Anomaly Gallery - Mars Once More...

An interesting 'shoreline' on Mars located within the polar 'swiss cheese region'

A Word on "Magnetite (Lodestone)"

Lodestone, a variety of magnetite, has a powerful positive-negative polarity. It is a basic stone used by crystal healers to realign energy flows in the body. Magnetite balances the intellect with inner emotions to bring about stability.This is an excellent stone for balancing polarities such as male-female; physical-spiritual; left brain-right brain, and many more. Magnetite aligns the chakras and connects the base and earth chakras to the nurturing energies of the earth...read more>>>... 

Aura-Soma Tarot

These cards are very unique in that there is a traditional tarot image on one side (where you can plainly see the featured colors) and a dual-image on the backs. The top image is that of the corresponding aura-soma bottle, and the bottom is a secondary image, using the corresponding colors, of course. Another variation in this deck is the number of cards. The traditional tarot deck has 78 images. This deck has 100 images, numbered 0 - 99 to correspond to the existing 100 aura-soma bottles. The extra cards also make the ordering unusual. We start with the Fool as 0: "Royal Blue/Deep Magenta. The beginning of the journey." Then we go through the remaining Major Arcana from the Magician through the World, and end with another Fool, number 22. This Fool uses Yellow/Pink, and is considered the "Awakened Fool. Seeing in a new way." Then the ordering follows the Minor Arcana, with unillustrated pip cards, and then we go into yet another journey through the Majors. Only this time there is no Fool. Card 79 starts the Magician and ends with the World as card 99, But the images of this Major Arcana group seems much more etherial than the first journey....read more>>>...

Today's Inspiration

Our personality likes to be in control. It likes to know how things are and what’s going to happen. Underlying this desire for stability and predictability is a deep fear that the world is a dangerous place. The personality fears it will not survive without continually being on guard.

The truth is: we cannot control what happens in life. And under the natural law of attraction, we tend to attract to us what we focus on. EXPLORE SUBSTITUTING TRUST FOR FEAR and the world becomes a gentler, happier place -- John Robson

Paranormal Investigations ... A New Location

Strange II

Notice the spectral shape at the top left of the image. The investigation took place under perfect conditions; a cloudless sky with moonlight. This shape was created by  'an unknown source'. There is no other explanation ... it only became apparent after the image was taken. image Matthew James

Rune of The Day - IS

The Rune IS is indicative of clear endings ... the end of chapters and situations, whether it is an outgrown relationship or job or project ... when IS appears in a casting there is the clear message that something of significance is coming to an end. IS relates to ice which is water in a solid form; nothing is as it seems forever ... ice melts transforming back to water once more ... it is an natural cycle and part of the processes of life. Therefore it is inevitable that fate will intervene if the portend of IS is not heeded - Matthew James

Cell Phone Towers: The 3 a.m. Alarm Clock

Today, millions of Americans in cities awaken around 3 in the morning and then struggle to get back to sleep. As the number of devices (cell phones, iPods, GPS, Wi-Fi, smart meters, wireless broadband for laptop computers, etc.) that emit microwave radiation has increased in the past 10 years, so has the number of Americans who suffer from sleep interruptions. According to the National Sleep Foundation, the percent of people who are not satisfied with the quality of their sleep has increased from 15% of the population (43 million) in 2002 to 40% (120 million) in 2009. In addition, there has been a proportional increase in the number of people using prescription drugs for insomnia. Marching in step with both these numbers has been a steady and proportional increase in the number of cell phone towers and antennas and devices that use wireless technology based on high-frequency microwave radiation. Today we have over 100,000 cell phone relay towers in the US and 2 million antennas.The increasing level of electromagnetic pollution has caused the nation's health to spiral downward. It is like watching a train wreck in slow motion; no one seems to be able to stop it. Too many people are in denial that any problem exists at all. Most public discussion has been limited to cell phones and how long it takes for them to give you a brain tumor, but the sleeping giant of all health problems from this technology is itself sleep interruptions. The number of adults developing high blood pressure due to sleep interruptions is increasing by about 500,000 every month. The percent of adults with hypertension is moving on a fast track from 1 in 3 to half the population. Like a volcano building up pressure leading to an eruption, tens of thousands of strokes and heart attacks will soon follow, if not already under way. I have written a book, Insomnia, Fatigue and Cell-Phone Towers, in an attempt to awaken the public to the perils of electromagnetic pollution from microwave radiation and provide a number of solutions. The following interview with Beverly from Las Vegas is excerpted from the book and shows the depth of the problem as well as the denial of the problem that grows worse by the hour...read more>>>... 

Criminal Cartel Moves Forward With Printing $500 Billion In Funny Money

'Thursday, a gang of violent thieves and drug lords decided to counterfeit an additional 500 billion US Dollars in order to prop up their criminal empire. The move undermines the savings and production of the American economy, while at the same time allowing the gang to retain its stranglehold on the banking sector and drug trade. The move by the criminal organization to counterfeit the massive amount of money arises as an outgrowth of their various drug and racketeering schemes...read more>>>...

Anomaly Gallery - Mars Once More...

Interesting anomalies uncovered from Google Mars material ....

NASA's Opportunity Begins Science Studies of Strange Mars' Rocks

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its front hazard-avoidance camera to take the picture above showing the rover's arm extended toward a light-toned rock, "Tisdale 2," during the 2,695th Martian day, or sol, of the rover's work on Mars (Aug. 23, 2011). Tisdale 2 is about 12 inches (30 centimeters) tall. Opportunity arrived three weeks ago at the rim of a 14-mile-wide (22-kilometer-wide) crater named Endeavour. The first rock it examined is flat-topped and about the size of a footstool. It was apparently excavated by an impact that dug a crater the size of a tennis court into the crater's rim. The rock was informally named "Tisdale 2."...read more>>>...

Defining 'Spiritual'

I recently added a status on Facebook asking ... "In as few words as possible, can anyone give their understanding of the word 'spiritual' ... it means different things to different people .......?" Being spiritual doesn't necessarily mean the same thing for one person as it does another ... it is a personal thing, hence why I was interested to find out what other people understood spiritual as and the reason why I added the status on Facebook. The comments I received back included:

"faith, minus religion";

"An inner belief system that we believe in, are constantly critiqueing and work on until the day we pass and is eternal";

"the higher self of all.";

"Inner knowing; tapping into and having a relationship with, the Divine Self; constantly questioning':

"Using the Universal Energy that connects all - living, passed, animal, trees, including things made from them ie leather, furniture, wool, cotton, and things that have had that energy imprinted on it as well ....";

"To be as one with yourself and higher source, we are connected to everything and everyone that exists and are part of the entire universal knowledge. It is to be aware and to act accordingly also, that our actions our words and thoughts affect more than ourselves";

"Being spiritual to me is living from the inside out, listening to my own, inner guidance feeling connected to all living things, having respect for the circle of life. Seeing that we are all one, non better than the other";

 "One-ness!";

"That which leads to non-suffering, and knowing why.";

"Of the spirit."

Many thanks to everyone who made these comments, and contributed to this insight ...

Image Of The Day

Avebury Sarcens
Original image Matthew James

Proof Of Fukushima Weapons Program Rests On A Pile Of Manure

Soon after Japan's triple disaster, I suggested that an official cover-up of a nuclear-weapons program hidden inside the Fukushima No.1 plant was delaying the effort to contain the reactor meltdowns. Soon after the tsunami struck, the Tokyo Electric Power Company reported that only three reactors had been generating electricity on the afternoon of March 11.. (According to the initial report, these were the older GE-built reactors 1,2 and 6.). Yet overheating at five of the plant's six reactors indicated that two additional reactors had also been operating (the newer and more advanced Nos. 3 and 4, built by Toshiba and Hitachi). The only plausible purpose of such unscheduled operation is uranium enrichment toward the production of nuclear warheads. On my subsequent sojourns in Japan, other suspicious activities also pointed to a high-level cover-up, including systematic undercounts of radiation levels, inexplicable damage to thousands of imported dosimeters, armed anti-terrorism police aboard trains and inside the dead zone, the jamming of international phone calls, homing devices installed in the GPS of rented cars, and warning visits to contacts by government agents discouraging cooperation with independent investigations. These aggressive infringements on civil liberties cannot be shrugged off as an overreaction to a civil disaster but must have been invoked on grounds of national security...read more>>>...

The Smithy on the Downs

Back in the days before Christianity came to these shores, the Saxon bards would delight in standing before a blazing fire to tell elaborate tales of their gods and heroes. One can imagine the scene as one of these tales unfolded: the tale of Wayland the Smith. Wayland was the son of the great God-Giant, Wade, King of the Finns. When he was very young his father sent him to be apprenticed to the greatest of master metalworkers, the dwarves of the Icelandic Mountains. Wayland learnt quickly and, as he grew up, he began to outshine even his tutors. When his apprenticeship came to an end, Wayland went to live with his two brothers, Egil and Slagfid, at their hunting lodge deep in the Forest of Wolfdales. Every day the three brothers set out on their skates to go hunting. One particularly frosty morning, however, it was not deer or boar that they discovered in the wilderness, but three lovely princesses. These three beauties sat very quietly, spinning on the shores of Lake Wolfsiar. Egil recognised them at once as being no ordinary Royal ladies. They were swan-maidens who had flown in from Murkwood. Their swan-forms lay down by the water’s edge. Creeping through the reeds, the three brothers seized these magical skins and thus the maidens too, for without their avine halves they were powerless to escape....read more>>>>....

Paranormal Investigations ... A New Location

Strange ...
Another location around Canberra. More interesting spectral shapes and orbs ....
Original Image Matthew James 

Inspiration ... for today

If you are hard-pressed to find abundance in your finances or possessions, look to spiritual qualities. Do you experience abundance in a special relationship? In a quiet moment in a park? In a good laugh with a friend? The more you acknowledge abundance in your spirit, the richer your life will become.


"Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance." -- John Petit-Senn

The Coffee Illusion: What the Magic Brew Really Does to Your Brain

Coffee does not make you "superhuman." The truth is that you become addicted to caffeine quickly, and soon you are drinking coffee to cure withdrawal more than for stimulation.

The Misconception: Coffee stimulates you.

The Truth: You become addicted to caffeine quickly, and soon you are drinking coffee to cure withdrawal more than for stimulation.
Mmmm, a warm cup of coffee with delicious cream, topped with a frothy head. You smell it brewing and feel cozy inside as you browse cakes and brownies, scones and biscotti. You get some of it in you, and you feel alive again - you feel superhuman. Suddenly, you feel like John Nash, you can't keep up with your own mind as geometric symbols float over the magazine articles in your lap. Someone strikes up a conversation about health care, and suddenly everything you've ever heard about the topic is at the tip of your tongue. Damn, coffee is awesome. Except, of course, much of this is an illusion. The truth is, once you've been drinking coffee for a while, the feeling you are getting after a cup isn't the difference between the normal you and the super you, it's the difference between the addict before and after a fix. Ok, this is a very simplified explanation:...read more>>>...

Inspiration ... for today

"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves."-- C.G. Jung

We get clues about our unconscious programming if we watch our reactions, responses, feelings and thoughts about other people and events. Ask yourself: How do I judge or stereotype people? What pushes my buttons? What makes me angry or fearful or sad? The outer incidents that trigger these reactions in me simply MIRROR my own nature. If I didn't have beliefs around the issues that upset me, where would my reactions come from? If I didn't have some internal reference, I wouldn't react at all.  When outer events spark a reaction, we need to look inside to explore what’s going on.

"We discover in ourselves what others hide from us and we recognize in others what we hide from ourselves."-- Vauvenargues

The Flow Of The Universe

The flow of the universe moves through everything. It's in the rocks that form, get pounded into dust, and are blown away. It is the blossoming of a flower born from a seed planted in the spring. The growth cycle that every human being goes through is part of this natural flow. The current that takes us down life's paths is this flow. When we move with it, rather than resisting, we are riding on the universal current that allows us to flow with life. Many people live their lives struggling against this current. They try to use force or resistance to will their lives into happening the way they think it should. Others move with this flow like a sailor using the wind, trusting that the universe is taking them exactly where they need to be at all times. This flow is accessible to everyone because it moves through and around us. We are always riding this flow. It's just a matter of whether we are willing to go with it or resist it. Choosing to go with the flow is often a matter of letting go of the notion that we need to be in control at all times. The flow is always taking you where you need to go. It's just a matter of deciding whether you plan on taking the ride or having it take you there with you dragging your feet. Learning to step into the flow can help you feel a connection to a force that is greater than you and is always there to support you. The decision to go with the flow can take courage because you are surrendering the notion that you need to do everything by yourself. Riding the flow of the universe can be effortless, exhilarating, and not like anything you ever expected. When you are open to being in this flow, you open yourself to possibilities that exist beyond the grasp of your control. As a child, you were naturally swept by the flow. Tears of sadness falling down your face could just as quickly turn to tears of laughter. Just the tiniest wave carrying you forward off the shores of the ocean could carry you into peals of delight. Our souls feel good when we go with the flow of the universe. All we have to do is make the choice to ride its currents.

A Word on 'Danburite'

One of the highest vibration minerals currently found, Danburite “connects the heart of the mind with the mind of the heart". Highly spiritual and sought after for its metaphysical properties, Danburite is a powerful Heart Chakra stone, relieving emotional pain and increasing acceptance of one’s self and of others. Danburite will help you to “let your light shine". The pure love energy of Danburite brings serenity and peace. Gentle yet powerful, Danburite also works with the Third Eye and Crown Chakras. Danburite stimulates the Higher Crown Chakras, connecting the Heart to these Higher Chakras, and aids in communication with Angels and Guides. Danburite is a good stone to have around during times of extreme change, and eases the transition of those leaving the physical human form. Danburite can help heal old deep wounds, as well as clear past Karma...read more>>>...

More Inspiration

When a drop of water is placed in the ocean, it becomes the ocean. When you awaken from this dream of separation, you will realise you are the Mind of God-- The Daily Guru

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An Inner Choice

Often we look at the outside world and find it in a state of seeming chaos or disorder. We feel compelled to transform the situation from one of turmoil into one of peace, yet we are often disappointed in our best attempts to do so. One reason for this is that we cannot bring to the world what we do not have to offer. Peace starts in our own minds and hearts, not outside of ourselves, and until its roots are firmly entrenched in our own selves, we cannot manifest it externally. Once we have found it within, we can share it with our family, our community, and the whole wide world. Some of us may already be doing just that, but for most of us, the first step is looking within and honestly evaluating the state of our own relationship to peacefulness. Interestingly, people who manifest peace internally are not different from us; they have chattering thoughts and troubled emotions like we all do. The difference is that they do not lend their energy to them, so those thoughts and feelings can simply rise and fall like the waves of the ocean without disturbing the deeper waters of peacefulness within. We all have this ability to choose how we distribute our energy, and practice enables us to grow increasingly more serene as we choose the vibration of peace over the vibration of conflict. We begin to see our thoughts and feelings as tiny objects on the surface of our being that pose no threat to the deep interior stillness that is the source of peacefulness. When we find that we are able to locate ourselves more and more in the deeper waters and less on the tumultuous surface of our being, we have discovered a lasting relationship with peace that will enable us to inspire peace beyond ourselves. Until then, we help the world most by practicing the art of choosing peace within.

'Skating Away'

Jethro Tull Skating Away, Live 1977 - The Minstrel Looks Back 1969-1977

Personal 'Paranormal Phenomenon' Gallery #6

Weird Mists
original image by Karan Hazell
Reproduced here by kind permission

Not Your Everyday Ectoplasm: Spirit Mediums and Nonhuman Weirdness

The subject of spirit mediums, séances and spirit manifestations are among what are considered some of the more dubious claims out there these days pertaining to the unexplained, especially in the realms of serious psychic research. All too often we’ve been made privy to tricks and treachery used to fool the gullible and unsuspecting into believing they had witnessed manifestations of strange beings from beyond the grave, or sometimes even from other worlds. However, not all mediums throughout history–specifically the last hundred years or so–have had reputations for being hucksters. With this in mind, it’s interesting to note that there are at least a few instances where mediums and others present at séances, table-tappings and conjurings have claimed to have witnessed more tangible and utterly strange phenomena that, while incredible and wholly inexplicable, may also have been somehow legitimate. Throughout the first half of the twentieth century, the use of séances and channeling had been considered one of the more reliable methods used to contact not only the deceased, but also beings from other dimensions… or even other planets. Mediums like the Reverend Bertie Lilly Candler, referred to prolifically in the spiritualist writings of William Dudley Pelley and several others, were said to have managed to evoke strange, credible apparitions with frightening consistency. Candler, described frequently as “the greatest physical medium of the world,” was the medium behind the alleged conjuring of an entity called “Diane,” which I described in my book Magic, Mysticism and the Molecule as “a very beautiful, eight-foot tall Venusian woman first encountered by contactee Dana Howard beginning in 1939.” Sixteen years later, Howard would meet Candler at the Church of Divine Light on South Parkview Street in Los Angeles, California, where Howard claimed that “a rising glow of phosphorescence” began to manifest during the session. “It was very tall at first, but out of this phosphorescent substance a form began to manifest itself. She was definitely different from the other ‘spirit’ manifestations, a solid, fleshly being, delicate in charm and manner.” To the amazement of Howard and those present, the being began to speak to them...read more>>>....

Buddhist Inspiration ...

These days people don't search for the Truth. People study simply in order to find knowledge necessary to make a living, raise families and look after themselves, that's all. To them, being smart is more important than being wise!---Ajahn Chah

The Violet Flame: the Alchemist’s Dream

FOR CENTURIES, alchemists have sought to change base metals into gold. But the transmutation of metals like lead into gold is symbolic of a higher and more noble alchemy — the alchemy of self-transformation. SELF-TRANSFORMATION was the goal of the most spiritual of alchemists. They sought a way to change the lead of negative human energy into the gold of divine energy, and some of them achieved this by using the violet flame. But first, let’s explore what the violet flame is, what it does and how it works. The violet flame (also called the violet fire) is a unique spiritual energy that can help you in all areas of your life. It can heal emotional and physical problems, improve your relationships, help you to grow spiritually, or just make life easier. The flame is the essence of a unique spiritual light. Mystics of all ages have glimpsed a “spiritual spectrum” behind the physical spectrum. Radiant colors, more pure and rare than those found on earth, emanate from a brilliant, “inner” divine light. Just as a ray of sunlight passing through a prism refracts into seven colors, spiritual light splits into seven colors, or “rays” – each of which has specific divine qualities. The violet flame comes forth from the violet ray, which has the qualities of mercy, forgiveness, freedom and transmutation....read more>>>...

Quail Totem Animal

Quail teaches about mysticism and enlightens you about your soul name and purpose. He is about nourishment of the soul, family, teaches how to elude problems, spot danger, and safety issues. Are you spending enough time with family? There are safety in numbers, perhaps you need to socialize? Quail also aids in awareness of dangers and gives you the quickness and camouflage you need in time of crisis. Are you blending in? Should you at this time? Quail will show you much about movement and taking opportunities when they are right. Allow quail to teach you this fine arts. It is time to be aware of what is going on around you....read more>>>...

Image Of The Day

The Bowder Stone, Cumbria, UK
original image Matthew James

UFOs In Skies, Photos, and Best-Seller Lists

Earlier this year Annie Jacobsen's book Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base drew groans from skeptics and believers alike who derided her claim that the infamous 1947 Roswell crash was really a spy plane sent by Joseph Stalin, piloted by "alien-like children" created by Nazi doctor Josef Mengele intended to create a mass panic about an alien invasion. The story was based entirely on one anonymous source without a shred of supporting evidence, which is not unheard of among UFO reports. UFO enthusiasts who prefer some documentation with their speculation might prefer journalist Leslie Kean's recent book UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record. Kean's book topped the New York Times bestseller list - an unusual achievement for a nonfiction book about extraterrestrials. Part of the reason the book has done so well, Kean told Discovery News, is that "I'm trying to be very straightforward as a journalist, laying out what we know based on the official records. Also, many of the chapters were written by other people [including generals and former Arizona governor Fife Symington], and [former White House chief of staff] John Podesta wrote the foreword....They're not just taking my word for it, the reader gets to actually read what these authorities have to say in their own words."...read more>>>....

Moonstone

Moonstones, gems named for their resemblance to the familiar glowing orb in the night sky, offer us more than mere beauty. Their association with moon goddesses throughout the world may explain why moonstones’ qualities seem to reach out to assist all those who find themselves under the moon’s light, from travelers and those at sea to lovers and dreamers. Throughout the world, moonstones have been imbued with mystical properties that extend the fabled powers of the moon into daylight hours. In India, they are thought to give sweet, beautiful dreams by night but have gained a reputation for enhancing intuitive sensitivity and spiritual vision of the “third eye” at any time of the day. This connection to the subconscious was also recognized in the Middle Ages in Europe, where it was believed that gazing into a moonstone would cause you to fall into a deep sleep that allowed you to see the future. This extends to the power of fertility, where in Arabia, women sew moonstones into their garments to enhance their fertility. This association with fertility even extends to the fertility of crops, which is why moonstone amulets have been seen hanging in fruit trees before harvest. To further enhance the power of your moonstone, try putting them outside in the light of the full moon. Moonstones, sometimes likened to a raindrop or tear, have long reminded people in Asia that the moon cannot be seen during the rain, just as it is difficult to see through our tears. By bringing love and abundance into our lives today and helping us to see the future, moonstones allow us to bring the hope of all good things into our lives.

New photographs released to silence conspiracy theory that Moon landings were a massive Nasa hoax

For many it is one of the human race’s greatest achievements - but ever since that first ‘giant leap for mankind’ there are some who have questioned whether man really did land on the moon. Now, though, there’s photographic evidence so powerful that even the most hardened sceptics should be persuaded that we really did touch down on the lunar surface. Nasa’s Lunar Reconnaisance Orbiter (LRO) has taken new photographs of the surface that clearly show astronaut footprints, the lunar rover and spacecraft scorch marks. The LRO produced stunning photographs of the lunar surface in 2009 from an altitude of 31 miles. Now it’s made another pass from just 13 miles high to produce a set with even more clarity....read more>>>....

Extra Terrestrial UFO or Advanced Human Technology?

Group Circle Affirmation ...

GREAT SPIRIT WE STATE THAT THE INTENTION OF THIS CIRCLE IS TO REACH OUT WITH OUR MINDS AND OUR HEARTS TO COMMUNICATE WITH ANY OF OUR LOVED ONES OR FRIENDS WHO ARE NO LONGER OF THIS EARTH PLANE. WE ARE TOGETHER IN OUR INTENTION ... WE ARE ONE IN LOVE AND COMPASSION AND EAGER TO COMMUNICATE IN THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN.

IF NOT FOR OURSELF PERSONALLY WE ASK THAT WE GAIN A COMMUNICATION WITH OUR DEARLY DEPARTED FRIENDS ... SO SOMEONE IN OUR CIRCLE TONIGHT CAN RECEIVE THE INSIGHT AND THE CONNECTION THEY NEED AT THIS TIME. WE COMMUNICATE WITH UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND UNIVERSAL COMPASSION ... AND ASK THAT THOSE WHO COMMUNICATE DO SO WITH THE SAME.

WITHIN OUR HEARTS SHINES THE VIBRATION OF TRUTH AND LOVE ... OF A SHINING INCANDESCENT LIGHT THAT WE ASK IS USED AS A BEACON FOR THOSE ON THE OTHER SIDE TO MOVE TOWARDS - Matthew James

Antelope Totem Animal

Heightened psychic ability, may need to insulate ourself or come out of hiding, adaptability with strong survival skills, strong sense of smell, new opportunities can be seen, teaches how to overcome obstacles with a swift and gentle nature. Antelope teaches listening to intuition. Are you adapting like you should? Taking chances or afraid of failing? Are you listening to your instincts? Antelope can teach you strength and courage in all areas....read more>>>...

Confusing Medical Ailments With Mental Illness

An elderly woman's sudden depression turns out to be a side effect of her high blood-pressure medication. A new mother's exhaustion and disinterest in her baby seem like postpartum depression - but actually signal a postpartum thyroid imbalance that medication can correct. A middle-aged manager has angry outbursts at work and frequently feels "ready to explode." A brain scan reveals temporal-lobe seizures, a type of epilepsy that can be treated with surgery or medication. More than 100 medical disorders can masquerade as psychological conditions, according to Harvard psychiatrist Barbara Schildkrout, who cited these examples among others in Unmasking Psychological Symptoms, a book aimed at helping therapists broaden their diagnostic skills. Studies have suggested that medical conditions may cause mental-health issues in as many as 25% of psychiatric patients and contribute to them in more than 75%...read more>>>>...

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'No Harm Befalls Me'
original sigil artwork Matthew James

Today's Inspiration

We unconsciously use defence mechanisms to shield us from situations we perceive to be scary or painful. A part of you may want to grow and change, but another part may be resisting because change always moves you into new territory in your thinking and emotions. If you find you are getting anxious, fearful, angry, frustrated, dismissive or unmotivated, then defence mechanisms are at work. Watch for them and know them to be signs of fear that wants to hold you back. Then courageously move through them.
"I have never been contained except I made the prison." -- Mary Evans

Walking through Your Fear

The situations, activities, and individuals that frighten us remain static. Their relative intensity does not change. Fear, on the other hand, self-magnifies. It is when you are afraid and envisioning all that might go wrong that the energy underlying your fear grows. A tiny flicker of anxiety can easily develop into a terror that manifests itself physically and eventually paralyzes you into inaction. Though frequently, in walking through that fear, we discover that the strength of our fright was out of synch with reality. And we learn that doing what frightens us can lead to great blessings. Confronting your trepidation head-on will help you accept that few frightening scenarios will ever live up to the negative disasters that we sometimes play out in our minds. Though fear is literally an evolutionary gift meant to sharpen your senses and energize you during times of great stress, it can nonetheless become a barrier that prevents you from fulfilling your potential by causing you to miss out on rewarding, life-changing experiences. During the period before you face your fear, you may have to deal with a barrage of negative thoughts and emotions. Walking through it, whether your fear is public speaking, taking part in an activity that makes you nervous, or asserting yourself when the odds are against you, may be equally as difficult. But once you have emerged unscathed on the other side, which you will, you will likely wonder why you assumed the worst in the first place. As you spend time worrying about what might happen, it’s good to know that your fear probably won’t happen at all. It may feel like a great weight has been lifted from your shoulders, and you will likely feel a sense of passionate pride. Walking through your fear can mean taking risks and can require both practice and patience. Since it is challenging to act when you are gripped with fear, start small. Each step you take into fear will strengthen you and help you confront future fears with poise, courage, and confidence. You will also find that when you are willing to stare your fear in the face, the universe will always offer you some form of aid or support. When you see the heights of accomplishment and personal evolution you can attain when you walk through your fears, your faith in yourself will grow, allowing your next step to be easier.

Seagull Totem Animal

Kittiwake by Hugh Harrop

 Seagulls are spiritual messengers that demonstrate that a higher communication is taking place. He shows how to see above situations with a higher clarity and teaches that there are many perspectives to consider. Seagull shows a sense friendship and community and the cooperation that is needed for the whole to operate successfully. He teaches how to ride the currents of the mental, emotional and physical worlds. Are you going with the flow or fighting it? Are you cooperating with others? Are you open to your guides? Seagull can teach you many lessons of looking, living and being. It is time to listen and watch for the nuances and timing of action...read more>>>....

 



Some Buddhist Inspiration

We all know that on days when we are in a good mood, when the whole world seems to be smiling at us, we can accept predicaments or bad news more easily than if our mind is already upset, frustrated or troubled, when the slightest incident might cause us to explode with negative emotions. If we make a habit of being governed by these negative emotions, we will lose our appetite, sleep badly, perhaps become ill, and lose a few years of our life as a result. So mental calmness is very important.

(From Beyond Dogma - The Challenge of the Modern World)

'Non-intrusive' scanners spare travellers' blushes at Heathrow - by turning them into stick-men

Passengers stepping into the ProVision scanners at Heathrow have had to endure the knowledge that airport security staff are looking at a shadowy - and quite possibly wobbly - image of their naked body. But new software for the scanners will make the whole experience a little less personal by turning the scan into a stick-man like cartoon with 'danger' areas highlighted as yellow squares. For the first time, also, passengers will be able to see exactly what the security staff are looking at. The new scanners, which are already in operation at Heathrow, use exactly the same technology as the previous version, just with different software to prevent security staff receiving unwanted glimpses of passengers' naked bodies. Ian Hutcheson, Security Director at BAA, said: 'At Heathrow, we are constantly looking for ways to ensure that high security standards don’t have a negative impact on passenger experience. The new bodyscanners are an important step towards meeting this goal.'...read more>>>....

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Psychics are able to perceive things that are unnoticeable to the five physical senses (sight, smell, touch, sound, and taste). People with psychic power have been recorded even in the Bible, such as Joseph the dreamer when he dreamt of his multi colored coat. While most people perceive psychics as fortune-tellers, they can actually do more than predict the future: some can tell you what happened in the past to help you understand your problems in the present and in turn help you prepare for the future, for instance. There are many types of psychic powers, and they each have their own purpose. Some are called clairvoyants; they can “see” those which are not visible to the normal human eye, and those which are hidden or far away. Some are clairaudients: they can “hear” sound frequencies beyond the range of human hearing, and, similar to clairvoyants, they can “hear” or “listen” to sounds which are far away or otherwise inaudible. Clairsentients are those who “sense” or “feel”, where clairvoyants “see” and clairaudients “hear”. Mediums are people who can communicate with spirits, including, but sometimes not limited to humans who passed away into the afterlife, similar to Whoopi Goldberg’s character in the movie “Ghost.” Intuitionists are psychics who may be clairsentients but can also interpret the meanings of those energies that they perceive. Telepaths are those who can communicate with other telepaths or with other people from far away without the use of technology, using the power of their minds alone...read more>>>... 

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Vibrational Shift 2012
original artwork Matthew James

Greenhouse Gas Theory Discredited by 'Coolant' Carbon Dioxide Read more at Suite101: Greenhouse Gas Theory Discredited by 'Coolant' Carbon Dioxide

Science professor, a former global warming believer now denier, publishes groundbreaking paper to prove carbon dioxide cools, not warms, our atmosphere. Professor Nasif Nahle found something deeply troubling about the man-made global warming theory (AGW). He explains, “I started out wanting to debunk those deniers of science.” Nahle had originally believed that human emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) were warming the atmosphere until he found an incorrect assumption within the greenhouse effect hypothesis. Invited to attend a televised debate on the Indonesian Tsunami that addressed whether global warming was a factor in that catastrophe, Nahle checked the validity of calculations relating to the combined reactions of certain atmospheric gases to solar radiation in the so-called greenhouse effect. “That was when I saw it was junk science.”...read more>>>...

Comet Elenin - the Final Prospect

As many readers already know, Comet Elenin has begun the irreversible process of breaking up. Such a breakup of small comets passing near the Sun is not rare, and in that is nothing surprising.  All the pieces continue to move on the comet's trajectory. The large fragments are likely to continue to disintegrate into smaller ones. It is possible that in October when the comet moves into the morning sky, we will no longer be able to see what once was Comet Elenin. It is possible that something will be visible to large earth-based telescopes. The breakup of a long-period comet fairly close to the Earth (on a Solar System scale) is a rather rare event. During such a breakup we can see the interior of the comet to better understand its construction and composition...read more>>>...

Permission to Simply Be

The elation we feel when we have learned an important lesson, achieved a goal, or had a big breakthrough can sometimes be met with a period of downtime afterward. During this period of transition, we may feel unsure and not know where to turn next. Many people, during the pause between achievements, begin to wonder what their life is about. These feelings are common and strike everyone from time to time. Human beings are active creatures—we feel best when we are working on a project or vigorously pursuing a goal. But there is nothing inherently wrong with spending a day, a week, or even a month simply existing and not having a plan. Just be. It won’t be long before you embark upon your next voyage of growth and discovery. The quiet lull into we which we fall between ideas, projects, and goals can make life seem empty. After accomplishing one objective, you may want to move immediately on to the next. However, when your next step is unclear, you may feel frustrated, disconnected, or even a mild depression. You may even perceive your lack of forward momentum as an indicator of imminent stagnation. To calm these distressing thoughts, try to accept that if your intent is personal growth, you will continue to grow as an individual whether striving for a specific objective or not. Spending time immersed in life’s rigors and pleasures can be a cathartic experience that gives you the time you need to think about what you have recently gone through and leisurely contemplate what you wish to do next. You may also find that in simply being and going through the motions of everyday life, you reconnect with your priorities in a very organic, unforced way. The mindful transitional pause can take many forms. For some, it can be a period of reflection that helps them understand how their life has unfolded. For others, it can be a period of adjustment, where new values based on recent changes are integrated into daily life. Just because you’re not headed swiftly to a final destination doesn’t mean you should assume that you have lost your drive. The stage between journeys can become a wonderful period of relaxation that prepares you for the path that will soon be revealed to you.

Proctorial Essences

A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS'S SIMPLE PRAYER OF PROTECTION

I call on my fellow brothers of the light..
Please protect me in my mortal room,
Please keep those harmful negative aspects from me,
Please keep cleansed my sacred space,
And let no harm befall me,


For I am pure of heart,
For I am the light of love,
So let me venture forth on high,
Without fear of darkness or of disharmony.


Thank you for granting me safe passage,
And for granting me my simple request......

Originally Written 22nd May 1995

Quote For The Day

"People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives."-- J. Michael Straczynski

Five Years Ago - 1st November 2006

A Light In The Darkness will be FIVE years old in November ... FIVE years. The Very first post was on Wednesday 1st November 2006 ....entitled 'Entering The Unknown'. And, somehow we've been able to keep a seamless timeline connection between then and now ... the original concept of A Light In The Darkness has been spoken of a number of times ... a personal library of occult material from all over the internet in one place for reference and enlightenment ... that basic core idea has been kept pretty much constant all the way through the last five years. The Index of subjects has grown considerably; as have the posts (18,500+ at last count) .... and will continue to do so. The appearance of A Light In The Darkness has changed considerably too since the early days ... today's presentation may well evolve into something else in time.

I'm extremely grateful to each and every one of you who's been regular visitors here. What was a personal place ... a personal sanctuary ... is now very much a worldwide reference library. We get numerous e-mails from all four corners of the globe ... and it is awesome to know that other people, from all walks of life, are using this as a occult sanctuary too. When I first embarked on A Light In The Darkness I did not know what fate had in store for me ... where this journey would take me ...there wasto be a major changing point on 17th March 2007 when I received the audible message '357'... and the subsequent sadness associated with May 2007 (3-5-7) ... the sad ongoing saga of the missing shining star and my distant involvement with Daily Merlin Insights. This had not been intended at the time. I'd merely turned some tarot cards and 'astral travelled' to try to fathom out the mystery for myself ... then added the findings to the blog without realising the consequences of this action. The first 'Daily Merlin' was entitled Madeleine McCann: Clairvoyant Prediction - Is She Alive? posted on 22nd May 2007.

 A Light In The Darkness was transformed forever ... unintentionally.

There have been many other twists and turns since then ... an move from New Zealand to Australia in April 2008 ... the addition of several companion blogs ... and recently the inclusion of The Matthew James Psychic Line ...

It's been quite a ride ... sometimes joyful, sometimes arduous. It's been serious therapy for me at times (I've endured the loss of my Mother, my Father-in-Law, an Uncle, numerous close family friends during the duration of A Light In The Darkness) ... and without its constant presence in my life I'm sure I would have gone totally loopy!!!

Fundamentally A Light In The Darkness still packs the same punch it began life punching. I still scour the internet for articles of interest to add on a daily basis. I still add my own rants from time to time ... I try to keep it as interesting as possible, not only for me ... but for each and everyone of you who visit this spiritual haven in the www ocean ... thanks again.

In the future watch out for more of my own 'posts'. My own twists on the occult subjects. I intend to write more articles ... it has become very necessary in recent weeks. Tides are turning as we approach 2012 ... the quickening process has ignited a major gathering of light minded souls over here, and all over the globe. We are all becoming magnetised and inspired. The need for self expression is paramount. The need for explanation is essential. My DNA and mind space appears to be currently filled to brimming with inspiration ... and I just know I have to let it out ...!!

Watch out for 1st November 2011 ... the 5th birthday of A Light In The Darkness ... I need to create something special for that day!!!

The Power of Belief and Health

It’s true that doctors don’t know everything about what the body is, how it works and how it heals. Don’t get me wrong doctor’s have there place, they keep us alive when we are sick and help us survive in an emergency, for that they are great. However when it comes to other healing properties in our body a lot of doctor’s can’t see past there myriad of medical study to what the body can achieve on it’s own demise. The body truly is an amazing healing vessel, everyday we are bombarded with bacteria, viruses and other nasties however most of the time the bodies protective layer and immune system will throw it off. In times of stress or emotion or bad health this can change to the point where one seems to get sick with everything. This is because emotions, eating badly and stress let bad energy’s penetrate our own to the point where our spirit is much weaker thus effecting our own body. So to with this comes the power of belief and how it effects us. Belief is such a powerful and dangerous thing. On one hand it can heal the body based on the healing powers of expectation and negatively it can make one more sick by believing and expecting to be always unwell. Both are the same two sides of oneself. On the one hand we can make ourselves more well with determined belief and on the other hand we can destroy ourselves literally as well...read more>>>...

Defining 'Seance'

A séance is a form of mediumship in which one or more people communicate with entities on another frequency. We generally refer to them as spirits who will bring there messages in many interesting way. Though many people in the past did not believe in receiving messages in this way, today many mediums, proving beyond a doubt that communication is possible, though not necessarily seated around a table as is the case with the traditional séance.


The word Séance comes from French séance, 'seat', 'session', from Old French seoir, 'to sit.' In French as in English the word came to be used specifically for a meeting of people to receive spiritualistic messages (a sense first recorded in English in 1845), but earlier in French and English the word had been used for meetings more generally.

Spiritualism, talking to spirits, often gets a bad 'Rap'. As a medium I can tell you that spirits can be kind and loving and help heal issues of separation and lost loves. In the polarity of our reality, you have the good and the bad, the positive and the negative, the functional and the dysfunctional, even with spirits.

Part of our human conditioning tells us that we are part of something more than third dimension. We envision gods, angels, guides, and others on the other side who sometimes interact in this realm. As we expand our conscious awareness, we seek to hear their messages and make a connection that is far more powerful than that in 3D. It is how we are programmed. humans have always sought to connect with their creators, who exist above this realm....read more>>>....

How to have a séance.

There are three important factors that must be considered when conducting a séance. They are; the purpose, the quality of the sitters and the location. Each of these must be provided for to increase the expectation for a reasonably successful outcome.
The conducting medium:
The medium should be one that has already presided over a séance before and is familiar with the importance of insuring that the basic requirements mentioned above are met. The séance may be conducted by a non-experienced person, however, the success of the outcome may be affected because of a lack of attunement. In either case, it is up to the conducting medium to assure that the conditions outlined below are met.
Purpose:
The purpose for the séance should be established prior to the meeting. Is it to contact someone’s deceased relative or friend, find spirit guides, or to conjure apparitions? Whatever the purpose it must be the only purpose for all the sitters and this must be the only thought in everyone’s mind. There cannot be divided purposes in the circle once it begins because it will weaken if not destroy the singleness of psychic energy needed in the séance. It is up to the conducting medium to query each sitter, and to make them aware of the importance of a single mind among them all. All thoughts of personal affairs, the day’s events or any other distracting thoughts must be put aside because these also interfere with maintaining a single energy
The sitters:
Desire to be there is the primary qualification for a sitter. Without this there is a loss in the expectation that gives the séance that special feeling. If you have to drag someone into the circle, you’re doing the wrong thing. Here are the types of people you want in the circle:

Someone that really wants to be there, who is serious and not frivolous or silly and giddy. Positive and uplifting people that will add their energy. A family member that wants to make contact with a deceased loved one. (In the case of seeking such contact) They must not be grasping and groping for the connection, but rather, subjective and patient for whatever comes. Grasping and desperate persons sometimes block the energy, so they must put their feelings in check and be neutral. Persons that are empathetic and can inject love into the séance. Love is the vibration of communication in the spirit world. Its presence enables communication to take place....read more>>>...