My name is Arvarna. If you have watched the earlier DVD's of the seminars in Buderim, you would have probably seen me on there as I used to ask lots of questions!
I grew up in a family that, back then, I would have considered spiritual. My parents would talk about spirits, 'angels' (probably really spirit guides) and other things about the universe. I didn't grow up in a religious family at all so I never learnt about God. But I do remember that when I was in primary school I decided to join a religious class. One of my friends families was religious and I wanted to learn about it.
So I have never really been taught about God and am finding that I am still quite blocked to God. And lately I have been having little moments where I realise (intellectually) 'Oh! I can have a relationship with God, the Creator'! Might sound silly, since everything AJ and Mary talk about in their seminars are about having a relationship with God! lol
I grew up Maleny which is the Sunny Coast Hinterland, QLD, Australia. In 2007 when I was 19 I was quite depressed and was searching for something to help me. I was living in a share house at the time, in Maroochydore, and found an ad in the paper about Peter Heibloem's Alpha seminar. I decided to do it and also went along and did the 8 week workshop following the seminar. It was there that I met Micheal Newman and we became friends. I also met Justin as he was running the 8 week workshop.
It was through Peter Heibloem that I found out about AJ and that he was doing seminars at Peter's place. I went along to one of the first seminars at Peter's place and was fine until AJ said that he was Jesus! I felt really angry and wanted to leave but didn't because I thought that would be rude. I didn't go back until about 1.5 years later after some traumatic things had happened in my life and Micheal had been suggesting that I go along to the seminars and that they were really good. Justin and I met again at the seminars in Eudlo, he was married at the time to Jodi.
I was desperately trying to find my soulmate in 2009/2010 and was focussing on dealing with my sadness and anger to do with my Dad. I had alway liked listening to what Justin had to say on the mic at the seminars, although he didn't ever really say much
compared to me haha! Justin and Jodi's marriage broke down at the end of 2009. Justin felt they were growing apart, rather than coming closer together, as a result of working through their emotions. Justin ended the marriage. In early 2010 a group of people including Justin and I were on a yahoo forum about The Divine Love Path. I always liked what he had to say on the forum. He had been going through a rough time with emotions that were coming up. He ended up making a post on the forum one day after he got through the rough patch, he was really happy and wanted to say that he 'loved everyone!' or something along those lines. I decided to email him.It was after that that there was talk about us being soulmates. We were talking for a few months and then we started a relationship in August 2010. Jodi and Dave moved out to live with AJ and Mary. Justin decided to move out to the South Burnett too, as Justin and Jodi had two young boys at the time and didn't want to be a few hours drive from them. I freaked out that Justin was moving away and asked if I could move with him. We have been living out here for 5 years now and have been together, on and off for the last 5 years.
I could say a whole lot more and have left out a lot of stuff, but that might do for now
Looking forward to talking to you guys about your experiences and about connecting to God!
Arvarna
