Dreams are a very interesting state of mind once we close our eyes and become lost to the world of sleep. However, did you know that there are six forces of nature that can drastically effect the way that you dream?

1. Your Sense Of Smell And Sounds

When there is a certain kind of smell or sound that’s happening to us while we are sleeping, our brains like to interpret those senses into the dreams you’re having.

For example, a study that was conducted on people who were sleeping played music for one group and none for the others.

The ones who had heard music claimed to have hearing it in their dreams compared to the ones who didn’t. The same thing can be said for smell.

2. Cheese For Your Dreams

That’s right, even cheese can effect your dreams!

A certain kind of amino acid called tryptophan can actually normalize your sleep and even helps reduce stress levels.

In a study conducted in 2005 by the British Cheese Board, they had discovered that people who would eat cheddar before bed had dreams of celebrities and those who ate blue cheese had experienced a variety of bizarre dreams. Continue reading →

“We are part of Creation, thus, if we break the laws of Creation we destroy ourselves. We, the Original Caretakers of Mother Earth, have no choice but to follow and uphold the Original Instructions, which sustains the continuity of Life. We recognize our umbilical connection to Mother Earth and understand that she is the source of life, not a resource to be exploited.

We speak on behalf of all Creation today, to communicate an urgent message that man has gone too far, placing us in the state of survival. We warned that one day you would not be able to control what you have created.

That day is here. Not heeding warnings from both Nature and the People of the Earth keeps us on the path of self destruction. This self destructive path has led to the Fukushima nuclear crisis, Gulf oil spill, tar sands devastation, pipeline failures, impacts of carbon dioxide emissions and the destruction of ground water through hydraulic fracking, just to name a few.

In addition, these activities and development continue to cause the deterioration and destruction of sacred places and sacred waters that are vital for Life.” (Video)

The time has come for us to collectively gather together to change our world. There is plenty of work to do, but the solutions exist and need only to be implemented. It’s unfortunate that the human experience has become one in which people are completely disconnected from the Earth. Busy with our 9-5 grind, trying to earn enough money to survive, we’ve completely lost sight of what is happening on the planet. We’ve become zombie-like creatures, doing what we are told and believing what we are programmed to believe, without ever questioning our surroundings. Continue reading →

No matter your level of conscious awareness or the level of spiritual enlightenment that you have attained, there will come a time on your spiritual journey where you know and feel that you have made great internal progress and then suddenly.. nothing.

Positive thinking has flown out the window, prophetic visions and lucid dreaming have been replaced with normal lower conscious ideals and mindfulness has been replaced with overactive thinking patterns. You simply can’t make the connection that you once felt and it seems impossible to return to the level of light, love and higher awareness that you seek.

Everything you attempt to get moving again seems to fail, as if an invisible road block has been put right in front of you, leaving you wondering, just what is going on? It’s a path that can’t be avoided, but why does it happen?

Spiritual road blocks are designed for you to slow down and take a break. Your initial spiritual awakening, may have been so full-blown, that now your mind needs the time to rearrange itself. A reformation of belief systems, perceptions of the world and perceptions of yourself are in order here.

These time periods can be extremely frustrating and sometimes even painful if the cycle is leading you into another Dark Night of the Soul. Navigating this rocky terrain requires, patience and gentleness with yourself, in order to sail the rough waters, safely ashore.

Determining the root cause of spiritual, developmental, stalemates, are crucial to getting you back on the road again.

1.You Need Healing

A spiritual awakening can bring repressed memories and emotions from your unconscious into your conscious awareness. Such as past lives, things you may have forgotten about or things you weren’t even aware had occurred, may come bubbling to the surface. You may even begin to disassociate with these memories, eluding yourself into believing that they are figments of your imagination. Emotional and inner child healing is essential before continuing on your path. Continue reading →

Forgiving yourself can be a tough one because the person who feels angry, and the person you’re angry with is the same person – YOU!  We get stuck in self-judgment.  We can’t let ourselves off the hook.  Maybe we betrayed our own integrity.  Maybe we betrayed someone we love.  We think we are bad and we don’t know how to get over it.

1) See your own innocence.  Close your eyes and imagine your childhood self.  See how innocent that child is?  If they did do something wrong – they didn’t do it on purpose!  Their intentions were pure.

They are beautiful.  Sweet.  Loveable.  In your higher self, take them in your arms and hug them.  Give them some of the love they never had.  Drink it in for a while.

2) Understand and Accept.  Close your eyes and imagine the you who did something you’re not proud of.

From your higher self, look upon that unforgivable person.  Ask yourself, “What motivated the unsavory behavior?  Did it come out of a deep wound?  Did it come out of loneliness?

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Fear is a negative emotion unless you are facing an actual threat and need to fight or flee. The usefulness of fear is minimal in daily life, particularly in the form of anxiety. Stressful events can produce short-term anxiety in almost everyone, which disappears after the event. But for an estimated 6.8 million Americans with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), anxiety is a chronic condition they can’t shut off. All of us know people we accept as “born worriers,” but in reality being in a state of chronic anxiety can severely limit their daily activity.

You probably know already if you worry excessively. Almost nothing is free from worry, in fact, if you have chronic anxiety, even the smallest thing can trigger it. You find yourself with fearful thoughts about finances, family, your health, and what’s happening at work. Some days you’d rather hide under the covers.

The first thing to realize is that reality isn’t what’s actually worrying you, but it’s your fixed habit of mind that is causing you to respond to everything with anxiety. Second, you need to look rationally at the anxiety response and concede that you are not improving it by feeling anxious.

This seems obvious to non-worriers, but somewhere inside, many “born worriers” believe they are taking care of situations that others are overlooking, like whether they remembered to lock up the house or turn off the gas stove. Any trigger can provoke worry, so the question is how to prevent this from happening. Continue reading →

There’s a bit of irony that surrounds the concept of taking naps. When we’re kids, we’re made to do it even if we don’t want to. Then when we’re older we long for them, but can’t always find the time. The combination of the stress of working and raising children means that we’re busy, and while we need naps more, we aren’t getting them. This is unfortunate, as science is finding more and more that naps are necessary.

Humans are one of only 15% of mammalian species whose sleep periods consist of one large block of time (monophasic). The rest snag shorter periods of sleep throughout the day (polyphasic).

Science is not clear as to whether or not this is humans’ natural way of sleeping. However, what is known is that we’re not getting enough of it. What’s more is that insufficient sleep leads to industrial disasters, vehicle crashes, occupational errors, etc. This is where the science of napping comes into play. Continue reading →