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A WHALE SONG AND THE SOUL'S LIGHT.

JUST LIFE 42

THE DILEMMA OF SENDING KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL

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7 REASONS WHY FACT MATTER OVER OPINION

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Jerry O'Connell

THE SECRET: DARE TO DREAM INTERVIEW

BY LIANE BUCK

METAPHYSICS 76 86

HOW DEATH CAN BE A KEY TO HAPPINESS

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"SUPERHUMAN" INTERVIEW BY VICTOR FUHRMAN

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10 WAYS TO CREATE A 56 SACRED SANCTUARY IN YOUR HOME

HOW TO MITIGATE EMOTIONS IN 66 UNPRECEDENTED TIMES

PERSONAL GROWTH 98

SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT HIGHLY SENSITIVE PERSONS

104 THREE STEPS TO FORGIVING OURSELVES

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SPOTLIGHT

FIVE WAYS TO COPE WITH YOUR SADNESS OVER COVID-19

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JERRY O'CONNELL

The Secret

Dare to Dream

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Jerry O'Connell is an American actor, director and talk show host, known for his roles as Quinn Mallory in the television series Sliders, Andrew Clements in My Secret Identity, Vern Tessio in the film Stand by Me, Joe in Joe's Apartment, Frank Cushman in Jerry Maguire , Derek in Scream 2 , Charlie Carbone in Kangaroo Jack, and Detective Woody Hoyt on the drama Crossing Jordan.

Jerry O'Connell, one of the headliners of the SECRET: DARE TO DREAM movie, sat with OMTimes to discuss Law of Attraction, Life and Positivity.

The Secret: Dare to Dream is a daring project inspired by The groundbreaking 2006 book by Rhonda Byrne has become a global phenomenon empowering millions to lead happier and more fulfilled lives, selling over 34 million copies worldwide, translated into 50 languages and appearing on the New York Times best-seller list for 190 weeks.

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OMTimes: The Law of Attraction is the philosophical perspective that says that there is a possibility of bad stuff happening in our lives that can lead to better things. My question for you would be, do you share the same perception of life as the metaphysical Law of Attraction?

Jerry O'Connell: Bad stuff happens but big but) there are different degrees of bad. Everyone comes across 'bad' at some point. It is how you absorb the bad, mentally, or physically, that guides ma a person. What happens to us is just one percent; how we react to it is ninety-nine percent. Have I bombed at an audition? Yes. Just yesterday.

Have I given bad advice to my kids? Always.

Have I been rude to others? Unfortunately, yes (Sorry to my wife). But have I learned from those "mistakes?" Absolutely. I think the bad stuff happens to help make you a better person – but you must be willing to suck it up, acknowledge it, and learn from it.

OMTimes: The main message of the “The Secret: Dare to Dream” movie is about the delicate alignment between intentions and positive vibrations. In your opinion, what is the recipe for inciting serendipity and the magic of second chances in our lives?

Jerry O'Connell: I don't like darkness hanging over my head – love rain but could take a pass on those dark clouds. The Debbie Downer syndrome is a pretty scary thing - BTW, please look up 'Debbie Downer' SNL sketch with Rachel Dratch and I dare you to dream and try and not laugh. Life isn't always unicorns and lollipops, but it sure isn't a bowl of cherry pit either! We all face so much tough crap every day. I hope we can move forward for a better tomorrow with the knowledge learned today.

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OMTimes: Do you have a set of beliefs or spiritual practices? Do you practice the Law of Attraction?

Jerry O'Connell: I don't consider myself an overtly spiritual practitioner, per se, but I do believe what you give is what you get in life. For the most part, I like to live with my glass (at least) ½ FULL. In the big picture, my life has been extremely good – health, well-being, a FAN-tastic wife, beautiful kids (when they listen), and loving family and friends. Whenever I am down, I remind myself of things I am grateful for. I just run down a list. Try it; it works!

OMTimes: What are your thoughts about the Law of Abundance's phrase "Success is a habit that is acquired with practice."

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Jerry O'Connell: Ha - now, how does one define "Success?!" I do believe that success in your profession, relationships, health, etc. is all intertwined. One action causes a reaction or ripple across those different areas. You get knocked down a lot in life-- but it is how you react to the situation that can define you.

OMTimes: According to Charles F. Haanel, "It is the combination of thought and love which forms the irresistible force of the Law of attraction." : Have you ever experienced the power of the Law of Attraction in your own life? If so, can you share with us an episode?

Jerry O'Connell: I was working on a TV show and having a little bit of a hard time. It was just a strange work environment. One of my coworkers, a great actor by the name of Boris Kodjoe, asked me what was up. |AUGUST A

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I told him some of my problems, and he asked me to come to his dressing room.

He gave me a copy of The Secret. I rolled my eyes and told him I didn't need a selfhelp book; I just needed a new job. He made me promise I would crack it open.

I liked him, so I did, and I started visualizing if they made a scripted movie based on THE SECRET, I would be one of the stars. Boom, here we are.

OMTimes: Based on your perspective, in a world divided by so many different schools of thoughts and preconceptions, do you believe if people collectively decided to practice positivity and clarity of intentions, we could create a positive shift as a species?

Jerry O'Connell: Interesting question. I certainly do hope so. I am a realist and know the significant issues of today (top of mind: like COVID19) will not be gone with the snap of my fingers. But I do try to do what I can in my world to make it a better place – I guess it's more the "baby steps" approach. It may not be leaps and bounds but chipping away clearly and consistently to move life forward positively and constructively.

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OMTimes: The difference between the two male characters in "Dare to Dream," Bray Johnson and Tucker, includes the mastering of specific life skills. If your character Tucker was your friend in this lifetime, what advice would you give to him about getting what he wanted in life, and how do you think he would react to it?

Jerry O'Connell: Tricky. More than likely, I would advise him to take a step back and chill a little.

Tucker's actions were too forced. He was manufacturing situations to get what he wanted. You can't buy true love. He was trying to buy her affection with grand gestures that just weren't natural. His reaction initially would be to blow it off.

But he is a smart guy who isn't yet comfortable in his ski. Over time, I feel he would come to appreciate the advice.

OMTimes: Generosity is one of the elements of the Law of Attraction to create a magnet of manifestation.

Tucker always rescued Miranda from her "Series of Unfortunate Events life," many times also allowing her the space to grow the affection between them.

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Would you say, based on the precepts of the Law of Attraction, that your character Tucker had the power of intent but not the power of clarity, nor the mindset to manifest his objectives? Or do you think that their relationships just didn't click?

Jerry O'Connell: I felt "Tucker" had both the power of intent AND the mindset to manifest his objective. It was the clarity that was his downfall. He just had blinders on when it came to reading & understand the human emotions Miranda was displaying.

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A Whale Song and the Soul's Light

By John Holland OM TIMES | August A Edition 2020

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s I often say, some

kingdom, each one lasting for

people are attracted

half an hour or so. They sing to

to light, while others

woo females and f righten off rival

emanate it. Let me tell

males. The songs can be heard

you a story about the parents of a

underwater hundreds of miles

particularly good friend of mine.

away!"

This is such an extraordinary story and one I hold close to my heart.

As the boat came to a stop in the water, everyone became eerily

Ken and Pat are from Great Britain

quiet. It was as if the whales knew

and were in the U.S. for a visit. I

we were there, and they wanted to

thought I would surprise them by

put on a show for us.

taking them out on a very special boat trip. It was the first time Ken

When I looked at Ken's face, he

and Pat were going to experience a

resembled a child as he watched

whale-watching excursion.

in awe as the whales surfaced.

They twisted onto their backs

As the boat slipped away from

and disappeared, their tails being

the New England harbor, Ken

the last thing visible before they

was clearly eager as he looked

slipped back below the ocean. As

overboard, scanning the water with

they surfaced again, they started

his battered and aged binoculars.

slapping the water as if they were

The boat gathered speed, and we

waving to us in unison. Each time

headed out into the ocean, which

they twisted and slapped, everyone

was unbelievably calm. It was about

let out a gasp.

an hour and a half later that we saw in the distance the first spouts

I glanced over to Ken and was

from a family of whales.

literally stopped in my tracks. I no longer saw this man in his

The captain announced we were

late seventies, but I witnessed

going to edge closer to the whales.

and experienced him as a soul.

He explained: "Male humpback

There was a light emanating from

whales sing the longest and most

him, which had the energy and

complex songs in the animal

youthfulness of a seven-year-old. I

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felt the love radiating from his soul,

You have probably experienced

reaching out in all directions.

your soul many times without even realizing it. Maybe it was

I asked Ken if he was enjoying

a book or a movie that struck

himself. As he turned and looked

a chord within you or the tears

at me, I pretended not to see the

when a certain memory surfaced.

tears in his eyes, which reflected his

Perhaps it is the love you feel for

extreme joy and wonderment. No

another person or a meeting with

words were necessary.

someone who has unexpectedly changed your life. People will say it

When you see the Divinity in

is just human emotions, but these

others, it just reminds you of the

feelings stir the energy of the soul.

Divinity within yourself.

Equally, if you want to share Do you remember a day in your

this newsletter with anyone you

life where you felt your soul's

think might appreciate reading

power as strongly as Ken did?

this, feel free to share these Soul

Please share them with me on my

Inspirations or recommend they

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The Dilemma Around Sending Kids Back to School

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By Marcia Sirota, MD.

hildren have been out of

children, and one reason is the lack of

school for several months

social interactions with their peers and

now, and for the most part,

the adults at their schools.

they’ve been separated

from their friends and their extended

The pandemic has been hard on

families. Doctors are now describing

everyone’s mental health. For school-

“skyrocketing rates of anxiety and

aged children, it has been especially

depression” among school-aged

challenging. They feel the deprivation

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of social distancing acutely. They need

They learn to see things from different

the stimulation, learning, and fun of

perspectives, and they open their

being with their peers. Being with

minds to new possibilities.

their nuclear family all the time can be tedious and can increase the potential

At school, children learn from adults

for conflicts, especially when everyone

who are not part of their family. They

is under stress.

discover that there are many sources of knowledge and wisdom in their

Children need to spend time with their

lives. They learn all sorts of things from

friends. They need to go to school and

their peers, and they get to feel good

spend time with other adults, away

about themselves when they help

from their immediate family. The school

other kids achieve their goals.

has so much more to offer children, aside from academic learning.

Why school is so important for kids:

Children need to play for their emotional and psycho-social development. School offers them the opportunity to play in their classes, at lunch and recess, and in their extra-

At school, children develop the

curricular activities. Play teaches

skills that are essential for their

children an abundance of life skills,

future success in their personal

such as teamwork, innovation, how

and professional life. They learn

to be a good winner, and how to be

communication, cooperation, conflict

a good loser. It fosters creativity and

resolution, and compromise. They

provides an outlet for stress.

learn sharing, negotiation, tolerance, and resilience. They learn how to deal with mistakes and failure and how to

The problem with sending kids back to school:

be kind to others.

It’s clear just how important it is to The meaningful relationships they

get kids back to school in the fall.

develop with fellow students and

But, there’s a real problem with this.

with school staff help a child build

The pandemic is far from over. In

self-confidence, self-worth, self-

the United States, the numbers are

acceptance, and a sense of belonging.

surging, and hospital beds are almost

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at capacity. The system could collapse

The children themselves might

if the numbers keep going higher.

not be severely affected. Still, they could spread the virus to

If children are sent to school, even

their teachers, the school support

with the best of precautions, bad

staffs, and their family members

outcomes are likely. Kids, by nature, are

at home. These adults, in turn,

impulsive, short-sighted, and resistant

could spread the virus to their

to rules they don’t understand. There

elderly parents, their co-workers,

is a real possibility that they could give

the grocery store clerk, or the

each-other the novel coronavirus.

local bus driver.

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Between a rock and a hard place:

them. This can’t be good for the children, and it certainly won’t be good for our health care system or the economy.

We’re caught between a rock and a hard place, wanting to balance the emotional

It’s just not worth the risk:

and psychological needs of our children with their physical well-being and that

Until it’s safe, we have to wait before

of our community. The sad truth is that

sending our children back to school. It’s

until the numbers have dropped to a

an enormous sacrifice to make, and we

very low number and they remain down,

do it at great cost to ourselves and our

it simply won’t be safe to send our kids

families. Still, if we don’t do it and the

back to school.

numbers explode, things will only get worse for all of us, even if our own family

The risk of our children becoming

is spared.

infected and of the adults around them getting sick is just too great. Doctors,

This really is a marathon, not a sprint. It’s

nurses, and paramedics are overworked

time to dig deep and access our reserves

and becoming burnt out. Sick parents

of patience and fortitude. It won’t be

can’t go to work and support the

easy, but if parents do the right thing

economic recovery. The more the virus

now by keeping their kids at home, we’ll

spreads, the more likely it is that our

all be in better shape down the road. If

health care system will collapse, and our

we open the schools prematurely, even

economy will be devastated.

with the best intentions for our children, I genuinely fear the worst.

As much as we want our kids to go back to school in the fall, and as important it

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7 Reasons Why Fact Matter Over Opinion

by Jennifer Ott

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pinions are divisive,

with alternative motives the average

especially when not

person may be unaware. We are all

considering facts. In

susceptible.

this time of global crisis,

opinions can be deadly. Facts evolve

The problem is in such a society today,

with an expanded study by experts

how can we know if the information

in the field. They yet, unfortunately,

we are receiving is accurate. How can

can be manipulated by bad actors by

we trust any source these days?

keeping a small element of the fact but changing the narrative. Manipulation

Understanding Facts are Mutable.

of facts triggers fears and frustrations, causing them to believe outcomes

Facts change. One may ask how and

which will harm instead of healing.

why? If it is a fact, shouldn’t it stay as

Learning discernment and accepting

fact?

facts aren’t meant to imprison our mind to be a springboard for more significant

Sometimes distrust grows when we

intellectual expansion.

see what was deemed a fact change.

For many, it raises suspicions. Take

Today we are as divided as ever

the case of Covid-19 as scientists and

and not by the color of our skin, our

doctors are still trying to understand

religion, or sexual identity but by our

this disease. In this process, some

opinion. We have come to a point

may believe this an attempt to control

where our opinions shape all that

populations. However, the truth is

we are and all that we do, often to

as scientists and doctors learn more,

the detriment of our own health and

knowledge changes.

safety. How have we slid so far down Through further research and

this divisive rabbit hole?

investigation, we learn more about a Minds are easily controlled when

subject. Evolving facts doesn’t indicate

vulnerable. Regardless of who we are,

a hoax. It demonstrates continuing

our opinions are often not shaped

study into a subject. As humans evolve,

on provable facts but by our fears

so does our knowledge. In the middle

and our frustrations, which can be

ages, doctors and caregivers warned

easily implanted by nefarious players

hot baths spread the plague, so many

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people stopped bathing. Ironically,

who they work for, where they went to

they learned it was carried by rats and

school, and any affiliations they may

spread by unsanitary conditions. Good

have. For example, we may give more

thing people figured that out, or we

credibility to an engineer who studied

would still not be bathing. With more

at MIT rather than a person who

information, these facts change.

studied an online subject how-to.

Who Creates Facts?

How Fact Differs from Opinion?

Experts in the field of studying doing

Fact is based on knowledge from

detailed research. We can identify these

detailed research. Opinion is based on

people by their public backgrounds –

how that fact makes us feel.

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None of us knows how Covid-19

facts and the knowledge on the

spreads, who is susceptible, and who

subject, despite the narrative being

is just a carrier. We don’t know if heat

incorrect and even dangerous.

and light kill it. The reason we don’t know is researchers around the world

Why are Facts Manipulated?

are still studying it. To form an opinion based on ever-changing research is an

Power. There are nefarious players

exercise in well…

on each side of the coin. Yes. We can say those in the media, government,

Often our opinions are shaped not

and corporations have their agenda.

by the facts but our fears. We are

However, nihilists have their agenda

frightened of getting ill or worse.

as well, and that is creating distrust

We are concerned about our jobs

and paranoia. Facts are manipulated

and financial situations, or even our

because the main goal is to have

freedoms, but this has nothing to do

people distrust the experts, so they

with the facts, but how we feel about

trust them.

them.

Ask ourselves what power entity How Facts are Manipulated.

is most disturbed by a global pandemic? Large corporations

How this is done is by maintaining a

were losing money, oil companies…

small aspect of the fact as truth, and

politicians. Facts are manipulated and

then spinning the theory into another

changed to sway personal blame and

narrative. For example, Covid-19 is

responsibility or to reduce fears and

a dangerous disease to the elderly

anxiety. They change the narrative of

population but isn’t deadly to young

the fact in hopes not to lose authority,

people. While there is some truth to

power, and money.

this statistic, a healthy young person can be a carrier and easily transmit

Why is Discernment Necessary?

to someone with a compromised We all want to keep an open mind

immune system.

to the information that is being This gives the believer of such

presented to us, however, with this

information the idea they have the

influx of information and bad actors

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in the world, we really need to look

the fashion police), nor is there a fact

beyond our opinion and even beyond

to what is the best car for a person’s

the narrative of the fact.

needs.

It is rather worthless these days to

Those shaping global scientific policy

debate opinions regarding science

best left to those who are rooted in the

and such, as they resemble more

study.

like the clothes we choose to wear or what car we want to drive. Is it better

Freedom with Facts

to dress for business in a suit or look casual? Is it better to drive this brand

We have the freedom to own our own

of car or another? There are no facts

opinions, but that does not mean they

surrounding fashion (unless one is

are correct.

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When a fact negatively triggers,

by never leaving his apartment.

there is a reaction to rebel against

Space exploration was discovered

the fact for the sake of freedom. The

in his dreams, put to mathematical

irony here is this: We may believe

equations, and changed the course

ourselves to be free when rebelling

of human history. We grow beyond

against a point, but we are trapped

our limits by exploring them, not by

in our own web of false knowledge,

fighting them and denying they are

which further binds us.

there.

When we accept the fact of Covid-19,

The future of this planet does not

for example, we are set free to evolve

depend on our individual opinions

and transform our lives for the better.

and our personal beliefs, but how

Facts are not meant to restrict us,

we can continue to expand our

but to empower us to learn and

limitations base on present facts and

grow, not to have succumbed to

our evolution of them.

a triggered opinion that may be detrimental to our state of being.

What can be gained by a deadly pandemic? What is gained by staying at home? The true value of compassion, empathy, and humanity, sacrifice for the greater good, a reduction in consumerism that aids the environment of the planet.

Jennifer Ott is the author of many novels – fiction and non-fiction.

Her latest WIP, Arise, My Tribe, is the story of a past life ancient Celtic healer who weaves her tale through that of a modern woman going through a crisis of the heart. Jennifer’s first entry into the spirituality was the study of Nada Yoga. Since then, she has studied

Sure, it may feel like a prison to be quarantined at home, but here is the thing with rules and boundaries: They exist in all areas of human existence, but it is our ingenuity to expand them. Einstein discovered the theory of relativity

a multitude of meditation styles, spiritual philosophies, and multicultural shamanic ceremonies.

This holistic practice of spirituality aided greatly into the journey of soul discovery to realize the burden of past life karmas.

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Mystical DĂŠcor: 10 Ways to Create a Sacred Sanctuary in your Home

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By OMTimes

our bedroom is definitely

guard down at the end of the day and

the most important part of

become vulnerable and intimate.

your home. It's your private space, where you let your

That is also the place where you

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recharge, strip off all concerns, and

and spiritual sleeping needs can be

just BE. It is where your spirit finally

powerfully liberating. When your

rests, and, in other words, it is your

bedroom is ready for your rest, and

true sanctuary.

you allow yourself to, you will see how sleep can improve your life.

At the end of a long day, you can forget about the importance of the bedroom to ensure your mental,

THE POWER OF THE RIGHT ATMOSPHERE

physical, and spiritual well-being.

The bedroom environment has a Sleep is vital to health, and if

direct impact on your sleep. For

your room is not an environment

example, when we are in a cluttered

designed to help you rest, you may

room, we can become stressed

be wasting time needed to sleep. By

and distracted. However, bright

channeling the energy you want to

and clean space is calming and

feel in your bedroom, you can rest in

conducive to quality sleep.

a space that will revitalize your body and spirit.

Your room should be an

THE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL IMPORTANCE OF YOUR SLEEP

environment in which you feel comfortable and relaxed so that sleep is natural. Do everything to make it a calm, inviting, and rejuvenating place, so that you

When we are living life at an

can actually rest. Be careful when

increasingly fast pace, sleep is not

creating precisely the space you

something that is valued in our

want. Minimalism can help, so

current society. Exhaustion and

clean up unnecessary objects

occupation are seen as pride and

and leave what you cannot live

markers of success. It may seem

without. Do not think of it as a

unfeasible if you allow yourself

loss, but as a blessing. An empty

to rest, for fear of looking lazy, of

room is an environment full of

losing something, or of feeling

new opportunities, as the energies

unworthy of giving yourself a break.

have more chance to circulate and

However, welcoming your physical

recombine.

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10 WAYS TO CREATE A MYSTIC DECORATION: 1. USE CALMING AROMAS

2. A LITTLE OF LIVE NATURE Plants bring a special kind of life to the room. They remember that the world is much bigger than any

To really make the environment

current problem that is occupying

softer and comfy, you want to

your head, and they make the air

make sure that all your senses can

you breathe cleaner and happier.

get into action. A reed diffuser is

Be sure to don't keep dead plants

beautiful while filling your safe

in your room, they have stagnated

space with relaxing scents.

energies, and defeat the purpose

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of bringing live Chi to your sacred

set the mood and to create an

space.

egregore of pure mystic light.

4. ORGANIZATION

3. CANDLES Nothing is more calming than

It is almost impossible to clear

candlelight, so don't save them for

the chaos off your brain if the

special occasions. Treat yourself

environment you live in seems as

(and your space) with your warm

chaotic as you feel. Keep your room

glow whenever you can. Many

Light and happy while minimizing

candles have aromas that help

clutter. And with a ton of smart

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storage solutions at your disposal,

allowing them to melt away with

everything is doable.

the first rays of dawn.

5. SOFT AND COZY BED LINEN

8. MAXIMIZE NATURAL LIGHT

Do not neglect your sense of

Nothing repeals bad energy like

touch in your effort to build a

natural sunlight; so, you should

mystical decor. Lying on soft

allow the Light from the Sun to

bedding tells your body it's time

enter and to permeate your house

to rest and forget about the day.

as much as you can. Airy curtains

The sensual feeling of softness

and open windows make for a very

and smoothness is essential to

positive, upbeat, and high energy

bring you the idea of ​​comfort and

room.

relaxation.

9. MINIMALIST DECORATION 6. CRYSTALS

To keep your sanity and your

It is no secret that crystals bring

mystical side, save on the

all kinds of sound vibrations.

abundance of decoration around

They are also known to raise the

your residence and keep your room

vibration of a place and help focus

pleasant and simple. Concentrate

intentions. Place them with your

your attention to the mystical

books, on your dresser, on top of

decoration pieces that interest you,

your bed - place them anywhere

and that stands for what you believe.

in the room and allow their mystical ways to bring the feel of

10. ELECTRONICS ARE NOT ALLOWED

sacred into your little sanctuary.

The last thing you need to know when trying to relax is the constant

7. DREAM CATCHER

interruptions and distractions from

Let your dreams know who's boss,

the outside world, so keep all your

catching all the bad guys with a

electronics away from the sacred

dream catcher. A dream catcher

room. That little change can make

is a touch of extravagant mystical

a huge difference when it comes to

decoration with a practical

finding your inner Zen Decor. They

purpose. It is used to capture the

also bring s disruptive vibe into the

bad dreams during the night and

sanctuary.

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Relationships

The interconnectiveness among all human beings and, consequently, the relationships among us are the focus of this section. The dynamics of the web of connections we make is one of the most prominent aspects of human existence: how we interlace with each other’s existence in a meaningful way.

How to Mitigate Emotions in Unprecedented Times

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O

ne word we've been

been put on pause, and we've

hearing a lot lately

been taken out of our comfort

is "unprecedented":

zones quite suddenly. Such

unprecedented

disruptions are guaranteed to

pandemic, unprecedented protests,

cause a wide range of emotions,

unprecedented unemployment rate,

including ones you may not

etc. As we pass through unusual yet

expect or enjoy. However, you

extraordinary times, our emotions are

must accept how you're feeling

starting to reflect the chaos around us.

at any given moment because your emotions are a part of you;

The shaky state of our world may

they come from you and no

be causing you to have conflictual

one else. Some sentiments like

emotions, especially if you're a

regret and guilt are especially

sensitive person: you may feel

oppressive; they weigh down on

frustrated about your finances,

your conscience and make you

impatient to get back to work,

falsely believe that what you're

outraged over police brutality,

feeling is wrong when, in reality,

or just plain bored of this whole

no emotion is wrong. Recognizing

situation. Even in such instances, it's

that all emotions are normal will

imperative not to let your emotions

help you return to a positive state

get out of hand. In order to remain

of mind more quickly. The key is

in control of your circumstances,

to allow your feelings to come and

you need to remain in control of

go like visitors: welcome them,

what you feel. No matter what your

get to know them, then show

mindset may be in this moment,

them the door. You shouldn't

you can mitigate your emotions by

dwell on negative emotions, or

taking these four steps:

you risk getting stuck in them.

It's important to keep your

1. Recognize that no emotion is

feelings constantly flowing so that

wrong. It takes time to adjust to

you don't become emotionally

a new reality because the human

stagnant.

brain likes to follow predictable patterns; it does not appreciate change. Our regular activities have

2. Transform what you feel. Human beings are unique in that we

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have an incredible ability to

3. Balance your ego and higher

transmute our emotions, to

self. The human ego serves a

take a feeling, and change it

critical role in protecting us, but

into a more productive and

it can also throw our emotions

enlightening one. So denial

out of harmony. That's because

can evolve into acceptance.

the ego disregards the "we"

Hate can be shifted into love.

and emphasizes the "me." If

Disinterest can be transformed

left unchecked, it can quickly

into motivation. Unease can be

push aside empathy to spotlight

converted into faith. If you're

personal ambitions, which can

experiencing negative emotions

spark emotions like intolerance

due to the pandemic or other

and selfishness. To keep your ego

factors, you can choose to

and higher self in careful balance,

examine your emotions and

I encourage you to practice self-

gently transition out of them.

care while also caring for others.

This means tending to your

The solution might be simply

own needs and desires as well

to apply logic. Reasoning

as showing compassion for the

through your feelings can help

world around you.

you differentiate between rational and irrational emotions

If there's one long-forgotten

and dissociate yourself from

lesson that this crisis is teaching

unhealthy ones like fear, worry,

us, it's that our emotional

and anger. For example, it's

wellbeing can be improved by

rational to feel disappointed for

acknowledging the common

being fired from your job but

threads that run among us

irrational to feel disappointed

all. It's a well-known fact that

in yourself if it wasn't your fault.

when you do something good

Remember that harboring such

for others, you encourage

emotions hurts no one but you

emotions that make you feel

and that it's always in your best

good. Being of service produces

interests to release feelings that

a neurochemical sense of reward

don't contribute to your mental,

in the brain: it reduces stress,

emotional, and physical growth.

elevates mood, and increases

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self-esteem. So for every loving

journal entry the next morning.

action, you perform for yourself,

What do you notice? Is the page

perform a similar action for

full of statements that reflect

someone else. If you bought

anxiety or uncertainty? Did you

yourself a new pair of shoes,

write things like, "This isn't fair

consider donating a few old pairs

to me,� "I'm not good enough,"

that you no longer wear. Or, if

or "Nobody understands me?"

you take care of your pet, make

As you read over your entries,

a donation to a shelter so that

you'll notice if your words were

another animal can be taken care

driven by healthy or unhealthy

of, too. Do all that you do with

emotions. You'll also realize how

awareness and empathy in mind.

your feelings may be making you

It is such small but thoughtful

reach harmful conclusions.

actions that bring more joy not only into your personal world but

Counteract adverse emotions

into our collective world.

by distracting yourself and doing something you genuinely

4. Take actions that encourage

enjoy, like talking to an old

healthy emotions. The right

f riend, starting a new project,

actions are equivalent to

redecorating your home, or

positive emotions. I recommend

discovering a skill you never

journaling because it's a great

knew you had. The emotions

way to release intense emotions

you choose to invite and engage

and become more aware of the

determine how resilient and

role your feelings play in your

ingenious you can become.

thought process. Write down everything you feel in a notebook:

Our emotions fill our world with

capture your annoyance,

color, but in times like these, it's

loneliness, or desperation without

important to keep track of what

censoring yourself. Think of

and how we feel. Practice my

exercise as a kind of catharsis, an

steps to restabilize your emotions

emotional purge. Then, close the

and rediscover peace of mind.

book. Try to meditate or exercise to lighten your mood. Revisit your

To healthy emotions.

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Metaphysics

How Death Can Be a Key to Happiness

By Karen Wyatt, MD.

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W

hat if you thought

Americans, and it is important to

about death

address this issue since studies have

multiple times a

shown that happiness is a key factor

day, every day? In

for overall physical health.

Western society, you would probably be labeled as depressed, morbid,

Researcher Laura Kubzansky has

pessimistic, or neurotic, much like a

found that characteristics like

character from a Woody Allen movie.

resilience, positive outlook on life, and

But in the tiny Himalayan country of

a sense of meaning and purpose all

Bhutan, which has been named “the

lead to increased happiness. Therefore,

happiest country on Earth,” people

better health. Interestingly, these are

contemplate death five times a day as

some of the same traits that Sogyal

part of their Buddhist tradition.

Rinpoche teaches are enhanced by accepting the reality of death, along

Clearly, thinking about death doesn’t

with a reduction in fear and stress.

prevent happiness, and it seems, from the example of the Bhutanese people,

So is this enough reasonable evidence

that acceptance of death might

to get you to try a practice of “death

actually help find peace, meaning, and

awareness” for greater happiness and

joy in life. Indeed Tibetan Buddhist

better health? If so, here are some tips

teacher Sogyal Rinpoche writes in

for beginning your own daily routine of

“The Tibetan Book of Living and

thinking about death.

Dying” that regular contemplation of death can lead to a deep experience of joy as old attachments and negative

Establish a regular time of day for your practice

habits are released.

To maintain any new routine, it helps But most of us in the West are

to set aside the same time every day,

terrified of death and avoid addressing

like first thing in the morning or before

it unless absolutely necessary.

going to bed at night. This regularity

Furthermore, as many as two-thirds

will help you remember to do the

of Americans report that they are not

practice each day. It will ingrain it as a

very happy in their day-to-day lives.

habit more quickly than if you do it on

Clearly, something is missing for most

a random, variable schedule.

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Stay relaxed

Make it a pleasant experience

Take a few deep breaths before you

During your routine, include some

begin to help you get into a state of

enhancements for your five senses:

relaxation. We know from neuroscience

like peaceful music, a scented candle,

that “what fires together, wires

flavorful tea, beautiful art, or a view of

together,� so it is important to couple

nature. In this way, you will gradually

your thoughts of death with a sense

train your brain to conjure up pleasant

of physical and emotional calmness

sensual memories along with a state of

rather than fear. Then in the future,

calmness when you think about death.

whenever you think about death, your brain will recall this calm feeling at the

Avoid fearful images of death

same time. Deep breathing can help you achieve this because it triggers the

One of the reasons many of us are

relaxation response mentally, physically,

terrified of death is because we have

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in the past through news reports, movies,

with thoughts of mortality, including

books, or our own life experiences. Start

becoming more peaceful and less

by visualizing the leaves of a tree in

fearful of life. Imagine how free you

autumn as they turn brown and fall to

would feel if you could rid yourself of

the ground. This peaceful representation

your fear and live each moment to the

of death can be expanded upon over

fullest. That is one of the promises of a

time to include other images as you

“death awareness” practice that is most

become more comfortable.

enticing.

Focus on the “big picture.”

If we can learn to enjoy our fleeting and brief lives just as they are, perhaps

Rather than obsess about the details

we will become less materialistic and

of your own death, which might create

more focused on the deep values of life

stress and anxiety in the beginning,

like love and joy. There is no denying

contemplate the cycle of life and death

that our world needs more love and

that exists in nature and throughout the

less fear right now, so let’s emulate the

entire universe. Remember that even

Bhutanese people and get comfortable

stars and planets die and that all deaths

with thoughts of death.

ultimately bring about new life.

Dr. Karen Wyatt is a hospice

Keep a journal

and family physician who writes

After your session of death

medicine, especially at the end-of-

extensively on spirituality and

contemplation, it can be helpful to keep a few notes in a journal. You can process your thoughts and record your progress as you become more and more comfortable with the idea of death in general and your own mortality, in particular.

life. She is the author of the awardwinning book 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying: How to Nurture What Really Matters. Connect with her at karenwyattmd.com, on Facebook at fb.com/eoluniversity and on Twitter @spiritualmd 1. https://www.oneworldeducation.org/bhutan-worlds-happiest-country

Since death is inevitable for each one

http://www.theharrispoll.com/health-and-life/Are_You_Happy__It_May_ Depend_on_Age__Race_Ethnicity_and_Other_Factors.html

of us, there is nothing to lose and

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/magazine/happiness-stress-heartdisease/

much to gain from increased comfort

http://www.curiousapes.com/the-science-of-happiness-why-complainingis-literally-killing-you/

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Crisis Of Faith

How to Overcome a Dark Night of the Soul by: Cathedral Of The Soul Have you heard of the Dark Night of the Soul?

Have you ever had an existential crisis? Only those who have lived through this crucial moment in their lives know how delicate and difficult it can be to get out of it. The Dark night is more than anything a spiritual crisis, a crisis of faith, that can envelop the mental, emotional and psychic realms of your being. When it happens, you may

Sometimes you can't see your way out. The "dark night of the soul" it's a reality for many, many people.

have to find the assistance of a Health professional, because sometimes, existential crises can overpower our abilities to cope. We listed some suggestions to help you cope better with the impact of such crisis.

Mariel Hemingway

Dark Night or Existential Crisis: How does it Happen?

The existential crisis happens to many people and consists of a moment of discouragement when we try to seek a real meaning for our life. It can be triggered by an event or appear without any apparent cause, but it is most commonly detected in a sad or losing moment. The existential crisis, according to psychologists, happens more frequently in people with high wisdom, intelligence superior to the others, which brings questions about the world in a different way. The absence of answers can, however, trigger the crisis.

When we are experiencing an existential crisis, everything seems to upset us, our feelings are on edge, no one seems to be able to understand us.

Many people say they want to disappear, and have a time off, when they don't think about problems or anyone. The desire is just to stay in bed and do absolutely nothing. Some people confuse it with depression, others end up judging it as laziness, but it is neither, it is a moment of reflection that is difficult to face, but that needs to be faced head on so that it does not take more serious proportions.

The Eye of the storm - Get out of that Place.

An existential crisis is a very delicate period and there is no exact formula for getting out of it, because everyone has their own crisis, of different reasons and intensities. Our advice can help you not to let it sink you, affect you a lot and get you out of it more strongly. But again, if you feel that you can't copy alone, you should immediately seek professional help or a mental health hotline.

Recognize You are Having a Problem Many people find it difficult to recognize that they are experiencing an existential crisis. But recognizing the problem is the first step in overcoming it. There is no shame in being experiencing an existential crisis, questioning the purpose of life is natural to human beings, including the most evolved human beings. Each of us has the power to choose the reason for our existence and give it meaning, this is the moment that your mind is asking you to reflect on. You cannot let yourself be overwhelmed by negative feelings.

QUESTION YOURSELF, ANSWERS ARE WITHIN.

You will not come out of the

this situation, what advice

existential crisis if you do not

would you give. The answers to

find answers to your mind, so

these questions will bring you

the best thing to do is to ask

self-knowledge, you will

yourself questions. The answers

understand yourself better,

are within, not in something or

accept yourself, develop self-

someone outside of yourself.

love and self-esteem. Keep this

Even if you don't know the

in mind, that this process you

answers at first, look at yourself

are going through will result in

and ask, "Why am I feeling this

a more balanced and fulfilling

way?", "What caused this crisis

life, however painful it may

for me?" By asking us, the

seem.

answer that was on our mind and we were unable to see can finally be clear.

Do not be afraid of the answer,

"One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star."

do not repress the answer or the feeling that will come with it, it is an important step for

Friedrich Nietzsche

your life motivation and your exit from this difficult labyrinth.

A good idea is to try to take

DO NOT BLAME OTHERS FOR YOUR CRISIS

yourself out of the equation and, try to imagine what you

It is imperative that you resist

would say if your best friend

the urge to shift the blame of

were experiencing

this crisis to someone else. It is necessary to take responsibility for this moment lived.

Many people in crisis say "my job depresses me", "my boyfriend pisses me off", "my family doesn't understand me".

After all, are you living for yourself or for others? Take control for your life and your problems, only one person can get you out of this existential crisis: yourself.

Don't play the victim, don't think that everyone is against you, that the world conspires against you or that you're unlucky, it doesn't work that way.

These are traps of the ego.

Only you can take responsibility for your life, your path and define how you will react to this situation. By taking the power back over our lives to ourselves, we see clearly that it is only up to us to get out of this distressing feeling, and the path becomes much easier.

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Take a deep breath, count to 10, realize that this crisis is fleeting, and if your mind starts to fill with negative and victimizing thoughts, put them away immediately. Start taking control of your life, your actions and your thoughts going forward.

Bringing the Darkness into Light: Path of Enlightenment We know it is not easy, but it is necessary. Not everyone has existential crises, and they can live a lifetime without any purpose or motivation because of it.

Not you, this crisis made you open your eyes to look for a bigger reason to live, your mind is smart enough to warn you that you needed a change. It is time to look within yourself, to seek what really brings your happiness, your fullness as a person.

It is time to ask questions about your actions, your thoughts, your essence. I don't have the answers, don't be afraid of the changes that this existential crisis may ask of you, you just need to believe in yourself, to believe that a stronger and more complete person is able to come out of this crisis than he was before.

Do not be afraid of failure, you will only overcome it if you face it, there is only one way, there is nothing to invent. This experience can be painful, but it is also decisive, a watershed in your life, it will bring you more wisdom to evolve, grow, change, find success and be genuinely happy.

To calm your heart in hours of anguish: remember, tomorrow is the brand-new day. Don't hurry, not judge the pace of your healing, don't punish yourself for it, everyone has their time to get out of the crisis, respect your timing. Â

Superhuman An interview with Caroline Cory by Victor Fuhrman

I

n 1975, I was in the U.S. Air Force

scheduled for major surgery the

and stationed in Seoul, Korea.

following day and never told me

One morning, the thought

because she did not want to upset

crossed my mind that something

me. My response to her was that I

was wrong with my mother back

sensed all would be fine, and it was.

in New York. I called her and asked

Separated by more than 6800 miles,

what was going on, and my sister,

how was it possible that I knew

who simultaneously picked up an

what was happening? Was this a

extension phone, exclaimed, "How

chance guess or had something

did he find out?" My mother was

extrasensory taken place? If

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extrasensory, is this something

and History Channel's popular

that resides within each of us and

series, "Ancient Aliens." Among

that we all have the potential to

several recent accomplishments,

tap, to be more than human, to be

her film, "Among Us," has won

"Superhuman?"

awards and nominations at various festivals around the world. Her

I interviewed award-winning

website is omnimumuniverse.com,

filmmaker, futurist and visionary,

and I interviewed her to share her

Caroline Cory, who has been

experiences and discuss her just-

experiencing extrasensory

released and groundbreaking film,

and precognitive events since

"Superhuman: The Invisible Made

childhood and says that we all

Visible."

have this potential. Caroline Cory is the best-selling author

Victor Fuhrman: Caroline, how did

of books on Consciousness and

you begin your practice and study

Energy Medicine, topping the

of energy medicine?

charts of Consciousness Science and mystical literature. After

Caroline Cory: Throughout my life,

teaching Energy Medicine and

I could see the subtle energy field

consciousness work for more than

around people. I would literally

a decade, she founded Omnium

see their thoughts, including the

Media, an entertainment and

root cause of their problems. I

media platform that tackles various

was able to help them shift the

thought-provoking topics on the

energy. Eventually, this became

human condition and the nature

the methodology that I created for

of reality. In addition to writing and

energy medicine, which I called

producing, Caroline continues to

The Omnium Method. Omnium

lecture and coach internationally

meaning particle of a whole,

on various mind over matter

meaning you're always part of

subjects. She appears regularly

something greater. You are a unit

as a guest expert on supernatural

of consciousness that is part of a

phenomena at major conferences

larger, universal consciousness.

and television shows, including "The

And that's how real the healing

Unexplained" with William Shatner

happens. I realized that until you

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change the information inside the

you are then adding information,

cell, the problem will remain the

you're, for example, the subconscious

same, and it will come back. And so,

thoughts of "I'm not good enough,"

the idea was, for example, the cell

"I'm a failure," "I hate myself," "I hate

knows how to behave. The DNA tells

my old body." All of these clusters of

it to rotate at a certain frequency,

energy are actually going inside the

to keep certain chemistry and so

cells because once energy is created,

on, and so forth. But then when

the thoughts are a form of energy.

we have negative thoughts and

Once it's created there, they don't

emotions for prolonged periods,

just disappear. And so, they actually

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go into the cells, and that's how

early childhood. I remember my

a particular organ gets damaged

experiences as pleasant, what I

or sick. And so, because I see the

referred to as night school because

subtle energy very clearly, I would

I always came back with new

focus, for example, on someone's

information that there was no other

liver. And I would see all of the

conscious source for. Many call

information that was implanted

these experiences abductions and

there. So, the belief system, the

remember them as frightening.

thoughts, the emotion inside the

What has your research and

cells. And I realized that through

experience shown?

intent, I was able to help the person take out this information, delete

Caroline Cory: The contact

the information, if you will, from the

experiences are not just with

cells. And the minute they did that

extraterrestrials to me. Anything

they healed and the problem never

that's nonphysical intelligence is

came back. So, I realized that is the

a contact experience. So for me, it

way to address the root cause and

started out with light beings. They

in a permanent fashion. So, when

didn't even have a form because

you're working on the cellular level,

it was just energy basically. And

you're also working on a DNA level.

so they didn't look anything like a

It's the DNA that is telling the cell

material extraterrestrial, and that

how to behave. I realized that we're

experience was extraordinary. It

actually rewriting the DNA as well.

was so loving and beautiful. That's

And so, I would lead the person into

the reason why I was able to stay in

changing the information, deleting

this connection and ask for more.

the information from the cells,

And so throughout my life, I had

and rewriting the DNA. That's why

other experiences with other types

the Omnium Method is basically

of beings. And usually, I've come in

reprogramming the DNA and the

contact with beings from different

cellular functioning of the body.

star systems.

Victor Fuhrman: Your last film was

Victor Fuhrman: Your new film,

entitled "Among Us." I have been

"Superhuman: The Invisible Made

an experiencer or contactee since

Visible," covers several genuinely

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groundbreaking studies of energy

demonstrations of truly superhuman

and consciousness with scientists,

abilities. How did you choose the

including physicists, mathematicians,

areas featured and the experts?

doctors, and experts in many fields. I personally was delighted

Caroline Cory: There's a lot of

with the scientifically controlled

information out there about how the

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mind, how consciousness affects

So that's how I was able to invite

our reality, our physical body. So,

all these prominent figures in

I wanted to go to the next level,

science to contribute to the film.

not just presented as a theory, but

And I think we did a good job.

more practical and demonstrate scientifically how that could be

Victor Fuhrman: You did a great

possible. And so, I searched for

job! You featured a quote in the

scientists. I was already working

film from Nikola Tesla that says,

with several scientists who are,

"The day science begins to study

like you said, in the field of physics

the nonphysical phenomenon, it

to biochemistry, to astrophysics.

will make more progress in one

And we had been doing those

decade than in all the previous

types of experiments, very

centuries of its existence." That's a

successfully demonstrating that

pretty profound quote!

consciousness was changing the chemistry of water or affecting

Caroline Cory: I totally agree

an electronic device, an electrical

because I think there are so many

device at close proximity and at

phenomena that are very much

a distance and moving objects.

real and that science cannot

And then I was thinking, wait, this

explain because there are trying

needs to be shared with the world

to explain nonphysical events

because this is working, and these

using physical laws, and it just

are very prominent scientists. And

doesn't work. It's a different set

I asked them, are you willing to

of rules, a different set of laws.

be on camera and demonstrate

And so, it takes a scientist that

it and talk about it? And to be

is willing to expand into the

honest, all these folks were

possibility that it's not just one

there not concerned with their

thing. Perhaps it's Newtonian laws

reputation, but they know there's

and other laws, not only one linear

more to it. And they're so eager

way of thinking. And so, I was very,

to kind of go to the next level

very lucky and blessed, and there

themselves in the sense of sharing

are more scientists out there, I'm

what else is missing in current

still looking for more to work in

science and mainstream science.

this field.

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Victor Fuhrman: There's a scene

methodologies that I've worked on

in the movie where you talk about

and created. I realized that when I

the fact that science and especially

was working with a person, whether

neuroscience says that we only use

it's for healing or looking at their

about 10% of our brain. Still, you

consciousness or their trauma or

share that you can use one hundred

anything like that, my brain was not

percent of your brain!

functioning linearly. And so it's as if my brain shifted from linear 10% to a

Caroline Cory: Yeah, exactly.

whole experiential functioning, I felt

And so, this is going back to the

like my whole brain was retrieving the

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information. So that the information

retrieve information at a distance

that was coming to me, I could

without any prior knowledge.

hear it, see it sense it, understand it,

And so the government used

even without any prior knowledge.

that technology. You project your

It's as if my whole brain merged

consciousness over in a specific

with that piece of information.

location. And you retrieve the

This also happened when going

information that's there, what's

back to the contact experience.

there, who's there. And so of course

I would see certain beings that

on a government level, they tried to

I had never heard of before, I've

use that to spy on each other from

never seen before in my life. But

country to country, especially Russia

then as this connection happens,

and the U.S. at the time. But this

this merging process, it's like, you

phenomenon is quite common and

become that energy. So, you know

actually, you can easily learn how

everything about it, all the senses,

to remote view. And so that's why

the five senses are more merged

I wanted it in the film. I wanted to

together as one experience. And

introduce and invite random folks

to me, this is how you shift from

and guests to just try it out and see

linear functioning, 10% capacity

what happens. And it was amazing

to full brain capacity. I don't agree

because Rachel, for example, had

that first, you use 10% and then

never done anything like this

12%, and then 15%, this is very linear

before. Literally, in two hours, we

thinking. You just shift from linear

gave her instruction guidelines and

to multidimensional at once. And

did that experiment. It's called an

that is full brain capacity!

"outbounder" experiment. So, we, myself, and a crew member, we went

Victor Fuhrman: The film opens

to a remote location that she had

with an experiment with actress

never seen before. She never had an

Rachel Brooke Smith on Remote

idea, no frame of reference. And she

Viewing. What is remote viewing,

was able to pick up what I was doing

and how was it developed?

at that location, what the location looks like, the type of things that were

Caroline Cory: Remote viewing is

there. And she did that after only two

basically the ability to perceive and

hours of training!

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Victor Fuhrman: You did many

I've tried it myself; I've done it myself!

experiments, including using your

These kids, and adults, by the way,

mind to move physical objects up close

from all over the world are entirely

and at a great distance, affecting the

blindfolded, and they're able to read,

pH of the water and affecting magnetic

they're able to ride a bike. They're able

fields. For me, the most amazing

to play ping pong! And to prove again

experiment was when blindfolded

in the film that this is not a fluke, that

children were taught to see without

this is not some strange trick, we

using their eyes, reading, identifying

brought scientists, and we showed

objects, and even playing soccer!

that there was no light whatsoever in the mask. Meaning if there's no

Caroline Cory: Yes. And I think the

light, then technically there's no vision

people the viewers will have the same

because that's how our visual system

reaction as I did, and many others do.

works. And you have the light reflects

When you first see this, you think it's

on the physical object, then you see.

a trick, there's no way, it's impossible.

So, if there's no light, technically you

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can't see. And so, so under laboratory

this film be viewed, and where may

conditions, we waited until this

we find out more about you and your

device showed that there's no light

work?

whatsoever inside the mask. And then the subject would start reading would

Caroline Cory: Thank you,

start, you know, doing all kinds of

Victor! The film may be viewed

stuff, whatever was displayed in front

at superhumanfilm.com, and my

of them. They could see it very clearly!

website is www.omniumuniverse.com

Victor Fuhrman: Including identifying colors!

Caroline Cory: Yes, it's incredible. And then what starts to happen once you develop this, you begin to see 360 degrees because the idea, the point is you don't really see with your physical eyes, you see with your brain. And so, this training is changing the way the brain operates. So, it's not just relying on the visual system. Still, it's just operating as a perception vehicle, you can retrieve information from the front, from the side, from the back, it doesn't even matter. And so, we did a class online actually with kids after the second session, and the kids were able to read completely blindfold!

Victor Fuhrman: Perhaps further research on this may offer hope for those who are blind. Caroline, thank you for creating this amazing film and sharing it with the world. Where may

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We grow as individuals as we face challenges and overcome life’s obstacles. This section is dedicated to helping you chart your course

Personal Growth & Development

Spreading the Word about Highly Sensitive Persons

by Theresa Cheung

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I

sincerely want to help gentle

• Sensitives are fragile, ineffective

people recognize their own true

‘snowflakes.’ Many defining

worth and feel empowered and

characteristics of sensitive people,

at peace, rather than fragile and

such as their empathy, passion, and

conflicted and ashamed of feeling

creativity, make them exceptional

things deeply. I would like to offer

business leaders or influencers

gentle people coping tools to help

on the world stage, for example,

them manage their emotions and

Walt Disney, Jacinda Arden, John

navigate in sensitive environments.

Lennon, and Princess Diana to

I would also like to help sensitive

name but a few.

people identify the red flags of toxic relationships. It is a truth universally

• Sensitive people are pushovers

acknowledged that sensitives typically

who have no firm convictions of

attract self-serving narcissists and

their own. Empathy is a defining

energy vampires into their lives. In

characteristic of sensitives, but it

some cases, it can take their forgiving

is not an endorsement of another

hearts a long time to wake up to the

person’s viewpoint; rather, it’s

damaging emotional abuse. Last,

simply respecting and listening to

but by no means least, I also want to

that viewpoint.

eliminate damaging misconceptions • Sensitivity is a women’s issue. Up to

about being sensitive.

Setting the sensitivity record straight Here are the most common and frustrating misconceptions about sensitivity or being sensitive, followed by some facts that challenge them: • Sensitive people are shy and introverted. There are sensitive extroverts, too – about 30 percent of sensitives are extroverts.

50 percent of sensitives are men.

• Gay men are prone to being sensitive. This is a social stereotype that equates being gay with being more feminine, and, as stated above, sensitivity is not a feminine issue.

• Highly sensitive people are prone to depression and anxiety. There may be an increased risk of anxiety and depression, but it is important

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to point out that depression is a

issues has autism. There are

serious medical condition that

major differences between high

needs treatment, and many

sensitivity and autism, but chiefly

factors contribute to the likelihood

autism comes with ‘social deficits’

of depression, including past

(less response in brain areas

trauma, chemical imbalances, and

associated with empathy), and

genetics. Lack of self-awareness,

high sensitivity does not.1

whether a person is highly sensitive or not, can also increase

• Sensitive people are too weak and self-doubting to become effective

the risk.

leaders, stand up to narcissists, • There is a strong link between

or succeed in a harsh and critical

hypersensitivity and autism. Those

world. Not so. Once they are

with autism may well have sensory

armed with self-awareness and

issues, for example, finding things

the tools and techniques to turn

like bright lights or loud noises

their gentleness into a strength,

overwhelming, but this does not

sensitive people are an unbeatable

mean that everyone with sensory

force.

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• Sensitive people are empaths

that they should be shorter. Just as

because they feel what others feel.

being tall is not a flaw, being sensitive

But not all empaths are sensitive,

is not a flaw. It is not an illness, or a

i.e., they soak up emotions but

choice people make, either. It is how

not all the other stimuli from an

they are born. According to experts,

environment as sensitives tend to do.

it is an innate trait with research indicating that at least three sets of

• Sensitive people need to ‘toughen

genes may contribute to it. Some

up.’ They can’t, because being

highly sensitive people may have all

sensitive is who they are. They are

or some of these ‘sensitive’ genes, and

born that way.

intriguingly all three impact the brain and nervous system in some way.

I used to buy into all these negative associations – until I knew better. This

Sensitive people are born to be gentle

is all this fake news, especially the

and to experience life on high alert

notion that a sensitive person needs to

through the lens of their feelings

‘toughen up.’ They simply can’t. It’s like

and senses. They are not better or

telling someone taller than average

worse than anyone else, just different.

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Although they may have traits in

Empathy, intuition, creativity,

common, they are not all the same.

gentleness, and compassion are

Every sensitive person is unique, just

personality traits that unite rather than

as every person who is taller than

divide, and they are all defining traits

average is unique. Indeed, the fact

of the highly sensitive dividual. In a

that the genetic coding for sensitivity

nutshell, we are all born with a unique

continues to survive natural selection

genetic code.

suggests that for evolutionary reasons, for the survival of the human race, it is

What is DOES?

beneficial that some people can see, feel and sense things others cannot. It

To identify whether a person or a

offers an evolutionary advantage and

child is highly sensitive, psychologists

exists and will continue to exist because

from the American Psychological

it is the one true force that drives

Association use a special identification

humanity towards greater connection.

or measurement scale, which asks

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simple questions to identify highly

or a psychologist, but I have been

sensitive traits. Examples include:

writing about and collecting stories

Do the moods of others impact you?

from sensitive people for decades

Are you aware of subtleties in your

now. I have come to the conclusion

own environment? Do you often feel

that although the remaining 80

the need to withdraw? Are you easily

percent may not display DOES traits

overwhelmed? Are you highly sensitive

as consistently or acutely as a person

to pain and hunger?

who is born highly sensitive, they still have the potential to manifest highly

However, according to Aron, all highly

sensitive characteristics. Sensitivity

sensitive people, whether introvert

can be triggered in anyone, whether

or extrovert, possess four main traits,

diagnosed highly sensitive or not, by

which can easily be remembered by the

traumatic events, such as bereavement,

acronym DOES:

heartbreak, or other life crises, or only by a sudden and unexpected desire to

D: Depth of processing – highly

go within and find deeper meaning.

sensitive people analyze everything, considering every possible scenario before making a decision.

O: Overstimulation – they can easily get overpowered by sights, sounds, and the environment they are in.

E: Empathy and emotional responsiveness – they don’t just identify with what others are feeling, they feel it themselves.

S: Sensitivity to subtleties – they hear, see, feel, and sense tiny details that others easily miss.

Theresa Cheung is a Sunday Times bestselling author. She has over two decades of experience, both personal and professional, with a Master’s degree in Theology and English from King’s College Cambridge.

Theresa has had her work featured in the Daily Mail, Daily Express, The Guardian, and appeared on ITV, GMTV, BBC radio, and Russell Brand’s Under the Skin podcast.

Most recently, Theresa has set up her

The implication of Aron’s research is that the remaining 80 percent of the population do not possess the four defining DOES traits. I am not a scientist

own podcast, White Shores www. theresacheung.com Excerpt printed by kind permission of the publisher: Bookoutre.

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Three Steps to Forgiving Ourselves

By Charles Garfield

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A

friend of mine picked up

we did together had to do with self-

a tiny plastic baby doll in

forgiveness.

a store and slipped it into her pocket when she was

If you are longing for the sense

five years old. She is in her sixties now,

of freedom that comes with

but she has been carrying that doll

letting go of shame, guilt, and

with her ever since (not literally, but as

self-recrimination—and want to

a guilty secret - evidence of how even

transform that pain to wisdom—here

as a child she couldn’t be trusted).

are three steps that can help you:

No one caught her, but she’s been punishing herself for that little girl’s

1. Look curiously and compassionately at the person

crime ever since.

whose behavior you are judging Many of us also do something

so harshly that earlier version of

similar: we hold onto memories of

yourself. It can be very helpful

the ways we’ve fallen short, inflicted

to pull out a photo of yourself

harm, or failed to measure up. Our

at the age you were when the

transgressions may be larger than the

behavior occurred. Were you a

theft of a cellophane-wrapped trinket.

small child, like my friend? An

Perhaps we harmed others, made

insecure teen? A stressed and lost

unwise decisions, let someone down or

new parent? As you bring that

betrayed them - or betrayed ourselves

person to mind, breathe deeply

- and these things weigh us down with

and feel the reality of who they

guilt, shame, and regret. That load can

were, what they feared, what they

become crippling if we don’t address

had yet to learn. Bear witness to

it—it doesn’t go away by itself.

who you were. Know that you did the best you could as the person

I know this well because I spent years

you were then, with the resources

sitting at the bedsides of people who

and understandings and maturity

were dying, listening as they told me

you had available to you. Know,

the stories of their shortcomings, their

too, that you can open your heart

regrets, and their “crimes,” hoping to

now and offer that very flawed

find peace in the time they had left.

and human person kindness and

Some of the most liberating work

love. The person in the photo,

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this younger version of yourself,

with compassion, gentleness and

deserves to be loved.

self-care. If you notice that you’re telling yourself punishing stories

2. Put the weight of your attention

of how bad you are, refocus and

and behavior on what you have

breathe life into the nuanced

the power to change—your actions

human who lives inside you, willing

in the present. If you’ve hurt

to grow, learn and love.

someone, take responsibility for your actions, and if it’s appropriate,

As you treat yourself with kindness

make apologies and amends.

rather than harsh self-judgments,

Do this by acknowledging to the

know that you’re increasing your

other person the way you’ve hurt

capacity to offer the same empathy,

them, then apologizing (using the

understanding, and compassion to

words “I’m sorry”). Ask what you

others. All of us fall short. All of us

can do to make things right, and

deserve love anyway. Forgive yourself.

then request the other person’s forgiveness. You can do this in person or in a letter. If the other person is dead, you can write a letter of acknowledgment and apology and read it to a photo of them. Even if forgiveness is not forthcoming, an apology can be deeply healing.

3. Offer yourself the gift of acceptance. Like every human, you are a complex mix of strengths and weaknesses that exist side by side. Yes, failings, shortcomings and hurts are a part of your story.

But there’s more to you than that; a light inside that has never gone out. Choose now to feed that light

Charles Garfield is a psychologist and best-selling author based in California. His new book, Our Wisdom Years: Growing Older with Joy, Fulfillment, Resilience, and No Regrets (Central Recovery Press), offers further resources, meditations and exercises aimed at forgiveness.

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Five Ways to Cope With Your Sadness Over Covid-19

By Marcia Sirota

The sadness we're all feeling is profound

N

don't make a habit out of shedding tears. But their grief is real, and they've been weeping more in the

ow that the Covid-19

past few weeks than possibly in their

pandemic is in full-swing,

entire lives.

a lot of people have been breaking down and crying

these days, and these are people who

Many of us are feeling profoundly sad right now, and I wanted to talk

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about why this is and what we can do

The situation we're in is

about it. There are so many reasons

something that few living people

to feel upset right now. We're worried

have experienced. The closest

about our health and anxious about

approximation was the Second World

our loved ones; we're nervous about

War, and that ended 75 years ago.

our finances and about the economic

Everyone that was born after 1945 has

survival of our community and our

nothing with which to compare this

nation.

current crisis. And even during the war, people banded together, and that

And many of us are just plain sad.

gave them strength. Now, many of us

It hurts to think about how many

are literally going through it alone.

people have been getting sick, how many have died, and how many still

We're feeling lost and adrift. We

are going to die. It's painful to be

aren't sure how long this is all going

cooped up at home, not able to be

to last or what life will be like, on the

with our family and friends. It's scary,

other side. We're lonely, and we're

lonely, and frustrating, and it makes

scared. Many people are feeling

us really sad.

overwhelmed, but just as many of us

We're feeling lost and adrift

are feeling profoundly sad.

Many have suffered; more pain is coming

It's painful to imagine what will happen to our local small businesses,

I'm grieving for all those who have

and to the people who have worked in

succumbed to the illness. I'm

our communities for many years. It's

heartbroken for their families and

upsetting to think that all the money

friends. I'm sad for the health care

people have invested has gone up in

workers who, aside from all the

smoke. It's tragic to think of everyone

sacrifices they're already making to

who was living from paycheck to

care for the sick, are now sleeping

paycheck and who now faces a

alone in their cars or wherever they

financial crisis as well. The sense of loss

can find so as not to risk infecting

is profound. The feeling of uncertainty

their family members. I'm upset

is chilling.

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in some locations and not enough

compassion can't help but be

protective gear for health care workers

moved to tears. So what can we all

in many others.

do to avoid being overwhelmed by these feelings? How can we

I'm sad for all the small business

acknowledge our sadness without

owners who won't make it through

being brought down by it? The

the pandemic. I'm sad for the

answer is simple.

communities that will be deprived of all the goods and services these

Here are five simple ways to help

businesses had to offer.

you cope with the profound sense of sadness you're feeling.

I'm sad for the occupants of nursing homes who are waiting for the virus

Feel it, but don't drown in it. Open

to pick them off like sitting ducks. I'm

your heart and allow yourself to

sad for the poor and disenfranchised

feel your sadness. Take the time to

who've gone from incredibly difficult

release your feelings through crying.

living situations a few months ago to

Tears aren't a sign of weakness;

downright impossible ones today.

they're a healthy way of letting go.

After a good cry, everyone feels

I'm sad for all the victims of domestic

refreshed and more hopeful. Crying

abuse who are trapped at home with

is cleansing. But at the same time,

their abusers. I'm sad for the people

you should believe in your own

imprisoned on minor charges, which

strength and resilience and know

are now risking death from Covid-19

that despite being sad, you're also

for having committed a misdemeanor.

strong, and you can get through this difficult time.

I'm sad for all the people who've lost their jobs and who may never be

Reach out for support – both

rehired. I'm sad for all the essential

personal and professional. When

workers who risk their lives every day

you're sad, it's a great comfort to

to keep our society running.

share your feelings with someone who cares. Unburdening yourself

I'm sure I'm not alone in my sadness.

to a friend, a family member, or

Anyone who has an ounce of

a mental health professional can

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really make a difference, as long as

called "endorphins," and it boosts both

they're supportive. They don't try to

your immune system and your mood.

minimize your experience or shut Help others. Doing good things for

down your feelings.

other people is a great way to lessen Tap into your creativity. Being

your grief. Being there for others

creative in whatever form it takes is an

always brings happiness, and taking

excellent outlet for all your emotions.

concrete action on behalf of others

Whether you're feeling sad or anxious,

in the face of all the upsetting things

angry, or frustrated, channeling your

happening these days is a great way

feelings into a creative project will

to lift your mood.

be empowering and uplifting. And if you share your art with others, it can

These are challenging times, and it's

make them feel better, too. You can

not surprising that people are feeling

also join forces with other people and

scared, sad, and even frustrated.

do a creative project together. That

Please take advantage of my five tips

will generate a lot of joy in these sad

for dealing with the sadness you're

times.

feeling right now.

Exercise. Stretching, strengthening,

Please sign up here for my free

and doing cardio will help you move

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the painful feelings out of your body.

continuing my special series on

Exercise releases feel-good chemicals

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