Did Your Spirit Guide Abandon You?


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We believe everyone has at least one spirit guide whose main role is to encourage you to make the most appropriate choices in order to learn, grow and accomplish the goals you incarnated for this time.

But sometimes when life isn’t going well, it may seem like you’re severely lacking in spiritual assistance. Why didn’t your guides help you avoid a that terrible situation? Couldn’t they have warned you about that person who you had no idea was a secret enemy? Is it possible that your guide took a leave of absence? Might they be upset with you for something you did?

Rest assured, we and many other experts have found that while some guides may come and go according to your needs, you always have at least one watching over you. They realize how difficult life on Earth can be and they have nothing but unconditional love for you.

Spirit guides cannot help you completely skip the not so pleasant events or people in your life that are important for your growth. However, the more you ask for help through prayer or meditation, the more you’ll become aware of their gentle support through dreams, signs, gut feelings, and your intuition.

If you’re feeling like you should be receiving more spiritual guidance, the actual problem may be that your spiritual connection is weak or clouded. Due to the often hectic lifestyle required in order to survive on this planet, it’s fairly easy to lose touch with the help that is available to you from the other side.

What Can Cause You to feel Spiritually Disconnected

1) Drug use or alcohol abuse
2) Excessive stress or anger
3) Negative people
4) Consistently ignoring your intuition
5) Poor diet such as excessive sugar, caffeine, processed foods or not enough quality protein
6) Lack of sleep, exercise, or meditation
7) Lack of enjoyment or fun
8) Dabbling in black magic
9) Spirit attachment or possession

Act Like a Guide To Connect With Your Guides

Stephen recently asked in meditation how he can strengthen his connection to his guides and they pointed out to him a situation from earlier that day with a friend who had been rude. He was considering writing an angry e-mail to the friend in response, but his guides reminded him that if he wants to be more in touch with them and their guidance, it would help to act like them. A higher level guide would not take it personally or respond with anger, but would consider why the person behaved as they did and then respond wisely, or at least like a rational adult.

Contacting Your Spirit Guide

Some experts recommend contacting your spirit guide through meditation. For beginners, we recommend being very careful with this. There are too many negative or lesser evolved spiritual and dark entities roaming around who could mislead you or worse and it’s not always easy to spot the impostors on the other side. Just because an entity isn’t in a physical body doesn’t mean they’re all knowing or even benevolent.

Instead, we advise regular meditation while envisioning white Light for protection in order to become centered, aware, and in touch with your higher self, which will also enhance your intuition. Later, after you have more experience meditating and practice protecting yourself spiritually, you can ask your spirit guide “of the Light” to help you perceive more about them or to assist you with something specific.

Copyright © 2012 Stephen Petullo, Scott Petullo

Get Rid of That Nasty Karmic Bond Once and For All

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Our long-term findings firmly support the theories of reincarnation and karma. Until we prove them invalid, we will continue to accept them as viable Explanations for some of life’s “mysteries.”

Related to the theory of reincarnation is the notion that there are no accidents in life and that you are born into the conditions and key life circumstances (and innate abilities and inclinations) that you have earned through many lifetimes.

One of the most common inquiries we receive is a request for insight about whether a person is a “soul mate.” Soul mates come in all different forms, including, but not limited to these types: financially rewarding; incredibly romantic and pleasure oriented; work related; challenging to assist with personal growth; and downright toxic and full of negative karma (sometimes after the illusion of a supposed wonderful bond wears off).

Almost everyone has had a challenging relationship of some sort, and it’s likely you have thought when it ended, “I hope to never see that person again!”

Unfortunately, even if your former acquaintance, business partner, lover, or other is a sociopath, and clearly caused most or all the trouble, the connection may not be fully dissolved in terms of your karmic dance through lifetimes.

Failure to release negative emotions about the person is one sure way to attract that troubling soul in a future existence, or someone like that person that would represent similar circumstances. It’s natural to feel resentment, anger, intolerance, or other human, negative emotions. But you must eventually fully accept and forgive before you die, or you may be pulled into a similar lesson in a future life.

This is easier said than done, of course. Realizing the lessons learned and being grateful so you can move beyond them, understanding the person’s flaws and viewpoint, and seeing the situation from a spiritual perspective can help.

Generally, if the relationship ends peacefully, with a complete lack of animosity on your side, including true forgiveness to the point of being comfortable with the thought of meeting them on the other side for a cup of spiritual, karma-free-tea, then you may be done with one another for good. Or, the rough stuff may be finished and you may have more harmonious relations with them in future existences if you, on a soul level, choose to meet again. Some of your closest, most rewarding friendships or other relations today very well could have been the complete opposite many eons ago.

The stronger the feelings (negative or positive), which are like invisible, binding cords, the more likely there will be episodes in future lives.

Karmic debt, within interpersonal relationships, is not easy to rise above and detach from, and forms the basis for the most opportunity for growth on a soul level. After all, having a subconscious memory of the other person raiding and torching your village, for example, isn’t easy to let go of. Yet it’s in your best interest to forgive as much as you can with all of your heart to help ensure you won’t have to go through those tough lessons again.

Copyright © 2012 Scott Petullo, Stephen Petullo

21 Tips to Save Your Teen and Yourself From Love Life Grief, Part III of III

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Have you ever wondered why so many people experience love life heartache on a regular basis? Most people seem to start out with good intentions but then many fall into the typical love life traps.

After over 25 years of empirical research with metaphysics, personality and compatibility assessment, and as a matchmaker and writing a book about soul mates, we’ve created the following tips to help you and your teens and adult children avoid all the most common love life traps.

Warning: Some of these tips may be entirely opposed to your love life dreams. We don’t sugarcoat our findings because not doing so will help you more in the long run.

1) Avoid the trap of “you are my everything.” Put yourself, your self-love, self-respect, and self-esteem first. You don’t need someone else to be happy.

A tendency to look outside one’s self for love exists when self-love, self-respect, and self-esteem are low. Unfortunately, there will never be enough to fill the void inside.

Weak self-love, needing love and attention like an insatiable drug habit, or never being comfortable with even temporary solitude are signs of being ill-prepared for, and lacking a necessary inner foundation for a healthy relationship. It’s obvious, but it overlooked by so many people.

2) Don’t try to force the circumstances of your love life. A strong will can help some areas of your life, such as career and health, but it can backfire with your love life. Know what works for you and what you want, then go with the flow. Too many New Age and self-help authors claim that you can create whatever you want, when you want, in your love life if you follow their advice. Based on our findings, we believe that everyone does have free will, but only within the confines of your individual fate and karma.

This means you can make the most of your life, but that one of life’s realities is that you can’t always have exactly what you want, when you want it.

3) Be cautious about safe-sex and birth control 100% of the time, even when you’re in love. Love or lust doesn’t protect you from unwanted pregnancies or STDs. Respect yourself and your future by practicing safe sex and using two forms of birth control every time, even if you think you know the person you’re dating very well. If they’re not okay with this, they’re probably not right for you.

4) Realize that marriage or commitment will not guarantee happiness or improve a relationship. Many divorced people will admit that the high expectations of traditional marriage can do the opposite.

5) Consider if a traditional marriage or marriage-like relationship is best for you. One size does not fit all; the traditional model encourages conforming to rules and customs which may not be right for you.

6) Consider the importance of a prenup, even if you and, or your partner don’t have many assets. Over half of all marriages end in divorce, with many couples fighting in court about money. You don’t know just what you’ll be worth 20 years from now or exactly how your partner will react if they feel their needs aren’t being met.

7) Consider the idea of what we call a “child contract” in addition to or instead of a marriage contract. Unlike marriage, this puts the child first and financially protects the main caretaker before the child is born.

Copyright © 2012 Stephen Petullo, Scott Petullo

21 Tips to Save Your Teen and Yourself From Love Life Grief, Part II of III

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There’s an epidemic in this world and it’s as plain as day to us: A perception of dating and relationships that severely conflicts with reality. After over 25 years of empirical research with spirituality, personality and compatibility assessment, and as a matchmaker and writing a book about soul mates, it’s our intent to share what we’ve learned to help you and your kids avoid, what are often, self-inflicted love life problems.

You may not like, or even be irritated by some of these tips. Still, we encourage you to consider each one as you observe your own and others’ love life conditions. We want you to be aware of our findings even if they clash with your love life goals because the information can save you a lot of time and heartache.

1) Avoid long distance “relationships.” If you’ve met on-line but never in-person, it’s not a relationship. 90% of the time it’s a fantasy fueled by illusion that will pop like a soap bubble if you ever meet face-to-face. Date locally or agree to be just friends unless you can spend months together in the same city.

2) Don’t beat yourself up by assuming a relationship “failed” if it didn’t last a lifetime. Our findings show that all relationships are for different reasons and have destined beginnings and endings. Very few that start at a young age are meant to be life-long.

3) Life-long monogamy from a young age can work for some. For many others, they start out with good intentions, but based on the high rates of cheating and unhappiness within traditional relationships, they realize too late it isn’t an agreement they will be happy with for the rest of their life. As much as you may dislike the idea, it’s important to acknowledge that strict, life-long monogamy is unnatural and even emotionally unhealthy for many people. Forcing someone to adhere to such an agreement after they are no longer attracted to you is akin to slavery.

Therefore, before you assume that strict, life-long monogamy is best for you and your partner, consider your ages, relationship and sexual histories, and sex drives. Also, be brutally honest about your sexual compatibility and whether there is a chance you may be happier with an agreement to continually reassess your connection and the amount of freedom you give each other as your needs change over the next
50-80 years.

4) Don’t confuse sex with love. Sex is not love, and love is not sex, but love can be expressed through sex.

5) “Together forever” is a soothing thought. It would be nice to meet the ideal partner at a very young age and be happily involved for the rest of your life, but the reality is it’s very rare. Also, times have changed. Considering that in 60 years it may be common to live to the age of 100, is expecting a relationship to last 80 years and also be harmonious and beneficial for both partners as they change and progress or regress realistic? In light of this, you may want to focus more on enjoying the moment rather than making life-long plans with a “high school sweetheart” or even while you are still in your 20s.

6) Avoid searching for the ever-elusive “true love” or expecting every connection to live up to such expectations. The only authentic love is unconditional love, which is completely void of expectations and demands. You must first have a reasonable level of self-love and let go of emotional neediness in order to enjoy and benefit from unconditional love.

7) Be careful of excessive focus on romance. It’s great in moderation, but our findings firmly suggest that most relationships tend to be more for personal growth.

Copyright © 2012 Stephen Petullo, Scott Petullo

21 Tips to Save Your Teen and Yourself From Love Life Grief, Part I of III

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We get many questions from young adults about love life dilemmas. So many of them fall into traps that could have been avoided with good guidance and advice. It leaves one wondering, “Didn’t their parents or mentors help them distinguish love life fantasies from reality?”

Sadly, many parents still don’t know the difference and as we explain below, it’s an easy mistake to make.

The good news is that you can make enormous progress in your love life by altering your perception and taking a new approach which we hope to help you do with this information.

After over 25 years of empirical research involving relationships, spirituality, personality and compatibility assessment, including observing thousands of love relationships as a matchmaker and writing a book about soul mates, we’ve come to the following conclusions that will help you and your children avoid unnecessary and self-inflicted sorrow. Of course, sometimes kids won’t take your advice and will need to experience mistakes first hand in order to learn, but at least you may plant a seed.

Parents, please help your teen and young adult children become aware of the following love life tips. You may save them a lot of grief. Note: some of this information may completely conflict with your love life hopes and dreams. Even if you disagree with some or many of these tips, we encourage you to consider them as you observe your and others’ love lives. As harsh as some of them may sound, we’re merely relaying our findings and we’d rather have you be aware of them to lower your risk of heartache or worse.

1) Most people have embraced as reality, thanks in part to nearly everyone around them doing the same, love life fairy-tales perpetuated by romantic songs, movies, and TV shows. Every so often a romantic fairy-tale occurs (and lasts) in real life, such as an unusually rewarding love connection, but it’s certainly not the norm and it’s best to remind yourself, especially when first smitten by a new love interest, that it is only one possible outcome. When you accept that each relationship is for a different reason, one that is not always obvious at first, it’s easier to enjoy the individual fruits of each and you won’t be disappointed due to unrealistic expectations.

2) Make your education and career your number one priority and follow your passions and talents when you’re young. If you spend all your time and energy on a relationship, especially one that is rocky because you don’t yet know yourself well or what works for you, you may regret it when you are 40 or 50 and struggling with your career and, or finances. For now, think of your love life as a side dish that compliments the rest of your life rather than the main course.

3) Avoid assuming someone is “the love of your life.” You won’t know who that is until the last day of your life.

4) Acknowledge the myth of the “one and only soul mate.” Everyone has many, and most are not compatible enough for a harmonious, life-long relationship. Also, there’s no such thing as a “twin soul” or your “other half.” You are complete and whole on your own, even if you don’t realize it yet.

5) Try to avoid putting pressure on yourself to be married by a certain age, or giving too much thought to missed opportunities or “the one who got away.” It’s an all too common trap to project dreams and fantasies onto someone you don’t know or can’t have and it may very well be that a relationship with that person wouldn’t have been favorable for you anyway.

You have free will to pursue your love life goals, but trying to control the outcome too much will just add more stress to your already hectic everyday life. Our findings indicate that everyone meets who they are meant to meet, when they are meant to meet them, and it will last for as long as it’s meant to, so try to relax and perceive each situation in a positive light, even when it doesn’t turn out the way you had hoped.

6) Don’t wait for the chemistry to magically appear. It’s either there between two people, or it’s not. If it’s not or if it’s a troubling connection, move on. Don’t be afraid to be single; it’s better than wasting time with someone who isn’t good for you.

7) Don’t hang on to a relationship that has ended or just wasn’t meant to be. Accept that it’s over, let go and move on or you’ll block other, more compatible, future relationships.

Copyright © 2012 Stephen Petullo, Scott Petullo

Numerology: 7 Things Those With a Lot of Number 9 Like


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Our metaphysical theories stem from empirical observation in conjunction with a comprehensive system of checks and balances using handwriting analysis, intuition, and in-depth astrology and numerology.

Clusters of indicators form patterns that symbolize character, key life events and circumstances, and timing trends.

Concerning comprehensive numerology, we occasionally find a subject who has a significant over-abundance of a specific root number, such as the number 9.

Extreme over or under-abundances in this way aren’t easy to live with, but frequently the person possesses amazing talent related to the number and is able to use it to his or her advantage.

A side note: numerology and astrology symbolize what is, they don’t “influence” anything. Saying they “influence” your life is like saying a person’s look of shock on his face made him completely shocked, rather than acknowledging that the look on his face merely represented how he felt.

Below we list 7 things individuals with a lot (dozens of factors) of the number 9 in their comprehensive numerology have an affinity toward.

1. A beautiful summer night at an outdoor soulful concert among throngs of picnickers is a favorite of the person with a lot of 9. They love the spirit of mankind, communal environments, and good music. Concert-going isn’t just a once-in a summer event for her. It’s a regular habit and she’ll travel across the country, or even overseas to see new and exciting shows. In her mind, it’s perfectly reasonable to spend most of her disposable income on live music.

2. Volunteering for their favorite cause is a cherished activity. Few people have a bigger heart. They believe there’s nothing like the feeling of seeing others in need benefit from their hard work. These types are the most likely to donate money anonymously; they frequently lack the need for ego-gratification. It’s never about them, it’s about those who benefit.

3. Charity at home makes them happy too; the family of the person with a lot of number 9 is fortunate, indeed. It goes well beyond material things, as this family gives and receives gifts of the heart and emotions to each other all the time. Even if they lack a lot of financial resources, unconditional love creates a wonderful foundation for future success. Compassion to the children of those who mostly lack 9 energy.

4. Writing, singing, performing–these things are as right as rain to the heavy 9 person. Passion for his art isn’t just something he talks about, he embodies it and it takes him to amazing creative heights. It’s clear his work is inspired by something that goes well beyond merely wanting to do a good job.

5. Being a leader for a better world, for example, is something they would love to do. Although they don’t have the best sense of discernment, they tend to see the good in everyone and truly enjoy empowering others to help them be the best they can be.

6. Teaching is a favorite thing too. They are some of the most non-judgmental people and others naturally feel comfortable enough to expose their vulnerabilities. You’re likely to never feel the threat of being ostracized by someone positively expressing a massive over-abundance of 9.

7. Nobody likes romantic troubles, but those people with a lot of the number 9 are most likely to forgive their partner, love the making up process, and even tolerate untoward behavior well beyond most people’s breaking point. Straying again? Well, he can live with it, because his love is unconditional and he makes no demands of ownership in his relationship, unlike most people.

Deep love is like nectar of the gods to those with a lot of the number 9. Just go easy on them and try not to take their love for granted because few offer so much of it.

Copyright © 2012 Scott Petullo, Stephen Petullo

Still Single? 7 Possible Reasons

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The most common reasons so many people are seemingly unable to find a long-lasting, ideal, harmonious, fulfilling, compatible relationship may include some of the following: they like being single; they aren’t comfortable with the prevailing relationship models of today; they’re holding on to the past; they waste time with people who are not compatible; they didn’t use the right manifestation techniques; the ideal, life-long relationship is largely a myth; it’s not part of their path at this time.

1) For some people, it’s not that they are unable to find a lasting, compatible relationship. They just haven’t found someone whom they value more than their solitude and, or independence. They’d rather be single than deal with the typical relationship problems, and that’s okay. Not everyone feels the need to go through life with someone always by their side.

2) Throughout this planet’s history, the type of relationship society deems acceptable has varied. For example, at times, in certain cultures, non-monogamy, open marriages, or short-term contract marriages were actually the norm (e.g., ancient Egypt). It’s likely that there has always been a portion of society that didn’t feel comfortable with what everyone else was doing. Likewise, what is most acceptable today (life-long, strict monogamy within a traditional marriage) may not resonate with everyone. Each person will be happiest if they realize what works best for them and then remain true to themselves.

3) Waiting for a lover to come back, resenting someone who hurt you, or holding out for something that isn’t meant to be will waste your energy, cause unnecessary suffering, and block future potential partners. The best thing you can do for yourself in these situations is to let go and move on.

4) On-line dating makes meeting people easier, but an unfortunate epidemic has stemmed from the technology: the long distance “relationship.” You wouldn’t believe the number of e-mails we get from people asking if their love interest, who happens to live in a different state or country and with whom they’ve been interacting daily for months but never met face-to-face, will result in happily ever after. The longer you wait to meet someone in-person, the more potential there is for the interaction to be based mostly on illusion and fantasy. Date locally or don’t expect anything to come from it until you’ve spent months together in the same city.

5) There are some New Age authors who declare you too can “manifest” the “love of your life.” Sure, certain rituals and exercises can help you gain clarity and focus on your goals, but to claim anyone can, for example, overcome all blocks that are preventing you from creating the love life of your dreams, is incredibly dishonest and blatantly snake-oil salesman-like. What’s even worse is when the “expert” blames the client for not trying hard enough when the steps don’t work.

We are certain, based on our many years of empirical research with personal fate, karma, matchmaking, and forecasting timing trends that you can’t magically “create” a compatible, lasting partner if it’s not part of your destiny and karma at that time. By all means, go ahead and “manifest” a companion when you want, but just realize that most of the time it won’t turn out to be a “complete package” soul mate, or even close.

6) It’s not difficult to finally come to the conclusion after years of trial and error that an ideal, mutually satisfying (sexually, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually) “permanent” relationship is mostly fantasy. Once you accept it’s actually extremely rare, it’s easier to instead focus on, be grateful for and enjoy the other, more rewarding parts of your life.

7) As mentioned above, a compatible, long-lasting relationship will only happen for someone when it’s destined to happen. Ultimately, personal fate and karma prevail as the core reasons you can’t have an ideal love life any time you want. The good news is that your individual love life timing, like the seasons, is always changing. If you don’t like where you are now, do all you can to improve yourself and your situation and have faith things will get better, eventually.

Copyright © 2012 Stephen Petullo, Scott Petullo

5 Falsehoods About Spirituality and Money

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Abuse of financial power, such as manipulating, exploiting, or making false promises with the carrot and stick trick will downgrade your spirituality and earn you some tough future life karma. Most people who have studied the concept of karma and reincarnation understand this, even if they don’t always live it.

Our empirical research involving karma, reincarnation, fate, money, and spirituality over the past 25 years includes findings that may surprise you because they contrast with widely held “Eastern mysticism” ideals (which are often misinterpretations of authentic ancient ideals, and largely spiritual dogma, in our view). Below we dismantle 5 myths related to money and spirituality.

1. Although you may favor an ascetic lifestyle, giving away all personal property and wealth, it won’t necessarily make you more spiritual. It’s just as likely to cause stress and cloud your spirituality due to a lack of resources and finances than a lifestyle with an overabundance of material things and wealth that could demand too much of your time.

The key is balance, and it’s even possible to be a billionaire and be more spiritually aware and more at peace than a pauper ascetic. Needless self-sacrifice can cause bad karma; put the excessive idealism aside and consider if you have hidden false guilt about wealth.

2. True or false: a multi-millionaire owner of a company will always avoid doing anything that will put his wealth in jeopardy; he will put the prospect of increased wealth over honesty.

The answer is, it depends. There are dishonest operators in every industry, but it’s simply not true that every multi-millionaire is evil and will automatically behave badly if they think they can get away with it. Overall, the rich aren’t any less honest than the poor, and it’s unfair and naive to believe that anyone who “makes it” does so through deception and theft. It’s best to avoid being snowed by class warfare, which pits the poor against those who have more.

3. A preference for living among “the people,” in the middle class is fine, but to label high society as a rotten place to live, as if only the soulless inhabit that realm, displays blatant intolerance and a distorted perspective. There are good and evil people in every class throughout society, and having more resources alone won’t make you a bad person.

4. Despite common claims to the contrary, acquiring money, in itself, can be a spiritual and fulfilling endeavor, particularly if you ultimately help others through that acquisition. There’s nothing wrong with being loaded, as long as you don’t neglect other areas of your life, like your health and family, and your conduct remains honorable.

5. There’s a prevailing notion in the New Age community that condemns business and capitalism, and instead promotes an (impossibly idealistic) alternative model where everyone strives for a “spiritual planet,” “supports one another,” and “economic justice” (i.e allowing government to confiscate private wealth for re-distribution as they see fit) prevails.

Unfortunately, the proponents fail to see that a larger government is the problem, not the solution, and we are already striving to support one another through free enterprise and free-choice charity.

As much as we’d like it to be true, there isn’t and never will be Utopia on Earth and there will always be “good” and “bad” forces on this planet. The law of polarity is frequently overlooked, as is the law of karma (as well as common sense personal responsibility, including taking care of your family).

The best you can do is to help yourself and those around you to be the best they can be. Your role in society may very well be to make a lot of money. Even if you don’t give a lot away, spending it will still help others.

Money is not the root of all evil, and working for free isn’t always practical. You must have a healthy exchange of some sort. The current prevailing economic system (American capitalism, not “crony capitalism” or other unfair practices), while not perfect, is the most freedom-oriented, fair, and practical and allows for such an exchange, and money and spirituality can be wonderful partners if you allow them to be.

Copyright © 2012 Scott Petullo, Stephen Petullo

Numerology: 7 Things Those With a Lot of Number 5 Like

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Constantly witnessing the repetition of numerological and astrological patterns accurately reflecting personality and real life events and circumstances in peoples’ lives forms the basis for our related metaphysical theories.

In other words, the more you see specific patterns in the charts relating to specific behavior or desires, for example, the more you can expect to see the same dynamic in the future.

Regarding comprehensive numerology, we sometimes find a subject who has a significant over-abundance of a certain root number, such as the number 5.

Related extreme under or over-abundances usually represent difficulties in life, but the person frequently has substantial talent involving the qualities of the number.

Below we list 7 things people with a lot (dozens of factors) of the number 5 in their comprehensive numerology charts have an affinity toward.

1. As an employer, if you announce to your employee who has a lot of number 5 energy that you have a new assignment for them that involves a lot of international travel to strange foreign lands, you’ll have a very happy employee. Sure, almost everyone loves to travel, but those with a lot of 5 need to move around and even yearn to perpetually migrate like a fish needs water.

2. You’ve just told your lover that you need some space after three years in a serious relationship. Is that excitement in their eyes and a smile they’re hiding? Probably, if they express the high side of an excess of the number 5. They need freedom and are inwardly eternally grateful that you have set them free. Don’t worry about them not having new opportunities for love or lust, because they will undoubtedly have more than you ever will.

3. The person with a lot of 5 energy just heard about a party tonight with an open bar and unusual entrees from across the globe. They are so excited for the opportunity they decide to have a pre-party drink to celebrate.

4. Watch out for him, the one with a lot of number 5 energy. Thrill seeking is his game, and he has no limits; you may not be able, or desire, to keep up. The experience he racks up through his worldly pursuits such as rock-climbing in Austria, back-woods skiing in Utah, surfing in New Zealand, kayaking in Alaska, and hiking throughout Europe defines him as an experience addict and he wears the label like a badge of honor.

5. Although she’s very discrete and plays safely and fairly, there’s nothing she likes better than a new lover. You see, each lover teaches her something new about herself and she’s adaptable and safety-oriented enough to constructively make the most of each romance. It’s almost like there’s a new world to explore in each love interest. Although she may appear to love them and leave them like she’s cold-hearted, she’s not; she just has a different perspective.

6. He’s going to be very happy in a life with a lot of changes. New residence, new location, new people, new experiences–the more changes the better. Big, exotic city with cool places to explore? Right on! Good that he can work anywhere he has his laptop and an Internet connection because living in one place forever, especially in a traditional, quiet area of the world like a rural U.S. city, would drive him to depression. He is so in need of newness and change that his subconscious would generate misery to make him feel alive again.

7. Forever clever, those with a lot of the number 5 energy thrive on craftiness, in a good way. It’s thrilling to them to express their acute intelligence and wit and sometimes they get into trouble for occasionally being a bit too sly.

Copyright © 2012 Scott Petullo, Stephen Petullo

7 Ways Your Religion May Be Hurting You


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In our exhaustive metaphysical exploration and studies over the last 25 years, we’ve never exclusively adhered to one system, religion or approach. Instead, we’ve objectively considered and sampled multiple alternatives, then applied diligence, reason, and strong intuition to discern what was of the most value, and discarded what wasn’t.

One of our favorite spiritual tools is past life regression. If you experience regression enough times, you’ll find that you (your soul, not your personality) have lived many lifetimes and experienced various religions, races, economic conditions, and multitudes of other human circumstances. You’ll also better understand your life today and why you experienced what you did then.

Past life and life between life research has also shown us that there is no religion on the other side. Once your physical body dies, you enter a spiritual realm of complete love, understanding, acceptance, and awareness, void of ego and judgment. This means that religious constructs are man-made and they only exist on Earth.

Organized religion can be very beneficial. It gives people hope, peace of mind, and it can help reinforce order and morality, benefiting society. However, religion can also be harmful when taken to an extreme, as with the following seven examples.

1. Strict marriage rules tend to cause a lot of pain. Certain religions mandate that their followers must marry only people of the same faith, which has caused great sorrow and even harmful consequences. Also, many religions prohibit divorce. Can you imagine having your marriage arranged at a very young age, then having no way out, for the rest of your life, once you realize your spouse is abusive or not at all compatible?

2. Intolerance of other faiths isn’t spiritual. Contrary to what some religious leaders teach, no one religion has a monopoly on God or whatever other name you want to give to a higher power. Such bigotry has caused much war, violence, and terrorism.

3. Intolerance of select groups of people isn’t spiritual either. Religions declaring that homosexuality is wrong only encourages, at the least, homophobia and self-hatred, and worst case, suicide and violence. Fortunately, we have found zero evidence of anyone being punished in the afterlife for being gay, but plenty of instances of past life homophobes paying a karmic price in future lifetimes.

4. Lack of personal responsibility is fostered by some organized religion’s tenets. Most people instinctively know what is right and wrong and behave accordingly. But others lack this awareness and blindly follow their religion’s strict rules. Even worse, they’re instructed that as long as they go to confession, for example, their bad deeds will be cleared. This just excuses and encourages bad behavior. On the other hand, when one understands the concepts of karma and reincarnation, you know that everything you do, say, and intend will come back to you. There’s no get out of jail free card.

5. Unfortunately, many religions foster excessive conformity. There are so many rules that encourage people to obey instead of thinking for themselves that they develop a sheep-herd mentality and fail to cultivate their unique individuality.

6. Select organized religions advocate irresponsible rules about sex. Some religious leaders preach that condoms are immoral while HIV, other STDs, and unwanted pregnancies continue to be a massive problem. Some of these same leaders have even protected pedophiles from prosecution and instead blamed gays and the secularization of society.

7. Malnutrition from a “spiritual diet” is an unfortunate byproduct of some belief systems. While New Agers tend to be spiritual, not religious, some of their views and practices can do more harm than good, like the myth that you must be a life-long vegan to avoid creating negative karma. A long-term, strict vegetarian diet can be beneficial for some body types, but according to experts like Dr. Joseph Mercola, few people benefit from strict, long-term vegetarianism.

If your religion enriches your life, then by all means continue with it. But it’s our belief that one doesn’t need to be religious to be a good person, help others, and do the right thing in all situations. Our findings show that you won’t be punished in the afterlife if you follow the truly virtuous tenets in your religion and drop the rest.

Copyright © 2012 Stephen Petullo, Scott Petullo