Uranus is usually a pretty bland, unspectacular place. But lately, Uranus has been incredibly active! New photos of Uranus taken by a 10 meter Keck telescope on August 6, 2014 show bright bands of storms just raging across Uranus.

“The weather on Uranus is incredibly active,” professor and chair of astronomy at the University of California, Berkley Imke de Pater said. “This type of activity would have been expected in 2007, when Uranus’s once every 42 year equinox occurred and the sun shined directly on the equator.”

French astronomer Marc Delcroix was the first to process the amateur images taken by Regis de-Benedictis, followed by other amateur astronomers later in September and October. He photographed the storms over Uranus himself on October 3rd and 4th.

“I was thrilled to see such activity on Uranus....

HJ: Understanding and working with your Chakras is one of the keys to both spiritual and physical healing — after all, as the article below reveals, they have a massive influence on the health of your mind, body and spirit.  They are foundational to life and your existence and imbalances therein can cause many problems.  But consequently, healing the Chakras can produce profound levels of integration, awareness and overall health.  Point in case, they are an foundational aspect of your existence and understanding them is an enlightening and highly useful path

- Truth

Chakras, A Guide to Understanding Your Power

By Dirk Gillabel | Soul Guidance

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The images are part of a chakra card set made by Carol Herzer

This is a guest article from Ash Cebulka: www.ashcebulka.com 

Let’s just get real and honest about a few things you can expect when you take the big risk to pursue your dreams.

1. You are going to be scared sh*tless, more than once.

Fear may be paralyzing at times, yet the desire and passion to do what you love has a stronger hold on you than fear ever could.

2. There are times you’re going to be uncertain.

And it may be really, really uncomfortable. It’s OK.

3. You’re going to get way out of your comfort zone.

This is a good thing, because you’re going to need to in order to grow and expand the way your purpose asks you to.

4. Doubt will inevitably creep in.

You’ll eventually learn to either laugh at it and yourself, or spend way too long entertaining it...

I was talking with a friend last night who decided to give me unsolicited advice. I, like most people, don’t take kindly to this. In fact, it annoys the shit out of me. In an effort to change the conversation to more neutral territory, I decided to fall on my sword and say, “Yeah, that’s just who I am. I don’t deal well with stress. Transitions kill me, but at least I know that.”

Immediately after I said it, I had a strange feeling in the pit of my stomach. I felt like I had just sealed my fate. Let me explain.

One of our greatest strengths is the capacity to grow, to assess our current situation and make choices that align with what we truly want. But it’s hard to do that when we carelessly “accept” false notions of ourselves.

And that brings me to the subject of acceptance...

By definition, Schedule I Drugs are drugs, substances or chemicals with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Schedule I drugs are the most dangerous drugs of all the drug schedules with potentially severe psychological and physical dependence. The drugs included in this schedule are:

• Heroin
• Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)
• 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy)
• Methaqualone
• Peyote
• Marijuana

One of the biggest hindrances to rescheduling cannabis from that list is the refusal of the federal government to acknowledge any of the medicinal benefits of the plant. But something strange happened in the third day of hearings about the constitutionality...

By Catherine King

Many studies have been done to determine how the practice of meditation affects both mind and body in humans. It has been scientifically proven to reduce stress, slow metabolism, and lower blood pressure.  Studies have also begun to determine how meditation effects serious illness such as cancer and asthma, and whether the effects of meditation are physiologically genuine or just a function of mind over matter.

 Meditation and Memory

Memory is the process by which we store information for subsequent retrieval. This is done through a variety of learned processes, like simple tricks we teach ourselves to remember things like names, locations, and instructions. Sometimes memories are retrieved easily and naturally, but as humans we’ve learned to train our brains to retrieve information through various games and tricks, like using anagrams and associative thinking.