Unseen Guardians

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?

Without the Guidance
Of the Unseen Ones
The flower of your life
Would wilt and decay.
They project the spiritual fabric
Which holds together this world.
Working in anonymity
They are the Selfless Ones.
-SB

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Prayer of Surrender

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 day.
Help make me a better person
Who helps self and others.

O Lord, I surrender myself to you.
-SB

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The Reincarnation of Mary Magdalene

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 utilized her proximity to the channel to the Heavenly Source and requested a number of life readings.  I will now share with you, in order, the information Miss 295 received on her previous incarnation as Mary Magdalene.  Some Biblical scholars refer to Mary Magdalene and Mary of Bethany as two separate individuals, but the Edgar Cayce readings clearly identify them as the same person.  See the contents of reading 295-8, below. (more…)

Ramblings of an Old Man: America What Happened Here?

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 and for many years worked 2 jobs. Over the last few months, I have forced myself to return to work to make more money to pay mounting medical bills and get back into the world. Recuperating from and treating a chronic illness, I have taken this step.  Probably I would be better off physically/mentally, finding healing, fun activities to fill my hours. Joining a gym, going to a day spa or taking recreational day trips, but necessity requires that I return to work, to keep the financial ‘boat afloat.’  Of course, one needs money to pay for these recreational activities as well; just ask any retired or disabled person.

What happened here? (more…)

The Shining Sphere at the End of the Tunnel – Eye Floaters and Near-Death Experiences

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 is that floaters and other entoptic phenomena are phenomena of consciousness which continue to exist in states of near-death – and possibly even beyond death. (more…)

Proof of Heaven

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 stress.

Then, Dr. Alexander’s own brain was attacked by a rare illness. The part of the brain that controls thought and emotion—and in essence makes us human—shut down completely. For seven days he lay in a coma. Then, as his doctors considered stopping treatment, Alexander’s eyes popped open. He had come back.

Alexander’s recovery is a medical miracle. But the real miracle of his story lies elsewhere. While his body lay in coma, Alexander journeyed beyond this world and encountered an angelic being who guided him into the deepest realms of super-physical existence. There he met, and spoke with, the Divine source of the universe itself. (more…)

Genie of the Lamp

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 of who you are.  You are the field and the lamp, with its Genie and wishes, lies, unclaimed, within.
-SB

Introduction

Thoughts are energy and man/woman is fundamentally a being of conscious energy; creating his/her own body, events and thought forms, moment to moment.

For most spiritual travelers, this essential aspect of who they are is left out of their early education; rarely are youngsters directly told that their ability to master thoughts operates like a magic lamp. From a mystical view, he/she who controls his own thoughts is Master of both the upper and lower kingdom; this being the dual aspects of our soul- where both baseness and sublimity exist. (more…)

Stages Along the Way

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 travelers too
must join the upward motion
and reach higher.
SB  (more…)

Is There Such A Thing As Safe Areas And Protected Areas? Are They The Same?

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 certain geographic areas. For instance, if you wanted to be 100% safe from earthquakes, you do not want to live in California. If you want to be 100% safe from tidal waves and tsunamis, you do not want to live close to the oceans. If you want to be safe from tornados, you do not want to live in Kansas. I think you get the picture here. (more…)

Teaching Encounter: Whose Money is it Really?

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 an unexpected repair bill; I felt that there were so many others uses for my money.

That day the lesson didn’t come easy and often serves as a reminder that our desires and needs as a spiritual traveler are usually secondary. The following encounter was my lesson about money and focus. (more…)