2009 Psychic Predictions

2009 Psychic Predictions

By Barbara Garcia

Photo: Ali Vasquez



Like a breath of fresh air, President Elect Barrack Obama sets a new course for America that promises economic recovery in the years ahead. It won’t all happen in 2009 but rest assured that by the end of the year we will begin to see results and an upward curve in the world economy.

· General Motors continues to struggle through 2009 but will not fold. There will be a reconstruction of their entire corporate infrastructure. Aside from government support, business transactions with another auto maker will benefit everyone in the industry.


· The fastest selling automobiles this year are those Asian models like Nissan, Toyota, and all the new energy saving vehicles. They are rapidly replacing gas guzzlers and by 2010 we will see a whole new crop of amazing machines.

· Businesses in the area of natural energy such as wind, solar, geothermal energy, renewable and recycling are all productive and prosperous this year. Businesses associated with these areas will also benefit.


· New environmentally friendly building materials introduced this year meet with financial skepticism but will replace old and current materials successfully in the near future.

· Mortgage rates are lowered this year and the housing market begins to rebound.


· The US dollar begins to gain strength in the spring and a slight drop in gold is in sight.


· Terrorism continues to threaten American soil throughout the year as Al-Qaeda fuels battles to keep the US at war. An international incident regarding Saudi Arabia renews tension. However, there is more effort in maintaining the peace than in the whims of the terrorists. Russia is somehow involved with this.


· Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan together post an enormous drain on American economics and military resources. President Obama reserves a team of personnel, money, and equipment to obliterate terrorist leaders and their followers. (That includes Osama bin Laden)

· Those of us who lived through the fire zones of Southern California will also be inundated with landslides and a sizeable earthquake.

· There will be rumors of attacks on America and assassination plans before or on January 20, 2009. These 44th historic events of the Presidential Swearing in Ceremony, the Inaugural Address, Parade, Balls and galas that honors the new President of the United States is without incident and most memorable.

Vegetarian Thanksgiving

Photo: Barbara Garcia

Vegetarian Thanksgiving
By Sean Carter

Lately the trend in vogue is going vegetarian and sparing thousands of poor souls the brutal onslaught at the slaughter houses, to serve as delectable dishes for the occasion and delight the appetite of the guests invited. PETA along with the fervent efforts made by many organizations has raised the awareness of the public and interestingly encouraged them to tread on the path of trendy vegetarianism or prompted them to go all vegan, despite Thanksgiving being marked out in the American calendar as a meat-influenced holiday. However, there is a subtle difference between being vegan and vegetarian. Being vegetarian means compulsorily abstaining from non-vegetarian food items like fish, meat, egg, dairy products and sometimes even excluding honey from one's diet. While being vegan means one chooses voluntarily not to consume non-vegetarian food items like the vegetarian mass of population and being content experimenting with the substitutes offered in the market.

Since long turkey has been the centerpiece of Thanksgiving feasting, hence most vegetarians tend to feel left out on that day, but now with this new trend in vogue one needs not worry at all. Though this idea of going vegetarian is gaining popularity at a rapid pace yet for most Americans, to celebrate Thanksgiving without turkey would be similar to having birthday bash without a cake, Christmas without tree or Fourth of July celebrations without fireworks. Over the years, majority of people are found gorging on the sumptuous meals cooked for the special occasion with turkey featuring as the main attraction in the menu. While vegetarians being the unfortunate lot nibbling on the leftovers and side dishes. But off-late, vegetarianism has been on the rise, with about 6% of the American population saying they never eat meat, the figure shooting up to 10% among those aged 18-34, according to a recent Vegetarian Resource Group Harris Interactive Survey. There may be variegated reasons for people opting for a vegetarian diet. Whatever the reason may be: religious, ethical, health considerations or out of serious concern for the environment or animal rights, its true that unknowingly one is likely to receive health benefits from it. In fact a recent study indicated that one out of every eight turkeys is infected with salmonella bacteria. Thus avoiding the consumption of turkeys may not be a bad choice. Again "The American Dietetic Association" says that the nutritional benefits of vegetarian diets include lower levels of saturated fat, cholesterol, as well as higher levels of fiber, folate and anti-oxidants such as vitamin C and E.

This new generation of vegans and vegetarians however now has a reason to party and celebrate this festival with friendly food and resources at their display to choose from. In fact vegetarian Thanksgiving can be a glamorous affair taking into consideration that being vegetarian is now in rage for the fact that is the best way to show your compassion towards the animals as well as living healthy, keeping ailments such as heart disease, cancer, strokes, diabetes as well as food poisoning at bay. In 1998, growing awareness about the unhealthy conditions in which the turkeys were kept and the inhuman manner in which these were genetically engineered to grow twice as large and twice as fast as their ancestors to keep in pace with the growing demand, prompted families across North America to participate in a tradition where they adopted turkeys instead of eating them. In a way the turkeys were treated as guest of honor. More so, till date PETA, the group for animal right protection has also been consistent in its effort to prevent the slaughter of these innocent birds by featuring Thanksgiving e-cards on its websites that say "Don't Eat the Mascot" and "Happy Tofurky Day" instead of "Happy Turkey Day".

In recent times, in fact since 1995, America's leading turkey alternative is "Tofurky" or in other words "Tofu-turkey". It is the best way to satisfy the vegetarian and the non-vegetarian populace alike by offering this meat substitute which is equally appealing as their non-veg counterpart. In fact over the years, turkey has been completely bowled over by its substitute, "tofurky'. PETA supports this effort by listing out a host of recipes to choose from, including "Tofurky" roast, dumplings, giblet and mushroom gravy, tofurky wild rice stuffing and wishtix, "Unturkey", "Tofu turkey" are all kind alternatives to real turkeys so that it is not missed at the Thanksgiving table. They are soy-based roast, stuffing and gravy that taste more often than not like the real meat. If tofurky is not your type, then one has the liberty to stick to the traditional dishes like corn, squashes, apples, nuts, cranberries, as well as favorites like pumpkin pie with a tasty crumb topping to appease your appetite. Desserts also come in all kinds of varieties wooing the vegetarian and the hard-core non-vegetarian mass alike with stuffs such as vegan pies in pumpkin, cherry blackberry and apple- cranberry-currant varieties.

This time that you plan a dinner for your vegetarian guests, you no more have to spend sleepless nights pondering what would be a good and viable choice of food items to be cooked. Your culinary art lies in preparing vegetarian food which will be enjoyed and appreciated by both the finicky children as well as by adults with more traditional tastes. There are certain tips that you can keep in mind while preparing food on Thanksgiving Day for your vegetarian guests:

· Prepare stuffing outside of Turkey. · Keep cooking utensils separate to prevent "cross contamination" between meat foods and vegetarian foods. · Use substitutions like vegetarian broth, soy margarine, soy milk and kosher marshmallows which do not have gelatin in its ingredients. · Frying can be done using vegetable oil and refraining from the use of animal fats. · Breads, beverages, fresh fruits and non-gelatin desserts can be offered aplenty as they can be served to the vegetarian and the non-vegetarian guests alike. · You can also ask your guests whether a product like the "Tofurky" brand vegetarian dinner would be welcome as well as invite them to prepare and bring a dish of their choice, if they so please. Thus, this year too all can stay soaked in the spirit of the festival by relishing the delicious food that are dished out and giving turkeys the right to live and enjoy their day along with us. The scenario has changed and perhaps for the better. Non-vegetarians no more need to grunt and grumble when the occasion is round the corner for there are recipes galore to court their vegetarian guests as well as the vegetarians now doesn't need to be cornered by this predominantly meat eating festival.

Sean Carter writes on holidays,
Thanksgiving Day
and world events. He also writes on family, relationships, Christmas, religion, love and friendship. He is a writer with special
interest in ecard industry and writes for 123greetings.com.
He is an active blogger at Thanksgiving Blog

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Novmber 5th The Day After

We believed in Hope. . .and we believed we could Change. . . November 5th, The Day After the Election...We have both

President Elect

Barack Obama

Halloween 2008

Halloween 2008
Barbara Garcia

Photo: Sophia Sario

Halloween is about glowing jack-o-lanterns setting on front porches and on windowsills. There will be groups of children in costumes knocking on doors for about a half pound of trick or treat candies. It will be a night of ghost stories and bobbing for apples down at the community centers. There will be séances, pumpkin carving contests galore, Ouija game boards, and foggers setting the mood for the scariest of scary nights.

As much as we have come to enjoy the playfulness of Halloween there was a time when October 31st was a celebrated holiday called Samhain pronounced sow-en. It is still a magical time of year producing a palette of color in yellow, gold, and red across the landscape. In Scotland and Ireland Samhain meant summers end and rightly so with the cooler and darker days quickly approaching. It is my understanding of history that it was actually a Christian decision to change Samhain to Hallowmas (all Saints day) a time to commemorate the blessed dead and the night before became known as All Hallows Eve (Halloween). Just as those wandering spirits of the dead began to be thought of as evil, so did fairies, angels, leprechauns and pixies came to be thought of as supernatural beings.

Significantly placed in Halloween history today are glimpses of global climate destabilization etched in the masks of political rhetoric of 2008. A trick bailout proposal passed as pacifier treats for the wealthy. Both campaign managers have exquisitely designed sessions of scary nights of debates that prey on the common fears of struggling Americans in an atmosphere of inescapable economic horrors. You can be sure that fears of loud noises and fears of hot air will be triggered by the events this year.

Earthquake probabilities along Southern California’s San Andres fault in October isn’t a highly active fear among scientist and psychics but the most common fear among California residents is the probability itself.

With so many factual frightful themes, this year should be made an atmosphere of sheer fun. Try making paper skeletons and ghosts to deck the hall to your office this year or how about a shinny carved pumpkin for your favorite teacher. Unleash your imagination not your wallet on those costumes and how about something different than pounds of sugary candy to give out. Instead of candy, give stickers, mini boxes of raisins, inexpensive party toys and nutritious dried fruits.

September

Starmerge in September 2008

By Barbara Garcia

Photo: "Earth Mother"

September at Starmerge has come to be known as recognizing the autumn equinox and acknowledging the sun’s influence of passing over the equator as our earth makes its rotation around the sun. This year on the 21st we’ll set the day aside to reflect on where we have come in the lessons of life and give thanks for our blessings. We’ll share those blessings in discounts and bargains with others who have become a part of our lives.

Potluck dishes for those long office, home and yard clean up days in September are mainly casseroles made with sweet potatoes, squash, wild rice and walnuts. Follow this link to a yummy American Indian Fry Bread Recipe http://www.recipezaar.com/50765 to add to your own potluck recipes. (You can spice it up into a delicious Navajo Taco, one of our favorite of favorites :-)


Year End Inventory

Starmerge will be holding a year end inventory sale beginning at the end of September. You can score amazing savings on this fabulous high quality photo finish print of the Goddess herself, “Earth Mother” while supply lasts. Regular priced at $49.95 this ½ off Sale price for this beautiful 18” x12” Inch Print will be offered at $24.97

Reserve yours early to insure your print(s) for Holiday Gift Giving Savings. Just use this link to let us know how many to hold for you. http://www.starmerge.com/contact.html

Will the World End in 2012?

Will the World End in 2012?
By Robert Kreuk

Photo: Jason Karsh

It's coming. The year 2012 is coming right for us and we can neither dodge it nor stop it from coming. What does this time really mean? Is the world really going to end? What can we expect in these few years we have left?

For clarity, the year 2012 is based off of the Mayan Long Count calendar at a time the calendar itself actually resets. The Mayan calendar is based on cycles and had several ways of recording the date. It is known as the most accurate calendar the world has ever known and itself predicts minor events in Maya society like new kings, crop cycles, and the like as well as the more apocalyptic things we're familiar with. The calendar ending would actually mean an old cycle ends and a new cycle begins.

Alternate news sites and literature out there mention that the Earth is going to ascend to the 4th dimension at or around 2012. This is part of the earth cleansing itself as well as trying to move to a higher plane itself. It's rumored this event has almost happened numerous times in the past but was missed. During this cleansing period lots of natural disasters happen as a way for the earth to renew itself. Often cited are the Great Flood and the fall of Atlantis as times ascension was coming, but missed, because the world population wasn't ready for it.

Some digging into recent astronomical news will also reveal that the earth is to fully enter a photon belt around 2012. No one is alive today that was here during the last time the earth did this and it is rumored this will also cause worldwide disasters and the possibility of high radiation. The photon belt is also a sometimes mentioned cause of the earth's pole shift that is to happen in 2012. The pole shift is possibly a reason for the ice caps melting in the North Pole right now as well.

There are many ideas, speculations, and agendas out in motion right now preparing for 2012. For this reason it is hard to get a pin point idea of what exactly will happen. They all agree something WILL happen, however, which should be reason enough to read up, study, and take note of the world around you. The signs will become more obvious in every day life and even in subtle ways such as what movies come out, what mainstream news channels air, and even political agendas. Pay attention. This is not a time to be left uninformed.

Robert Kreuk is an independent paranormal investigator. Author of a paranormal ebook and admin of his Paranormal Forum.

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Psychic Generation

Barbara Garcia



Photo: Jasen Karsh

Every generation brings about new psychics. Every psychic is empowered with specific talents, expertise, and perceptions of future events. Every decade is crystallized by certain psychic ability or psychic visionaries. Whether it’s the likes of a Daniel Dunglas (levitation in the1800’s), Gerard Croiset (unofficial police psychic 1940’s), José Arigo (psychic surgeon 1950’s), or a Jean Dixon, a popular psychic of the 1970’s, we are continually evolving psychically with new opportunity for expansion.

We’re fast approaching the end of the decade. Emphasis on spirit communication that mediums such as James Van Prague and John Edwards presented on television marks another decade of psychic celebrities and influence. However, this first decade of the 21st century is a psychic generation. People in all walks of life and beliefs are exceptionally intuitive and perceptive. The psychic function is no longer dormant. Those born in this decade are children of a more psychic population than ever before in civilized societies.

Why the shift? Practically speaking, the psychic function is a survival instinct. Just take a look at the local news; the outlook is not very promising. Aside from current and upcoming wars, global warming, pollution, and natural disasters that continually threaten us; the standard of living has dropped outrageously low during this decade. Education expenses, health costs, massive layoffs, food and gasoline expenses, and mortgage meltdowns in this deep recession has jolted everyone into survival mode.

It has been said that success is about taking risks and chances. This has certainly been true for most successful people. Looking at our unstable position in the world, the only way to get ahead now is by utilizing the psychic function and the willingness to activate it for the next opportunity that comes along.

Now is the time to initiate an outstanding conclusion of this decade by taking all the positive attributes of psychic expression to the next level. Use the power of the psychic connection in the market place, work, home, and in social networking. Eliminate the need to rely on traditional business and use your psychic perceptions of events in the next decade to your personal advantage now. A small investment into an upcoming trend, product, or science would bring about a large return later.

The psychic population has expanded over the years and so have the ethereal entities and beings that have come through to this physical world. They no longer accompany a few psychic mediums but are now seen by the masses because the masses have become psychically inclined.

This 21st century psychic generation is a power that has no tolerance for out molded ideas of domination; they will see through deception and have the courage, skill, and strength of acting upon their psychic instincts without hesitation. They are born during a tremendous shift of consciousness; consequently they will change the course of the world in every facet of discovery through unprecedented accounts of psychic achievement.

Let Freedom Ring Everywhere

Photo: Barbara Garcia

July 4th

IndependenceDay

Let Freedom Ring Everywhere, we're all patriots in the Independence Day spirit of the ideals of personal freedom and liberty.

Living how you want, where you want, pursuing what you want is what it's all about. No matter what part of the world you live or your nationality, I wish a liberating and safe Independence Day celebration to you and all those you hold dear.

An Exercise in Love

An Exercise in Love
By Alex Ziv

Photo: PJ Parker

The following exercise is one that I developed spontaneously and it comes as part of experience and growth.

The object of this exercise is to bring us back to the centre of the heart, to our existence and like in every exercise - repetition is the key to success.

The heart is our initial central place, as children even before we began to speak or think in a massive way we were attentive and connected to our heart and we operated from the centre of our heart.

Each one of us started his life with a total connection to the heart and slowly slowly with the years we began to distance ourselves from it towards the centre of the head. With the development of the intellect the majority of us are anchored there and spend the majority of our adult life there.

The centre of the head, the brain, the thought works in a dual way which is why it is in harmony with the universe.

The universe is one energy that is situated above duality - united.

Duality starts with a thought because thought needs an object and the moment an object exists automatically duality is created.

The thought and the object of thinking must be separate; there must be distance so that thought can take place.

So when space and duality is created - the energy splits and as a result of that we move away from the nature of the universe which is unity, lack of duality.

Every thought is separate from another thought and this separation and the focus on every separate thought creates in us a duality.

The centre of our thought is a necessary centre for creation. We must not build a house in it or settle in it indefinitely because then we move away from our unity with the rest of the universe, which means, we move away from the source of light, abundance the eternal health and happiness of the universe.

The correct centre to be connected to most of the time is the centre of the heart that expresses itself through the energy of love.

When you love you can not be dual, the love melts duality and creates unity.

When you love someone or something, you immediately connect to it with all your being and feel united with it.

And when you use the energy of love and you feel united, you automatically become united with the natural characteristics of the universe and you merge with it at the same time.

Children are present at the centre of the heart which is why they are abundant with health, happiness, joy & purpose

Because they are always connected and synchronised with the energy of the universe.

Think less and love more and be a child again, flowing and natural and full of purpose.

Love is a merger and due to the universe being made up of this energy, in order to connect to the universe one must connect initially to the energy of love, to return to the centre of the heart stay and live there... every so often one can visit the centre of the mind, to play and create and then return home to the centre of the heart.

The following exercise is intended to bring you back home to the centre of the heart and connect you again to the origin of the universal energy - the energy of love.

The exercise:

I developed this exercise during my morning meditation which part of it includes conscious walking along the beach

Every time that a person would walk towards me from the opposite side it would distract my focus because thoughts would enter when our fields of energy where the distance of an encounter and it always distracted me.

On one of the occasions I decided that I was going to send love to every person that came towards me...The moment that his field of energy is in my radius I simply say in my heart: "I love you"

I tried and it felt wonderful!

Instead of distracting my focus it heightened my awareness and the connection to my inner peace.

And so I turned it into a regular habit which works wonders again and again.

There is no need to look into the face of the person opposite you; you can continue to look ahead or at another object

All that is required is to be aware of his presence for a moment and then to send him love by saying the words: "I love you".

In order to experience the impact of this exercise, I suggest that you start it with the following dosage:

Every day for a period of a week decide that you are going to send your love to two strangers.

You can do this whilst walking next to them or opposite them and it is also possible to send your love whilst driving a vehicle, simply catch a certain person within your field of vision and say: "I love you".

The minimum during this week is two people per day,

and this every person can do easily.

Whoever enjoys this and feels the strengt5h of this exercise can start with whatever quantity he chooses.

There is no limit to the amount of love that can be distributed and the interesting fact is that this action is never tiring; on the contrary, it recharges you with new energy and effervescence and livens every cell in your body.

Try this "exercise in love" and prove to yourself how the centre of the heart awakens inside you and how you connect to a higher energy - the energy of love.

By Alex Ziv - Creating Reality

Alex Ziv is a motivational writer who inspires Thousands of people each day in Israel trough his unique view and insights about spirituality and personal development.
For more information please visit: http://www.alexziv.com/
(English by Michal Booker)

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Hauntings in the Home

Photo: "Phantom Storm Clouds"

By Sophia Sario

Hauntings in the Home
By Jan Gamm

All of us delight in watching a ghostie movie or reading a scary novel. It is not quite so enjoyable when your own home is the subject of outer-wordly attention. Sometimes poltergeist activity can go on for many years before the occupant of the house is prepared to admit that certain unexplained occurances are the work of a mischievious spirit.

Most of us know what it is like to put down an object and then forget where we have put it. However, poltergeists are often eager to have us know of their presence in the house and will wickedly put the object somewhere we could not possibly have left it, for instance on the top of a high shelf or dresser only reachable with a step ladder but tantalisingly visible without one.

Animals will often be aware of the presence of this uninvited guest long before humans. You will see your pet cat or dog playing with what appears to be an invisible friend, or suddenly the animal will sit or beg in front of an empty chair. Scary.

Lights will be mysteriously turned on, radios and televisions will be switched on unexpectedly or have settings changed, fridge doors will be left open and doors will be unlatched, seemingly by someone other than yourself, yet there is nobody there. Many people have assumed themselves to be prematurely senile, or over imaginative, before they will consider the existance of a ghost in the house. Understandable when you consider we have all been raised to enjoy a good scare on the television or in books. Some of us have also been conditioned to dismiss such happenings as impossibly unscientific.

The appearance of a ghostly spirit is rare indeed, although some claim passionately that they have seen a ghost 'in person,' so to speak. Audible activity is quite common, however, and even readily welcomed by those with an infinity for such phenomena. Not everything that goes bump in the night can be explained by errant pets, mice in the attic, shrinking window frames or poor carpentery. Buildings carry a footprint of those who have gone before and if your particular house guest is a friendly one - be grateful.

Jan Gamm writes reflections on life with an emphasis on world travel. She has lived in many countries and traveled extensively in the Far East, the Middle East, America, South America and throughout the South Pacific. She writes for fun and for money whenever she can manage it.

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