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- ***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 ...
Views: 1770 - ***Buddha’s Eight-fold Path Affirmations - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneAn Integrated Ascended Master is an Enlightened Being. An Integrated Ascended Master is a Living Buddha. As such, he makes a conscious effort to practice Buddha’s Eight-fold Path to the best of his ability, in all ways and all things. For your enjoyment, we have put Buddha’s advice into ...
Views: 2171 - ***Chanting Elohim as a Way to Attune with the Divine Within - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneChanting in itself is a very powerful Spiritual practice. Chanting Elohim is an even more powerful Spiritual practice. In the Hebrew Bible, Elohim is regarded as the word for “God.” Find a comfortable posture, either lying down or sitting up, whatever you prefer. But be sure to keep your ...
Views: 1838 - ***Creative self-love visualization and meditation #2 - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneVisualize your inner child playing in a grassy field. See yourself as the adult you currently are, walking towards your inner child. As your inner child sees you, it recognizes you and runs towards you, leaping into your arms. Give it a big hug and share all the love and light in ...
Views: 1808 - ***Creative Visualization to Cleanse and Purify your Chakras - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneVisualize yourself inside a beautiful healing temple of magnificent light and splendour. Next, see yourself sitting on a soft white chair. Above your head there is a huge golden funnel of light which moves down over your entire body. This funnel of light is going to cleanse and clear your ...
Views: 2032 - ***Creative Visualization to Connect with your Mighty I AM Presence - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneClose your eyes and take a few deep breaths. As you breathe in, breathe in the Light of God and as you breathe out, breathe out all that is not of the Divine. In your mind’s eye, see yourself now sitting in a magnificent room with crystal floors and iridescent walls. You are seated on a ...
Views: 2098 - ***Don’t compare and compete with others - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneIt is okay to compare ourselves with ourselves to measure our Spiritual growth, but it is not okay to compare ourselves with others. The negative ego and lower self, not understanding that our self-love and self-worth come from who we are and not from what we do, literally live by comparison ...
Views: 2505 - ***Every encounter is a holy encounter - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe phrase “holy encounter” comes from A Course in Miracles. To practice the holy encounter means to regard every encounter with another person as holy: as God meeting God, Christ meeting Christ, Buddha meeting Buddha, Eternal Self meeting Eternal Self. To look at every person you meet as ...
Views: 2404 - ***Every instant is a holy instant - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe phrase “holy instant” comes from A Course in Miracles. Virtually all of humanity, to one degree or another, is hypnotized to believe that they are a physical body, separate from God and separate from one another. However, in truth this is complete illusion! Our thoughts and beliefs create ...
Views: 1440 - ***Everyone in the World Channels … and Everyone Channels Differently - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMost people, when they think of channelling, they naturally think of voice channelling. However, in truth, there are many different ways to channel Spirit, and everyone will channel differently. Some will channel clairaudiently through speaking, others telepathically through thought, ...
Views: 1761 - ***Foster an attitude of preference rather than attachment - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneLord Buddha said in his Four Noble Truths that all suffering comes from our attachments. So if you want to be happy every day for the rest of your life, you need to let go of any and all attachments. You need to replace your attachments with preferences. The difference between a ...
Views: 1678 - ***Give up all lower-self desire but have a burning desire for God - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe master key to advance on the Spiritual path and to return Home to God is to give up all lower-self desire and to develop an all-consuming fire and longing for God! It is literally impossible to realize God unless you want God with all your heart and Soul and mind and might. As Paramahansa ...
Views: 1950 - ***Group Karma and learning by grace instead of karma - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThere is not only personal karma working out in our lives, there is also so-called group karma. Group karma is when a group of people meets a certain karmic lesson at the same time. An example of group karma operating would be a plane crash where hundreds of people die at the same time. Many ...
Views: 1751 - ***Healing Meditation and Creative Visualization in Dr Lorphan’s Healing Academy on Sirius - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneClose your eyes and take a few deep breaths. As you breathe in, breathe in the Light of God and as you breathe out, breathe out all that is not of the Divine. In your mind’s eye, see yourself now in a magnificent room with crystal floors and iridescent walls. You are lying on a crystalline ...
Views: 5145 - ***How can I build my light quotient? - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneSpiritual initiations are indicators of light quotient. So if you want to take higher and higher levels of initiation, you will have to raise your overall light quotient. Logically, the next question now is, “How can I build my light quotient?” Here is to give you an idea: We build our ...
Views: 2337 - ***How can I work with Angels and Archangels? - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneYou can work with any of the Angels and Archangels by simply calling on them. For example, Archangel Michael focuses on protection and strength. So part of his job is to protect us with his strength and to teach us to stand in our own power. If you need protection or strength, you can call on ...
Views: 1644 - ***How can I work with Angels and Archangels? - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneYou can work with any of the Angels and Archangels by simply calling on them. For example, Archangel Michael focuses on protection and strength. So part of his job is to protect us with his strength and to teach us to stand in our own power. If you need protection or strength, you can call on ...
Views: 1859 - ***How to Gain Conscious Control over the Subconscious Mind - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StonePart of becoming an Integrated Ascended Master is to learn and master our subconscious mind in service of the conscious mind and Superconscious mind. Most people are run by their subconscious mind and react in life based on the programs that happen to be running in their subconscious mind ...
Views: 3769 - ***Initiations are Indicators of Light Quotient - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneIt is must be understood that one can pass through the seven levels of initiation and still have lots of psychological baggage to clear. Taking one’s seven levels of initiation does not automatically mean that one is demonstrating God on a Spiritual, psychological and/or physical/Earthly level. ...
Views: 2249 - ***Karma is Not Fate - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneContrary to popular opinion, karma is not fate. Man forges his own destiny through the power of his free will. God has given us free will to choose God over negative ego, truth over illusion, and love over fear. When we use our free will in harmony with the Will of God, we create peace, ...
Views: 1879 - ***Life is a Battlefield and How to win this Battle - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneAs Paramahansa Yogananda, the Indian guru, said, “Life is a battlefield.” The ultimate advice to the soldier on the “battle field of life” comes from Krishna to Arjuna in the Bhagavad-Gita, when He said: tasmat sarvesu kalesu mam anusmara yudhya ca mayy arpita-mano-buddhir mam evaishyasy ...
Views: 4585 - ***Love Mediation with God and the Ascended Masters - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David Stone- Assume a comfortable position, either lying down or sitting up. Just be sure your spine is straight and your legs uncrossed. - Take a few deep breaths, relaxing your whole body and releasing all tension. - Think either of God or any Ascended Master that you feel especially attuned to, ...
Views: 1753 - ***Monad, Oversoul and Soul … and What the Spiritual Path is all About - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneWe come from our God Self, Monad or Mighty I AM Presence. This divine aspect of our being then creates the so-called Oversoul or Higher Self, which is the Soul family to which our individual Souls belong. Our individual Souls are that part of ourselves that reincarnates over and over again in ...
Views: 5682 - ***Not all Karma is personal: impersonal collective karma - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneNot all karma is personal. There are certain karmic lessons we have to meet that are not directly related to us personally but have more to do with planetary lessons of humanity as a whole. These lessons are called collective karma. Collective karma is impersonal. Examples of collective ...
Views: 2155 - ***Numerology Affirmations - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneNumerology is a science unto itself. Essentially, all of creation is built upon numbers. For your enjoyment we have created some numerology affirmations for you. Enjoy! 1. #0: I am undivided infinity. 2. #1: I am one with All That Is. 3. #2: I successfully transcend all dualities of life ...
Views: 2585 - ***Numerology Affirmations - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneNumerology is a science unto itself. Essentially, all of creation is built upon numbers. For your enjoyment we have created some numerology affirmations for you. Enjoy! 1. #0: I am undivided infinity. 2. #1: I am one with All That Is. 3. #2: I successfully transcend all dualities of life ...
Views: 1597 - ***One of the most powerful and beautiful prayers in the world - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneOne of the most powerful and beautiful prayers in the world is The Great Invocation. It is both a prayer and invocation. It was given to the world by the Master Djwhal Khul through Alice A. Bailey. The Integrated Ascended Master makes this prayer and invocation part of his daily routine. From ...
Views: 4114 - ***Other people’s suffering is our own - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe Integrated Ascended Master realizes that other people’s suffering is in truth our own. We don’t want to take on the suffering of others, however, other people’s suffering is our own because we are all one Spiritual family. In truth God/ Brahma/ Allah/ Dharmakaya/ The I AM THAT I AM has ...
Views: 1620 - ***Our True Identity is the Monad or Mighty I AM Presence - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneEach of us in truth is Spirit, or Monad. The Monad is also called the Mighty I AM Presence or Eternal Self. This is our God Self from which we, as Souls, first spring forth. The Bible actually refers to this occult fact when the Master Jesus said, “No one shall go unto the Father lest they ...
Views: 3515 - ***Parable on Karma - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneA couple were feeling very lonely and prayed to God for a son. The couple were granted a son, and began a great celebration. “You are so fortunate to have borne a child this late in life”, said a neighbor. In the father's stead, a wise man answered with the simple reply, "Maybe". Time passed ...
Views: 3444 - ***Power and Will Meditation with God and the Ascended Masters - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David Stone- Assume a comfortable position, either lying down or sitting up. Just be sure your spine is straight and your legs uncrossed. - Take a few deep breaths, relaxing your whole body and releasing all tension. - Think either of God or any Ascended Master that you feel especially attuned to and ...
Views: 1759 - ***Psychic Abilities – Curse or Blessing? - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMany Lightworkers, as they awaken, develop psychic abilities. However, what most Lightworkers don’t understand is that there is both a higher and lower aspect to psychism. Most Lightworkers, not understanding the psychological level of the ascension process and not understanding that the ...
Views: 2512 - ***Sai Baba on Blows of Fate, Disaster, Solving Problems, and Why ETs don’t just Materialize Themselves in the World - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneWith regards to blows of fate, disaster, solving problems, and karma, Sai Baba, the Avatar from India, said: “Any instant solution would go against the fundamental quality of nature itself as well as the karmic law of cause and effect. Most people live in the material world of their desires ...
Views: 2443 - ***Seven Questions to Ask Yourself to Determine whether you See Clearly or Not - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneAsk yourself the following seven questions to determine whether you see clearly or whether indeed you have some blind spots in your psychology. 1. Do you see God in everyone or does the negative ego have you see physical bodies instead of Eternal Selves? 2. Do you follow the dictates of the ...
Views: 1821 - ***Seven Questions to Ask Yourself to Determine whether you See Clearly or Not - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneAsk yourself the following seven questions to determine whether you see clearly or whether indeed you have some blind spots in your psychology. 1. Do you see God in everyone or does the negative ego have you see physical bodies instead of Eternal Selves? 2. Do you follow the dictates of the ...
Views: 1642 - ***Seven Simple Spiritual 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 StoneIt is essential to do Spiritual practices. Without any kind of Spiritual discipline in place, your life will be missing direction, focus and consistency. Without some kind of routine in place, you will slowly but surely end up aimlessly flowing through life instead of determiningly growing ...
Views: 1835 - ***Seven Thoughts on Spiritual Parenting - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneBeing a parent is one of the greatest tasks and challenges in life. For your enjoyment, here are seven thoughts on parenting from a Spiritual perspective: 1. Realize that your children are not really your children. They are God’s Sons and Daughters and you are only their caretaker this ...
Views: 1862 - ***Simple Meditation to Connect with your Guardian Angel - by Submitted on Nov 13, 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: 2104 - ***The Angelic Kingdom … And Why Angels are Real - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThere are three so-called lines of evolution on Earth: Ascended Master, Elohim and Angelic line of evolution. Just as humanity goes through a process of evolution (that grows into becoming an Ascended Master), so does the Angelic or Devic Kingdom. Not all humans are equally evolved – some are ...
Views: 1832 - ***The Angelic Kingdom … and why Angels are real - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThere are three so-called lines of evolution on Earth: Ascended Master, Elohim and Angelic line of evolution. Just as humanity goes through a process of evolution (that grows into becoming an Ascended Master), so does the Angelic or Devic Kingdom. Not all humans are equally evolved – some are ...
Views: 1533 - ***The Astral Plane is an Illusionary Plane - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe astral plane is a world unto itself. It is much like the physical plane except that things have a greater lustre. A very, very long time ago when humanity was still very unevolved, one could travel at night to the astral plane (in the astral body) to receive learning and do service work. ...
Views: 2441 - ***The Channels of Today are the Prophets of Old - by Submitted on Sep 07, 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: 1901 - ***The Emotional Body is also Called the Astral Body because it is Connected with the Astral Plane - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe astral body is also called the emotional body. It comprises the emotional world of each individual. It is connected with the astral plane but also interpenetrates both the physical and etheric body. The Earth Herself has an astral body too. It includes all the feelings and emotions of ...
Views: 2109 - ***The first lesson on the Spiritual path: Owning your Personal Power - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David Stone"The single most important quality to achieving psychological and spiritual health is learning to own your personal power." Dr. Joshua David Stone The conscious mind is the reasoning mind, whereas the subconscious mind is the non-reasoning mind. The superconscious mind is the all-knowing ...
Views: 5680 - ***The Importance of Living it the Here and Now - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneMany Lightworkers are very sincere about their Spiritual growth which is a wonderful thing! However, in all their sincerity and aspiration to go somewhere in life, to reach a certain level of initiation, to take their ascension and break free from the wheel of rebirth, they get so focused on the ...
Views: 1780 - ***The Last Thought on your Mind Before you Die Determines your Next Birth … And How you can Start Preparing for your Transition Today - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneAccording to Hindu tradition, the last thought on our mind before we die determines our next birth. Now, the Integrated Ascended Master realizes that the whole purpose of life is to break free from the wheel of rebirth altogether by taking our ascension. Ascension is the process of restoring ...
Views: 2670 - ***The Physical Body is the Densest of our Bodies, but it has a Subtle Counterpart called the Etheric Body - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2011 from Gloria Excelsias and Dr Joshua David StoneThe densest body of our so-called lower bodies is the physical body. We are all familiar with it because it is the body that we see with our physical eyes. We are also familiar with the five senses – sight, hearing, taste, touch and small – which are built into our physical body and allow us to ...
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