Osho The first step toward a healthy life is to accept one’s state of unhealthiness. If mankind was only just beginning to be haunted by terrorism, things would be very easy. But mankind has always been haunted by terrorism, hence the matter is very complex. The forms of terrorism have changed – this insanity has …
Chris Bourne, Openhand Contributor Waking Times Sometimes that’s what it takes When you look back on your life, the trials the tribulations, the challenges and opportunities, you’ll probably notice the really big occasions hung finely balanced on the feather edge of uncertainty. On one side is the abyss of some indescribable failure, and the other, …
Barbara Lynn-Freed, Contributing Writer Waking Times According to the Maya, the December 21, 2012 Sunrise marks the first time in 26,000 years that our Sun, on its ecliptic path, will be in conjunction with the intersection of the Milky Way at the Galactic Center. This alignment forms a cosmic cross, and is considered by the …
Xavier Bartlett Waking Times We all have an idea about the meaning of the word “civilization”: a concept that we use to relate to a complex, advanced society like the current one on Earth, but also ancient cultures which flourished centuries ago, leaving us with a splendid legacy. If we focus primarily on the social …
Scientists are now starting to more actively explore the effects that psychedelic drugs have on the way we humans think and act.
Trinity Bourne, Contributing Writer Waking Times With so much suffering and pain in the world how easy it is to forget that there is a light within our hearts that permeates through all things! We may become clouded, yet the light always shines if we search a little deeper. It never goes away. Sometimes all …
Z, Contributing Writer Waking Times The cosmos will always be greater than our microcosmic perspectives can possibly allow, but allow it we must. “It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” –Mark Twain “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent… It is …
Ross Heaven, Guest Writer Waking Times Shamanic healing often employs plants to good effect, though it is rarely about herbalism, per se. Indeed, most shamans are explicit that the pharmacological properties of the plants they employ are of far less importance than the spirit which is held by the plant. It is the spirit which …
Sophie Rose, Contributing Writer Waking Times Have you noticed that many children’s tales end with a victory of the heart? The hero, after following a tortuous path of struggles, dreams and hopes, always manages to fulfill their heart’s desire, while sometimes discovering it at the same time. These stories stay in the collective consciousness for generations …
Chris Bourne, Openhand Contributor Waking Times The shift of consciousness is hitting the fan The plain of the intellect, upon which many dogmas and religious zealotry are founded, is beginning to fragment, causing tempers to steadily boil. It’s all a part of the catalytic effect of the universe. A degree of agitation happens to break …
Christina Sarich, Contributing Writer Waking Times The Famous psychologist, Carl Jung, once said that Manipura chakra is where we burn through our passions and desires in order to become a completely realized individual. This chakra is the third in the system of seven conceptualized by Ayurvedic and yogic doctrines, and is also associated to Tiferet …
Chris Renzo, Contributing Writer Waking Times In the same way that we must question our personal intentions and behaviors to grow, so to do we need to question the social intentions and behaviors of our current society. The two are never separate. Growth and moving forward begins the moment we summon the courage to create …
In5D Waking Times Many believe that conscious awareness originates in the brain alone. Recent scientific research suggests that consciousness actually emerges from the brain and body acting together. A growing body of evidence suggests that the heart plays a particularly significant role in this process. Far more than a simple pump, as was once believed, …
Two Rivers, Contributing Writer Waking Times People talk about this time as a period of great awakening, a spiritual shift for humanity that will change everything, if we can only achieve it. What does that mean? What is supposed to shift in us? Perhaps Gandhi comes closest to pointing us toward our awakening. We know …
Nova Spivack Waking Times Consciousness is the most amazing of all things, but not everyone recognizes this fact. Fortunately, this can be changed. For some people the experience of being conscious is so vivid that it is literally striking, almost shocking to them at times. It is clearly apparent to them that consciousness is a …
Tania Melkonian Waking Times I take my responsibility as a writer very seriously. If I deign to give advice, I do so with caution and qualification. As may be obvious, one person’s tip is another’s tribulation. If I give my opinion, it will be clearly interwoven with personal stories, humor (one strives) and self-reflexive bias. …
Christina Sarich, Contributing Writer Waking Times From ancient Vedic times in India, to the sanctuaries of Greece, including the Temple of Delphi, to the terraced Mayan hills in Central and South America, and spirit journeys of American Indians, to the DMT and mushroom induced trances of the aboriginal Australians, to the opium dens of China, …
Colette Barry Waking Times “Love yourself—accept yourself—forgive yourself—and be good to yourself, because without you the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful things.” ~Leo F. Buscaglia When was the last time you stood in front of the mirror sharing feelings of contentment? Ever wondered why in this fast-paced life we often …
David James Lees, Guest Writer Waking Times The I Ching, pronounced “ee cheeng“, sometimes written as Yi Jing and also known as The Book of Changes, is an extraordinary classic text. The book is not commonly recognised or discussed in the West, yet surprisingly many people have an old copy tucked away somewhere on their bookshelf or have encountered …
Ann Logsdon, EdS, Guest Writer Waking Times Developing intuition doesn’t require years of practice or complex meditative routines. These easy strategies tell how to improve intuition. Developing intuition, according to most books on the topic, requires daily meditation, probably involves yoga, includes a vegan diet, and works best in a remote setting like Tibet. People …
