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"Angels are powerful thought forms that help hold the world together. They are the thoughts of synthesis, connection,
and repair. To call on the angels is to move our attention to a higher, more creative direction, to invoke the structures
of a more enlightened worldview." -Marianne Williamson, Illuminata
The Clear and Simple Way
In 1981 I survived a near-death experience that transformed my way of thinking and my life. I encountered the Light
of absolute love, compassion, and wisdom. I chose to go to the Light, but was sent back to my life on earth. Angels and beings
of light intervened to protect and guide me, not only while I was out of my body, but also after I returned to it.
Prior to this experience, angels were not part of my life or thinking. I have no idea how I would have responded had someone
asked me if I believed in angels. I suppose angels seemed like faraway, nearly mythical figures belonging to biblical days
or childhood, not to the here and now.
Without the intervention of the angels, the outcome of my story would have been much different. However, I was not meant to
die that night; at least my body was not meant to cease to function upon the face of the earth with "me" in it. Death is another
concept altogether. Clearly, the "I" is never born and never dies.
If you fear death, or have lost someone to a violent or painful death, perhaps you will find solace in my experience that
we do not make our passage into the next world alone. Angels and beings of light arrive in the moment of need. They give comfort
and guidance. Our life force continues; hence there is no real death. There is only change. Furthermore, once the life force
departs the body, there is no pain, even if the process of dying was painful. Physical pain belongs to the physical body and
not to the spiritual body. When we depart the physical body, we still have a body, but it is a spiritual body that is light
and free, unconstrained by the limits of physical existence. We "die" here, but we take birth in a new body and begin a new
journey. What that precise journey is for each soul, I cannot say; however I am certain there is nothing to fear and that
our true essence is eternal.
Following this near-death experience (NDE) my natural intuitive abilities, always very keen, greatly increased. I sensed the
angels around me and was able to intuit their messages. People noticed the transformation in my life and began to come to
me for help and guidance. This is how I began to share the teachings of the angels with others. It arose spontaneously and
not from any desire or volition on my part.
On one of my stays in India, I was honored to give a reading to Dr. Henning von der Osten, a well-loved and prominent psychotherapist
who has helped change the lives of thousands of people over the years. Dr. von der Osten invited me to give readings at his
seminars, and I became known throughout Germany and Switzerland. After awhile, my work expanded to include seminars and talks.
I also authored a correspondence course which I called, “The Clear and Simple Way”. I was living in Hawaii at
the time. My backyard was the ocean, and my neighbors were the guava trees. On day, I fell into a deeply despondent mood that
lasted for three days, despite the beauty of my surroundings.
On the fourth morning, I opened my eyes and instantly knew that I was meant to share the lessons of the angels in the form
of a correspondence course. Filled with the kind of glorious inspiration that gives incredible energy, I jumped out of bed
and went for a walk. As I strolled along the shore, the first lesson came to me in its entirety. I went home and wrote it
down. (The lessons have, of course, since evolved and transformed, although the essential message of each lesson remains the
same). I continued to write, one lesson every month, for two years. Each lesson was equally inspired. All I had to do was
“show up”—that is, sit down at my laptop and place my fingers on the keys.
Over the next two years, I wrote twenty-four lessons. The first students were those people who had been coming to me over
the years. I sent each “student” one lesson a month and maintained the course for three years. The lessons were
also translated into German—Der Klar und Einfach Weg—and distributed in German-speaking countries.
I stopped writing the course in 1998, following the death of my beloved sister from cancer. She had been taking care of the
business side of the lessons. It seemed an appropriate end to that phase of the lessons. Lesson 20 was written in the last
month of my sister’s life, while I was with her.
I finished Lesson 24, followed through with my commitments to the remaining students, then put the lessons away and forgot
about them. One day I took them all out, put them together, and was surprised to see that I was holding a book in my hands!
I’d never thought of the lessons as anything more than a monthly correspondence course. I then made simple copies of
the lessons, bound them together, and made them available in both German and English.
Over the next two years, I wrote twenty-four lessons. The first students were those people who had been coming to me over
the years. I sent each “student” one lesson a month. I maintained the course for three years. The lessons were
also translated into German—Der Klar und Einfach Weg—and distributed in German-speaking countries.
The book you hold in your hands is the expanded, revised edition, the only one available in English. Der Klar und Enifach
Weg remains available.
The Light and the angels have a magnificent transforming power. You have the opportunity to experience this for yourself by
simply "showing up" and reading your lessons on a consistent basis. It really is that clear. And simple. The Clear and Simple
Way.
INTRODUCTION
If the idea of angels seems far-fetched for you, you may prefer to think of angels as a kind of symbology—a poetic way
to explain and describe greater truths. Still, why not be open to the possibility of angels? Perhaps there are angels, whether
you believe in them or not. Perhaps angels are pure energy that can transform and uplift your life. Perhaps angels are only
a thought in your head. If such a thought is beneficial and expansive, why not make room for it? Why not find out where it
leads you? If merely the thought of an angel can change your consciousness, if only for a moment, imagine what a whole book
of angel lessons might do for you!
Since the concept of angels, by its very nature, cannot exist without the concept of God, you will find God here. As you become
acquainted with the angelic view of God, perhaps your concept of God will grow and transform. Perhaps your concept of yourself
will grow and transform. When you transform within, you change outwardly too. This leads to a greater freedom and a more peaceful
existence at all levels.
The Clear and Simple Way is a companion for your life. You may return to the lessons again and again for guidance and inspiration.
I know this because, although I am the “author”—I am also a student of these lessons.
You are not asked to blindly believe or accept any of the ideas in these lessons. Blind belief leads only to sorrow and disappointment.
You are simply invited to hold your heart and mind open to all things possible. You are invited to explore the possibility
of the infinite.
When you employ your own intelligence to find your own answers, false conditioning begins to fall away. When what is false
dissolves, what is true begins to reveal Itself. You find out what you really are—and are not. You discover your true
divinity. At the core of this divinity is Love. This love manifests through each of us in unique and beautiful ways. In the
words of Picasso:
“My mother told me, if you become a soldier you will be a general. If you become a monk you will end up as a pope. Instead
I became a painter and I wound up as Picasso.”
Is it not a lovely thought—to wind up as yourself, in all your absolute and unique divinity?
You will find meditations throughout the lessons. Each meditation is designed to be experienced simply by reading it with
focus and intent. You are welcome to record the meditations in your own voice, for your personal use, if you like. Listening
gives you another experience from reading, and both are effective.
You may be interested in creating a special sanctuary for yourself: a place you can go to commune with yourself and whatever
name you give to God. Within your sanctuary, you may want to place items that are meaningful to you, such as pictures, flowers,
crystals, or stones. Burn incense or candles if you like. Or, simply locate a lovely place in nature. Do whatever brings you
harmony, beauty, and serenity.
The lessons are composed in a lyrical poetical way. Although the lessons are philosophical in nature, they follow no particular
rules of writing, beyond basic good grammar. The words are intended to break all rules, to take you out of your ordinary mindset,
to create new neuron pathways in your brain that guide you to positive and creative ways of thinking and being. You may go
to any page, any paragraph, and find meaning in it, even without the entire context of the book. The lessons are meant for
the heart. If the mind seems to get lost and confused now and then, just relax, take a breath, and center in your heart. The
heart is always interested in the teachings of the angels. The heart is geared toward love. So let your heart be your compass.
Once again, welcome to The Clear and Simple Way, a journey of all things possible. Thank you for showing up. Now, come. Open
to the next page of your journey. You will not be traveling alone.
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