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Come See the Aura with Kala Ambrose at Edgar Cayce’s ARE

auraevoheaderHave you ever had a feeling about someone that you couldn’t explain, but the feeling was so strong that it affected how you felt about that person? When at a loss to explain how we feel, we might describe this person as dark and foreboding or the opposite, such as having a sunny disposition or being a ray of sunshine in our lives.  For thousands of years, artists in ancient Egypt and later in Rome and other parts of Europe attempted to paint the energy they felt around a person, such as a halo around an enlightened being and dark shadowing around someone who is consumed with sadness and guilt.  What these artists depict and others describe, is what I have seen around people my entire life. Since my earliest memories of childhood, I have seen colors and rays of light around people. I came back this lifetime with memories of my past lives where I was a wisdom teacher, sharing what is known as the esoteric mystery teachings.  I’ve lived and taught these teachings in ancient Egypt, Greece, India and Celtic times along with many other places and I continue to teach them again in this lifetime.

As a wisdom teacher, teaching how to see the aura in its many expressions around the energy bodies is one of the most valuable exercises I can share as it can lead to self-actualization in the body, mind and spirit fields.  When we have conscious awareness of who we are as spirit beings, it opens doors to new levels of existence on the earth plane and the higher realms.  Not only are we able to understand ourselves on a deeper level and develop further into super-natural beings of light, we are also able to understand our fellow men, women and children on a profound connective soul level.

book-Awakened-Aura-285pxI’ve spent this lifetime dedicated to pulling all the knowledge and wisdom from all of my previous lifetimes into my conscious fields so that I could access them freely and share them with others who wished to study the ancient mystery teachings.  I came back this time with psychic abilities including: seeing the aura, being intuitive, seeing ghosts and beings from other planes, the ability to astral travel, having prophetic and teaching dreams, connecting and working with spirit guides and the elders, possessing empathic and psychometric abilities and most importantly, a heart chakra field that is wide open to compassion and love for humanity.

Over the years, I’ve studied the metaphysical sciences in this lifetime and in others including astrology, tarot, traditional feng shui, magic, and with master teachers who share the ancient esoteric teachings from various orders around the world.  Along with my esoteric inner work, I’ve dedicated my life to teaching these skills to others with my school of the mysteries, the Temple of Stella Maris and lecturing and holding workshops around the U.S. In my exoteric outer work, I share as an author writing books and as a national columnist, and in creating The Explore Your Spirit with Kala Show, where I’ve conducted hundreds of interviews speaking with world-renowned authors, artists, teachers and researchers in the metaphysical, spiritual, paranormal and scientific realms. I’ve discussed our ancient past, worked to reveal the lost history and shared what is to come for our future.  Most importantly, I’ve worked to maintain and hold the vision that… “Spirit does not exist in just one location; rather it is all encompassing, living within and amongst us in each moment, thought and action. I believe that Spirit is raised to its highest level, when individuals gather with wisdom, compassion and a discerning desire to provide service to humanity.”  I believe that through sharing and teaching the gifts that each of us have received through this lifetime and others, great healing and awareness will come to this planet which will lead to the evolution of humanity as super-powered beings.

I believe that one of the most important factors for this evolution to accelerate is the ability to see and sense the auric fields.  When you can see the aura and the energy bodies surrounding the aura, you can see how a person is truly feeling, regardless of what they are saying vocally. You can see their state of mind, their state of health and their state of being. The various fields also show karmic ties they bring with them, guides who are surrounding them and the destined path on which they are heading.  The aura fields are like open books describing who we are on all levels.  As open books, we do not have to shield who we are, for it is on display for all the world to see. This provides a great freedom to be ourselves and live in the moment, with the conscious awareness that who we are is a constant process of change and evolution. The end result is more incredulous and exciting than many of us have ever imagined.

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Many people say to me that they are not able to see auras or wonder if they truly exist. Seeing the first layer of the aura is relatively easy to accomplish. In the workshops I teach, typically 90% of the people I work with are able to see the first layer of the aura by the first or second exercise. While it is fairly easy to see the outline of an aura, (the etheric body is first viewed as a white border around the body) understanding what the colors inside the auric fields represent can be more challenging.

Are you wondering if you are sensitive to energy fields? Consider these situations in which you were aware of energy that you could not see with your physical eyes:

  • Have you ever walked into a room and felt the mood of the room coming from the people inside, without knowing what the conversation is about?
  • Have you ever walked into a building and felt uncomfortable with no apparent reason as to why you are feeling this way, but wanted to get out as soon as possible?
  • Have you ever met someone for the first time and immediately felt uncomfortable and preferred not to be around them or on the opposite end of the spectrum, warmed up to someone immediately and found yourself wanting to spend as much time as possible in their company?
  • Have you ever played the game where you are blindfolded and you rely on sensing energy to see where someone else is located in the room and how close you can get to them?
  • If you have ever taken a tai chi or other type of martial arts class, one of the first exercises you learn is to sense your personal chi/energy field. Students are taught how to feel the energy radiating off the body and how to harness the energy between their hands, forming it into a ball. They are also taught deep breathing exercises in order to raise the energy field and expand it. These lessons connect directly into the auric field and are a great way to connect with your personal energy.
  • If you haven’t explored any of these options before, another example of sensing something in your auric field, is when you are deep in thought and not paying attention to your surroundings and suddenly, you “feel” that someone is staring at you and you turn to look. The person staring at you is causing a ripple effect that is being felt from their energy being directed at you and your energy field through the aura responding to this energy wave. The auric body reacts to the energy ripple and sends a message to your conscious mind to pay attention. It is being protective in this response, so that the mind can take the next step to discern whether the person is friend or foe and how to react accordingly.

In these situations and many others, you have felt the energetic auric field around a person. There are hundreds of examples regarding the auric fields and their energy and one of the most profound stories come from the sleeping psychic, Edgar Cayce.

eclogoheaderDuring the last year of his life, Edgar Cayce began work with his friend Thomas Sugrue to write a book about his work with auras. This book was intended to reveal a full discourse on auras and colors, including Cayce’s notes on how he learned via observation with his clients, the meanings of specific colors and shapes in the aura. Unfortunately, his health took a turn for the worse and he died early that year in 1945. Due to Cayce’s untimely demise, the compilation of his work and study of the auras was complied into a twenty-page pamphlet entitled Auras: An Essay on the Meaning of Colors.  To this day, Auras is a popular reference guide containing helpful information including how the colors in the aura are connected with the planets and musical notes.

As a psychic who saw auras, Edgar shared his most traumatic experience in regards to seeing auric fields. One day Edgar was in a high-rise office building, up on a high floor and pushed the button for the elevator in order to return to the first floor. When the elevator opened in front of him, he was completely caught off guard, as he could not see the aura of any person on the elevator. This surprised him, as he was used to seeing the auric field around people wherever he went. Puzzled by what he saw, he continued to stare in surprise and did not enter into the elevator. The elevator doors closed and the cable of the elevator snapped, plummeting all of the people on the elevator to their death.

The auric field was absent around the people on the elevator as it was preparing the physical body for death. Rather than its normal state of extending outward, the aura begins to pull inward into the body to gather the essence and soul of the person as the death process nears. This act assists the consciousness in the shift from the physical plane of existence of the body  into the higher realms of the spirit.

Seeing Auras – From A Psychic’s Viewpoint

From my experiences in reading auras, I’ve found that the auric body typically maintains a basic form, which resembles an egg like oval shape around the body. Emanating from this body is a beautiful white light along with a wide variety of colors, shapes and at times, swirls and patterns. While it is fairly easy to learn to see an aura, understanding what the colors and images surrounding the aura represent, requires intuition, practice and an understanding of the spiritual planes and fields around the body.

auraprint-201x300Each individual creates a distinctive pattern in their auric field comprised of the individual’s thoughts, emotions, energetic manifestations and thought forms. The aura has an electromagnetic frequency, which is sensed by others and radiates at different levels. When people resonate at a similar auric frequency level, they naturally feel more comfortable around each other and find it easier to connect on the physical, emotional and mental levels. On the flip side, people whose auric vibrations differ greatly in frequency, tend to experience more conflict with each other and find it more difficult to communicate. In some ways, because they are coming from such different energetic standpoints, it’s almost as if they are speaking two different languages. In short, birds of a feather flock together and while opposites attract, the opposing energy fields can create conflict and difficulty with communication.

As human beings, we are essentially made of light and energy. As we come into contact with another person, our auras engage and intermingle with each other. This can lead to many positive experiences, which stimulate and enhance the aura. It can also generate negative experiences, which can draw too much energy away from the auric field and leave the person feeling depleted. With a greater understanding of how the aura functions, it’s easier to recharge the aura to keep it running at an optimum level.

There are seven main layers to the aura, which are also referred to as bodies or fields. There are many people who can see the auric fields. For some intuitives, they see them with their physical eye. Others see the fields through their third eye and some only sense the auric fields. A small number of people are able to see all seven auric fields, while the majority of people see one or two fields only. Some psychics are more attuned to see physical dis-ease before it enters the physical body, while others see the energy in motion around the person, which reflects their general wellbeing.

They may also see emotional distress in the auric field, or glimpses of the akashic records being worked through in this lifetime. The akashic records are an ancient Sanskrit term, which refer to a database of records, a library of sorts, which records all actions in the universe. While each person is here on the earth plane in a physical body, part of their essence and soul remains in the higher planes. A meta-physical energetic cord connects from the higher planes down to the earth plane and attaches to the soul of each person as it resides inside the physical body. These cords move energy back and forth from the physical plane to the higher planes. Also contained in these fields of energy are the records of each thought, word, action and deed that we generate while in the physical body. These records are transported back to the akashic library where they are stored and when we pass on from the earth plane and return to the spiritual realms, we visit the hall of akashic records to review our lifetime. From this review, we can see if we generated more karma and what we created from our action.

In my work as a wisdom teacher, I teach students how to see and read auras. We discuss the types of auras, their condition and how to heal an aura that has become damaged due to shock, stress or other harmful situations. In this line of work, I continue to experience new revelations when giving aura readings for people.

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What has been most astounding and exciting in my work is that in the past ten years, I’ve seen new structures forming around the auras, which I have never seen before in the auric fields.

My theory on this new design in the auric field is that we are in a quickening. We are evolving on an energetic level and our auric bodies are being recreated right before our very eyes. What I see happening in many fields now is that the energy bodies around us are being reconstructed and are opening up to allow more light and energy to flow through our bodies now, more than ever before. In addition, the grid around the auric body is expanding and the structures are more crystalline in appearance. From my research, there has been only one other time in history where there were references to the energy around the human body changing and this was in the time of ancient Egypt when the high priestesses prepared to communicate with their gods and goddesses. As we draw near to the astrological age of Aquarius, which is symbolized by the water bearer in the heavens, pouring the wisdom of the gods back down to earth, I am struck by the correlation in what I see manifesting in our auric bodies. I believe the energy fields around our body are being prepared to receive higher and stronger vibrations of energy. The effects will allow for more energy to come into our physical bodies, allowing us to live longer and with greater vitality. It will also allow for greater mental capacity as well as increasing psychic ability.

Author Kala Ambrose in New Orleans

Author Kala Ambrose in New Orleans

Come join me, Kala Ambrose,
as I share how to see and work with your
Aura and Evolving Energy Body

Your Energy Body: The Awakened Aura and Your Spiritual Evolution
with Kala Ambrose

March 22-24, 2013
Edgar Cayce’s A.R.E.
Virginia Beach, VA
Conference admission is $318
REGISTER:  at 800-333-4499
online at EdgarCayce.org/conferences



Healing through Creative Action Conference at Duke

The Duke University Dance Program presents: Across the Threshold: Creativity, Being and Healing, an interdisciplinary conference exploring diverse paths, with the goal leading to personal, social, and environmental transformation. The Conference will be held at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina on February 28 – March 3, 2013

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The 2013 International Conference brings together artists, scientists, spiritual activists, healers and academicians interested in a holistic approach to create more awareness contextualizing ourselves vis-à-vis the environment we live in and to generate an empowered response to the global environmental destruction we currently face.

The vision of the conference is stated as: “Acknowledging the complex interrelationship of mind, body, and spirit is a step towards empowered and enlightened healing of ourselves, our relationships, and our environment. We are physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual beings, and the interplay between all these parts of ourselves affects our quality of life moment-to-moment — our ability to synthesize ideas and knowledge; to develop our intuition; to imagine and create; to heal.”

Highlights of the Conference include acclaimed photographic artist and cultural/environmental activist Chris Jordan as the keynote speaker for the 2013 conference.  Chris is internationally-known for his work that “explores contemporary mass culture from a variety of photographic and conceptual perspectives, connecting the viewer viscerally to the enormity and power of humanity’s collective will. Edge-walking the lines between art and activism, beauty and horror, abstraction and representation, the near and the far, the visible and the invisible, his work asks us to consider our own multi-layered roles in becoming more conscious stewards of our complex and embattled world.”  Jordan’s works, which include solo and group exhibits, several books, and an upcoming documentary film, are exhibited and published worldwide.

A pre-conference workshop, Healing Through Creative Action: Authenticity is the Key, will be held on Thursday, February 28th taught by key presenter and community-based artist Lilly Yeh.  A successful painter and professor, Lily’s life was altered when she witnessed the tragic events of Tiananmen Square in 1989. Through the 1980s, Lily was gradually realizing that being an artist “is not just about making art…It is about delivering the vision one is given…and about doing the right thing without sparing oneself.”   Since the 80’s, Lily has devoted herself to transformation through art and community-building.  Through The Village of Arts and Humanities, a community-based art organization that Lily co-founded in 1989 in Philadelphia, Lily, neighborhood residents, and staff have transformed more than 120 abandoned lots into gardens and parks. They also have renovated abandoned homes, and created educational programs, art workshops, after-school programs, a youth theater, and joyful community celebrations. Today, the Village of Arts and Humanities serves thousands of low-income people every year.

Key presenter Ronald K. Brown  founded the New York-based contemporary dance ensemble EVIDENCE, A DANCE COMPANY in 1985.  He has collaborated with such artists as composer/designer Omotayo Wunmi Olaiya, the late writer Craig G. Harris, director Ernie McClintock’s Jazz Actors Theater, choreographers Patricia Hoffbauer and Rokiya Kone, and composers Robert Een, Oliver Lake, Bernadette Speech, David Simons, and Don Meissner.“Dancing Spirit” 2010, a tribute to Judith Jamison. Brown has received numerous awards and fellowships including a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in Choreography, a National Endowment for the Arts Choreographer’s Fellowship, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in choreography, New York Dance and Performance Award (Bessie), a Black Theater Alliance Award, the American Dance Festival Humphrey/Weidman/Limón Award, and fellowships from the Edward and Sally van Lier Fund. In addition, Brown was named Def Dance Jam Workshop Mentor of the Year in 2000.  In 2003, he received an AUDELCO (Black Theatre Award) for his choreography for Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats, originally produced by the McCarter Theater and presented off-Broadway in 2003. In fall 2006, Brown received The United States Artists Rose Fellowship.  He was one of only four choreographers of 50 artists to receive the inaugural award.

DukenewsThe 2013 Conference is hosted by the Duke University Dance Program in collaboration with the following co-sponsors to-date:

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Program on Integrative Medicine

The Conference is also made possible in part by a Visiting Artist Grant from the Council for the Arts, Office of the Provost, Duke University, the Office of the Dean of Humanities, Duke University, and the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation.

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KalaAmbroseheadshotDec2012About Kala Ambrose: Award winning author, national columnist, inspirational speaker, and host of the Explore Your Spirit with Kala Radio and TV Show, Kala Ambrose’s teachings are described as discerning, empowering and inspiring. Whether she’s speaking with world-renowned experts on the Explore Your Spirit with Kala Show, writing about empowering lifestyle choices, reporting on new discoveries in the scientific and spiritual arenas or teaching to groups around the country, fans around the world tune in daily for her inspirational musings and lively thought-provoking conversations.

A highly interactive teacher on a mission to educate, entertain and inspire, Kala teaches and writes about ancient wisdom teachings and how their techniques can be used in modern day living. Her books, The Awakened Aura: Experiencing the Evolution of Your Energy Body and 9 Life Altering Lessons: Secrets of the Mystery Schools Unveiled both cover these topics.

In addition, Kala shares her love of history, travel and the spirit world in her books Spirits of New Orleans and Ghosthunting North Carolina. Her books are designed to explore the history of cities in an entertaining manner while sharing haunted stories and offering travel tips on how to best see the cities to shop, dine, stay, and visit the haunted sites.

Kala writes for the Huffington Post, the Examiner, AOL, Yahoo and Fate Magazine and presents workshops nationally on the Mind/Body/Spirit connection including Auras and Energy Fields, Developing Business Intuition, Haunted History, and Wisdom Teachings at the Omega Institute, John Edward Presents Infinite Quest, the Learning Annex, LilyDale Assembly, and Daily Om. More about Kala at ExploreYourSpirit.com

 



Summer Sanctuary

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Summer and I love all things from the beach and ocean.  I can’t be at the beach today, but I’m loving the reminders in my home, like a giant clam shell that I’ve filled with sand, seashells and a candle.

Our home is our temple, our sacred space and when we fill it with items that bring us comfort and joy, it becomes a sanctuary.  I dedicate a sacred space in my home in reverence to the spirit of the home and charge this area daily with love, light and joyful energy so that each person who lives and visits our home is welcomed by this soft, warm, loving energy. It only takes a few moments to do each day and the results nurture all who enter.

What do you do to make your home a sanctuary?

About Kala Ambrose: Noted wisdom teacher, author, intuitive, inspirational speaker, and host of the Explore Your Spirit with Kala Radio and TV Show, Kala Ambrose’s teachings are described as discerning, empowering and inspiring. Whether she’s speaking with world-renowned experts on the Explore Your Spirit with Kala Show, writing about empowering lifestyle choices, reporting on new discoveries in the scientific and spiritual arenas or teaching to groups around the country, fans around the world tune in daily for her inspirational musings and lively thought-provoking conversations.

Kala is the author of four books including the award-winning 9 Life Altering Lessons: Secrets of the Mystery Schools Unveiled, Ghosthunting North Carolina,  The Awakened Aura: Experiencing the Evolution of Your Energy Body and coming September 2012, Spirits of New Orleans: Voodoo Curses, Vampire Legends and Cities of the Dead.

A highly interactive teacher on a mission to educate, entertain and inspire, Kala writes for the Huffington Post, the Examiner, AOL, Yahoo and Fate Magazine and presents workshops nationally on the Mind/Body/Spirit connection including Auras and Energy Fields, Developing Business Intuition, Haunted History and Wisdom Teachings at the Omega Institute, John Edward Presents Infinite Quest, the Learning Annex, LilyDale Assembly, and Daily Om.



Be Gentle and Seek the Answers Within

Kala Ambrose

As life these days continues to speed by in what I feel is almost equivalent to the speed of light, it’s important that we take the time to slow down, take a breath and gather our thoughts.  The stressful hustle and bustle of this world can easily put us on edge and cause us to snap and act differently than we might have, had we had enough sleep, proper nutrition and an easier day than the one experienced.

With this in mind, this thought rolled out of me the other day. I printed it out and posted it on my wall and I thought you might enjoy it too, so here it is:

“We are all doing the best we can, as we can, with each day bringing its own set of challenges as we ourselves struggle to grow and be our best, while facing fatigue, emotional stress and other factors. Each of us have a story and are best served when we remember that about each other and respond with a gentle touch and compassion, which is easier to do some days over others. :)

One other days, it’s just chaos and we have to roll with that too and let our wild child fly and be free.” – Kala Ambrose

To help you along the path as you seek to go within and connect with your higher self and know who you are at a soul level, I created a series of Guided Meditations. Would you like to relax at the beach while getting in touch with your spirit guides? I created a 30 minuted Guided Meditation I call Spirit of Hawaii which is an inter-active meditation that has you visualizing the beautiful beach where you meet your spirit guide.

Sound like something you’d like to do? Spirit has guided me to offer this Meditation right now for FREE as a mp3 download on Explore Your Spirit. All you have to do is go to www.ExploreYourSpirit.com and subscribe to my free newsletter here on the website.  Once you do, you’ll be taken to the page to download the free mp3 version of this Guided Meditation. Download and enjoy this weekend.

People often write to me to share that each time they listen to it, they have a new experience. I’d love to hear about your experience with this meditation, so go check it out and let me know how your virtual trip to the beautiful beach worked for you!

In great love, joy and abundance,

*~Kala~*



Using Light, Water and Sleep to Rejuvenate the Aura

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During my experiences of reading auras over the years, I’ve found that they are almost as unique as fingerprints. While some characteristics are similar in form including some shades of color, each individual creates a distinctive pattern, which appears in their auric field. This field is created in by three energetic impulses which are: the individual’s thoughts and emotions, manifestations of energy flowing into the body, and the creation of thought forms, which have been around the person for a significant amount of time.  The overall result is incredulously beautiful. I am continually astounded by the beauty and energy of the patterns I see in people and what they create in their aura from their thoughts and emotions.

When viewing the aura, it leaves little doubt that each person is unique with a distinct purpose to be here and that everything we do matters and has purpose.  The auric body works as a container to hold our energy. As human beings, we are creators, with a vast abundance of energy within our reach. With each individual thought, word, action and deed we take, we release an energetic impulse, which has its own distinct imprint. These energetic creations are stored in the auric body, while also flowing outward, which can be felt by others.

Basically, each thought and action we take creates a ripple of energy that flows from the auric body and interacts with others in our field. This creates a unique pattern of cause and effect, of which no two are the same.  If you have ever wondered if what you do and who you are makes a difference in this world, rest assured that you do and that in most cases you are unaware of how much of an effect you have on others on a daily basis.  The aura contains all of this information and stores it for you, so that you can create what you give the most attention to outward onto the physical plane, as well as sending the message to the higher planes of existence. Each action, thought, emotion and deed that you experience and create on this physical plane is recorded and stored in your energy body. When you pass over from this lifetime, you will have the opportunity to review all of this information when you are on the other side.

Good Aural Hygiene

Reading the aura of one’s own body, as well as others can be very helpful in many ways. The aura can indicate the health of the body as well as the condition of the mind and soul.  In its most healthy state, the aura should surround the body with a distinctive shape, while allowing a level of flexibility. This can be compared to a filter. When a filter is clean, it maintains its natural shape and is porous, allowing air or water to move freely in and out of the filter as it functions and does its job. When too much debris becomes attached to the filter, it clogs. The result is that water or air is not able to pass through easily. Auras in the same sense can become clogged with negative energy. The auric body runs much like the physical body in that they both require maintenance and care to run at their maximum efficiency.  They will both do their best to operate as best as they can regardless of how much we do to help them, but just like providing lots of water, healthy food, rest and exercise can help the physical body, you can also help the aura to replenish its field.

One function is mandatory and built in to our system, so that your etheric battery can recharge and replenish the aura. Can you guess what this mandatory function is that charges your etheric battery?  It’s the process we call sleeping. When we sleep, the etheric battery charges overnight and begins to heal the multiple layers around the body working its way down to the physical body to assist with repairs and healing.  One of the best things you can do for your body and your aura is to get a good amount of sleep each day. The western world has interfered with the natural rhythms of the mind, body and spirit, by imposing a new calendar and time clock into modern society.  The aura and etheric body suffer according to this new time schedule.

In the past, people woke naturally with the movement of the sun and most cultures enjoyed a brief nap in the afternoon. Nap time allowed the physical body to shut down for an hour so that the mental and emotional bodies could absorb and digest the information gathered from the day and process the information while the etheric battery recharged the layers and body renewing its energy. The result was that people felt energetic and were more relaxed and tolerant, as they were following the natural process and healing techniques provided by the energy bodies.

The longer one goes without sleep, the more distressed the physical body and the surrounding energy bodies become, as they are unable to recharge. There are other means of recharging the aura, including meditation, which can be used to pull energy from the higher planes into the body to assist with healing at the physical, mental and emotional levels.

It is important to know how to recharge the aura and the energy bodies, as in our fast paced hectic life, sleep is often not enough to fully repair the bodies, due to mental and emotional stress, poor diet, and illness which put a strain on the body and energy fields.

Releasing Negative Energy from the Aura

A quick way to help release negative energy from our auric field is to take a shower and while the water flows down your body, take a deep breath in and when exhaling visualize all of the negative energy leaving your body.  As it is released, visualize it floating away from your body with the water as it pours down the drain and flows away from you.

The use of color as was taught in the ancient temples is very helpful in working with the aura to bring in renewed energy including using certain colors of foods, clothing, lighting, crystals and solarized water.

LED color changing showerhead

While the old ways work remarkably well, I also love to try out new inventions as they are being presented in our new age of evolution. Recently I discovered this new LED showerhead that changes colors! The rainbow LED colors light up using the power of water pressure, cycling every 2 seconds from red, blue, green, yellow, white, orange and violet. The manufacturer describes the products as …rainbow lights and water combine to provide a calming and revitalizing effect on body and soul. I find this to be a fascinating design and am looking forward to trying it out to see the effect it has with the water.

If you decide to try it as well, I’d love to hear from you and whether you noticed any positive effects from the combination of water and light.



Would you like to tap into the limitless energy that is available to you every day?

Your Aura Energy is Unique and Powerful

Humanity is entering a new era—we are evolving into super-powered beings of light. Our auric and energy bodies are experiencing a transformational shift as new crystalline structures form within and around our auras.

Would you like to tap into this limitless, boundless energy that is available to you every day?

How about re-energizing yourself to the point that people ask you, how do you find the time to do all that you do and still glow and grow so strong?

Even greater, how would you like to connect with this energy so that creative ideas pour into your thoughts daily, encouraging you to reach your highest potential?

As a intuitive and oracle, I see this energy around each person in their aura and surrounding energy bodies. Over the past decade, the energy bodies around each person are expanding and opening to receive greater communication and down pouring of energy from the higher planes of existence in and around each person.

The result is that we are on the way to becoming super-powered human beings!

I’m also seeing energy in certain areas of the world growing, expanding and opening further to the light and becoming lighthouses of energy, attracting others to their shores in order to raise the vibration and assist in the evolution of the area around them.  I see this in the East Coast of the United States, with tremendous growth resurging in the SouthEast and NorthEast of this land.

Because of this, I am being drawn to travel and teach in the NorthEast this summer, to meet with as many people as I can and show them the magnificence of who they are and what they can do to raise their energy, to raise the energy of their loved ones and to raise the energy in their communities, creating lighthouse centers in every location.

I will be offering workshops in many locations around the Northeast this Summer, including Baltimore, Boston, Pembroke, Rhinebeck, Manhattan, LilyDale, Pittsburgh and other cities along the way.  In each location, I will teach about the aura and the energy bodies and what you can do to raise your energy and change your life today.

I’ve also been asked to film my journey this summer for a documentary as I spread the light across each area. During my travels, it will be my joy to show the beauty, grace and vibrancy of each area I visit, along with the inspiring people I meet along the way.

In each location, including the Omega Institute, The Learning Annex, LilyDale Assembly, Breathe Books, Heaven on Earth, Quaker Friends House, and other locations, I will be teaching how to:

  • - Explore the Seven Techniques from the Healing Temples and Mystery Schools, which include Color, Light, Sound, Crystals, Botanicals, Dreams and Nourishment.
  • - Enhance your Energy Field in order to communicate with the spirit world
  • - Walk the High Priest/Priestess Path of Light to Open and Balance the Heart Chakra using Rituals from the ancient Egyptian teachings.
  • - Examine the Intuitive Past-Life Exercises used by the Oracles of ancient Greece.
  • - Connect with the Natural Forces and Work with the Elements.
  • - Practice Sacred Rituals  including activating the energy of the pyramids
  • - Cleanse and Remove  Disharmonious Energy from the Body to Rejuvenate and Restore the Energy Centers.

In my work, I explain how to complete this process in Three Steps.

The first step is understanding that:

1.  “We Are All One, One Energy from One Light. Let Us Band Together as Humans with Love for All of Humanity, Living Each Day in Harmony as We Explore Our Spirit.” – Kala Ambrose

Step Two is, To Accomplish this Goal of Oneness, we must connect with Spirit and Awaken to the Divine Purpose within Each of Us. I explain this concept in the teaching of:

2. “Spirit does not exist in just one location; rather it is all encompassing, living within and amongst us in each moment, thought and action. I believe that Spirit is raised to it’s highest level, when individuals gather with wisdom, compassion and a discerning desire to provide service to humanity”. – Kala Ambrose

This leads to Step Three, which Activates our Energy Fields which are Evolving and Ready for Us to Engage With Them.  I am seeing Step Three come into action now with many people and I believe that…

3. “In this new decade, we are moving into a new Age of Enlightenment. The Aquarian information from the gods can no longer be contained, the Divine Feminine is being released in all her glory and we will once again see a Renaissance period, where great art, architecture, philosophy, literature and science will develop and flourish. During this decade the greatest minds will stir, to share, to illuminate and to build and create works and ideas that will be marveled around the world.” – Kala Ambrose

Please join me this summer as I journey to spread light, love and joy throughout each area of the Northeast and interact with light workers from around the world. Together, we will expand the energy within ourselves and then share this positive light with every person, place and thing we encounter.  We are on the way to creating a brand new world for each of us, from the inside out!

Visit the EVENTS PAGE on Explore Your Spirit with Kala to find our where to meet me this June and July 2011 as I travel and teach around the Northeast area of the United States. I am delighted that for some of these events I will be teaching with my Dear Friend, Color Intuitive Elizabeth Harper as we combine our wisdom and energy to create powerful moving experiences in each location.

I look forward to sharing this time with you as we co-create together!

The Awakened Aura by Kala Ambrose

I’ve written a book about what I am seeing in the evolution of our aura. The title of the book is The Awakened Aura: Experiencing the Evolution of Your Energy Body. This book is published by Llewellyn Publishing and will be available in stores on November 8, 2011. The book is now available for Pre-Order through Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com The Pre-Order price offers a discount of almost $5 off the price.  Save a little money right now by pre-ordering the book and have it delivered to your home on November 8th to enjoy.

About Kala Ambrose…

Noted wisdom teacher, author, intuitive, inspirational speaker, and host of the Explore Your Spirit with Kala Show, Kala Ambrose’s teachings are

Kala Ambrose author, intuitive and wisdom teacher

described as discerning, empowering and inspiring. Whether she’s speaking with world-renowned experts on the Explore Your Spirit with Kala Show, writing about empowering lifestyle choices, reporting on new discoveries in the scientific and spiritual arenas or teaching to groups around the country, fans around the world tune in daily for her inspirational musings and lively thought-provoking conversations.

Kala is the author of three books including the award-winning 9 Life Altering Lessons: Secrets of the Mystery Schools Unveiled (Reality Press 2007), Ghosthunting North Carolina (Clerisy Press 2011) and The Awakened Aura: Experiencing the Evolution of Your Energy Body (Llewellyn Worldwide 2011). A highly interactive teacher on a mission to educate, entertain and inspire, Kala presents workshops nationally on the Mind/Body/Spirit connection including Auras and Energy Fields, Developing Business Intuition, and Wisdom Teachings at the Omega Institute, the Learning Annex, LilyDale Assembly, and online in Webinar presentations including John Edward’s InfiniteQuest and a course coming soon on Daily Om.



Give the gift that offers a lifetime of memories

Sample Quilt from Campus Quilts

Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Birthdays, Baby Showers, Weddings, Bridal Showers, Christmas, Hannukah, what do they all have in common? With each holiday that arises through the year, the quest is always the same, finding the perfect gift for a loved one, which will express our love, our appreciation and our gratitude.

There’s always the old standby’s, candy, chocolate, cards, and one of my favorites, flowers. These all serve as great starter gifts, sort of the prelude to the presentation, addendums to the big reveal!

It’s at this point, that we long to find the gift that will last a lifetime. Even better, we want to find a gift that is so unique and directly related to the person in question, that no one else in the world will have this gift.

It sounds like a quest from a fairy tale, to find such a gift, yet dear readers, I have found this gift and am in love with it!

The gift is… a quilt, made from tee-shirts formerly worn by the intended recipient throughout their lifetime. Each tee shirt reflects a special memory from their life and they now have these shirts gathered to display in their quilt, while also having them in the form of a soft, warm, comforting wrap to snuggle up in and in the future, share with their children.

The possibilities are as endless as your imagination. Sports themed quilts, school shirts from elementary school through college, team building quilts from your company, photo quilts, family reunion generational quilts, favorite vacation memories, sorority quilts, the list goes on!

I recently designed a quilt for my son, having saved all of his shirts from his school years as well as tee shirts from special vacations and places we’ve visited and other shirts which were special to him.  Once I decided that I wanted a quilt to be made, then came the search for the right company to put the quilt together. I researched for several months to determine the company that I thought would  be the right one to handle my precious cargo. It’s a big deal to make this decision, as once you ship those shirts off to a company, you are putting years of memories into their hands, which would be extremely difficult if impossible to replace.  I’m delighted to say that I found the perfect company who exceeded all of my expectations in their work and I highly recommend them. The company is Campus Quilt.  The Campus Quilt Company has been featured on The Today Show, The Rachael Ray Show, and in Real Simple. Their work is extraordinary, recently ESPN gave their t-shirt quilts to the celebrities at the ESPY awards show and the orders continue to roll in from others every day.

From the first step of ordering with Campus Quilt, they are so helpful and guide you through the process. Examples are given of quilt sizes so that you can determine which size quilt and how many shirts you will need for your order. Once you place your order, they mail you a package with instructions on how to prepare your shirts, along with a bag to ship the shirts to them. They also include a large sample of cloths for you to touch and compare with your shirts to determine the right color and fabric to use as the backing for your quilt and for sashing.  I appreciated this tremendously as it allowed me to take my time and find just the right color that I wanted for the quilt.

The end result was phenomenal. It truly is the most unique and special gift that can only be created once in a lifetime. My son loves his quilt and it has become quite the conversation piece as the family enjoys talking about the various teeshirts on the quilt and remembering the special memories.

Want to give a gift of warmth, love and memories of a lifetimes? Nothing tops a personalized tee shirt quilt from the Campus Quilt Company.  I plan to order from them again and again as their customer service and the quality of the quilt exceeded all my expectations. The quilting is as good as back when my dear grandmother made quilts (with stitching throughout the entire quilt) and the customer service made me feel like family.

Vist Campus Quilt Company and discover what memories you can create today. If you order a quilt from them, I’d love to hear from you and see a photo of the finished product. Share with me on here.

Here’s to family, friends and cherished memories to last a lifetime.

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What Did We Discover and Uncover – 2010 in Review

2010 in Review - What Did We Discover and Uncover?

Looking back over the 2010 year, I was reminded that what we think about, we create in our world. Let’s take a look at what I wrote about this year to see how the world was unfolding. 2010 in Review – What Did We Discover and Uncover?  As I look it over, I see a collective journey moving into conscious thought and awakening. Now that the inner self for many has awakened, the years ahead will bring a time of action, rebirth and growth.

We began the year with my discussion about this new decade beginning in 2010, would mark the advent of a new Renaissance period. The New Year began with a full Blue Moon in conjunction with a Mercury Retrograde. I believe and feel that… ‘In this new decade, we are moving into a new Age of Enlightenment. The Aquarian information from the gods can no longer be contained, the Divine Feminine is being released in all her glory and we will once again see a Renaissance period, where great art, architecture, philosophy, literature and science will develop and flourish. During this decade the greatest minds will stir, to share, to illuminate and to build and create works and ideas that will be marveled around the world.’
Read the rest of the article here:

In Feb, I shared Seven Sacred Ways to celebrate Imbolc and the Goddess Energy. In the wisdom teachings of the Divine Feminine, there are certain earth cycles, which open a gateway between the higher planes of existence and the earth plane. These moments of enhanced connection allow us to view the rhythm and timing of the goddess in her form as mother nature. Imbolc is one of these powerful cycles of time throughout the year.  Many people are awakening again and connecting with the goddess energy and the natural laws of the universe.  Read the rest of the article here for the seven ways to connect…

Then came the launch of the Ask Kala column, where I invite you to email me with your metaphysical, spiritual and esoteric questions. One of my favorite questions of the year was.. ‘How can you communicate with someone who has passed on, after they have reincarnated again?’ This profound question is one that many have struggled with understanding the cycle of life, death and rebirth. Read my answer to this question here…

We looked into the eye of the tiger, as we celebrated the Chinese New Year. The Chinese New Year is the most important traditional holiday in China and is also referred to as the Spring Festival. The date of the new year is based on a lunar calendar, which has been used for centuries and is much older than the solar Gregorian calendar used in the west for most events. In 2010, the White Tiger leaped into the year with his energy… Read the article here…

What’s going to happen in 2012 is a question on many minds and I sat down with Marie D. Jones, to interview her about her book – 2013: End of Days or New Beginning.  I delved into earth changes with Marie asking her questions including - ‘What are your thoughts about the earthquakes and tsunami’s occurring around the earth recently? Are there more to come? Also, what about the report that the 8.8 earthquake in Chile shifted the earth’s axis by eight centimeters, which removes 1.26 microseconds off of Earth’s daily rotation, therefore altering time?’ Read Marie’s answer here…

The explorations continued in the Ask Kala column, as millions are exploring their journey and life path and destiny. Another one of my favorite questions came from a man who wanted to know how to connect and find his spiritual teacher. Read my answer here…

In 2010, I traveled often and shared my experiences with readers. One of my favorite journeys was to return to my beloved New Orleans, which has suffered so greatly in the past decade. Through all of her troubles, she is still a beautiful jewel of a city and I was again, Charmed by the Spirit of New Orleans. Read about my journey through the city here..

Holidays play such an important role in our history, passage of time and destiny and in 2010, I touched into many of these holidays including Connecting to the Spirit of Cinco De Mayo and how our identity forms us and how our identities are merging into a new world. Read the article here…

Another favorite interview of the year was when I spoke with the legendary Stanton Friedman about startling new information about cures, theories and inventions which were formerly declared impossible. Stanton’s new book is Science Was Wrong and we discussed many of these theories as I asked him questions like – ‘You and the late Carl Sagan were class mates in the physics department at the University of Chicago for three years. You mention in Science Was Wrong and elsewhere that he was wrong about UFO’s, abductions, and government cover-ups. Did you two argue in physics class about these theories or  did the differences evolve at a later date?’ Read the article here…

I also took a turn away from traditional beliefs and invited readers to Embrace Mercury Retrogrades, rather than fear them.  I explained that… ‘What I am saying though, is while good old Merc causes his share of trouble when he goes retro, he also brings a wealth of opportunities and if you understand how the retrograde works, you can use this information to your advantage.’ Read my explanation here..

In my travels I journeyed to Rhinebeck NY to teach at the world famous Omega Institute during the time that Chelsea Clinton was preparing to be married in the lovely village of Rhinebeck.  I could easily understand why she chose the location, as the natural surroundings were so beautiful with the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains as a backdrop. I had quite the adventure in New York and you can read about it all including my bumping into a ghost here….

One of the features in my column here as the National Metaphysical Spirituality Writer for the Examiner, is Kala’s Quick Five, where I interview authors, teachers and researchers about their work. One of the most thought provoking books and authors I came across this year was Dr. Gabriel Constans, who wrote the book, Buddha’s Wife.  During my interview, Gabriel and I discussed what life was like during this time and I asked him, ‘Gabriel, thousands of books, texts and stories have followed Siddhartha’s path to becoming The Buddha (and his teachings), but little has been written about his wife Yasodhara, how she reacted to his leaving her and their newborn child in the middle of the night, and her desire to find compassion and enlightenment for herself and others. What prompted you to write this book?’ Read Gabriel’s answer here…

An interesting anomaly in 2010 was the overwhelming media focus on LeBron James and his decision to leave Cleveland this year. Moves like this always make the news, but the amount of media attention he received over this decision is unrivaled. I explored his astrological chart to determine why this attention was so hot about his move to the Miami Heat. Read my explanation here…

One of the most interesting animal stories of 2010, was about Paul the Psychic Octopus, who predicted the World Cup winners. His psychic predictions were so accurate that he drew media attention from around the world and even some death threats against him and his mother. Read the story here…

As a wisdom teacher, I love to share the history of the world, including the parts that have been conveniently swept under the rug from current society. It’s part of duty this lifetime to expose these hidden bits of our past and bring them back into the light.  This year I shared the spirit and history of the winter solstice/christmas/yule/holiday season. Enlightened minds read on here…

We wrapped up the year heralding the return of sentimental gifts for the holidays. I shared sentimental gifts which are thought-provoking, emotion filled, and packed full of memories to be enjoyed by children and adults of all ages. This may indicate a new trend for the Christmas holiday where more consumers choose not to go into debt each year and instead create simple traditions shared with family and friends rather than blown out gift bonanzas.  Read about the sentimenal gifts here…

and lastly, I explored the celebration of Yule and how it continues into early January. Madrigal Feasts commemorate this holiday season and invited you to explore this tradition here…

Here we are dear readers, a new year has begun. What intentions will we create this year?

The future is now and each word, thought, action and deed we think and speak will set the direction and intention for our path.

I look forward to exploring with you this year for all the adventures that come our way.

Stay tuned as I’ll soon be discussing what the Chinese New Year and what the forecast for this year will bring.

Much love and joy to you all!

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Time to Grow and Glow in 2011

This New Year,
Make A Resolution to:
Connect & Strengthen
Your Light
Speak with Purpose
Live Your Highest and Best
Thoughts and Dreams
Love with Abandon and
Let Your Light Shine
for the World To See

Hear The Song of Your Heart
and Feel the Presence of
Your Light.

Then Open Your Heart,

Lift Up Your Head and
Sing from Your Soul.

~ Kala Ambrose

The key to what you are seeking lives within you, waiting for you to connect with your inner light.
Join me this year as we explore how you can achieve your highest and best dreams. I’ll be traveling around the U.S. this year teaching at the Omega Institute in New York, as well as at LilyDale and I’m in the process of preparing to teach in several locations in the SouthEast as well as bringing a new wisdom teachings series in mid January which will be available online.
I’m also available for consultations to help you discover your life path and destiny and assist in your personal and career decisions.
I look forward to sharing with you the release of my new book this year and bringing many wonderful new shows on Explore Your Spirit with Kala.
This New Year, It’s All About You
Being Your Best and
Letting Your Inner Light Out to Shine!
Happy New Beginnings and
Here’s to New Adventures

As We Explore Your Spirit!


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As a high priestess and intuitive, she teaches the esoteric wisdom from the ancient mystery temples of Egypt and Greece and provides akashic and life path/destiny readings.

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As we inhale a powerful scent, all of our senses are triggered and the scent connects with our chakras. The chakras are whirling portals and gateways, allowing energy to enter into the body as well as connecting to the auric field around the body. Our etheric (spirit) body is connected to our physical body and operates like a battery to recharge our energy levels. Its purpose is to deliver energy to help our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies function and operate to their full potential. When a powerful scent or combination of scents is introduced, such as in aromatherapy, all of our energetic bodies harmonize and interact with the scent, absorbing the essence of the blend into their fields. As this occurs, the aura and the chakras receive this energy and in turn are enhanced by this interaction.

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Decorate like the ancients with boughs of evergreen and holly

Decorate like the ancients with boughs and garlands of evergreen and holly

I admit it, I’m a tree lover. I’ve written poetry and short stories about trees and have an ongoing crush with a gorgeous river birch tree in my backyard. I feel confident that several of my past lives were spent as part of a Druid community and trees hold a special place in my heart.

At this time of year, one of my favorite sights and smells of the holiday season in the home is the greenery. Ancient cultures have celebrated bringing in the green for thousands of years, adorning their homes with evergreen branches and boughs and adding a little mistletoe to keep the season merry and bright.

I’m known for my tree decorating skills and have an elaborate seven stage decorating ritual for my Christmas trees. Yes, I said trees, as I’m known to have several around the home each year.  With all that I love during the holidays, there’s one aspect to tree decorating that I’ve never been comfortable with, which is the tradition popularized in the Victorian age of chopping down a living tree and bringing it into the home.

I can acknowledge that the look and sentiment is endearing, but in our current time, I think perhaps it’s time to be more conscious of the fact that we are chopping down trees, (which provide oxygen when rooted in the ground) to be used for two weeks in our home and then discarded. In this age of pollution and toxins, maybe we can find a better way to bring the spirit and significance of evergreens into our homes.

If you are open to this sentiment, here are some ideas I’ve explored that you may enjoy as well:

  1. In ancient cultures, greenery was brought into the home in evergreen swags, boughs and garlands, which were placed above doors and around the home. I love the look as it used today on fireplace mantels, stair rails, and in wreaths and swags hanging from windows and doors.  Using green cuttings and branches as garland and wreaths, allow the tree to continue to live while only removing a few branches.
  2. Artificial Christmas trees have come a long way and are beautiful, very life like and can be used over again each year, saving both the forest and your budget. An added bonus is that the trees do not have to be watered, and they don’t dry out creating a potential fire hazard in your home. For those who love the ‘christmas tree smell’, the live evergreen branches on the mantle, wreath and around your home provide this beautiful scent.
  3. Consider wreaths made from herbs, which can be used in cooking after the holiday season. One of my favorites is from Williams-Sonoma, the ‘Cooks Herb Wreath’, which contains rosemary, sage, bay leaf, oregano and other herbs. Not only are the wreaths beautiful and exude an aromatic scent through the home, they make wonderful gifts. Nothing says an old fashioned Christmas than plucking bay leaves from the wreath hanging on the wall to throw into your recipe.
  4. I believe I’ve found the perfect compromise to satisfy those who wish to preserve trees and help the earth and those who love real christmas trees in their home. This year I wanted to bring in the energy of a living tree as a second tree for the holidays, so I purchased a live European Cypress tree from ProFlowers, which arrived in a red pot and included a mini string of colored lights and tiny wood ornaments. The tree come with instructions of how to care for it during the winter and in the spring, it can be removed from the pot and planted in the ground. My husband loved it and this spring we look forward to planting the tree in our backyard. We plan to continue this tradition each year, creating a forest of trees in our backyard, which will contain the many memories of our holidays over the years.  It’s the perfect sentiment for our family and each tree will carry the memories of the holiday spent in our home while continuing its life for many years to come on our land.  We look forward to the day when the young trees planted each year mature and can be decorated outside in the traditions of the ancients. It feels as though we’ve come full circle, it’s good for us, good for the trees and good for the earth.

Enjoy decking your halls with boughs of holly and perhaps creating a nourishing new holiday tradition for your family with a live tree which you plant in the spring.  Read about my other recommended 7 Sentimental Gifts for the Holiday Season.

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Spirits of New Orleans: Voodoo Curses, Vampire Legends and Cities of the Dead by Kala Ambrose

Join Kala Ambrose, a powerful intuitive and your travel guide the other side, as she takes you back to her roots to discover the Spirits of New Orleans.

During this journey, Kala explores the haunted history of the city and searches for those who decided to make New Orleans their eternal home as a resting place for some and a point of revenge for others.

Prepare to embark on an enticing journey into the haunted history, paranormal activities, magical ceremonies and supernatural rituals and practices in order to fully understand and embrace the cultural significance of the variety of beliefs, superstitions, legends and lore.

Visit the resting place of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau in St. Louis Cemetery #1, have a drink at some of the most haunted bars in the city and spend the night in your choice of haunted hotels. With Kala as your guide, you’ll tread carefully through haunted Pirates Alley and down the streets of the French Quarter where ghosts, vampires and other supernatural beings lurk around every corner.

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Explore Spirits of New Orleans: Voodoo Curses, Vampire Legends and Cities of the Dead with Kala Ambrose and prepare to be supernaturally and eternally charmed by the city of New Orleans.

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The Awakened Aura: Experiencing the Evolution of Your Energy Body

Humanity is entering a new era...we are evolving into super-powered beings of light. Our auric and etheric bodies are experiencing a transformational shift as new crystalline structures form within and around our auras.

Kala Ambrose, a powerful wisdom teacher, intuitive, and oracle, teaches how to connect with your rapidly changing energy body to expand your awareness and capabilities on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels.

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The Awakened Aura: Experiencing the Evolution of Your Energy Body contains a wealth of practical exercises, diagrams, and instructions. Learn how to interpret and work with the auras of others, sense energy in animals, and sense and balance the energy in buildings and natural locations.Discover how energy cords attach in relationships, how to access the akashic records through the auric layers, how to use elemental energy to enhance your auric field, and much more.

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Ghosthunting North Carolina
Explore haunted lighthouses, forts, and shipwrecked areas of East Carolina where Blackbeard and his pirates still roam as you join author and paranormal researcher Kala Ambrose in Ghost Hunting North Carolina.

Journey across the state and visit the most actively haunted capitol in the US, and continue west into the Blue Ridge Mountains where the pink lady and her friends await your presence. Maps and travel information are provided to every haunted location for those brave enough to make the journey in person and for paranormal researchers who are interested in exploring haunted North Carolina.

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Ghosthunting North Carolina takes you behind the scenes with detailed information about each destination. More info about Ghosthunting North Carolina.

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9 Life Altering Lessons: Secrets of the Mystery Schools Unveiled
Kala's book, 9 Life Altering Lessons: Secrets of the Mystery Schools Unveiled, delves into the teachings of ancient Egypt and Greece and explains the Mystery Schools and their ventures into the other realms.

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The nine lessons are designed to stir the soul, awaken the mind and reveal long forgotten memories of past lives in these schools, as well as inspire you to explore the magnificence of who you really are.

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