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Every one of us uses basic management principles all day long in all our relationships. What is your management style? How well does it work? Management style is very important to each of us, and a shift in management style is one of the most important fundamentals of the - [Colin Wilson, The Occult, and the Case for Expanded Consciousness](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4714) - A concise look at Colin Wilson’s key paranormal works, examining psychic phenomena, mysteries, and the hidden potential of human consciousness. - [Are Past Lives Real? Evidence for Reincarnation](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4707) - Learn how to explore memories of your own past lives. Ready to discover who you really are? Your past life holds the answers to the mysteries of your present. - [Numerology - The Meaning of Numbers](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4625) - What is Numerology? In its simplest form numerology manifests in the way many cultures, and individuals, consider certain numbers to be lucky or unlucky. For example: Four is considered unlucky by the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean because it sounds like the word for "death". Seven is considered lucky by many cultures, but not the Chinese as it - [Are You a Spiritual Adult?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4682) - or, a spiritual child? by Einar Olsen not that adults are better than children in all ways, but there is such a thing as growing up – without losing the positive aspects of childlike innocence, wonder, and enthusiasm. Do you think any being other than God/Source cannot make mistakes? Do you think Jesus made mistakes? - [Three Journeys of Jesus](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4688) - Jesus in England, India-Tibet, and Kashmir by Einar Olsen Compared to Palestine, Abundant evidence strongly suggests that Jesus spent most of life in England, India-Tibet, and Kashmir, as well as traveling back and forth between these locations.Here are the 3 Best YouTube playlists on Jesus in England when he was a boy, In India and - [Clarity In The Midst Of Storm - Living Peace](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4650) - How to live from a place of empowered stillness and inner presence by Heather Smith and Yanni Charalambous In the first two articles of this series, we gained an awareness of our Invisible Self - our Consciousness - and its omnipresence, in order to become more aware of who we really are and where we - [Clarity In The Midst Of Storm: Inner Stillness ~ Inner Peace](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4647) - This article is an extract from a course led by Heather Smith and Yanni Charalambous. Heather has been studying and sharing the wisdom of the twentieth century American mystic Joel Goldsmith for over thirty years. Yanni is a ‘clearing the mind’ expert who draws from his extensive research and practice of the Ho’oponopono teachings. Heather: - [Clarity In The Midst Of Storm: Inner Stillness ~ Inner Peace](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4640) - This article is an introduction to a three day course led by Heather Smith and Yanni Charalambous. Heather has been studying and sharing the wisdom of the twentieth century American mystic Joel Goldsmith for over thirty years. Yanni is a ‘clearing the mind’ expert who draws from his extensive research and practice of the Ho’oponopono - [The Spiritual Meaning of Colors](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4623) - Aura Colors, Healing Colors Colors are one of the most beautiful and also one of the most under-appreciated aspects of the physical realm. We are surrounded by colors, but how often do we notice the numerous subtleties in the myriad shades. Spiritually, color can impart both information - as in aura colors, and energy - - [Climate Change, Gog-Magog, Mahdi, And Messiah Are Coming](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4621) - Looking forward for 2025 Rabbi Allen S. Maller More than 90% of the world's population is projected to face increased risks from the compound impacts of extreme heat and drought, widening social and economic inequalities as well as undermining the natural world's ability to reduce CO2 emissions in the atmosphere—according to a study from Oxford's - [Allah’s Hanukah “Nūr”/Nair](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4618) - Rabbi Allen S. Maller When I will kindle the wicks of oil or candles and say the special Hebrew blessings celebrating the strength of God’s vessel of holy light (in Hebrew Nair in Arabic Nur) of goodness to overcome the dark depths of evil on this eight day celebration of Hanukah [which this year begins - [Prophet Abraham’s Many Covenants](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4616) - Rabbi Allen Maller Prophet Abraham is famous for the numerous ways God tested him especially the terrible tests of banishing his wife Hagar and his first born son Ishmael (Qur'an 2:124 & Genesis 9:9-21) and bringing his son to a special place as an offering to God. (Qur'an 37:100-113 & Genesis 22:1-24) Most Muslim commentators - [When Peace Should Override Truth](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4614) - Rabbi Allen S. Maller The Jewish Sages teach that: “The world stands on three things, on justice, on truth, and on peace.”[Talmud Avot 1:18] Jews are commanded to follow the ways of God. He is truthful, so too, we must strive to be truthful in all of our ways.[Torah Deuteronomy 28:9] It is good to - [‘Practicing The Presence’: Conversations With Yanni Part V](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4607) - To accompany their recent study group on Joel Goldsmith's book 'Practicing The Presence', Heather Smith and Yanni Charalambous continue to share thoughts, contemplations and short meditations on the ‘Infinite Way’ teachings. Heather offers comments on questions that have arisen from the group and introduces quotes from other Joel Goldsmith literature. The link for this YouTube - [A "wrong" text](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4602) - My partner is in process of booking a hotel for a short stay in early Sept for her, me, and our daughter. Yesterday she received a text saying they will arrange a cake saying 'Happy Birthday A****'. A**** is our daughter's name, and her birthday is around the time of the trip. But we hadn't - [‘Practicing The Presence’: Conversations With Yanni Part III](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4599) - To accompany their recent study group on Joel Goldsmith's book 'Practicing The Presence', Heather Smith and Yanni Charalambous continue to share thoughts, contemplations and short meditations on the ‘Infinite Way’ teachings. Heather offers comments on questions that have arisen from the group and introduces quotes from other Joel Goldsmith literature. The link for this YouTube - [‘Practicing The Presence’: Conversations With Yanni Part II](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4596) - To accompany their recent study group on Joel Goldsmith's book 'Practicing The Presence', Heather Smith and Yanni Charalambous continue to share thoughts, contemplations and short meditations on Joel’s ‘Infinite Way’ teachings. Heather offers comments on questions that have arisen from the group and introduces quotes from other Joel Goldsmith books. The link for this YouTube - [The 21st Century New Age Alien-ET Agenda: poems and journalism](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4594) - 1ST Pamphlet....................... EARTH TO BE DESTROYED Poems & Journalism by Michael Dargaville Copyright (c) 2024 LIBERTARIAN SOCIALISM AS THE BASIS OF THE SPIRITUAL NEW AGE MOVEMENT By Michael Dargaville The two major forces of the worldwide New Age movement - official alien disclosure and deep spirituality - must rest on libertarian socialism. All three areas - [Finally, a Major Official Government Announcement that Aliens are Here and Real](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4591) - By Michael Dargaville As someone who has contact with aliens/ETs it was great news that the Pentagon announced via a former Navy spy in June, 2023, that aliens are real and they in fact have their spaceships. Of course other major USA government organisations have said similar statements but this is so out there as - [Tribute to Sai Baba and other New Age Tales: poems and journalism](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4589) - A TRIBUTE TO SAI BABA By Michael Dargaville I was sitting in a dirty internet cafe in the utterly beautiful coastal city of Beihai in Southern China when a newsflash went out across the brain dead “mainstream” internet media that Sai Baba had died. I’d been living in Beihai in 2011 teaching casually and swimming - [A Plea to the World for the End of Western Fascism and for Alien/ET Disclosure](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4587) - By Michael Dargaville IF we are to judge western countries through their media we are led to believe that indeed the western world is consumed and controlled by fascism. Nothing, from the endless western fascist wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Ukraine, Yemen, Libya, Sudan, and Pakistan, to the army of right wing and fascist - [“Practicing The Presence”. Conversations With Yanni](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4584) - Below is the transcript of the Youtube video: ‘“Practicing The Presence”. Conversations with Yanni’ Part 1. The link for the video is below. Heather: Hello everyone. It’s lovely to have you here with us. We’re currently studying the mystical book, ‘Practicing The Presence’ by Joel Goldsmith in our Online Book Study Group (the zoom link - [Ramadan And Repentance](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4580) - Rabbi Allen S. Maller “We have indeed (started) revealing this (Message) in the Night of Power. What will explain to you what the Night of Power is? The Night of Power is better than a thousand (ordinary) months. Therein come down the angels and the Spirit by Allah's permission, on every errand: Peace!… This until - [Culmination — Everything is Culminating on Earth](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4575) - by Van / Gabriel of Urantia I’m a reader and teacher of The URANTIA Book, and my public name is Van / Gabriel of Urantia. I had already studied and taught scripture of the Old and New Testaments in the Bible before finding The URANTIA Book. I have also been used as a vessel to - [Edgar Cayce's Story of Anna, Mother of the Virgin Mary](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3511) - by Doug Simpson Edgar Cayce, the legendary American mystic, gave over 15,000 psychic readings in a self-induced, deep trance state. Over 2500 of those readings were life or reincarnation readings for approximately 2000 real people. I wish that I could tell you otherwise, believe me, but if the soul of Anna was reincarnated at the - [A precognitive dream? Catford Town Hall](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4570) - I've had several instances where my dream of the previous night is somehow realized in the events of the next day. This is one from last night that has really got me thinking. To give context I SOMETIMES write dreams down, but not every night, maybe 1 every 2 weeks. Here's what I wrote this - [Libertarian Socialism as the basis of the Spiritual New Age Movement](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4567) - By Michael Dargaville The two major forces of the worldwide New Age movement - official alien disclosure and deep spirituality - must rest on libertarian socialism. All three areas are entwined and are at the root of our current reality. Currently benevolent loving advanced galactic human aliens surround our planet in their spaceships. They are - [My Dear Other](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4565) - By William T. Hathaway Loving the other through mutualities of hurt, loving the other without understanding the other, groping in darkness to find the other, blundering towards and beyond the other, fleeing at the sight of the other, escaping from exile to greet the other, yearning for and recoiling from the other, two planets swinging - [One God, One Planetary Family](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4560) - by Van / Gabriel of Urantia 500,000 years ago the Planetary Prince Caligastia, a Primary Lanonandek Son, came to Urantia with 100 supermortals, some even from other universes, who were resident on Jerusem, the capital of Satania, our administrative local system. Monmatia is the name of our solar system. There is a huge administrative system - [A Proven Path to Peace](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4556) - By William T. Hathaway The waves of war are rising again around the fragile ship of our civilization, threatening to sink it to the depths of barbarism and radioactive megadeath. The principle to preventing this is stated in the constitution of UNESCO: “Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds - [Silex Scintillans](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4554) - By William T. Hathaway “Seek and ye shall find,” I keep telling myself, seeking along in my sneakers, trying to find the way back to you, my source, course and goal. The path gets steeper as I clamber over scree slopes of past deeds. In this deep karma the sneakers have no hold, so I - [Surf the Apocalypse | Jamming in Prime Time](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4549) - By William T. Hathaway Surf the Apocalypse We stand on doomsday’s beach watching waves rise and crash, breathing the brisk and final breeze. Shiva holds in one of his four arms a surfboard carved from a bodhi tree, His partner Durga and their son Ganesh stand beside him, boardless. I clutch a battered styrofoam body - [3 Unique Meditation Practices You've Probably Never Heard Of](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4541) - dr James In the vast tapestry of human existence, meditation has been an ancient practice that has stood the test of time and been embraced by countless souls seeking solace and enlightenment. This sacred art of self-discovery has unfurled its gentle tendrils across the globe, transcending boundaries and cultures, nurturing both the psychological and physical - [Mahdi And Messiah Alone Will Not Cool A Hot Shot Planet](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4538) - Rabbi Allen S. Maller The week of Passover was celebrated during the month of Ramadan again this year, so Jews and Muslims should concentrate on the challenges facing our world. March 2023 was Earth's second-warmest March in 174 years. Both Judaism and Islam teach their followers to take care of the earth. Muslims and Jews - [Vacanas](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4533) - Vacanas are short, informal poems of devotion to Shiva. They originated in South India during the tenth century, a time of social upheaval, and they took the side of poor against the rich, of spontaneous free expression against established orthodoxy, of passion against propriety. Our times are similar to those, so they speak to us - [God's 5000+ Signs Of Exoplanet Life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4531) - Rabbi Allen S. Maller In the 20 years before NASA launched the Kepler Space Telescope in 2009, about 325 exoplanets were discovered. Kepler was a full-time planet hunter that revolutionized astronomers’ understanding of exoplanets. It was particularly interested in finding Earth-sized planets orbiting sun-like stars at a distance where water on the surface could be - [The Tide has Turned](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4527) - By William T. Hathaway Humanity has entered a new era, the culmination of a gradual shift of power from negative to positive that has been going on since the 1960s. This intensified into crisis three years ago and is now climaxing as the darkness makes a frantic last stand against the oncoming light. The negative - [The new thoughtful generation](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4522) - By William T. Hathaway Philosophy hasn’t been a popular topic in recent years, but that seems to be changing. Many young people now are interested in exploring the fundamental questions of life. The majority were born between 1995 and 2008, the years when the planet Pluto was transiting the sign Sagittarius. Pluto is the astrological - [Who Out There Has The Truth? ](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4518) - By Rabbi Allen S. Maller Twelve years ago the U.N. General Assembly proclaimed the first week of February as Interfaith Harmony Week for all religions; with a resolution that recognized “the imperative need for dialogue among faiths and religions in enhancing mutual understanding, harmony, and cooperation among people.” So this Reform Rabbi offers to the - [Spirituality and Hope In A Time Of Oppression](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4515) - by Rabbi Allen S. Maller The Gospel of John reports that Jesus came to Jerusalem for the Festival of Dedication — Hanukah: “The Festival of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon’s portico” (John 10:22-23). What was Jesus celebrating during that eight day period that - [King David’s Psalm For False News And Hate-filled Words On Twitter](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4512) - by Rabbi Allen S. Maller Prophet David (whose name is mentioned 16 times in the Qur’an) is one of the few Islamic Prophets who received Kingship as well as Prophethood. While other prophets preached during the reign of kings, Prophet David was also the king of the Land of Israel. Thus, Prophet David received an - [Patriarchy in India is beginning to crumble](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4509) - By William T. Hathaway In the Vedic tradition of India the feminine side of creation is given equal importance to the masculine. The Divine Mother, Mahashakti, is revered as the primal creative energy who manifests the deities and the physical universe and then sustains all dynamic activity. When portrayed together, the deity pairs – Brahma - [Pioneer Jews of the West](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4506) - By William T. Hathaway Amazing but true: The first European settlers in what is now the USA weren’t English Puritans or French fur trappers but Sephardic Jews. Before the Mayflower sailed to America, Jews had fled the Spanish Inquisition and settled in what is now Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Although they were eventually absorbed - [The Guru – Live in Your Living Room!](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4502) - By William T. Hathaway You can learn to meditate from one of the great spiritual teachers of India, then meditate with him live online and ask him questions – all for free. The first step is to learn his easy technique of Vedic meditation, Jangama Dhyana: https://www.jangama.org/. Then join him Saturdays for a meditation and - [Meditation: a lifeline to sanity in a world gone crazy](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4498) - By William T. Hathaway Humanity is in crisis. Our social structures are crumbling. Institutions that had seemed secure are now breaking apart. Politicians are figures of contempt. Once-respected news sources are distrusted. Schools have devolved into internment camps. A dozen war flags rally us into battle. Our punch-drunk planet is staggering on the ropes. People - [When The End Time Starts Will It End Positively?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4496) - Rabbi Allen S. Maller A decade ago (May 2, 2012) a Reuters Poll reported that “nearly 15 percent of people worldwide believe the world will end during their lifetime. “Whether they think it will come to an end through the hands of God, or a natural disaster or a political event, whatever the reason, one - [Escaping the Military: Healing the Virus of Violence](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4493) - From the book RADICAL PEACE: People Refusing War By William T. Hathaway RADICAL PEACE presents the experiences of war resisters, deserters, and peace activists who are working to change our warrior culture. A young Buddhist novice contributed this account, which we then revised together. To protect the people who have protected him, he prefers to - [Coming Home](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4489) - From the book RADICAL PEACE: People Refusing War By William T. Hathaway RADICAL PEACE is a collection of reports from antiwar activists, the true stories of their efforts to change our warrior culture. In this chapter a mother tells of her son's return from combat. My son spent a year fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq - [Is lasting peace possible?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4485) - By William T. Hathaway The wise men of the establishment are again telling us that hopes for lasting peace are a delusion. They declare that human nature makes it impossible, that war is built into our genes. They point to research by evolutionary biologists that indicates our closest genetic relatives, the chimpanzees, make war. Therefore - [Report from Germany: Refugees Welcome – Sometimes](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4479) - By William T. Hathaway Posted on streetlamps all over Germany are stickers showing fleeing silhouettes with the caption, “Refugees welcome – bring your families”. Some have been blacked out with felt markers or ripped partially away. The Germans have mixed feelings about refugees, as demonstrated in the earlier waves from the Mideast and the current - [Goddess power to the rescue](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4475) - By William T. Hathaway Humanity is now in disaster mode, trapped in three double binds: a choice between war or national decline if we don’t fight, between climate catastrophe or economic collapse if we make changes, between COVID 19 or drastic measures that are supposed to stop it. Threats surround us; chaos and confusion reign - [Consciousness is all there is](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4471) - By William T. Hathaway As Mark Twain once said, “It’s not what you don’t know that gets you in trouble, it’s what you know for sure but which just isn’t true.” Humanity is now in trouble because its fundamental assumption about the nature of the universe just isn’t true. The materialist worldview that has dominated - [Privatizing Nature](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4467) - By William T. Hathaway The financial wizards of Wall Street have devised a new way to profit from Mother Nature. They’ve created a class of stocks called Natural Asset Companies that will control the earth’s resources such as water, wildlife, forests, minerals, and farmland. The project was developed by the Intrinsic Exchange Group in partnership - [Jesus's Wife? Scholar Announces Existence of a New Early Christian Gospel from Egypt](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4465) - Rabbi Allen S. Maller Four words written in Coptic, a language of ancient Egyptian Christians, appear on a fragment of about one and a half inches by three inches. and translate to, "Jesus said to them, my wife...". This is the first evidence that some early Christians believed Jesus was married Harvard Divinity School Professor - [The Real Vaccine](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4462) - By William T. Hathaway Our world now writhes like a wounded worm, helpless to escape its torment, blind to the cause but blaming a bug: “Stop it, stomp it, strangle it! Too late – inside us, breeding into billions of bugs! Kill them, poison them! But our poisons don’t work – oh no! Swarming with - [Was Jesus a Prophet, a Rabbi, or the Son of God](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4459) - Rabbi Allen S. Maller Jews believe that Jesus, a young rabbi/teacher, was falsely accused by the Roman rulers of the Land of Israel, of claiming he was 'The King of the Jews' (Mark 15:2 & 18, Matthew 27:11, Luke 23:3, and John 18:33 & 19:21). At the same time Rabbi Jesus was being proclaimed by - [Religious Leadership and Covid-19 ](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4453) - by Rabbi Allen S. Maller Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees gathered by the Ganges River for special prayers during the Kumbh Mela sacred pilgrimage most of them flouting social distancing practices as the coronavirus spreads in India with record speed. The Kumbh Mela is one of the most sacred pilgrimages in Hinduism. The faithful - [One Unbounded Ocean of Consciousness](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4449) - By Dr. Tony Nader Reviewed by William T. Hathaway In his new book, One Unbounded Ocean of Consciousness, Dr. Tony Nader has attempted something very difficult and achieved it very well. He overcomes the conceptual gap separating matter from mind, science from spirituality, the human from the divine and takes us beneath these superficial dualities - [The Great Romance of Shiva and Shakti](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4445) - A cosmic love story celebrated on March 11 By William T. Hathaway Long ago in Brahma-loka, the abode of the Gods, Lord Shiva was passionately in love with Mahashakti and determined to marry her. But one big problem prevented that: Mahashakti is the Divine Mother, the primal creative force who manifests the entire universe, including - [Honor, A Forgotten Concept In America](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4441) - By Gabriel of Urantia When we think of any of the Founding Fathers, we think of them as men of honor, which is the quality that seems to be lost in the manhood of American men today. Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines honor as: “good name or public esteem : reputation; a showing of usually merited respect - [Reading And Seeing With Spiritual Eyes](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4424) - UPDATED 2/1/2021 Discerning People Who Try To Become Famous On The Coattails of Famous People by Gabriel of Urantia Unfortunately there are selfish so-called journalists who try to, and often do, make themselves famous on the coattails of great men and women with their derogatory misrepresentation of those individuals. This has happened for thousands of - [It’s Easy To Get Off Track In Your Spiritual Discovery](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4434) - by Gabriel of Urantia I believe in the God of our founding forefathers of the U.S. Many of those men were Freemasons, and though some people say that Freemasons do not really know God, I say they probably know God better than those who say otherwise. Before going into battle, George Washington, a Freemason, would - [How can we check our health from the growth of nails?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4431) - By Janet Li In the process of nail growth, we can check certain information of health variation through the supply of the blood. If the white spot or the grey spot happens on the nail, it represents that the zinc content in the body is out of balance. This kind of change may be out - [6 Tips on Mindfulness for Daily Success](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4429) - By Katherine Rundell Nothing better than the balance between a good job, a family in harmony, healthy days and a calm mind, right? In adulthood, the tendency is to give importance to simpler issues in life, the so-called maturation. Everyone knows what they are looking for, but peace and tranquility is what everyone is looking - [Who Was Jesus? From King To Messiah To Son Of God](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4419) - by Rabbi Allen S. Maller At some point in our lives, we are faced with the question. Who was Jesus? A prophet? A morals teacher? A Jewish Rabbi? The Son of God? Jesus asked this question to his own disciples in Matthew 16:13-16, Mark 8:27-29, and Luke 9:18-20. In all three accounts, Jesus first asks, - [Meet Shiva](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4421) - By William T. Hathaway Shiva is the deity of transcendence, the cosmic force that returns all matter and energy, all manifestation and activity, back to its Source. This return is the final stage of an evolutionary process that begins with creation through the power of Brahma, maintenance through the power of Vishnu, then dissolution through - [One Nation Under Who?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4414) - by Gabriel of Urantia “One Nation Under God.” Are we? Our Constitution was written by men of God, bound together by the sufferings of their forefathers in Europe over the abuse of authority by so-called “men and women of God,” who ruled with self-righteousness, just like the Pharisees did during the times of Jesus—remembering that - [A Quick Guide On Finding Your Spirit Animal](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4411) - by Ashley Halsey According to Native American tradition, spirit animals are an embodied form of a spiritual guide. These guides can appear to us whatever way we are willing to see them, and it’s natural for people to connect with theirs anytime, anywhere. Therefore, you may find that you have one main power animal, or - [There Is Only One Side](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4406) - by Gabriel of Urantia America—(the regathering of the ancient tribes of Israel)—is now at a transition point, which will determine how the rest of the tribulation will go in the next four years on Earth, particularly in America and Western civilization. The forces of the fallen mind have been at war with the forces of - [Covid-19, From a Spiritual Perspective. How To Keep From Getting It](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4321) - By Gabriel of Urantia - ADDENDUM ADDED - 10/15/2020 The University of Ascension Science and The Physics of Rebellion (UASPR) has a staff of medical personnel, a Ph.D. clinical psychologist, and other professors and instructors who study science, metaphysics, and spiritual phenomena—not UFOs, etc., but how true spirituality is a tool that the Creator gives - [The Wisdom of Silver Birch](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2182) - Silver Birch is arguably the most famous guide and prolific teacher in the history of Spiritualism. Though presenting himself as a North American Indian the wisdom of this timeless master transcends both history and culture. The philosophy of Silver Birch was channeled over an incredible 61 years by trance medium and founder of Psychic News, - [Wake up America! What is the True Great American Dream?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4396) - by Niánn Emerson Chase What is the true American Dream? I think in actuality, it is a universal dream, innate in all humans—it’s the drive to find God and to experience and express the love of our Divine Creator, Father/Mother God. This inner drive, when we follow it, can manifest in many wonderful ways: through - [Anonymous Benefactor](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4390) - By Gabriel of Urantia We are separated on this planet we call Earth/Urantia by many views of God and His workings with humankind. These problems lead to divisions, hate, bigotry, and wars. Some Christian denominations and sects, particularly fundamentalists, think they have the cornerstone of truth when it comes to the Spirit of Truth. They - [The Big Squeeze Is On, Between Right And Wrong, Between Good And Bad](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4374) - You Can Hop A Ride On Planet X (Also Called The Adjudicator) Or You Can Hop A Ride On The New Jerusalem. It’s Your Choice They’re Both Coming To A Local Pickup Location Near You by Gabriel of Urantia Well, here we are in August of 2020. The summer is half over, and our lives - [Sacred Living](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4381) - By Niánn Emerson Chase Being raised by a spiritual, scientific father who was a water and soil conservationist on four different Indian reservations in Arizona (where I freely roamed the surrounding wild lands), I grew to understand the interdependence of humans with the natural environment and to hold sacred not only the life and health - [6 Disturbing Dreams That You Can’t Ignore](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4379) - By Vanessa Kearney Dreams may occur at night, when you’re asleep. However, most people may play them off as fantasy. In fact, there are many dreams that people would ignore, yet their importance may be serious and or dire. So, if you’re curious to know what some of the most disturbing dreams might mean, then - [Time for Re-training: Time for Healing](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4369) - by Dr. Scott F. Terry and David Shapiro Life in the United States and around the world these days has many stressors: the Coronavirus pandemic, police brutality, the resulting protests, stress of unemployment and the immense financial burdens accompanying limited income, relationship challenges in lock-down, or challenge of lack of relationships, being more on one’s own, - [Faith and Finding your Inner Peace](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4366) - by Amelia Evans We live in a society that emphasizes achieving goals and material things. We continually push ourselves daily and we wage a battle within ourselves about what society expects of us and what we truly want. The stress, negative emotions, turmoil, violent feelings, and overthinking take a big toll on our wellness and - [Harmonic Duality within Divine Circuitry](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4361) - By Niánn Emerson Chase There is a building wave of multiple planetary movements working toward compassionate understanding of others, nonviolent solutions to our many problems, peaceful unification of nations, and an integrative and regenerative existence of humans with the planet’s natural ecosystems. Within that wave of movements for worldwide sustainability on all levels of human - [The "Occupy Movement" Was Actually The Right Name Because The "99%" Is A Misnomer](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4356) - The Leftover Middle Class Are The Silent Apathy-ites by Van/ Gabriel of Urantia / TaliasVan The “99%” is correct conceptually but wrong in reality, because there are still a great number of middle class, leftover from the good ol’ days, with enough money in the bank for them to feel secure. As a matter of - [Subtle Matter: Where the physical and spiritual unite](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4353) - By William T. Hathaway Dr. Klaus Volkamer’s new book, “Weighing Soul Substance”, builds bridges across the gulf that has separated science from spirituality, materialism from mysticism. It confirms the reality of auras, clairvoyance, remote viewing, psychokinesis, telepathy, and precognition, and presents empirical evidence that these phenomena have a material aspect. By using newly developed measuring - [Introducing 'Decoding Schopenhauer's Metaphysics' by Barnardo Kastrup](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4348) - My new book, Decoding Schopenhauer's Metaphysics (DSM), is now available for pre-ordering from amazon UK, amazon USA, and other retailers as well. In this post, I want to give you a brief overview of the book, tell you why I wrote it and why I think it is important. After I finished The Idea of - [Do We Really Have Free Will?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3680) - The question of whether we really have free will is fundamental to understanding the purpose and nature of our very existence. What is Free Will? Free will can be defined as an individual (human or other living entity) having the capacity to determine its own actions, and to some degree destiny, i.e. within the limits - [What’s Going On? Is There A Real Answer?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4340) - The Cleansing Process Of The Earth In Relationship To The Cleansing Of Our Souls At This Time Of Pandemic, Social Unrest, Rioting, and Earth Changes by Van / Gabriel of Urantia / TaliasVan More than twenty years ago in Sedona, Arizona, I began to talk about a spiritual revolution that would be the solution for - ["Consciousness and the Quantum: The Next Paradigm"](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4334) - Reviewed by William T. Hathaway At last a book that not only makes quantum physics understandable for general readers but shows how it has practical value for us. Author Dr. Robert M. Oates Jr. presents this abstract, theoretical topic in a step-by-step manner that makes it comprehensible. He explains the discoveries that are revolutionizing the - [The Hermetic/Vanetic Marriage](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4331) - In Relationship To Evolutionary Mortal Marriages, Based Upon An Example Of The Creator Son And The Universe Mother Spirit In Complementary Relationship by Gabriel of Urantia Just a few of these concepts come from Manly P. Hall and his Philosophical Research Society. But the majority is actually Continuing Fifth Epochal Revelation and comes from Paladin. - [Renderings of Realizations](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4326) - by Niánn Emerson Chase It has always impressed me, in my study of the life of Jesus (as found in The URANTIA Book), that he often spent time in nature, away from the energies of busy towns and bustling people. In a family of several children, as the eldest son—who (at the age of 14) - [Enlivening Your Inner Serpent Power](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4315) - By William T. Hathaway Slumbering deep within you lies a serpent named Bhujagendra coiled 3 1/2 times around the sacral bone at the base of your spine in Muladhara chakra, your inner powerhouse. Awakening this serpent activates your kundalini, giving you powers of higher consciousness, filling your heart, mind, and body with a divine energy - [The Supreme Awakening](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4309) - Reviewed by William T. Hathaway The Supreme Awakening: Experiences of Enlightenment Throughout Time -- And How You Can Cultivate Them is the ultimate guide to higher states of consciousness. This latest book from Craig Pearson presents inspiring experiences from mystics and saints, then shows us how we ourselves can live these states permanently in enlightenment. - [Reflections on The Super Bowl Halftime Show](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4306) - By Gabriel of Urantia I wonder how that show would have been produced if Jesus Christ would have been the producer, or at least would have stood beside the producer while he or she produced the show. I wonder what the wardrobe would have looked like, what the songs would have been. I understand that - [7 Restorative Yoga Poses to Calm the Mind and Relax the Body](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4293) - by Vivek Roy Stress is now have become a part of our daily lives. There are many reasons behind this and that is a very different topic to discuss. Here we want to talk about how to relieve the stress of your day and gain inner peace. People often choose the wrong path to deal - [Lost Civilization Re-emerges](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4291) - By William T. Hathaway In the early 1950s, as the newly developed hydrogen bomb cast its mushroom-shaped shadow of megadeath over the world, an aged Indian monk gave his young assistant a mission: create world peace and enlightenment by restoring the ancient global Vedic civilization. The young man was Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and he accepted - [Be a Difference Maker](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4289) - "Please sign in," the security guard tells me as I approach her desk. She sits behind a large, wooden circular desk in the main entrance of the lobby of an old state government building. Day in and day out it's the same story for Amy. "I can't let you in without a valid ID." "Please - [5 Ways To Bring Mindfulness To Your Yoga Practice](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4283) - by Vivek Roy It might be extremely simple for you to strike the yoga poses, however, it as easy to always be mentally present too. With the constant increase in stress, it not quite likely to be mindful with a mind full, as we are always preoccupied with a number of thoughts in the head. - [USA, Mass Shootings and Reaching Higher](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4281) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff The last few days have been filled with NEWS about the Mass Shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. Watching TV coverage I over heard the Mayor of Dayton indicate that this shooting was the 250th Mass Shooting in the USA; while it is difficult to determine how accurate this - [Happiness and Meaning](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4258) - Evolution drives us towards survival and reproduction. That we exist, now, is a result of our ancestors being sufficiently good at survival and reproduction that we have a 4 billion year unbroken lineage to the origin of life. At some unknown point in that 4 billionn year journey we developed consciousness and (perhaps) agency. In - [Wake Up America](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4273) - by Gabriel of Urantia Dear America, The Irish philosopher and statesmen Edmund Burke, around the time of our own Constitution, said “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”  This very well may have been a truth that George Washington and other writers of our Constitution read, - [Buddha's Young Life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4268) - by Vivek Roy Here is a brief sketch of the life of the Buddha also known as Siddhartha, Gautama, and Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism. Buddha’s Life The Buddha was born within the year 563 B.C. in a mango grove at a place called Lumbini. It is presently located in the foothills of Nepal in the region - [Spiritual Politics](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2647) - Spirituality is the recognition that humankind is fundamentally eternal Spirit that is temporarily undergoing physical incarnation primarily for the purpose of gaining experience. Politics (as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary) is "the art or science of government". Over time human evolution favored collaborative rather than individual endeavor, eventually realizing the concepts of society and the - [Trumped-up wars](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4255) - By William T. Hathaway "Obey me or die!" the orange-haired man threatens the world. "My drones know you're home, and my missiles don't miss. I'm Commander in Chief, CinC for short. I'll sink you into the sea, fry you crisp, burn you to dust with the push of a button. I'll overthrow your governments, strangle - [3 Steps on How to Impress Your Boss Using Astrology](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4253) - by Margarita Celeste Astrology is no longer relegated to the “fortune teller” status that it had back in the day. In the last two years, the world has steadily moved towards embracing this magical art. It has mainly come through Millennials and Generation X leading the way; generations searching for a little more meaning in - [A Buddhist - Christian Path to Satisfaction](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4243) - Like most religions Buddhism and Christianity both consist of philosophical and “supernatural” aspects. This post draws on the key philosophical teachings of Buddhist pragmatism and Christian kindness to identify guidance for satisfaction and fulfilment in the 21st Century. Life is Short, Fragile and Uncertain A human lifespan is but the tiniest drop in the cosmic - [Abortion: Islamic and Jewish views on when a human soul enters a human fetus](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4241) - by Rabbi Allen S. Maller I am a Rabbi who frequently writes articles about the close connections between Judaism and Islam for Islamic web sites as well as for Jewish web sites; and 31 articles previously published by Islamic web sites are in my book ‘Judaism and Islam as Synergistic Monotheisms: A Reform Rabbi's Reflections - [Stress and Worry World Wide](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4237) - by Rabbi Allen S. Maller People around the world are becoming more angry, stressed and worried, according to a 2019 Gallup Global Emotions Report survey of some 150,000 people interviewed in over 140 countries. A third said they suffered stress, while at least one in five experienced sadness or anger. If you think that stress - [5 Yoga Asanas You Should Follow With Your Family On Weekends](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4235) - by Manmohan Singh Summary: Weekends are not only meant to sleep till late, eat junk, or take a stroll at a mall. Alter it with yoga, making it healthy and enticing for your family. Learn about five asanas to follow with your family on weekends. Is there anything better than spending time with family over - [The Quantum World and The Physics of Healing](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4231) - by Gabriel of Urantia Excerpted from the book Teachings on Healing From a Spiritual Perspective co-authored by Gabriel of Urantia available at https://globalchangetools.org/collections/books/products/teachings-on-healing-from-a-spiritual-perspective Those of us who study the fact that human beings have various bodies all functioning with the physical body should know that any one of those bodies may need healing before the - [5 Stages of Spiritual Awakening](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4229) - In this article, we will be briefly exploring five stages of spiritual development. By being able to identify critical moments in our transcendental journey, we will be able to dive deeper into the unconscious and use it as a resource for understanding ourselves. Just as our consciousness is only the tip of the iceberg, it - [Trekking helps to change your behavior](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4227) - by Bipin Baloni Summary - Have you ever thought about the lurking beneficial properties of Trekking? Read the blog to discover how trekking can help you to change your own behavior. There are infinite ways to react to statements, to actions, to consequences, to results, to people, but we choose our own way. Why wouldn't - [Balanced Living](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4224) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Q: How do I balance the physical, mental and spiritual? A: In order to live a complete life, a life that is tuned to your higher destiny, you must participate in the world and, at times, spiritually withdrawn. Each person is created with a multitude of talents, emotions, hopes and dreams. - [Can Two Things, Seemingly Different, Be True At The Same Time?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4221) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Yes. Have you ever gotten into a discussion with your significant other where both were at polar opposites? For example one wishes to paint the house and the other does not. In this situation, we are not considering if the house needs paint, to what degree and by which standard but - [Is 2019: The Beginning of the End?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4218) - by Rabbi Allen Maller A May 2, 2012 Reuters Poll reported that “nearly 15 percent of people worldwide believe the world will end during their lifetime. “Whether they think it will come to an end through the hands of God, or a natural disaster or a political event, whatever the reason, one in seven thinks - [5-Morning Yoga Poses Guaranteed To Transform Your Day](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4196) - by Bipin Baloni Summary: With a new morning be thankful and grateful for the day, do something that can transform your entire day and even life. Yoga has this ability and power. Starting your day with the holistic practice surely makes it worthy in all aspects. Read the blog and know about the 5 replenishing - [BE AWARE for Goodness Sake!](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4209) - By Niann Emerson Chase I am aware of how messed up our world is in many ways and have written numerous articles about the complex problems of our planet. In those same articles I have included hope for opportunities to solve problems and change things for the better because I am at heart an optimist—a - [A New Hope of Students Suffering Trauma](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4202) - by Dr. Scott F. Terry & David Shapiro New Study in Psychological Reports: Transcendental Meditation (TM) Significantly Reduces Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in Students Before practicing Transcendental Meditation (TM), it was mayhem at our school. A lot of fights were going on, basically every day. People were not friendly, they were mean. When I - [A Guide To The 7 Spiritual Laws Of Yoga](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4199) - by Nora Mork Yoga is frequently misrepresented as a purely physicalized exercise process to develop your body. This misconception is most commonly spread amongst western culture and their embrace of yoga as a specifically body-form concept. In reality, spirituality is at the heart of yoga, which is itself almost a religion of sorts, grounded in - [How To Develop Your Spirituality By Writing](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4190) - by Freddie Tubbs Everyone writes - some for money, some for fame, some because it’s their job. However, all people write for deeper reasons, reasons that steer more towards the existential and less towards the material. Writing is not a necessary skill in most of the jobs, disciplines and in life in general. However, it’s something - [Each Great Faith Works](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4187) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Q: How is it possible for each of the great faiths to work? I am still having trouble with this. A: It is a matter of belief; if you take as true or work for something hard enough and the energy is aligned with universal potential- it happens. By making the statement, the - [The Simple Truth In Relation To Conspiracy Theories And The Anunnaki](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4183) - by Gabriel of Urantia Millions of people listen to YouTube channels on the Internet. So in a very real way, we have a variety of Internet journalists who affect the mass consciousness of those who listen to them on a daily basis, just like millions of Americans listen to the nightly news through ABC, NBC, - [6 Yoga Poses That Will Boost Your Self-Esteem](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4174) - by Bipin Baloni Summary: Learn about six awesome Yoga poses that are extremely influential in augmenting one’s self-esteem. Yoga denotes attachment, connection with each and every object in the universe. It is an ancient science of wellness that touches all facets of human life. Yoga prepares one to live a life of fulfillment and experience - [What You Believe](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4171) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Each society and age develops specific ideas, beliefs and goals around which to base their culture. These beliefs and goals in time become assumptions about life and operating principles. Rarely are these beliefs and goals questioned and the community is organized formally and informally around them. In order for the culture - [Buddhism and the Human Predicament](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3757) - After being raised in a background of wealth and power and sheltered from the harsh reality of life it is said that upon first witnessing sickness and suffering the Buddha was so overcome that he renounced his privileged status for a life of contemplation. The Buddhist conception of the human predicament is summed up in - [Six Signs that you will have a Successful Career](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4159) - by Janet Li Everyone wants to be successful in their career. However, if we want to be successful, we need the matching of time, place and people. No one of these elements can be devoid. The good hand or the bad hand can already show whether you can be successful in your career. What kind - [How to Correct World Wide Imbalances & Atrocities?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4155) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Over the last 2 days I have read 3 articles on the internet that have caused me sorrow and concern. The first was about climate change and how weather conditions will continue to erode becoming more dangerous and destructive unless we take immediate action. The second was on how across the - [The 7 Spiritual Laws Of Yoga](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4151) - by Bipin Baloni Summary: The blog aims to make you acquainted with the seven spiritual laws of Yoga that have traditionally been a part of Yoga since the Vedic era. The seven spiritual laws of Yoga make a set of principles that have been sourced from the ancient Vedic era yogic teachings. These principles coalesce the - [How to Become a Yoga Teacher or Yoga Instructor](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4149) - Summary: Learn the steps of becoming a yoga teacher with this blog and spread the wisdom of yoga worldwide. The motherland of yoga, India is the holy place for yoga teaching aspirants to fulfill their dream of becoming a recognized yoga teacher. India is endowed with beautiful and divine destinations of Rishikesh, Kerala, Dharamsala and - [The Best Mind and Emotional Healing Holidays With Luxury Yoga Retreats](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4144) - Emotional wellness comes from a strong sense of self, of who you are and what you stand for, the awareness of your position in the grand scheme of life and human relationships. It is a sense of contentment that puts up a guard against infiltration of super negative emotions like jealousy, anger, fear, or prejudice. - [6 Reasons To Go For Yoga Teacher Training In Thailand](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4142) - Among the most soothing and enlightening experiences on the earth, taking a dip into the spiritual river of Yoga holds the foremost position. Yoga has given this world a reason to live peacefully and Yoga TTC plays an important role in organizing the mind, body, and soul to embrace the environment of acuity and sagacity. - [Different Types of Psychic Readings](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4138) - by Sarah Roberts So you have arrived at a moment in your life when you feel like you could use some guidance, and you are thinking about seeing a psychic. But there are so many different psychics out there offering so many different types of readings, it is difficult to know which direction to choose. - [3 Proven Methods To Manifest Your Desires With Positive Energy](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4136) - by Aaron Lin A significant part of making manifestation and the law of attraction work for you lies in positive energy and positive vibrations. However, harnessing positive energy is a lot easier said than done – after all, the human mind is naturally inclined to question. Personally, I like to think of it as the - [The Japanese House](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4124) - Coincidence or Synchronicity? " I'm currently living in a small town in England that is not remotely multicultural / internationally-minded. Recently, I often think about my grandmother (obaachan) and her house in Japan, sadly no longer there. She had a music box in the form of a house of similar style to her home. A - [Why is Nepal Best For Yoga Retreat?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4130) - by Manmohan Singh Summary: Enrich your yogic practice in the divine and tranquil environment of Nepal with a yoga retreat. Experience the indefinable amidst the mountain ranges and explore the blog to know more about Nepal and everything that makes the country best for a yoga vacation. Withdraw oneself from the shackles of daily worries - [The Importance of Guru On the Path of Yoga](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4114) - by Shwaasa Guru In the age of free digital learning and virtual classes over Skype, the first-hand guru parampara of yoga teacher training in India can come as a bit overrated. But the mode of attaining knowledge, as it is upheld in Indian traditions is uncompromising regarding the role of the guru or preceptor. You - [Signs from Mother ?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4071) - My mum passed away last year after suffering from dementia. During her illness she seemed to acquire some psychic ability (Alzheimer's and Psychic Ability), additionally within 2 days of her passing the element in the oven inexplicably blew while we were discussing her and whether there is such a thing as spirit. Last Saturday I - [Spiritual University: How to Lead an Original Life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4117) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff In any form of learning, travelers require a structure. If you wish to live an original life and fulfill your own, individual destiny, follow these principles. Strive to lead a balanced life and avoid excess. Enter into the mainstream of your community. Strive to become an ‘ordinary’ citizen within the society - [How To Use Meditation To Improve Psychic Abilities](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4111) - by Alissa Monroe Everyone is psychic to a degree. It is how open we are to our abilities that allows us to use and strengthen them just like working out will help build muscles. One of the keys to building stronger psychic powers is meditation. The following tips will work whether you are a practitioner - [Unlearning & Conditioning](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4108) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Traveler: It is said, that in order for the spiritual traveler to reach their goal, first, they must unlearn much of what they have been taught. What is meant by this? Master: Each person’s consciousness is a mosaic; a series of shifting patterns. Some thoughts arise from our biologic nature, directed - [Mitakuye Oyasin](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4103) - The Wisdom of the Ancient Ancestors Moving Into the Twenty-first Century by Gabriel of Urantia Throughout history, the wisdom of the ancestors of many indigenous peoples has been passed on, generation after generation, family after family. As we look at the crises happening across our strife-torn world today, we find ourselves searching like never before for - [Choosing a Yoga Teacher Training Program](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4101) - Tips for choosing 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training program in India by Manmohan Singh Summary: If you are considering a 200 hour yoga teacher training in India, here are the amazing tips for a fruitful yoga journey. We are living in the age and time that is undoubtedly plagiarized by numerous diseases and stresses. It - [Ayurveda and Yoga, Ancient Sister Sciences](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4037) - by Manmohan Singh Summary: Find out how Yoga and Ayurveda are integrally related disciplines and why following the principles of the two in consonance will bring you the best of mind-body benefits. Revelation for Yoga practitioners interested in Ayurveda in one of their courses—the tattvas in yoga and the panchamahabhuta in Ayurveda are concepts that - [Five yoga poses for a healthy body and mind](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4089) - by Manmohan Singh Summary: A healthy body and mind are the prerequisites for living a fulfilling life. Learn the five best yoga poses for overall health through this blog. “Health is Wholeness” The traditional texts claim that when a person feels complete in their body, mind, and spirit, that is when an individual is voraciously - [The World](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4087) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Q:  Why does the world as we know it exist? A:  The world is a magnificent cornucopia, filled with wondrous and delightful items. Here we can find exactly what we are looking for. If we seek enjoyment of the senses, there are many opportunities. Similarly if we seek to learn and - [The Importance of Breath in Yoga](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4083) - by Bipin Baloni Summary: This article aims to inform its readers the role of breath in yoga. The act of breathing is well known to all of us and we naturally perform this art all time by taking about 25000 breaths a day. But have you ever pondered upon the importance of breath beyond the support - [Overcoming](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4075) - Niánn Emerson Chase There are so many challenges we human beings have to face and resolve in order to have a life of dignity, purpose, fulfillment, and happiness. In many places on the planet millions of people have much to overcome in order to merely stay alive; they don't even consider improving the quality of - [Some Personal Psychic Experiences and their Implications](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1476) - Throughout history humans have reported experiencing phenomena that could not be explained by the known laws of nature. There is now a vast catalog of such experiences, and indeed if one raises the topic of the paranormal in any group it's usually the case that at least one member has experienced something strange. Over the - [Beat Your Insomnia With Yoga - 5 Yoga Poses For Insomnia](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4060) - by Manmohan Singh Summary: Difficulty falling asleep? Don’t worry and read this blog to know some effective yoga poses to beat insomnia. A Restful sleep is required for the recovery and proper functioning of the body. On an average, a person should sleep for 7-8 hours daily. Sleeping is a natural process, but there are people - [Soon Signs Of Exoplanet Life Close By TESS](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4057) - Rabbi Allen S. Maller In the 20 years before NASA launched the Kepler Space Telescope in 2009, about 325 exoplanets were discovered. Kepler was a full-time planet hunter that revolutionized astronomers’ understanding of exoplanets. It was particularly interested in finding Earth-sized planets orbiting sun-like stars at a distance where water on the surface could be - [How can we receive guiding visions from the Universe?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4054) - By Sara Wiseman When you start to to follow Divine guidance, you begin to experience life differently. You recognize that all the plans you have made and all the thoughts you are thinking are ways of moving through this reality we call life. This is the way most of the world moves. But you also - [Why Should One Practice Ashtanga Yoga](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4052) - by Manmohan Singh Summary: Do not hesitate to take up the wonder practice of Ashtanga yoga. A mystical yoga style with multiple benefits. Read this blog to discover why one should practice Ashtanga yoga. For many people Ashtanga yoga is an extremely challenging and way too exhausting yoga style. Is this the true essence of - [Sacred Sexuality With A Divine Consort](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4050) - by Rabbi Allen S. Maller Solomon’s Song of Songs begins with: “Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth; for your love is more delightful than wine.” (1:1-2) Who is this bold, assertive female? What does she desire from her lover? How and why is this book of love song poems, so unlike - [How does nature communicate with us?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4048) - By Sara Wiseman We all know that the animal world communicates with us: we have either experienced this directly in our own lives, or seen it happening with others. Sometimes, this level of communication is astounding: we have all heard the tale of a school of dolphins saving a person struggling in rough surf; the - [Do you have a daily spiritual practice? Why it does—and doesn’t—matter](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4044) - By Sara Wiseman One of my favorite questions to ask people is this: Do you have a spiritual belief system? Most people are happy to talk very clearly about their relationship to God/One/All/Divine/Universe, or whatever name they might use for the infinite ineffable. It is lovely to hear profound, well-considered manifestos from people all over - [Yoga: The Best Activity to Bring Balance In Life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4042) - by Manmohan Singh Summary: Learn more about the yoga poses to maintain balance and equilibrium in your life. Have you ever thought of driving a car which has more air in the right tyre and less on the left? Definitely, no one would like to drive a car like this as it reduces efficiency and - [Eve at your side](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4039) - Eve Is Beside Not A Side Of Adam by Rabbi Allen S. Maller   Most people think erroneously, that the Biblical account of God creating woman from Adam’s side means from Adam's rib. Since humans have many ribs it seems to be no big deal for men to lose a rib and gain a - [Solution to Complex Problems](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4034) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff In solving problems, people look for one step solutions. We regularly search for and propose singular approaches to often very complex problems. Now this technique works sometimes, where one adjustment or change results in a useful outcome. We must recognize this is the way our mind works: looking for the most - [The City of Babel and its Tower](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4031) - Rabbi Allen S. Maller The conventional interpretation of the Tower of Babel (Gen. 11:1-9) is that humanity arrogantly challenged God's space by building a tower; with its head reaching up to the heavens. Genesis Rabbah (38:6) explains that they planned to do battle with God in His heavenly abode. This idea is also found in - [Spiritual Writing & The World of Pond Stories](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4029) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff The following is a discussion generated by a letter from a reader of my new book: The World of Pond Stories; this recent inquiry offers an opportunity to have a discussion about the dynamics of spiritual writing and my experience while writing. Hope you enjoy this interchange. Inquiry Letter About Spiritual - [Book Release - The World of Pond Stories - Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Latest Book Available for Purchase](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4024) - World of Pond The World of Pond Stories is the introductory book in Dr. Bitkoff’s new series. It will take readers on a trip to a wondrous land where pond creatures live in harmony and often work together to solve problems. These stories offer the opportunity for children and adult readers alike, to travel alongside amusing and - [Then There's Only One Choice](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4020) - By Wolfgang Borchert This month marks the 70th anniversary of the death of Wolfgang Borchert, a young German writer who was seriously wounded in World War II then imprisoned for resistance activities. Physically destroyed, he lived only two years after the war. During that time he wrote antiwar literature that is widely read in Germany - [Essential Buddhism for Modern Life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4014) - Buddhism is based on teachings of the Buddha (dharma), Siddhartha Gautama, who lived some 2500 years ago. It is estimated to have some 500 million followers, over 7% of the global population [Pew Research Center]. While traditionally considered an Eastern 'religion' it is gaining popularity in the West in recent years with some 4 million - [The Most Important Question Ever Asked](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4008) - What's the Deal with Free Will? Whether or not we have free will is (arguably) the most significant question we ask about ourselves and the reality we inhabit. It is synonymous with: is (our) existence meaningful? (or just an accidental curiosity of indifferent fate?) What is Free Will? In a deterministic universe every event is - [How High We Can Climb?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4005) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Yesterday as I was waiting in line at the grocery store, it occurred to me that life has a way of coming full circle. As I struggled with physical pain and growing impatience waiting, compounded by persistent aches, I remembered back to when I was a community worker helping severely disabled - [Spiritual Traveler: The Grand Bazaar](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/4002) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Traveler:  What is the purpose of life? From your perspective, why do we come here to live, work, experience, enjoy our self and then journey to another place? Master:      The great cycle of life is an opportunity to experience who we are on many different levels and join in partnership with - [Thoughts on the Nature of Reality and Human Experience](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3973) - Origins and Predestination The best current scientific evidence indicates that the entire universe began some 13.7 billion years ago when the totality of matter that was concentrated into a single point began to enlarge rapidly in a hot explosion, known as the Big Bang. But, that being so, does it imply that all the information - [Are Psychics Real?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1414) - These days more and more people are turning to an ever-increasing range of psychics offering supernatural enlightenment - in return for a fee. This article describes the purpose of psychics and mediums, considers their authenticity, and gives advice on choosing the right psychic for you. What is a Psychic? The physical universe we inhabit, vast - [Self-Development: Variability & Singularity](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3991) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff I Wonder Why? Sometimes I wonder why There are so many people, And why There are thousands of birds, And why The earth is filled with insects, And why The ocean has all those fish, And why The land nourishes plants, And why There are so many things I can’t name - [A Remarkable Book For Muslims And Jews](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3989) - Reviewed by Recep Dogan Phd. A collection of 31 articles by Rabbi Allen S. Maller about Jewish-Muslim connections, previously published on Islamic web sites, has just come out in paperback. Entitled "Judaism and Islam as Synergistic Monotheisms”; it is available for $15 on Amazon. Rabbi Maller has knowledge of Judaism and Islam. As a Reform - [Going Inward](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3987) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Q: How to shut off the ramblings of the everyday mind and hear the whisperings of the heart? Several weeks ago, independent of each other, 2 people mentioned they wished they could learn how to go inward; they were having a difficult time of it. Since much of the spiritual journey - [Atlantis & Lemuria Latitudes & Longitudes](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3964) - By Tom T. Moore Author: Atlantis & Lemuria: The Lost Continents Revealed! Copyright 2017 There has been speculation about the very existence of the continents of Atlantis and Lemuria for literally hundreds of years. Yes, they did exist, but all records of their societies’ existence for over 50,000 years were destroyed, with the exception of - [Web Bot (Psychic Messages Over the Internet)](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3962) - By John Alba What is Web Bot? The Web Bot project, also known as Predictive Linguistics, is not widely known, or accepted by the scientific community (due to the potential absurdity of the project). The idea is that every person at some point every day, posts, or says something on the internet. That information is then - [Is being overwhelmed actually hurting you?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3958) - by Debra Meehl As spiritual beings having a human experience, how do we reconcile our spiritual essence with human existence? How do we cope with the everyday in light of our divine heritage? In the era of new age spirituality, we have developed a pervading but misguided notion that enlightenment only appears as and through continual, - [More Predictions for 2017 July Edition](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3949) - Tom T. Moore Below are predictions I received during the past three months from Gaia, soul of the Earth and my Guardian Angel Theo. Please be sure to take part when it asks you to say a Benevolent Prayer (BP) OUT LOUD. Scientists in the future will rediscover the power of the spoken word. SUMMER - [Plan for Humanity](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3951) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff While some look at this world and see chaos and destruction, others see optimism and growth. Yes both are present; and beyond these opposites, what is actually occurring? According to Tradition humanity is evolving to a higher state; this is over millennia- and if you wonder at your role in all - [Is Spiritualism Real?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3937) - Readings Received at 2 local Spiritualist Churches: January 2013 - April 2015 Background I attended regularly (more or less weekly, with some gaps) one of two local Spiritualist churches for some years to mid-2015 (when I stopped attending for various reasons). This article summarises and attempts to assess for accuracy and meaning this briefest snapshot - [Spiritualist Beliefs](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3932) - In the early days of Spiritualism in the 19th century the medium Emma Hardinge Britten channelled what came to be accepted as the Seven Principles of Spiritualism. This article details the key philosophical beliefs that appear fundamental to Spiritualism in the early 21st century. Every human (living?) being has an eternal soul that is temporarily - [Controlling Our Thoughts & Feelings](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3929) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff “I saw my lower self in the form of a rat. I asked, “Who are you?” It replied, “I am the destruction of the heedless, for I incite them to wickedness. I am the salvation of the friends-of-God, for if it were not for me, they would be proud of their - [The Higher Service](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3926) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Duty is a task that you must accomplish; it is a requirement of the situation and something which many people can do. For example if you are a baker you must come to work on time, complete your work and act responsibly to customers and co-workers. These are some of the - [Evidence for the paranormal](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/60) - The evidence for the paranormal falls into three categories: * spontaneous experience * laboratory experiment results * rational logic Let's examine each in turn. Spontaneous experience Countless people claim to have experienced unexplainable phenomena throughout history. Even today there is no shortage of those with tales of the supernatural to tell. As an experiment simple - [Will the Real God Please Reveal Himself? Herself? Itself?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3917) - By Niánn Emerson Chase As a child brought up in a Christian home where prayer was an ongoing conversation with a loving and personal God, and regular church attendance included a variety of sects—from conservative Baptist to more liberal Methodist services, from simple Mormon meetings to ornate Catholic masses—I have always understood God to have - [Religious Form: Internal & External Reality](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3913) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Let your heart be in such a state that the existence or nonexistence of anything is the same. Then sit alone in a quiet place, free of any preoccupation, even the reciting of the Koran or thinking about its meaning. Let nothing besides God enter you. Once you are seated in - [Is The Qur’an Anti-Judaism?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3910) - Rabbi Allen S Maller The Qur’an is the only book of revelation that includes within itself a theory of prophethood which includes other religions. There have always been (since the days of Adam) people inspired by Allah who urged their society to avoid destruction by turning away from its corrupt and unjust ways and turning - [Reincarnation: an Introduction](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3907) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Q: What would you like to say about reincarnation? Is this something from your framework that you accept or believe? Once again, it does not matter what a traveler believes; the operative aspect is if this is a reality or potential of the situation? Because much has been written about reincarnation - [May 5, a Day for Native Women](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3904) - By Ele-Elleid Kay I was born on the Oneida Reservation in Wisconsin where I lived on and off for about 30 years. I was too white on my mother’s side of the family to be a registered tribal member, but my heart was too red to fit into the uncultured ways of the city that - [More Predictions for 2017 and Beyond](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3901) - By Tom T. Moore - Copyright 2017 Here are more predictions given to me by Gaia, soul of the Earth and my Guardian Angel Theo, as I’m a self-trained telepath. These questions were sent to me from all over the world on a wide variety of subjects as you’ll read. Theo, what is the probability of a - [Giving & Health](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3896) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff “God will not show mercy to him who does not show mercy to others.”   Muhammad The Sufis assert that the highest form of service is self-less, anonymous service that is in alignment with the Truth. Ordinary charity, or giving to others, is part of being a human being. It is - [Mediumship: A Healing Experience Unlike Any Other](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3885) - By Roger Hardnock When a loved one passes on, we typically find comfort in the arms of family and friends, in support groups, through grief counseling, and in our place of worship. But what happens when our broken heart needs something deeper and more profound than those kind words and a sympathetic ear? What if - [Light On The Mountain - excerpt](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3888) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Excerpt includes summary and introductory pages from the story. Summary This is the legend of the Ancient One, a spiritual being that has been asleep for 1000 years. According to prophecy he awakens to lead the people of the city plain out of despair and oppression. Offering a message of hope - [ALAPINAH - The Quest for the Secret to Health](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3882) - By Amnon Josting Balance and the Balance System of the Human Collective Nature strives for balance. Nature’s language of balance is as follows: everyone listens to everyone, everyone talks with everyone, online, simultaneously and without delay. The human race is only one communications system out of an infinite amount of communication forms that exist in - [An Optimistic View of Pre-Messianic Developments](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3879) - By Rabbi Allen S. Maller Human society changed more rapidly, violently and fundamentally in the last century of the second millennium than ever before in history. Doctors saved the lives of millions. Dictators sacrificed the lives of millions. Populations exploded and birthrates declined. Technology produced both worldwide prosperity and pollution at the same time. Knowing - [Accepting Suffering With Love?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3877) - Rabbi Allen S. Maller The following discussion comes from the Talmud. It is deeply concerned with making suffering more bearable by making suffering more meaningful. But also teaches us not to be too pious when encountering other people's suffering. What is the lesson from (the life of) Rabbi Nahum the optimist?  This is his story: - [Book Release: Dr. Stewart Bitkoff's Latest Book Light On The Mountain Now Available for Purchase](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3874) - [Holy Matrimony and Spiritual Sexuality for New Age Minds](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3868) - Rabbi Allen S. Maller Most Jews know that according to Jewish tradition sexual activities between a husband and wife are a Mitsvah (a spiritual exercise and a religious commitment).  Many Jews know that lovemaking on Shabbat is a double Mitsvah. Some Jews know that the Kabbalah (the Jewish mystical tradition) teaches that the Shekinah (the - [’Tis the Season](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3863) - Niánn Emerson Chase Holiday Issues and Earthly Concerns Throughout the years during the holidays, issues have arisen over how to express the nature of this special season of celebration for many people from diverse cultures. In the United States there has been an ongoing conflict between the conservative Christians (whose agenda is to keep the - [Help in Healing from the Spirit World](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3857) - By Douglas E Busby Five years ago I asked the renowned Brazilian Spiritist trance healer, Medium João (John of God), how my healing ministry back in the United States might identify with his healing ministry. He simply replied in Portuguese, “Tell the story,” which a translator at his side interpreted as meaning that I should - [Better World & Spiritual Learning](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3854) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff It takes a village to raise a child. -African Proverb Introduction Let us continue with our discussion on how to make a better world.* The premise offered is that a better world is created by creating better people; better people are created, in part, by adding the missing ingredient: conscious spiritual - [Knowing God as Opposed to Knowing About God](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3845) - The Varied Degrees or Psychic Circle Levels of Experiencing God Niann Emerson Chase Often I dance with abandon and joy when at a live performance, especially if the music has a beat that just will not allow you to be still, which includes many genres of music from many cultures—traditional and new. During those times - [Religion: Foundation for Spiritual Learning](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3332) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Religion is the basis of life. It is the focus from which All other things spring. -A. Hussain *         * Organized religion is a structure through which spiritual learning can begin and mature. Over the years, as travelers advance, spiritual learning takes place more and more outside of a religious context and occurs - [Does Positive Thinking Really Work?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/567) - The Daily Mail recently published an article by broadcaster Jenni Murray, Positive thinking makes me sick..., casting doubt on the effectiveness of positive thought. Murray, who had just overcome serious illness, viewed the effort of thinking positively as an additional burden during her recovery. In contrast, this article presents a few (of many possible) examples - [God is the First Environmentalist of the Universe](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3838) - Niánn Emerson Chase God is not just a "First Source" or "Spirit" or "the Universe" or "the Creator" or "Light." God is all of those and so much more, including a “Trinity,” a “Father,” a “Mother,” and a “Son.” However, in this writing I will focus on the “Father” aspect of God. In the Fifth - [The joy, the smile and the gratitude](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3831) - This section collects messages donated by the Angels through channeling channelled by Satya, to accompany us on a Path of awareness, growth and evolution. The purpose of these Messages is to help us to live happy here and now, in peace, totally free and in harmony with ourselves, with others, with everything around us. These Messages are collected in books of Satya, disclosed by the Associação Cultural Suoni di Luce”. www.suonidiluce.com/en Comment Dear Luminous Soul, as I smile I give you joy as an - [Is Blood Thicker Than God?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3828) - by Gabriel of Urantia From the beginning of the Lucifer Rebellion around 200,000 years ago, humans—as well as nonhuman mortals and various celestial orders in the system of Satania—have had to make the decision between following God’s ways or rebelling against them, and this has been the way on our fallen world since then.[i] The - [The Love](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3820) - “This section collects messages donated by the Angels through channeling channelled by Satya, to accompany us on a Path of awareness, growth and evolution. The purpose of these Messages is to help us to live happy here and now, in peace, totally free and in harmony with ourselves, with others, with everything around us. These Messages - [The Sufi Call, Making A Better World](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3815) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Nasrudin was now an old man looking back on his life. He sat with his friends in the tea shop telling his story. “When I was young I was firey-I wanted to awaken everyone. I prayed to Allah to give me the strength to change the world. In mid-life I awoke - [Royalty in Unity](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3810) - By Harold Witkov When I hear the words, “Royal Family,” I do not think of Prince William, Kate, and young Prince George, and I do not envision the Romanovs of Russia either. When I hear the words, “Royal Family,” I picture myself as a young man in my early twenties, more than forty years ago, sitting - [Who is your Angel, how to perceive Him, how to live a relationship with Him](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3780) - This section collects messages donated by the Angels through channeling channelled by Satya, to accompany us on a Path of awareness, growth and evolution. The purpose of these Messages is to help us to live happy here and now, in peace, totally free and in harmony with ourselves, with others, with everything around us. These Messages are collected in books of Satya, disclosed by the Associação Cultural Suoni di Luce”. www.suonidiluce.com/en Comment Dear Luminous Soul, you can perceive your Angel in so many ways - [Messages of the Angels](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3800) -  “This section collects messages donated by the Angels through channeling channelled by Satya, to accompany us on a Path of awareness, growth and evolution. The purpose of these Messages is to help us to live happy here and now, in peace, totally free and in harmony with ourselves, with others, with everything around us. These Messages - [Buddhism and Meditation Practice](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3761) - The Buddhist response to the pervasiveness of unsatisfactoriness is to seek to extinguish attachment and craving (ie enlightenment or nirvana). The practice of meditation plays a significant role towards this end. There are numerous varieties of Buddhist meditation, eg Zen, Vipassana, concentration to name but a few. However, one that has gained much attention and - [Solving the World/America’s Problems](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3795) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Initially I wrote this piece in 2013 (after a mass shooting in Arizona) and offer it again as a beginning solution to the world’s problems. Gun control and gun violence is one aspect of the larger problem. The larger problem: Is how to make better people? Better people make a better - [Hassidic Teachings of Hope and Faith](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3791) - by Rabbi Allen S. Maller A growing body of medical evidence indicates that people who are optimistic and trusting, have stronger immune systems and recover more rapidly and fully from major trauma, than those who are skeptical and distrustful. Painful experiences are natural and normal. They usually leave us with an unconscious fear that they - [Study Buddhism Free Online](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3755) - Free "MOOCs" and other resources exploring Buddhist philosophy and its relationship to and value in the modern world. The Buddha's Teaching As It Is Ten Audio lectures on the fundamentals of the Buddha's Teaching, by Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi Available at BuddhaNet Buddhism Through Its Scriptures Learn about the rich and diverse beliefs and practices of - [Allah's Worlds Are Discovered](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3776) - by Rabbi Allen S. Maller Both the Hebrew Bible and the Qur'an teach that the One God created the whole universe to be conducive to the universal evolution of life. Recent astrophysical studies discover ever more evidence of the truth of this Biblical and Qur'anic view. Space may be vast, but it isn't lonely. New - [What I know to be true](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3773) - by Glinda Hickory Guess what. We all vibrate. We are always vibrating. These vibrations have been recorded and called "thought waves”, or “brain waves". They are real, they are measurable, and we are transmitting them constantly. If you know anything about radios, you know that they have an oscillator that must be set to a - [Expectation & Emotion](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3771) - Dr. Stewart Bitkoff If you could get rid Of yourself just once, The secret of secrets Would open to you. The face of the unknown, Hidden beyond the universe Would appear on the Mirror of your perception. -Rumi Each spiritual traveler is born into a world of expectation. Daily, behavior and societal standards are presented - [What Happens When We "Die"?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2996) - At traditional times of togetherness such as Christmas we remember those who have departed and ponder the fate of personalities we have loved and shared our pathway with. What is Life? Spirituality considers the physical universe as but one manifestation of an infinite and eternal source (= Spirit = God). The universe almost certainly holds - [Zen - Lessons for Life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/28) - Recently I was out on a dark, windy, rainy day, feeling pretty down and noticing the misery on the faces of those around. I happened to see a cat crossing the street and reflected that the cat didn't waste its energy on depression, nor for that matter elation. It just got on with its job - [The Universe in a Single Atom](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/308) - How Science and Spirituality Can Serve Our World by His Holiness the Dalai Lama First published in 2005 this fascinating account of Buddhism (or more generally Spirituality) meets science has particular relevance in 2009 as we commemorate Darwin's 200th birthday and are reminded of the vigorous scientific vs. Spiritual debate prompted by the theory of - [The Way of Peace](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1125) - In The Way of Peace James Allen expounds his New Thought Movement affiliations, referencing Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism. The book is essentially a treatise on the importance of meditation as a 'pathway to divinity'. Whatever we meditate upon, Allen explains, we become. If you meditate upon ' that which is selfish and debasing, you will - [Preposterous Ponderings - Losing Your Mind Over Zen](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1372) - By R.J. Vigoda If the answers to all the big questions of existence were easy to come by everybody would know them.  There’s good reason why so few hold the most profound secrets of life.  Let’s face it, the path to enlightenment is undeniably a tough and arduous slog. Those deciding to pursue the weighty - [Enlightenment is to know yourself](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1574) - By Lt Col R K Langar What is Enlightenment It is said that knowing others is wisdom whereas knowing yourself is enlightenment. In common parlance an enlighted person is a well informed person who can take part effectively in all types of conversations. He is an enlightened person who gives light without any prejudice. In - [The Embryo of the Tao](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3043) - A Return to the womb By Travis Edwards In Western psychology there is a term known as the inner child which represents the most pure and innocent aspect of ourselves. In popular psychology this term 'inner child' refers to the sum of all our mental and emotional memories stored in the sub-conscious mind from conception through pre-puberty and - [Truth and righteousness contain all morality](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3326) - By Lt Col R K Langar Our ideal in life should be to speak the truth and act righteously. When translated into Sanskrit the title of this write up will be SATHYAM VADA DHARMAM CHARA. Mahabharata says that Dharma or Righteousness is adequate to lead one to the status of Absolute Brahman. Mahabharata also underscores that - [Does 'Self' Exist?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3740) - The Buddhist Perspective of Self Buddha's assertion that the self does not exist was first described in the famous "Discourse on the Not-Self". It is a fundamental principle of Buddhist philosophy and is said to be the second sermon delivered by the Buddha after his enlightenment. Buddha defined five "aggregates" that together constitute the entire person. - [Plan for Humanity?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3734) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Q:  How can you claim there is a Plan for humanity? Just look at the mess out there; surely somebody is not doing their job. A:  Many would assert the world is in chaos and daily we continue to destroy ourselves. Further the idea of a spiritual plan for humanity is - [Timeliness of Teachings](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3732) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff In viewing individual spiritual teachings, sometimes, travelers forget the timeliness or context in which a specific teaching is Given. A majority of spiritual teachings are Given or prescribed for a specific person/audience, in a specific time and a specific place. Trying to generalize individual teachings may be like trying to put - [How Feng Shui Paintings, Tibetan Thangkas, and Feng Shui Jewelry Can Bring Healing to Your Mind, Body, and Soul](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3727) - By Explosion Luck Feng Shui paintings and Tibetan thangkas are know to bring good luck to those who use them in their homes and offices, while Feng Shui jewelry is known for bringing good luck to those who wear Feng Shui necklaces and pendants. But did you know that Feng Shui paintings, Tibetan thangkas and - [The Original Settlers of Central America](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3725) - By Doug Simpson Christopher Columbus landed on the eastern shore of Costa Rica in 1502, but it is incorrect to claim that he discovered Costa Rica. The best we can grant him with is the rediscovery of Costa Rica, as the indigenous Indians had resided in Costa Rica for thousands of years before Columbus arrived. - [Alzheimer's and Psychic Ability](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3687) - My mother is in a nursing home with advanced dementia. Although bed-bound, having hallucinations, and sadly with a seemingly diminishing grasp of reality she is sometimes remarkably intuitive, eg in recent weeks: She warned me not to go to a certain dentist. I rarely visit a dentist, and she has never talked of dentists in her - [What is God?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3716) - I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us... John Lennon Beliefs about God Atheists do not believe God exists. Agnostics believe it impossible to know anything about God, including existence or otherwise. In - [Keep It Simple](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3714) - By Dr.Stewart Bitkoff When life becomes confusing and over whelming, there is a management technique I use that has been very helpful. I learned this technique while working at the psychiatric hospital and we were getting reading for our routine four year inspection by The Joint Commission; during our leadership meetings one of our Directors - [Is Nature Random?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3546) - Life isn't always 'just'. 'Bad' things happen to 'good' people, and vice versa. When stuff happens seemingly regardless of our personal choices/actions it can cause us to question our beliefs about the nature of reality. And in particular whether there is some purpose or meaning driving the universe. Science has been incredibly successful at discovering and - [Super Consciousness by Colin Wilson - Reviewed](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/559) - Many people report having spontaneous Spiritual or mystical experiences which commonly include being aware of the interconnectedness of the universe and having access to profound knowledge. You may even be fortunate enough to have experienced it yourself. Colin Wilson has been a prolific researcher and writer on mysticism for over 50 years, his works including - [The Basics of Expanding Consciousness](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1636) - By Jaden Rose Phoenix, Author of Beyond Human: Claiming the Power and Magic of Your Limitless Self Begin Where You Can Begin There is always more than one route to the outcome you are seeking. However, to keep it simple, we will only explore a couple of starting points here. To allow your mind access - [Wellsprings: A Fable of Consciousness](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2989) - Selections from the Novel by William T. Hathaway Cosmic Egg Books 2013 2026. The earth's ecosystem has broken down under human abuse. Water supplies are shrinking. Rain is rare, and North America is gripped in the Great Drought with crops withering and forests dying. In the midst of environmental and social collapse, an old woman - [Hacking Consciousness](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3474) - The Stanford University Video Series Reviewed by William T. Hathaway This new Stanford video series investigates consciousness as the source of not only the human mind but also of all energy and matter. Consciousness is seen as the essence of the universe, a unified field which gives rise to and pervades all manifest phenomena. Five - [What Can I Know? What Should I Believe?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3695) - The Significance of Faith Because you have seen Me, have you believed? Blessed are they who did not see, and yet believed. Jesus (John 20:29) In this quote Jesus expresses the importance of faith - belief in that which has not / cannot be "proven". In actuality, much of what we think we know relies in - [Learning from Life- 11 Lessons](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3693) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff This piece has not been an easy one for me to write or think about. There is much that I would like to forget and get past. Also, I searched my motivation for this piece and concluded: it is based primarily upon the belief- life is the great classroom and we - [How to Become Psychic](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3476) - Psychic Ability and Mediumship Developing Psychic? Want to Develop your Psychic Ability? Visit fledglingPSYCHIC Psychic ability and mediumship are very similar in that both involve the acquisition of knowledge by non-physical means, ie other than passing through the physical senses. The difference lies in the source of that knowledge. The distinction is a nebulous one - [Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian L. Weiss, M.D. - reviewed](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3676) - by Doug Simpson Dr. Weiss graduated from Columbia University and Yale Medical School. He is Chairman Emeritus of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami, Florida. A nationally recognized psychiatrist, he risked his reputation by going public with the story of his personal experiences with a seriously-traumatized, intellectual young lady he has called Catherine. After - [Behaviour](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3673) - by Sheelagh McGrath I have a plethora of ideas, beliefs and events to write about. The one thing that really pops out at me at the moment, is behaviour. Why has our behaviour to ourselves, to our fellow human beings, to animals and plants and indeed, to the earth, become so degenerate? Where have the - [Teaching metaphysics and beliefs to our children and grandchildren](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3670) - by Sheelagh McGrath It is of the utmost importance to instill in our offspring the values of right and wrong. With the evil that is sweeping our world at this present time we need to teach them our civilized values and teach them that they can change the World by positive thought and manifestation. We must - [Fear- Causes and Remedies](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3668) - By: Lt Col R K Langar In Bhagavad Gita Divine qualities are enumerated wherein fearlessness is placed on top of all divine qualities. If there is fear in our heart we cannot realize our true Divine nature. Fear is our worst enemy which causes, among other things, inefficiency within us and we cannot give our - [Is there life after death?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3663) - by Katrina-Jane Being a clairvoyant medium, I have had so many people come through the door and tell me that they have been waiting for a sign from a loved one that has passed over, yet they haven’t received anything. And they just want to know that their loved one is alright. This of course, raises - [Free Astrological Birth Chart](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1579) - The presence of an astrology column in most newspapers and magazines suggests just how many people regularly check their "stars". And yet these ubiquitous forecasts, each applying to a twelfth of the population, offer at best a gross generalization of what we might be currently experiencing. A true astrological birth chart is unique to the - [Luminous Essence – Floater Structures in the Ancient Mesoamerican Art](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3630) - By Floco Tausin Eye floaters – vitreous opacities or consciousness light? A glimpse into the art and myths of former and non-Western cultures suggests that floaters had a spiritual meaning for many people. This article presents floater motifs and their meaning in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures. This article is based on the experience that a certain - [Repentance and Atonement for Jews and Non-Jews](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3626) - A fable about changing relationships by Rabbi Allen S. Maller Her mother once gave her a bag of nails and told her that every time she lost her temper or insulted somebody she must hammer a small nail into large tree in the back of their house. The first day the girl hit 14 nails into - [It’s Not Enough to Evolve Yourself](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3624) - by Catherine Auman The self-improvement business is booming. Videos, books, classes, teleseminars, newsletters, gyms, get-away weekends: the opportunities to improve yourself are endless. Whether it’s diet, fitness, attractiveness, ability to make money, relationships, or sexual skills, there is a myriad of offerings at all price points. People are caught up in the self-improvement business, but - [The Egg Meditation](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3622) - by Catherine Auman I invented The Egg Meditation after reading Becoming a Woman by Dr. Toni Grant. The book was the first time I encountered the idea that as women, we are losing our yin. Dr. Grant never used that language, but as a Jungian she taught that humans are made up of different components or - [The Deep Stillness](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3618) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff The deep stillness has returned. Like a gentle wave making its way to shore; Arriving on the early morning tide With a sweet sea breeze As traveling companion. O Lord, long have I been lost On this island of fear and desolation. Now, you have come to rescue me. Why did - [The Golden Caress](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3615) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Hesitantly the Traveler told the Blindman about his dream. "Last night as I slept I was uncertain if I was awake or asleep? I found myself in a Throne Room that was arrayed in Sparkling White Light. I found myself kneeling before a person or Being that I did not know, - [Atlantis & Lemuria the Lost Continents Revealed!](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3610) - Book Excerpts by Tom T. Moore - Copyright 2015 Sixty thousand years ago there existed two additional continents, each about ten to twelve percent larger than the continent of Australia. One was located in the Atlantic Ocean between North America and Africa named Atlantis. The other was located in the Pacific Ocean near present day Japan and named Lemuria - [You Might Prefer an Active Meditation](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3607) - by Catherine Auman When most people hear the word “meditation,” they envision a serenely calm person sitting blissfully, probably with their legs crossed in the lotus position. What is going on inside that meditator’s head, however, may be a different story. Their mind is most likely struggling and overwhelmed with its many dramas, anxieties, and - [Women of High Spiritual Attainment](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3605) - by Catherine Auman Today we are blessed with a plethora of contemporary women spiritual teachers: Marianne Williamson, Pema Chodron, Gangaji, Gurumayi, Ammachi, Sylvia Boorstein and her many Buddhist colleagues. Accredited graduate programs in Women’s Spirituality have opened, and everywhere women are being ordained as ministers and rabbis. Such abundance wasn’t available when I started on my - [Educating child to make Good Human Being](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3603) - By Lt Col R K Langar Some time back I read a news item in Times Of India(TOI) newspaper under the heading- ‘Role of educators, the way forward’. It was emphasized in this write up that a child’s education should be such that after completing the education, the child passes out as a good human - [How A Local Psychic Can Help You Lead a Problem-Free Life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3597) - What if there was this magical key to solve all your life’s problems? What if there was a way to know what hinders your life, discover it and cast it away for good? If you are an average human being, you have probably wondered about your life on more occasions than you can imagine. Who - [Riding a Shining Star](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3595) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Sometimes life makes you laugh and just shake your head. Sometimes it just kicks you in the butt or in this case, lower back. For example, last week when I thought events were going badly with my health- un-expectantly another dimension was added. I was bending over to pick-up a leaf - [Karma & Slow Moving Lines](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3592) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Today, I saw the Law of Karma operating right in front of me. Fortunately, I did not have to wait another lifetime to work my issue. While paying for medical prescriptions at the local pharmacy, I kept hitting incorrect display prompts on the credit card monitor.  This display monitor asks multiple - [Free to be Peace](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3589) - by Michelle Sullivan Forward: Dedicated to Sarah, with all my love. Wherever you are is perfect for you. I share because not sharing feels like witholding the cure for cancer, such is the difference in my quality of life before compared to after my experience of God's peace. I hope with all my heart this writing - [Stunned By Angelic Help with Health](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3585) - by Jennifer Underwood I have been working with Angels for months now. I first learned about it in 2007 from a woman that claimed she was an Earth Angel. I found it weird at the time, but did not question it. She slipped out of my life, and years later, because of her, I started to - [Peace Chaplain](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3581) - Chapter 13 of the book RADICAL PEACE: People Refusing War By William T. Hathaway RADICAL PEACE is a collection of reports from antiwar activists, the true stories of their efforts to change our warrior culture. A seminarian contributed this chapter about learning to love her enemies. Because of her activism, she prefers to remain anonymous. To celebrate - [Waiting for the Beloved](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3578) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff I have come to the end of the road; Having climbed many a hill And walked across many a valley. Always there was a burning, Yearning in my soul to continue, Climb and experience. At the end of this trail I have learned that only 2 things Really matter: those I - [Why Don’t We Remember Past Lives?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3575) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff The book of your life Is filled with many blank pages; You are free to write on them Whatever you choose. * People do not remember past lives for several different reasons. Generally, this information is not pertinent to this experience and part of their journey. For some, this information would - [To Travel Far – the Out of the Body Experience](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3568) - By Darryl E Berry Jr, 2015 Do you remember going to sleep or waking from sleep and being unable to move as if paralyzed? This is commonly experienced at the start or end of an out-of-body experience (OBE or OOBE). Do you remember having dreams of flying or dreams of falling, accompanied by very real - [My Favorite Author](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3565) - By Doug Simpson Identifying my favorite author is easy. The difficult part is the possibility that many readers may never have heard of him. His name was Edgar Cayce, and he is regarded by many authorities in his field as America's legendary mystic. If you happen to be unfamiliar with the name, Edgar Cayce, the - [Online Psychic Readings – Chat vs. Phone](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3554) - Ever since the beginning of time, a lot of people have always been interested in getting psychic readings. As much as possible, they would want to consult with psychics who can see into the future and are more intuitive so that they can make the right decisions, the right choices in life. Basically, with psychic - [Are Wars Inevitable?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3552) - By William T. Hathaway "We've always had wars. Humans are a warring species. Without an army to defend us, someone will always try to conquer us." These assumptions have become axioms of our culture. They generate despair but also a certain comfort because they relieve us of the responsibility to change. Many politicians and pundits - [This Old Campus](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3544) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Awhile back, one of my associates suggested that I write about what is going on in my life; focusing on what it is like for me growing old. In the main, I have resisted doing this because I have struggled with the aging process; particularly as this period has filled with - [Top Five Reasons Forgiveness Will Make You Happy](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3537) - by Joseph Drumheller You can never be happy if you cannot forgive. The truth is if you can’t forgive, somewhere inside, you will always be a victim to your own anger, hurt or fear. No one better learned the art of forgiveness than a client of mine, named Thea. One morning, her doorbell rang and - [Cleaning Away the Dirt](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3533) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff With right attitude or inner view, ordinary events can be opportunities for spiritual learning. Consider this story from daily life. After the long cold winter, cleaning up the grounds around our home has been a slow process. We have hired a part-time gardener to help and one of his tasks is - [Which way India is a secular country?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3528) - By Lt Col R K Langar The Oxford dictionary defines the word secular as something which is non religious as well as non spiritual. Calling India a secular Nation conveys that Indians have nothing to do with religion and spirituality. This is farthest from the truth. Religion is a part and parcel of Indian life - [International Yoga Day - 21 June](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3525) - By Lt Col R K Langar The word yoga has assumed worldwide significance after UN declaration that Jun 21 shall be celebrated as International Yoga Day. Yoga, which has a spiritual connotation originated from India and has now travelled to the West and other parts of the world. The West is using yoga in many - [Refusing the Military - Healing the Virus of Violence](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3522) - Chapter 14 of the book RADICAL PEACE: People Refusing War By William T. Hathaway RADICAL PEACE is a collection of reports from antiwar activists, the true stories of their efforts to change our warrior culture. A young Buddhist novice contributed this account, which we then revised together. To protect the people who have protected him, he - [The Healing Power of Meditation](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3518) - By William T. Hathaway I suffered a brain injury at birth. An EEG test showed chaotic, abnormal brain waves, and in school I had attention deficit disorder. I couldn't concentrate and my thoughts were cloudy. My grades were mediocre, and I flunked out of my first university. I wanted to become a writer, but my - [Voice of Conscience](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3514) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Each of us has an internal gauge that helps us decide what to do in a complex situation. In the past, this capacity was called the 'voice of conscience;' and many of us make good use of our own internal measure of knowing right from wrong. Yet, our modern life is - [Sufism for Western Seekers: 10 Learning Principles](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3509) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff For the spiritual traveler who wishes to follow the Sufi Path, the following 10 Learning Principles represent some of the dimensions to this ancient form of learning. Balanced Living - spiritual learning is in addition to living a full life. Higher Soul - there is a part of us that is always connected - [Religion, Politics & Spirituality](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/496) - 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? Religion can be defined as a set of institutionalized beliefs and practices based - [Religion and Spirituality by Lt Col RK Langar](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/993) - Spirituality is the backbone of Indian philosophy. Indian philosophy is eclipsed by Indian spirituality. It aims at living the life in highest consciousness involving maximum awareness. Spirituality aims at recognizing the Divine principle in a man and growing with that principle to bring about harmony and freedom in man’s inner and outer life. When we - [Which is the Correct Religion?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1916) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Q:  In our tradition, we are taught those who do not believe the same as us are incorrect, and unless they change shall be punished by God. Also, as responsible believers, we have a duty to try and correct their view? A:   Does the Father love only some of his children? - [Why the Many Religions?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2849) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Q:  If God/Light is One, why the many religions? The many religions exist because travelers and cultures are different; these differences in religious form exist to help people better understand who they are. In this matter, there is both an internal and external reality. The internal reality is the spiritual experience - [Islam: Religion of Peace & Love?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2992) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff "Say ye: 'we believe in God and the revelation given to us and to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes, and that given to Moses and Jesus, and that given to (all) Prophets from their Lord. We make no difference between one and another of them, and we bow to - [Rising Above Fear](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3498) - By: Niánn Emerson Chase Though we should be aware of the multitude of problems facing our planet, I can hardly tolerate the slanted fear-based rhetoric in much of the mainstream media that emphasizes the war on terror and the sensationalized murders, accidents, and other bad new items. Also appalling are the number of popular horror - [Rebirth for America: Free Will Choice](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3496) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff America is a special place; America offers the spiritual freedom, alive in each person’s heart to choose what is best for self and others. Here in this country, each traveler can freely choose their own life and how they wish to live it. -SB Introduction Daily my vision for America is - [What is Spiritualism?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/78) - In a nutshell, Spiritualism is the belief (or to Spiritualists, the knowledge) that individual consciousness survives the death of the physical body and, under certain circumstances, is able to communicate with those who remain physically alive. Although often credited to Emanuel Swedenborg, Spiritualism took off in 1848 when sisters Kate and Margaret Fox of Hydesville - [How to Get the Most from a Psychic Reading](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3490) - Free Psychic Readings from New and Developing Psychics - fledglingPSYCHIC Despite unprecedented progress in science and technology the late 20th and early 21st century has seen ever-increasing interest in alternative beliefs - the so-called new age movement. This may be seen as a reaction against both the "triumph" of materialism and orthodox, institutionalised religion. A - [Revelations - Talking to the Dead](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/383) - It was with some trepidation that I sat down to watch a recording of this UK Channel 4 documetary on Spiritualism, as some investigations of this discipline throw objectivity out the window. I need not have worried. Revelations - Talking to the Dead | Watch online The reporter admitted to some skepticism at the strat of - [Is Mediumship Dead?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1383) - by Blake Bentley Just the word medium conjures up images of darkened séance rooms, discarnate voices, and materialized entities. While these are valid forms of mediumship, Hollywood has done nothing to help mediumship palatable for the masses. Spiritualism got its official start in 1848, although mediumship itself has always existed. It spread all across the - [What is Mediumship?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1746) - In these uncertain times folk often seek guidance from mediums, psychics, and clairvoyants; but what exactly is the difference, what can one expect from a medium, and is mediumship a talent that can be developed for ourselves? Stated simply a psychic is a person who is able to raise his/her intuitive energy ("vibrations") sufficiently to - [Spiritualism and Evidence of Survival](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/113) - Two fundamental principles lie at the heart of the Spiritualist movement: The human soul and consciousness survives physical death, and Communication between those who have passed and those on earth is possible. People often enter the world of Spiritualism following bereavement. Feeling lost, alone, confused... Questioning the very meaning of their own existence. What's the - [The Seven Principles of Spiritualism](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2373) - A Personal Interpretation The seven principles described here were given in the 19th century through the mediumship of Emma Hardinge Britten. They are widely accepted by Spiritualists and Spiritualist organizations around the world as the cornerstone of their philosophy. However, these principles are worthy of reflection by all faiths as well as those of none. - [Am I Psychic?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3471) - The short answer is yes, everyone is naturally psychic! What Does Being Psychic Mean? The physical universe we inhabit is just one tiny part of an infinitely greater reality, sometimes called Spirit. As humans we have a physical body, but also a non-physical part (or “soul”) which straddles the physical and non-physical realms. While we're - [Developing Spiritual Awareness](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2240) - What is Spiritual Awareness? Throughout history people have consulted shamans, oracles, witch doctors and others believed to possess "supernatural powers". These days greater numbers than ever, aided by advances in communication and computer technologies, are seeking advice from psychics and mediums and attending Spiritualist churches. This suggests two things: 1) life often seems so overwhelming - [Reincarnation: New Evidence](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3467) - by Rabbi Allen S. Maller A rather unusual form of evidence for reincarnation comes from the Jewish mystical tradition; the Kabbalah. Unlike Buddhism and Hinduism, Kabbalah does not teach that reincarnation (gilgul) occurs over the course of millions of years to millions of different sentient species. According to Kabbalah, only the souls of self conscious - [Of Sun Disks, World Portals and Medicine Wheels – Floater Structures in the Ancient North American Art](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3431) - By Floco Tausin Eye floaters – vitreous opacities or consciousness light? A glimpse into the art and myths of former and non-Western cultures suggests that floaters had a spiritual meaning for many people. This article presents floater motifs and their meaning in North American Indian cultures. This article is based on the experience that a - [For living purposefully Avoid six Cs](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3420) - By Lt Col R K Langar Human life is a gift of God and we should live in a purposeful manner to evolve ourselves. We must live righteously by cultivating divine virtues within us and use them in our day to day conduct. At the same time we should avoid certain traits which can cause - [The Story of the SOULS of Jesus the Christ and Edgar Cayce In Palestine](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3414) - by Doug Simpson The Edgar Cayce life readings provide us with the opportunity to view incarnations of Jesus and of Edgar Cayce, in Palestine, and they reveal, without question, some enlightening information on a time when their souls worked in consort. At the time of Jesus, Edgar Cayce's soul had an incarnation as a man - [The Great Teacher](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3410) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Q:  In this age, many are awaiting the return of the Great Teacher. Please speak to this prophecy. It is a prophecy that the Great Teacher will return and again turn hearts upward in remembrance. As circumstance dictates, the Great Teacher will make public the Teaching. Always it is the same - [How to Find the Right Wife](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3407) - By Rabbi Allen S. Maller Everyone said David was very lucky. When his grandfather had died David had inherited a sailboat, an expensive car and lots of money. Two years later when David’s grandmother died David inherited a big house and lots of jewelry. Because he lived in a big house, and had a sailboat, - [Revolution](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3404) - Society is broken, beyond repair. That's the premise of Russell Brand's bestseller Revolution, a premise that's becoming increasingly difficult to argue against. For those that don't know Russell Brand is an English-born comedian, actor, author turned political activist who found fame and fortune, descended into drug and alcohol abuse, and has been recovered for some - [Bending Of Will](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3401) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff As the willow bends to the wind And the leaf curls to the rain, O Lord, I surrender to You. -SB *   * Following a spiritual path, early on, travelers are taught that life is up to them: we come into the earth phase with a multitude of talents, free will, - [The Birth of Jersey Yogi: The Unintentional Enlightenment of an Uptight Man](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3398) - By Jim Starr My then wife, Janine, saw that I had a story in me that needed to come out. I’d been writing other stuff – mostly philosophical essays and things I call Short Pieces, but she noticed that I was still in great awe of the changes I had experienced when I first encountered Rolfing, and - [The Appleseed Journal](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3393) - A Spiritual Message for Modern Times A new book from Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Johnny Appleseed is an authentic American hero celebrated in film, literature and art. While famous for growing the apple industry, relatively little is known about his accomplishments in the world of spirit. Based on actual events, this Journal chronicles Johnny’s travels during a - [Types of aura](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3381) - by Milan Nostrad Each type of aura is associated with a certain part of the body, the aura is there settled. The most frequent type of aura is on the picture. General aura I call it a general aura, because it has about fifty percent of population. Thousand years ago, this percentage was lower. It - [Completing Evolution](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3119) - Interactions Between Student, Teacher & Path By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Introduction In order to affect a great work, there must be the combining of factors or a confluence of essences. For the spiritual traveler to reach completion, and assume an active role in their own higher destiny and the higher destiny of the universe, this - [The Gospels' Veiled Agenda (Review)](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3376) - The Gospels' Veiled Agenda - Revolution, Priesthood and The Holy Grail by Harry Freedman Review by Wendy Stokes Dr Freedman here examines the life of Jesus and what we can learn about his mission by looking at parallels, connections and shadowing from the time of the Old Testament. For instance, Isaac carrying the wood for his - [Creating a niche to save the rainforests](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3369) - Interview with David Seaborg by Monte Leach The World Rainforest Fund, a nonprofit group founded in 1984, is dedicated to preserving biodiversity and saving rainforests worldwide, primarily tropical rainforests in Latin America. The group's focus is on the Brazilian Amazon, the largest intact rainforest on Earth. The fund helps indigenous people save their rainforest homes; - [Bhagavad Gita for Global Peace and Harmony](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3364) - By LT Col R K Langar Introduction Bhagavad Gita is rightly called the scripture of mankind since whatever it teaches has universal appeal. Bhagavad Gita guides, encourages, protects, elevates, cautions but does not order you to do this and that. The person who studies Bhagavad Gita is drawn to act righteously but not driven to do - [Meeting at Journey’s End](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3362) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Now I do understand it. I will tell you what it is: Does this path have a heart? All paths are the same: they lead nowhere. They are paths going through the bush, or into the bush. In my own life I could say I have traveled long, long paths, but - [Using Your Psychic Intuition To Overcome Conditioning](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3359) - by Psychic and Intuitive Counsellor, Kristine Fry Human nature dictates that we are embedded in a society that will always recommend personal growth within the means of the consensus views of that dominant culture. We all experience it in the every day yet most of time we do not live our lives from an authentic - [Some Observations on Enlightenment](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3356) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff “Enlightenment must come little by little-otherwise it would overwhelm.” -Idries Shah In spiritual literature, have you ever wondered why there are so few straight forward discussions concerning outcomes of enlightenment; or said another way, once you have traveled a spiritual path, and become more enlightened, for you personally, what will this - [Living on a Dollar a Day](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3352) - More than a billion people around the world, one-seventh of the Earth's population, are believed to live on a dollar a day or less. This staggering fact is hard to fathom for many living in affluent countries - yet it is an inescapable reality for many millions living in the developing countries of the world. - [A global responsibility](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3348) - Interview with Charlie Mayhew by Jason Francis The Tusk Trust is a nongovernmental organization formed in Britain in 1990 that promotes and finances grassroots conservation programs throughout Africa. Tusk Trust has started and funded numerous conservation, community development and environmental education programs on the continent. Charlie Mayhew is the group's Chief Executive. In 2005 he - [Unfolding Into Activism](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3345) - By Niánn Emerson Chase I was brought up in a home with responsible, dedicated parents who showed how much they cared for us four children in many ways every day. I was taught basically “to do onto others as you would have them do onto you,” which meant to be kind, considerate, honest, and generally - [Edgar Cayce's Angel](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3342) - by Doug Simpson Edgar Cayce, the Edgar Cayce who was destined to become America's legendary mystic, began attending Sunday School classes at age ten. The lesson on his first day was the story of creation, from the book of Genesis. Edgar was mesmerized. He received a gift of his own personal Bible and a life-long - [Multi-level Being](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3339) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Each traveler is a one of a kind, original, expression of the Source. There never has been Nor will there ever be someone exactly like you. You are a multi-level being Traveling through the worlds Expressing and creating who you are. O traveler, learn about yourself. In this activity there is - [Soul's Journey](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3337) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Many people think they come back To this world over and over. It is not like that. The soul is on an upward spiral toward God/Truth And with each journey, Sheds the clothes of its former existence. Electing to travel from world to world; Making it perfect: One day to join - [What’s Your Wild Soul Story?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3328) - Perhaps as a child you played by a creek entranced by the tiny tadpoles that swam in the flickering depths. Or there was a favorite tree you could never pass without swinging from her branches. Perhaps, caught in a thunderstorm, your spirit rose to the immensity of energy that swirled and crashed around you. In - [Renounce and Enjoy](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3317) - By: Lt Col R K Langar Renunciation, whose Sanskrit equivalent is Tyaga or to give up, forms an inseparable part of Vedanta or Hindu Philosophy. Renunciation is commonly used for Tyaga of fruit of actions which you perform in life. This is to ensure that your complete focus is on work in hand and not - [Don't Say You Don't Have Time](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/498) - 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, - [Dreams: Understanding Mind, Spirit and Self](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2868) - Dreams provide a valuable key to understanding our unconscious mind, and therefore our true self. They may also offer an insight into our Spiritual essence and connection with the greater Spiritual reality. This article seeks to describe the concept of mind and give guidance on understanding the dreams it produces. What is Mind? If our - [Discovering Your True Self](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2699) - The Human Condition At essence we are each eternal spirit surrounded by various increasingly transient layers, the most permanent of which being our life purpose. Beyond this lie the various personas we adopt for different roles, and beyond these the consciousness of the moment created by the circumstances of now. Our outer layers are largely - [What Is Spirituality?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1153) - A Definition of Spirituality Despite the incredible technological progress of recent years the period has also seen a massive resurgence of interest in what might be termed "Spiritual" matters, ie the desire to seek and understand a deeper reality that lies beyond the superficiality of the material plane. This renewed search for a more profound - [Enjoying Signs From the Dead](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3242) - By Roberta Grimes Our growing understanding of how reality is structured makes us realize how near the dead are to us. They are right here! There are something like eight primary levels of energy-based reality, separated from one another only by their different rates of vibration, with the earth-level apparently the lowest level. The higher-vibration - [The Meaning of Coincidence](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/84) - Coincidence is where two or more unrelated things seem to occur in close enough proximity to suggest some relationship between them. Eg you dream of a school friend you haven't heard from for years only to get a reunion invitation from that same person next day. Between getting the idea for this post and actually - [Scientists and the Paranormal](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1617) - Plenty of people report paranormal experiences, but when those accounts come from prominent members of the scientific community might they be even more significant? Scientists are trained to be objective, and those that reach the top of their profession have had their objectivity endorsed by their peers. Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, founder of Jungian analysis - [Synchronicity, Cause and Effect](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1186) - The term Synchronicity was introduced by psychologist Carl Gustav (C.G.) to describe meaningful coincidence in his classic 1950 essay Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle. Jung makes an eloquent attempt to define synchronicity as an alternative to cause and effect as a connecting principle. Jung's theory is paralleled by the paradigm-shifting discoveries in physics of relativity and - [How to manipulate your reality using synchronicity](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1428) - by Jim Francis Luck and Synchronicity These two human attributes appear to be tied closely together. If you are able to recognize a series of "meaningful coincidences" in your life ...and ACT on them ...it almost always results in a sudden spectacular burst of what one considers to be brilliant good luck! The problem is - [What Is Reality? ](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3145) - Seeing In Part - The Psychic Circles and Higher Consciousness by Gabriel of Urantia Confucius, Omar Khayyam, Descartes, Aquinas, and Theresa of Avila of older eras and Kant, Thoreau, Thomas Merton, Krishnamurti, Teilhard de Chardin, Thich Nhat Hanh, Elizabeth Clare Prophet, Mary Baker Eddy, and Alice Bailey of more contemporary times) - all have had - [In World Drama Man Plays Three Different Roles](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3213) - By Lt Col R K Langar Human life on earth has been described in a number of ways. It is said that life is a battle field (Dharamshetra as described in Bhagavad Gita) where there is a continuous battle going on inside a man between knowledge and ignorance, between discrimination and reactive attitude. Some say - [Dying to Know You](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3207) - Proof of God in the Near-Death Experience by P.M.H. Atwater “This book is a treasure. It ranks among the loftiest expressions in modern survival literature.” — Larry Dossey , M.D. What has been missing from my work, from everyone else’s work, from personal stories, from those who interpret personal stories, from experts in religion and - [Bottled Water](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3149) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff While grocery shopping have you considered how many brands and variety of bottled water are available? There is natural, cold spring, hot spring, sport, vitamin enhanced and countless diet and non-diet carbonated soda water. Also at meals, have you noticed how rarely water is the beverage of choice? In some restaurants, - [Raising a Candle](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3143) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff From time to time I have to remember Why I came here. So often, the passing days Cause me to forget. You see, I hold in my hand A candle, with a brilliant flame, To fight the growing darkness. Yet, when aglow I raise my candle high So others might see, - [My Brother's Keeper](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2923) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff If a small child stumbled Fell and cut her knee, Would you not bend over and try to help? Helping the fallen Is part of the basic requirement Of being a human being. Then why do you run away From all the broken ones Who call out for our help? Are - [7 Reasons to Record Your Dreams](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3137) - by Tom T. Moore, Copyright 2014 Back in 1979, I started to record my dreams each night and morning as I awoke. About two weeks after I began, I had an extremely vivid dream of an explosion with awoman and men somehow involved. My wife and I, at that time, owned an international, wholesale tour - [What Exactly is Self Control?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3135) - By Lt Col R K Langar Bhagavad Gita highlights the value of self control when it lists self control as one of the divine virtues. The immediate meaning of the word self control is to control over senses, (which are outgoing) and mind-sense control and mind control, which is detaching the mind from sense enjoyment. - [The Best Recipe to Change your Life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3130) - This recipe will feed your soul. This is the one recipe you can abuse of daily. By the way, we strongly recommend it! My husband and I have been dedicated to Spiritual Response Therapy (see bio) for years now and we've learned so much (and still are everyday) that we are changed. Our spiritual journey took us - [Spirituality and Giving](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3128) - by Emma Filey In a beautiful article speaking on the connection between spirituality and social change, Dr. Stewart Bitkoff eloquently expresses the link between spirituality and giving: “Only after you have matured psychologically and spiritually, can you reach out and help another: free of resentment or need for reward. Helping others, without self-interest, is part of - [Real Beauty is not skin deep](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3124) - By Lt Col R K langar Beauty is true sense which attracts and appeals does not lie that much at the body or surface level of a human being. Real and lasting beauty is inside a person at a deeper level who possesses human, moral and spiritual values and exhibits these values in his conduct - [What the Master Offers](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3122) - by Dr Stewart Bitkoff Traveler: "Master, why don't more of the people take what you offer them? In your hand you hold a wondrous element that can transform their lives." Master: "I extend my hand to everyone, yet few see what I hold. Most never open their eyes." Traveler: "Then, why don't you teach them - [Contradictory statements give deeper understanding](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3113) - By Lt Col R K Langar Sometimes apparent contradictory statements give deeper knowledge and understanding. Looks like a paradox but it is absolutely true. Again there is a tendency to express certain things about life in a negative way where as these could also be easily expressed in a positive manner. We shall study the - [The Cost Of Being An Activist](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3108) - by Gabriel of Urantia 6/11/14 I’m sure that many of the activists in neighboring Arivaca (of Pima County, Arizona) can identify to some extent with this article and my experiences. I am very proud to live in Santa Cruz County—a county that has a good number of activists for a variety of worthy causes. And I - [A Better World](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3101) - by Dr Stewart Bitkoff People wonder how to create a better world? In theory, it’s fairly simple, but O so difficult to accomplish. In each moment, try to rise higher. In every situation, out of love, Do your best to create the highest possible outcome. The highest possible outcome: Is that which helps others, self, - [How to Harness the Potential of Your Intuition and Improve Your Life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3103) - by Dr. Bruno R. Cignacco (PhD) 1. Relevance of intuition Intuition is also called sudden discernment, gut feeling, instinct, sixth sense, epiphany, aha moment, revelation or hunches. In this book it was explained that your subconscious mind is unlimited as compared with your conscious level. In that sense, your hunches are shortcuts to your unconscious - [Searching For Truth](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3098) - by Dr Stewart Bitkoff Once there was a man who traveled the highway in search of Truth. He stopped at every town and inquired. Sometimes the answers he received appeared to be useful and at other times, they did not. Always the advice he received was targeted at his worldly life: get a job, marry - [A Higher Call](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3096) - by Dr Stewart Bitkoff Make no mistake about it life is hard; Filled with pain, illness, struggle And eventual death. Yet, the remedy to this circumstance Is love and passion; Passion for what you wish to be or do, Love for another person, Or love of a Higher Call. When the night is dark And - [Jesus' Secret Healing](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3092) - by Doug Simpson When we read the accounts in the Gospels of the trial of Jesus and His sentencing by Pilate to death on the cross, it becomes rather obvious that Pilate tried his best to rescue Jesus from His destined fate, and that it was ultimately the Jewish Sanhedrin and their vociferous group of supporters - [Conscious Peace](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3090) - From the Book RADICAL PEACE: People Refusing War By William T. Hathaway I was sitting in full lotus, body wrapped in a blanket, mind rapt in deep stillness, breathing lightly, wisps of air curling into the infinite space behind my closed eyes. My mantra had gone beyond sound to become a pulse of light in an emptiness - [Beyond The River's Gate](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3087) - New book by Dr. Stewart Bitkoff The Ancient Teaching is that the many religions are One and that humanity is one family. We have all come from the same Source, and must one day return Home. That is the cosmic journey and, here in the earth phase, there are many opportunities to go, do and - [Sharing a Heartfelt Conversation on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3080) - Creating a Culture of Congruency with Personality-Integrated Individuals Niánn Emerson Chase I realize that gender identity and sexual orientation for any individual are very complex issues, with not only biological factors but environmental, social, and cultural elements to also consider. In our modern society, with its fast-pace and digital device onslaught, we all need to - [Sufi Mysticism & World Sickness](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3078) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Q: While on the Sufi mystical path, what exactly is it you learn? How is this learning different than other learning? From the mystical perspective, the physical world or world of forms is supported by the world of spirit. The physical world is an extension of this unseen, spiritual world and - [Questions & Answers](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3076) - Why did you come into this world? Why do you have to leave? How are the hours between to be spent? Are these questions And their answers not related? Do the work of the next realm In this one, And you will have no need Of questions or their answers. -SB ____________ Register for my - [Super Highway to God / Light](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3073) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Each traveler must find their own wisdom, and will never be totally satisfied with the formulations of another. While a traveler can benefit greatly from a wise man / woman, ultimately each traveler must make their own way. What a wise man / woman does is offer training, and is an - [An Agonizing Reappraisal](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3070) - A Letter to the New Spirituality By Daniel Moler Remember in the year 2012 when everyone thought the world was either ending or ascending to some type of higher human consciousness? The world turned, wars still rage, and my rent still needs paid. That same year, author Jonathan Talat Philips wrote a blog for The - [The Star Child](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3067) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Day- I The people suffered. Long had it been a time of fear and darkness. All of the old ways had been tested and each failed. Greed consumed the lawmakers and Masters of Business. Their decisions turned against them and the once great structures of finance and service lay in the - [Give as much as you can](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3063) - By Lt Col R K Langar Bhagavad Gita says that to give is our duty. The Gita further underscores that real giving is when you do not expect any return from the receiver. It is said that joy of giving is sixteen times more than the joy of receiving. Giving elevates the giver. Giving makes - [Moth to a Flame](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3060) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff If I could give you one thing It would be the burning, yearning In my soul to fly higher. Like an eagle That follows an up-draft Over and beyond the cliffs; I seek to go higher and higher. Like a moth That circles the candle’s flame; Waiting, to build up courage - [Transcending Death](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3057) - By William T. Hathaway Death. The very word casts a pall of doom. Why is it so upsetting to us? Perhaps because it conflicts with two different ways in which we know the world. If both of these ways told us we are nothing more than matter, merely a conjunction of atoms, death wouldn't bother - [Visit to the Brahmasthan](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3055) - By William T. Hathaway I recently visited the ashram that Maharishi Mahesh Yogi built at the central point of India, the Brahmasthan. Two thousand Vedic pandits live there, meditating and performing ceremonies. I've been doing Transcendental Meditation for many years and have had wonderful results in my active life -- clearer thinking, less stress, more - [Child of the Universe](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3052) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Each of us Is an eternal Child of the Universe. Traveling from world to world Living on As Beings of conscious energy; Creating one adventure after another. In our present form We are bound by physical laws. When sickness and death enter We forget for a time Our individual greatness and - [Simplify your life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3050) - By Lt Col R K Langar Greatness lies in simplicity as great things are always simple. Simplicity aims at present day things as they are without complicating  them by showing your command over language or grammar. Simple statement and writing are easily understood and when things are clearly understood, they are well assimilated. Simplicity is - [Prayer to the Morn](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3048) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff As the sun ascends the mountain And slowly caresses the new day, Hear the young birds serenade the morn. Expectantly they cry out for food Celebrating their opportunity for life. O spiritual traveler, How do you greet the new day? Are you joyous for another chance To create your life? Is - [Award Winning Author Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Releases Book Beyond The River's Gate](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3040) - March 2014, Pennsylvania, USA. Award winning author, Dr. Stewart Bitkoff, released his most recent book, Beyond the River’s Gate, which is available for purchase at Amazon.com. A must read for all who seek a spiritual path, it offers a unique and in-depth analysis of spirituality and religion in a way that is sure to resonate - [Right living is living with right choice](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3037) - By Lt Col RK Langar One way of looking at life is that life is unpredictable and we have no choice but to react as we face different situations. We often say that we have to do what society is doing. But when we fill up our inside by manifesting the divine virtues inherent in - [Spirit light?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3033) - On Sunday evening, 3 March 2014 approx 8pm, I was walking home from Spiritualist church along the raised esplanade parallel with the sea. I notice a bright white light down at the beach level ~200m ahead, like the light on a bicycle. It was moving and kept going in and out of sight, then disappeared. - [America, Freedom & Sufism](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3031) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Q: What do you think would be the correct vision to meet the spiritual thirst of American people in terms of spiritual orientation and training? A: America is a special place; America offers the spiritual freedom, alive in each person’s heart to choose what is best for self and others. Here in - [Gaiam TV - A Spiritual Streaming TV Network](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3024) - By Tom T. Moore - Copyright 2014 Recently I was flown to Denver, Colorado to record two, back-to-back one-hour interviews with Gaiam TV about my three The Gentle Way books and my FIRST CONTACT: Conversations with an ET book. The first interview aired on February 4. I thought everyone might like to know more about - [Wheel of Life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3021) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff What once was Will no longer be And cannot be again! What is developing Is another form. Another variation. A new spoke On the Wheel of Life. Turning, turning, always, turning. Giving and taking Moving upward and creating. Join in the Wheel’s motion Or be still, What does it matter? The - [Finding a Spiritually Sound Political Stance](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3016) - We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Human experience is a paradox. Our fundamental purpose is to experience unique individuality, and the many lessons this state presents. However, at essence we remain in oneness with our Spiritual source, and also share - [The Tapestry](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3014) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Traveler: O Holy One, I have climbed the mountains and traveled the roads. I have made my way through wind, rain, sunshine and now snow to find you. Please tell me, in order to sit at your side, why must the road be so long and the journey so varied? Master: - [Health is the greatest gain](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3010) - By: Lt Col R K Langar Introduction Health is the greatest gain said Buddha more than 2500 years ago. What a beautiful statement he made which is more than valid in the present time. Health is a state of well living in all dimensions of our personality and not merely absence of disease or infirmity. - [A Commuter’s Guide to Enlightenment](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3007) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Are you a commuter fed up with the daily grind? I was too until a light bulb went off in my head and discovered a way to use meditation activity, practical traveling strategies and spiritual exercises to help turn my daily ride into something more. This book’s philosophy and point of - [Re-Imagining the Holidays](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2973) - Six ways to resist the trap of overabundance, and create traditions brimming with gratitude By Sara Wiseman Are you dreading it, already? You know… the whole shopping-gifting-cooking-cleaning-eating-drinking socializing-relatives-traveling season just ahead? From Thanksgiving to New Year's, many of us get trapped in a cycle of overabundance—the state of having too much. As in: more than - [An uncontrolled experiment with the Earth](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3002) - Renowned climate change expert, Michael Mann, says the burning of fossil fuels has brought humanity past the critical 400 parts per million threshold of CO2 in the atmosphere, and urges citizens to make their voices heard on the climate change issue. Jason Francis interviewed Michael Mann for Share International, November 2013 Michael Mann is a physicist, - [Healthy Activity: Antidote to Life Problems](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/3000) - by Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Problems are placed before you so you can overcome them. - A. Hussain Introduction When life is kicking our butt and things seem out of control; and we are worn down by every day problems, how can belief in something beyond self, help us reach higher? Healthy activity has long been - [Up Into The Healing Light](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2987) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff With all the miraculous advances in modern medicine, much of the time doctors only guess at the cause, falling far short of a remedy or cure. In some ways, we have made doctors into more than they are. All in the hope and basic need for rising beyond pain, illness and - [The Secret Protects Itself](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2983) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff The sight of someone eating will not appease your hunger. The spiritual experiences of others cannot satisfy your yearning. -Traditiona Q: Daily, I pray, regularly give to charity, do good works and always try to be a good person, yet spiritual experience eludes me. O I am so frustrated. Please, how - [A legal duty of care - protecting our planet](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2980) - Interview with Polly Higgins by Katy Olivia van Tergouw London barrister and author Polly Higgins discusses the legal aspect of the Earth's right to life, which is threatened by the Ecocide practiced by commercial interests. Source: Share International, October 2013 "The crime of ecocide is a natural evolution of law: the Ecocide Act is not radical in its - [Higher Knowledge & Spiritual Experience: What to Buy?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2971) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff There are a thousand forms of mind. -Rumi The goal of the mystical process is to help complete human evolution. The Sufi asserts that humanity is evolving to a higher spiritual condition and this evolution is purposeful and directed. The end result of this process is more complete travelers who are - [Opinion: Serving the People](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2351) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff The Path is none other than service of the people. -Saadi Introduction By nature I am not a political person; I have rarely been interested in politics for a number of personal reasons. Chiefly I find it very hard to understand the mind set that offers, ‘I have solutions for these very - [Does Immortal Die](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2967) - By Lt Col R K Langar Immortality- what does it mean In common parlance immorality means a living being in the world who is not subject to death. Take the case if a human being who consists of body including mind and intellect and a soul or Atma. As per the Vedantic philosophy or Hinduism, - [The Case for Telepathy](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2957) - by Tom T. Moore - Copyright 2013 How many times have you, your family, or friends began to think of someone, and the phone rings and they’re on the phone? Coincidence? That’s what a scientist would say, because they’ve not been able to replicate this under “controlled conditions” in a laboratory.  Or perhaps you or one of - [Spain's Robin Hood mayor and a radical nun speak out against market forces](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2952) - by Niels Bos Two Spanish citizens have successfully rallied the voice of the people against government austerity measures that threaten the very fabric of life in Spain. He is the 57-year-old mayor of an Andalusian town who has been dubbed "the Robin Hood of Spain" for organising anti-austerity marches across the region, occupying banks and - [Breaking the silence: taking action on cancer and the environment](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2944) - In an interview, internationally recognized authority Dr. Sandra Steingraber discusses the mounting evidence linking cancer and pollution, and asks how much evidence is needed before action is taken. Ecologist, author and activist Sandra Steingraber PhD, is an internationally recognized authority on the environmental links to cancer and human health. She is the author of four - [Spirituality & Social Change](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2948) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself. Love possesses not nor would it be possessed; For love is sufficient unto love. -Kahlil Gibran Looking Back As I sit around watching my grey hair turn whiter, I keep seeing the same social and political problems occurring worldwide that - [The Decoys Of Caligastia To Keep People Away From The Fifth Epochal Revelation](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2936) - By Gabriel of Urantia I write this article on some of the deceptions that Caligastia historically has used and continues to use now to discredit both The URANTIA Book and the Continuing Fifth Epochal Revelation (found in The Cosmic Family volumes). Deception through decoy has been a major trick of the fallen Planetary Prince of - [The Secret Teaching: Selected Aspects](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2934) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Introduction Since the beginning of man’s appearance on this planet, there has been a continual succession of spiritual teachers. This mostly, hidden chain of Masters, has protected and shared Spiritual Knowledge with those people who were capable of using it. Throughout the ages, the external form of this Knowledge has changed - [Knowing Right & Wrong](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2932) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff On one level people want simple answers and to be told what to do. On another, they want freedom to choose and make their own decision. People are multi-level and have the capacity to make their own choices as well as accept direction from others. Discord sets in when the guidance - [You Must Be the Change in a World Gone Upside Down](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2928) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Background Story Some time back, my wife and I stopped at the local diner for some lunch. When we came out of the restaurant, I noticed that another vehicle had hit our car, marking-up and scratching the paint job on the front bumper and left fender. Now we have had this - [Will power completes the task](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2926) - By Lt Col RK Langar Various factors contribute towards completion of any task which we undertake. Out of these one factor which is common and most important for completion of our task or our duty is our own will power. Will power is defined as a positive and creative function of mind which impels, propels - [Four Basic Questions about human life and their Answers](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2917) - By Lt Col R K Langar The title of this article is based on Hindu philosophy or the Vedanta philosophy. The four basic questions related to a human being are one, ‘who am I’ two ‘where have I come from in this world’, three ‘what is the purpose of my existence or what is my - [Consciousness Shifts for the Divine New Order](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2901) - by Niánn Emerson Chase Recently I listened to a well-known politician advocate for healthcare reform on a television program where he was discussing his work in pushing legislation that would require health insurance companies to treat mental illness as a legitimate treatable disease so that people who suffer from various psychological dysfunctions and disorders can - [Past Life Regression](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2860) - A partial chapter from the book My Trip to the Philippines by Hans Carl Clausen For several months, following my personal experiences with Dr Brian Weiss and Dr Raymond Moody, I had immersed myself in the study of Past Life Regressions.  Sharing my interests with a pleasant young female who worked at a local florist where - [The Great Controversy Between A Connection To The Forces Of Light Or The Forces Of Darkness](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2896) - By Gabriel of Urantia Many scientists in physics and in other areas of science are finding out that everything is connected. The micro/macro connection is from the smallest atom to the largest star. Great writers throughout history have written about this universal connection, such as Walt Whitman, who said when a leaf drops stars feel - [Stéphane Hessel: The rebellious diplomat (1917-2013)](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2892) - by Jeannette Schneider The author of the internationally popular pamphlet Indignez-vous! (translated as Time For Outrage), Stephane Hessel spent his life warning of the dangers of "the unbearable dominance of market forces". Stéphane Hessel, the grand old man of 'the call for social outrage' died on 23 February 2013 at the age of 95. His - [The Source Project: really sustainable farming](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2888) - Interview with Jason Taylor by Niels Bos Jason Taylor, filmmaker and photographer for the The Source Project, discusses the ways in which progressive farmers in India demonstrate the sustainable agricultural techniques that can help save our planet. Jason Taylor is the filmmaker and photographer of the Source Project, a self-funded multimedia venture that documents the - [Protecting the 'rainforests of the sea'](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2883) - Interview with Ken Nedimyer by Jason Francis Ken Nedimyer, founder of the Coral Restoration Foundation, discusses the ecology of the biologically diverse coral reefs, the ways in which CRF is rebuilding them, and efforts to educate the public as to the human impact on these critical oceanic resources. The Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF) is a - [The people and the planet](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2879) - Interview with Stephen Leahy by Felicity Eliot Canadian environmental journalist Stephen Leahy discusses the obstacles to halting climate change and the exploitation of resources in emerging countries. Stephen Leahy has worked as a freelance Canadian journalist for the past 12 years, including five years writing for Inter Press Service. Leahy specialises in science, the environment - [Seeing the Illusion: Fear & Reward](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2876) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff “O my Lord, if I worship Thee for fear of hell, burn me in hell; and if I worship Thee for hope of Paradise, exclude me thence; but if I worship Thee for Thine own sake, with hold not from me Thine eternal beauty.”  -Rabia For the spiritual traveler, in order - [Listen to Your Heart’s Wisdom](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2866) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff While we are living in unsettled times, it seems that many periods in human history have been that way. Consider this famous quote from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, authored in 1859. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age - [Prayer for the Weary](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2864) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff O Lord, help me Not to be in mind today. As You Will, please rescue me And lift me higher. My thoughts are filled With worry and wanting And I am so tired Of not being satisfied, And constantly afraid. Guide me. Help me to rest In Your Caress And bathe - [Conversaions with an ET](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2856) - by Tom T. MOORE ~ Copyright 2013 Excerpt from First Contact: Conversations With An ET For the past five years I have communicated telepathically with a member of my soul group or “cluster,” who’s having a life on a water planet in the Sirius B Star System. The majority of people believe in telepathy, and even universities, such - [Filling My Cup](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2854) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff In the journey, there comes a point when words and desires are no longer important. That is, there is no emotional attachment to them. All that is important is the Beloved. Desire for everything else has been removed. It is at this point, the traveler arrives and the Beloved is within - [Definitions of yoga in Gita](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2851) - By Lt Col R K Langar If one truly wants to understand what is YOGA there is no other book other than Bhagavad Gita which can give a comprehensive meaning of the word yoga. Bhagavad Gita as a scripture is Brahmavidya and to realize It Gita teaches Yogashastra. The yoga of Gita is a practical - [Review for Intuition, Cancer & Miracles: A Passage of Hope & Healing by Sara Wiseman](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2846) - In an honest and moving voice, intuitive author Sara Wiseman shares how her journey through cancer challenged her belief system. The waiting and wondering, the pain of multiple surgeries, and both the doubt and desire in trusting her inner voice of wisdom — Wiseman gives a heart-wrenching account of the tainted gift of cancer. This - [Meditations](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2843) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Beyond words and desires, There is an underlying Reality that unifies everything. This Reality and the method to perceive it Is the birthright of humanity. In their journey through this world, Most travelers become distracted And fix on all manner of things. In a sense these things become their reality And - [How Humans Use Animals](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2816) - Humans have a historically complex relationship with animals. On the one hand we use (abuse?) them as a food source, for experimentation in pursuit of knowledge (etc), and even as sport/amusement. On the other hand domesticated pets in many cases enjoy better lives than many people and we value them as our closest companions, eg - [School of Life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2820) - Interview with Marion Spielmann by Andrea Bistrich Marion Spielmann, founder of The School of Life in the Austrian provence of Steiermark, discusses a new model for education based on the heart's natural connection with nature. This new approach fosters Aquarian qualities in character development, ecological sustainability, and honest relationships within communities. May 2013 Marion Spielmann founded - [A Guide to Psychic Readings](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2825) - Here is a guide to understanding psychic readings, what they are used for, what to expect from your first one and how to use it to make positive changes or adjustments to your life. If you are thinking of having a psychic reading for the first time, here are some things that you need to - [Intuition, Cancer and Miracles](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2827) - By Sara Wiseman Last fall, I was diagnosed with melanoma, one of the deadliest forms of cancer. Two surgeries later, I’ll be the first to admit: cancer was one of the scariest, most painful experiences in my life. It was also one of the most profound. Most folks, especially my physicians, will contend that traditional - [Replace fault finding with good finding](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2834) - By Lt Col R K Langar Many of us indulge in fault finding which may be out of sheer habit because what is happening in the society today is not worth any appreciation. But still finding faults in people or situation around us does not make us any wiser. Fault finding fills up us with - [Spiritual Traveler: Oneness of Creation](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2814) - This video presents a beautiful combination of music, ocean view and poetry. Video by Seraphine Sky; poem by Dr. Stewart Bitkoff - [The Consciousness Of Sustainability And Growing Organic Food](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2809) - Digging The Dirt Out Of Your Thinking Before You Plant One Seed In The Ground by Gabriel of Urantia I am glad that so many Occupiers all over the country have been taking my advice and trying to start communities and grow organic food. But sustainable living is not just a physical thing that you - [Removing the Veil](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2807) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff You yourself are under your own veil. -Hafiz Q: I have been traveling the road to higher consciousness for many years and it has been a long hard journey. Fortunately there have been occasional Divine Breezes along the way, but I cannot say I feel any closer to God for my - [A Parable of Earth and Spirit](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2805) - An English man and his wife moved to France, but decided to keep their English lifestyle and communicate with each other in the English language. In the morning they eat eggs and bacon. In the afternoon they drink tea with cucumber sandwiches and cakes. For dinner they have roast beef or fish and chips. And - ["Living On Light": an Experiment](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2795) - by Naveena Shine Part of the vision for the New Age is to ground into this earth, capacities that utilize the vast new energies that are emerging through the cosmic universe into the consciousness of all beings. The following experiment, if successful, can be a huge part of that and give us the ability to attune - [Action at a Distance](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2793) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Whoever is initiated by us and follows us and loves us, whether he is near or far, wherever he is, even if he is in the East and we are in the West, we nourish from the stream of love and give him light in his daily life. -Bahaudin Naqshband In - [Higher Knowledge: Enriching & Enabling Factor](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2790) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Most people would agree we all want to live in a kinder, more humane world. A world where there is respect for human life, economic resources are shared, and the old and infirm are treated with dignity. In each of these areas there is room for improvement. Economically many are still - [Family & Community](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2788) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Q:    Speak to me of family. Spiritually what is the significance of this grouping? Each is a member of two families: their birth/marriage family and the larger, human family. In both, meaningful membership and participation is essential to balanced living. Each person must feel they are loved and protected, and have - [Magnificent Monastery](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2785) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff For the longest time, I wished that I had a church, temple, mosque or synagogue to attend. I could find no special place that called to my heart and helped my soul sing. In years past, there had always been a place: top of a close by hill; stream just below - [Spiritual Traveler: Why Must there be Suffering?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2782) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Show me someone Whose life has been easy? And I will show you Half a person. -SB For the spiritual traveler every day life problems offer an opportunity to learn and move forward along the Path. Potentially running late to work, not having enough money to pay for gas and wondering - [Spiritual Traveler: Remember](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2780) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Everything is dependent upon remembering. One does not begin by learning, one starts by remembrance. The distance of eternal existence and the difficulties of life cause one to forget. It is for this reason God has commanded us: Remember!” -Sheikh Ismail Hakki *            * Traveler:        If the purpose of - [A Week of Sustainable Living in an Intentional Community](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2778) - Niánn Emerson Chase I, along with Gabriel of Urantia, founded the intentional community of more than one-hundred people who now all live at Avalon Organic Gardens & EcoVillage located in the Tubac/Tumacácori area. It was more than two decades ago in Sedona (located in north-central Arizona) that Gabriel and I, with our three small children - ["Glaciers are the canary in the global coal mine"](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2773) - Interview with James Balog by Jason Francis James Balog, founder of the Extreme Ice Survey, discusses climate change as evidenced by the massive systemic changes wrought by humans in the basic chemistry of the planet. April 2013; source: © Share International James Balog has been a leader in photographing, understanding and interpreting the natural environment for three - [Hugo Chavez (1954 - 2013)](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2770) - by Benjamin Creme A tribute to this "simple man who became a national hero." April 2013 Hugo Chavez was a simple man who became a national hero, much loved by the majority of the poorer people of Venezuela. He is said by Western media commentators to have been 'controversial', suggesting some failures or outlandish behaviour on - [Enlightenment: Initial Discussions](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2767) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Introduction As our society moves forward in its study and growing understanding of different spiritual paths, one of the things required is a dialogue concerning the nature of personal enlightenment. Or said another way, after studying a particular spiritual path, for the average traveler, what does personal spiritual development look like? - [Walking the Balance](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2762) - Niánn Emerson Chase From the time I was a child I have had dreams of higher more sustainable worlds—worlds that are more sane, more compassionate, more reasonable, more joyful, and more peaceful than the one I am living in. These dreams seem to come from deep within me, as if they are part of my - [Sustainable Living: How Do We Achieve It? Where Do We Begin?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2757) - Niánn Emerson Chase I was blessed to live in Sedona (in north-central Arizona) for more than twenty years before moving to the Tubac/Tumacácori area in southern Arizona where I am even more blessed. Sedona is a lovely town of much natural and architectural beauty, a town of red rocks silhouetted against an intensely blue sky, - [Who Or What Is God?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2752) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff God is the Light of the universe and is the mother and father of us all. God is present in everything and is the underlying unity. God is the life force and binds together the worlds. God is all loving and merciful, and a piece of God- spark of energy- called - [Humanity at a crossroads](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2747) - Interview with Ross Ashcroft by Gill Fry Ashcroft, an independent film maker in the UK, answers questions about making his landmark film, Four Horsemen. He discusses the basic fallacies and injustices inherent in the neo-classical economic system that has generated the current economic crisis. Reproduced courtesy Share International magazine March 2013. Four Horsemen is an independent UK documentary, - [Ecology goes behind bars](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2742) - Interview with Nalini Nadkarni by Jason Francis Nadkarni, founder of the Sustainability in Prisons Project, discusses the benefits of engaging prisoners in projects that research and foster sustainable living. Reproduced courtesy Share International magazine March 2013 The Sustainability in Prisons Project has been bringing science and nature into prisons since 2004. The organization conducts ecological research - [Understanding Orbs](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2735) - By Tom T. Moore, copyright 2013 Perhaps you’ve seen photos from your friends or in this magazine of orbs. Some are quite simple, appearing like a thousand light bulbs suspended in the air. Others are quite complex, with intricate designs and shapes. So what are “orbs?” You’ll be intrigued by the answers I received in my meditations. - [Have You Heard? He Has Risen, And So Can We](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2726) - A Message for Easter Niánn Emerson Chase Dear Friend: How are you? I just had to send you this letter to tell you how much I love and care about you. I saw you yesterday as you were walking with your friends. I waited all day hoping you would talk to me also. As evening - [Giving & Helping](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2730) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Q:       Why is it important to give to others? Some religions request a percent of your wage as regular donation. The universe as we know it could not exist without giving. Giving is natural and is another aspect of the Divine. Just as a mother gives life to her child, freely - [Spiritual Understanding](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2722) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Q:      Until I achieve inner, spiritual understanding, what am I to do? Try to live a good, balanced life. Achieve excellence in something. Seek to help others and develop the many aspects of yourself. Make time to listen to your inner song. Stay away from that which is destructive. Do things - [Ayahuasca - entry to spiritual heaven or gate to mind's hell?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/867) - by Malgorzata Duszak Personal account taken from: "Odyssey of an Airhead; Ultimate Truth, Here I Come!" Two days ago, Mark and I came back from the ayahuasca adventure. What an experience it was! Honestly, I never expected it to be as intense as it was. It was the most incredible, bizarre, agonizing, and insightful nigh - [Floaters and the I Ching](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2703) - By Floco Tausin In China, the Book of Changes (I Ching) is one of the most important books used for divination and self-realization. Its principle may have been developed from the perception of eye floaters during altered states of consciousness. “Eye floaters” (mouches volantes or muscae volitantes in French and German ophthalmology) is a collective - [How to Assess Psychics and Mediums](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2577) - A Simple Method for Evaluating a Psychic Reading These days many people consult psychics and mediums, perhaps looking for guidance on some aspect of their lives, or simply seeking evidence that the human experience is more than just a random accident of a meaningless universe. Whether we have a private sitting or join an open - [Scientists find Hints for the Immortality of the Soul](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2701) - Some international physicists are convinced, that our spirit has a quantum state and that the dualism between the body and the soul is just as real to as the “wave-particle dualism” of the smallest particles. Dr. James G. of San Francisco, a former coworker of the German Max-Planck Society in Frankfurt, reported the following incredible - [Citizens Climate Lobby - creating the political will for a sustainable climate](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2607) - Interview with Marshall Saunders by Cher Gilmore An interview with CCL founder Marshall Saunders, who discusses his mission to empower everyday people to exercise their personal and political power in the cause of saving planet Earth.  January/February 2013 Marshall Saunders, a retired real estate broker, founded Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) in October 2007. According to - [Government, Politics and Spirituality](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/204) - As speculation over the 2008 Presidential election intensifies it is an opportune moment to reflect on the relationship between government, politics, and Spirituality. Origins All life emanates from the single source (God, Spirit...). On taking physical form we become distant from that unity and adopt a distinct individuality. The purpose of physical incarnation is to - [Light at the End of the Tunnel: A Survival Plan for the Human Species](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1322) - a book review by Gerard Aartsen In his book, former Canadian Defense Minister Paul Hellyer calls for a truer, broader view of reality, one which embraces the fact of our interplanetary brotherhood of humanity, and acknowledges the serious threats to human survival on planet Earth. Published here courtesy of  Share International magazine. Former Canadian defence minister - [The Will of the People](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1377) - A compilation Excerpts from the book "Messages from Maitreya, the Christ", from Benjamin Creme's Master's articles and from Benjamin Creme's writings, illustrate the call to action which, as humanity responds, will transform the world, published here courtesy Share International magazine. We present a selection of quotations on the theme of 'The Will of the People' - [The Economics of Wellbeing](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1949) - by Bruce Nixon - Free PDF download available (see below) The purpose of an economy should be the wellbeing of all. We’re all interdependent, humans and other life on the planet. People everywhere share the same need for love, happiness, security, good work, freedom, community and involvement in decisions affecting them. Everyone deserves the opportunity to - [Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2332) - A Handbook On How To Defeat The 1% By Gabriel of Urantia The Last Chapter There is a rift now within the general nationwide Occupy movement between the Declaration (99D) project (who want to set up a New Continental Congress with a new Constitution, mostly organized by a man called Michael Pollok, a New York - [When Will The Champions Arise?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2054) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff People in this civilization are starving in the middle of plenty. This is a civilization that is going down, not because it hasn’t got the knowledge that would save it, but because nobody will use the knowledge. Idries Shah, 1975 When Will The Champions Arise? It is most interesting to note, - [Voting to protect animal life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/612) - This forum doesn't generally involve itself in party politics, however, there is one issue on which we feel we ought to appeal from a Spiritual perspective to our friends in Great Britain who are currently in the process of choosing a new government. Though we have many issues with the current administration we congratulate it - [Trade and debt relations between rich and poor countries](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2547) - by Patricia Pitchon, December 2012 The economic crash of 2008 revealed more clearly the reasons why the international economic system must be changed, and the fact of substantial resistance from those who still try to benefit from that broken system. After the economic crash of 2008, people thought at first the effect would be confined - [To Achieve Cultural And Religious Unity In A One-World Government Outside Of The Control Of The 1%, A Global Spiritualution Is The Only Answer](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2419) - by Gabriel of Urantia I personally believe that there should be no borders anywhere on the earth and that we are all planetary citizens, in actuality one planetary family. I coined the phrase in the 1990s:  “One God, One Planetary Family.” The power elite or the 1% would want a different kind of one world - [There is no glory in war](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1921) - In an interview, Michael Ferner, interim director of Veterans for Peace, discusses the growing calls for non-violent means of resolving issues. Veterans for Peace, a US-based non-governmental organization founded in 1985, seeks to eradicate war as a national policy. The group comprises veterans from many eras and conflicts, including World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the - [The White Baby Boomers’ and X-Generation’s Responsibility](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1790) - (The Once Middle Class), The Cry of the Indigenous, And The 99% Movement by Gabriel of Urantia When I was a young man in my late twenties, I went to a sweat lodge facilitated by a shaman in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who was a Taino native from the tribe where Christopher Columbus landed in Central America. - [The Truth and Answers About Free Healthcare](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1844) - by Gabriel of Urantia Jesus wasn’t a politician. However, I recently watched both Democratic and Republican debates. I was hoping to watch a third-party debate, but that’s another article. Maybe 10 minutes of the more than four hours of presentations were spent on the need for free national healthcare. And in those 10 minutes, from - [The Occupy Movement Needs To Fuse With The Spiritualution Movement To Win Against The 1%](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2203) - The first in a series of 3 articles in relationship to The Deterioration of The Earth and all its Systems - Climatic, Resources, Food, Economic, and Consciousness by Gabriel of Urantia I do not think that the Mayans or the ancient Egyptians or Nostradamus or the Hopi or other indigenous peoples or any one spiritual ideology - [The Occupy Movement In Relationship To George Washington, The Colonists, And How They Won The Revolution](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1879) - by Gabriel of Urantia The Occupy movement—no matter how many protestors—is overpowered by the might of the power-elite’s police force and “weapons of gas-destruction” against the poor and disenfranchised, students, and the once middle class, as the early colonists were by the British empire. Long before the first shot was fired at Lexington—the shot heard - [The Loneliness, Stress, Isolation, And Lack Of Human Compassion And Support Of Brothers And Sisters Existing In Urban Life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2134) - The Need For Community And Coming Back To Nature Part 3 in A Series On Community Building And Survival In Times Of Economic Crises by Gabriel of Urantia We should ask ourselves how many people should comfortably live in close proximity to one another, also in relationship to working and using the same recreation facilities. For - [The Judicial System: Why It Doesn't Work And How It Can](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1989) - Occupy The Courts by Gabriel of Urantia I was a volunteer chaplain at the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. I worked at the county jail from 1977 to 1982. I also worked with the pre-trial release program of the Department of Economic Security and accepted prisoners to my halfway house, if I thought I could work - [The Invisible War](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2243) - by Gabriel of Urantia The second in a series of 3 articles in relationship to The Deterioration of The Earth and all its Systems—Climatic, Resources, Food, Economic, and Consciousness For those in the Occupy movement or any activist who is trying to make change in the system about anything, they can no longer ignore what is - [The Higher-Consciousness-Handicapped Presidential Nominees,](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1952) - Our Current Compromising-Consciousness President, And The Need For Both To Lean On Somebody Or Fall by Gabriel of Urantia The Republican nominees can also be called “the parade of new souls.” There is a lot to learn about the difference between a new soul and an older soul or starseed, which has taken me writing two published - [Substitutes For Community Living](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2108) - Modern Society And The Breakdown Of Having All Things In Common, Including Interpersonal Relationships by Gabriel of Urantia With the onslaught (particularly in Western civilization) of modernization, industrialization, and technology, people have become more isolated from each other and from the local community where they may live. At one time in our human history people - [Ramblings of an Old Man: America What Happened Here?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2467) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff America is all about money. Don’t let anyone fool you. ‘The land of the free and the home of the brave,’ has become a place where vultures wait to take from you and economically, for the average person, it is getting harder and harder to make ends meet I am semi-retired - [Pseudo Activism And University Students](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1816) - The Great American Dream Is Over, But Many Millions Of Americans Still Hang On To False Hopes. The 99% Are Beginning To Awaken To The Entrapment Of The False Powers. Is There An Answer To The Future? By Gabriel of Urantia 11/11/11 On Saturday my wife and I were driving to the Occupy movement in Tucson that was - [Occupiers Must Learn How To Use The Creator To Win Over The Power-Elite And Their Soldiers Of Gas-Destruction](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1912) - by Gabriel of Urantia History doesn’t talk much about it (with the exception of the Old Testament and other holy writings of various religions), but most of the prophets and holy men of old have been revolutionaries, including Jesus Christ. Even over the last few centuries, revolutionaries like George Washington, Joseph Smith (of the Mormons), - [No More Crusading, Please](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2635) - by Niánn Emerson Chase The Crusades of Then and Now Ever since the terrible event of “9/11” in 2001, the dominant culture within the U.S. has taken on new language, language that references those acts of terrorism that occurred in the northeastern part of our country. More than eleven years later, the “costs” are still - [Living without money](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2157) - An interview with Heidemarie Schwermer by Andrea Bistrich Award-winning author Heidimarie Schwermer answers questions about why and how she gave up her possessions to live totally without money, and her discovery of a growing number of initiatives in support of saner and more just values. (March 2012) Heidemarie Schwermer worked as a psychotherapist and teacher - [Live Earth - Planetary Crisis or Global Con](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/48) - Yesterday's Live Earth concerts aimed at raising awareness of the impending environmental crisis were seen by some 2 billion people around the planet. There is near unanimity amongst leading scientists that the future of the world hangs in the balance unless mankind starts to take action now. There has recently been major and growing publicity - [Is Capitalism Dead?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/225) - There's no doubting the success of the capitalist free market approach in delivering material growth. Indeed the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, unable to keep pace in the cold war, signaled its victory over communism, its main rival for much if the 20th century. Yet capitalism is not utopia. Its greatest achievements are overshadowed - [hypocrites in suits](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/12) - The US and UK governments invaded and wrecked Iraq because they wrongly thought it had "weapons of mass destruction" (WMDs). They now accuse Iraq also of building WMDs. Today the UK government voted to spend a vast sum of money £20billion ($40billion) on replacing its Trident submarine nuclear deterrent. Despite the cold war having ended - [From here to 'Sacred Economics'](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2195) - by Elisa Graf and Thorsten Wiesmann A discussion of Charles Eisenstein's book, Sacred Economics: Money, Gift and Society in the Age of Transition, which details the development of the use of money from gift economies to the current capitalism with its pathologies of alienation, competition and scarcity. Few today would argue with the fact that nearly - [Freakin' with nature - embryo research](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/59) - The Human Tissue and Embryos Bill, currently on it way to becoming English law, could pose a serious threat to the concept of sanctity of life. Among other things it allows babies to be created that have the right characteristics to serve as donors in order to aid sick siblings. It may also permit the - [Embryos, Religon, Science - and government](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/112) - Recent days have seen intense debate in the UK concerning the proposed Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. Among other things, the Bill will allow the creation of human-animal hybrid embryos for purpose of scientific research, and also sanction the artificial creation of babies without need for a named father. I believe it also provides for - [Does power corrupt?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/358) - Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely - John Dalberg-Acton British politics has recently been rocked by a scandal over the abuse of expense payments by Members of Parliament. It's a scandal that may prematurely see Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaving office. Particularly disappointing is the sheer number involved. The cynical might say - [Democracy: What It Is and What It Isn’t in America](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1682) - Published by kind courtesy of Global Community Communications Alliance. Please contact info@GlobalCommunityCommunicationsAlliance.org for permission to reprint. Defining Democracy from a Fourth-Dimensional Consciousness The following are definitions of both democracy and republic (from Microsoft Bookshelf ’95). de·moc·ra·cy   noun 1.  Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives. 2.  A political or social unit - [Defining a Spiritualution - a Spiritual Revolution](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1768) - In Reference to the 99% Movement and Occupy Wall Street What the People Must Do to Win Over the Power Elite by Gabriel of Urantia Firstly, whenever the poor and disenfranchised—who were abused for years—took to the streets, they were hosed, attacked by the police dogs, beaten with sticks, and pepper sprayed. But now this - [Community Living - The Answer As To How To Defeat The 1%](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2030) - The Establishment of Subcultures by Gabriel of Urantia This article is a response to a member of the arts and labor group of Occupy Wall Street, Nicole Demby’s excellent article titled, “The Fight Against Capitalism” printed in AdBusters, February 15, 2012. Throughout recorded history, and even before that, people lived in communities/tribes and had as - [Barack Obama & The New Dawn](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/232) - Today saw the election of Barack Obama as the next President of the United States. A remarkable victory for this amazing man, not least because within his lifetime racial segregation was widespread. But more than this, Obama's story is one of hope for all. Not born into the most privileged of backgrounds, and being of - ["We are no longer afraid": the world at the threshold of a new dawn](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2149) - An interview with Federico Mayor Zaragoza by Carmen Font In an interview, renowned Spanish peace and democracy activist, Professor Federico Major Zaragoza, discusses the shifts in power now underway that are empowering the people of the developing world. (March 2012) Professor Federico Mayor Zaragoza (born in Barcelona, Spain, in 1934) is a respected figure in - ["It's OK, You Can Buy Now"](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2557) - by Gabriel of Urantia When 3,000 Americans were killed on 9/11, the dust was barely gone and the rubble not even begun to be cleaned up yet when then-President George W. Bush said his famous line, “It’s OK, you can buy now.” In our profit-driven economy, the big corporations—owned by the 1%—want Americans and the - [Staying Sane](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2644) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff How deep the stillness, when I call the Name. Going inward frees me from myself and I am home again. Into that realm that is truly me and has been me since the souls were created. Ancient and deep, travels this current through my soul; it is the place where I - [A Diamond](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2642) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Over millions of years the elements combine; heating and cooling, being tossed and weighed down. Then, one day, miracle of miracles- an extraordinary, rare and beautiful stone appears. Still waiting, covered in the earth, the stone needs to be discovered and brought to a gifted jeweler for cleaning and polishing. Finally - [Science and Spirituality ](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2639) - Reassessing the boundaries between science, psychical research and Spiritualism The Spiritualists National Union held a Science Day at the Arthur Findlay Centre on Feb 16th 2013. Audio recordings and slides from the talks are available at http://www.snu.org.uk/newsevents/infocus/scienceday.html - [Can I Change My Destiny?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2045) - What is Destiny? Our destiny is the tentative future path that lies ahead of us at any given now, subject to everything that affects us continuing along its current trajectory. Of course, we cannot possibly know our destiny even if that condition of continuance were satisfied because we cannot possibly know about everything that affects - [Roswell 60 years on - the mystery deepens](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/46) - This month sees the 60th anniversary of the most famous unresolved UFO mystery of them all, ie Roswell. It is said that a UFO crashed near the city of Roswell, New Mexico, USA, and that debris of the craft as well as bodies of aliens were recovered by the US military. The US government has - [British government release UFO files](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1642) - The BBC reports that the British Ministry of Defence today released a large numbers of reports of UFO sightings between 1985 and 2007, including those from official sources such as Air Force pilots. It's likely the majority have rational explanations, but might some be evidence of extra-terrestrial, or even Spiritual, phenomena? The reports can be downloaded - [Another piece of the puzzle](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2611) - Interview with researcher and inventor, Harry Oldfield by Felicity Eliot New technology has expanded the Kirlian photographic technology, enabling scientists and physicians to see three dimensional images of the energy fields surrounding all life forms, and to investigate the precursory conditions of disease and well being. January/February 2013 Science knows there is something just beyond its - [UFOs on the record](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2619) - Interview with Leslie Kean by Jason Francis Author, journalist and co-founder of a group calling for increased government openness to and media coverage of UFO information, Leslie Kean discusses her most interesting cases and what needs to happen if we are to find the truth about the UFO phenomenon. January/February 2013 Leslie Kean is an - ["The mind of God" ](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2617) - by Olivier Danès A discussion of new scientific approaches to the Cause of all; January/February 2013. Re-published courtesy Share International. Today, many mathematicians and physicists acknowledge the idea that the Universe as we know it, with its galaxies, stars and planets, kingdoms of nature including human beings, cannot have been created by simple chance, but that - [Sparkle and the Gift](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2601) - Ayn Cates Sullivan, Ph.D is the inspirational author behind Sparkle and the Gift, the first book in a series of modern fables for “children of all ages.” It was just added to the Table of Honor at the London Book Festival and dubbed an “illuminated modern day treasure” by Howard Wills of Higher Consciousness, Inc. - [Spiritual Traveler: Need for a Teacher?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2597) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Each spiritual traveler’s journey is both individual and collective. With the sequence of learning experiences varying according to the person, the time, and their higher as opposed to emotional need. This sequence is established by the Teaching, the teacher, and the path. It is a sequence that originates from another dimension, - [Two Days We Should Not Worry](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2594) - There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is yesterday with all its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the world - [Lessons from the Game](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2592) - You're playing a game of soccer, and make a mistake that gifts the opposing team a goal. Do you: storm off the pitch in anger (at yourself, your opponents, the ref, the crowd, the coach, the restaurant where you had your breakfast...)? stay on the pitch and nominally continue playing but with no real passion, - [The Meaning Behind the Words](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2590) - The words spoken by a person reveal much more about the speaker than those they speak about. - [Seeing What is Present](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2585) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff That which is permanent is seldom known to the 5 senses. It must be perceived by another capacity. Until this capacity or organ of perception is awakened, we are like heedless children playing with fire. Sooner or later, our actions will cause problems for us. The complete individual, or enlightened person, - [Living in the present is real living](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2574) - By Lt Col R K Langar Many of us do not realize the value of living in the present. They feel that present will not give them the happiness they are looking for. Happiness for them lies in remembering some happy moments of the past. They also hope that the future will give them thrilling - [Mysteries](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2565) - A review of Colin Wilson’s sequel to The Occult Colin Wilson is one of the most thorough and prolific researchers and writers on the paranormal of recent years. Mysteries was written as a sequel to Wilson’s The Occult, and continues and extends the theme of that classic investigation into the world of the unknown. Mysteries - [Going Home](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2553) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff “If you wish to know how something ends Look at its beginning.” -Traditional The acorn goes deep into the earth And as the seasons pass, Grows into a mighty oak. Spreading its limbs for many years; Giving shade and nourishment to the countryside. One day, only to decay and return back - [2013 Predictions](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2559) - Message from MOTHER FATHER GOD through Neferatiti Ife Introduction There is no doubt that the Earth is going through energy shifts and transitions on every level. 2012 was a year that brought to light some of the hidden side, secrets came out in the open, from the individual to Governments, Banks and the big Corporations. The Mayans predicted correctly that - [Bird Cage](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2551) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Like a captive bird The soul sings, Remembering its home. It is precisely For this song, The bird is caged. Check-out my two books: Sufism for Western Seekers: Path of the Spiritual Traveler in Everyday Life and The Ferryman’s Dream. Both books are available through Amazon.com or local bookstore. - [Living inside out and not outside in](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2544) - By Lt Col R K Langar Introduction The title of this write up says that a human being who is potentially divine has a wealth of values and beauties inside him which give him strength. Therefore he should live in this world as per his inner strength which should influence the outer world. And at - [The Easter Story - a Spiritual Interpretation](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/110) - The real theme of Easter is timeless, that of re-birth and renewal. Nature re-awakens after winter's withdrawal; refreshed, energized and ready for the opportunities of the new season. And we, full of plans dreamed up on long dark winter's nights begin to bring them to realization. Realtors know that Spring sees many new homes being - [The Corruption of Christmas](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/250) - The Holiday season is fast approaching. That time of year when we remember the birth of Jesus, a worthwhile celebration indeed. For Christians Jesus is God incarnate, but for others this truly enlightened teacher shared a message of love and peace that still has the power to promote a better world if only it were - [Using Child Stories to Teach the True Meaning of Easter](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/539) - by: Paul Arinaga There's a lot of controversy about the true meaning of Easter. Some claim that it's actually a pagan celebration in origin. Others lament that retailers, greeting card companies and television are changing Christianity's greatest feast into something with meaning "the size of a jelly bean." In any case, the most common view - [from Paranormal to Spiritual](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/551) - Heidi Hollis, Author of Jesus Is No Joke & Picture Prayers, Talks About Her Journey from Paranormal to Spiritual LAS VEGAS (March 13, 2010) - Author Heidi Hollis is celebrating the second anniversary of the release of her inspiring personal journey Jesus is No Joke and soon the one year anniversary of Picture Prayers. Best - [The Second Coming of Jesus of Nazareth?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/869) - by Leland Mellott By way of a powerful LIGHT in my mind during the month of October 1981, I see that we have entered Humanity's Next Cycle and that this is not another 2,000 year out-breath of Divine Will Intelligence (which is what the Second Coming would have been); it is a turn to Source. - [The Reincarnation of Elizabeth, the Mother of John The Baptist](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1536) - by Doug Simpson The life readings of the legendary American mystic, Edgar Cayce, present details about John the Baptist and his family not found in any discovered ancient documents. The soul of Miss 2156, the reincarnation of Elizabeth, was definitely one of those highly developed souls that I have now mentioned a number of times - [Edgar Cayce's Story of the Soul of John The Baptist](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1600) - The soul of John the Baptist was apparently not reincarnated at the time of the readings of the legendary American mystic, Edgar Cayce. I will explain the 'apparently' reference as we proceed with our story, but first we shall look at the information in the Scriptures and the Edgar Cayce readings linking the soul of - [Christ, The 'Fish', The Vesica Pisces, and Astrology](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1698) - By Andrew Cort (An Excerpt from THE PURPOSE OF RELIGION: Enlightenment, Meaning and Love in Jewish, Christian and Islamic Symbology) When he had finished speaking he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” Simon answered, “Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. - [The Story of the Essenes - Jesus' Teacher](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1957) - by Doug Simpson If you have not read the first part of the Story of the Essenes - The Beginning, then I respectfully recommend that you do so before you continue to read this article. It is not crucial that you do so, but it will be of some help in understanding how we reached - [The Story of the Essenes - Twelve Maidens](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2118) - by Doug Simpson This is the third article in a series of articles on the Essenes, based on the information revealed in the in-trance readings from America's legendary mystic, Edgar Cayce. If you have not read The Story of the Essenes - The Beginning and The Story of the Essenes - Jesus' Teacher, I respectfully recommend - [The Story of the Essenes - Mary and Joseph](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2237) - by Doug Simpson This is the fourth article in a series of articles on the Essenes. If you have not read The Story of the Essenes - The Beginning, The Story of the Essenes - Jesus' Teacher, and The Story of the Essenes - Twelve Maidens, I respectfully suggest that you stop reading this article - [The Reincarnation of Mary Magdalene](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2469) - by Doug Simpson Miss 295, a cousin of Gladys Davis, Edgar Cayce's long-time stenographer and secretary, was the reincarnation of Mary Magdalene. In 1929, Miss 295 came to Virginia Beach to visit Gladys and ended up staying for over five years, becoming a secretary and office assistant to Edgar Cayce and the A.R.E. Miss 295 - [Happy Holidays / What is Love?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/85) - Once again the Holiday season is upon us. How are you feeling? Filled with wonder of the Season? Stressed by last-minute preparations and overcrowded malls? Or simply disgusted at the over-commercialisation and the pressures on folk to overspend and incur debt just so big business can earn a quick buck (remember Jesus driving the money-lenders - [Does Santa Exist?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/86) - When I was a kid I'd go to bed full of excitement on Christmas Eve. I'd wake up the following morning to find a pile of toys and other gifts where none had been the previous night. The magic, I was told, was all down to some kindly old guy who lived at the north - [New Year, New Beginnings](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/87) - Time flies. I can hardly believe another year has almost passed and a new one is upon us. New Year is closely linked (in both temporal proximity and symbolic meaning) with the Winter solstice and Christmas, ie the passing of the shortest day and the (re-)birth of the Sun (Son). Traditionally this is a time - [Spiritual Holiday Gift Ideas](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1850) - The Christmas Holiday is fast approaching and, as usual, many of us are wondering what gifts to get for our loved ones. This year you can give gifts that really make a difference (or simply treat yourself). Our special selection of Spiritual Holiday gift ideas range from potentially life-changing books, beautiful listening experiences and traditional - [Looking Back, Looking Forward](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1910) - The Christmas / New Year / Winter Solstice season is traditionally a time for gathering around the fire with family and friends, celebrating the successful negotiation of another year and re-charging one's batteries ready for the new chapter of adventure and challenge that is about to begin. Much as Dicken’s Scrooge is forced to do, - [Holidays? Xmas? Christmas? What is This Season Anyway?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2524) - Presented by Niánn Emerson Chase Holiday Issues I recall that in December 2005, President and Mrs. Bush came under much criticism from certain conservative Christians who were unhappy with the wording on the card sent from the White House. These critics complained that since the Bush’s are Christians and Christmas is a Christian holiday, they - [Recollecting Realizations of the Reality of Repersonalization and Higher Destiny](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2520) - by Niánn Emerson Chase Yearning for More and Awakening I grew up on Native American reservations, so as a child I experienced wild open spaces of land and black evening skies unhindered by the lights of human civilization. I recall many nights looking up at the vastness of the star-studded heavens and experiencing fear and - [Channeling](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2516) - By Sheila Applegate As we learn to love one another, we come to realize that, in their purest forms, all religions teach the same basic spiritual truths: It is only the different ways we express them that divides us. Each system of belief has a different piece of the puzzle, and ultimately, to heal our - [Prayer for the New Age](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2480) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Each is an eternal child of the universe; A ray of Light from a larger, more glorious sun, Traveling from world to world, Creating their individual Reality. O Radiances of Truth, As this New Age Dawns Fill us with joy and wonder. Let your life giving energy Rain down upon us; - [20 Questions Answered Directly by Dr.David Morrison (Director of the NASA Lunar Science Institute) about Niburu and Doomsday 2012 - Part 2](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2493) - Author: Stunner Part 1 11. When most of the planets align in 2012 and planet Earth is in the center of the Milky Way, what will the effects of this be on planet Earth? Could it cause a pole shift, and if so what could we expect? There is no planet alignment in 2012 or - [20 Questions Answered Directly by Dr.David Morrison (Director of the NASA Lunar Science Institute) about Niburu and Doomsday 2012 - Part 1](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2491) - Author: Stunner 1. What is the origin of the prediction that the world will end in December 2012? The story started with claims that Nibiru, a supposed planet discovered by the Sumerians, is headed toward Earth. Zecharia Sitchin, who writes fiction about the ancient Mesopotamian civilization of Sumer, claimed in several books (e.g., The Twelfth - [Fearmongering And Facts: 2012 Examined](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2496) - Author: Susan Livingstone It's always been my philosophy that the most rational approach to anything is to safety and emergency preparedness balance reason with readiness. So when the murmurs about 2012 began to grow into grumblings, and the grumblings grew into shouts, and the shouts grew into hysterical ranting, I figured it was about time to - [Everything happens now, including 2012](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2508) - Author: Benoit Le Chevallier For reference about 2012, pineal gland, time travel, UFOs, humans from the future, shift of the earth Kundalini energy, galactic comity, etc. Converging prophecies raise our attention to a change that people like to pinpoint in time to December 21st, 2012. First a reminder, change is the only constant in life. - [2012 - A Shift in Consciousness?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2505) - Author: JiteshAro Furthermore, it is thought to coincide with the end of a 26,000 year cycle and, perhaps, that of a greater (4 x 26000) 104,000 year cycle. These cycles relate both to movements of and within our Solar system as well as markers in the evolution of humanity. The end of one cycle is - [2012 - Armageddon Or New Humanity?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2502) - Author: Eliza Mada Dalian December 2012 signifies the end of the old and the beginning of a new cycle in the history of human consciousness. The polar axis of the earth has been gradually moving since the 50s. As it shifts to its final position, a new energy will be freed to set into motion - [December 21, 2012: A Dream Age Begins!](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2500) - Author: Bob Finklea A shift of awareness will begin in December of the year 2012 that will start a chain of events which will bring about a shift in consciousness that humans on Earth have not seen for thousands of years. We have been misled to believe that our society on Earth is only six - [2012 - Apocalyptic Myth or Truth?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2498) - Author: Peter Copyright 2011 by Peter Christian Never before has a time in history been as significant as the years around 2012 to so many cultures, religions, scientists and spiritual seekers alike. For good reasons. In spite of differing opinions and views about 2012 something amazing is occurring on our planet around as we are coming to the end - [2012 And The Mayan Calendar](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2488) - Author: Allan Colston According to many, the year 2012 will see the fulfillment of a concatenation of events, some of them good while others are undoubtedly bad. The worst of these is the prediction that the world as we know it will end on the date of the mid-winter solstice, on December 21, 2012. However, despite these dire predictions, the reality - [Invitation: Celebrate The Dawn of A New Age](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2482) - On December 21, 2012, according to many Legends and Belief Systems, the present Great Universal Cycle will end and another will begin. For many, this has caused much worry and concern that the world is ending. On this date, please join us at Shooting For The Moon (SFTM) Spiritual Development Center, Snydersville, PA  at 7 - [Unseen Guardians](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2478) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff The balance between life and death Is O so delicate: A mere slip or twist while driving; An electrical blackout; An alteration in the balance of genes; Each can result in death. O spiritual traveler, why are you so haughty? Do you really believe You are master Of your own fate? - [Prayer of Surrender](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2476) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff As the willow bends to the wind And the leaf curls to the rain, O Lord, I surrender myself to you. Lead me on the straight way; The Way of Thy Servants, The Way of Thy Grace and Mercy. O Lord, guide me through my life And guide me through this - [The Shining Sphere at the End of the Tunnel – Eye Floaters and Near-Death Experiences](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2455) - By Floco Tausin Persons who were revived after being clinically dead often report unusual and profound perceptions they had in the state of near-death. These experiences defy scientific and religious thinking alike. Some visual elements of near-death experiences (NDE) resemble one particular type of eye floaters, the ‘shining structure floaters’. The thesis of this article - [Proof of Heaven](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2452) - Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife by Eben Alexander M.D. Thousands of people have had near-death experiences, but scientists have argued that they are impossible. Dr. Eben Alexander was one of those scientists. A highly trained neurosurgeon, Alexander knew that NDEs feel real, but are simply fantasies produced by brains under extreme - [Genie of the Lamp](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2449) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Once there was a mighty King who, in a field, buried a miraculous lamp. This lamp and its guardian Genie had wondrous powers. It was said, who ever possessed and used the wishes correctly, had the knowledge and power of the King them self. O heedless one, awaken to the potential - [Stages Along the Way](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2447) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Q: Along the Path, there are various stages. What is the significance of this? The worlds keep spinning Evolving upward; Toward their higher destiny. Yet travelers stay fixed in their worlds, Not moving an inch forward; Struggling to hold onto what they have. No matter how painful or inefficient. In time, these - [Is There Such A Thing As Safe Areas And Protected Areas? Are They The Same?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2443) - by Gabriel of Urantia To answer the questions posed in the title of this article, you have to ask what are you trying to be safe from—weather catastrophes or invading armies or starvation or wild animals or poisonous insects and other creatures? Often just using good common sense keeps us safe when making decisions concerning - [Teaching Encounter: Whose Money is it Really?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2440) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Many experiences with our teacher- Sam (pseudonym) took place in the mid- 1970’s; when many of us started out in our careers, marriages, just become parents or were attending graduate school. For most of us money was tight and I remember one day that I was complaining about having to pay - [Talking to God/Light](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2438) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff When traveling the mystical path, travelers often want prayers, exercises and techniques that will work for them. Requesting guidance from one who has traveled a little further or even reached their goal, hoping that with practice, these techniques and exercises will increase their understanding and proximity. Often what is missing from - [The Sunday Service](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2433) - The people of the little village of Carra pride themselves on their religion. Every Sunday morning they make their way to the delightful old village church to hear their pastor, Father Shine, deliver his words of wisdom. And thanks to their freely given efforts Carra had won first prize for churchyard of the year for - [Spiritual Traveler: Form to Essence](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2431) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff At the beginning I was mistaken in four ways. I sought to remember God, to know Him, and to seek Him. When I had come to the end, I saw that He had remembered me before I remembered Him, that His knowledge of me had preceded my knowledge of Him, His - [Spirit Dialectic](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2425) - by Donald MacPhie Something amazing happened to me – the experience of a remarkable phenomenon and possibility of human consciousness. It took place over a considerable time, approaching two decades. Its structural aspects are intriguing, and integrally linked to the substance, which is existentially inclusive. The precise starting point is not clear. I had a distinct - [A Call to Hearts](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2423) - by Dr. Stewart Bitkoff When are we going to stop thinking in terms of religion, country, tribe, town, neighborhood, planet, business and I. When will we begin to think in terms of humanity and helping all people reach higher? Yes. It is natural to think about self, but when are we going to start thinking - [Invitation: The Golden Path, The Superhighway to God](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2417) - by Dr Stewart Bitkoff The following piece is taken from Servant of God (Golden Path Press); which is a first hand account of a meeting with a modern Sufi Saint (Sam). Later, material in this book was used to help write Sufism for Western Seekers and The Ferryman’s Dream.  If you are searching for a - [Meditation for Communication with Departed Loved Ones](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2409) - We are at essence Spiritual entities. While incarnate upon the earth plane we inhabit a physical body to enable us to survive and interact with our environment and fellow travelers. Upon physical death our Spiritual essence or soul simply discards the body and returns wholly to the Spirit realm that is its natural home. Our - [Meditation for Past Life Recall](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2407) - Human experience is transient, but the soul within is eternal. Many of us have walked the earth plane before in one or more previous lives. In some cases the experiences of our past lives continue to an exert an influence on our present existence. This meditation can help you unlock hidden memories from previous incarnations. - [Relationship- A beautiful aspect of life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2404) - By Lt Col R K Langar Introduction Relationship with others is a beautiful aspect of life. It is expressed in doing, speaking and most importantly thinking good about others. We all belong to one God and there is one world family and hence we are related to one another. It is also said that no - [Heaven & Hell](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2402) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff The easiest way to manipulate and control Is to activate our fear and reward mechanism. This built in protection Uses our main emotions: Love & Fear. O spiritual traveler, gaze about; See this manipulation in your everyday life. Identify its use So you might break free And rise higher than the - [Shamash, Ishtar and Igigi](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2384) - Floater structures in ancient Mesopotamia By Floco Tausin In Western culture, the phenomenon of eye floaters (or muscae volitantes) is primarily understood in line with modern ophthalmology as “vitreous opacities”. However, the review of mythical and spiritual visual arts from former and non-Western cultures discloses abstract symbols that resemble the typical structures of shining structure - [How to get the most out of an energy healing](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2377) - by Cinnamon Crow What is really happening during an energy healing? Why do some seem to have magical experiences and total recoveries while others don’t? Do you have to believe in order to have a successful energy healing? As a healer, I have to detach from the outcome of a healing and release any preconceived - [The Role of Mediums and Psychics](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2361) - Why People Consult Mediums and Psychics It seems these days more and more people are consulting mediums and psychics with numerous Websites, telephone services and even entire TV channels dedicated to offering 24/7 readings. But why do people seek the services of these individuals, and what can we expect from them? At least part of - [Oldest New Age Festival in the Country Offers Insight into Mayan and Hopi Indian Prophesies for 2012](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2357) - Colorado Springs, Colorado - America's oldest metaphysical fair, celebrating its 100th festival October 5-8, 2012, explores human metaphysical potential as mankind goes through the transformations prophesied for 2012. This festival provides authentic spiritual support and planetary healing for coming changes. The 2012 Transcendence Fair is both the 100th Celebration Metaphysical Fair and the last gathering of - [2012 Prophecy - The Great Choosing](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2365) - By Shanti Toll July 31, 2012 Back in 1987, Jose Arguelles introduced the world to the Harmonic Convergence and the awareness of the Mayan Calendar ending (Winter Solstice 2012). This December 21st is the end of the 5126 year Mayan long count Calendar of Time. Other prophecies and theories have surfaced for this year as - [Thoughts Are Energy: "The Dark Knight Rises"](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2354) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Introduction For spiritual travelers, it is taught and stressed: personal thought creates reality, and what we think about strongly influences our personal and collective physical, mental and spiritual world. As beings of pure conscious energy, on many levels, we are what we think about: both individually and collectively. In our country, - [3 Lessons To Learn From Eastern Style Meditation](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2348) - by Amy Zimmerman The real purpose of your existence can be understood only when you make an intense look at your life with an objective approach. Meditation techniques will help you to have the correct assessment about your consciousness and the unwanted noise covering your true self will be revealed in a gradual manner. The real - [Yesterday We Attended a Funeral Wake](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2344) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Yesterday we attended a Funeral Wake; which was totally unplanned. As we were driving, early in the morning to our monthly hospital appointment; suddenly we became aware that the local roads were again filled with 18 Wheelers, smaller trucks and cars that were usually part of Interstate traffic. On the Interstate, - [Harmony](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2341) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Turtle was sitting by the Pond and watching the movement of the water against the breeze. “Yes, the Pond is a beautiful place and in harmony. We are the ones who refuse and fail to see this unity. When a dragonfly is consumed by the perch; other dragonflies see this event - [Peace and love cannot be defined](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2337) - By Lt Col R K Langar Both peace and love cannot be defined. Both peace and love have to be experienced from inside. Man is essentially Atma or soul and not the body even though body is so important for our self evolution and should be looked after and not neglected. The Atma inside has - [Quiet Part of Your Soul](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2328) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Both morning and evening, seek the quiet part of your soul. It is an island where you can rest, refresh your self and become aware of what you need to know. This has been written before. It is nothing new. For you it may be the first time; for others a - [Cocoons and fibers - Eye floaters as a source of inspiration for Carlos Castaneda?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/884) - By Floco Tausin The anthropologist and cult writer Carlos Castaneda (CC) has substantially contributed to the emergence of a Western New Age shamanism. From the 1960s until his death in April 1998, CC published more than ten books, all of which he declared as anthropologically relevant collections of conversations actually having taken place and experiences - [Debunking De Mille](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2324) - ©2012 James L. Desper, Jr. An excerpt from The End Of History In the following section, I will debunk the debunker. The writings of Richard de Mille have been purported to prove that Castaneda's books are works of fiction. I will show de Mille's claims to be gross over-simplifications and exaggerations by examining his two - [On Free Will](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2320) - A compilation A selection of quotations on the theme of 'Free Will' from Maitreya (Messages from Maitreya the Christ), Benjamin Creme's Master (A Master Speaks), and Benjamin Creme's writings. June 2012  (re-published courtesy Share International magazine) We really do not understand what free will is. We have an understanding of it in rather a superficial way, but we really - [The path of co-operation](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2318) - by the Master - through Benjamin Creme - 9 May 2012 (re-published courtesy Share International magazine) Humanity must now choose between the destructive path of competition or the path of co-operation, upon which men and women have realized their highest inspirations. June 2012 When men realise the benefits of co-operation they will adopt it naturally as the most - [Life Path Choices](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2313) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Now, that I am older and had many opportunities to drink from the fountain of life; I offer the young person starting out and trying to making their way into the world, the following advice, and a simple exercise to help you figure this potential out: Be who you are; Seek - [The Virtue of Patience](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2310) - Life is both painfully short and incredibly busy. The onset of the technological age promised humanity an era of unprecedented leisure. Machines would free us from drudgery allowing us to spend our precious time however we pleased. The reality is that technology has increased the complexity of our lives exponentially, demanding ever-increasing sacrifice of time - [The Importance of Being Independent](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2302) - Independence and Quality of Life Life is a process of accumulating experience(s). Before being born into this world we decide, with guidance from more advanced souls, the kind of experiences we will seek during our life. We also decide the role we will play in the lives of others, ie to help them accumulate experience. - [Sufism for Western Seekers Secures Fourth Place, Receives Honorable Mention](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2304) - Stroudsburg, PA – June 24, 2012, Dr. Stewart Bitkoff’s book Sufism for Western Seekers, which was nominated by ForeWord Magazine’s 2011 Adult Non Fiction Religious Book of the Year, was just awarded fourth place receiving honorable mention in the overall competition. Bitkoff has proven his ability to offer Americans an ancient teaching which has otherwise - [Man is what his mind is](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2297) - By: Lt Col R K Langar Introduction Man is what his mind is. Man is what he thinks. As the mind so is man. If mind is disturbed, man is disturbed. Thoughts which are continuously produced by our mind are our constant companions and we have no choice but to accept it. Man should be - [Spirits Whispering In My Ear](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2293) - by Psychic Medium and Ghost Whisperer, Kerrie Jean Erwin At the age of eight, Kerrie Jean Erwin had her first conversation with the dead. Personal encounters Kerrie Jean Erwin’s new book, Spirits Whispering in My Ear, takes us on an incredible journey into another dimension beyond our living world. Kerrie shares fascinating experiences as she - [Death: The Great Change](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2282) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Why must the physical body die? Why must each soul taste death? In death the reason for life is more visible. Death of the physical body is necessary for the lesson to be learned. The universe is in motion, constantly changing; connected by energy, recreating itself according to various designs. This - [The Power of Natural Attraction Ecology](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2276) - How to Benefit from the Restorative Miracles of Nature that We Learn to Disregard by Michael J. Cohen, Ph.D. Project NatureConnect Program Director, Akamai University, Hilo, Hawaii. When I was a child a magician visited our elementary school and explained that he was going to perform a miracle: "Miraculously, I am going to make something from - [Death Call](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2260) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Gently, the ocean waves break upon the rocks; As an old woman rests Beneath the late afternoon sun. Sheltered under her favorite umbrella, Sitting in a worn beach chair. Listening to the ocean’s soft lullaby; Slowly, she raises her head And peacefully calls out across the water. “You are nothing more - [How Many Times?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2124) - I wonder how many times I have walked upon this planet. Certainly this is not my first trip; I am an old time traveler who has returned, building upon past vacations. Sometimes, I wonder why I put myself through this journey again and again. The flesh decays; sunshine turns to darkness and those you love - [Purpose](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/167) - by Michaela Sefler Likeness to eternal forms, by proximity adulated, freeing from bondage are the responses. Action, body whole, in relation to a higher soul complete. In final attempts, coming together two making complete, intent coming through as clear as breeze. Distance relative, at each point yet coming together in finality, constant in the creative - [Healing Tree](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/108) - Michaela Sefler is an mystical poet living in Montreal, Canada. Her poetry is spiritual and esoteric and her poems allude to ancient ideals. In her poetry she draws on the Qabbala, and other ancient writings, to convey a message of hope, and survival describing present realities in the light of ancient truths. She has five - [Poetry, Music and Spirituality](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/363) - Poetry and music serve no practical purpose towards our survival as individuals or as a species. Despite this, both occupy a huge role in our lives. "The pen is mightier than the sword", wrote Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Though physical weapons may yield physical submission, the heart and mind are only hardened into opposition direction by such - [Poetry by Klaudia Rogowicz](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/563) - Open your hand... I see the light flying into the air... It is like a pigeon which lost its wings... Fly... You are safe now... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Metamorphosis I am a pale skinned human, my brown hair surrender my eyes, I feel the light inside me, It starts to explode... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am a free creature. - [Book Review: The Ferryman’s Dream, Dr. Stewart Bitkoff](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2251) - Reviewer: Emmanuel Karavousanos Once in a while one reads a book that not only is a wonderful read, but has a magnet drawing a reader into it and fills the mind with at least a bit of wisdom and good sense. The Ferryman's Dream is such a book with one difference: it delivers a good deal - [The Ferryman’s Dream](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2227) - Author’s Newest Title Compares to The Alchemist Dr. Stewart Bitkoff’s The Ferryman’s Dream Hits Book Shelves Stroudsburg, PA– May 8, 2012- For those modern day men and women who are increasingly seeking answers from within to help make sense of the world today, Dr. Stewart Bitkoff’s newest title, The Ferryman’s Dream was written for you. - [Lights from the Other World](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2209) - Floater structures in the visual arts of modern and present-day shamans By Floco Tausin This article is based on the assumption that prehistoric shamanic rituals include the perception, interpretation and depiction of what we today call ‘eye floaters’ (muscae volitantes). It is suggested that, together with other shamanic symbols, floaters continue to be experienced and - [Making Sense of PSI](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2175) - The Society for Psychical Research held a Study Day in London on Saturday 28th April, 2012. Psychical research will not attain scientific respectability until it has some agreed theoretical basis. But the subject impinges on many disciplines, so various levels of explanation have been proposed – physical, biological, psychological, philosophical and mystical. A full theory of - [The evolution of humanity](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2192) - A compilation The evolution of consciousness, the path of ever-widening awareness of Reality, defines life at all levels, and is the subject of esoteric philosophy and science. We present a selection of quotations on the theme of 'The Evolution of Humanity' from Maitreya (Messages from Maitreya the Christ), Benjamin Creme's Master (A Master Speaks), and - [Youth at the helm](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2189) - by the Master, through Benjamin Creme, 1 March 2012 The young know that sharing and justice is the only way to create the trust needed for a safe and secure future for humanity. This year, 2012, is one of great importance. It is essential that the impetus of the Arab Dawn, and its repercussions worldwide, - [Free Will & Concept of Design](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2186) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Q: Can you elaborate on free will and how this interplays with the concept of design? As discussed, what distinguishes man from other creations is the capacity to make our own decisions. Within specific parameters, travelers can choose aspects of their lives, and if they wish to serve God. In establishing a - [From Dependence to Independence then Interdependence](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2179) - By Lt Col R K Langar What is dependency To be dependent on others means that we have not developed ourselves inwardly and we depend on others for finding our way in life. As a child one is totally dependent on his parents. But when one grows up one should stand on his own feet - [How to Contact Spirit Guides](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2168) - Every living entity has a number of Spirit guides. They are a bit like the controllers of a special agent sent on a secret mission. Like the agent's controllers they tend to stay in the background most of the time, leaving the agent to carry out their mission, but always keeping a careful eye on - [The Inner War: Conquest of Self](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2162) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff The most excellent Jihad is that for the conquest of self. -Mohammed Sufis have long held that the inner war- Jihad, the fight between a traveler’s higher and lower nature is a moment by moment struggle. Those who are somehow able to turn toward their higher self and use in daily - [Purity is the mother of all virtues](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2154) - By Lt Col R K Langar Purity of body and mind are two essential aspects of man’s personality. Out of the two purity of mind holds the key for one’s betterment in life. It is the pure mind which dictates how will you speak and how good are your actions. Just as colored water penetrates - [Transmission: A Meditation for the New Age](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2152) - Questions and Answers by Benjamin Creme A selection of answers to questions about the science and the practice of Transmission Meditation. (March 2012) The January/February issue of Share International published an edited version of a talk by Benjamin Creme on 'Transmission: a Meditation for the New Age', which took place at Cecil Sharp House, London on - [Signs of the coming transformation to appear](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2146) - For almost 40 years, artist, author, and lecturer Benjamin Creme has been preparing the way for the emergence of Maitreya, the World Teacher, and his group, the Masters of Wisdom. Since 1982 Share International magazine has published monthly articles from a Master of Wisdom in contact with Mr. Creme. His March article follows. The coming - [Wisdom: Why It Cannot be Given Away?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2143) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff The Exemplar exists to show the traveler what is possible. If you are lucky enough to find a wise man or woman don’t be surprised if they don’t dispense wisdom like a coca-cola machine. Wisdom is not the type of thing that can be offered to another person like an afternoon - [What is Spiritual Experience?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2132) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff True knowledge comes from the light of certainty, by which God enlightens the heart. Then you will behold the things of the spiritual world, and by the power of that light all the veils between you and that world will be removed. -Al-Antaki Q: What is spiritual experience? Is spiritual experience - [A Simple Tool For Your Toolbox](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2128) - By Tom T. Moore Copyright 2012 As we get older, one of the things we must face are more trips to a hospital for any variety of reasons. This happened to me recently when I went in for arthroscopic knee surgery to repair a torn cartilage brought on by years of skiing. After a vacation - [Impact of a Tragedy: Trayvon Martin](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2122) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff The whole world is a marketplace for Love, For naught that is, from Love remains remote. The Eternal Wisdom made all things in Love. On Love they all depend, to Love all turn. The earth, the heavens, the sun, the moon, the stars The center of their orbit find in Love. - [Interview with the Soul](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2115) - By Steve Walker and Laura Cluff The following excerpt is from a session at SkyWalker’s Hypnosis, and is part of the upcoming book, Interview with the Soul. This session begins after the deepening process. SW = Steve Walker HS= Laura’s Higher-Self or Soul SW: Do you know why we called upon you today? - [In the Eye of Ra](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2075) - Floater structures in the visual arts of ancient Egypt By Floco Tausin In Western culture, the phenomenon of vitreous floaters (or muscae volitantes) is primarily understood in line with modern ophthalmology as “vitreous opacities”. The review of visual arts from former and non-Western cultures representing mythical and spiritual ideas, however, discloses abstract symbols that resemble - [Entoptic phenomena as universal trance phenomena](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1070) - by Floco Tausin In the mid-1990s I met a man named Nestor living in the solitude of the hilly Emmental region of Switzerland. Nestor has a unique and provocative claim: that he focuses for years on a constellation of huge shining spheres and strings which have been formed in his field of vision. He interprets - [In-depth observations on eye floaters - a challenge to ophthalmology](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1627) - By Floco Tausin For centuries, scholars try to find an explanation for the mobile, scattered and transparent spheres and strings in our visual field. Early on in ophthalmological tradition, the origin was thought to be in the eye. The phenomenon was considered a disorder or degeneration somewhere between cornea and retina. Today, eye floaters are - [Vitreous opacity vs. nervous system](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1777) - Do eye floaters arise from the visual nervous system? By Floco Tausin For centuries, scholars have found different explanation for eye floaters, the mobile, scattered and transparent spheres and strings in our visual field. Early on, the origin was thought to be in the eye and the phenomenon was considered a disorder or degeneration somewhere - [Becoming Our Own Wise One](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2072) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff There are as many ways to God as there are created souls. Muhammad *         *         * In our culture, who assumes the role of holy or wise one? In more traditional cultures the holy, wise one is a central figure.  Often, they advise the king/queen, sit at the right hand of the - [Don’t Give Up - Ride that Ascension Wave All the Way Through 2012!](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2065) - By Lisa Whatley – © February 2012 My recent newsletter article called “Welcome to 2012 and Beyond” has received enough email returning a similar question that I felt I must take the time to answer it for all to read and remember these are my views; accept what you like and leave the rest behind. - [Waiting Deep Within](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2061) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff An acorn fell from an oak tree and lay frightened on the meadow floor. As he lay in this new environment, he remembered his past life, high on the branches. Many of his friends were still there and he longed for the hours of companionship, grand view of things and boasting - [Just Imagine](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2056) - By Lisa Whatley - © February 2012 You’ve probably heard, “The only time we have is now, this our present moment.” So this means that we can only live in the present, act in the present and experience life in the present moment. You may be asking, “If this is the case then why do - [Money, Morality and Spirituality](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1792) - Late 2011 has produced numerous Occupy protests. The Occupy Wall Street Web site says their purpose is "fighting back against the corrosive power of major banks and multinational corporations over the democratic process, and the role of Wall Street in creating an economic collapse that has caused the greatest recession in generations". Capitalism has undoubtedly produced - [Everyday Spirituality: Life as Prayer](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2036) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff We are participating in an explosion of new age teaching, interest in eastern religion, and a general curiosity about the usefulness of everyday spiritual practice. When you turn on the television, it seems just about every talk show host is discussing how to maximize human potential and help viewers become a - [How to be Spiritual Amidst this Chaos?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2027) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Circumstances have overtaken man. His old languages are not sufficient to describe what is happening, and what is about to happen. To think in terms of a millennium or such tame concepts as ‘the eleventh hour’ is ridiculous. Better that he should realize that he is in an era which might - [The Bosnian Pyramids](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2017) - By Tom T. Moore, Copyright 2012 There has been much misinformation published regarding the discovery of the Bosnian Pyramids, not far from Sarajevo. I wish to present my findings both from a spiritual standpoint and from attending a lecture given by the founder of the pyramids, Dr. sci. Semir (Sam) Osmanagich. For my weekly newsletter - [The Riddle: Who We Are?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2012) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff According to tradition, humanity originated ‘far beyond the stars’ and is on a journey back to its Source. While in the earth phase, there are numerous opportunities to embrace ‘our real’ or ‘lasting nature’ and begin the spiritual journey back home. In this physical world, because we are in a sense - [Our Divine Birthright and the power of I Am](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2009) - by Cinnamon Crow When interviewed, I am always asked what I would wish to give as my greatest message to humanity. I always answer the same. You are the Creator made manifest in physical form. You are God and God is You. This is your Divine Birthright! I am constantly amazed at the divide these - [Gramps: An Original Life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2007) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff To refuse the gift is to refuse the Giver. A. Hussain Over the holidays, one of my maternal aunts visited and we had a conversation about how the ‘older generation’ visited doctors much less frequently than this generation. Sometimes, I find myself going to doctors 3 and 4 times a week. - [Going Beyond I and My](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2005) - By Lt Col R K Langar What is I and My The subject of this write up is in two parts- I and My and Going Beyond. First we shall consider I and My. I mean I am somebody who is different from other people. My conveys a sense of possession. What else is conveyed - [The Foundation of the Way](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/2001) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff “You see,” said the blind man, “I seek to draw closer to God through submission. God has taught that the perfect servant is he/she who submits totally to the Master’s will. Instead of considering how the performance of a task will benefit his personal position, the good servant is concerned only - [The Call of Sedona: Journey of the Heart](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1995) - “Ilchi Lee's work flows from a deep curiosity and regard for the spiritual dimensions of human experience.” – Oscar Arias Sanchez, President of Costa Rica, Nobel Peace Laureate One of America’s most renowned spiritual leaders – Ilchi Lee of Sedona, Arizona has just launched a life-changing new book called The Call of Sedona: Journey of the Heart. - [Good Karma, Bad Karma](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/682) - Karma is one of the West's best known Eastern Mystical concepts, even featuring in popular songs by John Lennon (Instant Karma), David Bowie (Karma Man), and Culture Club (Karma Chameleon) among others. Understanding your karma can make the same difference to your life as swimming with or against the tide. Get it right and good - [Gog and Magog 2012?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1048) - by Alan Navarre David Wilcox’s documentary video The 2012 Enigma summarizes the “2012 movement” comprehensively. Wilcox demonstrates how several diverse sources predict that life on Earth will undergo a cataclysmic change of unprecedented magnitude at the winter solstice of the year 2012 (on 21 December). In The 2012 Enigma, Wilcox’s survey encompasses the Mayan calendar, - [What's the deal with 2012? Free Report](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1978) - There's been a widely known prediction that the world will end on December 21st 2012 going around for some time. Like most you may have scoffed or made a joke about it. But now 2012 is underway, perhaps it's wise to find out more and make an informed response. To say we're living through momentous - [Spiritual University: Individual Learning Sequence](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1976) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff Each traveler is a unique being and as such has an individual learning sequence. All travelers are on the path to completion. This is the Divine Command and the mission for which each soul was created and sent out into the universe. Each soul is to travel and return more complete - [The Renaissances of History Have Been Both Spiritual and Scientific](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1968) - Physics Always Accompanies Conscious Thought in the Subatomic World, and the Occupy Movement, Right Now, All Over the World, Is Causing Chain Reactions in the Orbits of Reality by Dr. Landau Lawrence, M.D. There come times, even in the droughts of the worst rebellions ever to unfold, that the Creator loans His eyes and ears - [Life & Video Games](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1966) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff When the end is in sight, many things go through your mind. Experiences, friends, successes, and failures fill the consciousness. Yet, the heart smiles at all of this; for you see, it knows the Goal and has been through this journey before. The Great Wheel of Life keeps turning so we - [Soul and Energy Strategies That Can Help You Achieve Your New Year's Resolutions](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1960) - By Katherine Allen As we head into yet another year full of great promise, the reality is that most of to go back to living by default only weeks into the New Year. It can be overwhelming, and it may seem impossible, to step boldly forward into manifesting your goals/dreams into real experiences. These dreams are - [Chinese Year of the Dragon - 2012](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1962) - By Rebeca Rambal In Chinese tradition, every year is dedicated to a particular animal. The 12 animals that are a part of this tradition are the Dragon, the Horse, the Monkey, the Rat, the Boar, the Rabbit, the Dog, the Rooster, the Ox, the Tiger, the Snake and the Ram. Each of these animals is believed - [The Power of Sorry](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1931) - by Sam & Terry Krause “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.” Remember that saccharine line from the famous 1970 movie “Love Story?” It sounded icky to us then, and it sounds icky to us now, but since, like us, many of you also came of age under the spell of that cloying mantra, - [Illusion and Reality](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1919) - Is all that we see or seem but a dream within a dream? Edgar Allan Poe. We each carry inside us a model of what we consider to be reality or truth. However, our concept of reality is inevitably incomplete, for reality in its entirety is too great and too complex to be understood by - [Sufism for Western Seekers - Book Review](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1906) - By Michael Greenstein Depending on who you talk to, life has never been worse. Cancer seems to plague almost every family, financial ruin is at our collective doorsteps, divorce rates remain alarming high and the news is rampant with spiritual leaders that have abused our young and led us astray. Without much difficulty, you can - [Wisdom of The Serenity Prayer](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/98) - In just three lines, Reinhold Niebuhr's Serenity Prayer (as adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous) encapsulates a profound philosophy of life. God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. We are each endowed with free will, but are bounded - [To Become a Sufi: Do I Need to Join a Sufi Order?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1898) - By Dr. Stewart Bitkoff “You may follow one stream. Know that it leads to the Ocean, but do not mistake the stream for the Ocean.“  Jan-Fishan Q: To study Sufism, do I need to become a Moslem and convert to Islam, or join a Sufi   Order? A:  No. This is not necessary. While some westerners - [Meditation re-shapes the Brain](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1895) - Meditation has long been considered a pathway to Spiritual progression, but a Huffington Post article by naturopathic doctor Michael Stanclift suggests it may also have a more direct physical impact upon practitioners. Confirming long-held belief in the power of thought, and pointing to research from neuroscience, Stanclift says where we direct our attention actually changes the - [Academics Embrace Meditation](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1893) - Harvard Magazine, January-February 2012, carries an article describing how some leading academics are embracing retreats conducive to the practice of meditation. MIT Dalai Lama Center for Ethics fellow Sousan Abadian, a regular retreat participant, says: "Retreats allow us to access and strengthen subtle capacities and to hear ourselves and others on a different level." Christopher - [Astral Projection Questions Answered](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1886) - Astral projection describes the experience of one's consciousness leaving the physical body and traveling independently, either within the physical world or on the astral plane. AstralProjectNow.com is currently offering 5 free videos answering the 240 most commonly asked questions about astral projection. The questions and answers are also provided in printable PDF format. - [Jewels of Wisdom: an awakened spirituality for our children](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1883) - by Shelley Anne Lewis One way of living in sync with the natural ebb and flow of life is to consciously work towards improving the nature of our minds. The stories we repeat to ourselves create the framework we live in and gel our experiences together in a way that gives us a sense of - [Patience - a by-product of difficulties](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1876) - By Lt Col R K Langar Patience is a great asset of man in life, more so when one is treading on the spiritual path. Patience is not taught but it is learned when we meet some obstacles or difficulties in life. Patience tells you not to be in a hurry because when you hurry - [Words of Wisdom](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1871) - Truly inspirational messages from some of the greatest minds. Pictures and music are also superb. Worth returning to again and again to fully absorb these lessons. Courtesy of Evolution Ezine via YouTube - [The Tangled Web of Destiny, Karma and Free Will](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1863) - The Nature of Reality For centuries the scientific viewpoint held that the destiny of the universe was fixed at its origin, ie what's now known as the Big Bang. Everything that came after, including the minutiae of human experience, was determined by physical laws of cause and effect applied to its initial conditions. Current scientific - [Just Think Happy Thoughts!](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1857) - by Bob Makransky Whenever I hear some spiritual guru proclaim that all you gotta do is "just think happy thoughts!", it makes me want to pop him one upside the head and see how long he can keep on thinking his "happy thoughts." Take as an example Miguel Ruiz’s bestselling Four Agreements, which exhorts readers - [Is the World a Stage Drama](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1847) - By Lt Col R K Langar One way of describing our life on earth is that the world is a drama stage where we all play our pre-determined part. The roles given to all drama players are pre-scripted. When our part in the drama is over, we leave the stage or in other words we - [Freedom is life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1839) - By Lt. Col RK Langar Freedom is the object of human life. We all love freedom of whatever kind it may be. At our average state of consciousness we do not like to be tied down – not even to the law of land. But how do we define freedom. Does freedom has the same - [The Cost of Compromise and the Need for Change Agents](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1832) - by Niánn Emerson Chase Recently I had a conversation with someone who works for a corporation that is striving to control seed production and other agricultural farming methods worldwide, which would destroy all other avenues and alternatives of agriculture that include organic and more sustainable, effective methods of growing food for people. This individual stated - [The Story of the Essenes - The Beginning](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1834) - by Doug Simpson Essene scholars basically rely on four sets of ancient writings for their knowledge and speculation on the Essenes. The Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria, c.20BC - c.54AD, in his manuscript titled Quod Omnius Probus Liber, mentioned over 4000 Essenes in villages throughout Palestinian Syria. Next, Pliny the Elder, c.23AD - c.79AD, a Roman - [Bridezillas Turn to Hypnosis to Smooth Out Wedding Woes](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/126) - by Dr. Georgina Cannon Imagine a stress-free wedding. It can actually happen. Brides and grooms are able to relieve wedding day stress through hypnotherapy. Your wedding day can be the day you've always dreamed of - without all the added worries! The amount of pressure on brides to be perfect is enormous, especially on what - [Akashic Records](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1822) - Accessing the Akashic Records and Understanding Their Influence upon the Present The Akashic Records are a Spiritual concept describing the collective store of the totality of information. Akashic Records exist for all levels of reality – individual souls, nations, races, planets..., and the manifest universe as a whole. An individual soul usually has many incarnations - [Spiritual Lessons from Steve Jobs](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1750) - The sad passing of Steve Jobs has dominated the news of the past week. Jobs, the founder of Apple, has been phenomenally successful and a true game-changer in the field of technology, but one might question why someone engaged in such a materialistic industry is being mentioned on a Spiritual Web site. Apart from being - [Effortless living – what does it mean?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1810) - by Lt Col RK Langar Effortless living is an inward living. Effortless living means living purposefully and mindfully, without any stress. Effortless living is only possible when we put in plenty of effort to make our living a useful event. Self effort must precede effortless living. It is only through our right understanding and self - [It’s Official! Paranormally-Speaking, Men and Women Really Are Different ](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1808) - According to the recently released Report by PsychicRevolution.com, the results of the first round survey show that there are significant differences in who, where and when psi is encountered. These survey results have just been released in a free, downloadable ebook Paranormal Activity Analysis Report. This survey Report reveals intriguing findings including: Paranormal experiences are - [Soul Awakening by Doug Simpson ](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1806) - This first novel was published in the United States in October of 2011. Soul Awakening is a work of fiction, inspired by a series of actual events. It is a spiritual mystery involving the apparently accidental, though actually orchestrated by Divine Intervention, meeting of three total strangers and their ultimate discovery that they shared previous - [How To Distinguish Between Astral Projection And Lucid Dreaming?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/836) - by William Ember With Astral Projection you get into the Astral Plane direct from your physical body. When you have a Lucid Dream, you have simply 'missed' the initial projection. They are just two different ways of entering the Astral Realm. In either case you are still conscious in the Astral, however, as there are - [The Natural Way to Beat Depression](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1802) - Have you ever sought medical help for depression only to be given a costly prescription for antidepressant medication? Perhaps you have been prescribed a combination of drugs in an attempt to find the right formula for you. Or have you found the side effects from drug therapy worse than the depression itself. The most common - [Free Tips to Treat Depression ebook](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1786) - Depression is a scourge of modern living, affecting millions from all backgrounds. This free ebook describes a range of strategies that you can put in place to start fighting back at this debilitating condition. Download Tips to Treat Depression from the Self Help Sanctum - [Life After Death - What's Your Verdict?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1773) - If you are anything like me, I know you are fascinated by the idea of life after death, but there are so many conflicting accounts! How then are we to assess the truth for ourselves? Well today I am really excited to share an opportunity with you to deliberate the matter for yourself in a - [Patriotism in an Indian Context](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1770) - By Lt. Col. RK Langar The dictionary defines patriotism as love for one's own country with an earnest desire to contribute towards the welfare of countrymen. But when we study patriotism in the light of Indian Spiritual thought that the world is one family, then patriotism takes a bigger form and gives a meaning in - [What it means to be Spiritual](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1766) - By Lt Col R K Langar Spirituality is derived from the world spirit which means soul or Atma residing equally in all. Spirituality is the realization that man is not just the body but man is essentially spirit or Atma which is the highest component of man’s personality. The Atma is a ray or fragment - [Universal Dreams and What They Might Mean ](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1764) - Long considered by many to be a window on the soul, the dream world weaves an infinitely varied tapestry from the mundane to the bizarre, the unspeakably beautiful to the downright terrifying. And yet within the vast diversity of the dream space, there are a number of themes which seem to occur repeatedly across individuals - [What does success mean to different people?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1760) - By Lt Col R K Langar No one meaning of success is same for two different people. For a sportsman success means winning a medal. For a worldly man success means doing well in his job or business which secures comforts and luxuries for him. For a writer success means his writings are appreciated by - [Understanding The Power of Now](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1738) - First published in 1999, Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now has become an international bestseller. Written as a series of questions and answers, it presents a radical analysis of humanity's current state and offers a revolutionary route back from unhappiness to enlightenment, which this article attempts to give the merest flavor of. If you read - [Probabilities and Predictions](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1732) - By Tom T. Moore - Copyright 2011 During meditation, I’ve been given predictions of events to come by both Gaia, soul of the earth, and my own Guardian Angel, whom I named Theo, as he said our vocal chords are not constructed to pronounce angelic names. But I noticed that not only the predictions given - [Law of Attraction Not Working?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1711) - Remember the first time you heard about The Secret? Perhaps it seemed like the end of your problems and the answer to your prayers? Or maybe you were more skeptical, but decided to give it a go anyhow? Were you one of the lucky ones who saw instant results? Or one of the majority who - [The Haunt of "Cloverfield Plantation"](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1692) - by Nick Stevens If a traveler wishes to spend the night in a beautiful, haunted, historical home, the splendid house built by the earlier owner of Cloverfield Plantation is a great place to do so. The original Spanish colonial style structure is homestead of one of the oldest tobacco plantations east of the Kentucky River. The - [Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1676) - From the vast collective literary output of mankind very few works are worthy of the epithet classic. Robert Pirsig's 1974 semi-autobiographical(?) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (ZMM) is one of the few - a true modern classic. Essentially ZMM consists of three distinct but interwoven stories. Superficially it is a travelogue, about a man - [Happiness and Acceptance (the Cessation of Struggle)](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1671) - The pursuit of happiness only fuels unhappiness. In trying to be happy many people strive for a better job, bigger house, faster car and all kinds of various other crap. If they don't get all they want it makes them unhappy. If they do get it they find it makes them less happy than they - [What is Ouija?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1660) - The Ouija board is a divinatory tool, much like astrology, numerology, tarot, palm-reading, crystal-gazing etc. Just like all tools its purpose is to make it possible/easier to achieve something. A drill helps you hang shelves, tools of divination like the Ouija help you re-connect with your Spiritual source. We are all Spiritual beings temporarily undergoing - [Goal Setting and Purpose](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1653) - Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't. Richard Bach Purpose and Goals Life can be likened to a journey, with its purpose corresponding to the destination. The sense of purpose is so essential that without it we’d struggle to climb out of bed in - [Spiritual Parenting](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1648) - Being a parent is probably the greatest privilege, and responsibility, we can have during our earth life. A new born baby is a paradox. The Spirit within that helpless bundle is ancient, but its earthly incarnation is a blank page waiting to be written upon by its experiences, with the earliest experiences carrying the greatest - [When Will We Ever Learn?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1644) - The history of mankind makes for depressing reading. It is a story of recurrent conflict between different groupings with the mightier invariably exploiting or eliminating his less able neighbor. Looking around the world, wars continue to rage; the only difference is that the means of destruction have grown exponentially more horrific. It takes no great - [Overcoming Guilt and Regret](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1572) - Too often we are dogged by the dark clouds of guilt and regret. Regret is the feeling of wishing we had (or not) done something in the past different than we actually did. Guilt is feeling bad, or even disliking ourselves, over some past act or omission that caused unjustified hurt. Dealing with Regret Time, - [What are our Duties in Life?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1622) - By Lt Col R K Langar Lord Krishna states in Bhagavad Gita that man attains perfection by performing his allotted duties in a spirit of sacrifice which means without bothering for the fruit of actions, without attachment and even without the feeling that I am the doer of actions. When your offer the fruit of your - [Living With Imperfection](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1620) - As imperfect beings living in an imperfect universe we inevitably, at times, find life a frustrating experience. Here's how to not only cope with life's inescapable imperfection, but to recognize the genuine beauty of its experience. Imperfection is part of the great design and an inherent part of nature. Physicists believe the physical universe exists - [The ghost mobile](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1615) - Contributed by Alan Aitcheson A true story, hard to believe but it really did happen, real life can be far stranger at times than fiction. I was talking to a friend the other night recalling a couple of spooky events that took place several years ago. When my eldest daughter was in her final year - [The Walking Stick - An Apport?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1606) - A member of my local Spiritualist Church, who held a prominent position in a well-regarded voluntary organization, gave the following account at a meeting. His friend recently tripped on the sidewalk and this gentleman joked that she might need a walking stick. Shortly after he happened to find a brand new walking stick behind the - [Broken glass & spirits?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1612) - Posted on behalf of Marcy I'm curious about whether there is any symbolic meaning to the occasional sound of broken glass (with no apparent origin or cause) in a home. It's a very distinctive noise, and repeated searches of the house have yielded no source. It sounded as if a lamp had been shattered, or - [Great Grandmother](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1610) - Posted on behalf of Bill, 27 May 2010 I was staying at an aunts farm in their old farm house which was then only being used as a guest house. I was laying on my back after retiring for the night and suddenly had feeling of being watched. I looked toward the foot of the - [The boy in my attic](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1608) - This account is posted on behalf of cf3547 We just moved into our apartment in north carolina my boyfriend and i are young and we both got kicked out of our houses because he was white and i was black and our families didn't believe in interacial relationships. So me and my friend were putting - [Attitude is more than something](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1603) - By: LT Col R.K Langar What is Attitude Attitude is the way we think about ourselves, others and life in general. Attitude can also be defined as outlook and tendencies which a man comes to acquire as a result of his past actions. The way we think is exhibited through our speech and actions. As our - [The "Other" Darkness](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1593) - from Chapter 5, "She Knows Us" Sophia The Feminine Face of God : Nine Heart Paths to Healing and Abundanceby Karen Speerstra A group of creative women met at my neighbor's house one night to swim in the silky water of her spring-fed pond, celebrate our giftedness and eat great food. Sara, another writer, asked - [Good relationship means healthy living](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1589) - By: Lt Col. RK Langar What is our relationship with people around us. Is our relationship only confirmed with our family members or does it go beyond. It is true that when a man is born in the world his only relationship then is with his family members like father, mother, brother and sisters. As - [Psychic Attack: Spiritual Purification and Cord Cutting](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1581) - By Lisa Whatley Energy stealers are everywhere! They are your family members, your  friends and they are your co-workers and YOU may even be one yourself. A more common name is a Psychic Vampire and we all know what vampires do! In this case the vampire is sucking our vital energy, depleting us and causing - [Exist As Your True Self](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1584) - In order to awaken who you really are, you have to set free everything that is not you. Any part of yourself that has been built up, transformed, or altered and doesn’t feel real is not you.  By becoming your true self, you are able to find peace within yourself. True happiness and contentment can - [Opening Your Heart](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1570) - During certain experiences, we may find ourselves trying to protect ourselves by closing off our heart. We close off our emotions and shield ourselves from others and their behaviors so that our heart will not become hurt even more than it is. How others behave toward us affects our openness. The situations we experience alter - [Thinking Out of the Box](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1567) - What is Thinking Out of the Box? Thinking out of the box is the mode of thought that dares to challenge conventional wisdom, ie it dares to question beliefs so deeply held by so many that they are considered almost sacred. Thinking out the box is an all too rare quality, but when applied it - [Difference between Teacher & Master?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1565) - Seeker: Bhagavanji, What is the difference between a teacher & a master…? How can I find the real master…? Buddhashiva always says that “A teacher is a parrot & the master is a carrot…” (no offence to anyone who is a teacher or a master). The other saying of Buddhashiva is that “A teacher is - [The Introvert Personality](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1562) - Introversion is the tendency to focus one's attention towards the inner, mental world rather than external, physical "reality". Introversion is a natural characteristic occurring in about 25% of the population according to psychotherapist Dr Marti Olsen Laney in her excellent book The Introvert Advantage. Dr Laney offers a further definition of introversion, ie that introverts - [The Spiritual Meaning of Colors](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1558) - Colors are one of the most beautiful and also one of the most under-appreciated aspects of the physical realm. We are surrounded by colors, but how often do we notice the numerous subtleties in the myriad shades. Spiritually, color can impart both information - as in aura colors, and energy - as in healing. The - [Buddha & the Buddhu (ignorant)…](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1554) - Seeker: Bhagavanji, what is the difference between a Buddha & a Buddhu (ignorant)…? Buddhashiva says “The Buddha will always be laughing at the fake living of the Buddhu…& the Buddhu will always be laughing at the genuine living of the Buddha…” On a hindsight there is no much difference between a Buddha & a Buddhu… - [Our Awareness Of Time](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1552) - When we project ourselves forward in time, we alter our behavior now. We change how we feel based on what may be. We begin to think differently because of our thoughts about the future. By being only in the moment you are in, you let go of your future, you let go of planning and - [Spiritual Magazines](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1550) - Regular reading of quality, relevant magazines provides an excellent means of gaining ongoing stimulus along our personal Spiritual evolutionary journey. Enjoy these specially selected titles at generous discount, courtesy Amazon. Light of Consciousness is dedicated to spiritual people interested in becoming aware of universal Consciousness, personal and global transformation and the timeless wisdom of the - [Creating Your Own Happiness](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1547) - Creating your own happiness is letting go of what is holding it back, for we are all meant to be happy in our lives, living from a place of enjoyment, contentment, and love. Why then does it feel like sometimes your life is missing this element; why are you without it? It can feel this - [Empowering Our True Selves](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1545) - When we choose to come from a place that is real, that touches who we really are, we are then coming from our true selves. We are empowering our destiny, our truth, and our calling in this life when we act from our true form, from who we really are and not just from our - [A True Believer Meets His Angel](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1183) - by Doug Simpson Edgar Cayce, the Edgar Cayce who was destined to become America's legendary mystic, began attending Sunday School classes around the age of ten. The lesson being taught on that first day was the story of creation from the book of Genesis. Edgar was mesmerized. He asked his father for a book with - [Guardian Angel Conversations](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1540) - By Tom T. Moore - Copyright 2011 Six years ago I discovered that I could converse with “spirit” as it’s called. This is something you can do too if you don’t mind putting in the time and effort, which I’ll explain below. The first person I communicated with was an American Indian Shaman living in the western - [Being Connected to Truth](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1534) - Contemplation of our existence is primordial; it is forever within our consciousness. It is part us to question where we come from, who we are, where we are going, and what is really important in our lives. We may think that we are living how we are meant to; holding onto the idea that what - [Spirituality is Sexy](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1531) - Pamela Jo McQuade is the founder and CSO (Chief Spiritual Officer) of Spirituality is Sexy. Pamela enjoys assisting you in discovering your inner beauty and richness so that you may break through false illusions that echo thoughts of insignificance, unworthiness and limitation. To experience the truth behind the lies is to go on a journey - [Finding Peace Within](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1528) - Learning how to live peacefully is about no longer viewing life as a struggle and no longer feeling that you need to be in control or manage anything around you. Finding peace is about acceptance of everything, of not only yourself, but about accepting your place in life. This doesn’t mean in any way that - [Letting Go Of Your Old Self](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1526) - Finding out who you really are is about letting go of who you think you are. We develop certain ideas of who we are and hold onto them, even if they do not fit the real us. Sometimes our habits and even certain ways of being feel so real that we cannot imagine living without - ["Hair standing on end" Prickle feelings in spirituality and holistic medicine](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1517) - By Floco Tausin Many of us experience that prickle feeling with the body hair standing on end and the skin looking like “goose bumps” time and again. It is usually associated or identified with chills, shiver and certain emotional states. Less known, however, is that this prickle is informative and effective in the fields of - [The Upanishads - Like this, As that](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1515) - By R.J. VIGODA As bees suck nectar from many a flower And make their honey one, so that no drop Can say, “I am from this flower or that,” All creatures, though one, know not they are that one. Chandogya Upanishad Virtually every spiritual system on earth espouses the existence of an original source. A - [Dreams and Destiny](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1512) - Waking up to your destiny is about finding your path; it is about letting yourself be led by instinct, emotion, feeling, knowledge, and with what feels right. Destiny is not about control or how you see things. Instead, it is about becoming part of where and who you should be; it is not about what - [Is Heaven a Fairy Story?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1500) - In an interview with the Guardian eminent physicist Professor Stephen Hawking, author of The Grand Design and the classic A Brief History of Time provocatively dismissed the possibility of an afterlife as a "fairy story" for people afraid of death. Although brilliant in his field, Hawking is reaching beyond the remit of his expertise with - [You And Your Destiny](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1507) - Understanding your path or destiny in life is more about finding out who you are than being who you think you should be. We often go through life living a blueprint of our lives. Following plans laid down ages ago, acting out a future to please others or even ourselves. We choose not to let - [Psychic Ability: Is It Real? What Does It Mean?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1504) - The term psychic power refers to any ability by which mind can interact with matter by means beyond currently understood laws of science. Parapsychology, the scientific discipline devoted to the study of psychic ability and other paranormal phenomena has coined the umbrella term psi to refer to a number of distinct categories of psychic ability, - [How To Be Centered And Balanced In Life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1498) - So you try to do all the right things in life; you try to be present and engaged, relating to the moment, seeking truth, and yet you still feel lost and drawn away from reality. How do you stay centered even when you try? There can be many things that unbalance us and keep us - [Mind Improvement](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1444) - The Power of the Mind The human mind can be likened to an iceberg. The tiny, visible, portion above the surface represents conscious awareness. However, like the iceberg, the vast bulk of the mind's power and activity remains hidden beneath the surface, in the realm of the subconscious. The subconscious/unconscious is a vast store of - [Fate vs Free Will?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1495) - Predestination, Free Will, or Both? Are we victims of inescapable fate, or do we really have the power to create our own destiny? That is the age-old question. This world, and this lifetime, have infinite possibilities yet you will travel one path. How do you really know if this path is for you? The age-old concept - [Using Karma to Discover Your Direction](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1492) - Live The Rest Of Your Life With More Confidence & Self Assurance Through the Power of Karma This ponderous world has infinite possibilities yet you will travel one path. How do you really know if this path is for you? Your Karma reveals so much about your personality. Doesn't it seem more logical that you - [Using Karma to Understand your Past and Future](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1489) - Looking for More Purpose In Your Life? Karma Can Provide The Roadmap Karma has always been a solution for those who have lost their way at some point and need new direction. As you accept the ways of Karma you will feel more relaxed than you have ever felt before. The further you understand these - [Being Present And Aware](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1486) - Seeing the moment for what it is, is important for how we relate to it. Without construing false pretenses or imagining outcomes, we let the moment be just as it is without further interpretation. To let the moment exist how it is, to be present with it, allows us to not only fully experience it, - [How To Smudge](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1481) - by Riannon Have you ever felt depressed? Surely, everyone has. However, not everyone knows about the ritual that can not only help relieve that emotion, but bring positive into their life and space. Smudging is a spiritual cleansing technique that originated from the North American tradition and has existed for thousands of years. Until recently, - [Understanding Your Past](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1474) - When we go through life, we sometimes choose to not let go of our past, our fears, our choices, and our behaviors. We don’t live as who we have become, but instead live our life from the past. We manage to portray ourselves in a way that is simply repeating our old behaviors, our way - [Existing With Peace](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1470) - To obtain peace one must first find the path that leads us to ourselves. By finding one’s self, one’s true self, we open ourselves up to the possibility of existing without fear, worry, struggle, or blockages in our lives. To be free of withholding ourselves and to exist with nothing in the way, that is - [Fear Of The Past Repeating Itself](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1463) - When we are faced with events or moments in our lives that cause us to fear something it is easy to slip into the role of always behaving this way. If an event or moment were to come along that reminds us of something that came before, something we had a hard time with, it - [Staying Clear In The Moment](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1460) - Staying clear in the moment is giving up on the idea of trying to manage it. It is letting go of any control and allowing yourself and the moment to exist just as it is. With control there is a fight and when this occurs, we are betraying ourselves; we are letting ourselves be controlled. - [Finding Your True Self](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1458) - Awakening to your true self is like opening up to the truth. It is finding what you are meant for, where you should go, and what to do with your life. It is knowing from within all that matters and what is real. It is your truth that is most evident and that is pouring forth - [The Importance Of Acceptance](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1455) - Acceptance is about letting go and releasing any and all battles with the truth of the moment. Acceptance is forgiveness, it is being who you really are, and it is letting everything else be just as it is. When we release the unending battle with the truth of reality, we open ourselves up to be - [Map Your Mind, Map Your Destiny](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/543) - Your mind is an amazing entity with incredible potential, most of which remains unused. This article describes mind-mapping, a powerful technique for understanding what's really going on beneath your mind's hood. To learn more about understanding and using the full power of your mind, see Real Mind Power Secrets. A mind map is essentially a graphical - [Free ebook reveals 'world first' secrets from mind power research](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1401) - For nearly 10 years, a small privately funded team carried out research into advanced mind power. All of their discoveries were classified as 'leading edge' knowledge, with a few in the 'world first' category. They discovered how to attract luck, how to cure their mind and body while sleeping by pre-programming their dreams, how to - [Breathe deeply, love deeply, live deeply](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1436) - Breathing is one of life's most basic necessities. Adults take in an average of almost 25,000 breaths each day, and that's just at rest. While it's true that most of us don't stop to think about the breathing we do each day, it's important to recognize the health benefits of doing so. Take in a - [How to use the force and conquer the dark side](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1434) - He may be green and funny looking, but Yoda was wise beyond his 900 years... Yoda was a fictional character from the Star Wars movies. He first appears in The Empire Strikes Back as a Jedi Master, and trains Luke Skywalker in the ways of the Jedi. Yoda possessed a great knowledge in how to - [How to Flirt](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1432) - It is rather difficult to be romantic without first flirting. What exactly is flirting and how can you adapt some flirting into your own romantic moods and play? To begin, you don't want to be too aggressive. Start with very friendly gestures and once you have gotten those moves down, and then go for the - [Why Fear Limits Your Life Potential](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1430) - Have you ever felt like fear was preventing you from reaching your full potential in life? If so, you are certainly not alone because fear is one of the biggest obstacles that many people face when trying to create better life circumstances. Below are some of the most common ways that fear can hold you - [How Does Music Affect Our Body and Brain?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1426) - Music appears to be processed in the right hemisphere of the brain. The way we experience music also affects our nervous system. There are different neurons that respond according to what kind of music is playing. Music can effect hormones, encourage the production of cortisol, testosterone, and oxytocin. Music can even trigger a release of - [The 10 Secrets of Failure](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1422) - by Jim Francis What does it take to be a winner?  Most successful people do not know how they achieved their success. Success for them just arrived and was a very pleasant and satisfying experience. If you stand and talk to a successful person for any length of time you will notice that their - [How to cure your mind and body through Dream Programming](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1420) - by Jim Francis The mind does not make an appearance within physical reality, but the brain is based in physical reality. Our dreams occupy the same space as the mind…..that is, no space at all. The images that appear in dreams appear as “forms” in other realities and they are not restricted by our physical - [Nothing is what it seems](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1418) - by Jim Francis The mindpower gurus who can operate mentally in theta or some other altered consciousness state believe that they enter a time-free zone where they can see past/present/future events with equal clarity. It has always been considered that time flows forward, like an arrow from a bow but the relatively new science of - [Is Life Fair?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1412) - Looking around the world, and even our closest environment, there is great diversity among the many individuals sharing the earth plane with us. We are each born into unique, apparently random, circumstances. Most obviously birth conditions vary enormously in terms of family wealth, not only between so-called developed and 3rd-world nations, but there are also - [Homoeopathy- The New Age Holistic Medicine](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/529) - by Dr. R. Saravanan Homoeopathy is a Holistic system of Medicine based on Nature's laws. Homoeopathy heals a person as a whole offering Physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing. Homoeopathy cures many of the incurable chronic illnesses gently. Homoeopathy strengthens the immune system. Homoeopathy is totally safe for children and adults,as homoeopathic medicines are free - [Bach Flower Therapy for Inner Healing](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/527) - by Dr. R. Saravanan Bach Flower therapy is a gentle and effective way to achieve inner healing. Bach flower therapy heals the mental and emotional imbalances and restores health. Bach flower therapy is a natural healing modality without side effects. Bach flower therapy was introduced in the 1930s by a compassionate physician named Dr.Edward Bach. - [Homeopathic Treatment for Allergic Rhinitis](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/553) - by DR.R.SARAVANAN Sneezing,nasal discharge,nasal obstruction,itching of eyes and nose are the common features of allergic rhinitis.Inhalant allergens (allergy - causing substances) are often the cause for Allergic rhinitis.Some of the common offenders are pollen from the trees and grasses,mould spores,house dust,debris from insects or house dust mites, animal dander etc.Certain foods and environmental toxins may - [Collective fears and how they are fed to you...](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1399) - Most of us have a set of unique fears that relate to our own lives, like concerns about loved ones, financial worries and so on; but there are also many “universal” fears – or perhaps you might call them “collective” fears – that are communicated to us through our environment. These fears often relate to - [How We Influence People With Our Minds](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1395) - by Jim Francis How often have you felt that someone was staring at you? You probably turned around and immediately caught the gaze of the "starer". Or maybe you've unintentionally done this to someone else. What has not been realized until quite recently is that when you focus on another person, either within eyesight or - [This Earth Day: Adopt a New Paradigm](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1388) - by Catriona MacGregor Three Things That You Can Do to Transform the Planet and Your Life The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes. -Marcel Proust In this age of scientific triumph, our daily connection with the Earth has diminished alarmingly. We are cut off from nature, - [Panic Attacks and Anxiety](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1335) - Part of the reason for the success of the human species is that we're designed for survival. In pre-civilization days we held a healthy fear of our environment. This fear made us alert to potential predators, gave us an automatic reaction (the fight or flight response) to danger, and ultimately allowed our genes to be - [True Self and Your Destiny](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1370) - By Zoe Young at Answers in Writing We often go through life feeling like we are floating along, waiting for something real to happen and show us who we are and what we are meant for. But what happens when time keeps going by? Are you meant to be satisfied with your existence even if - [Find Peace and Happiness](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1368) - By Zoe Young at Answers in Writing By existing in a state of continually staying present you will find peace. You will enjoy a tranquil state of happiness because you have let go of the struggle with your past and future. Many of life’s problems can be connected to these moments. How you see your - [Microstories](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1286) - A free e-book of tiny tales by Daniel Brako. Microstories is a collection of 44 bite-sized tales, designed to inspire, entertain and inform. Each Microstory is accompanied by a spiritual summary that can be used as a meditative statement. Since the stories and summaries are all self-contained, Microstories can be read from start to finish - [Aquarian Age Spirituality](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/272) - by T Stokes Unaffiliated spiritual movements, along with Complementary therapies and Alternative medicine, are now enjoying a huge upsurge in interest, In fact the biggest upsurge since the 1930s. In America the pharmaceutical companies have been backed by certain hard-line extremist religious sects, to ban outright all alternative medicines and practices, which they say are; - [Prophecies of Doom](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1360) - Author: David Nelmes Edgar Cayce, Nostradamus, John from Revelations, the Mayans, and numerous other authors and psychics have all depicted terrible end time cataclysms that will result in the end of life as we know it. Like moths to a flame, we appear to be attracted to these prophecies since we tend to believe that - [The Next Nostradamus: How To Develop Your Visions and Prophetic Powers](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1357) - Author: Tenzin Pemo Do you want to be the next Nostradamus? Whatever your ambitions, there are many ways you can improve your visions and become more prophetic in life. First of all, what is prophecy all about? Do you really understand it? Prophecy has played a big role throughout the history of mankind and it - [Nostradamus His Predictions](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1353) - Author: ATrujillo Just about everyone has heard of Nostradamus, the man who made all those famous predictions about 500 years ago. Nostradamus (Michele de Nostradame) was born in Saint Remi, southern France in 1503 and was raised as a Roman Catholic. He was a French doctor and astrologer. Nostradamus was educated as a physician and - [December 21, 2012 and Nostradamus Have Been Scaring People on the History Channel](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1350) - Author: FavianTorre I guess the idea of the world ending as we know it can be a scary proposition, and sensationalizing the negative possibilities is much less boring than the happy ending. Perhaps that's why horror movies do so well. It's just more fun to watch something scary than something that gives you a warm - [The 2012 prediction of Nostradamus](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1347) - Author: Frank Myhre Nostradamus, a prophet who lived in the 16th century is given a lot of attention these days. Did he predict the end of the world? What did he predict for 2012? Lets find out what Nostradamus predicted. Before we can answer whether he predicted the end of the world in 2012 or - [Nostradamus End of World Theories](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1344) - Are Nostradamus' Predictions Coming True? Author: Cliona Crench Throughout the years, many people have predicted the end of the world, but perhaps the most notorious of these future seers is Nostradamus. Few psychics have had the degree of success at making predictions that we've seen from Nostradamus. He lived from 1503 to 1566 and historians - [On Nostradamus and Statistical Probabilities](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1341) - Author: Morten St. George Everyone knows that it is impossible to foresee the future. Well, believers in astrology, tarot cards, psychic powers, black magic, crystal balls, and so forth, may take exception to this but their beliefs have been generally discredited by the world's scientific community. Indeed, to predict a future event with complete accuracy - [The Reincarnation of Thomas Jefferson](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1330) - by Doug Simpson The birth of a first child is always a monumental occasion for every family. Mr. 391 and Mrs. 934 of Virginia Beach, Virginia, were no exception. They named their newborn son Thomas Jefferson .... , after Mr.391's late father, Thomas Jefferson .... . Mr.391 was a relative of Gladys Davis, the long-time - [Dealing With Stress](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1327) - By Zoe Young at Answers in Writing Stress develops from how we see things; how we perceive the world around us changes how we feel. Do you take it all in or do it one step at a time? Do you look at all that is to be done and believe it has to happen - [Spirit and Tragedy](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1319) - The world is witnessing natural disasters at an increasing rate and evermore devastating scale, eg the December 2004 Asian tsunami, China, Haiti, Pakistan, and most recently the shocking earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan - to name but a few. Meanwhile war and political crises throw many societies into turmoil. Please consider donating towards - [The Message Behind Recurring Dreams](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1317) - By Zoe Young at Answers in Writing When we fall asleep we release tension, we relax and our mind slips away. We slide into another state, that of dreams and often of a very personal message to ourselves. When we look at dreams, especially recurring ones, we can see a theme. But what does it - [The New Zodiac](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1311) - by Cinnamon Crow When the media announced a new Zodiac system there was a huge uproar and much debate. The new system changed all the traditional Zodiac dates and even added another sign making thirteen signs in all. Many refuse to acknowledge the new system feeling that they fit perfectly within the traditional signs. Others - [2011 - The Year of Radical Change](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1303) - As we watch with horror the scenes of devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan one cannot help but wonder if there is any deeper significance to the increasingly severe natural disasters (in Australia, New Zealand and now Japan) along with growing political unrest that is taking place this year. The question has - [The Law of Grace - Ask and it shall be given](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1301) - Life, lived meaningfully, is a partnership between our unique individuality as expressed through free will, and that all-encompassing oneness (aka God, Spirit or source) of which we are, have always been and will always remain part. During our earthly incarnation our awareness of Spirit, and our own innate Spirituality is diminished so that we may - [Man’s essential Brotherhood ](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1298) - by the Master —, through Benjamin Creme, 17 January 2011 As the Masters of Wisdom work more openly in the world, and sharing becomes the norm, we will come to understand our essential Oneness: we are truly brothers and sisters of one humanity. January/February 2011 For untold ages, man has wandered the Earth for sustenance, - [New Book is Changing People’s Views on Themselves and Other People](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1268) - “Understanding You” is a newly published self help/work book that guides you step by step in changing the way you look at yourself and all the experiences you have gone through. People today struggle through so many hardships from financial struggles to mental and physical abuse. This book gives you the tools you need to - [Simplicity: A compilation – Part 2](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1290) - Living simply in cooperation, with basic needs met, humanity will discover new joys of meaning and purpose. We present a second selection of quotations on the theme of 'Simplicity' from Maitreya (Messages from Maitreya the Christ, and Maitreya's Teachings - The Laws of Life), Benjamin Creme's Master (A Master Speaks), and Benjamin Creme's writings; published - [Fatima and the UFO Phenomenon](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1288) - Interview with Professor Joaquim Fernandes, PhD in History, at the University Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal 1.What led you to the research of the Fatima Apparitions? From long time the Fatima Apparitions story was considered controversial and a lot of authors and thinkers thought that they were supported more by political than religious reasons and motivations. - [CHRISTOS: A Metaphysical Thriller](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1281) - by Daniel Brako - Chapter 2 Sydney Harbor sparkled as the city’s evening lights reflected off its rippling surface. Although similar to many major ports across the globe, this one boasted two distinctive landmarks which set it apart. One was a bridge. The other was a building unlike any the world had ever seen. With - [Simplicity: A compilation - Part 1](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1277) - Excerpts from Maitreya's teachings as well as from Benjamin Creme's Master and Creme's writings highlight the importance of simplicity in all aspects of life. Published here courtesy Share International magazine. The answers to your problems are simple indeed. Many times have I told you that the will to share must govern your lives. Once again, - [We Cannot Rise to a More Spiritual World if We Only Teach our Children About Materialism](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1270) - by Philip Mereton - Author, The Heaven at the End of Science: An Argument for a New Worldview of Hope www.heavenattheendofscience.com "[O]ne may well wonder how materialism, the doctrine that "life could be explained by sophisticated combinations of physical and chemical laws," could so long be accepted by the majority of scientists. The reason is probably - [Warding Off Negative Influences - How To Keep Your Aura Strong](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1265) - Author: Abhishek Agarwal Every person has a unique aura that reflects their current condition. People who are sick or emotionally upset have weak shadowy auras, while healthy happy people have auras that are strong bright auras. A strong healthy aura is essential in blocking negative influences from draining energy and vitality from us. There is - [How to Read Auras to Find Out Who You Are](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1251) - Author: Elizabeth Rose How to Read Auras 101 It can take a little practice, but seeing auras becomes easy once you get the hang of it. There are some significant benefits to reading the auras of people around you. What is an Aura: An aura is the electro-magnetic field or energy field of light that - [How to Read Auras 201 - Developing Your Aura Wisdom](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1254) - Author: Elizabeth Rose Auras are the rainbow-coloured, electro-magnetic fields, or energy fields of light that surround you. In the previous article “How to Read Auras 101”, I explained how to begin seeing auras. In that article, I also described some significant benefits to reading the auras of people around you. The following is a little - [How to Read Auras 301 - Seeing Emotions in the Aura](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1259) - Author: Elizabeth Rose Auras are the rainbow-coloured, electro-magnetic fields, or energy fields of light that surround you. In the article “How to Read Auras 101”, I explained how to begin seeing auras. In the next article, “How to Read Auras 201 – Developing Your Aura Wisdom”, I described how changes in aura colours can become - [Body: Spirit or Machine?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1241) - by Philip Mereton - Author, The Heaven at the End of Science: An Argument for a New Worldview of Hope Govinda said: "But what you call thing, is it something real, something intrinsic? Is it not only the illusion of Maya, only image and appearance? Your stone, your tree, are they real?" "This does not - [Valentine's Day – the Full Circle of Traditions](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1236) - Author: John Culbertson The history and importance of Valentine's Day will become more than evident this February 14th, with widespread gestures of affection, hope and love. With so much pessimism and bad news in the world today, Valentine's Day is a welcome opportunity to bring optimism, hope and love to the forefront of our minds. - [2011 - Chinese Year of the Rabbit](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1234) - Author: Dezan Shira China celebrates the new Chinese Year of the Rabbit in February and, as normal, most offices and businesses will close for a period. This year, businesses will be closed from February 2 to February 8 inclusive, a total of seven days. However, Sunday January 30, and Saturday February 12 will be normal - [Spring Festivals Start with Chinese New Year 2011, a Year of Metal Rabbit](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1230) - Author: Rahul Kumar The spring season in 2011 will start with celebration of New Year in china and ends with easter 2011. Coming year in china would be associated with rabbit. Experts believe the New Year 2011 in china would be calm like the nature of rabbit. The Chinese New Year would start from February - [The Guidance That Your True Self Can Provide](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1227) - by Zoe Young at Answersinwriting.com We all seek to know what is true. Without knowing we may find ourselves intuitively on this quest. Bearing down on answers, in search of the right path that will show us the way. To find answers must we first know the questions? Often not, for sometimes, deep within, we - [Mind Weeds Will Strip You of Your Dreams](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1224) - By Lisa Whatley - www.InfinityLightHealing.com - © 2011 Many years ago when I first began my search for truth - before I knew that we are the creator of our lives - I sought advice from psychics; seeking what my future would hold, hoping they would give me a glimpse at some sort of fantasy life, - [Enlightenment Is A Journey To The Present](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1222) - By Zoe Young at Answersinwriting.com Enlightenment is a journey, it is a way of seeking to understand all that is important and the truth of our own being. It is a goal and at the same time away of existing in the world. It is without trying and without finding, for it is a presence - [How To Let Go of Grief](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1214) - By Zoe Young at Answersinwriting.com When we are faced with the moment of losing something, whether it be a job, loved one, or a way of being, it can act as a catalyst of reversion. Leading us on a path away from ourselves. It is almost as if in order to deal with it we - [Understanding Destiny And How It Can Help You Find Peace](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1200) - By Zoe Young at Answersinwriting.com Our chosen path already exists within us. The path we are meant for, our destiny, is true to our heart and our being. It is here, throughout life, we are being led toward. Sometimes, of course, the path is averted or ignored completely. We then become unsatisfied and full of - [Seeing Past The Illusion Of Fear](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1180) - by Zoe Young at Answersinwriting.com Whether you realize it or not, a lot of our actions and reactions are based upon fear. For we believe what has happened will happen again. We let our imaginations run wild with the possibilities, whether harmful or not. We see the world through eyes connected to our past, for - [New book presents entertaining conversation with God](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1177) - God appears in surprising form in this open-minded approach to spirituality ELDRED, PENN. – If you could ask God just one question, face to face, what would it be? A new book gives readers the chance to take a journey with an ordinary man as he encounters God in the form of various passed celebrities. - [Spirituality- The need of the hour](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1173) - by Shree Prasanna Guruji Many individuals who are on the highest altar of the materialistic world term spirituality & the foundation behind it as illogical & the people who are involved in it as ESCAPISTS. There might be some truth in it as the people who have not grown to the fullest can never believe - [The Illusion of Fear](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1162) - Fear is part of our evolutionary physiology. The "fight or flight" response has helped your ancestors, back to the dawn of time, survive long enough for you to be reading this. The trouble is that while modern life doesn't present us many life or death situations, its complexity causes the fight or flight response to - [Scientific Credibility for Precognition?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1168) - Despite overwhelming statistical evidence supporting the existence of human psychic ability, gathered over decadces by numerous highly credible researchers, parapsychology has struggled to find acceptance as a mainstream science. The New Scientist reports that a new paper on precognition by Daryl Bem of Cornell University has been accepted by the respected Journal of Personality and - [The Lightworkers' Oracle](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1146) - The Lightworkers' Oracle is a channelled message provided by Wendy Stokes, author of 'The Lightworkers' Circle Guide - A Workbook for Spiritual Groups' published by O Books. Visit http://www.wendystokes.co.uk/ "Let me tell you my story. Our small farm was situated on the perimeter of Bethlehem, an ancient town of great renown. A shepherd boy, on - [The Path Of Luck Or Serendipity?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1143) - Author: Johnny Cyreous "I find that the harder I work the more luck I seem to have." - Thomas Jefferson I have often heard the question, "Do you believe in luck?" I do actually, but I prefer to call it serendipity; for two reasons. 1) Since so many do not know the meaning of the - [How to Determine your Luck Cycle and Attract Luck!](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1140) - Author: Jim Francis One of the more extraordinary discoveries our research efforts made was in the field of luck! Luck is a personal psychokinetic event. There are two kinds of luck. The first is what we consider to be a "random event" which happens unexpectedly. This may well be part of an individual's personal synchronistic - [Good Luck on Demand](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1130) - Author: Roy E. Klienwachter One of my associates at work would appear to be the luckiest man on the job. Things just seem to work out for him. Those who know him, describe him as lucky. Harry associates all the good things which happen to him as coming from being lucky. He believes these things - [Feng Shui Career Tips - 12 Amazing Tips on How to Feng Shui Your Personal Career Luck](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1136) - Author: Feng Shui Master Feng Shui Career Tips There are effective and powerful ways to enhance your personal career luck with the wisdom of feng shui. In this article, I have my 12 amazing feng shui tips grouped into 4 main categories, they are "How To Enhance Your Personal Career Luck", "How To Enhance Your - [How to Grab Luck by His Neck and Never Let Him Go Again - 7 Ways Attract Luck](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1133) - Author: Razvan Dobre Luck. The final frontier. People that have success are born with a special ability that makes them lucky. False. Forget you ever heard this. People are sometimes lucky because they do certain things that gives them a great result in the end. They make there own luck. 1. The first step is - [What is Luck and its Significance in Our Life?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1128) - Author: AstroSagar Synonyms of luck are advantage, blessing, fluke, fortunateness, godsend, good luck, kismet, windfall etc. It is believed that luck is a derivation of the Sanskrit word "Lakshmi". She is the original "Lady Luck" - a Hindu Devi of Money & Fortune. In a natal horoscope the 9th house is relevant for fortune or - [Thoughts on Infinity](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1114) - The concept of infinity is simultaneously both simple and mind-boggling. Infinity is the name given to an unquantifiably large value, ie a value without bounds. What of the physical universe we inhabit; it's humongous for sure, but is it infinite? And is it the only universe - now? or ever? or one of many (ie - [The Irresistible Life Force and the Indifference of Nature](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1121) - There is a conflict between the irrepressible urge of living things to survive and thrive and the tendency of the material universe to revert progress back to the nothingness from which it emerged. Seen through human eyes the universe appears not only indifferent, but positively cruel. Though nature undoubtedly has great healing powers, evident to - [The New Children](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1102) - by Cinnamon Crow Dixon With the arrival of the Indigo children in the 1970’s, the Crystal kids in the late 1990’s and now the newly arriving Rainbow kids, (and variations such as Indigo-Crystal and Crystal-Rainbow) adolescences as most remember it is a thing of the past. Being an Indigo Child myself, I feel it is - [The Problem of Sin](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1111) - The concept of sin is fundamental to human society, and especially within the field of religion that has accompanied human development and continues to be practiced or believed in by the majority of the world's population. There does not appear to be any equivalent to sin among the other species we share the planet with. - [The Evolution of Mind (G.O.D.)](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1100) - by Craig Walter The science of physics took some two hundred years before it became largely accepted into popular human culture. Slow acceptance was partly due to the predominant stance of religious authority that clung to flat Earth ideals and creationist only worldview. Outspoken people paid a personal price for challenging the status quo with - [Emotional Depression: Building on Broken](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1096) - by Diana DeMar Emotional depression can be a debilitating and soul-crushing illness. For those of you who have suffered with it, you know that it can not only affect you emotionally, but also physically, leaving you feeling drained of energy, anxious, and plagued with chronic headaches. Some people might find themselves never wanting to leave - [Learning Spirituality](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1092) - by Riannon Learning spirituality is an exciting, enlightening and rewarding process, but how do you get started? With all the information in the world at your fingertips, it can be hard decision where to target first, and with contradictory beliefs, in can be hard to establish your own. This article rewinds the process and brings - [The Reincarnation of Martha Washington](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1088) - by Doug Simpson When Edgar Cayce, the legendary American mystic, prepared to enter his self-induced trance state for a reading, those present were usually aware of some of the questions or instructions which would be asked or given, but normally an excited anticipation enveloped the room as no one could predict what new revelations might - [Resiliency Lessons From The Chilean Mine Triumph](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1083) - The author of The Resilient Spirit book offers insight into the resiliency and self growth lessons taught by the thirty-three, brave Chilean miners who were trapped at the bottom of a mine for sixty-nine days. - [Poker Tournaments and Purpose](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1081) - Poker, like life, is a game of both skill and luck. If you enter a tournament many things are beyond your control: the opponents you'll be grouped with, the hands you'll be dealt, and the tactics you'll face. In life, many things are beyond your control: the circumstances into which you are born, your own - [A Simple Strategy for Dealing with Problems](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1079) - However much you may try to avoid them, problems are a part of life, so here's a simple strategy for dealing with them. When faced with a problem, ask yourself: "Is there anything I can do about this?" If the answer is no, there's no point getting stressed about what you cannot influence. You're going - [Dealing with anxiety through spiritual practice](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1066) - by Ryan Rivera What is spirituality, if not the process of learning how to see life in perspective? What is a spiritual seeker, if not a person who aims for detachment from his lower self? Most people don’t realize this, but following a consistent spiritual practice can be a highly effective way to deal with - [Chile Mine Rescue - an Inspiration to All](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1064) - In complete contrast to the usual doom and gloom pumped out by the news channels the world has today stood captivated by the incredible unfolding story of the rescue of 33 miners trapped deep underground in Chile. This rescue is truly a miracle, perhaps inspired by God, but certainly executed by the Spirit, Will and - [Empowerment through Surrender, Awakening and Divine Love](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1058) - by Dawn MacIntyre Making most of our time here on earth is not difficult but does require us to develop certain states of mind as well as the higher qualities of our soul. This includes empowering ourselves to succeed and enjoy life, learning to trust and surrender to a higher power, our Divine Selves, and - [Deepak Chopra's controversial new novel](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1051) - Discover the truth beyond the stereotype Following the incredible International success of “Jesus” and “Buddha” Deepak Chopra now goes boldly beyond the headlines, the controversy, the fears and confusion, to bring us the third in his series of “teaching novels” about the world’s greatest spiritual leaders. Never has there been a better time to shed - [Pope's Visit Polarizes Britain](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1054) - The planned visit by Pope Benedict XVI has polarized opinion in Britain with much criticism of the use of taxpayer's money to fund the Holy Father's state visit and today's publication of a letter by more than 50 public figures criticizing the status of the visit. Although critics have the right to their opinion the - [Hawking's Godless Universe](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1042) - or Why do Seagulls Exist? The BBC reports English physicist Professor Stephen Hawking's latest book The Grand Design concluding there is no place for God in theories on the creation of the Universe, with Big Bang merely an inevitable consequence of the laws of physics. Hawking says there is no need to invoke God to - [“Hey Waiter…There’s God in My Soup!”](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1037) - Learning Kabbalah Through Humor Creation by Simcha Krause Harry:  What’s green, hangs on the wall, and whistles? Stanley:  I don’t know.  What’s green, hangs on the wall, and whistles? Harry: A herring. Stanley: But ... a herring Isn’t green! Harry:  Nu, so you could paint it green Stanley:  But a herring doesn’t hang on the wall! Harry:  Nu, so you could hang it on the wall. Stanley:  But a herring doesn’t whistle! Harry:  Ok, so it doesn’t whistle. God, the Creator of the universe, is limitless, formless, all-knowing and all present. Although God has no specific gender, we refer to God as He, because that is how the neutral gender is - [From Selfishness to Selflessness](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1034) - By Lt Col RK Langar Selfishness is the basis of all immoral and corrupt practices that is prevalent in our society. Our worldly desires make us self centered and to fulfill them we focus on self interest and in the process we acquire selfishness. Main cause of selfishness is that we only think about our - [Regarding Death](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1028) - by Lynne Brassington You know how sometimes, a random past moment glides in? In the midst of cleaning out my wardrobe, memory of my mother’s eyes crinkled with laughter suddenly came into focus. She had been telling me a story. Long ago as a kid, she’d been out walking. Ahead of her, cool and fuzzy - [Spirit of Service](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1025) - By Lt Col RK Langar Service to mankind means expressing concern for others, caring for others and providing help to the needy. Service or Seva is one of the ideals of Indian culture and heritage. Showing concern for others is essential for human development as it expands our vision which promotes social health. As per - [The Maat Online Retreat Process](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1012) - Anu Sophia embarks on 40 days and 40 nights of truth with the Maat online retreat process, taken from the newly released "Nine Eyes of Light, Ascension Keys from Egypt"... In the ancient Egyptian texts, after the body has died, the soul enters into the underworld and the Hall of Two Truths, meeting the shadowy - [Silence is essential for self perfection](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1008) - By Lt Col RK Langar In Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna states “Of all the secrets I am silence”. In Upanishad silence has been described as a means to know God. Upanishad says “Silence is Brahman, Ultimate Reality is Brahman, Atma is pure silence, Ultimate Reality being beyond speech, silence is the only way of expressing - [Who Were You In Your Past Lifetimes?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1005) - By Doug Simpson The legendary American mystic from Virginia Beach, Virginia, Edgar Cayce, gave approximately 2500 life or reincarnation readings for some 2000 different individuals. Needless to say, most of them were delighted to receive information on their previous incarnations, and a few were startled to discover their past connections to historical individuals and events. - [Building Up Self Esteem](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1003) - by LT Col RK Langar Self esteem means feeling good about one self. It is an understanding that we are worth something regardless of criticism, blame or adverse judgment by others on us. Self esteem is the belief that that we have the potential to do something good in whatever condition we are placed. It - [Positive Attitude enriches life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/1000) - By Lt Col RK Langar Our life is shaped by our thoughts. Man is essentially what his thoughts are. If we think positively our attitude towards life would be positive. But when we have a negative outlook, our life would become a closed chapter. A person who thinks positive sends out positive thoughts around which - [Truth Contest](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/991) - Students Form Non-Profit Organization Dedicated to Seeking World-Unifying Universal Truth Chapel Hill, North Carolina (August 3, 2010) - Many people are working to stop poverty, pollution, over-population, racism, crime, war, disease, and the other social ills that plague mankind, but the problems are never ending. This is because the root cause of the problems, division, is never - [Choosing Easy World](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/974) - If you've been longing for a world where your daily needs and desires come to you effortlessly while you do what you enjoy, CHOOSING EASY WORLD, the groundbreaking new book by Julia Rogers Hamrick, is for you! CHOOSING EASY WORLD reveals nothing less than the forgotten original reality matrix in which we are designed to - [SuperCompetent: The Six Keys to Perform at Your Productive Best](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/978) - Are You Ready to Skyrocket Your Productivity and Performance? What do Wal-Mart, Starbucks, VISA, and Comcast have in common? They’ve hired Laura Stack to teach their employees how to improve their personal productivity. Her new, extraordinary book will hit bookstores next week on MONDAY, AUGUST 9: SuperCompetent: The Six Keys to Perform at Your Productive - [Astral Projection For Beginners - How to Get Started Today](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/840) - By Christos Varsamis Everybody can do astral projection. All of us have both the physical body and the emotional body or the astral body. There are surveys that show that a number of people have experienced the feeling of their astral body leaving their physical body at some point in their lives. This kind of - [Studying Auras For Psychic Self Defense - How To Read Someone’s Aura](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/778) - Author: Abhishek Agarwal Many people feel they can figure out what a person is all about just in the first meeting; the vibes they get from a person helps them determine through some inner guiding voice whether the person is giving off good vibes or bad ones and it shapes their relationship in times to - [5 Tips for Recognizing your Intuition](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/969) - Author: Fia Crandall Copyright (c) 2007 Fia Crandall Knowing what your intuition is telling you is a valuable tool on the path of spiritual growth. In recognizing and following your intuition, you can be guided from your Spirit, your Higher Self rather than just your mind. Your Higher Self sees the big picture of your - [Harness and Develop Your Intuition](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/965) - Author: LifeSource International What is Intuition? Intuition is a sudden flash, an internal knowing, a glimpse or vision of truth, a sensation that runs through your body telling you that something is or isn't right even though your rationale may suggest otherwise. It’s your gut instinct or that time you walked into a room and - [The 7 Steps To Intuition](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/962) - By Ab Van Deemter Have you ever had this strong feeling that something was going to happen and that very much to your surprise this hunch became reality somewhat later? That’s what we call intuition. Intuition is to feel strongly about something, without having the logical explanation for it. It is understanding without any apparent - [Cracking the DNA Code](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/959) - by Jay North For over thirty five years Jay has had deep involvement in the healing arts as well as healing Mother Earth, he is committed to helping change vibrations on planet Earth and Beyond Ojai, Ca 18/July/2010 Many philosophers have postulated ideas on longevity and living a long, healthy life for several hundred years - [Life is But a Dream - Find Your Dream's Real Meaning](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/956) - Author: Rhyanna Regan Our fascination with dreams is as old as human identity. Dreams represent a world existing on another level of consciousness, common to all, yet still completely individual. Dreams reflect one’s most personal thoughts and feelings, often so private, they are hardly known even to the dreamer. The study of dreams crosses many - [How to Experience a Lucid Dream](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/954) - Author: David Slone Lucid dreaming means dreaming while you know that you are dreaming. The term was coined by Frederik van Eeden who used the word "lucid" in the sense of mental clarity. With practice nearly anyone can experience lucid dreams. Lucidity is not the same as dream control. It is possible to be lucid - [Four Powerful Tricks for Successful Lucid Dreaming](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/951) - Author: Evelyn Grazini Lucid Dreaming is a very interesting subject, and is definitely worth taking a look at. As we continue to grow in our knowledge of what happens while we are sleeping, and how we can use our brains to help us achieve success, it is also becoming apparent that we can find pleasure - [Helpful Techniques for Inducing Lucid Dreams](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/948) - Author: Universal Church of Metaphysics Most lucid dreams occur between 5AM and 8 AM, times that are most likely to be longer REM periods. LaBerge’s work at Stanford confirmed this occurrence. The first step is to develop good dream recall. If one cannot remember dreams at all or has difficulty remembering dreams, then lucid dreaming - [Perchance to Dream: Your Magical World of Dreams](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/945) - Author: Diane Brandon Dreams – they intrigue us. They mystify us. They enchant us. Sometimes they scare us. What do we do with this whole other dimension of our lives? Do we just ignore our dreaming life – or can we use dreams in some way in our lives? We all dream. Though some of - [Dreamwork: Tips to Help You Recall and Interpret Your Dreams](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/940) - Author: Sharif Khan "I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind." - Emily Bronte, English novelist and poet Dreams have the tremendous power to transform our lives in so - [The Chakra Centers and the Capacity of Activating Them - part 2](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/936) - Author: Yuga Rishi Shriram Sharma Acharya Everyone knows about the 6 Chakras. In reality they are 7 in number. The seventh Chakra is Sahasrar and is generally not counted because it is the leader of all subordinate Chakras. Thus the 7 energy Chakras (plexuses) are symbols of 7 Lokas (worlds), 7 Rishis, 7 seers and - [The Chakra Centers and the Capacity of Activating Them - part 1](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/934) - Author: Yuga Rishi Shriram Sharma Acharya In ancient times researchers of Soul Sciences very intricately discovered conscious principles of the subtle world. In this very human body (microcosm) they found the mirror-image of the material world (macrocosm). Whatever one perceives in the gross world is present in the human body in a subtle form. Hence - [What is Mysticism?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/929) - an academic essay by Malgorzata Duszak To collect several different definitions of “mysticism” and find one that reflects its nature the most does not strike the unprepared student as too complex of a task. Barely anyone involved in the study of religions does not have at least a glimpse of an idea of what “mysticism” - [Madame Helena Petrovna Blavatsky](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/924) - by Malgorzata Duszak Upon the plunge into the vast realm of prophets, seers and visionaries one cannot help but wonder about the nature, validity and significance of the revelatory experiences of Madame Blavatsky, a, or should we say “the”, nineteenth century greatest occultist. Her eccentric persona and extraordinary phenomena that accompanied her beg for the - [Channeling : Connecting With your Unseen Helplers!](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/921) - Copyright (c) 2008: Patsy Gagnon We all possess many keys that unlock the Door to our unconsciousness and our soul. There comes a point in everyone's life when we ask our selves the daunting questions of Who Am I? Why am I here? Where do I go when I die? The most important one is - [Spiritual Channeling](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/914) - Author: Lynn Claridge Spiritual channeling is a process whereby an individual becomes the channel and the spirit speaks for them. Instead of contacting departed loved ones the entities that normally come through are guides. The information may not have great impact, however, the source seems to hold more weight or at least provide a different - [Channeling Spirit](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/917) - Author: Lisa Moore Everyone can and has Channeled, at some time in their lives. If you have ever found yourself explaining something in detail but the words you are using do not fit with in with your own vocabulary. Writers and Artists often speak of not knowing where their inspiration comes from. If you have - [For the Hindu mystical tradition, the ultimately real is to be found within each human person](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/911) - by Malgorzata Duszak The Hindu mystical tradition offers a lot to the spiritual seekers who pursue a deeper connection with God and who desire to understand better their inner nature, the universe, and life in general. It does not offer, however, the uniform insights into these matters. Hindu mysticism abounds in a great variety of - [Channeling as a field of paranormal study - an academic essay](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/902) - by Malgorzata Duszak The field of parapsychology investigates the enormous variety of mind challenging ESP phenomena. Trance mediumship represents one of the topics approached by paranormal researchers and scientists. The alleged communication with the invisible dimension stimulates as much enthusiasm as sheer frustration and the theories that offer to shed light on the phenomenon of - [Cosmic Consciousness](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/900) - Man is essentially a spiritual being. The source of this spiritual Omniscience we may not, in our finite intelligence, fully cognize, because full cognition would preclude the possibility of finite expression. The destiny of man is perfection. Man perfected becomes a god. "Only the gods are immortal," we are told. Let us consider what this - [Quantum Physics & Perceived Reality](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/898) - Wired Science (July 7, 2010) reports research showing that Quantum Physics plays a role in photosynthesis, ie the process by which plants convert light to energy. A process called coherence allows photon energy to find the shortest path through a leaf’s surface by taking all possible paths simultaneously, then “picking” the best one. The resulting - [Psychic Ability & Connecting It To You!](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/895) - By Viva Dana For the past two decades, many aspects of metaphysical data have begun to sit prominently amongst bookshelves across the globe. Prior to this sudden instreaming of meta-info, there simply were no standardized public educative systems available to make the psychic retrieval & exchange process easily or generally understood. One of the main - [Using Psychic Tests to Determine Your Psychic Abilities](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/892) - By Keith Ward Contrary to popular belief, there is not one standard level of psychic ability a person can possess. Different people will have different levels and degrees of psychic potential. Then, there is also the issue of manifestation of psychic abilities and power. What does this mean? Some individuals may have psychic powers and - [Psychic Development – Deepening Your Connection](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/889) - By K. Purdenn For a fair number of people who are incredibly attuned to their inner self, their next stage of “evolution” is trying to speed up their psychic development. Naturally, psychic abilities differ from one person to the other. Some people have the power of: auric sight (power to see other people’s aura,) clairaudience - [Psychic Development, Intuition and the Inner Voice](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/886) - By Philippe Byske Many people have the mistaken belief that some people are psychic and some people are not. Really, however, we all have some degree of psychic ability. The difference in those who we consider "psychic" and those we consider "non psychic" has much more to do with how willing to trust their intuition - [Mantra and Consciousness](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/880) - Author: sushant pandey A mantra is a combination of psychically potent sound syllables that are capable of influencing the human system. It works on different levels of being (from gross to the subtlest). Mantras as it is defined, is that tool which liberates the mind from bondage, here bondage means ‘the state of identification of - [How to alter your consciousness to develop ESP](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/877) - Author: Conrad Raw There are various methods to alter your consciousness, sleep deprivation, sensory deprivation, drugs, alcohol and training. Most people have heard of all these things and the term “altered state of consciousness”, but don’t really understand what it means. Consciousness has three states. The normal state of consciousness is waking consciousness. Most normal - [Altered States Exploration With Mirror Gazing](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/874) - Author: Lee Heather There are of course many ways and means of investigating consciousness or altered states of awareness but a very little known but effective way of exploring these areas is the very ancient technique of mirror gazing.. The Greeks used a similar type of device that enabled them to have 'visions' that were - [Top 7 Truths You Must Know About To Make Any Creative Visualization Technique Work](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/864) - Author: Mohamad Latiff Bin Rahim What do you really want out of a creative visualization (cv) technique that you had just gotten out of a "Guided Imagery" book (maybe by Shakti Gawain) you borrowed from the library or a "Creative Visualization" e-book you just purchased and downloaded online or a manifesting article you read by - [Your Creative Genius - How To Tap It For Success](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/860) - Author: Abhishek Agarwal We are all creative beings just as the ultimate being is the divine creator. To create something is to bring into existence something that did not exist before. Creative genius comes when you bring into existence something that will enhance the lives of all who encounter your creation, including yourself. In order - [Exercises to Encourage Creativity](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/857) - Author: Eran Sadeh Introduction Before I list some very helpful and powerful exercises to encourage creativity, let's take a moment to consider what constitutes creativity, why we aspire to encourage creativity in the first place and what is required from the person who wishes to encourage creativity through exercises, be it her own creativity or - [The Art Of Creative Thinking: How To Be Innovative And Develop Great Ideas](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/854) - Author: Vern Burkhardt See or make connections between ideas that seem far apart, look to nature for models and principles to solve problems, make the familiar strange and the strange familiar, cultivate curiosity, ask lots of questions, observe, be a good listener, and read to generate questions. Reading without reflecting is comparable to eating without - [Seven Habits of Creative People, and How They Change the World](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/851) - Author: Mary Campbell Marcel sits alone, at his workstation with his head in his hands. It is Monday morning and he cannot believe he is here, in this same situation yet another day, another month, another year. He had sworn to himself that this year would be different. But it wasn't. It was the same. - [The Basics Of Wicca](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/848) - Author: Victor Epand First, let me give you my Basics of Wicca write-up, which is my own take on Wicca based on 13 years of practice. It will suggest a couple of truly informative books for you to read. Wicca is a very complex faith, which embraces widely varying practices and many different Traditions. The - [20 Astral Projection Myths Busted!](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/845) - Author: Abhishek Agarwal There are a lot of misconceptions about Astral Projection floating around online and offline. Let us go through some of the common ones, and throw some light on them. Myth 1 : Astral Projection is very rare. Truth : Astral Projection is a very common phenomenon indeed. 5% to 10% of the - [Edgar Cayce Becomes a National Celebrity](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/843) - by DOUG SIMPSON This is the third article in a series of three articles about Edgar Cayce's interesting and sometimes unimaginable discovery of his psychic abilities and connections with the Divine. If you have not previously read the first installment, titled Edgar Cayce's Earliest Psychic Readings, and the second article, titled Edgar Cayce's First Miracle - [Top 10 Benefits Of Astral Projection](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/833) - By Kate Pusey The benefits of out-of-body exploration extend far beyond the limits of our physical senses and our intellect. After an out-of-body experience, many people report an inner awakening of their spiritual identity. They see themselves as more aware and alive. Astral Projection is where the Consciousness & the Astral body separate from the - [Colour My World](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/829) - Author: Rebecca Barrett Colours pulsate and each shade gives off a different energy to the next, thus altering the aspects around us and the feelings and emotions we have within. To learn about the positive (yang) and negative (yin) aspects of each colour in the spectrum and how it affects us, read on: RED When - [Do Opposites Attract? Compatibility and your Myers Briggs Personality Type](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/822) - Author: Molly Owens It's the classic story of the Odd Couple: she's the life of the party, while he gives any excuse to leave early. He's orderly and fastidious, while she leaves milk on the counter and clothes on the floor. He's logical, she's emotional; he's from Mars, she's from Venus. Much is made of - [Enlightenment Easy](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/825) - Author: Bruce Boyd Enlightenment: like falling off a log? I believe that being enlightened is a very easy state to be in. Certainly being dysfunctional is far more difficult, exhausting in fact. If you take a good look at the average American city-dweller, you generally see the face of total exhaustion regardless of the time - [Spiritual Yoga - The Meditation of Introversion, The Extroversion of Yoga](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/819) - Author: Jamie Alan Yoga that I was taught was incredibly difficult and almost impossible to do at first. There were some serious hangups in the beginning but like anything once you get some practice it gets a whole lot easier. Knowing what Yoga is all about really helps to achieve the end result in each - [The Spectrum Of Power: Josh Williams' Color Magic & Healing Techniques](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/782) - Author: Josh Williams Greetings all! Today we're going to explore the power of color and how to harness it for healing, empowerment and success! What Is Color? Color is light energy manifest! Light (as far as humans can perceive it) is made op of wavelengths in 7 visible colors. Think rainbow-red, orange, yellow, green, blue, - [Comprehensive Guide To Worldwide Meditation Techniques](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/814) - Author: Anmol Mehta There are as many types of meditation techniques as there are wonderful flavors of ice cream. This allow each person to find a flavor that is delicious to them. In this article series I will provide an overview of many of the different meditation techniques that exist and hopefully this will help - [Meditation is a Quiet Revolution](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/811) - Author: Jeanie Marshall For over 30 years, I have been meditating. For almost as many years, in workshops, consultations, friendly conversations, and writing, I have been encouraging, teaching, or leading people to meditate and create quiet times. During this time, the world has changed considerably, and so have I. My most important learning is: everyone - [How to Choose a Meditation Technique](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/809) - Author: Tom Ball Why is the Buddha smiling? Because it's finally happened: meditation is mainstream. Of course, the true "Buddha mind" finds reason to smile from within and is said to be unfazed by such spacetime frivolities as cultural trends, but surely the "enlightened" among us, whoever they are, must be encouraged that meditative practices - [Six Types Of Meditation](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/807) - By Steve Gillman There are so many different types of meditation. How many? Who knows, but enough so that you can find the one that's right for you. To get your search started, here are six types of meditation you can try. 1. Breath watching. Can meditating be as simple as paying attention to your - [The Many Uses of Meditation](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/804) - By Jane Michael Meditation as often though of as a way to reach some sort of psychic mental state but there are many more reasons for people for individuals pursuing meditation. Through meditation there are a number of ways to lead the body, mind, and spirit to peace and it does not necessarily have to - [Zen Meditation](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/801) - By Jane Michael The first practitioners of Zen meditation were Zen Buddhists monks. The techniques employed in this meditation are breathing, sitting positions, koans, repetition of thoughts, and shikantaza. The breathing technique is counting your breath. Doing this helps the novice to become used to calmly sitting and not moving. It also helps to clear - [What Is Meditation](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/798) - By Richard Pettinger Many people may have had glimpses of meditation unconsciously. For example whilst walking through nature and being awed by its beauty and magnitude. Others may have been moved by sublime music. At such moments our mind becomes still and we feel a sense there is something greater beyond our usual perceptions. As - [Walking Meditation Is Meditation In Action](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/795) - By Sarah Thomas It isn’t always necessary to sit in silence with crossed legs in order to meditate or benefit from the meditation. Walking meditation is an excellent example of this. Walking meditation requires the use of focus much in the same way as other types of meditation. The difference is that the focus is - [Feng Shui Colors](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/792) - by Amy Toplikar Colors can affect us on many levels. It can affect your mood, your energy and your desires. Notice if you paint an entire room, changing it from plain white to a beautiful shade of green. Do you notice that you feel different in that room now? The room itself gives off a - [What Is Color Meditation?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/787) - Author: Jane Michael It is another name for chakra meditation. It deals with contemplating the different charkas; they are also called scared plexes in the subtle or spiritual body. These plexes match particular points in the corporeal body. Specifics of Chakras Mulahadhara Chakra It sits between the reproductive organs and the rectum. Its representation is - [The Aura - Yes, You Can See It Too - In Just A Few Minutes!](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/775) - Author: Abhishek Agarwal The human aura is a three-dimensional energy field that surrounds the bodies of all living-beings and things. It extends in all directions, normally in an elliptical shape around the body. The healthier you are, the further the aura will extend out from the body. There was an era when many people were - [Why are some people so happy... while others aren’t?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/772) - I imagine you know someone in your life who is just so happy that it almost doesn’t seem REAL to you. They seem to have it all... effortlessly. You might work harder than they do, take twice as many seminars, and practice all the right stuff, but yet that real HAPPY feeling they have, just - [Edgar Cayce's Story of Stonehenge](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/505) - 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 - [Edgar Cayce's Story of the Early Mayan Civilization](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/525) - 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 - [Edgar Cayce Explains the Sources of Psychic Information](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/532) - 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 - [Edgar Cayce's Story of the Last Supper](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/588) - 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 - [Edgar Cayce's Earliest Psychic Readings](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/713) - by DOUG SIMPSON Edgar Cayce, the Edgar Cayce who was destined to become America's legendary mystic, began attending Sunday School classes around the age of ten. The lesson being taught on that first day was the story of creation from the book of Genesis. Edgar was mesmerized. He asked his father for a book with - [Edgar Cayce's First Miracle Reading](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/765) - by Doug Simpson This is the second article in a series of three articles about the early years when Edgar Cayce was uncovering and attempting to understand the unusual psychic abilities he had apparently been blessed with. If you have not previously read the first article, titled Edgar Cayce's Earliest Psychic Readings, I politely recommend - [Yoga: Mind, Body and Soul](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/761) - Author: ATrujillo Yoga is a philosophy of life as well as a system of exercises that encourages the union of mind, body, and spirit. Yoga dates back as far as 4000 BC, and was developed first in India. It is a classical science and philosophy that was developed by the Indian sage Patanjali. Yoga comes - [What is Kundalini Yoga?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/758) - Author: Siri Datta Taken from the book Open your heart with Kundalini Yoga, by Siri Datta Throughout the ages, in every civilization, there has been a hidden pathway, a secret technology of discovery, which enables the individual to reach the ultimate potential. This is a technique that has the ability to elevate, inspire and awaken - [The Different Styles of Yoga](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/755) - Author: Siri Datta The Different Types of Yoga There are many different styles of yoga being taught and practiced today. Although all of the styles are based on the same physical postures (called Asana’s), each has a particular emphasis or path. Here is a quick guide to the most popular types of yoga that can - [History of Yoga- an Overview](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/752) - Author: Jay Franco The history of yoga is believed to be as old as civilization. The prehistoric roots and its gradual evolution and development are testimony to this fact. Ancient yoga derived from Indian asceticism to uniting in the “cosmic one.” Yoga history could be traced in the Upanishads, Vedas and even in Brahmanas. The - [The Eight Limbs of Yoga](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/749) - Author: Yoga Supplies Yoga refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India. It focuses upon developing a healthy mind and body, and on attaining self-awareness. The various practices and disciplines of yoga are available to everyone, no matter what their culture or other paths they may follow. Yoga practice also involves developing awareness - [Cleansing Bad Karma](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/746) - By Dr. Sha Bad karma is the spiritual debt one has accumulated for one’s mistakes from all previous lives and this life. It includes killing, harming, taking advantage, cheating, stealing, and more. On Mother Earth, when you buy a house, you take out a mortgage from a bank. This mortgage is your debt to the - [Karma And What Is Karma?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/743) - By Dr. Sha In history, Buddhists talk about karma. Christians talk about deeds. Taoists talk about te (pronounced “duh”). Other spiritual beings talk about virtue. These are different words for the same thing. Millions of people have heard about karma. Millions of people believe in karma. Millions of people desperately want to clear their own - [Concept and Principles of Karma Yoga](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/728) - Author: Jay Franco Yoga in all forms is escalation of consciousness and progression. Karma yoga is one of the preparatory stages of Hatha yoga. Karma means action, while karma yoga is a way to take these actions to the path of salvation. Karma yoga is primarily based on the teachings of holy book of the - [Karma Yoga For Happiness](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/734) - by: Amy Twain We know that Karma Yoga is mentioned in the Ishavasya Upanishad and the Bhagavad-Gita, but for so many students outside of India are quite unfamiliar with it. If you ask a class filled with students about the definition of Karma Yoga you will be quite lucky to get an answer. Karma Yoga - [Avoiding the Collective Karma](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/737) - by: Stuart Wilde Summary Your waking intellect (your personality) brings to you an instant karma. If you are out of control emotionally and inattentive, you slip off the sidewalk and sprain your ankle, but you are also in the larger, wider karma that of your tribe or nation, and as the destiny of our nations - [Law Of Karma: How To Use The Law Of Karma To Enhance Your Life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/731) - by: Michael Lee The law of karma is very simple and easy to understand. Basically, it is as the old adage says: Do unto others what you want others to do to you. This is something we have learned ever since we were little children. Beat someone up and you’re likely to get beaten up - [Hindu Astrology and Karma](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/724) - Author: alka kaushik Though the Law of Karma is simply stated – ‘as you sow, so shall you reap’ – it is no simplistic, tit-for-tat theory, nor is it an arbitrary human creation. The Law of Karma is another name for Newton’s Third Law of Motion: ‘for every action there is an equal and opposite - [Astrology and Your Karma](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/721) - Author: Diwakar Vashist Though the Law of Karma is simply stated - 'as you sow, so shall you reap' - it is no simplistic, tit-for-tat theory, nor is it an arbitrary human creation. The Law of Karma is another name for Newton's Third Law of Motion: 'for every action there is an equal and opposite - [The Idea Behind Karma, the Circle of Life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/718) - Author: Mark Jordan Karma is followed and understood by millions of people throughout the world. Many Christian cultures have assumed an idea of karma. For many, it is a more understandable idea than eternal damnation for the bad. For others it is simply natural that the wicked will be punished in some way and the - [Four Types of Karma & Soul Energy Correction](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/715) - Author: Janarrdhana Guptha Meaning & Significance of Karma Karma is a Sanskrit word springing from the root "Kri" - "to do" or "to make" or more simply, "action". The deeper meaning of Karma can be described as an infinite chain of the results of action that is perceived and performed. Karma is a concept of - [Earth Vision Nature Writing Contest](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/709) - DO YOU LOVE NATURE? nasastockphotos.com If so, enter the Earth Vision Nature Writing Contest - short fiction, creative non-fiction, poetic prose, or poetry First Prize $500 ~ Two Second Prizes of $100 each ~ Entry fee $12 (US) Entries are now invited for the Earth Vision 2010 Nature Writing contest. The deadline for receipt of - [Junior Creators in Training](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/707) - By TOM T. MOORE - COPYRIGHT 2010 Fourteen years ago I learned I could request Benevolent Outcomes in my life, from the mundane, such as requesting a parking space in front of a busy restaurant, to the most important personal and business aspects. I found they worked PERFECTLY, which is something that I had never - [Interview with Gods - The eBook](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/703) - from Ivan Cavalcanti Dear friends, We all live in a living planet, a fragile organism that needs balance to be able to sustain all living beings inside this wonderful network of minerals, plants, animals and men. As a seeker in this universe of possibilities and information, I come to you with the intention of share - [Pope's Visit to Britain](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/697) - The BBC Have Your Say site has been running a debate on who should pay for the Pope Benedict's state visit to Britain scheduled for later this year. As it is a state visit much of the cost will be met by the UK taxpayer. Many of the contributed comments oppose this arrangement, suggesting that - [How to Read the Crystal](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/678) - Crystal gazing or scrying is the ancient practice of gaining awareness of psychic information by focusing one's attention on a polished surface. Notable practitioners have included Elizabethan mystic John Dee, and more recently Dr Raymond Moody, who uses the technique to facilitate contact with deceased loved ones. In How to Read the Crystal Sepharial presents - [The Human Aura](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/675) - by Swami Panchadasi. The human aura is believed to be an energy field that surrounds the body. Those gifted with a psychic sense and are able to perceive it. Glowing colors associated with the aura are said to change with mood or emotion and, with practice, one can begin seeing and reading auras for themselves. - [Think and Grow Rich](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/673) - In 1908 then small-time reporter Napoleon Hill was invited by steel magnate Andrew Carnegie to interview millionaires with a view to discovering the secret(s) behind their success. First published in 1937, Think and Grow Rich, is the culmination of 25 years of work. That this book has remained not only in print, but also a - [The Unknown Guest](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/581) - The Unknown Guest is Nobel Prize winning author Maurice Maeterlinck's investigation into the supernatural. A study of apparitions and phantasms of the living and the dead; manifestations which have been described as "psychometric"; the knowledge of the future: presentiments, omens, premonitions, precognitions lastly the Elberfeld horses. Read this classic study in full as a free - [DailyOM](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/665) - by Madisyn Taylor Inspirational Thoughts for a Happy, Healthy, and Fulfilling Day The inspirational DailyOM delivers messages of healing, awareness, and well-being. A companion to the popular DailyOM Website, it is a valuable guide that will enable you to find balance and wellness through conscious awareness. As you read these passages, which touch on topics - [No-mindness - mushin no shin](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/44) - Suzuki's classic Zen and Japanese Culture talks at length about the unlikely relationship between the peaceful Buddhist faith and the brutality of the Samurai swordsman. It seems the most effective swordsmen had to go beyond mere mastery of technique to cultivate a state of mind known as 'mushin no shin', or no-mindness. In this state - [The Game of Life and How to Play It](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/107) - Florence Scovel Shinn's 1925 classic The Game of Life and How to Play It is yet another earlier, and in my opinion superior, version of recent blockbuster The Secret. Born in 1871, Scovel Shinn worked as an artist before becoming a teacher of metaphysics (or as she calls it "Truth"). The Game of Life is - [Your Invisible Power](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/94) - Genevieve Behrend was the only personal student of mental scientist and pioneer of the "new thought" movement Thomas Troward. In 1921 Behrend wrote Your Invisible Power with the purpose and hope that its suggestions may furnish readers a key to open up the way to the attainment of their desires, and to explain that fear - [You Have Been Here Before: Reincarnation - A Review](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/13) - You Have Been Here Before: Reincarnation by Seiyu Kiriyama is a fascinating book examining reincarnation from a Buddhist perspective. Kiriyama is founder of the Agon Shu Buddhist Association, a prolific author, and a clairvoyant able to review the past lives of those who consult him. Reincarnation is the idea that one soul lives many lives - [What the Bleep Do We Know!?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/222) - Discovering the Endless Possibilities for Altering Your Everyday Reality What the Bleep Do We Know? is a movie and book exploring the nature of reality and showing that the apparent schism between science and religion might be disappearing. Often humans are comfortable in the realm of the known. We avoid asking questions that might disturb - [Watching the Tree](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/331) - Adeline Yen Mah's Watching the Tree attracted me for two reasons. Firstly, as a Spiritual seeker I thirst for knowledge of the Spiritual traditions of different cultures in order to discern the common threads common to all. Secondly, as citizen of the 21st century I wanted to gain a greater understanding of China, widely predicted - [Think Big (and kick ass?)](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/89) - Described by Jack Canfield (of Chicken Soup fame) as Donald Trump's version of The Secret, Think Big and Kick Ass must be causing librarians around the world a dilemma over whether it should be filed under business or self-help. Think Big has arisen from Trump's association with the Learning Annex Wealth Expos and is co-authored - [The Secret (law of attraction)](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/66) - The Secret is a recent movie and book by Rhonda Bryan that claims to reveal the secret to a happy, healthy, wealthy and fulfilled life. Bryan draws on the words of some of the finest Spiritual and inspirational teachers in support of the Secret, which is basically the law of attraction. The universe is likened - [The Science of Getting Rich](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/202) - The Science of Getting Rich is a best-selling classic by Wallace D. Wattles that outlines a scientific approach to wealth acquisition that (according to the author) if diligently applied cannot fail to yield the desired results. The premise of the book is that it is natural and right to seek expansion, and that this expansion - [The Prophet](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/83) - Written in 1923 by Lebanese artist, philosopher and writer Khalil Gibran, The Prophet is a collection of 26 poetic essays covering all aspects of human experience. The book tells the story of the prophet Almustafa, who has lived abroad in the city of Orphalese for 12 years. Almustafa is about to board a ship which - [The Power of Now](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/240) - Eckhart Tolle's Power of Now is one of the few contemporary Spiritual classics. Its message is deceptively simple but deeply profound, and for the few who manage to apply it will prove truly life-changing and potentially enlightening. The Power of Now is all about recognizing the illusions that surround us and replacing them with the - [The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/70) - First published in 1989 Stephen R. Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has become one of the best-selling and most influential self help books of all time. Covey, an international organizational and leadership consultant, clearly knows his stuff and bases his 7 habits well-researched, tried and tested principles. 7 Habits is easy to - [Stress Free for Good](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/101) - 10 Scientifically Proven Life Skills for Health and Happiness by Dr. Fred Luskin and Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier Despite living in the age of technological marvels stress and related mental problems have reached epidemic proportions in the Western world. The effects of stress upon the body are real as demonstrated by well-documented "white coat hypertension" - [Reunions - Visionary Encounters With Departed Loved Ones](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/63) - Dr Raymond Moody is the scientist who not only brought knowledge of the near-death experience to the masses, he also made a respectable discipline of research into the topic. In Reunions - Visionary Encounters With Departed Loved Ones, Moody brings the scientific method to the ancient, but much derided, practice of mirror gazing. Reunions begins - [How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/537) - Do you make decisions with your head or your heart? As identified by Jung, thinking and feeling are two distinct modes of functioning and, according to Jonah Lehrer's How We Decide, both have their place in the decision-making process. Conventional wisdom has long held that rational reasoning is superior to emotion; after all it's the - [Freakonomics](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/22) - You might wonder what a book based on economics and statistics is doing in a Spiritual blog. The answer is that although Freakonomics uses these tools, it's really a book about people and what makes them tick. Resulting from a collaboration between brilliant but off the wall economist Steven Levitt and New York Times journalist - [Entangled Minds](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/297) - Dean Radin's Entangled Minds provides a comprehensive review of the current evidence supporting the existence of various forms of psychic functioning, or psi. Finding there to be overwhelming evidence that something mysterious is going on it proceeds to examine a range of theories that might offer some explanation. Drawing close parallels between psi and the - [The Wendy Stokes Dream Column](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/644) - I am driving in my car; the fan belt is slipping – the car might stall. I’m driving quite fast and I feel a sense of overwhelming embarrassment. HR In your dream, your unconscious mind has used your car to symbolise the vehicle you use in life to get from A to B. It is - [A Rational-Intuitive Decision Making Model](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/642) - Making decisions is often one of the toughest challenges we face as human beings. And yet having the ability to decide is one of our greatest causes to rejoice, since it proves we are more than mere automata controlled rigidly by inflexible physical laws. This article offers some advice on a number of decision making - [Therefore](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/640) - (or: one possible answer to wherefore?) by Daniel di Primio This essay shall intend to find an explanation for the many questions concerning life, existence, and reason with the help of a hiddenly active "godly" or transcendental force, in order to offer a possible meaningfully establishing onset for the solution of the "Conditio Humana" - - [Animal and Human Connections](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/609) - By Catherine Poole We all love our animals. Many people ask me, as a medical intuitive, if their beloved pets make it to heaven. The answer is, "Yes, they do!" Animals are on a different vibratory level than humans, and before you are quick to pass judgment, I must emphasize that they are on a - [Animal Rights - How We Treat Animals Reflects Who We Are](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/603) - By Randy Wysong From a purely biological perspective, no creature inherently has rights beyond that which it has the power to impose. What is able to survive does, what cannot does not. But our world is not just biology. It is ethics as well. "Might makes right" cannot be the operating paradigm in a world - [Self Transformation](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/630) - By : Lt Col RK Langar Self transformation means changing ourselves from our present state of existence to a higher state. It is based on the assumption that all men are not perfect at birth but can become so with self-effort. Self transformation presupposes that there is something in a person, which needs to be - [The Shadow Effect](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/624) - Deepak Chopra, Debbie Ford, and Marianne Williamson — New York Times bestselling authors and internationally acclaimed teachers — have joined together to share their knowledge on one of the most crucial obstacles to happiness we face—the shadow. These three luminaries, each with a signature approach, bring to light the parts of ourselves we deny but - [Good Karma, Bad Karma by Lt. Col RK Langar](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/626) - Two things disturb man considerably. One is when he undergoes sufferings either physically or mentally and two when he finds that he does not get recognition for his efforts. In both cases man compares himself with others who are considered as better than himself and draws his own conclusions. When a man suffers he invariably - [Mother's Day Message from the Least Expected!](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/620) - Forever Family Foundation Releases Special Recordings LISTEN TO THE MESSAGE Oceanside, NY, May 1, 2010 - Forever Family Foundation has created the attached Public Service Announcement to offer support and hope to bereaved families who suffer during holiday time. Messages heard on the attached announcement include "Hi Mom" and "I love you." These recordings were - [A Change Has Got to Come](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/618) - by Jay North Delivered to Jay through Leonard J. Mountain Chief; Blackfeet Elder from Northwest Montana During my ten year relationship with my beloved adopted father Leonard J. Mountain Chief, Leonard conveyed many important messages with me. He emphasized the importance for vitally needed changes for planet Earth and the people who inhabit her. These - [Spirit Talk with Leonard J Mountain Chief](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/616) - by Jay North As an eight-year-old boy, Jay North read about the native people in Montana and always believed his dreams would lead him there one day. But it was not until 1990 that Jay and his late wife Pamela were able to retire from the organic farming business and make the life-changing move to - [Is anybody out there? And are they friendly?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/614) - In a new documentary for the Discovery Channel leading Cambridge astrophysicist Professor Stephen Hawking says aliens almost certainly exist but warns that humans should avoid making contact. Though Hawking believes most extraterrestrial life would be simple microbes he fears that superior life forms would be hostile, seeking to exploit earth for its resources. If the - [Science and Spirituality](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/599) - The Growing Interface - Spirituality at the Work Place By : Lt. Col R K Langar Introduction A common belief that science and spirituality are not in unison with each other is not true. Results of science can be observed and demonstrated and so can be of spirituality. Spiritual experience can be clearly seen in - [The Rosicrucian Mysteries](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/597) - Many of us have seen ads for a mysterious organization offering to teach secret knowledge to enhance our lives, but what are the Rosicrucians really about? According to Wikipedia, Rosicrucianism is the theology of a secret society of mystics, allegedly formed in late medieval Germany, holding a doctrine "built on esoteric truths of the ancient - [An Outline of Occult Science](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/595) - Noted philosopher, social thinker, architect and esotericist Rudolf Steiner's classic introduction to the occult realm including the Nature of Man, Sleep and Death, Knowledge of the Higher Worlds, and the Present and Future Evolution of the World and Humanity. Read in full as free online ebook - [What Is Human Life All About?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/591) - BY: LT COL. R.K. LANGAR One way of looking at life is that man enters the world from one door and leaves it from another. Man enters the world when he is born, he grows up, get educated, obtains a job for his living, gets married, brings up children, gets old and leaves the world - [Is Fate Unalterable or Negotiable?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/584) - By Lt. Col RK Langar When things do not happen in life the way we want them to be, there is a temptation to attribute our failure to fate or destiny to derive some consolation out of it. Fate does play a part in man’s life but there is also a free will which a - [Take a Snapshot of Your Soul](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/579) - "Know then thyself, presume not God to scan; The proper study of mankind is man." So wrote Alexander Pope in the 18th Century. Indeed to know yourself is a lifetime's pursuit, as the light of experience continually exposes new facets of what we are, as well as modifying that which is already known. Taking a - [Big Personality Test](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/545) - The BBC Big Personality Test gives you the chance to contribute to scientific research as well as to get your own full personality fingerprint - for free. The test was designed by two Cambridge University professors and the results will feature in the next instalment of the BBCs major documatary study Child of Our Time - [Easter, the Spring Equinox and Rebirth](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/541) - Just as the Christian holiday of Christmas shares its timing with the ancient celebration marking the (re)birth of the sun (Son), so Easter coincides with the re-arrival of Spring and new beginnings. The four seasons represent distinct phases in the cycle of human activity with the solar year falling into two halves of light and - [Mathematical Proof of God?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/523) - Could there ever be mathematical proof of the existence of God? According to one of the world's smartest people that might just be the case... Chris Langan is a genius with an IQ said to be around 200. To put this in perspective, the average person's IQ is 100, Einstein's was reckoned to be around - [What to Expect in the Year of the Tiger - 2010](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/521) - By Jerry G King 2010 is the year of the Yang Metal Tiger. Predictions are made by assessing the first day of the Chinese New Year and it serves as the dominating theme of the year. By looking at the four pillars chart of Feb 14th, 2010, the Year Pillar, Metal is fighting with the - [8 Ways to Celebrate Chinese New Year](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/519) - by: Kah Joon Liow What are the Chinese New Year activities for celebrating this most important festival in the Chinese calendar? Let's start at the beginning... In China, Chinese New Year is called the Spring Festival. 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I know this to have been the experience of Divine Madness or the Second Birth or Birth Into - [Invictus](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/512) - 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 - [Set your spirit free, reconnect with your higher being](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/510) - 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 - [The Difference](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/494) - by Grace L. 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This energy can come in the form of insults, failures, stress and other negative - [The Definition Of Self Esteem](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/443) - by Amy Twain Basically, the definition of self esteem means: that you should be confident in whatever you’re doing that you should feel good both in mind and body giving due importance to yourself, having that positive attitude in you and most of all to be worthy of the love and happiness you always deserve. - [How To Improve Emotional Intelligence: 3 Ways To Enhance Your Emotional Intelligence](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/440) - by Michael Lee  These days, more and more people are trying to figure out how to improve emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence refers to the ability of a person to understand and control their emotions. 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The - [Second Sight: A study of Natural and Induced Clairvoyance](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/428) - by Sepharial In this free e-book the eminent theosophist Sepharial endeavours to indicate the nature of the faculty of Second Sight or Clairvoyance, the means of its development, the use of suitable media or agents for this purpose, and the kind of results that may be expected to follow a regulated effort in this direction. Second Sight also - [A Life Worth Living](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/426) - by Ombassa Sophera It is so easy to point the finger at another for what we are experiencing. When we truly attune and atone for our own actions and how we interpret what another does or does not do,we will see our tendency to blame and seek to shame others has kept us from engaging - [Manifestation Time](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/423) - by Ombassa Sophera Do we deserve to be happy, joyful and peaceful? 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If we feel we deserve to have it all, we can then move into the next realm of possibilities for creating success in life. - [Good Things Come to Those Who Wait](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/421) - by Ombassa Sophera “If we begin to live by the passage of time, rising and setting of the sun, waxing and waning of the moon, seasonal changes, we would begin to do everything in its unique and timely manner, it is at this time that we will see the world around us take a turn - [Prosperity in Tough Times](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/418) - by Richard Dupuis You absolutely must maintain a positive “can do” attitude in tough times or they will become even tougher. When you allow yourself to become demoralized, your energy contracts and you are not receptive or creative.  You don’t have to ignore the facts and go into denial, but it does mean you have - [I Am that I Am](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/403) - "I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations. Neither are you here to live up to mine." so runs the opening lyric of Peter Tosh's reggae classic I am That I am. Much of the plentiful grief in this world derives from intolerance, the inability to accept others who may differ from - [What Was My Past Life?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/388) - Does your life contain recurrent themes that occur for no explicable reason? Were you born with certain innate difficulties or talents that have no bearing on your personal history or circumstances? Perhaps the answer lies in a past life... Reincarnation is the belief that a single soul may be re-born into multiple lives. It depends - [Is this Proof of Reincarnation?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/399) - Today's UK Daily Mail carries a fascinating article Reincarnated! Our son is a World War II pilot come back to life. It concerns a two-year old boy, James Leininger, who began having recurring nightmares of being trapped in a burning plane. He appeared to be re-living the horror of being shot down in WWII. Desperate - [I See Your Dream Job](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/395) - Finding our life's true purpose is probably the singular most important thing we'll do, for once we've found it we can then devote our energies with total commitment towards its fulfillment. new age spirituality is delighted to present this Q&A with Career Intuitive Sue Frederick, author of I SEE YOUR DREAM JOB:  Q. What inspired you to - [Do Animals Have Souls?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/393) - The question of whether animals have souls appears to be something of a slippery slope. If apparently sentient creatures like dogs or rabbits have souls, how about insects? bacteria and viruses? plants? Where can one draw the line? The entire physical universe and everything it contains is a manifestation of Spirit. At essence hydrogen atoms, - [Past Lives, Present Issues](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/379) - Reincarnation is the belief that we consist of a distinct soul, separate from our physical body, that continues to exist after physical death and is capable of being re-born repeatedly into different bodies at different times and in different circumstances. Reincarnation is accepted by many religions including Hinduism and Buddhism. It also appears to be a part - [Changing the Future](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/377) - by Tom T. Moore - Copyright 2009 Perhaps you’ve asked yourself how can we raise the vibrational level of everyone in order to lift ourselves to a fifth dimensional level? Well it’s actually much easier than you can imagine—so easy that many will not believe it can be so simple. If you can imagine a - [Free ebook on out of body travel](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/373) - "School of Out-of-Body Travel - 1. A Practical Guidebook" by Michael Raduga Michael Raduga, founder of the School of Out-of-body travel is making his ebook available for free. The book is about out-of-body experience(OBE), astral projection and lucid dreaming and all of this as one state of brain and how to learn it. There is - [The Power of Words](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/371) - Language might be considered the major difference between humanity and our fellow beings. Without the power of words, spoken and written, it is highly unlikely we would have achieved a fraction of the progress witnessed today. It is often said that the pen is mightier than the sword. One may wonder, given the capabilities of - [Searching for My Purpose in Life](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/369) - by Jerry Jordison We all wonder, at some time or another, if we have a purpose in life – why am I here? I’m not talking about what I want to do in this life, like being a teacher or lawyer, but what is life all about. Many people blindly accept the answers from organized religions - [Heal Self to Fulfill Purpose](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/365) - David was a healer. From his earliest childhood he wanted to help others and alleviate suffering. David sailed through medical school and became a successful doctor. Using his vast knowledge, alongside an indescribable instinct, he specialized in treating patients that other doctors had given up on, usually with excellent results. As word about David spread, - [Animal Spirits](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/361) - Uncomfortable as it may be, anyone who's ever had a pet or bothered to gaze into the eyes of an animal, can be in little doubt that inside their body lies a distinct soul. 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Moore, Copyright 2009 June will again launch another SUMMER OF LOVE. This phrase will originally coined in the summer of 1967 when a flood of young people traveled to San Francisco to experience communal living, free medical services, and free love. There was a second Summer of Love in 1969, forty years - [Winning the Lottery](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/336) - Have you ever wondered what it would be like to win a lottery? What opportunities would your good fortune bring? How would it change your life? Just imagine for a moment you won a lottery with an incredible prize of eighty-six thousand a day, every day, for life... 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As a species we have evolved from single-celled organisms into beings - [Your Comfort Zone - Haven or Prison?](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/156) - Your comfort zone is that set of circumstances and tasks in which you feel completely at ease, ie you are able to operate with little need of conscious thought or will. Essentially you are on autopilot and your mind can continue in its preferred state of slumber. The comfort zone is not a fixed region; - [Relationships and Spirituality](https://new-age-spirituality.com/content/326) - Our relationships with others provide many of the most satisfying - and frustrating - moments of the human experience. On the one hand we are instinctively driven to seek the companionship of our fellow beings, indeed such is the complexity of the modern world that out very survival depends on co-operating with numerous others. 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