AVAILABLE FROM www.josephspeaks.co.uk and Amazon UK

WHO IS JOSEPH?

Joseph is a highly evolved spirit guide who is deeply worried about the fate of mankind and returns to channel important spiritual information from the higher realms through the spirit medium – Michael G. Reccia.

Joseph: “My name is Joseph. I have been in the spirit realms for thousands of years and as I climbed the spiritual ladder, many things were revealed to me: I was made of aware of the origins of Creation, the reasons for the Earth being there and the nature of man and his soul. It was pointed out to me that there were many things wrong with the Earth plane: that souls were returning there for the wrong reasons; that they were not learning; that they had become trapped in a cycle of existence and had turned their backs on the true God – the God within them.
My reason for contacting the Earth plane again – is a simple one: I care. My intention is to bring an argument for Light into the darkness and to give you some indication of your abilities as a child of God”.

WHY ARE JOSEPH’S COMMUNICATIONS IMPORTANT?

 Joseph is concerned not only for our personal happiness but for the very future of the planet, which currently hangs in the balance and he wishes us to rediscover who we really are, why we are here and – by realising our full spiritual potential – help ourselves and each other and ultimately to save our world.
 

Joseph: “My existence is within a sphere of peaceful vibration. Am I at peace? No, because I am concerned about your world, about the souls on the Earth – about you. We cannot – as part of you, as part of God – turn our backs on the situation. This is why we come back constantly to attempt to change things.

There is greater urgency with us as time goes on on your level of consciousness – there is at the moment a great potential for destruction. Destruction has come to the Earth before – it came during the time when I was in Atlantis but it also came long before that time. Man is far older in physical form than you realise and my reason for visiting you and expending so much energy is to make sure that there is not a third time.

You do not have an infinite number of tomorrows in which to put things right. You have to begin now.”

Joseph’s Message for Mankind

“Joseph is the only one that is giving people the answers to change the world and themselves in the process of course!” Julia Seymour

“Joseph doesn’t offer any placebo as some do or skirt around the very difficult challenges of being human and our current situation” Alan Rycroft

The Joseph Trilogy – Revelation, Illumination and Transformation

Joseph: “The three books will come together to show you what is wrong, to show you how to put it right and to show you the effects of not putting it right when you return to the higher consciousness. Between the three books there should be enough momentum for people who consider these things to make changes.”

Excerpts from Joseph’s books

Revelation: Joseph’s Message £12.95

With its revolutionary insight into who we really are and why we are here, this book will change your viewpoint forever. Through this communication Joseph reveals truths about life and reality that have never been written about before.
Intelligent, thought-provoking, non-religious and written in a direct, concise language, Revelation covers a variety of topics and addresses in a revolutionary way the questions that most people ask themselves at some point during their lives:
•    Who and what am I – and what is the purpose of life?
•    Why can I never find true happiness?
•    Does God really exist and, if so, why is He so distant and indifferent to the suffering in the world?
•    If God is benevolent, why is there so much violence, illness and discord in the world?
•    Are we destined to destroy this planet or is there something we can do before it is too late?
With its practical approach to spirituality, Revelation will inspire you and make you look at your world in a whole new light and will empower you with the knowledge of the miraculous things you are capable of achieving.

“I found Revelation compulsive reading as Joseph, through Michael, has revealed things that no other medium has ever done before. It is amazing”.   Mrs Jane Moore

“Joseph has changed me! Joseph’s words have had a huge impact on how I see the world I live in”. Hilary Mercer

“Joseph’s message offers a blueprint for the human spirit and life on this planet.” Caroline Chaplin, Renaissance Magazine – South Africa

“Joseph’s Message is a wake up call – some may find it uncomfortable, some uplifting but all will find it riveting!” Janet Quigley

Illumination: Joseph’s Vision £12.95

Ascension or Oblivion – the choice is ours!

Time is running out – we are heading for cataclysm. We need to change and accept personal responsibility now – or Joseph warns there are only three generations left.

In this spiritually empowering new book Joseph reveals how each of us can literally save the world….before it’s too late.

Discover how true power on Earth rests with you and how you can create peace of mind, harmony and happiness – both in your personal experiences and across the world. By embracing and practising its simple, spiritual visualisations and concepts
Illumination gives you the power to make a real difference to our world.

“A manual for personal and global transformation – a book not just to be read, but one to be lived. Yes it’s that good!” Mark W Foster – Speaker and Personal Empowerment Coach

“The purity and essence of Light shines throughout Joseph’s message and will appeal to every soul on the planet – a referential handbook for daily living.” Martin Heald – Author of Destiny

“Illumination is a guide to enlightenment and how we can bring God consciousness back to our planet. Sit up, take notice and take action by going within – the world needs your love.  Individually we can make a difference; together we can change the world.” Debra G Brown, Global Hugs Ltd

Transformation: Your Life after Death

This final book in the trilogy (which is currently in the process of being channelled and will be published in 2011) gives a detailed description of life in the spiritual spheres and the consequences of our thoughts and actions whilst on Earth.

Joseph: “The third title – which looks at our areas of life, our reality will be far different again than many of the books that have been written on the subject. It will not paint a rosy picture of Heaven but will instead concentrate on the continued journey of the soul, the choices that are open to the soul and, again, the consequences of actions on Earth taken into a different vibration. I will demonstrate how you will live, the things you will be capable of, the environments you will find yourself in, the tasks you will be able to undertake, how the journey will streamline and change you into what you originally were.

What will happen next is a subject many people back away from: ‘I will live today and I will think about what happens after I die when I get there.’ No, you won’t – not if I have anything to do with it! You will consider it, please, now – because in illustrating what happens to you next perhaps I can change your perception of how you should be relating to this world now.”

The ‘Audience with Joseph’ Trance Demonstrations

Joseph’s public trance demonstrations offer members of the public the opportunity to ask questions relating to the spiritual topics covered in his books.

Michael Channelling Joseph

Joseph: “It is set out that my involvement with rooms full of people will stimulate interest in the message. It is amusing to me to become a ‘celebrity’ but necessary – it is felt that there be a personality that exudes strength and commonsense and puts into perspective many of the attempts to bring through something meaningful from the higher spheres.”

“Fantastic! Joseph answered my question that I had been wondering about for a long time.” Susan Leach

“It was absolutely amazing – it blew me away! The love and the peace and the clarity of what came through were just out of this world”. Andrea Barrowclough

“An amazing and actually quite life-changing evening.” Anne Marie Kendal

“It was a very, very uplifting experience and it was wonderful to meet Joseph and speak with him.” Shirley Hayhurst

About Michael G Reccia

Professional medium, Michael G. Reccia, from Lancashire, UK has channelled spirit communication for over 25 years. He firmly believes that the true importance of spirit communication is not simply to prove evidence of life after death but to provide a blueprint for a better life before death through channelled spiritual teachings that will make a difference to this World. Michael regards the Joseph communications as his most important contribution to spiritual awareness to date. With his life-partner, Jane, he co-authors a free website offering uplifting spiritual teachings from his guides (www.michaelandjane.co.uk)

By becoming compassionate, we understand that when we come into this world as a small baby all we want to do is love and be loved.  However, because we don’t feel we are getting the love we are looking for – which is unconditional love, being loved just the way we are, warts and all – we learn to develop ways of getting love.

We notice that if we get bad results at school we get told off, and when we get good marks we are praised.  We see that praise as a form of love, so we consciously or sub- consciously start trying to achieve higher grades.  Just to try and get that love.  If we don’t make the mark we may beat ourselves up, because we feel not good enough.  Many of us can carry these feelings of inadequacy right through our adulthood.  We try to achieve more and more, always looking for that acceptance, that unconditional love.

Maybe we aren’t very good in a particular subject and this need to achieve makes us cheat.  The teacher catches us copying from someone else and tells us off in front of the whole class.  Then we feel ashamed and that shame becomes even greater when our parents find out and they shout at us and  call us a terrible person for cheating. They never thought a son or daughter of theirs would do such a terrible thing, that their child would never lower themselves to cheat.  We are then left feeling like an outcast, a terrible person; there must be something wrong with us.  We then buy into shame.

Shame can come in many ways.  The child who has been abused in some way, can feel shame because they blame themselves for what has happened to them.  They think they did something to deserve this to happen to them.  So they feel ashamed.   If we don’t fit into what society sees as ‘normal’ we can learn to feel ashamed.

How many of us have slept around just looking for love?  We mistakenly think that sex is love.  Many of us have made that mistake.  Underneath it all we are just looking for love.  We all desperately need love to survive.  If we don’t get love we wither and die inside.

Bullies feel bad about themselves and are usually in a lot of emotional pain.  They try to escape their feelings by causing someone else pain.  Underneath it all, they simply want to be accepted and loved exactly as they are.  It is amazing how people, including bullies, can change, when they receive unconditional love.

I would ask you to look back at the things you did in your life that you may feel guilty about or ashamed of.  Can you see that you did these things in search of unconditional love?

Guilt and shame are two of the emotions that can lead to low self-esteem.   Do you recognise this in yourself?

When you reach the stage where you realise that you were searching for unconditional love, you will start to have compassion for yourself, and in time, forgive yourself.  Then you can learn to give yourself the love you have been searching for.  You will realise when you have that love inside yourself, you then start to receive it from those around you.  Your outer world reflects your inner world.

With this compassion and understanding of yourself, comes understanding and compassion for others, which in turn helps you to have better relationships.

Copyright Daphne Whitehouse 2007

www.daphnewhitehouse.com

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The Inner Child

Anger

Perhaps this should not be surprising as we ourselves have crystalline bodies and this is one reason why crystals have become a natural tool for healing purposes. It is known from ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs on emerald slabs that they were used for therapeutic & cosmetic purposes. Various tribes around the world still use minerals and crystals for magic, ceremony and healing. However they are used, they are powerful tools and need to be respected. As they are tools, they can be used for negative as well as positive reasons and therefore cleansing and dedicating a newly found crystal is one of the first priorities we need to attend to, so that a crystal  “from this point on, is only used for the highest good of all”.

The negative potential of crystals has caused some religious belief systems to assume that anyone connected with Crystal Healing must be a practitioner of the Dark Arts! Nothing could be further from the truth. However it is always wise to go to a properly trained Crystal Healer to be sure of a safe and caring healing experience. As crystals are tools they are only as good and as pure as the practitioner who is using them. Your intent is what most influences your experience with a crystal.

Science knows that crystals such as Quartz, Corundum (Ruby, Sapphire), Tourmaline, Diamond etc absorb, store and transmit energy that passes through them. This in modern times has been used with great effect in industry, in items such as computers and watches, in medicine and surgery and now in Space programs. Although Quartz, in particular, is grown artificially within a few days, (for industrial purposes), it is interesting that when it is needed for programs in a space rocket, only natural Quartz will do, as its greater precision in storing and transmitting signals is vital in outer space. It makes you respect crystals even more when you think those special abilities have taken millions of years to evolve and grow

Diamond

The Crystal Kingdom has developed into a huge variety of form and colour. According to those who have learnt to use and love them, each crystal group has been found to have its own variety of healing and spiritual uses. You will find, as you read various books on the subject, the same crystal may appear to have different qualities, depending on which book you read! This is not to be fretted over, as understanding the qualities of crystals is like looking at a gemstone and that, while it is the same gemstone, each person cannot help but look at it in a different way, through its different facets, thus receiving different facets of the same truth. Secondly, each individual will resonate in a unique way with each piece of crystal and therefore each of us will react in a unique way to it. For this reason it is very important we also learn to use and trust our intuition when choosing the ‘right’ crystal for a particular reason. Just because the book you are looking at doesn’t recommend your crystal for that particular purpose, doesn’t mean you have picked the ‘wrong’ crystal. Many of us have learnt that crystals choose you! This is due to intuition and personal energy resonance – the two vibrations of your crystal and your self, vibrating in harmony, an entrainment of comfortable knowing.

Quartz Agate

Here are two examples of crystals chosen for a very different purpose from what you might expect, according to common accepted beliefs. Rose Quartz is traditionally and widely accepted as a crystal for emotional balance. As a Crystal Healer I was surprised, one day, to be Spiritually Guided to use it to cleanse the negative effects of chemotherapy. This was specific to one patient’s needs and may not be appropriate for everyone in this situation. Another example was in the use of Ruby. I have a gentleman I have seen as a client for many years and he suffers with S.A.D. each winter. We have found that Ruby, placed around his head, on the pillow, affects these depleted energies, and uplifts his mood considerably. Ruby is traditionally a crystal for the lower body, especially as a grounding crystal.

So, you may begin to see, crystals can be used in a variety of ways for Spiritual and healing purposes. From Spiritual Development, healing and energy balancing, to psychic awareness and protection; also for strengthening the mind, the energies of the body and the emotions, not to mention the Spirit. They also have a place in balancing and cleansing the energies of the home, the garden, your pets and in the work-place.

Crystals also come in every conceivable size, shape, polish and colour variation. Some people will only work with natural untouched crystals as they want to be sure they are in their original, natural shape, such as clusters, single crystals and ‘massive’ forms (slabs or chunks of crystal – mainly quartz types – made of microcrystalline crystals). Others may only wish to work with smoothed forms such as tumbestones, spheres, freeforms and eggs. This area of polished crystals opens up a whole new realm of appreciation if you are a visual type. Unless a crystal is of a  high grade, it can be difficult to see inside it, at the beautiful formations that Nature creates as it grows. These wisps, ‘stars’, angel and fairy ‘wings’, rainbows and ‘landscapes’ are a stunning vision in themselves and surely add to the love one develops for the Crystal Kingdom. You do not have to be in the New Age scene to recognise how very beautiful this can be. There are many who collect crystals for the pure pleasure of what Nature can produc

Inside Quartz Crystal

Polished crystals also open up opportunities to use crystal in sacred geometric forms and precision healing tools such as wands and massage pieces. Quartz Platonic Solids, famously defined by Plato over 2000 years ago, can be useful for advanced healing and balancing techniques. They consist of the 5 principle geometric shapes found in Nature. Other polished forms that are more easily available are the four sided pyramid, the prism, the round-ended wand, the sphere and the egg.

Several forms of complementary therapies are adopting simple crystal healing techniques as part of their practise, as therapists train in these different fields. For instance, massage therapies, Reflexology, Acupressure, Spiritual and Reiki Healing are all beginning to embrace the use of crystals directly on the body. A wider variety of therapists use crystals to enhance and cleanse the energy of their therapy rooms and others adopt the use of crystals for Feng Shui reasons. Also many now wear crystal jewellery to enhance the Aura in various ways.

To develop a passion for crystals is to develop a passion for life! It’s a bit of an addiction actually and never fails to fascinate. It doesn’t have to be expensive but your collection can range from a humble tumble to a majestic Madonna. As a Crystal Healer I prefer to collect and use high grade pieces as I prefer their vibration. However there is no right or wrong – if you use your intuition sensibly and lovingly. When we bring crystals into our lives, we invite their transformative qualities to work at the very core of our being. In time this brings inner strength, comfort and healing. They are such simple and beautiful tools and yet have the capability of creating great internal shifts, which can go on to reflect in your outer life, with the potential of lifting you out of old patterns of behaviour and other states of dis-ease. Not only do their crystalline energies affect us, but also their ability to carry Light and colour, which greatly enhances their fabulous vibrational qualities for healing and transformation.

Jane Butterworth SRN, MICCH, MNFSH, ABNLP, ABHyp

is a practising Spiritual, Crystal & Sound Healer & Teacher, NLP & Hypnotherapist and Spiritual Channel. She lives near the SurreySussex border near Haslemere and also does Readings in Guildford.

For further information, contact

janebutterworth@aol.com or Tel: 01428 658833

http://neverbe-ltd.com/butterworth/index.html

The Pendragon Guide to Crystals is available £7.95 post free: A simple but complete channelled guide to the spiritual qualities of over 150 crystals, carefully collected over the past 17 years. A4 format.

There is a saying that real life is what happens to us while we’re planning other things. Somewhere along the journey we allow ourselves to be hi-jacked, either by circumstances or other people, into going into a different direction, and then, once we realize we’re lost, have to spend the rest of our loves trying to ‘find ourselves’ again. We don’t have to look far – the real self is there all the time under the mask of defence mechanisms and conditioning we have manufactured over the years to avoid being hurt or seen to be ‘different’.

Children naturally think of themselves as beautiful and important. They are then taught other kinds of behavious – by parents, siblings, family members, friends, teachers. We react automatically in the way we have learned over a long period of time – we ger unhappy, hurt, frustrated. We accept this as normal behaviour and do not challenge it, and we reinforce what we keep repeating. It requires a great deal of work to unlearn the habits of thought and action we have assimilated over the years until now.

Much of what we get in life is to do with the nature of how we respond to things, and the basis of being human is to be invited to respond as yourself in any given moment. As such your form is perfect and you are awake. The invitation is life itself. This has always been our purpose to know our true self. Remember, you are unique – just like everyone else!

ORIGIN OF HUMAN DESIGN

The Human Design System was evolved in 1987 by a Canadian physicist now known as Ra Uru Hu. He was given a vast amount of information, including scientific knowledge about the nature of the Universe and the outline of what is now called the Human Design System.

Human Design begins with understanding how you operate, how can you live your truth in a world where nobody wants to let you. It will take the desire, courage and willingness to experiment and try it. Personal clarity is the most important thing in this life. Every body wants your energy. Be yourself, be human – be clear with your own design.

The first stage is to understand the basic mechanics – what is fixed and reliable and what is vulnerable; where is your voice, your power, your awareness. If you can see clearly the basic matrix out of which you can operate, from that point you can experiment with the logic system of Human Design. It takes time.

As human beings, we often only want one side of things, what they see as the “good” side; but we live in a dualistic universe, where everything has its equal and opposite, and sometimes the very thing you dread can be a source of wisdom. ‘The only constant thing is change’; in your internal environment as well as your external one. The extremes themselves have no power – the power is in between the polarities, moving in spirals between balance and wholeness. Humans are inherently mutative as a species. If you expect the environment to take responsibility for you, you will encounter pain.

Universal truth is in the everyday – it is difficult to be spiritual in the place it countsl that is in the world. It’s about living the everyday with grace and not complaining loving through what is happening and not taking it personally. If you want to find your life purpse – this is it. If you are here and now, then that is your purpose; you are part of the process.

BEING SPIRITUAL

Human Design is not a belief system. Everything is exactly correct – if the planet is ignorant at the moment, it is meant to be. It is not up to you to run your life – it runs itself. You are the passenger, not the driver, not the vehicle. The passenger should just look out of the window – the vehicle just keeps on moving. Everyone tells you can fix the vehicle – new paint job, new sound system – and you’ll get a better vehicle. You cannot do this. We should accept the mechanics of the fact we cannot control the vehicle.

A lot of human beings do not really know themselves. They cannot be what they have been told they are supposed to be and they go chasing after it wherever they can – there is a great supermarket out there for this. Human Design is mechanical, not moral. It is not about good/bad, right/wrong/ It is about the mechanics of being real, being yourself, not being fooled or manipulated.

The way to enlightement comes through being human and dealing with that, and taking personal responsibilty for itl It is how we deal with what is in front of us that counts, when the cosmic glitch of chaos takes us where we did not expect. It is about dealing with people we don’t like, dealing with jobs we do not want to do, being in a human world with all its foibles and failings, where everything and everybody are not necessarily what we would choose them to be.

Being spiritual is not about changing anybody. Accept what someone else is – everyone has something you like or dislike, so what is in them that you can accept, you can have in your life without any difficulty and you don’t have to resist or change what you don’t like..Learn to live with polarity rather than try to change it.

WHAT WILL I LEARN FROM A HUMAN DESIGN ANALYSIS?

All of us put out aura of what is consistent in our design, which can be picked up energetically by others, because the aura speaks. Auras can be big and their influence can spread. The moment you step into someone else’s aura, your design and theirs become one. To be yourself can influence others near you, and even poison their system. Understanding of your own design and that of others can bring acknowledgement and understanding, and release of tension. Following your own inner energy voice can lead you from frustration to complete freedom. Human Design is very helpful for bringing up children. Transformation takes place day by day once you come into contact with your design. The Foundation Analysis gives you the first introduction to your personal design, along with a wealth of challenging but exciting information.

In Human Design, there is a direct link between the time of your birth and the way our genes are imprinted. Conventional astrology divides the sky into twelve compartments or signs of the zodiac. Human Design further divides the sky into twelve compartments of signs of the zodiac. Human Design further divides the sky into 64 equal compartments. This relates to the 64 hexagrams of the I-Ching, each containing 6 lines, and the 64 codons and 6 amino acids of the genetic code. The synthesis of this information gives the Bodygraph.

THE BODYGRAPH

Every single genetic combination of life can be traced within in this wheel from the moment it is born. Every single Human Design or Bodygraph riginates somewhere in this wheel.

The bodygraph give you your energy Type and an overview of your specific mechanics, how your internal energy works and how you affect others.

 YOUR TYPE

You will be one of the following types:

A MANIFESTOR: Manifestors do not need to rely on others to do what they want to do but they do have to inform before acting.

A GENERATOR: Generators have the energy to be busy, but have to wait to see what life offers, then respond accordingly.

A PROJECTOR: Projectors are designed to be recognized by others, and then have the potential to guide them.

A REFLECTOR: Reflectors are designed to be in the flow of life without anything fixed or certain in their make-up.

CENTRE CHANNELS AND GATES

The Centres in your chart show where you are consistent and reliable, and where you are likely to be influenced or conditioned by others. Channels and gates add further depth and detail.

PROFILE & AUTHORITY

The Bodygraph then shows you your profile, or the general totality of what you are, your personal geometry, whether you are here to be absorbed in your own processk or your inner development is through others.

Then you are guided through the Authority in your Chart. This shows the place within you where you can make best decisions. The definition is explored to explain where your real self lifes and the areas in which you are always open to influence and comditioning by others.

STRATEGY

Your Strategy gives you a simple and verifiable formula for being able to operate correctly deal with opportunities and fulfil your potential. If you know yourself and your ‘demons’ you will become aware of your true self, greatly increase your range of choice and gain personal fulfilmenet. This information is invaluable in all areas of life: relationships, career, parenting and health.

WHAT NEXT?

This will give you a profound insight into your character and psychology:

• WHY YOU BEHAVE THE WAY YOU DO
• HOW OTHERS REACT TO YOU AND WHY
• YOUR GIFTS AND CHALLENGES
• HOW TO MAKE & KEEP RELATIONSHIPS
• WHAT YOU ARE SEEKING
• WHERE YOU MAY HAVE ‘GOT LOST’ ON THE WAY
• HOW BEST TO RESPOND TO LIFE
• HOW TO MAKE DECISIONS YOU CAN TRUST

All it needs is the desire, courage and willingness to experiment and try it. See what works and learn to trust. This is the validation. Personal clarity is the most important thing in this life. Everybody wants your energy. Be yourself, be clear with your own design. That is all you have to do.

By Ros Taylor

Tel: 01388 537534
Email: ros-froghall@tiscali.co.uk  or visit www.1alternative.webeden.co.uk

He has been healing people since the age of sixteen, (he is now sixty eight years of age!).
John of God had a vision as a young, starving, very poor man of a beautiful woman called St Rita Cassia. She told him, that he had been given extraordinary spiritual gifts and he was to leave his family and home to go off and use these gifts to help others!!.

Starving and wearing the only clothes he had in the world, he stumbled by a Church in his quest to find his mission in this world. He was taken into the Church and fell asleep. When he woke up, mortified that he had been sleeping, he saw that many hundreds of people were down on their knees thanking him and saying that he had healed them and had given them many psychic messages.

John had no knowledge of this and was amazed and thankful to God for this was his Spiritual Gift to the world. Many years later, St Dom Ignacio (the founder of the Jesuits) came to him in Spirit and told him that there was a place called Abadiania in the state of Goias, Brazil, where he was to build a Spiritual Healing Hospital. He was not to charge for his work!!  St Dom Ignacio said that he would help John to build this wonderful place and that this was his life’s mission – to heal the sick in Mind, Body and Spirit. This is what he has done and will continue to do until he passes into the heavenly Realms!!

THE BEAUTY OF THIS ENCHANTING PLACE CAN BE FOUND IF YOU  WATCH THIS SLIDESHOW – THE MUSIC IS ACTUALLY PLAYED AT THE CASA REGULARLY – GET A REAL FEEL OF ABADIANIA

PHYLLIS’ PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

I myself was healed in 2003 of a crumbling Spine, terrible pains in my legs, a too fast beating heart, sky high blood pressure, failing kidneys and terrible daily migraines.  I read a book that started by saying that ‘John of God helps those who are in need of Spiritual healing and enlightenment and best of all gives hope to those who have none.

In 2003, I made the long journey, dosed up with morphine and from day one realized that the Divine Energy of Love was in the very air I breathed in this wonderful place. I had paid for a guide to help me, from the UK – it was the best money I ever spent. The price included guidance around the procedures at The Casa St Dom Ignacio and allowed me to get the best out of my time with John of God.

I was hardly able to stand so had to hire a wheelchair. I could only walk with the aid of Crutches. I lined up and was guided to meet John of God face to face. I was trembling, nervous and in terrible pain. His blue eyes twinkled with love and concern, he told me that he was going to give me an invisible operation that afternoon. During my three weeks at The Casa St Dom Ignacio, I had two operations a week.

On the last time I saw him on this visit, he told me that he could help me and that I was to become a Guide and one of his Mediums. He welcomed me as a Daughter of The Casa St Dom Ignacio. What a wonderful surprise for me – before I met this incredible man I was literally bed bound and had no hope of a future at all.

A few months later, just walking with one stick, I returned to the village and The Casa with a very small group of people seeking help. Since then,  I have brought many groups to feel the loving energy of John of God, and ALL the Entities who work with through him.

The entities who work alongside John of God (in spirit) are St Dom Ignacio, who is the head Entity, King Solomon, St Francis of Assisi (my personal favourite as I adore animals), Dr Oswald Cruz, who invented the antidote to Yellow fever, Dr Augusto Del Amira, a Plantation Doctor and Soldier in the 1800’sand many, many more Loving Entities.I have so much to tell you  about all the extraordinary phenomenon that I have witnessed and felt myself. I can walk and run, free of ALL pain and walking sticks.

I have a very special DVD, called, “A Tribute to John of God”, by my dear friend Dr Emma Bragdon of the USA. Also, the book “The Miracle Man”. Both are available on Amazon, or I can send you one or both.

Hopefully one day you too will be able to experience the loving spiritual energy of this at least once in your lifetime -  to hear or maybe witness the Miracle Healings of John of God in Brazil.

Phyllis Bennett  
Telephone UK 01375 408789  
healingbrazil@hotmail.com and www.healingbrazil.com

An unquenchable thirst for love and meaning led me onto the New Age trail in an attempt to find happiness, abundance, healing and love. After years of crystals, Native American healing, therapy, books, and workshops, I finally discovered that none of these would or could deliver the depth and permanence of what I was looking for. And why not? Because I, like so many spiritual seekers, didn’t even know what I was looking for! I thought I knew however the ‘I’ that was making all my decisions was the ego. That was my familiar identity, the one with a personal history; she was a mother, a wife and a business woman. This ‘me’ took things personally and really believed she knew her own best interests as well as what would be good for others. She loved helping people but didn’t know how to draw healthy boundaries, so she inevitably became a victim. What I wanted was to find happiness and love yet I wasn’t aware that the false-self (ego) can never attain real love or happiness. I still believed that if my partner could be more loving, my mother less critical, my job less stressful and my finances more abundant then finally I’d be happier. I’d gain more faith and I’d be a prime example of spiritual empowerment. While I’d been many years on my spiritual journey, I hadn’t yet taken the first-step to spiritual freedom, because I still believed the world and everyone in it existed independently of my own mind. I saw reality as outside me, especially mean people and bad situations. My happiness depended on people and circumstances being to my egos liking. My faith increased when things went well while it disappeared in the face of conflict or struggle.

When you begin to awaken, you really want to improve your life; you want more love, connection, happiness, abundance, etc. And it never occurs to you to question just ‘who’s’ doing all this seeking and desiring. You just believe the ‘you’ that you think you are: a) is your True Self and b) actually knows it’s own best interests. Yet it’s not until later that you begin to question the ego and discern between Truth and ego.

As we evolve we come to realize that while our life may seem to be improving, there’s still an emptiness lurking and our times of peace are invariably spattered with moments of dread, guilt, anger and frustration. Unfortunately, it’s not until we experience some type of crisis such as a relationship break-up, accident, breakdown, career set-back or death, that the next and necessary step to ‘awakening’ occurs. “But why the painful way?”, you might ask. “I asked to grow through joy, not pain!” The fact is that while we still have our false-self (ego) in tact, it means that this identity is our major decision maker. It can’t recognize love, joy or true healing, so it will always lead us away from what will really heal us and bring joy. That’s its nature… it loves pain and drama and wants to retain autonomy to keep you from discovering just ‘who’ you really are. If you experience adversity it’s always a call for ego-surrender in some way. Nothing ever occurs without some beneficial lesson attached. The ego hangs on to dysfunctional things, habits, relationships and circumstances all the while convincing you that it’s OK. So much of what we automatically think makes us feel safe, loved or secure, is actually detrimental to us and when we initiate true spiritual growth the Universal Inspiration wastes no time in bringing positive change. Unfortunately, the ego resists these changes, insisting that loss and sacrifice will follow. The advanced student who has experienced these necessary changes, sees that we needed to un-learn the ego’s value system and embrace what we’ve been searching so deeply for; Love, Joy and Peace. Everyone on the spiritual journey is searching for Infinite Love and the initial conflict we endure is caused by our inability to recognize Real Love and we the ego, are therefore fearful of it.

The next step in awakening is to take responsibility for everything we create (without guilt!) and that includes our collective world dramas. As A Course in Miracles teaches, God is all loving and being so, would never condone pain, death and conflict. Adversity is not a part of God Consciousness; in fact this entire world of birth and death is not a creation of God, but of the ego. The only parts of this world that are real are expressions of love; all else is illusion. As the Course explains, we dreamt that we separated from God and the ego-self made up a world so we could escape from our massive guilt and God’s imagined wrath. Humanity appears as separate beings yet in truth we are ONE. Your Unified Self within is the same Unified Self in everyone.

As we wake-up, we also realize that the fastest way to real Love, Joy and Peace is to recognize others as ‘who’ they really are, the Unified Self. Their ego will always reveal a mirror of whatever needs recognition and healing within us. We just have to observe our reaction to the egos of others. That’s why our greatest teachers are those in our lives who really press our buttons. We all have them. Our greatest challenge individually and collectively is to heal the mountain of submerged guilt we all carry from the separation. This guilt is so huge as to be projected outside our minds onto others, so we can offload our unconscious guilt by judging others.

Quantum forgiveness of self and others is the fundamental key to ‘awakening’ and enlightenment; recognizing that any perceived transgression is always a product of the ego and ego is the illusory aspect of a real person. Overlook the illusory ego-error and see the Unified Self beneath. This Miracle heals your own unconscious guilt and illuminates your life. Conventional forgiveness cannot heal, because it insists that the ego error, the person’s ego and your own ego (only the ego can take offence) are all real. The insane ego cycle is never broken apart from one person seeing Truth beneath the illusion.

As we evolve we come to recognize that all the roles we play in life are not the purpose of life. Waking-up, we see that our true purpose is to undo the ego dream and we’re all blessed with just the right people and situations to press our buttons, giving us the fastest ticket Home. How? By offering us an abundance of ‘forgiveness lessons’!

By Nouk Sanchez and Tomas Vieira, authors of the soon to be released book, ‘Take Me to Truth, Undoing the Ego’.

Contact Nouk and Tomas at: info@takemetotruth.com

By: Take Me to the Truth

The first rule is very simple, but not so easy to put into practice. You must resolve only to tell the truth. Like I did, you may have fallen into the trap of telling people what you think they want to hear. Little white lies may seem harmless, but I assure you they are not. How many have you told your boss, your partner, your family and your friends? One lie breeds another and before you know it you are all tied up in knots and afraid to even speak in case the truth slips out. Why not cut through all that? You don’t have to tell the brutal truth, but you can be honest without hurting anyone – all it takes is a little bit of tact.

This can seem a daunting prospect at first so I recommend you introduce yourself to this new concept very gently with only small truths to start with. Every honest answer you give is a step towards living the life you really want. After a while, the small truths become second nature and you will be ready to move on to the things that really matter to you.

Next, we arrive at the life changing truths. Do you really want to work in that job? Do you actually like those people you hang around with? Is your relationship working? Whatever happened to all those bold dreams you started out with? Gradually, you realise that by being truthful, particularly to yourself, you begin to make the changes in your life that are long overdue.

The second rule is less tangible to grasp. You need to begin relying on your instincts. At first, they will be very rusty because you have not been using them much. However, with a little practice, they will become invaluable to you. Decisions will be made effortlessly. All you need to do is focus on the problem at hand and then pay attention to how you respond physically and emotionally to the different courses of action which are open to you. In general terms, if you feel an anxiety in the pit of your stomach, then this is a sign that you are probably making a bad decision for you. On the other hand, if you feel no tension in your stomach and instead feel a sense of calm and clarity, if you find that you are smiling and feeling excited at the prospect, then this is a clear sign that you are making the right decision.

I know this may sound a bit silly to some of you, but in practical terms if you avoid situations and people that make you feel anxious and tense, and replace them with those that make you feel calm and comfortable, then you really can’t lose. Time is precious, don’t waste it. I guarantee if you use your instincts to guide you, then you will get where you are going a whole lot quicker.

The third and last rule will probably stretch you a little. I call it “opening doors”. You need to speak up and let the world know where to find you. Have confidence in yourself, and take a few risks. I have really stuck my neck out there on numerous occasions, and although a lot of the time it comes to nothing, every once in a while when you least expect it you hit the jackpot.

Speak up for yourself, and don’t be afraid to ask for what you want. Introduce yourself to new contacts, tell them what you do and how well you do it. Opening doors can seem a little intimidating at first, but really it’s not – in fact after a while it becomes more fun than you can ever imagine. You will reawaken your dreams and you will allow opportunities into your life. Open as many doors as possible, and if they don’t work out, then simply shrug your shoulders and open some more. Behind one of those doors is the future you always dreamed of and the good news is that none of them are locked!

By: Suzanne Green

These people feed their ego. These are the people that create a negative energy field of pain within their suburb, city, nation, country and world. This is why it is so imperative for us as the leaders of the emerging consciousness to keep ourselves free from drama, dilemma, conflict, and gossip. However, most importantly free from our ego.

There will always be some people that won’t wake up; it is nothing personal, this is just their evolution. It is not your job nor is it my job to wake up or shake up these individuals. However, it is our job to be a leader by modelling what a conscious spiritual being is.

To be a (CSB) Conscious Spiritual Being in the world, prior to the shift, is the greatest gift you can ever offer yourself, another and the universe. If you don’t think you have a purpose, think about the small evolutionary changes you are making just by reading this and how those changes filter out and crate a ripple effect, impacting the lives of the entire planet today, tomorrow and the entire human race to come. If you think that it is not an impactful purpose, think again, that is a purpose bestowed with the power of immortality and eternity.

As you begin to understand you need to be a C.S.B role model for others, realise that it is important, but realise it is more important to be a role model for yourself. You cannot influence another directly, but your influence will be a by-product of the influence that you have on yourself. Be truthful and honest with yourself, and you cannot be false to another. Start by respecting yourself and you will respect another automatically.

You are the change that this world is calling for. You are the one that must show yourself the respect that you desire. You are here to step up to the plate to make a start. The world will respect you even more when you hold yourself to a higher standard. Do not become possessed by your ego in this transformation cycle. Learn to stay humble every day.

You are great, yes.

You are powerful, yes

You are a creator, yes

You are God, yes

However, so too is everybody else great, powerful, creators, and Gods.

Treat every other person you meet as if they are the most important person on Earth, because they are; they are great, powerful, creators and Gods. Why would you treat them as if they are anything less than that?

Don’t belittle another, because really you are belittling yourself.

Do not let your thoughts run you by repeating old programming or negative thoughts of another.

Use thought only when necessary. Use it when you need to call upon it for intentional purposes. Thought is only useful when it is conscious. Unconscious thought is disaster ready and waiting to manifest. Some people at this stage might be thinking that they need thought, and they need to be able to call upon it throughout the day. I would not argue with that, you do need to use thought throughout the day. However, is it conscious thought or unconscious thought that you need? Maybe it is habitual and unconscious thoughts you are having. Remembering to be at work by 9:00am, leaving home at 7:30am to get to the café by 8:00am, then having a one-hour breakfast before work is not conscious thought. It is habitual thought. Remembering to get dressed is not conscious thought but unconscious and habitual. This is fine, recognise it for what it is and then be present to it, and feel into it as if you are doing it for the first time.

So what then, is conscious thought? Conscious thought is an intentional thought bought about for a specific creative purpose. You use conscious thought when you are thinking about how to reach a specific destination when there are various routes to take. You use conscious thought to direct your mind upon a goal you want to make real. You use conscious thought when you intentionally use your mind to bring about what you desire.

What do you desire?

A vacation in the tropics? To increase your client base? Buy a second home? Master Ashtanga Yoga? Intentionally suggest what you want to your mind and think about it repeatedly. Think about all the possible routes to get your desire. If you repeat, the thought of what you want intentionally throughout the day your conscious mind sends it to your unconscious, which your unconscious will then go to work for you throughout the day to close the gap from where you are now and where your desire is.

Just think about it.

This is enough to help you make things real. Become so intentional in what you do that everything you do is always fresh, new, and exciting. This is the natural way of the conscious spiritual being. Be that person that you see in your minds eye and others will follow. However, do not take my word for it. I ask you to try it out for yourself. This week be a C.S.B role model for yourself. This entails being the person you see yourself as in your mind, and being awake, aware and intentional with your thoughts. Do not do it because I  asked you to, but do it because you want to make the changes for yourself. That is, if you really want to wake up, you will make the changes. Do you want to make the changes? Do you really want to be one of the few that consciously wakes up before they are shaken up?

Take the challenge to be the person I know you can be. The world is waiting, wondering, and anticipating for the day that you will step up and create an immortal and eternal difference on it.

Just think about it.

By: Sarah Liddle

Your fulfilment and joy can only happen when you give up trying to control and structure everything to fit into the little box that you have created for your life.  If you look at your life always in this certain way, then you will always get it reflected back to you as that certain way. Your experience will always be whatever you perceive it to be; It cannot be anything other.

How do you see your life right now? Is everything smooth sailing, or have you hit some waves in the sea?  Maybe you are parked up at dock choosing not explore the great uncharted waters that lie deep within the sea’s distance?

You have complete control of your life, you can choose to sit at port and wish idly for seeing the great seas and exploring the depths of the ocean, or you can choose to set sail to see really what is lying out there in the deep blue ocean.

You are in control 100% of the time. This is why you are the creator of your own life and your own destiny. This is why you are God.

Because even though you have labelled an experience as bad or termed it as disheartening does not mean that you should rest at port. You can set sail if you choose once again. You do not need to label any experience as bad. As long as you have learned something from it, it has taught you something. There for it is your teacher and you have grown from it so it was acting in perfect synchronicity of your growth and evolution. You caused the outside world to react the way that it reacted.

The universe will always, always, always give back to you your own power.

Maybe situations have happened outside of you in your world that you cannot control, that you were not happy with but they happened anyway. Maybe someone pissed you off, someone close to you passed away, or you were fired or laid off at work. But realize this that whatever happened to you happened because you chose it through your thoughts, emotions, resonance, beliefs, values, perspective, energy level you were oscillating at at the time. You allowed it to happen and unfold the way that it did because you were being of that resonance yourself.

Everything happens for a reason, there are no mistakes, absolutely none.

What could appear as a horrible misfortune or bad even in your life could turn out to be the very best thing that you have ever possibly of happened to you. It may be the very thing that you need at this time to give you the very spiritual lesson that it gave you, in order to grow and move on the path the way that you did. The universe does not want to take the spontaneity out of the living and the being for you. This is why it does not tell you what it wants you to know until after the event has happened. The spontaneity is still there when the lesson is not yet learnt, but only through reflection and contemplation can you see the perfect synchronicity of each continuous event in your life.

The universe does not make mistakes, only we make mistakes when we fail to realise that we have created every single event and situation in our life. There are no expectations to this.

You designed your life; your universe can only reflect back to you your design.

Therefore, as you go about your day slowly raising your awareness and designing your life to suit you, shift your consciousness to become the primary designer of your life. There is never a better place than where you are now. Right now is the best place you can be. However things in your life are choosing to unfold is up to you. Being present and allowing them to unfold is your number one priority. The destination should not even be in your mind. It is secondary; it is the thing that happens from the thing that happens. This is your inner most imperative relationship; this is your relationship with this very moment. You do not have a relationship with your achievements; you have a relationship with this moment, the now.

This moment is all we truly have. Everything else is questionable. Go into this moment deeper through becoming fully centred in between form and non-form in the space of stillness.

When people start to see your changes, as they will, stand tall within yourself and reflect to them everything that they can be. Allow others to see what they are not, in order to learn and grow from you. The vibration field of awareness becomes the most important relationship that the two of you have- it is your higher purpose, for both of your interactions. You are now helping, co-creating, changing and transforming within another. Think of the impact that this would have in their life.

It really does not matter what you do for this person. That is irrelevant. What matters is that they have helped you shift their consciousness and shape their evolution. What matters is – you are fulfilling your evolution just by being the light to this world. This light can only shine through when you are not in ego but spirit- Neither in form, nor non-form, but in the depth of the dimension in between. The quality purpose and power that will manifest through you into the now will transform who and what you are.

By transforming yourself, you are allowing the light to flow through you into this world. You are allowing the light to shine through the universe. You are allowing others to see their light by showing them your light.

Ultimately, you are changing the world.

By: Sarah Liddle

The fashion of linear time does not matter in the realm of our higher spirits. Linear time does not affect the leaps that we take on the spiritual plane. Quantum leaps happen when you are in alignment with your higher self not in alignment with tick-tock time.

Linear time equates to a linear life however, your higher spirit is anything but linear. Quantum leaps are made when you are conscious of yourself and in alignment with the universe at the speed to which the universe is working at.

Your higher self does not need to follow a specific order to be able to conceptualize the reality that is best life. Your higher self is very happy knowing that your life has no order. The order that you do give it is from the ego. The higher self takes the perspective that your life is one single holistic event, with a series of smaller events within it. It knows exactly how everything is going to turn out and how you are going to grow to the fullest that you can in this body and in this lifetime.

In order to create the speed at which you wish to shape your life so that you can grow to your fullest potential, you need to be able to work at the speed of the universe. That is the speed of creation.

As you begin aligning yourself with this universal energy you will notice things will start standing still within your world. Things will start to stand still when you are in alignment with their energy. If you are out of touch with yourself and your life then you will be oscillating at a much slower speed and may never catch up to the rate at which the creation of your life. However, some individuals on this earth are catching up to the rate at which the creation is happening in their life. This is your point of power to make all the changes that you ever desired. This is your point of massive power and influence to shape yourself and your destiny.

Quantum leaps happen when your energy is in alignment with the universes energy, when your energy has speed up to meet that of the universal energy, if you cannot tell if you are in this state just yet then look at your life.

Have you accomplished all you wanted to at this point in your life?

Are you living moment-by-moment creating the next stage within your life each second of the day?  This will largely tell you if you are in this space of alignment with the universe. If you are in a limbo state, and you know that you have done all that you can do, and now are waiting for things to manifest, then you are in a space that is in alignment with the universe.

Look above where you are standing and you will soon see that you are in the eye of the hurricane; many things can happen in this space. Moreover, many things do.

The direction that you want to go in is totally your call, you know deep within what the next step is, you do not need to think about it too long you already know what that step is.

There should be no need to struggle; you should be living moment by moment so struggle will not exist within the content of your life. If you are struggling, know that this is the wrong space and you are moving away from what you want. Struggle takes you further away from the speed of creation, while ease and effortlessness takes you to the speed of creation.

Many of you by now maybe realising that you are in this space of quantum change, acknowledge, and validate the limbo state that you are in. Remember limbo does not imply static, it implies your point of power. It is serving you largely because now you have the option to choose whatever direction you want to go in, and be the person that you want to be. Begin by acting as if you are going in that direction, being that person you want to be. Deal with what arises in the moment; do not try to think too far ahead this will throw you of course.

Things will fall into place and synchronicity will happen. Synchronicity a symbol manifested on the outside world that is reflecting the inner world of harmony. Allow it to all unfold perfectly, do not get in the way, and think that you do not deserve it, or it is happening in a different manner than you expected so it is not right, it is all happening perfectly. Things will begin to fall into place, so take notice of them, validate them, and act more on what you desire by reflecting to the universe that you are acknowledging and working with it. The universe will support you in any way possible. The universe wants to support you; it wants more people like you to work with it at the speed of creation.

Trust your intuition, do not try to block it out or cover it up with thoughts. Your intuition is your inner knowingness. Act like everything is all happening to plan, because it is all happening to plan. It is all happening in accordance to your higher self’s growth and transformation of your consciousness. Act like it is happening to plan and the truth will keep emerging. If you doubt the process of the plan of your higher self, then what will appear in your life will only be doubt and disillusion. If you get yourself into this trap you will find, and you may have already found that it can be a challenging time trying to get yourself of it because you always reinforce the choices that you choose to make. Remember that nothing negative actually happens, that everything is your teacher and you can grow and learn from all events.

When you understand you are the point of power, you are the power of all of creation, things will happen at such a rapid speed. Do not panic or freak for that will cut them off. Be conscious and aware that this is where you are and where you are is perfect. This place is the place that you should be right now, this place is the place that the one creation wants you to be so that you are able to shift and create your universe to be anything that you want it to be.

This is what individuals mean when they say that miracles do happen. Believe in miracles. You are in the miracle space, you are the miracle. Recognise that every single moment you get a choice to choose what you will believe and how you want to feel.

Every single moment is your point of power; you are operating as the one creation, the one creation of your life. When you realise your point of power, you will understand that you are co-creating your world with the universe at infinite speeds.

Welcome to the speed of quantum creation.

By: Sarah Liddle

We all see things from a unique perspective. Our point of view may be informed or ignorant, it may be prejudiced or open – but it’s our own.  It will be influenced by others, partially or wholly, but it is still unique.  If your view of the world is different to others, then so must your opinion, and that makes you very valuable.

Every single one of us has a contribution to make and we can each make a difference. This is the purpose of our life. It is unique to each of us. I cannot do the things that you can do, in quite the way that you can do them. Therefore your life has meaning and purpose.

Every single one of us makes our contribution by doing a very important job, one for which we have within us all the talents, skills and abilities we require.

The rewards for identifying and pursuing our individual path are magnificent indeed – inner peace, contentment, love, happiness, success and peace of mind. Unfortunately, many road blocks have been created to prevent us pursuing our life’s work, many barriers erected to prevent us from being ourselves.

For countless centuries we have been told ‘you’re nothing special’, or ‘don’t do it your way because that’s not good enough’. Others have said ‘you can’t do that because you’re not clever enough, or pretty enough, or tall enough, or slim enough, or rich enough, or white enough, or black enough, or you are a woman, or you are too old or too young’. The uncaring have told us ‘don’t put yourself first, what do you know anyway?’

We’ve constantly been told to put others first, and ourselves last and we’ve been told to place our trust in those that clearly don’t deserve it, and then to act surprised when they let us down.

Another illusion is the benefit of conformity and uniformity. The ‘greys’ that run our world continue to stifle creation and innovation at every turn. They task teachers with measuring a child’s intelligence over and over again, completely overlooking the fact that every single beautiful child has something special within them that the common ground of ‘testing’ will almost certainly never reveal.

To be part of a group, to be uniform or to conform, prevents our individual growth. It prevents us fulfilling our individual potential, it stops us becoming all that we can be, it prevents us following our path and it stands in the way of us achieving our fulfillment. Lasting happiness and deep peace of mind come from going your own way.

The biggest and most influential groups are religions, all of which encourage their followers to act en masse, without recognition of uniqueness, life purpose or individuality. All faiths state that in order to achieve happiness and fulfillment we need do nothing at all, other than believe. Religions say follow their way and do as they say and all will be well. But these religions fail to recognize the most basic of truths – that the mould was broken after each one of us was made.

As such, may we long be protected from those people that ‘mean well’, for on its own it simply isn’t enough. By spending time getting ourselves right, and then keeping ourselves right – we place ourselves in the best possible position to be of lasting and genuine help to many others.

This message is one of peace and love. If you are unique then you are valuable, incomparable, not better or worse, not thinner or fatter, not clever or stupid – but just you, wonderful, amazing, beautiful you, someone whose life has never existed before and will never exist again. Because you hold part of the Key of Life, one piece of the jigsaw puzzle, I will do everything I can to make sure you fulfil your life’s purpose, so that I can fulfil mine.

It is true that we are all members of our community, citizens of our country, and of the world. But we are all those things second and unique stars first. Stars with a unique ability to prosper and grow, as well as our own special talent for putting our foot in it.

But rather than deflate at this thought, our ability to screw up and get things wrong, always in a big way, always at the worst possible time, is actually to be celebrated, for our mistakes provide the opportunities to learn, develop and grow. We should congratulate ourselves when things go well, rather than give thanks to the stars, and when things go wrong we need simply to learn the lesson – nothing more. Michael Jordan, the American basketball player, said “I have missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the winning shot, and missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is precisely why I succeed.”

Armed with this knowledge, to step toward our fulfilment and begin down our own path we must first recognize that life is simple. It’s just us humans that make it complicated.

Talent and ability always begins with an interest. If you are interested in, or stimulated by something, if it rings a bell, or strikes a chord that it is a signpost from your higher self, showing you where to go next. Interest always reveals ability. That’s how you can begin to make a difference, by doing something because you want to, because your higher self sees the benefit, not because someone else told you to. You cannot possibly know where this path will lead you, except to say that it will open up your life in the most profound ways. Today will be better than yesterday, and tomorrow will be better than today, because you are doing it your way and instead of wishing you were someone and somewhere else, you will finally accept that who you are is good enough.

Richard Abbot

Richard Abbot offers guidance and direction to seekers after truth across the globe. His website www.yourwayforward.co.uk is packed full of opportunities for growth and development. He has been pursuing his path since 1989.

Stress and anxiety let you know you are not in balance. Addressing their message lets you harness their power, enriching your life in ways that put you back in control.

Left unchecked, stress compounds upon itself and ignoring it can result in physical symptoms from a headache to a heart attack. By taking the steps to understand the messages of your stress, you can learn how to make them work for you.

1) The Reason for Stress

Stress is based on the Flight or Fight impulse. This inbuilt response increases adrenalin, sharpens the senses and provides energy and alertness to escape threatening situations. Its purpose is to promote your survival.

Originally this impulse helped people escape from the threat of wild animals. As societies evolved, the threats changed. Modern day “threats” are more psychological than physical. They include things such as divorce, overcrowded trains and financial worries.

So what you have is an inbuilt impulse designed to protect you, but it only offers two ways to respond; Flight or Fight. With modern day threats, you can rarely do either, so the pressure you feel is effectively a build up of adrenalin and energy that is unreleased because there is no suitable inbuilt response to your situation.

Exercise or meditation can help but the effects can be temporary if they do not address the “threat” that led to this response in the first place. Continuing to ignore this threat leads to psychological denial and this can lead to problems such as road rage, high blood pressure and over-eating.

2) The Language of your Body

Panic attacks, acne, insomnia are some more ways stress appears in your body. They are signs that there has been a build-up of unreleased pressure over a period of time. Training yourself to notice fluctuations in your body’s messaging system helps you to catch stress before it impacts your body. Consciously make the effort to recognise when your body is calm and when it is stressed. Focus on your body and notice how it feels at various points throughout the day. Notice your head, your stomach, areas of tension, your breathing. Aim to become familiar with the changing state of your body in different situations. With practice, you can tell just when changes occur and the thoughts that caused them.

3) Recognize the Alert

Stress represents imbalance. Not all imbalances are bad and fluctuations are vital. You need some stress playing rugby or when rushing to catch a train. But if you feel out of control or frozen as your debt grows, then your stress levels are negatively imbalanced.

Establish if the imbalance you are feeling is appropriate to your situation. An easy way to do this is to observe your behaviour.

If you have clear focus and your actions are in harmony with your goal then your stress is working with you. The adrenalin being produced is finding a suitable outlet.

If you are irritable, angry or teary, if your thoughts are confused or spiralling into pessimism, if you are taking things out on someone else, then your stress is asking you to understand the nature of the threat.

4) Identify the Threat

Mark is a good salesman but suffers greatly from stress in his job. He used to dismiss this “work pressure” but now, he pays attention to the stress signals arriving in his body. He discovers this occurs when something reminds him about the monthly performance review.

He realizes he is living with a fear of losing his job. This fear gives him the drive to excel at his job, but it also makes him miserable.

Sometimes you will find the hidden message quite easily. Sometimes this step is the hardest because the conflict caused by the Flight/Fight response can be immobilising.

5) Implement an Appropriate Response

To neutralize his stress, Mark must neutralize his fear of losing his job. Logic may help. He may realise his savings will support him or he may decide to learn new skills to increase demand for his services. He will know logic has worked when he can think about his threat without experiencing a stress response.

When logic does not help, an emotional blindspot could be present.

Mark may have an underlying belief that he MUST provide for his family or be labelled a “loser”. Such a belief contains a level of stress that is integrated into his identity and lies just outside conscious awareness. It prevents Mark from seeing his options. Even worse, this belief spreads its hidden stress to other areas in his life; showing up in his relationship with his wife for example.

As blindspots are so integrated into identity, it can be difficult to have enough detachment to isolate and identify them on your own. Additionally, if you suspect that your blindspot is due to a sensitive or traumatic incident in your past, be cautious if dealing with this alone. The emotional release may contain layers that could overwhelm you. For these reasons, it can be prudent to find a therapist to help you.

Once the blindspot is identified, one of the most effective ways of neutralising it is through EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques). EFT realigns the disruption stress creates in your body. It works on similar principles to acupuncture but there are no needles. Essentially, it involves gently tapping a few meridian points on your body while you are emotionally tuned in to the problem.

If this sounds too easy, it’s because this is a method of re-balance built in to your body the same way as your Flight/Fight threat response system.

Stress is the emotional messenger of your thoughts. By learning to understand the messages within your stress, you can learn to make stress work for you.

By: Rita Luthra Pindoria

Reeta Luthra Pindoria is a Therapist and Peak Performance Coach specialising in lifestyle issues. She uses EFT and NLP as extensively in her work. Her website is at: http://www.paradoxofreality.com