This is the age of exploration and expansion. Everything is expanding at a tremendous rate, including the expansion of our intellect and our experience. In order to keep pace with this rapid growth, it seems to me that our greatest need is not so much the exploration of Outer Space, but rather that of our inner space. Yes, we need to take total control of our minds, thereby controlling our destinies.

All times of loneliness, confusion and restlessness come for a powerful reason—so we can stop our usual way of being in order to discover where true strength, connection and understanding lay These difficult times are actually a gift, removing us from preoccupation with that which is not important and causing us to embark upon a journey into what is truly meaningful and healing in our lives

To desire anything we must first recognize that the position we currently refer to as "I" is a less desirable position. Time requires that we move away from every moment in order to exist, to grow. If we begin to understand that we create the both the point of departure as well as the desired point of arrival, we can begin to bring these points as close together as possible so as to realize that they are both the same place.

Often resistance or conflict is a product of setting unrealistic goals for yourself, setting yourself up for failure. It may not be a matter of you pushing harder but understanding what is pushing you that holds the key to unfolding. Understanding the network itself is the process of awakening the Self. It's a process of letting go of expectation, letting go of intention, letting go of opinion that allows us to dissolve into the bliss of the movement itself. Identify the resistance just to realize you were the one holding on the whole time.

If you have been working on your temper, trying to develop a greater sense of inner peace, or pursuing any other form of spiritual growth, you may have moments where it seems you completely lose footing and revert back to the habits and tendencies you want to grow past This is actually a great sign

Self realization or attaining spiritual enlightenment is not possible without the blessings of a spiritual leader and spiritual counselor. When one attains self realization it removes the fear of death from the mind.

Anthroposophy versus mysticism - a comparative exploration of key modern spiritual paths, using the perspectives of Eckhart Tolle, Rudolf Steiner, and Georg Kuhlewind.

The High Priestess of the Tarot Women represents a virgin of sorts. She can be seen as being similar to the Greeks goddesses Athena, and Artemis. Many lunar images can be seen on various High Priestess cards because this image is that of a maiden moon or new moon.

Inner peace and joy are spiritual gifts The gifts of Spirit enter the heart when we make the choices we need to make to be available to them

Recently, the number of miraculous magickal items gifted to adepts by Nature has been on the increase. So what is our relationship with faeries and nature spirits, and why is this so important? To understand this, we need to look at our place in the scheme of creation.

You're a highly sensitive person and you are made up of Physical, Mental, Emotional and Spiritual components.

The Attention Game If we want to change our life we must change how we think If we want to change how we think then we must learn to find our thoughts by moving our attention

An article from Insight21 that explores twelve different approaches to understanding the dynamics of reincarnation and karma. Based on research into anthroposophy and other sources, and written by Josef Graf, coordinator of both the Insight21 and Earth Vision projects

We have provided some basic tarot card meanings below that are intended to help you with your psychic tarot readings, not to override your psychic ability, which may be the basis of your technique.

For the past 200 years, hypnosis has been studied by scientists from around the world. It is believed that hypnosis has been used in one form or another dating back to ancient Egyptian and Greek days, however, the majority of studies have been performed from 1950 to around 1980. Even with proof of benefits, hypnosis continues for some to be a controversial subject. Part of the problem is that for years, hypnosis was the butt of many jokes. For example, it was common to see "hypnotists" on stage, making people walk around clucking and flapping their arms like chickens. With this, hypnosis could not be taken too seriously.

My wife's fishing expeditions can be counted on ONE FINGER! And it was not with her dad, from whom she inherited her lack of fishing interest! It was with her maternal grandfather. He was a carpenter by trade, and in addition to the house that her mother still lives in, he also created his own fishing boat. My wife decided one summer that she would enjoy going fishing with him. But her idea of going fishing was to take along the transistor radio (remember those?) and crank the music up loud! As you can imagine, that trip didn't go too well! Her grandfather claimed the music would scare away the fish ~ and Cher was adamant that it would attract them! Needless to say, Cher lost that battle, and lived through one of the most boring afternoons in her memory! Luckily, she has tons more happy memories of times with her grandfather!

Using the Tarot as a tool in psychic reading, is a way to point out the strengths of the person being read. Many times the Tarot will suggest that there is a way out of a bad situation, or that a potentially good or bad situation is on the horizon and we should be prepared to handle it.

In this technology obsessed society we live in, most people have simply forgotten about the existence and importance of a spiritual being inside their physical being.

It is surprising enough that every new dimension of human existence reveals a new secret and arouses newer aspects related to the successful existence of the human race. One such highly mysterious and quite unknown aspect that helps govern the human body and the human mind is the network of the seven chakras that are held in the human body as 7 circles of energy.

With every day passing we are able to discover unknown facts that have supported the existence of homo-sapiens on this planet and have helped them pass through the test of time and reach the point where they have been able to create a civilization. Of these unexplored aspects that is not completely known by us is the impact of the cosmic energy on the lifestyle and the actions of human body. It is believed that seven chakras in our body participate in exchanging energy and hence control a lot of human activities and behaviour.

In Part 1 of this article, we learned how we are all guilty of being lured by Tourist Traps - on vacations and on our Truth walks. No matter how disappointed you may be by your ventures with New Age products that are all hype and no substance, you can benefit from these adventures. Just try applying three tips we've learned from our vacation tourist traps that will help you as you maneuver your way through the Tourist Traps in your Spiritual Journey.

'Tourist trap' is a well-known phrase to any traveler. Every city, every resort, every vacation spot in the world has them. If you're not careful, you'll put out a lot of your hard earned cash buying items that you just don't need.

The chakra is a Sanskrit word that literally means a spinning wheel or vortex. It's other meaning are the seven chakras found in the human body which corresponds to the glandular systems of the body. Each chakra is a center of spinning energy where the first chakra is found at the base of the spine while the seventh, at the crown.

The attainment of inner peace does not require any external force. There is a huge energy reservoir within our bodies that is sufficient to fulfill all our physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. All that's required is to channelize and balance the movement of seven primary energy centers, or chakras, in the body.

Chakrology is a term introduced by practitioners of alternative medicine and New Age philosophers to describe the study of the chakra system, the human body's energy processing centers identified almost four thousand years ago by the Ancient Hindus.