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Don Clarkson's
PSYCHIC PHLASHES

In This Issue:
What a Nice Guy ! Christmas Special
True Meaning of Christmas...Yet Again
Tarot Salon
What is This Thing Called a Tower Experience?
Two New Opportunities: see sidebar Networking

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WHAT A NICE GUY!

Every year I swear I'm going to Palm Springs for Christmas because it's such a slow time of year for business and I love the idea of sitting by a pool in my Santa bikini. But true to form, every year I remember how much I hate flying...or rather trying to fly...at this time of year and every year I stay home. I'm lazy and boring. I'm old.
But you can take advantage of my bad attitude. From now till the end of the year, I'll offer readings at reduced rates just to give myself something to do and hopefully give you some advice that might at least give you pause!
Call 503-295-9777 to schedule a reading at these reduced rates, which must be used by the end of December.

Hour reading: normally $145, now $115
Half hour reading: normally $115, now $95
Email reading: normally $95, now $75
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TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS....Dear Jesus...not again!

Every year at this time, I love to shock readers by giving you my Tarot Christmas card...The Death Card. This year I want to give the same card but with a much better explanation of why this card is so appropriate at this time of year. Following is the card, and then follows a Letter to the Editor of the New York Times. When you've looked at the card and read the letter, you might do well to reflect on just what in your life needs to die off at the end of this year, in order to make room for something new to grow! And don't forget....The Death card is the Transformation card, and all the symbols are about something about to be birthed. The seed in the sky can even be viewed as the Star in the East. The seed/star beacons you to come forth out of the scary darkness of winter and birth something new and splendid in yourself!

To The Editor, NY Times

"Giving You Christmas When you Want It," by Simon Doonan (Op-Ed, Dec 2), attributes our perennial holiday shock to a sense that the spiritual dimension of Christmas has been lost.
But I believe that it has more to do with a feeling that the holiday season marks the passing of yet another year.
We wonder, where has the time gone? What have I done with my life? In other words, it's not Christmas that sneaks up on us. It's mortality.
A little holiday shopping is great fun. Too much numbs our innate sense that life is too precious to waste in the mall."
Karin Lauria
Dec 2, 2007

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TAROT SALON

As I 'predicted,' the Tarot class, or Salon as I prefer to call it, filled up very quickly and even has a waiting list of several people on it. I mention it here again to suggest that if you are interested, let me put you on the backup list and if there are enough on it, I may start a second group or work some way to accommodate you.
And speaking of the Salon, following is a note from a past attendee:

"My, my, could it have been 15 years ago that I first took your Tarot class?? Thank you again, for facilitating the class way back then. I must say it was one of the most profound and influential experiences for me in my life and one of the first seeds that helped me move from victim thinking to creating my life with intention. Those who are able to take this class now are in for a real treat! Happy Holidays to you!" xo debra

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What is a Tower Experience?

Many people who know a bit about Tarot have heard of a Tower Experience, but what is one in real life terms? We often confuse it with mere upset or problems. "Stuff happens" in life, but that is not necessarily a Tower experience. A Tower is an experience that is not just destructive, but enlightening...like it or not! The card is called Awakening or Enlightenment. After a Tower experience, you will be glad it happened and you will have learned from it and moved to a new level of understanding.
Following is an account of a Tower experience a client had after innocently pulling the card in a reading. I reprint it here in hopes of readers having a better understanding...and less fear of...Tower experiences.

My Tower Experience
By Thomas Norman DeWolf
December 2007

I've always been intrigued (and a little skeptical) about what I call "woo-woo" stuff (astrology, psychic ability, etc). And I try to maintain an open mind about things I don't understand. A few years ago, after a friend met with Don Clarkson and was amazed by what he said, I decided to also meet with this "psychic counselor."
During my first reading in April 2004 Don said I appeared scattered and unfocused. That made sense. I was a busy guy. I explained that I was an elected county commissioner, my full-time job. I also volunteered a fair amount of time to non-profit organizations in my community. I was a new grandfather and wanted to spend as much time as I could with our baby grandson. And I was writing a book. When he heard about my writing, Don's face lit up. He said, "That's it! That's where I see the juice!"
I've wanted to be a writer since my teens, but had never devoted the time--or had the courage--to pursue it the way I knew I needed to. Don said that writing my book needed to be my life's focus. Everything else had to be secondary. If I would develop the discipline to write my book, the rest of my life would improve.
I left our session enthused. I began to write regularly... for awhile. Then my job and volunteer work once again took precedence. I reverted to writing when I could fit it in.
In August 2005, my life was spinning out of control. I called Don for a telephone reading. I didn't tell him what was going on. I just asked him what he saw in regard to my work. He said something big was coming, in a good way, and it escaped the bounds of my county job. He pulled a tarot card in regard to my work. "I pulled the Tower card, which is very dramatic," he said. "It's all about illumination and awakening. It's also called destruction. It's not all that pleasant but it says one thing needs to be destroyed in order for a new thing to be born. You will know when this happens. It will be a very specific moment in time. Something major is coming."
Don explained that what was coming would be a "loss for a greater gain." He said I needed to throw myself out of balance, cut something out, leaving a void that I would then need to fill. He said, "You need to quit something in order to do that something new. This will ultimately be good for you. You are in a stuck position. Be careful, but this is an opportunity. Small steps will start the process. This is completely contrary to most American thinking. We tend to cover things up. But exactly the opposite is what is needed. Jar yourself and get away from being stuck. When the dust settles from the Tower collapsing, you'll have real clarity. You'll use the same bricks from the Tower you didn't belong in and build the Tower you do belong in."
What I hadn't told Don is that I was being investigated for sexual harassment for an incident that occurred in 2003 with a female employee. I admitted to completely inappropriate behavior and apologized publicly. The resulting spotlight in the local media embarrassed and shamed me like nothing I've ever experienced before. My "Tower" was blown to smithereens. I resigned in October 2005.
I withdrew completely from public life. I took time to learn from my experience. I received counseling. I went beyond simply admitting responsibility for my actions and began to understand things about myself that I was either blind to or chose to ignore. I started to rebuild my Tower.
I began writing full time to finish the book I had begun in 2001. It soon became clear that it would have been impossible to finish my book while having my focus divided by maintaining another job. My wife and I made the necessary adjustments to our lifestyle so that we could live on her salary and our savings while I finished my book. I attended the American Society of Journalists and Authors annual writing conference in New York in April 2006 and the Pacific Northwest Writers Association's annual conference in Seattle in July 2006.
I prepared a book proposal and began sending query letters to literary agents. After sixteen rejections, an agent in New York called in September 2006 and offered to represent me. She began approaching publishers. We signed a contract with Beacon Press in March 2007. My book will be published in January 2008.
Don explained that a Tower experience is like getting whacked by a 2x4 over the head. The Tower card is the Universe saying, "You haven't listened and so we're going to make you listen, with drama." He said that a Tower experience wakes you up and it will typically be painful, like getting divorced or fired from a job. "But most people don't allow traumatic events to become the Tower experience. It's just a bad experience. They get fired and then get another job. There is little or no learning, just a change of situation. A Tower experience is a true awakening. You got fired and you did something really different to be who you know you're supposed to be. And that's scary."
The last time I met Don in his office for a reading, in October 2007, I noticed something I hadn't remembered. There are two people on the Tower card falling to the ground. I asked about them.
"They're thrown out of the Tower," he said. "Their lives are shattered because they didn't climb down on their own. You pulled the Tower card. You knew a Tower experience was coming and you went through it. It's painful and hurtful and very productive."
I don't understand psychic phenomena. I remain a bit of an agnostic regarding unseen spiritual things. But I am certain that there is something beyond the human plane, and what I've learned about "Tower" experiences helped me through one of the most challenging ordeals I've ever experienced. I don't know what a Tower experience would be for anyone else. I didn't enjoy any part of what I went through. It hurt. It hurt other people I care about. It still hurts. Yet after all the pain, self-reflection, and choices I've made, I became a full time writer. I'm doing what I have wanted to do for almost forty years. Finally.
My book, Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History, will be published by Beacon Press on January 9, 2008. Further information: www.inheritingthetrade.com

December 2007

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Don Clarkson
Psychic Counselor
Personal Coach

1033 SW Yamhill #401A
Portland, Or 97205

503-295-9777
www.donclarkson.com
donclarkson@comcast.net

PSYCHIC PHLASHES is a biweekly Ezine that helps readers take charge of their lives through use of practical tools that break through blocks, allowing dreams to be lived.

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OVER 50 AND WONDERING WHAT NEXT?

We are all born with a great dream for our lives; in the second half of life it is time to resurrect this dream. Over 50 and wondering what next? In this interactive and informal workshop based on Angeles Arrien's book, The Second Half of Life, Opening the Eight Gates of Wisdom, you will have the opportunity to explore the freedom, the excitement and the joy of this time. You will be introduced to the task, the gift and the challenge of each gate and invited to examine how they apply to your life.

This workshop at New Renaissance Bookstore, Sat. January 26 from 7-8:30 p.m. is facilitated by Carol McKeag, a certified life coach who partners with clients, supporting them to live their authentic lives, facilitates wisdom circles base on The Second Half of Life, and offers workshops and seminars on intentional living. Register at www.newrenbooks.com .

WOMEN'S WISDOM CIRCLES

If you are 50 or over and wondering if this is all there is and wondering what you want and WHO you are the Women's Wisdom Circle may be perfect for you. The Circle is based on the Angeles Arrien book, The Second Half of Life, Opening the Eight Gates of Wisdom. In this Circle you will be invited to:

Embrace and claim the full essence of the woman you truly are,
Reclaim your untended talents and dormant dreams,
Learn how to make your life your message.

Groups will meet for ten sessions of two hours each with a maximum of eight participants. Circle to begin in late January in Seattle and in early February for Portland. If you are ready to fully step into living from your unique place of authenticity, this is the group for you to be in. For more information contact carol@carolmckeag.com.

Favorite Quote

"Those who abandoned their dreams will discourage yours."

Don Clarkson's
PSYCHIC PHLASHES

In This Issue:
New Class Offering...by popular demand
Create Your Own Think Tank...a tool you can use
Booster Shots....not just for whooping cough anymore!
Writers.....listen up!
Someone Must Be Blamed

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NEW (OLD) CLASS OFFERING

Was it the best thing I ever did? When I look back, I think it was at least the most interesting thing and the place I learned the most myself. What was it? What I used to call my Tarot class.
I'm going to offer it again and try to describe it in better terms, so stick with me here. This is NOT a class to teach you how to 'read the cards.' I know nothing about such things.
The class is really all about YOU, not the cards. The cards are simply tools to bring up topics for discussion so that you can decide what you believe about different topics, ideas, processes. For example, the Empress card is the 'how to' card in Tarot and is all about visualization and manifesting your dreams. That class will focus on a discussion around those ideas with some practical tools and practice in visualizing. You would leave the class with a new way to focus on your visions and make them happen in the real world.
The class covers the 22 major arcana Tarot cards. That's 22 weeks of discussion about subjects of substance in your life; 22 weeks of experiential learning; 22 weeks of gaining practical experience with new tools such as the grape cluster, cube, and magic square so you can go use them in your life.
The cost will be the same as it was 15 years ago: $15 per class paid in advance. The fee is payable even if you have to miss a class because the classes will all be recorded and either stored on my website for all to listen to, or copied onto a disc for your listening pleasure. In other words, you won't miss the class if you miss the class! The colored version of the cards and all the many handouts illustrating the concepts of that card will be emailed to you in advance of each class so you have a complete set of all information.
The class will be limited to 8-10 and meet at my home above Portland State University, Sunday nights at 6PM starting Jan 5.
If you're interested or want more information, email me ASAP.

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CREATE YOUR OWN THINK TANK
Tools you can use

Here's a simple tool I use on myself and with my coaching clients that you may find useful. I do this when I need to reevaluate some business program or life issue and need to brainstorm. Trust me. It works.
Let's say you have a question like, "How should I best market my new business?" Or, "What kind of a relationship do I really want?"
Lock yourself away in your office for an hour. No more...no less. Set a timer if you need to. Be in a place where no one will interrupt you. Turn off the phone and cell phone. Go to the bathroom before you lock yourself away, and bring a glass of water. In short...take care of the things that might intrude in your brainstorming session.
Write out the issue or question on the top of a legal pad.
Now think about it. See what ideas start to form.
You will probably notice that not much happens! Most psychologists know this problem. The first 20-30 minutes of a therapy session are usually not worth much. It's the second half of the hour that the real work is done. Why this is isn't clear, but I just imagine it takes about 20 minutes for the idea to sink down into the subconscious where the creative work is done on it, and then the ideas start bubbling back up to the surface consciousness.
I find that in the second half of the hour, I may write three or four pages of notes filled with incredible ideas that may take me weeks or even months to accomplish. The point is, the ideas DO come to the surface and if you write them down, you have captured them to be acted on later. You may also find that hours after the session new ideas come up, so run to the pad and write them down also.
If you find this helpful, I suggest you pencil in more brainstorming sessions in your calendar so that you do this at least monthly.

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BOOSTER SHOT

Remember those shots you took as a child that only lasted a few years and then you needed a booster shot? Well, the same metaphor holds true for readings and coaching.
The effect doesn't last a lifetime!
In the past month, and within days of each other, four past coaching clients called to resume coaching. The point in each case was that the coaching had worked before and moved them forward, and now they were looking at new opportunities or challenges and wanted to move onward and upward in these new arenas.
If you have been a coaching client and want to resume the process, I do not charge for a whole new intake fee, but simply do a one-session update on your situation with new coaching forms and focus points. We can jump back into action quickly and cheaply in other words!
If you're new to the coaching process, I'm accepting limited new coaching clients depending on what their goals are. Call me to discuss your needs: 503-295-9777

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WRITERS....LISTEN UP!

Take note of the article in the right hand column under Networking.
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SOMEONE MUST BE AT FAULT!
Real Estate News

Whom can we blame for the current real estate slowdown in Portland? As you know, I've been juggling my careers as a real estate broker and psychic for 30 years or more so I've seen more than one downturn in the market. Our market has been so overblown for so long that now when it goes back to a normal state, we all think of it as a downturn.
I've recently read more than one article attributing the slow market to the media, and in some ways I agree. All the forces that go into making a good market are still in place in Portland: We have lots of people moving here (thanks in no small part to five...FIVE...articles about us last week in the New York Times!); interest rates are still historically low; the economy is not only good but great here. The difference is the psychological fear that we get from the media, which describes the disastrous market elsewhere. Rumors are rampant. I heard one client say they heard there was not a single sale put in escrow in Portland last month! Actually, from the multiple listing figures, there were over 1800 sales! Where do these rumors get started??
The good thing about the slowdown is that prices have finally stabilized in the area so it's a good time to look for property, especially through the end of the year which is traditionally a slow time for sales. And if you want a condo, they are even better bargains because we overbuilt and there are lots to choose from.
Call me. 503-295-9777.

Nov 07

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Don Clarkson
Psychic Counselor
Personal Coach

1033 SW Yamhill #401A
Portland, Or 97205

503-295-9777
www.donclarkson.com
donclarkson@comcast.net

PSYCHIC PHLASHES is a biweekly Ezine that helps readers take charge of their lives through use of practical tools that break through blocks, allowing dreams to be lived.

What happens in a psychic reading? Click here.

What is coaching all about? Click here.

Schedule

In office and phone readings by appointment.

Networking

ATTENTION ALL WRITERS!

I think most writers would agree with my experience in writing a book. The writing is the easy part. The hard part...frustrating part...daunting part...is getting an agent or publisher to even notice you! And again from personal experience, many of us simply give up and take our marbles and go home. We all end up reinventing this same wheel. We start from scratch learning how to publish. What a waste of time.
There is a solution.
One of my all-time favorite clients is Anne Loehr in Washington DC. She has developed a successful coaching practice and written and published a book in record time, so she is developing a coaching niche helping other writers through this complex process. Click on the link below and read about her program on her website. If you tell her you're one of my very special clients, she'll give you a 15% discount on the whole coaching program. (You could spend that money having a reading with me....)

http://www.anneloehr.com/howtogetyourbookpublished

And the first person who suggests I take my own good advice and hire her to help me publish my own book, will get a Voodoo hex placed on their head!

Favorite Quote

"Strange is our situation here on Earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that man is here for the sake of other men--above all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends."
Albert Einstein

Don Clarkson's
PSYCHIC PHLASHES

In This Issue:
Are We Kidding Ourselves?
The Newsletter is Dead....
Yet Another Tale from The Reluctant Psychic Book

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ARE WE KIDDING OURSELVES?

While I have made a career out the metaphysical realm, any reader of this newsletter knows I'm never far from the real world...the realm of the physical. The two are so interconnected that we cannot separate them, try as we all will.
I'm reminded of the first class I took in the Tarot back in 1979 and the odd lesson it taught. "First the body, then the mind, then the spirit." Every few years I relearn that lesson but in a new and exciting way.
In the past few weeks, I've had numerous clients come with physical complaints, hoping
for some rarified metaphysical explanation. "The Gods are angry with you;" "The Tooth Fairy
is pissed off;" "You're not overweight...you have entities attached to your midsection!"

This problem became too clear last week when a long-term client came for yet another reading on the same problem. She was hoping for yet another metaphysical answer to her problems and I had frankly run out of them. We had discussed her physical problems for months and I had made suggestions for help, but nothing seemed to work. Instead of doing another reading, I pressed with more questions on what she was eating. In each of my readings, my pictures suggested the problem was with something she was putting in her mouth. What does she eat I continued to question. In frustration, I finally worded it slightly differently. "What do you put in your mouth? What do you ingest that isn't food?"
AHA! I could see I hit pay dirt with that question because she blushed and became flustered. I pressed. She finally admitted she used a little pot and ...blush blush...a little cocaine. Upon more pressing, she admitted that she frankly used them both a lot! Bingo. We had our answer.

This is an extreme case. This woman did not want to hear the answer to her question because she has an addiction problem. She hoped some metaphysical voodoo would fix her problem and remove the addiction. It won't!
But are lots of us doing the same kind of thing if in a less obvious way? I laugh at myself. Years ago I often ate a Big Mac, side of fries and strawberry shake at McDonald's. But through my metaphysical work and becoming an enlightened person aware of the dangers of fast food, I changed my evil ways. Now I ordered a fish sandwich, side of fries, and strawberry shake. Only later did I read that the fish sandwich had many worse things in it than the Big Mac! And of course the real culprit was the fries and shake! So much for enlightenment. I was kidding myself because I wanted to believe in fries and shakes! I wanted to ascend into the realm of the masters AND be able to eat all the sugar I can consume. But as the tarot says, first I must gain control of my body before I can possibly hope to control my mind or spirit.
You might want to examine your life for these suspect issues. Are you kidding yourself or outright lying to yourself? If there is a pleasure of the flesh involved, I suggest you be very suspicious of yourself and try to get very honest. What are you REALLY putting in your mouth? Are you really doing what you want with your body? Are you truly gaining control over the body so you can move to the mind and spirit?
Be honest now.....

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THE NEWSLETTER IS DEAD...LONG LIVE THE NEWSLETTER!

My print newsletter is dead. It actually died almost a year ago, so if you're going to the mailbox pining for it...give up! I could give a thousand reason$ why it died, but suffice it to say it took four full days of my time and after 15 or so years, I'm pooped!
Instead of a print newsletter, you WILL be satisfied with this, my Psychic Phlashes. And for those who complain, as I do, that they want to take it to bed for reading, all you need do is hit PRINT at the top of this page and you can take me to bed with you and read.
Since you are getting Psychic Phlashes, you need do nothing when you soon get a post card announcing this change. But if you know someone who is not on this email list, encourage them to join now to get Psychic Phlashes. And to further entice them, I will give away a free email reading to every tenth NEW subscriber. All they need do is go to www.donclarkson.com and click on SUBSCRIBE. Or they can call the office and leave their email address: 503-295-9777. Or YOU could call the office right now and schedule your next reading!

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Yet Another Chapter from
THE RELUCTANT PSYCHIC

Skip came for a psychic reading because his mother told him to.

Not a great way to begin a reading, in my opinion! Skip was young, small, cute, and very delicate and compliant. In short, I assumed he was gay, following the current false notions about gay men. He really didn't know why he was there or what he could hope to gain. He was there because his mother said it would be good for him. Ironically, she was probably correct....

I began the session by asking Skip if he had certain areas of his life he was troubled by or wanted to focus on. In his complacent way, he said there were no such areas and I should just do a general psychic reading and see what I saw for his future. I explained to him that I felt past and present were more important and would probably focus on them and not dwell on predicting his future.

I went into my mental 'Workshop' and placed him in a chair in front of me and watched one of the most violent scenes I've ever seen in the Workshop. His mother came in almost immediately and began screaming and hitting him. I opened my eyes and looked at this sweet young man and didn't have the nerve to drop this bomb in his lap! I began by asking him what his relationship was like with his mother.

"Wonderful! We're best of friends. I see her often and we have always gotten along great."

I went back to the Workshop and watched again as she yelled and abused him. It was so startling that I decided to force a shift in scenes and come back to this intense issue later.

I called his wife into the Workshop and watched as she reluctantly entered from the back of the room and stood glaring at me and at him. There was tremendous coldness from her to Skip and from him to her. Not surprising I figured, since I was certain that he was gay.

I opened my eyes and described to Skip what I saw and how I felt about their marriage. I couldn't have been more wrong! They had been married within the year, had a loving relationship, and displayed warmth and caring toward each other easily.

Feeling anxious and flustered, I rushed back to the Workshop and changed subjects once again in hopes of 'tuning in' to Skip better. This time I watched him in his job which he seemed to hate. He was sullen and bitter, wasting his time in an office when he had other plans going unfulfilled. Now I had something really concrete to work on and told Skip what I saw. For the third time, I was completely wrong. He loved his job and had a great future in his work.

Wait a minute, I thought. I can be wrong, but not this wrong this often in one short reading. Something is wrong, but I don't think it's with my Workshop. With this attitude, I went back to the Workshop and demanded to know what was going on and why I was making a fool of myself. The answer was swift and sure:
DECEPTION
was the word which came on the Workshop screen. I was being deceived by this charming boyish man with his sweet blue eyes and golden hair. Don't Believe Him!

Trusting more in the Workshop images than in this young man, I opened my eyes and confronted him.

"I'm sorry, but I'm going to stick with the Workshop images. I think you're very angry with your mother, and with good cause; you hate your job and have another better type of work in mind; and I think your marriage is a sham. I think you are gay."

Not a recommended procedure in any counseling course I've ever heard of! Sweet little Skip finally woke up, turned bright red, and really let me have it...but on the least important of all the issues.

"I am NOT gay! I have been plagued by that for years and I'm sick of being accused of something I'm not. In fact, it has cost me the real job I have always wanted."

The dam had burst and he was finally getting real and honest. For several minutes he explained that what he wanted to do for a career was to work in the fashion industry and would especially like to work at Nordstrom's. He once had a job in fashion, but everyone thought he was gay and would not promote him above the lowest levels. He was feeling the prejudices most gay men feel, yet he claimed he wasn't gay. Since I too thought he was gay, and since he had been very dishonest so far in the reading, I asked more questions to make him prove he wasn't gay. When he finally described an affair he was having with a woman, and what he liked to do sexually, I said "uncle" and agreed that he was definitely straight!

Now we could begin to do some real work. With his anger still apparent over the gay issue, I reminded him of what I had said earlier about his work. Was I not correct now in saying he hated his work and had another dream? Could he finally get honest about his feelings?

Much to my surprise, it all came clear to him. He could agree with my Workshop image and he could agree that he had been so closed off that he wasn't even aware that he was being dishonest with me and with himself. It seemed a genuine revelation.

Feeling like I was on a roll, I changed the subject to his marriage. I reminded him of the image I had of his relationship with his wife and said I wanted him to get in touch with his feelings about her...especially in light of the information he had offered that he was having an affair! And again, his walls came down and he began to cry as he explained that the marriage had been a horrible mistake from the beginning, something he went along with because he is always compliant with the women in his life.

This was the opening I had been looking for. I wanted all along to concentrate on his relationship with his mother, and I took this chance to suggest to him that perhaps he was not being honest with his feelings about her. I reminded him that every time I watched him with his mother in the Workshop, she physically abused him. Did she in real life?

To my relief, the roll we were on continued. This darling little mamma's boy finally let it all out and told what he really thought of Mother.

Yes, she often hit him as a child. She usually used a wooden hair brush and hit him on the head. But there was the time that she used a pop bottle, broke it off, and cut his forehead. There was the time she pushed him down the basement stairs. There were in fact lots of times when loving Mother was violent, abusive, and evil.

My fear at this point was that all those years of denial and hate were going to come out in my office! This little boy-man had the power of a lion and was about to let it all out. To calm him down, I worked to bring the information back to a more intellectual level and remind him that all three issues were denied at first and that he had some real work to do in learning to be honest with himself and his feelings. As he regained his calm, he could agree that this would be his first job, and a close second would be to deal with his marriage and start looking for his true career.

This all sounded wonderful to us both, but I was realistic enough to know someone with that much denial would probably fall back into it without more professional help. I suggested, and he vaguely agreed, he needed to find a good counselor and work on these issues until he knew he was past them. Having a psychic reading open up some very painful wounds was not the same as having professional help healing those wounds.

He left a different man than when he came and promised he would come again in a few months to have another reading when he had his life more under control. He never did. I often wonder if he went back to his denial or was this a true breakthrough which could change his life?

Oct 07

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Help us reach more people. Please pass this issue along to a friend. Tip: Use the "forward" or "redirect" feature of your email program.

Don Clarkson
Psychic Counselor
Personal Coach

1033 SW Yamhill #401A
Portland, Or 97205

503-295-9777
www.donclarkson.com
donclarkson@comcast.net

PSYCHIC PHLASHES is a biweekly Ezine that helps readers take charge of their lives through use of practical tools that break through blocks, allowing dreams to be lived.

What happens in a psychic reading? Click here.

What is coaching all about? Click here.

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In This Issue:
How To Win The Lottery
Linoleum Lady
Book Report
Holliday Special
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HOW TO WIN THE LOTTERY

A friend recently asked my opinion on his use of metaphysics to predict lottery numbers. He is not the first to ask! His system is to ask his subconscious to give him the weekly numbers. He gets two sets just for safe measure. Then he records them in columns in his ongoing record. He does not buy a ticket. He is keeping score to see if there is a pattern that will reveal what numbers to actually use. Cheapskate!

So, I ask. How often has he 'won' the lottery? How many correct numbers did he get? How close is he? The report is fairly dismal. Only occasionally does he get a couple right numbers.

What's wrong with this picture from a metaphysical or psychic standpoint?

Two problems leap to mind, and they are both the same basic issue. He primarily does not trust the information coming from his subconscious, or "Lowself" as we call it in Huna...that childlike part that is our subconscious. The child knows he doesn't trust the information because he asks for two sets of numbers 'just in case.' He also doesn't actually buy a ticket, since he doesn't really believe it will work. He doesn't want to lose a whole dollar. The subconscious knows all this....it's listening to all this. The poor guy is willing to work for weeks on end recording all this information and wondering why it isn't working, when all along he didn't expect it to work!

A better way would be to go to Lowself and simply ask that next week's numbers be revealed. Take those numbers to the store and buy a ticket! What a reassuring action that is to the little kid. If he doesn't win the lottery that week, go back to the child and ask why the numbers weren't correct and ask that next week's be revealed. Each time a ticket is purchased, he reinforces the child's confidence until one day the numbers will be right.

Now that you know how to do it, let's all agree to go buy a ticket and the first one who wins will give one helluva party for all the rest of us!

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LINOLEUM LADY

In the last issue of Psychic Phlashes, I listed the chapters in my book and asked for your suggestions of the story you would most like to see here. Much to my surprise, several asked for the following curious story from my collection of case studies:

About two years after I first began to develop my psychic abilities, I met Diana Stone, an
astrologer and someone who believed in my powers more than I did. She was teaching a
class about Huna, the ancient Hawaiian mysticism. I enjoyed learning about Huna, but the most surprising thing about the class was that several times during it Diana turned to the other students and said, "According to Don's astrological chart, he is an amazing
psychic."

"I know I can go into my mental Workshop and watch movies about people," I admitted.
I also know I could do what is called 'distance viewing,' when I place myself in another
mental location and describe the scene in detail. But I still found myself resisting the
whole thing. So when Diana talked about my psychic abilities in the Huna workshop,
everyone got excited but me.

"Don is psychic. He just doesn't want to admit it," Diana would say. "I think we should
all encourage him to use it."
The workshop took place over several weeks. During one session, after once again
hearing about my so-called psychic abilities, one of the participants, a woman named
Barbara, had had enough."If you can do things like distance viewing," she demanded, "why don't you? Why don't you do it now?"

The other students joined in."Yeh...show us," they urged. "We want proof."

I tried to get out of it. I didn't want to be tested, especially not in public, but after several
minutes of their prodding, I gave in and agreed to try a reading. Barbara suggested I go
into my Workshop. She would think of someone she knew. My job was to
describe the person and tell what I saw happening in her life.

Someone dimmed the lights for a bit of drama. The room became quiet. I relaxed in my chair, then went inside my mental Workshop and waited. Slowly an image of a woman began to appear. She was overly dressed and wearing lots of jewelry. Her blue-white hair was very 'done.'
When I told the group what I was seeing, Barbara said this was a very accurate
description of the person she was thinking of. I went on for some time with this
description, to the amazement of the group, when the image suddenly changed to one of
the silliest pictures I've ever seen in the Workshop.

This elegant woman I'd been seeing suddenly began to float just off the floor, while
wrapped in a roll of dingy, gray linoleum! It was as if she were hung by her neck in a roll
of 1940's linoleum. She was trying to wiggle out, but her arms were trapped at her side.
She was helpless.
There was no way I was going to tell the group what I was seeing. It was too ridiculous and made no sense! Besides, what could it have to do with Barbara's friend, or with proving myself psychic? I sat silent and red-faced in front of the group. But the image remained.
And the group began chiding me, demanding more.

"Come on! You're holding back! Tell us what you see," they demanded. So, reluctantly, I told them about the woman hanging in space, trapped in linoleum. What
could it mean? For a long time after I finished, Barbara just sat, shaking her head.
Finally she spoke.
"That woman you described....she's a very close friend of mine...very elegant,
pretentious. All her married life she's felt...well...this is so amazing...she's always felt
demeaned by the fact that her husband is a ...linoleum layer!"
We all sat back, shocked, while Barbara continued.
"For years my friend has felt as if she were married to someone she considered much less
her equal. Time and again she's told me how she felt she deserved better...like she felt she was trapped by rolls of linoleum!"

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BOOK REPORT

Several people have emailed to ask whatever happened to my book, The Reluctant Psychic. There's good news and bad news. (Why this Virgo is so open about this is beyond me. I'm supposed to be a very private person!)
The good news:
I 'pitched' the book to five agents at the Willamette Writers Conference two weeks ago. I hoped to get at least two agents interested enough to ask me to send it to them, and instead, all five asked for it! Very stressful situation pitching it but it paid off handsomely!
The bad news:
Now that they are reading it, two have responded saying they loved the stories but they aren't interested in publishing it. Discouraged but still hopeful, I press on! What do they know, anyway???

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August 2007

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donclarkson@comcast.net

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In This Issue:
Is it Psychic...or is it Memorex?
A Teaser....the Book's Table of Contents
Need a Part Time Office?
Won't You Be My Neighbor?

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IS IT PSYCHIC...OR IS IT MEMOREX?

Some time ago the young man who parks my car when I drive to work said, "I'm psychic too!" (And yes...there is still one place in the city where young nicely uniformed young men rush to the car saying "Good morning, Mr. Clarkson. How long will you be today?" If only they sold gas for the 25cents they used to. But I digress.)
"Oh really. How so?" I asked.
"I have a vision of a huge wave sweeping over all the buildings in Portland."
"Well," I replied. "There are medications that can help with that!"

I hear this kind of thing all the time. Many people like to think they are psychic, and some even ask me to evaluate their "psychic" experiences. So, I've come up with something of a test that I run on them and myself to determine if an experience is really psychic or not. This is not foolproof!

Years ago while riding my motorcycle, a car I was about to pass suddenly pulled into my lane and almost ran me over. After I did some non-verbal communication with the driver, I had the feeling that I had known all along that he was going to do that. It felt familiar. Thank God I am psychic, I thought, so that I knew it beforehand.
But then I started being aware while on the bike and realized that I always had the fear that someone would pull into my lane when I passed. That's only reasonable ...and healthy...to fear. I expect it from every car.
The same was true in my car. I began to realize that when I get into the car, I "tune into" a whole set of pictures, fears, memories about cars. These memories are now still in the subconscious, but much closer to the surface. On those rare occasions when something goes wrong with the car, I always have the sense that "I knew that was going to happen." In reality, I don't think I did "know" it so much as tap into a fear that's always just below the surface when I get into a car. The same holds true for any other type of experience, like flying, riding in boats, etc. There is a memory bank of images and fears, mine and the cultures, that are just below the surface.
This isn't "psychic" at all in my opinion, but just tapping into memory fears.

On the other hand. Several years ago I reached for the door handle of my car as I was about to drive the hour trip into Portland. As I touched the handle, I had a vivid and overwhelming sense that I was going to have car trouble. I had a picture of me in the car and the tow truck coming to haul me into town. It was so vivid and real that I sat in the car for 30 seconds and spoke out loud. "The car will breakdown and be towed in." Fifteen miles down the road, the car sputtered to a stop just at the one exit for miles around, and I coasted into a service station where I called AAA and was towed in to the city.

I believe this experience truly was psychic, but how does it differ from the other type of experience? First, it was vivid. The picture was not like anything in my memory, and it was absolutely clear, just like the pictures I get when I do readings for clients. Also, it had an overwhelming quality to it. I had the distinct sense that something outside of me was communicating to me, which has a different feel than my own subconscious showing me one of its fears. And finally, it vividly happened BEFORE the experience. The other type of experience is usually a sense or feeling AFTER an experience.

I think we all have these different types of experiences and we need to learn to discern the differences between them. How to do that? The primary way is by being honest, oddly enough. If we are absolutely ruthless in honestly reporting our feelings and then the outcome, we begin to keep score and know when something is just our fear as compared to something truly psychic trying to communicate with us. We have to keep a record, either literally on paper or at least in our mind, that begins to recognize the different kinds of experience.
And it does make a difference! Trying to impress people and scare them by saying you predict a thousand foot wall of water washing over Portland is not helpful. It's stupid. But being able to predict that you have a serious illness, or shouldn't get on that plane, or someone dear to you is in harms way...that is important and valuable! It's worth the time and honesty to keep score so you recognize psychic versus Memorex.

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A TEASER

In early August I will "pitch" my book, The Reluctant Psychic, to five publishers at Willamette Writers Conference. Wish me luck; say a prayer; dance a jig; do whatever you do to make things happen!
Just to tease you, I'll include the detailed Table of Contents. And if enough people beg really, really hard, next Psychic Phlash I just might include the most demanded chapter.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

The First is Often the Best
In this, my first and unintentional reading, I tell a woman something she doesn't want to hear, that her husband is having an affair.
I'm pulled kicking and screaming into the psychic world.

Linoleum Lady
A hostile challenger tries to embarrass me publicly and gets egg on her face.
I learn a huge lesson...to trust my images even if they seem ridiculous, such as a woman trapped in linoleum!

Making a Fool of Myself
My worst nightmare comes true in front of a group. Sabotaged!
Even with outsiders trying to trip me up, I learn strength and courage.

"I See You on an Island in the South Pacific."
"You must be from the moon," she replied.
My favorite reading with nothing but happy endings.

Accidents Do Happen
Where I "accidentally" describe an accident that hadn't happened...until the next day!
The beginning of a major change in the readings: predicting the future.

Degenerative Bone Disease
The sweetest most accepting client ever.
I do my first "medical intuitive" reading...the first of hundreds.

The Ring
Death. Curses. Blood. Deformed babies. My most powerful reading.
I prove to myself that evil does exist.

Ups and Downs of the Dow Jones Average
I accurately predict the stock market, even the big crash.
Why didn't I make a dime from the process?

Incest: The Wrong...and Right...of it.
The most morally repugnant image changes the client's life.
I suffer a moral tsunami in my belief system.

Divorce or Abortion---Take Your Pick
The client gets confirmation of her worst fears.
She ends up comforting the weeping psychic!

Don't Lie to a Psychic
A young man has a reading for all the wrong reasons...and doesn't learn a thing.
I can see past client's lies and misstatements.

Spooks!
The death of a lover traumatizes a client.
His ghost traumatizes me!

Grandma's Buried in the Bay
A woman is so fearful of water she can't sit by a swimming pool. We discover why!
The power of the subconscious to hold on forever is revealed.

Writers, Writers...Everywhere Writers
Am I "over diagnosing" clients becoming writers?
The proof is in the row of books on my shelf with me in the Acknowledgements!

"And Now....Here's OPRAH!"
How Oprah turns a woman's sweet little dream into a huge national operation.
Even I am surprised at my own prediction.

A Scientific Peek Into a Psychic's Brain
A neuroscientist is startled while watching my brain wave activity.
I am none the wiser! What can I do with this information?

The Picture's Worth a Thousand Words
"I see you sitting under a tree reading to a group of black haired children."
Two years later she brings me the actual picture printed on thousands of fans!

Last Week I Couldn't Spell "Medacol Intooative" and Now I Are One
Hundreds of clients come for other reasons but must confront they own health issues.
I learn to "hang in there" with the priority issue often against the clients' wishes.

"I Hate This Reading! I Will Not Become a Nurse!"
So instead she becomes a doctor!
I realize some clients take the reading as Gospel.

Who Wants to Hear About This Stuff?
In one week I speak before Catholic Women, Big Foot Society, and the Elks Club.
Talk about diversity! I learn to go with the flow.

Pregnant? Who? How?
The client is red-faced after accusing her daughters.
I learn the vision is nearly always right, but my interpretation may be wrong.

The Sweetest Little Visualization Becomes Real Overnight
She meets the love of her life...but not the husband for her life.
I am once again reminded how literal the subconscious can be.

Falling On Deaf Ears
A certain type of client knows the vision's validity yet refuse to act on it.
I reluctantly accept "non-attachment" with clients and my visions.

Sorry, but This Reading is Over!
There are people I can't, or won't, read.
I find graceful ways to exit stage left!

What's the Glass Pyramid at The Louver Got to do With Anything?
This client does this to me all the time.
I'm right...but so what? What does it all mean? I still don't get it!

"You Not Only Named my Issues....But Named Them in Order."
A client even more skeptical than I am becomes a true believer.
I'm allowed to follow this man's life through many years.

What Has the Tarot Got to do With Readings?
Clients love drawing cards even more than I do.
I incorporate my life-long study of the Tarot and Kabala into the readings.

Predicting Meteor Strikes is Easier Than Predicting Relationships
The most commonly asked question of them all.
My most reluctant predictions

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The unit has a view of the north city and Mt. St. Helens. It has a covered porch on the north plus it's the only unit with a private deck off the back master bedroom. Both are good sized for entertaining, not the little 'yawning porches' the new condos have. There is also a spectacular view of the entire city from the common deck which has tables, plantings, and a sexy hot tub.
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July 2007

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Don Clarkson
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1033 SW Yamhill #401A
Portland, Or 97205

503-295-9777
www.donclarkson.com
donclarkson@comcast.net

PSYCHIC PHLASHES is a biweekly Ezine that helps readers take charge of their lives through use of practical tools that break through blocks, allowing dreams to be lived.

What happens in a psychic reading? Click here.

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"Accepting your body in the present moment isn't about not having fitness goals. It's about loving who you are and how you look right now, no matter what changes you might make in the future. it's about knowing that making changes in your body is a worthwhile hobby, but it isn't going to make you more desirable or loveable." The Velvet Rage, Downs

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In This Issue:
Pop Quiz
Tale from the Other Side
Real Estate Misconception
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True/False Test
(Neatness counts)

The big issues in life are the hard ones. Once they are decided, the little choices that support the issues are easy.
True or false?

I certainly thought those statements were true. I thought it was difficult to juggle all the options, do the pros and cons, and finally make that big decision. Once the hard part was done, the little daily choices I had to make to support my big decision would be the easy part.
Wrong!
Flunked that test.

>From my own personal experience and from watching dozens of my coaching clients, I'm now ready to admit that whole line of thinking may be wrong.

First, some thoughts on making those big choices. Should I quit my job; marry that person; start that health program; write that book? While we may indeed agonize over making these major decisions, in the end we really knew the answer all along. Sure there are consequences to be considered, effects on other people, costs to be analyzed. But in the end when we made the choice, we really knew what we wanted to do on a deep subconscious level so the decision wasn't really that difficult.
Once that is done, it would seem easy to simply get up each morning and do what needs to be done to support that decision. Write the chapter; look for a job; plan the wedding; get on the stairmaster. But here's the rub. These often turn out to be the hard part. I don't WANT to go to the gym. I'll work on the book tomorrow. It's too hot/cold to do that today. I think I'm getting a cold. It's too close to the holidays to do this....

I have watched dozens of coaching clients face this wall. They come for coaching and they think it's going to take several weeks or months to arrive at the choice of what they really want. Most are surprised to find that they make that major decision in the first 3 or 4 sessions. They think they're over the hard part and can coast. And perhaps that's a major part of the problem. They think they did the hard part and can relax and just coast. It's the second month of coaching where we typically run into trouble. "You mean you didn't do those simple things we talked about last week," I hear myself asking? Up come the long list of excuses and explanations.

It's difficult to actually DO the work. It takes time, commitment, energy, enthusiasm. It's more fun to work on making the decision than actually plodding along each day pushing forward. So let me make some suggestions that may help you stay on course through the actual 'doing' process.

1. Have a vivid vision. I know I harp on this, but it really does help. See the end result in picture form. And make it a near-term vision. If the goal is to be a brain surgeon, have a vision of getting into med school first. Maybe even have a picture from a magazine taped to your computer to keep the vision fresh.
2. Use your friends. And I mean 'use' in the nicest possible way, as in 'utilize.' Ask them for help and they'll love you even more and be honored to help. Enlist the neighbor to go walking with you. Get a workout partner to kick butt at the gym. Ask your partner not to serve pasta salad but a vegetable salad. Ask a literate friend to critique your book.
3. Reward yourself. Give yourself little treats along the way. Getting a Gold Star from Mrs. Pine in the fourth grade puffed me up and made me work hard for weeks! Now I want a week in Palm Springs, which shows that my subconscious has at least developed better taste, but he does still want that reward! Have the reward planned out before hand so that you and your subconscious know what the payoff will be when each step is accomplished.

Do whatever it takes to keep yourself on track DOING the things that will support that greater vision. If you do, you'll find yourself surprised at how quickly the vision comes into reality. I reprint a story below by way of illustration.

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LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!
Diane came to me in October of '98 for a psychic reading as a gift from a friend. "Won't this be fun and exciting! Something new and exotic for a birthday gift!" Innocent lamb. She also nearly insisted on having her friend present, which I typically don't allow, and I'm glad I didn't since she was holding a deep secret. She was living the perfect life. She is beautiful and personable; she is married to the perfect man who provides for the family very well; they lived in the perfect Beaverton home with their two wonderful children. Life was full and complete. Who could want for anything more? This is the heart's desire dream of millions of people. And Diane didn't really want for anything more until I began the psychic reading by saying I saw her in studio lights, in front of a camera, being an actress.

Thud! What? She sat there looking dumbstruck and my heart raced. I was either completely right or totally wrong. But when I saw tears begin to break over the surface, I knew I was right. Clients don't cry because I'm wrong!

"How could you know that? I have told no one, not even my husband. Since I was a small child, it has been my secret desire." Innocent lamb no longer. Her heart's desire had been spoken and revealed, and that is the first step in the process for anyone. Pandora's box. It cannot be put back inside even if she wished it. In January of '99 I got another call from Diane and she wanted to talk about the coaching process. She was feeling what many, even most, psychic clients feel. Frustrated. I was feeling frustrated. The psychic process is often very good at revealing the inner most secret desires, but it does little toward helping people realize those desires. It's one thing to acknowledge the dream of being an actress, but... like... what do you DO? What is the next step? It's a daunting task with no roadmap.

Diane and I began the Coaching process and she decided where she wanted to focus her time and energy. We began with Metaphysics 101 and she came, with her husband, to my visualization workshop where she developed the picture of herself as an actress. Then in the Coaching process we began to break it down into manageable, weekly bite size chunks. She told her husband. She even got the nerve to play the tape for her mother, who she thought would be very negative about acting. She told some close friends. She came out of the acting closet and discovered that... well... nothing happened!

Her husband was very supportive. Her friends thought it wonderful. Her mother listened quietly! In the reading I had predicted that her husband would leave his local job and start his own company with a friend in California. Within days they were in discussions. Within weeks he quit his job. They put the house on the market. They sold it. They bought a home in Southern California so she could be in the thick of the acting market. By summer they were there! Now in January of 2000 Diane has had her portfolio shots taken, has sent them to dozens of agencies. She is working with a director who is becoming her mentor and wants to put her in one of his productions. She is talking to and working with actors and others in the medium. She's taking an acting class. She doesn't know it till she reads this, but she is about to get her first paid acting job. And all within a year.

So what did she do right that made this all happen? 1. She spoke her heart's desire aloud. "In the beginning was the Word." This is not just a biblical or Christian quote. It is an ancient maxim. We cannot have something unless we are able to speak it: define it, describe it, see it in our mind. Nothing comes to us that we don't first perceive. 2. She visualized what she wanted as the end product, which gave her subconscious a template or pattern to follow in all its decision making. 3. She got help from an objective outsider not connected with the outcome. Her coach. 4. She broke down the large, perhaps overwhelming vision, into small manageable actions which magically led to the end picture. 5. She maintains excellent physical health. She goes to an extreme yoga class several times per week. She takes care of her diet diligently. She has the physical energy and emotional stamina to work on her dream, raise two children, and run a household. 6. Most importantly, she got on very good terms with her inner world... her subconscious... her 'inner child' if you will. They are on good speaking terms. She is raising this inner child as lovingly as she raises her other two children. There are no surprises now and she is in conscious control of her life.

And what's next? Acting! First we all get to see her on the screen, and then we will all visualize watching the Academy Awards where we see the willowy longhaired blond with the doe eyes accept her award. Stay tuned... P.S. Minutes after I wrote this, Diane called to say an agent had just called and wants to represent her career! Stay closely tuned...

"If we all did the things we are
capable of doing, we would
literally astound ourselves."

-Thomas Edison

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REAL ESTATE MISCONCEPTION #2

There Are No Good Deals Left

Oh yes there are. There are always 'deals' in the real estate market and here are a few ways you can find...or make them.

1. Create your own good deal. I don't recommend this often because it tends to drive your broker wild, but try making a 'lowball' offer. I remember years ago a client asking me to write an offer $40,000 below the listed price. "Please don't make me do this," I begged. But as a broker, I have to write any offer you wish. So I did, and when I presented it to the sellers I was stunned that they took it. Turns out they had a huge fight the night before and decided to divorce. "I'll give the damn house away," the husband yelled. They both signed the contract and even though I think they regretted it when they cooled off, the deed was done and the buyer got a terrific deal. Point is...no one, even the listing broker, really knows the hour by hour situation of a seller.

2. Foreclosure. But with a twist. Yes, you can get on lots of foreclosure lists and sometimes actually find one, but it's rare. If you go to your local First National Bank and hope to find a 'steal,' you can forget it. First National Bank has one or more floors of their high rise building filled with real estate attorneys, appraisers, brokers, etc. They know exactly what that house is worth and they intend to get every last dime.
But here's my personal little secret that has worked several times for me. Go to finance companies. They typically loan money for motorcycles, stereos, etc. but occasionally they loan money and take a second on real estate. And occasionally those borrowers get into trouble and the finance company has to foreclose on them. The good news for you is...they don't have a clue what to do with the property now! Like a dog chasing a car...what in the hell do you do if you catch one? If you can be there at that moment, you can 'take this problem off your hands.' I have purchased several houses on contract with nothing down and no payments for several months because I'm going to have to rehab the property. I ask for a 5 year balloon payment but I usually am done rehabbing it within a couple months and have it sold in a couple more when I pay off the contract and bank the profit.

3. Develop a relationship with your broker. If you really communicate your needs to the broker and are willing to wait for the right time...and if you keep in touch with the broker to keep your needs in the forefront....when that 'deal' comes along you are in line to get it

Phone: 503-295-9777
www.donclarksonbroker.com

June 2007

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He is certified in Applied Kinesiology with an emphasis on nutritional and herbal medicine and energy medicine. Dr Owen is a teacher, a writer and a student of the healing arts. Through a detailed medical history and interview and the skilled use of Autonomic Response Testing with additional testing as the case requires, a useful and relevant diagnosis is sought.

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Favorite Quote

"You are never dedicated to something you have complete confidence in....
When people are fanatically dedicated to political or religious faiths or any other kind of dogmas or goals, it's always because these dogmas or goals are in doubt."
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Don Clarkson's
PSYCHIC PHLASHES

In This Issue:
ANNOUNCING: THE RELUCTANT PSYCHIC
READER FORUM: "GETTING INTO IT WITH THE PSYCHIC"
TESTIMONIAL
CAUTION: VIRGINS IN HEAVEN!
A WEBSITE IS BORN
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ANNOUNCEMENT! ANNOUNCEMENT!

I'm doing this publicly so I can't back out!
After years of poking around at writing a book about my psychic experiences and after several people brow beating me, including editor Nancy Woods, I finally said "YES...I'll do this if you help." So Nancy is coaching/editing/buttkicking me into the project and I'm actually enjoying it. We will be presenting the book in August at the Willamette Writers Conference and pitching it to five potential publishers.
The title will be THE RELUCTANT PSYCHIC and it will include stories I've collected over the years along with a narrative of my development from that of total skeptic to whatever I am now, which is somewhere between that and true believer.
What I need from you:
1. You visualizing me getting a publisher to accept it.
2. Your stories. I have about 20 stories written from the past 25 years, but you clients have many more stories about readings I have done for you that I may have either forgotten about or didn't really know in the first place. People often leave my office and never report back about the impact of a reading, so there may be many interesting and exciting stories I don't know about. Please let me know so I can decide if the story belongs in the book.

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GETTING INTO IT WITH THE PSYCHIC

(Following is a response...one of many I dare say...about my last Psychic Phlashes wherein I may have suggested I didn't believe in the afterlife. Here is an interesting response.)

Not to try and "get into this" with you, in the least, but (as one with a Virgo nadir) I'd love to refer you to a fascinating book by Dr. Gary Schwartz entitled "The Afterlife Experiments". Dr. Schwartz (at the University of Arizona) was given a nice chunk of change by the NIH to construct and run innumerable double, triple--even quadruple-blind studies in an effort to either prove or disprove the existence of "life after life". The results are quite astonishing, even to Dr. Schwartz, who describes himself as "a devout agnostic". He claims to have literally no investment in the outcome of these experiments...but the conclusions leave little room for denial of life after life, even among the most hardened skeptics and especially true scientists. A dear friend of mine who is himself literally a rocket scientist--an accomplished physicist--and also chief scientist for the EEG Institute--himself not overly invested in any particular outcome--stated that no one in the realm of science can deny the scientific rigor with which Dr. Schwartz applied himself in this work. I think you would find the book fascinating.

My two bits.

XXXO,

Nora Gedgaudas, CNS, CNT
Clinical Neurotherapist / Nutritional Therapist
Office: (503) 274-7733
http://www.northwest-neurofeedback.com

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TESTIMONIAL
(Told you so! You can find the directions for a Grape Cluster on my website: www.donclarkson.com/coaching tools/grape cluster.)

Hi Don,

I was just cleaning out my files and found my old grape cluster for a relationship. I'll be darned if I didn't meet someone that fulfills 22 of the 25 grapes on the cluster. Better yet, there are so many things he does for me that I didn't put on the cluster (wanted to keep my cluster PG-13!)
I met this person ten months ago on a Sierra Club hike while trying to get over the last guy. We became friends first and now it has developed into a beautiful relationship. He is moving in with me at the end of the month and I am very happy!

Thank you for showing me how to overcome those pesky subconscious blockages. The grape cluster REALLY works!

Suzanne :)
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VIRGINS IN HEAVEN

A second response to my last Psychic Phlashes referenced my comment that Muslims expected to be awarded many virgins in heaven. Here from a reader is what they can really expect!

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A WEBSITE IS BORN

Follow the link below to my new real estate website that has a surplus of riches!

***You can search the area multiple listing service to find properties you may want to see.

***You can also sign up for the free Property Wizard which will automatically send you any new listings that meet your criteria.

***You can find loads of information about loans, real estate trends, and helpful information for you as a buyer or seller of property.

Take a minute and poke around! Feel free to email the site to others who may be in need of real estate help.

And remember....the real estate market in Portland is still the hottest in the nation, so don't believe what you read nationally!

Don Clarkson Broker/Owner
Neighborhood Realty
503-295-9777

EMAIL: donclarkson@comcast.net

CLICK HERE TO SEE WEBSITE

May 16, 2007

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Don Clarkson
Psychic Counselor
Personal Coach

1033 SW Yamhill #401A
Portland, Or 97205

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Favorite Quote

"We're not born with unlimited choices.
We can't be anything we want to be.
We come into this world with a specific, personal destiny.
We have a job to do, a calling to enact, a self to become.
We are who we are from the cradle, and we're stuck with it.
Our job in this lifetime is not to shape ourselves into some ideal we imagine we ought to be, but to find out who we already are and become it."

Steven Pressfield, The War of Art