By Elisa Novick
I left Bali for Singapore still quite ill, coughing and fatigued, having been ill and cleansing for a few weeks. The schedule my hostesses had planned for me would have been a bit grueling at the best of times. I reached out to my spiritual community to “send me the Light” and worked with my young apprentice-colleague to get as clear and strong as possible. As a result (hallelujah), except for taking one afternoon off to rest, I got through my packed five days pretty well. I was scheduled to give a talk-workshop for a relatively large group and had scary visions of having to run out of the room in an uncontrollable coughing fit, but my fear never materialized. So I felt relieved and blessed.
I grew up in New York City and couldn’t wait to get out of the city and live in the country, so I was quite surprised to feel that the city of Singapore was healing me, which has led to a major breakthrough in my personal process in Asia. After four months in Bali with short visits to Malaysia and Java, I felt like Singapore provided a form of what I called, “civilization therapy.” It was modern, clean, well organized, relatively wealthy, safe. The people I met were highly intelligent, aware, and spoke English well.
What amazed me most was that this city, planned as a garden city, was filled with large trees, many of them conscious and functioning at a high level spiritually. For me to find so many of what I call “soul-level” trees lining many of the highways and populating the parks was unprecedented in my experience. What I didn’t know until I asked spiritually, was that much of what I was noticing was due to my presence. (More on this later in this article.)
There were a number of loving people who hosted me in Singapore. I felt honored and well-received and much mutual appreciation was shared, warm connections made that will continue. (You can see my personal stories and photos on my Facebook page.)