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<  the Elias forum Newsletter, September, 2003  >

In this Issue:

> August - Over 4,100 Visitors!
> Gem of the Month
> Resources for Newcomers
> New & Updated Digests/Exercises
> Recently Published Transcripts: August 2003
> Please Notify Us About Typos, Broken Links, Or ...
> Power Users Tip of the Month - Get the Most Out of the Home Page
> Speak to Elias: Hold Your Own Private or Group Session
> Order Video and Audio Tapes
> Order Mindscapes Music CD
> Upcoming Elias Group Sessions - 2003 Schedule and Updates
> Public Email Lists
> Explore the Elias forum webring

August - Over 4,100 Visitors!

Newsletters since March 2002 are available online in the Library, under the letter “N” at: http://www.eliasforum.org/library.html#N

Since opening our cyberdoors in February 2002, we have served over 449,400 webpages to more than 36,800 visitors in over 70 countries. Many thanks to all of you who continue to provide us with tremendous support, constructive suggestions, and email feedback!

See below for details on:

> Group E-fest in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky this month!

> Group E-fest in Fresno, California in November

> Mindscapes - Paul’s conscious creation music CD.

If you use this newsletter and website, please take a minute to let us know what you think. Your feedback helps us to make them easier to use.

Best Wishes,

Paul & Jo Helfrich
Castaic, California, USA
helfrich@eliasforum.org

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Gem of the Month

The Gem of the Month is a regular feature that provides an excerpt from a recent transcript that captures a snapshot of essential Elias.

This month’s gem is taken from Marje’s private session.

MARJE: “I have tried affirmations. I’ve tried to tell myself what I choose and to focus on those things, and have had momentary or fleeting moments of relief and freedom, but can instantly at any moment go right back into the pain and right back into not focusing on me. And that I can do in a regular workday, let alone in any given relationship.”

ELIAS: “But in generating this painfulness, you do pay attention to some aspect of yourself, do you not?”

MARJE: “Oh, it’ll bring me right back, yes! (Elias chuckles) Right back, so then I have to ask myself what is the underlying message from the signal, each and every time.”

ELIAS: “Temporarily, to the point that you become familiar with yourself and with the action of holding your attention upon you.”

MARJE: “You make that sound so easy!” (Laughing)

ELIAS: “Ha ha ha ha ha! Let me express to you, my friend, in this you may offer yourself a method of practicing in which you allow yourself in any particular moment in your interactions with other individuals to turn your attention, in a manner of speaking, away from the expression of the other individual.

“You may generate this exercise in any moment. It need not be expressed merely in moments of conflict. But within any moment allow yourself a practice exercise in which, merely incorporating a few moments within your time framework, you discontinue paying attention to the other individual and allow yourself to move your attention to you and explore in that moment what YOU are generating inwardly, whether you are offering yourself a communication through emotion, whether you are generating an expression of calm, whether you are generating an expression of tension within your physical muscles, how you are perceiving the interaction which is occurring. What is your physical body expressing?

“You may in actuality create this practice exercise within any moment, in any situation, in any interaction with any individual, and objectively the other individual shall not incorporate an awareness of what you are creating, for you may appear to be continuing the interaction with the other individual. In actuality you are momentarily allowing yourself an awareness of what YOU are generating in that particular interaction.

“Now; if you are allowing yourself to be generating this practice exercise merely momentarily, you may become aware of the ease in creating this action. It shall also validate within you your actual ability to be intentionally objectively moving your attention, and shall reinforce your trust within your ability to be creating that action. Recognizing where an individual’s attention is directed is in actuality quite unfamiliar. For the most part, individuals associate their attention with thinking. Therefore, moving their attention is also associated with changing thoughts, and this is not the expression of attention.

“Therefore, it is beneficial to allow yourself these types of exercises to familiarize yourself with attention itself and that you do incorporate the ability to move your attention intentionally and continue to be interactive with other individuals. You may surprise yourself in the difference of expression which is created merely through the action of moving your attention.”

MARJE: “This I will definitely have to work on! (Elias laughs) I will put it into practice, and practice until it becomes second nature.”

ELIAS: “Ah! Ha ha ha! And this is the creation of familiarity! Ha ha ha!”

MARJE: “Yes, yes!” [session 966, November 24, 2001]

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Resources for Newcomers

New to the information? Want to share it with someone else? Here are some great pages to read and/or print out to share with friends and family:

> Introduction & Overview
http://www.eliasforum.org/intro/introduction_overview.html

> Acceptance 101
http://www.eliasforum.org/library/acceptance101R.html

> Acceptance 102
http://www.eliasforum.org/library/acceptance102R.html

> “the straight little sapling”
http://www.eliasforum.org/digests/sapling.html

> “the secret of life”
http://www.eliasforum.org/digests/secret_of_life.html

> About Elias
http://www.eliasforum.org/digests/About_Elias.html

> A Seth, Elias Comparative Overview (Updated!)
http://www.paulhelfrich.com/library/Helfrich_P_A_Seth_Elias_Comparative_Overview.pdf

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New & Updated Digests/Exercises

The website is a work in progress! New transcripts come out almost every week that further expand the information offered to date by Elias. New excerpts are added to various Digests every month, and new Exercises, too, when new material is offered.

New & Updated! Updated Digests

> attention
> about children
> Dream Walkers
> About Elias
> expression of essence
> geysers
> relationships

New & Updated! Exercises

> paying attention to self in the moment

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Recently Published Transcripts: August 2003

Thanks to Bobbi Houle, Paul Tews, Margot Reed, Daryl Horton, and Fran Wing, new transcripts are published weekly. Also, if you or someone you know wants to get ON or OFF the email list to receive new transcripts, contact Bobbi H. at momcat28@sti.net. Please specify a preference, either MS Word or Plain Text.

> Session 959, Thursday, November 15, 2001*

> Session 960, Friday, November 16, 2001
http://www.eliasforum.org/transcripts/E960_111601.html
“Paying Attention to Self”

> Session 961, Friday, November 16, 2001*

> Session 962, Sunday, November 18, 2001
http://www.eliasforum.org/transcripts/E962_111801.html
“Questions About Energy Expression”

> Session 963, Monday, November 19, 2001
http://www.eliasforum.org/transcripts/E963_111901.html
“Validating the Concepts”

> Session 964, Tuesday, November 20, 2001*

> Session 965, Tuesday, November 20, 2001
http://www.eliasforum.org/transcripts/E965_112001.html
“Parents and Teenagers: Anger, Expectations, Roles, Gender”

> Session 966, Saturday, November 24, 2001
http://www.eliasforum.org/transcripts/E96_1101.html
“Extreme Physical and Emotional Signals”
“Exercise: Paying Attention to Self in the Moment”

> Session 967, Saturday, November 24, 2001
http://www.eliasforum.org/transcripts/E967_112401.html
“A Blackberry Brandy Connection”
“Identifying a ‘Dreadfully Awful’ Focus”

> Session 968, Sunday, November 25, 2001
http://www.eliasforum.org/transcripts/E968_112501.html
“Exploring Essence and Consciousness”

> Session 970, Thursday, November 29, 2001
http://www.eliasforum.org/transcripts/E970_112901.html
“Other-Dimensional Exploration”

*unpublished by request.

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Please Notify Us About Typos, Broken Links, Or ...

Another special thank you to those of you who continue to send us reports of typos, broken links, or suspected errors. We greatly appreciate your efforts in helping to keep this HUGE online encyclopedia free of mistakes (even though “Elias says” there aren’t any :-) It is an ongoing effort and we appreciate you taking the time to let us know when you find something odd.

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Power Users Tip of the Month - Get the Most Out of the Home Page

Last month we explored the ’95 Transcripts. This month we’re going to look at features found on the home page. Since it’s chock full of the most useful links in the entire website, it’s a great page to add to your bookmarks or favorite places!

Like every page, the home page has navigation links in the right-hand spine. Plus, there are four main sections:

What’s New?

- A dedication to our good friend Vicki Pendley who was instrumental in transcribing the first 764 sessions
- Site Features (includes Site Overview, Printing Tips, How to use Real Audio/Windows Media/audio/video.)
- An Introduction and Overview (Who are the authors of this website?, Who is Elias?, What is Elias’ agenda?, How does Elias present this information?, What are some terms that Elias regularly uses?, What is an essence name?, What is this forum about?, What is the Elias phenomenon really about?)
- New Digests (2-3 per year)
- New Exercises (4-6 per year)
- New in the Library (features the latest newsletter, occasional compilations and other goodies)

Recently Published Transcripts

This section includes the three latest transcripts. Sometimes, we’ll feature a recent public session for several weeks because they always deal with more concentrated and affecting concepts inherent in the group dynamic.

Join Our Mailing List

Receive new transcripts, this newsletter, and updates. You can also update your email address here. There’s also a link to order video and audio tapes.

Speak to Elias

This section contains links to pages with the latest group session info, as well as Mary Ennis’ contact info and session rates.

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Speak to Elias: Hold Your Own Private or Group Session

Mary Ennis holds private and group sessions. Rates are:

Private: approx. one hour phone or in person = $250 (includes audio tape)

Group: (20 or more people) = $1,500 plus travel expenses

Note: can now use your credit card through PayPal.

To schedule contact Mary Ennis:

Email: helfroz1@aol.com
Phone: 802-258-6574

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Order Video and Audio Tapes

Group sessions are available to everyone, and individual private sessions are available to the participant, or with the participant’s expressed permission. The proceeds go toward converting the existing videotape archive into a more stable DVD format, and other forum-related projects.

Now available from Ron Churchman:

$25 per session/video or DVD

$10 per session/audio

$25 current transcripts on CD-R. Available in MS-Word or text formats.

Email: JCRonboy@msn.com

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New & Updated! Order Mindscapes Music CD

“A picture is worth a thousand words, but a mindscape is worth a thousand pictures.”

Mindscapes Music CD

From the sublime to the ridiculous, the sacred to the profane, Mindscapes explore the boundless world of dreams and imagination. Now available from Paul Helfrich.

> Listen to all 22 tracks: www.cafemuse.com/mindscapes

> Read an interview: www.cafemuse.com/mindscapes/interview.html

> Order online or by regular mail: www.cafemuse.com/mindscapes/order_form.html

Email: helfrich@eliasforum.org

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Upcoming Elias Group Sessions - 2003 Schedule and Updates

September 2003 Elias Group Session - Fort Mitchell, Kentucky

Saturday, September 27, 2003, 1:30 PM. Cost is $65.00 U.S.

Hosted by K.C. Anneken

Make checks payable to K.C. Anneken. I’d like to have everyone’s group session fee by August 27, 2003. Send checks in U.S. dollars to me at:

K.C. Anneken
64 Woodlawn Ave
Ft Mitchell, KY 41017

Phone: (859) 331-0055
Email: kcdakota@hotmail.com

Click here for full details.

November 2003 Elias Group Session - Fresno, California

Saturday, November 8, 2003 at 1:00 PM. Cost is $85.00 US.

Hosted by Sheri LoBello and Sabrina LoBello
(at the Comfort Suites)

We’ll have some before and after get-togethers for people arriving earlier than Saturday and/or staying after.

Make checks payable to:
Sheri LoBello
702 E Magill Av
Fresno, CA 93710
559-269-0742
Email: LoBello@comcast.net

Click here for full details.

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Public Email Lists

Check out the Elias List on Yahoo! Groups, moderated by Gerhard Fuchs <gfuchs@eliasweb.at>

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elias

Check out the NewWorldView Discussion Forums, moderated by Paul Helfrich <helfrich@newworldview.com> and Ellen Gilbert <egilbert18@comcast.net>

http://www.newworldview.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi

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Explore the Elias forum webring

Are you interested in other websites that incorporate the teachings of Elias? There is a link at the bottom of our homepage, or just go to:

http://X.webring.com/hub?ring=eliasforum

Do you have a webpage that explores the information offered by Elias? If so, then you may wish to join the webring to help promote it. To join, go to:

http://X.webring.com/wrman?ring=eliasforum&addsite

Send any questions to the ringmeister at: helfrich@eliasforum.org

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http://www.eliasforum.org/registration_form.html

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