Many years ago I read about a simple divination system that anyone could learn. It used a TV set. You would turn the TV to a channel that didn't have a signal. The screen was a jumble of dots (technically called "visual noise") and you would hear a "shhhhhhhhhhh" sound (usually called "white noise" but it was technically "pink noise"). What I would do is turn up the sound to blot out all other sound (some companies sell devices that make this sound and sell them to people who work in noisy environments) and scoot up close to the TV so that the screen filled my field of vision. In this position it was very easy to sink into a trance state that was perfect for divination. I would

[caption id="attachment_3952" align="alignleft" width="314" caption=""I'm you...only smugger.""][/caption] I thought I could let the whole Christine O’Donnell dabble-gate blow over without comment. But then the candidate from Delaware released a new political ad in which she says, “I am not a witch. I'm nothing you've heard. I'm you.” Oh, dear Christine, you are so not me. Unlike you, I believe in evolution, I don’t believe that scientists created mice with human brains (human brain cells do not a human brain make), I don’t believe that masturbation constitutes adultery, I do not believe all homosexuals suffer from mental illness, I think women should be able

Rejuvenation by Joe H. Slate, Ph.D. and Self-Empowerment Through Self-Hypnosis, by Slate and Carl Llewellyn Weschcke, have been mentioned by Kay Campbell of The Huntsville Times in the Fear Not blog. As Campbell mentions, Self-Empowerment Through Self-Hypnosis is about using the power of hypnosis to achieve physical, mental, and spiritual health. Used correctly, the authors explain, hypnosis becomes a power tool to improve memory, unleash creativity, break bad habits, overcome fear and pain, and achieve mental, physical and spiritual balance. The Fear Not blog is from Kay Campbell of The Huntsville Times and centers on religion, spirituality, and living. You can read the full post and

Tarot shelves at bookstores are filled with beginner level books. Do we really need so many? Aren’t they all essentially the same? I think we do need so many and that they are not essentially the same. First, they all differ in terms of voice and presentation. People learn differently and respond better to some styles of communication than to others. Every author has his or her own voice and way of explaining things. Second, not every tarot reader interprets or reads the cards in the same way. By seeing that there are so many different methods and schools of thought, new readers are encouraged to explore until they find what works for them. This month we will look at eight different