Phone calls from the dead
This is a phenomenon in which people literally receive phone calls from the dead. The deceased caller usually had a closed relationship with the recipient.
In such calls, the telephone usually rings normally, but may sound flat and abnormal. Usually the connection is bad and the voice of the deceased fades. The voice is recognizable, however, and usually speaks familiar or pet names and words. The phone call is terminated abruptly, either by the caller or by the line going dead. If the voice is too faint, the recipient may hang up in frustration.
If the recipient knows the caller id deceased, he or she may enter a state of shock and hang up immediately. If the recipient does not know that the caller is dead, he or she may talk as long as thirty minutes. Usually such calls occur within twenty-for hours after the caller's death, although, some calls have been reported as long as two years from the time of death.
Generally the purpose of such mysterious calls seems to be to leave a farewell message, or a warning of an impending danger, or information needed by the living. Actress Ida Lupino received a phone call from her father six months after his death; he told her the whereabouts of some papers to settle his estate.
Other calls have been made in apparent observance of holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries. The caller may just speak a phrase such as "Hello Mom, is that you?"
Such phone calls have gone in the opposite direction too. The caller carries on a normal conversation with the recipient only to later discover the recipient was already deceased at the time when the call occurred.
Although there is no satisfactory explanation for the strange calls from the dead, there have been several theories put forth. One holds that the dead do place the calls through supernatural manipulation of the telephone mechanisms and circuitry. Another holds that they are hallucinations caused in part by Psychokinesis (PK) accomplished subconsciously by the recipient. Other theories suggest that the calls are pure fantasy, or tricks played on the living by low-level spirits.
Most modern parapsychologists do not take such calls seriously. In the early twentieth century, investigators modified the telegraph and wireless with the hopes of communicating with the dead. Thomas Edison, whose parents were Spiritualists, worked on but never completed a telephone that he hoped would connect the living with the dead. During the 1940s the "psychic telephone" experiments were conduct in England and America in attempts to reach the dead. Again, interest arose in the 1960s when Konstantin Raudive announced that he had captured voices of the dead in electromagnetic tape. (see Electronic voice phenomenon) A.G.H.
http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/p/phone_calls_from_the_dead.html
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Spiritual Awakening: Symptoms & Advice
Spiritual Awakening: Symptoms & Advice
by Karen Bishop
INTRODUCTION
For the past several years, many of my friends, students, and clients have described experiencing a multitude of changes, strange feelings and physical sensations. I myself have been passing through an unusual period of my life that, in many ways, matches that of my friends. At first, I labeled what was happening to me as a mid-life crisis and/or menopause. But I began to observe similar conditions among men and all age groups. At that point I began to compare notes with others and do some research into this subject.
What follows is a compilation of my findings. Many of these may seem bizarre to some readers, but I can assure you that these conditions exist among healthy, mentally and emotionally sound adults from around the world. One note of caution: I am not recommending that anyone ignore major physical or emotional conditions requiring professional attention. So please do not overlook any serious medical condition . But if this list is in anyway helpful to those of you who are confused and worried about some of these symptoms, so be it.
The advice given for many of the symptoms is also gathered from various sources (books on traditional spiritual practices as well as channeled information) and may not reflect my own personal experience. As with anything, use discernment: if it's useful, fine; if not, ignore it. One excellent book to read is What Is Lightbody? Archangel Ariel channeled by Tashira Tachi-ren. Or Jack Kornfield's A Path with Heart.
We all experience our spiritual development in our own unique way. For some of us the changes occur slowly; for others a series of events can trigger sudden growth. We do not all share the same symptoms or changes. And certainly we hold our individual spiritual beliefs. We are as different as snowflakes, yet we share a common essence and general shape. Some of this information may resonate for you. Other concepts may not be comfortable for you. Each of us must examine new information and discern for ourselves what is truth and what does not serve us. So I ask you to do this for yourself as you read this list. You are responsible for your own interpretation.
SYPTOMS & ADVICE
1 Changing sleep patterns
Restlessness, hot feet, waking up two or three times a night. Feeling tired after you wake up and sleepy off and on during the day. There is something called the Triad Sleep Pattern that occurs for many: you sleep for about 2-3 hours, wake up, go back to sleep for another couple of hours, wake again, and go back to sleep again. For others, the sleep requirements have changed. You can get by on less sleep. Lately I have been experiencing huge waves of energy running into my body from the crown. It feels good, but it keeps me awake for a long time, then subsides.
Advice:
Get used to it. Make peace with it and don't worry about getting enough sleep (which often causes more insomnia). You will be able to make it through the day if you hold thoughts of getting just what you need. You can also request your Higher Power to give you a break now and then and give you a good, deep night's sleep. If you can't go back to sleep right away, use the waking moments to meditate, read poetry, write in your journal or look at the moon. Your body will adjust to the new pattern.
2 Activity at the crown of the head
Tingling, itching, prickly, crawling sensations along the scalp and/or down the spine. A sense of energy vibrating on top of the head, as if energy is erupting from the head in a shower. Also the sensation of energy pouring in through the crown, described as "sprinkles". This may also be experienced as pressure on the crown, as if someone is pushing his/her finger into the center of your head. As I mentioned in &035;1, I have been experiencing huge downloads of energy through the crown. In the past, I have felt more generalized pressure, as if my head is in a gentle vise. One man related that his hair stood on end and his body was covered with goosebumps.
Advice:
This is nothing to be alarmed about. What you are experiencing is an opening of the crown chakra. The sensations mean that you are opening up to receive divine energy.
3 Sudden waves of emotion
Crying at the drop of a hat. Feeling suddenly angry or sad with little provocation. Or inexplicably depressed. Then very happy. Emotional roller coaster. There is often a pressure or sense of emotions congested in the heart chakra (the middle of the chest). This is not to be confused with the heart, which is located to the left of the heart chakra.
Advice:
Accept your feelings as they come up and let them go. Go directly to your heart chakra and feel the emotion. Expand it outward to all your fields and breathe deeply from the belly all the way up to your upper chest. Just feel the feeling and let it evaporate on its own. Don't direct the emotions at anyone. You are cleaning out your past. If you want some help with this, say out loud that you intend to release all these old issues and ask your Higher Power to help you. You can also ask Grace Elohim to help you release with ease and gentleness. Be grateful that your body is releasing these emotions and not holding onto them inside where they can do harm. One source suggests that depression is linked to letting go of relationships to people, work, etc. that no longer match us and our frequencies. When we feel guilty about letting go of these relationships, depression helps us medicate that pain.
4 Old "stuff" seems to be coming up
As described above, and the people with whom you need to work it out (or their clones) appear in your life. Completion issues. Or perhaps you need to work through issues of self-worth, abundance, creativity, addictions, etc. The resources or people you need to help you move through these issues start to appear.
Advice:
Same as 3. Additionally, don't get too involved in analyzing these issues. Examining them too much will simply cycle you back through them over and over again at deeper and deeper levels. Get professional help if you need to and walk through it. Do not try to avoid them or disassociate yourself from them. Embrace whatever comes up and thank it for helping you move ahead. Thank your Higher Power for giving you the opportunity to release these issues. Remember, you don't want these issues to stay stuck in your body.
5 Changes in weight
The weight gain in the US population is phenomenal. Other people may be losing weight. We often gain weight because many fears we have suppressed are now coming up to the surface to be healed. We react by building up a defense. We also attempt to ground ourselves or provide bulk against increasing frequencies in our bodies.
Advice:
Don't freak out, but just accept it as a symptom of where you are right now. You will release/gain the weight when all your fears have been integrated. Release your anxiety about this. Then you might find it easier to lose/gain the weight eventually. Exercise, and before eating, try this: Sit at the table with an attractive place setting. Light a candle. Enjoy how the food looks. Place your dominant hand over your heart and bless the food. Tell your body that you are going to use the food to richly nourish it, but that you are not going to use the food to fulfill your emotional hungers. Then pass your hand from left to right over the food and bless it. You may notice that the food feels warm to your hand even if the food is cold-- I like to think that the food is good for me when it feels warm and nourishing to my hand. I have also noticed that when I practice blessing the food, I don't eat as much. It is important not to let yourself off the hook when you forget to bless the food before you eat. If I've forgotten and I've nearly finished eating, I bless the food anyway. That way I don't slip out of the habit. Another thing you can do is to stay present while eating -- don't watch TV or read. Heartily enjoy what blessings are before you.
6 Changes in eating habits
Strange cravings and odd food choices. Some find they are not as hungry as they used to be. Or hungrier.
Advice:
Don't deny what your body tells you it needs. If you are not sure, you might try muscle-testing before you chose a food to see if it's what your body wants. Also try blessing the food as described in &035;5.
7 Food intolerances
Allergies you never had before: As you grow more spiritual, you are more sensitive to everything around you. Your body will tell you what it can no longer tolerate, as if it, too, is sloughing off what doesn't serve it anymore. You might be cleansing yourself of toxins. Some people find they often have a white residue in their mouth, much like that of runners at the end of a race.
Advice:
An acupuncturist told me that this film can be removed by sloshing 2 tablespoons of cold-pressed olive oil in your mouth for 10-15 minutes (don't swallow, whatever you do), then spitting it out into the toilet -- not the sink, for you just removed toxins from your body and don't want them in the sink. Brush your teeth and do the same. Then clean your brush. (Sorry this is yukky, but it works.)
8 Amplification of the senses.
Increased sensitivity.
8a. Sight:
Blurry vision, shimmering objects, seeing glittery particles, auras around people, plants, animals, and objects. Some report seeing formerly opaque objects as transparent. When you close your eyes, you no longer see darkness, but a redness. You may also see geometric shapes or brilliant colors and pictures when eyes are closed. Colors appear more vivid -- the sky might look teal or the grass an amazing green. Often I see grids running across the ground. As you become more sensitive, you may see shapes or outlines in the air, especially when the room is almost dark. When your eyes are open or closed, you may see white shapes in your peripheral vision (these are your guides).
Advice:
Your vision is changing in many ways -- you are experiencing new ways of seeing. Be patient. Whatever you do, do not be afraid. Hazy vision may be relieved by yawning.
8b. Hearing:
Increased or decreased hearing. I once thought I would have to pull off the road because of the painfully amplified sound of my tires on the freeway. Other symptoms are hearing white noise in the head, beeps, tones, music or electronic patterns. Some hear water rushing, bees buzzing, whooshing, roaring or ringing. Others have what is called audio dyslexia-- you can't always make out what people are saying, as if you can no longer translate your own language. Some hear strange voices in their dreams, as if someone is hovering near them. You can either ask the presence(s) to leave or ask Archangel Michael to take care of the situation. Again, there is nothing to fear.
Advice:
Surrender to it. Let it come through. Listen. Your ears are adjusting to new frequencies.
8c. Enhanced senses of smell, touch, and/or taste
I notice I can now smell and taste chemical additives in some foods in a rather unpleasant manner. Other food may taste absolutely wonderful. For some people, these enhancements are both delightful and distracting. You might even smell the fragrance of flowers now and then. Many of the mystics did.
Advice:
Enjoy it.
9 Skin eruptions
Rashes, bumps, acne, hives, and shingles. Anger produces outbreaks around the mouth and chin. I had a dermatitis on my extremities for several months that accompanied healing an episode from my past. When I had worked through most of the issue, the condition was released.
Advice:
You may be sloughing off toxins and bringing emotions to the surface. When there is an issue to be released and you are trying to repress it, your skin will express the issue for you until you process the emotions. Work through your "stuff".
10 Episodes of intense energy
which make you want to leap out of bed and into action. Followed by periods of lethargy and fatigue. The fatigue usually follows great shifts. This is a time of integration, so give into it.
Advice:
Roll with the nature of the energy. Don't fight it. Be gentle with yourself. Take naps if you are tired. Write your novel if you are too energized to sleep. Take advantage of the type of energy.
11 Changes in prayer or meditation
Not feeling the same sensations as before. Not having the same experience of being in contact with Spirit. Difficulty in focusing.
Advice:
You may be in more instant and constant communion with Spirit now and the sensation may therefore be altered. You will adapt to this new feeling. You are actually thinking acting in partnership with Spirit most of the time now. You may find your meditation periods shorter.
12 Power surges
All of a sudden you are heated from head to toe. It is a momentary sensation, but uncomfortable. In contrast, some people have felt inexplicably cold. I have experienced both. More recently I experience waves or currents of energy rolling through me. Sometimes the energy seems so intense when it first comes into my body that I feel a little nauseated. But if I think of the energy as divine and let go of fear, I feel wonderful and enjoy the sensation. If you are an energy worker, you may have noticed that the heat running through your hands has increased tremendously. This is good.
Advice:
If you are uncomfortable, ask your Higher Power, that if it be for your best and highest good, to turn down/up the temperature a bit.
13 A range of physical manifestations
Headaches, backaches, neck pains, flu-like symptoms (this is called vibrational flu), digestive problems, muscular spasms or cramps, racing heartbeat, chest pains, changes in sexual desire, numbness or pain in the limbs, and involuntary vocalizations or bodily movements. Some of us have even had old conditions from childhood reappear briefly for healing.
Advice:
Remember what I said about seeking medical help if you need it! If you have determined that this is not a medical condition, relax in the realization that it is only temporary.
14 Looking younger
Yippee! As you clear emotional issues and release limiting beliefs and heavy baggage from the past, you are actually lighter.Your frequency is higher. You love yourself and life more. You begin to resemble the perfect you that you really are.
15 Vivid dreams
Sometimes the dreams are so real that you wake up confused. You may even have lucid dreams in which you are in control. Many dreams may be mystical or carry messages for you. And in some dreams, you just know that you are not "dreaming" -- that what is happening is somehow real.
Advice:
You will remember what is important for you to remember. Don't force anything. Above all, stay out of fear.
16 Events that completely alter your life
Death, divorce, change in job status, loss of home, illness, and/or other catastrophes -- sometimes several at once! Forces that cause you to slow down, simplify, change, re-examine who you are and what your life means to you. Forces that you cannot ignore. Forces that cause you release your attachments. Forces that awaken your sense of love and compassion for all.
17 A desire to break free
From restrictive patterns, life-draining jobs consumptive lifestyles, and toxic people or situations. You feel a compelling need to "find yourself" and your life purpose -- now! You want to be creative and free to be who you really are. You might find yourself drawn to the arts and nature. You want to unclutter yourself from things and people that no longer serve you.
Advice:
Do it!
18 Emotional and mental confusion
A feeling that you need to get your life straightened out--it feels like a mess. But at the same time you feel chaotic and unable to focus. See 45.
Advice:
Put your ear to your heart and your own discernment will follow.
19 Introspection, solitude
and loss of interest in more extraverted activities: This stage has come as a surprise to many extraverts who formerly saw themselves as outgoing and involved. They say, "I don't know why, but I don't like to go out as much as before."
20 Creativity bursts
Receiving images, ideas, music, and other creative inspirations at an often overwhelming rate.
Advice:
At least record these inspirations, for Spirit is speaking to you about how you might fulfill your purpose and contribute to the healing of the planet.
21 A perception that time is accelerating
It seems that way because you have had so many changes introduced into your life at an unprecedented rate. The number of changes seems to be growing.
Advice:
Breaking your day up into appointments and time segments increases the sense of acceleration .You can slow time down by relaxing into the present moment and paying attention to what's at hand, not anticipating what's ahead. Slow down and tell yourself that you have plenty of time. Ask your Higher Power to help you. Keep your focus on the present. Try to flow from one activity to the next. Stay tuned to your inner guidance. You can also warp time by asking for it. Next time you feel rushed, say, "Time warp, please. I need some more time to -----." Then relax.
22 A sense of impendingness
There is a feeling that something is about to happen. This can create anxiety.
Advice:
There is nothing to worry about. Things are definitely happening, but anxiety only creates more problems for you. All your thoughts -- positive or negative-- are prayers. There is nothing to fear.
23 Impatience
You know better, but sometimes you can't help it. You want to get on with what seems to be coming your way. Uncertainty is not comfortable.
Advice:
Learn to live with the uncertainty, knowing that nothing comes to you until you are ready. Impatience is really a lack of trust, especially trust in your Higher Power. When you focus on the present, you will experience miracles -- yes, even in traffic.
24 A deep yearning for meaning, purpose, spiritual connection, and revelation.
Perhaps an interest in the spiritual for the first time in your life. "Constant craving", as k.d. lang says. The material world cannot fulfill this longing.
Advice:
Follow your heart and the way will open up for you.
25 A feeling that you are somehow different
A disquieting sense that everything in your life feels new and altered, that you have left your old self behind. You have.
Advice:You are much greater than you can possibly imagine. There is more to come.
26 "Teachers" appear everywhere
with perfect timing to help you on your spiritual journey: people, books, movies, events, Mother Nature, etc. Teachers may appear to be negative or positive when you are trapped in polarity thinking, but, from a transcendent perspective, they are always perfect. Just what you need to learn from and move on. By the way, we never get more than we are ready to master. Each challenge presents us with an opportunity to show our mastery in passing through it.
27 You find a spiritual track
that makes sense to you and "speaks to you" at the most profound levels. Suddenly you are gaining a perspective that you would never have considered before. You hunger to know more. You read, share with others, ask questions, and go inside to discover more about who you are and why you are here.
28 You are movingthrough learning and personal issues at a rapid pace. You sense that you are "getting it" quite readily.
Advice:
Keep remembering that things will come to you when they are ready to be healed. Not sooner. Deal with whatever comes up with courage and you will move through the issues rapidly.
29 Invisible presences
Here is the woo-woo stuff. Some people report feeling surrounded by beings at night or having the sensation of being touched or talked to. Often they will wake with a start. Some also feel their body or bed vibrate. The vibrations are caused by energetic changes after emotional clearing has taken place.
Advice:
This is a sensitive topic, but you may feel better blessing your bed and space around it before you sleep. I rest assured that I am surrounded only by the most magnificent spiritual entities and am always safe in God's care. Sometimes, however, the fear gets to me, and I call in Archangel Michael and/or Archangel Uriel. I don't beat myself up for being afraid sometimes.
30 Portents, visions, "illusions", numbers and symbols
Seeing things that have spiritual importance for you. Noticing how numbers appear synchronistically in your awareness. Everything has a message if you take the time to look. I enjoy the experience of "getting the messages." What fun!
31 Increased integrity
You realize that it is time for you to seek and speak your truth. It suddenly seems important for you to become more authentic, more yourself. You may have to say "no" to people whom you have tried to please in the past. You may find it intolerable to stay in a marriage or job or place that doesn't support who you are. You may also find there is nowhere to hide, no secrets to keep anymore. Honesty becomes important in all your relationships.
Advice:
Listen to your heart. If your guidance tells you not to do something, speak up and take action. Say "no". Likewise, you must also say "yes" to that which compels you. You must risk displeasing others without guilt in order to attain spiritual sovereignty.
32 Harmony with seasons and cycles
You are becoming more tuned to the seasons, the phases of the moon and natural cycles. More awareness of your place in the natural world. A stronger connection to the earth.
33 Electrical & mechanical malfunctions
When you are around, lightbulbs flicker, the computer locks up, or the radio goes haywire.
Advice:
Call on your angels, guides, or Grace Elohim to fix it or put up a field of protection of light around the machine. Surround your car with blue light. Laugh.
34 Increased synchronicity and many small miracles
Look for more of these.
Advice:
Synchronistic events tell you if you are heading in the right direction or making the correct choices. Honor these clues and you cannot go astray. Spirit uses synchronicity to communicate to you. That's when you begin to experience daily miracles. See 30.
35 Increased intuitive abilities and altered states of consciousness
Thinking of someone and immediately hearing from them. More synchronicities. Having sudden insights about patterns or events from the past. Clairvoyance, out-of-body experiences, and other psychic phenomena. Intensified sensitivity and knowing. Awareness of one's essence and that of others. Channeling angelic and Christ-consciousness energies.
36 Communication with Spirit
Contact with angels, spirit guides, and other divine entities. Channeling. More and more people seem to be given this opportunity. Feeling inspiration and downloading information that takes form as writing, painting, ideas, communications, dance, etc.
37 A sense of Oneness with all
A direct experience of this Wholeness. Transcendent awareness. Being flooded with compassion and love for all life. Compassionate detachment or unconditional love for all is what lifts us up to higher levels of consciousness and joy.
38 Moments of joy and bliss
A deep abiding sense of peace and knowing that you are never alone.
39 Integration
You become emotionally, psychologically, physically, and spiritually stronger and clearer. You feel as if you are in alignment with your Higher Self.
40 Living your purpose
You know you are finally doing what you came to earth for. New skills and gifts are emerging, especially healing ones. Your life/work experiences are now converging and starting to make sense. You are finally going to use them all.
Advice:
Listen to your heart. Your passion leads you to where you must go. Go within and ask your Higher Power, "What is it you would have me do?" Watch for synchronicities. Listen.
41 Feeling closer to animals and plants
To some people, animals now seem to be more "human" in their behavior. Wild animals are less afraid. Plants respond to your love and attention more than ever. Some may even have messages for you.
42 Seeing beings of other dimensions
The veil between dimensions is thinner, so it is not surprising. Just stay in your sovereignty. You are more powerful than you can ever imagine, so do not entertain fear. Ask your guides for help if you slip into fear.
43 Seeing a person's true form
or seeing loved ones with a different face -- past life or parallel life.
44 Physically manifesting thoughts and desires more quickly and efficiently.
Advice:
Monitor your thoughts. All thoughts are prayers. Be careful what you ask for.
45 Left-brain fogginess
Your psychic abilities, your intuitive knowing, your feeling and compassion, your ability to experience your body, your visioning, your expressiveness all emanate from the right brain. In order for this side of the brain to develop more fully, the left brain must shut down a little bit. Normally the left-hemisphere's capacity for order, organization, structure, linear sequencing, analysis, evaluation, precision, focus, problem-solving, and mathematics dominate our often less-valued right brain. What results are memory lapses, placing words in the wrong sequence, inability or no desire to read for very long, inability to focus; forgetting what you are just about to say; impatience with linear forms of communication (audio or written formats); a feeling of spaciness, being scattered; losing interest in research or complex information; feeling bombarded with words and talk and information; and a reluctance to write. Sometimes you feel dull and have no interest in analysis, lively intellectual discussion, or investigation. On the other hand, you might find yourself drawn to the sensate: videos, magazines with photos, beautiful artwork, movies, music, sculpting, painting, being with people, dancing, gardening, walking, and other kinesthetic forms of expression. You may search for spiritual content, even science fiction.
Advice:
You may discover that if you allow your heart and your right brain to lead you, the left will then be activated appropriately to support you. And someday we will be well-balanced, using both hemispheres with mastery.
46 Dizziness
This occurs when you are ungrounded. Perhaps you have just cleared a big emotional issue and your body is adjusting to your "lighter" state.
Advice:
Ground yourself by eating protein. Sometimes "comfort food" feels right. Don't make any food right or wrong for you. Use your guidance to know what you need at any given moment. Take your shoes off and put your feet in the grass for a couple of minutes.
47 Falling, having accidents, breaking bones
Your body is not grounded or perhaps your life is out of balance. Or your body may be telling you to slow down, examine certain aspects of your life, or heal certain issues. There is always a message. When I recently broke my ankle, I understand that my ankle was taking on what I myself refused to deal with. And that was all of the above.
Advice:
Stay grounded by taking your shoes off and putting your feet in the grass; even better, lie down on the grass without a blanket under you. Feel the earth beneath you. Get out in nature. Slow down and pay attention. Be mindful about what you are doing. Feel your feelings when they come up. Stay in the present. Surround yourself with blue light when you are feeling shaky.
49 Heart palpitations
A racing heart usually accompanies a heart opening. It only lasts for a few moments and means that the heart is re-balancing itself after an emotional release. I had one episode that terrified me: I woke up in the middle of the night, my heart pounding. I thought it was going to come right out of my chest. It only happened once and was, I understand, a huge heart-chakra opening. But I did check it out. There is nothing wrong with my heart.
Advice:
Remember what I said about getting medical attention when needed. Consult your doctor about any conditions you are not comfortable with.
50 Faster hair and nail growth
More protein is being used in the body. Too bad we can't tell the body where to grow the hair and where not to grow it. (Or can we? Hmmm.)
51 A desire to find your soulmate or twin flame
More than ever before, the idea that we can have a relationship that matches who we are seems more desirable.
Advice:
The truth is, we have to be the kind of person we want to attract. We have to love ourselves and where we are right now before we can attract a more "perfect" mate. The work begins at home.
Here is how I think it works:
Hold the desire for this person in your heart, but without attachment. Expect that someday you will meet someone who is more suited to you, but let go of any expectations as to who this will be and how it will happen. Focus instead on cleaning up your own life and being the kind of person you want to be. Be happy now. Enjoy your life. Then you may see.....
52 Memories surface
Body memories, suppressed memories, images of past lives and/or parallel lives. We are healing and integrating all our "selves", so expect to have some of these experiences.
Advice:
Keep in mind that it is best to recall what only what comes to mind, leave the rest alone, don't analyze everything to death (because you will be stuck in the tape loop of infinite issues to process), and feel your feelings as they come up. Ask for help from your guides.
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by Karen Bishop
INTRODUCTION
For the past several years, many of my friends, students, and clients have described experiencing a multitude of changes, strange feelings and physical sensations. I myself have been passing through an unusual period of my life that, in many ways, matches that of my friends. At first, I labeled what was happening to me as a mid-life crisis and/or menopause. But I began to observe similar conditions among men and all age groups. At that point I began to compare notes with others and do some research into this subject.
What follows is a compilation of my findings. Many of these may seem bizarre to some readers, but I can assure you that these conditions exist among healthy, mentally and emotionally sound adults from around the world. One note of caution: I am not recommending that anyone ignore major physical or emotional conditions requiring professional attention. So please do not overlook any serious medical condition . But if this list is in anyway helpful to those of you who are confused and worried about some of these symptoms, so be it.
The advice given for many of the symptoms is also gathered from various sources (books on traditional spiritual practices as well as channeled information) and may not reflect my own personal experience. As with anything, use discernment: if it's useful, fine; if not, ignore it. One excellent book to read is What Is Lightbody? Archangel Ariel channeled by Tashira Tachi-ren. Or Jack Kornfield's A Path with Heart.
We all experience our spiritual development in our own unique way. For some of us the changes occur slowly; for others a series of events can trigger sudden growth. We do not all share the same symptoms or changes. And certainly we hold our individual spiritual beliefs. We are as different as snowflakes, yet we share a common essence and general shape. Some of this information may resonate for you. Other concepts may not be comfortable for you. Each of us must examine new information and discern for ourselves what is truth and what does not serve us. So I ask you to do this for yourself as you read this list. You are responsible for your own interpretation.
SYPTOMS & ADVICE
1 Changing sleep patterns
Restlessness, hot feet, waking up two or three times a night. Feeling tired after you wake up and sleepy off and on during the day. There is something called the Triad Sleep Pattern that occurs for many: you sleep for about 2-3 hours, wake up, go back to sleep for another couple of hours, wake again, and go back to sleep again. For others, the sleep requirements have changed. You can get by on less sleep. Lately I have been experiencing huge waves of energy running into my body from the crown. It feels good, but it keeps me awake for a long time, then subsides.
Advice:
Get used to it. Make peace with it and don't worry about getting enough sleep (which often causes more insomnia). You will be able to make it through the day if you hold thoughts of getting just what you need. You can also request your Higher Power to give you a break now and then and give you a good, deep night's sleep. If you can't go back to sleep right away, use the waking moments to meditate, read poetry, write in your journal or look at the moon. Your body will adjust to the new pattern.
2 Activity at the crown of the head
Tingling, itching, prickly, crawling sensations along the scalp and/or down the spine. A sense of energy vibrating on top of the head, as if energy is erupting from the head in a shower. Also the sensation of energy pouring in through the crown, described as "sprinkles". This may also be experienced as pressure on the crown, as if someone is pushing his/her finger into the center of your head. As I mentioned in &035;1, I have been experiencing huge downloads of energy through the crown. In the past, I have felt more generalized pressure, as if my head is in a gentle vise. One man related that his hair stood on end and his body was covered with goosebumps.
Advice:
This is nothing to be alarmed about. What you are experiencing is an opening of the crown chakra. The sensations mean that you are opening up to receive divine energy.
3 Sudden waves of emotion
Crying at the drop of a hat. Feeling suddenly angry or sad with little provocation. Or inexplicably depressed. Then very happy. Emotional roller coaster. There is often a pressure or sense of emotions congested in the heart chakra (the middle of the chest). This is not to be confused with the heart, which is located to the left of the heart chakra.
Advice:
Accept your feelings as they come up and let them go. Go directly to your heart chakra and feel the emotion. Expand it outward to all your fields and breathe deeply from the belly all the way up to your upper chest. Just feel the feeling and let it evaporate on its own. Don't direct the emotions at anyone. You are cleaning out your past. If you want some help with this, say out loud that you intend to release all these old issues and ask your Higher Power to help you. You can also ask Grace Elohim to help you release with ease and gentleness. Be grateful that your body is releasing these emotions and not holding onto them inside where they can do harm. One source suggests that depression is linked to letting go of relationships to people, work, etc. that no longer match us and our frequencies. When we feel guilty about letting go of these relationships, depression helps us medicate that pain.
4 Old "stuff" seems to be coming up
As described above, and the people with whom you need to work it out (or their clones) appear in your life. Completion issues. Or perhaps you need to work through issues of self-worth, abundance, creativity, addictions, etc. The resources or people you need to help you move through these issues start to appear.
Advice:
Same as 3. Additionally, don't get too involved in analyzing these issues. Examining them too much will simply cycle you back through them over and over again at deeper and deeper levels. Get professional help if you need to and walk through it. Do not try to avoid them or disassociate yourself from them. Embrace whatever comes up and thank it for helping you move ahead. Thank your Higher Power for giving you the opportunity to release these issues. Remember, you don't want these issues to stay stuck in your body.
5 Changes in weight
The weight gain in the US population is phenomenal. Other people may be losing weight. We often gain weight because many fears we have suppressed are now coming up to the surface to be healed. We react by building up a defense. We also attempt to ground ourselves or provide bulk against increasing frequencies in our bodies.
Advice:
Don't freak out, but just accept it as a symptom of where you are right now. You will release/gain the weight when all your fears have been integrated. Release your anxiety about this. Then you might find it easier to lose/gain the weight eventually. Exercise, and before eating, try this: Sit at the table with an attractive place setting. Light a candle. Enjoy how the food looks. Place your dominant hand over your heart and bless the food. Tell your body that you are going to use the food to richly nourish it, but that you are not going to use the food to fulfill your emotional hungers. Then pass your hand from left to right over the food and bless it. You may notice that the food feels warm to your hand even if the food is cold-- I like to think that the food is good for me when it feels warm and nourishing to my hand. I have also noticed that when I practice blessing the food, I don't eat as much. It is important not to let yourself off the hook when you forget to bless the food before you eat. If I've forgotten and I've nearly finished eating, I bless the food anyway. That way I don't slip out of the habit. Another thing you can do is to stay present while eating -- don't watch TV or read. Heartily enjoy what blessings are before you.
6 Changes in eating habits
Strange cravings and odd food choices. Some find they are not as hungry as they used to be. Or hungrier.
Advice:
Don't deny what your body tells you it needs. If you are not sure, you might try muscle-testing before you chose a food to see if it's what your body wants. Also try blessing the food as described in &035;5.
7 Food intolerances
Allergies you never had before: As you grow more spiritual, you are more sensitive to everything around you. Your body will tell you what it can no longer tolerate, as if it, too, is sloughing off what doesn't serve it anymore. You might be cleansing yourself of toxins. Some people find they often have a white residue in their mouth, much like that of runners at the end of a race.
Advice:
An acupuncturist told me that this film can be removed by sloshing 2 tablespoons of cold-pressed olive oil in your mouth for 10-15 minutes (don't swallow, whatever you do), then spitting it out into the toilet -- not the sink, for you just removed toxins from your body and don't want them in the sink. Brush your teeth and do the same. Then clean your brush. (Sorry this is yukky, but it works.)
8 Amplification of the senses.
Increased sensitivity.
8a. Sight:
Blurry vision, shimmering objects, seeing glittery particles, auras around people, plants, animals, and objects. Some report seeing formerly opaque objects as transparent. When you close your eyes, you no longer see darkness, but a redness. You may also see geometric shapes or brilliant colors and pictures when eyes are closed. Colors appear more vivid -- the sky might look teal or the grass an amazing green. Often I see grids running across the ground. As you become more sensitive, you may see shapes or outlines in the air, especially when the room is almost dark. When your eyes are open or closed, you may see white shapes in your peripheral vision (these are your guides).
Advice:
Your vision is changing in many ways -- you are experiencing new ways of seeing. Be patient. Whatever you do, do not be afraid. Hazy vision may be relieved by yawning.
8b. Hearing:
Increased or decreased hearing. I once thought I would have to pull off the road because of the painfully amplified sound of my tires on the freeway. Other symptoms are hearing white noise in the head, beeps, tones, music or electronic patterns. Some hear water rushing, bees buzzing, whooshing, roaring or ringing. Others have what is called audio dyslexia-- you can't always make out what people are saying, as if you can no longer translate your own language. Some hear strange voices in their dreams, as if someone is hovering near them. You can either ask the presence(s) to leave or ask Archangel Michael to take care of the situation. Again, there is nothing to fear.
Advice:
Surrender to it. Let it come through. Listen. Your ears are adjusting to new frequencies.
8c. Enhanced senses of smell, touch, and/or taste
I notice I can now smell and taste chemical additives in some foods in a rather unpleasant manner. Other food may taste absolutely wonderful. For some people, these enhancements are both delightful and distracting. You might even smell the fragrance of flowers now and then. Many of the mystics did.
Advice:
Enjoy it.
9 Skin eruptions
Rashes, bumps, acne, hives, and shingles. Anger produces outbreaks around the mouth and chin. I had a dermatitis on my extremities for several months that accompanied healing an episode from my past. When I had worked through most of the issue, the condition was released.
Advice:
You may be sloughing off toxins and bringing emotions to the surface. When there is an issue to be released and you are trying to repress it, your skin will express the issue for you until you process the emotions. Work through your "stuff".
10 Episodes of intense energy
which make you want to leap out of bed and into action. Followed by periods of lethargy and fatigue. The fatigue usually follows great shifts. This is a time of integration, so give into it.
Advice:
Roll with the nature of the energy. Don't fight it. Be gentle with yourself. Take naps if you are tired. Write your novel if you are too energized to sleep. Take advantage of the type of energy.
11 Changes in prayer or meditation
Not feeling the same sensations as before. Not having the same experience of being in contact with Spirit. Difficulty in focusing.
Advice:
You may be in more instant and constant communion with Spirit now and the sensation may therefore be altered. You will adapt to this new feeling. You are actually thinking acting in partnership with Spirit most of the time now. You may find your meditation periods shorter.
12 Power surges
All of a sudden you are heated from head to toe. It is a momentary sensation, but uncomfortable. In contrast, some people have felt inexplicably cold. I have experienced both. More recently I experience waves or currents of energy rolling through me. Sometimes the energy seems so intense when it first comes into my body that I feel a little nauseated. But if I think of the energy as divine and let go of fear, I feel wonderful and enjoy the sensation. If you are an energy worker, you may have noticed that the heat running through your hands has increased tremendously. This is good.
Advice:
If you are uncomfortable, ask your Higher Power, that if it be for your best and highest good, to turn down/up the temperature a bit.
13 A range of physical manifestations
Headaches, backaches, neck pains, flu-like symptoms (this is called vibrational flu), digestive problems, muscular spasms or cramps, racing heartbeat, chest pains, changes in sexual desire, numbness or pain in the limbs, and involuntary vocalizations or bodily movements. Some of us have even had old conditions from childhood reappear briefly for healing.
Advice:
Remember what I said about seeking medical help if you need it! If you have determined that this is not a medical condition, relax in the realization that it is only temporary.
14 Looking younger
Yippee! As you clear emotional issues and release limiting beliefs and heavy baggage from the past, you are actually lighter.Your frequency is higher. You love yourself and life more. You begin to resemble the perfect you that you really are.
15 Vivid dreams
Sometimes the dreams are so real that you wake up confused. You may even have lucid dreams in which you are in control. Many dreams may be mystical or carry messages for you. And in some dreams, you just know that you are not "dreaming" -- that what is happening is somehow real.
Advice:
You will remember what is important for you to remember. Don't force anything. Above all, stay out of fear.
16 Events that completely alter your life
Death, divorce, change in job status, loss of home, illness, and/or other catastrophes -- sometimes several at once! Forces that cause you to slow down, simplify, change, re-examine who you are and what your life means to you. Forces that you cannot ignore. Forces that cause you release your attachments. Forces that awaken your sense of love and compassion for all.
17 A desire to break free
From restrictive patterns, life-draining jobs consumptive lifestyles, and toxic people or situations. You feel a compelling need to "find yourself" and your life purpose -- now! You want to be creative and free to be who you really are. You might find yourself drawn to the arts and nature. You want to unclutter yourself from things and people that no longer serve you.
Advice:
Do it!
18 Emotional and mental confusion
A feeling that you need to get your life straightened out--it feels like a mess. But at the same time you feel chaotic and unable to focus. See 45.
Advice:
Put your ear to your heart and your own discernment will follow.
19 Introspection, solitude
and loss of interest in more extraverted activities: This stage has come as a surprise to many extraverts who formerly saw themselves as outgoing and involved. They say, "I don't know why, but I don't like to go out as much as before."
20 Creativity bursts
Receiving images, ideas, music, and other creative inspirations at an often overwhelming rate.
Advice:
At least record these inspirations, for Spirit is speaking to you about how you might fulfill your purpose and contribute to the healing of the planet.
21 A perception that time is accelerating
It seems that way because you have had so many changes introduced into your life at an unprecedented rate. The number of changes seems to be growing.
Advice:
Breaking your day up into appointments and time segments increases the sense of acceleration .You can slow time down by relaxing into the present moment and paying attention to what's at hand, not anticipating what's ahead. Slow down and tell yourself that you have plenty of time. Ask your Higher Power to help you. Keep your focus on the present. Try to flow from one activity to the next. Stay tuned to your inner guidance. You can also warp time by asking for it. Next time you feel rushed, say, "Time warp, please. I need some more time to -----." Then relax.
22 A sense of impendingness
There is a feeling that something is about to happen. This can create anxiety.
Advice:
There is nothing to worry about. Things are definitely happening, but anxiety only creates more problems for you. All your thoughts -- positive or negative-- are prayers. There is nothing to fear.
23 Impatience
You know better, but sometimes you can't help it. You want to get on with what seems to be coming your way. Uncertainty is not comfortable.
Advice:
Learn to live with the uncertainty, knowing that nothing comes to you until you are ready. Impatience is really a lack of trust, especially trust in your Higher Power. When you focus on the present, you will experience miracles -- yes, even in traffic.
24 A deep yearning for meaning, purpose, spiritual connection, and revelation.
Perhaps an interest in the spiritual for the first time in your life. "Constant craving", as k.d. lang says. The material world cannot fulfill this longing.
Advice:
Follow your heart and the way will open up for you.
25 A feeling that you are somehow different
A disquieting sense that everything in your life feels new and altered, that you have left your old self behind. You have.
Advice:You are much greater than you can possibly imagine. There is more to come.
26 "Teachers" appear everywhere
with perfect timing to help you on your spiritual journey: people, books, movies, events, Mother Nature, etc. Teachers may appear to be negative or positive when you are trapped in polarity thinking, but, from a transcendent perspective, they are always perfect. Just what you need to learn from and move on. By the way, we never get more than we are ready to master. Each challenge presents us with an opportunity to show our mastery in passing through it.
27 You find a spiritual track
that makes sense to you and "speaks to you" at the most profound levels. Suddenly you are gaining a perspective that you would never have considered before. You hunger to know more. You read, share with others, ask questions, and go inside to discover more about who you are and why you are here.
28 You are movingthrough learning and personal issues at a rapid pace. You sense that you are "getting it" quite readily.
Advice:
Keep remembering that things will come to you when they are ready to be healed. Not sooner. Deal with whatever comes up with courage and you will move through the issues rapidly.
29 Invisible presences
Here is the woo-woo stuff. Some people report feeling surrounded by beings at night or having the sensation of being touched or talked to. Often they will wake with a start. Some also feel their body or bed vibrate. The vibrations are caused by energetic changes after emotional clearing has taken place.
Advice:
This is a sensitive topic, but you may feel better blessing your bed and space around it before you sleep. I rest assured that I am surrounded only by the most magnificent spiritual entities and am always safe in God's care. Sometimes, however, the fear gets to me, and I call in Archangel Michael and/or Archangel Uriel. I don't beat myself up for being afraid sometimes.
30 Portents, visions, "illusions", numbers and symbols
Seeing things that have spiritual importance for you. Noticing how numbers appear synchronistically in your awareness. Everything has a message if you take the time to look. I enjoy the experience of "getting the messages." What fun!
31 Increased integrity
You realize that it is time for you to seek and speak your truth. It suddenly seems important for you to become more authentic, more yourself. You may have to say "no" to people whom you have tried to please in the past. You may find it intolerable to stay in a marriage or job or place that doesn't support who you are. You may also find there is nowhere to hide, no secrets to keep anymore. Honesty becomes important in all your relationships.
Advice:
Listen to your heart. If your guidance tells you not to do something, speak up and take action. Say "no". Likewise, you must also say "yes" to that which compels you. You must risk displeasing others without guilt in order to attain spiritual sovereignty.
32 Harmony with seasons and cycles
You are becoming more tuned to the seasons, the phases of the moon and natural cycles. More awareness of your place in the natural world. A stronger connection to the earth.
33 Electrical & mechanical malfunctions
When you are around, lightbulbs flicker, the computer locks up, or the radio goes haywire.
Advice:
Call on your angels, guides, or Grace Elohim to fix it or put up a field of protection of light around the machine. Surround your car with blue light. Laugh.
34 Increased synchronicity and many small miracles
Look for more of these.
Advice:
Synchronistic events tell you if you are heading in the right direction or making the correct choices. Honor these clues and you cannot go astray. Spirit uses synchronicity to communicate to you. That's when you begin to experience daily miracles. See 30.
35 Increased intuitive abilities and altered states of consciousness
Thinking of someone and immediately hearing from them. More synchronicities. Having sudden insights about patterns or events from the past. Clairvoyance, out-of-body experiences, and other psychic phenomena. Intensified sensitivity and knowing. Awareness of one's essence and that of others. Channeling angelic and Christ-consciousness energies.
36 Communication with Spirit
Contact with angels, spirit guides, and other divine entities. Channeling. More and more people seem to be given this opportunity. Feeling inspiration and downloading information that takes form as writing, painting, ideas, communications, dance, etc.
37 A sense of Oneness with all
A direct experience of this Wholeness. Transcendent awareness. Being flooded with compassion and love for all life. Compassionate detachment or unconditional love for all is what lifts us up to higher levels of consciousness and joy.
38 Moments of joy and bliss
A deep abiding sense of peace and knowing that you are never alone.
39 Integration
You become emotionally, psychologically, physically, and spiritually stronger and clearer. You feel as if you are in alignment with your Higher Self.
40 Living your purpose
You know you are finally doing what you came to earth for. New skills and gifts are emerging, especially healing ones. Your life/work experiences are now converging and starting to make sense. You are finally going to use them all.
Advice:
Listen to your heart. Your passion leads you to where you must go. Go within and ask your Higher Power, "What is it you would have me do?" Watch for synchronicities. Listen.
41 Feeling closer to animals and plants
To some people, animals now seem to be more "human" in their behavior. Wild animals are less afraid. Plants respond to your love and attention more than ever. Some may even have messages for you.
42 Seeing beings of other dimensions
The veil between dimensions is thinner, so it is not surprising. Just stay in your sovereignty. You are more powerful than you can ever imagine, so do not entertain fear. Ask your guides for help if you slip into fear.
43 Seeing a person's true form
or seeing loved ones with a different face -- past life or parallel life.
44 Physically manifesting thoughts and desires more quickly and efficiently.
Advice:
Monitor your thoughts. All thoughts are prayers. Be careful what you ask for.
45 Left-brain fogginess
Your psychic abilities, your intuitive knowing, your feeling and compassion, your ability to experience your body, your visioning, your expressiveness all emanate from the right brain. In order for this side of the brain to develop more fully, the left brain must shut down a little bit. Normally the left-hemisphere's capacity for order, organization, structure, linear sequencing, analysis, evaluation, precision, focus, problem-solving, and mathematics dominate our often less-valued right brain. What results are memory lapses, placing words in the wrong sequence, inability or no desire to read for very long, inability to focus; forgetting what you are just about to say; impatience with linear forms of communication (audio or written formats); a feeling of spaciness, being scattered; losing interest in research or complex information; feeling bombarded with words and talk and information; and a reluctance to write. Sometimes you feel dull and have no interest in analysis, lively intellectual discussion, or investigation. On the other hand, you might find yourself drawn to the sensate: videos, magazines with photos, beautiful artwork, movies, music, sculpting, painting, being with people, dancing, gardening, walking, and other kinesthetic forms of expression. You may search for spiritual content, even science fiction.
Advice:
You may discover that if you allow your heart and your right brain to lead you, the left will then be activated appropriately to support you. And someday we will be well-balanced, using both hemispheres with mastery.
46 Dizziness
This occurs when you are ungrounded. Perhaps you have just cleared a big emotional issue and your body is adjusting to your "lighter" state.
Advice:
Ground yourself by eating protein. Sometimes "comfort food" feels right. Don't make any food right or wrong for you. Use your guidance to know what you need at any given moment. Take your shoes off and put your feet in the grass for a couple of minutes.
47 Falling, having accidents, breaking bones
Your body is not grounded or perhaps your life is out of balance. Or your body may be telling you to slow down, examine certain aspects of your life, or heal certain issues. There is always a message. When I recently broke my ankle, I understand that my ankle was taking on what I myself refused to deal with. And that was all of the above.
Advice:
Stay grounded by taking your shoes off and putting your feet in the grass; even better, lie down on the grass without a blanket under you. Feel the earth beneath you. Get out in nature. Slow down and pay attention. Be mindful about what you are doing. Feel your feelings when they come up. Stay in the present. Surround yourself with blue light when you are feeling shaky.
49 Heart palpitations
A racing heart usually accompanies a heart opening. It only lasts for a few moments and means that the heart is re-balancing itself after an emotional release. I had one episode that terrified me: I woke up in the middle of the night, my heart pounding. I thought it was going to come right out of my chest. It only happened once and was, I understand, a huge heart-chakra opening. But I did check it out. There is nothing wrong with my heart.
Advice:
Remember what I said about getting medical attention when needed. Consult your doctor about any conditions you are not comfortable with.
50 Faster hair and nail growth
More protein is being used in the body. Too bad we can't tell the body where to grow the hair and where not to grow it. (Or can we? Hmmm.)
51 A desire to find your soulmate or twin flame
More than ever before, the idea that we can have a relationship that matches who we are seems more desirable.
Advice:
The truth is, we have to be the kind of person we want to attract. We have to love ourselves and where we are right now before we can attract a more "perfect" mate. The work begins at home.
Here is how I think it works:
Hold the desire for this person in your heart, but without attachment. Expect that someday you will meet someone who is more suited to you, but let go of any expectations as to who this will be and how it will happen. Focus instead on cleaning up your own life and being the kind of person you want to be. Be happy now. Enjoy your life. Then you may see.....
52 Memories surface
Body memories, suppressed memories, images of past lives and/or parallel lives. We are healing and integrating all our "selves", so expect to have some of these experiences.
Advice:
Keep in mind that it is best to recall what only what comes to mind, leave the rest alone, don't analyze everything to death (because you will be stuck in the tape loop of infinite issues to process), and feel your feelings as they come up. Ask for help from your guides.
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
How to Recognize Signs from Spirit
How to Recognize Signs from Spirit
by Joseph Eliezer @ 1111spiritroad. com
If you have been trying to make your life a little easier and more fulfilling lately, chances are that you have been introduced to many concepts which declare that the way to do this is through Spiritual enlightenment.
From bettering your health to increasing your finances or obtaining peace of mind, most of the books that have dominated the bestseller list, and in the media, over the past decade, all agree that the key to living a more rewarding life is to live it with a greater emphasis on Spirit. That being the case, the question that comes up is “how is that done”? “How can you make your life better all the way around by living it according to Spirit”? The answer to that is by learning to interpret the guidance that is given to you and developing the courage to act on it.
It is important to know that being communicated to from Spirit is not something only for the elite. Many of the modern beliefs point to the coincidences that occur in your life as being messages from or communication with a higher deity. Translation: if you are experiencing a coincidence, then you are being communicated to. After all, it is literally impossible to plan such occurrences and always, the coincidence has to do with moving your life or helping to move somebody else’s life forward. To this rule there are no exceptions.
I remember one such instance a few years ago. I was walking through a shopping mall and saw an old friend sitting on one of the benches there. He looked depressed and sort of troubled. I walked up to him and greeted him with a big warm smile. “Hey Lorne,” I said, “How are you doing?” He answered that he was not doing very well. Lorne had just recently got married. His beautiful wife and he were expecting a baby a few months down the road, and he had recently lost his job.
The day before that, I was talking to another old friend of mine who told me that he was looking for a sales rep for his company. So the next day, while I was talking to Lorne, I asked him if he had ever thought about working in sales. He said that he loved being in sales and would jump at the chance to sell again if the product was right. I then told him about the conversation I had with my other friend the day before and suddenly Lorne’s eyes perked up. I gave him my other friend’s phone number and within a week, Lorne was on the road earning more money than he ever had in the past. I got a thank you card from both of them not three weeks after my chance meeting with Lorne in the mall. It made my day.
Signs from Spirit come in all shapes, forms and sizes. It is impossible to make a human inventory about the many ways in which Spirit can come into your life, because Spirit is not human.
Another rule of thumb that is held by devout Spiritualists is that absolutely everything that happens to you in your life happens for a reason, no matter how big or small the event is.
Just as there was a reason for me to have a conversation with my friend who owned a business that day, so too was there a reason for me to bump into Lorne the next day. The conversation with the friend happened for a reason; my coincidental meeting with Lorne did too. I interpreted the two occurrences and through action, played the part of the messenger by connecting them together doing them both a favor, which in turn made me feel most spiritual.
The best thing that you can do in learning to become more spiritual is to learn to be more open to the experiences that occur in your life and by not judging them as good or bad. There is a reason why things happen to you and as you start to open yourself to the unlimited possibilities to the ways that Spirit communicates through the events in your life, you begin to live the teaching that says, “The Lord works in mysterious ways”.
Your job in making the Spiritual world more physical is not to force these ways to make sense according to how you want your life to be, but to be open to them, thus giving the events that occur in your life more room to flow. This will allow events to unfold naturally in your life, which will bring you the health, joy and prosperity that you are wanting. It cannot be otherwise.
by Joseph Eliezer @ 1111spiritroad. com
If you have been trying to make your life a little easier and more fulfilling lately, chances are that you have been introduced to many concepts which declare that the way to do this is through Spiritual enlightenment.
From bettering your health to increasing your finances or obtaining peace of mind, most of the books that have dominated the bestseller list, and in the media, over the past decade, all agree that the key to living a more rewarding life is to live it with a greater emphasis on Spirit. That being the case, the question that comes up is “how is that done”? “How can you make your life better all the way around by living it according to Spirit”? The answer to that is by learning to interpret the guidance that is given to you and developing the courage to act on it.
It is important to know that being communicated to from Spirit is not something only for the elite. Many of the modern beliefs point to the coincidences that occur in your life as being messages from or communication with a higher deity. Translation: if you are experiencing a coincidence, then you are being communicated to. After all, it is literally impossible to plan such occurrences and always, the coincidence has to do with moving your life or helping to move somebody else’s life forward. To this rule there are no exceptions.
I remember one such instance a few years ago. I was walking through a shopping mall and saw an old friend sitting on one of the benches there. He looked depressed and sort of troubled. I walked up to him and greeted him with a big warm smile. “Hey Lorne,” I said, “How are you doing?” He answered that he was not doing very well. Lorne had just recently got married. His beautiful wife and he were expecting a baby a few months down the road, and he had recently lost his job.
The day before that, I was talking to another old friend of mine who told me that he was looking for a sales rep for his company. So the next day, while I was talking to Lorne, I asked him if he had ever thought about working in sales. He said that he loved being in sales and would jump at the chance to sell again if the product was right. I then told him about the conversation I had with my other friend the day before and suddenly Lorne’s eyes perked up. I gave him my other friend’s phone number and within a week, Lorne was on the road earning more money than he ever had in the past. I got a thank you card from both of them not three weeks after my chance meeting with Lorne in the mall. It made my day.
Signs from Spirit come in all shapes, forms and sizes. It is impossible to make a human inventory about the many ways in which Spirit can come into your life, because Spirit is not human.
Another rule of thumb that is held by devout Spiritualists is that absolutely everything that happens to you in your life happens for a reason, no matter how big or small the event is.
Just as there was a reason for me to have a conversation with my friend who owned a business that day, so too was there a reason for me to bump into Lorne the next day. The conversation with the friend happened for a reason; my coincidental meeting with Lorne did too. I interpreted the two occurrences and through action, played the part of the messenger by connecting them together doing them both a favor, which in turn made me feel most spiritual.
The best thing that you can do in learning to become more spiritual is to learn to be more open to the experiences that occur in your life and by not judging them as good or bad. There is a reason why things happen to you and as you start to open yourself to the unlimited possibilities to the ways that Spirit communicates through the events in your life, you begin to live the teaching that says, “The Lord works in mysterious ways”.
Your job in making the Spiritual world more physical is not to force these ways to make sense according to how you want your life to be, but to be open to them, thus giving the events that occur in your life more room to flow. This will allow events to unfold naturally in your life, which will bring you the health, joy and prosperity that you are wanting. It cannot be otherwise.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
The Principles of Magick
The Principles of Magick
by James Clair Lewis
All living things are objectively, subjectively, or unconsciously employing or misusing the principles of real Magick in their lives already. So before you begin to consciously use Magick in your life, to manefest the conditions of your desires, there are a few things that you MUST know.
First of all, you must understand the basic LAWS of Creation, the Metaphysics underlying Reality. If you do not understand how things work, then you will doom yourself to breaking yourself against them.
Second, you need to be attuned to what is happening on all planes of reality, from the physical, through the Astral & Mental to the Spiritual Plane itself. These Psychic Exercises will enable you to perceive & process knowledge, experience, & information that will be imparted to you from your Guides on the Higher Planes.
Thirdly, you must develop a wide knowledge that encompasses many Traditions & Sciences. The objectivity of careful experiment, & observation, cannot be discounted, not for a single moment. So an understanding of Buddhism is essential, and in addition to this, you need to be familiar with all that has been posted here.
Finally, you need to comprehend the nature of your own motivations. You need to free yourself from all manner of selfish desires, misconceptions, & Hidden Agendas.
Then, having gained knowledge & perception, with the understanding of the Ways of Nature, and a true insight into yourself & your motivations, you will adopt Virtue, and make yourself worthy for the practice of real Magick.
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The next step is Visualization. You must have very clear ideas about what it is, that you want to do. Being vague here, will produce vague results. Image, not only the goal, but the sort of steps leading up to the goal as well. Magick is a process, and the more concrete your vision, the more easily will the Universe conform itself to it. In prayer, we utilize the power of the emotions to stir the Divine. In Magick, we employ the power of the mind in the process of Creation.
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On the Peceptive side of the Path, we use meditation to calm the mind, so that we can see clearly. We use Psychic exercises or Yogic practices to attune ourselves to the highest planes of Reality. We study the Ancient & modern sciences to educate ourselves, & broaden our knowledge of the world. Learning to see or feel auras, to Astrally project, & read the Akashic records, all serve to break us of the habit of thinking from merely the material plane, so that our lives can expand to encompass all of Reality. Doing healing work & Karma Yoga teaches us the lessons of compassion.
All of these practices serve to build up a great reservoir of Spiritual energy within us. This is the potential energy we draw upon, when we perform Operative Magick.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In the Far East, they speak of the Law of Karma, cause & effect. In Paganism, they speak of the Law of Three, what you do will return to you three times. Here is how it works.
When you make a decision or take an action, you set up a cause. This cause ripples out into the Universe, creating effects. These effects then ripple out into the Universe creating side-effects. These chains of causality can extend all over the world, affecting people you've never even heard of. An original cause may continue to produce effects long after you have died & reincarnated.... perhaps many times.
When a cause returns to you, it will bring along with it, all of the accumulated effects. Much of that probably will amount to nothing, but be aware that there is compound interest.
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On the Perceptive side of the Path, we learn to become sensitive to the forces of Nature, we learn to open ourselves to the Infinite, & become attuned to the Cosmic Laws of the Universe. We are also taught that all living things are One, & that we also fully partake of the nature of Divinity.
In Magick, we exert the power of Creation, using the Cosmic Laws & our accumulated Spiritual Power to manefest our designs in the world. The Divinity within us commands, and Magick proceeds forth, altering the framework of things accordingly. This is an awesome power, not to be used lightly, or for selfish purposes. The Key to its use, is your certainty of what must be. Adopt an attitude of confidence, be pro-active in all of your endeavors, and the Magick will flow....
On the Path, we first need to learn & understand the patterns of Light. Second, we need to root out the patterns of darkness within ourselves. Then, we are ready to proceed with the real operation of Magick, as conscious co-creators of the world in which we live.
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In my first 5 posts in this topic, I covered the five points of the Pentacle. In operative Magick, these are known as Condition, Motion, Order, Form, & Direction. The background study described in the first post, is the Condition required for the practice of Magick. Visualization is the quality that sets Magick into Motion. The discipline of study & practice creates the Order needed to manefest Magick. Understanding cause & effect, and the consequences of action, creates the Form of Magick. And finally, it is your attitude of certainty which is the spark that gives the Magick that you do, its Direction.
Thus, this is not merely a topic about how to employ Magick, it is also a powerful Magick spell, designed to unleash the power within you....
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A simple altar makes for the most powerful spells. Simplicity makes for clarity, and allows the mind to focus with the greatest concentration. The candle provides light, and its color should be chosen for the properties you wish to manefest. The book should be whatever you are currently studying, a book that is most dear to your Path, or be your personal Book of Shadows. The bell signals when the spell has begun, and releases the power at the end of the session.
Black candles draw in negative energies. You can use them to absorb inharmony & purify. When doing massage, a black candle will operate like a heat sink, drinking up all the junk energies that are being massaged out.
Pure, uncolored, beeswax candles have a wonderful scent, and bring about an attunement with the natural forces of the Earth.
Red candles put out a more physical energy & can be used to energize, when you are tired. Also, red candles absorb anger.
Orange candles are for grounding, & promote health.
Yellow candles induce a light-hearted mood.
Green candles are for attracting wealth.
Blue candles are very calming, & good for meditation.
Purple candles attune the mind to work with Astral & higher energies.
White candles are for purity of Spirit, devotional work, & prayer.
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The Ancients taught the Mysteries through symbols and allegory. Moreover, these symbols formed the basis of Rituals, and the construction of Temples. All of this was an illustration of the law : As Above, So Below. Thus, did they speak of the Macrocosm & the Microcosm.
The Macrocosm is the Universe. Not only the physical universe, but also all of the higher planes, principles, and Cosmic Laws, which proceed from the Divine. The Microcosm is the human being. Not just the physical body, but also the entire world within. The Microcosm is a mirror image of the Macrocosm, containing all of the qualities & powers inherent in the Macrocosm. And thus it was said that Man was made in the image of God.
The Macrocosm is revealed in the Tree of Life, which is also known as the body of Adam Kadmon, the Divine Adam. And each of the attributes of the Tree of Life, the body of Adam Kadmon, are reflected in the Microcosm, the earthly Adam. In other words, in you. This is what the Christ meant, when he said that the Kingdom of Heaven is within you.
The construction of the Ancient Temples in Egypt, India, Greece, and many other places, followed this pattern. They were laid out in a symbolic representation of the body, meaning the body of God, which is reflected in us. The Initiations were conducted in caves & vaulted chambers symbolizing the skull, & the brain cavity. True initiation into the Mysteries in not a matter of Ritual forms conducted in a Temple, (although it may happen there). True Initiation occurs inside the Mind, when it awakens to the Mysteries of Life. This is the Great Symbol.
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There is a relationship between Ceremonial Magick, and the ways that plants grow. The symbols of Magick & Mysticism are often geometric in nature, and in plants we see the repeating patterns of circles, spirals, triangles, squares, pentacles, & Stars of David. The leaves of trees can be shown to be like the mathematical representations of sonic forms. And the flow patterns of wind & water are complex progressions of a high order.
Nature employs these patterns in its unfoldment, & in all Mystical literature, we frequently see the teaching to follow the Ways of Nature. Observe the budding of growth in plants, and you will receive instruction on the methods of Spellwork. Each component of a Magick Ritual grows out from the Center, forming a cohesive whole, just like the petals of a flower. In the Hindu Yoga systems we see the various energy centers described as many petaled Lotuses, and this is no mistake. Life is a dynamic process, always unfolding, & building upon what has gone before. The same should be true in Ceremonial Magick, where each new spell should be treated as a new sprout, budding from the parent plant. Thus, each extension of your Magick, proceeds naturally as a new phase proceeding out from the Center. And as the Ceremony is derived from the processes of Life, then the Magick done, will be imbued with Life, as well.
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Nothing harmful can affect you, unless you have created a condition in your mind for it to attach itself to you. Altering your perspective on things, changes your vibration, & then the condition cannot attach itself to you. Reality is fluid, and responds to what we put out by the ways in which we think. When people become rigid in their thinking, they bind themselves to conditions, & cannot see a way out of their suffering. Understanding how this process works is the Key by which you can learn to create the conditions of your desires.
Do not try to effect changes in the outer world, at a time when your inner world is in distress. How could that work? Magick is an act of will, but it must come from a mind that is clear & serene. The conditions that you find occuring in your life, are reflections of your most deeply held attitudes & beliefs. Attach yourself to thoughts of harmony, peace, kindness, strength, wisdom, knowledge & compassion, and these things will find a way to manefest around you in the world. Make the effort to do the inner work, and the external things will take care of themselves. That is the true power of Magick.
source: http://www.jamesclairlewis.com/pages/metaphysics/magick.html
by James Clair Lewis
All living things are objectively, subjectively, or unconsciously employing or misusing the principles of real Magick in their lives already. So before you begin to consciously use Magick in your life, to manefest the conditions of your desires, there are a few things that you MUST know.
First of all, you must understand the basic LAWS of Creation, the Metaphysics underlying Reality. If you do not understand how things work, then you will doom yourself to breaking yourself against them.
Second, you need to be attuned to what is happening on all planes of reality, from the physical, through the Astral & Mental to the Spiritual Plane itself. These Psychic Exercises will enable you to perceive & process knowledge, experience, & information that will be imparted to you from your Guides on the Higher Planes.
Thirdly, you must develop a wide knowledge that encompasses many Traditions & Sciences. The objectivity of careful experiment, & observation, cannot be discounted, not for a single moment. So an understanding of Buddhism is essential, and in addition to this, you need to be familiar with all that has been posted here.
Finally, you need to comprehend the nature of your own motivations. You need to free yourself from all manner of selfish desires, misconceptions, & Hidden Agendas.
Then, having gained knowledge & perception, with the understanding of the Ways of Nature, and a true insight into yourself & your motivations, you will adopt Virtue, and make yourself worthy for the practice of real Magick.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The next step is Visualization. You must have very clear ideas about what it is, that you want to do. Being vague here, will produce vague results. Image, not only the goal, but the sort of steps leading up to the goal as well. Magick is a process, and the more concrete your vision, the more easily will the Universe conform itself to it. In prayer, we utilize the power of the emotions to stir the Divine. In Magick, we employ the power of the mind in the process of Creation.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
On the Peceptive side of the Path, we use meditation to calm the mind, so that we can see clearly. We use Psychic exercises or Yogic practices to attune ourselves to the highest planes of Reality. We study the Ancient & modern sciences to educate ourselves, & broaden our knowledge of the world. Learning to see or feel auras, to Astrally project, & read the Akashic records, all serve to break us of the habit of thinking from merely the material plane, so that our lives can expand to encompass all of Reality. Doing healing work & Karma Yoga teaches us the lessons of compassion.
All of these practices serve to build up a great reservoir of Spiritual energy within us. This is the potential energy we draw upon, when we perform Operative Magick.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In the Far East, they speak of the Law of Karma, cause & effect. In Paganism, they speak of the Law of Three, what you do will return to you three times. Here is how it works.
When you make a decision or take an action, you set up a cause. This cause ripples out into the Universe, creating effects. These effects then ripple out into the Universe creating side-effects. These chains of causality can extend all over the world, affecting people you've never even heard of. An original cause may continue to produce effects long after you have died & reincarnated.... perhaps many times.
When a cause returns to you, it will bring along with it, all of the accumulated effects. Much of that probably will amount to nothing, but be aware that there is compound interest.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
On the Perceptive side of the Path, we learn to become sensitive to the forces of Nature, we learn to open ourselves to the Infinite, & become attuned to the Cosmic Laws of the Universe. We are also taught that all living things are One, & that we also fully partake of the nature of Divinity.
In Magick, we exert the power of Creation, using the Cosmic Laws & our accumulated Spiritual Power to manefest our designs in the world. The Divinity within us commands, and Magick proceeds forth, altering the framework of things accordingly. This is an awesome power, not to be used lightly, or for selfish purposes. The Key to its use, is your certainty of what must be. Adopt an attitude of confidence, be pro-active in all of your endeavors, and the Magick will flow....
On the Path, we first need to learn & understand the patterns of Light. Second, we need to root out the patterns of darkness within ourselves. Then, we are ready to proceed with the real operation of Magick, as conscious co-creators of the world in which we live.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In my first 5 posts in this topic, I covered the five points of the Pentacle. In operative Magick, these are known as Condition, Motion, Order, Form, & Direction. The background study described in the first post, is the Condition required for the practice of Magick. Visualization is the quality that sets Magick into Motion. The discipline of study & practice creates the Order needed to manefest Magick. Understanding cause & effect, and the consequences of action, creates the Form of Magick. And finally, it is your attitude of certainty which is the spark that gives the Magick that you do, its Direction.
Thus, this is not merely a topic about how to employ Magick, it is also a powerful Magick spell, designed to unleash the power within you....
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A simple altar makes for the most powerful spells. Simplicity makes for clarity, and allows the mind to focus with the greatest concentration. The candle provides light, and its color should be chosen for the properties you wish to manefest. The book should be whatever you are currently studying, a book that is most dear to your Path, or be your personal Book of Shadows. The bell signals when the spell has begun, and releases the power at the end of the session.
Black candles draw in negative energies. You can use them to absorb inharmony & purify. When doing massage, a black candle will operate like a heat sink, drinking up all the junk energies that are being massaged out.
Pure, uncolored, beeswax candles have a wonderful scent, and bring about an attunement with the natural forces of the Earth.
Red candles put out a more physical energy & can be used to energize, when you are tired. Also, red candles absorb anger.
Orange candles are for grounding, & promote health.
Yellow candles induce a light-hearted mood.
Green candles are for attracting wealth.
Blue candles are very calming, & good for meditation.
Purple candles attune the mind to work with Astral & higher energies.
White candles are for purity of Spirit, devotional work, & prayer.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Ancients taught the Mysteries through symbols and allegory. Moreover, these symbols formed the basis of Rituals, and the construction of Temples. All of this was an illustration of the law : As Above, So Below. Thus, did they speak of the Macrocosm & the Microcosm.
The Macrocosm is the Universe. Not only the physical universe, but also all of the higher planes, principles, and Cosmic Laws, which proceed from the Divine. The Microcosm is the human being. Not just the physical body, but also the entire world within. The Microcosm is a mirror image of the Macrocosm, containing all of the qualities & powers inherent in the Macrocosm. And thus it was said that Man was made in the image of God.
The Macrocosm is revealed in the Tree of Life, which is also known as the body of Adam Kadmon, the Divine Adam. And each of the attributes of the Tree of Life, the body of Adam Kadmon, are reflected in the Microcosm, the earthly Adam. In other words, in you. This is what the Christ meant, when he said that the Kingdom of Heaven is within you.
The construction of the Ancient Temples in Egypt, India, Greece, and many other places, followed this pattern. They were laid out in a symbolic representation of the body, meaning the body of God, which is reflected in us. The Initiations were conducted in caves & vaulted chambers symbolizing the skull, & the brain cavity. True initiation into the Mysteries in not a matter of Ritual forms conducted in a Temple, (although it may happen there). True Initiation occurs inside the Mind, when it awakens to the Mysteries of Life. This is the Great Symbol.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
There is a relationship between Ceremonial Magick, and the ways that plants grow. The symbols of Magick & Mysticism are often geometric in nature, and in plants we see the repeating patterns of circles, spirals, triangles, squares, pentacles, & Stars of David. The leaves of trees can be shown to be like the mathematical representations of sonic forms. And the flow patterns of wind & water are complex progressions of a high order.
Nature employs these patterns in its unfoldment, & in all Mystical literature, we frequently see the teaching to follow the Ways of Nature. Observe the budding of growth in plants, and you will receive instruction on the methods of Spellwork. Each component of a Magick Ritual grows out from the Center, forming a cohesive whole, just like the petals of a flower. In the Hindu Yoga systems we see the various energy centers described as many petaled Lotuses, and this is no mistake. Life is a dynamic process, always unfolding, & building upon what has gone before. The same should be true in Ceremonial Magick, where each new spell should be treated as a new sprout, budding from the parent plant. Thus, each extension of your Magick, proceeds naturally as a new phase proceeding out from the Center. And as the Ceremony is derived from the processes of Life, then the Magick done, will be imbued with Life, as well.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nothing harmful can affect you, unless you have created a condition in your mind for it to attach itself to you. Altering your perspective on things, changes your vibration, & then the condition cannot attach itself to you. Reality is fluid, and responds to what we put out by the ways in which we think. When people become rigid in their thinking, they bind themselves to conditions, & cannot see a way out of their suffering. Understanding how this process works is the Key by which you can learn to create the conditions of your desires.
Do not try to effect changes in the outer world, at a time when your inner world is in distress. How could that work? Magick is an act of will, but it must come from a mind that is clear & serene. The conditions that you find occuring in your life, are reflections of your most deeply held attitudes & beliefs. Attach yourself to thoughts of harmony, peace, kindness, strength, wisdom, knowledge & compassion, and these things will find a way to manefest around you in the world. Make the effort to do the inner work, and the external things will take care of themselves. That is the true power of Magick.
source: http://www.jamesclairlewis.com/pages/metaphysics/magick.html
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