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STUDY GROUP READING #229
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4. A Study Group member in Wyoming asks: “I've been working to see something positive in the George Bush phenomenon, and I find it a hard go. Would you give a perspective from which the role of George Bush and his administration could be seen as something useful for Americans, maybe even for humanity?” 5. Last month, you stated that the human negative energy of a person stays on the earth after that person dies. How does this energy affect the earth, or the living humans? What happens to that energy? How is it manifested? 6. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 #229 Jan 2006E-Transcript #229 Jan 2006 |
STUDY GROUP READING #230
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4. Watching programs on television that show psychics who are able to tap into a person’s thoughts and feelings—both from people who are living, as well as from those who have died—it appears as though our thoughts and feelings are actually some kind of energy that is present, but also seems to be accessible for some time after an event. Would you explain how human thoughts and feelings can be accessed after they have been thought and felt? Does this have something to do with some sort of actual physical energy that exists for a period of time? Would you speak about this in terms of presently living people, and people who have died? 5. Some say that we do a lot of spiritual work while we are asleep. That some of us are serving as “agents of transformation” for the spiritual growth of ourselves and others while in the sleep state. Would you please comment on this? 6. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - #230 Feb 2006E-Transcript - #230 Feb 2006 |
STUDY GROUP READING #231
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4. A Study Group member is having difficulty with one of your most consistent teachings. He writes: “You have often urged us to say to ourselves, ‘I am an eternal soul and nothing can damage my being.’ However, in my daily life, I don’t really think about, or care about damage to my being or my eternal soul. I am worried about damage to my physical body. I am worried about health, money, love, and so forth. How do we bridge this gap between knowing that we are an eternal soul, and worrying about our daily affairs? Why should I care about what my soul thinks?”
5. A large number of humans, called “baby boomers” by the media, are approaching the later part of their lives. Many of them struggle with difficult issues of aging. How can we approach our later years with wisdom and insight? Would you give us your wise perspective on aging? 6. Would you please speak about the perspective of a three- to four-year-old child. What is it like for a soul who has had many lifetimes and much experience to express through a tiny body. How do such young children see the world? What influence does their soul have on their experience? 7. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - #231 Mar 2006E-Transcript - #231 Mar 2006 |
STUDY GROUP READING #232
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4. A Study Group member in Canada asks: “In the past I have been inspired by several different channeled entities in readings given by other people. Now, I am inspired by your Readings. Why are there are different sources of God-wisdom? Is the source the same? Will the messages agree with each other? If not, why are there differences?
5. Is it possible to have an experience so profound and deeply moving that we actually change on a cellular level? For example, after such a profound experience, could the cell structure and arrangement in our eyes change such that we see the same person differently, even though they haven’t changed? 6. It seems that you advocate action, effort, and persistence as a way to reach our goals. There are other spiritual disciplines that encourage changing our thoughts in order to “attract” the result that we want by affirming its presence in consciousness in order for it to easily “show up.” Will you please comment on these different approaches, and guide us to more easily manifest our dreams? 7. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use in the coming month? |
MP3 - #232 Apr 2006E-Transcript - #232 Apr 2006 |
STUDY GROUP READING #233
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5. A Study Group member who is in a Bible study group in Los Angeles asks: “In our group, we read Exodus 7-13, where God creates many plagues to convince Pharaoh to let the Israelites go. Many people in our group wanted to avert their attention from this fierce God. What does this story say about the nature of God? What does it say about the nature of humans? Is God a warrior god? Should humans, being created in the image of God, be warriors too?”
6. And from Minnesota: “How can we move from superficial ‘positive thinking’ that is hoping, wishing, and fantasizing, to the kind of positive thinking that comes from ‘knowing’ our soul and God?” 7. This is a question about memory responses to stimuli. Sometimes a smell, an action, a word, or a place will elicit a strong memory response that can bring us painful memories that we do not want to continue to have to deal with. If we have followed the advice that you often suggest for dealing with negative feelings—which is to fully experience the feelings, share then, and then release them—and still these memory responses continue every time we have the “stimulus” experience, what is the best way to release the emotional attachment that exists between the negative memory and the stimulus experience? 8. Would you help us understand, on the human personality level and the soul level, the phenomena of senility and Alzheimer’s disease in some of our aging population? 9. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - #233 May 2006E-Transcript - #233 May 2006 |
STUDY GROUP READING #234
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4. A Study Group member from Wyoming asks: “A friend of mine just died of cancer. So many people in our time seem to get cancer. Is there a larger explanation for this phenomenon than our polluting of the Earth and of our food?”
5. This question is from the state of Washington: “Many people seem to have much trauma and suffering in their lives. Is this suffering the path that the soul has chosen for its learning in this lifetime, or is it a case of confused human choices causing one to stray from the soul’s intent?” 6. This question is from California: “The biggest threat to our current form of existence seems to stem from the changes that are occurring in the climate, and subsequently in the environment. Assuming that our emotional, mental, and spiritual states of being have a direct effect on the environment, would you give us guidelines that would enable us to help the planet to heal?” 7. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - #234 June 2006E-Transcript - #234 June 2006 |
STUDY GROUP READING #235
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3. This question comes from Wisconsin: “The way that many people now use the word ‘science’ seems to be similar to the way some people use the words ‘God’ and ‘The Bible,’ to speak of the ultimate source of truth. They seem to believe that what ‘science’ says is absolute truth, beyond question or interpretation, and a person is a heretic for questioning what science says. Would you speak about science and the scientific method, and putting unquestioning belief into this process?”
4. Some have observed that in very old people, or sometimes in people who have had strokes, their personality changes. Often, it appears that they no longer have the social controls that others have. Behaviors that were repressed begin to surface and become more dominant. Usually they are negative behaviors, such as despair, or inappropriate sexuality. It almost seems like a barrier to these behaviors and attitudes was removed and they spill out, making it very difficult for those around them. Would you please discuss this? 5. Many times people seem to be ready to die. They have lived long lives. Their bodies are failing and they say that they are ready to go. It appears as though their spirit, or life energy is mostly gone. Yet, it seems as though some kind of animal instinct for life is keeping their body going, when they as humans do not want to go on. Will you discuss this from a spiritual perspective? And, what is the role of loved ones and/or the medical community? 6. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - #235 July 2006E-Transcript - #235 July 2006 |
STUDY GROUP READING #236
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4. From Tacoma, WA.: “Nearing Death Awareness (NDA) refers to the special, unusual communications of the dying. As death approaches, the person seems to have a unique awareness of people, places, and things around them. This awakening gradually progresses and increases as their consciousness shifts from here on earth to a more spiritual plane of existence. They seem to recognize people that we cannot see. Would you speak about what is taking place in these experiences?
5. This question is from Minnesota: “I heard a lecturer on quantum physics say that our brains can only process a small amount of everything that we see. Is that true? If so, is that because we are still evolving and will eventually use more of our brain?” 6. A Wisconsin Study Group member asks: “Suppose that due to actions in a past lifetime, a person was intended by their soul to wrestle with some condition throughout their current life, such as chronic depression for example. Then, a new pill is discovered to cure that condition. Would that indicate that the person had overcome the karma and the lesson was complete, or would they just be postponing that issue for another time?” 7. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - #236 Aug 2006E-Transcript - #236 Aug 2006 |
STUDY GROUP READING #237
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5. This question is from North Carolina: “It seems, for me at least, more difficult to create positive inner experiences, thoughts, visions, and feelings than it is to focus on negative thinking. It seems as if suffering has a pay-off. It seems as if I hold an unconscious belief that being in pain will ensure me getting to heaven. Why do we sometimes hold on to these negative habits, and why does it seem so difficult to change our perceptions to ones of greater joy, creativity, and loving experiences?”
6. A Study Group member in Seattle asks: “Would you explain hypnosis? Are people really in an altered state, or are they just willingly complying with the hypnotherapist in a conscious state?” 7. As a follow-up, we would like to know about mind control, or “group think,” that can control a large group of people, such as a cult of fundamentalism. Would you please explain what happens in the mind when a large group agrees on an idea? 8.. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - #237 Sep 2006E-Transcript - #237 Sep 2006 |
STUDY GROUP READING #238
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4. This question is from Florida: “Claims of Atlantis existing in the Atlantic Ocean are debunked and ridiculed by the scientific community. Scientists say that it must have been Thera, or Santorini in the Mediterranean area. The late psychic, Edgar Cayce, claimed that the Atlantian hall of records exists in three sites: Guatemala, Giza under the sphinx, and possibly Andros next to the island of Bimini. Would you clarify this for our understanding?”
5. A Study Group member from Virginia asks a question that many of us wonder about: “When I hear you say that the soul’s existence after death is all emotion—constant feelings of goodness and love—that sounds very boring to me. If there is no doing, no contrast, no problems to solve—only ‘love and joy’ emotion—what are the souls doing? If they are not ‘doing,’ then what is the experience, or process that benefits the soul? If there is no change, no time, does the soul get tired or bored with this? How do souls learn in the other dimensions? What are they learning?” 6. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - #238 Oct 2006E-Transcript - #238 Oct 2008 |
STUDY GROUP READING #239
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5. This question is from California: “Many mid-aged women use various kinds of hormone replacement to ease the symptoms of menopause and aging, and to protect heart-health and bone density. The research studies that track both effectiveness and risks do these tests with synthetic hormones manufactured by major drug companies. Some holistic doctors think bio-identical hormones are a better alternative. We know there are many individual factors to consider about all medical interventions, but can you tell us if there is an appreciable difference between bio-identical hormones and those that are tested in research?”
6. This is from the state of Virginia: “You have said in an earlier reading that at death a person reviews the actions of their life, and that they experience the emotions and effects of their actions on others for the purpose of learning which actions are not desirable. How is this after-death experience affected, or altered, by forgiveness on the part of the person who received the hurtful actions, or who did not react to a hurtful action in a painful way—if the person was able to rise above the hurt and focus on the goodness of life?" 7. Also from California: “November is the month of Thanksgiving in the United States. Thanksgiving is about giving thanks and being grateful. This has been a difficult time worldwide, with much criticism and complaining about politics and other issues. Would you please give us some insights into the higher benefits of gratitude, and tell us how to find gratitude in our daily lives?” 8. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - #239 Nov 2006E-Transcript - #239 Nov 2006 |
STUDY GROUP READING #240
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4. This question is from California: "You have said that Jesus came into earth during a period of heightened human selfishness and self-preoccupation. What did he say to people in order to gain them as followers, as well as to help them understand that human self-created negativity is caused by exaggerated fears?"
5. From the state of Virginia: “In the Bible, we are told that Jesus said, ‘In my father’s world there are many mansions; if it were not true I would have told you.’ What was meant by this statement?” 6. This is also from California: “The scientific ability to test for genetic predispositions is increasing. Do our genes, or what scientists read as genes, stay the same throughout a lifetime, or is this flexible? For instance, if someone tests for and finds a breast cancer gene when she is 30 years old, assuming accurate testing, does that mean that the results would be the same 10 or 20 years later? If this is a flexible area, would you please discuss those flexibilities? On the other hand, if genes are stable throughout a lifetime, would you please talk about the relationship between our genes and our souls and personalities?” 7. Would you please close with an attunement for us to use this month? |
MP3 - #240 Dec 2006E-Transcript - #240 Dec 2006 |