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WATCHING
FOR SYNCHRONICITY AT PLAY
By
Jane Mountrose,
Co-Founder and Senior Minister of Holistic Healing
The
great Swiss psychologist Carl Jung defined synchronicity as
meaningful coincidence. He believed that many experiences perceived as
coincidences are not due merely to chance, but rather provide evidence of
a governing dynamic.
We
view this governing dynamic to be divine order, the spiritual guiding
force that is at play just beyond our normal awareness. When we are open
in the moment, we can watch divine order unfold as the synchronous flow of
the universe provides confirmation and direction in the simple events of
our daily lives.
Pay
close attention to insights that come to you from nowhere, books that drop
on your head or into your path, insights people share, and more.
One
time I was walking our dog in the neighborhood, enjoying a sunny spring
day. Just for fun, I asked the universe to provide a sign that all was in
divine order. Within seconds, a large peacock flew across the road right
in front of me, landed alongside and stood looking at me. I view birds as
bridges between heaven and earth, so the message was clear and the peacock
was a beautiful sight that lifted my spirits.
Being
aware that divine order exists and synchronicity is always at play are wonderful ways to confirm that
thisphysical world is not as concrete as we
generally think it is. Much is occurring just beyond the reach of our
normal awareness that can bring deeper meaning to the events of our lives.
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Heart relates her mission to inspiring others and helping them to
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views her most valuable offering to be simply inspiring by example.
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EVIDENCE
OF
DIVINE ASSISTANCE
By Jean
Slatter,
Senior Minister of Holistic Healing
The vast
majority of people believe in angels or a divine source of assistance.
Enthusiasts often reveal dramatic stories of divine intervention that have
clearly affected them at a deep level. One such story I heard recently
brings tears to my eyes every time I think of it.
A mother
recounted how she and her two-year-old son were admiring a parked fire
truck. They crossed the street to go about their business, and then the
unthinkable happened. The mother turned and saw her son running back
across the street toward the fire truck and a car barreling down upon him.
The impending accident was certain. It was an endless moment of anguish,
panic, and pain that no mother ever wants to experience.
“Please
God, NO!” was her only thought. Simultaneously with that thought, she
saw an angel swoop down and catapult her son back into her arms with such
force that they both fell backward. They held onto each other, crying with
utter emotional relief as the full impact of what had happened came to
their awareness.
Later
that night when she was tucking her son in bed, her son said, “Mommy,
did you see me fly!”
Spectacular
stories such as this one warm our hearts and inspire our faith in
miracles. However we have come to believe that the powers of the Universe
are reserved for breathtaking rescues and other deeds of
heroic proportion. What about smaller, less dramatic needs? Can the
powers of the heavens be called upon to support us in mundane matters of
ordinary life?
Open your
eyes and you will see evidence on a less-sensational scale of daily
occurrences that are every bit as miraculous. You do
have access to the creative power of the celestial realms—a gift
given to you by the heavens, and one you are expected to use with great
joy for the highest good of all. You must first realize that you are an
integral part of the divine plan of creation, not a bystander but in fact
director of the grand drama of life on this Earthly plain. You can quite
literally “employ” divine assistance to make your every wish a reality
and invite miracles in even the small endeavors of life.
A simple
way to shift your perception of the spiritual world is to imagine a vast
resource pool of eager specialists with every skill and talent needed to
aid us in all aspects of our lives. Imagine an angel adept at accounting,
or proficient at sales, or gifted in diplomacy. Imagine that an entire
staff stands ready to support you in small issues such as arranging chance
meetings, finding lost items, and bringing new insights. Whether you
believe it is help from the angels, from your higher-self, or simply the
power of thought, you can ease the struggle in your everyday life by
tapping into this incredible Universal power.
Last
month, my friend Rachel called me, overflowing with excitement about her
most recent experience with enlisting celestial assistance. Her
twelve-year-old son, Logan, had to do a school report on football star Joe
Montana. He had been frustrated finding resource books at the school
library, so Rachel drove him to their local branch library. Rachel
sat in the car with her younger daughter while
Logan
spent about an hour in the
library. He returned to the car empty-handed and discouraged, having
discovered that all of the Joe Montana books had already been checked out.
Rachel
told him not to worry and suggested that he go back into the library and
look around one more time. As he walked away, she closed her eyes and
asked for an angelic homework assistant to help him find exactly what he
was looking for. Just a couple of minutes later, she and her daughter
walked into the library to see how he was doing. She saw her son standing
in the check-out line, holding a wonderful oversized picture book with the
title
Montana
across the top.
“That’s
perfect!” she beamed. “How did you find it so quickly?”
He
whispered, “You won’t believe this, Mom,” and then took her over to
the side. He spoke as if he was a little spooked,
recounting how he had returned to the sports section of the library
when suddenly a thought appeared in his mind: “Maybe a book fell behind
the shelves.” Something then compelled him to stick his head right into
a space in the racks and look down.
He
continued, “I saw the edge of a book, so I reached down and pulled this
up!”
Logan
was completely
incredulous, but Rachel was certain it was due to divine intervention.
But what
she told me next was so outrageous that I could hardly believe it myself:
When Logan went to check out the book, the librarian at the counter told
him that this book wasn’t even in the library’s computer system! It
appears the spiritual homework assistant had placed the perfect book there
for him, simply for the taking. Now that’s magic!
The
Universe does indeed work in mysterious ways.
Jean
Slatter
is
a
Senior Minister of Holistic Healing with Awakenings Institute. She serves
her community as an intuitive
natural health practitioner with credentials in nutrition, herbology, and
naturopathy. She is also an inspirational speaker
and spiritual
teacher. You can learn
more about Jean
Slatter, her
offerings, and her book at:
www.jeanslatter.com
&
www.creativemystic.com
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SOME FOOD
FOR THOUGHT
"Miracles
happen to those who believe in them."
- Bernard
Berenson
"There
are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a
miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
- Richard Crashaw
"Divinity
pervades all that you see, hear, and feel. Being in the constant company
of such an all-pervasive divinity, why should you worry and fear."
- Sri Sathva Sai Baba
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