So often, when something "bad" happens to us, it appears to be purposeless suffering. But what if our most difficult experiences are actually rich with hidden purpose - purpose that we ourselves planned before we were born? Could it be that we choose our life's circumstances, relationships, and events?In my research for my new book, Courageous Souls: Do We Plan Our Life Challenges Before Birth? I found that the answer to this question is a definite yes. Working with four of the most … [Read more...]

"Many of the learning and behavior challenges in children can be directly attributed to babies not integrating basic reflexes that develop into more advanced forms of moving, thinking, and interacting." - Jon Bredal, MA, Sentient Times, Apr/May 2001According to an inborn program, infants perform rhythmic movements before learning to walk. These movements increase their muscle tone, hence strengthening them to fight against gravity in order to rise (pull themselves up) and eventually … [Read more...]

Depression is a serious malady, affecting about 18.8 million Americans, or 9.5 percent of the U.S. population. Ten million American children are currently taking antidepressants. And these numbers represent only those who have actively sought help, not the millions of others who remain undiagnosed.So let’s cut to the chase: A lot of people need help.According to conventional medicine, one of the outcomes, or effects, of depression is a lack of desire. The conventional medical model tells us … [Read more...]

New missionFor the past 14 years, Jelaila Starr has been part of a project designed to help Earth and her people successfully ascend to the fifth dimension. Working with a group of ninth-dimensional beings, the 9D Nibiruan Council, the author presents a memoir of Project Earth Shift, the Nibiruans’ name for the mission to help Earth, in The Mission Remembered: Book Two. She chronicles her personal mission with this project with the intention of sharing what a mission looks like and what it … [Read more...]

Whether we like it or not, who we think we are determines how we function. All the information on successful achievement, all the information on why we fail, all the information on realizing our potential in life, boils down to who we believe ourselves to be...our self-concept. There are three basic ingredients that together create a self-concept. They are the ideal self, the self-image, and the amount of esteem you have for yourself. The ideal self is that toward which we move on our chosen … [Read more...]

Greetings! I'd like to share a few words on how Edge Life is working behind the scenes to bring a higher quality and more improved package of information and inspiration to you - in the printed Edge Life magazine, online at Edgelife.net and through our expanding expos and events in the Midwest USA.The staff is working hard to refine the way we present information on spirituality, healing and holistic living. We are dedicated to reaching a larger readership by merging the energies of all three … [Read more...]

Editor's note: The following are excerpts from the book Inspirations of Timeless Beauty by the author. Jeanne Bonine, a Romantic Realist, is known for her soft and lush larger-than-life floral paintings. Although her early works of the 1970s were executed in oils, Bonine soon discovered the challenge of transparent watercolor. It has become the medium of her choice, as she learns through the years to master "purist" techniques and the art of controlled freedom. She began to … [Read more...]

St. Paul native Jeanne Bonine will join 349 other artists from 37 states and three countries (Canada, Argentina and the U.K.) at the 44th annual Uptown Art Fair on August 3-5 in Uptown Minneapolis, surrounding Lake Street and Hennepin Avenue. Hours are from noon to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5. Artists will display works in ceramics, drawing, fiber, glass, jewelry, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, wood, 2D … [Read more...]

The simple, but profound, words of Eckhart Tolle (author of The Power of Now) often come back to me like a song that replays in my head. I hear him remind me to not attach myself to the many thoughts that sometimes flood my mind. I hear him tell me not to believe these thoughts. And so I let these worries and fears float on by, in and out of my mind, allowing me to remain peaceful, choosing not to jump into the next drama that beckons me like a narcotic from the further reaches of the beyond.A … [Read more...]