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  • Hi Everyone, -- Isabelle, 14:07:54 10/16/03 Thu
    I'm just amazed to see how many familiar names are back, I don't even know why I ended-up here when I have tons of things to do, but I'm wondering if it was a the "Spirit of our World" calling me back !
    I'm really sorry if I don't show up here too often, I have a really hard time handling all at once. With my oldest starting middle-school it is an adjustment and a LOT of homework that keep us busy late at night, espcially those days she comes home late from a race.(she's in cross country and track). I've spent the whole summer in France, it was nice to be home and seeing the family but boy it was HOT! and I coughed the whole 6 weeks I was there, went to see the doctor twice, but nothing worked. I came back and after an other week of coughing and not breathing well, I went back to a doctor that diagnosed me with Asthmatic bronchitis. I guess I had to get into my 40's to start asthma! So I'm discovering the new world of Ventolin, Advair, Cingulair etc... Fun!!! Do you remember this commercial for Afrin when the guy wakes up and his whole head is a nose? Well that's pretty much how I feel except that I have the feeling that for the past 12 weeks my whole body is a pair of lungs attached to a throat! So I'm pretty exhausted all the time and haven't been able to resume any exercise!
    So to talk about something else and nice, Lissa, I was wondering about your trip, I've got to call you so you can give me the detail of your trip. Everyone else, it so nice to see your names still around. Big Hugs to all..

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  • Just dropping in -- Keira, 10:09:03 10/15/03 Wed
    You have all been in my thoughts a lot recently. I was listening to David Grey over the weekend and remembering the time that you, Antje, went to see him in concert and The Coors opened for him. At least I think it was Antje.

    Viive!!!!!!!!!! I am sooo thrilled to see you back. It's been way too long since we have talked or had a visit. Me thinks I need a trip to Toronto-how's November 4th for you? Heeeheeee-I"m not letting you slip away from us again.

    Martina-finally!!! You are back on line. Hey, thanks for keeping the discussions going. They've been verra verra interesting. I have been reading all the responses but have been sort of in a different place, been very busy with lots on my mind and really enjoyed reading rather than posting myself. I know that doesn't help the conversations but it was great to read them all.

    Lissa!!!!!! Wow-what a trip. Never been to Lourdes but it was a place my aunts and grandmother used to go to frequently so I have all kinds of things from Lourdes. And what a way to travel-that's great. You obviously needed the trip. Good for you for taking the time you needed and enjoying the adventure.

    I would love to go through everyone's name and write a little personal note to all-but I'm soo afraid I would miss someone and hurt someone's feelings so I'm gonna stop now. But I want to say hi to everyone, and welcome to any newbies and lurkers. I'm glad the board is moving and we are coming together again.
    I'll be around-even if I can only lurk rather than post but you'll feel me here.

    Hugs to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Happy Anniversary Lori and Vern!! -- JeanClaire*, 13:27:23 10/09/03 Thu
    Autumn Fae here to help you celebrate on October 10.


    Hope you have a wonderful celebration!!

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  • A Delicate Question -- Ellen *waving at everybody - long time no see!*, 05:43:42 10/10/03 Fri
    I just dropped by and found Viive's posting (hi there!!) and this reminded me of my own struggles in life. So, here's my question: those of you who have suffered much pain in some area of your life, no matter what - why do you think is it so difficult to let go? Why do parts of us literally CLING to pain? What is the gift presented to us by extreme pain? How do you personally deal with pain and avoid getting frustrated, helpless, into the victim mode and such?I've been dealing with this question for a long time now. What do you think? Sorry, this is quite short, but little Cora Lie is waking up and VERRA hungry *g*

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  • A Hunters Prayer... -- Lori, 18:46:11 10/08/03 Wed
    It's harvest season and this is something I wrote last year about this time. It was inspired by a brilliant harvest moon and a story I read about one of the Ancient Celtic Goddesses of the hunt. Enjoy and have fun crunching in the leaves and taking in the beautiful fall colors and the incredible display of love Mother Nature shows us every Fall.

    A Hunters Prayer to the Goddess

    A hunters moon golden glow
    infuse my arrow & finest bow
    Reach deep into the caldron fair
    to find out what is lurking there

    Feed on the strength of silver spire
    raking flames & rising fire
    Bring a bounty pure but true
    to help the harvest & honour You

    Your love I'm truly thankful for
    leap fast inside to open the door
    To see the russet hues you share
    the finest things of which You bare

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  • Keira's Birthday is Sept. 29!! -- JeanClaire, 15:31:15 09/26/03 Fri
    Posting early so I don't forget:)!!


    Hope you have a wonderful day Lady!

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  • Sometimes, you just got to go..... -- Lissa, 20:00:58 10/07/03 Tue
    So....
    I just spent 10 days in France chasing down the Feminine Divine with 4 other women. The Feminine Divine is all about being in the flow, so we went with a general idea of where we wanted to go, but the particulars were revealed to us as we went along. We rented a car and we ended up getting the deal of the century by paying only $300 for 8 days. How cool is that. We put on major miles, or rather kilometers, going from Paris to Lourdes, over to Provence, and then back up to Paris. It was such an American way to do a country, but hey, it worked for us. We felt like we fit a month into just 10 days. Every day was so full.

    We began by going to Nevers to visit with the uncorrupted body of Bernadette, the woman who was visited by the "Immaculate Conception" at a stone grotto (shallow stone cave) in Lourdes. Bernadette has been dead for over a hundred years now, but she is still beautiful. I'll have to look for a picture online to show you. Walking into the chapel where she lies in state was an experience full of God's energy. She had vowed to see only Love in everything around her. It isn't just the water of Lourdes that makes the miracle, it's the state of Being, I believe. We stayed in a fantastic medieval city that evening, complete with a way cool cathedral. Then we headed toward the waters of Lourdes.

    "Catholic Calcutta" is how two of my traveling companions, who have been to India, described the vacation mecca of Lourdes. It was crazy. I had heard that Lourdes was very commercial, but I wasn't prepared for the neon signs and the mass of shops and hotels and the thousands of people. There is even a mini golf and go-cart place on the edge of town. And in the midst of all this frenetic commercialism was a walled off area of world wide peace and hope for the gift of God. We got there in time to go to the nightly candle light procession. What a magical event. Then we went to the Grotto where "the Immaculate Conception" appeared to Bernadette 18 times in 1858. The energy in that place was palpable and it was a great joy to see the spring that The Lady of Lourdes told Bernadette to find. The water now flows out to many spigots lined up along the wall, and people fill bottles of water to take home with them. There are several chapels along with the Basilica on the top of the cliff where the apparition showed itself to Bernadette, and we we were able to meditate in some and take pictures of the magnificent murals in others. Participating in Mass in places such as these is what being Catholic is all about. We filled up gallons of water and drank Lourdes water for the rest of our trip.

    I have to stop here, but I will be sure to tell you more of this wonderful, awesome adventure when I get the chance.

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  • Short note... -- Martina, 03:57:29 10/06/03 Mon
    We are still doing the camping thing at Antjeīs. Our stuff has moved, but we couldnīt yet, because the house is still not connected. It will hopefully happen this week. We are sore from the move, from making the house nice inside, and so on, but it doesnīt kill the happy feelings - we have a house!!! A cold and dark one, but A HOUSE! Photos will come later, as soon as we are settled in. (Donīt even know where the camera is right now*g*)

    Iīll check in here from work whenever I can.

    Okay, carry on. :)

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  • When John Scott returns.... -- JeanClaire, 15:41:14 09/25/03 Thu
    From his move lets' raise a glass and wish him a Happy Birthday. Hope the move went smoothly.

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  • A Dragonfly Story about Amanda... -- JeanClaire*, 13:29:19 09/29/03 Mon
    Remember Amanda who died in August of cancer. My Brownie co-leader Jen is very good friends with her family, let's me know how her mother is doing and told me this story.

    One day last week mom Carla was at the cemetary visiting. She goes every day I think. This one day while she was there thinking about Amanda all of a sudden there was a whole swarm(what do you call a group) of dragonflies. About 50 of them. So she stayed to watch for a while but then too many of them started to bother her so she went home.

    (At this point I said "Wow! That must have been Amanda." Jen just said to wait there was more.)

    When Carla got to her home her 2 sisters were waiting for her and asked where she was. She started to tell them what happened at the cemetary but they cut her off telling her about the swarm of dragonflies flitting around the back deck. So there were dragonflies at both places at the same time.

    Now when ever anybody goes to the cemetary there are usually 4-6 dragonflies flying around.

    Jen says she's heard Native american stories about dragonfly spirits and when she forwards me info I will share here.

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  • The Blue Faery is one of my favorites:) Thanks!! -- JeanClaire*, 13:30:31 10/01/03 Wed
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  • KARMA: The Maker of Destiny -- Jeannine, 03:20:48 09/20/03 Sat
    Interview was excerpted from" Inner Quest: Yoga`s Answers to Life`s Questions" By PRT (taken here, in part, from Sacred Pathways Aug/Sept issue)

    Q: The word Karma is used loosely these days. What is its actual meaning?

    Pandit Rajmani Tigunait(Head of the Himalayan Institute): Karma is the law of cause and effect, action and reaction, as you sow, so shall you reap.

    Q: On a practical level, how do our karmas affect our lives?

    PRT:Our karmas influence not only our behavior but also our surroundings and the circumstances of our realtionships. Karmas are the makers of our destiny. This is why the scriptures say, "it is karma that brings us into the world".
    It is karma that makes us feel that someone is our soulmate. Karmic factors stir the subtle realm of providence, resulting in such events as winning the lottery or becoming the victum of a natural disaster.The most satisfactory answer to the question of why one person seems to be prosperous, healthy,and lucky while another suffers from poverty, disease, and misfortune can be found in the law of karma. According to this law, everyone is responsible for their own actions. No one can reap the fruits of anothers actions nor escape the fruits of their own actions. When we do not know the exact cause of a particular event, we call it an accident--but nothing happens accidently. We sow the seed of that so-called accident in the form of our previous actions whether in this life or in a previous one. There is no reason to blame anyone for our current problems and circumstances. Whether we know it or not, we are bound by the ropes of our own karma. It is through our karmas that we reward or punish ourselves, bind or release ourselves. Our karmas are also our innate guides; they guide us in the form of our inner inclinations, tastes, and interests.

    Q: It sounds like you are saying that people get what they deserve. In other words, victims of war and poverty have brought on their misfortunes on themselves. I find this troubling.

    PRT:According to the law of karma, our present lives are a continuation of the eternal stream of life from the point where they stopped last time. Any significant action that we are inclined to perform is an action that gathered momentum in a previous lifetime but couldnt be completed because the vehicle disintergrated before the destination was reached. Similarly, events that have a significant effect--pleasant or unpleasant--on our life are not accidental either. The seed of karma was planted long ago, but before it could grow and yield its fruit, we migrated from one body to the next. Eventually our persosnal karma blossoms and bears fruit. When it does, we are drawn or driven by nature to reap those fruits. It is the law of karma that triggers our unconscious desires, attachments, and sentiments, and influences our freedom of choice at a subtle level. Under the influence of this law we are born into a particular family, raised in a particualr religion, and go through myriad physical, psychological, and spiritual experiences. These events do not occur in isolation. The karmic fruits we are reaping in our present life are linked with the lives of many others. As we attempt to accomplish our major goals, we undertake many auxiliary actions, which, in most cases, involve other people. When these actions bear fruit, the lives of others are also influenced. Although the person who is principal agent of the action reaps the greater part of the fruit, others will suffer or prosper along with that person. The key is putting this knowledge in the right perspective. Great teachers of the law of karma yoga do not tell us to disregard others' suffering by attributing it to their karma. It is a grave mistake to discount those who appear less fortunate by thinking, "Oh well, it`s their karma and who am I to interfere with the law of providence?" The law of karma should be applied to oneself and to oneself alone. Even then it must be done with a transformative attitude. This concept must not be used to judge others. If you judge others, the law of karma dictates that you will be judged. If you are not so affected by adverse karmas as many others seem to be, then make use of your good karmas, which have started yielding their fruits. Sow the seeds of the other good karmas for the future. One of the best ways to do that is to serve those who seem to be less fortunate than you are. Remember, do not judge anyone, for doing so is a very powerful; action which will come back to haunt you.

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  • New photos in "Photos Three" -- Brenda, 14:09:58 09/21/03 Sun
    I just added some pictures from my dragonboat festival last weekend. We came in 6th out of 42 teams....not too bad considering we had over 50% newbie paddlers. Some people had been asking what a dragonboat was, etc...I hope this gives you an idea.

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  • Cool Website -- Brenda, 00:54:54 09/24/03 Wed
    I found this website tonight and thought is was really interesting. I'm going to try to link it (key word being TRY).

    School of the Seasons

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  • Offline! -- Martina and John Scott, 12:57:20 09/24/03 Wed
    We are moving! The new house isnīt connected to water, plumming, gas or electricity yet, but we have to move now, since we have to leave the apartment this weekend. We could need your support, energy and such, that they will connect the house soon, or we will have to sleep at Antjeīs meanwhile. Not that this wouldnīt be fun*g*, but she has enough work without us.
    We will be offline until we are back at work on the 6th Oct. Just in case someone will miss us.*g* Oh, and Lissa is on vacation and will be back around the same time. Wishing you all great discussions! We will catch up later.

    Have to run, boxes are waiting... moving sucks!*lol*

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  • Just for a bit... -- Christine, 15:09:23 09/17/03 Wed
    The background seemed to be bothering a few people (me and my 'i need new glasses' glasses included) so I switched it to a plain backround for the time being.

    Ideas on what to do with the background? I could try to lighten it...just won't get to that for a bit. Opinions??

    I put the background up top as a picture though :)

    Hope I'm not stepping on toes Jeannine. :) Love ya!

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  • Hi Folks! -- Jeannine, 01:43:20 09/15/03 Mon
    As you can see I changed the background! I think it looks great with the colors of the text! I am taking suggestions for the poem etc. for the top of the page. I THINK I fixed that broken link too, havent checked yet!! I used Melissas` original background, the one she started the board with!
    I cant upload pics from this computer so if you have any already on the web to replace the angel, send me the URL!!

    Thanks!!

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  • Link to share -- Antje, 03:11:58 09/17/03 Wed
    Do you remember we sometimes had quotes from Khalil Gibrans "the Prophet", the whole book is to read online, here's the

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  • Something interesting I thought I'd share with you -- Ellen, 04:50:41 09/17/03 Wed
    Hi everybody,
    I've just found some answers to my question about what the heck is going in the world. The text is quite long but written with much humour and not difficult to read. Enjoy!

    http://www.lightworker.com/beacons/091503ItHasBegunPortals.shtml

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  • Fate, Free Will, or Just Dumb Luck? -- Jeannine, 01:35:40 09/02/03 Tue
    Do you believe we have a lifes plan, made before we come to earth to be born? How extensive is this plan and how much of it is directed by Free will and how much is predetermined?

    Can this plan be changed here on earth or once we make it, is it written in stone?

    Are we just born at random, a collection of cells that multiply? Or do we chose our parents and our gender?

    Is luck involved or is there such a thing?

    Are there other factors involved that we have no control of, some other ingredient that we are not aware of? For instance, why do some people win the lottery repeatedly, when they dont even need the $ in the first place, and others play and never win, when they have plans that the money would make possible. Is that just dumb luck? fate? or Karmic resolution? Are some people never *meant* to win in this life?

    Do you believe in Creative Visualization? I read a bit recently, Oriah Mountain Dreamer, where she says that these bids for all our dreams to come true if we just picture it, is harmful and gives false hope. She doesnt believe in that but has her own perception. I dont know that I have explained her point exactly, I am not quoting it, but anyway....

    Discuss!!

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  • A belated Two-Fer -- JeanClaire*, 10:10:13 09/14/03 Sun
    I could just blame the boards last week:)!!

    September 6 Happy Anniversary to Isabelle and James



    September 7 Happy Birthday to Lori



    "This week's illustrations of current flora and fauna in Scotland are of a colchicum, the autumn-flowering crocus and a Red Admiral and a Painted Lady buttterflies feeding on a Michaelmas Daisy. Both photos were taken this week at Finlaystone Country Estate in Inverclyde."

    Hope you both had wonderful days!!

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  • Hey Jeannine....and HI to everyone else too!! -- Christine, 10:28:08 09/12/03 Fri
    Taking up space here but I tried to email you the password to your hotmail...but it either went a bunch of times or not at all. Did you get the email?? My email is ceilidh13 at hotmail dot com (see what the spammers have done to us?? *G*)

    I've been reading what I could on the board lately...things seem better the last day or so...but usually once I get everything read I have no time to reply!!

    Declan will be TWO tomorrow...how the heck did THAT happen??

    Hey Keira...gave Melissa a big hug for you the other day! :)

    Hoping to make it to the games next weekend...we'll have to see if kids/DH/weather permits! :) If the weather is bad we won't be able to go...not for the kids but for the DH...he's having more surgery on the 23rd and CAN'T get sick...if we postpone he'll be in that damn cast FOREVER! He's been in it since April and will be in it until at least Christmas! UGH...gone through 3 sets of crutches so far too! Finally broke down and went and applied for a handicapped parking sticker last week!

    Hello to everyone..glad to see people coming back!!! (((hugs)))

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  • Dealing with resistance -- Ellen *back from sunny Croatia and suffering in cold and rainy Germany - sniff sniff!*, 07:56:51 09/12/03 Fri
    Hi everybody,
    long time no see! Nice to read all the discussions here! I'm dealing with the resistance subject (surprise surprise, haha!) and thought I'd post a question for you all. What do you do when things don't work as they should (or as you planned them to?) What do you do when you see your plans fail and don't exactly know why? I tell you what I did and what did NOT work *VVBG*
    For quite a while now, my manuscripts have kept coming back to me. Sigh sigh. Many publishers tell me that they are really good, BUT ... If I read one more BUT, I'll go crazy!!
    Well, I tried to analyse the situation (my favourite one, haha), to work things out with a carpet beater (another favourite one and VERRA effective indeed to let out your frustration) and some more stuff. This morning I had the idea to IGNORE all the BUT'S in my life and just pretend they were not there.
    Now, here's the question: is that SILLY or WISE?? Or something else?
    Let me know what you think! And if you've got some examples to share, please please!! Join the "NO MORE BUT'S" club! *VVBG*
    My friends keep reminding me that I HAVE in fact published 2 books, the third to come, and several short stories, but -as you will remember - Ellen always wants MORE. Well, that's another problem to be discussed another day *g*
    HAPPY WEEKEND EVERYBODY!

    Ellen-typing-one-handed-with-Cora-Lie-trying-to grab-the-mouse-pad

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  • More on my post below! -- Linda, 12:08:16 09/06/03 Sat
    Is anyone else having trouble getting the board to load and posting? I've tried several replies to my post below but only one has gone through, I keep getting error messages or the whole page will not load. I'm just going to mix it up all into a reply here. :)

    I'm going to quote directly from the book on some things have have stood out for me. For anyone that is not familiar with the Journey of the Souls books (I got the rec here by the way! *G*) it is a Dr/Hypnotherapist that has a lot of experience regressing people into their past lives. But he also discovered that he could take them into the 'life between lives', when they are in the spirit world and making their choices on what kind of life they want to live here - who their parents will be, who their children will be, friends, body type, issues to confront etc. It's really fascinating!

    Ok, here is how the book explains the forgetting thing, he is currently in hypnotic regression with one of his clients -

    S:When we choose a body and make a plan before coming back to Earth, there is an agreement with our advisors.

    Dr. N: AN agreement about what?

    S:We agree...not to remember...other lives.

    Dr. N: Why?

    S: Learning from a blank slate is better than knowing in advance what could happen to you because of what you did before.

    Dr. N:But wouldn't knowing about your past life mistakes be valuable in avoiding the same pitfalls in this life?

    S: If people knew all about their past, many might pay too much attention to it rather than trying out new approaches to the same problem. The new life must be...taken seriously.

    Dr. N:Are there anyo ther reasons?

    S: (pause) Without having old memories, our advisors say there is less preoccupation for..trying to...avenge the past...to get even for the wrongs done to you.

    Dr. N: Well, it seems ot me that so far this has been part of the motivation and doncust in your life as Hester.

    S: (forcefully) That's why I came to you.

    Dr. N: And do you still think a total blackout of our eternal spiritual life on Earth is essential to progress?

    S: Normally, yes, but it's not a total blackout. We get flashes from dreams...during times of crisis...people have an inner knowing of what direction to take when it is necessary. And sometimes your friends can fudge a little...

    Dr. N: By friends, you mean entities from the spirit world?

    S: Uh-huh...they give you hints, by flashing ideas - I've done it.

    Dr. N: Nevertheless, you had to come to me to unlock your conscious amnesia.

    S: (pause) We have...the capacity to know when it is necessary. I was ready for change when I heard about you. Clodees (his spirit guide) allowed me to see in the past with you because it was to my benefit.

    Dr. N: Otherwise, your amnesia would have remained intact?

    S: Yes, that would have meant I wasn't supposed to know certain things yet.

    Doctors notes - In my opinion, when clients are unable to go into hypnosis at any given time, or if they have only sketchy memories in trance, there is a reason for this blockage. this does not mean these people have no past memories, just that they are not ready to have them exposed.

    My client knew something was hindering her growth and wanted it revealed. The superconscious identity of the sould houses our tontinuous memory, including goals. when the time in our lives is appropriate, we must harmonize human material needs with our sould's purpose for being here. I try to take a common sense approach in bringing past and presnt experiences into alignment.

    Our eternal identity never leaves us alone in the bodies we choose, despite our current status. In reflection, meditation, or prayer, the memories of who we really are do filter down to us in selective thought each day. In small, intuitive ways - through the cloud of amneisa - we are given clues for the justificatin of our being.

    After desensitizing the source of her headaches, I completed my session with Hester by reinforcing her choice to be a woman for reasons other than intimidating men. I gave her permission to lower her defenses a little and be less aggressive. We discussed options for restructuring occupational goals toward the helping professions and the possibilities of volunteer service work. She was finally able to see her life today as a great opportujnity for learning rather than a failure at gender choice.

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    Ok well, since that was a lot to mull over I'll post another section or two of the books in a seperate post, in a few days. I want to discuss more about a few things that disturbed or upset me so that maybe I can have some outside views on them! I thought the post abive would affirm some of what you all had thought about the forgetting thing. :)

    Hugs,

    Linda

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  • More questions! :) -- sw va Linda, 15:49:10 09/04/03 Thu
    I was going to put this in a reply to Martina's post but I decided I'd post it seperately since it delves into my own wonderings.

    I was reading the book, The Journey of the Soul and there was one man there that he hypnotized back into the spirit world to find out why he had decided to live with the circumstances that he did in this lifetime. In his present lifetime his birth mother had abandoned him on the steps of a church and he ended up growing up in a home where his parents were very sarcastic and critical. In a hypnotized regression he had learned that as a young man with a lot of power in another country he had ordered his mother killed as punishment because she was giving out food to the peasants and she was not supposed to. So his present lifetime that dealt with this rejection from his mother was meant as a karma thing - so he could learn from what it was like to be on the receiving end of the rejection to balance out what he did to his mother.

    BUT! Why then do we make ourselves 'forget' who we really are when we face each lifetime? How can we learn from past mistakes if we don't remember them? I am really stuck on that.

    And then that had me thinking about the circumstances of my own birth, I was adopted as a baby from a Catholic home for unwed mothers. I always felt this sense of rejection from that, although logically I know that I was likely there because she just couldn't care for me - too young, ill - whatever. But still, the sense of not being wanted lingers from time to time.

    But could it be that in a past lifetime I had rejected a child and this was my way of clearing up some Karma from that? I don't like to think that's true but the possibility may be there.

    Actaully, I found the book to be very informative and credible but I'll admit some revelatoins in there *really* upset me. I'll share a few more of them in seperate posts if anyone would like to discuss them.

    Any insights ladies and gents? :)

    Linda

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  • It's Christine's Birthday Today-September 5!!!!!!!!!!!! -- JeanClaire*, 07:45:53 09/05/03 Fri


    Hope you have a grand day!!

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  • Lessons on earth? -- Martina, 08:19:06 09/03/03 Wed
    Itīs been mentioned a lot of times in our posts. We are here to learn something. My question now is: What? What shall we learn?
    According to the karma theory we have to get rid of former “sins”, bad behaviour, or relationship struggles. But what if karma actually doesnīt exist? The Tao says nothing about karma, as far as I know.
    So if there is no karma, what are we meant to learn? Shall we only re-member our spiritual knowledge? Do we need 950 lives for that? Thatīs what someone found out about me once, with a pendulum. I went through 950 lives already? How dumb am I?*lol*

    What do you think you have to learn in this life? And who defined that?

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  • August 29th was Brenda's Birthday!!! -- JeanClaire*, 13:03:08 09/03/03 Wed
    Many apologies for being late but hope you had a lovely day anyway!!


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  • Horn Tooting... -- Lori, 18:26:12 08/30/03 Sat
    Hey all. Well I just wanted to post something that happened Friday on here because alot of you are customers besides friends and I really appreciate all your suuport. I had an appt. with a gal at this really cool upscale gallery/shop and she wants to put some of my jewelry in the gallery! I've wanted to have some things in this particular one for years but the energy never seemed quite right to me and it had a dark quality when I went in there. She explained that she owned it with another gal and this other gal was sending out negative energies into the store because she just wasn't into it anymore. So the cool lady bought her out and is changing alot of stuff. She's putting in better artists and painting (boy that even made a huge difference in the energy!) and some different displays and all and it just reaks of good energy, love and creativity now. She even smudges the entire store and everything in it every morning! I told her that and she was so happy she almost cried - she's very proud of it now. So I am designing some new lines of jewelry just for this gallery. Mostly celtic, some Goddess stuff and I will be ordering a new kiln to make stuff with precious metal clay (finally!) and have designed a line of druid jewelry with lots of oak leaves, acorns and viney things (some similar and inspired by the Elvin architecture/weapons in the Lord of the Rings movies). Also she wants my chakra jewelry in there because she says they can't keep chakra stuff in the shop. I'm so honored to even be a part of this. There's also a special room that the artists can have special trunk shows or sales by invitation and some of the artists teach different classes there also. This is going to be a very important time in my life/career and I'll need to really buckle down and just take a huge leap (both time and money wise). So a big thank you goes out to everyone who has supported me and continues to do so. Love ya'll!!

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  • Hello, everyone! Keira invited me to come and visit here at Spirit World a couple of weeks ago when we were having a discussion about past lives and the like. Well, I finally made it and have been engrossed in reading your thoughts, ideas and discussions! This seems like a wonderful community of open-minded, loving people and i hope I can come by every now and then and join in the fun. Colly, I have printed out that excerpt you posted below about The Other People and have sent it to some like-minded friends. Wow! What an eye opener and a verification of all I have believed and questioned! Well, sleep is calling so I'll go now but I look forward to chatting with you all in the near future. Peace and serenity to each one.:-) -- Kylie McA, 08:00:37 09/01/03 Mon
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  • Candles! -- Linda, 13:23:15 08/30/03 Sat
    Ok, on a completely light note I thought I'd post a little bit about candles. First off, I love them! I'm not one of those that will buy a candle and have it sit on a table just to look pretty (although that is nice too!), I like to burn them so I end up buying a lot. Plus I light many of them when I meditiate, they are very powerful spiritually for me. In my favorite Spiritual/Health Food store they had these mini candles and candle holders - the holders are pewter and come in all sorts of themes. I picked a moon and stars, a castle and a wizard, they are just precious. Inside each holder came a fold out card with this bit of info. I think I will give candles as gifts this Christmas and include one of these cards with each candle I send and chose the candle color according to the person I've chosen to receive the gift.

    Candles
    Candles in various forms have been used by people since the beginning of time to bring light to darkness. They are a contained form of the element of fire which is wisdom. Candles symbolize all things slow and steady. Lit candles give us a glimpse of the radiant parts of our being.

    YELLOW - Yellow is the color of sunlight. It is the color of intuition. Yellow is the color of pure goodness.

    WHITE - White is the color of simplicity. The color of spiritual authority. White is the color analogous with purification of the soul.

    BLUE - Blue is the color of spirituality, relaxation, satisfaction and introspection. Blue is the color that reminds us to look skyward.

    BLACK - Black is the color of the shadow, intuition, maturity, wisdom, the presence of all colors. Black is the color of the night, the color you go into when you step into the shadow part of your nature.

    GREEN - Green is the predominant color of the Earth. It is the rich, watery parts of our own nature. It is the color of coming alive, new growth, new beginnings.

    PALE GREEN - Pale Green represents renewal.

    JADE GREEN - Jade Green represents wisdom.

    ORANGE - Orange is the color of harvest. The color orange is an indication of our maturity. It symbolizes what we may harvest.

    PURPLE - VIOLET - LAVENDER - Purple, Violet and Lavender are all colors that represent flamboyance in our culture. Purple is the color that helps us to understand the important of magic and ceremony in our lives. Purple is a gift of magic.

    RED - Red is the color associated with fire. It is the color of warmth. Red is an action color, the color of leadership.

    ROSE - Rose is the color allied with the quality of love. It is the color most commonly tied to romance and healing.

    PINK - Pink is the color of purity. It is also the color of unconditional love. Pink represents a healing of the feminine.

    It's all very sweet and interesting! Some of the color representations are slightly different than what I've read before. I always considered Purple the color of spirituality and Blue or Green healing colors. This is the first I've seen Rose described this way. But I suppose whatever each color speaks to you is what it will personally represent for each one of us. It will be fun picking out candles for friends and family this year and sending this list along so they can see why I chose each one.

    Oh and I've never liked Orange, I wonder what that says about me? LOL

    Hugs!

    Linda

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  • Sex and violence in books, and the American attitude – caution, I am ranting!*G* -- Martina, 04:18:32 08/27/03 Wed
    I have a very direct question to all North Americans. I donīt mean to offend anybody, just seeking an answer to something that crosses my path over and over again.

    Background story:
    On another board was a discussion about the vampire books from Laurell K. Hamilton. There is a lot of slaughtering, blood and sex in those, and they are placed in some stores under books for young people.

    I noticed that most of the Americans get upset about that, but mainly because of the sex than for the violence!
    Whatīs up with that? Why is sex in American minds such a bad thing that they feel like having to protect their kids from? Sex is a natural thing, a wonderful thing too, and doesnīt harm anybody, whereas violence is a much more important thing to protect kids from, IMHO.

    Why are so many people in America more appalled about the idea their kids read about two people making love, than if they would read about slaughtering, evil mind games, killing, and such?

    I also had posted over there the other day about some country differences between Europe and America, and mentioned that we have naked people on TV in general, and someone found my list interesting, but wasnīt “sure” about the sexual openness. I am asking you, what the heck is bad about seeing people naked? I didnīt speak of porn, and that was clearly understood too. Nevertheless Americans donīt like their kids to see someone naked.

    Why is that so?

    Did the catholic church brainwash people that efficient? Are we back to Adam and Eve here, to original sin? Is that still that much in peoples minds in these modern times? Apparently so.

    Anyway, it makes me sad to see how violence is stated as less dangerous than sex. There is something wrong with that, right? When JS was on a business trip in Washington he stood on the sidewalk and saw a car passing by that had one entire side punctured with bullet holes!!! A sight like that Americans find normal, but a naked breast on TV would shock them???
    Well, that is just something Europeans donīt understand.*lol*

    I appreciate your honest opinion!

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