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STUDY GROUP READING #193
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4. The psychologist, C. G Jung, coined the phrase “synchronicity.” He believed that tel4epathy, clairvoyance, and precognition are all synchronicity—meaningful coincidences between persons and events in which an emotional or symbolic connection cannot be explained by cause and effect. Is synchronicity a reality, or is it all in our imagination? If it is a reality or phenomenon, how does it work, and how can we develop our awareness of the synchronicity in our lives? 5. In the last two Study Group Readings you have discussed how past-life events can effect us now. You gave an example of a person seeing a tree and it stimulated a memory in his subconscious of his uncle being hanged from a similar tree, and that affected him in a negative way, presumably by causing sadness and depression. With all the thousands of past lives that we have experienced, there must be scores of unhealed wounds in our subconscious memories. How are we to know if our responses to life are influenced by these past-life memories? Is it important to know this? Some groups and therapists claim to have ways to heal these past-life traumas by recalling them in therapy. They believe that talking about the memories can help the wound to begin to heal and lessens it’s effect on us in the present. This seems consistent with your teachings. Is it possible to live to our full potential without recalling these past-life memories and being healed? 6. Would you please close with a message for the coming year 2003? What will be the most important thing for us to focus upon, besides kindness, compassion, and love, which you have said are always important expressions? |
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STUDY GROUP READING #194
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5. The prison system in the United States has become a big business. There are millions of people in prison, and, for violent offenders at least, rehabilitation does not seem to work. Are many prisoners living out a karmic pattern? What is the spiritual view of this problem?
6. Now, with DNA, it is being discovered that there are many people on death row, and some who have already been executed, who are innocent. What are the ethics of the death penalty, and upon whom should the spiritual responsibility be placed for executing the innocent? 7. One of our Study Group members asks: “Is it possible that what is considered to be the Antichrist is not a person, but is actually ‘Organized Religion’ in all its many forms today, controlled by the people and groups that control it. Aren’t most of the organized religions in the world focused on control and fear instead of the message of love from Christ.” 8. The Christians say that Jesus was the only son of God. What do they mean, and is there any truth to this saying in some sense?” 9. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - #194 Feb 2003E-Transcript - #194 Feb 2003 |
STUDY GROUP READING #195
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5. Concerning sleep, why do some individuals have difficulty sleeping? Assuming that there is no physical basis for sleep difficulty, do you see that this could be related to our soul, or to a spiritual source? Does this indicate any special underlying attributes? How would you suggest this may be controlled or overcome, if it is bothersome?
6. Why do so many groups of the world despise the group of people who call themselves Jews? Is there something about the Jewish group that makes people choose them to be the focus of so much anger and attention? 7. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - #195 Mar 2003E-Transcript - #195 Mar 2003 |
STUDY GROUP READING #196
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3. Historically, all great cultures have eventually gone into decline. Is the United States passing its peak as a world wide influence? Is the current administration creating an anti-American sentiment from which we will never recover?
4. I recently saw an article whose headline was, “How does God sort out all our prayers?” Considering that there are multitudes of conflicting supplications to God, each side praying for victory, how does God sort out our prayers? 5. It appears, given the choices we are making as we govern this planet, that we are making it difficult to complete the souls’ desire to have a fulfilling human existence in the physical world. For those of us who yearn for a fulfilling human life, what do you have to say? 6. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use in the coming month? |
MP3 - #196 Apr 2003E-Transcript - #196 Apr 2003 |
STUDY GROUP READING #197
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4. Would you speak about the origin of human language? It seems so remarkable that there are so many radically different languages and alphabets. How did humans first begin to communicate with words? Did they all speak in the same way in the beginning? How did the different languages come about? 5. A Study Group member who works with elderly people writes: “In a past Reading, you made a powerful statement in which you said that the way the elderly are treated now would help to form the next generation of humans on earth. What you said made a lot of sense to me. But, generally, people talk about the raising of children as our heritage. Would you please elaborate on your statement concerning the elderly?” 6. This is the time of Passover, Easter, and Spring, and, incidentally, the end of the most dramatic part of the recent war. It feels as if there is a pause in earth intensity. What is the best way to utilize this time to elevate our awareness, our consciousness? 7. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use in the coming month? |
MP3 - #197 May 2003E-Transcript - #197 May 2003 |
STUDY GROUP READING #198
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4. In a personal reading for one of the Study Group members you made the following statement: “If you try to be so Christ-like in your interactions with others that there is no room for you to occasionally be upset, frustrated, sad, or frightened, then there is a slight negative result from your choices.” Would you please explain more fully what is meant by this statement?
5. Continuing on with the subject of Jesus and the Christ, one Study Group member asks: “I can understand that there are a handful of souls who are willing to watch over me and act as my guides. I discuss things with them, and occasionally get what appears to be direct answers to my questions. Yet, I have a hard time praying to Jesus. Even if he actually would listen and care, I wonder how one soul could take on the burden of the millions of people who count on him every day. I know that I have only a limited understanding of reality, but isn't that asking an awful lot of one soul, no matter how evolved and extraordinary he is? I am confused about this.” 6. How can we determine those aspects of ourselves that can be improved and/or modified? Would you give us a meditation to help us be open to changes that we need to make that we might be resisting, and suggest a process for changing those aspects? 7. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - 198 June 2003E-Transcript - #198 June 2003 |
STUDY GROUP READING #199
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analytically inclined person needs to first convince himself or herself of the reality of spiritual realities through the study of evidence. For example, there is evidence for the reality of various kinds of extrasensory or nonphysical perceptions, which points directly to the likelihood of a nonphysical spirit or soul. There also is powerful scientifically investigated and documented evidence for reincarnation, after-death communication, and near-death experiences that cannot be conventionally explained. The study of this body of evidence seems very necessary as a first step for the analytical, intellectual type of person. Would you please comment on this?”
4. You have said in past readings that the earth was originally intended to be a beautiful place for humans to live lives of beauty and harmony. Why then is the weather on earth so destructive, sometimes killing people through floods, hurricanes, heavy snow, earthquakes, and so forth? 5. One Study Group member asks: “I have heard that we come to earth to learn and to evolve, because we can’t do that when we’re on the other side. I guess that once we’re at one with the universe, there’s nothing left to know. So, my question is: do we learn and grow in between lives? Can we learn from our lives after our death so that we don’t make the same mistakes again? Do we go from ignorant on earth, to all-knowing afterwards, and then back to ignorant when we come into earth again? How does this work?” 6. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - #199 July 2003E-Transcript - #199 July 2003 |
STUDY GROUP READING #200
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5. Although mating relationships are often difficult and painful, we do see many examples of successful romantic couples, but very few examples of successful romantic threesomes or foursomes. Why is this? Is this simply a personal choice, or is there something in the nature of monogamy that makes it more common?
6. Domestic violence is one of our societies’ most violent interactions between people who love one another. Children are often silent victims of this abuse. Would you tell us what the consequences of witnessing domestic violence are to the children, and what should be done to counteract any negative effects? 7. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - #200 Aug 2003E-Transcript - #200 Aug 2003 |
STUDY GROUP READING #201
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become angry, irritated, and find ourselves thinking many negative thoughts. How does this align with your other admonition that we are to be kind, appreciative, loving, patient, and grateful? It seems like getting angry and frustrated with others is moving us in the opposite direction from loving them. Would you clarify this supposed dilemma and contradiction? 7. You have told us much about Jesus, his life, and his mission. Would you tell us similar things about Mohammed? Was he a prophet? Is his information from God truly the “final piece” to add on to the information that Jesus provided to the world? What was his main message? 8. The following is from a newspaper article: “Why do insults once hurled at us stick inside our skull, sometimes for decades? Why do political smear campaigns out-pull positive ones? The answer is, nastiness makes a bigger impact on your brain. And that, says [an] Ohio State University psychologist is due to the brain's ‘negativity bias.’ Your brain is simply built with a greater sensitivity to unpleasant news. The bias is so automatic that it can be detected at the earliest stage of the brain’s information processing.” Our question is, what is the soul’s purpose for this propensity to remember the negative in our lives over the positive? 9. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - #201 Sep 2003E-Transcript - #201 Sep 2003 |
STUDY GROUP READING #202
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4. Many people feel that in order to be well informed about world events, they need to watch television news and read the newspaper each day. But, as they take in the constant flow of information about war, terrorism, economic crises, murder, and crime of all kinds, they become very fearful about the world we live in. How can we stay informed and yet not be overwhelmed by the constant flow of negative information?
5. Are there any limitations to the wisdom or information you can give us in personal Readings relating to our individual selves, to other individuals, and groups of people? Is personal private information ever withheld about our own selves because there are lessons that we need to learn on our own? 6. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - #202 Oct 2003E-Transcript - #202 Oct 2003 |
STUDY GROUP READING #203
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emphasizing the negative and spreading fear. What is it about this country, where so many people are so blessed, that causes us to be so attracted to the negative? Is there something in our collective psyche that is being worked out by wallowing in fear and negativity? Why are Canadians so different in their approach? 5. Some people have a very strong desire to have psychic powers. They meditate and try to open themselves up to guidance from the spiritual, but find they cannot. Why is this gift seemingly given to only certain people, and how should people who long for this gift, but don't have it, view the situation? 6. Would you speak to us about how to deal with instant gratification versus long-term benefit? For example, we often want the instant pleasure of excess sweets, alcohol, cigarettes, and so forth, even though we know it could be to the detriment of our bodies. What is the driving force that causes us to choose instant gratification, and how can this best be dealt with? 7. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - #203 Nov 2003E-Transcript - #203 Nov 2003 |
STUDY GROUP READING #204
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4. We are often told that time is not linear, that there is no past, no future, only now. Because of our conditioning, this is a very difficult concept to understand. Would you give us insight into the nature of time, explain why our understanding is incorrect, and tell us how we might gain a better grasp of the reality surrounding the whole concept of time?
5. Since December is the month of Christmas, would you tell us something about the Christmas Story, the story of the birth of Jesus Christ, that could give us new insights into its meaning and purpose? 6. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - #204 Dec 2003E-Transcript - #204 Dec 2003 |