Words of Wisdom—Personal Adversity

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According to conventional wisdom, any goal is achievable if you work hard. Alas, personal adversity sometimes squashes that promise.

In such cases, all the benefits are through the journey, not the desired goal. Personal adversity frequently stems from things that you can’t control in life.

Hang in there if you’re enduring extraordinary trials in life. On a spiritual level, your soul may be rejoicing at your resiliency.

Below we list famous quotes related to personal adversity.

“We don’t develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.” Barbara De Angelis

“If you are lucky enough to never experience any sort of adversity, we won’t know how resilient you are. It’s only when you’re faced with obstacles, stress, and other environmental threats that resilience, or the lack of it, emerges: Do you succumb or do you surmount?” Maria Konnikova

“Adversity is like a strong wind. It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that we see ourselves as we really are.” Arthur Golden

“Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it.” Horace

“Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head.” William Shakespeare

“In every adversity there lies the seed of an equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time.” Robert Collier

“Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.” Horace

“Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with.” Thomas Carlyle

“Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.” Lou Holtz

“You’ll never find a better sparring partner than adversity.” Golda Meir

“You show me anybody that’s great in anything they do, I’ll show you somebody that’s persevered, demonstrated that mental toughness to overcome some obstacles and adversity.” Sean McVay

“There is no education like adversity.” Benjamin Disraeli

“Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.” Scott Hamilton

“Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes; adversity not without many comforts and hopes.” Francis Bacon

“Everybody has adversity in their lives and we all have to find ways of overcoming them. You’ve got to soldier on, make the best of it, look for the positive in everything.” Judith Durham

“Three hundred years ago a prisoner condemned to the Tower of London carved on the wall of his cell this sentiment to keep up his spirits during his long imprisonment: ‘It is not adversity that kills, but the impatience with which we bear adversity.” James Keller

“He who does not tire, tires adversity.” Martin Farquhar Tupper

“Search for the seed of good in every adversity. Master that principle and you will own a precious shield that will guard you well through all the darkest valleys you must traverse. Stars may be seen from the bottom of a deep well, when they cannot be discerned from the mountaintop. So will you learn things in adversity that you would never have discovered without trouble. There is always a seed of good. Find it and prosper.” Og Mandino

“Prosperity is no just scale; adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.” Plutarch

“In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends.”  John Churton Collins

“Adversity leads us to think properly of our state, and so is most beneficial to us.” Samuel Johnson

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Words of Wisdom–Gautama Buddha on Gratitude and Joy

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Gautama Buddha lived in ancient India 5th to 4th century BCE and is regarded as the founder of Buddhism. He was an enlightened soul (that phrase is overused, but he really was) who reintroduced a path to let go of the attachment to suffering. He taught a middle ground between over-indulgence and the excessive strictness of other spiritual practices, as well as meditative practices and mindfulness. He was referred to as Buddha, which means “Awakened One” starting two centuries after his death. Below we share some of his wise statements on gratitude and joy.

“Good men and bad men differ radically. Bad men never appreciate kindness shown them, but wise men appreciate and are grateful. Wise men try to express their appreciation and gratitude by some return of kindness, not only to their benefactor, but to everyone else.” Gautama Buddha

“Pain in life is inevitable but suffering is not. Pain is what the world does to you, suffering is what you do to yourself [by the way you think about the ‘pain’ you receive]. Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. [You can always be grateful that the pain is not worse in quality, quantity, frequency, duration, etc].” Gautama Buddha

“A noble person is mindful and thankful for the favors he receives from others.” Gautama Buddha

“Reverence, humility, contentment, gratitude and hearing the good Dhamma, this is the best good luck.” Gautama Buddha

“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little.” Gautama Buddha

“You have no cause for anything but gratitude and joy.” Gautama Buddha

“The mind is the source of happiness and unhappiness by what it chooses to compare the experience with. If it chooses to compare it to something worse then it will create happiness, gratitude and pride but if it chooses to compare it to something better then it will create unhappiness, bitterness and envy.” Gautama Buddha

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without. It can be argued that peace and happiness comes from the subjective internalised perspective of realizing things could be worse and being grateful they aren’t. The alternative view that peace and happiness comes from the objective external perspective of having more and better things than at present, while important for growth, can be a never-ending source of jealousy, dissatisfaction and disappointment. A balance of the two, where people are grateful for what they have while striving for more seems the best blended perspective.” Gautama Buddha

“When you realize how perfect [or at least better than it could be] everything is, you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.” Gautama Buddha

“One who possesses four qualities is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What four? Bodily good conduct, verbal good conduct, mental good conduct, and gratitude or thankfulness. One possessing these four qualities is deposited in heaven as if brought there.” Gautama Buddha

“Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.” Gautama Buddha

“There is no fire like greed, No crime like hatred, No sorrow like separation, No sickness like hunger of heart, And no joy like the joy of freedom. Health, contentment and trust Are your greatest possessions, And freedom your greatest joy. Look within. Be still. Free from fear and attachment, Know the sweet joy of living in the way.” Gautama Buddha

“Generosity brings happiness at every stage of its expression. We experience joy in forming the intention to be generous. We experience joy in the actual act of giving something. And we experience joy in remembering the fact that we have given.” Gautama Buddha

“The gift of the Truth beats all other gifts. The flavour of the Truth beats all other tastes. The joy of the Truth beats all other joys, and the cessation of desire conquers all suffering.” Gautama Buddha

“Live in Joy, In love, Even among those who hate. Live in joy, In health, Even among the afflicted. Live in joy, In peace, Even among the troubled. Look within. Be still. Free from fear and attachment, Know the sweet joy of living in the way.” Gautama Buddha

“Be quick to do good. If you are slow, The mind, delighting in mischief, Will catch you. Turn away from mischief. Again and again, turn away. Before sorrow befalls you. Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, And you will be filled with joy. A fool is happy Until his mischief turns against him. And a good man may suffer Until his goodness flowers. Do not make light of your failings, Saying, ‘What are they to me?’ A jug fills drop by drop.” Gautama Buddha

“Seeker, empty the boat, lighten the load, be free of craving and judgment and hatred, and feel the joy of the way.” Gautama Buddha

“Whatever suffering there is in this world, all arises from desiring only myself to be happy. And whatever joy there is in this world, all arises from desiring to share my happiness with everyone.” Gautama Buddha

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Scientific Evidence of the Power of Gratitude

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Although we accept the theory of personal fate, we also believe that everyone has the power to make the most of his or her life within the limits of predetermination.

As we outline in the Mystic’s Magic Formula, one of the best ways to optimize life’s rewards and mitigate life’s challenges is through the power of gratitude.

As Dave Asprey of Bulletproof says, “…gratitude literally rewires your brain. Even a simple gratitude writing practice builds lasting neural sensitivity for more positive thinking. That means the more you practice gratitude, the more you default to positivity instead of negativity.”

Fifty years ago, nobody would have believed you if you claimed the power of gratitude could be scientifically proven. But today, numerous studies show the incredible benefits of gratitude.

The Greater Good Science Center and Robert Emmons of the University of California, Davis, in 2011 launched Expanding the Science and Practice of Gratitude, funded by the John Templeton Foundation.

Below we list some of the scientific findings related to this remarkable project, supporting the power of gratitude.

Gratitude and Quality of Sleep

A study found that gratitude “…predicts greater subjective sleep quality and sleep duration, and less sleep latency and daytime dysfunction.” Gratitude Influences Sleep through the Mechanism of Pre-Sleep CognitionsWood, A. M., et al. (2009). Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 66(1), 43–48.PDF

Gratitude and Well-Being

A study “…presents a new model of gratitude incorporating both gratitude that arises following help from others and habitual appreciations of the positive aspects of life.” Wood, A. M., et al. (2010). Gratitude and Well-Being: A Review and Theoretical Integration. Clinical Psychology Review, doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2010.03.005.PDF

Gratitude and Happiness

A study “…evaluated the reliability of the Gratitude Resentment and Appreciation Test (GRAT), finding it to have internal consistency and temporal stability, then used GRAT to find the importance of gratitude to subjective well-being.”

A study found that “…regularly practicing counting one’s blessings and visualizing best possible selves are shown to raise and maintain positive mood.” Sheldon, K. M., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2006). How to Increase and Sustain Positive Emotion: The Effects of Expressing Gratitude and Visualizing Best Possible Selves. Journal of Positive Psychology, 1(2), 73-82.PDF

Four studies, “…examine the correlates of the disposition towards gratitude, finding that self and observer ratings of a grateful disposition are associated with well-being, prosocial behaviors, and spirituality.” McCullough, M. E., Emmons, R. A., & Tsang, J-A. (2002). The Grateful Disposition: A Conceptual and Empirical Topography. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 82(1), 112-127.PDF

Gratitude and Successful Relationships

A study “…posits that gratitude is an evolutionarily developed emotion which strengthens our relationships with our partners.” Algoe, S. B. (in press). Find, Remind, and Bind: The Functions of Gratitude in Everyday Relationships. Social and Personality Psychology Compass.

A study found “…higher levels of gratitude after receiving thoughtful benefits (e.g. gifts, favors, etc.) predicted higher relationship connection and satisfaction.” Algoe, S. B., Gable, S. L. & Maisel, N. C. (2010). It’s the Little Things: Everyday Gratitude as a Booster Shot for Romantic Relationships. Personal Relationships, 17: 217–233

Gratitude and Children’s and Adolescents’ Well-Being

“Early adolescents’ subjective well-being are studied when they are encouraged to have more grateful outlooks on life. Froh, J. J., Sefick, W. J., & Emmons, R. A. (2008). Counting Blessings in Early Adolescents: An Experimental Study of Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being. Journal of School Psychology, 46(2), 213-233.PDF

A study finds that “…children with lower positive affect levels are impacted more from gratitude interventions than those whose levels are higher.” Froh, J. J., Kashdan, T. B., Ozimkowski, K. M., & Miller, N. (2009). Who Benefits The Most from a Gratitude Intervention in Children and Adolescents? Examining Positive Affect as a Moderator. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 4, 408–422. PDF

One of the easiest ways to improve your life is by expressing more gratitude. As the studies show, you have a lot to gain and it costs you nothing besides a little effort involving positive thinking.

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Words of Wisdom: Albert Einstein

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Albert Einstein, the German-born theoretical physicist, is remembered as one of the greatest physicists of all time. Einstein created the theory of relativity and made important contributions to the theory of quantum mechanics. Below we list examples of his words of wisdom.

“A man’s ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.” Albert Einstein

“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” Albert Einstein

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” Albert Einstein

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” Albert Einstein

“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” Albert Einstein

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Albert Einstein

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” Albert Einstein

“Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” Albert Einstein

“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” Albert Einstein

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” Albert Einstein

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.” Albert Einstein

“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.” Albert Einstein

“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” Albert Einstein

“The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” Albert Einstein

“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” Albert Einstein

“Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.” Albert Einstein

“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.” Albert Einstein

“Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.” Albert Einstein

“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” Albert Einstein

“The only source of knowledge is experience.” Albert Einstein

“The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.” Albert Einstein

“The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.” Albert Einstein

“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.” Albert Einstein

“The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” Albert Einstein

“If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?” Albert Einstein

“Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.” Albert Einstein

“Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.” Albert Einstein

“The man of science is a poor philosopher.” Albert Einstein

“Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.” Albert Einstein

“The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.” Albert Einstein

“It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.” Albert Einstein

“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.” Albert Einstein

“I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.” Albert Einstein

“Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.” Albert Einstein

“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” Albert Einstein

“Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.” Albert Einstein

“The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.” Albert Einstein

“Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.” Albert Einstein

“A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.” Albert Einstein

“If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.” Albert Einstein

“The only real valuable thing is intuition.” Albert Einstein

“My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.” Albert Einstein

“When the solution is simple, God is answering.” Albert Einstein

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Words of Wisdom About Gratitude

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Gratitude is one of the most powerful spiritual tools that you can use to enhance your state of mind and life, and cope with challenging circumstances.

In accepting that which you can’t change, and expressing gratitude for what it is teaching you, life’s problems become easier to tolerate.

You can express gratitude for a limitless number of things, including the positive aspects of your financial situation, home, family, health, physical body, being single or being in a relationship, and much more.

Below we list quotes that highlight the importance and power of gratitude.

“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.” Marcus Tullius Cicero

“What I’ve learned is there’s a scientifically proven phenomenon that’s attached to gratitude, and that if you consciously take note of what is good in your life, quantifiable benefits happen.” Deborah Norville

“The common meaning of gratitude is to be thankful for benefits received. While this is important, I feel that the energy of gratitude is one of the most powerful attracting forces in the universe. A heart filled with Thanksgiving, even when appearances tell us that we are mired in scarcity, conflict, and affliction, moves us to a higher frequency in consciousness and we soon witness reality shining through the illusion.” John Randolph Price

“Gratitude is like a magnet; the more grateful you are, the more you will receive to be grateful for.” Iyanla Vanzant

“Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favorite food, or the sound of a loved one’s voice.” Joseph B. Wirthlin

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” Melody Beattie

“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.” Denis Waitley

“Gratitude is when memory is stored in the heart and not in the mind.” Lionel Hampton

“Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty.” Doris Day

“Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.” Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Gratitude to gratitude always gives birth.” Sophocles

“It’s wonderful to be grateful. To have that gratitude well out from deep within you and pour out in waves. Once you truly experience this, you will never want to give it up.” Srikumar Rao

“Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains of gratitude, since it was not to him but to God that the gift was made.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery

“If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.” Meister Eckhart

“Gratitude goes beyond the ‘mine’ and ‘thine’ and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift. In the past I always thought of gratitude as a spontaneous response to the awareness of gifts received, but now I realize that gratitude can also be lived as a discipline. The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is given to me as a gift of love, a gift to be celebrated with joy.” Henri Nouwen

“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” John Milton

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” Epicurus

“Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.” Rumi

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Words of Wisdom: UFOs

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Thirty years ago, if you mentioned you believe in extraterrestrial life on other planets or UFOs, most people would look at you like you were an alien. Now those same people, thanks to so much undeniable evidence, are either warming up to the idea, or doubling down with their denial. Perhaps we’ll find out soon enough how real they are. Will some aliens among us be revealed too?

Below are some thoughts on UFOs and life elsewhere in the Universe.

“Given the millions of billions of Earth-like planets, life elsewhere in the Universe without a doubt, does exist. In the vastness of the Universe we are not alone.” Albert Einstein

“UFO’s are as real as the airplanes flying overhead.” Paul Hellyer

“I can assure you that flying saucers, given that they exist, are not constructed by any power on Earth.” Harry S. Truman

“I knew that governments suppressed antigravity, UFO-related technologies, free energy or what they call zero-point energy. This should not be kept hidden from the public when pensioners can’t pay their fuel bills.” Gary McKinnon

“When I learned that aliens really do exist, I wasn’t too surprised. But what did shock me when I started investigating extra-terrestrial reports a decade ago is the extent to which the proof has been hushed up. It isn’t just the US government which has kept quiet about alien visits. It would be arrogant of an American like myself to assume that ETs would only choose to visit my country. Indeed, I’ve heard convincing stories about governments all over the world that know of alien visits – including the British government.” Edgar Mitchell (astronaut)

“We cannot take credit for our record advancement in certain scientific fields alone. We have been helped, and we have been helped by the people of other worlds.” Hermann Oberth

“It is true that I was denied access to a facility at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, because I never got in. I can’t tell you what was inside. We both know about the rumors concerning a captured UFO and crew members. I have never seen what I would call a UFO, but I have intelligent friends who have.” Barry Goldwater

“During my long investigation of these strange objects, I have seen many reports verified by Air Force Intelligence, detailed accounts by Air Force pilots, radar operators, and other trained observers proving the UFOs are high-speed craft superior to anything built on Earth.” Donald Keyhoe

“In my official status, I cannot comment on ET contact. However, personally, I can assure you, we are not alone!” Charles Camarda

“I know other astronauts share my feelings…. And we know the government is sitting on hard evidence of UFOs.” Gordon Cooper

“Mission control, We have a UFO pacing our position, request instructions!” Catherine Coleman (astronaut)

“Over the past eighteen years I have acted as a scientific consultant to the U.S. Air Force on the subject of unidentified flying objects – UFO’s. As a consequence of my work on the voluminous air force files and, to a greater extent, of personal investigation of many puzzling cases and interviews with witnesses of good repute, I have long been aware that the subject of UFO’s could not be dismissed as mere nonsense.” J. Allen Hynek

“I made an effort to find out what was in the building at Wright Patterson Air Force Base where the information is stored that has been collected by the Air Force, and I was understandably denied this request. It is still classified above Top Secret.” Barry Goldwater

“At no time, when the astronauts were in space were they alone, there was a constant surveillance by UFOs.” Scott Carpenter (astronaut)

“Extraterrestrial contact is a real phenomenon. The Vatican is receiving much information about extraterrestrials and their contacts with humans from its Nuncios (embassies) in various countries, such as Mexico, Chile and Venezuela.” Corrado Balducci

“Today, we cannot produce machines that fly the same as UFOs do. They are flying by means of artificial fields of Gravity. This would explain the sudden changes of directions. This hypothesis would also explain the piling-up of these discs into a cylindrical or cigar-shaped mothership upon leaving the Earth.” Hermann Oberth

“I would do it [study UFOs], but before agreeing to do it, we must insist upon full access to discs recovered. For instance in the L.A. case, the Army grabbed it and would not let us have it for cursory examination.” J. Edgar Hoover

“If the masses started to accept UFOs, it would profoundly affect their attitude towards life, politics, everything. It would threaten the status quo. Whenever people come to realize that there are larger considerations than their own petty lives, they are ripe to make radical changes on a personal level, which would eventually lead to a political revolution in society as a whole.” John Lennon

“Let there be no doubt. Alien technology harvested from the infamous saucer crash in Roswell, N.Mex., in July 1947 led directly to the development of the integrated circuit chip, laser and fiber optic technologies, Particle beams, Electromagnetic propulsion systems, Depleted uranium projectiles, Stealth capabilities, and many others! How do I know? I was in charge! A matter of public record I think the kids on this planet are wise to the truth, and I think we ought to give it to them. I think they deserve it.” Philip J. Corso

“Blue Book was now under direct orders to debunk. . . I remember the conversations around the conference table in which it was suggested that Walt Disney or some educational cartoon producer be enlisted in [the] debunking process.” J. Allen Hynek

“After I give lectures-on almost any subject-I am often asked, ‘Do you believe in UFOs?’ I’m always struck by how the question is phrased, the suggestion that this is a matter of belief and not evidence. I’m almost never asked, ‘How good is the evidence that UFOs are alien spaceships?’” Carl Sagan

“Skeptics, who flatly deny the existence of any unexplained phenomenon in the name of ‘rationalism,’ are among the primary contributors to the rejection of science by the public. People are not stupid and they know very well when they have seen something out of the ordinary. When a so-called expert tells them the object must have been the moon or a mirage, he is really teaching the public that science is impotent or unwilling to pursue the study of the unknown.” Jacques Vallee

“If they are not an advanced race from the future, are we dealing instead with a parallel universe, another dimension where there are other human races living, and where we may go at our expense, never to return to the present? From that mysterious universe, are higher beings projecting objects that can materialize and dematerialize at will? Are UFOS ‘windows’ rather than ‘objects’?” Jacques Vallee

“Until they come to see us from their planet, I wait patiently. I hear them saying: Don’t call us, we’ll call you.” Marlene Dietrich

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Psychics Q & A

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Question: “How exactly does a psychic see future events? Where does that insight come from?”

Answer: The idea of magically perceiving details about the future takes some getting used to. But once you do, the awareness can be invaluable, saving you enormous amounts of time and money.

Just as time travel isn’t considered wild science fiction any longer, tapping into future circumstances either by remote viewing or intuition doesn’t seem to be as frowned upon as it was in decades past.

“Time travel used to be thought of as just science fiction, but Einstein’s general theory of relativity allows for the possibility that we could warp space-time so much that you could go off in a rocket and return before you set out.” Stephen Hawking

“The only real valuable thing is intuition.” Albert Einstein

Our findings and direct experience tell us that every psychic perceives the amount and type of future information differently.

Some see clear images (clairvoyance), some hear (clairaudience), some simply know (claircognizance), some feel (clairsentience), some smell or taste, and some have unique blends of some or all of the above.

Someone may see an obvious image in his mind, others my see symbols such as elements of nature, and still others may see something in her mind’s eye that reminds her of a personal circumstance–her higher-self relays the information to her this way so it’s familiar enough to recognize to help pass on the message. The insight is often so subtle that those who aren’t focused wouldn’t perceive it.

Another means of prophecy incudes tapping into the subject’s super-conscious (higher-self or soul), or the Akashic Records, where all information about the past, present, and future is stored. Similarly, spirit guides of the Light can serve the psychic in this way, like an other-dimensional assistant. It’s easy to read people this way for those who possess the aptitude, provided the subject is willing, but not easy to predict mundane events because earthquakes and other natural disasters, for example, don’t have higher-selves to tune into.

One way to describe how a psychic sees the future is that it’s like remembering back to an event in your life years ago; you see pieces of a circumstance or even scenes like in a movie. It’s like remembering parts of your vacation; you’ll recall mostly the highlights and the overall feeling. In this sense, the past, present and future are all one to the medium and she merely looks into the future just like she would the past.

One challenge about psychic perception is that it’s not easy to frame the timing. To the seer, the event or circumstance may appear to be only a couple years in the future, yet may not transpire for more than ten years from now. In our experience, comprehensive astrology and numerology are priceless tools to define the timing of life events and circumstances, especially in conjunction with psychic impressions.

Our belief is that at least 75% of the core events and conditions in your life are fated (or destined, predetermined, predestined–these words all have the same meaning). The 25% category includes information the psychic may pick up that never transpires.

It seems you aren’t supposed to have a consistent, direct, conscious link to the other side because if you did, it would probably drive you insane, not to mention give you the ability to avoid many life lessons your soul intended you to have.

Our findings show some people have more psychic talent than others, just as some have more physical or intellectual talent than others. No matter how much psychic ability you have, there are things you can do to further your talent, including the following: eat well; get enough sleep; exercise regularly; avoid excess alcohol and sugar; avoid drugs; clear your energy, and meditate daily.

Ultimately, discerning future circumstances and events is a matter of accessing hidden information. Whether it’s instinct, gut feeling, astrological and numerological charting, pure psychic talent, or other means, seeing ahead along the timeline of life, we believe, can be as natural as looking back into your past.

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Words of Wisdom: Life After Death

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30 years ago, if you mentioned you believe in life after death, religious people might have agreed with you, but many others would have laughed at you. But now, with so much credible evidence that the soul survives death, all but the most skeptical among us at least consider it a possibility.

Below we list some hopeful opinions on the subject.

“Death is the greatest illusion of all.” Rajneesh

“Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see.” Helen Keller

“You live on Earth only for a few short years which you call an incarnation, and then you leave your body as an outworn dress and go for refreshment to your true home in the spirit.” Chief White Eagle

“Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.” Rabindranath Tagore

“Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity.” Mother Teresa

“I don’t think hell exists. I happen to believe in life after death but I don’t think it’s got a thing to do with reward and punishment. Religion is always in the control business and that’s something which people don’t really understand.” John Shelby Spong

“The grave itself is but a covered bridge, leading from light to light, through a brief darkness!” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there; I did not die.” Mary Elizabeth Frye

“We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.” Nathaniel Hawthorne

“What happens after death is so unspeakably glorious that our imagination and our feelings do not suffice to form even an approximate conception of it. The dissolution of our time-bound form in eternity brings no loss of meaning.” Carl Jung

“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience.” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

“Death is simply a shedding of the physical body like the butterfly shedding its cocoon. It is a transition to a higher state of consciousness where you continue to perceive, to understand, to laugh, and to be able to grow.” Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

“There exists a mountain of circumstantial evidence that consciousness survives bodily death. This is the kind of evidence that would stand up in a court of law. Some people believe that science needs better tools to quantify what consciousness is. Perhaps when we discover what consciousness is we will be on the road to providing absolute scientific evidence that there is life after death.” Jean Ritchie

“Of course you don’t die. Nobody dies. Death doesn’t exist. You only reach a new level of vision, a new realm of consciousness, a new unknown world.” Henry Miller

“I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning.” Benjamin Franklin

“Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east.” Rumi

“Life after death is the elephant in the living room, the one that we are not supposed to notice.” Dinesh D’Souza

“Life after death is as improbable as sex after marriage!” Madeline Kahn

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Love and Spirituality—Five Reasons For Terrible Relationships

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Bad relationships are all too common. In the beginning, it frequently appears to hold so much promise, but then it falls apart. It may seem like a mystery as to why some relationships turn sour, until you consider the spiritual side of things.

Mystics suggest that life is largely about spiritual lessons. While relationships may not always give you what you want on an ego-self level, spiritual growth is often part of the plan.

Below we outline five spiritual and mundane reasons why people experience terrible relationships.

Past Life Connections and Karma

The laws of reincarnation and karma lead to specific life experiences and much of those tend to be relationship oriented. By the way, even though many people misuse the word karma, it’s often tied to reincarnation. Past life ties, including toxic ones, create current life bonds. You’ve been together before and sometimes you need to balance the scales.

That inexplicable initial draw can include hidden karma waiting to be played out. Karma, which can be good too, can be immensely complicated and it’s frequently more than just “you dumped him in a past life so now he dumps you.” The experience might be for many reasons, and probably been together before in multiple lifetimes.

Shared Mission

A higher, shared purpose, such as having a child or work that will have a significant impact on others could be part of your relationship plan. Once you really get to know each other, what if the compatibility is terrible? On a soul level you both knew before incarnating that your combined energies were necessary to accomplish the goal and that would be worth it to grin and bear it until the mission is accomplished.

Early Life Programming and Issues

Although early life experiences and trauma certainly affect later life relationships and the reasons for them may be considered more mundane than spiritual, our findings show that core childhood circumstances and events (including both the good and bad ones) are often contracted and agreed upon by our souls before birth.

“If you have a smothering parent, the effect it can apparently have on a child is to give them, in equal doses, a sense of too much self-esteem, because they are mummy’s little princess or prince, and low self-esteem. It affects future relationships.” Hugh Grant

Fear of Being Alone and Personal Timing

Many people so dislike the idea of being single that they enter into a relationship just to avoid solitude. Everybody’s personal timing is different, and sometimes your collective timing isn’t conducive to love life relationships, but instead to work, family, or other concerns. When you have horrible love life timing, reject the signs that it’s just not time for good love life experiences now, and force a relationship, you could find yourself in a mess. It’s like trying to plant your garden in winter.

“If you are lonely when you’re alone, you are in bad company.” Jean-Paul Sartre

Relationships Change

Just as you may outgrow a friendship, it’s possible to outgrow a love relationship, especially when you consider how people change at different rates and for different reasons. Lifelong, mutual compatibility in all areas of life, including sex, just isn’t as common as people want to believe. Resist natural change, and the outcome is unhappiness, so it pays to go with the flow and accept that sometimes circumstances change.

“We’re very reluctant to change, even though we know that all things change, and especially our relationships are just determined to change.” Nick Nolte

If your partner is detrimental to your well-being and the bond is beyond repair, it’s time to end it. However, if the connection is relatively symbiotic, be wary of ending it for the allure of a new romance like those portrayed in Hollywood movies.

It seems like refusing to accept your partner as he or she is and comparing your relationship with the ideal relationship is a widespread problem. It’s easy to find flaws with this type of thinking. But nobody is perfect, and the perfect relationship is an illusion. Consider yourself very fortunate if you’re in a mutually rewarding connection, and even more fortunate if you’re humble enough to appreciate personal differences, and strong enough to love unconditionally.

“There is so much good in the worst of us, and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behooves any of us to find fault with the rest of us.” James Truslow Adams

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Words of Wisdom About Astrology

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The majority of people roll their eyes at the topic of astrology. Here’s an example: “I don’t believe in astrology. It’s a lot of crap. I just think that’s another thing you should throw out the window. Mysticism. Cheap. It’s amazing that people still hang on to that after all these years.” Mick Jagger

Well, we don’t believe in the type of astrology you’ve likely been exposed to either, Mick.

What Mick and many others don’t realize is that astrology is like mathematics; you need to know where and when to use the many different factors and protocols (well beyond the mere Sun sign or horoscopes) for consistent accuracy.

Unfortunately, the Age of Reason in the 17th and 18th centuries contributed to the corruption of the ancient science of astrology, as did the commercialization of it starting in the late 19th century, giving birth to Sun sign astrology and horoscopes.

Astrology reached its developmental peak during the Middle Ages after over 2000years of practice (in more informal and straightforward forms) in Babylon, Egypt, China, India, and elsewhere. Wise practitioners throughout the ages who understood the cyclical and ordered nature of life gave insight to kings, queens, pharaohs, emperors, religious leaders, and other powerful, influential types who wanted to capitalize on their fate and be prepared for challenging times.

Here are some quotes by people who looked beyond superficial astrology to understand the value of comprehensive astrology.

“Astrology is a language. If you understand this language, the sky speaks to you.” Dane Rudhyar

“Perhaps there is a pattern set up in the heavens for one who desires to see it, and having seen it, to find one in himself.” Plato

“A physician without a knowledge of Astrology has no right to call himself a physician.” Hippocrates

“Courteous Reader, Astrology is one of the most ancient Sciences, held in high esteem of old, by the Wise and the Great. Formerly, no Prince would make War or Peace, nor any General fight in Battle, in short, no important affair was undertaken without first consulting an Astrologer.” Benjamin Franklin

“It’s common knowledge that a large percentage of Wall Street brokers use astrology. Donald T. Regan

“Millionaires don’t have astrologers, billionaires do.” J. P. Morgan

“The essential purpose of astrology is not so much to tell us what we will meet on our road, as it is to suggest how to meet it – and the basic reason for the meeting. Which quality in us, which type of strength is needed to go through any specific phase of our total unfoldment as an individual person.” Dane Rudhyar

“Oh the wonderful knowledge to be found in the stars. Even the smallest things are written there … if you had but skill to read.” Benjamin Franklin

“I think the Greeks first took astrology to India and took from the Hindus the science of astronomy and carried it back with them from Europe. Because in India you will find old altars made according to a certain geometrical plan, and certain things had to be done when the stars were in certain positions, therefore I think the Greeks gave the Hindus astrology, and the Hindus gave them astronomy.” Swami Vivekananda

“A child is born on that day and at that hour when the celestial rays are in mathematical harmony with his individual karma.” Sri Yukteswar Giri

“That we can now think of no mechanism for astrology is relevant but unconvincing. No mechanism was known, for example, for continental drift when it was proposed by Wegener. Nevertheless, we see that Wegener was right, and those who objected on the grounds of unavailable mechanism were wrong.” Carl Sagan

“The Birth-chart has to be understood as the archetype or seed-pattern of one’s individual being – as the ‘symbolic’ form of one’s individuality, and therefore also of one’s destiny, for the two are identical.” Dane Rudhyar

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