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What is Indian Head Massage?

Indian Head Massage is a relaxing and de-stressing massage of the scalp, face, neck, shoulders and upper arms. Indian head massage can help to relax, soothe or invigorate the receiver.  It is a treatment that involves the therapist using their hands to knead, rub and squeeze the body’s soft tissues, such as the muscles.

Oils such as coconut and almond can be used and may be applied to the face, neck and scalp.  The oils help to keep the hair strong, healthy and lustrous.
Indian head massage treatment is becoming very popular in the West and has advantages over other massage treatments for the following reasons

    Clients do not have to remove their clothes, unless they want to.
    It can be carried out almost anywhere.
    It can be carried out in a relatively short time compared to other holistic treatments
    The massage can be performed with or without oils or creams
    Little equipment is required; therefore it is an economical treatment to carry out.

Physiological and psychological benefits of IHM

Having a head massage is an invaluable treatment, in helping relieve stress related problems including: headaches, eyestrain and neck and shoulder stiffness. The head, more than any other part of our body, represents who we are. It is the centre of our nervous system, and home to our identity and intelligence. The Chakra at the top of our head (Crown Chakra) is the one we use to communicate with our higher self. If our head feels good, we feel good.  Chakras will be explained more fully in a later section of this course.

The following are just some of the benefits of Indian head massage:

    It promotes total relaxation, as the massage helps to give a feeling of wellbeing and calm.
    The increased blood circulation to the head, neck and shoulders brings oxygen and nutrients, thus helping to improve the condition of the skin and to stimulate hair growth.
    The increased blood circulation to the brain means that more oxygen is delivered; this will help mental fatigue and improve concentration.
    The increased blood circulation will help to relieve stiffness in the neck and shoulders as oxygen and nutrients are brought to the area and waste products that have built up in the affected muscles are taken away.
    Massage relieves eyestrain and tension headaches as muscular tension in the scalp is relieved.
    The increased lymphatic flow helps to get rid of toxins and other waste products, so aiding detoxification of the body.
    Massage helps with irritability and promotes sleep, as the client feels more relaxed and calm.
    It breaks down fibrositic nodules, commonly known as knots, which develop from tension in the muscles.
    It triggers the release of brain chemicals called endorphins, which create a feeling of contentment and happiness.
    Massage also reduces stress levels increasing the possibility of psychological upliftment.

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In the case of creative workers the radiation around the head sometimes assumes a most wonderful luminosity, which extends its field of light around the head and shoulders, completely blotting out all other radiations in the area. In this field of light will flash other colours according to the type of thought the work produces in the mind of the artist. Thus, work of an uplifting nature, sure as the writing of a poem or the painting of a religious picture, will produce an intense but rather hard shade of orange or yellow. The musician, playing a work with genuine feeling and entering into the spirit of the composition, will show corresponding colours in the aura, thus a pink or blue for emotional music, green for soothing, pastoral bars, and deep purples, blues and gold’s for the grand music of Beethoven, Bach or Brahms.

It is this mental aura which betrays the true personality of a man or woman, for here is imprinted a record of the type of thought most frequently held in the mind. An intelligent observer can watch the red of lustful thoughts, the scarlet flash of anger, the yellow -green of jealousy flashing across the yellow field of the aura and betraying the ideas that lie behind the pleasant talk and polished manner of an acquaintance.

Another time one might sit in a church and watch the wonderful shades of mauve sweeping over the aura as a person is uplifted be something in the service which touches the heart; or one may see the blue of love as some lady sees the man of her hopes, or watch the irritable flashes of harsh yellow and red as another person criticizes the sermon, the choir or the neighbours.

It is interesting to note that types of thought which are held for any length of time tend to set up a permanent hint of colour in the aura, so that the pure yellow of intellect becomes dyed with reds, blues, greens and mauve’s of the pre- dominating thoughts, and we can tell, by this same vibration, that one person is of a generous disposition, another of an avaricious nature; one is spiritually inclined and another thinks of nothing but worldly success n connection with business.

The changes wrought by the psychologists, who work with the assumption that the thought deliberately held for any length of time in the mind will eventually affect the general character of an individual, is here again proved correct., for clairvoyant observation proves the power of thought to colour the auric field so thoroughly that it ceases to be yellow and will become bluish, if the thinker is of a devotional nature. Reddish-brown predominates in a sensual thinker, and slate-grey in a person continually in the habit of thinking in a depressed and hopeless manner.

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We have all heard of meditation and everyone who does it seems to be in some sort of trance or peaceful state, however we can only imagine that its for some higher spiritual beings or maybe people who don’t have 3 kids to get to school on time and therefore can sit around cross legged all day. If you have ever tried to meditate you will find that its not just about sitting still, and if you have been having assumptions that when people meditate they go into some sort of other worldly trance and state of bliss and you cant understand why its not happening to you, then let me clear a few myths up for you.

Meditation is for everyone and there is nobody who cannot meditate on some level or other.

Chances are you are doing anyway on a daily basis but just not aware of it. Awareness is the key word here. If you are daydreaming you are away with the fairies and in a complete trance like state, you may be driving and not realise how you even got there but obviously you didn’t have an accident, you drove with safely, but you would have been switching to auto pilot, which we all do from time to time. Usually when we do something very repetitive what we can literally do without thinking. And that the whole point, doing something without thinking, we finally let our brain take long needed rest and just get on with the job. When we think too much it takes away our natural ability to do things.

One very simple step and guide to meditation is to do breathing some deep breathing and counting your breaths as you inhale and exhale. The reason this is such good practice is two fold – the first reason is that by concentrating on counting your breaths you do not allow your brain to start thinking about anything else. Just the act of counting 1,2 ,3 4, and inhaling at the same time is enough to divert your concentration. Secondly its good for us all to breath deeply and we really do not do it enough. If you were to stop yourself at least 5 times a day and just be aware of your breathing you will be surprised at how shallow your breaths are. Taking in deep breaths, helps us to oxygenate our blood thus give us more energy and in the long term can aid weight loss.

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After the first year another change begins to be seen in the aura. A faint, rosy tinge is perceived in the midst of the blue vibration; a tinge which appears to emanate from the region of the solar plexus. This vibration very slowly spreads and intensifies in colour until about the age of five, when another change can also be observed. The writer Usula Roberts who wrote for the spiritualist churches and expert in auras and their formation believed this to be the colour of the natural instincts and appetites, since i can be seen to intensify to a deep red when the child is provoked to anger, and dying to the original pink when the interest is diverted. Possibly it is created by the different substance’s extracted from the food on which the child is fed. We all know that certain foods , by creating digestive difficulties, can also upset the nervous system. We may conclude that the introduction of high protein-valued foods create a different nervous radiation which is shown aurically in this manner.

One must conclude that the red radiation is of nervous and emotional origin since it is situated in the region of the solar plexus. It is well known that all emotions affect the nervous system which radiates from the plexus centre in the same way that railway lines may radiate across the country from a certain terminus. It is also known that people who live upon a diet composed largely of animal food have proverbially unstable nervous systems in which animal passions such as lust, greed, anger etc, are apt to overpower the reasoning faculties. We must conclude that the constituents in animal foods supply to the human organism a high rate of nervous energy which is thrown off in this manner. It has been observed in the case of vegetarians that the plexus radiation is of a soft pink shade, in contrast to that of the flesh eater, who betrays a red which differs in the degree of murkiness according to the amount of the food consumed.The radiation also differs in its colouring according to the temperament of the individual. Thus a calm, self controlled person radiates a soft and gentle red, while the hasty tempered and lustful temperament betrays shades of crimson or scarlet.

Again we must return to the topic of food. It has been frequently proved that a change in diet results in a change of temper; much ill temper is known to be seated in digestive disturbances, through diets which supply too much protein to the system, causing blood pressure and choleric outbursts.  In the case of children, this radiation appears as a normal stage in their development; it is undoubtedly rooted in some dietary change, but it is indicative of natural instincts such as hunger, adventure, anger, curiosity, affection, etc., without the experience of which it would not, as it does, evolve the intellectual, thinking self.

The sensitive child is invariably the child who is not very strong physically and in the sensitive, nervous child both the blue and the pink radiations are far more subtle than in the case of the robust child, whose explosive interest in all things, and whose practically inexhaustible energy, betrays the depth of the blue and red colourings. Again I return to the food question and point out that the delicate child is naturally fed with finer, milkier and more easily digested food in consequence of which the nervous radiations would differ in the materials from which they originated.

In later years when the adult begins the spiritual quest, it is the sensitive individual who easily subdues the animal nature and cleanses the consciousness of earthly desires preparatory to illumination, while the passionate man or woman struggles long and hard to control the elements which have been built into their make-up during childhood.
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Let us consider the terrifc vital powers of natives living in their own environment; of the hardy Scots and colonials. All of these people, traditionally, eat sparsely of the natural products of the earth, unvitiated by commercial manufacturing processes. They work mainly out-of-doors, where the electrical power in the air is unconsciously utilized.

The fact that the force in the air can be utuilized by the human machine is evidenced by the variouis phenomena of Yoga and its attendant sciences, all of which are based on the control of the breathing apparatus, through which alone the air force can be converted into human force. Here we stand on the verge of a vast, little-expolored realm of science. We know that all the marvels of the East, such as levitations, firewalking, stopping of the heart beats and so forth, are prefaced by breath practice (pranayama) and selected practices for the strengthening of the will power. By these means the electrical force generated by the breathing exercises, concentrated in the aura, is directed to serve specific purposes, such as the production of seemingly abnormal phenomena.

Around the Yogis grow an ever-lengthening stream of stories. We hear about their endurance under condtions of privation; their feats of energy, such as traversing tremendous distances on foot; their ability to withstand the onslaught of diseases which would kill the man nourished upon the devitalized foods sold in our cities. Many reasons may be advanced to confound these statements. They can be grouped under headings such as these: chemical constituents to the blood-stream; the digestive powers vary according to the life of the individual; or the out-of-door man absorbs an extra supply of ultra-violet through the pores of his skin, and of oxygen through his lungs, which our electronic knowledge, for Professor Oscar Brunnler, among other eminent researchers into the world of radiations, stated that a single drop of human blood has its own distinct field of radiation, as all other substances have, which he has investigated.

Part 5 will explain about the formation of the aura.

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A Brief History – Runes

The word “ rune “ actually mean’s mystery, magic, secret, or whisper. They are an ancient Germanic alphabet that has been dated back to the 3rd century.  It is thought that they were first used for divination purposes and later for writing and record keeping.

Legend has it that Odin, the Norse High God of the Aesir, hung from the world tree (Yggdrasil), impaled on his own spear for nine days and nights in order to gain the knowledge of runes.  When the runes appeared below him, he reached down and picked them up, and the runic knowledge gave him power. He later passed on this knowledge to the Vanir goddess Freya. She in turn taught him the magic of Seidr. Heimdall the god who guarded the Rainbow Bridge taught the Runes to mankind.

The death of the runes as magical instruments occurred in 1639. The official laws of Iceland banned them, and any people found with runes in their possession were burned alive!

It is fascinating to think that as long ago as the 3rd century, runes had been used for major decision-making.  That their belief in them was so strong gives them a sense of awe.  I have great reverence for my stones and always treat them with the utmost respect. I truly believe that if you have a real affinity with your runes, they will speak to you.
Creating you own set

Today the use of rune stones is again becoming immensely popular. With many attractive sets available, (I personally have a beautiful amethyst set, which was given to me by a dear friend).

It can also be very satisfying to make your own set.  These can be of wood with the glyphs burned onto them, or as simple as flat pebbles from the beach with the glyphs either engraved or marked with a permanent pen.  Whatever style you choose, making the runes yourself will certainly help you to become familiar with them, and getting to know your stones is very important.  A little imagination is all that it takes.  I keep my runes in a velvet pouch, inside a beautiful box.

Lending your runes

Once you have become familiar with your own set, I think you will find it very difficult to lend these out.  To me there is something very personal about my runes. I feel that my own personality is around these stones and strangely I am very protective over them.

The Blank Rune

Again this is down to the individual.  There is no evidence to suggest that there ever has been a blank rune.  You can of course delve into this a little deeper if you wish; my thoughts on this are not to include it in my castings.  I will however give you the meanings, as I know them, so you can make you own decision on this.  But my suggestion to you is that if you happen to have a set with a blank rune then keep it and use it, as a replacement should you need to.

While others prefer to pick the runes individually out of the bag and form a spread.

Day rune – A good way to get an answer for a certain question.  Simply pick a single rune each day.
There are several different spreads to choose from and I will explain a few of these later on.

Rune Diary

It is always a good idea to keep a rune diary, as It is important to keep a record of all of your readings, weather you think they are good or bad. This will also help you to become more familiar with your runes.

Rune casting

The runes have become a great source of inspiration for many, and for some they provide a guide for daily life. It is more a means of analysing the path one is on, and a likely outcome.

Celtic Rune

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