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RealityShifters®
May 2023
Issue #284

published monthly since October 1999
How Good Can it Get?

Cynthia Sue Larson
Cynthia Sue Larson
The Power of Presence

“From the stream,
a dragon rises.”
– Korean proverb


Sometimes life can seem to throw all sorts of challenges our way, and there can seem to be more uncertainties and changes than we might like. Yet, as we navigate the resulting twists and turns of our life journey, we bring with us a kind of intrinsic super-power: the power of our presence.

One of the aspects of ourselves we give the least thought to and take most for granted is simply the power of our presence. Our presence is the energy we bring with us wherever we go. It's the vibe we project without consciously giving any thought or awareness to it. It's the collection of all the nonverbal things we do, including the way we walk, the way our eyes take in our surroundings, and our emotional tone and mood.

Even though we often take our own presence for granted, we often feel the impact of the presence of others in our lives. We can feel someone's mood before they say a word—and we can sense their state of mind by observing the movement of their eyes. We can glean insights into how they feel about their immediate environment by their posture, and the movement (or stillness) of their body, legs, and arms. All of this together provides us with a wealth of information before they speak. And we can attain a deeper sense of true connection, beneath the social masks we so often wear.

While we typically underestimate and undervalue the power of our presence, sometimes we do get opportunities to discover a little bit about ourselves, and how subtle energies and interactions play such a powerful role in what is going on. Such opportunities might arise any time we are called to expand beyond past perceived boundaries or limitations—or by stepping outside our comfort zone of who we think we are.

Cynthia Sue Larson at UC Berkeley with
sabertooth
I got an opportunity to gain insights into the power of presence several years ago, when I enjoyed filling in as a substitute teacher for science classes for high school kids, enrolled in a summer gifted program held on the UC Berkeley campus. From the moment I first entered the Chemistry classroom as a substitute teacher, I was keenly aware that I was communicating nonverbally with the collective class, as well as each student individually. As I walked up to my desk at the front of the room, I momentarily toyed with the idea of saying something, but instantly realized the power of my quiet gaze around the room. I was establishing an immediate sense of underlying power patterns in a way that was clearly effective in wordless silence. I intuited that the moment I enganged in conversation, the moment would be broken. I felt a palpable presence in those first moments watching students entering the classroom, keenly aware of how each student interacted with fellow students, and the quality of each of their individual characteristic presences. When I did speak to the group, I'd already established an implicit understanding with tacit agreement that we respected one another, and had clear expectations involving mutual assistance. The class proceeded smoothly after such a clear beginning. The silent communications we'd enjoyed in the first few minutes bolstered a spirit of collaboration and cooperation between me and the students, and they made good progress on working on their Chemistry reports. I was surprised at the end of class when a few students asked, “Can you please be our substitute teacher tomorrow?” I didn’t see that coming, and wished I was able to say, “Yes,” if I didn't already have prior commitments. That entire experience was an eye-opener for me in just how rewarding substitute teaching can be, when a solid sense of working together is established right from the start, based on presence of being.

Gordon Lightfoot alive again survey
This last month has been an interesting one, with some fascinating Mandela Effect news. One of the biggest reports that I heard was from people noticing that musician Gordon Lightfoot had died--again. At the time that I heard of his recent death, I'd felt surprised to hear that he'd died, since I recalled that he'd died a few years back, maybe in 2020. I received an email query about this, and also saw posts online from others noticing this “alive again” situation, where several of us remembered that Gordon had passed away previously. I'm running YouTube survey about this, that you can add your vote to if you wish, indicating whether you remember having previously heard about Gordon Lightfoot's death, prior to May 1, 2023. At the time of this newsletter, 17% of 69 respondents remember that Gordon Lightfoot died previously; 32% only recall him having died this past week, and 51% are unsure. Some of the comments include Vickie Hatters, “I remember him dying 2-3 years ago of prostate cancer.”

I invite you to explore some truly amazing reality shifts that have been reported over the past twenty plus years and posted at RealityShifters. Any time you'd like to remind yourself of some of the remarkable changes we've witnessed, I welcome you to browse through a few issues, and fall more deeply and fully in love with the wonder and magic of life!

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      In This Issue:

      (1) Spiritual Life Coaching
      (2) Intriguing Events, Articles, Interviews, & Films
      (3) Your Reality Shift Stories
      (4) Mail Bag, Questions, and Answers
      (5) Reviews that Shift Your Reality
      (6) Join in the Discussion
      (7) Noteworthy Web Sites & Ezines
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Cynthia
Cynthia Sue Larson MBA, author, speaker, and spiritual life coach

(1) Spiritual Life Coaching

Could you benefit from help facing a challenging issue in your life? Would you like clarity regarding an important decision? Could you use some help shifting your reality? Are you curious to know your divine gifts? Are you ready to feel energized? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you can benefit from Spiritual Life Coaching with Cynthia!
Contact Cynthia at cynthia@realityshifters.com to set up a life-enhancing telephone consultation today.
http://realityshifters.com/pages/consultation.html
      "TYou're so insightful, positive and personable.
      You helped me to refocus my thoughts and energies.
      I really appreciate the positive energies that you
      were able to channel through me as well as
      your reminders to remain positive--and to question
      and even challenge--how good CAN it get!
      After our reading, things fell into place
      and I have no doubt that your reading
      had a lot to do with it. My angels were watching
      over me and showing me just how good it can get!
      With your help I feel that I was cleansed and
      opened up to the infinite possibilities that surround me.
      My positive energy/aura did and will continue
      to attract more positive energies! "
      — Lori
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(2) Intriguing Events, Articles, Interviews, & Films

Cynthia Sue Larson
Be an Optimal Attractor
in Chaotic Times

7 May 2023
19 minutes
Is it possible to bring peace to troubled situations? Can we facilitate this simply through our presence? I greatly enjoyed watching a conversation Melinda Iverson Inn had with Dr. Patrick MacManaway on Love, Rapport, and Compassionate Witness.  There is a special kind of rapport that occurs in energetic healing, where healers maintain vibrational spaces that are conducive to healing.  As Dr. MacManaway puts it, "The person being healed would come out of that state and after a few minutes, the Healer would come out of it.  So just in terms of context of understanding, in terms of protocols, or is it really just rapport.  That was instructive to me, just to see it was literally a vibrational space that the Healer was holding that the person was then able to phase entrain with, I guess would be our contemporary language.  And in that phase entrained grace state, everything goes with that, and the job was done." While I was working on writing this post, I was thinking about the many times I've worked with clients one-on-one, and experienced the beautiful power of presence--even when working with people via the internet over video screens.  There indeed does exist a healing presence that we can share with the world, though most people give little thought to the immense power that each of us holds in this way. A key principle in martial arts is the concept of attaining a relaxed, peaceful, balanced state of harmonious alignment within oneself.  With such a mindset, one's Body, Mind, and Spirit move with one accord--with one intentional focus of concentration, willpower, and spirit. In the martial art of Kuk Sool Won, this is known as jung shin (also known as jeong shin).  This harmonious state of being involves concentration and focus of unified mind and spirit, yet also demands demonstration of respect through etiquette and manners.  All of this is essential when training with weapons, such as swords and staffs, and it culminates in the extraordinary gift that proper jung shin mindset can confer, such that one with superior jung shin can defeat opponents who have superior technique, experience, strength, and skill. I have witnessed this principle of jung shin proving to be victorious in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds on several occasions, and I recognize in the integrity and alignment present in this state of mind which serves to elevate one's sense of options far beyond what can be seen from egoic, three-dimensional perspective.
https://youtu.be/Wr3dD8ZqEac

You can view the companion blog post to this video, with references and sources, at:
https://cynthiasuelarson.wordpress.com/2023/05/07/be-an-optimal-attractor-in-chaotic-times/


Cynthia Sue Larson
The Secret to a Winning Mindset:
Jung Shin

7 May 2023
1 minute
Did you know there exists a mindset that can help to ensure success, even against more experienced opponents? A key principle in martial arts is the concept of attaining a relaxed, peaceful, balanced state of harmonious alignment within oneself.  With such a mindset, one's Body, Mind, and Spirit move with one accord--with one intentional focus of concentration, willpower, and spirit. In the martial art of Kuk Sool Won, this is known as jung shin (also known as jeong shin).  This harmonious state of being involves concentration and focus of unified mind and spirit, yet also demands demonstration of respect through etiquette and manners.  All of this is essential when training with weapons, such as swords and staffs, and it culminates in the extraordinary gift that proper jung shin mindset can confer, such that one with superior jung shin can defeat opponents who have superior technique, experience, strength, and skill. I have witnessed this principle of jung shin proving to be victorious in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds on several occasions, and I recognize in the integrity and alignment present in this state of mind which serves to elevate one's sense of options far beyond what can be seen from egoic, three-dimensional perspective.
https://youtu.be/QFKenPa6M-o


Peter Canova
Quantum Spirituality with Peter Canova
on Living the Quantum Dream with Cynthia Sue Larson


Cynthia Sue Larson talks with Peter Canova about quantum spirituality, consciousness, and the nature of reality.  Peter shares concepts from the Gnostics, and describes how some of their ancient wisdom and concepts from thousands of years ago correspond beautifully with some of the most cutting-edge quantum physics discoveries and current knowledge.  Peter shares how we can learn to transcend limitations and embrace our purpose as humans to spiritualize the material world. Peter Canova is an international businessman who, after a series of life-changing spiritual experiences, began writing about spirituality and consciousness. He is the author of the 25 time award-winning First Souls Trilogy, and he has contributed to the popular Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Peter hosts the Quantum Spirituality podcast on Dreamvisions 7 Radio Network, and is author of the book, Quantum Spirituality. Peter lives in Florida, and his website is www.petercanova.com
You can listen to this audio interview at:
https://dreamvisions7radio.com/living-in-the-quantum-dream-with-cynthia-sue-larson/


Cynthia Sue Larson on Buddha at the Gas Pump
Cynthia Sue Larson
on
Buddha at the Gas Pump

3 May 2023
2 hours
Rick Archer from Buddha at the Gas Pump interviews Cynthia Sue Larson, talking about the most elegant experiment in physics, the double-slit experiment, and what we've learned from some interesting variations of this experiment over the years. Cynthia and Rick talk about the Mandela Effect, quantum jumping, levels of conscious agency, and interesting qualities of time. Cynthia also answers some questions from viewers.
https://youtu.be/3QJGMtoXnKE


IMEC Open Tables: <br>
Welcome to 2023!
IMEC Open Tables:
Mandela Effect Earth Changes

26 Apr 2023
3 hours, 8 minutes
Might maps showing that California used to be an island represent a Mandela Effect Earth change? Could we be witnessing similar changes now underway in Africa and the South Atlantic? What about changes to the very rocks deep in the Earth's mantle--might they not be quite as solid as they seem? This exciting episode of IMEC Open Tables also delves into Lazarus species on the move, elves ears and sprites, San Morino, the Beverly Hillbillies, a rainbow bridge, and a retrocausality update.
https://www.youtube.com/live/PpKdGqhGTSs?feature=share



Exploring the Leylines of Mt. Diablo
Exploring the Leylines
of Mount Diablo,
in the Spirit of Hamish Miller

1 May 2023
12 minutes
Exploring the Leylines of Mt. Diablo, in the Spirit of Hamish Miller Cynthia Sue Larson and Melinda Iverson Inn May 5th Happy Birthday Hamish! Happy International Dowsing Day! Thank you for joining us on our exceptionally fun journey and maiden dowsing voyage, with Melinda driving, Cynthia holding the dowsing rods, and our canine friend, Zubin, supervising, then sleeping. What wasn’t recorded on our home video was our impromptu singing of “Can’t Take My Eyes off of You.” “You're just too good to be true, can't take my eyes off of you… I love you baby…” at the top of our voices, making up the lyrics as we went along, since we didn’t really know the lyrics. Melinda had heard the song the day before on a street corner played by a Mariachi band in San Francisco. The next morning, Cynthia and Melinda met for breakfast before the journey up Mt. Diablo, and both heard the exact same song playing again when visiting the lady’s room separately. Our sing-along on the way to the entrance to the park set the joyful tone for our adventure! We chose this destination since we felt drawn to exploring the intersection, or node, as it’s called, at the top of Mt. Diablo State Park, where according to Rory Duff’s structure of leylines, there are four intersecting category 4 lines. These lines intersect just above the parking area of Mt. Diablo State Park in Walnut Creek, California USA. With Hamish Miller as our inspiration, we took off up the road that coils around and up the mountain, crisscrossing back and forth over the intersecting energy lines that converge at the peak, and setting the intention that you who are watching could feel what we are feeling and join us in this process of discovery on this amazing dowsing journey. The closer we got to the top of Mount Diablo, the more energy pressure we began to feel, especially in the head area. We noticed that the lines were expanding, because the rods indicated a very wide and open posture as we drove through the leylines and on up to the convergence point as given to us by geobiologist Rory Duff and his exceptional research. And thanks to the expanding Emperor Dragon lines, during the solstices and equinoxes, when all these energy lines converge including these nodal points, it makes it much easier for people to become a part of this beautiful new world process we are in.
https://youtu.be/tQFPU8EPL7Q


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(3) Your Reality Shift Stories


granite countertop
Changed Granite Countertop
R.L.
Wheatland, Iowa, USA

I have had so much weirdness happening in my world lately.  I want to share with you a story of a possible Mandela Effect that happened to me recently.  Two months ago I had a new coffee colored granite counter top island installed in my kitchen.  Upon delivery I was told to fully inspect the granite to make sure there were no cracks, fissures, or damage after installation.  The two men who installed the counter inspected the granite with me and we noticed one small (2 x 3 inch) square of dark discoloration in the granite, an anomaly that happens when the rock is formed.  I signed off on it because it was barely noticeable and I viewed it as part of the uniqueness of the counter top.  I wipe down this counter top at least 3 times a day with hot soapy water after every family meal.  I have also had several family members visit to see my new granite counter top and they all thought it looked beautiful. In other words, I have closely inspected this counter top many times since it was installed. I have seen it in all types of lighting; morning sun, with overhead kitchen lights off and on, as well as in the evening. It was always a beautiful dark, coffee brown color. This all changed last week.  On the evening of April 12th, as I was wiping the counter after dinner, I noticed the granite had changed!  There is now a LARGE stripe of light brown granite embedded in the counter's surface. This is NOT the counter top I remembered!  I showed my husband and he suggested that maybe our son spilled something on the counter and it changed color.  This is not a possibility as the protective lacquer coating is still intact and what could my son possibly spill on the counter to change the granite but not damage the protective coating?? I am attaching a picture below to show you the discoloration.  My counter used to be a uniform dark brown color and now this.  I told the Universe that I would like my original counter top back as I like it better than this one!  A friend of mine wonders if the granite changed color because it was soaking up energy in the room.  I am baffled and would appreciate your thoughts on this. I do recall having the thought that maybe I could’ve chosen a granite design that is similar to what the stripe looks like.  Once or twice, before the change happened,  I wondered how that design (that is now the stripe) would look in my kitchen. In the granite showroom, prior to my original purchase, there was a countertop that looked very similar to the stripe in mine but I decided on my current granite countertop instead. It never occurred to me that maybe the universe was giving me a real life sample of the countertop I had actually wondered about!  My husband did acknowledge a change but after I debunked his theories, like a chemical spill on the countertop, he didn’t want to talk about it anymore. I told him about Mandela effects but he wasn’t on board with that. I think the idea of timeline changes frightens him. I find it all very fascinating and it does not frighten me one bit! Lol Nobody in my extended family and/or friend group noticed there was a change. Upon inquiry they said they couldn’t remember the exact design detail from the first time I showed them the countertop, so if there was a change they didn’t notice. Thank you, Cynthia, for giving us a platform to share our experiences.  It's great to share experiences with people like yourself who understand that there may be something else going on here that cannot be explained away.

Note from Cynthia: How amazing that you had so many opportunities to closely scrutinize your granite countertop, and never until April 12th of this year did you see the now-prominent and distinctive brown stripe running through!  There is no mistaking this current pattern for something so small as you checked off at the time of the installation of your new counter, and surely you would have noticed this change during the many times you cleaned the counter and discussed it with friends and family.  Since the granite counter was sealed to prevent damage or color changes, it certainly seems unlikely that any such accidental (or intentional) change occurred. It's interesting that you much prefer the way the granite used to look--and it's possible it might change back to that at some point.  I've witnessed some changes make that kind of flip-flop reversal, though such changes can sometimes occur quite some time later. Thanks for sharing what you were thinking about before this change, having to do with this development, since even passing thoughts can lead to such reality shifts--including ones like you experienced, and also including instances of synchronicity.  Physicist John Archibald Wheeler coined the term, "Participatory Universe," to convey the idea that observers play a role in experiments, based on the questions that they ask--or don't ask.  That's fascinating that the universe heard your thoughts and responded with a real-life sample of the countertop you were contemplating!


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My Chess Competition Scores Exist for Games I Never Played
Ross
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

In one of the 1970s Philadelphia championships, I was playing an obsolete opening against NJ master L.D. when he had a key decision to be made. After his move I was able to maintain the initiative leading to a won game. Local expert J.K. said to me afterwards that he was following the game and would have made every move that I made. I take that to mean that by being careful the game played itself. In a later tournament, I arrived at the same position against a young low rated class A player from the suburbs when he sacrificed some material changing the dynamics. So, if I simply trade pieces off to get to the end game, I should have a routine win. But "Between the opening and the endgame, the gods have placed the middle game," and that's where he hoped to win the game. And with proper technique he might have, but I was able to win due to his inexperience. But he showed imagination in finding a move that I, NJ master L.D., and J.K. missed. His name is Karl Demelt, and he became a strong master with many successes. I became inactive, and don't remember ever seeing him again. Recently, I showed that critical position to a computer and it immediately found NJ master L.D.'s move. That's why computers can beat humans at tourney time controls. My last tournament was the 2002 Hatboro Open. The site was the Municiple building on Old York Road, where it splits off from Route 611. I had no trouble parking there on the weekend. I didn't recognize anyone I played, and scored two wins and three draws, which is about what my current rating would predict. The event was held in 2003 and 2004, but I chose not to play. I did consider it, but the venue was moved to the other end of town. It's rough to get up early Saturday, rush there, play three games, drive home in the dark, and get up early again for two games on Sunday. I recently ran across my last chess scoresheet tablet. To my surprise, I found the last entries were my games of all these tournaments! My results were 2003: 3 wins, 2 loses and 2004: 3 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw. I only recognized one of my opponents--- Karl Demelt. I lost to him once each year playing black. My memory is not faulty; I clearly remember choosing not to compete in these two events. I would have remembered playing Demelt; I remembered playing him when he was a nobody. I'm sure that I would have talked to him. I suppose I did talk to him; I wonder what our conversation was about. I am not ashamed of my defense in either game; I missed an equalizing shot in the first and was edged out in a long endgame in the other. I had dropped out of the master rating earlier so my expert standing would not have changed much. I remember my rating was 2186 ( Expert: 2000---2199 ). I went to the U.S. Chess Federation website, and looked up my current rating. It is 2182; these last two tournaments did not change it much. 

Note from Cynthia: Thanks so much for sharing this experience with witnessing evidence of a different history than what you remember about the games of chess you played in chess tournaments from a couple of decades ago.  That's fascinating that you only recognize one of your opponents in the 2003 chess tournament that you don't recall having played, and can now see evidence that you did play in that tournament, apparently, even though the only opponent in those matches that you even recognize is Karl Demelt. How strange it must feel to look at scores for games you know you did not play--and how interesting to imagine what you said when playing Demelt.


Fluorite crystal
Lost Crystal Found Me, and Tree Vanished
Susan
Ithaca, New York, USA

I have been wanting to share this story with you, I am so glad to finally be able to do so. For years I had a fluorite crystal octahedron that I took everywhere, my constant companion.  Sometime in the mid-eighties, I went out to lunch with a group of coworkers, I was wearing a dress that had large pockets and of course, my trusty crystal was in one of those pockets.   Until I got home and discovered it was GONE!  I thought about going back to the restaurant to look for it but thought again, no, I would look like a lunatic so took the philosophical attitude, nothing lasts forever, and it was time to part with that beloved crystal.  Fast forward thirty years or so to December 30, 2006.  I got thinking about that crystal and was wondering if I could find another similar one.  I spent hours online searching but nothing I found was as large or unique as the one I lost.   To distract myself from the obsessive searching, I decided to get the quartz beads I had stashed in a box of crystals and stones and make a necklace.  The year previous I had replaced the old dusty worn box with a new one, I had removed each stone and crystal, rinsed and dried them then put each in a small envelope labeled with what was in it so I of course knew that the lost crystal was not in that new box.   While I was looking for the beads, I saw a rather bulging envelope that I did not recognize. I stood there staring at it afraid to open it.  Thinking, of course, it can't be the octohedron, but, what if it was?  I had never been more dumbfounded than when I did open that envelope and it was that lost fluorite octohedron.  How could this happen? I wondered, this seems to be a miracle but I'm not special enough to do miracles. It is so reassuring to know there is an explanation for these happenings.  I had another reality shift where a unique-looking tree that was across from where I sometimes caught the bus was just not there one day.  I went to that location early the next day to look for where a tree had been cut down but not a trace of any tree removal and really no space where it could have been among the other trees.  I really liked that tree too! About that tree, it was across the road from the bus stop which was on the edge of town further down than the place I usually waited but this location was usually empty and had a nice place to sit and read.  What set this tree apart from the others was the leaves gave the tree an almost elliptical shape and it was shorter than the tall branchy trees.  I am not the most observant of individuals so the day I remembered to look up from my book to admire the tree, it was gone. After that crystal experience, I know there is more going on than we are currently able to sense or understand.  I have an insatiable curiosity and am itching to take a look behind the proverbial curtain! Thank you for your work on this subject, I'm sure you are putting many minds at rest, including my own!

Note from Cynthia: Wow, what an amazing experience to have your special octahedron fluorite crystal return to you, and in such style, too!  I love the way it came back even though so much time had passed, but you had been recently missing it and thinking fondly of it.  My view of miracles is that we are all capable of and special enough to experience miracles, and it seems to me that the Creator would be happiest if more of us were open to them. I love your experience with the tree! How amazing that a distinctive tree that you had such a special connection with and saw regularly was just gone without a trace one day.  Clearly this tree wasn't a figment of imagination, since it was unusual looking, and truly something memorable.  I've heard reports from reliable sources (friends of mine, who I know well) who have seen trees and mountains sometimes move or go missing, or appear where they hadn't been before.  These sightings are quite noticeable when they happen to you involving a scene you view regularly.


Fun Coinkydinks
Lisa
Davis, California, USA

Had a few fun coinkydinks recently. I was wondering the other day about the name of a singer I couldn’t think of--and the very next day, I saw a news flash about it being her birthday! Good answer to my question that I’d put out into the universe. It was Tracy Chapman, by the way. And did I tell you that a couple of weeks ago, my niece sent me a bouquet of flowers in a glass vase that was lined with a waterproof photo of me? It was that favorite photo of me sitting in my black Datsun, and I was wearing a black hat I’d just bought at Mervyns with Mom’s Mervyns charge card. I was stunned to see the picture in the vase, because just a couple of days before, I’d been thinking of that very photo and wondering if I still had it on my computer somewhere! I’d been thinking fondly of my old Datsun and people’s photos of themselves with their first cars. Not sure if I influenced her, or she sent the image to my brain. Good connection, either way! 

Note from Cynthia: I love your experiences of thinking of something, and then seeing it show up shortly thereafter!  These kinds of meaningful coincidences can be fostered, as Dr. Bernard Beitman writes about in his book, "Meaningful Coincidences."  It helps to have strong emotions about something, and it's also helpful to believe that the Cosmos converses with you directly.  I love how you got such fun answers to thoughts and questions coming through so beautifully!


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(4) Mail Bag, Questions, and Answers


Lion with Lamb in Power of Now
Dear Cynthia,
Once again I find the original, this time in 1999 edition of The Power Of Now, p. 166. Thank you for your amazing books, cannot put them down.
—Summer

Dear Summer,
Wow, this is amazing!  Thanks so much for sharing this beautiful example of someone remembering the Biblical passage about the lion laying down with the lamb, from Eckhart Tolle's "The Power of Now."  So many of us share this same recollection, despite current historical evidence suggesting we are misremembering.  Very, very cool!  Thanks for sharing your appreciation of my books, too--you've made my day!
lots of love, thanks and blessings,
—Cynthia

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Gordon Lightfoot
Hi, Cynthia.
I'm watching IMEC Open Tables right now, and I thought I would ask you a question because everybody I know cant even remotely relate to the Mandela Effect, no matter how much I try. Today  (May 2, 2023) I heard the sad news that the musician Gordon Lightfoot died (“the wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald”). To me, this is a Mandela Effect. I just remember him dying years before. I just remember hearing the news, and thinking of that song, and what a great song it was. Is this a Mandela Effect for you?

Dear One,
Yes, I also remember Gordon Lightfoot passing away previously, long before 2023.  For me, I recall hearing that Gordon Lightfoot died perhaps about four years ago, around 2019.  I remember what a big hit his song, "If you could read my mind" was, back in the 1970s, and there's no way I would have confused him with some other singer-songwriter.  Synchronistically, I just today saw someone (Little Miss Fringe @FringeMama8) post on Twitter that she remembered that Gordon Lightfoot died around 2019 or 2020, so we are definitely not the only ones noticing this.
with love and thanks, 
—Cynthia

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Dear Cynthia,
Thank you so much for the BATGAP interview. I absolutely loved it. I recognised so much in what you said and it resonated so deeply with me. Could you possibly explain how to use, “How good can it get?” Do we ask this to improve upon existing circumstances, to see the perfection in existing circumstances, or to see how we can get closer to unity consciousness with God, Universe etc? Or maybe something else completely. The expression resonates so deeply, yet I am a little unsure how to use it. Thank you. Heartfelt wishes ,
—M.

Dear M.,
I'm so glad to hear from you, and grateful to know you so appreciated my interview on BATGAP.  Thank you so much for your question about how best to utilize the question, "How good can it get?"  I find it works best when emotionally felt, in a visceral way, such that from whatever mental-emotional-sensory state we might be currently experiencing, it's possible to focus attention and intention in the form of the observational question, "How good can it get?"  This query is intentionally open-ended, such that Nature will respond in multidimensional ways that allows us to experience improved circumstances, see the perfection in existing circumstances, and experience the eternal, infinite, delicious ecstasy of attaining higher levels of consciousness.  This query respects the concept that there is no upper limit on goodness, and invites direct participation of living the answer to that question in every way we are open to experiencing.
with love and blessings,
—Cynthia

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