A Gap Year Alternative By Casey Barton As our needs in society change, it is becoming more common for young adults to explore different opportunities before continuing onto higher education or before pursuing an alternative vocation. According to the Gap Year Association’s article, “Gap Year Data and Benefits,” at least 92% of reporting gap [...]
Affirming the Self By Elizabeth Erenberger What is a Mantra and how is it useful? Why would it benefit us to integrate the practice of Mantras into our daily lives? Mantra is a term which originates from Hindu and Buddhist traditions. One example of the traditional use of Mantras are the Vedic hymns. In [...]
Good Vibrations By Elizabeth Erenberger As students of metaphysics we often find ourselves focused on healing modalities which can benefit others and promote healthy lifestyles. But as we hold space for others through powerful emotional release, we often notice a sort of residual energetic pull on our own energy and health. These are the [...]
Simply Ponderous by Elizabeth Erenberger Our world is a mysterious place. As children, even the smallest things appear miraculous through the lens of youthful innocence. It is in childhood that we often most authentically relate to the idea of fairies and gnomes, angels and dragons, and other “mythical” or rather, intangible beings. But as [...]
Shine Your Light by Elizabeth Erenberger In this age of technological overload and civil uncertainty, where can we find the truth of our being? Where does one go to find the essence of life purpose and personal destiny? Many times, we are told to look within, and there is a truth to this for [...]
Mantras Mantras are a phrase or word that is repeated over and over again during meditation. They are meant to assist the user in reaching a higher state of consciousness, especially as relates to the particular mantra being used. It is a very widely used technique, especially in Tibetan, Sufi, Hindu and [...]
Channeling is an ancient metaphysical science. Although it enjoyed a peak level of acceptance in the late 1980’s in the United States, it has been around longer than the word itself. After the 1980’s, channeling practices lost some of their luster after a few people who channeled made predictions that didn’t come [...]
What is an Angel? The word angel means messenger. Angels are literally messengers who are themselves the message. Angels are holy beings who perform divine tasks in the service of the Holy Spirit and the greater good. They bring messages of hope and joy. In her book, Ask Your Angels (1992), Alma [...]
A Course in Miracles (ACIM) is a step-by-step system of spiritual thought that consists of a three-volume set of channeled literature. It includes a 622-page Text, a 478-page Workbook for Students, and an 88-page Manual for Teachers. Students may decide themselves how they choose to read and study these texts. The workbook [...]
Hypnosis as a complete practice seems to encompass a wide range of techniques designed to produce very different effects or achieve particular ends. The art of hypnosis blends into mediumship and spiritism. It borders on the occult closely enough to be used in combination with sorcery and voodoo, yet finds itself equally [...]
Symbols have always surrounded us in our daily lives and allow us to process immense amounts of information in a short time. We make quick decisions based on a glance at street signs. We connect business logos and brand names with an array of meanings. Every time we read a book we [...]
Norse Mythology Written by Jamie Kessler and Sean Michael Smith Of all the systems of mythology, the Norse mythic cosmology -- along with its own pantheon and language, the Runes—is the only one that does not claim its origin in an ancient super-civilization. The Norsemen saw their religion as coming directly from [...]
The subject of religion has as many beliefs, feelings, and perceptions around it as there are people on the planet. In a way, everyone has their own religion, even if they subscribe to a religion that many others do. This is because everyone has their own interpretations of the religion they subscribe [...]
There are many who are searching for their soulmate as their “one and only” person in life, and yet do not have a clear understanding of what a soulmate may be. The conception of what a soulmate consists of can only be an idea of what that term means, in our lives. [...]
God is Not Outside of You - Christine Breese Don’t trust the mind, the mind is not to be trusted. It’s the great trickster, the coyote, and it’s here to fool you. It’s designed that way on purpose. You couldn’t forget who you are if you didn’t have the mind. So [...]
Good or Bad is Irrelevant - Christine Breese Whether it’s good or bad is irrelevant; this is a very important thing to grasp, in order to drop the mind, is to realize that it really is irrelevant whether it is a positive experience or a negative experience. We have so much [...]
Mindfulness Moment - Be Here Now Experiment - Christine Breese Just as an experiment, just for right now, forget your name. Pretend you had never been here for a day before this moment. You have had no bad experiences; you have had no good experiences. You just appeared here, right now, [...]
All of It Is God…Stop, Be Present - Christine Breese You are what you’ve been looking for…if you want to know who God is, explore your own consciousness; explore yourself. What was meant in the bible by “man was created in the image of God” wasn’t meant to be about the [...]
Now is a Good Moment Your happiness is not in your future, it is not in your past, it is right here, right now…and for the most part, you must admit, it’s probably not a bad moment. There’s no bombs falling on your house, nobody’s mugging you. Mmm, some people might [...]
After Enlightenment, There's a Deepening You do not have to be the struggler, or the projector. You are the consciousness that observes it all. This is bigger than just the observer and the observed. I’m not just speaking of the observer and the observed concept that many have spoken about, of which [...]
Manifesting Simplified, Surrender Yourself Many people are now learning about the ability to create using your thoughts and your emotions. These are all very useful concepts to learn. These are concepts being introduced through movies like "What The Bleep," "The Secret" and other things, other books and teachings where people are [...]
Mind Powers and Surrendering What I do is: I think of the human mind like a cistern. A cistern catches rain water. It's like a bowl that catches rain water and comes down through a small slot in the middle and stores the water. Sometimes I think of the mind like [...]
Patience is a Virtue- Learn How to Wait Sometimes the hardest thing to do is WAIT. Waiting is so difficult for so many. Learning to wait is a true skill. When challenged to wait, learn how to do it without anxiety or fear or pressure. You'll be challenged many times so [...]
Non-Duality Bliss Out There's a new phenomena that I call "non duality bliss out." What's happing is a lot of people are getting to the point where there getting so blissed out on this "non duality" that they don't really understand that its not about just blissing out and saying "oh [...]
How Do You Know If You're Enlightened? Many people ask, "How do you know if you're enlightened?" This is the big question everyone wants to know. How do you know if you're enlightened, and then once you're enlightened how do you stay enlightened? Well the formula is actually pretty simple. Always [...]