Consciousness and Awareness Articles

“As we played during the ‘hide and seek’ dance, I received insights about a part of me that has been hiding a long time.” said one Playshop participant. This last weekend, Julie Blake and I busted the myth that personal growth and self-awareness comes only through hard work, struggle and seriousness. We laughed as we pushed fun buttons and waved magic wands to tap into our own inner magic.

For thousands of years, retreat was the primary vehicle for spiritual and personal development. It was an art, at the center of all the great esoteric teaching of Buddha, Jesus and others. But in the modern fast paced world it became a lost art. Retreat is misunderstood, and carries a negative connotation of defeat, avoidance, weakness and even cowardice. In order to understand the great value that retreat offers all us, we must clear away this misperception by examining the

An alive mind believes nothing. You have to be taught and accept something in order to believe it. An alive mind is not trapped in thought. It’s not caught in ancient beliefs. It’s not caught in thought of any kind. It is free. It is open — there are no walls of any kind that can hold it in one place. An alive mind IS the universe.r

The Spirit of Christ means that mentality which recognizes the Law and uses It for constructive purposes only. The spirit of Antichrist is the spirit of the individual, or class of individuals who, understanding the Law, use It destructively. The meaning of the Flood or Deluge (which is recorded in every sacred scripture we have read or heard of) is that a race of people were upon the earth who came to understand psychic, or subjective, law as being the servant of the Spirit.

Are you conscious? Of the things you think, say and do? Are you aware of the emotions you feel, like when you’re angry, sad or happy? Being conscious basically means being aware, aware of every move and thought you have. Aware of what you’re gonna do next, what you want to do in your life. Being aware of yourself and what your Heart wants to do. I feel like a lot of people aren’t aware of themselves, aren’t aware that they are these awesome beings called humans that c

Today is unlike any other, it is unique to this point in time and space. The reality of this always brings to mind the quote, “Carpe Diem”. This quote actually means so much more than just, seize the day, it means to sense this fact, to enjoy it, and yes of course to make use of the gift that is this day.

I read about a man who had trouble with faith… not “religious” faith but faith in himself, his purpose and where he was in his life – career, finances, status etc… Each day he would worry that he would not achieve the milestone goals he perceived were valuable based on his beliefs. His beliefs about what you should achieve and what you should own at a given time in your life. His worry was constant and caused sleeplessness and even digestive issues.

December 21st, 2012 is upon us! We have heard quite an assortment of predictions, ideas, fears, hopes, and wishes throughout the year about the end of the Mayan calendar—from doomsday to collective enlightenment and everything in between. The diversity of opinions about this day not only shows the variety of souls inca ated on the planet at this time, but also the array of voices inside each one of us.

Are you living the life your soul longs to live? Do you feel a sense of great fulfillment when you look back at your accomplishments? Do you feel excited about your future and what's in store for you? Many people today live with a level of low-grade anxiety in the background of their lives. We become so accustomed to this anxiety, it becomes the "norm" and is barely even recognized. Others feel a stronger sense of anxiety, but are out of touch as to why they feel it.

What will YOU be grateful for on Thanksgiving DAY? Let’s see ……… ARIES: You’ll be truly grateful IF you don’t try to do EVERYTHING and see EVERYONE on this one day. As the warrior of the zodiac usually you are able to leap tall buildings in a single bound while jumping right over the river and the woods as well. On this holiday though you will find far more satisfaction and fulfillment during the quiet times so plan accordingly. Philosophy is your friend today so do something to feed your soul before you put one morsel in your mouth!

Are you someone who moves a lot, changes jobs on a regular basis, cannot stay in a long term relationship or generally creates change in your world to feel good? We’ve learned through our lives that the way to feel happy is to find something or someone out in the world who can do that for us. Eventually we discover that this doesn’t work very well and that no matter how much retail therapy, how many friends, how great our partner is, we still don’t feel the way we want to.

From the minute to the mammoth, order emerges spontaneously in the Universe. The natural state of things is to pull everything toward patterns. It works a lot like a magnetic field. If you put a magnet under a glass table and move it around, iron filings scattered on top of the glass line up in patterns. Without any direct interference or manipulation, order emerges quite naturally as a result of the influence of the magnetic field.

With the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives, we can often find ourselves yearning for a quieter, simpler way of living. If your life has come to resemble an endless race to the finish line with no spare minutes, take a look at the suggestions below to bring a greater sense of calm and simplicity back into your life.

By Linney Elder In this fast paced life filled with distractions and commitments we often find it is often difficult to stay conscious and mindful. We are in such a hurry some days and time pressures often force us to think on our feet, without consideration of the possible and often probably outcome. Here are some ...

Overcoming physical, emotional and even sexual abuse can be a life-long struggle. The effects of these traumas reach into every aspect of the victim’s life and ability to see them as valuable, lovable, respectable and HAPPY. I know this because I am one of them.

I have written a book, which should be out in the next few months. In it I share a story regarding the beginning of human kind, which I have alluded to in some of my Fifth Elements. It’s a story that elicits deep compassion for our species as we are a people divided within. This is not to say that we can’t function, enjoy our lives, make some progress spiritually and even love. We can do all of these things to varying degrees, even without any conscious connection to ourselves.

Have you serviced your vehicle yet? Yesterday my client told me she just went to service her car in the early morning before joining the SRT class. She told me it is essential to service the car regularly and on time since she frequently travels long distance. I think it is a smart move and decision to prevent any unforeseen events such as a car break down, towing, car spare part replacement, and unnecessary time and cost expenditure.

When things are going exactly as planned, it is easy to be happy but there will be many times when an unexpected obstacle will flip you on your back. Obstacles are great because they teach us about our limitations and potential blind spots. But again, that's just me seeing the positive side of everything and there really is a magical formula to doing this every time you think things are not going as planned, think again (please). We all know or have been that person grumblin

Basically, subliminal messages are words or pictures that are recorded or can be recognized by the subconscious mind but cannot be experienced by the conscious mind. Even though these messages were specifically initially designed to be used for the purpose of market ploy, they are now being greatly adopted to improve the life of individuals. There are both the audio and the visual types of the subliminal messages. According to research that has been conducted by various inter

After an hour delay waiting for the plane to arrive in San Francisco, the anxious passengers rushing off to celebrate Christmas with their families finally boarded the crowded 747 for Chicago. Shortly after the push back the captain announced on the PA, "I'm sorry ladies and gentleman, we are having trouble with our positive bag match. We will need to search the baggage compartment to find the bag of the missing passenger." This caused another half hour delay.

By Linney Elder I was thinking about the years that I was involved in sailing yachts and how my life can be likened to some of those trips on the ocean. There were times when it was obvious that the elements were more in control than we were and that there was only so much we could do to ensure that we arrived home ...

Have you ever wondered if spirits are actually communicating with us? Have you wondered if they are actually trying to converse with us? Have you wondered what it would be like to know how a conversation with a spirit friend would work

Fear: It can be paralyzing, demoralizing. It can make you feel hopeless, powerless, a victim. But is fear really that powerful? Here is a quote to ponder: "Fear cannot take what you do not give it." ~Christopher Coan

How much clarity do you have? Have you found yourself in spaces of confusion? Have you wondered how to move into greater clarity?

Have you wondered about your soul’s level of enlightenment? We souls evolve in a predictable way, and the map for our journey is written within our very DNA. The evolutionary map is the chakra system. If you understand the essential meanings and messages embedded within each chakra, you’ll understand the evolutionary steps your soul takes on its way to remembering WHO YOU ARE.

Daily Spiritual Insight from the Story of The Little Prince It isn’t only children who expect gifts for the holiday season. Adults want to be catered to also and can be just as demanding as children. The issue when we have expectations of gifts of a particular nature, significance, or value is that we imagine the world revolves around us. We’re like the king on the first planet, really a tiny asteroid, the Little Prince visits after he leaves his own asteroid. The king is a symbol of the way we grandiosely want others to kowtow to us.

Here's the deal guys, our world is in a time of rapid change. Every single person here on Earth is affected by this change. Some may feel it or be more attuned to it than others. Some may easily go with the flow and others will be more resistant. Stop for a moment and truthfully acknowledge your current feelings about your life in general. If you could rate your happiness on a scale of 1 to 10, what number would you be? Are you a... * 1-2............miserable-nothing's going right?r

How conscious are you about what you eat? Do you really know what you are ingesting? Now at first thought, I am guessing that many will say that they are conscious. There are likely those that relate that to blessing or praying over their food. Then there are those that will say they are because they eat a raw vegan diet. Others will claim to be fully aware of the pesticides and the quality level of the food that they are ingesting. However, how many people really think about the energy of what they are ingesting and how that interacts with their own personal energy?

WAITING ON THE FUTURE TO BE HAPPYrn By: Mike Dailey rn“How much of human life is lost in waiting.” rn ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Life’s currency is measured and spent in time. Time, not money, is life’s true currency. If at the beginning of every day you were handed 1,440 dollar bills and told you could spend them all on anything you wanted, except at midnight they'd become non-negotiable and worthless, you would be careful what you spent the money on, and you’d be sure t

Has love come to mean something about who you are – your value, worth, security, identity, capability or loveableness? Is your identity tied to whether you are loved and needed? Is your value measured by how much you are loved or by who loves you? Are ‘in love’ with the person you hope they will be, the person you thought they were, the person they once were, the person you would like to change them into or the person you need them to be? How do you know if you have healthy love in your relationship?

An excerpt from the book What is Man. The title is not the title of the chapter. There is no past or future. Only the present. Having said that, let us make sense of that. We are individual consciousnesses emanating from one Source. Consciousness is immaterial, that is to say, consciousness is nonphysical and, not subject to time and space. It is a spiritual entity. Consciousness has no boundary and juncture. It is an Energy of Character, the nature or the Spirit of an Awareness.r

Do you get the sense that the things you would like to move forward with seem to be dragging, while the things you don’t necessarily want to deal with take a lot of your time and are slowing you down? Well, I don’t know about you, but to me it feels like this year is being a bit sleepy and hasn’t actually launched yet.

What are the things that hold you back in life? I bet you can name them immediately. Maybe it's one thing or person that is weighing your energy down, like a ball and chain locked tight around your ankle. Maybe it's your job or your boss, your relationship or your mother.

There has recently been a resurgence of the argument between those of a Religious bent and those who are more Secularist. When I was a kid it was purely a Science vs. Religion argument of Evolution vs Creationism, in recent years, the moderate religionists have re-framed the argument as Evolution vs Intelligent Design. As far as I can tell, Intelligent Design is basically Creationism expressed in such a way as not to refer to a specific religious character, the God of Abraham, Jesus and Mohammed.

“From the mouths of babes” the saying goes. I was reminded of this while interviewing David Sereda in Sedona a few days ago. He was telling us how his wife receives dreams of advanced mathematical formulas while having no understanding of what they mean. She is a surrogate, of sorts, for her massively intelligent husband who can then decipher the code and integrate it into his work.

What are your thoughts on the world today?

There are three things to remember during these turbulent days. The first is that we are eternal and no matter what happens we are safe as we return to Source. The second is that nobody can tell us what our truth is unless we allow them to. And thirdly, if we take the time to look within we will find the answers that we need. Why are these three things the most important right now? At this timing, Earth is experiencing an influx of energetic support for our collective evoluti

When we know of our Oneness with God and Law, what a great burden will be removed which otherwise would cause us to struggle in making a demonstration! The sense of opposition must forever be removed from the consciousness which perceives Unity. Instead of saying, “Here is a sick man to heal and I shall have to work hard on this case,” we should realize that there is nothing but concept in the Universe and, therefore, say, “I am going to conceive of this man as being absolut

What I want to introduce today is a practice that any two or more people can use. But for the sake of clarity, I will set it in the context of a couple. I learned this from Michael Brown, the author of the Namaste books The Presence Process and Alchemy of the Heart. It is a simple but powerful procedure for resolving difficult issues or going through tense times.

I spent all of my teenage years studying to be a De La Salle brother. This was a Christian teaching order which became my home for most of my young life. I used to go home to my family during the Christmas holidays and the summer months only to return for further training on entering the De La Salle Order of Brothers. My intention was to teach in Africa and to empower the African children about the power of love. As all through my earlier years, there were promptings coming f

What lies on the other side of your fear? I invite you to consider the possibility that the life of your dreams lies there. For so long, I stayed stuck within the limiting mental constructs of fear. My fear gave me every excuse to stay in a place that didn't make me truly happy. I was scared to make a change, scared of the unknown, scared I didn't have the skills, knowledge or money to take the proper actions, scared that if I tried, I would fall flat on my face, alone and unsupported by the Universe. So, stuck I stayed. Not to mention unfulfilled...and unhappy.

Daily Insight from the Story of The Little Prince How greatly do you suppose the world, the country you live in, or even your local community values you? We like to live in the illusion that we are important to others, perhaps even almost indispensable. The other evening I watched a movie about Sir Winston Churchill, whose destiny it was to take the Western world through World War II and keep us from the Nazi jackboot.

Do you feel that there is a connection between church or religion and government? Have they always been joined at the hip in one way or another? Have you noticed any common ties between government and religion?

Oct. 2, is my late mother’s birthday. She died suddenly in 1998 from complications following a respiratory arrest. She was 65. Ten years earlier, my younger sister died in a car accident at age 23. I dedicate this piece to both of them, two of the people I loved most in this world and who taught me never to schedule what matters for someday. "Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero. Seize today, and put as little trust as you can in the morrow." - Horace You could say 1988

When it comes to personal growth, at the very time life feels most threatening—as if it’s perhaps even about to sink our ship—instead of seeing it as our enemy, we need to trust it. It may seem crazy, but I have seen over the years how there is an incredible wisdom in the way life has brought to the fore each of the aspects of my life that have asked me to grow. It isn’t just that we rise to the challenge, no matter what life throws at us. Disaster always challenges us to re-personalize—to become more than we have known ourselves to be.

I have a really stupid question for you, would you rather be pinched or punched? Of course, the obvious answer is that you would rather get pinched. Being punched is perhaps ten times more painful. Also, by getting punched you can get certain injuries like a black eye, busted lip, or a broken bone. You don’t need to worry because there is a method to my madness. I asked that question because so many people are getting punched, because they are unaware that they have a choice

Are you setting your intention to get a new CLS Mercedes Benz Sedan? Are you changing your vibrations to lose weight and get back in shape, but just inhaled a whole bag of chocolate chip cookies? Are you putting out your intentions to get a six-figure income, when you only have a high school diploma? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you have been sucked in to a get rich quick scheme. Only now it should be officially called, get results quick scheme. So is the

How happy are you in your everyday life? In the television miniseries The Impressionists, which is fascinating viewing, someone comments about one of the artists that he sounds happy. The other responds that he doesn’t think happy is on his palette. How about you—is happy on your palette? We’re not talking about the pursuit of happiness, which hordes of us are engaged in. When we pursue happiness what we achieve never lasts long. A new job, a new love in our life, a new home—all of these bring only a temporary experience of happiness.

Marriage is not just the act of two people who love each other making their relationship public and permanent. Marriage is the promise of two people to enter into a bond (with the intention that it will last until death) which will constantly require growth from both parties in order to stay intact. For many reasons, marriage in this day and age is increasingly cut short by divorce. Couples often venture into marriage with the illusion that their relationship and feelings for each other will never change. But relationships are a dynamic, mutable force.