Hello, my name is Linda and I am the author of this website.  You are probably wondering what is a dragon of personal drama and what does this website have to do with metaphysics, spirituality or quantum physics.  Stay with me and I will share my personal experience with my metaphoric Dragon of Personal Drama and then introduce you to the pages of this website.  

On a personal note: 

After years of enduring a very dysfunctional lifestyle, I eventually came to envision in my mind the presence of a dragon, an archetype that seemed to delight in wrecking my relationships, shattered my dreams and prevented me from achieving my goals; not to mention the dragon especially delighted in doling out loads of personal drama. 

After years of doing battle with my symbolic dragon I had become emotionally, mentally and even spiritually weary.  With my well-being at stake I knew I had to get to the bottom of the matter and find out why this dragon had been wreaking so much havoc in my personal life.  So I set out on a quest to find the answers that would explain my personal dilemmas once and for all. 

I never anticipated that my quest to identify this symbolic drama wreaking dragon would result in an intense journey of self-discovery, let alone a major life-changing course of direction, or that it would include earning degrees in a field of study that I previously never even heard of.  But knowing that I had not blazed trails that were unfamiliar to the personal experiences of many others, I was inspired to write a book so that others could benefit from the answers I found and the life-changing lessons I learned during my quest - the Dragon of Personal Drama book was born.

Although the book is small in size, you will find that it packs a big punch in its aim to bring to your awareness examples of underlying and unresolved mental and emotional issues, usually undetected, that remain unresolved which directly contribute to your own undesirable personal experiences.  I also took into consideration the difficult nature of the contents of the book, that when related to your own personal experiences can be very difficult to digest, which signaled the need to keep the number of pages to a limit.  Besides sharing my own personal story, my intention for the book was to serve as an introduction to the basic fundamentals and principles of metaphysical psychology as it pertains to the science of mind, and that when applied to daily living contributes to a harmonious and balanced lifestyle.  These principles and fundamentals were established in antiquity so not only have they endured the test of time, they are becoming more widely accepted in many other scientific fields, most notably in quantum physics.  Details regarding the sale of the book are available on the About the Book and the My Bookshelf pages which includes links to the publisher's book store.

About the website:   

I created the Dragon of Personal Drama website as a means of reaching out to people on a much broader scale while the book was in production and of course as a means of promoting my book.  My expectation at the time was that the creation of this website would mark the beginning of what would become a purposeful and positive experience of personal interaction between me and my visitors, who much like myself are also looking for many of the same answers that I looked for as well.  

The creation of this website has truly been a labor of love and was an endeavor that began right after I submitted the manuscript to my publisher.  Creating the website took time, patience and persistence as well as countless edits.  But as is the case with any artistic endeavor, we are always our worst critics.  However, there does comes that time when we have to put the artistry to rest and consider the job done otherwise what we have produced cannot bear any fruit.  So as of November 19, 2010 the Dragon of Drama website (it's original name) was officially published, containing only five pages, and since then has more than doubled in the number of pages as well as the addition of sub-pages; the Lessons and the Archive pages being the most widely visited.  

About the pages:

***The About Me page briefly describes how I unexpectedly came to embark on a journey of self-discovery in my quest to identify my symbolic dragon of drama and the metaphysical education I acquired along the way.

***The About the Book page not  only contains an image of the front cover of the Dragon of Personal Drama but also contains the titles of the chapters, including a sneak preview from one of the chapters. 

***The About You page contains a list of thought provoking questions that might apply to your own particular circumstances.  To help you better understand the implications of these questions, I addressed them from my own personal experiences as well as to inject spiritual and metaphysical fundamentals.   

***The What is Metaphysics page serves to enlighten the reader who is unfamiliar with what metaphysics is in terms of its speculative scientific nature of cosmology and ontology as well as the path of its rich Eastern and Western history. 

***The Metaphysics of the Lessons page provides a foundation for understanding the methods and practices that I employ in the preparation of the weekly lessons.  I recommend reading this page before visiting the Lessons page.

***The Weekly Lessons page focuses on the core purpose of the website which is to help you better understand the nature of your personal reality.  The lessons are designed to bring to the readers conscious awareness spiritual and metaphysical fundamentals and principles, and in so doing reveals certain underlying mental and emotional issues that, when left undetected, can literally wreak havoc in your personal life, creating a distorted perception of your reality. The weekly lessons are available by noon every Sunday morning, EST, unless otherwise noted.

***The Archives page contains a link to all the lessons published to date in a pdf downloadable and printable document.  If you see fit to use my work as a teaching tool, please credit me and  reference the website.  Thank you!

***The What's New page contains up-to-date announcements concerning the Dragon of Personal Drama website, production and/or sale of my books, articles and the status of other ideas or projects on the horizon.   

***The My Articles page  contains a list of articles I have published to date that address very specific spiritual and metaphysical matters, outside of the weekly lessons and are sometimes in response to my reader's questions.    

***The My Journal page developed in response to inspired thoughts and ideas that are not necessarily lesson or article material but can also serve as tidbits of inspiration and encouragement for my visitors.   

***The My Bookshelf page contains information regarding the sale of my book as well a list of book titles from my personal library, many of which I relied on throughout my journey of self-discovery and my metaphysical education.  The list also includes my related interests that span well across the borders of spirituality and metaphysics.  

***The Reader's Feedback page is an important page on any website.  Feedback is essential because it helps me to determine how I can better serve my visitors.  Sometimes the feedback I receive serves as the basis for upcoming lessons and is information that everyone can benefit from.

***The Reader's Corner page was introduced on the website for the purpose of  providing my visitors with a means of interacting on the website by allowing me to publish their related personal experiences expressed in short stories, poetry or other artistic renditions.  Please visit the page to learn how to submit your related stories for publication on the Dragon of Personal Drama website.

***The Links page contains an updated lists of all the links referred to within the website.  The list also includes links to other related websites for the convenience of my visitors. 

***The Contact Me page contains information about how you can contact me in the event you wish to personally share your thoughts, comments, experiences, ask questions, request further information or assistance as well as to rate the website.  

The last two pages are the On-line Metaphysical Counseling Services and the Donations page.  Please visit these pages for additional information regarding on-line counseling and how to make a donation to support the website. 

Special Thanks ~

I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to introduce you to the Dragon of Personal Drama book and the website.  It is my hope that you will stay and visit all the pages and of course it is especially my hope that you will purchase my book.  If I may be of any further service to you please feel free to contact me.    

Many Blessings,

Dr. Linda Labertew, Psyd.

linda@dragonofdrama.com

From the Channeling Erik blog ~

To those of you who are accessing my website by way of the link on the channeling Eric blog, I want to especially thank you for visiting.  As with all my visitors I extend a warm welcome to you and invite you to become regular visitors of the Dragon of Personal Drama website.  I especially hope that you will find information on my website that is useful and purposeful as it applies to the nature of your own personal realities in addition to the comfort and encouragement you are experiencing on the channeling Eric blog.   

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The Dragon of Drama is open to suggestions to better serve your individual or group needs.  Please contact me at: linda@dragonofdrama.com or refer to the Contact Me or the Links page.   

About the book:

Publishing a book is an exciting experience to see what first begins as an inspired idea and then becomes a completed project, a dream realized and a goal achieved.

Part of that process is the communication that goes on back and forth between the author and the project manager, the editiors, art department, marketing and promotions departments to be sure all the i's get dotted and all the t's crossed because once the book goes to print no more changes can be made.  As is the case with many authors, we are our own worst critics and such has been my experience too. 

A lot of time has passed since I wrote the book and many things have changed along the way.   So each time I was asked to review another set of page proofs I had to fight the urge to rewrite certain paragraphs in order to enhance on any particular subject. 

Well, the publishers frown on relentless revisions, lest the book never gets to print, therefore, we have to put our symbolic paintbrushes down and consider the work done.  We have to move on with the project even though we know we could make countless more revisions in an untiring effort to perfect the project.   

As you can see in the image above, the cover of the book depicts a dragon standing on a brick path which of course symbolizes the pathway of my life.  As you read through the book you might find that the dragon and even the path itself might take on an entirely different symbolic meaning to you that is unique to your own personal circumstances.   

A second book is underway and promises to be very informative and comprehensive in its aim to help people more clearly understand the nature of their own personal realities.  The chapters in this book are designed to take the reader on a journey of self-discovery for the purpose of helping them become aware of how they, often unknowingly, create their personal realities that in turn affects their perception of happiness and self-worth; blocks the path to harmonious relationships, to the realization of their dreams and the achievment of their goals in spite of their best intentions. 

The goal in this book is to reveal any underlying obstacles that are undetected and to clear away any unresolved mental or emotional issues that remain embedded in the subconscious mind as psychic blocks of negative energy.  To accomplish achieving this goal, I am drawing on a wealth of tried and true metaphysical and spiritual principles and fundamentals from a variety of well-respected resources, as well as from the well of my own personal experiences.  The title of this book is The Odyssey of Self-Discovery. 

I will keep my visitors informed of its progress here on the website as well as on my Facebook author page.