Every Christmas the Yuletide card portrays a silver star in a navy blue sky and every year the same heavenly object sparkles from the top of the decorated evergreen. At season's end the three wise men and their fellow shepherds gather at a hastily set up manger for the familiar nativity scene. Though it shimmers on the greeting card and its brilliance lights up the tannebaum, it wasn't a star that erupted into a supernova on that dark Judean night. The star that shone so brightly two thousand years ago was wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.

Paul is led up a 512 ft. hill, Mars Hill, also known as Areopagus, and there he faces the Epicureans and the Stoics (and others). These intellectual giants represented the philosophical thinking of the day in which Paul lived. And when these PhD’s saw Paul, they sneered and considered him a vain babbler (seed picker).

I said something last week I haven't said in years. Where it came from, I really don't know. It's funny, you're tooling along minding your own business for weeks, maybe months at a time, and then something you haven't thought about for years pops into your noodle.

There's a Native American belief that before we are born, we choose our parents. It actually ties in pretty nicely with the reincarnation idea that we prearrange certain circumstances before each li...

Here they are, our Ladies of Mercy and Divine Benevolence. Petitioning the Saints for Special Favours has been a big subject in the chat rooms lately, so in the spirit of Christmas and the Goddess energies associated with these martyrs and popularized pagan deities, I have compiled a list that tells you how to use candle burning to request favours.

I have been on an intense personal and spiritual growth path now for over twelve years. Anyway the approach I take around spiritual growth boils down to three things: Commitment, attitude and balance.

This article is about the different ways we can use audio and audio technology tom our advantage. Audio techniques for self improvement have advanced greatly over the last few years.

You may already know what the symptoms of an anxiety attack are. What you may not know is that recognizing these symptoms can give you a way to end your anxiety attack. By learning how to recognize and acknowledge your symptoms, you can learn how to make yourself free from the crippling effects of these attacks.

Hypnosis can be used to manage stress. Find out how hypnotherapy works and how it is used to relieve stress.

Eleven meditations that you can use to get some quick stress relief and use for stress management in the long term.

Here are some tips for preventing panic attacks or, at the least, reducing the harmful side effects experienced when you suffer from a panic attack.

We live in a stressful world these days. I do not need to tell you this but I want you to know that there is help and light at the end of the day for anxiety sufferers.

The signs of stress are- excess alcohol consumption (daily), frustration, lost sense of humour, sensitive to loud noises, uncertainty, wanting to get away from people, anxiety, unusually tearful, sleeplessness. The best remedy.

When it comes to the beach life and pampering, it is hard to top Newport Beach. Newport Beach spas are some of the best out there.

From trying to find parking to the pace of life, it can be easy to get stressed out in Long Beach. Long Beach spas are the answer and they even offer parking.

Breath awareness helps the body detox, repair, regenerate and blow stress away. Read on to discover the simple secrets of how your breath can calm your mind and heal your body...

This article explores the relationship between stress and management of anger.

In my line of work in the alternative health industry, I have noticed a common theme in the lives of some very powerful healers. In the most beautiful way, these powerful healers are heart-centered and quite self-less. The flip side of this can lead to caring ONLY for others and not giving much attention to themselves. Burnout is a very serious issue for these desperately needed healers. This is why I am always reminding people of how important it is to take some time out for themselves each and every day, no matter how busy the day seems to be. If this sounds at all familiar to you, I'd like to remind you of three important things: 1.) Like attracts like, 2.) There are quick and easy ways to take time out for yourself, and 3.) If you're stressed, you won't be as helpful to others as you can be.

Try these different stress management technique to help you deal with the stress and frustrations of day to day life.

In modern society there are so many pressures on our time and lives that it can seem difficult to be able to find time for relaxation. Even if we do find time we may have so many thought and anxieties going through our mind that it seems difficult to be able to switch off and enter into a more relaxed frame of mind. Many people consciously want to be able to relax and these are a few strategies that will help the process of relaxation.