We live here on this Earth, in the world of individual “Selves”. We dwell in the empire of seven billion separate and isolated Egos, and in the domain of the Ego we tend to forget about the Miracle of Consciousness. The Ego only pursues its own dreams and ambitions, and so it very often embitters our life. We must face reality: there is a tyrannic “small ego” in everybody’s head,…
5 Different Forms of Spiritual Ascension– Which Have You Experienced?
For the first time in history, we have access to a mammoth and unprecedented amount of information. While this freedom to learn brings countless opportunities for personal growth, it can also get quite overwhelming! There are so many thoughts, opinions, debates, and discussions out there. Who do we listen to? Spiritual ascension (or spiritual awakening) is one of many major topics out there which can become confusing very quickly. Everyone…
How Do You Manage Emotional Pain? Take the Pain-Body Quiz to Find Out
In Eckhart Tolle’s opinion, emotion is the body’s reaction to a certain idea, to the mental interpretation of a specific or imaginary situation. The ideas generating emotional reactions are often pre-verbal, that is, they remain unspoken or even unconscious, and they often appear in early childhood. These unconscious assumptions generate emotions in the body, and these emotions will in turn generate further thoughts or actions. A negative emotion is one…
The Science of Pranayama
Pranayama is an essential part of Yoga teacher training, as well as regular classes for students. Pranayama is a science within the larger science of Yoga. Although Yoga and pranayama have existed for thousands of years, their existence in the Western consciousness is a few hundred years old, at best. Additionally, Yoga and Pranayama are interconnected. There are also internal and external martial arts systems, which practice forms of pranayama….
Journeys to the ‘Other Side’
Ancient religions including the shamanic traditions are replete with myths regarding the dying and death process. It was believed within these traditions that when a person died their soul was escorted into the afterlife by a special being called a psychopomp. In Greek psycho means soul and pomp means guide, so a psychopomp is a guide of the soul. In our modern world, the psychopomp tradition has changed to not…
Pink Floyd’s “Welcome to the Machine” Visualized Through Cymatics- VIDEO
What is cymatics? Cymatics is the study of visible sound via vibration of particles or liquid on a membrane. More simply put, cymatics is sound made visible. When sound vibrations encounter a membrane such as the surface of water, an invisible pattern of energy is then imprinted upon that surface. Depending on the sound frequency, the pattern may be geometric or kaleidoscopic. The following experiment demonstrates the observable patterns created…
1,000 Year Old Illustrated Herbal Remedy Guide Is Now Available (For Free) Online
If you aspire to better understand nature and the medicines which are readily available to us all, take advantage of a 1,000-year-old, illustrated herbal remedy guide which is available online for free. The beautifully-illustrated book belongs in the British Library’s Collection, but has been digitized for online viewing. Because the Cotton MS Vitellius C III is from the 11th century, it is packed full of information. The illustrated book…
Miraculous Coincidences: The Origins and Meaning of Synchronicity
Synchronicity reveals the meaningful connection between the subjective and objective world. ~ Carl Jung Manifesting itself in names, numbers, words, objects, symbols and events, synchronicity is essentially the occurrence of a meaningful (or even miraculous) coincidence in your life. This experience seems far too significant to be a mere day-to-day serendipitous encounter. Most of us have experienced various synchronicities in our lives before, and if you have ever been curious to…
How We Create Our Own Spiritual Growth
During our spiritual Journey we accumulate a vast amount of knowledge of the world. From the books read, lectures heard and conversations we try to pick the useful and interesting bits of information, ideas, thoughts and theories. We attempt to make an image of reality from the accumulated spiritual knowledge and experience, trying to create the mosaic image of Truth. Our mosaic image of “Truth” is realized as a spiritual scenario in…