Each of my Intensives is being offered once only in 2009, so plan that schedule now. You'll notice that I'm offering two of my Intensives on consecutive weekends in October.  This will make it more convenient for those of you who travel here to study.  For those of you who sign up for both October Intensives, you will enjoy a special 10% discount on any of my sessions during the days in-between.

Here are the juicy details:

Thrill Your Soul Workshop

Use Deeper Perception for Better Choices

One day workshop: Saturday. January 3, 2009

Aura Reading Intensive

Learn to Read Auras with All Your Senses

Weekend workshop: Friday, March 13 through Sunday, March 15

Spiritual Cleansing and Protection

Spiritual Healings with Deeper Perception

Weekend workshop: Friday, April 17 through Sunday, April 19

Face Reading Intensive

Fun Techniques for Appreciating Yourself and Others More Deeply

Weekend workshop: Friday, May 1 through Sunday, May 3

Empath Empowerment Intensive

A Life Changing Weekend for Empaths

Weekend workshop: Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 11

Cut the Cords Intensive

Learn Powerful Skills for Healing

Weekend workshop: Friday, October 16 through Sunday, October 18

STOP SMOKING WITH HYPNOSIS AND REGRESSION THERAPY

Gas prices are down, for now. But, did you notice, cigarette prices are still sky high. Back when I did my pack-a-day of Marlboros, a pack cost far less. If memory serves, it was just 35 cents. 

Smoking is costly in more ways than one. I think of my aunt who died of lung cancer, and of my mother's once proud smoking habit. It crippled her last years with emphysema. Once a spry athlete who played tennis for hours nonstop, she couldn't walk for two minutes straight without having to sit down, stop and catch her breath. 

There is a special place in my heart for helping smokers to quit the habit. If you or someone you love is willing to quit, let's do smoking cessation!  For long-term results, I believe in removing the inner cause, as well as the outer habit.  

How willing does the cigarette user have to be? Just willing enough to come for a few sessions, willing to self-growth a chance, willing to entertain the possibility that he or she might truly quit. 

Exactly how many sessions does it take to kick the smoking habit? It might take just one. That is why I structure my smoking cessation program according to individual need. Some hypnotists offer a set number of sessions, which I feel penalizes the person who may heal faster. 

I think of one client, "Gabe,"  who needed only one session to break a sticky smoking habit. Buried in Gabe's subconscious mind was a huge frozen block related to blaming himself over a business problem. After we moved out that "need to punish himself," there went the cigs.

Remember, STUFF can always, always, always be released.

JAMES TAYLOR'S RELENTLESS PERSONAL GROWTH

Stop that singing and dancing! Put down that guitar! Let's continue our face reading of how James Taylor changed over time, comparing our early photo to the current one,  

Face Data: Ear angles – this is the only ear attribute I can see clearly in both photos… and it's fascinating. Ear angle means how much, or little, an ear sticks out from the head. Experienced face readers know to look for this from the front. In and out are, both, obvious. Our photos are actually perfect for showing this category of face data.

The Change: Before, James had very out-angled ears. Now the right one is barely out-angled and the left one angles in.

The Meaning: Once upon a time, James Taylor was a rebel, using his boundary-smashing courage to overcome innate shyness and help him perform. Now he values predictability and continuity in his home life; while performing he musters just enough counter-culture intensity to help him perform.

Face Data: Lower eyelid curve – the shape at the bottom half of each eye. I use a scale to rate curviness here, with 1 being straightest and 10 being curviest. Think ruler-straight vs. semicircle, with various degrees of straightness in between. Except on Taylor you won't need too much in-between.

The Change: Before, both eyes scored 10. Now the right eye scores 1 and the left eye scores 3.

The Meaning: Openness to strangers has been a driving force for James Taylor. Now, like many a celebrity, he prizes trust in people with proven loyalty. Slightly more open to strangers in his personal life than when performing, Taylor keeps his life private, far more private than long ago.

Face Data: Padding around nose ridge – looking at the length of the nose from the nose bridge to right above the tip, is there much flesh around the nose?

The Change: Before, James had a very unpadded, narrow nose. Now he has a distinctive, fascinating definition around the nose narrowness, and all this is supplemented by an extra layer of nose padding on either side, coming up from the nose tip.

The Meaning: Earlier in his career, he needed to work with complete independence and creative control. It was all about James, his songs, his singing, his playing. Now he values working with a group as much as working alone. Every concert I've seen, it's clear that Taylor has warm relationships with the musicians he brings onstage for backup.

Yet he retains a layer of privacy and independence, even in the midst of that teamwork. That's a distinctive combo, and so is James Taylor's configuration of flesh along his nose.

Face Data: Nose tip shape – you'll definitely need to blow both photos up to see this and it's so worthwhile. Once you have that done, it's a cinch to see a fascinating nose tip change on James Taylor.

The Change: Before, there's a deep nose dent, toward the back of the tip, where the fullness of the nose tip deflates like a flat tire. It's like having a deep demarcation between the tip and the rest of the nose. Now the nose tip has filled out with a smooth contour, and only a faint and subtle indentation is visible, spread out on the left side, right above the nose tip.

The Meaning: Every ding and dent on a face has meaning. Face readers aren't like body shop workers (or, perhaps, cosmetic surgeons) who don't stop to contemplate inner meaning before hammering out irregularities. But to a face reader, those dings and dents turn delectable, as sources of insight. 

Early in his career, I'd say that James Taylor had money issues and, perhaps, money karma to go with those inner issues: No matter how much money he made, I don't think it seemed real to him. He couldn’t accept his own financial success and, perhaps, he also found the fame hard to handle. 

Now he's comfortable with both fame and fortune. Credit him for growing, overcoming challenges and building a quiet but serviceable sense of self-esteem. 

What remains of that former nose dent – and inner challenge -- is just a tiny trace. In his personal life, James insists on not letting his career turn his head. Super-stardom, even pretty-big-stardom, even any-old-stardom can take away the qualities that make the performer a regular person. That tiny shadow above the nose tip symbolizes James Taylor's big choice about staying real.

Face Data: NostriL size. Read it on the level. Nostril size means how much nostril shows from the front: A lot means "large" and no visible air hole means "small."

The Change: From large to small.

The Meaning: Frugality has grown. Of course, considering the income base for this super-star, he could still be spending more, just a smaller proportion of his income.

Face Data: Nostril shape. Read this face data on the level, too. Look at the upper edge of the nostril, where a shape is sculpted out of shadow.

The Change: From round to slightly flared.

The Meaning: Spending style has changed, as well as the above-noted emphasis on spending related to nostril size. Evidently Mr. Taylor has evolved considerably from being a financially resourceful young man, good at juggling his debts, if need be. Now he spends adventurously, but money isn't as big a deal in his life overall.

Face Data: Cheek emphasis  -- sometimes a person's cheeks stick out extra, whether to the north, south, east or west.

The Change: Before James had high cheekbones. See how prominent they are, just beneath his eyes? Now he has low-slung cheeks, supported by muscles developed in a particular way that – to a face reader, at least – has meaning.

The Meaning: Before, James had a youthful tendency of idealism, finding it important to sound the call when he found injustice. Of course, that tendency was expressed through those thin, in-drawn lips, which kept him from sounding strident. 

Now, James has developed a different power specialty: uncommon skill at being patient with people. Perhaps it's those folks he sang about once, those who turn out to hear "Fire and Rain again and again and again"?

Face Data: Powerline dimples are like parentheses around the mouth.

The Change: James Taylor went from "none" to a double set.

The Meaning: Humility and graciousness have been learned from his personal struggles through the years. It's a charm trait, and I can't be the only James Taylor fan who finds his combination of graciousness and shyness to be immensely appealing.

Face Data: Lip proportions – comparing the fullness of the upper and lower lips. To see this face data, you're not comparing lipfulness overall but making a ratio, top lip:bottom lip.

The Change: Before, James Taylor had what most of us have, a lower lip that is just slightly fuller than the upper lip, a ratio of 1:1.5. Now his top lip:bottom lip ratio is quite different: 1:5.

The Meaning: Persuasiveness has grown through the years. As a performer, songwriter, and person, James Taylor has found his best way to communicate.

Any of you zine readers happen to know James Taylor personally? I'd love your feedback, and also welcome comments from you face readers, aura readers and empaths who find additional information beyond the scope of this short article. I'll be creating a blog post where you can comment.

CONCLUSION: James Taylor doesn't only inspire through his cello-rich, distinctive voice, the beautifully crafted songs. The secret of his success isn't only guitar playing, expert enough to impress even a tough critic like my guitar-playing husband. The very presence of James Taylor creates inspiration for many of us.

If you're at all skeptical, wondering whether free will really can re-shape a face over time, remember James Taylor. Inner development has out-pictured in eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and cheeks. Had we been able to read his eyebrows, no doubt we would have found growth there, too.

You and I may never have a career like James Taylor's, but we can likewise evolve at maximum speed. And to the spiritual talent scout who reads how faces change over time, there is no greater achievement here at Earth School.

ALL YOU CAN LEARN DAYS - MENTORING

In this age of "I want it now and I want it on MY schedule," I'm introducing a way for you to have your own mini-intensive on demand. On a date that is convenient for you, come out here to Sterling, VA (right near Dulles airport) and enjoy a full day of personal tutoring.

Study empath empowerment techniques, cutting cords, aura reading, face reading, or even a combination, as you wish. Either plan out your day in advance or be spontaneous. Either way, this is a chance for you to move ahead at your pace, having every one of your questions answered to the best of my ability.  

Starting Nov. 1, you can schedule your special day by emailing Mitch at mitch@rose-rosetree.com or by calling 703-450-9514.

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