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Asking for Permission Before Praying for a Person

Jeff Maziarek — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:21:40 GMT

A couple of years ago on my Pondercentral.com site I used the following passage from a book called "Awaken to the Healer Within" by the late Rich Work, a very spiritual man who touched a lot of lives in a very positive way. Since there is a lot of information on this blog about alternative healing, I felt it important to include this passage on this site as well.

"Too often I witness a situation in which a person who has a physical problem is approached by another who says, "Give me a minute, I can fix that." That person has not given permission. In fact, they may not even desire to be fixed. At least not just yet. We live in a society that suggests we pray for those who are not well. I know of many well-intentioned people who belong to prayer groups and healing circles that offer prayers (healing energy) in an effort to see others become well. To do so without the permission of the person for which it is directed is to interfere. No, I am not going to suggest that you stop praying, but I would suggest that you consider offering it in the following manner:

From the Divine Love that flows within my Being,
I now call forth [name] to stand before me
As I stand before you – in Love
On your behalf I offer you this prayer to accept or reject
According to your Free-Will Choice.
[Add your Prayer]

Rich Work with Ann Marie Groth, in "Awaken to the Healer Within"

For more information regarding this book, visit Amazon.

Bye for now.

The Wisdom of Chief Seattle

Jeff Maziarek — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:44:12 GMT

After nearly six months of not updating this blog (sorry about that) I felt inspired to make time to post something today. The following is a speech attributed to Chief Seattle that was supposedly given in the mid 1800s. It has a powerful message that is still as relevant today in my view.

The Wisdom of Chief Seattle

"My brother, I tell you true.

If all who see the Earth as being poisoned would, instead, give more attention to seeing the Earth clean and vibrant, then, very soon, your Earth would be cleansed.

If all who see their nation's leaders as misguided or uncaring would, instead, give more time to seeing themselves being represented by responsible, caring leaders who stand firm for the highest good of all, then, very soon, you would have good leadership.

If all who see their spouses or family members as troublesome or unloving would instead,
give more thought to seeing their loved ones as the shining children of God that they are, then, very soon, all challenged relationships would be renewed and love rekindled.

If all who see themselves as sick or poor or weak of heart or undeserving would, instead, give more energy to seeing themselves as healthy, abundant, empowered, worthy, and lifted up, then, very soon, they would experience all of the good things that life has to offer.

If all who see themselves as a physical body and no more would, instead, give more thought to seeing themselves as an ever-brightening star that resides inside the body, then, very soon, everyone in your world would be shining their lights – just as all of the Elders who have walked your Earth have done. You would be living in peace, harmony, and comfort in a culture that you have created consciously, a culture which, by your divine right of birth, you deserve to enjoy.

Each challenge is there to guide you toward the desire of your heart
Each problem, seen from the positive side, always turns into a blessing
Each sorrow leads you to your joy
Each doubt – to your knowing
Each lack – to your abundance
Each debt – to your freedom
Each feeling of hopelessness – to your power
Each cry of pain – to your comfort
Each act of war – to your peace
Each act of anger – to your love

And each journey through darkness – into the light."

Excerpt from Article: "How to Physically Heal Your Body"

Jeff Maziarek — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:07:04 GMT

A friend forwarded me a very interesting article about physical healing that I felt was very worthwhile to share. Below I've posted a portion of that article along with a link to the page where you can read the complete article. From a quick visit to the site it looks like a great information resource for anyone on the spiritual path.

How to Physically Heal your Body Today
Written by Jafree Ozwald and Margot Zaher
www.EnlightenedBeings.com

"Your body is an amazing healing machine that has automatic processes built into it to ensure that it maintains a state of perfect health. Science has found that your body's cells naturally regenerate themselves at different speeds, depending upon where they are located in the body. For instance, the cells of the eye take only 48 hours to regenerate themselves, whereas the cells of the liver take about 6 weeks to completely replicate themselves. In one year from today, your entire body will contain 100% brand new cells where you will physically not be the same person that you are today!

Now you may be wondering how can a person create or maintain any illness past one year if every cell in the body will be completely regenerated and brand new? Doctor Deepak Chopra asked the same question and through extensive research found an amazing discovery. The reason unhealthy cells continue to replicate themselves is because negative emotions from life experiences become chemically trapped in the cell causing it to "remember" itself to be unhealthy. The negative feelings in these cellular memories cause a healthy cell to replicate as "unhealthy" which leads to the perpetuation of an illness or disease.

"When negative emotion is dissipated our physical vehicles will vibrate in much greater harmony with nature and much disease will no longer consume man." ~ J.J. Dewey

Other scientists such as Candace Pert, Joseph Ledoux, and Elliot Drucker have also found that the chemicals caused from your emotions are stored within the walls of the cells. They've found that when you express positive healthy emotions (such as love, peace and gentleness) the cell walls respond to these positive emotions and their communication receptors remain open, receptive and healthy. On the other hand, when a traumatic event occurs, chemicals called peptides flood into your blood stream and attach themselves to your cell receptors, hindering chemical communication from taking place. As long as the traumatic memory from these chemically blocked cells is not healed, they end up protecting themselves and cutting off healthy necessary communication with other cells in the body. Blocked communication of cells in the body eventually over time leads to the development of physical illness showing up in the body."

Click here to read the rest of this article. Bye for now.

The Dangers of Habitual Worrying

Jeff Maziarek — Thu, 12 May 2011 02:02:00 GMT

Recently I read a book by John Selby called "Expand This Moment," which I found to be a wonderful spiritual growth resource. Here's a passage from it about "worrying" that I felt was really insightful:

"My experience is that, with a little bit of training, most people most of the time do have the power to just say no to their worries. Ultimately it's a matter of choice – and action. But please note that I'm not suggesting you try to turn off your primitive fear center altogether. There are times every day when it’s vital to respond to the wake-up signal of fear. And a certain amount of time spent imagining potentially dangerous situations can keep you from getting hurt. But almost always, habitual worrying about the future is dangerous to your health, for four reasons:

1. Every moment spent focusing your power of attention on an imagined future event is a moment when you’re not here in the present to deal with dangers that might appear right now.

2. When you're caught up in worry, your body reacts with a host of fear-based neurological and hormonal secretions that, if not released in immediate physical action, generate stress conditions that make you weak and dizzy, cloud your brain, and leave you unable to successfully deal with danger in the present moment.

3. When you're stuck in worry mode, your overall performance at work drops, your ability to relate successfully is reduced, and your capacity to feel compassion is lost. Both your company and your family suffer as a result – and so do you.

4. At deeper levels, anxiety prevents you from receiving insight, love, power, and guidance from your spiritual core. Your consciousness contracts, and you're all alone – which in turn makes you feel anxious and depressed.

To see these facts clearly is to evoke positive change in yourself."

For more information regarding "Expand This Moment" visit Amazon.

Healing Related Passages and Musings on the Self-help Industry and Social Networks

Jeff Maziarek — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:18:00 GMT

Some elements of today's post are a bit different than past posts, as I get into some "musings" that are somewhat more personal in nature.

Healing Related Passages

The following passage is from an article entitled Set Yourself Free posted on the Winged Horse Healing Blog authored by my friend Pam Sourelis, who is both a Reiki Master and a gifted animal communicator.

"When you own a disease, you settle; you accept that the situation can never change, you cast yourself in the role of victim. You spend the rest of your life "managing" your illness, being its slave – heck, maybe even its lover. It embeds itself in your personality, and you begin to define yourself in terms of "your" illness, "your" disability, "your" addiction."

I highly recommend you read this entire post by clicking here.

The next two passages are from a book called Potentiate Your DNA by Sol Luckman. I have found this book to be a fascinating work, one that presents a solid case for the position that it’s time for the world to embrace a new paradigm as to how physical healing actually occurs, and which also specifically recommends what that paradigm should be.

"In the words of the creators of one of dozens of websites devoted to telling the ugly truth about vaccines, "The most effective marketing strategy on the planet is to convince the consumer that if he doesn't buy the product, he'll die!"

"Many reputable studies have offered convincing evidence based on historical data that in all probability, vaccinations actually trigger a rise in infections and death."

For more information regarding this book, click here.

Musings on the Self-help Industry

As the author of a book related to spirituality, and as person who has read numerous books on that subject as well as personal growth related topics, I have the experience of being both a vendor and consumer of the self-help industry’s wares. As a consumer, I have clearly benefited from content developed by various authors and speakers. As a vendor, however, I can say wholeheartedly that the way business is being conducted in the industry as a whole is not congruent with the idea of being truly committed to helping people to completely heal.

Yes, I know, this is my judgment; nonetheless, I feel compelled to write about this because it's reached the point where the self-help industry is no different than any other business – it needs to keep customers buying in order to sustain itself. 'So, what’s wrong with that?’ one might ask? Call me a purist, if you will, but in my view the goal of the industry shouldn't be to have content providers focus on "growing their email lists" so they can sell more and more content to essentially the same segments of people.

In addition, in many instances the marketing appeals used are fundamentally rooted in fear-based tactics such as "limited time offers" and 25 page-long web pages that react to your choice to exit the page by automatically displaying a pop-up window that warns "Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page?" Honestly, whenever I encounter a page of that nature it completely sours me on that content provider. And yet, according to the Internet marketing experts, this is the most effective way to gather customers and sell one's books and other products. It's my sincere hope that someday soon self-help content consumers will see through this type of manipulative marketing, and refuse to purchase any product that is presented to them with this type of fear-based motivational appeal.

Musings on Social Networks

Social networks like Facebook and MySpace have become the hot marketing vehicles for just about everyone trying to sell something. In principle, I really like the idea of folks befriending like-minded people and enjoying the connections while perhaps also collectively doing something good for the world. That was a key reason I joined Facebook years ago. However, as those sites have become more and more marketer-dominant it's my sense that meaningful connections are not as common as perhaps they once were.

I mean really, can someone honestly have 100 "friends," meaning friends with whom they actually have more than just surface relationships? The reality is no human being has enough bandwidth to pay close attention to every wall post posted by 20 Facebook friends on a daily basis, let alone those posted by a hundred of them.

And as for Twitter, I do have an account on that site just to share the link to my daily "Ponder on This" message, but in my view it reminds me of an 8th grade dance where boys strut their stuff and girls bat their eyelashes, but few, if any, true heart-based connections are made. When I see someone is following "36,000 people" I chuckle, because it's literally and impossible to do that as there's not enough time in a day to read the daily Tweets of 36,000 individuals. I truly hope that over time something more substantive evolves from these networks.

Musings over, best regards to you and bye for now.

Pay Attention to Your Guidance - It's Always Present

Jeff Maziarek — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:16:00 GMT

Anyone who has been on the spiritual path for a while is familiar with the concept that guidance is always being given to us by Spirit (i.e., God, Higher Self, Angels, Spirit Guides). It’s just a matter of paying closer attention to the thoughts and ideas that come into our consciousness, and particularly to those that aren’t in the daily thought stream we’re accustomed to experiencing. Recently I had one of those “ah ha” experiences with respect to such guidance, and I want to take this opportunity to share it with you.

It first began with me following an inspiration in mid-January to visit YouTube and see if there was a video of an Alanis Morissette song she wrote in 1998 called “Joining You.” The tune is essentially about Alanis counseling a young woman who had been contemplating suicide. I had listened to that song recently, so it wasn’t as if there some “out-of-the-blue” nature to the guidance. Nonetheless, I promptly went on YouTube.com, searched on the song title and found there were several videos of it. For some reason, however, I was drawn to one in particular because the description said it included the song’s lyrics.

As it turned out, the video wasn’t actually of Alanis performing the song; it was a series of still shots that in some way related to the lyrics. It was a very powerful video that literally brought me to tears. As the song ended, I felt very inspired to share the link to it on my Facebook page and also on Twitter, so I posted it in both places. It is at this point where the story gets a bit more interesting, because a thought quickly came to me that I also needed to send this link to a friend from South America who is currently in living in Europe. For a moment I hesitated doing so simply because she’s a Facebook friend, and would have seen the link on my status page anyway. However, something told me it was important to also send her a Facebook message about this link. It wasn’t as if I had any sense that she was despondent and was contemplating harming herself, in fact, I felt nothing of the sort. I just had this feeling that for some reason she needed to have this information.

Fast forward to early February, and I receive a Facebook message from my South American friend that said the following: “The song you sent to me was a heavy one for the moment, I have being closely through the process of suicide of the brother of my ex-partner a few years ago, and right at that moment you sent it, I had been talking everyday on the phone with a dear friend back home, trying to help him out of the same desire.”

After reading that message my mouth dropped a bit, and I felt a bit stunned as to the timeliness of me sending that information to her. While I don’t know any more of the story of her interaction with the friend who was contemplating suicide, I do know that the whole process that led me to send that link to her cannot be coincidental. It really boggles the mind just how connected all of us really are, and, how guided we all are if we are just open to “tuning in” and following the guidance that is always available to us.

To listen to the song and view the video I’ve written about in this post, visit this YouTube link.

More on Quantum K Healing System

Jeff Maziarek — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 03:23:00 GMT

Several weeks ago I wrote a post about something called the Quantum K Healing System that a friend had told me about. Recently I read the entire Quantum K Healing Manual that’s available on the site for free, and I have to say I’m even more impressed with the theory behind this healing modality.

If you haven’t had a chance yet to visit the site and take advantage of the free healing page, then I highly recommend that you take the time to do so. If Quantum K is a bit too out there on the curve for you, so to speak, then at a minimum, I suggest taking the time to download and read Chapter 10 of the manual, which is called Naturopathic Steps, as it’s got some great health-related information in there. Here’s a direct link to the page that offers the free PDF file of that chapter.

Please note: As is the case with all products, services or websites recommended on this site, I receive no compensation for any click-throughs or purchases eventually made on the part of subscribers or visitors to the site.

A Beneficial Prayer to Say Prior to Eating

Jeff Maziarek — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:24:00 GMT

Recently I came across a very nice prayer to say prior to eating or drinking any type of food. For the life of me I can't seem to recall where I read it, but here it is:

"I give thanks and honor to the plants and animals I am about to consume, and I ask that the nutritional and vibrational levels in this food be raised to meet my body’s needs. I also ask that all negative energies and ingredients in this food be released from my body leaving it unharmed. Thank you!

If you're not eating or drinking an animal-based food obviously you can drop part of the above statement.

Using this prayer is actually similar to the concept of blessing one's food before it's consumed, and since it only takes a few seconds to recite these words, I highly recommend getting into the habit of using this prayer as a course of habit.

The Knots Prayer

Jeff Maziarek — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:14:00 GMT

A friend sent me the following within an email today and I felt it was very worthwhile to share!

Self-healing Resource: The Secret Language of Your Body

Jeff Maziarek — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:51:00 GMT

Recently a good friend suggested that I purchase a new book about self-healing by a woman named Inna Segal. I followed her suggestion and bought The Secret Language of Your Body a couple of weeks ago. While I don't like the title because there is no "secret" that anyone has been keeping from us, the book truly is a great resource. I'm guessing it was titled as such because the publisher is the same company that published "The Secret," and in their research I imagine they determined that people are drawn to learn about what is so-called "secret."

With that editorial comment out of the way, if you’ve ever read or heard of or read You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay, this book is similar in concept (i.e., illnesses and diseases are energetic patterns caused by emotional blockages). The difference is this book is a far more comprehensive healing resource as it’s packed with all sorts of valuable information and practical tools to use for self-healing. If you have any interest in this subject, I highly recommend this book. The following are the major sections in the Table of Contents:

I.    The Secret Language of your Body
     - Healing the Emotional, Mental, and Energetic Causes of Disease
     - Ten Basic Principles for Healing
       - A Guide to Physical Disorders and Suggestions for Healing
II.    The Secret Language of Physical Ailments
   - List of Ailments
III.    The Secret Language of Your Emotions
       - Understanding and Healing Emotions That Cause Disease
IV.   The Secret Language of Color
V.    The Secret Language of Your Body Systems

Here’s a quote from the book:

"You have the opportunity to work with thoughts, words, feelings, beliefs, vibrations, touch, movement, visualization, and breath to create changes in your body and in your life. Remember, pain and discomfort is your body’s way of communicating that you need to make changes. The more you are in tune with your body, the easier, more joyful, and more rewarding your life will be. You have the opportunity to tune into your own Divine Wisdom and receive all the guidance you require. This guidance is not only relevant to your health but to your relationships, your career, your mental and emotional well-being, and your spiritual expansion."

For more information visit Amazon.com.

Please note: As is the case with all products, services or websites recommended on this site, I receive no compensation for any click-throughs or purchases eventually made on the part of subscribers or visitors to the site.

Healing Resource: Quantum K, Returning to our Original Blueprint

Jeff Maziarek — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:06:00 GMT

Note: "Ponder on This" subscribers please excuse the duplication with the posting of this information on this website as well.

Recently, my good friend Lisa, who is a very talented energy healer and a “Ponder on This” subscriber, copied me on an email about a very interesting website in the UK that she came across called "Quantum K – Returning to our Original Blueprint." She had taken advantage of a free healing experience on that site and had this to say about it: “I've done this a number of times, and am impressed by the energy shift/movement over a 48-hour period.” She wrote the email because she wanted to have a group of her friend experience it to see how they felt about it.

Since I am fascinated by the concept of alternative healing modalities, I followed her request and invested 23 minutes in watching the video on that page. I have to admit it was a very powerful experience, as I truly felt energy moving in my body while watching it. That was about two weeks ago and since then I’ve watched it two other times, and each time I experienced the same type of results. In addition, I downloaded the free PDF manual of the Quantum K experience and read it in its entirety this week.

It is important to emphasize that using this energy healing system requires one to be very open-minded, because the conceptual framework and underlying principles may be considered quite far out on the curve (it’s actually based on the combination of sound, color, fractal geometry, harmonics and symbols). With that said, from reading the manual and experiencing the free healing video I highly recommend Quantum K as a spiritual growth and healing resource. To visit the Quantum K homepage, click here. From there I recommend you read the Concepts and FAQs page, the Testimonials page, and then take part in the Free Healing Experience.

I sincerely hope you find visiting this site to be beneficial.

Please note:As is the case with all products, services or websites recommended on this site, I receive no compensation for any click-throughs or purchases eventually made on the part of subscribers or visitors to the site.

Soul Proclamations - from "God This Is A Good Book" by the late Rich Work

Jeff Maziarek — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:48:00 GMT

The following content is a very lengthy excerpt from a book entitled “God This is a Good Book” by the late Rich Work, which is no longer in print. Since reading this book in 1998 I’ve consistently used these “Soul Proclamations” as part of my daily spiritual practice. It’s my hope that readers find some value in them as well. Bye for now.

“There are those upon your planet who have formed proclamations to assist you in reinforcing your desires to reclaim your mastery. If they feel right, use them. Follow your heart – be the master.

PROCLAMATIONS OF THE SOUL

Words are powerful, and I recommend that no one say words without first understanding the intent of those words. Many utter words with no concept of their meaning. Every thought is a proclamation and resonates throughout your being. The following proclamation has been repeated here to assure that only those words aligned with your highest consciousness will be accepted and manifested into your reality.

Aligning My Highest Consciousness

All proclamations that I say this day and each day, I will accept only those that are in alignment with my Highest Consciousness. So b it.

[Note: the following proclamations immediately follow the one above, but had no introductory text preceding them.]

Intent

From the Divine Love that flows within my Being, it is my desire to be Well, Whole, and Perfect in Mind, Body, and Soul. It is my intent that all proclamations that I say this day, and each day, reflect through all Time and Space and Beyond, before, between and after Time and Space and on all levels of my Being. I call forth the nucleus of my Being, the very core of my Wholeness, to integrate with me in Unconditional Love in Mind, Body, and Spirit to accept this Healing. So be it.

Releasing Judgments

From the Divine Love that flows within my Being, whatever laws I have owned, whatever beliefs I may have, whatever vows I have made, whatever contracts or agreements I have made and those I have made them with, through all Time and Space and Beyond and on all levels of my Being, that have created these judgments within my Being, that have separated me from Joy, I now release and transmute into Unconditional Love and embrace into my Oneness.

Releasing Fears

Whatever fears I may have, I know I have experienced them before. And since I have known them before, I choose not to experience them again. I know choose to forgive all my fears, and all my reactions to those fears. So be it.

Doubt and Indecision

I command that all thought patterns and energy systems, created on all dimensions and through all levels of consciousness that would create doubt or indecision, or otherwise interfere with my ability or that of mass consciousness to move from one level of consciousness to another, now be broken and erased from Universal Consciousness. So be it.

Prosperity

From the Divine Love that flows within my Being, whatever vows of poverty I own, whatever laws, beliefs, thought forms or energies that I may have that would interfere with my ability to manifest prosperity according to my heart’s desire, I embrace into my Oneness in Unconditional Love. I now call forth my abundance and prosperity in all things that bring me Joy, and embrace into every aspect of my Being in co-creation with the Universe. And no one shall change this proclamation until I do so of my own Free-Will Choice. So be it.

Acknowledge My Creation

From the Divine Love that flows within my Being, I call forth every cell in my body and every vibration of my Being to stand before me as I stand before you, in Love. I acknowledge my Love for you. I acknowledge the hard work you have performed to support me in my journey. I now choose, and I ask you to align yourself with the nucleus of my Being, in Divine Perfection according to my desires, to integrate with me in Mind, Body, and Spirit as I move forward now in my journey. So be it.”

Be careful what you wish for

Jeff Maziarek — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:06:00 GMT

A couple of years ago a dear friend sent me this quote and I came across it the other day. I don't actually know who the author is referring to in this quote, but I assume it's a scientist of some sort. His conclusions really do make one stop and think about how the entire "make it happen" approach that is so prevalent in the world is really the hard way to do things. Bye for now.

"The model suggested by Braud’s work is of a universe, to some degree, under our control. Our wishes and intentions create our reality. We might be able to use them to have a happier life, to block unfavorable influences, to keep ourselves enclosed in protective fence of good will. Be careful what you wish for, thought Braud. Each of us has the ability to make it come true.

In his own causal and quiet way, Braud began testing out this idea, using intentions to achieve certain outcomes. It only seemed to work, he discovered, when he used gentle wishing, rather than intense willing or striving. It was like trying to will yourself to sleep: the harder you try, the more you interfere with the process. It seemed to Braud that humans operated on two levels – the hard, motivated striving of the world and the relaxed, passive, receptive world of The Field – and the two seemed incompatible. Over time, when Braud’s desired outcomes seemed to occur more often than expected by chance, he developed a reputation as a ‘good wisher’.”

Lynne McTaggart, in “The Field”

For more information regarding this book, visit Amazon.

The God Who Dwells in All

Jeff Maziarek — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:05:00 GMT

The following passage from Swami Muktananda is one of my all time favorites, and as such I wanted to post it on this blog. Bye for now.

"There is only one God for everyone in this world. It is not that God lives in the seventh heaven or that He dwells only in a temple, in a mosque, or in a place where bigots who have forgotten the true essence of religion follow the teaching of one sect or another. God is one for all. He lives in all groups, in all temples, in all mosques, and in all churches. Although He is everywhere, He dwells specifically in the human heart. The heart is the divine temple of God.

There are many religions, and each one is fine in its own right. But, how many Gods are there to bestow their grace on the followers of all these religions? Is God Hindu? Is He Jewish? Is He Muslim? Is He Buddhist? Is He Black? Is He White? Is He Red?

Although he has many names, He is One. Therefore, we should learn how to cultivate the awareness of universal brotherhood. We should not pursue religions in order to murder one another with distinctions. All countries, all languages, all races, and all religions belong to Him. He exists in all religions, but He did not create them. If He had, we could not call Him God; we would have to call Him a politician. Why would God create so many religions and make people fight with one another? It is we who have drawn religious boundaries."

                Swami Muktananda, in "Where are you Going?, A Guide to the Spiritual Journey"

For more information regarding this book, visit Amazon.

Impact of Emotions on DNA

Jeff Maziarek — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 04:02:00 GMT

The other day a good friend sent me an email that included the following two quotations regarding DNA that I thought were very interesting. Anyone who reads this blog knows that I'm a big believer in the concept that how we flow our energy (i.e., feelings) has a huge effect on our physical bodies. These quotes provide even more evidence to support this position.

"Dr. Glen Rein, an American scientist who took placental DNA from a human placenta, put it in a test-tube and had people trained to create certain emotional states. They'd hold the test tube and they'd feel the greatest anger and rage you can imagine, or they'd feel the love of a mother for her newborn baby, the most pure, unconditional love. What Dr. Rein found is, that when you feel the love, the DNA unwinds, and when the helix unwinds, the messenger RNA can go in and grab the code, and build life, build healing, build the healing of your body, the healing of cancer, diabetes, whatever. The anger, causes the DNA to knot up like a braid of hair, and then you can't get healing at all."

David Wilcock

"When you're on the negative path, meaning the path where you create fear, and you are trying to manipulate and control others, eventually you get to a point, where your soul cannot hold its charge. Your soul begins dissolving, and it actually affects your DNA."

David Wilcock

For more information regarding David Wilcock's work, visit Divinecosmos.com. Bye for now.

Interesting Article Called Transform Your Imperfect Brain

Jeff Maziarek — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:59:00 GMT

While clicking through to the Facebook page of a new author friend named Donald Altman (he wrote "The Mindfulness Code "), I came across this link to a brief article he wrote entitled "Transform Your Imperfect Brain " that is posted on a website called "ImperfectSpirituality.com."

I thought this piece was very interesting, and also feel that the Imperfect Spirituality website has some really valuable content on it. As such, I highly recommend checking these links out, and am also a big advocate of Donald Altman's book.
Bye for now.

The Value of Music and its Ability to Evoke Emotion

Jeff Maziarek — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:05:00 GMT

If you’ve read my first book, Spirituality Simplified, you know that certain song lyrics have played a key role in my life by both inspiring me and providing important guidance as well. The music of various artists also has served as an important tool for helping me to process negative emotions out of my body. There have, in fact, been many times in my life when just listening to a particular song has brought a flood of tears to my eyes, and yet I really have no clue as to what event(s) in my past may be the source of all that emotion. Based on books like “Dying for A Change” by Will Murtha, however, I’ve come to believe quite strongly that it is absolutely critical for all human beings to fully express their emotions (i.e., let them flow and let them go), so it really doesn’t matter what is coming up to be cleared – what matters is that it is indeed cleared once and for all. And, it's not only about releasing negative emotions, it's also about music's ability to bring happiness and joy to the surface and spring to our steps as well (i.e., dancing).

A key thing about music, though, is that obviously not everyone is drawn to the same type. In my case it happens to be song lyrics and music in the pop/rock-n-roll category, whereas for you it might be something totally different. In the end, what is important is to listen to music that serves to evoke emotions within you that would otherwise remain hidden, as these buried emotions could ultimately express themselves in a negative way physically.

Of all the musical artists I’ve listened to over the years, there is no one whose work has affected me more powerfully than that of the eccentric and innovative Todd Rundgren. If you don’t know of his work it wouldn’t surprise me, for although he’s been in the business for 45 years he’s not a household name. Nonetheless, he has written hundreds of songs during his career, with several of them having some very profound spiritual messages. One of the most inspirational and thought-provoking of them is called “I Love My Life.” I’ve pasted in the lyrics to this song below and have highlighted certain parts that I feel are the most insightful. Unfortunately, this song is not available as a video on YouTube, however, you should be able to visit Rhapsody.com and get a free listen (unless you already have an account and have used your monthly allocation). Click on this link to reach a page on that site where you can access this song. It’s quite a rousing number, as hopefully you’ll get a chance to find out!

I LOVE MY LIFE – by Todd Rundgren

Every day I hear the news, seems like people worship pain. All your Oprahs and Donohues, they just can’t explain. As you reap, you shall sow, I looked high, I looked low, now I know that I love my life, I love my life.

I said me and my Creator; we got a funky love thing. It’s happenin’ now and not later, yeah, that’s why I sing. First came thought then came deed, I got caught; now I’m freed. All I need is to love my life, I love my life.

Time, the topic of the summit tonight is T I M E. Time, the thief of hope. Time, the ameliorator of all our endeavors, Time.

What would we do, with Time off our back? We would make this world a perfect place. We would make our lives a perfect play, if not for Time. But I tell you now, Time is an illusion. Time is not real, Time is an illusion. Time is what is the dividing line, between what is true, and what is not true, between what is real, and what is not real, between what is so, and what is not so.

But who? I said who, who stands for time? Who stands at the threshold? Who stands at the threshold of time? Who decides what is true, and what is not true? We do, you and I.
You and I we decide, what is true and what is not true.

But what shall be, our guiding light?
Happiness, I say happiness…

But in a world, I say people in a world, fully of misery. In a world full of sorrow. Why should we be happy? Tell me why should we be happy?

We need a message. We need a message from above. Look over there. Look over here. I can see it; there is beauty in the world. There is beauty, beauty, beauty in the world!

First came thought, then came deed. I got caught, now I’m freed. As you reap, you shall sow.
I looked high, I looked low. Now I know, that I love my life, I love my life!

Requesting a Benevolent Outcome: A Blessing in Disguise

Jeff Maziarek — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 07:12:00 GMT

Perhaps three years ago a friend referred me to a book entitled “The Gentle Way” by Tom Moore (see TheGentleWayBook.com). The key message in this book is that our Guardian Angel always stands ready to assist us in countless ways; all we need to do is ask. Tom’s recommended approach is to make the following statement: “Guardian Angel, I request a Most Benevolent Outcome (MBO) for_____ (fill in the blank) and then say “Thank You!" And, the more emotion you express when making the request the better.

An important point to remember is that you’re not always assured of getting your desire manifested, as in some instances it is simply your soul’s path for you to experience a particular situation in a certain way. However, it certainly doesn’t hurt to ask, for you never know what good could come your way. Tom recommends starting with simple things like asking that a parking space be available in a crowded area, and then expand your requests from there.

I’ve been using MBOs for a while now, and have experienced some very positive results. On Saturday I had an experience using one that I felt compelled to share. While trimming some tall bushes in my yard, ones that required me to climb up a ladder, I requested an MBO that I “remain safely on this ladder and not fall off.” As I reached the first step down from the top of the ladder, I began using my electric hedge trimmer to clip the few sprigs of new growth that had emerged in the past two weeks. I was able to cut all but one of them, but rather than stepping down the ladder, moving it, and then climbing it again I decided to try and use the device with my left hand only, and reach far across the top of the bush (which is about three feet across). As I began that effort, within seconds I was stung by a bee and I immediately screamed out in pain and then quickly descended the ladder. What didn’t make sense was there was no bee’s nest in the bush, just a lone bee who decided to introduce itself to me in an aggressive way.

In my view this is where the story gets interesting. The fact is this exact same thing happened to me two weeks ago when I was trimming the same bush and I had asked for the same MBO. The ladder was in virtually the same spot, and I was trying to do the same darned thing I tried today – reaching across the top of the bush with the trimmers in one hand. At that time I got stung on the same arm in essentially the same place. In both instances my left arm swelled up in a big way. On Saturday evening as I reflected on the latest bee sting, the thought finally occurred to me that in both instances my Guardian Angel granted my MBO – I remained safe on the ladder and didn’t fall off. However, I truly believe that in order to accomplish the MBO the Angel called on a local bee to assist in meeting the request. The fact is, if a bee hadn’t stung me both times, it’s quite possible that my effort to reach across the top of the bush while using the trimmers one-handed and standing near the top of the ladder could have easily led to me falling and causing serious damage to myself (like falling on the clippers for example).

So, it’s my conclusion that the bee stings were actually blessings in disguise, and these experiences have finally taught me that taking such risk on the ladder is not something I’ll ever do again. While I’m certainly not enjoying the pain of the sting that is persisting, I have to admit that I do feel deeply grateful for the bee’s role in manifesting the MBO I requested, as things could have been a whole lot worse.

Yes, indeed, we do learn something new every day if we just remain open and willing.
Bye for now.

A Lesson from Nature about Allowing

Jeff Maziarek — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:00:00 GMT

Early last month I was trimming a lilac bush behind my office and noticed through the branches a Robin perched upon an exquisitely built nest. I promptly stopped my cutting work and stepped back to marvel at the intricacy of that nest, and of that mother bird’s commitment to her offspring. Rather than just flying away at the sound of my hedge clippers, she held firm and stayed with her eggs.

A couple of weeks later I approached the same bush to check on the progress of her offspring and saw two babies standing next to each other in the nest. Their feathers had fully grown, and they were getting close to the time they would have to spread their wings and fly for the first time. I then ran into the house to get my camera and got close enough to take the picture to your right. As you can see, the leaves obscured much of my intended subjects, so I had the bright idea to push a branch aside to get a better photo. In doing so I failed to carefully consider which branch to adjust, and inadvertently pulled a large one that shook the entire bush. In a split second pandemonium ensued with each bird flapping its wings like crazy and chirping quite vocally. This invited a quick response from the parents, each of which flew right at my head screeching loudly to let me know I’d stepped over the line.

In felt terrible in that moment because the last thing would ever want to do is harm such beautiful little beings. I quickly left the scene and prayed that the babies would be safe. Once back in the house I surveyed the scene and saw the two tiny birds hopping along the grass, all the while being encouraged by their parents. After some modestly successful attempts to fly, the mom and dad finally guided them back into a thicket of bushes in my neighbor’s yard; I of course felt relieved they were safe again. This taught me a big lesson about the importance of allowing nature to just BE!

A few days later I went back to finish trimming the lilac bush and the nest was empty. I decided at the time to just leave it there, as maybe it could be used again. Sure enough, it didn’t take long for it to be inhabited once more, and as I write this post tonight out of my office window I can see two new baby birds that are getting close to the size where they’ll be leaving the nest as well. This time, however, despite a desire to get a closer look at them I’ve kept my distance and respected the natural process.

I chose to share this story with you today, because I think it demonstrates that important spiritual insights can come from just about any source, even tiny feathered friends living just outside our windows.

Bye for now.

The Genie in Your Genes by Dawson Church

Jeff Maziarek — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:23:00 GMT

I recently completed reading a fascinating book by Dawson Church called "The Genie in Your Genes." Below is an excerpt from it that I found very interesting, and hope that you do as well. Bye for now.

Whereas placebos have no side effects, the same cannot be said for prescription drugs. According to the JAMA, some 250,000 people die each year from the negative effects of drugs, unnecessary surgeries, infections they pick up in hospitals, and other iatrogenic (doctor-caused) illnesses, making iatrogenic illness the third leading cause of death in the United States, just behind cancer and heart disease. According to a meticulous and recent analysis of data from a spectrum of US government agencies, when all other factors are included, the number rises to 783,966, making doctors, hospitals and drugs the leading cause of death in America…About twice the number of Americans die due to infections acquired in hospitals each year as the number who die in traffic accidents.

Additionally, more than twice as many Americans die each year from the negative effects of prescription drugs as those who died in the Vietnam war. According to a recent report, an estimated 1,730,000 preventable drug-related injuries occur annually in American with as many as seven thousand deaths. Exotic drugs are not the only culprits; common acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, is the leading cause of death in the United States, due to acute liver failure.

The neurochemicals secreted by your brain, by way of contrast, are free. You do not have to drop a silver dollar in your ear to persuade your brain to start producing endorphins. Neither do your natural biochemicals come packaged with a scary list of side effects. Your body’s natural secretions are often the same substances found in prescription drugs, but in doses that will not harm you, in forms that are readily assimilated by the targeted organs and systems…one of the ways in which you can prescribe them for yourself is through the quality of your consciousness."

Dawson Church, Ph.D., in "The Genie in Your Genes"

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