An open letter from Leland Mellott:
Up until the age of 45, I was a secularist. Then, there streamed through my mind in the month of October 1981 a powerful River of Light, which changed me forever. I know this to have been the experience of Divine Madness or the Second Birth or Birth Into Eternity in body vessel and in this world. (more…)
Invictus was written in 1875 by William Ernest Henley after he lost a foot to TB. It was said to have inspired former South African throughout his long imprisonment, and more recently was quoted as an inspiration by embattled British leader Gordon Brown.
Its message is that of overcoming adversity and the ultimate triumph of the inner Spirit over the troublesome, but ultimately insignificant trials of external reality. (more…)
by Zelda Botma
The resonance of man has been influenced by the history of mankind, the ego and the quest to be the best in his alien nature of non-discovery of his spiritual reality. The essence of mankind and his quest for perfection is sorely lacking. True power is gained by tapping into his higher self and resonance and truly being the powerful being of his designed creation/nature. Man has to understand that his energy, power, whether it be physical or mental is the true calling of his inner being and not a self-centered ego-tistical analysis of his being. (more…)
by Doug Simpson
For those readers who are not familiar with Edgar Cayce, I will give you a very brief history of the man regarded by many as America’s greatest psychic. Edgar Cayce was born in rural Kentucky on March 18,1877, and passed on in Virginia Beach, Virginia on January 3, 1945. He gave over 15,000 psychic readings in a coma-like trance state and there are copies of over 14,000 of these readings at his Association For Research And Enlightenment, or A.R.E. for short, in Virginia Beach. (more…)
A great paradox of the technological era is that despite each wondrous new invention the demands on our time become ever greater and the promise of a leisure society seems further away than ever.
Take for instance the ubiquitous cell phone; before these little marvels appeared, being out of the office meant being off duty, nowadays we are on call 24/7. Or the Internet, the truly fantastic global computer network that places a world of knowledge at our fingertips; the trouble is we’re now so overloaded with information we often can’t begin to sift the (little) meaningful content from the (mass of) dross. (more…)
Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the Anglican church, recently accused government of treating religious faith as an “eccentricity” practiced by “oddities”. But should religion and Spirituality have a role to play in the way human society is governed? (more…)
by Grace L. Naessens
I got up early one morning
and rushed right into the day;
I had so much to accomplish,
I didn’t have time to pray. (more…)
by Graham Barrone
I can’t remember the last time I made a New Years resolution. However, I do remember a few I made in the past. Learn to play the piano, make more money, write a book, make more money, go to Italy, go to the gym, eat more healthily, make more money…. (more…)
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was an American essayist, philosopher, and poet, best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid 19th century. Seen as a champion of individualism, Emerson was a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society and his teachings directly influenced the growing New Thought movement of the mid 1800s. (more…)
Making decisions is tough. It’s bad enough that choices in life are rarely clear-cut. Each option has its own (usually unquantifiable) pros and cons, and making a decision means accepting the cons of your choice as well as foregoing the pros of whatever you reject. (more…)