4 Secret Strengths of Sensitivity
by Kyra Mesich, PsyD (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Sensitive people have gotten a bum rap. We live in a world that doesn’t embrace the values of sensitivity, so we get told that we are weak, unusual, touchy, and hard to please. The sad truth is that we hear these messages in many […]
The Body Heals Itself: How Our Physical Pain Alerts Us to Emotional Pain
by Emily A. Francis (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Many times when someone receives physical body work, such as massage or reiki, it seems that often, perhaps just a few days, later their pains return just the same way they were before their treatment. This could be due to two things: First they […]
Why Some People Are Born Aware
by Diane Brandon (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) This is what I thought when I was born. I have never forgotten my awareness then or the perceptions I had—and I’m not the only one. There are people throughout the world who remember their thoughts at birth. I call this the “Born Aware” phenomenon. […]
Lower Your Blood Pressure and Reset Your Life in Three Simple Steps
by Kavitha M. Chinnaiyan, MD (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Last month, the American Heart Association, along with numerous other societies, released the updated guidelines for diagnosing and treating high blood pressure (hypertension). Examining the evidence from many studies, the guideline committee found that the harmful effects of hypertension begin at much lower […]
Numerology Comes of Age
by Pauline Edward (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Numerology, the practice of assigning numeric values to dates as well as to the names of people, places, and objects, has been around for centuries. Throughout much of its history, it has figured in esoteric, occult, magical, and divinatory bodies of knowledge, accessible only to […]
The Gifts Behind Names: Chaldean Numerology Unwraps the Mystery
by Heather Alicia Lagan (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Chaldean numerology has traveled a rather bumpy road since its birth in ancient Mesopotamia thousands of years ago. In later years, for a variety of reasons, people needed a simpler system to work with—and thus, Chaldean suffered an NDE (metaphorically speaking, of course). While […]
5 Ways Your Stuff Is Keeping You Stuck
by Tisha Morris (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) When most people think about clutter, they think about a large quantity of unused items in their home, perhaps even bordering on hoarder status. But clutter can also apply to a few items we hold on to that keep us stuck in the past. And, […]
5 Ways to Ease the Fear of Death
by Patt Lind-Kyle (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) His Holiness the Dalai Lama said, “If you accept that death is part of life, then when it actually does come, you may face it more easily.” In our culture, we know we will die, but at the same time we all tend to deny […]
The Animal Cracker Oracle: An Adaptation of Prussian Customs
by Janina Renee (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Breads, cookies, and other baked goods shaped like animals and other symbolic figures are a highlight of many European festival traditions. After reading about foodways in East and West Prussia (two areas that are now part of Poland), I was inspired to combine some of […]
What Exactly Is a Dice Oracle?
by Stephen Ball (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) Dice have a very long history as oracles; they were prominent in ancient Greece and Rome, and popular again in medieval Europe. When you try a dice oracle for the first time, you will notice a big difference from other forms of divination (such as […]