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NEWSLETTER January 2006, Issue No. 5
In this issue read about:
I am honoured and excited to be taking on the Editor’s
role for the Colourworks Newsletter. My association with Colourworks
is only a year old, but what it has done for me over the past
year has been phenomenal. My first reading from Moira was in January
2005 and I was so taken with the whole system that I immediately
took Colour 1 and 2 courses and began to incorporate the bottles
into the healing work I was already doing.
During the course of 2005 I began to do readings, both in person
and by distance, and was always amazed – as were my clients
- at their power and accuracy. I found myself using the bottles
more and more in healing sessions and gradually built up my set
of bottles until I had the full set.
In November 2005 I was privileged to take part in the 6-day Colourworks
Teachers course. This was an incredible experience for all who
were there. I could not have believed how exciting, powerful and
just downright wonderful this course would be! Nor how much of
an effect it would have upon me.
One of my greatest joys is working with these bottles myself.
I ‘connect’ with them in some way almost every day.
Usually I will choose a few bottles each evening and either meditate
with them or place them by my bed while I sleep, or both. Sometimes
I bathe in them. Sometimes I choose a few bottles to place by
my computer while I’m working on it. The ways we can work
with this system are endless and the effects it can have are incredible.
In my article on this issue’s Feature Colour, Olive, I share
with you some of the insights I received after bathing in an olive
bottle.
Colourworks is going through huge shifts and changes as we move
into this wonderful New Year, and Moira Torchio tells us more
about them in her column. 2006 is an ‘8’ year –
a year of building solid foundations from which we can move forward,
and Melissie Jolly tells us more about the numerology impact of
the number 8 below. Many people who are ‘in the know’
about these things feel that 2006 will be a hugely positive time
for all who are willing to really live their truth and step into
their own incredible power. Colourworks is one of the ways we
can do this. If you find you use them with your clients but forget
to use them for yourself, take some time to really ‘be’
with this system. It has so much to offer on so many levels.
Bright coloured blessings, Erica Interview with Dr
David Hamilton – Are Businesses ready for Spirituality? 
In the previous Colourworks Newsletter (No. 4), Moira Torchio
wrote a review of Dr David Hamilton’s book, ‘It’s
the thought that counts’, in which he provides sound scientific
evidence for the power of words, affirmations and prayer, and
shows that we really do create our own reality. Moira interviewed
David recently to find out what effect his book has had in the
‘mainstream’ world.
Since the launch of your book ‘It’s The Thought
That Counts’ – how has your life changed?
Tons of stuff, for example I was a lecturer of Chemistry and Ecology,
but since the book launch I have been invited to do so many talks
that I now continuously present talks and workshops based on my
book. My life has become about promoting the book, but it is what
I always wanted to do, to teach about love and kindness from a
scientific point of view. I just knew that was what I had to do
when I left the pharmaceutical industry in October of 1999 where
I had worked as a scientist.
What were your intentions with this book?
I don’t really know if I had any set achievement in mind,
I just knew I had to write it. I started writing it when I left
the pharmaceutical industry and it took about 5 drafts over 3
years and every time it was a different version that appeared
so that I had to bin the previous drafts. I co-founded during
2001 a charity called Spirit Aid, and when my time with them was
over I knew I had to finish writing this book.
Who has shown an interest in your book?
I thought it would be therapists mainly who would read the book,
but I have found the biggest audience is the ordinary person who
knows nothing or has never been exposed to the ideas on spirituality
in my book. People are getting excited about the book because
it makes sense to them as there is so much science to back up
what I say about love and kindness. Their response has led to
opportunities in the business community for teaching people how
their thoughts affect their work. I have been booked quite a few times to do staff in-service training
in schools. Most of the staff have not been exposed to spirituality
but when they get it, they understand how they can influence the
work they do with children because the children will get the science
of it. One woman business owner in West Scotland who teaches leadership
programmes was inspired by my workshop to add a new training programme
to offer Chief Executives and managing directors based on ‘It’s
the thought that counts’. She said she recognised that this
is the next level of training she needed to offer corporates.
Are mainstream taking the book seriously?
Yes, very.
Why?
I am a scientist and lecturer, I have the credentials, and I researched
and took out some real hard scientific evidence to back up the
book. I had to put the scientific information in a simpler language
so that everyone can benefit from the evidence given.
Do you think mainstream is ready for spirituality?
Absolutely.
Why?
They have been ready for it for a while but we have not learned
to speak the language. If you teach in France you learn to speak
in French; when you learn the mainstream language it becomes easy
to talk to them. Once I started talking to them about spiritual
concepts in scientific terms it became obvious to them that their
thoughts affect their reality.
Give an example of a corporate response to your book/talks?
Feedback: “…absolutely brilliant, my staff need to
hear about this, wish my whole company could understand that the
way we think has planetary effects….”
Have you got advice for therapists wanting to go mainstream
(NHS, schools, colleges, businesses etc)?
Don’t be afraid, because almost everyone is waiting for
this. I was a wee bit afraid that I would get shot down, but this
has not been the case.
Do we, the alternative therapists, need to be scientific
to be taken seriously?
No, the science is useful as a tool to help to communicate only.
But for therapists who don’t have science as a tool, speak
your mind, the level of consciousness of the world is increasing
and if you say what you believe, it will resonate with people,
unlike 5 years ago when it would not have done so. Note: During November 2005 this book was in the top 20 mind/body/soul
bestsellers list on amazon.co.uk. This is unusual for a self-published
author whose book has only been out a few months but it got the
attention of a publishing house and Dr Hamilton now has a book
deal with Hay House and ‘It’s The Thought That Counts’
will be relaunched during September in UK, South Africa, USA and
Australia.
Dr Hamilton is currently researching his new book and moving from
Scotland to Berkshire. If you would like to write to him about the
book or invite him to deliver a talk to your organisation, his email
address is: davidhamilton1970@yahoo.co.uk
For a review of his book go hereFocus on the
Colour Olive by Erica Connolly   
In this issue we focus on the colour olive – a beautiful,
spring-like colour which opens us to hope and new beginnings,
and connects us with our ability to manifest. What better way
to start 2006 than with a dose of olive?!
Olive is found between the yellow of the solar plexus and the
green of the heart and is one of the softest colours in the Colourworks
range. It brings to mind a gentle spring morning; yet contained
within this gentleness is deep, true power. This is the power
of the feminine – the power which is based on love, not
fear. There are several bottles in the Colourworks range which contain
olive: No. 10 Wheel of Fortune Gold/Olive
No. 15 The Magician Olive/Olive
No. 16 The Tower Olive/Lilac
No. 24 Love, Money and Creativity Pale Magenta/Pale Olive
No. 26 Partnerships Magenta/Olive
No. 32 Communication Royal Blue/Olive
G6 The Goddess Awakens Copper/Olive
C3 Solar Plexus Chakra Olive/Yellow Each contains its own message, of course, but within each of
these bottles are also the universal messages of olive. Before
writing this, I took the opportunity to bathe in one of the olive
bottles, and this is the information I received: “Olive is peace, olive is joy, olive is tranquillity. Olive
is the first tentative flutterings of spring, the first steps
of a newborn lamb, the gentleness of morning sunshine after a
storm. Olive is the lioness, the goddess, the wise woman. Olive
is clarity, beauty and the sacred feminine. Olive nurtures, supports
and holds us. Olive is when we allow our emotions to empower us.
Olive is trust. Olive is when our heart is in deep resonance and
connection with our solar plexus and we feel utterly centred,
balanced and at one. Olive is when our solar plexus no longer
fears or doubts what our heart has to say.” Amanda Bradbury, another Colourworks Teacher, had this to offer
about olive: “Olive and bottle 15 in particular is good
for clearing bitterness and bringing in love when there may be
good reason to feel resentment. It helps to make a new beginning
on an inner emotional level, somehow giving oneself an olive branch.
It seems particularly appropriate for family issues if you think
about olive trees being planted for the generations to come”. Do something wonderful for yourself at the beginning of this
New Year. If you don’t already have an olive bottle, contact
the Distribution Centre and treat yourself to the one that draws
you the most. And if you do have one (or several!) sitting on
a shelf at home, start connecting with it. Focus on it, meditate
with it, hold it, breathe it in and see what comes through. Better
yet, put some in your bath and luxuriate in the soft, nurturing,
feminine energy of olive. As you do, allow yourself to open to
what you would like to attract into your life this year, and know
as you do this that you are allowing yourself to receive on a
very deep level. Number
8 and the Year 2006 by Melissie Jolly 
8 is the number of power and abundance. 2 is the number of partnership
and balance and 6 is the number of vision and love. So with balance
and love we are getting ready to create abundance for all and
authentic power where no one is more or less than us. The energies
relate to Saturn which was always seen as the heavy one astrologically
but although he is stern, when you are on the right path he is
completely supportive. So for this year we can look at bottles
2 and 6 and 8, giving us blue for boys (2), pink for girls (6)
and when we have that in balance we are open for a connection
with our spirit, which is violet (8). There is such perfect balance
in the numbers for this year that it is definitely a year for
coming together and letting go of the difficulties of the past
7 years. Also look at the other bottles that add to 8: 17 is the
wish bottle and 26 is heaven to earth so bring on 2006 and god
bless all of us with huge abundance and a clear sense of our own
divine power and magnificence. Cosmic Connections
by Amanda Bradbury 
The autumn of 2005 has been a particularly significant and powerful
time and this sets the stage for what is to come to fruition in
2006. The healing planetoid Chiron moved permanently into Aquarius
on the 5th December where it will stay until 2010. This represents
shifting up a gear: shifting vibration and planes of consciousness.
It brings an opportunity for healing the `split’, or feelings
of alienation or separation and provides support for alternative
healing. Throughout most of 2006 Jupiter will be in Scorpio after moving
into this sign at the end of October. This shines a spotlight
on our unconscious selves and supports depth, commitment and intimacy.
One of the themes of this journey is about discovering and revealing
hidden and esoteric knowledge. Between 2nd September and 24th December every planet except Jupiter
changed direction at least once. This is very unusual and suggests
a big shaking up of the status quo and that we’re being
asked to take our next big step into the Light. Last year’s 11:11 gateway, on the 11th November, was particularly
momentous, and this is indicated by the numerology for the 11th
November 2005 creating a triple 11:11:11. These new energies are
about unity and coming into one-ness. Mars turned direct on 10th December and the feeling of pressure
released was intense, as we work to integrate our ego or animal
side and lift our energies to higher levels. The explosion and
fire in Hemel Hempstead happened early the following morning. The 12:12 was about integrating and anchoring the energies of
the 11:11 ready for what will unfold in January. This has been
an extremely intense time as the energies of the Moon have been
unusually strong through mid December, particularly around the
transformational Full Moon of the 15th with Pluto making an exact
connection. We need to be compassionate with ourselves if we’ve
temporarily lapsed into old patterns or conditioning at this time.
This is simply an opportunity to purify and release. The winter
solstice on the 21st brought a time to gather our energy and celebrate. The New Moon on New Year’s Eve at 9 degrees Capricorn,
makes this an extra powerful time to set personal New Year Resolutions
and intentions for the planet. This is truly a time to let go
of the old and bring in the new, an opportunity to manifest our
heart’s desire. Throughout January and February Pluto, planet of transformation,
is inching very close to its exact conjunction with the galactic
centre currently at 26 degrees 56 minutes Sagittarius, digging
deep into our collective psyche and metaphorically ploughing the
field for the Golden Age. This is a long-range, profound influence
and its effects ripple out over many years. The second half of January brings great energy and enthusiasm
with Mars, Jupiter and Neptune forming connections in fixed signs,
culminating with the inspiring link between Jupiter and Neptune
on the 28th, which represents promise fulfilled after the pressure
was put on at the end of last year. Minds open and visions can be shared under the expansive gaze
of Mercury in Aquarius and then Pisces through late January and
February. Also, Mercury plays a lead role in the New Moon at 9
degrees Aquarius on the 29th January, putting the emphasis on
breaking patterns of thinking and communicating new ideas. After almost seven months of dragging its feet through muddy
Taurus, Mars, planet of action, moves into Gemini on 17th February
for a two-month visit, creating a feeling of life speeding up
with contacts to be made and information to be shared. Finally, the catalyst Uranus is conjunct the New Moon on 28th
February at 9 degrees Pisces, bringing possible confusion, change
and awakening and a powerful time to anchor the new and different. Amanda Bradbury brings colour into her work with astrology and
offers astrology consultations and workshops. Readings are about
personal and spiritual growth and how to master the planetary
energies shown in our birth charts. She can be contacted by telephone
on: 01803 782366 or by e-mail: amanda@angelic-light.com
Melissie
Jolly Column – Birth of the Whale Bottle no. 34 
When Moira was in South Africa during August 2005, she came to
me in Stanford. It was just at the beginning of the whale season
and although we could see them in the distance they did not come
in as close as they do later on, when they are birthing their
babies. At that time we felt the need for a blue bottle that would
anchor her experience with the whales, but I thought that Colourworks
as a system was complete and felt that the bottle I made for Moira
would be a one-off. A few weeks later I was walking along the cliff path when I saw
three people peering into the sea and went closer to see what
they were looking at. Suddenly, near enough to touch, three whales
surfaced and rolled in the waves - just really hanging there.
They are such a spectacular sight when they are so close that
we stood there absolutely mesmerised. After about 20 minutes they
disappeared under the surface and we waited, not knowing whether
they would reappear or whether they had gone, when suddenly, like
a little (5 metre) cork, up popped a little grey baby. What we
had witnessed was a birth. The mom, a midwife and the dad guarding
the entrance to the cove. It was such a moment. They floated for
a while and then they flicked their tails and left. The numbers
intrigued me as there were three people watching and then I came
making it four. There were three whales and then the baby was
born, making it four and at that point I got such a clear instruction
from the male that there had to be a whale bottle that I went
home and made one and realised that the only place it would fit
into the system would be as number 34 which makes seven which
always is an indication that spirit is involved. So our bottle has something of a surprise and something of a
release and is very much of the birth of the new by connecting
to the ancient information that is becoming more and more available.
Moira Torchio
Column – Colourworks Evolving
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2006 is bringing in new beginnings for Colourworks. The website
has been updated to include a comprehensive listing of our current
Teachers and Therapists, as well as a listing of all the bottles
with their messages. We have a new Editor for our Newsletter,
Erica Connolly. Erica, a teacher, therapist and freelance writer
has already introduced new columns in this issue that will make
it an exciting and informative read. Labels for the bottles have
been designed and Melissie is sourcing a printer for us. One of
the most exciting developments for 2006 is our intention to bridge
the gap between mainstream and the alternative ‘mind/body/soul’
markets. We feel it is time for businesses to take seriously what
we have to offer and two corporate colour workshops have been
designed for our teachers to present to the NHS, Colleges, Schools,
Corporates, etc.
The November 2005 Teachers courses in England and Scotland were
a huge success and an amazing experience for both Melissie and
me. We have a very high calibre of Teachers and would like to
repeat this workshop during 2006. If you are interested please
let me know. A special trip is being planned by Melissie for Colourworks
Teachers and their families to South Africa in August/September.
I can recommend this as it will include whale watching, white
shark diving, wine tasting and just being in the most beautiful
spot on the planet. I visited Melissie during August last year
and saw the whales. One whale connected with me for a full 15
minutes and little did I know that this was the start of the new
whale bottle number 34 being born. Our bottles are made in the
most beautiful setting: mountains, forests with fairies (see photo),
a river running by and next to the Bay where the whales give birth.
Discover Atlantis – Diana Cooper
and Shaaron Hutton
Review by Moira Torchio
There are many books out there about Atlantis, this one by Diana
and Shaaron is probably the best I have read. It is written with
wisdom and gentleness and gives us the human story behind the
Atlantis experiment. Described within its pages are the beginning
of Atlantis, marriages, animals, leisure, education and how we
worked as healers. There are practical exercises at the end of
each chapter to help connect with our own memories of Atlantis.
We can clearly see the signs of our own times that are leading
us toward a Golden Age, an age that was experienced in Atlantis.
If you want to see our future, read this book about our past.
Ask and it is Given – Esther and Jerry Hicks
Reviewed by Sue Russell
What a book!!!! Esther channels ‘Abraham’ and Jerry
questions Abraham. Abraham is a family of non-physical beings
who want to help us to remember how to joyously create. We each
create our own reality, no-one else can do it for us. It is our
own responsibility. Have you ever wondered why it’s taking
you so long to get what you want? Is it because you don’t
want it enough? Because you’re not intelligent enough? Because
you’re not worthy? Because fate is against you? Or is it
because someone else has already won the prize that you want?
It is actually none of the above. There is only one reason why
you haven’t yet got what you truly want, and this book gives
you the answer. It is so simple…. Absolutely everything you have ever wanted is waiting at your
door step. This book will show you why you are not receiving it,
how to ‘know’ why you’re not receiving it, and
how to allow yourself to have it. Once you understand the ‘oh so simple’ formula behind
this book, you will never ever again become the victim, you will
have absolute creative control over everything in your life. You
will never need to go to another clairvoyant. You will know what
your own future holds, because you will understand how to create
it. If you don’t read another book this year, read this
one!!!! Create your own reality with joy!
What the Bleep Do We Know – Movie
Reviewed by Moira Torchio
This movie stars the deaf actress Marlee Matlin who plays Amanda,
a divorced photographer stumbling ‘into’ her metaphysical
journey. This movie is very unusual as it combines a story-line,
animation and documentary format that explores questions about
life. Mystics and our world’s top scientists deliver their
view of who God is and what life is all about, while Amanda starts
noticing how her life is one big videotape that replays itself
over and over again – revealing her patterns of self-destruction
and limitations. Dr Masaru Emoto’s work features in the
movie and gives a strong message about how we create our own reality
with our thoughts and intentions. This is not an easy movie to
watch - it is at times frustrating on the imagination. It does
have some very funny moments you and your children will love,
but be prepared, you will have to watch it more than once. What
is exciting for our times is that a movie has been made that discusses
the link between science and spirituality distributed by 20th
Century Fox. You can read more about this movie and where to buy
the DVD on www.thebleep.co.uk and www.whatthebleep.com
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