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Ayahuasca – A Plant That Teaches

Ayahuasca – A Plant That Teaches

Ida Lawrence, Contributor
Waking Times

Before he left for Ecuador, I asked my godson, Steve, if he would check in with me now and then. He said he would if he could. He was traveling there to participate in an Ayahuasca retreat.

The first time he messaged I asked him,

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May 22, 2013 | By | 2 Replies More
Consciousness: The Bridge Between Science and Religion

Consciousness: The Bridge Between Science and Religion

Peter Russell, Spirit of Now
Waking Times

Science and religion often seem poles apart–and in many ways they are. But I believe the two can, and will eventually, be united, and their meeting point will be human consciousness.

That we are conscious beings is the most obvious fact of … More

May 21, 2013 | By | 8 Replies More
The Vagus Nerve and the Healing Promise of The Sudarshan Kriya

The Vagus Nerve and the Healing Promise of The Sudarshan Kriya

Frank Huguenard, Staff Writer
Waking Times

At the center of our bodies resides a long, sinewy nerve that extends all the way from our medullas down through our chests to beyond our stomachs. This nerve, known as the Vagus Nerve, happens to be at a most fascinating intersection, not … More

May 20, 2013 | By | 13 Replies More
Are You Really Free?

Are You Really Free?

Colin Bondi, Contributor
Waking Times

Freedom is a powerful word for most of us. Here in America people are always talking about freedom, living in a free country, defending freedom and maintaining our freedom. Some like to say – freedom isn’t free. In the course of daily life, most people … More

May 20, 2013 | By | 6 Replies More
A New Look at the Five Rights of Rejuvenation

A New Look at the Five Rights of Rejuvenation

James Borges, Borderlands
Waking Times

The Five Rites are a form of simple stretches that among many things stimulate the gland of the body to increase in vitality and stamina. The Rites are not rigorous exercises. The Five Rites are simple postures that activate the body’s nervous system on the … More

May 18, 2013 | By | 3 Replies More
Waking From Sleep: The Causes of Higher States of Consciousness

Waking From Sleep: The Causes of Higher States of Consciousness

Steve Taylor, New Dawn
Waking Times

Higher states of consciousness (HSCs) – or awakening experiences, as I prefer to call them – are moments of revelation, when we perceive reality at a heightened intensity. The world around us comes to life, and is filled with an atmosphere of harmony and … More

May 17, 2013 | By | 4 Replies More
9 Ways to Deepen Healing with Cannabis and Consciousness

9 Ways to Deepen Healing with Cannabis and Consciousness

Uwe Blesching Ph.D., Contributor
Waking Times

The clinical cannabis experience and consciousness research have independently demonstrated 9 mechanisms to deepen our healing process. Each of these mechanisms are subject to conscious intervention, and the more we know and understand about them the easier we can achieve the kind of healing … More

May 17, 2013 | By | 4 Replies More
The Spiritual Eye: How to Decalcify & Activate Your Pineal Gland

The Spiritual Eye: How to Decalcify & Activate Your Pineal Gland

Christina Sarich, Contributor
Waking Times

This article will presume you have a basic knowledge of the pineal gland, an important endocrine gland that is said to be the seat of enlightenment. If you need to back up a little and inform yourself more about what the pineal gland is, … More

May 16, 2013 | By | 26 Replies More
How Enlightenment is the Process of Creation in the Universe in Reverse

How Enlightenment is the Process of Creation in the Universe in Reverse

Belsebuub, Guest
Waking Times

The process of creation of matter and spiritual life at the beginning of the universe is one of the greatest of mysteries and understanding its basic principles is important for understanding how enlightenment works, as enlightenment is the re-absorption back into the one, the divine source

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May 16, 2013 | By | 6 Replies More
Bending Spoons, Bending Reality & Loving Schrödinger’s Cat

Bending Spoons, Bending Reality & Loving Schrödinger’s Cat

Christina Sarich, Contributor
Waking Times

“ . . .The creative advance into novelty – is part of the prehension of each and every being in existence, and the creative-part cannot be ripped from the being‑part without severe violence.” – Ken Wilber

We can bend a spoon with really cold ice … More

May 15, 2013 | By | 11 Replies More
First Signs of Consciousness

First Signs of Consciousness

David Wilder, Reality Sandwich
Waking Times

Neuroscientists have been searching for signs of consciousness in electrical brain activity for decades. These signs could determine whether minimally conscious or anesthetized adults are aware, and when consciousness begins in babies.

When an adult’s senses detect something like a moving object, the … More

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A New Chivalry

A New Chivalry

Ida Lawrence, Contributor
Waking Times

When it comes to spiritual warriors on assignment, it does seem to me that men and women show up to battle with different weapons. Men are tremendously skilled at wielding true information driven by love, and women hold the disarming weapon… love driven by true … More

May 14, 2013 | By | Reply More
Yoga, Tai Chi and Meditation – Foundations for Wellness

Yoga, Tai Chi and Meditation – Foundations for Wellness

Anna Hunt, Staff Writer
Waking Times

No longer do the Eastern practices of yoga, tai chi and meditation remain esoteric mysteries to us Westerners. Eccentric gurus living in secluded ashrams and mountain-side dojos have passed on their secrets to worldly students. Ancient texts have been translated into multiple languages, analyzed … More

May 14, 2013 | By | 2 Replies More
Have You Achieved Enlightenment?

Have You Achieved Enlightenment?

Rene Descartes, Contributor
Waking Times

Have you achieved enlightenment?

Perhaps.

You would know if you did. You’d know it far more easily than knowing if you’d been struck by a bolt of lightning. And that’s why you’re here in this world. That’s why you are reading all those books and … More

May 13, 2013 | By | 17 Replies More
Inner Peace is World Peace

Inner Peace is World Peace

James C. Wilhelm, Contributor
Waking Times

Simple life forms first appeared on earth about three and a half billion years ago. These little entities, a form of bacteria known to biologists as prokaryotes, are still with us today. They are made of DNA, proteins and other identifiable structures. As with … More

May 11, 2013 | By | 5 Replies More
Four Quick Mindfulness Exercises

Four Quick Mindfulness Exercises

Eden Kozlowski, Contributor
Waking Times

As a lover and teacher of meditation and mindfulness, I see the adverse affects of stress everyday in my clients – physically, emotionally and spiritually. I am witnessing more and more that any moments of awareness we can give ourselves during the day can be … More

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21 Traits of an Awakening Soul

21 Traits of an Awakening Soul

Christina Sarich, Contributor
Waking Times

You can say its because of a global shift in consciousness, a destiny we have arrived at due to spiritual evolution, or the outcome of strange times, but, many people all across the globe are going through intense personal changes and sensing an expansion … More

May 10, 2013 | By | 59 Replies More
The Mind vs. Brain Debate (What is Consciousness?)

The Mind vs. Brain Debate (What is Consciousness?)

Christina Sarich, Contributor
Waking Times

The mind vs. brain debate has been going on since before Aristotle. He and Plato argued that the soul housed intelligence or wisdom and that it could not be placed within the physical body. In a well-described version of dualism, Descartes identifies mind with … More

May 9, 2013 | By | 10 Replies More
Why Do You Seek Freedom?

Why Do You Seek Freedom?

Colin Bondi, Contributor
Waking Times

There are an endless number of things to want in this world. Desires are endless because when one desire is satisfied soon another rises to take its place, continuing the cycle of wanting. Human life is usually characterized by movement (desire) either towards some object … More

May 9, 2013 | By | 4 Replies More
Messages from The Light: Near-Death Experiences & Communication from the Other Side

Messages from The Light: Near-Death Experiences & Communication from the Other Side

Christopher Coppes, Guest Writer
Waking Times

The closest contact with our afterlife is when we have a near-death experience (NDE). More and more people report such an experience. The reason being, that medical science gets better every day. We are more capable to bring back to life a growing number … More

May 8, 2013 | By | 15 Replies More