How did humans and everything else come into existence? This question has been asked over the years. With theory through science, some of the question is answered but remains a mystery. My thoughts bring a smile to my face for I believe we know not what we assume to know. A rather bold statement I admit and truly, this is an assumption on my part. I look at the debate between Creation and the theory of Evolution a good example of knowledge, which is questionable.
When we began this study of life, we saw a video on Creation vs. the Theory of Evolution. The theory is taught in schools and in colleges and even promoted in the media.  The Creation account of existence of life is not “politically acceptable”. Therefore, it is not found in the public education arena. As humans, we seek knowledge to make us more productive and value originated. However, the knowledge I feel that is needed is not given creating a disastrous result. I think of the theory of evolution which was introduced by Charles Darwin in 1859 no provable evidence supports his theory.
The two step process of our existence; in the beginning, about four billion years ago, the air is unfit to breathe. The young earth is without life. The sun beats down; storms lash the coasts; volcanoes pour hissing lava into the ocean’s waters. These natural jolts fuse simple molecules into more complex ones. Amino acids are formed, and then interact with each other, and primitive protein is fashioned, perhaps as a worm-like molecule. Somehow, the right molecules get together and the first living cell appears. This first living cell is the great ancestor of all plants and animals on earth, including man. From this first cell, all other forms of life evolved. This tiny first living cell is the father of us all!

        As time went on, this first cell developed into amoeba-like organisms and other primitive creatures that could survive in the ocean. After millions of years, these creatures evolved into fish. Some of these fish developed lungs so that they could survive outside of the water. Gradually they began to make their way onto land as the first amphibians. These amphibians then evolved into reptiles and the earth soon became populated with great dinosaurs. Some of these reptiles started to develop legs that could move around better, and these creatures became what we today would call mammals. Other reptiles developed wings.
      One of these early mammals was known as a tree shrew. He was not much larger than a squirrel and in many ways looked like a squirrel. This creature lived in trees and gradually evolved into primitive monkeys and other apelike creatures. From these apelike creatures there evolved two major groups; One the great apes that we can see in zoos today, such as the gorilla, orangutan, gibbon and chimpanzee. Two a creature who came down from the trees and who started walking upright, all monkeys and apes walk on all fours.  He is now known as Man!   
      There are many problems with the theory of evolution, it is impossible for life to come from non-life.  Evolutionists teach that the first living cell evolved from non-life. There is no evidence that this ever happened. Life does not just happen by chance. There is no evidence that amphibians evolved into reptiles.  There is no evidence that reptiles evolved into mammals.  There is no evidence that reptiles evolved into birds.  Yet this is widely accepted, this knowledge of how we came into existence.
       
      Creation is the reason we have life on this planet animal life, plant life, human life is because the Creator made it so. God created all plants and all living creatures.  
      There are variations found in the various "kinds" of animals, which God created.  For example, think of all the varieties of dogs.  Think of all the varieties of cats.  Think of all the varieties of humans.  All humans came from the same parents Adam and Eve and yet we do not all look alike different colored skin, different eyes.  
       God has made the various kinds of animals with great genetic potential for variation.  He did this for humans as well.  However, one kind of animal does not change into another kind.  Animals always reproduce "after their kind" (Genesis 1:11, 21, 25).  Lizards do not change into birds. Reptiles do not evolve into lions.  Dogs do not evolve into cats.  Land mammals do not change into whales.  Eels do not evolve into snakes.  Apes do not evolve into humans.
      Every creature on earth shows evidence of amazing design.  Think of the web-making capability of the spider, the defensive mechanism of the skunk, the amazing design found in every animal that is able to fly.  If there is Design, then should not there be a Designer?   Suppose you came across a beautiful work of art.  You ask the owner of its origin, "Who created this beautiful work of art?"  The owner says, "No one it just happened by chance.  One day I dropped some tools accidental resulted in this."  Would you believe it?
    Knowledge is taught to our future generations, which are unreal as the story above. The truth of how and who we really are is a mystery but having faith leads me to believe in Creation which ispolitically unacceptable. The scientific fields of study have fed the evolutionary fires of knowledge, which they know not what they know.
 
Captivated 07/22/2010
 
There's a song which has dominated my attention for the past couple of weeks. From the first time I heard it, I began to play it so many times I've lost count. I think it's a beautiful song, of course, but there's so much more to it than that.

The song is titled "Captivate Us." It's on a CD by the group Watermark. It's a simple, quiet song with two voices and an acoustic guitar. I'm sharing the music with you here but I really want to suggest it not as a song, but as a prayer--a prayerful preparation for a conversation with our Heavenly Father. Not only have I listened to the song many times on the way to and from work but I've also used it to prepare my heart to commune with the Lord and to practice His presence as I begin to have conversation with Him.

For the purpose of prayer, you can change all of the us pronouns to me. As you become familiar with the words and are able to close your eyes as you speak them--out loud, preferably, I pray that He will, as the words say, draw you closer to Him.

"Your face is beautiful
And Your eyes are like the stars
Your gentle hands have healing
There inside the scars

Your loving arms they draw me near
And your smile it brings me peace
Draw me closer, oh my Lord
Draw me closer, Lord, to Thee

Captivate us, Lord Jesus
Set our eyes on You
Devastate us with Your presence
Falling down
And Rushing River draw us nearer
Holy Fountain consume us with You
Captivate us, Lord Jesus, with You

Your voice is powerful
And Your words are radiant bright
In Your breath and shadow
I will come close and abide

You whisper love and life divine
And Your fellowship is free
Draw me closer O my Lord
Draw me closer Lord to Thee

Captivate us, Lord Jesus
Set our eyes on You
Devastate us with Your presence
Falling down
And Rushing River draw us nearer
Holy Fountain consume us with You
Captivate us, Lord Jesus, with You

Let everything be lost in the shadows
Of the light of Your face
Let every chain be broken from me
As I'm bound in Your grace
For Your yoke is easy
Your burden is light
You're full of wisdom, power and might
And every eye will see You

Captivate us, Lord Jesus
Set our eyes on You
Devastate us with Your presence
Falling down
And Rushing River draw us nearer
Holy Fountain consume us with You
Captivate us, Lord Jesus, with You"


I am a lover of words--their meanings, colorations and shades. This song sent me to various dictionaries, as well as the Bible, to see all the meanings of some of the words and phrases used in this song. I wanted to see what God intended to say, what He wanted us to ask for, when He inspired the writers, Christy and Nathan Nockels.

First, look at the word captivate. It can mean: attract; fascinate; charm; enchant; cause to be enamored; beguile; entrance; hold the attention of someone by being extremely interesting, exciting, charming or attractive; subdue; overpower; capture; or enslave.

In praying "Captivate me, Lord", I'm see myself asking Him to do everything from attract me to enslave me.

What's that? I want Him to enslave me? But He told us through Paul:

"For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin - because anyone who has died has been freed from sin." (Romans 6:6-7)

Yes, freed from slavery to sin, but then divinely enslaved to Him:

“But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 6:22-23)

The lyrics make reference to Matthew 11:28-30: "Come to me all you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke fits perfectly, and the burden I give you is light."

For generating word-pictures in my mind, I love the references to the Lord as a Rushing River and Holy Fountain.

And we can read in Psalms:

"How priceless is your unfailing love! Both high and low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house; you give the drink from your river of delights. For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light." (Psalm 36:7-9)

...And in Revelation:

"To all who are thirsty I will give the springs of the water of life without charge!" (Rev. 21:6b)

And directly from the mouth of Jesus:

"'If you are thirsty, come to me! If you believe in me, come and drink! For the Scriptures declare that rivers of living water will flow from within.'" (John 7:37b-38)

Another word which had an impact on me, but which surprised me, was devastate. I knew of its usage only in terms of laying waste to, or to ravage. But what a great word and a great request for me to make of God! It also means: arouse; elicit; kindle; evoke; fire; raise; provoke; overwhelm; overpower; sweep over; overcome; overtake; confound; stun.

I say "Lord, arouse me to You, and then proceed to overwhelm, sweep over, and all the rest. Just do it, Lord! And, Lord, while You're at it, go ahead and lay waste to and ravage everything You see in me that is not of You."

If you take the words as your own and pray them as you commune with our Heavenly Father, I'm sure He will lead you to other words which have the most meaning for you; which draw the clearest picture; which bring you into His presence the closest and prepare you for conversation with Him.

The sweetest times of concentrating on being in the Lord's presence are those when we come not to ask for anything--no matter how important and precious those requests are to Him--but those times when we say,

"Father, I don't come to You now to get anything. I've prayed about my needs and desires already and Your Word says they're met according to Your riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Now, I just come to be with You. If you have anything You'd like to tell me, I'm ready to listen. I want You to know that whatever I see in Your Word or hear from You, I'll do."

Then sit or kneel in His presence and enjoy His company.

I pray the words of this song will be useful to you in your prayer time and that your time with Him will be more precious because of it.

Love,
Brother Bill
 
 
Close the door. Write with no one looking over your shoulder. Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear from you. Figure out what you have to say. It's the one and only thing you have to offer." -- Barbara Kingsolver

I ran across this quote and have often thought it true ~ not only with authors, but with graphic and stationery designers, etc.: often, people pleasers; sweet, generous, and precious ~ but missing the best.

God dwells in our heart. Thus, our calling involves following the passions God has placed there; not making everyone else happy, not meeting others demands, not fulfilling every request in the universe.

If you are tired, in service, you are carrying a weight God did not place there. Leave whatever else for the next person, as they are called. Remember, we, also, are called to trust God to do the rest.

Recently, I found a really neat site that was, almost joyously, shouting the need to hurry up and write whatever God has given you to share. Though, it brought me to question if you even realize, to what extent, God has given you the power to make a difference.

Even so, many have been in your own personal, and sometimes horrendous, tribulation for quite some time. Though, I wonder how much you realize these hard times happen to you (as they are happening to many others) so you will know where others are, what the need is, and what words need be shared.

God gave writers. That means, if you are a writer, you are a gift and it was God that decided such. It had nothing to do with your writing skills, but the desires of your heart.

There is a hurting world, out there, even more desperate than our situation may feel. And during times you have no new words to share, your 'already written seed' is still available to help others that have not yet caught up to where you are spiritually.

Do you realize, when words come to you faster than you can write them down, that those are as much God's words as the Bible? I pray that you do. I pray that you will, finally, truly believe that it is impossible for you to write something inferior ~ when the Spirit is moving. God does not do anything inferior.

God has given you words, to share, that meet people where they are. You have a type of 'gift of healing' amidst a terribly wounded and cruel world. I pray you get a glimpse of how important you, your ministry, and your seed is ~ then stand up to Satan and not let him stop you from the passions of your heart any longer.

Words, inspired by God, do not belong to you ~ but Him. Share them, wherever there is a door of opportunity, as if your message, alone, can change the entire world ~ because it can.

Via the Internet, your writings will be multiplied so many times that only God can count the number of lives that have been touched ... and how many lives they touch ... and how many lives they touch. In that ripple effect, you have been given a great opportunity to lead. And know this; it is impossible to out give God. What a gift!


"In blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies." -- Genesis 22:17
 
 
There's no way to fake INTEGRITY. You are either are IN INTEGRITY offering a PURE positive vibration which the Law of Attraction responds to. Or you're OUT of INTEGRITY which creates a negative or mixed vibration, which the Law of Attraction cannot ignore.

Here's a real-life story which demonstrates what happens to our vibration when we are out of INTEGRITY.

I was feeling pretty upbeat after our coaching session yesterday and really excited about winning a prize pack from the radio station.

After picking up my prize, I noticed Spyware, an electronics store, and decided to go in and compare prices with an item I had just bought from Radio Shack yesterday. Spyware had the exact same item on sale for $10.00 less so I bought it with the intention of returning the first item to Radio Shack. When I compared the two products they were exactly the same, with the exact same bar codes and packaging. However, I noticed the cheaper item had one wire a couple centimeters shorter than the more expensive item.

I made a decision to return the item with the shorter wire (the one purchased at Spyware) back to Radio Shack and keep the original item. Thus saving $10.00 but keeping the better product.

After the clerk had finished all the paperwork I felt extremely guilty. But then I rationalized it was too late to do anything about it and told myself I would just have to let this guilt go. What a way to bring my high vibration to a crashing halt. I reminded myself that this is why I shouldn't do things like this in the first place because not only can I not live with the guilt but now it is a double whammy because I'm so aware of my vibration and this is bringing it way down.

Anytime we do something that is not in alignment with our core values, we feel negative emotions which hinder us from receiving the real desires of our heart.

The antidote is simple: be honest, pay all debts, return what you've borrowed, speak kindly about others and keep your word. In other words, do nothing that will hinder the flow of pure positive energy toward you. Be true to your self an you'll open the way for receiving everything that will make you happy.

This same client had such an opportunity to 'make it right' on an energetic level. Again, she wrote:

I was feeling pretty bad when I returned to my office, and then remembered I needed to go to the bank. I went up to the bank machine and there was $40.00 sitting in the slot. Someone had forgotten to take it with them after they finished their transaction. They had also forgotten to take their bank slip. I took both out of the machine and put them in my pocket while I did my own banking.

Now I was dealing with the moral dilemma of what I should do with the found money. I so badly wanted to keep the money as I am heavily in debt with all my credit cards almost maxed out. I tried rationalizing: The bank slip doesn't have the account number on it so it's not like one can trace it but it did say that the person had a balance of $195.00 which isn't very much.

I remembered how I felt when I once left $20.00 in the bank machine myself and went back for it but it was gone.

I then decided to go into the bank and leave the $40.00 with a bank teller. While I was waiting in line, another lady came into the bank and told me I left my card in the bank machine so I went back to get it. Then she came back again saying now I'd left my bank slip in the machine. This is how frazzled I was!

Anyways, I gave the money to a bank teller with my business card and I am feeling much better.

I feel like the Universe gave me an opportunity not only to redeem myself but also an opportunity to change my vibration after something I've done in the past that I feel badly about.

Indeed!  This client demonstrates the wonderful way the Law of Attraction works: Her dominant intention was to offer a high vibration so that she can attract more money and enjoy her life.

The Law of Attraction arranged an opportunity (the item from Radio Shack.) Her actions in the first opportunity caused her vibration to drop, which didn't feel good. So she RESET her intention to feel good,and the Law of Attraction sent her another opportunity to take actions that feel better.

 
 
Are there times when you feel uncomfortable in crowded places? Are there moments when you feel as if your space is being invaded? Some people can only come so close to you. This is a reaction triggered by your aura.

It’s possible that someone else’s aura is intruding upon yours.

At times, you feel uneasy in the presence of a certain person. You enter a room, you have this sense that something is wrong. The human aura is a strong electro- magnetic field. We give off electrical energy and absorb magnetic one.

You can feel this energy force in a room full of people, where varying energies, positive and negative are being inter-charged.

The aura is an extension of our energies, be it strong or weak, fair or otherwise, light and bright or dull and dense.

It is a band of energy that surrounds us, a life energy that can be sensed around every living thing, plants, trees, animals, birds and people.

There are seven layers of aura, but the most accessible to the human perception are the first three layers surrounding the human body.

Auras can be seen with the eyes wide open. It can also be seen psychically with the eyes closed. Auras can be best seen under a soft light. You can check your own aura by looking at a mirror against a light color background with dim lighting.

Look beyond the object and do not focus on it.Auras are observed more prominently around the hands, between the shoulders, neck and head area.

Those who can see aura mostly observe the mental and etheric layers or planes. These are the colorful layers of aura.

Physical Aura

Closest to the body is the physical aura. It represents the body’s physical growth, strengths and weaknesses, physical sensations, pleasant and unpleasant. This band is very strong in athletes and people who are in touch with themselves- enjoy life’s pleasures like food, comfort , sex, etc.

Mental and Emotional Aura

Moving away from the body is the second layer. This reflects the person’s emotional moods and mental feelings, about how one feels about oneself.Any block in this area slows down the flow of energy. This part of the aura is changeable and fluctuates through the day, depending on the mental and emotional stimulations one feels.


Spiritual Aura

This part of the aura reflects the energy of the spirit and its development. The color on this level is most distant. Mental sluggishness shows in this area.

Negative thoughts accumulated over time shows in this area. It is believed that yellow is predominant in at this level.


Reading the Aura

These levels can be read separately or in conjunction with each other.The colors are not physically separated by a line or space between them. They seem to fuse or change into one another. One color may be more dominant than others. As one develops the ability to read auras, viable information can be derived from the different levels.

There is no hierarchy of judgement involving the colors and their placement in the aura. The colors are only indicators of the person’s current state, can be read to strengthen the positive and / or help alleviate problems .

Remember, as living things change, so do the energy fields. As we develop, as we solve our problems, as we work through inhibiting blocks, we continue to balance our energies.

Exercise:
When reading an aura, do no stop yourself after sensing the colors. Recognizing the colors is the beginning of the aura reading. Verbalize what you see, this not only defines what you see, it enhances the flow of your intuition and helps with an insightful reading.

You could see one color, or a combination thereof. The colors may grow stronger or brighter as the reading progresses. Rely on your ability to interpret responsibly with a clear mind what you see or sense.

When people are comfortable with one another,their aura tend to compliment each other in an attractive manner.

Learning about aura helps you to raise your intuitive faculties.
 
Words From Lisa 05/31/2010
 
We are living at an incredible time and anyone that is following the spiritual path knows that the earth is changing, which in effect, propels human beings to evolve/change as well. There is no escaping. Those that are resisting the changes because they are not aware of what is going on, their lives will show much turmoil and chaos. All one has to do is look outside and see this for themselves. This is not top secret, it is wake up time. The inner search has finally been put into high gear for many! People no longer believe in other humans who once stood on high pedestals, as those pedestals are crumbling beneath their feet. Many people are finally turning inward to search for the truth within their own beings, instead of relying on and trusting outside sources. Finding new spiritual tools to help us upon our journey is at an all time high.

I believe that one of the most powerful tools we have right now is a spiritual energy called The Violet Flame of Transmutation. Using the Violet Flame along with energy work is an excellent and very powerful combination. Although the Violet Flame has been around for many years, we are finally finding ways to use it to change all areas of our lives – mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually. In this article I will share a very self-empowering way that you too can use the Violet Flame in your life.

The knowledge of the Violet Flame was brought forth to us by Ascended Master St. Germain. For seven decades Lightworkers around the world have been invoking the Violet Flame for various causes. The Violet Flame has the ability to transform all fear based thoughts and emotions into love based thoughts and emotions. It can transform anxiety into peace, hatred into love and fear into courage. The Violet Flame is a tool that can help release karma, raise your vibration and consciousness, accelerate spiritual growth and activate your DNA. If you use energetic releasing programs to help you clear out your issues faster, such as the Lightarian Clearing Program or the Practical Mastery Series that I offer, along with the Violet Flame you have an incredible self-empowering tool to help transform the quality of your life. The Violet Flame can help you with all emotional and mental problems if you believe in its power! It can help to relieve stress, anger, sadness, depression etc. It is a gift that transmutes human mis-creations that we have created through the power and misuse of our own thoughts and feelings.

When I first started my healing journey, I like most people attended group meetings to learn how to better myself. I was taught in this group that when you said or did something negative, if you realized immediately that this is not the energy you wanted to put out to the Universe, you could say “Cancel, Cancel, Cancel” and the energy of that thought or action would be erased, as quick as snapping your fingers. In the beginning I believed this was a truth and yes I began using it! The fact was when I first started my own healing journey my life was a complete mess, so any trick given that could change my life I was going to implement.

After spending some time within this group I observed this in action with those that used it frequently and wondered how one could put out negative energy and then depend on saying the words cancel, cancel, cancel and expect all to be ok? From everything that I had been studying on my own I was under the impression that if one followed a spiritual path, a life of joy and happiness would soon appear. I would witness people saying cancel all the time! I too would have a thought pop in my head and immediately say cancel! I was only doing what I was taught and believed to be true. The difference with me though, I had to know why my life was not changing to joy and happiness even though I was implementing the grand cancellation policy!? It was making no sense to me, I mean I was using the cancel tool! Then it really hit me. Why was this group of people that I was investing my time and energy with not enjoying the quality of their lives either? This cancel aspect began not sitting well with me so I had to figure out how this could be possible that saying the words cancel stopped the negative flow of energy.

I discovered two things during my research. First off those that were teaching me the cancel policy were only half right. They were teaching from the belief that we are the creators of our life, and yes this is what I still believe. Upon researching I discovered the key part that they didn’t teach, understand or perhaps didn’t know about and that is, there is no such thing as destroying energy. It is impossible. The only thing a person can do is change the energy into a different form. You cannot say cancel, cancel, cancel and expect it to go away! If you sent the energy out, you are responsible for it and it will come back to you. That is after all the law of attraction! With this new understanding I figured out why my life wasn’t changing! I was still sending out the lower vibrational frequencies even though I desired a better life. Using the Violet Flame as a tool can allow us to quickly transmute the negativity from our lives but only if applied appropriately.

Now that we are aware of our creating powers, and yes each and everyone one of us is a powerful creator! We must work at controlling our thoughts and emotions and focus our attention on what it is that we want to create or manifest in our lives. We are magnetic energetic beings and our vibrational frequency is what pulls or attracts to us the same or very similar vibrational frequency that we are putting out. Therefore the full circle, boomerang effect or what comes around, goes around. Put out any feelings of negativity – and negativity will come right back to you. Put out any feelings of lack, lack comes right back to you. The other side of the coin, change the frequency to a higher vibrational thought or emotion. If you put out the feeling of love – love comes right back to you. If you put out the feeling of abundance, abundance comes right back to you. Do you see how powerful we really are? Our thoughts put together with our emotions create our way of daily living. So start today by changing your thoughts and emotions, to generate the change within your world! We can invoke the Violet Flame to transmute our misqualified thoughts and feelings from the past, and we can empower our efforts with using affirmations to succeed in the life we desire to create. You are the only one that has power over your life. You create your tomorrow by your daily thoughts and emotions that you express today. You are the creator.

I use the Violet Flame when I am doing healing work on myself. I also suggest to my clients that they too invoke the Violet Flame to transmute all they are releasing when they come to me for the Lightarian Programs that I offer. The Violet Flame has qualities of mercy, forgiveness, freedom and transmutation. The Violet Flame has the power to erase, or transmute the cause, the effect, and even the memory of our past mistakes! This IS an incredible tool! The Lightarian Programs are incredible modalities in themselves, helping one to raise their vibration and propel them further along their spiritual path. I have found that by asking my clients to invoke the Violet Flame for themselves when they use the Lightarian programs it makes a significant difference in their healing process.

Using the Lightarian Programs or the Practical Mastery Series as an example, when we consciously choose to implement energetic healing programs in our life to speed up the clearing/releasing/healing process, we are aware and ready to make positive choices during the releasing process. Therefore when I ask my clients to empower themselves and use the Violet Flame, they are ready and prepared to take positive action.

For those of us that are being thrown into the releasing process caused by perceived outside circumstances, we need a tool to help relieve the negative energy/feelings we are releasing/experiencing. I’m going to use anger as our example because at the time of this writing it is prevalent upon the earth.

At any point in our life we always have an abundance of emotions flowing through us. As explained earlier we are magnetic beings. That means that whatever energy/emotion we flow out from our being, we attract back to ourselves. Yes, emotions are energy! So let’s say one day you are mad and you project that anger at your husband, child, co-worker etc. This anger that you have now projected out WILL come back to you; remember “What goes around comes around!” It does not necessarily come back from those that you projected it too. It may come back to you by the guy that cuts you off on the highway! In order to stop the anger boomerang effect, implement this tool. As soon as the feelings of anger start, immediately stop, take a breath and say (in your mind is fine), “I call upon the Violet Flame to transmute the cause, core, effect, record and memory of these anger feelings Now!” Take another breath and within a matter of seconds these feelings of anger will have been transmuted and feel much less powerful than they did only seconds before. Therefore the venom/karma that you could have potentially directed towards another individual has been stopped dead in its track! You took immediate action and empowered yourself by refraining to give into the urge of expressing your anger in a negative way. Congratulations, but you are not done! You need to immediately raise the anger vibration, which is a very dense, heavy energy into a higher vibrational emotion. Redirect your thoughts to something that makes you feel joy! Something that makes you smile from ear to ear. If you do not implement the higher vibrational emotion, you will stay stuck in the lower, denser vibratory frequency. It is important to raise your frequency if you desire to create a positive, joyful existence. Positive thoughts and emotions attract positive experiences!

You can use this technique for every negative emotion that comes into your life. If you are not expressing love, than you are expressing fear. Love based emotions are feelings of joy, happiness, bliss, peace, calm etc. Fear based emotions are the opposite of love which are hate, anger, sadness, confusion, depressed, etc. Whenever a fear based emotion creeps up on you, immediately use the Violet Flame to transmute the energy. Eventually, with work these feelings of fear will come up less and less in your life because you have found a tool to release them positively instead of having to recycle them and learn again by the boomerang! You will also notice after repeated use your life changing for the positive because you are raising your own vibrational energetic frequency! Always remember the law of attraction. What you put out you will attract back.

I invite you to start creating the life you desire today!

Until our paths cross again, keep smiling and play in love!

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 I discovered that there is no real healing without a personal connection with a source of spiritual guidance.
Everyone in recovery - whether from alcohol, drugs, food, spending, gambling, sex, TV, codependency, or any other addiction - knows that they cannot heal without a connection with their Higher Power, yet for many, this connection is illusive. It is a common experience for me to work with people who have been in Twelve Steps for years yet still don't have a direct, personal experience of their Higher Power. All of us want a direct line to our spiritual Guidance. We need this help in maintaining abstinence and taking responsibility for ourselves. We want to know what is in our highest good, what is the right decision in different situations, how to set appropriate boundaries, and how to manifest what we want.
It is the birthright of each of us to have a direct line to God, whatever God is for you. Yet few of us have learned how to do this at will on a daily basis. Surprisingly however, it is not hard to do.

The spiritual realm exists at a higher frequency than we do here on the physical plane of Planet Earth. In order to access the spiritual realm, we need to know how to raise our "frequency".

One way to understand "frequency" is to imagine a room filled with people who are sharing love and joy with each other. This room has a feeling of lightness--a high frequency--whereas a room filled with angry, tense people has a feeling of heaviness--a low frequency.

So, how do we raise our frequency? There are numerous things you can do to help yourself raise your frequency, but none of them will work unless you have the intent to learn with Spirit about loving yourself and others.

Our intent is the most powerful tool we have for raising our frequency. There are only two possible intents in any given moment: to learn with God/Spirit about loving yourself and others, or to protect against your pain and avoid responsibility for your feelings. When our intent is to protect and avoid we seek to control - through our various addictions - our feelings, others' feelings and behavior, and the outcome of things. When our intent is to learn, we seek to take responsibility for our own feelings and behavior by discovering what we may be thinking or doing that is unloving to ourselves and others, and what would be loving.

You can try many methods of raising your frequency, from prayer to meditation to chanting, but if your intent is to protect instead of learn, none of these will do any good at all. The reason is that when the intent is to protect against pain, we close our heart so as not to feel whatever we are feeling. God cannot come through a closed heart.

We are each given free will when we come to this planet. This means that we get to choose our intent - to be open or closed, loving or unloving, protected against pain or taking responsibility for our feelings. While the love that is God is all-powerful, it cannot come into a closed heart. Just as the air you breathe cannot come into your lungs until you take a breathe, the love, power and wisdom that is God cannot enter your being until you choose the intent to learn about loving.

When you have a true, pure intent to learn, your frequency automatically raises. None of the actions I suggest below will raise your frequency without this intent. However, once you have this intent, the following actions can help to further raise your frequency.

• Move into your imagination. Your imagination is a gift from God. When you move into your imagination, you raise your frequency and tap into the source of your creativity and inspiration. Our willingness to move into and trust our imagination is essential to being able to connect with our personal spiritual Guidance When you first begin to utilize your imagination to increase your frequency and connect with God, you might feel as if you are just using your imagination to make things up. However, as you take the risk of trusting what you think you are "making up," you will discover that it really is coming through you from God rather than from you.

• Keep your body clear. Your body is an energy system. If your body's energy is clogged with drugs, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, sugar, heavy foods, lots of food or foods contaminated with pesticides, preservatives, artificial sweeteners or any of the thousands of chemicals that are added to foods, your frequency is lowered.

• Pray. Sincere prayers of gratitude and asking God for help in healing all blocks to loving can raise your frequency.

• Chant. Repetitive prayers, chants and mantras can open you to higher frequencies, as can singing in general.

• Dance. Rapid repetitive movement, such as Native American drumming dances, may open you to higher frequencies.

• Spend time in nature. The frequency of a city is far lower than the frequency of nature. Being among trees and flowers, near a river, creek or lake, at the ocean, in the desert, or on a mountain can all raise your frequency.

• Listen to classical or spiritual music.

• Do creative, artistic activities. Moving into your creative imagination raises the frequency.

• Use incense or do "smudging." Incense has been used for centuries to raise the frequency and invite spiritual connection. "Smudging" is using the smoke from various dried plants such as sage, pine, cedar and lavender to clear the energies in a room and raise the frequency. Smudging has been used for thousands of years by indigenous peoples throughout the world.

• Lighting candles. Candlelight, too, has been used for thousands of years to clear the air and raise the frequency.

If you get into the habit of asking yourself throughout the day, "What is my intent? Am I trying to control something, or is my deepest desire in the moment to learn about loving myself and others?", you will begin to understand intent. This will eventually lead you into hearing, feeling, and seeing your personal spiritual Guidance.
 
 
Missy Shaw was my Godmother, she was a true historian and I enjoyed the lazy afternoons sitting on the floor listing to stories of her life. The stories shared in class compelled me to share her story with you. Missy Shaw was born in the Mississippi Delta area to the slave Cali she was a cook for the Shaw family. Missy Shaw story; I am telling you was told to her by Lilly she was the record keeper for the slaves that belonged to Lester and Henry Shaw.  
Master Henry grew cotton a small operation he had some pigs, chickens, a mule, and five slaves. At one time, it was a fairly large plantation, started by Lester Shaw and his wife Annabel. Master Shaw had one boy and five girls the last girl born two year before Missy. As the story goes, Master ran a tight ship so to speak, but loved to gamble and slaves where won and lost. Cali was one of those wins along with Onus, now Cali was Choctaw and Onus was African. Their story is sketchy at best; Onus found a young Cali near dead and nursed her back to health. He suffered beatings and near starvation but he would not leave her side until she was well. Onus was big and strong and bull headed when it came to Cali he protected her and she followed him.
Onus was a hard worker and was favored by his owner, and was revered by the other slaves. However, his owner’s son hated him and so did Gant the white poor overseer, which was the worse kind. There were a whole mess of them Gant’s, none of them no account they hired out to oversee the n_____’s! He would have killed Onus but they feared the reaction it would cause. So the first change he got after his Paw died  he got rid of Onus and Cali The age of Cali was some where in her teens best any one could guess when her and Onus came to the Shaw’s.
Cali was a lovely child with spirit to boot talented and worked side by side with Onus. When Master Shaw brought them home he turned them over to Buck a big black who ruled his charges with a whip and a fist. The story goes Buck took them down to the cabins he was eyeing Cali, they stopped in front of a cabin. Buck told Onus he did not want any trouble and he was going to bed Cali good and proper. Now while he was saying this he was reaching to grab Cali and raised his whip to hit Onus. Onus was reported to say I will kill you as he hit Buck in the jaw knocking him out. He and Cali went into the cabin and rested.
Early morning coming out of the cabins, Buck was lying dead where he had fallen hitting a rock on the back of the head. We was all standing around when Master Shaw came down form the big house, he saw Buck on the ground and demanded what happened. Onus told him Master said, “Get him buried you’re in charge now get them to work” and walked away. Onus turned and told us he would bury him, we went to work and worked harder that day and every day since. After a while, the plantation was running like a well-made time piece Master was fond of them. Cali still looked like she was in her teens Onus worked right along with the rest of the field hands and Cali worked all over cooking, cleaning, washing ,whatever was to be done.
Now Master had sent Henry and the girls to school up North, for an education there was a good time had when they came home for a break. We took care of the Shaw’s and they took care of us. In fact we often laughed we did not know who owned whom, we was a family.
Cali was a rare gem and some thought she was the reason times where good, a blessing from an Indian god or even a Voodoo princess. She would pick different weeds and boil them together with a chosen rock, her and Onus was the only ones who drank it stunk. The time was I Lilly enjoyed being who I was.
That carried on about two summers it was 1850.  A baby girl Claire had joined us she was about two Master wanted a boy. Now the gambling shindig was coming to the plantation. The Master’s who would come to play where good to there darkies and the shindig moved every year from one players plantation to another. It was our time to shine, but something terrible happened. On the day of the party Master Shaw wanted everything just right this was the second time they would come to his plantation to play, and he was far better of now then he was then. A pit was dug to roast a pig, those that did not go to the field with Onus that morning was busy doing something.
Now Ms. Annabel told Cali to go get her some berries down by Pearl River it was less than a mile or so from the back of the house. Normally if you where sent from the house to the river you went with another, not that day. When Onus and the rest came out of the field early that afternoon because of the party he started asking were was Cali. All that was going on she had not been missed, about that time Ms. Annabel yelled Cali’s name. We got to the back of the house to see Cali fall to the ground. Onus was first one to reach her with Ms Annabel right behind him. She was bloody and beaten her clothes barley hanging on. Onus picked her up he was crying no sound just rivers of tears streaked his dusty face. He started toward cabin row when Ms. Annabel told him to take her to the house he was told once more to take her to the house this time it was the Master. He did what he was told; there was a dry room of from the kitchen where the sick would stay. Cali was in and out she would moan then nothing she was barely alive. As things where gathered to tend to her Onus knelt by the cot he had placed her on. She came around and said something to Onus that made him cry more. We had to get the Master to get him out of there so we could tend to Cali.
Master Shaw gathered everyone and told them that she was hurt but would be all right and he wanted everybody to carry on as if nothing happened because guests were coming. He told Onus to go to his cabin and stay there, someone told the Master handed him a jug. The party was held and toasted a success by those that came, even though there was a dark cloud that loomed among us. The Shaw Plantation shined that night, it was if there was a blanket of peace and clam every one had a good time. It was Sunday afternoon when the last guest left he was a Doctor that was always invited but never showed. For the breath of me, I do not call his name but he was a good man.
As mentioned before Lilly is telling Missy Shaw these stories. In return, Ms. Shaw had a way of telling the stories as if Lilly was taking to you. She would often interrupt and say enough with Lilly’s stories they get weep pee from here. I did not mind, Lilly’s tale would make me weep. So being quite articulate, she tells the rest of the story.
Cali was raped and beaten she was a virgin; Onus was her angel he never touched her. It took months for her to heal and to find out Onus was dead and she was going to have me. Onus knew who had hurt her because she told him, Gant the overseer they had left. Onus left sometime during the party, he knew where they stayed. You had to go by there place, if you went to Vicksburg. He killed Willie Gant who had scratches all over his face, he had hurt Cali. Two other brothers were killed by Onus, and they killed him in the battle. Some of there associates came by and saw the bodies, took Onus body lynched it and set it on fire as the story goes.  
Cali survived but did not have the spirit she had before that day. Lester Shaw got sick and could not run the place anymore so Henry came home. The summer of 1850 is when I came along it was a hard birth and took the live of Cali. Annabel Shaw named me Missy and raised me along with her daughter Claire. Lester Shaw died that winter. Now Henry had learned to be a clock smith up North and did not like the plantation life. Ms. Annabel taught me how to read and write along with Claire.
When Lester died, some young slaves ran away Henry did not care those just left old slaves. By the time I was ten Lilly died she was easy in her hundreds. Henry would go to Vicksburg and Claire and I would worry him to death to go along a couple of times it worked. I still remember seeing the Vicksburg Court House for the first time it was amazing the railroads, the Mississippi river, huge boats, people going here and there overwhelming. Claire and I got little sleep the two days we were there. We had heard talk of a possible war because in 1859, the Mississippi state convention adopted an official resolution calling for secession from the Union if an abolitionist was elected president.
There was a lot of talk I recall about what would happen if Abraham Lincoln became president. Claire had Henry pick up all kinds of reading material so we could share it with mother. Annabel Shaw was my mother in every sense of the word and she taught me well. It was 1861 the once proud plantation was no more, it was a humble place where Annabel Shaw lived with her son Henry, daughter Claire and Missy and three slaves. I know that all the slaves of the Shaw’s where blessed because our owners where a minority in a land of promise and indifference for those of color. Then there was War Between the States changed our lives forever, and that’s another story.
                
 
 
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The first assignment for this class was to list six cultural issues, which are in conflict with traditional Christianity. I listed the following issues, The Church, abortion, homosexuality, greed, divorce, marriage, and adultery. After listing theses, I wrote a little something about each one.

Church:  It is my belief that the Church is the people who are believers in Christ. I feel that the houses of worship are losing the traditional teachings of
Christianity. Conflicting beliefs is a major problem in our culture today. The issues that face the Church today are at the very core of our society. I feel that the traditional teachings of the Bible are mired, in interpretations that are widely debated. This places a complex burden on how to deal with the issues of today.

Abortion:
                Having first hand knowledge of this ill-fated practice has the Church divided over rights of human’s versus God’s gift of life. I now know to take a life in this manner is not our right. The discussion in class on this topic was very emotional and united against abortion.
           The biblical ethic upholds the dignity and worth of every human being, regardless of the state of development or physical dependency, from the moment of conception until natural death, the life-of-the-mother position is consistent with this position. The Christian community should endorse such a position both in personal practice and in public policy, and back it up with tangible spiritual, emotional, and financial help for women who are facing difficult pregnancies. (Evangelical Ethics)

Homosexuality;
                 This debate attacks the moral fiber of humanity I refer to Romans 1:24 which states. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves. (The Holy Bible KJV)
The research conversation, that homosexuality is not a medical condition, but perhaps a socially learned one, turned out to be a very lively debate in class. Our class discussion about various areas, of how homosexuality touches our lives was controversial.
The legal aspect of, homosexual’s granted civil rights under the law caused for some a rise in temperature. Even though this is a debate, the case for equality across the broad, for homosexuals will be faced.  
The denial of legal sanction and societal approval for homosexual behavior does not imply that Christians should condone to encourage the deliberate entrapment, harassment, or persecution of practicing homosexuals.
The homosexual, like every other citizen, has rights of due process, but these legitimate rights do not extend to the societal legitimation of any and every form of sexual behavior.
The role the Christians church should play is not to support confused notions of “civil rights” in this area. The Church needs to be bold and clear in teaching of the Bible and its wisdom confirmed by history. Sharing the message of hope and promise with homosexuals of a new life through Jesus Christ, and the transforming power of the Holy Spirit brings about change.  (Evangelical Ethics)

To follow the path of truth is understanding along the way the Love shared with us. Meaning an issue such as homosexuality, which is an abomination to God, can be     dealt with through the love of Jesus Christ. To love another as Jesus loves us is the key.
Greed:
          The root of all evil is present in every sector of culture today. Even in the houses of worship; building mega churches a symbol of money, power, for the purpose of glorifying God. My thought is if the money used to build these wondrous places of worship, where used to help those in need what better way to honor The Father.

Divorce and Marriage:
                               In today’s culture of what I call the disposal attitude, this is a direct assault on families. This is in danger and affects all areas of life. Western culture has a major influence on the world stage, our actions do matter. In class we had a discussion on divorce and remarriage. It was seen by a rising of hands in class, how divorce touches us all. Divorce in Gods eyes is wrong, however is forgiven if indeed the sins are repented. Christians seeking forgiveness and making restitution to those involved may remarry.
Adultery:
                            A problem that has crossed over in to the very core of the church, touching pulpits across the land. This was an issue that the majority of the class related to. The fact for me is our sinful nature that leads to the act of adultery. For if we knew “Love” the act of dishonoring the union of marriage would not be an option.
These are the issues I felt that conflicted with traditional Christianity, some we have discussed as noted. This class has been an eye opener for me as to what lies ahead for a Minster of God. Also a deeper understanding in my heart, mind and soul, love is a growing relationship with Christ Jesus, and I have a lifetime of growing to do.  There where two discussions that got under my skin as the saying goes. Crime and punishment and homosexuality; I understand to deal with these requires “God’s Love!” and is what I will focus on.
                                  
                                    Crime and Punishment   
As a father, with a daughter I recall having a conversation that provoked this response. “If a crime was committed against my daughter and I knew without a doubt who did it. On the way out the door, I would call the police and pray they got there before I did.” So still maintaining this attitude, I now know why I was bothered by the class discussion.   
The scriptural reading for capital punishment is found in Genesis 9: 6, Whoso sheddeth man‘s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. (The Holy Bible KJV)  
As I have often heard if a man takes a life unjustly, then that man should forfeit his life. In a case where one is found guilty within our justice system, without a doubt his life should be taken. This is what I believed and stood by for a long time. I made a statement that one could forgive without love. There were several comments made which debated my statement, which led me to rethink what I had said.
 I have chosen to seek and speak God’s truth in my life and share it with others. So this was a subject that took a lot of praying, reading and soul searching. Can you truly forgive a person who has taken the life of a loved one?  Well before I could answer this question for myself I needed to understand forgiveness. Looking up forgive I found; to cease to feel resentment against, forgiveness; disposition or willingness to forgive (Dictionary)

It became clear to me that the statement I made was worldly. True forgiveness can only be given from those that love God.

When you enter a loving relationship with Jesus, you begin to see all people through His eyes.  He loved us all and gave his life for the forgiveness of our sins. So to forgive one who has harmed us is done through the love of Jesus. To forgive in the worldly state of mind is to hide resentment deep inside, a lie behind close doors if you will. From my point of view if one commit’s a crime of murder, and the death penalty is imposed so be it.
                                               Homosexuality
 The first reference to homosexuality in the Bible is found in Genesis 19: 1-11, where Lot entertained the two angels sent to Sodom to investigate the outcry against the sins of that city and Gomorrah. Lot received the angels into his house, and at evening the men of the city surrounded the house and demanded to see his visitors. “Where are the men who came to you tonight?” Bring them out to us, that we may know them.” (Evangelical Ethics)
Another story of homosexuality is found in Judges 19. A Levite traveling with his mistress spent the night in the town of Gibeah, accepting the hospitality of an elderly man, was in for the night. That evening the house was surrounded by men with evil intentions. They told the elderly man, “Bring out the man who came into your house, that we may know him.” (Judges 19:22 KJV)
For this cause God gave them upto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature. And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet. (Romans 1: 26-27 KJV)
The word to “know” is debated for its meaning in the context of the scriptures. D.S. Bailey argues that the demand to know the strangers was nothing more than wanting to get acquainted.  Where Christian and Jewish scholars agree it is a clear reference to homosexuality.(Evangelical Ethics)
 
In the 70’s, my late teens and early twenties were spent in California, specifically in the Bay Area.  I grew up sexually during that time following a saying “don’t knock it until you try it.”  The experience at that time was done in a worldly body, even though I knew the Lord. The sporadic homosexual encounters where committed under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and ended with a feeling of guilt. Having a strong heterosexual drive, and married to my wife going on twenty six years, I am thankful for a loving and forgiving God.
 
Homosexuality from my point of experience is a socially induced orientation. The saying “don’t knock it until you try it.” opened the door to a culture of gaiety without a care. For those that where looking for an identity of self, during the 70’s the gay community was open. Spending hours talking with groups and individuals I found, the entrapment of the homosexual lifestyle was daring to be different. I often wondered why I walked that path; truth is I had no direction, no care.
Sharing this experience of my youth, only with my wife, this class has allowed me to purge in words the deed of abomination against God. It has also helped to free the guilt of this action, by understanding what was locked away. The best part is accepting the forgiveness within. As I continue my walk of faith, I shed the old skin daily which opens doors of humility and thankfulness. I enjoyed the class as well as your instruction.
                                             
                                                References
Davis J.J. (2004). Evangelical Ethics. Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing,      
Company,  P.O. Box 817, Phillips burg, New Jersey 08865  
   The Holy Bible, King James Version, Thomas Nelson Bibles
The Random House College Dictionary