Stuart Wilde, Guest Writer
Waking Times
My ol’ teacher said that before you are born you choose your parents and that you have an overview of the circumstances and beliefs that you are to be born into, he even said you have a comprehension of the defects or inabilities of
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Mongabay
Waking Times
Energy efficiency gains are failing to keep pace with the Internet’s rapid rate of expansion, meaning that global web use is consuming an increasing share energy, warns a new perspective published in the journal Science.
Noting that the world’s data centers already consume 270 terawatt hours … More
Dr. Sunil Sharma, Guest Writer
Waking Times
Meditation is often associated with either relaxation or spirituality. It can be either a relaxation technique or a spiritual practice – both of these are just specific applications of meditation. Meditation is a method of changing your state of consciousness. Many texts … More
Amanda Warren, Contributor
Waking Times
The horse meat fiasco in Europe has prodded scientists to look a bit deeper into what else we might be consuming. A team of South African scientists have just found traces of human tissue in meat meant for public consumption from 9 provinces. The issue … More
Marie D. Jones, New Dawn
Waking Times
As a kid, watching the synchronised swimming competition of the summer Olympic games, I was always struck by how silly the sport seemed. Not to mention how it looked! Later, as a wise adult, I came to understand and appreciate both the degree … More
Asoka Selvarajah, Guest Writer
Waking Times
Each of us is connected with the Divine. The Higher Self within us far transcends the understanding of our conscious minds. This is the power that all the great geniuses and teachers of history have accessed. It is also the place of magic and … More
Ingrid P. Dickenson, Earth Breathing
Waking Times
When we consider that the ionosphere surrounding our planet is electrically positive charged whilst the earth’s surface carries a negative charge, we must conclude that this amounts to a prevailing electrical tension within the earth/ionosphere cavity. This tension is discharged when thunderstorms develop … More
Kent Mao, Contributor
Waking Times
Hemp and marijuana seem to be popular topics in today’s society since legalization measures were passed in Colorado and Washington last November. While it’s common to hear advocates proclaim the medical benefits of marijuana, studies have shown that hemp seeds can also provide a number … More
Case Adams, Naturopath, Green Med Info
Waking Times
Several recent international studies have illustrated that seaweeds and their extracts may have the capability of inhibiting and even treating cancer.
The most recent study, from Brazil’s Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, found that two fractionated polysaccharides from the seaweed … More
Richard K. Moore, Contributor
Waking Times
As a follower of cutting-edge (typically independent) research, in many different fields, I’ve found there are many threads of ‘new understanding’ kind of dangling out there, branching away from mainstream science models, but lacking a new coherence to bind them together.
I awoke this … More
Ida Lawrence, Contributor
Waking Times
Years ago, in conversation with my martial arts teacher, I told about a dilemma I was experiencing and said to him, “I don’t know what to do.” He said, “Why are you thinking about it so much… just do the right thing.” I muttered something … More
Rene’ Descartes, Contributing Writer
Waking Times
An enlightened conversation…
Everything in the Universe is vibrating. Even light is vibrating (different frequencies of vibration give us the different colors, just like different frequencies of vibration give us the different notes in an octave of sound).
The so-called 5 physical senses, … More
Julian Rose, Contributor
Waking Times
“He who isn’t busy being born is busy dying.” -Bob Dylan
You know the expression, “Rightful Indignation”? Well that’s a fire which we must not put out. “Rightful anger” is a direct extension of rightful indignation. It is a burning sensation in the chest … More
Sayer Ji, Green Med Info
Waking Times
Two studies published in the past six months reveal a disturbing finding: glyphosate-based herbicides such as Roundup® appear to suppress the growth of beneficial gut bacteria, leading to the overgrowth of extremely pathogenic bacteria.
Late last year, in an article titled … More
Kent Mao, Contributing Writer
Waking Times
Many Americans are beginning to see the benefits of policy reform
It’s no secret that public opinion on marijuana has shifted dramatically in recent years. Is this the beginning of the end for the anti-marijuana generation? Some would say so.
Advocacy of marijuana legalization … More
Update: March 27th, 2013. Last night president Barack Obama signed the ‘Monsanto Protection Act’ into law, betraying the American public as well as his word on GMO’s.
From Amanda Brodhagen from Farm.com:
“The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a last-minute amendment to the Agriculture Appropriations Bill (HR933) … More
Dr. Linda Lancaster, Reality Sandwich
Waking Times
In the rising awareness of consciousness, we realize that there exists an invisible world within the visible. Before changes are registered in the physical body, healing takes place on these subtle realms. For this reason, as healers, it is essential that we … More
Sayer Ji, Green Med Info
Waking Times
A concerning new study found that the aerosol from electronic cigarettes contains higher levels of measurable nanoparticle heavy metals than conventional tobacco smoke.
A new study published in the journal PLoS One has uncovered a concerning fact about electronic cigarettes (EC): toxic … More
Jeremy Hance, Mongabay
Waking Times
The Peruvian government has declared an environmental state of emergency after finding elevated levels of lead, barium, and chromium in the Pastaza River in the Amazon jungle, reports the Associated Press. Indigenous peoples in the area have been complaining for decades of … More
Barbara H. Peterson, Guest Writer
Waking Times
Compromise. That’s what it’s all about, eh? We are taught from early on that the only way to get along is to go along. Meet halfway, in the middle. Don’t be such a stickler. Nothing is so sacred or important that it cannot … More
Vedanta – The Science of Self Discovery
Frank Huguenard, Staff Writer
Waking Times
At the heart of Hinduism is a spiritual and philosophical framework known as Vedanta. To understand the distinction between the two, it’s important to understand the origin of the word Hindu. When the first explorers from Persia traveled to India (then known as … More
10 Questions About the Pineal Gland That Add to the Mystery of Spirituality
Buck Rogers, Staff Writer
Waking Times
The pine cone shaped, pea-sized pineal gland, located in the center of the human brain, is an organ of tremendous interest these days. To many spiritual seekers it is the ‘seat of the soul‘ and the ‘third eye,’ the … More
5 Thought-Provoking Quantum Experiments Showing That Reality Is an Illusion
Anna LeMind, In5D Guest
Waking Times
No one in the world can fathom what quantum mechanics is, this is perhaps the most important thing you need to know about it. Granted, many physicists have learned to use its laws and even predict phenomena based on quantum calculations. But it is … More
Four Ways Nietzsche Made God His Bitch
Gary ‘Z’ McGee, Staff Writer
Waking Times
“We stumble on; the Übermensch plants a foot where there is no certain hold; and in the struggle that follows, the whole of us get dragged up.” –William James
Friedrich Nietzsche is a fascinating philosopher that must be taken with a … More
Beautiful Tales Unfolding And The Return Of The Light
Ida Lawrence, Contributor
Waking Times
Stories just unfold and unfold; hour by hour, the pages of our book are written. Some say we write those pages ourselves, including the seemingly ‘outside of our control’ experiences. Accidents, unwelcome circumstances, surprising opportunities, forgetting, missteps, chance meetings, world events, other people’s decisions, childhood … More
Halotherapy and Salt Rooms: Fresh Air For Lungs and Alternative Medicine
Jefferey Jaxen, Staff Writer
Waking Times
Salt has been an essential, virtually omnipresent part of medicine for thousands of years. It has been used as a remedy, a support treatment, and a preventive measure. Salt can be taken internally or applied topically and continues to be administered in an … More
Neuroscientist Exposes Dangers of Electromagnetic Fields
Kevin Samson, Guest
Waking Times
Neuroscience has come under scrutiny for its involvement in an array of mind control initiatives and other ethically questionable research. But at least one neuroscientist from Sweden has gone on record to caution against the increasing dangers of Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) on human beings … More
Zen Gardner, Guest
Waking Times
I love the sound of construction. I always have. Not the industrial sound from the kind of massive, offensive structures made with other-worldly looking machines, but the intentional, gentle kind. Small structures going up, improvements on homes, road repairs, even tending to gardens whether … More
Are You Inadvertently Investing in Monsanto’s Toxic Legacy?
Brandon Baker, Eco Watch
Waking Times
Monsanto didn’t achieve $11.8 billion in sales and 404 facilities in 66 countries all on its own.
The company is valued at $60 billion in the marketplace with 525 million shares outstanding, but the three largest mutual fund shareholders, Vanguard, Fidelity and State Street, … More
7 Ways Our Children Are Being Brainwashed
Gregg Prescott, M.S., In5D Guest
Waking Times
From birth, virtually all of us have been brainwashed through various outlets that encourage materialism, ego, subservience, control and conformity. But where do the origins of mind control begin and what can we do about it?
1. Religion
As children, the brainwashing begins … More
5 Videos Showing How Fracking Can Make Water Flammable
Alex Pietrowski, Staff Writer
Waking Times
Public awareness of the risks and dangers of hydraulic gas-fracturing, or Fracking, is growing daily, but not nearly as fast as the practice itself is. Across the world, fracking is creating a massive new energy boom and investors are pouring money into energy companies … More
The Truth About Fluoride Becoming More Widely Known
Dr. Mercola
Waking Times
Fluoride is a poisonous substance added to many municipal water supplies across the US, Canada, and elsewhere without the permission of the residents. Is there a model that communities can follow to remove it from their water supply? The short answer to this question is yes… More
6 Crimes Against Nature Perpetrated By The Food Industry
Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet
Waking Times
While many procedures on factory farms are cruel, breeding animals into mutants and violating mother/offspring bonds are truly crimes against nature.
The horrors of factory farming are multifold. Treating animals like heads of lettuce—”forget it’s an animal” says one farming magazine—has created institutionalized ruthlessness toward … More
Our Respective Journeys Into the Valley of Reason
Michael T. Winter, Contributor
Waking Times
The Internet awakening has given birth to a worldwide multitude of people that are disengaging from the programmed paradigm created for us, and awakening to the reality of the dangers we face. The web has supplied a platform for writers to take a crack … More
13 Ways Foodies Are Changing The Food Industry
Heather Callaghan & Jeffrey Green, Guests
Waking Times
A major shift in the consciousness of food consumers is forcing the industry into a competitive race to become more natural. The market is telling food producers that they no longer want so-called factory food because of its many harmful effects on … More
American Agriculture May Eradicate the Monarch Butterfly Unless Swift Action Is Taken
You may be aware that bees are dying in large numbers across the globe, courtesy of the ever-increasing presence of toxins in our environment. But did you know that the monarch butterfly is also becoming endangered, and for the same reason?
As reported by the New … More
