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Editorial Words of Power and The Power of Words Throughout history, cultures have revered certain words and phrases for their magical properties.

Mantras, chants, and spells are words believed to possess a unique energy or vibration.

In the tapestry of human existence, words are the threads that weave together our shared narratives. They are the silent architects of our reality, constructing bridges between minds and painting the canvas of our collective consciousness.

But while words are tools we use daily, we seldom pause to consider their deeper, almost alchemical potency: the magic of words of power.

Imagine a world devoid of words. It would be a realm of muted emotions, where thoughts remain imprisoned in minds, unable to dance freely in the vast expanse of human connection.

Words, in their essence, are the keys that unlock these cages.

They allow our deepest fears, joys, and dreams to take flight, touching the souls of others and leaving indelible marks. A single word, spoken at the right moment, can heal a wounded heart or ignite the flames of passion. It can start wars or broker peace. Such is the undeniable power of words.

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Yet, beyond this tangible communication realm lies a more esoteric dimension, where words transcend their conventional roles.

In this mystical domain, words become spells, imbued with an energy that can shape destinies. These are the words of power, phrases that resonate with the very fabric of the universe, channeling energies that can manifest desires, protect, heal, or transform.

Historically, civilizations have recognized and revered these words of power. Ancient sages chanted mantras to invoke deities, while druids whispered incantations to harness the forces of nature.

Often shrouded in secrecy, these words were passed down through generations, their magic preserved in sacred texts and oral traditions. They were not mere combinations of letters but keys to the cosmic dance of energies.

In our modern world, the magic of words of power may seem like a relic of bygone eras, but it is more relevant than ever. Whenever we voice our intentions, pen our dreams, or declare our beliefs, we cast spells, consciously or unconsciously.

The affirmations we repeat, the vows we make, and even the songs we sing all carry the weight of this ancient magic.

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Words are sacred. If you get the right ones in the right order you can nudge the world a little.

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To harness this power is to recognize the responsibility that comes with it. Words, once spoken, cannot be taken back. They ripple through time and space, leaving energy trails in their wake. As wielders of this mighty tool, we must choose words wisely, speak with intention and kindness, and recognize the magic within every syllable.

While words are the building blocks of our shared stories, they are also the spells that shape our shared destiny. In the dance between the power of words and the magic of words of power lies the secret to understanding our place in this vast, interconnected web of existence. As we navigate this journey, may we always remember the enchantment that words carry and the worlds they can create.

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Christina Donnell, Ph.D. ENCOUNTERS WITH LIVING LANGUAGE: SURRENDERING TO THE POWER OF WORDS

Christina Donnell, Ph.D. is a classically trained clinical psychologist, author, and spiritual teacher, who studied Eastern traditions and the shamanic energy practices of the Q’ero (Care-o) Indians of Peru for nearly three decades. She has experienced a lifetime of what many would consider phenomenal occurrences, including her own near-death experience, deep transcendent states of consciousness, and interdimensional communications with beings who have crossed over from their human lives.

Her multiple award-winning first book, Transcendent Dreaming: Stepping into Our Human Potential, a foray into the quantum nature of the human body, chronicles her radical spiritual awakening through a form of dreaming that expands consciousness, allowing dreamers to identify with the intelligence that animates the universe.

She is the founding director of The Winds of Change Association, a Minneapolis-based educational organization offering programs that cultivate humanity’s evolving consciousness.

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Her most recent book, Encounters with Living Language: Surrendering to the Power of Words awakens readers to the intrinsic energy of language, where we can experience its multidimensional transmissions connecting us to the oneness that underlies all of life. Her book provides a riveting account of these discoveries and an invitation for readers to welcome an embodied experience with the living language and explore the dormant places within them still waiting to awaken.

Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: maintains a consultation practice, teaches, and speaks worldwide; her lyrical prose and audio series are fused with transmissions of the unseen, captivating audiences of all ages. For information about Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: Donnell's books and courses, and Winds of Change Association, visit: Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: Donnell.com

“Many of us on the planet are here to be the womb that births the unseen into the manifest world.

We go by many names—we are poets, mediums, psychics, mystics, teachers, and astrologers —who speak from a mother language of the unseen. We are here to bring forth a new threshold of tomorrow.”

Christina Donnell, Ph.D.

Trained as a clinical psychologist, Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: received a BA in Psychology from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School. She became an associate clinical professor and clinical director of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic at the Department of Psychiatry of Saint Paul Ramsey Medical Center in Minnesota.

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In the early 1990's concerns about the increasing role of managed care and the absence of focus on the human spirit in the mental health profession motivated Christina Donnell, Ph.D.

OMTimes had an exquisite opportunity to sit down with Christine to talk about Language, and Power of words.

OMTimes: As a spiritual teacher, what lies at the core of your work with students?

to leave her clinical position to travel to Peru to explore the healing practices of indigenous tribes. She spent decades learning the shamanic energy practices of the Q’ero Indians, working with sorcerers and shamans of the high Andes. Christina Donnell, PhD, has also spent nearly three decades studying Eastern traditions, practicing martial arts, and Zen meditation.

A dreamer and a "Mistress of Language," Christina Donnell's love of writing began when she was very young.

Yet it was after a near-death experience with yellow fever in the high Andes, that she heard a voice calling her, "It's time to do what you were born to do.

Be language's mouthpiece." After returning to Minneapolis, Christina Donnell resumed her private counseling practice and began writing about her experiences.

Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: The common thread that runs through my teachings is awakening others to the unseen dimensions of life and witnessing how creation brings the unseen to be seen in the manifest world. It happens in all of nature, and it happens through us.

This is a threshold for a new tomorrow.

Ultimately, I am speaking to the miracle of our omnipresent body, awakening and anchoring awareness here, which is our sovereign birthright. It can renew our human bearings to prompt recollection and re-establishment of the rootedness of human awareness in the surrounding ecosystem.

An encounter with living language has taught me this beautiful possibility.

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OMTimes: In your newest book, Encounters with Living Language: Surrendering to the Power of Words, you share many experiences, what you call illuminations. What is an illumination?

Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: For me illumination has two essential characteristics. Both the quality and the structure of awareness change. The qualitative change involves a heightening of sensations and the meaning conveyed. The structural change involves a unification of all parts of awareness to form a total system.

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In embracing this unified system, the field of consciousness expands far beyond its normal limits. Past and future are no longer experienced as absent and separate from the present, but as an integral part of it.

The notion of a separate self disappears, coupled with a sense of participation in the outside world.

When somatic-sensory experiences of the spoken or written word goes deeper into us, not stopping where it used to, new dimensions of reality are revealed.

OMTimes: What do you mean by living language?

Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: Language is living when conceptual thought gives way to a direct somatic-sensory experience of the spoken or written word awakening to realities beyond the everyday world. Experienced in this way, words become virtual cups of light, patterns of information, that open-up the dimensional capabilities of our awareness to experience other states, other things, and other places.

OMTimes: What is it like to have an illumination?

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Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: Startling.

They come out of nowhere.

I find myself inside a reverberating field, in the presence of a generative act that both includes and encompasses me—a place where word becomes spirit. So expansive is this state that it feels as if the cosmos is inside me.

My awareness is absorbed into the internal sound and then into the vastness, like stars as they shine.

Archetypal forces behind words invade the spaces and I’m imbued with a palpable sense of knowing.

The surroundings, like sacred vessels, suddenly fill with lucidity.

As the silence deepens, I feel my customary analytical consciousness dissolving, along with my usual insistence on explanations.

Next, words often attach themselves to other elements in the room—objects, people, wind, breath—it's as though they are feeling through me and I through them. Each element is no longer distinct but a continuous flow, including the interplay between me and the other elements, all forming a whole.

I sense an exquisite musical harmony in the exchanges between my inner and outer worlds.

During each illumination, I find myself merging with the primordial language, its vibrating sound permeating my inner being while the external world recedes.

Just before I feel myself become language, time slows down and my consciousness changes. Simultaneously, a subtle emotion fills me from the roots of my hair to my heels.

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I’m reminded of T. S. Eliot’s homage to music “heard so deeply that it isn’t heard at all, but you are the music while the music lasts.”

Extraordinary experiences with language have led me to a destiny of incarnating the eternal in temporal time.

The spirit, no longer a trespasser in the territory of matter, is now a creator in the field of matter.

Illuminations, I realize, portray some latent force being born into the visible world through language.

OMTimes: In your first book, Transcendent Dreaming: Stepping into Our Human Potential you introduced a new form of dreaming where dreamers can identify with the Intelligence that animates the universe. How is transcendent dreaming different from the more common dream state, or lucid dreaming?

OMTimes: How have illuminations altered you?

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Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: Through these states, my encounters with language awakened me to realities beyond the everyday world, where conceptual thought gives way to direct knowing—an immersion into what I have since come to call “living language.” The silence from which a word emerges and returns becomes a radio receiver through which the voice of the Universe is transmitted.

The consciousness springing from encounters with living language teach me what it is like to embody the eternal—unseen forces that, coursing through the body, can unveil a deeper reality and arouse from its slumber a sense of the primordial life I share with all creation.

Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: In ordinary dreaming, the dreamer is primarily a passive participant witnessing the form of a dream. Another level of dreaming is lucid dreaming. This occurs when a person is able to awaken within a dream, maintain awareness of dreaming, and often control the course of the dream.

Lucid dreams are also much more vivid than ordinary dreams. As a dreamer becomes proficient in lucid dreaming, other capacities open-up, such as the ability to experience consciousness in more than one place at a time, to interpenetrate matter, to coexist in the same place with things.

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Transcendent dreaming has all the qualities of ordinary and lucid dreaming yet offers more. In transcendent dreaming the dreamer has waking consciousness while merging beyond the form of the dream into its source. The source of the dream is the same intelligence that guides creation. When we awaken within this source, we become one with it and our infinite nature emerges. In this way, transcendent dreaming serves as a bridge between the manifest and nonmanifest reality.

OMTimes: How is transcendent dreaming different from an encounter with a living language?

Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: Encounters with living language do not require a sleep state. Yet, it results in the same expanded awareness and is occasioned by language.

OMTimes: How do you describe a transcendent human?

Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: A transcendent human is one who has experienced and can navigate a reality that exists that surpasses the material realm.

OMTimes: In both books, you speak of "expansions in consciousness,"— some of which were intense. What have you learned from these events?

Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: I have learned that we as human beings can absorb and assimilate all different kinds of energy and be in harmony with them. The body is made for it.

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“The source of the dream is the same intelligence that guides creation.

When we awaken within this source, we become one with it and our infinite nature emerges. “

When we assimilate more and more energies, the world of separation eventually disappears. Notions of "good" and "bad" right and wrong, even the need for protection, fall away and transcendent capabilities emerge.

But the old structures--whether physical, biochemical, or perceptual – are not always quiet about fading out. I am reminded of a quote by the late yoga teacher and mystic, Sri Aurobindo, who once remarked, to discover the "new country within us" we must first learn how "to leave the old behind." Accommodating expansions in consciousness takes fortitude.

And, it is a bodily experience.

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OMTimes: Can one learn to summon illuminations, or are they spontaneous, delivered by an inner or higher source?

Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: For now, I suspect a higher source delivers illuminations. I cannot summon an illumination. They appear spontaneously and sometimes in inconvenient moments. I know that when the mind is quiet and stillness appears, the quantum realm becomes available to the awareness.

OMTimes: With the proliferation of the use of psychedelics and mind-altering substances now being used to treat mental health issues, are your illuminations stimulated by any substance?

Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: I have never used substances. Likely the capacity grew from a practice of meditation and stillness of mind, as well as my lifelong experiences from transcendent dreaming. In meditation, transcendent dreaming, and privileged moments with language, conceptual thought recedes, trap doors open to a sensory experience, and the knowledge obtained is that of one no intellectual undertaking can yield. A new dimension of attention opens that goes beyond usual forms of consciousness.

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OMTimes: What is Holy Word Power?

As in John 1:1, we are told that in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. As you wrote in your book, you have realized the "unfathomable power of words" and that a word could conceivably influence "the wholeness of creation."

This certainly opens an avenue of consideration about living language.

Ultimately, the power of any word depends on the mindset of the person using it and the depth of embodied awareness from which it arises. The Hindu sage Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, founder of Transcendental Meditation, spoke on Vedic grammar by saying, "Grammar teaches not only the relationship and mutual coordination of different words. Grammar uncovers the reality contained in each word .

Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: Yes. The Word! In the beginning was the silence.

The silence was everywhere Nothing existed. And then there was the Word.

“What is a word? This is a word that at its core has eternal, infinite, unbound being. … What is to be unfolded to knowledge and experience through the word is that which lies beyond the obvious. That which lies beyond the obvious must be experienced to be known.

As the cosmos was born, the silence was broken in the fiery violence of becoming. As the planet settled in the cold endless nights of our universe, silence was restored. And it was a silence of great depth and breadth.

And we can imagine the sound of the first Word/wind as it billowed on earth against the curvature of new mountains and warmed over the restless oceans.

The rippling of waters and the breath of the wind were the only sounds until the arrival of vegetation and animals. Ever so slowly, the earth developed its own music.

Streams gave voice to the silence of valleys. Between the mountains and the oceans, rivers ferried the songs of landscapes. Yes. The Word.

The experience ends in opening the awareness to the unboundedness.

Unless that unboundedness is experienced, language has lost its true value. Something will be gained…, but not the totality which is contained in every word. At the deeper levels there will be more connectedness, more connectedness, until it reaches the ultimate connectedness. Inert, now it is lively."

Maharishi's view of the transcendent use of words struck a chord in me. That a word could influence the "wholeness of creation" awakened me to the unfathomable power of words — a phenomenon I call "holy word power."

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I regularly experienced high-ranking Q’ero medicine people in the ceremony who could call in dry lightning strikes on a mountaintop. Ultimately, the power of any word depends on the mindset of the person using it and the depth of interconnected embodied awareness from which it arises. The power of words has the capacity to activate somatic-sensory templates that unlock dimensions of interconnectedness that have barely been realized.

OMTimes: You have studied with the Q'ero medicine people of the high Andes of Peru for three decades.

What drew you to this culture?

Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: What attracted me to the ways of the Q'ero medicine people was not only their mastery of the energy real but also the purity of their hearts. They are truly a people who live as if every moment is sacred. They do not live in linear time.

They live in a construct of time that is poly-synchronous. All is happening now. They also do not live with a "me" cosmology (the way we locate meaning), but rather a "we". They easily call in the rain and lightning.

They have a beloved relationship to the forces of nature and creation. They have achieved a mastery of the energy realm through a relationship to power

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1 that is sourced from dominion with all of life verses dominance over it. I believe they hold open a window to ways we can all live. It would be hard not to continue my work with them.

OMTimes: You had a near-death experience while in Peru, far from a hospital. After having your own near-death experience, what would you like to share with others that might help understand this phenomenon?

Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: If it were not for the recovery, I think everyone should have a near death experience. I contracted yellow fever in the high Andes while trying to secure parental rights for my godson in Peru. I went into a second stage of yellow fever most do not, experiencing a fever of 104 and 105, which results in death for many. When I reached this place in the illness, I experienced the threshold in the subtle realm where one “crosses” over, where the breath and awareness leave the body. I remember I simply was ready to relinquish life.

For me, the dance with this threshold is alluring and intoxicating. I mentioned in Transcendent Dreaming that I would on occasion be called to the medical center to help families determine when to take someone off life support. I would travel in the subtle realms with a patient and receive different kinds of information. In being able to do so, my own awareness became bathed in this intoxicating, luring subtle realm. My own neardeath experience was the same, yet I did not have any control.

Had I, I likely would not be here right now. Instead, a luminous light bathed my entire body, and I heard the command, “I am the original light that illuminates the living word, is time to do what you were born to do. Be language’s mouthpiece.” The experience was mystifying, and sublime. I then came crashing back into a very ill body which took several months to recover from the effects of the illness.

OMTimes: How can the human body meet the mystery of light inside language, opening the door to a quantum reality? Most people are not consciously aware of an incredible quantum tool in our possession – the body.

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Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: There are 100 trillion atoms in one cell of the body. One atom—a neutron, proton, and electron cloud which can orbit at any frequency and be in multiple places at once. 100 trillion atoms in one cell. 99.5 percent space and light. Where does the solidity we perceive come from when underneath it is made of space, movement, and light? What happens when we anchor our awareness here? To the quantum realm and space? In the body? I suspect one direction of our human evolution is coming home to this quantum space which quantum physics has been talking about for 100 years. Now, we simply need to experience it. Because language is a virtual cup of light (Quantum) an interior trap door can be opened in our body to awaken and anchor another and far more expanded awareness.

OMTimes: Who is your new book for?

Christina Donnell, Ph.D.: Encounters with Living Language is for anyone who has ever been moved after hearing or reading a poignant line. It is for anyone who has experienced the luminous power of language and, as a result, felt compelled to explore its quantum nature ushering in new dimensions of awareness. It is for a new generation of speakers who are articulating for the firsttime quantum awareness which is their mother language. I’m thinking of many nonspeaking autistic young adults who, once they learn how to speak through letter boarding, are sharing a quantum reality through language for the first time.

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Many speak different languages they have never been introduced to, are telepathic and clairvoyant, and their awareness easily resides in multiple places. Perhaps this is an evolution in human consciousness starting as a mutation like many other advances begin. Ultimately, its universality is the enduring beauty of human awakening occurring through a deeper interaction with language. I offer my chronicles of surrendering to the power of words as inspiration for others to explore the immeasurable potential of language, which exists in each of us.

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Karma, Violet Flame, and Transcendence

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By Humanity Healing

onstant use of the violet

with events that occurred in past lives

flame, whether to address

spontaneously.

present situations or connect with forgiveness,

can lead the practitioner to connect

Generally, these types of occurrences happen during visualizations,

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meditations, or dreams; however, it is

sense, the violet flame symbolizes the

also possible for visions of past lives to

quality of transmutation.

arise at any moment.

To transmute means to transform, Contrary to what many may think,

to bring about change; hence

connecting with a past life is not always

the violet flame is also known as

a joyful experience; most of the time,

the transmuting flame, capable

initial contact is linked to moments

of generating profound and true

that produce discomfort, sadness,

metamorphosis.

disappointment, and even pain.

Similarly, as an element of connection This is because these episodes need to

with forgiveness, it is attributed to

be healed and overcome to contribute

transforming resentment and negative

to the current process of spiritual

feelings into love and cleansing the

evolution and eradicate harmful

accumulated karma from past lives.

patterns that may repeat.

Those of us who believe in Metaphysical schools have developed

reincarnation accept the idea that

various techniques that allow

negative programming received or

practitioners to activate the violet

generated by our souls in past lives can

flame and cleanse the negative energy

negatively influence the present life.

or karma that the soul may have Hence the importance of working with

accumulated in past lives.

the violet flame to help transmute past

HOW TO CLEANSE PAST LIFE KARMA?

life karma and reinforce our positive

Cleanse past life karma with the violet

Violet Flame and Different Wisdom

flame.

School

In the study of metaphysics, the

Each metaphysical school or Ageless

violet flame is the seventh and final

Wisdom Modalities follows its own

flame (or ray) that represents living

system of working with the violet

manifestations of Divine Power. In this

flame and addressing past lives;

actions in the present.

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however, most use visualization as the

Again, don't rush or slow down the

main action tool.

visualization; follow your pace and breathe slowly.

A simple technique involves recreating the image of the vision or memory of

You can pause the violet flame's

past lives and visualizing it surrounded

journey when it reaches the area of the

by bright violet light. Then, hold

heart to purify any negative emotions

the image without forcing it until it

and sensations that arise from the

naturally fades into a point of white

connection with past lives.

light.

Then, allow the violet flame to continue Another method involves visualizing

until it reaches the head and exits

a flame or violet light moving through

through the crown. You can accompany

the body, from the feet to the head.

the visualization with affirmations such

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as "I AM THE TRANSMUTING VIOLET

known as the law of cause and

FLAME, I AM FORGIVENESS."

effect. Nothing in the universe escapes this law. From the physics

In the book "Discover Your Past

perspective, Isaac Newton also

Lives with Karmic Astrology" (2016/

described this law when stating

Portuguese edition), astrologer and

that every action has an equal and

writer Dulce Regina advises releasing

opposite reaction, which is one of

karma by activating the violet flame

the fundamental truths governing

while reciting several times an

the universe's functioning. And, of

affirmation by yogi and Hindu guru

course, humans cannot escape this

Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952).

reality.

A person's negative or positive

Many of our actions generate a

karma depends on a universal law

reaction, and every cause has an

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effect. Based on this understanding,

Destiny can be modified by ourselves

it is clear that our actions generate

day by day. While many times we lead

energy that returns to us with the

a morally correct life, we may feel like

same intensity and manifests within

victims of events that seem to defy

us according to our own actions.

all logic and do not correspond to our

In other words, if we consciously or

actions. These negative situations may

unconsciously harm someone, that

result from past actions in previous

harm will eventually return to us.

lives that continue to affect us, often

This is precisely what is referred to as

without us even realizing it. In addition,

negative karma.

we often generate negative karma when we hate, act with violence,

I am the master of my fate:

harbor resentment in our hearts, and

I am the captain of my soul.

many other things that can cause

William Ernest Henley

these negative situations to come OM TIMES | October 2023

back to us at the most unexpected

• keep moving forward.

moments.

• Keep hope and faith alive. The negativity of each situation and

The good news is that it is possible to

how it affects you is a matter of

transmute negative karma if we put

perception and is in your mind.

into practice the ten secrets that we

Therefore, you can change it.

• Always forgive.

are about to reveal to you:

• Meditate on your actions.

• Learn to remain silent in moments

• Use your imagination to visualize positive and pleasurable situations.

of emotional turbulence.

• Speak and think positively at all

• Do not judge others.

• Pay attention to things that make

times.

• Give love regardless of what you

you happy.

• You should not fight or resist; just

receive in return.

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Adoption Reincarnation and Past Karma ARE THEY CONNECTED?

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By Cathedral of the Soul

eing a parent is an

a mistake to think that motherhood

incredibly emotional state,

is restricted to the natural generation

a love eternally established

of life through the womb. Our

in the heart through caring

capacity to love is much greater than

for and relating to a baby or child. It is

biological relationships.

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The process of adoption is an

can have a family, a home, the love,

alternative for those who wish to

and the attention they deserve.

have children but cannot do so through natural means. Fortunately, the number of people choosing adoption, whether or not they can

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ADOPTION AND REINCARNATION

have children, is growing, choosing to dedicate their love to a child who

KARMIC RESCUE

is born and cannot be with their biological family.

Just as in material matters, spiritual life is very diverse. There are no

Allowing same-sex couples to adopt

rules, and each case occurs within

has also made significant legal and

its peculiarities and the needs of the

moral advances so that more children

spirits involved.

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However, years of experience from

adoption. Restlessness, low self-

esoteric and spiritualist schools

esteem, and a sense of inferiority

allow us to realize that in adoption

are common but not absolute rules.

cases, there are common aspects of

Only by deeply connecting with

karmic rescue benefiting the spiritual

these feelings can we overcome

development of children.

them.

ADOPTION AND REINCARNATION — HEALING

THE KARMA OF CHILDREN In some situations, we see children

There are many cases in which the

who do not value their parents. Out

spirit decides to heal the negative

of pride, selfishness, and vanity, they

feelings that may arise from

become tyrants to their parents, OM TIMES | October 2023

enslaving them to their whims and

they have another opportunity to

paying with ingratitude and pain for

rediscover those parents they did

all the tenderness and love offered

not value, regaining yesterday's

them. Many go to the extreme of

affection, love, and tenderness.

physical violence or abandon their parents to their own devices when

The Law of Eternal Return and

they are older.

divine mercy allow for this reunion through adoption and

When these spirits die and

reincarnation, no longer in a

remember the divine laws, they see

biological way but through the

the atrocities they have committed

heart, bringing these children

and seek reparation and

into their parents' arms through

reconciliation. Then, as children,

adoption.

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growth. They can then enjoy the unconditional love that only parentchild relationships provide.

The Law of Eternal Return is the divine law of justice. Perhaps a woman cannot have children, but she grows spiritually over the course of her life, making increasingly loving decisions that promote her own growth and that of others, always making herself available to divine love. Without anger, she accepts that she will not be a biological mother but maintains that willingness in her heart.

THE KARMA OF PARENTS

Then, due to the mother's actions and merits, spirituality gives her

Just like children, parents may also

an opportunity and brings her a

have engaged in abandonment,

child. Other times, spiritual friends

abuse of all kinds, humiliation,

volunteer to raise children when their

violence, etc. When they return to

biological parents cannot. These

the spiritual world, they awaken,

events are true gifts from the gods.

realizing the gravity of their actions.

Like everyone else, they receive divine grace to learn from their mistakes and to recover and repair the errors

ADOPTION AND REINCARNATION — GRATITUDE

committed in the past.

Adoptive parents should not harbor Sometimes, limited to natural

resentment towards the biological

conception, they receive a child

mother. On the contrary, whether

through adoption to further value all

or not they have contact with her,

aspects of the magic of parenthood,

especially in spiritual terms, they

especially in terms of spiritual

should always be grateful to the

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person who brought the child into

they may struggle more to develop

the world. Without her, a new family

security in life and self-love.

life would not have formed.

As mentioned before, in many cases, They should always send good energy

this is one of the reasons why some

and gratitude to the biological

spirits choose to come into the world

mother. They should also help

through adoption, so parents must

cultivate the same feeling in the

be very careful in raising this child,

child, discouraging feelings of anger,

encouraging inner strength, self-

sadness, or disappointment towards

esteem, and security so that they can

the biological mother.

grow in the best conditions.

INNER STRENGTH

Adoption is divine, spiritual, and noble.

It is fulfilling the laws of the world that

A child who has been adopted is likely

go beyond social standards. It is being

to have a tendency toward feelings

strong to confront prejudices and is

of abandonment and inferiority. As a

ready to give love. And nothing is more

result, despite the love they receive,

important than love.

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Karma and Reincarnation: How Are They Connected?

K

By Humanity Healing

arma upholds the principle

some point, we will be touched in the

that if we do good things,

same way.

we will replicate our days with positive situations,

while if we are filled with evil, at

The energy surrounding us and even the one we radiate is vital for our life

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to proceed positively. Bad feelings and

FAMILY

ideas affect those who feel them more

The family that we get is also closely

than those who inspire them.

linked to the Law of Karma. An unresolved situation leads to family

Over time, hatred, envy, resentment,

members being assigned with

and revenge translate into a magnet for

dementia, alcoholism, and drug

these types of feelings. Karma becomes

addiction.

a mirror of our inner world that creates a magnetic field to attract in equal or

KARMA-SAYA

greater measure what permanently

With sexual acts, a bond is created that

abounds in our ideas and hearts.

goes beyond the physical plane. The multiplicity of partners can also cause

Your states of mind do not occur

much of the karma to be transmitted,

randomly. They occur because of

and people remain united. Astral

vibratory and karmic patterns.

marks or "Samskaras "are created that

Frederick Lenz

must be worked on.

What is not overcome persists and can

GROUP

be transmitted between generations,

A consistent collection of Individual

social or family groups. Karma is used

karmas (thoughts, deeds, and

as a synonym for destiny, but the truth

intentions) can lead to serious

is that it is totally alterable if behavior

situations collectively. Disastrous

patterns are also modified.

situations many times named "acts of God," such as Floods, tragic accidents,

TYPES OF KARMA

and pandemics.

Karma — what is it?

POSITIVE KARMIC ENERGY INDIVIDUAL

If debts are canceled on the karmic

Bad deeds tend to generate a greater

plane, one transcends and achieves

number of bad deeds. The chain

a new life.

cannot be stopped even after having had several lives to overcome it. The

In short, if good deeds are done,

consequence? Diseases, deformities,

more noble actions will be

orphanhood, loneliness.

attracted, and energies will be OM TIMES | October 2023

balanced. For example, a home

be unstoppable, with very serious

with an abusive father.

consequences for other future generations.

According to the ancient Law of Karma, the only way to ward off

Before you embark on a journey

negativity and prevent it from

of revenge, dig two graves.

transcending over time and

Confucius

becoming generational karma is to employ high levels of patience and

When karma is lessened, many areas

humility, and forgiveness.

begin to activate and improve. It is like a plug that opens and allows

Thus, another energy is spread to

situations that seemed impossible

children and siblings, and karma

to happen to become a reality. Think

does not multiply. On the contrary,

and feel only positive; the rest will

if more violence is generated, it will

come little by little.

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Karma isn't fate. Nor is it a

Some believe that when people

punishment imposed on us by

die, they reincarnate into another

some external agent. We create

body but with the same Soul;

our own karma. Karma is the result

Reincarnation can happen every

of the choices that we make every

time death comes.

moment of every day.

Tulku Thondup

As the Matter changes and the Soul strengthens more.

There are many interpretations of Reincarnation, and you will find that

If there is no more reincarnation, it is

many talks about it never happening

because the purpose for which one

in plants or animals, only in human

comes into the world has already

beings. The controversy around the

been fulfilled. The mission was

topic, especially in the scientific

achieved, and the learning process

community, is immense.

was accomplished.

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DOES REINCARNATION EXIST?

Recurrent memories can represent visions of the past that are not

Reincarnation: same Soul, different

understood.

body Through hypnosis, this mystery could It is every man's obligation to put

be deciphered.

back into the world at least the

Young people who remember phrases

equivalent of what he takes out of it.

that are not in line with what they

Albert Einstein

have lived find in Reincarnation an explanation.

We have all questioned ourselves The Catholic religion opposes the

about Reincarnation.

idea of Reincarnation. The concept of Did we inhabit another body at some

another life after death is subscribed to

point? Did we suffer? Did we die

in the Resurrection, a fact manifested

several times? Who were we, and

after the death of Jesus, widely

why have we come to exist again?

propagated in the Bible.

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Souls never die, but always on

just another means that offers several

quitting one abode pass to another.

opportunities to mend the path. Debts

All things change; nothing perishes.

contracted in the past appear in new

The Soul passes hither and thither,

lives.

occupying now this body, now that...

As wax is stamped with certain

In this way, some suffer more

figures, then melted, then stamped

than others or are more fortunate

anew with others, it is always the

and loved. Tragic events happen

same wax. So, the Soul is always the

continuously, while the Soul does not

same, yet wears at different times

become perfect.

different forms.

SIGNS THAT SPEAK

Pythagoras

OF REINCARNATION HOW DOES IT HAPPEN? If you have felt that you have been to As we live through thousands of

some place before or known another

dreams in our present life, so is

person on another plane, it may mean

our present life, only one of many

that your Soul has been attached to

thousands of such lives which we

another body.

enter from the other more real life and then return after death. Our life is but one of the dreams of that

1. Great empathy with people with whom you have had little contact.

more real life, and so it is endlessly,

2. Affinity with remote times, even

until the very last one, the very real

with a degree of identification.

life of God.

3. Fears and phobias.

Leo Tolstoy

4. Dreams that repeat permanently.

5. Strong intuition.

The continuous evolution of the Soul is the most widespread explanation for

The karma of souls can be altered

the reason for Reincarnation. Another

with good deeds and contemplative

existence, another vital challenge.

life. The practice of yoga increases consciousness and helps us work

Achieving perfection is the goal, and

with Karmic knots in our physical and

only a pure spirit can rest. The body is

emotional bodies.

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Rising to the Challenge THE CONSCIOUS GROWTH IN DARK TIMES

W

By Paul Lipton

hen the world

yearn for conscious growth. Bombs

seems out of

explode, bullets fly, bodies fall, and

balance, fear lurking

lives are shattered, yet the human

around every

spirit seeks its quiet sanctuary.

corner, and life seems frail and fragile with each passing moment, the heart

There are cries at night for lost loved

and soul call out for guidance and

ones as dear friends are lost in the

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upheaval. There is a hopelessness

and will right the wrong. But can

that seizes our very being--a sense

evil truly extinguish the light? Can

of foreboding and dread--with even

the vampires that want to suck the

turning on the television or opening

very essence of us succeed? Can

the newspaper.

the monsters truly win this round in our history? Is there no end to the anarchy that seems to be the

THE CHALLENGE OF CONSCIOUS GROWTH IN DARK TIMES

norm these days? Is hope dead? Is decency a bygone antiquated idea?

Is the hero a mere movie idea? Is a

During these very dark times, we

happy ending only in fairy tales?

seek the light. We seek answers.

We hope for guidance. We pray that

Can we rise to the challenge? Can

a higher being is watching over us

we meet the enemy of our souls on

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the battlefield we face? In this split

exception to the whole! The whole is

second, this fleeting time in history,

good. The total is decent. The whole

are we up to the test that is our life?

is honorable.

The answer is that we must and

In a time that calls for good, we

can meet the challenge. There is no

must harness it. We must call on the

other option.

better angels to appear and light the way. Of course, evil exists, but

Evil will always exist, for it seems

honor, nobility, courage, decency,

in some part of our DNA. But is

and a code of moral conduct must

there evil that lives separate and

be released. We cannot wait for

apart f rom the human condition?

someone else to ride in to save the

Sometimes, it feels that way. It feels

day from the vampires. We must be

like evil simply is, yet it is the

the keepers of the moral compass.

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RISING TO THE CHALLENGE BRAVELY

Rather, stay the course and be the light to help others get through the valley of darkness.

So, each day, agree to speak the code of moral conduct. Act with

Can a few truly make us run and

courage. Be the brave, noble one.

hide? I think not.

Since no one gets out of life alive, I agree that our finite time here will be one of purpose and meaning.

So, decide what your legacy is! Is

SO, HERE IS THE COURSE TO FOLLOW FOR CONSCIOUS GROWTH:

your story that of the vampire or the vampire slayer? Don't be fearful

1. Accept that life is finite.

any longer. Don't hide from the

2. Accept that we can't control

challenge. Don't run from the fire.

others' evil conduct.

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3. Accept that we will fail in many

9. We must be the tangible embodiment of the intangible

of our efforts.

4. Accept that we must act without

concept. We must literally become

expectations of success.

noble and not merely talk about

5. Agree that life is finite and

it. We must become heroic and not merely read about it. We must

a beautiful gift.

6. Agree that we can't control others'

become the honorable ones and

evil conduct but can control our

not merely chatter about "where

reaction and response to it.

are the honorable ones."

7. Agree that we will fail in many of our efforts, but we will succeed more than we fail, and we learn f rom our failures.

8. Agree that we must act without expectations, but we still must act and live with courage and conviction.

CONSCIOUS GROWTH AND CHALLENGE On this day and at this moment in time, rise up. Yes, put flowers down where others have fallen and pray for the lost ones, their family, and friends,

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but then, call upon the power that

legacy. This is our immortality. This

exists in the good to rise up and fight

is our purpose. We are the vampire

the fight for our moment in time right

slayers, and the angels are within us

here and now.

and calling us to act.

You ask, what is the meaning of life

About the Author

in this time of conscious growth and

Paul Lipton is an attorney and

challenge? It is how we respond now

author. His book, Hour of the Wolf/

to this global event. It is putting aside

An Experiment in Ageless Living,

minor differences and disagreements

asks the reader to live outside of

and realizing that we are the chosen

limitations and live life fully and

ones to save this time for our children.

consciously. Age is simply an

We are the warriors of the soul. We are

arbitrary number that does not

the heart soldiers. We are the saviors

define you. Paul looks for the sweet

of our future. So what is the meaning

spot where life and adventure meet.

of our life? How we act right now is the

theagelessexperiment.com

very essence of who we are. This is our

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Positive Vibration: 7 Days to a More Empowered Life

V

by Cindy Griffith

ibration is one of the

how often do you think about how

most important factors

our “vibes” affect your life. The quality

in our quality of life

of our positive vibration is controlled

and often the least

through thought and action. With

understood. Yes, everyone talks of

a simple daily practice, we see how

“feeling someone else’s vibes,” but

raising our vibrations can change our

OM TIMES | October 2023

mental and emotional outlook, thus changing to a more empowered life.

Our vibrations waft out in the air, like the smell of cookies baking in the oven. The cookie aroma will affect anyone walking in the house by creating a feeling of joy, bringing a happy memory, or experiencing hunger! Your vibration is like that as well. Likewise, someone coming near you is affected by your pulse and will often have an emotional, although usually unconscious, reaction.

For example, if our vibration reflects calm and peaceful energy, it will imbue our surroundings with a sense of calm and peace. Those coming in contact with you will,

What determines our level of positive

consciously or not, be affected by

vibration? Thoughts and actions are

that calm and peace to the level

the main influencers of vibration.

that they either resonate with your

Actions based on judgment and

vibration or conflict with it. People

negative thinking tend to lower

resonate with us if their vibrations are

vibration, whereas actions based

similar. The stronger the resonance

on thoughts of compassion and

or similar vibration, the stronger

love will raise vibrations. None of us

your calming effect will be on the

constantly vibrate at a high level,

person. If the person’s vibration were

which is why our vibration level, like

opposite, the dissonance, or lack of

our emotions, goes up and down.

resonance, would likely make you both feel uncomfortable, similar to

It is not realistic to always think

simultaneously hearing two radios

positively. Trying to force yourself to

tuned to different stations.

“think happy thoughts” and pretend OM TIMES | October 2023

everything is okay is unhealthy.

that divinity, slowed the vibratory

Instead, we must honor our mental

rate of a small part of its essence and

and emotional state at any time. By

created matter from that slowing.

taking a positive step each day, we

Using the universal law that teaches

can give ourselves the boost needed

“as above, so below,” just like God

to help us shift our vibration naturally

creates denser, slower matter by

while still honoring whatever we feel

lowering vibration, we create a slower,

in a given moment. By becoming

denser life by lowering our vibration.

mindful of how our thoughts

In the same way, we can improve your

influence our actions, we begin

life by raising our vibratory rate. When

to take control of our empowered

we raise our own vibration, we create

vibration and have greater influence

a life filled with more positive energy,

over our actions and lives.

attract more positive people, and struggle less.

Many mystics teach that we, like God, create through vibration. God,

You may have heard the expression,

Creator, Spirit, or whatever we call

“You could cut the air like a knife,” to

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explain the environment surrounding

We see this when surrounded by

a difficult situation between people.

positive people. You find yourself

Why is that? The vibrations given

looking at life more positively.

off are so strong and low, creating

Also, you surely have fallen prey

a palpable shift in the environment.

to “Negative Nellie,” creating an exhausting lunch visit where you

Another expression, “I felt lighter than

literally watch yourself thinking

air,” explains someone feeling really

more negatively.

good. The person’s high vibratory rate is influencing them. Others around

What does this teach us besides

that person will be influenced as well!

staying away f rom negative people?

This idea of vibration levels affecting

First, it teaches that we are in control

those who come in contact with it

of our lives. Just like the angry

is demonstrated in mob mentality,

crowd’s lower vibration can change

where a usually calm, happy person

our mental and emotional state

encounters a group of angry people

and lower our own vibration, we

and becomes angry.

can consciously raise our vibration, OM TIMES | October 2023

thereby changing our mental and

want, focus on raising your vibration

emotional outlook. Third, getting

higher to compensate! You do that

together with positive people with

by watching your thoughts and

whom you resonate will take you

actions to make sure they reflect

to even greater, more empowered

how you are really feeling inside

heights.

instead of “catching” someone else’s negativity.

We must choose our friends and environment wisely. The stronger,

Life changes when we are more

positive vibration is the most

aware of our vibration because we

influential, so if you are caught in a

stop sending low vibrations into the

place with a lower vibration than you

environment. The Law of Attraction

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teaches that similar energies are

Day 6: Take care of your body by

attracted to each other. We may want

getting enough sleep and eating

to attract other empowered, higher-

well.

vibrating, optimistically thinking people to increase the number of

Day 7: Finally, do not place judgment

positive happenings in life. Keeping

on the vibration; just do the best you

our vibration high as much as

can when you can. Judgment lowers

possible increases the opportunity

our vibration!

for positive people and things happening around us.

The last point is very important: We are human and sometimes need to

How can we shift our positive

be in a crummy mood; or experience

vibration in a week? Each day, try one

medical depression. We can’t fake

of these suggestions. If one of them

our vibration, but by taking one of

does not feel comfortable, just pick

these steps daily, we will find that

another to do that day:

positive vibration rises naturally.

With these higher vibrations, we can

Day 1: Sing or listen to uplifting

attract positivity into our lives and

music, read positive and empowering

start the ball rolling toward a more

literature, or watch a funny movie.

empowered future.

Day 2: Spend time with a group of

About the Author

positive people or an inspiring friend.

Cindy Griffith is a Psychic, Spiritual Development Teacher

Day 3: Think of a loving situation or

and Blogger. Author of Soul

something you are grateful for, and

Soothers: Mini Meditations

allow that vibration to fill your heart

for Busy Lives and her latest

and radiate throughout your body.

book, co-authored with Lisa K., Grow Your Spiritual Business.

Day 4: Try meditating by focusing on

Cindy teaches throughout the

your breath for a few minutes.

U.S., Online, and in Tokyo. Find more about Cindy, her articles,

Day 5: Donate something or

books, and psychic readings at

volunteer your time.

CindyGriffith.com.

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Spiritual but not religious: How values connect on climate

S

By Sustainability Times

pirituality may prove

In-depth interviews conducted by

valuable in achieving

Dr. Jessica Eise of the University

climate goals, and new

of Texas at San Antonio establish

research from the United

a sense of being connected to the

States is focused on how tapping into

natural world among those who

specific cultural shifts in spirituality

view themselves as spiritual but

might drive climate action.

not religious people. A common OM TIMES | October 2023

thread found in the interviews, all completed with individuals living in two Midwestern U.S. cities, was a shared priority placed on nature and the environment regardless of how different their individual belief systems were.

With 27% of American adults now identifying as spiritual apart from a specific religious identity, Eise believes that exploring these spiritual dimensions may help to promote climate action.

And since it’s such a departure from the 1940s and 1950s, when only 2% to 3% of Americans were without a religious affiliation (primarily Christian), she also thinks it’s important to understand

The strong bond with nature, the

the collective social trend that

Earth and other people is described in

emphasizes specific values despite

Eise’s academic paper as “a pervasive

the individual spiritual identities.

emphasis and certainty in their belief in the interconnection of living

For example, strikingly diverse

things.” The work, completed with

people chose similar words to

Meghana Rawat of the Utah Valley

describe these values. “If there’s

University, was published this month

a God, I should live my life with

in the journal Public Relations Review.

love, compassion, understanding, tolerance,” said one of the 28

More than 85% of those interviewed

participants. “And if there isn’t

said that spiritual beliefs influenced

a God, I should live my life with

their lives and behavior, how they

love, compassion, tolerance. So,

see the world, and the political

it just doesn’t matter.”

candidates and positions they OM TIMES | October 2023

support. All of the participants said

action around climate change and

spirituality shapes their identity.

the environment, and this may be a space with potential to promote

“My job, my relationships with other

and encourage change and

people, my interactions with bees,

action,” the paper said.

animals, plants, my garden. My garden … is like my church,” said one

At the same time, many of these

participant. “It’s my worship place.”

people said they feel largely ignored or misunderstood by

A growing population of spiritual

media and others who view them

but not necessarily religious people

as outside of the discourse.

may be a key demographic in terms of driving climate action.

“Rich ties between spirituality

“Communication and public

and environmentalism have

relations practitioners have

existed for millennium and still

struggled to motivate sufficient

do in many cultures and groups

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around the world,” says Eise. “But

“We need to ref rame our messages

mainstream Western narratives

to an ‘everyone’ problem that we can

have generally – and rather

solve and for which we have reasons

severely – divorced spirituality,

to hope,” Eise says. “Spiritual and

ethics and morals from ‘scientific’

ethical messaging that emphasizes

issues such as climate change and

connection to one another and the

environmentalism.”

environment has a lot of potential in this light.”

More research is needed, she said, to better understand the

Originally Published in Sustainability

spirituality trend in different

Times

geographic regions and cultures.

She’ll be broadening her own

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data with expanded study on

on this site is licensed under a

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0

change attitudes.

SA International license.

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When to Use Reiki for Your Pet?

M

By Ministry Earth

any studies around

ailments in these four pillars,

the world prove the

not just the physical aspect that

effectiveness of energy

allopathic medicines provide.

Healing and spiritual

Everything is important, but

treatments. Everything is energy.

relying solely on medication treats

Both humans and animals, beings

the consequence, not the cause.

composed of body, mind, emotions,

Therefore, it is important to treat

and spirits, need to address their

the body as a whole.

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Animals are highly sensitive and

negative and deficient energy

tend to absorb our energy when

becomes too much for them to bear

we are not well. So, Reiki is a way

(hence the importance of having

for animals to be worked on.

more than one animal in a large family). Reiki helps maintain well-

Reiki helps restore and balance the

being and energetic balance and

animal's energy when it becomes

strengthens the animal's immune

overwhelmed by the surrounding

system.

energies, whether in the home or from the owners. Animals,

Animals are sentient beings, just

especially cats, are sensitive and

like us humans. They also appreciate

assist in transmuting the energies

good relaxation techniques, positive

of their home and family. However,

energy, and care that shows them

they can become ill when the

how much they are loved.

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Did you know that animals hear and

Talk to your animal, even if it's just

know EVERYTHING we say?

mentally. It will be very important to them!

Not to mention that they FEEL Some animals are "holding on"

everything we feel.

to their death because of their Therefore, be careful with aggressive

owner's feelings. There are

or dismissive jokes and words. Be

animals that get sick out of fear

mindful of moments of anger that

or apprehension about what their

you might take out on your pet.

owner thinks and whether they

They may not speak a language

might be given away. However, an

comprehensible to us, but we always

animal is a living being like us, with

communicate with them!

feelings and emotions.

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TAKE CARE OF YOUR PET, IT IS A SENTIENT SOUL! In fact, it would be ideal to use Reiki therapy on your pet at all times, as it can be used as a preventive measure to strengthen their health and promote well-being. We are all constantly exposed to various types of energy, and our animals absorb it intensely. Taking care of their energy is also an act of love.

Such treatments do not need to be frequent. Biweekly or monthly applications can greatly enhance the animal's quality of life.

However, since this is not always the case, it is advisable to use Reiki when owners notice something unusual, whether in behavior or physical. Of course, it should be

restore and balance its energy,

used in conjunction with veterinary

preventing any diseases that could

assistance.

manifest in the physical body.

An animal may often have some

Despite being widely spread in

energetic blockage that interferes

recent times, Reiki is still little known

with its well-being, which may not

for animal treatment. I believe the

be easily — if ever — detected by

biggest barrier is showing that

veterinary exams.

animals also need this kind of care and not waiting for diseases to

Problems first occur in the spirit.

establish themselves before seeking

Therefore, if the animal exhibits

help. Much of what happens to

strange behavior, Reiki can help

animals are problems and energies

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that they absorb from their owners,

Often, at this moment, the animal

so taking care of the energetic and

already calms down. But, even when

spiritual health of the animal is also

it doesn't show that it wants it, please

part of responsible pet ownership.

focus on the Reiki energy and say you are there to send healing energy

REIKI IN DOGS:

wherever it is most needed.

Ask for permission.

The wisdom of Reiki will do its part.

It will know where to go. It will go to the

It is very important to always ask for

environment if it's not for the animal.

permission from the animal, either mentally or out loud.

Let them approach.

Permission to be there, to approach,

When treating pets of friends or

and especially to apply Reiki. Explain

relatives with whom you don't have

that it is healing energy and that you

much contact, it's ideal to let them get

are there to help.

used to your presence.

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They may perceive that you are

slightly to the side. Start moving your

invading their space, causing some

hands as if something very interesting

stress in this initial contact.

is happening there. Usually, they approach you to see what it is and

Sit on the floor and wait for a while.

interact with you.

During this time, start connecting with Reiki energy so that they can

Of course, there are cats that

feel positive vibrations coming from

immediately approach. They can sense

you.

the positive energy right away.

Avoid eye contact with fearful or

Restless animals

aggressive dogs.

There are animals that are very restless Fearful or aggressive dogs feel very

and won't stay still.

intimidated by eye contact; they may feel threatened. Usually, they have two

After you have tried everything to

reactions: to flee or to try to bite. Be very

establish a bond between you, and he

careful!

still hasn't relaxed, it's not a problem.

With cats, make eye contact.

Simply find a position where the animal is always in sight. Then, raise

Cats communicate a lot through eye

your hand and start sending Reiki. He

contact. Ask anyone with a cat how

will receive the energy anyway.

they sometimes stare at them for a while.

This technique becomes stronger when a person has reached the

When you start, look directly into his

second level of Reiki, not only because

eyes and blink slowly twice or thrice,

of the use of symbols but also because

then wait a moment. If he blinks

your energy becomes more potent

back at you at this moment, you have

with the second level.

created a bond of trust with him.

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blinks back, he blinks again and turns

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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.

The Art of Learning to Love

S

by Catrina Stiller

o many of us feel

arising out of kinship or personal

unworthy of love. This

ties; (2) attraction based on sexual

makes learning to love

desire: affection and tenderness

ourselves difficult. Here

felt by lovers; (3): affection based

are some ways to enhance the

on admiration, benevolence, or

art of learning to love. According

common interests; b: an assurance

to Webster's Dictionary, love is

of affection; 2: warm attachment,

a (1) strong affection for another

enthusiasm, or devotion.

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From these definitions, it is difficult

the activities I enjoy and surrounding

to understand what the term self-

myself with people who treat me

love means. Many individuals believe

with love and respect."

that when a person declares love for self, it is an ego-centered statement.

When used in this context, self-love

A declaration that means the

becomes a cornerstone to loving your

individual is conceited or egotistical.

life, living out your purpose, and even

Even Webster's Dictionary defines

having the ability to love someone

it this way. When I refer to self-

else. Unfortunately, many individuals

love, I mean a regard for one's own

I treat suffer f rom a lack of self-love.

happiness—not in an "I don't care

They have no idea how wonderful

about anyone else" sort of way, but

they are and how much they have

in the sense that "I recognize my

to offer the world. They come to me

God-given right to be worthy and

feeling broken and beaten down by

accepting of happiness by pursuing

life. They believe they are victims of

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their circumstances, upbringings,

leaving you feeling more and more

economic status, and environments.

helpless.

I can easily see this in them because, for many years, I, too, believed I was

We all have a tendency, at times,

a victim of circumstance rather than

to feel like victims, especially when

the creator of my life. Finally, I began

something painful happens. We

to wake up to my harming self-

have a habit of wanting to blame

talk. I would observe myself saying,

someone else for life's difficulties.

"If only I was born into a family of

This way, we do not have to take

higher economic status." "If only my

responsibility for our feelings, actions,

family lived somewhere else." "If only

thoughts, or the state of our lives.

I hadn't been abused or this or that

Instead, we can make excuses for

trauma hadn't happened to me." The

why we are unhappy, unlovable, and/

list of if-only can continue forever,

or unsuccessful. Developing self-love

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is vital to becoming the creator in

through magazines, surf the web,

your life rather than a victim of your

go to the library or department

life. You need to get to know who

stores, and notice which sections

you really are without others telling

and subject areas you are drawn

you who you should be or what

to. Then commit to trying one new

you should be doing. You need to

activity each week. You can also list

become your own best friend.

the things you have always wanted to do but have put off doing because

Many have asked me, "How do I

you didn't want to do them alone.

become my best friend and learn

Finally, stretch yourself beyond your

to love myself?" You can begin

comfort zone and choose to do an

by creating a physical list of the

activity f rom that list alone. Once

activities you enjoy. If you do not

you make f riends with yourself,

know what activities you enjoy, look

you will no longer feel the stabbing

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pains of loneliness. You may still feel

body as you read each quality. Do

lonely f rom time to time, but the

you notice any tension anywhere?

deep, hollow pain of being alone will

Is there a feeling of resistance or

dissipate.

openness? What does the space feel like around your heart? When you

Another exercise in developing and

read one of the qualities, do you feel

learning self-love is to write down

tightness in your chest? Does your

ten qualities you love about yourself.

body move forward, backward, or in

If you struggle with identifying

the same position?

these qualities, ask a trusted friend, teacher, counselor, or family member

Many individuals find a feeling of

for help. Read the list out loud to

disbelief, and physical resistance

yourself daily while paying attention

appears when they begin verbalizing

to the physical sensations in your

the qualities. This is often a sign that

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that you are unworthy and open the possibility of learning to love in your life.

• I am worthy of being loved.

• I am gaining confidence in myself each day.

• I am f ree to accept myself completely as I am.

• I am f ree to make mistakes and learn f rom them.

• I am a divine spirit having a human experience.

• I am proud of the person I am now and the person I am becoming.

• I am a unique and wonderful human being.

• I am doing the best I know how to do at this moment.

• I am challenging myself each day to see the good in me. this person does not believe they are

• I can f reely give and receive love.

worthy of love. Believing that you are not worthy of love will keep love away.

About the Author

We are all worthy of receiving love.

Catrina Stiller is an Intuitive

Denying yourself love is equivalent

Counselor and Healer. She holds

to telling God he made a mistake

a license as a Practical Counselor

in creating you. God does not make

and is a National Certified

mistakes, and the best way to show

Counselor. She is also level II Reiki

gratitude to God is to love who you are

certified. Catrina offers intuitive

and acknowledge your self-worth.

readings, counseling, and energy healing. She also facilitates healing

Here are some affirmations you can

circles and other workshops.

say at the beginning and end of your

Visit her website to learn more:

day. This help challenges the belief

catrinastiller.com

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How to Use Rose Quartz to Attract More Love

I

by Kartar Diamond

n the realm of traditional

extended excerpt f rom my book,

Feng Shui, there are several

The Feng Shui Matrix.

approaches we use to help garner more love and

In traditional Feng Shui, we can

romance. I have written about it

relate to a house like a radio,

in my e-book Feng Shui Tips for

receiving certain f requencies,

Love and Romance, which is an

depending on which station we are

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tuned to. The house can attract good energy when we skillfully use the space (such as spending more time in the best parts of the house) and balancing all portions of the house, which is often the more practical thing to do.

We can determine the inherently best portions of the house through calculations based on when it was built and its compass alignment.

We can remedy any part of a house, the more practical thing to do, using natural elements, like water, wood, metal, earth, or fire.

Our human affairs are influenced by the spaces we occupy, but we also have some measure of free will.

associated with all forms of love: self-

We can use many complementary

love, romantic love, love for family,

modalities, such as natural crystals

platonic love, and unconditional love.

and gemstones. Natural crystals can

This is a basic crystal in any energy

be programmable and possess their

healer's collection.

own healing vibrations.

Rose quartz's energy is nurturing, For example, rose quartz is one of

gentle, and warm, helping to

the more popular crystals associated

foster feelings of compassion and

with attracting love and enhancing

forgiveness. It assists in purifying

self-love.

the heart and promotes deep inner healing, self-acceptance, self-worth,

Rose quartz, often referred to as the

and self-esteem. The soft pink

"love stone," has been treasured for

crystal encourages the release of

centuries for its energetic properties

worry, fear, resentment, and past

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emotional traumas, replacing them

In terms of romantic love, rose

with feelings of peace, love, and

quartz is believed to attract new love,

harmony.

improve understanding in existing relationships, restore trust, and

Another technique is to hold the

promote closeness. It's often used in

rose quartz during meditation or

rituals or placed in the bedroom to

place it on the body while lying

enhance relationship harmony.

down. Raising your own vibration with meditation can help switch

One secret of the ancient masters

on the stone's healing power. You

and dowsers concerning Feng Shui is

can also place a stone in water

to place the healing stone of choice

and then drink the water for a

on an image of the space you want

homeopathic-like influence on

to balance. This could even be the

the water. Another technique that

drawn floor plan of a house. Then,

includes water is to take a bath

remotely heal the area with the

with these stones in the tub!

power of the natural crystal. We live

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in a parallel universe which you can

balance our body, mind, and spirit

transmit energy through!

towards more self-love, forgiveness, happiness, and compassion.

While the rose quartz's energy is particularly aligned with love, it also

Having these high-vibration stones

supports healing and rejuvenation,

around you can hardly ever go

reducing tension and stress, soothing

wrong at home or at work. Ancient

emotional wounds, and encouraging

civilizations even made underground

tranquility and comfort.

spaces their homes and places of worship. In countless ways, we can

Other stones which can attract

honor and invoke the energy of

love and romance include unakite,

Mother Earth, including in these

chrysoprase, pearl, garnet, ruby,

precious stones and natural crystals.

moonstone, blue lace agate, lemon quartz, amethyst, kunzite, and

From the Feng Shui and Crystals

green jade. These stones can help

Blog Series

OM TIMES | October 2023

Metaphysics

The Transcendental Facets of Eucalyptus Essential Oil

by Andrew Pacholyk, MS L.Ac

OM TIMES | October 2023

About Eucalyptus...

O

trees planted in these areas could transform damp, stagnant marshes

riginating in Australia

into dry landscapes, effectively

and Tasmania, the

eliminating the breeding grounds for

remarkable eucalyptus

malaria-carrying mosquitoes.

tree has spread globally,

with over 700 species, 500 of which produce essential oils. Alongside

EUCALYPTUS HEALING PROPERTIES

Corymbia and Angophora, eucalyptus is one of the three related genera

This essential oil possesses a

commonly called "eucalypts."

delightful aroma and strong potency.

It acts as an expectorant, effectively

Certain eucalyptus species are

clearing mucus and stubborn

colloquially known as gum trees due

phlegm. Its remarkable antiviral,

to their tendency to release a thick

anticatarrhal, and antibacterial

sap when their bark is damaged. The

properties make it an essential

name "scribbly gum" originates from

addition to any herbal medicine

Greek words (EU), meaning "well,"

collection. It proves particularly

and (kályptos), meaning "covered,"

beneficial in treating sinusitis, the

alluding to the initial concealment of

common cold, productive cough,

the flowers by the operculum or "cap."

laryngitis, and bronchitis.

Initially used by Aboriginal

Moreover, this therapeutic oil can

communities to treat infections

alleviate urogenital disorders,

and fevers, the eucalyptus tree's

including leucorrhea and cystitis.

properties caught the attention of

By diluting it in a douche or

French naturalist De Labillardiere.

bathwater, one can cleanse and

This exceptional oil proved effective

eliminate the dampness and

in combating malaria and fever,

infection associated with microbial

aiding in the drying of mucus and

presence and discharge. Eucalyptus

tonifying the lungs. This "fever tree"

oil has been a trusted analgesic for

was extensively planted in Algiers to

centuries, relieving neuralgia and

combat malaria-infested marshlands

muscular pain, particularly in damp

and stagnant waters. The eucalyptus

and cold weather conditions.

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Eucalyptus Oil and Transcendence

By incorporating this magical oil into

From a psychological and spiritual

a snifter bottle or roll-on perfume,

perspective, this extraordinary

one can cultivate an awareness of

essential oil liberates our minds.

happiness and good fortune.

It opens pathways to clearer thinking, alleviates the burden of

The round leaves of specific

feeling constrained, and infuses an

eucalyptus species have been

atmosphere of freedom, optimism,

associated with prosperity and

and positivity. When a space feels

money. Consequently, it is linked

enclosed or lacks vibrancy, this

to the concept of "bringing

oil can be used in an oil burner or

money to you." As a result, it has

diffuser to expand and invigorate

earned names like "money tree" or

the room. In the realm of incense,

"cash bush," making it a valuable

its enchanting aroma helps

component of empowerment

dissipate trapped emotions such as

rituals, money bags, wallets,

fear, insecurity, and doubt, which

purses, or herbal casting aimed at

may stem from outdated beliefs.

transforming the financial realm.

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As mentioned earlier, eucalyptus

they are widely believed to possess

boasts a long-standing reputation as

the power to ward off evil and

the "herb of protection." It has been

repel trouble-causing adversaries.

traditionally grown outside homes to

So, whether seeking relief from a

safeguard against harm or planted

congested sinus or cough, in need

in gardens to repel bothersome

of a soothing rub for sore muscles,

insects and other detrimental

or desiring increased protection

intruders. However, this herb serves

and awareness, embrace the

as a remarkable tool for expanding

magical benefits of this potent and

one's boundaries and moving forward

camphoraceous gift from nature.

fearlessly.

About the Author Eucalyptus leaves have also been

Find out more about Andrew

thrown into bonfires, fireplaces, and

Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac, at:

onto candles or incense to aid in

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dispelling negativity from individuals

Therapies for healing mind,

in a weakened state. In addition,

body, and spirit

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Books

“What is a word? This is a word that at its core has an eternal, infinite, unbound being. … What is to be unfolded to knowledge and experience through the word is that which lies beyond the obvious. That which lies beyond the obvious must be experienced to be known.

The experience ends in opening the awareness to the unboundedness. Unless that unboundedness is experienced, language has lost its true value. Something will be gained…, but not the totality which is contained in every word.

Encounters with Living Language: Surrendering to the Power of Words awakens readers to the intrinsic energy of language, where we can experience its multidimensional transmissions connecting us to the oneness that underlies all of life. Christina’s book provides a riveting account of these discoveries and an invitation for readers to welcome an embodied experience with the living language and explore the dormant places within them still waiting to awaken.

At the deeper levels there will be more connectedness, more connectedness, until it reaches the ultimate connectedness.

Inert, now it is lively." Maharishi's view of the transcendent use of words struck a chord in me. That a word could influence the "wholeness of creation" awakened me to the unfathomable power of words — a phenomenon I call "holy word power."

“What is a word? This is a word that at its core has an eternal, infinite, unbound being. … What is to be unfolded to knowledge and experience through the word is that which lies beyond the obvious. That which lies beyond the obvious must be experienced to be known.

The experience ends in opening the awareness to the unboundedness. Unless that unboundedness is experienced, language has lost its true value. Something will be gained…, but not the totality which is contained in every word.

Encounters with Living Language: Surrendering to the Power of Words awakens readers to the intrinsic energy of language, where we can experience its multidimensional transmissions connecting us to the oneness that underlies all of life. Christina’s book provides a riveting account of these discoveries and an invitation for readers to welcome an embodied experience with the living language and explore the dormant places within them still waiting to awaken.

At the deeper levels there will be more connectedness, more connectedness, until it reaches the ultimate connectedness.

Inert, now it is lively." Maharishi's view of the transcendent use of words struck a chord in me. That a word could influence the "wholeness of creation" awakened me to the unfathomable power of words — a phenomenon I call "holy word power."

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