Video Interview with Gary Renard

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Link: Video interview with Gary Renard June 25th 2010 at I Work Miracles

Four Healthy Tea Choices: White, Essaic, Chai And Sencha Green Tea

By: Anne Harvester

Tea is a popular drink that is readily available around the world, and many people enjoy the dozens of different flavors that can be had.  Tea can also be drunk as an easy way to promote health, and the four tea choices of white tea, essaic tea, chai tea and sencha green tea may all offer certain health benefits.

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Feng Shui Basics - Introduction To The Art Of Placement

By: Feng Shui Room Design

Feng shui is the art of improving the environment that you reside or work by making a series of changes to the color, layout and decor. There are a number of people that think of feng as being very mystical and hard to comprehend. You will discover professional consultants who specialize in customized analysis of an individual and their home. However basic feng shui principles are very easy to master and can easily be applied by anyone.

Have you ever been in a room that you just didn't feel completely comfortable in? The reason is possibly the flow of 'qi' or energy in that room is blocked due to that layout. Feng shui can be used to free up that flow of energy. By doing so, the mood of the person who spends time in the room will likely change too. For example, a ton of clutter is a sign of the fact that energy isn't allowed to flow freely. How can energy flow freely when there's an accumulation of unnecessary stuff everywhere? The overall mood somebody experiences when living or working inside a cluttered space is stress and anxiety. The simple act of disposing of junk and reorganizing an area will cause an improvement in a person's mood. Try doing that on a bigger scale by utilizing basic feng shui techniques and find out on your own what great changes you can experience.

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Spiritual Alchemy Sacred Geometry And The Creative Self

By: Neal Ryder

It may not be readily apparent what all three of these subjects have to do with each other, but for me, one common denominator they share is consciousness.  While this is a simple interpretation, do not allow past views of "what" these subjects represent to interfere with what I am about to suggest.  The use of the terms found within this offering, such as alchemy, geometry, and the Tree of Life, are used by me, in the same sense as I would use the term, blue jeans.  There is an image, but there are many model's.  I am offering a different, less complex, interpretation of these terms and images, in the context of consciousness; from a healer's perspective, my own.

The Mind/Body connection suggests that the cells of our body have a consciousness.  Consider that these cells must also be part of the mind-body-spirit triad and the implications expand. When sacred geometry is considered, we have the concept of shapes influencing or inspiring us, our consciousness, with Divine relationships. If we consider alchemy from the perspective of the transformation of consciousness, from limiting truths or consciousness (lead) into expanded truths or consciousness (gold), the relationships between these three subjects suggest practical transformational opportunities and applications.

The Map

Start with the image of a body, I use Michelangelo's drawing of a man, arms outstretched.  Overlay atop the body the Cabalistic Tree of Life.  The bottom sephiroth, is placed between the feet and the first paired sephiroth align with the hips.  The second paired sephiroth align with the shoulders, and the third pair of sephiroth align with the lobes of the brain.

Place the chakras over the image you now have, only use the image of the caduceus.  You can begin to see the suggestion of geometries of energy, within the body and Human Energy Field, begin to take shape.  I call them sacred because these geometries within us can inspire us to experience the Divine within.

Application

For simplicities sake, I offer the following suggestions for seeing the Tree of Life.  There are three pillars.  The right pillar symbolizes compassion; the left pillar, innocence; with the middle pillar signifying balance.  I deviate from "traditional" interpretations, but as I mentioned earlier, I am not suggesting a traditional approach.

The relevance of the caduceus is that it suggests, to me, there are two serpents associated with kundalini.  As these serpents rise, as the kundalini rises, they move around each chakra, or Celestial Gate, and vibrate that chakra, that Celestial Gate into clarity.  The essence of that clarity is an expression of our Divine identity and will be unique with each individual.

Simplicity is the key. It is not my intention to confound a truth that is readily experiential for any willing to invest some time to experience that truth within themselves.  The experience of that truth speaks for itself.

The first step in applying what I have offered would be to contemplate the body with the Tree of Life overlaid atop it.  Draw it, think about it, get a sense of it.  The next step is one I consider important, FEEL the Tree of Life in your body.  This takes some time, so simply be patient.

One would then do the same when working with the chakras, working their way to feeling them within the body.

Simultaneously, once can use this simplistic map of consciousness, and "connect the dots".

Suggestions

In my healing practice I view the Heart as the Sacred Gate.  Before using any of the more intricate energetic, geometric patterns within the body, concentrate on the heart.  The heart should first be opened.  One way this is accomplished is by being in the present moment; accepting life and emotions as they are; forgiving yourself or others, as need; and offering compassion to yourself so that the heart, through forgiveness, love and compassion may deepen.  This is best understood as an experiential process.

The heart then attracts, drawing from our "heart's desire" that which we seek to experience.  It may be physical, emotional, or spiritual healing; or it may be, simultaneously, creating, from our heart, the life or work we desire and have always imagined was possible for us to experience.

This process may be empowered through the use of the sacred geometries suggested to each individual by the "map" that has been offered.

What occurs is akin to the body becoming "hollow" and the geometric shapes turning within the body and consciousness of each person.  The geometries of consciousness move according to the emotions and thoughts each person experiences throughout the day. What occurs is similar to alchemy, in that limiting truths or consciousness (lead), are transformed into expanded truths or consciousness (gold).

About the Author
Neal is a gifted intuitive healer and author who has dedicated his life and training to bringing forth the Divine Radiance of his clients - not as a concept but as a state of being - which infuses his clients with healing, wholeness and celebration.

He offers a blog, free newsletter, articles, workshops, intensives, a wide variety of programs and internet radio shows all drawn from the information contained in his book, Living a Radiant Life.
More details are available at his website.


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Map of Consciousness

Dr. Hawkins is an internationally renowned psychiatrist, physician, researcher, and pioneer in the fields of consciousness research and spirituality. He writes and teaches from the unique perspective of an experienced clinician, scientist, and mystic and is devoted to the spiritual evolution of mankind.

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