Wednesday, June 30, 2004
A Cup of Good Cheer
Lately I’ve been having fun dipping into the works of a classic writer, a spiritual teacher and artist who was far ahead of her time. Her name was Florence Scovel Shinn, and she is most famous for having written the short but wisdom-filled book, The Game of Life and How to Play It. Written in 1925, this book is still available in stores today. There is also a wonderful collection of all four of her books available.
She used simple language to describe powerful metaphysical truths, mostly focusing on the importance of mind over matter, teaching people how to begin manifesting real changes in the world of 3-D. She includes simple affirmations that help you to deprogram from a lifetime of poor self-esteem, lack of energy or money, and all of those other things that we are far too prone to having. The best thing is that her books are filled with personal anecdotes based on the experiences of real people she coached. You’ll read about how people changed their cash flow around or achieved business success. You’ll learn about how thoughts and attitudes influence love relationships, all explained through the real life adventures of people that Florence worked with.
Here is a brief bio on her:
Florence Scovel Shinn
Florence Shinn here was a skilled artist who lived in New York City during the early twentieth century. She also became known as a skilled metaphysical teacher and spiritual luminary. Her lectures were well-attended and her books, including the classic The Game of Life and How to Play It, have been very popular since the 1920s. Florence Scovel Shinn is widely appreciated as one of the greatest American spiritual teachers of the twentieth century.
Here is some info on The Game of Life and How to Play It, which Florence self-published.
The Game of Life
Originally published in 1925, The Game of Life has become a spiritual classic. In a down-to-earth style filled with anecdotes, the book covers such topics as prosperity, healing, forgiveness, faith, and Divine Design. "Most people consider life a battle -- but it is not a battle, it is a game," writes Florence Shinn -- a "great game of Giving and Receiving." In this game, our mind is the most powerful tool we have, and it is a tool that much be used properly in order to attain happiness and peace. Please note: some minor modifications to the text have been made for clarity. Otherwise, the text is as it originally appeared.
I’m including a couple of brief excerpts from The Game. If these ideas resonate for you, I encourage you to access the website below, where the entire book is viewable online for free. Enjoy!
Florence Scovel Shinn
The Game of Life and How to Play It
Chapter 3: The Power of the Word
(On the power of words)
"By thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."
A person knowing the power of the word, becomes very careful of his conversation. He has only to watch the reaction of his words to know that they do "not return void." Through his spoken word, man is continually making laws for himself.
I knew a man who said, "I always miss a car. It invariably pulls out just as I arrive."
His daughter said: "I always catch a car. It's sure to come just as I get there." This occurred for years. Each had made a separate law for himself, one of failure, one of success. This is the psychology of superstitions.
(On health)
The body may be renewed and transformed through the spoken word and clear vision, and disease be completely wiped out of the consciousness. The metaphysician knows that all disease has a mental correspondence, and in order to heal the body one must first "heal the soul."
The soul is the subconscious mind, and it must be "saved" from wrong thinking.
In the twenty-third psalm, we read: "He restoreth my soul." This means that the subconscious mind or soul, must be restored with the right ideas, and the "mystical marriage" is the marriage of the soul and the spirit, or the subconscious and superconscious mind. They must be one. When the subconscious is flooded with the perfect ideas of the superconscious, God and man are one. "I and the Father are one." That is, he is one with the realm of perfect ideas; he is the man made in God's likeness and image (imagination) and is given power and dominion over all created things, his mind, body and affairs.
It is safe to say that all sickness and unhappiness come from the violation of the law of love. A new commandment I give unto you, "Love one another," and in the Game of Life, love or good-will takes every trick.
Chapter 7: Love
Every man on this planet is taking his initiation in love. "A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another." Ouspensky states, in "Tertium Organum," that "love is a cosmic phenomenon," and opens to man the fourth dimensional world, "The World of the Wondrous."
Real love is selfless and free from fear. It pours itself out upon the object of its affection, without demanding any return. Its joy is in the joy of giving. Love is God in manifestation, and the strongest magnetic force in the universe. Pure, unselfish love draws to itself its own; it does not need to seek or demand. Scarcely anyone has the faintest conception of real love. Man is selfish, tyrannical or fearful in his affections, thereby losing the thing he loves. Jealousy is the worst enemy of love, for the imagination runs riot, seeing the loved one attracted to another, and invariably these fears objectify if they are not neutralized.
For example: A woman came to me in deep distress. The man she loved had left her for other women, and said he never intended to marry her. She was torn with jealousy and resentment and said she hoped he would suffer as he had made her suffer; and added, "How could he leave me when I loved him so much?"
I replied, "You are not loving that man, you are hating him," and added, "You can never receive what you have never given. Give a perfect love and you will receive a perfect love. Perfect yourself on this man. Give him a perfect, unselfish love, demanding nothing in return. Do not criticize or condemn, and bless him wherever his is."
She replied, "No, I won't bless him unless I know where he is!" she said.
"Well," I said, "that is not real love."
"When you send out real love, real love will return to you, either from this man or his equivalent, for if this man is not the divine selection, you will not want him. As you are one with God, you are one with the love which belongs to you by divine right."
Several months passed, and matters remained about the same, but she was working conscientiously with herself. I said, "When you are no longer disturbed by his cruelty, he will cease to be cruel, as you are attracting it through your own emotions."
Then I told her of a brotherhood in India, who never said, "Good Morning" to each other. They used these words: "I salute the Divinity in you." They saluted the divinity in every man, and in the wild animals in the jungle, and they were never harmed, for they saw only God in every living thing. I said, "Salute the divinity in this man, and say, 'I see your divine self only. I see you as God see you, perfect, made in His image and likeness.'"
She found she was becoming more poised, and gradually losing her resentment. He was a Captain, and she always called him "The Cap."
One day, she said, suddenly, "God bless the Cap wherever he is."
I replied: "Now that is real love, and when you have become a 'complete circle,' and are no longer disturbed by the situation, you will have his love, or attract its equivalent."
I was moving at this time, and did not have a telephone, so was out of touch with her for a few weeks, when one morning I received a letter saying, "We are married."
At the earliest opportunity, I paid her a call. My first words were, "What happened?"
"Oh," she exclaimed, "a miracle! One day I woke up and all suffering had ceased. I saw him that evening and he asked me to marry him. We were married in about a week, and I have never seen a more devoted man."
There is an old saying: "No man is your enemy, no man is your friend, every man is your teacher."
SPIRITSIGHT.COM
Lately I’ve been having fun dipping into the works of a classic writer, a spiritual teacher and artist who was far ahead of her time. Her name was Florence Scovel Shinn, and she is most famous for having written the short but wisdom-filled book, The Game of Life and How to Play It. Written in 1925, this book is still available in stores today. There is also a wonderful collection of all four of her books available.
She used simple language to describe powerful metaphysical truths, mostly focusing on the importance of mind over matter, teaching people how to begin manifesting real changes in the world of 3-D. She includes simple affirmations that help you to deprogram from a lifetime of poor self-esteem, lack of energy or money, and all of those other things that we are far too prone to having. The best thing is that her books are filled with personal anecdotes based on the experiences of real people she coached. You’ll read about how people changed their cash flow around or achieved business success. You’ll learn about how thoughts and attitudes influence love relationships, all explained through the real life adventures of people that Florence worked with.
Here is a brief bio on her:
Florence Scovel Shinn
Florence Shinn here was a skilled artist who lived in New York City during the early twentieth century. She also became known as a skilled metaphysical teacher and spiritual luminary. Her lectures were well-attended and her books, including the classic The Game of Life and How to Play It, have been very popular since the 1920s. Florence Scovel Shinn is widely appreciated as one of the greatest American spiritual teachers of the twentieth century.
Here is some info on The Game of Life and How to Play It, which Florence self-published.
The Game of Life
Originally published in 1925, The Game of Life has become a spiritual classic. In a down-to-earth style filled with anecdotes, the book covers such topics as prosperity, healing, forgiveness, faith, and Divine Design. "Most people consider life a battle -- but it is not a battle, it is a game," writes Florence Shinn -- a "great game of Giving and Receiving." In this game, our mind is the most powerful tool we have, and it is a tool that much be used properly in order to attain happiness and peace. Please note: some minor modifications to the text have been made for clarity. Otherwise, the text is as it originally appeared.
I’m including a couple of brief excerpts from The Game. If these ideas resonate for you, I encourage you to access the website below, where the entire book is viewable online for free. Enjoy!
Florence Scovel Shinn
The Game of Life and How to Play It
Chapter 3: The Power of the Word
(On the power of words)
"By thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."
A person knowing the power of the word, becomes very careful of his conversation. He has only to watch the reaction of his words to know that they do "not return void." Through his spoken word, man is continually making laws for himself.
I knew a man who said, "I always miss a car. It invariably pulls out just as I arrive."
His daughter said: "I always catch a car. It's sure to come just as I get there." This occurred for years. Each had made a separate law for himself, one of failure, one of success. This is the psychology of superstitions.
(On health)
The body may be renewed and transformed through the spoken word and clear vision, and disease be completely wiped out of the consciousness. The metaphysician knows that all disease has a mental correspondence, and in order to heal the body one must first "heal the soul."
The soul is the subconscious mind, and it must be "saved" from wrong thinking.
In the twenty-third psalm, we read: "He restoreth my soul." This means that the subconscious mind or soul, must be restored with the right ideas, and the "mystical marriage" is the marriage of the soul and the spirit, or the subconscious and superconscious mind. They must be one. When the subconscious is flooded with the perfect ideas of the superconscious, God and man are one. "I and the Father are one." That is, he is one with the realm of perfect ideas; he is the man made in God's likeness and image (imagination) and is given power and dominion over all created things, his mind, body and affairs.
It is safe to say that all sickness and unhappiness come from the violation of the law of love. A new commandment I give unto you, "Love one another," and in the Game of Life, love or good-will takes every trick.
Chapter 7: Love
Every man on this planet is taking his initiation in love. "A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another." Ouspensky states, in "Tertium Organum," that "love is a cosmic phenomenon," and opens to man the fourth dimensional world, "The World of the Wondrous."
Real love is selfless and free from fear. It pours itself out upon the object of its affection, without demanding any return. Its joy is in the joy of giving. Love is God in manifestation, and the strongest magnetic force in the universe. Pure, unselfish love draws to itself its own; it does not need to seek or demand. Scarcely anyone has the faintest conception of real love. Man is selfish, tyrannical or fearful in his affections, thereby losing the thing he loves. Jealousy is the worst enemy of love, for the imagination runs riot, seeing the loved one attracted to another, and invariably these fears objectify if they are not neutralized.
For example: A woman came to me in deep distress. The man she loved had left her for other women, and said he never intended to marry her. She was torn with jealousy and resentment and said she hoped he would suffer as he had made her suffer; and added, "How could he leave me when I loved him so much?"
I replied, "You are not loving that man, you are hating him," and added, "You can never receive what you have never given. Give a perfect love and you will receive a perfect love. Perfect yourself on this man. Give him a perfect, unselfish love, demanding nothing in return. Do not criticize or condemn, and bless him wherever his is."
She replied, "No, I won't bless him unless I know where he is!" she said.
"Well," I said, "that is not real love."
"When you send out real love, real love will return to you, either from this man or his equivalent, for if this man is not the divine selection, you will not want him. As you are one with God, you are one with the love which belongs to you by divine right."
Several months passed, and matters remained about the same, but she was working conscientiously with herself. I said, "When you are no longer disturbed by his cruelty, he will cease to be cruel, as you are attracting it through your own emotions."
Then I told her of a brotherhood in India, who never said, "Good Morning" to each other. They used these words: "I salute the Divinity in you." They saluted the divinity in every man, and in the wild animals in the jungle, and they were never harmed, for they saw only God in every living thing. I said, "Salute the divinity in this man, and say, 'I see your divine self only. I see you as God see you, perfect, made in His image and likeness.'"
She found she was becoming more poised, and gradually losing her resentment. He was a Captain, and she always called him "The Cap."
One day, she said, suddenly, "God bless the Cap wherever he is."
I replied: "Now that is real love, and when you have become a 'complete circle,' and are no longer disturbed by the situation, you will have his love, or attract its equivalent."
I was moving at this time, and did not have a telephone, so was out of touch with her for a few weeks, when one morning I received a letter saying, "We are married."
At the earliest opportunity, I paid her a call. My first words were, "What happened?"
"Oh," she exclaimed, "a miracle! One day I woke up and all suffering had ceased. I saw him that evening and he asked me to marry him. We were married in about a week, and I have never seen a more devoted man."
There is an old saying: "No man is your enemy, no man is your friend, every man is your teacher."
SPIRITSIGHT.COM
Monday, June 28, 2004
Busy Bee Here
My apologies for not writing more in this blog, loyal readers! It's not that I'm not eager to share tons of stuff with you - far from it! I'm just channelling much of my writing energy into my new website and my book just now. My website will launch this summer, and it will be filled with articles, Q&A features, free tea leaf readings, astrology updates, discussion, and more. I'll announce the launch here as it gets closer to time. Also, if you would like me to send you an email notice about the launch, I can do that, too. Just email me at: shepherdjen@comcast.net, and I'll be sure to put you on the VIP list.
Since the energy of the summer solstice kicked in(June 21st,) I've been more aware than ever how much you really CAN find yourself living in a completely different reality from other people, even finding yourself separated from loved ones and close friends. What I mean by this is that the very energy I bring to my daily life, which is generally light, playful, spontaneous, and intuitive, has become more important for me to preserve. I'm less and less willing to participate in negative thoughtforms and attitudes. You know how when you spend time with grumpy or paranoid people, it just pulls your own energy down? I'm becoming much more aware of how much negativitiy is on the Internet, especially in alternative news groups and discussion groups.
There is negativity going on on this planet, so don't get me wrong. I realize you can't completely ignore it. But the real battles that are being waged have very little to do with the messes over in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's more about the consciousness that has CREATED those things, doing battle with that.
On a metaphysical level, the angels and spiritual guides are working on shifting the vibration of the Earth on a permanent level, and there is a lot of resistance going on. Negative beings, both in body and discarnate, are doing their best to put a monkey wrench in the works. But their main weapon is fear. Every time you let yourself sink into depression or fear, the bad guys win. You can only create a more harmonious reality by BEING harmony. You can only generate a positive emotional environment by BEING in positive emotion.
I know, these sound like airy fairy goals in some ways. But I just watch these small interactions each day with people as I go about doing things, and I've become much more aware of how I'll be in this incredibly creative and clear space, working on my book, and I can just talk with someone for a few minutes and they will POOP all over my creations. They don't mean to, of course. Maybe my friend is just having a bad day and can't help being a little negative in her tone. I understand that, we all go through that.
But when you're creating a thought bubble or hologram, as I am with my books and my website, I've found that you have to be a little protective of it. Its like, "Get your filthy thoughtforms off of me!" You don't want the "cling factor" of other people's goop to distort the energy you're trying to bring to your work.
Sometimes, it's best to create in stealth, in secret, and only announce your creations to others after you've finished!
I'm designing my website to become a really fun hangout for people who have some interest in mystical subjects, psychic development, and practical forms of spirituality such as self-healing, understanding dreams, learning to meditate and invoke in a powerful way. I know that you'll love it, so I should end this post right now and continue working on it!
In the meantime, guard your thoughts and creations like a mother hen and protect your own sense of peace and well-being. There are a lot of people and influences out there that would like to drag you down.
Best,
Jennifer
shepherdjen@comcast.net
My apologies for not writing more in this blog, loyal readers! It's not that I'm not eager to share tons of stuff with you - far from it! I'm just channelling much of my writing energy into my new website and my book just now. My website will launch this summer, and it will be filled with articles, Q&A features, free tea leaf readings, astrology updates, discussion, and more. I'll announce the launch here as it gets closer to time. Also, if you would like me to send you an email notice about the launch, I can do that, too. Just email me at: shepherdjen@comcast.net, and I'll be sure to put you on the VIP list.
Since the energy of the summer solstice kicked in(June 21st,) I've been more aware than ever how much you really CAN find yourself living in a completely different reality from other people, even finding yourself separated from loved ones and close friends. What I mean by this is that the very energy I bring to my daily life, which is generally light, playful, spontaneous, and intuitive, has become more important for me to preserve. I'm less and less willing to participate in negative thoughtforms and attitudes. You know how when you spend time with grumpy or paranoid people, it just pulls your own energy down? I'm becoming much more aware of how much negativitiy is on the Internet, especially in alternative news groups and discussion groups.
There is negativity going on on this planet, so don't get me wrong. I realize you can't completely ignore it. But the real battles that are being waged have very little to do with the messes over in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's more about the consciousness that has CREATED those things, doing battle with that.
On a metaphysical level, the angels and spiritual guides are working on shifting the vibration of the Earth on a permanent level, and there is a lot of resistance going on. Negative beings, both in body and discarnate, are doing their best to put a monkey wrench in the works. But their main weapon is fear. Every time you let yourself sink into depression or fear, the bad guys win. You can only create a more harmonious reality by BEING harmony. You can only generate a positive emotional environment by BEING in positive emotion.
I know, these sound like airy fairy goals in some ways. But I just watch these small interactions each day with people as I go about doing things, and I've become much more aware of how I'll be in this incredibly creative and clear space, working on my book, and I can just talk with someone for a few minutes and they will POOP all over my creations. They don't mean to, of course. Maybe my friend is just having a bad day and can't help being a little negative in her tone. I understand that, we all go through that.
But when you're creating a thought bubble or hologram, as I am with my books and my website, I've found that you have to be a little protective of it. Its like, "Get your filthy thoughtforms off of me!" You don't want the "cling factor" of other people's goop to distort the energy you're trying to bring to your work.
Sometimes, it's best to create in stealth, in secret, and only announce your creations to others after you've finished!
I'm designing my website to become a really fun hangout for people who have some interest in mystical subjects, psychic development, and practical forms of spirituality such as self-healing, understanding dreams, learning to meditate and invoke in a powerful way. I know that you'll love it, so I should end this post right now and continue working on it!
In the meantime, guard your thoughts and creations like a mother hen and protect your own sense of peace and well-being. There are a lot of people and influences out there that would like to drag you down.
Best,
Jennifer
shepherdjen@comcast.net
Friday, June 25, 2004
Busy Bee Here
I just wanted to make a brief post before the week completely evaporated. My apologies for not having more to share in this blog, loyal readers! It's not that I don't have anything to share with you - far from it! I'm just channelling much of my writing energy into my new website and my book just now. My website will launch this summer, and it will be filled with articles, Q&A features, free tea leaf readings, astrology updates, discussion, and more. I'll announce the launch here as it gets closer to time. Also, if you would like me to send you an email notice about the launch, I can do that, too. Just email me at: shepherdjen@comcast.net, and I'll be sure to put you on the VIP list.
Since the energy of the summer solstice kicked in this week (June 21st,) I've been more aware than ever how much you really CAN find yourself living in a completely different reality from other people, even finding yourself separated from loved ones and close friends. What I mean by this is that the very energy I bring to my daily life, which is generally light, playful, spontaneous, and intuitive, has become more important for me to preserve. I'm less and less willing to participate in negative thoughtforms and attitudes. You know how when you spend time with grumpy or paranoid people, it just pulls your own energy down? I'm becoming much more aware of how much negativitiy is on the Internet, especially in alternative news groups and discussion groups.
There is negativity going on on this planet, so don't get me wrong. I realize you can't completely ignore it. But the real battles that are being waged have very little to do with the mess over in Iraq and Afghanistan. On a metaphysical level, the angels and spiritual guides are working on shifting the vibration of the Earth on a permanent level, and there is a lot of resistance going on. Negative beings, both in body and discarnate, are doing their best to put a monkey wrench in the works. But their main weapon is fear. Every time you let yourself sink into depression or fear, the bad guys win. You can only create a more harmonious reality by BEING harmony. You can only generate a positive emotional environment by BEING in positive emotion.
I know, these sound like airy fairy goals in some ways. But I just watch these small interactions each day with people as I go about doing things, and I've become much more aware of how I'll be in this incredibly creative and clear space, working on my book, and I can just talk with someone for a few minutes and they will POOP all over my creations. They don't mean to, of course. Maybe my friend is just having a bad day and can't help being a little negative in their tone. I understand that, we all go through that.
But when you're creating a thought bubble or hologram, as I am with my books and my website, I've found that you have to be a little protective of it. Its like, "Get your filthy thoughtforms off of me!" You don't want the "cling factor" of other people's goop to distort the energy you're trying to bring to your work.
Sometimes, it's best to create in stealth, in secret, and only announce your creations to others after you've finished!
I'm designing my website to become a really positive, fun, and interesting hangout for people who have some interest in mystical subjects, psychic development, and practical forms of spirituality such as self-healing, understanding dreams, learning to meditate and invoke in a powerful, joyful way. I know that you'll love it, so I should end this post right now and continue working on it!
In the meantime, guard your thoughts and creations like a mother hen and protect your own sense of peace and well-being. There are a lot of people and influences out there that would like to drag you down.
Best,
Jennifer
shepherdjen@comcast.net
I just wanted to make a brief post before the week completely evaporated. My apologies for not having more to share in this blog, loyal readers! It's not that I don't have anything to share with you - far from it! I'm just channelling much of my writing energy into my new website and my book just now. My website will launch this summer, and it will be filled with articles, Q&A features, free tea leaf readings, astrology updates, discussion, and more. I'll announce the launch here as it gets closer to time. Also, if you would like me to send you an email notice about the launch, I can do that, too. Just email me at: shepherdjen@comcast.net, and I'll be sure to put you on the VIP list.
Since the energy of the summer solstice kicked in this week (June 21st,) I've been more aware than ever how much you really CAN find yourself living in a completely different reality from other people, even finding yourself separated from loved ones and close friends. What I mean by this is that the very energy I bring to my daily life, which is generally light, playful, spontaneous, and intuitive, has become more important for me to preserve. I'm less and less willing to participate in negative thoughtforms and attitudes. You know how when you spend time with grumpy or paranoid people, it just pulls your own energy down? I'm becoming much more aware of how much negativitiy is on the Internet, especially in alternative news groups and discussion groups.
There is negativity going on on this planet, so don't get me wrong. I realize you can't completely ignore it. But the real battles that are being waged have very little to do with the mess over in Iraq and Afghanistan. On a metaphysical level, the angels and spiritual guides are working on shifting the vibration of the Earth on a permanent level, and there is a lot of resistance going on. Negative beings, both in body and discarnate, are doing their best to put a monkey wrench in the works. But their main weapon is fear. Every time you let yourself sink into depression or fear, the bad guys win. You can only create a more harmonious reality by BEING harmony. You can only generate a positive emotional environment by BEING in positive emotion.
I know, these sound like airy fairy goals in some ways. But I just watch these small interactions each day with people as I go about doing things, and I've become much more aware of how I'll be in this incredibly creative and clear space, working on my book, and I can just talk with someone for a few minutes and they will POOP all over my creations. They don't mean to, of course. Maybe my friend is just having a bad day and can't help being a little negative in their tone. I understand that, we all go through that.
But when you're creating a thought bubble or hologram, as I am with my books and my website, I've found that you have to be a little protective of it. Its like, "Get your filthy thoughtforms off of me!" You don't want the "cling factor" of other people's goop to distort the energy you're trying to bring to your work.
Sometimes, it's best to create in stealth, in secret, and only announce your creations to others after you've finished!
I'm designing my website to become a really positive, fun, and interesting hangout for people who have some interest in mystical subjects, psychic development, and practical forms of spirituality such as self-healing, understanding dreams, learning to meditate and invoke in a powerful, joyful way. I know that you'll love it, so I should end this post right now and continue working on it!
In the meantime, guard your thoughts and creations like a mother hen and protect your own sense of peace and well-being. There are a lot of people and influences out there that would like to drag you down.
Best,
Jennifer
shepherdjen@comcast.net
Friday, June 18, 2004
Subconscious Scribes!
Using Dreams as Inspiration for Fiction
I'm offering my six week online course again. This class is so fun! Everything is delivered to you via email. You receive six weekly "lectures," which include material on the art of dreaming, the history of dreaming, and the "magic" of dreaming. And you discuss dreams and dreaming experiences with other students through the class discussion list. Along the way, you'll be guided to create several shortie short stories based on real dreams that you've had. I'll show you different entry points and approaches which will help you to turn dreams into polished stories. If you've always wanted to dig a little deeper into your dreams, using them as a take off point for creative work, then this is the class for you!
Cost: $40.00 || Prerequisites: have email and world-wide web access, ability to navigate the Internet
Course length: Six weeks (June 21 to July 26) || limit: None
Instructor: Jennifer Shepherd, Intuitive Counselor, Freelance Writer and Syndicated Columnist (serving more than 2 million readers)
Do you sometimes have dreams that are strange, wild, and surprising? Even if you don't always remember your dreams, have you had a few over the years that made you think, "I should write a story about that" or "That was like a scene from a movie!"
Dreams are messages from the subconscious mind, and they can help you to tap into a deep well of creativity. Over the next six weeks, Jennifer Shepherd, intuitive counselor, freelance writer, and a columnist serving 2 million readers, will guide you in harvesting the content of your dreams and using it as fuel for your fiction writing. You'll be shown specific exercises, techniques, and tips that will make dream recall easier, and you'll learn how to use dream content as a take off point for your fiction writing.
Students will work on short weekly assignments based on their dreams and discuss their work with their fellow students. Whether you're already working on a novel for publication or are just writing short stories for fun, this class will jump-start your imagination and get your writing flowing in an exciting new direction.
Note: Even if you don't always remember your dreams, don't worry! We're going to teach you ways to remember your dreams, and also assign you a "dream buddy" so you can borrow dreams from others!
About Jennifer Shepherd
Jennifer Shepherd is an intuitive counselor and freelance writer whose nationally syndicated column, "The Cosmic Butt Kick," reaches over 2 million readers. She is the author of over 2700 published columns, essays, and articles, and she has been a columnist for Spa, Boy Crazy, and Total Fitness magazines.
REGISTER
SUBCONSCIOUS SCRIBES CLASS
Using Dreams as Inspiration for Fiction
I'm offering my six week online course again. This class is so fun! Everything is delivered to you via email. You receive six weekly "lectures," which include material on the art of dreaming, the history of dreaming, and the "magic" of dreaming. And you discuss dreams and dreaming experiences with other students through the class discussion list. Along the way, you'll be guided to create several shortie short stories based on real dreams that you've had. I'll show you different entry points and approaches which will help you to turn dreams into polished stories. If you've always wanted to dig a little deeper into your dreams, using them as a take off point for creative work, then this is the class for you!
Cost: $40.00 || Prerequisites: have email and world-wide web access, ability to navigate the Internet
Course length: Six weeks (June 21 to July 26) || limit: None
Instructor: Jennifer Shepherd, Intuitive Counselor, Freelance Writer and Syndicated Columnist (serving more than 2 million readers)
Do you sometimes have dreams that are strange, wild, and surprising? Even if you don't always remember your dreams, have you had a few over the years that made you think, "I should write a story about that" or "That was like a scene from a movie!"
Dreams are messages from the subconscious mind, and they can help you to tap into a deep well of creativity. Over the next six weeks, Jennifer Shepherd, intuitive counselor, freelance writer, and a columnist serving 2 million readers, will guide you in harvesting the content of your dreams and using it as fuel for your fiction writing. You'll be shown specific exercises, techniques, and tips that will make dream recall easier, and you'll learn how to use dream content as a take off point for your fiction writing.
Students will work on short weekly assignments based on their dreams and discuss their work with their fellow students. Whether you're already working on a novel for publication or are just writing short stories for fun, this class will jump-start your imagination and get your writing flowing in an exciting new direction.
Note: Even if you don't always remember your dreams, don't worry! We're going to teach you ways to remember your dreams, and also assign you a "dream buddy" so you can borrow dreams from others!
About Jennifer Shepherd
Jennifer Shepherd is an intuitive counselor and freelance writer whose nationally syndicated column, "The Cosmic Butt Kick," reaches over 2 million readers. She is the author of over 2700 published columns, essays, and articles, and she has been a columnist for Spa, Boy Crazy, and Total Fitness magazines.
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Wednesday, June 16, 2004
THOUGHTS ARE THINGS. EMOTIONS ARE EVENTS.
** I posted this at Rumor Mill News (see link at right.) Pardon the repeat if you've already seen it. It seems that, more and more lately, the "work" I'm doing is about smacking people (lovingly, of course!) over the head about how POWERFUL they are. How their thoughts, their emotions, and their spiritual intents DO create reality. You are so powerful, folks! I hope that some of what I share here will inspire you. I am sending you big fat drooling energy hugs, in any case! -- J.
I've been reminded lately how important it is to be conscious, at all times, of where I am putting energy, thought, and emotion.
We're very blessed beings, gifted with the spiritual power to shape reality as we project our holographic "thoughtforms" each day. Much of the trick to creating greater health, harmony, finances, and relationships is about disabling old thought bubbles that circle around us much like the thought balloons of cartoon characters. You know when Doonesbury or Snoopy "says" somthing in a cartoon, how the artist depicts this with a balloon over that character's head? Well, we all run around with thought balloons or "thoughtforms" in our energy field. Sensitives can perceive them. I tend to see them as dark, greyish and lumpy-looking things. They have a nasty texture. (At least, the negative ones do.)
Positive thoughtforms that are based in love have a gorgeous geometrical shape to them. Imagine something that looks crystalline, like the molecular attributes of a snowflake. It's kind of like that. We all carry a certain amount of positive thoughtforms in our energy fields, usually pertaining to family members whom we love. So you might have several thought bubbles with gorgeous colors and amazing geometry that link to your relationships with your spouse, significant other, kids, pets, parents, friends, etc. And then you would have several less cohesive but still mostly positive ones that are less important relationships - thoughtforms around, say, your boss, your coworkers, your students, your teachers or mentors, your coach, etc.
But the negative ones are what we need to be aware of. They act as a feedback mechanism, shaping the way we perceive and experience reality. Thoughts are things. Emotions are events.
We've been given a "loaded gun" as spiritually sovereign beings with the power of free will who, nevertheless, are locked into this funky three-dimensional body and what would APPEAR to be a pretty inflexible world.
But reality isn't inflexible at all. It changes all of the time. It goes through shifts, flips, and distortions. Funny things happen to time, too, such as "time-bending." Have you ever done that? You're running late to something, and you really need to get there on time. You push through traffic but still, you just know you're not going to get there on time.
A thought comes into your head. "I'm going to bend time. I'll just bend it, say, a half hour or so. I just need that extra time window to make it to such-and-such event."
What's funny is that when you have clear intent about this, it works. And others will reflect back to you the reality of what you did.
Two examples from my life, recent ones. I was meeting a girlfriend for lunch and was running late. I hate to keep people waiting for me. I just find it very disrespectful when somebody runs late, and I don't like putting somebody else in that uncomfortable position. So I was very peeved at myself for not completing my other errands on time and running late to lunch.
It came to me, "I'll time bend. Let me bend it just a smidge so that I get there in time with a little extra to spare, so that I can find parking and catch my breath."
I felt a shift, an indescribable "click" as I set this intent. Somehow, I knew I had bent time.
It sounds silly, I know. But hey, I believed in it! I had a light, playful attitude about it, too, like, "Hey, I've gathered evidence every day that we truly live in a 'Harry Potter' universe, where magic and miracles constantly happen. So why not time bend?" (Interestingly enough, I hadn't yet seen the newest Harry Potter movie, in which time bending figures in the plot towards the end.)
Anyway, I arrived at lunch with about 15 minutes to spare, which was physically impossible given the speed at which I was traveling, the thickness of traffic, and the fact that I was running so late. I didn't think too much more about it and settled in a table outside to wait for my friend.
A little later, she turns up. She tells me right away, "Time is acting funny." She says she was busy with a client on the phone and left her house REALLY late. But she was only a couple of minutes late for our lunch. And, she said, "That's impossible. I should have been at least fifteen minutes late."
Funny thing was, I had set the intention to bend time by about fifteen minutes or so. HMMMM......
I made no mention of my little temporal adventure. I sort of wanted to savor it for myself.
This past Friday, the honey and I are running around doing things, and I have a thought. "Gee, the weekend would flow better if time would just slow down by about an hour." About the same moment the thought came to me, I was game to try it. I set the intention, again felt a "click," and we went about our business.
I noticed from that moment forward how we always seemed to have an extra hour in front of events and meetings. I'm usually a "last minute" type of person, tumbling out of bed to allow for the maximum amount of sleep (must get my beauty rest!) and racing to whatever I need to get to. I never have time to PREPARE before something, to attend to little things in an unhurried way. To, you know, check to see if I have snot running down my face or whatever. (I'm never sure.)
All weekend, though, I found myself having to kill an extra hour before stuff would start. I realized that I may well have created this perception through my intention of "time bending" by an hour.
The funny thing was, I didn't tell my honey anything about my little experiment. And all weekend, this extra hour seemed to persist. At some point over the weekend, he mentioned to me, "Time seems to be a little slower, by about an hour."
So - if it was all "in my head," and I had only affected MY perception of time...then why did a) my friend spontaneously comment that time was acting strange and b) my significant other make a comment about time being slowed down? And each of them commented on the exact time allotment that I had tried to "bend," about fifteen minutes with the friend and an hour with my honey, respectively. This meant that they were, independent of any prior notification from me, entering into the same timestream that I had consciously changed.
Very cool, huh?
Over the weekend, though, I grew tired of being SO early for things! I was growing bored! So on Sunday I consciously "sped up" time again. Now things would appear to be racing along as usual. A little too fast for me, actually.
I realize that what I have narrated here may seem bizarre and impossible.
Chat with a quantum physicist. He's light years ahead of me about the hows and whys of temporal anomalies.
But, the physicists are VERIFYING this stuff every day.
Reality is far more flexible and malleable than might appear.
THOUGHTS ARE THINGS. EMOTIONS ARE EVENTS.
These cohesive "thought bubbles" or reality creations hover in our energy fields, determining the shape and texture of our life's daily events.
By the way, you can "zap" negative thoughtforms by mentally projecting a blue-silver color out your third eye or your palms. At first, you'll encounter a lot of resistance, and you may need to repeat the exercise over and over again, possibly over days, weeks, or even months, before you'll really SENSE that you've zapped those suckers into submission.
Then it's time to start experimenting with group thoughtforms.
Try, say, zapping or cancelling out the huge thoughtform that's being activated right not on a planetary level about the need for Revelations/Armageddon/doom and disaster/Planet X/the arrival of negative aliens to take place.
Personally, I'm deciding to flip over to another station. A different frequency.
Let's work together to break up those heavy, dense thoughforms.
Just because other people want to create those realities doesn't mean WE have to.
The Earth is our playground.
I think it's time for some play. Laughter instead of tears. Miracles instead of victimization.
Love instead of fear.
LipstickMystic@comcast.net
** I posted this at Rumor Mill News (see link at right.) Pardon the repeat if you've already seen it. It seems that, more and more lately, the "work" I'm doing is about smacking people (lovingly, of course!) over the head about how POWERFUL they are. How their thoughts, their emotions, and their spiritual intents DO create reality. You are so powerful, folks! I hope that some of what I share here will inspire you. I am sending you big fat drooling energy hugs, in any case! -- J.
I've been reminded lately how important it is to be conscious, at all times, of where I am putting energy, thought, and emotion.
We're very blessed beings, gifted with the spiritual power to shape reality as we project our holographic "thoughtforms" each day. Much of the trick to creating greater health, harmony, finances, and relationships is about disabling old thought bubbles that circle around us much like the thought balloons of cartoon characters. You know when Doonesbury or Snoopy "says" somthing in a cartoon, how the artist depicts this with a balloon over that character's head? Well, we all run around with thought balloons or "thoughtforms" in our energy field. Sensitives can perceive them. I tend to see them as dark, greyish and lumpy-looking things. They have a nasty texture. (At least, the negative ones do.)
Positive thoughtforms that are based in love have a gorgeous geometrical shape to them. Imagine something that looks crystalline, like the molecular attributes of a snowflake. It's kind of like that. We all carry a certain amount of positive thoughtforms in our energy fields, usually pertaining to family members whom we love. So you might have several thought bubbles with gorgeous colors and amazing geometry that link to your relationships with your spouse, significant other, kids, pets, parents, friends, etc. And then you would have several less cohesive but still mostly positive ones that are less important relationships - thoughtforms around, say, your boss, your coworkers, your students, your teachers or mentors, your coach, etc.
But the negative ones are what we need to be aware of. They act as a feedback mechanism, shaping the way we perceive and experience reality. Thoughts are things. Emotions are events.
We've been given a "loaded gun" as spiritually sovereign beings with the power of free will who, nevertheless, are locked into this funky three-dimensional body and what would APPEAR to be a pretty inflexible world.
But reality isn't inflexible at all. It changes all of the time. It goes through shifts, flips, and distortions. Funny things happen to time, too, such as "time-bending." Have you ever done that? You're running late to something, and you really need to get there on time. You push through traffic but still, you just know you're not going to get there on time.
A thought comes into your head. "I'm going to bend time. I'll just bend it, say, a half hour or so. I just need that extra time window to make it to such-and-such event."
What's funny is that when you have clear intent about this, it works. And others will reflect back to you the reality of what you did.
Two examples from my life, recent ones. I was meeting a girlfriend for lunch and was running late. I hate to keep people waiting for me. I just find it very disrespectful when somebody runs late, and I don't like putting somebody else in that uncomfortable position. So I was very peeved at myself for not completing my other errands on time and running late to lunch.
It came to me, "I'll time bend. Let me bend it just a smidge so that I get there in time with a little extra to spare, so that I can find parking and catch my breath."
I felt a shift, an indescribable "click" as I set this intent. Somehow, I knew I had bent time.
It sounds silly, I know. But hey, I believed in it! I had a light, playful attitude about it, too, like, "Hey, I've gathered evidence every day that we truly live in a 'Harry Potter' universe, where magic and miracles constantly happen. So why not time bend?" (Interestingly enough, I hadn't yet seen the newest Harry Potter movie, in which time bending figures in the plot towards the end.)
Anyway, I arrived at lunch with about 15 minutes to spare, which was physically impossible given the speed at which I was traveling, the thickness of traffic, and the fact that I was running so late. I didn't think too much more about it and settled in a table outside to wait for my friend.
A little later, she turns up. She tells me right away, "Time is acting funny." She says she was busy with a client on the phone and left her house REALLY late. But she was only a couple of minutes late for our lunch. And, she said, "That's impossible. I should have been at least fifteen minutes late."
Funny thing was, I had set the intention to bend time by about fifteen minutes or so. HMMMM......
I made no mention of my little temporal adventure. I sort of wanted to savor it for myself.
This past Friday, the honey and I are running around doing things, and I have a thought. "Gee, the weekend would flow better if time would just slow down by about an hour." About the same moment the thought came to me, I was game to try it. I set the intention, again felt a "click," and we went about our business.
I noticed from that moment forward how we always seemed to have an extra hour in front of events and meetings. I'm usually a "last minute" type of person, tumbling out of bed to allow for the maximum amount of sleep (must get my beauty rest!) and racing to whatever I need to get to. I never have time to PREPARE before something, to attend to little things in an unhurried way. To, you know, check to see if I have snot running down my face or whatever. (I'm never sure.)
All weekend, though, I found myself having to kill an extra hour before stuff would start. I realized that I may well have created this perception through my intention of "time bending" by an hour.
The funny thing was, I didn't tell my honey anything about my little experiment. And all weekend, this extra hour seemed to persist. At some point over the weekend, he mentioned to me, "Time seems to be a little slower, by about an hour."
So - if it was all "in my head," and I had only affected MY perception of time...then why did a) my friend spontaneously comment that time was acting strange and b) my significant other make a comment about time being slowed down? And each of them commented on the exact time allotment that I had tried to "bend," about fifteen minutes with the friend and an hour with my honey, respectively. This meant that they were, independent of any prior notification from me, entering into the same timestream that I had consciously changed.
Very cool, huh?
Over the weekend, though, I grew tired of being SO early for things! I was growing bored! So on Sunday I consciously "sped up" time again. Now things would appear to be racing along as usual. A little too fast for me, actually.
I realize that what I have narrated here may seem bizarre and impossible.
Chat with a quantum physicist. He's light years ahead of me about the hows and whys of temporal anomalies.
But, the physicists are VERIFYING this stuff every day.
Reality is far more flexible and malleable than might appear.
THOUGHTS ARE THINGS. EMOTIONS ARE EVENTS.
These cohesive "thought bubbles" or reality creations hover in our energy fields, determining the shape and texture of our life's daily events.
By the way, you can "zap" negative thoughtforms by mentally projecting a blue-silver color out your third eye or your palms. At first, you'll encounter a lot of resistance, and you may need to repeat the exercise over and over again, possibly over days, weeks, or even months, before you'll really SENSE that you've zapped those suckers into submission.
Then it's time to start experimenting with group thoughtforms.
Try, say, zapping or cancelling out the huge thoughtform that's being activated right not on a planetary level about the need for Revelations/Armageddon/doom and disaster/Planet X/the arrival of negative aliens to take place.
Personally, I'm deciding to flip over to another station. A different frequency.
Let's work together to break up those heavy, dense thoughforms.
Just because other people want to create those realities doesn't mean WE have to.
The Earth is our playground.
I think it's time for some play. Laughter instead of tears. Miracles instead of victimization.
Love instead of fear.
LipstickMystic@comcast.net
Monday, June 14, 2004
Man Recalls Past Life as Titanic Designer
There are many wonderful researchers who have devoted their careers to verifying instances of past life recall, and you'll find a ton of info on the Net if you do a Google search. But this article was recently referenced at an alternative site called
RENSE.COM
It's brief article about a man who struggled with memories that were surfacing about his past life as the Irish engineer who designed the ill-fated ship, the Titanic. He's written a book about his experiences, too, which could be fascinating.
Here's the link to the article. Check it out!
JOHNADAMS.NET
There are many wonderful researchers who have devoted their careers to verifying instances of past life recall, and you'll find a ton of info on the Net if you do a Google search. But this article was recently referenced at an alternative site called
RENSE.COM
It's brief article about a man who struggled with memories that were surfacing about his past life as the Irish engineer who designed the ill-fated ship, the Titanic. He's written a book about his experiences, too, which could be fascinating.
Here's the link to the article. Check it out!
JOHNADAMS.NET
Thursday, June 10, 2004
Creature Feature
Many New Age types have been saying that the planet is going through certain "energy shifts" right now which, hopefully, will propel mankind into greater awareness of the need for things like peace, kindness, understanding, etc. Some physical signs of these shifts are supposed to be evidenced by the increase in weird weather patterns, fireballs dropping from the sky (as recently happened outside Seattle) and so forth.
Another physical sign that these shifts are happening, supposedly, is the sudden appearance of creatures no scientists have ever studied before. If we're truly shifting dimensions, and if doorways between realities are really opening up, it would make sense that certain odd beings might be coming and going through these doors. Usually, you just hear wild tales about creepy crawlies like chupacabres, monkey men, or little alien dudes (none of which I'm eager to meet on a dark and stormy night.) But this headline caught my interest yesterday.
Apparently, in Asheville, NC, there have been some sightings of a neat little creature that looks part fox, part jackal, part cat, and part, well, God knows what. It's kind of a cute critter. This family used a motion sensitive camera to capture photos of it on their property, where it was coming for food along with other animals. They sent the photo into the local newspaper, who printed it. Various animal experts are stumped. They don't know what it is.
To check out the creature feature, click here:
UNIDENTIFIED CREATURE IN NC STUMPS EXPERTS
I don't know about you, but I think the little guy's kinda cute.
As long as he's not a man-eater or anything.
astrologywriter@comcast.net
Many New Age types have been saying that the planet is going through certain "energy shifts" right now which, hopefully, will propel mankind into greater awareness of the need for things like peace, kindness, understanding, etc. Some physical signs of these shifts are supposed to be evidenced by the increase in weird weather patterns, fireballs dropping from the sky (as recently happened outside Seattle) and so forth.
Another physical sign that these shifts are happening, supposedly, is the sudden appearance of creatures no scientists have ever studied before. If we're truly shifting dimensions, and if doorways between realities are really opening up, it would make sense that certain odd beings might be coming and going through these doors. Usually, you just hear wild tales about creepy crawlies like chupacabres, monkey men, or little alien dudes (none of which I'm eager to meet on a dark and stormy night.) But this headline caught my interest yesterday.
Apparently, in Asheville, NC, there have been some sightings of a neat little creature that looks part fox, part jackal, part cat, and part, well, God knows what. It's kind of a cute critter. This family used a motion sensitive camera to capture photos of it on their property, where it was coming for food along with other animals. They sent the photo into the local newspaper, who printed it. Various animal experts are stumped. They don't know what it is.
To check out the creature feature, click here:
UNIDENTIFIED CREATURE IN NC STUMPS EXPERTS
I don't know about you, but I think the little guy's kinda cute.
As long as he's not a man-eater or anything.
astrologywriter@comcast.net
Monday, June 07, 2004
Happy Venus Transit!
By now, you've probably read about the rare passage of Venus between the Earth and the Sun that starts around 1 a.m. tonight on the East Coast and lasts until about 7 a.m. EST. It's kind of like a mini-eclipse. It's pretty rare. The next one happens in 2012, and after that, it doesn't happen again for some 100 years.
What does it mean? My intuitive take on it is this:
Venus - Planet of love, balance, artistry, imagination, and harmony
Sun - Rules personality, identity, core beliefs and attitudes
Earth - Us, where we are now
With Venus passing between the Earth and the Sun, it would seem we would have a clearer window of opportunity, energy-wise, to put love of others before love of self. Also, it's a chance to put harmony before self-expression (meaning, don't just express yourself willfully in harmful ways - seek to find what is best for humanity as a whole before taking action.) So the planetary influences are definite peace-oriented.
There's been a lot of interference coming in for this past week, chaotic vibrations that intuitives like me are sensitive to. Call it a cosmic weather pattern, if you will, but there's definitely been some global "slime" happening. This energy has been trying to discourage a lot of Lightworkers in this week before the transit takes place, doing its best to push people into making life choices that are of a low vibration.
I was slimed pretty good around my book stuff, and it's just starting to clear out late today. But don't worry, I'm still working on it and planning to publish by fall.
So - I'd say it's a great time to do more personal clearing, invoking the healing energies of God/Goddess/Great Spirit, the angels and spiritual guides, and also welcome the incredible revitalizing and protective energies of Venus.
Here's linking all of our energies in a joint prayer for peace, healing, and well-being - for us as well as this lovely planet we call home.
Hugs,
Jennifer
By now, you've probably read about the rare passage of Venus between the Earth and the Sun that starts around 1 a.m. tonight on the East Coast and lasts until about 7 a.m. EST. It's kind of like a mini-eclipse. It's pretty rare. The next one happens in 2012, and after that, it doesn't happen again for some 100 years.
What does it mean? My intuitive take on it is this:
Venus - Planet of love, balance, artistry, imagination, and harmony
Sun - Rules personality, identity, core beliefs and attitudes
Earth - Us, where we are now
With Venus passing between the Earth and the Sun, it would seem we would have a clearer window of opportunity, energy-wise, to put love of others before love of self. Also, it's a chance to put harmony before self-expression (meaning, don't just express yourself willfully in harmful ways - seek to find what is best for humanity as a whole before taking action.) So the planetary influences are definite peace-oriented.
There's been a lot of interference coming in for this past week, chaotic vibrations that intuitives like me are sensitive to. Call it a cosmic weather pattern, if you will, but there's definitely been some global "slime" happening. This energy has been trying to discourage a lot of Lightworkers in this week before the transit takes place, doing its best to push people into making life choices that are of a low vibration.
I was slimed pretty good around my book stuff, and it's just starting to clear out late today. But don't worry, I'm still working on it and planning to publish by fall.
So - I'd say it's a great time to do more personal clearing, invoking the healing energies of God/Goddess/Great Spirit, the angels and spiritual guides, and also welcome the incredible revitalizing and protective energies of Venus.
Here's linking all of our energies in a joint prayer for peace, healing, and well-being - for us as well as this lovely planet we call home.
Hugs,
Jennifer
Thursday, June 03, 2004
How to Attract Anything to You:
I found this wonderful, simple set of guidelines archived from a newsletter that used to be published called Night Queen. The original author appears to be an astrologer named Madeline Gerwick-Brodeur, whose current website is:
ASTRO-CYCLES.COM
In her archived newsletter, she spelled out these simple guidelines for manifesting, that is, bringing something you want or need into manifestation in this dimension. It's "real magic," the kind that we all should be achieving through the practice of whatever religious faith or spiritual philosophy we follow. It's also called "applied faith," stepping directly into the energies of creation. Anybody can do it. The hardest part is putting yourself in the right emotional state if you feel drained or downtrodden. I love how she laid out these really simple and workable concepts. I have already used these in my life and manifestated just about anything important that I've needed, so I can verify the effectiveness of these simple techniques. Check them out!
How to Attract Anything to You:
by Madeline Gerwick-Brodeur
1. Remember a time or event when you felt VERY happy, excited or joyful.
2. Once you're in this high vibrational energy and feeling that happiness, excitement or joy again, THEN start thanking the Universe for having ALREADY provided your wish come true.
3. As you give thanks for your wish having already come true, imagine what this wish feels like, smells like, tastes like. What are you doing when this wish comes true? Who else is there? See and hear what is happening around you. Put in the details of your wish.
4. Remain in this high energy, feeling thankful that your wish has come true for a minimum of 17 seconds each time you do this (this is needed to combust the energy) and a total of at least 68 seconds per day (this is the daily minimum needed to manifest your wish).
5. ALLOW your wish to come true. Whenever you hear any negative thoughts about your wish coming true, say out loud: "Cancel. Clear." Then substitute a positive thought like "Of course the Universe wants to bring me my wish!" Suspend your disbelief and allow your wish to come true.
Two things to remember:
1. NEVER ASK for anything or say you need or want something. Those words indicate you lack it, and you are only reinforcing the fact that you don't have it. ALWAYS thank the Universe for having ALREADY provided it.
2. Whenever you put yourself in the high energy and thank the Universe (or whatever word you use) for having already provided this wish, you are activating the timeline where this occurs. You are also "stepping on the gas" and telling the Universe to send it to you. Whenever you have negative thoughts about getting it, you are "stepping on the brakes" and telling the Universe NOT to send it to you. Be careful to ALLOW it to happen by canceling those thoughts.
In essence, whenever we are feeling joyful about our wish coming true, we are activating the timeline where it occurs. Likewise, whenever we feel dread, fear, etc., we are activating the timeline where our fears are manifested. We are literally doing this from moment to moment. So be happy and joyful and choose a positive timeline! Your wish will come true. Have fun manifesting. You can use this for any thing, any time. Just be clear about what you want!
I found this wonderful, simple set of guidelines archived from a newsletter that used to be published called Night Queen. The original author appears to be an astrologer named Madeline Gerwick-Brodeur, whose current website is:
ASTRO-CYCLES.COM
In her archived newsletter, she spelled out these simple guidelines for manifesting, that is, bringing something you want or need into manifestation in this dimension. It's "real magic," the kind that we all should be achieving through the practice of whatever religious faith or spiritual philosophy we follow. It's also called "applied faith," stepping directly into the energies of creation. Anybody can do it. The hardest part is putting yourself in the right emotional state if you feel drained or downtrodden. I love how she laid out these really simple and workable concepts. I have already used these in my life and manifestated just about anything important that I've needed, so I can verify the effectiveness of these simple techniques. Check them out!
How to Attract Anything to You:
by Madeline Gerwick-Brodeur
1. Remember a time or event when you felt VERY happy, excited or joyful.
2. Once you're in this high vibrational energy and feeling that happiness, excitement or joy again, THEN start thanking the Universe for having ALREADY provided your wish come true.
3. As you give thanks for your wish having already come true, imagine what this wish feels like, smells like, tastes like. What are you doing when this wish comes true? Who else is there? See and hear what is happening around you. Put in the details of your wish.
4. Remain in this high energy, feeling thankful that your wish has come true for a minimum of 17 seconds each time you do this (this is needed to combust the energy) and a total of at least 68 seconds per day (this is the daily minimum needed to manifest your wish).
5. ALLOW your wish to come true. Whenever you hear any negative thoughts about your wish coming true, say out loud: "Cancel. Clear." Then substitute a positive thought like "Of course the Universe wants to bring me my wish!" Suspend your disbelief and allow your wish to come true.
Two things to remember:
1. NEVER ASK for anything or say you need or want something. Those words indicate you lack it, and you are only reinforcing the fact that you don't have it. ALWAYS thank the Universe for having ALREADY provided it.
2. Whenever you put yourself in the high energy and thank the Universe (or whatever word you use) for having already provided this wish, you are activating the timeline where this occurs. You are also "stepping on the gas" and telling the Universe to send it to you. Whenever you have negative thoughts about getting it, you are "stepping on the brakes" and telling the Universe NOT to send it to you. Be careful to ALLOW it to happen by canceling those thoughts.
In essence, whenever we are feeling joyful about our wish coming true, we are activating the timeline where it occurs. Likewise, whenever we feel dread, fear, etc., we are activating the timeline where our fears are manifested. We are literally doing this from moment to moment. So be happy and joyful and choose a positive timeline! Your wish will come true. Have fun manifesting. You can use this for any thing, any time. Just be clear about what you want!
Tuesday, June 01, 2004
When Exorcism Doesn't Work
I was speaking to a friend recently who mentioned that a relative of hers and his wife had been experiencing some difficulties, and things in their household had gotten so bad that they called in a priest to perform an exorcism on their home. Unfortunately, this ritual didn't seem to produce any measurable effects.
I told her that this is quite common, and that I've heard the same thing many times from other people who have witnessed or participated in an exorcism performed by a priest.
In olden times, priests functioned as a combination of healer, speaker, and magician, and the rituals that have been passed down in all faiths (not just in the Christian Catholic traditions) were specifically designed to evoke powerful spiritual energies.
Alas, today's priests aren't trained in the power of magic, so they mostly just go through the rituals in an emotionless way, devoid of energy, intent, or power.
When you want to effect measurable change on the physical plane by drawing upon energies from the higher dimensions (or, unfortunately, the lower dimensions, as in the case of black magicians or Luciferian sorcerors,) there are several key ingredients that go into making your ritual effective.
You have to have strong powers of visualization - being able to hold an image with your mind's eye without much distraction or competing images entering in. (This one is tough if you are in the habit of watching lots of T.V. and movies, because those images can end up competing with any image you try to generate internally.)
You have to have strong abilities to emote. Performers who have spent some time doing live theater tend to make excellent magicians because they are able to summon up the energies of various emotions quickly, through their inner intent. For them, it's like throwing on a switch. Others may find it harder to conjure up joy, love, compassion, and similar energies that would normally be used in "white magic" (positive ritual.) But this ability can be developed with practice.
And you also have to have a clear, unbending intent and a sense of applied faith - meaning, you are absolutely certain (even if you are only able to hold that feeling of certainty for a few moments) that your ritual is tied to the powerful energy of God (both a Higher Power and the spiritual power that lives within you) and that it has ALREADY BEEN EFFECTED on the physical plane.
This sense of ALREADY SEEING AND BELIEVING in the effects of your healing (or your ritual) is important.
Too often, modern prayer is mistaught. People are advised to petition a Higher Power, as if asking for permission from Daddy if you can have this or that.
That's not entering into the sovereign spiritual power that the great ones have taught. That's being a wimp!
When you enter directly into the experience of living (or "applying") your faith, and you step into shaping, forming, and utilizing the miraculous power of God (or Goddess or whatever name you like to use for this energy) to create events in the present (not the future,) that's when the real magic happens.
These three things - visualization, emotion, and intent/applied faith will allow you to create anything you want here in the world of 3-D.
If, in the case of the priest I mention above, he had been bolder about stepping into his spiritual power and more experienced with clearing out negative entities from a home or a person, there is no doubt that the people who lived there would have instantly felt a sense of increased peace, harmony, and stability, although it may have been subtle, depending on how much healing they were willing to receive. But there would have been improvement.
And since they went to the trouble to call a priest to their home in the first place, it's likely that they were willing to enter into a much more powerful receiving of positive energy, something more dramatic, vital, and exciting - what some people would call a "miracle."
A miracle is when our experience of reality exceeds our beliefs, expectations, and negative programming.
Miracles are happening every day. But if you want to create your own and to step into the frequency of this amazing energy, it helps to refine your abilities to visualize, emote, and step into a mental state of complete conviction and faith (even if you're only able to maintain it for a minute, a few seconds, or a half hour.)
Other cues and techniques can also add to the effectiveness of any such metaphysical work, including the use of sound vibration, physical movement, colors in the immediate environment, and physical tools or "props." But visualization, emotion, and intent will always work, and they are extremely portable, excellent for use in situations of spiritual "emergency" (when you might not have your holy water, your athame, or your drum with you.)
By becoming adept at these three basic things, you will challenge yourself to begin experiencing greater and greater degrees of personal power in your daily life.
Plus, it's a heck of a lot of FUN.
LipstickMystic
I was speaking to a friend recently who mentioned that a relative of hers and his wife had been experiencing some difficulties, and things in their household had gotten so bad that they called in a priest to perform an exorcism on their home. Unfortunately, this ritual didn't seem to produce any measurable effects.
I told her that this is quite common, and that I've heard the same thing many times from other people who have witnessed or participated in an exorcism performed by a priest.
In olden times, priests functioned as a combination of healer, speaker, and magician, and the rituals that have been passed down in all faiths (not just in the Christian Catholic traditions) were specifically designed to evoke powerful spiritual energies.
Alas, today's priests aren't trained in the power of magic, so they mostly just go through the rituals in an emotionless way, devoid of energy, intent, or power.
When you want to effect measurable change on the physical plane by drawing upon energies from the higher dimensions (or, unfortunately, the lower dimensions, as in the case of black magicians or Luciferian sorcerors,) there are several key ingredients that go into making your ritual effective.
You have to have strong powers of visualization - being able to hold an image with your mind's eye without much distraction or competing images entering in. (This one is tough if you are in the habit of watching lots of T.V. and movies, because those images can end up competing with any image you try to generate internally.)
You have to have strong abilities to emote. Performers who have spent some time doing live theater tend to make excellent magicians because they are able to summon up the energies of various emotions quickly, through their inner intent. For them, it's like throwing on a switch. Others may find it harder to conjure up joy, love, compassion, and similar energies that would normally be used in "white magic" (positive ritual.) But this ability can be developed with practice.
And you also have to have a clear, unbending intent and a sense of applied faith - meaning, you are absolutely certain (even if you are only able to hold that feeling of certainty for a few moments) that your ritual is tied to the powerful energy of God (both a Higher Power and the spiritual power that lives within you) and that it has ALREADY BEEN EFFECTED on the physical plane.
This sense of ALREADY SEEING AND BELIEVING in the effects of your healing (or your ritual) is important.
Too often, modern prayer is mistaught. People are advised to petition a Higher Power, as if asking for permission from Daddy if you can have this or that.
That's not entering into the sovereign spiritual power that the great ones have taught. That's being a wimp!
When you enter directly into the experience of living (or "applying") your faith, and you step into shaping, forming, and utilizing the miraculous power of God (or Goddess or whatever name you like to use for this energy) to create events in the present (not the future,) that's when the real magic happens.
These three things - visualization, emotion, and intent/applied faith will allow you to create anything you want here in the world of 3-D.
If, in the case of the priest I mention above, he had been bolder about stepping into his spiritual power and more experienced with clearing out negative entities from a home or a person, there is no doubt that the people who lived there would have instantly felt a sense of increased peace, harmony, and stability, although it may have been subtle, depending on how much healing they were willing to receive. But there would have been improvement.
And since they went to the trouble to call a priest to their home in the first place, it's likely that they were willing to enter into a much more powerful receiving of positive energy, something more dramatic, vital, and exciting - what some people would call a "miracle."
A miracle is when our experience of reality exceeds our beliefs, expectations, and negative programming.
Miracles are happening every day. But if you want to create your own and to step into the frequency of this amazing energy, it helps to refine your abilities to visualize, emote, and step into a mental state of complete conviction and faith (even if you're only able to maintain it for a minute, a few seconds, or a half hour.)
Other cues and techniques can also add to the effectiveness of any such metaphysical work, including the use of sound vibration, physical movement, colors in the immediate environment, and physical tools or "props." But visualization, emotion, and intent will always work, and they are extremely portable, excellent for use in situations of spiritual "emergency" (when you might not have your holy water, your athame, or your drum with you.)
By becoming adept at these three basic things, you will challenge yourself to begin experiencing greater and greater degrees of personal power in your daily life.
Plus, it's a heck of a lot of FUN.
LipstickMystic
