Potential Courses

Moving forward, I'd like to know what kind of workshops/courses you'd pay for if I offer them via Skype: (a) Self-Publishing and Distribution: Getting your Book Published and Out There! (I have more than 33 books on Amazon and Kindle) (b) Mystical Meditation (I've been teaching this and having circles for more than 10 years and have numerous books on the subject) (c) The Spiritual Laws of the Universe (I have an oracle deck and books I've written about the Spiritual Laws, along with the affirmative prayer-treatments that go with each Law) (d) Divination (A fun course that teaches you the basics of the original I Ching, pendulum work, divination with playing cards and my personal favorite, the Tarot, which I've been working with since 1990. Also divination and meditation) (e) Reiki (Must be done in person if possible. I've been a practicing Reiki Grand Master for more than a dozen years; I have a book and CD on Amazon, "Master Reiki") (f) Close-Up Magic (I've been a busy, working professional stage and close-up magician since 1981, booked through many agents in every conceivable venue; I also had a TV -show for 9 years with many TV appearances as well. This course also includes, when the person is proficient enough, marketing oneself in an ever-competitive market) All the courses are once-a-week for 4-12 weeks, depending on the course, and must be pre-paid with PayPal. A certificate of completion is included.

Note: If you have any other ideas of what you'd like me to teach you, (editing video/audio, putting together a podcast or webcast) please let me know: dr.likey@gmail.com

DR MICHAEL'S LIVE STREAMING-SEASON 5: In-Visioning/Imaging


Season 5 of my live-streaming broadcast is here! Enjoy this week's topic, from my book of the same name, "In-Visioning/Imaging": https://youtu.be/tGhPrlm-LP4 You can download this week's show-notes here: http://www.drmichaellikey.com/live-streaming-webcasts.html

BUMPER/PRODUCTS PROMO


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Today's Podcast


Excited that Season 8 of my podcast "Dr. Michael's Mystical Wisdom" kicks off today, 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT with the topic "Your True Therapist". Starting next month we go live the last Friday of every month, so stay tuned! Listen here today (Friday) to the live broadcast at 12:30 PT/2:30 CT/3:30 ET: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/drmichaellikey/2017/08/25/dr-michaels-mystical-wisdom-your-true-therapist

Season 8 Kicks Off Friday!


Excited to announce that Season 8 of my podcast "Dr. Michael's Mystical Wisdom" kicks off this Friday, 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT with the topic "Your True Therapist". Starting next month we go live the last Friday of every month, so stay tuned!

Enjoy These Affirmative Prayer-Treatments

Enjoy these affirmative prayer-treatments from my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_stv_A5Kg4K2he913xzMqWVzNJhBHhpG

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I AM Magic Mike Likey! The Collector's Edition


Dr. Michael Likey (Magic Mike Likey) recounts stories from when he was a television and media celebrity in Winnipeg, Canada in the 1980's and '90's. Filled with humorous anecdotes and tall tales of misadventure, this is not only an autobiographical account of Magic Mike Likey, but is also important for its historical significance, and also for Magic Mike's place in Winnipeg's so-called Golden Age of Television! If you want to recapture the magic that was (and still is) Winnipeg, this is for you! This collector's edition also contains more than 30 rare and collectible photographs! https://www.amazon.com/AM-Magic-Mike-Likey-Collectors/dp/1539092550/ref=sr_1_1_twi_pap_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1502643917&sr=1-1&keywords=I+AM+Magic+Mike+Likey-the+Collector%27s+Edition


Miracle Treat Day


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@MagicMikeLikey the magician will be here at 6pm to entertain 

Thursday August 10th


Tomorrow (Thursday, August 10th) from 6-7 I'll be doing magic table-to-table at the Dairy Queen in Port Moody! Come join me for Miracle Treat Day and I'll see you soon!

Shiner & Moondogg Then and Now

My children's book (originally penned and illustrated in the '70's) has quite the back-story! Check out my "then and now"/side-by-side illustrations from the '70's, '80's, '90's and today! The black-and-white cartoon-strip appeared in English and French papers in Montreal in the '70's! You can buy the most up-to-date version of Shiner & Moondogg on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1973916738/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1501557184&sr=1-1&keywords=Shiner+%26+Moondogg-Dr.+Michael+Likey





Excerpt from Shiner & Moondogg


Introduction

Shiner & Moondogg is not only a children’s book; it is much more than that as you will soon see.
I first penned and illustrated the full-color mock-up (if you will) almost straight out of college: I finished Graphic Design/Commercial Art (Dawson College) in May of 1977, and then that summer I almost immediately created the first version of it. To be honest, my inspiration was the animated cartoon-series “The Jetsons” because I liked the look and feel of it, plus musician Cat Stevens’ animated film “Teaser and the Firecat”. In fact, I loved the full-color, almost psychedelic journey Teaser goes on in the film to retrieve his cat. I even named my main protagonist “Shiner”, because both “Teaser” and “Shiner” have an “er” at the end of their names, and because I felt Shiner should be like a shining star! Believe it or not, the green dog’s name came about because I had the television on, and at the time, a “Gidget” movie was playing; someone in the film called out a character’s name, “Moondoggy”, and thus was born my out-of-this-world, green (for “green-cheese”) dog, “Moondogg”! Just to be different, I spelled his name with an extra “g”…I wonder how many kids thought the word “dog” was really spelt that way!
I borrowed a concept from the Jetsons of having continuity in the form of a little antenna on top of Shiner’s cap, as well as on Moondogg’s cap, even on top of the original red spaceship that they flew! When I re-designed their ship, (a sleeker, red batmobile-like affair) I dropped the antenna from the ship.
In the ‘70’s, I succeeded in selling the characters to a Parisian publisher, located in my native Montreal; they promised to use the characters globally to teach kids in schools their a,b,c’s, in addition to providing global distribution of the book; I guess I did a good job of that first version/mock-up.
A year went by, and no contract was offered; everything just fizzeled out. I was back to square one, and by then I was a full-time freelance Commercial Artist, also co-drawing a nationally-syndicated Canadian full-color comic strip, plus my own political cartoons in several Montreal weeklies. I would go on to draw political/Editorial cartoons for papers in Toronto and Winnipeg as well, while continuing with my freelance commercial artwork in those cities. I had added caricaturing at Ontario Place (also in Toronto) to my resume as well.
I never forgot about Shiner and Moondogg, and in fact, I succeeded in selling it as a comic-strip in a few French and English papers in Montreal. Moondogg always appeared very subtly in a corner of every political cartoon I ever drew as well! Sort of my trademark, I got the idea from cartoonist Yardley Jones, who drew a little black cat in corners of his political cartoons!
A few years went by, and in Winnipeg, besides cartooning and Graphic Design, I was now a full-fledged local celebrity! (I was “Magic Mike”  the magician on my long-running TV-show!) Releasing my first album on cassette (did I mention I was also a musician?) I included a black-and-white booklet with a Robin Hood/medieval look, with my Shiner and Moondogg characters! What a blast it was to draw them wearing hoods and big belt-buckles! I hand-lettered every page, which I formatted, photocopied, and assembled into the booklets. The package was then shrink-wrapped at an instant printer. They actually sold out locally!
After relocating to Vancouver, several years later I re-illustrated yet another version of the story, this time in full-color again; I did it only for the sheer pleasure of doing it. The artwork was way more evolved than the simple, flat-colored ones of my originals. I decided to release a cassette/story-telling of the book; I used the newer, full-color illustrations this time, and wrote a few new songs to go with the project. I sold them at my kiosk at Westminster Quay Public Market in New Westminster, B.C., Canada.
Several years later, I again released a newly-recorded version of the songs and story narration, this time on CD, and again with the same artwork as on the cassette. By then, I had re-illustrated the entire book, this time incorporating realistic/full-color photographic backgrounds contrasted by the flat characters in the foreground! I also altered the story-line somewhat; we’ll get to that in awhile.
With the digital age, you can now find my re-telling of the story, complete with original music, on Bandcamp: https://magicmikescastle.bandcamp.com/album/shiner-moondogg.

The Stories

Originally, the story as well as the illustrations were simple: a boy and his moondogg fly off in his spaceship in search of adventure; they come across a planet with a ring (literally, a diamond-ring!) around it, and parachute down to explore it. Suffice it to say they meet with misadventure after misadventure, and in the end, Moondogg saves them both using his ears as helicopter propellers!
The updated versions have a sort of “cross-over” story, where my television character, Magic Mike, (again, the illustrations went through various costumed versions) meet Shiner and Moondogg on the planet with the ring around it. I even included the TV-show’s two mascots (puppets in real life) “Desmond the Dragon” and “Forgetful Lion”; the story-line of the original one remains intact, but I added a sub-plot (and motivation for Shiner taking off in the first place) of his mum passing away; the idea being that kids might learn to deal with a fact of life. My books always reflected happenings in my own life. I had hoped as well to eventually give Magic Mike, Desmond and Forgetful their own series of books; instead, I created a sort of one-off full-color comic-book available on Amazon, but with the twist that I’m a kid, not an adult! There’s four stories inspired by the silliness of the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons of the ‘60’s; I also created four animated vignettes as well! If you’re interested, you can find the Young Magic Mike video or DVD here: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Young-Magic-Mike/dp/B01BXCR3SK/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1501009861&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Adventures+of+Young+Magic+Mike%27s+Castle and the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Young-Magic-Mike/dp/1511741821/ref=sr_1_1_twi_pap_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1501009931&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Adventures+of+Young+Magic+Mike%27s+Castle I also created a CD of original songs available here: https://www.amazon.com/Ballad-Young-Magic-Mike/dp/B00WAKMI7G/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1501009985&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Ballad+of+Young+Magic+Mike%27s+Castle

That’s the general history of the book, Shiner & Moondogg.
It’s time, now, to read the book with the most current illustrations. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it reading it yourself, but please remember to share it with young people! Perhaps you’ll wish to follow along with my narration on Bandcamp for full effect! Regardless, buckle yourself up, and hang on for the journey of your life! Oh, yes…you’ll also find that you’ll have turn the book around, in order to look at the illustrations, holding the book either right-side-up, or revolving it 90-degrees on occasion! Now…enjoy!

Dr. Michael Likey,
July 2017


Master Reiki

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