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.

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.

Many of us have been taught that it is wrong to be angry. This thinking weighs heavily in both the sacred and secular domains. Is that thinking right or wrong?

All is consciousness. The scriptures are the Creature's manual on how to use consciousness. There are four gospels that correspond to the four aspects of your consciousness: memory, thought, feeling, and action... as the higher law of God, his mind, and heart, and works.

Many of us already know that all humans, animals and our planet Earth are highly influenced by the Moon phases in many different ways. This article will demonstrate how we can use these powerful energies consciously to easily bring us our intentions and desires more quickly and efficiently.

Some of my greatest teachers have taught me that faith and trust are two of our most powerful allies. True belief in your ability to create results in your life is based upon this trust. We know that...

I beheld the sky and its wonders and saw Astonishment I beheld the earth and its flowers and saw Beauty I beheld the animals and beasts of the air, land and water and saw the hand of the Creator I b...

Humanity's interpretation of Unconditional Love is based on personal bias. In a world of contradictions and opposites, one decides how conditional he/she will experience love by applying unconditional love to conditional love.

The earth is wrapped in a thin, loose shell of gases - which we call the atmosphere. The mix of gases that make up the atmosphere has changed greatly over the eons...

The Kabbalah teaches that souls arrive here in this world with a very specific curriculum containing both many of both your goals and challenges. Your parents and the families you are born into are a big part of that program. Find out why...

Man has suddenly re-awakened to the fact that he is part of a vast cosmos, and that we are not just a speck of dust on a chunk of matter, revolving around the sun. With this new dawn and with cosmic realization our questioning mind will find answers to some of mans most demanding questions.

Learning patience can help you feel satisfaction, understood, accomplished, remembered, calm, peaceful, relaxed and happy. Here are 10 things you can do (or begin) now to flex your patience muscle, no matter how puny you think it is.

This article discusses how the mind influences the body in a stressful situation. It shows how changing your mind's response to stress can be beneficial to your body and your health.

Feel like you are in a rut? Hartford spas offer rejuvenation treatments for the mind and body that will give you a new view on life.

Do you experience stress, frustration and anxiety over certain people and events. Are you looking for relief, contentment and peace in life? This article will show you exactly why all the heartache in your life exists and how you can effectively deal with it... Only then will you be able to truly experience freedom and happiness.

Control issues are a big factor in stress. Once you learn to let go, your stress levels will diminish.

The job related stress is there and we cannot get rid of it altogether. However, we can minimize it as far as possible by changing our attitude to work and adopting a healthy life style.

While the food you eat is key to your health, stress is another thing you need to watch out for. Simply put, stress can kill you and you might not even see it coming.

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...

One of the problems associated with suffering from severe panic attacks is that the person suffers from fear and anxiety of future panic attacks which may increase the symptoms and could cause other health problems. Treatment with panic attack medication is therefore essential.

Stress is a major contributing factor to many modern day illnesses. It is linked to things like heart problems, insomnia and a whole range of other negative conditions. In industry it leads to reduced productivity and at home it leads to tension with our loved ones. Stress is almost like a cancer to our happiness and wellbeing that gradually just eats away at us.

Stress management advice is everywhere, but how do you put it into practice in your life? This article provides step by step guidelines for designing your own stress reduction plan. Read on to see how to take what you know and apply it to your personal circumstances to create your roadmap for less stress and greater inner peace.

So you got the bad news! The event that you feared, has happened. That wrenching sensation in your gut is not letting up and you're ready to pull your hair out. Hold on. Calm down. There's hope for your stress. Find out about the different kinds of stress and what you can do to relax.