Guest guest Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 Welcome to an Article Update and words of Wisdom shared from INTUITION for 4th June 2004 In Sharing please pass this on to those who might find this of interest. Hi there I do hope you have had a wonderful week so far..... Human life and soul development can perhaps be seen as a cosmic co-existence in a divine reality. Which implies making decisions of choice and at times difficult ones at that. Taking charge and following a direction, of our Souls needed divine purpose with all our passions. This takes courage to step out of our shadow and seek out the light of being in the present, the here and the now, as we take charge shaping the events of the needed life experience. So that the later will lead to the acceptance of what has been so shaped, without regrets, guilt or remorse in our actions. This in the human cycle in the unfolding process of coming-of-age. For we are forged in pure spirit, living at times a life of resistance to that truth. In essence we are Souls seeking out the human experience, so that we may grow and evolve through life's unfolding lessons. May you have a wonderful weekend In thoughts and Love Iain " Deep within us there is an amazing inner sanctuary. A holy place, A Divine Center, a speaking voice, to which we may continually return. Eternity is at our hearts, pressing upon our time worn lives, warning us with intimations of our astounding destiny, calling us home to Itself to be awakened. " ~ Thomas Kelly INTUITION. . . .Awaken to the Journey within. http://intuition2vishnu.homestead.com Cape Town South Africa If someone forwarded this to you, why not visit the above site to obtain your own FREE subscription. Visit the Sites ARCHIVES (Previous Posted articles [125]) http://intuition2vishnu.homestead.com/otherarticals.html ARCHIVES for Articles on Intuition. (Previous Posted articles [19]) http://intuition2vishnu.homestead.com/articalsintuition.html To submit Articles, that Relates to an unfolding awareness or an expression of Intuition. Contact the above email address. Put as the subject: Article submissions. Article: Ways to get to know yourself By Erica Wang Article: Dreams....some interesting facts Reflections: Vital Thoughts.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> WAYS to GET to KNOW YOURSELF By Erica Wang 1. Create a space for yourself. It's very important to have a place or time for just yourself. Have fun creating a room or personal corner that fills you with joy and feels like home. Date yourself and find your likes and dislikes. Enjoy who you are. 2. Spend some quiet time by yourself every day. If noise and activity constantly bombard your life, you are drowning out your inner guidance. Enjoy the quiet time, sit or lie down, and just be. 3. Listen to the little voice inside of you. Learn to distinguish the voices behind your inner dialogues. Don't ignore your higher self. You may make your life harder than it needs to be. 4. Ask yourself questions; never assume your answers. Challenge yourself with questions daily. Work from a self-knowledge base rather than answering to please or rebel against others. Be honest about who you are or you may disappoint yourself and others. 5. Find an activity that fills you with joy. When we do the things we love, we love the life we have and learn to love ourselves. 6. Wake up each morning and do an internal check. Before you jump out of bed and run off to the next activity, take a few moments to be with yourself and check-in with how you are feeling, what you are thinking, and where you are going. 7. Let your spirit define who you are rather than the outside world. Don't dress outside in, dress inside out. Wear your spirit proudly and attract more contentment to you. Don't rely on an external image (i.e. clothing, hairstyle, and status symbols) to tell you who you are. 8. Be honest with others about your needs and boundaries. Once you know what you need, let others know. Don't mix your messages. If you remain silent, there's a chance of disappointing yourself and others more than the truth ever could. 9. Process what others have to say about you. Don't take their words for Gospel, but don't ignore it. Let perspectives outside of yourself give dimension to your internal picture. Balance between taking people's words as ultimate truth and ignoring what is being said. Realize everyone sees the world through his or her own filters (past experiences, needs, wants). Listen for the truth with love. 10. Give thanks to the force that created you. However you name the force that created you, give thanks for who you are. When you give thanks, you acknowledge your beauty and have the ability to cherish yourself more and more. About the author Erica Wang, is a Coach, Workshop Leader, Motivational Speaker, who can be reached at coach or visited on the http://www.ericawang.com __________________________ __________________ Dreams....some interesting facts Dream interpretations dates back to 3000-4000 B.C. were they were documented in clay tablets. It is said that people in primal societies were unable to distinguish between the dream world and reality. They not only saw the dream world as an extension of reality, but the dream realm was a more powerful world. Back in the Greek and Roman era, dream interpreters accompanied military leaders into battle. Dreams were extremely significant and often seen as messages from the gods. They were seen in a religious context and in Egypt, priests also acted as dream interpreters. The Egyptians recorded their dreams in hieroglyphics. People with particular vivid and significant dreams were believed to be blessed and were considered special. People who had the power to interpret dreams were looked up to and seen as divinely gifted. In the bible, there are over seven hundred mentions of dreams. Tracing back to these ancient cultures, people had always had an inclination to interpret dreams. Dreams were also seen as prophetic. People often looked to their dreams for signs of warning and advice. It was an oracle or omen from outside spirits, whether it was a message from a deity, from the dead or even the works of a demon. Dreams often dictated the actions of political and military leaders and aided in diagnosis for the medicine men. Dreams was a vital clue for healers in what was wrong with the dreamer and used them to make a diagnosis. People in ancient Greece and ancient China looked to their dreams for their next course of action. Dreaming can be seen as an actual place that your spirit and soul leaves every night to go and visit. The Chinese believed that the soul leaves the body to go into this world. However, if they should be suddenly awakened, their soul may fail to return to the body. For this reason, some Chinese today, are wary of alarm clocks. Some Native American tribes and Mexican civilizations share this same notion of a distinct dream dimension. They believed that their ancestors lived in their dreams and take on non-human forms like plants. They see that dreams as a way of visiting and having contact with their ancestors. Dreams also helped to point their mission or role in life. In the early 19th century, dreams were dismissed as stemming from anxiety, a household noise or even indigestion. Hence there was really no meaning to it. Later on in the 19th century, Sigmund Freud revived the importance of dreams and its significance and need for interpretation. He revolutionized the study of dreams. Daydream Studies show that we all have the tendency to daydream an average of 70-120 minutes a day. Day dreaming is classified as a level of consciousness between sleep and wakefulness. It occurs during our waking hours when we let our imagination carry us away. As our minds begin to wander and our level of awareness decreases, we lose ourselves in our imagined scenario and fantasy. Click here for a more in depth look at daydreams. Lucid Dream Lucid dreams occurs when you realize you are dreaming in the middle of your dream. " Wait a second. This is only a dream! " Most dreamers wake themselves up once they realize that they are only dreaming. Other dreamers have cultivated the skill to remain in the lucid state of dreaming. They become an active participant in their dream, make decisions in their dreams and influence the dream's outcome without awakening. Nightmare A nightmare is a disturbing dream that causes the dreamer to wake up feeling anxious and frightened. Nightmares may be a response to real life trauma and situations. These type of nightmares fall under a special category called Post-traumatic stress nightmare (PSN). Nightmares may also occur because we have ignored or refused to accept a particular life situation. Research shows that most people who have regular nightmares have had a family history of psychiatric problems, bad drug experiences, people who have contemplated suicide, and/or rocky relationships. Nightmares are an indication of a fear that needs to be acknowledged and confronted. It is a way for our subconscious to make up take notice. " Pay attention! " Recurring Dreams Recurring dreams repeat themselves with little variation in story or theme. These dreams may be positive, but most often they are nightmares. Dreams may recur because a conflict depicted in the dream remains unresolved and ignored. Once you have found a resolution to the problem, your recurring dreams may cease. Healing Dreams Healing dreams serve as messages for the dreamer in regards to their health. Dreams of this nature may be telling the dreamer that he/she needs to go to the dentist or doctor. Prophetic Dreams Prophetic dreams, also referred to as precognitive dreams, are dreams that seemingly foretells the future. One rational theory to explain this phenomenon is that our dreaming mind is able to piece together bits of information and observation that we normally overlook or that we do not seriously consider. In other words, our unconscious mind knows what is coming before we consciously piece together the same information. Epic Dreams Epic dreams are so huge, so compelling, and so vivid that you cannot ignore them. The details of such dreams remain with you for years, as if your dreamt it last night. These dreams possess much beauty and contain many archetypal symbology. --------------------------> 1. One third of our lives is spent sleeping. 2. In your lifetime, you would've spent about 6 years of it dreaming. That is more than 2,100 days spent in a different world. 3. Dreams have been here as long as mankind. Back in the Roman Era, striking and significant dreams were submitted to the Senate for analysis and interpretation. 4. Everybody dreams. EVERYBODY! Simply because you do not remember your dream does not mean that you did not dream. 5. Dreams are indispensable. A lack of dream activity can mean protein deficiency or a personality disorder. 6. We dream on average of one or two hours every night. And we often even have 4-7 dreams in one night. 7. Blind people do dream. Whether visual images will appear in their dream depends on whether they where blind at birth or became blind later in life. But vision is not the only sense that constitutes a dream. Sounds, tactility, and smell become hypersensitive for the blind and their dreams are based on these senses. 8. Five minutes after the end of the dream, half the content is forgotten. After ten minutes, 90% is lost. 9. The word dream stems from the Middle English word, dreme which means " joy " and " music " . 10. Men tend to dream more about other men, while women dream equally about men and women. 11. Studies have shown that our brain waves are more active when we are dreaming than when we are awake. 12. Dreamers who are awakened right after REM sleep, are able to recall their dreams more vividly than those who slept through the night until morning. 13. People who are giving up smoking have longer and more intense dreams. 14. Toddlers do not dream about themselves. They do not appear in their own dreams until the age of 3 or 4. 15. If you are snoring, then you cannot be dreaming. 16. Nightmares are common in children, typically beginning at around age 3 and occurring up to age 7-8. __________________________ _______________ Vital Thoughts The following is just a list of thought provoking explorations we invite anyone to explore. These are the kinds of questions that provoke deep level insight and inspiration. 1. If I were to really believe I am a vast and powerful soul having a human experience, how would that change my thoughts, and life? What would I do differently? 2. What if I could trust my feelings and learn from them? What might my feelings be telling me? 3. If I knew the answer to my greatest problem it would be... Name the first thing that occurs about ten times. This eventually gets to new information. 4. If I was assured of success, what would I want for my life? Should the lack of a guarantee stop me from trying? 5. Is it possible that I can make peace with past mistakes? Maybe I was doing the best I could with limited information and experience. Would I forgive a loved one or friend? Do I deserve less? What would I say to a treasured friend? 6. If I go deep inside I might find out I'm lovable. What am I afraid of? Is the person I was when something bad happened still stuck and unloved? 7. How do I give my power away? To what beliefs or people do I give my energy and attention? Maybe if I set more boundaries with others, I would have more energy for me. __________________________ _________________ iain-intuition To submit poetry, that Relates to an unfolding awareness or an expression of Intuition. Contact the above email address. Put as the subject: Poetry submissions. http://intuition2vishnu.homestead.com/Poetrysubmittedsection.html " INTUITIVE QUOTES " http://intuition2vishnu.homestead.com/Intuitivequotes.html *** LINKS AND RESEARCH SITES (Listed links [43]) http://intuition2vishnu.homestead.com/Links.html iain-intuition To receive a monthly update of articles in a word document format, Contact the above email address. Put as the subject: Intuition Updates Comments are always welcome. 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