WWTN #17 -- Chameleon

"I watch the ripples change their size
but never leave the stream
of warm impermanence....

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes...."

Even early in his career, David Bowie was aware that things were in a constant state of flux, both on the surface and at their depths.

He has survived the flux and sustained his prosperity, grounded in what truly brings him joy.

The important thing is to be aware of remaining grounded, with a clear energy flow, through these times of rapid change and transition.

I closed my eyes today, in hopes of slowing myself down, and asked: What animal will come and assist me today on my healing path?

Immediately, Chameleon came, and the song "Changes" began playing in my head.

Ah.

It is not easy, the constant state of flux.

Sometimes I feel things will never stay still.

Then I remember: I have no control over whether anything is still.

That is, except for myself. Today, in this moment, I choose to be still.

My colors and movements morph and breathe with the changing of the tide.

I AM,

and that is all that I need to be.

Thank you, Chameleon.

Thank you, David Bowie.


"Time may change me,
But I can't trace time--
I said that time may change me,
But I can't trace time...."
--David Bowie, 1971

WWTN #16 -- Simplicity is Magical; Magic is Simple

I define magic as anything that is extraordinary.

Notice I did not say "out of the ordinary"--but Extra Ordinary. Magic is as simple as it gets. It is what existed before anything could exist.

Magic is the solid base on which all is founded. It is all around us--Extra Ordinary--so ordinary in fact, that it slips by the vision of many folks.

A lot of us are often looking for magic in places beyond the here and now--beyond every day existence. It is found there, of course.

But most importantly, earth-dwellers, wearers of bodies, Magic is found here. It is inside of us, around us, it supports us and drives us.

Plumbing is magic. How water comes out of that little spout and cleans our belongings and our earthly vessels.

How poetry comes out of the pens that those bodies empty enough to be channels can produce.

How feet move one in front of the other, how a spine keeps it all aligned.

How an eye sees the basket, and the ball goes whoosh. Magic.

And for those of you who want a proven example that magic is infiltrating our lives at the base of every subject, take a look at this little math problem:

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

Magic is not random, but, like numbers, it is a core part of our every day existence. Magic is no accident.

Simply put, magic is here to stay.

WWTN #15 - Poem

Have You Ever Been?

I travel a lot but need no suitcase

Have a lavender one in my closet waiting to be filled

But

Where I go I need no baggage

No toothbrush for the soul

I close my eyes and breathe and wander

Through the land of Letting Go


--Jennifer Esther Glickstein, 2008

WWTN #14 - Letting Go

Thank you for being there to receive issue #14 of Wolf Wisdom Transformational News!

It is a season of hibernation--I am feeling it even more this year than in years past. And, I feel, the deeper the hibernation, the more we are going inward, preparing for what's to come. 2008 is going to be a time of tremendous rebirth, and requires a letting go of any and all murky muck that still may be lurking in our energy systems.

Light, new and fresh for the new year!

Manifesting the lives we want entails a letting go of any emotional issues that no longer serve us. And this means letting go of ANGER.

As I sat recently thinking: "How does one let go of past anger?", it came to me in a visualization. It is not always easy to simply look within and spot past anger. If the issues are not big and obvious, I think the best time to see any past anger we are holding on to is when we are feeling anger or depression in the present. The key is to look at what the present situation is really stirring up, and how it is connected to past situations, issues, relationships--think back; when have you felt this before in your life?--and then, once you see the connection, do the dissolving visualization.

When doing any visualization, remember to breathe and relax your body.

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Visualization to Dissolve Past Anger:

See an icy sidewalk. It does not feel safe to walk on the ice.

Now, see your anger, whatever the cause, as if it were compressed in to little hardened pellets, covering the icy sidewalk. These pellets look very hard and unchangeable, like murky little gemstones.

Then, with your mind, change these gemstones to rock salt; the kind we put on the ice so that we don't slip and fall. See the salt covering the icy sidewalk as it begins to dissolve the ice. Now the anger has changed from something hurtful to something helpful!

And finally, (in your mind) take a big pot of boiling water, pour it over the sidewalk--salt, ice and all--and watch the boiling water melt away the salt and ice, clearing your path so you can now stand firmly, and walk strongly and safely in to your light new era!

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I love that I am able to share this tool with you, and help get you started on a light, new and fresh 2008!

Use this visualization as often as you need to.

Enjoy this dissolution as it makes way for the manifestation of your resolutions!!

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Remember:

You can still receive 25% off any session scheduled for this coming Friday, Saturday or Sunday!

And, mention this newsletter to receive $10 off any healing session in January 2008!

Light, new and fresh!!

WWTN # 13 - Manifesting

Aha! The lucky 13th transformational newsletter! ...

I had/have/am finishing up a full-time job at Northwestern University Library.

I have worked in libraries all my life, because I love the people who work in libraries.

I have been working on and building on my healing abilities since 1996, and I have a healing practice.

I realized it was time to move on from the job and concentrate on my healing practice, but I was allowing other people's fears (the fears of people in my life that I am close to) to get in the way of me taking the "leap" out of the library, and just to trust that my practice plus my creative editing business will carry me and will bring in earnings that I can live on.

So, I went the "safer" route of moving out of my full-time job in to a part-time job that was more in my realm of talents--in a Behavioral Optometrist's office, where I was being trained to be a vision therapist for a variety of patients with different vision issues. Ah, I thought, now this is more like it.

I knew it wasn't going to be forever, and that it wasn't the exact right "forever" thing yet, however the training was helpful for me and I figured I would also be helping people--so good for now at least--right?

So, the doc let me go today. After only about 2 and a half weeks in to the job.

Huh!

He said my own vision problem was getting in the way of me being able to communicate with patients the way the I was supposed to, within the realm of this vision therapy training program.

And you know, I thoroughly agree with him. I do not have the style of communication needed to fit within the realm of that program. I have my own style.

So where does this leave me?

I looked at the situation, right away, with eyes wide open. What was this really all about?

Confidence.

I was using that job as a crutch while I slowly crept out of my secure full-time job which, little by little, was squishing my soul (no offense to the other beautiful souls that work there, who I do love dearly).

I did not, a few weeks ago, have the confidence to just say, You know, I really am a healer, I really have these gifts to offer, and clients are flocking to me in droves!

All of the things I do know about myself but had a hard time admitting (yes, the good things)....these are the things that I can no longer hide. It is not fair to any bosses, nor to myself, for me to hide behind their vision of what a business should be. I have my own vision and ample talents.

I manifest confidence, and that nothing will ever prevent me from admitting what I do well.
In the name of confidence, I move forward.

Thank you for reading!

WWTN #12 -- Here's What I Do

November 13, 2007

It's funny, you can do something for a year, and even tell people what you do, and be successful at it, but never fully absorb it for yourself. Today, after quite a weekend of cleansing and clearing my own energy "gunk", I woke up feeling refreshed and more clear and actually ready to be one with "what I do"!

Sometimes it doesn't matter how many testimonials you receive, or how much feedback you get--until you are in a mode where you can actually be receptive to it, it may not stick with you. Oh sure, you hear it with your ears and mentally acknowledge it, but until you can receive it in your soul, it may not feel like truth. So how do we receive information with our soul? One thing is for certain--we have to clear and clean out our energetic "closets" until they are smooth and empty--vessels ready to receive our prosperity, connect with our truth--so we can FEEL it within ourselves.

So, what do I do?

Aha! I assist folks in clearing out their own energetic closets, getting all their "gunk" out, revitalizing their energetic passageways until they also are ready to be channels for their own prosperity--so they may connect with their own true earthwalk and feel the joy of "why they are here" this time!

Now I would love to share with you a recent testimonial from a client. I was not ready to "receive" it when it actually came--but after my weekend of clearing, I am ready ready ready!

"Shamanic healing has changed my life in so many ways. I've been a student of shamanic practices for a couple of years after being introduced to it by a friend. Since then I have been going to sweat lodges as well as participating in other Native American ceremonies. Although these ceremonies made me reflect on my purpose as well as fill me with positive energy, they weren't really designed to figure out what to do in life.

I knew that my totem animal was a wolf and so when I got Jennifer's contact information (Wolf Wisdom Shamanic Healing), I immediately felt drawn to it. My session with Jennifer was amazing; I could literally feel stagnant energy being cleaned out of me. She also gave me the courage per her counsel to leave my corporate 9-5 job and do something I could never imagine myself doing: working with wolves!

I am currently volunteering at The....Wolf Sanctuary in New Mexico. This is something that I believe was directly linked with Jennifer's assistance in cleaning my energy and her counsel. Since I've been here I find myself doing new things daily, breathing clean air, and learning from one of the greatest teachers Earth has to offer: the wolf. No corporate job could ever match up to this....

I am very grateful to have met Jennifer and I definitely do plan on continuing on my path here and wherever it takes me."--J.V., client, Shamanic Life Coaching

After a testimonial like that, I can't think of anything to say besides--I am so thankful that I have been able to connect with my own path, and share it with those who have needed the same clearing and connection. I love my work and look forward to a lifetime of sharing it!

WWTN #11 -- Poverty Consciousness

October 9, 2007

Perhaps this is because of all the sage I had to use on a recent client, to really smoke out something big, but this morning as I walked Donovan (my beloved Boston Terrier), I realized something had been shaken loose in me as well, and was ready to break free.

I listened to my body for a moment. Uh oh, there it was, my old friend--one that's kept me "safe" from the unknown, from moving beyond a point where I have been comfortable for so long--good old poverty consciousness!

Very ironic considering Lakshmi, Goddess of Prosperity is one of my main spirit guides! How much easier it is to look at and help release other folks' blocks.

So this morning I said, Lakshmi, I really want to be rid of this once and for all. I need to break it wide open. The poverty consciousness is here, I asked, because of other spirits' belief systems glomming on to and clouding up mine, right?

Other spirits, yes, she said, and other people.

Whew. Ok, so can you help me today with this? No, she said.

I realized I had worded it in too general of a way. I knew what she wanted me to say. Ok then, Lakshmi, can you help me with this NOW?

Yes, she said.

Let go of poverty consciousness. Let the waves wash over you.

Ok, I said. Waves of what? Is it water? Is it a cleansing water? Air? A breeze perhaps?

She did not answer and her silence told me it did not matter. I was too much in the head and not letting go. So we went through it several times.

Let go of poverty consciousness. Let the waves wash over you.
Let go of poverty consciousness. Let the waves wash over you.
Let go of poverty consciousness. Let the waves wash over you.
Let go of poverty consciousness. Let the waves wash over you.

I knew then I was ready to deal with it. Out loud, walking my dog in the middle of the park, I said:

I let go of poverty consciousness.

Something jumped in my stomach. I realized of course, we hold these thoughts, these belief systems, in our bodies. I must hold mine in my stomach. I said out loud:

I let go of poverty consciousness.

I felt something jump in the top of my back between my spine and my shoulder. Oh, good gravy; there too? I said out loud:

I let go of poverty consciousness.

I felt something jump in my throat.

Surprise!

That, Lakshmi said, is a tool you can use to let go of poverty consciousness.

It's that simple? I asked. Why didn't I just think of that before?

She smiled, a smile filled with humor--laughing with me, not at me, of course....

And then, without her having to say a word: Of course, I said. Most things in life ARE that simple. It is we, the humans, who try to make things complicated.

No more complications. With Lakshmi's permission, I give you the easiest tool in the world to assist you in letting go of poverty consciousness. You can use it as often as you'd like. Say it out loud:

I let go of poverty consciousness.

Try it, and see what jumps!

Thank you, Lakshmi.