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Vegetarianism

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:06:57 +0100

Vegetarianism

As you progress with your personal development you will become more aware of the world around you and your impact upon it. This will lead you to question certain aspects of your life and how you are currently living it. See also A Life Well Lived - Personal Responsibility.

You are likely to consider how you affect:

• the environment and what you can do to minimise damage done

• other people and how you interact with each other

• the well being of other living creatures

The environmental issue is ongoing and ever changing and will always be such. There is plenty of information available regarding the impact of modern living upon the planet and what the current thinking is with regard to how best to minimise the negative aspects of it. This information changes constantly as new things are learned so therefore we will not comment upon it other than to say that whilst environmental awareness is of great importance, so is keeping a sense of perspective and remembering that life is still to be lived albeit responsibly.

Your interaction with other people is dealt with in A Life Well Lived - Personal Responsibility and also Turn The Other Cheek.

During the learning curve that is personal development something that very often arises is the ethical issue of eating meat, fish and fowl. This is very understandable - after all, you are accepting the responsibility for how you treat all living things during this earthly life and many people begin to feel uncomfortable with the concept of killing something in order to eat it and begin to question whether it is spiritually acceptable to do so.

Spirit have no difficulty with meat, fish and fowl being consumed, they are an important part of the food chain and should be respected as such. What is important to consider however, is the quality of life of any living creature and the humanity with which that life is ended. A well cared for animal given the freedom to live as natural and unencumbered a life as it is possible for it to have and a quick humane death will reward with good quality food that can be enjoyed with a clear conscience. To then use as much of the animal as possible - for example the skin for leather, is to show the animal respect.

However, to kill or maim an animal in order to use a small part of it for financial reward with disregard for the animal's suffering shows it great disrespect and will incur karmic debt.

There will be some people who, having read this, still feel uncomfortable with the concept of eating meat. There is nothing wrong with this, it is personal choice and as such anyone has the right to make the decision to follow a vegetarian diet.

Whatever diet you decide to follow, ensuring that it is nutritiously balanced is, once again, your responsibility.

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Turn The Other Cheek!

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:05:14 +0100

There are many different ideas regarding the concept of Spirituality. For some it has a mystical feeling that is for other people and not themselves, for others it is synonymous with religious services and still others see 'being spiritual' as a step on the road towards sainthood. This is because they feel that to follow a spiritual path is not compatible with living in a modern world of 'dog eat dog' and everyone looking out for 'number 1'. They feel that if they 'turn the other cheek' they will lose by it.

As has been discussed in A Life Well Lived - Personal Responsibility, even though your earthly life is affected and sometimes restricted by things that are beyond your control, your reaction to these external factors is always a matter of choice - however limited that choice may be.

What is meant by 'turning the other cheek'?

To turn the other cheek is generally taken to mean choosing to ignore or forgive a wrong done to oneself and to give the wrong doer a second chance. It is seen as the 'spiritual' thing to do but is this necessarily the case? Indeed forgiveness is a very fine quality and is something that is part of walking a spiritual path, but it is not always understood.

To be able to ‘turn the other cheek' and forgive a person or situation, you first need to know the reasons why it happened. You need to know what, if any, part you played in what happened and the circumstances surrounding both the situation and the other person. Only then can you make an informed decision about how you wish to handle the situation. A difficult situation well handled can be turned into a very positive experience for all concerned if someone has the will to make the necessary first move.

Sometimes it seems that it is always the same person who makes the first move to resolve a situation and this can be for a number of reasons:

• some people seem to be natural 'peace makers'

• some people seem to be unable to bring themselves to apologise or take the first steps to resolve an issue even when they realise that it will remain unresolved if they maintain this stance and have a tendency to rely on others to do it for them

• some people are unable to tolerate bad feeling within their circle of family and friends

While it is always desirable that problematic issues are dealt with, how they are dealt with is important too. You cannot live an earthly life without difficulties occurring during that lifetime and there will be times when you are the cause of those difficulties which, of course, makes dealing with them your responsibility. Dealing with them well is part of your personal growth and development.

However, you must remember that this is true of everyone else too and there will be times when to take on a responsibility that is not truly yours would be wrong for not only you, but everyone else involved too. In such a situation you would bring about a much better result if you were to make the attempt to help everyone involved in the situation to understand what had caused it.

To turn the other cheek also means knowing when a situation or perceived slight is really not significant enough to warrant a reaction from you and that to mentally step away from the situation would be the best solution on that occasion.

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Suicide

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:03:26 +0100

The end of an earthly life is an emotive subject for many reasons.

• The person whose earthly life is coming to an end may not be emotionally ready for it to end at that point
• The person may not be ready to leave loved ones behind
• The loved ones of the person whose earthly life is coming to an end may not feel ready to let them go
• The manner of the ending of the earthly life may be distressing or premature in a way that feels very unfair or is not due to illness.

There is much debate as the whether another world exists or if the earthly life being lived is all there is. This has been discussed in A Life Well Lived – Personal Responsibility, Heaven and Hell Explained and Re-incarnation And Your Purpose For This Earthly Life.

Is it possible for the ending of an earthly life to be considered ‘good’?

This is very much down to personal opinion. There are people to whom the ending of an earthly life can never be considered to be a good thing. Very often the people who feel this way do not believe that there is anything other than the earthly life but this is not always the case.

When you are dealing with the emotive subject of being parted from a loved one, even if you are able to accept that it is only for a relatively short period of time, it can be difficult to keep a sense of perspective. It is not possible for people to live forever – the animal that is the human body is not designed that way and will, at some point, break down. This very often happens over a period of time and in some cases can be a slow and painful process.

A good life

If someone has lived a full and useful earthly life and the ending of that earthly life has been peaceful it can be easier for those left behind to accept its inevitability. Equally, if someone who has lived a full and useful earthly life has the misfortune to suffer towards the end of that life, those left behind can accept that although they miss the person they love, they are no longer

suffering. When someone’s earthly life ends at the hands of another person, or at their own hand, it is, almost without exception very much more difficult for the people who love them to deal with.

Is suicide a ‘sin’?

When someone reaches the point that they feel their earthly life has become so unbearable that they cannot continue with it and that the only choice left to them is to bring it to an end, the effects of that decision can be catastrophic.

The people they leave behind are devastated and very often blame themselves for failing to notice the torment that they are sure their loved one must have been feeling. The majority of the world’s religions consider suicide to be a sin and this is another source of worry to those that have been left behind because they wonder what has happened to the spirit of the person that took their own life and are unsure if they will be able to meet again when it is their own time to return to Spirit.

In answer to the above question, no, it is not a ‘sin’ and the person in question will be welcomed back into the Spirit World and will be loved and cared for. As discussed in Free Will, you have the right to make the decisions that affect your earthly life and accept the consequences.

However, suicide is never the answer to life’s problems and what ever the person is avoiding dealing with on the earth plane will still have to be dealt with on return to Spirit before they can move on and continue with their spiritual life which of course means that the consequences return with the person to the Spirit World just as they do with any other decision.

Almost without exception, the people who return to Spirit as a result of suicide are shocked and sometimes devastated when they understand just how profoundly what they did affected the people they left behind. This gives them something else they need to work through.

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Re-incarnation and Your Purpose for this Earthly Life

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:01:08 +0100

There is much debate about whether re-incarnation exits and if so, what form it takes. The object of this article is to clarify this area.

The first and most important thing to state is that you, as Joe or Josephine Bloggs, will live on the earth plane only once. Once the physical body dies, it can never live again although your inner being will continue to live in Spirit.

As soon as you return to Spirit you will become whole again and anything that ailed you physically, mentally or emotionally while you were in a physical body will be healed. You will be cared for and helped to let the memories of earthly illnesses and problems go.

When the time is right, you will be given the opportunity to review your life and during that time you will come to see and understand how everything you did, thought or said affected how you lived your life and the people around you, both good and bad. You are then able to work to correct the negative things you did and clear the karmic 'debt' that was thus created. This process takes as long as is necessary, there is no time limit.

The point at which you begin to review your life will be your decision and until you have done so and have truly repented and made reparation for wrong doing, you will remain where you are in the first part of the Spirit World.

When you have reviewed your life and cleared your karmic debt you will have another decision to make. You may either continue with your progression within Spirit or you may choose to have another life experience on earth. This is what Spirit means by re-incarnation. If you decide to return for another earthly life it will be a different incarnation and could be anywhere in the world and part of any culture. Contrary to some beliefs, you do not decide where your next incarnation will be, it is decided by the Higher Spiritual Council.

A Spirit from a human body does not incarnate in an animal and vice versa. Nor will you be given a handicap or be sent to experience something nasty in order to clear a karmic debt. All karmic debt is dealt with while you are in Spirit. A Spirit will be implanted into a foetus with the intention of the resulting human being living as full, rewarding and useful an earthly life as possible. To deliberately send a Spirit to the earth plane to have done to them what they did to someone else in a previous incarnation would be pointless and would perpetuate the wrong doing, creating a karmic debt for someone else. It would never bring the situation to an end.

Once the decision for another earthly life experience has been made, the Spirit will be cleared of the memories they hold of previous incarnations. They are not lost forever and are re-accessible on return to Spirit, but are not a part of the new incarnation. Your next incarnation might be 200 years or more after your last one and the knowledge you had of that time would no longer be relevant. It would cause confusion and you would be unlikely to learn very much from your latest incarnation. As explained in Look Within the Spirit will retain the memory of the skills they have previously had but without their context.

Your purpose for this earthly life

This brings us to why you are on the earth plane reading this. Many people who find that the Spirit World does exist and develop their connection with Spirit, believe that this must have happened because they came to the earth plane to fulfil a great purpose.

The truth is that you are already doing what you incarnated for. You incarnated to have an earthly life experience and to take the knowledge that you gain back to Spirit to be shared by all. It was also your intention to live a full and useful life helping your fellow human beings as much as you could. This happens in many different and unsung ways every day. The way to get people to walk a spiritual path is to lead by example. This is what you agreed to do before you left Spirit and is all that is expected of you. You have not been sent to the earth plane with a specific 'mission' other than to make the best you can of your earthly life experience. Sadly, too many people waste a lot of time waiting to learn what they are there to do rather than doing what they can.

There are many people who live good, useful lives that are Spiritual in all but name and who sometimes deny the existence of Spirit even while they are living a good life. This is not to imply that such people will not accumulate karmic debt - it is not possible to live an earthly life without doing so, but they are still doing what they came to the earth plane to do and return to Spirit having done all that was asked.

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Protection

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:58:07 +0100

If you have made the decision to begin or continue your developmental journey, learning to protect yourself is extremely important

You may be surprised to read the above statement and wonder what you need to be protected from. When you begin your development you are opening up a connection to Spirit. This affects your aura which will gradually become bigger and brighter.

If you do not learn to protect yourself by "dampening down" your aura after you have finished meditating or working with Spirit, you are likely to find your energy becoming depleted when you are in the company of people whose energy levels are lower than yours and who unknowingly tap into yours whilst in your company. While allowing this to happen may feel like an altruistic thing to do, it would not take very long before you felt the ill effects, and not only cease to be of help to anyone else, but would be in need of help yourself.

Another reason to protect yourself is so that you do not attract the attention of Spirits who have remained close to the earth plane. There are a number of reasons why this sometimes happens at the end of an earthly life:

• Sometimes the Spirit had a particularly strong connection to a place or to people and is not yet ready to leave and return home due to a mistaken belief that they would be severing all ties

• Very occasionally, after a sudden passing, the spirit does not realise what has happened and can take some time to be convinced

• It can also happen when someone has chosen to lead a life on earth that has paid no heed to the harm their choices caused, in the mistaken belief that Spirit does not exist and therefore there will not be any price to pay. After passing over, the shock and sometimes shame can lead some spirits to decide not to cross fully to the spirit world and remain close to the earth plane instead

Void

There is a void between the earth plane and the Spirit World which is where Spirits who choose not to make the final crossing home at that time remain. Spirit works constantly to locate these earthbound spirits and help them to make the transition. There are also people on earth who have chosen to use their connection with Spirit to help in this matter too. They are called Rescue Workers and it is very valuable work. Free will does not end when the spirit leaves the physical body however and if a Spirit resists attempts to help them to make the transition, they cannot be forced to, but they are never given up on.

The reason that this can be a problem for you if you do not learn to protect yourself, is because there is very little energy in this void and they are drawn to you in order to top theirs up. This will have the same effect as another person doing this as discussed above.

These earthbound Spirits cannot actually do you any physical harm other than draining your energy so you should not be alarmed by what you are reading here.

You may be wondering why you need to learn to do this - after all, it is what your Guides are for is it not? There are two reasons

• Your Guides have other things to do too

• Your well being is your responsibility and you must learn to take the appropriate steps

How to protect yourself is simple and a matter of practice.

Remember that this should be done at the end of meditation and/or a period of working with Spirit. Choose whichever way suits you best and do this with your feet on the floor to allow the excess energy to flow to earth.

• Imagine yourself standing under a waterfall or shower and allow the water to wash the excess energy away and draw your aura closer to your body again. See it becoming dimmer as it does so

• Imagine yourself standing in a sack and draw the sack up over your head and tie it. As you do this, mentally disconnect from Spirit

• Picture yourself with a large shawl that is big enough to extend from the crown of your head to your feet when it is opened out. Then picture yourself drawing the shawl around your head and body bringing your aura back to your body and dimming as it does so

This process should not need to take more than a minute or so and is all you need to do.

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Past Lives

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:55:11 +0100

A subject that frequently divides opinion is that of Past Lives. There are therapists who specialise in helping people to discover where "their" past lives where lived and "who" they were.

It is an area that requires clarification. First of all, have you had a previous life? The answer to this is no but your inner being may have had none, one or several. See Re-incarnation and Your Purpose For This Earthly Life.

As has been explained in Look Within, as you progress in your development you learn to connect with the inner being within you and are able to share more strongly in the memory of the skills that they have knowledge of.

However, the inner being cannot tell you of the context of those skills, no matter how diligent you are with allowing your connection to develop. As described in Look Within they have no memory of them.

Past Life Regression Therapy

With no memory to draw on it would be impossible for your inner being to supply you with any facts. If you have heard of Past Life Regression Therapy you may be feeling confused now and wondering how it works. Past Life Regression Therapy is a form of hypnotism and while under the influence of a hypnotic state your mind can supply many things. Over the course of a lifetime, you have seen, heard, read and experienced many things which will remain, often consciously forgotten by you in your sub-conscious memory. It is for this reason that hypnotism can be very successful in helping a suppressed memory to emerge.

There is no doubt that the majority of therapists who practice Past Life Regression Therapy sincerely believe in what they do and do so out of a sincere desire to help people. It is, however, something that is not provable and, for the reasons given above, not possible.

The most important question to ask yourself is why you wish to know about "your" past lives. What purpose would it serve to know where and how your inner being has lived before? Is it so that you can use the knowledge that was gained during past lives? If so, it would not serve you well. What use would knowledge of animal husbandry in the 16th century be to a computer programmer or train driver in the 21st century?

Is it in the hope of finding out that "you" were an important historical figure? What would you gain by this? You may not even like the person you found out about and how would that help you to live this life? Any knowledge from another lifetime would merely cause immense confusion during this one.

What is far more important is who you are in this life and the way that you choose to live it.

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Other Therapies

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:51:06 +0100

If you type words such as new age, alternative or complementary therapies into your internet search engine, you may be surprised by just how many you would be able to choose from.

If you talk to other people about looking for something like this you could very well get as many different recommendations as the number of people that you ask.

Why are there so many?

There are several reasons for the vast number of therapies available, these are the most common:

• People have misinterpreted something that they received from Spirit which has then been passed on by word of mouth or in writings which has then gradually changed even more.

• When something does not work as quickly as people want it to or in the way that they want it to, they will look for something that they think will be better

• There have been people throughout the ages who have seen this and decided to turn the situation to their own advantage and provide what is wanted regardless of whether or not it has any validity - usually for a substantial fee.

• A great many do not work other than psychologically therefore people look for something else.

Do any of these other therapies have anything to offer?

Ultimately, the therapies that do make some difference have a direct input from Spirit. Sometimes the therapist carrying out the treatment is aware of this and is deliberately connecting with Spirit during the treatment and sometimes they make a connection without being aware of it. Any therapist who doesn't make a connection to Spirit, deliberate or not, will either not make any difference to the patient or will give the patient a temporary and slight lift by giving away their own energy. The latter reason is why some therapies recommend that their practitioners work in pairs or groups.

The last paragraph states that some therapists make a connection with Spirit without being aware of it. We wish to make it very clear that Spirit will never work with anyone against their will. However, people do not always fully understand what they are doing when they train in their particular therapy and although they realise that they are offering something they do not always fully understand its origin. Some therapies and healing groups refer to Universal Energy for example - this is the same thing as Spiritual Energy.

Connection to Spirit achieved in this way is usually not very strong and is why the results achieved are often disappointing and/or short lived. In short, whatever therapy is used, its efficacy, if any, is a direct result of the input of Spiritual Energy.

Symbolism

If you have trained in a therapy that uses symbolism and have been taught that it is this that allows spirit to work through you, this is not correct and you need to learn to make a connection for yourself using the method described in Developing your connection If you then wish to carry on using symbols in your work it will be your choice. Spirit do not find them necessary however.

Direct Spiritual Healing from a Healer who has taken time to achieve a strong connection to Spirit will give the most effective results it is possible to give in any individual case. Some Spiritual Healers have also trained in other therapies in order to be able to offer as much as possible. This is not necessary, but some people who are not comfortable with the concept of Spiritual Healing are happier with other forms of therapy and because it means that that person will be helped, Spirit will still work in these circumstances.

A great many of these other therapies carry a heavy financial aspect. Spirit does not have any problem if a Healer levies a reasonable charge for their time although Healing Energy is always free. You may wish to look again if a fee for treatment or training in a therapy seems to be high.

Spirit will work with anyone who is managing to do some good but will step back and not work with someone if what they are doing will cause harm or whose motives are so selfish that they outweigh any good achieved.

We have chosen not to discuss any of the individual therapies that are available because as Human Beings with free will, you have to make your own decisions regarding this matter.

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Misconceptions About Spirituality

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:48:21 +0100

As has been explained in Developing Your Connection, it is the desire of Spirit to work with you while you live your earthly life. It is, and always was intended to be this way.

It is the job of your Guides to help you without interfering in the way that you live your life. (See Free will) It would not therefore make sense that it should be too complicated. However, it would seem that human nature does not find it easy to trust what is simple and so, over many years, people have looked for something deeper. It has been difficult for them to find what they are looking for and so they have worked with what they either think they have found, or what they have misunderstood.

Ceremony

For some people, ceremony and worship is very important. Spirit do not require it, merely to be treated with respect.

Communication with Spirit does not require special settings, apparatus, clothing or even people - for it is possible for everyone to communicate with Spirit given the will, patience and a true desire to do so.

Unfortunately many methods employed to initiate contact with Spirit do, in reality, make communication more difficult and in some cases impossible.

These methods have not been listed individually here for there are so many of them and more continue to be developed. We will simply emphasise the simplicity of what is required and draw your attention to the articles on this web site that are designed to help you to achieve the best connection that is possible for you.

Music

If you feel more comfortable listening to relaxing music and/or lighting a candle to help you to achieve the best mind set while you meditate and communicate with spirit, that is fine but more than that is not necessary, and strictly speaking, even that is not necessary. Somewhere quiet and undisturbed is all you truly need.

The ideal is that each and every person having an earthly life will knowingly and consciously live that life with Spirit walking alongside supporting and guiding in a gentle, non-interfering way that does not require the input of any other individual to achieve.

At this time, many things prevent that ideal happening and will take time to correct. The simplest way to bring it closer is for people to embrace a spiritual life that is part of every day life 24 hours a day 7 days a week and is as automatic as breathing. You would not take very many breaths if you had to do something special or organise a place to do it or wait for someone to do it for you.

It has taken many years for these extraneous ideas and ways to grow and Spirit are aware that change will only come as people find the confidence to accept that what they seek is much closer than they have previously understood.

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Miracles?

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:45:30 +0100

One of the most difficult things that any Healer has to contend with is unrealistically high expectations. The very nature of how Healing Energy is delivered via the laying on of hands can lead some people to expect that miracles can be performed.

We need to look at how miracles may be defined. Miracles do occur every day in many ways:

• the creation of any new life is a miracle, bringing with it so much promise

• People recover from illnesses they were not expected to recover from

• People have narrow escapes from, or sometimes in, accidents that could have ended their earthly lives

• new growth occurs where previously there was desert

• understanding is reached where war had looked to be a certainty

These are just a few examples of every day miracles and if you care to give it some thought you will doubtless be able to come up with many more.

Do miracles occur when a Healer lays hands on someone in need? If someone has healing and then makes a recovery is that a miracle? Only in the same way that someone making a recovery who is under the sole care of orthodox medicine can be said to have received a miracle. Without the dedication and thirst for knowledge of Scientists and Doctors, the research into disease and many modern treatments would never have been developed and many more people would return home to Spirit much earlier than they do now.

Healing, as has already been said, is intended to be complementary to orthodox medicine and a combination of the two is the desired way forward.

It is not unusual for a patient to consult a Healer when they feel that they have exhausted all other possibilities and have nothing to lose by giving healing a try. Sometimes, over a period of time, Healing can make a difference to that patient and this can lead to that difference being attributed to a miracle - Healing has worked where orthodox medicine failed. The truth is that it is usually a combination of the two that has made the difference.

A Healer should never make claims to be able to perform miracles and Spirit never do. There are times when the illness has taken the breakdown of the body to a point where it is not possible to reverse the damage, but it does not mean that Healing will not help. Sometimes, healing energy can slow or even halt the progress of a condition and it will usually make the patient feel more comfortable and relieve pain. It will never do harm and for this reason Spirit will always welcome the opportunity to do whatever they can. Even where it is not possible for Spirit to prolong a person's earthly life it is possible to make the end of that earthly life more comfortable and dignified and the passing back to Spirit easier than it would otherwise be.

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Look Within

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:43:20 +0100

If you have attended Spiritual groups in the past or currently belong to one, you are likely to have been told at some point to "look within" to find the answers you seek.

What is sometimes not explained is exactly what is meant by this instruction and many people valiantly try to comply but never really know if they have succeeded in what they are trying to do.

So, when you try to look within what are you trying to find and how do you do it?

The spirit within you decided to have the experience of a life on the earth plane. It was implanted into the foetus during the 12th week of pregnancy and this child grew to become the person that is now you.

However, there is much preparation within the Spirit World before such an implantation takes place. If the Spirit has had a previous earthly life, it must have reviewed that life and dealt with any Karmic debt accumulated during that previous lifetime. It will also need to come back without memories that could interfere with the life that you are living now, although it will have knowledge of certain skills that it had in the past but not the context of how it knows them. For more information about this see Re-incarnation and Your Purpose For This Life. When you are looking within, your conscious self is deliberately joining with the inner being that is the Spirit inside the human body and learning to make use of the knowledge it has along with its connection to the Spirit World that is never severed.

Instinct

As you progress with your personal development and your connection with Spirit you are also learning to connect more strongly with your inner being. The combined knowledge and connection to Spirit that your inner being has can be of great use to you and has always been a part of your life although you have most likely called it 'instinct'. If you have always listened to your instinct, do not stop now, especially if you have started your developmental journey, for it will only become stronger and more reliable. If you have been inclined to ignore what your instinct has told you in the past, now would be a good time to start taking notice of it and seeing how often you are, or would be, right to do so. Your inner being is able to help you when for your Guides to do so would be interference in your life.

How to "Look Within"

In order to connect with your inner being, you need to do exactly the same as you do to connect with Spirit see Developing Your Connection. If you have situations to deal with and you need help to clarify your thoughts, the time to do this is when you are doing your Simple Relaxation. Do not try to force this process and do not expect answers to hit you like a lightning bolt. You must just let the process happen and be aware it might seem as though nothing is happening for a while, but the more you try to 'chase' it, the more you will block it. Evaluate what your instinct is telling you is the right thing to do, and if it feels right to you, go with it. Learning to trust is a matter of practice.

You will find that the more you relax and allow the process to happen, the more often you will feel confident that the decisions you are making are correct.

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How You Can Request Distant Healing Directly

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:34:30 +0100

When you have to watch someone suffer, whether that suffering is physical, mental or emotional, it is extremely difficult. This is one of the reasons that some people become Healers. However, this does not in itself necessarily end those feelings of frustration and helplessness! There are people who do not feel comfortable with the concept of any form of healing that is not what they would consider to be orthodox medicine and are unwilling to accept hands on healing and even with the best of intentions, no Healer can physically reach everyone that they have the potential to help.

Over millennia, Spirit has developed ways of working with human beings and animals without the need to work through another human being. This is what is termed as Distant or Absent Healing.
Distant Healing is something that is practised by most trained and trainee Healers and is dealt with in this article.

What is not always understood however, is that it is possible to request Distant Healing without ever becoming a full healer – and indeed without ever doing so more than once if you so choose! The intention of this article is to explain how you can do this.

It is necessary for you to set aside a little time and to do this deliberately. As has been explained in the article on Free Will, Spirit cannot intervene without being expressly asked to do so and as human beings have so many random thoughts passing through their heads on a daily basis, it is only deliberately directed thoughts that will be picked up and acted upon.

It does not need to take a long time. Find somewhere that you can sit quietly and will be undisturbed for a few minutes. Take three slow deep breathes in and out to centre yourself and calm your thoughts. When you have done this, think of the person you require healing for and, using your own words, tell spirit the name of the person and where they live (town, county or state and country is sufficient) and ask them to do all they can to help that person. You do not need to use special wording or form your request into a prayer, although if you feel more comfortable making your request into a prayer, do so. You can do this for as many people as you wish at one sitting, but do remember to give the details for each individual person. When you have done this you can finish your session at any time you feel ready. Merely saying thank you is sufficient to end the session.

If you are practicing the Simple Relaxation technique you can also make your Distant Healing requests as you finish this because you are already calm and centred.

We would just like to say a little about healing requests at this point. Please do not think that Spirit can only help someone when there is a possibility of a cure for an illness. Someone who is coping with a terminal illness can receive a great deal of help from Spirit that will help to make both the time they have left on the earth plane and their passing back to spirit easier. The same applies to someone with a long term debilitating condition – asking for help for people in this position is very worthwhile and Spirit will never do anything that is not in that person’s best interests.

It is also perfectly acceptable for you to ask for such help for yourself – you do not need to have someone else do it on your behalf.

Finally, you can do this without ever going on to become a Healer or having to develop any further spiritually than you wish to.

If, after reading this you would feel more confident having a Healer make the request for you, please click on this link to send us a confidential email and we will be happy to do this for you.

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Heaven and Hell Explained

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:28:30 +0100

Hell is just one of the names, depending upon who you are talking to and what their beliefs are, that is used to describe the place where people who commit serious crimes against humanity or a single person will go to at the end of their earthly life.

Likewise, Heaven is just one of the names used to describe the place where people who have lived a good life go to at the end of their earthly life.

There is much debate about whether or not such places exist. In these articles we have referred to the Spirit World but made no mention of either heaven or hell. This is deliberate. These are emotive terms and the commonly accepted descriptions of them do not reflect reality.

While it is true that the energy within the Spirit World is loving and balanced with many opportunities to further the progression of each individual Spirit, that progression is earned just as it is on earth.

What happens to people who have committed serious crimes?

If all Spirits return to the Spirit World you may be wondering what does happen to those who commit crimes such as those mentioned at the beginning of this article if they do not go to "hell".

When the physical body dies, the Spirit is met by Guides and loved ones as it leaves the body. It is then helped to make the transition back to the Spirit World where it is cared for. As soon as the Spirit leaves the physical body it becomes whole again but may need help to overcome the memories of physical, mental or emotional ailments they had on the earth plane. This is done in a very loving atmosphere. When the Spirit is ready it can then review the earthly life and although doing so is the individual Spirit's responsibility, it is done within a loving supportive atmosphere. This is described more fully in A Life Well Lived - Personal Responsibility.

People who have committed serious crimes are still met and helped to make the transition back to Spirit but on arrival they are taken to be with others of their kind. Their energy at this time is very negative and would cause serious imbalance if they were to join with the rest of the Spirit World. This area is segregated and they live within their own negative energy levels. In this way it is possible to describe the area in which they live as a "hell" of their own making and sustaining.

They can still review their lives and they can still make reparation for the crimes committed but the remorse and repentance must be sincere and the reparation commensurate with the severity of those crimes. There is no shortcut for this and again it takes however long is necessary - in some cases it may take hundreds or even thousands of earth years and can only happen if the individual Spirit wishes it to. If they do not wish to do this they remain where they are but can begin this process at any time. As a Spirit works through their karmic debt their own energy will slowly change and they can move to the next level of the segregated area, but as has been said, it is a long slow process.

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Free Will

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:26:13 +0100

This article could also have the sub-heading of "The right to be wrong"

To understand the above statement, it is necessary to understand what is meant by "Free Will". In the Spirit World there is Free Will and when a Spirit decides to have a life on the earth plane Free Will remains a part of it.

Free Will is the right to make your own decisions and to live with the consequences, whether good or bad, of those decisions. Even people who suffer hardship and have fewer choices in life, still have the freedom to decide how they will react to their circumstances.

If you did not have Free Will you would learn nothing from your life experience. Every part of your life experience on earth is a learning experience and what you learn from it is shared when you return home to Spirit.

This means that you alone have the right to make the decisions that affect your life. It also means that you have a burden of responsibility to make sure that those decisions are made from the best of intentions and do not deliberately cause harm to others.

It is unavoidable that sometimes you will have to make decisions that will adversely affect others. What matters in such situations is how you do this. If you have given the matter great thought and carried out your decision in such a way as to minimise the damage caused you will have done your best at that time.

Laws

There are laws on the earth plane that have been established to try to ensure the smooth running of society and the safety of citizens. Breaking those laws carries penalties to be paid. Sometimes, however, laws are broken with great harm caused as a result and the perpetrators are either not caught or not able to be brought to justice due to a lack of proof of their wrong doing.

The Spirit World has laws too and although these people may appear to go unpunished while on the earth plane, they will have to take responsibility for what they have done when they return to Spirit. They will have to see and understand what they did wrong and will have to truly repent and work to correct it before they are able to continue their Spiritual progression. (See also A Life Well Lived - Personal Responsibility)

The right to be wrong

This brings us to "the right to be wrong". Sometimes you will have to watch someone you care about make a decision that you feel to be wrong for them. Although you are right to contribute your ideas and opinions in order to try to help them to make the correct decision that is all you can do. You cannot force anyone to follow your advice and it would be wrong if you could - how they live their life has to be their free choice and even if they make a wrong decision, they have the right to get it wrong and live with the consequences.

Properly and responsibly used Free Will gives the opportunity to live an effective and useful earthly life and as such has great value.

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Effective Meditation

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:21:11 +0100

Meditation is the tool whereby you can establish and develop your own connection with Spirit.

Meditation has been used in many different ways for centuries. Some are effective, most are not. It began very simply and has always been employed by Spirit as a way to initiate communication with people. As time has gone on and life has become more complicated, human nature being what it is has led people to look for something 'more' and many methods of meditation now reflect what people think will be more effective.

Some methods employed by particular groups (such as some monks for example) to achieve an exceptionally deep level of mediation are suitable for their needs but not for the average person.

Most other methods that are popularly used to achieve a state of meditation are usually ineffective.

The most successful way to reach effective meditation

The best and most successful way to reach the desired state of effective meditation is through Simple Relaxation. When you master the art of deep relaxation, as you will if you follow the advice given on this web site, meditation is a natural progression. You do not have to do anything extra or anything differently. The more you do this, the more effective your meditations will become.

Trying to force a meditation is counter-productive and will not work as your conscious mind will interfere with the process. The single most important thing you can do is find a comfortable position with your body and head well supported then allow your body to settle into the relaxation and the rest will happen naturally if you allow it to by doing nothing else.

It is not necessary to:

• sit cross-legged

• rest your hands on your legs, palms face up

• touch finger tip to thumb tip to create an "o" shape

• hum

• keep your head upright

• force yourself to remain awake - if you do this properly, there are times when you will fall asleep. IT DOES NOT MATTER.

Not only are the above things unnecessary, you are very unlikely to achieve effective meditation if you use them.

Guided Meditation

Some people use Guided Meditation. A guided meditation is not a true meditation. If someone is talking you into a very slightly altered state of consciousness you are being taken to where they want to go not to where you can achieve the truly relaxed state that is useful to both you and your Guides. Guided meditation involves visualization and this occupies your conscious mind which will block a true meditation. The most you can hope to achieve with a guided meditation is relaxation, but not deep relaxation.

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Distant Healing

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:16:52 +0100

Most Healers practice Distant Healing as well as Hands on Healing. They find this to be a very useful tool as it allows them to help people they are not able to help with Hands on Healing. In this manner many, many more people are helped than it would otherwise be possible to reach.

What is Distant Healing and does it work as well as Hands on Healing?

A Healer will set aside time to connect with his or her Guides and request them to help a particular person. There are a number of different ways currently employed by Healers to do this and which one they use is likely to be influenced by the healing organisation they belong to.

Some groups and individual Healers have books so that Distant Healing requests may be written down. There is nothing wrong with this and for busy Healers and groups it is a very good way to be sure that none are missed. However, it is far more effective for each person in the book to be named individually.

Giving Spirit the name and whereabouts of the person requiring the Healing means that the Healer's request can be acted upon much more quickly than if a general request for all the names added to the book since the last request is received.

Is anything special needed?

It is not necessary to have a special ceremony or time to do this. It can be done at any time and anywhere. It can be done as a Healer finishes daily meditation before closing down the connection (see Protection) or the Healer can find somewhere quiet and specifically establish a connection in order to make their request. The latter way tends to be easier for Healers to do as they gain experience, but it is only through practice that a Healer will gain that experience and with each request they will also be helping to strengthen their connection.

Nor is there need to use special wording, a simple, polite request is enough. The only thing that makes any difference is making sure that you do make a connection so that your request is heard. As has been stated in other articles, Spirit are not allowed to interfere with free will and therefore cannot act unless directly and explicitly asked to do so.

Distant Healing works in the same way as Hands on Healing - spiritual energy is given to a person or animal for their body to use. The difference is that with Distant Healing, Spirit does not have a Healer's body to channel the energy through and usually impart the energy while the recipient is resting or sleeping.

Why have Hands on Healing if Distant Healing works just as well?

• Giving Hands on Healing means that the Healer is physically with that person. This gives them the opportunity to talk about their concerns and fears which is also part of the healing process.

• The room where the healing takes place will be filled with Spirit which means that the energy in the room will be very calming and peaceful which has a very beneficial effect.

• The physical sensation of the Healing Energy entering the body is very comforting and relaxing for most people.

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Crystals and Healing

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:12:49 +0100

Crystals have been used to help to facilitate healing for thousands of years and Crystal Healing is currently very popular. Like many things that have been in use for a long time there are many different ideologies surrounding this subject and the object of this article is to provide you with simple information to allow you to make your own choices.

Crystal Healing is being discussed separately from Other Therapies because crystals are elemental objects that do have the potential to be of help. However, the way they work has become obscured over the years and the subject has become unnecessarily complicated.

Are crystals beneficial to the healing process?

Our objective in this article is to give simple facts regarding how crystals may be beneficial to the healing process. Crystals have the ability to hold energy and then slowly release that energy. The fact that they have their own energy shows this. Unfortunately, over time, people have mistakenly developed the belief that the energy within the crystal is a powerful healing energy. In reality it is much the same as a person giving away their energy to help someone else - it will have a slight effect and will eventually run out. This is the reason why so many different ways of "cleansing" and "re-charging" crystals have been developed over the years.

How is it used?

A crystal can be of effective help in the healing process when it has been charged with energy by Spirit. This would be done by someone who is developing their connection with Spirit and who would hold the crystal in their hand as they meditate and ask for the crystal to be charged with healing energy. This only needs to be done once. The crystal can then be given to the person who needs it and as they either wear it or carry it on their person the crystal can slowly release the energy within it. There is no need to cleanse it in any way first unless it is physically dirty and then it could be washed to make it more aesthetically pleasing or for hygiene purposes.

At the same time as asking for the crystal to be charged with energy a Healer will also ask for Distant Healing for that person. This means that as spirit visit the person to impart the Healing Energy, the crystal is charged at the same time.

If the crystal is not to be worn as a piece of jewellery, it is best if the person that the crystal is intended for can choose their own piece. This is because they can choose a size and shape that is comfortable for them to hold or keep in a pocket and also makes them feel part of their own healing process.

This is all that is needed for crystals to be beneficial. It is not only unnecessary for the patient to lie down and have crystals placed around the body in any set way, there is every likelihood that the beneficial effect of them being used in this way would be minimal if they were not also being used with hands on or distant healing.

Is the colour important?

Contrary to some thinking, the colour of the crystal is unimportant - the healing energy will be used in the way that the body needs it regardless of colour and although a good quality crystal is the best receptacle for the healing energy, it will still work with chips and blemishes - even if the points receive damage. If this were not the case it would not be possible to mine it without rendering it useless.

Despite all that has been said above, crystals are not actually necessary to the healing process. Both hands on and distant healing are effective without them but some people feel comforted by having something that is a physical reminder of the healing energy they are receiving.

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Communication With Spirit

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:07:23 +0100

In other articles such as Developing Your Connection and Effective Meditation, we have discussed communicating with Spirit. Many people are unsure of how communication happens and what to expect. We hope to clarify this area with this article.

Learning to allow communication has been dealt with in the two articles mentioned above so will not be repeated here. However, we do feel it is important to explain a little more about the quality of communication.

There are many Mediums in the world who act as intermediaries between earth and the Spirit World. They usually train in some way to do this work and have differing abilities and levels of experience and therefore differing rates of success.

How do I learn to communicate with Spirit?

When people begin to develop their connection it can take a while to realise that Spirit is communicating with them and that they have become aware of it. This is particularly so if there is no-one to explain what you are experiencing. It is worth mentioning at this point that even if you do belong to a group or are in contact with another person who has more experience than you have, remember that if they are interpreting the communication that you are receiving, they may be wrong. They will be basing that interpretation on their own experiences because it is what they know. However it may not mean the same thing to you.

As communication from Spirit is usually much more subtle than people expect it to be, it may be helpful to list some of the methods Spirit use:

• smell - you may notice a smell that is out of place in regard to where you are but that you associate with a particular person

• A song that you have not heard for a long time but associate with someone may unexpectedly come on the radio

• You start thinking about someone for no apparent reason and find it difficult to get them out of your mind

• You may get the feeling that someone is standing close to you when you are alone - if this makes you uncomfortable ask for it to stop until you are ready for it

• A feeling on your face like you have walked through a cobweb or are being tickled by a hair that no matter how hard you try you cannot find

• You think about someone just before the telephone rings only to find that it's them on the other end

• Spirit also communicate through dreams, although not every dream you have is due to Spirit

When will it happen?

Any of the above can happen at any time, but you are more likely to notice communication during meditation at first. It is not uncommon to have the sense of being touched for example but it is also the time when Spirit have a better opportunity to help you with things you have asked for help with. Very often as you come out of a meditation you will find that you have clearer thoughts about something that has been troubling you or even that something that you have been struggling to remember is suddenly and clearly there.

All of these things are subtle and it can be easy to miss them if you don't know what to expect. As time goes on you will become more confident in recognising communication from Spirit and this will give much pleasure to both parties.

Many people make the mistake of thinking that communication from Spirit will be clear and bold such as seeing the form of a Spirit in front of them or hearing them speak directly to them as though they were having a conversation with someone in the same room. It takes a tremendous amount of energy for Spirit to do these things and so they very rarely do.

How Mediums work

This knowledge can be confusing when you see a Medium standing in front of a group of people giving messages and it seems as though they are receiving these messages as clearly as holding a normal earthly conversation. Mediums work in different ways - some 'see' images through the "third eye" which is sometimes known as the "inner eye", some work by Spirit putting thoughts into their minds and others work with a combination of the two. Whichever way they work they interpret the messages they receive from Spirit.

There are schools where Mediums can learn how to do this and it is as they become more practised and confident with what they do that the impression of a conversation comes across although there will always be a measure of misinterpretation to a greater or lesser degree.

Having a reading with a good Medium brings comfort to many but in the end these readings do very little more than give you proof of Spirit when the Medium tells you something that he or she could not possibly have known. Many people are able to develop the ability to do this for themselves if it is what they wish to do.

There are many good Mediums who are doing a very good job giving proof of Spirit but there are also Mediums who are not as good. Therefore, if a Medium gives you advice that purports to come from Spirit, do not act upon it without checking it with at least one other source, and allow the other Medium(s) to tell you - or not - without prompting. For both your sakes do not mention anything that you have previously been told. If you are thinking of making a life changing decision based upon such advice be very, very careful and remember that Spirit cannot interfere and that ultimately any decision you make must be yours.

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Can I Be A Healer?

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:00:38 +0100

Every person on this planet has the potential to become a Healer!
This may seem like a sweeping statement, but it is true. In some ways, as you will see in due course, it is also simple. However, it does require commitment and time. There are people who will argue that healing is a gift and that if you have this gift, you should just be able to use it and that it can't be "trained" into someone. This point is dealt with in An Overview Of Spiritual Healing and Spirituality.

What do I have to do?

To become a Healer, your first priority is to develop your link to Spirit. Each and every person can do this if they so choose. It is not an obligation unless you wish to be a Healer and not the right thing for everyone. If the latter is the case for you, it would be better for you to try something that does not require this personal development.

The main criteria are a desire to help others and a willingness to give of your time.

What you do not need is ego! If your desire is to seek fame and fortune, raise your standing in the community or to be able to state that you are a Healer, Spiritual Healing is not for you. Spirit cannot work properly under these circumstances because the ego blocks the connection. Make no mistake; the Healing Energy comes from spirit, not from you. See An Overview Of Spiritual Healing and Spirituality for an explanation of this.

All Spiritual Healing is given from a basis of love and without judgment.

Ask yourself:

• am I willing to help anyone who approaches me?

• am I willing to devote the time necessary to develop a strong connection to spirit?

• am I willing to devote the time necessary to maintain that connection and to build upon it?

• am I willing to accept the responsibilities that come with making the decision to do this?

• am I willing to do all this without expecting plaudits for it?

• do I accept that this is not a hobby that I can just pick up and put down again as the fancy takes me?

If you can answer yes to these questions, it is worth your while making further enquiries.

Spiritual Healing is very rewarding, but this reward should be seen as a delightful by-product and not a goal.

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Believing in Healing

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:57:30 +0100

When Healers talk about their work and the ways in which Healing Energy can make a difference, they are sometimes met with the response "It wouldn't work for me because I don't believe in it!"

Is this true?

No - Healing is given to babies, children and animals, often with great benefit. None of them have the knowledge to form an opinion and all of them respond so well that they "look" for Healing when they need it.

You will have noticed that a crying baby, when not in need of food or a clean nappy, becomes calm when cradled by a loving adult. This is because when the adult is cradling the baby they are passing on energy. Unless the adult has trained with Spirit they are giving the baby their own energy and this is why the main carer of a baby is often so tired at the end of the day. This may seem contrary to what is written in An Overview Of Spiritual Healing And Spirituality, but is in fact the natural order of things and is temporary therefore no long term harm results from energy being passed on in this way.

Animals

Animals often take this a stage further and are able to sense when people have developed their connection with Spirit. It is not unusual for an animal to present itself to a Healer in such a way as to allow the Healer to lay hands on an area where the animal is experiencing pain. The animal also knows when the flow of Healing Energy has finished - it will keep perfectly still while it receives the energy and move away or change its position when the flow stops.

Therefore, whilst it is undoubtedly true that a person who attends a Healing session with the intention of embracing the Healing Energy will receive the maximum help from that session, it is not necessary to believe in Spirit or in Healing Energy in order to gain benefit.

Can healing energy be refused?

It is also possible for either a person or an animal to refuse to accept the healing energy. In the case of animals, it is likely to happen when they are very old and suffering or if an injury leaves them with pain and little or no quality of life and they decide that they do not wish to prolong this earthly life.

It can happen with people for the same reasons but it can also happen if someone does not wish to get any better than they are. In some instances they may feel that too much will be expected of them if they get any better so feel that it is preferable to remain in their present state. In other instances it may be that the person enjoys the attention that they get when they are ill. In these situations the Healer has to remember that the person has Free Will and the right to make that choice.

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Animals in Spirit

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:52:35 +0100

Many of you share your lives with animals to the mutual benefit of all and are naturally concerned about those animals when their earthly lives come to an end.

Some of the most frequently asked questions relate to what becomes of a beloved pet when they have passed to spirit. There are a number of erroneous ideas about this very emotive subject and this article is intended to clarify this area.

What happens when an animal passes to Spirit?

When an animal passes to spirit, it is met and helped to make the transition in the same way that a spirit that has been in a human body is met. Every animal spirit will be met by a Spirit who has specialised in looking after animal spirits when they pass and if there is someone in spirit who the animal would recognise from their time on the earth plane they will be there to meet them too. They are given the same love and care as a spirit that has occupied a human body and in the same way, will become whole again as soon as they leave the animal's body.

Animals have a group spirit and the group represents one species. However, upon the initial return to spirit, the animal retains its earthly "identity". The humans that it left behind on the earth plane miss it in the same way as they miss people when they return to spirit and it is not unusual for people to be able to sense their former pet around them giving them comfort. The animal will usually retain its individual "identity" for as long as they feel that they are needed in this way.

Training

They also frequently assist in the spiritual training of their former owners. When people begin their spiritual development and become aware of spirit presence around them, it can be very difficult to learn to just allow it to happen and not try to grasp it to keep whatever they see or sense. This is particularly so if people are involved.

Everyone who trains with spirit will have loved ones in spirit from whom they hope to receive at least one visit. This can bring its own problems as the person is likely to become emotional during such a visit, particularly during the early days of development and this will lead to the connection breaking on that occasion. A visit from a pet does not seem to have quite such a dramatic effect and the person is usually able to maintain the connection for a longer period which gives them valuable training in getting used to spirit presence. Then when they do receive visits from family and friends it is less of a shock and usually more successful.

After a period of time the animal spirit will once again merge with its group spirit. It will always remain part of that particular group and will not return to the earth plane as a butterfly or tiger or human being or any other creature. There is no crossover of species with animal spirits and as they are different, animal spirits will not have an earthly life in a human body or vice versa. See also Reincarnation And Your Purpose For This Earthly Life.

Just as spirits who occupy human bodies continue to evolve and develop, so do animal spirits, albeit in a different way. They are not segregated and as on the earth plane, all forms of spirit co-exist within the spirit world with each receiving the respect that is their due.

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Abortion

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:24:10 +0100

One of the most difficult subjects for Spirit to address in a way that does not cause offence is that of Abortion. Whilst occupying an earthly body it is extremely difficult for most people to be able to view this subject without prejudice.

We feel that it would be beneficial to define the word ‘abortion’ at this point. For something to have been ‘aborted’ simply means that it was stopped and it is a general term that is used for many things; e.g. a scientific project may be declared no longer viable and the decision made to halt it before it’s planned or natural conclusion. In this instance it is quite likely to be described as having been aborted.

Pregnancy

It also applies to the ending of a pregnancy before the foetus has grown to a size whereby it is able to survive outside the uterus. This can happen for many reasons and can be a source of great concern. Most cultures have a term to cover the meaning of the abortion of a foetus through non-interference, e.g. miscarriage.

What most people mean when they use the term abortion with regard to the ending of a pregnancy is for that pregnancy to have been deliberately ended by man’s intervention. This is a very emotive subject for many reasons and is the cause of much distress. All the world’s cultures and religions have strong opinions and laws’ regarding this subject and it is not the purpose of this article to discuss them.

What happens to a foetus that does not reach full term?

The physical body of a foetus that dies before it leaves the womb is expelled or removed from the uterus and is dealt with in the manner of the culture into which it would otherwise have been born. If the pregnancy had reached a stage that a Spirit had been implanted into the foetus, the Spirit is met as it leaves the physical body in the same way that it would have been if it had managed to achieve an independent life on the earth plane first. The Spirit is then cared for and is able to ‘grow up’ within the Spirit World. There are people within spirit who specialise in the field of caring for the Spirits of babies and children who did not make it to adulthood while still on the earth plane. During this time, the Spirit learns many things in just the same way that they would have done on the earth plane and spends time with members of the family who are already in spirit that they would have been part of on the earth plane.

This is the case for all Spirits who return home before birth or during babyhood and childhood including those whose earthly life experience was ended deliberately.
It is not the fault of the Spirit that it returned home early and there could be no possible reason for it to be excluded or punished in any way. If you have been told differently please disregard what you have been told.

When does the Spirit enter the foetus?

As mentioned in Look Within, the Spirit is implanted into the foetus at around the 12th week of pregnancy. The Guides who have been appointed to be with this Spirit during it’s time on the earth plane will be in attendance from this point and will, of course, be aware if the foetus is not going to survive long enough to live outside it’s Mother’s body.

The reason that the Spirit is not implanted into the embryo before the 12th week of pregnancy is because these first weeks carry the highest risk of the embryo not developing to the point of potential survival. A relatively high number of potential pregnancies abort without the Mother having any idea that it was a possibility and the body deals with this naturally. To implant a Spirit at the embryonic stage would mean a great many more would return home to the Spirit World without experiencing the intended life on the earth plane. Although every Spirit that makes the decision to have a life on the earth plane is aware of this risk, the embryo does not need the Spirit in order to reach the foetal stage so therefore it is sensible to wait until that time is established and when the chances of success are very much higher.

The decision to end a pregnancy

When most non-medical people refer to an abortion, they are meaning the ending of a pregnancy by choice. This is something that has become much safer with the advances in medical science but also more complex as those same advances in medical science have ensured the survival of more babies when they leave the uterus before full term.

The most difficult question for a human being to answer when considering this option is whether it is ever right to do so. We refer you here to the article entitled Free Will. Despite the emotive nature of this decision, like every decision made during an earthly life, it is the responsibility of the person living that life to decide whether to continue with the pregnancy at that time is the right thing to do. There are likely to be many factors to consider at such a time and not all of them are how the parents may be affected but also the foetus.

Like all the decisions taken during an earthly life, upon return to spirit this one will be evaluated in the same way as all the others. At this point the person concerned will decide if they made the correct decision at that time and will come to understand what they need to do in order to make any reparation that is necessary to make.

The same factors apply as with any other decision made – the circumstances at that time, what those circumstances are likely to be in the future, whether the matter has been fully and carefully thought through and whether the decision is being taken with full regard for all those involved and the seriousness of the matter.

Spirit will not tell you that there is a right or wrong decision to be made in this instance any more than they will in any other. We will however, tell you that when the time comes to return home, anyone taking the decision to end a pregnancy will review that decision along with every other decision they made and action they took and will deal with the matter whilst in spirit.

As with any other decision, what is most important is that the matter was dealt with from a sincere heart and in the best way that was possible at that time. To regard the termination of a pregnancy as no more than a method of birth control, would be to treat the matter lightly and further thought would be strongly advised.

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A Life Well Lived - Personal Responsibility

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:14:28 +0100

Many factors play a part in how you live your life and not all of them are under your control.

However, how you choose to react to them is. Whether it is while you are still on the earth plane or after you have returned to Spirit, there will come a time when you have to accept responsibility for the reactions that occur as a result of your actions.
Is there an afterlife?

It is a common misconception to talk about an 'afterlife'. It would be more accurate to describe your time on the earth plane as an 'in between life' - you came to the earth from Spirit and you will return to Spirit when this earthly life is finished. The Spirit may or may not have more experiences on earth in the future. See (Re-incarnation And Your Purpose For This Earthly Life) Your reason for coming to the earth plane is to have a life experience. The way that a life is lived is the decision and responsibility of the person living it. This is called free will and without it there would be very little purpose in having an earthly life experience.

• How you treat other people is your choice

• How you react to any given situation is your choice

• How well or badly you treat the body you are occupying is your choice

When you return to Spirit you will review this life when it is appropriate to do so. You will experience the impact that the choices you made had on others. You will understand the positive things that you did and you will also understand the negative impact that you sometimes had. In order that your Spirit may continue it's progression within the Spirit World, you will have the opportunity to work to correct what you got wrong.

Karma

This is often known as Karma. Karma is always worked through while in Spirit, never while on the earth plane. To return for another earthly life in order to experience a misdeed you committed in a previous earthly experience would be counter productive and would merely perpetuate the wrong doing, not correct it.

This information is not intended to frighten or alarm in any way. It is intended to give you the opportunity to make the best decisions you can during what is left of your time on the earth plane in the knowledge that those decisions do matter.

It is also so that you will understand that people who appear to have "got away" with not having to make retribution for something whilst on the earth plane cannot avoid dealing with the matter on returning to Spirit. See also Heaven And Hell Explained.

Remember that you are occupying a human body, living a human life in an imperfect world. Even if you have chosen to walk a Spiritual path, perfection is neither expected nor attainable. All that is required is that you do the best that you can.

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Developing Your Connection

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:21:57 +0100

In this article we wish to discuss how to develop your connection to Spirit and the reasons for doing so.

Why?

We will deal with the reasons first. Before you do anything new it is always advisable to understand why.

• If you wish to become a Healer, you need to be sure that you are channelling energy from Spirit; this is both for your own benefit and that of your patient. (see An Overview Of Spiritual Healing And spirituality)

• You will be helping yourself to live in a sometimes stressful and demanding world by gradually achieving balance in the way you live your life, the way you view your circumstances and the way you deal with other people and events.

• You will have a beneficial influence on the community around you merely because others will see that you have balance in your life and they will want the same. Unconsciously, they will start to copy or reflect they way you live which will benefit society as a whole. This will happen without you having to say a single word about it. See also A Life Well Lived - Personal Responsibility for more information about this.

How?

Now we will deal with how to develop your own connection. Your connection with Spirit is unique to you and the way that you will work with your Guides and Helpers will be what is right for all of you. You will also develop at a different rate than someone else. These matters are affected by many things including:

• how much time you are able/want to give to your development

• what you want to do with your connection

• what else is happening in your life at that time

• your state of health and energy levels

• what is right for you at any given time (this will be decided by your Guides - your best interests are always their first priority)

• how well you deal with the times during your development that you appear to have stopped progressing. These times will happen and impatience on your part will prolong them

So, how do you communicate with Spirit? Clearly you cannot do so by making a telephone call or sending a text message or an e-mail! Spirit and human beings live within different vibrational levels and your training with each other is to enable these levels to come closer together in order to allow better communication between you.

The first thing you need to do is learn the art of deep relaxation. (See Simple Relaxation) In the beginning it is only while you are in this state that spirit can draw any closer to you.

How often do you need to do this?

Daily if possible but if this is not possible it needs to be as often as you can manage it. The more this is done, the stronger your connection with Spirit will become.

If you wish to do this more than once a day, purely for your general well being, it is fine to do so. However, it will not speed the progress of your development if you are already progressing at the rate that your Guides feel is right for you. As you become proficient at this art, you will naturally progress from deep relaxation to meditation. It is during meditation that you will usually become aware of direct communication with your Guides. This will only happen when your Guides know that you are ready for it and will not necessarily coincide with when you think you are.

It is only by mastering this that you will be able to make a significant difference to your connection with Spirit. Establishing an effective connection with Spirit takes time although just how much will vary from person to person. If you have been led to believe differently, the information you were given is wrong.

Spirit consider being able to work with a fellow Spirit while they are occupying a body on the earth plane to be a privilege. It provides an opportunity to help both the individual and the planet and all it's occupants as a whole. However to do so takes a great deal of time and effort, therefore this will only be done if it is what you really want. Simply saying that you want it is not enough; many people change their mind when it comes to the reality of following it through. Only time will prove that this is what you really want and the more dedicated you are to devoting time for relaxation and meditation on a regular basis the more you are proving to Spirit that you are ready to do this and the more Spirit will work with you. It is a two way process of trust.

Over a period of time, as your connection to each other strengthens, it is possible that you may become aware of the presence of Spirit from time to time as you go about your daily business although, as mentioned in An Overview of Spiritual Healing And Spirituality this does not happen with everyone. Do not try to read too much into these visits - it may be that your Guides are trying to draw your attention to something such as a family member who would benefit from your help for example, but in the main they are basically training exercises so acknowledge their presence and enjoy the experiences as they arise.

We will finish this article by mentioning some things that will interfere with your developmental progress.

• As mentioned in Can I Be A Healer?, it is imperative that you control your ego. If you do not do this it will slow down your progress considerably as you will not pick up the subtle teachings from your Guides.

• Avoid attempting to force the pace - you can only go at the speed that is right for you, and any attempt on your part to go faster will have the opposite affect so do your best to control your natural enthusiasm.

• Starting this process with pre-conceived ideas. There are many misconceptions regarding Spirituality so it is much better to put anything else you may have been told out of your mind and begin this as something brand new to you. You cannot be open to new ideas if you are hanging on to old ones. As your development progresses, time will show you which of the things you have been told in the past have any relevance to what you are learning now.

It is as simple to do as has been written on this page. Ceremonies are not necessary, special clothing is not necessary and mystique is certainly not necessary. However, Personal Development, once begun does not stop. It is an ongoing process that continues for the rest of your time on earth or until you decide otherwise.

Finally, any work you do with Spirit is done entirely through Free will if you decide at any point that you no longer wish to continue, you will be able to stop. If at any time in the future you decide that you are ready to try again, you will be able to do so. You will, however, be starting again from the beginning, not from where you left off and it may take longer to prove to Spirit that you really do want to do it this time.

If you begin your developmental journey at the right time for you, and dedicate yourself to it, you will find it to be very rewarding. If you do not wish to become a Healer you can still develop spiritually purely for yourself. This is perfectly acceptable to Spirit as it means you will be living your life in the best way you can. This alone is very worthwhile for the example you will set and the effect it will have on everyone and everything around you. However, your desire for doing so still needs to be sincere and pure, not selfish. The rewards that you get from it should be seen as a bonus and not a focus. If the latter were to be the case, you would be disappointed.

Living a truly Spiritual life is not a penance; it is life enhancing and is achievable for anyone who really wants to do it.

If you have decided that the time is right for you to begin or continue with your developmental journey please read the article on Protection

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Simple Relaxation

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:43:38 +0100

This is the single most important thing you will do in your quest for an effective connection with Spirit. It is also the most effective "self-help" tool at your disposal. If you decide not to begin or continue with your Spiritual development at this time, daily relaxation is still very beneficial to your general well being. Spirit will not work with you if you have not expressed a wish to do so.

If you are ready for Spiritual development and choose to miss out this step, not only will you make your development unnecessarily difficult, you will hinder it.

Very few people achieve total relaxation with ease but it is worth persevering and learning this art for it will bring many benefits:

When you are relaxed it is much easier for spirit to draw closer to you and to work with you

Your physical body will benefit from a break from the stress hormones

Your mind will become calmer and your thinking will become clearer

As time goes on, you will become generally more balanced and better able to cope with whatever happens in your life

20 minutes of deep relaxation is worth approximately 2 hours of refreshing sleep but it should never used to replace sleep in order to add more hours to your day. This would adversely affect your health and would mean that Spirit would have to step back and stop working with you. Despite your free will, Spirit have responsibilities when working with you and one of these is not to help you to do yourself harm

You will learn to meditate in a natural, unforced way

To achieve Simple Relaxation:

Find somewhere quiet where you will not be disturbed and where you can either sit or lie comfortably with support for your head.

If you have some, put on some relaxation music and make yourself comfortable. If you have chosen to do this to develop your connection, say in your head "please work with me today". This makes your intentions clear.

Close your eyes and take in a deep breath then let it out slowly - when you think that you have got rid of it all, gently squeeze your tummy muscles by pulling your navel towards your spine to get rid of the rest.

Follow this with 3 slow deep breaths in and out (it is not necessary to squeeze the tummy muscles for these) then breathe normally.

Starting at your toes, gently stretch them out then allow them to relax.

Next go to your calf muscles, gently flex them and allow them to relax

Move to your thigh muscles and flex and relax in the same gentle manner

Gently tighten and relax your tummy muscles and then the muscles in your chest

Move to your fingers and gently stretch and relax

Move to your forearms; gently flex the muscles and relax

Now gently flex and relax the muscles in your upper arms

Gently shrug your shoulders and relax

Lastly, gently screw up your face then relax

All you need to do now is enjoy being where you are - your whole body will be in a state of relaxation. Allow thoughts to just flit through your mind without focusing on them. Remain like this for as long as you feel able. At first you may only be able to achieve 5 or 10 minutes but as you become more proficient you are likely to be able to achieve about 20 minutes each time.

Gently

We have emphasized gently each time because this is very important - if you squeeze too hard, the muscles will not fully relax afterwards and you will be unable to achieve deep relaxation. This is a mistake that is very commonly made.

Do not waste time trying to empty your mind - no matter what you may have been told in the past, whilst you are in a human body this is not possible. Follow the advice contained in the last bullet point and you will find that your mind will calm and not interfere with your relaxation unless you are particularly worried or upset about something. If this should be the case, it will probably be better to wait until you are in a better frame of mind - possibly later in the day or even the following day. This is not failure on your part, merely part of living an earthly life!

Frequency

How often should you do this? Daily will give you the best results but if this is not possible, aim to make it part of your routine as often as possible. See also Developing Your Connection

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An Overview of Spiritual Healing and Spirituality

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:11:52 +0100

Spiritual Healing has been around for many thousands of years. Not unnaturally, during that time many myths and theories have built up.

Our site is dedicated to clearing away outdated and outmoded myths and theories and bringing you clear facts. The simple truth is that Spiritual Healing and Spirituality is not, and should not, be complicated.

One of the most frequent questions Healers are asked is: "If healing really works why is there still illness in the world and why do people still die?"

The answer is quite straightforward. The human body is a finite resource and will eventually break down, even when it has been well cared for. It is only the body that dies, the spirit within continues in a different form. When the spirit within your body decided to have an earthly life, it was implanted into a developing foetus in the full knowledge that it's time on the earth plane was not unlimited and that it's life would continue afterwards.

Is Healing a gift?

In the sense of it being a wonderful opportunity to help other people, yes it is. In the sense of it being an exclusive ability of some but not of others, no it is not. It is possible for every person on this planet to develop this ability. See Can I Be A Healer? You will hear it said that the ability to heal is something that someone is born with and therefore it can't be "taught".

This is both true and untrue. Yes, you have been born with this ability but so has everyone else. It is also true that some people seem to find it easier to connect with and use Spiritual energy than others. The reasons for this are discussed in Developing Your Connection

However, it is necessary to learn how to develop and use this ability.

The Healing Energy passes through your body and into the person who requires it via your hands. If you go ahead and give someone healing without establishing a connection to Spirit, you will still pass on energy, and very possibly give that person a "lift", but you will have passed on your own energy.

Why is giving away your own energy not desirable?

The most important reason for not giving away your own energy is also the most obvious - you are depleting your reserves and over even a relatively short period of time, this can, and if you do so often enough, will have a detrimental effect on your well-being and ultimately, your health.

The second reason is because energy from Spirit is many, many times stronger and as such will be very much more effective.

If you train with Spirit, why do you also need to train and become registered with a Healing Organisation?

This is an earthly matter. Sadly, not everyone is pure of heart and standards have to be set. Any good Healing Organisation will have a Code of Conduct that must be adhered to and will help you to understand what you are doing.

This will give you confidence when you are working with people and just as importantly, will give anyone who comes to you for help the peace of mind of knowing that you take what you do very seriously. Also, it is important when you are working with the general public for you have adequate Public Liability Insurance.

The purpose of having this insurance is not because you might harm someone while passing on Healing Energy - you will not. Spiritual Healing Energy does not cause harm - however, accidents such as someone tripping as they enter or leave the place you work from can and do happen and you need to be covered for such an eventuality even if you work from your own home.

Do you need to be a Medium to work with Spirit?

No, although as their connection to Spirit strengthens, some Healers become mediumistic and are able to sense the presence of spirit and in some cases, communicate with them, this by no means always happens. It does not mean that such people cannot be effective channels for Healing Energy - indeed there are some very effective Healers who have never been able to sense the presence of spirit. There are also many Mediums who have chosen not to develop their Healing abilities. See also Developing Your Connection

"Healer, heal thyself"

If you are giving serious consideration to becoming a Healer, you need to make sure that you are physically, emotionally and mentally well before you start. If your health is affected in any way, deal with it first. See your Doctor and if you feel that it would help you, you can also consult a Healer. You should always consult your Doctor first and a reputable Healer will ask you if you have.

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About Us

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:45:28 +0100

Our names are Tom and Ann - we are a husband and wife team, are both Registered Healers and Tom is also a Trainer with the Universal Association of Healers and consider our work with Spirit to be an integral part of our lives. We work as a team with our Guides to offer Healing and also to offer teaching to those who wish to find and develop this for themselves.

Although a great many people gain comfort from having a reading with a good Medium, nothing can compare with developing your own link to your Guides, friends and loved ones in Spirit and being able to be aware of their presence for yourself.

We have set up this web site in the hope of helping as many people as possible and hope that you gain a great deal from what you find on here.

We would like to draw your attention to the short article below and invite you to join us in this.

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A Minute for Peace

After listening with growing concern to news reports relating to the increasing tensions and threats of war - with more and more potentially devastating consequences - in a number of areas of the world, we decided to meditate and communicate with our Guides to ask if there is anything we can do to help.

Naturally, they care about peace on this planet as much as we do. We received the suggestion of a “minute for peace” whereby spiritual groups and individuals could sit and ask for guidance for all World Leaders to be helped to resolve contentious issues without the need to resort to force.

This would apply all over the world where there is unrest and conflict.

The suggestion is that, in a similar manner to the healing minute already observed by many, a minute should be set aside once a week to focus our energies on this matter. It was suggested that 8pm on Sunday evenings would be a good time to do this. It is not necessary for people to come together as a group specifically to do this; it can be done just as well in our own homes. The important thing is that we do it.

We have already begun to do this and hope that as many of you as possible will join us

Tom & Ann

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