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Intuition and our subconscious mind
By Jimmy Henderson
Amongst other explanations, intuition could also be seen as a communication between our conscious and unconscious mind processes. Simply explained, intuition can be seen as our subconscious mind communicating with us using ... Views: 3413
LUCID DREAMING By Jimmy Henderson
BACKGROUND
When dreaming, one enters a state of consciousness in which the whole scenario is subtle, flowing and flexible. Here, your own thoughts, ideas and emotions can shape the energy of the mind into symbolic images and ... Views: 975
HOW TO INTEPRET YOUR DREAMS
By Jimmy Henderson
DREAMS
Dreams can be a means to self-or spiritual development, as they are an easy way of receiving information on aspects of our personality that need further work. We also read in sacred scriptures that angels can appear to us in dreams. ... Views: 886
If you feel closed off, protected, or withdrawn, you can physically change this feeling in yourself. You can bring more awareness into your life by purposefully opening yourself up to the world. This can be done in stages and through many steps. It is important to know that when we are ... Views: 6231
Two days ago, I learned that my grandson, age 5, living in Westchester, NY, had been diagnosed with Scarlet Fever. I was shocked. How was that possible? Hadn’t Scarlet Fever been eradicated? What does one do for this scary-sounding illness? My daughter calmly shared that Scarlet Fever is ... Views: 994
When I walk on the beautiful land in the Sutherland Valley, beneath the Catalina Mountains, the land reminds me that Mother Earth has a heartbeat, a rhythm. Being in nature attunes my body to her rhythm and reminds me of my own natural pace. So does meditation—it is a way of stopping to check in ... Views: 1108
I was brought to depth psychology through my love of typology. As a corporate consultant, each time I taught a workshop on the Myers-Briggs assessment I found that people were finding new ways of seeing themselves and others. Bridges of understanding were being formed and those I trained were ... Views: 1236
INTRODUCTION
It isn’t easy to change habits. But when it comes to intimate relationships, sticking-on to your habits is a sure way to fail. When you understand your habits, realize the damage they cause to your relationships and make the necessary effort to change them, you increase your ... Views: 1250
A NEW YOU IN 2012?
READY FOR CHANGE?
Here we are, 9 days in to a new year and most things back to normal. By now, a majority of people who have made resolutions have broken them
As you looked at a new year, what changes have you committed to make in how you live? More importantly, how are ... Views: 1390
When observing life's processes and events, many people wonder if there is a logic that determines these processes and why they go through the specific events they go through. Disciplines such as theology, psychology and philosophy and most spiritual doctrines address this question, proposing a ... Views: 1142
Have you ever found yourself doing or saying something that is just not ‘you’? Well, you probably have contaminations from other people that are just not compatible with your inner bio-computers. It’s like trying to run a Mac program in a PC computer, and your computers are trying to work when ... Views: 1412
Computers are made in the image of people, just as people are made in the image of God. Every creation is, in some respects, a self-portrait of its creator. So although we are not limited to the mechanical functions of computers, we work in similar ways. Of course, we humans are also our own ... Views: 6935
This is the second part of an article looking at different muscle-testing techniques. In Muscle Testing 1, we looked at the Arm Lever Test and the Standing or Sway Test.
A very common muscle-testing technique is the Finger Ring Test, which is another way of testing yourself without a ... Views: 3615
Muscle testing or kinesiology is what we use as a testing mechanism that allows us to discern clear Yes or No answers directly from the person’s body intelligence. This is a wonderful way of rising above what you think and feel to get a clear answer from your field – which knows much more than ... Views: 3390
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What is Passion? - by Dr. Kyre Adept, Director of ART of Integration
What is passion? Dictionary definitions include “a powerful emotion, such as love, joy, hatred, or anger; ardent love; strong sexual desire; lust; the object of such love or desire; boundless enthusiasm or the object of such enthusiasm; an abandoned display of emotion, especially of anger”, and ... Views: 1413
Stop for a moment and think about your day. If you’re honest with yourself, what per-cent of the time were you reviewing some thought or feeling in the past, or anticipating some event, feeling or thinking yet to come? What percent are you really in the Now?
This happens to human beings all ... Views: 2894
Intelligence is what sets us apart from other animals on this planet, so it is a crucial part of your human life. Intelligence can apply to mentation, emotion, your will and your beliefs. There is even such a thing as social intelligence. So what does this mean in terms of how you live your ... Views: 1325
Obedience! Now here’s a concept many people have trouble with! Yet obedience is pretty simple and painless, once you realize what it actually means.
In my world, every person has a divine blueprint, which your eternal self agreed with God (or divine intelligence) before you ever came into ... Views: 1506
There is a lot of misinformation about the Soul. Contrary to popular opinion, the Soul is NOT the eternal part of your system, nor is the highest level at which to live and learn. In fact, your Soul is full of blocks and confusion, and at the same time it believes it is the boss of your life. ... Views: 1454
Many people, both spiritual and religious, have some confusion between Spirit and the Soul. They are not the same! The Soul is NOT the eternal part of your system… that is the Spirit, which is already redeemed. (For more about the Soul, read the article What is the Soul?) As much as ... Views: 1396
The human energy system acts like a computer. This does not mean that people are mechanically logical; it's more that we have hardware, software, wiring and programs or automatic patterns that we use to filter and manipulate what happens around us. Unlike electronic computers, we are also our ... Views: 1793
How to Heal and Mature Your Ego into an Ally
You must develop your spiritual nature in order to mature the ego into an Adult. The characteristic of the ego at this stage is that of waking up from the trance addiction to uncover its spiritual nature. The adult ego unlike the lesser evolved ego, ... Views: 4618
Contrary to popular belief, the most difficult relationship isn’t with our boss, mother-in-law, disgruntled neighbor, friend or spouse. However, if that were the case all of our relationship troubles could be solved by simply walking away. The truth is the most difficult relationship we all have ... Views: 5624
Today is the day that I am moving to Sedona. Whether this is a temporary move or a permanent one, only time will tell. With only a total of $7.00 in my posession, I don't have much control over my fate.
I know what you are thinking, she is moving with only $7.00, how can she possibly do ... Views: 1734
As I made the two and half hour drive to Sedona, I could literally feel the shift in energy as I approached the mystical land of this area. Never have I experienced the flow of energy in any location as I do here. Driving through the majestic red rocks that seemed to be calling to me, I ... Views: 1013
As Westerners we are taught that nature is seperate from us—that we have ownership of the land and all its inhabitants. The truth is that we are a part of nature. Unfortunately, most of us are trying everything we can do to live apart from nature. We think that if we cut down one tree, we can ... Views: 1394
I’m not a big bible reader but my Catholic education has left me with a few memories of bits of scripture that have stood out and still have deep meaning for me still today.
From 1 Corinthians 13:13, “For there are these three things that endure: Faith, Hope and Love, but the greatest of ... Views: 1077
As February is the “month of Love” (or so Hallmark would have us believe on Valentine’s Day), I wondered what love would look like in Five-Part Harmony. The Five-Part Harmony Model of Health includes the physical, mental, emotional, Spiritual and energetic aspects of healthy being, and posits ... Views: 1131
It's easy to get caught up in negative emotions, often without even realizing it. Stop for a moment and check in on how you're feeling.
Is there anything bothering you right now?
Perhaps it's something to do with your finances, your job, a particular relationship, or your health? If you ... Views: 1699
Self-mastery begins with a decision, the determination to move forward no matter what. With all of the spiritual world and light-workers talking about the new world, it’s important to know what it entails on personal basis. Here’s the truth – self-mastery is not like a treat at the end of a ... Views: 1089
Mediums are those psychics who have the ability to communicate with spirits of people who are dead, beings that belong on a different astral plane or spirit guides who help from the beyond. Seeking their help is something that is becoming common thanks to the growing belief amongst people that ... Views: 1747
By definition, affirmations are words or phrases which emphasize and magnify the presence of the true positive (ex. I love and approve of myself). Denials on the contrary, denounce negativity (ex. I don’t deserve to die right now). When it comes down to it, both are really two sides of the one ... Views: 1911
A Practical Guide to the Care and Feeding of the Ancestors
My daily ritual of honoring and feeding my ancestors:
I kneel quietly before the ancestor altar. The stone effigies of Mom and Dad stand there, with the cedar plank Dad carved a face into, representing all those who came before ... Views: 4356
Post-Tribal Shamanism
Modern society has lost touch with the roots of our human experience, in a way that wounds us as individuals and as a culture. These wounds require healers who can weave new bonds between spirit and the ordinary world. We call such healers shamans. And yet traditional ... Views: 1984
Why must we feel pain and suffering? That is a very good question and the answer is found in being able to see its usefulness. This article will show the reason that pain and suffering exists and how to end it by understanding its purpose for self-improvement to find inner peace and ... Views: 1012
I have often thought back to those early years in childhood and reflected on the wisdom from within. There was a sense of wonder at life, a sense of stillness and yet barely contained excitement. Beyond even that, there was a deep sense of knowing and yet an openness to the potentials this new ... Views: 1090
Archangel Jophiel also Zophiel
“Beauty of God”
Dispels doubts, brings wisdom and consciousness.
Messenger of the secrets of the heart.
Archangel Jophiel teaches us that all is learning and teaching until we understand the divine plan and reach our goal of uniting with the Creator.
Helps ... Views: 5279
"If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die"
--Maya Angelou
Respect (n.) c.1300, from the Latin word respectus "regard," literally the "act of looking back at one," pp. of respicere "look back at, regard, consider," from re- "back" + specere "look at". The ... Views: 1077
There is a big shift happening on this planet, a shift in consciousness, a shift in possibility, for individuals and the whole.
The Self Connection - Shelley Hawkins - The Voice of the Soul. We are moving from the information age to the intuition age where our connection with ourselves is as ... Views: 873
Like many difficult situations in life you can definitely learn how to cope with negative people in life, with ease, grace and peace.
If you look around, you will find people who are great sources of encouragements; create positive influences and bring joy to your heart. I call then our ... Views: 940
Yesterday, I caught the tail end of a conversation that got me thinking about pain, and how attached many of us our to our pain.
Pain is a valuable tool, as its presence alerts us to something that is in need of attention and healing, but what happens when we become so used to the pain that ... Views: 3179
When we wake up in the morning, what do we think about first? Is it what do I have to do next, where do I have to go today, or what needs to be done? How rarely do we think about how we are doing and what we need? So often we overlook ourselves from the very beginning. It starts when we wake up ... Views: 968
FINDING OUT WHY YOU FAIL IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS – AND MAKING THE NECESSARY CHANGES
If you find yourself failing in your relationships time and again and are not sure why, you are not alone. Many experience similar situations. The best advice I can give you is: DEVELOP SELF-AWARENESS, get in ... Views: 927
"When there is no passion - there is no life!
There might be wood - for stability; there might be heat - for comfort - but it is all static,
vapid, - just existence.
Passion is needed!
to light the fire, to cause the fusion, - explosion?!
Transformation - motion - change - towards ecstasy, ... Views: 1113
I thought you might enjoy an excerpt from my new book, Nurturing Wellness Through Radical Self-Care: A Living in Balance Workbook. I hope you find the information helpful.
Mindfulness has become popular in the United States as Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). MBSR education ... Views: 3040
Who and what you trust will have a great impact on the results of your intimate relationship and life. You can look at the quality of trust in your life from four different perspectives: How well you trust in your divine Source, how well you trust yourself, how well others trust you, and how ... Views: 1219
Everything is cause and effect. What you do comes back to you. If you are loving, giving, forgiving and kind, then that comes back to you as people doing that for you. If you care about the poor and wish you could help them get back on their feet, then if you are ever poor, there will be those ... Views: 1915
Where do you experience most of your life? Is the majority of activity outside of you or inside your mind?
I was with a person who, as other times before, talked about what’s perceived as wrong in her life, wrong with others, and recounted past events shared from a negative perspective. Yet, ... Views: 1222
The fact is that you pay for everything, every breath has a cost. When you receive something, anything, you pay for it in some way. If you don’t pay now, you will pay later, or you may have paid in advance. Self development cannot happen if you deny or ignore the reality that everything has a ... Views: 958
Today, people have many elements of home Furnishings and home Decor. An assortment of home and garden products really help people to elevate, enhance and lift up the entire home and garden decor. A variety of home and garden products help people to create a living space that offers comfort as ... Views: 996