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Tangled Webs

On September 4, 2023

In Guest Posts, Past Lives & Karma, Personal Growth, Spirituality

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Guest Post by Riley Carson

“Oh what a tangled web we weave
when first we practice to deceive.”
Sir Walter Scott

My parents were ethical people, and worked to instill this value in their children. My mother’s favorite quote was the one shown at the beginning of this post. But I learned better through trial and error than via admonitions.

Regarding trial and error, some people seem to be born with a special talent for instant karma: the tendency to not get away with anything. I am among this elite group.

Remembering “The Old Road:” A “Waking Dream in Retrospect”

By Michael Avery

On September 1, 2023

In Animals, Conscious Living, Messages from Memories, Parables, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 4 minutes

By Michael Avery

Are the memories we tenderly take out of our treasure box from the past simply remnants of better days, or do they carry messages yet to be delivered? Could they really be “Waking Dreams in Retrospect?”1

As I reminisce about a trip I made many years ago into a remote area of the Bohemia Basin near Cottage Grove, Oregon, it occurs to me now that what I found there was equally as valuable as the parable it inspired.

Living Life Proactively

By Michael Avery

On August 28, 2023

In Conscious Living, Guest Posts, Ho'oponopono, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Guest Post by David Rivinus

In my metaphysical classes, I am fond of saying, “Whatever you perceive is you.” And I am hardly alone in this understanding. Deepak Chopra puts it this way: “Look out into the world, and what you will see is a mirror of yourself.”1

My favorite adage on this subject comes from the late Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len, the Hawaiian psychologist who made the Polynesian spiritual teaching of Ho’oponopono popular. Regarding objective life, he simply says, “There is no ‘out there’ out there!”2

Even if this concept sounds remotely possible, you may be asking the same question I did when I first heard it: “How does this understanding make my life better?”

3 “Exotic” Types of Waking Dreams

By Michael Avery

On August 25, 2023

In Conscious Living, Health & Healing, Messages from Memories, Past Lives & Karma, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Michael Avery

In an earlier post, we covered the 3 Common Types of Waking Dreams: Uncommon Events, Golden-tongued Wisdom, and Highlighted Waking Dreams. These become easily recognizable once we’re aware of them. Awareness is the key.

Now that we’re seasoned travelers and have found waking dreams helpful companions, we may want to venture further down the tracks of Divine Communication. For those blessed with an adventuresome spirit, the glorious lands of exotic waking dreams are waiting to be discovered just beyond the near horizon.

Creating the Relationship of Your Dreams

By Michael Avery

On August 23, 2023

In Conscious Living, Guest Posts, Health & Healing, HU: An Ancient Mantra, Love & Relationships, Personal Growth, Self-love, Spirituality

Reading Time: 7 minutes

Guest Post by Tom Ziemann

After my divorce, I did some soul-searching. I started doing research for what became my third book, Creating the Relationship of Your Dreams: How to Manifest it from Fantasy to Reality.Failing miserably on the dating scene—Online, in-person, and distant ones—made me keenly aware that I was not seeing the whole picture. (More to come on both Online and Long- Distance relationships.)

I had inner work to complete. I was thwarting my happiness. My most important relationship, that with myself, had been severely neglected. I had not yet learned to control my inner Anger Dragon. I found the enemy, and he dwelt under my hat.

“Do You Know God?”

By Michael Avery

On August 21, 2023

In Guest Posts, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Guest Post by Dennis Ernst

It was noon in Ashland, Oregon, and I had decided to skip lunch and go for a walk. A memorable encounter that autumn day has stayed with me since that time.

I stopped at a traffic light on the corner of a busy intersection with a few other pedestrians. Glancing across the street, I noticed a local street person waiting to cross in my direction. He was exhibiting serious mental issues—ranting and raging at some unseen person with him.

“It’s All Good”

By Michael Avery

On July 28, 2023

In Conscious Living, Health & Healing, Ho'oponopono, Personal Growth, Self-love, Spiritual Exercises

Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Michael Avery

“By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll become happy;
if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.”
Socrates

Our friend, Rich, understands that every situation can be viewed in a positive light. “It’s all good,” he says.

At first, I thought he was saying “have a nice day” in a new, catchier way. Rich is cool, you know. But now, I see the phrase as something much more important: a powerful spiritual exercise for healing our past.

3 Simple Ways to Open Your Heart to Love

By Pichaya Avery

On July 14, 2023

In Love & Relationships, Personal Growth, Self-love, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart

Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Pichaya Avery

Dear Wonderful Readers,

Do you still remember the time when you first fell in love? If you were like me, you probably couldn’t eat, sleep, or even think of anything but that special person. Your heart was fully open. You felt invincible. You were on top of the world.

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