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Put Your Projects in Motion

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Brainard

For the first time in months, I can look at the charts and not see a crazy cacophony of crisscrossing energy lines. After a chaotic summer and the forced slowdown of September's Mercury Retrograde, we can use October to patiently put our projects back in motion. Venus - the goddess of relationship, art, beauty and attraction - retrogrades on October 8 in her detriment sign of Scorpio, putting these matters up for review. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)...With Venus retrograde in your 2nd House, it's … [Read more...]

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Switched at Birth

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Cohen

Dimas Alapadi of Sao Paolo, Brazil, was always intrigued that he did not resemble his four sisters. "There was something different about me," he explained. "I had blonde hair and blue eyes and my sisters had dark hair and eyes. I looked German while my parents were of Italian descent. Something did not add up." At age 24 Alapadi had a DNA test done, which confirmed that he was indeed not the child of his supposed parents. His parents were shocked. The family researched hospital records for … [Read more...]

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The Path of Presence

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Jacobson

Question: What must I do to awaken and be free? Where is the moment from asleep to awake? Answer: To awaken requires a deep intention on your part to be present. Every moment you have a choice. Will you be present with what is actually here now, or will you allow yourself to be absorbed into the world of the thinking mind, which is an illusory world of thought, memory and imagination. The present moment is always available, but you have to choose it. The more you choose Presence, the more … [Read more...]

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Spiritual Q & A

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Landau

Question: Do you feel that it's important, particularly at this point in the paradigm shift, to regularly gather in groups with whom we feel a resonance? Answer: Absolutely. The phenomenon of group strength is well known. At this point in the paradigm shift it requires a great deal of energy to continue moving forward in a spiritual evolutionary process. Even with the waves of consciousness expansion and awakenings, particularly over the past two decades, my experience is that there is still a … [Read more...]

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The Way Forward

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boy_bubble

"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." - Mother Teresa Four years ago, the rage in spiritual circles - and mainstream through Oprah, Larry King and many others - was The Secret, the ubiquitous DVD (followed by the book) that revealed hidden keys to prosperity, the secret behind the Law of Attraction, the fact that we can manifest our desires by making our wishes known to the all-giving universal intelligence of the cosmos. The perfect message … [Read more...]

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Conscious, Independent Thought

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Reiter

We learn from an early age what is acceptable in our culture and what is not, regardless of what is acceptable for us individually. Although our egos like to believe that we have unique and ingenious thoughts, most of us think the same thought patterns each day, which are recycled in our society at large. The unconscious thought in the world accumulated from present and past generations is the collective unconscious, or Spiritus Mundi (Latin for world spirit), which encompasses the beliefs and … [Read more...]

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Immersed in the Sea of the World

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Sciandra

There is a yearning we have as humans: to join with the flow and essence of the world around us. It creates a nostalgia for something we know we've experienced, yet cannot put a name to. There is a longing to be part of the greater whole. It is nearly impossible to walk to the edge of the ocean and not to kick off your shoes, wade in and let the waves lick against your ankles, to find a path in the woods and not take it, to come to a hill and not climb it. I grew up near Niagara Falls, and no … [Read more...]

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How do you feel about your belongings?

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Shehata

I have been bald twice in my life. I shaved my head, on two separate occasions, for spiritual trips to India. Shaving my head was optional. Despite the assumption that India is riddled with bald spiritual seekers on a path to enlightenment, I found that the people of India look at you with the same look as the people of Minnesota: What's with the bald woman? There are a number of reasons, depending on the spiritual tradition, for shaving all or part of the head. The reason that appealed to me … [Read more...]

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Tableau of Aspiration

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stanton

Many names of yoga poses come about because the sight of the pose brought something to mind for the viewer. Many of them make good sense, like the cobra and the lion poses. But others, like the warrior poses, have been a challenge to work my brain around. These poses don't look warlike to me. But recently, I began thinking of warrior in the Don Juan's terms. That is to say, one who lives every moment consciously and with courage. In that case, Warrior I is a tableau of the warrior's … [Read more...]

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What Would Love Say?

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Venable

Each month, this column features a "Message from Love" with an action step and meditation. Each message gives examples of what Love might say and do in various circumstances. So, whenever you find yourself feeling scared, angry or uncomfortable, instead of letting fear have its way, practice asking yourself: What would Love Say? Choose love as your response to every situation. (Choose fear and you will experience more stress and suffering.) What would Love Do? Send love to anything you … [Read more...]

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