Friday, February 8, 2019

Reiki - Get in Touch with Your Soul


In my new book Finders, the main character, Claire Westin, suddenly finds herself interacting with the dead, her abilities suddenly awakening from a dormant sleep. In developing the character and experiences of Claire Westin, I began researching Mediumship and Physical Mediums. Reiki is a recommended practice for keeping balance and clarity within the soul. 

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive. If one's "life force energy" is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy.
The word Reiki is two Japanese words - Rei which means "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power" and Ki which is "life force energy." So Reiki is actually "spiritually guided life force energy."

A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around you. Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind and spirit creating many beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security, and wellbeing. Many have reported miraculous results.
Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use. It has been effective in helping virtually every known illness and malady and always creates a beneficial effect. It also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery.

An amazingly simple technique to learn, the ability to use Reiki is not taught in the usual sense but transferred to the student during a Reiki class. This ability is passed on during an "attunement" given by a Reiki master and allows the student to tap into an unlimited supply of "life force energy" to improve one's health and enhance the quality of life.

Its use is not dependent on one's intellectual capacity or spiritual development and therefore is available to everyone. Successfully taught to thousands of people of all ages and backgrounds.

While Reiki is spiritual in nature, it is not a religion. It has no dogma, and there is nothing you must believe to learn and use Reiki. In fact, Reiki is not dependent on belief at all and will work whether you believe in it or not. Because Reiki comes from God, many people find that using Reiki puts them more in touch with the experience of their religion rather than having only an intellectual concept of it.

To learn more about Reiki, visit http://www.reiki.org.

Finders is coming Fall 2019 – When demonologist Luke Melloy meets ghost hunting producer Claire Westin sparks fly, and the devil himself takes notice. What makes this pair so special?
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Monday, February 4, 2019

Finders Bucket List - Haunted Poveglia Island, Italy


In my upcoming release, Finders, the Finders Ghost Hunting team have been all over the world investigating paranormal events. One of the places on their ghost bucket list is Poveglia Island, Italy and here is why --

Poveglia Island was home to a small community until seemingly abandoned in 1380. Allegedly haunted by the ghosts of plague victims, it is a small land mass situated in the Venetian Lagoon between the cities of Venice and Lido.


When the Bubonic plague hit Italy in 1576, thousands of dead bodies were piling up in Venice, and the stench was terrible. Drastic measures were taken, and the dead were hauled to Povelia and dumped in large pits or burned on huge bonfires. As the Black Death tightened its grip, people panicked, and those showing the slightest symptoms of the plague were dragged screaming from their homes. These living victims, including children and babies, were taken to the island and thrown into the pits of rotting corpses and left to die in agony. It is estimated as many as 160,000 tormented souls were disposed of during the Black Death.



The soil on Poveglia island, combined with the charred remains of the bodies,

formed a layer of sticky ash on the land. The top layer of ash has dried in the sun to form a fine dust that swirls in the breeze and catches in lungs. Part of the island core consists of a layer of human remains. Fishermen avoid this area, as the chances of catching a body part or two are high.


A psychiatric hospital emerged in 1922. The hospital was an imposing building with a magnificent bell tower. The patients immediately reported seeing the ghosts of the plague victims and of hearing whispers echoing off the walls. Their harrowing reports dismissed, as the patients deemed demented and mad.
The hospital was run by a doctor who was very ambitious. He decided to make a name for himself by experimenting on his patients in a bid to discover the cause of their insanity. The doctor’s methods were crude, and lobotomies were performed using a basic hand drill or hammer and chisel.

After several years on Poveglia, the doctor himself began seeing the ghosts of the plague victims. Allegedly these ghosts led him to the bell tower, where he threw himself off. According to a nurse, the fall did not kill the doctor as he lay writhing in agony as the base of the tower; a fine mist swirled up around him, entered his body, and choked him to death. Rumored he is bricked up in the bell tower, and on a still night, the bell can be heard tolling across the bay.

The hospital has since closed down, and the island is uninhabited. It is not open to tourist, and its ashy beaches remain deserted. Most boats refuse to call at the death Isle, another of its names, but those who have landed report treading on ashes, hearing screaming, seeing moving shadows and having the urgent desire to flee. Recently a family sought permission to visit the island, hoping to buy it cheaply and build a vacation home. The family left before the night was over and have refused to comment on the reason for their abrupt departure; the only fact known is that their daughter's face was ripped open by "something" and needed twenty stitches.

A few people have dodged the light police patrol that guards the island, and all have sworn never to return. They say the moans and screams that reverberate around the island are unbearable, fishermen tell of seeing mystery lights on the island. There is a feeling of the most intense evil, and one misguided thrill-seeker was told by a loud disembodied voice, "Leave the hospital immediately and do not return."
 

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Thursday, January 31, 2019

Submission Call - Vampires and Vice Anthology (eXtasy Books & Devine Destinies)

 
Vampires and Vice Anthology
 

MM 10,000-15,000 paranormal 

eXtasy Books is looking to publish in October 2019 the above anthology of six short stories with the following theme;  

  Tales of the paranormal – vampires and their sacrifices, in particular,  made all in the name of love. Bloodlust and romance are all consuming  for your vamps and their lovers. Stories of seduction in the shadows  that lead to an HEA for your characters. 

 
 Please send your manuscript and synopsis to Nicki at nicki.editor@gmail.com. Closing date for submission 15th February 2019.





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Monday, January 28, 2019

Jeweish Folklore - The Dybbuk


In my new book, Finders Demonologist Luke Melloy has to deal with lots of different kinds of nasty spirits from all different religions. One of these meddlesome spirits is called a Dybbuk. 

According to Jewish folklore, a dybbuk is a ghost or disturbed soul that possesses the body of a living being. In early biblical and Talmudic accounts they are called "ruchim," which means "spirits" in Hebrew. During the 16th century, spirits became known as "dybbuks," which means "clinging spirit" in Yiddish.

There are numerous stories about dybbuks in Jewish folklore, each with its own take on the characteristics of a dybbuk. As a result, the specifics of what a dybbuk is, or how the spirit is created vary. 

What Is a Dybbuk?

A dybbuk is a disembodied spirit. It is the soul of someone who has died but is unable to move on for one of many reasons. For those who believe in an afterlife in the form of heaven and hell, the dybbuk is a sinner who is seeking refuge from afterlife punishment.

In a variation on this theme, the dybbuk is a soul suffering from "karet," meaning the soul has been cut off from God because of evil deeds the person did during their life. Other tales portray dybbuks as spirits that have unfinished business among the living.

Many stories about dybbuks maintain spirits exist inside living bodies. The people most often portrayed as being susceptible to possession by the dybbuk are women and those living in homes with neglected mezuzot. Neglected mezuzah as an indication that the people in the home are not very spiritual.

How to Get Rid of a Dybbuk


There are probably as many different ways to exorcise a dybbuk as there are stories about them. 

Often the first step in the exorcism is interviewing the dybbuk. The purpose of this is to determine why the spirit has not moved on. This information will help the person performing the ritual to convince the dybbuk to leave. It is also important to discover the dybbuk's name because, according to Jewish folklore, knowing the name of an otherworldly being allows a knowledgeable person to command it. In many stories, dybbuks are more than happy to share their woes with anyone who will listen.

After the interview, the steps in exorcising a dybbuk vary greatly. According to author Howard Chajes, a combination of adjurations and various props are common. For instance, the exorcist may hold an empty flask and a white candle. He will then recite a formulaic adjuration commanding the spirit to reveal its name (if it hasn't done so already). A second adjuration commands the dybbuk to leave the person and fill the flask, after that the flask will glow red.

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Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Romine Reviews - Three for the Win by Keta Diablo

Blurb

Eli Trace and Hollis Rowan have been friends in the small town of Barrows since childhood. Their lives are changed forever when Stede Marrow rides in on his big shiny motorcycle. After he saves Eli from drowning in the creek, Eli introduces him to Hollis.

One look is all it took for Stede and Hollis to fall in love. Eli soon realizes he just crushed his own dreams of happiness and Stede wonders why he didn't just keep on riding down that road to nowhere. He's on the run from the law and to tell his new best friends the truth could put their lives in danger.

Three For the Win is about a love triangle between two men who love the same woman and a woman who loves them both in her own way. And then there's the bullies of Barrows who won't tolerate a tough-as-nails stranger threatening the control and power they've held over the town for years.

Danger twists and turns like a maze through Barrows and not everyone makes it out alive.


Three For The WinThree For The Win by Keta Diablo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Three for the Win - First off Keta Diablo always delivers I can always look forward to a sweeping romance when I sit down to read one of her latest releases. Three for the Win is no exception to this rule. Well paced, engaging, funny and also heartbreaking.Three for the Win reflects how love is not always cut and dry. It is messy, complicated and never easy.

Keta's characters are always very original, never cookie cutter and always very intense. She left out the heated scenes this time around opting for a sneak peek and let the readers imagination do the rest of the work.

Three for the Win is well crafted, beautifully written and a great book to snuggle up to on a rainy night. Bravo to Keta once again, looking forward to her next romantic entanglement!


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