November 2015 Snake Oil/Jim Ventura
Snake Oil 94/Dr. Dolittle
For the last few years I have made a point to post a specific message for my local clients to be aware of the possibility of a few cats on or under my stairway. There are six apartment ferals that some of the residents of my condominium complex feed on a regular basis. I have fed them consistently for about four years now. My stairs are definitely one of their favorite hangout spots. Even from personal experience, I know it can be unnerving to walk up the stairs and see a cat or two jump off the stairway running. It is sort of comical and probably gets a few of my new and more superstitious clients to feel even more nervous when a black cat is part of the introduction. The cats are all fixed and actually fairly friendly. A few of them even let some of the residents pet them. Almost all of them let me pet them, and a few of them want me to do it even when I am not handing out food. They, like all animals that were bred to be part of human families, just need affection and human touch. They swirl around my legs happily when I go outside at feeding time and show little or no fear of me at all. I have been called Doctor Dolittle by people a number of times in my life and take it as a compliment. Doctor Dolittle was a fictitious character from a movie with Rex Harrison in the sixties and also revamped in the late nineties and played by Eddie Murphy. He could talk to the animals. My mother and two of my six siblings have similar skills.
My ability to talk to animals, calm them, and earn their trust started at a very young age. Rather than fear most animals, my urge to communicate with them, pet them, and interact with them always far exceeded any fear of being bitten or hurt. Some of this was fueled by my mother. She was very good with animals, especially dogs. We adopted many pets from shelters and even took a few strays in along the way. My mother had a gentle touch with our dogs and cats. When my brother started collecting iguana’s, turtles, snakes, other reptiles, and an assortment of other odd pets, she had no fear of them either. Me and a few of my siblings followed suit. My other brothers and sisters weren’t as “into” animals or the family pets, as they had other things they were passionate about. At times they might have resented mom and believed she prioritized the pets over them.
I have surprised a number of people when I am in their homes for the first time when their dog or cat comes over to me without much hesitation. I have often heard things like this often: “She usually doesn’t trust men.” Wow he really likes you!” Many times they end up in my lap or sitting at my feet. Part of my ability to create this level of comfort in pets springs from knowing how to approach them by letting them come to me without any force. I will often take practical steps to calm them down if I feel they may be skittish. On the other hand an immediately friendly dog or cat will respond really well to prompts like “aren’t you a handsome boy,” or clapping your hands playfully. I am not uncomfortable if they jump on me or try to lick my face. My weird ability to sound like a cat makes all of them incredibly intrigued. Their ears perk up comically and they wonder where the sound is coming from. There are a lot of ways to make the situation flow and knowing what type of animal you are dealing with and responding to them from the perspective that they matter goes a long way.
The most important thing to recognize with animals is that while they may not understand words and their specific meanings they can read intention. They operate quite well at being able to pick up images and vibrational intentions. This isn’t as esoteric as it sounds. Human babies, small children, and animals read quite a bit this way. Telepathy is the basis of how we communicate and the bedrock of how language and communication operates. Often in sessions with clients I pick up on questions they are about to ask or begin to tell stories I have recently, or in the past, have gone through that resonates with what they are wanting to share. The reverse has also occurred when clients pick up on what I am trying to say without me even using clear words to express my thoughts. Their intuitive and telepathic abilities increase when they are around me. So much information is exchanged this way between both human to human interactions as well as with animals.
My Doctor Dolittle skills primarily come from a place of love and respect. I really love dogs and cats and pretty much animals in general. They are innocent creatures who benefit and assist us just as much as we benefit them. We are often healthier and happier when we have pets. A constant stream of unconditional love is not always achievable with other human beings, but animals do it effortlessly. The times in my life when I felt lost or fearful, especially during my childhood, were often healed by the presence of a dog or cat. My awareness of the influences of animals as totem have helped transform me and many of the people I have worked with. Just the process of watching animals can give us insight and clarity around our own challenges.
I have always seen other things in this world as alive and having a form of consciousness. Whether they be trees, plants, bodies of water, stones, and just about everything else, I always knew that they have a type of awareness and perceive us just as much as we perceive them. Their vibrations may be slower or different and they may not think and process with the use of a brain the same the way we do, but that makes them no less conscious and aware. Some religious and scientific viewpoints have contributed to us thinking of ourselves and humankind as “the top of the ladder.” This belief limits us from connecting to other parts of this world. Now if I expected animals and plants to talk back to me with actual words I could be easily be accused of being a bit nuts. I don’t. My ability to communicate with animals, and many other parts of nature has helped me to navigate more effectively in my life. I never saw myself “above” them, I’ve always perceived them as different but equal to me in value. Having more allies and friends in the animal realm supporting us on our life journey makes the journey itself a more enlightened trip.
Jim Ventura 10-2015
Editors Note:
I have always seen November as one of the best months in my opinion for many different reasons, I am a “big” (that word becomes physically accurate from late November thru late December...) fan of Thanksgiving! We have great weather here in Phoenix and it’s also my Birthday month. I have also extended my New Client promotional special until end of November. If you haven’t had a session yet, take advantage of the discount and you can also buy gift certificates for friends and family at these rates to give as gifts!
Wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving and great November. May the blessings you already have multiply! Cheers, Jim V
“Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.” Lawrence Welk
“I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land.” Jon Stewart
Channeled corner. I read many, many books from different trance channelers in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. Unfortunately many of them are now out of print, but I still have a huge collection and will share some of the best material I have collected over the years.
Seth on Early Man and the birth of language:
“...Data, you say, are stored in the chromosomes, strung together in a certain fashion. Now biologically that is direct cognition. The Inner Senses perceive directly in the same fashion. To you, language means words. Words are always symbols for emotions or feelings, intents, or desires. Direct cognition did not need the symbols. The first language, the initial language, did not involve images or words, but dealt with a free flow of directly cognitive material. A man, wondering what a tree was like, became one, and let his own consciousness flow into the tree. Man’s consciousness mixed and merged with other kinds of consciousness with the great curiosity of love. A child did not simply look at an animal, but let its consciousness merge with the animal’s, and so to some extent the animal looked out through the child’s eyes.
In ways most difficult to explain, man ‘absorbed’ an animal’s spirit before he killed it, so that the animal’s flesh, then, the hunter believed that he was giving the animal a new focus of existence. He could draw on the animal’s strength, and the animal could join in human consciousness. Nature and spirit therefore were one...”
Jane Roberts Channeling Seth in The Nature of the Psyche.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that frightens us.” Marianne Williamson
New Client Special extended through November 30th 2015:
June 1st 2015 thru November 30th 2015 Special: New Client introductory offer
$10-15 off listed rates for your first 45 minute session, 70, or 90 minute session! Ask for the special when you email Venturasag@yahoo.com to book. Debit and credit card payments get $10 off for 45-90 minute sessions. Local in-office clients can get an extra $5 off for cash or check payments for sessions. If you want to buy a new client a thoughtful gift of a session you can also take advantage of these rates!
$10-15 off listed rates for your first 45 minute session, 70, or 90 minute session! Ask for the special when you email Venturasag@yahoo.com to book. Debit and credit card payments get $10 off for 45-90 minute sessions. Local in-office clients can get an extra $5 off for cash or check payments for sessions. If you want to buy a new client a thoughtful gift of a session you can also take advantage of these rates!
My current rates (new clients can subtract the above discounts from these rates): 45 minute sessions $80. 70 minute sessions $110. 90 minute sessions $130.
Snake Oil Radio
Thursdays at 3:30 pm (there will be two live broadcasts this month)
My next live broadcast of Snake Oil Radio will be Thursday, November 5 th at 3:30 p.m. (AZ doesn’t use daylight savings time, so it’s the same as pacific time). Most Thursdays you can catch a new show. Each 45 minute show will expand on my current column’s subject matter. It will also offer an opportunity for you to call in live (or chat with other listeners in the chat room) with comments and your thoughts about the topic of discussion. If you miss the live show, you can catch any of my previously recorded shows on the web site’s archive. You can also catch Snake Oil Radio on I-tunes (download my pod-casts there).
To hear a live show, all you need to do is be at a computer and tuned into: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jim-Ventura You may also access it by going to blogtalkradio.com. Type “Snake Oil” into the search option.
You can also go to the shows that are currently “On air” at that time and find me. The call in number is 646-200-3966 for questions and comments.
Here’s my contact information to make an appointment for a session, or information on current classes: Phone: (602)957-3035 text: (602)349-0746 Email: Venturasag@yahoo.com (best method for contact).
“Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.” Anonymous
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All sessions/readings for 2015 are: Full (70 minutes) $110.00; Shorter session (45 minutes) $80.00; Extended session (90 minutes) $130.00 (two people can split an extended session back to back for $65.00 each). Email me for information about my Regular Client Program for even bigger discounts on session prices with the added benefit of monthly or quarterly check-ins.
All Current Snake Oil subscribers get $5.00 off all listed prices for any 45-90 minute sessions (except when using a special discount promotion). Local in office visits receive another $5 off listed prices for cash or check payments.
