Category: New News
Author: heartbodyandsoul
Time for some King Cake and general merry-making! Join us for our second-annual HBS Mardi Gras party on Saturday, February 17 — where you can enjoy live music, make your OWN Mardi Gras beads, go home with a new tattoo (temporary only – sorry!) or have 
a personalized caricature portrait made for you by the talented Amy Dove. (And did we mention King Cake?!?)
There’s always a good time to be had at HBS, but Mardi Gras gives us a chance to up the fun even more. So come on down and pass a good time with the Tribe!
Category: New News, Speaker in the Spotlight
Author: heartbodyandsoul
Get Your Own Individualized Angel Portrait w/ Susan WalterAt the age of 4 and again at age 6 during life saving surgeries, I had what would now be called ‘near death experiences’. Though at that age I did not have the words to explain what I had experienced, and can’t say it went over well with my parents in rural Iowa in the 1960’s. During those experiences I was introduced to some of my own angels, in the most beautiful garden I have ever seen or experienced where I was accepted for exactly who I am without expectations.
After these experiences I was able to see my angels all the time, they have been my friends and my guides ever since. It didn’t take long to learn it was best not to talk about my experiences or what I saw and it just became such a normal art of my life I just assumed that others had them same capabilities. My life was what I thought of as normal, I married and had 4 great kids. Living the life and doing all the things we are expected to do as Wife and Mother.
Life continued to be normal until January 1997. To be honest I am not sure how or why it happened but I noted I was seeing more angles than I ever had before, it didn’t take long to understand that I was now seeing the angels of everyone around me. I was asked, maybe told is a better word, to use this gift to draw what I was seeing to help others connect with their angels.
To say I was not an artist is an understatement, I had wanted to be an artist as a kid when I learned I was born the same day as Michelangelo. Over time to make day to day life easier I learned to turn the volume down a little, allowing me to see others angles as clouds of color that is constantly moving similar to a snow globe. I have also learned to use photos to see the angels with others as long, as I can see their eyes, allowing me to help as many people as possible to make the connection with their angels.
I have continued to expand my artistic abilities and in 2010 started playing with mandalas. In 2011 I was introduced to the Solfeggio frequencies and ask to create mandalas for 6 of the earthly frequencies. Being who I am this peaked my curiosity and I started doing research and learning there is actually 81 frequencies, 9 sets of 9, to assist
us through our evolutionary development, each set of the frequencies assisting us along on each step of our journey of growth and expansion. Each set taking us and assisting us in the next level, dimension or frequency.
As I continue to work and create the Solfeggio mandalas, I understand my connection with the frequencies on a deeper and deeper level with each mandala. And during a spiritual experience a couple years, I was shown life times spent not only working with the Solfeggio Frequencies and the crystal singing bowls during times of great change on our planet, but also as one of the Guardians of the Solfeggio.
Category: New News, Speaker in the Spotlight
Author: heartbodyandsoul
Traditions across the world honor and recognize the sanctified dead, not just the ancestors of flesh and blood we knew in life, but the ancestors of our spiritual traditions who died in a state of alignment and union with the divine. Known as the Bodhisattvas, Saints, Secret Chiefs, Ascended Masters and Inner Plane Adepts in other traditions, Witches know our ancestors as the Hidden Company, the Mighty Dead of our Timeless Tradition in the Nameless Art. In truth, they are the guiding principles of our modern tradition, as inner world priests and priestesses to the gods. They consist of our elders in the modern and ancient world, united in the ecstatic dance of the Witch’s Sabbat. In this workshop, you will come to understand the nature of the Mighty Dead and how to work directly with them for your own healing and evolution, and your work in the worlds of flesh and spirit, how to work with ancestral altars, oracular skulls, and spiritual merging; and learn to find guides, teachers, healers and partners within the order of the Mighty Dead. Cost is $30. NOTE: Christopher’s workshops always sell out, so register early AND pay in advance to ensure you have a seat!
Christopher is a Witch, teacher, writer and healing practitioner. His practice draws upon the foundation of both modern and traditional Witchcraft blended with the wisdom of mystical traditions from across the globe as a practitioner and teacher of shamanism, tarot, Reiki healing, herbalism, astrology and Qabalah.
He is the founder of the Temple of Witchcraft tradition and system of magickal training based upon the material of his books and classes. He is an ordained minister primarily serving the New Hampshire and Massachusetts pagan and metaphysical communities through public rituals, private counsel and teaching, though he travels extensively teaching throughout the United States.
Category: Blog, New News
Author: heartbodyandsoul
If you’ve ever wondered what the stars know about you that you don’t, you might want to stop in at HBS on Saturday, July 15 for the first of a 4-part Introduction to Astrology series with Lexi Huff. Over the four workshops that make up this series, Lexi will be explaining the signs, the planets, astrological houses and planetary aspects — AND give you the chance to not only review and interpret your OWN chart, but also to put your new understandings to use by reviewing someone else’s! If you already have your chart, bring it with you. If you’ve never had one prepared, e-mail Lexi at showmeastrology@gmail.com before the first class and she’ll prepare one for you. Cost for each class is just $20, but seating is somewhat limited so to be SURE you get to take advantage of this opportunity, best to call and reserve your seat.
What if you can’t make the first workshop but want to attend the others? (Which by the way are on August 19, September 16, and October 21) No problem, assuming seats are still available. Lexi is teaching each class as a stand-alone workshop so take advantage of the ones you CAN attend even if you can’t make them all.
In case you’ve been living in a cave and haven’t heard, August is the month CoMo gets to experience a full solar eclipse — KIND of a rare event. If you’d like to hear a bit about the astrological and metaphysical energies that come sweeping along with a solar eclipse, mark your calendar to attend the Coffee & Conversation on Saturday, August 19 (10:30-11:30 am). Lexi Huff will be leading the discussion that day on All Things Eclipse-related, so you can be prepared to ride the tide with the best of them.
If you’d like to dig deeper, some one-on-one time with astrologer, Lexi Huff, may be just what the metaphysician ordered. Lexi is doing astrological readings at HBS the first and third Thursday of each month starting August 22. Each reading is $60 and lasts for one hour. She can walk you through your very own Natal (Birth) chart, show you what the stars have to say is coming up for you THIS year with a Solar Return chart (always cool to do around your birthday) or yes, even do a couple’s chart with you and your sweetie so you can finally understand WHY s/he insists on being so ___________ [fill in the blank]. To schedule a reading, call HBS at 573-777-6771. You’ll need to provide your birthdate, time, and place at the time you make your appointment so she can prepare your chart in advance of your reading.
And whether you’re a lifelong astrologer yourself or brand new to the topic, we have books you WILL want to check out. Just a few on the list include:
The Zodiac by Degrees
Planetary Aspects
Astrology and the Rising of the Kundalini
The Complete Book of Chart Rectification
Moon Phase Astrology
Your Astrological Moon Sign
Houses of the Horoscope
Intuition and Your Sun Sign
The Astrology of Fate
Rules of the Horoscope
The Asteroid Goddesses
Cosmic Astrology
Kabbalistic Astrology
Astrology for Writers
Mayan Astrology
Astrology in Ancient Mesopotamia
Taoist Astrology
Chinese Astrology
Cherokee Astrology
Astrology for Your Soul
Astrology for Lovers
Venus Signs
Cosmic Love
and even Blame Your Planet, Bad Birthdays, He’s Just Not in the Stars, and Horrorscopes
See? I knew you’d want to come check it out. It was in the stars.
Category: New News
Author: heartbodyandsoul
Kacy Howell, who has been a part of Heart, Body, & Soul since not long after we opened — first as a regular customer and then as staff — is heading off to North Carolina to start a new adventure. (Apparently she took all the talk around here about the importance of pursuing your dreams to heart and is actually DOING it, to our chagrin!) Her last day at HBS will be this coming Wednesday, June 28, so if you want to say your good-byes and wish her well on her next chapter, be sure to swing by!!
(And yes, this also means that the New Moon monthly series she was leading will be cancelled. But she WILL still be available to offer astrological insights long-distance.)
Category: Coffee & Conversation, New News
Author: heartbodyandsoul
If you love the energy of crystals and want to explore more — or you have no idea what all the hoopla about the energy of crystals is about and would like to find out — you’ll want to mark your calendar for July 22 & 23rd. Lynn Wobig, the resident Crystal Healer at HBS, will be leading a Coffee & Convo on Saturday morning, July 22, talking about the power and purposes of crystal grids as a lead-in to the next day’s chance to come experience them for yourself!
We will have 10 crystal grids laid out in the Studio, each surrounding a yoga mat and large enough for a person to lay down inside. The crystals for each grid will be chosen to boost a particular kind of energy — e.g. Strength, or Joy, or Creativity. Each hour, we will usher in 10 people who will get to rotate through each of the grids, spending 5 minutes soaking up the energy of each grid before moving on to the next one. As those who’ve had a chance to do this before will tell you, the energy from these grids can blow you away.
Space IS limited though, so advance registration is strongly encouraged. If you get lucky and happen to show up for a round that isn’t already full, we’re happy to accept walk-ins, but if you want to make SURE you get to experience the power of these grids — and why wouldn’t you?? — you’ll want to call ahead and reserve your space. The Coffee & Convo is free and the Crystal Grid Experience is just $15.
Hope to see you all there!
Category: New News, Speaker in the Spotlight
Author: heartbodyandsoul
Internationally acclaimed Pagan author Christopher Penczak is coming back to HBS — not once, not twice, but three times! He’ll be here in June for a book-signing and workshop on the topic of his latest book, The Casting of Spells, in November for a workshop on The Mighty Dead, and in October, 2018 for a weekend intensive on Ascension Magick. Read on for more details!
Christopher is a Witch, teacher, writer and healing practitioner. His practice draws upon the foundation of both modern and traditional Witchcraft blended with the wisdom of mystical traditions from across the globe as a practitioner and teacher of shamanism, tarot, Reiki healing, herbalism, astrology and Qabalah.
He is the founder of the Temple of Witchcraft tradition and system of magickal training based upon the material of his books and classes. He is an ordained minister primarily serving the New Hampshire and Massachusetts pagan and metaphysical communities through public rituals, private counsel and teaching, though he travels extensively teaching throughout the United States.
His newest book, The Casting of Spells, was just nominated for a prestigious COVR Award — an award presented annually in the ‘Mind-Body-Spirit’ product industry by the Coalition of Visionary Resources and when you get a chance to read it, you’ll see why!
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Book Signing 6:30 – 7:00
Workshop 7:00-9:30 ($30 … get registered early!)
Traditions across the world honor and recognize the sanctified dead; not just the ancestors of flesh and blood we knew in life, but the ancestors of our spiritual traditions who died in a state of alignment and union with the divine. Known as Bodhisattvas, Saints, Ascended Masters, Secret Chiefs, and Inner Plane Adepts in other traditions, witches know our ancestors as the Hidden Company or The Mighty Dead. In truth, they are the guiding principles of our modern tradition, as inner world priests and priestesses to the gods. They consist of our elders in the modern and ancient world, united in the ecstatic dance of the Witch’s Sabbat. Learn to understand the nature of the Mighty Dead and how to work directly with them for your own healing and evolution and in your work in the worlds of flesh and spirit. Work with ancestral altars, oracular skulls, and spiritual merging. Learn to find guides, teachers, healers, and partners within the order of the Mighty Dead.
October 13-14 (Sat & Sun), 2018
Cost is $215
Ascension Magick is a system of magickal practice for spiritual evolution, drawing from the wisdom of traditional western magick, Qabalah, Wicca and shamanism, as well as the traditions of Theosophy, lightwork and eastern spirituality. Deeply explore the modern mythos and practices of Ascension Magick during this weekend intensive experience. Understand the path of the ascended masters, and how to invoke their allies in the angelic, faery and starry worlds. Explore the nine dimensions of light, from the heart of Mother Earth to the great Central Sun of the cosmos. Experience the magick of the seven rays, their masters and their archangels. Use the power of the seven rays in ritual and meditation to transform yourself and the world Learn to invoke the Mahatma energy for healing and personal evolution. Explore the Great Ages of humanity, and learn your soul’s first age in this world. Discovery your soul’s story to find your plane in the New Aeon. Explore the pitfalls of ascension spirituality, facing your fear and your shadow self, to fully integrate love and harmony in your self identity. Learn to partner with your own soul, the ascended masters and all your allies in the spiritual realms to manifest and sustainable harmony here on Earth.
Category: New News
Author: heartbodyandsoul
Mar
k your calendars for the second-annual HBS Mardi Gras Celebration!!
Sunday, February 26, from 12:30 – 6:00 pm. It’s a P-A-R-T-Y!! So don your Mardi Gras finery and come join us for a celebration of all things Carnival — live music, King Cake, lots of crazy games, door prizes, and all-around good times. What’s not to love??? See you soon. 🙂
Category: Blog, Coffee & Conversation, New News
Author: heartbodyandsoul
Better Living Through Bucket ListsWe started out resolved. Really we did. Much like the will-powered New Year’s Resolutions we were going to talk about at our final Coffee & Conversation of the year. But let’s face it – even the title showed our ambivalence: New Year’s Resolutions – Yay or Yuck?? Sure enough, we wound up ditching the conversation topic about as quickly as we ditch our New Year’s Resolutions.
Instead, we chose to spend the last day of 2016 talking about Bucket Lists – what do you want to do or experience before you kick the bucket. The stuff you’re passionate about, the stuff you daydream about. The FUN stuff. The meaningful stuff. The stuff you’ll look back upon when you’re on your deathbed with a smile and fist pump of satisfaction.
Let’s face it, sticking to a diet or losing X number of pounds by D-day – not even close to bucket-list worthy. Nobody on their deathbed sighs with satisfaction over their fastidious calorie-counting. But a life filled with vibrant energy and health? THAT’s bucket-list worthy. So here’s an idea: ditch the diet goals and put Vibrant Health on your bucket list instead, along with all the other things you want to check off in this lifetime:
Screw the resolutions. They only mock our inability to stick to them, leaving us feeling like failures because we only made it to the gym once this week instead of the resolved three times a week. Who needs that?? So what if we really, REALLY enjoyed the rum balls at the office Christmas party?? We also went sledding with the kids until we were all breathless with laughter and pink with the cold against our cheeks. We treated ourselves to a deliciously relaxing gentle yoga class. We took a walk through the park over the lunch hour and laughed out loud watching the squirrels chatter and chase each other, created a delicious dinner of locally grown produce we had a blast picking out at the Farmer’s Market AND shared the recipe with our tribe of awesome friends. Or we have really talented friends who enjoy creating delicious dinners that we enjoy sharing. (Some of us, as we have previously pointed out, are really good at NOT cooking and we claim that.)
Vibrant health? Check.
No failures here.
Heart, Body, & Soul has a free coffee & conversation gathering every Saturday morning from 10:30-11:30 am. We provide the coffee, herbal tea, yummy munchies, and the topic. YOU provide the conversation. Up this first month of the new year for those of you interested in dropping by to join us, include Energy Fields & Chakras (Jan 7), Vision Quests (Jan 14), Reiki (Jan 21), and Tarot (Jan 28).
Category: Blog, New News
Author: heartbodyandsoul
2017 is upon us! Some of us are happy to bid 2016 farewell and welcome the arrival of the New Year with open arms. Others of us may be feel like we’re being dragged kicking and screaming into 2017. Either way it’s coming — so what can we do to make it the best it can be?? We have some ideas for you, starting with closing out 2016 right. HBS is closed New Year’s Day, but we ARE open New Year’s Eve, so before you go out to begin your celebrating (or mourning as the case may be), consider these:
And once the New Year has officially begun, we have some new events that can help you make the best of it.
Coming up in January, 2017: