Several longs ago, when I was just beginning to work with Here and Now Writing--or making fictional use of what is going on in MMMmmmland at a given moment, I might get an idea for a bit of romantic fiction from a particular plot point in the fiction that was a nine to five entanglement known as employment in the aerospace industry. It might be a story of some Machiavellian but otherwise talentless comer whom a hardworking, knowledgeable team player had to train for a position for which she would never be considered. Or I might wonder how a lead engineer on a new airplane program would interact with the pilot of her new winged baby. And just to make things interesting for Mmmmmmmm, I give the pilot secret skills that the engineer has too, but doesn't realize until they meet--in this life time. Then things really get crazy because I saw an ancient and priceless Samurai sword at a gun show and wondered if that sword wasn't . . . somehow magical. Maybe the catalyst to their relationship--he wants its vast power and she doesn't want it for the same reason. And so the future of The Eternal Trust was written.

Maybe, just maybe we are creating our own future the same way--taking ideas from the here and now, focusing on them with "what if" interest or other manifesting/creative emotion such as fear or observing them as the quantum physicists might suggest--and viola, we've created our future!

The following may seem out there or unconnected to the foregoing but when I wrote the second book, Breach of Trust, in the trilogy, I wrote/created a very high tech apartment for the heroine, Rian Farsante. Now Rian was a very high mental tech lady. In addition to her advanced skill set of psychic abilities, she was a psychologist who utilized regression hypnosis and neuro linguistic programming(NLP) in her clinical and private practices as a psychic spy for a very nasty quasi-government agency. Rian's apartment was stark, modern and all white, except for the large plasma screens on the wall in each room. Rian knew the power of images, symbols to create behavioral change. She kept herself in the necessary altered "state" or trance with the conceptual modern art with accompanying consciousness changing music (such as Steve Halprin's Higher Ground) constantly playing across the TV screens in her home. I was really into the idea of this digital media wonderland as if it were my own place!

In my seeming real life today, I have that big flat screen with surround sound. And playing on the five disk DVD changer is my own mood altering compilation of two gallery DVDs of Renoir and other Impressionists, an aquarium, a round the Earth views from the space shuttle and Freddy's Silva's In the Footsteps of Isis, which I'll happily blog about another time, all with fabulous creating music. Once again, I've realized I possess the power to create my future--write now, write here.

MMMMMMMMMmmelinda

Hi ho, MMMLogerinos!

Since my paranormal thrillers have been published, many have asked where I got my information on the psychic skills and remote viewing that I, as an author, bless or curse my story people or characters with. I've researched extensively, taken classes and training on most of the psychic skills I write about as well as having studied famous remote viewers' books. All of this has jelled into an MMMMMMversion of remote viewing and how to do it is all spelled out in the books, which is a lot more entertaining and interesting that plodding text books.

I was just reading through The Eternal Trust, the first book in the paranormal trilogy, looking for a how-to to share here. The first mention of remote viewing comes on pages 32-34 and gives the reader an Mmmmversion of remote viewing as practiced by the story psychics (and by others MMMMM won't reveal here) in the trilogy:

Waiting among the shadows, Michael Gabrielli viewed the sleeping figure tossing restlessly on the canopy bed. . . In a blinding flash, Michael withdrew. He lay on his own bed, rejoined with his rigid body. This had happened only once before. A remote viewing target had actually seen him. He'd focused on the sword, followed its essence on the astral plane--and found her as if the sword had led him to her on purpose!. . . Michael wondered if he'd done something wrong, gotten emotionally involved or opened his own energy field to influence. Stupid. He would have to be more careful, perhaps even resort to once again following the protocols as he'd been trained to do as psychic spy for the military. . .After quieting the mind's chatter, impressions associated with the coordinates were observed and recorded. Colors, sensations,sounds, pictures, odors and even tastes could be perceived to psychically trace the chain of custody or energy trail of a target. . . Not much could be hidden from a highly trained, disciplined remote viewer as long as he could refrain from "information overlay" or projecting his own beliefs and expectations on the incoming perceptual information. (Excerpted from The Eternal Trust, All Rights Reserved)

If you want to give it a try, go have a lie down or sit comfortably. Close your eyes and throw your mind blank. Allow thoughts drift through. Don't resist them. Just concentrate on your relaxed breathing. Notice what comes into your mind without judging it. Do this for a few minutes or moments before your mind and body insist you've got to be doing something else. This is your initial go in the first step of quieting your mind. In this and anything else in life, intend, imagine and practice only the positive behavior and results you want.

MMMMMMMmmelinda

Hi ho, MMMLogerinos!

The son of Mmmmmmm sent a postcard from eastern Europe on February 3, 2007. It arrived here in Seattle today and was certainly worth waiting for. The card is from the Statue Park (Gigantic Monuments from the Communist Dictatorship) in Hungary that they now charge admission for. Putting a pos-think spin on this . . . it's possible to make money or some good from past mistakes; it just may take some time!

How's that for a Good Friday ponder? Then we can vamos a la playa--let's go to the beach!

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmelinda

Hi ho, MMMLogerinos!

Just to be safe, I've waited until the day is nearly done before posting. Gotta say there weren't any tricks suffered in the Haynes household on this April Fools Day. Everything went pretty smooth. It didn't rain, so we got all the yard work done, the dahlias planted and the patio furniture moved outside. Then the weather report for tonight said there's a chance of snow. Sheeeesh. Get out the cane and whup up on those weather guys.

iPod Video Wheeeeeee
While I was in Kingman a couple of weeks ago for the Andrew Rucker wedding, my techy favorite niece, Aimee, advised me to get up to speed on the portable music and video thing. I bought a 30 gig iPod video. My Aimlet loaded it with a nice sampling of Celtic Woman fav tunes as well as a Nelly Furtado and the theme song from Veronica Mars. I've created another rabid Veronica fan in my niece. Except now I can buy TV episodes I've missed and download them to my iPod. Cool! I've yet to download any video to it, but my critique pal, Carol, subscribes to French news and watches it everyday on her 80 gig iPod. Sounds cool. Going to have to cruise the podcast and video listings.

Speaking of podcasts, I cruised the education listings looking for French language instruction. There were a couple of interesting ones, but I have to figure out how to subscribe to episode number one yet. So, I'll just load up the CDs on French immersion I got at Costco. And why is this former Spanish major doing this? I'm going to France in June, that's why. BTW, it was my dad who told me about podcasts and thinks I ought to give it a try. I think he's right. Heaven knows I've got enough material on a vast variety of subjects I've taught that would make for some very interesting podcasts. So stay tuned. I'll let you know when I get it figured out with the RSS feeds, podcast creations, audio editing and all that. Sounds fun, huh! I'm also looking at getting a new hard dark video camera because YouTube is the place to be, baby! I'm about ready to debut a cool MySpace page and am rocking on some other web-based projects, too. Give me a minute and I'll be so techy I may digitize myself! Or my novels. I've been told that my books, especially The Eternal Trust trilogy would make great audio books. I think so too. Check out the excerpts and reviews on the Books page and let me know what you think.

MMMMMMMelinda