COMMENTARY:
APPRECIATING WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT At
the moment, the Western World seems to be undergoing a
wake-up call. Suddenly the media is no longer full of
the goings-on of celebrities and football players. For
once, the heroes are doctors, nurses, and paramedics,
scientists, delivery people, and the essential workers
who keep our society functioning.
People are in shock at how quickly everything has changed.
Confined to their houses, many are missing what they previously
took for granted - being able to mix with family and friends,
sharing a meal or a cup of coffee, hugs and kisses, and
having freedom to travel. They say that what brings them
most joy is family, pets, a garden, and a few things that
have personal meaning. The crisis has given some people
a context through which to reach out to neighbours and
practice and celebrate small acts of kindness.
Many of us are balancing the fear of an unknown future
with the hope that somehow the reset button has been pushed,
and that together we will be able to create a kinder and
more compassionate world. More than ever, it is a time
when we can be thankful for all the wonderful spiritual
teachings we have access to. They are reminding us about
what is really important and helping us to stay grounded
in difficult times.
THIS TOO WILL PASS "One
of the biggest lies that tremendous
sadness tells us is that this is how things will always
be; that this darkness is fixed, this hopelessness forever,
this pain permanent. This simply isn't true. With every
second and every beat of your broken, battered heart,
there is change and renovation happening around you and
within you, even when you're oblivious to it all. There
are possibilities waiting to be discovered, new days waiting
to be walked into, hope waiting to be unearthed, a brilliant
sunrise that has not yet broken the horizon." John
Pavlovitz
GEORGE HARRISON ON FAME, BLISS,
AND CONSCIOUSNESS On July
24, 1997, George Harrison came by the studio and gave
what would turn out to be his very last public interview.
That same year (one month later), Harrison was diagnosed
with throat cancer. He died in 2001. Harrison appeared
with his old friend Ravi Shankar (he had just produced
Shankar’s "Chants of India"). The interviewer
is John Fugelsang.
NEW
EDITION OF THE GROUND OF FAITH We
have always loved the Ground of Faith newsletter and its
very special mission to speak to open-minded Christians.
Rev. Michael Cocks, a New Zealand-based Anglican minister,
has done an incredible job with it since 2003. He has
had some difficulty in reading text recently, but with
the help of his team (Alastair Bruce Scott-Hill, Nate
Cull and advisory editor Michael Tymn) he has blessed
us with a bumper April edition, full of great resources
and links. Read
more.
ROBERT BARE ANSWERS QUESTIONS ABOUT
HIS NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE The
new Vice President of IANDS is Robert Bare. He spent over
two decades as a highway officer. “I saw lots of
death, and I became callous. Spirituality or religion
played no role in my life until a massive heart attack
in 2009 changed all that." He describes a life review
where he saw every action in his life and felt the effect
of his actions on others.
TOM T. MOORE ON ENLISTING HELP
FROM ANGELS According to
Tom, we can all obtain help from our angels
and guides, as long as we remember to ASK, and THANK them
in advance. He teaches a technique that he calls asking
for a 'Most Benevolent Outcome' for any situation. You
can read more about it in these
excerpts from his book The Gentle Way. He
also asks that all of us say out loud each morning:
“I now send white light and love to every continent,
every island, all the rivers, lakes and streams, and all
the oceans and seas, and I release this light to go where
it is needed the most to light up the darkest parts of
the world. Thank you.” Read
more from Tom's website.
TRANCE MEDIUM AND SPIRIT ARTIST
ELAINE THORPE Elaine thanks
people for their ongoing support and prayers for her daughter,
Louise, who is making a slow recovery from COVID-91. In
this video, she goes into trance and Jonathan answers
viewers' questions about "the awakening" that
he claims is going on in the world right now. Jonathan's
previous talk about the corona virus.
WHO WAS EDGAR CAYCE?
Edgar
Cayce (pronounced Kay-Cee, 1877-1945) has been called
the "sleeping prophet," the "father of
holistic medicine," and the most documented psychic
of the 20th century. For more than 40 years of his adult
life, Cayce gave psychic "readings" to thousands
of seekers while in an unconscious state, diagnosing illnesses
and revealing details of past lives and prophecies for
the future.
The majority of Edgar Cayce's readings deal with holistic
health and the treatment of illness, but they also cover
an astonishing 10,000 different topics. Members of Edgar
Cayce's Association for Research and Enlightenment (A.R.E.),
the nonprofit founded by Cayce in 1931, have access to
the entire set of 14,306 readings in an online database.
Read
more.
EDGAR CAYCE ON PREDICTIONS, AKASHIC
RECORDS, ATLANTIS AND MORE Kevin
J. Todeschi is Executive Director and CEO of Edgar Cayce’s
Association for Research
& Enlightenment, A.R.E. and Atlantic
University, responsible for managing the day-to-day
operations of the Edgar Cayce organizations. As both student
and teacher of the Cayce material for more than forty
years, he has lectured on countless subjects in front
of thousands of individuals.
LIFE AFTER DEATH BY NEVILLE RANDALL
What
if we had a direct line into the next world? What would
we ask? George Woods and Betty Greene had that opportunity,
and they recorded hundreds of real conversations with
people who had died and were reaching out from 'heaven.’
They describe what happens to us when we die, where we
go, whom we meet, and what happens if we come back.
Leslie Flint asked author and journalist Neville Randall
to turn these recordings into a book - the result was
Life After Death. First published in 1974, it
is a detailed account of life beyond the grave, in the
words of people who live there. Now available for the
first time as an ebook from Apple
Books, Amazon
Kindle US, Nook,
Kobo,
Amazon
Kindle UK, and other ebook stores. 'Life After Death'
is perhaps the most reassuring and down-to-earth book
about the other side ever written.
DREAMING WITH ROBERT MOSS In this interview with
Mel Van Dusen, writer, lecturer, and professor of ancient
history, Robert Moss
talks about dreams and their power in guiding us to an
experience of deeper realities and fuller lives. For those
who wish to investigate their dreams, Kim Parker is offering
a free fortnightly zoom group (see details below).
GLOBAL GATHERING WITH AL AND JEAN
FIKE
Our guests on next Sunday's Global Gathering
are Al and Jeanne Fike, who created the Divine
Love Sanctuary Foundation, a global network of spiritual
seekers. What brings its members together is a singleness
of purpose to grow in The Divine Love, to enact Love in
their everyday lives, and to support humanitarian projects
that demonstrate Love-in-action. The DLSF believes that
God is guiding all Divine Love followers to unite together
in the bonds of Love to create a worldwide network of
Light as part of God’s Plan for the Salvation of
Mankind. Read
more.
NEW
GROUP Dream circle with
Kim Parker
A small group of 15 meets fortnightly - to share and explore
the meaning of their dreams.
2nd meeting Monday 20th April US
time Los Angeles 2 p.m. Monday Phoenix 2 p.m. Monday
Chicago 4 p.m. Monday
New York 5 p.m. Monday
London 10 p.m. Monday
Rome 11 p.m. Monday
Sydney 7 a.m. Tuesday https://zoom.us/j/7595442928
Email: Kim at kmrainbow57@yahoo.com
Wednesday 22nd April 2020
Physical mediumship development group
8 p.m. Central time; 9 p.m. New York; 6 p.m. Pacific Time; The group is now admitting
new members.
Participants sit in a darkened space in their own homes;
the group has been going for some time and members are
experiencing phenomena. https://zoom.us/j/4381898190
Contact Rob Blackburn (rkblack@mtco.com) or Craig Hogan
(r.craig.hogan@afterlifeinstitute.org) before joining
the group.
Deepen Your Conversation with Your
Loved Ones who have Died Based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner and
Lynn Stull
A second round of 6 consecutive weeks which
began on Wednesday
March 25, 2020 at 8-9 pm EST
During this Zoom Group you will learn to:
*identify the steps to assist your loved one while in
the afterlife
*help to prepare them for their next incarnation
*collaborate on activities which will create a better
world now and for them to reincarnate into.
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/859154703 Please contact Lynn or Mary Beth to register
and to receive additional class information.
Lynn Stull, lynn@lynnstull.com
Mary Beth Slivka, marybeth@evaluator.com
Saturday
25h April 2020
Love After Life Rebuilding a happy, fulfilling relationship with
our **ROMANTIC** soul-mates / twin-flames who have crossed
over.
Every Saturday (US TIME)
Online via our own Zoom Group, must be a member of the
FB group 'Love After Life'
Coordinators: Mary Beth Spann Mank mbspann@aol.com &
William J. Murray wjmurray@design249.com
POSITIVE NEWS
British
war veteran Captain Tom Moore has raised £13 million
(and climbing) for the much-loved British National Health
Service (NHS) by walking lengths of his back garden, with
the goal of completing 100 laps before his 100th birthday.
Shortly after he finished
the fundraiser, the retired soldier had words of advice
for the nation about coping with the corona virus lockdown.
"You've all got to remember that we will get through
it in the end, it will all be right," he said. "For
all those people finding it difficult at the moment, the
sun will shine on you again, and the clouds will go away."
BBC
The inventor of the first-ever home pregnancy
test is now working on a rapid COVID19 diagnostic test
in collaboration with a Senegalese company. It will cost
less than £1 to manufacture, with the aim of allowing
it to be easily available in Africa. Devex
Paris and Berlin have added their names
to a growing list of EU capitals, saying that a Green
Deal should be at the heart of the EU’s post-pandemic
recovery plan. “The Green Deal provides us with
a roadmap to make the right choices in responding to the
economic crisis while transforming Europe into a sustainable
and climate-neutral economy.” Euractiv
Read more stories of hopeful developments on Future
Crunch.
A DELIGHTFUL STORY OF FRIENDSHIP An
uplifting story of the joy of connecting with the natural
world. Elvis the lorikeet ended up on Bee's balcony after
being chased, and she helped him get healthy. At no time
did she think of putting him in a cage. Now he comes in
the house to visit her every other day.
THE POWER OF PRAYER Live-streamed
on Susanne Wilson's Youtube Channel, a multi-faith celebration
of hope and renewal with guests: Rev. Dr. Herbert Puryear
Spiritual Advisor, Author & Former Director of Edgar
Cayce's Association for Research & Enlightenment Rabbi Shai Specht
Life Cycle Officiant, Musician, Spiritual Advisor, Author
& Int'l Motivational Speaker Gretchen Bickert
Sound & Energy Healer, London School of Sound Healing
& Int'l Conference Presenter
ONLINE MEDIUMSHIP WORKSHOP WITH CHRISTINE MORGAN Christine
Morgan CSNU is one of Australia’s
foremost Spiritual Mediums and teachers of the Spiritual
Arts, based in Sydney Australia. She teaches at the famous
Arthur Findlay College and internationally via Zoom. There
are a few places left in her upcoming workshop on Saturday
18th April, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Sydney time.
(Friday 17th April 5.00 p.m. - 11.00 pm Pacific Time)
Register
now
1) A+ stories, love the amazing
subjects and people you cover. Just finished watching
Jurgen Ziewe on here, wonderful! Lori.
2) At this very strange time, thank you
for being a constant source of hope and light. Sending
you and Wendy much love. Cristina
3) My patchwork quilt, made from late hubby's clothes.
It is my prize possession, and for me, a beautiful metaphor.
The quilt is Ken's clothes in a different form. The clothes
still exist, only changed, just like Ken. Water >steam,
caterpillar>butterfly, clothes>quilt. Louise
INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC: ANDREA BOCELLI MUSIC FOR HOPE
On Easter Sunday (April 12, 2020), by invitation
of the City and of the Duomo cathedral of Milan, Italian
global music icon, Andrea Bocelli, gave a solo performance
representing a message of love, healing, and hope to Italy
and the world. The video is set to open at the magnificent
finale, Amazing Grace.
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