“Faith is an openness and trusting attitude to truth and reality, whatever it may turn out to be. This is a risky and adventurous state of mind. Belief in the religious sense, is the opposite of faith - because it is a fervent wishing or hope, a compulsive clinging to the idea that the universe is arranged and governed in such and such a way. Belief is holding to a rock; faith is learning how to swim - and this whole universe swims in boundless space.” - Alan Watts

Spiritual healing of the sick in Christ has many Christians in a kind of spiritual vise. On the one hand they read about spiritual healing in their Bibles. On the other, they hear in pulpits that healing miracles have ceased and are not of today. The net effect is cause for confusion and even loss of faith. What is the truth about spiritual healing in today’s Church?

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Destroying Strongholds Then Esther told them to reply to Mordecai, “Go, assemble all the Jews who are found in Susa, and fast for me; do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maidens also will fast in the same way.”
ESTHER 4:15–16, NASB

Sometimes you have to see something to believe it. Like angels. Unfortunately, angels are adept at not being seen, yet many people believe in them. I saw an angel at work last year. No, I did not ...

One of the first steps toward understanding the Tarot lies in appreciating the meaning of its two Arcana – the Major and the Minor. But even before that, the novice does well by committing to memory the meaning of “Arcana” – defined as “mysterious knowledge, language, or information accessible only by the initiate.”

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“May you be blessed to know that the best way to do is to be.” In Corrogue I am practicing “the art of being.” This is a disciplined practice. As part of this practice I spend each day writing what I refer to as “Zen Pages.” This is writing four or more pages of reflections in the moment. I am blessed when these reflections mirror an experience of flow. This allows my hand to simply move across the page and the writing “to be.” This is my way of “doing” the writing.

Are you too stressed to be blessed? The first thing you need to do is identify your stressors then take action to control the stress in your life. Once you identify what causes your stress, then you can work on ways to relieve them. The solution to this-

A panic attack, as the words indicate, is some sort of intense fear that grips you quite suddenly, without any warning whatsoever. You panic under a very strong bout of anxiety or fear about losing physical and mental control. You may feel emotionally unstable and your behavior may change from steady to erratic. This is because a panic attack makes you feel physically and mentally debilitated. A feeling of utter helplessness may overwhelm you when under a panic attack. The two most important expressions that describe it closely are ‘sudden’ or ‘abrupt’ and 'intense fear.' When you suffer repeated panic attacks at frequent, regular or irregular intervals, you are said to be suffering from a panic disorder.

While the majority of people do at some time or another worry about something in their life whether major or trivial, there are some people who worry constantly on a day-to-day basis, week in and week out. If you are one of these people then you have what is classed as a generalized anxiety disorder. Generalized anxiety disorder is classed in those who feel anxious or fearful on the majority of days. The feelings they have with the fear are varied and the depth at which they feel the feelings can be different from one day to the next. The feelings associated with generalized anxiety disorder are the same as those anyone who suffers any anxiety disorder feels. The most common are a fast heart rate or beat, palpitations of the heart, a sick feeling in the pit of the stomach or stomachache, sweating, a dry mouth, chest pain and a feeling of not being able to get enough breathe.

The energy center Chakra is discussed in the ancient Hindu system of energy healing known as Pranic healing. The word Prana means life energy, and the word Aura, its roots in Pranic healing as well, refers to the non-physical body (that exists with the physical body) made up of energy.

When I moved out of London five years ago, one of the things I looked forward to was the change from urban noise to rural peace and quiet. Perhaps like many people, I tend to equate quietness with calm, contentment and time for reflection.

There can be activities that are very important that can be overlooked because there is no one pushing for their completion. It is critical that you not let what seems urgent to take all of your attention.

Although Sun tai chi was not meant to be used for fighting but for health both physical and mental, it was used in combat for many years. Today, though, it has become immensely popular and people of all walks of life who find that Sun Tai Chi is an ideal form of exercise...

A lot of people at some point experience stress. It can be part of your daily lives. Stress can come in your lives with a lot of reasons, it can be because of the pressures you have in your work, too much worry about some things. Certainly, there are a lot of factors and instances that can lead to stress.

Millions of people suffer from stress related diseases each year. Stress never seems to end in modern society as we encounter situations at work, in driving, in our relationships and more. Meditation offers a way to overcome these problems. A new method called Maum Meditation reports rapid results.

Instead of being a hammer blow of fear, anxiety and stress, the most telling forms of anxiety are gradually built up. Here are 10 tips to reduce stress before it reaches a crisis point.

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Do you find your shoulders hunching up by themselves? Can’t sleep peacefully? Time for a trip to the Athens spas.

Anger eats up proper thinking, Ego eats up the mind, Worry eats up age, Bribe eats up justice, Greed eats up conscience. How are we to tame our raw emotions of life? Our attitude towards those 5 negatives will lead to unseen stress which is a silent killer of the 21st Century. What has anger, hate and sorrow to do with our health?

About two months ago, my boyfriend and I (and our puppy!) embarked on an exciting adventure. We decided that even though we loved the cozy life we had built in California, we were both ready for new challenges and experiences. So with as much planning and organizing as we could handle, we packed up and moved to Boston.

The concept of avoiding disaster and catastrophe relates directly to the ability to maintain sufficient resilience that needs never exceed resources and that needs never exceed the ability to respond. Physical, emotional, relationship and spiritual resilience are well known as the four categories in which resources are mapped to ensure survival through adversity in business and in life. But how can we measure our resilience when we are not facing an adversity?