July and August 2021 Snake Oil/It's Getting Cold Out There

 Snake Oil It’s Getting Cold Out There?

 

I was heading into my gym’s locker room when an in-shape, solid young man in a protective mask was exiting at the same time. The dramatic reaction he performed with wide scared eyes as he nearly collided with me and pulled back was humorous. He got too close to me for about three seconds and the likely bombardment in the last year and a half from medical experts about the need for proper Covid protocol responses like social distancing was probably why he reacted so theatrically. Even though in the US we seem to be thankfully over the hurdle of the worst aspects of this pandemic, many articles, news reports about variants still abound, “There could be more bad to come ahead” and “Don’t relax by any means,” and similar messages are still bombarding us. A fair amount of people, places and businesses are still wearing masks and maintaining some of the extremes of social distancing. In his and other similar peoples defense nobody really knows how to act at this point. What is safe and what isn’t? What is the right behavior and what isn’t? The pandemic definitely heightened what was an already growing theme of keeping more and more of a distance from others that’s been building over the last decade or so. 

Years ago if you were in any type of waiting room for your car to be repaired, a doctors visit, etc... you either read a magazine, sat quietly, or talked to the people around you. Now the common practice is to work on a computer or just stare intently at your phone. I see the same thing with groups of young people often sitting together or even walking in groups while barely talking to each other and looking at cell phones. While at bars and restaurants you would often strike up conversation with someone nearby. While this is not completely gone by any means it has notably atrophied. People seem to have lost their ability to flirt, strike up simple chit-chat, and in general seem to have diminished fluid social skills.

While dating apps and social media sites have opened many doors for meeting people, they have also allowed a lot more liars, pretenders, scam artists, and general BS to flourish. Attraction to another person whether sexual or even for friendships involves more than seeing a picture or reading a profile. It’s a vibe you feel, body type attraction, observing the appeal of body movement, how someone smells, feels, and a host of other significant indicators that can only be experienced in person. In some ways this social media focus has also created uglier aspects or at least magnified it in human behavior. With face-book and Instagram options for commentaries, this has translated into a type of negative expression that at times borders on bullying. People are more empowered to say foul things to each other because the computer or phone provides a shield. Being a nasty wise guy always carried a risk in person; you could get a punch in the mouth! I see this personally with the drivel of inane know-it-alls who say things like “astrology has been debunked” “it’s all a scam,” and other “genius” comments that show up on my pages when I do marketing on Face-Book and similar sites. Ugliness and anger are not new, but they seem to have increased.

 

Of course and understandably the pandemic of 2020 and the early part of 2021 added more coldness and fear of others to the situation. Not surprisingly alcoholism has risen dramatically in the last few years. People are more afraid than ever and alcohol is the energetic and physical mask of liquid courage. I choose not to put much energy into conspiracy theories about the hows, whys, or what was behind this pandemic as a world event. Whatever its cause it was a real thing and it impacted our world. real sadness, loss of people and the devastating impact on families. It was a hard time in our collective history and by no means completely finished. We may always have this illness, but the numbers affected will likely continue to decline. What concerns me is the fall out. The messages we were told to keep safe are still not only part of our world, but embedded now in the human psyche. “Keep away from others, put on masks to protect yourself.” “Don’t go out into the world it’s’ too dangerous,” “You can get sick or your germs can make the vulnerable sick or even die, be afraid of either possibility!” While it was quite understandable for many of these ideas to have taken root during a pandemic, it is another thing to keep hanging onto these ideas for the remainder of our lifetimes. How long do we stay in fear about this? Another year or two, five more years, a decade or longer? I have discussed in past columns that the idea of random illness jumping out and grabbing you is of course ludicrous from a metaphysical perspective. There are multiple layers of how and why we experience any type of illness, including illness connected with a pandemic. I completely get why people are scared and cautious; we have been conditioned to believe in randomness of illness. And, I am an advocate for healthy, reasonable, and practical safety measures. Still, the fear of getting close to others, not already safely in our household or family we know remains sadly heightened. The most detrimental aspects of this are that this approach has harmed the youngest members of our society. Much of their social development has been marred by this rapid decline into being afraid to get close to, hug, shake hands, or chat in close proximity of another human being without a computer app, mask or another type of shield between. The loss of proms, school, trips, and a host of other rites of childhood passage and experiences were blown up and cannot be recovered for those who lost them. Young children being a part of a school play or in the audience, or the excitement of a crowded amusement park for summer vacation matter. The late teen early twenties experience of your first crowded dance club, maybe a concert and squeezing into a booth at a diner with 8 of your friends matter. I got to have these things and I want the same for everyone. These and similar experiences lost are-is a tragedy. The potential harm of another year or more of this ahead for young people would be costly.

Another likely contribution to the decline about whether there is safety in human contact may be some aspects that result form our move into the Aquarian Age. While the positive key factors like brother and sisterhood, heightened awareness of science and logical thought, celebration of eccentricity and more acceptance of what makes us unique in the human population are excellent aspects of this societal shift, Aquarius test is to remember “warmth.” Healthy detachment is a good thing but this can also lead to a time when we forget the value of touching other people, emotionally, spiritually and physically when agreed upon. The advances in technology from video conferencing, attending a workout class in a video mirror, having food delivered, being able to work at home are, and were lifesaving to many people. Still, this can lead even more to people moving further away from interacting with others in a human way. It adds to social anxiety, and in some respects the beneficial aspects of the technology pull us further apart from each other. While a small percentage of the population rightly loves the lack of contact (not everyone enjoys sociability) and enjoy being proverbial hermits, the majority of us have a need for interactions with other people one on one and in group settings. Restaurants, coffee shops, concerts, sporting events, theater, health clubs, ethnic festivals, parades, and so many other group activities are essentially parts of what makes this world enjoyable. 

 

For all of its extremes of tragedy and loss for so many people connected to the time of Covid, in all aspects of life there is duality. So many people rose to the occasion and performed heroic acts to help others. Nurses, doctors, medical field employees of all sort, and many people in other industries stepped up in massive ways. Simple acts of thoughtfulness and kindness at a time when people were suffering were beautifully mixed with all the negatives. The willing sacrifices to help others that occurred during this test in our world didn’t nearly get the recognition it should have. Shutting down for a bit to theoretically stop the spread of a disease, to protect the more vulnerable in society, the benefits for the environment of less cars on the road, and looking at the importance of prioritizing having a healthy immune system were highlighted responses that had value. People reexamined the priorities of family togetherness, and whether the often over-prioritized value on the material aspects of life needed to be shifted. In some ways the entire world got together to fight this. There were so many societal inequities brought to light, which is a big part of why pandemics occur in the first place. Out of the rubble we are reminded that humankind can show its better, kinder side, and growth, enlightenment, and even a chance to rebuild can rise from the tests.

 

Unfortunately for many the leftover phobias will likely continue to project into the future. A reigniting of the “end of the world themes” in both religious, metaphysical, and scientific fatalistic circles is being seen all over. There is more fear, trepidation, and various beliefs that “the world is in it’s decline.” This can lead to even more people losing their “taste for life.” Those last three words are significant. One of the aspects of Covid for many was losing one’s sense of taste and smell. We have been trained by logical science and linear thought that a disease creates a condition and symptoms. Metaphysics teaches us that the physical condition is actually a result of limited beliefs, and unresolved emotional pain. In other words the fear or limit internally was already there, or was growing and the disease is our physical bodies way of showing this to us, potentially giving us a chance to face it, and better yet release it. At a simply more human level many people are still lingering with thoughts like these: “I won’t ever participate in any group event.” “I won’t go near the BAD ONES who aren’t vaccinated.” “I won’t go near the vaccinated because they are now contaminated.” “I will wrap myself and my children in bubble wrap forever to be safe.” “No chance I will go to a shopping mall, concert event, a gym, or other places swimming with germs and people.” “I will only go to places that are sanitized.” “I will continue to wear a mask to be safe even in my house and car.” “I will not put myself at any risk to possibly die!” Everyone has choices and we absolutely get to choose how we will respond to this time in a post pandemic period. Choosing to eternally hide in your home, waiting for the next pandemic and thinking you’re being wise is at best questionable. If your fear of human contact, touching others, and being in the world with all of its excitement that stems from the need for vulnerability and risk, all the inevitable mistakes that help us to grow when we connect to others, the accomplishments, joys, and sorrows experienced along the way are to forever be avoided because you might die: Sadly in some respects you already have.
Jim Ventura 6-2021

Notes:

 

While I never really went into much fear about getting sick from Covid, I had actual health issues I was dealing with that worked out successfully in 2019 and 2020, not theoretical “be afraid you might randomly get it, Jim!” I haven’t flown on a plane in over two years. This actually doesn’t have anything to do with traditional fears about flying. It is just easier for me to drive to my favorite vacation spots (Vegas, Sedona, California-although I have avoided CA for last few years) and more cost effective since I drive a Prius! Like many people exhausted from 18 months of covering up our faces, wiping down surfaces where germs hide, just the whole idea of hours of walking around in a mask, in an airport for an extended period flying with one on etc... makes the prospect very unappealing. I so feel for anyone working long days or even short ones wearing the mask, all day, ugh! I have even limited my local casino trip notably in the last year because of this. Security guards (just doing their jobs) tell you to cover up even if you just stop to sip a drink got old really fast. And even worse, local AZ casinos for the most part have banned smoking on the floor (for “our protection”) for over a year now, the joy of smoking a cigar some of the time while gambling is one of the things I truly enjoy. I got why they did this during the pandemic, but now it lingers for other reasons. To me the point of the casino is to gamble, drink, smoke, and be “bad” for a few hours. Local AZ casino’s feel lame and just a lot less fun. Vegas thankfully let go of the mask thing if vaccinated a few months ago and doesn’t limit smoking, so I am grateful for that!

 

My gym also dropped the need to wear a mask mandate about two months ago. Some people still do, but for the most part nobody wears them anymore. I still see one guy who is still heavily masked up and he vigorously wipes down every piece of equipment before and after he uses anything with the wet wipes provided all over the gym floor. He probably has to add another 20 minutes to each workout for all the wiping. God bless him, he is a good guy and always says hello. I like him, but when I see him I recall a number of different weird movie clips in my mind. The classic image  of some lunatic obsessing about getting out the spots and all the dirt...”Out. out damn spot!” Honestly this is how I have felt most of the time this has been going on, everyone has been a bit crazy, with perspectives that collided with political slants as well. Fear will do this. My thirty five years of metaphysical study, holistic medical knowledge and similar studies have given me a quite different viewpoint. I recognize that the vast majority of the population has no awareness of this consciously (although I think unconsciously we all know that we create our physical world through our beliefs both individually and collectively), so I went along with what you were supposed to do with minimal bucking so as not to not create waves, and to respect other people and their collective fear of what is correct behaviors for the “good ones.” My chosen road has been to talk to clients about this learned perspective when asked and to teach about living in a Safe Universe (check out my YouTube video on this subject)  in my writing as opposed to being combative or caught up in the “how dare you trample on my rights” perspective . 

I started doing marketing for my availability for party events here in Phoenix. Understandably I lost most of these parties when the pandemic began. This of course was really devastating for so many people in fields connected to party planning, working those events, and that is a lot of people! It was a big loss for me, but only about 15 percent of my business comes from this, so I did not get hit with the financial loss in the same extreme way many people did financially. I am offering this again and information about setting up a party at your home, or for an office event of any kind within a reasonable range to Phoenix central can be a really fun way to introduce your friends and family to things like Astrology, Numerology, and other oracles. The rate is $90 an hour for the parties with a minimum of 2 and a half hours and a maximum of 5. You can get more information about these potential events on my website or just email me directly for more info, or to discuss setting one up.

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Wishing everyone a good summer! And if you live in Arizona you are already looking forward to the fall probably, it’s damn hot here...Cheers,  Jim V

 
My latest YouTube video: Safe Universe 

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Channeled corner. I read many, many books from different trance channelers in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s. Unfortunately many of them are now out of print, but I still have a huge collection and will share some of the best material I have collected over the years.

 
Seth on being healthy:

“The overall sense of health, vitality and resiliency is a generalized condition of contentment-brought about, however, by multitudinous specific responses. Left alone, the body can defend itself against any disease, but it cannot defend itself appropriately against an exaggerated general fear of disease on the individual’s part. It must mirror your own feelings and assessments. Usually, now, your entire medical systems literally generate as much disease as is cured-for you are everywhere hounded by the symptoms of various diseases, and filled with the fear of the disease, overwhelmed by what seems to be the body’s propensity toward illness-and nowhere is the body’s vitality or natural defense system stressed.
Private disease, then, happens also in a social context. This contrast is the result of personal and mass beliefs that are intertwined at all cultural levels, and so to that extent serve private and public purposes.

The illnesses generally attributed to all different ages are involved. Those of the elderly, again, fit in with your social and cultural beliefs, the structure of your family life. Old animals have their own dignity, and so should old men and women. Senility is a mental and physical epidemic-a needless one. You ‘catch’ it because when you are young you believe that old people cannot perform. There are no inoculations against beliefs, so when young people with such beliefs grow old they become ‘victims.’

The kinds of diseases change through historical periods. Some become fashionable, others go out of style. All epidemics, however, are mass statements both biologically and physically. They point to mass beliefs that have brought about certain physical conditions that are abhorrent at all levels. They often go hand-in-hand with war, and represent biological protests...”
From The Individual and Nature of Mass Events. Jane Roberts channeling Seth


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May and June 2021 Snake Oil/Western Medicine or a Holistic Approach?

 Snake Oil

Western Medicine or a Holistic Approach?

 

While flipping the hundreds of channels available from cable television, I ran across an old episode of Little House on the Prairie. The show is based on a time period in the later part of the 1800’s. The two early teenage daughters, Mary and Laura plot a way to make extra money to buy their local Reverend a new Bible. They purchase mini vials of “remedies” for things like arthritis, headache, obesity, etc...Basically about twenty five of the most common ailments people could possibly be suffering from at that time and plan to up-sell them to people in the town. The cures turn out to be mostly alcohol based and standard snake oil formulas and the young entrepreneurs fail in their endeavor. The episode is chock full of moral and family lessons, a bit of sweetness, and a dab of both positive and negative religious themes. It was a well written episode that I never caught in my youth.

What struck me most was how small the list of medicine cures were that were even available at the time, in comparison to today's world where hundreds if not thousands of potential ailments and treatments exist. There just seems to be way more ailments to suffer from at this time. So back then did the current large list of illnesses and afflictions not exist at all or were they not yet discovered? I am fairly sure cancer and other chronic diseases were in existence, but there just really seems to be so many forms of diseases now. Watching commercial television in a modern age makes it hard to avoid the bombardment of ads for pharmaceutical treatments for a seemingly endless list of things you could be struggling with and a wide variety of available pharmaceutical remedies. Ads for nail fungus, allergies, arthritis, urinary tract infection, COPD, bone spurs, skin conditions, restless leg syndrome, baldness, depression, bi-polar disorder, anxiety, constipation, diabetes, STD’s, etc...The list is huge to put it mildly. If Laura and Mary had to carry remedies today for all the things that needed to be cured they would surely have collapsed!
I clearly acknowledge the significant advances we have gained from western medicine, surgery options, dentistry and the option of pharmaceuticals. The advances and amazing achievements from work in these fields has changed life dramatically and helped millions of people. It likely has contributed to the average longer lifespans we see now. While profit and gain are part of the mix the genuine urge to heal, cure and assist people who are ill mostly stems from science and medical professionals focused desire to help.

 

I grew up watching my mother and father with their pill cases and their pragmatically laid out cubbies for each day’s pills to take. My father especially with his blood thinners, pills for gout, heart issues and a long list of other problems took quite a few different kinds of pills every day. He lived almost ten years longer than his other siblings who died in their late 60s. I believe the combination of western medicines benefits, care from his doctors and most importantly, his genuine love of life kept him going until his death at 77. This was despite his long list of ailments. Both my mom and dad had little time or interest in prioritizing taking care if themselves with preventive medicine, exercise and healthy life choices, and they definitely suffered because of this. My Mother sadly was in really bad health, mentally and physically during the last year and a half of her life.

 
Watching all of this helped shape the path I decided to follow. It definitely contributed to my early explorations of alternative medicine and a more holistic approach to healing for myself. I refused to go down the same road (and also Venus and the Moon in my sixth house in my natal chart) so I began to look into acupuncture, herbal cures, dietary adjustments, decreasing inflammation, trigger point therapies, intermittent fasting, and most importantly the link between our beliefs about life, our bodies, our self-worth, and the underlying reasons as to why the body sometimes becomes ill. While there is potentially so much more I can still learn, I have acquired a good amount of knowledge over the last thirty five years that I happily share with my clients and readers. Understandably many people are skeptical of alternative medicines. We have all been bombarded since childhood with a stream of messages about not only the value of western medicine, but that it is the ONLY acceptable way. This leaves little room for anything outside of the mainstream to follow. We have been trained to look at anything else with suspicion, and that everything else is simply snake oil.

When you strip away whatever method one uses for healing the body, whether through surgery, pharmaceuticals, radiation treatments, supplements, exercise, diet, acupuncture, herbs, etc... we can come to a deeper conclusion that contributes to whether or not we heal: Our beliefs form our reality. We organize, see and experience life from the lens of how we see it via our beliefs. It is not due to whatever methods for healing are working or not working. More often than not the majority of healing aids are effective in some respects. Yet, the core, base and spiritual, emotional blockades and limiting beliefs will need to fall away or the physical illness will resurface or simply show up in another form and take its place. This is where the genuine care, wisdom, and knowledge of an effective healer whether that be a western medicine doctor, surgeon, acupuncturist, herbalist, rieki master or any other healer becomes significant when helping us to shift what the block was that created the disease in the first place. While skill definitely matters, there are other important aspects involved in healing.Think of the magic power of the loving intentions of your grandmother (or other figure that genuinely loves or cares for us) taking the same ingredients as a fast food restaurant might use, cooking and preparing the food with skill, love and a genuine desire to nurture you. There is no question that you will receive the energy of nurturing from that food in a far more healthy way when it is made with love. The same holds true for doctors and healers.

 

 

For all of Western medicine’s amazing accomplishments, and there are many, a problem exists at the core of Western medicine. The focus of science while full of wonder and the excitement of discovery often has limited and negative beliefs about the body itself. Often the never questioned belief by science is that the body is an accidental creation and survival of the fittest is at its base. The body is often viewed as a vehicle floating through its meaningless days on a planet crawling with germs, viruses, bacteria, and other horrible things with their sole intention to contribute to striking you dead, and eliminating you from the gene pool. The body is generally seen as a vehicle disconnected from spirit and subject to an endless array of things that can go wrong and potentially end its existence. You either have “good or bad genetics.” Especially notable in the last few years we are bombarded with a heavy stream of messages that we need to sanitize everything. Any random sneeze, cough or the touch from another person or infected surface can get you sick and take you out. These and similar focuses and beliefs keep us in a constant fear of disease. Put simply the prevalent belief is: you are NOT SAFE. 

In spite of this unfortunate blueprint and the grossly limiting unquestioned beliefs about the body’s frailty and weakness, people in the world of western medicine thankfully still heal, inspire, and even contribute to curing so many people. This is a testament to its value. While science itself often focuses on the “weakness” of the body, fortunately many in the field have other positive more optimistic beliefs. Still, as amazing as the accomplishments are in today’s world of western medicine one has to wonder: what kind of life are we living when we have to take a host of vaccines, some now each year to ward off our demise? When we have to take daily or weekly pills to stop us from getting std’s, thin our blood, control allergies, lower our cholesterol, help with depression, anxiety, and we must take an assortment of supplements, products, pills, vitamins, and check-ups. If we don’t we will surely fall apart. Is this living? Some of the pharmaceutical medicines leave us with side effects, a few that may even be worse than the illness itself. Have we shut down our connection to the natural order and become so dependent on things outside of ourselves that we don’t trust our body’s innate ability to heal? I have never questioned the value of vaccines and benefits many have received from certain pharmaceutical remedies. I am not “anti-anything.” Still, one has to wonder would we all have died of whooping cough, small pox, polio or other horrible diseases if we were never saved by science? This “end of humanity perspective” begins to sound a bit fatalistic, weirdly has an air of almost religious arrogance, and to say the least is probably nonsense. 

What is the base behind a holistic approach to healing? The body is a reflection of our spirit. it is a miraculous organism designed with the capacity to comfortably carry us forward in life, and eventually wear out when we are ready to depart. It does know how to heal itself, and when we fall out of balance we will find ourselves drawn to healers, plants, herbs, foods, and other cures that can help us get back on track. Those healing agents were designed to also trigger the deeper work of healing the limiting beliefs, blocks, and unresolved aspects of our dis-ease permanently (a few examples of this are in this month’s channeled corner). After using them for a while we should eventually no longer need those helpers. There are always reasons for any illness both physical and spiritual ones. Your body isn’t trying to hurt or deceive you, illness is a physical reflection of internal issues we have avoided facing. When we approach healing by addressing all aspects that trigger a dis-ease our bodies will naturally return to a state of grace and balance again. The universe IS SAFE.

Television and movies, have also contributed to making a joke of anything outside of the mainstream in healing. Many of us sadly don’t even consider any alternative approach and automatically place it in the category of “it’s all a scam” without ever trying any of it. I have used alternative methods for healing for over thirty years now. Cat allergies, sinus allergies, kidney stones, diverticulitus, bladder issues, stomach problems, all successfully resolved without sacrificing organs in the process. I have also used western medicine a few times along the way but far less frequently. Especially when it comes to trauma, emergencies or accidents, ambulances and hospitals are awesome and generally the best choice. Unfortunately we are trapped into our need for medical insurance and anything out of pocket is also often never considered an option financially for people. The system itself has contributed to blocking out other paths for healing.

 

As difficult as the last few years have been for many of us, I think the negatives are leading us somewhere because they always do! I think a movement toward holistic medicine for many is beginning to usher in. More people will begin to let go of the idea that “western medicine is the only way.” This includes some practitioners in western medical fields expanding their knowledge and incorporating some of the old ways into their current healing arts. We will see an expansion and move in the next few decades of more choices to consider for addressing illness. In some cases a surgeon or doctor will be the best choice, and in others a dietician, personal trainer, acupuncturist, herbalist, sound healer, or another type of specialist will be a better choice. I would suggest for most people to absolutely continue to use western medicine. It is valuable and we have been immersed into believing its value since birth. An abrupt change would be overwhelming, even possibly damaging. Instead focus on the excitement of discovery and possibility of alternative ways to heal. Most people would be amazed by how many natural cures there are with food and dietary changes, herbs, trigger points, and a host of other modalities that are available for just about everything. Just google “natural cures for...” and “spiritual reasons behind your specific illness,” and open some new doors and perspectives in your life. At the very least begin to look at what the spiritual aspect of the illness is about. Or check out a holistic doctor, herbalist, acupuncturist, or other alternative healing specialists and get their advice as well before choosing whatever method is the right choice for you. Start with a few small or minor problems at first to see if a holistic approach works for you and enjoy expanding your options and ultimately your world.
Jim Ventura 4-2021

Notes:

 

After about a year of on and off issues with first getting through kidney stones (I used holistic methods to heal this) and still some off and on discomfort with inflammation it seems my kidneys have finally healed and have been cleared. I used acupuncture, trigger points. herbal remedies, and made changes to my diet. Healing was slow but I was also looking at the roots of the discomfort. Kidney issues usually have to do with issues of discomfort around being judged, and over reacting. A lot of awareness and release was being slowly resolved internally by looking at things from a different viewpoint. Then I came across Black Seed Oil. It is supposed to be healing in all kinds of different ways and is mentioned in ancient books, as a gift from god for healing. Many Pharaohs in Egypt were buried with it in their tombs and this was seen as a blessing and protection.

I took the big leap and rather than pills for it that are available I took a teaspoon each day for about two weeks. It tastes really bad and you will burp it up with a little bit of an after tastes for a few hours, ugh. Yet, this combined with a few weeks of eating a lot of watermelon (also supposed to be good for clearing the kidneys) and a few rounds of intermittent fasting the last remnents of discomfort moved through. It seems the kidney issues are actually behind me now. The message of my inflammation and physical discomfort was to learn how not to be reacting, take things personally, or get inflamed about those who judged or I perceived as judging me. At every level I am really proud of how this worked out and my faith  in sticking to solving it. I pretty much felt like a “bad ass” in pulling this off!

As we thankfully for the most part move out of the difficult past fourteen months of so much closed and limited during the pandemic, opportunities are springing up for those willing to follow the path of societal trends and benefits that can emerge during a recovery period. Better times are ahead. I lost a bunch of party events in 2020 because of social activity and parties just disappearing. I did take a notable loss, but also had the blessing of a strong housing market that increased my home’s equity. The parties and events are beginning to happily come back again.
Check out the last few new YouTube videos I have posted on my channel (J Ventura) and follow me on Instagram for added occasional posts. In addition to one on one sessions explore my website for info about classes that are available. You may see a message on website that site is “not secured” largely nonsense, just another method for web hosts to charge extra each year lol. The summer is around the corner. Wishing everyone a great start to the summer season. Cheers, Jim V

“Some of my best memories are made in flip-flops,” Kellie Elmore

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.
From Spirit Speaks magazine 1992 perfect Health, Perfect Self: Becoming Healthy

Respiratory illnesses
“Problems with breath and respiration indicate a certain fear or resistance to taking in life fully, and oftentimes a fear that life will hurt you, and so out of that fear there is this shutting down of the respiration.” Seth

Arthritis
“Arthritis is another disease of great anger. Although the anger is usually an anger at obligation or a feeling of involuntary servitude. It is often the best children in the family, the caretakers, who have arthritis. And, for that reason, arthritis most often occurs in hands and arms, and legs and knees. In hands and arms it is saying, ‘I just can’t nurture anymore,’ and in legs and knees it is saying, ‘I just can’t bend to your will anymore.” Robbyn and His Merry Bande

Diabetes
“People with diabetes are in denial of the sweetness of life. (What’s the thing they can’t have?) They are often critical of the efforts of others and certainly of themselves. Nothing is ever quite good enough, or so they think, which is a real pity, because we (on our side) think they are just fine.” Robbyn and His Merry Bande

Heart disease
“Heart and lung disease are good examples of people saying, ‘There is not enough energy, and I don’t want what is there.’ ‘I can’t get it.’ ‘I won’t get it,’ because, you know, the life-energy is out there, and it only takes deep breaths to get it. But when you impair either your lungs or your cardiovascular system, it doesn’t get to you. You say, ‘I don’t deserve’ Incredible numbers of diseases are either denied anger, denied rage, or unworthiness. Sad but true.” Aranya

Allergies
“Allergies are an inability to cope with the vibrational patterns around you. They make you itch. They suffocate you. They make you disoriented. They make you tired. They make you fat. They give you chills and fever and so on. Those of you with allergies are pretty determined folks. Somehow, you knew that something about this planet was bound to drive you nuts, but you came back anyway. The solution to this is to try to relax and get to the root of what it is that distressed you so in the first place. Many of you are unable to relax and be comfortable in the world, and your allergies are simply telling you where you’re uncomfortable.
Allergy, believe it or not, is one of the few diseases that has courage attached to it. You had the courage to come, but you’re still uncomfortable. You were the ones who were probably burned at the stake a few times; you probably had your eyes and heart gouged out; you may have been flayed alive once or twice. For you, we want to offer a reminder that if you are here, it is safe to be here, and you’re not going to be persecuted again in this lifetime-you’re more than accomplished at that from the past. The universe does support you. We suggest you make that your mantra.” Robbyn and His Merry Bande

“If summer had one defining scent, it’d definitely be the smell of barbecue.” Katie Lee

 
New Client Special 2021:


 

January 1st through June 30th, 2021 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 45-90 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!
My current rates (new clients can subtract the above discounts from these rates): 45 minute sessions $90. 70 minute sessions $115. 90 minute sessions $135.
I also have 20 minute mini phone sessions $40. New client discount and special does not apply

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,  June 3rd at 3:30 p.m. mountain (Phoenix) time. Usually one or two Thursdays 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.

One of four agreements:
Don’t take Anything personally. Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.” Don Miguel Ruitz

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

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All sessions/readings for 2020-21 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 (example 3 pre-paid 45 minute sessions is $150 total or $50 a session...) 

Hummingbirds totem (original expanded post on FaceBook) Remind us to enjoy life and take a lighter approach.
Lift us out of negativity.

March April 2021 Snake Oil/Drowning Cat

 Snake Oil  Drowning Cat

 

Last summer the monsoons opened flood gates of rain all across the valley. The same thing will likely happen this July. In the summer, heat builds up in Phoenix, eventually culminating in a series of powerful rainstorms. During a particularly intense storm one July night last year, I slept comfortably in my home while the rain poured down. Beside me, my two cats were inside and safe from the storm. It was after midnight, and I was tucked cozily into bed with my back patio doors wide open so I could fall asleep, listening to the sound of intense rain. In the distance, among shouts of thunder and flashes of lightning, I heard the sound of a crying cat. I got up and looked out my upstairs condominium balcony to see if I could spot the distressed animal. I wondered, should I go outside and try to save this poor little creature? If I could find the animal trapped by the rains, could I even get it to come to me? My cats would freak out if I brought another cat inside. I desperately wanted to help the poor little thing, but could do nothing. I felt powerless.

As the cat continued to moan and the rains poured down, I paced back and forth, wondering what I should do. It had been a tough week and many of my clients were experiencing difficult times. Just like the powerful storms in nature, people seemed to go through cyclical personal storms and my clients were no exception. A slew of exhausted, overwhelmed friends and clients had left messages on my answering machine or by email. It seemed like everyone was feeling like a drowning cat. I did my best to comfort them during their sessions, yet I felt like I hadn't done enough. There was a cat drowning in a storm outside my own backyard and many people I knew were seemingly caught in personal rainstorms. I finally closed the doors and windows that night. I realized there was nothing I could do for the stranded cat. The rains would eventually let up and he would probably be okay. I mentally asked the angels to protect this lost and scared little creature. I had done the best I could with my panicked clients this week, and with this stranded cat so I finally fell asleep.

I have notable empathy for anyone suffering or going through difficult times. I have been a drowning cat myself a few times. We are all in this human game together and in some respects when one suffers, we all suffer. Yet, there are other types of drowning cats. There are people who are like magnets to crisis. Sympathy can become a cage for the “fixers” who continue to help people who never change. Very few people haven't had a friend who stays in a miserable, abusive marriage. Who hasn’t spent years listening to someone bitching while never doing anything to change where they are? How many parents protect and support adult children who refuse to grow up and take responsibility for their own lives? I was ripped off for thousands of dollars sixteen years ago by a young man who came from an extremely abusive background. I sympathized with him and desperately wanted to help this poor man get his life together. After a year of financial assistance and being a rock for him to lean on, he destroyed me emotionally and financially. I learned then that sometimes people who have been victimized turn into victimizers themselves. I have watched countless friends, family members, and clients who have given until it hurts and then are left decimated by similar types of people. Kindness and healthy boundaries can be a difficult course to navigate. 

We often forget that karma balances everything and acts without judgement. There are times when if we intercede we may be blocking the growth and development of another human being. We shield them from dealing with the repercussions of their actions. Sometimes rescue is not only futile, but can be a veiled attempt to control someone else. It is not our job to play parent and protector for everyone in our circle. Helping others is an important part of our purpose here on earth. We are here to help each other. But we also need to protect ourselves. If we are financially, emotionally, physically, or mentally out of balance because of an attempt to get someone on “the right path,” we may have missed the mark. It is important to be able to discern when helping someone is not the answer. If we give money to a drug addict for a meal and he uses that money to get high, have we actually helped him at all?

My studies of how karma works have helped me gain some detachment in respect to the injustices I often see that occur in the world. We are not always privy to the bigger picture. On the other hand, I often watch people who place themselves in tremendously difficult circumstances over and over again. Like gluttons for punishment, they reunite with abusive spouses, stay in jobs they hate, cling tenaciously to the poisons they ingest, and refuse to take the steps necessary for making the needed changes. I have had a few clients over the years who have tried to blame me for their problems. “You said I would be married by January of 2006. The cards said my house would sell by November, why were they wrong?” One hundred percent accuracy with prediction is impossible. Life is a series of choices that shift and alter all the time. We are not stuck with only one path to choose. People who believe they are victims often find themselves at wits end. They believe so firmly that there is no way out of their difficulties, or fear taking action. They do nothing to change the uncomfortable situations they find themselves in. They cling to limiting beliefs and no-win situations. Often, the cards point a way out, but these people do not follow the path suggested and then need someone or something to blame. Like drowning cats, they cry in the rainstorm and wait to be rescued, but often unconsciously believe they can’t be saved.

I leaned over my balcony the next morning. The sun was out and there was little evidence of the evening rains left behind. There was no sign of the stranded cat. The bricks I had placed on my shoulders were gone. Something was clearer inside of me. I will always be a man who cares for others. I will still feel empathy for my friends and clients who continue to find themselves in difficult situations. Nothing will change that part of me, and that is exactly how I want it to be. I’m not capable of saving everyone, nor do I need to. I know I have a powerful ally on my side. God/All that is/Tao is our true parent. The source will never abandon any of his/her children. Even during difficult times, we are watched over by Spirit. Sometimes we need to go through difficulty to pay back a karmic debt. Often our dark passage is the very thing that transforms us! It can often take years before we see the value of enduring a hardship. Sometimes when we hit rock bottom, that process is the very thing that awakens us. I’m guessing that the drowning cat made it through the night. Cats are survivors and I’m betting this one survived. And even if he didn’t, he has returned home to the spirit world and is safe and happy again.

Jim Ventura 11-2006

Notes 

 

An uncomfortable recent experience prompted me to run this original column from way back in 2006 (it appears in my book Snake Oil Volume One). I was heading down a less travelled side street after a bank visit recently when I saw a cat sitting in the road. I pulled my car over to see if I could prompt him to get out of harms way in the road in case another car came by. I often keep dry cat food in the back of my car to feed ferals so I grabbed a handful. He was clearly a disheveled looking feral cat. He hissed when I got really close but still didn’t run away. It looked like his legs were damaged and it was likely that he had been hit by a passing car or hurt in another way. I looked into his sad, scared eyes and imagined the steps I could take to save him. Maybe I could get him to a vet and give this poor guy the possibility of a much deserved good life, or even take him in myself. He clearly had not had an ideal cat life.
After a minute or two of seeing things through a Neptune lens, I realized I had no way of moving him, no cat carrier or any other way to rescue him, so my idea was not a practical reality. So I began to search for the number of animal control to come and help. I realized there was an animal hospital just a few blocks away, so I quickly hopped back in my car to see if they could help. At the hospital I could not go inside. Covid fear protocol made you have to just wait outside for a staff member to come out. Irritation about all this Covid stuff peaked, and time was limited, the cat was exposed and could get hit again. I also had to get back home in 45 minutes for two back to back sessions. I was incredibly frustrated by all of the limitations blocking my desire to help. Finally a staff member came to assist with the number for animal control and offered her suggestions on what to do but they were unfortunately not hopeful ones. I spent another 15 minutes trying to get hold of a human being on the phone and got nowhere hearing one automated message after another.

I finally got back in my car, closed my eyes and said a prayer to my angels and spirit guides to find a way to assist here. Maybe a neighbor in that area would see the cat and help out in a loving way. Or even to accept that if the animal was to pass back into spirit that it would happen quickly and painlessly if there was no other option.
I was saddened by all of this and felt like the world was at times a truly lousy place. The event while uncomfortable helped me see and resolve some internal issues I had been struggling with. as well as some of my clients issues about recognizing and acknowledging self-worth with their kindness and caring responses to many situations. It also strengthened my plan to create the financial backing to open an animal rescue here in Phoenix, something I have long wanted to do.

As we move to the end of Pisces times and begin Aries season there are many correlations to this story fitting aspects for both of these signs. Understanding your Astrology natal chart and current and upcoming transits is an excellent way to navigate more effectively and fluidly in life. Information about setting up a personal session with me or giving a gift to a friend or family member can be found at JimVentura.com or by contacting me at Ventursag@yahoo.com.

I also teach classes one-on-one in my home office or you can attend with one friend (either by zoom, phone, or in-office) on Astrology. More information about this and other classes later available in the newsletter.

Check out my latest YouTube video and remember to subscribe and feel free to pass along to others or post on FaceBook if you choose. I also did a segment for the ListTV on Viking Rune stones on Valentines day!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj1yD0Qgl54&t=15s

 
https://www.thelisttv.com/the-list/find-true-love-with-the-ancient-tradition-of-casting-runes-2-11-21/

 
Wishing everyone a happy start to the spring! Jim V

    
“Despite the forecast, live like it’s spring.” Lilly Pulitzer

New Client Special 2021:

 


January 1st through May 31st, 2021 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 45-90 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!
My current rates (new clients can subtract the above discounts from these rates): 45 minute sessions $90. 70 minute sessions $115. 90 minute sessions $135.
I also have 20 minute mini phone sessions $40. New client discount and special does not apply. 

Isa The Rune stone of Standstill, Withdrawal, Ice.
“...And yet there is another face to Standstill. Just as winter is a time for going within, drawing Isa can announce a time of restoration and renewal at the deepest level. In your solitude, exercise caution and do not stubbornly persist in attempting to work your will. Remain mindful that the seed of the new is present in the shell of the old, the seed of unrealized potential, the seed of the good. Trust your own process, and watch for signs of spring.” Ralph Blum

 
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.

 

Fear
A projection into the future
“Fear is the opposite of love. Fear is based upon not knowing, upon preparing for the unknown, for what might happen, for that which is not actually present in the moment. Fear is based totally upon future projection, which comes from evaluating the past, not only of your own lives but of others, and drawing deductions about what might happen to you in the future. This is what your insurance companies do: they project at what age you are likely to get sick, be disabled, or die, how many of you are likely to do that, and in what way. Now, read enough statistics and you will necessarily start making yourself believe that this must be the way it is. And, in this way, society, group mind, and industry dictate the nature of your beliefs. Metaphysically, fear is the opposite of love, the opposite of love based upon the absence of knowledge, because you can love and be comfortable with that which you know. It is always the unknown that you fear the most.”
Seth Channelled by Jane Roberts

Intuitive and Oracle reading classes 2021

While I no longer host group classes in my home, some of my most popular classes are still available! Now classes can be in-office, by phone, Zoom, or through FaceTime.
You can take one introductory class or continue with a monthly class for up to six months for any of the classes offered. Each instructional class is 90 minutes. You may schedule a one on one class in office or by phone for yourself, or have a friend or family member join you and split the costs.

Single one person class: $55.00 or 3 classes pre-paid $150.
2 people $70 for each class ($35.00 each) 3 classes pre-paid $180 ($90.00 each).

Email me for more information and my availability calendar to book your personal intuitive and oracle development classes. Venturasag@yahoo.com

Current options:

1. TAROT CARD READING
Whether you have some experience with Tarot or have never explored this oracle before, Tarot classes will assist you in understanding the wisdom, insight and potential guidance contained in Tarot cards. The classes 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, the classes will assist you on your road to mastering the Tarot.

2. ASTROLOGY-101
Astrology classes will teach you all of the basics to read any Astrology chart. You will learn to interpret your own chart, as well as those of others. You will gain insight into house placements, signs, symbols, angles, retrograde planets, cusps, transits, etc... We will explore how powerful the influence of astrology is in our lives. Working with your unique astrology chart (western astrology, Placidus house system) will help you with understanding yourself, your unique skills, challenges, and how to use this knowledge to navigate through your life with more empowerment.

3. MICHAEL MATERIAL

* What is your soul age? The soul age of friends, family, and people all around you ?
* How do past lifetimes influence us in the present ?
* What does karma feel like, and how does it work ?
* How does your chief negative feature impact your life, and can it be changed?
* What happens when your partner is an idealist and you are a realist ?
* What is your life goal? Is it dominance, acceptance, flow, discrimination, growth, revaluation,  or submission ?
*What is your essence, your soul mate’s essence ? Artisan, priest, king, server, sage, warrior or scholar. ?
* What is a soul mate, task companion, heart link ?
* What is your centering and what do the higher centers feel like?
After this workshop you will understand all of these questions and many more, and more importantly have the answers.
What is the Michael teaching?
The main goal of the Michael teaching is agape or unconditional love. The teaching views life as a learning game in which fragments of the Tao - that essential part of each human being - set up lessons which continue over lifetimes. These lessons are learned via the personality which Essence chooses each lifetime. Michael teaches us what the components of the personality are so that we can learn to use and see these components in ourselves and in others. In that way we can learn to understand why human beings behave as they do. Michael is composed of 1,050 individual Essences who have lived on the physical plane and now teach from another plane. One of the most basic and important principles of the teaching is that it is not a religion or a belief system. Michael encourages their students to self validate all of the information they receive. The system was originally in print in many, many volumes of information. “My studies of this material have been extensive and now I offer what I have learned to my students” Jim Ventura (Old Scholar). The classes will help you to use and understand the material without the need to read all the out of print books. This series is highly recommended!

4. PAST LIFE JOURNEYS
All aspects of past life exploration, from hypnosis, dreaming techniques, past life regressions will be discussed. By understanding the influence of karma and the past lives we have already lived, we will show how our past experiences affect us in our present life. The class focuses on setting up a past life journal, and explores the progression of our soul’s journeys. Astrology, Numerology, and many other tools will be utilized to aid you in becoming aware of your past lifetimes. The classes will increase understanding relationship patterns, release fear and phobia’s, letting go of allergies, and other blockades are some of the many possibilities connected with this type of study. “Desire to live again, because that will be your lot in any case.” Nietzsche

5. Intuitive Development
I have been studying many different aspects of metaphysics for 35 years now. This has made me well versed on many different subjects in the field. You can tap into this data base of knowledge! I am like a living breathing huge set of encyclopedia’s! You can use a class or a series of classes to discuss developing your intuitive abilities in a number of different areas. Some examples: Lucid dreaming, out of body experiences, crystals, how often should you do readings, developing empathic abilities and boundary setting with others, talking to angels and spirit guides, meditation, What do repeating number messages say to us, adjusting vibrations as you grow, channeling, chakra clearing, etc...When we commit to listening more to our inner self it is natural to change many different aspects of the way we live life in the process.

6. CREATING PROSPERITY
Learning to open a doorway to living in abundance is possible. We can manifest prosperity in many different areas: career, finances, love life, personal happiness, etc...This class will focus on many different methods for generating personal wealth. Learning how to identify limiting beliefs and how to effectively change them. We will explore many different methods that connect to financial prosperity and this will act as a key for uncovering the blocks that currently keep you stuck. The universe will support your decision to change your reality. We are not stuck or destined to be limited, unless we choose to stay stuck and limited! Instructor Jim Ventura will discuss practical and metaphysical tools to show you how to create prosperity in your life.


“If I knew I was going to die tomorrow, And spring came the day after tomorrow, I would die peacefully, because it came the day after tomorrow. If that’s its time, when else should it come? I like that everything is real and everything is right; And I like that it would be like this even if I didn’t like it. And so, If I die now, I die peacefully because everything is real and everything is right.” Alberto Caeiro

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,  April 8th at 3:30 p.m. mountain (Phoenix) time. Usually one or two Thursdays 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.

“When you smell a spring flower, it’s as if the soul of that flower settles inside you! And then you become that flower for a short time!” Mehmet Murat Ildan

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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Subscribe to my YouTube Channel (approximately once a month 6-10 minute videos) at
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All sessions/readings for 2020-21 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 (example 3 pre-paid 45 minute sessions is $150 total or $50 a session...)