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INTERVIEW WITH SANDRA SEDGBEER

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"I come to you asking for a favor, and that favor is to help me to change the world. I'm not referring to the world of humanity, not the one "out there." I mean the world that you create in your own mind— the world that is only true for you and not for anyone else.

You see, you create the story of your life. You create an entire reality that is only true for you.

There are seven billion people in the world, all who create their own story. I create my personal world, but it is just a story. It's not real, and it's not true. In that same way, your story is not true either. The difference is that you believe it is true, and I do not.

You begin to change your world the moment you realize it is not true. It is only a story."

THE LITTLE BOOK OF WISDOM

“Envision yourself at the beginning of the labyrinth. First, you must be willing to enter. If you are not ready to forgive and let go, you have a choice to not enter the labyrinth. This exercise only has power if you say yes by your own free will, and by your own will alone will you be able to engage in this exercise. If you choose to enter, this is the action of saying, "Yes, I am ready to forgive and take responsibility for my own will.” ― DON MIGUEL RUIZ JR.

At the age of 14, don Miguel Jr. was apprenticed to his father, don Miguel Sr. and to his grandmother, Madre Sarita.

He was called upon to translate Madre Sarita's prayers, lectures, and workshops from Spanish into English from that early age. In this way, through constant repetition and review, he learned the content of her teachings in both languages.

Through interpreting for Madre Sarita, don Miguel Jr. came to understand the power of faith.

He saw firsthand how she manifested her intent to heal people, both physically and spiritually. don Miguel Jr.'s apprenticeship lasted 10 years.

When he reached his mid-20's, his father intensified his training.

At the apex of this power journey, don Miguel said to his eldest son, "Find your way out.

Go home and master Death by becoming alive."

For the past 13 years, don Miguel Jr. has applied the lessons learned from his father and grandmother to define and enjoy his own personal freedom while achieving peace with all of creation. Today, he is married and has two young children. As a Nagual, he continues to pass along the wisdom and the tools of his family's traditions in helping others to achieve their own personal freedom and optimal physical and spiritual health in his lectures and workshops.

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Miguel Jr. has taken the lessons of his father and grandmother and discovered his own unique path to freedom. Being able to apply his teachings to the world around him gave Miguel Jr. a new understanding of the lessons his father and grandmother had passed onto him, once again giving him the desire to pass on this awareness through his books.

He is the author of the books: "The Five Levels of Attachment," "Living a Life of Awareness," "The Mastery of Self," and "The Don Miguel Ruiz's Little Book of Wisdom." He also co-authored the book "The Seven Secrets to Healthy, Happy Relationships" with his dear friend, HeatherAsh Amara. He now helps others discover the best physical and spiritual health through his books to achieve their own personal freedom.

DON MIGUEL RUIZ JR SAT DOWN WITH SANDRA SEDGBEER AND TALKED ABOUT WISDOM, FAMILY, AND SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT. Sandra Sedgbeer: don Miguel, your book, the 5 Attachments, made an impression – synchronicity of the symbolism this past year that we are still learning how to let go. don Miguel: If you're so attached or you identify yourself with something in this world that all of a sudden, if you go through a harsh contrast because you keep holding onto it, you're going to suffer.

If you're able to attach and reengage differently, this year will be a little simpler— it's going to be difficult, of course. Still, the suffering will be slightly different in the sense that you're not holding onto something that no longer exists.

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You engage with what is, and that's what life is. You engage our relationship with life at this very moment and who we are changing just as much as life changes in front of us.

In that ability to detach, we're able to see who's in front of us—especially seeing who we are within ourselves. Of course, I am talking in a spiritual sense.

Sandra Sedgbeer: Tell us something about your relationship with your Ancestors, your family, and your children. don Miguel: People ask me, I should write a book about parenting, and I say, there's no need. It's already been written.

How To Raise An Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims. is that book. It came into my life in a moment of anxiety. What's going to happen to my kids after I'm gone. Of course, that's been in my mind for as long as my kids have been around, but also when I was a kid… what's going to happen to me when my parents are gone and how it affected me back then.

Two things happened at the beginning of 2018.

Puberty hit my son, and puberty and autism are interesting things. It's the first time I realized he's going to be 18 in just a good 5-6 years from now.

What world did I bring him into? It's the first time I really felt anxiety.

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The first thing that came into my life was a movie called Black Panther, where the king…in the storyline, the Black Panther, his father dies in a terrorist incident and the whole Marvel universe, comic book world, he goes in, finds justice, whatever, but now he becomes the new king. To become the new king, he has to take on all the challengers.

For that to happen, he has to remove the power of the Black Panther. He takes this solution that makes him a normal human being. When he comes out victorious, he has to take this other essence from this flower that gives him back the power of the Black Panther, but he has to go into the underworld.

My father's wisdom, which he began teaching in the mid-1980s, springs from our family's Toltec tradition.

The Toltecs were a group of Native Americans that came together in south-central Mexico 2,500 years ago. They are the builders of the pyramids in Teotihuacan, Mexico.

The word Toltec is a Nahuatl word that means "artist," as the Toltecs believed every human being was the artist of his or her own life. My family's Toltec wisdom has been handed down from generation to generation, sometimes in secrecy when the politics of the day required it. My father learned our tradition from his mother, Madre Sarita, and from his grandfather, don Leonardo.

What many people do not know is that earlier in his life, my father was not very interested in the traditional wisdom of my family. His passion was medicine, and he attended medical school and became a physician.

Shortly after graduating from medical school, however, he had a near-death experience that was to change him greatly. (I have included his first-person account of this event at the start of this book.) It was after this near-death experience that he became interested in our family's wisdom tradition, and he began an apprenticeship to Madre Sarita.

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When he goes there, he sees his ancestors, and the very first person he sees is his father. The Black Panther tells the father, I am so happy to see you. I wasn't ready for your death, to not see you. The father, who was so happy to see him prior, became serious and says, The one job of a parent is to prepare his child for his own death.

Have I failed you, my son? The rest of the movie is entertaining, but that line made me shift.

We're teaching our kids how to thrive without us. Let them experience the consequences of their own actions and realize what drives us to be a helicopter parent because we're so afraid of them making the wrong decision that we take over and make decisions for them. The result is many kids go to college or universities and have no idea how to even navigate. . We're expecting our kids to go out in the world, and since we're making all these decisions for them, when they're alone, they have no idea how to pay a bill, how to apply for a grant, how to apply for school, how to sign up for a class. They're so used to us doing it for them that we never gave them a chance to make their own choices and how to navigate the consequences when things don't go as you plan.

Julie Lythcott was the Dean of Admissions at Stanford University here in California. She witnessed firsthand how she saw her students come in and so many not knowing how to even function.

They got into Stanford, yes, but most of them came from this helicopter mentality that it's Stanford or nothing. If you go to a community college or go to UC (University of California), you're not successful. The only way is to get into Stanford.

The east coast has Harvard and Columbia, the west coast has Stanford.

You see how these kids—yes, they might be book smart, but they don't know anything outside of that. This book was written to us parents – all right, how do we raise a child that is going to function in society.

How to get rid of the anxiety of what's going to happen to our kids if something were to happen to me? The answer is knowing that they can survive. That requires trust. That requires taking that step back and let them see what they can do. For me, that was the healing of anxiety, the purpose. Realizing it's their purpose.

With my son, we move the goalpost—I'm using a sports analogy here. It's not going to be 18. It's going to be 21 or 27 or whenever he is ready. I have friends who went to university and graduated with my degree, and about 5-7 years later, they changed careers, including myself. It's already taught me that not everybody practices what they learned at university.

They change careers halfway through, so what's the hurry of pushing my son to hit this mile marker at 18? He's going to find it in his own way, and it's going to be different from my daughter Audrey who is in a totally different situation. She is getting straight As, and she has this desire to be competitive.

As a parent, I'm kind of riding the wave of my daughter's competitive nature, and she's getting straight As, and it's only because she has this competitive thing about her, so I'm like, I'll step back.

My wife does something brilliant. She says, If you do this, this is the consequence. If you do that, this is the consequence. Which do you choose?

Then she steps back and lets them choose.

So this book really helped me understand what I'm doing as a parent because one of the secrets we parents don't tell our kids, especially people who don't have kids, admit that we have no idea what we're doing. We're doing the very best with what we've got. As soon as we get used to being the parent of a one-year-old, they turn two making everything we knew about parenting irrelevant because the child has changed. They turn 4, they turn 8, they turn 12, they turn 30. When I held my son in my arms, I realized I didn't know what I was doing.

I read the book, What to Expect When You're Expecting. I took the class, I could swaddle a baby pretty well. That's when I realized my parents had no idea what they were doing is the moment I saw them as my peers. This book encapsulates that answer. All right, how do we help our kids because if you see them as our peers, then all of a sudden, the pressure is a little bit different? It's about seeing human beings doing the best with what they've got. That's when I reengaged. It's an eye-opener for me.

It helped me shift my approach and motivate my kids to go to school and be educated. I found their strengths and what they're passionate about and use that as this guiding light into helping them figure it out and not be afraid.

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For example, my daughter has a homework assignment right now – the classic how to drop an egg without breaking. You can't use this, you can't use that, and my desire to go in there and help her, I have to resist. I have to take a step back. This is not my assignment.

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You apply for all these things.

I'm not going to use it for you.

It was daunting and scary, but I did it. I got a full scholarship to the University of California for 5 years, and I had to apply every year for it.

There's something to be said about giving someone the ability to make choices and experience consequences.

You gain confidence, and that's the gift.

This is hers. The only thing I told her was that your teacher told you a list of what you can't use all right.

Stop focusing on that and start looking at the things you can, and the answer to how to protect an egg from falling will show up for you. But first, you accept the parameters that the teacher says you can't use. What can you use?

At that point, I step back and let her figure it out. It's her grade, not mine.

Sandra Sedgbeer: It's interesting that within a couple of generations, helicopter parenting has become the norm.

You go back a couple of generations, and kids would leave school at 14, and they'd be adults working, and they were treated like adults.

Don Miguel: and I'm part of that generation where I can feel a little bit of the helicopter parenting in my parents, and then, I hit middle school, and my father said, all right. From now on, it's your education.

Before the interview, we talked about your grandson and how he educates himself through watching YouTube, and my son does the same thing.

He learns languages through YouTube.

Whenever he's interested in something, he goes into it and research. If he's afraid of something, he looks for it on YouTube. Spiders – he got stung by a bee. He now knows everything about bees and wasps and why he has allergies and that kind of thing.

The book also helped in this way—my son's autism affects his speech, so he's not Asperger's because his ability to speak was impacted by autism.

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He didn't really start speaking until he was 5 or 6 years and sentences around 8.

Now he's talking abstract thoughts, but he's mostly mimicking dialogues he sees on YouTube and on TV. That's his conversation—whatever he sees. With that in mind, people have been trying to teach him math for many, many, many years. He can do it in a certain way, but he cannot do it in another.

Sandra Sedgbeer: If somebody asked you to give them something to inspire them on their journey. Whether it's a spiritual journey, whether it's a personal quest for knowledge about self-knowledge, which is the book you would recommend the most? don Miguel: The person who asks me this is always morphing. If you're a parent and ask how to raise an adult, out of all the books in front of me, that's the one I recommend the most. Of course, The Four Agreements by my papa helps so much.

How to Raise an Adult is a book I've recommended the most because I can talk to my peers who are also my parents and all my teachings—they ask me about The Four Agreements and ask me how I can apply it with my kids? The closest book I've ever read that comes close to being the parent book of The Four Agreements is How to Raise an Adult.

Don't take it personally, don't make assumptions, always do your best, be impeccable with your word—that one. I would say it's the number one book I recommend.

Sandra Sedgbeer: What is your biggest fear? don Miguel: My biggest fear is that of a parent. What's going to happen to our kids if something were to happen to us?

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SIt's something I remember telling my father years ago when he was still struggling after his heart attack and wanted us to thrive. Wouldn't it be beautiful to see your sons thrive while you're still alive, so you can say that we might raise our kids to thrive and be successful if we were to pass away, but how beautiful would it be to witness it? So you can say that it would be good to know that one day, every relationship in our life ends, but that day is not today.

But just like we will all die—I'm going to die, my wife's going to die, my parents are going to die. The moment you accept that's going to happen is the moment you no longer waste your time worrying about that day. I'm going to enjoy this day because I'm alive. If you understand this concept, every relationship I have will end—by choice, life, or death.

My life, for example, would be my girlfriend and me in college when I graduated, she moved back to Berlin, and I stayed in California, and this was before Facebook or any social media, so the breakup was… we didn't break up as we never said it. We just said goodbye. I left her at the airport, and she flew away. That's a separation by life. By choice is the one we all know: a breakup. It's not you, it's not me, it's whatever. One day my wife and I will see each other and close our eyes.

The moment we accept that is the moment we can stop wasting our time worrying about that day and enjoy this day for both saying yes to each other. Just like in life, life is saying yes to me right now, just like I'm saying yes to it. Why waste our time?

And like you'd say in the show Game of Thrones: What do you tell the angel of death? Not today.

Well, not today. I'm enjoying life.

Something I would suggest people face is not just their mortality but also the end of everything we know, just like the belief that we're witnessing the transition of the industrial age to the knowledge age.

We're using information, knowledge to engage each other. It's changing. The ability to let go of moments in time. Yes, Paul McCartney just released his third McCartney album, and apparently, all 3 albums represent an ending.

The first McCartney was the end of the Beatles. The second was the end of Wings.

This one is about the end of the world as he knew it because of Covid and change.

What's going to come out? It's going to be a whole new normal, and what I mean by that, it's going to be a whole new way of getting used to life.

Normal is constantly changing. That's something Temple Brandon has taught us —something is always changing. There's no such thing as normal. But, if we shift the definition a little bit, it is something that we get used to, it'll change again and again and again, and we do it in our own lives.

I'm no longer 20, and I'm no longer 30.

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I'm 45 years old, and right now…in November and December, I worked very hard on my kickboxing, and I got really good and shaped my body, but then I took 2 weeks off, and I completely indulged in my Christmas meals. I ate quite a bit. I took my first kickboxing class in 2 weeks yesterday, and man, I felt the effects of those 2 weeks of not exercising and eating.

It felt like I had to start all over again. I am constantly changing.

So what should we challenge? What should we face? Death. Just as a metaphor to transition because with that comes new life.

Sandra Sedgbeer: I want to go back to where we started in the beginning when we talked about the 5 levels of attachment in the beginning expressly for this past year and next year. It's difficult talking about attachments because it doesn't matter how many we let go of. There's always more. If you had to write that book today, is there one thing you would add to it that wasn't there before? don Miguel: Yes. I actually added it in the Mastery of Self. That's why it's in there again. An attachment is a healthy thing when the time comes to let go, and you're able to let go. It's engaging the moment, and when the moment's over, you're able to disengage. Engage, disengage. Engage, disengage. Attach, detach. Attach, detach. That's healthy.

It becomes unhealthy the moment when it's time to let go and we can't.

That's when we start holding onto something that no longer exists,

and it requires a lot of energy to keep it.

If you look back on our life, imagine that you're able to remember every single moment in your life. We have to use our imagination because we have forgotten a lot of things. Life allows us to let go, like opening our hand in a river. The river will take it. That means that the things we hold onto, we use energy to keep it—in a good way, a bad way, impactful or negative, positive, whatever. It takes effort to hold on, but the past only exists because we keep saying yes to it. We keep it alive by using it as an identity, sense of self, and sense of purpose. The moment we decide to open up, it'll go away just like every thought, every memory.

My brother uses the analogy—you sit in the river, open your hand, and see what the river takes away. If you keep your eye on that thing, that's all you'll see, but it'll prevent you from turning around and seeing what the river brings to you, and that's what life does.

As soon as you let go, you're able to engage that which is coming.

This morning I got the news that a classmate of mine from elementary & middle school passed away from Covid, and he was a guy who was always happy, always smiling. He leaves behind a wife and a child, and he's young—he's my age, but then again, I feel young, so that's why I said he's young.

One of the things about accepting that and every relationship ends is that it helps us not take for granted our relationships. Enjoy, have fun, be present and enjoy those moments with the people you love.

Tomorrow is not promised, but if you're alive to enjoy it, it's a beautiful present.

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When an Oath Becomes a Trap

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wave of inner anger

Hence the wonderful idea of taking ​​

builds up after a decision

an oath on yourself. Often the oath

that was associated with

begins with the determination that

negative consequences.

something like this will not happen

First, the anger turns against the

again. At this point, you may not

people involved and ultimately

know where you started. For many

against yourself. They scold yourself

people, this oath is a resolution. A

for it. You really want this never to

real effect is not seriously expected.

happen to you again.

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have consequences that you did not

feeling lasts for a while, but soon you

expect.

will recover from the experience.

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YOUR OWN OATH

across your lips. So it also depends on the scope of the experience, your

When you take an oath, you are full

emotions, and your inner strength.

of energy. Mostly it is a negatively

They will determine whether your

charged force such as anger,

oath would become a trap for you.

feelings of revenge, sadness, or disappointment. So, there is a lot of

IF THE FORGOTTEN OATH

power in you when you take such an

STILL WORKS

oath on yourself. This energy is also the power for it so that your vow is

There is no general formula for how

also perceived by the subconscious.

one's oaths work. However, it is

Because there is tremendous

always advisable to think carefully

willpower behind it when you shout

about what you want to order or

that oath full of anger in the room.

banish from life. Because these

A strong will is like oil on the gears

vows often work more than can be

when it comes to manifesting things.

believed. This becomes noticeable when the banishment is requested

It's almost like a form of self-hypnosis

again. But then it no longer falls to

when you make a promise to yourself

you. Classically, the phrase "I'll never

with that concentrated energy. But

fall in love again," serves as a prime

the experience that was responsible

example. The moment this vow was

for the subsequent oath also plays

taken, you were filled with anger,

a role. If it was a dramatic or even

resentment, and disappointment.

life-changing experience, the oath is given a lot of power. In contrast, an

Such a phrase comes quickly from

oath that is worded almost casually

the lips, hoping to alleviate the

has much less substance.

pain associated with it and never experience it again. After a while,

Most of the time, it is associated

when the initial emotional wounds

with experiences that we have been

heal, you also seem to be ready for a

disappointed with. This negative

relationship. But no matter what you

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do about it, it will be unsuccessful.

Because this vow may bind him to his

You just don't fall in love. It is

brother's children for decades, this

conceivable that your old oath is still

could be a severe burden. In some

working even though you have long

cases, this vow may seem desirable,

forgotten it.

expected, or less burdensome. However, it is also possible that you may not even

THE OATH WAS TAKEN

like the children you should take care of.

Perhaps one has other life plans, which

Oaths are also brought to a person

have become null and void due to this

without his really wanting it. A classic

new Promise (oath).

example is the vows placed on the deathbed. "You have to swear that

Vows or oaths are not so easy to shake

you will take care of my children,"

off. In comparison, a child's vow never to

the terminally ill man could say to

climb the garden fence again is almost

his brother. Who dares to have a

banal. With crossed fingers behind the

discussion on this subject at this hour

back, the oath is taken to the mother.

of death? Instead, people are quick

And so the pledge is canceled by giving

to join this business without knowing

up. In the end, the mother and child

what to expect.

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swears an oath to the dying person

work under any circumstances. Only

on his deathbed cannot do so with

when you lift the vow will this blockade

crossed fingers behind his back. This is

be lifted. Those who cannot break

where moral authority plays a role. The

their unwanted oaths on their own

family sees something in this oath that

can find help using spiritual methods.

cannot be reversed.

Dissolution rituals, karma clearing, and energy work can be possible variants

After all, it was given in an hour of

here. But spiritual healers, shamans, or

death and thus had the power of the

some spiritual medium could also be

last will. You could almost call it a

considered helpers to break the oath.

testamentary event. Anyone wishing to demand such an oath should consider whether or not they want to impose such a burden on anyone.

CANCEL OLD UNWANTED OATHS Anyone who has old vows, oaths, and promises should break them. This ensures that the oath can no longer

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She conducts workshops in mental training, future interpretation, clairvoyance. knowing-portal.com

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Simply Spiritual To perceive reality from a different perspective is to open oneself to the wonders and unlimited wealth of creation. Simply Spiritual offers the opportunity to visit new places, new methods, and different ways to perceive the vast human knowledge of our Universe.

HO'OPONOPONO AND THE SCIENCE OF FORGIVENESS

By Humanity Healing

Ho'Oponopono is a Hawaiian healing system that means correcting a mistake.

In the Hawaiian language, Ho'o means to cause, and Pono Pono implies perfection.

The practice of Ho'Oponopono, according to the Kahunas, brings balance between three estancias, the three "I." We have Uhane, the conscious "I"; Unihipili, the middle "I," our instinctive or unconscious Self, and Aumakua, the higher "I." Our mind is divided into different coefficients: We have 5% of our conscious mind, 65% unconscious, and 30% superconscious. We use the conscious mind to decide our life, but while it is the "head," the unconscious is the "neck."

The unconscious ends up directing our thoughts and actions. We believe it is because it has stored memories of other lives, other levels of consciousness, our kinship relationships, and even events throughout our life.

At some point, we learned that a particular behavior or idea was ideal for protecting us or suitable for us. Still, today it no longer makes sense and ends up bringing an unsatisfactory or unhappy result.

The Ho'Oponopono Technique is a powerful tool that manages to act in this more resonant field, more difficult to access and transmute.

Reaching and Transmuting parts of the Unconscious Mind To reach the unconscious, we need to be in an alpha or hypnotic state. It is also possible to repeat written or spoken words multiple times and achieve the same results. Several other resources are used to work on an unconscious pattern like NLP, meditations, hypnosis, and regression. But in truth, nothing is as efficient as the Ho'Oponopono. That is because Ho'Oponopono connects the "Three Selves" of being with divine Intelligence. It is easy to learn and practice

The word means "straighten what is crooked" or "correct a mistake." It can correct and maintain human relationships between family members and clans and the deities that protect them.

To Practice Ho'Oponopono aware of all its meaning and with lucidity makes us an Integral Being.

We are spiritual beings with a human experience, not material beings who seek spiritual experience.

In fact, this search is the search for each one of us's spiritual essence, which is why it brings so much plenitude to the people who enter the path of Soul Awareness.

Releasing Emotions and Purifying the Inner Worlds As mentioned working with a problem is The key to Ho'Oponopono.

Every challenge appears bringing up something that needs to be transmuted, restored, and released.

Often, the cause is not known, and therefore, it is important to define it well.

For example, you have a particular way of acting that you do not like, but you repeated the same trait when you least expected it. That is because it is rooted in your personality, and you have no idea why you act this way.

You can work on this defect by practicing Ho'Oponopono even without understanding its causes.

There is the possibility of having some insight that shows its origin, as has happened in many cases.

Everything will make a lot of sense for you, also, to benefit from the result.

Rules of Engagement A Family's Elders are the ones who hold the reins. If they cannot resolve the conflict, a third party is introduced.

In principle, the declaration of the situation that distresses them is made. All members must solve problems without holding anyone responsible and without holding on to emotions. Everyone should meditate and keep silent if necessary.

Then comes the confession, repentance, and most important of all, forgiveness.

Everything is released. Nothing must remain tied.

Ho'oponopono breaks bad memories and negative and harmful situations both for the person and for their family nucleus. In this way, all physical signs of an illness can be eliminated.

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As it was said a while ago, repeating words can reach our unconscious, whether written or spoken.

For words to emerge, they are first thought by us, and even if not said and written, if too repeated, they already form a thought pattern. So, it is with emotions.

They arise after an idea has been created in mind, either in the moment or already an established neural pattern. This is important to show us the following: it all starts in thought.

When the Kahunas families came together to solve a child's problem, they knew that child had been the most sensitive. They believed that the child could have been a victim of the result of the whole family's thoughts.

So, they practiced Ho'Oponopono always.

Even without a recent or recurring problem, they saw it as a spiritual bath. A bath that took care of the mind, thoughts, which took care of the spirit.

Consequently, it will take care of the emotions and the body in material life, promoting the Integral Being.

Ho'oponopono Meditations To practice Ho'oponopono meditation is to achieve inner peace through meditation to achieve forgiveness. It is considered one of the most powerful healing methods out there.

The repetition of the words in meditation allows the love that is professed to be perceived through the subconscious. All the emotions that prevent the energy from flowing are found.

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Many of these blockages are what end up causing disease and illness.

Whenever a compromising situation arises, and forces are weakening, you can say a phrase of forgiveness, not for the environment but for yourself.

I'm sorry, forgive me, thank you, I love you I'm sorry, forgive me, thank you, I love you I'm sorry, forgive me, thank you, I love you

Meditation to balance the chakras recommends sitting on the floor in a lotus flower position, with a straight spine, eyes closed.

The important thing is to visualize what you want, specifically with a color and a clockwise direction.

A Mantra could be: Lamam RAM Yum Hum Sham Om Finally, after being silent for a moment, it is resumed with the following prayer, repeated three times.

Om sumukhaya namaha X 3 ॐसुमुखाय नमः Om Sumukhaya Namah This mantra has a lot of meaning, but to make it simple, it means you will always be lovely in the soul, in spirit, in the face, everything.

By meditating on this mantra, very pleasing manners and Beauty come onto you. Along with that comes peace.

Also, Beauty always will dance in your eyes, and the words you speak are all filled with that power of love.

These Ho'oponopono affirmations must be done daily to unblock the energy chakras. All are activators to show that what is desired is close to being achieved. They should always be positive and motivating.

Ideally, physical wellbeing and awareness of the signs could be talking about possible imbalances to attend to.

It would indicate that there is an emotional situation that is being transferred to the physical plane.

DISCOVER HOW TO REACH YOUR INNER PEACEHO'OPONOPONO MEDITATION Being a meditation that promotes forgiveness and the opening of the energies of the chakras.

The Ho'oponopono energy allows you to achieve inner peace.

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This ancient art strives to seek reconciliation.

Hawaiians are said to have practiced it for several decades.

This Spiritual practice also relates to the healing teachings in Samoa, Tahiti, and New Zealand. The most literal translation of Ho'oponopono is mental hygiene.

To achieve this ideal state, prayer, and confession, repentance, and, finally, forgiveness are necessary.

The word ho'o means goodness, morality, well-being, virtuous, correct. For its part, Ponopono expresses, correct, adjust, order.

The spirit of Ho'oponopono indicates that diseases are caused by the breaking or transgression of spiritual laws. To overcome this state, the situation that originated must be corrected and overcome.

PRAYERS FOR FORGIVENESS HO'OPONOPONO TO RELIEVE ANY PHYSICAL PAIN Divine Creator, Father, Mother, Son in One if I, my family, relatives, and ancestors offended you, your family, relatives or ancestors in thoughts, words, deeds and actions from the beginning of Creation to the present ask you sorry.

Let this cleanse, purify, release. Cut off all negative memories, blockages, energies, and vibrations and transmute those unwanted energies into Pure Light ...

Thank you that this has been done ...

Divinity clean in me everything that contributes to my physical discomfort.

I'm sorry, forgive me, thank you, I love you.

I'm sorry, forgive me, thank you, I love you.

I'm sorry, forgive me, thank you, I love you.

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Divinity cleanse in me everything that contributes to my limitations.

I'm sorry, forgive me, thank you, I love you.

I'm sorry, forgive me, thank you, I love you.

I'm sorry, forgive me, thank you, I love you.

Finally, the phrase Thank you because I know I am better than yesterday can be added.

FOR THE INNER PURIFICATION I declare myself at peace with all the people, and with whom I have debts: I'm sorry, Forgive me, Thank you, I love you!

I release all those from whom I believed I received damage and abuse. Because I know they are merely giving me back what I did to them before, in another life, in another time.

I'm sorry, forgive me, thank you, I love you!

Although it is difficult for me to forgive someone, I am the one who asks that someone for forgiveness now for that moment in their time: Sorry, Forgive me, Thank you, I love you!

I do not feel comfortable in this sacred space that I inhabit every day: Sorry, Forgive me, Thank you, I love you!

For that problematic relationship from which I have only bad memories: Sorry, Forgive me, Thank you, I love you!

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An Angel in the Subway

A

By John Holland

re you wondering

and headed home on the subway,

whether your path is the

hoping for a second wind to do

right one? Let me share a

some readings that night.

story that may help you.

It's about a time when I questioned

As we lurched out of the station, the

whether mediumship was for me.

seat next to me remained empty.

I had a crazy day at my regular job

I shrugged and opened the book

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I was reading. When I looked up

How does she know how good

again, I saw an elderly nun.

I am? I wondered. She just met me!

Then she talked about how we all

"Hello, young man. You have a nice

give each other Memory Days. It

face. Is that seat taken?"

can be an act of kindness, a trip to a favorite place, or something

As she sat down, I noticed she

as simple as helping an elderly

had the kindest eyes I'd ever see.

woman with her groceries. We

"My name is Sister Agnes, but

remember these days for the rest

most people call me Aggie." After

of our lives and take them with us

I introduced myself, she asked if

when we pass.

I could guess her occupation.

"I believe we review our "You're a schoolteacher," I said with

lives with all our faults and

a smile.

accomplishments," Sister Aggie explained. "So, why not try to

Sister Aggie returned the grin.

give good memories to everyone

"No, I help people who are ill and

we can?" As she spoke, I felt like

living in a hospice. I prepare them

we were on the same soulful

to cross over. People call me a

wavelength. Then she added, "All

Counselor for God."

we can do is our best. That's why you and I are here, John—to do

My mouth dropped open. "Did

the best possible job with the time

you sit in the right seat, Sister! You

we're given."

get them before they go, and I get Before I knew it, the train pulled

them after. I'm a medium."

into the station. Sister Aggie stood We shared stories about our work

up and tossed me her biggest

and our passions. "My job is to

smile. "Bless you, John. Keep the

give others love and compassion,"

faith."

Sister Aggie said. "I'm sure you can relate, John, as the work you're

"You too, Sister." And then

doing is important, and I know

suddenly, she was gone. I didn't

you're good at it."

even see her blend into the crowd.

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I couldn't explain her presence, but

standing on the crowded train take

I'd never forgotten her. She'd left me

the seat?

with my own Memory Day. • How could a nun suddenly disappear when she was just beside

JOHN'S MESSAGE

me?

I never forgot this special meeting • Did I look the other way while she

with Sister Aggie. She was

was getting off the train?

unforgettable!

Now, all these years later, I've often

• Was she even real?

wondered: • Was she a guide?

• Why was the seat beside me empty? And why didn't anyone

• An angel?

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Did my soul assist in putting me in

connected to everyone and definitely

the right place, at the right time?

knows how to get your attention!

I know that my meeting with Sister

Believe, Be Open, Have Faith.

Aggie was meant to be because obviously, I needed to hear what she

If you know someone who may like to

had to say at that precise time in my

get this message, please share these

life. Always know, and sometimes it's

Soul Inspirations or recommend

hard to believe, please know you are

joining my newsletter list.

never alone.

Live a Soul-filled life!

Whenever you need a little nudge toward your true calling or a little

p.s. Don't forget that when you tell

Divine guidance, your soul is

your friends to join my newsletter list,

connected to everything (including

there's a free meditation to listen to,

the spiritual realms). Your soul is also

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DISCOVERING THE PATH TO INNATE DIVINITY

BY MARK JOHNSON

Have any of you, divine people actually experienced your innate divinity yet? If not, have any of you wondered why it hasn't happened?

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Well, it's because most people think they are just a tiny wave in the ocean. They spend most of their time trying to get wetter than the other waves while trying to keep the larger waves from annihilating them! The truth is you are the totality of the ocean...and you are also expressing as the wave at the same time.

Some are curious to know how we get to know our divine nature. The answer is you don't have to get to know it because you already ARE IT! All you have to do is to learn how to breathe deep into your belly.

Until the incredible energies of your body and your aura will blow out your sabotaging subconscious.

The rest of the people live like they are in Plato's dark cave, never knowing anything but darkness and shadows. Because of that, they never see the real world with blue skies and the rising sun. Most of us are so used to hearing we are sinful people who will go to Hell for eternity if we don't play by very strict rules. That nonsense held back our evolution for over 3,000 years!

That cleansing is no picnic. First comes rage around one hour of doing it nonstop.

Then, after the rage subsides, outcomes sadness and a lot of crying. After that comes the fear that created the whole life-long mess. If all that is integrated for the first time in one's life, many people have expansion, inclusion, and euphoria experiences. There is often a sense of awe and oneness with everything.

Besides learning how to breathe all the time deeply, you may also understand the power of the sound HA. It is the energetic frequency that resides in the heart area. It is always amazing how many people cannot make that sound for any length of time. So, if you are one of them, practice it until you can laugh frequently all day long.

After the subconscious is integrated, it is time to integrate your nine Chakras. The Daoists/Taoists have nine of them, whereas the Hindus have seven. The uppermost one is the crown Chakra.

The second one is in the forehead, just above the eyes. The third one is at the base of the nose. The fourth one is just below the throat behind the bones. The fifth one is the heart center, and the sixth one is just above the navel. The navel is the seventh Chakra.

The eighth is about a hand's width below the navel, and the last one is at the perineum.

Matter doesn't matter much – energy matters, and all matter IS energy! So, the minute you integrate every aspect of your being, which includes your highfrequency aura surrounding your body and extends to the edge of the universe. When that happens, your life becomes the totality of everything, and the synchronicities become a daily occurrence.

At that point in your evolution, all you will have to do is to be quiet and allow the flow of everything to pass through you.

You will live compassionately, intuitively, spontaneously, and miracles will happen!

Mark Johnson is the author of the book "Life As Play: Live Compassionately, Intuitively, Spontaneously, and Miracles Will Happen!," which chronicles his sixty-year spiritual odyssey with some of the most fascinating spiritual teachers of the last half-century.

Few Westerners have training in the multitude of Chinese disciplines as Mark, which he teaches throughout North America.

"Life as Play" is available for purchase at Amazon, with an audiobook coming soon to Audible.

Those three sets of 3 each are to be integrated daily by holding the left palm over the right palm. As the hands slide down from the top of your head to the perineum, you visualize them connecting to each other. Then you reverse direction and raise both palms as you touch each Chakra from the bottom up.

When they all synchronize with each other, along come the synchronicities and play into your life.

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MONTTAINAI: Everything has a Soul

By Cathedral of the Soul OM TIMES | May 2021

M

ost people have heard

WE ARE ONE

about how Japanese people live in an

Everything is connected to

organized society and

everything else. Everything

are concerned with environmental

must go somewhere. Nature

issues. They are organized carefully

knows best. There is no such

with students' cleaning classrooms,

thing as a free lunch.

the separation of waste for selective

Barry Commoner

collection, to the responsible use of Mottainai, in its full sense, refers not

water resources.

only to feelings about the material Most of us are unaware that all this

waste but also to the thought

socio-environmental awareness

patterns that give rise to the action

is deeply related to Mottainai

that generates waste of any kind. This

philosophy.

philosophy also speaks of other types of waste, including emotional and

Every second he breathed, the smell

spiritual; For example: Leaving a grain

of the grass, the cool air on his face,

of rice on the plate is considered a

was so precious: To think that people

profound disrespect according to the

had years and years, time to waste,

Mottainai Spirit.

so much time it dragged, and he was But, a mind empty of ideas or a

clinging to each second.

heart void of feelings or full of rude emotions can also be considered

J. K. Rowling

"mottainai" (waste). Throwing away THE WORD "MOTTAINAI" -

things that could be reused or

DO NOT WASTE

transformed into something new and usable is also regarded as mottainai,

Simply translated as "don't waste" or

in the Japanese view. "Mottai" is a

even as "every little thing has a soul,"

word of Buddhist origin and refers

mottainai philosophy is powerfully

to the essence of things and how

present in Japanese culture. It refers

they came into existence globally.

to the general feeling of regret for

The word even suggests that not

wasting something precious.

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connected to each other. For most

Japan, for example, developed this

of the Eastern religions, there is a

concept based on a lot of pain and

belief that everything and everyone is

suffering. As it is a densely populated

connected.

island, Japan has limited natural resources, with few productive lands

The suffix "nai" means negation, so

for cultivation. Japan had undergone

"mottainai" is an expression of regret

terrible trials, such as extreme

at the possibility of misunderstanding

poverty, hunger, wars, and natural

the bonds that connect all living and

disasters. The Japanese have learned

non-living entities.

to value everything that may seem insignificant for the rest of us, even a

Mottainai is an appeal for these

grain of rice.

invisible ties to be reestablished, reaffirming the importance of

Like the Wabi-Sabi philosophy, the

treating all animated and inanimate

Motainai philosophy can help us

objects with great care, in a sensible,

understand the way the Japanese

conscious, and responsible manner.

think and relate to Nature and Society

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and teach us invaluable lessons on

produced, allowing waste to take on

these issues.

new forms and have unique uses. But not just that. In Japan, waste plants

AVOID WASTE: MEND,

are equipped and prepared to take

RECOVER & REUSE

advantage of any type of waste, even producing adequate clean energy.

The Japanese mottainai spirit values ​​ all the intrinsic value of an object and

"It is not enough to acquire

expresses regret for the waste.

wisdom; in addition, it is necessary to know how to use it."

An example of the concept put

Cicero

into practice is the "boron" sewing technique, which used the sashiko

THE USE OF 4RS

embroidery stitch to mend fabrics, gathering pieces of cloth and

The appreciation and respect for

recovering pieces that would

nature, also present in encouraging

otherwise be wasted. With boron and

the use of clean energy, are part of

sashiko, each flap was used until it ran

the practice of mottainai, and it is

out.

in this context that the Japanese practice the "4Rs":

The sewing technique allowed a piece of fabric to last a long time and be

Rethink use and expense; reduce

used until the end of its useful life. It

waste; reuse finite resources; refuse;

was common for a piece to start as

and recycle what is possible while

a kimono, for example, to become a

respecting the environment in which

day-to-day outfit, then a pillowcase, a

we live.

bag, and finally end up as a floor cloth, completing the full use of the material,

However, these practices guided by

precisely in the mottainai way.

the mottainai spirit can be adopted by anyone. These are simple actions

The issue of selective waste collection,

that avoid wasting all resources. In

taken very seriously in Japan, fits into

Japan, not leaving a grain of rice on

the mottainai spirit since recycling is a

the plate is one of the first steps in

way to avoid wasting resources already

this philosophy's direction.

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Taking small portions of food,

can be even more impactful as they

avoiding food waste is a maxim in a

were for Japan in the sum of small

world with alarming numbers of still

daily activities. The concepts of

hungry people. In a country that had

sustainability so widespread in the

already faced challenging periods,

West today, perhaps, deep down, are

such as wars, famine, typhoons, and

expanding mottai philosophy to the

earthquakes, Japan has a territory

world.

with scarce natural resources. The Mottainai philosophy has become

Every day think as you wake up,

essential to the development and,

today I am fortunate to be alive, I

consequently, economic growth.

have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I will use all my

Far from being an institutional

energies to develop myself, expand

practice, mottainai can bring about

my heart out to others, and achieve

real changes in our lives' particularity.

enlightenment for the benefit of

However, when multiplied in the logic

all beings. I am going to have kind

of community life, individual actions

thoughts towards others. I am not

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going to get angry or think badly

The 4 R's can be applied to both

about others. I am going to benefit

objects and food. Old pants can

others as much as I can.

quickly become carpets, sofa covers, or

Dalai Lama

returnable bags. Natural leaves, stems, bark, and seeds whose nutritional

KEEP IN MIND THE 4RS (RETHINK,

value can be used in surprisingly

REDUCE, REUSE, AND RECYCLE)

delicious recipes.

Rethink the need for the things you

THINK LOCALLY, ACT GLOBALLY

think you need, about their value, Often the changes we make at home

quantity, and usefulness.

(such as waste selective collection) can Reduce unnecessary consumption

be extended to our condominiums or

and waste of everything from water

residents' associations. That these ideas

to electricity.

can be brought to the responsible representatives and bodies. Find

Reuse whatever is possible, from

out about the public policies of your

plastic bags and packaging to

neighborhood and your city. An email

fabrics and food that would be

sent to the authorities can result in

unnecessarily rejected.

significant changes. We never know.

Refuse any excess from paper or

The various initiatives that Japan has

plastic bags in supermarkets.

taken to collect and reuse the small natural energies around are also a sign

Mainly recycle your way of life and

of the ecological spirit of the Mottainai

your ideas, and old behaviors.

concept. This is a concept that Japan can be proud of and that the USA and

If you have a garden, consider

many other countries should learn and

composting, for example. It is

follow.

possible to do so, even with the [No] matter what a waste one has

small or in the backyard.

made of one's life, it is ever possible ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT 4RS

to find some path to redemption,

CAN BE APPLIED EVERYWHERE

however partial. Charles Frazier

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How Social Media is Shaping our Reality

BY ALBERTO ADLER

Mass Social media today includes a massive list of players. It ranges from communication vehicles from the analog era to streaming players, social networks, and games.

Before, the term "Mass Media" applied only to channels that simultaneously reached many people, a considerable public- "the mass."

Evolution of Communication and Algorithms With the evolution of the communication channels, I believe that the term simultaneity can, and should, be set aside.

We must consider the number of people affected by each of these means (and their respective vehicles) and how this replication of world perceptions impacts them. Hence, I include streaming and games, for example, in this commentary article.

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The first instance of the social media impact on our perception is creating a bubble of the channels through which we inform ourselves. The newspapers, news channels, and interactions on social networks all tend to give feedback to our ideological perception of the world.

However, even within this already restricted universe, algorithms tend to limit us even more.

Concerning news channels, for instance, the algorithms seek to feed us news from the city and/or region where we live. The algorithms also aim to show us the subjects that most interest us.

In the configuration of some news channels such as Flipboard or Edge, they ask us, in the configuration process, to select the topics we desire to see.

In others, the algorithm learns according to our traffic history. This selection can lead us to look only at the same subjects always. If you don't search a lot about culture news, or if you didn't select this topic when installing the news app, you will be simply no longer able to receive cultural programming. Things such as releases, reviews will not be part of your bubble, to the point of making yourself alienated when referring to cultural issues.

And this can happen concerning any areas of interest, not only with arts and culture.

The question of social networks also comes into play.

First, there is the issue of "bubbles" in which the algorithm tends to show us the posts of those friends with whom we interact the most, making this flow viciously repeat itself.

But there are also link cookies that we click on. So, suppose you looked at a story on a particular site. In that case, publications from that site will continue to appear on your timeline as bait for new accesses. As you repeat access to this site, the trend is that their (the site's) worldview will become part of your repertoire.

Due to the differences in each platform's objectives or channel, this same situation is repeated with streaming channels.

The set of choices of movies and series that appears to you will be quite different from the ones that would show up to your spouse or to your child. And it is based much more on what you watched than what you liked or disliked.

So, if you watch some films of a particular genre, the algorithm will try to push you more movies and series of that genre to the detriment of other genres.

Limiting our Spectrum and Reach Whoever watches more action and science fiction films and series will receive more and more suggestions and notifications of these genres. If you never search for titles of other genres, over time, categories like romantic movies or children's movies (just as hypothetical examples) will disappear entirely from your menu.

With games, one of the great examples I find to exemplify this influence on world perception is the influence of sports games, such as FIFA, in the formation of children's world perception.

As these games work on the player's fantasy, it is natural that the teams that appear are the big ones in Europe Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Juventus, etc.

So, children who play these games in their local states tend to cheer for teams outside of their everyday reality. They will idolize players who, probably, will never see play in person, like Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo.

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This trivial principle tends to weaken the local culture's traces (such as rivalry between local teams). In the medium / long term, we note that making the business environment related to sports is less and less relevant.

Since there will be smaller publics for sports and local games, fewer sales of team shirts, less advertising in stadiums, fewer transmissions from local games. All that means less money circulating and fewer jobs generated. This hurts local communities.

The same pattern of selection/exclusion is reflected in other types of sports and with different themes than sports.

About The Author Alberto Adler is a Brazilian Scholar, a Visionary. He is a Pos-Graduation Professor for the Estácio de Sá University of Propaganda and Marketing. He is also a Planning Strategist on Advertising. His substantial professional experience and expertise involve both focused and eclectic backgrounds. Adler is a writer, a well-known researcher, a strategic Communication Planner, an expert on Strategic Communications and Market Intelligence. Adler is also a Business Mentor and a Leadership coach. Follow him on Facebook and On Medium

Do Animals Have Free Will?

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By Ministry Earth

espite being also a rational

Obviously, the idea of "free ​​ will"

animal, human beings,

needs to be redefined.

of social rules and other types of restrictions, enjoy

the privilege of free will.

The process may be similar among animals, but it is not identified as the same as the human counterpart.

According to animal researchers, animals may also have free will too,

Animals always have a variety of

from flies to the most evolved.

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choices are not necessarily attached

Scientists believe that Human

or are dependent on the ability to

"free will" is more than a biological

think with abstract concepts but

property, but a personality trait.

instead with instinctual ones.

Believe the brain has the freedom to generate behaviors and options and

These "choices" fit into a complex

understand choices, scenarios, and

probability blueprint. Among human

perceive different outcomes.

beings, choices are seen as conscious decisions. The same is not the truth

The exact mechanism by which all

for animals.

animals' brains may produce the specific"freedom of choice" remains

It has long been established through

a question without a definite and

what we call "deterministic behavior" -

convincing answer.

the idea that an animal will inevitably react with the same response

The researchers have been using

whenever provoked in such a way. In

mathematical models to simulate

truth is not a complete description of

brain activity on a computer. They

animal behavior.

found that what worked best was a combination of deterministic behavior

According to Animal behavior

and another behavior known as

researchers, even the simplest

stochastic (which seems random

animals are not predictable. However,

but actually follows a defined set of

the absence of determinism does

probabilities).

not suggest utterly random behavior either. That is why animal research

This "stochasticity" is shown, for

shows that animal behavior is neither

example, in earthquakes. They cannot

totally restricted nor totally free.

be predicted precisely, but you can see that they fit perfectly into a

Behavioral Experiments with flies

mathematical bell curve over time.

revealed that, although animal behavior (insects included) may be

As with animal behavior, there is an

unpredictable, the answers (the real of

underlying order and probability of a

possible choices) seem to come from

process that can appear to us to be

a fixed list of options.

random or by chance.

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Animal behavior experts say that a

through comparison challenging

spectrum of probability is the best

between and unpredictable scenarios.

description for "Animal Free will." It is so since we deal with the assumption

The researchers also claim that our

that animals may not have the same

human brains can create mechanisms

thought pattern process as we do.

that can upset the probabilistic

They have their own Intelligence

behavior element, depending on the

patterns and sensorial/instinctual

situation at hand.

responses.

Many scientists believe that the When we think in terms of human

animal "Free will concept" is the result

beings, we have all the options.

of evolution. The variability inherent

Theoretically, using our abstract

in animal behavior is a prerequisite

thinking, all the options have the

for survival in nature's competitive

same probability. But in real life, it is

environment.

not quite like that.

With this same line of thought, a There are options with extremely rare

predator should not always be able

odds. Sometimes we must choose,

to guess its prey's actions. Still, the

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actions should not be so random

As described in this article, free

that they may include even more

will comes clothed with a general

dangerous options than just a

meaning, a necessary prerequisite.

predator's existence.

Even the broader perspective doesn't come close to being enough

In the world of neurobiology, the

to include and consider complex

idea has some support. However,

human elements such as morality,

more experimental results are

accountability, and responsibility.

needed that correspond to the mathematical models to create

The scientists and animal

substantial and reliable database

researchers remind us that we would

research.

not have the possibility to think about abstract concepts without this

Still, the debate on free will is much

essential ability to choose between

more complicated and convoluted.

multiple alternatives. The same

The current discussion does not

line of thought all the other things

address consciousness, its origins,

that come before choices, such as

or whether animals share the same

awareness, critical thinking, and

stream of consciousness as humans.

education.

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Relationships

The interconnectiveness among all human beings and, consequently, the relationships among us are the focus of this section. The dynamics of the web of connections we make is one of the most prominent aspects of human existence: how we interlace with each other’s existence in a meaningful way.

When We Encounter a Soul Mate from Past Life

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By Ascending Hearts

he Romantic ideal of

the connection between these

meeting our soul mates,

companion souls.

someone who completes us as a whole and with

TWIN SOULS FROM PAST LIVES

whom we feel a strong connection that transcends time, is not

Before thinking about soul mates,

exactly a novelty. But few people

we must first understand what past

understand the real concept behind

lives are and how they connect us.

it; it is important to understand

Everything that involves ​​past lives is

the meaning of past lives and

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exist only physically, but in multiple

in ancient times our astral forms

states of simultaneous existence,

were divided into two parts; some

as a never-ending stream of

even describe these ancient forms

consciousness.

as spheres with four arms, four legs, two faces, and two trunks. For some

The place where we are now in the

segments of the Jewish tradition,

physical plane can be understood as

namely inside the kabbalah tradition,

one of many realities; this physical

it is said that for each created soul,

plane would be like a framework of

another is created equally, the two

experience. We acquire knowledge

as two opposite poles that attract

and are free to test our options.

each other to maintain the delicate

However, in this holographic

balance of the universe.

experimental framework, the correct access to all the elements that make

Some Old Wisdom Traditions believe

up the universe is not an option.

that we have many soul mates. We

Otherwise, our learning process

tend to incarnate in soul families, so

and our experiences would be

many of us have known each other

compromised.

from earlier lives.

In this way, the physical body is just a

Whatever the belief, our soul

temporary biological container for our

mates are always described as our

spiritual essence, the skinsuit, if you

equivalent part of the universe. It

will. The soul has all the memories

makes us a complete and more

and records of all our history and

evolved being. In their presence, we

experiences on the physical plane,

can reach our full potential, which

even though we do not usually

does not determine that we will find

contact this part of ourselves.

it in all lives, whether present or past lives. It is necessary to realize that

PERFECT SOULMATES

they can occupy physical bodies that, like us, are destined to make

The idea of who ​​ our soul mates are

new connections with other people,

and their origins are a little different

acquiring more knowledge for

for each belief. For example, some

evolution in some new incarnations’

Greek philosophers believed that

relationships.

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FINDING A PAST LIFE LOVE:

connections can keep giving a clear

HOW TO RECOGNIZE IT?

impression that they have met before, but recognizing him from past

Even against the odds, it is not

experiences is a story beyond. On the

impossible to come across a love

physical plane we find ourselves in.

of past lives. Many have already

We do not have access to all of our

experienced the feeling of being

memories that include experiences

with someone with whom they

from other lives. These are asleep and

feel a powerful connection. These

stored only on the spiritual plane.

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The good news is that it is not

individual to see that this feeling

impossible to make this recognition

belongs to dates much older than

after all our experiences are stored

one imagines.

there. Still, the spiritual connection transcends matter, the body, and

Sometimes there may be some

time, accumulating the experience

confusion because the feeling

of each of the generations that pass

is not precisely that of passion

through the physical plane.

but something more serene and nurturing. This is because we are

FINDING A PAST LIFE LOVE

customarily conditioned to imagine that it is about love between two

As in other situations, to recognize

lovers. Still, it is important to realize

the love of past lives, you need

that every type of soul connection

deep self-knowledge and a great

and emotional bond can transcend

perception of yourself, of the

time and the limiting aspects of

world around you. The correct

physical experience.

understanding that the life we ​​live is not exclusive but the continuity

It means that the love of past lives

of a long history. But this life has

may indeed be that of two lovers.

specificities that you may not have

Still, it may also be between a

experienced before in earlier times.

mother and child, between brothers, or even great and inseparable

This is what many meditation

friends. So, we must properly

exercises are for. These spiritual

understand the source of that

exercises help to refine and enhance

feeling.

the senses, allowing you to be more attentive to the signals that the

Even more important is knowing

universe shows us.

how to accept the way that love ended up showing up again in this

Signs such as when you meet

lifetime. In this life, acknowledging

someone suddenly, and the

that even if you end up finding an

encounter immediately creates an

old love from past lives, which does

aura of deep empathy. This event

not mean that you must be together

can be the universe allowing the

in this life too.

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Metaphysics

Family Karma: Healing Through Conflict

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By Humanity Healing

he family is our most

But, when we look more closely, we

precious asset in life, our

can see that family relationships

pillar, the reference we

are very troubled most of the time,

have in the world. The

with many conflicts and traumas

first faces we see at birth are those

carried over a lifetime. Problems with

of our family, and they are also

the mother, an absent father, very

the ones that make us feel for the

authoritarian, or competition between

first-time what love is. We are a

siblings are examples of families'

reflection of our family life.

emotional dynamics.

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Not everyone who has dysfunctional

because, through blood ties, the

families becomes violent or criminal.

differences built in other lives can be

Still, all criminals do have a history

healed through love.

of child abuse or neglect. And why is that? The family is where the purest

Through divine justice, yesterday's

and most sincere love among human

enemy can become a brother, a son, a

beings should be, but this is not the

father, or a mother in today's life. The

case.

bonds previously established by dense feelings can become bonds of love.

To better understand family relationships, we will use the French

But the family can also be built

spiritualist Allan Kardec's works as a

by close spirits, who reincarnate

basis. There, we find explanations that

together because they have a

allow us to know why some the family

spiritual connection and a purpose

is the cradle of countless joys and a

that does not involve rescue. They

haven concerning life's difficulties. For

are spirits who came to seek an

others, it is a trial, a source of much

improvement that does not happen

anguish, trauma, and deprivation.

through family conflicts. This is the case of nuclei, where harmony

The first thing to understand is that

and love are the fuels that fuel this

we incarnate here for a purpose. The

relationship.

family we are born into is part of the incarnational programming. We are

HEALING THROUGH CONFLICTS

social human beings, which means that living in a society is a natural law.

As the planet Earth is a planet of

This mechanism allows our moral

atonement, that is, a place where the

and intellectual progress. And the

spirits come to learn, the evolutionary

organization in family nuclei is part

level of the spirits that are here is not

of this law. It is through the family,

of the highest. Therefore, it is much

primarily, that we can educate and

more common to find conflicting

improve ourselves.

family nuclei than those with only love, understanding, and support.

In this way, we can say that the family

This is precisely why the family's

experience can be the atoning one

pains are the most acute and difficult

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to deal with. However, what seems

a possibility of spiritual connection

to us at first sight to be a problem,

other than resentment and hatred.

injustice, or punishment, is actually our cure. It is within the family that

We may access Karmic healing and

we must seek the first movement

the possibility to learn to love if we are

towards intimate reform!

fraternal even with those we consider to be enemies and who have made

Think. First, we have the karmic

us suffer in another life. Then, we also

question, where the conflict

have our weaknesses as reasons for

experienced in this life originates

incarnating in a problematic family.

from a past life. Nothing is more

Imagine that a spirit needs to develop

potent than love to bring enemies of

Self-love and self-esteem, as it has

the past closer together!

a destructive emotional pattern. Do you think that through an incarnation

That much desired and awaited

in a welcoming family? Would you

baby is almost always received

provide a step up on the conscious

with great joy. Parenting, especially

evolution of that soul? The answer is

motherhood, naturally builds a

NO. Nothing is achieved through the

reliable connection, the deepest

external. We do not gain anything

that a human being can establish in

when it is handed to us.

material life. The Veil of Forgetfulness is the chance that divine laws give

All spiritual achievement takes place

us to start over. Unfortunately,

from within to form. Through internal

forgiveness is still a weak skill in

movements, internal growth, and

human beings. We need to first

resolution. Therefore, it makes sense

firm loving bonds to overcome old

that someone with destructive self-

emotional patterns.

esteem incarnates in a family that humiliates and further destroys their

Notice how most people can barely

self-image. It sounds crazy, but if you

forgive silly things like betrayal or

think about it, it is not.

debt, for example. Imagine forgiving a death or such profound things.

Through humiliation, there comes the

Only a new chance and a family

point where the spirit can no longer

union can provide an approach and

bear to suffer and reaches the limit

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where transformation hides. There

Therefore, family problems are

is no other way out of this spirit if

fundamental in the scope of our

he wants freedom and peace but to

evolutionary journey. In the family,

strengthen his self-esteem alone and

we find the most significant

learn not to value others' opinions

effort to understand each other

so much. Again, we find healing

better through the convention of

through conflict.

traditions, as it is part of the family's idea to establish an excellent daily

Another simple example that helps

relationship.

us to better understand this idea of ​​ healing through conflict is Jealousy.

For this reason, individual families receive a soul conflict or less

Imagine the soul with a sense of

evolution, so that within the

ownership in affective relationships

balanced and loving bosom of this

and needs to work on that weakness.

family, he can better understand

Indeed, this awareness will attract

what love is and expand that feeling

relationships that instigate even

to the world.

more Jealousy. If this were not the case, this characteristic would not be

"It doesn't matter what life has

addressed.

done to you. It matters what you do with what life had made you."

Sartre

As long as this soul chooses Jealousy's dense pattern to permeate his relationships, this

Whether through love or pain, family

dynamic will repeatedly happen until

relationships hurt us too much and

he frees himself from this suffering.

can cause wounds and trauma that

Everything that repeats and bothers

we will carry throughout our lives.

us is an opportunity for healing.

However, understanding that this dynamic is what we need to find

LOVE ALSO CURE

our own peace is part of our spiritual evolution.

There are cases where love will heal the spiritual pain of a stream of

Basically, all we need to do is love,

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more understanding and love we

makes us move forward in the best

have, the faster our wounds will

possible way.

heal, and the quicker we will walk the journey of our evolution. No

But understand that forgiveness

matter what your mother, father,

does not mean going there. Nor is

grandparents, or siblings have

it embracing those who make you

done, what really matters is how we

suffer and saying, "I forgive you"

react and reshape our perspectives

because many times, these people

and attitudes.

are not even aware of the mistakes they had made. Internal forgiveness

For example, whoever suffers abuse

is a spiritual understanding that that

can choose to end karma there,

spirit is disturbed and that it must

and use this experience for their

also have suffered.

own evolution, freeing themselves from the bonds that family

Forgiveness in these cases is related

suffering imposes on us. When we

to overcoming the resentments,

forgive, the greatest good we do

healing wounds, and strengthening

is to ourselves, not to the other. In

the soul's spiritual fabric. So, when

fact, it is not easy to be able to see

we forgive, we free ourselves from

with love who seems to despise us.

the bonds that pain has created for us. And whoever does this certainly

"Forgiveness is a catalyst

managed to fulfill his mission and

that creates the necessary

used the incarnation to heal and

ambiance for a new start for a

evolve.

new beginning."

Martin Luther King

There is no other way but love, and it is incredible how the soul can

It is in adversity that we are most

blossom, just a lotus flower, can be

strengthened, even when these

born from the mud, from the pain.

experiences generate immense

That is why the family can hurt us so

pain. And, whoever manages

much! And it is up to us to transform

to overcome family bitterness,

that pain into love. We have this

is no longer hit by anything! An

power. However difficult it may

unshakable life force is created that

seem, it can and should be done.

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Karmic Numerology and 22 Life Paths

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By OMTimes

armic Numerology

on a specific date and the karmic

studies the energy of

implications that the current human

numbers and interprets

experience carries.

human personalities

from the numerical sequence

It allows making predictions and

analysis that makes up people's

finding records of the past that act on

birth dates. It helps to decipher

the present experiences, unraveling

which numerical influence a

the relationships between current

soul is linked to when it is born

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guidance for the spiritual evolution

All of us have a life purpose, and the

intended in this lifetime. It makes

knowledge of these particularities

it possible to draw an incredible

softens the evolution and our life

psychological panorama and obtain

experience. Not knowing our purpose

an amazing level of self-knowledge

and its associated aspects can

and transcendence.

make life much more complicated, stagnant, and challenging.

The traditional Numerology, from which Karmic Numerology is based,

One of the ways to discover our

has ancient origins. It is influenced by

life purpose is through Karmic

a wide variety of cultures, including

Numerology. We do so using the

from Babylon, heavily influenced by

date of birth as a base can indicate

Pythagoras and other Greek thinkers,

our purpose. In other words, the

the Hebrew system of Kabbalah,

characteristics, difficulties, skills,

Mystical Christianity, Indian Vedas, the

facilities, and trends that we count

"Circle of the Dead" of China, and the

on to fulfill our destiny. It helps us

Book of Masters of the Secret House

build healthier, more adequate and

of Ancient Egypt.

productive paths in evolutionary terms, taking into account points

KARMA AND PATHS OF LIFE

of conflict or facilities that we carry in our spirit and bring from past

Karmic Numerology is a friendly

experiences.

oracle, which helps to understand the dynamic evolutionary process in

HOW TO CALCULATE

which we are inserted.

MY KARMIC PATH?

It brings answers that we cannot get

The knowledge of Numerology

when we experience the tribulations

presents countless ways to unveil

of routine in this life of responsibilities

aspects of our personality, patterns of

and everyday life challenges. It

decisions and Karma, and our dharma

shows trends, shows inclinations and

(life purpose).

dispositions we have to face positive and negative situations, also bringing

However, Karmic Numerology allows

revelations about our karmic past lives.

us to quickly locate the current life

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mission through the sum of the

As we have 22 possibilities, any

numbers that make up our birth date,

calculation that presents a result

relating to 22 different possibilities of

greater than 22 must be added and

human evolution on Earth.

reduced. For example, a result of 23 is actually equivalent to 5.

LEARN HOW TO CALCULATE Let's take, as an example, a person The calculation is simple: you only

who was born on September 23, 1982:

need to know the day of birth, month, and year and add the numbers.

9 + 23 + 1982 = 2014

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With the 2014 result, we also added

Way 5. Or the number 16 of the Way 7,

the figures again:

and the number 19 of the Way 1.

2+0+1+4=7

PATH 1 - ENTREPRENEUR'S MISSION More common in antiquity and

Now it is ready! We found the

difficult to find today, this life Code

calculated life code, in this case,

is known as The Mission of the

number 7, which corresponds to the

Trailblazer. It features visionary spirits,

Conqueror's Mission. See below for

ahead of their times and who alone

a brief explanation of each Life Path

can make great revolutions and build

each of the life code.

empires.

THE 22 PATHS: THE CODES OF LIFE

PATH 2 - MISSION OF INTUITION As a widespread type of mission,

Each path has unique characteristics

the path 2 is the soul mission of

that carry keys to our evolution. They

the Intuitive. They are creative,

help us connect with our soul and

empathic, and intuitive souls, with

show, by exclusion, what we have

great reflection and perception of the

already achieved in past lives trailing

material and cosmic world.

in previous paths.

Vibrating is at a higher level. These It is important to know that there are

souls find it easy to focus on internal

4 karmic numbers: 13, 14, 16, and 19.

development. These souls have a

The karmic number appears before

keen critical sense and continuously

you add up the last digits. If the

receive information from the spiritual

sum gives a total of 13, 14, 16, or 19, it

universe, managing to anticipate

means that you have a karmic aspect

situations and make better decisions.

of resolving. Numbers 13 and 14 are the rarest. Each karmic number has

PATH 3 - COMMUNICATOR'S MISSION

its own energy and intensifies the

Communicative and extroverted

harmful elements in its sum's life

spirits usually trail this life path.

path. The number 13 amplifies the

This mission is characterized as the

defects of the Way of Life 4. The same

Communicator Mission. They are

happens with the number 14 of the

souls who can lead, teach, and share

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information effortlessly. They can

the leader's gloomy face emerges

become great teachers, thinkers,

when privileging authoritarianism

religious leaders, or writers who build

over leadership.

their lives around this communicative PATH 5 - SPIRITUAL / RELIGIOUS

ability.

MISSION PATH 4 - LEADERSHIP MISSION

The 5th code brings the Mission of the

It is the mission of those who are born

Religious. They are consciences that

under the influence of the life path

do not necessarily have a religion but

4. They have a natural inclination to

need the spiritual structure to find

occupy leadership roles, whether

comfort and give meaning to their

professional, family, or even in social

existence.

relationships. They may have a tendency to take too much care of

PATH 6 - FAMILY MISSION

others and accumulate work. These

Family Mission is a beautiful mission.

souls sometimes suffer from the wear

It provides stable, loving bonds and

and tear that usually happens when

generates great spiritual return when

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these spirits form a family and build

the spirit has the reins of destiny

a harmonious home. Any external

in hand. Nothing comes easy for

problem can be neutralized by the

these people because the ability to

strong vibration of unconditional

conquer and build is the aspect they

family love. These consciences are

must work on. However, it is also an

inclined to find meaning in the

enormous aptitude for those under

concepts of marriage, fatherhood,

the influence of the 7th life code. With

and/or motherhood. It is also a mission

effort, dedication, and patience, the

that puts the soul in front of all the

conquerors of the 7th path manage

familiar aspects. Depending on the

to move mountains and materialize

Karma, It can bring some conflicts or,

miracles.

instead of it, resolution and stability.

PATH 8 - MISSION OF JUSTICE PATH 7 - MISSION OF THE

Code of the Mission of Justice makes

CONQUEROR

it a permanent and constant value for

The Conqueror's Mission is strong

the souls who have this mission. All

and powerful, as it requires that

kinds of situations involving justice

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(or even injustice) involve the life

improve the world and usually

experience of those born under

find it easy to exercise faith and

the influence of path 8. They are

patience in the face of the most

spirits who seek balance in general

complicated situations. They

and can be great lawyers or judges.

demonstrate an almost unshakable

They also accomplish much-being

balance and remarkable resilience.

advisors and counselors because of

However, when they face a lot of

their keen perspective in life.

restlessness and a pattern that undermines serenity, they must

PATH 9 - PATIENCE MISSION

use the strength of patience for

The number 9 corresponds to the

spiritual evolution and conflict

Mission of Patience. They want to

resolution.

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PATH 10 - MISSION

ideas. They consider all points of

OF THE FAITHFUL

view of a situation, considering

Reliability and Loyalty are words

all possibilities and evaluating all

that define this mission. This path

alternatives. It is easy to control

is known as the mission of the

impulses and think long before

Committed. The 10th path has an

making any kind of decision.

enormous influence on this aspect

They find comfort in meditation

of those born under this code.

and contemplation because they manage to organize their thoughts

They are souls who believe in life and

and calm the mind through them.

destiny and show extreme Loyalty to people, ideas, and relationships.

PATH 13 (KARMIC NUMBER) -

They can hurt themselves even more

TRANSFORMATION MISSION

intensely when they break their

Path 13th is the action code, which

word or do not keep a commitment.

is why this mission is known as the

They can also be deeply hurt when

Transformation / Transcendence

betrayed.

Mission. They are souls with mighty greatness, who have a strength that

PATH 11 - INTELLIGENCE MISSION

almost always makes them achieve

The mission of Intelligence is the

what they desire.

path that favors the intellect and presents situations that require a lot

PATH 14 (KARMIC NUMBER) -

of lucidities to resolve themselves.

BALANCE MISSION

They are inquiring souls, very

This Temperance Mission provides

curious about life and paths they

a perfect balance of this soul's

can follow, and are only convinced

energies, which reflects in all the

of something when they manage to

sensory experiences and perceptions

rationalize the theme themselves.

of that consciousness. It is a purpose that balances the lives of those

PATH 12 - ANALYST MISSION

born under the number 14, bringing

Code 12th corresponds to the Mission

great ability to maintain calm

of the Analyst. They are incredibly

and tranquility regardless of the

analytical consciences that perceive

situations and vibrations that this

life using the rationalization of

soul encounters.

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PATH 15 - PATH OF PLEASURE

PATH 16 (KARMIC NUMBER) –

It is the path of pleasure, joy,

ORGANIZER'S MISSION

and contentment. The Mission

The organizer's mission or purpose

of Pleasure brings the energy

corresponds to code 16. They

and willingness to recognize and

are consciences that cannot

know how to enjoy the pleasures

withstand indiscipline, confusion,

of life, favoring a more satisfying

disorder, and any type of disorder.

experience and a sense of well-

They appreciate order and seek

being facilitated. They are happy

this essence in all aspects of life

souls, social butterflies, who like to

and always assume the person

be surrounded by people and social

who manages and coordinates

situations.

situations and people.

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PATH 17 - POSITIVITY MISSION

PATH 20 - MISSION OF THE WISE

Positivity Mission is a mission that

The Sage's Mission is a powerful

facilitates faith and absorbs the

mission that favors souls' learning,

lessons that are hidden in difficulties.

as they are also master teachers.

They are souls who positively face

They are souls who learn from all

adversity and know how to deal

experiences and who also share

with the Law of Attraction very well.

these conclusions, demanding

Despite challenges, they are usually

equal rectitude from the other.

upbeat souls.

They always seek the truth and hardly ever make the same mistake

PATH 18 - MYSTIC MISSION

twice.

The Mystic Mission connects with magic, the search for the hidden, and

PATH 21 - MISSION

fascination with the spiritual universe.

OF ACHIEVEMENT

They are consciences that present

The Manifestation Mission brings

strong tendencies for the mystical

good results for those born under

construction of life and have an easier

this influence. They are master

spiritual connection. When these

spirits who can build, create,

consciences are not connected to

and materialize things and

the spiritual world, they can become

situations with ease, using their

unbalanced and often detached from

inner strength to achieve their

their realities.

goals. They have a high level of appreciation and are spirits who

PATH 19 (KARMIC NUMBER) -

know what they want.

MISSION OF LOVE The mission on path 19 is the Mission

PATH 22 - MISSION OF FREEDOM

of Love. It is the mission that favors

The Mission of Freedom is the

ties, relationships, soul connections.

mission of that 22nd path. They are

They need the completeness that they

spirits who need to trust the flow

find in love to feel balanced and give

of life without being bound by

meaning to life. If isolated, they are

society's limiting standards. People

souls who will face difficulties that will

trailing this path are only complete

cause stagnation of life, bringing that

when they exercise the freedom

feeling that nothing is flowing.

they carry within themselves.

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Discover the Different Types of Karma What is your Karma? Recognize and Identify which One is yours

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lifetime after a period of death. The

Vvoji

hen we think of

events in each person's life are the

Karma, events or

consequences of past-life actions.

the problematic relationships we

Indian religions and philosophies

face in life almost always come to

do not include the meaning of

mind. But Karma has a much broader

guilt, punishment, forgiveness,

meaning and is expressed in a matter

and redemption. The Concept of

in different ways. Yes, there are

Karma works as a kind of order

different types of Karma.

to determine the importance of individual behaviors and individual responsibility and accountability.

"The first step towards a cure is to know what the disease is"

There are some differences in the

Latin proverb

meaning of Karma in the different

THE KARMA CONCEPT EXPLAINED

spiritual doctrines.

"Eliminate the cause, and the

The word Karma literally means

effect ceases."

"action," it belongs to India's ancient

Miguel de Cervantes

sacred language (Sanskrit). It is a term of religious use, used in the Buddhist,

1 - INDIVIDUAL KARMA

Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Theosophical doctrines and modernly adopted by

From all the modalities of Karma,

the many schools of spirituality.

the individual one is easier to be understood by us. It is simpler

In religions, Karma is a kind of

because they affect us directly and in

universal law of cause and effect. For

a more intense way.

every action taken in life, there will be a reaction provided by the Universe.

Individual Karma is that Karma acquired resulting from the choices

According to ancient Indian faith,

we make and the actions we take,

which believes in a soul's rebirth,

which will undoubtedly affect our

Karma can last for more than a

cosmic journey. In individual Karma,

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the cause of Karma is your personal

This was not in the karmic

actions. It is the individual who

programming, although the person

attracts situations to himself that

may bring that inclination from other

result from his own thoughts, words,

lives. Then, through free will, the

and attitudes (actions).

person chooses to remain with this terribly harmful habit and may even

Individual Karma is totally related

shorten his incarnation due to the

to intimate life, to our character and

health consequences that smoking

emotions, and, mainly, to how we

causes.

relate to each other and express our personality and affectivity. Individual

2 -KARMA FAMILIAR

Karma is almost always built for life, such as, for example, smoking and

Family karma may be easier to

acquiring cancer as a result of this

identify. They are those families full of

bad habit.

conflicts and emotional wars, where, OM TIMES | May 2021

despite the bonds built through

only when someone breaks the

love, peace and harmony cannot

bond with that load and, instead of

exist. The people who are with us

absorbing it, allows it to be released

in the family are part of a spiritual

and completely healed.

choice related.

3 -KARMIC ENTERPRISES

Karmic patterns work like this: The more conflicts, the more healing

Yes, there is such a thing as Corporate

and evolution. The family is our

Karma. Corporate Karma has to do

most intense healing nucleus.

with the founders' behaviors, which

However, there are cases such as

will lead the enterprise along specific

the ancestral family karma, which

paths.

is the transmission of patterns from generation to generation, giving

The relationship between the

family karma a more collective

partners of a company, for example,

character. The ancestral family

can either sink the business or lift it

karma tends to repeat itself as a

to heights.

behavior pattern through the blood lineage. They tend to be repeated in

This sum results from the merging

a completely unconscious manner.

of partners' worldviews that will generate business karma. As an

This is often dealt with in family

example, we can mention the

constellations therapies. It is

following situation: two partners

observed that a particular pattern

who are very afraid to take risks and

of behavior or emotional blueprint

create the barriers that prevent the

will repeat itself in a family until it is

company's expansion.

seen, accepted, and healed.

On the other hand, we should also For example, "all men in the family

mention the creation of nonprofit

are greedy" or "all women in the

organizations whose primary goal is

family die early." These types of

to invest in help and assistance and

Karma carry a load of beliefs,

value human resources and improve

emotions, and behaviors from

others' quality of life. They can be

parents to children. They will end

agents of Karmic relief and healing

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4- RELATIONSHIP KARMA

the assimilation of beliefs (almost always negative) about relationships,

Relationship karma may even be

introjected from not very positive

related to past lives. Still, in this

experiences.

case, this repetition of patterns is considered much more like Karma

These experiences can be individual,

from other lives than relationship

that is, the person's own experiences,

karma.

or the awfully close observation of relatives' conflicts. For example, a

Here, we believe that the Karma

child who grows up in a home where

of relationships is generated by

he sees his father betray his mother

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his whole life tends to assimilate

manifestation of dense mental and

through the father's behavior and

emotional patterns, which cause the

the mother's suffering. They start

body to become ill. These patterns

believing that love and marriage hurt

are so strong that they leave the

and equals suffering. All men are

realms of the collective (hereditary)

betrayers.

field entering the individual sphere.

For example, a too rigid and inflexible

This person will unconsciously attract

person creates rheumatoid arthritis in

partners to confirm this pattern,

the physical body.

being himself a victim of his partner's

6 -KARMA OF PAST LIVES

constant betrayal.

Relationship karma is also quite

The Karma of past lives may be the

noticeable in abusive relationships.

most difficult situations or challenges

The daughter who sees her mother

we may face in the current lifetime.

suffer all her life, ends up assimilating this relationship's dynamic. She will,

They are powerful lessons that bloom

even without consciously wanting it,

as results from the past's serious

get involved with men who have the

mistakes, which generally limit our

same behavior.

freedom in life or generate much

5- KARMIC DISEASES

suffering.

It is always good to say that Karma is

In this karmic blueprint, the disease-

never a punishment or an imposition,

related Karma is related to heredity

but a way that the spirit finds to

and health problems by hereditary

evolve living through the effect

DNA. We can name illnesses such as

of their actions. We can even say

Parkinson's or Alzheimer's.

that one individual action causes a reaction from the energies of the

This type of disease is almost always

Universe. For example, a mother who

unrelated to lifestyle, and the person

abandoned her child in the next life

has little or no control over it.

may receive the same treatment

Karmic diseases can also be

as her mother in her current

understood as the physical

incarnation.

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It is also possible for individual Karma, for example, to turn into past

7 -KARMA COLLECTIVE

life karma in the next incarnation.

Collective Karma is Karma related to

Let's take the example of a person

a particular social group or nation,

with cigarette addiction, who

resulting from the sum of individual

unfortunately dies due to lung

behaviors.

cancer. It may be that this unhealthy choice impacts the next life, causing

When we think about social

that soul to rebirth again as a child

groups, we can believe that a good

with breathing problems, such as

example of this type of Karma is

asthma.

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catastrophes, where a large group of

learning and atonement. Only through

lives is taken in a matter of seconds.

the experience of duality and the

Those people who all lose their lives

opposite poles of light and shadow we

in this way had some connection with

can remember our souls' real nature.

each other. It is not a coincidence that they are at the same time and place

In general, what makes the world

when a catastrophic event happens.

a nearly lousy place is the vibrating

Nations also have collective Karma,

average of those who live here.

such as colonial countries, with their

Planetary Karma is the direction that

colonial history and slavery tradition.

life on the planet takes, according to

This type of social and collective

the leaders' decisions who rule the

behavior wounds the soul of a nation.

world.

Much of what we experience today,

The individual micro-karma is

including urban violence, corruption,

responsible for the intellectuality

and religious and racial intolerance,

and the worldview that each build.

has roots in countries' history over the

These micro-karmas, in turn, will be

centuries. Unfortunately, it seems that

expressed in the political positions that

we have learned nothing from our

lead to leadership positions.

past and live an eternal cycle where we make the same mistakes, over and

Therefore, these leaders can make

over, and hope for different results.

decisions that can cause World War III to break out or calm the spirits

8-PLANETARY KARMA

and generate a more peaceful and fraternal coexistence between nations.

Planetary Karma is the least known and studied Karma by the mystical

Another example is the lifestyle that

world. However, it is essential to

we all choose to sustain, which can

understand nature and the present

either deplete the planet's natural

state of the world around us.

resources and cause the extinction of life on Earth. We must change our

It concerns precisely that, that is, why

habits to change the destructive way

this world is the way it is and what

we relate to the environment and

makes it, our Earth, a planet of spiritual

animals.

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Personal Growth & Development

We grow as individuals as we face challenges and overcome life’s obstacles. This section is dedicated to helping you chart your course.

12 Habits of Super-Successful People

A

by Marcia Sirota

t times like this, we need

The difference between someone

most psychological tools

who achieves enormous personal

to help us "keep calm

and professional success and

and carry on." And when

someone who doesn't is how

I think of what we need, right now,

smart they are, how connected

to help us make it through the trials

they are, or how rich they were,

and tribulations of the Pandemic,

to begin with. It all comes down

I'm reminded of the habits of super-

to a few basic habits that anyone

successful people.

can adopt.

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In these strange and frightening

3. Perseverance: Super-successful

times when everything is so intense

people can carry on, even when

and uncertain, everyone could

things are tough. They keep going

use all the support they can get. If

despite the obstacles and the

you're feeling overwhelmed, fed up,

challenges and also though they

frustrated, aggravated, despondent,

don't feel like it. Super-successful

helpless, hopeless, or just plain

people keep going because it's

mad, here's my list of the 12 habits

what has to be done, and they

of super-successful people that will

never give up.

take you from teetering on the edge of the mental health cliff to feeling

4. Perspective: Super-successful

cool, calm and collected.

people can take a step back and see the big picture. With a higher

1. Patience: You need to be

perspective, they can understand

able to wait for things to get

the reasons for the hard choices

better. Being patient helps you

everyone has to make right now.

get through long stretches of

With perspective, it's that much

difficulties. It's represented by the

easier to keep up the social

famous quote, "Good things come

distancing and hygiene.

to those who wait."

5. Kindness: Studies have 2. Presence: Being present

shown that the acts of kindness,

means being fully awake,

generosity, and thoughtfulness

aware, and engaged in the

are likely to make you feel

present moment instead of

better. They may help you to get

being distracted, disconnected,

through difficult times with a lot

or dissociated. Being present

less stress.

empowers you to see exactly what's going on and deal in

6. Self-soothing: you must learn

the best possible manner with

how to talk yourself down from

whatever might arise. You can

the ceiling. You also have to

practice mindfulness meditation

silence the critical inner voice

to help you become more present

that makes you feel bad about

at the moment.

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do soothing self-talk, you'll be able

but there's always a choice of how

to calm down, feel better, and be

to deal with any situation. Your

more reassured.

first lesson in letting go of control is accepting the new normal

7. Acceptance: Many people think

acceptance, not the same as being

that they need to be "in control,"

passive or giving up. In fact, it

but in reality, we can't control

empowers you to acknowledge the

anything. Super-successful people

reality of your situation and to deal

know that control isn't possible,

with it head-on.

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8. Tolerating uncertainty: We're

They'll give up their free time, defer

living with loads of question

their salary, toil in obscurity, and

marks these days, and it's really

work long hours to attain success.

challenging. Super-successful

These days, our sacrifices consist of

people are okay with the unknown

being cooped up at home, feeling

because they trust in their ability

overwhelmed or bored and lonely;

to deal with whatever comes

or being on the front lines, risking

their way. You can tolerate the

our safety. These sacrifices are

uncertainty by trusting that within

essential so that things can return

you is everything you need to

to normal sooner rather than later.

survive and thrive.

Sacrifices aren't easy, but things will be a lot better for everyone if

9. Humor: Laughter decreases

we're prepared to make them.

stress and increases well-being.

When you bring a sense of humor

12. Courage: Courage is doing

into these difficult times, it helps

what's difficult, even when you're

lift the burden from yourself and

afraid and when you really don't

everyone around you. Humor

want to do it. Super-successful

releases endorphins that boost your

people exhibit emotional courage.

well-being. It's uplifting and healing.

They face their challenges headon, and they don't run away from

10. Resilience: Resilience is the

their problems. This enables them

ability to see adversity as an

to resolve most of their difficulties

opportunity for learning, growth

and reach the most incredible

positive change. Resilience is

peaks of success.

the art of turning lemons into lemonade. You can use this difficult

Suppose you can bring even a

situation as a springboard to

few of these attitudes to the new

greater awareness, compassion,

normal. In that case, you'll find that

connection, and success.

not only will you make it through the life challenges in one piece, but

11. Sacrifice: Super-successful

that you're also likely to come away

people are willing to make

being a wiser, stronger, and more

sacrifices to achieve their goals.

compassionate person.

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When you look at the view of Earth from space, you are immediately in awe of what you do see: the incredible beauty of Creation. It is not until you look closer that you realize what you do not see.

You do not see lines partitioning countries.

You do not see separation between races.

You do not see division between religions.

You do not see the walls people build to isolate themselves from each other.

There is only One Planet. There is only One Humanity.

This section is dedicated to introducing thoughts and ideas to foster a greater understanding of Humanity’s interdependence.

World Vision

Becoming a Conscious Consumer, Can make You Happier

T

By Ministry Earth

he relationship between

Different Psychological studies show

excessive consumption,

how the Environment in which we

clutter, and unbalanced

live influences the state of our mental

emotions is not new.

health.

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Messy spaces are related to depressive

miraculous promises that guarantee

states, and the accumulation of

almost instant happiness recipes. So,

objects impacts mood and self-

instead of taking advantage of what

esteem. Is it possible to be happy with

life offers, we tend to participate in

less? We believe so.

a vicious circle. From Paycheck to Paycheck to Paycheck, we live in favor

As my spiritual growth expanded and

of premade and preconceived Ideas

developed, voluntary simplicity was a

of happiness. Often these premade

natural outgrowth. I came to realize

choices are made based on others'

the cost of material accumulation

wants and desires.

was too high and offered fewer and fewer real rewards, psychological and

I consciously started to live simply

spiritual.

when I started to become conscious.

Duane Elgin

Duane Elgin

LESS CONSUMPTION LEADS TO GREATER EMOTIONAL BALANCE

ORGANIZING IS THE WORD OF ORDER The secret is simple: stop and think.

Adopting this line of thought also

Allow yourself to get out of the usual

allows us to create a more sustainable

expenditure pattern imposed by an

environment.

increasingly consumerist society. Turn off the autopilot.

We live too busy to pursue happiness because we can't see that our

Consumption alone is not a bad

emotional balance is vital in achieving

habit. What makes consumption bad

a stable joy level.

are the causes behind this behavior, as well as excess. Full cupboards,

The Media and the social networks

shelves full. Over time, it becomes

reinforce the illusion of perfection,

almost impossible to keep everything

almost always associated with

organized. One way to break the

consumerism. Every day, through new

habit of excessive consumption is to

technologies, advertising, and varied

organize the house. When storing

information, we are bombarded with

your cabinets, bookcases, and

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drawers, you will notice if an excess

things that give you pleasure. Your

is present in your life.

home will likely be increasingly seen by you as a space of comfort and joy,

With fewer objects at home, you'll

feelings associated with pleasant

find that household chores will be

activities.

more comfortable, simpler, and faster to finish. The minimalist

Do the test. Organize your home, try

Environment may be ensuring

to get rid of excess, and see its impact

more time for you to devote to other

on your mood and self-esteem.

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START CHANGING YOUR LIFE TODAY

our happiness. Don't give them that power away.

To tidy up cabinets, for example,

Living in the here and now, that is,

empty them and place objects and

the present moment, also applies to

clothes in a place where you can see

material issues. Do not keep objects

them. Only then will you be aware of

just because they carry past feelings

whether or not there is excess.

and memories. The same goes for those objects that we accumulate in

What we really need is to realize how

the hope of being useful in the future.

little we really need.

Ashleigh Brilliant

EMOTIONAL MINIMALISM: SIMPLIFY EMOTIONS WITH EMOTIONAL MINIMALISM

RELEASE BRINGS RENEWAL During the organization process,

Nothing is eternal. This serves both

which includes getting rid of what no

for relationships and for what exists

longer makes sense in your life, you

in the material field. Life is a constant

will have the opportunity to practice

dance and in continuous change.

detachment at various times.

Learning to live with less and finding the real joy of life in us is the secret

Think of this whole experience as

of our journey. Only then, by letting

a vital learning process for your

go of what does not make sense or

emotional balance.

does not bring happiness, do we open space for the new, for renewal, and for

It is well known that, in relationships,

rebirth.

others should not be responsible for meeting our emotional needs. Let's

However valuable, no object will

take this maxim to the material field.

match what a real human experience

We quickly understand that objects

is capable of providing. That is why

should not have the function of filling

more and more people invest their

empty spaces within us, nor should

financial resources in experiences

we attribute to them the source of

that give them pleasure, such as

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travel, moments of learning, and

only to our emotional health but

sharing. Commit yourself to make and

also to our Environment. The idea of ​​

collect good memories.

conscious consumption is intricately linked to environmental sustainability.

Voluntary simplicity has more to

By consuming according to our

do with the state of mind than a

real needs, we avoid excess and,

person's physical surroundings and

consequently, waste, respect and

possessions.

preserve our Environment's integrity,

Duane Elgin

and diminish pollution.

• Some Pointers to Start Practicing

RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT

and to become a Conscious Consumer • Small daily gestures can make a big difference: • Change thought patterns: you are

The benefits of responsible consumption bring benefits not

not what you have.

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• Don't depend on your impulsive desires, exercise self-control.

• Don't buy on impulse. From the

meeting the Other more fully and unencumbered.

Stephanie Kaza

moment you decide to purchase something until its completion,

Consuming with responsibility helps

wait a few days. This will help to

to avoid unnecessary spending of

avoid mindless consumerism.

resources on recycling processes.

• Think before you buy—question With a focus on consumption, it

whether it is indispensable.

• Bet more on quality and not in quantity.

makes a decisive contribution early in the waste life cycle. As the saying goes: "the best way to deal with

A Simple lifestyle of reduced

the problem is to prevent it from

consumption allows more

happening." Do your part and live

time for interaction with

consciously. Your emotional balance

living, dynamic beings,

and the Environment would be

more opportunity for

grateful.

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Our Indigenous children are our sacred seed.

The Act of taking Native American Indian children away from their families is still happening across the United States and Canada. The action results in thousands of children experiencing "soul pain" through grief, disempowerment, and spiritual disconnection. What most people believed was over, with the boarding schools, is still affecting generations of children.

According to national reports, nearly 700 Native American children in South Dakota alone are being removed from their homes every year, sometimes in questionable and suspicious circumstances.

The Ulali Project: Protecting Sacred Seed Healing the Soul-Pain of Our Indigenous Children

By René Locklear Lt. Col. USAF (Retired) Sanctuary on the Trail™ Native American Church of Virginia

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Government programs remove children from reservations and place them in white foster homes.

In these homes, our indigenous children experience a long list of abuses, including sexual violence, physical abandonment, and mental trauma.

The crisis in Saskatoon, Canada, foster homes include overcrowding.

Some families try to care for as many as 15 Native children and youth at the same time. There are reports of children being beaten and "crawling around with lice."

"Taking children away from the families is the most traumatic thing you can do to a child, to a family, and to a people," said Pura Fé, a Native American singer-songwriter, musician, and activist who lives in Saskatoon. "They come in and just take the children."

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After splitting up families and separating siblings, officials move the native children to a nebulous family, erasing the child's records. When foster money runs out, or the foster families no longer want the children, officials move the children from foster home to foster home. If children manage to run away and officials find them, they send the children back into the broken fostercare circle.

Foster Care or Boarding Schools, Just Different Words It is profoundly disturbing that many foster care programs have become residential schools like the original federally funded, off-reservation, Indian boarding schools of centuries past.

The original boarding school operated in Carlisle, Penn. from 1879 – 1918, using former military barracks and militarystyle uniforms to imprison and assimilate little Native children.

In many cases, the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) paid the states to remove Indian children and place them with nonIndian families and religious groups.

In August 2017, 17 members of the Northern Aprapaho tribe, including tribal elders and young people, traveled to Carlisle to collect and return bodies thought to be the remains of 15-year-old Little Chief, also known as Dickens Nor, and 14-yearold Horse also called Horace Washington.

Officials attempted to "Americanize" the children by cutting the children's long hair, changed their names to European names, and held them until they assimilated, ran away, or died. The officials' idea was to "Kill the Indian: Save the Man" through any means necessary.

The 19th and 20th century Carlisle boarding school became the model school for 26 BIA boarding schools, within 15 states and territories, in addition to hundreds of private boarding schools sponsored by religious denominations.

It is estimated that more than 10,000 Native American children from 140 different tribes forcibly attended Carlisle alone.

Why is this still happening?

It is a combination of reasons, including Cultural In-Sensitivity and a Culture of Non-Compliance with Policy. What officials continue to fail to realize are the cultural differences. What is in the best interest of a non-Indian child is not necessarily what was in an Indian child's best interest. Indigenous families are traditionally larger with extended families and tribal relationships.

U.S. federal law says that, with some exceptions, if the state removes a Native American child, the state must place that child with relatives, tribal members, or other Native Americans. But that is not happening. In the United States, the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 is U.S. Federal law that governs jurisdiction over removing Native American Indian children from their families.

Investigations are unhurriedly uncovering disturbing examples where social services fail to comply with their own policies and practices, and government officials routinely break their own rules.

Who Feels Lead to Protect and Advocate for These Indigenous Children?

We need healing humanity-type organizations, people, music, and arts to help. To help with the healing. To help find answers.

Pura Fé, an American Native singer-songwriter, musician, composer, seamstress, teacher, and activist, feels the call to help with a big heart. Pura Fé's force is magnified by teaming up with organizations like Green Arrow Healing and White Lightening Consulting.

Green Arrow works in partnership with White Lightning Consulting to offer local, effective healing opportunities in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. Green Arrow Healing specializes in holistic, culturally-sensitive health care.

Pura Fé is also the founding member of the Native American women's acappella quartet, Ulali Project.

Ulali Project. The ladies' "Sacred Seed" album features original compositions written in English, Tuscarora, and Tutelo.

Pura Fé writes music about residentialschool and foster-care survivors.

"Sacred seed, DNA, the memory of all time," sings Pura Fé in the Sacred Seed album.

"Within every seed is a universe."

Ulali's progressive folk and blues tones invoke our ancestors and are part of a vocal masterpiece. The Ulali Project quartet is currently made up of Ulali founders Pura Fe' and Jennifer Kreisberg, and new additions Charly Lowry and Layla Locklear.

These individuals aim their initiatives at healing and educating these children and families. More help is needed.

Our Native children carry our sacred seed, carrying our DNA and the memory of all time. If we lose our children, we lose our future.

If you or your organization is interested in helping, consider buying the Sacred Seed album https://purafe.com/release/sacred-seed / Or reach out to Green Arrow Healing online at www.GreenArrowHealing.ca or Native American Church of Virginia Sanctuary on the Trail.

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www.SanctuaryontheTrail.org.

Sanctuary on the Trail's vision is "Helping Leaders First" and "Bringing recognition to the contributions that the Indigenous of the Americas have made to the globe" to "Reduce Suffering in the World."

Related Information.

To Donate to Green Arrow Healing, click on this link: http://www.greenarrowhealing.ca/donate.html Video Link: Healing Land, the land helping these youth: http://workingitouttogether.com/content/healing-on-the-land/

Books

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2021

PERSONAL MEMOIRS AS A SCRIBE OF YOUR SOUL ABOUT MEMOIRS AND HOW TO YOUR LIFE AS A STORY

Do you want to write a memoir?

This is how Contemporary writers as Memory Scribes are bringing the past back to life in a very personal and unique way.

MAY 2021

Make a Book With the Story of Your Life.

Since the most remote times, the nobility used scribes to document their lives, register events, and record popular culture. Over the years, some of these "scribes" began to act as private secretaries, lending their writing skills and serving influential personalities. Such encounters gave rise to memoir and biographies that have survived the centuries.

Today, thanks to the progress of digital printing, anyone can publish a book to tell the story of their life, rites of passage, or express their opinions.

The profession of the scribe has evolved into that of a freelance contracted writer. By using innovative techniques, the modern scribe may become your family's biographer or the person you entrust your most personal feelings.

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The Modern Memory Scribes Whatever the subject or volume of the text, your book may be prepared in the format and quantity of your choice, most of the time self-published, sometimes with an open door for conventional publishers.

Nowadays, what we call Scribes is a group of individuals or ghostwriters based in several countries. At the center of this international network are federated skills, shared methodologies, and, above all, the commitment to shared values.

We at iSpirit Publishing love this concept of being your personal escribe and aiding you to write your memoirs every step of the way.

Our affiliations are a guarantee for your project, in addition to enriching our shared professional experience. Once we become your partner in writing your life story, we share responsibility for the project. This advice is based on our enlightened, attentive, and dedicated experience.

For your convenience, OMTimes and iSpirit have developed a network that extends beyond any country's borders. We offer a forum where professionals can share their experiences and exchange ideas. Together with this sharing place, we commit to: • Respect the plurality of culture.

• Ease the oral narrative's transposition to the written narrative in all the languages you want we may be offering. iSpirit Publishing, through our unique and innovative approach, intends to rescue the "Cosmopolitan Spirit" of the Tower of Babel, bringing the diversity of the world stories and Cultural voices to the front stage.

Each Memory Story is Unique Everyone has a story to share. Inside of each of us lives a storyteller full of curious narratives for all occasions. But many times, we are silent, keeping our experiences bottled up out of shyness or because we may think that others are not interested in what we may have to say. " The Memory is the scribe of the soul."

Aristotle

We are at Service of your Memories.

Memory Scribes are people who have chosen to help you write your memories, ideas, or testimonies.

Based on your life story, your book adviser will be your concierge "personal" memoirist. This will allow you to produce the narratives that gradually will become your book.

To offer you solid professional guarantees and human inspiration forged in the best combination of knowledge, we have chosen to organize ourselves in an international network of ghostwriters. In this context, open to individuals and rich in diversity, we have instituted and developed a standard training ground method.

iSpirit is also dedicated to what you stand for.

This exchange resulted in a forum for socializing among fellow writers. Despite the overwhelming distance between our addresses, we cultivate a collective and supportive spirit. In addition to the progress of methods, we nurture our common interests with other sensitivities.

By carefully retrieving the story told by you and re-enacting your favorite expressions, we strive to make your loved ones say, as you read these pages: "This the book you have written!"

Our professionalism is not an exercise in style: writing a memoir consists of merging us, both discretely and skillfully, in a tone that is unique to you.

We like that our cultural background is distinct because it is through differences that curiosity towards others is fueled!

When it is possible to abolish borders, using a common language makes everything easier to solve.

According to each country's sensitivity, we carry out this demanding but fascinating activity independently, under our own responsibility. Our ethics seal these commitments.

In the pages, we produce for you just like a family story writer.

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