Wednesday, August 2 THE MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE with Jill Andrews, Licensed Unity Teacher, 7:30-9:30pm, Wednesdays, August 2-30 at Unity Church on the North Shore, 3434 Central Street, Evanston. The deepest mystery of human experience is coming into conscious union with God. We will explore Bible stories as well as stories of other spiritual mystics, and use them as catalysts for deepening our own personal God-consciousness. Love offering. Thursday, August 3 AVATAR MEHER BABA Manifesting. Bhau Kalchuri, close disciple, intimate with the Divine Beloved as Meher Baba, will speak about his experience of living with and serving the Avatar. Meher Baba is recognized worldwide as God in human form, the same as were Krishna, Jesus, Buddha and the Prophet Mohammed. Baba?s love comes through Bhau to guide us toward the Reality of our true self as God. Lake Street Church of Evanston, Lake and Chicago Ave. 773/381-6464. Saturday, August 5 PSYCHIC FAIR – SATURDAY and Sunday, August 5 and 6. Readings & Massage $20/15 min. or $35/ ½ hour. Earth & Beyond, 15931 S. Harlem Ave., Tinley Park, IL. 708/429-9681. FIRST HARVEST RITUAL in Elgin. Temple of the Four Winds. Join us to celebrate the ancient Celtic ritual of Lammas and to turn The Wheel of the Year with ritual, music, magick and feasting. 7pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Elgin, 39W830 Highland, 3 miles west of Randall Road. 815/895-4375. Sunday, August 6 OPEN STUDIO AT Fly?n Gypsy Art Studio, 602 S. Main (Rt. 31), Algonquin, IL 60102; 847/722-7032. Visionary art of J. Lynn Kronika and Free tarot readings by Alex Bregola. ?New Worlds of Myth and Magic.? Tuesday, August 8 ?PAST LIVES, DREAMS and Soul Travel—Keys to Spiritual Truth? – one-hour workshop, Tuesday, August 8, 7:30pm, Borders Books, 101 Rice Lake Square (Danada), Wheaton. Learn spiritual tools to recall past lives and understand dreams. Based on books by Harold Klemp, sponsored by Eckankar. 630/369-8181. Thursday, August 10 HEALING A-HA! MIRACLES. Getting those big changes in body healing, emotions, mind, relationships, meaning, joy, peace, direction in life. Strong spiritual healing energy, extraordinary experiences, self-empowerment mode, getting love and support from others and angelic assistance. Clearings, releases, openings, go-for-it results. Also held August 22, August 28. Phil Watt, M.A.7:15-9:45pm, 1422 Noyes, Evanston (near el stop), $10. 847/864-4726. TAROT CLASS – 7 to 9pm. $30 class and extra workbook. Infinite Light, 525 Howard, Evanston. 847/492-0492. Friday, August 11 ADVANCED ANATOMY MASSAGE Academy will begin a daytime class starting in September, 2000. Call for details or visit the Open House on August 18 from 5-9pm. Call 630/832-4217 or 888/832-4232 for details on any program. Web: www.aamaschool.com Saturday, August 12 OPEN STUDIO AT Fly?n Gypsy Art Studio, 602 S. Main (Rt. 31), Algonquin, IL 60102; 847/722-7032. Visionary art of J. Lynn Kronika and Free tarot readings by Alex Bregola. ?Figures of the Goddess.? CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION of Near-Death Studies (IANDS) support and study group meets second Saturdays (August 12), 2-5pm. Near-death experiences, out-of-body experiences, losses, research, Unity Church on the North Shore, Evanston. Contact Diane, 847/251-7270. LEARN HOW TO TALK with Your Angels. Discover how you can communicate with your personal angels, guides and departed loved ones in this two-day, hands-on seminar. Presented by Dr. Debra Lindsey, certified as a Spiritual Counselor by Dr. Doreen Virtue. The seminar is on August 12-13 in Crystal Lake, IL. Call 815/363-7398 for registration information. Sunday, August 13 ?CONNECTING WITH YOUR Inner (and Outer) Guidance? – Spiritual help and guidance are available all around you, all the time. Paying attention to your dreams, intuitive nudges and meaningful or symbolic outer experiences can open a door for you to a whole new level of understanding and purpose in your life. Free talk/discussion covers easy, useful practices for building your personal connection with this very real source of guidance and help. Sponsored by Eckankar; all religions welcome. 2pm, Sunday, 8/13, 7231 N. Sheridan, Chicago. 773/973-6677. OPEN STUDIO AT Fly?n Gypsy Art Studio, 602 S. Main (Rt. 31), Algonquin, IL 60102; 847/722-7032. Visionary art of J. Lynn Kronika and Free tarot readings by Alex Bregola. ?Mythology in Surreal Context.? ILLUMINARIES ASTROLOGY GROUP monthly meeting. 1pm at Practical Magick Bookstore, 663 North LaGrange Road in Frankfort. Astrologer Ann Parker will lecture on Millennium Eclipses. Her lectures are astounding. $10. Contact Val Bell at 815/722-3306. FINDING YOURSELF IN Transition, part 1 of a 3-part seminar series with Reverend Robert Brumet, 1-4pm at Unity Church on the North Shore, 3434 Central St., Evanston. Transitions can be times for transformation. Truth principles, psychological insights and Eastern philosophy are interwoven to explain the dynamics of the transitions process. Love offering. Rev. Brumet also presents the Sunday lesson at 10:30am. He is the author of Finding Yourself in Transition. Tuesday, August 15 ?PAST LIVES, DREAMS and Soul Travel—Keys to Spiritual Truth,? free one-hour workshop, Tuesday, August 15, 7:30pm, Borders Books, 1144 W. Lake Street, Oak Park. Learn spiritual tools to recall past lives and understand dreams. Based on books by Harold Klemp, sponsored by Eckankar. 630/369-8181. PEACE & HEALING WORKS. Tuning gently into truth and letting go of difficulties. Meditation and sharings for new smoothness, spiritual healing energy for being a star. Phil Watt, 7:15-9:45pm, 1422 Noyes, Evanston, $10. 847/864-4726. Thursday, August 17 YOUR DREAMS ARE a treasure—a window to heaven. Join skilled facilitators for free workshop, ?The Art of Spiritual Dreaming,? based on book by Harold Klemp, Thursday, August 17, Borders Books, 2210 W. 95th Street, Chicago (Beverly). Discover techniques to remember, understand, and create your dreams. Sponsored by Eckankar. 630/369-8181. Friday, August 18 PUTTING CHILDREN?S SPIRITS first. As parents and caregivers, lots of time is spent keeping our children safe, healthy and well educated. Very often, we regret the little time left over for nurturing the spirit and leave it to the experts to do the job. Join Claire Vidich, Montessori teacher and mother of three sons as she explores skills and activities for all parents to share with their children in a free Embracing Wholeness Workshop called ?Nurturing Spirituality in Children.? Friday, August 18, 7-9pm at Science of Spirituality Center, 4S Naperville Road, Naperville. To register, 630/955-1200; www.sos.org DANCING SPIRIT FEST. Sufi-way moving to Spirit, sending forth our song-chants, meeting each other newly and sharing the blessings of the Dances of Universal Peace. Easily-learned circle dances with songs and movements to the Oneness, meditations of spiritual communion. Themes from Native American, Sufi, Earth Religion, Celtic, Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu traditions. All welcome, all age. Come whirl to the highness of all. Phil Watt at Unity, 3434 W. Central, Evanston, 7:30-9pm, $5. 847/864-4726. MEDITATION GROUP with Robert Wynkoop, Ph.D. 8pm, 579 W. North Avenue, Suite 204, Elmhurst, IL. Call 630/279-2660 for info. Sunday, August 20 ECKANKAR, RELIGION OF the Light and Sound of God, invites the public to its Worship Service. The topic for discussion will be ?Your Inner Experience of the Light and Sound of God.? ?God can speak to us directly through the Sound or Light. Sometimes in contemplation or during the day you?ll see a blue or white light. Know that this is the presence of God. It is the presence of God that?s come to uplift you spiritually, to purify your heart, to make you ready for the next step on your journey into the heart of divine love and mercy.?—Harold Klemp, The Slow Burning Love of God. The service will followed at noon with light refreshments/fellowship. Sunday, August 20, 11am, 7231 N. Sheridan, Chicago. 773/973-6677. TRANSFORMING YOUR EMOTIONS, part 2 of a 3-part seminar series with Reverend Robert Brumet, 10am-4pm at Unity Church on the North Shore, 3434 Central Street, Evanston. Facing our emotions and working through them is one of the most challenging yet exhilarating experiences in life. This program provides a map and a plan for transformation. Love offering. Rev. Brumet also presents the Sunday lesson at 10:30pm. He is the author of Finding Yourself in Transition. Tuesday, August 22 HEALING, MIRACLES, EASY – Spiritual energy healing in action, for extraordinary rebalancing of body, mind, spirit, relationships, seeing your meaning. More info in August 10 listing above. Also held August 28. Phil Watt, 7:15-9:45pm, $10. 847/864-4726. Thursday, August 24 METAPHYSICS OF ASCENSION – 7-9pm, $40. ?Know Your True Center.? Infinite Light, 525 Howard, Evanston. 847/492-0492. Sunday, August 27 HEALING STEM TO Stern – Getting whole, healed, grounded and soaring with new lightness. Spiritual healing energies and inspirations of topical theme rays and light-bodies for lighting up 21 chakras and 7 octaves of personal energies. Feeling true easiness, joy and bliss. Phil Watt, 1:45-6:45pm, 1422 Noyes, Evanston. $20. 847/864-4726. INSIGHT MEDITATION, PART 3 of a 3-part seminar series with Reverend Robert Brumet, 1-4pm at Unity Church on the North Shore, 3434 Central Street, Evanston. The goal is to free the mind from the distortions of self-centeredness, negativity and confusion. Seeing life as constantly changing process, one begins to accept all with balance and equanimity. Love offering. Rev. Brumet also presents the Sunday lesson at 10:30am. He is the author of Finding Yourself In Transition. Monday, August 28 HEALING, BALANCE, HAPPINESS - Spiritual energies, personal balancing, immediate results as August 10 and 22 listing. Phil Watt, 7:15-9:45pm, 1422 Noyes, Evanston, $10. 847/864-4726. Tuesday, August 29 NEW MOON RITUALS. Temple of the Four Winds. Join us to mark the beginning of your journey through the 8th Lunation of the yar at 7pm at the Evanston Unitarian Universalist Church of Elgin on Highland 3 miles west of Randall Road. 815/895-4375. $5 donation helps cover costs. DOWN THE ROAD September 8-10 MEDITATION & CELEBRATION in nature retreat. Fun Osho meditation, beginners welcome. International band One Sky. Camp Ronora, 2 hours from Chicago. Hiking, lake. $150 includes vegetarian meals, remodeled lodging. 773/381-9606. www.enteract.com/~nostress/oshochicago.html Wednesday, September 13 CRYSTALS IN HEALING Workshop, 7-9pm. Call Steven Rosley, 773/868-4367. Weekend September 15-18 HEALING MEDICINE WHEEL teachings and traditional sweat lodge ceremonies with Micmac Elder and Healer Albert Ward and Cree Medicine Man Archie Cheechoo from Eastern Canada. Where: Wellspring Retreat Center, 2-2½ 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. Wednesday, September 20 CRYSTALS IN HEALING Workshop, 7-9pm. Call Steven Rosley, 773/868-4367. Sunday, October 1 FELLOWSHIP OF ISIS, 7th Annual Convention. Lady Olivia Robertson, co-founder, will be present. The ritual ?Music of the Spheres? will be enacted. Everyone welcome; meet members, priesthood. Vendors, workshops, rituals, performances, more. Box lunch available. Evanston Holiday Inn, 9:30am-5pm. $20, $8 lunch. Optional PM reception for Lady Olivia (7-9pm, $10). 773/478-4763. DeeAnkh@aol.com CLASSES THIRD EYE PSYCHIC Institute, Psychic School 5-week course, psychic meditation, auras, past life, healing, photographs, phone readings. Information, consultations, spiritual museum. 773/385-9840. Instructor Mike Kurban, author 41 books. BUDDHIST MEDITATION CLASSES with western monk Gen Kelsang Kedrub. Lakeview, Roscoe Village. Free brochure call Vijrayana Buddhist Center, 773/529-1862 or visit www.vajraBC.org MIDWEST PSYCHIC INSTITUTE. Develop and use your psychic awareness and capabilities to look within, heal yourself and create an enriched and abundant life. Ongoing classes in Psychic Meditation, Psychic Healing, Clairvoyant Training and more. Next series begins Monday, August 14. Call for info. 773/528-2830. INFINITY FOUNDATION, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION, OFFERS INNOVATIVE COURSES IN PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH. PRACTITIONERS AND CLASSROOM RENTAL SPACE AVAILABLE. REGISTRATION INFORMATION OR FREE COURSE GUIDE, CALL 847/831-8828. www.infinityfoundation.org EMAIL: infinfound@aol.com ·Aura-Soma Certification training starts August 11 ·LAMA SURYA DAS RETREAT: Awakening to the Sacred: The Buddhist Heart & Everyday Practical Spiritual Applications, August 12-13. Join bestselling author of Awakening the Buddha Within and Awakening to the Sacred. August 12-13. ·Soul of Nature, August 19 ·Introduction to Energetic Healing & Sufism with Ibrahim Jaffe, August 31 ·Intuitive Development starts September 5 ·Supplements & Wellness, September 6 ·Essential Fatty Acids and a Healthy Diet, September 13 ·Bach Flower Essences, starts September 14 ·Dream Analysis, September 16 ·Boosting the Immune System, September 20 ·Power of Your Intuition to Heal with Judith Orloff, November 4 ·CONFERENCE: Integrity of the Journey: New Paradigms for Practice, 10 workshops, keynote speaker Judith Orloff, M.D., November 5 ONGOING THE PRESENCE OF ANGELS workshop, Connecting with Your Guides workshop, and Soul Genesis Apprenticeship Training. Meredith Lorrin, 773/764-1281. SUNDAY PSYCHIC MEDITATION, 11am. Look within and find your own unique energy. Learn to ground, release energy and retrieve the life force and enthusiasm you were born with. $5. Midwest Psychic Institute, 3340 N. Clark, Chicago. 773/528-2830. WEDNESDAY HEALINGS, 6-7pm. No appointment necessary. Everyone welcome. $5. Midwest Psychic Institute, 3340 N. Clark, Chicago. 773/528-2830. FREE RAJA YOGA Meditation, Feng Shui & Aromatherapy, Healing Touch, Wellness, Weight Management & Fibromyalgia Classes offered every Monday, 7:30pm at Naturally Beneficial Wellness & Beauty Day Spa. Reservation required. 630/434-9800. THE INTERNATIONAL TAROT Society meets on the 1st Tuesday of the month. Bring your cards, we will be discussing Tarot, tarot and more tarot. For more information contact Deanne Lozano. 773/769-5458. Visit our website at http://www.tarotsociety.org. TRANSFIGURATION-MEDITATIONS 2nd Friday each month 8-10pm. Facilitator, Psychotherapist, Terry Taylor, M.A., Ch.t. 1645 S. River Road, DesPlaines, IL. 847/759-8950. See Sananda?s Workshops ad. PRACTITIONERS AND SERVICES www.MadameGsTeaRoom.com—New! Genuine psychic tea leaf and tarot card readings, monthly column/letters on the paranormal. Send us your true stories! Featuring The Virtual Teacup, a tea leaf reading demo. STOP SMOKING HYPNOSIS sessions in Berwyn by Martin Riccardo. $80. 708/749-7697. CREATE FULFILLMENT IN Your Life. Brief therapy (6 hours) works for any issue. Quick—lasting results. 847/446-4327. MAKE MAGICK HAPPEN. What changes do you want to make—in Love, Work and Life? A tarot reading will let your Spirit speak and a spell will focus your intention. Karen Jackson, Temple of the Four Winds. 773/274-7910. YOGA! PRIVATE TRAINER, all levels, 25+ years experience. Karen Peters, 847/577-9488. REIKI! ATTUNEMENTS, HEALING Energy, private sessions, group classes, all levels. Master Teacher/Practitioner. Karen Peters, 847/577-9488. PRIVATE BREAKTHROUGHS! CLEAR past negative emotions, limiting decisions. Master Practitioner. Karen Peters, 847/577-9488. UNIQUE, NEW THERAPY! Direct Access Accelerated Therapy provides direct access to the unconscious mind where all learning, change and behavior originate. It uncovers blocks to your success, illuminates issues, and clarifies action needed. Clears negative emotions, beliefs. Improves health, relationships, career—anything! Quick—lasting results. No action equals no results. Call now: 847/446-4327. BIOGENESIS: ATLANTEAN CRYSTAL technology, Divine Blueprint healing and classes. Meredith Lorrin, 773/764-1281. PSYCHIC TAROT READINGS in Berwyn by Denise Riccardo. $25. 708/749-7697. PROFOUND CHANGE THROUGH Hypnosis! Create the life you choose. 847/446-4327. MIDWEST PSYCHIC INSTITUTE offers professional and student readings by appointment. Ask about our two-hour readings for only $25! 3340 N. Clark, Chicago. 773/528-2830. PROBLEMS WITH CAREER, Money, Relationships? Depression or anxiety. Nothing works? Try a Soul Clearing. Meredith Lorrin, 773/764-1281. CHANNELED READINGS: Meredith Lorrin, 773/764-1281. CLAIRVOYANT READING & Guided Imagery Self-Healing. Grounded, light, empowering spiritual communication helps you step gracefully out of effort and into your own truth. Office & telephone appointments. Elena Arrigo, Spirit to Spirit, 847/492-9206. REBIRTHING: TRANSCEND PATTERNS and blocks through the awareness of breath. Feel your divine connection. For sessions and classes, call Meredith Lorrin, 773/764-1281. TAROT: JANET BERRES. Private consultations by appointment. Call 847/965-9916 to schedule. DOES YOUR MANUSCRIPT LANGUISH for want of trusted professional consultation, editing or rewriting? Fiction, non-fiction, scripts, poetry, letters, brochures. June Rouse, M.A., 773/338-7396 THESIS, DISSERTATION READABLE? Your academic papers edited for clarity, form, grammar, punctuation. June Rouse, M.A., 773/338-7396. THINKING OF SELF-PUBLISHING? Give your book a better chance of being discovered by the biggies. Caring professional editing and proofreading. June Rouse, M.A., 773/338-7396. CURIOUS ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS? Janet Berres has been reading Tarot Cards for years. She teaches Tarot Card instruction and holds group classes. Readings by appointment only 847/965-9916. GROUPS RELIGIOUS SCIENCE TEACHES you how to create a life of health, wealth, love and success. To find a church near you call 312/670-9696. RELIGIOUS SCIENCE TEACHES you how to create a life of health, wealth, love and success. To find a church near you call 312/670-9696. HELP WANTED / OPPORTUNITIES LOOKING FOR HOLISTIC practitioners to share elegant office space in prestigious medical building. Northwest suburbs. Free space for meetings and workshops up to 20 people. 847/255-8957. HOLISTIC UNISEX DAY SPA looking for experienced management, staff and technicians. Call now, we?re growing fast. 630/434-9800. FREE 5 WEEK PSYCHIC Training if you have talent in singing, dancing, acting and want to be a psychic entertainer. Mike Kurban Productions, 773/385-9840. 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. ?THE CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY of Reiki? – New information has been discovered in recent years. To receive a copy of this report, send $5.00 to Reiki Path, c/o Toni Gardener Zulaski, P.O. Box 56093, Chicago, IL 60656.