Archive for January, 2009

“The Psychic Battlefield: A History of the Military-Occult Complex”, W. Adam Mandelbaum. © 2000, St. Martin’s Press. ISBN 1-901250-46-6.

Mandelbaum provided a wealth of information on the history of the occult used in warfare – from past up to more current uses.

He also wrote about the US’s PsyOPs/PsyWar; remote viewing; and more modern psychic warfare.

I found his book to be both informative and I enjoyed how he presented his research.

By: Aaron M. Potts

If you are interested in Ho’oponopono, be sure to check out Joe Vitale’s DVD’s ‘Install and Transcend the Secret’ and ‘The Missing Secret’.

At this point in the game, the word “Ho‘oponopono” is not nearly as well known as it will be within the next 6 to 12 months, so I am putting forth this basic description of Ho‘oponopono so that you can decide for yourself if you would like to engage in some further study.

Based on what I know, I would recommend that you DO spend more time learning about and practicing Ho‘oponopono, and if you take that advice, Dr. Joe Vitale is the man who you want to learn about it from. Dr. Vitale’s passion on this subject is amazing, and as of this date (November 7, 2006) he already has a book in the works on this very subject called Zero Limits.

The basic idea behind Ho‘oponopono stems from the meaning of the word, given to us by the Hawaiian culture. Loosely translated, Ho‘oponopono means “to set things right”, or, in more simple terms, to fix stuff!

Everyone has things that they want to have fixed, and Ho‘oponopono is not only a powerful way to fix literally everything that you can imagine, but it is so ridiculously simple to use that there is really no reason to not take advantage of this powerful technique.

The basic concept behind Ho‘oponopono is going to first require you to realize the immutable fact that your entire existence comes from within, not from outside of yourself.

John Assaraf does a great job of vocalizing this concept during part of his teachings in the movie ‘The Secret’. John says “There is no ‘out there’ and ‘in here’”, and that is the very truth of our Universal existence.

We are all one with all things at all times. That may be tough to grasp for some, but it’s true. We are all simply extensions of “source energy”, which is the very “stuff” that the entire Universe is made out of.

So, if we are made out of this source energy – which we are, and based on Quantum Mechanics, we are all creators of our own existence (which we are), then one very simple truth rears it’s head for all to see, and it is quite undeniable:

Everything is your Creation!

Everything that you see, hear, feel, smell, touch, think, remember, or emotionally react to – these are all things that YOU have created. And yes, that includes the good, as well as the bad. Each of these things exists because on some level you want them to exist, which takes us back to Ho‘oponopono.

If everything that you perceive in the world exists BECAUSE you perceive it, can you guess what amazing and God-like power you have at your very fingertips?

That’s right. You can either make more of it, or you can make it go away!

No, I’m not talking about creating thousand dollar bills out of thin air, or wishing away annoying in-laws. However, it is indeed possible for you to create your life so that you HAVE thousand dollars bills, or that your in-laws are no longer an annoyance to you.

That tip alone is probably worth the price of admission, right?

How is all of this done via Ho‘oponopono? By simply accepting responsibility.

When you truly grasp and get your head around the fact that you are literally creating every single piece of your existence – from the smallest molecule up through the tallest skyscraper, from the most heart-felt Love to the most gut-wrenching hatred – then you realize that you can effect change over each and every one of those things because you are responsible for them being there to begin with.

You do this simply by showing Gratitude for the things in your life that you are thankful for and that you want to grow and flourish, and by showing Forgiveness for the things that you want to go away or diminish.

Now, let’s see if you have been paying attention:

If you are responsible for all things in your existence – the good as well as the bad – and you have the power to diminish or to allow those things to grow simply by showing Gratitude or Forgiveness, who are you showing Gratitude and Forgiveness TO?
……
……
……

Okay, time’s up. It’s YOU! If you created something that is wonderful, you are thanking yourself for doing so, thus ensuring future occurrences of that same positive behavior. If you created something terrible, then you are forgiving yourself for doing it, thus making sure that it doesn’t happen again in the future.

Here is where it gets tough to swallow, but these concepts are just as true on a “microcosm” level as they are on a “macrocosm” level:

You are responsible for everything that is part of your existence. I always like the bad news first, so I’ll share that courtesy with you (thus creating more courtesy for myself, if you’ve been paying attention):

Terrorism is your fault. Murder is your fault. Famine and disease are your fault. School shootings are your fault. Taxes are your fault.

OUCH! That hurts, doesn’t it? You bet it does. But here’s the good news:

Love is your fault. Childbirth is your fault. Families are your fault. Friends are your fault. Medical miracles are your fault. Firemen are your fault. Pets are your fault. A child’s curiosity is your fault. Unadulterated JOY is all YOUR fault!

Are you starting to see your power now? You can do it all. In fact, you ARE doing it all. Right now, at this very moment as you read this. You are both creating and destroying your world, because it is all YOU.

When you go to bed tonight and you can’t sleep, you created that. When you pass out face down on your pillow and get the best night’s sleep of your life, you created that, too.

When you get out of bed in the morning and it’s raining so hard that you can’t even see your car in your own driveway, that is your creation. When you get up in the morning and you are greeted by a dawn that could literally be the dawning of Time itself (and it is), that is also your creation.

It’s all you. All the Good, all the Bad, and everything in between. And you can control these things by learning to control your Gratitude and your Forgiveness reactions to them with Ho‘oponopono.

Different practitioners have different methods of invoking the power of Ho‘oponopono, but since I believe in Dr. Joe Vitale (after all, he is MY creation), I am utilizing his methods of invoking Ho‘oponopono, which can be summed up in the 4 phrases that he uses whenever he wants to invoke Ho‘oponopono, which is also called “cleaning”:

“I Love You”

“I’m Sorry”

“Please Forgive Me”

“Thank You”

That’s it! By creating a mantra of saying those 4 things pretty much as often as you can day after day and week after week, you will quickly come to the realization that by Loving yourself, by Apologizing to yourself when you have done something wrong, by Forgiving yourself for that wrong-doing, and by Thanking yourself for the opportunity to create Good, as well as to stop creating Bad, that you can create your life to be “right”.

Remember that the loose definition of Ho‘oponopono is “to set things right”. Since you are the sole creator of your entire existence, you have the power to create whatever “right” world that you want to live in, and you can do it by simply saying and believing those 4 simple phrases.

I know that for some of you, all of this may seem incredibly hard to believe. You refuse to grasp the fact that you are literally the very creator of the entire existence that you live, and that you can easily manipulate that existence with 4 sets of words.

So here is one more test for you:

If you don’t believe any of this, who created that disbelief?

Think about it.

And yes, I Forgive You.

Reprinted with the authors permission. (8 Nov,2006)

Great article! Thank you so much Aaron Potts!

Visit Aarons site at: http://www.todayisthatday.com/blog/

January 21, 2009

The road is covered by the
mist of the unknown.
It keeps the outcome a
mystery to those who seek it’s end.

Maybe the road is the
road to knowledge;
to success, happiness.
Or maybe it leads to
destruction, pain or death.

So follow the road with
every precaution.
It may be eternal hell, or
the heavenly world of happiness and love.

You see, the road is the path
of life; the road to the unknown -
a mystery and
the answer hides beyond the mist.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A vision showing me that we each have to chose our path in life.

Jan Toomer
(MAR 79)

Silver teardrops -
the only sign of
the internal agony -
hidden for so many years.

The full face smile
touches all – until
they see the eyes -
for there’s no joy there.

If the eyes are the
Windows to the Soul -
and the eyes are vacant -
where has the soul retreated?

And why?

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
This is when I realized a friend was really hurting within.

Jan Toomer
(JUN97)

When I was younger, I would write prose and poetry when recording what insights, visions, or dreams were presented to me.

I have decided to dust off the old journals with their yellowing pages and share some with you.

In some cases, I will try to provide the reader with information of the entry’s history.

A word of caution — some are simplistic; many are ‘downers’ or can be ‘disturbing’ – but I still wrote what I saw.

In some, the names were removed (for confidentiality).

May one or more of them speak to you.

Jan Toomer

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans.

She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.
Turning to her daughter, she asked, “Tell me what you see.”

“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it.  After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.

The daughter then asked, “What does it mean, mother?”

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity- boiling water.

Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak.

The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened.

The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.

“Which are you?” she asked her daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond?
Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?”

Think of this: Which am I?

Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor.

If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level?

How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet,

enough trials to make you strong,
enough sorrow to keep you human and
enough hope to make you happy.

The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can’t go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

You might want to send this message to those people who mean something to you; to those who have touched your life in one way or another; to those who make you smile when you really need it; to those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down; to those whose friendship you appreciate; to those who are so meaningful in your life.

May we all be COFFEE!

Author Unknown, please feel free to pass on =)

Posted by “Lili”, January 22, 2009