Have you ever seen a ghost?  Probably not, few people have.  But many people feel them.  It’s like when you are in a room and a friend quietly enters, you don’t hear them but some how you know they are there, it’s a feeling.  Have you not felt the warm fuzzy feeling of a friend or relative that has died?  They often visit us to say goodbye before they move on.

Most so called ghosts are merely people who have died and got a bit stuck, they didn’t quite make the connection to their angels and loved ones who came to meet them at the time of their transition.  Some people after passing find it hard to let go of the life or loved ones they left behind. 

Whenever I sense the presence of the spirit of such a person I just talk to them with the understanding that they usually need healing and release from the sadness or pain that has prevented them from connecting with the higher dimensions of existence.  

Once some healing has been provided it is fairly straight forward to direct the soul to look upwards towards the path or gateway leading into the light.  There are always beautiful loving friends come to meet them and guide them into their new life.

So if you sense the spirit of someone has caught your attention don’t worry, it is not a scary ghost, just someone who got a bit stuck and needs a bit of loving help.  Trust me, it is a very rewarding experience knowing that you have helped someone in this way.

The same universal truths are at the core of all religions. 

We all seek essentially the same things; a meaningful life, enlightenment, truth, justice, equity, happiness, family, meaningful work, good health, food, clothing and shelter.   What spirit 0f negation aflicts our religious, political and business leaders that such common goals seem impossible to achieve? 

Any chance of humanity getting it’s act together for some harmony, mutual understanding and compassion in the forseable future before our highest aspirations are crushed in disillusionment?

I think the anwer is within our own hearts?  When we all seek for the light of the universal love and wisdom within our own hearts, perhaps there is a chance we will see the same things reflected in the hearts of our fellow human and creature kind. 

 What is a spiritual life?  Is it about positive affirmations, prayer, meditation, reading uplifting spiritual books, worrying about karmic issues?  Or is it about what we do rather than what we say? 

I have seen many people who stand on podiums and proclaim their faith or spirituality yet whose actions demonstrate a different story in their private lives. 

One area of significance is manifesting love in our lives via compassion for all life, humans and creatures.  Personally I choose to show my caring and love of others by not killing and eating them - animals or people!  Why are people shocked at the thought of cannibalism but not at all when animals are killed and eaten?

It is my belief that animals also have souls and they also reincarnate as part of their evolutionary journey.  Animals may be younger, less developed souls but as such they need our love, caring and nurturing, not to treated as a commodity that is used, abused and traded.   Think of the accumulated burden of soul pain they must carry as a result of ages of such treatment.

I am so pleased that times are changing and more and more people are becoming enlightened and demonstrating compassion by living the vegetarian life.  Even so I have been surprised when attending meetings or workshops with apparently spiritual people to find that vegetarians were a small minority and the catering was centered around meat dishes.  We must keep the carnivores happy!  To you vegetarians out there, how often have you been to a function where the vegetarian food is quickly scoffed by the carnivores with no thought to the fact that we won’t eat the steak sandwiches? 

As a vegetarian myself I have to confess to being rather disappointed in the demonstrated lack of compassion.  If you ever visit me be warned that I do not cater for carnivores!

One last thought on vegetarianism.  There are two kinds of motivation for choosing it.  Some people say “It is good for my health to have a vegetarian diet.”  This is true.  There are other people who say, “It is good for the health of the creatures that I do not eat them.”  This is also true, it is also showing concern for the wellbeing of others and not just oneself.

In response to a comment from Monica where she asks if thought forms once created may change, my experience this does not happen.  I perceive them as having the originator’s intent and thoughts imprinted upon them like a kind of programming which just keeps running, until either the originator or someone perceptive and powerful enough dissolves it.   

If we have hurt someone by sending  negative energy to them we can heal the effects by seeking mutual forgiveness, sending light and love for healing.  We can even call back the energy we sent and consciously undo the programming we created.  

It is rather humbling to know that we can at times unwittingly hurt others with just our thoughts.  I think the bottom line is to be aware of our intent, do we really and truly want to exact revenge or hurt someone?  Or are we just letting off steam.   In terms of our own path, when we are truly contrite (sorry) and we know we won’t repeat a misdeed.  In fact many people demonstrate their contrition by expressing compassion towards those they have hurt.  Remember that the Divine forgives us, but we also need to forgive ourselves in order to move forward and be a better person in the future.

I have been asked about the difference between negative spirits as different from negative thought forms. My conclusions are a result of reading and personal experience.  The following two books provide the published information:-

Psychic Self Defence by Dion Fortune 1998 Thorsons press.   -  Chapter 4 :- Projection of the Etheric Body.  Here she describes how she accidentally made a negative thought form and how she managed to deal with it.

Man Visible and Invisible by C.W. Leadbeater 1974  Adyar press.  Chapter XVIII  :- Sudden Emotions.  Here Leadbeater writes about the creation of positive thought forms.

To follow on from the published works, my personal experience is that thought forms are filled with the energy and intent of their originator.  Continue Reading »

I don’t remember who the wise person was that said, “The more we know the more we realise how much we don’t know,” but in my experience that is a great truth.

Like many people I have spent much of my life seeking answers.  I sometimes think I am like a child always asking why and never being fully satisfied with the answer.  It seems that every answer generates further questions leading me on in my search for understanding, growth and meaning in life.  With the universe being infinite I am sure that I shall never know absolutely everything, which is a good thing as an existence without further challenges might actually become boring.  Nope, infinite universe and infinite opportunities sounds pretty good to me.

Of course the essential part of finding answers is asking questions.  If we were merely given all answers without being able to formulate the questions, would the answers have any real meaning to us?  I think not.  In fact I believe that we only receive particular answers when we are able to realise and pose the question we wish to ask.

Maybe the universe is a bit like a computer in that you only get the answer to the question you have entered in the search box?  Could it be that the questions we create from within ourselves are actually saying, “This is where I am at and this is my need at this time?”   So we receive answers relevant to our needs and where we are at on our path.

What a kind and caring universe it is that we live in.  Or to put it another way “God is good.” We are provided the opportunity to gain understanding, soul growth and enlightenment at the pace appropriate to each of us.

I have come to appreciate things being given at the right pace seeing as my brain space is not yet able to hold all the answers to everything – I mean where would I put it all - time for a tidy up I think. 

I have been thinking about Karma and the way we experience the results of our actions at some time in our future.  I personally believe in reincarnation, big surprise, and linking that to the environment.

We hear a great deal about saving the planet for future generations.  Save the planet for the sake of our children and grandchildren.  I totally agree with the sentiments.   But if we accept the fact (concept if you wish) of reincarnation then I think it would be wise to be aware that we are also caring for and saving the planet for ourselves in our future incarnations too.  

Just imagine. We incarnate in one hundred years time, many species are extinct, the climate has changed the environment is wrecked or maybe there has been nuclear war and areas of the planet are wasteland.  Who do we blame?  Our ancestors of course, the ones that were so selfish and careless as to let it all happen.   Oh yes, that would be us wouldn’t it?  Ouch!

So the question I am asking myself is this,
“Assuming there are future generations of children and grandchildren to continue the human race, what kind of world do I want to incarnate into in my future life? “ 

I am currently feeling some powerful motivated self interest to do the best I can here and now to ensure that there is a beautiful world for mine and everyone else’s future.  How about you?

A big thanks to Dominic for his work on reformatting my blog.  Saved my brain cells from being mangled trying to figure it all out.  Now where is that intelligent content I was working on?

Karma, that wonderful law of cause and effect, action and reaction, as you give so shall you receive.

This is not just about doing charitable works. It has to do with how we think and act in everyday life. Our thoughts have real energy and power. When expressed as words and actions they have great impact upon other people and situations.

Esoteric writings tell us that thoughts are real, they have energy. When we feel intensely and focus our energy and intent via our thoughts towards another person we are sending them that energy. The energy, programmed by our intent, creates what is called a thought form which goes to the other person and puts into effect our intent. When the thought form reaches the other person they are affected by it – if our intent is good then they will feel good, if our intent is bad they will feel bad.

Maybe we could avoid much pain to ourselves and others if we considered this in the light of the law of cause and effect – “As we give so do we receive.” I think I will work on creating positive, loving thought forms, the kind I would like to receive….

Many people view Karma as punishment, it is not. Instead I see it is an impartial universal law letting us know that what we are doing is out of harmony with universal law. The more we avoid or resist returning to universal law, the harder the lessons become. If we keep sending out negative energy it will in due course rebound upon us. We can learn the lesson and stop creating it in the first place.

My goal is that this blog shall be a place where knowledge and wisdom can be shared.

Expect to read about many topics such as: healthy lifestyle, life after death, the meaning of life the universe and everything, self development, myth busting, common sense and the wisdom of testing “chanelled” information to name a few things I can think of at this late hour.

Hopefully there will be some humour too. I have it on good authority that God has a sense of humour. He/She has to or why wlse would I be the way I am? I also reckon the Devil does not have a sense of humour…….. he/she never laughs at any of my jokes

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