Archive for March, 2010

The Instruction: Living the Life Your Soul Intended by Ainslie MacLeod. © 2007, Sounds True. ISBN 978-1-59179-605-3.

Though I usually do not care for books which contain “labels” – I was intrigued and pleased by MacLeod’s ‘The Instruction’.

MacLeod has provided a guide of sorts, to help the reading ascertain the following…Your:

• Soul Age
• Soul Type
• Mission
• Fear
• Desires
• Challenges
• Investigations
• Talents
• Powers
• Paths

Each owing its own chapter, MacLeod gave comprehensive descriptions to assist the reader in self-assessing where you are in your current soul stage.

He also provided meditation suggestions to help you connect to your guide for guidance or confirmation as to where you are now.

MacLeod’s technique in this book provided the reader with much information in an easy-to-use format.

I thoroughly enjoyed ‘The Instruction’ and recommend it for everyone.

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In “The Next Phase” we have touched on “Responsibility” and “Accountability” – now we will look at “Being Pro-Active”.

Because we are creating our own realities, we have to take responsibility for our creations – and we are holding ourselves accountable. Now we can become pro-active.

Using the same list from “Responsibility”, you can begin being pro-active with you first.

One exercise I recommend in my classes is to spend a day smiling. No matter what happens, smile a genuine smile. You may need to take a few short breaks to relax your muscles, since most of us do not spend a whole lot of time doing this – but then go right back to smiling.

Someone urking you? Take a slow deep breath, let it go, and smile!

Those who have done this one-day exercise were pleasantly surprised by the results, and were able to see their creating in action!

Being Pro-Active in your life – which ripples to others – can change a whole lot in one day!

You can also be pro-active in relationships. Are any relationships harmful or toxic to you? Then perhaps you need to re-evaluate those relationships.

And you can work your way down the list.

Being Pro-Active does not mean violent or harmful behavior; it means doing positive work to make positive changes.

What can you be Pro-Active about?

by Peter Perkins

I have noticed how things seem to be rapidly moving now in the world. A good deed rapidly leads to a return good deed; positive thoughts and negative thoughts are being answered faster then ever. Things may manifest in your life at an increased rate. This is something taking place on a small scale – such as getting angry on the road and hitting every red light – or concentrating on things I am grateful about and catching green lights all the way; offering help or support to someone and soon after help or support coming my way. You may notice this in your own life.

On a larger scale you have some of the calamities or events transpiring around the world are instantly brought into awareness. It is a sign of the technological world we are living in but it is also more then that. It is a change in consciousness. Now not only do events and news come to us faster then ever, but people react to such events at equally blinding speed. The tsunami and the earthquakes brought aid almost as quickly as these tragedies occurred. So too do we hear about political unrest or other events which would never reach our ears or eyes just ten years ago.

Things just can’t be hidden the way they used to as the mass conscious rises with the changing times. It seems as though technology is acting as a means for us to communicate the way we can as spirits; communication is largely telepathic and secrets are something that can’t be kept, nor can lies exist when one is out of body or a being of light. While we are still beings of this third dimensional reality and for the moment need technology to mimic this natural form of communication for most people it shows that many people are ready for the changes taking place.

Old die hard beliefs are also falling to the wayside. How many of you ever expected the Vatican to talk about extraterrestrial life? Even the knowledge that we live in a physical, solid world is being disproven by quantum physics. While evolution and Darwinism seemed to replace religious beliefs now we see a rise in creationism and intelligent design being brought out.

Even time can change! Recently the massive earthquake in Chile altered the earth and caused a change in the earths revolutions. While the change in time was minor it is another clear indication that even such constants as time that we took for granted can change,

All of these things are not something to be afraid of but approached with optimism.  In the past change took place also though it required a great deal of time. When Copernicus introduced the idea that the sun was at the center of our view of the universe he was scoffed at and ridiculed. The people of his time believed the earth was at the center of the universe and that all revolved around it. Now we take for granted what was revolutionary back then.

So let’s look towards the future as a revealing of more truths, a time when we may have to relinquish old beliefs and limiting thinking to embrace the changing times.

Keep this in mind as you look towards the future.

Peter

Last week we touched on the next phase of our growth – “Responsibility”; this week is about “Accountability”.

Through this part of the next phase, you will be held accountable for your thoughts and actions.

Of course, we have all been living with societal consequences and/or balances; but now, as you live your life, you will be holding yourself accountable for your thoughts (yes, even cursing at the driver who cut you off on the road does create!) and your actions and/or non-actions.

Lying, stealing, deceit, manipulation, guilt, misdirection, self-serving, hate, etc. are all going to have to be dealt with – not only through society rules, but also through your higher self.

Many are now looking into the mirror and are having trouble recognizing themselves when they look into their own eyes. If this is happening to you, what are you not being true/honest about?

I don’t know about you, but I can be pretty hard on myself – so try to remain true to me as well as my higher self.

If there is something you don’t want done to you – then don’t do it to someone else.

It’s time to do the right things.

Next week, Part III (of III) is “Being Pro-Active”

by Peter Perkins

I had a metaphysical gathering with some of my friends recently and we got to talking about the earthquakes that have been striking recently. I, like some others, feel that this is not the end of such events taking place on earth. First, we are in a time of change here on earth.

The veils between worlds are getting weaker. This can be seen with the preponderance of such television programs as “Ghost Hunters”, “The Ghost Whisperer” and othersimilar shows which show a shifting in consciousness . This shift shows a more open minded, more accepting attitude that has brought ghostly encounters from one of mere fairy tales and stories to a more personal acceptance that ghosts are real and people can interact with them. How many of you have had some experience with such entities? We have hit an age where it is ok to speak of such things.

Even as we ourselves are changing, our own vibrations rising, so too is our world increasing in vibration. I feel as some others that the earth is shaking off negative energies. It is preparing itself for the changes that are beneficial to her own existence. While some may feel these changes are something to be afraid of or perhaps they feel fears rising about 2012.

I want to remind everyone again that we are spiritual beings simply having a human experience. While we may feel loss for those who pass we are all, all of us immortal. Our spirits cannot die; only these bodies we use to experience the world. We may die in body but not in spirit. This should, I hope, remove some of the fears of the events that are occurring around us.

Our planet is indeed warming but so too are most planets in our solar system. Recently, NASA released some photo’s of Pluto showing vast changes. Even this distant planet is undergoing change. It’s not a matter of SUV’s or coal burning factories for these other planets – andyet news on the other planets heating up also seems amazingly lacking among those who are speaking of global warming. I invite you to research for yourself the changes occurring in our solar system.

So what do we do? If more earthquakes and earth changes are happening, then what can we do ? Don’t live in fear. Manifestations are occurring now faster than most times in history; so, you don’t want to focus on fear or apocalyptic thoughts.

Yes, the earth is indeed going through changes; but these changes are for the best. It might not seem that way from a limited and separate perspective. Yet from a more global and spiritual perspective, these changes are here to make it easier to transition into a new world. These new changes are wake up calls. They draw attention, they allow us to see that we are not separate from others. Compassion and a feeling of reaching out to others is something these changes are doing currently. Also these changes allow us to realize there are things we need to do; changes we may need to make as societies to adapt.

Trust that you will be where you need to be. Trust that death is only in the body not the spirit. Trust in Mother Earth.

Lastly trust in your own intuition.

Peter

Old Souls: The Scientific Evidence for Past Lives by Tom Shroder. © 1999. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-64-85192-X.

Reporter Tom Shroder began his exploration into past lives by wanting to write a story about Dr. Brian Weiss and his work in past life regression.

During his research on Weiss, Shroder came across an article on Dr. Ian Stevenson (died 2/08/07); interested in Stevenson’s work, Shroder turned his attention to him.

Dr. Stevenson traveled extensively to interview children claiming past life memories. Stevenson would then research the memories – either validating the claims or disproving them.

Old Souls is the journey Shroder literally took with Stevenson on some of Stevenson’s research trips; what he experienced and witnessed while he followed Stevenson. They interviewed children and adults in Beruit, India and the US.

Shroder began this journey very much the skeptic as far as past life memories. At the end of this book, Shroder’s skepticism was not so prominent.

I really enjoyed Shroder’s book – and was fascinated at the scientific approach Dr. Stevenson took working to prove/disprove the past life memories.

I highly recommend this book.