Every Christmas the Yuletide card portrays a silver star in a navy blue sky and every year the same heavenly object sparkles from the top of the decorated evergreen. At season's end the three wise men and their fellow shepherds gather at a hastily set up manger for the familiar nativity scene. Though it shimmers on the greeting card and its brilliance lights up the tannebaum, it wasn't a star that erupted into a supernova on that dark Judean night. The star that shone so brightly two thousand years ago was wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.

It is important and necessary that we regularly spend time in purposeful self-examination. We need to take the time to examine our rationales, our pretenses, our masquerades, our motives, our justifications, and our reasoning.

Are your dreams full of weird and wonderful people, places and events? What does it all mean, and how does this relate to your life? Well, it's all about YOU. See how you are more than just the lead character in your dream sequences ... in fact, everything in your dream is about you!

Many of you come to this site because you are a Seeker. You are looking for something -- answers to a problem, a relationship, a better career, more money, and/or the return of a lover. Some of you are trying to strengthen your connection to your higher self or to God.

Here they are, our Ladies of Mercy and Divine Benevolence. Petitioning the Saints for Special Favours has been a big subject in the chat rooms lately, so in the spirit of Christmas and the Goddess energies associated with these martyrs and popularized pagan deities, I have compiled a list that tells you how to use candle burning to request favours.

There was a time in my life when I seriously wondered whether there was intelligent life on other planets. As a child, I believed that we human beings here on the planet Earth were God's only children. I learned early on how special we were: we were made in God's image, to look after His planet. There was no other force in the universe (which I envisioned as a big, black void with our planet in the center) that could compare to us...

Do you feel discouraged because you are not reaching the milestones that you have given yourself in school? Are they not going through the way you thought they would? Do you feel that you are letting your parents down with the grades you are bringing home? The thing to do is to take a look inside and what is making these things happen.

If you are one of those people who wish to be free of stress and anxiety, and long for a life filled with lasting peace and happiness, then this article is just for you. I'm going to reveal the root cause of all the stress and anxiety you have experienced in your entire life.

A summary of the causes of stress and suggestions to reduce or eliminate destructive stress for a healthier mind and body.

When was the last time you sang in the rain? For that matter when was the last time you went out in the rain and soaked up the fresh air?

When you think about your body you probably tend to imagine your physical presence (your hair, face, arms, legs, etc.). But what about the other side of the coin? The energy side? We are not only made up of flesh and bone, we are also made up of energy. You can feel it when you are on a roller coaster and it’s rushing down an insanely steep track. The elation or horror that you feel is energy.

Studies confirm: All that expensive tuition, all those costly textbooks, all that time, effort and planning to attend college won't amount to anything if a student is so stressed he or she can't learn and retain information! Here are some tips to turn that around.

An anxiety disorder is a blanket term used to describe a number of conditions (disorders) that can arise from abnormal and pathological anxiety, fears, phobias, and nervous conditions that can impair or prevent an individual from living a normal life.

NYC based business and work life balance coach Susan Martin offers tips to business owners and professionals on how to avoid burning out.

Stress has become one of the silent killers of people in today's world. There are many different types of stresses that people can suffer from; and these stresses are deteriorating people's wellbeing to such an extent that they are becoming victims of several physical and mental ailments. Stresses can arise from work, family relations, financial problems, education problems, appearance of the body, physical state of the body, etc. There are so many stresses that is difficult to discuss all of them under one heading.

Are you more stressed now than you were 20 years ago? Have you been more overwhelmed by life's events in the past few years? Would you like to understand why many people feel more victims to the 24/7 information age? Are you ready to do something differently, but do not know what to do? Come find the answers...

Worrying only seems natural when you live with a chronic illness and every day is unpredictable and often full of pain. But worrying can become a heavy burden and make our health even worse. Find out how we can change our perspective to stop worrying.

Most of us have fears of getting up and speaking in public. Many people don’t like to go to gatherings where they don’t know anyone. But while most of us soldier on, those with social anxiety disorder are often stopped cold in their tracks by the terror and worry such events instill in them.

The best way to get rid of panic attacks is to keep them from starting in the first place. Anxiety doesn't come out of nowhere. In fact, the anxiety attack that you experience has its roots in the way you live and think from day to day. Using the method described in this article will help you ward off the discomfort of panic and anxiety attacks.

To use the stress management tools to the fullest you first need to understand what stress is? Stress is caused when you are thinking too much about a particular thing or situation.

Here are 5 things that you can do to recover from an upsetting experience and get your power and control back when everything appears to be falling apart faster than you can put it together again.