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The Seven Keys to Releasing Fear and Worry - By Dr Joshua David Stone- Do Magic Spells Really Work? - by Submitted on May 25, 2012 from Rosemary PriceDo Magic Spells Work? Presumably you believe that they might or they do or you would not be bothering to read this article. How much you trust them depends on your experiences to date. I once had a client who was very much a believer of them and wanted them to prevent harm to her and her ...
Views: 25 - A Dream Message Revealed that the Soul Survives Death - by Submitted on May 22, 2012 from Dr. Jane Simington PhDIt was five in the morning when my husband telephoned with the news of my mother’s death. I said little to him in reply; there was little to say. But as I made my way back to bed, I addressed my Mother. “Mom, I would have thought that after all you and I have been through, you would have come to ...
Views: 41 - The Laws of Attraction and Reincarnation: Your Relationship With Values, Space and Time - by Submitted on May 21, 2012 from 2012 and Law of Attraction InformationThe story of the Kuan Yin channelings may have begun when Ms. Lees prayed to a beautiful stone visage of Kuan Yin. At the museum with her husband and children by her side, she suddenly gravitated to a room boasting an impressive display of Asian shrines and statuary. Drawn to a particularly ...
Views: 42(2 votes) - “Organic Philanthropy” - by Submitted on May 21, 2012 from Juliette Nibbs“Leader “We come together for one purpose, To bring healing to the people of earth To release old grievances, To help provide for others, To set reasonable boundaries, And to release all prejudice. In accord with “As Above, So Below,” We must work this healing in our own lives, By power ...
Views: 35 - Surround Yourself With Light - by Submitted on May 18, 2012 from Ton PascalSurround Yourself With Light by Ton Pascal I received many great suggestions and wonderful quotations for a better living, this past week, from two dear friends. I am grateful and feel blessed to have friends like that. Whether we are well, but looking for support of our convictions, or ...
Views: 49 - When we don’t know how to pray. - by Submitted on May 18, 2012 from Janet Perez EcklesApologies in advance. Don’t want to brag. Last week I gave a silly grin of pride. Yes, shameless pride at my four-year-old granddaughter. In those delicate hands, she held her Mom’s cell phone. And in seconds, she managed on her own, to text a message to her other grandma. The message ...
Views: 35 - Love Beyond Paradigms - by Submitted on May 17, 2012 from Mark KellyWe often look to traditional paradigms of Wholeness for insights into the nature of Love, but seldom look to Love for insights into the nature of traditional paradigms of Wholeness, i.e. look at Wholeness through the eyes of Love. Yet Love offers us a clear understanding of what it is to be ...
Views: 35 - Holistic Awakening - Self-inquiry via the Shadow - by Submitted on May 17, 2012 from Mark KellyThe truly holistic understanding of awakening is not at odds with humanness. It is not even at odds with the ego. If anything, it approaches spiritual self-inquiry via the ego – particularly the psychological shadow – because it is this that blocks out the light of infinite being. In fact, ...
Views: 50 - Holistic Non-duality - The Heart Of Modern Awakening - by Submitted on May 17, 2012 from Mark KellyThe essence of holistic non-duality is the recognition that non-duality is never separate from duality. Simply put, they are “not two” because non-duality devoid of duality is itself dualistic. Holistic non-duality does not transcend the world; it transcends the division within us. It is what ...
Views: 58 - The Growth of the Soul - by Submitted on May 16, 2012 from Alan MesherForms of Service A spiritual path that aims for soul growth can be compared to a snowflake. Like snowflakes, all paths are similar, but none are the same. There are as many ways to achieve soul growth and serve, as there are people on the planet. The Divine is an equal opportunity employer ...
Views: 45 - Free Ho’oponopono Training - by Submitted on May 16, 2012 from Joe VitaleWhenever I spend time with Dr. Hew Len, I’m reminded of the fundamentals behind Zero Limits and the Hawaiian healing system called Ho’oponopono: - There’s nothing to do but clean (i.e., release programs in the mind). - The more you clean, the more you can receive inspiration from the ...
Views: 40 - Losing a Loved One - by Submitted on May 15, 2012 from Lais StephanToday I came across this touching story, please take a minute to read it: After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you.” That night I ...
Views: 47(1 vote) - The Meaning of Life and Happiness and Radical Freedom - by Submitted on May 15, 2012 from Robert SchwenkIn your own skin - ever felt like a stranger? You felt as if you did not fit in this world? I have felt that way several times going back as some of my earliest memories. I have felt as if I was born in the wrong geographic location, or in the wrong time. Then I happened on a secret that ...
Views: 30 - Happiness Is Permanent - Three Tips - by Submitted on May 15, 2012 from Robert SchwenkAre you one of those who believe that permanent happiness is illusory? Do you believe that you are necessarily happy one day and the next you might be terribly sad? You are not alone. Here are three tips to change your mind. See if they do. Tip One: You need to change your mind and believe ...
Views: 33 - How to Attain Nonduality and Oneness - by Submitted on May 14, 2012 from Kip MazuyIf you are looking to attain nonduality and oneness, you first have to come face to face with your experience of duality, your experience of conflict. If you are lucky enough in meditation, you will come to the point where you cannot take it anymore. You will come right up against your ...
Views: 44(1 vote) - Ministering to "the Least" of Our Community - by Submitted on May 14, 2012 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionDo you love and care for "the least" in your community? Who are "the least"? Jesus answered this question in his parable in Matthew 25:31-46 (WEB): When the Son of Man [Jesus Christ] comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. Before him ...
Views: 43(1 vote) - Dreams - by Submitted on May 14, 2012 from Stephanie AdamsThere is an entirely new world that awaits us every time we close our eyes and sleep. It is our inner world...a place where we find our deepest and innermost thoughts and impressions. What some people do not realize is that our dreams hold the key to our reality. In order to interpret your ...
Views: 40 - The Most Powerful Mantra: Learn to Lose the Ego and Awaken to Who We Are - by Submitted on May 13, 2012 from Dr. Robert PuffWho we are is very simple. We are the Supreme Reality. Everything comes from that and is a reflection of that. We are really like the sun and our lives that we’re experiencing right now are like the dewdrops that are reflecting the sun. Another way to look at it is to see life as a dream. We are ...
Views: 19 - Love Rats - by Submitted on May 10, 2012 from Rosemary PriceLove Rats. Most women would agree with me when I say that the worst thing a partner can do to you is show you that he lies to you or does not really love you. What says this more than him wanting to go with another? Even worse if there is more than one. In my thirty odd years of working as ...
Views: 72 - WORLD CITIZENS PETITION OBAMA: SOLVE FUKUSHIMA - Please Sign - by Submitted on May 09, 2012 from Doreen AgostinoPLEASE SIGN - GO VIRAL! The original ‘Decommission Fukushima’ Petition was for Americans only. This Petition is for all world citizens to sign. Thank you for understanding. The intention of this petition is for citizens of the world to join with the 72 Japanese signatories, as well as US ...
Views: 123(1 vote) - The Science of Raising Your Vibration - by Submitted on May 08, 2012 from Marc OromanerAnyone who travels within spiritual circles has probably heard about “vibrations.” The context is usually that someone with a higher vibration is somehow more spiritual or that the goal of the individual is to raise his or her vibration. But what does this really mean? Is it all just spiritual ...
Views: 63 - The Object of Nada Yoga is Transforming the Ego - by Submitted on May 05, 2012 from John GilmoreA new trend today are Wisdom Schools. These are schools consist of curricula based on learning to apply the Wisdom Traditions and basic understanding of civilizations that were more holistic in their thinking. Science, religion, and the art were intertwined in these schools so one received ...
Views: 45(1 vote) - Channeled Message for May 2012 - by Submitted on May 04, 2012 from Maureen Brennan MercierI received a Channeled Message for May 2012 and I would like to share it with you here: "Be. Be who you already are: perfectly human and perfectly divine. There is no separation between you and God. You are ONE. Celebrate your oneness with God the Father and Mother Goddess. You are loved and ...
Views: 87(1 vote) - The Eternal Paradox of Free Will and Predestination - by Submitted on May 04, 2012 from Frans Langenkamp'Free will is the greatest gift of God to man,' says Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in his commentary on the Bhagavad Gita (Bh.G. 1.39). 'Man has freedom of action; thereby he can adopt any channel, good or bad, through which he wants the course of his life to flow' (Bh.G. 2.27). We know that freedom is ...
Views: 44(1 vote) - The ABC of Enlightenment - by Submitted on May 04, 2012 from Frans LangenkampA 30 Day Course on Self-realization Introduction Are you one of the increasing number of people who is thinking about enlightenment, or who actually would like to be enlightened? Then this course is especially made for you! Even if you are someone who considers him/herself pretty much ...
Views: 63 - The Essence of All Wisdom - by Submitted on May 04, 2012 from Frans LangenkampThe Essence of all Wisdom - in 18 versions – Version 1: The infinite variety of creation is the expression of one common essence. Version 2: The essence of all and everything is ‘being’; pure existence, pure intelligence. Version 3: Being, pure intelligence, is conscious of itself. ...
Views: 57 - SEX AND THE SPIRITUAL SEEKER - by Submitted on May 03, 2012 from gloria eagleSpiritual seekers are often confused about the place of sexuality, in the life of a spiritual person.They ask the following question:Many spiritual schools advocate celibacy as a prerequisite for spiritual development;While other schools advocate sexual fulfillment. Should I suppress my ...
Views: 60 - You Can Experience Enlightenment Using This "No Mind" Meditation Technique - by Submitted on May 02, 2012 from Kip MazuyYou can learn how to attain the state of no mind in meditation by learning and practicing this simple meditation technique. No mind, mind of no mind, meditation technique, meditation, zen, enlightenment, Before we get into the meditation technique, first let’s talk about what is termed ...
Views: 71(2 votes) - The Meaning of Life and Happiness and Commitment - by Submitted on May 02, 2012 from Robert SchwenkCommitment is the winder to so much. You cannot lose weight if you don’t commit yourself to do so. You will not develop a friendship if you refuse to invest time and effort in it on a regular basis. Romance will dissolve as sugar in a driving rain if there is no commitment. You won’t find the ...
Views: 39 - What can help me achieve enlightenment? Begin your journey with the right tools - by Submitted on May 01, 2012 from Dr. Robert PuffWhen it comes to living in the moment and being more enlightened, you might have some questions that you’d like answered. For instance, you might be saying, “Dr. Puff, how do I reach that point? Is there anything I can do to speed up the process of waking up and of having a life filled with the ...
Views: 59 - Gifts in Strange Forms - by Submitted on May 01, 2012 from David OrmanIt was a horrible ending to a beautiful weekend. A contrast of epic proportions. Darkest of nights and the brightest of mid-days. I was coming home from one of the most incredible weekends I have experienced in years, beaming with happiness. Three days of training in a martial art that I ...
Views: 39 - Playing Consciousness - by Submitted on May 01, 2012 from Melanie McGheeI happen to enjoy foggy days every once in a while. There’s a sense of the world turning inward, veiling itself so that only the most immediate can be seen. It’s a different perspective than my usual wish to stretch the eye as far as it can see to find out what’s over the next horizon. In the ...
Views: 47 - The Awakening – Full Length Documentary - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2012 from Doreen AgostinoThis Full length documentary – The Awakening http://youtu.be/T__JXV1mHFw is based on modern science, history, and facts. ‘The Awakening’ is Consciousness awakening in us, the reunion of spirit and matter in form with humans fully aware and active participants, foretold as 2012. In ...
Views: 110 - Nostradamus 2012 and the Art of Successful Prediction - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from Morten St. George2012 is proving to be a record-setting year on the sheer quantity of Nostradamus predictions. Beyond the Mayan end-of-the-world event, a shaky global economy, an upcoming presidential election, and a looming crisis in the Middle East combine to create a flourishing environment for prophecy. In ...
Views: 86(1 vote) - How to Make the Best of 2012 and Beyond - by Submitted on May 03, 2012 from Doreen AgostinoHappy Earth Day April 22, 2012 To know the history, science and facts about an imminent quantum leap in evolution is incomplete. To positively influence evolution requires us to know and courageously change our individual Selves. To know how important and capable you are, I offer questions ...
Views: 196 - The Kingdom of Heaven- an Eastern perspective? - by Submitted on May 01, 2012 from Peter BurnellHumility to me is the ability to put others before your self (selflessness). In hand with humility you have mindfulness which is a higher state of awareness where your mind transcends general consciousness and becomes aware of others needs as opposed to your own desires (thoughtlessness). The ...
Views: 88 - The Hundred Monkey Theory and Collective Change - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2012 from Alan MesherCritical Mass The Hundred Monkey Theory provides hope for collective change in humanity. The notion that a critical mass of consciousness can change the collective consciousness is not a new one. The Hundred Monkey Theory emerged in the nineteen seventies when researchers in the wilds of ...
Views: 96 - The Simple Path to Spiritual Awakening - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2012 from Kip MazuyThe path to spiritual awakening really does not have to be complicated. You simply, with an open mind find the practices that you experience a greater awakening into bliss and you practice them. You should try everything; from yoga breathing exercises, to mantra, to chanting to various ...
Views: 115(1 vote) - One Part is the Whole - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2012 from Janet PfeifferI have been busy with the media discussing the recent killing of seventeen year old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. A volunteer with a local neighborhood watch committee observed Martin walking alone wearing a “hoodie” sweatshirt draped over his head. The volunteer, George Zimmerman, called ...
Views: 117 - How to Avoid Being A Victim - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2012 from Rosemary PriceHow to avoid being a victim.. As all women know you can be a victim of love, you can be lied to by a married man or used by a man for sex, you can be used at work by being asked to do lots of unpaid over time, there are lots of ways you can become a victim, but for the same of this article I ...
Views: 153 - The Meaning Of Your Life In Practical Terms - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2012 from Robert SchwenkChuck asked, “What’s the meaning of life, Dr. Bob?” He was in his late 30s; recently divorced. He now saw his two children on weekends and alternating holidays. He was neatly dressed in faded blue jeans and western style shirt. He was owner of the local farm-feed store. My answer was ...
Views: 77 - Self-Actualization - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2012 from Alan MesherThe Conscious Gateway Self-actualization occurs when spiritual light is consciously introduced into the energy channels of the subtle nervous system through meditation and is then directed to rise in a disciplined manner through the chakras, starting with the base chakra at the bottom of the ...
Views: 91 - Finding light in the darkest of places - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2012 from Linda ConnorsLast night after finishing a long day working with clients, I stepped outside and was suddenly greeted by a white, crisp, blanket of snow and heavy snow fall. My first thought was great (in a sarcastic sort of way), it's cold and slippery, it’s late and the trains will now most likely be ...
Views: 139 - Living Vertically - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2012 from Kemila ZsangeWe are used to this way of assuming, as we were told, that when we are born, we are a blank slate. While we grow, we learn everything from parents, school, community… all outside of ourselves. And based on what the society needs and what’s available, we decide what to do as our “career”. We get ...
Views: 126(1 vote) - The Human Energy System - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Alan MesherThe Two Major Aspects of the Human Bio-System There is only one certain way to transform our lives,restore our internal balance and connect to the divine aspect of nature. We must transform our mind by clearing the unconscious emotional toxicity that pollutes it. Most of us live in the gulf ...
Views: 89 - The Human Energy System - by Submitted on Apr 12, 2012 from Alan MesherThe Two Major Aspects of the Human Bio-System There is only one certain way to transform our lives,restore our internal balance and connect to the divine aspect of nature. We must transform our mind by clearing the unconscious emotional toxicity that pollutes it. Most of us live in the gulf ...
Views: 73(1 vote) - The Human Energy System - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Alan MesherThe Two Major Aspects of the Human Bio-System There is only one certain way to transform our lives,restore our internal balance and connect to the divine aspect of nature. We must transform our mind by clearing the unconscious emotional toxicity that pollutes it. Most of us live in the gulf ...
Views: 69 - Thoughts vs. Intentions - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Joe VitaleI’ve had dinner a couple of times with Dr. Garland Landrith, a cutting-edge quantum field psychologist and energy healer, whose research was cited in the highly-acclaimed film, What the Bleep!? He’s a fascinating guy, and a deep thinker. In one of our conversations he said thoughts and ...
Views: 97 - The Marriage of Greed and Desire - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2012 from Alan MesherWhere the Marriage of Desire and Greed Begins The collaboration of desire and greed begins when we decide we want something we don’t have. By focusing intensely on what we want, we soon find that we can’t bear to live without it. What we don’t have consumes us, and our desire for what we ...
Views: 92 - 5 Steps to Become Enlightened - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2012 from Kip MazuyIf you want to become enlightened, there are certain things that are pretty much necessary to follow in order for you to really move deep into the enlightened state. Regardless of your spiritual path or beliefs, if you follow these 5 steps to become enlightened, you will be well on your ...
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