Willa White's Blog

It has been a long, brutal winter. Lily Dale usually gets more than its' fair share of snow, but this year takes the cake.  This winter has been especially fierce.  The snow is higher than average and the temperature colder.  On the nicer days, my older son enjoys climbing the highest snow banks created by the snowplows --- some over 10 feet tall.  Bitterly cold temperatures have frozen water & heat pipes, along with noses and toes.  Thus far, our lowest temperature during the day has been -24 degrees F and windchill has made it -40.  Ice and snow damage have effected many in Lily Dale.  Large pieces of ice have fallen on roofs, vehicles, windows, and more.  Ice damming has produced leaks and discussions of where to put the bowls and buckets to capture drips.  But today, after this avalanche of snow and ice, we have sunshine, blue skies, and sightings of red-breasted robins (the generally accepted harbingers of Spri...

Our lives are so busy in modern society.  Our appointment books are completely full and we're always running here and there.  We often complain there isn't enough time for cultivating the Spiritual Path.  However, whenever we have a spare moment, we work more or fill in the gap with other activities.  We have time for many other things, but we hardly ever have time to nourish ourselves spiritually by attending spiritual development classes and meditating.  This is a common refrain from my students, clients, and peers. As a wife and mother with a young family, I understand this.  Right now, I am in the child-rearing phase of life.  And my time is largely taken up with mundane living.  I must "chop wood and carry water."  Occasionally, in the midst of a task of drudgery, I sigh and look longingly at my book waiting for me on the table.  Or I will think about the church service or spiritual class I...

Often, I will say to a client: "These are your spirit loved ones private words for you.  You may not wish to share them with anyone else."  After her reading today, one of my clients told me that she had a reading with me six years ago and she enjoyed it very much.  She went on to share with me a surprising feature of her recording from that reading.  Back then, I was still using audio cassette tapes.  She says when I began the reading I tested the cassette tape in front of her, then rewound the tape back to the beginning, and recorded the session.    After the reading, the person she had traveled to Lily Dale with wanted to listen to her reading.  She didn't feel comfortable but she let them pop the tape into the car's cassette player.  The tape didn't work.  It was blank!  She felt enormously relieved. She knew that tape functioned because I had tested it in front of her.  So later on at ...

The past couple of weeks, I have had so much fun teaching the Aura classes.  And as usual at JCC, the students were wonderful!  In part One 'Understanding the Aura' , the students learned about the chakras, the layers of the aura, and how the aura related to its' environment and other people.  They also had the opportunity to see and feel their own aura, and well as see the auras of other students.  And my healing chakra-cleansing meditation blissed everyone out. In part Two 'Advanced Auras' , the students measured and sensed the aura using various techniques, practiced opening the chakras and cleansing the aura of unwanted energy, and seeing a partner's energy on a deeper level.  Many of them remarked how much they enjoyed measuring the aura with the pendulum. Students came away with the knowledge that they each have an aura and a soul.  They recognize they are on spiritual paths and are excited to practice what they have learned....

In conjunction with " Understanding Your Aura " (part one), I will be teaching Part Two of the Aura classes "Advanced Auras".  I regularly teach spiritual development classes at the Jamestown Community College (JCC) Jamestown NY campus. "Advanced Auras" - Wednesday October 29th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. After learning the basics of seeing auras, it is now time to experience auras with your other senses, especially touch and feeling. This class expands on the Understanding Your Aura class and provides more advanced techniques. Participants will learn and measure the dimensions of the human aura, practice how to sense and read the aura, understand the symbols of the aura, and discover ways to enhance your aura and awareness. Prerequisite : participants need to have taken the Understanding Your Aura class or be familiar with auras, chakras, placements, etc… To register, call the JCC Continuing Education Department at 716-338-1005. See you in class! F...

This month, I will be teaching a spiritual development class at the Jamestown Community College (JCC) Jamestown NY campus: "Understanding Your Aura" - Wednesday October 22nd from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Everyone has an aura, which is the energy field that surrounds our body and holds important information about our physical, emotional, and spiritual well being. By understanding the energy that surrounds you, you can begin to see and experience sensing auras. This is an interactive workshop designed for beginners where you will learn the basics about auras, practice how to see and sense auras, understand the meaning of the different colors, and discover ways in which you can cleanse and clear your aura for better health.  For more info, see my website's Coming Events page at : http://www.willawhite.com/Coming_Events.html To register, call the JCC Continuing Education Department at 716-338-1005. See you in class!

One of my favorite places in Lily Dale is the Lake Pavilion.  Some folks call it the Boat House, but it doesn't store boats so I call it by its' more graceful name.  In my opinion, it is a space that deserves grace because decades ago the swan house used to be next to it. Perched on the shore of Cassadaga Lake near the Maplewood Hotel, the Lake Pavilion has a bench that wraps around the inside perimeter and with the picnic table stationed there as well, there is plenty of seating.  Various folks fish from it - in fact, this summer my older son caught six fish in a row there (or maybe it was the same fish over and over, haha). In the more recent summers, my mother has taught a plein-air art class series at the Lake Pavilion and the Friday night drumming circle has gathered there. My family enjoys stopping there on our walks around Lily Dale.  My children ooh and ahh over the small schools of fish gathering for morsels.  Swans and kayakers gl...