By Paul Lenda

Guest Writer for Wake Up World

Humanity is now in a period where it faces several serious threats to its survival and conscious evolution. But there is no effect without a cause. Everything affects everything else. There are connections among all manifestations of consciousness, whether it be the proven connection between the Sun and the Earth via magnetic portals or between people – no matter how far apart they may be separated.

The stranglehold that the concept (and energy) of money has on humanity is one of the primary drivers of this disconnect to the interconnected aspect of human consciousness. It can be said that modern society has lost access to transpersonal awareness, but has not lost the ability to do so, which gives us enormous hope, both individually and collectively. Under the proper conditions, most individuals are able to become aware of the somewhat vague (but meaningful) images, intuitions, senses and feelings that come to them from the environment and from others. We can see this happening with greater frequency, which is definitely reassuring.

Please remember that you asked to be human.  The growth and learning you are receiving now will extend far beyond the life you chose before you started living it.  The changes you are experiencing now, your awakening, are a necessary part of the process.  Yes, it will be painful at times and yes, it may seem that you are not making any progress at all. But, my dear and beloved child, never lose sight of the fact that all the tools you need are already inside you just waiting to be put to use.  You can spend your time bemoaning the lack of an instruction manual or you can use that time to creatively access whatever you need.  The choice is always yours. ~ Creator

by Zen Gardner

Many of the symptoms we’re witnessing amongst those around us can be explained in terms of the vibrational change we’re undergoing. The shift is on, and people are responding by either welcoming or resisting it at all kinds of levels. It’s quite a fascinating phenomenon to behold, as well as a bit disturbing as people who don’t get it lash out at whatever influence they perceive is the culprit for their disorientation.

Fascinating stuff, but intrinsically important to what’s happening here at the surface level.

Most importantly is the personal level of this transformation that’s happening whether people want to acknowledge it or not. Fighting the structural degradation of old paradigms is always a messy affair, with seeming little to support our old viewpoints, except desperate grabbing on to old thought patterns and resultant behaviors which have shaped our lives. Such is the death of the old.

Anna Hunt, Staff Writer
Waking Times

Dreaming is part of being human. It is believed that dreams affect our daytime emotional state and general well-being, and can even provide insight into our physical and psychological health.

Dreams can be viewed as messages from the subconscious mind. For some, dreaming is just a quick glance at what is hidden in the deepest corners of the psyche. For others, dreams and interpreting the symbols in dreams are steps towards a more profound personal transformation.

Is it possible that social pain, emotional pain and being alone can have just as powerful an impact on the pain centers of your mind as physical pain?

“Neuroscientist Matthew Lieberman explains that through his studies he’s learned that our kryptonite is ignoring the importance of our social superpowers and by building on our social intuition, we can make ourselves smarter, happier, and more productive. In this TEDx Talk, Lieberman explores groundbreaking research in social neuroscience that reveals that our need to connect with other people is even more fundamental than our need for food or shelter and that the social pain and pleasure we experience has just as much impact as physical pain and pleasure.” -Ted Talk

What, right now, right this minute, could make you happy for all time?
 
Quickly, you try to think. You think of this and that. You want to be happy, and you don’t actually know what would give your great happiness. If this is only one wish you can make, you would never want to waste it.
 
Happiness is elusive to you. You can’t hold it in your hand. As much as you might desire a new car, you know a new car is not your great fulfillment. Yet you are not at all sure what would be.
 
A true love perhaps? You have had one or two or more, and true love didn’t keep its promises.
 
A true mission would be good, yet, you ask yourselves sincerely, what would be enough to satisfy you?
 
You think the right answer must be God, yet you have no confidence in that answer either. You have had moments of remarkable closeness to God, yet where is it now? Where is that joy? It seemed to vanish. Suddenly, it wasn’t there any longer. You don’t know where it went.
 
A day at the beach is nice. Winning the lottery must be nice, yet when will that happen, and how long will that initial joy last until you come back down to where you started.
 
Right now you don’t know anything that will last. It must be God Who will be eternal fulfillment, yet God feels far away at this moment.
 

“The Universe… The incredible difference in scale between the tiny world we live in every day and the vastness of all time and space begs the question of whether we will ever be able to grasp the fullness of the cosmos. But that doesn’t stop us from trying. In fact, contemplating the great unknowns must be one of the oldest hobbies in human experience. The pursuit has given rise first to religion, then to philosophy, then to people who make fun of religion and philosophy.” -Glen Taylor

There are so many interesting and mind blowing mysteries in the universe around us. Here are 10 that we find to be the most intriguing! Check it out!