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The

Breakthrough

the Limits of the Brain

JOSEPH SELBIE Exclusive Interview By Sandie Sedgbeer

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Breakthrough the Limits of the Brain, Neuroscience, Inspiration, and Practices to Transform Your Life Have you ever wondered why superhero comics and movies are so popular with adults and children? Well, it's because we all harbor a secret hankering to be one. Who wouldn't want to have an array of amazing Amazonian superpowers to call upon? The problem is that we can only find them in comics and movies.

Right? Well, actually, no, because according to Dean Radin, MS, Ph.D., the Chief Scientist at the Institute of Noetic Science (IONS) and author of the book Real Magic, the book we will discuss today is not just an accelerating read. It's the definitive User manual for superheroes.

Joseph Selby is the author of the physics of God, how the deepest theories of science explain religion, and how the deepest truths of religion explain science. A dedicated Kriya meditator for nearly 50 years.

He's taught yoga and meditation throughout the US and Europe. He has helped hundreds of people awaken to their own spiritual potential. He's a founding member of Ananda, a worldwide spiritual movement inspired by Paramahansa Yogananda.

Joseph Selbie joins us to discuss his latest book: The Breakthrough the Limits of the Brain", which connects the dots between the discoveries of neuroscience and the meditation-born spiritual experience and provides proven, practical exercises to help you achieve your superconscious potential.

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Sandie Sedgbeer: So, we are hearing it more and more these days that we are so much more than we know, and your latest book, The Breakthrough the Limits of the Brain, underscores that with scientific support, for the existence of the subtle non-local reality, that suggests we exist simultaneously into realities, and also that our thoughts, emotions, memories, and life force originate non locally. So tell me more about this.

Joseph Selby: Well, I think the heart of where science and spirituality intersect is in this concept of non-locality, that there is a realm that physics acknowledges not only does exist but must exist to explain how the physical universe works.

But this other reality is called non-local reality because it doesn't behave exactly the same way as our local reality does. So in our local reality, we have certain laws that are affected by distance.

So, for example, the strength of a magnet tails off dramatically the farther away any metal object is from its magnetic center.

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Break Through the Limits of the Brain connects the dots between the discoveries of neuroscience and the meditation-born spiritual experience, and offers proven and practical ways to tap into the life-changing, life-enhancing abilities of our superconscious potential

And so, you can say that's affected by distance. Still, non-locality has laws that aren't affected by distance because there is no distance in the non-locality. There is no space in a non-locality, and it's very challenging to visualize what that could be.

But at the same time, physics is very solidly committed.

And in fact, some thinkers say that without this nonlocal reality, you could not have quantum physics. You just can't have one without the other. And this is really speaking to the same spiritual truths put forward by saints, sages, and mystics that we simultaneously inhabit as two realities.

That other world is the world from which our thoughts, our emotions, our memories, and our mind, as opposed to the brain, actually originate. So the brain coordinates sensory data and also sends commands to the motor parts of the body so that we move our muscles, we walk, we talk, but when we think, we're using our mind, we are more in that non-local reality than we are in the local reality.

That is our physical body. But the two work together seamlessly, and this concept exists in spiritual teachings in the form of the subtle body, the energy body, and the Astral body, which you find in They're different. One is the nearly every experiential physical world that is spiritual tradition around the revealed to us by the senses. world, and throughout the The other is a world that we ages that we are so much experience subjectively. more than we know.

We are, in fact, these luminous beings that exist beyond the physical body, and even more than that, we are inherently divine. We are children of the divine and are heirs to every aspect of the divine. We just don't know it.

We don't perceive it all the time because we tend to be caught up in what the neural circuits, we formed in the brain keep us constantly aware of, which is the physical body rather than the subtle bodies.

Sandie Sedgbeer: So, the brain is the machine that runs the body. Maybe a receiver that receives instructions from the other reality, perhaps?

Certainly, if that's where our thoughts are. So, tell me what happens when, if my thoughts are there. If my emotions and memories are there too, then how is it that I don't know?

What else is there?

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Joseph Selby: Well, you know, it in one sense, because you experience it all the time, you know, you have thoughts, nobody could talk you out of the notion that you think, and that you feel, and that you have memories. But it's confusingly difficult to separate the notion that there's a physical body and an Astral body or energy body because they are occurring simultaneously.

You use the phrase, "my thoughts are out there, and my feelings are out there," but they're not.

They're right here where you are. And that confounds the mind because the mind wants to say, well, it's either here or there. It's either this or that kind of reality, but they exist simultaneously. So, we have all these subjective experiences that, even though we call them subjective, science that likes objective realities is slightly dismissive about the actual reality of subjective experience. They say, well, it's fuzzy and different for different people, but that doesn't deny the fact that it's a major part of who we are. If we didn't have our thoughts if we didn't have our feelings, if we didn't have our memories, what exactly would be left? You know, it's difficult to conceive.

Joseph Selby: Yeah, extreme brain damage can eliminate memories because that intricate relationship between brain and mind, between the non-local brain and, or excuse me, local brain and non-local mind, is complex. I describe it in my book as you have neural circuits that act like preset buttons on a radio. So, if you have a radio set up and it is programmed to give you the stations that you often tend to listen to, all you have to do is press a button. You're listening to that radio station. So we have circuits in our brain that effectively stimulate trains of thought or trains of memory, the experience of emotions that happen automatically when different stimuli come.

So the stimulus is sensory. So, let's say you hear a song. That song can trigger a neural circuit that gets you thinking about what you experienced the last time you listened to that song or the feelings you have about that song. So, you have both things happening simultaneously. You have a local experience triggering a non-local experience. And then, as you said yourself, you can have non-local decisions that tell the physical body what to do. So, it's a seamless, intricate, amazing connection between the two, but very much a real one.

Sandie Sedgbeer: Well, many people face that they don't have their memories.

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Sandie Sedgbeer: I can understand entanglement.

I can understand many things. But, what I can't understand is if there's so much that we can access, if we can get beyond the limits of the brain, there's so much, this is what your book is all about. There's so much more that we can access, a super consciousness. What happens when someone has a heart transplant, and we hear about them having the likes and the dislikes of the other person's heart, or maybe even a memory, you know, what has happened there?

Is that entanglement, or is that something else entirely?

Joseph Selby: Well, it speaks to entanglement, but whether entanglement is a specific phenomenon. The more general phenomenon is when you have coherent and decoherent states of matter. So, when things are entangled, they're in a coherent state. So that means they exist more specifically in the energy world of non-locality, and they haven't taken a specific physical form yet in the physical world. And so they haven't "decohered." They haven't lost that deeper connection that they have in nonlocality yet, because they haven't been observed. So matter, generally, can be in coherent states that aren't necessarily entangled. You can have multiple, even thousands of molecules that are in coherent states. We see this in photosynthesis.

The amazing efficiency of photosynthesis is because the chlorophyll molecules remain in an entangled coherent state. They can pass the energy on from the sun to other parts of the mechanism for storing solar energy in plants in a very efficient manner. And so there are states where they're decoherent, essentially in an energy form. Then they become less coherent and finally decoherent when they cease doing that channeling of the sun's energy. So entanglement is one expression of coherent and decoherent states.

So we can be in our processes, more coherent or less coherent. And I think that is the answer to how you could get a heart transplant. It would come with the memories or feelings, or as you say, the likes and dislikes of another person because it becomes decoherent when it's in your physical body. You lose those connections, but it can open up, become coherent, and connect to its memories and feelings. This may sound completely bizarre, but it's no more bizarre than saying that we have those memories, to begin with, right? It is perhaps the least bizarre explanation for how those memories can come. Those feelings can come with a heart transplant. So everything, I guess that was a long-winded way of saying that every aspect of physical reality can connect to the non-local purely energetic expression of reality that they are linked inextricably.

Sandie Sedgbeer: So, why does my brain have limits?

Joseph Selby: Well, it does, and it doesn't. So, the title is a bit off, and not absolutely certain that your brain has limits, but what is the reality for most of us is that we have used the brain to create limits. When we were children, we had to start forming neural circuits to support our ability to first crawl and move our arms and legs to walk, learn, talk, and speak. I mean, to speak, to hear and understand spoken language, we weren't preset to do all these things. Human infants are surprisingly unable to do almost anything that is of a voluntary nature. And so we have to build all those circuits to support our ability to do that. And if we hadn't built the circuits to walk when we were infants every morning, when we woke up, we'd be toddlers.

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It's a very, very complex process to walk.

It involves thousands of signals going to hundreds of muscles in a coordinated fashion.

And we do it every day without thinking because it is automatic. Well, the programming we did, the wiring of the brain that we did by creating all these circuits, and neural circuits are not limited to physical activity. We also have created neural circuits that support emotional reactions, that trigger trains of thought, and keep us involved. This is especially where the wiring becomes a limitation because we do thousands of millions of these circuits.

So on our ordinary waking day, we are only aware of things happening from sensory experience, triggering the thoughts connected to sensory experience. And I liken this to being a firework show because one neural circuit will trigger another neural circuit, which will trigger another neural circuit.

And so, we're constantly in this reactive mode that is totally focused on the senses and the world that the census revealed to us. So this is what creates the "limit of the brain." It's selfcreated, inadvertently self-created, but we have rendered ourselves narrowly blind to anything except those specific actions and reactions that we've established neural circuits for most of our life. There are many cases.

However, when in which young children are aware of more subtle realities, young children see angels, they have astral awareness, and they get talked out of it, or as is often the case with psychics, they work out a very confusing relationship to it, that they only realize they see things that other people don't when they're four or five or six or later, they start talking about things and adults start giving them very strange reactions.

And then they eventually learn that they are perceiving subtle realities that nobody else around perceives. So, we lose awareness, but we never lose the innate ability to reclaim it.

So that's why we have to break through the limits. We must break through the limits of our wiring and regain that awareness. So meditation is a big key to that. I can talk about it more in-depth, but essentially meditation doesn't give you anything. Meditation gives you access to EVERYTHING. It gives you access to everything subtle that your senses don't reveal. So the near-death experiences instantly gain access to realms beyond the physical. And then, when they return, they feel like they have been in the real world. And they came back to the fake world of threedimensional reality; that is to them plainly a construct of their mind, a construct of their senses that they can perceive. They can work within, but they always have this deep seeded sense of its unreality because what they experienced during their near-death experiences was much more, real, much truer to their heart and mind than what we tend to perceive. So, the challenge for us is to break through that self-imposed limitation.

Sandie Sedgbeer: Well, what I don't understand is if you talk about the larger part of ourselves, most of us, what we think of as ourselves doesn't exist.

It's non-local if that is so, and if, what I think of as me, the physical me is a hologram. So, what is the purpose of this? Why would I do this? Why would I split part of myself from what I really am to live a very diminished life?

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Joseph Selby: Well, the answer that I can give you, I can't say that I have directly experienced it with such a degree of depth that I can be certain, but I can give you the answer that most satisfies my mind and my heart, which is that we are children of God, who are returning to our awareness in God, and that this process takes place through many, many incarnations. Some of those incarnations go back to us being crystals.

And that it's hard to imagine what the beginning and end of a lifespan of a crystal would be.

But nonetheless, the thought is that crystals are more organized matter than any other form of matter. They're in a crystalline Lattice where everything is lined up, and those crystals take on different abilities. They become good at conducting things. They become translucent. And what I have read is that the soul can only perceive a very small bit of itself at that point but is nonetheless powerful enough to organize the matter around it and make it form into a crystal. Then, those life forms gradually become more complicated; we become plants, we become animals, and finally, we become men, women, or people as we know it, but the learning experience continues.

And the main thing about the learning experience is to be more and more aware of what we truly are.

And that takes much experimentation, especially when we become people because there's a whole range of things we can do to figure out who we are and what we can do. And there's a whole range of mistakes we can make in figuring that out. But gradually, inevitably, we are going to learn more and more about what we truly are.

Sandie Sedgbeer: Well, if we do not break through the limits of the brain, if we do not access that larger part of ourselves, that greater reality, would you say, wow, that's a missed opportunity?

Joseph Selby: Well, everybody gets to make that choice. I would personally think it's a great, missed opportunity if you are interested and you see the possibility, I would really say, I would really encourage people to take it, to experiment with meditation, to experiment with directly experiencing realities that are beyond what the senses alone can tell you because it's wonderful. It isn't just another reality that is equal to our own. It's another reality that is deeper. That is more joyful. That is a truer source of happiness, a truer source of feeling loved and being able to give love that the experience more than pays for the time and energy it takes to access it.

Sandie Sedgbeer: But you've been doing it for 50 years. Is the experience worth 50 years of work?

Joseph Selby: I didn't have to wait 50 years to experience it if I had. I honestly now doubt if I would still be meditating. So there were instant payoffs in meditation. There were longer-term payoffs, and now, as I have done it for 50 years and have gone through the arc of a lifetime, I increasingly appreciate what it's done for me.

And the day-to-day state of mind and heart I have as a result. I would not trade it for anything, but I would've said that same thing 30 years ago, 40 years ago. I wouldn't have traded.

It just gets better, but it's still highly expansive and life-changing.

Sandie Sedgbeer: I mean, meditation has gone mainstream. I think even if we don't practice meditation, we are very aware of the science of how and what the benefits are physically in many ways, and for depression, for changing brain states, for changing all kinds of things that maybe we are not happy with. The key, I think, for many people is being able to meditate successfully. And this is something that I've struggled with for a long time.

Joseph, it seems that saints, sages, near-death experiences, and meditators experience this greater reality. And if we are none of those, we don't, which, you know, is very upsetting.

So what can one do if one really finds it very difficult to meditate, to experience that greater reality?

I feel like sometimes I'm, sitting on the other side of a window, watching all these people who can do this wonderful thing that I just can't do.

Joseph Selby: Well, it's an excellent question.

And one that is often asked, and I've often been asked, so let me start by saying it is difficult 50 years on.

I can't immediately make my mind stop thinking about things. I have learned techniques. I have learned approaches by just using my own mind to get my mind to go, to quiet down. However, it's not as if I can immediately become perfectly still even after 50 years of meditation. And my mind becomes crystal focused. And I would go beyond the brain into this higher awareness of command if I work at it. And if I have enough time to do it, I can be much more successful by a long shot than when I first began. So I guess what I'm trying to say is it's like many things, you know, if you play a sport, if you are a tennis player, you don't play well.

Every time you play tennis, you certainly don't play tennis. Well, the first time you started to play it, everything we do in life requires some degree of practice and commitment to get better. So all that said, tennis kept you going, if you were a tennis player, because there was a spark of fun in it, even though you hit it into the net the first 50 times you hit the ball. There was something that drew you and kept you going until you could become a tennis better tennis player. So for people who haven't established strong meditation practice but who do practice, I'm just about willing to admit that there were some experiences they had that they really liked, and it kept them coming back. That there's a feel for something there that is very real. So if you haven't started meditating yet, I would encourage you to do so because I know if you do it for a little while, that can vary.

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Some people are very lucky. They have a wonderful experience.

The first time they sit down. In other people, their mind keeps galloping away, and their bodies fidget. They wonder why they're doing this on earth, wasting these five or 10 minutes of their life. So when it never works for them, I would say, use a technique. The simple mindfulness technique can be effective, but some techniques can help you more than that simple technique. And of which is the one I teach in the book, breakthrough the limits of the brain. And it's something I've taught a hundred times, at least in classes, et cetera, around the world that I've taught.

The essence of the Hong Sau technique is that it takes the predilection of the mind to want to think about something and gives it something specific to think about. And that is the breath. So, in its essence, the hong sau technique is watching the breath, but as the breath comes in, mentally saying the word hong, and when the breath goes out, mentally say the word sau.

So hong sau, hong sau, hong on the inhalation, saw on the exhalation. So you have a focus. And as you do the technique, there are ways to bring your point of attention right to the point between the eyebrows, which is the seed of concentration for your subtle body. And it's also where we tend to concentrate.

So naturally, when we think about things, you see people, you know, frown, and they're right there.

They're thinking about something that's going on. So it's a natural point of focus for the physical body and for the subtle body we've been talking about. So you combine that, try to bring your attention to this point, and then just watch the breath saying hong and sau.

And I think you'll find, if you've had trouble getting your mind ever to calm down, that this will help you do that, it'll be more effective at doing it. So techniques are good. Commitment is good. Once you've finished doing the Hung Sau technique, it can be five minutes, it can be 10 minutes, it can be 15 minutes, then stay relaxed. You take advantage of the calmness and the positive feelings that it gives You. Just take enough time to absorb them before you head off to the next thing in your life.

Sandie Sedgbeer: Is that enough? For me, to access that greater reality and really develop super consciousness, or is there more?

Joseph Selby: I think it's important to understand that your regular consciousness, that is, I'll define it this way as being your awareness focused through the senses, is a part of super consciousness.

It is just a constricted part of superconsciousness. So, if you bear with me here, you're always using your superconscious and your innate consciousness, which is infinite. Still, you're just choosing to dial it down to conscious awareness. So, as soon as your conscious awareness becomes less of a focus, which it does when you close your eyes and still the body and focus the mind, you immediately become more superconscious. You're immediately breaking through the limits of the brain that keep us conscious, keep us involved, and keep us delighted in the firework show of the interconnected neural circuits that you know love to stimulate each other. We are automatically superconscious as soon as we can pull back from that a little bit.

So, it's not like an amazing breakthrough experience that is allencompassing. It changes by degree.

We become more and more aware of our subtle selves. And everyone has had some super conscious experience, even if they're largely wired for conscious experience. So it might have just been that moment at the seaside when you were just listening to the crash of surf, your thoughts faded away from anything pressing or emotionally disturbing.

You just felt the wonder and beauty of being there. That feeling, even if the perception is still conscious, the feeling is superconscious, and everybody has intuition.

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Yeah. Where thought comes to you, like just seemingly out of the blue, because you hadn't done a typical step-by-step rational process to have that thought, but it comes to you. It's not only done. It comes as some random chance, but it fits something you were concerned about, wanted to know about, or wanted an answer to.

A lot of times, uh, personal guidance is all about following those subtle, intuitive thoughts of what we should do next or how to deal with a situation, perhaps a trying situation. So, we have, you know, perceptual intuition.

If you will, we have thought intuition. We have feelings that are powerful and powerfully positive feelings that open our hearts to loving somebody else or to being helpful to somebody else at a time when they really need help.

These are all part of our superconscious nature. We take them for granted because we do have this one foot in subtle reality and one foot in the physical body- reality happening. But most of what we are, if you will, exist in this greater, superconscious reality.

So it's not as if we never experience it. It's just that meditation helps us gradually experience it more and more and more. And the deeper you go into meditation, the deeper that experience.

Sandie Sedgbeer: When you talk about having one foot in this greater reality and one foot in another, you often refer to it as heaven. Why heaven?

Joseph Selby: Well, I started by talking about the non-locality as one of those fundamental concepts in physics that connect with spiritual teachings.

Especially experiential spirituality teachings.

Well, one of those core teachings and experiential spirituality is that when we die, we live solely in our subtle energy body, our Astral body, and we leave the physical body behind. Near death, experiences say that the same thing is that when they die, they are fully in their Astral body. But there also in the heavens, they're in reality bigger than their Astral body. They interact with other beings who are Astral beings. They interact with many, many realms that they can move to by just, almost by thought, that doesn't require travel as we understand it.

And these are the heavens. So the many near-death experiencers refer to them as the heavens.

And this is the way the heavens are described by the saints and sages. So they fit into this concept of nonlocality. In certain theories of physics, like M theory, there is a very deep intersection between those two things.

So, to say that we have an Astral body and a subtle body, a subtle Astral body, and a physical body working together means that the majority of us exist in this heavenly "other" realm all the time. That's why when near-death experiencers flatline or whatever it is that is the death experience are measuring the death experience, they're instantly there. There's no travel time as one, near-death experience or put it. It's just like you changing frequencies on a dial, and the dial is flipped.

And there you are in this higher frequency, but you simply mean that you are now fully aware of it. You are always there.

Anyway, because of this, our two-sided nature of us. So that's why our one foot is in heaven because that's what the heavens are. They are the subtle reality or part of the subtle reality that we can tune into and will go to at death.

Sandie Sedgbeer: The book offers a lot of proven practices and techniques. And we talked about the concentration one, the meditation technique. One of the things that interested me is it also talks about introspection affirmations and energization exercises. The affirmations got my attention.

There has been so much about affirmations in the past 30 and 40 years. And many people have lost faith in them because they've been hijacked to a degree, and they've become a little bit trite. We heard what you were saying about affirmations.

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So I decided to buy the book, Yogananda's on affirmations, which was quite different. Do you think we have to do affirmations in a specific way and just follow the way they are laid out because they're very hard to memorize some of them? If you're reading them, you're really not giving them a hundred percent of your attention?

Are you? So what's your thought there?

Joseph Selby: Well, let me take one step back and then come back to what specific affirmations you might want to use. I think the reason why affirmations have, in fact, sort of fallen into disrepute or people that, as you say, have lost faith in them is that an expectation has been created that all you need to do is a handful of affirmations and whatever it is, you're affirming will become a reality in your life. And most people discover that it doesn't become a reality. And so they say, well, affirmations don't work.

Well, there is a method to doing them that most people don't follow. Whatever system of affirmations you are drawn to, or wherever you have run into affirmations that you like, you'll probably find, if you go deeply enough into those systems, that they need to be repeated until you believe them at deep levels.

So you really need to get your heart and mind together and believe whatever you say.

And suppose it is a challenging belief for you. In that case, you need to be realistic about whether you are really ready to not believe that you can't just magic it by saying an incantation 10 times or even a hundred times. If you really believe it deeply, then you're probably going to stick with the belief that you have.

Even if you emotionally don't want that belief anymore, you must be realistic about what you believe. So, I recommend with affirmations that you combine the process with introspection and look at what you do every day. Have a time in your day when you are back from what happened and ask yourself a question. So perhaps you're having trouble feeling unsafe or easily triggered to be angry, or just everything adds to your stress at the end of your day. When you've got 10 or 15 minutes to think about it, ask yourself, well, what happened today?

That button is a neural circuit in your brain that fires and makes you feel stressed or angry or whatever it is. So just accept that you have wired yourself in these patterns. And if you really don't want that pattern anymore, you need to wire a new pattern. You need to be deliberate about it. And so affirmation can become a really powerful tool. So to find an affirmation that may let's say it is that you feel unsafe in this world, that you just, everything makes you feel like it's out to get.

What threw me into not feeling safe, or not feeling loved or not feeling, relaxed? Just pick one of those. Don't pick all of them, but let's say we're going to pick not feeling relaxed.

What is it that triggered it? That made me not feel relaxed and just get to know the response, not trying to figure out how to overcome that trigger. Just get to know what really gets you going. And if you do that for weeks, you'll begin to see a pattern. You'll begin to see that certain things really make you feel stressed and take away your relaxation. And if you can boil those down to a particular thing, and maybe it is that you don't feel safe, maybe it is that you don't feel loved by others, or you don't feel supported by others. Find that pattern. Maybe there are multiple patterns but find the one that is of particular power in your life.

And then, look for an affirmation that is the antidote, and use that methodically to build a new neural circuit. So what you're experiencing when you have all those experiences is you have neural circuits that you've already wired in your life, through your life experiences, that fire when certain things happen. And we all know this, we talk about, well, it's like they pressed a button, and in a very real way, it is like they pressed a button.

You find an affirmation that affirms your deeper divine safety. And that affirmation may just simply be I am surrounded and loved by the infinite in all things in my life. Now, you may not believe that you may believe it intellectually. However, you do not truly believe it because, on an emotional level, you're still not feeling safe. So this will take time to penetrate feelings and your thoughts so that you can really believe it. You can level this process with meditational experiences, where you feel relaxed and safe. Put it all together but keep repeating that affirmation until you really believe it. And what then happens is that the situations that would've triggered you to feel unsafe will start to trigger this deeper feeling that you really are safe.

Even though these things are happening, I am safe. Nothing really can get to me because I am beyond all these superficial things happening in my life. I am much more than I know, this subtle reality beyond the physical. It can take weeks to months to do a single affirmation over and over and over, at specific times, whenever you can do them, but understand that you're rewiring your brain. You're doing something very specific. It's not just kind of shouting out to the void.

You're actually making a new circuit in your brain, which once made is a real physical thing that will come to your rescue when that is triggered. And it will antidote the other neural circuits you previously built because it'll take that triggering away from them. It'll trigger that deeper, calmer self than the stressed one.

It's not a quick panacea to everything because it is time-consuming. The bigger panacea is meditation because it rewires your whole brain, not specific circuits. Still, an affirmation can be a powerful specific tool.

Sandie Sedgbeer: So forget sticking the post-it notes on the mirror and just repeat everything by writing while you're cleaning your teeth. You're talking about structure, and you're talking about a methodology here. You're talking about actually putting some effort into it. And taking it deeper.

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Joseph Selby: Yeah. I mean, if you want to do it, be serious about it.

Otherwise, you are wasting your time. I don't want to say that even an attempt is a complete waste because it will leave some memory of what you were doing.

It's going to, there's going to be some gain in there that you might be able to remember. So, I don't want to sound like if you fail, it's useless, but I want to underscore that you get a lot more out of it.

If you stick with it until you really get to this point where you have rewired your brain.

Joseph Selby: I put more exercises into it than the physics of God. The information really is you could read them in any order, I think, and not find it confusing. You don't have to have started with the physics of God and then read this. But the breakthrough in the limits of the brain definitely offers much more than meditation, which I do offer in physics. But yeah, it offers these tools of introspection, affirmation, energization, as you say, and learning to live a more concentrated life. The more concentrated you are in all things, the faster you rewire your brain.

So, there's a lot of how-tos.

Sandie Sedgbeer: Having read your book. I mean, we are almost out of time now, so we're going to have to be quick, but having read the physics of God and also this one, do you see these as a kind of a sequel, so to speak, that this one just goes a little bit deeper, has a little bit more of the practical in it?

Sandie Sedgbeer: Inlaying out the pathway. Yeah, I think for me, the physics of God was, like: here it is, here's the big picture, here's the wires and the evidence, and everything else. And you do talk about meditation there. This is a pathway for people like me who want to go deeper and have some of that greater experience.

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Health & Wellness Innovative new approaches to Healing as well as holistic methods for dealing with health issues and personal growth

The Psychological Aspects of Eucalyptus Essential Oil

by Andrew Pacholyk, MS L.Ac

Discover More About Eucalyptus...

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700 species of eucalyptus trees, 500 of which produce essential oils.

his amazing evergreen tree

Eucalyptus is one of three similar

has its roots in Australia

genera that are commonly referred

and Tasmania. Now grown

to as "eucalypts," the others being

worldwide, there are over

Corymbia and Angophora.

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Some species are known as gum

medicine chest! In addition, it should

trees because they exude thick sap

be used for sinusitis, the common

from any break in the bark. The

cold, productive cough, laryngitis, and

scribbly gum is the generic name

bronchitis.

derived from the Greek words (EU) "well" and (kályptos) "covered,"

Another benefit of this healing oil

referring to the operculum or "cap"

is its ability to dry up urogenital

initially concealing the flowers.

disorders such as leucorrhea and cystitis. Dilute in a douche or

Used originally to treat infections

bathwater for cleansing and clearing

and fevers by the Aborigines, its next

out the dampness and infection

discovery was by French naturalist

associated with infectious microbes

De Labillardiere. Used to treat malaria

and discharge. This oil has been used

and fever, this exceptional oil was

for centuries as a pain analgesic for

also used to dry up mucus and help

soothing neuralgia and muscular

to tonify the lungs. This "fever tree"

pain that is worse in damp/cold

was planted all over Algiers to "dry

weather.

up" marshy wetlands infected with malaria, breeding stagnant waters.

Psychological Aspects

In fact, the eucalyptus planted in

of Eucalyptus

these marsh areas would dry up all the wetlands, converting damp,

Psychologically, this incredible

stagnant marshy areas into dry beds!

essential oil works on freeing our minds. It opens us up to clearer

Healing Properties of Eucalyptus

thinking, lifting the heaviness

Essential Oil

associated with feeling "pinned down" and bringing about an "air"

This aromatic and pungent essential

of freedom, optimism, and positivity.

oil works as an expectorant to

Consider using this oil in an oil burner

clear out mucus and deep-rooted

or diffuser to broaden and open up

phlegm. Therefore, this oil has

any room that feels "closed in" or

wonderful antiviral, anticatarrhal,

needs "brightening." This magical

and antibacterial properties, making

oil is also used in incense to "burn

it a "must-have" for any herbal

away" the trapped emotions or self-

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contained emotions of fear, insecurity,

to as a "money tree" or "cash bush"

and doubt associated with long-term

and, therefore, is great to have as a

beliefs that no longer serve you. Add

part of any empowerment ritual, in

some essential oil to a snifter bottle

a money bag, wallet or purse, or used

or as a roll-on perfume to bring about

in herbal casting for bringing about

the awareness of happiness and good

change in the financial arena.

fortune in your life!

As you have read, eucalyptus has The round leaves of certain species

a long-standing reputation in the

of eucalyptus have been used to

healing arena. Still, it is also known

propagate and bring a conscious

as the "herb of protection." Used for

association to money. That is why it

centuries as a guardian growing

is connected to "bringing money to

outside people's homes to protect

you." It has sometimes been referred

them from harm or planted in

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gardens to protect them from pesky

phlegm-filled cough or congested

insects and other damaging visitors,

sinus, need a rub for painful or achy

this herb can be a wonderful tool for

muscles, or need to bring more

"expanding" your boundaries and

protection and awareness into your

moving forward without fear.

life, consider the magical benefits of this rich and "camphoreous" tool of

Also, eucalyptus leaves have been cast into bonfires, fireplaces, and candles or incense to help a weak person "cast off evil." In fact, it is widely believed eucalyptus leaves effectively ward off evil and repel enemies who bring you trouble.

So, when you want to dry up a

nature!

About the Author Find out more about Andrew Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac, at: www.peacefulmind.com Therapies for healing mind, body, spirit

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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.

The Orange Ray of Knowledge

by Judi Lynch

Discover More about the Orange

Scientists, engineers, and lawyers are

Ray of Light...

typical professions of the souls who are

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incarnated with these character traits. he fifth ray of light, the

Unyielding in their opinions while

Orange Ray, represents

highly intelligent, they may have little

the souls who are the

tolerance for the mystical.

unemotional archetype.

They require less human contact

When they have not learned tolerance

than anyone on the planet.

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absolutely be destructive to others.

documenting every procedure detail

They can have little compassion for

with precision and order.

others needing assistance, especially if they feel that the people involved

Those who exist strictly on the fifth ray

deserved no quarter because of their

of knowledge can grow to be bigoted

ignorance. These souls concentrate

and arrogant if socially undeveloped

on the facts, the rules. If you break a

and operating at lower frequencies.

rule, you will suffer the consequences

They can have a difficult time in most

of your actions. They aren’t normally

social groups because it becomes

programmed to feel empathy for

intolerable for them to play small. They

personal drama or complaining,

do best with those in their peer group

and they will try to avoid many

and even more with other Orange Ray

life situations whenever possible.

souls who are more evolved in their

You might see them sitting in a

emotional maturity. An environment

laboratory conducting experiments,

rich in detail and order, along with

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exposure to the higher knowledge

to the character of Sheldon Cooper.

of man’s etheric body, is key for this

He started out being portrayed as

person in learning the soul lessons of

an egotistical genius who seemed

ascension.

to have little need for troublesome friends or emotional attachments.

Knowledge and Facts Rule the

However, as the years have gone by,

Orange Ray...

he has evolved mentally, emotionally, and even spiritually because of his

If you have ever seen a few episodes of

interactions with other humans and

the CBS sitcom “The Big Bang Theory,”

the positive influences they bring to

you have no doubt been introduced

his life. For example, his girlfriend

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Amy has patiently explained social

from their former childishly selfish

etiquette, romantic partnerships, and

behavior as their lives have unfolded in

human relations to him, which helped

the years that have passed. Their ability

has helped him to discover other parts

to adapt to the reality of the people

of his complex personality.

and the world that exists around them represents the ingredients of a great

Throughout the show, characters with

cosmic change inside us all. Learning

personality traits of the fifth ray have

tolerance and respect for what we do

varying degrees of enlightenment and

not yet understand, although it lives

growth. They have morphed into more

inside our core being, help spin out

caring, emotionally intelligent adults

our spiritual matters. Our purpose in

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unlocking these puzzles inside our

and nerves of steel become a fantastic

consciousness helps us to create and

catalyst for growth and healing.

maintain the energy that propels us forward through space and time.

A soul with concrete knowledge in the evolutionary stages will eventually

When a soul who lives mostly on the

acquire the virtues of reverence,

fifth ray can discover how to merge

love, open-mindedness, compassion,

Science and spirituality through family,

devotion, and sympathy through

friends, and business associates,

life experience and challenges.

they create a miraculous fusion. In

These themes may take many life

balancing their mental and emotional

incarnations to complete for one soul.

thoughts to understand the two can

Nevertheless, the results of combining

work together, their discoveries will

these qualities are stunning, radiant

help save humanity! This amazing

brilliance with a heart! A crucial

ray invented Science and promotes

part of man’s spiritual ascension of

individualism. When active at the

consciousness involves the Orange

highest level and including qualities

Ray manifestation to the highest form

from the third ray of intelligence, it is

of knowledge.

the ray shifting our evolution into a new era of awareness.

About the Author

We are all unique in our rays of light

intuitive counselor, healing

Judi Lynch is a psychic medium,

tendencies and personalities. Yet, as we all become more connected in our will to heal ourselves and this planet, we need every soul to contribute to our existence here. The understanding and compassion we so dearly seek can be awakened in the hearts of the open-minded who help to create and manifest the way. The peace inside a heart filled with information is necessary to create the balance of grace and power. A strong conviction

channel, and author. She is president of the Crystal Healing Foundation, Inc., a 501(c) spiritual charity, and a featured columnist for OM Times Magazine. She has authored two books, Friends with Lights and Conscious Ascension, and has read to clients worldwide. To learn more or contact me for a session, see psychicmediumjudilynch.com or email judi@ judilynch.com

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5 Tips to Avoid Worrying So Much

By John Holland

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o you worry too much?

weeks. Then, identify those times

Your soul thrives when

(and places) you find yourself

you're filled with love,

worrying most and notice what sets

happiness, peace, and

you off. Then, analyze and examine

joy. But you may have trouble

your worries from every aspect so you

connecting with your soul during

can learn more about their origin.

those dark days of doubt and anxiety.

3. CHANGE YOUR ROUTINE

How can we stop feeling anxious

Find alternative things to do during

over the many situations we cannot

your critical worry times. Shake

control? Here are 5 tools to try when

things up. Change your routine

your chronic worrying suffocates

around. If one of the key times you

the power of your soul:

worry is when you get home from work, use that time to start a new

1. KEEP BUSY!

personal project that will occupy and challenge your mind. Is there an

When you're busy, you literally don't

online class you've always wanted to

have time to worry. People with too

take or a hobby on your bucket list?

much time on their hands will often

This is the time to sign up!

spend that time worrying about a problem or situation and figuring out every possible outcome and

4. BE YOUR OWN SPIRITUAL COACH

scenario. If you're a born worrier, try to identify the times you catch

How can you make your life more

yourself worrying most. Then, rather

positive during these stressful times?

than sit there and fret, try and find

Surround yourself with positive

something to occupy your time and

people. Support yourself with

get busy!

positive affirmations and activities.

Eat healthier meals. Get outside in

2. KEEP A JOURNAL

nature. Hug your pet. Exercise. These are great ways to push worrying aside

If you're prone to worrying, write

and strengthen the loving connection

down your thoughts for a few

with your soul.

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5. MEDITATE

your mind and restart your peaceful life.

When your worrying has exceeded your control, it's time to stop

JOHN'S MESSAGE

everything and find a quiet place to settle down and breathe.

Remember, using these tools is not

Sometimes, just taking a few

about avoiding your worries but

minutes to sit and take a few

trying to redirect and change your

deep breaths will calm you down.

mental programming. When you

Whenever you're worried, try

identify what you're worried about

meditating for five minutes. That's

and why it's paralyzing you, you

all the time you really need to reset

can begin to let it go. By practicing

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these tools, you'll be feeding your

soul instead of your worry, everybody

soul instead of your worry. Then

wins!

your worry will lose its intensity and start to diminish.

If you know someone who may like to get this message, feel free to share

Plus, this whole process has

these Soul Inspirations or recommend

a ripple effect. As your family,

they join my newsletter list. Equally,

friends, and coworkers see and

I'd love to hear your personal stories, so

feel the change in you, they'll start

do share them on my Facebook and

emulating your positive actions

Instagram pages.

and integrating them into their own lives. So when you feed your

Live a Soul-filled life!

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Why Angels Have Wings

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by Belinda J. Womack

hen I am being

has an almost indescribable taste.

neglectful of my

It is a mix of the saltiness of sorrow,

inner child and

sweetened with the intensity of

her need to be

guilt and then sharpened with the

swaddled in the rainbow colors

bitterness of shame. When I fall into

of love, all “hell” breaks out in my

fear, my misery strikes me like a

highly sensitive and very emotional

lightning bolt, and then I remember

being. As my vibration plummets,

to call for the help of my Angels. At

my mouth fills with fear. For me, fear

this moment, as the love rushes in

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and lifts me up, I am reminded why

become visible when we enter the

Angels have wings!

magical world of heart and Soul.

Whether we see our winged friends or

WHY DO ANGELS HAVE WINGS?

not, they work ceaselessly to shepherd us onto a gentler path than the fear-fraught one we often chose for

The aura or energy field of an Angelic

ourselves. During times of emotional

Being is vast and magnetic. This field

crisis, when we feel like we need to

of pure love envelopes the Angel

transform from a vulnerable larva to a

and, at the same time, expands

glorious butterfly, we can ask to stand

out like the hungry fingers of a

in the center of Oneness with the

healer searching to touch someone

12 Archangels.

in pain. Always on call, Angels are assigned to help humanity expand

We have winged guardians

their “wings,” their incredible and

surrounding us, guiding us,

seemingly infinite field of love, until

protecting us, and pushing us

they find the one who is afraid. Once

forward in our evolution. We also

their energy enfolds us with eternal

have The 12 Archangels, our mentors

love, we become illumined with the

here on Schoolroom Earth, where

awareness that we are safe. Holding

brave Souls learn how to discern

onto the truth that we are not alone

the difference between the lowest

helping to shift our minds and bodies

vibration of fear and the highest

out of fear and back into a place of

vibration of unconditional love.

inner strength and calm.

The 12 Archangels are the bringers of the alchemy that fills our atoms with

Angels, and their wings, come in

forgiveness for self, others, and God

many shapes and forms. We can feel

when we feel forsaken. As they fill

the tangible love fill our hearts when

us with the power to create positive

we hug the great oak in the backyard

change, they also expand their

or cuddle with the loyal pooch or kitty

magnificent energy field beyond our

snuggled next to us. Other Angels are

comprehension. These big wings have

invisible to our human eyes unless we

the capacity to embrace each of us,

see them through the clairvoyance

Planet Earth, and the Universe all at

of the Divine Child within. Our helpers

the same moment.

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As we stand together with the

flow back to us and to our planet. This

Archangels and our guardian Angels and

flow of love works to shift School Room

soak in the colors of love that renew our

Earth up and out of the illusion of fear

energy fields, we can begin to spread

and the suffering that it creates. One

our wings and soar with a higher power.

with our Angels, one with our Creator,

Love is the power that will raise us up

we move from the vibration of hell to

from the abyss of fear and trauma and

the vibration of Heaven. Now we can

move us into peaceful serenity. The

feel the amazing grace that comes

blending of Angel and human wings

from allowing ourselves to be helped.

of Light generates a beautiful healing

With this awareness and a real sense

power. The fusion of our loving vibrations

of security, we can feel safe to be the

reaches the Heart of God, and from the

happy children of the Divine, full of joy

Heart of God, great waves of healing

and invincibility.

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To experience this wonderful freedom,

Watch the energy flow around the

the 12 Archangels offer us a guided

circle. Feel the Love energy grow in

imagery exercise so we can experience

strength. Then, the energy picks up

the delight of being wrapped in the

speed. Reach out your arms and hold

wings of Angels. To listen to this guided

the hands of the Angel to your left and

imagery exercise, “Soaring with Angels,”

to your right. Feel your feet lift off the

recorded with music, click here:

ground and soar high with the Angels.

Say, “Thank you, Angels, for taking me

GUIDED IMAGERY EXERCISE, “SOARING WITH ANGELS”

to all places on the Earth where I need to sprinkle the golden stardust of Love.”

Please close your eyes and breathe in deeply and exhale slowly.

Wherever you go, sprinkle the

See a large purple door just in front of

golden stardust and give thanks for

you. Open the door and walk through it

the resurrection and ascension of

into a lush green garden.

humankind.

In the center of the garden is a great

And most importantly, smile at the

fountain of golden Light. This is the

sun and enjoy the journey!

energy of Divine Love. When you touch the Light, it turns into gold stardust in your hands. Make a large circle with the golden stardust on the beautiful emerald, green ground with the Divine Child that lives within your heart.

About the Author Belinda J. Womack is the author of Lessons from the 12 Archangels, Divine Intervention in Daily Life. To learn more about Belinda, sign up to receive her

Invite your Angels and the

complimentary meditation,

12 Archangels to stand together with

learn about her “Healing Power

you on the circle of golden Love Light.

of Angels” audio course, or

Then say, “I am sending my energy out

schedule a private session, visit

from my heart. My wings are touching

BelindaWomack.com. To watch

your wings. Your energy field is fusing

the book trailer, go to: https://

with my energy field.”

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OM Living For those living a more Conscious Lifestyle

Tao of Organizing and Time Saving Factors

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by Kartar Diamond

e live in a world

videos showing people how to do just

where we have

about anything these days. However,

the means to be

doing things yourself often takes a

"Do-It-Yourselfers."

lot of organizing, and there are other

Sometimes this is great and can

time-saving factors to consider.

save you a lot of money. It can also give you an incredible sense of

I can attest, however, that almost all

accomplishment and creativity. We

of the time, when someone tries to

even have instructional YouTube

"Feng Shui" their own house, they

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usually have not learned or been

rather an astute observation or being

exposed to the most important

realistic, like an executive being able

and personal aspects of analyzing a

to delegate duties to the appropriate

property. And, as lay people, I don't

people.

think we want to handle our own dental or legal problems either.

What if you have a block about

So, when it comes to time saving,

working with an organizer? What

we go instead to professionals and

if the shame of having such a messy

experts in their field.

space makes you procrastinate

ORGANIZING TAKES PLANNING, EVEN WITH THE PROS Whatever needs to be taken care of in our lives, we have to consider not only the time it will take to just do something on our own but also the research and materials involved. Time equals money in many instances.

In the world of organizing, there is a principle about teaching people

continually? I encounter many people who say they know what they need to do to de-clutter, and yet it never happens. Sometimes the chronic disorganization and clutter really undermine the quality of life.

It might be better to get professional assistance for any number of matters than to tackle it yourself, making costly mistakes along the way.

LESSONS IN THE VALUE OF TIME-SAVING

to be organized so that they can eventually do it themselves and

I remember when I was publishing

sustain whatever organizational

my first book and sharing my

outcome they achieved initially with

experiences with other new authors.

the assistance of a professional.

One fellow author was trying to wear all hats as a self-publisher by

Sometimes, it just doesn't make

interviewing editors, book cover

sense to do something yourself.

artists, paper suppliers, illustrators,

For example, it could be a time and

formatters, printers, and attorneys

money saver to let a professional

for all the paperwork involved

handle the situation. But, again, this

with the Library of Congress and

is not an admission of failure but

copyright submission. She was

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spending months of her time away

have to worry about organizing or

from her other income-earning

hiring the wrong person for each

career to handle every detail required

job because the book development

from a publisher.

company took responsibility for everything, like a contractor

In contrast, I hired a book production

assumes responsibility for the work

company that had all of those

done by all the sub-contractors.

professionals in-house and could

When I told this fellow author what I

coordinate their schedules so that

spent to have the book development

the product was delivered in the least

company handle everything, I

amount of time. Furthermore, I didn't

knew she thought I overpaid for

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that service. Meanwhile, I am

saving makes total sense for people

certain she spent as much or more

who can quickly get overwhelmed.

when factoring in all the time she spent researching, interviewing, and dealing with each person

About the Author Kartar Diamond has been

individually.

a classically trained Feng Shui

Sometimes, the most organized

authored several books. She

practitioner since 1992 and has

and economical decision you can make is to let someone else handle your project or assist you. This time

helps many clients through her company. Find out more at: fengshuisolutions.net

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Relationships

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

Feng Shui and Love: How to Improve Your Love Life

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By Ascending Hearts

any people want a

are always alone. Why is that?

lasting relationship, a companion, but

Everything is energy. Everything

unfortunately, they

is a frequency

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These people often emit a vibration

home to follow Feng Shui tips

that does not collaborate with the

and leave it properly organized.

attraction of Love in their lives.

Any harmonized environment can contribute to the attraction of Love,

Feng Shui can help you get into

especially bedrooms.

the right vibration to achieve a harmonious and lasting relationship as a science of arranging vibrations

CREATE A RELATIONSHIP ALTAR

and harmonization.

In this home environment you

ATTRACT LOVE INTO YOUR LIFE WITH FENG SHUI TIPS

have chosen and harmonized, focus on the upper right side this is the side corresponding to

Several factors contribute to the

love relationships and affection,

attraction or repulsion of the love

according to Baguá. Create a small

energy in our lives. Feng Shui can

altar of Love in this corner. On this

help you balance the energies in

altar, you should place items that

your environment. This way, you can

favor loving devotion, the idea of

get into the right vibration to attract

peace, of romance.

true Love and bring happiness to your days. See the simple and

Each altar is unique and varies

effective tips of this Chinese

according to what awakens the

harmonization technique.

feeling of loving happiness in the

HARMONIZE YOUR ROOM

person. Here are some suggestions for composing your altar:

Before taking any steps to improve

• Flowers in pink, white or red

your love life, you need to harmonize

• Photos or drawings of happy

your environment with Feng Shui

couples in Love • little red hearts

insights.

• Rose or Lilac quartz crystal Only a balanced and harmonized

• White or red candles

environment can attract the energy

• Images that awaken Love and

of Love. So choose a setting in your

Joy

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A harmonized environment with an

Say the prayers asking for your

altar of relationships in the corner of

new Love, an improvement, or a

affection gains greater vibrational

f resh start in your Love for your

intensity when flavored with aromas

saints or gods of devotion. Then, if

and essences that stimulate Love. So

you want, you can make some love

put incense, candles, or essential oils of

spells. Or imagine yourself being

ylang-ylang, roses, and sandalwood.

loved, think about the things you

BROWSE THE ENERGY OF LOVE ON YOUR ALTAR

want to do with your loved one, and imagine yourself surrounded by loving energy. But above all,

Now you must focus all your love

realize inside yourself the joys of

energy on this relationship corner.

being in Love.

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BE OPEN TO SHARING YOUR LIFE WITH OTHERS

if you go out for coffee and don't share that moment with anyone. You become a loner if you don't share your

It's no use wanting to find Love if

moments of glory or sadness with

you don't like to share your life with

anyone. If you don't mind pleasing the

anyone. If you've been selfish, it's

people around you so that they feel

definitely driving the passion out

loved and happy around you, you're

of your life. When was the last time

not vibrating at the right frequency.

you loved someone without wanting

Love is everywhere, in small gestures.

anything in return? If you hold

Be loving all the time, and the energy

grudges against someone, it's holding

of Love will come to you and improve

you back. You're isolating yourself

your love life.

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Are you in a Karmic Relationship?

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By Ascending Hearts

id you feel an intense sense

of curiosity bubbling up in your mind?

of familiarity when you met

Well, you may have encountered a

someone? As if you knew

Karmic relationship.

this person from other

lives? You were perplexed, but you

Realize that Everything connects

felt like something was pulling you

to Everything else

closer to them due to a strong sense

— Leonardo da Vince

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SIGNS OF A KARMIC RELATIONSHIP

You're probably bound to your old familiar patterns because you

You feel an incredible desire for something you never wanted.

You feel a divine connection with that person.

You feel like you already know much about them without talking to them.

But, if that person becomes your lover, it will affect your relationship with a tantalizing intensity.

You will feel an overwhelming sensation inside your bones, unlike anything you have ever felt, because of this unprecedented connection you share with them.

willingly want to be subjected to loneliness and acute despair rather than delving into the unknown.

Suppose you are in a relationship under the heavy influence of Karma.

In that case, you need to elevate this framework to open your eyes to reality. Otherwise, you will surround yourself with negativity and old limiting behavior patterns. It will be a vicious cycle.

A) Realize that the way of redemption is a spiral, not a circle.

Unfortunately, these are signs of a karmic relationship and are seldom good for you. These relationships carry heavy lessons and, many times, very painful experiences.

If you don't even realize it, unconsciously, you will repeat these patterns and put your future at risk.

B) Learn to differentiate real Love from the "Karma Glue."

WHAT DO YOU FEEL WHEN IN A KARMIC RELATIONSHIP?

It is easy to distinguish between

You tend to put up with situations

Love should reassure and soothe you,

that destroy your self-image and

while karmic relationships fill your

prevent you from improving your self-

life with negativity and destruction.

esteem. If you are used to the hate

For example, suppose you are in

inside you, you will feel that there is

a relationship with someone who

nothing wrong, even if other people

deliberately accepts you, abuses you,

make you feel that way.

and takes advantage of your Love. In

loving and karmic relationships.

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that case, you are under the haunting hypnosis of Karma.

ACCEPTANCE STAGE: HOW TO DEAL WITH AND REACH THIS LEVEL?

You are aware of your situation, but you still have to choose to be with someone

When you truly understand Karma,

for unexplained reasons. You can have

then you realize you are responsible

insane physical intimacy with them,

for Everything in your life

which might lead you to think that this

— Keanu Reeves.

relationship is worth saving, but no.

It's just a karma maneuver to deflect

Suppose you want to break free from

you into more difficult challenges. The

the spellbinding spell of Karma. In

reality is that the longer the situation

that case, you must first accept that

lingers, the more the Karma becomes

you are truly in a karmic commitment

of a punitive nature.

relationship.

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Once you understand that your union with your lover is unhappy, you can proceed to remedy your condition.

YOU ARE THE CAPTAIN OF YOUR DESTINY "...I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul."

— Ernest Henley's 'Invictus.'

You have to take matters into your own hands and realize that you create your own destiny and shape your own path. You need to believe in yourself and that you deserve to be happy.

Otherwise, you will leave things as they are and never do anything about your debilitating situation.

Get over Old Behavior and Energy

Make a point to learn from your

patterns.

Misgivings.

You need to evolve and grow spiritually

Finally, when you've made the

to get rid of old family patterns.

difficult decision to fight your Karma, you must stay strong. You

However, this is not always easy.

need to tell yourself with conviction

It may seem impossible. That's why

that you will never allow anyone

you need to ask for help and talk to

to destroy your happiness and

someone. Let someone else share

undermine your self-esteem. There

your life and help you out of this

is immense power in the intention

trench of Karma. You will need to

of change and when you realize

weave a support system.

enough is enough.

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One Huge Mistake That Ruins Relationships and How to Fix It SIMPLE MISUNDERSTANDINGS CAN RUIN A LOT OF RELATIONSHIPS

O

By Marcia Sirota, MD.

ver the years, I’ve noticed

simple misunderstanding ended up

that many relationships

exploding the relationship.

that end in acrimony could have easily been

Nowadays, when communication is so

salvaged. The one thing they all

complex and complicated, it’s easier

seem to have in common is that a

than ever for misunderstandings

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to arise. For example, if we jump to

why our response was so hostile or

conclusions and assume that someone

sarcastic, they could send us a text

has been rude, dismissive, or hostile

reflecting their confusion and anger.

toward us, and then we respond with

You could see how things could spiral

anger, it’s easy for the relationship to

out of control.

collapse.

Perfectly good romantic relationships When I look at social media, it seems

could be destroyed by such a text

that many of us have a habit of making

volley. Jobs could be lost; friendships

assumptions based on what we have

could die a sudden, unnecessary

heard or read from someone else.

death.

We read the text or the email; we hear something on the phone and

Instead of making assumptions,

automatically assume that we have

we need to clarify

been slighted somehow.

Instead of having a knee-jerk reaction, people needed to notice

But what if it’s all just a simple

their feelings and ask themselves one

misunderstanding? How many have

important question: “am I sure that

otherwise good relationships been

this person meant to offend me?”

destroyed over something as simple as a lack of clarity regarding what was

If we are not 100% certain that the

actually being expressed?

other person intended offense, we need to clarify. Let me give an

We jump to conclusions about things

example:

we read in texts For example, when we receive a text,

Thinking about texting, imagine if you

it’s often hard to interpret the tone. If

were the person on the receiving end

we assume that the tone is negative

of the first confusing text stopped

and then we shoot off a retaliatory

and if you stopped and asked yourself

text, we risk making the person on the

that one important question about

receiving end feel confused and upset.

the intention to cause offense.

If they look at our text and become

Imagine that you could not say with

angry because they don’t understand

100% certainty that the person who

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sent the text intended to offend you.

what the other person meant to say in

Then imagine if you ask for clarity

the first place.

instead of jumping to conclusions.

Relationships can be saved by taking Imagine if you stopped and considered

a pause before acting

the possibility that the other person

The whole issue could have been

didn’t mean to offend you. Then,

quickly and easily resolved, and

imagine if you sent a text back, or even

the relationship could have been

better, made a phone call to check on

salvaged. It’s that simple.

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And that’s why it’s so sad when

pauses. We must stop and tune

we jump to conclusions and

in to ourselves when something

make assumptions. When the

bothers or upsets us.

solution is so readily available, losing a relationship over a silly

We must ask ourselves if we’re 100%

misunderstanding is tragic.

sure about what’s going on or if we need clarification. In my experience,

In this world of instant

we need to seek clarification most

everything, we need to build in

of the time.

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It’s very simple to ask for clarification.

to keep seeking clarification politely

For example, you can say, "I got your

and neutrally until you’re sure that

text, but I wasn’t sure what you meant

you understand what they mean.

by it. Could you please explain?”

One of the advantages of seeking Or, “in our last conversation, you

clarification, as opposed to jumping

said something that I’m not sure

to conclusions, is that the other

I understood. Could you please

person is not likely to go on the

explain?”

defensive when you ask a simple question like that. Instead, they’re

Clarification involves asking and

more likely to just answer your

listening

question. Imagine how many

And then, you need to listen to the

relationships could be saved if we

other person’s answer. And you need

all did this.

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in to our feelings and noticing when

and can maintain healthy, long-lasting

we feel upset or hurt is very important

personal and professional interactions.

because it will prevent us from making

Isn’t that what everybody wants?

dangerous assumptions.

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wellness newsletter.

and then ask ourselves what we think just happened is the first step in

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preventing tragic misunderstandings.

you’ll learn simple tips for taking the best care of yourself and your

Seeking clarity is the next and

loved ones. Tune in to my Ruthless

equally crucial step in salvaging

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clarification, we prevent hurt feelings

and loneliness.

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Metaphysics

The Haunting Reality of Spirit Attachments

W

by Faye Weber

hile most people are

found throughout many cultures and

aware of what we call

religions going back to ancient times.

"ghosts" who "haunt"

spirit releasement is a more modern,

a physical location,

compassionate method of what is

not many know that haunting spirits

called "exorcism." However, there is a

can also attach to a living person,

difference between "possession" and

known as spirit attachments.

"spirit attachment."

Spirit attachments can be found in the

Attachment is when the spirit or

aura, chakras (often the solar plexus),

entity is attached to some part of your

or some part of the physical body.

energy field. This is not possession

The topic of spirit attachment can be

like you see in Hollywood films. Actual

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possession is considered to be rare

attach to a person in order to spy on

and more severe, where the spirit has

the human experience.

actually taken over the body and the person entirely.

The most common types of spirit

SOME HAUNTING SYMPTOMS OF SPIRIT ATTACHMENTS INCLUDE:

attachments are earthbound spirits.

Most haunting, earthbound spirits are

• A sudden onset of hearing voices

usually innocent and were looking for

• Feeling like someone is watching

comfort at their time of death and did not yet make it to the light.

you • Feeling extremely drained or exhausted

The second most common is dark force entity attachments, which are

• Extreme and unusual level of anxiety and/or paranoia

often referred to as lower vibrational

• Feeling like you are "not yourself."

spirits. This type of spirit will attach

• Thoughts that don't make sense or

to a living person with the intention of creating misery, hopelessness, and fear, stealing the person's light

that you know are not yours • Depression, anger, sadness that you don't normally feel

and draining their life force energy.

• Sudden physical illness, nausea

The main goal of these spirits is to

• Sudden weight gain or weight loss

disempower humanity. These spirits

• Change in eating habits

are not normally the type you see

• Relationship problems

in scary movies and are often able

• Difficulty concentrating or

to transform into light during spirit

focusing, especially on spiritual

releasement.

practices • Sudden cravings for certain things

In the case of history, elements

unusual for the individual

and E.T.'s have also been found to

• Suicidal or homicidal thoughts,

be attached to a living person. For

thoughts of hurting yourself or

example, an elemental may attach to

others

a living person who has taken a piece of nature without asking permission.

A spirit attachment can occur when

In addition, E.T.'s have been known to

there is a hole or tear in the person's

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aura due to an emotionally or

The topic of spirit attachments has

physically traumatic experience. Organ

been brought to public awareness

transplants have also been known to

in popular books, such as "Spirit

transfer the spirit of the donor to the

Releasement Therapy: A Technique

recipient, resulting in attachment.

Manual" by William J. Baldwin and "The Unquiet Dead" by Edith Fiore.

It is also very common for those who are extremely psychic and who

In most methods of spirit

have not yet mastered their gift or

releasement, the client is walked

learned proper protection methods

through hypnosis or a guided

to experience a haunting spirit

meditation session to initiate a

attachment. Being so open to the

relaxed state. The therapist then

unseen world without protection is an

determines the type of spirit and

easy way for any type of spirit to enter

why it has attached and negotiates

the energy field and wreak havoc on

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the victim.

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to leave and goes to its proper place,

known that most spirits do not like

a sealing light meditation or energy

to cross over salt.

healing work can be used to heal any tears in the energy field. In addition,

Carry or wear protective crystals and

it ensures that a new spirit does not

stones, such as black tourmaline.

take its place.

Say NO. If you suspect you are While spirit attachment can

being approached by an unwanted

happen to anyone, it is a good idea

spirit, saying no and declaring your

to practice protection exercises

boundaries can help deter them from

on a daily basis, especially if you

attaching.

have a high level of psychic ability or are active in other spiritual

If you suspect that you may have

practices such as energy healing or

a spirit attachment, the best

meditation.

solution would be to contact a spirit releasement therapist to get your

THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME PROTECTION METHODS YOU CAN USE: Create a psychic shield, or protection bubble, that surrounds your aura and encircles your body and energy centers. You can visualize this as a bubble of protective light (using a color you feel most protected by) that refuses entry to any negative

life back and reclaim your personal energy.

About the Author Faye Weber is a Psychic Medium, Energy Healer, and Spiritual Teacher in New Jersey. She is a former victim of spirit attachment. She now helps others who suffer from this experience, using Spirit

energy or unwanted spirits.

Releasement Therapy in her

Ask Archangel Michael to protect you

other lightworkers on their

practice. In addition, she guides

from any lower, negative energies.

Walk with salt in your shoes: this can help keep unwanted spirits from entering your energy field. It is

path to spiritual awakening and divine purpose through her work. To learn more, visit www.GenesisSpiritualHealing.com.

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A

The Metaphysical Properties of Thunderstone thunderstone is

Not to be confused with Lightning

a Prehistoric hand axe,

Stone (which are Septarian Nodules)

stone tool, or fossil

found on the beaches of South Haven,

which was used as an

MI with white streaks across the stone

amulet for protection for a person

resembling lightning. Or Fulgurite

or building. The name derives from

(called the finger of God) which is

the ancient understanding that the

the fused conglomerate of sand and

object was found at a place where

silicon when lightning strikes sand

lightning had struck.

creating a tubular "stone."

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In fact, these stone have been given

Thunderstones are considered

the misnomer of "Piedro de Rayo" by

very lucky objects, and have been

the Spanish and Portuguese "stone

credited with being touchstones

of light" or "lightning stone", when in

for gold when searching for these

fact, thunder only makes "noise." This

elusive nuggets. Meanwhile, in

can possibly be the reason why the

Brazil, flint versions of thunderstone

stone has been used for protection for

were used as a divining stone for

centuries. The louder the "noise" the

gold, lost treasure, as well as water.

scarier the perceived threat. Therefore, Thunderstone is truly the correct name

Thunderstone has a long history

of this elongated, pair-shaped stone.

of influence among many cultures.

Axe heads found at a 2700 BC

These ancient stones have been

Neolithic site in Switzerland had

associated with everything from

a point on one end, while the

hunting and gathering to having

other end was a round, teardrop

divine purpose. When this stone

shape. This stone was believed

was given to a soldier or warrior,

to keep lightning from striking

it would secure success in battle.

a home in Switzerland. In Germany,

Given to maritime travelers, the

beer would be poured over them

stone would ensure safety on the

to ensure a sober night and in

high sea along with security against

Scandinavia, thunderstone was kept

thunder or lightning strikes. During

in the home or on the family altar

the Middle Ages many of these

to keep spells and witchcraft from

well worn stones were venerated as

the family.

weapons, believed to be used in the "War in Heaven," driving out Satan

Italians would hang this stone

and his subjects. Therefore, by the 11th

around children's necks to protect

century the Byzantine emperor sent

them from illness and ward off

to the Holy Roman Emperor, Henry V,

the Evil Eye. In the French Alps,

a "heavenly axe." According to the

thunderstones would be carried by

Bishop of Rennes of the 12th century,

shepherds to protect their sheep,

this stone held immunity from

while in France's Loire Valley, they

unpleasant dreams, when tucked

were thought to ease the pain from

under your pillow.

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that having these stones during

fallen from the sky to earth, it was

Passion Week would reveal hidden

worshipped and protected. Weather,

treasure and also represented the

witchcraft, war, and medicine were

tears of Christ, due to their shape.

all the subjects associated with this smooth teardrop shaped stone.

In North Carolina and Alabama there is a belief that flint thunderstones

Santeria, the fusion of Catholic

placed in the fire will keep hawks from

practices and African folk beliefs,

molesting the chickens. A belief which

which emerged in Cuba during the

probably stems from the European

17th century, embraced the stone and

idea that elf (shot) arrows protected

was used for protection, usually by

domestic animals.

the Shaman or priest who cared for a community. These healers would carry

The thunderstone was an object

the stone in a red bag, usually with

of veneration according to Native

prayer beads and herbs as a protection

American folklore. Thought to have

against evil spirits.

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10 USES FOR YOUR THUNDERSTONE

pillow to ensure pleasant dreams.

9. Offer the stone to another as a

1. Carry one with you for protection.

2. Place one or two stones on either side of your front door.

token of good luck and friendship.

10. Add a clean stone to a glass bottle.

Fill with water. Place the bottle in the sun for several hours. Sip the

3. Bury one stone at the corner

"energetic water" or add to bath.

of your home to protect from lightning strikes.

11. Add a stone to spritzer bottle with 4 ounces of water. Add 30 drops of

4. Use as a healing massage tool. The

your favorite essential oil. Mist your

pointed end can massage sore

body, spray any room in the house,

trigger points on the body, while

or mist around the front door

the smooth end can be massaged

and four corners of your home for

into larger muscle groups.

protection.

5. In an incense burner or vessel, place the stone, round side down, point sticking up. Burn incense next to the stone.

Andrew Pacholyk MS L.Ac is the author of “Lead Us To A Place ~ your spiritual journey through life’s seasons.” He has been in the health industry for over 20

6. Wrap wire around the stone and hang on a chain or leather strap.

Wear as a pendant.

years. He is an expert in treating infertility, muscular-skeletal pain, and related aging issues with acupuncture and herbal medicine.

7. Add one stone to a red bag with your favorite herbs, crystal, and/or medal and place on your altar or meditation space.

Andrew is an educator. He has taught over 100,000 students in his accredited certification courses in alternative, complementary, and metaphysical healing. You can

8. Use as a dream stone. Place in a bag and slip the bag under your

access his life’s work and teachings www.peacefulmind.com

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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.

Returning to the Moment I want to learn more and more to see as beautiful what is necessary... then I shall be one of those who make things beautiful.

—Friedrich Nietzsche

T

By Mark Nepo

his offering from Nietzsche

during the pandemic. While doing

during the latter part of his

so, it occurred to me that we can also

life might be the anthem

wash our minds and hearts daily. So

of our day. For we are being

we can return to what matters when

challenged to make what is necessarily

fear and worry entangle us. So we can

beautiful. For instance, we were asked

find the foundational ground of being

to wash our hands many times a day

below all the complications of the

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surface world. So we can return to the

lets me receive the many instances

Moment we are in over the dream or

of life happening everywhere

dread of the future and the hardened

simultaneously.

stories of our past.

It's how I can suddenly be aware of In personalizing the work of washing

the birth of a child halfway around

our mind and heart, we are asked

the world while I am suffering. If I

to make good use of stillness,

only think of this, I might be unable

mindfulness, and wholeheartedness

to make sense of the myriad forms

as ways to refresh our sense of just

of experience or trace their common

being born—so we can see and feel

source of life. But when inhabiting

things anew. The efforts to listen, care

what is before me, I can enter the One

and give also scour our lens and bring

Ongoing Eternal Moment through the

us back to what matters. This is what

Moment I am in. Then, I can feel the

it means to return to the Moment:

life force of that child being born flow

that we remove all that grows in the

toward my suffering, the way water

way so we can know life directly one

fills every hole.

more time. This freshness of being and perception doesn't remove all our

Our inner well-being depends on our

problems, but it gives us access to a

continual awareness that life is not

reservoir of being those lives beneath

just what is happening to us. As one

our troubles.

cell gives us access to the nature of all cells, one Moment entered completely

Yet being in the Moment does not

gives us access to live everywhere.

mean that we are meant to dwell in

And washing our minds and hearts

our personal circumstances alone.

of all that sticks to them allows us to

This is just the beginning of our

inhabit the restorative connection

awareness. Being in the Moment is

between all things.

an apprenticeship for being in the One Ongoing Eternal Moment that

Essentially, each Moment is a

is always happening everywhere.

practice ground for us to come alive

By being fully present with what's

by removing whatever grows in the

before me, with nothing in the way,

way. So, think of each Moment as a

I cross a threshold of presence that

threshold or portal to the rest of life.

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Think of being completely where you are as the necessary initiation we each must make if we are to feel the flow of life between us and others, between us and every living creature, between us and the changing landscapes that make up this Earth, between us and the elements that bring life into being, and between us and the invisible current of life that sustains us all. _______________________________________ Being in the Moment is an apprenticeship for being in the One Ongoing Eternal Moment that is happening everywhere at all times. _______________________________________

with next door, then on the next street, then in the next county, state, or across the country, and in several places around the world.

Receive and imagine a particular

Questions to Walk With

scene of life in each instance.

Finally, describe how all these

• As a meditation, enter the Moment you are in completely. First, feel everything near you, from the dust

instances of life happening at once affect each other and you.

• In conversation with a friend

on the table to the tree branch

or loved one, discuss one daily

outside your window. Then, feel

practice you can enlist to wash

the details of your inwardness at

your mind and heart of their

this Moment: the places you are

assumptions and conclusions.

calm, the places you are agitated, the places you are tender. Now, in

Returning to the Moment is an excerpt

your journal, describe the many

from Mark Nepo's new book, Surviving

instances of life happening in

Storms: Finding the Strength to Meet

concentric rings at the same time

Adversity. Used with permission.

as the Moment you are in: starting

St. Martin's Essentials, September 2022

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Do you know when to move on?

By OMTimes

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S

ometimes we need peace

person who can make you happy.

of mind in life, and this

Happiness will not be found in other

happens especially when

people. Remember, Happiness and joy

we are deciding whether

are inside jobs.

it's time to move on or not. So, while untying ties and looking to the future can be overwhelming, it can be necessary.

YOU DON'T TRUST PEOPLE AROUND YOU In life, we must surround ourselves

"Nothing teaches you more than reorganizing yourself after failure and how to move on."

with people who trust us and whom we can also trust. If you don't trust those around you, then you

Charles Bukowski

are relating to the wrong people.

At some point, you will need to

should overlook.

Therefore, trust is not something we

accept that you may have reached the end of some situations and connections.

YOU FEEL THE EFFECTS OF SOMONE'S NEGATIVITY Negativity is something you see quite

Not everyone you've had a relationship with needs to stay in your life for the long haul. If you're wondering if you're ready to let go of something or someone in your life and it's time to move on, here are some signs that can help you.

To make up your mind!

often in life. But if you are surrounded by it, you need to cut ties with the person who carries it. You should do what you want with your life, and if you're going to stay positive, you need to fight for it. Surround yourself with the kind of person that lifts your spirits.

ASK YOURSELF IF YOU ARE HAPPY

THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE DON'T CARE ABOUT YOUR NEEDS

If you are unhappy in situations

When you are surrounded by people

in your life, you need to work on

who don't help you when you need it,

changing them. You are the only

know that they don't deserve your time

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and consideration. Although letting

of the worst feelings for us humans.

them go is hard, they don't belong in

The feeling is a vexation against the

your life. Your needs are essential, and

human spirit.

you need to keep that in mind.

THERE IS A SENSE OF PRISON

GOSSIP AND DRAMAS ARE SURROUNDING YOU

If you feel stuck with something or

If people around you tend to gossip

someone, it's probably time to move

and drama, you need to get away from

on. Life is too short to spend your time

them. Some people create chaos as a

in a situation or person that doesn't

way to channel vital energy from you.

move you forward. Being stuck is one

They are what we call 'the modern

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energy Vampires.' They are sucking

you can for people who wouldn't do

you in and making your life worse than

the same for you, it's best to cut those

it should be. These things have no

ties and move on. Do something for

place in the lives of genuinely positive

yourself, don't put yourself in the

people. Think about that!

background of those who don't help you when you need it most.

IT IS COMMON FOR YOU TO DO MORE THAN YOU SHOULD FOR THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE

YOU HAVE BEEN FEELING BAD ABOUT YOURSELF

The more people use you, the worse

If the people in your life make you

you will feel. If you're doing everything

feel bad about yourself, you need

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to surround yourself with different

must never change for others, only

individuals. You are a fantastic person,

for ourselves.

don't let anyone bring you down.

YOUR "TRUE SELF" IS BEING REPRESSED

THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE ARE HOLDING YOU If the people around you are

You need a new circle if you can't be

holding you back and preventing

yourself around people in your inner

you from following your dreams,

circle. You must not change who you

you should stop letting them do it.

are or hide your true self. We only

The time has come to move on and

live once, and we need to be what

be yourself. Enjoy life and chase

we want. It's time to move on and let

your dreams. Your goals will never

these people go.

be achieved if you don't take the time to try.

PEOPLE ARE MANIPULATING YOU

THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU ARE CAUSING YOU PAIN

A lot use other people for their own well-being. If you are being used

If someone is causing you pain,

and manipulated, you must regain

that person doesn't deserve you. It

power over yourself. This can be a

doesn't matter if they are special to

little confusing for some, depending

you. Instead, you need to focus on

on the situation. But it is essential

your own well-being.

to recognize that you are being

NO ONE LIKES YOU OR THE THINGS YOU DO

manipulated.

EVERYONE SEEMS TO WANT TO CHANGE YOU

If you feel undervalued, consider making some changes and letting

People tend to try to change others

go of those who only use you when

for their own benefit. If you fall

they need to. Then, it's time to move

victim to this, consider moving on

on and find people who value you

and away from these people. We

for who you are and the things.

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The Importance of a Good Book Synopsis The Value of Book Synopsis

THE VALUE OF BOOK SYNOPSIS

I

presentation and has numerous uses, according to the author's objective.

t is common for authors to put all their focus and concern on the

WHY IT'S WORTH WRITING

text of their bookonly. As a result,

A SYNOPSIS

they tend to leave aside the other

texts that follow the publication of a

It is rare that the author only wants to

work and that are of vital significance

publish and hide his book from the

for dissemination.

world. In that case, it doesn't need a synopsis. However, the Synopsis is

The Synopsis is the most essential

essential for all other cases because

of them. In short, it is the book's

it introduces the work to the world,

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highlighting the most relevant parts

HERE WE PRESENT 10 TIPS FOR

and piques the reader's interest while

WRITING AN ATTRACTIVE SYNOPSIS

exciting their imagination.

1. Really Dedicate Yourself to It The Synopsis is the first text that

The great challenge in writing a

publishers read about the work.

synopsis is to synthesize an entire

Considering the number of books

book in a few lines after writing

they receive daily, depending on

countless pages of the work. For

the publisher, it is easy to see the

that reason, dedicate a reasonable

Importance of well-written Synopsis.

amount of time to it. It is not the main work, but through the

However, it is not only for this purpose

Synopsis, many readers will come

that the Synopsis exists. It is also

to you. Think about the Synopsis

essential for independent authors who

being a Key to opening a world for

need to present their books to the

your book.

public on the internet.

2. Write more than one Synopsis.

The Synopsis is the base text that

This tip is for authors who want

guides all other publicity texts that the

to publish the Synopsis on their

author will have to create to publicize

social networks. It is important

his work, whether you are a publisher

to have diversified material for all

or not.

dissemination channels. To create more than one version, mainly

What differentiates the Synopsis

changing the intro. Be creative,

from the summary and the review,

and It is crucial to think outside

for example, is the personality of the

the box.

text. While other people can create the summary and the review, the Synopsis

3. Think about your potential

must be made by the author himself

audience

before the interpretations of others.

The Synopsis needs to have the

He knows which points should be

language you speak to your

highlighted in the work, the curiosities

audience. You need to have your

of the writing process, and the mission

voice, your way of speaking, even

that the book carries.

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about your audience, your reader,

5. Don't give spoilers

while writing the Synopsis, the

If you tell the whole story in the

greater the chances they will

Synopsis, the reader, who is in

understand your message and,

a hurry every day, will not be

consequently, be interested in

interested in reading your work.

reading your book.

When in doubt, put yourself in his shoes and write an exciting

4. View the Synopsis as a movie trailer

synopsis without delivering everything too soon.

We can make this analogy to simplify things. A movie trailer

6. Be objective

shows just a few scenes, the most

A synopsis cannot be long enough

impactful, to arouse curiosity and

to be an extension of the newly

call the viewer to watch. You can

written work. It is a synthesis and,

do the same with your Synopsis,

as such, must be objective and

highlight key elements of your

impactful. There is no rule as to

narrative and draw the reader into

size, but consider a page worth as

reading.

a reasonable proposition.

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7. Contextualize the reader In the Synopsis, provide the context, location, and period in which the story takes place. Tell everything relevant to the story.

In this way, the reader will begin to read the work already prepared and inspired.

8. Talk about the most important characters Nothing fairer than using the Synopsis to tell about the

details. Go showing the plot in the

characters you went to so much

order in which it happens in your

trouble and affection to create.

book. Otherwise, the reader may be

To help, make a list of the main

lost about the timeline of the work.

characters, so you don't forget any. If your work is short stories or

10. Write the Synopsis in the third

poems, talk about the thematic

person

unit that unites the texts within

Always use the third person to write

the book. In this way, you allow the

the Synopsis, even if the work was

reade the opportunity r to identify

written in the first person. It is a

with the characters or the narrative

different material from the work,

line, which facilitates their interest

so the third person is more suitable

in reading.

in this case. The Third person is a neutral voice, which will allow your

9. Present the conflict

audience to identify with the lot of

Conflict is as essential as the

your book quickly.

characters in a synopsis. Introduce the reader to what problem the

Finally, regardless of your goals

character will have to face in

concerning your book, get organized

the story. Do it in a creative way,

to create a good synopsis. At the very

talk about obstacles, introduce

least, it will add more value to your

enemies, and all the exciting

written work.

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Selbie explores the current neuroscientific understanding of the brain’s dismaying degree of life-controlling influence on our thoughts, emotions, and behavior and balances that understanding with neuroscience’s discoveries of neuroplasticity and our innate ability to rewire the brain for any new purpose–from the material to the mystical.

Break Through the Limits of the Brain delves into the scientific support for the existence of a subtle, nonlocal reality that strongly suggests that we exist simultaneously in both a subtle and physical reality– and that our thoughts, life force, emotions, and memories originate nonlocally.

Meditation is a central theme of the book–what it is, how to do it, why it works, its physical, mental, and emotional benefits as measured by neuroscientists, and how it rewires the brain for superconscious awareness.

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