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- The Sonata of the Master Musician - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2004 from William MeaderSound gives birth to all that is. It is the power behind existence itself, and the universe is merely its outer effect. At first glance this may seem a strange notion. Yet, within Christian theology we are told that creation came forth in response to the “Word.” In the East we are given to ...
Views: 1395(1 vote) - The Joy Of Living In The Zone - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2004 from Keith VarnumWhat do people want most in the world? What is the most sought-after goal? From the moment we awaken to the moment we close our eyes at night, what is it we seek every minute of the day? We want to feel good. The primary motivation behind every action we take is the desire to feel happy. Even ...
Views: 1388(1 vote) - Stopping Time - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2004 from Keith VarnumSix hundred feet straight down! Nothing to break the fall. I've got to switch channels. I don't like my chances on this station. Infused with youthful caprice, I mused to myself about my predicament. Enjoying the intense body rush of imminent danger, I was torn between prolonging the joy-terror ...
Views: 1107(1 vote) - Healing with Knowing and Accepting - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2012 from Mark EarlixHealing is an experiential process of knowing and accepting. Healing is experiential in the sense that we will know through our inner guidance whether it is our place or not to place our hands on are near someone and then be able to accept the healing has happened… as we watch within ourselves ...
Views: 1737(1 vote) - Death Upon Us - by Submitted on Dec 24, 2011 from Mark EarlixFor the past many years, many people have asked for a response of what so many of them are currently going through… as they feel the sadness and separations in life in the season of this time of year… and as some are just beginning to come forth from it. In the winter season, from the ...
Views: 1658(1 vote) - Four Powerful Pathways Into The Light - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2004 from Judith PenningtonThe easiest, most exciting adventure in consciousness follows the lamplit guidance of the still, small voice in each of us. In the quiet of meditation, we listen to our souls and hear what is most needed in our lives and how best to obtain it. This wise, kindly voice never fails us and never ...
Views: 1866(1 vote) - Becoming Aware of Your Spirit Guides - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2004 from Athene RaefielBecoming aware of spirit is easy, accepting their presence and role in life is more difficult. To begin the process of seeing and hearing spirit for yourself, I recommend that you make it a priority. Communicating with spirit means spending time in the silence of daily life. It is there in the ...
Views: 1687 - The Seven Energy Centres of Our Being. - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2004 from Chiara TinoNot long ago, I got inspired to write about a topic that I know of very well – the chakras. I wondered, “How many people out there know what a chakra is? Are they aware that a chakra is an energy centre, and that its state, affects our state of being?” There are seven main chakras, and no ...
Views: 3230 - Article on Love and Forgiveness - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2004 from Linda FoltynStones for Love and Forgiveness: Rose Quartz, Mangano (Pink) Calcite, Amethyst, Hematite, Smoky Quartz, Amber, Blue Topaz, Turquoise, Mother-of-Pearl, Red Jasper, Green Jade, Angelite How can these two words, love and forgiveness change your whole perspective on life? First, you must put your ...
Views: 1612(1 vote) - Simplifying Simple - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2004 from Eliza BloomI have a 440-page guide on how to simplify my life, but I haven't found the time to read it. Like you perhaps, my once-quiet world now clatters with the joy of a large family. Amid the din, I've had to simplify my quest for the simple. The advent of a simpler life can be launched with a ...
Views: 1206(1 vote) - Spiritual Healing - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2012 from Mark EarlixSPIRITUAL MATTERS - FIELDS OF INFORMATION by Mark Earlix One of the techniques I work with involves the term "morphic field." Quantum science refers to it as a "field of information." This information emulates and emanates forth from within us, which carries our life's history and does ...
Views: 2169(1 vote) - Love - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Gene SimmonsTo a society and civilization that has grown accustomed to having, pursuing and often worshipping the material things in life such as money, houses, cars and physical appearance, it’s not easy to think about dropping any of these from our list of priorities. Many of us have been programmed to ...
Views: 1409(1 vote) - Harmonic Concordance: A bird's eye view - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2003 from Jonas LindqvistLike the Harmonic Convergence back in August 1987, the Harmonic Concordance of November 8, 2003, has become a major rallying cry for the infusion of new consciousness upon our ailing planet. What does this event represent, and what kind of impact will it have on our planetary evolution? I have ...
Views: 1048(2 votes) - The Mayan calendar and humanity’s path towards Enlightenment - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2003 from Jonas LindqvistIn this article Carl Johan Calleman predicts a unification of the modern expressions of some of the most advanced ancient traditions of the West and the East; the Mayan and the Vedic. In this unification it seems that it is the West, the Maya and some other Native American peoples, that is ...
Views: 1182(2 votes) - The 12 Birds of Christmas - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2003 from Judith PenningtonThe hustle and bustle of the holiday season is joyful for some people and stressful for others. If you begin to feel pressured by a need to give just the right gift or the perfect holiday meal, perhaps these commonsensical birds of Christmas will re-mind you to peaceful balance. So often we ...
Views: 1300(1 vote) - Demanding Miracles - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2003 from Skye ThomasHave you ever had an overwhelming problem or issue? Was there some circumstance in your life that seemed beyond your ability to handle it? Have you ever called out to God, Buddha, guardian angels, The Force, your higher self, Mohammed, Mother Earth, whatever name you give that spirit? To find ...
Views: 1536(1 vote) - The Dark Side of Spirituality - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2003 from Sharif KhanOn reading Susan Cato’s November 24, 2003 Time Magazine Canada piece titled, “In Search of the Spiritual,” I became increasingly annoyed at the realization that many people keep making the erroneous split between religion and spirituality, when they are one and the same. For example, in the Time ...
Views: 1470(2 votes) - How to Remember - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2003 from Jennifer LoudenYou already know everything you need to know to be the person you want to be in the world. Really. I believe that about you. I believe that about me, too. I also believe we keep forgetting to what we know, keep forgetting live from our deepest values, and that we all need help ...
Views: 1238(2 votes) - Giving THANKS for EVERYTHING - by Thanksgiving is approaching: a time when we give thanks for food, friends, family and health. Have you noticed that we normally only give thanks for all the things that are going “right” in our lives? But, how often do we give thanks for absolutely EVERYTHING in our lives, even the ...
Views: 2374(2 votes) - On Hope and Harmonic Concordance - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2003 from Maya FrostI love mysteries. Not mystery books. I'm talking about life's real puzzles. It's powerful to contemplate the heavens and grasp the enormity of the universe. We tend to go along, head down, minding our own business and struggling with the minutiae of our lives. To pause, look up and ...
Views: 1328(2 votes) - Healing the Soul of America - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2003 from Marianne Williamson"Within the next ten years, America will experience a renaissance or a catastrophe. Something is going to happen to take us back to who we are. We have lost our spiritual rudder, and without it we have neither individual nor collective wisdom. Our culture has lost its sense of sacred connection ...
Views: 2030(2 votes) - WHAT PROGRAM IS ON YOUR INNER TV? - by What’s playing on your inner TV? Your inner TV is the screen in your mind upon which you create various scenarios. Perhaps the channel is “Reliving the Past.” Maybe it’s “Controlling the Future.” Is your channel on “Obsessive Thinking” where you are ruminating over and over about a situation or ...
Views: 1182(2 votes) - Links in the Chain of Kindness - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2003 from Don Morris"Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together." -- Goethe -- Have you ever had someone do something really nice for you, but you didn't know who it was to thank them? When I was in graduate school on a limited budget I was running very short on funds one month. One day when I ...
Views: 1969(2 votes) - In Everything You Do - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2019 from David NelmesReaching for God. Searching for Peace. Wanting Happiness. Yearning for Love. These are all things we desire and even a hundred more things beyond that, but to seek these things is a clear indication that we feel as though we don't already have them. On one end we can acknowledge and say that God ...
Views: 1720(1 vote) - SPIRITUAL AWAKENING - by It has always been important for me to find time to be alone. I recently decided to spend a full day alone at a local retreat house. I would read, journal, pray, reflect, and end the retreat by meeting with my spiritual mentor.
It was perfect timing for me to reflect on all the inner ...
Views: 1202(1 vote) - How to Win New Spiritual Strength - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2003 from Guy FinleyNo animal hides in shame for being itself. No tree bends to the opinion of others. No wind avoids the granite face before it. Only human beings cultivate ways in which to fawn or cower before one another, and all for the sake of winning nothing but a fleeting feeling that for their cunning they ...
Views: 1582(1 vote) - Seven Reasons to Visit an Ocean - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2003 from Jerry LopperOne of my very favorite places is the beach. Sure, the threeS’s are an attraction: sun, sand, and seafood. But the maindraw is the ocean. The ocean symbolizes all of life,carrying many analogies that help me stay in tune with themeaning of life. Reason One: The ocean calms. It infuses with the ...
Views: 5781(1 vote) - The Power of Intuition - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2003 from Judith OrloffI'm a psychiatrist and intuitive in Los Angeles. What I do isn't my job. It's my life's passion. With patients and in workshops, I listen with my intellect and my intuition, a potent inner wisdom that goes beyond the literal. I experience it as a flash of insight, a gut feeling, a hunch, a ...
Views: 2405(2 votes) - Listening to Your Inner Voice - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2003 from Susie and Otto CollinsIf you never imagined that a goose could teach you about your personal growth, think again. Here's a bazaar, true story that our daughter told us about her co-worker Ann's experience. Ann was training for a marathon, running on a bike path in a major city where she lives. As she was running, a ...
Views: 1446 - STILLNESS SPEAKS - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2003 from Eckhart TolleChapter 2 "Beyond the Thinking Mind" (Excerpt From STILLNESS SPEAKS)by Eckhart Tolle, author of THE POWER OF NOW Most people spend their entire life imprisoned within the confines of their own thoughts. They never go beyond a narrow, mind-made, personalized sense of self that is conditioned ...
Views: 2458(1 vote) - 10 Principles I Learned from the Yard Guru - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2003 from Nancy FennThe great guru in my life in recent years has been by yard. No ordinary yard, I live in the foothills east of San Diego, abutting on the true wasteland between here and Mexico, where scrub brush, poison oak and rattlesnakes would scare away the most intrepid gardener. This is why I refer to ...
Views: 1705(1 vote) - How are you Spending your Life? - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2003 from Larry RobinsonI read recently that, “Everyday you are spending your days.” Your life is like a rare treasure that has tremendous value. I believe if you knew how much your life was worth, you would use it in the best possible way to serve humanity. Beloved, no matter who you are and what your background or ...
Views: 1228(1 vote) - The Spirit of Change -- Part 2 - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2003 from Christopher WalkerThe more you follow the path of exploration into the mystery of life, the more life becomes revealed to you. Life begins to express its secret, its nature. What is required of us, for deeper understanding, is a commitment to follow earnestly the laws of life into self discovery. Few things have ...
Views: 1131(1 vote) - The Spirit of Change: A Highly Conscious Approach To Business Management - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2003 from Christopher WalkerFor many years I have worked with people who are keen to work effectively as possible. The most successful people I have encountered in this time are moved by an expansive vision. They are fascinated by life and driven to experience it fully. They respond well to change although they do not ...
Views: 1208(1 vote) - Journaling - a Tool for Self-Discovery - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2003 from Thelma MarianoWant to get better connected to your inner self? To access your deeper thoughts and unblock your emotion? Try journaling! I have been journaling for two years now, and it’s like having a special friend. Someone who’s always there to listen. There is something very comforting about writing in ...
Views: 2199(2 votes) - What Is Real Or True In Life? - by Submitted on May 13, 2003 from Clive TaylorIt is suggested that that there are two main approaches to life. One approach, is to accept all the Truths of life as true, as being completely, actually real, no question. Absolute, bedrock “how things are”. Realities such as: The existence of God. That we have a Soul The nature of Love. The ...
Views: 1883(2 votes) - 3 Steps for Communicating With Your Past Relatives - by Submitted on May 08, 2003 from Wayne PerkinsIn the title, I indicate that you will be communicating with "Past Relatives." I wanted to use the phrase "Dead Relatives." In using that terminology however, I might bring up images of live individuals. Remember the old Archie Bunker series on television? Archie called his son-in-law, ...
Views: 2081(2 votes) - Do We Have Free Will? - by Submitted on May 08, 2003 from Clive TaylorIt is being suggested here that we have only one real choice in life: To let go of fear and resistance and be taken by the flow of life, or, to fight, screaming all the way, as the flow of life takes us anyway. Life is. It moves. The only way we can avoid that is to die - either to our ...
Views: 1376(2 votes) - Self-Improvement and Self-Transformation - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2003 from Tom RussellThe difference between self-improvement and self- transformation is one of scale. Self-improvement is constructive change on the first story of a tall building, the first story representing the connecting level to the temporary world of projects and people. Self-transformation begins on the ...
Views: 1726(2 votes) - Work as a Spiritual Experience - by I don’t know about you, but when many people hear the word spirituality, they conjure images of monks, candles, religion, and perhaps even incense. Few picture a day in their work life, completely enjoying what they do, feeling totally fulfilled and as if they are making a difference in the ...
Views: 1455(2 votes) - Cosmology: How IT All Began - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2003 from Thomas PowellExcerpt from Psycanics, Level 1 www.psycanics.com ...............COSMOLOGY: HOW IT ALL BEGAN ................ . . . . . . . . . The Story of IT . . . . . . . . . . In the Beginning, there was no Beginning because at the time, there was no Time. However, our minds cannot grasp a ...
Views: 1568(3 votes) - First Aid For The Soul - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2003 from Clive TaylorFirst Aid For The Soul A Model of the dysfunctional, unconscious human psyche. A way through, from confusion to consciousness. By CliveTaylor Introduction Many people are lost and unhappy, with no clear sense of how to regain access to their true selves. Life seems too big, confusing and ...
Views: 1315(2 votes) - Destructive Emotions and What We Can Do About Them - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2003 from Susan Dunn“Anger kills,” says Redford Williams, director of Duke University Medical Center's Behavioral Medicine Research Center. He references studies of cancer and cardiac patients. He has also authored the book, "Anger Kills". And “Prayer saves lives,” says Harold Koenig, director of the medical ...
Views: 1412(2 votes) - Predictions for the Gulf War - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2003 from Julie HargreavesThis message was channeled from Spirit - 24th March 2003 Saddam Hussein is alive and well and bunkered down under a hospital - one of the safest places to be during the bombing as it would not be a target of the coalition. The safest mode of transport for him is in an ambulance. The staff of ...
Views: 1280(1 vote) - Excerpts from Ken Wilber, Speaking of Everything - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2003 from Jordan Gruber"For the ultimate or non-dual paths, the primary reorientation is take up a spiritual practice. And learn to cultivate that awareness which is not a change of state. Which is ever-present noticing, through all changes of state, waking, dreaming, and deep sleep. There is that timeless, ...
Views: 1438(1 vote) - Death and After Death - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2003 from Phil WalmsleyOnce again I must place a disclaimer at the beginning of this writing. My opinions and/or my truths are mine. I am in no way attempting to force my truths upon anyone. If you happen to accept my truths then please do so. If not, then please reject them. I share with you my truths because I ...
Views: 1622(1 vote) - Lobsang’s Sand Mandala: Pictures of War and Peace - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2003 from Judith PenningtonWatching Lobsang Samten trickle grains of sand out of a silver funnel into his beautiful mandala is a meditation in itself. He has used solid paints to tint ordinary sand just the right color, and each rich hue sits in little bowls clustered beside this ancient and magnificent Wheel of Life. ...
Views: 1852(1 vote) - The Red Cardinal: A Little Bird Comes to Teach Peace - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2003 from Judith PenningtonLast November, when the red cardinal laid siege to my home, I was amused to learn that he was caught up in the same illusion as so many people: seeing his own reflection in the window, he felt threatened by the "other" bird and attacked a mirror image of himself, bashing his beak and body ...
Views: 5713(2 votes) - The MOST Important thing YOU can do to manifest World Peace - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2003 from Lisa HepnerHere it is, it’s very simple...The most important thing YOU can do to manifest World Peace is… BELIEVE PEACE. What? What does that mean, BELIEVE PEACE? “You mean to tell me that all I have to do is Believe Peace and Peace will be my reality? You mean I don’t have to do anything like write my ...
Views: 4182(1 vote) - We all want the same thing: A Declaration of Unity - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2003 from Lisa HepnerI was at the public Library the other day to look up some media contacts for a publicity campaign and also to check out a biography of Woodrow Wilson. When I left the library, I found myself walking directly behind a man who had a dark complexion and was wearing a turban. Two young kids on ...
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