Spiritual Growth Articles

Achieving Astral Projection ove ight is as easy as going to bed. There are a few ingredients and three easy techniques you need to cook this up. Needless to mention, if you are an intermediate to expert level in the art of astral projection you might already know these ingredients. However, the hope of jotting this down is to provide a very simple recipe to allow anyone to achieve success literally ove ight. Ingredients List 1. First Ingredient: Everything requires an exchange of Energy

Why waste sexual energy when it can be transformed through yogic practices into ever changing continuous joy and bliss? Nearly everyone I know has no idea how truly awesome transmutation of conserved vital energy can be. Related to trantra, this spiritual approach to sexuality is, under the right conditions, most incredibly fulfilling. There is nothing more immensely satisfying and fulfilling than the transmutation of stored sexual energy.

Let’s talk about addiction…and more importantly, healing addiction. Whatever the addiction is, I recommend working with Archangel Raphael to heal the pattern in you that creates the addictive behavior. Archangel Raphael is the Angel that we can call on to help us heal cravings and ...

We've all encountered two-faced people at one time or another -- those individuals who smile in your face and act like your best friend, while they've got a knife poise at your back. They pretend to be your best buddy, only to try to use you, or to spread lies and gossip about you behind your back.

All of us have had the experience, I suspect, of feeling confused, paralyzed and overwhelmed by the circular turmoil over a decision in which the head and the heart simply don't agree and want two different things! it's painful when we find ourselves in an inner battle over a decision that must be made in our lives. The anxiety of being faced with a crossroad in life where a next decision must be made in order to move forward from this stopped, stuck place, is often tremendously stressful.

“False Daisy also known as Eclipta alba is a powerful healing herb that works great for liver and kidney disease, it’s healing for dermatitis and eczema, helps with cancer, promotes hair growth, and it’s a great antimicrobial agent… and it’s been used for thousands of years without side effects.”

According to Vedic astrology the planet Venus is measured the most distinguished planet in all the planets. Venus is given the name Shukra. Venus is a female planet which denotes semen, procreative fluids and hence fertility in a chart and it is generally known as the planet of love, romance and pleasure and it works very well in the life of the person if it is strong and well placed in the chart. According to the Vedic Astrology Venus have many roles, reaching from being an

Holding resentments against others is like swallowing poison and expecting the other person to get sick. We are only hurting ourselves. Often we hold resentments because we don't think the other person "deserves" to be forgiven. We seem to have the mistaken belief that somehow by holding the resentment we are hurting them, when in fact we are only hurting ourselves. Forgiveness does not mean we condone the other person's behavior, it just means we are releasing ourselves from the bondage that keeps us tied to them.

What has been called the “Lord’s Prayer” is perhaps the most widely repeated prayer on the planet. There are several versions of this prayer and what follows is the most common version along with a slight variation which is noted in parenthesis. The Latin version follows. Go to the web and ...

Platonic Relationship is an intimate relationship between man and woman without the romantic or sexual intimacy. The questions that normally arise whenever this topic is raised are: 1) Is it possible; and 2) what are the good and bad that come with it? Is it really possible

Recently I wrote about the signs and symptoms of being on the "fast track" to spiritual awakening. One of the signs of awakening is receiving "secret" messages from the universe (from spirit) that help point you in the right direction. Secret messages from the universe can be anything from an announcement on the radio that answers a specific question you've been asking, to a gripping conversation with a stranger.

Worldwide, political, economical, environmental and social events are taking place that are changing the way we think, feel and perceive our world as well as relate to one another. Change is in the air, on a collective and an individual level, both of which mirror one another.

As defined by the dictionary, fasting is the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food and in some cases drink, for a period of time History of Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough Fasting has been practiced by humans and animals since history began. It was really the only method for ...

Our ego has a lot of needs. It wants to be safe, it wants to be comfortable, it wants to be stimulated. But most of all it just wants to be appreciated. Appreciation is the deepest need of our ego- deeper even than love (at least what the ego thinks of as love). The ego craves appreciation and it will go to great lengths to find it from outside itself. If it isn't feeling appreciated in a job or in a relationship, it will soon start seeking a new job or a new relationship whe

Are you willing to commit the next 30-90 days to this prayer? Can you visualize yourself in the place of being with your soul mate? Are you ready to replace the negative self talk with positive thoughts, words, and actions that will attract your soul mate? Will you allow God to work through you and guide your life? If you have answered YES to these questions, then you are ready to receive your soul mate. You have decided to stop attracting troubled relationships, you have do

“Ridge Gourd also known as Luffa acutangula and Sponge Gourd, Turai, Turiya and Chinese Okra grows in Asia, Africa, India, China, Philippines, and the Middle East… plus it now grows in the US. Ridge Gourd is commonly used in Asian cooking and for healing many health problems. It’s great for constipation, lowering blood sugar, hypoglycemia, weight loss, boost the immune system, detoxing, helps with acne and many more challenges.”

About a year ago, I was talking to a friend of mine on the telephone. He had just experienced a big success in his career and wanted to brag. We had a great time cheering and laughing over his big moment. Then as we were wrapping up our phone call, he apologized for gloating to me. I blew it ...

Spiritual renewal in hard times is essential for well being in our spiritual journey. All around us each day, we face the negative side of life staring us in the face. Gas prices take us prisoner and a failing economy, devastating weather conditions, even television and movies saturate us with ...

Perceptive readers of my recent articles have probably noticed that I have hinted at an out-of-the-ordinary meeting of a man (a parent at my children's elementary school) as a sign of spiritual awakening. This is because this man happened to be my twin soul (sometimes also called "twin flame") and what's important about twin souls is they catalyze each other's spiritual growth and awakening. ("Catalyze" being his word.)

Many UFO's seen in our atmosphere are actually ships sent by advanced civilizations from higher spheres or worlds of vibration trying to initiate contact with our dimension. Bashar's world, "Essassani" is at a vibration rate varying between spirit and matter. Bashar claims to be an extraterrestrial "hybrid" from an ethereal solar system 500 light years away and 300 years into the future.

It is an acknowledged fact that we live in an artificial environement built around a confusion of ideas and ideals - a modern day 'Babylon.' However, peppered through all of our lives are Spiritual signposts that can guide us towards LIFE. These signposts are often mis-interpreted and ...

Like so many people on the internet I have tried a number of ways of making "big" money on the web and yes, I have made at least one bad investment. There is more than one money making formula out there. Some formulas are good and some not so good. God knows more than a little about financial prosperity and He desires the Christian to prosper. Let's see how to prosper financially God's way. Formula to a Relationship

It’s more then just a bad hair day. Truth is, you don’t even care how your hair looks because everything that can go wrong is going wrong. It’s not like you created the problems yourself and are having to fix your own mess. That’s easy enough to deal with. No, this is about those days when ...

What is the I Ching? There are so many ways to answer this one! The I Ching is the world's oldest oracle; it's a book of Chinese wisdom; it's the accumulated experience of over 2,500 years of diviners and sages, and beyond that of unimaginably ancient oral traditions; it's the voice that has ...

"Be the change that you wish to see in the world". Ghandi. There is much talk in the spiritual communities about how the world that I see outside of myself is a reflection of the world that is inside me. Part of the journey to peace, love, and happiness, is understanding that I am not always able to recognise my part in the creation of my life.

Sometimes you might run into a situation where it feels like your energy is just stuck. You know what you are supposed to do and you want to do it, but for some reason you just can’t. It may be that you’ve just hit a subconscious boundary or an energy block that you need to clean out.

When it comes to spiritual growth, there are internal and external obstacles we all face when achieving our goals. Internally we can deal with spiritual bondage and idols just to name a few. Also there are some external factors that hinder us from spiritual growth. Growing spiritually is no easy task. It certainly doesn't happen overnight and many believers are misunderstanding what spiritual growth is. For starters, growing spiritually is not becoming righteous. You were mad

I developed a terrible inferiority complex growing up, but not because I was ugly or had some physical defect. No, I had an alcoholic father that abused me with words that created in me very low self esteem. But one day that all began to change. I got saved. And God being the merciful person He is, began to help me overcome my inferiority complex and He also helped me to forgive those that had wronged me. He showed me how I could become the person I was created to be, an overcomer, not a loser.

Blueberry leaves are full of amazingly powerful antioxidant that will help a person become healthy. And this wonderful tea has great anti-inflammatory abilities, and it also helps with allergies and with type 2 diabetes. With studies going all the way back to 1927 showing how powerful blueberry leaves can be for healing. Thus we have a great tasting tea that can heal the body in many ways.

Ego is your self image. It is how you see yourself in relation to others and the world. Ego also includes the compulsion we feel to defend the image. The ego is not real. It is a concept, an idea. We have these thoughts and urges within us and we call it "ego". For something that is not real, the ego certainly gives us a lot of problems. The ego's role is to form and to protect the images you have of yourself. If you think you are a "good manager", then you will fight to protect that image whenever it seems threatened. If someone criticizes you, you will feel defensive.

How to detect angelic presence and distinguish between angels and spirit guides. Guardian Angels are assigned to us at birth and remain with us throughout our lifetime. An angel guide on the other hand is one that we can call upon for extra assistance. All of us can call upon many angels, in addition to our Guardian Angel, to help us in any situation. Their role is to steer us in the right direction, to reassure and to guide us once we request their help. They are not here to interfere in our life lessons but to help make our life’s journey an easier path to tread.

For some fifteen years now, the practice of Self Blessing has been the centerpiece of my personal spiritual practice as well as the many ceremonies and celebrations that I facilitate for others. When people are first introduced to the concept, they are often taken aback and suddenly shy. “Bless ...

"I have absolutely no fear of death. From my near-death research and my personal experiences, death is, in my judgment, simply a transition into another kind of reality." - Dr. Raymond Moody Most people fear death. Although we know that death is inevitable, there is often a difference between what we believe intellectually and what we experience emotionally. Why is this so? It would seem that such a universal experience could be met with acceptance. Instead, at least in American culture, we often think of death as a failure. Some people don’t even want to talk about it.

One of the first books I started with was Louise Hay’s “You Can Heal Your Life.” Within this book is a sort of diagnostic encyclopedia for many common and even uncommon dis-eases. What it had told me many years ago was that my blood clots were the result of closing down the ...

The Divine link between spiritual awakening and psychic development Ten years ago, while flying with my three young children, the oxygen masks suddenly dropped out of the overhead cabinets. Somehow, inexplicably, the cabin’s air system had malfunctioned. The masks—rubbery, unwelcome, unholy things—dangled before us. With difficulty, I got the masks on myself and my kids, my infant screaming as I pressed it over her face.

Negative thoughts eventually weaken if you don’t give them your attention. The problem is that some negative thoughts are difficult to ignore. Those are most likely to involve feelings, particularly fear. Any fearful thought is quite difficult to ignore because we generally believe our fearful thoughts help keep us safe. However, when we examine this belief—that our fearful thoughts help keep us safe—we see how very little truth there is to it. Most of our f

Last Friday, I attended something called the Spiritual Spa at the Carondelet Center in St. Paul. I was hoping to get some time to just relax, draw, journal, whatever. I ended up getting some of that and so much more Before lunch, we, the Spiritual Spa participants, were invited to collect ourselves in a room for a directed meditation by a nun from the Center. She told us about her idea of dusting off the old Beatitudes in the Bible and making them her own.

The Earth is Alive Is planet Earth a conscious living organism, much like us but on a grander scale? What if the Earth was experiencing its own life much like the way we experience ours?

Do you ever feel stuck? Or nothing seems to be going your way? Or your life situation is not as good as you'd like? Although there is no miracle pill you can take to make it all better, there IS something you can do right now to begin to improve your life immediately. It all has to do with ...

Kundalini is a very powerful, transformative energy that has been used for centuries for growth, enlightenment, sexual enhancement and healing. Sometimes pictured as a snake rising up the spine (like the medical symbol used in Western medicine), it has been referred to as a divine fire. You may have heard of it in relation to yogic or sacred sexuality practices.

Flashback to a few centuries ago and I would have been burnt at the stake had I mentioned that I have an astral body, probably burnt twice if I had revealed that I actually traveled on the astral plane, seen the future or could read someone’s thoughts. Even as recently as twenty years ago when ...

Nobody likes to lose. When you were a kid, you probably threw a tantrum if you lost a toy. As a teenager, we fight to get a date for the prom. As adults, we are fighting for a promotion at work and if we are not granted one, it's embarassing and we feel very dejected. In life, we are constantly trying to up one another and if we lose. We always want to win. People are addicted to winning and think that winning is everything. Losing is for “losers”. It is difficult for us

Ho'oponopono is a method of healing that has been developed over centuries in Hawaii. One of the leading practitioners of Ho'oponopono is Dr. Hew Len and his teaching on this ancient tool of spiritual healing is known throughout the world. Ho'oponopono consists of four different statements that are designed to allow the individual to accept responsibility for their own thoughts, actions and feelings. The four statements are: • Please Forgive Me • I Am Sorry • I Love You • Thank You

There are so many ideas about Grace in the world today - and all serve those who believe them. Christianity has complicated the concept of grace - much as it has done with all the doctrine of Christ. Fortunately the teachings of Christ are simple and if we seek the simplicity of Christ, the doctrine of Christ is revealed to us free of the obfuscations of men. While I appreciate you reading what I have to say about grace, I want more than anything for you to develop your connection with God so that you will receive your own understanding.

I think it's safe to assume that "normal" people want to be happy. We want to be around happy people, in happy environments, feeling good and doing things that make us happy. So, if happiness (and happy experiences) is our goal, what can we do to reach that goal? If happiness is a common goal ...

The story of creation found in Genesis Chapter One is absolutely marvelous! How blessed we are to have a God who cared enough for us to surround us with amazing beauty even though we are sinners. God is truly good and everything that He makes is good. Here are fourteen true or false Bible Quiz Questions to help your kids have some fun while learning about who really made this big beautiful ball we live on. Bible Quiz Questions Pointers: Before you begin, I do want to point out a few things. 1. These questions should enhance any version of Scripture that you use.r

For lots of spiritual practitioners, writing marketing copy can be a downright painful process. You know that you can deliver a great workshop, but how do you put that in words to create marketing copy that will actually get people in the door? Relax, there's a simple formula you can use to write compelling workshop descriptions effortlessly. And the best news is that once you've created your description using this guide, you can repurpose it for everything from fliers to press releases to promote your event. Step #1: Brainstorm Workshop Benefits

In our article on the Muladhar, we talked about the first chakra and how people get stuck there. The good news is there is help. To relieve some of the blockages of the oral, anal and genital functions of the muladhar, Tantra utilizes mulabhanda or contractions of the muscles of the first chakra, the root of our body system. Once the seeker goes beyond the oral fixations of the muladhar, he/she can begin the process of internal growth. Application of the mulabhanda, the root lock, strengthens the muscles of the anus and penis, and is beneficial to sexual health.

Proverbs 23:7 tells us, “What ever a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” Matthew 12:34 declares, “Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45 emphasizes, “The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure ...