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SOUL CENTERING PROCESS
This newsletter provides access to
spiritual practices for accelerating your development and realizing your
goals.
We
describe our approach to connecting with the soul in our book Getting
Thru to Your Soul. The following is an excerpt from this book:
"…
connecting with the soul’s reality transcends the limitations of the
five normal senses. At the same time, even a moment’s contact with the
soul is more memorable than most of our day-to-day experiences. Some
people have had near death experiences, which they overwhelmingly
understand as proof of the soul’s existence beyond the confines of the
physical body. Many more people have seemingly timeless moments when the
beauty and connectedness of everything becomes clear. At these times, the
fears, limited thinking, and judgments
that
normally hold them down are replaced by feelings of tremendous joy, an
outpouring of love, and a sense of the unlimited possibilities our lives
offer.
"These soulful moments
usually happen by chance, but may be stimulated by exposure to sublime
works of art, music, fine food, or the beauty of nature. The mere thought
of standing on a mountaintop, surrounded by a vibrant blue sky and billowy
clouds, looking over the vastness of our magnificent earth, can change our
concepts of reality.
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Each person’s experience of the soul is unique and memorable. A walk in
a beautiful natural environment may stimulate a person’s soul. Another
person may respond more deeply to exquisite strains of music or
inspirational lines of poetry. And from our experience, most people can
experience the soul by turning their focus to their inner world with a
guided visualization process that we call Soul Centering
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With regular practice, Soul Centering can transform one’s life. You can
learn more about this approach, along with the Soul Centering Process
itself, in the archives to our Soul News E-newsletter at www.gettingthru.org/sn0599.htm.
If you are not a current
subscriber, you can subscribe to Soul News at the bottom of this page.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO
NEW MINISTERS!
Awakenings welcomes and congratulates two new ministers on their
ordinations:
Mary
Witt is a Certified
Clinical Hypnotherapist, Reiki Master and teacher, Angel Therapist,
Intuitive Energy Medicine Practitioner, and Meditation Instructor. She is
an instructor with Awakenings and has a private counseling practice in
Sacramento/ Eldorado counties. Founder of the Heart-2-Heart Center, Mary
brings people together for deeper spiritual experiences and living their
soul purpose.
Jean Slatter is an intuitive natural
health practitioner with credentials in nutrition, herbology, and
naturopathy. She is also an inspirational speaker, teacher of several
classes, and author of the insightful book Hiring the Heavens: A
Practical Guide to Developing a Working Relationship with the Spirits of
Creation. Jean believes it is our true nature to be powerful
creators. You can learn more at www.jeanslatter.com.
Becoming an ordained
minister is a way to take action toward realizing your dream of serving
others. Joining together, each of us has greater
impact as we create an
appropriate form for the realization of our dreams.
CLICK HERE to find out how qualified
spiritual/holistic practitioners can realize their spiritual missions as
ordained Ministers of Holistic Healing with Awakenings Institute.
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OUR CONNECTION
WITH THE DIVINE
By Phillip and Jane Mountrose
We
have all experienced mystical moments when we felt at one with the
universe, when we recognized that everything is in divine order and all of
our problems seemed to just drift away. At such times, the truths of the
universe are clear to us and we recognize that we are perfectly positioned
to take our next steps on the evolutionary journey. You could say that
this connection with the divine is our most objective and resourceful
state for understanding ourselves and our direction in life. Not
surprisingly, since it is the state in which our problems seem
unimportant, it is also our most resourceful state for healing the wounds
that can prevent us from creating wonderfully joyful and fulfilling lives.
THE ESSENCE OF AWAKENINGS
The essence of Awakenings Institute is found in harnessing the power of
our connection with the divine for guidance and healing. The truth is not
out there in someone else's possession; the truth lies within.
Different people describe it as a connection with the soul, God, oneness,
wholeness, higher self, and so on. Its label is not important, as all
paths lead to the same wholeness. The important point is that having a
connection with the divine is our birthright. The wisdom and healing we
can receive from this source is our most vital asset as we maneuver
through the complexities of our lives on the spiritual path. Rather than
seek divine truth outside ourselves, we can truly find it within.
Many
people believe that they do not possess the ability to access this
mystically soulful state at will. Instead, they seek truth and direction
from gurus, mystics, and psychics. Psychic hotlines are ringing off the
hooks with people who long for greater understanding of themselves and
mysteries of life. Unfortunately, insights that come from such sources can
be superficial. The awareness that springs from information from others
has only a fraction of the value gained from awareness that comes from
within.
Receiving
input and knowledge from others is important, but our greatest asset is
our own connection with the divine. Anyone can access it and learn to
receive guidance and healing to accelerate spiritual development, gain
insight into the deeper meaning of life, glean higher wisdom, and harness
powerful spiritual energy for healing.
This
spiritual connection gives us the power to take control of our lives. As
observed from our experience with thousands of clients and students, individuals who
feel connected with higher guidance have a greater sense of wellbeing in
all areas of life. They are able to understand the nature of their life
purpose, appreciate the lessons inherent in the challenges life brings
their way,
compassionately relate to other people better, and much more. Who wouldn’t
want this?
OPENING
TO THE DIVINITY OF THE SOUL
We
had the good fortune to learn how to access the power of the soul many
years ago and have lived by its guidance and benefited from its healing
ever since. It generally requires practice to make a clear connection and
to receive guidance, and it is well worth the effort. When presented with
a process for connecting with the soul, Jane began to use it first thing
every morning. After years of not wanting to get up in the morning, she
quickly changed to experiencing the excitement of a child starting each
new day, an excitement that has stayed with her for more than 15 years.
You
can find more information about this soul-centering process in the left column of this
newsletter.
With regular practice, it can truly transform your life.
It is also worth noting here that it has been our experience that
meditation alone does not produce the same results as making a conscious
connection with the soul and using this connection for guidance and
healing. Meditation has been shown to quicken spiritual growth and be a
valuable activity in itself. Nonetheless, we have worked with people who have meditated for years and still
have deep wounds that need to be healed and lack understanding of
important aspects of the spiritual journey, the lessons they are here to
learn, and the gifts they are here to share.
Even
after meditating 7 years…
Phillip
once helped a woman, we will call Ellen, who was still very angry with her
former best friend Dorothy. Eight years earlier, Ellen and Dorothy had
organized a spiritual group. After some time, Ellen discovered that
Dorothy had embezzled funds from the organization and lied to her about
it.
Though
Ellen had been meditating daily for seven years at the time Phillip met
her, she was still as disturbed by this incident as if it happened
yesterday. He helped her to clear it with a simple process of healing with
the divine energy of the soul with Spiritual Kinesiology. Within minutes,
Ellen discovered that she had been stuck in a limiting belief (“If you
can’t trust your best friend, who can you trust?”), released her pain,
and transformed her attitude into compassion toward Dorothy. Within
minutes, the negative charge and years of pain was gone, replaced by the
clarity of the soul’s divine wisdom. Interestingly, seven years of
meditating had done nothing to heal the wounds that fed upon her hurt
feelings, and twenty minutes of healing transformed them. Given the choice
of years of pain and minutes of transformation, we would definitely choose
the divine wisdom of the soul.
THE
PATHS TO WHOLENESS
As
Awakenings grows and evolves, others are joining us who have different
approaches to directly experiencing the divine and we welcome these
alternate paths. The key is to find an approach that works consistently
and to learn to live by its wisdom. Imagine how different the world would
be if everyone felt connected with the truth within.
YOU CAN HELP AWAKENINGS
TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD BY SHARING
THIS NEWSLETTER WITH OTHERS.
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A
CHANCE TO VOTE
Our
conflicted planet is calling to us. Our actions could be seen as our votes
for how we would like our reality to be. On November 7, we can literally
place our votes in the United States and create an impact on our
collective futures. Be sure to translate you spiritual awareness into
action and cast your vote.
THOUGHTS ON THE DIVINE POWER OF
THE SOUL
"Problems
cannot be solved at the same level of aware- ness that created them."
- ALBERT EINSTEIN You
could compare being in the throws of an issue to wallowing in the mud and
being connected with the soul's wholeness to rising to a vast mountaintop
in the Himalayas. The question, then, is: which perspective is more
resourceful for resolving issues, estab-
lishing direction, and under-
standing the mysteries of life. The
obvious answer is to rise as quickly as possible out of mudslinging to the
vastness of the soul and seek a solution from this level of awareness. The
effectiveness of this approach is amazing and you can learn how to do Soul
Centering in the left column of this newsletter.
" In the attitude of
silence, the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive
and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness."
- MAHATMA GANDHI
More
insightful thoughts:
"Imagination
is the eye of the soul."
- JOSEPH
JOUBERT
"To
become divine is the aim of life: then only can truth be said to be ours
beyond the possibility of loss, because it is no longer outside of us,
nor even in us, but we are it, and its is we."
- THOMAS
TRAHERNE
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AWAKENINGS' MISSION
Awakenings was created to share a higher experience of reality, reaching beyond
limitation to wholeness. It provides an opportunity for likeminded
individuals to collectively create a tangible presence for those
seeking to rise above fear and limitation to create a world that resonates
with the higher energies of joy, love, and peace.
CLICK HERE to find out more about the organization.
This newsletter provides a forum to connect members and
interested individuals around the globe, to heal each other to progress on
the spiritual journey and to realize our collective dream of creating a
better world.
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MEMBERSHIP
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member of Awakenings spiritual community.
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UNIVERSITY DEGREE PROGRAMS
CLICK HERE to learn about earning a doctorate,
masters, or bachelor's degree in a spiritual/holistic subject.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
CLICK HERE to go to gettingthru.org for a complete
listing of seminars and courses available with Phillip and Jane Mountrose.
"Be
the change you wish to see in the world."
- MAHATMA GANDHI
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