Dear Readers and Fellow Journeyers,
The Book of Us, available through our Store, presents who Jeanne Marie Ketchel (1954-2001) was in this world. Her life as a young woman, professional, mother, and journeyer and her thirty-year relationship with Chuck are documented in intimate detail. Two people with spirits that urged them to take on life on their own terms, seeking always to grow, to follow the signs, to do what resonated, and trusting that they were being guided right was the continuity that strung their lives together then and continues to do so now. Even as they determined how to take on the battle against breast cancer they were driven to stay true to themselves, their spirits, and their ultimate goals in life: to transition, to transform into energy beings.
Comprised of two parts, Book One presents who Jeanne was in this world, while Book Two addresses her evolutionary journey since she left this world, how she continues to evolve, and her connection as a channel. We chose to become active in Jeanne’s mission of evolutionary growth, messengers, because it is the right thing for us to do. We offer you the opportunity to read how she lived her human life, an example of a journey well taken, and how she evolved and continues to evolve in a new awareness, as energy in infinity.
As we worked on The Book of Us during 2005 and 2006 our own participation in this mission of growth gradually became clearer. We boldly spoke out, seeking to understand what it all meant, unaware that we would eventually live our lives fully immersed in it. With little knowledge of channeling we naively thought we were the only ones with such access, only to discover that there are millions of channelers throughout the world, and we have also learned that is how it should be, because everyone has the ability within.
How to be of assistance to others has continually evolved as we follow the signs, trusting that this journey we are now on is significant and meaningful. We continue to learn, and to teach what we know, offering and utilizing our knowledge of universal awareness, when appropriate, in our psychotherapy and hypnosis practices. Through our work with Jeanne, Recapitulation Therapy has emerged as the means by which PTSD sufferers can gain wholeness, integrating all of life’s events in the context of their journeys.
We know there are many seekers; we have already met many of you. And we also know that there are many roads to enlightenment. If what we offer resonates with you we hope you will find purpose and meaning in your own life as a result of this discovery. In the very beginning, Jeanne once said to Jan: “Trust all the gifts you are given, they are meant for you.” And that has been at the root of this process, trusting that everything is significant and meant for us to understand and grow from. It takes work; learning to trust; finding your innocence and allowing it to emerge, to partake in life; finding resonance, but always staying focused on the journey you are presented with, trusting that it is meant for you. You never know where it will lead if you remain open to the possibility of everything being meaningful and the meaningfulness of everything being possible.
We are two people trying to live our lives as Riverwalkers, no different from any of you, still learning each day as we read the Messages from Jeanne. We hope you will enjoy reading The Book of Us, and that you will continue to gain insight and knowledge from the daily messages too.
Most sincerely,
Jan and Chuck