Consciousness and Awareness Articles

There are a lot of teachings out there about how to manifest what we desire in our lives. And it’s so easy to get caught up in it all and want to be able to manifest, but it doesn’t always work the way we want it and we often find ourselves wondering what went wrong and why we still don’t have the life we want. Desire is a tricky thing. And we can sometimes confuse desire with neediness. We want something so badly that we forget to let it go so that the universe can do its work. That’s neediness.

Dear Lord how cute were those toddlers on IDOL in their prom outfits last night. BUT how much cuter is Tim McGraw…and what about that Steven Tyler gettin’ all up in it? But, by far, the most fun I’ve had with ANY show this season (yes harpy housewives….MORE fun than watching you!) was when the boys did their homage to TOM JONES and then he came out on stage looking exactly the same as he did in his white Elvis hip huggers and black blouses a million and three years ago!

The Astral Bodyr The astral body is said to be a transitional bridge between the soul and the physical body. Plato originally introduced the idea but it has been picked up and developed by many philosophers, theologians and parapsychologists over the intervening centuries. It is the astral body that leaves the physical body when a person dies taking the soul with it and, perhaps, explaining out of body experiences, dreams, imagination, visions and hallucinations. Usually it w

We already understand that having the desire is the first step in deliberate creation. What we tend to struggle with is allowing our desires to flow to us. We get so caught up in the "how", we don't allow ourselves to be guided and "go with the flow". Let's face it; we weren't raised with the concept of allowing. We live in a society that is action oriented and if we're not taking action, we're labeled as lazy or directionless in the eyes of society. We're taught that life is meant to be a struggle...that we have to scratch and claw our way to the life we want.

The Spiritual Warrior In the best selling book The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz gives four principles to practice in order to create love and happiness in your life. Adopting and committing to these agreements is simple. Actually living and keeping these four agreements can be one of the hardest things you will ever do. It can also be one of the most life changing things you will ever do. As you practice living these four practices your life will dramatically change. In

“It’s really quite shocking now that I see it. Here I am, a grown woman, behaving like a lost little child.” “The way you phrased what you just said is important,” I responded. “You’ve been acting as though you were a child. But you’re not a child.” “No, I’m a mother with three children of my own. But I do have a wounded inner child. At least, that’s what I’ve read.” “That’s certainly what some would tell you. They’d encourage you to take care of this little child that’s been so wounded.” “You’re suggesting I don’t have a ‘wounded inner child?’”

What is your life goal? Do you even have one, or are you still trying to figure out who you are and why you’re here? Ultimately, it doesn’t really matter because you’re here now, so make something great out of the life you’ve been given. So many people keep asking the wrong questions which is why they never arrive at the right ones. Begin with the end in mind. Based on that principal, what is it that you’d like to accomplish in this life? How do you want to leave this earth, full of regret and remorse, or satisfied and fulfilled?

If you think your life is lousy, believe one thing first: you can make your life a pleasure to live. It just calls for a change in mindset, which takes a bit of mental work until the job’s done. Let’s dive right into the subject… You probably think you life is miserable because nothing is going well with you. Do you know how you reached the “nothing is going well with you” opinion? By judging the key events of your life, deciding that each one had a bad outcome and then averaging all those decisions.

As fate and karma would have it, I attended the 1995 Kumbha Mela festival in India, where Babaji appeared to me. This Mela was the ardh or six-year festival, with only ten million sadhu, holy men and spiritual seekers in attendance, compared to the twelve-year cycle Maha Kumbha Mela that often reaches even greater numbers, like up to seventy million souls. It is believed that this Kumbha Mela has been going on as far back as nearly 3500 BC. To even be here, is the equivalent of a thousand other pilgrimages!

There are basically two main powerful emotions that humans can experience and those are fear and love. All the others emotions are just sub-groups based upon fear and love. However it is only love that is the basis for all creation. Everything we do is coming from these two emotions. We are at all times thinking, speaking and acting from one of these powerful emotions. Love and fear are the only emotions we are able to communicate and connect with. For example, on love's side there is harmony, understanding, compassion, joy, peace, happiness, forgiveness etc.

Have you ever come to a point where you feel like everything you learned wasn’t true? Have you wondered about all that “well-intentioned” guidance along the way? Have you ever came to a point where you wondered who you really were?

As we sense an ending in our lives, it is normal to feel a certain amount of grief and a bit of anxiety for what may come. Afterall, we're about to step into "unknown territory" and that can be a daunting prospect. Moving out of what had become our comfort zone can be a challenge but life changes all the time. We either go with the flow or resist the change and stay stuck where we are.

Being happy is my message for you today. It seems so simple but yet so hard sometimes to keep that happy feeling. You might ask, “Why wouldn’t someone be happy, what is going on in a person’s life that would create otherwise”? Well, grouchiness can arise for us because of our mind set. What are we thinking about most of the time? Are we thinking happy and loving thoughts no matter what is going on in our lives and around us? Probably not! We have a tendency to continue to think about the unfavorable things in our lives more than we think about the good things in our lives.

Let’s face some facts. We have made tremendous progress in reducing the torments of discrimination and isolation and oppression as results of racism. However, there is still a very long way to go. We are still imprisoned more often, less well educated, dying faster, more underemployed, more financially compromised and more stressed out than our white counterparts in these United States of America.

What are psychic abilities? Simply put, it is the ability to perceive, receive, or transfer energy and thought without the physical use of your 5 basic senses. Some call these abilities gifts and others call them curses. I suppose it’s all in the way you discovered them, how much control you have over them, and in how people treat you in regards to them.

As much as DR. Phil uses this line, it really is the perfect question to ask in this situation. As men we tend to have a "Fight or Flight" response to many of our challenges, conflicts and pressures. In fact, many of our reactions are on auto pilot and we are hardly aware we are doing it until we are knee deep in the crap we created.

Today’s article is about the second of the yogic principles to follow in Niyama, Santosha, that is inner peace or equanimity of mind. Inner peace is a powerful state of being but requires the development of certain mental attitudes. If you keep your attention absorbed in the ups and downs of life, always worrying about something missing or striving to attain desired situations, your life will be filled with the turmoil and disruption of the need to acquire and the fear of loss.

You have to believe (!!) that you deserve what you are NOW going to manifest. So, once you get clear on what you are going to do with your new found fat stack, you will start to chant the following: (Phonetically first and then actual spelling) Om Shreem Maha Lockschmee Sva ha OM SHRIM MAHA LAKSMI SVAHA Start out be reciting as many times a day as you can but work your way up to 108 times. I use a mala for these purposes but you can certainly count on your fingers or use any other tool that will help you keep an accurate count.

When Jesus said to the man, “Stretch forth thine hand,” He undoubtedly saw a perfect hand. Did he see the without or the within as being perfect? If everything is mental, and if he saw an imperfect hand instead of a perfect one, no good result could have come through His seeing, according to the law of cause and effect. This is true of all demonstration in healing. A practitioner does not treat a sick man; if he does, he not only will not heal him, but he might become sick h

The integration of self-understanding and love of others is a powerful interface. It is a required journey for every human being regardless of occupation, economic status or belief system. Practicing self awareness, leads to consciousness, the proper awareness outside of one’s true self. This dynamic practice empowers it’s practitioners to fully embrace joy and purpose beyond task and obligation. It mitigates painful thoughts and emotions.

Intense energies are upon us again as the Autumn Equinox is beginning tonight. The Equinox brings with it the start of another powerful eclipse season. Our planet Pluto is playing an usually big part of this intensity this round and we will be experiencing its influence, no doubt.

Okay, so, I’ve already said quite enough about what we can expect the next couple/few days what with a dynamic and problematic T-Square baring both teeth and ill will. An angry and assertive red planet will be squaring off against unpredictable Uranus and uber power Pluto practically begging you to think very very VERY carefully, especially before you speak (or text or email or smoke signal.)

It’s so easy for us humans to get bogged down in the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves, which are mostly not good stories. Our mental chatter goes round and round about how inadequate we are, how much we mess up, how we aren’t as good as someone else is, how we ought to be better, ought to do better. All of this dismal self-chatter stops us living fully. Positive thinking is supposed to combat this negativity. But it works only to a limited degree. It never really cures us of our self-deprecating self-talk.

How often do we truly accept what is? We can all probably think of many instances during our day when we do not accept what is. From our hair not going the way we want to getting stuck in traffic and being late for work. Why can we not accept what is? Usually, non-acceptance is accompanied by judgment. Because we are always searching for happiness, love, peace, and contentment in our lives we are always finding ways to control what happens. Because we have certain beliefs, we are always looking for ways to support those beliefs.

It is time for people to open their eyes and step into reality instead of continuing to walk around in a cloudy fog. I think people tend to put their hands up and close their ears when a little bit of fear is triggered in them. It’s just like a kid who is angry with his little friend and holds his hands over his ears as he repeats, “I can’t hear you, I can’t hear you.” Are you brave enough to open your eyes and ears about this truth and have the courage to face your own fears?

I awoke early this morning even though the night before had been a late retiring. The darkness was like a cool blanket as I sat with myself by the living room window. Morning’s light crept ever so slowly to silhouette the mountain rim. The bird song choruses began one voice at a time until there was a frenzy of sound.

In keeping with the natural cycles of our planet, Spring is the time of the year to seed our intentions so that they grow and manifest during Autumn's harvest. The Cosmological lineup in Aries since the Spring Equinox has been compelling our thoughts and feelings to focus on self, the 'I AM' (Aries) essence, expression and purpose of our authentic self. With Mercury turning direct in Aries on April 23, we can now move forward, anchor and nourish the seeds of our new future.

Many of us conceptualize “struggle” as “bad.” In our limited view, we consider that to struggle means to be in pain, and that to be in pain is bad. But it is exactly this reasoning that has caused so many of us to fall repeatedly into cycles of struggle recreation (often called self-defeating behavior patterns): to avoid struggle is to short-circuit a natural and necessary growth process, keeping us in a “Groundhog Day”[1] pattern of personal and relational problems. How can we resolve this dilemma?

I remember many years back a counselor I was seeing asked me what I was doing for my birthday? In those days, my life was so busy, I scheduled almost every waking hour. I listed the activities that I had scheduled feeling in a celebratory mood. He asked me a question that stopped me in my tracks, “Linda, who is your life about?” My mind slowed to a ‘hum’ as I felt that question settle in for a moment.

Physically none of us are the same, even identical twins are never identical physically. However, two can spiritually be identical. Two conscious beings can have an identical conscience. Consciousness is life_it is the awareness of being. The magnitude of the consciousness is proportional to the awareness of the consciousness; and greater the intensity of the consciousness, greater it's Self–consciousness. To be self conscious is to be conscious of consciousness itself. And greater the 'self conscious', greater it's consciousness of the universal consciousness–Life–God.r

Our thoughts create. When we believe something to be true, we send a strong energetic “signal” out into the universe, which attracts more of that vibration, bringing it back to us. Every thought we think is based on our predominant beliefs, conscious or unconscious. Becoming aware in the present moment is one of the most significant shifts we can make to transform our lives, individually and collectively. To understand why things are happening the way they are on the outs

His role in the landmark quantum physics film, What the Bleep Do We Know!?, made Dr. Joe Dispenza a metaphysical “rock star.” His groundbreaking mind/body connection work in the bestselling book, Evolve Your Brain, has earned him a reputation as one of the leading authorities on the interconnectedness of the brain, the mind, the body and consciousness. His ability to inspire and motivate audiences to re-think their futures has made him a much-sought-after international sp

5. You Don’t Accept What You’re Already Getting If you’re NOT accepting what you’re already getting in life – while also NOT using it to the greatest advantage possible – you’ll never open the doors through which serious synchronicity can arrive. This is because the universe only gives you what you actually need in the moment, not what your ego insists is required to advance. There’s a big difference between those two things, and plenty of Law of Attraction go

Three Levels of Healing The modern healing arena provides anyone seeking personal development and healing work a plethora of choices – all of which can add up to confusion. So which method or technique is best? Energy Healing? EFT? NLP? Theta Healing? Gestalt? Hypnosis? Voice Dialogue? Brennan Healing Science? Shamanism? The short answer is: none of them, all of them. It all depends on what you want to work with and the other important criteria, with whom you will work. The facilitator is as important as the method employed.

Our Inner Spiritual Musician Each moment is new and precious and unknown until it arrives. In this fall season, this time of transition, let it be time to harmonize our relationship with our innermost selves with our relationships in the world and our relationship to Spirit. We have the opportunity to not only pray in the traditional sense of the word, but to experience our lives as a living prayer. It is time to be the spiritual musicians of our lives.rnOne of best ways to c

Only a few years ago, most people would have scoffed at the notion that human beings are endowed with divine potential—and that by developing this potential we can play a part in bringing forth a new age of enlightenment. Students of esoteric wisdom know these things to be true, as do knowers from other traditions. But in the main, until recently, such ideas would have been brushed aside as new-age hokum. Then along came Dan Brown and his new bestseller, The Lost Symbol. In

The Tribe of Awakening Sovereignty is a Global Collective of Communities, Cooperative Businesses, Nonprofit Organizations, Sovereign Beings and Micro Nations choosing to embody Unconditional Love.

Directions From Our Deep Desires We Are All In This Life Together. We are inter-connected in such an infinite number of ways! Sometimes this may seem somewhat subtle yet at other times it is certainly quite clear. Of course I am aware that this is nothing that you didn’t know! Nevertheless the immense beauty of this truth invites it to be stated here once again! The artistry of life gives us all our own personal paths to travel; though, you never do know when your path may

rnHuman beings have got the most amazing capacity to fool themselves, whilst appearing to exercise great intelligence and achievements. It is none more obvious then when we call ourselves civilised. Firstly, what benchmark do we use to know that we are civilised and that that bunch of people over there is not? Does civilised mean wearing clothes, eating with metal instruments, driving a vehicle, worshiping a globally recognised God and not eating one’s enemy? When the colon

rnThrough the quickening and awaken astral centre of the spine, the subtle Kundaline often call the Serpent Force rises up through the body bringing the individual to a state of conscious of Knowing. This Knowing is achieved by communication with the soul. It is by achieving and understanding the soul qualities that all will ascend. The Ascension process takes time. It is the spiritual morality and love for Father Mother God and one another that is the corner stone for Ascens

Could I be more joyous!? Could you? I hope your answer, like mine, is, “Yes! I could have more Joy in my life!” You see, I know that there is no “cap” on joy, except as we put there for ourselves. Raising that “cap” or set-point is possible. When you do it, each time you do it, it is profound and powerful. I hope I never find my limit!

The argument has been something after this manner: The Ultimate Cause back of all things must be One, since Life cannot be divided against Itself; the Infinite must be One, for there could not be two Infinites. Whatever change takes place must take place within the One; but the One must be Changeless; for, being One and Only, It cannot change into anything but Itself. All seeming change, then, is really only the play of Life upo Itself; and all that happens must happen by an

rnThe concept of Christ consciousness is now becoming more and more into the main stream of self-development work. To try to define this concept would be foolish, but for those of you who are ready to explore, THE NEXT STEP is yours.rnThe loving voice of Christ consciousness awakens in us the spiritual powers that strengthen, uplift and redeems. Love and wisdom always go hand in hand together. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is the quickening of the spiritual nature which is r

There are people who think we ought to get rid of all talk about the crucifixion of Jesus in the 21st century—that it is a negative, unhelpful, even harmful image. Those who have moved away from Christianity point to how Christendom has even taught people to crucify themselves, put themselves down, subjecting their will to that of others, and actually to feel bad about themselves.

7. You Assume Thoughts Create Your Reality The Myth: Thoughts create our reality. All you have to do is think about something, and it will manifest into your life effortlessly! The Truth: Your thoughts don’t create your reality. Your actions do. Thought merely mitigates the process, and begins the series of causal steps leading to taking action, and then that action itself is what catalyzes the results you receive in life. Your cake doesn’t just mix all of its own ingredi

I borrow the title of this article from the book: Living with Intensity: Understanding the Sensitivity, Excitability, and Emotional Development of Gifted Children, Adolescents, and Adults – a collection of articles published by Susan Daniels and Michael Piechowski which offers us a great introduction to Dabrowski’s theories and their application throughout the lifespan of gifted individuals, a subject which is worth our attention.

Eastern medicine has taught for over 2500 years that feelings of health, happiness and meaning in life are associated with the free-flow and balance of life-force energy in body, mind and spirit. Our brain orchestrates and oversees this flow of life-force energy throughout our body, both consciously and unconsciously, to keep us healthy, active and alive. When our life-force energy is flowing freely and is in balance, we feel happy. When our life-force energy becomes blocked

Have you ever perceived life as a play, and what is happening behind the scenes as important as what is happening on stage? I am going to out on a limb by sharing a new perceptio I just received from a car accident Monday night February 27, 2012. If you do not agree, I honor your opinion. Yet this is my experience:

You have heard that it has been said, ‘you have to love yourself before you can love others’. And that, 'you must 'learn' to love yourself'. This is like saying, you have to learn to breathe for yourself. Love is the breath of life for the spirit, and loving is like breathing for the spirit. Anywhere on the planet, you breathe the same air to keep your body alive. But your body is not you. You are your spirit, and to live you must love like the body breathes naturally to live.r

The Positive Thinking Trap With a title as provocative as this, one could easily be forgiven for thinking that my purpose is to promote gloomy thoughts, a ‘realistic’ take on life and its events peppered with a generous dose of cynicism. Not at all. However, what alarms me is when personal development, affirmations and the belief that we create our own reality are peddled in ways that are superficial and lacking in any real meaning, or are used as a vehicle for avoiding what is abundantly visible – human suffering.