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BRAIN POWER Our Genie to Success - by Michele Blood- ***A handicap is not a disease - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2015 from Agustina ThorgilssonIt’s amazing how in most societies there is a consensus or unwritten agreement or unspoken law that handicapped people are somehow just half a measure at best. It seems as though the handicapped person gets immediately categorized and mentally placed on a shelf containing “half” participants of ...
Views: 8937(1 vote) - ***An important insight about dreams - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMost of our dreams are created by our subconscious mind. Now, it is important to understand that our subconscious mind and dreams are not telling us what to do! The subconscious mind has no reasoning whatsoever. It is merely reflecting to us how we have been manifesting our thinking, feeling, ...
Views: 1516(1 vote) - ***Develop devotion to God - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe word “devotion” comes from the Latin and means “dedicate by a vow.” God is infinitely dedicated and devoted to His Creation. The Integrated Ascended Masters makes a vow to equally dedicate and devote himself to his Creator. Devotion is one of the most beautiful qualities on the ...
Views: 1894(1 vote) - ***Energy: Science and Spirituality - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2012 from Jerry PollockSummary: Out of need, curiosity and often desperation to be helped, we tend to grasp onto thoughts and ideas that will seemingly solve our health problems but invariably do not. Part of the problem is our lack of knowledge and understanding, and the remainder is due to the persuasion of the ...
Views: 3551(1 vote) - ***God Has a Fail-Safe Plan for the Future of Humanity: To Enter the Messianic Age, He Requires Three Actions on Our Part - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2012 from Jerry PollockSummary Whether we choose to believe or not believe in God, He will always ensure that our society is never totally destroyed because He is offering us a chance at eternal life in the Messianic Age. We can be part of this future second Garden of Eden if we follow God’s three requirements during ...
Views: 3178(1 vote) - ***How to find out what your personal dream symbols are - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneExamine every morning upon waking your dreams and your conscious thoughts, feelings, words and actions from the previous day. Everyone knows to a certain extent when they are off-kilter and out of balance, when the negative ego or negative feelings and emotions have taken over, when they have ...
Views: 1496(1 vote) - ***Never give your power away to anyone or anything - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMost people in this world feel powerless. They give their power away to other people, outside situations, their emotions, physical body, subconscious mind, inner child, lower self desires, dreams, the weather, and so forth. Never give your power away! Not even to God and the Ascended ...
Views: 2405(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: 1721(1 vote) - ***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: 1857(1 vote) - ***The Karmic Board Ensures the Proper Working out of the Law of Karma - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneKarma is the law of cause and effect. To ensure the proper working out of this law there are special Masters on the inner plane who are specifically assigned the task to oversee the efficient and correct fleshing out of this law. These Masters are collectively called the Karmic Board or Lords of ...
Views: 1960(1 vote) - ***Three Prerequisites to Succeed in Meditation - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe purpose of meditation is to help us realize union with God and our God Self (also called: Monad or Mighty I AM Presence or Eternal Self). The purpose of meditation is to reveal our True Self. We are one with God – always have been, always will be, and are so right now. We are our God ...
Views: 2329(3 votes) - ***To be at peace with oneself - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2015 from Agustina ThorgilssonSo often it’s too easy to criticize one’s own behaviour, words or lack of doing this, that or the other. How often do we set ourselves up to be disappointed with ourselves? For instance the New Year resolutions, where we promise ourselves and others to ’better‘ ourselves in certain areas, like ...
Views: 8859(1 vote) - ***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: 1786(1 vote) - ***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: 1732(1 vote) - 2012 - The End of the World?? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2012 from Andrew CortIn the Beginning, there were seven days of Creation. So at the End, there will have to be seven reciprocal days of Destruction. But don’t get worried. “Seven” is an ancient and universal symbol of complete achievement. Thus, we have seven days of creation, seven colors of the spectrum, ...
Views: 1750(1 vote) - 2012 AND BEYOND PART 1 - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2012 from Paul Birnie2012 AND BEYOND THE HARA LINE AND SEVEN CREATIVE CENTRES OF THE WORLD. PART 1 At the beginning of July, an email was received from The Academy of Future Science, informing me about the premier of the movie; “Knowing with Nicolas Cage” would be showing at the local Greenstone cinema. ...
Views: 2053(1 vote) - 3 Empowering Lessons Taught by the Horse - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2012 from Jessica BakerHorses have long been admired for their compassionate free spirit, being honored as a connection to the power and strength in oneself. One gaze into their eyes and we not only feel their wisdom, we see sometimes for the first time, our own Soul looking back at us. What we see may bring us joy ...
Views: 1261(2 votes) - 40 Days to a Better Me: Day 07--Get Around the Right People - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Daniel Toops40 Days to a Better Me: Day 07—Get Around the Right People. The old saying “birds of a feather flock together’ is true. There is nothing that will speak more about person than whom they associate with. Therefore, it is imperative that you build networks with people who will propel your life ...
Views: 1358(2 votes) - 5 Things to Take When You “Visit” With God - by Submitted on May 15, 2011 from Veronica DrakeHaving been at a place in my life where I no longer wanted to live I became intimate with God very quickly. I even challenged Him/Her/It. I was not looking for forgiveness, or mercy I was looking for someone to take over and “do” life for me. I had enough. Constant struggles, endless ...
Views: 1085(1 vote) - 5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Change Your Life - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2013 from Sandy PeckinpahHave you ever considered that your past, no matter how difficult, may actually be the platform to your exciting future? I thought I had a fairy tale life, and then suddenly, I didn’t. The loss of my child, and subsequently the loss of my marriage and my husband, changed every chapter of my ...
Views: 1214(1 vote) - 7 Core Distinctions of Personal Development ~ The Bridge Between Theory & Application - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Danish AhmedHi there everyone!! What is Personal Development? There are so many words that we, or other marketers may use to describe what we think personal development is. For example, we may have heard of self-help, self-improvement, or peak-performance. We may have seen the concept targeted to a ...
Views: 2861(4 votes) - A Gift....who does it belong? - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2009 from Art MasonThis is one of my favorite stories about the Buddha’s travels in India. I hope you like it. In the countryside of India the Buddha is giving a talk on Dharma. Whenever the Buddha talks people gather from all around to listen to his wisdom. On this particular occasion there is a heckler in ...
Views: 1784(3 votes) - A Living Teacher or Acceptance - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from David SamuelThe Sufis say that the way to find God is either through a living teacher or, failing that, is through acceptance. Acceptance of all things that come to you without judging them. The way of accepting all things without complaining or feeling bad is to know that the reason these difficulties ...
Views: 1135(2 votes) - A Loving Path - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Womens Recreation, Inc.Everything you say and do should have a loving undertone to it. Every single word spoken to your mate, co-worker, or stranger should be with the mindset of talking to yourself. By this I mean, how do you like being spoken to? Are you short fused with others? How would you like to be spoken ...
Views: 1297(1 vote) - About Awakening - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Lily of the FieldAwakening from the earthly stupor we call reality is quite a feat and an amazing experience. Some are much more receptive to it than others and I’ve come to learn that it’s simply because some are ready while others are not. I am a completely different person now than I was two years ago. In ...
Views: 1663(7 votes) - Abundance and Spiritual Surrender - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2012 from Mark KellyI have found that most people into awakening, enlightenment and non-duality see abundance as an egoic desire born of New Thought materialist spirituality – something for Oprah fans and not genuine spiritual seekers who attend satsangs and meditative retreats. Yet being abundant has more in ...
Views: 2120(1 vote) - Akashic Records - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2012 from Jennifer Elizabeth MastersThere is a certain mysticism surrounding The Akashic Records. From the time we decide to experience life as an independent soul, a field of energy is created that records every thought, word, deed and emotion associated with each experience. This field of energy is the Akashic Records. Akasha is ...
Views: 2157(1 vote) - Alchemy in the Kitchen - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from odette worrellBarbara is, by trade, a caterer. To the blind eye, she is a hard worker and a professional focused on getting every catering job she undertakes completed with ease, and facility that comes from years of practice. She is good at what she does, but many don’t understand how this powerhouse of a ...
Views: 1397(2 votes) - All You Need Is Love - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2012 from David SamuelIf this were my last day alive and I was asked what I discovered in a lifetime of searching for Truth, I would have to say that the Beatles were correct, all you need is love. But life is not that simple, and in fact, if all we need is love, then why is love so elusive? Why do we live in a ...
Views: 1650(1 vote) - Amplified Illusions - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Sankarshan Das AdhikariKrishna explains in the Bhagavad-gita how the knowledge of the Absolute Truth is understood through the system of disciplic succession. This means that if we want to understand this knowledge, we must take it as it has come down perfectly to us over the ages through an unbroken line of ...
Views: 1853(2 votes) - Another very ancient New Year - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Jon SandiferAnother very ancient New Year By Jon Sandifer. Each year on 4 February, the world’s most ancient astrology, I Ching Astrology, celebrates the New Year. This system first formulated over 5,000 years ago in the Tibetan Himalayas uses the Chinese solar calendar. 2011 is ruled by the ...
Views: 873(1 vote) - ARCHANGEL AZRAEL Also known as Azrael, Izrail, Ishmael, “Angel of Death'” - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Vivian Nadya LunnyAzrael brings comfort and love to those who are grieving or dying. Brings messages from loved ones in heaven & helps them to make contact. helps to release and heal the pain of unforgivenes, guilt, anger and regret, so that we may find peace, and grow and ascend through the process. Azrael is ...
Views: 6965(1 vote) - ARCHANGEL JOPHIEL also ZOPHIEL - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2012 from Vivian Nadya LunnyArchangel 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: 5440(1 vote) - Are There Contradictions in Personal Development? - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2009 from Danish AhmedMany years ago, as my personal-growth journey was expanding, I strived to find the fundamental principals of success that would be consistent to the entire personal development industry. I was happy to find some of these principals, yet I was shocked as I noticed that one principal would ...
Views: 2184(4 votes) - Are you enlightened? 5 ways to harness enlightenment and live the high life! - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieENLIGHTENED LIFE BLESSING B: Being open to ideas is the best way to be more enlightened. L: Light states are the states of mind we should endeavour to be in. E: Enlightenment is the highest level of understanding you can achieve, so enlightenment must be one of our goals. S: Study helps in ...
Views: 2363(1 vote) - Are You Selfish or Enlightened? - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2013 from Kumari MullinI was chatting with my soul-brother from the crystal bowl shop the other day about how our sense of service is shifting from a focus on selfless service (aka “fixing everyone else”) to focusing on our own growth and happiness (aka fixing your own house first”). He mentioned the emerging concept ...
Views: 1328(1 vote) - Ascended Master – an expression of the spirit path - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Aaron PyneMuch has been written about the Ascended Masters. They are consider to be spirits that have incarnated on Earth, like all of us, but have learned the lessons of the Earth plane, transmuted all fear, and ascended into spirit. They have removed themselves out of the karmic cycles that keep most of ...
Views: 2127(1 vote) - Avatars of Infinity - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2010 from Michael ManningEveryone has a sense of self, a sense of “I”, the one who perceives, feels, thinks, and experiences life. Most of us do not distinguish between the things we are doing, the roles we are playing, and who we really are. We define ourselves in various ways and get confused because we identify ...
Views: 1782(1 vote) - Awakening to Wholeness-Michael's Personal StarySubmitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Michael CasteelAwakening to Wholeness: My Personal Story The Limits of Positive Thinking and the Four Principles of Awakening to, and Living in Wholeness. I recently received an email inquiry from my SOULutions website that stated; “Can you help me think more positively about myself and feel more ...
Views: 1327(2 votes) - Balance. That is the Key to Success - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2010 from David SamuelYou may have started out not knowing anything about the spiritual side of life, you where only material, but there was something different about you that made you feel something was missing in a so called normal life. Or perhaps you knew some greater truth, but did not have the method of finding ...
Views: 2201(2 votes) - Being Connected To Truth - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Adam BenedettoContemplation of our existence is primordial; it is forever within our consciousness. It is part us to question where we come from, who we are, where we are going, and what is really important in our lives. We may think that we are living how we are meant to; holding onto the idea that what we ...
Views: 684(2 votes) - Being Present And Aware - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2011 from Adam BenedettoSeeing the moment for what it is, is important for how we relate to it. Without construing false pretenses or imagining outcomes, we let the moment be just as it is without further interpretation. To let the moment exist how it is, to be present with it, allows us to not only fully experience ...
Views: 945(1 vote) - Being present in life - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2012 from Michael KewleyThere is a common misunderstanding in spiritual practice that we do what we do to acquire some special qualities and that there is something to get from outside ourselves. Something that we don't already have. Something that will make our life perfect. It is the lottery syndrome. We feel that ...
Views: 1724(1 vote) - Believing in an Afterlife - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2010 from Mary Lee LaBayYou may commonly hear that the only two sure things are death and taxes. I think it is only death—as there are places on this earth where people don’t pay taxes...or is it that there are simply people who don’t pay taxes? Anyway, there are ways around just about everything...except death! As ...
Views: 922(1 vote) - Buddhist study: Guidelines for being a good person part 1 - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2019 from Merlyn SeeleyThe Buddhist “Guidelines for Being a Good Person” was written by ancient Chinese sages. There will be eight parts to this study so if you have not yet subscribed to the column here please take a moment to do so. Just find the subscribe button near the author's photo and click it, no spam will ...
Views: 3283(2 votes) - Can You Trust Web Tarot Readers? Rosemary Price Psychic - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2020 from Pearls of WisdomCan you trust web tarot readers such as Rosemary Price psychic? Does it depend on if they are cheap psychic readings online or full price or very expensive? Those who have been online and tried one or two and been disappointed will say no, but before you listen to them remember there are ...
Views: 804(1 vote) - Centering Yourself - by Submitted on Nov 10, 2010 from Lisa BoussonDo you ever get the feeling that something is not right about your body, but you can not put your finger on it? You just don’t feel right, your usual standards appear sub-standard. Some may find that they are a bit woozy, but not quite dizzy. Maybe you’re sluggish and unmotivated, or in a ...
Views: 5700(1 vote) - Chakra Healing Meditations - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2010 from Bhakta DavidIt is crucial at the outset of this article to note that yoga is of a spiritual nature and everything in existence is actually spiritual, since it came from the spiritual world originally. This is all factual and part of true celestial history. Many of us are well aware that the entire material ...
Views: 1136(1 vote) - Change is the Focus of the 'New You' Committee - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2012 from Brenda HoffmanWelcome to Brenda's Blog Channeled by Brenda Hoffman for www.LifeTapestryCreations.com Summary of Brenda’s December 26, 15-minute, free, channeled “Creation Energies” show on www.BlogTalkRadio.com: You will continue to birth the new you in the first months of 2012. That birthing ...
Views: 1329(1 vote) - Channeled Message for April 2012 - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2012 from Maureen Brennan MercierThis is a Channeled Message for April 2012 that I first received back in 1983 when I started channeling. I was guided to give you this message today. It is so appropriate for these times now as we are ascending as beings of light. "Remember who you are. You are a Divine Being of Love and ...
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