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- Six Questions to Discover Your Life’s Purpose - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2010 from Michelle CastoSix Questions to Discover Your Life’s Purpose Living a meaningful life is our choice to make, and one we are compelled to make at this time. With the radical changes in the world, there is one sure route to happiness and abundance and that is knowing and living your purpose. Finding your ...
Views: 1158(1 vote) - Find the Meaning of YOUR life. - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2010 from Michelle CastoI am of the point of view that a life without meaning is not much of a life at all. In my coaching practice, I have worked with people on the brink of “losing it” and wanting to give up on various levels---from quitting a job that could not bear, to wrestling with understanding the challenges ...
Views: 925 - A New Consciousness The End of the Conspiracy of Ineffectiveness Part 1 - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2010 from Edward JonesQuestioner: You often use the phrase “Conspiracy of Ineffectiveness.” Will you explain what that means? Edward: The word conspire comes from Latin meaning to breathe together, so it means the whole planet is conspiring to keep itself ineffective. That is how deep the ineffectiveness is. It ...
Views: 1228(2 votes) - The Ego at Work: Eight Ego Beliefs That Hold Us Back - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2010 from Tony CashThe word "ego" is used here to refer to the collection of thoughts and beliefs that people identify with and regard as who they are. It’s the basis of the idea of a self separate from everything else. So the word is used here as it is in spiritual wisdom traditions. It is neutral - a natural ...
Views: 3194(1 vote) - Swatting at Hummingbirds - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2010 from Marlene BuffaBorn and raised in Michigan, I knew the move to Phoenix would bring profound changes to my life. Accustomed to a lifetime in a state with beautiful lakes and lush landscape, I learned to live with the native insects and wondered about the types of critter-life I’d find in the desert ...
Views: 1193(1 vote) - Hot Wax and Broken Glass - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2010 from Marlene BuffaEach morning I blow out the candle I lit the night before. A large glass globe sits inside of a metal stand and the candle, either a short or tall pillar, rests inside the base of the globe. 4:30 a.m. The dogs woke me up. I reach for my candle, carefully grabbing the metal base with both ...
Views: 1459 - Are you on Auto Haunt? - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2010 from Marlene BuffaMy favorite holiday of the year – Halloween – a time when people honestly pretend to be something other than who they are! By donning our masks and putting on makeup and costumes, we cloak ourselves in a persona vastly different from how we present ourselves every day. The new façade creates ...
Views: 1220 - If This Were Your Last Incarnation . . . What Would You Do? - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2014 from joan pancoe1. I would meditate daily as if I were sitting on the highest ledge in the Himalayas witnessing the karmic wheels of all souls spinning round and round in an infinite amusement park called Leela, Cosmic Play . . . and smile. 2. I would be aware of my eternal nature while simultaneously ...
Views: 3067(1 vote) - The Words of the Wind - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2010 from Hugh DeBurghThe words of the wind; can you hear it? Listen to the little sounds. They carry the most powerful messages. As I grow more mature and learn to ignore the background noise that is the majority of my life I hear things. I hear simple things; natural sounds like those of the wind and the rain ...
Views: 1092(1 vote) - Jung, Jungian Psychology, and The Dark Night - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2010 from Curtis WilliamsI am not a psychologist nor am I a psychiatrist, I am however an Astrologer that understands and inherently appreciates the human condition. Many of my colleagues are however psychologists, and that they somehow feel the need to try and mold their psychological strictures into Astrological ones ...
Views: 943 - What Will Happen 12/21/2012? The Change Has Already Begun - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2010 from PD RiversWe are at the door to 12/21/2012. What will happen next? Will we open it and step through or will we, somehow, miss the whole thing? I have said in past articles that the fear mongers have used the date of the Galactic Convergence to scare humans half to death. Books are written and sold every ...
Views: 3735 - Discover The Meaning Of Your Life - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2010 from Maria KhalifeWhen I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me. ~Erma Bombeck I have worked to embrace "meaning" all of my life. I tried to understand those smiling faces over my cradle. I learned ...
Views: 1009 - When Jesus "Flew Up into the Sky" - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2010 from David Robert OrdMillions think that Jesus literally flew up into the sky to God, who was working things like a puppet master from a place somewhere up there called heaven. They get the idea from the Gospel of Luke and its second volume, the Book of Acts. Both are actually one single work in two volumes, which ...
Views: 1846 - Small Business Owners - Do You Get Stuck by Doubt When You Want to Put a Price Tag On Your Services? - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2010 from Lalitha BrahmaHave you ever got excited about doing something and got stuck? It could be offering your expertise and charging for the same or selling your own product or someone else's product as an affiliate. The first question that comes up is What is the guarantee that my expertise/services/product will ...
Views: 1646(1 vote) - Empowering Choices - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from G LThe choices we make creates experiences for us and others. The way we perceive ourselves is a choice. Do you see yourself as beautiful, ugly, smart, stupid, outgoing, open, closed emotional or unfeeling? If one chooses to see their self as incompetent for example, they will create experiences of ...
Views: 2147(1 vote) - How to Use Your Awareness and Breathing to Solve Problems - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from Pamela TurnerWhatever problem you have, whether relationships, money, work, health, confusion, whatever it is, there is an associated area of tension in you body that is related to it. This technqiue demonstrates the mind/body connection and helps to open you up to new insights about your problem and new ...
Views: 1192(2 votes) - Have You Discovered the Power in the NOW? - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2010 from David Robert OrdYou have no doubt heard of the “law of attraction.” Literally millions of people are trying to attract to themselves things they want, especially greater financial prosperity. The books that teach these concepts have been a phenomenal publishing success, but that some are concluding isn’t ...
Views: 1263 - Releasing the Shadow: Bringing Dark Aspects of the Personality Into the Light - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2010 from Jim GiorgiReleasing the Shadow: Bringing Dark Aspects of the Personality to the Light "Everyone carries a shadow,and the less it is embodied in the individual's conscious life, the blacker and denser it is." Carl Jung For most of us, the aspect of our psyche called the Shadow is more often than ...
Views: 3850(6 votes) - Relationships Cycle Predictably - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2010 from Jan DeniseRelationships Cycle Predictably by Jan Denise Whether you dread or cheer summer’s end, autumn arrives. So, too, each season of your relationship takes a turn, repeating a cycle as predictable as spring, summer, fall, and winter. Why not transition through the seasons with your eyes ...
Views: 1452 - Understanding the Shifting Earth Energies and Ascension - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Christy MartinI am writing to explainwhat is happening with the energies of the Earth in these changing times. We hear talk of 10/10/10 and 11/11/11 and 12/12/12, the great shift, Light codes, Star children and ascension. But what does this really mean to You and me? Times are a changing, there’s no ...
Views: 1627(1 vote) - The Ocean of Consiousness - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Rhonda SimpsonWhen we find ourselves swimming through the Ocean of Life, sometimes riding waves, other times going under, we need to become aware of the collectiveness of the energy within the ocean of who we are and how it all contributes. Many times it’s been said that it’s hard to maintain that ...
Views: 897 - Find Your True Work by Finding Your Purpose - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Tomar LevineYou may be newly unemployed, laid off or retired. You may need to return to work for financial reasons. That may feel like a disaster and a dilemma, but it's also an opportunity to re-create your life in a way that is fulfilling and can be financially rewarding too. Maybe you're ready for ...
Views: 1536 - Who Determines the Course of Your Life? - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from David Robert OrdTo live a self-determined life is the essence of consciousness. A self-determined life is fundamentally different from a life that’s determined by our ego. When the ego is in charge of running our life, we only have an illusion of determining our life, not the actual experience of doing ...
Views: 1338 - Meditation: How to Experience Life as Energy - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from Kip Mazuy"There is a constant flow of energy in life. A large part of awareness is about observing this flow of energy. You meditate enough with the CDs or with an enlightened teacher and you will begin to notice a constant flow of energy. Perhaps at first as something inside you. But ...
Views: 974 - Create your life with intention - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2010 from Jim Phillips“The way we view life, our perspective, determines how we respond to life. And how we respond to life determines how we experience life” What if there was a way to change your experience of life? To see life not as it appears, but as the potential it promises. What if you could fully ...
Views: 1523(2 votes) - HOW TO DEVELOP A CONSCIOUSNESS OF WEALTH, ABUNDANCE, AND PROSPERITYSubmitted on Sep 28, 2010 from Jo Anne MeekinsMany people equate wealth, abundance, and prosperity with having lots of money. However, while finances can be a manifestation of those things, it is not the all in all. Webster defines these elements of consciousness as: Wealth – “Abundance of possessions or resources.” Although finances ...
Views: 1859 - Four Steps to Pull Your Future Back Into Today - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Nick GrimshaweLet me start with a quote from Montaigne:Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee. For me at least, and I suspect for you, it is easier to understand how being pulled back into the past robs us of this moment, than to understand how our mad dash into the future can ...
Views: 1675(1 vote) - Change Is the Process of Life - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from Nick GrimshaweRecently I needed to travel into the beautiful city of Vancouver British Columbia on business. Since these where to be all day sessions I took the beautiful Westcoast Express into the city. The train runs along the Fraser River all the way into the city. While sitting watching the river roll by, ...
Views: 1307(1 vote) - Participate or Just Observe - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2010 from PD Rivers“When two or more come together, they are joined by Spirit.” Thus says Sir Cheo, Spiritual Warrior and Psychic, in his online blog. When you hear these words and know the validity of them you might also remember the words in the Bible that said “Where two or more are joined in my name, I will be ...
Views: 1608 - Mediumship & Mediums - Physical Phenomena - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from rachel annPhysical mediumship offers the highest form of proof of life after death whereby those who have passed on are able to re-appear in solid form, exactly as they were when they lived on the earth. This is done with a physical medium, a person that has developed the ability to produce large amounts ...
Views: 2120 - Law of Giving-Donate - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2010 from Dr. LaVerne AdekunleLaw of Giving-Donate Your Money Giving has been called the First Law of All Creation. It has also been said that there is a Universal Law of Giving and Receiving, or that giving and receiving are the same. When you are happy the world will be happy with you! When you give you receive, ...
Views: 2016(6 votes) - The Power of Volunteering - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2010 from Dr. LaVerne AdekunleThere is Power in Volunteering If you volunteer your time it will make you happy instantly. Happiness is like a perfume that you can't spray without someone smelling it. Anytime that one is productive and providing a service to another to bring about a positive change or encouragement, it ...
Views: 2746(4 votes) - LIVING ON PURPOSE vs. LIVING YOUR PURPOSE - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Catherine EwingAll my life I’ve enjoyed words, word arrangement and the meanings we assign them. As a kid I was fascinated with the double meaning that I read into the slogan on the Vaseline jar…”the first aid kit in a jar”. Did they mean it was the very first aid kit or that that it was an actual first-aid ...
Views: 1611 - Hold On, Breathe Deep, Have Faith - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2011 from Catherine EwingThe weather outside seems to be offering an uncanny reflection of what I am witnessing going on within so many people, myself included. I am reminded of the quote by the Greek poet Hermessianex, “As within, so without.” One minute we are basking in the beauty of a late summer day, cloudless ...
Views: 1351 - Manifest..........Magically - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Catherine EwingThe beauty and the challenge in writing about manifesting what you need and want is that there is an overwhelming amount of information on this topic. Everywhere I turn these days I am brought face to face with the buzzwords of Universal Laws, co-creation, vibrational frequency, intention, ...
Views: 1343 - Enlightenment for the Rest of Us - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Jim MalloyThe paradox Enlightenment is a big thing... and not a big thing. To attain a state in which you are perpetually happy, at peace, unconditionally loving and carefree is certainly a big thing. But on the other hand, all these internal conditions are intrinsic to your real nature as a spiritual ...
Views: 857(2 votes) - Letting Go and Letting God - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2010 from Luminita SaviucDo you believe that something or someone out there can supply all your needs and all your desires? Can you trust the source, the universe, God, Buddha or however you choose the infinite intelligence that created us all? I realized that when I stress myself over things, over people, when I ...
Views: 2075(1 vote) - The Keys to Self Mastery - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2010 from Luminessa EnjaraIn Tantra the essential premise is that we are all already awakened. And, we come into this world to learn discernment and to master various aspects of life. For myself I know that I chose to master this life in many ways. I knew from a very early age that I was on a spiritual self-mastery ...
Views: 1954(3 votes) - The Power of Surrender - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2010 from Luminessa EnjaraRecently I have been pondering the power of surrender. I have been contemplating this word and what it really means. There are many definitions and most have negative connotations. In our society this word has often been misunderstood. Yes, one might say the bad guys surrendered to the good ...
Views: 1593(1 vote) - The Truth Behind Beliefs - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2010 from Jim PhillipsBy Jim Phillips 9/22/10 Have you ever considered that most of what you believe to be true you have never experienced first hand? Think about it, most of what we believe we have been told by someone else, have read it somewhere or heard it somewhere and then have come to the conclusion that it ...
Views: 1434(2 votes) - 10 Essential Keys to Emotional Well-Being: Part 2 - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2010 from Avinoam LernerEmotional well-being is not so mysterious when you can break it down to smaller steps. You can adopt a few new habits and questions some of your old ones to find all the answers you need for more balance and joy. Here are a few pointers, and you can find the first five in Part 1. ...
Views: 1570(1 vote) - Exploring Similarities of Chants, Mantras, Enchant Symbols and Modern Audio - Visual Psycho Stimulators. - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2010 from Andrei BannikovGreek term "symmetria" - interpreted, as the harmony of the different parts of an object, the equal proportions between its constituent parts. "Rythmos" means "wave" in Greek. Ever since I remember myself, I have been always fascinated with the Butterflies. Somehow intuitively I always looked ...
Views: 2010(1 vote) - Telekinesis - A theory that makes it possible. - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from Andrei BannikovWe made rapid progress after realizing that the Earth was not flat, but no matter what evolutionary stage we are at in terms of understanding existence, we could always still be wrong in our interpretations. I wrote my telekinesis article based on my vision of elementary existence with one ...
Views: 2851(1 vote) - Why the Pursuit of Happiness Never Works for Long - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from David Robert OrdHow happy are you in your everyday life? In the television miniseries The Impressionists, which is fascinating viewing, someone comments about one of the artists that he sounds happy. The other responds that he doesn’t think happy is on his palette. How about you—is happy on your ...
Views: 1148 - Signs of Spiritual Awakening - Receiving Secret Messages From the Universe - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Christine HoeflichRecently I wrote about the signs and symptoms of being on the "fast track" to spiritual awakening. One of the signs of awakening is receiving "secret" messages from the universe (from spirit) that help point you in the right direction. Secret messages from the universe can be anything from an ...
Views: 10277(2 votes) - Signs of Spiritual Awakening - 9 Essential Symptoms of Awakening - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Christine HoeflichRecently on the Internet I discovered a few lists of the signs of spiritual awakening (sometimes also referred to as symptoms of spiritual awakening). The lists I've come across so far are vague and unclear (for example: headaches and body aches, feeling as though you're on an emotional ...
Views: 2234(2 votes) - Spiritual Awakening - Speeding Up the Process of Awakening - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2017 from Christine HoeflichOn August 10th I listened to an online program offered by Geoffrey Hoppe and his wife Linda titled, "Are You Having a Spiritual Awakening?" that was both informative as well as enjoyable to experience. During the program, a listener called in to ask, "Is there any way to speed up the awakening ...
Views: 5496(2 votes) - A Medium Explains What Happens Once We Reach The Spirit Realms - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from rachel annWhen we die it is a huge transition for us, when you remember that many of us have the chance to live into old age and could actually be seventy, eighty or even ninety years old before we pass away. If you can think of death not as a cul-de-sac bit as a walk through, then you can begin to ...
Views: 1599 - ***Be the Master of Your Attitude - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2010 from Joan Breiner, M.Ed. and Susyn Reeve, M.Ed.There seems to be so much in life that we don’t have control over even in the midst of the best made plans. Given this uncertainty the opportunities for frustration, disappointment and distress abound. But what is important to remember is that even in the midst of uncertainty and plans gone ...
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