Linda George, Contributor Waking Times There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. –Mark Twain The dance along the artery. The circulation of the lymph. Are figured in the drift of stars. –T. S. Eliot The scientific paradigm that assumed the world was ‘out there’, …
Beverly Blanchard, Contributor Waking Times Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. – Rumi There has been some discussion lately regarding Russell Brand’s interview with Jeremy Paxman. There was nothing new in what Russell was saying. The points of view he put forth regarding political corruption, …
Prayers are more than just reciting words and chants, it is to be done with feeling, with purpose, and with intent. The combination and arrangement of words isn’t what makes prayer powerful, but what comes from our hearts. By feeling and making a vibration, we send that wave out to influence the infinite probabilities and possibilities in the universe.
Steve Pavlina, Guest Waking Times What does it mean to wake up and become more conscious? Let me share some perspectives that should make it easier to understand the process of waking up. The Cellular Perspective From the cellular perspective, you can see yourself as an individual person interacting with other individuals. You’re like a single …
Michelle Walling, CHLC, In5D Guest Waking Times What would our world be like today of these top 10 spiritual truths were taught in our schools, in the mainstream media, and in our history books? How can we change the system to introduce these topics to our future generations? What will the world be like after …
Gregg Prescott, M.S., In5D Guest Waking Times How does music affect your vibration? Does hard rock or rap lower ones vibration? Music is sound and sound is vibration which ultimately boils down to geometry and math. Look no further than the study of cymatics to see what sound does to vibration. Many people will idolize …
Ida Lawrence, Contributor Waking Times We have very imaginative and creative minds, we humans. Driving a great deal of our imagination is the desire to pick up on what’s coming, especially with regard to the biggie: survival. We believe that if we know, we can fall in line with the right action, make the right plan …
Julian Rose, Contributor Waking Times The wrong people are in charge… that’s pretty obvious. But what is not so obvious is how they got there? And once having found an open gate, why have we left them to graze the best pastures while we grovel around in the barren fallow? A very strange phenomenon… This World …
Adam Lanka, Contributor Waking Times One of the most incredible on-screen performances I have seen in a long time was by none other than the late Heath Ledger as the Joker in “Dark Knight.” Never before have I seen a villain so comfortable and secure in his own insanity. In the film, Heath Ledger effectively transformed himself …
Richard Harvey, Therapy & Spirituality Waking Times Editor’s Note: Richard Harvey. psychotherapist, author and spiritual teacher, answers questions about the threefold model of human awakening. You speak of a threefold model of human awakening through deepening levels of awareness. The first level is what we usually think of as personal therapy, the second is a …
Ida Lawrence, Contributor Waking Times “The intensity of your need calls what is needed to you.” Do you believe that statement? To me, it has shown itself to be true a few, remarkable times. Of course it requires that we remain open, because the ego’s need, or the intellect’s need, or the emotion’s need might not correspond …
Graham Hancock, GrahamHancock.com Waking Times Here’s the full text of the article Russell Brand kindly invited me to contribute to last week’s issue of the New Statesman. The article, entitled The War on Consciousness, had to be shortened to fit the space available in the magazine, but I reproduce the complete unedited text here. Consciousness is …
Melissa Joy Jonsson, Contributor Waking Times The field of the heart provides us with direct access to our inner voice, our inner wisdom, and our inner chamber of limitless potential. The field of the heart creates a coherent connection with universal consciousness. There are no limitations when accessing the field of the heart, and similarly, …
OSHO Waking Times Often the fear of death comes up, intense and strong, and the fear of having to leave all this beauty, this friendship and love. How is it possible to relax in this certainty of death? First, it is possible to relax only when death is a certainty. Relaxing is difficult when things …
Maia Szalavitz, Time Waking Times The psychedelic drug in magic mushrooms may have lasting medical and spiritual benefits, according to new research from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. The mushroom-derived hallucinogen, called psilocybin, is known to trigger transformative spiritual states, but at high doses it can also result in “bad trips” marked by terror and …
Dr. Stewart Bitkoff, Contributor Waking Times The sight of someone eating will not appease your hunger. The spiritual experiences of others cannot satisfy your yearning. –Traditional Q: Daily, I pray, regularly give to charity, do good works and always try to be a good person, yet spiritual experience eludes me. O I am so frustrated. Please, …
Dr. Stewart Bitkoff, Contributor Waking Times “There are as many ways to God as there are created souls.”-Muhammad In our culture, who assumes the role of holy or wise one? In more traditional cultures the holy, wise one is a central figure. Often, they advise the king/queen, sit at the right hand of the chief, …
Wesley Anderson, Guest Waking Times The human brain learns habits, that is patterns of behavior, throughout a lifetime. A great many of those habits are useful and worthwhile. Who would want to have to re-think the matter of getting dressed in the morning each and every day? And then, there are those patterns of behavior …
Linda George, Contributor Waking Times Having studied naturopathy and holistic healing for over 30 years now, and practising (for the most part) the principles of healthy living – I have to say, I’m depressed. The world is crazy. I am probably more informed than most on the dangers of fluoridation, chlorination, vaccination, GMOs, EMFs…..the list …
Zen Gardner, Guest Waking Times This has mostly to do with the conscious community but can be applied at any level. Wherever there is spiritual juice you’ll find the givers, the takers, and the very clever manipulators. It’s just a fact of life. Some people just can’t help themselves, they see an “opportunity” wherever they look, …
