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BRAIN POWER Our Genie to Success - by Michele Blood- What is Reality? - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2011 from Philip MartinWhat is reality, we may say that there are many different levels or dimensions of reality and whatever level of reality you are in that is okay. Actors in a TV series are displaying story lines of characters that script writers have written. They come together in a studio and play out their ...
Views: 1184 - Church, State, and The Divine - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2016 from Jesse An Nichols GeorgeDo you feel that there is a connection between church or religion and government? Have they always been joined at the hip in one way or another? Have you noticed any common ties between government and religion? Now, I realize I may rock some waves this week; and that is ok. Afterall, I am ...
Views: 1183 - Kabbalah - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2015 from Jackie Wiliams BrockertPsychics tend to incorporate many forms of new ages and teachings into counseling a crisis. Kabbalah is another tool that can be used in trying to uncover life's hidden truths. Kabbalah means to receive Light from the creator. Two thousand years ago, the ...
Views: 1183 - Obi-Wan Kenobi and the not so young Padawan - by Submitted on May 18, 2015 from Kelli WilsonI recently met my longtime Hollywood crush Ewan McGregor…you know him…the young Jedi Master (Obi Wan Kenobi) in Star Wars, Christian the penniless writer in Moulin Rouge, the disillusioned son in Big Fish…OK well, I didn’t “technically” meet him. I stood outside the theatre door after seeing ...
Views: 1182 - Crisis Or Creativity - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2008 from Janet Perez EcklesA baby camel asked his mother, "Why do we have such large hooves on our feet?" She turned to him. "God made us that way for a very special reason," and she began her explanation. "The big hooves are to keep us from sinking into the sand." "Oh! So why do we have long eyelashes?" "It's to ...
Views: 1181 - Voice In The Desert - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2009 from Warren GrossmanI walked along a desert wash that ran for miles through brilliant sands. I turned and saw a buffalo. It was not imaginary. In front of me, was a buffalo. Shocked and awed, I stared at Its enormous head and face covered with curly black hair. Its coat was long and brown. Its horns curled ...
Views: 1181 - The Fire Within: 8 Insights - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Kimberley CohenDo you feel purpose and passion in all areas of your life? * Your spiritual life? * Your financial and job/career? * Your relationships? * Your personal time and growth? * Your health and well being? * Your legacy/contribution (people, community, world)? In ...
Views: 1180 - What Is Spiritual Awakening? - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2015 from Martita Robinson“Jesus Christ knew he was God. So wake up and find out eventually who you really are. In our culture, of course, they’ll say you’re crazy and you’re blasphemous, and they’ll either put you in jail or in a nut house (which is pretty much the same thing). However if you wake up in India and tell ...
Views: 1180 - Purpose Power Passion - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2018 from Lana ThomasTo seek purpose is to seek power. The loss of power due to the absence of purpose is an unsettling dilemma that many people struggle with. Self-empowerment is not a catch phrase that we use to shuffle self-growth strategies into. Self-empowerment is tantamount and if one is focused upon finding ...
Views: 1178 - Spiritual Symbolism - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2017 from Lisa BoussonImagine you couldn’t speak. How would you get your message across to others? How would you communicate that you want someone’s attention? You might wave your arms wildly hoping that someone would see the movement. You might tap someone on the shoulder. Small children who are yet unable to ...
Views: 1178 - Red Flags: An Experiment In Reaction - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2016 from Jesse An Nichols GeorgeWhat are your thoughts about Red Flag or False Flag Operations? Are they about more than just a distraction? Are “they” “crying wolf” too often? It seems like these days it is getting harder and harder to tell the truth from the distortions from the flat out lies. Although, I will say that ...
Views: 1176 - Who Am I? - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2011 from Andrew SchneiderWhen the early Greeks went to the Oracle in Delphi to ask questions about life and the future, the Oracle often gave enigmatic answers. But behind all the answers was the ages old dictum, ‘Man, Know Thyself,’ for which the Oracle is remembered. All questions that we may have about life arise ...
Views: 1176 - Receiving Help from the Angels - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2008 from Cherokee BillieTo make miracles we need only dare to ask. There are legions of angels - physical and Divine - all around us, just waiting to help us create what we want in life. There is only one condition to their help.... we must ask for it. Dare to Ask What do you want? What are your desires right now, ...
Views: 1175(2 votes) - The Key Factor in Finding a Real Teacher - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from David SamuelIn the search for knowledge especially spiritual knowledge, everyone wants the good stuff, high quality, the real meat of knowledge, but so few are willing to pay for it, and they do not understand how to pay. And so they float and wander from school to school, teacher to teacher always feeling ...
Views: 1174(1 vote) - All You Need To Know About Diwali 2019 - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2019 from AstroVed AstrologersThe literal meaning of Diwali or Deepavali (in Sanskrit) means "a row of lights". It is a five-day festival in most parts of India. It celebrates the triumph of good over evil like most Hindu festivals. Mythology has it that it celebrates the return of Lord Rama and his wife Sita from exile to ...
Views: 1173 - Cinderella - What a Troublemaker! - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2019 from Todd PuntolilloWomen, since childhood, were raised with a desire to be a princess, not a saint. Men want to be rock stars or athletes, not holy men. What kind of impossible values do we live by? How many happy princesses or rock stars do you know? Elvis? Marilyn Monroe? Judy Garland? Michael Jackson? I ...
Views: 1172(1 vote) - How To Live With Desires: Identifying with the True Self Instead of Letting Desires Control Us - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffWhen we desire something, we first have to work for it. Often we find ourselves spending a large amount of mental energy thinking about it, wishing for it and wanting it to happen. But after working for it, we should let go and just be. Living in a state of beingness means that we do the ...
Views: 1172(2 votes) - Say goodbye to uncertainty and hello to inner peace - by Submitted on Nov 17, 2011 from Sharon CraigWe are now living in times of constant change. For many it is a time of confusion, chaos and uncertainty as the world shifts from a place of fear to a place of love and light. We as a human race are beginning to awaken one by one to a new way of living, a new way of thinking and a new way ...
Views: 1171 - What to Do When There is No Doer - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Daniel ErwayNondual spiritual teachings suggest that there is no doer, that there is no separate self that is the source of our actions. This teaching is the source of much confusion, as it is contrary to our experience. It seems that there is a doer and that I am the doer: get up in the morning, walk the ...
Views: 1171 - 10 Things to make your prayer effective. - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2019 from Tarun Nanwani10 Things to make your prayer effective. "Prayer is the best form of worship!" Indeed it is, there is no denying the fact that prayer is indeed the best form of worship. But most of us do not understand what true prayer is and we do not know how to do prayer. We will discuss 10 things ...
Views: 1170 - Mystical Journeys With Music - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2015 from Jesse An Nichols GeorgeHave you ever let music transport you to a different space? Have you ever had music unlock your own inner muse? Have you ever experienced visions or connected to your true self while listening to music? I know for myself, I can think of many journeys that I have taken while meditating to ...
Views: 1170 - Angels and You - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2015 from Jesse An Nichols GeorgeHave you ever felt the presence of an Angel? Have you ever asked an Archangel for help or assistance? Have you ever wondered if Angels can really assist you? As I think back, it seems that angels have always been one of my favorite things. The angel on the tree at Christmas, I could barely ...
Views: 1169 - The "Still Small Voice" - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2007 from Merry BattlesWhat do we have inside of us that becomes the greatest gift? It is the love of our Creator, the Divine Presence that lives within our heart. This World offers many temptations that others judge us for. These inner feelings, these moments of love and compassion can change our planet. What ...
Views: 1169 - Your Physical Being is Now Catching Up to Your Spiritual Self - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Brenda HoffmanWelcome to Brenda's Blog Channeled by Brenda Hoffman for www.LifeTapestryCreations.com Overview of 9/19/11 “Creation Energies” Brenda’s channeled, 15-minute, free show on www.BlogTalkRadio.com: Your physical body is catching up to your spiritual being so you may feel “fuzzy” mentally ...
Views: 1169(1 vote) - Are You Psychic? - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2011 from Heidi SawyerOne of the world's most famous experts on mental health, Carl Jung had regular conversations with his 'imaginary' friend Philemon during his adult years. So how do we know if it's a person in spirit we're experiencing around us, or simply our imagination? Like many people whom I have come ...
Views: 1168 - Why Is Change So Damn Hard? - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Gina VitaloneChange is so damn hard because we humans are creatures of habit and have limited comfort zones that have been carefully constructed over time and space. We are so protective of our comfort zones that we protect our comfort zone boarders with impassioned justification whenever threatened. We ...
Views: 1168 - The Ultimate Purpose of Meditation: Meditation’s role in enlightenment - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffI began meditating almost thirty years ago. I think at first I began just out of curiosity. I had been studying meditation in my academic training and learned how science has shown that meditation is very beneficial to us. When I started meditating I found it to be a very relaxing, peaceful ...
Views: 1167(3 votes) - Why You Should Love These Spiritual Laws - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2015 from Scott & Stephen PetulloEveryone has heard about the law of attraction, but there are other spiritual laws about which you should be more excited. Embracing these spiritual laws will help you get the most out of your life by minimizing negative circumstances and generating peace of mind and satisfaction. Our ...
Views: 1167 - Discovering Your Life's Work - What It Is And How You Can Find It - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2008 from Kathi Calahan, Career CoachYour Life’s Work is the mission of your Soul in making a difference in life. We all know people who are angels of mercy, like Mother Theresa. She has discovered and implemented her Life’s Work internationally. Or how about the president of the United States or other leadership position ...
Views: 1165(1 vote) - Have You Had A Spiritual Talent All Your Life? - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2015 from Jesse An Nichols GeorgeWhat if you were a natural at something from a very young age? What if you knew as a child just what you wanted to do in life? Have you nurtured the talents you were born with? Every now and then in life we see those that seem to just be naturally talented. It is as if they are born into ...
Views: 1164 - Cause and Effect: Suspending time to achieve beingness - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Dr. Robert PuffWhat causes things to be the universe, us, everything that is? Time and space play a huge role in causation. Physics, Einstein and scientists around the world have concluded that we live in a space-time continuum. The only way we’re able to conceive of this, however, is in the mind. The ...
Views: 1162(2 votes) - What is Meditation? - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from Kip MazuyWhat is Meditation? This is a tricky question because meditation is beyond the understanding of the mind. Meditation could even be said to be the recognition of what you are beyond the mind and body. Beyond thinking, there is a sense that you exist. Not existing as a name or person, ...
Views: 1162(2 votes) - Gather Together To Awaken Yourself! - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2011 from Karuna DiLiberoOpening our hearts to live and love to our fullest potential may not be as easy as it sounds. Many people have been hurt so deeply, that this pain closes us down in such a way that we cut ourselves off from fully feeling. Knowingly or unknowingly we build walls around ourselves that harden our ...
Views: 1158 - How Much Is Your Image Costing You? - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2008 from Arleen HannichThe topic of image seems to be up for me these days, and that leads me to believe it may be up for some of you as well. I invite you to go on this journey of discovery with me if it calls to you... My question to you today is "What is the image you (think you) project to the world?" Here's ...
Views: 1158 - What is Metaphysics? - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2016 from April LugoWhat is Metaphysics By April Lugo PhD Metaphysic is that which is unexplainable by the sciences. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica Metaphysics is a “philosophical study whose object is to determine the real nature of things- to determine the meaning, structure and principles of whatever ...
Views: 1158 - Let It Begin from Within in 2010! - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2010 from Michael CasteelLet It Begin from Within in 2010. It's a cute jingle but what does it really mean anyway? How can this be helpful to you in your real life? The intention of this article is to provide you with something that is both inspirational to feel and practical to do to begin from within in ...
Views: 1156(4 votes) - How To Make Life Roll Smoothly In Perfect Control - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from David SamuelFor a bike wheel to roll smoothly, all the spokes must be strong and well connected. They connect to the hub. The hub is the central point of the wheel and connects to the axel. As I discovered by my own experience, when one spoke out of the 20 on my bike wheel broke, the whole wheel was wobbly ...
Views: 1155(1 vote) - The Stories of Old - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2009 from Beau HermesEsoteric knowledge (of the chosen few) has always been embedded in our religions, literature and folklore. The early mythologies of the Greece, which were later upheld by the Romans, were very esoteric. In one of the mythological stories, Zeus releases three Cyclopses from the dark pit of ...
Views: 1155 - A New Year - A New Start - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2016 from Jackie Wiliams BrockertWith all the whirlwind of routines that occur together with the month of December, we sometimes reduce sight from the fact that A new Twelve months happens with the stop of all of it! A fresh season is approaching. Many of us get a psychic reading through to put together an inkling ...
Views: 1154 - Are You A Modern Urban Hero? - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Michael CasteelAre you a Modern Urban Hero?” Only you can answer this, yet the fact that you’re reading this, is an indicator. The journey of the Modern Urban Hero first quest begins with the choice to leave the comfort and safety of the false self (all the stuff that was inherited from his ...
Views: 1153 - SPIRITUAL EXPEDITION TO SUMMIT THE “PEAK OF PEACE” - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2019 from Brenda TeichroebThis is my invitation to you to join me on my Spiritual Expedition to Summit the “Peak of Peace”. I have chosen this as my “Mission Possible” to bring conscious awareness to Global Peace on the Planet through my conscious evolutionary movement called “Humanity With Heart”. My mission statement ...
Views: 1153 - What Direction Are You Headed - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2011 from Lori Fields“Just because you don’t name the direction, doesn’t mean that you aren’t going in one.” – Say Yes Institute I came across this quote yesterday and thought it was beyond powerful. It’s a significant reminder that life doesn’t care if we’ve made a plan for ourselves or not, it simply keeps ...
Views: 1153 - What makes for a good life? Personal development, happiness, joyful living, the AmAre Way - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2011 from Frank RaWhat makes for a good life? Based on personal experience, and also on what I see from other people, a good life has its root in the choice of living a meaningful life. Here, I summarize an approach to what I have been writing on the blog http://www.amareway.org/ I had a sudden shift in ...
Views: 1153(1 vote) - Holistic Psychic - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2009 from Dawn Ardent'Holistic' means to embrace the view "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts". Being psychic requires to a great degree to assume and use a holistic view of the world. Despite that, not everyone is a holistic psychic. Psychics who claim that they got their psychic abilities through ...
Views: 1152(3 votes) - The Thing - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockThere are many problems in life, kind of like endless itches and glitches that need scratched and resolved. If we're poor, we have to struggle to support ourselves because there is . . . never enough money. If we're rich, then we have the typical problems of rich people - trying not only to ...
Views: 1149(3 votes) - How to Realize Silence in Meditation - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Kip Mazuy"If you really look, you will see you are avoiding this moment, you are avoiding experiencing this moment. It is not that you are somewhere else and you have to get back to here, it is that you are actively avoiding this moment. If you can really be honest and see this ...
Views: 1148(1 vote) - Drowning the Old Story - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Chris FenwickChange can happen but you have to be ACTIVE to make real change. The old stories continually play in our minds, our hearts and our lives. The ideas and the meaning we make up for past events can color present and future events. They can cloud our decisions and hinder our progress. Barack Obama ...
Views: 1147 - Experiencing Compassion - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2010 from Mary Lee LaBayI came across a discussion of Compassion in the book Zen Soup by Laurence G. Boldt. I decided to share it with you so we can contemplate these concepts together. "Compassion is not sentimentality. It is not about being nice, polite, or pleasing. Indeed, compassion may often take on a wrathful ...
Views: 1147(1 vote) - Past Lives Part 1 - by Submitted on May 11, 2016 from Jackie Wiliams BrockertWe often have patterns within our lives that will not make feeling. Despite therapy or other kinds of healing we do, our troubles persist. That is frequently simply because the reply to why is buried deep in our past-daily life karma. Jennifer came to me for any reading through ...
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