Spirituality

1076. Kundalini Symbology By Robert Morgen
      While study and pursuit of the Kundalini is considered part of the ‘New Age’ repertoire, it’s interesting to note that like most things New Age, it’s roots are very ancient and actually pervade almost every part of human culture.Everyday we see symbols of the Kundalini all around us, but because few people are aware of the Kundalini and it’s impact, almost no one realizes what they are seeing. While entire books could be written on this subject, I’m only going to give a few (very brief) exampl…



1077. As Above, SO Below By Robert Baird
      The ‘As Above, So Below’ law that is the combination of micro and macrocosmic reality likely comes from Hermes Trismegistus, a Babylonian who became a Pharaoh of Egypt according to the Arab Encyclopedia. Barrett is probably right about him being a legendary amalgam of people, but so what? This kind of semantic, pedantic, academic, squabbling just confuses the issue and people get to the point where they take one side or another, rather than integrate and see the effect of the power-mongers. In…



1078. A Testimony of an Ex-Mormon By Jack Kettler
      Mormons like to give testimonies. Unlike Mormon testimonies, I will seek to show that the testimony of my conversion to Christianity is based upon the teaching of Scripture. There are many that claim to have had spiritual experiences. It is seen under close scrutiny that these experiences have actually affected how certain individuals interpret Scripture. Scriptures are often reinterpreted in light of the experience. This approach is fraught with dangerous pitfalls. II Corinthians 11:13-15 war…



1079. White Sun - The Illusory Life By Teow Aun Chew
      Life in this mortal world is like the lightning and the spark. Even if we may live a hundred years, it is only thirty-six thousand and five hundred days. The day when we take our last breath, nobody can be revived and nobody can save us. Nobody knows then where he will go and what he will be. In the first place where did we come from? Before me who was I?Usually separation comes suddenly after we are emotionally engrossed, and death comes when we least expected. Attachments between spouse, chi…



1080. Holy! Holy! Holy! (...holy?)
      Holy Cow! Can we just go back to basics now? What does holy mean? To be holy means to be perfect or nearly perfect, right? It means piety, righteousness, uprightness. It means not sinning. Actually, that is not accurate. To be holy means to be separate! Separate from what? Let's consider a soldier and a boxer for a moment. They are trained to be good at their field by adhering to a rigorous set of discipline. A soldier doesn't behave like an ordinary citizen. His hair is kept short that when bat…



1081. Who Is He? By Max Lucado
      “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” --MATTHEW 22:42, NCVAfter three years of ministry, hundreds of miles, thousands of miracles, and innumerable teachings, Jesus asks, “Who?” Jesus bids the people to ponder not what He has done, but who He is. It’s the ultimate question of the Christ: Whose Son is He? Is He the Son of God or the sum of our dreams? Is He a figment of our imagination?When we ask that question about Santa, the answer is the culmination of our desires. A depicti…



1082. To Praise Him is to Love Him; to Love Him is to Obey His Commands By Mellody Davis
      Some say praising Jesus is just singing. Others say it a combination of many things. Let’s see what the Bible say. In the book of Exdous 15:1-3 it says Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: I will sing to the Lord for he is highly exalted. The horse and its rider he has hurled into the sea. The Lord is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him. The Lord is a warrior; the Lord is his name. …



1083. Let Go and Let God By Dawn Fields
      As a child growing up, whenever I was worried about something, my mother use to always say, “Girl, don’t worry about it. Just let go and let God.”As a kid, I didn’t really understand what she meant. Let go and let God do what? Let God worry about it? Naw, I couldn’t do that. I couldn’t trust that He would worry about it as much as I would. I knew He had tons of other people that he had to worry about too, so I figured He wouldn’t give my “worry” the amount of attention that it needed.So, I con…



1084. Beyond Normal - The Liquid Level Of Consciousness By Wayne Wirs
      I am not enlightened, and yet, I am no longer "normal." Since you are reading this, I suspect you probably feel the same. Somewhere between the normal, Solid level of consciousness and the transparent, Ethereal level of enlightenment, lies a very fluid, Liquid level of awareness.Just ahead lies a beautiful glen, a large clearing in the forests of the Soul. This glen is with you wherever you are, it lies just behind your mind, just behind your thoughts, just behind your emotions. This is sacred…



1085. Becoming a different Toy
      Now I've been told that the Purpose of life is to give glory to God through enjoying him. My first thought was - That's a great thought. But what about if your not a Christian? After alot of thought I realized that whether your a Christian or not your purpose doesn't change. We don't decide our purpose. Our creator does. Think to a time in your life where you've designed something; anything. You designed it to accomplish something to have a set purpose. If you are a toy car, you can't not like t…



1086. The Kabbalah of Yom Kippur: Rising Above Time By Shifra Hendrie
      The Synagogue and the Women from TaiwanThis Rosh Hashana, Jews around the world prayed and blew the shofar, arousing in the Creator of the Universe a new level of desire to embrace our world and be its King. They did this, whether they knew it or not, on behalf of all humanity, for without this service the world would not continue to exist.I had the privilege of celebrating this Rosh Hashana in ‘770’, the central synagogue of the Chabad movement in Brooklyn, NY. Shortly before prayers began, f…



1087. Your Attitude Determines Your Future By Daniel N. Brown
      Do you realize you are creating your future by the very attitude you posses?Take a look at Proverbs 15:15. The Amplified Bible says it this way, “All the days of the desponding afflicted are made evil (by anxious thoughts and foreboding), but he who has a glad heart has a continual feast (regardless of circumstances).”We have an “either - or” situation here. Have a glad heart and a continual feast, or have your days made evil by “stinking thinking.” It’s all an attitude.Your attitude is s…



1088. Sure! I'll be a Millionaire! Discover Wealth and Prosperity with the Angels of Abundance By Catherine Kasper
      I was in the bank's vault. The Brink's armored truck had just delivered several million dollars in small bills. Bags of money waited, stacked in a pile on the small counter. Methodically, I opened each and proofed the total it contained by counting the wads. I then took each wad, removed the wrapper and put the bills through the counting machine. When the machine finished, I hand counted it. The air was filled with the stuffy, musty smell of money. My hands were brown and oily from the invisi…



1089. Stepping Into the Darkness By Lois Grant-Holland
      One of the "loopholes" in my philosophical belief system when I was younger (and at this point in my life, that means "almost middle-aged"! ) was whether or not there was an evil force in the universe equal to God who served as man's adversary. He was the original "bad guy," and the human race seemed to be caught between these two invisible forces - one of good and one of evil. People, as the pawns in this universal power play, followed either Jesus or Satan.I was surprised, when I started re…



1090. H.A.L.T. for Stress Relief
      Carrie was on the verge of a meltdown when she called her friend Sarah. 'Tom just called. He's stuck at work for three more hours! I know he can't help it, but I'm about to blow! I am exhausted. I just finally got Sam down for his nap, and now the baby woke up. This house is a wreck, and I wanted to get it ready...' 'HALT!' Sarah's voice startled Carrie into an embarrassed silence for just a moment, before she remembered what Sarah meant. H.A.L.T. was their signal for stress relief. It reminded…



1091. Universal Brotherhood
      Universal Brotherhood is a wonderful ideal, a marvelous concept. Yet, how little is it understood, and how often misapplied. The concept of brotherhood involves tolerance; but, tolerance is neither acceptance nor rejection; it is just a camouflage of conflict which results from the opposition between the 'I' and 'You'. In the tolerance of brotherhood one believes in many facets of the truth, but one does not know what truth is. Then the idea of brotherhood is an invention of the mind which seek…



1092. Engagement at Hanover
      Most people who are sensitive to residual spirits will agree that the Gettysburg battlefield and surrounding area is probably the most active locale for phenomena in the United States. It seems that people have seen or heard something out of the ordinary at every engagement spot on the battlefield. Personally, I have investigated phenomena forged in earlier battles (ex. Battle of Hanover, Pa.) as well as Lee's retreat through Maryland and into Virginia. I was born and raised in Hanover, Pennsylv…



1093. Gratitude
      Gratitude by John Cali Over the years, Joseph has spoken often about gratitude, and the wonders it can create in our lives. In the USA this week we celebrate a day called Thanksgiving. A day of giving thanks for all the blessings in our lives. A day for expressing gratitude. Joseph and I wrote this newsletter many years ago. But it's never lost its timeliness, especially at this season of the year. And especially at this time in our human and planetary evolution. I wish you all a most blessed an…



1094. How to Test the Spirits By Maggie Wahls
      There is a specific technique that a Shaman uses to determine if spirits, guides, entities, beings that visit him or her are beneficial or not. It is an ancient technique that has been around as long as Shamanism has been around. It was written in Egyptian papyrus scrolls. It is found in the Book of Thoth, another ancient manuscript. It is found in the Bible.I want to teach it to you now. It is very simple. If you ever find yourself in an encounter with anything that you cannot determine if i…



1095. Sole Work – Walking the Spiritual Path By Diana Kennedy
      For the past several years I have struggled with getting (and staying) fit. Ok I admit it, the struggle has been longer than just a few years. As a kid, instead of playing nicely with the girls, I fought with the neighborhood boys. I attempted to join their fun and received new scars weekly in bloody games of soccer. I was always the last one picked to play on the kickball team and, as the catcher of my 5th grade softball team, I pummeled the pitcher in the head with a fast ball. Uncoordinated…



1096. Losing Control By Wayne Wirs
      One of the most frightening things about melting from a normal, Solid, ego-based lifestyle, to a more Liquid, dynamic, spiritual one is that some concepts that you always assumed to be sound and good and true, start to lose their solidity. The very glue that holds together this solid, stable world begins to lose its cohesion. For example, take the simple concept of "self-control." You have control of yourself. You are in charge of your Destiny, the Captain of your Fate, the Master of your Mind…



1097. Accusation vs. Acceptance (12-3-04)
      A lady I once spoke with said what turned her off to Christianity, in her younger years, was that every Christian she knew was against something. They were against abortion, booze, adultery, divorce, and every other type of sin. She said when she asked them what they were 'for,' they only said, 'Jesus!' It's true we should be for Jesus, but this doesn't communicate anything. We're often seen as critical, judgmental and prideful because of Jesus. We view ourselves as superior because of Jesus. …



1098. How Useful is a Dream Dictionary Really? By Diane De Villiers
      At the start of your dream journey, one of the most frustrating things is to figure out what the symbolism in your dreams means! Most often people start their dream conversation with me by saying: “I had this weird dream …” What makes it “weird” is the strange collection of people, objects, places and events that take place in the dream.How do you make sense of it? I guess you’d be thinking that a dream dictionary is a good place to start.The biggest “complaint” I hear is: “I looked up “such-a…



1099. The Brightest Light!
      I want to see the darkness said the little voice! Your not ready said the higher power, the darkness is a terrible place. I want to be the brightest light there ever was, how can I know how bright I am shinning if I never see the darkness. My son your light will shine and they will call you the blessed one, in the world of form, but you are not ready. His little voice cried out I want to be the brightest light. Time and time again he explained to God that he was ready for the task and that he wo…



1100. When Bad Things Happen (Part 2) By Saundra L. Washington
      The good that Paul writes about is a commitment of life to the sovereign will of God. It is complete trust in God. It is a conviction that cannot be blurred even by the reality of human suffering.Unfortunately, unlike Paul, many of us do not trust God as our sovereign Lord. We spend so much of our time and energies running around trying to reason things out and only running into dead end streets. We have enormous difficulty understanding and accepting the obvious spiritual truth that being goo…



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2. Do Not Believe In God By Steven Gillman
God poetry is one of my favorite genres, although I have to confess to being an atheist. Why does an atheist write about God? Because the idea of God is an important one. And the experience of "God" can be life changing - more so than mere belief. That is the point of this first poem.Do Not Believe In GodDo not believe in god Do not have faithSEE GOD in stars and sunlight and the face of your loverHEAR GOD in wind and waves and the music of the birdsTASTE GOD in berries and beer and meals eate…

3. What Can You Do In One Day By Mellody Davis
For it is written in Bible in chapter 2 Peter 3:8 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. So what can we do in one day, or should I say, how do I want Jesus to judge me for this day or a thousand years. I like to think that most people would …

4. Holy and Unholy Numbers By Samantha Stevens
Many of our great religions hold that numbers contain hidden meanings that in turn hold the mysteries of the universe and God within them. Ancient Hebrew mystics referred to this as Gematria. Numbers are also given corresponding associations to various deities, colours, plants, gemstones, and superstitions. Here are a brief list of associated correspondences and lore for the numbers 1 through 13.The Number 1In the faiths of Islamic, Jewish and Christian cultures the number 1 is associated with…