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Metaphysics
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John Holland - The Power of the Soul
Health & Healing 32 36
Chiropractic Arts: Not Just about Back and Neck Pain Hidden Mental Health - How the Stigma is Breaking
Spirituality 42 48 52
Last Year’s Birds and This Year’s Nest The World Needs Our Individuality Soul Healing: How to Heal the Soul
OM Living 60 64 66 70 76
Time for an Intuition Tune Up Program Spotlight - SHIFT Fair New York Bullies Aren't Just on the Playground We Are All Mother Nature's Daughters OMTimes Radio Host Spotlight - Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati
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The Insight of Mystical Thinking in Uncertain Times The Divine Feminine and Return of the Sacred Wisdom of Creation
Personal Growth 94
5 Questons to Help You Throw Out Your Head Trash 98 How to Ignite New Possibilities 104 5 Things You Need to Know about Ego Energy!
World Vision 110 Nonviolence & Justifiable Use of Force
Books 116 Book Spotlight - The Empath's Survival Guide
Power of the Soul: Inside Wisdom for an Outside World Interview by Linda Frisch
In these times of transformation, so many people are becoming aware of different potentials. Their abilities and psychic senses are opening, and they are looking for information to help them and to guide them. Omtimes.com
Today, we are bringing forward John Holland. John Holland is an international Psychic Medium. He has been featured on the History Channel, A&E, Unsolved Mysteries, and on a radio show on Hay House. An author of several books, but today I want to get you to know him as a soul who has evolved, who has grown along with us on his soul journey, and we are going to showcase one of his books, “Power of the Soul - Inside Wisdom for an Outside World.” Then, today, just looking at this book, I see that much of this journey which was chronicled in his different books, is really incorporated in the Power of the Soul book. This is a wonderful reference. It is a wonderful guide, because I see John as a very authentic soul, a man of compassion, a spiritual teacher, and a fellow traveler on the path
of service. John, how are you? JOHN HOLLAND: Good, thank you. LINDA FRISCH: Now, at the beginning of your book, you have a quote: “Imagine yourself as a luminous being of energy and light, because in reality, you are.” Is this how you see the soul? JOHN HOLLAND: Yes, totally. We are made up of energy, and so I look at it as we are beings of energy and light. Even scientifically, energy cannot die it simply transforms. So, yes, I believe that we are all luminous beings. Most people just see themselves in a mirror, and that is who they think they really are. That is the reflection of them, but that is not true of who they really are on a spiritual level. We are not our image in the mirror. We are so much more than that. LINDA FRISCH: When did you, through all your journey, come up to the
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Chiropractic Arts: Not Just About Neck and Back Pain by Dr. Lee Ann Kalaba, DC
Chiropractic Care is More Than Just Pain Do you ever wonder why many chiropractors focus on a wellness approach to healthcare? Are you one of those people who thinks that chiropractic is only good for
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pain relief, especially for the neck and low back? You see, there is a common misconception that chiropractic care is only beneficial for neck and back pain. While chiropractic has been documented as the most effective, conservative care for such issues, chiropractic is about much more than just pain. (See partial list near bottom of article.) Chiropractors are first and foremost experts in nerve signal interference, the result of which leads to the “pain expert� label. Many people feel better or experience pain relief because of chiropractic adjustments that have helped restore optimal flow of nerve signals. A Healthy Nervous System Needs Clear Communication And, the nervous system controls every cell of your body. With a healthy nervous system and clear communication signals to those very cells, the body has its best chance to function at its highest level.
Thus, this affects all processes in the body, not just neck and back pain. It is important to note that that nerve signal interference has three main causes: physical, chemical, and emotional. It’s not just about spinal alignment in a wellness practice. Many wellness chiropractors support the adjustment process with other types of recommendations, such as diet, exercise, and stress relief techniques. This provides a robust healthcare model that is much more than simply relieving neck and back pain. A wellness-based chiropractor will utilize education, and clinical experience, along with specific tools and techniques. These serve to identify interference in the communication between the nervous system and the rest of the body. The chiropractor administers an impulse into the nervous system (an adjustment) to restore this communication cycle. This adjustment may or may not be at the site of pain or other
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Last Year’s Birds and This Year’s Nest by Alan Cohen
Relationships and Past Connections With the advent of the Internet and Facebook, I’ve had lots of people from my past find me and reach out to connect. Some from as far back as elementary school, high school, and college. Some of
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these people were my best friends at the time. It was exciting to hear from them again, and in most cases, we had a lengthy phone talk or lunch date. Part of me thought we might rekindle our friendship. But in all cases, after our initial meeting, we didn’t have much more to talk about. Most of our conversation was reminiscing. After that, the interaction ran out of gas. We hugged, wished each other well, and said, “Let’s keep in touch.” Then we went our separate ways, never or rarely to connect again. Part of me felt sad that such friendships had no current life. Then I saw a quote by Miguel de Cervantes, author of the beloved classic novel Don Quixote: Do not look for this year’s birds in last year’s nest. This is a fabulous, penetrating lesson! What is of the past belongs to the past. What is of the present belongs to the
present. Sometimes the two overlap; often they do not. Birds & the Principle of Golden Intersections This brought me to discover a principle I call Golden Intersections. When we connect with someone, whether for a moment, a decade, or a lifetime, there is a purpose to that meeting. A Course in Miracles tells us that there is no such thing as a random encounter; every person we meet is sent to us by Spirit for a purpose. Our job is to discover and extract the gift in that meeting and use it. No connection is outside our destiny of good. All relationships exist for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. Reason relationships might occur via a crossing of paths for a meaningful moment. A conversation in an elevator, a hearty laugh with a waitress, or one date with a person you do not see again, are never an accident; they all have a purpose. Season relationships
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Time for an Intuition Tune Up by Marc Lainhart
Know Where Your Intuition Will Take You When you are aware and know how to tune-in to your own intuition, this can be one of the most important spiritual tools to have at your disposal for the many pathways that life may offer us. Listening to
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your inner guidance system and the whispers of your heart and soul will lead you to many successful, inspiring, and lifechanging experiences and wonderful “soul adventures!”
Tune Up Your Intuition with These Methods: “Trust Your Gut” - We are the equipment, we are the compass; so, pay attention. No matter how good something looks, if it doesn’t feel right... Walk away! Garbage In - Garbage Out - Detox the body, improve the diet, rest, hydration. Dream Journaling - Write first thing in the morning and within minutes of waking up. Practice a creative art - Painting, playing guitar, sculpting, write a book. Lose yourself - in movies, music, plays, and dancing. Have a positive, inspiring, uplifting mantra or daily affirmation.
Go on a much-needed date with Mother Nature - Nature is our greatest teacher. Mindfulness - Master the inner ego, judgment, and opinions of the world. Meditation - Spend time in silence (listen and silent have the same letters). Take notice of your surroundings through your five senses. Improve the “sixth sense” and intuition by enhancing and improving the “known” five senses. Work with external tools such as an Oracle, Tarot, Numerology, Angel, Shamanic, or Animal Totem decks and cards. Test Hunches - Weather forecasts, head to the horse track, play along with the TV show Jeopardy, or other game shows to see who will win for that night. Write down a prediction on world events or upcoming information that would make the news, good, bad, or indifferent.
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The Insight of Mystical Thinking in Uncertain Times by Judi Lynch
Mystical Thinking Can Come in Handy Verily, these are incredible times; so, mystical thinking can be important. We are witnessing a great change brought about by a great
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divide in the way we all see the world and our future. It seems that everything is up for renegotiation. Our senses are stirring with action and motion with the need to come together. Humanity appears to be in peril. This is a time to reflect on what we believe in as individuals and how we see the evolution of man, to cherish the spiritual consciousness which guides our souls. The anxiety in the air is palpable for those who live their life from the source. It becomes a necessary practice to acknowledge and filter where fearful energy is originating from. We must be able to find the joys in life as well as meet its challenges. It doesn’t mean we must shut off our feelings but we really have to watch which ones we feed and nurture.
Our Mystical Thinking Connects Us All Remember life here on Earth is unique for every one of us. Our views depend on where we’re physically located, our financial status, spiritual beliefs, religion, ancestry, life experience, courage, health and a host of other factors. Deeper inside of us all lives a knowledge that we are truly all connected by our humanity. If we are megasensitive to every negative event that occurs in the world daily, it begins to have a very damaging effect on our hearts and minds. Our lives are purposeful when we give them purpose. Keeping our minds centered, balanced and focused can become a challenge without certain ingredients to help us cope in a healthy way. Looking
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5 Questions to Ask to Help You Throw Out Your Head Trash by Heather O’Neill
Five Questions to Sort the Head Trash Head trash--it’s that stuff in our heads that we spend time engaged with instead of putting it where it belongs-in the garbage!! But until we
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recognize it as such, we call it truth and then obsess on the things it is holding us hostage believing. It’s the “I’m just not good enough,” “my partner isn’t giving me what I want and need,” and “I don’t have enough money and time,” junk. Since our actions stem from how we feel inside, if we are letting the trash do the talking then what goes on around us is going to seem like garbage as well. So here are five questions we can ask ourselves to help identify it and work on throwing it out! 1. How do I tell my stories? Think about a recent experience and rate the story that was told about it. 1-5 would be focused mostly on what was bothersome about it or what didn’t live up to expectations. 1 being nothing at all about it felt good. 5-10
would be mostly focused on what was liked, 10 being totally focused on the good stuff. When we engage in this inner research around our stories we can begin to gauge where our focus lies. Then we can decide where we aspire to be speaking from going forward and begin to adjust our stories accordingly. 2. How do I speak to myself? More often than we realize, we speak to ourselves extremely harshly and in ways that we would never speak to someone we loved. If our loved ones make a mistake we usually love and support them through the learning. It’s worth listening very closely to the way we speak to ourselves and to pick words that we would use with those we love. We deserve the very same treatment!
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Nonviolence and the Use of Force by Arthur Telling
Nonviolence Under the Looking Glass At a Buddhist temple in Sacramento, California, a young American nun was answering questions for a mostly Burmese congregation. Buddhism teaches nonviolence. A man who had recently
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returned from a violence torn area in Myanmar (Burma) asked the nun what to do when his village comes under attack from Muslims. The nun responded that violence was not ever to be used, not even in defense of home or village. Many in the audience became angry upon hearing the nun’s seeming insensitive words. Another man stood, complaining that if they didn’t defend themselves their families and friends would be wiped out and their treasured Buddhism would cease to exist. The Theravada Buddhist nun held fast, repeating earlier words that as Buddhists they should not, under any circumstance, raise a finger against anyone. The nun was doctrinairely right; Buddha instructed to never at all harm, by intent, sentient beings. But this American nun -- who was not Burmese and perhaps not
exposed to such aggression -was she giving the appropriate advice? Might there be a more practical middle-ground for villagers who are lay Buddhists and not monastics? Can a Buddhist people justify defensive violence and not abandon their principles? As practitioners of whatever our faith and principles, we are at differing levels of experiential understanding. In the Buddhist practice, a monk, purifying his mind, grows in spiritual power and personal strength, his strengthening aura affecting those in his proximity and beyond. There are stories of these powerful men; such as a Mahayana Buddhist Master. He rode in the back of a bus as thieves robbed the passengers individually. On reaching the master, the thieves immediately knew he was a holy man, and instead of robbing him, they knelt at his feet and asked forgiveness.
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