Emotional Onslaught and Healing

What is healing?  It is the mental process of recovering from or stabilizing an emotionally disturbed mind or soul or bringing it back to whatever normal emotional composure an individual possesses. It is a process of healing of soul when the concerned matter or aspect pertains to spirituality which is generally based on a faith or a religion or a culture; while it is healing of an individual’s disturbed mind and heart when it pertains to the day to day life of an individual. I am not here discussing the healing of physical injuries or wounds or healing from mental or physical sickness. Emotions and feelings are just like air, sometimes freshening, sometimes sweetening and sometimes violent and storming. Therefore, the process of healing basically requires an individual’s mental power or strength of his/her mind and the results of healing depend upon such power. The mental power can be enhanced through regular meditation or through any kind of mental exercise of concentration. It must be noted that the real process of healing would begin and it would become most effective, only when an individual, first of all, surrenders to the truths with his/her permeating honesty and also to his/her honest mind and that without such process the entire exercise of healing would become a futile effort or a farce or a wastage of time and life of the concerned individual(s). Repentance or no repentance but at least admitting the truths and honesty of one’s own mind is the first and most important step in the process of any kind of healing.

Hands of Light © 2011 J M Ashcroft

 

Causes of Emotional Disturbances or Wounds: It is the reality that except in very few instances where the concerned situation or matter is out of the control of an individual, in most of the instances an individual himself/herself is responsible for his/her emotional disturbance or wound which is the result of his/her self infliction or his/her infliction on others. The play of ego, selfishness, greed, lust, dishonesty and irrational expectations in almost all human affairs and relationships is the main source of emotional disturbances or wounds in the lives of the people and amongst these, holding or harbouring ‘irrational expectations’ is the most common and universal source of such mental condition. Any expectation held by any individual becomes irrational or impracticable or unrealistic if it is not based on the reality existing in the context of an individual’s capabilities, actual personal, social life and his/her life at work place, concerned social norms, culture, traditions and customs, morality and law at a given time and place. These are the general and common causes of emotional disturbances in the lives of the people. However, in the life of every individual, there are some instances in which the situation or the concerned matter is beyond the control of an individual and the incidents take place unexpectedly or suddenly or shockingly. Such emotional wounds are deeper and severe than the wounds suffered on account of the general causes. 

Methods of Healing: The most effective, scientific and clinical method of healing would be that which will be based on the real cause of an individual’s emotional disturbance or wound, provided that the concerned individual admits to himself/herself the truths of the concerned matter or aspect or incident. The method of healing would also depend upon an individual’s emotional composure—his/her personality type, attitude, outlook and his/her IQ/EQ level. Therefore, the method of healing would differ from one individual to other individual. However, methods of healing could be broadly categorized as under:-

(a)   Spiritual Healing: It is the most common method of healing which is blindly followed for healing all kinds of emotional disturbances or wounds. It is generally based on a faith or a religion or a culture. It is the most imaginary method of healing as it pertains to healing of ‘soul’. It is so much popular amongst the people that some so called spiritual leaders/teachers or gurus have exploited it on a large scale to make it as their big and successful commercial and most profitable venture.

(b)   Healing through meditation or concentration: Meditation or concentration is basically a process of disciplining human mind by self control and self restrain through concentration of mind, supplemented with or without some physical exercises. There are (more than one) yoga like exercises, known by different names, being followed in every society or culture. However, all such exercises are based on the principle of disciplining human mind, though methodology differs from one exercise to other exercise.  It is a reliable, practical and systematic method of healing, useful and effective for healing the emotional disturbances or wounds caused by the day to day actual, physical and real life situations. Such regular mental exercise also empowers the mind of the concerned follower. Any individual can easily learn to practice this method as per his/her convenience and can acquire it as his/her personal habit. It does not necessarily require a teacher or a guru to guide a follower.

(c)   Healing by adopting method of Replacement or Same to Same/ Tit for Tat strategy: There are some matters or aspects or incidents or some individuals or some cultures, wherein and for whom, nothing in this world can heal their wounded emotions, unless they adopt this strategy (any one or more): revenge for revenge, blood for blood, murder for murder, dishonesty for dishonesty, lying for lying, cheating for cheating, jealousy for jealousy, hatred for hatred and so forth. A war creates a need for next war. Similarly, a new love replaces an old love, a new friend replaces an old friend and a new relationship replaces an old relationship. A foster child or a foster parent takes the place of a lost child or a lost parent. In this way the process of replacement helps to heal emotional wounds of the concerned individuals. Some individuals like to follow ‘same to same’ strategy’ for healing their wounded emotions. They adopt (in return) same methods or ways and means or strategy or same abusive language when they deal with their opponents or the concerned individuals, which they have experienced or suffered from such persons.

(d)   Healing by adopting a habit: Some individuals suffering from sadness or depression that follow after loss of either a blood/close relation or a job or materials or money, can successfully divert their mind to adopt a good habit like hard work or worshipping or reading or writing or social work or developing their hobbies, while some such individuals fall prey to a bad habit like smoking or drinking or stealing et cetera.

(e)   Scientific/Psychological/Clinical Method of Healing: Now we possess advanced knowledge of both human brain and mind. We have developed different and specialized psychological tests and methods to diagnose different kinds of sickness of human mind. Therefore, all kinds of emotional disturbances or wounds or sadness or depression caused by day to day life situations can be effectively treated by individual counselling and guidance. I am not discussing here the abnormal mental conditions, which require individual supervision, counselling, guidance and medication.

The Secret of Healing: ‘Love’ is the foundation on which rests human existence. Feelings of belongingness, brotherhood and love for each other amongst fellow human beings, the bondages of love amongst different members of a family and web of friendship and citizenship amongst all the members of a group or an organization or a society—are the main pillars of this existence. Therefore, ‘love’ is the elixir of human life, thereby human existence and survival. It is the best remedy and medicine for all kinds of human sufferings, sorrows, vices and social maladies. All kinds of sickness of human mind originate from the loss or want of love and every sickness of mind can be traced back to such cause. Love is true human life and life is nothing but love. Therefore, following is the ‘secret formula’ of human existence and survival.

                                                       LOVE = HEALING.

                                                       LOVE = LIFE.

                                           (--) LOVE = SELF DESTRUCTION.

July 2, 2011                                                                                                                              G.D.KOKANI

Mumbai, India.

   

11.11.11 Global Activation

11.11.11 will be the first time the human consciousness has ever encountered such an astrological numerical global synchronization. Each step humanity takes into the future is a step into the unknown. Such a step requires great faith, trust, & love. With discord, disharmony, & bad communication we will drown in distress. This is a global reach towards unification on every level.

Very powerful entities have specifically chosen to incarnate at this precise time to help assist in this global unification. We can act during this time to assist in the outreach of peace, unity, & total liberation by utilizing our talents & gifts we have been bestowed with. The alchemy of transformation is within the ordinance of the microcosm/macrocosm scale. The inner harmony or chaos that we experience within ourselves will automatically be projected in some form or another in the external world. This can oscillate in families, social mediums, relationships, or otherwise. We are taking the responsibility during this great time to assume the energies we emit into the universes.

What's even more intrinsic during this time is that we have the power to change our circumstances in our life if they are not supporting our value/view that we would like to manifest. The secret of manifestation lays within the human mind, yet not everyone possesses the keys to enter this gate. Once we pass through this "sanctuary" we will begin to take on a more vivid, lucid, dream-like life that supports what we wish to dwell in. Unfortunately, there are a lot of folks who have a very "hellish" existence or dream-state life where the answer lays right in front of them, but their belief system will not support such a possibility; thus, they become enslaved in a 3rd dimensional existence and work by the sweat of the brow. For such a date, we must expand our potential of possibilities while inviting the cosmos to work wonders, if not, miracles in our life. The first step towards this gate is gratitude.

The only thing that is for sure is that if we keep doing what we've always done we will get the same result. So we must become more creative, expansive, & less dogmatic about what we allow to float through our dream-state life. The mind is more powerful than any scientist can comprehend and has yet to be mimicked in its action & function. While we are experiencing this expansive energy, we must also be sure to stay rooted & grounded so that we can assist on a terrestrial level as well. If we maintain this balance, we will have no limits & will break the ribbon to infinity.

Once we assemble the balance between the celestial & terrestrial energies we will become a very effective vice for unity in this world. Pure celestial energy is radioactive while exclusive terrestrial energy is repulsive. We must maintain the balance between the two to achieve unity. If we can unite these energies within ourselves & manifest it as an effective instrument for world peace, we have found our calling. This is the activation for 11.11.11.

May infinity bless you within reach,

~M

http://wildalchemist.blogspot.com/

On meeting the Father of free software by Simon Potthast

The first impression you get from Richard Stallman is that of a slightly eccentric grandfather figure. Despite the slightly belated entrance into a room comprised of geeks of all shapes and sizes you can physically feel the palpable excitement associated with the arrival of The Last of the True Hackers. The general hubbub is quieted as he enters the room, removes his shoes and dons a radio mic. All eyes turn to the front of a packed and sweaty lecture theatre, recently vacated by a handful of students and the gathered assemblage awaits the first utterances. 

Almost as quickly as he arrived he is gone once again. The audience burst into spontaneous applause coupled with nervous laughter. After a few more minutes he is back at the podium and a brief conversation debating the merits of an introduction takes place between the organisers before Stallman takes matters into his own hands and begins his speech.

What follows is a cutting indictment of pretty much everything we take for granted in our modern society. Over the course of the next hour or so we are presented with the fact that, not only does our own government use software and the underlying protocols of our beloved internet to monitor and control us, but that certain major corporations produce software technically classified as malware that the general public use and trust on a daily basis. 

Most of what Stallman has to say could easily be dismissed as anarchic rumour mongering were it not for the empirical evidence available to back up his claims. The ability of certain corporations to make changes to your installed software without your knowledge, to delete electronic copies of books that you mistakenly thought you actually owned, to restrict the playback of legally purchased artistic works to proprietary mechanisms.

He argues vehemently that our freedoms are being restricted by everyone who can and do get away with it. Throughout the talk he refers to appliances by pseudonyms such as iBad and Swindle, a point raised by one attendee as being childish. Stallman's response to the accusation is that, if you use the correct name for these devices then you only empower them further. 

Rather than attempt to replicate everything he discussed here, as i'm sure the whole talk is now available online, i will merely give my personal reactions.

I agree with about 95% of the things Dr Stallman had to say. I do think that our freedoms are being taken away in vast chunks by both governments and software companies alike. It is very much the responsibilty of those of us who can understand what a given piece of software is doing to defend the rights of those who do not. 

The main point I did not agree with is that the same freedoms did not need applying to hardware. I think that homebrew hardware has come a lot further than Stallman realises and I think that he very much swept the arguments under the carpet, perhaps due to tiredness. 

To summarise, from my perspective it was an honour for me to meet Dr Stallman as he has been a major guiding force in my own computing journey. I would never equate myself to him, nor pretend that I am worthy of criticising him. What I will say is that the world of computing would be a very different place without him and that we are all in need of his particular brand of philosophy in order to maintain our freedoms in this digital age.

Richard Stallman

Birth of an Idea

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And then there was "Light".

In the creation of a New World, out of the Darkness springs the Birth of an Idea.

The Esoteric Order of Art or EOA movement was founded in Finland in 2005 by two Artists, Tapani Mokko and Marianne Kaunio. Its basic principles emphasizes the Mystical aspects of Art and the Individuality of the Artist.

The Esoteric Order of Art foundations laid by Tapani and Marianne are set out below.

Five thesis of the Esoteric Order of Art

I. Personality

Esoteric Art doesn't follow trends or movements in the arts. The chosen subject matter shows the personality of the artist. Then the subject matter will alter in the mind of the artist. It will be influenced by memories and conscious choosing. The artist is in a constant dialog with the subject matter and through this dialog it will evolve.

II. Honesty

External influences should not corrupt the artist. Work should always reflect the inner self or soul and the experiences of the artist. It takes courage to see yourself in the creation. The most challenging thing in the whole creative process is to face your inner self and your subconscious world. True involvement to the creation comes from signing it with your soul. The maker must listen to himself/ herself and change only when it feels right.

III. Mysticality

A great deal of mysticality that is evident in the esoteric art comes from the subconscious. Subconscious messages should not be censored or beautified – they should be as raw and strange as they usually are. The way for a subconscious to become conscious is through free association and sensitivity towards reality. Creatures, symbols and places that you come across in the Esoteric are from the dreams of the maker.

IV. Emotion

To devote oneself to the emotionality is one of the most important qualifications of the Esoteric. It liberates imagination and makes possible to travel far away to the unknown territory. Art can also wake forgotten emotions from ones own past. Going through emotions in the perspective of a beholder can be liberating experience. A human can experience all the possible emotions in the art without ever losing the sense of security. Exaggeration and theatricality are approved effects of the art.

V. Idea

Art that has some idea can wake and excite intelligence (trait). An idea doesn’t have to be on the level of the conception – it can be in the way of realization, for example in the painting technique. The most important thing is the makers thought process and the reflection of that.


If you feel that you resonate with this movement then we want to hear from YOU.

Please email etimes@surgeryforthesoul.co.uk if you would like your Art featured in upcoming editions of the Enlightening Times Magazine, and if you would like to be notified of updates to the new Esoteric Art website which will be launched next year.

Meditation and what it will do for you.

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Meditation gives you the time to connect with your inner core, it gives you the time to see things from outside the box as some of us say. 

There is so many things that we can benefit from meditating, just a few minutes of meditation to hours of meditation, depending on your lifestyle.

The most important part of meditation is the fact that every time we do this, is every time we get more and more enlightened , we see more than just meets the eye, it helps us "see more clearly" into what is going on in our lives that we are missing out on.

I believe for the most part that every time we meditate, the intention we have in mind manifests into reality, for instance, lets say we have a loved one and they are sick, meditation gives us the advantage of sending them the energy to heal.

We are all healers in our own way, it is tapping into the healer inside of us that is the part that needs to be done. With meditation, we gain the discipline, knowledge, clarity of mind, body, and spirit.We learn from ourselves through meditation, we begin to see more of the truth that is out there. It is the key to everything that the universe has to offer, we are the universe as the universe is us, we are the very key to all of existence.

With meditation we are keys that are at all times opening doors, doors that most thought never existed.
                             by: Dana Neeley 

Meditation for everyday life by Dana Neeley

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 To begin with, get into a pose that you are comfortable with getting into, such as,The lotus, laying down, sitting up, standing up, one that you usually use to meditate.

Inhale through your nose and exhale slowly out of your mouth, intense and long breaths.

Clear your mind of your current situation, and make it like a blank screen. 

Now as you are doing your meditation breathing (intense and long breaths), visualize yourself facing the calm wave racing ocean, you hear the waves coming in and going back out into the ocean, it sounds so calming, the mist from the waves hit your face, as You look down and you see the sand as pure as you can imagine, you have never seen such a sight with no other people around you.  

You  look up into the sky, you see the sky is indigo  and as the clouds go by you see they are the color of light blue with pink outlining. The birds above are chirping but they do not sound like birds, they have the sound of wind chimes, one bird comes flying around and sounds of shell chimes, another one comes flying right above you and sounds of metal chimes, you hear in the distance the sounds of a flock of birds that sound like wooden chimes. Enjoy the view around  in 360 degrees before proceeding on to the next stage.

Now as you look upon the reflection from the sun onto the ocean, you notice the color of the ocean is the color of the rainbow, the waves hit your feet as you step back a bit to enjoy the view. You see in the distance there is a very large shell about 10 feet away from you, as you walk up to it you see that not only is it huge, but, you climb upon it and sit down for a while.  

The mist from the ocean feels so good on your face as you are sitting on this shell, you can feel all of the negativity that you were feeling before being cleansed and washed away into the ocean. The stress and tension  start fading away as you sit on the shell. You see in the distance that there are mountains,  they are the Himalayan mountains, the clouds around the top are the color of light blue. 

You notice about 25 feet away from you there is some huge creature flying down to land on the beach, the wingspan, is at least 30 feet per wing. Feeling no bad intentions you start walking towards this creature, as you get closer you see that it is a black dragon with a red scale on its stomach.  

This dragon wants you to climb onto it and as you get upon the back of the dragon, he starts flying up towards the mountain.  He tells you to get off at the edge where there is a cave, as you go inside of this cave, you notice there is a fire that has been built, the fire is blue and as you look over a bit more, you see one of your totem animals sitting there nearby the fire in human form. 

As you go to sit down you have the feeling that your totem animal wants to have a long talk with you, sitting down, you start communicating with this totem animal of yours.

                     very long pause before continuing on to the next stage………

As you start wrapping up your talk with your totem animal, you see that the dragon is outside the cave entrance.  As you say your goodbyes to the totem animal, you go outside the cave and get onto the back of the dragon.  As you two head for the top, you look out onto the ocean, you see  some killer whales in the distance, and some dolphins are jumping out of the water left and right. 

The dragon stops at the top of the mountains and lets you off. As you  get off of the dragon, you sit on the cold, pure, white snow, it feels cold, but not freezing, it is very soothing.  As you start doing your meditational breathing (intense and long breaths), visualize yourself in a forest, you see all kinds of trees, from redwood trees to cedar trees, every kind that could have ever existed. 

You see in the distance there is a creek.. You see there are deer and some squirrels drinking the water from this creek, they are so cute, you start to walk up to them and them do not seem to be bothered by your presence .

You kneel down to take some of the water and you splash some onto your face, oh wow it feels so great,  as you take your shoes and socks off you sit at the creek and put your feet in the water, you feel the water flowing throughout all of your toes cleansing your feet of any lingering negativity that may have been left behind. This leaves you feeling 

The sense of  being pure again, you feel relaxed, the tension is gone, all of what you were going through out the day just seems to have faded  away and turned into yesterdays  negative ashes, as you look at your feet you see the ashes, as you walk towards the ocean you notice instead of walking on the ashes you seem to be floating above the ashes by a few inches. 

As you step onto the sand  you see that all of your problems and worries built up and made a huge sand castle.  You see in the distance there is a whale that is a bit close to the shore, but as you see this whale turns around and swims outward back into the deep ocean, causing a lot of huge waves, as you step back a bit you notice these waves are knocking down the sand castle that was built, each wave  dissolves  more and more of this sand castle until you no longer see that there was one in the first place. 

You walk towards the ocean as the waves are dissipating, and dive in clothes and all, the ocean feels so cleansing that you swim around for a while, as time passes you step out of the ocean and see there is a beach towel laying there waiting for you to lay upon to dry off and feel the cool breeze as the sun is about to set. 

Looking at the sunset you see that it is the color of the ocean, a rainbow of colors, it look as though the ocean goes on forever infinity. As you start coming to from the meditation, you notice that you are feeling renewed in every way,  enjoy your day as it flows like the oceans of the universe.

Book Review of 101 Power Crystals by Judy Hall

After the Amazing Success of her Crystal Bible volumes 1 & 2 Best selling author and Crystal expert Judy Hall has blessed us once again with this amazing collection of well researched information and spectacular photography. In this

Guide to Magical Crystals, Gems and Stones

tastefully presented and brimming with stunning photography. The narrative is beautifully written for those interested in broadening their awareness and knowledge of some of the rare and lesser known but very powerful crystals.

Author of 42 previous titles, Ms Hall is no stranger to the subject of Personal and Spiritual Development. This reflects in her detailed explanations of each crystal, its attributes, and her down to Earth attitude when writing for her readers.

101 Power Crystals will appeal to those seeking more advanced methods of Crystal Healing for use in personal development, or in Workshops, Focus Groups, Healing Circles.

Judy Hall has gifted us with an indispensable resource which will outsell its predecessor titles in no time at all.

You can learn to

Achieve Crystal Attunement, how to purify your crystal, how the shape of the Crystal can affect the flow of Energy, and also a section on using Crystals with the body's chakra points.

101 Power Crystals is a must have for any serious practitioner of the Healing Arts seeking to deepen and enhance their knowledge and awareness of the Energetic Healing through use of these valuable tools.

To purchase a copy of 101 Power Crystals, or for more information on the Author visit Judy Hall's website.


Book Review by Jade Ashcroft 10/11/2011