(And Other True Stories of
After-Death Communication)
By Carole J. Obley
One night while watching White Noise, a movie about a man who receives spirit communication through his TV, Ginny heard a loud crash in her hallway. When she ran to investigate, she discovered that a painting of herself that had hung for years undisturbed above the staircase had inexplicably fallen and come out of its frame.

Greetings and Warmest Welcomes to All:

Thank-you for visiting my home at American Metaphysics, be sure to visit my Blog and Directory Profile!

I am Rev. Tamera Crosby, owner, artist, crafter and psychic of Lunar Dancer Creations. Lunar Dancer Creations was created nearly 12 years ago as I began my Spiritual awakening.

What I offer through Lunar Dancer Creations is handcrafted jewelry, divination items (i.e.- pendulums, Rune Dice, Runes, Rune Boards, Scrying Rune Boards ), Wands, Crystal Spirit Mandalas, Crystal Spirit Art (this is an older talent and yet a new offering...more about this below), comfortable Kaftans (a lounging gown of simplistic design and sometimes spelled Caftan), Altar and reading table covers, customized pouches, Rattles (when materials are available) , Smudge fans, Dreamcatchers, and more. All of my Mandalas and Art items may be custom made for the individual.

I also offer phone and private consultations. use a combination of Tarot, Runes, Angel Cards, Crystals and Stones during the consultations, or as Spirit directs. I am an empathic clairvoyant who walks with Spirit. I am also available for gatherings, parties and events as a reader or a vendor or an light-energy worker featuring Crystal Heart Energy Sessions.

Hi everyone, just a quick note to tell you what's going on this week and to talk up the next newsletter… which will be out AFTER LilyDale. And speaking of LilyDale, my class on Thursday is going to ROCK! As of 2:45 Monday afternoon 28 people were pre-registered – which is fantastic. When I first called two weeks ago I was told to expect 20-25, so we blasted past that with days to spare. Lets fill that room!

I also wanted to let you know that I will be doing Readings and Aura Drawings Friday the 25th at the Maplewood Hotel in LilyDale for one day only! (As a professional courtesy Teachers are allowed to read in LilyDale within 24 hours of their workshops) Everyone who attends my class, Auras – The Light Fantastic, will receive 15% off their reading.

You can register for Auras – The Light Fantastic by calling (716) 595-8721 or logging on to the LilyDale Assembly website. Last minute people, those who fear commitment and cash only types can show up at the Assembly Hall in the Maplewood Hotel at 6:45 and register at the door. This is a fun and energetic class and with a group this big I'll probably have to tether myself to the dais to avoid taking off like a rocket.

Also on Thursday, if you can't get to LilyDale go to Akron for Miss Bonnie's Lecture at the Akron Theosophical Society on "Communicating with your Angels." Both Miss Bonnie and the Theosophical Society are Featured American Metaphysics Members so it's great to see them coming together for Angels.

Ok, Next newsletter, we will have a recap of my trip to LilyDale; a review of Terry Pratchett's Johnny Maxwell Trilogy (Only You Can Save Mankind, Johnny and the Dead, and Johnny and the Bomb); "Portraits that Go Bump in the Night" by Carole J. Obley; and my new experiment in Finding Water.

Lastly, Joss Whedon's new production Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is fantastic and has been eating my brain for the last four days. You must see this! If you missed the limited webcast you can still download it off iTunes until July 29th, when it will go away. Neil Patrick Harris is so incredibly good you just have to see it. I was dreaming musicals and I'm this close || to turning my opening monologue into a musical number. Stay Tuned for Auras: The Musical!

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Since our last newsletter there have been lots of subtle updates and changes. Our core CMS has been updated along with a number of components and features to improve stability, security and performance. If you run into any new bugs or problems, please let me know so I can get everything working!

We've also added a new Premium Feature – Photo Galleries. These fun and easy to use galleries let you share your world with us. You can an example in my profile.

I've been busy updating the site and working on side projects, including my garden and johnmichaelthornton.com, but I have been writing a few short articles on Choosing a Psychic, gardening and cooking. Our other members have been rather quiet lately, but you can always get in on the conversation in the Forum!

Lots of the current chat in the forum is about gardening and I love it. All over the news these days you see these little stories, often buried under a mountain of campaign coverage, about how Americans are returning to gardening, often in hopes of reducing food costs, but also out of a desire to have safe and nutritious food available independent of the increasingly unstable global food market.

My family has always been full of gardeners. My maternal great Grandfather owned a feed store and Grandma always talks about how the worse the economy the better he did, some things never change.

Both sets of grandparents had organic gardens and I remember sitting on my Grandmother's porch on a raining summer afternoon in Texas, shelling butter beans and watching the wind and rain whip through the pecan trees and bend the flower stalks.

Here in Ohio, my Grandfather used to have the most amazing tomato harvests and Grandma would spend many a summer day putting up dozens of cans of tomatoes. When she moved into an apartment a few years ago, there were still aging jars of tomatoes stashed away in the basement.

My parents' garden was always big and sprawling, a stark contrast to Phyllis's garden next door with its tidy raised beds neat rows and clear paths. Three years ago we changed my folk's garden to raised beds and I can't help thinking about how proud Phyllis would be that we finally decided to follow her example.

That's the thing about gardening, it's not just a way to get food, it reconnects us with our families and our history. When I stand in the sun and weed the lettuce I remember my Mother showing me what to pull and what to leave.

Picking tomatoes I see the baskets lined on Grandpas porch and remember the smell of summers past.

Planting herbs I remember Phyllis passing me sprigs of garlic chive through the fence. Thirty summers gone past, stretching back through hundreds of generations, summer is about family and the harvest.

This summer we welcome back to our family a number of Featured Directly Members: The Theosophical Society of Akron, Pat Beers, and Linda Knapp.

I had lunch with Pat this past week. She has been a tireless promoter of this site, even though she has never signed on (technophobe). She passes out fliers and tells people about the phone readings she has booked from as far away as Florida and Washington. Even though you'll never read this, thanks for the support Pat, and welcome back.

The Theosophical Society of Akron was one of Pat's recruits and there is a new contact person who knows how to work her computer, so I look forward to hearing more from them over the next year.

Linda Knapp and her husband have been working tirelessly to support the metaphysical and psychic community here in Ohio. Organizing psychic fairs, networking and spreading the word, we are happy to welcome them back.

Have a great summer!

John Thornton
AmericanMetaphysics.org Founder