Low Tide at Alki Beach, Seattle, 5-28-13
May 31, 2013 by
Low tide at Alki Beach! Even a simple digital camera can capture the magic!
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- Bring back the water.
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- Walk to Seattle.
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- Okay, swim to Seattle.
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- Usually a sea lion’s view.
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- A whale’s view.
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- Tide coming in
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- Pollution
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- The Duwamish Head viewpoint
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- No, can’t swim there
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- Nature’s art
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- Alien?
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- Seattle
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- sea life
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- Who let the water out of Elliott Bay?
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- Loving it
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- Looking across Alki to the Olympic peninsula
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- Sea life
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- Gorgeous
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- Seattle from the Duwamish Head viewpoint
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- Peekaboo
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- Duwamish Head overview
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- Ooh
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- Crabby
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- Neat
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- Stunning
Video on Space Cooperating: Space Clearing That Talks with Spaces
February 25, 2013 by
Space Cooperating is a space clearing modality that I invented in Seattle at my company, Alchemy West. Why? Because it was needed.
Space Cooperating helps connect people and their spaces by meshing the needs and wants of both people and their spaces.
That’s right. I intuitively talk with homes, businesses, and land to find out their needs and wants as I explain human needs and wants. Then I bring them together to negotiate solutions. Then Fallon and I clear the spaces with alchemical energy (it helps the people, too).
What happens? Property sells, remodels are easier, people solve business problems, people and their spaces work wonders together. Awesome.
It’s all about mindset. If you really believed you were equal to all life, instead of dominating it, you would ask what it needed and wanted. Wouldn’t you? Check out our video.
© 2013 Robyn M Fritz
Profiling Animal Communicator Joan Ranquet’s Book, Communication with All Life
February 25, 2013 by
I’m always curious about what makes people tick: how do they choose their work in the world, and what does it mean? I’m even more curious when they write a book and I get a chance to review it.
Does the book make a difference? Does the writer? I’m happy to say, in this case, yes. Twice.
Joan Ranquet is an animal communicator, author, and founder of Communication with All Life University. That means she works as an animal communicator, writes about it, and teaches it to people who either want to become professional animal communicators or who simply want to create a better relationship with their animal family members.
Communication with All Life: Revelations of an Animal Communicator, was published by Hay House in 2007. It’s a rarity: a book that will stand the test of time, remaining inspiring and relevant to an audience that is increasingly interested in animal communication as a practical tool for gaining a better understanding and appreciation of our animal companions.
I have to admit that I personally know Joan Ranquet, and even took her introductory animal communication class back in 2001. At the time I thought animal communication was a joke, good fodder for a comic novel and an investigative journalism piece. I went into her class convinced I was the only sane person in the room—and, well, I am now a professional intuitive and my partner is a crystal ball. Ranquet let me into her class with the wry smirk I think she’s trademarked: she knows very well when people are ready to look at the world as it really is, and she’s quite ready to teach them how to do that. Even smirking.
What I learned that weekend from Joan and her associate, healer Donna Timmerman, was that real science is far simpler and more practical than most of us realize. And that animal communication—telepathy with animals—is both a science and an art that can give us real information about our animals, their health and behavior, and our personal relationship with the world that can make all of our lives better.
I thought then that the practical, mystical mindset Ranquet teaches needed a broader audience, and she gets it in this book. There are many animal communicators that get lost in the ozone of feel-good woo-wooey conversations that may be fun or intriguing but aren’t useful in daily life. Ranquet steers clear of the fuzziness and focuses on giving us a well-rounded perspective on our animals’ real lives, and on how we can create better relationships with them.
She knows her stuff. The book is packed with real-life animal communication stories that focus on lessons we can all learn, from deepening our understanding of our animal companions to letting go of limiting concepts like ‘rescue’ and ‘separation anxiety.’ These are practical, inspiring stories that really teach.
That alone makes the book worthwhile, but, ever practical, Ranquet next launches into how each of us can learn to communicate with our animals. Here she delves into our mindset, what we experience with telepathy, and how to live what we learn, from our attitudes to the practicalities of health care, including nutrition, vaccinations, and energy medicine (her next big book, on energy healing for animals, is due out this year and will be a game-changer).
Are you looking for inspirational yet practical advice from an experienced animal communicator, someone who can teach you how to hear your animals and to see the physical, behavioral, and medical issues that may be affecting them? Well, here you go.
Want to delve even deeper? Then get Ranquet’s e-book: Animal Communication 101: Simple Steps to Communicate with Animals. It explores how animal communication works and drills you on ethics and etiquette—on what is appropriate and what isn’t in talking with and about animals and their people. She also explores telepathy, how to energetically scan an animal (which she’ll clearly cover in more detail in her upcoming book), and how to conduct and evaluate a session. While this e-book is aimed at people taking her animal communication courses, it’s useful for anyone who wants to understand animal communication, from how it works to how to evaluate it in your family life.
I read a lot. That includes books on science, metaphysics, philosophy, animal care, and animal communication. Many of these books are speculative and written by people I worry about, because most of them are not well balanced and don’t encourage you to be, either.
Joan Ranquet isn’t like that—not in person, not teaching, and not writing. These books are, frankly, great, offering a solid grounding in the art and practice of animal communication. They are also a reminder that she has much more to offer in her training programs contained in her Communication with All Life University.
Do these books matter? Yes. Should you read them?
Well, that depends. Do you want to talk with animals? Do you want better understand your animals and yourself? Do you want to create the best life possible with your animals? Then, yes, don’t just read these books. Live them. They matter.
Joan Ranquet matters, too. She walks her talk. And writes it. So buy these books. Read them. Put them to work. Your animals will thank you.
©2013 Robyn M Fritz
Take Care of It or Lose It
February 24, 2013 by
Tragic—the only word for it. This is my neighborhood, where I walk my dog, Alki, every day. Beach closed because of contamination from a condominium built out over the water. Sometimes things happen that we can’t prevent. This one we could have, with city administrators who think ahead, and think of everyone. Everything. All life.
Be careful where you build, and how you build it.
© 2013 Robyn M Fritz
Our Fun Interview at Intuit GoPayment
February 22, 2013 by
Sometimes I get lucky and can help out another business, and I get luckier when it helps me out. Such is the case with Intuit GoPayment. Check our out interview at the Intuit GoPayment blog. OR check it out below: I’ve pasted it below this entry.
You might know Intuit as the company behind Quicken, which provides a host of financial service products for harried people, especially those of us who run small businesses. Did you also know you can process credit cards through them, even as an entrepreneur without a retail storefront?
I am probably the only person in the world who bought a smartphone so I could take credit cards (or, if not, the only one who will admit it). I am out and about helping people clear their homes and businesses and conducting seminars and public events at retail establishments. It’s increasingly awkward in our technological age to get paid for these services easily and reliably. Many people no longer carry checkbooks, and with checks you have to go to the bank (unless you have a smartphone connection to your bank, which is still rare) and you always have to worry about whether the check will bounce. In fact, many business owners will no longer take checks!
Plus, I admit, my business is esoteric, and credibility is important. I am not a flake with a crystal ball. I am a respected businesswoman whose partner is a crystal ball. I love to get paid for my work, and people love to pay me with a credit card. What’s not to like?
Well, confusion for one. Which is why I love Intuit GoPayment. It was easy to set up, they have friendly support people who will help if you get confused (which is routine for me and technology), and it works. I get paid wherever I am, my clients get receipts, and I get regular statements from Intuit.
Yep, there’s a service charge. Cost of business. Worth it. Check out Intuit’s services. Reliable company, excellent products.
Thank you to writer Kristine Hansen and Intuit for the interview!
©2013 Robyn M Fritz
Intuitive Creative Coach Sees GoPayment in Your Future
by Kristine Hansen on November 2, 2012
As a life, business, and creative consultant, Robyn Fritz of Seattle guides clients into alignment with their goals through her company Alchemy West. She frequently shares her pearls of wisdom during workshops, conferences, and one-on-one consultations.
As a creative coach for writers and entrepreneurs, Fritz walks the talk as an author of two books, Bridging Species: Thoughts and Tales about Our Lives with Dogs and My Dog Is Dying: The Real Life Crappy Choice Diary, with a third in progress. All three discuss the human-animal bond.
The GoPayment Blog recently caught up with Fritz, a University of Michigan MBA and crystal energy healer, to chat about how GoPayment is the best tool in her pocket when it comes to ensuring her business’s profitable future.
GoPayment: What inspired you to launch your consulting business?
Fritz: My business is unique. When you can laugh and say, “I’m an MBA with a crystal ball,” you have to be prepared to be an entrepreneur because you just don’t fit anywhere else. I love being an entrepreneur. It can be hard and time-consuming, but there’s nothing like knowing you have the freedom, and the responsibility, to be the best you can be in the community at whatever you do.
What do you love most about your job?
I love the diversity of clients and work. Some are writing a book, others are learning to use their intuition for personal or business development, and still others need their home or business space to be vibrationally (or energetically) healthy. Every day is an opportunity to grow and participate in the community by meeting and working with people who are digging deep to find their best selves and to live it in the world. Bonus: Because I literally talk with all walks of life, I get to meet fascinating [home and business owners who] have their own stories to tell, so my work is never dull.
How has GoPayment helped you to keep everything in line?
Today’s entrepreneurs need every edge they can get, from streamlined services to credibility. We need the best price on the tools that make our lives easier. GoPayment is a dream come true. As my business grew, it became clear that I needed to streamline the payment cycle and take credit cards at events and onsite at consultations. So, I bought a smartphone. I chose GoPayment because it came from a reputable company; I could understand and easily use it without a hassle; and it was convenient, flexible, and had live support people who cheerfully helped me set it up and followed through.
I need my business services to be reliable, professional, credible, and classy. My clients are thrilled to use a credit card, and I am thrilled with GoPayment. I’ve never had a problem or complaint, and my business has soared because people trust it and it works.
You talk a lot about intuition. Do most people have that but need help finding it? When did you discover that you have a gift for intuition?
My work is about demystifying intuition: I help people understand that we are all intuitive and can learn how to use intuition as a practical, creative, and inspiring skill to improve our lives.
Listening to my ‘gut sense,’ or intuition, saved my life several times years ago; even then, I knew that I wasn’t just lucky, I was responding to an innate skill. I started to work with intuition professionally in 2001 [after] I realized that we limit ourselves by thinking of intuition as a spiritual tool when it’s something we’re all born with and can learn to tap to enrich our personal and professional lives.
You offer a “how to find your story” workshop. What could be an important first step for someone who might want to write about his or her life but does not know how to get started?
Putting a structure on a writing idea is the only sure way of actually getting anything written. Otherwise it is too daunting, because a book, or even an article, can cover a lot of ground.
I teach people how to break every story idea into five parts. Decide what you’re going to write first: an article, a memoir, or a novel. Figure out how long it will be, say, 50,000 words (that’s a short book, really). Pick five major events in that story and space them evenly throughout that 50,000-word length: a beginning, a rising action, a midpoint, a falling action, and the end. Five story points becomes the story structure. Then you get to write it!
About Kristine Hansen
Profiling Andrea Bruckner of Blue Star Astrology
February 20, 2013 by
Part of our series profiling people and businesses who walk their talk.
I know very little about astrology. That said, I have met a few astrologers who impress me because they have spent a long time learning about the science and art of astrology and take it and their clients seriously. Dedication and smarts rule!
Andrea Bruckner is an astrologer who owns Blue Star Astrology in Seattle. We met because we both do consultations at East West Bookshop in Seattle. She also hosts a free monthly birthday party at East West so attendees can learn more about their astrological sign. I attended the Capricorn night, a relaxed, informative evening where Andrea talked about what it means to be a Capricorn. I had always thought that systems like astrology were too deterministic: if you were this sign, you were doomed to be emotional, and so on. That there was no possibility of being you, only the sign you born under.
Andrea made it clear that it isn’t as cut-and-dried as I assumed. With so many planets and houses and whatevers, each person really is unique, and it’s a complex business digging deep into a chart to see what it could mean to you. But you’re still in charge of your life.
Andrea made an interesting point. Someone at the Capricorn night who was born on the edge between signs was still Capricorn, even though she wanted to be under Aquarius, because some of the aspects of Capricorn made her uncomfortable. Andrea gently pointed out that you “become your sign as you live,” indicating that knowledge and sensitivity are all part of the package. Astrology is a guide, an indicator, but how and why you live your life are strictly up to you.
Later Andrea and I exchanged consultations. I did a Space Cooperating session for her in her new home north of Seattle, working via Skype. She did a personal and business astrological consultation for me and Alchemy West. I found it fascinating: she was not into telling me about my personality, which I am all too familiar with! Instead, she explored the ramifications of different aspects of my personal and business charts, which gave me insight into certain things I’d been exploring. Awesome!
Here is our interview.
How did you choose to work in astrology?
Andrea: “My journey of learning astrology started when I was just a little child. I loved to observe the stars through a telescope—I absolutely loved astronomy. My grandma had a book of dreams and an old almanac: I discovered the astrological symbols and was instantly fascinated by the language of astrology. That stuck with me through my years at the university where I studied chemistry, which is similar to astrology in that you are always learning something new and working with so much detail. I studied astrology every single free moment I had. I learned a lot on my own and from my wonderful teachers both in Europe and America.
“I started Blue Star Astrology, my astrology company, while still working in the corporate world.”
What is your philosophical approach to astrology?
Andrea: “My approach to astrology is pretty self-explanatory: your chart gives you your best life possible, and I will find it with the client. There is always room to grow, there is no good or bad chart. Astrology can only show you how to deal with your stuff. I tend to focus on life journeys but I also do synastry readings, yearly updates, and relocation astrology for people. I do birth charts for people of all ages (children to adults) and pet astrology. For people I tend to focus on soul journey, or finding your passion, what moves you, your talents and potentials, basically who are you meant to be. This also ties to business astrology. I also do , timing of events and astro cartography.
“One of the things that I share with my clients is that if things seem rough, you just need to remember that in this lifetime you are becoming your sign, you don’t need to be perfect and you don’t need to fight against the natural flow of your chart. If you are a Capricorn, you are for sure becoming more Capricornian. In other words, don’t sweat it, don’t seek perfection. It will all find you. It is your challenge, however, to look at all the positive qualities of your sign and to make sure that you are implementing them.”
How do you see this philosophy work out for your clients?
Andrea: “My clients are all different. Some love to learn about astrology, some need reassurance and want to see how astrology can help them to learn about themselves. I have helped numerous clients from all around the world. After the session, my clients feel like they can see more clearly and they are open to new ways and ideas. Astrological reading is a tool to self-discovery.”
What do you like to do to relax?
Andrea: “I love spending my free time with my husband and son. I am also an avid runner. And last, but not least, I love to travel.”
I know Andrea personally and professional and heartily recommend her services. She knows astrology and can offer real insights that can help. Plus she’s warm and personable, making the experience fun and relaxing as well as informative.
You can find Andrea Bruckner at bluestarastrology.com, or 425-210-3510 (PST). Check out her blog on astronomy and the world around you at the-eleventh-house.blogspot.com.
©2013 Robyn M Fritz
The Duwamish Clearing Project
January 5, 2013 by
This is where the Duwamish River Clearing Project starts. Where the real cleanup of the watershed draining into Puget Sound in Seattle starts. The river tells me it could take 300 years, from Mount Rainier to the sea. For more on this story, please go to my website for stories on my intuitive consultations.
