How to Be YOUR Best

Are you afraid to die?

2011-09-08T15:15:00.000+12:00

Death and dying are subjects that most people avoid, until something happens to make them become aware of their own mortality - funerals, serious illness of friends and family members, being involved in a bad accident, the onset of old age, the death of a treasured pet and of course the dreaded pronouncement of the doctor - how many weeks you may have left to live.

Rest in Peace dear Scruffy

My dear little dog Scruffy died a couple of weeks ago, and although I had been watching him struggle to cope with old age and all that goes with it, knowing that the day would come, I was astounded at the shock I felt when he left us. It felt as if a massive part of my soul had flown away and left behind in its place a heavy choking pain. And of course, I spent the time in-between sobbing, considering what death means.

What happens when you die? Does anyone know? It is a subject that has consumed philosophers over time. Many religions preach a heavenly place (or hell for those not good enough) that one's soul goes to upon death. But no-one really knows for sure, do they? There are no travel brochures or documentaries about that place are there? So, this massive unknown, this mystery that is inevitable for us all, creates fear. Most of us fear the unknown, and with good cause. We like to be prepared for what's coming whenever we do anything. Knowing what to do and what to expect generally takes away the fear, or at least gives us the courage to go through with it (like going to the dentist). Many people also fear death due to being told that they will "go to hell" or "purgatory" when they die because of things they have done, and the graphic descriptions I have heard of this would terrify anyone. Just what happens when you die, when you take the final "big bungy jump" is therefore of prime concern, because one thing is sure, we all die, and need to be prepared for it.

So is there any way of finding out what happens when we die so that we can prepare ourselves? The only thing I have discovered that seems to bear reasonable proof is the phenomenon of "near death experiences" or NDE's. These experiences are remembered by people who for some reason or other have technically "died" and then have been brought back to life.

There are many books on the subject notably "Life after Life" by Dr Raymond Moody. He documented many accounts of what people who had been clinically dead for a short period of time, described once they were brought back to life.

Typically, these experiences generally follow a theme:
They hear themselves pronounced dead which seems to be a trigger to the experience. They may hear a loud and uncomfortable noise prior to finding themselves moving very fast along a tunnel which is either very dark or bright.

When they emerge from the tunnel they realise they are outside of their body and most often can see it as they left it, such as being operated on. They can see their body from up above or any position and watch other people tending to their body. Once they fully recognise that this is their own body (apparently we don't quite look like we think we do when seen as others see us) they realize they are dead.

This often can be frightening, especially to those who have had no thoughts about what to expect upon death. Some try to do things such as open doors and realize that they can't. Some call on God or other religious figures they believe in or are familiar with. At this point they are often joined by previously deceased relatives.

They become aware of a figure that some may describe as an angel or other spiritual being, often shining bright and emanating a great sense of love and peace towards the deceased, a feeling unlike any experienced in normal life. They "hear" this being talking to them although they cannot see lips move. This being "shows" them a replay of their life in an understanding and non-judgmental way. The purpose seems to be that the deceased judges their own life.

They are then told that it is not yet their time to die, and that they must return. Often they feel so happy and at peace that they resist this but they suddenly find themselves back in their body sometimes accompanied by a falling or jolting feeling. They are then told by others that they had been dead for a short period of time.

I can identify with some of this as during my childhood and youth I often had what are called "out of body experiences" during sleep and sometimes when still awake, where I could see my body from above. I have experienced the noise and the tunnel. Not knowing what was happening to me I was too afraid of the experience and fought it, coming back into my body with a real physical jolt. Once I also experienced an immense indescribable love and peace as I woke from a dream and knew that this had been a spiritual experience. This feeling was so profound that I wanted only to feel it again and felt terrible loss for some time.

My own experiences give credibility to the hundreds of accounts I have read about, and make it very clear that not only is there a life after death, but that purgatory and hell do not form part of the experience, only love, peace and understanding.

However, in keeping with my other posts, I believe that our interpretation of what we experience is very strongly biased towards what we expect or believe will happen. In other words, Christians may see Jesus, Buddhists may see the Buddha and atheists may see some strange otherworldly creature. Our life after death, just like our life, is formed by our own thoughts, beliefs and feelings. So if you trust that you will meet up with your previously deceased family, even the family dog, and that you will be guided through the experience by a loving spiritual being, I do think that this will allow you to embrace not only the experience, but to also enjoy every moment of life you have left, knowing that the next journey holds nothing to fear.

I would strongly recommend that you drop any thoughts of hell and purgatory, as even though I do not believe these conditions exist, the thoughts or beliefs may be enough to cause you to become "stuck" as a lost soul wandering the earth, fear making you unable to hear the loving spiritual being at your side.

If you prefer not to think too hard about what will happen, then simply make sure to remind yourself when it happens, to tell yourself to "go to the light" as this thought will allow your soul to release fear and move into the loving experience. I am sure that my "out of body" experiences would have been wonderful if I had not been afraid. And it was only lack of understanding that caused the fear.

Therefore think about death, do not be afraid. By all accounts there is absolutely nothing to fear. In fact, it seems that it truly is a heavenly experience, a release from earthly cares.

Please be aware though that we need to live out our earthly life, as awful as it may be for some, as life after death can only come after a life fully lived.

Please take care, love and be loved, and know that the day you die will be a warm and loving time, an experience to embrace. Have no fear.

Is life too hard?

2011-08-26T15:23:00.000+12:00

Are you finding life too hard? Can't keep up with all the demands on you. Can't stand the thought of going to work another day? Can't cope with any more study? Can't deal with that person or situation another minute? Well, you're not alone. Millions of people feel like this at some time or other. That's because life is hard. Make no mistake - it's not meant to be easy. And if you have come into this world with baggage from a past life it will be hard. But you need to know that there is always a way to get through it.

Some of you reading this now may be feeling really depressed. Take heart, things can get better. Even if your situation cannot change, it is possible to change how you feel about it.

The first thing to do is to RE-INVENT. Re-invent your life. Sit down with a nice hot or cool drink and think about what you would like your life to be like. For example, "I would like to be finished with my studies and working at a great satisfying job." Or, "I would like to be free to make my own decisions about life." Or "I would like to be a best-selling writer instead of a check-out girl." Write it down. Whatever you write needs to be what you REALLY want. And by this I mean, do not try to recapture the past - it's gone. Look at whatever is the best for you in the future. Don't worry at this stage whether it's possible. Just write as if it is. Write it down 10 times. Then write it down again but instead of saying "I would like to" say "I am willing to .....". Write this 10 times. Think about how this feels compared to the first list. Now change "I am willing to .....". to "I am..." and write this out 10 times, neatly, on a fresh piece of paper. Make it a large piece and write this down in the middle.

Now rummage through your old magazines and find pictures that could represent YOU in your new situation. Cut these out and to make them more realistic cut out a portrait of your self to put in place of any person's head you may have used for your collage. Make sure you include everything that would make up your new life and stick these pictures all around the rest of the large piece of paper.

This collage is your new manifesto. Stick it up somewhere prominent where you will see it several times a day. Whenever you look at it absorb the content and read aloud what you have written - all ten lines.

The second thing to do is SIMPLIFY. Simplify your life, take away as much of the unnecessary aggravation and clutter as you can, and this will make things clearer. Start with physical clutter. Go through all your cupboards and sell, give or throw away anything you haven't used in the past year. Be ruthless. Of course keep things that are valuable, irreplaceable or have great sentimental value. Then go through your life as it is and get rid of chores and habits that are holding you back. Write down what your normal day is like - hour by hour. Cross out those things you really do not have to do. Highlight what you could delegate. Underline bad habits to give up. Stop doing anything that is not to your absolute benefit. Whatever it takes to clear the way for the NEW YOU. Then organise your life so that it is simplified. Giving you clarity and more time to do the things you really want.

The third thing is to ACT THE PART. Pretend you are a child again, and become totally absorbed in your play acting. Dress the part. Speak the part. Feel the part (most important). For example, if you want to greatly improve your financial situation go to the local charity shop and look for the kind of clothes rich people might have worn. Buy them and wear them. Buy costume jewelery that looks like what rich people would wear. Wear it. Have a look at photos and movies of rich people. Copy how they walk and talk, absorb their confidence. And most importantly, when you act the part, feel it. Feel rich, feel successful. And in time your situation will change. Have patience, it takes time for the heavy physical energies to catch up with the super quick energies of thought and feeling.

I know many of you will have read this far and thought "It'll never work - I've already tried everything" or "It's too hard - nothing will change". Do yourself a favour. Just try it. Try it for a week. It won't do any harm. Just remember that things will only change if you are willing. Are you willing? If you are, just say "I am willing for my life to change for the better." Say it as many times as you can. You may be surprised how this can shift how you feel. Just say to yourself "What's the worst that can happen if I try this?" Then get stuck in and have fun play acting your new life. Good luck!

For those who haven't read about how to change your reality have a look at these posts:
What do you really want?
Just imagine - whatever you want.
Sub and Super conscious - your reality creation experts
to give you more detailed information on how this works.

Are you sick of life?

2011-08-08T15:29:00.000+12:00

Are you sick of life, or are you just sick? Illness takes many forms, attacking various or many parts of the body, mind and even spirit. We take drugs, eat carefully and exercise, but often our illnesses persist. Why is this? Are we just susceptible according to our genetic makeup? Or are there so many malevolent viruses and bacteria out there that we simply can't escape them and it's 'pot-luck' what we catch?

But I ask the question, why are we ill at all? If you look at nature we see that disease occurs only when the organism is out of balance with it's environment, and/or the environment is out of balance. And there is ample evidence that the environment is clearly out of balance now. And so are we. Thus, we become ill.

But what is a balanced environment? And how do we get it back?

Many folk equate the word environment with plants, rivers, animals and the ocean, or nature as a whole, as if we are separate from it, and also as if it is separate from spirit. Apply scientifically proven remedies and healing is expected. But these remedies, as effective as they may be, are applied to single parts of the whole; we plant more trees to counteract carbon pollution, we send research divers down into the depths with nurtured orphan creatures to try to restart new colonies. But we are not getting anywhere fast, because as quickly as we try to patch one hole in the dam wall, others appear due to the persistent attack of humans upon the environment.

Our sick environment affects us all. There are no longer enough of certain vital minerals and trace elements in the soil, making everything we grow deficient, and therefore creating deficiencies in our bodies. And like the cultivated earth, we apply artificial nutrients in an attempt to address the balance. But the earth is not only made of scientific ingredients, and neither are we. Man-made chemicals lack a wholeness that is unquantifiable. They lack life. They lack spirit.

As we and all that is within the universe consist of spirit, a life-force that flows freely where channels are clear and organisms are in balance, all matter has the potential to be whole and perfect, providing that these channels are kept clear and balanced. When spiritual channels become blocked (through emotional upset and trauma) the effects eventually percolate down through the body, allowing disease to take over and even accidents to happen. One can treat the physical quite successfully, but in order to ensure that diseases do not recur, one must attend to the initial cause of the physical problem, that is, the emotional unbalance and blockage.

For those who have heard of Louise Hay, none of this is news. She maintains that diseases are caused by particular emotional traumas. For example, cancer is caused by deep grief or hurt, unresolved resentment eating away at one. Alzheimer's is a refusal to deal with the world as it presents itself, reality. Influenza is caused by believing in mass negativity (being inFLUenced). AIDS is caused by sexual guilt or denial of self, feeling defenseless. For a complete list see this link http://www.paganspath.com/healing/ailments.htm.

If you examine your own illness or disease patterns, looking at when they first occurred, or when they tend to reoccur, remembering what emotional state you were in at the time, you are likely to discover that this list is not only quite accurate, but also very helpful, guiding you to healing the blocked spiritual pathways, and helping to heal your disease completely as you concurrently eat and drink mindfully, taking natural exercise and learning to be calm.

Also remember your environment. This includes not only nature, but all people and things surrounding you. Send thoughtful messages to all entities to encourage environmental balance, while you campaign for food to be free of genetic modification, for the saving of forests and whales, for the salvage of heirloom and traditional plants and for humans to learn to respect our Mother Earth in her wholeness.

You have the ability to be well and whole, and when you are you will be able to channel energy to everything around you, helping to heal the world.

How to change the world.

2011-07-15T10:37:00.000+12:00

First Snowflake Photos - 1885, Wilson A. Bentley

Many people believe that the world is in the worst state ever. The environment is struggling. People have become intensely selfish. Young people are becoming violent. Some people even believe that the end of the world is coming soon. Remember all of those people who awaited the "Rapture" on 21st May 2011? Some believe that the world will end on 21st October 2011. Others are sticking with the Mayan calendar, which has no more entries after 21st December 2012.

What does all this mean? Must we believe this too? That the world will end soon. Or can we change what seems to be an inevitable outcome? I think it's possible. What is needed is a change of attitude on a global scale. I know I'm probably preaching to the converted, but you are the only ones who can make this happen, you can turn the world around, you can draw us away from Armageddon and change the consciousness of the Earth from predominantly negative to joyfully positive.

And it's simple. Not easy, but simple. All every person has to do is change their attitude. If you read any of my posts about getting what you want in life, you already know how to do it. All you have to do is powerfully imagine and positively believe in a better outcome and act as if it has already happened. Like I said, simple but not easy. And you will find that not only will things change for you personally, but that your positive thoughts will affect everyone and everything else around you...and in the whole universe. Because your positive intention, just like a negative intention, is like an electrical pulse that spreads its waves outwards. Thought, or Intention, is energy, just as everything on the Earth and in the universe, is energy, and its frequency blends in with all other frequencies, changing them. This is how you can affect everything, just as much as you are affected by other peoples' thought waves.

"Stick a geranium in your hat and be happy!"

There has been some very interesting experimentation by Masaru Emoto who took water droplets from various sources, labeled them in containers randomly with words such as "hate" or "love" and then froze them. The droplets solidified into crystals, and what was astounding was the ones that were labeled with negative words, turned out misshapen and ugly, whereas those labeled with positive words became quite beautiful. Even droplets from polluted sources, which, when frozen with no label looked ugly, changed when labeled with positive words. The implications of this are huge. As most forms of life consist of water, imagine that one word or thought from you will send energy waves through this water, affecting it positively or negatively. Ever said to someone "You make me sick!" . Have you wondered that that persons negative waves or "vibes" were indeed making you sick, affecting all the water in your body. That person would also have been making themselves sick, as thought waves travel through everything in the vicinity.

So you can see how important it is that we all discipline our thoughts, not only for our own good, but for the good of the entire universe. So stop watching the news and anything violent on television, cancel the newspaper delivery and think only happy thoughts. If you don't have anything good to say about something or someone, say nothing. And dwell on the good things around you, as far as possible ignoring the bad. As my dear friend Philippa says "Pain is inevitable; misery is optional. Stick a geranium in your hat and be happy." Each night when you go to sleep, count on your fingers five good things that have happened in your day. And then sleep peacefully. Your happy thoughts and dreams will create a new reality for you and the universe.

Go ahead. Change the world.

What's the point of life?

2011-07-04T15:47:00.000+12:00

What's the point of life? So many people ask this question, from bored housewives to great philosophers, from teenagers to people dying in a hospice. Why, we ask, do we go through such trauma and trouble just to end it all by dying?

If one were to study philosophy and religion one would see that on average, it seems that people believe that the one should try to be good in this life. But, having said that, you may wonder, like I did, why? Why should one try to be good? I certainly didn't buy the "hell" or "purgatory" reason that many people receive in religious studies. This is because I couldn't reconcile a just and loving god, one who forgives the prodigal son, with one who would condemn his own "child" to everlasting hell. Didn't make sense. So why should we be good? What about all those people who are good and have so many troubles? "It's not fair!" many people cry. Or they even say "there can be no God" or "how could God let this happen?" Yes, indeed. This is why Western religion is losing ground. It does not explain WHY we should be good other than giving graphics accounts of the punishment one will receive if one is not good. It seems that even if we are very good in this life, we are still punished. And we see those who are openly "bad" getting away with it and looking happy. It is the seeming unfairness of life that makes people question the point of life.

I've spent my whole life working this out, based on much introspection, reading and postmortems of my own and other's lives and I've come to this conclusion:- The reason why we are born, the point of it all, is that we come to this level of existence in order to pay for the sins we committed in past lives.

Yes, past lives. Also we are in control of all that happens to us in our lives. This is because we CHOOSE everything about our lives, the types of people we will be related to and have dealings with, the types of circumstances we will come up against, our strengths and weaknesses, our blessings and curses, very carefully so that we will be faced with what we did to others in previous lives and spend time discovering what that felt like and learning how to be sorry and ask for forgiveness. It's the only explanation that makes sense to me. I much prefer the idea of being in control of my destiny rather than handing it over to a nebulous deity. It's empowering.

Life on Earth is simply one level of existence where we as souls experience a physical incarnation, and there are many other levels of existence available to us. Just like a school, we start off at grade one and work our way through the grades till we graduate.

Buddhists believe that there are thirty-one planes of existence available to souls, and that one generally moves upward through the planes but one can also move back down depending upon one's actions. If you want to have a look at these planes in more detail, here is a good link http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sagga/loka.html.

But for our purposes lets just look at the planes of existence in a simple way, starting from the top, that is, the highest one can hope to achieve:
The realm of the Immaterial World - there is no physical body, only mind - some may call this "heaven".
The realm of the Fine Material World - this is where angels and other great beings exist - some may call this "paradise".
The realm of the Sensuous World - this consists of two levels:
Happy Destinations - this is where we as humans exist. Fairies and other beings who delight in the senses inhabit a plane here too.
States of Deprivation - this is where lost spirits and animals exist. The lowest level of this state is what one could call "hell".

All of these planes are temporary. No-one remains in any of them for ever, unless and until they reach the very highest one.

But back to the point. Why and how have we incarnated as humans? As I see it, some of us are here for the "first" time, having left another (most likely lower) plane of existence, and another small portion are those who have had many lives on Earth and are just tidying up a few things before moving on to the next realm. The rest of us have probably been here many times, having built up karma through our actions during each existence, which needs to be atoned for and so here we are.....again. It's a bit like the game snakes and ladders. We have as many chances as we need, and we are the only ones who judge how we are doing.

This is because when we have finished in one life, when we "die", we assess our life (your whole life flashes before your eyes) and we see where we failed. Then we choose our next life carefully in order to atone for past mistakes (sins) and also throw in some extra challenges to make us really have to try hard to be good, to hone and shape our souls for the better. These choices are traceable through our astrological charts or numerology. We can see in these charts that we have certain strengths and weaknesses, blessings and challenges. This is why we keep on banging our heads against the same sorts of problems over and over again until we learn the right way to deal with them, to pay for our past mistakes, and then we move on to the next lesson.

So the next time you wonder what the point of life is, just remember that you CHOSE THIS LIFE, and stop blaming your parents, God and the government for your troubles. We need to get on with the game, which is our own particular set of challenges and blessings, and try our hardest to rise above bad thoughts and deeds. This is the only hope we have of not only securing a happier life next time around, but eventually making it to the realm of angels and beyond to eternal peace.

And yes, I know some of you want an answer to this question - do animals go to heaven? Yes, I believe they can. So how does an animal, who cannot reason, get up the ladder? This is where you come in. If you love and bless your pets, immerse them in kindness, you will fill them with the spirit of Goodness, and this will allow them to move into the next phase. Also show kindness to all Earth's creatures. Any act of loving kindness not only affects your own karma, but also shines out and affects the whole of creation.

Karma - why life's not easy...

2011-06-13T15:32:00.000+12:00

I wonder how many of you tried imagining a new life as we discussed in the last posts, and how many have seen some positive changes in their lives? I also wonder how many tried and had nothing much happen. Was it you? Yes, I know - it's not that simple. Or shall I say rather, it's not that easy. The system is simple but we will all find that our karma gets in the way. Or what we tend to call our "karma".

Jennifer Aniston

Karma - we've all heard of it. Simply put "What goes around comes around" or "You reap what you sow". But karma is just a process, the basic order of life where "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction"- (Albert Einstein). What we really mean when we say karma in this post is actually "karmic debt". In other words we have come to exist on this earth to balance out actions we have taken in previous lives. Actions which caused some degree of harm in some way, and need to be atoned for. We need to be on the receiving end to understand what this felt like, and therefore be able to firstly ask forgiveness, and secondly to never do it again.

So how do we know what our karmic debt is? Mostly we can recognise it by the things that keep happening to us, things that seem to hold us back, or even harm us. For example say, a person who, no matter how hard he tries, always misses out on promotion at work, or perhaps a woman who keeps attracting the same sort of undesirable men into her life. You probably already have some idea of what your karmic debt is. But if you feel the need to address your karmic debt once and for all so that you can end your life in peace, then you may want to be sure of your facts so that you can do the job properly.

I can show you a simple way to check what your karmic debt(s) might be. It's called Chinese Lo Shu Numerology. This information is derived from a document by Blair Gorman. I will use Jennifer Aniston's numbers again to illustrate the point.

First we draw a 3 x 3 grid and pencil in lightly the numbers as below.

3	6	9
2	5	8
1	4	7

Next we write out the date of birth:

Jennifer's is 11th February 1969 so we write is as 11 02 1969, and insert the numbers into the grid in their correct places, like this:

3	6	99
2	5	8
111	4	7

Place any zeros underneath - 0

Next we draw lines through the numbers if 3 numbers appear in a row (vertical, horizontal or diagonal) - these are called positive arrows, and lines through where all three numbers are missing (these are called negative arrows - there is one negative arrow in Jen's chart and no positive arrows.

\	6	99
2	\	8
111	4	\

0

Now we interpret the chart.
Three 1's means: These people are either great talkers, or never say a word. They are generally happy and are most likely employed as entertainers or in the communications industry. They are very confident.

One 2 means: These people are very intelligent, perceptive, intuitive and sensitive. Their first impressions of other people are usually correct as they can easily assess their motivations. They are tactful, diplomatic and co-operative.

One 6 means: These people love home and family, make good parents and enjoy domestic responsibilities. They have the potential to be creative. They tend to worry about being left widowed and alone.

Two 9's means that these people are so intelligent they can at times look down on others who are not so gifted. They are idealistic.

One zero means that Jen has one karmic debt to repay in this lifetime. Exactly what this debt is will only become clear to her, as she lives her life and finds the same sort of unpleasant things happening to her repeatedly. However there is more that can be interpreted in the chart which may give an indication of how to meet the debt, certain lessons that need to be learned. I've listed Jen's lessons below, some of which she would already have learned.

Firstly, the negative arrow running diagonally top left to bottom right means that these people have a karmic issue regarding skepticism. They don't trust others and need to have facts proven before believing. They need to learn to become more trusting.

Missing 3's in the chart mean - these people possibly undervalue themselves, may even lack confidence, and could have trouble thinking logically when under stress. They must learn to accept themselves as they are, faults and all. They also need to learn to focus and ignore distractions.

Missing 4's mean - These people dislike hard work and can be disorganized and unmotivated. They hate Mondays. They need to learn to discipline themselves to work hard and enjoy it.

Missing 5's mean - These people often lack direction and may need others to motivate them. They need to learn to set and complete realistic goals.

Missing 7's mean - These people could be uninterested in other people's problems and feelings, and may not be interested in any form of spirituality. They don't like to be left on their own. They need to learn to be considerate of others feelings and misfortunes, and be more relaxed around others.

Missing 8's mean - These people can lack motivation and leave tasks unfinished. They may also have difficulty handling their financial matters, being either too careless or too trusting. They need to learn to control their spending and be less impulsive.

Is this a fair appraisal of Jen's tribulations and challenges in life? In summary it seems that Jennifer had to learn to become motivated, learn to find her direction and also become considerate of other's feelings and misfortunes. And most importantly, lose her skepticism. But is she skeptical? Is she unmotivated? Is she careless of other's feelings? Not knowing her and not being able to find anything useful about her, it's impossible to say. If anyone has any opinion on this please feel free to leave a comment.

And if anyone would like a free Lo Shu Numerology assessment, please feel free to request one.

Just Imagine! Whatever you want....

2011-06-13T15:19:00.000+12:00

If you read my last posts, you now know who you are and you also know what you want from life. All you have to do is find a way to get it, and I have just the trick for you.

Remember the post about the sub and super-conscious minds? And the fact that whatever you constantly think about becomes true? Your sub-conscious is a powerful giant ready to arrange whatever you want - all you have to do is program it accordingly.

The conscious mind thinks in words and logic. The sub-conscious mind does not understand words, only feelings, sounds, images or anything else that can be translated by the senses. The super-conscious mind communicates via feelings and the senses. The sub-conscious mind is the intermediary between the super-conscious and the conscious minds. Ever had a "gut" feel, or "heard" a voice in your head, or "seen" a vision? That's your super-conscious sending you a message via your sub-conscious mind.

The sub-conscious takes the information it receives, whether from the "outside" world (the environment) or the "inner" world (super-conscious), goes into action and prompts the body to make things happen according to this information. For example, if the sub-conscious receives a message from the outside world such as the sight and smell of delicious food, it tells the body to get ready to eat. Or, when the portal to the super-conscious mind is open (via meditation or deep sleep) - for example, say you are dreaming that you are flying, your body will make the appropriate movements (ever watched a dog dreaming of chasing a rabbit?).

So, in order to get the sub-conscious mind to arrange what we want to happen, as we discussed before, we need to program the sub-conscious mind accordingly. The only thing we have to watch out for is the conscious mind (when we are awake) making "logical" rationalizations about what can or cannot be done, and sabotaging the sub-conscious mind's efforts.

So to get the conscious mind to think it's actually in control here, we give it the job of "telling" the sub-conscious what to do. To do this we encode whatever it is we want into visual, auditory and physical messages together with the relative emotions and "download" them to the sub-conscious repeatedly until we can easily recall them and feel the emotions clearly and strongly.

We must also remember that the sub-conscious does not understand time. It can make no sense of any term related to the past or future. Whatever you tell it must be represented in present tense, i.e. "now".

Now imagine that you have decided that being a world-class chef is what will fulfill you and make you wealthy. In order to succeed, you need to get your sub-conscious programmed for success. So apart from registering at the local chef school, you have to make up a short "program" in order to get the sub-conscious mind working on your wishes. Think of the "program" as a TV advertisement, with excellent movie footage, music and convincing dialogue and of course the right music. You also need to add the right sort of smells, tastes and other physical sensations. And most importantly, you need to attach feelings of success, excitement, fulfillment and happiness. A very futuristic TV ad which requires that you draw deeply upon your imagination.

Remember the ad has to be exciting, convincing and utterly real. Don't leave anything out. Your audience is your sub-conscious and it must feel excited and convinced when it views the ad. You put this ad together in whichever way you find easiest. Many people find that sticking pictures cut out of magazines and photos to make a collage of their future life works well.
This visual collage acts as a reminder to the conscious mind to "download" the program to the sub-conscious. While looking at the collage, you imagine yourself, as a chef, working in a top hotel, or your own restaurant. You smell the delicious food cooking, you hear the sizzle, you taste it, you see the people enjoying your food, you watch the money end up in the till, or your pay packet, and above all you feel fulfilled, excited, motivated and very very happy.

Do this as often as you can. Beware of the conscious mind's "logic" and insistence that it remain in control - it can feel very left out while you're doing this work with feelings and the senses and will want to join in or even stop you doing this in favour of something else, so give it a supportive role. Affirmations not only keep the conscious mind on-side but also keep it concentrating on downloading the program to the sub-conscious. So while you are doing all the imagination work, repeat to yourself a mantra or two, such as "I am the greatest chef of my time, I am successful and wealthy, I am happy".

Note the use of "am"- present tense. Don't ever say I "will be" or "someday I want to be" or any other future thing. If you do the sub-conscious will take you literally and keep you wishes in the future, just as you've programmed it to do.
So the trick to getting what you want in life is simple. Based on the above discussion, there are three steps to follow.

Step #1– Imagine whatever it is that you want to happen. Imagine it so vividly that you are there, totally involved, seeing, hearing, tasting, feeling everything to do with your wish. It's not so hard. Try this, think of a lemon with it's yellow skin. Stroke your fingers over the bumpy, yet smooth, surface, run your fingernail through the skin, feel your nail cut through the yellow rind into the white pith, releasing the powerful zest, lemon oil droplets breaking free, smearing over your fingers. Smell it as it makes your saliva flow. Pick the lemon up and take a bite, oh! The juices are really flowing now, aren't they? And your eyes are screwed up as you taste the sharp juice......How was that? Amazing what the imagination can do isn't it? You can do this with anything you want. So step #1 is VIVIDLY IMAGINE your wish. Live it completely in your imagination.

Step #2 – Believe that your wish will not only come true, but that you have already received it. Know that if you continue to hope that your wish will happen 'sometime in the future', that wish will remain in the future, and will never happen in the now. It's as easy as understanding why tomorrow never comes....because when tomorrow comes it is already 'today'. The concept of tomorrow can only ever remain in the future and can never be experienced in the present. You can't say “I am eating this apple tomorrow and it tastes delicious.” Similarly it makes no sense to say “one day” or “next month” or “next year” I will travel overseas, be rich, be happy, because your subconscious mind understands this literally, not having a calendar or clock, and keeps this wish exactly where you put it, sometime in the future. It does not and can not count down from that future time. So it is imperative to say, “My wish is (present tense”) happening now” and guess what, your subconscious will provide your wish for you as soon as the physical world can catch up with your imagination – some things do take a little time. So Step #2 is BELIEVE in your wish. ACT AS IF your wish has already been granted. Imagine how you will feel, look, what will be happening around you with your wish granted. Be like a child and dress up, act the part.

Step#3 - Now the third rule may seem a bit odd, but bear with me. In order for your wish to come true, you need to be thankful that you have "already received" your wish. Be grateful. Express your gratefulness. Thank God, the Universe, Goddesses, Your Higher Self or whatever or whoever you believe has been instrumental in getting you this wish that you believe has already happened. Act out your thankfulness and be generous. Give what you have. Give of that which you have wished for. If you have, or ACT as if you have, plenty of whatever you wished for, prove it by giving some away. This proof will kick start the process of receiving plenty. Life is a boomerang. Give wholeheartedly and it will come back to you. Give money, time, smiles, hugs, joy. Give, give, give. Children naturally give, before they have been taught the concept of ownership. Ever heard the term “Give and you shall receive”? The universe does not operate in a vacuum (ask Stephen Hawking). So whatever you give out will be replaced, given back to you in some form, because there cannot be an empty space. So this last rule, thankfulness, is the key to creating a new reality, creating your wish. Instead of taking, give and the universe will provide, and not only that, it will provide your dearest wish, that which you have vividly imagined, believed has already happened and been immensely grateful for.

Just a caution - be very careful that whatever you wish for can cause no harm. Always insert the phrase "perfect according to Divine Will" in your affirmations to make sure that only good comes of your wishes.

So go ahead and make your collage, program your sub-conscious to start making your new life, and wait patiently for the perfect result.
I would love to hear from those who have a story to tell about their wishes and how they came true so please comment. Till next time.................

Numerology - know thyself!

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In the last post we talked about using numerology to establish who you are - who the person or soul deep inside is, the one who has hopes and dreams, and very likely, unfinished business. So what is numerology and how useful is it?

Numerology is defined by the Collins English Dictionary as "the study of numbers, such as the figures in a birth date, and of their supposed influence on human affairs". According to http://aboutnumerology.com/history.php there is evidence that numerology was in use thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt, China, Babylon, Rome, Japan and Greece, and in more 'modern' times, Pythagoras who was born in Greece in 569BC claimed that the entire universe could be expressed numerologically.

Jennifer Aniston

Without going into the history in depth, it is interesting that, like many other 'new' age philosophies, numerology is being used now to help people understand themselves and even predict the future. The science of numbers, their meanings and applications is vast and complex, and if you're interested simply Google numerology and you could be busy reading for days, but for now we will concentrate on how numerology helps us know ourselves.

So how does numerology work? One of the basic tenets of numerology is that numbers, (for our purposes numbers 1 through 9), each have a meaning, a tendency towards certain characteristics.

Briefly:
1 - Leadership, willpower, courage
2 - Co-operative, harmonious, loving
3 - Creative, imaginative, enthusiastic
4 - Practical, organised, trustworthy
5 - Motivational, versatile, multi-talented
6 - Compassionate, generous, family-oriented
7 - Analytical, spiritual, seeker of truth
8 - Powerful, inspiring, ambitious
9 - Socially conscious, visionary, self-less
11 - Master Number - highly charged version of 2 (1+1=2) intuitive, psychic, sensitive
22 - Master Number - highly charged version of 4 (2+2=4) intuitive and practical - master builder - turns dreams into reality - the most powerful number
33 - Master Number - highly charged version of 6 (3+3=6) master teacher - most influential number - concerned with the spiritual upliftment of mankind
Some numerologists also consider other double numbers to be significant eg 44, 55 etc

We can find out which number we came into this world with, by simply reducing our date of birth down to a single number. Write down your date of birth, for example Jennifer Aniston born on 11th of February 1969:

11021969

Then add up all the digits:

1+1+2+1+9+6+9=29

Then reduce that total further by adding the digits together :

2+9=11 (when numbers add up to 11, 22 or 33 they are called master numbers and not reduced any further - all other numbers are reduced down to 1 digit)

Jennifer's number is 11, and if you refer to the list above, she is likely to be highly intuitive, psychic and sensitive.

The number derived from a person's date of birth is a very significant number and will most likely in some loose way, define their basic characteristics, just as their main astrological influence does. This number is known in numerology as the Life Path, in other words, the path you are on in this existence, a map of the opportunities and challenges you will encounter through your life. It is up to you to make the most of these opportunities and find a way to deal with the challenges. It is your own personal game plan.

But there is more, as they say in the ads. Just as you cannot simplistically imply that because a person is born a Libran they cannot make up their minds, there are plenty of other influences to consider. Not only have you come onto Earth with a plan in mind, as indicated by your Life Path Number, but you also have brought with you your own particular
talents (as indicated by your birth day),
your goal or what you came to earth to achieve, in other words your destiny (as indicated by your name),
the inner you, the motivation behind what you want to achieve, your heart's desire (as indicated by the vowels in your name),
and of course there is your personality number, how others see you, how you represent yourself to the world, (as derived from the consonants in your name).

All of these together give a better idea of who you are as a complex whole person. So not only do we work with our date of birth, which of course many people will share, but we also have unique names, which are no accident either. Names are generally chosen by parents with a great deal of consideration, many not understanding the numerological relevance of this, yet knowing deep down that a person's name is important.

Jennifer's talents are indicated by the day of birth 11, again the psychic master number.

Jennifer's destiny or goal is revealed by reducing her name down to one number.

So how do we reduce a name down to a number? Simply follow this table:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z

Jennifer Aniston's full name on her birth certificate is Jennifer Joanne Aniston.J=1, E=5,N=5,N=5,I=9,F=6,E=5,R=9 adds up to 45 4+5 =9
J=1,O=6,A=1,N=5,N=5,E=5 adds up to 23 2+3=5
A=1,N=5,I=9,S=1,T=2,O=6,N=5 adds up to 38 3+8=11 1+1=2

9+5+2=16

6+1=7

So using the table above, Jennifer's destiny number is 7. Her goal is to be a seeker of truth.

Jennifer's inner self, her soul, what motivates her, is revealed by using the numbers related to the vowels in her name, which add up to 11. Jennifer's motivation in life is the master number 11, the psychic, sensitive intuitive.

And finally, Jennifer's personality, how others see her, is revealed by the numbers derived from the consonants in her name, reduced down to a 2. People see Jennifer as co-operative, harmonious and loving.

For a more in-depth discussion of Jennifer's numerology please see this post. But as to the basics, is this the real Jennifer, the psychic sensitive who is motivated by a desire to seek the truth, who is understood by others to be co-operative and loving? Is it possible that one of the most famous actresses ever is actually someone who deep down is spiritual, maybe psychic, and a seeker of truth? With three 11's in her numbers, it would seem to any numerologist that Jennifer should be deeply intuitive, while the 7 could make her crave solitude while she searches for answers, while the 2 shows her to be loving and caring.

Without knowing Jennifer personally, and even if you did, it would be difficult to say. A person's innermost desires and soul urges are most often hidden to the rest of the world, and very often to the person themselves, until and unless they start searching and recognise themselves eventually. Would Jennifer recognise herself as the person revealed by this analysis? Or would it take more years of life and trials to see the truth of herself? All we can discuss is Jennifer's personality as revealed by the consonants in her name. Is Jennifer loving and kind?

See this site for comments on Jennifer - apparently people like Jennifer, they find her loving and kind and want to be with her.

According to her close friend Cheryl Crow:

..." Jen is just beautiful, inside and out.”

“Jen’s an amazingly soulful person. She was completely generous in spirit and embracing and loving and compassionate and wise.”

“I think what she’s had to go through has been kind of demoralizing. To see that we’re stooping this low to press so heavily into somebody’s personal life and to vilify them, it’s discouraging. Yet she handles all of it with an immense amount of grace and compassion. She seems to always be operating from the heart.”

Jennifer's best friend seems to have picked up on not only Jennifer's number 2 personality (compassionate and loving) but also her 11's (operating from the heart), her 7 (wise) and her 9 (grace and compassion).

If you're reading this and know Jennifer, please comment if you feel that this discussion is accurate (or not) with regards to Jennifer Aniston's numerology. All I can say is, I will be watching Jennifer go through life as I expect to see her accomplish great things with regard to spirituality and compassion towards others. She has suffered and grown, as is expected for someone with an 11 influence (see in-depth report) and still seems to be on her path.

Having said that, there is no guarantee that if you are born with certain numbers, that you will turn out that way. We are born with choices, Earth is the planet of choice, and we can choose to follow our destinies, or we can choose to deviate, follow other paths. Indeed, should a person be born with unfavourable numbers, it makes sense to change things to improve one's chances of success. Obviously, this can be harder than going with the flow, but our numbers are only an indication of what is in store for us, and we have a right to do what we like about it. But knowing what we're in for, I feel, gives us a definite advantage, allowing us to decide what to do to get to where we want to go.

If you would like to have a report like Jennifer's done for yourself or a friend, I am happy to do this for you for free. Just leave a comment below letting me know how I can access your full name and date of birth, and of course, how to let you have the report.

Remember, until you know what your potential is, you may miss out on the success that's due to you.

He who knows others is learned

he who knows himself is wise.

Lao-tzu- Tao te Ching (6th Century BC)

Jennifer Aniston's Numerology Report

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A Decoz® Numerology Chart Analysis

for

Jen Aniston

by

Hans Decoz

Birth data:

Jennifer Joanne Aniston

February 11, 1969

© Copyright 1985, 2003, Hans Decoz.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 4

LIFE PATH 4

EXPRESSION 6

HEART'S DESIRE 8

SUMMARY

Birth name: Jennifer Joanne Aniston

Short name: Jen Aniston

Birth date: February 11, 1969

Your Life Path is 29/11 5

Your Expression is 25/7 7

Your Heart's Desire is 11/2 9

INTRODUCTION

About your Personal Reading

This reading was composed for you personally, Jen, and is based on your

full name at birth, your date of birth, and the name you now use to introduce

yourself. Please check your birth data on the title page to make sure the

names and date of birth used are correct.

If you have two or more middle names or last names, you may find the

names strung together. This is necessary to make Transit and Essence

cycles function correctly. For example, the name John Patrick Henry

Hancock would appear on the title page as John PatrickHenry Hancock.

Jen, your Personal Numerology Reading describes all aspects of your

chart as they are understood in numerology, accurately and in-depth.

Each chapter starts with a short introduction telling you where this

particular number is found and how it affects you. This is followed by the

number itself. Often, you will find a double digit number followed by a single

digit.

The meaning of your number is then explained in easy to read language.

Jen, you don't need to know anything about numerology to be able to enjoy

and benefit from this reading.

I hope you will enjoy your reading.

LIFE PATH

If ever there was a moment of total transformation, it was the moment of

your birth. In that instant, you stepped through a door in time into a new reality

-- the reality of human life. The most important number in your numerology

chart is based on the date of your birth, the moment when the curtain goes up

in your life.

Even at that moment, you were a person with your own unique character,

as unique as your DNA. Everything that is you existed in potential, much like

a play that is about to begin. Your entire life exists as a potential that has

been prepared for. Jen, you have ultimate freedom to do with your life as you

like: To fulfill its potential completely, or to make some smaller version of

yourself. It all depends upon your effort and commitment. You make the

decisions to fulfill, to whatever extent, the potential life that exists within you.

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That is your choice. In this sense, the possible you is implicit during the

moment of your birth.

The Life Path number gives us a broad outline of the opportunities,

challenges, and lessons we will encounter in this lifetime. Your Life path is

the road you are traveling. It reveals the opportunities and challenges you will

face in life. Your Life Path number is the single most important information

available in your Personality Chart!

Your Life Path is 29/2

Jen, you have the potential to be a source of inspiration and illumination for

people. You possess an inordinate amount of energy and intuition. There is

so much going on in your psyche that you are often misunderstood early in

life, making you shy and withdrawn. You have far more potential than you

know.

You galvanize every situation you enter. You inspire people, but without

your conscious effort. Energy seems to flow through you without your

controlling it. This gives you both power and sometimes emotional turmoil.

You are a channel for information between the higher and the lower,

between the realm of the archetype and the relative world. Ideas, thoughts,

understanding, and insight -- all of these can come to you without your having

to go through a rational thought process. There seems to be a bridge, or

connection, between your conscious and unconscious realms, attuning you to

a high level of intuition through which even psychic information can flow.

All of this amounts to a great capacity for invention. Many inventors, artists,

religious leaders, prophets, and leading figures in history have had the 11

prominent in their chart.

Because you are so highly charged, you experience the consequences of

a two-edged sword. You possess great abilities, but indulge in much

self-reflection and self- criticism. You often feel highly self-conscious. You are

aware on some level that you stand out. Even when you try to blend with your

environment, you often feel conspicuous, alien, and out-of-place.

Jen, you are blessed with a message, or a specific role to play in life. But

you must develop yourself sufficiently to take full advantage of that

opportunity. Until that time, your inner development takes precedence over

your ability to materialize the great undertaking you were chosen to perform.

Consequently, 11s seem to develop slowly, but they simply have more to

accomplish in their evolution than the average person. Thus, your real

success does not usually begin until maturity, between the ages of 35 and

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45, when you have progressed further along your path.

You may often be frustrated, largely because you have extremely high

expectations of yourself. But these expectations can be unrealistic, and can

prevent you from accomplishing anything. You can be very impractical,

envisioning a skyscraper when all that was necessary was a two-story house.

You may also suffer from bouts of confusion and lack of direction. This

gives rise to loss of confidence and the onset of deep depression. The

cause of these emotional problems is your lack of understanding of your own

sensitivity and potential. Your desire to achieve some great ambition is

enormous. However, a lack of confidence in your own ability to realize this

dream may cause you much frustration. You sense the enormous potential

you possess, which requires equally enormous confidence in your ability to

materialize your dream. Confidence is the key that unlocks your potential.

On a strictly physical level, you must protect your nervous system, which is

inordinately vulnerable to stress because of your acute sensitivity.

Depression is often the result of long periods of stress that have gone

unrelieved. Seek out peaceful and harmonious environments, relaxing music,

and follow a healthful diet in order to restore balance and peace.

As an 11 Life Path, you are a highly charged version of the 2 and possess

many of the characteristics and talents of that number.

Jen, you can be extremely diplomatic and tactful. You are also patient and

cooperative. You work well with groups and somehow find a way of creating

harmony among diverse opinions. You enjoy music and poetry and require a

harmonious environment. You have an eye for beauty and a fine sense of

balance and rhythm. You have healing capabilities, especially in such fields

as massage, acupuncture, physical therapy, and counseling.

Jen, you are a sensitive and passionate lover; your perceptiveness makes

you aware of your partner's needs and desires, which you are able to fulfill

with almost magical delicacy. However, when you feel you have been

mistreated or jilted, you can react with devastating power, sometimes using

personal criticisms vindictively.

You are a fine companion and possess a good sense of humor.

When you have found your niche in life and begun to realize your true

potential, your rewards will more than compensate for your trials earlier in

life.

EXPRESSION

Your Expression number reveals your physical and mental constitution, the

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orientation or goal of your life. Some numerologists refer to this number as

the Destiny, because it represents a lifelong target at which you are aiming.

You work at fulfilling this potential every day of your life. Thus, the Expression

number reveals your inner goal, the person you aim to be.

The Expression number reveals the talents, abilities, and shortcomings

that were with you when you entered your human body. Your name, and the

numbers derived from it, reveals your development, as well as the talents and

issues you will be working with during this life.

For those for whom reincarnation is an accepted philosophy, the vibration

of your full name can be seen as the totality of your personal evolution, the

experiences, talents, and wisdom accumulated over many life times. Every

experience, no matter how great or small, along this evolutionary path has

influenced your development, and brought you to your current state of being.

The Expression is your being; the Life Path is the major lesson you are

attempting to learn this time around. Time allows the gradual emergence of

your personality. By reading the Expression number below, you will come to

understand your basic nature and the abilities and issues inherent in your

being.

Your Expression is 25/7

Jen, you are gifted with an analytical mind and an enormous appetite for

the answers to life's hidden questions. You have a strong interest in

exploring scientific matters, philosophy, and even mysticism. You possess

clarity and persistence in your search for truth. You can be a great

researcher, educator, and philosopher.

You are driven by a desire for knowledge and truth. You must learn to

discriminate between illusion and reality, but you are well equipped for this

task. Your fine mind offers you insight into the veiled mysteries of life. You

also possess a considerable amount of perspective. Somewhere inside

you, you are aware of a peaceful place that you call upon during difficult

times.

Jen, you need time to be by yourself. Too much social interaction causes

you stress. You need your privacy and a place that can be shut off from the

hustle and bustle of life. You tend to keep your thoughts to yourself and are

secretive. Unless your 7 expression is balanced by extrovert characteristics

(usually revealed by the numbers 1, 3, 5, and 8), your introversion may pull

you deeply within yourself, even cutting you off from others.

You have a strong dislike of the superficial and mundane. You are often

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surprised by the lack of understanding or depth of knowledge of others, many

of whom do not take the search for knowledge as seriously as you do. This

can cause you to be critical of others, and even cynical about life in general.

The more cut off from others you become, the more hidden are your

motives. Once you develop understanding of people and life, your advice

and counsel will be sought by those around you who need your wisdom.

You love to specialize your knowledge and develop great depth within your

field. You are a perfectionist.

You should complete your studies early in life and not be driven too hard by

a desire to be successful. Let things come at there own pace, be open to

opportunity, but remember your rewards, satisfaction, and contentment come

from a higher source.

Sevens can be distant and aloof. When dominated by their darker

characteristics, they can be unfaithful, dishonest, and cruel. Contemplation,

meditation, and the softer, finer vibrations of life can restore your sense of

harmony and keep you on the path to peace and balance.

Jen, you have a logical mind. Your analytical skills cause you to approach

a problem in a detached, surgical kind of way. Researchers, analysts,

investigators, inventors, technicians, scholars, lawyers, bankers,

watchmakers, priests, philosophers, theologians, and administrators in

some scientific or technical field are among the vocations 7s are drawn to.

HEART'S DESIRE

Your Heart's Desire is the inner you. It shows your underlying urge, your

true motivation. It reveals the general intention behind many of your actions.

Consequently, it dramatically influences the choices you make in life. The

Heart's desire is seen as part of the larger picture, called the core numbers,

which includes the Life Path, Expression, Day you were born, and

Personality. But each points to a different aspect of you.

The Expression number reveals your talents and abilities, and your general

direction in life. The Life Path is the central lesson you came into the world to

learn. The Day you were born is very closely connected to your Life Path. It

reveals specific talents you possess, which will be helpful to you in dealing

with your Life Path. The Personality reveals how people tend to see you. It

also demonstrates what characteristics you are projecting to the world. The

Heart's Desire demonstrates the identity of the soul that joined the earth --

you, the spiritual being.

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Your Heart's Desire is 11/2

Jen, you have wisdom beyond your years. Even as a child, your

understanding of life was considerable, though it likely went unrecognized by

others.

You are a born peacemaker. You are driven by a desire to settle conflicts

and create harmony. You are a healer and a visionary. You long to make the

world a better place, and cannot rest until you have dedicated your life to

some worthwhile cause.

Your realm is ideas and philosophy. You are attracted to the world of

energy more than to the mechanical or material planes. Philosophy, religion,

and less traditional forms of healing are among your specialties.

You are obsessed with the quest for enlightenment.

You are extremely sensitive and possess a high degree of intuition. Subtle

messages and feelings of others do not escape your attention. You are

powerfully aware of the thoughts and feelings of others. Unless you are well

grounded, this can throw you about emotionally. Your awareness can be

both a gift as well as a problem, because you so deeply desire to please

others and keep harmony in your environment.

Many 11s were born into extremely hostile or turbulent families. This often

resulted in psychological pain, lack of confidence, and shyness during

childhood. Somehow, the child with an 11 heart's desire recognized the

sources of his family's problem. This created an internal conflict for the child,

who naturally loved the troubled parent, but could not cope with that parent's

behavior.

Therefore, many 11s are scarred early in life. They understand the

sufferings of others and seek to be of service in some way.

This is, in fact, the easiest way for you to heal yourself and find your

greatest satisfaction.

Jen, you understand the importance of close, loving relationships.

Therefore, you are selective in choosing your friends and spouse. You are a

romantic, idealistic, but somewhat impractical person. Unless you have

other balancing characteristics (as indicated by 1s, 4s, and 8s in your chart),

it is wise to team up with a more practical and realistic partner.

You have a magnetic and charismatic personality. You like pondering

abstract matters. Your intelligence is electric. Ideas, solutions to problems,

and inventions seem to come to you as if out of the blue.

You are highly charged and intense. This can cause nervous tension. You

need to care for your nervous system with ample amounts of rest, a peaceful

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environment, and proper diet -- avoiding extreme foods and drugs.

You are often more concerned with universal justice than with the

individual.

The 11 is a master number, possessing great potential. It has been

entrusted to you as a gift that you are worthy of. The key is to maintain a hold

on your ideals and seek ways to practically implement them.

Jen, you have a specific role and gift to give to the world. This requires

time and maturity to fully comprehend. But with patience and perseverance,

you will discover why you felt different and even unique as a child. At that

time, you will discover that what made you feel weak as a child will make you

strong and confident as a mature adult.

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What do you really want?

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Last post we discussed the role of the sub and super conscious components of your consciousness, the ability you have to make them work for you towards getting whatever it is you want from life. But what is it that you really want? Do you know? Is it material possessions, a great career, spiritual enlightenment, a trip on the QE2?

Those all sound great, and I am sure that anything you can add to the list will be just as good. If you already know what you want, you may as well skip this article as I am now going to try to help those who have no idea what they really want.

Sometimes we feel so lost or confused, so beaten by life, that we have either forgotten those wonderful childhood and teenage dreams, or we believe that they are not attainable ore even desirable, or we feel that we don't want or need those things anymore, have moved on, but don't know what we do want. Sound familiar?

Maybe you have sat down with pen and paper or had long discussions with family and friends as to what you want, in the vein of what career should I pursue, where should I live, should I marry that person? We arrive at answers all nice and logical, try them out and often, we fail. Why is this? What is going wrong? Each time we try something and fail, we feel more beaten, less sure of ourselves, less inclined to try to be happy and find ourselves. But something keeps nagging us and well, here you are.

Whichever situation you are in, you can discover, rediscover, or recover whatever it is that you want.

If you look carefully at the phrase "What do I want?" you will see that without defining the "I" in the question, you cannot really find the right answer. What I mean is, what someone else wants or thinks would be good for you, as seen from their perspective, may not be good for, may not be the thing you will succeed in, because that person is not you. You are you and your wants and needs are unique to you. Even though you may have been brought up alongside siblings and peers who have succeeded in becoming lawyers, doctors and rocket scientists, even though your parents were accomplished musicians or train drivers, that does not mean that you will be any good at those things. I mean, you can be good at them, but you may not feel fulfilled, happy. And that's what you want, isn't it? Fulfillment.

So you need to direct your question relevant to the "I". You. And who are you? I'm sure you will be able to tell me your name, address, and your entire life history, but this is not you. It is a story about what you are doing, what you have done. But it is not you. You are whatever you came into this world as. You are your soul. You are the soul that came in with a list of things to accomplish on this earth, and a list of karma or unfinished business that you need to sort out before you leave again. (For those who do not believe in reincarnation, continue reading because the message here is useful either way.)

And once you discover who you are, you can then address the question "What do I want' with more clarity. So how is this done, these 2 things, finding out firstly who you are, and secondly what you want?

I have a couple of suggestions that worked for me. To discover who you are, you can have a look at your numerological and astrological charts. They are both based on your date of birth, and whether or not you believe in these things, they work. This is because the whole universe operates on numbers, mathematics. This is a really complex subject, but if you want to dip your toe in, start here http://www.ipod.org.uk/reality/reality_mathematical_universe.asp. Fascinating.

But back to the charts. If you had your astrological chart drawn up you would see that everyday astrology is very limited. There's no such thing as saying "Oh I'm an Aries so I'm ambitious". Your self is a lot more complex than that, and this can be discovered if you have your chart drawn up by an excellent Astrologist. Numerology too, if done by an expert, is amazing in its accuracy. So if you are in doubt as to who you are, this is the place to start. You can get good astrological charts from many sources - I can recommend Jonathan Cainer http://www.cainer.com/. Or you may find that numerology is more your thing. I can let you have a free brief chart if you like - simply post a comment and I will organise it. Or you can try http://www.decoz.com/. Mine was astoundingly accurate and allowed me to choose pursuits that I love and am good at rather than continuing to try to do what others thought was best for me. Best thing I ever did.

These charts will give you an insight into who you are, what you're good at, what you should maybe avoid, what will be easy, what will be difficult etc. And once you've checked all this out, deep down you will see that you knew it all along but got lost along the way. Then the next thing is to find out what you want. Armed with your new knowledge of "I" you may already know, but if you don't, meditation is the thing that will unlock the answer.

Meditation. Now I'm sure some of you immediately imagined figures seated on a hard floor, eyes closed, someone chanting in the background, the sweet thick smell of incense, and endless time to meditate in. To some of you this scenario may be familiar. To others it may seem foreign. But meditation in order to connect to the super-conscious, the all-knowing spirit that does know what you really want, need not be taken in the traditional form.

This is because to reach the super-conscious, you need to raise your brain waves to higher levels, and there are many ways to do this. For those who have tried the traditional form of meditation and failed, as I did, you will find a way that you will enjoy and it will work. You will be able to open what I call 'the big library in the sky' to access all that has been, is and will be known.

When one meditates, the brain which normally emits beta waves, moves through alpha and theta waves, going finally into delta waves which are the ones you want. What is all this?

Well, your billions of brain cells use electricity to communicate with each other. An EEG can measure this electrical activity which comes across as wave patterns.
Beta brainwaves pulse at frequencies between 13 and 60 pulses per second (Hertz scale) and are common when we are alert, tense or afraid. Somatostatin and Noradrenaline are released which have adverse effects on the body and emotions.
Alpha waves pulse between 7 and 13 when we are relaxed but awake. Acethylcholine (growth hormone) and Dopamine are released. We can learn and retain facts more easily.
Theta waves, 4 to 7 pulses when we are asleep. Melatonin and Serotonin are released which are beneficial to the body and emotional state. We become more creative and perceptive and learn more quickly in this state. Ever heard of "let me sleep on it"?
Delta brainwaves, 0.1 to 4 pulses per second when we are in deep sleep or unconscious. At this level the brain suspends all its functions and lets us have deep rest. Melatonin, DHEA and Human Growth Hormone are released. If you are awake and experiencing delta you will feel great bliss.

When the brain suspends its functions during delta, i.e. the conscious mind is no longer blocking our intuition with all sorts of learned 'logic', then the super-conscious can be accessed and you can experience "aha" moments where suddenly you know the answer to something that's been bothering you in all your waking hours. Often when people wake after a deep sleep, they find they've solved their problems in their sleep. Having said that, it is possible to discover answers during alpha and theta, but it takes some training.

How to meditate in a way that suits you and does the job, gets you down to alpha, theta or even delta? You don't need to be double jointed and familiar with Sanskrit. What you need is to find a way that puts you into a deeply relaxed space. I have a CD called "Sleep Ocean" by Dr Jeffrey Thompson and it really relaxes me. I also find that a relaxing walk on the beach at dawn wakes up my inspiration. You can listen to music, chant, walk, lie still, sit still, swim with dolphins, go sailing, make pottery, play the saxophone, whatever works.

Try out a few things, keeping in mind that you need to NOT be thinking when you meditate. Thoughts will come but take no notice of them. Remember the delta state where the brain suspends activity. That's what you want. Just drift. You are already familiar with the feeling. You may have been watching rain run down a window and just drifted off. That's meditating. And when you've found a way that works, before you start, ask your question "What do I really want to do with/about...." and then meditate without thinking about it. The answer will come to you when it's ready.

Sub and Superconsciousness - your reality creation experts...

2011-06-13T15:04:00.000+12:00

You've heard about it before - positive thinking. And you've tried it, countless times, but nothing's changed. But here you are reading about it again, trying to find a way to change your life for good. Your previous efforts may not have worked for one of two reasons. First, you may not have wholeheartedly applied your-self to the positive, 24/7, and/or you have some serious karma to clear up (more on this in another post). Either way, you can still get it to work.
Firstly you need to understand how positive thinking works. Within your consciousness you are equipped with a subconscious (mind), a conscious mind and a super-conscious (mind). You can think of this mind trilogy as an iceberg, the large mass of ice floating beneath the water is your subconscious, the small bit floating about visible to wary ships is the conscious mind, and the ocean you're floating in is the super-conscious.

The conscious mind is that which we identify with, the bit that we think of as "I". It receives data from the environment and reacts accordingly. If the environment gives out bad signals, the conscious mind goes on the defense, or attack. If the environment is benevolent, the conscious mind relaxes and feels happy.
The subconscious is the computer that interprets whether or not the environment or events are beneficial or threatening. It knows which is which as it has been trained throughout your lifetime by experience and teaching. And the subconscious mind's entire purpose is to protect you. Think of it as a huge computer, full of data and programs that feed the conscious mind instructions for living.
For example, if an infant finds a snake slithering past it, as it has no prerecorded fear of snakes, it will most likely play with the snake. But if the mother comes in and finds it doing this, she will react with horror, as she has been taught that snakes are dangerous, and the infant will learn that snakes equal horror and fear. The program has been installed in the infant's subconscious ready to protect it in future by causing the infant to react with fear should it see another snake .
The subconscious is very powerful, but it can not rationalise, and will simply run its programs regardless of any logic that the conscious mind may try to use in place of pre-programmed information. But it can be re-programmed to accomplish anything.
The super-conscious is the energy of the universe, the knowledge of all that has and will exist. It is Spirit. This knowledge is available to all, but can only be accessed through will. Ask and you shall receive. And with this sort of knowledge you can program your subconscious beyond it's limited experience to achieve anything. Think of the super-conscious as the World Wide Web with downloads available to you on anything you want. Without the connection to the internet, your computer remains functional but lacks the data that you need to be truly creative and keep up with trends. And unless you click on a link, the knowledge remains "out there". In order to enhance your life, you need to connect to the great world of spirit, the super-conscious, and re-program your subconscious mind to provide you with that which will really enhance your life.
You need to do two things to change your life.

Firstly you need to find out what it is you want, and you need to think outside of what your limited experience tells you is possible, in other words you need to access the super-conscious. Most people do this by prayer or meditation. This allows your conscious mind to get a glimpse of what is possible in the universe.

Once it has seen something it wants to achieve, then the second thing that needs to be done is to program the subconscious accordingly. This is done by repeated affirmation of the desired result i.e. thinking of nothing but your positive desired result 24/7.

It's simple, but not necessarily easy. The driving force is your desire, your need, to change your life. Your success will depend entirely upon this force.
I will show you how to do it in the next few posts.
Till then...

How to change your life....basics

2011-06-13T14:56:00.000+12:00

Why do so many of us struggle to play the game of life and feel we cannot win? Why do we struggle day in, day out and feel overwhelmed by taxes, relationships, the cost of living, unrest in the middle east, the threat of tsunamis etc etc?

Many of us feel overwhelmed by it all, and most often the frustration we feel turns to anger - at our partners, children, the government, our parents, teachers, even ourselves. And we act on this anger, very often hurting those we feel are to blame, with cutting words and/or physical violence. Or we turn the anger in on ourselves and become anxious and depressed.

But we need to know that angrily blaming others or ourselves will not fix the problem. It will only create more problems. Because it's not about who is to blame, it's about the fact that people create their own reality, people get exactly what they wish for. Yes, that's entirely true. People get what they constantly concern themselves with.

But! I hear you cry, but what about wars and earthquakes and accidents, the death of babies and the suffering of good people? Surely we don't want this? We don't sit down and think 'I wish my nephew would get cancer' do we??No, not in so many words we dont', that's true. But we can and do eventually create that which we constantly concern ourselves with.

What I mean is, we read the newspapers, watch the news, watch movies, watch documentaries and so are constantly fed a diet of what's happening in the world, 90% of which is only the bad stuff . And each time millions of us watch or hear or read about the same bad happening, it is reinforced in millions of minds, affecting what we think about and worry about. And creating more of the same. Think long and hard enough about something and it will come true. So be careful what you wish for. Because you will get it.

In future articles I will show you how this happens and I will show you how to turn your mind away from bad thinking, teach you how to think only about good things, so that good things happen to you, your family and your friends.

And I will also show you why some people will get quick results doing this and others will struggle, despite doing the same thing. This is what is known as your destiny in some circles. But please know right now, that you can change your destiny. You can because this is the Planet of Choice, and you can choose to keep on looking towards the light and conquer the bad cards life might have dealt you.

I will give you opportunities to find out who you are and what you're up against, what you were born with, so that you know what you're dealing with and can plan accordingly.

And then you can play the game of life, and win!

I will leave with this thought until next time, from Philippians 4:8

Finally, brethren,whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Please note: I do not follow any religion - I just take a bit of what's good from whichever source is useful :-)

How to be your best - introduction

2011-06-13T14:29:00.000+12:00

Welcome to my free articles on how to fix your life, how to be your very best!
If you feel that life is passing you by, that you have nothing left to live for, that there is no point any more, read on. I hope to inspire you, give you a map to follow to help you get back on track, jump start you out of inertia. I hope that what follows will show you how to fix your life, how to be successful and enjoy life, how to get what you want out of life, how to be your best.

Life is actually a game, just like a computer game, or sports game, with levels of achievement, obstacles to overcome and rewards to gain. We start off nice and slowly, learning as we go, and as we become more proficient, the game gets harder. Life isn't meant to be easy, but it should be enjoyable, because if we have the skills and are familiar with the rules, we can take on life's challenges with courage and conviction. And we can win, we can get what we want in life.
I'm sure there are very few people who would not change something in their lives. Most of us put up with our lives, thinking that it would be impossible to change anything. But take a moment here to think about this. What would you want to change in your life? Hard one isn't it? If only you had ….lots of money, a better girlfriend, or husband, a better education, a better childhood, then.....

Ok, tell me what would you change if I gave you one trillion dollars? Or more if you needed it. Indulge yourself. What would you change in your life? Use your imagination and treat yourself. A new car? A new house? Trips overseas? Become the president? Become a successful writer? Become an artist? Start a worldwide charity to provide children with free education? See, you DO want to change things.

There is one very important thing to know before we continue. You and only you are in control of your life. Really. And only YOU can make things happen. And not only make things happen, but make big things happen. All you have to do is WANT to, very badly, and know HOW to. The articles on this site will show you how to change your life completely. How to get what YOU want. In fact, you will be shocked to know that you already have what you have wished for!. I will explain later, but just know that whatever you constantly think about, will come true........

Till next time.