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Metaphysics c°'"ma<"‘ ,,om of them yet.” she said. "But as adults, we can learn that again. We can get back into that groove again.” To keep in the groove. Thomas said she practices sen ding and receiving messages to people. She added that ESP and the aura theory are concepts science is proving true through, for ex ample. research using para psychology. in which in dividuals are tested to reveal the strength of their telepathic senses. Thomas also teaches how to "see” the aura. Normally, "the eyes look at the person, and the vibrations, the pulsations, the electrical force field is coming back, com ing in through my eyes and into the optic nerve and going to the brain. "But. we have found that if we take people into our classes and. . . have them look at a can dle flame, for instance, and that tires their physical eyes, another part of them takes over — their spiritual, intuitive nature," Thomas explained. their own explanations of the source of the aura, said Thomas "We simply present them with the ideas and then let them run with it if they want or shelve it," she said. Hof topic The aura seems to In; a hot topic of discussion and study in her ‘Raising the Con sciousness" class every Friday night, which would be par ticularly appealing to college students, she said. "It’s an introduction to metaphysics: a basic class for th »sc who want to get into more uf a spiritual slant toward life, not religious. "What we’re doing is starting at the beginning and teaching them all the way up. for as long as people want to come. And for college students, who are so in cjuisitive and whose energies are so good at that period of their life, this is the kind of thing that should be very fascinating." she said. In the cla .s, Thomas proposes ‘At that time, children are very telepathic. They know what their parents are think ing, they know what everybody is thinking around them because they haven’t had it pounded out of them yet. ’ This allows her students to see the aura with their "telepathic, inner con;." she continued. “What they're ac tually seeing are shimmering lights that constantly change." She said an individual who is calm will have an aura with soft pastel shades of color, while anger causes flashes of red and orange and black "like lightn ing streaks." Some students interested in the aura are shown an artist's rendition of the aura. In one diagram, colorful oval rings of light encircle a body. Different levels of light in the picture represent physical, mental and spiritual fields of electricity belonging to the average per son, Thomas said. However, she cautioned that "seeing" an aura is actually feeling it. "It's the way their brain is interpreting the energies that they feel coming off of them." Students are free to make STEP OUT IN STYLE with quality Spring resale clothing! THE THRIFT & GIFT SHOP A Eugene Tradition For 31 years, Eugene's finest clothing and gift resale shop 2839 Willamette St (Dm our Southtowme ttde ~ Oak St parking lot) Open M S. 10 4 experiments or exercises for the students to help them unders tand the topic. For example, when breaking into discussion on the aura, students are asked to slowly repeat moving their hands together and apart, as if clapp ing. but without making contact. According to Thomas, many of the students have told her they feel like an invisible rubber band is stretched between their hands or that the exercise pro duces a magnetlike effect — the clashing fields of the aura. The students advance to more complex lessons, like directing their thoughts to changing the color of another entity's aura. People who have extensive training in perceiving the aura can walk down a crowded street and still detect individual auras, she said. r— Vouch of Class Clothing We Pay More For Clothes!! Quality Resale for women and children. $pe< idli/inK in natural fibers for women. Mon-tri. 10:00-5:10 SjI 10:00-5:00 2050 Willarm-tlf • M l 0095 all for appoint nwnl il: j Exercises Christopher described a popular exercise using mind control, which he believes anyone can do with practice and patience. It involves plac ing a straight pin on a piece of tissue and laying it on the sur face of a glass of water. The tissue will absorb water and sink, while the pin will remain floating The participant should concentrate on the pin and try to mentally move the pin in circles or from one side of the glass to the other. Hut how does this apply to improving one’s life? "What it shows you is that you can become whatever you want to be You can bring to yourself whatever you want." Thomas said. She said after about two mon ths of "basic training," the students begin to discover other applications for these skills in their lives, which am more useful than moving pins around a glass. A simple application would la; to mentally reinforce the im pression of a potential employer, Thomas said. After a job interview, "you could con centrate on seeing the employer and being in that room, seeing that person greeting you as their employee, saying to you. 'Welcome aboard. We're glad to have you. We know you're go ing to do the Job well for us,' she said. "To actually see it happening with as much emotion and feel ings as you can put into it. the more it will manifest for you.” she said. Thomas said the classes are practical, removing metaphysics from "the im plausible. dreamy, woo-woo world.” "We’re not dreaming our lives away and giving you something we want you to stuff down Into you and expect you to believe." Thomas, who has been work ing in metaphysics for nearly 30 years, said she and Christopher moved here from California ala nit 18 months ago because they heard Eugene had a large spiritual community. Since they opened tin; syn thesis center a year ago, they I E S All Day Every Day Mon.-Fri. 8:30-8 :OOpm Sal. 10-6pm Print America 519 E. 13th 485-1940 have continuously expanded the range of programs offered. ’' VV e d o n't get m 11 c: h privacy." Thomas mused. Besides her work at the syn thesis center. Thomas is a hyp notherapist. ordained minister, mental health counselor, beauty consultant, writer, editor and publisher. Although Thomas la< ks any formal scientific training in beginning last month. Thomas began traveling to other cities to deliver presentation* on metaphysics and the reframer implant, a self improvement process through which she trains "a volunteer part of your lining" to help remold an inordinate behavior, tielief or pattern into something more acceptable to the individual. ‘They want to know that there’s more to life than just getting up in the morning, go ing to work, coming home at night, slamm ing down in front of the TV and then going to bed.... They want to know that there’s a purpose for them to be here. ’ metaphysics. Christopher, who is trained in neuro-linguistics programming, is becoming more involved with her pro grams. He currently adds a touch of science to several of the workshops, bridging what seems to be two unrelated worlds. One would expect a great deal of cynicism and skepticism directed toward the center, but Thomas said they receive none, at least not from participants in the workshops. “Hy the time they come here, they want to learn about it." she said. 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