How Do You Value Yourself?

When dating, it's important to maintain a healthy self-esteem. It's crucial that you value yourself if you want others to see you as valuable.

Having said that, many find (particularly women), that this is easier said than done. But there are ways to recognize your value and then project that worth to others maintaining pure confidence without the appearance of ego and arrogance.

You see, as women, many of us are taught (even if not by words) that the more you do, the more you give, the more you love - the more you will be loved. And that's simply untrue. The reality is that behaving like that with people (other than your children and a grateful husband - keyword, grateful) will most likely lead to you being taken for granted and will lead to others viewing you with a lower perceived value.

When dating, women tend to feel the need to "do" things that they erroneously believe will lead others to love them for it. Is he an alcoholic? "I can save him, he just needs someone to love him." Is he a narcissist? "Oh he loves me, he just can't show it." Is he a user? "He said he wanted to be with me but after we had sex, he disappeared." There's a common theme in each of these situations if you look closely. And that theme is that in each scenario, the woman is "doing" something to keep this going. With the alcoholic, she's babysitting to an extent. With the narcissist, she's making excuses. And with the user, she's providing sexual favors. In each of these scenarios, the woman is giving more of herself than she should be and is expecting to be loved in return.

How often do you think that really ends up being the case?

Not very often at all. And there's another theme running through each of those examples above. And that theme is one of value. In each scenario, the woman is undervaluing herself. She's in denial more or less and via her actions, signals that this is the best she feels she deserves. In each of these scenarios, the woman doesn't know her value as a human being and this causes her to settle for less.

Do you know your value? Let's find out.

How Do You Value Yourself?

How Much Do You Understand the Concept of Perception? (Observing)

How people perceive you depends highly on how you perceive yourself. If you talk yourself down, point out your flaws and share all your fears on the first few dates, basically giving the man 20 reasons he should NOT be interested in you, then guess what happens? He finds himself less interested in you. Not because of what HE thinks of you, but because of what YOU think about YOURSELF. You valued yourself low and as human nature would have it, thus influenced his overall decision about you.

People like to be around positive energy, and confidence is positive and very powerful. So you need to understand the direct connection between how you perceive yourself and how others will ultimately perceive you as a result.

How Much Do You Understand the Value of Selfishness When Done Without Malice? (Protecting)

I know, I know. You're thinking, "What the heck? How can being selfish ever be a good thing?" Well ladies, it can, it can be a very good thing - when done without malice and for the greater good - that "good" being YOU. I'm not telling you to be selfish to the point of harming others. I'm telling you to be selfish when it comes to protecting yourself from others.

Stop "doing, doing, doing" all the time. Cut yourself some slack. People will still love you, even if you don't act like an appliance for them. Women are at it 24/7 generally with busy careers, running a household, caring for others, children, etc. This causes women to have to "wear the pants" in many situations. But when dating, drop those drawers ladies (not literally, of course) - put on that dress, and let someone care for you for once. Let someone treat you special, let someone make you feel good about yourself.

If this individual doesn't do that for you, then you move on. Simple as that, you move on; you become selfish. And you acknowledge what you need from a man to make you happy - and you don't ever settle for less than that. Keep looking until you find it. Because it's what you deserve.

How Much Do You Trust Yourself? (Trusting)

When your gut's rumbling, do you listen to it? Or do you dismiss it and plow full steam into "danger" of sorts, attempting to convince yourself that you can somehow manage to navigate a tricky situation? Because, if you don't trust yourself, then how can you expect others to trust you? Trust is huge in relationships and it doesn't just exist between two individuals, it exists within yourself as well.

If you second guess yourself constantly, those around you will certainly pick up on your distrust of yourself. As a result, your credibility with them begins to wane. Trust yourself and build your credibility.

How Much Do You Think for Yourself and Trust Your Own Judgment? (Thinking)

Women are analytical thinkers, there's no doubt about that. But when analyzing situations, are you leaning on others to guide you or are you trusting your own judgment? (One of those situations where trust plays a role again.) If you tend to lean on others to think for you and to judge situations for you more than you think for yourself and use your own judgment skills - then you don't trust your own judgment.

Stop worrying about what others think and about what they're thinking. Focus on what you think.  In the end, your opinion is the only one that matters and if you trust your gut, it'll never steer you wrong.

How Much Does Your Self-Worth Come From "Without" Instead of Within? (Behavior)

If you find that you are always competing and always trying to live up to someone's expectations of you, then guess what? Your self-worth is coming from "without" - it's stemming from "lack." Because you feel you "lack" on some level, you then strive to "fill" yourself up from the outside and use that individuals reaction as an indicator of your self-worth.

Your self-worth should come from within. Relax, stop "doing," stop trying so hard to "fix" everything, stop giving more than you receive - and see how fulfilled you suddenly become.

How Much of a Set of Standards Do You Have That You Adhere To? (Belief)

When you have a set of personal standards that you adhere to, particularly when dating, it basically constructs your personal belief system.  If you adhere to that set of standards, then your beliefs stand strong. And if you stand strong in your beliefs, nothing, and I mean nothing, can influence you into doing anything other than that which falls in line with them.

Develop a set of personal beliefs and then stick to them.  Don't let anarchy reign, set some healthy boundaries for yourself and with others.

Take the Test

To find out just how much you do, or do not, value yourself, go through each question above and then jot down a number of 1- 10 that most closely relates to "how much" regarding the answer to that question. Total the numbers of your answers.

If you ended up with a total that's 20 and under, you do not value yourself.  If you've ended up with a total that's 21 -40, then you're halfway there. If you've ended up with a total 41-60, then give yourself a big pat on the back.

A Healthy Sense of Value and Self-Worth

To build a healthy self-esteem, confidence, and a strong sense of value and self-worth, it is necessary to "align" yourself properly and I believe that there are six main areas of focus necessary to do that. I've listed these six areas in parenthesis above as each question addresses one: Observing, Protecting, Trusting, Thinking, Behavior and Belief.

If you align your observations, you heighten your skills of protection. If you trust in those observations and the actions necessary to protect yourself, then your thinking becomes more clear. And once you're thinking becomes more clear, your behavior tends to fall in line and begins to solidify with your beliefs.  It brings to mind an old quote by Mahatma Ghandi:

"Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny."

Trust me ladies, focusing and working on these six areas mentioned above is going to empower you.  You're going to trust yourself, you're going to feel in control, you will know what you will and won't tolerate from others, you will be comfortable setting clear and firm boundaries, you will know what it is that you truly believe in, your skills of observation and protection will kick into high gear and you will never question yourself again.

Most importantly, you will not find yourself being acted upon by others.

Your "dog" days are over, ladies:

Quantum Physics: The Realm of Possibilities

I'm sure you've thought to yourself, "Why am I here and what is my purpose?" It's a question that we've all pondered at one point or another in our lives and no one really seems to have the answer. And maybe that's because . . . the possibilities are endless. Simply thinking about your purpose may ultimately help you to not only conceive it, but to manifest it once you have.

There's a theory in the realm of quantum physics that is called "downward causation." One of the pioneers of this scientific theory is Dr. Amit Goswami, Professor of physics at the Institute of Theoretical Sciences at the University of Oregon. Dr. Goswami asked himself, "What converts possibility into actuality?" After pondering and researching for many years, Dr. Goswami concluded that consciousness is the ground of all creation and existence. In other words, our universe is "self-aware" - and consciousness manifests our physical reality. The new paradigm is called "monistic idealism" and with it, the paradoxes of quantum physics, free will, choice, unconsciousness, creativity and spiritual growth are all explainable.

So let's take a look at downward causation, otherwise known as the neurology of "free will." Free will is the given ability to manifest our will, our intention, into being - into "actuality."

Psalm 82: 6 says, "I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High."

Humans are made of subatomic particles and in quantum physics, scientists have surprisingly discovered that subatomic particles behave erratically. They bounce and shift without pattern - as if they are awaiting an intention to instruct them to become a manifestation. And sure enough, that's what scientists have discovered. They have discovered that when viewing subatomic particles, it is utterly impossible to pinpoint the location of a sub atomic atom. As it turns out, subatomic particles are able to be in more than one place at one time. They do not exist in our universe alone but rather it seems that they flutter in and out of an infinite number of parallel universes. Subatomic particles await instruction.

Subatomic particles wait for "intention" to be placed upon them before manifesting into actuality.

Scientists have found that, after a few double blind slit tests using sub-atomic particles as subjects, it was discovered they could change from particles to wave form then back again. These particles could leave our dimension then pop right back into it again. Scientists also found that these sub-atomic particles were changing from particles to wave form, depending on the intention of the scientists placed upon it. Even more surprising, they discovered that they could not remove themselves from the equation while testing the particles. The scientists themselves, through observation, influenced the particles. By placing their "intention" upon them, they had a direct effect on the end result.

In other words, it was the "intention" or observation of the scientists that directly influenced the outcome:


The state of possibilities are endless for quantum particles - until we "observe" or "intend" that they are only in one specific state.

Your intention (observation, consciousness) directly chooses the outcome for subatomic particles to manifest into.

Now mind you, folks, we are all made of subatomic particles so this applies to us as human beings. This is what spiritualists have been teaching for years and it also lends credence to the theory of the Law of Attraction. The theory that the universe has a check and balance system, yin and yang or karma, if you like, and that like attracts like.

If you think it, you can be it.

Your intention (thought) has a direct influence over your life because you are in constant control of the subatomic particles and you decide what they manifest into. This falls in line with Dr. Goswami's studies and determination of downward causation.

Downward causation is when the direction of casual "influence" extends from "higher" levels of reality down to "lower" levels of reality. 

The brain controls its atoms and molecules, rather than the atoms and molecules controlling the brain. Downward causation is thus also called "macrocausation", because if it exists, then macroscopic entities have causal powers over the atoms they are made of.  Basically, what this means is that matter is manifested through a higher level - thought and intention.

We create matter. Matter does not create us.

It's a "top-down" theory, not a "bottom-up" one. There is an online version of a book titled, "Downward Causation and the Neurobiology of Free Will." Each chapter summary is free to preview and explore for thought provocation. You can also purchase entire chapters in PDF form if you choose. So you see, your life is what you make it. Your quality of life is what you make it. It is so very important to keep your thoughts clear and your intention pure. Because what you think of, is what you will manifest into being.

 Where you are and what you are experiencing today, is the direct result of your previous thoughts and intentions. Whether you realize it or not.

If you sit around all day long thinking, "Oh my, I have so much debt." Then "debt" is what you are ordering the universe to manifest for you. You are subconsciously ordering your subatomic particles to manifest into debt for you. Your perspective and your subconscious daily thoughts directly influence your life and your existence. Your subconscious thoughts count the most, so learn to consciously control them.

The sooner you realize this and accept it, the better your life can become. So, if you're pondering what your purpose is, keep doing so and you may be able to better clarify it and watch it manifest itself into being.

One of the greatest things that you can do for yourself - is to allow yourself some quiet time to think.

Stonehenge: A Spiritual Transcendence Tool

Interesting theories abound from individuals all over the world that have attempted to decipher the mysteries of Stonehenge. One of them that I find most interesting is a theory claiming that Stonehenge is a center for spiritual transcendence.

I'm not talking about transcendence metaphorically. I'm talking about transcendence - literally.

You see, it has recently been discovered that Stonehenge has some pretty incredible acoustical properties. So what does that have to do with transcendence, you ask? Let me explain. For those of you who may not know, altered states of consciousness can be reached through beat tones and rhythmic sessions at certain frequencies. This is why monks chant, those of Jewish faith rock back and forth (davening) while praying and indigenous people incorporate drumming into their rituals. This is also why Rave participants are easily induced into trance-like states. These rhythmic actions actually produce a clinically measurable effect on the brain.

Through rhythmic sessions and beat tones or binaural beats, the brain reaches a state called "coherence." Coherence is reached when waves in phase and of one wavelength simultaneously are generated in the different parts of the brain. This synchrony between the waves make the brain run like an optimal brain and a deep state of altered consciousness can be achieved.

The frequencies that generate these altered states of consciousness on the human brain are known as Alpha and Theta waves. Alpha waves occur at a frequency between 7 - 12 HZ and Theta waves occur below 7 HZ. Here's a bit of an explanation from Wikipedia:

"The brain produces a phenomenon resulting in low-frequency pulsations in the perceived sound when two tones at slightly different frequencies are presented separately, one to each of a subject's ears. A beating tone will suddenly be perceived, as if the two tones mixed naturally, out of the brain. The difference between the two frequencies must be small (below about 30 Hz) for the effect to occur; otherwise, the two tones will be heard separately and no beat will be perceived."

A "beat" doesn't necessarily have to exist (although it helps considerably). Your brain perceives the two separate sound frequencies as one, thus creating a "beat sensation" in the brain.

Now, back to Stonehenge. Researchers noticed that the side of the rocks facing the interior center of the circle were carved out somewhat to produce a concave "dip" in the face of the rock. This was done purposefully and for a reason, therefore, researchers started to investigate why this was done and what they discovered is quite amazing.

It appears that the acoustical qualities of Stonehenge are such that, when the proper rhythm is achieved through beat tones (drumming), Stonehenge actually begins to produce Alpha wave frequencies at 10 HZ to such an extent that it actually begins to ring like a glass. You know the old trick, wet your finger and run it around the lip of a crystal glass and it'll turn into a "singing bowl." Apparently, Stonehenge produces the same effect only on a much grander scale and in low Alpha wave frequencies. Frequencies necessary to achieve altered states of consciousness that allow for astral planing or astral projection (out of body experiences). Combine that with the mind altering substance of the day, Henbane, and you have yourself one hell of a party.

Not only did Stonehenge begin to ring, but researchers also noted that rhythmic beats produce forceful waves - waves that can actually ignite the flame of a fire or bring it down. When they were near the center of Stonehenge holding a flickering flame while beat tones were being broadcast from a speaker in the center - the flame rose and sank with the beat. The further away from the center of Stonehenge you moved, the less effect this had. So for those participating in the center of Stonehenge with fires burning while chanting and drumming was taking place with the Alpha wave acoustical effect kicking in, it must've certainly seemed spiritual as they danced in rhythm with the flickering flames.

Researchers reproduced the acoustical affects of Stonehenge using binaural beat tones and played them for research subjects and then studied their brain wave patterns. Beat tones that were played with the Stonehenge acoustical properties produced near perfect brainwave patterns conducive to producing altered states of consciousness for the individual.

Imagine an ancient ritual at Stonehenge. The entire circle is literally ringing loudly in Alpha wave frequencies producing binaural beat tones in the brain and beat vibrations in the physical body that can be felt. Your brain is entering a state of altered consciousness, you are dancing in rhythm with the flickering flames of the fires burning - and the Henbane you ingested earlier is finally kicking in. It's no wonder human sacrifice was a part of the ritual. I found this tribal, techno alpha wave beat video to give you an idea of what that may have been like:

This is the stuff that gets me to thinking. Because if you believe in the science of quantum physics and that sub-atomic particles can "bounce" in and out of different dimensions, then things get pretty interesting. Because we are all made up of sub-atomic particles, therefore, if sub-atomic particles are scientifically proven to have the ability to "bounce" inter-dimensionally . . . then that means that, technically, human beings can do the same. Theoretically, human beings possess the ability for dimensional travel. And Stonehenge seems to be a perfectly composed mechanism for producing the Alpha waves necessary to reach the altered state of consciousness for astral transcendence. Which begs the question, what happened to the people of Stonehenge? For that matter, where did the Mayan race disappear to?

Just some food for thought, my friends . . .

Responsible Parenting: Ensuring Human Survival

The documentary, "The Dalai Lama Renaissance," captures the unfolding of a 3 day event in which the Dalai Lama invited 40 of the world's leading innovative, influential thinkers to his residence in the Himalayan mountains of Northern India to openly discuss the world’s problems and to explore solutions together.

Those invited represented a varied group that included leading journalists, scholars, scientists, professors, publishers, economists and influential social leaders. They were asked to work together with one another to answer the question, "What can we do to protect and ensure the future of humanity?" Each attendee was considered to be a "satellite" of sorts that would then return home and spread the word through influential channels to build global awareness.

Surprisingly, even in the presence of the Dali Lama, human egos prevailed and it looked as if these great minds may be unable to shed their individual agendas and remove themselves enough to see the "bigger picture." Many approached the task from an angle of immediate actions - to yield immediate solutions. This brought up a topic that the Dali Lama spoke on . . . and that I think many people need to hear.

The Topic of One-Sidedness and Narrow Mindedness

It's localized thinking that grants instant satisfaction in the "here and now" - but has little regard for long-term realizations. Feeding the ego . . .

The Dalai Lama explained it simply, elegantly and beautifully. Modern man is consumed with this notion of "instant gratification." And our saturation in new technologies now grants us that instant gratification regularly. It can't come soon enough. If we could get it in 5 minutes 4 years ago, we need to get it in 2 minutes now . . . and by next year, we'll expect it in 30 seconds. As each gratification is received and then validated, it only raises the bar to push us to demand it even faster - and to expect it in a nano-second. Entitlement. Tell someone, "no" or "you have to wait" these days and watch what happens. They'll look at you like you have three heads. We're spoiled, folks. Spoiled, rotten brats. "Gimme, gimme, gimme! I want it NOW!" And we think nothing of voicing those types of demands DAILY. Think of how entitled we've become.

So, what happens when everyone is consumed with instant gratification and steeped in the material world of the "here and now," chasing selfish gains? Long-term effects are ignored. "This is making me happy right now. In THIS MOMENT, this is what I want and I'm feeling satisfied and I don't care about 10, 20, 50 or even 100 years from now. I won't be here."

That type of behavior is one sided (selfish) and narrow minded (ignorant). The human race has the ability to know the difference between right and wrong. It's a very simple concept to understand, yet many choose to look the other way. Where has our morality gone? Where has our compassion for one another disappeared to? I watched an animal rescue program where two 8 year old children cut the ears off of a 12 week old puppy with scissors in the backyard one afternoon - so they could fight it on the streets. The children did this while the parents were sitting inside, knowingly (due to the puppy's shrieks of pain), yet indulging these children via ignorance. These same children were then accused of stealing beloved family pets from neighbors backyards and using them as a training devices - to teach their fighting dogs violence. If our children are able to perform such horrific, heartless acts at such a young age, what does that say about our race and how we are raising them?

Take Another Example, Woodstock

Did you happen to notice the difference between the teens that attended the event in 1969 versus the teens that attended the event in 1999? Did you notice the difference in the "energy" that was generated at each of these events? In 1969, there were naked women running around all over the place and many people were using drugs heavily, yet a feeling of "love, peace and brotherhood of man" prevailed. In 1999, women were being gang raped and a feeling of "hatred and violence" prevailed. Of course, there were some "hiccups" at the 1969 event, however, I don't think even the hiccups were as bad in 1969 as the "reality" was in 1999. It was a sad reflection on modern youth.

MTV, which had been providing live coverage, removed its entire crew. MTV host, Kurt Loder, described the scene in the July 27, 1999 issue of USA Today:

"It was dangerous to be around. The whole scene was scary. There were just waves of hatred bouncing around the place. It was clear we had to get out of there. It was like a concentration camp (. . .) There was a palpable mood of anger."

Not only was there anger and rape, there were numerous reports of violence and fires which ultimately led to an abrupt ending of the show. My, how things have changed, haven't they?

The prevalent energy was anger, a palpable feeling of anger. Our youth is angry and they don't care about, or value, much of anything. "Taking for granted" would be a better way to describe our current youth. And consequences? What are those?

Where is Everyone's Responsibility?

I watched one of those Nanny 911 shows on television where two grown adults are totally being railroaded by three 5 year olds. How pathetic is it that we, as a society, need to hire professionals to come into our homes to teach us how to properly parent and set limits, rules and boundaries? Isn't that a "no brainer?" I realize raising children is difficult in modern times, but it appears as if it's never occurred to these parents that boundaries need to be set. That there are rules and consequences - and that it's their job as a parent to teach their children this concept. To prepare their children for the many disappointments and obstacles that adult life will undoubtedly challenge them with and to grant them the psychological coping skills to overcome such tribulations.

Many children are over-indulged, never reprimanded and never allowed to experience disappointment or failure. Many parents assume that because the family lives in a nice big home and the kids have beautiful rooms and lots of toys, that this is somehow good parenting. Materialism runs rampant in our society! Adults don't dish out discipline, it's not politically correct to reprimand your child anymore. Instead, parents have taken to dishing out "things." Lots and lots of things. When this is done, children then learn to associate "things" with love and emotions. They begin to form emotional attachments to "things" instead of people. One could possibly conclude that, that type of parenting may be what has led to such an increase in the adult psychological disorder of "hoarding." A condition in which the hoarder cannot rid themselves of "things" - because they feel an emotional attachment to them.

I don't know about you, but I want to raise my child to value people and relationships (humanity) - not "things." Not only that, if you never allow your child to experience disappointment, consequences or pain of any sort - and you're relentlessly feeling compelled to swoop in like a superhero to clean things up for them all the time, you will watch your child grow up into an adult with coping disabilities and an inability to form healthy bonds or relationships. As an adult, any little thing in life that proves to be an obstacle for them, they will be unable to summon up the courage and confidence to overcome.

Do You Know Someone Whose Considered Dramatic?

Do you know someone who, when any little thing goes wrong or becomes a challenge, they crumble. They cry, they panic, they run, they can't sleep, can't eat, become despondent and depressed - because there was an unexpected $400 expense that week or someone at work has turned out to be a possible threat to them? Those are examples of things that one can EXPECT to happen in life - and one should deal with accordingly. If the troublesome event is a level 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 . . . why do they react to it like it's a level 9? Because they cannot cope, they do not have the skills. And chances are, they are someone that was over indulged in youth. Should they ever encounter a level 9 challenge in life . . . expect them to show up on your doorstep at 35 years of age with their suitcases and goldfish. They will not be able to cope and will not even attempt to. You may find them running right back to the protective confines of your care - even as an adult. If you refer to someone as "dramatic" - it's just a politically correct way of saying they cannot cope.

Children who are NOT over indulged and are made to be responsible for themselves and their actions in youth - are much more successful in adult life. They can face challenges and better cope with life's disappointments and obstacles - which gives them leadership skills and a better chance at achieving success.

And those angry kids at Woodstock in 1999. . . those were our kids, folks. So what does that say about US? Could it be that the more stringent parenting of days gone by was more beneficial for the continuance of humanity than the clearly dysfunctional and indulgent form of parenting becoming commonplace today?

The Installation of Basic Human Values Starts at Home

Now I realize that the above is not a glimpse of the majority of children today and many, many parents out there are doing it correctly. Nonetheless, those are examples of how important instilled values are to the human race and how important YOUR JOB as a parent is. I stress YOUR JOB, because I think many parents may not realize how they're failing at that job - because they don't view it as a job. They go to work and spend hours and hours each day attempting to achieve success in THAT job. . . only to come home and fail to put the same amount of time, effort or passion into THEIR MOST IMPORTANT JOB, raising their children with the life skills they will need to succeed and survive.

We each have a responsibility to one another. That responsibility to one another is what will create our future. If we shirk our responsibilities, we shirk our future. And our future starts in your home, folks.

As the Dalai Lama requests, don't be one sided and narrow minded. Think of the big picture that is years to come and stop with the entitlement, indulgence and instant gratification. As a parent, leaving your child to indulge their wishes may quiet them for the moment and gain you some of that instant gratification for the evening . . . but putting in the extra time and effort to TEACH your child to cope with their feelings and experience the consequences of their actions will ensure your child happiness in adult life and more importantly - our future on this planet. It's your - OUR - responsibility to humanity.

The Realization and Message That Was Reached

The message reached during the documentary was that we have to think of the big picture, plant the seeds for our future - and sow them with care. Responsibility. . .

As Crosby, Stills & Nash sang, "Teach . . . your children well . . . "

Mystics and Science: Bridging the Gap

As many of you are already aware, there is a movement going on. A movement from the trappings of the materialistic world . . . into the dawn of enlightenment. I've recently come across, perhaps, one of the most compelling arguments for the validity of spiritualists teachings - weaved from a scientific viewpoint.

Prove it, prove it, prove it. Isn't that what mediocre minds ask for everyday? Proof? I believe the realm of study in the field of quantum physics is going to hand us that proof in the very near future, quite possibly, within the next decade. And apparently, so do many others. Namely, Dr. Amit Goswami Ph.D, a leading pioneer of this new perspective. In his new film titled, "The Quantum Activist," Dr. Goswami bridges the gap between God - and science:

"Meet the man behind the message as Dr. Goswami tells how he moved away from the religious teachings of his childhood, to seek his path in nuclear and theoretical quantum physics, and how he has come full circle, through quantum insight, back to the very religious axioms offered as a youth.

With a poignant relevance to the problems of our day this film follows Dr. Goswami as he demonstrates how our mistaken views of reality have led to our current environmental, social, economic and spiritual crisis; as well as the means of correcting these errors. At stake is nothing less than our survival upon the planet. The Quantum Activist is a film for our time. It is a film for all time. It is a film whose very subject transcends time."

Isn't it about time we learn to accept this? Again, I will remind you, "Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence." ~ Albert Einstein

The Human Condition of Selfishness

Nothing makes a person uglier or more repelling to others - than the human condition of selfishness. Selfishness is ugly, plain and simple. So, where does the human condition of selfishness come from? The human ego (E-G-O = edging God out).

The ego holds us back in life. At times, it disguises itself as your friend and the temporary satisfaction it provides causes to you further seek to satisfy it. It can become a real beast and once you let it out of the cage and off the leash, good luck reigning it back in. But it can be done. You can - and should - seperate yourself from your ego.

You see, in order to evolve and attain enlightenment, you need to realize that your Ego is seperate from your human side. There's a duality in life, a paradox. Ego is like a split personality that lives within you - and your goal in life should be to successfully seperate yourself from it. Ego is what produces selfishness and drives selfish behaviors. Selfish behaviors are a humans attempt to satiate the ego, to satisfy it.

And that, my friends, is where society and humans run into trouble. We are all so blindly following these days, like cattle being led to the slaughter, that we totally buy into the ego. And once you've bought into your ego, others and society around you will always joyfully encourage you to feed it.

That's why they call us "consumers" folks. We are constantly feeding on others and our environment like a cancer on this earth, gobbling it up and destroying it. Yummy, yummy, yummy. It's a varitable feeding frenzy out there, isn't it? "Oh, this makes me feel good, I only need one but I'll take 10." Or, "I know I owe you money, but I really wanted this new X Box instead." Or, "I'm sorry I was ignorant, but hey, I'm enjoying myself and doing what I want to do."

And those around you are encouraging it, "Yes, that's lovely, why not get 12 instead of 10!" Or, "Hey, you can pay them next week." And, "You have to think of yourself." What they should be saying is, "You have to think FOR yourself." It's easy to say, "Hey, it makes ME feel good. Besides, others are encouraging MY behavior, telling ME to think about ME, and supporting ME in my actions . . . so I'm living for ME, right?"

But, are you really? Ask yourself, "Whose vision of happiness am I actually living?" First, consider the company you keep. Are those around you selfish in nature? Does their behavior, at times, turn you off? Do their self-centered, immature actions or mind sets cause their loved ones to suffer? How do they love their children, grandchildren, spouses and friends? Would you want to emulate them? Stop and take a moment to reflect.

I'm not saying that those around you are bad people, I'm sure they're well meaning. But what YOU need to consider is this. . . are they a follower or a leader? Do they follow the stampeding cattle right over the edge of the mountain cliff? Or do they stand out, maybe even as an oddball of sorts, from the crowd and march to the beat of their own drum?

Because if you're going to follow someone. . . follow their advice and encouragement. . . you'd better make sure you know where the hell your following them too.

Where is their encouragement and advice going to lead you to? Is it going to be to a place that YOU'RE happy with? And where is their encouragement and advice coming from? A place of well-being - or from a cynical place of past experiences? Because the vast majority of people these days, in my eyes at least, are part of the herd heading for the edge of the cliff. You're much better off if you're the slow poke that lags behind and doesn't get it - and maybe even causes trouble every once in a while by ruffling a few feathers and questioning things.

I have found that throughout my life, I have been drawn to eccentricities and eccentric people. Why? All I can say is that I can truly appreciate their "spirit." A free spirit that flys and floats at will - following no one and nothing but their own heart, mind and imagination. I'm generally not drawn to those in vain pursuit of selfish satisfactions. When going through a period in life like that, trapped and earth bound, your light is dimmed. What you generate and emulate - is what you attract back to yourself. Careful, you are always creating your karma.

We've all been there. We've all had to question our lives at some point and ask ourselves, "What am I here for? What would truly make me happy?" If you think on that, you soon come to realize that selfish behaviors and the vain pursuit of constant fulfillment of them - only takes you on a tireless, meaningless course through life making very little progress. It's like meandering along the ocean shore without ever diving into the ocean. Selfishness will never bring you true happiness and will only keep you unfulfilled and earth bound.

When you're selfish, you're pissing around. When your free, you fly.

Are you flying? Or are you pissing around?

The Law of Attraction: Vision Boards

Many of you are, most likely, already familiar with the Law of Attraction. For those of you who may not be, here's a brief explanation of the Law of Attraction.

One of the many useful tools to help enable you to enact the Law of Attraction is a vision board. A vision board can help you drill down to your ultimate needs, goals and wants in life. But there are a few things to remember when activating the Law of Attraction. You need to be asking "spirit" for unselfish things in an unselfish manner in order for it to really work. Simply asking for "things" won't cut it. Additionally you must always remember that the Law of Attraction is ALWAYS working for you, whether you realize this or not. So if you carry daily thoughts of worry, fear or anxiety . . . by the laws of nature and the universal Law of Attraction - the universe must give that back to you.

You see, you are like a radio transmitter. The thoughts that you carry subliminally throughout your day are constantly being broadcast to the universe. If you are at work sitting at your desk attempting to focus on your daily routine, but in your mind you're thinking, "I have so much debt. How will I get rid of all my debt?" Then "debt" is what is being transmitted to the universe. The Law of Attraction must balance this out by giving you exactly what you're asking for . . . debt, debt, debt. Or, if you're embroiled in constant negativity or in a toxic relationship and your daily thoughts are that of anger, fear and negativity. The universe and the Law of Attraction will balance this by giving you what you're requesting from it. . . more anger, fear and negativity.

You must be very, very careful to monitor and control the daily thoughts rolling around in your head. You must make a conscious effort to make them positive and not negative.

Many say, "This is all crap and it sounds crazy." Well, truth is sometimes stranger than fiction and let's face it. . . we're simply a monkey with a brain. We cannot even begin to USE our entire brain let alone EXPLAIN AWAY all of the mysteries of our universe. So before you're quick to judge, think about this for a moment. The study of Quantum Physics has recently discovered that it is utterly impossible to pinpoint the location of a sub atomic atom. Now, mind you, we're all made up of sub-atomic atoms, folks.

As it turns out, sub-atomic particles are able to be in more than one place at one time. They bounce in and out of form chaotically. Scientists have also discovered, after watching quantum particles under a microscope, that they do not "react" or kick into gear until "intention" is placed upon them by the viewer. When "intention" is sent towards sub-atomic particles - they begin to manifest into the intention placed upon them. Here's a bit from "Understanding Quantum Physics and the Law of Attraction:"

"After a few double blind slit tests using sub-atomic particles as subjects, scientists soon discovered that they could change from particles to wave form - then back again. These particles could leave our dimension - then pop right back into it again. Scientists discovered that these sub-atomic particles were changing from particles to wave form, depending on the intention of the scientists. They also discovered that they could not remove themselves from the equation while testing the particles. The scientists directly influenced the particles - by thinking about the outcome. Scientifically, there is a lot more to this."

Again, I will say that life is truly amazing, is it not? We are all made of sub-atomic particles, folks. And sub-atomic particles do react to our "intention" being placed upon them.

Psalms 82:6: "I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High."

Brings to mind another phrase, "We are not human beings having a spiritual experience - we are spiritual beings having a human experience." God, Buddha, Allah . . . whatever you prefer to call the Creator (the spirit), it's all the same. We're all hailing to the Creator and the Creator has given us the power to manifest our realities as we see fit. It's a gift and it's a test all the same. We hold the key to our own happiness but our ignorance blinds us to it.

We have the power . . . now what will we do with it? Will mankind fail the Creator?

Here's another interesting understanding of it from SelfGrowth:

"The Law of Attraction states that we attract into our lives anything that we give attention to, regardless whether it be positive or negative. From a psychological view, the Law of Attraction can be best explained by the information filtering system of the brain known as the reticular activating system (RAS).

Vision boards serve the role of programming the RAS to tune into external stimuli that can help us move closer towards our intentions.At the base of the human brain stem, in between the medulla oblongata and the mesencephalon, there is a small finger-sized control center called the reticular activating system (RAS) that sorts and evaluates incoming data. Your RAS is responsible for filtering all the incoming information that your brain receives and it also acts as receiver for information that is tagged as important.

A simple way to conceptualize the RAS is to think of it like a radio. You are surrounded by radio waves from various stations and your portable radio can pick up those channels, but only one at a time. You have to tune your radio to a specific frequency of your favorite radio station in order to receive it properly. Your RAS is not much different in this regard. Imagine you are in a meeting room talking to several people and out in the distant corner of the room you hear your name. All your focus gets diverted in the direction that you heard your name because that bit of information is tagged by the RAS as important to you. Your RAS is responsible for having the ability to sleep through the noise of traffic outside your room, but waking up suddenly at the smallest cry from your infant child. Another example of the RAS at work is when you go and buy a brand new car and then suddenly you notice many more people around your city have that exact same car.

According to Hans Morvec, the principal research scientist at the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University, the human brain can handle up to 100 trillion bits of information at any given time. With all that information coming in, how does your RAS know what to filter? Your RAS is naturally programmed to prioritize information that is necessary for survival, like listening for a the particular sound of an oncoming vehicle when walking close to a street. The RAS can’t distinguish between a real event and a contrived reality, however, and we can exploit this weakness to program it to seek out stimuli in our environment that resonate with our goals.

The process of creating a vision board is one of the best ways to program the RAS. It programs the RAS to pay attention to certain things in your environment that are in frequency with your goal or vision, in much the same way as you are able to pick up your name being mentioned in a conversation on the other side of a room while talking to others. This selective attention filter makes you aware of daily things that can help you achieve your goal and it’s your job to take action on those opportunities when they present themselves."

Ready to begin enacting the Law of Attraction in your life? Start with a vision board. Visit: "How to Use a Vision Board to Activate the Law of Attraction." And if you've used a vision board yourself and it's worked . . . please share your successes with us.

M Theory: Einsteins Missing "Theory of Everything"

Imagine if there was an explanation for everything in the universe? Einstein was working on a theory upon his death and it was coined the "Theory of Everything."

Over the last couple of decades, physicists have been trying to make sense of an uncomfortable discovery. Their discovery was that it is utterly impossible to pinpoint the location of a sub atomic atom (and mind you, we're all made up of sub-atomic atoms, folks). Turns out that sub-atomic particles are able to be in more than one place at one time. They do not exist in our universe alone but rather it seems that they flutter in and out of an infinite number of parallel universes.

There's a breathtaking new theory floating around out there called "M Theory." M theory theorizes that we live within 11 dimensions - not the 3 dimensional universe that we've come to accept. (Interestingly enough, mystics and spiritualist have been claiming such places exist for centuries.)

Many of you may have heard of String Theory which appeared in the early 1980's. This theory states that rather than particles being the base composition of solid matter, a tiny invisible string formation is the basis and matter emanates from these strings. If you pluck a guitar string a certain way, the result is a frequency emission. Lots of different plucking results in many different frequencies. String Theory theorizes that the universe is a symphony. Tiny little notes bouncing off the vibrating strings.

String theory eventually unraveled for physicists and shortly thereafter, the "Super Gravity" theorists appeared. The only difference between String Theory and Super Gravity was the number of dimensions believed to be within the universe. String Theory supports 10 dimensions and Super Gravity supports 11 dimensions. String Theory theorizes of 9 spacial dimensions and one dimension of time. These are microscopic dimensions that we cannot perceive.

After the String Theory folks debated with the Super Gravity guys for years over the matter, they eventually did something unexpected - and they accepted the 11th dimension. When this was done, suddenly something magical happened. String Theory equated beautifully into the 11 dimensions and suddenly everything seems to start making sense.

But there was another change in store and this was a change in the strings themselves. The strings were stretched and combined into one vast structure - a membrane if you will. A grid plane. This new theory, a combination of String Theory and Super Gravity mentality, is called "M Theory." M Theory has been related to Magic Theory, Membrane Theory, Madness Theory, Mystery Theory, Mother Theory.

Now let's take a close look at the 11th dimension. It's a place where rules are abandoned and it's much, much smaller than you could ever imagine. It's one trillionth of a millimeter. Take a millimeter measurement and divide it by 10 - with 20 zeros after it. So what does this mean?

Sit down, folks. It means that this 11th dimension exists only one trillionth of a millimeter from every single point in our 3 dimensional world. Can you grasp that? It's closer than your clothing, and yet you don't know its there. It's a floating membrane universe and it's so very close, we should all be tasting it.

Not only does M Theory and an 11th dimension equate beautifully, it also explains gravity. Gravity's overall weakness has been mystifying physicists and scientists for years. The entire earth is pulling against you, yet you can pick things up and jump up and down freely. The 11th dimension solves this problem for the first time. If the 11th dimension is the natural home of gravity, then it would be as strong as the other forces in the 11th dimension - but by the time it reaches us, its weakened. We see the tail end of gravity and its weakness is finally explained - but only with the introduction of a parallel universe.

As further study would have it, physicists began finding parallel universes in every corner of the 11th dimension within their new equations. Some of these universes are sheets of energy, some are looped like donuts, some are cylindrical and some are round. So who lives there? What does the 11th dimension look like? Imagine a ball of Swiss cheese with holes, loops and intersections in membrane form. Atoms may dissolve there and it, most likely, is an unstable environment for solid stable matter to form within.

M Theory is strange, but does it properly equate into the single most important question - the matter of "singularity?" The big bang, the creation of our universe? Yes, it actually does. You see, universes move through the 11th dimension at forceful rates and collisions are possible. If you have two, rough-edged rippling, flexing, waving membrane universes that happen to collide and hit at different points and at different times. . . their rippling edges agitating against one another will cause the formation of solid matter and radiation to start lifting off. Voila'! What was energy magically becomes solid matter.

When two universes collide . . . reality begins to form as a "byproduct" of sorts.

A complete explanation of the birth of the universe is born. Physicists can now take the laws of physics back to the big bang . . . and before it. Time can now be followed "through" the singularity and all can be beautifully explained through M Theory for the very first time.

If M Theory is ultimately accepted by the entire scientific community, it means that Einsteins missing Theory of Everything has finally been found. It also means that our mysterious universe . . . is actually no special place. Rather it's a very, very small part of a "MultiVerse" where universes coexist with other universes in the process of expansion. It's a bubble floating in an ocean of thousands of other bubbles.

Spiritualists for ages have firmly believed that the 4th dimension is the home of the spirit world and the dead. Theoretically, a four-dimensional figure (spirit) would pass through the third dimension (our dimension) in a changing three-dimensional form. This has the possibility to rationalize the sudden appearance and disappearance of ghosts and other visions reported by humans. A spirit residing in the fourth dimension would have the ability to be near a person or location always, but remain unseen unless it desired to pass through the third dimension.

So whats next for physicists willing to push the envelope? Well, they're going to make a universe - homegrown in a lab. Will it work? In theory, it should. But as of yet, we don't have the answer. However, if it does work, it will grow and splice itself off from our universe. It will begin to evolve as an isolated universe without displacing our universe at all.

Fantastic, isn't it? Life is truly a grand wonder.

Could it be that after all these years, spiritualist teachings and the paranormal turns out to have a scientific explanation? Will fiction be proved as fact? When viewing spirits, could it be that we're peaking into the 4th dimension?

And could it be that we are on the brink of major scientific breakthroughs in the realm of quantum physics? Breakthroughs that may forever change "life as we know it?" And could it be that these breakthroughs come on the heels of December 21, 2012. . . . leading mankind to make an "evolutionary leap" that forever changes "life as we know it?"

Because the ancients that prophesied an impending change to "life as we know it" . . . may not have been prophesying a doomsday at all - but rather, an attained state of enlightenment by mankind. An evolutionary leap - higher consciousness for our species attained through finally understanding our universe.

Psychometry: A Mystical Phenomenon Or Logical And Explainable

To introduce you to Psychometry we should start with a brief explanation of what it is and what you can do with it so let's get started. Psychometry is the ability to obtain information for an object such as impressions left by the owner or surroundings. There are many opinions as to how or why can this be possible. Some will say it comes form other dimensions such as spirits, others will tell you it is a vibrational imprint of sorts.

Most will accept that a person, for example, has a scent and can be smelled and even tracked by an animal such as a dog. Science tells us that light, color or radio waves vibrate at a particular frequency rate - virtually all things vibrate.

Vibrations such as radio waves are captured and converted into audio frequencies that we can hear. Our eyes capture and convert vibrations or frequency into colors that we can see yellow, red, blue, etc. so information can be obtained. So lets ask ourselves, "Why then, would it not be possible to hold or touch an object and obtain information or leave a vibrational imprint or scent on the object?"

No, we are not radios, in the sense of the word, so how would we obtain that information?

For starters, we have senses such as hearing, seeing, feeling, smelling and tasting. By using these, we can extract information from our surroundings. A good analogy would be pizza. We smell it, we instantly know what it is. And, very likely, this is then confirmed shortly thereafter by sight, taste and even texture - all senses that ultimately confirm "yes, that it is pizza."

So, let me run this by you - have you ever watched a container of water when bumped or sitting near machinery ripple? Depending on the excitable motion around it will make several big or many smaller ripples or vibrations.

Now let us go one step further and ask what the body's volume of water is? Science tells us the answer is somewhere around 90%. Why then, if we are of high volumes of liquid, would we not ripple or vibrate? Now, if we touch or hold an object, would it not transfer that vibration to the object? An object in motion will remain in motion until stopped by an immovable object.

We now know that all things are made from atoms and atoms have components in constant motion, protons, neutrons, etc. Although we perceive mass, such as a table as solid object, in reality it is not. Without scientific tools, we can only sense and perceive with the tools Mother Nature gives us. If I bumped the table with my knee, I would dispute the fact it was not solid.

I guess it is sometimes hard to except what is over what is perceived, but we find ourselves depending on what is perceived to guide our decisions. Ok, if you can accept my attempt to logically approach the possibility of reading the footprint or residue left on an object - how then do we go about extracting it?

First, I think it is a must to place ourselves in a receptive state. In doing this, we must clear our mind and raise our vibration through something like song or meditation. Song. . .sound. . .water. . .ripple. . .vibration? Does this all make some sort of sense with the preceding explanations?

Try Extracting information from a friend or relative - obtain an object. Holding the object or touching it, ask these questions and wait for a few moments for the perceived answer.

1. What do I feel while holding? Happy, Sad?

2. What do I smell? Pizza, ocean?

3. What do I hear? Car, machinery?

4. What do I taste? Coffee, food?

5. What impressions do I get about the owner or surroundings? Tall man, trees?

6. What do I see? Water, birds?

7. What is my general over all impressions? A happy man who loves the ocean and worked on a ship.

Perhaps the man was tall, liked pizza and enjoyed his coffee?

Many find it surprising just how accurate one can be with the first try. But like all, shall I say "skills" . . .you must practice to become proficient. Don't stop. There are many questions that could be asked and many more perceptions can add much more detail to the overall outcome.

Could it be that as we have evolved. . . we tend to rely too heavily on newer technology to guide us in our every day actions and perceptions? Because in the days of yore - when we were hunters and gathers - we had to rely on using our expanded senses to survive. You know, those "gut feelings."

Do they stay with us to some extent? Do we use them from time to time without realizing the "what" or "why" of it all? What do you think?

Light,Love & Laughter
Rev. Tommy Hammerbeck, Sr.

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Tommy Hammerbeck Sr. is a healer in the art of Reiki and attained Reiki master. He is a Intuitive/Medium, an Ordained Minister in the Spiritualist church and has taught several workshops on metaphysics. He has been blessed with six children, several grand children and 2 great grand children. Learn more by visiting Rev. Tommy Hammerbeck, Sr.

The Journey Of The Soul

The soul. Does it exist? If so, what is it? What is its purpose? What is OUR purpose for that matter? And why are we here?

At some point in your life, you ponder these questions - even if only briefly. And if you're a seeker of knowledge, you continue on and begin asking, "If there is a soul, where does it come from? Where does it go?" And the flood gates are opened . . .

I came across an interesting piece of writing on the topic recently that was titled, "An Idea Concerning the Soul and Ascension" in which Philip writes:

"Like billions of other human beings on this planet have since the time of man began, I have spent countless hours pondering over and searching for the "truth" of existence. Exactly what is the truth? Since I do believe in a 'higher being" I have dabbled in a variety of mainstream religions over my time, and studied many more. The main thing I have come away with is that each one is certain that it has the right idea, and every other religion is totally wrong. How can there possibly be so many divergent religions and all of them be "right"? Why all these differing ideas on the concept of heaven and hell? How does that all fit into the "out of the mainstream" ideas like ghosts, witchcraft, parallel universes, extraterrestrials, reincarnation, past lives, astral travel, superhuman powers, and the sense of Déjà vu?

Perhaps all we really have to do is take a step back and look at a bigger picture. Maybe there is a grain of truth in all these things.

Have you ever experienced a nagging conscious or had a hunch pay off? Intuitively knowing what to do or where to go? Have you sensed you were being watched or interacted with? Have you ever felt like you were outside your body watching it as it went through it's motions or had moments when an inner voice told you to do things you would probably not otherwise thought of doing? What exactly is that?"

The writer, Philip, provides a very practical down-to-earth explanation. To me, it seems logical and makes plenty of sense if you're open minded enough to think on it for a moment.

I would advise readers to do so. Read Philips full interpretation and thoughts on the matter and then ponder them - even if only for a moment.

Is There Really An End Time?

Most civilized people throughout history have predicted "End Times." This, I believe, is due to the linear thinking of mankind - always a beginning and always an end.

History tells use that most people have deduced that a greater energy is responsible for all that has been created in the universe. I have pondered that a supreme being in the image of man is logical in order to retain our ego status as a higher form of life.

But could it be that the creator is both male and female and that God has no human image at all? "I am that I am." Could it be that God is everything - in every form - in the universe?

Nature is full of rhythms or natural laws in constant flux. Many life forms have thrived and perished . . . even evolved into other life forms.

Therefore, what is doom? Is it a change or a shift of consciousness? I think therefore I am? Why should the gift of life be tainted by the "end of time" - when we all have a physical end time?

We all have a rebirth into another form of energy or consciousness . . . so is there really an "END TIME?"

Light,Love & Laughter
Rev. Tommy Hammerbeck, Sr.

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Tommy Hammerbeck Sr. is a healer in the art of Reiki and attained Reiki master. He is a Intuitive/Medium, an Ordained Minister in the Spiritualist church and has taught several workshops on metaphysics. He has been blessed with six children, several grand children and 2 great grand children. Learn more by visiting Rev. Tommy Hammerbeck, Sr.

Feel The Power Of Intention: Emit Change

The power of "intention" can be a powerful tool in ones pursuit of a happy life and or goals. It has been my observation during my life that few know how to use it. Thinking or longing for an individuals wants or changes does not give intention any power.

Why this is so? The answer I fear may be too complicated to enter into verbiage but I will give it a shot.

First, many get hung up on detail. In my mind, detail can be ones own nemesis. In our quest for detail, we lose the tool of emission. (Keep in mind - like attracts like.) My feeling is that detail is a left brain function and when dealing with energies, details absorb the energy that you need to emit intention to the universe.

We must FEEL what we want in order to EMIT change. Have you ever given thought to the understanding that thinking and feeling are separate and yet combined? Thinking and pondering emits erratic energies to the universe and the universe does not know how to act on your behalf - so it just shuffles the deck and deals.

Keep in mind that just maybe the universe would act on the most powerful thought. Perhaps I should try and clarify a little. When analyzing you are asking your self questions such as, "How would I feel if . . ?" or "How would I react if . . .?" In other words, "what if" type of thinking. Stimulating your thoughts expands your feelings and, therefore, expands your energy emission. Because like attracts like.

So be careful of your thoughts. Surely you've heard that old saying, "Careful what you wish for." This does not mean we should never think, although I know many who would appear to fall into that category.

When one chooses to ponder, would it not make sense to inform the universe that you are contemplating and please do not act at this time thank you. If you have ever felt a persons energy (aura) when angry or happy you will find there is a difference in the way you feel around their presence. It soon becomes apparent that thoughts and feelings really do EMIT.

What does this all mean and what is the bottom line? Well, if I want change for example I must BECOME that very change I desire - thus attracting like. In this equation, a positive feeling attracts like as does a negative thought attracts like. I must add when asking the universe we need to ask for the highest and best for all concerned and the harm of none also equal to or better.

With the experiments I have performed with dowsing rods and pendulums, thinking positive thought emits a greater energy than negative. It takes less energy to think positive and progressive than to think negative and judgmental. Even though these thoughts seem easier - they only rob or drain.

Intention for improvement or anything else must have ENERGY behind it for it to happen. So FEEL your thoughts. Being literal in your intention WILL produce for you. You do not have to be engaged 24/7. Just put a little FEELING in passing thought and then be patient.

My intention has rarely been for great wealth but more so for the opportunity to serve humanity. Not for glory or ego but for love and compassion given to me by a higher power. In my intention I have become aware that I have never wanted for much. With my intention to serve the universe it has served me well to which I have much gratitude.

I've included a mathematical equation to give a value for you to contemplate:
33 ½ Feeling, 33 ½ Attitude, 33 ½ Thought.

33 ½ + 33 ½ +33 ½ = 100% Intention

Light, Love & Laughter
Rev. Tommy Hammerbeck, Sr.

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Tommy Hammerbeck Sr. is a healer in the art of Reiki and attained Reiki master. He is a Intuitive/Medium, an Ordained Minister in the Spiritualist church and has taught several workshops on metaphysics. He has been blessed with six children, several grand children and 2 great grand children. Learn more by visiting Rev. Tommy Hammerbeck, Sr.

The Economy, Societal Intentions And The Web Bot

By now, many of my readers are familiar with the web bot project. Some are believers, some are not - but all are entitled to their opinions here. As for me, I see both sides. It's obvious that the web bot is reading Internet chatter and as a result, is determining certain obvious facts from it.

Yes, the web bot scours the Internet, sees what we're talking about and then makes a prediction based on that information. So if people are talking about the year 2012 being an "end time," that's what the web bot will predict.

But there's also a bit more to it if you're willing to think outside the box here for a minute. Think of what the web bot prediction program is doing as "tapping into the collective unconscious of society." If you're into spirituality, quantum physics and metaphysical matters at all then you are aware of Newton's "Law of Attraction." A universal law that simply states that like attracts like. It's a universal check and balance system so-to-speak or karma as some would call it. Basically, what you put out there, you get back - you reap what you sow.

Science is slowly discovering that we may in fact have the ability to create or manifest our physical realities - based on our subconscious daily thoughts. A concept that spiritualists have taught for decades and was considered by many to be nothing short of hog wash. Science is discovering that sub-atomic particles (of which we are all made of) are behaving rather unpredictably and scientists are having trouble wrapping their heads around their own findings.

Because you see, sub-atomic particles unexpectedly react to a third party or viewers "intentions" placed upon them - the viewer manifests the reality and creates the end result through intention. Folks, keep in mind we are ALL made of sub-atomic particles.

The implications of this boiled down means this: If we are composed of sub-atomic particles that do not manifest themselves or "become" what they are "intended" to be until an "intention" is placed upon them - then that means that WE CREATE OUR PHYSICAL REALITIES THROUGH OUR THOUGHTS AND INTENTIONS. We arrange our sub-atomic particles and manifest them into what we intend for them to be through our daily thoughts and actions. And as "viewers" - we are also able to place our intention upon other living things and bring about an effect on them.

Scientists have even theorized that evolution - period - is a result of "intention." When that first fish from the primordial soup gazed upon land, it may have subconsciously thought, "Hmm . . bet there's food there. I need to get there to eat and explore." So what happened next? As these creatures began to subconsciously express a desire to be there, as a species, they began to grow legs and slowly evolve into what it was their "intention" to become - a land walking, oxygen breathing species. Their sub-atomic particles began to align and manifest their desire into their realities.

Even humans as a species are constantly doing this without realizing it. One interesting area of study has theorized that you will soon see this in the area of child birth. Years ago, health care wasn't what it is today. Neither were the diets of humans. As a result, women bore children ranging in average birth weights from 5-7lbs. As years have gone by, it's not unusual now to see more and more women giving birth to 9-10lb babies regularly. Not that it didn't happen before, just that it wasn't the average then.

But what is interesting to note here is that the female species hasn't quite caught up to the new average birth weights of babies. Therefore, more and more women are requiring C-sections and cannot give birth naturally through the birth canal. The female species hasn't caught up to evolution yet. But mother nature will rectify this in the coming generations and you will see more women able to give birth to larger babies naturally because the female body will slowly begin to evolve over time to do so by making the necessary adjustments to the measurements of the pelvic region and because it will be the "intention" of women, as a species, to give birth naturally.

Sounds ridiculous. How, can that be you ask? As for exactly how that happens . . . to science it seems like magic:

"Quantum mechanics involves the study of subatomic particles and is based on the simple, if slippery, principles of observation and randomness. According to quantum mechanical theory, a moving particle like an electron does not travel from point A to point B to point C and back again, but instead exists at all three points--and all points in between-- at any given moment. It has the literal ability to be in more than one place at a time. Similarly the electron need not exist at just one energy level, but at all levels at once.

The only way to fix a particle in a single location is to observe it. Through some process physicists don’t pretend to understand fully, the act of observation not only reveals a particle’s condition but actually determines it, forcing it to select just one of the possible states. As for what goes on between these observations, physicists only shrug and reply, Don’t ask. By which they mean, quite literally, don’t ask. There is no reality outside observation, quantum mechanics is understood to say."

Taken from Discover Magazine - Time Travel Redux

"Late last year Brukner and Kofler showed that it does not matter how many particles are around, or how large an object is, quantum mechanics always holds true. The reason we see our world as we do is because of what we use to observe it. The human body is a just barely adequate measuring device. Quantum mechanics does not always wash itself out, but to observe its effects for larger and larger objects we would need more and more accurate measurement devices. We just do not have the sensitivity to observe the quantum effects around us. In essence we do create the classical world we perceive, and as Brukner said, "There could be other classical worlds completely different from ours."

Taken from Seed Magazine - The Reality Tests

If you think of the web bot prediction project with these theories in mind, you will begin to realize that we may, in fact, be creating our reality and the web bot is tapping into it by scouring the Internet - our collective unconscious. Maybe 2012 will not be the end of the world as we know it . . . or maybe it will be if we continue to think, write, type and talk about it as if it will be. If that is our intention - that will become our reality folks.

Like Henry Ford once said, "If you think you can or you can't, either way you're right."

It could be the end, or it could be a brand new beginning. Either way, it's clear to everyone that we are headed for great change as a society. If we continue along our current path of arrogance and ignorance - we will destroy our physical world and bring about the beginning of our demise. But if we see the error of our ways and our "awareness" builds, we can bring about change for the better and mankind can learn to live in balance with our surroundings.

And apparently, the web bot prediction program is clearly seeing that we are in a state of high emotion right now. Four months of high emotion as a matter of fact and predicted October 7th, 2008 as a climax of sorts to a major turning point.

"The Web Bots see September 22-27, 2008 as precursor dates to the main turning point date of October 7, 2008. Closely watch events during September 22-27, 2008 for hints as to what to expect on October 7, 2008."

"The Web Bots foresee that October 7, 2008 to February 19, 2009 will be filled with emotional intensity, and the length of the release period will be extraordinary. The Web Bots have never picked up any event lasting this long. In comparison, 9/11 length lasted about 10 days. This event will be four months of high emotion."

"The Web Bots foresee consumer society collapsing by mid November 2008."

(Maybe it will if that's societies collective "wish" or intention, huh?) It's interesting to note that the web bot told us that we would be in a heightened state of emotion during a period beginning late September until early October - and the government bailout was finally approved on October 1st, 2008.

So what's the overall message here you might ask? The answer is: That it's very important to keep your thoughts, actions, dreams, hopes and wishes - all of a positive nature. Otherwise, the physical reality we may manifest into existence will have us living in fear and uncertainty for quite some time. You see, the web bot prediction is only telling us what we are feeling a short time before we, ourselves, manifest it into physical existence.

We DO have control over it. We have control over our futures, our lives and our realities. We DO have free will which sets us apart from any other living creature on this planet. So let's use our free will to create and manifest a world we'd all like to live in.

Just some food for thought folks . . .

And if you'd like to read up more about the concept of the web bot, visit the web bot guys over at Urban Survival and start here. They have a fantastic sense of humor about the topic and explain it all in great detail.

And for a fantastic, mind-blowing read on an incredible, large scale case study on the subject of "intention" read the book, "The Intention Experiment" by Lynne McTaggart. Lynne began with a pilot experiment that yielded intriguing results:

"In the pilot experiment, McTaggart asked a group of 16 meditators based in London to direct their thoughts to four remote targets in Dr. Popp’s laboratory in Germany: two types of algae, a plant and a human volunteer. The meditators were asked to attempt to lower certain measurable biodynamic processes.

Popp and his team discovered significant changes in all four targets while the intentions were being sent, compared to times the meditators were 'resting'."

Participate in their online experiments, read about the incredible minds behind the project and learn the results that their experiments have yielded.

The Power of Mind and Body - Pyrokinesis

Energy. The essence of life. The invisible mesh that moves and vibes through each of us, through everything around us. Life itself. Creation.

Wouldn't it be incredible to think that we could harness and control that universal energy that vibes through each of us? Imagine tapping into the universal heartbeat, holding it in the palm of your hand and using it at will to help or heal others. Shall we . . . dare we believe?

I'm a believer. And it has always seemed rather "normal" to me. I can't really remember a time in my life when the topic was ever approached that it didn't just seem completely logical and quite normal to me. Sometimes, I would be shocked at anothers skepticism. Like it was somehow illogical of them, ignorant in mind, to believe otherwise. The "material" attitude towards life, although caught up in it myself at times, seemed the odd way to live to me. I used to think of ancient civilizations and how they lived. How they were somehow "in tune" and living in harmony with the earth and their surroundings. I heard a quote that sums it up quite nicely:

"Americans live as if they are their egos, Indians live as if they are their souls" ~ Ram Dass

And that's just how I've always looked at it (my life number is 9). I always recognized two very different approaches to life, love and this world. One that is material based and one that is energy based.

Here is a Qigong Master harnessing universal energy.

Spend a moment and watch him boil water, scorch paper and then shift energy from his feet to his chest - and walk on paper. Yes, I said walk on paper. . . .

This makes me think of another favorite quote:

"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, can no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed." ~ Albert Einstein