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Seven Principles of Spiritualism

Deborah Livingston- Exclusive Interview by Shay Parker

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As seen on ABC, CBS, FOX, MSN, NBC and WBZ news networks, Television Show 6th Sense and Beyond and featured on the cover of OM Times Magazine, Deborah Livingston is an award-winning, internationally recognized psychic medium, animal communicator, and Spiritual Mentor

Born with tremendous spiritual gifts and abilities, Deborah is blessed with the gifts of clairvoyance, clairsentience of Spirit, clairaudience, and psychic premonitions. She views these gifts as a natural, sacred communication through Spirit to Spirit, a bridge between two worlds by linking with eternal energy of love and light. Deborah is a Shaman, a psychic investigator, a spiritual circle facilitator who also teaches workshops, and she serves as a Spiritualist in churches. In her adult-life, Deborah experienced a life-changing event that further strengthened her gifts and gave her the ability to control them. She embraces her gifts and uses them to bring peace, healing, comfort, and closure to people who have lost their loved ones to death. She explains to them that there is no death really, just an ascendance to the next level, a transition between two worlds.

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6 Brain Foods to Improve Mood by Ginger McBride OM TIMES | March 2021

earn which 6 common

two is to remember that sugar and

foods can aid in a better

complex are sugar plus nutrition.

mood, memory retention,

Let's dive in for some healthy fish!

and cognitive function.

Salmon goes to the top of the

Allow them to benefit the mind

list. Look for foods that are rich in

and be used as tools to handle life's

omega-3 fatty acids! These fatty

unprecedented quirks!

acids help build brain and nerve cells and aid in memory retention.

Keeping a level headspace is

It's also been found that those that

essential in these trying times of

lack omega-3 fatty acids were linked

life. This is an act that requires

to impaired thinking and symptoms

practice daily in numerous

of depression. If there is a test

circumstances. Even when we try

coming up or trying to balance our

to be prepared for the day ahead,

mood, take in some healthy fish as a

things naturally pop up. While we

first step!

can definitely be logical creatures, we have emotional minds that need

Berries are great for brain health!

our time and attention. We can

Blueberries, in particular, are

begin tending to our mental health

packed full of antioxidants and anti-

by consuming foods that help aid

inflammatory benefits! This means

and balance our minds!

that the antioxidants fight against inflammation that leads to various

Carbohydrates over the years have

diseases or illnesses. Additionally,

gotten a bad rap in the diet world.

it aids in delaying the brain aging

However, when it comes to brain

process and may even contribute to

health, they are essential. They are

improved memory.

able to keep up with our brain's high demand for energy requirements.

For some, sweet potatoes are a

They primarily run off glucose,

beloved favorite, and for others, it

which is a fancy way of saying sugar.

may be an acquired taste. These

However, consuming complex

potatoes are rich in antioxidants as

carbohydrates over simple ones can

well as vitamin A. This combined

make all the difference. The easiest

may help support eyesight,

way to differentiate between these

immunity, and brain function.

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First Step to Enlightenment

By Arthur Telling

nlightenment is the

those determined and dedicated to

acquiring of a state of

the effort.

mind where the present is experienced blissfully and

never-ending. Usually viewed as a

A MANDATORY SINGULAR FOCUS

utopian idea beyond the reach of the average man, learned masters

The gift of acquiring eternal

of the East say enlightenment can

happiness as given by sages through

be obtained during this lifetime for

the ages begins with a dedication

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to the cause. You cannot serve "God

and is our clothing. We decorate

and mammon," says the Biblical

our consciousness with forms and

Jesus, the West's universally and

sensations created by God and man.

singularly recognized Master. That two

This is given in the Old Testament

masters cannot be served is present

book of Genesis. God separated the

in the Eastern religions, Hinduism

firmaments, then land and ocean, etc.

and Buddhism, a universal idea of

Man's free-market merely expands on

the religions. It is deemed a central

that, separating the natural elements

element of Christianity and is known

into the refined and complicated

and understood universally. Yet, no

images and sensations of today's

other such religious principle is so

industry and advanced technology,

dispensed within the practice and is a

which is useful and necessary for

common brunt of jokes and criticisms

communication although symbolic

about Christian hypocrisy.

and of the mind.

Free-market capitalism and

Eternal happiness is not found in

Christianity look not to mix, the

seclusion and exclusion from the

principles of the two in conflict. This

complex reality we are absorbed

is, however, an illusion, for the world

in. Some dedicated to their religion

is itself an illusion. A resolution of

will indeed exclude themselves

the apparent conflict comes in the

from having such possessions,

linguistics of the statement: You must

mainly dedicated Buddhist monks.

serve God only and use "mammon"

Some of them will forego all such

for that purpose. That is, mammon

material things and live with few

(wealth) belongs to God and is for

or no possessions, even to starve

serving God.

themselves of food. This is to discipline the mind and remove

The idea of living in an enlightened

frivolous thought, a vehicle for

way with material wealth follows

arriving at the elusive state of

the important Buddhist element of

enlightenment. Such may be useful

non-attachment. We experience the

but is unnecessary to finding

many blessings of a diverse physical

enlightenment. Serving God alone

world, but we do not attach to them.

is the one necessary ingredient for

The world is a symbolic language

reaching enlightenment.

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Animal Heaven, Rainbow Bridge, and Abandoned Animals

By Ministry Earth

e all have heard

enjoy a human person's love. Thus,

about the "Animal

the emotional story of our legend

Heaven" legend in

continues in this way

the human middle

path of transcendence called The

"Suddenly, the Rainbow Bridge

Rainbow Bridge. This same legend

dawned differently from average

we are talking about does not forget

sunny days; this was a cold and gray

those animals that could not, in life,

day, the saddest day you can imagine.

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The newcomers did not know what

angel appeared and, with a sad face,

to think. They had never seen such

apologized and told him that he could

a day there. But the animals that

not cross. Only those animals that

already had more time there, waiting

were accompanied by their loved ones

for their loved ones, knew perfectly

could cross the Rainbow Bridge.

well what happened and started to

With nowhere else to go, the older

gather on the path that leads to the

animal turned around. Between the

Bridge to look.

fields, he saw a group of other animals like him, some older, others very

They waited a while, and a much older

fragile. They were not playing. They

animal arrived, with its head sunk

were simply lying on the grass, looking

and dragging its tail. The animals that

at the path that led to the Bridge. So,

already had more time there knew its

he went to join them, looking the way,

history immediately because they had

and stood there waiting.

seen this happen many times. The animal was approaching slowly. Very

That was when one of the newcomers

slowly, it is evident that it had great

on the Bridge did not understand

emotional pain, even though there

what he had seen. To better

were no physical signs of distress.

understand, he asked another to explain what was going on. "Do you

Unlike the other animals that waited

see this poor animal and the others

on the Bridge for their earlier owners,

who are there with him? They are

animals without previous humans

animals that never had a person.

have some more challenges than the others. This animal had not

But at least, they reached a refuge; he

returned to his youth, nor had he

entered the sanctuary that you see

been full of health and joy again.

now, an older animal, with gray fur and

As he walked towards the Bridge,

a somewhat cloudy view. But he never

he saw how all the other animals

managed to leave the shelter and

looked at him. He knew that this was

died without his caregiver's care to

not his place and that as soon as he

accompany him while he left Earth. As

could cross the Bridge, he would

he did not have a family to give him his

be happy. But that would not be so.

love, he has no one to accompany him

When he approached the Bridge, an

and cross the Bridge".

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When Someone Else's Clutter Becomes YOUR Problem

by Kartar Diamond

ost people seek out de-

is likely the home environment,

cluttering and organizing

where a spouse or other family

advice for themselves.

member has clutter issues even to

But I've noticed a few

the point of hoarding.

book titles that address how to deal with another person whose clutter can

One of my Feng Shui clients lived

affect you. The most common scenario

with her mother and father when

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I first met her. Neither she nor her

The other big category is the person

father could confront the mother

who saves a lot of things that are

effectively about the hoarding

functional and possibly worth

problem. When the father died, the

keeping. Still, storing these items

mother got even worse with her

is overflowing and unsightly to

clutter, presumably because she

the family member who is neater

was that much more depressed

and more organized. Why should

after her husband passed away.

someone get rid of their surfboard,

It wasn't until her mother died a

power tools, or things a person does

few years later that my client could

use occasionally, and which have

clean up the house, de-clutter, and

indisputable monetary value or

really transform the home into a

would be difficult to replace?

comfortable living space. This client even proudly sent me a photo of a

My significant other sees the

formerly cluttered room that she

practicality in storing things

cleared out and turned into a neat

in emptied plastic kitty litter

and tidy Air BNB rental room.

containers. They are, in fact, good quality containers with lids and

I have even known a few

handles, especially for emergency

Professional Organizers who were

supplies. But, I don't like seeing

married to spouses that were

them stacked up against the wall

clutter-bugs. That seems more

in the den. My personal solution to

than ironic, somewhat probably

the wall of miscellaneous "things"

karmic on some level. I've seen how

in the den was to build a massive

several different scenarios could be

closet in the room, enough to

lumped into two basic categories.

contain all those items and get

One category is the person who

them out of sight. I did not have to

really is hoarding and saving things

ask him to get rid of those items,

with no value or current purpose. I

and now when I walk into the room,

could give countless examples, but

all the mishmash is behind closet

when someone is saving yogurt

doors. The room actually looks more

containers or all of their junk mail,

prominent even though the closet

then we know we have the makings

takes up more than 3 feet in depth

of PackRat Syndrome.

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Focusing on the New Reality by Darity Wesley

ur reality is changing. Yes,

spoken by indigenous peoples and

it is and right in front of

now is showing up to those who

our eyes! We are shifting

have eyes to see and ears to hear.

from the old, dying reality

of duality and moving into the new

There is a great divide that is taking

reality of unity and oneness. For

place on our planet right now, and it

thousands of years, this shift has been

hurts our hearts. Yet, we know that

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it is meant to play out. This divide is

The shift to the New Reality is to a life

growing between those who have

based on an internal focus. In other

awakened and those who chose

words, a fundamental connection

not to awaken at this time. It is

with a higher power ... be it yourself,

happening, and we cannot stop it.

God, the Universe, angels, Source -

So, what do we do? We have to turn

whatever or however you describe

our attention, our focus, to moving

what that energy is.

deeper into our chosen reality. It is not necessary to believe in If we want to live in a New Reality,

"God" or anything beyond yourself

we will want to start doing it now

to understand this shift. It is about

and put our full focus there!

consciously allowing that creative power, whatever that is to you, to

What does it mean to live in a New

work through your life in such a way

Reality? Primarily it is a shift in

that happiness and fulfillment and

focus. We shift from an external

what makes you feel good comes

focus, which has been the way of

from within.

life on this planet for a very long time, to an internal compass that is

This profound shift is happening,

a new way of life.

whether we are conscious of it or not. However, becoming consciously

Our external focus has centered

aware and deliberately taking

on things: money, people, material

steps toward the New Reality will

possessions, fame, fortune, status,

significantly expand our personal

career, or whatever is wanted from

and spiritual growth. It will also

the world. These are what humanity

bring about a great sense of joy and

has been seeking for fulfillment,

fulfillment.

for happiness, for what makes us feel good. There is no fundamental

The first step is to become more

internal spiritual connection, only

conscious of our focus. We start by

external. As a result, this outward

bringing our complete attention to

focus makes our happiness

whatever we are being, doing, having,

depends upon what is happening

saying, and creating. That means

outside of us, out there somewhere.

opening up our discerning lens, like on

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What are the Attributes of Conscious Relationships? By Ascending Hearts OM TIMES | March 2021

hat would really

one size fits all for everyone, is an

be a conscious

impossible mission. That's because the

relationship?

relationship paradigms are changing. The ideas of Love and happiness are

To understand how you can create

changing at a swift pace.

more conscious relationships, let's look at what consciousness really is.

This may sound bad, but it is not. When the old recipes fail, we need to

"Consciousness" is something

seek the bases to live a more fruitful

that feeds us to find what will

and conscious life in ourselves.

complete, heal, and resolve things in our lives. In reality, awareness is

When old structures come into crisis,

about recognizing that you are not

we need to transform and get to

incomplete or limited, nor is it a

know ourselves. Observing healthy

problem to be solved. Consciousness

couples in their partnerships, we

as mindfulness is the ability to

learned four essential characteristics

acknowledge that you have infinite

of consciously inspired relationships.

choices and capabilities and always be open to greater possibilities.

A) Accept the fact that no one is perfect. In a conscient

Consciousness is very pragmatic.

relationship, mutual growth and happiness are the goals

A conscious relationship should be something that adds to your life -

In a conscious relationship, being

both individually and together. It is

perfect is not part of the script. It's not

about contributing to each other,

about being okay and agreeing with

having a sense of freedom and

everything about our partner, either.

empowerment, so that their lives are

It's about knowing what works for you

longer due to their choice to be a

and being willing to see how you can

couple.

co-create the relationship, rather than just letting resentment build.

Making a relationship work is a difficult task today. Good old recipes

This does not mean that what

no longer work, and a single secret,

happens in the relationship does not

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Sapiosexuality: The Mysteries of Mental Attraction Can you be attracted to someone's intelligence?

By Ascending Hearts

hat word is "sapiosexuality."

intellectual synergy simply fires up the

Urban Dictionary defines

relationship.

a sapiosexual person as someone who finds

From time to time, two souls meet

intelligence and the human mind to be

as the oldest stars in the sky, almost

the most sexually attractive feature for

without knowing how we entered the

a potentially sexual relationship. This

same gravitational field where almost

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everything fits. We speak of mental

We do not necessarily speak of "soul

attraction beyond physics because

mates" or "twin flame love," but of

it captures and dazzles us. Two souls

personalities who are connected, in

caress each other and sail in the

perfect harmony, and can create a

same direction.

strong and enriching bond.

There is a place where voices sing

An exciting and nuanced theme that

your beauty,

we want to reflect on with you.

A place where every breath carves

Mental attraction does not seek soul

your image in my soul.

mates. It seeks fellow travelers.

Rumi Dr. Raymond Knee, director of This type of attraction beyond the

the Social Psychology laboratory

skin and deepens in other kinds

at the University of Rochester,

of processes are more common

more than half of people believe

than we think. However, this does

that soul mates exist. In other

not mean that the weight of

words, that people are somewhat

physical appearance is no longer of

"destined among themselves"

tremendous importance.

and that this type of attraction transcends what, at first glance,

When talking about attraction,

would be acceptable and

we have to consider that most of

understandable.

these mechanisms are governed by unconscious processes. The

Within the concept of soul mates,

physical is our cover letter and a

the aspect of mental attraction is

great advertisement. However, this

undoubtedly a fundamental pillar.

advertisement is not always perfect

However, he explains this same

or the most infallible recipe: biology,

author to us through articles like

chemistry, and our psycho-emotional

"The Science of Soulmates." This

needs to shape this gravitational

type of attraction would go beyond

field. We approach individual profiles.

the simple mental processes

Sometimes, almost without knowing,

associated with values, needs, and

a new life project arises, and the

affections to reach a much more

magic of love manifests.

spiritual field. OM TIMES | March 2021

Want to Connect More To Others? Learn To 'Just Be' With Them By Marcia Sirota, Contributor writer, Author, speaker, coach, and MD

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t seems that people have

The transactional model of relating

become more and more

turns both parties into objects whose

alienated lately. More often than

purpose is to serve one another,

not, our mode of interaction

rather than people whose goal is

is transactional, as opposed to

to connect. This style of interaction

empathetic. "Empathetic" and

makes it increasingly difficult to form

"transactional" are two of the

and maintain positive, empathetic

ways that people behave with

relationships.

one another, and they're quite the In my weekly women's groups,

opposite.

one of the main things I teach the "Empathetic" and "transactional" are

participants is how to "just be" with

two of the ways that people behave

each other. They learn that analyzing,

with one another, and they're quite

interpreting, entertaining, cheer-

the opposite. The former is about

leading, educating, helping, or

enjoying and appreciating the

rescuing each-other are not ways to

other person's company. The latter

create meaningful connections.

is about what we can do for each The group members learn to simply

other.

enjoy spending quality time with In the transactional model, I do

each other. They learn and grow

something for you (for example,

through their sharing, and most

be super friendly and helpful) to

importantly, they form deep and

expect you to do something for

meaningful bonds.

me in return (for example, give me validation, reassurance, affection).

The participants practice kindness and build empathy. The groups

Unfortunately, this way of dealing

quickly become cohesive entities

with others is dehumanizing.

that are greater than the sum of their

Instead of each person appreciating

parts.

the other, just for who they are, transactional relationships take

More and more these days, we seem

advantage of what each person

to believe that relationships are

might be bringing to the table.

about "doing" for one another. We

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How Does Karmic Numerology Work?

By Humanity Healing

armic Numerology is a

and last name letters. This delicate

study that shows the

balance points to the relationship

influence of numbers on

between your current life and past

our lives. In Numerology,

lives. Karmic Numerology will show

the numbers indicate the trend of

you what is left from past experiences

events and the formation of people's

for you to solve in today's life (your

personalities based on a delicate

Karma). You may understand the

balance made with their first

logic better in this article. OM TIMES | March 2021

HOW KARMIC NUMEROLOGY WORKS Karmic Numerology is a numerical calculation and analysis that identifies past life energies in the individual's present life. It is a spiritual balance of the soul's journey through the astral plane traced to the present life— Karmic Numerology is calculated by using your name in this incarnation. Your name carries information (vibration) in many ancient traditions that can influence your life in this present incarnational experience. In some wisdom circles, your name is considered a Samskara. In Indian philosophy and Indian religions, samskaras or sanskaras are mental impressions, recollections, or psychological imprints. In Hindu philosophies, samskaras are a basis for the development of karma theory. In Buddhism, the Sanskrit term Samskara is used to describe 'formations.'

KARMA BY ITS NAME You can check what Karma is through Kabbalistic Numerology, which assigns value to each letter of its name. When

personality defects and deviations guided by these numbers.

MISSING LETTERS OR CHANGED LETTERS Is your name missing a letter? Do you have any letters exchanged? This directly affects the interpretation of your numerological map and signifies your Karma. These similarly minor mistakes may be due to notary errors, parental errors, or were made intentionally. Nevertheless, what is important is that the name that is missing letters or have letters swapped may be showing the absence of a particular numerical vibration. This way, that specific vibrational signature or the vibration of that letter hidden or exchanged may be missing in that person's private life. The vibrational set of their lives is altered due to this difference in name. Do you want to know if this change really changes your life?

THE SECOND NAME

interpreting the corresponding number, you will notice the need to

People who have secondary names

be careful when referring to people's

or compound names, for example,

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Reiki and Karma Clearing

By Humanity Healing

eiki is a well-known form

Reiki healing to relieve and even

of energy healing. Even if

cleanse some Karmic patterns in

timidly, it also finds space

our lives.

among friends and people

searching for a better life, spiritual

REIKI HEALING / KARMA HEALING

evolution, or new healing forms. But amazingly enough, many people

The essential idea that Karma works

are aware that we can use Energy of

on is a perfect balance, where

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nothing negative happens without

arose long before Newton himself in

an equivalent positive response. This

ancient observations.

is the action that always makes you return to balance.

It is no coincidence that there is so much talk about Hindu philosophy's

We also have here one of Reiki's

cultural and spiritual wisdom, within

necessary foundations. There must

which there is a way to see Karma as

always be a balance between energies

the "swinging of the ego." Everything

and their flow through an individual's

the ego does is reactive in the

body. And this is where Reiki can

Universe around it.

converge with Karma and its balance. Karma is nothing more than the To understand how Reiki can help,

search for balance or forced balance.

you must also understand what is meant by Karma, since many people

It is the Universe directing the effects

use it without even thinking about

of its actions so that it somehow

what concept they are really talking

returns to its origin.

about. There is a more profound way of UNDERSTANDING THE KARMA

looking at Newton's law. The result of

& NEWTON'S LAW

your action (or someone else's) will not resonate in a random reaction.

From a scientific point of view, Karma

Still, much of the consequences are

is a concept similar to Newton's law,

going away from you at first and

which states that there is a reaction as

falling on others - but will return

an answer for every action.

regardless of how long it would take. This is just the path created by the

We can see that the Universe always

cosmos.

tends to seek balance. If you try to force something, it naturally responds

Even if you don't realize it, everything

by pushing in the opposite direction.

you do is regarded and will surely return in equivalence for you - be

The word "Karma" itself also means

it good or bad. It is peculiar to the

"action" in Sanskrit, an idea that

Karmic trait, which acts as an act of

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