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- A New Life Choice - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2014 from Dr Ana GarciaThe other day I saw a friend I hadn’t seen for quite a while. We had a lovely conversation. At a point in our discussion, I remarked that after all these years of spiritual work I felt much more equipped to deal with the fast changing energies that are sweeping the world today. One week ...
Views: 1754(1 vote) - What to do when doctor gives bad news. - by Submitted on May 06, 2012 from Janet Perez EcklesA friend asked me the following question (she had read my last post about me praying with the doctor who had given me bad news). “Dear Janet. Question. If you had just met this doctor for the first time, how did you know he would be willing to pray with you? Did you know he was a ...
Views: 1754 - What is an Intuitive? - by Submitted on May 31, 2012 from Jennifer LyallYou may have seen some people claim that they are intuitive or they are intuitive. Have you ever wondered what this means? I’m sure you are familiar with the gut feeling or simply knowing what to do in a particular situation. That’s your intuition guiding you to a certain outcome that is ...
Views: 1752(1 vote) - Why Questions Create Your Reality - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2016 from Andriana ElohaA quick answer- because they are one of the creative tools we have at our disposal. And this is something that is usually ignored and neglected by the majority. Yet, the questions we consciously or unconsciously ask (often on a complete autopilot) determine our next and nearest destination point ...
Views: 1752(1 vote) - ***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: 1751 - Are you too capable for Love? - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2014 from Shavasti .We hear the word ‘surrender’ and the admonishment to ‘live in the moment’ all of the time in spiritual circles – even ‘Let go and let God’ – However, for many of us, this is not only a challenge, but it often feels impossible as we’ve been so conditioned to ask – ‘and after that?’. If you ...
Views: 1751 - I AM AFFIRMING THE POSITIVE daily! - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2015 from Heather BuzzardI AM AFFIRMING THE POSITIVE daily! Daily. AFFIRMING the good in your life can only bring YOU more good. AFFIRMING the negative does the same thing yet we as humans seem to get caught up in the negative and sometimes can be "happy" feeling like a victim. Does that ring true for YOU in ...
Views: 1751 - The Strange Quirks of the Quarks - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Rohan and Mohan PereraAn excerpt from the book What is Man. The title is not the title of the chapter. Those who want the best of both worlds, and that is quite a lot of us, will agree that we are the creation of an eternal evolutionary process by matter that has existed forever. And consciousness is a mere ...
Views: 1751 - ***Exploring the Purpose of Life - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from Ben WillemsenWhat's the purpose of life? Why am I here? What path should I be following? These are questions each one of us asks from time to time during our life, perhaps when we're feeling unhappy, disappointed, confused or angry, or when we're experiencing a sense of awe or wonder at life's mysteries, ...
Views: 1750(5 votes) - ***NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: A Little Perspective on Time Travel - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2011 from Christine RanckAs we are about to enter the second year of the second decade of the 21st century (where did the FIRST one go????), it is good to get a little perspective. For example, will radio DJs now exhort us to listen to the hits of the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and the “00s?” How will they say it? The ...
Views: 1750(1 vote) - The Threshold of a New World View - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2013 from Natalie AmsdenWe find ourselves at a unique point in history: at the precipice of human transformation. In this world of rapid change and mass confusion, many of us feel a deep longing for something more—for connection, love, joy, peace and meaning. We are all awakening, each in our own way and in our own ...
Views: 1747(1 vote) - 10 Ways to Cope with Change - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2012 from Rev. Elaine Torrance-GingrichLet’s face it, change is stressful and most of us want to avoid it like the plague. We love the status quo, even if it’s uncomfortable for us. We’ve become accustomed to the “devil you know” attitude and we don’t welcome or embrace the opportunity for something new. However, we also know that ...
Views: 1746 - Be the 100th Human to Create World Peace - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Nina AmirIt may feel to many of us that we can do little at this point in time to help create peace in the world. However, by just being conscious of our thoughts we might, indeed, be able to move ourselves and the rest of the world just a little bit closer to this goal. We can find peace if we only ...
Views: 1745(2 votes) - Beautiful Souls - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2011 from Elizabeth AmiI must share a story about a wonderful woman that I met on my healing retreat with Joao de Texeira de Faria (John of God) in October of 2009. I was having breakfast with my 12 year old daughter, in the dining hall at Omega (Holistic Healing Center in upstate NY) when I saw a woman walking in ...
Views: 1743(1 vote) - What is Truth? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2009 from Zen BenefielWhat is truth? Is it objective, subjective, all inclusive or mutually exclusive? Does it apply even when we deny it? Do we have the capacity to know it with our senses? Are we greater beings under limitations of modern science and spirituality? How about cosmic truth? Are we alone or ...
Views: 1743(5 votes) - ***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: 1740 - Waking up to the Deeper Meaning of Life – Help from Near Death Experiences - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2012 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranTo lead a meaningful life requires the understanding of its lofty purpose and our little place in the vast scheme of things. The messages from near death experiences (NDEs) go a long way in helping us perceive the sacredness of life – and the sacredness of death too! Much of humanity on this ...
Views: 1740 - ***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: 1738(1 vote) - An Authentic Life - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanAre you living an authentic life? When you look at yourself in the mirror, do you know and like who you see? Is there anything that you aren't being truly honest about with yourself or others? Is the "you" that you represent to the world the "you" that you really are? I thought it ...
Views: 1738(3 votes) - Divine Feminine Grandma - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2012 from Maureen Brennan MercierDivine Feminine Grandma has the nurturing, patient, unconditional love energy of the Divine Mother. It is a deep, abiding love that knows no limitations serving as a foundation of trust, strength and endurance. In many ancient cultures the Divine Feminine Grandma raised the children, not the ...
Views: 1738 - Spiritual Parenting - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Maureen Brennan MercierSpiritual parenting is about the intention to love, support and guide our child or children to what is best for them on all levels - body, mind, emotion and spirit. We divinely create these beautiful beings with Goddess's grace, birthing them into the world. We cannot hold onto our children ...
Views: 1738 - The Ups and Downs of Working on a Positive Self-Image: Feel Good About Yourself Naturally (Series 1 of 3) - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2010 from Jeff DouglassPart One: Paradise Lost and Why Suffering is Inevitable Feeling good about who you are is essential to a healthy and productive life. When you have a positive self-image, you are happier, and tend to be more creative. You feel more alive and connected to others. It can make all the difference ...
Views: 1738 - New Consciousness Open Mind - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2010 from Edward JonesThe word new means never having been before, and yet it is consistently used to indicate the repetition of things in our lives. Perhaps, we need to create a distinction for this word, and refer to it only when something is actually new to ourselves and each other. This use of the word new ...
Views: 1737(1 vote) - Kindness, Serendipity, and Medicine for the Soul...Gifting of the Star Child. - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Suzanne ToroGifting of the Flute... ‘She’ had taken her kids and 27 star children flutes to the Grand Canyon to have a little ceremony for her brother who just transitioned. This was one of the locations he had thought of to have his ashes laid to rest. He had never made it to this location in Arizona; ...
Views: 1736 - Micro Positive + Macro Negative = Good Luck With That - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2013 from J Frank JadPeople often wonder why all their positive thinking, affirmations, visualizations and such have yet to produce their dreams lives. Simple enough. You cannot expect the universe to deliver beyond your image of the universe. And you, positive thinker optimistic visualizer, see a universe full of ...
Views: 1735(2 votes) - The Truth About Lies - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2009 from James LeGrandIf the truth shall set you free, then the lies can imprison you in guilt, burden and regret. They come as small as the occasional white lies friends tell each other to as big as the whopper of a lie governments tell their citizens. No matter the size, lies are intended to purposely deceive one ...
Views: 1734(2 votes) - Be Inspirational, Be Authentic - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2013 from Phil MéthotBe Authentic, Be Inspirational! That is quite a challenge, and two completely different attributes that in their own right are worthy of attainment. Tara Wilken would like to suggest that both attributes are conjoined twins. History has maybe suggested that she is right and that we have been ...
Views: 1733 - How Losing My Eyesight Expands My View of Reality - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2011 from Ken LaDerouteI was born with less than perfect eyesight. As a kid, I wore very thick glasses to correct my football-shaped eyeballs otherwise known as myopia or near-sightedness. Over the years I’ve managed by wearing contact lenses as they work well for near-sighted people. But lately, I’ve been having ...
Views: 1733(1 vote) - What Do You Embody? - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2011 from Rev. Elaine Torrance-GingrichYour only purpose in life is to be joyful! Wow, what a relief that is! How wonderful to know that all I have to worry about is being happy! Doesn't that just lift the weight of the world off your shoulders? So, many of us struggle with what our purpose in life is supposed to be. We wonder ...
Views: 1733(1 vote) - Nostradamus 2012 and the Art of Successful Prediction - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from Morten St. George2012 is proving to be a record-setting year on the sheer quantity of Nostradamus predictions. Beyond the Mayan end-of-the-world event, a shaky global economy, an upcoming presidential election, and a looming crisis in the Middle East combine to create a flourishing environment for prophecy. In ...
Views: 1732(1 vote) - The Ways of GOD are Superior to the Acts of GOD - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2017 from Godwin Terhemba IhaghIn order to buttress the title of the article, let’s take a brief look into the Christian Bible, at a scripture in Psalms 103: 7 which says: "He made his ways known to Moses, and his acts known to the children of Israel". Although Moses had a lot of access to the ways of GOD, the children of ...
Views: 1732(1 vote) - Why Do People Seek Pain - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2012 from David SamuelSelf-mutilation, or other means of self-inflicted pain, physically, mentally or emotionally, are common to everyone. Everyone finds some way to inflict one form of pain or another on themselves, and we all wonder why. One young person told me that the reason she liked piercing was because it ...
Views: 1732 - What is the sixth sense? - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Anita KarlsonI looked up the definition of the word sense on Wikipedia. It says: Senses are the physiological capacities within organisms that provide inputs for perception. Most of us tend to think of the five traditional senses when we discuss senses; sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste. This ...
Views: 1731(2 votes) - What's the Difference Between Hypnosis and Meditation? - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2011 from Philip FarberI'm often asked if there's a difference between self-hypnosis and meditation. It's a simple question on the surface, but there are so many different forms and techniques in both categories that it's tough to make more than a general comparison. Nonetheless, while the boundary between self- ...
Views: 1731(1 vote) - Forgiveness is Logical - by Submitted on May 16, 2014 from William DiedrichForgiveness is logical. It isn't something that you should do. It is a practice that makes sense. When you forgive you improve your well-being and influence others to improve theirs. When you forgive you empower yourself. Forgiveness is a gift that you give to yourself and to the world. To ...
Views: 1729 - The Self has always been free. The Self is always awake. Right? - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2017 from Eric PutkonenThis is really a nasty question. If I say “yes”, then you will think there is nothing to realize and remain stuck in suffering. If I say “no”, that is not correct and limitations on the Self could be inferred. You see…it is not as simple as saying “the Self has always been free.” While ...
Views: 1729 - Love and Technology: Inspired or Lost within Technology Matrix - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2020 from Nataša PantovićWe live surrounded by an increasingly complex matrix of impulses allowing strangers of all sorts (TV, media, Internet) interfere in our mental, emotional and spiritual development. Understanding this intricate network and how does the human brain interacts with it is becoming our door to ...
Views: 1728(2 votes) - Visions of Terminal Patients Before Passing Away – A Reassuring Phenomenon - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2013 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranIt has been known that some terminal patients report paranormal visions when they are close to passing away. A careful look at those reports can help us receive profound messages regarding what happens at the transition between life and the afterlife. A lot has been published about the ...
Views: 1728(1 vote) - We Are All Healers - by Submitted on May 16, 2013 from Martin BrofmanWe Are All Healers By Martin Brofman We define healing as “returning to the experience of balance (harmony) and wellness.” One who heals another is helping the other return to the experience of wellness. Those healing themselves, or involved in self-healing, are returning themselves to the ...
Views: 1727(2 votes) - 5. The Ego - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2017 from Peter DennisIn an earlier article, I had stated that there are many influences keeping our energetic vibration low, and holding us back from expanding our consciousness and advancing our spirituality. One of the biggest obstacles to expanding our consciousness is our Ego. Our Ego is not who we are. Our ...
Views: 1726 - The World Has Learn't all it can Through Suffering - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2012 from Tracing ABC Tracing ABCThe world is beginning to realize that it has learned all it can through suffering and pain. Perhaps they were good in their place, but surely there can be no power in the Universe which wishes man to be sick, to suffer pain, to be unhappy and end up in the grave. Surely God could not ...
Views: 1725(1 vote) - Get Out of Your Own Way: Clearing & Resolving the "Root Causes" Blocking your Healing - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2018 from Michael GolzmaneHere's the Truth about whatever you may be going through: Being a unique expression of Spirit, you already contain all the infinite powers and qualities of Spirit. These powers are already present in their fullness right where you are right now. SO WHY, ULTIMATELY, DO WE EXPERIENCE ILLNESS ...
Views: 1723 - Aphrodite's Wound: Women & Sex Addiction - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2012 from Rev. Sheri HellerAphrodite’s story begins with a violent birth with absent parents and a castrated father. We can conjecture that her violent birth contributed to her cruelty and vindictiveness in which she used her beauty as a channel for her aggression. In her compulsive search to transcend the pain of her ...
Views: 1722(1 vote) - Get Into Alignment! - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2011 from Rev. Elaine Torrance-GingrichWhen we first discover the Law of Attraction and the power we have to attract what we want, we often expect instantaneous results. Results are rarely instantaneous. This isn’t because God/Source/All-That-Is cannot deliver because once we ask; it is given – every time…without question! It is ...
Views: 1722(2 votes) - The Cosmic Reality of You - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from William ConstantineFar too many people subscribe to the belief that they are their body, their identity, their beliefs, etc. Once more, they are seeking individuality — what makes them stand a part from all others. It is because of this many are constantly living a life of comparison in an effort to create a ...
Views: 1722(2 votes) - Intuition vs. Ego – Which is What? - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2015 from T. Renee RichardsonAloha! Frequently, I’m approached by individuals ranging from novice to adept, requesting support as they learn to more accurately discern the difference between intuition and ego. In the spirit of clarity and with the intention of demystifying basic terms that have become confusing in the ...
Views: 1721(1 vote) - Why We Read Auras - by Submitted on May 01, 2010 from Francine Marie-SheppardWe read to heal, as we discover that each person we read is like a mirror of ourselves. We use the reading practice to find ways in which we can release old patterns and pain and reconnect with our higher selves. The clairvoyant reading experience offers the opportunity to find lost ...
Views: 1721(3 votes) - Awareness of the ego can take you to the next level - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2011 from Matthew ButcherThe times when we have the highest levels of inspiration and freedom comes during the absence of the ego. During these times we can tap into our full potential. The problem is that these moments may come rarely. We all have egos, they are a major part of our lives, our society demands the use ...
Views: 1720 - Life Is Suffering, Suffering Is Caused By Desires, Or Maybe Not - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2012 from David SamuelThe title of this article is a basic principle of Buddhist teachings. The common interpretation is that unfulfilled desires cause pain and suffering. This is very easy to understand, that desires themselves are the cause of suffering and we have to remove all desires to end ...
Views: 1720 - The Unified Field of Love - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2012 from Beloved HeartsongIn the Unified Field of Love of All That Is, we bask. We bathe. We ARE. It is in this Cosmic Grace that we are held, loved, and nurtured on the deepest levels, always. Through the opening and unfolding of this consciousness, we have our mystical, profound, heart opening and life changing ...
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