Shamans tend to be men {Women have more of these abilities in their natural state and require less altered consciousness.}, though women also can become shamans; some women shamans are extraordinarily powerful. In some cultures, shamans are involuntarily chosen by the spirits; they realize their calling in a transformational experience, often a serious illness that brings them close to death {For example Damion Brinkley of today.} and is self-cured. In other cultures, persons with natural shamanic gifts are selected at a young age, trained and initiated.

There are many energy beings available to assist us in our spiritual growth. Some of the groups of helpers are the Angels, the Master Teachers, and Spirit Guides. What are Spirit Guides and how do they differ from some of the other helpers?

You can find more faith by striping away your inhibitions and unlocking your imagination.

Do we really think we can just ask God for some great position in life with out any preparation? Not hardly. Psalm 107 tells us that God sometimes brings storms into our lives to accomplish a purpose in us. And that purpose, I believe, is to prepare us for greater things.

Actually, loving does not take any great effort on our part because it is not something we must put forth great effort to achieve. When God enters our heart, soul, and mind, love is spontaneously produced because He is love.

Often, in being dishonest about our own faults and failures, we have been far too insensitive and callous toward others who have fallen short.

Symbolism has always been important in man's development. All things are symbols. They are roadsigns or landmarks of where you are in your thinking at any particular time in the physical world. It is a simple thing to see how one is thinking just by looking at the things one gathers around oneself. But symbols can separate you from the source of your power. Danger lies in the symbol of Jesus, the cross, the Ferrari or anything that causes you to deny your power.

Have you ever noticed how much our lives resemble a freeway? Once we are on it, we are in constant motion.

Joseth is an entity that channels through me each morning. I really don't like the word God, so I asked if I could use something different and my reply was yes, Joseth then came to my mind. Joseth wanted to make a distinction between physical love and the love of God. This article was channelled at my kitchen table this morning...

With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. What can I do in one day or a thousand years? I can be Holy in Jesus sight which is a thousand years and only one day in my life.

Understanding humanity's relationship in time and space is crucial in understanding his relationship to that which created him. This awareness leads us to enlightenment and the knowingness that we are part of a process and not separate from it. We are one with all that is, and the process cannot work without us.

Every month I usually sit down and write an article around the topics of leadership, teamwork, vision, or self-improvement. However, this month I am only passing on something that came across my desk...

The more we worry about money, and who's asking for it, and why their asking, and should they be asking, and should I be listening, and judging others, then judging their ideas and their work and the...

Awareness constantly leads to more questions. The closer you get the farther away you are. One morning after years of writing, all the questions came up at once and then the next day the answers. The same questions and answers. Life is about experiencing all aspects of being from every conceivable angle, and so the questions may seem the same but the answers are slightely different each time. I have come to realize that the questions are more important than the answers.

This article is a reply that deals with certain criticisms concerning views expressed in my article titled Pagan Philosophy, Unbelief, and Irrationalism.1 This article briefly exposed the bankruptcy of materialistic and empirical philosophy in particular and the worldview of non-belief in general.

Infinite Intelligence desires the abundant fulfillment of your earnest desires MORE than you do and has set up the universe to fulfill them.

These were fears that I felt. The fear of the unknown. The fear of things beyond my control. The fear of venturing out of my comfort zone...

Ever felt that you were simply drifting through life with no direction and no control of your circumstances. Well, find out how to take control of your life and stop drifting like a summer breeze.

Liam says to Joe; “where is your God now, when life can be made in a laboratory”? Joe says to Liam; “it couldn’t have happened, but for the presence of God”. It was a short debate involving two non-s...

No man is a prophet in his own country.

This article uses the metaphor of a box of paints to describe how we colour our lives...

Panic attack natural treatments are preferred by the health-conscious communities worldwide. How do you know if you are suffering from a panic attack and what are the panic attack natural treatments available to help you?

Living at the foot of the Rockies can be idealic. Experience treatments at Denver spas and you will appreciate the view all the more.