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November/December 2010 VOLUME 2, ISSUE 6
Contents 5 Publisher’s Note 6 Simplify with a Green Christmas Sarah Collins
8 We All Have Issues… Phoenix the Cat Amy Sanderhoff
9 A Season for Sharing in Fire Safety
Publisher: Michael Williams Executive Editor: Jennifer Smith Staff Editors: Cheryl Snyder, Jackie Aubrey Contributing Writers: Sarah Collins, Lexa Finley, Farel Footman, Judy Hevenly, Chetan Parkyn, Jeanne Roberts, Amy Sanderhoff, Paula Williams Design: Scott Gregory Advertising: 310-363-0456
U.S. Fire Administration
11 Happiness is Wanting Nothing More
Expose Yourself!
Jeanne Roberts
12 Holiday Shopping Guide
Eco Conscious, Holistic Products
17 The Gift of Giving Lexa Finley
18 Mayan Calendar Part 5
Post your videos at Inside Look Network and view our latest clips from the Conscious Life Expo. Visit www.insidelooknetwork.com conscious social networking
Farel Footman
20 Inside Look Interview with Gay Hendricks Author of Five Wishes
22 November/December Horoscope Judy Hevenly
24 Human Design Reveals Your True Nature Chetan Parkyn
27 Parting Message Hannah Moore
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Publisher’s Note Happy Holidays from Inside Look!
This issue marks the two year anniversary of Inside Look Magazine, and we’re proud to once more bring you inspiration for the holidays and a product guide filled with eco conscious and holistic products. We urge you to buy sustainable gifts this year, supporting companies who have the earth in mind. The world’s new paradigm seems to be shifting toward one that cares, no longer serving greed, but instead a spirit of community. However, not everyone is on board yet. To help people find a reason to live consciously, first “you must be the change you wish to see in the world,” as it was so perfectly stated by Mahatma Gandhi.
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Turn the pages of Inside Look to find tips on celebrating a green holiday, discovering the person you were born to be, and how Five Wishes can change your life forever.
Wishing you a joyous Holiday Season, Mike Williams and Jennifer Smith Publishers, Inside Look Magazine
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Simplify The Season
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Sarah Collins
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Green Christmas A
re you dreaming of a green Christmas? I’m not talking about the kind with lots of money (well, what could that hurt?) or one without snow (the horror!). Rather, how about the kind that tosses materialism out on its “Grinchy” ear and instead welcomes back an era of quieter, simpler times? Yes, my friends, chestnuts really can roast by an open fire and a silent night is possible after all. So if you want to celebrate this year without sending your electrical meter zooming into a tailspin, ripping a hole in your wallet, or harboring stress in the bags that shouldn’t be under your eyes, then consider these tips for going green for the holidays! Cut the lights Not all of them, of course, but step back with purpose. If your house can be clearly seen from two blocks away, it’s time to unplug. Stand at the curb and look at the snaking miles of cords running across your festive façade and think, just for a moment, how great it would look to see bountiful greenery with velvety ribbons instead. Then, once you’re convinced, gather boughs of pine 6
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or other evergreens if you have them nearby and wrap them with florists’ wire to hold them in shape. Add a festive red bow and you’ve got the perfect holiday home accessory. Even better, unlike the wires and bulbs, it’ll look beautiful both night and day! Deck the Halls …with a whole lot less! Few folks will deny the beauty in the shimmery, sparkling world that falls over Christmas like a blanket of snow, but you’d be surprised at how much stress it can bring on. The visual noise may excite the kids, but for adults it tends to push a subconscious panic button. Whether you have financial concerns, don’t like crowds, or aren’t looking forward to traveling or a visit with old Uncle Jack, there’s nothing quite like things that shine to remind you that the stress will soon come down the chimney with the elves. Toning down your decorations will not only ease your mind in a remarkable way – it’ll also save electricity and you’ll cut down on a lot of waste by the keeping plastic, foil, and packaging out of your home. So this year, instead of layering your tree with glass and tinsel, opt for strings of popcorn instead. Get the family together to thread the kernels and tie scraps of red and green fabric into bows at the tips of branches. Together, you’re guaranteed to create some memories that just don’t come in a box.
Southern California Events 21 Nov:
Darshan: 5:00 p.m. Center for Spiritual Living, Orange County 25782 Obrero Drive, Unit D, Mission Viejo, CA
3 Dec:
Darshan: 7:00 p.m. Seaside Center for Spiritual Living 1613 Lake Drive, Encinitas, CA
Give Green
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You’re not thinking about money again are you? Well, maybe this time you’re not so far off. Gift cards are no longer considered thoughtless; in fact, they’re a great way to cut down on unnecessary waste. Personalize your gift by choosing one for their favorite store, or take it one charitable step further and give to a good cause in the recipient’s name. Eliminate the expense and waste of wrapping paper and do something really great for someone all in one fell swoop!
Louix’s Birthday - Darshan: 6:30 - 10:30 p.m. Skirball Cultural Center 2701 North Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles, CA
New Year’s Eve Retreat 29 Dec 2010 – 2 Jan 2011 The Lodge at Torrey Pines, La Jolla, CA
For more information or to register for the retreat, please contact Samantha: phone: (888) 288-3735 e-mail: samantha@Louix.org
It’s amazing how going green will ease the stress on your wallet and on your mind, but it’s when you simplify the season that you’re getting back to what it’s really all about. There, hidden not too far beneath the lights and the traffic and the crowds, is the true meaning of Christmas.
* All events are by donation, except the New Year’s Eve Retreat All attending these events consent to having their names, voices, images, and likenesses recorded and used for commercial purposes. All proceeds from this event will be used to support the Louix Dor Dempriey Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization.
Merry Christmas!
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Sarah is a part-time freelance writer with a full-time love of writing fiction. The draw is simple: with a husband and six kids, if she wants anyone to listen to her she’s got to make them up. To learn more, visit her alter-ego at http://sarahballance.com.
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Amy L. Sanderhoff
the Cat
Phoenix
We All Have Issues…
my calculations, he has already blazed but there were icicles on his whiskers. through at least 5 of his 9 lives. Needless to say, we lock the freezer now.
We recently celebrated Christmas in July. e have a cat and he is something The reason for that is that Phoenix has else. We’re not sure what he is, been unpacking one of our Christmas but he’s definitely something else. boxes. It started with one stocking on the living room floor. Within a week, he He and his sister showed up, quite had dragged 4 stockings, 1 Santa hat, and literally, on our doorstep a few summers a 12-foot garland up from the basement. ago – skinny, hungry, and dying to be loved. They managed to avoid getting This isn’t all that surprising, really. eaten by my dogs, who found them Phoenix loves the holidays. He always huddled together under a lawn chair on does something creative to get our the patio. We tried to find a home for attention. On his first Thanksgiving, he them, but by the time we had a taker it set his tail on fire. There’s nothing quite was too late. We were attached. like the smell of turkey, pumpkin pie, and burnt cat. Most cats eat and sleep and cause a little mischief. Frankly, mischief would be a On his first Christmas (the real one), welcome relief from him. Our Phoenix, he figured out how to perch on the or devil kitty as most of our friends call branches so he could sleep in the tree. him, is now a couple of years old. By Unfortunately, he wasn’t adept enough to manage this without knocking down and breaking ornaments every time. It wasn’t long before our tree was naked except for the lights. That is, until he chewed on the cord and shorted them out. He also figured out how to open our brand new freezer and climb in. We’re not sure how long he was in there,
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On his first Memorial Day, he gave himself a spiked hairdo. We have no idea how he managed that, but he looked quite jaunty. This was after he had dragged my 5-pound wrist weights through the house and splashed around in the tub after my shower. We assume this must have all been in preparation for some hot date. Our other cats play with their cat toys, sleep in the cat bed, get high on catnip, and treat us with the proper balance of love and disdain, as cats do. Phoenix is much more complex than that. We gave him a stuffed mouse a couple of Christmases ago and it has become his best friend. He isn’t even interested in other toys, but he carries his buddy around incessantly. In fact, we eventually started just calling it Buddy and if we ask him where Buddy is, he goes and gets him. He puts him in windowsills, bathes him in the water dish, talks to him, and sleeps with him. When the hard drive on my computer went out last winter, we had a terrible time getting it up and running again. Even tech support couldn’t figure it out for a while. At one point, Phoenix jumped up on the desk, hit a button with his paw and suddenly the set-up screen was working! We figure he uses
A Season for Sharing in Fire Safety A Factsheet on Holiday Fire Prevention
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ach year fires occurring during the holiday season claim the lives of over 400 Americans, injure 1,650 more, and cause over $990 million in damage.
According to the U. S. Fire Administration (USFA), there are simple life-saving steps you can take to ensure a safe and happy holiday. By following some of the outlined precautionary tips, individuals can greatly reduce their chances of becoming a holiday fire casualty.
PREVENTING CHRISTMAS TREE FIRES Special fire safety precautions need to be taken when keeping a live tree in the house. A burning tree can rapidly fill a room with fire and deadly gases.
SELECTING A TREE FOR THE HOLIDAY Needles on fresh trees should be green and hard to pull back from the branches, and the needle should not break if the tree has been freshly cut. The trunk should be sticky to the touch. Old trees can be identified by bouncing the tree trunk on the ground. If many needles fall off, the tree has been cut too long, has probably dried out, and is a fire hazard.
CARING FOR YOUR TREE Do not place your tree close to a heat source, including a fireplace or heat vent. The heat will dry out the tree, causing it to be more easily ignited by heat, flame or sparks. Be careful not to drop or flick cigarette ashes near a tree. Do not put your live tree up too early or leave it up for longer than two weeks. Keep the tree stand filled with water at all times.
DISPOSING OF YOUR TREE Never put tree branches or needles in a fireplace or woodburning stove. When the tree becomes dry, discard it promptly. The best way to dispose of your tree is by taking it to a recycling center or having it hauled away by a community pick-up service.
HOLIDAY LIGHTS MAINTAIN YOUR HOLIDAY LIGHTS
CANDLE CARE AVOID USING LIT CANDLES
Inspect holiday lights each year for frayed wires, bare spots, gaps in the insulation, broken or cracked sockets, and excessive kinking or wear before putting them up. Use only lighting listed by an approved testing laboratory.
If you do use them, make sure they are in stable holders and place them where they cannot be easily knocked down. Never leave the house with candles burning.
DO NOT OVERLOAD ELECTRICAL OUTLETS Do not link more than three light strands, unless the directions indicate it is safe. Connect strings of lights to an extension cord before plugging the cord into the outlet. Make sure to periodically check the wires - they should not be warm to the touch.
DO NOT LEAVE HOLIDAY LIGHTS ON UNATTENDED
NEVER PUT LIT CANDLES ON A TREE Do not go near a Christmas tree with an open flame - candles, lighters or matches. Finally, as in every season, have working smoke alarms installed on every level of your home, test them monthly and keep them clean and equipped with fresh batteries at all times. Know when and how to call for help. And remember to practice your home escape plan.
HOLIDAY DECORATIONS USE ONLY NONFLAMMABLE DECORATIONS All decorations should be nonflammable or flame-retardant and placed away from heat vents.
NEVER PUT WRAPPING PAPER IN A FIREPLACE It can result in a very large fire, throwing off dangerous sparks and embers that may result in a chimney fire.
ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREES If you are using a metallic or artificial tree, make sure it is flame retardant.
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Greening Your
Aging
Home By Rhonda Halfon
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eeling a draft on your home energy bills? Does the air quality in your home often feel the computer to either a) communicate stagnant? Snuggle up to cost-cutting green with his home planet or b) lead his plot solutions. And in the process, transform for world domination. your home to a healthier, more comfortable environment. He loves to steal things. He especially While most homeowners associate green likes items that are bigger than he is. He building and remodeling with new homes once dragged a pillow through several built from scratch, today’s homeowner of rooms of our house. We have several the not-so-new home can undergo countless
eco-conscious enhancements despite its age. Today’s green movement has introduced a cornucopia of products and solutions that are readily available, affordable, and highly effective for homeowners of all levels. From energy-saving appliances to water-reducing systems to environmentally friendly flooring and window treatments, choices abound. The average home spends about $1900 per year on energy costs. Not only is much of that energy wasted, electricity generated by fossil fuels for a single home emits more carbon dioxide into the air than two average cars. Applying simple energy-efficient improvements could increase your air quality and cut energy costs considerably. And when you sell your home, this value-added “green” feature is likely to yield a higher price among savvy green-conscious buyers. So if you’re looking to breathe cleaner air and keep more of your energy bill in your pocket, it’s a good time to get started.
for himself. No matter how many times I fold it up and put it where I think it’s out of hisWhole reach, heHouse finds it.Approach Once I actually saw him jump down from a shelf with it To he begin, consider and had wrapped oneaofwhole his fronthouse paws energyitefficient approach deteraround so it wouldn’t come to unfolded. Imine swear which I am not making that up. parts of your house use He loves to steal smaller things too – the most energy. throw blankets. He has picked one out socks, slippers, new rolls of toilet paper,
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can koozies, mya simple shower scrubby, my You can conduct home energy audit fiancé’s wallet. We think that last one yourself, contact your local utility company, isortocall help fund hisenergy plot for world an him independent auditor or domination. He has several secret spots professional contactor for a more comprefor his stash. His favorite is under our hensive examination. bed. We hear him under there whileyour we An energy audit involves checking are trying to sleep,levels, playing with his holes new home’s insulation identifying toys. and cracks around your walls, ceilings, windows, and doors, and light and plumbing fix-
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is Wanting Nothing More
By Jeanne Roberts
t the start of my adult life, I had a choice to make. God gave me all the brains I would ever need to be successful. He also gave me an alcoholic mother who died before I graduated high school, and an early life spent in a series of relatives’ homes, the first tolerating me for the money my father sent, the second needing me to baby-sit my dying grandfather so she could continue working to pay off her house.
lives richer, or easier, but allow us to play the unending game of one-upsmanship with our peers. Education, once designed to make us more cognizant of the world around us, is now focused on learning just enough to command higher salaries. My four children are intelligent, literate, compassionate, aware human beings, and the earth is better for their presence. When I die, I will be uplifted knowing they carry on my belief in the importance of every individual and every act. No man is an island, and nothing occurs without consequence. We are all part of some greater whole which is diminished by the loss of every single thing, from a broken old man to a species of butterfly. If I didn’t believe this, I would end it all today.
I did not learn the value of caring from others. It sprang up inside me like a strange flower, a rose blooming in the desert, and shaped me for some purpose whose importance may never be revealed, at least to me. Call it an epiphany, or a miracle, but at the age of 17 I decided that the most important thing I could do with my Godgiven intelligence was to have children and raise them well. There is a proverb which says, “Beware of asking for what you want. You may get it.” We tend to pray for There are those who say we do not make choices, that objects or events whose consequences may not be what our lives determine our paths as surely as the nature we wanted or even expected. This usually happens when of physics determines an electron’s spin, and that this we make hasty decisions or ask for things based on a illusion (of choice) is simply a result of our nature as need for personal gratification. We say, “If I had a job self-reflective beings. Others, more aligned with the that paid more…….”, or, “If only I could afford to get my quantum dualistic nature of the universe, understand hair professionally cut………….” that all is choice, even if the exact moment of “choosing” can never be determined. Your Maker already knows what you need; you don’t have to ask. I have been financially strapped a number Looking back from the age of 62, in poor health and of times in my life, but I’ve never gone without the even poorer financial state, I still believe I made the necessities, and neither have my children. right choice. I have four remarkable children. They are not financially successful, but that was not something I am happy. I have arrived at wisdom through a long and I taught them to value. They are not doctors, because sometimes arduous process of evaluation, including selfmedicine in this era is more about money than healing. examination, and I know that a new car, a 500-dollar They are not stars of industry or corporate culture, nor dress, or a weekend at a spa might give me momentary would I wish them to be. This country has taken all the pleasure, but not lasting joy. When asked what I need, real value in life and turned it into some bizarre sort at Christmas or on my birthday, I always say, “I have of financial incentive for living. Houses are no longer everything I need.” And it is always true. homes, but wealth-builders. Possessions don’t make our
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Holiday Shopping Guide Conscious Products and Services
From eco-friendly lotions and lip balms to food solutions, we are pleased to introduce a variety of companies and places to shop for the Holidays. ALEX is an acronym for “Always Live Extraordinarily” - 50% recycled stainless steel, 100% recyclable bottle - ALEX wears eco friendly powder paint - Cap covers bottle mouth to protect from germs - Fits cup holders in most cars and spaceships - Smoothie, powder drink, and oatmeal friendly - Fits ice cubes, but not rapper Ice Cube - ALEX + dishwasher = BFF - Responsibly born in Indonesia ALEX is dedicated to offering innovative and well-designed sustainable products that provide convenient alternatives to disposable plastic water bottles.
Looptworks upcycles excess fabric, zippers, and thread from the apparel industry into men’s and women’s apparel and accessories. Their commitment to “use what is already there” takes pressure off dwindling natural resources, and keeps usable materials out of landfills. Check their website often – new products are added year-round. www.looptworks.com 12
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In the mood for some pampering? The last time we checked in with the Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite, their new multi-million dollar Spa, ASCENT, wasn’t quite ready to open. Recently, InsideLookMagazine sent one of their staff to check it out. The opinion? Five Stars out of Five! For those who want a totally luxurious experience, look no further to find inner balance and wellness.
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Just imagine serene massage rooms, saunas, steam rooms and a tastefully appointed “relaxing room” while waiting for your treatment. ILM’s staff member had a decadent “hot stone” massage, perfect after a long drive from Los Angeles. Or how does a “Cranberry-Cinnamon Sugar Scrub, or Wild Rose and Lemon Verbena body scrub sound (two of their signature treatments)? And there’s more! An incredible line of make-up and skin care products have been designed exclusively for Tenaya Lodge “Ascent” customers, using only the finest in certified and bio-energetic products. There’s plenty of fun year-round at Tenaya, including getaways for lovers or family fun at the holidays! Call for more information at 800-722-8584.
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For Holiday gift-giving that celebrates the moon and earth, experience LUNA a 21st century classic moon-goddess whose lunar cycles come to life in a celestial drama on DVD. In harmony, THE SEASONS book is an affirmation of earth’s ever-changing season upon the human spirit. For these and more visit www.jasonartworks.com
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Jess' Bee Natural is an eco-conscious business, specializing in high-quality lip balms and lotions. Produced in small batches and hand poured to ensure quality—our soothing balms and lotion contain some of nature's finest ingredients. We live naturally and our products reflect our ideals. No fillers, only natural goodness. www.jessbeenatural.com
Tigers (Panthera tigris) 2022: Will I Be Gone? The largest member of the cat family, most tigers have more than 100 stripes, which, like fingerprints, are unique to each tiger. In the early 1900s about 100,000 tigers lived in the wild, but only 3,000- 4,500 tigers exist today - a reduction of more than 95% - and they face total extinction by 2022, the next Year of the Tiger. This endangered species is killed for its pelt and animal parts, used in traditional Asian medicines, and because they are seen as a threat to ever encroaching human communities. This t-shirt can be purchased at www.revengeis.com.
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The Law of Attraction says that like attracts like. The basic tenet of the Law of Attraction is that everything is energy. There is energy and vibrations in our emotions and feelings. Any thought you have when combined with emotion, vibrates out from you to the universe and affects what you attract back into your life. However, keeping our thoughts on love and gratitude all day can be a challenge. Good News! There are Vibrational therapies from nature that can help you keep your vibrations attracting good throughout the day even when you’re not thinking about it. Crystals, gemstones, and frequency oils all have their own energy and Vibrational energy frequency. Vibes UP has combined essential plant oils (frequency oils) with gemstones making them more specific. We then amplify their abilities with a patent pending Liquid Crystal coating.
We’ve traveled far to find cutting edge products from around the world. Most companies have one or two flagship products. These are the cream of the crop, and are thoroughly field tested by our company before we present them to you. No where else can you find this selection of solutions for your healthy body, mind, and soul! For the latest on Far Reaching Infra-red health technology, liquid vitams, EMF & immune boosting information, and much more, visit www.mountainmiracles.com.
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The Gift of
Channeled by Lexa Finley
Giving
Lexa received the following guidance from her spirit guides - spirits whose sole purpose is to help those of us on Earth along our path.
Giving is a large part of the human experience, offering one great can do this thing called life alone. (Sorry to burst your bubble if joy and sense of purpose. One reason we are here on Earth is you thought you could!) to learn to coexist. In order to do that, there has to be a great deal of give-and-take between one other. No single individual The gift of giving brings extremely large amounts of joy to both the giver and receiver. Here are a few guidelines: • Give because you want to, not because you feel you must. • Give without expectation of receiving back. • Give without needing validation. • Give because you see there is a need you can meet. • Give because you enjoy doing it. Everyone needs to give; it is an innate part of the human fiber. Giving is easy. Everyone also needs to receive. Receiving can be much harder because your ego can get in the way. There is a real gift in allowing yourself to receive something offered you: it provides another the opportunity to give and have joy. Despite popular belief, receiving can be a selfless act. Be aware that if you are giving with a grudge attached, you will not attract anything positive from that experience. You are all capable of manifesting anything you desire - you do not have to give in order to get what you want out of life. It is not a tradeoff. Just give because you enjoy it. By being in a place of joy, you attract the things you want and need. We are sure you have heard many stories of how someone selflessly gave in a way that changed a life for the better. What can you do to change a life today? How can you give selflessly to bring joy to another?
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INTRODUCTION TO THE SACRED MAYAN CALENDAR-COSMOLOGY AND THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Based on the work of Carl Johan Calleman, Ph.D. www.calleman.com
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ot very surprisingly from this background the physicochemical conditions on our own particular planet in numerous ways also seem fine-tuned to, and more or less optimal for, the emergence of life. Earth has an atmosphere with a concentration of carbon dioxide that is high enough for the existence of carbon-based life, but not so high that it creates runaway greenhouse effect. ..
Because of the way the constants of nature are constrained by the Cosmic Tree of Life, they do not allow for life to emerge at just any location
“We have found that the values of the constants of nature have not been fine-tuned for life by accident, but that these values are constrained by and logically follow from the fundamental space-time organization of the Cosmic Tree of Life. This reasoning starkly highlights how decisive the choice of including, or not including, the tun and phi constants is for our perception of the nature of the universe. For those who include them, they become the basis of a new physics in which the design, plan and purpose of the universe to create life is a logical conclusion. For those who do not include them, it may be possible to continue to present life as an unplanned accident hinging on a number of constants that just “happened” to be right. This is what some cosmologists have done to explain the emergence of life in our particular universe. They have even resorted to suggesting that we are living in a “multiverse,” in which a zillion different universes with different constants have been generated at random. They claim that we just happen to live in the one that is favorable to life. Yet in this context such speculations testify to
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how complicated modern science has become, and how far it has strayed from actual empirical observations, in its ambition to uphold the dogma of nondesign. It also becomes clear that the randomism of modern science is a reflection of its predominant antitheistic ideology. While anyone is entitled to…what we could call an atheist religion, I see no particular reason that this particular ideology should be allowed to monopolize science and present itself as the only possible truth when in fact it does not foster clarity or simplicity… 121 For the universe to be able to generate life, the constants of nature need to have relationships to one another within very narrow ranges, which ultimately are subordinated to the space-time organization provided by the Cosmic Tree of Life. We can be certain that many other constants than those already mentioned are also constrained by the space-time organization of the Cosmic Tree of Life. We are here only beginning to formulate a theory of everything about the physical reality in mathematical terms. What is important to note for our purposes however is that, by definition, such a theory must be a description of a universe with life and not one of dead matter. This incidentally is also the only kind of universe that anyone has ever known to exist.” 122 ~
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“At closer inspection we may realize that many, if not most, of the conditions that make the Earth a hospitable planet are consequences of its distance to the Sun, which gives it a temperature that is suitable for higher life. It has been estimated that if the Earth’s distance from the Sun was only 5 percent shorter, it would have become a choking greenhouse, and if it were 1 percent farther away, it would have suffered eternal glaciations. 12 Why then is it that the Earth is able to do this delicate rope walk? Why is it located at exactly the right distance from the sun for it to thrive? This is again related to the tun as a basic constant of nature inherent in the space-time organization of the cosmic Tree of Life. We may understand the emergence of optimal conditions for life on Earth in terms of Kepler’s third law. According to this law, the distance of a planet from the Sun, and thus by implication its habitability, depends on its period of revolution around the Sun. For the Earth, this period of revolution is 365.2422 days. This period is close to the tun (and it is very noteworthy that the year slowly approaches the value of 360 days), 13 a constant that, as we saw earlier on the galactic level, the constants of the forces of nature have been fine-tuned to. On the level of the solar system, we are able to see the effects of this finetuning in a new and more precise way because of the immediate sensitivity of the habitability of our planet to the strengths of these forces.
in the solar system. Instead they are constrained so that all the conditions are optimal for life to emerge on a planet with a tun orbit, since there, on a local level, its polar axis reproduces the Cosmic Tree of Life. In orbits other than the tun orbit, the conditions for biological evolution to higher levels will not be at hand. Earth is hospitable to life because the constants of the four forces of nature, as well as the tun constant, were defined by the space-time organization of the Cosmic Tree of Life at the big bang. Earth also has an orbit whose rate of revolution is defined by this tun constant. This shows that the purpose of the universe to generate life existed from its very beginning with a focus on manifesting this exactly on planets with a tun orbit. Our own particular Earth was “tagged” for life because of its tun orbit, and life has not appeared here because of a series of innumerable randomly occurring events.
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G ay H e n d r i c k s Author of
Five Wishes: How Answering One Simple Question Can Make Your Dreams Come True Gay Hendricks is an internationally famous author, seminar leader, web entrepreneur, and filmmaker. He is the author of more than 20 books, including the national bestseller Conscious Loving and the founder of the Spiritual Cinema Circle. He resides with his wife, author and seminar leader Kathlyn Hendricks, in Ojai, California. INISIDE LOOK MAGAZINE: Five Wishes describes a conversation that changed your life. Who was it with and what happened? GAY HENDRICKS: It was a brief conversation at a party I didn’t even want to be at. I went to the party with Kathlyn, who would later become my wife (now 27 years into a great marriage that probably would not have occurred had I not gone to the party). I met a man named Ed Steinbrecher, who seemed about as uncomfortable at the party as I was. We decided not to engage in any small talk, so he asked me a question that definitely qualified as Big Talk. ILM: Five Wishes has a question in it that you say everyone should ask themselves. What is it? GH: Ed asked me to imagine that I was on my deathbed and that someone asked me, “Was your life a total success?” If it wasn’t, what was the one thing you wish had happened that would have made it a success. ILM: Why is the book called Five Wishes? GH: Ed said that everybody had the capacity to make five wishes come true, and now that I’ve had all five of mine come true, I think he’s right. Maybe we can make 50 come true, but start with your five biggest ones.
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ILM: What was your big wish?
to watch it again and again, because it has something to say about relationships GH: I realized that my biggest wish was that’s never been shown before. View the to create a lasting love relationship, but I film at www.5wishesbook.com/video. realized that I had never fully committed php. to doing that. I didn’t understand until that conversation how important it was to me, that it was the #1 priority in my ILM: If there’s one thing you’d like life. Once I saw how important it was, I everyone to remember about this book, put my full commitment behind it. what is it?
GH: Do the Five Wishes process, just as it’s described. It will just take you a few minutes, but it will be the best time you ever spend.
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GH: Have the courage to ask yourself the big questions, and your life will become ILM: Did it come true? the answer to those questions. Dream Five Wishes is available at: big, wish large, and you’ll be rewarded www.amazon.com/Five-Wishes GH: Magnificently so! I’ve enjoyed 27 with more juicy delights than you ever years of walking up every day feeling like imagined. the luckiest person on earth. ILM: What’s the best way to make our ILM: What are some of your other dreams come true? wishes? GH: One of them was to learn to write from my heart. In those days I mostly wrote textbooks and scientific journal articles. I wanted to know how to write what I could feel to be true inside me, not just what could be proven in the lab. Another was to learn how to savor every moment of life, instead of always being somewhere else. Learning to live in the now became a big wish of mine. ILM: Have they come true? GH: Every one of them! And they’re still coming true every day. ILM: You made a movie about the book that’s all over the Internet. How did that come about? GH: I’ve been the producer and executive producer of several films, including features such as Conversations with God, opening nationwide in theaters on October 27th (www.cwgthemovie. com). So, after writing Five Wishes I suddenly realized that the first part of the book, the conversation itself, would make a wonderful short movie. My wife, Kathlyn, and I cast it, hired the director and actors, and made the movie. It came out better than I ever could have imagined. Most people who see it want Inside Look Magazine November/December
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to eye. Everyone is pressing for answers - wait until after the 21st, where you will aim to please both personally and career-wise. In October, reflect back on recent events and what you learned from them. Cash is on the horizon!
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ng until the end of Sepe in a tailspin, but clare answers you seek. At et your terms. October ch could put you in the t the right people for a
GEMINI
May 21 – June 20 Travel and communication at a distance take center stage. You see important happenings at home; you are more anxious and protective of family members and are feeling burdened. This is not for long. The new moon on the 18th brings a positive turning point in domestic affairs. Work-wise, well deserved praise is on the way in October, and any legal matters will be resolved quickly.
CANCER
June 21 – July 22 You worry about plans you have recently made. You feel apprehensive that you have chosen the right path. Start thinking positively - a financial breakthrough is on the way. Look on the bright side and project confidence. Love partners make you feel cherished. Your career claims a significant amount of time in early October, and lunar energy springs forth some welcome and well-deserved praise.
LEO
July 23 – August 22 You are particularly radiant and lovable this month, so don’t show your financial insecurities. You have no need to buy into others’ strange behavior. The 21st sees a turn around, and all offers that come your way will be well worth considering. A meeting with a stranger is a turning point in your life. October 18th sparks your curiosity and spirit of adventure to travel as the cold weather hits. A new pair of winter boots brings you lots of praise.
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April 20 – May 20 Stop worrying and do everything to promote your own interests. Romantically, September is a turning point when doubts dissolve and everything starts going right. It’s time to socialize and get out there and sparkle. The full moon October 4th encourages you to eat healthy and make relaxation a part of every day. Come October 29th, you may be asked to take on more work, so you need to be in tip-top shape to do so.
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SCORPIO October 23 – November 21 You’re this month’s shining star. It’s a brand new solar year; there’s fresh energy for you to tap into and make your own. As December rolls in, you plan what you want to achieve in the next 12 months. Magical and magnetic, your power of attraction and popularity this holiday season is at an all time high. SAGITTARIUS November 22 – December 21 You receive flashes of insight about your life and the future. Venus resumes direct motion on the 18th and timing is great for social events. Thanksgiving sees you celebrating with family and friends. December 5th sees the new moon in your sign making you the center of attention. Love is sealed with a kiss and a promise. CAPRICORN December 22 – January 19 There is a flurry of activity with meetings and the possibility of ruffling a few feathers at this time. Get ready for Thanksgiving early by planning ahead with family and friends. December sees your energy high at work. Aim to complete your to-do list by year’s end so you can get a fresh start in January. AQUARIUS January 20 – February 18 Take care of your health by slowing down, eating regularly, and exercising. November sees a lucrative job offer presented to you. December is all about family and romance. Take time out in this busy holiday season to turn inward to quite your mind and relax. Long walks in the fresh, clean air clear your mind and connect you with the Divine. PISCES February 19 – March 20 Life perks up for you with only minor bumps on your pathway. Money is a little hard to come by so wait until next month for shopping and gifts. Friendships are favored in December together with long-term expansion of your career wishes and dreams. It’s wise to set an agenda to show higher-ups and decision makers your plans by setting up your New Year’s goals ahead of time. ARIES March 21 – April 19 Communication with loved ones is great this month and people are very receptive to your requests. If you are contemplating a romantic commitment, month’s end is the best time. Fun times favor kids at Halloween. December sees you having more contact with friends and neighbors. You enjoy the excitement of the holiday season and a trip you plan for the future ushers in a new cycle for personal success.
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TAURUS April 20 – May 20 The full moon November 21st puts you in the spotlight ready to achieve your desires, goals, and wishes. You might find it tough to decide what you want, so think first and then take the appropriate action. December sees you traveling and treating yourself to a new holiday wardrobe. An unexpected visitor from out of town surprises you, and kisses under the mistletoe have you glowing! GEMINI May 21 – June20 Life returns to normal this month. Make sure you don’t send mixed messages at work. Luck is on your side as long as you don’t overdo it. Relationships are spotlighted as people are more willing to grant you favors. Hold off until January if you need a loan or apply for credit terms as Mercury is in retrograde, so the application could be tied down in red tape. Wear red this season and hear the compliments flow. CANCER June 21 – July 22 You could lose something valuable around Thanksgiving, so take care when socializing, shopping, or traveling. Career matters are hectic in December; misunderstandings could happen, so take time to get better acquainted with co-workers as one could prove to be just the lucky connection you were looking for. LEO July 23 – August 22 Money flows your way after Jupiter turns direct on November 18th, but continue to scale back your spending and live within your budget. Listen to your intuition and be wary of people that may not speak the truth. Multiple invitations are on your agenda in December and a new romance could take place, but keep your options open as a change of heart could happen in the New Year. Holidays carols have you smiling! VIRGO August 23 – September 22 November is an easygoing month for you. Someone could offer you very good advice that will help launch new endeavors in 2011. It’s best to wait for the New Year’s sales in January to purchase electronics or appliances. Play time is the name of the game in December, but still take time out to offer thanks for your wonderful life. LIBRA September 23 – October 22 Your life assumes a peaceful tone as the planets enter a harmonious stay in November. Think about hosting a neighborhood get-together that will bring new people into your life. Relationships are featured in December. Plan holiday gifts well. Your cash on hand should be used for early holiday shopping to avoid the rush. Remember to leave Santa Claus eggnog and cookies under the Christmas tree. 23
HUMAN DESIGN REVEALS
‘DNA OF YOUR TRUE NATURE’ “When people recognize their Human Design, they often say it is like looking in the looking glass for the person they have always wanted to find.”
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It is the natural successor to astrology Imagine, at the exact moment of birth, being handed a piece of paper. This information is the buried treasure that lies deep within each of us, and “This information is for you and you it finally helps answer those age-old alone,” whispers a messenger sent by the questions: “Who am I?” and “Who is the Universe. “It is your reliable guide -- and REAL me?” secret -- to carry through life.” As one woman said after discovering her Before being welcomed into the outside Human Design, “I feel I can now exhale world, you look down at this document after holding my breath for so long, trying - a map-like illustration full of diagrams, shapes, colors, lines, and numbers.
to be someone else to keep everyone else happy.” I have been working with and mastering Human Design since 1993 and now wish to share its transformative power and life-changing insights with the wider world. It is a system ripe for a new age - the Aquarian Age - when individuals, especially women, are reinvigorated,
Your soul, about to embark on its journey, is curious. The messenger smiles: “This is your design for life -- all you need to know about yourself for the years ahead is here.” If only life were as simple as being handed all the answers at birth! Yet this imagined scene explains the essence of Human Design -- a new system that breaks down and details the DNA of your true nature. This system is, in my mind, the successor to astrology because it works in a similar way -- making a calculation based on birth data -- and yet it takes self-knowledge to the next level of understanding. It produces a “life chart” -- a literal map of your inner-being -- but instead of creating a one-size-fits-all star sign, it pinpoints your precise make-up, the secret ingredients of your own individuality. Whereas a Pisces is a Pisces and a Taurean is a Taurean, your Human Design creates a personality blueprint as unique as a fingerprint. It is not primarily predictive; instead, it shows you how to be the author of your own destiny. It is an inward guide that unravels the human conundrum of who you are; a compass that both reunites and realigns us with our truest selves. Inside Look Magazine November/December
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“Our individual Human Design is our true nature -- our natural way of being -- before our parents, siblings, teachers, peers, and lovers have conditioned, influenced, shaped or, perhaps, manipulated who we are.”
empowered and are discovering their re-sync you with your truest nature and From the moment we better understand unique groove in life. restore balance. and accept one another’s differences, the more authentic we become. The more First discovered in 1987, Human Design If thousands of one-on-one Human authentic we are, the better the chances fuses the ancient wisdoms of astrology, Design readings have taught me one fact, for social harmony and compassion. I Ching, the Kabbalah, and the Chakra it is this: the hyper-activity, pressures system, to become an entity of its own. and difficulties of modern-day life have When people recognize their Human resulted in many people becoming lost or Design, they often say it is like looking in Working from your time, date, and place disillusioned or, worse, feeling pain and the looking glass for the person they have of birth, it reveals gems such as how to emptiness, wondering who they are and always wanted to find. successfully direct your life, how to make who and what is best for them. winning decisions, and how to ensure What becomes increasingly obvious is fulfillment in life and relationships. In a But once you rediscover your true that we are co-creators in our lives. If we word, it reveals your true potential. nature, and decide to honor it, the more do not know who we are, what we want, authentic and fulfilled you will feel. It is as or what is good for us, then we cannot It is the first system of its kind to reveal if “the search” ends and you start making draw those features into our lives. unconscious elements of our personalities better decisions and meeting your kind -- that hidden side of your personality that of people. Self-knowledge becomes self- Now, through this newly acquired influences so much of your behavior. power. knowledge, you can learn to master your own co-creation, leading you from self Our individual Human Design is our true Human Design is not ‘self-help’. It is knowledge to self acceptance to self love. nature -- our natural way of being -- before a ‘self-reminder’ -- reminding you of our parents, siblings, teachers, peers, and the essence of your individuality. Your lovers have conditioned, influenced, worth. Your value. Your rightful place in Chetan Parkyn is the author of Human Design: shaped or, perhaps, manipulated who we this world. Discover the Person You Were Born to Be. He are. It encourages each of us to love who we is the world’s most successful practitioner of From birth, and through the years of are and discard the language of “should Human Design and holds frequent workshops childhood and adulthood, the people be” and accept what we “could be” -- who and seminars all over the globe. Visit him online at http://www.HumanDesignForUsAll.com. around us tend to impact so many of we were born to be. our behaviors and so we cut our cloth accordingly, to fit in, be liked, and be Ask yourself this question: Are you seen, Based on the book Human Design: Discover the Person accepted; to live up to expectations recognized, and valued for who you You Were Born to Be © 2010 by Chetan Parkyn. Printed with permission of New World Library, Novato, CA. or avoid judgment. Consequently, we truly are? At work, with friends, and in www.newworldlibrary.com or 800-972-6657 ext. 52. become someone not true to ourselves relationships? and may live out of alignment with our intended design. Then look at the people closest to you -- husband, wife, children, best-friend: I find that so many people are not being would you like to better understand true to themselves because there is a them and know what makes them tick or common tendency to try and be all things act the way they do? to all people. But Human Design aims to
“What becomes increasingly obvious is that we are co-creators in our lives. If we do not know who we are, what we want, or what is good for us, then we cannot draw those features into our lives.”
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“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.” ~ Hannah Moore Inside Look Magazine November/December
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