Tuesday, 2 December 2014

BIRTHSTONE ZODIAC SIGNS

The twelve Zodiac signs provides traditional information on an astrological version of birthstones in addition to the twelve calendar months. The list of Birthstone Zodiac signs provide information about the signs and their associated birthstone with the  the associated dates of those born under the Zodiac signs of
 AriesTaurusGeminiCancerLeoVirgoLibraScorpio, Sagittarius,,Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.


"ARIES Birthstone~~~  Diamond & Anyolite.

For those who were born in the month of April the Diamond is the traditional birthstone. The April birthstone poem reflects some of the properties with which the Diamond is associated - enhancing relationships and increasing inner strength. The Traditional Metaphysical Properties for the April Birthstone Diamond are balance, clarity and abundance. The healing properties of the April birthstone are reputed to be effective for health.problems relating to brain diseases, pituitary glands. The Diamond is also used to draw out toxins and therefore was used as a remedy for poison .Diamond imparts fearlessness, invincibility and fortitude.  It clears emotional and mental pain, reducing fear and bringing about new beginnings.  Stimulates creativity, inventiveness, imagination and ingenuity.  It brings clarity of mind and aids enlightenment, detoxifies all of the body’s systems, rebalancing the metabolism, and building up stamina, strength and treating allergies and chronic conditions.  It also helps glaucoma and clears sight.  Diamond effectively treats dizziness and vertigo, and benefits the brain.

Anyolite creates an altered state of consciousness, enabling you to reach and utilise talents and abilities of the mind.  It stimulates psychic abilities.  Increases awareness of ones individuality.  Anyolite instills joy, spontaneity, laughter and courage, bringing passion and a zest for life.  It increases sexual activity, treating impotency and frigidity. Anyolite improves circulation and quality of the blood, and heart disorders.  It aids in recovery from disorders associated with diminished physical vitality.


  "Taurus Birthstone"~~~ Emerald & Chrysocolla.

For those who were born in the month of May the Emerald is the traditional birthstone. The May birthstone poem reflects some of the properties with which the Emerald is associated - loyalty, faithfulness and friendship. The Traditional Metaphysical Properties for the May Birthstone Emerald are memory, clairvoyance and faith. The healing properties of the May birthstone are reputed to be effective for health problems relating to the eyes, fertility, the spine, muscular system, and headaches. It has a detoxifying effect on the liver and alleviates diabetes and rheumatism. The Emerald is also used to enhance mental capabilities.

Chrysocolla calms, cleanses and re-energises all the chakras.  It draws out guilt, heals heartache and increases the capacity to love.  Improves communication and opens psychic vision.  Encourages self-awareness and inner balance.  Imparts confidence and sensitivity.  Chrysocolla enhances personal power and inspires creativity.  Overcomes phobias by drawing out negativity and supplying motivation.  Reduces mental tension.  Promotes truth-telling and impartiality.  Alleviates guilt and brings in joy.Chrysocolla treats arthritis, bone disease, osteoporosis, muscle spasms, blood disorders and lung problems.  It detoxifies the liver, kidneys and intestines.  Re-oxygenates the blood, regenerates the pancreas and regulates insulin.  Strengthens muscles and alleviates muscle cramps.  Chrysocolla heals infections, lowers blood pressure and soothes burns.  Treats PMS and menstrual cramps.

"Gemini  Birthstone~~~  Pearl & Moonstone.

For those who were born in the month of June the Pearl is the traditional birthstone. The June birthstone poem reflects some of the properties with which the Pearl is associated - loyalty, faithfulness and friendship. The Traditional Metaphysical Properties for the June Birthstone Pearl are modesty, chastity and purity. The healing properties of the June birthstone are reputed to be effective for health problems relating to the heart, spleen, stomach, intestine & ulcer problems. Pearl treats digestive disorders and the soft organs of the body.  It relieves conditions of bloating and biliousness.  Pearl increases fertility and eases childbirth.  The Pearl is also used to enhance personal integrity. 

Moonstone is a stone of inner growth and strength, A stone for “new beginnings”, It soothes emotional instability and stress, and stabilises the emotions, providing calmness.  Moonstone enhances intuition, promotes inspiration, success and good fortune in love and business matters.Moonstone aids the digestive system, assimilates nutrients, eliminates toxins and fluid retention, and alleviates degenerative conditions of skin, hair, eyes, and fleshy organs such as the liver and pancreas.  It stimulates the pineal gland and balances hormonal cycles, being excellent for PMS, conception, pregnancy, childbirth, and breast-feeding.  Moonstone is also beneficial to men in opening the emotional self.


 "Cancer  Birthstone ~~~   Ruby & Calcite.

Like a perfect red rose, the Ruby’s rich colour speaks of love and passion. Called the “Rajnapura” or King of Gems by ancient Hindus, July’s birthstone is among the most highly prized of gems throughout history. The Ruby was considered to have magical powers, and was worn by royalty as a talisman against evil.   Rubies were thought to represent heat and power.  It overcomes exhaustion and lethargy and imparts potency and vigor.  Calms hyperactivity.Ruby detoxifies the body, blood and lymphatic system.  It treats fevers, infectious disease and restricted blood flow.  Ruby stimulates the adrenals, kidneys, reproductive organs and spleen. And if worn on the left hand, ancient lore has it that the Ruby will bring good fortune to its wearer, too!

Calcite is a powerful amplifier and cleanser of energy. It cleans negative energies from the environment. It brings forth a polarising prismatic energy, which engenders a spectrum of energy to clear and to activate all of the chakras. Calcite is a spiritual stone that facilitates the opening of higher consciousness and psychic abilities. It helps mind and body to remember soul experiences.Calcite connects the emotions with the intellect. It is an excellent stone when studying the arts and sciences. It calms the mind, teaches discernment, stimulates insights, and boosts memory. 
Calcite cleanses and improves the functions of the kidneys, pancreas, and spleen. It dissolves calcification of the bones. It balances the assimilation of calcium within the body, strengthening the skeleton and joints. It alleviates intestinal and skin conditions, stimulates blood clotting and tissue healing.


"Leo Birthstone ~~~   Peridot & Sardonyx.

Peridot is a powerful cleanser.  It releases and neutralises toxins on all levels.  Alleviates jealousy, resentment, spite, bitterness, irritation, hatred and greed.  Reduces stress, anger and guilt.  Peridot opens our hearts to joy and new relationships.  It enhances confidence and assertion, motivating growth and change.  Sharpens and opens the mind to new levels of awareness.  Banishes lethargy, apathy and exhaustion.  Peridot enables you to take responsibility for your own life. Peridot strengthens the immune system, metabolism and benefits the skin.  It aids disorders of the heart, thymus, lungs, gallbladder, spleen and intestinal tract.  Treats ulcer and strengthens eyes.  Balances bipolar disorders and overcomes hypochondria.

Sardonyx is a stone of protection and strength.  It promotes virtuous conduct and integrity.  Sardonyx attracts friends and good fortune.  It brings lasting happiness and stability to partnerships.  Supplements willpower and strengthens character.  Sardonyx increases stamina, vigor and self-control.  It alleviates depression and overcomes hesitancy.  Improves perception.Sardonyx heals lungs and bones.  It regulates fluids and cell metabolism, strengthens the immune system.

"Virgo Birthstone ~~~   Sapphire & Amazonite.

  The Traditional Metaphysical Properties for the September Birthstone Sapphire are clairvoyance, insight and interpretation. The healing properties of the September birthstone are reputed to be effective for health problems relating to lowering fevers and inflammation, hearing problems, cancer and burns. The Sapphire is also used to enhance the influences of Venus and and banish evil thoughts. Known as the "wisdom stone", each colour of Sapphire brings its own particular wisdom.  It releases mental tension, depression, unwanted thoughts and spiritual confusion.  Sapphire restores balance within the body, aligning the physical, mental and spiritual planes, bringing serenity and peace of mind.  It stimulates concentration, brings lightness, joy and peace of mind.  Sapphire is also known as a "stone of prosperity", attracting gifts of all kinds and fulfilling dreams and desires.Sapphire treats blood disorders, combatting excessive bleeding and strengthening the walls of the veins.  It is used for cellular disorders, regulates the glands and calms overactive body systems.

Amazonite is a soothing stone.  It calms the brain and nervous system and aids in maintaining optimum health.  Balances the masculine and feminine energies.  Amazonite helps you to see both sides of a problem or different points of view.  It soothes emotional trauma, alleviating worry and fear.  Dispels negative energy, aggravation and blockages within the nervous system.  Amazonite assists in manifesting universal love.  It protects against electromagnetic pollution and absorbs microwaves. Amazonite is beneficial in osteoporosis, tooth decay, calcium deficiency and calcium deposits.  It relieves muscle spasms.

"Libra Birthstone ~~~  Opal & Tourmaline.

 The Traditional Metaphysical Properties for the October Birthstone Opal are happiness, faithfulness, loyalty and confidence. The healing properties of the October birthstone are reputed to be effective for health problems relating to the eyes and eye infections. The Opal is also used to enhance visualization, imagination, dreams and healing. 
Opal is an emotional stone and reflects the mood of the wearer.  It intensifies emotions and releases inhibitions.  Encourages both freedom and independence.  Opal enhances cosmic consciousness and induces psychic and mystical visions.  It stimulates originality and creativity.  Helps to release anger and claim self-worth, aiding in accessing and expressing one’s true self.  Opal strengthens memory.  It encourages an interest in the arts.  Wearing Opal brings loyalty, faithfulness and spontaneity.Opal strengthens the will to live and treats infections and fevers.  Purifying the blood and kidneys, Opal also regulates insulin.  It eases childbirth and alleviates PMS.

Tourmaline aids in understanding oneself and others.  It promotes self-confidence and diminishes fear.  Tourmaline attracts inspiration, compassion, tolerance and prosperity.  It balances the right-left sides of the brain.  Helps treat paranoia, overcomes dyslexia and improves hand-eye coordination.  Tourmaline releases tension, making it helpful for spinal adjustments.  It balances male-female energy within the body.  Enhances energy and removes blockages.

"Scorpio Birthstone ~~~  Topaz & Citrine.

 The Traditional Metaphysical Properties for the November Birthstone Topaz are strength, releasing tension and balancing emotions. The healing properties of the November birthstone are reputed to be effective for health problems relating to  sanity, asthma, gout, blood disorders, tuberculosis and insomnia. The Topaz is also used to enhance spiritual rejuvenation and feelings of happiness. Topaz soothes, heals, stimulates, recharges, remotivates and aligns the meridians of the body – directing energy to where it is needed most.  It promotes truth and forgiveness.  Topaz brings joy, generosity, abundance and good health.  It is known as a stone of love and good fortune.  Releases tension, inducing relaxation,  aids digestion and combats eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia.  It fortifies the nerves and stimulates the metabolism.  Topaz promotes openness and honesty, self-realisation and self-control.  It aids problem-solving and assists in expressing ideas.  Stabilises the emotions, making you receptive to love from all sources. 
The Topaz is commonly colourless, also light to medium blue, violet yellow, pink, peach, gold, green, and red and brown. Topaz with Orange-red and pink colours are rare and most valuable.

Citrine energises every level of life.  It cleanses the chakras and opens the intuition.  Citrine attracts wealth, prosperity and success.  It imparts joy, wonder, delight and enthusiasm.  Raises self-esteem and self-confidence.  Stimulates the brain, strengthening the intellect.  Citrine promotes motivation, activates creativity and encourages self-expression.  Enhances concentration and revitalises the mind.  It releases negative traits, depression, fears and phobias.  Emotionally balancing.
Energising and recharging, Citrine also reverses degenerative disease.  Stimulates digestion, the spleen and pancreas.  Negates kidney and bladder infections.  Citrine helps eye problems, increases blood circulation, detoxifies the blood, activates the thymus and balances the thyroid.  Relieves constipation and removes cellulite.


"Sagittarius Birthstone ~~~  Turquoise &  Yellow Topaz 

Turquoise is perhaps the oldest stone in man’s history, the talisman of kings, shamans, and warriors. It is a stone of protection, strong and opaque, yet soothing to the touch, healing to the eye, as if carved from an azure heaven and slipped to earth. Its unique shade of blue, often blue-green, lends it name, Turquoise, to all things of this tranquil hue. The delicate veining or mottled webbing in cream or brown is inherent to the stone and serves to enhance its character.
For thousands of years, Turquoise has spanned all cultures, prized as a symbol of wisdom, nobility and the power of immortality. Turquoise was sacred in its adornment and for power, luck, and protection.
Turquoise is also reputed to be influenced by the physical condition of the person who wears it. It is thought to grow pale when its owner is sick or sad, lose all color when the person dies, and gradually recover its color when transferred to a new healthy owner, its color deepening each day. As a crystal for travel, Turquoise protects you and your possessions against theft, loss or attack, helps prevent accidents, especially falls, and even guards your pet.

Yellow Topaz strengthens faith and optimism.  It assists in recognising your own abilities, instills a drive toward recognition and attracts helpful people.  Bestows charisma and confidence with pride in abilities.  Yellow Topaz regenerates cellular structures and is beneficial for nervous exhaustion and insufficient combustion of nutrients. It treats the liver, gallbladder and the endocrine glands. 

"Capricorn Birthstone ~~~ Garnet &  Lapis Lazuli.

Garnet is the stone of passion and courage. Stimulates devotion to your family, your friends, yourself, and your purpose or goals . Garnett will stimulate the senses, and increase your vitality and stamina.Very good for career success, encouraging business relationships by increasing your popularity and stimulating other peoples desire to work with you, especially for women.This stone can help attract new friends, who will be attracted to you for who you really are.This stone will help to attract like-minded people to you.
It provides a stable, balanced connection between the physical, the spiritual, and the nervous system. It both monitors and adjusts the flow of energy, providing for a balanced energy field around the physical body, and aligning the emotional, and the intellectual bodies with the perfect vibration of a  Higher Power.
Circulatory system, heart, lungs, and blood.  Anemia, high blood pressure, low blood pressure, detoxing and strengthening blood , exhaustion, inflammation, muscles, kidneys, gallstones.  Provides regeneration and balance. Draws negativity away from the chakras. Protection from toxins, depression, anemia and disorder.

Lapis Lazuli,  a stone of protection that may be worn to guard against psychic attacks, Lapis Lazuli quickly releases stress, bringing deep peace.  It brings harmony and deep inner self-knowledge.  Encourages self-awareness, allows self-expression and reveals inner truth, providing qualities of honesty, compassion and morality to the personality.  Stimulates objectivity, clarity and encourages creativity.  Lapis Lazuli assists to confront and speak one’s truth and inspires confidence.  It bonds relationships, aiding in expression of feelings and emotions. 
Lapis Lazuli boosts the immune system, purifies blood, lowers blood pressure, cooling and soothing areas of inflammation.  It alleviates insomnia and vertigo, and overcomes depression.  Lapis Lazuli benefits the respiratory and nervous systems and the throat, vocal chords, and thyroid, cleanses organs, bone marrow and thymus.


"Aquarius Birthday ~~~ Amethyst & Angelite.

Amethyst is a stone of the mind.  It helps to bring calmness and clarity where there is anxiety and confusion.   Wear Amethyst if you want to get in touch with your intuition, your feelings, or your values.  Amethyst helps one learn of all things spiritual, mystic and psychic. Especially aids sobriety; alcohol, food, sex, and other addictions. Eases compulsive/obsessive behavior (desire for food, tobacco, drugs, alcohol, etc.)  Famous ancient detoxifier (especially helps with poisons, alcohol.)  It is very good for overworked, overstressed, or overwhelmed metal states because of it extreme calming mental effects. It is considered an extremely spiritual stone.  In the Old Testament, it is written that Aaron, the Jewish High Priest, wore the amethyst in the center of his breastplate, and it was said to induce visions and revelations. Many people sleep with an Amethyst crystal under their pillow for this reason. Amethyst calms the mind and helps us to connect with our spiritual nature.   
Amethyst boosts hormone production, tunes the endocrine system and metabolism.  It strengthens the immune system, reduces pain and strengthens the body to fight against cancer. It destroys malignant tumours and aids in tissue regeneration.  Cleanses the blood.  Relieves physical, emotional and psychological pain or stress.  Amethyst eases headaches and releases tension.  It reduces bruising, swellings, injuries, and treats hearing disorders.  Amethyst heals diseases of the lungs and respiratory tract, skin conditions, cellular disorders and diseases of the digestive tract. It relieves insomnia.  Encourages selflessness and spiritual wisdom.

Angelite raises the state of conscious awareness.  It represents peace and brotherhood.  Angelite facilitates contact with your angels and spirit guides and helps to connect with your higher self.  It enhances psychic healing and telepathic communication and enables astral travel and spirit journeys.Psychologically, Angelite helps you to speak your truth.  It promotes communication and self-expression.  Dispels fear, anger and anxiety, converting them into faith and tranquility.  Angelite encourages forgiveness.  It alleviates psychological pain and counteracts cruelty.  Mentally, Angelite enhances astrological understanding and brings deeper understanding of mathematics. It also facilitates telepathic contact between minds.
Angelite supports the throat, alleviating inflammation and balancing the thyroid and the parathyroids.  It repairs tissue and corrects blood deficiencies and helps to renew blood vessels.  Angelite balances the fluids within the physical body, and can act as a diuretic.  It is useful in weight control, and relates particularly to the lungs and arms.  Angelite can be used for headaches, heart function, the circulatory system and infectious diseases.  At a subtle level, Angelite balances the physical body with the etheric realms.


"PISCES Birthstone" ~~~ Aquamarine &  Bloodstone.

Aquamarine is a stone of courage.  Its calming energies reduce stress and quiet the mind.  Aquamarine has an affinity with sensitive people.  It can invoke tolerance of others and overcomes judgmentalism, giving support to those overwhelmed by responsibility.  Clarifies perception, sharpens the intellect and clears confusion.  Useful for closure on all levels.  Promotes self-expression.  Soothes fears and increases sensitivity.  Sharpens intuition and opens clairvoyance.  Wonderful for meditation.  Shields the aura and aligns the chakras.  Highly protective during pregnancy, it helps to guard both mother and baby from harm.  Discourages miscarriage.Aquamarine is helpful to sore throats, swollen glands and thyroid problems.  It regulates hormones and growth.  Boosts the immune system and alleviates overreactions, such as hayfever or allergies.  Counteracts short-or long-sightedness.

Bloodstone is an excellent blood cleanser and a powerful healing stone.  It heightens intuition and increases creativity.  It is grounding and protecting.  Bloodstone draws off negative environmental energy, helping to overcome influences such as geopathic or electromagnetic stress.  It stimulates dreaming and is a powerful revitaliser.  Gives courage and teaches you how to avoid dangerous situations.  Bloodstone encourages selflessness and idealism.  Assists in acting in the present moment.  Bloodstone calms and revitalises the mind, dispels confusion and enhances decision-making.  Assists in adjusting to unaccustomed circumstances.  Reduces irritability, aggressiveness and impatience. 
Ideal for anaemia, Bloodstone purifies and fortifies the blood.  It detoxifies the liver, intestines, kidneys, spleen and bladder.  Bloodstone regulates and supports blood flow and aids in the circulation.  It reduces pus formation, neutralises toxins and stimulates the lymphatic system, healing inflammations and infections. Bloodstone is also helpful in healing blood related cancers such as leukaemia.

THINGS THAT CAN BLOCK YOU FROM MEETING YOUR SPIRIT GUIDE.

Your angels, spirit animals and spirit guides in general are supposed to be connecting and communicating with you, offering guidance for your life and acting as a source of light and encouragement. If you aren’t experiencing this, what’s the problem? As it turns out, it’s probably largely you yourself that stands in your own way, as well as the way of your spirit guides! Everything from your attitude to even the things that you eat can affect the connection with your spirit guides.
Never fear, however, there are a lot of things you can do in order to open the channels again. You are the problem, and you are also the solution.
Here are seven common problems that almost everyone faces. Of course, there are many more that you may discover in your own journey, so take these as a beginning point of examination and take a good look at your own heart and lifestyle:

INEXPERIENCE

So you’re new to the spiritual work game. That is no big deal! However, it can trip you up a little if you don’t know what you’re doing.
The best practice is to not do much at all! Keep an open heart and mind, of course, but learn to relax your mind, perhaps through a daily meditation, hold onto your patience and keep your expectations realistic.
You can also practice heightening all of your senses and increasing your awareness. Again, don’t constantly be on the lookout, but instead open the channels of your receptiveness.

DISORGANIZATION

You attract what’s around you. Is your home a big pile of clutter with random objects lost in the fray? Is your desk even visible under those stacks of who-knows-what? The state of your affairs can reflect your heart. This is why space clearing is so important in Feng Shui. Clean space, clean spirit!
That’s the kind of spirit and environment that your guides are attracted to. Make things as easy as possible on them and create the most appealing, welcoming atmosphere to them, and let them get to work.

EXPECTATIONS

Waiting for a gigantic sign with life directions to fall out of the sky and hit you on the head…literally? It’s time to move on and instead focus on your bond with your guides.
You never know how your guides will contact you, and by setting your expectations even really high, you’re putting them in a box and limiting yourself more than anything. Sometimes the gestures will be big and grand; other times, they will be just mere feelings, gentle whispers in your heart or your ears, or a fleeting visual. Sometimes, these signs are even more powerful than a huge clap of thunder!
Find the small signs, and the big ones may or may not come. It doesn’t matter! Once you connect with your guides, you’ll realize that the sign and the journey with the spirits itself is what matters.

IMPATIENCE

If you’re constantly wondering and anxiously waiting for messages from your spirit guides, the internal turmoil and anxiety you’re building up could cause you to miss it all together! Plus, when you’re in this state, you aren’t having faith in your guides, you’re demanding to have your way and your results. Where’s the beauty in that?
Building up your patience also builds your trust in your guides, thus strengthening your bond all the more. When you’re facing challenges, you can still know that your guides have your best interests at heart, and that they will be there for you at just the right time.
When you aren’t looking for it, all kinds of great things can happen unexpectedly. With a stronger bond with your guide, you’ll start to recognize that the coincidences that seem so fortuitously timed are intentional messages and guidance from the spirits who care about you.

DRAMA

The chaos of certain relationships and situations can certainly be the utmost distractions. When you’re constantly squabbling with an acquaintance or trying to make everyone happy, you yourself aren’t happy. You’re agitated, likely closed off, and unfocused. This can make it hard to connect with your spirit guides.Ask your guides to help you clear your heart. Get rid of the negativity and fear and replace it with the peaceful, loving energy of positivity. Also ask your guides to help point out any relationships that you may have outgrown, ones that are only slowing you down and harming more than helping. It’s okay to trim backrelationships that are draining you of valuable emotional and spiritual energy.
While it’s important to still love everyone around you no matter what, it’s your choice who to pour yourself into. The more negative energy you collect around yourself, your friends included, the harder it will be for your spirit guides to connect to you.

FOOD

Humans are clusters of energy waves, moving faster and faster all the time. As a human you have agreed tosee yourself as solid forms through consensus reality. Everything you do and think, everything you eat anddrink, in fact, everything you put into and around your body effects the overall vibration of your entire being. After all, we are energy, and food is energy for us, thus affecting our energy overall.
Therefore, it is quite essential that you pay attention to the vibrations of the foods you eat. When you eat foods that have a high and rapid vibration, you are more able to hold a strong, healthy, exuberant and joyful state. When, on the other hand, you eat foods of a slower, lower frequency, you lower your vibrations and, wonder why you don’t feel quite so good that day.
Each of us has a signature vibration; each food you ingest contributes to that vibration. Here are some of the foods for lower vibrations that you should avoid, not just for nutrition and toxin’s sakes: • Genetically modified (GMO) food, and conventional food that’s been treated with chemicals and pesticides
• White rice and flours
• Sugars, sweeteners (artificial etc.)
• Coffee
• Sodas
• Alcohol
• Meatfish and poultry
• Processed, packaged, canned and fast foods
• Unhealthy oils, like canola, cottonseed, margarine, and vegetable oils
• Frozen foods
• Pasteurized cows milk, yogurt and cheese
• Cooked foods, deep fried foods and microwaving food

OVER ANALYZING

Our egos can be one of the biggest trip-ups of all. When it’s chattering away in our ears that it knows best, tell it to be quiet for a bit! When you’re analyzing everything, you can break the connection with your guides. Some of the sweetest moments come when you have sudden clarity and insight that you haven’t seen before.
Your guides want you to have faith in them, and it also creates the space for all the miracles they want for you. They may not be earth-shattering and crazy every time, but by letting them come to you instead of dissecting every little thing, you can reap their benefits more often and be amazed by their simple beauty.

MEDIUM, SPIRIT COMMUNICATION.

How mediums use telepathy with spirits to gain information about the Spirit world.

 Getting Your Message Across.

When you first arrive in the spirit world it will take you a little while to get used to using telepathy. At first it will appear as if people are talking to you normally, since this is the method of communication that you are used to. However, you will then notice that it only appears that they are talking. You are “hearing” their thoughts as spoken words. Similarly, you will notice that your own thoughts and feelings are completely transparent. The first spirit people you meet will “hear” your words as those thoughts form, before the words actually leave your mouth.

The same form of telepathic communication is used to communicate with the material plane. Unfortunately, you will find that most of the people you may try to communicate with are completely oblivious to your communications. Some may interpret your thoughts and sense, see, or even smell you. However, if you want to get a detailed message across, you will need to find someone who is telepathic and, most importantly, is aware of the telepathic signals from you and your spirit friends.

MEDIUMS COMMUNICATING WITH SPIRITS OF THE DEAD

A medium is used by the spirit people as a vehicle for communication between the two worlds. Onlookers assume that the medium is able to see the spirit person standing near them and can hear their voice speaking to them. Some mediums encourage this belief by saying things such as “I can see so-and-so standing by you” or “he is saying such-and-such.” This is not actually true.

Mental mediums perceive the spirit communicator inwardly. When we say we hear a voice, it is an inner voice that we hear. You may hear a tune inside your head or remember the voice of someone speaking–this is very similar to the way mediums hear the spirit. The name given for this type of spirit communication is clairaudience. Intuitive clairaudience is a subtle condition which can be described as listening-in to soundless words. The medium is aware of an impression of hearing, as word forms come into consciousness.

Similarly, a medium feel sensations when a spirit is communicating. For example,may feel the physical conditions they had when on earth,  or get impressions of their personality. This sensing is called clairsentience. may see mental effigies showing the events from the spirit person’s life, see their face, or perhaps see pictures of places that were important to them. This perception of images is usually called clairvoyance. (Strictly speaking, clairvoyance is defined by parapsychology as an aspect of extrasensory perception in which an object or event are perceived without the use of the known senses.)

How do spirits communicate?

When you have passed to the spirit world  you may get the opportunity to communicate through a medium. A little learning now about the art of spirit communication may help you a great deal when you enter the next life.

A medium cannot make a spirit person communicate with them. We have to open our awareness and see what comes. I am not like an open telephone line to the other side. What happens is a form of telepathy, not between me and the person with me but between the person in the spirit world and me. I “see,” “hear,” and “feel” the spirit–you will remember that we call these faculties clairvoyance, clairaudience, and clairsentience. By putting these impressions together I am able to build a picture of the communicator and prove that the human personality survives death.

HOW WOULD YOU COMMUNICATE WITH A MEDIUM?

If you were a spirit person now, what would you say to someone you loved to prove that you are actually you? Imagine you find yourself on the spirit side of life and are able to use your mind telepathically. Suddenly you realize that you are aware (“hear”) the thoughts of a medium asking his or her spirit guides for assistance in communicating. You may even sense the medium’s anxiety about getting the facts right. Surrounding you, the medium’s spirit guides and helpers are ready to help you project your thoughts–to use your mind to influence the medium’s mind.

When you send a thought to the medium, you quickly learn that he or she is not a clear channel. Although you can communicate with full clarity telepathically with other people in the spirit world, it is a difficult process communicating with the living. You may say (or rather think) “My name’s Jack,” but as soon as the thought is received, the medium’s own mind alters it.
Mac?” the medium’s mind offers as message. “Is this part of the name? Or someone who used an Apple Mac computer? Or loved Big Mac hamburgers?” You immediately realize it is not going to be as easy as you thought. In a way, it’s like the party quiz of a spoken message passed down a long line of people. By the time the last person gets the message, the meaning has almost surely changed beyond recognition. As mediumship skills advance, it becomes much clearer whether words and impressions received are actually spirit directed or figments of the self.


AN OPEN MIND

Fortunately, communication between the worlds is not always as bad as the example given. Sometimes, if a medium is completely open and keeps a still mind, it is possible to convey thoughts with clarity. However, you will soon discover–the medium’s spirit guides will help you–that it is easier to plant ideas into the medium’s mind using feelings and images than words and numbers. You need to project your “personality” into the medium’s mind so he can relate to his sitter the type of person you are. Once this is accepted, you can also give him easy-to-see images or pictures of places and scenes from your life. What pictures and impressions would you provide to prove that you are, indeed, you and not someone else?

The spirit guides will be aware of the medium’s interests and knowledge. For example, the medium may love music and have a wide musical knowledge. If this is the case, you may be able to project to him your favourite tune, or one of the tunes played at your funeral. A medium with a good knowledge of music is more likely to “get” the tune you are giving him. Similarly, if the medium has a good sense of direction and knowledge of geography, you may be able to more easily show him places that were important to you in life. A memory of the streets of Paris, France, for example, may be recognized by the medium, who is then able to name this city as being significant to you.

Given the inherent difficulties associated with spirit communication, what could you provide to, as much as possible, specifically identify you as the spirit communicator? Supposedly, you can’t give your usual basic information (name, address, identification number) because the medium’s mind is not receptive to this type of information. With the communication limited to sensations and visual impressions, what could you give to the medium?

THE LIMITATIONS OF MEDIUMSHIP

could give the impressions that you felt before you died. You may be able to project sensations that describe the progress of your illness and your passing. If there was an accident, you may be able to give the impression of traveling at great speed prior to a crash, falling from a height, or being hit by something. This type of impression is more easily perceived by the medium and translated into meaningful messages to the sitter. Of course, since your bodily death, you are free of pain and disease but the reality of it is likely to be something that is still very much on the mind of the sitter. Most importantly, evidence you are able to provide as to how you passed over can stand as proof that it is you communicating. You may also be able to give the sitter reassurance that you are now free of suffering.

While you are communicating, it is up to the medium to keep his mind as clear as possible and not interfere with or try to make sense of the impressions being sent him. I have noticed, in my own mediumship, that things go awry as soon as I attempt to “take hold,” interfering with the impressions I am getting. When I, in the midst of receiving mode, try to make logical sense of the pictures and sensations, I fall over. Quality mediumship is an uninterrupted, uncensored flow of information. As I jokingly, and rather grossly, tell my pupils: “Accurate mediumship is like verbal diarrhoea! Just let it flow.”

HOW MEDIUMS WORK: Proving the Survival of Your Personality

Your personality doesn’t go though a massive transformation when you go to the spirit. Actually, you remain comparatively unchanged. Some of your cherished beliefs may be undermined, but the fundamental qualities of your personality remain fixed. Sadly, you will not become a demigod, even though your loved ones on earth may begin to idealize you as such–no matter what they thought of you when you were with them–since now you have seemingly all-knowing messages to pass to them from the beyond.

No, grumpy old Uncle Bill will still be grumpy old Uncle Bill when he gets to the spirit world. If he was a grumbling old fart in this life he will remain so in the world beyond. The human personality doesn’t change very quickly during our earthly life and there are no sudden transformations either when we enter the spirit state. We may become more aware of our faults and have a clearer insight into ourselves and the mistakes we made during life, but the human personality itself remains relatively unchanged


How would you communicate from the Spirit World?


If you think about your own nature, how much have you changed since you were a teenager? You may be a little mellower in your behaviour but the fundamental qualities that make up your personality probably haven’t changed a great deal. It takes “spiritual” effort to bring about a metamorphosis of the personality. Changing ourselves into more spiritually aware beings is, in my opinion, the reason we have been given access to earthly bodies. This is the objective of most spiritual disciplines, and for most people the changes within only one lifetime are marginal.

You can therefore imagine how much more difficult communication gets if grumpy old Uncle Bill is the spirit communicator. Not only must the message get through the interference of the medium’s mind and the blocks created by the sitter’s own aura, but we also have to get Uncle Bill’s participation. He may be very stubborn and not like being asked to speak. Similarly, he may not have said much in life and is not especially inclined to be more talkative from the spirit plane. Too, many spirit communicators can become quite shy about speaking out!

If you ever try communicating through a medium when you are dead, you will soon realize that it is a tricky business. In addition to the personalities involved, you have to slow your astral vibration in order to “sink” to the earth plane. You next have to attune your consciousness with the mind of the medium. This spiritual overshadowing is a difficult astral art that may require practice and instruction from the spirit helpers of the medium. It is also a strange experience to the newly dead to feel your inner world blend with the inner world of the medium, who becomes aware of your whole personality and earth memories. (Think mind-meld.) It’s a job to keep any skeletons in the closet when communicating telepathically!

Understanding mediumistic perception

The medium’s view is quite different. The brain is an organ of perception for creating images from the sensations that come from the five senses. It makes sense of the material world by generating images of reality. In many ways, the brain is similar to the computer I am using to write this book. If the computer goes wrong, or gets a virus, then my words may be destroyed or jumbled. If things go really bad, the machine may crash or become completely unusable. However, “I” am not the computer. The computer is my means of processing and communicating information and ideas. Add a modem and camera and it becomes a means of perception as well. The brain is an immense organic computer but “I” am not the brain.

I have already spoken about telepathy, the ability of people to share thoughts through something other than the normal five senses. In your everyday life, you may “know” when someone is about to telephone you, or you may sense a person’s mood before you see his or her face. If you are proficient at telepathy, you may be able to perceive much more detailed information. This would indicate that thought is not limited to the confines of the brain but can extend beyond it. Telepathy is a fact, and there is a great deal of proof to show that the whole of human consciousness can exist beyond the body.

Extra-sensory perception

Extra-sensory perception and out-of-body experiences illustrate that it is possible for consciousness to exist independently of the body. My own view is that the brain is just our doorway into the material world. Human consciousness is not limited to the brain but extends in all directions. The extent of the reach of consciousness may be limitless.

Mediums believe that we are not prisoners of the brain. We are free. When we die, we live independently of the brain as, even now, part of us lives independent of the body. A portion of our consciousness is unborn and exists permanently in the spirit world. It may be the source of our sense of identity. I believe that I am able to do mediumship because I am in touch with this part of my being. I can blend with it simply by looking within myself.

 By Craig Hamilton-Parker.

NEGATIVE THOUGHTS & THINKING AND THE EFFECTS

At times, we all have a negative attitude as a consequence of letting ourselves go through negative thoughts. It is easier to complain than to make an effort to see the positive side of everything.
However, if we were more aware of the effects of negative thinking, both in the moment and in the long run, we would surely choose differently.

Where do negative thoughts come from?

Negative thoughts are caused by ingrained patterns related to our own beliefs: about self-esteem, security, money, people, life, and everything else. For instance, you may have thought at some point that life is difficult. Then, whenever you felt that life was being difficult, your thought was reinforced and grew on to being a belief. By now, you may be 42 and fully believe that life is difficult, as you've made a habit of believing that. However, it is never too late to start discovering yourself and what your thoughts tend to default to. Self-knowledge and self-understanding surely take time, but the rewards are enormous.
You will start seeing the picture of your life much clearer as you understand what beliefs cause you to think in a negative way.

What are the effects of negative thinking?

The following are some of the most common effects of negative thinking:

1)  Feeling down.

 The extent of negative feelings can go from anger, frustration, irritability, to even anxiety and depression, passing through many other feelings, none of them pleasant.

2)  Physical effects The body lowers its defenses, as negativity subtracts from our energy .Because of the emotional negative state we're in, it's also easier to see oneself less attractive and not care for our physical needs. Besides, an extreme negative emotional state can cause eating disorders: from over eating to a complete lack of appetite and not eating enough (and not caring about it)

3)  Closing oneself down to possibilities and the flow of abundance. When we are in a negative state we do not attract those elements that would make our lives advance; rather we attract the circumstances that support us in thinking something is wrong, and we get stuck. Simply put, when we stay thinking negative, we attract negative emotions and events. Thus when one is in a negative state everything seems to go wrong.

4)  A negative effect in others.

 Have you ever wondered how you may be affecting other people because of the way you feel? Think about when a relative, a friend or someone at work seems to be having a bad day and how you feel when you come in contact with them. You could be making others feel the same way when you are wrapped in your own negative thoughts

5)  It's a waste of time!.Look at all the effects of negative thinking explained above; can you tell me one single benefit of thinking negatively and being in a negative mood?
Any other than the realization that it's much better to think positively, negative thinking doesn't contribute to our lives; rather it detracts. Effects of negative thinking in the body. One of the serious effects of thinking negatively is that it  can cause physical illnesses and disease.

Let's talk positive.

Switching to positive thoughts is just a matter of making a conscious effort. To get rid of negative thoughts you need not fight them, but rather replace them for positive ones, just like you can replace the beliefs that don't serve you for those that do serve you.
When we start to have negative thoughts, it’s hard to stop them. And it’s much easier said than done to shift your focus to positive thoughts. But, it’s the only way, especially if you want to avoid going down a path that is painful and unnecessary.

10 Tips to over come negative thoughts

1)  Meditate or do yoga. It takes your  focus away from  thoughts and brings your  attention to my breathe. Yoga or meditation is also very relaxing which helped ease the mind.

2)  Smile. It really does help change your mood and relieve stress.  it takes fewer muscles to smile than to frown.

3) Surround yourself with positive people.When you’re stuck in a negative spiral, talk to people who can put things into perspective and won’t feed your negative thinking.

4) Change the tone of your thoughts from negative to positive.For example, instead of thinking, “We are going to have a hard time adjusting to our living situation,” think, “We will face some challenges in our living situation, but we will come up with solutions that we will both be happy with.”

5)  Don’t play the victim.

You create your life—take responsibility.Even if our living situation becomes unbearable, there is always a way out. I will always have the choice to make change happen, if need be

6)  Help someone.Take the focus away from you and do something nice for another person.

7)  Remember that no one is perfect and let yourself move forward.It’s easy to dwell on your mistakes,  learn from your mistakes and move forward.

8)  Sing.This might sound silly, but When we sing, we show our feelings and this provides an amazing stress relief.

9)  List five things that you are grateful for right now.Being grateful helps appreciate what you already have.

10)  Read positive quotes. place Post-It notes with positive quotes on your computer, fridge door, and mirror as reminders to stay positive.

The more you think negativetly the more you draw this energy to you.

SELF HELP FOR ANXIETY

There are some general strategies that anyone can use to help manage their anxiety. Although it is always a good idea to seek professional help if you have an anxiety disorder, especially in more severe cases, help is not always readily available. Even if you do decide to seek help, there are still a number of things that you can do on your own to better manage your anxiety.
Although there are specific strategies aimed at helping people cope with different types of anxiety problems, these are some general strategies that can help anyone who is experiencing problematic anxiety:
  1. Learning about anxiety
  2. Learning to relax
  3. Challenging anxious or worrisome thoughts
  4. Facing fears

HOW TO DO IT!

Step 1. Learning about anxiety

This is a very important first step because it helps you understand what is happening to you when you experience anxiety. Remember that knowledge is power, and just knowing why you are feeling anxious is a good step toward managing your anxiety.
What you need to know about anxiety:
  • Anxiety is normal. Everyone experiences anxiety at some point in time. For example, it is normal to feel anxious when on a rollercoaster or before a job interview.
  • Anxiety is adaptive. It helps us to prepare for real danger (such as a bear jumping out of the woods) or performing at our best (for example, it motivates us to get ready for an important meeting or presentation). When we experience anxiety, it triggers our “fight-flight-freeze” response and gets our body ready to defend itself (for instance, our heart beats faster to pump blood to our muscles so we have the energy to run away or fight off danger). Without it, we would not survive.
  • Anxiety can become a problem when our body reacts when there is noreal danger. It can be helpful to think of anxiety as a smoke alarm. A smoke alarm can help protect us when there is an actual fire, but sometimes the alarm goes off when there isn’t a real fire (e.g. burning toast in the toaster). Like a smoke alarm, anxiety is helpful when it alerts us to real danger. But when it goes off when there is no real danger, then we may want to fix it. We don’t want to take the batteries out of the alarm in case there is a real fire, but we do want to fix the alarm so that it doesn’t go off every time we make toast.
For more information see What is Anxiety.

Step 2. Learning to relax.

The second step involves learning to relax. Two strategies can be particularly helpful: calm breathing and muscle relaxation.
  1. Calm Breathing: This is a strategy that you can use to calm down quickly. We tend to breathe faster when we are anxious, which can make us feel dizzy and lightheaded, and even more anxious. Calm breathing involves taking slow and gentle breaths. Breathe in through the nose, pause, and then breathe out through the mouth, pausing for several seconds before taking another breath. For more information, see How to do Calm Breathing.
  2. Muscle Relaxation: Another helpful strategy is learning to relax your body by tensing various muscles and then relaxing them. This strategy can help lower overall tension and stress levels. It also helps you to be more aware of when you are feeling stressed. For a detailed description of muscle relaxation, see How to do Progressive Muscle Relaxation.

Step 3. Challenging anxious/worrisome thoughts

When we are anxious, we tend to see the world as very threatening anddangerous. However, this way of thinking can be overly negative and unrealistic. One strategy for helping you to manage anxiety involves replacing “anxious” or “worried” thinking with realistic or balanced thinking. This strategy involves learning to see things in a clear and fair way, without being overly negative or focusing only on the bad. However, it takes time to shift anxious thinking, so be patient and consistently practise these skills. For more information on identifying and challenging anxious and worrisome thoughts, see Realistic Thinking.

Step 4. Facing Fears

The final and most important step in managing your anxiety involves facing your fears; this is called exposure. If you have been avoiding certain situations, places, or objects out of fear, it will be important for you to start exposing yourself to those things so that you can get over your fears in the long run. However, it is usually easier to start with something that is not too scary and then work up to the things that cause a great deal of anxiety. Start by making a list of feared situations, places, or objects, such as saying “hi” to a co-worker, entering a crowded grocery store, riding the bus, or anything else that you are avoiding. Once you have made a list, try and arrange them from the least scary to the most scary. Starting with the situations that cause the least anxiety, repeatedly enter that situation and remain there until you notice your anxiety start to come down. Once you can enter that situation (on numerous occasions) without experiencing much anxiety, you can move on to the next thing on the list. For more information please see Facing Your Fears – Exposure.

Building on Bravery

Learning to manage anxiety takes a lot of hard work. If you are noticing improvements, take some time to give yourself some credit: reward yourself!
How do you maintain all the progress you've made?
Practise! Practise! Practise!
In a way, learning to manage anxiety is a lot like exercise - you need to "keep in shape" and practice your skills regularly. Make them a habit! This is true even after you are feeling better and have reached your goals.

Don't be discouraged if you start using old behaviours. This can happen during stressful times or during transitions (for example, starting a new job or moving). This tendency is normal, and just means that you need to start practising using the tools. Remember, coping with anxiety is a lifelong process.

WHEN A CHILD GOES BACK HOME TO THE SPIRIT WORLD.

When a Loved one goes back home to the spirit world.
It is very important, that you understand, that there are times when you will be overcome with grief- for example, the most common cases of not being able to let go completely, is with parents who have lost children.

When this happens, to parents, they often fall into a grief pattern of not being able to accept what has happened, and thus do all they can, to continue to keep connecting, or keep the memories fresh. 

Another part of this, is guilt- A lot of parents blame themselves for the passing, feeling as though they have "let their children down" or that they could have done more, to prevent this from happening.

What must be noted, is that, the child who has passed, has done so, for the benefit of the family, and their soul mission. Of course, it does not seem like any sort of benefit at the time, to anyone! But, this is always a soul agreement, between parents, and children-one that was to prop ell, the parents into a new life, and way of thinking- and to reach their own soul potentials and goals.

It is a beautiful thing, and as sad as it is, family members always need to remember that the child is protected, comforted, loved and happy as can be in the spiritual realm. They will be there, acting as guides, as you go into your future as well.

A lot of children who pass over, also stay close to the mother, and if she should decide to have another child, the spirit, may decide to come into the Earth again.
This is a choice the soul makes.

Most of all, the children that pass do not want to see their family grieving- especially if it is stopping the person from functioning in a normal way. 

What I mean by this, is that, some never do go onto their true path- instead, they spend their lived grieving, and in some cases, falling into deep depression, and even in most extreme circumstances, take their own lives.

The children who have passed, want their family to go on with their life in happiness. Of course, it is only natural to mourn your child, and grieve periodically for them. But you have had a unique experience, that only those who have lost children understand. You may in the future, be able to help others, who are also in your position, or even help children in some way- the list of things that are possible for you, are endless. 
Never feel as though you are personally punished by God. This is not true- you punish yourself enough!

Always do your best to remember, that the soul agreement was for this to happen, in this way. In the past, on Earth, YOU may have been the one to make just this sacrifice, in order for spiritual growth of your family.

Always remember, most of all, that you are loved eternally by your child, and your child wants nothing more, than for you to accept yourself, for the wonderful person that you are, and go on in life, living your dreams, and making your life as wonderful as it can be.

You are wonderful, and a strong soul, if this has been your soul contract with your child. You can achieve more than you imagine, by having this experience, and using it for the benefit of yourself, your family, and those who you may be able to help along the way.

Please know, that your child loves you eternally- and can hear your words, see your pain, and love, and also can be with you at any time. You may not always physically see them, but they are there.

I hope this has helped someone out there, and as you have read this, be assured, that your child is with you now.

By BDevine.