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.

Red Elk is no Black Elk and there are many tricksters whose real interests are not for your good.

Paul lived in a time when Christianity was more respectable church membership. It was more than a handshake and more than shouting amen; it was more than holding an office or singing in the choir. Being a Christian in Paul’s day was a life threatening experience.

Recent case studies are showing how human beings are connected at a level which has been called the Human Collective Consciousness. A new modality known as the Mind Resonance Process(TM) now appears to be offering hope of effecting global healing and global peace through this spiritual link.

Have you ever had tried to find out the meaning of your dream using a dream dictionary? It's frustrating huh? Here's some tips on how to make sure the dream dictionary you're using - whether online or offline - is going to be useful.

While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. --ROMANS 5:8 Expectations create conditional love. “I love you, but I’ll love you more if.” Now I know what you’re thinking. Shouldn’t we expect the best out of one another? Shouldn’t we encourage each other to strive for excellence and never settle for anything else? Absolutely. But it was Christ who taught us how to use expectations. Does He demand a lot? You better believe it. Does He expect much? Only our best. Does He have expectations? Just that we leave everything, deny all, and follow Him. The difference? Jesus’ expectations were accompanied by forgiveness and acceptance.

No one comes to this world without a gift or special talent that is not unique to him/her alone. The gifts that we bring are the tools we will use to experience physical life in our own special way. For some it is obvious, for others one may have to look a little deeper. The use of such gifts or talents are also subject to interpretation and are often used for purposes other than what we wanted to experience before birth. Most of us spend a lifetime searching for the connection to them.

Let’s say that you have discovered your purpose but you don’t know how to go about obtaining God’s purpose for your life. You don’t know what to do next. How do you start? How do you go about changing from your present occupation to finding a career using the purpose God gave you?

The command to live by faith can be kind of scary. It's like going into a black hole. How can you navigate blind? It is not talking about going without our physical senses. Depending on only what you can see has limitations. Jesus told Peter to launch out into the deep. To catch the big fish and the sought after positions you have to get beyond shallow water. The righteous must live by faith.

So many people wonder whether Jesus was who He said He was, but at the end of the day, His words are still around today. They are still bearing fruit, even though the Church has let Him down so many times, what Jesus says, happens!

Do you have a clear purpose in life? Do you know what you are and where you’re going? If you have no clear direction, where will you go? This article will help you get on track

Those five words are from a song that I remember hearing a long time ago. It may even be the song’s title. I dunno. For those of you who don’t speak casual English, the word “teejus” can be translate...

This information comes “through” me from Divine Source, God, all that is, Creator to bring a message to humanity that many people have forgotten...

We are living in highly challenged times. Our mass consciousness directly reflects the discord in which many of us find ourselves within our own personal lives...

Want more peace and joy in your life? Daily stress getting to you? With terrorism, layoffs and pollution, can you feel safe and happy? Yes, you can—by tapping into a little known, and less-used...

Echo was a flea-bitten gray horse, with brown speckles everywhere, and crystal clear hairs in her mane and tail. We met in October, 1976, when she was a broodmare on an Arabian farm in New York State. A beginner at riding doesn't usually start out with a novice horse, but I fell in love at first sight of her. Somehow, over the years, we learned how to have great times and not get in trouble. We enjoyed trail riding and had fun doing dressage, too. Echo loved to be ridden and to gallop across field. She was always as eager for my companionship as I was for hers.

With all of today’s technology, the business world is in competition, the hours you need to work are getting longer and the work is more exhausting. If there is travel involved, it is sure to add more work time and less time to relax.

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.

Have you ever felt overwhelmed? This experience we are all in can feel this way, but now you have a method for relieving that feeling. Todd Mitchem will teach you to Live in The Moment of Your Life!

In the past, the need for research has not been something that was needed. Now that stress has been shown to help bring about diseases, it is more important. These studies have brought some ideas and programs that will help to reduce stress.

Get rid of your stress and neck tension with one simple move that is like getting a massage!

Teenagers have an assortment of stresses in their lives, but we must not try to extinguish them all. If we want to introduce teens to teenage stress management, we must first teach them to distinguish between bad stress (distress) and good stress (eustress).

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?