I don't normally reply to these types of articles but you struck a nerve on this one. Yes, I do believe that it could have been extraterrestrial being or craft that lead the Magi to the new born KING...I do believe in UFO's because I have seen objects that I could not explain. And I do truly believe that that there are other beings out there in our universe. I can not believe that an all powerful Supreme Being created this GRAND universe and only put this world with living creatures on it here, there has to be more. Maybe this Supreme Being chose that we should never meet other beings from other worlds or maybe the Supreme Being chose to only have a few other worlds and/or beings come and visit us. It is really strange that has hard has we, the human race, have tried we never been able to locate planets in our solar system with life of any type on it. Yet, there have been written documented reports of other visitors to this world for centuries now. So why can't we believe that a more advanced civilization could have led three wise men to a newborn KING, the King of the human race, so the humankind can believe in a Powerful, all knowing and seeing Supreme Being. I will grant you and the readers of this ezine that we do have some very smart scientific people on this world. But as you said in the article "none can come together on a consensus" of what the strange star was or might have been. Most of these scientists think with only their heads and not with their hearts as well. I truly believe in God or Supreme Being, or whatever name is used by different people on this tiny world. But I also believe that there are other beings visiting this world as well, whether it is to study the human race or to incorporate themselves with us to keep a race of being alive. I do not know. But until we use both our minds and hearts, we will probably never know for sure what that strange star was. Sincerely, Mike Mitchell ********************************************************* Hi Zsuzsana, There was a Discovery show on the Nativity star. An astronomer discovered by doing research that the Magi or astronomers in the year 6 were looking for a constellation that spoke of a King. The one they were looking for was in the constellation of Aries. It was a very strange phenomenon. All the planets had to be in direct alignment (there has since been one other event recently) and two planets, Jupiter and Mars had to be in this strange configuration of a star in the sky. The moon also had to be eclipsed, as in the song "Age of Aquarius": "When the moon is in the seventh House, And Jupiter aligns with Mars, Then Peace will guide the planets, And Love will steer the stars!" I hope this helps to explain what the Nativity star might really have been. Bright Blessings, "Kkim" ******************************************************** FYI. Don't mean to be rude, but there were more than three kings. Also, Jesus was born in the summer months and also when the kings arrived to see Jesus, he was approximately three years of age. ******************************************************** a snip from another reader's letter: Dear Zsuzsana, I have done lots and lots of research on the Bible, 30 years worth so far, and I can tell you that the Star of Bethlehem was not a paranormal incident. It was a planetary conjunction and this was found by astronomers some yeas ago because they used Christ's real birth date of September 14, 7 BCE for the calculation, not the made up one of December 25th. This date was adopted by the Christians to correlate with the Pagan winter solstice festival where the God of the evergreen tree was worshipped and tress decorated and food offerings left under the tree for the God so that this God would bring back life to a dead looking land. ******************************************************** Firstly, the Magi did not find the alleged child until it was two years old, (read the book of Matthew) and they were never in the nativity scene because of the alleged two years journey. Secondly, there is no true record of this child's birth. Thirdly, not being Jewish I do not celebrate Jewish birthdays, alleged or otherwise. Thanks. Mike ******************************************************** Actually, the UFO theory is what I have believed for most of my adult life and then some! Does that make it any less miraculous or holy? ... nope ... not to me. I just wonder who Jesus really was ... and maybe someday I will be able to ask him! Love and light Shells Bells ******************************************************** As a believer in the ET and UFO theories of the gods and goddesses, I really enjoyed the lyrics to Chris de Burgh's song. Makes good sense to me. I had never heard of Chris de Burgh before. I want to thank you for turning me on to him. Went on his web site and really enjoy his music. You have created a fan for him. Keep your Paranormal Insider coming! Happy Holidays Chris Boyette May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you, the angels protect you and Heaven accept you. ******************************************************* Next week, I plan to discuss dreams and hope to be sharing some more of your recent letters and feedback ... until then, all the best and Carpe diem! Zsuzsana ------------------------------------------------------------ End of PARANORMAL INSIDER - Another Gopher Central Publication http://www.gophercentral.com Copyright 2007 by NextEra Media. All rights reserved.