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Metaphysics
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Dr. Amit Goswami - Love, Death and the Meaning of Life
Health & Healing 40 44
Are You a Wellness Adventurer? We Want to Know - Do Good Dreams Go Bad?
Spirituality 50 54
Do You Need Help Learning to Receive? Meditation Methods - 3 Ways to Still the Mind
OM Living 62 66 70 78
New Answers That Bring New Life Program Spotlight - 2017 Illuminate Film Festival Is Your Business Bursting to Get Out of the Box? OMTimes Radio Host Spotlight - Linda Joy
Relationships 84
How to Heal a Struggling Relationship
Encounters of Ascension and Awakening 96 Why Focusing On Your Desires May Be Keeping You from What You Want 100 Ask Whitedove 104 The Witchcraft of Grammar
Personal Growth 112 Are Your Bottled Emotions Causing You Pain? 116 When Seekers Become Finders
World Vision 122 Is Spirituality Liberal or Conservative? 126 Global Enlightenment
Books 132 Book Spotlight - From Questioning to Knowing
Dr. Amit Goswami “The Everything Answer Book” Interview by Sylvia Henderson
The Everything Answer Book - How Quantum Physics Explains Love, Death, and the Meaning of Life Sylvia Henderson: Dr. Amit Goswami and is an award-winning Quantum Omtimes.com
Activist and a Theoretical Quantum Physicist. Dr. Amit Goswami became internationally recognized. He appeared in the film “What the Bleep Do We Know” and, later, appeared in its sequel called “Down the Rabbit Hole,” as well as the documentary “Dalai Lama Renaissance” and the awardwinning documentary “The Quantum Activist.” He is currently a pioneer of the new paradigm of science called “Science Within Consciousness” an idea he applies in his seminal book “The Self-Aware Universe” where he also solves the quantum measurement problem elucidating the famous observer effect. Since then, Dr. Amit Goswami has written many other popular books based on his research on quantum physics and consciousness. We can site among them: “The Visionary Window,” “Physics of the Soul,” “The Quantum Doctor,” “Creative Evolution,” “God Is Not Dead,” “How Quantum Activism Can Save Civilization,” “Quantum Creativity,” “Think
Quantum, Be Creative,” “Quantum Economics,” “Unlocking the Power and Economics of Consciousness,” and his soon to be released book “The Everything Answer Book - How Quantum Science Explains Love, Death and the Meaning of Life.” Sylvia Henderson: Dr. Goswami, there are so many profound insights that you have shared from your soon-to-be-released book “The Everything Answer Book How Quantum Science Explains Love, Death and the Meaning of Life.” You have provided such a brilliantly layered pathway for the reader to follow while you explain everything through the reality of consciousness. Why is it important for us to view ourselves, our world, our experiences, and all the existence, really, from consciousness space science
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Are You a Wellness Adventurer? by Lisa Shaw
Try These Holistic Healing Methods For some wellness adventurers, we don’t feel right, but we just can’t identify the precise cause or condition. We know, however, the root is not entirely physical. Physical ailments would
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send us to a medical doctor. But our malaise is not just psychological or emotional, either. To address those issues, we’d need a psychotherapist. What we feel might be described as a knot in our center, slowing us down, making us feel heavy. We have enough not to mask our symptoms with chemicals or even natural supplements. We realize that what we really need is a healing; not a cure, not a bandage. Ideally, we seek a treatment (or treatments) in which body, mind, and spirit converge. Whether we are novices, experienced seekers, or simply curious explorers, we are ready to investigate nontraditional routes to wellness. Here is a helpful guide. The effectiveness of holistic healing hinges on the premise that modalities will work best when aligned with our particular personal needs. Wellness Adventurers May Opt for Chiropractic Chiropractic, is “a therapeutic system based primarily
upon the interactions of the spine and nervous system” (dictionary.com) The premise is that the body knows how to heal itself so without invasive seizures and harmful chemicals, the fluid along the spine works to heal and aligned the body. When a chiropractor adjusts somebody, whether it is a quick edit, harsh crack, or a gentle pressure such as a network chiropractic, it prompts the spinal fluid to flow properly and integrate those areas of the body that are not working optimally. Insurance companies usually cover a limited number of visits per year. Network chiropractic, developed by Dr. Donald Epstein, addresses matters of higher consciousness using a much gentler approach than traditional chiropractors, usually the simple finger pressure along significant spinal points which pressure prompts the body’s automatic responses. The Network motto is, “Healing your world, one spine at a time.” Network chiropractors report client reactions as integrated
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Do You Need Help Learning How to Receive? by John Holland
It Can Be Difficult to Receive Many people have no problem being givers, but when it’s time to receive, I think that some people struggle. Are you the type of person that
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always gives to others and forgets about yourself? Some people even have a hard time accepting a compliment. If the “law of abundance” is going to work successfully in our lives, there must be a flow both ways - both in the giving and the receiving. During a workshop, I taught a few years ago, a lovely woman volunteered for a reading and I could see from her aura and energy that she was a total giver. She always went out of her way to help others, donated her time to charities, and even cooked meals for sick neighbors. I asked her, “I see that you are such a kind woman, and always giving to others, but why is it so hard for you to receive?” She started to cry and looked at me and said, “I don’t feel like I’m worthy.” At that point, I told her that she was worthy and gave her the biggest hug, as did other students in the class!
It Is Not Easy to Accept Even Small Rewards I too am a giver, and I told the class that it took me quite a
while to learn to receive, and that it wasn’t easy to do at first. I explained that I started with something simple and encouraged her to do the same. If someone paid me a compliment, I didn’t dismiss it but simply said, “Thank You!” We’re all meant to help each other with our time here, and we’re all connected! So why is it so hard for people to receive? I feel it might be the way we were raised or by what society dictates, including the comments that might have been ingrained in us: “You should stand on your own,” “Don’t be dependent on anyone,” “Don’t be a burden to others,” or “You don’t deserve that!” By refusing to receive, you’re sort of dismissing the grace of abundance in all forms from entering your life. I want this newsletter to remind you to honor yourself with the work you have done, physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually.
JOHN’S LESSON Here are a few tips to learn
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New Answers That Bring New Life by Guy Finley
Check These Two Misguided Scenarios Picture a man who just heard that one of his closest friends has betrayed him. How does he respond? What’s his first answer to this ordeal? Anger that includes plans for revenge. Imagine a woman who suddenly realizes she’s going to be late for an important appointment. There’s no way to make it on
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time. How does she meet the pressure of this moment? What’s her first answer to running out of time? Anxiety that includes inventing excuses she hopes will be believed. These are different people under different circumstances, but they’ve made the same miscalculation. They both have the wrong answer. To understand their error, let’s take a closer look at how each arrived at his or her mistaken solution.
Time to Look for New Answers The man who found out he’d been betrayed thinks his anger is a source of strength. And he also believes his heated plans for making the score even will make him feel better. But anger is never real strength, and revenge is always self-wrecking long before it ever touches its intended victim. What this man doesn’t see is that the reason his heart aches isn’t because of what someone has done to him, but because of what he’s doing to himself by embracing punishing, raging thoughts. He can’t see the real reason he aches is because it’s his own answer that’s hurting him.
The woman who’s late for her date is certain her anxious feelings and worried thoughts can help her find a way out of her predicament. What she doesn’t understand is that her feeling of being squeezed into a tight spot is because she’s temporarily tucked away in a darkened corner of her own mind. What she can’t see is the pressure she feels isn’t because she’s late, but because she keeps jumping headlong into a torrent of cascading emotions. She doesn’t understand that the crushing rushing she feels is a part of her own answer.
New Answers to Some Old Problems Your answer to the challenge of any moment -- and what you experience as the quality of your life in that moment -- are one and the same thing. In other words, the way you answer life’s events, and what you experience as your life, are really one. Let’s examine how this works. If your answer to some sad memory that floats through your mind is to just drift along with it, why should you be surprised when you suddenly find yourself being carried over Omtimes.com
How to Heal a Struggling Relationship
by Maria Khalife
A Struggling Relationship Can Be Healed Life is not about who we are with, what we wear, where we live, or how much money we earn. It is also about unfolding an understanding about yourself and about life Omtimes.com
itself. One of the speediest ways to unfold understanding is through your relationship. In no other way is who you are and what you think exposed as in a relationship. If you are in a relationship and hurting there, here are some ideas to consider that might keep you in the relationship. Some people learn the hard way that if you don’t clean up what is in one relationship, you will simply drag it to the next relationship, because you are the common denominator.
Are You in a Struggling Relationship? Think through your own relationship and those of some of your friends and see if these issues were there right before the relationship failed: You Put Down the Character of the Other. You and your significant other will not always agree. Everyone is entitled to an
opinion, but when minor disagreements escalate into attacking your significant other’s character, this is an enormous red flag. Remember those days when you loved him or her because of their good traits? They’re still there. Hateful Actions. If you have forgotten the good about your “other,” you may slide into thinking of them with no love present. You’ll roll your eyes, make hand gestures, say insulting things to them, tease them with cruelty, etc. and all this will be motivated by hate. They might react to what you’re putting out there, but that hatred is inside of you; not a healthy idea. The Blame Game. If all that is wrong in your relationship is the other fellow’s fault, you are feel incapable of resolution. It’s wiser to ask yourself what role you are playing here. What input and responsibility
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Encounters of Ascension and Awakening by Jill M. Jackson
Discover More about the Ascension Process Many of us have heard or read about the ascension process. We experience physical challenges as we awaken to higher vibrational frequencies.
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The best way to think about and process this is to remember how our bodies must adjust when we change elevations and altitudes. Our earthly bodies can only tolerate certain conditions, and when we attempt to go against those conditions, our bodies must adapt. With the new energies being infused in the physical body, a similar modification is essential, and this may feel uncomfortable on occasion. At times, we may feel as if we are literally losing our sense of reality. Countless men and women have visited doctor after doctor attempting to get answers on their strange ailments to no avail.
What Are the First Symptoms? Some of the first symptoms experienced seem to be vertigo, ringing of the ears, headaches, and nausea. For quite a few people, this leads to extreme fatigue and body aches and pains, especially in the neck and shoulder areas.
Weight gain particularly in the abdomen area is common. Intense itching episodes are being reported. There is a possibility depression may accompany these physical changes in the body, as grief can accompany transformation, even when this transformation is positive. At times, words previously known may disappear from our vocabulary! We may find ourselves relaying information as if we are playing out a game of charades! An intolerance for crowds or loud places may be felt. Vivid dreams may become more regular. Everything is comprised of energy. Energy is a vibrational frequency. Our physical bodies are experiencing a 3-D reality at an amazing time in history where our Mother Earth is going through her own ascension process. While it can be quite intense, it is also exhilarating to witness and share in such a grand conversion.
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Are Your Bottled Emotions Causing You Pain? by Baba Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari
Bottled Emotions Can Disturb Us Bottled emotions are the breeding grounds for all kinds of mental issues. This is true not only for adults and seniors, but children,
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too. How do we learn to feel fully and then transcend our bottled emotions to insure a better quality of life? The first question we need to ask ourselves is, does the emotion come before the thoughts or do the thoughts pop up first? Actually, they happen quite close to each other. Usually fear comes spontaneously as a response to a perceived threat or some sudden outside stimuli. On the other hand, anxiety comes from our ruminating, repetitive thoughts. In either case, we need to zero in on our subconscious mind. Our ultimate goal is to make sure we cleanse the subconscious that drives our thoughts and causes bottled emotions. Childhood traumas or haunting memories create emotions that are not very easy to manage. These can take place either in the external or the internal environment.
a person finds herself or himself in an atmosphere where it is so deeply negative and oppressing that no matter how much one tries to be positive, one cannot make much difference in her or his emotional state. The abusive and negative energies continuously stream from the external environment, and we succumb to this oppressive climate. Each of the situations that arises or happens to an individual has some relevance to the ultimate cleansing of the karma, as it is so very important for a soul to purge the past and move through to the next phase of evolution in the ladder of consciousness. We must go through physical and mental agonies to pay off the past debts of karma, that is only way to cleanse the mistakes of the past. This is a result of the natural law, “as you sow, so you reap.�
Karma, the Compassionate Teacher
Meditation, Mindfulness, Gratitude, Release
There are situations where
Yes, we must clean up the
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Is Spirituality Liberal or Conservative? by Debbie Peluso
An Earful of Chatter, with Plenty of Prejudice Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk; that is all we hear these days! Opinions, perceptions, judgment, condemnation-it is enough to spiral us down to the deepest depths Omtimes.com
of negativity! And then, as negativity always does, we begin to question our own values and truth. Who is right and who is wrong? Is there something wrong with me? Then the big question:
How would spirituality guide us? There are many philosophies and spiritual belief systems throughout the world. Although we use different languages and methodologies, there are common threads with these various systems. One is love: All speak to love being all-encompassing, the source of all that is. Love should drive us, inspire us, motivate us into action. It ignites our soul and generates compassion. Second are universal laws. All systems share some natural belief system that speaks to integrity, morality, and physicality guiding us through this “thing we call life!” We learn of these laws through sutras, stories, or metaphysical concepts. For example, all speak to the Law of Cause and Effect or the
Law of Containment, though presented differently. Actions and choices we make produce a result. Energy left unconstrained produces chaos. So, taking these two concepts (there are far too many to discuss in one article) of love and universal laws, how do we justify our own belief system as to whether we are liberal or conservative? And, can we find spirituality in both points of view?
Where Do We Find Spirituality? One could say spirituality is found in neither, yet found in both! Two methodologies wanting similar results. All people want love; all people want freedom; all people want happiness, justice and balance in their lives. Liberalism also believes strongly in equality and freedom for all. Oftentimes, being referred to as “bleeding-hearts,” they are willing to take whatever action needed based on compassion, sometimes at their own expense, to make sure that
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