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Daylesford Tarot Readers www.connectmagazine.org Welcome Special Features to this awesome Autumn Equinox edition of the Victorian branch of Autumn Equinox by Michelle Teunon Connect Magazine! 4 The Autumn Equinox is a time of Why Don’t I Experience More Abundance? change and release, check out the ar- 6 by Annabel Muis. ticle Autumn Equinox on page 4 by Michelle Teunon, to help you to work with the energy of the seasons. Being Brave Local Ayurveda practitioner, Echo, also provides Autumn Tips on 10 by Will Binks page 8 and North Queensland practitioner, Rama Prasad, provides Abundance Begins Within 10 Tips for Abundant Energy on page 16. 12 by Silver Huang. May you gain greater understanding of Why Don’t I Experience More Abundance? written by long-standing editor, Forget Terrorists: Your Liver is Under Attack We are Daylesford’s nest Tarot, Palm Readers and Clairvoyants. Annabel Muis on page 6. I’ve heard many a reader say that the 15 by Sue Ascott-Evans themes are often very relevant to what they are currently experi- encing, and I also find it that way often, particularly this time.So let’s Content Vs Process Activism 18 by Tristen Mules Each of our readers has years of experience and we can match your needs to not allow our limiting beliefs to stand in our way any longer! a reader’s skills. Local Victorian, Lydia Hikari Marolda writes The Hollow The Hollow Bone Bone on page 9. Will Binks writes a moving story Being Brave on 26 by Lydia Hikari Marolda page 10. And Jade Walker, who is part of our editorial team, surprises ‘the readers’ and our store ‘earthly rites’ you with 12 Things You Didn’t Think a Vegan Could Do on page 28. Regular Features has a vast range of books, crystals, incense, Our regular Herb of the Month column is also now be- 32-33 ..........................................10 Years of Connect Magazine ing written by Jade Walker. Jade is a natural health enthusiast who resins and herbs... 44 - 45 ............................................................. Ask the Sisterhood is currently studying a Bachelor of Health Science in Naturopathy, 42 -43 ............................................................................... Focus ON and is living in Victoria. The herb she’s featured this month is a ...we are stocked to the brim with exciting familiar and new good one for me personally, being a sweet tooth and a self-con- 47 ...............................Therapy of the Season - Body Origami fessed sugar addict, as Gymnema fights those sugar cravings! 48 ...................................... Black & White Tarot - by Misha Hoo Tarot and Oracle Decks. Can’t wait to get my hands on some of this! 49................................................. Feng Shui - by Roseline Deleu So may you all enjoy an abundance of health and happiness. 50 ......................................... 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Any claims and views expressed in health related articles Editorial Team: should be discussed with your health-care professional before being applied in your Jade Walker, Christine Scott, Annabel Muis, Michelle Hayes. own situation. No part of this publication may be reproduced or copied without written Distribution: permission of both the publisher and the authors of all work in this publiction. Utmost Mark Curtis, Kellie Curtis, Sandi Jones, Lois Logan, care is taken to ensure accurate printing of articles, art, advertisements, but the pub- Jacquita, Sarah, Mari and Jack. lisher accepts no liability for errors. © 2014. Bee Universal Inc. All Rights Reserved. Feature Article Autumn Equinox: ith our modern lifestyles it’s hard to imagine what it used ing this life-force through each breath. Breathing exercises such to be like for our ancestors who operated their lives in as Qi Gong, or simply focusing on long, deep breaths will help to Wharmony with the cycles of nature. Their daily and yearly strengthen the Metal organs and immune system ready for the tasks were deeply influenced by the weather and the seasons. winter. Eating a moderate amount of ‘pungent’ flavoured food can Their survival depended on it. help disperse any stuck energies in these organs. Their entire food source was planted and harvested from In TCM autumn relates to the emotion of grief. All around their land. When harvest time came they hoped their crop was us nature is dying and ending. Death is a natural part of nature’s enough to feed their family throughout the entire winter. The dan- cycle. Without it we cannot enjoy new growth. At this time we may ger of starvation is now long gone with supermarkets and stores notice things are coming to an end in our own lives. Autumn is the providing a wide range of produce for us throughout the year. perfect time to let go of those things (objects or relationship), that Gone too is the threat of the cold, and being limited to carrying no longer serve you, ready to turn inward for winter and focus on out our duties in daylight hours. We can now control the light and the all-important aspect of self: your spirit. Know that in letting go temperature in our homes at the flick of a switch. Sometimes these you are creating space for something even more magical to ap- factors distance us from the true rhythm of nature. However, we pear. cannot deny the influence our surrounding environment still has on us as our bodies and minds respond to the changing of seasons. A time of balance As nature’s cycles continue around us these same energies are The Autumn Equinox falls on March 21st. Equinoxes indicate a also very active within us. Life is in a constant state of change. time of balance and equilibrium, where for a short time, day and Just as nature accepts and adapts to these changes, when we night are of equal length. However, balance is only ever temporary, consciously align with these cycles and adjust accordingly, we as we continue our cycle through the seasons. The Autumn Equi- experience greater flow in our lives and are able to function with nox signifies that we are now heading towards winter, where the ease. Working with these natural cycles helps us to evolve. nights will soon become longer than the days. We see the leaves A Traditional Chinese Medicine viewpoint transforming in colour and we witness our move away from sum- mer, a season of growth, towards winter, a time of decay, inactivity In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), autumn relates to the and rest. Metal element, which includes the organs: lungs, large intestine Equinoxes give us an opportunity to stop and adjust. and skin. Each of our Metal organs play an important protective Autumn Equinox is the time to begin preparing for the approach- role, helping to limit what we take into the body, as well as being ing winter, a time of dormancy and stillness, when we naturally avenues for eliminating toxins. The lungs and the skin are consid- begin to turn inward in response to the increasing darkness. The ered closely related as the lungs help the pores to open and close. increasingly cold weather reminds us that we have to respond to Our body receives Qi (‘chi’=energy) through the air we it and change with it. Preparations and intentions for the coming breathe and the food we eat. The lungs play a vital role in receiv- winter must be made. For our ancestors this meant storing the 4 Autumn Equinox 2015 - VIC www.connectmagazine.org/victoria ‘Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.’ Feature Article – Seneca A Time of Change and Release harvest that had been reaped, to sustain them through the winter In which area of your life could you create more balance? ahead.