Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Connections, Expanding Consciousness, Metaphysics, Mind-Body, Multifaceted, Soul, Spirit

I am Spiritual, but without dogma. Period.

As I wrote in my post yesterday, https://sheilamurrey.net/2026/04/03/integrating-the-spirals-exploring-the-last-deception/ I feel we’ve been deceived many times, not only by our politicians, but by the powers that be, belief systems, books, creeds, dogmas and unseen forces.

My husband asked me why I even watched The Lazarus Initiative’s Symposium 55, and I think it’s because I am always open to new information and then, if something from the conversation sparks my curiosity, I dig deeper. And that’s exactly what happened when I listened to Dave Emery and Sacha Stone’s conversation.

So, like I wrote yesterday, I decided to dive into the question, “What are the 14 books that were omitted from the Bible?” and here’s what I found (with the help of Perplexity.ai):

The 14 books commonly referred to as the Apocrypha were removed from the Protestant Bible, primarily in the 19th century, though they were separated by Martin Luther in the 16th century. These books—which appeared in the 1611 King James Bible—were excluded because they were not in the Hebrew Bible and were deemed less authoritative than canonical texts. 

The 14 books are: 

  1. 1 Esdras
  2. 2 Esdras
  3. Tobit
  4. Judith
  5. Rest of Esther (Additions to Esther)
  6. Wisdom of Solomon
  7. Ecclesiasticus (Sirach)
  8. Baruch and the Epistle of Jeremiah
  9. Song of the Three Holy Children (Additions to Daniel)
  10. Story of Susanna (Additions to Daniel)
  11. Bel and the Dragon (Additions to Daniel)
  12. Prayer of Manasseh
  13. 1 Maccabees
  14. 2 Maccabees 

Why They Were Removed 

Protestant Reformation: Reformers like Martin Luther preferred to follow the Hebrew canon of the Old Testament for the Protestant Bible, considering the Apocrypha as useful for reading but not for establishing doctrine.

Theological Differences: Several books contained doctrines that Protestant reformers disagreed with, such as purgatory, prayers for the dead, and salvation by works (e.g., in Maccabees and Tobit).

Language and Authority: These books were primarily found in the Greek Septuagint rather than the Hebrew scriptures, leading to questions about their divine inspiraCurrent StatusThese books are still considered part of the biblical canon by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Oriental Orthodox churches, deuterocanonical books. They are generally omitted from Protestant Bibles today, though they were included in the original 1611 King James Bible as a separate section.

What’s in those 14 books?

The “14 missing books” are the Apocrypha (or Deuterocanonicals): Greek‑Jewish writings that were included in the 1611 King James Bible and in the early Christian Old Testament (Septuagint), but which most Protestant churches later removed to the side or omitted altogether. Eastern‑rite Christians (Catholic, Orthodox, etc.) still count many of these as fully canonical Scripture.

Here’s the 14 books/additions with a brief summary of each:

1. 1 Esdras

A Greek reworking of parts of 2 Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah, with extra material and a different order. It focuses on the return from exile and the issue of intermarriage with foreign women, framed as a test of faithfulness.

2. 2 Esdras (4 Ezra)

A Jewish apocalypse written after the destruction of the Second Temple (c. late 1st century CE). A visionary “Ezra” asks God why the righteous suffer and why Israel has been so grievously punished; the book stresses God’s patience and final judgment, and it includes visions of the end‑time and the Messiah.

3. Tobit

A pious Israelite, Tobit, living in exile in Nineveh, turns blind. His son, Tobias, journeys with a disguised angel (Raphael) to recover money and marries Sarah, who has been plagued by a demon. Tobias drives the demon away and later cures his father’s blindness, blending family piety, angelic guidance, and healing.

4. Judith

A courageous Jewish widow, Judith, enters the camp of Holofernes, an Assyrian general besieging her people. She seduces and plies him with wine, then beheads him while he is drunk, causing the enemy army to collapse and saving Jerusalem. The book is a powerful story of faith, resistance, and female heroism.

5. Additions to Esther (Rest of Esther)

These are six Greek insertions into the Book of Esther that add prayers, visions, and explicit references to God. They turn the Hebrew Esther’s largely “hidden‑name‑of‑God” story into a more overtly religious narrative of fasting, divine deliverance, and Jewish unity.

6. Wisdom of Solomon (Wisdom)

A philosophical “wisdom” book,” written in the persona of Solomon. It contrasts the wise, righteous person who seeks God’s wisdom with the foolish, wicked person who pursues pleasure and power. It also touches on immortality, judgment, and divine justice, and became influential in later Christian theology.

7. Ecclesiasticus (Sirach / Ben Sira)

A large collection of traditional Jewish wisdom, modeled on Proverbs. It covers practical advice on honoring parents, friendship, speech, humility, work, and piety, and includes a famous hymn praising famous Israelites. It feels like a very “rabbinic‑style” instruction manual.

8. Baruch (with the Epistle of Jeremiah)

Baruch is presented as the secretary of the prophet Jeremiah, writing from Babylon to exiled Jews. It contains lament, confession of sin, and hope for restoration, and then includes a short letter (often called the Epistle of Jeremiah) that sharply mocks idol worship and false gods.

9. Song of the Three Holy Children (Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Jews)

This is an addition to Daniel 3, inserted into the fiery‑furnace scene. It includes a prayer of Azariah (Abed‑nego) while in the fire and a long hymn of praise by the three young men, expanding the motif of unbroken worship in suffering.

10. Story of Susanna (Susanna and the Elders)

Also an addition to Daniel (often Dan 13), it tells of a virtuous Jewish woman, Susanna, falsely accused of adultery by two corrupt elders. The young prophet Daniel shames the elders by exposing their contradictory testimony, sparing Susanna’s life and condemning the elders. It’s a suspenseful courtroom drama about justice and integrity.

11. Bel and the Dragon

Another Daniel‑addition (often Dan 14), where Daniel exposes the fraud behind a Babylonian idol, Bel, by showing the priests steal the nightly offerings. He then kills a “dragon”‑idol by giving it a poisonous concoction, demonstrating that pagan gods are ritual theater, not real deities.

12. Prayer of Manasseh

A short penitential prayer attributed to King Manasseh of Judah, who according to 2 Kings was one of the most wicked kings. The prayer portrays a king who, after suffering for his sins, deeply repents and begs God for mercy, emphasizing grace and forgiveness.

13. 1 Maccabees

A historical narrative of the Maccabean Revolt (2nd century BCE) against the Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who tried to force Hellenization and outlaw Jewish practices. It celebrates the family of Judas Maccabeus, their military victories, and the rededication of the Jerusalem Temple (the origin of Hanukkah).

14. 2 Maccabees

A more theologically oriented and selective retelling of part of the same revolt, focusing on martyrdom, the resurrection of the dead, and the efficacy of prayers for the dead. It emphasizes that God rewards faithfulness beyond death and that Jewish resistance is ultimately under divine protection.

Why many were “removed” from Protestant Bibles

  • They were written mostly in Greek, not Hebrew, and were not in the Jewish (Masoretic) canon, so Reformers like Luther treated them as useful but not doctrinally authoritative.
  • Several books promote ideas that later Protestant theology resisted, such as prayers for the dead, purgatory‑like concepts, and strong emphasis on merit and works, especially in Maccabees and Tobit.

If you’re like me, at least a couple of these books look interesting and I will be reading them in the future. Which ones stand out for you?

I simply feel each of us can connect with Omniscience God, without the need for the Programming of dogmas. We can be our own priest, shaman, and so on. In a way, yes, that makes each of us sovereign. But I don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. As a sovereign, I can choose (and each of us ultimately do choose), which path we’ll walk and if we’ll go it alone, or with a teacher or master. And in that way, I choose Jesus. He’s helped me more than I’ll ever know!

Meme: Omniscience God is EVERYWHERE… We Are All Connected. –Sheila Murrey

While I research things such as this, I always stay aware that “I am enveloped by Omniscience.” And this way, I don’t get sucked downward in a rabbit hole spiral or lose my faith. Been there, done that! I always laugh to myself when something comes back around that I’ve already pursued to some degree and found not to be true. I don’t push against it anymore or call it out because everyone learns and grows in their own way. And if there is any truth to be found in something, the information will keep coming up (like a weed), and others will bring that truth forward. Or that truth just may not be for me, and that’s okay too!

Here’s the link where you can grab a copy of, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers.

See me talking about my new 5th book on YouTube –>> https://youtube.com/shorts/RKmIIucsMs4?feature=share and here’s how to get a paperback copy of, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. https://amzn.to/4s7n3Jg or eBook version: https://amzn.to/3PAvfUK

Integrating the Spirals – JIGGLE WIGGLE

In my YouTube channel, I encourage those “over 50” to:

  • Open to lifelong learning (observe, gently question, and loosen up pre-conceived beliefs, aka ‘Programming’)
  • Become more aware of our thoughts and emotions to encourage more ease
  • Loosen up and move our bodies (we’re stuck in our heads also due to our “Programming” and physically unhealthy)
  • And become strong and resilient in spirit, soul, mind, and body.
  • And to question EVERYTHING!

Link to my YouTube channel where you can see the videos: https://youtube.com/@spiralsister

Yours in consciousness-expansion as we evolve and revolve during our mystical awakening. All while doing-my-egoless-best, to take you on a limitless, spiraling thought ride to better health, through doing more with ease, to help us sustain the JOY in our lives! (With lots of Gratitude throughout.)

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

About us

My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 1,000 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to many of his songs at: https://www.youtube.com/user/richardmurrey

Here’s a video of us performing on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

Connect with us socially at:

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Balancing Perspectives, Connections, Expanding Consciousness, Metaphysics, Mind-Body, Multifaceted, Multiverse, Reviews, Soul, Spirit

Integrating the Spirals: Exploring The Last Deception

Yes, the title drew me in too. I feel we’ve been deceived many times, not only by our politicians, but by the powers that be, belief systems, books, creeds, dogmas and perhaps, gasp, even unseen forces.

From watching The Lazarus Initiative’s Symposium 55, I really dug into The Last Deception: The Collapse Of The Abrahamic Spell conversation between Sacha Stone and special guest, Dave Emery. Those of you who ordered and/or are currently reading my new book, may have already noticed I pull several quotes from guests, and Sacha as well, from my time watching/listening to the interviews and conversations within the most recent symposiums on The Lazarus Initiative. I’m a Bronze level member of the group.

This talk is billed as “a forensic examination of inherited belief structures and how they continue to shape power, geopolitics, and collective psychology.” And it turns out that is a good way to describe it.

Dave opens by presenting some astonishing and albeit, controversial information and lays out a case for why we seem to do things without thinking, or things that we later wonder “why did I do that”? And that is because we’re being vicariously lived through (by angelic or fallen ones), who created a language matrix within us so we’d live out of our heads and not our hearts. It’s deep discussion that I feel I would need to listen to many times, along with reading Dave’s book, Beyond the Biblical and Into The Universe of You, to dare understand. But if this interests you, you may want to join the Lazarus Initiative and do the same. I have several other books to read first though, so I may return to this in a year or so. I will say, it interests me though it may also be misleading me or taking me off the snail’s path to veer into further mysteries! In other words, I may simply not be up to the task!

During the talk Dave said, (and I quote but also cut some out for brevity’s sake), “Christianity was taken over effectively around 325 AD, exploding very quickly into the minds and hearts of men and women throughout the mediterranean. Once the Romans became involved (think Constantine about 313 AD), it was clear to the controllers/elites trying to control the geosocial pattern and behaviors of humanity, that if they weren’t careful, Christianity could begin to action things of Melchizedek; I Am codes, sacred codes by which we were to live. The Cathars were becoming important and were totally into the sacred codes. There was a great need not just to control the narrative through the Bible that was carefully vetted and organized through the 325 AD Council of Nicea and a great need to sideline humanity from the sacredness of the Christos. As a result, it’s curious that Abraham, the instigator of the Christian one God religion, Jehovah, should suddenly, also miraculously through a servant girl, Hagar, and her son called, Ishmael, manifest a competing religion. Originally, it didn’t compete but very quickly it did. And that became (now he quoted Sacha, an excellent mechanism for ‘divide and conquer’). That would set one group of angelic humans against another. And that would spread across the world and completely control and reinforce the matrix code to ‘do as you are told’, with rules and regulations. Very little of this has actually changed (laws and orders); but some are waking up. Most continue to follow the code religiously (pun intended).”

Dave Emery’s writing on religion appears to argue that biblical faith has profoundly shaped Western history, but that human history and identity extend far beyond a strictly biblical framework. His work presents religion as part of a larger story of hidden, ancient, and often overlooked cultural forces, rather than as the whole explanation for civilization. And yes, I found myself disagreeing with Dave on a few points within his talk with Sacha Stone. But since I agree that we should “do away with dogma” in general, I do believe the person of Christ Jesus walked the earth 2,000 years ago and performed every miracle as recorded in the New Testament. I know some of you will agree with me and some will vehemently disagree. This post is mostly for those who disagree, which is why I titled it “Exploring The Last Deception.” I attempt to keep an open mind though, as that’s what I teach/share in Integrating the Spirals.

Dave’s main ideas

  • Dave treats the Bible as historically influential in law, finance, morality, and cultural development, especially in Western societies.
  • He questions why the Bible has had such a central role and uses that question as a starting point for broader historical inquiry.
  • He argues that the real human story is “way more ancient” than a book about religion or God, suggesting that religion is only one layer of a much larger narrative.
  • His language implies skepticism toward inherited religious explanations and a desire to move “beyond the biblical” toward deeper or forgotten origins.

Comparatively speaking

Dave’s writing seems exploratory, mystical, and revisionist rather than devotional or doctrinal. It is less about defending a tradition and more about reinterpreting religious history as part of a hidden framework of human development.

While I agree that the Bible has influenced our laws, financially, morally, and culturally I’m not sure that’s a bad thing. Unless of course, we do not want to be beholden to a “rule of law” and want to be sovereign individuals. But then, as sovereign individuals, who holds us accountable? Who guides our morality? And who punishes those evil doers, such as the murderers, rapists, pedofiles, etc.?

I’ll add this for your consideration, it’s part of what I’ve learned from the little pamphlet by E. Raymond Capt, “Abrahamic Covenant” that states, “Going back to the establishment of the first colonies, we find that in 1606, King James I of England, who issued the first Charter, began with these words: “We greatly commending, and graciously accepting of, their desires for the furtherance of so noble a work, which may be the providence of Almighty God, hereafter tend to the glory of His Divine Majesty, in propagating the Christian religion to such people as yet live in darkness and miserable ignorance of the true knowledge and worship of God.” And subsequent Charters in 1609 and 1611 contain the same religious reference. Pilgrim fathers who risked their lives and limbs to cross the sea did so “for the glory of God and advancement of the Christian faith.”

Now, Dave’s points seem to say that our Christian faith, and those of these early American pilgrims had been overtaken or hijacked by ethereal parties for their own intended purposes, as so to deceive us from the true Light of Christ. And perhaps that could be true, but to what end I ask? What might their goal be?

Continuing a bit more from Capt’s pamphlet, “In 1620, the Pilgrims, in their tiny boat the Mayflower, crossed the broad Atlantic to accomplish the noble words expressed in their now famous compact: “Having undertaken for the glory of God, and the advancement of the Christian faith, and the honor of king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia.”

Spiral thought: A lot seemed to be going on in the early 1600s! Consider this: The Apocrypha (14 books of the Bible) were removed from the Protestant Bible, primarily in the 19th century, though they were separated by Martin Luther in the 16th century. These books—which appeared in the 1611 King James Bible—were excluded because they were not in the Hebrew Bible and were deemed less authoritative than canonical texts. Curious, like I am, about what these 14 books were and what’s in them? Stay tuned for my next post!

The Last Deception in one sentence

Emery’s writing on religion reframes the Bible as an important historical force, but not the final explanation for human history, which he believes is much older, broader, and more mysterious.

The main thesis of The Last Deception is that the Bible predicts a final, end-times deception in which Satan counterfeits God’s work and leads people away from truth before Christ’s return. And I find that interesting since Dave told Sacha that he didn’t believe in a specific person named, Christ Jesus. Unless in his book he’s referring to the return of the Christ Consciousness (and while I allow room for that, it seems illogical to me to believe in THAT yet not believe in the son of Almighty God in the personage of a man named, Christ Jesus (remember, ‘Christ’ is a title).

The piece frames this deception as more than ordinary false teaching: it is a climactic spiritual delusion tied to the “lawless one,” the restraining of evil, and the role of Satan in the last days. It presents the coming deception as a counterfeit of divine indwelling and a warning that people can be persuaded into accepting falsehood as truth.

Dave’s central message seems to be: the end of history will feature a powerful, spiritually dangerous lie, and believers need to recognize it before it takes hold. Thus, The Lazarus Initiative’s Symposium 55, held my attention through the discussion of The Last Deception: The Collapse Of The Abrahamic Spell between Sacha Stone and special guest, Dave Emery. But I will need to sit with the information for a while, and get through some other books before I delve further.

Perhaps, I am content on this Good Friday, in my current knowledge and belief system, guided by my forefathers who crossed the vast Atlantic, and the steadfastness of our American founding fathers who framed our Constitution. If only the people who now hold the power of our government would align with that and work within its framework, not against it.

While we may have been, and may continue to be deceived by our politicians, so-called leaders within the Epstein class, the powers that be, belief systems, books, creeds, dogmas and even unseen forces, one truth remains clear (at least to me), Omniscience God always prevails. May you all be blessed this Easter by remembering that our Lord, Christ Jesus of Nazareth is an eternal living being and loves each of us more than we can currently comprehend.

OM. Namaste. Amen.

My new book: We Are All Connected

Here’s the link where you can grab a copy of, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers.

See me talking about my new 5th book on YouTube –>> https://youtube.com/shorts/RKmIIucsMs4?feature=share and here’s how to get a paperback copy of, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. https://amzn.to/4s7n3Jg or eBook version: https://amzn.to/3PAvfUK

Integrating the Spirals – JIGGLE WIGGLE

I’m encouraging those “over 50” to open to lifelong learning (observe, gently question, and loosen up their pre-conceived beliefs, aka ‘Programming’), become more aware of their thoughts and emotions to encourage more ease, loosen up and move their bodies (too many are stuck in their heads and physically unhealthy), become strong, and resilient in spirit, soul, mind, body. And to question EVERYTHING!

Link to my YouTube channel where you can see the videos: https://youtube.com/@spiralsister

Yours in consciousness-expansion as we evolve and revolve during our mystical awakening. All while doing-my-egoless-best, to take you on a limitless, spiraling thought ride to better health, through doing more with ease, to help us sustain the JOY in our lives! (With lots of Gratitude throughout.)

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

About us

My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 1,000 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to many of his songs at: https://www.youtube.com/user/richardmurrey

Here’s a video of us performing on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

Connect with us socially at:

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Balancing Perspectives, Connections, Expanding Consciousness, Metaphysics, Mind-Body, Multifaceted, Multiverse, Soul, Spirit

UPDATED paperback book NOW AVAILABLE on Amazon! We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers.

Yes, my husband has always said I’d never be able to unalive myself because I would never be able to finish my suic*de note, alas, here I am AGAIN with an announcement involving this PAPERBACK book! LOL! I had to update my 5th book, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers because one of my most dedicated readers, Brenda F. (who wrote a beautiful review on Amazon for my Blue Eyes book), and who had waited patiently for Amazon to get the paperback made available, since it was supposed to Go Live on March 18th, but didn’t. You see, she got the first copy of We Are All Connected in paperback and then because the text was a bit blurry, couldn’t read it! She and I were both devastated!

Thus, I knew what I had to do. I had to go back into Scrivener and change the fonts on the original manuscript, (several times actually) so I could ensure the final page count was at least close to the original 629 pages so I wouldn’t have to pay to have the cover redone! And believe me, I gave Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing a piece of my mind about that! It’s not easy to update a manuscript and know what the final page count would be until it’s uploaded again–and that’s a whole process too!

Now, I’m thrilled to say the updated paperback is AVAILABLE on Amazon! Woo-hoo doesn’t begin to cover it either! And because Brenda helped me improve the paperback, I’m sending her a signed copy for FREE! That’s just how I am. I’m so happy that she told me there was an issue, as my daughter had told me she also thought the typeface was blurry, but we had thought that was because we were looking at proof copies. I seriously thought it was an issue with the printing service! Ugh. No, it was my choice of fonts. Now, it’s in Times New Roman 16 point size, and I expanding the line spacing as well. I actually thought it would expand the number of pages, so I removed some images. So, if you bought the eBook, you’ll actually see more images than will appear in the paperback. There’s a plus for you. I have no plans to update the eBook, yet. I can do it pretty easily, but I’m torn. I liked all the original images I’d included. I’m waiting to see how the eBook sells. If people like it, I’m going to leave it as is. I have a few readers actually listening to it on their phones! Apparently, there’s a setting on phones that reads eBooks to you–I didn’t know that! (Why do people do Audible books then? I don’t know. Enlighten me!)

I worked near night and day for three days to get the formatting changed. It wasn’t just so simple as changing it in one place and having Scrivener update it all the way through–though that does work beautifully if one doesn’t do what I did, and setup different styles! Ugh! It seems every time I write a book I make some silly mistake and cost myself time. And that’s exactly what happened!

So, if you’d like to help me out and order a paperback copy, I’d really appreciate it! I know it may not be your cup of tea, but I’m willing to bet you that you know that certain someone in your circle who would love to receive a copy as a GIFT! And it would mean the world to me if this book sells well. Not just for the money, but as a wink that all my work has not been in vain. Plus, I’d simply love for more people to know what I now know. I learned so much during the research of this book!

Front cover of my new book, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers. Here’s the link to the paperback.

Here’s the link where you can grab a copy of, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers.

Screen capture from my video on YouTube –>> https://youtube.com/shorts/RKmIIucsMs4?feature=share introducing the paperback version of the book, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. https://amzn.to/4s7n3Jg

Here’s the link to the eBook version: https://amzn.to/3PAvfUK

Integrating the Spirals – JIGGLE WIGGLE

FYI: I recently rebranded JIGGLE BUTT to JIGGLE WIGGLE per one of my followers comment! And hope to be dancing again soon. Yes, I’m still recovering from a pinched nerve in my shoulder (sub scapula), sciatica, and a foot issue–which may be related to the sciatica!

I’m now encouraging those “over 50” to open to lifelong learning (observe, gently question, and loosen up their pre-conceived beliefs, aka ‘Programming’), become more aware of their thoughts and emotions to encourage more ease, loosen up and move their bodies (too many are stuck in their heads and physically unhealthy), become strong, and resilient in spirit, soul, mind, body. And to question EVERYTHING!

Link to my YouTube channel where you can see the videos: https://youtube.com/@spiralsister

Yours in consciousness-expansion as we evolve and revolve during our mystical awakening. All while doing-my-egoless-best, to take you on a limitless, spiraling thought ride to better health, through doing more with ease, to help us sustain the JOY in our lives! (With lots of Gratitude throughout.)

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

About us

My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 1,000 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to many of his songs at: https://www.youtube.com/user/richardmurrey

Here’s a video of us performing on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

Connect with us socially at:

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Connections, Mind-Body

Integrating the Spirals: NEW Drawing with oil pastels!

I got aggravated with my fountain pen the other day and jumped on Amazon to order some oil pastels and sketch pad to continue drawing and sketching without the mess of a pen that leaks ink all over my hand. And yes, I probably did something wrong with the pen that caused it, but for less than $20 I have easier tools to work with. Thus, I’ll probably sketch MORE! And isn’t that what we want? More doing and less aggravation? Yes!

My friend, Linda Lewis from Arkansas, who now lives in Thailand got me started drawing/sketching) as a new hobby, and I’m really enjoying it! See Linda’s painted sketches over at her blog at: https://creativeartworksblog.com

Last fountain pen sketch (using one of Linda’s sketches as a model); my husband really liked this even though I messed up on it a bit (line from neck to chest didn’t connect). –Sheila Murrey
Pastels and paper. –Sheila Murrey

Here’s a few of my oil pastel drawings:

Yin and yang symbol, butterfly, and spiral (all done from memory). –Sheila Murrey
Sky, water, land project using spirals. –Sheila Murrey
Hearts project. –Sheila Murrey
Sketch of the girl (Linda’s model I sketched with fountain pen earlier); I’m not very happy with it, but this is from memory using the oil pastels. I will improve! –Sheila Murrey

I’ll post another update on Tuesday or Wednesday to let you know what the chiropractor says about my two toes. I continue to do fascia blasting, and massage with essential oil (Balance from DoTerra), as well as use acupressure and red light therapy on it, and a bit of feeling is coming back. I also do heel raises (sometimes called, toe raises or ankle raises), and that may be helping as well.

That’s what I teach in Integrating the Spirals. Use what you know, and integrate the various techniques into your day. I think it’s easy, but some people need to talk this stuff through, and that’s why I offer Zoom sessions. More to come on that, but if you’d like to begin right away, let me know in the comments.

Integrating the Spirals – JIGGLE WIGGLE

I’ve rebranded JIGGLE BUTT to JIGGLE WIGGLE per one of my followers comment!

I’m now encouraging those “over 50” to open to lifelong learning (observe, gently question, and loosen up their pre-conceived beliefs, aka ‘Programming’), become more aware of their thoughts and emotions to encourage more ease, loosen up and move their bodies (too many are stuck in their heads and physically unhealthy), become strong, and resilient in spirit, soul, mind, body. And to question EVERYTHING!

Link to my YouTube channel where you can see the videos: https://youtube.com/@spiralsister

Yours in consciousness-expansion as we evolve and revolve during our mystical awakening. All while doing-my-egoless-best, to take you on a limitless, spiraling thought ride to better health, through doing more with ease, to help us sustain the JOY in our lives! (With lots of Gratitude throughout.)

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

About us

My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 1,000 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to many of his songs at: https://www.youtube.com/user/richardmurrey

Here’s an older video on Vimeo of us performing back when we lived in an RV on an off grid plot of land in northeastern Florida: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

My books on Amazon

I have five books in total for sale on Amazon. The newest book is: We Are All Connected: The How and The Why, plus these: Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally and Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection as well as two other co-authored book

Connect with us

Here are the social channels where I am most active:

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Balancing Perspectives, Connections, Expanding Consciousness, Metaphysics, Mind-Body, Multifaceted, Multiverse, Soul, Spirit

NEW paperback book NOW AVAILABLE on Amazon! We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers.

My 5th book, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers is NOW AVAILABLE on Amazon! Woo-hoo!

We’re taking the WOO out of the box for sure with this one! This book has been more than 20 years in the making. If you feel drawn to big questions about how we’re all connected (science, spirituality, and real life), and are looking for the big and deep answers, this is IT! This book blends science, spirituality, and personal experience, and follows my analytical mind’s 20‑year journey for how—and why—we might truly be connected.

This book dives into quantum science, spirituality, and personal stories about connection. It explores questions like “Are we really separate individuals, or fractals of one whole?” and “What does it mean to live as if connection is real?” If that’s your kind of rabbit hole, I’d love for you to read it. I’m sooo excited!!!

Front cover of my new book, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers.

Here’s the link where you can grab a copy of, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers. (The link will take you to my Amazon author page).

Screen capture from my video on YouTube –>> https://youtube.com/shorts/RKmIIucsMs4?feature=share introducing the paperback version of the book, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. https://amzn.to/4bGaJtu

Thanks to Lauren Scott (see her blog at: https://laurenscottdev.wordpress.com), Michael (80smetalman: https://80smetalman.wordpress.com and https://peacefulrampage.wordpress.com ), for motivating me and encourage me to keep writing, along with my first beta reader, Andy Lutts, who read and noted what he liked and what he wanted to read more of–he even printed out the manuscript, marked it up, and MAILED me the hundred of pages, for me to make the edits! Wow! Who does that?!? (And that’s why I gave Andy a shout out in the book)!

I’d sure appreciate if you’d check out, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why!

Here’s the link to the eBook version: https://amzn.to/3PAvfUK

And here’s the link to the paperback version: https://amzn.to/4bGaJtu

Integrating the Spirals – JIGGLE WIGGLE

I’ve rebranded JIGGLE BUTT to JIGGLE WIGGLE per one of my followers comment!

I’m now encouraging those “over 50” to open to lifelong learning (observe, gently question, and loosen up their pre-conceived beliefs, aka ‘Programming’), become more aware of their thoughts and emotions to encourage more ease, loosen up and move their bodies (too many are stuck in their heads and physically unhealthy), become strong, and resilient in spirit, soul, mind, body. And to question EVERYTHING!

Link to my YouTube channel where you can see the videos: https://youtube.com/@spiralsister

Yours in consciousness-expansion as we evolve and revolve during our mystical awakening. All while doing-my-egoless-best, to take you on a limitless, spiraling thought ride to better health, through doing more with ease, to help us sustain the JOY in our lives! (With lots of Gratitude throughout.)

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

About us

My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 1,000 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to many of his songs at: https://www.youtube.com/user/richardmurrey

Here’s a video of us performing on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

Connect with us socially at:

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Balancing Perspectives, Connections, Expanding Consciousness, Metaphysics, Mind-Body, Multifaceted, Multiverse, Soul, Spirit

My NEW book goes LIVE tonight at midnight on Amazon! We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers.

My 5th book, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers goes LIVE tonight at midnight, March 18th, 2026 (the 600+ page paperback was released on Amazon on March 21st!) The book dives into quantum science, spirituality, and personal stories about connection. It explores questions like “Are we really separate individuals, or fractals of one whole?” and “What does it mean to live as if connection is real?” If that’s your kind of rabbit hole, I’d love for you to read it. I’m sooo excited!!!

Front cover of my new book, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers.

Here’s the link where you can grab a copy of, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers. (The link will take you to my Amazon author page).

Screen capture from my video on YouTube –>> https://youtube.com/shorts/RKmIIucsMs4?feature=share introducing the paperback version of the book, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. https://amzn.to/4bGaJtu

The book is large in scope. 600+ pages! MARCH 18th, 2026 –> Is Sheela na gig day! And the day my dad and I were going to meetup, but dad passed ten days prior. And that’s why I wanted to launch my 5th book on THAT DATE as a huge wink to my daddy on the Other Side!

March 8th is the anniversary of the day of my daddy’s soul departure–see my previous post regarding that: https://sheilamurrey.net/2019/04/19/a-surreal-vision-of-soul-departing/

I owe a huge THANK YOU to Lauren Scott (see her blog at: https://laurenscottdev.wordpress.com), who’s comment motivated every day these last few months to complete, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. Yes, every author needs motivation to complete their work.

I had been procrastinating for a YEAR, as my fellow author and blogger buddy Michael (80smetalman: https://80smetalman.wordpress.com and https://peacefulrampage.wordpress.com ) will attest! Michael and I have been meeting on Zoom calls for more than a year, as he’s completing a second follow up book to He Was Weird, and I had been sitting on the manuscript for my 5th book for months and months. I was uninspired to finish it since my previous books were not selling and I’d been convinced it was due to Amazon algorithms pushing them down in the list. Ugh. But Lauren, wow! This one comment of hers helped more than I’d ever thought it could:

I’d sure appreciate if you’d check out, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why! Here’s the link to order it from Amazon. And when Amazon releases the paperback version, it will show up there as well.

p.s. I go back to the chiropractor next Tuesday to see what he says about my two numb toes. I hope it’s nothing serious (and maybe only related to the sciatica, which I also hope he’ll fix), so I can get back to dancing again.

Integrating the Spirals

I’m encouraging those “over 60” to observe and gently question their thought patterns, pre-conceived beliefs, aka ‘Programming’ to ease grief and suffering, and gain new perspectives–that’s why I teach Integrating the Spirals. AND I also encourage all of us to move our bodies more consistently (most of us are stuck in our heads and physically unhealthy because of it). We can do better! We can become strong and resilient in spirit, soul, mind, and body. And it’s healthy to expand our consciousness and question EVERYTHING! Just observe, don’t absorb.

Link to my YouTube channel where you can see the videos: https://youtube.com/@spiralsister

Yours in consciousness-expansion as we evolve and revolve during our mystical awakening. All while doing-my-egoless-best, to take you on a limitless, spiraling thought ride to better health, through doing more with ease, to help us sustain the JOY in our lives! (With lots of Gratitude sprinkled throughout.)

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

About us

My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 1,000 original songs to his credit). You can view some of his artwork and listen to many of his songs at: https://www.youtube.com/user/richardmurrey

Here’s a video of us performing on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

Connect with us socially at:

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Connections, Expanding Consciousness, Mind-Body

Integrating the Spirals: More Drawings

As I wrote previously, my friend, Linda Lewis from Arkansas, but now lives in Thailand has gotten me started drawing (or sketching). Linda’s much better version of this first sketch can be seen on her blog at: https://creativeartworksblog.com/2026/03/08/sunday-3-8-2026/

I colored this in a bit after I completed my second drawing, which is next. And I used my fountain pen to draw all of these next images and markers to add the color:

Hamster / Beaver / Mouse / or Bunny. –Sheila Murrey
Apalala dragon wrapped around yin and yang symbol. –Sheila Murrey
Yin and yang symbol. –Sheila Murrey
Letters and little hand drawn items from memory. –Sheila Murrey
Neural map with heart and spiral. –Sheila Murrey

I don’t know how much more dancing I’ll be doing because now, I have an issue with two of my toes on my left foot. I don’t know if chiropractic will resolve it or not, but I am thinking it’s all due to the sciatica issue in my lower back. I checked on AI and have had several good comments about what it might be (from friends on Facebook), but I will go to see a podiatrist if the chiropractor can’t help it. It has me a bit concerned.

I must tell you that my dear husband has tried to take my mind off my foot by finding some intriguing movies for us to watch lately. Here are a couple of the best ones if you’re looking for something different:

The Life of Chuck:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12908150/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_0_in_1_q_life%20of%20

Cult Killer:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21151212/?ref_=fn_t_1

I can’t say too much without giving away the plots. But The Life of Chuck still has me thinking about it, all the little pieces that fit together, days later. It’s a Stephen King story, so there’s that. It’s very well written though in the beginning I was scratching my head because it begins with Act III. But I was crying by the end. It’s going to go down as being one of my favorite movies, if for no other reason than the dancing. You’ll see.

And Cult Killer is very timely with what’s been going on related to the Epstein Files. It stars Antonio Banderas, and that’s reason enough to give it a watch. I think it could have had a better name, but if you watch it, let me know in the comments what other name they could have given it.

My book comes out in paperback form in 2 DAYS, and yes, I’m very excited about that! I hope it does well. I would really like to pay off my credit card. Here’s the link.

Integrating the Spirals – JIGGLE WIGGLE

I’ve rebranded JIGGLE BUTT to JIGGLE WIGGLE per one of my followers comment!

I’m now encouraging those “over 50” to open to lifelong learning (observe, gently question, and loosen up their pre-conceived beliefs, aka ‘Programming’), become more aware of their thoughts and emotions to encourage more ease, loosen up and move their bodies (too many are stuck in their heads and physically unhealthy), become strong, and resilient in spirit, soul, mind, body. And to question EVERYTHING!

Link to my YouTube channel where you can see the videos: https://youtube.com/@spiralsister

Yours in consciousness-expansion as we evolve and revolve during our mystical awakening. All while doing-my-egoless-best, to take you on a limitless, spiraling thought ride to better health, through doing more with ease, to help us sustain the JOY in our lives! (With lots of Gratitude throughout.)

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

About us

My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 1,000 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to many of his songs at: https://www.youtube.com/user/richardmurrey

Here’s an older video on Vimeo of us performing back when we lived in an RV on an off grid plot of land in northeastern Florida: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

My books on Amazon

I have five books in total for sale on Amazon. The newest book is: We Are All Connected: The How and The Why, plus these: Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally and Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection as well as two other co-authored book

Connect with us

Here are the social channels where I am most active:

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Connections, Expanding Consciousness, Mind-Body

Integrating the Spirals: Drawing, Movement, and Decoding

I took a tip from my friend, Linda Lewis in Thailand and began trying my hand at drawing (or sketching). Linda’s can be seen on her blog at: https://creativeartworksblog.com/2026/03/08/sunday-3-8-2026/

And here’s my first attempt at it, and yes, I used my fountain pen:

My daughter said it looks like a hamster. I think it’s supposed to be a mouse or a bunny. –Sheila Murrey

Skool for Herbal and Dietary Information

My former personal trainer in Florida, Michael Slotin, and his wife (and my soulie sister), Christina, run an online school on the Skool platform.

Join us once a week at: https://www.skool.com/herbalcottage

Juggling for Exercise

A friend who lives in Indiana and travels regularly to Colorado is a juggler and also musician. He has recently began teaching juggling via Zoom! Our first class was loads of fun, and exercise! I hope he will continue to offer these classes. He’s working on his syllabus and researching the mind-body benefits, which I believe will be vast! I felt totally invigorated after my first lesson and am excited to learn more!

Email Miles if you’re interested in joining us, at: Email Address

This week, I was able to get my husband to join me on my rebranded YouTube channel and JIGGLE with me! You’ll find that a couple paragraphs down under Integrating the Spirals JIGGLE WIGGLE! There’s a short and regular video of us there. He’s decided to write a few more new songs, and Why Bother is one of the recent ones. I hope you’ll check it out!

Decoding the Narrative

Mikki Willis (filmmaker of Plandemic) and his wife, Nadia have started an online platform, free from censorship, where we can speak freely on this and other subjects that you may not want to speak anywhere else about on the internet. If you’re a truth seeker, click this link to join us: 

www.mikkiwillis.com/sp/decodethenarrative 

Integrating the Spirals – JIGGLE WIGGLE

I’ve rebranded JIGGLE BUTT to JIGGLE WIGGLE per one of my followers comment!

I’m now encouraging those “over 50” to open to lifelong learning (observe, gently question, and loosen up their pre-conceived beliefs, aka ‘Programming’), become more aware of their thoughts and emotions to encourage more ease, loosen up and move their bodies (too many are stuck in their heads and physically unhealthy), become strong, and resilient in spirit, soul, mind, body. And to question EVERYTHING!

Link to my YouTube channel where you can see the videos: https://youtube.com/@spiralsister

Yours in consciousness-expansion as we evolve and revolve during our mystical awakening. All while doing-my-egoless-best, to take you on a limitless, spiraling thought ride to better health, through doing more with ease, to help us sustain the JOY in our lives! (With lots of Gratitude throughout.)

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

About us

My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 1,000 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to many of his songs at: https://www.youtube.com/user/richardmurrey

Here’s an older video on Vimeo of us performing back when we lived in an RV on an off grid plot of land in northeastern Florida: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

My books on Amazon

I have five books in total for sale on Amazon. The newest book is: We Are All Connected: The How and The Why, plus these: Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally and Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection as well as two other co-authored book

Connect with us

Here are the social channels where I am most active:

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Balancing Perspectives, Connections, Expanding Consciousness, Metaphysics, Mind-Body, Multifaceted, Multiverse, Soul, Spirit

We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers. Available for preorder now with publish date of March 18th, 2026

My 5th book, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers is now available for preorder (the eBook / Kindle version) with the publish date of March 18th, 2026 for the 600+ page paperback. I’m sooo excited!!!

Screen capture of the front cover of my new book, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers. (My name, Sheila Murrey, is on the bottom of the cover and spine. I couldn’t capture the whole cover in the screen capture.)

Here’s the link where you can preorder, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers. (The link will take you to my Amazon author page).

The book is large in scope. 600+ pages! Book launch date: MARCH 18th, 2026 –> It’s Sheela na gig day! And the day my dad and I were going to meetup, but dad passed ten days prior. So this is… launching my 5th book on THAT DATE is a huge wink to my daddy on the Other Side!

And yes, today, March 8th is the anniversary of the day of my daddy’s soul departure–see my previous post regarding that: https://sheilamurrey.net/2019/04/19/a-surreal-vision-of-soul-departing/ I can’t believe it’s been 7 years since my dad passed away. But he was the first thought I had this morning, and nearly jumped up to check what the date was today!

Screen capture: Back cover of the book, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers. –Sheila Murrey

I asked about twenty friends if they recommended a trusted source for someone to work with me on getting any future paperback books into Kindle Create / KDP for Amazon publishing, but only one actually knew a person, one knew someone who had recently published but that person was unavailable to answer yet as they are on a cruise, and another suggested a publisher. When I told her I wasn’t looking for a publisher, they suggested a new software tool, which I think is going to be like Scrivener.

I already use Scrivener and think it could have probably did more for me to improve the formatting of my manuscript, but I am not an expert in it. Thus, I’m not going to try another new piece of software before becoming expert in Scrivener. And by the time I become an expert in that, I will either start charing money to teach others how to use it, or I will start churning out more books myself! Ha!

Again, the paperback book publishing date is: March 18th, 2026! Just days away!!! So, if you are going to order the book, please either preorder it (though I am not sure if the eBook purchases count towards bestseller status, but it sure helps me financially), or set a reminder for yourself to order the paperback on March 18th, so I have a better shot at getting a bestseller ranking on Amazon.

I’d sure appreciate it! Here’s the link to order from Amazon.

p.s. I just got Richard to dance with me and put a couple different videos of that on YouTube at the link below. One is a full view of his music room and the other is a “short” that I had to record from off my laptop, because I couldn’t create a short from the full view video. One has to create and upload a “short” from their phone. Go figure! Limited technology.

Integrating the Spirals

I’m encouraging those “over 60” to observe and gently question their thought patterns, pre-conceived beliefs, aka ‘Programming’ to ease grief and suffering, and gain new perspectives–that’s why I teach Integrating the Spirals. AND I also encourage all of us to move our bodies more consistently (most of us are stuck in our heads and physically unhealthy because of it). We can do better! We can become strong and resilient in spirit, soul, mind, and body. And it’s healthy to expand our consciousness and question EVERYTHING! Just observe, don’t absorb.

Link to my YouTube channel where you can see the videos: https://youtube.com/@spiralsister

Yours in consciousness-expansion as we evolve and revolve during our mystical awakening. All while doing-my-egoless-best, to take you on a limitless, spiraling thought ride to better health, through doing more with ease, to help us sustain the JOY in our lives! (With lots of Gratitude sprinkled throughout.)

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

About us

My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 1,000 original songs to his credit). You can view some of his artwork and listen to many of his songs at: https://www.youtube.com/user/richardmurrey

Here’s a video of us performing on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

Connect with us socially at:

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Balancing Perspectives, Connections, Expanding Consciousness, Metaphysics, Mind-Body, Multifaceted, Multiverse, Soul, Spirit

Book Launch date is set! We Are All Connected: The How and The Why drops March 18th, 2026

I’m excited to tell you that I’m currently wrapping up the final touches on the formatting for Kindle Direct Publishing to launch this much anticipated 5th book, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers. I have been working nearly night and day the last several months to birth this incredible book and believe me, I’m beat! (I don’t think I have another book in me at this point!)

Meme: I created this in Canva. I actually do have a Visual Communications / Digital Design degree, from back in 2004. But though I have paid for Canva in the past, I didn’t want to pay them again and continue to have issues with the cover, so I hired a book cover designer on Fiverr. I’ll focus on making fun memes like this in Canva for free in support of launching the new book, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why, on March 18th, 2026!

Here’s the link where you can preorder, We Are All Connected: The How and The Why. An analytical mind searches for answers. (The link will take you to my Amazon author page).

If it doesn’t work yet, it will in a few days. I’m still making final page edits (to ensure new chapters start on the right hand side page, and that the headers and footers that KDP adds, will be removed, because I already have page numbers and book title on the manuscript that match the Table of Contents. Ugh! It’s such a process!

I’ve really been doing a juggling act (and I’m also learning juggling right now too, in another Zoom group I’m in), because I’ve also been on social media a bit more every day to market the book… here’s a few of my posts:

It’s a big scope. 600+ pages! Book launch date: MARCH 18th, 2026 –> It’s Sheela na gig day! And the day my dad and I were going to meetup, but dad passed ten days prior. So this is… launching my 5th book on THAT DATE is a huge wink to my daddy on the Other Side!

Meme: My post on Facebook to announce the books launch date. –Sheila Murrey
Meme: Earlier post to announce the launch of my 5th book, We Are All Connected. –Sheila Murrey

If I ever write another book, I will pay someone to do the KDP part. The older I get the less techie I want to be, though I did have to fix a book cover error that my Fiverr book cover designer couldn’t figure out today (and it didn’t help that KDP didn’t provide a REASON for the error, when it wouldn’t upload.) Ugh!

Screen capture: View of the book cover error in KDP. I still have no idea what was wrong with it.

But here you can see my comment to the Fiverr designer of what I did to fix the error and get the book cover file to upload successfully into KDP:

Screen capture: My comments in Fiverr to the book cover designer. The last comment includes my fix.
Screen capture: View of the book cover in KDP: We Are All Connected: The How and The Why

Another dilemma I have is that I wanted to print the paperback in color, that is, with a color interior so all of the images in the book will be in color. None of my other books had color interiors, and I really wanted that for this book. But it’s 630 pages in a 7×10 size. KDP will only print in color for books under 600 pages.

I will offer a Kindle version of the book (EPUB), and all of the images will be in color, so at least everyone will have that option. Plus, the ebook will be less expensive. I love ebooks to save trees! And searching through books for various things is sooo much easier too. Hehe!

Again, the book launch date as: March 18th, 2026! Just days away!!! So, if you are going to order the book, please either preorder it or buy it on March 18th, so I have a better shot at getting a bestseller ranking on Amazon. I’d sure appreciate it! Here’s the link to order from Amazon.

Integrating the Spirals

I’m encouraging those “over 60” to observe and gently question their thought patterns, pre-conceived beliefs, aka ‘Programming’ to ease grief and suffering, and gain new perspectives–that’s why I teach Integrating the Spirals. AND I also encourage all of us to move our bodies more consistently (most of us are stuck in our heads and physically unhealthy because of it). We can do better! We can become strong and resilient in spirit, soul, mind, and body. And it’s healthy to expand our consciousness and question EVERYTHING! Just observe, don’t absorb.

Link to my YouTube channel where you can see the videos: https://youtube.com/@spiralsister

Yours in consciousness-expansion as we evolve and revolve during our mystical awakening. All while doing-my-egoless-best, to take you on a limitless, spiraling thought ride to better health, through doing more with ease, to help us sustain the JOY in our lives! (With lots of Gratitude sprinkled throughout.)

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

About us

My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 1,000 original songs to his credit). You can view some of his artwork and listen to many of his songs at: https://www.youtube.com/user/richardmurrey

Here’s a video of us performing on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

Connect with us socially at:

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Connections, Expanding Consciousness, Multifaceted, Multiverse, Spirit

Partial Book chapter drop “We Are All Connected” – Spirituality and Consciousness

One might define spirituality as consciousness and vice versa. Why? Well, the Daoists claim that the dot of creation, the dot within the void, was spirit. If we follow that train of thought, that’s perhaps one reason these two terms are interchangeable. But others frameworks suggest that consciousness and spirituality are related but not interchangeable: consciousness refers to awareness or sentience, while spirituality refers to how that awareness orients toward meaning value, and “something more” than the merely material.

“The reality today is that we are all interdependent and have to co-exist on this small planet. Therefore, the only sensible and intelligent way of resolving differences and clashes of interests, whether between individuals or nations, is through dialogue.”

“We humans are social beings. We come into the world as the result of others’ actions. We survive here in dependence on others. Whether we like it or not, there is hardly a moment of our lives when we do not benefit from others’ activities. For this reason it is hardly surprising that most of our happiness arises in the context of our relationships with others.” ― Tenzin Gvatso, 14th Dalai Lama

It seems obvious to me that the people of the world are not all operating from the same level of consciousness. Let me offer this concept, first written about by Jane Roberts, and later, I’ll fill in the details in the chapter, Afterlife.

Simply understood, the territories of consciousness can be thought of as multidimensional and layered, encompassing both the known waking awareness and deeper, vaster realities that underlie physical experience. At the simplest level, consciousness was seen as composed of basic “units of consciousness” (or CU’s), which form the building blocks of all physical matter, perception, and even the fabric of space itself. These units are inherently creative, self-aware, and interrelated, meaning every aspect of reality—from matter to thought—arises from conscious interaction and intent.

Jane Roberts also outlined “inner senses,” faculties of consciousness beyond ordinary physical perception. These inner senses allow individuals to access deeper subjective experience, intuitive knowing, direct empathy, and an expanded understanding of time and reality. The territories of consciousness described by Roberts span:

• Everyday waking awareness

• Dreaming and altered states

• Deeper subjective realms accessible through inner senses

• Larger fields of nonphysical, creative consciousness that interact to shape both personal and collective reality

Simply put, the territories of consciousness for Jane Roberts (and the entity she channeled, Seth) begin at ordinary thought and sensation but extend into far-reaching, multidimensional realms where physical and nonphysical realities meet and co-create.

Resource: The Seth material by Jane Roberts.

Speaking of altered states of consciousness, this supports parts of recorded conversations and lectures I’ve listened to of Terence McKenna. He was the ethnobotanist who said we could all have a deeper relationship with the divine via experimenting with substances such as ayahuasca, marijuana, and psilocybin from mushrooms. For more regarding this, circle back to the chapter, Botany. Now, I wonder what Jane Roberts was ingesting to wake up her inner senses or tap into some faculties beyond the everyday consciousness.

The rest of this chapter focuses on spiraling on the spiritual, interconnectedness across traditions, how mystical traditions merge, The Holy Bible, proving Bible authorship, The Tao Te Ching, The Book of Mormon, Lesson from the Maya, comparing the numerics, about scholars and rigor, spiritual deepening, oneness, and fractals of Omniscience.

Spiraling on the Spiritual

What lies beyond our human body could be considered spiritual. Think of spirituality as everything we are that is outside of our consciousness, mind, and body. Spirituality is the study of our soul and spirit. I often muse on the words, inspire, spirit, spiral, and spire (of a church). And then I meditate on the spiral of a snail’s shell, a seashell, ocean waves, and ferns.

Revisiting the Spiritual Layer of Consciousness

As presented much earlier in this book, I love to follow the work and observations of thinkers such as Viktor Schauberger and Terence McKenna. I find the simplicity of the spiral pattern in nature to be one of the most relaxing and consciousness expanding visual cues we have.

The way I see it, spirituality beautifully weaves together breath, being, and the spiral patterns of nature; etymology and symbolism support something that I simply intuit. Spirituality can be seen as the exploration of everything we are beyond the surface layer of body, thoughts, and everyday consciousness, while remaining deeply patterned by the same living sacred geometries that shape seashells and galaxies. And the saints of old must have agreed as I’ve found spirals at sacred sites dating back thousands of years.

Triple spiral engraving on a stone inside the Newgrange burial tomb in Ireland. –Sheila Murrey

Mapping Interconnectedness

As presented in the chapter, Layers of Consciousness, any map we might draw to illustrate our interconnectedness with the surrounding infinite field would need to include all of the layers — not simply circular or spiral rings, but it would need to include the space in which they exist. Not an easy task. It might be akin to drawing a rainbow to include the seeming invisible boundaries between each color.

Interconnectedness in and around Physics (universal consciousness and divine essence), that encompasses the Spiritual (universal consciousness and divine essence), that imbues the Biological (anything that breathes, uses vibration, frequency, or language to communicate), and thrives on Social (interacts via language models, cultures)

A drawing representing interconnectedness could be structured as a nested, multi-layered diagram or a network of flowing connections, using visual metaphors to link the concepts. The core idea is that everything is fundamentally linked, from the universal scale to the social. My mind tends to better grasp large complex subjects when I can draw them out on a piece of paper. However, I’m not a trained illustrator or artist, so I’ve asked AI to help me with this task.

If one could simply map out a drawing of Interconnectedness, visualized by using structural elements it might look a bit like this:

Taking it a step further, our diagram could be represented by a unified field or a cosmic web/tree of life design that permeates all other elements.

Layers, Levels, Doses, and Degrees of Universal Existence

In the last several years of exploring what it really means that We Are All Connected, a simple framework has kept returning to me: life unfolds in layers, levels, doses, and degrees. Often, we can understand the vastness of the macro by looking closely at the micro and then applying those patterns from one scale to another. It is not perfect in every circumstance, but it comes surprisingly close.

When I picture universal existence, I see an outermost layer like a vast, swirling galaxy or quantum field, with subtler layers nested inside—physics, biology, society, and spirit all interacting. In that imagined map, every part affects the others. Nothing can be removed without changing the whole, which is a beautiful visual reminder that nothing and no one truly exists in isolation.

The Spiritual Layer would be interwoven with physics, represented by glowing light, a central “divine essence” or “universal consciousness” symbol (e.g., a bright, radiating light source or a sacred geometry pattern). This suggests that consciousness is a fundamental aspect of reality, as some theories propose.

The Biological Layer would display a the universal container, focused on life on Earth. Use green, earthy tones, and organic shapes (cells, DNA strands, natural landscapes). Highlight living organisms that “breathe” with small illustrations of animals and plants. Incorporate subtle icons representing vibration, frequency, and language (sound waves, brain synapses). This demonstrates how biological systems process information and connect through various means.

The Social Layer — to represent the inner, dynamic layers that interact with the biological and spiritual layers, using more defined human figures, networks, and communication lines. Colors can be diverse to represent different cultures. This layer would show interaction points and a flow of information between individuals. We want to represent the various languages of the main cultures with flowing lines of text illustrating how shared narratives and information processing shape social power and interaction.

While it may seem impossible to show the relationships between the layers with gradient color transitions this might be the closest AI could get to it in a 2D model. I submit that our planet, Mother Earth, Gaia, is the 5D representation of such a model where each of us can live as individuals, yet connect with other humans, plants, animals, and minerals in such a way as to learn, grow, and understand via feedback loops and come to a knowledge of our universe. Our senses only allow us to see, hear, smell, taste, and touch a portion of our environment, but every particle, thought, and social interaction, depending upon how and when it is observed can give us a clue as to the unbroken, undivided web of reality.

Any drawing of this nature should present a unified, organic whole, where no single part can be removed without affecting the entire structure, visually emphasizing that “everything in existence is fundamentally linked, with nothing existing in isolation.” And that would be quite the tall order for any illustrator or artist in my humble opinion.

We’ll revisit the spirals in the last section, Spiral Ascension Path, at the end of the Afterlife chapter.

Interconnectedness Across Traditions 

Growing up in an interfaith family—Latter-day Saints on one side and non-church going Methodist on the other—and watching my own family branch into new traditions (my eldest granddaughter is a quarter Jewish), has required a different kind of spiritual flexibility. Daily life has meant sitting at the same table with people who hold strong, sometimes conflicting beliefs, and still choosing to love each other.

Eventually, I came to understand that every tradition arises from a particular worldview. Whether or not I resonate with an entire system, I can still notice which teachings genuinely nourish my spirit and soul, and which do not. And I can also choose, at times, to step outside all systems and simply rest in direct experience. Perhaps it is enough, to allow that there may be truth in the saying, “Every person is connected to all others in God’s plan.”

Perhaps it’s enough to allow for the possibility of truth in the saying, “Every person is connected to all others in God’s plan.”

Theme of Interconnectedness and Unity

When we begin to read across the world’s sacred texts, one theme rises again and again: interconnectedness. The language changes, the symbols differ, but the underlying message is remarkably consistent—that all life, existence, and spirit are woven into one living whole.

In the Bible, for example, Paul’s image of many members forming “one body” points to a unity in diversity, where each person is a vital part of a greater living presence. The Tao Te Ching speaks of the Tao flowing everywhere, giving rise to all things without claiming ownership. Buddhist teachings describe dependent origination and Indra’s Net, where every jewel reflects every other, mirroring the truth that nothing exists in isolation.

The Bhagavad Gita affirms that seeing the same divine presence in all beings dissolves the illusion of separateness. The Quran speaks of a single soul from which many men and women arise, grounding human diversity in a shared origin. Indigenous and shamanic traditions remind us that harming one part of creation affects the whole spiritual ecology. Even the Golden Rule, found in multiple faiths, offers a practical expression of this unity: what we do to others, we ultimately do to ourselves.

1. The Bible (Christian and Jewish Scriptures)

The Judeo-Christian texts emphasize unity within diversity and humanity’s connection to creation through the divine spirit.

  • “So we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another.” — Romans 12:5
    This verse presents the Church—and humanity—as an organic whole, each person a vital part of a single living body. 
  • “There is no longer Jew or Greek, slave or free, male or female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.” — Galatians 3:28
    This passage abolishes separation, affirming an underlying unity beyond social differences. 
  • The Hebrew concept of shalom originally referred to a cosmic harmony linking humans, creation, and God—a peace born of right relationship. Biblical prophets like Hosea and Jeremiah warned that human injustice disturbs this natural interdependence. I offer a chapter in this book on The Holy Bible to dive deeper into the scriptures.

2. The Tao Te Ching (Taoism)

The Tao reveals the self-organizing wholeness of the cosmos:

  • “The great Tao flows everywhere. All things are born from it, yet it does not create them.”
    Lao Tzu’s vision sees multiplicity as variations of one eternal current—each part distinct yet inseparably linked. 

Taoism/Daoism promotes the idea of living in harmony with the Tao/Dao (the Way) and the flow of all life. I offer a chapter in this book on The Tao Te Ching to take this a bit deeper.

3. The Dhammapada (Buddhism)

Buddhist texts teach dependent origination (pratītyasamutpāda)—that all phenomena arise in relation to others.

  • “All things are interdependent. When this is, that is.” — Buddha, Dhammapada 1:5
    This principle acts as a law of cosmic causality: compassion and suffering are shared because nothing exists in isolation. 

Mahayana Buddhism philosophy extends this idea through Indra’s Net—an infinite web where every jewel reflects every other, symbolizing perfect mutual containment and universal awareness. This philosophy offers that our minds create the illusion of life and death. This idea is presented in the book, The Tibetan Book of the Dead.

4. The Bhagavad Gita (Hinduism)

The Gita describes interconnectedness as divine immanence—the presence of God in all beings.

  • “Established in oneness with me, one who beholds me as present in all beings, that yogi resides within me, in all circumstances.” — Bhagavad Gita 6:31
    This verse expresses the core of Vedantic philosophy: seeing the same divinity (Atman/Brahman) in all things erases the illusion of separateness. 
  • The wider Hindu corpus (Upanishads, Rig Veda) proclaims the oneness of existence, encapsulated in the formula Tat Tvam Asi (“Thou art That”), linking individual self and cosmic self as one reality.

5. The Qur’an (Islam)

Islamic scriptures describe all of creation as signs (āyāt) of divine unity.

  • “He created you from a single soul, and from it made its mate, and from the two spread many men and women.” — Qur’an 4:1
    This founding unity of life roots human diversity in shared origin and spiritual equality.
  • “To God belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth; and all things return to Him.” — Qur’an 42:53
    Interconnectedness here flows from tawhid, the indivisible oneness of God reflected throughout creation. 

6. Indigenous and Shamanic Texts

Many shamanic and animist traditions, particularly those preserved in oral or early written records, emphasize life’s reciprocity.

  • In traditional Native American and Siberian shamanism, the Earth, animals, and ancestors belong to one living continuum. Sacred texts and rituals in these systems affirm that harming one part of creation affects the entire spiritual ecology. 
  • Many times humans feel the need, albeit carefully and with good intention, to thin the herd, prune the tree or plant, or amend the soil. But nature can perform these tasks on its own without human intervention. Sometimes when we watch a thunderstorm take out a tree or set fire to a forest, observe one animal kill another for food, or a baby bird fall from its nest, we can appreciate the concept, though it isn’t always easy to watch the circle of life on this planet. 

7. Interfaith Teachings

Modern comparative theology highlights parallels across faiths:

  • “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” — found in Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism.
    The “Golden Rule” stands as a universal expression of ethical interconnectedness—every action toward another is action toward oneself. 

Across traditions—from the Vedas to the Qur’an, the Torah to the Tao—the sacred view of existence is relational rather than isolated. Interconnectedness is not only a moral concept but a description of reality itself: each being is a ripple in a vast divine continuum, a reflection of the same sacred whole.

End of the first three segments of this chapter. The chapter has fourteen segments. The book is just over 600 pages. Let me know if you are interested in receiving a link to purchase it. I’m setting the book launch date as: March 18th, 2026! It will be available on Amazon.

Integrating the Spirals

I’m encouraging those “over 60” to open to lifelong learning (observe and gently question their pre-conceived beliefs, aka ‘Programming’), become more aware of their thoughts and emotions, consistently move their bodies (too many are stuck in their heads and physically unhealthy), become strong, and resilient in spirit, soul, mind, body. And to question EVERYTHING!

Link to my YouTube channel where you can see the videos: https://youtube.com/@spiralsister

Yours in consciousness-expansion as we evolve and revolve during our mystical awakening. All while doing-my-egoless-best, to take you on a limitless, spiraling thought ride to better health, through doing more with ease, to help us sustain the JOY in our lives! (With lots of Gratitude throughout.)

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

About us

My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 400 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to many of his songs at: https://www.youtube.com/user/richardmurrey

Here’s a video of us performing on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

My books on Amazon

I have four books on Amazon. The two most recent are: Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally and Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection.

Connect with us

Here are the social channels where I am most active:

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey Art & Music, Balancing Perspectives, Connections, Expanding Consciousness, Holism, Self Reflection

Nighttime thoughts: Reflections on mortality and our Connections


As I was falling asleep a few nights ago, I caught myself pondering on a question. What happens to our atoms, molecules, and photons of light (that each of us are made of) after we die? Do we dissipate or dissolve?

In particular I was musing on what happens to our earthly shell (if one is blown up or depart this earth in some other way where there’s not much left of the body). I thought about cremation. And I considered how our earthly bodies must slowly disintegrate when we’re buried in the earth.

I grabbed my phone, turned the Otter app on, and let it transcribe these seemingly profound thoughts for me. I’d never had thoughts quite like these before, though I did think about mortality a lot after my mom passed in 2017 and my dad passed in 2019. We even wrote a song several years ago on this topic called, The Connection.

Hear The Connection at: https://youtu.be/SqdrU8vM28s?si=ZiViQtA46ddgtHlQ

We’ve performed The Connection Live too (back when we lived off the grid and my son had shaved my head: https://vimeo.com/416782385 is the song, and this was my little intro to the song: https://vimeo.com/416781395

Perhaps, back in 2004 when I heard those words in the middle of the night, We Are All Connected, it was my body talking to me (and that every cell in my body was connected with Richard)!

That the voice I’d heard was somehow uttered back to me? Because Richard and I had been on vacation, and we had experienced such a beautiful night together. I don’t know. But I remember that I felt complete. Whole. And that night was definitely one of the best nights of our life together, yet it was only the beginning!

Continuing on the whole topic of Connection (and possibly the afterlife), Richard also wrote a song recently called, Upload me. I love it! You can hear it at: https://youtu.be/4_hnGJArchM?si=vp5jeQhjNn-hkxwv

And here’s one of my dance/music videos using this song, Upload me: https://youtu.be/ipNeeBtcY_8?si=VWb82jyIO5VE1V2m

Reason for these meandering thoughts

I’m currently editing my 5th book, We Are All Connected. I was hoping to have the manuscript done by now (mid-February 2026), but I think I need a few more weeks. I keep waking up late at night with an idea of how to explain something better, or run chapters back through AI to ensure I haven’t forgotten something. I am using AI to help me reduce the size of the book. You all know how wordy I am. Ha!

I’ve sure written a lot about our ‘connections’:

July 18th – The Connection
The new book, Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection has launched!
What’s sometimes hard to understand about our Connections
Honoring our Connections

Integrating the Spirals

I’m encouraging those “over 60” to open to lifelong learning (observe and gently question their pre-conceived beliefs, aka ‘Programming’), become more aware of their thoughts and emotions, consistently move their bodies (too many are stuck in their heads and physically unhealthy), become strong, and resilient in spirit, soul, mind, body. And to question EVERYTHING!

Link to my YouTube channel where you can see the videos: https://youtube.com/@spiralsister

Yours in consciousness-expansion as we evolve and revolve during our mystical awakening. All while doing-my-egoless-best, to take you on a limitless, spiraling thought ride to better health, through doing more with ease, to help us sustain the JOY in our lives! (With lots of Gratitude throughout.)

Sheila “Spiral Sister” Murrey

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended to treat, diagnose or prescribe.

About us

My husband is an award-winning illustrator, plus he’s a seasoned guitarist, bass player, and songwriter (with over 400 original songs). You can view some of his artwork and listen to many of his songs at: https://www.youtube.com/user/richardmurrey

Here’s a video of us performing on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/416711742?ref=fb-share

My books on Amazon

I have four books on Amazon. The two most recent are: Have Yourself a Wholly Vibrant Life: Reversing Asthma and Other Chronic Illness Naturally and Blue Eyes: Ethereal Messages of Connection.

Connect with us

Here are the social channels where I am most active: