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How to Be Healed God's Way

To receive your healing you must first know it is God's will for you to be healed. Isaiah 53:4,5 says, "Surely he hath borne our griefs (sicknesses, weaknesses and distresses), and carried our sorrows (pains, grief and sorrows): yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed". Let's see how to be healed God's way.

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Relationships - Trusting Your Inner Self (listening to your body)

It is sometimes difficult to trust your inner self when as a child you were taught that your parents know more than you and you have to listen and follow and you felt what you thought was not important only the elders knew more. Deny your feelings Forget about you having to eat certain food because you had difficult with it in another life or it gives you gas or it just does not react well to your body or you don’t like it “I am your parent and I know what’s best for you and I will not start cooking for every child in the family, you have to eat what I cook” may be the an

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Ask an Angel

My dearest Raphael, I ask these questions on behalf of all who need your insight and love. When now President Barack Obama won the election in November 2008, I felt a major shift in consciousness happen, not just that day but all through the process of his inauguration. I know that when many minds and beings focus their energies together it can bring about such a shift but I also felt it created shelter for other shifts to occur that were hidden. I believe some of those shifts came from the realms of light and others from the realms of darkness.

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5 W Questions for the Story of “The Birth of John the Baptist” from Luke One

I’ve always been intrigued by the story of John the Baptist, especially the part where Zechariah was not able to speak. Elizabeth must have had 9 months of lovely peace! (Sorry, gentlemen.) Your kids will enjoy this story as well. Be sure to point out to your children that it was extremely uncommon in Bible days for the first son not to named after his father. Elizabeth was being obedient to God’s wishes to name her son John. Also be sure that you point out that Zechariah gave God praise when he could talk again. He didn’t complain that God had shut his mouth.

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Comfrey Leaf Herbal Infusion

Comfrey Leaf Herbal Infusion is my next article on how to make herbal infusions. My other herbal infusion articles are about Nettle Leaf and Oat Straw and their nutritional benefits. I have always been interested in herbs to improve my health and well being. My resources for herbal information have been from articles, my friends and Susun Weed, a well known herbalist. Our Saugerties, NY house happens to be down the road from Susun where we often see her and her herbal students.

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Evolution of the word 'Christ': Part II

According to this legend these rishis were the first human beings on earth that God creates during a Satya era which is an advance period for civilization where mankind is a lot more close to God spiritually. “Sat” means “pure or ideal” and “Ya” means “God” and thus together mean “ideal state of God or ultimate truth.”

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HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR MASSAGE TREATMENT WITH REIKI

Reiki is a non-invasive energy healing system which triggers the body’s natural ability to improve and maintain good health. It helps the body attain its natural balance, thus releasing blocked energy causing illness and other problems. Reiki works with the Higher Self promoting health and well being not only to the physical body but also the emotional and spiritual bodies. When the energy is not felt on the physical body, healing is taking place at a deeper level. Emotional blockages are being released, healing the recipient at a subconscious level.

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Let It Be Easy

What’s your reaction to these four words? Do you push against them while grumbling something like “yea right!” or do you sigh, releasing the breath you’ve been holding in for the past three minutes because you are frustrated with the day? Were you taught that anything worth having is worth ...

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Why Spiritual Workshops Work

Live workshops are a great way for spiritual practitioners to share their gifts with the world. Why? Because they're easy (trust me), they're inexpensive to host, and they're a heck of a lot of fun! Another plus... you'll meet the coolest people ever. Your workshop guests may become your clients or your friends, or they may leave your workshop with one big "a-ha" moment that changes their lives forever. Here are 3 reasons I LOVE hosting workshops... rn#1: Spiritual workshops raise awareness about what you do.

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By PJ Bouchard
Awaken To Your Higher Self - Your True Self - Reconnect From Within - Part I

What exactly does it mean to reconnect from within? Creating the life we desire and deserve is an 'Inside Job'. All that we require to live a life filled with joy, love, peace and prosperity is to look inside and to connect with the pure essence of who we are - our True Self or as many like to refer as - our Higher Self. There is nothing outside of us that can provide us with joy unconditionally and without limitations. When we rely on the world outside of us for our happines

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The Majesty of it All!

I was talking to one of my closest friends early this morning. We discussed some of the things in our lives that God has brought us through. As we talked, I thought about some of the things that life had brought my way. Then, I thought about the majesty of it all; how no matter what, God was always there. I thought about how majestic He is and how when the rain comes down in torrents, He is your umbrella and when you are bombarded with first one thing and then another, He is your hiding place.

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Being Grateful

Being grateful to me means waking up and being happy for all my many blessings. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the trees are pale green with new blooms. I feel grounded in Goddess Gaia by her grace that surrounds me. As a new day begins again I am reminded of the simple things that bring me joy. Being grateful opens that door to inner peace. All I need do is notice the good all around me and feel uplifted within.

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Connecting with Mother Earth

My friend had been telling me about this particular spot she wanted me to see since the first day I met her. She claimed it was sacred land, but the Universe was only allowing me to see a terrain filled with mechanized crushed up store bought rocks. Viewing that in my mind’s eye didn’t seem so special, nor did it feel very sacred. Needless to say, I wasn’t very enthusiastic about going. However, after two months of knowing about this place, I was finally talked into joining my friends on their trek to this unfamiliar place.

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3 Reasons I Can’t Promise You 4 (or 7 or 10) Steps To Finding: Abundance, Love, Happiness, Peace …or Anything Else

Are any of you wary of articles from people on the web labeled as experts or life coaches who are promoting and promising solutions through (“#”) simple steps? “The 7 steps to success in anything you do”; “the 4 simple solutions for lasting happiness”; “the 10 things that keep you depressed, and what to do about them” And so on… These articles are very popular; know why? Because they get people’s attention right from the get go. These articles grab attention and they get read. They hit us where we are most vulnerable: our fears and our desires to control outcomes.

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Creating Your Best Dream

In our last teleclass we were discussing creating your dream for the New Year and some very interesting comments were brought up by the folks on the call. I’d like to share a couple of those thoughts and objections so that you can see if these are the same issues you are battling with in creating your best dream.

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Daily Devotion: Obeying God - Being a Discipler

Romans 12:1, "I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service." Our service and obedience to God is the best thing we could ever to for God. Without faith and obedience, it will be hard for us to truly connect and get close with God. Once we start believing in God, we are ought to obey his commands.

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When A Spiritual Retreat Is The Best Way Forward

Someone once said that the greatest source of suffering on Earth is the human mind, and it must be true. For the vast majority of humans physical pain comes and goes fairly quickly in their lives, but the mental anguish that comes from being locked in the prison of your own mind continues relentlessly 24 hrs a day.

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Divine Openings - Change Your Life

Imagine freedom from worry, fear and doubt. Imagine a life of joy, with less mind chatter and stories running about the past or predictions about the future? Imagine being at peace in each moment and consciously manifesting what you really do want in your life? It's all possible now, through Divine Openings.

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What was I thinking? The dilemma of the impulsive buyer

The joy of shopping to some is like the sweet savor of good wine. Package and baggage - all delights of one hasty decision to taste another forbidden fruit. Dresses, shirts, shoes, perfumes and unlimited categories of buyables. Excuse my coin word but in this era of credit cards flying all over and through the mail, it is all about all you can buy. This seems to be the story of the impulsive buyer. Like a little kid in a candy store, this individual is often devoid of the reasoning faculty.

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By Tony Dosanjh
How to Develop Spiritual Relationships

All people in the world, as many philosophers have claimed, are in many ways connected to one another. Even a activity which a person does can change totally the lives of others, though he or she does not even personally know. We always call this relationship. Relationships consist of many types people share with others and a type is called the spiritual relationship. And this type of relationship fundamentally aims for the best for all people involved. It is totally beyond a

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Jera: Making Good Use of Our Time

On my way to see a patient (I was doing private duty nursing), I picked Jera, the rune of harvest, encouragement, and learning from experience, as I was going out the door (I often pick a rune on the run) and immediately thought: "Make the most of your time today." Underlying thoughts were: "Know what motivates you." And "Use what you've learned." As you know if you read these posts, or if you have studied Contemplation, the first thoughts that come into your mind when you pick a rune are especially relevant.

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Soul in Balance

This information was channeled by Rosemary DeTrolio January 24,2000 www.rosemaryd.com Soul in Balancer Align the planets, as balance of the chakras. When all are in balance, true energy flows through. The body replicates the greater mass. It is the mirror image of creation, the seed of God. The venue of the soul, the pieces of creation in all things. The all, the creation is not just of man, but of all living and non-living, all conscious and non-conscious, all of the same, all of the one, the Creator.

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Changing Lack Into Laughter

According to the Law of Attraction, we get what we think about most, in other words our thoughts stimulate action and attract certain results in our lives. Therefore, if you think negative thoughts, you may attract more negative thinking and results.If you think positively, on the other hand, ...

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5 Spiritual Truths of Giving

Unless you’re a hermit, you’ve probably already seen signs that signify the beginning of the “gift giving” season. In fact the Friday after Thanksgiving (aka Black Friday) officially signals the start of gift shopping. We’ve come to accept this season as the “giving” time of the year. Strangely however, the deed of giving is far more than a seasonal custom. The practice goes far beyond the display of a neatly packaged and wrapped presents. In the spirit of bringing that truth alive, I’ve compiled 5 spiritual truths about giving:

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Eliminating Anger

After fear, anger is probably the next most debilitating emotion that humans must confront. Unlike fear, anger is a complex emotion. And unlike fear, which usually paralyzes, anger can spur you to take action, though not necessarily in a beneficial way. Reacting to anger-provoking events will usually make things worse. If you analyze why you or anyone else ever gets angry, it's almost always because expectations did not match reality.

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Illusion of Good Versus Bad

We as humans commonly label things. We will label them as good or bad or else we will think nothing of them when something doesn't seem to fall into either category. This is something very serious that should be worked on at all times when working on the self. At all times check the self! If you see something, someone, a situation, check what you're thinking about it. Are you immediately labelling it even though you don't consciously mean to? It is something that does become habit.

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Stuff Happens

Stuff happens it happens to all people immunity is not granted because of a course you have done or a book you have written or read or the thoughts you possess. Stuff happens. It happens to the Pope it happens to the garbage man it happens to the couple down the road who have everything. Stuff happens you may not get to hear about you may not see it and it may not be reported in the media. But Stuff happens.r

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How much are you worth?

It’s easy to put a value on a home or a car, but I wonder how much of us really put a lot of thought into how much we are worth? I can only speak for myself, and I can honestly say that I have constantly undervalued my own worth. Whether it was jobs I have accepted, or relationships that I have chosen in the past, upon reflection they are clear examples of how little I felt I was worth.

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Life Is a Journey - So Enjoy the Trip!

I was sitting next to my wonderful husband in the car thinking that in a few weeks I would have been celebrating forty years of marriage if I had still been with my first husband. Am I sad? No, not at all. I have been married to my prince for the past twenty-one years. Everything we experience in life is a lesson - how we view the experiences and what we learn from them are what is important. We can make mountains out of molehills, or we can use these experiences as stepping stones, not stumbling blocks.

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Dealing with the rough patches

You’ve been doing your spiritual work; affirmations, visualization, meditations, and life is going pretty well. All of a sudden, something you perceive as negative pops up in your life and you are completely blown away! How did this happen? Negative experiences aren’t supposed to happen to someone surrounding themselves with positive energy, right?

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Personal Development 101 (PD 101): The 3 Essentials of Spirit

Millions will flock to the latest fad diet or exercise sensation guaranteed to bring the results that have eluded them for years. Unfortunately, many of these resources will be set aside and forgotten then quickly replaced by the newest version. The one thing they all have in common is the basic advice to which reputable fitness programs always ascribe: • Nutrition • Exercise • Rest

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The Age of Awareness

Most of us are probably feeling the powerful 2012 shift into the Aquarian age. In order to exist optimally within this confusing and extraordinarily powerful shift we must understand what is happening within us, within the world, and also within the universe. When we are in tune, or able to unify, with the spirit of the times then we are able to encounter higher levels of connectedness, create positive shifts in consciousness and experience a kind of joy and love that brings forth rivers of gratitude from our hearts.

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Are you active or productive?

I have a very busy life. Toss my daughter’s calendar of activities on top of my own and we are always on the go. We are very active and we are productive when we are focused on our priorities. An active life is where you are busy. You have a lot of tasks you are doing but you don’t seem to be moving in a forward direction in your life. A productive life is where you are making improvements along the way. You are growing and stretching yourself.

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Get Out of Jail Free: How to Identify Unconscious Beliefs

Know thyself. These words were inscribed in the vestibule of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. For centuries, petitioners seeking advice from the oracle at Delphi would view the inscription. Philosophers throughout the ages offered this same advice to their students. These words are as valuable today as they were almost three thousand years earlier. Part of "knowing yourself" is understanding your beliefs. The difficulty is that most beliefs are subconscious. They have been accepted without ever having been critically examined.

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New Year's Resolution or Broken Promise?

To resolve or not to resolve… that is the question! Every year we all take the opportunity to symbolically start another year with a clean slate. Many of us reflect on the past year to assess whether we had a good year or not. Did we accomplish or goals? Did we fall short? And then after we’ve evaluated, we make new determinations to either further our progress or reattempt to accomplish the goals we failed to reach in the previous year. But what is the true meaning of a resolution?

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The Healing Power of Organic Foods

When I was six years old my mother announced that our family would sample the culinary delights from a different country at least once every month. Mom prepared food at home and we dined out at restaurants, as well. That may not seem extraordinary coming from today's standards, but this occurred during the early seventies, when many Americans didn't explore anything beyond white bread, meat and potatoes. For me, I not only discovered which fork to use with each course, I learned how to use chopsticks by the time I was seven. You won't catch me using silverware at an Asian restaurant!

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Four Questions to Make Meditation Easier

Every day, I receive questions from clients about their struggles in meditation. Many people wonder what to do if their mind wanders, uncomfortable feelings come up, their back or neck hurts, or they find their minds busy with everything other than their meditation cues. What if they aren’t feeling what is described? What if they can’t visualize? What if they just can’t seem to relax, no matter how hard they try? I’ve discovered four questions you can answer before your meditation practice, that will make the whole process easier, more enjoyable, and successful.

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Is Vipassana meditation a fast track to liberation?* Part IV

Is Vipassana meditation a fast track to liberation?* Practical advicesr Here are some practical advices below that might be helpful. 1. Choose the place of Vipassana retreat and book it in advance. a. Some places such as Himalayas are booked pretty fast b. Not all courses have a teacher, the smaller retreats have only an assistant teacher. c. Check the annual temperature on the retreat. During some months, the warmth or rain could be unbearable. 2. Support your physical fitness by exercising yoga asanas (stretching). Practice a butterfly asana regularly.r

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Spirituality

The stages of Spirituality; 1st -- Atheistic. Think they know all they need to know. Say “I Know” a lot, but are insecure. Denies a Higher Power. Depends on self and willpower. Stage 1 people don’t ask for help in times of need or pain. 2nd -- Agnostic. Ask for help by conforming to a group of like-minded people. Depends on the group. Think the group “knows”. Stage 2 people think the group belief is the only right one. The more closed-minded the group, and the more the beli

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The Bridge

I heard a story about this bridge that is very, very long. On this side, many people (in the thousands or even more!) are standing; they are thinking about crossing but, apparently, not many people make it. It seems that the problem is that the bridge is so long that only the ones with the ...I heard a story about this bridge that is very, very long. On this side, many people (in the thousands or even more!) are standing; they are thinking about crossing but, apparently, not many people make it.r

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Change - Does It Excite You or Scare You?

Einstein said that "No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it" We are often the last people to be able to see our own issues because we are living them. Einstein was saying that is not possible to change ourselves unless we look at the issue from a different perspective.

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Dating Isn't What It Used To Be

One of my VIP's is ready to head back into the world of dating. She knew I had dated quite a few years (5 years to be exact!) before Grand Dude came into my life. We were talking about the differences of dating when you are in your 40's versus in your 20's. Dating sites on the internet is most definitely one of the differences. Today 20% of relationships can trace their origin back to an online dating site.

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By The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
Why the Jewish-Christian Relationship is Most Important for Young People

The importance of religion in young Americans’ lives is in danger. According to trends illuminated by the most recent Pew Study on religious life in America, there is a clear downward trend in the importance of religious life in younger people compared to older people - and this trend is growing over time. While 65% of people aged 65 and older find religion to be “very important” in their life, this percentage decreases to 59% in ages 50-64, 51% in ages 30-49, and 40% i

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3 Secret Cues to Feel Peaceful Inside

In this article I’ll show you three secrets to relaxing deeply. I say "secret" because you can use these simple techniques to feel peaceful inside without anyone else knowing what you're up to. These inner cues are also secret because they seem to have been lost in our culture. We are so caught up in the momentum of outer busyness that we’ve lost our natural ability to find inner calm. So, in this article, let’s explore how you can regain your peaceful center no matter what is going on around you.

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