Archive for May, 2012
Learning Peace and Healing from the Dolphins
Posted on 31. May, 2012 by Vicki Starfire.
Here’s a video made by the Planetary Partners, a group from California sponsoring various celebrations, adventure retreat, workshops and tours. The music background of the video is very reminiscent of the followers of Yogi Bahjan, the 3HO organization. However, I can’t find any mention of them. Anyway. please enjoy this video and imagine that you [...]
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Tattoos as a Spiritual Rite of Passage
Posted on 31. May, 2012 by Vicki Starfire.
Just look around today and you will see an increasing number of people with body markings called tattoos in English. The word, tattoo actually came from the Samoan, “tatau” and was first called by that name in English by Joseph Banks, the naturalist aboard Captain Cook’s ship the HMS Endeavor. However, tattooing is a much [...]
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Why do we Need Spiritual Guides?
Posted on 30. May, 2012 by Vicki Starfire.
I’d like to introduce you to another website that will be useful for everyone but especially for people just learning about spiritual healing. It contains useful information, practice ideas, inspirational readings and different tools and methods for healing. It does not profess to be a replacement for modern medicine but an addition to what doctors [...]
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Spiritual Retreat: Faasai Resort and Spa in Thailand
Posted on 30. May, 2012 by Vicki Starfire.
As you may know I review at least one spiritual resort each week. This week I’ve found a very affordable and easily accessible resort that has been in operation 3 hours north of Bangkok for 4 years now by a Thai-New Zealand couple, Surin Laopha and Bronwen Evans. Surin is a former massage therapist who [...]
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Spiritual Healing for War Memories that Can’t be Forgotten
Posted on 29. May, 2012 by Vicki Starfire.
We have called it by many names over the centuries – shell shock and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) are the latest ones. When men and women have to witness sudden death and maiming of friends up close it leaves wounds that can’t be seen on the skin. Here is an interesting approach common to [...]
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Spiritual Freedom and Recovery after War
Posted on 28. May, 2012 by Vicki Starfire.
Here is a good article for Memorial Day written by a prisoner of war survivor not from Afghanistan or Iraq but from Africa, written by guest contributor, Reon Schutte in The Christian Post (“Opinion” section). He explains how hard it was for him to fit back into his “normal” life after being released from 13 [...]
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Sufi Prophetic Spiritual Healing: An Islamic Method of Healing
Posted on 27. May, 2012 by Vicki Starfire.
Here is the West we tend to focus on either Christian or Eastern healing methods such a faith healing or Reiki healing. Of course there are other forms of spiritual healing from Africa, Australia and yes, the Middle East. Sufism is a mystic/spiritual branch of Islam and is growing in popularity. Here is a short [...]
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Spiritual Journeys: Tourists Flock to Myanmar
Posted on 25. May, 2012 by Vicki Starfire.
This week let’s look at an interesting place for meditation and Buddhist practice, Myanmar, formerly Burma. As another one of the featured spiritual journeys: tourists travel to Myanmar. It seems safer now that the military government has relaxed the restrictions somewhat as to where tourists can go and what they can do. Here is an [...]
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Spiritual Healing in Abu Dhabi: Chakra Realignment
Posted on 24. May, 2012 by Vicki Starfire.
For those of you who have the luxury of being able to travel to spiritual workshops and journeys or to seek out special healers, I recommend you make reservations to go to the United Arab Emirates and check into a hotel in Abu Dhabi. There you will find a well known world traveler, Shivani Adalja. [...]
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Spiritual Healing Techniques from South Africa
Posted on 24. May, 2012 by Vicki Starfire.
Here are some healing techniques that have been used for thousands of years by the natives of South Africa. While it’s not necessary to say goodbye to modern medicine, this kind of mind over matter method is certainly a good addition to speed up the recovery time. Here is what Clayton Swanepoel writes about these [...]














