EDITORIAL MISSION

Since 1979, The Monthly Aspectarian has been dedicated to awakening consciousness, with the focus of our efforts being in theareas of personal growth, healthy and holistic living, spiritual transformation, and global awareness.
Today The Monthly Aspectarian has secured a position as the foremost voice in the Midwest for those seeking enhancement of body, mind, and spirit. This is accomplished by delivering superb feature articles by nationally known writers, regular monthly columns on topics of interest, interviews with best selling authors and personalities, special editorial sections, plus current happenings, reviews, and directories of products, services, and events.

CIRCULATION OBJECTIVE

The Monthly Aspectarian is distributed at over 800 locations, primarily within a 100-mile radius of Chicago and Rockford in northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin, and northwestern Indiana. The magazine is free to the reader, and can be found at most major chain bookstores, larger natural food stores, health and herbal stores, New Age and metaphysical stores, local colleges and universities, vegetarian and regular restaurants, gourmet coffee shops, libraries, churches, retreats and holistic centers. Nearly 40,000 copies are printed and distributed monthly, read by over 100,000 individuals.
Thanks to this dedicated readership, the Aspectarian's audience continues to grow each month, due in large part to our readers' ever-increasing interest in receiving our features and advertising. These educated and affluent readers are actively looking for products, services, and events that can guide and aid them in their personal development.

MARKETING & ADVERTISING

The Monthly Aspectarian is a unique and effective advertising venue. Our excellent editorial content plays a large part in delivering a targeted audience of forward-looking readers to those who advertise with us. The benefits, experiences, and information about products and services related to the topics addressed in the Aspectarian are covered in a comprehensive and unbiased manner. This is part of what makes the Aspectarian an ideal vehicle for companies, organizations and individuals who aim their advertising budget at readers who want to discover that which can assist them in their personal growth.
The Monthly Aspectarian delivers results by connecting targeted readers with our advertisers, and these advertisers see their businesses expand.

CONTENTS & OPPORTUNITIES

A Conversation with ...
An exclusive feature, and one of the most anticipated in each issue of The Monthly Aspectarian. Some of the most thought provoking authors, personalities and philosophers of our times are regularly the subjects of in-depth interviews covering subjects of current interest, evolutionary and revolutionary ideas, and opinions and speculations on the future of humanity and our world.
Previous Conversations have brought Aspectarian readers such diverse luminaries as P.M.H. Atwater, Richard Bach, Karen Berg, John Chaffe, Gregg Braden, Rosalyn Bruyere, Deepak Chopra, Lama Surya Das, Sonia Choquette, Master Del Pe, Debbie Ford, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Stuart Kaplan, Dan Millman, Judith Orloff, Edgar Mitchell, Goswami Kriyananda, Eric Pearl, Oscar Miro-Quesada, John Perkins, James Redfield, Neale Donald Walsch, James Twyman, Bernie Siegel, Kam Yuen, Gary Zukav and many more.

Guy Spiro's Original Astro-Weather
The most accurate and informative astrological forecasts available anywhere, and another Aspectarian exclusive. Astro-Weather focuses not on individual zodiacal signs, but on the changing influences that present themselves for all of us each day. These universal effects are the canvas upon which are painted the events we encounter and create, the background that modulates both private and public interactions. Each month Astro-Weather provides Aspectarian readers with a day by day understanding of those activities and attitudes which are favorably undertaken, may encounter resistance, or be potential problems. An expanded overview of the month, showing longer-term aspects, aids both in planning for extended projects and enables a deeper understanding of the larger flows underlying major trends and world events.

Features, Articles, and Excerpts
The Monthly Aspectarian accepts articles submitted by experts and practitioners in their areas. If you have an article that is related to any of the topics we cover, please feel free to submit it to our editorial staff for consideration. Articles are for the enjoyment and edification of our readers, and are not meant to advertise products or services. If your article is accepted by our editorial staff, we will list your name as author of the article as well as include a brief biographical statement about your work, with your phone number or other contact information.
To submit an article or book excerpt, send a Microsoft Word or text file as an email attachment to tma@lightworks.com or on a PC-readable disk to our mailing address. Please put "Attn: Editor" on the envelope or in the subject line. The length should be between 850 and 1,500 words. Articles may be edited to fit the publication. Submitting an article authorizes the Aspectarian to publish the article.

In Print Book Reviews
We are happy to accept books and similar published materials for review and possible inclusion in forthcoming issues of the Aspectarian. Please be aware that we receive upwards of 100 such items each month, and so cannot guarantee that any particular publication will be reviewed on any given schedule. Whenever practicable, two copies of your item for review should be sent to our editorial staff. Items to be returned after review must be accompanied by appropriate pre-addressed packaging and postage.

Display Advertising
Print display advertising is available in Black and White or Full Color. In addition, our WebSources page combines display and website advertising in a single low-cost ad. Specifications for furnishing your ads to us are included in the Advertising Information PDF downloadable from this page, or you may contact the Advertising Manager for assistance.
If you need assistance in preparing your camera ready art, our expert graphics staff can help. We will be happy to aid you in production, including discussion of objectives, copy editing, graphics, layout and typesetting. Any fees which may be involved are negotiable and will be quoted in advance.
To arrange to coordinate display advertising with the appearance of editorial material in which you are involved (such as an article, interview, book excerpt or review), please contact the Advertising Manager.

Lightworkers Classified Directory
The Lightworkers Classified Directory is an inexpensive way to let customers know who you are and help them find you. Advertisers can include a brief description of their product or service, phone, website and other contact information in a classified listing. Many display advertisers find the Lightworkers Directory to be an excellent second exposure for their message. Listings are extensively categorized to help the reader find the right help. The Lightworkers Classified Directory also appears at www.lightworks.com at Local Connections.

The Pulse Calendar
The Pulse Calendar includes both a calendar-style listing and an extended description of events for the current month. Ongoing and future events may also be included. Pricing is per word, with no limitations on the length of the listing or how often it is run. Listings in The Pulse also appear at www.lightworks.com at Local Connections.

Printed and Customer-Furnished Inserts
Both printed and customer-furnished inserts can easily be accommodated in the Aspectarian, at very reasonable rates. Full-color and two-color printing of inserts is available for 4-page and larger sections from your computer files. Files must meet our production requirements (see Advertising Rates sheet). Preprinted inserts furnished by you can be of practically any size or paper stock, as long as the inserts' final (folded) dimensions are smaller than the magazine trim size. Contact the Advertising Manager for complete information. Our current press run requires a minimum of 40,000 inserts be furnished. Since our readership for each issue averages over 100,000, it is recommended that a suitable display ad accompany your insert to take advantage of the additional readership.

CONTACT US

Email: tma@lightworks.com

Phone: 847-966-1110

Mail:
Lightworks/The Monthly Aspectarian
PO Box 1342
6407 Elm Street
Morton Grove, IL 60053