If you love nature, it is very likely that animals will come to you in dreams imparting messages that will help in your soul journey. When we are open to their influence, they become friends, teachers and companions. Every animal has a story to tell and more than likely it is something that you were totally unaware of. Every animal can be a gateway to the phenomenal world of the human spirit. I rarely remember my dreams and depend more on the guidance of visions and meditation. When I do remember a dream it is vivid and I know that loving guidance is being offered at that moment. I do believe in white magic, dreams and possibilities and bring this subject up for your consideration in case you have been ignoring the subject of symbols in the natural world being our teachers.
My friends who already know me are well aware of my firsthand loving connection with swans. If you have not visited my website: www.behealedforever.com, please do. They are discussed on the web site and are in my book Be-Embracing the Mystery. The point I wish to make today is that some times a creature will appear to us that is baffling at first until we do our research. In a dream last week, I found my self holding a strange and small creature in my left hand. It was a very small brown bird but its wings were definitely those of a bat. I did my research for birds all over the world and found no such creature. Then, it dawned on me. The little gift was half of one and half of the other. A bird's meaning is obvious. A bird represents good things like learning to use innate intuition to ride the currents of life more effectively. Breath and fresh air is very important to a bird's health. Perhaps, more breath and exercise is needed for my body.They eat small quantities of food periodically throughout the day, not one meal as I do. Something to think about. Birds represent the thoughts of deities...reflect a union of the conscious mind with the unconsciousness, beauty, intuition, levitation and creative imagination. Birds hold the knowledge on how to make our ideas concrete. Perhaps, it is time to unfold the wings of enchantment within my life.
Bats...I had a question in my mind about the bat wing. Well, the bat is a powerful symbol for this time in human history. The bat symbol suggests we look beyond limited circumstances. Their appearance heralds in a transition and initiation period in my life, which is very true. Bat means rebirth to ancient Mayans. They help us come out of the darkness, which I interpret the negativity that is found everywhere. When a bat symbol comes into our life, life will change. It also could mean to face fears if you have any and make preparation for change. It is a time to die to some aspect of our self. As consciousness changes, our world changes.
Do you ever think how the choices we make today will have repercussions for years down the road? Bats hold the promise of empowerment. A symbol of promise amidst the sometimes chaotic energies of change. They mean a move to new heights with the transitions. Pierce new barriers... A new truth being awakened. They mean much more than I am sharing and it is all very good and powerful. Perhaps, this is a new beginning that will bring promise and power after the changes. Pay attention to your dreams and who comes to visit you.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Self-Suggestion
Belief and desire mold the present body and experience, as well as future experience. Creating new and positive mental forms will create a brighter future. The power of the mind works on its own level whether it is physical, emotional, mental or spiritual. A trained mind is the finest part of your mind thinking. I have found that it works to my advantage to analyze and seek meaning for what is being presented to me. To question both the inner and outer experience requires discernment. It is beneficial to question everything both visible and invisible and simply not accept or assume that it is absolute truth. Our confidence grows when we remember to rely on the intuitive part of the mind. Nothing happens by chance.
We evolve through discipline and effort. Theoretical knowledge does not transform us. We destroy or build our world through our disposition. It is up to us to take responsibility for creative action. Will power needs to be developed and applied, otherwise we will not follow through to our goal. A mental reframing must be used as a bridge to an elevated state of consciousness. To master the lower world of matter, we must learn to think for ourselves and hold a strong center in our life. Directed will can be used as a creative power. An excellent tool is self-suggestion.
Self-suggestion is an effective tool to use upon awakening and before retiring for the night. Repeat a statement of intent either out loud or mentally. This is called reframing or reprogramming the mind. The suggestion is offered to the subconscious part of the mind and the super conscious part of the mind. Keep the goal alive and in front of your mind. If your thoughts and actions are the opposite of the affirmation or mantra, it will be either neutralized or negated. Repetition is the secret of success. Take a great interest in what you are creating. What works is to keep the attention fixed long enough for a new habit to manifest. It is similar to exercising and developing memory in weakened muscles. Self-suggestion is encouraged because it helps develop will power. When an image or idea is placed into the mind, give it a command to act in a specific way. It will impress the mind. Remember to do it and keep at the practice until you know with a certainty that you have actually accepted the goal in your mind.
We evolve through discipline and effort. Theoretical knowledge does not transform us. We destroy or build our world through our disposition. It is up to us to take responsibility for creative action. Will power needs to be developed and applied, otherwise we will not follow through to our goal. A mental reframing must be used as a bridge to an elevated state of consciousness. To master the lower world of matter, we must learn to think for ourselves and hold a strong center in our life. Directed will can be used as a creative power. An excellent tool is self-suggestion.
Self-suggestion is an effective tool to use upon awakening and before retiring for the night. Repeat a statement of intent either out loud or mentally. This is called reframing or reprogramming the mind. The suggestion is offered to the subconscious part of the mind and the super conscious part of the mind. Keep the goal alive and in front of your mind. If your thoughts and actions are the opposite of the affirmation or mantra, it will be either neutralized or negated. Repetition is the secret of success. Take a great interest in what you are creating. What works is to keep the attention fixed long enough for a new habit to manifest. It is similar to exercising and developing memory in weakened muscles. Self-suggestion is encouraged because it helps develop will power. When an image or idea is placed into the mind, give it a command to act in a specific way. It will impress the mind. Remember to do it and keep at the practice until you know with a certainty that you have actually accepted the goal in your mind.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Fate or Fortune?
The physical body is a series of light waves. As we elevate our consciousness, the light waves change in quality and vibration. We are actually conductors of light.
To elevate our consciousness we need to be daring and willing to change patterns that do not work. Effort is the removing of that which does not work and replacing it with something better. One of the roadblocks preventing balance and peace is the tremendous influence of the subconscious memory. The average person is ruled by fate and has minimal influence in the control of his life. Removing old established patterns that work again balance and not repeating mistakes can change fate. You know what they are because you have experienced them repeatedly. Observe whether responses are working for or against you. Any area of your personality and activities that disrupts will act as a psychic poison.
Every moment you are creating consciously and unconsciously. Why not make a choice to deliberately create a new attitude and habits that work for you? By deliberately making different choices, you begin to stop the engravings that constantly repeat themselves. Destiny becomes a favorable fortune when you recapture and live the goodness of the inner Nature. To be successful, learn and understand the science of vibration. Vibration matches personal consciousness. It is your individual consciousness that is the springboard to freedom. Everything is constantly changing, including the physical body. Dare to open your mind and heart. Take charge. You are much grander than you allow your self to imagine.
Think of yourself as Jacob climbing his famous Biblical ladder. Use the image of the ladder as a symbol for your personal health, success and happiness. Regardless of your placement on the ladder, it is able to change when you are in control. One of the causes of human suffering is not having an ideal and pursuing it. Focus on one. Are you allowing your self to experience greater possibilities? Responses change dramatically with moral and spiritual growth. Effort is its own reward. Try not to worry about the results. Worry is a toxin to the system. It can poison and deplete energy. What needs transformation is the personality. Why not allow your inner Nature to fashion the future? Maturity goes hand in hand with expanding the light of your consciousness. You are the cause who creates the effect. As a creator, keep in mind that you may use the wrong building blocks until you are ready to willingly surrender everything that is working against the masterpiece that is being created. Begin by accepting who you are and deliberately create your heart's desire.
To elevate our consciousness we need to be daring and willing to change patterns that do not work. Effort is the removing of that which does not work and replacing it with something better. One of the roadblocks preventing balance and peace is the tremendous influence of the subconscious memory. The average person is ruled by fate and has minimal influence in the control of his life. Removing old established patterns that work again balance and not repeating mistakes can change fate. You know what they are because you have experienced them repeatedly. Observe whether responses are working for or against you. Any area of your personality and activities that disrupts will act as a psychic poison.
Every moment you are creating consciously and unconsciously. Why not make a choice to deliberately create a new attitude and habits that work for you? By deliberately making different choices, you begin to stop the engravings that constantly repeat themselves. Destiny becomes a favorable fortune when you recapture and live the goodness of the inner Nature. To be successful, learn and understand the science of vibration. Vibration matches personal consciousness. It is your individual consciousness that is the springboard to freedom. Everything is constantly changing, including the physical body. Dare to open your mind and heart. Take charge. You are much grander than you allow your self to imagine.
Think of yourself as Jacob climbing his famous Biblical ladder. Use the image of the ladder as a symbol for your personal health, success and happiness. Regardless of your placement on the ladder, it is able to change when you are in control. One of the causes of human suffering is not having an ideal and pursuing it. Focus on one. Are you allowing your self to experience greater possibilities? Responses change dramatically with moral and spiritual growth. Effort is its own reward. Try not to worry about the results. Worry is a toxin to the system. It can poison and deplete energy. What needs transformation is the personality. Why not allow your inner Nature to fashion the future? Maturity goes hand in hand with expanding the light of your consciousness. You are the cause who creates the effect. As a creator, keep in mind that you may use the wrong building blocks until you are ready to willingly surrender everything that is working against the masterpiece that is being created. Begin by accepting who you are and deliberately create your heart's desire.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Wounds as Disrupted Energy
The ideal is to have our energy flowing effortlessly. The direction and modulation of human energy flow begins in the mind and is empowered by the mind. If the mind is in a confused or negative state, trouble manifests in the physical body. I always refer back to the Indian concept of human energies mentioned in the Rig-Veda dating back a couple thousand of years ago. Their experiential knowledge states that there are three types of energies concerned with balance of body, mind and soul. Prana, the vital energy, which is similar to glue holding us together is the first type. Prana flows through its circuitry and conveys the soul's willful, emotional and intellectual functions. The goal is to consciously control our senses. If we are inconsistent and neglectful, which is a form of abuse, they become the effect in the physical form, the environment we inhabit.
When we learn to control our emotions, consciousness gradually expands and we function from the core of our being, which is ideal. The currents harmoniously run through our energy centers. The spinal cord is a reference for the second type of energy, the Kundalini energy. It is aroused from its latent state and rises up the spine through the invisible energy centers when we meditate or learn to control energy through yogic practices. The Kundalini feels like heat and is quickened by spiritual pursuits and is basically concerned with creative energies. The third state of energy health evolves around selfless love, devotion or a focused passion. The student achieves a very high concentration of energy through discipline and a profound and personal experience of the sacred. Western thought, which recognizes the brain and the immunological system as the seats of human consciousness, differs from the Indian thought, which considers the nonphysical chakras as centers of consciousness. The energy centers quicken awareness as space-consciousness, emotions and inner movement that harmonizes and lifts the energy of the participant.
Healing our energy fields is a large part of the spiritual connection. The brief description hints at the complexity of our identity on a physical level. The repetitive use of creative imagination has repeatedly proven to heal wounds both within and without. If there is someone in your life who is a constant irritant, imagine the two of you tied together with a heavy rope on a bare stage. Next, imagine an authority figure of your choice walking towards the two of you with a large scissors. Give permission to the authority figure to cut the ropes that bind you to an unhealthy bond with this other person. See the ropes fall to the floor. Embrace the other person and forgive. If you have trouble forgiving, try and understand that the harsh relationship would never have occurred in the first place if you both were wound free. Do this visualization as often as it takes to achieve the desired result. You will know by the lack of emotional reaction and the new found sense of peace.
When we learn to control our emotions, consciousness gradually expands and we function from the core of our being, which is ideal. The currents harmoniously run through our energy centers. The spinal cord is a reference for the second type of energy, the Kundalini energy. It is aroused from its latent state and rises up the spine through the invisible energy centers when we meditate or learn to control energy through yogic practices. The Kundalini feels like heat and is quickened by spiritual pursuits and is basically concerned with creative energies. The third state of energy health evolves around selfless love, devotion or a focused passion. The student achieves a very high concentration of energy through discipline and a profound and personal experience of the sacred. Western thought, which recognizes the brain and the immunological system as the seats of human consciousness, differs from the Indian thought, which considers the nonphysical chakras as centers of consciousness. The energy centers quicken awareness as space-consciousness, emotions and inner movement that harmonizes and lifts the energy of the participant.
Healing our energy fields is a large part of the spiritual connection. The brief description hints at the complexity of our identity on a physical level. The repetitive use of creative imagination has repeatedly proven to heal wounds both within and without. If there is someone in your life who is a constant irritant, imagine the two of you tied together with a heavy rope on a bare stage. Next, imagine an authority figure of your choice walking towards the two of you with a large scissors. Give permission to the authority figure to cut the ropes that bind you to an unhealthy bond with this other person. See the ropes fall to the floor. Embrace the other person and forgive. If you have trouble forgiving, try and understand that the harsh relationship would never have occurred in the first place if you both were wound free. Do this visualization as often as it takes to achieve the desired result. You will know by the lack of emotional reaction and the new found sense of peace.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Who is the Abuser?
There are people who attract abuse all their life. They blame others for their pain. The question to ask is who really is to blame? I feel abuse is a soul issue. If there is something amiss in the soul, whether it be from a long ago forgotten time or experiences remembered, there is a definite imbalance in the energy field. Something serious is obstructed. If an individual feels good about his or her self, abuse is not attracted or allowed. Somewhere in the soul's journey the imbalance has occurred. It is likely that the imbalances have been of a repetitive nature. Disturbances in the energy field remain unless addressed. It is vitally important that we free ourselves from the hurt, anger and the wounds people and events have directed toward us. Even more important is the abuse we direct toward ourselves. Why is abuse in any form accepted? Once accepted, it is similar to a malignancy.
I feel that humans allow injuries to be stored in the subconscious through lack of a higher knowledge of mental law, which also includes a spiritual ignorance. Spiritual ignorance is not understanding your soul identity and the purpose of life. When understanding is lacking, wounds fester and the human hasn't the faintest clue that he or she is the one who is the abuser. A soul's journey is not honored if abuse is allowed in any form. The physical body is the temple for the soul and the spirit. How can true love, joy and harmony exist if the body, mind and soul is not honored? Who takes the time to analyze what is really going on? Many people do not understand that their thoughts and behavior are undermining the very structure of their being. It is easier to blame another rather than looking at one's own pattern of reacting. When one is both the abuser and the abused, a state of inner disorder continues to attract pain, lack and confusion.
Forgiveness is the angelic road that leads to healing. If we do not forgive others and ourselves, we create strong and unhealthy bonds that continue into future experiences. It is in the forgiving of our lower nature, the ongoing mistakes, that will help us realize that an inner state of disorder is abuse. What is even worse is that the disorder is accepted as normal. The goal is to bring order out of disorder. People get so used to being hurt and in pain that they do not realize the depth of healing that is needed. They become too wounded to care. When we are wounded, we consciously cut ourselves off from our true Source, God. Forgiveness is a beginning~
I feel that humans allow injuries to be stored in the subconscious through lack of a higher knowledge of mental law, which also includes a spiritual ignorance. Spiritual ignorance is not understanding your soul identity and the purpose of life. When understanding is lacking, wounds fester and the human hasn't the faintest clue that he or she is the one who is the abuser. A soul's journey is not honored if abuse is allowed in any form. The physical body is the temple for the soul and the spirit. How can true love, joy and harmony exist if the body, mind and soul is not honored? Who takes the time to analyze what is really going on? Many people do not understand that their thoughts and behavior are undermining the very structure of their being. It is easier to blame another rather than looking at one's own pattern of reacting. When one is both the abuser and the abused, a state of inner disorder continues to attract pain, lack and confusion.
Forgiveness is the angelic road that leads to healing. If we do not forgive others and ourselves, we create strong and unhealthy bonds that continue into future experiences. It is in the forgiving of our lower nature, the ongoing mistakes, that will help us realize that an inner state of disorder is abuse. What is even worse is that the disorder is accepted as normal. The goal is to bring order out of disorder. People get so used to being hurt and in pain that they do not realize the depth of healing that is needed. They become too wounded to care. When we are wounded, we consciously cut ourselves off from our true Source, God. Forgiveness is a beginning~
Monday, March 16, 2009
Final Comments on Mantras
Mantras are a part of my life. If you would like to pursue this subject, I highly recommend the book "Healing Mantras" by Thomas Ashley-Farrand. He covers mantras for attracting love, changing physical and planetary karma, health, mastering fear, abundance and prosperity, self-improvement and working with planetary energies. When we are open-minded to exploring new tools, we can remove attachments and issues that have plagued us since before birth. There is also a mantra to remove unwanted entities attached to you or your home environment. I would suggest chanting, Om Nama Shivaya. (om nah-mah shee-vah-yah) Shiva is consciousness in an expanded and powerful state of being and accomplishment. Christians remove unwanted visitors in the name of Jesus. They can also be removed by the power of Shiva. A statement you could use: May the spirits that are earthbound in this area leave and never return, by the order of Shiva. I have offered this suggestion because it appears that more and more people are being bothered by unwanted entities. You can only remove them if you are ready to let go of them.
If you choose to do mantras, you will experience spiritual change. Mantras work regardless if you have been initiated by a teacher or not. Sounds are directly linked to the activities of the chakras. Each case is unique. There are many traditions who use mantras: Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Chinese Buddhism, mainstream Buddhism, and Tibetan Buddhism. What and how you use them is totally up to you and what the package called your self needs at the time.
According to Vedic cosmology, there are seven luminous spheres of light. Each successive sphere or realm is much more spiritually advanced and sublime than the previous one. If you have read Dante's, The Divine Comedy, it is very similar. As we spiritually develop as humans, we eventually rejoin or consciously merge with God. The Gayatri Mantra is considered the essence of all mantras because it is a simple meditation on spiritual light. I will type the pronunciation for the short form. (Om boo Boo Vah Hah Swah Ha Om Taht Sah Vee Toor Vahr Ehn Yum
Bhahr Go Deh Vahs Yah Dee Mah Hee Dee Yoh Yohn Ah Ha Prah Choh Dah Yaht)
If this is too long and complicated for you simply state, "O Self-effulgent Light that has given birth to all the spheres of consciousness, who is worthy of worship and appears through the orbit of the Sun, illumine our intellect." We have a destiny of service for the planet and her inhabitants. The greater the numbers of those who choose to serve, the easier for humanity as a whole to advance.
If you choose to do mantras, you will experience spiritual change. Mantras work regardless if you have been initiated by a teacher or not. Sounds are directly linked to the activities of the chakras. Each case is unique. There are many traditions who use mantras: Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Chinese Buddhism, mainstream Buddhism, and Tibetan Buddhism. What and how you use them is totally up to you and what the package called your self needs at the time.
According to Vedic cosmology, there are seven luminous spheres of light. Each successive sphere or realm is much more spiritually advanced and sublime than the previous one. If you have read Dante's, The Divine Comedy, it is very similar. As we spiritually develop as humans, we eventually rejoin or consciously merge with God. The Gayatri Mantra is considered the essence of all mantras because it is a simple meditation on spiritual light. I will type the pronunciation for the short form. (Om boo Boo Vah Hah Swah Ha Om Taht Sah Vee Toor Vahr Ehn Yum
Bhahr Go Deh Vahs Yah Dee Mah Hee Dee Yoh Yohn Ah Ha Prah Choh Dah Yaht)
If this is too long and complicated for you simply state, "O Self-effulgent Light that has given birth to all the spheres of consciousness, who is worthy of worship and appears through the orbit of the Sun, illumine our intellect." We have a destiny of service for the planet and her inhabitants. The greater the numbers of those who choose to serve, the easier for humanity as a whole to advance.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Training Wheels-Planetary Mantras
There are unlimited tools available to develop all the necessary circuitry at physical and subtle levels required for us to fulfill our evolutionary needs and our intention. The overall process is like sculpting in clay. The direction and modulation of human energy flow originates in the mind and is empowered by the mind. As part of our training, we can look at the influence of the planets. Astrologers will tell us that certain parts of the body are governed by specific planetary principles. This knowledge is another way of looking at the truth that all creation whether seen or Unseen is one in Essence.
The following information is taken from Vedic, or Eastern, lunar-based astrology.
Sun: Influences the heart, spine, diaphragm, thymus, blood and veins. The mantra is 'Om Sri Suryaya Namaha' pronounced: Om Soor yah yah Nahm ah ha
Moon: Influences stomach, gastric processes, breasts, lymphatic and other non blood fluid systems such as perspiration and saliva, sympathetic nervous system. The mantra is 'Om Sri Chandraya Namaha' pronounced: Om Chan drah yah Nahm ah ha
Mercury: Influences the hands, arms, lungs, sensory organs, some thyroid gland influence. The mantra is 'Om Sri Budhaya Namaha' pronounced: Om Bood hah yah Nahm ah ha
Venus: Influences throat, neck, kidneys, secondary connection with sex organs and feet, some thyroid gland influence. The mantra is 'Om Sri Shukraya Namaha
pronounced: Om Shoo krah yah Nahm ah ha
Mars: Influences sex organs, adrenal glands, red blood cells. Mantra is 'Om sri Angarakaya Namaha pronounced: Om Ahng gah rah kah ya Nahm ah ha
Jupiter: Influences liver, gallbladder, posterior lobe of the pituitary (related to growth), thighs. Mantra is 'Om Sri Gurave Namaha' pronounced Om Goo rah vey Nahm ah ha
Saturn: Influences spleen, skeletal system including cartilage, skin, lower leg from the knee to the ankle, anterior lobe of the pituitary gland (related to body type)
Mantra: Om Sri Shanaishwaraya Swaha pronounced 'Om Shahn eish chahr eye yah Nahm ah ha'
Knowing which planetary aspects may be causing problems offers another tool or route to clearing them.
The following information is taken from Vedic, or Eastern, lunar-based astrology.
Sun: Influences the heart, spine, diaphragm, thymus, blood and veins. The mantra is 'Om Sri Suryaya Namaha' pronounced: Om Soor yah yah Nahm ah ha
Moon: Influences stomach, gastric processes, breasts, lymphatic and other non blood fluid systems such as perspiration and saliva, sympathetic nervous system. The mantra is 'Om Sri Chandraya Namaha' pronounced: Om Chan drah yah Nahm ah ha
Mercury: Influences the hands, arms, lungs, sensory organs, some thyroid gland influence. The mantra is 'Om Sri Budhaya Namaha' pronounced: Om Bood hah yah Nahm ah ha
Venus: Influences throat, neck, kidneys, secondary connection with sex organs and feet, some thyroid gland influence. The mantra is 'Om Sri Shukraya Namaha
pronounced: Om Shoo krah yah Nahm ah ha
Mars: Influences sex organs, adrenal glands, red blood cells. Mantra is 'Om sri Angarakaya Namaha pronounced: Om Ahng gah rah kah ya Nahm ah ha
Jupiter: Influences liver, gallbladder, posterior lobe of the pituitary (related to growth), thighs. Mantra is 'Om Sri Gurave Namaha' pronounced Om Goo rah vey Nahm ah ha
Saturn: Influences spleen, skeletal system including cartilage, skin, lower leg from the knee to the ankle, anterior lobe of the pituitary gland (related to body type)
Mantra: Om Sri Shanaishwaraya Swaha pronounced 'Om Shahn eish chahr eye yah Nahm ah ha'
Knowing which planetary aspects may be causing problems offers another tool or route to clearing them.
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