When you become lucid in your waking dream is the moment of death-rebirth where you have a shift of identity from the separate self, which experiences itself to be alienated from the universe to a much more expansive self which embraces and is connected to the whole universe. You begin to realize that a deeper you is “dreaming up” everything that happens to you, including these words. You realize that the deeper, dreaming self is having a dream and you are it! This is a vehicle that Paul Levy has developed to help people wake up. It is based on the realization that the same dreaming mind that is dreaming of your dreams at night is also dreaming of your life. Once you recognize […] Read More
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Jean Albert Belin Les avantures du philosophe inconnu, en la recherche et en l’invention de la pierre philosophale. Divisées en quatre livres… Paris, 1646. Transcribed by Sean Brooks from the translation in British Library MS. Sloane 3641. The first discourse of philosophy to the unknown philosopher which declares the nature of the stone, its effects, its excellencies with its possibility and essences. Borellus says this author was one Belinus, an abbot. My Son, Many seek the Stone and know not what it is. The definitions which I know they give of it doe furnish me with matter of laughter and compassion. To explain the effects of a thing is not to define it, one must declare the nature which produces those effects. That I […] Read More
by Gayla Smith – DreamLynx Intern If you have tried this but are just getting nowhere this technique may work for you. 1. Write your request in your Dream Journal. Keep it simple- “I wish to meet my Guides”. Don’t forget to add “I will remember this dream.” if remembering has been a problem for you. 2. Set the stage. Dreaming can be a very marvelous experience sometimes you should make a date with your dreams. Aromas and pleasant music with chimes, nature sounds or whale songs can aid in more productive dreams. I personally enjoy Steven Halprin’s music. If you wish you can even address your note like a letter and put it under your pillow or in a special box for Dream […] Read More
Orison Swett Marden CHAPTER I. TRAINING THE WILL. CHAPTER II. THE RULERS OF DESTINY. CHAPTER III. FORCE OF WILL IN CAMP AND FIELD. CHAPTER IV. WILL POWER IN ITS RELATION TO HEALTH AND DISEASE. CHAPTER V. THE ROMANCE OF ACHIEVEMENT UNDER DIFFICULTIES. CHAPTER VI. STAYING POWER. CHAPTER VII. THE DEGREE OF “O.O.” Produced by Bryan Ness and Distributed Proofreaders [Illustration: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, American Philosopher, Statesman, Diplomatist, and Author. b. Boston, 1706; d. Philadelphia, 1790.] AN IRON WILL By ORISON SWETT MARDEN AUTHOR OF “PUSHING TO THE FRONT,” ETC. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ABNER BAYLEY ILLUSTRATED WITH PORTRAITS New York: THOMAS Y. CROWELL COMPANY PUBLISHERS 1901 BY THOMAS Y. CROWELL & COMPANY. AN IRON WILL. CHAPTER I. TRAINING THE WILL. “The education of the will […] Read More
All of us occasionally become the angry, unpleasant, depressed, reactive people we don’t want to be. So what happens in the brain that scatters all our good intentions? Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol is one of my all-time favorite stories, as it’s been for millions of others since it was written in 1843. Who doesn’t start sniffling when reading this classic tearjerker about Ebenezer Scrooge, a cold, bitter old man dragged—by the ghosts of his past, present, and potential future—on a terrifying midnight journey of self-discovery, from which he emerges transformed and redeemed? Most people love movies about driven, selfish people who, struck by the life-altering experience of sudden love or near loss, eventually see the light and blossom into life-affirming mensches. Miraculous conversion stories appeal […] Read More
By Larry Simmons “It’s not often that anyone from earth is allowed to take this trip,” a voice said. “We’ll bring you along, but because you were unscheduled, you won’t be able to make the jump in one stage.” Alec thought he had been asleep, but this was far too real to be called a dream. The voice continued: “Halfway through the trip we’ll have to drop you off for a few moments. The place where we’ll leave you will appear very strange, but you’ll be perfectly safe. Just be sure that you wait quietly, don’t move, don’t touch anything, and don’t speak to anyone you might see.” He didn’t really know why this amazing experience was happening to him. He had no idea […] Read More
Whatsoever quits the Laya (homogeneous) state, becomes active conscious life. Individual consciousness emanates from, and returns into Absolute consciousness, which is eternal MOTION. (Esoteric Axioms.) Whatever that be which thinks, which understands, which wills, which acts, it is something celestial and divine, and upon that account must necessarily be eternal. – CICERO Edison’s conception of matter was quoted in our March editorial article. The great American electrician is reported by Mr. G. Parsons Lathrop in Harper’s Magazine as giving out his personal belief about the atoms being “possessed by a certain amount of intelligence,” and shown indulging in other reveries of this kind. For this flight of fancy the February Review of Reviews takes the inventor of the phonograph to task and critically remarks […] Read More
Laurence O’Donnell “Music is so naturally united with us that we cannot be free from it even if we so desired” (Boethius cited by Storr). Music’s interconnection with society can be seen throughout history. Every known culture on the earth has music. Music seems to be one of the basic actions of humans. However, early music was not handed down from generation to generation or recorded. Hence, there is no official record of “prehistoric” music. Even so, there is evidence of prehistoric music from the findings of flutes carved from bones. The influence of music on society can be clearly seen from modern history. Music helped Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence. When he could not figure out the right wording for a […] Read More
This is going to be a very practical Course. Therefore, I hope that everyone in this class has a very clear picture of what he desires, for I am convinced that you can realize your desires by the technique you will receive here this week in these five lessons. That you may receive the full benefit of these instructions, let me state now that the Bible has no reference at all to any persons who ever existed or to any event that ever occurred upon earth. The ancient story tellers were not writing history but an allegorical picture lesson of certain basic principles which they clothed in the garb of history, and they adapted these stories to the limited capacity of a most uncritical […] Read More
December 23, 2011 Happiness All beings desire happiness always, happiness without a tinge of sorrow. At the same time everybody loves himself best. The cause for this love is only happiness. So, that happiness must lie in one self. Further, that happiness is daily experienced by everyone in sleep, when there is no mind. To attain that natural happiness one must know oneself. For that, Self-Enquiry ‘Who am I?’ is the chief means. Consciousness Existence or Consciousness is the only reality. Consciousness plus waking we call waking. Consciousness plus sleep we call sleep. Consciousness plus dream, we call dream. Consciousness is the screen on which all the pictures come and go. The screen is real, the pictures are mere shadows on it. Mind Mind […] Read More