Magnify Your Miracles Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Imagine healing from surgery in a miraculous way…or seeing a vision of the Black Madonna over your bed and hearing instructions for your life’s purpose...

These might seem like far-fetched stories to you and me, but for today’s guest, this is the story of her life.

Last week I shared her book, Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna. This week I am thrilled to introduce you to the author of that landmark book, the one and only Alessandra Belloni!

Let me tell you a bit about her:  Alessandra Belloni is an internationally acclaimed award-winning singer, percussionist, author & teacher, artistic director of the Italian Folk Music Dance Theater Company I Giullari di Piazza, and artist in Residence at the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York City. For the last 20 years she has been leading special workshops, tours and pilgrimages in the South of Italy and in Sicily teaching drumming and ritual dance and taking people from around the world to the sacred sites of the Black Madonna. She discovered that the ancient practice of ritual drumming can help women heal both physical and emotional issues.

In this episode, she will share her miraculous journey of discovering the Black Madonna and the path of the Great Goddess, including her own miraculous physical healing! Alessandra shares amazing stories of healing, as well as the origin of the Black Madonna and how connecting with Her connects us to everything.

I hope this interview inspires you as much as it inspired me! 

Ps- if you want the link to her book, click here for the show notes.

And to listen to it in her own voice, click here for a FREE 30 Day Trial to Audible.com! 

 

Key Learnings:

1. The Black Madonnas pre-date Christianity. They are based on the original mother image from Africa, the Great Cosmic Mother, the darkness from which all life emerges.
   
   

2. Alessandra, though born in Italy, came to live in the United States as a teenager. She had a powerful connection with the Divine Mother since she was a child, she shares with us her miraculous encounters with the Black Madonna and how she learned how to help women heal.
   
   

3. The Black Madonnas want to be seen. Go on pilgrimage to visit them, and see them with your own eyes, this is the path. Many people make annual pilgrimages to Italy and other places where the Black Madonnas reside as part of the spiritual path. 

 

“The Black Madonna represents the Great Cosmic Mother and the darkness from which all life emerges.” Alessandra Belloni

To find out more about her work, visit https://alessandrabelloni.com/

You can also find her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AlessandraBelloniArts

On IG: https://www.instagram.com/belloni.alessandra/

I recommend listening to her book! Click here for a FREE 30 Day Trial of Audible

Click here to purchase Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna by Alessandra Belloni

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If you love the image on the wall behind me of Mother Mary Blessing the World, you can order your own museum quality copy at www.deepaliu.com

A woman’s spiritual path is a healing path. Having an image of the Divine that looks like you, sounds like you, lived like you…and IS you, is the heart of this healing path.

There is no better book that I can recommend to support your healing journey than Alessandra Belloni’s miraculous book, Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna. She takes us on her own miraculous journey of discovering the Black Madonna and the path of the Great Goddess, and how she discovered an ancient way to help women heal both physical and emotional issues.

In this episode, I share the chapter that Divine Mother asked me to read to you! It is about the Black Madonna of Tindari, a very powerful and healing form of the Black Madonna.

I am so excited to share that next week my special guest will be the author, Alessandra Belloni! 

 

Ps- if you want the link to the book, click here for the show notes.

And click here for a FREE 30 Day Trial to Audible.com! 

 

Key Learnings:

1. The Black Madonnas are statues and icons that are believed to originate in Africa and have traveled north to areas of Europe. There are seven of them in southern Italy that are referred to as the Seven Sisters.

2. Alessandra, though born in Italy, came to live in the United States as a teenager. She had a powerful connection with the Divine Mother since she was a child, but in this book, she shares with us her miraculous encounters with the Black Madonna and how she learned how to help women heal.

3. The chapter I read, chapter 7, is about the Black Madonna of Tindari, Sicily. It takes us through her first encounter with this Madonna, including experiencing the magic of the earth in this magical area. Miracles are in every chapter of this book, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about the ancient path of the Goddess! 

 

“The Black Madonna is the female embodiment of God because God is a woman, and She is black. She embraces everyone with Her unconditional love as Universal Mother.” Alessandra Belloni

 

I recommend listening to this book! Click here for a FREE 30 Day Trial of Audible

Click here to purchase Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna by Alessandra Belloni

Click here to join the Magnify Your Miracles membership

If you love the image on the wall behind me of Mother Mary Blessing the World, you can order your own museum quality copy at www.deepaliu.com

Have you ever wished for a super simple explanation of the Law of Attraction? Or wished manifestation was easier for you?

Look no further because the book I am reviewing this week is basically the Law of Attraction in a nutshell!

Just Feel Good – The Secret to the Life You’ve Always Wanted by Andrew Kap is the best, clearest, simplest, and most complete explanation of the manifestation process I have come across. And what I love about it is how simple he makes it!

In this episode, I share the author’s simple formula for happiness and success, and how you can begin to Just Feel Good right now! He also offers some amazing free bonuses in the back of the book, so don’t miss out on those!

If you would rather listen to this book, click here for a FREE 30-day trial to Audible

And if you want the link to find the book click here for the show notes.

 

Key Learnings:

1. You don’t want to manifest the things you want for the reason you think. What you really want is to feel good, and you believe having that thing will make you feel good. But if you focus on FEELING GOOD, which is what you really want anyway, you will begin receiving the things you want. It will feel like magic!

2. “By intentionally feeling positive emotions – even for only a few minutes a day – you end up setting into motion energies and events that somehow find a way to create amazing results in your life.”

3. Now that you know the simple truth and you have your own magic wand, will you use it? The habit of not feeling good might be strong, but even a few minutes a day of feeling good can mitigate the negative feelings, and faster than you think. 

“You don’t get what you in order to feel good. You feel good in order to get what you want.” Andrew Kap, author of Just Feel Good

Click here to purchase Just Feel Good – The Secret to the Life You’ve Always Wanted by Andrew Kap

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If you love the image on the wall behind me of Mother Mary Blessing the World, you can order your own museum quality copy at www.deepaliu.com

Do you know who your spirit guide is? I always wondered who mine is, and I am so excited to share the story of how I discovered mine!

  My wife, Deepa Liu, has an amazing gift of being able to see your spirit guide and then paints it for you. I saw her doing this for her clients and thought “I want to see MY spirit guide… I wonder if she will paint mine?”

  In this episode, I share the story of meeting my spirit guide for the first time (not at all what I expected) and how I overcame my skepticism about him! (If you want to see him, make sure you watch the video on youtube) The story of how he keeps making his presence known to me, and showing me that he is real, is so funny .


I’m excited to share that Deepa will be my guest next week! So if you are curious about how she does this, make sure to tune in next week!    

Ps- if you can’t wait until next week and want to connect with Deepa about YOUR spirit guide, click here to set up a complimentary connection with her.

Key Learnings:

1. Everyone has spirit guides! They come to us at different times and for different reasons. If you want help manifesting your purpose, connect with the spirit guide who has that job!
   
   
2. My spirit guide was NOT what I expected at all. It took me a while to believe that he was real, and all the ways he made his presence known to me are truly comical!
   
   
3. One of the most healing aspects of knowing my spirit guide is recognizing how he has made his presence known to me my whole life. I just didn’t recognize him. Even when I felt alone, I was never alone.
   
   

“If you want support with your sacred life purpose, connect with your spirit guide. Deepa Liu is the master at connecting you with the spirit guide of your purpose.”

If you would like to experience receiving messages of love from the other side, click here to schedule a Channeling Session.

If you love the image on the wall behind me of Mother Mary Blessing the World, you can order your own museum quality copy at www.deepaliu.com

Have you ever found a feather on your path and wondered what it meant? Or had an animal in the wild capture your attention?  If you love animals and nature and want to understand them, Animal Speak is a MUST for your spiritual library!


Nature is speaking to us all the time, but what is it saying? This book answers that question, but more importantly, it teaches you how to learn the language of life through nature.


In this episode, I will share my own miraculous experiences with animals and how this book helped me to understand messages from the animal kingdom. I will also share the author’s unique perspective and journey with nature and how it can heal the planet.

Have you ever had a miraculous animal encounter? I would love to hear about it!

 

Key Learnings:

1. If you went to another country, you would need to learn the language to be a productive part of society. It is the same with the natural world. We need to learn the language of nature, which is our own environment, to be productive in it.
   
   
2. Animals communicate to us all the time. Understanding their messages helps us to understand ourselves. Rather than being our adversaries, animals become our teachers and companions.
   
   
3. Animals will show us the true majesty of life itself. They restore our childlike wonder at the world, and they reawaken our lost belief in magic, dreams and possibilities. 

“The natural world is part of your environment and your life, and if you truly wish to become productive and creative within your world, you will need to learn some of its languages. The easiest and most enjoyable to learn is Animal-Speak.” Ted Andrews

 

Click here to purchase Animal Speak by Ted Andrews

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If you love the image on the wall behind me of Mother Mary Blessing the World, you can order your own museum quality copy at www.deepaliu.com

 

Do you believe that ‘love never dies?’ If you asked me that question a few years ago, I would’ve said ‘sure, I believe that.’

 

But ‘believing’ and knowing are two different things. Today I can honestly say that now I know…it’s 100% true!!!

 

Over the last few years, something unusual has been happening in my private sessions with clients…their loved ones have been ‘showing up’ in their energy fields!! I thought it was a random thing…but in the last few months it happens almost every time. I have struggled with this, because I don’t consider myself a medium and didn’t understand why it was happening. If I’m honest, it’s been happening for a loooooong time, but it was a gift I didn’t want.     In this episode, I share the story of how Mother Mary revealed this gift of channeling messages of love and healing from the other side that made me say "YES!" to making it one of my services! I will also share how feeling loved is the key to increasing your confidence, faith and courage!


If you would like to know more about scheduling a channeling session, click here.


Have you ever received a message from someone on the other side? I would love to hear about it! Feel free to leave a comment.

Here in the Northern Hemisphere, we are entering the Fall Season.

The Equinox is a time to reflect on the previous season and see what changes we need to make to create more balance in our lives.


Whether you live in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere, Mother Mary has a very specific message to share with you about how to create more balance! 


In this episode, I channel a spontaneous prayer from Mother Mary, one for the autumn season. This prayer will help you focus on the natural energy of autumn to help you feel supported during this seasonal shift.


I would love to know if this prayer helps you connect with your sense of inner balance. Please feel free to leave a comment.

 

Key learnings:

1. The Equinox is a time of transition and reflection. It invites us to meditate on ‘balance’ and address any imbalances we may be experiencing.
   
   
2. The fall season is a time of letting go. While surrender is not always easy, it is an act of great faith. Mother Mary urges us all to ‘relax’ and allow the seasonal shift to carry us through this time of release, preparing us for deep rest in the coming winter.
   
   
3. Prayer for Autumn:
   Beloved Sun, help me to let go with grace.
   As the light becomes dimmer, my inner light becomes stronger.
   Let my own light shine and shimmer, like these beautiful autumn leaves.
   May I see the beauty and the grace in surrender
   and may I receive the gift of rejuvenation.
   Amen.
   
   

 

“Let my own light shine and shimmer, like these beautiful autumn leaves.
May I see the beauty and the grace in surrender
and may I receive the gift of rejuvenation. Amen.”

If you love the image on the wall behind me of Mother Mary Blessing the World, you can order your own museum quality copy at www.deepaliu.com

Have you ever had a desire that was beyond anything you’ve experienced before? And maybe it was beyond anything your family or friends have experienced too…believe it or not, that can be scary for most of us.


If you’re like me, you were raised in a family that worked hard just to create a sense of safety and stability, aka a ‘good life.’ When I was 12 and told my mom I wanted to be a professional musician, her fear for my security got triggered and her advice was to ‘have a backup plan.’ This kind of advice is often what happens when the people who love us are not able to share our big vision…they advise us to ‘stay safe.’ Unfortunately, that advice often becomes our own inner voice, cautioning us NOT to do anything to ‘rock the boat’ when our soul is calling us to expand.


In this encore episode, I will share why miracles rarely happen when we cling to things remaining ‘good’ and how you can begin to open up to a ‘miraculous life.’ I put on my coach’s hat and take you through some questions to help you get clear on what a miraculous life is for you and how you can begin to create it.


If you are ready to overcome that inner voice that is holding you back, click here to schedule a Miracle Meeting with me to explore your next step.    

Key Learnings:

1. Did you come from a family that worked hard to create a “good life” for themselves? If so, it can be very difficult for them to support you in taking steps to go beyond a ‘good life’ to a miraculous one.
   
   
2. Get clear about what a miraculous life is for you. What would life be like for you if it were miraculous? What would you need to let go of? Write it down and then make decisions with this end in mind.
   
   
3. Fear is a natural response to letting go of ‘good’ to welcome in the miraculous. Tune into your own heart and ask yourself what your own wisdom is guiding you to do.
   
   

“The biggest obstacle to going from a ‘good’ life to a miraculous life is the voice in your head telling you to ‘stay safe and don’t rock the boat.’ If you want a miraculous life, seek out support to overcome that voice.” 

If you are ready to overcome that inner voice that holds you back, click here to schedule a Miracle Meeting with me.

If you love the image on the wall behind me of Mother Mary Blessing the World, you can order your own museum quality copy at www.deepaliu.com 

   

In last week’s episode, I reviewed the miraculous book Roar Like a Goddess: Every Woman’s Guide to Becoming Unapologetically Powerful, Prosperous and Peaceful by Acharya Shunya. This week I had the great honor of interviewing the author and asked her how we can discover our Inner Goddess Powers.   If you are not familiar with Acharya Shunya, let me tell you a bit about her: Acharya Shunya is a truth teller, a mystic teacher, a trailblazing spiritual teacher and bestselling author who facilitates bold authenticity, divine awareness, self-remembrance, and wisdom pathways to awakening within. As the first female head of her 2000-year old Vedic lineage from India, Acharya Shunya’s openhearted, inclusive nondual teachings reinterpret and re-contextualize ancient Hindu teachings and goddess legends for modern times, always honoring her progressive Vedic roots while breaking the shackles of tradition to bring modern-day women, an inclusive, feminist spirituality. She is also my beloved teacher.    In this very personal episode, Acharya Shunya shares her own path of overcoming patriarchal programming and owning her authentic voice. When I asked her what inspired her to write this book, she shared a beautiful story that brought tears to both of our eyes. She also shares a simple yet profound practice that you can do to awaken YOUR Inner Goddess Powers.

I hope you feel blessed by being in the presence of this great soul. If you would like to spend more time with Acharya Shunya, she is holding a FREE online Women’s Empowerment Retreat on Sept 17th, 2022 to celebrate her book launch. Click here for more info and to register.  

Key Learnings:

1. A miracle is when you realize that YOU can change your life and circumstances, and that you had the power to do so the whole time!
   
   
2. To ‘Roar’ is to own and express your authentic voice. The three Goddesses, Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati, are powers that reside within you, and you can learn to access them.
   
   
3. Durga is the role model who vanquishes internalized misogyny. She helps you take back your power. Lakshmi teaches self-love and how to become self-valuing and self-celebrating. Saraswati is our guide for reclaiming the goddess from within.
   
   

“Your true Self is a direct portal to the goddess dimension of this universe. You are not limited to seeking aid from an otherworldly feminine divinity; you can unearth goddess-like strength buried within your very being, here and now.” Acharya Shunya

Click Here to purchase Roar Like a Goddess by Acharya Shunya

To register for the FREE Online Retreat and Book Launch event, click here

To find out more about Acharya Shunya’s books and courses, visit www.awakenedself.com and www.acharyashunya.com

If you love the image on the wall behind me of Mother Mary Blessing the World, you can order your own museum quality copy at www.deepaliu.com

"In a climate of patriarchy, the most difficult leap a woman will ever take is to trust her true voice – the one I compare to a roar." Acharya Shunya

 

This is the book I have been waiting to read my entire life!! Roar Like a Goddess – Everywoman’s Guide to Being Unapologetically Powerful, Prosperous, and Peaceful by Acharya Shunya is medicine for the soul of every woman on the planet!

If you have been struggling to connect with your power, to live a prosperous life, to experience true inner peace, this book is for you.

It all begins with owning your authentic voice!

If you are not familiar with Acharya Shunya, she is the author of Ayurvedic Lifestyle Wisdom and Sovereign Self, both of which empower the reader to claim their inner authority. Her books are brilliant and beautifully written and come directly from the Vedic tradition of India. What makes her perspective so powerful and healing is that she has lived the path of awakening and embodying her inner goddesses, and she wants to help every woman, every person who identifies with the feminine, to awaken their inner goddess powers too! 

In this episode, I will share the author’s teaching on the Goddess, known as Shakti, the very energy of life, and her three manifestations, Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. You will learn how to recognize these energies within you, and you can begin to connect with them within yourself.


I am SO excited to share that next week Acharya Shunya will be my guest and we will dive more deeply into how to discover your Inner Goddess Powers!

 

Key learnings:

1. In the Vedas, it is said that all power is feminine! The Gods have no power, no ability to do anything, without the Goddess. She is the energy of life itself and her name is Shakti.
   
   
2. There are three ways the Goddess manifests; as Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. Durga helps us to develop self-esteem and own our power. Lakshmi helps us to love ourselves and to prosper in every area of our lives. Saraswati helps us to journey within and awaken to our true self. This is the path of peace.
   
   
3. Because we live in a patriarchal world, a world that puts men first, women have internalized the negative belief that they are less worthy. Negative self-talk is trauma. When we reject any part of ourselves, we are doing to ourselves what the patriarchy does. Saraswati helps us to remember who we really are and heal from that societal trauma. 

 

Click here to purchase Roar Like a Goddess by Acharya Shunya

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If you love the image on the wall behind me of Mother Mary Blessing the World, you can order your own museum quality copy at www.deepaliu.com