January February 2026 Snake Oil/Returning to the Natural order

 Snake Oil /Returning to the Natural Order

 

 
We currently have six feral cats that live in our community. Five of them are approaching age fifteen. They have lived outside here in Phoenix through the heat and the cold seasons all of their lives. They have truly strong constitutions and are clearly survivors. With assistance from myself and a few other residents here with feeding and reciprocal affectionate care, in spite of a wide range of climate conditions, they are happily thriving. I notice every summer that they get leaner and lose a good amount of their fur to handle the hotter temperatures. In the winters they get thicker fur and notably chubbier. They don’t need assistance because their bodies anticipate what is going to occur and respond the way they were designed to. Only one of them seems to stay perpetually skinny and I am guessing she does have health issues, yet she still thrives somehow. Other than our original decision to get them fixed they were likely never given the “required” vaccines or any shots. I am guessing that the skinny one would likely benefit from help with assistance from a Vet, or veterinary medicine though. Still, mathematically the other five clearly have thrived without it, so that contributes to my current views about a number of perspectives.

For the last thirty five years I have rarely visited any type of doctor, other than an acupuncture and chiropractic care. I have extensively studied alternative methods for treating health challenges including natural medicines, old school healing techniques, and most importantly getting to the root of the emotional, energetic blockage that inevitably shows up as a physical symptom when buried and never addressed. Combined with using herbal remedies, trigger point therapies, listening to the signals by body sends me, yoga, and what most people who strictly follow western medicines would be labelled as forms of “quackery.” I am now in my early sixties, healthy, noticeably physically fit, and to most people I am told I look eight to twelve years younger than my actual age. My studies and their application in my personal life have paid off.

This focus has helped me thankfully to be able to teach and guide others with the knowledge I have gained, and for that I am very grateful. This is part of my life path (Dharma). Of course this experience has opened my eyes often painfully to see how most Americans follow very little if any type of holistic approach to nutrition, health and wellness maintenance. When I go food shopping, seventy percent of the food I see all around me in supermarkets is not actually food. And even if it started out as food it is loaded with chemicals, pesticides, and other extremely unnatural ingredients. I do enjoy some splurging from time to time myself, I am no food Saint. Still, I focus on keeping at least seventy five percent of my food to be as close to natural as possible. In this world this is not always an easy thing to do!

I have had clients over the years who are noticeably heavily medicated with anti-depressants, and all kinds of pharmaceutical “cures” that I pick up on immediately when I talk to them, because they do change people. Often this is not in positive ways. Many have trouble mentally focusing and by medicating to stay “even” they have lost the natural human need to feel real sadness, or the extremes of joy. These polarities are natural parts of the human experience and roads to healing. There are situations where people have gone through extreme abuse and trauma and pharmaceutical intervention absolutely can be a blessing in these situations. The problem with our current approach is that all of it is far, far too over prescribed. We live in a system of Capitalism that has many positive elements to it, yet there are also very negative aspects to the system, namely; Greed. Corporations (and yes pharmaceuticals are in that category) convince everyone that they “need” their products. Television and radio bombard us with a constant stream of these types of ads. The focus for the past one hundred years has been to drive any alternatives out of business. At the very least they push a narrative that creatively casts a shadow on the validity of anything they don’t sell or profit from. They have the power and money to do this!

The discussion of the movement from the natural order of so many different areas of life would be a book in itself but for now I will focus solely on nutrition, health, and body maintenance. This move away from the natural order is so pervasive in this culture that we pollute our bodies and then attempt to solve the problems that inevitably surface though pharmaceutical means. We are then told to check in with doctors as the only viable solution. So pervasive is this directive that one of many examples would be how often we see many women (who can afford to do this anyway) become obsessive with doctor checkups when pregnant. Everything is monitored from a place of fear. And while the assistance can be valuable we are pulled away from the natural order of things by forgetting that women have been having babies since the dawn of time. The bodies innate wisdom does know how to handle this process without assistance. in this area and so many others we have progressively moved away from trusting our own bodies. Even more noticeable is whatever your beliefs are about the value of vaccinations, unless you are completely removed from the idea that one can trust the bodies natural regulation systems, injecting babies right from leaving the womb with pharmaceuticals is very questionable. The sheer amount of recommended vaccinations has grown tremendously in the last forty years. Are we actually healthier now than one hundred years ago? The answer is in some areas we are, but this could be attributed to better sanitation, cleaner water and other factors versus that vaccination is the primary reason. Research and a willingness to look into what goes into these vaccines beyond what the media suggests is eye opening. Currently the rates of obese children (and adults), auto-immune disorders, ADD, allergies, lactose intolerance, peanut allergies, autism, etc... are through the roof, especially in the last few decades. While there may be some value to vaccination, do we think intuitively and even practically that God, the Universe, or Nature wouldn’t be able to heal or prevent disease unless we pumped our children and ourselves with assistance often in the form of chemicals? Is this our societies pinnacle period of health and wellness or will be look back at some of the things we did wondering what the hell we were thinking?

A humorous perspective:
 All the great books of wisdom, and insight over thousands of years have been saying something like this: “And lo, the lord sayeth that I will provide a world with herbs, plants, roots, food, the healing sun, and all kinds of natural remedies, to make sure there are many roads to healing challenges that will be part of your world. But, when you discover petroleum based drugs that often mainly mask symptoms and confuse the body, because it cannot recognize these foreign things and then create all kinds of negative side effects, then you shall be able to go with that plan instead, it will be much better, so be it!”

Like many things the current health care system itself is built with a duality, Both to offer assistance and to keep us dependent on that system. People stay in uncomfortable jobs that keep them unfulfilled and stuck because of a fear of losing the health care coverage that their jobs offer them. The current system is designed in a way that if one had to pay out of pocket for even a few western medical treatments without the help of insurance, it would leave many people in deep debt, or bankruptcy. This frequently happens with the help of insurance too! The genuine terror people feel about losing this “necessity” is understandable. Of course almost all alternative treatments are not covered by insurance, so again we are held tightly within the system unless you are wealthy. Adding insult to injury, anything outside of Western medicine is often purposely painted to make it seem nutty. To even look at natural cures is considered suspect. At best we are told that old time cures and “cute” and “quaint,” but clearly not sophisticated like “real” medicine is... The current mass beliefs system is that Western answers, and pharmaceutical medicine is the ONLY way.

While there are hazards in the physical world caused by unhealthy eating, diet, and toxins that definitely do affect us, there are always deeper influences to the creation of events. Our beliefs create our realty. So what happens when you are bombarded with a steady diet of feared based negative messaging? Examples: Most people can recognize that excessive tobacco smoking isn’t good for you, duh! Yet, neither is too much cheese cake, alcohol,  potato chips, etc..Yet the addition of cigarettes packages stating “This product causes cancer,” is in some respects worse than the actual use of cigarettes. It is assumed that everyone who uses the product, will use it excessively. Words matter. Health and prevention ads telling you that in your age bracket a list of all kinds of bad things are more likely to occur,” often contribute to the higher probability of manifesting the things we fear. “You will more likely get the flu if you don’t get vaccinated!” Even familial messaging like “Our family is prone to alcoholism, depression, weight gain,” seem to be a healthy warning but are often added catalysts for potentially bringing about that probability. When you are awake to this relentless fear-based programming you begin to see the world through a different lens. We are heavily sold what we need to fear, and this acts against the benefits of healthy prevention techniques and suggestions. It is no wonder that so many people are sick and struggling.

Now, for most people throwing away one’s insurance, pills, doctor appointments, and just switching to using holistic healers, and remedies for everything is not a wise idea, I would not suggest it. Most people have been so immersed in this reality; belief system for so long that the trauma and negative repercussions would be problematic. My suggestion would be to slowly try a new approach in one or two areas of your life. Research the spiritual meanings of specific illnesses and symptoms (I have been helping clients with this for years). Often you will be blown away by how accurate this is. See if you get results from trying maybe a few of many available more natural solutions. Open up to the possibility, and excitement of exploring some different approaches. If over time, you notice results and success then you will gain more confidence and be able to add other areas into your life that are currently removed from the natural order. The process does not need to be an all or nothing approach. I didn’t do it that way either. I just had the benefits of starting a holistic journey much earlier than most people typically do. I have gained more confidence in trusting my own body over the years, and built a confidence in my return to the natural order. It took years for me to let go of the fear connected with NOT following societies “correct” way of handling health and wellness. And, after tackling some aspects of the health and wellness bogeyman, the confidence gained from those experiences may help you to inevitably escape the other areas of life that we have been programed to believe is the “Only Right Way,” and see the benefits of returning more areas of your life to the natural order.
Jim Ventura 12-2025

Notes:

 

It is always interesting to observe people’s responses to me when I share information like this. Many people falsely think I am somehow against the benefits of western medicine’s approach to wellness. Nothing could be further from the truth. The benefits of hospitals, doctors, nurses, emergency services, are incredibly valuable. Herbal remedies are not the best approach to take when someone is at a point when they need surgery, have just had a car accident, or other catastrophes. Again my point is overuse, and serious over-prescribing of pharmaceuticals for just too many things. Over crowding emergency care services or hospitals frequently because one has a flu is a notable example of something being so divorced from the natural order. We have been programmed to think that getting an occasional cold, or flu in life must be avoided and can be stopped. Those divorced from the natural order, perspectives don’t account for the fact that we experience this (yes by choice, even if unconscious) to cleanse the body, to rest, and minimize input for a few days or weeks in more extreme cases. When your biggest concern is just something simple like getting more tissues, worries about what you “should” be doing, your toxic relationship problems, will you ever find love, money fears, battles with your family, etc... are put on hold to focus on yourself and healing. The illness is often a second hand reality approach to healing something else!


The New year is here. We are now out of the universal 9 cycle in numerology and firmly in a one year. The one year is about new beginnings, starting over, taking bolder steps, focusing on independence, and creative manifesting. On February 17th we will be stepping into the year of the Fire horse in Chinese Astrology. This is about swift forward movement, and the momentum and power of the horse energy. The year of the Snake is coming to its end. It was a turbulent year for most people. The focus was all about shedding old skins, people, and aspects of our life that no longer fit who we are becoming, or where we have moved away from four true selves and potentially been caught in false personality. Believe it or not like the transformative power of snake all aspects of healing. We may have also noticed a number of people in the world around us who can show the negative aspects of Snake. I have discussed this in more detail over on my YouTube channel (and also on other social media sites). You can also catch and audio version of this at my best of everything site BuyMeaCoffee.com/Venturawora. My other social media links are at the end of this newsletter.

Contact me for your new year reading if interested. And consider beginning your New year and One year brand new cycle by joining my Regular Client Program. The benefits of this program are phenomenal. Email is often best way to contact for info (VenturaSag@yahoo.com) but texting or calls are also an option.
All the best in the New Year ahead. Cheers, Jim V

“What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven’t even happened yet.” Anne Frank

“We all get the exact same 365 days. The only difference is what we do with them.” Hillary DePiano

“If your brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” Paulo Coehlo

January’s New year newsletter Special!

 

January is a great month to have a New Year overview session to look at primary themes, challenges, and opportunities for the coming year. One symbol from each of the many different oracles I work with will be pulled to highlight 2026 for you. A New Year reading is a great way to start off your New year! Your new year reading will include:
Angel card
Viking Rune stones
Druid animal totem
Lakota Indian card
Color Oracle
Tarot Archetype
Numerology of the year, personal and universal.
Your session can be a 45 minute, full 70 minute, or extended 90 minute reading. Clients currently receiving my Snake Oil column each month get $5 off my listed rates. Local in-office clients who choose to pay for their session in cash or by check can take advantage of another $5 discount! Email (easiest way to book) or call to set up your New year appointment: Venturasag@yahoo.com 

“When people undermine your dreams, predict your doom or criticize you, remember they’re telling you their story, not yours.? Cynthia Occelli

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.

“Beyond the damage to the mind-body channel, beyond the fearful worldview so at odds wit the truth, fear carries further harm. You create what you fear. Remember that all potential events of your life, and your society and world. already exist. They hang suspended in the realms beyond space and time, those probably versions most in line with the condition of your thoughts and beliefs-private or communal-will be pulled into expression.

When you fear a potential event, you automatically carry the belief that the event is likely to occur. This, in itself, pulls the feared version of the vent closer to expression. Further, by concentrating on the vent, triggering psychological reactions in expectation of its manifestation and repeatedly playing it out in your mind, you energize that probably version most in line with your fears. Mind and body work in tandem, building a powerful grid of energy around the expression of what you fear.

You create your reality through your beliefs. When you so energize a probable event through worry, fear, and bodily distress, you act as a lighthouse boring its welcoming shaft through the fog, guiding the feared event home to safe harbor in your life’s experience.

Once the feared event finds manifestation, you take this as confirmation of the appropriateness of your fear-it happened, just as I expected-and the mechanism is strengthened; the matrix of thoughts and belief with which you pull feared events into your experience is rewarded and empowered. Afraid of illness? Afraid of abandonment? Afraid of rejection? Afraid of power? Afraid of attack? Afraid of cancer? Afraid of nuclear war? Afraid of failure?

You create  what you fear. In perverse self-immolation, the mind-body synthesis-created for purpose of charting a safe and healthy course through life-is turned against your happiness and fulfillment, employed to energize those vents you most fear, pulling them to physical fruition.
There are no judgements, no sense of ‘good’ and ‘bad,’ beyond your private interpretation of events. When you find fear physically materializing, you are viewing yourself in a mirror, observing the physical reflection of your inner life. This is your power, your freedom, your gift. It can also be your curse, your blame-but all such judgment remain on your level of experience.

The universe works for you, not against you. Its fundamental energy is joy, not sorrow. It is far easier to experience the positive versions of events than the negative. Yet you carry always the freedom to override the universe’s basic warm support, experiencing instead the cold, dark press of fearful events against you in the night.”
From Conscious Life by Ramon Stevens

New Client Special 2025:
January 1st 2025 thru November 16th, 2026 Special: 

 

New Client introductory offer:
$10-15 off listed rates! A $10 discount off of all 45 minute, 70, or 90 minute sessions. Debit and credit card payments accepted for all 45, 70, and 90 minute sessions. Local in-office clients may choose an extra $5 discount off the current rates for cash or check payments for sessions! Pricing is at the end of this newsletter or just request a session and availability calendar. If you want to buy a new client a thoughtful gift of a session you can also take advantage of these rates and use the above discounts!
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November December 2025 Snake Oil/Christmas gifts in the attic

 Christmas gifts in the attic

 

The magical window of my childhood belief in a Santa Claus was only a brief one. Even at the young age of five, I remember wondering how it was possible for all of the department stores and malls to have Santa Claus at their specific location at the very same time. I couldn’t imagine how one man, even if he had an army of supposed helper elves, could possibly deliver presents to children all over the world in one night. I also noticed how my wealthier friends often got more expensive gifts than our family did. Why did the poor kids end up with nothing at all? Was Santa only catering to the wealthy? Santa was supposed to come down your chimney and leave you your Christmas gifts. We had no fireplace in our house at all, yet we still got presents. And even if we did have a a chimney, how could such a fat man fit down one in the first place? These and similar thoughts started extremely early for me, and I wondered why other kids bought all of this malarky.

The observation that nailed the door closed on idealistic fantasies about Santa Claus and solidified my realist-cynic approach to Christmas was because my parents were not very good at hiding our presents. I would often see many of our gifts unwrapped at the bottom of Mom’s closet, or in the attic. I also saw Easter candy long before the “bunny” arrived, so that illusion was blown early as well. When I was six years old I remember being awoken on Christmas eve by the sound of the attic stairs opening. My father built the pull down stairs to our attic facing the bedroom my brother and I shared. He had to open the door to our room to get up into the attic. I clearly heard my mother’s and father’s clumsy attempts at putting out our presents most years. They were often punctuated by their usual irritation with each other. “Frank don’t forget the ones for Kathy.” “Hurry it up, I want to get to bed already.” “ What are you trying to do, break my arms.” “Wait for me to put these down first!” I would have had to have been a complete imbecile to still buy the magic Santa Claus story after all of these theatrics.

While I was solidifying my recognition of the un-truths of Christmas, many of my dopey friends still believed in Santa Claus. Apparently they were not “blessed” with the mind of a detective and happily enjoyed their delusions. I found myself feeling it was my duty to burst their bubbles early on. When I told them the truth they would often disagree at first and be mad at me. Eventually they would realize I was right. Still, I often reminded them that it would be wise to play along with the charade. The benefits of pretending to believe in all of the Christmas crapola were numerous. A good, sweet, oblivious child performance could bring tremendous rewards. I had no issue with pretending to be a dumb, naive little kid for adults and I made sure my friends were smart enough to do the very same thing.

While my parents didn’t do an ideal job of giving us the illusions of Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny when it came to the holidays, they did a great job in other ways. While a lot of the presents Mom (Santa) bought us were mediocre, lame stuff from church bazaar's and clearance sales and not what we really wanted, she put in some real effort. She had seven children and that was a lot of presents to buy. She always got us at least one or two things that were on our Christmas lists. Opening our presents on Christmas morning was always really fun. Even when I knew what half of the gifts already were because I saw them or snooped around, I always enjoyed the process of opening the presents just the same. The excitement of opening gifts was really fun and my parents made a point to make sure we had the experience.

We had some wonderful Christmas traditions we always followed. For many years we got a real tree (until I was about 17 when they finally opted for a fake one). We baked cookies and decorated the house, and some years we made gingerbread houses. We decorated our tree together weeks before actual Christmas and sometimes made Christmas ornaments and even strung popcorn. We hung lights outside, listened to Christmas albums, watched Christmas specials like Mr. Magoo’s Christmas, A Year Without a Santa Claus, and A Christmas Story. We did Christmas up in a big way every year. There are still boxes of Christmas pictures and hundreds of great memories and funny stories associated with all of them. December was a really cold time in New York, but we had warm traditions in our home. 

While I missed out on believing in Santa Claus and many of the other holiday illusions, I got to experience elements of family and holidays that really mattered. The cohesiveness of a family and celebrated traditions were priceless. We learned about giving and receiving and developed a healthy sense of the importance of all of it. When I was a kid, and even into my teen years, I would often get up in the middle of the night and look at the presents under the tree (the Christmas eve gifts we bought for each other were often wrapped and left out under the tree weeks before). Some nights I would clear a space and lay underneath the tree for an hour or so. I would turn on the lights on the tree and feel the soft white sheet we placed underneath it. The smell of the tree, the twinkle of the lights and the excitement of things to come were only a part of why I loved doing this. Some wiser aspect of me knew I would only be a child for a short time and I wanted to fully allow myself to feel every moment of it. I was safe and loved in a family and I knew I was blessed. I sensed that I had lived other lives in different families, times, and places that were not as wonderful when it came to my experiences in this family. I also knew that there were people all over the world that did not get to experience many of the things I was so blessed to have. I had friends with more “troubled” families who would have been thrilled to have what I had. So I savored those moments underneath the colorful lights of our Christmas trees. I allowed myself to be happy and I completely immersed myself into childhood and the magic of Christmas. The great things connected with Christmas were never about believing or not believing in Santa Claus. They were all about honoring and enjoying one of the best parts of my childhood.
Jim Ventura 10-2011

An extra new story from my upcoming book My Cast of Characters. Some of the stories are already posted over on my BuyMeaCoffee.com site!

Cast of Characters/42 Smashing Great Art

 

While it wasn’t as frequent as we have liked it to be, on occasion my mother would come up with an afternoon where the three youngest kids would do something together. She would get inspired by something she read in Woman’s Day, Good Housekeeping, or similar magazines and we would do something fun and creative. Generally it would be a project that could be made inexpensively with materials already in the house, or easily acquired. She once found a recipe for creating home made clay and suggested we could lay out newspaper all over our dining room table and make little animal sculptures or whatever we wanted out of it. Especially for me, already a budding artist, it was really exciting that she was encouraging us to flex our creative muscles.

I was about ten, my little sister was eight, and my brother Franklin was about twelve. Ruth and I were excited, but as usual Franklin did it begrudgingly and held tightly to his preteen angst and hatred of our family. Still, I could see that he was happy to be included in the project and to get any acknowledgement from our busy mother. It probably made him a little happy even if he was stubbornly set on not showing it.

We sat around all afternoon and sculpted little dogs, cats, squirrels, turtles, and other creatures. Franklin was really into reptiles so he exclusively made snakes, lizards, frogs and other similar creatures. It actually was really fun and just knowing mom put it together for us felt like love. We listened to seventies music on the radio and sculpted happily for hours. The next step was to put our sculptures in the window sill to dry faster. Ruth carefully put hers in her bedroom window. Franklin and I were sharing a bedroom that had two windows so we each used one windowsill and placed our amazing art to dry. The plan was that we could paint them if we wanted to the next day.

My brother and I hated sharing that room and each other though. We had endless arguments about space and his live reptile tanks were everywhere and it did not smell good in our small room. I haven’t any clue what I did or said to my miserable brother but a few hours later I noticed one of my animal sculptures was deliberately smashed on my windowsill. There was no doubt about who did this, so I retaliated and smashed one of his about an hour or so later. This inevitably went back and forth with him smashing one of mine and then me sneaking in and smashing one of his. This continued all day until all of our artistic afternoon’s work were completely destroyed.

When Ruth found out she was very fearful that one of us would smash hers. But not only was she not part of this feud, her stuff was crap, after all she was only eight. The whole thing was really idiotic. Neither of us knew how to handle our anger and both of our actions were childish, but we were kids. My brother and I inevitably learned to get along as we got older. Still, no surprise, he at times just gets angry with me and cuts off communication for a few months, sometimes even for a few years at a time. Thankfully he doesn’t live close enough to me to come over and smash things in my home, so my creative skills happily flourish.
5-2025 Jim Ventura  

“If you made a list of all the things you could be thankful for, the list would undoubtedly be linger than your misfortunes.” Catherine Pulsifer


Notes

 

The early fall was truly a season of tests and challenges. Fortunately there were far more times of notable bliss for me than actual challenges. I see it as a similar refection of the world at large for many, although many might see my perspective in reverse! I completed a refi on my condominium home with the help of a hard working, reliable loan officer (Contact me for his info if you are thinking of this or similar, truly excellent skills and he can work in many states) here in Phoenix. Most of the summer was a rough ride to get this refi (rarely easy for those who are self employed, banks are not fans of this) but it ended in success. I was able to keep quite a bit of my home’s equity while also able to pay off all of my other debts. Like so many people in the last few years, credit card debt was an issue for me but that has now turned around. This has put me in a far better space financially and energetically (Taurus rising; any limits on a sense of security are very uncomfortable!). Letting go of credit card debt with insane almost thirty percent interest rates was life changing. I am not only dealing with more ease but also beginning to slowly look into investing again. This current positive energy feels a bit like my life in the mid to late nineties, and a number of other times when the economy was strong and life was far easier for me financially. The main testing part of the late summer was relentless rain for two weekends here in Phoenix that caused roof leaks in two of my rooms. While inevitably covered by the HOA’s insurance policy and other built in safe guards, the level of hassle with this was extremely uncomfortable, and really tested my patience. Thankfully it is in the process of getting resolved.

An added benefit to my current more solid space in life, is I am also now able to start slowly building for my long time plan of either opening my own animal rescue in a few years, or to help fund one that already exists. This is in part to honor my mother who truly loved rescuing animals, and helped to feed that that selfless joy in me as well. A portion of every payment for sessions beginning in 2026 will start going to this fund.

As I begin my personal “4” year combined with the universal year of “1” in numerology I am going to make other stable changes. The year ahead involves putting more energy into fixing up my home and expanding my reach on social media to bring in new clients, subscribers, and those interested in classes. While I am for the most part not raising my session rates for 2026, I am going to be a bit more firm even strict about a few areas where I have been far too accommodating, at my expense. While I on occasion make human mistakes with screwing up session times, having to change session times, billing, etc... these are for the most part rarities for me. Unfortunately I have noticed some clients in the last few years that got excessive with things that are a hassle for me to deal with: far too many missed appointments, reschedules, clients taking to long to pay for sessions, not answering emails with calendar options for weeks and even months at a time when regular clients are due for their next scheduled sessions, and the extremely annoying endless requesting calendar availability and never actually booking. This is just a few things that have been become tiring and just too commonplace. Everyone at times may have to do some of these things (life can get hectic) but this is directed to people who do some of this stuff far too often!

I will require prepayments for clients who are too excessive with these types of actions. I will no longer offer Regular Client discount rates to clients who have signed up for the program unless the schedules are actually reasonably followed. The services and commitment to the program are valuable and need to be respected. Unless there is an understandable reason for a missed session, prepaid sessions will simply be lost. Non- regulars who still have sessions approximately once or twice a year will continue to get a $10 discount off current rates, and can also use birthday special invites. Added note: I have purged quite a few people from birthday special invites already though. If you have not booked a session for yourself (birthday session year overviews are particularly a really great time to get a session for many different reasons!) or thoughtfully purchased a gift session for a friend or family member during the notably discounted gift option period in the last five years, you have or will be taken off future invites. I am prioritizing healthy boundaries for myself in my life and my business. This is part of helping to teach others to value themselves and the work they do as well!

There will also be some added perks ahead. Current Regular Clients will not see any rate increases. Joining this program has so many benefits, so ask for info about doing so if interested. I am keeping the added $5 cash or check discount for in-office clients, and while email is still the best way to book, texting is now also an option. I know that some people prefer a few more options for booking. I have also added a full audio tarot interpretation series to my BuyMeaCoffee.com/Venturawora site. I have recently started adding audio files of the Michael teachings! I cannot overemphasize the benefits in learning a little or a lot about these teachings, it will change your life. About sixty five percent of everything on the site is free. The added purchase of “buying me a few coffee’s” ($5 each) every few months or even once or twice a year, gives access to so much more. The other option is to become a supporter. This is only $60 a year, and gives access to everything on the site. It also includes the ability to book personal sessions. You may book as many or just a few and still receive the quarterly regular rates. This is a good option for those who have difficulty keeping on a specific schedule! This other perk is the ability to buy (up to four a year) gift sessions for friends and family.

I took some time off from work on my Patreon site Patreon.com/MyCastofCharacters. I am creating new material again and posting both new material, and stories from my archives. Similar to my “coffee” site it has a similar structure of about sixty five percent free material, and with purchase or support gives you full access. This is where I post funny stories (written and audio) of childhood, crazy, and wonderful friends, family theatrics, and a host of other humor stories. I also (while still being built) have created my new website at JVentura44.com.

I am offering a December special (begins on Thanksgiving 2025) after any session booked for yourself you can purchase an added (up to three) gift sessions for yourself or friends and family to use anytime in 2026 at a $20 discount for each purchased session.
Wishing everyone a happy holiday season ahead. Cheers, Jim V

New Client Special 2025:
January 1st 2025 thru November 16th, 2026 Special: 

 

 New Client introductory offer:
$10-15 off listed rates! A $10 discount off of all 45 minute, 70, or 90 minute sessions. Debit and credit card payments accepted for all 45, 70, and 90 minute sessions. Local in-office clients may choose an extra $5 discount off the current rates for cash or check payments for sessions! Pricing is at the end of this newsletter or just request a session and availability calendar. If you want to buy a new client a thoughtful gift of a session you can also take advantage of these rates and use the above discounts! 

“Never, never be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.” Anonymous

 
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” Edith Wharton

 
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.

Q. If you have a destiny, where does reality creation fit in? To what extent does destiny predetermine your reality?

Lazaris: You do have a destiny, if you so choose. This is how it fits together: There is no sense of predetermination in the fullest extent of that word. Your life in not really mapped out for you. It’s not laid out so neatly. What is true is that between lifetimes you, as a consciousness, go through a whole lot of growth. You experience the death process, being dead, going to heaven and those sort of things.
Then you get tired of it and realize, ‘Is this all there is?’ Then all the backdrops fall away, and you get to work. You start reviewing the lifetime that you finished. You review it in retrospect and in relationship to the other lifetimes that are all concurrent. Then you decide whether you want to move through your growth without returning to physical form or if you want to pick another lifetime to experience.

In that process of picking another lifetime, what happens is that you create broad strokes. You decide you want to learn about this, and this, and this, and you want to experience that. You create what we call the broad strokes of your life, the broad, sweeping gestures in your energy. Then you enter into this life. Your consciousness, your massive consciousness, all of a sudden confines itself in this infant body, and you forget all of what went before. You don’t remember. Well, some children do remember for awhile, but they soon forget. The amnesia sets in, and they forget.
You have there broad strokes in your life. You decide, for example. ‘I’m going to come from  broken home. I’m going to have a broad sweeping illness here.’ Or, ‘I’m going to grow up and deal with love in such a way as to have several very hurtful relationships.’ You decide on those broad strokes. You also have things you want to accomplish in the lifetime. ‘I want to learn this and accomplish that, and I want to be of service in this way or that way, or whatever.’ But every moment you can change it.

For example, maybe you put a broad, sweeping stroke in your life that you were going to have a tragic accident and be crippled. As you approach that time, you change your mind. ‘I don’t want to do a tragic accident, I’m going to change this.’ You don’t have the tragic accident, and then your whole lifetime changes, absolutely it does.

You have free will, at any moment, either to accept the pre-decided, sweeping generalities in your life, or to change them. If you accept the broad, sweeping generalities, you still have to fill in the day-in and day-out existence where indeed you exert your free will, where you create that reality.

You see, you are the one who is creating the broad strokes, and therefore you can change them. When we talk with many of you, as well you know, we psychically tell you what’s going to be happening, what you’re creating, what you’re generating. Basically what we’re telling you is the blueprint that you’ve laid out for yourself. You have decided what you are going to create, and therefore you’ve laid out a blueprint, like an architect...
From Lazaris Interviews book One Jach Pursel

“Spirituality is not a religion or a trend-it is a lifestyle. It is a lifestyle of awareness that combines the understanding of faith, body, mind, and soul, allowing us to live modern-day enlightened lives in small and big ways.” Emma Mildon

December Gift certificates Special: $10-$20 off all sessions!

 

The holidays are approaching. Give a gift to someone you love that they will really appreciate: a reading/personal session with Jim Ventura. All gift certificates purchased from November 26th 2025 until December 31 st. 2025 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 or LinkedIn).

Special rate:
$10.00 off my current listed prices for any 45, 70, or 90 minute sessions (whether for yourself of for a gift). And, if you purchase 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 one it is also $20 off! A maximum of three session gift certificates may be purchased at this time at thew discounted rates.

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 in December 2025 and all of 2026. 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) for friends, family or for yourself to be used anytime in 2026.  Sessions can be in-office or by phone or Face-Time (for i-phone users) for out-of-area clients.

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).
text only: (602) 349-0746 Phone calls: (602) 957-3035
Information about the different sessions and types of readings, classes and services, past Snake Oil columns, can be found at BuyMeaCoffee.com/VenturaWora (both on the site info and gift sessions available in the shop section).
Website: JVentura44.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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Subscribe to my YouTube Channel (approximately once a month 6-12 minute videos) at J Ventura Snake Oil.
Instagram at Venturawords ( Astrology updates and other insights generally on short 90 second reels)
 Tik Tok (animalspeaks) where I do short but powerful 2-8 minute videos about how to use animal totems and spirit animals, and a number of other metaphysical topics.

All personal sessions/readings for late 2025 and all of 2026 are:  Full session (70 minutes) $125.00; Shorter session (45 minutes) $95.00;  Extended session (90 minutes) $150.00, Mini phone session 15-20 minutes $45. 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 $155 total or about $52 a session. 3 prepaid quarterly 70 minute session are $245 or about $82 a session.

September October 2025 Snake Oil/Dr. Dolittle

 Snake Oil

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 feral’s 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 cautiously 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 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


Notes

 
I originally published this story ten years ago. Our six apartment cats are all still with us and now around fourteen years old. The summers are always hard for them, but they have adapted well. I never thought they would live this long, but I’m very happy that they have. While we got all of them fixed initially, none of them have ever been given the “required” vaccines and shots. This does bring up some interesting food for thought. I won’t get into a detailed discussion about my perspectives on the subject. Still, after more than thirty years of study and following a more holistic approach to health and wellness, I think the vaccine schedules while likely having some value, have also become excessive in both humans and animals. My perspective on this in no way takes away from the value of doctors and Veterinarians, and I believe there are so many areas where they do great work, but aspects of this also are questionable. The main reason I avoid discussing this topic too heavily is mainly because vaccination perspectives have become another subject arena for people to disagree and even become angry with those who don’t share their point of view. We already have so many areas where people argue and often stop speaking to each other, frequently blaming or hating and labeling those on the other side as the ‘bad ones.” I choose not to participate in the taking of sides and to avoid adding to the polarization and drama. I am also comfortable with people don’t like my perspectives about subjects I have spent decades studying and gaining knowledge about. tThey can choose to move away from interacting with me. I can easily handle some people convincing themselves I somehow fall into the “bad ones” category. It is nonsense of course, but other people’s beliefs about me have absolutely nothing to do with me. The benefits of age and wisdom have moved me more toward the approach in most matters that “If u don’t agree with me or like me, then you do your thing, I will do my thing.”

It is slow in coming as usual, but the hint of Autumn is on its way! We experience this seasonal weather shift in a bit of a slower pace here in Phoenix, but I am sure many of my readers in other parts of the country are already out of the heat of the summer. Unquestionably Fall has always been my favorite season. Even growing up on Long Island, I absolutely loved the season, although summers there were almost as close to amazing. The mostly crappy winters were part of what pushed me to move to Phoenix!

I have been talking about a number of astrological triggers on some of my social media outlets, and many of them are very notable both in the world at large as well as the impacts we experience individually. Fortunately this can be seen, and understood by looking at an astrological natal chart. If you choose to do the work to study all of it, or working with a really good Astrologer it can be incredibly beneficial to understand how these aspects impact us. Uranus has moved into Gemini, Jupiter into Cancer, Saturn and Neptune also recently moved into Aries. I frequently point out that our natal astrology doesn’t not make us do anything, but boy can it nudge us! Becoming aware of some of these pushes can help explain challenges you are dealing with, but also opportunities that may be current, or on the horizon that you can maximize by being aware of them. A look at your current astrology for the present and near future can be very, very valuable. And/or you may also want to choose to do a Tarot reading for the remainder of the year or buy a gift session for a friend with either option. Email is still the best way to book (VenturaSag@yahoo.com) although texting is also an option.

October and late fall and winter are typically the busiest months for home or office parties (with mini readings). Information about booking a party event or even a virtual one in this newsletter. 

Happy pumpkin spice in everything, and finally feeling some nighttime chill in the air season. Cheers, Jim V  

New Client Special 2025:
January 1st 2025 thru November 16th, 2025 Special: 

 

New Client introductory offer:
$5-15 off listed rates! A $5 discount off of all 45 minute sessions. Both 70, or 90 minute session can take a $10 discount. Debit and credit card payments accepted for all 45, 70, and 90 minute sessions. Local in-office clients can choose an extra $5 off the current rates for cash or check payments for sessions! Pricing is at the end of this newsletter or just request a session and availability calendar. If you want to buy a new client a thoughtful gift of a session you can also take advantage of these rates and use the above discounts! 

“Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.” Jim Bishop

“If you say you can or you can’t you are right either way.” Henry Ford

“It isn’t by getting out of the world that we become enlightened, but by getting into the world...by getting so tuned in that we can ride the waves of our existence and never get tossed because we become the waves.” Ken Kesey

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.

Can you explain how the emotion of fear originated?
“Fear, originally, was a signal that one should back off and not get involved until one had more developed skills for handling that given situation. Fear ensured that a young animal-or human-could survive without the mother or father constantly monitoring every decision that the child wished to make.

At its healthiest level, fear is a message that tells you to defer a given challenge or exercise until you are older, wiser, or more accomplished. That time may be only a few minutes hence, or may even be right now! It is worth listening quite carefully to what the  fear has to teach you. Once its ‘lesson’ has been learned, you come away with a new resolve-and, eventually, new skills you can employ to overcome the challenge that once you found so fearsome.
Chronic fear, then, is a form of internal nagging: You are being reminded, again and again, that a previous challenge of your development has not been faced squarely. You resist it not so much because of the original fear as out of a sense that-because the fear-message has been repeated throughout your life-you are perhaps incompetent to counteract the fear stimulus.

There is no one who is, or should be, fearless. But healthy individuals shed fears the same way they discard dead skin cells or hairs, or scrub off the mud adhering to their hands after a productive day.
Whenever you fear anything, you are in a sense identifying with your adversary-which you see as more powerful than you. You are a society (notice we did not say ‘race’ or ‘species’) that believes in playing imaginative games, much as when your Pentagon asks. ‘What will the Russians do next?’ The mother cat who defends her kittens feels little fear indeed, for she does not stop to identify with whatever is threatening them. To do so would scatter her energies-and she is singleminded upon the defense of her kittens.

So if you wish to be fearless, start by learning precisely who and what you are, and who and what you want to be. Security lies only in ability, but you cannot begin to develop those abilities that are uniquely your own until you allow the Divine Itch to show you where to begin scratching...”
Answers From a Grander self Tam Mossman

Spotlight on one of the sessions I offer, Druid Animal totem cards.

 
Understanding the Sacred Animals of the Druid tradition is one of many powerful ways to connect with nature and our “animal power.”
When we let go of believing we are superior to nature, we open ourselves to the experience of living in the community of nature, being part of it, not separate from it. We are welcomed back into the circle we never really left, except in our delusion.

Animal teachers
Our ancestors revered every aspect of the natural world and considered each part of this world capable of being an ally, guide, and teacher...

“From Sacred Animals of Druid tradition.
When animals show up in our path they often have messages for us. One example:
Goose or Duck 
In many different cultures and traditions Geese and Ducks were often believed to mate for life.
Goose upright (if your energy is flowing harmoniously with this part of ourselves)
Vigilance, Parenthood, Productive power.


This card may indicate that you are ready to take on the responsibilities of raising a family, or of committing yourself to a long-term partnership. Goose brings creative and productive power. It allows you to open to this power, secure in the knowledge that your relationship or family or working partnership will provide a stable environment to act as a crucible for your creativity. Raising children is one of the most joyful and worthwhile activities we can undertake,and the goose, with its strong attachment to its family, combined with its ability to fly extraordinarily high from one continent to another, shows us that it is possible to be both grounded and spiritual in our daily lives.

Goose Reversed (if you are struggling with a relationship or aspects connected to this area of life).

This card may indicate that you need to be aware of being overly concerned about your rights, possessions or territory. You may not need to strut and hiss quite so much, and you may not need to be so possessive of your partner. Many geese mate for life, but not all humans do, and in the end staying together may not be in your best interests. If the relationship is really to last it will thrive on mutual respect and freedom, rather than jealousy and possessiveness.


The ancient Celts kept geese for their eggs rather than their flesh. They knew it was better to keep the goose alive and productive, rather than destroying its productive capacity by eating it. They kept sheep in the same way - for their wool and milk rather than their meat. The lesson for us is that if we want to ensure our productive power, our capacity for creativity, we must look after ourselves. To make sure the goose keeps laying the golden eggs, we must keep the goose alive - well fed, well rested, well exercised.”

Animal totems are one of many different oracles I use when working with clients.
Navigational Consultant/Astrologer Jim Ventura. You can specifically request this as a part or specifically in a personal session.

“Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything you will perceive the divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love.” Fyodor Dostoevsky

“Those who wish to pet and baby wild animals ‘love’ them. But those who respect their natures and wish to let them live normal loves, love them more.” Edwin Way Teale

“The animal world shows us the potential we can unfold. But to learn from them, we must first learn to speak with them.” Ted Andrews

Home and Special Event Parties

 

My party rate is only $100 per hour. If you are interested in hiring me to do a party or event, 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 10-15 minute or 30 minute session blocks for smaller group parties. 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 at your home or office location. The minimum is a 3 hour booking. I offer the option of a 2 and a half hour minimum for locations within 15 miles of my home. Minimum of $250 fee for any booked party. A $50.00 non-refundable deposit is required to hold a party date. The 20-30 minute sessions can be great options to consider when there are small groups looking for a personal reading at your event. Shorter 5-10 minute sessions are also an option for really large events.

You can either book me for the $100 an hour rate for your party or event so your guests don’t have to cover any costs, or guests can cover their own costs for readings. Both options work very well, although I still prefer that the host collects all of the payments from guests for their readings with second option to help things move along more efficiently. If your guests are paying for their sessions they are still able to take advantage of the discount that comes with parties at bulk rates.

Parties can now be virtual!
If you live out-of-area or even if you simply prefer-mini reading parties they can be by phone or Face-time, Zoom etc...

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).
text only: (602) 349-0746 Phone calls: (602) 957-3035 

Information about the different sessions and types of readings, classes and services, past Snake Oil columns, can be found at BuyMeaCoffee.com/VenturaWora (both on the site info and gift sessions available in the shop section)

“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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I also have a few other media channels other than Face-Book:
Subscribe to my YouTube Channel (approximately once a month 6-12 minute videos) at J Ventura Snake Oil.
Instagram at Venturawords ( Astrology updates and other insights generally on short 90 second reels)
 Tik Tok (animalspeaks) where I do short but powerful 2-8 minute videos about how to use animal totems and spirit animals, and a number of other metaphysical topics.

All personal sessions/readings for 2025 are:  Full session (70 minutes) $125.00; Shorter session (45 minutes) $90.00;  Extended session (90 minutes) $150.00, Mini phone session 15-20 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 $155 total or about $52 a session. 3 prepaid quarterly 70 minute session are $245 or about $82 a session.