Sacred Union

Emotional intimacy is one of the most wonderful experiences we ever have. Nothing else really comes close to the experience of sharing our deepest thoughts and feelings with another, of being deeply seen and known, of sharing love, passion, laughter, joy, and/or creativity. The experience of intimacy fills our souls and takes away our loneliness. Why, then, would someone be afraid of intimacy? It is not actually the intimacy itself that people fear. If people could be guaranteed that intimacy would continue to be a positive experience, they would have no fear of it. What they fear is the possibility of getting hurt as a result of being intimate with another. Many people have two major fears that may...

"How can I know when I'm really in love?" asked Ruby, a client of mine. "How can I know if what I feel for Jim is really love or just infatuation? How can I know if this feeling will last?" Ruby and Jim had been dating for 11 months and were consideringmarriage. Ruby, 32, felt "head over heels" in love with Jim, but she hadfelt head over heels in love with Adam, as well as with Mark. "That feeling didn't last with Adam or Mark. How do I know it will last with Jim? How can you tell when it's the real thing?" "Ruby," I told her, "the answer to this important question depends uponwhich part of you feels 'in love' and which part of Jim you are 'in love'with." I explained to Ruby that she can be in love...

Reiki has been becoming increasingly popular over the past decade or so, and for a good reason. Reiki, which represents "universal life force", is attainable by all of us. While it's always a good idea to become attuned to Reiki, it's still possible to harness the powers of this "universal life force" to some degree. Becoming attuned an experienced Reiki Master will help you channel those healing energies in a more powerful manner. Masters will attune you to the healing frequencies of Reiki. To begin learning Reiki, you'll need to at least be attuned to the first level. There are many forms of Reiki, but Usui is the original, and the one that beginners should always start out with. There are three...

This is the one true statement that we can all say about anything. This is the one true statement that we can all agree on (I hope so anyway). "People get what they put out". If you put out negative thoughts, you're going to attract negative things. If you put out positive thoughts, you will receive positive things. If you put out love, you will receive love. If you put out jealousy, you will receive more things to be jealous about. If you're always putting out your frustrations, you are going to receive more to be frustrated about. It's as simple as that. If you want to attract true love, make sure that you first put out feelings of true love. If you want to attract more money, make sure you put...

Those of you who have received a reading or any other correspondence from me may have noticed that I end my correspondence with the phrase, "Blessings, Rev. Jeff." What you may not realize is that this is not just the quaint way that I choose to end my letters, I DO actually invoke a blessing for you. The act of giving a blessing is something that everyone can do. It is not reserved soley for Priests, Ministers or spiritual leaders. It is rather, a beautiful way of invoking Love and Universal Energy to touch the life of another. What is a blessing, then? The dictionary defines this as: to invoke divine care for; to confer prosperity or happiness upon. This is exactly what one is doing when...

It is very important for each of us to learn to love ourselves and to be proud of our accomplishments. Even when it seems like we are failing at life, we should still remember to be proud of ourselves for trying. We should be thankful when we wake up every morning that we have another day of trying ahead of us. Each day brings more opportunities for us. Be proud of the chance you get to tackle each of these opportunities. Some may bring us more success than others, but the efforts are always worth more than we realize. If we can look at every thing in life with a positive attitude, we will be creating the path to true happiness. We should be proud of ourselves no matter what. Make a list of...

This is just a "simple guide to telepathy and mind reading". First, try imagining that you *are* the person you're trying to send a message to or connect mentally to. Visualize your astral self leaving your own body and transferring to theirs. It's sort of like acting or role playing, take some deep breaths and concentrate while visualizing yourself in your mind's eye becoming that person and taking on their characteristics. In your mind's eye, look down and imagine that you're seeing their body from their point of view instead of yours. "Tell" them what you would like them to know from both your perspective and theirs. For instance if you would like them to call you, imagine that they're thinking...

I will explain to you how to do a cleansing of your home or workplace. By "cleansing", I mean clearing away all the negative energies and malevolent spirits that may be hanging around. You may not realize it, but everytime you become angry, sad, upset, frustrated, etc... It creates bad vibes and energy all around your home and/or workplace. Evil spirits will be attracted to such energy and they will sometimes come around to "feed" on the negative energy. It will only make things worse for you. Many people call such entities "psychic vampires" and they are known to feed on the negative energy you put out, and the more they get a taste of it, the more they will begin...

If you aren't happy with your job, a good place to start is with your perception on why you actually go to work. Now if you really didn't want to go to work you wouldn't and perhaps you don't like your job but you certainly like what it brings you. Think about showing some appreciation for the fact that the position is helping you to pay your mortgage or rent, support your family, educate your children or take you to exciting places around the world. Steps to finding your ideal job: * Think about what you love that if you had all the money in the world and didn't need to work but still wanted to what would you do? * Highlight what your strengths are and ask some friends/colleagues what they think...

Reiki is "energy" from a higher source that has a wisdom of its own. It is described as something that already knows where to go and what to do once allowed into the human's energy field. Humans have known since time began that there is a Great Spirit, Guiding Intelligence, God, Goddess, or some form of Greater Good that humans have been trying to define, reach, remember, go home to, discover, prove and secure for themselves. Those closest to this essence, from Jesus to successful Native American Healers, have known that every human has a latent, direct access to this Higher Energy, and these people's gift to humanity was/is to help them access and remember that connection. Those who would abuse...

It’s a talent that everyone has, yet they think they don’t. The power of innovation. If you’ve ever marvelled at somebody’s creative prowess, guess what, you can create and innovate too. It just takes time. Everyone is born creative. The box of crayons in kindergarten were not limited to those who possessed potential; because the truth is, everybody has potential. You know how long it took to learn to ride a bike or drive or to never commit the same mistake again? It’s the same with innovation. It takes a bit of practice and a lot of time before this mind function comes easily when called. This article will teach you a few tips on how to bring innovation into your life. Don’t listen to...

The human mind plays a vital function in attaining all types of success, whether it may be small of big. With simple goals, people know what they really have to do in order to achieve success. But when people face a huge goal, they step back and ponder if they are able to achieve it. In this case, mind power techniques helps in great ways and boost their mentality to achieve success. It has been found that people's desire to grab something gets drained due to lack of communication with their thoughts and brain. This can shatter everything in the long run and your success level will get down. Well, to achieve goals, you must have a crystal clear thinking, but how do you get that? Today, you can...

The practical applications from knowing the various traits of your astrological signand your ascending sign are limitless. With this knowledge you can learn, fairlyquickly, how to balance your life in a practical pursuit of happiness as you discoverwho you were, literally, born to be. Besides the personality traits you were born with, there are other influences everyhuman being has upon their lives that they have absolutely no control over as theyare growing up. These are environmental influences that come from parents &family, social situations, economic circumstances, and cultural expectations. Theyall factor in as you attempt to achieve a balance in your life that works for you. The ultimate...

"The key is to get to know people and trust them to be who they are. Instead, we trust people to be who we want them to be and when they are not, we cry." -Anon I hear it so often, "But what happened, it was so good in the beginning?" Duh! What happened was reality set in and now you're getting a glimpse of the "real" person that emerges. Of course it's always good in the beginning! The person has their best foot forward and they want to make all the right moves. It's new, it's exciting, it's all about the exploration phase. Then the truth unfolds right before you very eyes. Sometimes the relationship sustains a good steady flow. You may have minor little things occur but they pass with...

Do you find yourself snowed under the amount and intricacy of thing you need to do every day? Do you often think that days and months pass by quite quickly and you don’t get much time to devote to necessary things? Along with aggravated answers to above questions, you also know that time management is probably what is you need. So, here is it. Here are few Time Management Tips that will definitely help you to do the necessary things, if not everything (of course, we aren’t superman). And the good news is, it provides health benefits too. Stress level comes tumbling down and overall quality of your life is improved. Here are few important time management tips. You don’t necessarily have to...

The terms "left brain" and "right brain" refer to the left and right hemispheres of your brain. They each tend to process things differently, as explained in the following two paragraphs. However, the following are generalizations. They hold true for over 90% of right-handed people, and only 70% of left-handed people. In the cases where they aren't true, the division of labor and processing styles is usually still there, but reversed, with the right side handling the things that most people's left side handles, and vice-versa. The left brain processes thing more sequentially and systematically than the right. It is more rational, or at least more logical, analytical and objective. It tends to look...

ck!.Human Memory is one of the most important things in human knowledge, while memory techniques are not a new thing, the understanding of human memory has always been complicated. Memory is not intelligence, the power of the mind to process and deduct is attributed to intelligence, but we do know that memory does have some part in assisting a powerful mind. All scientific disciplines are guided by many rules and equations, without memory even the most powerful mind would get lost in going back to the same basic ideas over and over again. Understanding is also linked to memory, it is a simple fact that once you understand some idea or concept you stand a better chance of remembering it. All humans...

Forgiveness is one of those things when given, does more for the giver than the intended receiver. I confess, it is a difficult concept to fully integrate in a sincere way, as it means moving beyond the ego's perceptions of feeling wronged, to a place of deep connection with another human being... Most of us live in the ego's realm of being separate from each other therefore, raised to look out for our selves. We develop an internal alarm that goes off whenever we feel threatened by external forces. Over time, we establish a very keen sensor to others' words and actions for indications of being attacked which in turn, kicks our defense mechanism into action. We then react according to whatever ego...

Most experts agree that most people have extra sensory perception or are able to develop it. Many of us have already experienced ESP. For example: Have you ever gotten the feeling the phone was about to ring…and it does? You are singing a song to yourself when you turn on the radio and the song you are thinking about is playing. Some may attribute these events as coincidence, but then again perhaps there is something more taking place. Maybe there is no such thing as coincidence. Maybe we are tapping into our subconscious, or what many experts believe to be a shared consciousness or super consciousness, a collective consciousness that connects all people. There are plenty of skeptics around...

Recently I read a well-meaning yet misguided article* on the moral dilemma within the Catholic Church; and, although agreeing with some of the observations, the viewpoint needs a better focus due to the sense of despair it leaves the reader. There is real hope! The claim - "Many people have washed their hands of religion" -- Nothing new here, consider Pontius Pilate - Rome's governor of Judaea when he came face-to-face with Jesus Christ: Matthew 27:24-25, " When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it. Then answered all the people, and...

> Sometimes good comes from being blinded by the light Self improvement (or self help) tools come in many shapes and sizes; sometimes it’s physical in nature (a self help book, having a massage, painting with water colors), or spiritual in nature (flower essences, Reiki, meditation which is both physical and spiritual, etc). Five of the best self help options that I’ve used successfully to help soothe my own mind, body and spirit, are: 1. Meditation techniques — a fabulous self help tool which greatly benefits overall health and wellbeing. There are many techniques to choose from such as: - Visually guided meditations; - Candle meditation; - Breathing meditation; - Crystal...

> How to achieve your optimal spiritual self in recovery from addiction. How can we find our optimum spiritual self in recovery? The answer to that is a process that unfolds before us over a period of years or even decades. Why is it like this? Because everything in recovery is essentially a process. Take, for example, the process of surrender when an addict or alcoholic is first coming to terms with their problem and decides to ask for help. For most people, this moment of surrender is not an event, but instead it takes years and years of fighting and struggling with addiction--desperately trying to control their drinking and drug use--before they can finally admit to their problem and take...

> Apart from being a wonderful vehicle for leisure and entertainment, they are a great way to commute because it is very affordable. Whether you have an interest in homeopathic cures or you are simply exploring new options, rosehip oil is an substance that you should definitely be taking a look at! This oil is derived from the seed pod of the rose after the petals have dropped off, called the rosehips, and this is a part of the plant that is known to be very rich in Vitamin C. After processing, rosehip oil is an extremely beneficial substance that is roughly 80 percent essential fatty acids. Because of this, the powerful action of rosehip oil is controlled and released slowly into the system...

Maintaining mind, body and spirit on a daily basis through mainstream or alternative self help tools and techniques can help a great deal during down times. "When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me."" Erma Bombeck (1927-1996) US humorist What is a Self Help tool? For me, a self help tool is a skill or technique one can draw on whenever needed, or to maintain mind, body and spirit in a more balanced way. Maybe confidence needs boosting, or self esteem could be raised a notch or two. There are many self help tools and techniques available which can help release tension, clear the mind...

Do you know why people say it's important to "be here now," or what "living in the present" really means - and why it's good for you? An interesting brain imaging study provides some neurological clues. In the past, studies have shown that pictures of threatening information, like an angry face, activates a region of the brain called the amygdala, which serves as an alarm to protect the body in case of danger. The current study, it turns out, shows that labeling the threat in words activates a second region of the brain, the right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex, and reduces the amygdala response. In other words, being aware of and staying present in the moment with the feeling while naming it, i.e...

In these days of hectic lifestyles the Himalayan Natural Crystal Lamps are a great solution. Even medical professionals have advocated their use to ease depression, insomnia, and stress. Also, they negate positive ions in the air and emit healthful negative ions, which is a boon to those suffering from allergies, dander, asthma, and blood pressure. Today's electronic items emit positive ions which make us feel sluggish and fatigued, and the lamps overcome this. These beautiful lamps also eliminate cigarette smoke, purify the air quality, and create a feeling of tranquility and well-being. When used in an office, workers have found that they are very effective in eliminating the "afternoon slump", as...

What is a nebulizer, anyway? Any nebulizer makes a mist. It uses a small amount of liquid to make a large cloud of medication. The advantage of this device is that it can create a cloud of medication, or aromatherapy oil, that goes right into your lungs or sinuses. It used to be that using a nebulizer required pumping the top of the bottle. You would hope you got a mist, but maybe you did, and maybe you didn't. You might not get anything to come out of the bottle at all. Or you might pump out big drops of medication that just fell to the floor. Even today, sometimes products are mixed with foaming aerosol agents to make them come out in a mist, a little like shaking a can of whipped cream, but if...

Essential oils have many uses. These oils are found in many aromatherapy products, perfumes, creams, lotions, and bath products. These oils promote mental health along with physical health. Along with these added benefits, the aroma is splendid. Usually only a few drops are needed. Flowers and plants contain essential oils. To create these oils, specialty equipment is used. There are numerous ways of extracting this oil. Here are some of the ways: In the distillation of steam process, plants are sat in a still. Within the lower chamber, steam is expelled and sent through entire plant where vaporization of plant oils takes place. The combination of oil and steam enters into a condenser. After this...

One of my sons' favorite movies right now is The Iron Giant. It is about a robot that falls to earth and doesn't remember his purpose. He was created to be a weapon but with the help of a little boy named Hogarth, the robot learns that he can be whatever he chooses. I think one of the best lines in the movie is, "You are who you choose to be." That is such a simple statement but it really sums up how we live our lives. Many of us make a New Year's resolution to be healthier. Whether its losing weight, quitting smoking, or some other variable that affects your health, we all want to make healthier choices. So it's February now, how is your resolution going? Are you making the choices that will help...

The signs are all there. A public growing increasingly dissatisfied with traditional health care. Pharmaceuticals promising to deliver relief from every symptom in the book (notice they never mention an actual 'cure'?) but beware, the side effects could potentially kill you. Talk about a 'means to an end'. Should we be taking that little quip literally? The North American public appears ready and willing, open to the idea of the potential benefits derived from non-traditional health treatment offered by either complementary or alternative medicine as reported in a recent Reuters article of Dec. 10, 2008, 'About four in 10 U.S. adults and one in nine children are turning to unconventional medical...

A lot of people in today's world know the importance of regular exercise and how working out regularly gives you both confidence and health benefits. This has lead to a lot of new people signing up for gym memberships and deciding that they will start working out. Unfortunately the majority of these people never actually uses their membership and goes to the gym and even fewer people actually get the results they first imagined when deciding to start hitting the gym. This is simply because there are a lot of common mistakes people make that hold them back when it comes to working out. In this article I will go through the most common mistakes people make, by avoiding these mistakes you can set...

Do you Have a Hard Time Slowing Down? One of the easiest and best ways to slow down is to change your eating habits. Not only will it be better for you in the long run it will help your body to increase metabolism. If you experiment with how food affects you, you will naturally be more inclined to make better food choices. Have you ever noticed how differently you feel after having a burger, fries and soda compared to a salad with grilled fish or chicken? Your body knows what it needs, it's trying to tell you something, So Listen! Take the time to cook for yourself and your family it is so relaxing if you let it be. Start out slowly- at least once or twice during the workweek take the time and show...

p>The Delta brainwave state The Delta brainwave state can be difficult to achieve without having years of meditation practice under your belt. The delta brainwave state operates at between 0.3Hz - 4Hz and is usually occurs in deep dreamless sleep. However some people can now go into these deep meditative states at will with the practice of meditation. The benefits are enormous as your body can get a deep rest in the space of 20 - 30minutes and if practiced twice per day you will have much more energy, be more alert, much more focused and your body will not need nearly as much sleep When you are sleeping the body is repairing itself which is now recognised as the reason for sleep. people's search...

Working out is not only beneficial for your body but you can also boost your brain power by exercising. Most of us know that exercise makes us feel full of vitality; we can go from feeling sluggish to sparky, regardless of the workout. You could swim a few lengths at your local health club swimming pool or take a run through the park. But how can exercise boost your brain power, you may wonder? Neuroscientists have discovered that even an easy running workout can boost the growth of thousands of new brain cells, which in turn improves memory recall. A crucial element for learning new skills and retaining the information learned. This is because exercise boosts circulation, increasing the supply of...