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Carmen Harra is an internationally acclaimed intuitive psychologist, best-selling author, radio show host, relationship expert, and TV personality. In her teens, Carmen became a singing sensation in Europe. She released twelve albums that became instant hits. Carmen first visited America for a singing engagement but decided to stay for good after meeting the love of her life. Here, she reinvented her career and became a psychologist, earning a Ph.D. in Psychology. Carmen had been intuitive since a near-death experience as a child, so she decided to combine her ability to see with her knowledge of cognitive therapy--something that had never been done before. In 1998, Carmen began writing her first book, Everyday Karma, which became an international bestseller and was translated into over 20 languages.

As part of her personal transformation, Carmen reinvented her career and began offering sessions as an intuitive counselor, blending her intuitive gifts with the Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology that she earned. For over 25 years, Carmen has helped over 40,000 people rediscover peace of mind, reclaim personal power, and regain joy. Her clients come from all walks of life, from the lady next door to Hollywood celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and eminent politicians like Hillary Clinton.

CAN HOMEOPATHY BE USED IN EPIDEMICS AND PANDEMICS?

Homeopathy is a medical treatment system created by Samuel Hahnemann in 1796. It has been used both in individual treatment and in epidemics. Hahnemann describes, in his writings, the method for finding the only suitable drug for each epidemic. Homeopathy is an alternative medicinal treatment that contemplates the human being in its entirety. Nevertheless, there is relatively little material about homeopathic interventions in epidemics. The way the most appropriate medicine is used during an epidemic or outbreak is similar to how the homeopathic doctor chooses a medicine for a patient: the symptoms of several individuals during the epidemic are analyzed, composing a unique picture of symptoms, and medication is thoroughly selected from for this picture. Thus, this medication can be given to the whole community, aiming at preventing that disease. It is how Hahnemann took care of scarlet fever in Germany in the 19th century. XVIII, of Thrombocytopenic Purpura in 1801, of typhus in Leipzig in 1813, and cholera in 1831, in Europe. After Hahnemann, in 1854, homeopathy was effective in the cholera epidemic in England.

Between 1862 and 1864, the diphtheria epidemic in the USA: the mortality rate was much lower in homeopathic patients. The same occurred with the Spanish flu in 1918: more than 62,000 cases were treated homeopathically, with a mortality rate of just 0.7%. In all of these cases, historical records show the excellent effect of homeopathy for the benefit of the population. It presents a significant reduction in the severity of diseases and the number of deaths. Homeopathy sees each individual as a unique being and aims to treat the patient as a whole, understanding through the symptoms the individualization of each case. When it comes to homeopathy in epidemics, the understanding is the same: why, in collective diseases, part of the population produces severe clinical conditions that endanger life, while another portion does not present any or little manifestation of the disease, even when proven laboratory contagion. The answer lies in the susceptibility of each person. Susceptibility is the ability of each organism to react to stimuli, whether they come from illness or a healing substance.

The cure can only occur when the organism can respond to the disease so that it will only get sick when it does not have the correct reaction against the evil that affects it. When a population is affected by an epidemic, each person will react according to their genetic potential and susceptibility, which can only be understood by considering the external influences of the environment in conjunction with internal causes, whether physical, psychological, or spiritual. However, there is the susceptibility of the group of human beings that inhabit a specific place at a given time, so different epidemics arise at specific historical moments with specific socio-cultural circumstances.

The difficulties and challenges of adaptability of the current human being were not the same as that of the man and woman of the early 20th century. Particularly at the time of the Spanish flu epidemic, not to mention the Europeans of the Middle Ages who went through the black plague. That is why, within the context of an epidemic, it is possible to establish the global view of what is affecting the population's susceptibility and then search for the most appropriate homeopathic medicine to cover all the symptoms of this disease through the principle of similarity. Pandemic and the Uniqueness of Phenomena According to Hahnemann, each epidemic "is a unique phenomenon" that usually differs from previous outbreaks. Dr. Hahnemann observed that after analyzing a certain number of patients, an image of the pathological picture of the disease emerges, which is repeated throughout the affected population.

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Has your mind been overflowing with questions lately: Will I get the job I want? Am I on the right path? Will my relationship last? Does my loved one who passed have any messages for me? We're all on a personal crusade looking for answers, and we often seek them from other people or the outside world. I want to let you in on a bit of a secret. You can find all the answers—from your soul! Our soul is like a computer, constantly absorbing information from our experiences.

When Your Soul Has the Answer, You Need Every detail is time-stamped and logged as though it's a memory imprinted on the soul. Each of us has a unique soul with our personal histories, values of what's right or wrong, and, most importantly, our unique way of interpreting and communicating this information. It's the combination of all these components that makes us who we are. If you're looking for answers, look within and start tapping into this vast database of memories, information, and life experiences. Your soul is your inner compass to keep you on track.

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Of course, there's a more significant issue here that could be blocking you from using this fantastic resource— trust. Do you trust your inner guidance and wisdom? It's going to take a little time to build this confidence and faith in yourself, primarily if your upbringing was based on letting others make or influence your decisions. But a little time and patience are all you need. Be patient as you learn to interpret the signs and signals that your soul may use to communicate with you. Keep an open mind as you follow this new path. If you doubt the validity of listening to your soul, think of a time when you did trust the advice you were given and how it made your life much easier. When your mind is filled with questions that keep you up at night, your soul is there for you. Your soul wants to help you find peace and will do anything to get that message to you. I call these messages "Soul Answers." You'll find the solutions and the direction and the guidance and the love—all you have to do is trust your soul and let them in.

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According to Buddhist philosophy, cleaning the house is an essential task so that one's energies are continually renewed. It is believed that the house is the temple of our body and, therefore, it must be cleaned frequently. In Japan, students happily clean their schools, something unimaginable in the West. House cleaning should not be seen as a burden to us. On the contrary, it helps us to achieve balance and harmony in our homes. See how often we should clean the objects we use in our routine to get rid of bacteria and bad energy. CLEANING THE HOUSE - START IN THE KITCHEN A kitchen is a place where we often gather our families and friends. Therefore, we must always keep it clean and in harmony.

The Microwave Did you know that the microwave must be cleaned every week? You can use a mixture of half a cup of water and half a cup of white vinegar and place to heat in a heat-resistant container. After steam covers the inside, remove the container and clean the microwave with a sponge. Kitchen Counter The kitchen counter must be cleaned every day. According to experts, countertops are one of the dirtiest places in the kitchen, as people tend to use sponges with food residues to clean them. Set aside a sponge to clean the countertops and change the dishtowels weekly. OMTimes.com

CLEANING THE HOUSE START IN THE KITCHEN

Fridge Scientists say vegetable drawers can increase the level of bacteria by 750 times, making it a place that should be cleaned frequently. The refrigerator should be superficially cleaned every week. However, a more thorough cleaning should be done monthly at least! CLEANING THE HOUSE - IN THE ROOM The bedroom is where we sleep and recharge our energy. Therefore, it is vital to keep this room clean. Mattress Mattress covers should be washed every two months. When removing the cover to wash, sprinkle the mattress with baking soda to absorb the odors, then vacuum. Bed Linen Bed linen is less dirty than we think. According to recent research, sheets are not the most likely places for mites to develop. But the frequency that should be changed depends a lot on your routine. OMTimes.com

BY MARCIA SIROTA

Do Not Ignore Your Self-Care This Summer Time for a wellness tune-up:

Parents have never been so stressed:

Singles have never been so lonely and isolated:

Summer is here, and it’s the perfect time for a health and wellness tuneup. We’ve been cooped up indoors for so long that we could all benefit from a check-in. It will help us to clarify what we need to feel better moving forward.

If you’re a parent, you’ve spent the past year and a bit wearing multiple hats: teacher, therapist, and home-based worker. It’s exhausting. But children’s mental health has been sorely stressed throughout the pandemic, and it might be difficult for you to feel entitled to self-care.

If you’re a single person living alone, the loneliness might have been oppressive because of the social distancing.

Whether you’ve decided on a staycation or a vacation this summer, you can decide to take that time to prioritize your self-care.

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But, on the other hand, it could be easy, once you’re vaccinated, to go a bit crazy, trying to make up for a lost time. Or maybe your loved ones are putting pressure on you to spend time with them. After so much time alone, it’s a good idea to take it slowly and adjust to the changes gradually.

It’s important to try and maintain some balance, not getting distracted by all the social opportunities and forgetting about your own needs.

Are you making sure to destress through yoga, tai chi, breathing exercises, meditation, or mindfulness?

The Eight basics elements of self-care:

Are you connecting deep within yourself?

When I think about the basics of self-care, eight factors you should know!

Or are you connecting to a higher power?

Nutrition Sleep Exercise Leisure Creativity Stress relief Spirituality Social connections If you want to achieve optimum wellness, you’re going to have to take care of yourself this summer. You’ll need to start by tuning in and asking yourself tough questions about each of these areas. Are you eating healthy food in moderation? Are you getting enough good-quality sleep? Are you moving your body and keeping it fit and limber? Are you engaging in leisure activities that bring you joy? Are you pursuing any type of creativity, whether it’s art, crafting, or a hobby?

Whether on your own, in a religious setting, or out in nature? Are you keeping your relationships strong and meaningful? All of these things are essential in maintaining wellness. Understanding what selfcare means: Sometimes, we misunderstand the nature of self-care. It doesn’t mean self-indulging in food or counter-productive behaviors. It doesn’t mean self-medicating with alcohol or other substances. Real self-care means loving yourself but not spoiling yourself. It means considering the consequences of your actions.

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What Will You Do with Your Life Now? BY ALAN COHEN As the pandemic recedes, we are all looking forward to reclaiming something like the life we once knew. But could one of the pandemic purposes be to direct us to a life better than the one we knew? While many people hope the world returns to normal, that could be the worst of our new choices. We now stand at a critical crossroads that will either plunge the world into deeper darkness or elevate it to the light.

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When my mentor Hilda Charlton received a student, who had just been healed of dire disease, Hilda would ask that person, “What will you do with your life now?” We might ask ourselves the same question after moving through the long, dark tunnel of this planetary disease. What have we learned that can make our lives more meaningful? A Course in Miracles tells us, “All things are lessons God would have me learn.” This is true on a planetary level as well as a personal level.

While many of the results of the coronavirus pandemic were tragic, we were also bestowed with lifechanging experiences. We connected with our families and came to appreciate them far more. We had unprecedented time to delve into spiritual studies and practices. We quit going to toxic office environments and retooled our careers, working from home. While many people hid in fear and protection, others reached out and helped people who were hurting. For the first time in history, all of humanity came together for the common purpose of healing.

When a student asked the spiritual teacher Bashar the spiritual reason behind the pandemic, Bashar answered, “There are always organisms in nature that could be detrimental to humanity if they were allowed to proliferate. But humanity is generally immune to them. When humanity drifts from nature and lives contrary to the natural order, physically and spiritually, humanity’s immunity drops, and the world becomes vulnerable to diseases to which it would otherwise be impervious.” The pandemic was not a random event or a punishment from God. It was a wake-up call for each of us as individuals and humanity as a whole to make necessary course corrections and live as our natural selves rather than deny them. Suppose we go back to working insanely and wedging in little or no time for the people we love. Either neglecting our physical well-being in favor of stress; or fighting over trifles; or dropping into national or racial divisiveness;

or becoming self-involved rather than reaching out; then the pandemic will have served no purpose. Sadly, some similar or even more dire nightmares will come around until the voice for healing gets our attention. So let us avoid the need for another two-byfour whack, extract the blessing from the challenge, and make it work in our favor. When I studied organic gardening, I consulted with many resources to find out how to keep bugs and diseases from destroying our crops. While the books and experts gave various tips and remedies, they all came to the same conclusion. When a plant is grown in healthy, nutritious soil, it maintains a natural immunity to pests and diseases. So here we have a magnificent metaphor for all of our lives: When we are well-rooted in our spiritual nature, the slings and arrows of the world cannot harm us. As we drop our masks, make social distancing more social, return to offices, and go back to parties, concerts, and public gatherings, let us remember Hilda’s question:

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WHEN TO ADOPT A NEW PET? WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME AFTER LOSING ONE ANIMAL?

Some believe that we have to have another animal not suffer the loss so much as a dog or cat dies. Others feel that it is necessary to go through grief before adopting a new furbaby. Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They department to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big.

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How long would it be ideal to wait after your pet's death for an extra family member? It is a widespread question among dog owners, and it also applies to cats. The death of such an important being always causes us a lot of suffering. Sometimes losing a pet is more painful than losing a human because, in the case of the pet, you did not intend to love it. Amy Sedaris

Getting over the Grieving Process After a pet's death, the grieving process is not always the same for all family members, and many factors influence this. We have to know that it is impossible to substitute one pet for another since all the animals that come into our life are unique and irreplaceable. When, for example, there are small children at home, we try to make them quickly forget the animal that died by bringing them a new one right away.

But although we believe that this is good for the mental health of the little ones, it can cause more trauma. The dog or feline that arrives at home will bring back memories of the dead pet and will provoke more cries than laughter, at least for the first few months after the pet's death. That's why it's best to first accept the death of a dog or cat before adopting another one. The feeling of sadness that comes over us when a pet dies can be as great as what we experience when a loved one dies.

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HOW TO KNOW IF YOU'RE COMPATIBLE The following is an excerpt from our newest book, Committed: Finding Love and Loyalty Through the Seven Archetypes

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Before commitment comes chemistry, the initial force that attracts you to one another. While it's true that some archetypes "match" better with others, compatibility is a universal law that applies to all enduring relationships. Many people, however, have a skewed perception of what it means to be a match. Compatibility isn't looking into each other's eyes and seeing stars; it's seeing the same stars when you look up at the night sky—seeing the world with the same eyes. We hear our clients say, "I felt chemistry right away," or, "We're totally compatible." However, when we ask them to define what they mean by chemistry or compatibility, they answer something along the lines of, "You know, that spark." And by "spark," they mean getting along without effort, sharing a laugh, or holding a meaningful conversation. We can all agree that chemistry feels like internal fireworks going off, but we also know that fireworks fizzle out quickly. And when they wear out, what will remain? Sharing chemistry is fun, not to mention necessary. But it isn't indicative of a person's capacity to remain loyal or devoted, especially in time. No matter your partner's archetype, genuine chemistry is measured by the values you hold in common. True compatibility is sharing similar life goals and beliefs about commitment. These must match so that you can evolve together, not apart.

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YOUR EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

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In their new book Mindful Astrology: Finding Peace of Mind According to Your Sun, Moon and Rising Sign, bestselling self-help authors Monte Farber and Amy Zerner teach you how to understand the combination of your Sun, Moon, and Rising sign - your Celestial Trilogy - to help you appreciate your quirks and character traits with curiosity, kindness, and graciousness so that they will serve to strengthen your spiritual growth; to be more mindful of your unique nature, feelings and projections, as well as those of other important people in your life. Our Moon sign describes our Virtually all the birth charts you can obtain online will spell out which of the twelve signs of the zodiac is your moon sign, just as most of them also list your sun and rising signs. If you do not have your birth chart, go to ALABE.COM and get it, it's free.

feelings, habits, emotional intelligence, intuition, and the communication of all of these things, which ebb and flow like the Moon.

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The Practice of Self Respect By Judi Lynch Self-respect knows how amazing and miraculous we are without anyone having to tell us. When we have unconditional love for ourselves, we create an energy that everyone feels and everything around us.

Throughout our lives, we can forget how to love, honor, and forgive ourselves. To remember the Source that created us in unconditional love, we should initiate our evolution with The Practice of Self Respect. Our ego can tell us that self-worth depends on what others think or that what we own makes us better. Our spirit will tell us that we are always connected to loving energy without judgment or material possessions.

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Moments of self-doubt can fool us into believing we are not worthy enough, haven’t done enough, aren’t smart enough, etc. The truth is we are part of the collective Spiritual Consciousness, which is infinite and unlimited in the ability to feed our souls with wisdom and light. Our purposes, known and unknown, bring in the situations that help us understand our inner ability to keep healing and moving forward in life. When we live the life journey with curiosity and gratitude, we open up new thoughts and possibilities. We care less what others think, as our opinion is what helps to drive our purpose. Our uniqueness becomes our best attribute. Our unwillingness to accept what has always been done keeps us motivated to seek out a better way. How we look at the world, in general, is a reflection of how we look at ourselves. If we think that there is hope for change and improvement with endless possibilities, we can exponentially thrive. If we think the Earth is a scary place with no hope of redemption, we will see ourselves without purpose and direction, an invalid number. When we believe and know that we are worthy of respect in our good intentions, we gain confidence. Our souls thrive when we touch the higher frequencies and free ourselves of physical limitations, opinions, distractions, and doubts.

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THE PATH FROM COPE TO HOPE The experience of life is like none other. Even though it can show us wondrous mysteries and adventure, it also tends to throw us curveballs from time to time. That does weigh on our minds and hearts as we go through this journey. Life can be simultaneously wonderful and challenging, even if at the time we don't think so. So it is entirely understandable how we can find ourselves shifting to survival mode only and forget to shift ourselves into our thrive mode when the time comes.

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We have to hand it to coping and survival skills. If we didn't have those readily accessible skills, we couldn't even get to the really good stuff in this world. Our best chapters are yet to come, and we want to be around for those. There are many ways to cope with today's stress, and the style will vary from person to person. What may work for one may not work for another, and that's completely okay. We can try meditation, breathing exercises, even visualization techniques. We can pretend our worries are clouds floating off into the distance, learning to be present, and taking in our senses by counting one thing we see, smell, hear, taste, and touch. Using simple tools can help us at the moment to get to the desired thrive mode. To make it to our thrive mode, we must first master our survival mode and coping skills. Once we have completed this, we are well on our way. We have to believe that we can get to where we want to be in this life. Sometimes we may even have to be our own best friends and cheerleader to do this. We have to believe in ourselves enough to go after what we want and not just settle for what we can get. That said, we must be both idealistic and realistic in our planning.

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