Kim Hutchinson, In5D Guest
Waking Times

The phenomenon known as the Dark Night of the Soul is something which many spiritual seekers experience on their journey to re-enlightenment. It can be a painful and frightening process, but it can also be liberating and empowering. It all depends on your perspective and your ability to remain detached.

Peeling the Onion

The word ‘night’ is misleading. This is a process, and thankfully so. I doubt you would want to experience the purification process all at once. My own Dark Night journey began in 199...

Randi G. Fine, Contributor
Waking Times

“The happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.” -Karen S. Magee

In our pursuit of happiness we must first realize and accept that being happy is a deliberate choice; a choice we make every moment of every day. There are many strategies to help make attaining that goal possible. I will share the ones I feel are most important. Following is a list of twenty:

1. Have a Positive Outlook

The first and most obvious way to increase happiness in our lives is to have a positiv...

Arjun Walia, Collective-Evolution
Waking Times

A couple of months ago top U.S. astronomers gathered in front of congress to let them know that extraterrestrial life exists without question. Their main argument was the size of the universe, emphasizing that there are trillions of stars out there, with one in every five most likely harboring an Earth-like planet. It’s also important to keep in mind that planets do not have to be “Earth-like” in order to harbor...

There is nothing to do but to love. Loving seems hard to you sometimes or even often, yet it is your judgment that is hard. Without judgment, loving would be easy. Judgment stands in the way of your loving. You take judgment to heart instead of love. You believe in self-righteousness and being high and mighty. You tend to favor judgment and spurn love. This way you are faithful to judgment and unfaithful to love. You learned this along the way. You bet on the wrong horse. Unlearn judgment now.

Passionate to judgment, you forgo love. You make love wait.

At the very least, you tend to want to be loved first. You tend to want all or nothing. It is your own judgment that makes life hard for you.

What is letting go of the past but letting go of your judgment? Love benefits you. Judgment hampers. One person or thought is acceptable to you, and another is not. And so, in judgment, you juggle life. You toss life up into the air, and it falls on your judgment.

Your mind gives you permission to love or not. Too often your mind gives you little permission. Something is supposed to happen before you can give your love. It is like you fight loving tooth and nail, as if cause to love comes before love. You likely consider love as an investment that is supposed to earn a high yield on your behalf when love is meant to flow, not as tears, but like a mountain stream.

Nicholas West, Guest
Waking Times

An alarming new study (posted in full below) illustrates how fast neuroscience is developing in its attempt to uncover every aspect of the human brain. A specific brain wave called P300 has been identified by researchers as a marker that essentially encodes what we observe as we go about our daily activities. Based on this specific brain wave marker, researchers are able to conduct a Concealed Information Test. In fact, the test is already being used in Japan and Israel. Researchers are hoping that new data they have published will demonstrate that the test is reliable enough to meet the higher standard of U.S. courtrooms...

Marco Torres, Prevent Disease
Waking Times

Ever wonder when it was that we all started submitting to the terms of life as we are subjected to on a daily basis? When did we start accepting the poisoning of our water supply with fluoride and other toxins? When did we start saying it’s ok to pollute our food, the planet and ourselves? When did we start giving away our freedom of choice and giving it to the government? When and why did this happen to humanity and how could we let it happen?

There are many theories, but definitive answers are difficult to find. If you look back at history, such instances of absolute...

HJ: Until we learn better, I think we all have this tendency to kind of resist the parts of life that we don’t like, and yet, it is this very tendency that keeps the situations recurring because what we resist persists.  We don’t get the benefit of seeing the lesson and wisdom in the moment when we are busy resisting events and circumstances in our life.  In a sense, we are denying them of their validity and meaning and so forcing ourselves to re-experience them until we finally extract the wisdom that they are intended to teach

On the other hand, when we embrace everything we experience with an open heart and mind — searching for the wisdom within the experience and understanding that there is always a higher meaning — then suddenly we slip into the flow and, in short order, everything finally starts going our way.

The flow is a beautiful state to be in. All of us have experienced it at one time or another — and it can be permanent when we ‘play by the rules’.  And the rules are so simple and easy!  Accept whatever happens with an open heart and mind.  Thi...

Whatever moment you are in, remember to be gentle and caring with yourself.  You spend your time being non-judgmental of others, now it is time to be the same way with yourself. ~ Creator

Dear Ones, you must decide. You must decide that you are the precious cargo that you truly are and treat yourself accordingly. That means not allowing anyone to dim your light or try to diminish, in any way, who you really are. It means creating a safe space for you to BE, and to be fully accepted in your BEingness. It means not accepting anything less than what you deserve as a beloved piece of Source. Many of you are your own worst offender, so that also means finally decided to stop abusing yourself with your negative self talk. You […]