03.29.08
Mitch ~ We Miss Ya Man!
Mitch Hedberg
Feb. 24, 1968 – March 29, 2005
Thanks to Mitch’s Mom and Dad for making him!
We appreciate you!
03.23.08
The 44 (or 45) Life Themes
I had noticed on my blogs stats that people were searching the net for Sylvia Browne’s Life Themes. I felt the need to clear the air seeing as I had spent nearly a decade trying to help people understand and learn the material in Sylvia Browne’s books and I believe that people trusted me then and I hope they’ll trust me now. I have no problem admitting that I was wrong because I am human…that’s how I roll.
The life themes in Sylvia’s book are: Activator, Aesthetic Pursuits, Analyzer, Banner Carrier, Builder, Catalyst, Cause Fighter, Controller, Emotionality, Experiencer, Fallibility, Follower, Harmony, Healer, Humanitarian, Infallibility, Intellectuality, Irritant, Justice, Lawfulness, Leader, Loner, Loser, Manipulator, Passivity, Patience, Pawn, Peacemaker, Performance, Persecution, Persecutor, Poverty, Psychic, Rejection, Rescuer, Responsibility, Spirituality, Survival, Temperance, Tolerance, Victim, Victimizer, Warrior, and Winner.
Later Sylvia added Wealth to make it Sylvia Browne’s 45 Life Themes…
If you are living life, which you are if you’re reading this, you will experience ALL of these emotions and events in your lifetime!! You will experience every one of the life themes in one way or another if you are alive! You will experience wealth (or lack thereof), loner, loser, activator, healer, humanitarian, etc.!!
Sylvia claims we have a primary theme and a secondary theme which was in a way forcing people to choose from the list. Of course people had trouble figuring out what their particular life theme is!!
Brilliant marketing strategy Sylvia!!
They didn’t have trouble figuring it out because they weren’t connected to their spiritual side and they didn’t have trouble figuring out their themes because they were a supposed dark entity which has no life themes other than to destroy the light of good souls.
(another Sylvia Browne invention)
They couldn’t decide because their consciousness was telling them that it was all hooey!!
I believe that Sylvia uses this tool to hook people because in the near-decade that I discussed her books on the Internet, what a person’s life theme is was in the top 3 questions asked. Others were “who is my spirit guide” and “do suicides go Home”.
BTW…Sylvia has been caught giving people different names at different times for who their spirit guide is. She can wiggle out of that though by saying that we have more than one but in her books she clearly states that we have one main one and that is the one that people want to know.
Sylvia has also been caught flip-flopping depending on her audience as to whether or not suicides go Home.
People will pay $750 for a 20 minute with Sylvia or $500 for one with her son Paul just to find out what their life theme is!!! I’ve seen some discussion group participants go berserk to find out their themes and some would actually drop out because they couldn’t figure out what their life themes were so they felt discouraged!
Relax!! I just saved you money and frustration!!
It’s no problem…it’s what good-natured spiritual people do for one another!
03.21.08
New Article on StopSylviaBrowne.com
Robert Lancaster’s been busy lately but then again, he’s got so much material to choose from when it comes to exposing Sylvia Browne for who she really is!
Today’s article is one where Sylvia pretends to be a doctor, just as she often pretends she’s a psychic, a spiritual teacher (or as some call her, the Pope of Novus Spiritus), and philanthropist to name just a few.
In Montel: Susan and the MRI, Robert exposes just how dangerous taking Sylvia Browne’s advice can be! She throws around these readings knowing damned well that there are some people who will take her word as gospel!
That’s extremely irresponsible! There is no excuse! Not even a knowledgeable doctor who actually knows what they’re talking about would throw out medical advice like Sylvia does!!
I really can’t imagine going to my doctor and saying, “I know you’ve checked my thyroid several times but Sylvia Browne says to have “the other” thyroid test and it’ll show us why I feel so poorly!” Can you?
Or, as in Susan’s case, “I can prove that I have a surgical instrument left inside of me because Sylvia Browne said so!! And she said that if you stick me in that big MRI Magnetic machine it will show it!!”
Yikes, indeed!!!
If you are the Susan who is shown on this particular episode of Montel, or if you know Susan, please ask her to contact either myself or Robert Lancaster (one of the nicest guys I know) at mailto:webmaster@StopSylvia.com and let us know if you are okay.
There are many people concerned with your well-being.
Peace
Microwave Steam Bags
I’m really hooked on buying the frozen veggies rather than canned mostly because they say the benefits sometimes gets lost in the processing, but because they taste SO MUCH BETTER!!
Anyway…I see that they’re advertising “special steaming bags” probably at an escalated price for it’s ingenuity when in reality, you have probably have steam bags right next to you tin foil.
All you need to do is pop your veggies in a Zip-Loc type bag that you already have and add a dash of water. Seal it shut and cut 2 or 3 small holes in the top and microwave!! Make sure to place whatever it is in a microwave safe plate because it will be hot! You can season your veggies before or after steaming.
Less money!
Less time!
Less Clean-up!
Healthier veggies!
What more can I say except if you’re trying to make ends meet, don’t fall for gimmicks. Instead, use your head.
03.20.08
Apparently, My Dogs Like My New Bongo’s Too!!
I had written about how I got a new set of bongos this past weekend and how much I love them!! I’ve learned how to tune them and I play them everyday and if I don’t say so myself, I’m pretty good!
But I never considered what they were made of!
Hide!!!
I had them sitting on a small table in our family room when I noticed both Sierra and Sheba standing there licking them with eyes closed in a dreamy state, images of sugarplums dancing around their heads! I laughed so hard I startled them out of it!!
I had put them away but now they’re practically breaking their necks trying to climb tables and such to get to them!!
So, as a PSA I tell you now…if you buy a set of bongo’s or bongo-like instruments, keep them away from the dogs!!!
A Great Description of The Society of Novus Spiritus
I was surfing the other day and I stumbled upon a website, The Gnosis Institute (Gnosisinst.Org) and I loved their description of the Society of Novus Spiritus!!
It is, by far, the best description I have ever seen and I had to share…
not to be mean or vindictive but because Knowledge Is Power!
Emphasis Mine….
Browne’s idiosemantic use of the term “gnostic” is an addition to a New Age world view with no connection to the Gnostic tradition. Although her group claims to favor gnosis over faith, this ‘gnosis’ is one individual’s, Browne’s, and so there must be faith in her. This is typical of the revealed religions that use the terms “gnostic” and “gnosis.” Faith in someone else’s Faith, becomes faith in someone else’s Gnosis. Changing words without changing pragmatic meanings.
All of Browne’s other claims rest upon her claim of “psychic” abilities. However, she is very much the performing “stage psychic”: charging enormous amounts for her readings, and making many public predictions that are false. Her doctrines also seem to contain little that might be mistaken as challenging, and certainly there is nothing that would injure it’s marketability. Seemingly another form of religion as a defense against a spiritual experience.
Although entirely focused on Browne, her son is the chosen successor as head of her church: as she claims that her powers are hereditary.
03.19.08
New Article on StopSylvia.com
I would like to commend and thank the person who wrote the email to Robert Lancaster which is the focus of his latest article, “One woman’s account of her phone reading with Christopher Dufresne“!!
It was very well written and although no different than many other people’s stories, yours had the details which tends to drive the point home much better.
Alot of people might think it’s the unpopular thing to do and probably feel that they have better things to do, but fraud is fraud and it needs to be addressed and exposed.
I think that anyone who cares about the spirit of life would want to do the right thing and keep their fellow brothers and sisters from making the same mistakes.
I think that anyone with information which will help people from falling for her claims should come forward!
It’s really no different than if you brought home a product that caught fire, you’d want to let others know, right?
What she does is not harmless and for entertainment purposes so spread the word!
So, thank you whoever wrote the email! I applaude you!!
Anyone who is curious about Sylvia Browne or interested as to why so many people care to see that she is stopped, be sure to read through the StopSylviaBrowne.com website.
Peace
03.17.08
I Got A Set Of Bongo’s This Weekend!
How cool is that??!! They’re awesome!!!
I’ve been wanting a new instrument for a few months now, I thought it was a fiddle or a violin, depending on who ya are and how ya play but there was this annoying commercial with violins on it and I changed my mind.
As it is, in my bedroom I have on one side of the bed a bunch of Marshall and other types of amps and on the other side of the bed is part of my husband’s guitar selection! Fifteen years ago he filled our entire front living room (which isn’t lived in at all) with amps and guitars so he’s toned it down a bit.
With my health as it is, when there is something that I want to do, accomplish, try, etc., I try to get it done. It’s a shame that it usually takes an illness for a person to see that it’s their right to pursue a happy life. I think we all have our own “Bucket List” like the movie with Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman but thankfully mine is simple because when I think of something, my husband goes above and beyond to provide. I don’t wanna drive him crazy with parachuting and stuff…my wishes are simple ones!!
Anyway…back to the violin…
I woke up one morning this past winter and decided that I wanted to see how it felt to plat a violin. I wondered if it was as hard as it seemed and if it was easier to play than the guitars my husband’s always trying to get me to play. Guitars are so big that my arms get tired!! So, we traveled for hours till he found “the right” music store, that being one that would just let me play it without any hassle…they’re expensive and aren’t a toy <as I roll my eyes>. This one store gave me one and even resined up the bow for me, gave me a few pointers and then let me go in their back room to try it out…without an audience…I’m kinda shy!
I actually played really well for my first ever attempt. But, it wasn’t as much fun as I thought and my desire for the violin faded before we dumped a bunch of money on one!
Score 1 for procrastination!!
One thing I’ve always loved when I’m getting into music is the drums so I mentioned that to John who immediately, being the extremist that he is, wanted to buy me a whole drum set! I don’t know what he was thinking…
ya gotta love a man who’d walk over fire while chewing on broken glass to make you happy though. I know I’m blessed and I make no secret about it.
So, this weekend we headed out for our usual meander from book store to music shop to eatery, and we ended up at Guitar Center in Cherry Hill and I bought a small set of bongos!! If you go there ask for Ralph Confredo!! He’s an awesome dude and a good salesman, too!! And if you’re in Jersey you might even catch his band, “Nasty Habits”!
So…anyway!!
I LOVE MY BONGO’S!!!
They’re really cool!! I don’t know how to play although they’re not complicated and for all I know, I have no rhythm, I just think I do…but they’re so much fun! They’re even better than the harmonica I just had to have a while ago! :-)
And yes, I’ve heard many references to Matthew MacConahay’s getting busted for pot while he was playing his bongo’s naked in his own house I might add which is so unfair!
Not everyone gets the free spirit way of life people like Matthew and me but you know what they say! If you got ‘em, play ‘em!
03.14.08
Making People Happy…
That’s what it’s all about, isn’t it? Making people happy?
I always figure that if I create happiness, then I get to live in it and enjoy it, too. It’s just really nice when your efforts hit targets that you never dreamed of.
When I wrote the article about Mitch Hedberg yesterday, I was doing it not only to spread the word of his work so that he could make others happy but also to document what I like, what I’m feeling…my inner thoughts as the title of the blog suggests.
(I can’t say or think the word “document” without hearing Mitch say it and it’s now the official way my family says it.
If you’re a fan you already know what I’m talking about and if you don’t, go to Mitch’s site and buy his CD’s and find out!)
Well, I believe (it seems real) that Mitch’s mom or dad commented on the post and that made me really happy!! I’m happy that I was able to make them happy and I’m happy because their comment made me happy!!
It’s so cool how that works…!!
Thank you Mom & Pop Hedberg!
I know how sad we are that Mitch is gone and we didn’t even get to meet him! I can imagine how you feel, being his folks and all. I’m glad we were able to smile together and I thank you for finding my blog!
03.13.08
Did You See Wanda Sykes on Ellen Yesterday?
Man! I was about to pee my pants! (not really but you know…)
When she told the story of the time she was on her cell phone with her friend as she was leaving the mall and she was shuffling through her purse looking for something when she said, “Girl, I gotta go. I think I left my cell phone in the damn store!” and her girlfriend said, “AhRight!”
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It’s amazing what happens with age!
Just the other day I was looking for my glasses all over the house ….
They were on the top of my head!!
It’s kinda freaky!
I justify it by saying that my brain only has enough room for stuff so I have to be selective.
I have selective memory loss…















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