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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Opposing Viewpoints--What Happens After Death

The life after death debate includes two main viewpoints. Either you believe in life after death (the afterworld, or heaven), or you believe that once you die your consciousness simply ceases to exist. Below we outline the two general belief systems regarding the life after death debate symbolized by two different individuals. 1. The first person believes in the body and mind and nothing else. He believes the concepts of heaven and hell are myths and the universe is chaotic and isn’t interconnected with humans.

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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Handwriting Analysis as a Personality Assessment Tool Yields Amazingly Accurate Results

Skeptics of handwriting analysis say they want statistics on the validity of handwriting analysis, such as those involving published medical studies. Yet time and time again the outcomes of such scientific studies are proved unreliable due to bias (e.g., the study that found the drug superior ...

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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5 Myths about Spirituality and Money

Abuse of financial power, such as manipulating, exploiting, or making false promises with the carrot and stick trick will downgrade your spirituality and earn you some tough future life karma. Most people who have studied the concept of karma and reinca ation understand this, even if they don't always live it.

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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Number 1 And Numerology--Its Rewards And Burdens, Spiritual And Mundane

The numbers 1 and 7 may be the loneliestnnumbers. Fortunately, 7 has its other-ndimensional beings with which to commune,nas well as its books, writings, mysticalnrevelations, and other such typical areas of nfocus to keep it happy. 1, however, must face at least occasionalnisolation and being ...

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Movie Review - What the Bleep - Good Reminders But They Forgot Some Key Information

Overall, we enjoyed the movie “What the Bleep....” Somenparts of it we responded with, “Well said!” Other parts, “Younforgot some ideas!” And still others, “What the #%*$!” Some of the movie’s key points that we appreciated the mostnare as ...

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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23 Magic Affirmations -- Prepare for Your Next Relationship

Are you aware of the power of affirmations? You can use them to transform your love life. Some people claim that you can get anything you want with positive thinking. The law of attraction is important, though you need to also consider other spiritual laws, such as the laws of karma and predetermination, which supersede the law of attraction. In our many years of empirical research, we’ve found that how your life unfolds has a lot to do with personal timing, which is a reflection of your fate (which is the same thing as destiny).

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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Reiki and Other Healing Methods-It All Amounts to Energy, Love and God

If you are attracted to energy healing now, it’s likely that nyou were a healer in past lives. Perhaps you did this work,nfor example, as a Native American, Eastern Indian, Asian, nor in a lost civilization such as Atlantis. Everyone has some healing ability, and some have more ...

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Numerology Prediction & Delineation - 10 Truths to Help You Avoid Superficiality & Inaccuracy

We've scrutinized the content of many ancient and most nmode -day numerology sources since 1992. There's a lot nof information out there; some good, some questionable, nand the new student can easily be overwhelmed, or worse, nmisguided. Through continuous experimentation, we've ngained strong ...

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Numerology and Number Mysticism - Zero Isn't a Number

Zero is a cipher, which is the mathematical symbol (0) nindicating absence of quantity. It is not a number. It is nsymbolic of nothing, yet everything. It intensifies the nenergy of numbers next to it when residing in multiple-ndigit numbers. Thus, 20 is more potent than 2, and 7000 nis more ...

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Dealing With Difficult People From a Spiritual Perspective--5 Tips

Strife is a fact of life. No matter how much you try to get along with certain individuals in your life, disharmony prevails. It’s like they are driven by a demonic lord to make your life difficult. Good news! You can’t rid yourself completely of the bad apples in your life, but you can change your perspective and therefore escape the harsh affects of those seemingly darkly influenced people. Below are five tips to deal effectively with difficult people:

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Caution- Possession is Much More Common Than You May Realize

Deliver Us From Evil is a new film about an NYPD cop who battles demons. The film is based on events in the life of Sgt. Ralph Sarchie who retired as a decorated NYPD cop after 18 years of service. He now dedicates himself to demonology cases full time. Some people are giving this movie a bad review because they wanted more special effects or because it wasn’t as scary as The Exorcist and other, similar movies. The main purpose of the movie, to help people understand that demons are a real and major problem in this world, is lost on them, unfortunately.

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Hidden Compatibility Factors Dominate Your Relationships

You’ve been lied to about what makes two people compatible. As long as two people enjoy mutual physical attraction and share basic likes such as baseball games and pizza, and dislikes such as cold weather, they are compatible, right? Wrong. Isn’t compatibility just a matter of a couple working hard to make their differences bearable? Nope. Real compatibility isn’t a choice. Patience and understanding don’t cancel out innate strife. Our long-term findings show that innate compatibility isn’t something you make, but something two people naturally possess, or not.

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

10 Spiritual Tips For Your Hedonism Vacation

Your hectic schedule demands that you take a vacation once in while. You’ve earned it and you want to make the most of your time off: fun, sun, relaxation, and self-indulgence, all within the healthy boundaries of your spiritual path. Below we offer 10 spiritual tips to get the most out of your pleasure-seeking vacation. After all, as long as you’re not intentionally hurting anyone (including yourself), pleasure can be spiritual too. 1) En route to your destination cruising high above the ocean, listen to a hypnotic recording or two to help you unwind.

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Complicated Karma Case Study

The metaphysical definition of karma is a direct and clear action, then reaction, such as diligently striving to be a successful performer in several lifetimes, then finally succeeding in a subsequent lifetime. Many people toss around the word karma, even those who don’t believe in reinca ation (though you can’t have one without the other). For example, if a cheater gets burned, they say it’s his karma. But our experience with past life regression and reinca ation research tells us karma is much more complicated than that.

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Four Common Questions for Psychics Including Career, Pregnancy, and Reinca ation

“Who was I in my past life?” Which past life? Most people alive today, in our findings, have had many past lives (we’ve perceived 100s of our own). It would help to narrow down which past life you want to know about, such as one in relation to how you knew a certain person or why you have a ...

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Numerology and the Number 9: 7 Revelations for Self-Awareness

Numbers relate to quantities ("party of 3"), as well as qualities ("she's number one"). Personality traits, timing trends, and key events in your life are astonishingly and consistently represented by number symbolism, as empirically evidenced through the ages.

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Spirituality and Money: 10 Tips to Overcome Financial Fears

It seems just about everyone is needing to be more mindful about money these days. People are cutting back more than ever and finally paying more attention to their spending habits. For some, so far, it’s only a matter of awareness. All the recession talk is causing them to be more cautious, ...

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Goal Attainment and Creating Your Reality: 3 Commonly Overlooked Components

The bulk of self-empowerment coaches and motivational speakers tell you that there are only two main elements that matter in getting what you want in life: 1. Taking positive action 2. Thinking positive thoughts (to attract what you want) If it were only that easy.

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Spirituality, Alcohol and Pot--What You Need to Know

Marijuana is now legal in several states in the USA and other states may follow suit. Many of the news stories about the American weed revolution compare pot to alcohol. The pro-pot people say it’s less harmful than alcohol. On the surface, pot does seem to help one relax and be more creative. What’s the harm in that?

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Twin Flames, Soul Mates & New Age Romance – More Myth Than Reality

The only truly fulfilling and perfect love is self-love. Many of us want to find our “soul mate,” a term often usednto imply that there is one perfect partner for each individual. Metaphysically defined, a soul mate is simply someone younhave known in a prior existence. Each person may ...

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Attention Spiritually Sensitive People and Empaths: 9 Things You Must do to Feel Better

An empath is a highly sensitive person who can feel the emotional and physical states of people around them. This, of course, can be problematic for the individual while walking through crowds or being around people who are in a negative state of mind. They also have the ability, if they set aside any bias or emotional attachment, to sense truth and the motives of others.

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Caution: 6 Types of Demons

Do demons exist and if so, are there different kinds of demons? We've been clearing people and places of dark energy for over 13 years and we believe the answer is yes to both questions. We've learned that while there exists "good" and "bad" energies due to the polarity of the universe, there seems to be different types of dark energy or demons too. Certain demons flock to certain types of people and situations, and their influence can be anywhere from subtle to disastrous. Political demons

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Numerology and the Number One: What Those With a Lot of it Enjoy

Since the late 1980s, we’ve developed our spiritual theories that stem from empirical study in conjunction with a very complex system of checks and balances involving handwriting analysis, intuition, and comprehensive astrology and numerology. Personality, key life circumstances, and timing trends are symbolized by groups of factors--patte s--in the comprehensive charts. Pertaining to comprehensive numerology, we sometimes encounter a subject who has a very significant over- abundance of a certain root number, such as the number one.

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Psychic Readings, Love life, and Relationships: Answers to 5 Top Questions Asked of Psychics

“Did he (or she) cheat?” If you have to ask a psychic this question, you may not be ready to have a real relationship, the connection you have with the person is not conducive to a compatible relationship, the person is not the monogamous type and, or the person is not deserving of your trust ...

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Reinca ation and the Famous: Past Lives of 12 Celebrities

After employing past life regression techniques for our own benefit and others for over 20 years, we frequently perceive spontaneous flashes of insight related to past lives without having to do a formal regression. How do we know the insight is authentic? We cannot bring forth related physical evidence, of course, but what we perceive to be authentic past life recall tends to be accompanied by strong emotion and seems very fitting after giving it some thought. Below are what we have perceived to be select past lives of celebrities.

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

9 Signs You Have Never Reinca ated

Have you lived previous lives? About two-thirds of the world’s population believes in reinca ation. Disbelievers reject the concept of reinca ation, though how many of them have investigated the concept objectively? The “I’m just a hunk of meat with a brain-- no soul” types (typically atheists) completely ignore, or aren’t even aware of, the important reinca ation research done by Dr. Ian Stevenson and other professionals in the field.

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

8-8-08, Numerology, Astrology, And The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Last year many people emailed us about 7-7-07 (July 7, 2007), asking if it’s a specialndate due to all the sevens. We were quoted innthree separate American newspaper articles nabout 7-7-07. We may have disappointed some people withnour perspective about 7-7-2007 since we don’tnconsider it a ...

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Astrology, Numerology & Prediction – Approximate Time of Your Death is Destined

A client told us that he’s had at least seven bad accidentsnthroughout his life. At the scene of the last one (a car nroll-over), after walking away without a scratch, a stranger ntold him “God has something special for you.” He asked us ifnthose accidents could have been his possible destined ...

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Destiny: Don’t Worry, What is Predestined Will Manifest

We received the following question recently: “What happens if you don’t take action at the right time to manifest your destiny? Does this mean you will miss it? Or miss important events in your life? Will the opportunity present itself again at a later time?” Based on our empirical research, we believe that at least 75% of the core events, circumstances, and conditions (rewarding and challenging) in your life are predestined. That means those things will transpire no matter what.

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Spiritual Tips That Are a Waste of Time

There’s no shortage of spiritual information online. Seek answers, and you shall find helpful information. But you’ll also find plenty of spiritual advice you should ignore. We started exploring metaphysical and spiritual subjects over thirty years ago. In our exhaustive searches and studies, we never followed only one religion, outlook, guru, or system. Instead, we like to try and test many options, then apply reason, intuition, and long-term observation to determine what works, and what doesn’t.

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Relationships and Your Love Life--3 Dreadful, yet Very Common Reasons for Staying Together

Almost everyone hopes and strives for a long-term relationship, but few are ever able to find and cement a mutually satisfying, compatible bond that lasts the rest of their lives. Those who place great importance on the fantasy of permanent, romantic bliss may see this as a tragedy, but we believe that’s an erroneous, dysfunctional perspective.

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Reinca ation and Your Past Life as a Tyrant: 7 Clues to Find out Your Past Lives

Have you ever been curious about your past lives? Pay attention, because the clues to your past lives are easily accessible. All you need is some direction to find out what and where you were in the distant past and if you take notice, your past will begin to unfold before your eyes. Skeptical? That’s good, it’s healthy to avoid automatically embracing (or rejecting) concepts you haven’t thoroughly investigated. We were skeptical too, long ago.

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

5 Wretched, But Liberating Romantic Truths

The love life realities we’ve discovered throughnour work since 1992 aren’t entirely easy to digest,nespecially for those with old-fashioned romantic nvalues. Even we find some of them troubling. We’ve been accused of having fatalisticnviewpoints, yet even though some of the belowninformation ...

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Single Versus Being In A Relationship: Best 17 Reasons To Enjoy Being Single

Pressure from sociological forces such as TVnprogramming, movies, advertising, family, andnfriends dictate that you must pair off for anlong-term relationship and join the herd orn“couples only” club. While this is easy for those who happen to benfated to have a relationship with a ...

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Kick the Cigarette Habit: A Little Known Spiritual Cause of Addiction

If you've tried many times to quit smoking but you haven't been able to make it permanent, it may be time to consider the little talked about spiritual side of addiction: Ghosts. What do ghosts have to do with an addiction to cigarettes? More than you may realize.

Primary topic: Life Purpose

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

A Trap to Avoid at All Costs: Find the Love of Your Life in 90 Days or Less

You never want to be caught in the trap of thinking you can conjure up your "soul mate" in 90 days or less by following a New Age snake oil protocol. Ready, set, go. You now have 90 days to find the love of your life. What a terrible approach to love. Just like square-dancing, you'll twirl your way into the arms of the closest participant, but unlike that dance, you'll have to remain together forever. And because you're too focused on your agenda, too focused on casting a play, the fact that you two aren't really compatible won't be obvious until the illusion and excitement fade.

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Spirituality and Laughter: Go Ahead and Yuck it Up, So-called Foul Humor is Okay

It’s commonly acknowledged that sex before marriage, an occasional cocktail or two, or cursing is not going to cause you to burn in hell. However, in your spiritual quest perhaps you’ve asked yourself, “what isn’t acceptable behavior, that would make me incur negative karma?” Our experience and ...

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Doing it For the Money--Everyone is a Harlot

Disclaimer: The following article about prostitution is in no way meant to promote any kind of illegal activity and we recommend always living within the laws of society. This article is simply meant to encourage thought about the issues of sex, money, programming, judgment, unquestioned yet questionable traditions, sexual shame, self-esteem, and resolving personal fears and issues.

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Spiritual Law: Secret Societies Are Not Controlling Your Life

Recently, an acquaintance shared his opinion with us that wicked secret societies and reptilians with evil intent control the planet and humanity, and that there is no hope. We are not experts on secret societies and reptilians, but in our view, there is hope and the future is bright. Conspiracy theorists will sometimes say anything to sell books. Sometimes they confuse spiritual laws that influence the world with other-dimensional oppressors who wish the planet's population harm.

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Surprise: You Are Fully Accountable For Your Life in Your Spiritual Journey

Spirituality and accountability go hand in hand; you reap what you sow. It may not catch up to you in this life, but based on our empirical research, we believe it will eventually. Unfortunately, we sometimes encounter people on the spiritual path who seem to rationalize bad behavior.

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Karma And Spirituality: Three Reasons People Don’t Believe In Karma

We’ve interacted with thousands through our worknand often ask people if they believe in the conceptnof karma. Karma is simply defined as what goesnaround comes around, meaning you reap exactlynwhat you sow, including (and perhaps mostly)nrewards and challenges from past life actions. About 60% ...

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Avoid These Spiritual Traps

“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” Mark Twain According to the New Oxford American Dictionary, ignorance is defined as “the lack of knowledge or information.”

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Numerology & The Number 11: What It Means & Why It’s So Challenging

Seeing the number 11 over and over in your daily lifencan mean many things. It’s possible you have prominent “11” in your comprehensivennatal and, or timing charts, which would mean the number 11nis especially important to you. It’s common for people to favor certain numbers, or for ncertain ...

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

7 Love Life Tips That Can Save Your Teen’s Heart

Have you ever wondered why so many people experience love life heartache on a regular basis? Most people seem tornstart out with good intentions but then many fall into the typical love life traps. After over 25 years of empirical research with metaphysics, personality and compatibility assessment, and as a matchmaker and writing a book about soul mates, we’ve created the following tips to help you and your teens and adult children avoid all the most common love life traps.

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Past Lives, Newbo Babies, Reinca ation, And Astrology

We always ponder a soon-to-be-bo child’snpast lives and how we knew them during thenpregnancies of friends and family members. This past June, our sister Meg gave birth to hernfirst child, a healthy baby boy, and we had funnperceiving insight about him on a spiritual levelnbefore his ...

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Spirituality, New Age, Conscious Creation & Dogma – Contrary to the Hype, Your Fate is Measurable

We state our theories as the result of our long-term, unbiased,nempirical research. When we first began investigating metaphysical conceptsnback in the early 1980s, we wanted to believe that we couldncreate anything we desired. Unfortunately or fortunatelyn(depending upon your viewpoint), we’ve ...

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

How Not to Ruin Your Love Life in 2014

It’s that time of year again. Countless Valentine’s Day ads remind you of your happy love life, or if you’re like most people, your less than perfect romantic life. Contrary to the implications of this commercial holiday, there’s nothing wrong with being single, or having a non-traditional relationship. No matter what your love life status, here are some love life tips you can use year-round to make the most of it.

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Your Enemies and Reinca ation: End That Karmic Cycle Forever

Our long-term findings firmly support the theories of reinca ation and karma. Until we prove them invalid, we will continue to accept them as viable Explanations for some of life’s “mysteries.” Related to the theory of reinca ation is the notion that there are no accidents in life and that you are born into the conditions and key life circumstances (and innate abilities and inclinations) that you have earned through many lifetimes.

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Spiritual Protection - Symptoms of Spiritual Hitchhikers and Demons and How to Clear Your Aura

Many people do need to cleanse their aura of negativenenergy, but some psychics try to capitalize on the fea surrounding the issue and charge outrageous fees. Toonoften, the unscrupulous psychics who attempt to chargensuch high rates don’t fully understand the issue ofnpossession and how to ...

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By Scott & Stephen PetulloRecently published1 topic

Numerology, Astrology, Psychic Prediction & the Lottery

Is winning the lottery pure chance or is it destined? Seasoned predictive numerologists and astrologers nwill tell you that no circumstance in anyone's life is ncompletely random. Auspicious times in people's lives are easily seen in nnumerology and astrology charts. The far less prosperous ...

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