Our Current Newsletter - Jamuary 2010
In this issue:
Happy New Year, and thanks for reading,
Well 2009 is over and we are a decade into the new millennium. I don’t have my jetpack yet but I guess that’s a topic for a different conversation. I ran some statistics from the site and based on the results we are going to tailor some of what we present. We have a better idea of what people are looking for and we hope to give you more of it.
I guess the most surprising one was the meditation download with its little video introduction. The articles on meditation were very well read too, but I was amazed at how many times it was downloaded or played from the site. I know I have mentioned the idea of creating more of these in previous newsletters but it is hard to teach meditation seriously without interacting with the people who are learning. Using advanced methods before you are ready for them is not a good idea but there are other basic techniques I can present that will be helpful. Anyone going through those who want to go further need only contact me and I can give you some individual instruction.
By far (by multiples) the most viewed article was "Yoga made Weezie – Stretching That Makes Sense" with the diagram of the Sun Salutation written by my wife Louise. The diagram can be downloaded with a right click (Thank you Autumn Marx for the artwork)
One of the other surprises was the interest in the single article by Kim Fisichella on vitamin supplements that ran over the entire year. There is a wellness revolution going on and people who are interested in their emotional and mental as well as Spiritual health are obviously well aware of the need for a healthy body too. More information on these supplements as well as the company is available at www.Trumpnetwork.com/DougFisichella
The most popular multi part series was on The Art of Manifestation which I put together. Thank you for all of your support and trust that we have heard you. This will be a transformational year. Look for changes to the site and a continuing effort on our part to bring you the information you are looking for.
We have also gotten great response from the Pieces we have run by Jack Canfield so we will be including tidbits from Jim Rohn. He was one of the most respected Business Philosophers of our time, and although he passed late last year his organization will continue.
If you are in the Denver area, keep an eye on the Events page. I am teaching a regular course of study called Metaphysics 101 at the Metaphysical Research Society on the third Friday of every month. The Feb. Class is on Reincarnation and Karma.
Love
Doug
"Thought in movement has for its only possible motive the attainment of belief, or thought at rest."
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Articles:
Evolutionary Design Part 1
The mystics of all ages have continually made reference to their dialogues with Deity. The Bible is an obvious case - the proclaimed "word of God." However, those making such claims have never made it clear as to the level from which these revelations were proceeding. It is interesting that the earliest of written languages, Egyptian hieroglyphics, is derived from hiero: sacred or holy, and glyph: word or symbol: for the Egyptians saw this as the "words of God". In truth, I suspect, the only true meaningful and relevant revelations comes from one's soul, the Christ within. That is ever the directing Intelligence within each of us. It is through the soul that the Universe eternally speaks and reveals Itself.
Until one makes that connection, between body and soul, even if only tenuously, the messages received must be held suspect. Even then we must question and examine the nature and quality of the receiving instrument, the personality. The cleanest and clearest of water emerges tainted when passed through a rusty pipe. The purest and loftiest of revelations emerge distorted and perverted when channeled through a presumed psychic faculty that is in any way tainted. I have often been asked if I am channeling the knowledge and insights that I share. Why does it matter? As pristine as the revelations may be, if I am the instrument of their expression they must be to some degree tainted by my consciousness. In any event, if it rings true, honor it, if not, say "pass". Truth is truth even if proceeding from a monkey, and that which is fallacious is so even if we suspect its source is lofty. In the final analysis it is the relevancy of the message to the receiver that truly is of moment.
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Anthony J. Fisichella
Anthony J. Fisichella Accomplished author student and teacher of the Ageless Wisdom. Founder of the Higher Ground Foundation
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Why do you need to know all that stuff?
This is a question posed by my mother in law to my wife, on more than one occasion. It is actually more of a statement about her own consciousness than a real inquiry into Louise’s motivations. I think that is probably true in most cases and it is something that I will look for now that I have become conscious of it. There is a statement I have been aware of so long that I can no longer say where it came from and it is; "The quality of your life is largely dependent on the quality of the questions you ask yourself". I have found this statement comes up again and again in my mind as I study things like the effects of positive mental attitudes and the constitution of man. It also relates to the laws of attraction and repulsion, and resonance.
I have, at this point become so intent on knowing "all this stuff" that I find I have an irresistible desire to share it as well, and that is why I have started to teach. In some cases the only way that you have the opportunity to do this is to live a life of example. Most of the people I know will not be attending any of the classes I am teaching so they will not allow themselves to be exposed to the theories or practices involved, but they will not be able (as hard as they may try) to avoid seeing the results. I almost said end results, but this is a process that will not be ending too soon, I hope. I am hooked. I want to know everything and it is as difficult for me to understand the attitude presented in the question that originated this piece than it is for my mother in law to understand my need to know. Once the door is opened how can one suppress the urge to walk through? Why would anyone want to suppress such an urge? Perhaps that is why they do not allow themselves to be exposed to it in the first place.
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Douglas Fisichella is a Student of the Arcane School founded by Alice A. Bailey and a life long student of the worlds religions
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Make Yo Changes
Sooner or later everyone reaches a point when they just want to shed the unwanted burdens in life and just start over... well, how comes they don't? Maybe they are functioning under a belief system that tells them that is just not possible. That because of their age, their economic situation, or that for some other reason, meaningful change is just outside their grasp even though they desperately want it. Perhaps they have tried, to some degree in the past and failed more often than they care to remember.
Although we might not be able to totally change our lives, we can make little changes that add up to big ones. Let's start out with some immediate and small changes. If the first thing you do in the morning is tell yourself something negative like, "ah darn, another day at work", you could change that to, "many people are unemployed right now and I am grateful to have a job"! And that would help you to get off to a better start. Perhaps some light stretching in the morning might help you feel better physically. Maybe skipping the news would help. After all you can catch up on the news anytime, why first thing in the morning when you want to set the mood for the rest of your day?
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Louise "Weezie" Fisichella has studied Comparative Religions,Yoga, nutrition and health for over 30 years
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Going the Extra Mile will Get You Even Farther
by Jack Canfield
Are you someone who consistently goes the extra mile and routinely over delivers on your promises?
It's rare these days, but it's the hallmark of high achievers who know that exceeding expectations helps you stand above the crowd. Almost by force of habit, successful people simply do more.
As a result, they experience not only greater financial rewards for their extra efforts but also a personal transformation, becoming more self-confident, more self-reliant, and more influential with those around them.
These high achievers stand out from the crowd because of their extra efforts. They are unwilling to give up, even in the face of difficult times.
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Jack Canfield, America's Success Coach, is the founder and co-creator of the billion-dollar book brand Chicken Soup for the Soul and a leading authority on Peak Performance.
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The Miracle of Personal Development
by Jim Rohn
One day my mentor Mr. Shoaff said, “Jim, if you want to be wealthy and happy, learn this lesson well: Learn to work harder on yourself than you do on your job.”
Since that time I’ve been working on my own personal development. And I must admit that this has been the most challenging assignment of all. This business of personal development lasts a lifetime.
You see, what you become is far more important than what you get. The important question to ask on the job is not, “What am I getting?” Instead, you should ask, “What am I becoming?” Getting and becoming are like Siamese twins: What you become directly influences what you get. Think of it this way: Most of what you have today you have attracted by becoming the person you are today.
I’ve also found that income rarely exceeds personal development. Sometimes income takes a lucky jump, but unless you learn to handle the responsibilities that come with it, it will usually shrink back to the amount you can handle.
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Intuition comes from attention to inner self
Q. What is intuition? -- W.R., Boca Raton
A. Nancy Pohle and Ellen Selover of the Association for Research and Enlightenment have addressed this question in detail. They illustrate below that intuitive impressions come in a variety of different ways.
"Clairvoyance [clear seeing or clear vision] is experienced when an individual discerns objects, people, or situations, not with the physical eyes, but with an internal sense sometimes referred to as the `third eye.'
"Clairaudience [clear hearing] is the ability to receive thoughts or information about a person or situation through an auditory sense instead of a visual one. It often comes as a voice that is literally heard either directly in the brain or through the auditory sense, as if it comes from beside or behind the person.
"Clairsentience [clear sensing] is probably the most frequent way intuition manifests in our lives; through hunches, gut feelings, or a sense of knowing. This `sensing' is often accompanied by a physical sensation in the solar plexus or in the heart area.
"At times, intuition may come as a thought that walks across the mind in a natural although subtle manner. When intuition comes to us in this way, it is so much like the regular musings of our mind that we can easily miss, dismiss or mistake for our own ruminations."
Edgar Cayce said, "Seek not from without, but to those voices, feelings and vibrations that arise from within."
The regular practice of prayer and meditation will open the channels for intuitive communication.
The more spiritually attuned we become, the greater our ability to understand, interpret and follow through on the guidance we receive.
Liz Sterling is the director of LifeWorks Wellness Center in Boca Raton, FL, a member of Wachovia Small Business Advisory Group, features editor for Balance Magazine and the host of B-U-Radio
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The Great Invocation
This Invocation was given to Humanity through the Master Djwahl Kuhl. If added to any meditation it becomes a literal act of world service. Find out more about his teachings at www.Lucistrust.org
From the point of light within the mind of God let light stream forth into the minds of men
Let light descend on earth
From the point of love within the heart of God let love stream forth into the hearts of men
May Christ Return to Earth
From the center where the will of God is known let purpose guide the little wills of men
The purpose the masters know, and serve
From the center which we call the race of men let the plan of love and light work out
And may it seal the door where evil dwells
Let light and love and power restore the plan on earth
