Conscious Community Magazine

By Alan Cohen I was stunned to see the long line of customers waiting in front of the rental car desk. As I counted 50 people and just a few agents to service them, I realized I would be here for at least an hour. Never again will I rent …

By Laura Clay You used to be able to escape from the news. You could put down the newspaper, turn off the TV and not think about it anymore. But then came the internet, social media and smartphones. Now, the news has become a 24/7 presence in our lives, a …

By Donna Stellhorn This Full Moon in Aries will be an exceptional time. There is great potential energy here which could be harnessed for your purposes. This Sun/Moon opposition brings in the energy of Pluto, the planet of transformation, into an exact T-Square, giving you the desire and opportunity to …

  By Betsy Bruns October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Nearly 1 in 8 women in the U.S. (roughly 12%) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. Approximately 268,600 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S in …

  By Joyce and Barry Vissell Endings may not be so easy, but they are not optional in this life. There comes a time when a certain activity must be let go. Or a time when a relationship truly needs to end or, at least, change form. The art is …

By Stephanie Jarmuth Most have heard of or have seen hypnosis in the form of a comedy or entertainment stage show, where the hypnotist instructs the volunteer to quack like a duck or fall asleep instantly. Few have heard of hypnosis being utilized in a therapeutic setting, and if they …

By Alecia Rice Q: I have a long-time best friend who’s Christian, Republican, kind, good-hearted and thoughtful. We’ve shared politically differing views on gun control, immigration, healthcare, etc. Lately, these issues have us questioning each other’s morals, which is creating problems in our relationship. What can I do to resolve …

By Kayla Hancock Be, Awake, Create: Mindful Practices to Spark Creativity, by Rebekah Younger, MFA (Reveal Press, $19.95, Paperback) Creativity always has an ebb and flow. Rebekah Younger seeks to help those whose creative impulses have stagnated, by sharing practices that will help readers break out of limiting patterns of …

  Let’s Go Orange By Katarzyna Szumal Right now, I am in a state of gratitude! This past month was full of great opportunities to expand Conscious Community Magazine’s readership. For the first time ever, I was on the Polish radio station, WNVR AM 1030 in Chicago, talking about spirituality, and …

By Theresa Puskar To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Conscious Community Magazine, I interviewed our publisher, Kasia Szumal about the magazine’s history, her vision and her intentions for the future of the magazine and our vital community. Theresa: Tell me how you first got involved with the magazine. Kasia: In …