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Harness the Power of Subliminal Messaging

"By Rey Misoles


Scientific studies have proven that the human mind consists of two regions: The conscious and the unconscious. The conscious mind plays the active part which directs our actions, reasons out and accountable for the majority of our activities throughout the waking hours. The unconscious (also called subconscious) which sits at the back, is the passive, unquestioning part which controls our involuntary functions and in charge of the more subtle creative faculties of the mind.

Psychologists believe that any person can create lasting improvements in oneself by accessing the power of the unconscious. However, this is not as simple as it sounds. Most individuals have no indication how to even get in touch with the unconscious, how much more for effecting improvements? This is where subliminal messaging becomes exceedingly helpful and necessary.

The term subliminal is derived from the Latin words sub (below) and limen (threshold), which basically means below the threshold of consciousness. It refers to anything that exists just beneath your conscious awareness (i.e. at the unconscious level).

By using subliminal recordings you can bypass the conscious mind and reprogram your inner self through the use of carefully crafted subliminal messages. These messages can be created for a great many things like reducing stress and inducing relaxation. Some of the best I have personally known include:

Leadership excellence

Creative thinking mindset

Perfect lucid dreaming

Supreme self confidence

Razor sharp wit

Amazing memory

Be decisive and get what you want

Amazing public speaking skills

Excellent speed reading

Lose weight quickly, and others!

In these recordings, messages are planted using special technology, which intends to communicate directly to the unconscious mind. These subliminal messages bypass the critical conscious realm and goes straight to the unquestioning subconscious, immediately starting to create desired changes.

How Exactly Do They Work?

Subliminal programs contain positive affirmations (subliminal messages) focused on particular areas chosen by the listener, to accomplish a specific aim. The mind accepts these affirmations without question, at the subconscious level, immediately beginning the work of transforming the messages into actuality in the person’s life.

Since they bypass the analytical critical conscious mind, these subliminal messages facilitate the process of changing attitudes, skills and habits and start to reprogram the whole being towards achieving a particular goal.

Subliminal messages are generally embedded in a piece of music or masked with ocean waves and sounds of nature which are very soothing to the body and spirit. These are called positive affirmations which influence individual beliefs that are stored in the subconscious mind. They gradually and gently replace limiting beliefs by new empowering ones. It is an automatic and effortless method of changing yourself from the inside out.

How Long Does It Take for Change To Happen?

You must be aware that most of your subconscious programming has taken place over an entire lifetime and may not be altered in a few hours or days. It is also likely that several issues overlap and require more than one subliminal recording to reprogram.

Let’s take the issue of self confidence as an illustration. Somebody who has low self esteem may listen to a subliminal recording to improve in this area. Several weeks later, there seems to be little or no improvement despite the effort. It would be easy to conclude that subliminals don’t work and give up.

While subliminal programming is highly effective, there are factors to be considered to ensure success. Some of the basics are outlined below:

Embedded messages. Since it is almost impossible to determine the messages used, it is always prudent to ask the source to give you a copy of the script. In our sample case, the user needs to ensure that the subliminal recording employs self esteem affirmations targeting this area of concern.

Requirements. Some subliminals are best listened to using headphones, while others can be played just like ordinary music. This technicality must be explicitly defined when you acquire your copy, otherwise you may be unable to maximize the true potential of this wonderful tool.

Frequency and duration. This should come with the instructions on how to use the recording to achieve desired results. Once you know the details, you can begin to determine your progress and adjust accordingly.

Reprogramming the subconscious takes time, and results are commonly observed after about 21 28 days. As a rule of thumb, it is advisable to allocate personal development tools at least a month before looking for real tangible results.

The goal of subliminal programming is to effect transformation from within. When this begins to occur, you may feel an unexplained discomfort or uneasiness, a natural manifestation of resistance to change. It is a reliable sign telling you that improvement is currently taking place. This period of adjustment is important and becomes your defining moment of success or failure.

Like any other self improvement programs, you are presented with two roads to take the old familiar way, and the new unexplored path. If you hate discomfort and stop doing it, you will find yourself back in your old familiar way. This is the deception of the comfort zone which is the cause of many failures. If you resist and persist, you will soon discover the wonders of the new unexplored path. When you do, success can be yours!"

Clairvoyancy What is It? Find Out About Clairvoyants & Psychic Ability!

by Rachels Saxon


Everyone thinks they know what clairvoyancy or psychic ability is, there are many detractors of the genre but if people take the time to look a little more deeply rather than use ill informed judgements then more knowledge and logic would be applied to understanding the psychic sciences.

The same things are around all of us, the things that people class as a ’gut instinct’, walking into a room and sensing an atmosphere or just knowing that your phone is going to ring. Most of us have had experiences like that yet brush it off as coincidence.

We are all spirit, that is a spiritual consciousness and a personality, it is the flesh that is only temporary. It is this spiritual consciousness which is the key to linking back in to our psychic side, I say back in as we are all born intuitive this is gradually shaded out by modern living in a very unspiritual world.

You can be spiritual by simply being away of your spirit and looking inside and not outside to the material world like most people – once you grasp this life can have a better meaning than the more spiritual side.
Death is merely a thoroughfare and not a cul de sac, the physical world we have chosen to visit is because we wanted to experience it, so it’s a like a ‘life stage’ so that the lessons learned go back with us to the spirit realm which is where we existed first of all.

We all come from and are spirit and many many people do not know this, a positive wave echoes through the cosmos when this is realized, a spiritual or psychic reading can herald the start of this realization, when one thinks a little deeper, the questions can and should arise.

Many of us struggle through life feeling unhappy and discontented, not understanding what it is all about. Many are plagued with depression and an endless round of days that feel like there is no point. Many others trundle through life, just trying to get by in the best way possible without any true sense of joy or contentment.

Psychic readings should be used as the start of ones path into the great world of who we are.

Spiritual advice and spiritual counselling offers clairvoyance at a ’deeper’ level. Loved one and friends who have passed over, are all around us and delight in being remembered and also in passing on guidance, a phone psychic medium is the perfect person to help facilitate this.

You can learn a lot from a psychic reader including how to get onto the path yourself, you don’t have to forge a new career but your life will be better by knowing who and what you are!

All psychics, mediums and metaphysical readers are spiritualists, which its most basic form comes down to believing we are of spirit and not simply physical. In time with the evolvement and opening of previously closed off minds, the metaphysical will have the accolades it so richly deserves.

About the Author: Rachel Saxon writes for the metaphysical industry and is a Reiki Master.

Reading the Signs in Our Environment

OMRAAM MIKHAEL AIVANHOV: Only a high ideal brings fulfilment

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"What is Neurotoxicity?

Neurotoxicity occurs when the exposure to natural or manmade toxic substances (neurotoxicants) alters the normal activity of the nervous system. This can eventually disrupt or even kill neurons, key cells that transmit and process signals in the brain and other parts of the nervous system. Neurotoxicity can result from exposure to substances used in chemotherapy, radiation treatment, drug therapies, and organ transplants, as well as exposure to heavy metals such as lead and mercury, certain foods and food additives, pesticides, industrial and/or cleaning solvents, cosmetics, and some naturally occurring substances. Symptoms may appear immediately after exposure or be delayed. They may include limb weakness or numbness; loss of memory, vision, and/or intellect; headache; cognitive and behavioral problems; and sexual dysfunction. Individuals with certain disorders may be especially vulnerable to neurotoxicants.

Is there any treatment?

Treatment involves eliminating or reducing exposure to the toxic substance, followed by symptomatic and supportive therapy.

What is the prognosis?

The prognosis depends upon the length and degree of exposure and the severity of neurological injury. In some instances, exposure to neurotoxicants can be fatal. In others, patients may survive but not fully recover. In other situations, many individuals recover completely after treatment.

What research is being done?

The NINDS supports research on disorders of the brain and nervous system such as neurotoxicity, aimed at learning more about these disorders and finding ways to prevent and treat them. Scientists are investigating the role occupational or environmental toxicants have on progressive neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, and dementia. Also being studied are the mechanisms that trigger neuroimmune responses in the central nervous system and the possibility that some brain disorders in children may occur when environmental triggers interact with genes.

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Do no harm!

Christianity – “All things whatsoever you would that man should do to you, do you so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.” Mathew 7, (12)
Buddhism – “Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.” (Udana-Varga 5, 8)
Confucianism – “Is there no maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one’s whole life? Surely, it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others what you would not have them do unto you.” (Analects 15, 23)
Hinduism – “This is the sum of duty: do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you.” (Mahabharata 5, 1517)
Islam – “No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.” (Sunnah)
Judaism – “What is hateful to you; do not to your fellowman. That is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary.” (Talmud, Shabbat 3 id)
Taoism – “Regard your neighbor’s gain as your own gain, and your neighbor’s loss as your own loss.” (Tai Shang Kan Yin P’ien)
Zoroastrianism – “That nature alone is good which refrains from doing another whatsoever is not good itself.” (Dadisten-I-dink, 94, 5)
Treating others the way we want to be treated ensures that this can help our soul to reach spiritual maturity. We must teat the other sentient being as though we are that being. What treatment can you expect from a worm you are about to step on, or a tree that is about to be cut down? Instead, view that other being as though you are it, and then treat it the way you expect to be treated from that standpoint. We lay out the events along our own journey to spiritual completeness through the practice of our humanness.
More and more, especially in the Western world, people are becoming dependant on others for one or another thing. A person may blame his therapist for the lack of progress, another may blame his lawmakers for the way their decisions have affected his life directly or indirectly. Another may blame his childhood and his parents by seeing them as the contributors to the flaws in his character today. A criminal may blame the justice system for not providing enough comfort while in prison; the list goes on. In fact, we are responsible for all of our emotions, thoughts and behaviors. Yes, we do not live an isolated life and come in contact with others all of the time, but eventually we are the ones that are fully responsible for our own moral and spiritual attitude. In the New Testament, we read that Jesus healed a man who had been sick for thirty-eight years. After he was healed, Jesus instructed him “Listen, you are well now; so stop sinning or something worse may happen to you” John 5-14. This example shows us that we ourselves can hurt our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being through the nature of our actions.
A person that is spiritually mature realizes that no one is to blame for the unpleasant events in his life. Such a person acknowledges that everything in nature is connected and that sooner or later as the popular layman’s saying goes: “What goes around comes around.” The law of cause and affect does not apply only to our actions towards others, but it holds true regarding our thoughts, feelings, and behavior in general.

Excerpt from: Guru in Jeans: Inward Journey to Psychospiritual Awakening.

"US Patent 7094435 - Method for treating meat products with carbon monoxide"

"SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a method for treating meat products with carbon monoxide to obtain especially the microbe inhibiting benefits associated with carbon monoxide treatment while reducing or eliminating the problems associated withunnatural color in the uncooked and cooked meat product. The invention also encompasses apparatus for treating meat products with carbon monoxide. It is noted that the term "meat product" is used here and throughout this disclosure and the accompanyingclaims to refer to meat alone, including lean portions, fat, and related materials of beef, pork, poultry, or seafood, and to refer to meat that has been mixed with, or includes, additives such as flavorings, extenders, tenderizing agents, and othermaterials.

According to the invention, carbon monoxide is injected into the interior of the meat product along with other materials to produce a desired carbon monoxide saturation or content in the meat product. The amount of carbon monoxide in the addedfluid is controlled to produce a desired carbon monoxide saturation level distributed substantially evenly throughout the volume of the meat product. This desired saturation level may vary depending upon the nature of the meat product being treated,however, the saturation level will generally remain at less than 100% or complete saturation for most meat products. The fluid added to the meat product may be added simultaneously with the carbon monoxide or may be added as a pre-treatment beforeapplication of carbon monoxide or as a post-treatment after the application of carbon monoxide. Regardless of the order in which the fluid is added in relation to the carbon monoxide, the added liquid or gas dilutes the carbon monoxide and helpsfacilitate the substantially even distribution of the carbon monoxide throughout the volume of the meat product. In preferred forms of the invention, the amount of carbon monoxide added to the meat product compared to the total volume of added fluid isequal to an amount of carbon monoxide to produce a desired carbon monoxide saturation level in the volume of the meat product being treated.

As used in this disclosure and the accompanying claims, complete or 100% carbon monoxide saturation in a meat product refers the case where all of the available hemoglobin and myoglobin in meat product has been reacted with carbon monoxide toproduce carboxyhemoglobin and carboxymyoglobin respectively. It will be noted that this does not necessarily mean that all hemoglobin and all myoglobin has been reacted since some hemoglobin and myoglobin in a meat product may reside in a state in whichthe reaction with carbon monoxide may not occur and may thus not be available to react with the carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide saturation levels less than complete saturation may be described in this disclosure and the following claims as a percentagerelative to complete saturation. For example, as used in this disclosure and the accompanying claims, 50% carbon monoxide saturation means that one-half of the available hemoglobin and myoglobin in the meat product has been converted tocarboxyhemoglobin and carboxymyoglobin, respectively.

Carbon monoxide and added liquid is injected according to the invention through one or more injection conduits that are inserted into the meat product being treated. Meat products comprising relatively large cuts of meat may require a number ofinjection conduits inserted at spaced apart locations throughout the volume of the meat product to evenly distribute the carbon monoxide. Otherwise, a single injection conduit or relatively few injection conduits may be moved to various locationsthroughout in the meat product to inject the carbon monoxide and added gas and/or liquid so as to produce the desired even carbon monoxide distribution.

Post-treatment according to the invention may include the application of a vacuum to draw off excess carbon monoxide from the meat product, both from the surface of the meat product and from the interior volume of the meat product. Alternativelyor in addition to applying a vacuum, a flushing or rinsing fluid may be applied to the surface of the carbon monoxide treated meat product to remove excess carbon monoxide. This flushing or rinsing may remove excess carbon monoxide from the surface ofthe meat product and may also help remove unbound carbon monoxide from the interior of the meat product. After carbon monoxide treatment and any post-treatment, the treated meat product may be packaged or stored in a carbon dioxide atmosphere or othersuitable atmosphere.

Some forms of the invention may include injecting a pH modifying material, especially ammonia based pH modifying materials such as ammonium hydroxide solution or ammonia gas. Forms of the invention that include injecting a pH modifying materialmay inject the pH modifying material as a pre-treatment fluid, post-treatment fluid or in a treatment mixture with the carbon monoxide. Also, different pH modifying materials at different points in the treatment process to either raise the pH or lowerthe pH of the meat product. Carbon monoxide treatment according to the invention is particularly beneficial when combined with pH modifying treatments because it believed that the carbon monoxide affects the manner in which pH modifying materials areabsorbed into the meat products. In particular, it is believed that the carboxy forms of hemoglobin and myoglobin formed from carbon monoxide treatment does not allow certain constituents in the pH modifying material to be absorbed with the hemoglobinand myoglobin. These constituents of the pH modifying material are beneficially absorbed elsewhere in the meat product. It is also believed that when pH modifying material is used together with carbon monoxide, the pH modifying material may prevent thecarbon monoxide from binding strongly with the meat product thereby reducing the effect of the carbon monoxide on the color of the meat product and/or making the color change less permanent. Thus, carbon monoxide treatments according to the presentinvention may produce the desired microbe inhibiting effect without unduly maintaining the red color in the treated product which might mask spoilage or affect the appearance of the cooked product. "

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Spiritual Abundance

Different spiritual and religious theories raise the question of the nature of man and his journey through life. Whatever the theory, there is an in agreement that a person is more than mere bones, brain, and flesh. Based on your personal understanding and faith, you probably often wonder the same question as everyone else. What else is there in life? In the face of suffering, despair, and depression this question pops up in our minds habitually. Life is not a cup of instant coffee and neither is self-discovery and inner growth. It requires work. Just as a gardener tends to his garden, a person must tend to his soul – with care, patience and anticipation for his fruits.

My grandparents used to always say to me during my childhood that: “life has big teeth and it bites.” When I was a child, I did not really understand what this meant, nor did I think much about it. I went on with my childhood carefree. Later, in our adulthood we actually comprehend the meaning of this. Yes, life is full of struggles, disappointments and heartbreaks.

Eastern religions view life as a constantly turning wheel of birth after birth, pain after pain with some brief moments of laughter and peace. Others believe that this is our only life here on earth and that afterwards we move to another plane of existence such as heaven or hell. Sometimes I think that these are only technicalities. Whatever the case is, we are here Now.

None of us are immune to the pains of life. Then again, we are also able to savor sweet moments basking in the sun, getting kisses from our dogs, smelling the salty ocean air just because we are here and alive. It is natural for all beings to strive towards pleasure and the escape of pain. This is when the art of living comes into play. We are all alive, but some of us move through life as though we are in a spiritual limbo. That is when depression, disappointment, and hopelessness set in.

Hinduism identifies three problems to suffering. The first one is the desire for wealth, fame, and power. As we acquire each of these, we realize that we cannot hold on to material wealth forever because everything has its limitations. The second is the drive for success that plunges us into overworking ourselves and missing the little pleasures of everyday life such as quiet walks, beautiful sunsets or the scent of flowers. Our drive to succeed washes away our objectivity and we become enslaved by our desires. The more power we place on worldly possessions, the more hungry and dissatisfied we are. We become discontent and want more and more. One car or a decent income is no longer enough. We crave to have more of what we think we do not possess. This leads to the last problem identified by Hinduism – the issue of hedonism. The more we busy ourselves with seeking pleasures and avoiding struggles to meet deadlines, escaping traffic jams, pleasing bosses and corporations, the less we please our inner spiritual self and the less energy we have to give genuinely to other beings. In the Essene Gospel of Peace Book I, we read: “And Jesus answered: Seek not the law in your scriptures, for the law is life, whereas the scripture is dead. I tell you truly, Moses received not his laws from God in writing, but through the living word.” The law refers to our lifestyle and relations with other sentient beings. The living word refers to the life source present in us and all around us. The further we get away from acknowledging our inner self, the unhappier we become. Even when we have things in abundance, we feel spiritually poor. When we feel that we are swimming up the stream in our life, we are most likely out of balance with the Tao or the ever-present God within.

Excerpt from: Guru in Jeans: Inward Journey to Psychospiritual Awakening.

Karma

More and more, especially in the Western world, people are becoming dependant on others for one or another thing. A person may blame his therapist for the lack of progress, another may blame his lawmakers for the way their decisions have affected his life directly or indirectly. Another may blame his childhood and his parents by seeing them as the contributors to the flaws in his character today. A criminal may blame the justice system for not providing enough comfort while in prison; the list goes on. In fact, we are responsible for all of our emotions, thoughts and behaviors. Yes, we do not live an isolated life and come in contact with others all of the time, but eventually we are the ones that are fully responsible for our own moral and spiritual attitude. In the New Testament, we read that Jesus healed a man who had been sick for thirty-eight years. After he was healed, Jesus instructed him “Listen, you are well now; so stop sinning or something worse may happen to you” John 5-14. This example shows us that we ourselves can hurt our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being through the nature of our actions.

A person that is spiritually mature realizes that no one is to blame for the unpleasant events in his life. Such a person acknowledges that everything in nature is connected and that sooner or later as the popular layman’s saying goes: “What goes around comes around.” The law of cause and affect does not apply only to our actions towards others, but it holds true regarding our thoughts, feelings, and behavior in general. When we are too busy arguing, craving, hating and blaming, our mind becomes predisposed to this destructive pattern. We become consumed with the task of justifying our behavior because of our ignorance in recognizing that we create our own reality. Therefore, when we experience something without recognizing its roots, we will continue to reinforce its presence in our daily life. We may mistakenly assume that once a certain condition has passed away that it has vanished forever. For example, if we get angry with someone, we feel anger due to a specific event that triggered it at that specific time. What we fail to realize is that all of our emotions and behavior will manifest continuously in our life if we do not learn how to control them. Anger will come again, triggered by someone or something. In return, we develop psychological and physical ailments such as anxiety, depression, substance abuse, high blood pressure, ulcers and headaches to name just a few. Karma refers to the existence of cause and effect over a period of time, as well as the quality of our well-being, and our state of mind during every moment of our existence. I think that we can only learn from our mistakes if we are truly conscious of them. I believe that if a person is unaware of the afflictions his behavior has caused to another sentient being, that he or she will continue to hurt others.

If someone believes in the analogy that a man can be saved by the grace of an external God, then by this same analogy his own wrongdoings have condemned him in the first place. A person will not grow spiritually as long as he is ignorant. God permeates everything. The Divine is limitless. God is a live energy source. It is neither holy nor evil nor wrathful. It is neutral. Man gives it a quality based on his human versus spiritual views of reality. How can man then say that God caused him to suffer or that God was testing him through trials and tribulations? Man creates his own fate and then experiences the outcome of his own actions. Man has freewill to choose whatever he wants to do or not to do within the limitations of external circumstances. This is what it means to be like God - to have the ability to know that actions cause reactions and that there is no one, not even a deity, to hold responsible for our experiences.
Eastern thought tells us that karma pertains to the laws of cause and affect, which means that actions have outcomes and that we experience all of the fruits of our own behavior throughout many lifetimes. This notion goes even further to postulate that actions in a past life carry consequences into the present one. Karma does not mean that the wrongdoer should be wronged. Man has freewill to decide how to react to an affliction and there are many, many possible reactions. Our freewill, within the power of circumstantial limitations, allows us to look at events and to choose how to interpret and remember them. The discord I have with the Eastern interpretation of karma is that if one is unaware of his past mistakes, how can one change? I do not think that a person has to endure suffering at the hands of those whom he had oppressed in a past life in order to learn a lesson. Jesus said: “turn your other cheek.” Karma is not set in stone.

Excerpt from: Guru in Jeans: Inward Journey to Psychospiritual Awakening.

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Fear...

Fear is what prevents us from achieving the things we want. Fear hinders us from embracing our spirituality and our full humanness. We fear being hurt by other people, being let down by our loved ones and friends, we fear being able to pay our bills and provide safety for those who we care about. Fearfully we dread old age, illnesses, and the loss of comfort, familiarities and the change of our routines. As a result, our actions and responses are limited because of our fears. Fear, like anything else, is changeable and is not permanent. Fear creeps in when we are most vulnerable. Sometimes we may fear change because we have been clinging to old patterns thinking that somehow we were safe and secure. Some people unknowingly are attached to their fear. Fearing something in itself does not guarantee us that what we fear will happen. For example, just fearing the loss of a job does not guarantee us job security. There is always the little voice that makes us think of the ‘what if’ scenario at the back of our mind. Life is ever-changing. Even our fear can at any point change to another feeling. If fear correlates with change, true spiritual freedom is possible only if we become flexible and unattached in the present moment.
Once we realize that there are certain things out of our control, unconsciously fear starts to dwell inside of us. Adaptation to change is needed in order to be free from fear.
Anytime we feel fear, at each moment, we forget our true nature. We forget our God spark within. Sometimes, no matter how hard we strive to do something or get somewhere in life, things just do not turn out the way we want them to. We then begin to doubt ourselves; this in turn opens the door to invite in fear. We self-fulfill our own prophesies which in return manifest in the physical world around us. Some people doubt God and say that perhaps it was not God’s will for such and such a thing to happen. Always rationalizing, we forget our spiritual self and let it starve.

Excerpt from : Guru in Jeans: Inward Journey to Psychospiritual Awakening (at amazon.com)

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Society's Idols

Society values entertainment and quick fixes instead true healing, spirituality and moral fiber.
Just look at who makes the big bucks? Become a celebrity! Why would a teenager want to study chemistry, architecture, psychology, nursing or criminal justice to name a few? One can even consider going to playboy to be the atypical "girl next door" Just flash a set of large breasts, laugh annoyingly, say honey this honey that and you'd get famous and get the benefits that come from that such as cars, houses, and may even get yourself a rich hubby. For the young men -learning to chase, throw, catch or direct balls of various shapes and sizes is the answer. Let's not forget writing romance and sci fi novels instead of spiritual books.
People want food and entertainment. Never have I seen a hospice nurse, HIV researcher, a cop or a fire fighter making crazy salary figures. Yet, these people are here serving others while endangering themselves.
The earth needs to cleanse itself. It needs to renew its nature and humans along with it. People will need to learn once again how to walk on two feet, feed, clothe and shelter themselves and hopefully the next turn around how to be civil, caring, and humane to each other - how to live in union with one another and with mother nature.

Feng Shui: healing with color

Different colors vibrate at different frequencies. Energy healing is not a novel idea. The art of Feng Shui provides us with the ability to apply color in our life in order to achieve a healthier flow of chi and reach a body and mind balance. Our chi can be influenced by our surroundings and by the colors we consciously chose to surround ourselves with or clothe our body. Color had been used to even describe our mental states such as red with rage, feeling blue or peachy and being green with envy. The colors covered here are primarily intended to provide you with ideas about color coordination in your wardrobe and to strengthen your chi level.

You can chose different colors to influence your chi. To subdue your rage or calm your anger you may want to apply the colors black or green, to alleviate depressed mood resort to light green and purple. When you are having a headache resort to green or pink, for stomach pains use yellow or red, for hypertension white, black, baby blue or light green. To address obesity resort to the application of the color white.

If you feel trapped by the external circumstances in your life, use green. Green is symbolic with growth, expansion and upward movement. To enhance your communication skills use blue since this color has the property to evoke calmness and peace. Indigo strengthens your intuition, allows you to gain objectivity into your problems and relieves emotional and mental turmoil by allowing you to gain new insights. The lighter shades of pink induces relaxation, calmness while the darker hues of this color enhance optimism and confidence in oneself. Yellow helps strengthen ones attention/alertness and improves memory. The color yellow can assist you decision making. Orange leads to mental clarity practical problem solving. The color orange balances your chi after a period of stress or a shock and allows you to let go of the past. Red increases your chi, boosts self esteem, leads to vibrancy and feeling more energized. It is considered a lucky and auspicious color. This color banishes insecurities and the lack of enthusiasm. Those with high blood pressure should avoid this color and instead resort to using black, white or lighter shades of blue and green.
The color white symbolizes purity, clarity and openness and to address eating disorders. You may use this color when you feel the need to let go of mental and emotional clutter from your psyche. This color signifies new beginnings and un bias attitude. The color black is grounding/stillness and protectiveness.

There are no good or bad colors; just inappropriate application of color in certain situations. The information above is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any physical or mental illnesses. consult with a physician and a Feng Shui practitioner in your area for more information.

Spiritual rebirth

Numerous accounts of spiritual re-birth are found in the Gospels and the Epistle to the Corinthians. A main Christian message is that one must die in order to be born again as Jesus says to Nicodemus in the Gospel of John, 3-3: “I am telling you the truth: no one can see the kingdom of God without being born again”, and, (6) “A person is born physically of human parents, but is born spiritually of the Spirit.” This death is not of physical but rather of spiritual and psychological nature. It is symbolic of the death of the ‘ego-self’. A transformation occurs when a person gains profound insight or has an “Aha!” experience that leads to a shift of consciousness. The Spirit is not an external element, but it is rather the God essence within each person. This is the meaning of Jesus’ statement in the Gospel of John, 10-34 “It is written in your own Law that God said: You are gods.” The same idea is beautifully expressed in the words of the Bulgarian Master Beinsa Douno: “Look for the origin of all things so that you may find the true God within your soul.”
The ultimate goal of salvation is to obtain salvation from the lower ignorant ‘ego-self’ and its destructive habits. When a person acknowledges that God is inside of him or her and that this God essence permeates everything, the individual gains understanding and acceptance of the message, “You are gods.” The scriptures do not discriminate by saying that some of us are gods, but asserts that all of creation is holy. In Colossians 3-11 we read: “Christ is all, Christ is in all.” This Christ or Cosmic consciousness is accessible to everyone.
Excerpt from : Guru in Jeans: Inward Journey to Psychospiritual Awakening