Archive for October, 2008

So you’ve carved your organic pumpkin and now it’s sitting on the front porch to celebrate the fall season and all its holidays. What do you do with what’s left on your kitchen table: carved out pieces that were removed in shapes like noses, eyes and buck teeth and a mass of pulp with seeds in it.

Warning:
Please only eat the pumpkin if you KNOW that it hasn’t been sprayed with non-food grade chemicals. Since pumpkins are usually only purchased for turning into Jack-o-Lanterns they aren’t always treated as food and may be sprayed with some nasty stuff or stored in a manner that’s not safe for eating. Thanks Eileen for this comment

Carved out pumpkin pieces
Bake and serve for dinner.

Pumpkin seeds
Remove the seeds from the pulp, rinse them and dry them then either eat them raw or roast them.

Additional Pumpkin tips
I decided I wanted to make the pumpkin smell like pumpkin pie so I put a pumpkin pie scented candle in the pumpkin. (Use caution when putting candles in pumpkins and never leave them unattended.)

Happy Halloween and Autumn!

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It was a great expo. Thanks everyone for stopping by and telling me how much you like the website and my new internet store. Prizes that weren’t awarded at the expo will be given away in drawings at the store. This year’s winners and prizes:

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What this event is
The 2008 Philadelphia Mind Body Spirit Expo is all about supporting you on your healthy mind, body and spirit journey. Teachers, students, healers, body workers and exhibitors gather every year in King of Prussia to share their knowledge, wisdom, teachings, insights, products, jewelry and goddess clothing.

This year’s drawing
Once again we’re drawing your name for healthy mind, body, spirit and planet products and books. Signing up for our newsletter at the expo gets your name in the drawing.

My experience
I always enjoy this event whether I’m exhibiting (like I am this year) or just visiting. I’m always thrilled at meeting up with like-minded individuals, new ones and ones I’ve known for years. I especially enjoy meeting everyone who comes by the booth, sharing with them and hearing from them so please stop by to say, "hello".

Featured Speakers

• Gary Zukav – Living Courageously Special Event
• Bernie Siegel – Prescriptions for Living and the Art of Healing Special Event
• Thomas Moore – The Unicorn in the Garden: The Spirituality of the WorldSpecial Event (I interviewed Thomas Moore in the September/October Edition of New Visions Magazine. What a nice man, very interesting and insightful.)
• James Twyman – The Moses Code Special Event
• Sondra Ray – Physical Immortality Special Event
• Joseph Tittel – Messages from the Other Side Special Event
• Master Seok Seo Park – The Miracle of Chi Energy Healing Lecture
• Michele Livingston – Awakening to the World of Spirit Workshop
• Carol Bowman – Past Life Regression and Healing Workshop
• Linda Drake – Reaching Through the Veil to Heal Lecture
• Vaishali – The Fine Art of Not Taking Life Personally Workshop

This year’s prizes (so far)

1. Your Right to Be Beautiful: The Miracle of Raw Foods by Tonya Zavasta Book Retails for $20
2. Quantum Eating: The Ultimate Elixir of Youth by Tonya Zavasta Book Retails for $20
3. Beautiful on Raw: Uncooked Creations by Tonya Zavasta Book Retails for $20
4. Citrus Liquid Tooth Soap and book Retails for $50
5. Peppermint Liquid Tooth Soap and book Retails for $50
6. Spearmint Liquid Tooth Soap and book Retails for $50
7. Grape Liquid Tooth Soap and book Retails for $50
8. Peppermint Tooth Soap Shreds and book Retails for $50
9. Citrus Tooth Soap Shreds and book Retails for $50
10. Spearmint Tooth Soap Shreds and book Retails for $50
11. Cinnamon Liquid Tooth Soap and book Retails for $50
12. Ginger Tooth Soap Shreds and book Retails for $50
13. Cinnamon Tooth Soap Shreds and book Retails for $50
14. Callanetics DVD Retails for $25
15. Kimberton Whole Foods gift basket or gift certificate
16. Zrii Products from Elizabeth Chesla Retails for $40
17. Zrii 4-pack and a copy of Perfect Health by Deepak Chopra from Elizabeth Chesla Retails for $35
18. 4 bags of flax crackers ( Original, Mexican, Hemp, and Maple Cinnamon) and a bottle of Sweet Mustard flax oil…….Valued at over $40
19. 4 bags of flax crackers (Onion Garlic, Italian, BBQ, and Mustard) and a bottle of Mike’s Special flax oil …….Valued at over $40
20. Variety pack of Flax Oil (1 of each flavor: High Lignan, Sweet Mustard and Mike’s Special flax oil ) and a bag of Original flax crackers…….Valued at over $50
21. AM/PM Callanetics 3 copies valued at $25 each
22. Beginning Callanetics 3 copies valued at $25 each
23. Callanetics: 10 Years Younger in 10 Hours 3 copies valued at $25 each (Read Dawn’s Review of Callanetics)
24. CallaneticsEvolution Body by Design 3 copies valued at $25 each
25. CardioCallanetics 3 copies valued at $25 each (Read Dawn’s Review of Cardio Callanetics)
26. Quick Callanetics: Hips & Behind 3 copies valued at $25 each
27. Quick Callanetics: Legs 3 copies valued at $25 each
28. Quick Callanetics: Stomach 3 copies valued at $25 each
29. Super Callanetics 3 copies valued at $25 each
30. Gift Certificate for 1 1/2 hr Intuitive Bodywork or Intuitive Distance healing Session by healer Amanda Miller: Heaven on Earth – Worth $200
31. Half hour phone session with Ramanathan Iyer: Ever New Joy Worth $50
32. Biomagnetic Frequency Harmonizer Gemstone Pendant Worth $30 donated by the Dawn of a New Day Store

Total drawing so far is valued over $1,700

See you there!

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In my "Beyond Recycling" series I’m focusing on things we can do to make good use of our resources, including ourselves, to leave the future bright for our children and be responsible for ourselves and our actions now.

From the Great Laws of the Iroquois Nation: "In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations"

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This original interview was first published in the September/October 2007 issue of New Visions Magazine.
About MaryRose Occhino
Mary Occhino, psychic medium, author of Beyond These Four Walls: Diary of a Psychic Medium and The Sign of the Dove, has a weekly call-in radio show on Sirius Stars 102 and joins Deepak Chopra’s Saturday morning wellness show on the same channel. Her new book, Awaken Instincts, takes her out of the psychic medium “box” by offering seven keys for enhancing every aspect of your life.

DAWN: What is an Intuitive Consciousness Explorer?
MARY O: I don’t just see people who cross over. I see consciousness. My brain, or my consciousness explores the consciousness of others. What I do is read the Akashic field or the Akashic records.

DAWN: How accurate are your predictions?
MARY O: My average is 85 to 90%. That’s not by me, that’s [measured] by Dr. Schwartz [The G.O.D. Experiments]. What I usually tell a person is, “Alright, if you don’t listen, not just to me but to your guides, and don’t do this, this is what’s going to happen.” I can give them both outcomes.

DAWN: Are you ever surprised by what you hear, see or feel?
MARY O: All the time. People sometimes say to me, “Mary, is that your opinion you’re telling me or is that my guide?” I don’t say in my head, “Alright, guide, come and guide me. Alright guide, come and tell me.” We’re not supposed to do that, unless we’re trying to connect with someone who’s crossed over. That’s what I feel. And then I’ll say to them, in my head, “Come to me, tell me, tell me more about you.” I believe we have so many guides that you’re limiting yourself to think that it’s just one person. Different guides come for different issues. I can get their names if I have to concentrate on it, but I feel like it’s a waste of time, really. Think about Helen Keller, this is what I try to explain to people; Helen Keller couldn’t see, speak or hear. But yet she knew who her mother was. She didn’t have to know her mother’s name. She didn’t have to know that mommy was called, “Mommy”, she knew, she sensed it. That’s how I feel. I think we should utilize our instincts as though we were all Helen Keller and not worry about what our mother’s names are because our guides will always be there like our mothers are. Our guides hear us telepathically and they come.

DAWN: Do you have any advice for parents who have children who exhibit psychic abilities or report seeing disembodied people?
MARY O: I would tell them to speak to their children telepathically all the time. The Indigo child book definition is that they’re late speakers but yet they understand everything. They’re late walkers but once they walk, they start running. My mother did it with us, she did it with my children and I’m trying to do it with my grandchildren now too. I believe telepathy is a natural instinct.

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