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Going Nowhere at an Idle

On October 10, 2025

In Inner Guidance, Love & Relationships, Past Lives & Karma, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 4 minutes

By Michael Avery, featuring Catherine Ganci

From Seven Signs from the Universe
by Michael and Pichaya Avery, pp. 115-118

Catherine lived in a high-rise apartment in downtown Cleveland and owned a ’95 Mercury Grand Marquis. She rarely drove it, since many shops and attractions were within walking distance, some inside her own building. Catherine always placed her keys in a special place, all by themselves, in a bronze dish located in the entry.

One day, she was passing by the dish and happened to glance down. To her dismay, the keys were not in the dish. After searching each room in her apartment thoroughly, her heart sank.

Dream Big

By Michael Avery

On August 8, 2025

In Conscious Living, Guest Posts, Inner Guidance, Spirituality, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 2 minutes

Guest Post by Gloria Lionz

Happy Friday night, August 1, 2025. If you live long enough, you have experiences that “speak volumes…” Case in point, I was driving to see a new practitioner in Portland. On my way there, I was wondering if working with her was going to be as successful as I hoped. Shortly, after inwardly asking that question I noticed an unusual sign painted on the back of a delivery van. It was far in the distance. As I drove other cars went in other directions, turned off the highway as everyone does. Eventually the van was right in front of me.

Finding Advice on the Road of Life

By Michael Avery

On July 30, 2025

In HU: An Ancient Mantra, Inner Guidance, Love & Relationships, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 2 minutes

By Michael Avery (from Seven Signs from the Universe)

Mark West recently wrote in an email how he’d been cautioned to use more discrimination when expressing his frustration with a person at work. “Sometimes it’s best to just keep silent and contemplate upon the reflection we’re receiving from the world around us,” Mark noted. A waking dream suggested a better approach for him to take the next time he found himself frustrated by the actions of a co-worker.

Going the Extra Mile

By Michael Avery

On July 15, 2025

In Conscious Living, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Synchronicity, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 2 minutes

By Michael Avery (from a story by Jim Jackson in Seven Signs from the Universe by Michael and Pichaya Avery)

After fighting heavy traffic for an hour and forty-five minutes, Jim Jackson stopped for an early dinner at a restaurant in Troutdale, a small town just east of Portland, Oregon. He had only traveled thirty-nine miles and still had a ways to go before reaching the Menucha Retreat Center overlooking the Columbia Gorge where he and a friend would be facilitating a discussion group later that night.

Bookmarks (A Waking Dreams Tool)

By Michael Avery

On June 25, 2025

In Conscious Living, Spirituality, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: < 1 minute

By Michael Avery

from Seven Signs from the Universe by Michael and Pichaya Avery

Bookmarks

“Bookmarks” are like setting an alarm with a symbol. We mark a time in the future when it’s optimal for us to do a certain thing. We can choose a specific symbol for any number of situations. Here are three examples:

Marion’s Conundrum

By Michael Avery

On June 18, 2025

In Conscious Living, Guest Posts, Health & Healing, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Guest Post by David Rivinus

Marion looked perturbed; that wasn’t like her.

A skilled, beloved and highly respected theater costume designer, she had trained pros who were now working on Broadway. And recently, she had agreed to mentor amateurs who showed promise. They paid her hourly for her instruction and put their new-found skills to a variety of uses.

“OK, Marion, what’s up?” I probed.

Announcing Our New Book: “Seven Signs from the Universe”

By Michael Avery

On May 12, 2025

In Animals, Conscious Living, Divine Love, Dreams, Health & Healing, Ho'oponopono, HU: An Ancient Mantra, Inner Guidance, Inspirational Quotes, Love & Relationships, Messages from Memories, Past Lives & Karma, Personal Growth, Self-love, Spiritual Exercises, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart, Synchronicity, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 2 minutes

By Michael Avery

Dear friends,

Pichaya and I are delighted to share that our new printed book, Seven Signs from the Universe, is now available on Amazon. The EPUB version is also available at the same link.

The front and back covers feature artwork by Claude Gruffy, a world-class Canadian artist.

Birdsong of the Equinox: A Personal and Collective Waking Dream

By Michael Avery

On March 28, 2025

In Guest Posts, Love & Relationships, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Synchronicity, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 7 minutes

Guest Post by Riley Carson

This year, on the date of the 2025 Spring Equinox, my wife and I signed up for Hulu, the streaming service now owned by Walt Disney. It seemed like a small, ordinary decision—just another subscription among many. But what followed was surprising.

Signs from the Universe: A Lesson in Love

By Michael Avery

On January 31, 2025

In Animals, Divine Love, Inner Guidance, Love & Relationships, Personal Growth, Spirituality, Stories from the Heart, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Pichaya Avery

The Universe has countless ways of teaching us about love, often through the most unexpected encounters. On the first day of 2025, as the world welcomed a new beginning, I received such a wonderful lesson at our favorite park, where a serene pond usually hosts a community of graceful ducks and a solitary great blue heron.

Just Ask

By Michael Avery

On December 6, 2024

In Conscious Living, Dreams, Guest Posts, Love & Relationships, Spiritual Exercises, Spirituality, Waking Dreams

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Guest Post by Dennis Ernst

As I was awakening one morning, still in the in-between state of not really being awake or asleep, I realized that my life has been an adventure in “experiencing”. There are more than a few teachers, gurus, and scientists who think that experiencing is consciousness. That’s a pretty interesting concept in itself. Yes, my life is about my experiences in this human state of consciousness.

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