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  • Addiction And Spirituality - The Way Home
    There is a time and place in which the soul begins to seek a path of return to its lost home, and, finding the way blocked or invisible, yearns once again for the sense of peace and love that it remembers as having been part of its deepest longing In that moment of time, when the soul turns toward the sun of its longing seeking remembrance and reunion, seeking the sense of peace and completion that it believes is possible, a significant step toward the light of Spirit is taken and the soul will never be the same again
  • Alpha And Omega - The Purpose Of History
    'Alpha' and 'Omega' – Christian symbols that carry with them essential features of the Christian mysteries, belong not only to the Book of Revelation and its prophesies concerning the Christ They also belong to the world at large and to its need to develop a picture of the goal and purpose of human experience
  • America's Future - One Nation 'Under God' And What It Could Mean
    Scattered throughout human history, are travesties of all kinds imposed on human beings 'in the name of' God This has been the dark side of religion - of many religions and religious doctrines - that while they claimed to worship the Divine Source of being and of love, their actual practice was anything but reverent and anything but loving
  • Choosing Your Emotional Reality
    There are many areas of life in which we perceive ourselves to have a choice If we listen to political commentators or to public figures on the national or world stage, we feel free to believe or not believe what we are being told about the state of the nation, the world, or our own specific personal concerns
  • Coming Together In The Light
    The oneness that is shared by all of life can be perceived on many levels – in the whisper of a beloved, in the smile of a child, in the fragrance of a flower, in the graceful dance of a leaf as it falls from a tree – all of these gestures of life can touch the heart and cause it to embrace life in its fullness, to experience something of the mystery of connection that resides within all living things
  • Dealing With Economic Fear
    The apprehension that the economy will get a lot worse grows daily among people in all walks of life, with signs of distress showing in the visible instability of the stock market, lowered consumer spending, higher unemployment, and the as yet unsolved credit crisis which has created massive restrictions in the lending industry
  • Disillusionment And Hope
    The complexity of the human heart allows us to hope for something and to expect that we will be disappointed in it at the same time, to maintain ideals, and believe that they will never be realized at the same time Holding these dual views defines the nature of disillusionment – the profound sense that one's most cherished hopes will not materialize in one's lifetime or in the space of time in which the heart feels things should or must happen
  • Emotional Intensity And The Recurrence Of Old Patterns
    Today, the presence of greater spiritual light on earth is affecting the entire planet, and with it, all of her inhabitants This increased light is not an abstraction, but an energetic phenomenon that influences physical and emotional functioning in much the same way that the rays of the sun can influence body and psyche, affecting many areas of feeling and perception
  • Expanding The Sphere Of The Heart
    Many people live within the boundaries of a small sphere of perception and interest Within this sphere, everything is very real, very meaningful and emotionally penetrating
  • Healing The Wounds Of Childhood - The Purification Process
    Many emotions typically reside within the human heart that are residues from childhood Some are experienced consciously and are a familiar part of one's emotional life
  • Letting Go And Why It Is So Difficult
    In the ordinary experience of living and more so with the passage of time, the heart forms attachments to things, not only because it deems the things it holds onto to be valuable in themselves, but also because in the holding-on process, it acquires a sense of identity as the one who exists in relation to what is being held onto
  • Living Without Blame - The Way Of Peace
    There are circumstances that arise, today, in which it can feel entirely justifiable to blame others, both on the collective level and on the personal, and yet the energy that we give to blame is not conducive to producing any effect other than to cast us even further into a depth of discouragement and despair
  • Meditation For Children
    All parents and educators know how open children can be to new learning and how receptive when interested We also know how responsible we must be with respect to what we teach our children and allow them to absorb
  • Negative Campaigning - What Does America Want?
    In this presidential election year of 2008, the stakes regarding victory or defeat for each candidate are high; the competition for votes is fierce; and the strategies are abundant on both sides with which to win over the undecided We, the public, see things happening as part of political life and of campaigning that we do not approve of, that we feel we can do without
  • One World Meditations - A Time For Change
    Many know that the world is in need of great help at this time in order to change conditions that are harmful to body, mind, and spirit and to the Earth itself Among those who feel most deeply concerned, some become discouraged or despairing, some find a means of taking action within social or environmental movements, and some seek to address the layer of causality that exists beneath the outer difficulties and challenges
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - A Spiritual Perspective
    When it happens that the heart, mind, and body become overloaded with negative impressions concerning events that they are subject to while in a state of helplessness or necessary conformity to the circumstances at hand, then conditions are ripe for the inner disorder that has come to be known as 'post traumatic stress disorder' (PTSD)
  • Purification And Truth - The Task Of Light
    Today, there is much darkness that covers events and people on the world stage - in nations where violence is everywhere and no one is safe, in governments where deception is widespread and honesty barely visible, and among groups of people who are willing to hate and blame others who are different from themselves
  • Sacred Relationships
    Our most intimate experience of self is often that of what we need, wish for, or want, and so it is natural for us to imagine and hope for what we desire in another Sometimes this wishing comes from our better self - the part that knows what we truly need and has higher aspirations for ourselves and others
  • Saying Goodbye To The Past
    It often happens in the course of a life, and especially when inner movement causes the heart to seek new horizons or relationships in order to further its own growth, that the past must be let go of Sometimes this involves a physical change of circumstance and a physical separation from what one has formerly loved
  • Spiritual Anchoring in Times of Difficulty
    There is a great need for spiritual anchoring in times of turbulence and change Anchoring in a deeper truth helps us to weather the currents of emotion that pass through us due either to external events that we experience directly, or to taking in the reactions of others to these events
  • Spiritual Awakening And The Reshaping Of Identity
    There are certain times in life when one wishes that the limitations of self could be other than they are, and that the personal characteristics and attitudes that have been troublesome in the past could simply disappear

    Often, efforts of will to eradicate these undesirable emotional habits and tendencies are found to be unsuccessful, and after a short time of seemingly positive improvement, one reverts to the old patterns and ways of being
  • Spiritualizing the Body
    Many people today who have some knowledge concerning the identity of the soul and the passage of human beings through multiple lifetimes of experience, also have an understanding that ‘karma’ is what we carry from one lifetime to another as unhealed portions of ourselves

    Sometimes these unhealed portions show up in emotional difficulties or mental preoccupations
  • Springtime For The Soul
    Springtime for the soul brings with it the beginning of new possibilities for awakening, and for realizing the greater expression of the deeper self on all levels of manifestation

    It uncovers dormant perceptions and allows them to flourish in the new warmth of the spiritual sun
  • Symptoms Without a Diagnosis - The New Language of Energy
    Many people today are experiencing unanticipated bodily symptoms that seem to appear out of nowhere and have no real medical diagnosis Others are aware of sudden emotional surges that also appear out of thin air, are intense, repetitive, yet difficult to connect to specific events or circumstances
  • The Art Of Being Present
    There is an awakeness that comes from a clear mind, unobscured by wandering thoughts and preoccupations, and there is an awakeness that comes from a clear heart, willing to engage with life as gift and as an ever-unfolding revelation of the purpose of Creation

    Such an awakened heart cannot respond indifferently to life because it sees the outstretched hand of the Creator at every turn and in every particle of experience
  • The Art of Being Present - Part II
    To truly be present, we need to be available to the moment with our whole self This requires not only an act of attention but also an act of integration so that we are drawing upon all parts of ourselves to 'be with' another
  • The Cause Of Allergies - A Spiritual Perspective
    There are an increasing number of people, today, who find themselves allergic to various forms of environmental stimuli – dust, pollen, animal dander, specific chemicals, etc – this in addition to widespread food allergies
  • The Earth Purifies - Earth Changes, Flooding, And Extreme Weather Patterns
    It may be difficult for us to imagine how the earth which appears to us to be a solid mass of complexly interrelated parts, can have an intentionality to purify and can be undergoing a process we normally associate with human beings on a spiritual path And even if it is true of the planetary body, we may well wonder how this happens and how it can affect weather patterns
  • The Effect Of Spiritual Light On The Presidential Election
    Spiritual light has to do with three central things, among others: 1) heightening the capacity for empathy and love and the desire to share love, 2) bringing into greater awareness a sense of truth and an increasing sense of what only masquerades as truth, 3) and enhancing the motivation of those holding greater light to adopt courses of action that are not self-seeking but that truly represent the welfare of a greater whole
  • The History Of The Soul's Journey Through Time
    From the beginning, the soul has traveled down a path of its own choosing, entering the sphere of time ad space in order to experience its own individuality in a world within form This choice that was so fraught with consequences, was not imposed on the soul by any external edict, but was thrust upon it by virtue of its own preferences toward individual self-expression and the freedom to say "yes" and '"no

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