The Awakening To Inner Stillness

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My own journey, like so many others, was forged through a myriad of obstacles, the largest of which was dealing with a mental illness. I was diagnosed 20 years ago with Bipolar Disorder. I am not unique with a mental disorder, as current statistics by the National Institute of Mental Health state that in any given year, one in four adults are stricken. One in 17 adults suffers from serious mental illness. In addition, mental illness is the leading cause of disability in the United States and … [Read more...]

Awakening through Principles for Conscious Living

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As Earth moves through these shifting times and we accelerate towards the year 2012, our lives are changing in many ways - physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. It's important that we consciously find ways to clear, energize and raise our vibration so we can align with the new energies heading our way. At the OASIS Center for Conscious Living, our core teachings are found in the acronym used for the word OASIS representing: Oneness Awakening from Stillness, Inspiring … [Read more...]

Sign of the Times

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Through the process, there was a deeper, more extraordinary dissolution of the egoic self than I had previously experienced. It wasn't a dissolving like when you sit in meditation and your sense of self dissolves into a wonderful state of presence. It was more like someone was ripping layers off me, one by one. It was very unceremonious. It wasn't nice, it wasn't kind, and it wasn't easy. It was existence shoving a mirror in front of my face and literally holding me there so I could not look … [Read more...]

The Path of Presence

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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...]

The Bartholomew Effect – Part 2 – An Edge Interview with Larry Vorwerk

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An explorer at heart, Vorwerk's new book, The Bartholomew Effect: Awakening to Oneness, is a testament to a soul who continues to reach beyond physical dimension for insight on the unseen. What if we were more aware of the power of our intentions? he asks. What if we became conscious, multidimensional spiritual beings? And what if we all spontaneously experience timelessness, weightlessness and the ability to move with a single thought - as if in a dream, just as Larry experienced on a number of … [Read more...]

The Bartholomew Effect – Part 1 – An Edge Interview with Larry Vorwerk

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Scientist, zookeeper, distance runner and gardener Larry Vorwerk balances his love of nature and science with his awakened heart, one that beats in harmony with a sense of oneness with all of creation. An explorer at heart, Vorwerk's new book, The Bartholomew Effect: Awakening to Oneness, is a testament to a soul who continues to reach beyond physical dimension for insight on the unseen. What if we were more aware of the power of our intentions? he asks. What if we became conscious, … [Read more...]

Recreation of the Global Tree of Life

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Ancient traditions of our planet almost universally looked upon the four geographical directions as sacred. Since the beginning of time, they have played a role in the ongoing creation of our planet and its evolution of consciousness. Naturally then, many peoples all over the world have performed ceremonies to honor these four directions. The four directions were thought to be associated with different spiritual qualities. Often each was symbolized by a guardian angel as described, for … [Read more...]

Why Do We Dream?

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Question: What are dreams and why do we dream? Answer: Dreams falls into three categories. The first category is a meaningless dream. Just like many of your thoughts during the day are random and meaningless, it is the same with this kind of dream. The more silent your mind during the day, the less this kind of dream will occur during sleep. The second category of dream is more meaningful. Dreaming often gives us the opportunity to experience and release feelings like fear, anger, hurt and … [Read more...]

Quantum Clairvoyance

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Are you ready to fully awake from the dream? As we quickly approach the year 2012, there has been a notable shift in how we view our world, our future, and ourselves. Imagine, in this very moment, your life without any self-doubt. What would you do? How would you do it? Are you able to ask this question without doubt? What is the answer you receive when you ask yourself: Why am I here? As you fully embrace the notable shift in our world that gives rise to these questions, (and others), … [Read more...]

Spiritual Hunger: Part 3

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Third of a seven-part series In installment three of this seven-part series, as a way of uncovering the veiled truths and obtain answers to questions like - Is there something wrong with the way in which current Earth existence is designed? - I work with the film, The Matrix, written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski as a modern myth. In the film, as part of an invitation to extract Neo from his enslaved existence, Morpheus offers Neo two options: the "red pill" or the "blue pill," … [Read more...]