Snake Oil /Burn Baby Burn
The winter season and the month of December is an instinctive time to slow down and recharge our “batteries.” Holiday obligations and the added intensity makes this easier said than done, yet the month of winter solstice is all about releasing, recharging, restoration and planting potential new seeds for the coming year. I have noticed that I, and a lot of other people get mildly sick around this time every year. When I was younger I would often get a cold or even the flu during the winter months. Now, at best it is usually just a mild sinus infection that contributes to me sleeping more than usual, and feeling a bit less motivated. Over the years for many different reasons, my immune system has gotten a lot stronger, yet I still feel this mild discomfort each year. Business for me is typically slower than most other months in December, and being that I am a fire sign I often feel uncomfortable when I lay around too much. The extra time off to relax and benefits of a less active time were great, yet I was still battling a feeling that I SHOULD be doing more. Possibly to get ahead on my writing or to do some promotions-just to do something “worthwhile.” My income was taking a hit and more was going out than coming in. I knew it was temporary but I still was uncomfortable.
Unfortunately my internal battle became an external one. I had the second pedicure ever in my life in the middle of December. The young stylist eager to convince me that regular pedicures were a good thing, was extra diligent in doing a thorough job. He often goes above and beyond when I get any service from him. After forty five minutes of his scrubbing each foot and putting my feet back into the solution my right foot started to sting a bit. He was working more on my right foot than left and I thought it was rather long time for a pedicure. Toward the end my right foot was really hurting. I was happy when he was finished so I could pay and head home. My right foot was very red and was definitely stinging when I drove home. Within about two hours the redness and burning sensation got worse. It looked like a chemical burn. Oddly it was most burnt on the top of the foot and also my achilles tendon. My left foot strangely was fine. I wished I had stopped the procedure when it started to hurt. Being someone who doesn’t overreact much to physical pain (hell I have always considered emotional pain to be much worse!) there was nothing I could do about it after the fact.
I contacted the shop. took a picture and let them know what had happened. For almost six days it was hard to walk. The first two days were extremely painful. It quickly began to heal and the scabbing hurt as well. At the time I was 215 pounds. All this weight leaning on a burned, scabbed right foot was no easy task to contend with. The only relief I would have was to lay around, watch television, and nap more with my foot propped up. I had to lean on my left side more to get around or it simply hurt like hell. I wrapped it up with a stretchable bandage and only went out when I had to. Soft slippers were my footwear of choice. I had an impulse to buy the slippers two days before this happened, so it was beneficial that I had them. I went food shopping and ran errands in my old man slippers and minimized all activities for about a week. If it hadn’t hurt so much it would have been a comical event.
Originally I contemplated whether I should go to the doctor when it happened. A bit of worry and fear about “what if it got infected” ran through my mind. I looked up how to treat a burn online. I coated it with honey the first day to stop the possibility of infection early. Then I used white vinegar and spayed it with colloidal silver (both natural antibiotics) a few times each day. I honestly spent about an hour extremely worried the second day about whether I was nuts to not go to a hospital or a doctor. During the peak of my worry I noticed the clock in my bedroom was at 4:44. I knew this was an angel message, so I went to my office to look for my angel number meaning (Angel Numbers 101) book. I got distracted for about five minutes by a few other things, yet when I picked up my cellphone it now read 4:44. My bedroom clock must have been fast and apparently I was supposed to read the message that finally helped me release my worry completely:
“There are angels-they’re everywhere around you! You are completely loved, supported, and guided by many Heavenly beings, and you have nothing to fear.”
The practical reasons around my burn were clear. The over rubbing of my right foot clearly irritated the skin. I have also had a mild case of hardly noticeable bumps on my right foot for about fifteen years now. I theorized that during a period of hiking a lot in canyons all over Arizona, I must have gotten a skin reaction from certain plants that simply never went away. My right foot may have reacted strongly to this combined with the excessive work on that foot. There might have been an agent in the soaking solution that I reacted to as well.
The other reason for the burn was of course metaphysical. When we struggle with an issue we first attempt to resolve it mentally than emotionally (sometimes in the reverse order depending on how we are wired). When we fail to solve it at either of these levels it will often become a physical issue. Because there are no accidents I had to wonder what inside of me drew this uncomfortable lesson to my physical body? It was clear that I was resisting trusting my feminine side and my ability to receive. I kept thinking I should take practical, forward steps to solve the issue. When we have problems on the left side of the body in any form they have to do with the past, the feminine, and receptivity. When we have problems on the right side of our body they have to do with the masculine, assertiveness and the future. Our feet represent our understanding of ourselves and our unique lives past, present and future. Young children often “dance” with happy feet, while very old people have trouble walking and may shuffle and are reluctant to move.* They may struggle with a sense of no steps to take forward anymore. I burned my right foot. I was actually forced to lean on my left side or I experienced extreme pain. There is a good chance if I relaxed, slowed down, and trusted my ability to draw what I needed to myself, I would not have needed to experience the physical discomfort of this right foot burn. The accident forced me to be unable to move very much at all.
My intuition was clear about enjoying the slower time of December. I felt that January would be busy (it always is) and it would be fine to lean on a little of my saving if needed. The problem was needless worry and impatience. I believed I “should” be moving forward instead of just sitting still. Old limited beliefs that I was “a talented but lazy guy who was not doing enough” were the obstacle, not the solution. January ended up of course being a really good month for business. My income adjusted to a comfortable place. I took my usually weekly trip to the casino even when my foot was at its worst that first week. It wasn’t easy, but the people that work there and some friends I often see on the same machines were happy to assist me. I had my foot propped up on another chair and played video poker. I was extremely lucky and left up $506. The next day I received a Christmas gift for $250 in the mail from my mother. I also had some wonderful clients buy gift certificates for their family members a few days later. I received the money I needed without working at all. I never had to dig into my savings. The older and wiser I get, the less often I experience lessons like these. Still, once in a while I stumble or burn myself along the way. My foot has healed. I still sometimes run errands wearing my “old man slippers.” I don’t actually need to, it just feels really comfortable, and that's an attribute that I am open to experience lots more of now and in the future.
Jimmy V 2-17
* quote from Louise Hay’s You Can Heal Your Life
Notes:
There are a number of accounts I would love to be able to share more of the many examples of growth and positive movement for many of the people in my Regular client program that I have been working with for so many years. I do make a point though to not share personal information about the people I work with, so this limits my ability to publicly share. That said, there are some real success stories! When we know who we are, what we are meant to do, tune into the Universes many signals and messages, become more aware of our unique strengths and weaknesses, erase the debilitating influences of Chief negative feature (fear), become more confident in our choices, and trust our intuition we can be far more successful and happy, we can live far more fulfilling lives. These are some of the many goals that we work on in my Regular Client program. The benefits gained from working with a skilled Navigational Consultant are worth the investment. Plus the oracles I work with are simply really cool! Wisdom from other cultures can be quite valuable: Druid Animal totems, angel cards, Viking Runes, Lakota Indian cards, to name just a few. More information about this program later in the newsletter.
I recently sent out my referral comps (discounts of $10-$20 off your next session for each referral you send me during a six month period). Thanks to all my thoughtful clients who did this for me. I get most of my new clients from Yelp now, but referrals are still a valuable close second! Sharing my Facebook posts or forwarding my monthly column are a great way to introduce your friends and family to the work I do. If they book a session with me (I always ask who referred them to me) you will get credit comps. If you need business cards just ask.
March is already here and spring is in the air. Wishing Everyone a magnified experience of the blessing of spring! Cheers, Jimmy V
“Each one of us decided to incarnate upon this planet at a particular point in time and space. We have chosen to come here to learn a particular lesson that will advance us upon our spiritual, evolutionary pathway.” Louise L. Hay
“You can’t have a physical transformation until you have a spiritual transformation.” Cory Booker
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.
In dire Times
“When you are truly disturbed or agitated, get yourself into that quiet space until your heart has quieted, and allow it to quiet more and more and more. Talk to your body and say, ‘Quiet my dear, quiet. I want my body to be quiet. We have questions to ask here.’ You can’t channel yourself from an angry place or from a totally devastated place or a place from which you’ve caved in. You can’t say, ‘Please help me.’ and get a booming answer. What you need to do, if you’re not enjoying that state too much, is bring yourself out of that state. The only reason you continue in that state is because you feel there’s some value there. But you do always have the option of moving out of it.
You have this tiny little split second in which you decide, ‘Boy, this is really big, I just know I’m going to get upset here. I’m not even going to be able to speak to my guides. I’m going to be so upset.’ That’s when your guides are standing out there laughing their heads off and saying, “Isn’t that cute?’
Now, jesting aside, sometimes you’re in a really dire situation. It is so dire that you find that you can’t bring yourself out of it. What I suggest you do at that point is pray to yourself. You say, ‘Dear one, I am in so much trouble now. I am in such terrible trouble and I’ve done all I can to come out of this state and I can’t come out of this state enough to channel you, so I’m going to trust that you’re going to help me in another way. And please guides, stay around me and help sustain me until I get through this experience. And help me bring this experience to a higher level so that it can be of use to me in my growth.’ And you certainly can do that. And you will be inspired. Believe me, you will. And it doesn’t matter whether you’ve ever channeled your higher self before or not.
You’ve always been a part of your total self. And you’ve always talked to it. You talked to it so much when you were tiny. It’s no different now. So talk to that beautiful part of yourself-the mature, wonderful, totally developed part of you that has grown spiritually mature.”
Enid from Life Before, During, and After.
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, March 9th. at 3:30 p.m. mountain 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 the site and 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.
“To succeed in life you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.” Reba McEntire
New Client Special 2017:
January 1st 2017 thru March 31st 2017 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!
“If you do what you love, it is the best way to relax.” Christian Louboutin
Regular Client Program
One of the best programs I have been doing for 16 years now is my Regular client program. The program is designed to benefit my clients at multiple levels. Clients who enroll in the program come in every three months for personal sessions (monthly sessions are also an option). This can also be done for out-of-area clients by phone. Session prices are discounted for Regular clients. Regulars also receive discounts on classes, books and CD’s. The focus of the program is on consistent work in developing your intuitive abilities, learning how to use the signs and signals that are all around us, and conquering fear-based programming permanently. We also get to do work with all the many different oracles I currently work with! My Regular client program has resulted in some tremendous spiritual evolution for hundreds of people over the years. Many of my Regulars have gone on to do spiritual counseling, or similar types of work and some are healing and guiding others personally and professionally. The progress I have seen over the years among the majority of my Regular clients has been phenomenal. It is wonderful to see the spiritual, physical, and emotional progress I have assisted in motivating. So many of my Regular clients have dramatically changed the way they now view life and are enjoying a more enlightened point of view. You too can join this program as well, just ask.
More about the Regular Client Program... This program was designed to create an easy, cost effective way for my clients to progress in their spiritual development.
When we are consistent at attending to our body/mind/spirit, we naturally move through life with more harmony and greater joy. When our spiritual awareness is heightened and fine tuned we are often happier which helps us to enjoy all aspects of our lives, including occasional personal challenges because we see them as inevitably beneficial. We can truly assist the people around us. Human beings learn by example. Your intimate partnerships, friendships, family, and children benefit when you are in a good space.
The Regular Client Program makes it easier to prioritize keeping your spiritual, emotional and even physical “garden” free of weeds. In China, the professional soothsayer is a reverent and dignified calling. It does not attract the sort of suspicion it does in the western world. In fact, in most eastern cultures, seeing an oracle reader is a sign of wisdom, success, and prestige. If you have an interest in increasing these attributes and working with a highly skilled navigational consultant then the Regular Client Program may be right for you.
My non-regular rates for 2007-2017:
Full session (70 minutes) $110.00. shorter session (45 minutes) $80.00. Extended session (90 minutes) $130.00.
Regular client discounted rates for 2014-2017:
Quarterly (every three months) Regulars:
Full 70 minute sessions $90.00 shorter sessions $65.00 Extended sessions $105.00
Monthly Regulars:
Full 70 sessions $80.00 shorter sessions $55.00 Extended sessions $95.00
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PREPAY 3 OR MORE SESSIONS YOU RECEIVE AN EVEN BIGGER DISCOUNT.
(prepaid three quarterly sessions: (3) - 45 minute sessions $175. (3) - 70 minute sessions $240. (3) - 90 minute sessions $285.
(prepaid three monthly sessions: (3) - 45 minute sessions $150. (3) - 70 minute sessions $210. (3) - 90 minute sessions $250.
* Regular clients get to choose whether they will come in for a full, 45, or extended session. You may vary the length of each session each time you come in for your appointments, and still keep your discounted rates.
* I will contact you a few weeks before your next appointment by email or phone for scheduling. If there is a need for a few weeks delay or to come in sooner or for an extra appointment this is also an option.
* Sessions can be used for all of the different readings I offer, transformation sessions, reality change sessions, or personalized instruction on how to read oracles yourself.
* Regular Clients can purchase gift certificates for sessions to give to friends and family at their discounted rates. Regulars also receive discounts on classes, CD'S, and books.
* If at any point you decide to come in more often or less often, or even exit the program, simply let me know. I have worked with clients who have come monthly for two years, then switched to quarterly, etc... Clients who exit the program can still come in randomly for sessions, although they will be required to pay current non-regular rates.
When we are out of balance, and not attending to our spiritual sides we are more likely to: hold onto the past, feel anxious about the present, and fearful about the future. Oracle readings and navigational consultations help us keep clear of lower energies and bring us to a higher awareness in all areas of our lives. Developing our intuitive abilities increases our potential for happy relationships, excellent health, and keep us excited about wherever our lives are headed. The majority of my clients come in for a session once or twice a year or when a crisis triggers them. My Regular clients use the sessions as PREVENTIVE MEDICINE.
If you are interested in signing up for this program call or e mail me VenturaSag@yahoo.com
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.Sessions can be in-office or by phone.
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).
Information about the different sessions and types of readings and services, past Snake Oil columns, and how to order my books and audio CD’s can be found at my website: Http://JimVentura.com
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All sessions/readings for 2016 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.
