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Sunday, July 17, 2005

What if we didn't believe in death?

Have you ever pondered how differently we would live, if humanity had not pretty much always regarded Death as something Terrible? Or if we never had? What if everyone, overnight, turned to the belief that Death is not final separation, not inherently tragic, not something to dread? What if we actually assumed, deep down, that it's simply another passage to the next level of personal growth and evolution? What if it were regarded as occasion for more joy than sorrow? What would happen to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 16, 2005

Neutrality & Clairvoyance

'To see clearly' is all about getting perceptual filters out of the way. That means letting go of, among other things, our cultural imperative of needing to have an opinion. We set great store in this society on being opinionated. The right to express opinions, I think, is all muddled up with the notion that we are supposed to have opinions. OPINION itself is shrined in our hearts and minds as an Ideal To Strive For. 'Informed' and 'responsible' aren't mentioned... Mind you, I am not speaking... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 15, 2005

How Much Can a Psychic See?

Factorfiction asked me about aura colors in the recent flowers gallery of this blog. I left a comment there: http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/NJphotos/ But she got me started in this direction... I've written on colors, generally, in the earlier pages of this blog, so I won't go into those details here, except to reiterate that different readers will see and interpret colors with a certain amount of personal filtering: What rusty red or sea-green means to me may not be what it means to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 14, 2005

Definitions: Compassion

Compassion brings together a clear-sighted, non-judgmental awareness of where another person is at, with an appreciation of what they are experiencing in that place. It is not about taking on the problem or solving it, or in any way interfering with that person's own process of finding their own answers. It is not about being helpful. It is not about giving anything, or taking, or rescuing. It is about waiting to be asked. Sometimes, it is about saying, "No." Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Nostradamus: Fate, Fear, and Free Will

Hello! Are you grounded? Centered? Are you in that place behind your third eye, in the driver's seat? Seat-belt latched...? If not, this is an ideal time to take a few minutes to clear your personal space and own it... If you've ever read the prophecies of Nostradamus, probably the world's most notorius seer outside Bible and Koran, it is hard to dismiss the notion of future-sight. Many of his verse-coded predictions made little sense when he wrote them but are so clearly applicable to modern... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 8, 2005

"Basket of Light"

Here is another item out of my writing archives... This was a sermon written in 1985, and the dating shows here and there. I believe my voice has changed a bit over 20 years, too... Later on, this led to a meditation that I still use and teach. I've edited it slightly for present time. BASKET OF LIGHT Candles, crosses, stars, roses... Symbols of light and truth and spirit. Ceremonies, prayers, benedictions, formulas, spells and incantations... Rituals to enhance faith, belief, and the experience... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 6, 2005

Miracles seem to happen...

I found this in something I wrote a few years ago, and find it interesting again, and possibly worth some discussion: Miracles seem to happen. But what's happened is that we've begun to go with the flow of Reality instead of against it. We can't work with anything but Reality, if we want lasting change or growth. The trick is to determine what is, around and despite all our investments in what we wish was, or what we're afraid might be. Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 3, 2005

Quoting: Philip K Dick

"Reality is that which, when you ignore it, doesn't go away." Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 30, 2005

How can the Bible be True and not-true at the same time?

As with all things, it is a matter of perspective. Look at the people around you. Do you see them? Truly? Or does your vision and appreciation get hung up on their clothing, their sense of style (or not-style) or possibly their body? Do you listen as well as look, and then perceive them as what they say, or how they say it? Do you actually ever see them? If you did, it would probably be as a beam of brilliance so full of color it would seem like the light of the sun... Same with the Bible. It is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 27, 2005

Ghost Story

I was at my first ESP Fair as a professional reader/healer, the same one where I met the lady who told me, almost apologetically, that she wasn't psychic, herself, but came to things like this, to experience it, then a few moments later, asked, "What's that blue light around your hands?" This time, the woman who came and sat down with me was a middle-aged, slightly harried looking person who owned a house in a semi-rural community in Washington State, that she used as a rental for income. She... Sign in to see full entry.

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I've been asking the Universe to explain itself to me since I was about 11 years old. I asked specifically how to reconcile God with Science. Now and then, I seem to tune in on an answer. All that I write here represents not Truth, but what I believe to be true.I have my reasons, and I like to believe, my reason. ///Everything of my own words and/or pictures that I post on Blogit is copyright by CLRedding 1972-present, all rights reserved.///

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