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Shamanism
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.
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The Storms of Life
Life is full of ups and downs, trials, and tribulations. They are called the storms of life. Whether it’s losing a job, the end of relationship, death, divorce, financial problems, sickness, homelessness, peer pressure, etc…. everyone is going to have some type of storm that they must deal with.
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First Things First-- Balancing Your Priorities!
In the book, “First Things First”, Steven Covey helps us understand how and why the Japanese people think how they do and accomplish so much more than American’s in a same twenty-four hour period.
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Undercover Investigation
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.
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Get Off The Freeway
Have you ever noticed how much our lives resemble a freeway? Once we are on it, we are in constant motion.
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What Is A Power Song and Where Do I Get One?
Power Songs are oral prayers expressing your true self, your nature, your individuality, your power. All cultures have power songs but you can have your own power song too. We think of the power in a hymn or an African chant, a Shamanic ceremony song or even in the howling of wolf. And there is definite power in sound.
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The Divine Holographic Energy Field
Making a connection between spiritual phenomena and science is a crucial step to our understanding of who we are as human beings. In this article I discuss a new concept which holds sigificant promise in our ability to not only heal ourselves of our ailments but also reconnect us to our Divine Selves.
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A Testimony of an Ex-Mormon
In this essay, I will seek to show that the testimony of my conversion to Christianity is based upon the teaching of Scripture.
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Animal Totems
In Shamanism, there is much importance given to animals as guides, totems and helpers. This is more than just having a favorite animal or being attracted to butterflies. Animals have been used as a source of diagnosis in healing and counseling by Shamans all around the world throughout recorded history.
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My Search for the Truth
Over the past five years, many people have been committed to mental institutions, tortured, detained, imprisoned, and even killed, simply for refusing to give up this practice...
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Stress 8 - Relieving Stress with Exercise
Do you want to look and feel better? If so, put more exercise in your schedule. One of the major benefits of exercise is that it keeps your body healthy, and it provides a great stress relief. Another significant benefit is that-
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Stressed Out?
It doesn't matter who you are, or what job you are doing, that irksome little demon named stress will always be peeking around the corner, waiting for its next chance to get under your skin.
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Face Off Against Fear - The 3rd Period
This is the final period, I mean article on facing off against your fears. In the previous two articles, we delved into the first five steps of our seven-step game plan in dealing with our opponents: fear, anxiety and worry. Our goal now is to develop and practice the coping skills that will enable us to handle all fearful situations.
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Listen to The Sound of Silence
When I moved out of London five years ago, one of the things I looked forward to was the change from urban noise to rural peace and quiet. Perhaps like many people, I tend to equate quietness with calm, contentment and time for reflection.
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Four Ways to Kiss Stress Goodbye
Stress should be banned in your personal arena. Here's four super easy ways to make sure you get a stress-free and fun-filled life!
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20 Reasons Why You Need Inner Peace and Tranquility
True inner peace, confers tranquility, inner harmony and inner balance, and is an inner condition, which is independent of external conditions and circumstances. It can be acquired through proper training, resulting in the ability to remain calm, undisturbed and unhurried in difficult and unpleasant situations.
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