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SARAH MANE
Sanskrit &
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SARAH MANE: The Wisdom of Sanskrit
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Can Good Feng Shui Improve SelfEsteem?
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The Practice of Acceptance Setting An Intention Of Positivity The Art of Dimension Hopping
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Individuation and the Ouroboros Do You Have a Psychically Sensitive Child?
Celebrity Predictions for 2020 & Beyond ‘Fido’ and ‘Fluffy’ The Five Mental Habits Guaranteed to Bring You Real and Lasting Happiness
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January 2020 Astrology Forecast A Noninvasive Treatments for OCD Clear Vision in 2020
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Sarah Mane
The Timeless Wisdom of
SANSKRIT
Exclusive Interview Sarah Mane is a Sanskrit scholar with a particular interest in the wisdom of Sanskrit as a practical means to life-mastery.  Previously a teacher and school executive, today she is a transformational and executive coach. Sarah’s whole life has centred around studying, practicing and teaching higher consciousness and selfawareness. In 1971 at the age of ten, she began on her own spiritual journey.
BY OMTIMES She was also introduced to mantra meditation and other spiritual disciplines and techniques. By thirteen, she was studying Sanskrit and in her early twenties, she was teaching practical selfawareness, philosophy, meditation and Sanskrit to both children and adults.
OMTIMES: You call Sanskrit the language of the Universe can you explain what you mean? Sarah Mane: The word ‘sanskrita’ means ‘pure and perfectly formed.’ The knowledge and energy contained in Sanskrit are unchanged and therefore remain potent and pure. Sanskrit has the power to open the heart and connect us with universal Being and presence. The meaning of a Sanskrit word reflects how the universe works. For example, the word ‘smile’ in Sanskrit is ‘smitam.’ This means to ‘bloom, blossom and expand.’ We all know what it’s like to experience that expansive feeling when we receive a radiant smile from someone we love. SARAH MANE INTERVIEW
It is like a newly opened flower sharing its beauty and perfection with everyone. This is ‘smittam.’ this is Sanskrit. OMTIMES: You have been studying Sanskrit since you were a teenager what is it about this ancient language that you find so compelling, and what can we learn from it today how is it relevant? Sarah Mane: Sanskrit has everything. I love the musicality and beauty of the sound. Beyond this is the depth of knowledge and profound wisdom.’
"Life falls from Self as
Shadow Falls from Man. Life and Self are Interwoven." -Shri Purohit Swami and W.B. Yeats, Prashna Upanishad, The Ten Principal Upanishads
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A Noninvasive Treatments for OCD By Carrie Rutledge
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here is no cure for OCD or Intrusive thoughts. In fact, OCD is the least understood mental illness today and one of the top ten most disabling worldwide conditions, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In terms of treating OCD with psychotropic drugs and CBT therapy, most individuals will only experience mild improvements. Those of us who suffer from OCD have spent years trying to understand and control our thoughts. These thoughts make us feel like we are spiraling out of control and can send us into the deepest of depression. We will try anything in an attempt to regain control of our minds, most of which fail miserably. Luckily, there are two newly studied noninvasive treatments available for those of us who have suffered from this lifelong daily battle. Kundalini meditation has shown to be the most effective treatment for OCD. The few studies that have been done with OCD patients, and this meditative technique have shown up to a 71% improvement rate in OCD symptoms. Some OCD sufferers claimed to have had their symptoms completely alleviated through this practice. The practice of Kundalini meditation for intrusive thoughts is very specific. It requires one to sit upright in a chair or cross-legged on the floor. Inhale hold the breath in, and exhale deeply to release. Being careful to only breathe through the nose and keep your eyes closed as if you are looking through your third eye or a central point on the horizon. Use your right thumb tip to cover the right nostril while you rest your elbow along your body. You will keep your left nostril uncovered for the entire practice. It looks like this: Take a deep breath in through the left nostril and count to five, hold the breath in for five, let the breath out for five, and hold the breath
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was standing at the counter of a snack bar at a children’s zoo when a customer became quite nasty with the server. A part of his order had not been delivered correctly, and he made quite a stink. I recoiled, thinking, “What a mean, cruel person!” Minutes later, I was passing the deer enclosure, where I saw a man kneeling to pet a fawn, tenderly feeding the creature. “That man reminds me of St. Francis,” I thought. When the man turned his head, I was astonished to see it was the same fellow who had created the unpleasant scene at the snack bar.
Who was that man, really? Was he the angry, abusive one, or the gentle, saintly one? We might say that he was both. He had the propensity for both kindness and mean-spiritedness, each aspect bubbling forth in different situations. 2020 is the Year of Clear Vision. This year we will see things as we choose to see them, not as we have been taught, they are. We have been trained to use the fearful mind to gauge what is real. Yet all great spiritual masters have advised us not to judge. We tend to focus on one aspect of a person, usually a fault or limitation, and we box that person into a small identity. Yet judgment always backfires
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because there is far more to that person than the single dark aspect we are focusing on. If we were to see them at another time in another situation, we would see an entirely different, better person. When we hold a negative opinion of someone, we suffer because we have contracted our consciousness to the realm of the wrong, small, or missing. We further lose because, in a judgmental mindset, we become subject to our judgments about ourselves and those of others toward us. If you hold a penny in front of your eye and look toward the sun, the penny will block your vision, and you will miss seeing the huge star. How odd that a tiny object just an inch wide can obscure the physical energy source that feeds all living things! Likewise, every soul emits rays of spirit that bring us life when we look upon them. When we
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release judgment, we expand our vision to receive the unlimited good that wants to bless us. It’s tempting to fall into agreement with judgments issued by others. When I was looking to purchase a property, a real estate agent named Tom told me, “Watch out for Jimmy N. He is a manipulative, unethical realtor.” In the wake of that warning, I avoided Jimmy N.; whenever I heard his name, my armor went up. Later I had to do a transaction with Jimmy, and I found him to be one of the kindest, most honest, and ethical people I have ever worked with. He was mature, wise, and did honorable charity and service work. Tom’s opinion of Jimmy was entirely erroneous, based on his judgment only. In retrospect, I was sorry I had adopted Tom’s opinion and unfairly judged Jimmy before I got to know him.
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Can Good Feng Shui Improve Self-Esteem? By Kartar Diamond
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here are many different schools of Feng Shui. One of them is the Flying Star School (Xuan Kong Fei Xing). In that School, observations are made about a house or building, in part based on when the structure was built and what direction the structure is facing. There is also an assumption that people can be directly and profoundly influenced by their immediate surroundings. This time-tested ancient practice has proven to be a valued self-help practice for all kinds of human conditions. A Flying Star Chart can be superimposed over the exact floor plan to be reviewed and identify which areas of a house or building will have a predictable influence on occupants. The code system used is referred to as the flying stars, and these are numerical abbreviations for a magnetic field inside a space. There are nine stars, and each one has a multitude of meanings and associations. Some of those associations are directly or indirectly related to self-esteem because of the relationship scenarios or moods which they can produce or stimulate in occupants. Once you know how to calculate these stars, you will discover the astonishing accuracy in how they manifest in your own home or business location.
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• The 1 star is related to sexuality and addictions. • The 2 star is related to loneliness, sadness, or depression. • The 3 star is related to gossip and arguments. • The 4 star is related to socializing and romance. • The 5 star is related to arguments and obstacles. • The 6 star is related to power or power struggles. • The 7 star is related to deception, assault, or betrayal. • The 8 star is related to convictions, stubbornness, and happiness. • The 9 star is related to exposure, and it intensifies whatever another star it is paired with. These nine stars can and do represent many other things besides what I listed above. For example, the 9 Fire star is also symbolic of the eyes and heart. All the other stars are symbolic of different body areas and bodily functions, directions, family members, planets, elements, and more. But for the purposes of this article on self-esteem, I think you can see from the brief list above, that each of these nine stars most definitely relates to self-esteem directly and indirectly. The goal in Feng shui is to apply adjustments to the physical space, to enhance the inherently supportive energies and to diminish the inherently undermining influences. With the 2 stars, which
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Setting An Intention Of Positivity
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An accident on the highway that causes a traffic jam. Spilling coffee on your shirt as you walk into the office. A long line at the grocery store. A surprise bill in the mail. Most would look at these events and write off the whole day as bad. Nothing went our way, everything went wrong. In this state of mind, we miss all of the things that did go right. And realistically, even statistically, the things that did go right vastly outweigh a couple of things that didn’t. Our external world impacts us so much. A handful of events occur that we label as “bad,” and suddenly, everything is bad. We see our life as the amalgamation of all the things we’ve done wrong instead of what it actually is: a projection of our current negative thoughts.
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he power of intention comes down to understanding the power of our thoughts. Our thoughts become things. And they affect us and only us. The angry, hateful thoughts you harbor toward someone else hurt you. The resentment you carry only harms you. The negative beliefs you call “practical” are anything but, and the more time you spend thinking about things that make you sad, mad, depressed, or stressed is the time you could be living. And, as science suggests, living longer. This is why setting an intention of positivity is essential.
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Nothing impacts us more than our own thoughts. The biggest challenge isn’t what happens but rather how we feel and respond to what happens. For instance, getting into a minor accident is an unfortunate event but can be viewed and experienced in vastly different ways based on how we think about it. Will we think of everything we did wrong, how much money it will cost, and what headache dealing with insurance will be? Or will we think about how lucky we are to be safe, that no one was hurt, and that we have the resources to be able to deal with this kind of mistake? Our thoughts alone completely determine how we experience something. The quality of our thoughts, negative or positive, have measurable impacts on our thinking, health, and emotional state. Therefore, if you want your life to look different, you have to think different. It’s very simple; when
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e are given so many opportunities to be the Love, Life, and Energy— God Is, within our life. Opportunities to be the unconditional, connective, unburdened, and unlimited love that is the essence of being the Love—God Is. Opportunities to recognize the presence of God in all life forms and to treat it with honor and respect, whatever form it takes, be it human, animal, plant, and others, that is the essence of being the Life—God Is. Opportunities to experience the healing and transformation that occurs when we connect to light and truth about
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God, ourselves, and all beings, which is the essence of being the Energy—God Is. One of these involves the opportunity to have a ‘Fido’ or ‘Fluffy’ or any other furry or not so furry friend to share our life with. These wonderful gifts serve us in so many ways. They give us a sense of comfort and companionship when licking our face, sitting on our lap, or climbing into our bed. They help us to laugh, distract us from our cares, or lighten our mood, when they play with us, others, or by themselves. They offer a sense of compassion when they come around us when sensing our distress or meeting our needs to feel
A NOT SO SUBTLE INTRODUCTION TO SELF-AWARENESS BY NAOMI MCDONALD
"Philosophers have sought to understand our innate nature from the time of Plato and before. These inner tendencies can be our guides if we learn to listen. Driving each of our personalities, our desires, our places of comfort are original innate patterns of behavior. Identifying these subconscious patterns or templates helps us navigate our own circumstances and be more understanding of others.
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From the earliest times, philosophers have used the idea of universal personality forms— sometimes referred to as archetypes—to describe and understand how humans interact with the world and with each other. Plato introduced the idea that when a person did not engage properly with one’s original forms, mistakes were inevitable. The Western Mystery Tradition, Qabalah, identified these forms in levels of the Tree of Life known as archetypes. These archetypes became the twenty-two major arcana of the Tarot.
Italian cuisine is noted for its regional diversity, abundance of difference in taste, and is one of the most popular in the world, with influences abroad. Italian cuisine is characterized by its simplicity, with many dishes having only four to eight ingredients. Italian cooks rely chiefly on the quality of the ingredients rather than on elaborate preparation. Ingredients and dishes vary by region and by country as well. Many dishes that were once regional, however, have proliferated with variations throughout the country. Cheese and wine are a major part of the cuisine, with many variations and Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) (regulated appellation) laws. Coffee, specifically espresso, has become important in Italian cuisine.
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Later, Swiss psychologist Carl Jung described the universal archetypes in human personality present in all of us.
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The Art of Dimension Hopping By Jill Mattson
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odern science has finally caught up to what Ancient Shamans and Intuitives have known throughout time, acknowledging that there are many other dimensions surrounding us. Higher dimensions are all around us, some only inches from our touch. Most people cannot sense or reach alternate dimensions in their ordinary lives; however, it is possible to contact and even impact dimensions beyond our own.
get our “3-D” world. We also often add time as the fourth dimension because all the 3-D objects move and interact “in time.”
3-D Cube
2-D Plane
I have researched a lot of the cutting edge Physics material discussing the scientific, theoretical basis for the existence of higher dimensions. I believe the scientific case boils down to this: at the simplest level, scientists have found that it is necessary to postulate extra dimensions (as many as 12 or 13 total dimensions) to reconcile the math and make sense of the best current theories on the origin and nature of our universe. Said differently, after hundreds of years of experimentation and reflection by the best minds in history, we have arrived at a view of the universe that says there are far more dimensions than the three space and one time “D’s” that we all know.
It is an interesting exercise to contemplate the possibility of beings that might live in a lowerdimensional reality; it sheds light on how higher dimensional beings might think about us. A famous “2-D” universe is “Flatland,” an imaginary place where the inhabitants live on a sheet-ofpaper-like world. We could put our faces inches above the Flatland world, and the people living there would have no clue of our existence. It seems simple, right? Well that is exactly how our 3-D universe appears to a being that resides in a higher dimensional reality. Throughout time, Jesus, Buddha, and certain mystics and clairvoyants have been known to reach and achieve wonders by tapping into a higher dimensional realm.
In junior high science and geometry, we learned about the world’s dimensions and the theory behind them. The three space dimensions that we are familiar with can be referred to as length (L), width (W) and height (H). If you want to know the volume of a cube (think cardboard box) you multiply the length of one side, times the width of another side, times the height of the third side: Volume = L x W x H. Each of the linear dimensions is one “D” - a line is one-dimensional. Multiply two linear dimensions, and you get “2D”, or a plane (like a sheet of paper). When you multiply three linear dimensions, as above, you
I would argue that our “future selves” reside in a higher dimensional realm. You have probably heard that advanced beings vibrate at a higher frequency than we do; their elevated frequency makes us unable to detect them. The probability of higher dimensions, I believe, is just another way of explaining and the presence of a vast unseen world with divine beings that we know exist. All is vibration, and beings vibrating at a much higher frequency (pitch) than our own would remain imperceptible to us - analogous to how the frequency of a dog whistle is beyond the scope of human hearing and detection - but it is very real.
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Astrology Forecast
BY ELIZABETH JOYCE
Stargazing...
It is plain to see from all the crime, political upheaval, and judgment so prevalent now that numerous areas of human experience need to be healed on our planet. Many people are feeling restless and sense big changes are coming. Whatever you do, don’t allow yourself to get caught in the drama of what’s happening. Take a deep breath, observe what you see is unfolding, and then observe your own life and make whatever changes you feel are appropriate. Sometimes we can sense the warnings, and we see the symbols, but we cannot see the “exact” events. Be prepared, stay aligned and listen to your inner voice.
I see 2020 as a transition year — a “hinge” year — that will “open the door” to 2021-2026, and the events of the next 6 years will be some of the most significant and challenging of this Age of Humanity. How wide the “door” is open is continuously changing, depending on the free will choices every individual makes. In 2020 how much effort we put into bringing forth the very powerful energy of real love — love that comes with a genuine effort to bring forth kindness and mercy, forgiveness and understanding from within our self — will determine how far we can open the door which will lead to the New Age of Humanity.
We are close, yet the door will not fully open if humanity does not consciously bring it forth onto the planet. Great effort is needed. We all are an important part of these changes. We are all needed now. 2020 Starts with a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse and a 34 Year Rarity
The January 10th Full Moon in Cancer brings a Lunar Eclipse that is doubly powerful and special. Although this energy is traditionally a time when you bring projects to a successful and positive conclusion, the eclipse suggests that it’s best to wait until the following week to celebrate an event or sign any papers. On January 12, 2020, there is a difficult Saturn – Pluto conjunction that happens only once every 34 years. When this energy gets together, it can be warlike because it begins a slow evolutionary process that destroys old foundations and creates new ones through economic change, downtrends, hardship, and loss. The saving grace of this powerful conjunction is that Jupiter (the planet of luck), will be joining these two mischiefmakers, bringing you control, power, and success with focus and hard work. The best way to deal with it is to plan and build your house with bricks, not straw. Be prepared, use clear thinking and don’t allow yourself to drop into fear, then you’ll be able to face and handle anything the energies may throw your way. The January 24th New Moon in Aquarius brings a time when it’s important to break away from the old same ‘ole same ‘ole and create a new focus or lifestyle. We will have more of that in our next article for the Aquarius cycle.
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From Fractured to Whole: Individuation and the Ouroboros January 2020 A
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n some ways, all of us are fractured, a collection of selves that can be at odds with each other. The dreamer self might wrestle with the practical self.
The self that strives to please others might be in competition with the self that resents the burden of having to conform to people’s expectations.
As you think about your own life, there may be selves you have denied. What are they? Maybe there’s a self that makes you feel ashamed or inadequate. If you were to stop denying its existence, you might be able to see that self differently and relate to it in a new way, seeing its positive aspects. You might reclaim the upsides to that self and start feeling less fractured.
When we come to peace with our many selves, accepting them rather than denying them, we can integrate them and feel less fractured and more whole. Carl Jung called this process individuation. We may never fully heal from all the traumas we’ve experienced that caused us to feel fractured. Even so, we can make progress toward individuation.
Like many people, I have a self that learned early on to compartmentalize my feelings. I repressed the part of me that was mythopoetic, that longed to feel my emotions without shame, that loved poetry and mythology and wanted to ask the big, unanswerable questions like where did we come from before we were born and where will we go after we die. I saw that self as impractical and inconvenient. It
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The Five Mental Habits Guaranteed to Bring You Real and Lasting Happiness By Marcia Sirota, MD. January 2020 A
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e all want happiness, and we think that it’s so hard to come by, but really, it’s not. It’s just that we’ve been looking for it in all the wrong places. We think that we’ll be happier if we have more money, power, fame or influence. We think we’ll be happier if we’re richer, more attractive, or if we have nicer stuff. None of this is true. Of course, we need a certain amount of money to be secure, but it’s been proven that more money can’t bring us more happiness. Happiness doesn’t come from superficial or material things. It comes from a deep connection to others and from a sense of purpose and meaning in our lives. Happiness comes when we’re free of psychological suffering and addiction. Without these things, it doesn’t matter how fancy our house is or how Insta-famous we are. But if we understand that we’ve been going after happiness in all the wrong ways, how do we change directions so that happiness is possible? Looking around, loads of people are promoting “the way” to find happiness, but it seems like many of us are less and less happy. I think that this is because of two things — 1: A lot of those who are selling us happiness are selling us a scam; and 2: Happiness takes work, and not enough of us are willing to do the work. There is a real way to find happiness. No lie, no scam. It does require some work. But if you do the work, happiness is pretty much guaranteed. I’d call that a fair deal. These are the 5 mental habits guaranteed to transform your life and make you truly happy:
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1. Conscious Awareness I call it being fully present at the moment and sadly, it’s not that common. Many of us walk around in a state of denial or wishful thinking. We wish for things and then believe that our wishes are going to come true. That’s called magical thinking, and it’s dangerous because when we’re not grounded in reality, we have no power to take action and to make real changes in our relationships, our jobs, or our wellness. Being in denial takes away our power and leaves us passive and helpless. This is no way to be happy. We need to wake up and really see what’s going on inside us and around us. We have to stop telling ourselves that the pain in our chest is “nothing,” or that our partner’s abusive behavior is not that bad or that our boss isn’t an unreasonable micromanager. When we face the truth, we become empowered to deal with whatever is going on. When we live in denial, we can’t deal directly with problems, so we never gain confidence in our abilities to cope, and this makes it easier to stay in denial. On the other hand, the more we face the truth and deal with what’s going on, the more confident we become, and the easier it is to stay present.
2. Personal Responsibility Many of us like to blame others for our problems. We tell ourselves that it’s our partner’s fault when our relationship falls apart, or that our bad boss or undermining colleague made us lose our job. But this attitude makes it impossible for anything to get better.
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