by John English — Editor’s Note: This is the fourth article in a four-part series on the directions of the medicine wheel in Incan shamanism. The student of Incan shamanism begins with the serpent path in the south, where she or he sheds past programming, like the serpent sheds its skin. The west direction is […]
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New program for returning war veterans
April 25, 2013
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by Betty Merritt — They were on constant vigil, checking each quadrant of the landscape. Emerging from armored vehicles, they inspected each window and door for enemies and braced themselves for combat. At night, they half-slept; the sounds of exploding IEDs (improvised explosive devices) infiltrated their dreams. Now that they are back home, where everyone […]
Attract your desires
April 22, 2013
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by Cathie Barash — Affirming our intentions is a way of stating our desires that sets the stage for creating what we want to occur. By clarifying what we wish to achieve, we elevate our feelings to those of joyful anticipation. Therefore, it is an empowering exercise to write out an intention statement, which affirms […]
Looking back — what would you change?
April 21, 2013
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by Sherry Anshara — We have all said it at one time or another: “If only I had known then what I know now, things would be different.” But would they really? Probably not. You did exactly what you did at that time, because you were not ready to do anything differently. What you did […]
Discarding illusions to find a state of balanced love
April 20, 2013
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by Dr. John Demartini — Imagine you were dating or married to someone who only said, “I think you’re wonderful. You are always right. Can I do anything for you? You are the best there is, and anyone who cannot see that is crazy. You are perfect exactly the way you are.” You might initially […]
Treating eye problems with colored lights and acupuncture
April 20, 2013
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by Dr. Edward C. Kondrot — How can colored light applied to the skin help treat eye problems? Contrary to what you might imagine, the answer is tied to the familiar Chinese system of medicine called acupuncture. The Chinese have observed that energy, or chi, travels through the body in specific meridians, located near the […]
Of fishbowls and boxes
April 18, 2013
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by Scott Kalechstein — When I was a kid, I had pet goldfish. When it was time to clean their bowl, we would put the fish into a large bathtub. I was always curious about why they would continue to swim in the same small circumference, as if they were still in their little bowl. […]
How to attain life balance
April 17, 2013
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by Ada Porat — Search for “life balance” on Google and you will find more than 98 million references. This is one hot topic! But is life balance even possible in modern society? Amid the material wealth of the industrialized world, the struggle for balanced living has reached pandemic proportions. Never before in history have […]
Our body’s shock absorbers
April 12, 2013
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by Roxann Christensen — How are your ankles doing today? If you do not know, try these tests: Put your hand on a counter for balance. Bend your right knee, lifting your right foot off the ground. Now wiggle your leg back and forth. Does your foot wiggle independently from your leg? It should. It […]
The rise of spiritual cinema
April 11, 2013
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by Cate Montana — The new millennium has seen a lot of social changes. One of the most inspiring is the development of a new film genre called “spiritual cinema.” Broad in its approach and content, spiritual cinema addresses issues of love, death, rebirth, evolution and the science of transformation. The depths of human psychology […]
Living from feeling — What you feel, you can heal
April 11, 2013
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by Oshana Himot — Many contemporary spiritual and psychological modalities tell us we can do much to heal the world and ourselves. When we allow ourselves to experience and accept all of our feelings — whether love, sadness, anger or even fear — we heal naturally. Here are a few ways you can begin to […]
How fast are you ticking?
April 10, 2013
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by Pragya Pradhan — If you do not have time to pause and enjoy life, then you are ticking too fast. A speedy, hectic life exhausts the energy of our right or sun channel, which supplies energy for our physical and intellectual activities. Symbolically, we can say the yellow color of the sun channel turns […]
Creating a prosperity journal
April 5, 2013
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by Doreene Clement — If you look up the individual words in the phrase “creating a prosperity journal” in the dictionary, it says: Creating — to cause to exist; originate; to bring about; produce. Prosperity — financial success or well-being. Journal — a daily record of occurrences or transactions. Creating a personal prosperity journal will […]


April 25, 2013
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