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BRAIN POWER Our Genie to Success - by Michele Blood- Enlightenment for Dummies - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Martin EttingtonOne of my biggest interests in life has been the search for enlightenment and the practical effects of achieving a better state of peace and stillness. As a student of the metaphysical and paranormal since I was ten years old, I’ve also had many paranormal experiences, read many books, joined ...
Views: 2434(4 votes) - Should criminals be shown mercy? - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Elsabe SmitShould murderers and rapists be shown mercy? Should people who commit lesser sins or crimes be shown mercy? Or should people simply be punished for their crimes and be kept away from the victims? We often read in the media about victims of crime or their families that refuse to even think ...
Views: 1806 - Life Without Limits—There Are No Restrictions—Everything is Endless and Abundant - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Cindy L. HerbHow many people believe they have limits? On a physical level, perhaps that has been the case. However, are you really limited from achieving anything, despite what you may currently believe? Why do you believe you are limited? Why are most children so joyous? Could it be that they do not ...
Views: 3164(3 votes) - What it Really Means to Be True to Yourself - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Gian Fiero |I have been curious about the concept of being "true to yourself" (i.e. honoring one's true self) for a while. It's a motto for some and an aspiration for others. This article will provide you with deeper (psychological and scientific) insight into the phenomenon and offer a broader ...
Views: 3483(2 votes) - Pathway to bliss - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Roger FontaineThe necessary elements to wellbeing have to incorporate the four parts of the person. The mind, emotions, physical body, and the energy body or aura. The total being needs to achieve harmony between these four components to achieve continuous wellbeing and bliss. Bliss is a detached mood which ...
Views: 1991 - The State of the World and How to CHANGE it?... but How can a mere 'I' Make Any Difference ? - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Craig LockArticle Title: The State of the World and How to CHANGE it?... but How can a mere 'I' Make Any Difference ? Author: Craig Lock Category/Subject: the world, world issues, social and political issues/problems Other Articles are available at: http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/user/15565 and ...
Views: 747 - Human Harmonics ~ Raising Our Vibration ~ Part #1 - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2010 from Erica BoersmaThe key to raising our vibration comes from opening our hearts. When we embrace the act of loving and being loved, we feel more alive, more expansion, more creative and have a sense of renewal. In divine love, all separateness is dissolved and we come to understand what is meant by the phrase ...
Views: 3082(2 votes) - WHERE TO FIND SERENITY - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Keith BrayWHERE TO FIND SERENITY I'm sitting here on a rainy Thursday morning, at peace with the world. I was to have played in a golf tournament this morning, and was quite looking forward to it. In days a decade and a half ago, having the event canceled by rain would have ticked me off and disrupted ...
Views: 1437(1 vote) - Important Message from Mother Earth to Humanity - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from VIE Loriot de Rouvray at Bio-Institute of Light and Sound Healing"July 22, 2009. I am old, ageless, but also as young as the morning dew. Do not assume that you can do permanent damage to my body, this planet. With but a flick of my green mantle or a shift of my magnetic poles, you and all that you have built will be no more. I do not wish to coerce you into ...
Views: 2168 - Calling On God And Surrender - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Merry BattlesCALLING ON GOD We cry out in pain, in fear. We are alone. We feel helpless. We tremble with fear. We are lost. Our hearts are paralyzed. Our bodies are sick. We feel in disbelief, That such a moment has come. Will it last forever? Fear explodes; It cripples; It makes us hopeless, ...
Views: 1391 - The Question of Free Will - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have enjoyed reading your books, and some similar books, and have felt comforted and reassured that if I only used my free will I could do anything. It has also been a burden of cause, when it seemed like it 'didn't work', or maybe I did something 'wrong' or maybe I didn't listen ...
Views: 727(5 votes) - Overcoming Fear - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Janice SmithFear keeps us from truly being who we are, we let our fears stand in the way of fully embracing our inner being. The time has come to learn how to move past our fears in order that we may shine as the being we are meant to be. Most of us learned early on in life how not to be ourselves. We let ...
Views: 930 - The Age of Aquarius is Upon Us - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2010 from Erica BoersmaThe Age of Aquarius is seen by some as a time when the conjunction of the planet Uranus, ruler of the sign Aquarius and the coming age; with Pluto, ruler of the masses, brings radical change. The Aquarian Age has dawned, and its influence will gradually free humanity from the bondages of mind ...
Views: 3014(2 votes) - Women As Mother Goddess - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Merry BattlesThe New Age will bring a 1,000 years of peace and also the return of the Divine Feminine aspect of God. This has to be to help create harmony on our Earth. The return of the Goddess will help to restore the balance of Mother Nature. WOMAN You are the opening into this world From the ...
Views: 1259 - Undeniable Change (Angel Message) - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Dorie BowlinIt's undeniable--change really is in the air. It's up to you to decide what changes you need to make in your physical world, but in order to do that, you must first take action to make changes in your mental and spiritual world. That's how it works, that's how it has ALWAYS worked. Until most ...
Views: 1564(3 votes) - The Results Are In (Angel Message) - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Dorie BowlinAre you still waiting? Are you still waiting to see the results of all the hard work that you've been doing in manifesting your dreams into reality? The results are in, and we are pleased to inform you, that due to your constant effort in focusing and becoming disciplined in changing your ...
Views: 1357(2 votes) - Struggle is Not an Option (Angel Message) - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Dorie BowlinWhy do people choose to struggle? That question has been asked a million times, and still the answer seems to be out of reach for those who cannot even fathom the idea that struggle IS a choice. You will fight, argue, "struggle" with the belief that any experience that causes you to feel "bad" ...
Views: 2129(3 votes) - Huna Empowerment - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2010 from Matthew JamesThere is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. ~ Nelson Mandela The word "empowerment" is tossed around a lot today in the field of personal growth and development. My students have referred to it as a goal, as a ...
Views: 2117 - Extra Terrestrial Seeding: What it Means and ET Implantation - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2013 from Aryana HudsonSo we have the crop circles and the Ziggurat symbols of hyperspace math given again in successive generations that have been forgotten and then re described by history in increasingly inaccurate forms of information from the original accounts beam projected onto fields with beautiful intricacy ...
Views: 3059(1 vote) - Is it Time to Ask Different Questions? - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2009 from Joyce Shafer, Book DoctorWe’re half-way through 2009, and nearly everyone might agree shift has hit the fan. Significant change prompts significant questions. These questions may have lingered beneath the surface of busyness (and cluttered thoughts) for a while; and just as some seeds in the forest need fire to ...
Views: 1267(1 vote) - Surviving the Economic Crisis with Simplicity - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Cherokee BillieA year ago the majority of my phone calls, as a psychic, were about love relationships. Now the majority of my calls are about finances. Am I going to be laid off? Is my business going to fail? Do I need to file bankruptcy? Will I have enough money to send my kids to college? These are the ...
Views: 2163(3 votes) - The Vagrant Gift - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2014 from Ariel and Shya KaneAt age 14 I was a willowy little thing with long blonde hair and braces. Not yet old enough to drive, I was grown-up enough to ride the bus from our town of Gresham, Oregon to downtown Portland for my orthodontist appointments. I liked going to Portland - it made me feel worldly and mature. On ...
Views: 2270(12 votes) - Owning Disowned Aspects of our Being - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere are certain voices that we have all disowned. The clue to discovering that a voice is disowned is when we can’t get in touch with it. We just have a difficult time. For example for me it was the voice of the Judge. I discovered that I had disowned this voice back in 1983-84, when I was ...
Views: 1340(1 vote) - Spiritual Enlightenment - Stepping Back from Your Thoughts - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2010 from Aaron WhistonMost of us identify with our thoughts and assume that we are the mind. However this is not the case; you are not your thinking and you are more than your mind. Thoughts flow through your mind like water down a stream every moment of every day. It has been said that an individual entertains ...
Views: 1776(4 votes) - Karma - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2011 from Aryana HudsonA being dies goes to the light realm and has a light review for example where there is a judgment and persecution of people in that life. Upon experiencing the split second moment where the individual experienced the perspective of what it was to be on the receiving end of the entity’s actions ...
Views: 1612(1 vote) - Spirituality is not About Being a Good Person - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe idea of being a “good person” is just another false sense of self that we can buy into. Being a good person is not the point of spirituality, interestingly enough. It is not the goal. It’s not about being some superloving and compassionate saint. It’s about realizing who you really are. With ...
Views: 1012(2 votes) - ***Personal Awakening by Lumari - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesTHE PROCESS OF PERSONAL AWAKENING Personal Awakening is a process of unfolding and uncovering. To awaken is to come to know and be more of who you are. It is a deep personal process, and can show you what beauty lies within you and what clouds this beauty from your own eyes. It is called an ...
Views: 3002(8 votes) - Our shadow selves make bad decisions - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Elsabe SmitHave you ever been in a position where you made a decision because you felt at the time that you had to, even though your mind was woolly and the world was unreal? I am sure you lived to not only regret that decision, but also to ask yourself “What had gotten into me when I decided that?” ...
Views: 1285(2 votes) - Consider Your Own Mortality in the Wake of Michael Jackson's Death - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from James LeGrandThe deaths of Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and pitchman Billy Mayes has many of us seriously thinking about our own mortality. Most of us never consider our own mortality. Our own death is never thought about or discussed. In fact, the American culture is extremely afraid of death – so ...
Views: 1682(3 votes) - Glimpsing Enlightenment - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have recently, Nov 15-08 to be exact, had enlightenment bestowed on me. It was an explosive experience, I felt timelessness, shapelessness, my DNA activate, pure love, peace and joy - An incredible experience that brought me to my knees in tears. I truly had no idea of what it's ...
Views: 661(2 votes) - A Message of Light - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"Light! More light!" howled Goethe before he died. Dear Loved Ones, You have been called to be who you are -- the whole luminous light. No one can dim your light when you are fully present to the depth and breadth of it. No one can say no to a light so bright. No one can deny who you are ...
Views: 793(1 vote) - The Brilliance of Procrastination - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2013 from Layne SchmidtI can make things happen. I’ve been doing it for a long time. My partner lovingly (and sometimes accurately) calls it stubbornness but I prefer to call it stick-to-it-iveness, perseverance, a strong work ethic or what my mother used to call good old fashioned elbow grease. The feeling of ...
Views: 1380(3 votes) - *** Healing Patterns - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2009 from Lumari ~ Psychic and Psychic Readings ExpertHEALING PATTERNS AND CREATING HARMONY As you participate with the energies flowing through your world, remember that this is a time for change. Many dramas are being played for your benefit. Whether these dramas are in your personal life or within the global arena, you are working within these ...
Views: 3010(3 votes) - Judgment - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2009 from Janice SmithJudging is a part of who we are, we judge pretty much everything to decide whether it is bad or good and how to file it away in our minds. We make our decisions from a very limited perspective, going don’t go this way it is bad, go this way it is good. The problem now is our limited ...
Views: 782 - Out-of-Body Experience (OBE) -- Should I be a Skeptic? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Kit CavendishOut-of-body experience is a fascinating topic. The idea that we can leave our physical body and allow our consciousness to roam free on a non-physical plane of existence is liberating for some, scary for others, and just plain impossible to believe for the rest of us. But is out-of-body ...
Views: 1475 - My Wonderful Life in Atlantis - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Amy GialucoIt was a cool April evening and I was on my way to the New Hope Metaphysical Society’s monthly meeting. Driving up there, it struck me that I hadn’t had a re-incarnational experience in a long time. This thought was triggered by the fact that the speaker for the evening would be speaking about ...
Views: 3978 - A Mindfulness Meal Meditation - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWith its many details, motions, and movements, it may be easy to perceive Buddhism’s formal Oryoki monastery meal as a prescribed ritual. But within the practice of Buddhism, monastic meals—indeed, all meals and other “everyday” activities—serve as a microcosm for the more profound, ...
Views: 951 - The "Great" Cleansing! - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Avida YulaYes, since the middle of May we have been in the middle of a great purging and cleansing. For a while, I thought I was having a personal spiritual experience, however I am now seeing that most of us are going through this great cleansing. It is sooo purifying that it may be like we have ...
Views: 941 - My Intent is to Dissolve Time - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs Einstein said time is a stubborn illusion. In our daily lives, time is probably the most experienced certainty and worldly reality. There is no more precious entity than time. Even those who have acquired enormous wealth, power, and fame, suffer from the absolute scarcity of time. All those ...
Views: 676 - Attaining Enlightenment (For Normal People) - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Rebecca Ruark-HalsteadIt takes noticing the little things. It also takes: Gratitude. How often do you say thank you each day to other people? The bank teller, the waiter, the grocery store clerk, the mocha stand girl … How often do you say “you are welcome?” Not “thank you,” but “you are welcome?” I’m willing ...
Views: 1936(1 vote) - In an Impossible World, All Things Are Possible - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2009 from Dorie BowlinTake time, in this moment, to connect with the events in your life in which you have "settled"-- not compromised on, or agreed to-- but experiences in which you have allowed yourself to experience and "be" LESS than what you truly are. We are sure you can find many such experiences, for it's ...
Views: 1547(2 votes) - A State of Balance - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2009 from Dorie BowlinAs the world continues to change around you, and as you continue to grow and expand into the new energy, you will ascend higher and higher into a new vibrational frequency in body, mind, and spirit. Because of theses changes, there will be times when you will experience battles within yourself ...
Views: 2801 - The Shift Into Light (Angel Message) - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2009 from Dorie BowlinThe challenges that you face in experiencing life on this planet are enormous, and yet each person makes the decision to willingly (or maybe not so willingly!) be involved in the grand experiment that is unfolding on your planet at this time! Your Light, love, wisdom, and knowledge were needed ...
Views: 1518(1 vote) - Magicians Are Sacred Clowns - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from John CarisTen years ago I renewed my interest in the magical arts and joined the Society of American Magicians and the International Brotherhood of Magicians. A revitalized appreciation for magic and an opportunity to delve into several intriguing ideas that have, at least for me, a deep and existential ...
Views: 1744 - The Mythic Life & Times of Deepak Chopra: An Interview - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLike millions of people around the world, I’m a fan of Deepak Chopra. But for me it wasn’t reading his books or hearing him speak or seeing him on Oprah that did it—it was getting to know the man himself. Over the last couple of years I’ve developed considerable respect for Deepak’s sheer ...
Views: 775 - The Essential Guide to Creative Action - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Artur RybowiczMy Personal Transformation The Starting-point of personal development, since a person is an agent, is the development of the ability to act. -- John Macmurray Welcome on the other side of life, the side of creative thinking, feeling and acting. You are here not by any chance or editorial trick ...
Views: 1635 - *** What Is Intuition? - by Submitted on May 26, 2009 from Dawn McIntyre“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” –Albert Einstein Intuition is an incredible resource and gift that we have been given to help us live our best lives. I like to call ...
Views: 6192(1 vote) - Psychic Abilites - by Submitted on May 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have a very important question. My yoga instructor told me when I get enlightened, and my third eye opens up, that my psychic abilities, intuition, and wisdom will open. Do you know of these psychic abilities? As a Christian I was raised to believe that anything psychic is bad and ...
Views: 1117 - Truth vs. Meaning - by Submitted on May 22, 2009 from Tad WaddingtonThe mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot asked a deceptively simple question: How long is the coast of Britain? The answer depends on how you measure it. You get a much shorter distance if you fly from one end to the other than if you drive a road that follows the island’s contours. The road gives a ...
Views: 2052 - How to Awaken the Kundalini Energy for Reaching Enlightenment - by Submitted on May 22, 2009 from Conrad RawThere is an experience called the Kundalini that occurs when you reach a higher level of spiritual discipline, although, sometimes it occurs spontaneously. It’s an awakening of the energy that lies at the base of the spine and means snake in Sanskrit. Those that experience this awakening find ...
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