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- ***Seven Thoughts on Spiritual Parenting - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneBeing a parent is one of the greatest tasks and challenges in life. For your enjoyment, here are seven thoughts on parenting from a Spiritual perspective: 1. Realize that your children are not really your children. They are God’s Sons and Daughters and you are only their caretaker this ...
Views: 1871 - ***The issue of developing proper boundaries with self and others - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMost people in the world say “yes” way too much both to themselves and to others. We must learn to deal with self and others with firmness and love. This is the proper masculine/feminine balance. It is essential to be able to say “no” to oneself. How does one realize “God equals man minus ...
Views: 1868(1 vote) - ***As we Develop our Intuitive Mind, we Begin to Pierce into Higher Dimensions of Reality - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneAs we step onto the Spiritual path we naturally begin to develop our intuitive faculties which is a two-step process: first we develop instinctual intuition and then mental intuition. 1) Instinctual intuition involves the solar plexus (i.e.: a parent sensing that his/her child is in danger or ...
Views: 1863 - ***Creative Visualization on Truth versus Illusion - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneClose your eyes. Imagine that you are sitting in a beautiful theater with crystals of every color imaginable. You are seated on a crystal seat that has geometric shapes inscribed on it and is soft to the touch and so comfortable. You intuitively know that the inscription is your Soul ...
Views: 1860(1 vote) - *** Each of us has a Guardian Angel - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneEach of us has a guardian angel who has been assigned to serve and guide us, and who has been with us throughout our many incarnations on Earth. So our guardian angel knows us inside and out, and protects us in whatever way possible. They realize that Earth is a school for us to grow and learn, ...
Views: 1857(1 vote) - *** Many people in the New Age Movement erroneously think that protection is bad or unnecessary - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThis is faulty thinking! To blind oneself to the reality of extremely negative energies existing in this world is to set oneself up for some very tough lessons! Most people need more protection, not less. They need protection from their own negative ego and inappropriate energies from the ...
Views: 1852 - ***Kingdom of God is Within and What that Really Means - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe Master Jesus said, “The Kingdom of God is within!” What does that mean? If you don’t have happiness, joy, inner peace and fulfilment in your heart, then you will not find it in the “Kingdom” either, even amidst the company of Spirit, the Ascended Masters and celestial hosts! Heaven and ...
Views: 1847(1 vote) - ***Chanting Elohim as a Way to Attune with the Divine Within - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneChanting in itself is a very powerful Spiritual practice. Chanting Elohim is an even more powerful Spiritual practice. In the Hebrew Bible, Elohim is regarded as the word for “God.” Find a comfortable posture, either lying down or sitting up, whatever you prefer. But be sure to keep your ...
Views: 1846 - ***Affirmations and Action Steps to Help you Learn and Rest in God - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe Integrated Ascended Master has learned to be still and rest in God. For your enjoyment, here are seven affirmations you can say and action steps you can take to maintain your attunement with your Creator. 1. I create a consciousness of resting in God by choosing to only think with my God ...
Views: 1844 - ***Seven Simple Spiritual Practices you can Do to Advance on the Path of Integrated Ascension - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneIt is essential to do Spiritual practices. Without any kind of Spiritual discipline in place, your life will be missing direction, focus and consistency. Without some kind of routine in place, you will slowly but surely end up aimlessly flowing through life instead of determiningly growing ...
Views: 1842 - ***The Angelic Kingdom … And Why Angels are Real - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThere are three so-called lines of evolution on Earth: Ascended Master, Elohim and Angelic line of evolution. Just as humanity goes through a process of evolution (that grows into becoming an Ascended Master), so does the Angelic or Devic Kingdom. Not all humans are equally evolved – some are ...
Views: 1842 - ***No Self-love, No Self-growth - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneGod is love and love is God. It is not possible to advance on the path of ascension and initiation without having love for self and the world. You cannot have love for the world if you don’t first have love for yourself. If you don’t love yourself you won’t be right with yourself. And if ...
Views: 1836(1 vote) - ***Ascension is the Process of Growing Through the Various Dimensions of Reality - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneWe are all Spiritual beings living in and passing through the various Spiritual dimensions of reality. We are immortal and eternal Sons and Daughters of God/ Brahma/ Allah/ Dharmakaya/ The I AM THAT I AM. The process of ascension lies in the experiencing and mastering of all the realms we ...
Views: 1832 - *** You cannot Understand Ascension without Understanding Initiation - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneIt is not possible to truly understand the process of ascension without understanding the process of initiation because the two are intimately connected with each other. Initiation and ascension are really two sides of the same coin. We go through initiations in a systematic order by both ...
Views: 1831 - ***Seven Questions to Ask Yourself to Determine whether you See Clearly or Not - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneAsk yourself the following seven questions to determine whether you see clearly or whether indeed you have some blind spots in your psychology. 1. Do you see God in everyone or does the negative ego have you see physical bodies instead of Eternal Selves? 2. Do you follow the dictates of the ...
Views: 1831 - ***God is in the details - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneGod is not impressed with glamour and is as much impressed with the little things as the (what we would perceive as) big ones. God looks to the essence and motivation of things more than anything else. God does not care about fame, money, so-called power, social status or perceived reality. ...
Views: 1825(1 vote) - ***Creative self-love visualization and meditation #2 - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneVisualize your inner child playing in a grassy field. See yourself as the adult you currently are, walking towards your inner child. As your inner child sees you, it recognizes you and runs towards you, leaping into your arms. Give it a big hug and share all the love and light in ...
Views: 1817 - ***How Come we don’t Often see Extraterrestrials? - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneQuestion #1: Why can’t we see Extraterrestrials? Very simple answer! They have so refined their consciousness and bodies that they vibrate at a level that is etheric in nature. Our physical eyes cannot register etheric substance and so this is why we can’t see them. And since we are ...
Views: 1814(1 vote) - ***The Universe is Alive with Celestial Species - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneWe are not the only species in the universe, and to believe otherwise is to live in illusion. One just needs to look at the sky and consider all the star systems out there, of which there are infinite, to realize how foolish it is to believe that humans are the most evolved and only species in ...
Views: 1810 - ***We not Only have Lower Bodies, we Also have Higher Bodies called Lightbodies - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneWe not only have four lower bodies – physical, etheric, astral/emotional and lower mental body – we also have a number of higher bodies. These higher bodies are called Lightbodies because they are literally made of light. In truth, our four lower bodies are also made of light, but they ...
Views: 1800 - *** Creative Visualization on the Spiritual Awakening of Humanity - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneClose your eyes taking in a deep breath, breathing out all tension and all negative energies on all levels. Imagine yourself now floating above the Earth looking down at its huge form, slowly spinning in the outer realms of time and space. As you look more closely at the planet you see its ...
Views: 1799 - ***What is the Threefold Flame? - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe Threefold Flame is the Threefold Flame of Love, Wisdom and Power. God is omnipresent (love), omniscient (wisdom) and omnipotent (power). Being made in the image and likeness of God, we also have love, wisdom and power inside of us. These three qualities are anchored in our heart in the form ...
Views: 1797(1 vote) - ***The Importance of Living it the Here and Now - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMany Lightworkers are very sincere about their Spiritual growth which is a wonderful thing! However, in all their sincerity and aspiration to go somewhere in life, to reach a certain level of initiation, to take their ascension and break free from the wheel of rebirth, they get so focused on the ...
Views: 1793 - *** Simple Creative Visualization to Claim your Personal Power - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMake yourself comfortable, preferably sitting on a chair with your feet firmly on the floor, making sure your arms and legs are uncrossed and your spine straight. Relax now, breathing deeply once or twice, allowing your entire body to feel calm and tranquil. Imagine now that you are ...
Views: 1790 - ***Each of us has a Guardian Angel - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneEach of us has a guardian angel who has been assigned to serve and guide us, and who has been with us throughout our many incarnations on Earth. So our guardian angel knows us inside and out, and protects us in whatever way possible. They realize that Earth is a school for us to grow and learn, ...
Views: 1785 - *** Many people in the New Age Movement erroneously think that protection is bad or unnecessary - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThis is faulty thinking! To blind oneself to the reality of extremely negative energies existing in this world is to set oneself up for some very tough lessons! Most people need more protection, not less. They need protection from their own negative ego and inappropriate energies from the ...
Views: 1784 - ***Beautiful advice from Mother Teresa - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMother Teresa said: “We all long for heaven where God is, but we have it in our power to be in heaven with Him at this very moment. Being happy with Him now means loving as He loves, helping as He helps, giving as He gives, serving as He serves.” The Spiritual path is really so simple. If you ...
Views: 1778 - *** Checklist of Ten Things you Can Do to Move Out of Mass Consciousness - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe Integrated Ascended Master realizes that part of his job on Earth is to move out of mass consciousness and join the group consciousness of the so-called “New Group of World Servers,” as Djwhal Khul calls it. This NGOWS is the group of Integrated Ascended Masters that has come to Earth to ...
Views: 1775 - ***Everyone in the World Channels … and Everyone Channels Differently - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMost people, when they think of channelling, they naturally think of voice channelling. However, in truth, there are many different ways to channel Spirit, and everyone will channel differently. Some will channel clairaudiently through speaking, others telepathically through thought, ...
Views: 1772 - ***How to cut down on mistakes - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneFor your enjoyment, here are some things you can do to cut down on mistakes: 1. Get in control of your subconscious mind. 2. Work on achieving absolute mastery over your every thought, feeling, emotion, word and deed. 3. Fully train yourself in the difference between Christ thinking versus ...
Views: 1770(2 votes) - ***Power and Will Meditation with God and the Ascended Masters - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David Stone- Assume a comfortable position, either lying down or sitting up. Just be sure your spine is straight and your legs uncrossed. - Take a few deep breaths, relaxing your whole body and releasing all tension. - Think either of God or any Ascended Master that you feel especially attuned to and ...
Views: 1770 - *** Simple Meditation and Creative Visualization to Connect with your Spirit Guide - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMake yourself comfortable, preferably sitting on a chair with your feet firmly on the floor, making sure your arms and legs are uncrossed, and your spine straight. Imagine a golden light all around you spreading out as far around you and as high above you as you can visualize it. This is a ...
Views: 1768(1 vote) - ***Love Mediation with God and the Ascended Masters - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David Stone- Assume a comfortable position, either lying down or sitting up. Just be sure your spine is straight and your legs uncrossed. - Take a few deep breaths, relaxing your whole body and releasing all tension. - Think either of God or any Ascended Master that you feel especially attuned to, ...
Views: 1766 - ***There is No Way to Advance on the Spiritual Path without Following a Routine of Spiritual Disciples or Practices – Part 2 - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneDiscipline is the key to advance on any level in life, including on the Spiritual path. No discipline, no win (ning the battle between the lower self and Higher Self!) For your enjoyment, here are seven disciplines or Spiritual practices you can integrate into your daily routine. The rewards, ...
Views: 1765(1 vote) - *** Don’t Neglect the Power of the Spoken Word - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThere is immense power in the spoken word; however, unfortunately most people are not aware of this power they wield every day of their lives with every word they speak! In the Bible it says, “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.” We are made in the ...
Views: 1764 - ***Be a cause in your life, not a victim - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMost people in this world today are complete victims. They are victims of their emotions, thoughts, lower self, inner child, sexuality, food, TV, other people, cigarettes, and so forth. When you are a victim in life, you are not the cause of your life! You allow life to happen to you, instead ...
Views: 1762 - ***Spiritual tests and lessons - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneEarth is a school, and like in any other school, there are tests and lessons we need to learn. However, most people not realizing this, don’t understand that their problems and challenges in life are gifts! They don’t realize that Earth is a school to practice transcending the negative ego, ...
Views: 1760(2 votes) - ***There are all Kinds of Angels - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneArchangels are in charge of large groups of Angels whose service is focused in all areas of life. As such there are so-called healing angels, angels of peace, guardian angels, angels of beauty, angels of the home, angels of the garden, angels of mercy, angels overlighting every forest, every ...
Views: 1757 - ***Group Karma and learning by grace instead of karma - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThere is not only personal karma working out in our lives, there is also so-called group karma. Group karma is when a group of people meets a certain karmic lesson at the same time. An example of group karma operating would be a plane crash where hundreds of people die at the same time. Many ...
Views: 1756 - ***What is a so-called “Accepted Disciple?” - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneWhen a Master accepts an incarnated Soul as his disciple, the Soul is esoterically called an “accepted disciple.” The Master has accepted the Soul as his disciple and student, and so the Master is now starting to work a little bit with his new student. The incarnated Soul, in turn, must now ...
Views: 1754 - ***What is the Findhorn Community? - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneFindhorn is a small Scottish community that became known in the early 70’s for a small group of people who developed direct contact with the nature spirits and overlighting devas or angels of the plant kingdom. They followed the guidance given by these beings, and as a result all the plants and ...
Views: 1745 - ***You are either a master in life or a victim - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMost people are victims to one degree or another. They are victims of other people and outside situations. And they are victims of their own thoughts, images, feelings, emotions, subconscious mind, physical body, inner child, fear-based thinking, lower-self desires and so forth. When a person ...
Views: 1744(1 vote) - ***Never give your power away to external channels - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMany Lightworkers, being very naïve, give their power away to external channels. For lack of Spiritual and psychological education, as it is being taught at the I AM University, they don‘t understand how the channelling process works. Usually they think that channelling is like a direct ...
Views: 1733(1 vote) - ***Time wasted is life wasted - Sai Baba Gita - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe purpose of life is to realize God and attain God Consciousness. Said another way, the purpose of life is to become an Integrated Ascended Master. However, unfortunately most people have forgotten about the meaning and purpose of life and are lost in materialism, sensual pleasure and ...
Views: 1727 - ***Perfection is not never making a mistake - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThere is Spiritual perfectionism and there is negative ego perfectionism. These are two totally different understandings of what perfection is. The ideal in life is to achieve perfection. However, the negative ego’s disturbed and distorted understanding of perfection is that mistakes are ...
Views: 1720(2 votes) - ***Humans Serve the Animal Kingdom by Stimulating the Seed of Mind - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneHumans are the teachers, older brothers and sisters of the animal kingdom. Animals do not only respond to feelings and emotions of the people around them, they are also responsive to the mental atmosphere surrounding them. When a pet “owner” speaks with his pet, explains things, gives him or ...
Views: 1716(1 vote) - ***The Prayer of St. Francis - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneOne of the most beautiful prayers in the world is the prayer of St. Francis. It is actually both a prayer and an affirmation, and, said aloud and/or silently within oneself in repetition, it serves as a powerful tool to bring about heightened states of consciousness and awareness. It describes ...
Views: 1714 - ***The Appropriate Response to all Karma - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneKarma is the law of cause and effect. The proper way to look at karma is to look at it as a teacher and gift from Spirit, because the law of cause and consequence is helping us to learn that everything we say, think, feel and do has a consequence. It is teaching us to take responsibility for our ...
Views: 1703(1 vote) - ***What is the Kundalini and How to Raise it? - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe word “Kundalini” comes from the Sanskrit and means “coiled.” Kundalini is a universal energy that lies coiled (like a snake) at the base of the spine. In Eastern tradition there are methods to forcefully raise the Kundalini, however, one should refrain from such practices at all cost as ...
Views: 1694(3 votes) - ***Foster an attitude of preference rather than attachment - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneLord Buddha said in his Four Noble Truths that all suffering comes from our attachments. So if you want to be happy every day for the rest of your life, you need to let go of any and all attachments. You need to replace your attachments with preferences. The difference between a ...
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