Terry Hall @bizsayer

Melinda Martin is named in the James Arthur Ray white papers. The documents were prepared by Ray’s legal council and states that Martin is wanting money from Ray. We asked Melinda if it was true. Here’s what she said.

1. Melinda Martin did ask JRI to provide her an attorney. JRI never responded.
2. Megan Fredrickson filed a worker’s compensation claim for Melinda Martin without Martin’s knowledge. Martin learned of this when contacted for an interview about her disability. Martin declined Worker’s Compensation. Martin does not have a worker’s compensation lawyer.
3. Martin has not requested monetary compensation from JRI.
4. Martin has not received compensation from any of the news interviews where she has appeared.
5. Melinda Martin was trained in CPR.

As James Ray’s possible indictment looms near and the Death Ray Defense unfolds, I’m amazed by my naivety. I’m in my late 40s and still feel our legal system should be about what’s right and the truth and not some Golden Rule of Justice (he with the Gold gets the justice).

My wife Amy Hall worked for James Ray for almost 2 years. Like so many people, she wanted to believe that James Arthur Ray was a man who practiced what he preached. Amy worked for Ray to help people have a better and more fulfilled life. After James Ray killed 4 people during his self-help seminars, she realized that all he cared about was making money. Amy is questioning everything about what happened and why it happened. Amy is especially angry as she watches James Ray working so hard to cover his own ass instead of “transforming the planet” as he claimed he wanted to do.

At this time, Amy is not accepting any media requests.

My personal note on the matter. If these deaths were really an accident, why is James Arthur Ray acting so much like John Gotti? According to the twitter quotebots: James Arthur Ray is credited with saying “The content of your thoughts and personal beliefs can be proven by a single indicator – your current results.” Mr Ray, based on your current results, your thoughts and personal beliefs all point to the fact that you know your actions directly caused the deaths of 4 people and the deaths were not accidental.

Hindsight is 20/20 if you’re willing to see the truth.

As we wait for the charges again James Arthur Ray to be sorted out by Arizona Authorities, several questions come to mind.

1. Is James Arthur Ray’s Legal Team negotiating a plea bargain for James Arthur Ray? (This would prevent a public trial leaving Ray controlling the information about what really killed 3 in Sedona & 1 in San Diego).
2. Are the Arizona Authorities working deals and plea bargain with people in exchange for their testimony against Ray?
3. Is Ray’s legal team negotiating settlements for Civil Suits against him?
4. What is Ray grateful for this holiday season every morning when his feet touch the floor?
5. Will James Ray send Oprah & Larry King Holiday Cards?

All I can say is, I trust James Arthur Ray starts practicing what he got rich preaching and does the right thing. Here’s an example of what James Arthur Ray got rich preaching in his “Open Letter to President Obama” dated January 25, 2009. Below are excerpts from that blog post. My Open Invitation to James Arthur Ray to, First: Practice what the hell you charged so many people so much to hear you preach.  Second:  Do the “right thing” by being responsible for your actions which killed 4 people and changed the lives of so many people, forever.

The following are excerpts (indented & italicized) from Ray’s letter to Obama followed by my personal thoughts and opinions about them. Remember my agenda is to Regulate and License the Seminar and Coaches to stop people from being harmed financially, physically and/or emotionally without recourse.

As you know, with great power comes great responsibility, …

Ray: People put their financial, physical and spiritual lives in your hands. You betrayed them. You killed them. You abandoned them. You continued business as usual. How can I say this? Simply put: The company is James Ray International, Inc. It’s your name on the door. You wrote the seminars. You poured the sweat lodge. Take responsibility for your actions.

While you and I both know that carving a new path is difficult, the good news is that we have a growing body of individuals who realize the old path has taken us as far as we can go. In many cases, nothing fails today like the success of yesterday.

James Ray: Your success from The Secret was failing. You needed more and more seminars to be sure YOU and Your company took every available dollar from your customers and their credit lines. You seem to have mastered doing so. Doing the right thing is indeed difficult. As you practice your daily gratitude, remember James Shore’s 3 children who no longer have a father in this physical world and the difficulty they will have carving their path in life without a father. You did that. Take Responsibility for Your actions.

To bring lasting transformation in any area, you must always deal with the cause versus the effects.

Jame Arthur Ray: What was the cause of YOU killing 4 people attending Your seminars? The lasting transformation I want to see is YOU in jail for the deaths you caused and compel Seminar & Coaching Industry Regulation and Licensing with proper disclosure of all pertinent facts prior to people buying snake oil in the form of weekend quick fix revivals or coaching for people whose lives don’t work.

Much more is required today than piecemeal action or a quick fix.

This is too funny coming from the master of selling piecemeal spirituality, quantum physics quackery and quick fix seminars. You made and lost your fortune based on the very thing you want Obama to recognize. YIKES!

Please let me reinforce my position that we must address those who misuse their power.

James Ray: What would you do to someone who was fascinated with death so much so, he finally killed people to just see what it was really like? The evidence of your misuse of power was after Colleen Conaway’s death. You and your cast of idiots covered it up. You are a seminar company salesman who started believing he was the GOD he liked to play during the weekend quick fix seminars.

We must become responsible for seeking our own interests while remaining in harmony with, and not at the expense of, other human beings and the environment. While capitalism works, we must move toward conscious (or enlightened) capitalism. Conscious capitalism is founded upon the ideal that we must consistently make decisions that are concurrently good for the individual, good for our country and good for the world.

I can’t even comment on this pile of horse sh*t. Were you on mushrooms or kava when you wrote this? It certainly is NOT the way you run your business. To me it looks like the only authentic part of the last statement was “We must become responsible for seeking our own interests”. James Death Ray your action indicate your only concern is for your own interests.

We must become responsible for not tolerating brutality or misuse of power here and abroad.

I can’t think of a more brutal death than a heat stroke in a 120 degree steam room with James Arthur Ray blocking the door and confronting anyone who was trying to survive the ordeal or help other people.

We must become responsible for ensuring that our corporations don’t continue a shortsighted pursuit of economic ends at the cost of others as well as the destruction of the very planet that allows us to live.

$9,695 for the seminar. No refunds. No Guarantees (except for Harmonic Wealth). James Arthur Ray you are some piece of work. Several people have justified your killing people saying “Ray has helped so many people”. I want those people to read this last statement. In particular Bob Proctor, Pat O’Bryan, Megan Fredrickson, Josh Fredrickson and Greg Hartel, the end does not justify the means.

As stated before, every significant breakthrough is almost always preceded by a breakdown. It’s normally only in our times of greatest challenge that we step back and take a hard inventory of our lives, where we’ve been and where we choose to go.

James Arthur Ray, your first breakdown was when an ambulance took a participant to the hospital from your “Spiritual Warrior” program in 2005. That was your wake up call. Your first breakdown. Step back and take a hard inventory of your life and the lives your have taken. The children you’ve left fatherless.

James Arthur Ray: When is NOW the right time to practice what you preach. Do the right thing.

I’ve seen critical comments about Melinda Martin and her interview on ABC.

Some people feel she is grandstanding for her 15 minutes of fame. IMHO, I don’t think so. It seems Melinda’s personality type is one that has her need to be pleasant, agreeable and nice. Over a life time, she’s developed the ability to smile and be most pleasant during trying and stressful times.

I don’t know about you, but being interviewed on National TV about an event 2 months earlier where 3 people died would be stressful. If I have the facts right, Melinda is the only JRI employee giving CPR to the victims. Melinda assisted the victims while her boss, Megan Fredrickson and her boss’ boss James Ray stood around watching people die. Melinda Martin is a HERO. None of the other JAR drones had the moxie to do the right thing or go against the wishes of Ray.

James Ray’s obsession with death and his actions in Sedona remind me of the Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody“:

Mama just killed a man
Put a gun against his head
Pulled my trigger, now he’s dead

Or “Folsom County Blues” by Johnny Cash “I shot a man in Reno/just to watch him die”.

I imagine Melinda Martin went public with her story to help her heal the Traumatic  experiences of giving CPR to people who died. Very few people have faced death up close. Even fewer have tried to save the life of another human being… Holding a lifeless body while the person entrusted with their safety looks on with disdain and fascination is unimaginable to me. Melinda’s speaking out is an act of courage. Thank You Melinda for helping the victims in Sedona and being a compassionate, caring and courageous human being.

Another consideration about Melinda’s speaking out about James Arthur Ray and Sedona is the possible legal consequences for her actions. It’s common practice for employees to sign Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality agreements when working for Companies that have intellectual property to protect (like a seminar company). I’m sure JRI was no different. With everything I’ve heard and read about James Ray’s ego and self-importance, I’d bet money that his employee and contractor agreements are particularly nasty, one sided and punitive. While any such agreements may deemed unenforceable when/if criminal charges are filed against Ray, this has to be determined by the court and legal/court fees are quite expensive.

Again Melinda Martin, my heartfelt thanks for blowing the whistle on James Ray and the happenings in Sedona. BRAVO!

On the cusp of possible criminal charges against James Arthur Ray, a former employee who was on site at the Seminar in Sedona is “blowing the whistle” about what she saw.

Melinda Martin, tells what she saw and experienced in Sedona.

My headline is a commentary about our legal system. Let the discrediting begin.

This legal battle will be an ordeal that lasts  3 to 5 years. The truth will be whatever you believe it to be. The facts  about what happened and who is responsible are secondary. This is the essence of truth in the Halls of Justice. The Secret & The Law of Attraction is all about your beliefs manifesting into reality.

Now begins the process of discrediting. Everyone involved must discredit the other side to get a jury of peers decide, beyond a reasonable doubt who’s lying. Our Legal System was designed that 100 guilty go free, rather than 1 innocent be imprisoned. It’s the way the legal game is played. Conflict is very profitable for the Legal Industry. Of course a person of James Ray’s Stature would only hire the best legal persuaders to represent him – remember the Law of Attraction and all. A Guru & Master Persuader attracts and hires the best Legal Masters of Persuasion.

The Arizona Criminal Charges that are scheduled to come down this month, if a case can be made. If Ray is indicted for homicide or murder and is subsequently convicted, this could invalidate his liability insurance policies which typically do not cover “criminal acts”. The civil suits against Ray may have been filed early to start negotiating settlements prior to any criminal charges against Ray.

In Civil Settlements, the terms and conditions are negotiated and enforceable. So Ray can settle using the Insurance Company’s money and keep the terms undisclosed. The Attorneys for the victims have a responsibility get a reasonable settlement that compensates their clients for damages and losses. The fastest way to do this is a quick settlement avoid court costs and in the case of Ray before possible criminal charges are filed. Settlement Negotiations may be why Ray & JRI have not filed Responses to the Civil Lawsuits (which would be public documents).

The next few weeks will be interesting to watch unfold because by his actions, it’s apparent that James Arthur Ray will be fighting this for a long time and have to live with the consequences of his actions (aka karma).