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BRAIN POWER Our Genie to Success - by Michele Blood- What Do Muslims Believe about Jesus? (from ‘Basic Principles of Islam’) - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2015 from craig lock ("incorrigible encourager and people-builder")Article Title: What Do Muslims Believe about Jesus? (from ‘Basic Principles of Islam’) Author: Mohammed F Thompson from https://buildbridgesofunderstanding.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/what-do-muslims-believe-about-jesus-from-basic-principles-of-islam/ and ...
Views: 1366 - "Asking our Higher Power for Help in All Situations" - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2016 from Barry and Joyce VissellThe first three steps of the twelve step program for recovery from addiction have to do with asking for help, knowing that we are powerless without help from a higher power, and trusting that this higher power can restore our lives greater than we could even imagine. I have seen these twelve ...
Views: 1608 - "Don't Cry Because It's Over. Smile Because It Happened." - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2016 from Barry and Joyce VissellThose nine words by Ted Geisel (Dr.Seuss), one of our country’s favorite storytellers, contain so much wisdom. They apply to many different aspects of life, but I would like to focus on the area of relationships. Most of us are going to have relationships end at some point in our lives, whether ...
Views: 1408 - "Let's Do This" - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2007 from Chas"If there's a hell below we all gonna go". Lyrics composed and added to a melody backed with a very rhythmic bass line. The type of musical track that creeps into one's consciousness whenever the song is considered. Curtis Mayfield was the prolific composer. When I think of this tune in ...
Views: 663 - "Our Thoughts are Our Prayers" - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2011 from Connie JimenezOur Thoughts are our Prayers! Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Be very careful what you set your heart upon for you will surely have it!” The fact is your thoughts create your beliefs and your beliefs create your reality, and you alone are responsible for your life. That is the good news, ...
Views: 1264 - "The Gift of Helplessness" - by Submitted on May 15, 2018 from Barry and Joyce VissellI love being outside and physical activity to balance the counseling, workshops and writing, which I also love. I enjoy walking the dogs with Joyce, mowing the lawn, fixing things, gardening, doing anything to be outside. Some folks like to sit around when they are on vacation. Not me. ...
Views: 1447 - "Ye Are The Light Of The World." (Matthew 5:14) - by Submitted on May 03, 2009 from Merry BattlesThe opposing forces would have us believe in doom. I say, believe in LIGHT! Dream the seeming impossible dream into manifestation. There is a divided camp on earth: those who speak of evil, gloom, and inevitable destruction of this planet. I say, dream of love and peace and work toward it ...
Views: 1293 - "You Hurt Me" - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2010 from James Patrick McDonaldby Jim McDonald, LIMC "You hurt me." “He hurt me.” “She hurt me.” “They hurt me.” It seems so, doesn’t it—that another can be responsible for our emotional hurting. So much of what we see in movies and on television, read in books or magazines (let’s not even talk about the celebrity ...
Views: 3067 - *** Affirmations to Help you Become Determined to Realize God - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThere is in truth no way to advance on the Spiritual path unless you make a decisive decision about it! As Paramahansa Yogananda, the Indian guru, said, “If you want to realize God, you must want Him like a drowning man wants air!” If you don’t want God like a drowning man wants air, you ...
Views: 1932 - *** Affirmations to Help you Develop God Purity - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneAffirmations are statements you say to yourself out loud to program the subconscious and conscious minds with a desired reality. For your enjoyment, here are some affirmations to help you develop God purity. 1. I am unconditionally loving and harmless at all times. 2. I let go of all ...
Views: 3314 - *** Affirmations to Help you Develop God Purity - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneAffirmations are statements you say to yourself out loud to program the subconscious and conscious minds with a desired reality. For your enjoyment, here are some affirmations to help you develop God purity. 1. I am unconditionally loving and harmless at all times. 2. I let go of all ...
Views: 2031 - *** Armor of God Affirmations - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneParamahansa Yogananda, the Hindu guru said, “Life is a battlefield.” This is very true! We constantly have to battle the forces of our own lower self and negative ego, and the negative ego of other people and the world. So in order to maintain our attunement throughout the day, it is crucial ...
Views: 2169 - *** Buddha’s Four Noble Truth Affirmations - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneAn Integrated Ascended Master is a Living Buddha. As such, he makes a conscious effort to practice Buddha’s Four Noble Truths to the best of his ability, in all ways and all things. For your enjoyment, we have put Buddha’s advice into affirmations for you: 1. I recognize that all things ...
Views: 2414 - *** Can a Mozart Violin Sonata - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2008 from Alexander GreenDear Reader, We don't usually think about it, but there is something much "deeper" about hearing than seeing, something that provokes a more powerful emotional response. In the era of silent movies, for example, a pianist was required to bring out the emotional significance of a love ...
Views: 1867 - *** Chanting Elohim/Yod He Vau He to attune with the Divine Mother and Divine Father - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe Kabbala refers to the Elohim as the Divine Mother and to Yod Hay Vau Hay as the Divine Father. Chanting both these powerful and divine names together creates a very powerful, beautiful and integrated mantra. It connects us with Father/Mother God, our Creator. Find a comfortable ...
Views: 4318 - *** Checklist of Ten MORE Things you Can Do to Move Out of Mass Consciousness - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David Stone1. You must strive for integration, balance, synthesis and full spectrum prism consciousness in all ways and all things. Mass consciousness is exactly the opposite: it is fragmented and imbalanced. 2. You must have discipline and structure in life. 3. You must develop an incredible work ...
Views: 1641 - *** Checklist of Ten MORE Things you Can Do to Move Out of Mass Consciousness - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David Stone1. You must strive for integration, balance, synthesis and full spectrum prism consciousness in all ways and all things. Mass consciousness is exactly the opposite: it is fragmented and imbalanced. 2. You must have discipline and structure in life. 3. You must develop an incredible work ...
Views: 1482 - *** Checklist of Ten Things you can Do to Create Peaceful Relationships in your Life - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe Integrated Ascended Master is ever striving to create and maintain peaceful relationships at all costs. He realizes that peace in the world begins, first, with peace within self and, secondly, with peace in our relationships. He recognizes that each one of us has our part to play in creating ...
Views: 2227 - *** 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: 1766 - *** Checklist of Ten Things you Can Do to Move Out of Mass Consciousness - by Submitted on Sep 27, 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: 1557 - *** 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: 1791 - *** 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: 1754 - *** How can I Protect Myself from Negative ETs? - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneFirst off, there is absolutely no reason for anyone to be afraid of negative extraterrestrials. They are still our brothers and sisters in Spirit, they have just temporary lost their way as is the case with many humans. As long as you stay attuned to Spirit, practice unconditional love and ...
Views: 1878 - *** Karma is Effectuated through the so-called Permanent Atoms - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneWe each have a physical/etheric, astral/emotional, mental and Spiritual body, sometimes jointly called the “four-body-system.” Within each of these four bodies are so-called permanent atoms. They are called permanent atoms because they are permanent in the sense of recording our every thought, ...
Views: 2270 - *** 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: 1774 - *** 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: 1840 - *** Profile of a Clear Channel: Checklist of Ten things to Watch out for in a Channel - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneAs more and more Lightworkers open up to their higher senses, many of them seek to offer guidance to their fellow brothers and sisters in the form of channelling the Ascended Masters and Angels. And students on the path see them in the hope to receive support for their Spiritual growth. ...
Views: 2044 - *** Seven Simple Psychological 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 StoneThe Spiritual path is the path of integration. That’s why those who master it are called “Integrated” Ascended Masters. The Integrated Ascended Master integrates psychological practices to ensure self-mastery over the mental and emotional self. For your enjoyment, here are seven simple ...
Views: 1572 - *** 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: 1781 - *** Simple Self-love Visualization - 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: 1519 - *** The Buddhic Plane is the Habitat of the Higher Self or Oversoul - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe plane next above the mental plane is the buddhic plane. It is the habitat of the Higher Self or Oversoul. The buddhic plane is also called the causal plane because it is the realm of causation. From this plane the Soul can see the causes that it has set in motion and the steps that need ...
Views: 2468 - *** The Channels of Today are the Prophets of Old - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMore and more people around the world are awakening Spiritually and they are opening up to their higher senses. And with these higher senses they are tuning into higher levels of reality, bringing through information from higher realms. Depending on the psychological clarity and mastery of the ...
Views: 1616 - *** There are all Kinds of Angels - by Submitted on Nov 06, 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: 1931 - *** To whatever percentage you don’t own your personal power is the extent to which you are a victim in life - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneTo whatever percentage you do not own your personal power is the extent to which the subconscious mind, astral body, emotional body, inner child, negative ego, lower self, glamour, maya and illusion will run and victimize you! Being a master in life involves owning your personal power 100% of ...
Views: 1621 - *** Turning the other cheek does not mean to be a victim in life - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMany Lightworkers have been confused about this point. A Master is not victimized in the slightest by turning the other cheek. As a matter of fact, the opposite takes place! He is fully empowered because he is staying attuned to God and maintaining his realization of God. When one is fully ...
Views: 1941 - *** We are Spiritual beings and Why we have a Four-Body-System - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneWe are Spiritual beings. We are not bodies having a Soul, we are Soul having bodies. From an even higher or truer perspective we are Spirit, we are a divine spark of our Creator. And it is this Spirit that manifests as Soul which then incarnates on Earth over and over again in order to grow, ...
Views: 2836 - *** When we Pray, We are Using the Power Inherent in “The Word” - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StonePrayer is a very profound tool to transform our consciousness. By saying prayers we are using the power inherent in “the word.” It is said in the Bible that God created the world by the power of “The Word.” We are co-creators with God, so our word has creative power as well! By saying ...
Views: 1438 - *** Who are the Elohim? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe Elohim are known as the co-creator gods who created the world by the will of God. Together with the Angels they form the left and right hand of God. There are Elohim on each of the Seven Rays. Their names are: - First Ray Elohim: Hercules and Amazonia - Second Ray Elohim: Apollo and ...
Views: 2080 - *** 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: 1823 - ***A Simplified Understanding of How a Flower is Grown and Tended by the Devas and Nature Spirits - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneEverything in the physical/material world first begins with a thought or idea. This applies both to the creation of our physical bodies and the bodies of plants and flowers as well. Let’s take the example of a lotus. The growing of the lotus begins with first an idea or thought in the ...
Views: 1591 - ***Above the Buddhic Plane there is the Atmic Plane - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe plane next above the buddhic plane is the so-called atmic plane, or plane of Atma. On the atmic plane there is total freedom and bliss. Here even the limitations of the Soul body are broken through. This is a place of beingness where the Soul knows that there are yet vaster realms of ...
Views: 4405 - ***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: 1833 - ***Affirmations to Help you Develop the Quality of Harmlessness - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe Integrated Ascended Master practices harmlessness. He makes a conscious effort to never ever cause harm to anyone in any Kingdom because he realizes that whatever harm he inflicts upon others, he is inflicting upon God and himself. For your enjoyment, here are some affirmations you can ...
Views: 2026 - ***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: 1852 - ***Ascension is the Process of Descending our Mighty I AM Presence or God Self into the Earthly World - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneAscension is not a process of leaving the Earth behind and going to a “better place” somewhere up in the sky, it is a process of descending our Mighty I AM Presence or God Self into the world of form. So despite the seeming preoccupation with the Spiritual realm, ascension is the process of ...
Views: 2295 - ***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: 1824 - ***Ascension is the Process of our Soul or Spirit Ascending Back Home to God - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneWe are the Soul and ultimately the Spirit that inhabits the four-body-system during (re)incarnation upon the planes of matter. We can raise the frequencies of our physical, etheric, emotional and lower mental bodies through integrated self-mastery and meditation. As we work on our Spiritual, ...
Views: 2462 - ***Attachment gone. Deliverance won. - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe Bhagavad-Gita teaches, “Attachment gone. Deliverance won.” The purpose of life is to realize God and our God Self. We accomplish this by delivering ourselves from our attachment to the lower self and instead attaching ourselves to our Higher Self. So the easiest and in truth only ...
Views: 1867 - ***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: 1752 - ***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 ...
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