Essential Oils are used in aromatherapy to provide a warm, soothing scent without the mess of candle wax. Essential oils have been extracted from plants to be used in aromatherapy for hundreds of years. Methods of use can be a tea light fragrance oil burner or a more modern method, with an electric burner, plugged…
There is but one law for all … the law of our Creator, the law of humanity, justice, equality — the law of nature … ~ Edmund Burke ~ The law of nature is in simple terms, the law of cause and effect. We also expect the universe to be organized in a logical, orderly…
There is one armor that the world of men and women, as one, has never yet put on. This armor, waiting to be worn, is the armor of brotherhood and sacrifice, the world of unselfishness, a conquering sword, with the power where used, to unite the world in love and there are none who may…
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “Thank You,” that would suffice. ~ Meister Eckhart ~ For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ If a fellow…
Living in harmony with others requires us to realize that we may not be able to be friends with everyone we meet. People have opposing ideas and values, and that is ok. Try to make time with those you care about. Be kind. Commit to inner peace. When interacting with others, just accept who they…
Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. If you love everything, you will perceive the Divine mystery in things. Once you perceive it, you will begin to comprehend it better every day. And you will come at last to love the whole world with an all-embracing love. ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky ~ Love is the…
Nag Champa is sometimes called the most popular scent in the world. As an incense it can be used for a calming meditation, and it is very metaphysical in property. Dance clubs have been known to burn Nag Champa for its pleasant effects and masking of odors, such as sweat. Within New Age popular culture,…
It is important to get along with others because we will be interacting with people all of our lives. Getting along shows respect. Treat others the way you want to be treated. Be the person who sees good everywhere in the world. See the bright side of negative situations. Be the person who sees the…
People today are afraid! They’re afraid of the future, they’re afraid of what’s going to happen in the World, they’re afraid of each other, they’re afraid of social pressures, afraid of failing in school or work, afraid of being unemployed.–Afraid that they won’t have enough money for their families. They worry about so many things!…
I accept that most of my fears only exist in a fictitious future that I have created in my imagination. You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, I have lived through this horror. I can…
Very often in Near Death Experiences, the person encounters a divine or angelic being. This may be described as Christ, an angel, even God. Typically they don’t report these beings as having the wings we see in the paintings, but rather as luminescent beings that seem to emanate love and saintliness. ~~ Raymond Moody ~ Near…
The only thing that control can guarantee you is a lifetime of frustration. When we try to control people, it is out of fear. We are trying to prevent something that has not yet gone wrong from going wrong. When we trust that we’re okay no matter what circumstances come our way, we don’t need…
That sort of beauty which is called natural, as of vines, plants, trees, etc., consists of a very complicated harmony, and all the natural motions, and tendencies, and figures of bodies in the universe are done according to proportion, and therein is their beauty. ~~ Jonathan Edwards ~ Nature brings a lot of beauty into…
Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them. ~ Leo Tolstoy ~ At all costs, this love compels us to give so that we alleviate the suffering of others. Instead of seeking to fulfill our emotional…
In the stillness of meditation, I am renewed. When you are in a relaxing, comfortable seating position, bring your attention to the flame. As you stare at the hypnotically-flickering flame, your mind will begin its usual wanderings. Eventually your thoughts will slow, and then fade altogether and you will experience transcendence of thought…
Open doorways in a dream invite us to explore opportunities being offered in our life. Passing through a doorway in a dream typically represents embarking upon a new and exciting period in our life and might herald new developments in our career, relationships, or home life. Running through a doorway and banging a door behind us might be a…
Your hidden feelings are exposed in your dreams. Dreams are a way for our minds to cope with all the information and experiences that make up our lives. If you pay attention to your dreams, your subconscious will reveal in the dream state the issues that you need to resolve in your waking life. Dreams…
I once read in an essay on Buddhism that nothing is so fragile as action without prayer. Prayer aligns our internal energies with truth in a way that mere action cannot. Events ultimately unfold according to subconscious rather than conscious programming, and prayer is a way of healing and releasing the subconscious mind. When we…
You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life? ~ Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi ~ Your spiritual journey through life has many features. You grow and develop spiritually while you are on this journey. You manifest and radiate angel qualities. When this happens you grow angel wings. These do not appear physically. These wings…
The Power of the Crystal can be found in its structure, growing and reaching up toward light from the deepest parts of earth. It is a conductor of energy for body, mind and spirit. Crystals used in crystal healing will cleanse, balance and amplify all healing energies to their highest capacity. Crystal healing is considered…
Or is that too much work, to think before you speak? For some people, it is. It’s a lot of work. For all of you who want to walk a spiritual path, I suggest you stop and take a look at all the things you think and all the assumptions that you make before you…
We do well to listen to this Inner Voice, for it tells us of a life wonderful in its scope; of a love beyond our fondest dreams. ~ The Science of Mind ~ We all have an inner voice, but are we listening to it? It’s time to start tapping into your inner…
The success of conversation consists less in being witty than in bringing out wit in others. The man who leaves after talking with you, pleased with himself and his own wit, is perfectly pleased with you. ~~ La Bruyere, “Characters” ~ Listening shows respect. It conveys the sense that what you have to say is…
“Dear Child, Sometimes on your travel through hell, you meet people that think they are in heaven because of their cleverness and ability to get away with things. Travel past them because they don’t understand who they have become and never will. These type of people feel justified in revenge and will never learn mercy…