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REMEMBER THE BUTTERFLY

2009-03-31T13:03:00.006-05:00

Relative to size the caterpillar is one of the most destructive beings on this planet. It can devour a whole branch in record time without any awareness of its impact. When it's full, the caterpillar weaves a cacoon around itself and, within that structure, fulfills its destiny to dissolve into formless goo. In that goo are the cells that hold the possibility of the butterfly. The goo(the old) is threatened by these cells and tries to destroy them. Because of this threat, these new cells gather together into groups, and in that support, the beauty of the butterfly is born.
This is humanity's story. The caterpillar and its self-absorbed destruction represent the old way. The butterfly, which represents the new way is the opposite of the caterpillar. It doesn't destroy life -- it serves life by pollinating flowers. It can fly far and wide, so its view is much broader than the caterpillar.
You and I are asked to become the butterfly inside ourselves, and part of our task is to trust this time of goo that is so turbulent and frightening. It is essential to our transformation. We are also being asked to gather together to support one another and the world in "remembering possibility". We are asked to put no one out of our hearts, for we do not have the luxury of positioning anymore. There is no THEM in this process.
We are on the cusp of the most important evolutionary shift that has happened on this planet -- the shift from unconsciousness to consciousness -- the shift from the mind to the heart. THIS IS OUR BUTTERFLYNESS. June 2009

THE WISDOM AND POWER OF KABBALAH

2008-12-10T18:50:00.003-05:00

Try to imagine yourself filled with light. The kind of light that gives you great
insight, pleasure, energy and unshakable peace. If you find yourself wanting, check out Kabbalah.

The wisdom of Kabbalah helps us understand the reason for existence -- why we are born; what we live for; the purpose of life; where we come from and where we go when we die. It is an ancient system that gives us a way of reaching the inner spiritual part of ourselves that is so sorely needed in our world today.

This scientifically proven formula has been tested for over two thousand years.

Kabbalah is a practical study, for we learn about ourselves step-by-step.
We connect with the inner self and experience internal changes that only we can feel and know. In short, we grow and experience a new and enlarged awareness that
allows us to lead a life of grace and inner peace. It also opens us up to the power of not only receiving, but the joy of giving.

The wonder and wisdom of Kabbalah has influenced leading philosophical, religious,
spiritual and scientific minds. Until today, however, it has been hidden away in ancient texts, available only to scholars. Now, the power of Kabbalah is available to all who chose to create a realm of awareness, meaning and soul enhancement.

Yehuda Berg's book "The Power of Kabbalah" comes highly recommended

Posted: December 2008

Modern Mythology

2008-10-08T17:01:00.003-05:00

Dr. Edmund Roach, MD
Author of “The Kingdom of Heaven Is at Hand”
October 2008

Before devoting ourselves to the study of Biblical Prophecy,many modern men and women must first be convinced that it is worth their while to do so. The following discussion is aimed at them, with the hope that they will venture further within.

According to New and Old Testament scripture the end of this age is a time when great deception and delusion is upon our world. Many of our modern assumptions have helped to create these delusions and to blight the minds and souls of innumerable, unwitting victims over hundreds of years.
Ideas have power. They influence our every choice and decision. They can steer us toward love or hate, life or death, anger or forgiveness. They pervade our minds unperceived and unquestioned. Beneath the surface, out of sight they filter every thing we see, hear, and believe. Had we been born in a different time or a different place, those assumptions would be entirely different and so would have been our minds, ideas, and lives. We are largely products of the culture into which we are born. In order to see more clearly we need to become aware of and to remove the modern biases through which we have been made to see.
Plato taught us that the material world was but the shadow of a greater spiritual reality that lay beyond the senses. In direct opposition, modern man teaches us that spiritual reality is but an illusion cast by matter. Atoms and particles of matter are the only true reality.
The origin of the universe is currently felt to be the Big Bang which resulted in the origin of time, space and matter out of nothing. Life is thought to eventually arise through the random operation of natural laws on lifeless matter over time. Given enough time, complex life forms are thought to have evolved as a result of random changes in living matter that cause either benefit or detriment to the organism. Through the process of competition and the survival of the fittest the best of these changes are preserved for the next generation and the worst are discarded. Gradually simple life becomes more and more complex as the random beneficial changes accumulate over time. In this way biologic evolution eventually results in the development of brains that are complex enough to give rise to consciousness and mind. This is called the theory of Darwinian evolution. In summary the current paradigm is that the universe suddenly comes into existence for reasons unknown and then evolves through natural law into the vast and complex universe we see around us today. The status quo scientific establishment believes that all phenomenon can be or will be explained within this paradigm. The philosophic result of this scientific belief states that we live in an accidental and random universe without intrinsic meaning or value, other than that which we arbitrarily choose to give it. God becomes an unnecessary explanatory element within this paradigm. He is a figment of the human imagination that can now be replaced by scientific rationalism. He is a mere "opiate of the masses," keeping the ignorant and uniformed from getting too unruly. Man’s hopes and dreams, struggles and convictions are reduced to the specific arrangement of his atomic constituents. There is no good and evil, no right and wrong. There are no Absolutes to measure by. As a result man becomes the measure of all things. He is the standard. He is the arbiter. He is in short god. Science replaces religion and becomes the solvent for all of man’s problems. Morals and ethics are replaced by power and politics.
Powerful Man, by his natural right rules over weaker man. Ann Rand's and Friederick Nietzsche's new superman has been born. The results have been an unimaginable scale of human suffering and pain for much of the world. Philosophic materialism has provided the intellectual justification for the removal of spiritual reality from human philosophy. It has spawned the ideologies of modern man. Secular humanism, communism, socialism, capitalism are systems of human thought that promise to hold the answers to human life. Man has not progressed a long way from ancient times. He has gone from the worship of idols to the worship of ideologies. Idols are a physical figment of the imagination and ideologies are an intellectual figment of the imagination. Despite the far reaching effects of philosophic materialism few seem to know (including scientists) that modern science itself has already decisively destroyed the foundations of materialism. Matter has been discovered to be a myth, better described as vibrations in a field of energy than as a solid entity. Quantum mechanics tells us that those "solid particles" that we thought we understood can go through two holes in a wall at the same time. Furthermore, the results of our experiments are subject to change according to whether or not we observe what happens! We also find that particles located at opposite ends of the universe affect the behavior of one another through instantaneous connections that we do not understand in the least. These results and many more like them tell us that our models of reality and the assumptions we have put into them are false. The universe is far stranger than our simple ideas have presumed. In fact, our concepts and models regarding reality will never be able to completely capture the object of its study. Finite mind has to break reality into parts in order to study it. As a result we loose information that is contained in the whole. The whole is always greater than the sum of its parts. Reality is transcendent to any idea that we may have about it. Reality is to mind as a sphere is to a circle. It is a higher dimensional entity. We unknowingly stand in the midst of the miraculous. Our own theories are telling us so. Sadly, despite the recent findings of science most of our scientists, intellectuals, and leaders continue to form their ideas about man and his world through the distorting lens of philosophic materialism. We flatten out and crush the mystery that surrounds our every experience.
Another important scientific idea that has been overthrown is the one of randomness and the accidental nature of universe existence. We now know that the constants of nature such as the mass of an electron and proton have to be very finely tuned and coordinated in order to make life possible. If one were to change any of the constants of nature by even a very slight amount the universe would be incapable of supporting life. The probability of this fine-tuning happening by accident is very close to zero. Even hard core scientists are looking at this and saying that our universe certainly appears to be designed to support the eventual existence of life. Scientists that would like to avoid this conclusion posit that there could be an infinite number of parallel universes and that we just happen to live in the one that can miraculously support life. Why such a fear of admitting the obvious? Is it because atheism, secular humanism, philosophic materialism and the entire modern worldview rests on the supposed accidental randomness of the universe?
Randomness is also under attack within Darwin's theory of the evolution of life. Modern science has shown life to be unimaginably more complex than was once supposed. It can now be shown that random Darwinian evolution is mathematically impossible within the constraints of a finite universe. The improbabilities are so enormous it would require a well nigh infinite amount of time to happen. However the universe appears to be quite finite in time and space. If life did not randomly evolve then it must have an element of design. There is that nasty word again. The religion of naturalistic science is not holding up to scrutiny. I think that the final theory of the evolution of life will contain elements of random chance, natural selection, and design. Reality is subtle, not black and white.
And so, we can see how our "science" has led us astray... We can explain the universe. We can control it. We can bring about our own peace, prosperity, and happiness. Man no longer needs God. Man is god. This is the grand experiment that is being played out in the world today. God is a good parent. He knows that His children must learn from their own mistakes. When we reject truth we are destined to believe a lie. When our darkest days arrive we will ask Him why He allows the suffering that we ourselves have chosen. We will learn that error is guaranteed when imperfect beings are bestowed with freewill choice. Fortunately, even our errors work to our benefit in this universe of a loving God. Like a teenager, mankind is growing up by the seat of his mistakes. Maturity takes time and experience. God supplies the time and the experiences. Man supplies the desire; the desire to embrace all that is beautiful, true and good; the desire for perfection; the desire to know and do God's will and the desire to follow His way of Mercy and Justice.
We should not discard the truths of spiritual reality simply because modern experts and scholars in their latest passing fancy, tell us that they are not worth investigating. For instance, many modern atheistic biblical scholars refuse to acknowledge that hundreds of detailed Old Testament biblical prophecies have in fact come true. The prophecies of Daniel are so detailed and so accurate that modern scholars' only explanation is that they were written after the fact despite ample evidence to the contrary. When facts are inconvenient we sweep them under the rug. We have too much invested in our worldview to be bothered by the truth. We should not be so easily fooled. We need to investigate for ourselves. Truth today is buried underneath the slick and the superficial. Almost everything popular and in the public eye is false. Almost everything we think we know is untrue.
The final and permanently decisive nail in the coffin of a mechanical, reductionistic universe is Godel’s incompleteness theorem. It is the ultimate critique of pure reason. Godel proved mathematically that there will always be mathematical truths that can not be logically deduced from prior mathematical truths and assumptions. This means that the intuitive mind is and always will be an essential element in the discovery of mathematical truth. The need for intuition can not be eliminated by pure reason. Reason is analytical. It breaks things into parts in order to understand the whole. Intuition is the other mode of mind function that grasps the whole directly. Reason and intuition work together to produce the products of the human mind. Reason lays the groundwork and eliminates inconsistencies and errors. Intuition makes the leaps off the platforms established by reason. Reason once again eliminates errors and inconsistencies from the intuitive ideas. Therefore Godel’s incompleteness theorem leads directly to a new philosophy of mind. Pure reason is dethroned. Intuition comes before reason and goes after it. Intuition is both a valid and necessary mode of mind function of all human beings. Understanding can never be merely reduced to reason and logic. Computers can never be intelligent in the way that human beings can be intelligent. They lack intuition, the other modality of mind that complements reason. Reason and logic validates the outer world of objective experience. Intuition validates the inner world of subjective experience. Intuition grasps the whole. Reason grasps the part. Faith is the intuition that the inner universe of spiritual experience is real. Science is founded on the intuition that the external universe of the senses is real. Science is the search for objective truth in the external world. Religion is the search for subjective truth in the internal world. Subjective truth and objective truth are two sides of one coin, one reality. They should not contradict one another, neither should they constrain one another. We see with two eyes, one of faith and one of reason. Together they give us the perception of depth, rather than the flat one-eyed vision of rational materialism.
Matter is real. Spirit is real. Faith and reason are complements. Brilliant scientists can and many times are devout believers. The "either/or" dichotomy of Western Philosophy is being replaced by the "and" philosophy of tomorrow. Science and Religion. Faith and Reason. Spirit and Matter. Outer and Inner. In summary, matter is the lower dimensional projection of a higher dimensional spiritual reality. As Plato said, matter is the shadow of spirit and not the other way around. We should have listened.

Entering The Castle -- By: Caroline Myss

2008-08-14T15:16:00.002-05:00

More and more people are being drawn to the work of great mystics of Judeo-Christian and Eastern traditions. As an evolving spiritual culture, Author Caroline Myss believes we are ready for a spiritual evolutionary leap, for the world is "sorely in need of a touch of the Divine; the true self in each and everyone of us", says Myss.

Entering the Castle, An Inner Path to God and Your Soul, is about a life's journey that is transforming. We learn that prayer is a power beyond measure and that contemplation, essential to maintaining a dialogue with your soul and with God, requires more than just withdrawing into solitude.

"We need not leave home to meet God and receive grace. People crave a grounded spirituality that can be practiced every day. We crave to experience a deep mystical prayer and disipline without having to take off to ashrams or adopt extreme practics of deprivation. We need not take vows of poverty of chasity and we don't want to renounce family or friends", says Myss. "In short we want to be mystics without monasteries and ENTERING THE CASTLE provides the way".

Myss draws heavily on the work of St Teresa of Avila and her brilliant meditation text, "The Interior Castle". She also does an excellent job of defining the outer self and the inner self (the way to God consciousness). The mystics from East and West have long proclaimed that the Kingdom of Heaven is within, thus Myss has given us a quide to finding and knowing God, a quest that will lead us away from our egos to a world of inner peace and transformative enlightenment.

One of the most enthralling components of the book is the story of the spiritual transformation of Myss herself. By writing about her own personal journey the reader's heart opens up to the possibilities of experiencing the Divine.

This book comes highly recommended. (Caroline Myss is the bestselling author of Anatomy of the Spirit and Savred Contracts)

Jane T. Morgan
Posted: August 2008

ACTING ON THE INTUITION THAT GOD EXISTS

2008-05-24T09:20:00.003-05:00

We are all invited to investigate the reality of God for ourselves. Do not doubt that spiritual realities are within our reach. True religion is directly accessible to us from within. This search is the first duty and the hightest privilege of all men and women.
We are not to be satisfied merely by knowing what others have said about God. Rather, it is the direct knowledge of God that is the treasure in the field and the pearl of great price for which we should trade all of which we have, and all of which we are, in order to own.
Words cannot describe this experience. Once tasted there is nothing else that will do. We have touched the third rail. The circuits of our minds are re-arranged. Our hearts are enlarged. All is becoming new. We see with new eyes and feel with new hearts. Only we ourselves can deprive ourselves of this experience.
We should never give up the search. It is not difficult, for we have been designed for success. The important thing is to start.
In order to discover truth in the infinite world where God resides, we must act on intuition as well as merely to perceive it. This is all that faith really is -- acting on our intuition that God is real. The results of those actions, over time, leads to an experience that validates our intuition. Faith is but a scaffold to the higher assurances of direct knowledge. To know someone is much different than to know about someone.
Just as in science, evidence for the validity of spiritual reality should be sought just as in any other rational eadeavor. However, we need to make observations regarding qualitative inner changes as opposed to the quantitative outer changes observed by science. Dedication to the knowing and doing of God's will leads to qualitative changes in levels of happiness, peacefulness, selflessness and the appreciation of the truth and beauty that surrounds us. We find ourselves changing in inexplicable ways and the fruits of the spirit are observable to ourselves and to others.
The inner man has biologic drives that vie for his attention but he also has a drive to understand himself and the world in which he lives. He has a drive to love and be loved -- he has a drive to become whole. The balance and achievement of these goals lies in accessing the energy and guidance of the living spirit which dwells within. God has drawn near to us through His spirit to guide us and comfort us. He becomes what we are to make us what He is. Although His wisdom is beyond knowing, we must learn how to choose it over our own.
The Son of Man introduced us to and intrigues us with the mysterious concept of the Kingdom of Heaven. We need to read His parables over and over again until we can stretch our minds over His words. We now have the knowledge and understanding to solve this ancient mystery. The time is coming for the implementation of a new way of seeing and living. The question is not whether or not we can accomplish this. The question is will we choose to accomplish it.
The will is the simgle most important part of a human being. It is the will that situates us in time and in eternity. We may have grown up in a world of rebellion but we have the power to turn it off with a simple switch.

Dr. Edmund Roache, Author
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND

ABOUT PROPHECY

2008-04-04T15:43:00.005-05:00

Isaiah tells us that God's ways are not man's ways. God words, the words of true prophecy are also not like man's words. God's words start out as small seedlings, but over time they grow, give off branches, form buds, and finally burst into bloom. Just so, the word "Israel" starts out as the tiny seed of one man named Abraham, but through the ages, the word "Israel" grows, changes, and finally bursts forth into the brotherhood of all mankind.
Words of prophecy often have past, present, and future connotations. Each word demands tremendous respect and study of all the contexts of its usage. Reverence for the sources of prophecy is the key to its study, for it is God who must lead our minds into the understanding of what He Himself has inspired.
Without the indwelling spirit there would be no true prophecy and no interpretation of prophecy. But reason and the scientific method are also critical for the elimination of error, and for the building of a strong foundation from whence inspired intuition may leap safely. Therefore, both reason and faith are necessary for the complete appreciation of prophecy, just as they are for the full appreciation of all other phenomena. April 3, 2008
Dr. Edmund Roache, Author of the "Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand". The book can be ordered from this site or on Amazon.com. Scroll down blog page for book review.

Eckhart Tolle's book selling in the millions

2008-02-28T17:28:00.004-05:00

Since Oprah's Book Club announced, a month ago, that Tolle's book,"A New Earth -- Awakening to Your Life's Purpose", was on their book list, over three million copies have been sold.
The book was released in 2005 and is just now catching on. The response has been remarkable with a host of people talking about their life changing experiences.
Our review (see below), posted two months ago, reveals the power of the book. It comes highly recommended -- one to study and discuss with fellow readers.
To those who believe in, at Tolle puts it, "The Arising New Consciousness", this book is not only changing the lives of people around the world but is a powerful testimonial to the awakening of the human spirit.
IN OUR OWN WAY, 3/1/08

"A NEW EARTH --- Awakening to Your Life's Purpose" by Eckhart Tolle

2007-12-23T12:02:00.000-05:00

Is humanity ready for a transformation of consciousness, an inner flowering so radical and profound that compared to it the flowering of plants is only a pale reflection?

Let's start with the flower, those fragrant beings that would come to play an essential part in the evolution of consciousness of another species -- humans.

Over a million years ago the first flower ever to appear on the planet opened up to receive the rays of the sun. This first flower represented an evolutionary transformation in the life of plants even though the planet had been covered in vegetation for millions of years. The first flowers were a rare and isolated phenomena since conditions were not yet favorable for widespread flowering to occur. One day, however, a critical threshold was reached and suddenly
there was an explosion of color and scent all over the planet. Ever since humans would increasingly be drawn and fascinated by them. They have provided inspiration to countless mystics, poets and artists. Jesus even tells us to contemplate the flowers and learn from them how to live.

Can humanity awaken to a new and enlarged consciousness? Can we defy the pull of materialism and rise above the power of the ego which keeps us imprisoned within our own personality? The possibility of such a transformation has been the central message of the great wisdom teachings of humankind. The great messengers -- Jesus, Buddha and others were humanity's early flowers, yet in their day widespread flowering of humanity was not yet possible and their message became largely misunderstood and greatly distorted. Are we more ready now than at the time of those early teachers?

One of the most powerful components of this book is how Tolle brilliantly characterizes the egoic state and shows the main aspects of the ego and how they operate in the individual as well as in the collective. This is critical in understanding ourselves for two very important reasons: The first is that unless you understand the basic mechanics behind the workings of the ego, you won't recognize it and it will trick you into identifying with it again and again. The second is that the act of recognition itself is one of the ways in which awakening happens. You cannot fight against the ego and win, just as you cannot fight against darkness.

This book is written to awaken, to help bring about a shift in consciousness -- not convince the reader of anything or to add new information or beliefs. If you don't know what awakening means, read this book. Tolle writes that the time has come -- we awaken or die. We are at a crossroads. We no longer have the luxury of living this deep seated collective delusion that lies within the mind of most human beings.

This is Tolle at his best. A powerful book and one that comes highly recommended.

Judith Krantz, posted 12/23/07

The Life and Teachings of Jesus -- A Restatement of the Gospels

2007-11-17T16:47:00.000-05:00

"The Life and Teachings of Jesus -- a Restatement of the Gospels" is an effort to distill from the scriptures only those verses truly portraying the life and teachings of Jesus. Like an earlier effort by Thomas Jefferson who produced the "Jefferson Bible" in the early 1800's, Author, Preston Thomas uses the New Testament books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John to make his case that of all human knowledge, the most valuable is to know the truth of the life and teachings of Jesus. "True Christianity is founded on the teachings of Jesus" says Thomas. "If one truly desires to know Jesus and follow the way of his personal religion, this book can be of great value, for herein is presented Jesus' life and teachings in purity and wholeness -- separated from all other Scripture." 11/17/07 ($18.95 -- order from IN OUR OWN WAY, see "order books" on right of blog)

Testimonial: My Story -- Michelle Mrozkowski

After years of struggling through Bible stories and seldom teaching students the real value in scripture, I was introduced to "The Life and Teachings of Jesus". I was profoundly moved by the book and immediately understood its value, particularly to children who were able to grasp who Jesus is and the life he led on earth.
The book is organized chronologically, starting with Jesus birth on through his life. There are many wonderful references and footnotes that help guide the reader's understanding of scripture. Chapters are divided into short, easy to study sections which make for perfect study sessions. When parents come to me with family concerns, I am able to find related scripture that helps them move through problems they face.
I don't teach Sunday school any longer, but I continue to read the book to my children and as a study book for myself. I have given this beautifully bound book to friends and recommended it to book clubs. I have not found another reference, meditation or teaching tool quite like this book and highly recommend it to anyone who seeks to understand the truth of Jesue life and teachings.

AMERICA -- We are no Longer Honorable

2007-10-20T19:28:00.000-05:00

AMERICA, as the Sioux medicine man Good Horse Nation says, must wake up. To do that, America will have to suffer a most difficult weaning from what is false and destructive about the American Dream.

And when we wake up we will realize that these bereft beings (the power elite) are running the political and fiancial centers of the world, and that no mere human effort will be able to correct this injustice. This is why Divine intervention will be needed; otherwise everyone and everything would be detroyed. Hyperbole? No--simple and honest logic. If nations had nuclear weapons when Rome fell,none of us would be here today to discuss the horrific situation we've gotten ourselves into. Do we really think that when things start to turn sour for our world that force will not be seen as the answer? Does anyone look upon the world scene and not see the progresive danger we are in? America suddenly is the bully of the world using its military might in an agressive, self-serving way rather than as a defensive stronghold of peace. We have lost all respect and goodwill in the eyes of the world's nations. They will accept our money but no longer look to us as a moral force in the world. And yet Americans notice nothing, as long as material goods keep flowing. We have ceased to use our minds to think for ourselves, our opinions are those of the first news report. We take our media and information sources at face value.
Where is the thirst for truth? The prophets have said, "our people are stupid." We see only what we want to see. Our own leaders prepare before us the rudiments for potential exportation of weapons technology to an entire world? When did it become acceptable to export destruction so that our richest people can become richer? Is this acceptable? What do we do? What do we say? The answer is a resounding nothing. History and God will hold America accountable for the deaths of tens of millions of lives. But as long as we still have our cozy lives and our wants fulfilled - we see nothing! And so, not until our toys and possessions are taken away from us will anybody notice that there are a lot of bully's that have moved onto the block. Then will America cry and then will America open her glazed-over eyes. And so, we will finally realize that which we have had ample opportunity to understand; Man needs God to guide his steps! By himself he is a miserable and obvious failure.
(Excerpts from "The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand by Dr. Edmund Roache) Purchase by clicking right of page or order from Amazon.com)10/20/07

"Mobs, Messiahs and Markets: Surviving the Public Spectacle in Finance and Politics" By Bill Bonner and Lila Rajiva

2007-08-28T16:02:00.000-05:00

Bill Bonner has long been a maverick observer of the financial and political world. In Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets, Bonner and freelance Journalist Lila Rajiva use literary economics to offer broader insights into mass behavior and its devastating effects on society.
Why is it, they ask, that perfectly sane and responsible individuals turn into an irrational mob? What makes them trust charlatans and demagogues who manipulate their worse instincts? Why do they abandon good sense, good behavior and good taste? Why is the road to hell paved with so many sterling intentions? Why is there a fool on every corner and knave in every public office?
Yale University assistant professor of Psychiatry, Bandy Xenobia Lee, says its time to apply narcissistic behavior not only to people but to nations. It is obvious that, in the world of economics, Americans' delusions of grandeur threaten to ruin them. And in politics, it's worse. Americans are risking their very souls with murderous wars. Lee notes that few nations could have afforded to live in the style to which Americans have become accustomed -- not even Americans themselves. Their paper money is backed by nothing; the economy doomed to slow down, stocks bound to fall and, victims of an excess of enthusiasm and shortage of capital investment.
Yet, most Americans do not doubt themselves. They cannot save a dime themselves, but they offer to save the entire planet based on the way they view the world.
Success has transformed a modest people whose greatest virtue was once minding their own business into a vainglorious race who mind everyone's business but their own. Discounted is the hard work of their fathers and grandfathers who went ahead of them. Dismissed are the virtues of thrift, sound money, limited government and collective modesty.
One day, historians will look back at our era and marvel at how George bush and Tony Blair determined to convert the Iraqis to democracy. To our descendants, it will look like a mad caprice; an act of remarkable faith or delusion, like missionaries showing the heathan the correct posture for copulation.
(see full review: The Daily Reckoning, Weekend Edition, 8/25-26/07)
--This book is currently available at Amazon.com--

Dr. Edmund Roache, Author, "The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand" reports on current political and economic events outlined in his book

2007-08-21T15:51:00.000-05:00

"The stage is set to set the Middle East aflame and draw the whole world into World War III. The script is being followed. Watch the details closely. For instance, why does Israel declare war on Lebanon one day and then the next day give away the West Bank and Gaza for nothing in return. None of it makes any sense unless you posit that there is an alternative goal other than what we are all being led to believe."
"Another example is the way we have leaked our military technology on purpose to Chinese "spies" so that they can build up their military and some day use it against us. We do the same with Russia as we turn our backs while they build their arsenal despite knowing that they are cheating on all the armament reduction treaties that we unilaterally continue to disarm ourselves by."
"The American media are controlled by six men -- six!!! We are told what they want us to know -- no more, no less. For example, Ron Paul is of the caliber of an Abraham Lincoln and he is continually ignored despite a lot of support from people who really know what is going on. Also the dollar is circling the drain and everything will get a lot worse economically and financially once it breaks 80, which I think it will do over the next several months. Is the media reporting on the real economic news to help prepare us? Indeed no!"
"Do not be deceived. The American people have been intentionally dumbed down so that many don't even know how to think for themselves and the younger the generation the more clueless we have become."
"Many critical issues that will impact every espect of our lives in the months and years ahead are on the table with little national discussion. For example the seriousness of the drought and a financial crisis that is imminent that could create a depression in the new few years, if not sooner."
"American is ripe for the kill but maybe we can still put up a good fight. As for the Kingdom Book, I fully expect the day to come when it will see it's full use"
(purchase book by clicking "order books" on far right of page)

Critical Mass/The Shift

2007-08-15T16:01:00.000-05:00

When a sufficiently large core group of people awaken to a new and enlarged reality, critical mass happens. This new way of thinking spreads almost instantly. What this means is that there will come a time when the new reality will suddenly make sense to the majority of people 'currently' moving through a shift in consciousness.
This new behavior pattern will spread to most but not all. Many will remain
steadfast in their established behavior patterns and resist change. No matter, critical mass is building! It will not be long.
In the early 60s one in 50 adults reached this new awareness. Today, according to extensive surveys more than one in four adults in the US and Europe have taken the leap in consciousness, thus forming the nucleus of the Shift -- a collective transformation consisting of the sum of each individual's step forward.
The paradigm shift is the result of a cosmic cycle which is unfolding slowly but steadily, uplifting humanity. Thus, your greatest service to the world is to development of your own consciousness. 7/15/07
More from: The Shift: The Revolution in Human Consciousness

Leading Scholar Andrew Harvey Discusses our World Crises and his Vision for Change ---

2007-03-10T08:32:00.000-05:00

I think that there is a great death going on that is obvious now to everybody with half a brain and half a heart. It involves an environmental holocaust that is devastating the environment. It involves the proliferation of nuclear and biological weapons, which threaten millions of people. It involves the escalation of a massive conflict in the Middle East, which is looking extremely dangerous. It involves the dereliction of a whole world through an obsession with technology. It involves a mass media trash and trivialization at a moment when the whole world needs serious, deep, profound inspiration. It involves a pace of life that is so crazy it makes everybody half crazy. I think when you think of all these crises together you see very clearly that we’re in a situation that threatens the life of humanity and the life of the planet.

This would be a complete disaster if there weren’t some Divine meaning to it, and I believe that
there very much is. I think the divine meaning is that this great death is destined to compel humanity to discover its own divine nature and work from the discovery in unity with itself and with nature to rebuild an almost totally ruined world.

So we really deeply need to embrace the truth of this death, and also to see that it is the condition of a great birth, that this great birth is going on right now and it will compel an evolutionary leap. It is a birth in the deep, passionate growth of all kinds of people who are waking up and realizing that there is a potential extinction crisis of the human race, but also realizing that God is in us and that we do have the Divine nature. I think this crisis is to be used by the Divine as a way of crucifying our illusions to being born into the world of Divine humanity, which would give us direct access to unimaginable power. This power is to be used, not for domination and exploitation, but for healing, for tremendous worldwide healing; healing of the divisions, healing of all the separations between all beings.

People who have a deep spiritual connection to the Divine know that they are divine, know that life is divine, the world is divine and they are actually doing things in the real world with real resources out of love for the world, guided by inner wisdom. Those are the people who are going to get through a time of devastating affairs. Those are the people who are going to live the life that will make living here worthwhile. Those people are the “Sacred Activists”.

We are facing unprecedented crises with a largely destroyed psyche. That is why the whole vision of Sacred Activism is so important. It offers a way of inner healing that leads to the desire to act and the knowledge of how to act. You can’t solve all the world’s problems so decide which of them absolutely breaks your heart and dedicate your time to that, because that heartbreak will give you outrage, compassion, passion and energy. Heartbreak is kind of a divine virtue, a divine guide into the depths of your real mission. The holiest impulse behind activism is the passion for justice, to see justice done for all beings. The foundation of a new form of action is a new form of feeling.

I think it is important to be unillusioned, to be realistic, but it’s also very important to understand that there is a tremendous secret in this adventure, the secret of a possible transfiguration of humanity if we go for it with all the passion, truth, humility and deep desire to serve that we can possibly muster. Whatever happens, the only important thing will be to have lived in love, to have lived in the Divine energy, to have given everything that one could possibly give to other beings to make this unendurable situation durable.

The "Kingdom of Heaven is at hand" presents the most challenging and far reaching presentation of comparative prophecy to date.

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This is a book of revelation and inspiration to the reader whose life's work is a search for truth. It is also a "must read" for those who seek to understand and interpret current world events and the future of humanity.

This is not a book based on prediction. Is is a scholarly work that challenges the reader to take a hard look at the relevancy of true prophecy and the value of one's spiritual heritage running through the centuries to the barren times of a materialistic age. It is a unified interpretation of the Old Testament Prophets, the Dead Sea Scrolls, 1 Enoch and the Urantia Book. The author also weaves together the work of 20th century prophets Emily Dickenson and Walt Whitman.

Words of true prophecy often have past, present and future connotations. Reverence for the source of prophecy is the key to its study. The prophets of old have foretold our current age and the future of humanity and offer the most complete understanding of our troubled world that exists today.

This book has been in manuscript form since 1999 and was published in 2004. The true test of prophecy is the march of time and the historical events that are unfolded in our lives. So far the tenets and explanation provided by this book are passing the test of time with remarkable accuracy.

The length of the book is mostly accounted for by the generous presentation of quoted material from the various sources discussed. The careful reader will develop a broad understanding of all the sources discussed and his efforts will be duly rewarded with a new found understanding of the human condition and the confusing world in which he lives today.

When crisis of enormous magnitude someday arises this book will be a beacon of sanity amidst the crumbling paradigms and toppling walls of a civilization gone awry.

Order the book containing the Jesus Papers, Jesus A New Revelation today!

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ORDER THIS BOOK ABOUT THE COMPLETE LIFE OF JESUS --- THE LOST YEARS TO THE CRUCIFIXION. A MOMUMENTAL WORK THAT REVEALS TO US THE TRUTH ABOUT THE WAY JESUS LIVED HIS LIFE AND THE REVELATION TO THE WORLD OF THE FATHERHOOD OF GOD AND THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN. A MUST READ!

Jesus, during the course of his final prayer with his apostles, alluded to the fact that he has manifested the Father’s name to the world. And this is truly what he did by the revelation of God through his perfected life in the flesh. When JESUS had finished his earth life, this name of the Father had been so revealed that he enlarged the living revelation of the name of God to all generations. Jesus lived for all of humanity.

Jesus – A New Revelation retells the story of Jesus’ life, revealing truths which have been lost for over 2000 years. It is a unique and extraordinary book in that is was revealed to us by celestial authors in who maintain that “this is the recital of the events as viewed by those who saw them as they really occurred, free from the limitations of partial and restricted human vision.

The history of the life of Jesus was first published in the final 76 papers of the Urantia Book. The Michael Foundation in l999 extracted these papers and published Jesus – A New Revelation for readers primarily interested in the life of Jesus. Mo Siegel (see below), Founder of Celestial Seasonings Tea Company, movingly gives testimonial to the Urantia Book and why this book was lifechanging. In his testimonial he says about the Jesus papers: “Before I read the Urantia Book I loved the story of Jesus in the New Testament but always felt disappointed that it covered only a few years of his life. When I read the section abut Jesus I was profoundly moved: Jesus – both human being and the Son of God – came alive in the most superbly written biographical literature that I have ever come across. It made me far more respectful and appreciative of my childhood training in both Judaism and Christianity. Simply put The Life and Teachings of Jesus transformed my life to one of doubt to one of faith, from one of insecurity to one of trust in God – with Jesus as the lens through which God becomes visible. As a spiritual adventurer, I was thrilled that the Jesus I begun to learn and know built on the Bible, and then took me a hundred miles further.”

Mo Siegel, Founder of Celestial Seasonings Tea Company, Provides His Testimonial on the Book the Most Changed His Life

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My Testimony
by Mo Siegel

Thanks to the influence of my father and grandfather I grew up curious about religion and in quest of deeper spiritual meaning. I was especially interested in the relationship between science and religion and troubled by the apparent conflict over the subject of evolution. The more I read on religion and science the more I was convinced that science reflected the divine nature of God rather than contradicting it. The more I read, the more urgent the need to understand how the world was the way it was.

At the age of 19, I discovered The Urantia Book and have been reading it ever since. The book presents a logical story of physical and social evolution. It is for me the bridge between science and religion that I had been searching for.

I found the foreword to the Urantia Book utterly confusing but kept reading anyway. What followed was a fascinating intellectual and spiritual adventure that shook up everything I thought I knew. The first two parts of the book describe God, the Trinity, the organization and structure of the Universe, life on other worlds, life after death, angels and other personalities and heaven. When I read part three I thought I had won the lottery. That section deals with the origin and history of our world and ending with the birth of Jesus.

The Urantia Book devotes 875 pages on the magnificent life and teachings of Jesus. It includes the missing years of his life from age 1 to 12 and then from age 13 to approximately 30 --- not chronicled in the Bible.

Before I read the Urantia Book I loved the story of Jesus in the New Testament but always felt disappointed that it covered only a few years of his life. When I read the section about Jesus I was profoundly moved: Jesus --- both the human being and the Son of God ---came alive in the most superbly written biographical literature that I have ever come across. It made me far more respectful and appreciative of my childhood training in both Judaism and Christianity. Simply put the life and teachings of Jesus in section four of the Urantia Book transformed my life to one of doubt to one of faith, from one of insecurity to one of trust in God --- with Jesus as the lens through which God becomes visible. As a spiritual adventurer, I was thrilled that the Jesus of the Urantia Book built on the Bible, and then took me a hundred miles further.

The Urantia Book has been life changing, for it has made me examine my values and commit myself to doing something worthwhile with my life. Like all businesspeople, I have had to make choices every step of the way. My materialistic side could have easily hardened me, but the ideals I internalized from the Urantia Book kept pushing me to choose good over greed and to care about the people I worked with as well as the people who bought our products. In fact those ideals were the inspiration for the uplifting quotes we print on the side of our tea boxes and on our tea bag tags from the company I founded many years ago -- the Celestial Seasonings Tea Company.

The most valuable thing the Urantia Book has done for me is to make God real. After reading and absorbing the book I slowly grew to trust that every part of God has been implanted in our minds to guide us and show us the way.

When I first heard people discussing The Urantia Book, they said it was a revelation, written not by human beings but by angels, which I thought was the goofiest thing I’d ever heard. I ended up reading it in spite of all that. After I read it for the first time, I was not concerned about who had written it or how it had been written. It was too powerful!

I had wanted bold; I found bold. I wanted spiritual adventure, and I was on the ride of my life. I was searching for truth and the book was loaded with it. Since that time, I have looked into it deeply and cannot find any author associated with the book. But that is not the point because I love what it says. I am a much better person because of The Urantia Book’s teachings.

The Life and Teachings of Jesus, by Preston Thomas

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Preston Thomas is the founder of The Einstein School in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The Life and Teachings of Jesus is the result of a nine year effort to concentrate the Bible verses associated with Jesus into one volume. Each occurrence of his life is treated individually, and then arranged in a chronological sequence. Thus, it presents Jesus’ life and teachings as they actually took place, from birth through death and resurrection. This format promotes a better understanding of Jesus’ real life and hisoriginal gospel of the kingdom.

Helpful explanatory notes are generously supplied.
The book includes an exhaustive index so that readers can quickly find what Jesus said
concerning any topic. It also includes a list of
Jesus’s parables, miracles, and teachings that outline his philosophy of living. This beautiful bonded leather edition makes an attractive and meaningful gift. Now offered at $18.95 plus shipping and handling.

Preston Thomas writes, "My idea for this project had its roots in an event that took place many years ago. My grandmother was dying; she was bedridden, but alert. I searched for good words, meaningful words, that I could read to her in an effort to help her be prepared to leave this life and enter into the next. I settled on a small book called The Sayings of Jesus. It contained only the teachings of Jesus; I knew that his words would be the best words I could find.

"My hope also is this book will be used and read often in search of help, guidance, and inspiration that only Jesus' matchless life and teachings can provide. My suggestion is to read only a small portion (one chapter or one section) each day. Let the words sink in, and make it a priority to maintain regular daily reading. Simply running these words and teachings through our minds can have a very positive effect. Following Jesus' guidelines for living provides direction and stability, while transforming our lives."

You've Got to Read This Book!

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Do you remember the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" cocreator, Jack Canfield? He has a marvelous book that I think anyone searching for meaning in written text should consider buying and reading. It is a book aptly titled, You've Got to Read This Book, 55 People Tell the Story of the Book That Changed Their Life. Also to be included as coeditor is Gay Hendricks who also coauthored Conscious Loving. Several of the contributors and their books that are of particular interest include the following:

Lois Capps: The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, by Jeffrey Sachs
Stephen Covey: A Guide for the Perplexed, by E.F. Schumacher and Man's Search for Meaning, by Victor Frankel
Rafe Esquith: To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Michael E. Gerber: 100 Selected Poems, by e.e. cummings
John Gray: The Science of Being and Art of Living, by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Doris Haddock (Granny D): Peace Pilgrim
Jim MacLaren: The Passion of the Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View, by Richard Tarnas, and of course,
Mo Siegel: The Urantia Book

The book is a great introduction into the notion that by reading books and meditating upon their contents, comparing ideas between authors, genres, and time periods; we can change our consciousness for the betterment of ourselves and our world. Reading and allowing ourselves to be molded by the written word seems, at times, to be lost on Western civilization. This book gives us hope for change and a glimpse of the type of understanding that radically alters the individual's course of destiny.