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- Making the Case for the Existence of Extraterrestrial Life - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2015 from Christopher EvansAre we alone in the universe? This is a question that has always remained a source of unending intrigue, which is understandable when you consider the enormous distances across the far reaches of space and time, of which we are but a fraction. The evidence speaks for itself: Our galaxy, the ...
Views: 1319 - Higher Power: Do Some People’s Childhoods Set Them Up To Disconnect From Their Higher Power? - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperWhile there are some people who are able to identify with something larger than themselves, there are others who are unable to do so. When this is possible for someone, they are likely to feel connected, whereas, if this isn’t possible, they might feel disconnected. This might be a ...
Views: 1603 - What is your spirit animal and what is it trying to tell you? - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2015 from Tania ManczarekSpirit or totem animals are our connection to the earth and the animal/spirit world and offer guidance about where we are in our lives and where we need to expand and grow. We can have more than one spirit animal at a time and they can change during our lifespan. If you have a special connection ...
Views: 1878 - Applying the Ideas from The Course In Miracles - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2015 from David HoffmeisterThe Course In Miracles is a book that offers its readers a beginning look into their relationship with the Divine. The Course in Miracles book is divided into 3 parts, so it's users can use the concepts in their daily lives. The Workbook section is taught worldwide and provocative discussions ...
Views: 1999(1 vote) - A Course in Miracles Teaches About Wholeness - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2015 from David HoffmeisterFor those of us who are on a spiritual journey, we have been struggling with the elusive ideas of separation and duality for years. We conceptualize ourselves as having been on the spiritual journey and we are moving back towards awareness of God, towards wholeness and completion. We think of ...
Views: 1793(2 votes) - How to Manifest your twin soul relationship - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2015 from Jill GrahamYou've met someone that you believe is your twin soul and it feels like your whole world’s changed. You feel this incredible love and desire to be with them which is unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. It feels like you’ve known them all your life, even if you’ve just met and you can’t ...
Views: 2767 - What Is It Like To Live In A Warzone - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2015 from Jesse An Nichols GeorgeHave you ever first hand lived in an area where you are under constant alert of attack? Have you ever been in the lines of battle grateful that you just made it through another day? Have you ever thought about what it would be like to have to leave your home and everything you have on a ...
Views: 2601 - The Truth About These 12 Top Psychic Myths - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2015 from Scott & Stephen PetulloWe’ve encountered many myths about psychic readings over the years. It’s not surprising there’s so much misinformation and fiction related to metaphysical readings; sometimes the practitioners are to blame. Below are twelve psychic myths based on our over 30 years of experience with the ...
Views: 1208 - The 7 Sacred Soul Tasks - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2015 from Paige BartholomewDoes it feel like something is out of balance in your life? Maybe you’ve done a ton of healing work, you’ve read all the self-help books, you’ve meditated with the best of them, but still something feels off. Here’s what you need to know: your seven chakras aren’t just energy centers. They ...
Views: 1450(1 vote) - Where Has America Gone? - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2015 from Randolph N. AlvisWhen our forefathers stepped on our shores in the 1600's they were seeking to separate themselves from an oppressive government and establish a place where they could experience religious freedom. Somewhere in our very short existence of 239 years we have seriously lost that vision. This ...
Views: 811 - Where Has America Gone? - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2015 from Randolph N. AlvisWhen our forefathers stepped on our shores in the 1600's they were seeking to separate themselves from an oppressive government and establish a place where they could experience religious freedom. Somewhere in our very short existence of 239 years we have seriously lost that vision. This ...
Views: 740 - Can Grieving Be A Graceful Process? - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2015 from Jesse An Nichols GeorgeHow do you choose to grieve the loss of something or someone in your life? Have you ever thought about the possibility that you can be happy even in your grief? What is the most challenging piece of grief for you? At some point in our lives, we all experience the loss of someone close to us ...
Views: 1975 - An "Interview" with Jesus on the State of the World Today: "My Conversations with God" - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2015 from craig lock ("incorrigible encourager and people-builder")AN “INTERVIEW” WITH JESUS ON THE STATE OF THE WORLD TODAY “MY CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD” From https://beyondthezonespirit.wordpress.com/conversations-with-god/ And www.sharefaith.wordpress.com (Updated article from ...
Views: 1663 - Somewhere I Belong - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2015 from Matthew MurphyLiving in Boone, North Carolina there was a certain spot that I would go to every now and then. I found this spot several years ago and continued to go because, even on the prettiest days, no one else ever found it. It was my place to be alone, to think, and just to get away from everything. ...
Views: 988 - Becoming the HEALING: the Journey to Love and Mastery - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2015 from Kumari MullinIn my last article I discussed steps to Awaken your Inner Healer, which I believe is inherent in everyone. This proves true each time I attune new students to Reiki and they, as if by magic, begin to feel energy flowing through their hands, and experience the recipients feedback of healing ...
Views: 1147 - The Myopic View of Life that People Hold in Contrast to What the Near Death Experiences Reveal - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2015 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranThere is a lot of confusion and lack of care in the world today leading to human unhappiness. Though many explanations are given for that state of affairs, the messages from Near Death Experiences provide a gateway to radical transformation. Human society has been in turmoil for thousands of ...
Views: 3183 - The Seven Essential Questions - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2015 from Adele McDowellIt's spring here in the northeast. The forsythia branches are showing their first spurts of yellow; the air is warmer; and the puppy dogs on the street are friskier because the world is a-w-a-k-e and alive and full of good things to sniff out and smell. These spring energies of rebirth and ...
Views: 1404 - Opening our awareness to suicide - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2015 from Adele McDowellHeretofore, suicide has been a taboo topic. Now, it is so headline-making and societally embarrassing that clinicians and researchers are madly looking for answers and trying to quantify criteria. Why has suicide become so rampant? There are those that end their life by suicide from hearing ...
Views: 1815 - 3 Keys to Living Large - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2015 from Jim PhillipsA franchise is often described as a business in a box. Meaning that all a franchisee needs to be successful within a given industry is provided by the franchisor in the form of systems, tools and support. Admittedly, not every franchisee or franchisor is successful but the concept is a sound ...
Views: 1243(1 vote) - Quantum Jumping by Burt Goldman (My Favorite Personal Development Program) - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2015 from Ricky O' SheaThere's no shortage of personal development programs designed to help you succeed in life, but there's one that stands out from the crowd. It's called Quantum Jumping and it has to be the most bizarre but powerful mind empowerment program that I have come across. In fact, when I recently ...
Views: 1754 - Surprising Healing Success Even with Reiki Shortcuts - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2015 from Kumari MullinI received a great question recently from my community and I thought it deserved a bit of explanation for everyone: “Does Reiki always need to be done with the whole sequence of hand positions to be effective, or can you just place your hands on another person’s or animal’s body without ...
Views: 1300 - The Gift of Mindfulness - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2015 from Candace ThothMindfulness is a powerful tool that can be used to help us live peacefully and experience the joy that exists right now in this moment. Additionally, mindfulness is a free practice that we can start immediately. The following exercises are quick, easy, and simple ways to help us reconnect with ...
Views: 1255 - Moving into Multifunctional Consciousness - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2015 from Dawn DemersWith so much change happening around us and in our lives at this time, it is important to understand that it is no surprise so many of us are feeling drained and tired. As the earth is going through its changes our bodies are also shifting on all levels. This can increase the stress on our ...
Views: 835 - Authentic Change - by Submitted on May 29, 2015 from Gina CharlesWe desperately want change in our lives. We’re out there making one effort after the next, only to find that we are running in place. We all know the meaning of insanity, doing the same things and expecting different results. So we switch things up, and try new things. How is it that we ...
Views: 1392 - Surrender: It's Not The Dirty Word You Think It Is - by Submitted on May 26, 2015 from Gina CharlesI used to think surrender meant giving up. The connotation reeked of failure. Surrendering to anything felt like backing down, or caving in. My thinking mind considered surrender a dirty word, while my drive and commitment ate surrender for breakfast. Well, that’s before I understood what it ...
Views: 1304 - Spiritual vs. Federal Law: 5 Examples - by Submitted on May 25, 2015 from Scott & Stephen PetulloSpiritual law dictates you are free to act as you desire, as long as you don’t hurt yourself or anyone else. However, many existing U.S. laws and the never-ending enactment of new criminal laws and regulations seriously threatens, even blocks, the inalienable right to life, liberty, and the ...
Views: 1150 - 7 Signs You Have Complete Free Will - by Submitted on May 25, 2015 from Scott & Stephen PetulloThe fate vs. free will argument has been around for eons. We believe you have free will to make the most of your fate and even shape it, but not how you may think. The motivational and self-help marketplace is full of well-intentioned professionals promising to make you the captain of your ...
Views: 1281 - Thought: Are You In The Box? - by Submitted on May 22, 2015 from Gina CharlesThought is the limitation within which I have this human experience. At first, that may be a slippery concept to grasp. Beyond the understanding that I can think, and fall immersed into thought, is the concept that I can step out of thought. As long as I’m experiencing life from inside the ...
Views: 1371 - Game Set and Mismatch: Disparities in the Drive for Gender Equality - by Submitted on May 19, 2015 from Christopher EvansThe Tennis clay court season is almost upon us, so a good time perhaps to revisit one peccadillo and often debated issue, that of prize money, specifically the correct amount that should be awarded to both men and women within the higher echelons of the game. With equal prize money in Grand ...
Views: 1304 - Positive Thinking: The Valley Of Faux Mercy - by Submitted on May 15, 2015 from Gina CharlesI value the power of positive thinking. Until I can step outside of, or turn thought off completely, I can choose positive thought. If I’m going to live in a story, I’ll at least try to make it a good one. That said, be leery not to wander too far into The Valley of Faux Mercy. The thinking ...
Views: 1263 - Turn Down The Static, Turn Up The Guidance - by Submitted on May 13, 2015 from Gina CharlesWhat’s preventing you from hearing your own Guidance? Turning down the unnecessary, unfounded, negative static of the thinking mind, allows us to better hear and feel our own Guidance. The first step in doing this is to notice thought. Catch thought in action, ranting on in its ...
Views: 1136 - Those Sneaky Limiting Thoughts – How to Come from a Place of Abundance - by Submitted on May 10, 2015 from Melissa KittoA long time ago I heard the phrase, “Your thoughts create your reality.” What does this mean to you? I think the truth goes a little bit deeper. As Francisco Coll shared, “You’re not what you think you are, you are what you think.” You may consciously tell yourself certain thoughts, but ...
Views: 1384 - Awareness Rising - by Submitted on May 09, 2015 from Gina CharlesWe see and experience our lives through the filters of our history, beliefs, stories and learned behaviors. The ultimate filter is the mind-made identity. We don’t see the world as it is, we see it as we are. -Anais Nin When we recognize thought as something separate from Self, we are ...
Views: 1376 - 9 Positively Life Changing Ways To Crank Up Your Level Of Consciousness To a Higher Frequency - by Submitted on May 20, 2015 from Ricky O' SheaWould you like to improve your health, forge strong meaningful relations, accelerate your ability to manifest and fine tune your spiritual antenna at the same time? Well you can. You just need to raise your level of consciousness so that you are vibrating at higher frequency. But what does it ...
Views: 1188 - Have the Courage to Be Vulnerable - by Submitted on May 06, 2015 from Mike RobbinsGiven the focus of my work, especially in the past five years since the release of my book Be Yourself, Everyone Else Is Already Taken, which is all about authenticity and vulnerability, I’m constantly in situations where I’m talking about, encouraging, and seeing the positive impact of ...
Views: 1404 - Clearing The Projector Of The Thinking Mind - by Submitted on May 04, 2015 from Gina CharlesAs I begin this week, I remind myself that any one of my endeavors will only turn out as good as the quality of the experience I had completing it. Everything is being evaluated through the filters of the thinking mind. We experience the tasks at hand through rote thought and learned ...
Views: 1270 - The Soul Map: Understanding the Divine Path of Spiritual Evolution - by Submitted on May 03, 2015 from Paige BartholomewHave you wondered about your soul’s level of enlightenment? We souls evolve in a predictable way, and the map for our journey is written within our very DNA. The evolutionary map is the chakra system. If you understand the essential meanings and messages embedded within each chakra, you’ll ...
Views: 1279 - Your Outer World is a Mirror of your Inner World - by Submitted on May 03, 2015 from Paige BartholomewMany people are confused about what it means when we talk about the outer world being a reflection of the inner self. It IS a complex concept, and it's one with several different layers of meaning. Here are three layers explained, each incrementally more advanced than the one before. The ...
Views: 3741 - Unknowingly Our Anger and Worry Create a Footpath of Human Density, While Your Soul Wishes a Pathway of Freedom to Be Creative and Learn from Life’s Lessons - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2015 from Judith HolderMany believe intellect drives the world, but I would suggest EMOTIONS drive and fuel our world and the world around us, like passion, love, joy, happiness, and enthusiasm as well as emotions of hatred, fear, jealousy, and guilt. Emotions (energy-in-motion) prompts us to think in a certain way, ...
Views: 1099 - Liberation From Your Unwanted Emotional States - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2015 from Brian SheenThe path to liberation is an ongoing process of moving forward on your path to remove the obstacles to your inner peace and self-knowledge. The obstacles on this journey can be as diverse as your mind can imagine. Yet it is not until you are solidly grounded in your body and the world that real ...
Views: 1179 - What You Focus on Expands (So Focus Wisely!) - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2015 from Jason DemakisIf you’re experiencing states such as frustration, aggravation, or disappointment in life – this is a clear sign that you’re anchoring and attracting the type of reality you don’t want. The key to solving this issue involves raising your consciousness in the following way: How do we anchor ...
Views: 1447 - Reiki Joy: How Reiki Transformed My Life - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2015 from Kathi RancourtWhen I was first introduced to Reiki energy, I was a young woman living in a small, albeit cultural city in New England. I was asked over to a friend’s home for tea, and while I was there she shared her knowledge about Reiki with me, which wasn’t very extensive at the time. She had recently been ...
Views: 1820 - The Duality of Magic Wands - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2015 from Gina CharlesI saw this post online that said, "Attention is the root of all evil." I wondered how that could be. We are our Attention, after all. That's our real Self, Awareness. And our Awareness, Attention, or Focus, is our magic wand. We get more of whatever we point it at. So, is attention the root ...
Views: 1234 - What Is Mindfulness - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2015 from Rev.William MeinsenWhat is Mindfulness? Learning how to become more in touch with our feelings and how to direct positive actions when they are needed is what mindfulness is about. Mindfulness is trusting in your inner-self to guide you to that place of peace and understanding. The dictionary says this ...
Views: 1363 - Smash Your Conditioning with a Cosmic Perspective! - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2015 from Jason DemakisOne of my personal favorite awareness-raising exercises is that of consciously (intentionally) shifting my focus away from my ego-level experience (Jason), and into a more expansive and cosmic one. Let me explain this a little more clearly: One of the most common things about the human ...
Views: 1196 - SPIRITUAL SCIENCE - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2015 from Rev.William MeinsenYou are the Embodiment of GOD It's your Birthright Spiritual: Pertaining to or consisting of Spirit or Soul as distinguished from the physical nature. A branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truth systematically arranged and showing ...
Views: 1331 - RESPONSIBLE FOR OTHERS.....really? - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2015 from Heather BuzzardDo you FEEL like it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to make sure that someone else is happy? BUZZARDSKORNER OF LOVE RADIO will talk with you about my OWN experience with KNOWING that it is NOT for me to make sure that someone else is happy, how I made it alright with myself WITHOUT THE GUILT, and instead ...
Views: 1338 - Candid Relationship with People and Divinity – Its Meaning in Spiritual Awakening - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2015 from Gopalakrishnan ChandrasekaranWe all come to know about ourselves through our relationship – relationship with people, with other living beings and even with the inanimate things. Bringing in our self-awareness into this aspect of life, we can transform ourselves spiritually. Human beings who have paid attention to the ...
Views: 1897 - Intend and Conquer - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2015 from Gina CharlesIt’s early. I can hear the birds chirping outside while sipping my coffee. I have the whole day ahead of me. There are things I’d love to do, and things I have to do. Then it dawned on me. If I have access to the control panel of this ride, then maybe I should begin my day in a more empowering ...
Views: 1348 - I AM AFFIRMING THE POSITIVE daily! - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2015 from Heather BuzzardI AM AFFIRMING THE POSITIVE daily! Daily. AFFIRMING the good in your life can only bring YOU more good. AFFIRMING the negative does the same thing yet we as humans seem to get caught up in the negative and sometimes can be "happy" feeling like a victim. Does that ring true for YOU in ...
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