This fall’s Victory of Light Expo was a great show as always, and everyone seemed
to enjoy the newly renovated facility. Joanne and Jaccolin’s workshop/mediumship demonstration, “Gifts from
Spirit,” was enjoyed by all, especially because guest mediums Chad Seibert and Christine Sabick also gave messages
to audience members.
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| Jaccolin Franchina & Joanne Franchina at the November show |
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| Joanne Franchina & Martie Hughes after Martie's full-day workshop |
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Another first for Cincinnati and Inner Compass: I was thrilled to welcome Martie Hughes, multi-dimensional
seer, certified archetypal consultant, and registered medium in Lily Dale, New York, to the Cincinnati region to teach a wonderful
workshop on archetypes. Do you know where your sacred contract is?
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My first time as a vendor at the Universal Light Expo in Columbus,
Ohio, was (can you guess?) FUN, especially because I shared a booth with my wonderful office partner-in-crime, Rose Vanden
Eynden of Light Journey Enterprises, and I was assisted by my lovely and talented daughter, Meredith Melvin. A very
sincere THANK YOU to Marie Sword, the most generous soul on the planet, for making it possible—you're the best!
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| Meredith Melvin & Joanne Franchina having a mother-daughter moment |
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| Joanne Franchina & Rose Vanden Eynden at the ULE this October |
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| Rose Vanden Eynden & Marie Sword at last year's ULE...thanks, ladies! |
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| Meredith Melvin, Joanne Franchina, Sandra Anne Taylor, Rose Vanden Eynden, Sherri Sink |
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Cincinnati loves Sandra Anne Taylor, and we know why! Her September workshops on
past lives and the power of magnetism exceeded everyone's expectations. And we couldn't have pulled it off without our
support team, shown here: Meredith Melvin, Joanne Franchina, Sandra, Rose Vanden Eynden, and Sherri Sink.
Thanks, everyone!
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This is an altar Rose and I created for an empowerment ceremony
that was part of our summer workshop in Lily Dale, New York: Gifts of the Goddesses.
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| An altar featuring a floral centerpiece, crystal grid, and elemental symbols of the four directions |
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| Joanne Franchina, Virginia Collins, Sharon Anne Klingler, Jaccolin Franchina, Rose Vanden Eynden |
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We really, really (REALLY!) have so much fun at our events. This is "the team that made things
happen" at Sharon Anne Klingler's weekend of workshops this year: featuring Sharon of Starbringer Associates, Virginia
Collins of Circle of Inner Light (Joanne's dear friend and colleague from seminary), and the event co-sponsors, Rose
Vanden Eynden of Light Journey Enterprises, Jaccolin Franchina of Jewelry by Jaccolin, and of course, Joanne Franchina
of Inner Compass.
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The obviously psychic Rose Vanden Eynden and Joanne Franchina at
the Victory of Light Expo—but then again, absolutely everyone
in our booth got the memo about which colors were "in" this spring!
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| Joanne Franchina & Rose Vanden Eynden having fun yet again! |
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| Meredith Melvin & Joanne Franchina: a great mother-daughter team |
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| Jaccolin Franchina & Ellen Franchina: keeping the family together |
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| Inner Compass pocket meditation cards |
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Inner peace can now be found in your back pocket or your purse! Pocket Meditation cards from
Inner Compass: carry them with you wherever you go....
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Three generations of mediums, who also happen to be fifth-,
sixth-, and seventh-generation Spiritualists, all having a blast at the Victory of Light Expo this fall! And while
everyone has innate intuitive, psychic, and mediumistic abilities, the river is both wide and deep in this
family. Joanne considers herself very blessed to share these gifts with her mother and
her daughter....
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| Meredith Melvin, Joanne Franchina & Jaccolin Franchina at the Victory of Light Expo |
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| Rose Vanden Eynden & Joanne Franchina at the Universal Light Expo |
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The Universal Light Expo is a great regional event held every year
over the Columbus Day weekend in Columbus, Ohio. Joanne was glad to help out her office partner Rose Vanden Eynden this
year in the booth that Rose shares with another colleague and Reiki Master, Marie Sword. What a
great time these friends had, talking to all the people who stopped by, and getting to know each other better. Light
and laughter was spilling out of Booths 711 & 713 the whole weekend!
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What an inspiring weekend everyone had at Sharon Klingler's
workshops this year! Sharon presented her popular MESSAGES FROM BEYOND event, as well as two intensive
workshops. The focus of the workshops was the individual's path of service, and how to work with
the Ascended Masters and utilize the energies of the Seven Rays to assist with one's personal spiritual development.
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| Rose Vanden Eynden, Joanne Franchina, Sharon Klingler, Virginia Collins & Jaccolin Franchina |
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| Jaccolin Franchina, Rose Vanden Eynden & Joanne Franchina |
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Another great time at the Victory of Light Expo, where Joanne shared
booth space with her office partner, Rose Vanden Eynden, and her mother, Jaccolin Franchina. This event was especially
fun for Jaccolin and Joanne, because this mother-daughter team co-presented the workshop, "Up Close &
Personal Mediumship."
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Joanne had a great time on the lecture circuit in Lily
Dale, New York, during her visits there. While Joanne has led several workshops in Lily Dale, this was her "maiden
voyage" presenting at the daily Lecture and Clairvoyant Service in the Auditorium in July.
It was especially fun because Joanne shared the platform with an internationally recognized medium who also
happens to be her aunt, Gretchen Clark. Joanne had just as much fun her second time presenting in August, when she
shared the platform with another aunt, Sherry Lee Calkins. In the future, Joanne hopes to share the
platform with her mother!
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| Joanne Franchina in the auditorium at Lily Dale |
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| Gala Message Event presenters Judy Brooks, Joanne Franchina, Mary Lynn Crawford & Rose Vanden Eynden |
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Our first-ever Gala Message Service was so much fun! What's
a Gala Message Service? It's a special demonstration of platform mediumship in the Spiritualist tradition, in
which each message incorporates a special item inspired by spirit through the medium's clairvoyance such as flowers,
crystals, tarot cards, flame cards, spirit art or everyday/personal items.
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Inner Compass sponsored
a fascinating workshop on past life regressions and dreamwork featuring Sherry Lee Calkins and Jaccolin Franchina---certified
past-life regressionists, clairvoyant mediums registered in Lily Dale, New York, and SISTERS.
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| Sisters & co-presenters Sherry Lee Calkins & Jaccolin Franchina |
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| Joanne Franchina with quilt art piece handcrafted by Kylie Coulson |
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Joanne at the Victory of Light Expo. Note the exquisite
"compass" quilt art piece, which was handcrafted by Joanne's friend Kylie Coulson---the
quilt wasn't finished but Joanne couldn't wait to display it!
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Who would have guessed that a weekend intensive of advanced mediumship
instruction could be so much fun? It's really no surprise when you're lucky enough to have internationally known medium
and author Sharon Anne Klingler as your instructor!
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| Smiling faces during a workshop with Sharon Anne Klingler |
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| Mediums Judy Brooks, Christine Sabick, Tom Bohl & Jaccolin Franchina |
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Our Clairvoyant Message Circle Events are very popular with
groups and those who are new to intuitive readings---and no wonder! They are fun and affordable, and allow one's friends
and family members to participate. What happens in a message circle? Well, a handful of
participants sit in a circle with a clairvoyant medium, who provides a message, or mini-reading, for each participant
in turn.
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Joanne, Jaccolin, and Rose shared booth space and good times
at the Victory of Light Expo....
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| The trio: Jaccolin Franchina, Rose Vanden Eynden & Joanne Franchina |
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| Judy Braucher answers questions after demonstrating a healing technique for participants |
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Joanne and her son participated in a vibrational healing event for
animals in Cincinnati led by Judy Braucher, a well known animal communicator and Reiki Master.
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| Joanne Franchina practicing the fine art of healing with carrots |
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| Joanne's son learns first-hand that laughter is the best medicine of all---but who is healing whom? |
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We all had such fun at Mary Kurnick Maass' Cincinnati workshop about
Spirit Art.
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| Mary Maass & her husband Les at the workshop |
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| Crystal grid used during Gene & Barbara Jackson's workshop |
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What a fantastic time we had attending and sponsoring a "Crystal
Wisdom" workshop in Cincinnati, led by Gene and Barbara Jackson, aka "The Crystal Guy."
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It is always SUCH fun to lead a workshop with one's relatives! In
the workshop "Up Close & Personal," first presented in Lily Dale in 2008, Joanne, her mother, Jaccolin,
and her aunt, Gretchen, told lots of personal stories about their family's experiences with mediumship, healing, and
Spiritualism over the past several generations. Also offered at Inner Compass, the workshop has helped to empower
participants by teaching them about personal mediumship, healing, and meditation.
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| "Up Close & Personal" in Lily Dale: Jaccolin Franchina, Gretchen Clark & Joanne Franchina |
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| The lake view from Friendship Park in Lily Dale |
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Some photos of Lily Dale,
New York, during the Summer Camp Season.
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| Inspiration stump, where outdoor message services are held |
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| Preparations are underway for a sweat lodge ceremony on the beach |
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| Mediums Deborah Williams, Mary Lynn Crawford, Mare Toebbe, Ron Muskopf, Penny Moore & Harold Webster |
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Our Clairvoyant Message Circle Events in Cincinnati are as fun for the mediums
as they are for the participants.
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Our special event in Cincinnati featuring Sharon Anne
Klingler, internationally known author and medium, was also lots of
fun!
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| Sharon Anne Klingler (2nd from left) with Jaccolin Franchina, Joanne Franchina & Rose Vanden Eynden |
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| Joanne Franchina at her second public lecture |
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And one from the archives. This photo was taken during Joanne's second-ever
public lecture in Cincinnati, just a few short weeks after she opened her professional practice. The venue
was the former Spiritualist Church of Light and Hope, an inspiring organization to many people in the area. The
photo is used here with kind permission from the photographer, Jim Gormley.
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