Gina, the Mirror, and Me
by Robert J. Parsons, PhD (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Throughout college, and even in high school, everyone called me “Doc.” I definitely took the title to heart. I spent all of my spare time studying. Even in college, when other guys were out partying, I had my nose in the books. It […]
Identity or Self?
by Andrea Mathews (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) There’s a lot of talk these days about the authentic self. The common advice, “Just be yourself,” is today’s take on Shakespeare’s, “To thine own self be true.” But what most of us don’t know is that there is a difference between identity and the […]
Addressing Toxic Relationships, Starting with Your Own Soul
by Cyndi Dale (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) We’ve all been there. Maybe we are there, stuck in a toxic relationship. We perceive the other person as negative, pessimistic, troubled, and irritating. As much as we’d like to blame them for all the troubles, however, we know that we “let” them “trip” our […]
Chaos Elemental Spirits: Similarities Between the Bell Witch Haunting and a Modern Haunting
by William Dorian (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) The Bell Witch Phenomenon, possibly the most famous American haunting, dates back to around 1820 in sleepy Adams, Tennessee. The spirit that haunted the John Bell family became more infamous than probably any entity, ever. Hundreds of visitors from across the young United States, and […]
Signs of Spirit: The Connection Remains
by Roland Comtois (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) As a medium, my heart always trembles when the plight of one’s life is the pain that accompanies loss of a loved one. It often causes me to pause and reflect on the sadness. But, I’m always reminded that telling an afterlife story to the […]
Four Additions to the Law of Attraction
by Melissa Alvarez (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Most people have heard about the Law of Attraction and how it can be used to attract the things you desire in your life to you. Yet, this is but one of many natural laws of the Universe. Can you imagine how successful you’d be […]
Mind Reading Quick and Easy
by Richard Webster (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Whenever I conduct a workshop on mind reading, my students are pleasantly surprised to find that they’re already good at reading minds. In fact, they began doing it when they were babies. As a baby, you would have recognized the expressions on people’s faces, and […]
How to Find Your Sparkle: Five Unicorn-Inspired Tips
by Angela A. Wix (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) “I saw this and it made me think of you,” a friend said a year ago, handing me a cheery ceramic unicorn in the shape of a mini flower pot. A succulent was growing like a mane across its back. Along its side were […]
10 Simple Charms To Welcome the New Year
by Aaron Leitch (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) You might have noticed New Year’s Day tends to fall at different times in different cultures. For example, Chinese New Year falls in late January or February (at the new moon of their first lunar month). The Jewish New Year (aka Rosh Hashanah, or “Head […]
4 Simple Steps to Commune with Your Ancestors
by Mallorie Vaudoise (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Honoring your ancestors, like any practice that deals with spirits, is a lot like cooking. Anyone can do it, not just people with special training. (That’s a big part of the reason why I wanted to write a book about it!) But whether you’re an […]