Monday, May 31, 2010

Healing Workshop July 4

I’ve received positive feedback about the last healing workshop, so I’m scheduling another on Sunday 4th July, at Buckley Rd, Burpengary, Qld.


Bookings: Use the contact us page on my website.

Time: 10AM to 3PM, with lunch provided. I was thinking wild pig on a spit, or chicken and salad sandwiches.

Cost: $80.00. That’s a bargain folks, and you can pay online here, or with cash on the day. I won’t be accepting sacks of potatoes, legs of lamb, or barrels of wine this time, but I’m still partial to opals and gold.

I work intuitively so the format will be relaxed and flowing, but we will be covering this:

• Intuitive healing.

• Energy healing.

• Intent and its role in healing.

• Working with, and connecting to spirit.

• Meditating with spirit.

• Faith.

• Hands on healing.

I don’t hand out written material, but you can take notes. I encourage everybody to ask questions, please, don’t be shy. Talk soon, Simon.

Bryn's garden, Waihi, New Zealand

Reflecting on a healing workshop.

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Saturday, May 29, 2010

What’s too private to share on a blog?

I think it’s important that a blog is representative of the writer. Readers form relationships with blogs and because of the nature of my work, and style of my writing, it’s easy for perceptions to be formed about me. Yes, I have incredible experiences with spirit, but I’m more than those experiences.

I tend to share personal information about myself with clients and groups I’m speaking to. This builds trust, and I feel it’s more appropriate to talk about myself than someone else. Also, I’m the product, the healing experience happens with me. I’m more comfortable wearing jeans and a tee-shirt than a suit. I don’t like shaving, I like to have a beer with dinner; complete transparency is essential for a healer.

Here’s my dilemma though, how much information is too much. Everyone deserves to have a private life, but I don’t want people to perceive me to be someone I’m not.

One of my missions is to break down stereotype beliefs around healing. Let’s call this the Jesus myth. One of my clients was a principal of a Catholic school, and I mentioned that Jesus was standing beside him. He thought about this for a while, and then politely said that he didn’t believe so, because if Jesus was standing there he’d be able to feel him. He then said that he had attended world youth day with tens of thousands of young people, and he felt that the energy he experienced there was Christ’s energy. If Jesus was standing beside him, that’s what he believed he’d feel. I glanced at Jesus; he shrugged, and then smiled.

So what do you think, how much information are you comfortable sharing? Is there something you want to know, or not know, about me? If you’re a blogger, do you also have this dilemma?

I’m also thinking of changing the name of this blog to, Simon Hay Healer.

Here’s some more New Zealand photos.


We didn’t do this, and the beach was empty

Multi tasking

The stable is now a Food-store

Where’s your dog?

The ugly side of travelling in NZ

Entrance to treaty grounds, Waitangi

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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

The Illusion of Free Will and Control

This is the introduction and link to another guest post at Evolving Beings. I'm a regular author on this site.
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Lance left this comment on my previous post:

“ … I like to think that we are healing beings, even if we’re not always seeing that, just being open to it, and even if we don’t see that healing is taking place, perhaps it’s still happening, just not as we had pictured it.”

I think it’s fair to surmise that everyone has experienced disappointment, and these moments can, if we let them, erode self-confidence and self-worth. The outcome is often never what we imagined it to be. Why?

I believe it’s because we can’t control the universe, the infinite presence of known objects and phenomena. The key here is known, or the perception of knowing. The outcome of an event is created, not forced. We can become the flow of synchronicity, the force, that creates, but we should never be the enforcer.

(continue reading here)

You might also enjoy this.

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Monday, May 24, 2010

Healing Workshop Roundup

Thank you to everyone who attended the workshop. I had intended to post photos, but the day was intense and emotion filled for some participants, and I think those people are entitled to some privacy.

Previously, I’ve run a two hour workshop every week for six weeks, and then extended, by request, the workshop to twelve weeks. This enabled participants to connect with spirit and guides and absorb the information slowly.

This workshop ran for four hours with a half hour break in the middle, and although I can see how much change was created in the participant’s energy fields, I think it was too intense for some.

Things I’ve learned:

• I have enough knowledge and stories to fill a two day workshop.

• The stories are what excites and encourages people. This bodes well for my writing.

• I could have spread the information I shared in four hours, over eight hours, and it may have been easier to digest.

• The energy present in the room when I’m speaking is incredible. This would work with a thousand people. This is encouraging.

• Twelve is a good number to work with, one on one hands on healing. It would be hard to support more than this, but the price would have to go up.

• The healers with the most potential are the ones who have no prior knowledge.

• From the previous point I’d need more time to dismantle unconscious beliefs and work habits. For other healing modalities, this isn’t a criticism, this is an observation.

• Spirit is excited that I allow them to use me to speak, but I need to give the participants some breathing space. There were hundreds of guides, angels, and spirits attending.

If anyone wants to invite me to their town, group, or country to speak, or run a workshop, please visit my website and contact me.

Thanks again to everyone who attended, Paradise Kids, Gary, Heather, and Maree.

Ferns and moss on the trail to Te Matua Ngahere 'Father of the Forest', the biggest Kauri tree in Waipoua Forest, North Island, New Zealand.

For more Soul Healing, visit simonhay.com.au.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

A Free Reading With Maree

My partner, Maree, is also a healer and a medium. She’d deny it, because she doesn’t like the spotlight, and is uncomfortable speaking in public. She connects with spirit without any noticeable routine. Spirit is in the starting blocks and all Maree has to do is start talking.

I almost have my work in progress (wip), query letter, and proposal ready to submit to agents, and occasionally I have moments of self doubt, so I asked Maree to talk to spirit about this. It’s difficult to give a reading to someone you know, because our mind is the pathway spirit uses to communicate with us. Maree already has an opinion on the situation, and everything she knows about me has to be put aside.

Maree writes her readings in private, and the words come so quickly that often her writing is illegible. When spirit disconnects from her, she remembers what they have said, and is then able to decipher her writing.

Here’s her reading:

Many times we get discouraged and we believe things are not moving as they should be, but the book is on its way. Don’t despair, Simon, it will go well, as we are behind your every word. We trust in your judgement as you trust in ours. We feel you should continue in the way you’re going. There are many big opportunities out there for you. We just need you to get through this big hurdle at the moment. Make the time and all will be well. Hang on, it won’t take much longer. Watch out for bad choices. Think from the heart before opening your mouth. Bad choices will make you stumble, so always watch your step.

I like this because it’s straight to the point and accurate.

• ... we believe things are not moving as they should be, ... This is a reminder that I’m not in control. What I think should be happening is not always what’s best. The writing wasn’t good enough to be noticed by an agent.

• ... but the book is on its way. Spirit is encouraging me.

Don’t despair, Simon, ... I feel and look confident, but spirit sees the despair that I hide. ... it will go well, as we are behind your every word. We trust in your judgement as you trust in ours. Spirit encourages me again, and then lets me know they’re always with me. They’re saying thank you for trusting them, and again they support me.

We feel you should continue in the way you’re going. I’ve been thinking about e-books and the traditional path of agent publisher. Spirit is encouraging me to stay on the path, but the choice is still mine. They’re suggesting, not directing, and make me aware of the big opportunities out there.

We just need you to get through this big hurdle at the moment. Make the time and all will be well. This is about a property settlement with my ex-partner. I made the time and it ended well. Hang on, it won’t take much longer. It didn’t take long to finalise.

Think from the heart before opening your mouth. Bad choices will make you stumble, so always watch your step. Spirits reminding me to always be compassionate. In the past I’ve been quick to defend myself and have reacted emotionally rather than with common sense. If I continue to do this I’ll stumble and not fulfil the dreams I have.

If you’d like a free reading from Maree, leave a comment on this post and email me at simonhay ( underscore ) healer ( at ) bigpond ( dot ) com. If you have a particular question, please ask, but the questions we have are not always the ones spirit will answer. Please keep the questions to a minimum, and attach a recent photo so Maree can see your beautiful face.

Talk soon.

For more Soul Healing, visit simonhay.com.au.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Reading, Writing, and a Big Slug!

I’m now a regular guest author over at Evolving Beings, so there will be frequent blog posts with an introduction and link. I’m grateful for this opportunity. Thank you, Evita.

I’ve spent most of the last four weeks revising my wip, and hope to submit to agents in a fortnight. Wish me luck.

I've been up till midnight writing every night for the last ten days. This means I'm tired and have been a little grumpy. Thank you, Maree and Scrappy, for supporting me. I love you.

I love reading, but, lately, I haven’t had much time to do so. This needs to change. I ordered these books yesterday:

The Dead-Tossed Waves - Carrie Ryan
The Desert Hedge Murders - Patricia Stoltey
Peace Like a River - Leif Enger
The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Mohsin Hamid
The Field - Lynne McTaggart
The Biology of Belief - Bruce Lipton


Maree and I went for a bush walk and we found this!

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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Healing: The Capability of Being or Becoming a Miracle

I think a miracle is a series of natural events that occur in an instant. Miracles are examples of potential. Potential is a word that I use a lot, and I like these meanings (all meanings from dictionary.com): possible, as opposed to actual, and, capable of being or becoming.

So as a healer it’s possible to create perfect health as opposed to believing that I can. Believing that I can is the actuality of the situation. How many people believe that they can (?), and yet they facilitate no change? Notice I refrained from using the word fail. Failure is subjective and is not a measure of proficiency, self worth or potentiality.

It’s always possible to create change.

 (Continue reading at Evolving Beings)

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Monday, May 10, 2010

My Twitter Policy

If you follow me on twitter I usually reciprocate and follow you back. This doesn’t mean that I endorse your product or services. I’m not your best friend. If you tweet a racist or sexist comment I will block you. I estimate that 40% of followers have been spammers or click here to see my sexy photo. Block!

The number of people following me doesn’t mean anything to me. My ego is satisfied when my dog licks my face. This happens a lot, which means I have a clean face and smell like dog spit. It’s the people I appreciate, and if I think you’re interesting, informative, or funny, I’ll retweet you.

Twitter is like standing in a crowd at a sold out music concert; it’s easy to lose your friends, but sometimes you bump into a stranger who’s interesting to talk to and drinks your brand of bourbon.

Tweet you soon, Simon.

For more Soul Healing, visit simonhay.com.au.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Healer or Conman?

Im might have to consider changing the name of my blog. My posts are representative of my life, and not always healing specific. I’ll keep you posted.

I’m about to hop on my soap box. It won’t be pretty. First, some background.

A few weeks ago a guest was introduced as an international healer. Apparently he’s performed mass healings in South America. He personally told me he had healed three thousand people in one session.

He entered the church near the end of the service. Members of the congregation lined up in front of him. Those in line were asked to clasp their hands to protect themselves—from what? Curious, I joined the line.

Individually, people stood with their backs turned to the healer. He held his hands either side of the torso, almost under the arms, and people fell backwards. They were guided to the floor. The healer placed one hand near the collar bone and the other hovered over the chest or head. He’d ask the person to wake up and then direct them to stand up.

Moving behind the person again, the routine was repeated, but without the fall. If the recipient stumbled he’d say wake up. Some people were obviously disorientated and in a daze. Most looked bemused.

I felt something when I closed my eyes. He prompted me to relax, and then I felt like I had been pushed in the chest. I didn’t have any difficulty opening my eyes or getting to my feet.

Afterwards I asked the healer what he experienced: what do you feel, hear, or see?

“I feel nothing. I don’t know what has happened unless I watch a recording of myself.”

Bullshit!

He had just said to me that I was too curious, I was watching him, and this is why I didn’t receive healing. If you don’t know what’s happening, how do you know I was curious? Before we spoke he was playing laser-beam-finger-pointing hands at someone’s neck. Attempting to do, what?

Me: “Why did I need to clasp my hands?”

Him: blank stare.

His assistant: “He doesn’t speak much English. It’s God healing. He’s healed thousands at a time. He’s healed cancer.”

Me: “I’ve had success healing cancer too.”

His assistant: blank stare.

Him: walks away and laser-beam-finger-points someone who doesn’t ask questions.

His assistant then try’s to sell me a place in a psychic healing workshop.

Me: blank stare.

It gets worse. Two weeks later international-healer (IH) is at another church. A woman takes a teenage boy who is terminally ill with cystic fibrosis to see him. Imagine a hall, a door, a corridor, and another door that leads to a restroom and toilets.

Woman and boy go through the first door. IH is in the corridor and instructs woman and boy to wait. IH enters the restroom. Five minutes later a woman comes out of the restroom. Woman and boy go into the restroom. IH asks boy to undress. Woman is desperate and remains silent. Boy takes his shirt of. IH asks boy to take his pants of. Woman and boy stunned. Boy is embarrassed, but trusts woman. Woman is desperate. Boy can’t take his pants of because he has a feeding tube coming out of his stomach attached to a medical device. Boy is embarrassed.

IH goes through his routine. Boy gets dressed.

IH: “If he has a 20% improvement, come back and see me.”

Woman and boy: blank stare.

The assistant was in the room, but this, is bullshit! Bring three thousand faith filled people together all hoping for a miracle and someone’s going to be healed. But if you have to clasp your hands together to protect yourself from God, then God’s a bully and his side-kicks a conman. Ask children to take their clothes of in a restroom, and the conman's a predator.

I’m disgusted that the church allowed this to happen.

I mentioned this here, but I’m going to repeat it: you don’t need to take your clothes of to be healed! Please, no matter how desperate you are, don’t let anyone manipulate you like this.

For healers to be credible we must:

• Work with absolute transparency.

• Have reportable and evidence supported results.

• Work without posturing.

• Work with science, and be willing to be tested.

• Market to a broader audience.

• Be professional.

• We have to evolve. It’s no longer appropriate to be labelled new age, esoteric, spiritual, or alternative. Being on the fringes is limiting.

Do some research before booking an appointment with a healer. Ask a lot of questions. If you have a similar story to share, I’d like to hear it.

* I don’t like the phrase terminally ill. It erodes hope and the will to live. I used it to highlight the woman’s desperation. In my world, no one is terminally ill.

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