Angela’s blog

This week has been an interesting time for reflection of everything I've been doing and learning. 

Right before my accident, I was totally charged up to move fast and with focus.

However, as many of you are aware, I had an unique encounter involving, driving, a washing machine and crashing.

My body is healing and some days are better, but I have been forced to take life a little slower.  This seems to be how the Universe gets my attention. 

In my world, this event initiated a motion that now has me reflecting on the dying process. 

For certain that was a real possibility.  At the moment(s) I thought I would happen, there was no fear, just anticipation of how it would happen...fast was my preference.  When I hit the wall, I thought well...I'm alive and here to stay for a while.  I didn't die, and somehow, Life as I've known itt will not be the same.  This has been so true, even though it's only been one week.

An interesting series of events has happened that I'm sure is connected to this accident.

Last year, I considered volunteering at hospices to support the dying process.  I didn't follow this train, and in fact forgot about it.  Until last week.  While at home recovering, I had the time to listen to a podcast and one of the presenters began an organization for training volunteers that support the dying and their families. This was not the focus of his presentation, he mentioned it in a passing remark.  I looked up his webstie later on.

There's training in January, that I will attend and follow this through.

Not sure where this will go, however I am sure it will be another opportunity for growth.  And who knows, maybe I'll be able to introduce Ear Coning to this niche group.

Love Light Peace Joy to all ....

Angela R. Silvestri
Ear Coning Maven

Sometimes our lives can become molded into routines that help us to get through the common everyday stuff. These routines provide an automatic pilot system for Life. Don’t think, don’t observe, by all means don’t question your actions, thoughts, feelings - just do.

This un-awareness of Life - slavishly following set patterns of behavior, blankly applying sets of values - leads us to having forgotten what it is we are doing and what we are doing it for.

We have become addicted to the routine. And just like a drug or alcohol addict constantly looks for justification in the outside world, so do we to explain the reasons for our conduct, words or emotions.

How do we know we have become addicted and it is not just a convenient routine we are using?  Any habit that causes one physical, psychological or emotional pain when changed, is an addiction. So, any time you are confronted by a change and you observe a change in your body or brain function, you can be sure that you are watching an addiction being exposed.

If it doesn’t matter to you which store you buy your groceries from then it doesn’t affect you if the store closes. If it makes no difference to you what job you do, then it matters not that you have just been sacked. If it doesn’t matter to you what you do in the evening, then it makes no difference that the electricity has been cut and all television programs are being broadcast without you being able to watch them or tape them. We can be addicted to anything; to health programs, to religion, to material gain, to being happy, to family, to work, to inactivity — an endless list.

Why is it so important to face our personal addictions? The short answer is that they all may affect our life in a negative way. For people without a particular addiction it is easy to discuss the health benefits of not having that addiction. We all like to point out why drinking alcohol, smoking cigarettes, taking illegal drugs is so bad for one’s health, however the real reason for their detrimental influence is much simpler and more universal, it is the same for all addictions no matter what the subject of your addiction is.

This is the reason that an addiction stops you from questioning what is really going on; it does not allow one to be fully and constantly aware in one’s Life. Not having this awareness leads you into darkness; it doesn’t allow you to fully appreciate the constantly changing tide of Life’s ocean; it keeps you locked into non-changeable routines which then no longer fit the reality, but which you are unable to question.

Addictions cause imbalances.

How can we not be affected deeply by our surroundings and all the happenings in Life?

It isn’t that we should not be affected by it all; it is more that we should learn to incorporate an acceptance within our Lives. Instead of being hero’s, knowing the answers, a bit of vulnerability would serve us well; being as vulnerable as when Making Love. 

Now go and be.

Angela R. Silvestri

Ear Coning Maven

Living a Life of Balance is rapidly becoming the order of the day. We are urged to live in harmony with Nature, in harmony with ourselves.  Spiritual arguments and now even Western science is proving the point of this piece of advice.

Illness occurs when there is a prolonged imbalance in the way we live and the way we respond to life. Health is achieved through constant attention regarding everything that may cause imbalances in our lives, especially if they happen to accumulate.

How do we know when we are out of balance?

Balance in life means that one is not affected greatly by outside or inside influences. We show how much we are affected through our behavior and our attitudes.

Raising your voice can show anger, worry and concern; maybe you feel cornered and making a lot of noise may frighten the perceived aggressor.

A lump in the throat can express frustration and inhibition in not feeling confident enough to speak your mind.

Heartburn can indicate a suppressed burning desire.

A painful knee or hip can make it difficult for you to take the next step in life.

Any feeling of tension or stress can indicate a major resistance.

It is not only so called negative emotions which can show us an imbalance, elation, extreme happiness, abundance of joy, the positive emotions can also be directed towards changeable objects like money, status, achievements.

These feelings can then turn into disappointments and these attachments can be turned around into negativity.

Being happy, joyful and contented does not rely on anything that will make you happy; it depends on one’s permanent state of happiness, which of course is a perfectly balanced way of living.

Be aware of any signs of the ups and down’s and view them as your barometer of balance.

Why do we get affected by almost everything that surrounds us in a way that can harm our health? The answer lies in Addictions.  To be continued tomorrow...

Now go and be.

Angela R. Silvestri

Ear Coning Maven

Whatever you believe is what you are going to experience. I am talking about whatever belief is anchored in your heart, in the true "you". You see the world as you believe it to be, and so you can alter whatever influence a therapy, for instance, is having on you.

The real beauty is that an ear candle always does the same thing to you. It warms you up; it dries you out; it lightens you up. If you choose to reverse those changes and for instance, put the congestion back, then you certainly can do that. That way you can "prove" the therapy does not work. But that is of course only true for you, and for now! It can easily change, when you decide to change your point of view, your attitude. 

And the truth is that you indeed do not have to believe in ear candling before it delivers its beneficial effects on you. You only decide whether or not you want to hold onto them or not, but you are always receiving them. All of the effects. That means that you cannot pick and choose. You can't decide you want the extra heat, energy, but you don't want the drying out effect as you are already to dry, as happens with eczema for instance. Remember you will get all three major effects all the time. If one is not desired, then you must take steps to counter balance that particular effect in order to prevent other health problems from appearing. If you wanted to do ear candling on someone with eczema or psoriasis it stands to reason not to dry the system out even further. This you can avoid by adding a great deal of natural oils to the system by for instance advising them to add more oils and fat to their diet and to have daily oily massages with natural oils. It would be wise to constantly be on the look-out for imbalances in people's lives and to be aware of the impact serious ear candling is going to have on them.

The hollow candle delivers the qualities of heat, dryness and lightness into the physical body through the vortex spiralling down towards the body (process called "implosion"). It does not deliver heat, as in a warmer temperature, to the ear. The actual temperature at the bottom of the candle does not significantly change throughout the whole process. Nevertheless, some people experience warmth as a result of candling, some even heat. That is the experience of. That is not the actual temperature. In the same way when you put your hands on two tables that have been in the same room for several days and one is wood and the other metal, you would experience one as warm and the other as cold, and yet they are the same temperature.

These qualities are being picked up by every single cell in the body at the same time. They influence the working of the body and all cells within it through those qualities. The body has its priority list of repair works and healing, its "to-do"-list, and it will direct the delivered energy to where it is needed the most. There may be things it needs to do first before it gets rid of the congestion that is plaguing you so much. Therefore it is best to observe what the system is doing as a result of ear candling, rather than wanting to predict what it will be doing.

Concentrating the ear candling on the ear also seems a good idea now. The head is the main energy centre of the body. It is where most energy is exchanged with its environment. In cases of hypothermia we are always told not only to cover up the body in order to reheat, but also to cover up the head. If you forget the head the person will not reheat, because of the amount of heat lost through the head area. It is much easier to get a sun stroke when, while covering up the body, your head is not protected from prolonged exposure to intense sunlight, then when you have protected the head but not the rest of the body. So, concentrating the input of the qualities that the fire brings to the system towards the head seems like a very good idea. It is here that the most powerful exchange will take place. If you want to do body ear candling, it is wise to start with candling the ears first, directing the nervous system where you want it to go, and then to proceed with the body candling.

Whatever we may find out in the future about the ear candling process, we already know that we have a simple, powerful, energetic tool that helps to achieve human health, little influenced by the ego and the conscious mind. It's the tool that, to a large extent, penetrates the possible blockages put up by the ego.

It works.

It works very well.

It works every time.

Angela R. Silvestri

Ear Coning Maven

After yesterday's experience, I am now waiting for my girl friend to arrive so that she can Ear Cone me. 

Although my physical body is all in one piece, some little aches and pains, I'm mostly in the post traumatic stress period. 

Here's the short story...had a beautiful few days with my granddaughter, she spent three days with me.  I drove her home and was returning home to get some work done for the day.  

Driving on the highway, middle lane,  something(s) drops off a trailer attached to the truck in front of me. whatever it is causes sparks on the road, I see this and slow down.  A few seconds later something big falls out of the trailer and now there are bigger  and  bigger sparks and a big object is flipping on the road, totally out of control and in front of me.

When I saw the first set of sparks, I slowed down however the traveling sparks and large object coming at me has me concerned so i apply my brakes,  and it had just started to rain.  This causes my car to slide and turn into the right lane.  I'm thinking this is not good, this feeling of cars crashing into me was not the greatest feeling I've ever had.  Somehow, cars don't hit me, but now I'm crossing back into my lane and into the lane on my left and slowly (thank you) into the cement medium.  The front of my car is now getting torn apart into pieces. 

I finally stop and just sit and have a OMG experience.  Can't think for a few minutes.  Extremely grateful to the fireman driving in his car that pulled over to see if I was ok, called the police and fire department and got my brain to engage.

For a few moments, there was this very real possibility that my life could be getting seriously altered.  For me this kind of experience means something, whether it's to slow down, pay attention or maybe change direction. 

I appreciate that I am all in one piece and just have the mental and emotional effects of this to heal.

Thanks for all your comments and support.

Angela R Silvestri
Ear Coning Maven 

Hi Everyone.

Was going to blog, post and click tonight...however I was just in a car accident...so sorry must go and recover from the shock...details later...if you all don't hear from me tomorrow, you'll know why...not so good right now.

angela

Happy Holiday Joy to you, your family and friends...

Angela R. Silvestri
Ear Coning Maven

Infintiy

Researchers were trying to find the pathway through which the brain was communicating our feelings and thoughts to the cells of the body.  They found specific proteins, called neuropeptides that were produced inside the brain, shielded from the rest of the body.  These neuropeptides related to the mood we were in.  So if you are happy you produce different neuropeptides in the brain than if you are sad, angy or  jealous.  They were trying to find out how the body was getting the message of which mood we were in to he cells of the liver, the gut, the muscles, etc. 

What they found in the first instance was the the cells of the immune system had receptors (antennea) for these neuropeptids.  This was strange because there did not seem to be any need for cells that would never come n contact whith those neruopeptides, as they were only being produced inside the brain by the cells of the nervous system, to have receptors for them.  Then they discovered that these receptors were also on the membranes of the cells in the gut, in the liver, in the skin.  As a matter of fact, these receptors were found on the membrane of every cell in the body!

Next they found out why.  The reason is because every cell in the body produces these neuropeptides.  Every cell in the body produces the chemicals that tell the cell what mood you are in.  At any given moment in time, every cell in the body knows what you are feeling and it reacts to it.  It's function is adjusted to your mood.  And this is why when you are happy and contented and the phone rings and a voice says, " Your mother has just died!", you instantly change to feeling extrememly sad.  Not only that, but your gut stops digesting, your breathing becomes shallow and fast, your blood presssure increases, your pluse rate increases, your eyes fil up with water, and so on.  All of these changes happen instantaneoously. 

This can only be explained because every singular structure within the body is getting the message at the same time and responding accordingly.  That is why there is always perfect coordination.

There is one last little piece in the puzzle and we are going to need it if we want to even begin to understand the effects of ear candling and healing in general.  It has been established that these antennae, which the cells are using to listen to their environment, are not all stickng out all of the time.  The cell can retract the protein's tail into what looks like a little tube.  Why would a cell not want to know absolutely everythng that goes on in the would around it? 

The truth is that there is too much.  And some of it could be dangerous and is better ignored and shut away then responded to.  We shoud know that that works pretty similar for us as a whole as well.  Have you ever listened to a conversation and afterwards someone is talking about it but you seemed not to have heard what they have heard?  It was there, but your registration of it was totally different. 

The cell does someething similar by choosing not "to record" some things.  It retracts the relevant antenna.

Who makes that decision?  Well, it turns out you do.  The brain plays a significant part in choosing what to ignore and what to register.  The brain is the main tool the ego has.  This is where yo label things with "like it", "hate it",  "must avoid",  "stupid", and so one.   These are some of the choices you make.  If you believe something to be stupid, you no longer listen to it.  You retreat.  You determine what the cells of your body will listen out for and what they won't hear. You determine which antennae are out and which ones are not available.  Of course, these decisions change from moment to moment under different circumstances but as they are maily bassed on previous experiences, some decisions we stick to for an awful long time.  What you believe determines what you are going to listen out for in your environment.  Life presents itself to you in the form of what you believe it should look like.

Whatever you believe is, what you are gong to experience.  What I am talking about here is whatever belief is anchored in your hear, in the true "you". You see the world as ou believe it to be and so you can alter whatever infuence a therapy, (for instance) is aiming to have on you. 

The real beauty in Ear Coning is that an Ear Cone always does the same thing to you.  It warms you up, it dries you  out, it lightens you up.  If you choose to reverse those changes afterwards and put the congestion back, then you certainly an do that.  That way you can "prove" the therapy does not work.  But that is only true for you and for now!  It can easily change, you you decide to change your point of view, your attitude.

Angela R. Silvestri
Pattern of Perfection  

There are many delicate nerve connections between the ears, nose and mouth.  An earache may be caused by a variety of conditions.  Changes in air pressure, dental problems, tonsillitis, infected adnoids and sinuses.

Candida in the ear causes itching and symptoms of arthritis or feeling numbness in the neck, shoulders, elbows and hands.    When the nerve endings in the ear are blocked from stimulus by either fungus or yeast growth, the hearing process cannot be completed. 

Most infections of the middle ear are associated with the upper respiratory infectins transmitted through the eustachian tube from the nose and pharynx. 

Inflammation of the tube itself is common as a consequence of improper nose-blowing or of sniffing perm-laden mucus from the throat.

Middle ear infections are caused directly by bacteria or viruses, or indirectly by pneumonia, colds, measles, mumps or scarlet fever.Inflammation of the middle ear can cause hearing loss.  Inflammation occurs when bacteria from the respiratory infections, such as colds or draining sinus travel up the Eustachian tube from the throat and inflame the tissue of the mmiddle ear.  If the tube then becomes blocked, fluids and pus produced by the infection cannot drain the fluids accumulated, causing hearing loss in inhabiting vibration of the eardrum.
 
Hearing difficulties of pain in the ear such as a sensation of blockage, may be associated with ear wax.  A secretion from the Inflammation of the middle ear can cause hearing loss.  Inflammation occurs when bacteria from the respiratory infections, such as colds or draining sinus travel up the Eustachian tube from the throat and inflame the tissue of the mmiddle ear.  If the tube then becomes blocked, fluids and pus produced by the infection cannot drain the fluids accumulated, causing hearing loss in inhabiting vibration of the eardrum.

If you tend to have a continuous buildup of wax in your ears, the reason is that your body is not metabolizing fats you are eating.  This wax is mostly composed of squalene, lanosterol and cholestrol.
  
There are two genetically determined types of earwax:  the wet type which is dominant and the dry type which is recessive.  Asians and Native Americans are more likely to have the dry type of cerumen (grey and flaky).  Causcsians and Africians are more likey to have the wet type (honey-brown to dark-brown and moist).

Even though Ear Coning does not help in eliminating ear wax buildup, it is effective in drying up excess fluid and reducing pressure from inflammation.  It opens ear, eyes, nose and throat pathways.  Uplifts your spirits and is a whole body easy and inexpensive therapy to improves whole body functioning.

Angela R. Silvestri
Patterns of Perfection 

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Having a great weekend.  Nice to enter a different world. Altered realities always have fascinated me.
Some (ok...all) of my friends would say  I exist in the air, and i do.  I like it there.
Nothing is as it appears to be.  I can change the thought in a second and experience something else.
When we can begin to unlock a few paths in how our brain operates we will hold the power to alter our realities.
My question to myself and you is "how do you know if the thoughts you think are all your own?  What filters do you use to make the best choices with the information you have right now?  What if you receive information that conflicts with what you believe to be true?  Can you turn on a dime and integrate this information with what you already know?
What seems real is not.  Everything that seems unbelievable and mystical and fantasy might all be very true.  I know this to be one truth.

Angela R. Silvestri
Love Life Now

PS...will blog and open and click late this evening...