Raven Keyes, author of The Healing Power of Reiki, is featured in the online version of Whole Living Magazine. The Q & A,, titled "How Reiki Supports Health: Q&A with Author and Reiki Master Raven Keyes," details Raven's work as a Reiki Master, and also includes a brief introduction to Reiki and Raven's book. Whole Living was founded in 2003 as Body+Soul: Whole Living. Since then, they've been at the forefront of the movement to live a healthier, more sustainable, and balanced life, striving for total wellness for mind, body, soul, and planet. In June 2010, they began publishing under the name Whole Living: Body + Soul in Balance. Read the full article here.

Ten years ago it would have been hard to find information about Reiki, but now it's a practice that's becoming popularly featured in spas and is even available at some hospitals and health care centers! So what is this thing called "Reiki" that's quietly been making its way into the mainstream world? I was first introduced to Reiki in 2003 when I intuitively started doing energy work on a sick pet. Baffled by the experience I started researching. Reiki was the first energy healing modality that I discovered and so the learning began! While I've been practicing sporadically for the past nine years, I still find it hard to describe exactly what Reiki is. Unlike something as tangible as

This weekend is going to be very busy for me. I hope to see lots of Southern California people at these events: Antelope Valley Pagan Pride Day Saturday, October 20 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. LOCATION: George Lane Park in Quartz Hill Just north of Los Angeles, CA Antelope Valley Pagan Pride Day This is going to be a great day with lots of family activities. It’s a smaller event and you’ll have a chance to meet and get to know new friends. There are free workshops on Magic Squares, Easy and Powerful Spellcrafting, Divination, a Guided Meditation to help you connect with your Inner Warrior, an Introduction to Druidry, and lots of special activities for kids. AVPPD is free, but

Tarot Face to Face (available HERE) is a clever book about using the cards in everyday life. This accomplishes two things: deepens your understanding of the cards and deepens your connection with life. Many of the techniques focus on how to use the cards to help others engage life. Some are for self-reflection. Others are for engaging with the outside world. Chapter 6, about engaging with the outside world, includes techniques inspired by shamanistic practices, a particular interest of mine lately. The Tarot Week exercise is an example of one of the shorter ones. Others are longer, more in depth, as one would imagine for shamanic work. But let me share a bit of the Tarot Week with