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BOOK DISCUSSION. The public is invited to a new monthly book discussion in the Chicago/North area, on the insightful new book The Art of Spiritual Dreaming, by Harold Klemp. To be held at 12 noon on the first Sunday of each month for six months, starting Sunday, April 2, at the Rogers Park Eckankar Center, 7231 N. Sheridan, Chicago. Questions? Leave a message at the Center: 773/973-6677. Sponsored by Eckankar.

THE FIRST MEETING OF THE CHICAGO Chapter of the International Tarot Society will be held from 7-9pm at Healing Earth Resources, 3111 N. Ashland Avenue, Chicago. Bring a favorite tarot deck or book. Meet Janet Berres, author of Textbook of the Tarot and President of ITS. For more information contact Janet Berres 847/965-9916 or Deanne Lozano 773/769-5458. Visit our website at www.tarotsociety.org.

NEW MOON RITUALS. Temple of the Four Winds. Join us to mark the beginning of your journey through the 4th Lunation of the year at 7pm at the Evanston Unitarian Church, 1330 N. Ridge, $5. 773/274-7910 and at 7pm, Unitarian Universalist Church of Elgin on Highland, 3 miles west of Randall Road 815/895-4375.

THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF THOUGHTS: Discover the Road to Inner Stillness. Challenge old thinking patterns and learn how thoughts create our reality. Explore the power of thoughts as illustrated in a slide show and search for a deeper understanding of your real self through a simple and natural method of meditation. 7:30-8:30pm. Iduna Burghardt, European guest speaker, author. Blue Feather Books & Botanical, Ltd., 19 West Harris, LaGrange. Sponsored by Science of Spirituality. For more information call 630/955-1200.

“THE ARTIST’S WAY” Class begins! Bring more joy into your life through this potentially life-changing 12-week course. Thursdays, 7-9pm, Arlington Heights. $20 per week. Registration required. Karen Purves, M.A., 847/758-9560.

INTERESTED IN CONTEMPLATION? Discover how to tap into your own inner guidance and attend an open discussion on “Spiritual Exercises”, Thursday, April 6th, 7:30pm, Border’s Books, 336 S. Route 59, Naperville. Based on book “A Modern Prophet Answers Your Key Questions About Life” by Harold Klemp. People of all backgrounds welcome. Sponsored by Eckankar. Information 630/369-8181.

HEALING, FREEING, finding. Spiritual energy connection, strengthening, making miracles happen, laying-on-of-hands, clearing blocks, meditations and affirmations, using angels, seeing possibilities clearly. Phil Watt, MA, 7:15-9:45pm, 1422 Noyes, Evanston, $10. 847/864-4726.

HEALING DIALOGUE: Psychotherapy & Spirituality. Take a journey of self-discovery and discover some unique ways to practice dialogue to free your spirit. Renate will include research finding on healing. Emphasis will be placed on learning ways to enhance your spiritual progress. Friday, April 7, 7:30-8:30pm. Renate Lenotte, MS, Clinical Social Worker, MSW. Science of Spirituality Center, 4S. 175 Naperville Road, Naperville. For more information call 630/955-1200.

BEGINNING Ohashiatsu Part I. Learn this nurturing method of healing touch that relaxes yet energizes, relieves tension, stiffness and fatigue; and rejuvenates both giver and receiver. Ohashiatsu® Chicago. Fri, Sat, Sun 4/7-9 & 4/14-16. 847/864-1130.

CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL Association of Near-Death Studies (IANDS) support and study group meets second Saturdays, April 8, 2-4pm. Near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, losses, research. Unity Church on the North Shore, Evanston. Contact Diane: 847/251-7270.

PSYCHIC FAIR - Saturday & Sunday, April 8th & 9th. Readings & Massage $20/15min or $35/1/2 hour. Earth & Beyond, 15931 S.

AN INTRODUCTION to Zen Practice Workshop will be held Saturday, April 8th from 8:00am-4:00pm at the Countryside U.U. Church, 1025 North Smith Road in Palatine, IL. Suggested donation is $75 (lunch included). The workshop is for people new to Zen practice or considering Zen practice. Those attending will learn and practice Zen meditation. The workshop is led by Susan Myoyu Andersen, Sensei of the Great Plains Zen Center, and a qualified teacher in the White Plum lineage. Preregistration is required. Please call 847/381-8798 to register or for information about this or other programs offered by the Great Plains Zen Center.

FREE PUBLIC seminar, “Second Breath,” about breathing method called Buteyko technique. For sufferers from asthma, allergies, shortness of breath, panic attacks; for people who need improved performance in sport and exercises, for public speakers, for everybody. Call Felix, 773/616-1236 or 773/973-0232. Sunday April 9, Saturday, April 15.

REIKI FIRST DEGREE, 10am-4pm. Offered by Karen K. Kephart, Reiki Master Teacher, this ancient Tibetan form of energy healing can be learned by everyone. Offered at Synergy center, 2510 Gross Point Rd., Evanston, IL 60201, Karen also offers private sessions, in Highland Park, in Healing Touch, Reiki, Brain Integration and Egyptian Gateways - two powerful new techniques. Please call 847/433-6046.

INTRODUCTORY TALKS. “Exploring Past Lives” Are past lives real? Why don’t we remember them? How are they related to who we are - and who we can be - now, today? Free talk will feature an open discussion of the concept of past lives and will focus on ways to awaken our own past-life connections - ways that can help us become more aware of our present-life patterns and goals in our spiritual journey. Sponsored by Eckankar. 2pm, Sun., 4/9, 7231 N. Sheridan, Chgo. 773/973-6677.

HEALING, RENEWAL, bodymind energies with spirit, life renewal, as April 6, Phil Watt, 847/864-4726.

CREATING ABUNDANCE AND MONEY. How do your beliefs about money affect your level of wealth? If you can identify your self-sabotaging beliefs, you can create more abundance. Learn how in this Insight Workshop. Wednesday, April 12, 7-10pm. The Balancing Center, 1871 N. Clybourn, Chicago. $20 tuition. To register, call Insight Chicago at 847/332-2009.

YOUR DREAMS ARE A TREASURE—a window to heaven. Join skilled facilitators for free one- hour workshop, “The Art of Spiritual Dreaming” based on book by Harold Klemp, Tuesday, April 12th, 7pm, Borders Books, 1660 S. Randall Road, Geneva. Discover techniques to remember, understand, and create your dreams. Sponsored by Eckankar. Information 630/369-8181.

NOHA (Nutrition for Optimal Health Association) presents a program on “Lecithin” led by Dr. Frank Orthoefer, M.D., benefiting anyone with: infertility, Alzheimers, Parkinson’s, MS, Tourette’s Syndrome, cardiovascular problems, high cholesterol, memory loss, liver or gall bladder disease. Dr. Orthoefer’s book, “Lecithin and Health,” will be available for purchase. 7:30pm. Radisson Hotel, Lincolnwood, 4500 W. Touhy Ave., Lincolnwood. $10 non-members; $5 students with ID, Free for members. Information: 708/786-5326/www.N-O-H-A.org.

MEETING JESUS face-to-face. Meditational light-show of “doorway” images of Shroud of

Turin and life-like portrait done from it, opening to messages, upliftment, healing. Phil Watt, MA, 7:15-9:45pm, 1422 Noyes, Evanston, $10. 847/864-4726.

REIKI LEVEL II CERTIFICATION. Workshop with Deanna M. Lozano, Reiki Master/Teacher. At Healing Earth Resources. Saturday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Limited space available. Pre-registration required. Class fee $50. Call 77/327-8459 or 773/EARTHLY.

SINGLE’S WEEKEND: Something missing? Friends all married? Want more out of singlehood? Want more conscious relationships? Come join us on Saturday, April 15, 8am-6pm, and April 16, 9am-2pm at 445 E. Ohio St. Call 312/329-1200 for more information and to register. Cost for the weekend is $150.

WORSHIP SERVICE. Eckankar, Religion of the Light and Sound of God, invites the public to its Worship Service. The topic for discussion will be “What Can We Do About Karma?” “Karma is removed naturally when the person is raised in spiritual awareness to the point where he realizes why he took it on in the first place.” - Harold Klemp, The Drumbeat of Time, p.77. The service will be followed at noon with light refreshments/fellowship. Sun. 4/16, 11am., 7231 N. Sheridan, Chicago, 773/973-6677.

GROUP PAST LIFE REGRESSION WORKSHOPS presented by Susan Wisehart, M.S., CHT, LMFT. Trained by Dr. Brian Weiss and Dr. Roger Woolger. Sunday, April 16 at 3-6pm, $57, Barrington. Call to register 847/438-7878.

PERSONAL PEACE - power meditations. Discoveries and openings of the personal way through peace energies, spiritual energy healing. Phil Watt, 7:15-9:45pm, 1422 Noyes, Evanston, $10. 847/864-4726.

FREE TWO-HOUR INTERACTIVE Workshop on “How to Master Change in Your Life”, Tuesday, April 18th, 7:30pm, Border’s Books, 101 Rice Lake Square, (Danada), Wheaton. Discover spiritual techniques on how to get divine help and handle change with grace and enthusiasm. Sponsored by Eckankar. Information 630/369-8181.

PERUVIAN HEALER. Join Romulo Lizarraga for a Kkarpay healing ceremony from the Andes. He will be here April 19th & 20th, 7:00-9:00. Call Blue Feather, 708/352-8481 for information, LaGrange.

A HOLY WEEK Communion Candlelight Service is at 7pm, Unity on the North Shore, 3434 Central Street, Evanston. All are invited. Rev. Pat Williamson, Pastor, will lead the service.

GOOD FRIDAY Service is at 7pm, Unity on the North Shore, 3434 Central Street, Evanston, 3434 Central Street, Evanston. Facilitated by Rev. Pat Williamson, Pastor, with Licensed Unity Teachers, Joyce Robbins & Tom Skinner. The program includes lesson, special music and meditation. 847/864-8977.

SPIRITUAL DANCE Meditations. A Sufi way: songs and chants of peace, tripping the Light fantastic, spinning to spirit. Easily learned movement - meditations and singing exhilirations of the Dances of Universal Peace. Honoring the Oneness in Native American, Sufi, Earth Religion, Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Celtic and other traditions. Reaching out in body and sound, taking in the blessings and bliss. At Unity, 3434 W. Central, Evanston, 7:30-9pm, $5. 847/864-4726.

MEDITATION GROUP with Robert Wynkoop, Ph.D. 8:00pm, 579 W. North Avenue, Suite 204, Elmhurst, IL. Call 630/279-2660 for info.

HEALING HANDS Level I - Sat. April 22, 2000, 10am-5pm. Are you a healer? Learn how to assess and energy field, and Healing Touch techniques to balance chakras, relieve pain, & promote deep relaxation. Offered in Evanston by Karen K. Kephart, Certified Healing Touch Practitioner. Please call 847/433-6046.

PERUVIAN HEALER. Join Romulo Lizarraga for a Kkarpay healing ceremony from the Andes. 1:00-3:30. Call Healing Earth Resources, 773/327-8459, 3111 N. Ashland. Ask about private healing sessions.

SPIRIT DANCE IN CHICAGO! At the New Warrior Mentor Center, 1735 N. Ashland Avenue, 7:30-10:30pm, with D.J., world and modern music. $15 donation. Potluck snacks and drinks. 847/475-6288.

LEARN TO ACCESS the Akashic Records using the Sacred Prayer Method for healing and guidance. April 22-23 with Julee Markoff. $250. Call for brochure, 773/478-2881. Private consultations available.

YOUR RESURRECTION Experience is the topic of the Easter Sunday Worship Service with Rev. Pat Williamson, Unity Church on the North Shore, 3434 Central Street, Evanston. Arrive early for this service of praise, enhanced by glorious music with Lisa Steinman, Music Director, Chuck Larson, Pianist; our Unity North Shore Choir directed by Clare Diehl and a special guest. Easter Pot Luck Lunch immediately follows the Worship Service. 847/864-8977.

HEALING, CLEARING way to fuller and easier life. Finding our true light, going forward in plenty. Spiritual energy experience, angel help, as April 6, Phil Watt, 847/864-4726.

CLASS IN MAGICK - Temple of the Four Winds’ 20 week intensive in Transformation,

Personal Power and Wiccan Earth-based Spirituality begins in Chicago 773/274-7910.

“PAST LIVES, DREAMS AND SOUL TRAVEL —Keys to Spiritual Truth”, free one-hour workshop, Tuesday, April 25th, 7:30pm, Barnes and Noble, 246 S. Washington, Naperville. Learn spiritual tools to recall past lives and understand dreams. Based on books by Harold Klemp, sponsored by Eckankar. Information 630/369-8181.

THE INSIGHT SEMINAR. Want more joy, fulfillment and loving in your life? In this powerful 6-day seminar you’ll learn how to transform your relationships, behavior and emotional responses by accessing the wisdom of your heart. Wed. Evening 4/26 through Monday evening 5/1 (all day Sat/Sun.) at the Jung Institute in Evanston. You choose your own tuition! To register, call Insight Chicago 847/332-2009.

FOOD AND THE BODY, 7-10pm. Marie-Josee Beaulieu, Director, Edith Serei Academie, Montreal, will guide participants in the basics of good nutrition. This workshop will help you understand the elements of food and to make wiser choices. Ohashiatsu® Chicago, 847/864-1130.

DISCOVER THE FUN OF MI ZAI SHIATSU! Mi Zai is a style of Shiatsu new to the United states and represents a quantum leap in this field of bodywork. Embark on a journey of unfolding awareness. Learn techniques to bring profound relaxation to you and your receiver! Introductory course taught over two weekends, 4/28-30 & 5/5-7 at the Dance Building in downtown Des Plaines by Catherine White, certified Mi Zai instructor. Cost: $410. $385 if paid by March 28. Register/info 847/358-8968 eves from 6:30 - 10pm & weekends. Web page: www.mizai-shiatsu.org E-mail: MIZAI.Chicago@mizai-shiatsu.org

ANATOMY PART I, Join Marie-Josee Beaulieu, Director, Edith Serei Academie, Montreal, as she shares her contagious passion for human Anatomy and Physiology. Encouraging group dynamics, students learn about the body in a 3-dimensional way. Anatomy Part I is an entry level course. Fri, Sat, Sun, 4/28-30. Ohashiatsu® Chicago, 847/864-1130.

MINOR ARCANA presents a collection of Tarot paintings by artist David Rogers. Gallery opening 12-10pm at Minor Arcana located at 1852 N. Damen, 773/252-1389.

AURA PHOTOS & PSYCHIC FAIRE. Styx & Stonz, 1758 W. Algonquin Rd. Hoffman Estates, IL 60195. 11:30-5pm. Free mini reading with Aura Photo. 847/358-9975.

BELTANE 2000, celebrated by Fellowship of Isis Chicago. Prepare to receive blessings of Taurus planetary alignment. Ritual, teaching, sharing, drumming, dancing, pot-luck, etc. Possible Labyrinth Walk, weather permitting. Morton Grove: Linne Woods, Grove 2. Questions: 773/478-4763; www.suba.com/~foichi.

MARLENE TOMASELLO, Psychic Astrologer will provide her insight into “Moon Void Guidance” the importance of timing in all your events… for success! 1 to 4pm, $25, register now! Earth & Beyond, 15931 S. Harlem, Tinley Park, IL 708/429-9681. Reverend Lee Toman 708/448-8628.

A NINE HOUR Prayer Vigil for Inner Peace & World Peace begins our seven week series, Walking in the Light, based on the book, The 7 Paths to God by Joan Borysenko. Beginning at 9am, each of the nine hours is devoted to prayer for a troubled area of the world, and to finding that peace within ourselves. You are invited to attend for the entire nine hours or come for an hour or longer and spend the time in silent prayer, meditation and reading the text. 847/864-8977

HEALING INTENSIVE through spectrum of spiritual energy topical theme rays, meditations, affirmations, building personal light-bodies. Unfoldment, manifesting self-renewal, angel help. Phil Watt, 1:45-6:45pm, 1422 Noyes, Evanston, $20. 847/864-4726.

WALKING IN THE LIGHT, a seven-week series with Reverend Pat Williamson, begins today based on the text, The 7 Paths to God, The Ways of the Mystic by Joan Borysenko. The series includes special Sunday lessons, Wednesday evening classes and prayer groups, and a fabulous celebration finale. Call for a flyer. 847/864-8977.

JOYCE DANIELS, Psychic Healer will demonstrate various methods of psychic healing and how past lives affect your life now… come see/learn. 1:00pm. Earth & Beyond, 15931 S. Harlem, Tinley Park, IL 708/429-9681. Reverend Lee Toman 708/448-8628.

3-DAY GUT WISDOM CLEANSE & Workshop. Learn how to listen and respond to gut symptoms, how thoughts/emotions affect your gut, which foods medicate/irritate, the importance of a clean colon, belly-mind techniques to clear out toxins and discomforts. May 5-7. Discount for early registration. Partners in Wellness, 773/868-4062. Ask about our 7-day Guided Cleanse.

EVERYDAY INTUITION. Find out how you can begin to reclaim your life with exercises to put you in touch with your intuitive side. Join us for a powerful 3 hour workshop. 10-1pm, Woodstock, IL. Space is limited. 815/337-2403. Dr. Cilla Jamieson, $60 tuition.

CRYSTAL HEALING CLASS, basic, an overview of approximately 50 stones and how to use them. 1:00-4:00pm, $35, north side location to be announced. Body Harmony, Inc. 847/733-9677.

REIKI LEVEL I CERTIFICATION Workshop with Deanna M. Lozano, Reiki Master/Teacher. At Healing Earth Resources. Saturday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Limited space available. Pre-registration required. Class fee $50. Call 77/327-8459 or 773/EARTHLY.

PSYCHIC FAIR-12 noon - 7pm. Infinite Light, 525 Howard Street, Evanston. 847/492-0492. Free coffee or tea with reading, Tarot, palmistry, Psychic, Psychometry, Aura Photography. Premier Opening: Light of the Moon Café.

ADVANCED REIKI TRAINING CERTIFICATION Workshop with Deanna M. Lozano, Reiki Master/Teacher. At Healing Earth Resources. Saturday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Limited space available. Pre-registration required. Class fee $80. Call 77/327-8459 or 773/EARTHLY.

NOHA (Nutrition for Optimal Health Association) presents a program on “ADD/ADHD-The Food Connection.” Featured speakers are Carolyn Brocksmith, a mother who shares her personal experience with Add/ADHD-Nutrition, and Gary Oberg, MD, the doctor who helped her. Dr. Oberg’s practice specializes in environmental health and pediatrics. 7:30PM, Radisson Hotel, 4500 W. Touhy, Lincolnwood. $10 non-members; $5 students with ID. Free for members. Information: 708/786-5326, www.N-O-H-A.org.

HEALING MEDICINE WHEEL Teachings and traditional sweat lodge ceremonies with Micmac Elder and Healer Albert Ward and Cree Medicine Men Archie Cheechoo from Eastern Canada. Wellspring Retreat Center, 2-2 ½ hours north of Chicago, 35 minutes north of Milwaukee. No profits are being made from this gathering. Call Tom Bussler 312/645-1551, fax: 312/645-1661.

RUTH BERGER, MEDICAL INTUITIONIST, and world renown Medium, will present her insights and demonstrate the powers of Trance Development. 1-4pm, $25, register now! Earth & Beyond, 15931 S. Harlem, Tinley Park, IL 708/429-9681. Rev. Lee Toman 708/448-8628.

UTE MARIA CEDILLA, SPIRITUAL LEADER and world renown speaker, provides a step-by-step procedure in the methods of “Giving a Successful Lecture”. 1-4pm, $25, register now. Earth & Beyond, 15931 S. Harlem, Tinley Park, IL 708/429-9681. Rev. Lee Toman 708/448-8628.

BREAKING YOUR SOUND BARRIER. A four hour workshop to free you from limiting beliefs and negative patterns about your ability to speak out, speak up, and be heard. Isn’t it time your soul had a voice? 1-5pm, Woodstock, IL. Space is limited, register early. 815/337-2403. $80 tuition.

CELEBRATION OF ENLIGHTENMENT, Indian Oak Resort, Chesterton, Bob Ericsson, Ruth Berger, Bill Carson, Ute Maria Cedilla; programs, healing ceremony, Ordination, Indian Medicine Wheel, Contact Rev. Lee Toman 708/448-8628 for details.

PAST LIFE REGRESSIONS to heal fear, guilt, stagnation and relationship issues; reveal soul’s purpose. To explore some of you past lives under hypnosis, call Bobbi Van Leare, M.S., C.Ht, 630/404-8449, Winfield.

SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD Sexual Abuse, Emotional Incest or Neglect. Healing in a safe, psychotherapeutic group. Call Bobbi Van Leare, M.S., C.Ht., 847/404-8449

SELF-ESTEEM AND Support Groups for Women. $20/session. Villa park. Call Judith Wherley, LCSW. 630/782-1872.

FORMING STUDY GROUP on “The Work” based on teachings of Gurdjieff, Ouspensky and others. If interested call Peter Arnold at: 773/561-1423.

REAP THE REWARDS of the preventative healthcare and e-commerce revolutions! Visit http://hello.to/abundance or call 312/661-9125.

THE NUTRITION BOARD of the Institute of Medicine has added two words to our vocabulary, nutraceuticals (food products with a proven pharmacological effect on the body) and phytochemicals (natural compounds that give all plants their healing powers). Newsweek magazine predicted the phytochemical industry to be the next financial blockbuster. Completed research and patented technology has been made by MannatechTM, whose unique products have shown wonderful results in protecting the body by enhancing immunity. Call for brochure describing products and business opportunity: 888/257-5023.

SOULMATE NEWS! Live the inspired life—together. Discover your new love through our spiritual network. Information $1.00: 188 CRAO52, Estancia, NM 87016. Solma@spinn.net.

ESOTERIC WISDOM OF ELDERS. $25/lesson. Sunfyre, P.O. Box 1062, Na’Alehu, HI 96772.

ORGANIZING, CLEANING, ETC. Busy? And cluttered? Is the bottom of your closet the Great Sargasse Sea? We can help, and will make everything look sweet and nice, as if the Happy House Fairies are on your side. Cleaning, organizing, yard and plant work, closets, desks, after parties, y2-K… all done well! We work alone, or with you. Honest, well organized, tidy efficient, and cheery. We hum as we work. Merry Faerie organizing and cleaning. 773/878-7782 (or 773/377-5000, ext. 6197 - message only, no fakes, please).

READING TEETH: A Beginner’s Guide. Learn the secrets of toothreading, a rediscovered form of divination. Send $7.50 plus $2.50 postage to Ruth Babe, P.O. Box 25-7963, Chicago, IL 60625.

“TOOLS FOR TRAVEL WITHIN.” Marijuana Alternatives, Sacred Smoke Incense, Technicolor Zen Dreaming Tea. Free catalog 231/352-78-6, www.burntheherb.com.

COOKING CLASS. Vegan/Vegetarian Brazilian Cuisine. Lakeview. Gostoso! Gostoso! (Yummy! Yummy!) discover many varieties of Tropical Grains, Vegetables and Fruits. RSVP 773/583-2848.

SEDONA - Lovely room with private bath. Close to canyons, trails, vortexes. A beautiful place in which to replenish your spirit. RoseMarie 520/204-2986.

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