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grab a handful of Tapers, which they weave into a Torch. These are the Torch-
Bearers of humanity, its Poets, Seers, and Saints, who lead and lift the race out
of darkness, towards the Light. They are the lawgivers and the Saviors, the
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Humanity would Loose its way in the Dark.....”
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New Beginnings
One morning this week, I woke up feeling good, feeling happy, thinking about and thanking God for all the wonderful blessings in my life, especially for my friends, who so often feel much like Angels. Even the most difficult people and circumstances in my life are gifts if I can learn to see them that way. When any situation brings me pain, I know the only way out of the pain is through it. All I need to do is understand and heed its message. Pain always contains an invitation to receiving a Gift of Divine Guidance, if I choose to receive it. Receiving this Gift will help me reframe painful experiences and help me to grow both personally and spiritually. In fact, I can often feel Spirit tugging at my Soul, reminding me that along with many others, I too am being called to heal and to stretch my boundaries -- mentally, emotionally and spiritually -- to do my part in raising the global vibration, thereby increasing the Light and Love on this planet to levels higher than humankind has ever seen.
If we listen closely enough, each of us will hear this call of Higher Consciousness that
beckons us to become more fully who we are. As we transform ourselves, we will influence the transformation of our friends, our families and our communities. This Path will become the larger transformation that has now become necessary to our very survival -- the Path that will ultimately save humanity and the Beloved Planet we all share. So now is the time to embrace our collective pain as the gift that it is: a clarion call from Spirit to transform our World, starting with ourselves. We can no longer afford to ignore Ghandi's call to action; indeed, we truly must "be the change we wish to see in the world."
The New Year brings forth a new opportunity for all of us -- to let go of the old and embrace the new. If nothing else, 2010 will bring with it a greater level of social and spiritual awareness than modern humanity has ever seen. And from that, we will learn to heal ourselves and our planet. And as miracles abound, they will bring about opportunities and possibilities for all that none of us could ever before have imagined.
So here's to a banner year - on all counts! May Love be the Light for us all as we move forward on our journey towards new understandings and brilliant awakenings.
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Celestial! Man at first but now nearing the diviner ranks! the bonds of human necessity are loosed for you and, strong of heart, you beat your eager way from out the roaring tumult of the fleshly life to the shores of that wave-washed coast free from the thronging of the guilty, thence to take the grateful path of the sinless soul: where glows the splendor of God, where Right is throne in the stainless place, far from the wrong that mocks at law.
Oft-times as you strove to rise above the bitter waves of this blood-drenched life, above the sickening whirl, toiling in the mid-most of the rushing flood and the unimaginable turmoil, oft-times, from the Ever-Blessed, there was shown to you the Term still close at hand:
Oft-times, when your mind thrust out awry and was like to be rapt down unsanctioned paths, the Immortals themselves prevented, guiding you on the straight going way to the celestial spheres, pouring down before you a dense shaft of light that your eyes might see from amid the mournful gloom.
Sleep never closed those eyes: high above the heavy murk of the mist you held them; tossed in the welter, you still had vision; still you saw sights many and fair not granted to all that labor in wisdom's quest.
But not that you have cast the screen aside, quitted the tomb that held your lofty soul, you enter at once the heavenly consort: where fragrant breezes play, where all is unison and winning tenderness and guileless joy, and the place is lavish of the nectar-streams the unfailing Gods bestow, with the blandishments of the Loves, and delicious airs, and tranquil sky:
From The Enneads of Plotinus: Porphyry: On the Life of Plotinus
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January Content 19 Creative Expressions 20 Featured Musician: As We Dream
18 Featured Artist: Bob Thomas 24 Olden Days
25 We Are
26 Genesis 27 Zen and the Snow Shovel
28 Haiku: Divorce and Healing 29 Out of Order
30 The Simple Thought 31 The Warriors of Light
32 i know who He IS
34 Yule Times Re-member-ed
36 Health & Healing 40 Cynthia’s Miracle
42 Rewrite Your Action Script II
47 The Lighthouse Calling
48 Caroline Boudreaux
50 Simply Spiritual 51 Every Moment is a Choice Point
56 Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions:
Learning How to Accept Your Resistance to Change
58 New Year’s Resolutions 60 Becoming a Beacon of Light
62 In the Mystical Realm of the Black
Swans 64 Looking Back at What I’ve Learned
67 January We Begin Anew 70 Wing-Nuts
72 Short Stories 73 Smiling Monk
74 Embodying Faith, Trust and Purpose in 2010
76 Movies That Inspire
Avatar
78 Digital Media
78 Chocolate Wisdom 80 Avatar
82 Relationships 83 Feel It! Don’t Intellectualize It
84 The Virtue of Humility
86 Privacy 101 Legal Aspects of Social Media
88 Healing Cuisine
93 The Path of Service 94 The Miracle Foundation
98 The Enlightened Path
99 Angel Reading 100 Oracle Reading
103 The Astro-Sage
106 Blue Ray Reading
109 The Shift 110 Dimensional Shift
112 World Vision 113 Volunteer Travel
116 2010: International Year of Biodiversity
118 Humanity Healing Radio
120 Recommended Reading Copyright Information Original material generated by contributors is copyrighted in the names of the contributor, and commercial publication and reprint of material for distribution is strictly prohibited without written permission from the contributor. To read the OM-Times Reprint Policy, visit: www.om-times.ning.com/page/reprint-policy
10 The Now
Meg Blackburn Losey
14 The Path of
Sacred Geometry
Featured Artist Charles Gilchrist
37 Second Sight My Intuitive
Journey
44 Banish Belly and Other
Aches
54 Transformation
to Oneness
68 Tending the
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“THIS NOW”
By Meg B.Losey
“Each day of our lives we
think about the future,
we worry about how
things will turn out.”
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“The New Year brings
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Each day of our lives we think about the future, we worry about how things will turn out. We wonder what might have happened if only… or if we had…or… well you get the picture. When we live in the future we are literally living out in front of ourselves. Part of us isn’t present and is literally energetically leaning into what might be. When we live in the past, we are dragging the emotions, the regrets, the grief and even the joy of what was. All of those experiences add up to a great huge mass of unprocessed energy that serves nothing except to bring us down. We live in our past and in our futures because we haven’t figured out how to be in the moment. How to be present. After all, being concerned about later helps this now be less noticeable. Worrying about the past keeps us afraid of what might be and so we skirt through our experiences like a cat on a hot tin roof. All we want is a light at the end of the tunnel that isn’t a freight train. What if for only a moment we could just sit still and listen? If we could here the truth, we would hear the whispers of our souls telling us that nothing ever happened outside of a moment. Ever. Think about it. What we experienced a moment ago, a week ago, months or years ago has been. It has either served to get our attention and we have learned from it, or we are holding those experiences tightly, wallowing in what we did wrong or worse, what someone else did. This kind of thinking only serves to keep us in a victim mentality.
What might happen or could happen or whatever we want to interject into the possibilities is either imagination or speculation. It isn’t truth. It is fear. Fear is not a reality it is a what if… There is only ever this now. What if’s don’t apply to now. We are already here. But do we accept this journey? In order to participate in this now, we must first become present. This now isn’t like an ice cold pool where we stick in a toe or two to see if we want to get in. We are immersed in a warm body that maintains our soul, our essence, and in fact who we really are. We are not our body nor our
experiences. We are infinite beings with the power to draw from the infinite for whatever purpose we desire. Shall I repeat that? We are infinite beings with the power to draw from the infinite for whatever purpose we desire Our presence is
the only way we can truly create anything. Life isn’t going to come and meet us on the couch or behind the door. We must begin to be ok with feeling our experiences. To do that we must know what we want to create. Who is it that we are trying to become? What is wrong with who we are now? Why aren’t we happy? When we create anything outside of ourselves, outside of a moment, we become victims of our own creative process. Who we are is perfection. There is nothing wrong with us we are perfection. We aren’t happy because we keep trying to be something that we are not. We don’t need to be fixed. There are no mistakes,
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merely opportunities for a different experience. If we choose. Even the concern that all is not perfect creates imperfection The truth is in the choosing. Are you not happy? What is at the base of your lack of happiness? Do you choose to stay there or do you really want something different? Being unhappy becomes a comfortable discomfort. We get used to the idea that we don’t have what we really want and there we stay, stuck in our misperceptions that we have to stay stuck. We get stuck with money issues or abundance issues. We pass up what we want because we might not deserve it or something better might come along or it just wasn’t exactly right. What happens is that our thoughts become entangled. We create complexity of illusion out of simple truth. Happiness, abundance money, in fact anything positive is all relative to how we value ourselves. What if only for a moment we got off that train? What if only for a moment we looked into our heart and asked ourselves what is it that I really want? What is the honest truth of my being? What does this moment offer to me that I am not noticing? Where is it that I think I am going and where am I really going? Each moment carries the answers to these questions and in fact infinite others. The truth is that when we are thinking we are cutting ourselves out of the moment with old tapes that keep us stuck. Look past what you believe. Look into the mirror. What do you see? When you face other people how do you feel? Is it a constant pushing from the inside to be noticed? Have you noticed yourself? Are you ready to jump to help everyone so you feel special? You are special. Are you afraid that if you don’t go along with what they want you will be left behind? So what. And what if they don’t love you anymore? They never did. Not really.
And every time that one of these types of feelings or any other that feels uncomfortable comes up we are not in the moment and our focus is not on us. Where our attention goes our power goes as well. Where is our attention? Are you participating in your own journey or trying to live everyone else’s? Where are you in this now? Where is your perception? What is your perception? Perceptions are an imaging system that human beings utilize to define experience. In order to change the experience, one has only to change the perception. This is your life. This is your moment. Seize it. Live it. Cherish it. Honor it. Be aware within it because the signs for greater reality are already within your and around you. Don’t stop. Live the light that you are. In this now. In this now. In this now. And for infinite now’s.
Meg Blackburn, Ph.D. the author of “Parenting the Children of Now”, “Conversations with the Children of Now, the International Bestseller “The Children of Now, Crystalline Children, Indigo Children, Star Kids,
Angels on Earth and The Phenomenon of Transitional Children”, “Pyramids of Light, Awakening to Multi-
dimensional Reality” and the “Online Messages”. She is also a contributor to “The Mystery of 2012
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The Path to
Sacred Geometry By Charles L. Gilchrist
I have been deeply involved with the study of Sacred
Geometry for over thirty years. This experience has
radically altered my consciousness and affected a
profound psychological healing. And, as a teacher of
SG I have personally witnessed the same kind of
beneficial effects taking
place in many of my
students. This fact
compels me to share my
path into SG as a spiritual
process. Why? Because I
know that with this
information, you can also
step through these reliable
doorways to spirit and
make them your own.
I’ve always been an artist
and that path eventually
lead me to Sacred
Geometry. My artistic
talent showed itself early
and by the time I was four
years old I had come to
believe that a special talent had been given to me for
some mysterious spiritual purpose; as if it were an
assignment straight from God. I was totally
convinced. With an enthusiastically willing heart I
took on the spiritual assignment of becoming a
serious artist.
But what was an artist.... really? I was just a little
boy and I had no idea how to make my inspired
vision come true. So I went to my mother with the
obvious question. “Mommy, what is an artist?”
At first she smiled at me and then squinted at me,
guarded and thinking. I had been asking
metaphysical questions of her from the time I could
speak. Each question of mine would prompt another
question and so on until she would completely lose
her patience with me. She looked up at the ceiling,
her forefinger just touching her temple as if searching
her invisible mental library for the most appropriate
answer. Finally her eyes brightened as she pulled out
a dusty old one-liner and read it to the ceiling.
“Charles,” she said, “an artist pursues truth and
beauty.”
Then she softened, looked
straight into my eyes and
said it again, “Charles, an
artist pursues truth and
beauty.”
That short axiom was like
a clear bell. “Oh,” is all I
could say, intuitively
sensing profound truth.
And now after all these
numerous decades, it still
holds the same power.
In Wichita Kansas, the
early 1940's, my entire
large family did not think
making art was at all
practical. After all, there was real work to do; food
to grow, machines to build and a war to win. It was
alright have a little artistic talent which could lead to
a nice hobby but the idea of even thinking about
“Fine Art” as a profession was simply unacceptable.
They went on and on, trying to dissuade me. I think
they actually believed that if I became a full time
serious artist I would eventually go completely mad
and cut off my ear like that poor insane maniac artist
“what's-his-name” Vincent Van Gogh. They were
frightened.... but I wasn't.
Regardless of their fear, I pressed on. In the early
1950's I was a teenager living in the Chicago area. It
was then I discovered the surrealist painters. I read
library books with countless reproductions of the Image above: Metatron’s Cube
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surrealist works by Max Ernst, Jean Arp, Man Ray,
Joan Miro, Yves Tanguy, Rene Magritte, Alberto
Giacometti. Salvador Dali, etc. I was totally
fascinated by the surrealists because they were
investigating their own internal dream worlds, their
subconscious imagery. This kind of thinking struck a
nerve in me and, at that point, I thought of myself as
a “Surrealist”. I could feel the serious TRUTH of
honest self-investigation.
Then high school, art school, marriage and
fatherhood. The practical necessities of life had
finally caught up with me. I became a professional
portrait photographer out of necessity and
immediately began to make a decent living. The
family was happy as I had apparently started to
become respectable. I
stopped making serious art
and turned to photographic
commerce. Surrealism
was now the last thing on
my conscious mind.
The 1960's however, upset
my comfort zone. They
were extremely
challenging years with
fundamental shifts of the
collective consciousness
on multiple levels. lines in
the sand were being
drawn: the Civil Rights
movement, assassinations
right and left, the Sexual
Revolution, another
horrible war, the Women's
Movement, Black Power, top level corruption in
government, rampant and open drug use by the
young, and numerous people coming out of various
kinds of closets on all levels. And these were just
some of the dynamic power-shifting energies at
work. I was horribly conflicted and miserable.
And then, on June 17 1970, my thirtieth birthday, I
experienced a profound mystical realization in which
I remembered my early and intimate connections to
spirit, and the commitment I had made to my own
God given talents. The entire experience lasted
almost two days. There were no drugs of any kind
involved, but in those altered states I glimpsed
numerous eye-opening visions including my
unfulfilled potentials. I had received a gigantic dose
of my own ignorance and failure. I was thereby
humbled to the level of a worm. Almost everything I
thought I believed in was simply untrue, or at best
only partially true. It was an intensely numbing
experience, simultaneous death and rebirth. I cried
and prayed for hours.
Miraculously, a benevolent voice began to instruct
me. He told me his name was “Watcher” and further
told me he was there because I had called for help.
“Watcher” rapidly became like a guru to me. I
trusted him completely. He guided me almost every
day for the next two very difficult years, about the
length of time it took me to reinvent myself. By then
I had changed my profession from portrait to
commercial photography. I had already begun to
make serious surrealistic
art again and had returned
to the Cleveland Institute
of Art as a night school
student. I felt wonderful
because I had regained my
personal intimate
connection with the
Universe and rediscovered
my early vision of a
mysterious spiritual
purpose.
Watcher instructed me that
it was time for him to go.
He gave me specific
instructions relating to
various studies, insisted I
continue my meditations
in earnest, and then simply
went away.
I took his advice, studying and growing for five more
years (1977) until another trilling mystical experience
catapulted me to a whole new level. It began with a
surrealist drawing experiment based on a relatively
bad photograph I had taken of a beautiful young
couple standing in front of a large fireplace. I felt a
strong intuitive attraction to the out of focus
photograph and transposed the basic composition to a
large piece of white paper. Working with fine quill
pens and ink allowed me to slip into meditational
calmness. I found my consciousness up on the
ceiling and watching myself drawing below. It was
thrilling and amazing to watch my own creative
process unfold from above. The part of me which
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was drawing was also enjoying the fantastic images
which were swimming in the blank parts of the
drawing. It was open-eyed dreaming. I had already
experienced very powerful transcendental levels of
my own consciousness through the classical practice
of deep meditation but this open-eyed transcendental
experience was much more intense.
Eureka, a TRUE breakthrough! Over the next few
months I continued to develop the same drawing and
the process of quietly working on the small details
lead me into the same kind of open-eyed
transcendental experience. I had stumbled into a
consistently predictable way of accessing my own
dream world while remaining wide awake. I had
discovered a practical technique which allowed me to
directly experience the
essence of the surrealist
philosophy and Sacred
Geometry was just around
the corner.
That drawing (The Saints
Of Jade) was the first of a
large series of
transcendental drawings
all based on my
photography of models.
By 1980, I had already
created over twenty of
these very complicated
and highly detailed
drawings and I was
healing myself in the
process. This series
entitled “The Enchanted
Couples Suite” lead me to an ever deepening
understanding of my own psychological dilemmas
and guided me to my discovery of the power of
Mandala and Sacred Geometry. Aside from the fact
that this work was all figurative, I discovered each
drawing also contained mysterious references to
classic geometric forms (circles, triangles, squares,
spheres, cubes, etc.). And numbers, especially
sequences of numbers, floated in and out of these
drawings. I realized my internal dream creating
“Higher Mind“ was sending me messages in the
language of geometry and numbers. This was the
beginning of my fascination with the concepts of
Mandala making as a transcendental healing process.
I had been successfully attempting to discover the
TRUTH of my own human situation, and now I was
discovering that perfect geometric BEAUTY was
also existing at the deepest levels of my own
universal consciousness. And I could hear my
mother speaking to me from the past, “Charles, an
artist pursues truth and beauty.”
In 1981, I consciously created my very first Mandala
entitled “Nineness”, which was a meditation on the
circle divided into nine equal parts. This piece was
specifically dedicated to the honest pursuit of
TRUTH and BEAUTY and, at that point in time,
became the deepest and most powerful open-eyed
transcendental experience of my life. The creation of
that first Mandala significantly altered my life forever
and for the better. The open-eyed transcendental
meditation of Sacred Geometry had begun and,
thousands of mandalas
later, I'm still totally
fascinated.
If you also feel the call to
Sacred Geometry and truly
want to understand this
ever-evolving process, this
is the key. Simply allow
the archetypes of SG to
teach you through your
direct personal
experience. Put your
hands on them, play with
them, contemplate them,
draw them and color
them. Doodle in circles
and have fun in your
studies. You do not have
to have much artistic
ability as blank Mandalas and various Mandala
templates are readily available. If you simply allow
yourself to fall through the doorways of Sacred
Geometry, you will begin to feel its universal beauty
and perfection.
For more specific and detailed information about Sacred Geometry and Mandala making, visit
Charles Gilchrist’s SG website which includes all kinds of cool stuff including FREE Mandala
Templates:
http://www.charlesgilchrist.com/SGEO
Visit Charles Gilchrist on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/CGimaging
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This Gilchrist video describes the artist's process of creating Mandalas based on archetypes of Sacred Geometry. This piece features details about the
artist's newest Mandala, Map Of Time (above).
Creative
Expressions
Art, in all its myriad forms, is a way for the
soul to speak and the process of creation is
a vehicle to link body, mind and soul. The
Healing power of the creative process
benefits both the artist and the audience.
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AsWeDream was born in 2001, brainchild of lifetime
musician Mike Ososki. The focus has always been music,
though its evolving expansion now encompasses other
arenas. Creative activities like writing, spirituality, voice-
over, and the arts are now included. Recently,
AsWeDream has even aspired to "business
development" and "management consulting." It is an
umbrella project name, with many and varied rotating
interests and participants. Mike says, "In times like
these, we are especially tasked to go within, striving to
learn who we are and what exactly we have come here
to do."
Musically, like oh so many others, the 1964 Beatles on
Ed Sullivan shot straight to Mike's heart and set the
course, providing a bridge into emotions, a path of
feeling that is always lovely to cross. At age 12, the first
paid gig thrilled his young performer spirit. "It was loads
of fun dressing up as best I could in the late 60s style,
and rockin' out the gym attendees with cover hits of the
day." His personal scrapbook displays the guitar pick
from that occasion.
The late 60s and early 70s brought a wide variety of
bands and Midwest gigs, and finally a move from
Wisconsin to California, to 'make it big' (still waiting on
that one ;) From a family perspective, Mike did well,
married to his marvelous wife for 30+ years and
counting, with two great kids. Artists all.
Back on topic, "There is nothing that so easily touches
my soul, brings tears to my eyes, and connects to deep
inner feeling as the universal power of music," Mike
declares. "This is what I look for while listening to music,
and when creating it. When the vibe is right, all sense of
being here and now as one seems to flow along with it.
For everyone, and especially the artistically-inclined, the
goal is to lose oneself in one's work. We can't pretend
to completely understand how or why this is so, but it
seems to be true for most all of our billions of
emotional hearts on this orb, and thank God for it."
The song "As We Dream" speaks a little to this. In Mike's
typically introspective lyrical style, the song gently
grooves and ponders, smoothly querying:
"Who knows what is really in there, deep down under
the surface seen,"
and a little on the idea of time...
"It's always only right now we have to make our reality."
Featured Musician
Title Song As We Dream
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Taking the message out into as big a universal theme as
nearly possible, "Everywhere (is everybody's home)"
asserts exactly that. Co-written by Mike with daughter
April, (also featured on lead vocal), the lyric states that
there is...
"A piece of you in everyone you meet"
and a bit of bridge advice that...
"When the world don't treat you right
Go inside to find your light
If the world don't treat you fair
Remember you're not alone in out there"
Who knows where AsWeDream will go from here?
Whether music or business, Mike feels that the name is
a succinct descriptor for the current condition of most
all of humanity. He claims that "In keeping with my
practice following the tenets of "A Course in Miracles," I
do believe that it is, as it self-declares, 'a required
course.' We can only choose when to take it." He thinks
why not Now? "It promises to save a bunch of lifetimes
in this tough classroom, so why wait?"
No matter which paths AsWeDream takes, Mike intends
to maintain a practice of ever-deepening self-awareness
toward forgiveness, as defined by The Course. And, as
we dream constructively here on planet Earth, the more
"holy instants" we can realize toward attaining our
"happy dream," the better!
AsWeDream music is available at www.amazon.com
-Latest release is the EP "Pinch Me" (mp3 download)
For more on Mike Ososki and AsWeDream,
please visit:
AsWeDream www.mySpace.com/MikeOsos
Edit/Write www.elance.com/experts/mikeoso
musicReview www.reviewyou.com/writers.php
Voice-Over www.voice123.com/MichaelO
Everywhere (is everybody's home)
My Modern Mind
OM-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
What are your patterns? Do you move in cycles?
Whether the movement of the stars through the heavens, or the evolution of life, there are simple structures and patterns that repeat throughout existence.
We discover the natural patterns that appear in microscopes from the most basic life also can be seen through telescopes as the universe creates and recreates. Scale is irrelevant from nanometers to light years.
Infinite diversity from ultimate simplicity.
The Nautilus is a metaphor for our personal spiritual journey. As the Nautilus grows it creates larger and larger cells to hold its greater volume. While it lives
only in the most recent cell; it carries, and cannot be separated from, the remnants of its earlier self.
The Nautilus looks forward, to the future, lives in the most current cell, the present, and feels the weight of all the cells that came before, the past.
Motion Mandala: Nautilus
Movement and Patterns
OM-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
Who are we? What are we? We are energy.
Energy that has reached a high enough level of complexity that we are capable of perceiving our own existence.
Our energy spans the range from the compact, low vibration, ephemeral energy that we perceive as matter, our body; to the ethereal, high vibration energy that we have defined as our higher self, a Being of Light. However, it is misleading to think of the material and the ethereal as separate. We are in fact, a
single being who’s energy encompasses a wide spectrum.
Having achieved self awareness, how do we continue our forward development to an even greater energetic complexity? Chakras have been used by many systems, from ancient religions to the most modern spirituality, as easy to understand guideposts. Steps on the Stairway to Heaven. Chakras are an
understanding of the energy that we are and how that energy manifests in our every day life. Energy is a continuous spectrum, and like the colors that represent them, think of chakras merely as markers along a continuous path.
Each discipline, from religious to spiritual to healing and scientific, interprets the chakra energy scale for different purposes. Each focuses on specific details
and expands upon that greater knowledge for specific results. However, I feel that it is also an advantage to see the forest as well as the trees. Step back for a moment and consider all the various Chakra disciplines. In their most basic forms, aren’t they all just different perspectives of the same
concept? Like numerous people viewing a faceted jewel from different directions, each person’s description will be unique, even though they are all describing the same jewel.
Motion Mandala: Stairway to Heaven
A visual meditation on
chakras
For more information about Bon Thomas’
Mandalas in Motion visit:
www.lensmancreative.com
May olden days be long forgot
When painful ways are but a thought
May now we learn to see the light
Not look for ways to hate and fight
May in this life we rise above
Return at last to lasting love
May we no longer be life bound
To a past which just keeps comin’ round
May we change our ways of lore
Advance beyond what’s gone before
May we transform lives full of fear
And learn what we are doing here
May we finally end all ways of old
And know there’s more than we’ve been told
May olden days be long forgot
'Cause what we were is what we’re not
Gordon Artrias Rosenberg
http://lightreport.org
Olden Days
our best intentions
often lead us astray
while other inventions
steal our attention away
in these moments we lose
the stillness within
where I AM speaks
and I AM akin
to All
We Are
Debbie Lawlor Camarda
©November 28, 2009
All Rights Reserved.
and all I have is a shovel
silence but for the scrape
of a blade across
concrete
the icy crackle as boots
pressed into the dry
power
and cheeks rosy exposed
themselves to the arctic
chill
how like a human
trying to control the
path, clearing it of
frosty debris
silence was all around
winter had descended
burying bushes
under white blankets
the breath expressed
with a misty vapor
exposing the ether
of alive
l
the sound, the smell
the touch, and the sight
was glorious for a
moment
and felt like the waves of
natures disposition
conspiring
its sustainable existence
and all I have is a shovel
Zen and the
snow shovel
By Debby Rosenberg
Om-TimesMagazine Jnuary 2010 Edition
Divorce
Love has dimmed and gone
The time to let go and fly
Live fearlessly once.
Fear
Face your fears head on
Learn from each failure and grow
Each day brings new hope.
The Wind
Some go with the wind
Others will complete the race
To win, must find peace.
Divorce & Healing
Haiku
by deZengo
What to do? Where to go? Why does this happen? Only God
knows.
My head is cloudy, And my eyes sting. Can someone explain? Something, Anything? Stuck in the middle, Torn up inside. Damned if I do, Damned if I hide. Am I all alone? Does anyone feel the same? Hopeless and helpless, With only myself to blame. In a funk, Can’t get out. Lost within, Full of doubt. Help Me! Help Me! I’m sinking fast. Someone save me, My sanity won’t last.
Give me direction. Show me the way. Who do I talk to? What do I say?
So many questions. Too much fear. Be patient, my beloved. I am always here. Who, What, When, Where, Why and How? All that matters, Is the Here and Now. Questions are answered, When you must know. All else remains, Out of your control. Your request has been received. Maintenance is underway. No longer “Out of Order”, Beginning today.
By Marcella Maggio
The Simple Thought
One Heart, One Mind,
One Body
RESONATING
All Our Way
Back OM
And let glory
Be the light.
By Nichespur
i know who He IS . . .
i am not the greatest Poet that ever
lived
. . . but i know who He IS
for . . .
i am but a syllable in the
Word
that makes the Poem
called Life
where all things rhyme
divinely
can you read me ?
i am not the greatest
Composer that ever lived
. . . but i know who He IS
for . . .
i am but a note
in His Divine Symphony . . .
can you hear me ?
i am not the most Masterful Artist that
ever lived
. . . but i know who He IS
for . . .
i am but one of many pigments
on the Palette of life
can you see my color
i am not the most loving
heart that ever lived
but i know who He Is
for . . .
He lives in my heart
and He loves me
regardless
can you feel me
i am not the best reflection of Him
my wish is but to be a mirror of His
way
that when you look at me you see your
self . . .
and thus see Him . . .
who loves us all . . .
for . . .
are not we all . . .
by William S. Peters
His Children
His Word
His Music
His Art
look closely at your self
in the mirror of your soul
inside of your eyes
and thus you will see Him!
. . . for it is He who made us, not we
ourselves !
i know who He is !
© 2008 : William S. Peters, Sr.
OM-Times Magazine January 200 Edition
T’was the centuries before Christ mass
And all through the forest
Every creature was stirring
For none then deplored us!
For man was part of nature
And nature part of the grand old plan
Where understanding was an act of reverence
And your entire world was with your clan.
People often worked together then
For winters were hard
For healing there were women
And many a good Bard
For tales they be told
Though ne’r written down
Of life’s cycles and changes
In the Goddess’s own gowns
Green was for spring time
And life with the lamb
Yellow for your fellow
Who with summer you stand
Red for the homestead
And the harvest you all planned
And blue white for that cold winters night
Where the snow covered ever green
And perhaps your own hearth light
Promised a true rebirth
Across all this great land.
For giving not guile
Was the true ways of the wild
Where life was lived by your gifts
And not by the piles you might steal from your
friends
For moment by moment did your future extend
Through both darkness and daylight
And knowing the real difference
Between true enemies and good friends.
And then came the butchers, the Barons, and
Lards
To cut up the landscape and deal us new cards
And the Romans soon followed them
Whilst life got true hard
Leaving little but depression
And poverty’s regards
While thieves ruled their road ways
Paved now by more bloodshed
Then they were… fallen leaves.
And then came the crosses
Who with their red flannelled bosses did rule
They cut down the forest
Yule Times Re-Member-ed
By Nichespur ©12/4/2009
11:07 AM
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And made nations of fools
Who replaced the old Yule tree
With penance and swords
Promising eternal platitudes and mournful
service
To the great God of new horns.
For the horn of plenty did now blow
For those whom the robes took in tow
And the horn of victory and valor
For those who rose out of squallier
To smite their own enemies
In the name of this new lord
Making enemies of our own true nature
With the pride of a good sword
Thus in darkness we were commanded
To level our lands
Whilst understanding became an impossibility
With such con-fusion on our hands
And yet the hardships delivered concretes
That soon filled our city streets
Making smokestacks and jokes facts
Out of all the old faiths we might keep.
And so to the victor now goes spoils
Whilst the world oils were spilled
Making vehicles out of money
And all life a cheap thrill
Whilst the Yule tree became nothing
But yet another decoration for this time of
great feast
Wherein your own morals maybe no more than
a well televised illusion
Than a true taming of the beast.
But take heart my almighty friends
And all you other sweet peoples who now
gather
Round any solstice charms
The season was given to us for a good reason
And that was not to take arms
But rather just clasp them together
Around any good old Yule tree
And suddenly you will find yourself included
In Mother Nature's real dreams.
The Clans just gotten larger now
So there's more to relink?
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SECOND SIGHT
I’m a psychiatrist and intuitive in Los Angeles.
What I do isn’t my job. It’s my life’s passion.
With patients and in workshops, I listen with my
intellect and my intuition, a potent inner wisdom
that goes beyond the literal. I experience it as a
flash of insight, a gut feeling, a hunch, a dream.
By blending intuition with orthodox medical
knowledge I can offer my patients and workshop
participants the best of both worlds. Now,
listening to intuition is sacred to me, but learning
to trust it has taken years. I’ve described the
details in my memoir Second Sight which is
meant to assure anyone whoever thought they
were weird or crazy for having intuitive
experiences, that they are not! This brief
synopsis gives you a good sense of the book.
I grew up in Beverly Hills the only daughter of
two-physician parents with twenty-five
physicians in my family. From age nine, I had
dreams and intuitions that would come true. I
could predict illness, earthquakes, even the
suicide of one of my parent’s friends. This
confused and alarmed me, as it did my parents
who were entrenched in the hard-core rational
world of science. At first they tried to write my
intuitions off as coincidence. Finally, though,
after I dreamed my mother’s mentor would loose
a political election--which to my horror, came
true--she took me aside and told me, “Never
mention another dream or intuition in our house
again!” I’ll never forget the look in my dear
mother’s exasperated, frightened eyes, nothing I
ever wanted to see again. So from that day on, I
kept my intuitions to myself. I grew up ashamed
of my abilities; sure there was something wrong
with me.
Luckily, I’ve had many angels in human form
whove pointed me to my true calling as
MY INTUITIVE
JOURNEY
By Judith Orloff
Om-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
physician. In the sixties I got heavily involved
with drugs in an attempt to block my intuitions
out—not something I’m recommending to you!
Following a nearly fatal car accident at age
sixteen when I tumbled over a treacherous 1500
foot cliff in Malibu Canyon, my parents forced
me to see a psychiatrist. This man was the first
person who ever “saw” me--not who he wanted
me to be, but who I was. He taught me to begin
to value the gift of intuition, and referred me to
Dr. Thelma Moss, a intuition researcher at the
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute. She was to
become my mentor and guide to developing my
intuitive side.
While working in Thelma’s lab I had an
amazingly specific dream which announced,
“You’re going to become an MD, a psychiatrist,
to help legitimize intuition in medicine.” When I
awoke, I felt like someone was playing a
practical joke on me. I’d never liked science,
and I was bored around all my parent’s doctor-
friends. I was a hippie living in an old converted
brick Laundromat with my artist-boyfriend in
Venice Beach, working in the May Company’s
towel department. (I’ve had a great love of
towels and sheets since!) The last thing I
envisioned doing was medicine. But because I
was beginning to trust my intuition, I enrolled in
a junior college just to see how it would go. So
one course became two, became fourteen years
of medical training--USC medical school and a
UCLA psychiatric internship and residency.
The irony was, that during my medical training I
strayed far from the intuitive world again.
Traditional psychiatry equates visions with
psychosis. Working in the UCLA emergency
room, I’d keep seeing psychotics who were
wheeled in screaming, strapped to gurneys,
accompanied by cops with billy clubs. These
patients professed to hear God and to be able
predict things. They also felt their food was
poisoned, and that the FBI was on their tail. No
one tried to sort through this mishmash of
claims. Typically, patients would shot up with
with Thorazine, hospitalized on lock-down
inpatient units until their “symptoms” subsided.
Seeing this so many times I doubted whether it
was safe or appropriate to integrate my intuitions
in medicine.
When I opened my Los Angeles psychiatric
practice in 1983, I had every intention of it being
traditional; I’d use medications, psychotherapy,
but I didn’t intend for intuition to play a role.
My practice was extremely successful. Since I
was a workaholic and also loved helping people,
I had twelve hour days, though very little
personal life. But then I had a heart-wrenching
wake-up call that changed everything. It was an
intuition that a patient, on antidepressants, was
going to make a suicide attempt. Because she
was doing so well--nothing supported my
hunch--I dismissed it. Within a week she
overdosed on the antidepressants I’d prescribed
and ended up in a coma for nearly a month. (Had
she not survived I would’ve been devastated.)
The hardest part, though, was that I thought I’d
harmed her by not utilizing a vital piece of
intuitive information. This was intolerable for
me. From then on, I knew, as a responsible
physician, I had to integrate my intuitions into
my work.
After this episode, my journey to bring intuition
into my medical practice began. I didn’t know
how I’d do it, but I put out a silent prayer to the
universe to help me. Soon, I began meeting
people, more angels, who showed me the way.
Gradually I grew comfortable with my intuition,
set out to write “Second Sight.” This took me
seven years to complete because I had so much
fear about coming out of the closet as an
intuitive. I was afraid of what my physician-
peers would think that they’d mock me or
blackball me from the profession. My mother
warned, “They’ll think you’re weird. It’ll
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jeopardize your medical career.” Ah Mother: I
loved her, but thank god I didn’t listen. Finding
my voice as a psychiatrist and intuitive has been
my path to freedom.
Sure, there’s a risk when you stretch yourself,
but the rewards are enormous. Now, I’m blessed
to travel around the country giving workshops
on intuition to auditoriums full of extraordinary
people--health care professionals and general
audiences--who long to embrace their inner
voice. I’m heartened to see that many physicians
are eager to deal with patients in the new way I
offer. I gave an intuitive
healing workshop at the
American Psychiatric
Association convention, a
annual gathering of the
most conservative
psychiatrists in the world.
I’m pleased to report the
response was wonderful.
I’m sad to report that my
mother didn’t live long
enough to see this. In 1993
she died of a lymphoma.
But, on her deathbed, she
decided to tell me our
“family secrets.” She told
me, “I want to pass the
power onto you.” I was astounded to learn that I
came from a lineage of intuitive healers on her
side of the family--my Jewish grandmother who
did laying on of hands in a shed behind the
pharmacy she and Grandpop ran in Philadelphia.
East coast aunts and cousins I’d never met since
I grew up in California. Also, my mother,
herself, had a strong inner voice which told her
how to treat patients for over forty years. She’d
listened to this voice and secretly used her innate
healing powers to keep her lymphoma in
remission for many years. “Why didn’t you tell
me?” I asked her. She said simply, “I wanted
you to lead a normal, happy life, not to be
thought of as weird like your grandmother was.”
Oh Mother... I’ll always be grateful for what she
shared, but, still... she’d waited so long. Even so,
I believe in the wisdom of the paths we’ve been
given. Mine has been to fight for what I believed
in despite what my parents or anyone said. An
invaluable but rugged lesson in empowerment.
These days, no matter what I’m going through,
especially when my heart is torn in a million
pieces my intuition has sustained me. I hope that
my journey in my book “Second Sight” can
help you. One thing I’m
certain of: if you follow
your intuitive voice, you
can’t go wrong. Stay true
to it. Intuition is about
empowerment, not having
to conform to someone
else’s notion of who you
should be. It’s about being
true to yourself, and all the
goodness that comes from
that.
Judith Orloff, M.D is author of the bestseller
SECOND SIGHT, an inspiring and
controversial memoir about coming to terms
with her intuitive gifts, upon which this article is
based. Her other books are Emotional Freedom,
Guide to Intuitive Healing, and Positive Energy.
She is assistant clinical professor of Psychiatry
at UCLA and an international workshop leader.
For more information about new updated edition
of Second Sight and Dr. Orloff’s books and
workshops visit www.drjudithorloff.com
Cynthia's Miracle
by Rev. Judi A. Lynch
A couple of days before my Psychic Awareness and Healing
Energy Workshop in March of 09, I received an email from a
woman named Cynthia. She said she had heard about me
through a local metaphysical group and wanted to know if there
was room for her to attend. I wrote back and told her there
would be plenty of room at the spiritual center and we would
see her there. That was pretty much all I knew about her, her
name, how she had heard about me and her email address.
It was a small crowd that day. Everyone there had either taken
my class, heard my lecture, or had a reading and healing
session with me. Except for Cynthia. She walked in and I
introduced myself knowing it had to be her because I knew
everyone else there. She looked terribly depressed and seemed
to be in pain. I could see it in her eyes and her face and in her
entire body.
Through my lecture and questions and answers
she sat there and listened. Then I asked if
anyone wanted a healing session to see if they
could feel this Healing Light Energy vibration.
Cynthia got up from the bench and walked to a
chair at the front of the room. She said, "I have
to be honest with you, I don't know what I'm
doing here. I don't even know what I believe in
anymore". I'm always skeptical. I understood.
She looked like she had been in pain for a long
time. Not just physical pain but emotional pain
as well. If someone needed a miracle that day,
it was her.
Donna, who had been working with me on
energy channeling put her hands on Cynthia's
shoulders. I said, "Can you feel that? No, I don't
feel anything" she said. So I walked over to her,
"Let me try" I put my hands on her shoulders,
"Can you feel this energy coming through to
you? It's really strong!" "No, not yet" she said.
A few seconds later, there was a presence to
the right of me. A very strong presence. He said
"This is Bert" "Tell her it's Bert" and then I saw
an image of Bert from Sesame Street in my
mind. I leaned down and looked at her and said
"Who is Bert?" She put her head in her hands
and started crying. "Oh my God, that's my Dad!"
and she repeated it a couple times.
Everyone in the room just sat there as I looked
around at them and then several of us started
tearing up too. I said, "I think I know why you
came here now, don't you?" She said "He's
been dead for a very long time and that was
his nickname! I can't believe that! I can't
believe it! You could never have known his
name! He and I always argued about religion
and spirituality."
After we all calmed down, she and I had a
little time to talk. She had been having a real
spiritual crisis along with pain from
fibromyalgia and had been very depressed. It
was obvious that Bert came in to let her
know he was around and watching out for
her and everything was going to get better.
He told me to tell her several things about
his religious beliefs while he had been here
and how he had gained instant spiritual
knowledge when he crossed over. She
verified to me it all made complete sense.
A few months later, we talked again and I
asked her how she was doing. She said after
that day, she was just fine spiritually. It had
healed something inside her and brought her
a lot of comfort. She had also been
meditating and feeling energy come in.
A while after that we met in town to listen to
a drum circle in the park. She looked like a
different person, happier and more at peace
with her life and the future possibilities. It is
a real miracle to me every time I am able to
hear and feel the other side and repeat what
they are telling me, and it was a miracle for
Cynthia who needed one so much that day.
Om-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
Rewrite Your "Action" Script!
Drama!
Dear Ones: We are each connected by threads
unseen, energies that travel and bind the
universe. One of these threads is silver. The
writing you read here is titled, "Silver Threads." It
is a simply written message containing
alternatives to everyday life choices, and how a
bit of change can bring to you a new world.
Happy reading, Marsha
Rewriting Your Script!
"What I am looking for is not out there. It is in
me!” Helen Keller
Basic Script Groups as introduced in the December
2009 issue of Om-Times Magazine Silver Threads are
Action, Drama, Tragedy and Comedy. The first to be
discussed was Action. Remember, the Action script
has you - the Actor, The Star – giving your all - all the
time, hoping that through your ever vigilant Action,
you will be noticed, appreciated, valued, or in
another word - LOVED!
And now Drama! This time the producer/director
(you, you, and you) has presented a Drama. The
Drama script is gut wrenching, heart rendering and
gripping. Imagine a Drama without despair, buckets
of tears, and, just a drip of physical, mental or
emotional pain. It would not qualify as an Award
winning show – would it? For a Drama to be at its
best it must have hankie-wringing, nail-biting,
shudder–when-you-take-a-deep-breath exploits.
Now, picture (to pun or not to pun) your everyday
life as a Drama - What does that say about your
perspective or, your choices? When gazing at life,
which glasses are you looking through? Are they
rose-colored, do you force a ‘the sun will come out
tomorrow’ attitude for the benefit of those around
you? Are your glasses a smoked-grey and so tinted
that everything you see is dark and gloomy? Within
the Drama script is a propensity toward choosing the
negative point of view. Nothing will workout; no one
ever listens to you – why should they, no one
respects you; and heaven forbid why bother to try
anything new when nothing changes and nothing
ever will. If any of these thoughts reflect your own,
you have categorically elected to be the lead actor in
a Drama.
As with all behaviors, there is a payoff for the
Drama. Most would deny there is a perk or a reward
for such a bleak, devastating life. However, when we
repeat a performance; when the behavior is a way of
life, there is always a bonus of some kind. With an
Action script, essentially the perk is being loved. In a
Drama script, the perk is getting to play the role of
the victim or the martyr. Believe it or not, to play the
lead in a Drama one has to be strong and quite
devoted to the role. It takes great amounts of energy
By Marsha Cook
Part Two
Om-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
to be distressed or angry a majority of the time. Such
a performance is a massive undertaking.
Where does the Drama perspective come from? If
you will look at perspective as a filter, you will see
that your filtering mechanism developed as a result
of the influence of those who piloted your life-
journey. Those closest are typically the most
influential. That which you think, feel and know has
been shared with you from the moment of your
birth. Therefore, before you ‘awaken’ your
viewpoint has already been established and not
consciously chosen. Here you are with this filter that
basically came pre-programmed with a ‘the glass is
half empty’ mechanism.
News bulletin - How you look at life is always a
choice! There comes a time when you are the one
in-charge of your choices; a point in life when you
become the administrator of the power that is
within.
How do you tell the Director you DO NOT want the
lead role in a Drama? You FIRE the Director! Yes,
that is you! Next, hire a new Director. One who is
not mired in past, and ancient history; but is instead
an open and willing spirit - an awakened or
awakening script manager who has limitless pages of
unwritten script. In each human being there lives the
soul of an artist waiting to be set free.
It is an art to be a willing spirit. A heart and mind
that is open to new experiences; open to learning
new insights and putting them into practice is one
that chooses to be in-charge. With this Director
success is yours for the taking! As you create new
history, you get to choose the filter that colors the
glasses through which you perceive your world.
This of course designates a new, lead role – honor
and respect. When you choose first to honor and
respect your Self, all else will follow suit. You can line
up your life dominoes as you please. Why not leave
Drama for the big screen where big scenes are
needed? Rather than pouring your wonderful
energies into a negative script, re-design; use your
life force like drops of water sprinkled over a garden
of brightly colored flowers.
For just a moment, please suspend your reading and
take a deep, cleansing breath; then picture this…The
soil in the garden represents your life; seeds - your
thoughts; water and the warmth of the sun - your
filter, and the flowers – your script. What does your
garden or meadow look like?
Pause here if you will to once again read the opening
quote by Helen Keller. Then review the script you
have chosen. In the most beautiful of things there is
passion, ardor and belief, and a crystal-clear absence
Drama. Are you ready for a new role?
Marsha Cook holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Holistic Nutrition
and a Master of Science degree in Natural Health. Over the past 25
years she has helped countless men and women create healthy lives
through her work as a fitness specialist, personal trainer and life
enrichment guide. Marsha holds a 3rd degree Shotokan Karate
Blackbelt; she is a women’s self-defense trainer, newspaper columnist and the mother of six.
http://www.mychoicestoday.com
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Banish Belly and Other
Aches....Guided
Imagery Helps
Kids Ease Tummy Troubles
By Charlotte Reznick PhD
Eight-year-old Alice suffered from horrible
stomach pain. In my office she closed her eyes,
breathed slowing into her belly, and asked
inside what was the cause.
Stress appeared as a large square black block in
the middle of her brain. What to do? Her inner
voice said Calmness was the antidote. Pictured
as a swirling lavender ball, she breathed Calm
feelings into hands, belly, neck, and head. Stress
melted and her tummy stopped hurting.
Over the past 25 years I’ve seen how the pain of
chronic stomachaches and headaches can
debilitate a child. The worry, anxiety, fear of
pain, and feeling out of control can send kids
over the edge. But kids can also learn
imagination techniques to help them heal.
I was therefore extremely pleased to read
about the new research just published in the
November journal of Pediatrics showing that
guided imagery CDs relieved children’s chronic
stomach pain. Conducted at The University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke
University Medical Center, 30 children ages 6-
15 listened to relaxing CDs several times a week
over eight weeks. The children enjoyed the CDs
so much that there was virtual complete
compliance. Their results showed 63.1% of the
Treatment group significantly decreased their
pain, compared to 26.7% in a control group that
just received standard medical care. Once the
two-month study was over, the control group
was given the same guided imagery treatment
so they wouldn’t lose out; results were similar
(61.5% improved). At a six-month follow-up,
children continued to do well.
One of their images stood out. The children
imagined a special object like butter melting
into their hands making them warm and shiny,
then placing their hands on ailing tummies,
spreading warmth and light inside to create a
protective barrier that prevented anything from
irritating their bellies. I often use a similar direct
hands-on approach to teach children they can
heal themselves.
My focus is children and teens learning to
create their own imageries through a toolbox of
nine core imagination skills to mix and match as
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needed. Their personal kit includes: the relaxing
balloon breath, discovering a safe special place,
meeting wise animal friends and wizards as
guides, receiving gifts from them to assist,
connecting to the wisdom of their heart and
belly, dialoging with symptoms and feelings,
and using color and energy for healing and pain
control.
With these tools, kids make up their own
creative scenarios. Below are five suggestions to
help you on your way.
1. Teach the Balloon Breath as a Foundation
Tool
The Balloon Breath is a simple technique of
breathing slowly and deeply into the belly while
focusing attention about two inches below the
navel. This type of diaphragmatic breathing
helps center and calm.
2. Pay Attention to Wisdom of Inner Guides
An imagined Animal Friend (or Wizard) can be a
valuable tool to access inner wisdom. These
imaginary guides are kind, loving, and have a
child's best interest at heart. Gifts from them
are used to receive power and assistance. One
six-year-old boy’s pride of lions stood guard
around his hospital bed to give him courage
during a frightening medical test. Another
eleven-year-old girl received the Gift of a spiral-
moving rainbow to heal chronic stomach pains,
along with rainbow glasses to see the world in a
more positive light.
3. Incorporate Color to Relieve Pain
When children are very focused and involved
with their personal imageries, they are
distracted from their pain. One seven-year-old
girl created a “color therm-o-meter” that could
raise or lower different emotions and pain. She
initially worked with feelings; they seemed
easier for her then the pain itself. She increased
‘blue’ Calmness and decreased ‘orange’ Fear;
then increased ‘pink’ Love and decreased ‘black’
Anger. This helped her progress directly to
reducing her pain in a similar manner. And a 12-
year-old boy found that by first increasing his
pain, he realized he had some control over it.
He then used this control to lower his pain to an
acceptable level.
4. Practice the Three-Question Exercise
It’s an easy imagery formula that may relieve or
totally eliminate pain. Start with doing the
Balloon Breath. Ask your child: “Where in your
body do you feel the pain?” Then follow with:
(1) What color is it?
(2) What shape is it?
(3) How heavy is it?
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Be accepting and positive of any response. Have
your child continue to breath slowly three or
four times between rounds. Repeat the three
questions and your reactions to them.
Over the course of three to five to ten minutes,
there is generally a change from dark, sharp,
and heavy, to light in color, round, and light in
weight. I’ve seen this work with all kinds of
pain. The length of this process depends on
your child’s openness to relaxation and the
intensity of pain.
If there are any bits of pain left, suggest a
conversation with Pain in order to find out what
your child needs to know, understand, or do to
let go of the rest. Or, he can imagine melting
away any leftover hurt through his body
(through skin, belly button, or whatever he
comes up with).
5. Use the Power of Audio
As in the fine UNC/Duke study, a well-chosen
relaxation CD can work wonders. A favorite all-
purpose guided imagery with the kids I see is
imagining planting a magical garden where they
visualize growing healthy and strong. While
their garden grows, they float in a nearby
healing pond, allowing the waters to wash away
their pain, or heal inside hurts by drinking from
the special liquid. After one group session,
three boys were relieved of the pain of their
stomachache, headache, and canker sore
respectively. You may create your own, try the
script on pages 127-128 in The Power of Your
Child’s Imagination* or have your child listen to
the Creating a Magical Garden and Healing
Pond CD I recorded.**
Remember, it’s not necessary to have the
perfect script, or years of experience for facility
with this work. What is important is your
sincerity, your respect for your children and
their process, and your allowing them to bring
forth their natural inner wise healer. As a young
pre-teen discovered:
“Your imagination can help you heal.”
Van Tilburg, M., et. al. (2009) Audio-Recorded
Guided Imagery Treatment Reduces Abdominal
Pain in Children: A Pilot Study. Journal of
Pediatrics, 124 (5) 890-897.
* C. Reznick. The Power of Your Child’s
Imagination: How to Transform Stress and
Anxiety into Joy and Success (Perigee/Penguin,
2009).
** http://www.imageryforkids.com/shop.asp
Charlotte Reznick, PhD is a child educational
psychologist, an associate clinical professor of
psychology at UCLA, and author of a new book,
The Power of Your Child's Imagination: How to
Transform Stress and Anxiety into Joy and
Success (Perigee/Penguin
2009,www.ImageryForKids.com).
The Lighthouse
Calling "Darkness reigns at the
foot of the lighthouse"
~ Japanese Proverb
As Lightworkers, we are the Light
in the Dark.
The Lighthouse Call is the
opportunity to overcome adversity
and shine your Light for others.
This Feature is dedicated to
honoring those individuals whose
personal examples serve as a
beacon of inspiration for others.
If you know of an individual whose
personal example is a Light for others
and would like to see them featured
here, please email:
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Caroline Boudreaux is the Founder and Executive Director
of The Miracle Foundation, which was born as a labor of
love after she visited India for the first time in 2000. She
was taking a one-year sabbatical from her job in
television advertising; although she had enjoyed career
success, it lacked meaning and purpose to Caroline. India
was one stop on an around-the-world journey she was
taking with a friend.
For five years prior, Boudreaux’s friend Chris Monheim
had sponsored, through the Christian Children's Fund
(CCF), a little boy in India named Manus. Monheim
wanted to meet him in order to find out if he was
receiving her support. The two women arrived in India in
May and were able to locate Manus. He was exactly as his
letters had described and he had, indeed, received the
sponsorship money and letters from Monheim. She was
thrilled to meet him and pleased that her money was
helping.
During their visit, the director of CCF invited the women
to his home for dinner. When they arrived, they found
that he was caring for 100 beautiful, smiling, parentless
children in his home. Boudreaux had never thought about
orphans before, much less held them, and she was not
prepared for what she was about to experience.
Later that evening, a little girl named Sheebani came and
put her head on Boudreaux’s knee. The orphan was so
tired that Boudreaux picked her up, and the girl literally
pushed her body into Boudreaux’s arms. Boudreaux sang
a lullaby and rocked her to sleep. Upon carrying the little
girl to bed, Boudreaux discovered that the children’s
room contained thirty wooden-slatted beds. No pillows,
no mattresses, no blankets, just wooden slats similar to
those on a picnic table. When Boudreaux heard
Sheebani’s bones hit that wooden bed, she was broken-
hearted. It was incomprehensible to Boudreaux that
children were living this way. She knew she had to do
something to help and that she had to act soon. The
Miracle Foundation was established that day, May 14,
2000, Mother's Day in the U.S. Over the next few years,
Boudreaux began recruiting donors, volunteers and
sponsors to give these orphans, and others like them, a
childhood and a future. Today, The Miracle Foundation
operates three orphanages and a home for single
mothers, all located in eastern India, one of the most
impoverished regions of that country.
Caroline was born and raised in Lake Charles, Louisiana
and attended LSU where she earned a B.A. in Psychology.
Before The Miracle Foundation, Boudreaux worked as an
Account Executive for Fox Television and was in charge of
new business development for Tocquiny Advertising.
Throughout her career, she has created long-lasting
partnerships with such companies as Freescale, AMD, and
Trilogy. Boudreaux was the recipient of the Hope Award,
2005; Impact Award, 2008; Membership in the World
Economic Forum'sYoung Global Leaders, 2009. She has
also been
featured as
a thought
leader in
books,
magazines,
films, and
news media,
including
CNN and
"One Peace
at a Time," a
2009 film by
Turk Pipkin.
CAROLINE BOUDREAUX
Founder of
The Miracle Foundation
Compassion in Action
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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Every Moment is a Choice Point
by Steve Sisgold
The end of the year brings another transition time for us
and moves people to action. A friend of mine's partner
suddenly moved to action and left him last week and I
found myself saying what I have said to myself and others
so often, "No mistakes.) With compassion of course) "You
will learn and grow from this transition. Wow, in time,
you'll see why this needed to happen and see that her
leaving is divinely orchestrated and a gift, even though
now you feel crushed but in time..."
If you are going through any important end of year
transitions in your life, may this story inspire you to put
your seat belt on and jump into the mystery. Or don't
wear your seat belt at all. Breathe deeply as you take this
journey with me.
It is a cold, foggy November morning. I wake up tight and
sick, and feel very contracted; like my body is a telephone
booth with 12 people crammed inside it. It is the day
after my partner told me she wanted to "break up." My
mind starts to spin tales ranging from, "I'm having a heart
attack, my life is ruined, I will never meet another
woman, I will die alone..." and more. My imagination was
having a field day scaring me with one bad scenario after
another. All of a sudden, I remember that I am at a choice
point, so I take a breath and stop thinking, letting myself
off from the hook from scary, disastrous scenarios, I am
making up in my mind. I say to myself "In this moment, I
have a choice. And I choose to be fully present," while
taking 3 long, deep breaths, tuning in to my body
awareness. I sort out what is real and what is not.
"Nothing I was thinking is true. I am not having a heart
attack. There is no factual evidence that I will never have
a relationship again or die alone and my life is far from
ruined. I am wasting precious time mesmerized in the
illusion. What is factual is that I am scared, my body is
tight and I am getting a message that I am at a very big
choice point in my life and it is time for me to take
control of what I can, and let go of what I can't, and make
some changes in my life.
I sit quietly for awhile and contemplate which changes I
could make. I consider the idea of taking some time off to
properly rethink my life; the farther away and the more
unfamiliar the destination, the better! I am excited as I
close my eyes; take a breath, in anticipation of a picture
showing me where to go. After a moment, a distinct
impression develops. My heartbeat quickens. I see
villages, temples, the Ganges River. I take a deep breath
and in the next heartbeat I feel a very strong instinct to
travel to India.
I choose to drive into San Francisco and visit the Indian
Embassy to "feel" it out. I enter the building and am
instantly overwhelmed with fear. I forget I am at a choice
point, go numb, disconnect from my body, and drive
home quickly trying to talk myself out of India. My mind
is spinning with fear thoughts again, like "I might get
malaria or dysentery. It's too polluted. I won't be able to
take the poverty. I won't be safe". By the time I arrive
home, I remember that I am at another choice point. I say
my affirmation, breathe and realize that none of what I
was thinking about was fact, just mental concerns. I know
I can prevent myself from catching diseases and can avoid
what I perceive as unsafe or uncomfortable areas. I
reassure myself that I will have many choices in India and
I will stay conscious of my needs and choose wisely. I
return to the Embassy excited and secure my visa. One
week and one long plane ride later I am in the middle of a
wild street scene in Pune, a town about five hours from
Bombay. I notice I am holding my breath and afraid. I
close my eyes for one long, deep breath and remind
myself once again, I am face to face with another choice
point.
I feel very present and alive and my fear dispels as I look
around. I see homes made of cardboard, people huddled
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around fires cooking grain, a wedding procession
parading down the street with drummers and candle
bearers, bicyclists and scooter drivers dodging and
honking at each other, and a man urinating. I'd visited
many parts of the world but this was unlike anything I
had ever encountered. Life is inside-out: everything is
happening on the street, not behind walls. As I watch the
people, so at ease in their environment, I imagine I look
like a clothed person in a nudist camp. (One more quick
spin thought).
Taking a deep breath, I start to laugh, and my body
relaxes a little, as I remember a cartoon book that I
owned as a young boy. The book featured a skinny guy in
a turban and loincloth, asking himself in the midst of all
sorts of unexpected environments. I remember him in a
bullfight, a mob scene and alone on a mountaintop. As a
kid, that book had fascinated and impacted me deeply,
yet I hadn't thought about it for over 40 years. Now, I was
the one appearing on the next new page. I take a deep
breath and take my surroundings in again.
Here I am in India seeking answers and peace of mind. I
realize it doesn't matter what events led me here, I am in
India, on my own, here for a big life change! Now I begin
fantasizing about where my epiphany might occur. At the
Ganges River? In the Himalayan Mountains? In the cave
of an ascended master?
Udder Joy
My thoughts suddenly give way as an entire herd of cows
amble down the street right through the wedding
procession. The cows look relaxed, content, as if they
belong. No one but me is phased by their presence. As I
watch them I begin to relax and a calm feeling flows
through my body. I wonder how my life would be if I
were to walk through India - and life - like the cows? They
appear at home right now. Do I?
In that moment, I realize, all of my money is on the table.
This is a jackpot chance for me to truly live in Choice
point mode. Being alone in India is offering me a chance
to witness and practice how I move back and forth from
trusting. All of a sudden, my journey takes on more
meaning. I am in a royal experiment to practice what I
preach. I commit to feel everything and accept what is
happening in the moment and make conscious choices.
I tune in to the cows some more and notice that they live
in their whole, wide bodies, not just in their minds. I
laugh, realizing that I have discovered a new philosophy,
and call it "cow consciousness!" To flow with life and
trust and listen to my instincts, to embrace the moment,
with the aid of my ally, guide, and sage - my body. "Cow
Consciousness!" The more I say it, the more I like it.
I close my eyes and tune in to my whole body/mind.
Peace floods my body deeply. I am still aware of the
chaos outside, yet I feel content and serene. The chatter
in my mind is gone. I feel vividly present and incredibly
alive, because I am now feeling my whole body, head to
toe, rather than living out of my head. A quiet miracle has
just occurred, my epiphany has happened and I didn't
have to climb up the Himalayas to find a guru in a cave! It
was right here in the street, with the cows!
I restate my commitment
to stay present and walk
through India in "Cow
Consciousness." I vow to
remain at home in my body
no matter where I am. My
slogan is "Wherever I go,
whatever choice point I
face, I have choice!" I
notice I feel stronger and
more confident each time I
say it.
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The Dalai Lama
The next day India awakens me early with her pungent
smells and cackling chickens. I am filled with anticipation
as I emerge from my modest room onto the street. I nod
and smile and mutter "Namaste" an Indian greeting, to
the curious turbaned Sikhs and the children who follow
me along an alleyway. As I continue walking, I see a man
standing under a sign that says, "Tibetan Medicine." My
mind starts to spin fear thoughts and I remember I am at
a choice point. I sense there is nothing to fear but my
own thoughts and I walk forward. He gestures to me to
follow him. We go up several flights of stairs into a small
office. Another man stands as I enter and waves. He says
two words, "Dalai Lama." I shrug and repeat two words,
"Dalai Lama?" He nods and says, "Come." He mounts a
scooter, and motions for me to climb on the back. For an
instant my mind says "He will kill you and leave you
somewhere never to be found", until I "caught the beat"
and tuned in to my body. I was nervous, and realized my
mind was making up scary dramas. I relax and choose to
ride with him, feeling my excitement growing as we drive
through a maze of busy streets into the tree-filled
countryside. The smells change, the air cools. We arrive in
a large field, where a small circle of colorfully robed
Tibetan Monks are gathered. One of the monks looks
straight at me as I climb off the scooter and walk toward
him. He greets me with laughter and warmth, as if to say,
"Nice to see you again." I am ecstatic; he is the Dalai
Lama!
If someone had asked me a
week ago, when I was in my
mind struggling, if there was
anyone I would like to go to,
for inspiration and clarity, I
would have said "the Dalai
Lama" without hesitation. I
had come to respect him as
one of our greatest living
teachers. I knew that he did not live in Pune and I had not
even thought of looking for him on this journey.
However, by remembering every moment is a choice
point, knowing I had choice and by listening to my whole
body's intelligence, not just the fears my mind created, I'd
been miraculously led directly to him. I think about all the
times my mind's imagination stopped me from following
my instinct and moving forward. I felt incredibly grateful
to meet the Dalai Lama this way because I had heard
stories about people going to great lengths to meet him
and failing.
We are motioned to sit. The Dalai Lama speaks about
kindness. He reminds us to have compassion for
ourselves and for others, to relax and trust and make
conscious choices. His message is a confirmation for me.
My heart is soothed and I feel inspired to teach my
methods, more than ever.
During my remaining weeks in India, the emotional
wounds I have been carrying in my body slowly begin to
heal.
Appreciating our body as our sacred guide on the journey
of transitions
I returned to California with many gifts of understanding
from India. My own experience helped me notice, that all
transitions offer choice points and when I don't trust I
disconnect not only from my mind and body, but my
spirit and inner wisdom too!
Life is one choice point after another. If you are going
through any transition right now, embrace every thing
you feel. Stay awake. Listen and feel every sensation in
your whole body. What is your body telling you? Now go
even deeper into that voice deep within. What do you
hear? Take the quantum leap! Follow that voice, It can
take you where you want to go, even if you don't know
where that is yet.
Steve Sisgold has been many things to many people. As an author, speaker, practitioner, singer, film maker and businessman, Steve has taught thousands how to use their innate body intelligence to create better health, prosperity and richer and more authentic relationships. To connect with Steve, or to learn more about his latest book, What's Your Body Telling You?, visit:
www.whatsyourbodytellingyou.com
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“Mystery of Life, vibrant in every atom…
Mystery of Light, glowing in every Being and Creature...
Mystery of Love, closer than my breath embracing all in
Oneness.
In the infinite stream of unity, may all who dwell,
know themselves as Love and feel as One with each
other.”
Not too long ago the ideology of unity imbibed the concept
of co-existing ideals, beliefs and tolerance. Things have
changed dramatically. We are now rapidly awakening from
the core of our cells to the subtle dimensional fields of
energy. The concept of unity no longer exists as an
externalized structure but has shifted to a subtle vibrational
holographic field of Love generated from the Heart, a new
lens of consciousness from which all form and action is born.
As the expansive, ever changing momentum of the
universe(s) influences the landscape of our reality through
subtle vibration, humanity is organically ushered into the
experience of Self as the microcosmic particle of the
macrocosm. It is here where Love cannot help but be the
dictating force of oneness.
Love, the cosmic glue that permeates and unifies all
existence is the driving source of our evolution as it
activates vibrating portals of consciousness in the heart.
Love in its purest expression exceeds romantic
entertainment. Authentic Love takes on a new hue of
meaning from the depths of our hearts and souls. So strong
a current, the mind cannot help but surrender. Ever
changing, yet the same, Love, the only constant that
remains true to the nature of Source. Love, the vibrant
breath of life that speaks through Being.
“Love, cast your fragrance of eternal light through the
fated winds of life.
I yearn for one drop of your sweetness that burns
illusion to cinder
so my Heart can taste freedom.”
Many ancient teachings including the Yoga Sutras of
Patanjali are guides to understanding and mastering the
mind to source consciousness. Practices like yoga and
meditation serve as tools of awareness and activation where
one experiences individual consciousness merging with
supreme consciousness. There is a pathway of applying
thought, I call, “Conscious Alchemy” where one observes
thought, feels the vibration of thought and transforms the
kaleidoscope of perceptions to one singular vibrational
thought wave of love. It is here where unity and oneness is
experienced.
“Love, in one breath you dwell in the space between
words...
In one breath you heal... In one breath, I become.”
Our brain, glandular system, nervous system, and energetic
systems are designed for enlightenment. Realizing this,
awakening to the remembrance can be a gradual process
where life itself serves as a platform for our unfolding light.
Invoking Love, life becomes a feast for giving love of One-
Self dancing in the radiance of oneness that originates
beyond consciousness to the source of creation.
We become the experience of oneness as we disappear into
the vast masterpiece of Love.
Transformation happens with every thought, breath and
spark of awareness. We make the choice. Like flowers to
the sun, the human spirit reaches beyond “matter and fact”
to grab the opportunity to Love as the breath of the
universe merges every atom of our Being to a place infinite,
empty, vast and expansive.
Humanity has reached a passage in our evolution where we
have the opportunity to be vanguards of a new paradigm.
Where inter-dependence evolves into a co-creative cycle of
unity. The past and the future merge in a split second of a
conscious choice of Love with every breath of the present,
opening the door to eternal merging of oneness.
“Love, you've kissed me drunk
all I see is you in every face, I taste you in every tear
I dream you in every realm
I walk on your earth, my feet become liquid light
Love, you've kissed me drunk
in the mirror I wake... I cannot turn away.”
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Learning How to Embrace Your
Resistance to Change
by Ronald Alexander
It’s that time of
year when we
reflect on the
past and plan for
the future, and
that means
resolve into
change those
habits or
circumstances that we’ve been unhappy with. For many
of us, it also means making the same resolutions we’ve
made—and haven’t fulfilled—year after year. Even
though we all desire or even need to make changes in
our lives, whether we are aware of it or not many of us
are resistant to letting go of old habits. When we make
New Year’s resolutions we often have unrealistic ideas
of how to overcome and stop these resistances from
sabotaging our resolve to change. Then once again we
find ourselves frustrated and unable to move forward.
Instead of fighting and struggling with resistance learn
to embrace and work with it so you can finally break its
hold on you. Here are a couple of steps to help you
achieve success in 2010 with your resolutions from my
widely acclaimed book, Wise Mind, Open Mind:
Step One: Acknowledge & Understand
Your Resistance
The first step in embracing your resistance is to identify
what it is and if you have any hidden ones. In my book,
Wise Mind, Open Mind I give readers different
exercises to help them with this. Once you have
acknowledged them the metaphor I like to use is to
mulch your resistances as opposed to overcoming them.
There is an ancient Buddhist story of two farmers living
next to each other. One farmer takes all of his horse
manure and keeps throwing it over the fence into the
other farmer’s yard. About six months later, he notices
the other farmer’s tomatoes are gigantic, his pumpkins
are huge, his corn is green and his front yard is filled
with tall grass. I don’t believe that we can ever get rid of
certain resistances or emotions so instead it is
important to work with mulching them.
Step Two: Learn the Payoffs to Your
Resistance
The next step is to understand the payoffs of resistance,
as these are what are holding you back from moving
forward. Here are five basic ones:
• By resisting change, we can avoid the unknown.
What’s familiar may not be terribly comfortable, but
sometimes it seems that the devil we know is better
than the devil we don’t know. We fear that venturing
into the unknown will cause us to discover painful
secrets about the world and ourselves that have been
hidden from us.
• We can avoid being judged as “strange.” When
parents are frightened by their child’s differentness,
labeling them as “strange,” they’ll usually try to stifle his
creativity. The child, sensing their disapproval and
fearing abandonment, can shut down his creative flow
and then either tries to conform to his parents’
expectations or acts out, claiming not to care what
anyone thinks of him.
• Another payoff is that we can avoid failure. When we
fear failure, we tend to overestimate the risk we’re
taking and imagine the worst possible scenario—the
emotional equivalent of our parents deserting us as
children.
• We can avoid success. Strange though it may seem, a
fear of success can cause as much resistance to change
as a fear of failure can. While you may consciously long
for a promotion or hope that your romantic relationship
will result in marriage, unconsciously you may be afraid
of what will happen if these changes occur.
Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
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• Finally we can avoid feeling guilty. If we take a risk and
make a change, we may feel guilty because we’re
contradicting what others think we should or shouldn’t
be doing with our lives.
This New Year is a time of rebirth following so many
months of pain and difficulty during these harsh
economic times. This is the year that we can RISE from
the ashes of our pain and turn them into healthy vibrant
and creative mulch and for people to re-invent
themselves by transforming their breakdowns into
breakthroughs. But making real outer change begins
first with an internal journey and mindfulness is a
powerful tool to help you navigate the inner recesses of
your mind and psyche.
Learn more about developing mindfulness or mind-
strength, the ability to respond (instead of reacting to)
your thoughts and feelings at:
www.ronaldalexander.com
Ronald Alexander, Ph.D. is the widely acclaimed author
of Wise Mind, Open Mind: Finding Purpose and Meaning in
Times of Crisi.... He is the director of the OpenMind
Training® Institute, practices mindfulness-based mind-
body psychotherapy and leadership coaching in Santa
Monica, CA, for individuals and corporate clients. He
has taught personal and clinical training groups for
professionals in Integral Psychotherapy, Ericksonian
mind-body healing therapies, mindfulness meditation,
and Buddhist psychology nationally and internationally
since 1970. (www.openmindtraining.com)
Om-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
New Year's
Resolution
"Cheers to a New Year and another chance
for us to get it right."
~ Oprah Winfrey
I'm trying to put a fresh new twist for you on
this old, old idea of making New Year's
resolutions and I hope you'll find it inspiring.
Here are the ten most commonly made
resolutions people make, courtesy of Ten
Million Resolutions.
• Lose Weight and Get in Better Physical Shape
• Stick to a Budget
• Debt Reduction
• Enjoy More Quality Time with Family &
Friends
• Quit Smoking
• Find a Better Job
• Learn Something New
• Volunteer and Help Others
• Get Organized
I like to think that I'm a fairly competent judge
of people - this coming from my own
experience and self-assessment - and I have
watch myself permit my own New Year's
Resolutions fade away into never-never land
fairly quickly, so this year, I thought I'd lift up
the shutters on a new product I'm about to
launch that will help you and me to make
changes in our lives AND stay on track all year.
Would you like that?
First, an introduction to my new product. I call it
"My Life Is My Message." You all know that I
hold Gandhi in high esteem as an example and
as a mentor. "My Life is My Message" is his
quotation and one that I try my best to live by.
MLIMM is an inspirational newsletter that I am
going to be sending out Monday through Friday
in 2010 with ideas for how to implement
change in your life.
So, with all that in mind, can you decide what
would be the Ten Most Important Changes you
might like to hold in your mind for 2010?
Changes that would revolutionize you, your
career, your relationships, your ultimate
success, and the accomplishment of Your Big
By Maria Khalife
Om-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
Dream? I'll share a list of 25 inner resolutions or
areas in which you might like to improve along
with three fill-in-the-blank spaces for your own
ideas. Maybe some of the ideas on the standard
Top Ten list are for you. Please circle first the
ones that resonate with you, and then choose
the Top Ten that sing the loudest.
• Know my Inner Self more intimately
• Understand what motivates me
• Turn my mere beliefs into solid understanding
• Getting my emotions to work for me, not
against me
• Generate deep meaning for my one life
• Using my memories to support vs. sabotage
me
• Focusing my attention to always have lots of
energy
• Seeing who I am clearly
• Becoming assertive for myself
• Accepting praise lovingly and graciously
• Working to understand others vs. judging
them
• Being aware of discomfort and returning to
comfortableness
• Deciding to be a conformist or a non-
conformist
• Working to change society's rules
• Genuinely helping others without resentment
• Sharing my opinions without fear
• Being more persuasive with my own good
ideas
• Saying "I'd rather not do that" with comfort
• Unfolding more trust in myself and others
• Deciding to lead and then moving into that
role
• Being absolutely honest and in integrity with
myself
• Assuming more responsibilities at home and
work
• One of your own choosing
• One of your own choosing
• One of your own choosing
"One resolution I have made, and try always to
keep, is this: To rise above the little things."
~John Burroughs
Let’s all work together to make 2010 the best
year yet in our lives. Let's decide that we will
remain fully conscious all year about our
dreams and resolutions. Let's stay on track with
them. I promise that once a month, I'll remind
you to review your resolutions and see where
you've gotten to with them to help you stay on
track. And here's an idea you can do right now
to see just how far you get toward your own Be
the Change goals: imagine that it is December,
2010. Take a few moments and write a short
paragraph about your accomplishments this
year. It would be fun to compare what you
actually accomplish with this paragraph.
Good luck! Bon voyage! Happy New Year!
"New Year's Eve is like every other night; there is
no pause in the march of the universe, no breathless
moment of silence among created things that the
passage of another twelve months may be noted;
and yet no man has quite the same thoughts this
evening that come with the coming of darkness on
other nights."
~ Hamilton Wright Mabie
Warmly,
Maria
OM-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
Becoming a Beacon of
Light
OM-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
All humans are beings of energy, vibrating at
unique and beautiful frequencies. As such, each
of us possesses the ability to affect the world in
a positive way, simply by using focused
meditation to connect with our own
environments, our fellow humans, and the
Earth. Because it is intention that creates the
connection, we all have the potential to act as
and to create beacons of light - centers of
positive, healing energy that radiates outward,
dispelling negativity and spreading joy and well-
being. It is more than choosing to maintain a
positive attitude.
Rather, becoming a beacon of light means
embodying qualities of energy that can open up
the potential of others and becoming a center
of positive change by meditating outward.
The process begins by creating
environments that are supportive and
energizing, but also a sanctuary where
those who enter your space can find
renewal. That is the seed. To make it
blossom, sit in a quiet place and begin
breathing deeply, focusing on achieving a
clear and calm state of mind. Center
yourself and visualize a blanket of warm,
positive energy flowing over your hands.
When you can perceive the energy
shifting and having an effect on the air
around you, direct the energy into your
body. Finally, release it and let it spiral
outward, first into your home, then
further into the yard or surrounding
homes, then over your entire
neighborhood, and through your city, state, and
country. Finally, let the gentle vortex of perfect
light and perfect love that you have created
settle over the entire world. As you send out
your loving thoughts, realize that you are the
center and the source of the beacon.
When you've spread your gift of positive energy
as far as it will travel, return your focus to the
place from which it originated and take a
moment to observe your own feelings. As you
take one last deep breath, reflect upon the fact
that in brightening your own soul, you have
played a positive role in all peoples' spiritual
evolution and in blessing your own home; you
have also blessed the Earth.
From the Desk of Anyeot
www.gracewatcher.org
By Anyeot
OM-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
OM-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
IN THE MYSTICAL REALM OF THE BLACK SWANS
by
The Psychic Twins, Terry and Linda Jamison
Many people have urged us over the years to have a
respected mathematician calculate the statistical
probability of our having been the only people to
predict the 9/11 events on tape. After much
searching, we found statistician Adrian Gilbert, who
kindly volunteered to assist us with our goal. He told
us that our 9/11 prediction (which we made on Art
Bell’s Coast to Coast radio show on November 2,
1999) is in fact known as a “Black Swan Event.”
Nassim Taleb, author of bestselling book The Black
Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable, has
referred to difficult to predict events as “Black
Swans,” which are unexpected events that have
enormous consequences. Most people expect swans
to be white because that’s what their life experience
tells them - a black swan by definition is a surprise.
The belief was destroyed when a black swan was
discovered in Western Australia during the 18th
century. A Black Swan is an extreme outlier event
that lies beyond the realm of normal expectations.
The probability of a Black Swan Event occurring is
essentially zero and as such is not predictable by
statistical approaches.
Taleb says, “What we call here a Black Swan is an
event with the following three attributes. First, it is an
outlier, as it lies outside the realm of regular
expectations, because nothing in the past can
convincingly point to its possibility. Second, it carries
an extreme impact. Third, in spite of its outlier status,
human nature makes us concoct explanations for its
occurrence after the fact, making it explainable and
predictable. I stop and summarize the triplet: rarity,
extreme impact, and retrospective predictability.”
Traditional risk assessment, like that used by
insurers, gauges the probability and likely cost of an
event by assessing historical data. Insurers know
from experience, for example, that an 18-year-old
“The Jamison Twins, in predicting the 9/11 terrorist attacks on tape, have
managed to predict a highly improbable event that would have a statistical
probability of almost zero.”
~ Adrian Gilbert, Ph.D in statistical
sociology
OM-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
driver is more likely to have a serious accident than a
40-year-old, so the teenager's premium is higher. But
a number of factors make this type of calculation less
reliable in assessing the kinds of catastrophic events
that have struck in recent years. Terrorist attacks on
the scale of 9/11 are too rare to establish a statistical
probability.
Events considered by many to be Black Swan Events
include:
Black Monday
9/11
World War 1
The personal computer
X rays
According to Gilbert, the occurrence of a zero-
probability event is incomprehensible. This means it
is virtually impossible based on statistical evidence.
While some skeptics may insist that our 9/11
prediction can be explained, the findings of Taleb
indicate that this horrible event simply could not have
been foreseen by ordinary predictors. We extend our
sincere thanks to Adrian Gilbert for his research
findings in this area.
As pioneers in what theoretical physicist Michio
Kaku calls “physics of the impossible,” the two of us
will continue to operate at the extreme outer edge of
what is statistically possible, in the realm of the
Black Swans.
NOTE: Adrian Gilbert has a Ph.D in statistical
sociology and has been working in the finance sector
for 10 years developing statistical models to predict
various types of risk.
With all good wishes for your health and abundance,
Terry and Linda
The Psychic Twins
www.psychictwins.com
"The Psychic Twins are the Michael Jordans of the
psychic world."
~ Dr. Gary Schwartz, author of The Afterlife
Experiments
To read more testimonials, click HERE
Separated at Earth is the inspiring, amazing true story
of the world famous Psychic Twins, Terry and Linda
Jamison.
Image ©2009 The Psychic Twins. Used with Permission.
Looking Back at What I've Learned
I’ve learned that age is an issue of mind over
matter. I don't mind, so it doesn't matter
because I think of myself as ‘youthful
maturity.’ I own every moment of every year
of it. Do you?
I‘ve learned that whether you are convinced
that you can do something, or you are
convinced that you can't, you are always right
because you are 100% in charge. I always
choose “Yes, I can.” What do you choose?
I‘ve learned that people may forget what you
said, people will surely forget what you did,
but people will never relinquish how you
made them feel, bad or good. I try my best to
make them feel good. I hope I have
succeeded so far with you. How do you want
to make people feel?
I‘ve learned that when we fear less, we can
hope more; If we eat less, we will chew more;
If we whine less, we will breathe more; and if
we talk less, our words will say more; and
lastly, if we love more, then all good things
will eventually be ours. I always choose to
Hope More, Say More, Breathe More, and
Love More. What do you choose?
I‘ve learned that we arrive at love not by
seeing or embracing a perfect person, but by
learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.
I know it is hard, but it is worth giving it a
chance. I am working on it, and I love it. What
about you?
I’ve learned that arguing with a fool proves
there are two fools! I always choose a smile
instead. Can you learn to smile when
By Maria Khalife
I’ve learned that arguing with a fool proves
there are two fools! I always choose a smile
instead. Can you learn to smile when someone
treats you foolishly?
I’ve learned that what we perceive depends
mainly on what we are looking for. I always
choose to see the best in everyone. Try it, and
you will be amazed at the good that will appear
in your life.
I’ve learned that you and I do not see things as
they are. We see things as we are. It is always a
reflection of who we are. Our attitude is the
lens through which we look. What are you
seeing in your life?
I’ve learned that how we do one thing is how
we do everything. I do the best I can in
everything, with everything, and for everything.
It is my unique formula. Try it. Explore your
inner self and see where you can do your best.
I’ve learned that your problems cannot be
resolved from the level on which they first
manifested. So I stop looking at what happened
yesterday – which was the level where I created
the problem. I bring it to the present moment,
and think about it. It’s a relief to know that
today, I can create something new because I am
not yesterday’s “me.” So can you.
I’ve learned that love is like a lost article. Love
will show up when and where you least expect
it because love is one of our underlying
substances. To find it though, you should expect
it to show up. Is there love in your
expectations?
I’ve learned to make everything as simple as
possible. Complicated, detail dense or intense
Doesn’t serve me well. Tiny steps always get the
job done. Do you take continuous, small steps?
Every step is stately.
I’ve learned that there isn’t anything as useless
as doing efficiently something which should not
be done at all. What a waste of time and
energy. What do you need to stop doing?
I’ve learned that stress is an alarm clock that
rings to let you know you’ve attached to
something not good or true for you. I stop and
question myself: “What is not good or true
here? I am feeling stressed.” Do you?
I’ve learned that we say to other people the
words that we most need to hear ourselves, so I
always try to choose good words. Are you
listening to your words?
I’ve learned that ultimately I am, right now, all
that I can be. If there was more for me to be
right now, I’d already be that. I have stopped
worrying about tomorrow. I hope you will, too.
I’ve learned that we suffer only until we begin
to realize that we can’t know everything. Life is
a process and we are in the process. You will
always continue to learn more.
I’ve learned that we never make a decision
when the time is right; the decision makes itself
for you, and you learn to weave it into your life.
No sense fretting over it, right?
I’ve learned that until we know that death is
similar to life, we live in fear. Death is like
getting on an airplane, falling asleep, and
waking in another country. Nothing to fear.
I’ve learned that seeking love keeps you from
the awareness that you already have it - that
you are it. Yes, you, too. You are Love Itself.
I’ve learned that no one can hurt me – that is
my job. I am the one who allows the hurt in –
or, I can decide not to let it in. It’s always my
choice….and yours.
I’ve learned that reality is always kinder than
the stories we tell about it. When we learn to
look for life’s lessons in our stories, the painful
issues take a back seat; but if we don’t search
for reality’s lessons, the pain takes a front seat.
Where do you want to sit?
I’ve learned that we do only three things in life:
we sit, we stand, and we lie horizontal. The rest
is just a story. From where you sit, what’s your
story?
I’ve learned that everyone in the world loves
me. I just don’t expect them to realize it yet. If I
stand still in a crowd and think “Everyone here
loves me,” it just radiates forth and returns in….
well, why don’t you try it at your next gathering
and discover the secret?
I’ve learned that there are no physical problems
- only mental ones. When you solve the mental
ones, the ones that appear to be physical
change auto magically. Working in the mental
realm is much easier, too.
I’ve learned that if I think you are my problem, I
am insane. And this is the height of intelligence,
right?
January We Begin Anew
For many of us January marks a new beginning. This
is a time of reflection as we look back on the past
year and make resolutions for the new. With a
countdown-clock and a sip of champagne we lift our
voices pledging to be better this year, to exercise, to
eat right, to spend more quality time with those we
love….The clock strikes twelve and we turn from the
old, with hopeful hearts each of us desiring to shrug
off our bad habits and transform ourselves, knowing
this is a time to forgive, a time to abandon the things
that did not serve us, to make peace with the
troubles of the past and to look ahead with hope,
each of us aspiring to be better people as we pay
homage to the cycle of life.
So why do we hesitate in the cold morning light?
Don't allow your old habits to slip back in. It is the
small changes we make today that fosters big
changes later on. Look in the mirror and decide what
is important to you. Write your goals for this year
down and post it where you can see it every day.
Take time to sort out what is important to you and
put your energy toward its realization.
A healthy lifestyle which includes moderation in all
things: eating right, daily exercise and a normal
sleeping pattern is key to balanced energy. One trick
to healthy living is making small changes. Make wise
choices (skip the chips choose raw fruit or
vegetables) Eating healthy snacks will make you feel
awake and alive. Free yourself from a bad diet in
simple steps: add fruit to your cereal, have an extra
glass of water instead of soda, limit your alcohol and
caffeine consumption. It is possible to ease into a
healthier lifestyle just by making conscious choices
The practice of yoga and daily meditation are also
wonderful vehicles to a healthier life. Our bodies are
so much more than meets the eye. Of course we are
flesh, blood and bone but we are also Spirit and
within our body lies and an amazing network of
energy centers or chakras.
This energy system ensures that our organs, cells,
and tissues stay strong and healthy. When there is a
block in an energy pathway, the organ system that
the pathway corresponds with will also become
blocked. Through meditation we can move energy
through the body and heal it. Not only can we
eliminate stress but we can heal and balance our
own bodies by drawing energy to the energy center
or chakra point that is not functioning to its fullest
potential.
The practice of meditation is a large part of psychic
development and spiritual work. Meditation is the
practice of focusing and quieting your mind to
achieve a heightened awareness of your inner spirit
and release your inner wisdom whereby you are
attempting to merge the desires of the subconscious
mind with the desires of the conscious mind in order
to work toward a common goal.
When you shift your attention to each breath slowly
and deeply drawn and released, you shift your mind
into a quiet mode, releasing your mind clutter and
silencing the “monkey mind" that constantly tries to
invade our thoughts and emotions. The result of this
shift is peace, serenity, calmness and inspiration.
Through Meditation we are able to recalibrate our
energy and connect with the divine.
Only you can make your life better. You can make
your life into the life you desire. Indeed You have the
power to change the world.
by Lorri Amsden
OM-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
Y
Tending To Garden Within
To live life fully with joy requires one to know
self without the filters of societal conditioning,
familial conditioning and one’s ego. These filters
block our vision and truth of who we really are
and how we are connected to the Universe.
These filters also block us from hearing our
own inner guidance and voice.
To know self requires being able to recognize and
delve into layers of beliefs, frozen emotions, past
traumas, and self-limiting thoughts that block seeing
who we really are. These layers manifest
themselves as weeds and rocks in our “garden
within”.
Simply said, our garden within is the truth and
understanding of who we are and the potential that
we can reach. Tending to our garden within is the
process of consciously and continuously being in
touch with ourselves.
Due to years of living, our garden within may be filled
with weeds, rocks and boulders that do not serve
any useful purpose. Weeds in our garden within can
be fear, anger, despair, self-doubt, or self-
importance. Rocks and boulders in our garden may
be our society and family conditioning, trauma, self-
pity and beliefs. Rocks in our garden within are also
old patterns that keep repeating themselves and
harm us emotionally, mentally, physically and
spiritually.
In order to effectively tend to our garden within,
requires one to take several steps to re-gain being
in touch with self.
The first step is to get help to recognize,
acknowledge, and remove major burdensome rocks
in our garden within that deprive our soul and body
of major nourishment. It is important that we deal
with the most burdensome rocks first since they
have direct impact on the growth of weeds in our
garden.
Next step is to find those gardening tools that will
enable us to connect with our true self. Such tools
can be meditation, prayers, mirroring, being in
nature, intuitive work, dream analysis, or artistic
expression. One needs to be open to utilizing any
gardening tool, even though that particular tool may
not have been of interest in the past.
The final step is removal and maintenance of the
weeds in our garden within. The process of
removing weeds and maintaining a weed free
garden within is a continuous process which will
take less time as we become more familiar with it.
We need to be aware, patient, and kind with
ourselves during this life long process.
By Shervin Hojat
OM-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
During our personal self-discovery, we sometimes
regress back to our old habits and self-talk. The key
is to be able to recognize the patterns and forms of
weeds in our garden within and take care of them
gently and consciously. The following poem is based
on several experiences that I had when I regressed
back to my old habits and patterns in response to
sometimes trivial, but upsetting challenges in my
daily life.
You are hooked again.
You took the bait!
You are hooked again without realizing how easily
you took the bait.
The bait is your distraction from truth.
The bait has hooked your total attention by voices
inside your head:
Poor me.
I will always be alone.
It should not be like this.
I am not lovable.
Tomorrow I will be miserable.
Nobody has problems like mine.
Nothing works for me.
The hook is in your heart.
You are not balanced.
You are agitated.
You do not feel connected.
You question your worth.
You feel iserable and do not smile.
You are now focused on hook’s wound.
You are no longer looking at the big picture.
You are in massive turmoil.
Take out the hook gently.
Smile
despite what you perceive are going through.
Look at how many things are working for you
not against you.
Question your limiting assumptions.
Take a deep breath.
Get connected again.
The story that was the bait will no longer be
attractive.
The story that was the bait will not keep you in a
cramped cell.
The wound will magically heal fast.
Your attention will be hooked again and again,
but each time you will remove the hook faster.
Copyright 2009 @ by Shervin Hojat
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partner and
Human
Ambassador
to the
Squirrel
Nation
Chris
Anderson
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Marty is my playful side coming
to the surface. He is designed to
be a relief-valve for a world that
takes itself far too seriously. A lot
of the ideas I plan to explore with
him are gentle reminders that
the material world is always
swinging from left to right...
duality is the nature of the
journey here on earth. Marty
questions beliefs and fears, is a
bit self-serving, but at his core
there exists a love supreme... the
mask that, when removed,
reminds us there is really only
one life, and we all are it.
Short Stories
OM-Times January 2010 Edition
Smiling Monk
I sat under a tree for shade in the hot sun at noon day when i was greeted by a monk walking to temple, Hello i said and he waved to me with a beautiful smile and continued on his way. I thought to myself what a kind man with a genuine smile and pleasant spirit, i arose and thought to myself i shall also go to the temple and maybe i can be happy as this monk was. Walking into the temple i was greeted by chants and prostrations and incense filled the air.
So calm was the spirit in this holy place. I placed incense in alter and prostrated before Buddha and i felt my heart flutter, sitting up i looked into eyes of the Buddha and saw the same smile i had earlier saw on the monks face as i sat under the tree.
by Eagle Spirit Shaman
Om-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
Carl is sitting on the outdoor lawn of his company’s
luxurious campus when the grapevine delivers the
news: We’ve been acquired. Carl is stunned. The
grapevine spokesperson fills in the details: “The CEOs
office just announced that we will be closing
temporarily, then reopening and downsizing.” Carl’s
imagination immediately starts constructing the worst-
case scenario: I’m going to get laid off. I’ll never find
a position this great again. I’ll lose my home. Caught
in the cyclone of fearful thoughts Carl slumps and
watches (in his mind) his career and his future sink
like the Titanic. He stands up and walks around the
park like a man who is completely lost and reaches
for his Blackberry. He gives it a voice command:
Steve Sisgold.
I listened to his report and reminded him, “This
is an opportunity to practice Whole Body
Consciousness and stop your fictional thoughts
in their tracks. You just lost faith for a moment”
Carl like so many of us got caught up in a
behavior, which is rampant in our culture today;
what I call the Fact VS. Fiction Syndrome. 2009
was a year where mass consciousness focused
much attention on fear around the necessary
restructuring of our global economy, and an
uncertain future…and faith went out the
window.
Let’s have 2010 be a time where we focus on
what is the most spiritual, life-fulfilling course of
action we can choose to follow, no matter what
is happening outside of us.
It takes discipline of our mind through constant
focus on faith, gratitude and trust, to rise above
this collective fear.
The power of choice is always available to all of
us, even in moments that seem the darkest and
most challenging. We all have what it takes to
change our consciousness and behaviors at will,
and it starts with allowing our spirit to flow into
our bodies instead of blocking it with fear
thoughts. The more I breathe in consciously,
meditate and pray, I notice how that tempers
the wind and wave that batter me around in the
sea of the mind.
*
The entire universe we live in breathes and
expands. All systems, stars and planets, do this
too. So when we merge with that rhythm by
breathing and welcoming spirit in, we unwind
the veils of illusions, traumas and unexpressed
emotions we hold in our bodies that make us
forget our faith and trust. We all always have
free will to transmit and manifest what is
deeply already inside of us; our innate-God,
light, wisdom intelligence and reclaim our
natural state of vibrant, light, magnetic, energy.
EMBODYING FAITH, TRUST AND
PURPOSE IN 2010
Steve Sisgold
Om-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
Designing 2010 Consciously
I offer the following tips to reduce any stress you
may have about entering a new cycle and to be used
as a daily ritual to access all of your intelligence in
every step you take when visioning, taking action
and consciously embodying 2010 with more faith
and trust.
1. BREATHE - Tune in
Take five slow, deep whole body belly breaths,
inhaling in through your nose and exhaling out of
your mouth. Fill your belly like a big beach ball, then
relax your jaw and throat, and sigh aloud on the
exhalation. Touch your belly with your hands. Do
three more full deep breaths and visualize God’s
energy traveling throughout your entire body.
2. MOVE
Put your heels flat on your bed or the floor and bring
your knees up, sliding your heels closer to your
bottom. As you breathe, tilt your pelvis forward and
arch your back on the in-breath, then move your
pelvis back down as your back flattens out on the
exhale. Do this five times. Notice your spine waking
up and your body filling up with spiritual light
energy.
3. APPRECIATE
Say a blessing or express appreciation for the
spiritual dimension of your existence. This could be a
prayer or a simple expression of gratitude such as
such, “I am thankful to be entering a new year.”
Take five more whole body breaths and anchor this
grateful attitude in your body and mind
4. SCAN & DECLARE
Remember to continue breathing fully, scanning
your body for any of the following:
• Is your breath smooth or choppy?
• Is there any place that feels pain, tightness or
special sensation?
• Are you feeling any emotions, light or strong?
Once you are in contact with your body sensations
and feelings, declare them out loud, or silently. You
can do all of them at once or one at a time. For
example, “I am noticing that my breath is short, my
jaw is clenched and I am worried,” or, “I feel tingly
and excited about 2010.”
I like to move uncomfortable feelings by shaking my
whole body; this can be done either standing or lying
down. Breathe in and out through your nose or
mouth and shake your body, then rest.
4. PRAISE – Tune into your heart
Breathe love in and out. Give yourself love
affirmations like “I love that my soul is choosing to
enter a new year” Give your self even more love
with touch and massage.
5. REMEMBER – Connect with your life purpose
continue breathing consciously and remember your
life purpose. Say it to yourself a couple of times and
focus on gratefulness for being here on the planet in
the year 2010. For example: My life purpose is to
help children learn and I am grateful to be alive
NOW to do that”
6. VISUALIZE – Tune in to your spiritual journey for
2010.
Visualize and see your self moving through the year
fully connected to your faith and trust in God. Set an
intention for how you want your year to unfold,
breathing calmly in and out through your nose. See
your self having a miraculous, spiritually connected
year, and staying open to the mystery as it reveals
and unfolds its plan for you.
OM-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
If you see just one film this holiday season (or even this year),
make it James Cameron's Avatar. It's a powerful, inspiring film
that demonstrates movie-making at its best, and it delivers a
crucial message for our time: That all living beings are
connected and that those who seek to exploit nature rather
than respect it will only destroy themselves.
With Avatar, Cameron has delivered a fast-paced fantasy
adventure that weaves together a stream of powerful themes
that are so important to our modern world that they extend
far beyond the world of fictional film: Issues like corporations
destroying nature for profit, the lack of respect for living
creatures, and the failed policies of "military diplomacy" that
the USA continues to pursue. The themes in Avatar reflect
the greatest challenges of our modern world, and the
message of Avatar is both deeply moving and highly relevant
to the future of human civilization.
Not many who view Avatar will understand all this, of course.
To the younger crowd, Avatar is simply a cool action-
adventure film with a compelling love story that makes it a
great date flick. But to those who've been around on this
planet a little longer, the story of Avatar is a far important
story of good versus evil, war versus peace, destruction
versus healing and isolationism versus interconnectedness.
This depth of sensitivity to life is rare to find in any film these
days, much less a blockbuster feature film, but that's what
makes Avatar so truly remarkable: It speaks to viewers at
many different levels, intertwining the core themes of human
mythology in an extremely tight, fast-paced screenplay that
doesn't let a second go to waste.
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The world depicted in Avatar also demonstrates the
healing power of Mother Nature as the key character
Jack Sully has his consciousness transferred from his
broken human body to his much stronger alien body
through the help of a healing tree (into which all the
natives are neurologically plugged in, too).
The concept of Gaia is also unleashed in the film,
although it's never referred to as Gaia. At one point in
the film when all hope seems lost for the natives, Jack
Sully prays to Gaia to help save them, at which point
the female character Na'vi says, "[Mother Nautre]
doesn't take sides. She only maintains the balance of
life." This demonstrates a much deeper understanding
of the role of nature than most modern humans
grasp.
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James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’, not to be confused with M. Night
Shyamalan’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ has been off the radar for
some time now. Few who have seen footage of the film praise it’s
innovation and revolutionary visual effects.
Movie that Inspire
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"Life is a process of becoming, a
combination of states we have to go
through. Where people fail is that they wish
to elect a state and remain in it. This is a
kind of death."
~ Anais Nin
Live simply,
Love generously,
Talk kindly and take good care of yourself,
You are the Gift of Life.
You are the Light of the World.
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"The doctrine of avatars can be found
running like a golden thread through our
spiritual consciousness, relating all great
faiths to one central source.”
Adapted from: Alice A. Bailey's The
Externalisation of the Hierarchy
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Relationships
The interconnectiveness among all human beings and, consequently,
the relationship among all beings is the focus of this section. The
dynamics of the web of connections we make is one of the most
prominent aspects of human existence: how we interlace with each
other’s existence in a meaningful way.
OM-Times January 2010 Edition
Feel It!!! Don’t Intellectualize It
I have been wonderfully engrossed in some fascinating
conversations lately with people who are at varying
stages of their relationship journey. Some are happy and
content, what a joy! Some are "bumbling along" and
some are in the middle of a tricky separation and having
to explain what is going on to their partner and loved
ones.
For those who are experiencing the pain of troubles in
love, the explaining part is quite a challenge when you
think about it, because it is feelings that we are trying to
convey but on a platform of intellectuality, tinged with
intended rationality so that others can understand what
is happening. A difficult predicament! How do you feel
with words? Is love a feeling or a word we use to describe
it? And if is a word then what is the feeling that comes so
powerfully with it? Chicken and egg.
I am observing a client at the moment that is breaking up
from a very long term marriage on the grounds that "that
certain feeling" they once used to feel for their partner is
no longer there. And when the injured party is looking for
a rational explanation, how do you explain what is
essentially a feeling that once was there and now is not?
But feeling it is the answer to your life's happiness.
Although traditionally, we believe men to be the ones
who find it hard to express feelings, we are all human
beings with the same physiological capacity to feel and
thankfully things are changing rapidly! Gender
stereotypes and history dictate that women are generally
the nurturer/carers with a built-in ability to really
understand emotions, but in a partnership relating
feelings is a critical part of good communication. When
you explain how you feel, it is owned by you and you
can't be blamed or indeed blame, for just simply feeling a
certain way.
Feelings are experienced on a physical level first, and
then our brain interprets the sensations into words. We
are prone to react quickly when we feel intense emotions
but how often do we really listen to our feeling centre,
some may call it the heart centre and let it be our guide
through life? Would we be much happier if we did? I
know I am and try to do more and more in daily life as
well as in relationship with others.
I invite you to ponder this...your love relationship is your
greatest teacher and your greatest potential for growth,
but many times because of the depth of feelings that our
partners bring out in us at times, we do not want to go
there because it can be mighty uncomfortable.
Reflect for a moment on a current or previous
relationship and ask yourself, have the emotional/feeling
challenges helped me to really know myself better? I look
back at my complex and varied portfolio and say a huge
YES to that one! Nothing challenges you more than the
complexity of love and the heart with a partner and it is
from here that we always know the truth.
Gina Hardy is a relationship educator,
yoga teacher and therapist. She runs
workshops for singles and couples in
the art of conscious behaviour and
uses the very powerful work of
partner yoga for people to learn how
to re-connect through non-verbal
dialogue.
www.consciousunion.co.uk
www.ginahardy.blogspot.com
By Gina
Hardy
OM-Times January 2010 Edition
Om-Times Magazine January 2010 edition
THE VIRTUE OF HUMILITY
Humility is not self-deprecation,
impoverishment, shame or
humiliation. It is not codependence,
inferiority or passivity. Neither is it
lack of personal caretaking or
responsibility. Humility is recognizing
that we see a tiny fraction of
ourselves and life, and that everything
is much greater than our physical
senses and human awareness
indicate. Humility believes there is a
deeper dimension in spirit, and that
higher consciousness can lead us
there.
Humility means that we remain
curious, open-minded and teachable,
and thus in a process of continual
growth. As divine creations, we have a
responsibility to honor, respect and
care for ourselves, each other and our planet.
We all have a profound effect on one another
and we choose whether it will be positive or
negative. As the earth, its elements and
atmosphere enable plants, animals and humans
to survive, humility engages us to protect and
nurture our precious resources and each other.
Harmful actions in the world can remind us how
important it is for us to share peaceful, healing,
loving energy in all that we do.
Humility recognizes the interdependent family
of humanity. We understand that free will was
given to us as a sacred right by our Creator. We
see the contrast between our human and
spiritual selves and the duality on this planet.
We appreciate the opportunities to learn from
the rich diversity of life and the contrast of
opposites. Our experiences with giving and
receiving, ignorance and knowledge, war and
peace, love and hate, freedom and oppression,
joy and sadness, beginnings and endings, allow
us to mature. Recognizing the consequences of
our thoughts and actions as individuals and as a
collective society helps us to be more careful,
By Mary Cook
Om-Times Magazine January 2010 edition
wise and considerate of a much larger
perspective in life.
Because flaws and faults are an integral part of
us, we focus on observing, listening,
understanding and forgiving rather than judging
and condemning. Humility means that we do
not take more than we need, and we willingly
share what we have. We do not seek to control
people nor our God, for that entraps us in
mental, emotional, physical and spiritual
sickness, and removes our ability to fulfill our
soul’s purpose. We rightly understand that our
human will is far from higher consciousness. We
accept disappointments, loss and tragedies for
the lessons that we learn from them. Humility is
reinforced with failed expectations. They help
us discern between our will and divine will.
Trust and faith can be strengthened as we allow
the temporary feelings of disappointment to
abate.
I once heard that the purpose of bowing is to
place the heart higher than the head. Our minds
perform perpetual exercises in associating the
present with the past. Thus dominant thoughts
and habits commonly determine our present
condition. This leads to repetition and
stagnation rather than growth. Our deepest
imprints occur in early childhood when we are
helpless, needy, and hungry for information to
understand the world. Later in life, experiences
that stimulate these associations automatically
bring childhood feelings and thoughts to our
attention. Thus rather than using our adult
knowledge and resources and our spiritual
beliefs and practices, we tend to react from a
childhood dependent state, which is typically
defensive or offensive. Humility reminds us that
our goal is to positively change ourselves, and
offer assistance when it is appreciated and
beneficial. Humility asks what positive energy
we have to give to the present.
Humility means that we place a higher priority
on our heart and soul experience, and pay less
attention to our mental chatter. Our spiritual
perspective tells us that we are complete and
we have all that we need. Suspending focus on
our mind, allows each present moment to
unfold without past or future referencing. This
leads to a wellspring of fresh energy and joy
which is independent of external circumstances.
When we are struck with awe and wonder,
when we are witnessing blessings and miracles,
our mind is still and quiet. There is no thinker
and no thought, only pure experience in the
moment. This is a humble and ecstatic merging
into the oneness of life.
Humility means that we conduct ourselves with
honor and integrity. We witness and accept the
whole of life, to learn what positive
contributions we might offer. We pay equal
attention to information from our physical
senses and information from deeper awareness.
We understand that although we are a tiny part
of the world, our presence has an important
ripple effect on the planet. Humility informs us
that we are here to become enlightened, and
that this is a process of perpetual discovery.
WWW.MARYCOOKMA.COM Mary Cook has a
Master’s degree in psychology and is a registered
addiction specialist, with over 33 years of clinical
practice and 29 years of University teaching
experience. She is a writer, a national speaker, and has
a private practice in San Pedro, CA. Mary is available
for telephone and office counseling, consulting,
guided meditation, speaking engagements and in-
service training. Her book “Grace Lost and Found”
will be available by March 1, 2010
OM-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” ~ Nelson Mandela
Here’s a cocktail fact for you- did you know that social media has taken over pornography as the #1 activity on the Internet? You probably participate in at least one type of social media, a website that is based on participation and user-generated content in some form personally and/or professionally.
So now let us count the ways you may be engaged in the social media revolution- social networking websites like Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace and Twitter; social bookmarking and news sites; Nings like Healing Humanity Network that are centered on user interactions; and other myriad technologies and practices that we use to connect with each other and share opinions, insights, experiences and perspectives with each other.
With all of this incredibly accessible information and ability to interact, have you noticed how the borders between our public and private lives are blurring? Do you ever wonder whether or not to post a cute family photo to share with your network of family or friends? How about to expressing your real opinion about someone or something? These are good questions to stop and ask yourself before posting anything. The best rule to follow is: Anything you post online is publicly available information that anyone in the world can access.
State and federal legislators are reacting to this explosion of privacy issues and online privacy has become a higher priority on Capitol Hill. The first lawsuits have been tried both in Pennsylvania and California for invasion of privacy for online issues, and both
cases were lost. There is a plethora of bills nationwide addressing age verification, creating false profiles and required warnings that what you post may be used by anyone, anywhere. It’s definitely a privacy new frontier out there on the Internet and the law is just arriving in our global town.
Free speech is being tested in this cyber-jungle. People have the right to commercial use of their own images for publicity (think pictures on Facebook). Defamation of character (false statements about a person presented as facts intended to harm that person) is still illegal- and it travels like wildfire on our instantaneous global networks like Twitter. While defamation is a great big no-no, you do have the right to state your opinions.
Privacy 101 Legal Aspects of Social Media By Darity Wesley
OM-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
Business is adopting social media at a wild pace, particularly relationship-oriented industries like real estate. Unfortunately, home listings are getting spread around everywhere, which is not really a good thing, and there are few social media policies in place yet to protect both business and individual rights.
It is both a business and personal imperative to stay aware and alert about what you post online. Remember, once you post it you can’t ever take it back, even if you crossed your fingers behind your back when you did.
© 2009. Privacy Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Darity Wesley is Founder and
CEO of Revive Your Spirit™ and creator of her daily Oracle email service. Additionally she is CEO and Legal Counsel for Privacy Solutions, Inc,. a San Diego
based consulting firm. You can always reach Darity at
[email protected] or 619-670-9462
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Healing Cuisine * Healthy Meals * Healthy Tips *
In this Section:
Sugar: Friend or Foe
Fat Burning Vegetable Soup Tangy Stir Fry Cabbage
As a child my family's menu consisted of two
choices: take it or leave it.
~Buddy Hackett
Om-Times Magazine January 2009 Edition
Sugar:
Friend or FOE By DEZENGO
I know, I know tis the season to overindulge and
sugar seems to always be at the top of the list.
AS with all aspects of life,
balance is the key. However, I
just wanted to take a moment to
discuss some of the effects that
sugar has on the body. So,
although I realize it will probably
NOT be takien off the market
anytime soon, if we begin
detoxing the body gradually
from the short and long term
effects of this product, we have
time to PREVENT not Treat!
This is an excerpt from just one
site. There are many others who
are beginning to conclude
(despite that deceptively yummy
addictive flavor) that sugar actually does the
most to harm the body. It takes years, but the
results are the same. Thousands of dollars spent
eating the sugar and then fighting the diseases
that the sugar contributes to or creates.
The list of health problems associated with
sugar is quite lengthy and growing by the year.
Some generalities include the following:
* depression
* mood swings
* irritability
* hyperactivity
* anxiety
* panic attacks
* mineral deficiencies
* adrenal gland depletion
* hypoglycemia
* Candida overgrowth
* increased cholesterol levels
* chronic fatigue
Then we get into the
more serious diseases and
disorders, as cancers,
diabetes, obesity, and
heart disease. Sugar, even
in small amounts,
suppresses the immune
system making it easier to
succumb to the various
ailments. It should be
noted though that there is
a very significant
difference between white
refined sugar and
naturally occurring
complex sugars found in
whole foods.
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Tangy Stir Fry Cabbage
:: Ingredients ::
1 Whole Medium Size Cabbage
1 Onion (Yellow is our preference)
¼ cup Shredded Carrots
1 Bell Pepper (Slice or Cube)
½ - ¾ Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Season Salt
Red Peppers (if desired)
Fresh Minced Garlic to desired taste
½ Cup Chopped Cilantro
Extras & Optional
Tabasco Sauce – Fresh or Cooked Tomatoes
1-2 Cups Ground or Chunk Lean Meat (Turkey
or Chicken Preferred)
:: Directions ::
Cook meat & drain any excess grease off.
Place ALL ingredients together excluding the
cilantro, which will be added the last 3-4
minutes.
Stir and
allow
ingredient
s to cook
until the
vegetables are tender, but still crunchy.
Add the Cilantro and any additional
ingredients desired.
Simmer for several minutes.
Serve.
This can be used as a main course or served
as a side dish. Toasted homemade bread is a
perfect addition to this meal.
Great combination of textural experiences for
the palette
Recipes by Dezengo
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Fat Burning Soup Recipe
2 Large Bunches Green Onions
2 Bell Peppers
2 28 oz. Cans Tomatoes (can be placed in blender)
1 Bunch Celery
1 Large Head Cabbage
1 Pkg. Lipton Onion Soup Mix
2 Bouillon Cubes (optional)
Several cloves of garlic or bottled garlic (optional)
Several Bay Leaves (optional)Cut vegetables in small
bite-size pieces.
Put all vegetables except tomatoes in pot. You can
just cover with water or add 3 ½ - 4 cups of water.
Boil fast for 10 minutes. Cut heat down and simmer
for approximately 30 minutes until veggies are
tender. Add tomatoes along with the juice. Bring to
a boil and heat thoroughly. Add soup mix and
simmer for 10 minutes. May be seasoned with salt,
pepper, parsley, curry, oregano, basil and thyme to
taste. Add extra cabbage and tomatoes if desired.
Day 1
All fruits, except bananas. Your first day will consist
of all the fruits you want except bananas.
Cantaloupes and watermelons are lower in calories
than most fruits. Eat your soup and fruits the first
day. For drinks: unsweetened tea, cranberry juice or
water.
Day 2
All vegetables. Eat until you are stuffed with all the
fresh raw or cooked vegetables of your choice. Try
to eat leafy green veggies and stay away from dry
beans, peas and corn. Eat all the veggies you want
along with your soup. At dinner time you may
reward yourself with a baked potato and butter. Eat
all the soup you want this day also, but do not eat
any fruit.
Day 3
Mix day one and two. Eat all the soup, fruits and
veggies you want. You cannot have bananas or a
baked potato this day. If you have eaten for the 3
days as above and have not cheated; you will find
you have lost 5-7 pounds.
Day 4
Bananas and skim milk. Eat as many as 8 bananas
and drink as many glasses of skim milk as you can
on this day along with your soup. Bananas are high
in calories and carbohydrates and so is milk, but on
this particular day of your diet you body will need the
potassium and the carbohydrates, protein and
calcium to lesson the craving for sweets.
Day 5
Beef and tomatoes. You many have 10 to 20
ounces of beef and a can or tomatoes or as many
as 6 fresh tomatoes on this day. Try to drink at
least 6-8 glasses of water this day to wash out the
uric acid in your body. Eat your soup at least once
this day.
Suggestion: You can make hamburger patties –
easy recipe
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1lb chopped Sirloin (lean)
1 small chopped onion
1 egg
2 tbsp. Rotelle Tomatoes
2 tbsp. Bran Salt/Pepper if desired
Broil until done. Then refrigerate in air-tight
container.
Day 6
Beef and veggies. Eat to your heart’s content of
beef, and veggies this day. You can even have 2 or 3
steaks if you like with leafy green veggies. NO
BAKED POTATO. Be sure to eat soup at least once
this day.
Day 7
Brown Rice, unsweetened fruit juices and veggies.
Again, stuff, stuff, stuff and stuff yourself more. Be
sure to eat soup at least once today. (Rice can be
mixed in with soup for variation)
At the end of the seventh day, if you have not
cheated on the above diet, you will find that you have
lost 10-17 pounds. If you have lost more than 15
pounds, stay off the diet for 2 days before you
resume the diet.
This 7 day eating plan may be used as often as you
like. As a matter of fact, if correctly followed, it will
clean your system of impurities and give you a
feeling of well-being as never before. In just a few
days of the process you will begin to feel lighter by
at least 10 pounds and have an abundance of
energy. Continue this plan as long as you wish and
feel the difference.
This diet is a fast burning diet and the secret is that
you will burn more calories than you take in. This
diet does not lend itself to drinking ANY alcoholic
beverages at any time become of the removal of fat
build-up in your system. Go off the diet for at least
24 hours before intake of any alcohol.
Because everyone’s digestive system is different,
this diet will affect everyone differently. After day 3
you will have more energy than when you began if
you do not cheat. After being on the diet for several
days, you will find your bowel movement has
changed. Eat a cup of bran (fiber). Although you can
have black coffee with this diet, you may find that
you don’t need caffeine after the third day.
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The Path of Service The ascension of humanity to a higher level starts in the
hearts of each of us. When we raise another, we raise ourselves.
There is just One Planet. There is only One Humanity. We all bear the Earthmark.
We recognize that there are many Paths to Heal the Heart of Humanity and you will find the one that calls to you. Volunteer your time with a Charity. Accept a Good Deed and Pay It Forward. Practice Random Acts of
Kindness and Senseless Acts of Beauty.
Most importantly, give the very best of yourself. Participate! That is the real key to making the world a better place.
This section of OM-Times is dedicated to highlighting organizations who are making a difference.
You have our profound respect and deep Gratitude.
OM-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
The Miracle Foundation was founded in the year 2000
on Mother's Day by Caroline Boudreaux. Unable to
bear the poverty she had witnessed among Indian
orphans, she returned from a trip to India and started The Miracle Foundation.
The Crisis There are 25 million orphaned children in India and the
number is growing. It is estimated that one million
orphans enter the system each year. All of these
children share a similar story. A life of poverty, with no
family to care for them, nurture them or nourish them.
Many live on the streets and the "lucky" ones live in
overcrowded, under-funded orphanages. The state of
orphaned children in India is heart-breaking.
An estimated 31% of the babies surviving past
the age of one will die before the age of five
Approximately 18% of children under five in
India are moderately to severely underweight
The rapid spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
has resulted in India possessing the largest
number of AIDS orphans in the world
UNICEF reports that 25 million orphans are
living in India—a number equivalent to the population of the entire state of Texas
Most orphans live in overcrowded, under-funded, government orphanages. The rest live on the streets.
The conditions in the orphanages in India are far below
the standards we have in the United States. Dilapidated,
well-worn, and filled to over capacity, orphanages are
no better than the conditions on the streets.
It is from these devastating conditions that The Miracle
Foundation wants to break the cycle of poverty and
birth a new miracle in the country of India. There are
many ways you can get involved with this worthy cause, click here to learn more about how you can help.
What We Do The Miracle Foundation is an organization dedicated to
empowering children to reach their full potential, one
orphan at a time. We are making a significant impact on
the lives of orphaned children in India by:
Raising the standard of living for the children
in orphanages
Reducing the number of non-orphaned children living in orphanages
The Miracle Foundation renovates existing orphanages,
builds new ones, raises money for construction and
finds sponsors for our children. Because the effort is so
focused, there is little overhead. In India, our money
goes a long way towards healthy food, tuition, better
living conditions, clothing, and medical care. Love,
affection, and hope for a bright future come from our
incredible staff, ambassadors, and sponsors. The
Miracle Foundation currently operates four Children's Homes and one home for unwed mothers.
Our Accomplishments In the past six years that The Miracle Foundation has
been renovating and building new orphanages for the
children of India, we have significantly impacted the
lives of hundreds of children. Our standards and
practices for operation in our network have:
Increased the percentage of school-aged
orphans attending school from 2% or 100%
Increased significantly the number of
bathrooms in each facility from 1 per 100 to 1
per 10-20 children
Increased caretakers from 1 per 30 to 1 per 10
children
Renovated sleeping arrangements from wooden beds to comfortable bunk beds.
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Before
After
The Miracle Foundation's homes
are located in the states of
Jharkhand and Orissa. Tribal people
make up about 25% of the
population in each state and their
children make up a sizable portion
of the children in The Miracle
Foundation's homes.
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Child Sponsorship
In addition to caring, educating and loving these
children, we also provide a monthly giving program
that connect sponsors directly with an indvidual
child. Sponsors can choose an child at one of our
orphanages and begin the intimate process of
exchanging letters, receiving updates and becoming a
global parent.
Start now by choosing an orphan to
sponsor.
Lunch & Learn Program
Many villagers in India are so poverty-
stricken that they are unable to provide
for their own children and often
abandon them at orphanages hoping
their children will have a better
future. Our Lunch & Learn program
supports keeping these families together
by giving them an option. Children
enrolled in the program can attend local
government schools where The Miracle
Foundation provides them with school
uniforms, books, two meals a day, and
after school daycare at the orphanage.
Transparency
One of the goals of our organization is
to be as open and honest about the work
that we do. We understand the stigma
surrounding giving to organizations that
do work overseas. The beautiful part
about The Miracle Foundation is that
you can actually visit the child you
sponsor and see first hand the work that
we're doing. You can do all of this
through our Voluntourism program.
There are many ways you can get
involved with this worthy cause, click
here to learn more about how you can
help.
Visit The Miracle Foundation's website at:
www.miraclefoundation.org
With YOUR help,
Humanity Healing Foundation
and our partner NGO in Uganda,
TDMI, are restoring Hope to the
children and families of the
Internal Displacement Camps in
northern Uganda. We have
supplied food, clothing, medicine
and education. We have
established a Community
Garden. We have begun
construction of the Vocational
Training Center.
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The Enlightened
Path A Collection of Readings and Channeled
Messages to Help Guide Your Steps
Angel Reading
January 2010
Have we been here before? This ecstatic blissful
space of heaven you are now experiencing on earth?
Have you ever felt such peace in your life on earth?
Have you wondered where you are? You are indeed
my loves, on planet earth, as she is turning, loving
you, and supporting you. We ask you to honor her as
you go about your daily rituals and practices. Do not
forget the mother who is supporting this endeavor;
the soil, the trees, the birds, the air, the wind, sun,
moon, flowers, animals, oceans, rivers, lakes,
streams. This earth which supports your soul's
growth, your mission, all that you have come to do in
service: Make offerings to her please. Plant gardens,
trees, and take slow walks outside.
What a beautiful moment of surrender, submission,
and stillness in the midst of the breakdown of an
entire system in humanity. We watch your stress
levels rise and fall with the collective
consciousnesses aches and pains. We watch your
over-identification with all that is happening, and
We lovingly remind you to acknowledge your
sensitive bodies and hearts, by exercising, eating
light, live foods, drinking crystal clean water, and
getting enough time in nature. Your practices of
balancing through pranayama, yoga, meditation,
singing and dancing are needed during these times to
remain in your center.
You are preparing for the holidays, winter time, and a
time of respite, relief, and quietude. This is a time of
inner working. Allow time and space for this work to
occur. Honor the body's messages to rest, write, read,
and take long baths, whatever you feel called to do,
trust your body's messages to you.
As we close, we wish to offer you once again our
love and gratitude for your service here on the
planet. We realize at times you feel as though it is
not much; however from our perspective, we truly
see and feel the difference you make each day, with
each loving interaction you have, and we thank you.
You are greatly loved and blessed by God, and we
are forever your servants, do call on us for support,
guidance, love, healing, and protection. It is all given
freely, we only request that you ask for what you
want and need and we are there.
Andria Wagner
www.AngelPeace.com
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ORACLE JANUARY 2010
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As we begin the journey into a new year and a new
decade, (Can you believe it? Wasn’t it just 2000
yesterday?) the energies and directions of the month of
January evolve around taking this time to feel, experience
and understand that we are living in some very exciting
and powerful times. On the deepest level of
consciousness, radical spiritual transformation is taking
place and it is happening within each of us who are
paying attention to and participating in this
transformation.
This month really is a continuation of the spiritual
processes we have been going through over the last few
years, but specifically for January, it is the time to take a
good look and see what you need
to let go , what or who you need
to release from your world, so
you can build your new world in
its place. For January, it is enough
if you will just identify them, write
them down and maybe keep track
of them…adding and deleting like
a “To Do” list during this month.
As Paularyo says through my
friend Connie Russert
(www.toolsfortransformation.co
m) : “Allow It To Be Easy.” If you
feel discouraged or the negative
mind just will not let go, release
all that mental busy-ness by fixing
your attention on a beautiful
image or just go outside and look
at the trees, the clouds, the plants, the flowers, connect
with nature. Feel grateful for this beautiful Planet, hold
your attention there until the mental struggle abates and
you find a sense of renewal.
The changes taking place begin with you and as more and
more individuals are awakened, that awakening vibration
moves into mass consciousness shifting each and all of us
along the way. This releasing or “Breaking Karmic
Patterns” is one of the most important spiritual processes
you can put in place this month, truly releasing the old
and creating the new. As we are moving into our new
lives, the old, duality, must pass away and we look this
month to see where those “old” patterns are holding us
back. The key word for this
month of January, 2010 is
RELEASE.
Let your mantra for this month
be:
I AM releasing the old so I can
build the new…And So It Is!!!
Creating a
New Way of Life by Darity Wesley
Darity Wesley is the
Founder and Chief
Spiritual Revivalist at
ReviveYourSpirit™ based
in San Diego, Califonria.
www.reviveyourspirit.org
You can contact her at
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The Astro-Sage
OM-Times Magazine January 2010 Edition
Looking at the Climate for January 2010...
Cluster and Fluster:
According to the pundits at Encarta; Cluster: a
group of galaxies or stars (or planets) that are
gravitationally interacting in space and appear
to an observer on Earth to be close together. ~
Fluster: to become nervous or agitated, or make
somebody become nervous or agitated.
Greetings fellow Pilgrims!
The year 2010 begins with a number of
conflicting energies that will be around for the
entire month of January. When properly
embraced, these influences will cause the seeker
to evolve upward to a higher state of
consciousness. When the chela resists change,
well... imagine “carpet-bombing” in a celestial
sense.
The world one inhabits is the out-picturing of
our inner thoughts, feelings and beliefs ~ and the
movement in the heavens is our invitation to
progress with the unfolding of the Universe. As
one aligns Oneself to the ebb and flow of
celestial tides, life becomes effortless. Woe unto
He who resists with impunity, for Pluto is edgy
in the early stages of its passage across the
midHaven in Capricorn.
By Chris Anderson/Onefeather
January and the year 2010 enters with a
seductive, feminine, fulling of the Moon in
Cancer, its oppositional dance with the Sun,
masculine and Earthy, in Capricorn. Mercury in
Retrograde brings a potential for
miscommunication to the boudoir so the Sage is
careful to think before speaking or acting. All
interaction with those around you should be
conducted with respect and the grace of
forgiveness. Patience with the mechanical
articles that enrich one’s life is wise, also.
We come into this time of yearly renewal with
planets in clusters, each one’s nature influenced
by another. Pluto (purgative) and Venus (our
personal Art of Living), Sol (life force) and
Mercury (communication and exchange) Rx [in
retreat] are housed in Capricorn, the sign of the
Goat... stubborn and lofty in its position at the
height of the wheel. Saturn (the Teacher)
squares the Kin of the Goat from its position in
Libra, demanding we obey Life’s rules. This is a
time for discretion and compliance. One’s pose
in existence is under scrutiny by the heavens and
doors will be opened for those who are diligent.
Rewards come with effort, but he who runs
counter to the union of humanity will be forced
to do penance. Pay that parking ticket or deal
with the tire-boot!
Chiron (Self-sacrifice) and Neptune (Life’s
Mysteries) are married to Jupiter, (Lord of the
Planets, the expansive desire) in Aquarius, the
WaterBearer... impersonal and serene. Mars in
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retrograde in the fiery sign of Leo seeks to
oppose and disrupt this trinity. As the Moon
crosses over Mars expect conflict and
subversion, the Warrior and the Goddess unite to
contest all who seek to further personal cause.
This is a time when forward motion will seem
difficult but be patient, the transit is fast. By the
second week of Janus all conflict will be
resolved as the trine of Moon to Uranus will
bring serendipitous release.
Saturn will turn back toward Virgo on the 14th;
those who were tardy with Virginal homework
will be given the chance to make up for poor
grades. As it begins to descend below the
horizon into the 6th house of job and health,
nurturing others and self would be wise.
The Moon will be newing on the 15th, and union
with the Sun brings fruition to seeds planted on
the first day of the New Year. This union will
bring the first eclipse in 2010; Sol will see a
shadow fall upon the Earth in Capricorn, taking
the shape of the Dragon’s Head. The Pilgrim
should ponder the events of 19 years before, for
the cycle will repeat with this New Moon. Doors
open that were closed and there will be option
given to not repeat the past.
Impish Mercury will find its bearings and return
to direct on the 16th; clouds of confusion will
begin to clear and Electra will bring the Dawn’s
light. The seeker will notice she’s given to more
lucid thinking and ease with communication is
restored. To the sojourners delight, lost
valuables might suddenly reappear.
Lord Jupiter, Sovereign of the Planets, will enter
Pisces, the home of the Fishes, on the 18th. This
is the arrival of the Missionary, the return of the
Prophet. For the next 12 months benevolence
abounds and the Pilgrim is offered a helping
hand from the Divine. This placement is the
most optimistic position for Jupiter to arrive at
and the tide of redemption flows back to the
shoreline. Those who have shovel and pale at
ready surely a buried treasure in the sand will
find!
January ends with the moon coming to full in the
Lion on the 30th. Bright Orb of darkness casts
shadows across the nightscape... patterns of
life’s journey are woven to reveal the tapestry of
one’s being. The Chela would be wise to ponder
the mystery of self in the flickering embers of
Leo this night.
January presents the Voyager with both high and
low points as so it is with all Seasons of
Mankind; our lives in the material world are
given to duality. As 2010 begins the Wisdom of
the Buddha would have us contemplate thusly:
On life's journey Faith is nourishment,
Virtuous deeds are a shelter,
Wisdom is the light by day and Right
mindfulness is the protection by night.
If a man lives a pure life nothing can destroy
him;
If he has conquered greed nothing can limit his
freedom.
About the Author:
Writer, artist and mystic, he now devotes the
latter half of his life to the quest for spiritual
truth. Having attained the age of Elder by the
standards of the tribe, he shares his unique,
gentle wisdom with all who seek him out.
http://www.songofsilvercrow.com/
Pictures are a courtesy of Chris Anderson /Onefeather
Oracle
Reading January 2010
By Deb Graves, Blue Ray Healing.
January 2010, will start out with many more
seeking their path and life purpose. Even those
who seemed to resist will feel the need to seek
out knowledge. The easiest way to find what
eludes you is to do it from the perspective of
joy. Ask yourself "Will this path bring me joy?"
As joy will lead you to your highest rewards. The
giving and receiving of joy brings about the
highest vibration including unconditional love.
Watch as those closest to you begin to sense
the shift within you, and they too will start to
vibrate at a higher frequency. Remember the
more love you give, the more love you have to
give, as love that is given freely returns to you
multiplied.
In order to stay focused in love and joy, take
time for yourself, be creative, go for a walk in
nature, sign up for a class that you have always
wanted to do. Allow the flow of love and joy to
course through your body. You can do it!
Even just 10 minutes a day doing something
that is just for you will bring about changes.
Don't forget to reward yourself for all of your
hard work, yes hard work, changing beliefs
about yourself and others, adjusting your diet
to become healthier and clearing out stuck
energies are not easy. A reward could be as
simple as a chocolate or buying something that
you really want, maybe that something that
usually gets put to the bottom of your list. You
could book yourself a spa treatment or go for
some energy healing. Thank and reward
yourself for loving you enough to move forward
in the flow of these amazing energies.
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The energy of family is also coming through. This could mean blood relatives or your extended earth family, or to your brothers and sisters of the light. Have you noticed that as you awaken to the possibilities of connectiveness that many of like minds are drawn together to share? Groups and circles are meeting and sharing; online gathering places are expanding and growing. These are the energies of the mass consciousness drawing you together with others to allow the giving and receiving of shared knowledge.
Crystal suggestion for January 2010
Green Chrysoberyl.
The flood of emotions that are felt when
holding this stone range from waves of
unconditional love, peace and compassion to a
sense of increased self healing energy. This
stone is also said to have the ability to open to
the receiving of the flow abundance. A stone of
new beginnings this seems perfect for January.
In the physical body it is felt that chrysoberyl
can assist with problems relating to the heart as
in heart dis-ease.
Other heart stones include rose quartz, datolite,
green calcite, malachite, tourmaline, moldavite
and diopside. When choosing a stone or crystal
go with the one that feels right to you. Don't be
concerned that it is not on this list as the crystal
will share with you what you need at this time,
as we are all at different stages in our evolution.
When interacting with a stone you may feel a
slight tingling in your hand, some people feel
sparks as if being shocked; both of these
reactions are telling you that this stone has
something to share with you. If you feel nothing
from these crystal entities don't worry, as they
will still let you know which one to choose. It
might just be the one that you can't take your
eyes off, or the one that falls to the floor
allowing you to touch it once again.
*Please note these are intuitions and not
scientifically proven facts.
Blessings, Deb Graves
May this New Year bring you much happiness,
joy and abundance.
www.bluerayhealing.com
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The Shift For those traveling
the winding roads
of Self-Knowledge,
it is necessary to be
aware of energy
shifts and their
consequences while
not losing
perspective.
Without the explicit
intention to be
iconoclastic, we
offer you actual
examinations of the
cosmic reality from
different outlooks,
the flow of energy
and its influence in
individual life
journeys. The
multiplicity of the
phenomena of the
Shift cannot be
translated based
solely from one’s
own point of view.
We invite you to
experience others’
and share yours.
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Dimensional Shift
For many at this time in history, there’s a sense
that all around us the world is caving in. No
matter what one’s physical circumstances (even
for those still well supported by society) there
may be a growing feeling of discontentment. It
would seem to be difficult for most people to feel
a real security in this time of chaos and despair.
Yet, there’s also a sense among many that a
growing shift in consciousness will bring
inevitable changes to this planet and species.
Those on the verge of such a conscious leap are
deeply aware that a coming dimensional shift will
bring with it the energy and awareness
necessary for the continued evolution of
humankind.
It would seem that humans now have no choice
but to become enlightened. This is to say that
each being now on this planet has no choice but
to become who they really are. This is the time
of a great awakening of humankind, and
anything short of full recognition of one’s real
self will leave each with a sense of loss. Look
around you and see those in states of upheaval
and distress. Why do you suppose this is now
occurring on such a global scale? It’s because
anyone who’s living less than a conscious life
isbeginning to realize their sense of futility.
Can you see how confused many of people have
become? Look and see what it’s like to live as
less than one’s ideal self. Living up to only part
of one’s spiritual capacity may have worked
here for centuries, because humans were still
evolving to a place where the entire species can
make a leap into higher consciousness. But now
that the time for this leap has come, we no
longer have the luxury of clinging to old dying
realities in the hope that we shall somehow be
served by them again.
Actually this shift is rather magically occurring,
but it’s still necessary for each being who will
partake in it to first decide how much they’re
willing for their life to change. These personal
changes are necessary if one is to keep up with
the pace of human evolution. If one is afraid of
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changing, one will stay mired in the past. In this
time of expanding awareness, we must each
change our old ways or be snared in the distress
of the dying aspects of former human
consciousness. Were you able to evolve fully
while continuing to live in your past reality, then
that would be happening for you.
Yet for many people, the state of relative
comfort in which they’ve been living has given
way to a state of distress, in order to prepare
them for the consciousness leap that’s coming.
People, it seems, by
nature are often afraid of
change to such a degree
that they will do virtually
anything to maintain their
comfort level – until they
can no longer tolerate the
pain brought about by
trying to hold onto past
beliefs and fears. Then
and only then will many
people change.
Are you so afraid of
changing that you hold
onto old ways of doing
things, even when they’re
no longer comfortable?
Many people are, and this is why the world is
now in such chaos and struggle. Those holding
onto the past are trying to keep things as they
were, while those wanting change and
evolution are pushing the comfort envelope.
We’ve reached the point where we must decide
individually if we’re coming or going and how
we each may fit into a new world. This is a time
of great decision and discovery and we each
must decide our role in our own future, and
where that future will occur for us. Great
tension building on this planet is an expression
of the need for individuals to see beyond
themselves.
When we identify only with our own needs,
we’re in conflict with our inner desire to live
according to our higher purpose. However,
when we realize that our interests are no
different than those of others and begin living
according to the needs of all, we become more
fulfilled. Do you know how to do what your
heart wants for you? Can you see that you’re
most benefited by doing what serves all? Each
being here wants
essentially the same
things, and if we all
worked together to
achieve these things we’d
evolve much more rapidly
as a species.
But while some people
now realize this, many
others are still struggling
in the hope of discovering
themselves as individuals.
This will ultimately result
in disaster for these
people, since individual
realization is not the way
of this world. The only
real way to happiness is to merge with higher
consciousness and play out the part for which
each of us has chosen birth. Then and only then
will we be satisfied in tomorrow’s world, and
only then will we discover the power of the new
energies coming here and how we may each
use them for the benefit of all.
Gordon Artrias Rosenberg
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WORLD
VISION When you look at the view of Earth from space, you are immediately in awe of what you do see: the incredible beauty of Creation. It is not until you look closer that you realize what you do not see. You do not see lines partitioning countries. You do not see separation between races. You do not see division between religions. You do not see the walls people build to isolate themselves from each other. There is just One Planet. There is only One Humanity. This section is dedicated to introducing thoughts and ideas to foster a greater understanding of Humanity’s interdependence.
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The idea of volunteering in another country has long been considered the province of students and recent graduates; images of intrepid twenty-year-old Peace Corps workers in a remote Sierra Leone village might spring to mind. Today, however, the idea has reached far beyond that to become accessible, and highly popular, among travelers of all types and ages. Volunteer travel has grown so popular that a term has even been coined for it: Voluntourism. Foreign destinations are luring American citizens who want to sightsee, while at the same time engage in community service. Companies and websites specializing in voluntourism have sprung up by the hundreds, and volunteer vacations can be found in all parts of the world, doing all kinds of activities – from digging wells for clean water in South America, protecting the elephant population in South Africa, or working with children living in orphanages. It was this last type of volunteer vacation that hooked me – in fact, inspired me to write a book about my experiences. In 2004, I became involved with a nonprofit based in Austin, Texas called The Miracle Foundation, which manages orphanages
in India and recruits sponsors and donors to support the children living there. I began volunteering for the foundation and sponsored a
child, a ten year old boy named Santosh, living in the state of Orissa in northeastern India. Caroline Boudreaux, founder of the organization, soon invited me to accompany her and a group of other volunteers to Orissa. And so it was that in March 2005, I found myself in India for the first time – a ten-day volunteer trip that I was to make, it turned out, many more times over the years since. The village is remote, and it took forty-eight hours of exhausting travel to arrive at the
ashram where the children live. By the time we arrived, all ten volunteers in the group were suffering from sleep deprivation and culture shock; the overwhelming throngs of people, the smells and sounds that awakened all the senses at once. The streets filled with bicycles, rickshaws, cars and cows with the constant, blaring beep-beep of the horns that rose above it all. Mostly, the frantic poverty that does not let you rest. Caroline had briefed us well on both India and expectations for our week at the orphanage, but nothing could have prepared me for what I felt
Volunteer Travel Leaving More Than You Take
by
Shelley Seale
OM-Times January 2010 Edition
when we turned through those gates. Dozens of children were lined around the drive in a semi-circle, waving and chanting "welcome" over and over. I climbed out and they swarmed all over me, reaching for my hands and touching my feet in blessing. I was overwhelmed, lost in the sea of small bodies; smiling, barefoot children who asked nothing from me more than simply being there.
As I would soon come to find, in India these “invisible children” are everywhere - they fill the streets, the railway stations, the villages. Others have been trafficked or taken into indentured labor to pay off an old family debt. They are orphaned by AIDS and malaria, simple infections or sometimes, nothing more than poverty – their parents cannot afford to feed them. Many are homeless, overflowing orphanages and other institutional homes to live on the streets. Amidst the growing prosperity of India there is an entire generation of parentless children growing up, often forced into child labor and prostitution – more than twenty-five million in all. But there in Choudwar, a small town about a hundred miles south of Calcutta, one man named Damodar Sahoo had dedicated his life to providing
a home and family for some of these children. Before The Miracle Foundation, he had constantly lacked enough food, clothing and supplies to adequately provide for those he had taken in – children who had nowhere else to turn. Mr. Sahoo, known to everyone simply as “Papa,” greeted the volunteers heartily, chewing the betel nut that turned his teeth red. He gave us a tour of the compound while the children trailed us, rushing past each other to claim a volunteer’s hand. They were everywhere, always underfoot, craving our attention. As I walked along four or five clung to each arm; when I sat down they filled my lap, their slight frames making barely an imprint against my skin. I spent the following days just being with the kids, befriending them, playing with them. Our days at the ashram were filled with games, reading, dancing and laughing. It felt a lot like summer camp. There were puzzles, English flash cards, hopscotch, frisbee and the hokey-pokey, which the children wanted to do over and over once it was taught to them. I began to discover who they were – their individual personalities and dreams. I watched the shy ones come out of their shells and self-confidence blossom. As it did, their “best behavior” fell away and they were normal kids, not always sweet and perfect but often mischievous as well. When they thought I wasn’t looking, they would shove each other out of the way or bestow thunks on one another’s heads in annoyance. They used the language barrier to their advantage, pretending at times not to understand when the adult volunteers said it was time to put a game away, reminding me of my daughter when she was young and seemingly deaf to the word “no.” We began to make friends, and I discovered that they were just as curious about us and our lives as we were about them. The kids spoke varying levels of English, largely dependent on how many years they had been living in the ashram and attending school. Some had a large vocabulary and conversational skills; others spoke little more than a few words of English. I found it was surprisingly
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easy, however, to communicate without sharing even a word of common language. In many ways they were just like other children I’ve known with homes and families of their own – except for their neediness, their raw hunger for affection, love, belonging. In the midst of the games, laughter and silliness that we engaged in all day long it became almost easy for me to forget that they were orphans. When that reality came crashing back it never failed to hurt my insides with the same breathless intensity as it had the first time. Especially when it intruded unexpectedly, as happened one afternoon. Caroline and Papa had arranged an ice cream party. Two tables were pulled into the courtyard as the frozen cartons were delivered. The kids lined up eagerly from youngest to oldest to be handed their paper cups of ice cream as we scooped it out in a battle of time against the sun blazing overhead. As we served the icy treats and listened to the kids slurping away, I noticed that Santosh, the boy I sponsored, was nowhere to be seen. I asked some of the other boys about him, and they pointed toward the top of the stairs. I went up and found him sitting alone, seeming sad and listless. He wasn’t interested in the ice cream. A house mother named Madhu passed, and I asked her to help me find out what was wrong; I was afraid Santosh was hurt, or sick. Madhu took him into the boys' dorm and talked to him for several minutes. “He misses his mother,” she said simply when she came back out. I felt it in my heart, and knew that although they loved us being there it could sometimes only make them miss the presence of their own parents. The good of all these caring surrogate parent figures – Papa, Caroline, the house mothers, the volunteers – outweighed the heaviness of sorrow, to be sure. But it was easy to miss the sadness, at times, in the presence of love that filled the ashram. I was reminded anew that these children all carried secret grief and damage inside them, often hidden or temporarily forgotten but never erased entirely.
I sat with Santosh on the edge of the concrete walkway outside his dorm room. Draping my arm around his shoulders I squeezed reassuringly and held him against my side. I knew that his mother had died when he was so young he couldn’t possibly remember her, not really; but to mourn the idea of a mother, that huge absence in his life like a great gaping hole – that was another thing completely. We sat together, not speaking, while in the courtyard in front of us the other children slurped up their ice cream noisily.
Shelley Seale has written for National
Geographic, The International Ecotourism Society and The Voluntourist,
among others, and is a contributing author to The Voluntary Traveler. She is also the author of The Weight of Silence: Invisible Children of India, which tells the
true stories of some of the inspiring children she met on her journeys through
the orphanages, streets and slums of India.
For more information, visit:
The Weight of Silence: Invisible Children
of India – http://weightofsilence.wordpress.com
The Voluntary Traveler –
http://www.dogseyeviewmedia.com
The Miracle Foundation – www.miraclefoundation.org
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For International Year of Biodiversity,
World Citizens Propose Planting Trees of Life
Rene Wadlow*
Listen for whispers from the woods, and
wisdom will come.
The United Nations General Assembly, in
Resolution 61/203; has proclaimed 2010 as the
International Year of Biodiversity. The
resolution, marking the UN Convention on
Biodiversity was passed prior to the holding of
the December 2009 Copenhagen Climate
Conference which highlighted the interactions
between global vegetation and climate, the
negative effects of deforestation on climate, the
importance of vegetation feedbacks on global
warming, and the extent to which forests create
their own micro-climatic influence.
Denmark was an appropriate location for this
emphasis on the role of woods and forests
acting for the benefit of the planet.
In Scandinavian mythology, the
Great World Tree, Yggdrasil, is the
tree of existence, the tree of life
and knowledge. Care of the tree is
entrusted to three maidens named
Urdhr (Past), Vervandi (Present)
and Skuld (Future). From this tree
springs forth our visible universe.
On the topmost branch of this tree
sits an eagle, who symbolizes light
and whose keen eyes see all things taking place
in the world. The tree is the cosmic pillar that
supports heaven and at the same time opens
the road to the world of the gods. The tree
permits an opening either upward (the divine
world) or downward (the underworld). The
three cosmic levels — earth, heaven, the
underworld — have been put into
communication.
In the myths and legends of other cultures, we
also find the importance of the tree as a symbol
of life with its roots underground, its trunk in
the world of humans and its top-most branches
touching the sky. Branches are compared to
steps or a ladder and so is a way by which the
hero climbs, through initiations, to higher
consciousness. It is under the protecting
branches of a tree that the Buddha
reached enlightenment. The loss
of the leaves of a tree and their
renewal has served as the symbol
of death and regeneration. The
tree is a living symbol. A grove of
trees was often considered sacred
and the sanctuary where religious
rituals were carried out.
In the grove of trees of life,
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animals also have symbolic meaning, such as
the eagle in the Scandinavian myths. Birds
represent the element air, and a snake, thought
to live underground among the roots, a symbol
of the earth or the link to the world of after life.
This symbolism of animals in a tree grove was
stressed by A.J. Wensinck in his study Tree and
bird as cosmological symbols in Western Asia.
For African examples see the
extensive research of Viviana
Paques.L’Arbre Cosmique Dans
Le Pensée Populaire et Dans La
Vid Quotidienne Du Nord-
Ouest Africain. In the Bhagavad
Gita, the tree is the symbol of
the person and his destiny, a
symbol also used by Plato as
well as in the Kabalist Zohar.
Thus the tree is an appropriate
symbol for the integration of
human, animal and plant life in
a system of biodiversity. The
planting and care of a tree is a ritual of respect
for biodiversity and a way to overcome the
sense of separation from nature which many
humans feel. Societies have often taught its
members to fear nature or to conquer nature —
an understandable attitude in earlier stages of
human evolution. However, today, this
disconnection from nature produces
dysfunctions and environmental, social and
mental problems. Re-contacting with nature
can produce joy, regeneration and community
bonding.
This feeling of harmony with nature is what the
former Harvard biologist Edward O. Wilson
called “biophilia” — connections that human
beings subconsciously seek with the rest of life.
Our natural senses are designed to bring our
being into harmony, fulfillment and community
with the world. As Wilson wrote “wilderness
settles peace on the soul.”
Obviously, there are many
different aspects to the
protection of biodiversity,
measures which need to be
undertaken within the United
Nations system (1), by national
governments and by local
authorities. However,
individual action is necessary
and important. The planting of
a tree both individually and as a
group effort is an important
sign of respect for biodiversity
and thus a contribution to the
International Year of
Biodiversity. Each planting can be accompanied
by the thoughts, emotions and words
considered appropriate.
Each tree is a living symbol of respect for nature
and a positive contribution to world citizenship.
(1) For more information on UN activities, see
the UN website for the International Year of
Biodiversity: www.cbd.int/2010.
*Rene Wadlow, Representative to the UN,
Geneva, Association of World Citizens
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Date Guest Show Description 1/6/2010 Dr. Dan Mathews
Dr. Dan Mathews had a near death experience in August of 1992. On the other side of the veil he was ordained into the priesthood of Melchizedek and was given specific information about the “paradigms” which are defined as the level of consciousness that exists on earth.* He was told that since the original downfall of man only three paradigms or realities had existed: one which began at the dawn of time, the second beginning with Abraham and the third emerged during the life of Jesus. Dr. Dan was told that beginning in 2003 humanity would enter into a warp-speed evolution of consciousness by moving through another twelve new paradigms of consciousness.
1/13/2010 Caroline Boudreaux, Founder of The Miracle Foundation www.miraclefoundation.org
Hear from the Founder of the Miracle Foundation about her story and the birth of The Miracle Foundation: In 1999, my close friend Chris Monheim and I took a pleasure trip around the world together. One of the places we wanted to visit was a remote village in India where Chris had been sponsoring an orphan named Manus through the Christian Children’s Fund (CCF). Chris and I wanted to find out if Manus really existed and had been receiving Chris’ financial support for the past five years.
1/20/2010 Kanta Bosniak www.KantaBosniak.com
“Tough stuff,” like physical, relational, financial or spiritual challenges can be your soul’s call to better alignment with health, wealth and happiness. How are you being called? Kanta will share her inspiring story and discuss the “Becoming” process. Kanta Bosniak is the author of the book Surviving Cancer and Other Tough Stuff: An Illustrated Journal and Workbook for Healthy and Abundant Life and Becoming Who You Really Are. Her Guided Imagery CDs include “Surviving Cancer: A Sacred Journey for Women” and “Lose Weight in Theta State.” She has facilitated workshops in spirituality, art and Guided Imagery since
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1970. Some venues include Edgar Cayce’s Association for Research and Enlightenment, Omega Institute, colleges, universities, and Camp Le Jeune Midway Center for US Marines. Kanta was twice Artist-in-Residence at Omega. Collectors of her art include an Emmy winner, a Nobel Prize winner, a US Champion athlete churches and holistic centers throughout the US and people of all walks of life. She is listed in Who’s Who of American Women. She lives in Berks County, PA, where she has an international in-office and telephone practice of Life Coaching and Guided Imagery.
1/27/2010 Meg Blackburn Losey, Ph.D. www.spiritlite.com
Meg Blackburn Losey, Ph.D., is the author of the international Best Seller, “The Children of Now”, “Conversations with the Children of Now”, "Pyramids of Light, Awakening to Multi-Dimensional Realities" and the Online Messages which are distributed globally. Her audiences lovingly call her “Dr. Meg”. Her internet radio show, “Continuum”, is broadcast on ShirleyMacLaine.com the first and third Wednesdays of every month. Dr. Meg is a Master Healer, speaker, and teacher. She is an Ordained Minister in both Spiritual Science and Metaphysics. She is a Ph.D. of Holistic Life Coaching and holds a Doctoral Degree in Metaphysics. She is a medical intuitive the developer of the Seventh Sense Attunement® healing process.
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The Weight of Silence: Invisible Children of India by Shelley Seale Shelley Seale’s narrative non-fiction book follows the lives of just such children as those brought to life in the movie Slumdog Millionaire. The Weight of Silence: Invisible Children of India depicts Shelley’s journey into orphanages and through the streets and slums of India where millions of innocent children live without families. During her three years of writing The Weight of Silence, Shelley has befriended and told the stories of many such children – and has born witness to their struggles first hand. www.weightofsilence.wordpress.com
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Separated at Earth: The Story of The Psychic Twins by Terry and Linda Jamison Separated at Earth is the inspiring, amazing true story of the world famous Psychic Twins, Terry and Linda Jamison. "The Psychic Twins", are internationally acclaimed for their astounding predictions of the 9/11 World Trade Center terrorist attacks, and the 2000 stock market crash (both on national radio). The Psychic Twins have appeared on over sixty TV shows and are profiled in twelve documentary films. http://www.psychictwins.com
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The Power of Your Child's Imagination: How to Transform Stress and Anxiety into Joy and Success by Charlotte Reznick PhD Charlotte Reznick PhD is a child educational psychologist, UCLA Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology, and creator of several therapeutic relaxation CDs for children, teens, and parents. An international workshop leader on the healing power of children's imagination, she maintains a private practice in Los Angeles, California. www.ImageryForKids.com
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Enlightenment in Our Time by Lonny, J. Brown HHC This is a refreshing new look at the timeless topic of Enlightenment, the ultimate goal of all spiritual paths. It resulted from twenty-five years of meetings with teachers from a wide variety of wisdom traditions, including Sufi, Hindu, Buddhist, and New Age. The book is nonsectarian and contemporary in tone... a psycho-spiritual poetic odyssey for 21st-Century pilgrims. The tone is eclectic and adventurous, It is not only about enlightenment, it is meant to be enlightening. Instead of chapters, it has short sections, framed by provocative quotes from a wide variety of inspired voices, both known and obscure. www.lonnybrown.com
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Anyeot 60
Bob Thomas 22 Charles Gilchrist 14
Charlotte Reznick 44 Charlottemarie 54
Chris Anderson 70, 103 Darity Wesley 86, 100
Deb Graves 106
Debbie Lawlor Camarda 25 Debbie Rosenberg 27
deZengo 28, 89 Eagle Spirit Shaman 73
Gina Hardy 83
Gordon Artrias Rosenberg 24, 110
Judi A. Lynch 40 Judith Orloff 37
Lorri Amsden 67 Marcella Maggio 29
Maria Khalife 58, 64
Marsha Cook 42 Mary Cook 84
Meg Blackburn Losey 10 MichAel Green 31
Mike Ososki 20
Nichespur 30, 34 Rene Wadlow 116
Ronald Alexander 56 Shelley Seale 48, 113
Shervin Hojat 68
Steve Sisgold 51, 74 Terry & Linda Jamison 62
William S. Peters 32
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Charlottemarie 54 Daniel Kobialka 2
Soulwire 109 William S. Peters 32
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Gloria Henry 6
Terry & Linda Jamison 62
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