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- Transcending the Stories of Our Life - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2010 from Sherry O'BrianThroughout history humans have walked this journey called life using myths and stories for direction or guidance along the way. From the Petroglyphs of caves, to more modern times, stories have guided us along our journey. As a culture there is an agreed upon meaning of what is important, and ...
Views: 2345(1 vote) - Deciphering Dreams – The Realms of Inner Wisdom. - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2010 from Seraphia PrestonI am a simple soul, who had a multitude of problems while growing up and still has them as an adult, but facing them with a smile. Dreams came and went, reoccurred but never taken to understand. Now, I realize the opportunities I have missed by not listening to them or heeding to their ...
Views: 1791 - Angels and Demons - Coexisting On The Physical Plane. - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2010 from Seraphia PrestonIs it possible for people who do not wish to serve goodness to have angels guides by them? A few months ago I was visited by a woman in her late sixties who was in need of guidance. I invited her in and sat there to listen to her life story. As I listened all around her I could see a multitude ...
Views: 2717 - Our Guardian Angels - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2010 from Seraphia PrestonFrom the time of antiquity, man is said to be protected by a Guardian Angel. This angel appears at birth and follows man right up to his deathbed. Once we have passed our Guardian stays with us in the afterlife, ensuring a safe passage to Heaven. It also helps us to attain salvation in the ...
Views: 2654(2 votes) - Guardian Angels and Spirit Guides - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2010 from Heidi SawyerHow 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 ...
Views: 7884(2 votes) - We are all here to do what we are all here to do - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Siddharth SehgalI have read a lot about fate, like anyone else, I have heard several theories supporting and refuting destiny yet no one is sure weather someone else pulls strings in our lives or we are in charge of our own ship. No one knows why some people have all the money whereas a million over don't have ...
Views: 2436 - The New Jerusalem - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from Francois Janse van RensburgThe New Jerusalem Greek
Views: 2139(2 votes) - Angels ángelos - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from Francois Janse van RensburgAngels ángelos Late Latin angelus Views: 2230(2 votes)
- The Kingdom of God - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2010 from Francois Janse van RensburgThe Kingdom of God Greek: ( ???????? ??? ????, Basileia tou Theou) The kingdom of God - Basileia tou Theou The kingdom of Heaven - Basileia t?n Ouran?n For the past centuries there’s been a controversial myth about the kingdom of God that is to come. The miss interpretations of the ...
Views: 3034(1 vote) - The end of the World - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2010 from Francois Janse van RensburgThe end of the world! The end of this age / the last hour. Millions of Christians are confused, because they do not read the clear description of Jesus about the end of the World in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Many people believe that we live in the last days and the world is ...
Views: 2219(2 votes) - Global Recession - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2010 from Francois Janse van RensburgHow can you find that which was never lost? Across the globe, people converse about recession and it makes me wonder what establishes the value of the Dollar or the Rand, What determines the value of gold? Can oil know its worth? Does a diamond know its own value? In my study, I found ...
Views: 1927(3 votes) - Accurate Christianity - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2010 from Francois Janse van RensburgAccurate Christianity Every person is special, unique, and deserves the utmost respect. Every person is a celebrity and a king! Your boss, your teacher, your parents, and even the beggar on the corner are special and unique and deserve respect too! We were all fashioned and formed in the ...
Views: 2022(1 vote) - The mystery of the invisible seed! - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2010 from Francois Janse van RensburgThe artist’s expression of his inner self is hidden in the art and the beauty of his painting. Look deep enough into any type of art, and you will find the mystery of an invisible dream that started of in a single seed in the heart and the very essence of the architect. If we gaze upon ...
Views: 2689(2 votes) - Are You Appreciating or Depreciating Your Business? - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2010 from Maryellen SmithIf you own a stock, you can follow it on the stock exchange and watch it go up and down in value all day. You have no control over the value or the fluctuation. All you really have is the hope and faith that the stock will go up. Your choice lies in keeping it or selling the stock. If you own ...
Views: 1630(1 vote) - What is Beauty? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinThey say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But it is also said that beauty comes from within. If these statements are true then it all comes down to our perception and what we, individually, consider beautiful. In order to call something beautiful we often use judgment to discern ...
Views: 1772 - Manifesting in the 4th Dimension - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2010 from Heather PickenWhether you are new to The Law of Attraction or have been at it for years without much success there is a reason why. There is a new consciousness that is being birthed on the planet and the old ways of doing things will not work anymore, especially working long and hard. Some of the reasons ...
Views: 6049(8 votes) - Casting A Circle For Your Magic Spells - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2010 from Will TGRYour altar and your casting circle are important parts of what makes your magic spells powerful and successful. There are three parts that I want to discuss in this article: your altar, the circle, and "anchor" objects. Your Altar Your altar is the place at which you perform your magic ...
Views: 3068(2 votes) - An Inspiring Story About Faith - My Mom's Lost Ring - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2010 from Maryellen SmithAccepting the things that happen to you in your life with grace and wisdom is a worthy goal. While we get into challenging situations often which test both grace and wisdom, the goal is to act and react gracefully as much as possible. It strengthens our character to see through to the essence of ...
Views: 4273 - I Know Who I Am And I Know What I Want - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from David SamuelThat is the problem. You do not know who you are, and you only know what you think you want. There are many sayings that tell us to find our self, be that in religion, Shakespeare or in common conversation. ‘Know thyself’ “To thine own self be true” ‘Don’t think who you are, know who you ...
Views: 2142(3 votes) - How is your Self Esteem doing today? - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Lisa PhillipsOn a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your self esteem? If it requires some improvement, then you are not alone! Most of us can acknowledge that our self esteem could do with a boost, but much of the time, we are not sure how to go about improving it. In this newsletter, I am going to ...
Views: 1806(6 votes) - From Victim To Warrior - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Esther AdlerZen: “People are like tea bags. We can only tell how strong they are when we put them in hot water.” Why is it that it takes an enormous challenge for us to wake up and make a shift in our lives? We all know stories of people in dramatic situations overcoming great obstacles and coming out ...
Views: 4790(1 vote) - Strength that Comes not from Muscularity, but Tendon Power and Virtue. - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Raven CohanAn article from Rodale Press which was copied to a Yahoo Group I subscribe to, is available for you to read via the following link: http://www.rodale.com/doing-good-deeds?cm_mmc=DailyNewsNL-_-2010_05_12-_-Top5-_-NA - Please read it and then follow my response about its conclusion. The ...
Views: 5329(1 vote) - Scientists Create Life, not God! - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockDateline May 21, 2010. Scientists Create First 'Synthetic' Cells - Researchers Imbue Cell With Engineered DNA. - by MICHAEL SMITH MedPage Today Staff Writer. "In a development that seems likely to stir a firestorm of controversy, researchers said Thursday that ...
Views: 2142(1 vote) - Why Goals Come Close, Then Pass You By - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from David SamuelIt is a common phenomena that people working with the law of attraction and positive thoughts towards a goal will receive many opportunities, but often, they never materialize. This leads to confusion and eventually dropping of the faith and efforts along with giving up hope. I have spent many ...
Views: 1741(1 vote) - Don't Get Mad, Get Glad - by Submitted on May 19, 2010 from Laina OrlandoLast evening, as I was reading, with my 13 year old son, Spencer, from the book Spiritual Economics by Eric Butterworth, we entered into a delicious dialogue on the meaning of resistance. We were reading a passage that says, to realize prosperity, you must accept the responsibility of your own ...
Views: 3779(3 votes) - A Different Way of Meditating - by Submitted on May 17, 2010 from Barbara AlexanderFeeling perfectly content to be so physically small in this great big space, I was sitting on the ground in what I have come to call the Temple of the Horse and though no other humans were there, I was far from alone. We were just watching the snow gently falling outside through the arched ...
Views: 2360(2 votes) - Beliefs and the Energy They CreateSubmitted on May 11, 2010 from Bettina GoodwinHere I am again, talking about beliefs, but they are such a key ingredient in how we are in the world, that it bears repeating – over and over again! Our belief system is what creates the blueprint for our lives. We watch our parents and those around us as children and we decide what works ...
Views: 2015(2 votes) - How Many Universe Laws Are There? - by Submitted on May 12, 2010 from Mika MaddelaMany of us live life thinking that we control our life's outcomes, and that all that occurs to us in life is an outcome of decisions we've made. Lots of people think of themselves as 'co-creators, while the rest out there wouldn't want to rather take responsibility for the choices they've made ...
Views: 2376(2 votes) - 2012 - A Shift in Consciousness? - by Submitted on May 07, 2010 from Liz McCaugheyThe year 2012 is a universal event and it has been credited with being the time of a great shift in consciousness for humanity. But are we really able to predict what will happen on 21st December 2012? The Solstice on December 21, 2012 - precisely at 11:11 AM GMT - is purportedly the ...
Views: 4023(3 votes) - What Really Bothers You - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2010 from David SamuelThis is an exercise which I suggest doing for one month or longer. I would really appreciate hearing your results since it is a matter of great interest and a worthy study. Finding the true root cause of anything is the method to eliminate even subtle negative thoughts. The exercise is quite ...
Views: 1974(1 vote) - Why Some Religions Are Dying While Others Are Thriving - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2010 from William CottringerWhy Some Religions Are Dying While Others Are Thriving By Bill Cottringer “Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is to think, it is to be humble.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson. If you want to know a real secret worth knowing about success, look at the religions today ...
Views: 2219(2 votes) - God As I Don't Understand Him - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Robert LodgeThe 3rd Step of Alcoholics Anonymous instructs each us in pursuit of recovery “to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand Him”. This has been a stumbling block for alcoholic after alcoholic since its first appearance in “The Big Book” of AA in 1939. How we ask are ...
Views: 1434(1 vote) - What is God’s Purpose for Sex? - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2010 from Angie LewisGod created us with the desire for sex, and we ought to understand his design that was meant for us in our relationships with others about sex. Christians absolutely need to seek God’s purpose in this area of their lives. God created us male and female and because of that we will be attracted to ...
Views: 2891(3 votes) - Putting Grace Into Action - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2010 from Evie Weaver“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead An investment executive reads at an orphanage during his lunch hour. A mother receives a gift of much-needed food and immediately shares it with ...
Views: 2640(3 votes) - Getting Back to the Garden - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Hal PriceIn 1969, poet/singer/songwriter, Joni Mitchell wrote one of the first true anthems for the Baby Boomers grand Spiritual Awakening called, “Woodstock”. This inspired song was based on the stories that her then-boyfriend, Graham Nash, told her about the “Love-In Music Festival” held at ...
Views: 1762 - Intention and Focused Can Heal You - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2010 from Loretta MohlThe passion to heal started for me at an early age. It was an unstoppable force. At age 16, I was a nurse’s aide; at age 19, I was studying to be a psychiatric nurse. But it was the death of my husband that showed me the true power of intention. I believed we would be together forever. But ...
Views: 1690 - Are You Open To Abundance? - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2010 from Amy RickMany of us are not. We hear on TV how bad things are all the time and we buy into that. But what we are really doing is pushing our abundance away from us. None of us would want to do that consciously. We all want the best for ourselves. But we do live in a negative society and that affects us. ...
Views: 1506(7 votes) - Intellectual Emotions - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2010 from David SamuelThis article is a transcript of a talk with a male student. It starts with a discussion of an exercise he has been given and then expands into the subject of the intellectual and emotional centers, feelings and thoughts. He is very shy and lacks self confidence. He has been given the exercise of ...
Views: 6421(9 votes) - Abundance Consciouness - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2010 from Gina RizzoThe Universe is abundant and all supply comes from the Divine. I, too, come from the Divine. Abundance Consciousness To have an abundance consciousness is to know that you are co-creating your reality with the Divine. You are always open to receiving all the good and love the Divine ...
Views: 1625(2 votes) - Soul Searching - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2010 from Roseanna LeatonI watched the movie "My Sister's Keeper" yesterday. It's a great film which tugs away at your heart strings. I am really glad we watched it at home instead of going out to the movie theatre; I used more than my fair share of Kleenex! The film raised questions about death and what happens ...
Views: 1336(1 vote) - Talking to the Deer Spirits - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2010 from Barbara-Lynn FreedEvery year I usually go to some type of Spring Equinox celebration, and this year was no exception. I attended a small labyrinth gathering on the beautiful property of a friend of mine. We did a group walk in her 40 foot, well cared for, labyrinth and afterward, toured her manicured, all year ...
Views: 1333(5 votes) - Dreaming for Fun, Adventure, and Personal Transformation - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2010 from DREAMS FoundationDreams provide what star trek fans might call a nightly holodeck experience or what hi-tech buffs might see as the ultimate virtual reality, where there is no limit to graphics resolution, computing power or on-line storage. In dreams and in lucid dreams especially, where the world somewhat ...
Views: 719(1 vote) - Subconscious Beliefs What They Are, How They Control Our Lives And How They Can Be Changed - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2010 from Faiez KirstenI would like you to picture these 3 scenarios if you will: The first involves several students who were taken to a bar and served. And the bar was typical of any real bar. All the bottles, glasses, smells, and customers drinking alcohol were real. In fact everything about the bar was real - ...
Views: 2061(7 votes) - Your Moods are 100% Determined by your Thoughts - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2010 from David SamuelYour thoughts control you moods. This is simply the way it is, we must think, or something must reach our intellectual mind to be processed and understood before we can feel anything. If someone insulted you in a language you do not understand, however they put on a sweet face and gentle ...
Views: 1672(3 votes) - Lessons from a Daffodil - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2010 from Sandra Carrington-Smith“Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.” ~ Voltaire Yesterday was a dreary day. With temperatures in the forties and a steady, icy drizzle, one felt more motivated to buy warm chestnuts and candy canes that the Easter eggs and colorful bunnies ...
Views: 1026(1 vote) - What Do You Really Know About Labyrinths? - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2010 from Sharon WilsonLabyrinths are amazing and versatile tools. People who walk them often experience an almost magical meshing of their analytical or rational mind with their intuitive and spiritual consciousnesses. From this altered state of consciousness, we can amplify our intuition, clarify complex questions, ...
Views: 1710 - Can You Have Control Over Your Outer Experiences By Managing Your Inner Beliefs? - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2010 from Sharon WilsonHave you ever thought what it might be like to have more control over the things you are experiencing in your business? Wouldn't it be great to decide who your ideal clients are, and then have them actually appear? Wouldn't it be great to decide how many hours you want to work, or how much money ...
Views: 1576 - Water is A Stream of Consciousness - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2010 from Shara GardnerWe are water ... we flow together Sitting near a creek this morning, I was reminded how the continuous stream of moving water carries the experience and memory of every surface it touches and every environment is passes through before it arrives at the sea. Dr. Emoto confirmed what many water ...
Views: 2078(2 votes) - Are Your Obligations Real or False? - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2010 from David SamuelWhen you go to the restaurant, you go with an empty stomach. They give you food, you give them money. There is the emptiness, which is filled, and then what is given gets something in return, money for food. When a child is born, it is empty and helpless. The parents give it food, shelter, ...
Views: 1481(2 votes) - The Power of Our Words in the Creation of Our Reality - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2010 from Hal PriceAs humans we have been given many powerful gifts, but the most sacred may be our power of speech. We are the only creatures who can consciously use our breath to create vibrational sounds which we have learned to form into words to communicate with one another. More importantly however, is ...
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