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5-Minute Meditation - Healing Temple
Sit comfortably in a private place. Close your eyes and make sure your back is straight. Now draw your attention to your breath... nnNotice the rising and falling of your rib cage. Feel any tension or anxiety leaving your body with each exhale.... nnPull your breath deeper into your stomach area. Let yourself relax, starting at your toes and working your way upward, until you reach the top of your head and your entire body is relaxed...nnIn your mind's eye, imagine yourself s
July 24, 2007
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Empathic Body Signals
Empathy is the ability to feel other people's feelings. But besides this emotional experience, there is another aspect of empathy that few people consider, and that is the physical. nnYou may have heard stories of dogs that know when a person is about to have an epileptic seizure. We are all connected - to one another, and to the earth. If you are empathic, it's likely that you are receiving psychic signals in your body. nnIf a certain physical sensation gets your attention,
July 24, 2007
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Discovering Your Natural Rhythm
When we are in meditation, most of us experience a sense of peace and serenity that may fizzle out quickly as we return to our mundane tasks. It can be quite challenging for us to sustain that sense of peace and serenity while we are focused on meeting the demands of day-to-day, practical life. nnIt's not easy to be sensitive to your psychic senses when you're running around "like a chicken with its head cut off" (as country folks say), trying to keep up. That can make it dif
July 24, 2007
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5-Minute Meditation: Light-Song
Sit quietly in a comfortable place with your eyes closed. Take a few deep breaths, in through your nose and out through your mouth. Listening to the rhythm of your breath, feel your body relaxing from the top of your head, all the way down to the tips of your toes...nnBegin to form a vivid picture in your mind. See before you a large golden chalice, spilling over with a pale green light. The soft glow of this light is calming to look at and seems to emanate a sound like a tho
July 4, 2004
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Modalities and Psychic Abilities
There are three basic modalities of perception. They are the visual (through the eyes), the auditory (through the ears) and the kinesthetic (through bodily sensation, including smell and taste). Most of us are dominant in one or two of these modalities. nnYour dominant modality will greatly affect how you perceive things psychically. Visual people are more clairvoyant, auditory people more clairaudient and kinesthetic people more empathic. nnHave you ever attempted to increas
July 4, 2004
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Is This Love? How Can You Know?
Ahhh... love! It's what we all seek. Even those who already have it are continually seeking ways to keep it. But what is love, really? How can we know that what we're feeling is not infatuation? What's the difference? nnIf you are currently in a relationship or if you hope to be in one, this is a very important question. Distinguishing this difference can be very challenging since we can't see love, we can't weigh or measure it to see how great or small it is. And if you are
July 4, 2004
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The Day I Died
The happiest day of my life was the day I died. I was three years old and living in Richmond, Indiana. It was a sunny day and my dad decided to take me fishing. We went to a nearby river and my dad chose a spot next to a small bridge where he cast his line and relaxed into a folding lawn chair on the riverbank. nnI scurried off to explore. Under the bridge, just a few feet above the water, a large pipe ran across the river. I was born a curious child and that pipe looked enti
February 2, 2004
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Putting Spirit First: Goals For Your Soul
"But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." Matt. 6:33nnIf you've ever set very many goals, you've probably had at least one goal that you just can't seem to reach. You can't seem to lose those last, stubborn five pounds. Or you can never seem to get caught up on your bills.n nYou are passionate about your goal. You read everything the experts say. You follow their advice to the best of your ability. Still, desp
January 2, 2004
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Receiving: The Flip Side of Giving
Another winter holiday season is upon us, and the theme seems to be universal. You may call your holiday Christmas, Kwanza, Hanukkah, Ramadan, or Winter Solstice. It is a turning point, a time of celebrating light and the hope for new life. The common element is that we all consider it a time for honoring Spirit in our best and highest ways. nnHere in the United States, the prevailing holiday is Christmas, and gift-giving is the major tradition. There are many stories behind
December 11, 2003