Liz Oertel, Shamanic Healer

Halloween, Samhain . . .

. . . as it's known to our celtic friends (pronounced SOW-ween, SOW-in, SAH-vin, or SAM-hayne, depending on what part of the celtic world you are from), and also known as the Witches New Year (which for some is actually on the winter solstice), and also known as All Saints and All Souls Day, and also known as the Day of the Dead in Central and South America, and many other parts of the world as well.  Samhain is a cross quarter day because it is exactly in between the Autumnal Equinox and the Winter Solstice. 

To the shaman, this is the time of year when the veil between the worlds is thinest, and in cultures all over the world, it is a time of honoring those who were here before us as it is easier for them to be close to us.  It is also a time when spirits with less then good intentions can be more active, as the veil is thin making it easier for them to be here also.  It is a good idea to spend some time honoring those loved ones on the other side, as well as making sure you have your protection around you.  An ancient celtic practice was to party and laugh and get each other in such a high vibration that the troublesome spirits would literally be laughed away, because those with bad intentions can't exist in a vibration of love, light, and mirth.  The fairies, leprechauns and little people abound at this time too, and leaving offerings for them, such as chocolate, cookies, something alcoholic and sweet is much appreciated by them!

Contrary to popular opinion, the actual date of Samhain, which means "End of Summer", is not always on October 31st. The cross quarter day of Samhain occurs when the sun has reached 15 degrees in Scorpio, which for 2009 in the Eastern United States, is November 7th, at 1:42 a.m. Eastern Time. Divination is particularly clearer at this time, and all types of magic work as well.  But celebrate this time when you can as the entire season between October 31st and the Winter Solstice is a very magical and inner time where communicating with your  angels, fairies, loved ones, etc. has more support due to the natural energies that abound.

So, keep your protection around you, do something to honor your loved ones on the other side, and leave some treats for the little people, to insure you'll have friends on the other side, in this world.  Don't forget to laugh, love and let the earth fill you with mirth!

White Light Up the Earth!

This is an older post of mine, that I have reposted because I feel it is even more important today.

In spiritual healing, nothing is more basic than working with love and the white light. The white light and love heals on a very deep level and is a very strong protector as well. Daily visualizations of yourself, your loved ones, your pets, and your home surrounded with and permeated by bright, shining, white light, and love, is the best simple healing/protecting practice you can do.  So, it's no wonder that the angels have requested that before we go to sleep each night, we picture the earth surrounded by a field of bright white light. 

The angels have been telling us this for a very long time and many people have been lead to visualize the earth surrounded and held by white light and love.  One of my favorite earth/white light exercises is recommended by my shamanic teacher Sandra Ingerman in her Transmutation News, which she calls "Creating a Human Web of Light."  Sandra's exercise is done at the full moon and involves getting in touch with your own light and visualizing your light linking up with the light of others all around the planet.  Here is the link to Sandra's page so you can learn this exercise for yourself: Creating a Human Web of Light.

I have been doing the visualization of the earth surrounded in bright white light and love nightly for the past few months. I do this when I get in bed, before going to sleep, as the angels have instructed. I have to tell you, this has been the best sleep aid I've known in my entire life.  So many times, I fall asleep with a book on my belly, or with the light still on, and the next thing I know it's morning!  In the process of visualizing and and feeling the earth surrounded and held in white light and love, you are aligning yourself with the same.  After all, earth is where we live, it's what supports us.

So, start holding the planet in the white light and love of the Creator before going to sleep at night.  If you would like,  you can return to this article and post your comments .  Just click on the "comments" link at the bottom of the article. I would love to hear how many of you are doing this and I would also love you to share your experiences!

Solar Eclipse in Cancer tonight, and What You Truly Desire.

I found this very good astrology blog that explains the energies of the eclipses, and particularly the energies of tonight's solar eclipse which reaches maximum at 10:35 PM EDT (visibile over the Pacific and parts of Asia), the longest one during the present century, in a very positive light.  Check out Allison Rae's "Evolutions" at http://www.starpriestess.blogspot.com.  And remember, our thoughts are amplified during these times of planetary alignments, so tonight, let go of the unwanted and think and feel what you truly desire.  Yeah Baby!!!

Long Distance Healing, it brings me closer!

Since I moved from Connecticut to Vermont I've had many requests for my shamanic work to be done long distance.  What I've found is that my work is much clearer from a distance than when I am in actual contact. I realized that when I'm working this way it is through pure energy.  There is nothing for me to see or sense in this world that could possibly alter my  thinking or perception in relation to any situation where I am asked to help.  I've always preferred to do my angel readings and healings long distance and I've worked on  cases from personal healings, to angel readings, to clearing negative entities from homes,  with much more focus . . . . because of the lack of proximity!  Even some as far away as the  U.K. 

Some practitioners are better at long distance working than others, and of course, one could argue that my move to the mountains and trees, and away from the raging and coarse energies of the coastal cities in Connecticut, helps to keep my own energy centers from being overwhelmed, hence more clarity on my part.  Whatever it may be, my own skills at long distance work are  definitely coming to the fore, and this is a reminder to all of you reading . . . that I'm still here LOLOL!!! 

Moving Again!

Since I've been very good to Bridgeport, and Bridgeport hasn't been very good to me, I am moving.  Except that I don't know to where! I have one cat, he's very clean and very shy, one fish tank, and lots of plants.  Does anyone know of a place from Fairfield to Stamford, CT?  Most of my work is in this area with Westport being right in the center.  Contact me here.

As always, in Love and Light,

Liz

JZ Knight and Ramtha - "Your Thoughts Matter . . . Literally"

I've been telling people for years that I saw a 35,000 year old man being interviewed on the Merv Griffin show when I was younger.  No one believed me . . . but here's the interview from 1985, on Youtube, and it is a must watch!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK14JfRiNQ4

JZ Knight has been channeling Ramtha for about 30 or so years now, has a wonderful school where Ramtha teaches, and in fact, Ramtha is the one who coined and defined the term "channeling".  JZ has been studied and tested by scientists who, could never debunk her, the results are posted on their website at www.ramtha.com.  Here is a more recent teaching of Ramtha, "Your Thoughts Matter ... Literally":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLGNFcbUGdo

Some of you may recognize JZ Knight because Ramtha has also appeared in the film "What The Bleep Do We Know", you enjoyed listening to that blonde woman's profound messages, not knowing it was really Ramtha speaking.  I've been really listening to, and thoroughly enjoying, Ramtha's messages lately and wanted to share this with all of you.  I always seem to get really involved with something and then other people just seem to follow me, this time it's Larry King!  JZ Knight will be on Larry King Live tonight at 9:00 Eastern Time, in a program about mental powers, along with Edgar Mitchell, and a few other people.  I realize some of you may not get this until next week, but there are usually good videos posted on CNN after the show airs.  Just go to cnn.com and click on the red word "video" on the top right of the page.  And then, there's lots of free Ramtha videos on Youtube.com also.

Indeed!

August Angel & Fairie Communication Class

An Angel & Fairie Communication Class will be held on Saturday, August 9th, from 11:00 until 2:00 PM. The cost is $45.00.  Come and learn what powerful helpers they are!  Click here for more information.

July Shamanic Journey Class

Intro to Shamanic Journey class - Tuesday, July 29th, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.  Click here for more details.  This class is for people who have never been exposed to shamanic journeying before and also for people with some previous journeying experience.

May Shamanic Journey Class

Intro to Shamanic Journeying Class - Monday, May 19th 7:00 PM -9:00 PM.  Click here for more details.  This class is for people who have never been exposed to shamanic journeying before and also for people with some previous journeying experience.

My Fire The Grid Experience

"Completely New, Totally Familiar." Wayne Shorter, Jazz Saxophonist & Composer

This phrase best describes my experience during Fire The Grid.  Rest assured that even if you didn't have time to set aside for this event, even a fleeting thought about it will added to it's potency.  So here goes.  I was going into my meditation and showering myself with the golden white light of the creator and immediately was flooded, and surrounded with, a very strong, yet soft, white light, and the presences of some very happy light beings whom I have not met before.  This white light gave me a feeling inside that was distantly recognizable, yet still familiar, and it was complete joy.  I found it effortless to focus this light on other people and places, and I specifically sent it to many people I know, to the whole planet, to our collective consciousness, etc., and I remained in a place of gratitude for it.  During the hour of focusing I became more and less aware of this light and I thought "I wish I could experience this every morning", there came a reply from these beings, "You'll have this available to you at all times".  It was a truly wonderful experience!

Later, during the day, I got a clear message indicating that I needed to forgive this world for being so dense and not allowing me to fit into it.  Me, a lightworker, was still holding anger against the world for not accepting, supporting, and embracing who I am, and what I do.  Think about it, so many lightworkers come to this planet where societies don't understand us and go against what we feel and know is right.  It seems risky to be who we really are and to offer our gifts to the world, especially if you look at history (really, don't give that any more attention!), and then get knocked down because you don't "fit in".  All this breeds anger and fear in us and we both knowingly and unknowingly go around upset at the world and holding an image of the world as broken. We then are polluting the very project we came here to help.  Really, if everything was hunky dorey down here we wouldn't have come here in the first place! All you lightworkers know exactly what I mean or you probably wouldn't be reading this. So, in the process of Firing the Grid and uplifting the planet, I am uplifting myself also.  I'll be giving this forgiveness project some time and attention each day and I know I'll have help from these wonderful beings who asked Shelley Yates to organize Fire The Grid, and from the collective energy we created during this project.  "Completely New, Totally Familiar" is what my inner connection to Source feels like each time.

Check the Fire The Grid website toward the end of the summer, Shelley Yates has been given a new project called Project Cause.

Want to share your experience?  Scroll down to "Post Comments" below and type away, I'll post it, I'd love to hear from you!