November December 2022 Snake Oil/Tinfoil Over the Baby Jesus and a Bonus Story From My New Book!

 Snake Oil  Tinfoil Covering The Baby Jesus

 

I grew up in a large Catholic family where Christmas rituals were an important part of our holiday experience. Amidst the craziness of Santa Claus, Christmas shopping and stuffing our faces full of sugar through most of December, our family still celebrated “the true meaning of Christmas.” It was the time when Christ the savior was born. Like almost every child raised in a Christian home, we were taught the importance of remembering “the truth” about Christmas. Even from what we believed to be our enlightened perspective, we were still all about the indulgence that Christmas seemed to usher in, and as a child I loved every minute of it.

During the holidays, atop the television set was placed a small figurine of the baby Jesus. The figurine was part of a nativity scene. In our family we placed a piece of tinfoil over the small statue. My mother explained this practice to us: “until Christmas Day comes, Jesus had not yet been born.” She would inevitably ask us each Christmas morning if we had pulled the tinfoil off of Jesus before we began opening our presents. We never remembered. The excitement and lure of greedily tearing open presents far outweighed any interest in mom's custom. Still, we dutifully faked reverence in front of Mom, pulling off the tinfoil only to instantly place all of our attention back to the presents.

 

 

Young children, understandably, aren't into philosophy, morality and religious rituals. As a child, most of the things I was taught about Christian teachings weren't really interesting and were often scary. Pictures of Christ nailed to a cross with bleeding hands and feet were horrifying. The picture common in Christian homes of Christ praying with a huge beating, burning heart in his chest terrified me. To please my mother, I pretended to be interested in the Bible. Our children's Bible was illustrated with pictures that mostly gave me nightmares. Stories and pictures of pestilence, lepers, children being sacrificed, people dying and a man who was hung to die on a cross did not make for comfortable bedtime stories.

                                                                                                                                                       Understanding parables, Christ's message of love and other biblical stories can be excellent ways to connect to our spiritual sides. Children, though, simply are not ready for this type of thing. I can safely guarantee that any child of any religion that is happy about learning this stuff is faking it to please their parents or guardians. Young children are not able to grasp the significance of spiritual teachings, and that is exactly as it should be. Why not let children enjoy Santa Claus, the Easter bunny, and all the fun stuff until they are old enough to grasp the deeper meanings of religion and spirituality?

Even as we approach our forties, around Christmas, my little sister and I still tease each other about whether we have pulled the tinfoil off of the baby Jesus. We playfully and sarcastically joke about this and some of the other bizarre rituals we were taught. Maybe we haven't really grown up yet, maybe we never will.

Jim Ventura 10-2003

Cast of Characters  Warm powdered Milk and Sugary Cereals

 

My mother was truly a master at developing frugal and creative ways to stretch my father’s every two week paycheck. We were by no means poor. In a true classic sense we would have been seen as middle class. My stay at home mother raised seven of us in the classic what your “supposed to do Catholic way,” or what she believed was supposed to be... More or less, have a lot of children, stay married, go to church or Sundays and holidays, and follow all the ritual, like not eating meat on Fridays. We had what we needed but not a lot of extra’s. A close knit family in a house in a good neighborhood, stability, and we actually grew up and spent our entire childhoods in that home. There were some families who were a bit wealthier and had nicer houses in our neighborhood but ours was comfortable.

Mom came up with interesting ways to feed a family of nine on one paycheck. There were lots of side dishes for meals like rice, noodles, bread, and we did always have some sort of meat, but meat portions were very stretched. One chicken was often served at dinner and seen as normal to us. Thankfully my ability to maneuver mom to favor me a little more than most of my siblings ended up getting me one of the chicken breasts! A steak, on the rare occasion we had that, was cut into slivered portions with plenty of mashed potatoes and other fillers. We always had desert after dinner. Ice cream, pudding, jello, and pound cake were a few of the many variations to our endless need for sugar. We had plenty of soda, Hawaiian Punch and even Cool Aid. Mom was always on some sort of diet so she would have calorie free Crystal Light with her half a pound cake for desert. Crystal Light was was red, colorful and deceptively looked potentially tasty, but I experienced the horror of having a few sips of that fake sugar. To this days I can’t stand fake sugar in anything. What we hardly ever saw was real butter or milk. We had that glowing bright margarine nonsense. Her biggest stretch was using powdered milk. We ate sugary cereals most morning with the cold powdered milk she had mixed up the night before. it was pretty watery but we didn’t know any better so it was fine because we got sugar and that was the prize. In addition, the thrill of digging out the prize often in the cereal box was also magnificent.

(Mom n Dad at some amusement park)

My parents were great about making sure we had a family vacation every summer. Other than one horrible mistake of Williamsburg Virginia and the horror of education about colonial times for a vacation plan, usually part of the trip would center around a theme park. Disney World, Six Flags, and Hershey Park were a few really fun places we visited and they were awesome! When my older siblings passed sixteen or so, they usually stayed home by choice or were busy with work. When I was really young we did have a few years where all nine of us were crammed into the station Wagon or later the Delta 88 and drove to Virginia, Florida, or even Ohio. We would stay in a motel six or similar budget type of place and share two rooms. Adding a cot or two, sleeping on the floor, or the couch, and a few to each bed. We sometimes were required to duck down in the back seat of the car in case staff saw us since there were often limits to how many to a room and that was oddly exciting too. We swam in the motel pools, were thrilled to get soda, chips, cookies or candy from a vending machine, used the ice machine, and just enjoyed the adventure and change in scenery.

  

 

Lunch meals were usually a cooler of sandwiches, potato chips, pistachio nuts, pretzels and other assorted fillers. We always had dinner in a generally cheap restaurant, often the one attached to the motel, but that was great too. Breakfast meals were where mom truly cut corners. She and my dad would go out to eat in the motel restaurant and all the kids would stay in the motel rooms. Before our trip we would get to pick out 8 packs of mini cereals. We often called “dibs” on our favorite types of cereal in a democratic way. Usually Raisin Bran or similar lower sugar cereals that were supposed to be healthy were sadly left behind. What good was a healthy cereal? Mom would bring her powdered milk and a jar or pitcher. Rarely did the motel room have a refrigerator so usually she mixed up the magic concoction of hot water from the faucet first thing in the morning. We poured that warm crap over our mini cereal boxes with our plastic spoons. The boxes were designed with wax paper so they could open and be used as a bowl. Warm watery powdered milk that sometimes didn’t fully dissolve in spots was a challenge. But the sugary cereals connected with television commercials and thrill of crazy cartoon characters pushing them, and being away from home, made up for it and we loved the ritual. 

In spite of all of the stretching and questionable nutritional focus we had great trips. In order to obsessively buy souvenirs or extra garbage food along the way we saved money for our trips. Raking leaves, weeding gardens, shoveling snow in the winter and other odd jobs became a focus to have your own spending money for vacation. Looking back on this, it was a good thing on mom and dad’s part to teach us how to plan and save. Mom’s frugal ways were surprisingly motivating. Dad proudly took thousands of pictures, so we still have a ton of fun at some of our family reunions looking at photo’s of our adventures. Some of my friends actually got to fly places, had more elaborate trips, stayed in actual Hotels versus the Motel 8. They were even shockingly simply given money if they asked for it by their parents, something that we rarely ever experienced. Yet, the fun of playing car games like spotting license plates from other states, and “Mr Peabody goes to the store,” making jokes and funny character voices, grooving to seventies and eighties music, stopping or noticing Stuckey’s signs, going to different rest areas along the highway and getting further trilled at vending machines with different stuff in each place were seriously memorable. Sometimes we visited relatives but we always inevitably had a day or two at a popular theme park riding the rides and seeing some shows. My friends had more glamorous trips, but our funny stories, the banter between my siblings and I, and how dad allowed us to (well pretended to at least) choose where we would go each year as well as the odd closeness of being squeezed into a car every year made our trips seem truly fun. I could see that my friends often actually kind of envied us when we returned and shared our funny stories about our families crazy trips.
Jim M Ventura 7-2-2022

Notes:

 

I am now a bit over halfway through writing my new book tentatively titled My Cast of Characters by Jim M Ventura. This is why I included one of the new stories in this newsletter. Holidays are meant to warm the heart and adding some laughter to the mix can really warm the heart so I published both my classic Christmas story “Tinfoil Over the Baby Jesus” and “Warm Powdered Milk and Sugary Cereals.” Happy Holidays!

 (One of my other stories from the new book can be seen on my YouTube channel with a live read there “She’s a Little Bit Dangerous.” cut and paste this link to your browser to view)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5bYsekz0-Y&t=36s

Here we are again beginning the celebration season, with the big three ahead, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. It would be nice to say that this last year, as it comes to a close was more peaceful than the two previous ones that held a polarized election, and the heightened fear connected with a pandemic, but there was notably turbulence in other ways in 2022. Soaring inflation on just about everything. a housing and rental market that was extreme with ups and now downs, and turmoil connected with some Supreme Court decisions that pushed against what the majority would choose, are examples of just a few of the societal elements that created upheaval. A good re-reminder that Uranus is in Taurus. This is one of many clear influences of the world at large, as well as in our personal lives (Natal planets in Taurus, where Uranus is placed, and the houses in your personal chart with these elements are a few of the many good reasons to learn the language of astrology or to talk to a knowledgeable astrologer about how it is specifically influencing you, far easier btw. I happen to know a really good one actually, me! lol) are being impacted.

Uranus is the unconventional innovator of the astrology world. As the planet of sudden changes, shocks, and inventions, this rebellious cosmic character is known for disrupting the status quo and bringing surprises into our lives. Between May 2018 and April 2026, Uranus will transit through the sign of Taurus, so it’s influencing Taurean matters such as money, beauty, sustainability, values, and even our stewardship over the earth.
Uranus is one of distant outer planets, which are sometimes called “generational” planets, given their slow-moving orbits and broad influence on the collective. It takes 84 years for Uranus to complete a full cycle through the zodiac, and it spends about seven years in each sign. Known as the great awakener, Uranus’ progressive energy zaps things like a fire bolt, sending an electric shock of innovation, inspiration, and change pulsing through everything it touches. Its vibe is all about creativity, originality, and revolution, even if it is at times uncomfortable. 

I am ending the year with two very special offers! There may still be a few openings in my class, (workshop) in Tempe AZ for locals for my workshop class Creating Prosperity. And if you can’t make the date, and the class is full (make sure to still ask), or you are out of area then you can contact me for info about setting up a phone (or face-Time, or Zoom) class(s) about Creating Prosperity and 17 other class options I currently offer. Just a side note suggestion for some people that may need to hear it; It’s safe to come out into the world again, meet people, benefit from the energy of a group and make some new friends!
My other opportunity is a $10-75 off up to three sessions offer: All returning clients can take advantage of my $10 off listed rates offer from November 10 to December 31st, 2022. Purchasing a second session for yourself after your session is at a $20 discount (you can use as a follow up anytime in 2023). A third session is $40 off listed rates! The sessions can be for yourself or given as gift certificates to any of your friends or family members to use. More information about both offers in this newsletter. Happy Holidays,  Cheers, Jim V!

“You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic.” Alice in Wonderland

 

November and December Gift certificates Special: $10-$75 off all sessions!
This offer is for new New Clients and Returning Clients

The holidays are approaching. Give a gift to someone you love that they will really appreciate: a reading/personal Navigational consultation with Jim Ventura. All sessions booked at this time AND all gift certificates purchased from November 10th, 2022 until December 31st, 2022 will be at a discounted rate for all of the clients who are currently on my mailing list (receiving Snake Oil or following me on Face-Book, Instagram, or LinkedIn) and new first time clients as well can take advantage of the special!

Special discounted rate:
$10.00 off my current listed prices for any 45, 70, or 90 minute sessions. If you purchase up to 2 gift certificates (or decide to purchase a follow up session for yourself to use in the coming year after a session at this time) the second gift certificate is $20 off my listed prices. If you purchase a third it will be $40 off that one! A maximum of three session gift certificates may be purchased at this time. In-office cash or check payments can add an additional $5 off the total price.

Price list for services are at the end of this newsletter and on my website. The gift certificates are good for one full year and can be used any time during the remainder of 2022 and all of 2023. I will either mail them to you or, if you prefer, mail them directly to the people who you want to receive them (snail mail or email). You may want to buy a gift certificate(s) either for friends, family or for yourself to be used anytime in 2023. Sessions can be in-office or by phone, Face-Time. or Zoom for out-of-area clients.

“Imagine what would happen if you treated everyone you meet like an angel. I mean really... treating every person who steps into your life as sent by Heaven! Everything you experience would change, and the entire world would change as well.”
James Twyman

“Many of the most deeply spiritual moments of my life haven’t happened just in my mind or in my soul. They happened while holding my son in the middle of the night, or watching the water break along the shore, or around my table, watching the people I love feel nourished in all sorts of ways.” Shauna Niequist

Channeled Corner. I have read many, many books from some of the best trance channeler's in the 70s-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:

Michael teachings on Choice:

 

“...If there is a ‘purpose to life’ it is choice. You are here to choose. All of life is a series of choices, and even when choice is abdicated, it is choice. Where life choice is denied, there is karma, and karma will be balanced. The ribbon(*1) will be burned, for that is the nature of evolution. Choice will lead to karma and choice will lead to its burning. This is not a contradiction. Personality may choose to abdicate the burning of karma in a given incarnation, but essence will eventually choose the Over-leaves (*2) and circumstances that will permit the release that comes from burning karma, for that is part of evolution, and essence, by its very nature, seeks evolution. Choice is the manifestation of evolution for fragments on the physical plane.

There is no part of life that is not, in fact, a choice. It is choice to get out of bed in the morning. To have coffee or any other beverage at breakfast-if you choose to eat breakfast. It is a choice to conduct your day in whatever means you choose, and what degree of importance the day has in your sense of your life. What entertainment, if any, you choose for evening; what meals, if any, are consumed; when and if you sleep, with what or whom-all these are choices, and all choices are valid. That you may or may not be pleased with the choices is another matter, and one that is linked with your recognition and validation of the nature of your true personality after the completion of the internal fourth monad.(*3) While we agree that the choices of life impose certain constraints on the personality and the life, we would also wish to point out that acceptance of those constraints is, for the most part, also the result of choice. 

That enculturated behavior limits the experience of the personality, both true and false personality, is to some extent valid. That convenience is as much an aspect as any in most daily choices is also valid. All experiences are part of evolution, even the experience of burning the toast or spilling the wine. Each of you becomes the sum total of all experiences, no matter how apparently minor or trivial, in this and all other lives. We do not say this to be daunting but to assure you that there are no ‘unimportant’ choices; we have said before and we will certainly reiterate many times again: Nothing is wasted. Nothing can be wasted. All of life is valid. No matter how it is spent. All experience contributes to the evolution of essence...”From Michael’s People by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

(*1) Ribbon: Michael's term for binding agreements created through karma (karma is created when we remove another individuals right to choose)
(*2) Over-leaves: Life goal, mode, attitude, centering, and chief feature we choose each lifetime.
(*3) 4th Monad: Achievement of a unit of life experience. Generally corresponding to around ages 35-45.

“In a futile attempt to erase our past, we deprive the community of our healing gift. If we conceal our wounds out of fear and shame, our inner darkness can neither be illuminated nor become a light for others.” Brennan Manning

Upcoming class and workshop
CREATING PROSPERITY

“The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer.”

“I am very unlucky.”

“Whenever I get any money, I end up spending more of it or just lose it anyway.”

“My astrology chart shows that I will never have any money anyway so why bother.”

These and similar thoughts and beliefs, while may even contain some personal truth to them are examples and focuses that limit us from experiencing prosperity. As much as we may not like to admit it, we often love to be “right” about what we believe even if the results from those beliefs make us miserable in the process.

Everyone has untapped talents, abilities, skills, and the potential to be more successful. There is no real limit to abundance or actual scarcity unless we believe so and choose to stay limited in our personal cage of beliefs.

Our beliefs form our reality. When we become aware of them and are willing to change them our physical reality will inevitably follow.


“ Learning to open a doorway to living in abundance is possible. We can manifest prosperity in many different areas of life: career, finances, love life, personal happiness, etc...This class will focus on many different methods for generating personal success....
Notes from the instructors attendance at the Millionaire Mindset seminar will be added keys to magnetizing a life of prosperity. Instructor Jim Ventura will discuss practical and metaphysical tools to show you how to create more wealth in your life...”

Instructor: Jim Ventura Navigational consultant, astrologer, oracle reader, author, radio and television host, columnist. Jim has twenty-seven years experience as a spiritual counselor and works with many different types of oracles. You can see his monthly videos on YouTube (J Ventura Snake Oil). More information about services at JimVentura.com

Email Venturasag@yahoo.com to reserve a space in this (limited to 13 participants) workshop. Sunday November 13th. 11:15 - 1:45 pm. $25.00.
Location: Sozo Healing House in Tempe AZ.

Contact me to hold one of the remaining spaces.

If you are not a local or can’t make the date of this class you can contact me for info about setting up a phone (or face-Time, or Zoom) class(s) about Creating Prosperity and 17 other class options I currently offer.

“Start viewing your problems as decisions that need to be made.” Dick Sutphen

Snake Oil Radio

 

Thursdays at 3:30 pm (there will be two live broadcast this period)
My next live broadcast of Snake Oil Radio will be Thursday, November 17th at 3:30 p.m. mountain (Phoenix) time. Usually one Thursday each month 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 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).
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All personal sessions/readings for 2022-2023 are: Full (70 minutes) $115.00; Shorter session (45 minutes) $90.00;  Extended session (90 minutes) $140.00 (two people can split an extended session back to back $70.00 each, although no other discounts will apply). Mini phone session 20 minutes $40. 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. Purchasing 3 prepaid sessions also brings sizable discounts. Some examples; 3 prepaid 45 minute monthly sessions is $150 total or $50 a session. 3 prepaid quarterly 70 minute session are $240 or $80 a session.

September October 2022 Snake Oil/But It's Not Fair

 Snake Oil  But it’s Not Fair?

For years I have chatted with a boxer at my gym who always greets me with enthusiasm and jokes about me being “His favorite person to talk to!” He is a great guy, friendly to everyone and volunteers boxing coaching for many of the teens at the gym. After a few years of locker room chats he uncomfortably admitted to having a volatile relationship with his father. He is of Mexican heritage and he has many siblings, all sisters. Being the only boy his father was hard on him, even cruel at times, often telling him things like he “Was weak, ugly, and would never amount to anything.” Clearly a delightful man. Needless to say at age forty he was struggling to forgive his father. Not surprisingly he got caught up in gang stuff, drugs, and alcohol at a young age. Thankfully he is clean and sober, married and in a much better place although he struggles with being bipolar. I have talked to him a few times about the benefits of forgiveness for his own health and well being. He does earnestly listen and seems to appreciate my advice and suggestions.

Recently he approached me while while I was doing cardio on an exercise bike. He was frustrated because he was looking for work and had gone to an employment agency two days in a row. His frustrated story was more or less: “I go to this place on the west side and it’s full of thugs and messes in there trying to get jobs. When I talked to the guy who finds jobs he tells me that he has one for me actually. But because I was there a few months ago, but didn’t return the next day like he asked, there was a condition for me to get the available job. I had to come back this morning to actually get the job. Jeez, I already apologized, who does this guy think he is? Why make me jump through hoops? If I really didn’t need a job so badly I would have punched him in the face right then and there. But I begrudgingly went so now at least I start a new job on Monday. I am still really pissed. I can’t believe that jerk. If there is one good thing my dad taught me is to never let anyone disrespect you, right?

Rather than give him the expected buddy approval empathy and validate his suffering by diving into the pool of “he had a right to be mad nonsense,” I took a different approach. I asked him, “would you like a better suggestion?” He looked a little nervous and said “Yes, of course I value your opinion.” I told him life is not fair at times, but one can use this to one’s advantage rather than focusing on your perception of being mistreated. Consider a different approach, show up for the job fifteen minutes early on Monday. Make it clear that you will volunteer to stay later if they need you whenever you are able to do so for the first few months. Figuratively kiss your bosses ass a little if need be. Be an excellent eager to learn employee. Think of these acts less as weakness or subservience and more as strategy. The employment dude had to test you to see if you were reliable. Your apology was a good first step but not enough. You need to take more action in a positive way and not keep focusing on feeling mistreated. In time at your new job you may even get a raise and better hours. Liking the job and advancing is not definite by any means but far more likely if you play it the way I am suggesting. Focusing with a victim posture; that you were disrespected is the problem. And why in the world are you listening to your dad’s “never accept disrespect advice” still? For the most part your dad’s advice and commentary usually sucks, right?

 

He was wide eyed, amazed and clearly heard me. I had told him that yes there are times we should absolutely not put up with any form of abuse and not let anyone disrespect us, but in order to make gains in the world of working jobs some wise submission can be a smart move. There is a pecking order in the world. Whether or not we like it or not it still exists. I had so many roommates and friends in my teens and twenties that quit new jobs because they felt disrespected. I had a roommate in my mid twenties that came home after quitting his one week job because it was slow and the boss told him to clean and organize the storage closet. He quit because in his words “I am a line cook at the restaurant, how dare he ask me to do that? I told him to shove this job and walked out, no one disrespects me!” It took him two weeks to find a new job. He ended up a month behind on rent that I foolishly covered, but he had his self respect! What an idiot! I would have seen the “organize the storage room suggestion” as an opportunity. A chance to show him I was a team player and was mutable in my talents. Needless to say, most of the jobs that I had while I was a waiter or bartender started off with me thinking about what I could do to look good to the boss or the owner and to be seen as valuable. I played this type of strategy early on at a number of jobs and after six months to a year of working at restaurants, my fellow employees would often say things like “How come Jim gets off on Sundays? He can walk around and eat if he wants to and nobody says anything to him. How come he always gets the best stations and the good customers?” I often had bosses that stuffed extra cash in my pockets from time to time to show appreciation and to keep me working there.

In astrology the sixth house (of twelve houses and areas of life) correspond to how we handle work, health and healing, fixing and repairing, being productive, the practical details of life, and unequal relationships. Unequal relationships are a reality whether we like them or not, simply put: not everything is equal. Most jobs have a pecking order. I saw examples of this clearly in the restaurant business. As an example; the boss or owner was over everyone. The mangers took the next position. The Chef would come next. Hostesses often followed from there. They were the face of the restaurant and wielded the power of seating and greeting. This is why I always strategically would be extra cordial to the hostesses. They had the power to give me ”better customers.” I didn’t see it as a power struggle even when at times it occasionally was. Often the next in line were bartenders, then came waiters. The kitchen staff followed, then busboys, followed by the cleaning crew. Like it or not restaurants and most other aspects of life are not set up like a commune. If you got along with everyone you tended to thrive, not by focusing on the reality of the imbalance, but by accepting it. I never wanted a management position but I was offered them frequently. I preferred the position of coming and going without a ton of added responsibility, a plus to being a waiter in most places. Being reliable, excellent at my job, attractive, affable, and one who did not create problems and even went out of my way to solve them was typically the way I played it. More often than not that approach really paid off.

Life is full of unequal relationships. Often in retail service jobs you may have to put up with obnoxious customers and difficult bosses. In the medical world some head nurses and doctors can be difficult or controlling to the nurses and orderlies but within reason this is part of the game. Frequently better looking people get more opportunities, nepotism exists, and racial inequities abound. There are unfair challenges to overcome if you were born into poverty and advantages to being born into wealth. Life at times is in your favor and times it’s just not fair. There is the right of kings. Look at movies and stories about medieval placements in the positions of court, talk about unfair! There are wide ranges of how we choose to deal with any number of positions like family placements, benefits to being smarter, stronger, taller, likable, and even lucky. I chose fairly early on to get over this reality and accept some BS in life. It is simply a far wiser perspective to not resist WHAT IS or to learn from inequities. Sometimes one can maneuver oneself to an advantage because of it and even climb the ladder. No one should ever except extreme abuse by any means, and some jobs may just be too much imbalance to deal with. Still, a good portion of what we perceive as abuse or mistreatment may not actually be abuse. Sometimes we are fighting a war of projection or judgment that we can’t actually win. In many cases we are unconsciously drawing difficulties to us because it is a part of the human tendency to recreate unresolved conflicts that stem from our past and them play them out again.

I saw my buddy a few days later at the gym. He was all set to start his new job on Monday, but there was a change in plans. He had put in an application on his own weeks before to a valley internet and cable company. They wanted to hire him for a starting training position at $25 an hour versus the $17 an hour job he was just hired for. He wisely and graciously told the other place that he would have to turn down the job because he got a better offer. I patted him on the back and congratulated him. He proudly told me “Dude I am going to get there 20 minutes early on Monday. I am not going to react if I get uncomfortably bossed around as the new guy by some of the people I work with. I will ask if they need me to stay late. I will be eager and excited about learning. And like you said Jim, I will probably be at $30 an hour within a year or so!” Now you’re getting it my friend.
Jim Ventura 8-2022 

 

Notes

 

My favorite season of the year is here. I scattered a few great, positive quotes about the Fall throughout this newsletter. The beauty of Autumn and the vibe of winding down and letting go of some things is something I truly align with.
Halloween is on the horizon. I often get a number of party bookings in October. Most of those dried up during the Covid shutdown period and the limits sadly lingered for over two years. I actually did an event at the Phoenician (High end Scottsdale hotel) recently for a large convention group. A private party and event booking company now up and running again hired me (and seven other readers doing different things) to do mini Astrology sessions for about 7 minutes each for a four hour booking, two weekend nights in a row. I brought my I-pad air hooked up to the hotel’s wi-fi and pulled up a quick look at each guests solar astrology charts. The twenty and thirty something guests loved it. Parties like these are a great way to introduce people to astrology. 

Information about booking me for one of these types of events or simply at your home is in this newsletter. There are limited spots for October of course, but you can host an event like this anytime of year. And best of all for out of area clients, I also can do virtual parties via Face-time, Zoom, or just by phone!
There have been two new YouTube videos posted in the last three months. One is about having an out of body experience and another is about the totem of seeing Raccoons and what that means. You can find them in the YouTube search engine under “J Ventura Snake Oil.” Like and subscribe if you want notifications when a new video posts, typically about one each month. 

Myself included, and many of my Regular Clients have initiated or began new exciting projects as Jupiter moved in Aries a few months ago and expanded our urge to capitalize, and take action on the fire that make us unique. There have also been some delays that have been frustrating at times. Sometimes it is things in the world that are not personal, other times it may be some resistance inside of ourselves and limits to opening to abundance. One of the many things I prioritize when working with clients is learning how to be patient and to persevere. This can be a lifelong pursuit, but a truly winning and effective strategy. My Regular Client Program is valuable in so many ways. It is a commitment to keep working on your spiritual growth. Email me for information about joining this service. Happy start to Fall, Cheers, Jim V

“The trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let the dead things go.” Unknown

New Client Special 2022 
January 1st thru November 10th, 2022 Special:

 
$10-15 off listed rates for your first 45 minute session, 70, or 90 minute session! Debit and credit card payments get $10 off for 45, 70, and 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 for a friend or family member you can also take advantage of these rates!

Channeled Corner. I have read many, many books from some of the best trance channeler in the 70s-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:

“...Parents of young children frequently cry in exasperation that their young ones won’t listen, won’t pay attention, won’t follow orders. This is interpreted as evidence of willful disobedience, to be ruthlessly weeded out. It just goes in one ear and out the other.
Indeed, quite literally, the young child listens not to the words but to the breath on which they are delivered. It knows only firsthand reality, not the symbolic retreat of language. It literally lacks the neurological structure to retain a blast of oratory bombast and change accordingly. Men particularly, often the furthest divorced from the natural order and therefore utterly without a clue as to the nature of the young child’s mind, are fond of imparting paternal ‘lectures’ as a means of harnessing the young feet into the lockstep of adulthood.

The child learns not by words but by example. Again, it depends on its parents for its understanding of the nature of physical reality and the culture in which it was born. Nothing is hidden from the young child; they are the most telepathic creatures on earth. They know exactly what you are thinking, though you build a fortress of verbal mendacity around your intent. And the child imitates your INTENT, not the endless stream of verbiage you feed it.

If the parent treats others with instinctive kindness and warmth, the child learns that others are to be trusted and cherished, unless they prove otherwise. If the parent deals with everyone honestly, the child learns honesty. If the parent demonstrates respect for the child and other small creatures, the child learns to value all expressions of divinity, whatever their size.

We need not go on at length about this: you know quite well that the child learns by example, not lecture. We simply wish to emphasize again the importance of the parent in providing the framework through which the remainder of life will be expressed...” partial quote form Whatever Happened to Divine Grace by Jose Stevens

“Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale.” Lauren Destefano

Home and office Special Event Parties

 

While parties can be booked anytime of year, Halloween is almost here. Weekend Halloween parties for the last two weeks of October tend to book up fairly quickly!
While I charge approximately $105 for hour private sessions my party rate is only $90 per hour. If you are interested in hiring me to do a party, let me know and I can check on availability options. There are a number of formats for setting up parties and here is some basic information. Please don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions about booking parties.  

I am available to do private parties (Phoenix and surrounding cities) with “mini readings” for your guests. Parties can be booked with either 5-10-15 minute or even 30 minute session blocks. Many of the different oracles I work with can be chosen for your specific event.
The parties are a fun way to enable family and friends to become more comfortable with the benefits of oracle readings. I have done many of these parties in the past and they are truly memorable events for all of the guests.
Minimum and maximum numbers of readings/hours are required to book a party. Three hour booking is my minimum for having me come out to an event. I will cut the minimum booking to 2 and a half hours for events that are within a 15 mile range of my home. A $40.00 non-refundable deposit is required to hold a party date. There is another option (ask about this option if interested) but most people prefer to book me for the $90 an hour rate for your party or event so your guests don’t have to cover any costs. 

I also can do parties virtually for events or home parties in the USA and Canada. These event sessions can be by phone, Face-time or even Zoom (I can receive Zoom call but you would have to set one up). Virtual sessions can be between two-four hour bookings. 

Two of the most popular combinations for either mini (5- 15 minute) readings or 30 minute sessions seems to be 1. A combination of Astrology and Numerology, with the added option of oracles like Tarot, Angel cards or Druid animal totems. 2. Another popular option is a glimpse into your guest’s Astrology charts. I bring my I-pad air with me and take a look at and explain some of the aspects of everyone at the events unique Astrological Solar chart!
During some of my past parties the host requested I use other oracles like Runes, Angel cards, or Lakota Indian cards, or Animal Totem cards instead of Tarot. The Tarot can be very detailed and sometimes guests may prefer something a little “lighter.” Check my website for more information about different oracles available. Email me or call to check for availability for booking your party or event. Venturasag@yahoo.com

“Of all the seasons, autumn offers the most to man and requires the least of him.” Hal Borland

Snake Oil Radio

 

Thursdays at 3:30 pm (there will be two live broadcast this period)
My next live broadcast of Snake Oil Radio will be Thursday, September 15th at 3:30 p.m. mountain (Phoenix) time. Usually one Thursday each month 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 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  or on your phone. 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 if the show is offering that (please check, many of my column shows don’t).

“It’s the first day of autumn! A time of hot chocolatey mornings, and toasty marshmallow evenings, and, best of all, leaping into leaves!” Winnie the Pooh

“Always the battle of the Spiritual Warrior is with the self. Funding a will through action, yet unattached to outcomes, remaining mindful that all you can really do is stay out of your own way and let the Will of Heaven flow through you-these are among the hallmarks of the Spiritual Warrior.” Tiewaz The Warrior Rune

Here’s my contact information to make an appointment for a session, or information on current classes: Email: Venturasag@yahoo.com (best method for contact).
Phone calls: (602) 957-3035 text only: (602) 349-0746

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

“Friend” me on Facebook to get other extra offers and in between column extras! Signing up for my fan page will get you even more extras and first shot at reading specials. Simply click on “like” on the fan page and you will automatically get my weekly updates.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jim-Ventura/110567902293371?ref=hl

I have a few other media channels other than my monthly radio shows and FaceBook:

Subscribe to my YouTube Channel (approximately once a month 6-11 minute videos) at J Ventura Snake Oil. 

Instagram at Venturawords (mostly astrology updates) 

 Tik Tok (Animalspeaks) where I do short 3 minute videos about animal totems!

All personal sessions/readings for 2022-2023 are: Full (70 minutes) $115.00; Shorter session (45 minutes) $90.00;  Extended session (90 minutes) $140.00 (two people can split an extended session back to back $70.00 each, although no other discounts will apply). Mini phone session 20 minutes $40. 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. Purchasing 3 pre-paid sessions also brings sizable discounts. Some examples; 3 prepaid 45 minute monthly sessions is $150 total or $50 a session. 3 prepaid quarterly 70 minute session $240 or $80 a session.


  

July August 2022 Snake Oil/Revenge of the Birds

Snake Oil/Revenge of the Birds

 

I remember seeing the Alfred Hitchcock classic the Birds when I was about twelve. The scene where an unnerving amount of birds are flocking around one of the main characters in the background was truly ominous. In this scene Tippi Hedren is actually attacked by birds and it’s terrifying. A master of suspense the director brings up the scary possibility of nature actually turning against us while it was a brilliant idea and in all practically highly unlikely it still made us think about what could happen if we abuse nature and take it for granted. What if animals/nature turned against us? 

We had a cat when I was around that age in addition to our usual full house of three dogs. He was an inside cat, but he spent a lot of time outside by choice. Our cat and dogs absolutely never fought each other like cats and dogs were supposed to do. Rainbow was definitely a hunter. He would bring us dead birds or what remained of them, mice, and even a rabbit once. Each time we of course cringed. I always knew that it was part of the cat’s nature and he was proud of his skills as a hunter, but it was not pleasant. His major catch was birds though. It seemed in the nicer NY weather months he typically got one to three of them every few weeks or so. I used to joke that the birds in our area must have hated him. How many bird family members did he take out? 

 

I once saw him at the side of our house when he wasn’t feeling well and trying to sleep as a bunch of birds screeched at him, Some actually flew close by seeming to taunt him. I didn’t feel bad for him though, he was often brutal to many of them. But the strangest thing I ever saw was watching Rainbow drinking out of our above-ground pool while balancing himself on its edge. I was up early Sunday morning trying to enjoy the day before my large family all woke up and my mother would inevitably heavily suggest we go with her to church or quiz us about what specific Catholic Mass we going to attend? Not going unfortunately wasn’t an option. Savoring some brief moments of peace and quiet that morning I looked out the backyard sliding glass doors and saw something wild. The birds in clear formation were taking turns flying close to Rainbow’s butt and even trying to seemingly push him into the pool. He was obstinate and kept his balance. One bird hit so close that Rainbow scrambled not to fall in. I imagined the birds high five-ing each other if they were able to do such thing. They were relentless in their formation strikes and even when he tried to jump down they made that difficult too. The coordination, strategy even the intention to harm him was unquestionable. This was the first time I began to see that sometimes nature does try to strike back and there were interesting aspects to animals not everyone noticed. 

Rainbow’s life ended a few years later when he found his way into a part of one of the cars in our driveway on a cold NY winter day. He was apparently trying to get warm and feel asleep. My brother started his car not knowing the cat was in there and I will spare the uncomfortable graphics... Maybe it was his cat karma catching up with him? More likely it had nothing to do with that and it was just his time. Either way, he was a character from my childhood. He tuned me into seeing something I wouldn’t logically think would ever happen. And the amazing recognition that it seems sometimes animals do actually hold grudges! 

Part Two 

 I have always enjoyed watching the behavior of animals. I know how much they can teach us. I was programmed by school science classes to see nature as mostly a survival of the fittest structure. I never doubted that this was true in some respects, but I often saw signs of real cooperative behavior between animals as well. Animals at times clearly also took care of each other, worked together in formation for a greater good, and were even at times kind. So powerful is the strength of the mothering instinct in the animal kingdom that at times they even take over parenting responsibilities for children that are not their own. And there are countless examples of when the children were of a different species and they take care of them too! If this is not a powerful example of cooperation and caring among animal species then clearly some of my school science teachers had blatantly missed something. 

 

Even we look at the most uncomfortable aspects of when animals kill and even eat each other, there are other layers to this reality than just seeming cruelty. Obviously the need for protein and other survival elements taken from one animal to another are one aspect of this as a physical necessity. Watching a cat for instance, slowly (often) killing a bird, rabbit, bug, lizard, or mouse is not something that I enjoy by any means. Yet, this is quite natural too. From a metaphysical perspective, the animals do know their roles. I think while the physical body of a poor nearly defeated bird may still fight somewhat until the end, their consciousness exits part of the way through the ordeal. The bodies natural automatic response will still attempt an escape (it was designed to), but it also does know and accept the inevitable. Like some cultures viewpoint (Many American Indian’s for example) they believe that the consciousness of the bird joins in the cat’s body in some respects and then sees the world through the cat’s eyes and even it’s body, like a joining of souls. To an observer it can seem inhuman and it is! But it’s our perception of what is good and bad, and our fear of death being the ultimate end that distorts the understanding of this natural process. 

Nature has it’s own reasons, balances, and rhythms. Animals in nature don’t have the choice to go to a supermarket for food. Suggesting that they are bad for hunting is sheer nonsense. I am not a fan of hunting personally, yet I respect most hunters, especially when the acts fall within the path of not just killing for sport. Catching and killing an animal to feed one’s family or to thin a herd that is overpopulated and causing damage is at times a part of life, and at times quite necessary whether we approve of it or not. I am no fan of cruel animal farming or any other form of animal cruelty by any means. And the quest for profit above all often triggered by greed and overpopulation needs cries out for healthy reform. We can and should do better. Recognizing the life cycle of each being, its time to receive and its time to give, and its time to sacrifice need not mean turning a blind eye to unnecessary inhumanity. I personally choose to keep my meat eating footprint fairly small, but have not fully committed to a vegetarian or vegan diet. I have great respect for those who have though. 

 

There are so many things animals give us and learning to read the “book of nature” by watching animals can give us insight into ourselves and the world around us. Watching the movement of flocks of birds, how cats can fight and then cuddle up later to stay warm, ants working together on a mission, a mother dog protecting her young, bees doing their job, etc... can help us see how organized, cooperative, and yes, even loving nature can be. And you don’t have to kill an animal to benefit from its energy and wisdom. This is what it means to take on an animal as totem. To use the skills and wisdom of different animals to navigate more effectively in our own lives. We can learn to recognize our place in the circle of life. Not above or below the animals, but as brothers and sisters to them and part of an equal family of living beings on this Earth. 

Jim Ventura 6-2-2022 

 Notes

 
If you are wondering why this is in two parts, I am working on a new book, but it isn’t a metaphysical book so the first part of this may actually appear in that book. My interest, connection with animals is something I have always loved. And one part of this is understanding the many benefits of animals as totem. Totem is the characteristics, powers, insight, and wisdom of what each animals represents, may show us, or even share with us. I have been doing a Tik Tok channel with short 3 minute videos about animal totems at: @animalspeaks. I started with cats, dogs and now I am talking about bears! You can request as part of your next session or even a full session on looking at animal totems in your life-very, very beneficial!

 

The last Mercury retrograde, which took place most of May and early June pushed a lot of buttons of discomfort about how we communicate and express ourselves. The discomfort and even adversity had some notable benefits as well! What else could we expect from its Gemini placement? I really found myself getting irritated by an uptick of, and even a few close friends suggesting that “I shouldn’t be so crude, or curse, or to even GASP say anything negative at all ever. As if thinking or occasionally expressing a negative thought, or stepping into a little bit of “dark” briefly can have catastrophic consequences. Insert intense ominous music here... This often metaphysical belief is of course similar to some of the more extreme religious perspectives and is basically nonsense. It takes a lot of repeated words, actions, and beliefs to become an actual manifested thing in life. The universe is actually more geared to create the positive, but yes intense negative repeated statements often, and consistently over time may cause difficulties to manifest. Fearing this possibility is in many ways a bigger problem.
In actuality a little dark humor from time to time can be healthy and even healing! 

“...The best thing you’ve ever done for me is to help me take life less seriously, it’s only life after all-Yeah...” from the song Closer I am to fine. The Indigo Girls

 

Similar to many of the clients I worked with during this period the negative led me somewhere. It inspired me to starting a fun new project. I have always noticed that while my metaphysically themed posts on social media get a fair amount of thumbs ups and positive responses, my dark humor posts generally get two to three times as many! I used to find it frustrating that people preferred this sadly but I am now seeing this in a new light. When I was a kid, I originally wanted to be a caricature artist. I would draw my friends, family members, and even some celebrities as cartoon character and I was really good at it. I also have collected hundreds of funny stories about friends, coworkers, my family members, and a host of other characters I have had the privilege, and sometimes torture of meeting in my over 50 years. I have entertained a lot of people by sharing some of these stories and of course made a few upset when they started uncomfortably “Clutching Their Pearls” (yes, u probably guessed it, this is one of the title essay stories for the new book). 

I am currently putting together a written collection version of some of these stories in a new book. Humor is a sale-able category to market. And God knows it is needed now more than ever in our current easily offended “You triggered me.” “Let’s erase history if it makes anybody uncomfortable,” culture. The recent focus of cleaning up some of our past histories cruel perspectives arrogantly thrown around definitely has value (some of it needs to go), but things like erasing 80s movies and shows, cartoons, and syrup bottle images is bizarre. Rather than erase all the things that appeared to be homophobic, racist, misogynistic, sexist, etc... there can be a value to seeing stupid things in our past as kitsch. 

 

Kitsch: art, objects, or design considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way.
We can learn to laugh at some of the things of the past that now look kind of stupid. They serve as a reminder of our evolution! This new book has been really fun to work on so I have to thank my obnoxious hypersensitive critics for actually pushing me here! I will update the progress from time to time and may even print a few stories on occasion to change things up.

Seeing many of my Regular clients lighting up with their own versions of new projects, finding what they were meant to do, and moving into prosperous territory in their own unique ways has been icing on an already delicious cake. I won’t stop my metaphysical work by any means. This is one of the gifts of being someone who had a lot of natal chart mutability (Virgo, Gemini, and Sagittarius). But my dual nature will allow me to capitalize on Jim the comedian. Oh, and some of the stories are also just quite sweet too!

If you are a local in Arizona, I will be teaching a Tarot card class on July 17th at Sozo Healing House in Tempe. Space is limited (maximum of 11 students for this workshop) and it’s only $25 total for the two and a half hour class. Contact me ASAP if interested since it is already just over half full as this goes to publication. If you miss out for any reason or are not a local I teach this class and 14 others here in my home office or by phone, face-time, or Zoom. You can do any of the solo classes or set one up with a friend. Info on my website or email me directly at to set up a class(es) Venturasag@yahoo.com.

A friend pointed out that on my web pages at JimVentura.com there is an obnoxious message saying “site is not secured.” For the record this means nothing at all, This is a reminder that if you type in personal information here it isn’t protected, but there isn’t any way to do that, its just info on a page, I don’t collect anything there. In other words it is my web host trying to get me to pay even more money, geez it never end lol
Wishing everyone a great mid point to the summer of 2022. Jim V
 
“The enlightened fool is the one who sees the ego trips of society and can still find joy and laughter in its midst. The fool is often the enlightened one, the one with crazy wisdom, with laughter and jokes as their weapons, they cut through the mundane conformity and bring to light the latent child like bliss bubbling just beneath the surface of all seriousness. The fool possesses a wisdom that is out of the reach of the conformist. A playful attitude in touch with enormous amounts of creativity.” George Carlin

 New Client Special 2022
 January 1st thru October 31st 2022 Special:

 

 
$10-15 off listed rates for your first 45 minute session, 70, or 90 minute session! Debit and credit card payments get $10 off for 45, 70, and 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 for a friend or family member you can also take advantage of these rates! 

“Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. as the sun colors flowers, so does art color life.” John Lubbock

TAROT CARD READING CLASS

 

 
Whether you have some experience with Tarot or have never explored this oracle before, This Tarot class will assist you in understanding the wisdom, insight and potential guidance contained in Tarot cards. This class will focus on teaching you how to read the Tarot for yourself and eventually for others. The Tarot can be used for prediction, to accelerate spiritual growth, and increase your awareness or “navigational life skills.” If you don’t have a deck, assistance will also be provided on choosing the right deck for you. Whether you plan on using oracles for self guidance, or wish to expand into doing readings professionally, this class will assist you on your road to mastering the Tarot.

Instructor: Jim Ventura  Navigational consultant, astrologer, oracle reader, author, radio and television host, and columnist. Jim has twenty-seven years experience as a spiritual counselor and works with many different types of oracles. You can see his monthly videos on YouTube (J Ventura Snake Oil) and his many appearances on the ABC syndicated show The List TV. More information about services at JimVentura.com
Email Venturasag@yahoo.com to reserve a space in this (limited to 11 students) workshop. Sunday July 17th. 11:15 - 2:45 pm. $25.00. Another advanced class will be following at the end of the summer.
Location: Sozo Healing House in Tempe Arizona.

If you are not a local or can’t make this class. I teach private classes on Tarot and many other Oracle workshops in my home office or by phone, Zoom or Face-time for out of area students. Contact me for more info and a list of available classes.

“We think a wise person is someone who solves problems. Truth is, a wise person is someone who avoids problems.” Prem Rawat

“You can only attract what you subconsciously feel worthy of attaining. If you’re not getting what you want, it’s time to work on your self-esteem.” Dick Sutphen

 

Channeled Corner. I have read many, many books from some of the best trance channelers in the 70s-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:

You Must make Choices from Kunda

Like it or not, agreement shapes your reality. For all things happen by choice. You are not here by accident, nor are you the victim of fate. You are here, quite simply and empathically, because you want to be here. Because you are an integral extension of the cosmic soul, know that on some level you consciously chose to evolve spiritually within the physical environment as a part of your diving constitution. And before you reentered this realm, you made certain agreements which supported not only the continuance of your spiritual lessons here, but the advancement of other entities who are also evolving in clusters with you.
You helped to create the working blueprint which outlines your entire life program and also parallels your chosen destiny.

Now, every life, every personality, every situation and ever experience is carefully chosen-right down to the details of your so-called death experience. This is true for all on the physical plane. With the exception of karmic intervention (the Divine hand which evens the scale of cosmic justice and also assures your spiritual best-good), the life that you live is the very life that you chose. There are simply no exceptions. And the living of it all brings the necessary experiences and lessons to bear, all of which contribute to the ultimate growth and understanding of every soul-fragment.

The agreements which you made with your soul are the operating plans for the unfoldment of that blueprint. They shape the reality of your life environment. And a life in which every agreement is refused, avoided, or even broken will only serve to teach you what such avoidance brings. Regardless of whether the physical life was completed or not, that life will still remain valid to some degree, and whatever was learned will contribute to the evolution of the soul as it moves into the greater essence of its soul community.” Spirt Speaks Magazine

“According to Vedanta, there are only two symptoms of enlightenment, just two indications that a transformation is taking place within you toward a higher consciousness. The first symptom is that you stop worrying. Things don’t bother you anymore. You become lighthearted and full of joy. The second symptom is that you encounter more and more syncronicities. And this accelerates to the point where you actually experience the miraculous.” Deepak Chopra

Snake Oil Radio

 

Thursdays at 3:30 pm (there will be two live broadcast this period)
My next live broadcast of Snake Oil Radio will be Thursday, July 21st at 3:30 p.m. mountain (Phoenix) time. Usually one Thursday each month 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 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.

“Happiness is having a large, caring, close-knit family in another city.” George Burns


Here’s my contact information to make an appointment for a session, or information on current classes: Email: Venturasag@yahoo.com (best method for contact).
Phone calls: (602) 957-3035 text only: (602) 349-0746

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

“Friend” me on Facebook to get other extra offers and in between column extras! Signing up for my fan page will get you even more extras and first shot at reading specials. Simply click on “like” on the fan page and you will automatically get my weekly updates.
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You also may want to check out my posts on Tumblr.com:
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Subscribe to my YouTube Channel (approximately once a month 6-11 minute videos) at
J Ventura.Snake Oil. You can also find me on Instagram (mostly astrology updates) and Tik Tok (animalspeaks) where I do short videos about animal totems!

All sessions/readings for 2022 are: Full (70 minutes) $115.00; Shorter session (45 minutes) $90.00;  Extended session (90 minutes) $135.00 (two people can split an extended session back to back with an added fee of $5 for $70.00 each, although no other discounts will apply). Mini phone session 20 minutes $40. 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. Purchasing 3 pre-paid sessions also brings sizable discounts. Some examples; 3 pre-paid 45 minute monthly sessions is $150 total or $50 a session. 3 pre-paid quarterly 70 minute session $240 or $80 a session.