Spiritual Growth Articles

The effective use of personal energy is something we are never taught when we are growing up, yet it can make all the difference both in our personal success as well as the business success in our life. Emily, during a recent retreat at Epona Ridge, had an opportunity to work with Cierba who is the beautiful lead mare in our herd. Emily wanted to enjoy her life more and felt that if she could understand why she was runing into so many brick walls, both in communication at work and also at home with her husband, that she could make things better.

I thought I was watching a cop drama on television for a moment this morning. I looked out my front door and standing in my yard were several deputies from the Sheriff’s Department with shotguns, hiding behind our trees. At least five of their cars surrounded our street. “What in the world is going on?” was all I could think. This wasn’t some cop drama on TV. This was my neighborhood. We live on a golf course in a quiet gated community with beautiful manicured lawns and an abundance of wildlife and greenery. That scene was just the beginning.

“My Lives with Lucifer, Satan, Hitler and Jesus,” by Kim Michaels is an inspirational and encouraging book with a revolutionary, unique concept beyond imagination. It includes such spiritual concepts as karma, choices and consequences, and sensitivity and consciousness, which are described deeply and using detailed examples. The author provides a thoughtful explanation of the law of free will, the free will from Lucifer’s and ascendant masters’ points of view. The second death (spiritual death) concept is stated and explained in depth.

Are you ready to get closer to God? Are you ready to start listening to his words of wisdom? Are you ready to discover the magic of faith? If you are like me there have been periods in your life when you wished you had more faith to help you cope with the troubles of our time. It doesn't ...

It is summer again. A struggle is taking place between those who want so support the downtrodden and help uplift the whole society, and those who want to grab everything for themselves and people who are like them while destroying all others. I think that this has been the primary battle on Earth since the beginning of the age of the human being. There have been forces that wanted to bless people and make those who were blessed be a blessing to everyone in which they came in contact vs.

Purpose is a pretty big deal. In the context of life, purpose matters. Our purpose is the answer to the age-old question, "Why are we here?" When we find ourselves wondering what difference our lives make or even why we were born, our purpose is the reason. We each were created and came to ...

What does it mean to live a fulfilled life? As we look around there seem to be so many pictures of what this actually means. We can see good pictures of a happy family and successful career to pictures of being wealthy and having all kinds of toys like fast cars, a hot partner, and the latest gizmo. So how can one actually measure to see if one is living or is on track to live a fulfilled life. There are 3 things in our lives that we can look at to begin to access our lives.

Which aspect of the Goddess of Love do you most identify with? Is it Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty? Or perhaps Lilith, the Primal Goddess? Or do you see yourself more as the Sacred Prostitute, Courtesan or Sexual Healer? The Goddesses of Love have many names for they represent a side of the Divine Feminine that depicts women’s sensual and sexual natures. These goddess archetypes have often been seen from a very narrow point of view. The mythology of any culture always reflects the values of that culture and so do the pantheon of gods and goddesses that are created.

In our chaotic modern society, most people spend their entire life in a past that no longer exists or a future that may never be real. Regret, anxiety, and displacement through fantasy are the norm in most cultures at the time of this writing. The result is rampant stress-related illness and death, a soaring suicide and depression rate, and the widespread feelings of loss and disconnection so many people can relate to. But take heart in knowing that life absolutely does not need to be this way on either the individual or collective levels!

When I was a child, faith was a dirty word to me. It wasn’t that anyone told me it was bad, it’s just the associatio I had created about it. I grew up in a multicultural home, complete with a Channamus Tree for the holidays. One side of the family was Jewish, the other Christian, and both sides were relatively open-minded and non-traditional. My family was spiritual, to a degree, but certainly not religious. Throughout elementary school I was the only “Jewish” kid in a school full of Christians.

Everyone wants to lose weight, it seems; but, based on statistics, nobody seems to know how to do it. Over two-thirds of all Americans are overweight; and over 100-millio Americans - one-third of the population - is actually considered, "obese." The only thing growing faster tha America's ...

What happens when you are gripped in fear and anxiety with no idea how to get out? It can be easy to feel trapped in those heavy feelings for days, weeks and for some people even decades... But it doesn't have to be this way! If you find yourself in a situation where you feel gripped by fear or anxiety: Remember To Breathe! It is your most valuable asset and it's also free! You have an in built mechanism to reset your nervous system and change the direction of your thoughts in a matter of seconds.

Becoming an adult is a sorting out process. We put away the aspects of ego that no longer serve us, and we nurture those aspects that do serve us. At one point in my life I put away sarcasm. I thought it was humorous and fun, but it was hurtful to other people. In the past, sarcastic comments easily came to mind and then out of my mouth.

www.OptimizeInstitute.com www.WorkplacePeopleSkills.com www.TamingTenseTeams.com Negotiation is a fact of life. Little children learn about it early. You did, too. Were you effective? Are you now? Do you want to improve your abilities? Feel better about both the outcome and yourself when ...

Some of you have heard of me and others have met with me. My name is Maitreya and I am often referred to as Ascended Master. Please understand that I title myself only as Maitreya.

IMAGINE THAT YOUR LIFE WERE A MOVIE CREATED BY AN INFINITE FILMMAKER AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU COULD EVER WISH, DREAM OR HOPE FOR BECAME A PART OF THAT MOVIE. NOW IMAGINE THAT THIS IS NOT YOUR IMAGINATION BUT YOUR REALITY. WHAT WOULD YOUR LIFE LOOK LIKE?

Someone wrote to me asking ‘how do you stay strong, hold onto faith and hear your inner voice when life presents you with challenges?’ It is a question many people struggle with myself included, when ’stuff’ happens it is difficult to hang onto the belief this too shall pass and everything will be okay. I wish I could say I possessed a magic wand which would make all the bad things better or disappear but I don’t, all I can offer is a few humble words that may help you through the process.

How to harness and manage the ego into its rightful place, using it as the tool it was meant to be. “I did it! I finally had the courage and saw it through. I never thought I could. It worked! I can’t believe it worked!”

Reaching 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 ... Reaching 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

Israel, Israel, Israel! Will they ever get it? Will they ever figure out that God wants to be their only King? That they can fully trust in Him for all their nation’s needs? First Samuel 8 is indeed a sad commentary on the level of trust Israel places in God. If it’s a king they want, it’s a king they will get and will be sadder for it in the end. Here is a Bible story that your children must learn. Hopefully, it will inspire them to place God as the King of kings and Lord of lords in their own lives.

I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become. This is one of my favourite sayings, because we have all experienced pain, grief, suffering and struggles at some stage in our formative years. Very often, the challenges that were presented to us were a direct reflection of the pain and suffering our parent figures went through themselves, or at least an expression of it.

The awareness of the importance of energy as a factor in human health goes back to ancient tradition. The healers of old knew that the body was the true healer and that they were only facilitators. They used available herbs and, together with their knowledge of human energy and the psyche, were able to provide comfort, facilitate healing, and prevent illness. They deeply understood that the body lives within and responds to the psyche. Although this way of healing has been practiced throughout history, in recent times it has all but been suppressed.

It was 7:10 AM. The clock radio filled my bedroom with the sounds of Morning Edition from National Public Radio. I was roused from my sleep. As I lay in bed and listened, I learned of the events that continued to unfold in Japan following the earthquakes and tsunami.

Avatar - the concept of Avaatar in Hinduism (manifest God)... does it hold good? From times immemorial it has been a standard practice in Hinduism to accept the existence of Avatar. But who is an Avatar... is Avatar manifest God himself or a human being who assumes significant spiritual powers that the humanity starts considering one an Avatar. In the present Kali Yuga everyone is awaiting with abated breath the advent of the Avatar of the era... the coming of Bhagwan Kalki.

When it comes to pain you have a choice. How you react to pain can make it your enemy or your friend. So it might be a good idea to take a look at the way you view pain and what meanings you give to whatever is happening in your body. What is it about the pain that you find yourself focusing ...

The difference between self-improvement and self- transformation is one of scale. Self-improvement isnconstructive 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 ...

There are three ete al Universal Laws that, when understood and deliberately applied, will bring about the joyous freedom of creating your own life experience as you want it to be. The first of these laws is the Law of Attraction. It is the most powerful law in the Universe and affects everything that exists at all times. It is the basis of all manifestations. The second law is the Law of Deliberate Creation. Your beliefs and expectations create your life experiences and if your thoughts are not applied deliberately, your reality will be created by default.

Today, in my workbook practice of A Course in Miracles, lesson 281 resonated to the core of my being with an astounding feeling of truth. Lesson 281 states “I can be hurt by nothing but my thoughts.” As the sentence finished the whirling sense of truth began to fill my mind. The course teaches us that we have never left our home in God we just think we have and our thought of this has created the dream we see with our eyes. Each time I believe that someone, something, some event or some issue is causing me pain, I am not thinking about the truth of my Self; I have never left my home in God.r

When you blame you are usually fearful, angry or hurt. Blaming robs you of your ability to think clearly. Emotional awareness is the key to freeing yourself from the restrictions made by blaming.

What creates pleasure is a very interesting question. After doing research on the subject I discovered that the brain is our largest pleasure centers. Now I knew this before but what I did not know was that the pleasure center in our brain lets us know when something is enjoyable and reinforces the desire for us to perform the same pleasurable action again and again.

Those of us who study the Toltec spiritual path recognize that the function of the human mind is to dream. Most of us associate dreaming with the activity we engage in at night and consider ourselves awake during the day. However this is far from the truth for Toltecs! To be awake for us means ...

Subjects: Ashtar Sheran: • Journey to the Mother Ship • Initiation for Easier Travel Kryon: • The Clear Intention for the Golden Age * * * With the words OMAR TA SATT I greet you, Adonai Ashtar Sheran, in the complete love of peace, of joy and of power. Energy currents from the divine Reality are flowing to you and Ashtar Sheran wants to invite you to follow these energy currents with some of your aspects.

Today my husband and I had the opportunity to experience Braco in Seattle at one of his gazing sessions. We drove just 5 minutes from our home to the Center for Spiritual Living who is hosting the program. The auditorium was filled with people who traveled near and far to be with Braco in Seattle. The producer of the program gave us a brief background of Braco, what the gazing session was about, what it was not about. Then she showed a film clip of Braco and individuals who shared their experience of his gazing.

Spiritual Growth author motivated from a spiritual awakening. Active member at an Eastern Orthodox House Of Hospitality, Cleveland, Ohio, working with seminarians and learning. Blogs have been published at Ezine Articles and at www.ohiocitypower.net and the website is listed on the Technorati directory. Also authored the standard procedures for an Orthodox Monastery. Please visit my website about finding more meaning in life at http://albertwagner.blogspot.com and add any comments.

If traditional dating has not served you well in the past it is probably because you have been following the mainstream and operating by default. If you are ready for more positive experiences, it may be time for you to consider taking a different approach.

Let me start with a quote from Montaigne:Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee. For me at least, and I suspect for you, it is easier to understand how being pulled back into the past robs us of this moment, than to understand how our mad dash into the future can compromise us even more.

© Copyright Arthur Levine 2006 Ten Magical Keys To Finding Your Faith I have a Magic Genie friend named Glorious. He has taught me a lot about finding my faith. Glorious has revealed to me 99 Magical Keys to finding faith. In a spirit of kindness and caring that Glorious has instilled in me, ...

The Christmas Spirit is upon us now. I can feel it! There is so much going on this year in our world, in our country, in our own little lives. There is lack, a "seeming" lack of resources - International resources, natures resources, and our own personal finances. In truth, there is TOTAL abundance in our world. Nature just keeps on giving as it seems people do too.

There are many theories about self-esteem, but, really, the only one that matters is: yours. What makes you feel great? Because that is your route to finding your own self esteem. Sometimes all it takes is one success to make us believe in ourselves. What if you don’t have that success? Find ...

When we look at this question, I would imagine that we think we know a lot about the subject. After some consideration, however, I believe we would find out that we know less than what we think we do. This is because have been sold a myth by the cinema and television industries about love, and how it should be. We chase an ideal, and always end up with a disappointing human.

By now you may have you heard about the startling breakthroughs in brain science that have turned our ideas about how the brain works upside down. For years we were told that we were born with all the brain cells we would ever have. If we lost one it was gone and would never be replaced. Wrong! Exciting New Breakthroughs in Brain Science In the last few years as brain imagery studies became available scientists have made a startling discovery. Our central nervous system is actually very flexible and dynamic.

Most people believe that money gets the world go round. So did I… until my life changed in a way that things stopped being the way they used to be and started to change in ways that, at the time seemed harsh, difficult… even unfair… … and then I decided to look for the gift in my present time. It was one day that I was happily reading my metaphysical books that I so much love and, as usual, taking in new concepts… when I came to a thought that said something along the line of: “In the seed of the intention is wrapped the result of an action”.

Peace is something we choose. At any given moment we may choose peace or conflict; peace or struggle. The moment you find yourself angry, upset, or stressing, you can choose peace. There is a beautiful verse from A Course in Miracles that reads: "I could choose peace instead of this." The ...

Healing Power of Touch Healing Power of Touch is the second of several articles on Reiki Healing. My intention is to show how powerful this ancient Japanese energy medicine is as a hands-on healing tool for facilitating balance and wholeness in the body. As a Reiki Master Healer and Intuitive Reader these Reiki Healing case studies are from my experiences with my clients. Sacred Temple

When I was younger I thought that making money was all that counted. I was making my way through college and graduate school with plans to begin to save, invest, become a millionaire by 30 and then live the life. This never happened. On the way I had a motorcycle accident that almost killed me. This sent me on a spiritual search for many years.

Letting go and allowing God is a powerful intention that reminds me to surrender to Source. It may seem like a simple message but it isn't easy to live it. It helps to bring awareness to the intention of letting go and allowing God. Moment to moment each day I need to remember this simple jewel for self discovery. With consciousness I can catch myself when I try to control people, situations and things in my life. Once I see what I am doing I can choose the path of letting go and allowing God once again. This is a continual process one day at a time. Put God in the Driver's Seat

Past Life: Wanting to know who I was in my Past Life? Before we tread into the domain of Past Life... we need to understand the present and the future carefully. Before indulging in our Past Life we also need to know the purpose of life journey as a whole. Starting from the beginning... in the chronological order as the evolution took place... we shall find that we started the journey as an Amoeba (single cell formation)... this was the first manifestation which occurred in t

Most people don't even know they're doing it. Throughout the course of normal conversation, they bombard themselves with negative self-talk. Even people who are aware of the power of their words seem to miss some of the most commonly used derogatory comments that are made towards ourselves in ...

I was reflecting today how some people go through life and seem to upset everyone around them, and others offend very few people. There comes a point in your journey of spiritual growth that you need to start taking responsibility for your reactions. For example, when someone does upset or offend me it is because I allow them to.

Inside all of us is a wealth of untapped potential far beyond our own imaginations and belief. There are hidden gems just waiting to be discovered, explored and excavated. God put us on this planet to not just breathe, but to serve Him by serving others. It is difficult to help others if we ourselves have not developed or expanded into the magnanimous, dynamic beings that we were created to be.