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Archive for Wednesday 29th October
2003 - Mark Winter's World of Alternatives
Matthew Manning Healer to the stars & royalty |
The cosmic words of a Native American medicine man inspired Matthew Manning
to believe that every one of us can heal.
Rolling Thunder of the Shoshone tribe told the healer, who would go on to
count Prince Philip, Pope Paul VI, Van Morrison and John Clease as his
clients, that to heal you had to connect to the great spirit of life. And
that real medicine was anything that allows us to step into our personal
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Rolling Thunder Medicine man and mentor
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Matthew has since spent the past 25 years demonstrating the art of
selflessly channelling a "universal, unconditional love" to cure and empower
people to get well.
He explained the process to me with his favourite analogy: "Anyone can play
then piano, but we won't all become concert pianists, but we will still be
musicians even if we just play at home."
Painting the graphic picture of a mum comforting her childıs grazed knee
after a fall on a shopping trip, he said: "I am in no doubt that her holding
a hands over the scrape and counting to ten is healing."
Matthew's story "One foot in the stars" is published by Piatkus (£8.99)
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An Inner Journey: the ancient Celtic goddess turns within
by Glennie Kindred
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Halloween and Bonfire Night have their roots in the ancient Celtic New Year
festival of Samhain.
For centuries, our ancestors celebrated their new year on or around the last
day of October with huge bonfires and the souls of the dead were thought to
revisit their old homes.
According to Celtic expert, Glennie Kindred: "Samhain (pronounced 'sow-ein')
affirms rebirth in the midst of death and darkness. This is the best time of
year to nuture your inner world, look for your own understanding of the
spiritual path you walk."
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Superfood
Number 7: Quinoa
Nutritionally, quinoa, the ancient food of the Incas, has super grain
status. It is the seed from a leafy spinach-like plant. Recently
"rediscovered", the World Health Organisation rate its protein content as
high as milk Packed with minerals, amino acids and vitamins, quinoa
(pronounced 'keen-wa') can replace any grain and cooks to a light fluffy
consistency. Available in all good health food stores.
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