The opportunity for growth does not negate the emotional stages that we go through as humans, when we experience problems in our lives. We grieve and we experience anger and depression. It is often during these stages of grief and sadness that self-realization is often found. When we go within to higher consciousness to seek the truth of the condition and we find the answer, then we understand the lesson. On the spiritual plane, the soul is always striving for purification. It makes choices that give it the opportunity to purify itself. The choices, whether positive or negative, follow the spiritual laws whether or not we are aware of them. When life seems chaotic and out of control, most likely the person is not aware of the spiritual laws or is not abiding by them. We are able to use free will to select our thoughts to create the experience that will either hinder or promote our soul’s growth. Until that purity is reached, the soul continues on the cycle of reincarnation and karma, returning to the school of life—the physical plane. If we do not take the time to learn the lesson in the present incarnation, when we reincarnate we will face the same lesson again.

Dr. Brain Weiss, a psychiatrist and author of Through Time into Healing, tells us how past life therapy through hypnosis has been instrumental in identifying spiritual lessons from previous lives that have manifested in the current incarnation. The patient is able to work through the lesson and a healing takes place in the body and mind. A major life lesson that we all have experienced in one of our many incarnations is an illness or disease in the physical body caused by an imbalance of energy. As mentioned previously, the physical body is the vehicle the soul uses to inhabit the physical plane. The physical body is one of the main sources to demonstrate how the spiritual laws work.

Poor health is the result of an equivalent negative mental and emotional energy thought in the mind. The law does not discriminate; it carries out its function whether the thoughts are positive or negative. Ernest Holmes in Science of Mind describes disease as “….an impersonal thought force operating through people which does not belong to them at all. While in every case disease is an effect and must first have a subjective cause, nine times out of ten it is not conscious in the thought of the person who has it. Man is fundamentally perfect.” When he states that man is fundamentally perfect, he is referring to man’s spiritual image and it is man’s thoughts that in most cases he is not aware of that produce the condition.  

Principle #11 – Illness or imbalance in the energy system (body, mind and spirit) is caused by a mental thought and given power to materialize by the emotions attached to it. All of those thoughts of negativity and emotions such as fear, anger, hate, resentment, criticism and frustration that we constantly think or feel affect our health. So, when we are angry with someone, we are only hurting ourselves. Those angry thoughts stay with us and become diseased. Thoughts are like seeds that we plant that eventually develop, and because life is a circle they come back to us based on the Law of Reciprocity. Once a pattern of thought is created in mind, that pattern becomes a part of the cellular structure of the body. In each new lifetime, the soul brings with it patterns of thoughts that take refuge in the cellular structure of the body. The body, just like the mind, has an awareness of belief patterns. When you try to accomplish something that goes against the belief pattern, it will not work. The ancient Greeks believed that the God Apollo would punish people with illness whenever they angered him. This belief, that there is a God in the sky playing games with our health and imprisoning our bodies with diseases, is still believed by millions of people today. The most important concept you can learn about any challenge that you experience is that you create it with your thoughts and therefore you must take responsibility for it. There is no God in the sky playing Russian roulette with your life. You are responsible for your total well-being. The second most important concept is that no one can give you a disease, you cannot inherit a disease, nor can you catch anything without it already being a part of your consciousness. Everything operates according to the spiritual laws. For example, when you put all your energy into thinking and focusing on the negative aspects of the disease, you are only creating through the Law of Mind and attracting through the Law of Attraction more negative energy to you. You can’t plant seeds for apples and get oranges. Therefore, we have to be aware of the thoughts that we are choosing because they determine our circumstances in life.

You have choices concerning your health. You can accept, claim, and affirm that you are ill or have a disease, or you can tap into the universal energy and apply the spiritual laws to heal any imbalance of energy you may be experiencing. Myrtle Fillmore, co-founder of the Unity School of Christianity, is known for her miraculous cure from tuberculosis using the divine laws. She changed a belief that her illness was inherited to the belief that she was a child of God and could not inherit sickness. You can invoke a healing too, when you work with the divine laws and principles.

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2.      Earth's Geomagnetic field is rapidly changing

3.      Some Japanese Scientists are claiming the sun could see 4 magnetic poles instead of 2:

4.      The sun is behaving differently than predictions expected, with the sun having an abnormally quiet period of activity in 2011, defying scientist predictions.

5.      Crop Circles appear to encode the time period 20th May 2012 - 6th June 2012 - during the transit of Venus

6.      Astrologers identify the transit of Venus as an important event in the world of astrology.

7.      The famed Timewave Zero of Terence McKenna appears to indicate that events will heat up this month:

What if one morning you awaken to know that your soul couldn’t die?

What if one morning you awaken to hear voices no one else can hear?

What if one morning you awaken to see colors bouncing off people?

In an insightful and deeply moving story, JJ Michael tells how at a very young age she found a book on reincarnation and began to question her religious beliefs and practices as she is bombarded with supernatural experiences. Michael craftily intertwines her own personal stories with sacred knowledge, sharing practical tools and methods for spiritual healing. This book is a great place to start for those who are struggling with their spirituality, and yet it is full of wisdom for everyone. Use this book as a guide for your own sacred journey.

This book is an amazing read and a wonderful GUIDE. Thank you Author JJ Michael for sharing your Spiritual journey with us who now, thanks to your Memoir, have answers to questions that were brewing in our hearts!!

If you have been pondering about what's going to happen at the end of this year-2012, then you need to watch this video of Drunvalo Melchizedek giving precise information about what we can expect. I have had firsthand experience with Drunvalo, attending two of his classes and touring Peru and Bolivia with him. He is one of the few spiritual/metaphysical teachers to go out on a limb and link crop circles, the Mayans, the Russians and 2012 together. Watch the video for yourself and use your own discernment to unravel the truth. I would like to know what you think. Drop a line in the comment box or email me at jjmichael444@gmail.com.

I'm really pleased to introduce you to Mozella Perry Ademiluyi and her exciting Love Is A Mountain company (LIAM). I encourage you to visit http://www.loveisamountain.com/mountainmuse.html to learn more.  Make sure you click on Retreats at the top of the page. LIAM presents Seasonal Scenic Retreats four times a year during which Mozella is joined by guest facilitators who offer adventurous vistas from which to explore and express self while experiencing guided connections into our natural world. I am happy to announce that I will be a guest facilitator for the upcoming spring retreat. (See below) It is said that direct exposure to nature provides an opportunity to navigate the waters of intentional change and to better understand the importance of connecting our mind, body, and spirit with the seasonal cycles of our natural world. Mozella's retreats are extraordinary because they create warm, inspiring and safe spaces especially designed for "global women" to relax, renew and engage in intentional conversations™.

I feel that you would truly enjoy the upcoming retreat described below.  Please take a look and join us for the upcoming spring retreat.

 JOIN US FOR THE NEXT LIAM RETREAT: "WALKING YOUR PATH"

Our upcoming spring retreat, entitled "Walking Your Path", will be held at the scenic Bon Secours Spiritual Center in Marriotsville, Maryland - May 26-27. It will provide a wonderful opportunity for you to pause and refuel ... we don't do it enough. I know you know this and that's why we're here for you with another exciting exploration and adventure into self, stillness and intentional conversation™. Using the ancient, powerful tool and symbol of the labyrinth, we will focus on three primary areas: intention, creativity and passion! A labyrinth consists of eight concentric circles with one way in and the same way out - it's not a maze, you cannot get lost. It is a form of centering that welcomes introspection, emotional healing, prayer and creative thinking. Additionally, our amazing retreat facility has an enchanting Peace Garden, and pond as well as relaxing hiking trails that will add to your well-being during your special time away from it all. We encourage you to make your reservation now since there are limited spaces available in order to ensure a tranquil opportunity for you. For more information, please go to www.loveisamountain.com or email us at info@loveisamountain.com.

Khalil Gibran, was a Lebanese American artist, poet, and writer. Born in the town of Bsharri in modern-day Lebanon (then part of the Ottoman Mount Lebanon mutasarrifate), as a young man he emigrated with his family to the United States where he studied art and began his literary career. He is chiefly known in the English speaking world for his 1923 book The Prophet, an early example of inspirational fiction including a series of philosophical essays written in poetic English prose.

A Visit From Wisdom

In the stillness of night Wisdom came and stood
By my bed. She gazed upon me like a tender mother
And wiped away my tears, and said : 'I have heard
The cry of your spirit and I am come to comfort it.
Open your heart to me and I shall fill it with light.
Ask of me and I shall show you the way of truth.'

And I said : 'Who am I, Wisdom, and how came
I to this frightening place? What manner of things
Are these mighty hopes and these many books and
Strange patterns ? What are these thoughts that pass
As doves in flight? And these words composed by
Desire and sung by delight, what are they? What are
These conclusions, grievous and joyous, that embrace
My spirit and envelop my heart? And those
Eyes which look at me seeing into my depths and
Fleeing from my sorrows ? And those voices mourning
My days and chanting my littleness, what are they ?

'What is this youth that plays with my desires
And mocks at my longings, forgetful of yesterday's
Deeds, rejoicing in paltry things of the moment,
Scornful of the morrow's coming?

'What is this world that leads me whither I know
Not, standing with me in despising? And this earth
That opens wide its mouth to swallow bodies and
Lets evil things to dwell on its breast? What is this
Creature that is satisfied with the love of fortune,
Whilst beyond its union is the pit? Who seeks Life's
Kiss whilst Death does smite him, and brings the
Pleasure of a minute with a year of repentance, and
Gives himself to slumber the while dreams call him?
What is he who flows with the rivers of folly to the
Sea of darkness? O Wisdom, what manner of things
Are these?'

And she answered, saying :
'You would see, human creature, this world
Through the eyes of a god. And you would seek to
Know the secrets of the hereafter with the thinking
Of men. Yet in truth is this the height of folly.
'Go you to the wild places and you shall find
There the bee above the flowers and behold the eagle
Swooping down on his prey. Go you into your neighbor's
House and see then the child blinking at the
Firelight and his mother busied at her household
Tasks. Be you like the bee and spend not the days of
Spring looking on the eagle's doing. Be as the child
And rejoice in the firelight and heed not your Mother's affairs. 

All that you see with your eyes was And is for your sake.

'The many books and the strange patterns and
Beautiful thoughts are the shades of those spirits
That came ere you were come. The words that you
Do weave are a bond between you and your brothers.
The conclusions, grievous and joyous, are the
Seeds that the past did scatter in the field of the
Spirit to be reaped by the future. That youth who
Plays with your desires is he who will open the door
Of your heart to let enter the light. This earth with
The ever open mouth is the savior of your spirit from
The body's slavery. This world which walks with
You is your heart; and your heart is all that you
Think that world. This creature whom you see as
Ignorant and small is the same who has come from
God's side to learn pity through sadness, and knowledge
By way of darkness.'

Then Wisdom put her hand on my burning brow
And said:
'Go then forward and do not tarry, for before walks Perfection. 

Go, and have not fear of thorns
On the path, for they deem naught lawful save Corrupted blood.'

Khalil Gibran

If you are afraid of the date Friday 13th, then you have Paraskavedekatriaphobia. You may fear leaving your home or making any plans on Friday the 13th because you  fear something negative will happen. And this year we have already had two of them, February 13th and March 13th. The third one will take place on November 13, 2009. Those who fear this date will be happy to know that this triple combination will not come again until 2012, when there is a non-leap year.

I know there are disasters that support the unlucky energy attached to this date and number such as Apollo 13, and the mass killing of the Templars on Friday 13, 1307. But it is really unlucky or another one of those ancient truths that has been distorted in history. And based on the Law of Attraction, if we think Friday the 13th is unlucky than we will attract negative things to us.

However, it is interesting that the founding fathers of the USA, who were Masons, revered the number so much they designed the dollar bill around it. 

·  13 stars above the eagle 

·  13 vertical bars on the shield

·  13 steps on the Pyramid

·  13 leaves on the olive branch

·  13 berries on the olive branch

·  13 elements on either side of the base of    Washington's portrait (8 leaves + 5 berries)

·  13 total letters/digits in both 1776 (4) and its   Roman Numeral equivalent MDCCLXXVI (9)

·  13 letters in ANNUIT COEPTIS

·  13 letters  in E PLURIBUS UNUM

·  13 O on the reverse of the one dollar bill

Here are some additional facts about the number 13: 

It is one of the Fibonacci Numbers. A Fibonacci Number can be defined as a number that is the sum of the two preceding numbers--the sequence would be 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,45,79, and so on 

There are also 13 moons. When you divide the year up by moons, you get 13 moons of 28 days each, plus one extra day.

There were 12 disciples and Jesus, the Christ, made the 13th and the same with King Arthur and his 12 knights.

In the Tarot deck, the number 13 is the card of death. It doesn't refer to physical death, but refers to the releasing of old beliefs to allow for changes.--new beginnings. 13/4 is also one of the four karmic numbers. 

If you’re born on the 13th, your life path is the 13^th, or the compound number of your name total 1ebt from a past life need to be pay in the form of hard work and discipline. The 3 is about self expression and being social. You have to be careful with the spoken word and the tendency to let others do the work for you. 

 May your day be full of loving-kindness and happiness.

May you be safe from all inner and outer fears.   

Happy Friday 13th,

Last week my grandchildren were visiting me during spring break, and like many grandparents I had planned activities to keep them happy and busy.  One of the places we decided to visit was  the Martin Luther King, Jr, National Memorial located in Washington, D. C. What a beautiful day it was with plenty of tourists from all over the world admiring the magnificent memorial. I was proud of my granddaughters for knowing so much about King. They read each one of the quotes posted on the wall surrounding the memorial. It was a heartfelt experience to see them connect with the works of Dr. King.

We took several photos as mementos, and I quickly posted one on my Facebook page. Looking at the posted photo, I noticed in the photo that in the clouds surrounding the statue of Dr. King were several faces.  I stared at it for a very long time and decided that yes there were faces.My next thought was what does it mean? 

I remembered entering the memorial and feeling and sensing  a high vibratory energy.  I felt this same energy of well-being and oneness with everything in the Universe in Glastonbury (the Heart Chakra of the Universe) and in the crop circles in Wiltshire, UK. I intuit that the faces in the clouds confirm that the King memorial is special. Like the pyramids in Egypt, the sun shines on it at a certain angle, the water, trees and what Dr. King stood for –justice and equality-makes it  an energy vortex.  Further, the message is Dr. King was not alone in his struggles and neither are we as we continue to stand for Truth. I believe there is an even deeper message dealing with slavery and the forefathers of this country.

See if you can see the faces and let me know what you think by clicking on the comment box. Oh, there's an angel looking over his left shoulder. Can you see it?