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MARK

ANTHONY THE AFTERLIFE FREQUENCY

Interview By Sandra Sedgbeer

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The Afterlife Frequency presents groundbreaking scientific concepts and new terminology in an easy to understand and engaging manner.

The term “electromagnetic soul” (EMS) describes what we really are, pure consciousness which is eternal electromagnetic energy.

Mark Anthony , Psychich Lawyer

Stories of spirit communication, neardeath experiences, and deathbed visions have always been a part of the human experience. Given that there have been so many books and TV programs focused on these topics of late, one might imagine such experiences to now be an accepted fact. But still, some find it hard to believe in an afterlife, let alone that there could be communicating with dead people. If you're among them, read on. Mark Anthony has unparalleled credentials and experience in the paranormal world. The stories and science he shares are difficult to ignore.

Mark Anthony, also known as the Psychic Lawyer, is a world-renowned fourthgeneration science-based, evidential, psychic medium who communicates with spirits. A legal analyst, he is a frequent speaker at international conferences, universities, and radio and TV. He's also the author of the groundbreaking and critically acclaimed spiritual best-sellers Evidence of Eternity, Never Letting Go and The Afterlife Frequency, The Scientific Proof of Spiritual Contact, and How That Awareness Will Change Your Life, which bridges the divide between faith and science with a fascinating afterlife exploration that combines physics, neuroscience, and riveting true stories.

Mark Anthony: I've so many fond memories of England and Oxford, of course, but such cherished memories of the Arthur Findlay College.

Sandie Sedgbeer: And certainly, a deep history of communication with the other side in this country.

Mark Anthony: You know, that's true.

Britain has always been at the forefront of the understanding of spirit communication. Indeed, spiritualism developed very heavily in the mid-19th century. Queen Victoria was a big proponent of spirit communication, particularly after her beloved Prince Albert died and, you know, Sandie—and I'm sure you're aware of this. Still, there are rumors that she met a teenage psychic, Robert James Lees, who could facilitate contact between her and Prince Albert. Rumor has it that she had him moved into Buckingham Palace for a period.

I discovered in my research that first lady Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's widow, used to keep in touch with Queen Victoria.

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Sandie Sedgbeer: Mark, you're an Oxford-educated trial attorney, licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court. You studied mediumship in England at the prestigious Arthur Findlay College for the Advancement of Psychic Science, which incidentally is just a stone's throw from where I'm sitting right now.

Mary Todd Lincoln was a massive proponent of psychic mediums and consulted with them often, particularly after her son, Willie Todd Lincoln, died.

Then, of course, after her husband, Abraham Lincoln, was assassinated.

So, Great Britain's always been on the cutting edge and the forefront of psychic science. Based on my research, I also believe that Britain was the first country to develop a covert psychic warfare division in the 1930s, so there's a lot of amusing stuff with Great Britain and spirit communication.

Sandie Sedgbeer: I wonder whether that is because we have a history that goes way back to the Druids and even before them. So, it's kind of in our DNA, so to speak—these ancient stories, belief systems, and knowledge.

Mark Anthony: Yeah, I think that that's true. I mean, spirituality is everywhere.

But I've spent such a great deal of time in Britain; I've spent a lot of time in Wales, Scotland, and, and of course, England, and there's just something there.

Sandie Sedgbeer: Mark, you were born into a family where psychic mediumship abilities have spanned generations, so it's in your DNA too.

Mark Anthony: It is. My father's family was very waspy: White Anglo-Saxon Protestants.

They were from Pennsylvania, and they were of the Baptist faith. His grandfather founded a Baptist church in the small town he grew up in. My dad was in the US Navy, and he was a Navy Seal.

He was at a USO dance after he got out of the military, and he spotted this foxy dame. It's how he used to talk, and of course, that was my mother. He thought she was maybe 30 years old because she looks so sophisticated. My mother worked at a high-end department store in the fashion department, and mom said, well, yeah, I dressed to the nines because I got the employee discount.

Her family had immigrated from Italy.

Her grandmother, my greatgrandmother, Giovanna, was actually referenced in a four-hour special that PBS did about the Italian Americans.

They had pictures of Giovanna and referenced her psychic abilities.

So, I've tracked these back to the 1890s, and I'm assuming it goes further. So, my parents connected, and after a few dates, my mother said, 'there's something that I need to tell you about me. I can see spirits.' And my dad goes, 'Oh dear Lord. I do too. ' Sandie Sedgbeer: I'm curious to know why, with such a well-developed, multidimensional right-brained approach to life, you chose to become a lawyer.

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Mark Anthony: I'm laughing because not a day goes by that I don't reflect on that. Initially, I wanted to go into the clergy, which is not unusual for a medium–– you know, we're drawn to the spiritual––but I felt there were too many rules and regulations. So, I decided to go into law and talk about jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire regarding rules and regulations!

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I liked the law because I liked the logical approach; I enjoy public speaking and the ability to help people with complex problems. I think that a lot of our lives are predestined. So, I believe that I was supposed to go through that incredibly left-brained profession because those are transferable skills. When I went public as a medium, these skills proved invaluable.

That's why I take an evidential approach to mediumship. That's why I went to Arthur Findlay College because I admire British evidential mediumship. Being a lawyer, you need evidence, but you also help people. And then, being a medium, you're helping people by facilitating communication with their loved ones in Spirit. But, still, you have to have credibility by bringing forth pieces of information that can be objectively verified. So, in other words, evidence.

Sandie Sedgbeer: Being a psychic and a medium, you probably get asked a lot if that has ever interfered with your job as a lawyer, dealing with somebody perhaps who was telling a different story to what you knew to be true?

Mark Anthony: I was a prosecuting attorney for the state of Florida, then I shifted over to the criminal defense, and then my practice grew not just to encompass criminal work but also civil trial work involving personal injury and accident cases.

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And at the risk of being facetious, it's almost a foregone conclusion, particularly in the criminal arena, that people are going to lie to you. My job is not to sit in judgment of somebody, but rather to protect their rights so they may tell me one thing in the police reports and eyewitness statements tell me another.

Sandie Sedgbeer: So, let's talk about your latest book, The Afterlife Frequency. Unlike many books in this genre, it delves very deeply into the science behind these profound experiences, which are all forms of what you term interdimensional communication. So, explain to us how this communication happens.

Mark Anthony: I wrote my first book, Never Letting Go, as a guide to help people get through grief and how spirits can help you do that. After that, I wrote Evidence of Eternity because I wanted to explain things more clearly. Still, I wanted to go even further with The Afterlife frequency.

I believe that everything has a logical explanation, including the afterlife, God's existence, and spirit communication. And so that is what motivated me to take all of those disciplines and then do the more profound research into quantum physics because that's where it all can be explained. Everything on the quantum level is also affecting us constantly.

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Everybody is capable of having a psychic or mediumistic experience. However, not everybody is a medium. The thing is, we all have the same basic physiology. We have a pineal gland in our brain, and we have the solar plexus at the bottom of the rib cage just above the pit of the stomach. And these are the two psychic receptor areas.

The pineal gland is a pea-sized Lima bean-sized gland about four inches behind the center of the forehead, the proverbial third eye. So, for those who engage in yoga, the location of the chakras aligns with the areas of our endocrine glands. The British discovered that within the pineal gland are calcite and magnetite crystals. Ergo, there is an electromagnetic field. The first radios were a piece of quartz crystal with low levels of electricity running through it, so essentially, we have a radio station in our heads.

Then in our solar plexus, some doctors have referred to this as the second brain because of the solar plexus, which is the yellow chakra, the chakra associated most closely with the pancreas. So, the endocrine gland is the second most complex bundle of nerves and ganglia in the body outside of the cerebral cortex.

So that's where you get emotional impressions. So, Sandie, let me ask you this: do you ever get a feeling in your stomach when something isn't quite right?

that's because your solar plexus is sensitive to those vibrations. And so, one of the first skills in developing spiritual situational awareness is trusting your intuition and your feelings. So, we have the apparatus in the solar plexus to pick up on emotional and physical sensations.

And then, the pineal gland picks up on the auditory and the visual impulses transmitted to us through the quantum field by spirits.

So, think of everyone you love being connected to you by a three-dimensional spider web. Let's take the spider out of it, okay? But how the spider detects something when it hits its web is through vibration.

So, if something hits the web, there's a vibration that goes along that web to the spider. This is a concept that I call frequency beacons. And so energetically, we know that everything is composed of molecules made of atoms, made of smaller particles—electrons, protons, and neutrons, which are made of subatomic particles known as Quanta, which is pure electromagnetic energy.

So, everything in existence at the most basic level is electromagnetic energy that vibrates. So, let's say that you have lost a loved one. That person didn't die. It's merely that the electromagnetic fields in their brain, which I've termed the electromagnetic Soul, is pure electromagnetic energy. That is eternal consciousness.

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I know that the parapsychology department at the University of Arizona is currently working on technology that they're calling the soul phone. But in the meantime, we are the technology; we're the biotechnology.

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Sandie Sedgbeer: So, if it's all about electromagnetics, why do we not have some technology that would allow us to communicate rather than using ourselves—you know, like a phone?

Mark Anthony: I'm so glad you asked that question. Thomas Edison was working on that. He called it the spirit phone, and in the 1920s, he was interviewed in a couple of different magazines. He believed that it was possible to develop a device sensitive enough to communicate with discarnate intelligence—in other words, a spirit. But unfortunately, he died before he was able to do that.

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So that electromagnetic energy leaves the body and goes to a higher frequency. In other words, we live in AM radio spirits live in FM., Okay? So, we want to talk to them, and through a frequency beacon, you start grieving very heavily, and you're sending that vibration. A spirit will pick up on it.

And that's why many people say, 'You know, since, since my mother died, I feel her around me.' That's because you're grieving. But spirits can emit waves of frequency too.

Let's say you're driving in your car and suddenly you feel compelled to turn on the radio. There's that song that tugs your heartstrings, or maybe you smell a familiar scent–– a cologne or a pipe smoke or something, and there's no source for it. It's like, my God, that smells like my grandfather's pipe––What's happening is that spirits can emit these waves or frequency to you as well. When you start being sensitive to these signs, you'll realize that they're communicating with us all the time.

And some people say, well, why don't you hook somebody up to an EEG, an electroencephalogram, or a QEEG, a quantitative electroencephalogram, and tune into their electromagnetic Soul and find out about the afterlife frequency.

Well, first off, the EEG and QEEG are excellent diagnostic tools for injuries. Still, they're not designed to communicate with the afterlife, nor are they sensitive enough to detect the electromagnetic Soul.

Some frequencies and harmonics exist, and this is the theory beyond our current level of technology to communicate with.

That being said, there are technological devices used by paranormal investigators such as tri meters, K2 meters, spirit boxes, infrared detectors, which have been quite possibly detecting the presence of spirits and even picking up their voices.

I've been to several paranormal investigations and have seen evidence that would indicate there's a spirit communicating. So, the technology is there. It's still rudimentary, but I firmly believe that within the 21st century, humans will have developed technology sensitive enough to tune into and directly communicate with the other side.

Sandie Sedgbeer: Your book is full of things that have not been shared, certainly in my experience before. One of which is that spirits are never alone and tend to come forth in tandem as a collective. Why is that?

Mark Anthony: It's the nature of energy.

Think of your Soul as a drop of water––and both physics and faith are on the same page here. People of faith believe that we have a soul, and that Soul preexists the body, comes into the body, and then leaves it when we physically die. The laws of physics teach us that energy is neither created nor destroyed, only transferred from one form to another.

So, when we physically die, the drop of water, our electromagnetic Soul, plunges into the eternal sea of consciousness and then is energetically interconnected with an infinite number of souls. The thing is, we are too. We are energetically interconnected with everything.

Everything on the subatomic level is electromagnetic energy. We're all quantum entangled with each other. It's just that with spirits because they're not dealing with the lower, slower vibration of our material world dimension. They are free of that and can interact more rapidly.

Buddhism believes that consciousness is an ongoing stream. The Hindus believe in the concept of the Atman, which is the Soul.

Christians and Muslims believe in the existence of the Soul before the body and then continuing after the body. But in my research, I've seen that when spirits come forward, they're never alone, but that drop of water maintains individuality. So, while they're part of the collective consciousness, when you die, you take you with you. And so that's why during a spirit communication session, it's not unusual for many people to come through.

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Sandie Sedgbeer: You talk about the light of the electromagnetic Soul.

Reading that in your book, I was reminded of the documentary about George Harrison, 'Living in a Material World.' Towards the end of the documentary, George Harrison's wife, Olivia, said that if you had been in the room with George when he died, you wouldn't have needed lights in that room. So, she was saying that there was a burst of light as his Soul left his body.

Mark Anthony: Thank you for referencing George Harrison. I think he was always one of my favorite celebrities because of his spirituality and humble nature. And what Olivia Harrison was describing is what is known as a shared death experience.

And this is the new frontier in neardeath experience research.

Many people have seen this happen when they're close to a loved one who's dying. They may start feeling the presence of other spirits around, and when the person transitions, they will see a surge of light—the room gets lighter, brighter. They may hear beautiful music; they may even see a transparent replica of their loved one emerging from the person's body.

So, if you'll indulge me just for a moment Sandie, last winter, Paul McCartney put out his album, 'McCartney Three.' And when he was interviewed, the media were making fun of him because he said that years ago, George Harrison, who loved gardening, gave him a fir tree. So, Paul planted the tree in his yard.

And he said that it's lovely, and it's gotten quite extensive over the years. And Paul said,' Every time I'm near that tree, I feel the Spirit of George with me.' So, of course, the media said, Paul McCartney thinks George Harrison's in a tree in his yard, and Paul talks to trees. So, they're making fun of him, but I believe what Paul McCartney described is a frequency beacon. So yeah, George gave him this tree. George loved gardening. It's a living entity, and all things, even inanimate objects, have an electromagnetic field. So, when Paul sees the tree, he begins to think about George. So, he is emitting electromagnetic frequency out of his brain.

The Spirit of joy picks up on that frequency beacon. It draws him to Paul, ergo Paul feels George's Spirit. And so, frequency beacons happen to everyone. I mean, how often do people say that everywhere I go, I look, and I see a coin and that a coin makes me think of my brother who died.

Well, spirits can direct our attention to things—maybe to a coin or a dragonfly or a particular type of bird or a tree in Paul McCartney's case.

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Sandie Sedgbeer: Spirit communicates in so many ways., one of them being the sleep space.

I have a question about that because I've had several experiences after somebody died, not necessarily immediately after, sometimes years after where that person shows up in my dream. And it's a lucid dream because, at some point, I say, hang on, you're supposed to be dead. They never speak. They're just there, but they never talk. Why would that be?

Mark Anthony: Well, it varies because I've talked to hundreds, if not thousands of people who have reported similar occurrences, and they do report that the person speaks to them.

But there's a difference between visitation and a dream.

Dreams have a surrealistic quality, and it's nonsensical. But, still, a visitation has a beginning, a middle, and an end, and as you described, Sandie, it feels real.

So, you know what that person's conveying to you, although they don't speak in an auditory fashion.

The reason for that is because spirits communicate by electromagnetic frequency.

We are communicating by that now, but we're using sound waves to hit the microphone.

Then the sound wave energy gets converted into electrical energy is converted into radio wave energy. Microwave energy from a system of satellites, then back into radio wave energy at the collection point. It comes out of a speaker as mechanical energy, which is sound wave energy. All that happens with the speed of light.

Spirits don't have to worry about all that. They're just transferring that feeling, that emotion directly to you in the sleep state is one of the most popular,

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I guess would be the word, popular forms of how spirits choose to communicate with us because what happens is we have five different brainwaves: gamma, beta alpha, theta, and delta. Gammas like super high functioning—that's when you're working on a calculus problem, and beta is the state we're in now.

That's the normal function we do every day at work. But then, when we slip into alpha, which is as you begin to be very relaxed, the meditative state, and then theta, which is deep in the dream state.

So, it's on the alpha-theta border that brainwave frequency is conducive to and relaxed enough to be receptive to a spirit's frequency transmission.

And so that's why spirits tend to communicate with us in our dreams. Also, people tend to be more accepting of a spiritual experience in a dream. I dreamt of my mother, and it felt real as opposed to you walking into the office, pour yourself a cup of coffee, go, Hey, my aunt, Betty, her Spirit's standing right next to you.

You see, say that people will start rolling their eyes and thinking you're bonkers at work. Still, when the spirit communication comes to you in the dream state, people tend to be much more accepting, and that's a good thing.

Sandie Sedgbeer: What is happening when somebody is dying, and maybe they've had Alzheimer's for a long time, and yet suddenly they have moments of complete lucidity and speak to their loved ones as if they had no problem with their memory.

Mark Anthony: This is a fascinating phenomenon, which has been documented for thousands of years, and in more recent decades, it's been termed as terminal lucidity. What that means is somebody who is dying. Or in a mentally non-responsive state, it could be Alzheimer's, brain damage, brain cancer, or all types of severe stroke, damage from a stroke. That is what is confounding neuroscientists.

Neuroscience is the study of the human brain. One thing the neuroscientists all agree on is that right before you die, you don't suddenly grow a billion new neurons, but what people have been documenting, including scientists, is right before somebody passes. They're mentally in a nonresponsive and irreversible brain-damaged state, suddenly regain consciousness.

I've observed this phenomenon myself, and I've also communicated with people who were essentially brain dead, yet their body was still alive. So, their Spirit is perfectly capable of communicating.

What this proves that the brain does not create consciousness. It merely hosted how a computer hard drive hosts the data and the programs on the hard drive. So, when somebody is dying, their electromagnetic Soul is beginning to emerge. When leaving, it creates a spike in activity with that person that is not currently explainable through medical science.

Sandie Sedgbeer: You developed a fourstep process to help people become more aware of the presence of spirits and spot the signals and messages. Tell us a bit of that.

Mark Anthony: I was writing The Afterlife Frequency. I was trying to figure out how do I explain to people who aren't mediums how to recognize and understand messages from spirits? I had the dreaded writer's block, so I decided to go for a walk on the beach because I live near the ocean. I got up, left my house, and all of a sudden, did an about-face. I was being guided in another direction towards this bicycle path. So, I'm walking down the path, and I see these two objects shining, a nickel and a penny—a 5 cent piece and a 1 cent piece.

And I hear my mother's voice saying, 'If their heads are down, don't touch it.

That's bad luck.' I laugh because my mother's family was Italian, and they had superstition for everything.

Then I hear my father's voice saying, 'It's money, grab it.' So, I pick them up, and as I'm looking at them, I realize I just heard my parents' voices. I'm holding six cents, the sixth sense in my hands.

I'm getting cold, chills and tingles through my body. So, I know, okay, their spirits are here, and I'm picking upon them. Then I see an image of my father standing in the ocean. He was not just a Navy seal, but a scuba diver and a diving and swimming instructor, and he's holding a blue raft. He always had this blue raft that was made out of this canvas, and I go raft. And all of a sudden, it hit me: Recognize. Accept.

Feel. Trust. I go. 'That's what he means.

That's what people have to do. Recognize —I saw the coins on the ground and heard my parents' voices, so I recognize that was a sign for them. I immediately Accepted it as real. I Felt the message—and this is where people go wrong on the Feel part; they start overanalyzing, overthinking, and negating it. You've got to feel it and then Trust the message, so within about 10 seconds, I not only saw these coins, but also heard my parents, saw the image of my father, the raft, and then he hit me with recognize, accept, feel, and trust. And so, I took that and ran back and immediately wrote this down before it might fade away.

I developed the RAFT Technique, which applies to mediums and non-mediums.

The RAFT Technique is not just for recognizing signs with spirits. If you're around somebody that's having a deathbed vision in the process of dying; they’re. seeing spirits... or if you get caught up in that deathbed vision, in what I call a shared death experience, or if somebody has a near-death experience, using the RAFT Technique can help you recognize, accept, feel, trust, understand and apply everything that you have learned from that experience.

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Sandie Sedgbeer: What else would you like this book to do?

Mark Anthony: To bring comfort. If I have a message for the world, it's a five-point message. First, it's that the divine power we call God exists. That heaven, the afterlife, eternal life exists. That our soul is an immortal living spirit. That we can communicate with souls. And fifth, that we will be reunited with our loved ones in the light when it is our appointed time to leave the material world.

Sandie Sedgbeer: So, what do you know about the future of where this is going?

You spoke earlier about to earlier about us having the soul phone in this century.

What else do you think might happen?

Mark Anthony: I think that the more we understand vibration and frequency on a cellular level, there will be advances in spirit communication. We will have devices that can cure illnesses by raising vibrational frequency and realigning damaged energy centers.

I think that the barriers between faith and science will begin to erode. As a result, we'll have a more enlightened and positive view not only of the afterlife but of how to put our brains together to cure the ills of this planet.

Sandie Sedgbeer: Well, yeah. And we need that information because it's only when we understand the connection between the Soul and the limitless nature of this that we'll stop beating on one another and creating war.

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Mark Anthony: I've been very honored throughout my life. I've met Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, John Glenn, Mike Foreman, and even Bill Nelson, a politician they sent into space on one of the shuttles. I had the opportunity to talk to all of them, but I spoke to John Glenn the longest. I asked him, 'So, what was it like when you looked down at Earth?' He said, 'Mark, it was so beautiful.

You see this beautiful blue, like a giant drop of water, and you can see all the teeming life on it.

And then you realize it's so fragile and it's the only place we have to live.

Let me tell you that resonated with me.

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Sandie Sedgbeer: Afterlife Frequency: The Scientific Proof of Spiritual Contact and How That Awareness Will Change Your Life by Mark Antony, the psychic lawyer, is published by New World Library. You can learn more about Mark Anthony's gifts at www.afterlifefrequency.com.

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with the sum of ourselves in the

in the face of those reactions is the

moment, where we stand as a witness

beginning of a new relationship with

to what moves through us instead

them, the beginning of the next

of becoming its captive through

level of meditation.

our reaction to it. In other words, meditation has nothing whatsoever to

Because you see, meditation isn’t

do with reconciling some disturbance

just sitting someplace with our

in our lives. Instead, meditation is our

eyes closed, quietly contemplating

agreement to allow that disturbance,

something of a spiritual nature, or

whatever it may be, to reveal to us

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something about ourselves that we

still as you can be toward what you

don’t know yet. That revelation is the

see in front of you. Why? Because

same as a release.

what you see in front of you is always your reaction to what something in

And that is the heart of meditation –

you perceives as the source of the

being released moment to moment

disturbance outside of you.

from a sense of self that doesn’t know The next level of meditation is to

what it’s clinging to.

understand the disturbance is never When it’s time to step back from

outside of you but within a level of

some reaction that’s tempting you to

consciousness that is constantly

jump in and to get out of some jam,

disturbed and then ceaselessly

remember to do nothing but watch.

seeking a solution to its disturbance.

This means whether you’re in your

You don’t need to do anything else.

car, at work, at home, talking to your

Don’t fall into that fitfulness that’s

husband, your wife- be as inwardly

pulling you left and right. Don’t

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accept the sound and fury of those

the Founder and Director of Life of

ten thousand thoughts and feelings

Learning Foundation, a nonprofit

coursing through you as being the

center for spiritual self-study

proof that somehow or other you

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meditation.

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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.

Why Do You Feel So Drained?

By John Holland

H

i Everyone, and welcome

often forget just how precious and

to my Soul Inspirations

important this vital energy is to our

newsletter: "Why Do You

body as well as our Soul.

Feel So Drained? "

One of my favorite sayings is,

This energy, this life force, is Spirit

"Imagine yourself as a being of

that fuels all life. Spirit is the spark

energy and light—because in

or the portion of the Divine Source

reality…you are!" We're, in fact,

in all of us and every living thing.

energetic sentient beings, and we

It has a consciousness of its own.

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This spirit force is known as "Chi"

Sometimes, energetic cords emanate

(prana in Sanskrit).

from you and become attached to specific worries and even people you

Here's a brief summary of Chi:

think about excessively. When you

Your Chi carries your thoughts,

spend too much time mulling over

belief, and emotions while mixing

something that's bothering you or a

with the energy around you.

person who has hurt you—the thicker the cord becomes.

You radiate Chi all around you, sending out your thoughts, beliefs,

These cords often drain your energy.

and emotions.

I call this Soul Leakage. It's when the spirit force within you seeps

You can change your Chi

away from your Soul instead of

internally through activities such

infusing it. Have you had a good

as meditation, stretching, or

night's sleep, but you're still feeling

breathing.

drained, especially after visiting with OM TIMES | October 2021

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a particular person or thinking about

exercise, go to the beach, breathe, or

a current challenge?

do something that I love. When was the last time you did something for

You might want to ask yourself:

yourself, something you love doing,

What cords are attached to me?

something that infuses your Soul?

Maybe you have an unfinished project you keep putting off or an

Maybe it's time to take an online

excessive worry about something

class, start writing your book, or

that's beyond your control. Perhaps

beginning a meditation practice.

you're taking on the problems of a

These are just a few suggestions that

friend or having a relationship or

will bring that vital energy back into

family issue.

your Soul and revitalize your body and mind as well as your Soul.

All of these create leakage of your Chi. Once you deal with these cords

Take the time for yourself—your

and see where they can be cut safely

Soul—your body—and your life. After

and dealt with accordingly, the more

all, you're worth it!

energy, there will be for you.

If you know someone who may like JOHN'S MESSAGE

to get this message, please share

Bring this vital energy back into you!

this Soul inspiration or recommend

When I need a boost of Spirit or Chi

they join my newsletter list. Live a

(that incredible life force), I go and

Soul-filled life!

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Dignity; the Hallmark of a Great Soul “Dignity is a quiet strength which reflects your deep honor and self-respect.

It … portrays a calm awareness and generosity of spirit regardless of the

T

environment or circumstances.” Susan C. Young

hink of someone you know,

sets a clear direction for their lives,

or know of, someone with

who is dependable and trustworthy.

quiet self-assurance, a

Who doesn’t give his or her word

person with a strong moral

lightly, but having given it, always

compass, who is not swayed by

follows through? This is a person

passing fancies, a man or woman who

whom others go to for advice or

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comfort. These are people who set

The English word ‘dignity comes

an example for others, who people

from the Latin ‘Dignitas,’ which

think of when presented with a

carries the sense of worthiness,

problem.

worth, honor, and fitting and proper.

I reflected on people like this and

Therefore, with dignity, there is

how, when you encounter one, the

worth, value and substance, linked

meeting is to be treasured. Even

to that which is fitting, proper, and

when they are public or historical

appropriate to the situation. So, a

figures – Nelson Mandela, Martin

man or woman of dignity is worthy

Luther King, Viktor Frankel, Queen

of honor and behaves to fit the

Elizabeth – and a personal meeting

situation. Among friends, they

is not on the cards, a gathering of

are friendly. When in a leadership

hearts and minds is undoubtedly

position, they are respectful of those

available.

to whom they are responsible and decisive when action is required.

It has been an immense privilege

They are careful of the feelings and

in my life to have met many people

needs of others but are not swayed

who are just like this. Strong

by personal considerations from

people in the true sense of that

doing the right thing.

word. Not the forceful or combative types, but steady and resilient ones.

From this, we can see that people with dignity have an inner steadiness

What word do we have to describe

and carry themselves with a sense of

this confluence of qualities?

strength and integrity. And they also

Many words could describe this

view the world through a lens that

combination of virtues, but the one

means they see the best in others.

that seems best is ‘Dignity.’

The reason is simple. We all know the world to a greater or lesser extent as

Dignity is a subtle, elusive quality,

a projection of our own thoughts and

but you know it when you see it. It

feelings. This is a vast topic which

is a quiet strength, integrity, and

we can cover another day. Suffice

dependability, which engenders

for now that a dignified person with

respect and a feeling of admiration.

strength, integrity, and goodwill in

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their heart looks out on a world and

which means ‘essential indwelling

sees those same qualities in others –

Self, or soul.’ So Māhātmyam means

perhaps hidden, perhaps less manifest

great-souled, having a great or noble

in some than others. But they always

nature, high-minded, highly gifted,

seek to identify and draw out the best.

exceedingly wise.

And this is, of course, reflected in their

Perhaps we should resist the

actions as well. Giving their best,

temptation to delve too far into these

speaking honestly, showing kindness,

concepts and let them stand for

acting decisively. All this is part of

themselves. We can over-analyze

dignity.

notions of nobility and worth and honor and, yes, dignity. We run the

Sanskrit, as always, can fill out our

same risk as to the watchmaker who

understanding of the true nature of

lays out all the clock pieces on his

this quality of dignity. The Sanskrit

workbench. All the separate elements

word for dignity is Māhātmyam

that go to make up a clock are there,

(माहात्म्यम्). This is a compound of

but if you want to know the time,

māhā, which means ‘great,’ and ātman

you’re out of luck.

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So let us conclude this meditation

situation? And then think, speak and

on dignity with a look at how we can

act like them.

make it practical. What can we do to grow into this wonderful quality?

And one day, probably without you even knowing it, someone will think

In the Taittirīya Upanishad, there is

of you when they wish to grow in

some very practical advice. When

strength, calm, and dignity, and

you don’t know what to think or say

they’ll copy you.

or do in a particular situation, think of what some wise man or woman

Sarah Mane is a Sanskrit scholar

would think, say or do in the same

with a particular interest in

case, and then do likewise.

the wisdom of Sanskrit as a practical means to life-mastery.

To become dignified, think of

Previously a teacher and

someone you know – the Dalai Lama,

school executive, today she is a

Mother Teresa, your grandmother –

transformational and executive

and ask yourself what they would

coach. Sarah lives in Australia.

think, say, or do if they were in this

consciousconfidence.com

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Practicing the Presence of Peace

By Guy Finley

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T

he next time something

whole of life in the perfect present

dark or disturbing tries

moment. This Now is where the spirit

to steal into you to wreck

of peace resides. Drop the minutiae,

your contentment,

the too-familiar sense of self-found in

do not consent to be drawn

sorting through the particular. Place

into its seemingly important

your attention in the awareness of

considerations. Instead of sinking

your thoughts instead of losing your­

into this yawning abyss, rather than

self within them and what they tell

running after something to resolve

you is happening.

that rift, better to remember this truth: the peace you long for also

As you make these interior efforts,

longs for you. Then, whatever you

you will no doubt hear your

must do, find your way to it! Here’s

thoughts tell you that what you ask

an excellent place to start.

is impossible, that you can’t hope to succeed at separating the darkness

Come awake to the backdrop of

from the light.

stillness within you, and while being aware within it, watch your thoughts

The thought self does not know

and feelings trying to drag you into

its own captive state. Its darkened

the noisy world of their worry and fear.

nature can only imagine freedom—

If you go silent before them, they have

never know it. But our true nature is

no choice but to enter the silence with

created to know the very movements

you. This is how we turn the table on

of heaven within itself, which is why

these thieves of peace. They cannot

we need to dis­cover what is working

live with you in the light of higher self-

within us that has us so anchored in

awareness. In this mansion, there is

time and space. Perhaps the analogy

room for only one.

that follows, a simple situation common to us all, will help us better

You can work on this exercise anytime

see into our present situation and

you remember it. Try it now. Look

show us how to escape its hold.

past the familiar forms around you, including those reactions in you about

Have you ever sat in your living room

them. Don’t think about the moment

with sunlight streaming through

unfolding before you. See it; Be the

a window and seen, suspended in

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the light, all of those thou­sands of

visible to our eye remains invisible

dust particles? If it helps, imagine

in and of itself. Here is the reason

this scene now. Before you, all

for this: we don’t see the light that

around you, is this light. Within

makes it possible for us to see the

it, suspended, are countless tiny

particles because our present nature

particles of dust. Now, with this

only knows itself in relationships

image in mind, what is it that we

based upon “particularity.” It is only

look at?

conscious of individual forms instead of their relationship to the whole. The

Our attention is drawn to the

inherent limitations of this level of self

dancing particles. In contrast, the

have become our lamentations. But it

light that makes these particles

need not remain this way.

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Within each of us, in our hearts

It is not the real you, not the real

and our minds, there lives a

“I” in us, that latches onto these

special kind of light. In truth, it

thoughts. It is the thief of peace!

is everywhere. We can look at

This is our divided nature. This

our thoughts as particles sus­

thieving nature that steals our

pended in a silent, illuminated

peace is part and parcel of our

space. But, instead of seeing the

blindness to the fact that real peace

beautiful stillness, we grab onto

doesn’t come in parts.

each thought that passes through it. Why would we do this? We are

The stillness we long for can never

now close to the discovery of a

be found in any temporary sense

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identified with the movement of one

instead of being pulled down into

of these suspended parts.

painful identification with the passing shadows of life, we can

One reason why negative states sneak

discover life in peace far above the

in so easily to steal our peace is that we

reach of any fear.

have been conditioned to believe in their right to punish us. Here is proof of

Allow your heart to remind you what

this dark conspiracy:

the mind so easily forgets: there is a peace. There is a shelter. There is a

We can be seated at a lovely quiet

timeless place in each of us that no

table in a restaurant, have enough

darkness can shatter or dispel. Make

money to buy a fine meal for

it your one intention to spend your

ourselves, have nice clean clothes, be

time there.

by ourselves or with friends. For all of our good fortune, we will get upset

Guy Finley is an internationally

because the waiter didn’t bring our

renowned spiritual teacher and

toast buttered on the right side! As silly

bestselling self-help author. He

as this may sound, it’s true: Negative

is the Founder and Director of

states such as these, born of nothing

Life of Learning Foundation, a

other than conflict-filled, comparative

nonprofit center for spiritual self-

thinking, steal into us to squander our

study located in Merlin, Oregon.

peace one hundred times a day.

He is the best-selling author of The Secret of Letting Go and 45

We do not have to yield ourselves to

other books and audio programs

such meaningless states, nor live the

that sold over 2 million copies in 30

life of the sorry self that revels in them.

languages. Guy holds regular in-

We have within us an extraordinary

person classes at Life of Learning

part of ourselves within which we may

Foundation, including two free

be at peace regardless of what goes on

talks each week: live-streamed

around us.

www.guyfinley.org/online. These classes are open to all. For more

This yet-to-be realized state of

information about Guy Finley and

ourselves might be called conscious

Life of Learning Foundation, visit

self-awareness. Through its power,

www.guyfinley.org

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5 Yoga Poses to Calm Your Inner Mind

Y

oga Therapy integrates

Yoga therapy coordinates

the ancient wisdom of

particular yoga asanas for specific

Classical Yoga, healing

disorders. These poses (asanas)

beliefs, and Ayurveda to

may change according to a

facilitate a continuum of self-healing.

person's progress. Yoga therapy

Taking the body from dis-harmony

advocates who believe yoga is

to vitality by incorporating a series

a holistic discipline teach that

of poses through intuitive guidance,

the mind, body, and spirit are

the practice of each asana and the

connected. Yoga therapy can

education of this Eastern "medicine"

go beyond the results that are

brings about a realm of change.

possible with physical therapy.

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Calming the mind is, of course, a

the soles of the feet are grounding

practice. The more you do it, the easier

downward. You are literally pulling in

it becomes. Learning to find peace

two directions.

with your inner thoughts is a choice.

No yoga technique is required for any

"I am a mountain. I endure through

of the following poses. The only thing

every situation. I stand solid and

required is the desire to want to bring

strong as a testament to my will

tranquility to an overactive brain.

and focus. I am not persuaded or

1. MOUNTAIN POSE

distracted. I am still. Like a mountain, I am a symbol of surmounting and overcoming obstacles."

Tadasana or Mountain Pose demonstrates stillness.

Stand tall with the feet together. Close

2. STANDING FORWARD BEND

your eyes. Stand evenly on the front, back, and sides of the feet. Be active

Uttanasana or Standing Forward

in the thighs to lift the knees. Do not

Bend demonstrates letting go.

push the knees back. Feel the spine

From your tall mountain pose, take

lengthen out of the sacrum, stretching

a long, deep inhale. As you release a

each vertebra away from the vertebra

long, lengthy exhale, slowly bend at

below it. Lift the chest. The shoulders

the waist and relax your body over

stay relaxed and down. The palms

your straight legs. You will feel an

of the hands face the thighs. As the

incredible stretch in the back of the

neck stretches upward, keep the neck,

legs. Ideally, it is best to keep the legs

throat, and jaw relaxed. The chin is

straight, so go only as low as you can

parallel to the floor. Visualize a straight

with the legs locked. Go ahead and

line running from your chin to your

put your hands above your knees if

sternum, to your pubic bone. Soften

you need support, but allow the top

your gaze; quiet your hearing; relax

of your head to face the floor. If you

your jaw. Breathe

can reach your fingertips to the floor, you can use them as support. Keep

Evenly and comfortably through

taking long inhales and even longer

your nose. Image the top of the head

exhales because as you exhale, the

continually lifting upward, while

breath will move your chest closer to

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your legs each time. In Sanskrit, the

shoulders and your knees underneath

word Uttanasana means "deliberately

your hips. The back and neck are flat as

lengthen."

a tabletop. The pose has two positions - a cat stretching its back upward and

"With every breath, I release and let

a cow stretching its back downward.

go the tension that clouds my mind.

I am solely aware of the oxygen

The Cat exhales, pulling the belly

fueling every muscle as I strive to

in, lifting the middle of the back,

untether my mind from its holding

rounding the spine, and releasing the

place and find greater space within

head towards the floor. Actively push

my body. Letting go is not giving up.

the floor away and feel the stretch in

Letting go is freeing yourself."

the back of the body. Then come back into the neutral starting position.

3. CAT-COW POSE

The Cow inhales, pushing the belly Cat (Majaryasana) Cow (Bitilasana)

downward, lifting the chest, arching

Pose demonstrates flexibility in life.

the spine, and raising the head up

Your knees and palms of your hands

towards the horizon. Experience the

are evenly spaced apart on the floor.

opposing stretch. Come back into the

Align your wrists underneath your

neutral tabletop position.

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"With my deep exhale, I release

we relieve pressure off our lower half

my inner thoughts that block

of the body and stimulate the upper

my progress. With my deep

half with life-giving blood and better

inhale, I raise the endless

circulation. This always gives us a

possibilities that make me open

more precise head or the ability to

to all I deserve. The more I do

see things a little differently.

this, the more flexible my life Lie on your back with buttocks

becomes."

4. LEGS UP THE WALL POSE Viparita Karani or Leg Up the Wall Pose demonstrates reversing our

against the wall. Walk your legs up over the center of your body. Legs straight or slightly bent, upper back pressing into the floor, palms open, on the floor, and facing upward.

thoughts.

"I shift my body's action from

In Sanskrit, Viparita Karani means

the polar opposite of active to

"inverted action," which can be

receptive. I will allow my mind

interpreted as "seeing the other

to stop actively finding solutions

side of the story." When we invert

and instead, allow solutions to

our bodies in the other direction,

come to me."

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5. CHILD'S POSE

that I may re-discover my child-like wonder, joy, and magic I never really lost in the first place."

Balasana or Child's Pose demonstrates complete surrender.

Kneel on the floor. Bring your big toes together and sit on your heels,

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the more you inhale and exhale. The

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Nourishment or Neglect?

It is All About Where You Are Planted

by Melvin D. Nix

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H

ow Our Lives Resemble

When we endeavor to grow and

That of a Tree

change our life's circumstances, oftentimes we only work with what we

Did you know that you and

see on the surface. We deal with the

I function similarly to trees? Trees are

effects rather than the cause. We tend

a wonderful gift that nature has given

to never pluck up the root of the thing

us. When we observe them, we admire

that is growing problems in our lives.

their beauty and magnificence. They

Until we learn to get the root of the

have provided protection, shelter, and

matters in our lives (all pun intended),

food for mankind since we've been on

we can never truly experience

our planet. When you look into the life

sustainable growth and success.

of a tree, you can learn some amazing Where Are You Rooted and

lessons from them.

Grounded?

For example, trees establish a network of communication whereby they behave

Take a moment and look at the above

as a community. They grow so that

image. Do you see how the roots are

they share sunlight, and they are very

tangled, overlapping, and living above

dependent upon each other. Science

the surface of the soil? I had a tree

has found that when sick or younger

in my own backyard that had to be

trees are developing in the forest, the

removed because the root system

stronger trees in the community bond

was similar to the one in this image

together and send nutrients via the

and it was cracking the foundation

root system network. Trees also form

of my home. The way in which the

alliances with trees of similar species

tree was planted, allowed for it to

that are in their environment.

be disconnected from other trees and it never got proper sunlight and

Most of what we notice about a tree

nutrients from the soil. As a result, it

is above the surface where they're

had to be removed.

planted. We only see its crown of leaves, the trunk, and the fruit it yields.

The soil in which a tree is planted

However, some of the most important

is vital to the tree's quality of life.

life-sustaining events occur beneath

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for the tree's existence. The tree's

face. Many times in my own life, I've

root system acts as a channel that

been in the wrong environment,

supplies water, air, and nutrients

had the wrong people around me

from the earth directly to the tree. If

and when turbulent times came my

a tree's root system starts to grow in

way, I was shaken and sometimes

this fashion, it's because the tree is

blown over.

searching for its source of sustenance.

This pattern also indicates that the

I've lost many things and been

tree is experiencing stress. If left

severely affected by not being able

untreated, it makes the tree sick and

to stand. It wasn't until I took a look

could potentially kill the tree.

at where I was planted and made a decision to change my environment

I'd like for you to take a moment

that I was able to consistently

and think about your life and the

stand strong. Be willing to move

environment in which you live. Is the

and cut away things, people, and

environment in your life giving you the

environments that no longer

support and stability that you need in

support or sustain you. It may hurt

order to grow and flourish? If not, it's

for a season but in time you will

time to replant yourself!

become stronger.

The Results Of Having A Good

You Will Be Replenished Enough

Foundation

To Assist Others In Need

When you are in an environment that

You can't help others until you are

supports your life, the following are

thoroughly replenished. When you

benefits that you will immediately

are receiving adequate nourishment

notice:

into your being, you have an overflow whereby others may draw

You Will Develop Stability

inspiration, encouragement, and strength. You become a beacon

When the winds and the storms of

of hope in times of trouble that

life come your way, you will be stable.

others can look to and receive

The ability to stand firm allows you to

nourishment in their time of need.

be unmovable and will give you the

You are able to stand strong against

strength to endure whatever you may

the winds of change.

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You Will Flourish In The Right Season

you further in getting rooted and grounded!

When all the conditions for your growth are in place, you will flourish.

Link To Teaching On Standing Firm

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Shifting to A Positive Perspective

by Ginger McBride

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W

e exist in a world

think positively and acknowledge

where there

when things need to be addressed.

always seems to

Differentiating between the two

be a new obstacle

is absolutely essential. Positively

or challenge set in our path. While

shifting our perspective should

it most certainly is easier to allow

enhance our overall well-being.

ourselves to be upset or frustrated,

Believing in a positive way may

we must rise to the challenge and

have certain health benefits.

shift our perspective instead. We

Negative emotions can stress our

know this isn't a small task to ask of

immune system, and in doing so,

ourselves. We know it's going to take

can make our bodies fight harder

time and dedication. We also know

than they need to. If we think more

things worth fighting for tend to be

positively, we may see a decrease

worth it in the end. Perspective is

in our inflammatory responses. We

everything. Perspective is the key!

could even think clearly and strive for our long-term goals instead of

The truth is we can view the truth in

our short ones. Showing kindness

both positive and negative light. We

and affection can also be linked to

have the power to choose which way

oxytocin, also known as the cuddle

we shall see things in. Are we a glass-

hormone.

half-full or half-empty kind of person?

Whichever we choose to focus on will

There are simple ways we can begin

only get bigger in return. Let's choose

shifting. Starting our day with a

to focus on the light. There is always

positive outlook is important. It sets

a silver lining in every situation. Even

a precedent for the rest of the day.

if we have to really look at certain

We should start with gratitude from

times. By doing this, we are training

the first moment we wake up. Be

our minds to view the best. It is

grateful that we have an opportunity

like learning to tie our shoes. One

for another day. Try to include things

moment we are concentrating, and

in our day that brings us joy and

the next, it is second nature.

inspiration. We must try to smile and laugh when we can. There are

We've heard time and time again to

outlets out there when we need

be positive. It is important to both

to find inspiration in a challenging

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moment. Choose to see the

remember to be compassionate

silver lining in those times that

to ourselves. Find time in the day

challenge us. Tell our agitations

to practice self-care. Trying to pour

and anxiety that we don't have

from an empty cup just isn't good

time for them. We only have time

for our minds or bodies. Last but

to be happy. Begin accepting that

not least, make sure we sleep well

life is uncontrollable. Just because

at night. It is hard to start a positive

something went wrong doesn't

day on a bad night's rest.

make it our fault. Doesn't make us less of a person in any way.

When we shift our perspective to

Focus on the solution instead of

a world of positivity rather than

the problem. Be compassionate

negativity, our minds begin to

to others, but also, we must

change. What once seemed like a OM TIMES | October 2021

daunting task has become second nature to us. We have learned that

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it really is our choice. A choice

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us on this mission if we only seek

minds and bodies for better living!

them out when we need to!

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Relationships The interconnectedness 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.

The Five Mental Habits Guaranteed to Bring You Real and Lasting Happiness

By Marcia Sirota, MD.

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W

e all want happiness,

seems like many of us are less and

and we think that

less happy. I think that this is because

it’s so hard to come

of two things — 1: Many of those who

by, but really, it’s not.

are selling us happiness are selling us

It’s just that we’ve been looking for

a scam; and 2: Happiness takes work,

it in all the wrong places. We think

and not enough of us are willing to do

that we’ll be happier if we have more

the work.

money, power, fame, or influence.

We think we’ll be more comfortable

There is a natural way to find

if we’re more prosperous, more

happiness. No lie, no scam. It does

attractive, or if we have nicer stuff.

require some work. But if you do

None of this is true. Of course, we

the work, happiness is pretty much

need a certain amount of money to

guaranteed. I’d call that a fair deal.

be secure, but it’s been proven that more money can’t bring us more

These are the 5 mental habits

happiness.

guaranteed to transform your life and make you truly happy:

Happiness doesn’t come from superficial or material things. It

1. Conscious Awareness: I call it

comes from a deep connection

being fully present at the moment,

to others and from a sense of

and sadly, it’s not that common.

purpose and meaning in our lives.

Many of us walk around in a state

Happiness comes when we’re free of

of denial or wishful thinking. We

psychological suffering and addiction.

wish for things and then believe

Without these things, it doesn’t

that our wishes are going to come

matter how fancy our house is or how

true. That’s called magical thinking,

Insta-famous we are.

and it’s dangerous because when we’re not grounded in reality, we

But if we understand that we’ve been

have no power to take action and

going after happiness in all the wrong

make fundamental changes in our

ways, how do we change directions so

relationships, jobs, or wellness. Being

that happiness is possible? Looking

in denial takes away our power and

around, loads of people are promoting

leaves us passive and helpless. This is

“the way” to find happiness, but it

no way to be happy.

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We need to wake up and really

stay in denial. On the other hand,

see what’s going on inside us and

the more we face the truth and

around us. We have to stop telling

deal with what’s going on, the more

ourselves that the pain in our chest

confident we become, and the

is “nothing,” or that our partner’s

easier it is to stay present.

abusive behavior is not that bad, or that our boss isn’t an unreasonable

2. Personal Responsibility: Many

micromanager.

of us like to blame others for our problems. We tell ourselves that

When we face the truth, we become

our partner’s fault is when our

empowered to deal with whatever

relationship falls apart or that our

is going on. When we live in denial,

bad boss or undermining colleague

we can’t deal directly with problems,

made us lose our job. But this

so we never gain confidence in our

attitude makes it impossible for

abilities to cope, making it easier to

anything to get better.

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When we blame external forces for

abusive partner or that we’ve gotten

our unhappiness, we aren’t able to

into some bad habits with real-world

improve our lives. On the other hand,

consequences. We might feel a lot of

when we take responsibility for the

guilt or shame for these choices. We

choices that we’ve been making, we

might become anxious or depressed

have the chance to learn from our

when facing the truth.

mistakes and to adjust our behavior accordingly. The more responsibility

The way to avoid feeling so bad is

we take, the more empowered we

to practice self-compassion. This

are to fix the problems in our lives.

involves being gentle with ourselves and not beating ourselves up for

3. Self-Compassion: To be aware

what we see, but rather rewarding

and to take responsibility, we need

ourselves for seeing the truth

self-compassion. It can be painful to

because this is the first step to a

face the fact that we’ve chosen an

happier life.

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Self-compassion also means

exploitative is the way to go because

forgiving ourselves for the bad

they’ve “got to look out for number

choices we’ve made. Instead of

one.” Some people believe that

rubbing our noses in these choices,

caring about others and helping

we can be kind and understanding,

others somehow takes away from

and we can put into perspective

themselves. That’s just not true.

the mistakes that we’ve made. This forgiveness allows us to see these

Probably the number one bringer

mistakes with greater clarity so we

of joy in our life is meaningful

can stop making them.

connections with others. If we’re selfish and use people, we don’t

4. Mental Flexibility: Fear is a big

benefit from the interactions

part of life, and one typical response

because they’re empty and

to fear is mental rigidity, in which

meaningless. Numerous studies

we’re unable to shift our perspective

have shown that being kind

or change our minds about things.

and generous bring us far more

Mental rigidity makes it impossible

happiness than being selfish or

for us to change. If we can’t see that

insensitive. When we care about

something might not be exactly

others, our heart expands, and

the way we thought it was and then

happiness rushes in.

adjust our ideas, or if we can’t let go of an attitude or belief that isn’t

Now that you’ve learned about

serving us, we become trapped in a

these five mental habits, you can

mental prison of our own making.

see that you can transform your life and become really and truly

Mental rigidity creates a lot of

happy. Of course, it will take some

unnecessary unhappiness. With

work, but it’s a no-brainer. You’ll

cognitive flexibility, we’re free to

have a guaranteed return on your

change our ideas, attitudes, beliefs,

investment of time and energy. So,

habits, and relationships for the

what’s stopping you from trying

better.

these habits today?

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Metaphysics

The Truth about Mediumship: Are you a Medium?

By OMTimes OM TIMES | October 2021

M

ediumship is a term that

We are all mediums, and we interact

has spread through the

with spirits.

Spirituality Universe. We know you have heard of

Most people have intuitive

the term, and you would probably be

mediumship, which works as a subtle

surprised if in a spiritual consultation

touch that reaches your senses as a

would be revealed to you that you in

guide from a mentor. It is because we

fact, are a medium!

are all connected energetically.

However, it is time to demystify

We can feel the energy emanating

something that remained restricted to

from the environments and

the religious sphere for a long time.

people around us, feeling slightly uncomfortable when we enter a place

The first symptom of mediumship is

or when someone we love is not well.

the ability to capture negative energies in a place. The medium starts to open

We are energy beings, and we move

his mouth, yawns copiously, gets

beyond the physical sphere. As

headaches when he/she is in a place

spirits living in the earthly world, we

with a great crowd of people, they can

continue to transit through the astral

easily become irritable for any reason.

dimension. This dimension is the

Sometimes they may have difficulties

world of disembodied spirits, that is,

living with the family, coming to think

without flesh.

that no one understands what is going These are worlds that intertwine in

on with him/her.

different dimensions.

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift.

Albert Einstein

HOW DO I KNOW IF I AM A MEDIUM?

What is a Medium?

The answer is simple: we are all mediums. Mediumship is an extra physical capacity that all human beings

About Mediumship.

have, some better developed than Mediumship is the sixth sense that

others, and it does not depend on their

allows us to receive subtle sensations.

belief, religion, or philosophy of life.

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Perceiving beyond the five senses, this

Healing, psychography, clairvoyance,

is mediumship.

clairaudience, pictography, psychophony and incorporation are some of the various psychic modalities.

It was agreed in spiritualism doctrines that the medium is an intermediary between the physical

Mediumship is classified into two

and spiritual worlds, transmitting

distinct categories:

communications from other spirits, among other psychic and mediumistic

• Natural mediumship

manifestations.

• Ostensive mediumship OM TIMES | October 2021

The natural medium has his sixth sense like all other senses and can

• Feeling frequent shivers throughout the body • Always have electronic devices

develop it naturally.

with problems and broken As you evolve and develop your

• Breaking glasses frequently

psychic abilities, you will enter into

• Breaking bracelets and necklaces

perceptions of life, truth, beauty,

chains when you are wearing it

and you will gain the power to

without having touched it.

• Close your eyes and see images of

live your life in an intelligent,

people.

perceptive and robust way.

Frederick Lenz

• Always dream of people who have already died.

The ostensive medium has great psychic sensitivity and was born with

• Many nightmares and difficulty sleeping.

this Para- physiological apparatus suitable for exchange. It is easy to

These are some typical symptoms,

capture subtle emanations, and if you

but we must clarify that we cannot

don't develop your gift, you are at the

generalize them.

mercy of other people's influences.

Ways to get in touch with your Some symptoms of mediumship:

• Close your eyes and place your

• Sudden mood changes.

attention on the environment.

• Panic attacks.

• Mentally visualize this environment

• Sleepwalking.

• Feeling sick in crowded places.

• Undiagnosed ringing in the ear • Feeling dizzy and leaving the body • Waking up and unable to move

in every detail • Feel the dominant energy in that place.

• Visualize the energy of blue light surrounding the walls, ceiling, and

the body.

floor.

• Yawning too much • The exaggerated fear of the dark • Feeling good in contact with nature

Mediumship:

• After a few moments, try to feel the environment's energy again and notice if you are calmer.

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THE AFTERLIFE

by Mark Anthony

FREQUENCY The Afterlife Frequency: The Scientific Proof of Spiritual Contact and How that Awareness Will Change Your Life, is a riveting adventure that reads like a juicy novel taking the reader around the globe and from the cosmic to the subatomic, even into the human soul itself.

Through uplifting, emotionally gripping and occasionally humorous stories, The Afterlife Frequency reveals how the human experience encompasses spirit communication, whether through a medium, near-death experience, deathbed vision or visitation from spirits of loved ones.

"THE AFTERLIFE FREQUENCY BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO UNDERSTANDING THE AFTERLIFE".

Often dismissed as fantasy or feared as paranormal and supernatural, these phenomena are real. They’re all forms of “interdimensional communication” which occurs when the energetic frequency of the soul aligns with the Afterlife Frequency.

My experience with spirit communication began on day one. I was born a medium and chose to become a lawyer. The media dubbed me “The Psychic Lawyer.” Between the stereotypes that lawyers are vampires and psychics prance through flowery fields waving Ouija boards, I’ve been called quite a few things.

When you’re a lawyer who sees dead people you better have a sense of humor.

My father was a US Navy SEAL and NASA Engineer and my mother was a commercial illustrator.

My parents, my two older siblings, and I were just the typical American family—sort of. When I was three and half years old I started talking to my invisible friends. While it’s not unusual for children to have invisible friends, my parents could see them too because they were mediums and these “friends” were spirits.

"Psychic Ability is on My DNA"

Needless to say, this scared the daylights out of me, but Dad had good reasons for keeping our family’s psychic gifts secret.

Years before I was born, his sister Marjorie, an extremely gifted psychic medium had a premonition one day that her husband would be killed at work. She begged him to stay home.

He reluctantly agreed.

Later that day, the machine shop where he worked was crushed when a crane accidentally dropped thousands of pounds of steel beams upon it killing everyone in it. Had he been there, he too may have perished.

Instead of being grateful her husband, a religious zealot, believed Marjorie’s abilities were evil. He had her forcibly committed to a mental institution as a schizophrenic.

She was repeatedly subjected to electroshock therapy for six months which damaged her brain to the point she was never again able to perceive spirits.

This tragic episode made my parents determined to protect me from being ridiculed—or worse. Secret or not my family was still psychic. What might seem weird in other families was our normal. I might come home from school and Mom would say “I saw a spirit today.”

“That’s cool, Mom. Do we have any peanut butter?”

“Yes dear, it’s over there.”

On the flip side of the karmic coin being a psychic kid with psychic parents had its downside. While all parents have a “6th Sense” connection to their children, my parents’ connection to me was on psychic steroids.

No matter how stealth I thought I was I just couldn’t seem to get away with anything other teenage boys did.

Technically we were Catholic, but my family respected other faiths and beliefs. I always felt drawn to a spiritual path and considered joining the clergy but didn’t because all the rules and regulations. I chose to be a lawyer—talk about jumping out of restrictive frying pan and into the regulatory fire!

I became a successful attorney and head of a law firm. Everything in my life was going well until the day my mother died. When you’re a medium there’s a misconception that because I can communicate with spirits, grief doesn’t hurt me as much. Nothing is further from the truth.

Two weeks after Mom’s passing, I was driving back to my law office from court. A wave of grief struck, and I pulled into a strip mall parking lot to regain my composure.

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. Immediately a flash of light exploded in my mind.

Instinctively I turned and looked to my right at the passenger’s seat and for an instant saw the silhouette of my mother’s profile in silver white light.

Her voice filled my mind, “Mark, you have been given the gift of Mediumship so that you would not be crushed by grief, but now you must help those who are suffering with their grief.”

I was overwhelmed. While spiritual experiences may last only seconds the full impact of the message transmitted can take years to understand.

“Spiritual Synchronicity” one of the concepts I developed for The Afterlife Frequency explains how there are no coincidences because everything in our lives happens for a reason.

We are in control of our choices, although spirits may illuminate the better choice leading to the more positive path. This spirit intervention isn’t about controlling us but rather providing guidance and insight.

To paraphrase Albert Einstein, spiritual synchronicity may be thought of as God’s way of remaining anonymous.

After years of reflection, I realize the message presented by Mom’s spirit wasn’t about my life in the short term—it was a metaphysical road map for my life. There was a reason I was born a medium yet chose to become an attorney.

The truth is that everyone has a purpose in life. Everyone matters; every life counts and we all have our parts to play while living in the material world. My contribution involves melding the rightbrained spiritual insights of a medium with the leftbrained analytical discipline of an attorney while maintaining balance through a sense of humor. This resulted in The Afterlife Frequency.

Endorsed by the world’s top survival of consciousness and near-death experience scientists, The Afterlife Frequency presents groundbreaking scientific concepts and new terminology in an easy-tounderstand and engaging manner. The term “electromagnetic soul” (EMS) describes how our soul is pure energy that never dies— it merely ascends to the higher vibration of the Afterlife Frequency.

The Afterlife Frequency benefits readers in many ways. It teaches you how to work with a medium, and introduces my four-step RAFT Technique which empowers anyone to Recognize spirit contact, Accept it as real, Feel it without fear, and Trust the message. RAFT will not just change your life—it can save your life!

My book also offers healing and inspiration for those coping with grief, PTSD, and Survivor’s guilt.

The Afterlife Frequency demonstrates how spirits intervene to guide and protect their loved ones in this world, as it presents scientific proof spirit communication isn’t paranormal or supernatural, but a normal part of human nature and a powerful instrument of healing and love.

Mark Anthony, JD Psychic Explorer® is a fourth-generation psychic medium and Oxfordeducated attorney licensed in Florida, Washington D.C., and before the US Supreme Court. He travels to mystical locations in remote corners of the world to examine Ancient Mysteries and Supernatural Phenomena. Mark appears nationwide on TV & Radio as a psychic medium, near-death experience expert, paranormal expert, and legal analyst. His appearances include CBS TV The Doctors and Gaia TV Beyond Belief.

Mark co-hosts the live stream TV show, THE PSYCHIC & THE DOC on the Transformation Network. Mark is a columnist for Best Holistic Life Magazine and a headline speaker at Conferences and Universities including Brown, Columbia, Harvard, and Yale.

For more information about Mark Anthony kindly visit: AfterlifeFrequency.com

NYINGMA The Oldest Tibetan Buddhist School of Wisdom

By Cathedral of the Soul

OM TIMES | October 2021

B

uddhism is an

groups aiming at the protagonist

inexhaustible source of

of the doctrine.

knowledge. From the teachings of Buddha,

History is always in charge of

the lessons multiplied and

transforming everything "that

renewed, forming different schools

was once" into something that "is

and perspectives on the world,

not yet." Like Jesus, Buddha was

enlightenment, and practices.

interpreted differently throughout different historical and political

"Practice kindness, do not create

moments, resulting in a diverse

suffering, direct your own mind. This

range of views on doctrine. Thus, we

is the essence of Buddhism" The

come to Tibetan Buddhism.

Buddha Buddhism was introduced to Tibet Buddha is the historical character

during the Tibet Empire, between the

common to all Buddhist traditions.

7th to the 9th centuries.

He left no deeds, nothing that could be considered official by the doctrine.

Buddhist scriptures in Sanskrit originating in India were

He gave lectures (Dharma Talks),

translated into Tibetan under the

sermons, and general guidelines (you

reign of King Songtsän Gampo,

can say parables if you will) without

which was later considered the

leaving anything on record. The

state's official religion.

body of Teaching that arrived at our awareness today came afterward.

Tibetan Buddhism is also called

They were based on the disciples'

Vajrayana Buddhism or Lamaism

reports and those that keep the oral

and has a whole liturgy and

tradition of his teachings alive.

elaborate rituals that accompany the practical part of meditation.

Only after Buddha's death did the

The reading of Sadhana (liturgical

disciples record the teachings of

texts), visualizations, and musical

the master, a historical trajectory

instruments are part of the Tibetan

that we already know how it ends:

Buddhist school, so it has a strong

splits, ruptures, disputes between

artistic tradition.

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The most substantial personality

century and 1959, residing in Lhasa.

representation of Tibetan Buddhism

The current Dalai Lama, Tenzin

is the Dalai Lama, Tibet's head of state

Gyatso, is the official leader of the

and spiritual leader.

Tibetan government in exile or the Central Tibetan Administration.

DALAI in Mongolian means "ocean," and LAMA is the Tibetan word for

The primary schools of Tibetan

"master." Dalai Lama is the title of a

Buddhism are Nyingma, Kagyu,

lineage of religious leaders from the

Gelug (the Dalai Lama's school),

Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.

and Sakya.

Because it is a title bestowed on a monk and lama, it is recognized and highly respected by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

NYINGMA: THE FIRST SCHOOL The Nyingma school, the oldest of the

The Dalai Lamas were the political leaders of Tibet between the 17th

four schools of Tibetan Buddhism, is based on the teachings presented by

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Guru Padmasambhava, also known as

to help build the monastery of

Guru Rinpoche, and by the Great Sage

Samye, the primary study center

Santaraksita.

and the place where many texts, which came to constitute the

Guru Rinpoche is seen as the Buddha

vast Buddhist literature, were first

of Tibet, and his coming was predicted

translated into Tibetan.

by Buddha. His life was full of extraordinary facts, from the birth of a

Thus, with the ordination of the first

lotus flower on the body of an 8-year-

Tibetan monks and the transmission

old boy to multiple manifestations of

of tantras, the oldest lineage of

himself in different places.

Tibetan Buddhism began.

The Nyingma school originated with

The teachings of Guru Rinpoche

Guru Rinpoche, who came from India

came to us through the immigration

to Tibet in the 8th century. At the

of the Tibetan lama Chagdud Tulku

invitation of the sage Santaraksita,

Rinpoche, who went into exile from

Padmasambhava arrived in Tibet

Tibet together with thousands of

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Tibetans (and the Dalai Lama himself)

the doctrine and the teachings.

after the Chinese invasion in the 1950s.

Without this guidance and close monitoring, it is almost impossible to

NYINGMA HIDDEN TREASURES

achieve enlightenment.

The Lamas have a significant role,

Guru Rinpoche left the world with

in addition to being the political

many teachings and also some

authorities. As the transmission of

practices.

knowledge is made verbally between teacher and disciple, the relationship

Rinpoche transmitted to the disciples

with the lamas is essential for learning

a great deal at the time of the

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formation of Tibetan Buddhism,

Buddhism believes that the

but, following guidance and

transformation of life that emerges

other spiritual masters, he left

brings together the innumerable causes

some hidden treasures, as these

and conditions that allow existence. It is

preserved teachings for the future

the Buddha-nature that manifests itself

are called.

in each particle and in the big whole.

As enlightened as he was, he knew

Life, existence, is a rare jewel, a constant

that there were lessons that the

learning where the horizon is life in

students were not yet prepared at

harmony and each of us is a protagonist

the time, the disciples of the future

on the stage of life's events.

being the target of these hidden pearls—a true posthumous wealth,

2. THE IMPERMANENCE

which continues to help so many

There is nothing fixed or anything

people to this day.

permanent.

SOME NYINGMA TEACHINGS

This is the first Teaching of Buddha.

To get an idea of ​​the philosophy of

The body is impermanent, the

this Tibetan school, let's go through

sensations are impermanent, the

the main foundations of this

perceptions are impermanent, the

Buddhist school of Thought.

mental forms are impermanent, and our consciences are impermanent.

1. PRECIOUS HUMAN EXISTENCE

Everything impermanent is subject to suffering and change. That way,

Buddhism does not have the idea of ​​

you can't say "this belongs to me" or

a creator in the traditional concept

"this is mine."

of the creationist god. What exists is an interdependent and simultaneous

"If you really contemplate

co-emergence, where everything

impermanence, you will consummate

that exists arises without the need for

your practice quickly. When the time

a governor. That is, everything exists

for your death comes, you will be

without a being who guides the

confident."

direction of existence.

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3. LAW OF CAUSE AND EFFECT

that outcomes in a result. Either in the present life or in the context of future

Karma is what we repeatedly do, which

birth. Thus, Karma is the engine that

will cause repetition tendencies. In the

drives the cycle of rebirth (or samsara

Buddhist view, Karma is composed of

wheel) for each being.

emotional and psychological habits, responses to the reality that tend to

The Law of Cause and Effect assumes

repeat and cause suffering. The "action"

that everything alive in the universe is

or "doing"; refers to "intentional action"

subject to such a law.

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An action, a word, or a thought are

less and less responsibility, either

ways to create a cause. The effect

with nature, with our emotional

corresponds to the practiced cause,

relationships, or with our own

good or bad. A person who brings

spiritual needs.

suffering to any living being will have an empty and unhappy life.

The universal law of Karma is action

On the contrary, a person who

and reaction, cause and effect,

brings happiness and hopes to

sowing and reaping. In the course

other beings will have a happy and

of natural righteousness, man, by

prosperous life.

his thoughts and actions, becomes the arbiter of his destiny.

The law of Karma is the law of

Paramahansa Yogananda

causation.

Swami Vivekananda

The densest emotions overflow in the form of disharmonious words,

4. SAMSARA'S SUFFERING

dubious actions, nefarious activities.

"Suffering exists" is the Buddha's

We can only get out of Samsara,

first statement after leaving his

enlighten ourselves, and stop being

Father's palace. For Buddha, the

reborn in the world when we can

cause of all suffering is desire and

end our suffering and that of others,

attachment.

eliminating the desire.

Since everything is impermanent,

We must aspire to growth, especially

when we desire things and take

spiritual growth, but the desire

them as ours, we enter a cycle of

placed by Buddha has a narcissistic

suffering that moves us in Samsara,

essence. That is, it concerns the ego,

the well-known "the Wheel of the

which serves our vanity.

Incarnations."

"Life is suffering; the cause of To fulfill our desires and end, then,

suffering is desire; the cessation of

as our suffering, we are generating

suffering is to get rid of desire; the

more and more Karma and acting

way to do it is the Eightfold Path."

in the world with selfishness and

Buddha

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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.

As we emerge from the ‘'complete quarantine’ quarantine' of Covid and move toward more connection with one another, many of us are carrying grief from the last year. Perhaps you lost a loved one, a friend, parent, child from Covid.

Maybe you experienced a different loss, a more ambiguous loss such as the loss of a pet, a parent to dementia, a loss of fertility,

or someone you loved succumbed to an addiction.

Many of us grieve lost threshold moments such as a graduations, wedding ceremonies, and the celebration of lives and memorials.

All of us grieve for what we never had and needed. When we don’t don't tend to our losses, they return over and over again.

Like a stray cat that leaves for a few days and then returns to be fed, grief insists that we remember and tend it. Grief insists that we remember and tend it like a stray cat that leaves for a few days and then returns to be fed.

How do we hold what for many of us may experience as unbearable feelings we just want to push away, distract ourselves, and not feel the searing pain of our loss?

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If we think of grief as an expression of our love that has no place to go, we may tend to it with more care, cherish it, and carry it with us, allowing it to find a place in our hearts.

But how do we do that? These are several practices that several practices not only help us build our capacity and resilience to carry grief but also help us build our capacity and resilience to carry grief and connect us more deeply to ourselves and others.

1. Begin with Kindness Loss shocks us all, coming with an enormity that oftentimes frequently we just can't take in. We may even be expecting a death, yet, when it happens, we can’t seem to make sense of it. Our beloved partner, parent, child, a pet was here, and now they are gone. We stand in rooms that are empty and silent.

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Amidst the pain and chaos that grief ushers in, it’s kindness, isn’t it? Isn't it, that feels like a reliable anchor, perhaps the only reliable anchor?

Imagine if you had a close friend who was grieving and struggling, and you simply reminded them to be kind to themselves. This is good medicine for the soul. Could we treat ourselves in the same way we’d be with a close friend or a child we loved who is hurting?

2. Cultivate a Meditation Practice It’s one thing to say, be kind to yourself. It’s another thing to embody it! One of the practices that may help us be kinder to ourselves is a practice called Metta Meditation or Lovingkindness meditation. Some people call it “tender friend.” ." Its roots are in ancient traditions of Buddhism and Hinduism.

May I welcome all my feelings as I grieve.

May I allow grief to soften and strengthen my heart.

May I hold my sorrow with tenderness and compassion

When our life has been upended by loss and grief, we tend to look ahead and catastrophize, not yet able to imagine our life going forward from now on. Or we might look back and ruminate on what was, wishing life was still the way it was.

Neither But, unfortunately, neither of these thoughts will help us navigate grief.

In this lovingkindness practice, we tether our breath to affirmative phrases and send ourself ourselves blessings. As you sit with your grief, try repeating the following phrases. silently to yourself.

Notice how it feels inside you as you say these words to yourself silently: May I welcome all my feelings as I grieve.

May I allow grief to soften and strengthen my heart.

May I hold my sorrow with tenderness and compassion.

Can you imagine sitting for a few minutes and making this a daily habit? It will help you stay present in your life.

3. Take a Love Pause One thing this pandemic has taught us is that everything is impermanent.

Perhaps in moments of pain and uncertainty, we can remember to pause and breathe with tender mindfulness. We can say, “I love you” to a spouse or partner, our children or parents, our grandchildren or grandparents, to dear friends, and even to strangers.

4. Cultivate Gratitude There will be times when we feel that nothing is going right in our life. At those moments, consider cultivating a gratitude practice. Starting where you are, begin by pausing for 20 – 30 seconds, looking around, and noticing what is right in your life right now.

Being persistent with the good in your life helps us rewire a pattern in our brain of being habituated to the negative. But more importantly, it helps us be with and carry our grief.

Taking this pause will increase our resilience to hold our sorrow.

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We can begin a gratitude practice by keeping a journal. Note three things, large and small, that you appreciate before bed – things that made your day go better.

This practice cultivates a spirit of contentment for what is rather than longing for what we don’t have. Our written gratitude Gratitude might be as simple as being grateful a friend called to check in on us, having clean water to drink, or waking up in a state of good health.

5. Find a Virtual or real community We all need other people never more than when we're overwhelmed by grief. We need each other for many things: to stay sane, to feel a sense of belonging, to take a break, to fix a leaking sink, to watch a movie together, to talk about the unspeakable events that have happened, to sing and to cry. We need to check in.

We need to be in the presence of others who can listen and remind us that everything changes, and someday, we'll feel a little better.

Yet, when you're the person grieving and isolating, it's not always easy to reach out when you're feeling overwhelmed with grief.

So how can we balance the need and desire to take time out alone, heal, and then find ways to connect with other people?

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We may take a tentative step to reach out and discover that friends who were attentive during the first few weeks after death have returned to their own lives.

What can be a lifeline, then?

Some people seek out a “grief friend,” a person at church or work, or a neighbor who understands that grief doesn’t go away and who is willing to sit and listen as we cry, rage, laugh, and tell and retell our story.

Maybe you join a support group and discover that others in the room are expressing their grief in the same way you are – sleeping in their loved one's clothes, talking to the deceased, or struggling to give away their clothes.

You may be more comfortable seeking online resources. The following links offer many resources for finding community on the internet. Almost all religious and spiritual communities hold services online as well and can also be a community resource : Grieving.com GriefHealingDiscussionGroups.com Modern Loss.com 6. Learn a new activity When our minds are engaged in learning or trying something new, it’s hard to grieve.

It not only distracts us, but it offers us new that can be a container for our grief.

One person I know started training horses at a farm near her. Another took up dog walking at her local shelter.

Some have tried learning a new art form – drawing from the natural world, melting glass, working with clay, photographing one beautiful thing each day, learning to play the ukulele, and taking dancing lessons. When we do something new, the repetitive activity of the unique expression is a distraction, and it helps to lessen our anxiety and sorrow.

7. Restore in the Natural world Most of us live in a paradox. While we have an instinct to bond and affiliate with other life forms, our work lives tie us to computers, and hand-held devices keep us indoors for much of the day.

But, by nature, we are instinctively drawn to the natural world like a moth is drawn to light.

When we experience loss, when we are grieving, it is more important than ever to find ways back to the (proverbial or metaphorical) garden, to spend time in the healing power of nature.

Outside, our bodies and minds can rest, just taking in images of leaves falling from trees, clouds moving through the sky, and hearing the bird sounds surrounding us.

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Researchers Rachel and Steven Kaplan write about and describe restorative environments as outdoor places that are accessible, quiet, and relatively small such as your yard or a pocket park in the city. And if there is no safe outdoor space where you live, if you are confined indoors, even in a hospital bed, you can rest in nature just looking out a window to a patch of sky or gazing at a plant indoors. It will leave you feeling less anxious and depressed.

We don’t don't have to leave behind those we miss, love, and grieve. But we do go on, and we make new relationships and forge new memories. Over time grief will move from searing pain to a dull ache, visiting us with less intensity, frequency, and duration.

Let’s Let's remember that as we invite grief in as a companion, we are carrying the love for what has been lost. Making room for grief is making room for more love.

About Claire B. Willis Claire is a clinical social worker who has led bereavement, end-of-life, cancer support, and therapeutic writing groups for over thirty years.

She maintains a private practice in Brookline, Massachusetts. As a lay Buddhist chaplain ordained by Joan Halifax, she focuses on contemplative practices for end-of-life care.

Marnie Crawford Samuelson is the co-author of Opening to Grief: Finding Your Way from Loss to Peace and the author of Lasting Words: A Guide to Finding Meaning Toward the Close of Life. OpeningtoGrief.com

The Death of Creative Blocks

A

by Jill Mattson

question that I get all

thin concealment lays judgment.

too often. "How can

Views let us think, "My idea is

you consistently stay so

correct. All other ideas are wrong."

creative?" I have a secret

When something's nasty energy is

about this, but it will no longer be a

concealed (like judgment), its deadly

secret.

energy accumulates while no one sees its danger.

The mystery lies in how you habitually live your life. Judgment and opinion

Politicians, primarily opinionated

stop the flow of creative Ju Ju – dead

people, believe that their way is

in its tracks. Having an opinion seems

correct. Yet, one can easily see that

so harmless, yet right under this

there are elements of both parties

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that make implicit sense. Why not

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combine them? However, if one is

healing with sound. I resisted

steeped in only one way of thinking,

wondering how superstitious they

anything else's inclusion is "wrong,"

are. By staying open, I understand

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their different dimension of thinking, where many before me could not.

When we dislike a person, we easily

Is this brilliance? No…. The key?

disregard anything he says. People

Refraining from thinking the way

that we don't like can have great ideas.

we know things in the twenty-first

Even their criticism can be labeled

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Where I worked, complaints were

ideas. Our judgments tend to block

often on the lunch menu. As we

solutions that display creative ideas in

sunk in our mire of self-pity, a man

front of us. Negative thought forms

with Down's syndrome, Dave,

resistance to the natural flow of subtle

entered the scene. Dave was the

energy currents.

janitor. He beamed with pride, so happy to be a service to the rest

In a world of duality, everything has

of us. Dave sincerely asked if the

polar charges. Quickly, we assign right

toilets were clean enough. He had

or wrong to these energies, but rather

a more degrading job than anyone

the energy is similar to the positive

of us could complain about, but he

and negative charges of a battery. We

approached it with gratitude. Dave

don't judge the end of a battery to be

was happy, and we were miserable,

right or wrong.

even with our better circumstance and so-called superior intelligence.

The classic picture of a writer

If one believed that being mentally

crumpling up his material

retarded meant that you weren't

demonstrates writer's block and the

smart, Dave's message would have

attitude that triggers writer's block.

been dismissed. If one was open,

Then, Self-judgment strikes again.

he could see the wisdom of Dave's attitude – that rose far above many

When I read antiquity, searching for

"intelligent" people thinking habits.

clues about ancient music, I find

Dave was the teacher in the room.

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Dave had always been there as our

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The Soulful Ways to Express Femininity

by Gia Dalton

E

arthy, sensual, soulful, quiet,

with a pearl necklace or your favorite

appreciating, sweet, flirty,

worn-out jeans.

and fun, these energies personify the essence of

Add a bright splash of pink or orange

femininity. According to It’s also the

with a cute pair of earrings, bangle

beginning of the Fall Equinox. What

bracelets, scarf, headband, or hat.

better time to express your feminine nature!

Breathe into your heart and soul by taking ten deep cleansing breaths.

Mix up your style with a feminine

Expand, allow, give, receive, inhale and

vibe. Pastel colors, floral patterns. Pair

exhale.

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Eat plenty of fresh fruits and

Put the top down. Let your hair blow

veggies. Top your salad with nuts—

in the wind, wild and free. Condition

flavor foods with spices, herbs, and

your hair overnight, or apply before

citrus. Drink plenty of water. Avoid

going to the beach, leaving your hair

processed and prepackaged foods.

soft and silky.

Add vegetable protein. Limit alcohol consumption. Your body is your

Dance in your kitchen, living room,

temple. Eat organic and clean.

and in the rain. Put on a little black dress, a pair of sexy sandals, and go

Add lavender oil to your bath. Light

out on the town.

a scented candle, put on soft music, have a glass of something sparkling,

Get a manicure, pedicure, or facial.

and linger. Replenish your energy

Choose a new shade of nail polish,

and emerge renewed, relaxed, and

like Cotton Candy Pink or Sensual

restored.

Red.

Create a quiet and inviting home

Wear a little makeup or none at all.

environment. Add feminine flair with

Try a softer shade of pink lipstick

pretty throw pillows, a soft blanket,

or shiny lip-gloss. Feeling bold

sheer curtains, a fountain, or delicate

and beautiful? Go for a New York

wind chimes.

Red! To achieve a natural look, use brown eyeliner instead of black.

Attract success, abundance,

Experiment with color. Wear only a

prosperity, and good fortune with

lash lengthening mascara. Flirt with

creative visualization. Keep thoughts

your eyes.

positive.

Talk softly and move gently. Be Toss the “period panties.” Rock a

comfortable in your own skin. Show

new pair of sexy undies. Walk and

vulnerability. These qualities will

sway those hips with confidence:

leave you feeling joyful and sweet.

shoulders back, chin up, and a big smile.

Apply a nourishing, sweet fragranced moisturizer after a shower or bath.

Open the windows.

Give yourself a mini massage.

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Wear a Cowboy, Beanie, Bowler, Cable,

self-expression. Participate in a drum

Fedora, or Floppy hat.

circle or solstice dance.

Connect with other smart women. If

Listen to the whispers of your soul.

you are the most intelligent person

If you are feeling tired, take a nap. If

in your tribe, branch out a bit. It’s

you need a restorative weekend, go

empowering to learn something new.

on a retreat. Harmonize mind, body, and spirit. You are awake, conscious,

Honor and praise Mother Nature. She

responsive, and mindful.

resides within you. Her life-giving and nurturing spirit is continuously

Live in the euphoria and joy of the

planting seeds for a future harvest.

present moment. Be deliberate. Do

Bless the fruits of Gaia, the Earth

one thing at a time. Slow down, and

Goddess. Commune with nature, listen

don’t rush. Laugh a lot. Consciously

to the birds, plant a garden, and smell

balance “doing” with “being.”

the roses.

Welcome stillness. Listen to the sound Lust for new experiences and

of crickets. Lie on your back and gaze

enjoyment. Bask in the blissfulness of

at the stars. Whisper.

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Wear a fragrance that makes you feel

scent embody the natural scent of a

beautiful and confident.

woman. Choose a pretty wreath or a single flower behind one ear. Attach a

Listen to the rhythmic sound of the

fresh flower to your hair tie or hat.

ocean or a fountain.

Buy yourself flowers and sexy lingerie— Never lose your childhood innocence

light candles. Enjoy breakfast in bed.

or enthusiasm. Order an ice cream Make time for your girlfriends. Call

cone instead of a cup.

Send a letter or card. Align yourself Invite goodness and abundance into

with women who love you just the way

your life by remaining open.

you are.

Radiate Love, Light, and Beauty. Smile.

Catch the magic. Watch the sunrise or

Practice random acts of kindness.

a sunset.

Wear flowers in your hair. Flowers

Listen to the laugher of children.

symbolize luck, happiness, and

Create an empowering personal

prosperity. Their fragile beauty and

mantra.

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Vintage shop for fabulous jewelry.

Trust God and the Universe. Use the Law of Attraction to manifest

Go to the theatre, opera, and

what you want. Ask, believe and

symphony. At intermission, have a

receive.

glass of champagne.

Release what no longer serves you.

Make Yoga part of your daily spiritual

Forgive and forget. “I’m sorry,” “ I

practice.

love you,” and “ Please forgive me”

See-through the eyes of Love. You are

will allow you to step fully into the

an observer.

present moment.

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Awaken your inner Shaman.

Plan a spa day with friends.

Harmonize Spirit and Earth. Embrace

Put on a pretty sundress and enjoy

the holiness of the sacred space you

Sunday brunch with girlfriends.

fill. Take a trip to a sacred place. Bathe in the mystical streams of Sedona.

Indulge in the sweetness of the dessert.

Have a bit frozen yogurt with fresh

Honor the desires of your body. Detach

berries. Make a dark chocolate fondue.

from old dogmas. Please yourself, and all that implies.

Try something new. Vaginal steaming, or V- Steam, has recently become very

Embrace the Gypsy in you. Plan road

popular. This soothing treatment has

trips. Pack up your car, a cooler, and an

been around for centuries.

overnight bag. Be spontaneous. Pick one new destination a month and go

Special Chinese herbs are put in a pot

there! It can be a beach, park, town, or

and heated to create steam. It is used

city: travel abroad or the U.S.A. Walk the

to detox, cleanse, and tone. It can help

countryside, or bike along ocean cliffs.

treat many health conditions.

Trust your intuition. It’s never wrong.

Femininity can be embraced at any age. Rock your age with pride. Express

Meditate for 15 minutes every day.

your feminine essence. Walk like a Goddess, empowered, abundant, and

Read books and plays written by

gloriously free!

women.

Gia Dalton is a Visionary Writer, Snuggle up at night wearing silky

Doctor of Oriental Medicine,

pajamas, with a soft down comforter

Acupuncture Physician, Teacher,

and pillow.

Author, Speaker, Coach, and Intuitive Life Strategist. “My mission

Take care of your Sacred Self. Enjoy the

is to motivate, empower and inspire

quiet stillness of the moment. Create a

the lives of others with integrity,

temple space in your home or garden

beauty, and love.” giadalton.com

where you can retreat.

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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

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WHY ARE YOU SO COMFORTABLE CONSUMING IRRESPONSIBLY?

By Alberto Adler

Although we have used the responsibility for a possible traffic accident as an example for the consumption awareness process (on our previous article from the Series: Conscious Consumer); there is a crucial difference between the situations. .While a serious traffic accident is a situation whose immediate consequences are apparent and easily associated with its causing event, the consequences of irresponsible consumption habits are diluted among millions of small daily gestures of millions of people (billions, even).

While unintentionally crossing three lanes of a highway can cause a horrible accident, with noise and interdiction of traffic, our daily consumption habits silently wreak havoc but with a tremendous everlasting, and devastating effect.

The problem, therefore, is one of perception. In the example of traffic accidents, we see the consequences – which helps to be preventive. We never see dolphins being killed so that we have tuna in our sandwich, or we see soil contamination when we dispose of used batteries without proper care. As the consequences are "invisible," we tend to adopt more careless postures.

And, to complement this careless negligence of not seeing the consequences comes the question that it is easy to shift the blame and assign culpability to large corporations. It is especially true when we identify them generically it's easier to buy a car from a particular maker when, while we criticize fossil fuel engine pollution, we don't designate their manufacturers by names like Volkswagen or Ford.

Instead, we speak of an abstract entity called the "Automobile Industry" (a title that would include Tesla,

which only makes cars with electric motors). Thus, we dissociate ourselves from the problem with the false impression that we are not involved.

But if the fishing company passes a net that destroys the bottom of the sea and we continue to buy their fish (seafood products), ultimately, we are, at the very least, their accomplices.

And it is not enough to buy the fish.

Take the case of Mitsubishi. You may not even buy the fish they catch with environmentally aggressive methods (as shown in the documentary Seaspiracy).

But, if you buy the branded pens or a car, you continue to support them, indirectly.

Large corporations have already learned that we consumers tend to accuse large conglomerates of villainy as a way to indulge ourselves.

Their support comes, in part, from dichotomous reasoning - in which the culprit is the one who commits what is seen as an atrocity, but whoever buys the product of this reprehensible and condemned method does not. The conglomerates themselves avoid involving end consumers in discussions about liability. Instead, to protect their brands, they call for resources such as:

• Fantasy brands: brands that exist only to bear the brunt of questionable activities, sparing the leading brands of large corporations.

• Green Washing: a communicational makeup that crosses with ecologically correct behaviors that are the opposite.

• "Smother" operations that consist of, roughly speaking, applying various methods (ranging from investments, or divestments, in media and press and public relations services, to more drastic resources) to silence the media's mouth on uncomfortable subjects.

• Disinformation: covers several subterfuges, from "organic product" or "Dolphin Free" stamps, whose sources are the self-declaration of the producers; pseudoscientific

(or scientific studies produced with bias and other purposeful method flaws); statements from experts and celebrities who can sell information; fake news, etc.

All these strategies have the ultimate goal of making the end consumer feel less guilty or even free of any blame and continue to consume their products.

That's why I call these features "Comfort Communications."

The consumer, feeling comfortable with himself, since the information he receives gives him the tranquility of a clear conscience, maintains his consumption habits, and starts to consider the warnings to the contrary as part of some hysteria or political conspiracy.

Much of the battle for conscious consumption takes place in the realm of communications, but few people even notice this.

Another important element worth mentioning is the difference in frequency of the actions.

That is what makes the difference between making sure that thoughtless, untimely, or just deliberately careless attitudes can harm both yourself, and others can be the first step toward more measured attitudes.

Yes, but not necessarily!

There are even those who say, "Damn, I caused a serious accident, but luckily I'm fine. What luck. The bad luck of those who came after me!".

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Group Adventure This is an example of a selfish and selfreference mentality. Although we hardly find anyone who admits this attitude towards causing serious traffic accidents, it is easy to find those who have this same attitude towards producing and consuming products and services.

Fishing companies are irreversibly damaging in the short and medium-term the seas from which they derive their livelihood. But, as the horizon of exhaustion of the oceans is at least three decades, they are leaving the consequences to those who follow, just like the subject of the hypothetical accident I mentioned a few paragraphs ago.

The same can be said of the logging companies that operate mainly in Brazil and Asia. They argue that developed countries decimated their forests and now do not want to let emerging countries do the same.

As a result, they uproot trees – which would take decades to be replaced – at a much higher rate than reforestation would be able to replace.

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The big companies are not evil alone. It is always a chain of consumption that ends with individuals as the ultimate culprits.

Let's look at the producers of these plastics used in single-use packaging, for instance. They supply the industries with consumer products that are utilized by the people who go to the supermarket.

But, of course, these same people could also take reusable bags to the supermarket but find the highly polluting plastic bags in the stores easy and more comfortable.

Once again, the bill is for those who are yet to come, our future generations. But this deforestation only exists because some people buy furniture and build a house using these woods as floors or other parts.

The list is long with people who dispose of electronic batteries in the standard waste.

Whoever throws used cooking oil out down the kitchen drain pollutes thousands of liters of water with each discarded drop. The worst thing is that you are hardly contributing to these serious accidents, whose victims may even be those you love, and wish well.

And even if you don't have children or grandchildren, you don't have to know the drivers of the crashed cars to feel guilty about the consequences of the accident you caused.

Alberto Adler is a Brazilian Scholar, a compulsive writer a visionary, and an Influencer. He is a Pos-Graduation Professor. Adler is also a Business Mentor and a Mastermind Visionary Leadership coach.

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