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| File Name : INSIGHT.ASC | Online Date : 10/30/94 |
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| Contributed by : Steve Gantt | Dir Category : UNCLASS |
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| From : KeelyNet BBS | DataLine : (214) 324-3501 |
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| KeelyNet * PO BOX 870716 * Mesquite, Texas * USA * 75187 |
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| A FREE Alternative Sciences BBS sponsored by Vanguard Sciences |
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This file is inspired by the book 'The Celestine Prophecy' by James Redfield.
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I would like to thank Steve Gantt of Houston for sending me a copy of this
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MOST excellent book. It has apparently been on the best seller list for quite
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awhile, yet because many of us here on KeelyNet are very focused as to our
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interests, we don't normally pay much attention to 'non-relevant' topics such
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as fiction or what the general public is interested in.
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You can't go wrong by reading this book. It ties in so many observations
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about life and many of the things we here at KeelyNet discuss. I could not
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put the book down without great difficulty because it continually draws you on
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to find out what the next Insight is. Because of the necessity of detailing
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the insights, I'd been putting it off, but with the advent of Mr. Redfield on
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the Oprah show, I was spurred to get it online.
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Once the book was read in its entirety, there was never any question that the
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9 Insights needed to be collected into a file with as much backup information
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as possible. If this file inspires you in the least, please buy the book, it
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is a worthy addition to any library. I thought it would have been handy if an
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appendix was included in the book with these 9 insights already elucidated,
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but since there was not, here it is.
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The Celestine Prophecy IS A NOVEL about an ancient Peruvian manuscript
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containing 9 Insights to help you achieve a fulfilling life. It predicts a
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massive transformation in human society predicted to take place in the last
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decades of the 20th century.
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Please note the book is not factual as many of the New Agers have been so
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upset about. The point however, is that the information is inspiring,
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uplifting and useful in our daily lives and for that, we are grateful to Mr.
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Redfield for putting it all together.
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The following text consists of paraphrased comments from the Oprah show of
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Friday, October 28th, the rest is extrapolated from the book in the form of
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Insights.
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The main message of the book according to Mr. Redfield was to inspire people
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to get in touch with the most exciting part about life. That is, watching the
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mysterious coincidences happen that lead us toward a particular destiny and in
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believing that our lives are going somewhere that will help to make the world
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a better place.
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We are learning to take notice of the synchronicities of life and to get the
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messages that are being given as direction to us.
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The argument revolves around two basic premises. One is that everything
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happens for a reason and thus there are no accidents. The second is based on
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a dynamic free will which does not allow for pre-destination.
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Closer to the present understanding of many people is that the dynamic free
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will does allow us to make choices when offered infinite possibilities. Were
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everything pre-destined, we would not have those choices.
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We have all the power we could ever use or want. Instead of realizing this,
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we continually try to get power from others.
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No matter what god you believe in, that god would not get hung up on the name
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that it was called. There are multiple paths to achieve the same end result.
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All of these new books offer 'seasonings' to make God palatable to the World.
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(referenced as from Matthew, fourth chapter)
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If you feel connected to something other than yourself, you are becoming a
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part of a greater purpose and recognizing that you have a part to play.
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Each coincidence is a test. You can't learn until you pass the test. If you
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don't get it the first time, you get successive opportunities, each with a
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firmer influence. Each time is a louder wake up call. It is up to each of us
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to recognize when the coincidence occurs and try to find the message that is
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being communicated to us.
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You are where you are in life because of what you believe and what you have
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acted on. Our thoughts and actions control our lives and can be altered to
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change our lives.
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Since you can't practically affect the entire world, you should affect the
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world on a more personal basis, through the people you touch and the people
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who touch you. Service to others is one way of making a difference, and that
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service can take many forms. There are infinite choices you can make in your
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own life to influence events to flow in a positive, evolving direction.
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We must understand that all the day to day occurrences that we experience
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happen for a reason. We are beginning to see messages in the happenings
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around us which lead us to a higher meaning.
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We are all messengers for each other and these messages come in the form of
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coincidences. It is up to each of us to ferret out the message when it
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presents itself. The message usually gets our attention in the form of a
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coincidence. Sometimes, the message won't be so obvious, other times, it will
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be crystal clear.
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Take advantage of the synchronicity to get the answers to your questions.
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You will know truth and guidance when it resonates with your inner feelings
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and intuitions.
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It's not enough to simply recognize coincidences when they occur, but to try
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to get the message that is offering itself to you.
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Events happen to wake people up to a hidden meaning. When everybody wakes up
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and has the common agreement that we would not glamorize negative things, it
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then happens less often or to lesser degrees.
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As soon as we take personal responsibility, everything seems to improve. When
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enough people consciously agree, that is when things change.
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The more people move in a spiritual direction, the more things will change.
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We communicate by presenting a model to others, if it is a positive model, it
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then becomes contagious and produces positive changes. The opposite holds
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true also, when we present negative role models, others begin to copy that
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role model and we create our own problems by devolving. Children are
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especially sensitive in their formative years to the models presented to them.
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We need to begin expecting miracles that will reveal our true mission in life.
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If we stay true to our life mission and do the inner work necessary to allow
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us to get out of our own way, opportunities will present themselves to help
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you with your problems.
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Eastern and Western philosophies can be integrated into a higher spiritual
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truth. Yes, the West is correct in maintaining that life is about progress,
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about always trying to evolve to something higher and better than what existed
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before.
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But, so too is the East correct in teaching that we must let go of the control
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of our ego. Logic alone will not provide the answer, instead, we must seek a
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higher consciousness, an inner connection with God, guided by the coincidences
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and synchronicities which present themselves to us every day.
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The Nine Insights
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(from the Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield)
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What follows are extrapolations and direct quotes from the book.
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Insight #1
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The first insight occurs when we become conscious of the coincidences in our
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lives and that some other process is operating. It manifests as a profound
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sense of restlessness which leads people to take a 'me-first' and demanding
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attitude.
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Once we reach a certain critical mass, the entire culture will begin to take
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these coincidences more seriously. Chance coincidences are meant to happen.
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Recognizing and following them will start you on your path to your spiritual
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truth.
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The coincidences take the form of a series of events which point to a higher
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path. Each is a message leading us to a grander awareness. There is a
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spiritual program in operation. These coincidences are leading us to our
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spiritual destiny. Once you become aware of these coinincedences, you will
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note they happen more often. We have been pooh-poohing miraculous or chance
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happenings as nothing to seriously consider or as anything that could remotely
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have an intended purpose or provide a sense of direction.
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2nd Insight
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The 2nd insight puts our current awareness into a longer historical
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perspective for the purpose of attaining a new approach to Spirituality.
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It teaches us that we should live our beliefs rather than talk about them.
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These beliefs are communicated by actions that we take in our own lives which
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project a model to others.
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Historically, mankind has been through periods which are controlled by various
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beliefs and attitudes. For example, during the Middle Ages reality was
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defined by the Christian Church. Because of the church influence, each person
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was to choose between good and evil as guided by interpretation of the
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scriptures by those most qualified to do so, i.e. the priests of the Church.
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Since the common man was not qualified to make such an interpretation, he had
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to rely exclusively on those given by the Church.
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Every aspect of the medieval world was defined in other-worldly terms, which
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was interpreted by the representatives of the church. As the priesthood began
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to fall apart through abuse of power and violations of their oaths to god and
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church, rebellion grew among the populace.
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Factions and splinter groups developed their own interpretation of the
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scriptures. The rebellion was partly due to disgust with the actions of the
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established priesthood and partly because the people felt they should have
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access to the scriptures and be allowed to form their own personal
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interpretations without the need of any middlemen.
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As the nature of the world was explored, science developed, resulting in an
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ever increasing quest for knowledge and understanding of our universe and its
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properties. Our questions regarding God and the meaning of life had not been
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answered, so we sent out explorers to report back on what they found as a
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means of keeping us busy.
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As mankind progressed, mechanization and technology led to higher and higher
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levels of consumerism, thereby leading us away from our age old quest for the
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spiritual meaning of life.
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The purpose of the 2nd insight is to extend our consciousness of historical
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time to enable us to see the progression of humankind back to its quest for
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spirituality and away from our current preoccupation with economic security.
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Once we come to realize this as a natural and inevitable progression, we can
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then take steps to help the process along.
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3rd Insight
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It describes a new understanding of the physical world, teaching us how to
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perceive what was formerly an invisible energy. This energy is what pervades
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and sustains the universe. It is malleable to human intention and expectation
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and can be consciously caused to flow out into the world and affect other
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energy systems. Interactions between living systems, including humans,
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involves a blending, depletion or absorption of this energy, depending on the
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situation.
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The physical world is actually a vast system of energy. The universe is
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energy which responds to our expectations, since people are part of the
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universe, when we have a question, people will show up who have the answer we
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seek. Sometimes it might not be the complete answer to your question, but it
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will provide a part.
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Perception of this energy is through an enhanced, heightened sensitivity to
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beauty. Beauty is on the same wavelength as this heretofore invisible energy.
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(aura and subtle energy viewing techniques would help us to
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learn to percieve and consciously manipulate these energy
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flows, see AURAVIEW.ZIP on KeelyNet.....Vanguard Sciences)
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How do you recognize when someone has a message for you? Sudden, spontaneous
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eye contact or a sense or recognition indicates the two people involved should
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talk. Such recognition indicates that person is in a similar 'thought group'
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as yourself and that one or both of you have information which needs to be
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exchanged. You should open up to communication by overcoming any reservations
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or shyness that might prevent you from approaching the person.
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4th Insight
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The 4th insight points out that for a long time, we humans have been
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unconsciously competing for the only part of this energy we have been open to;
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that part that flows between people. Conflict occurs when humans feel the
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need to control and dominate one another.
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When we control another human, we absorb their energy, leading to a sense of
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gratification and motivation to continue the practice. We thus become
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'addicted' to the feeling and will get progressively more demanding and out of
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control in our efforts to absorb ever more energy from our interactions with
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others.
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5th Insight
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The 5th insight deals with how we don't have to steal energy from others but
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instead can absorb energy directly from the universe if only we can open up to
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it.
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The universe and our local environment is rich with energy which we can learn
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to sense and become a part of. Once this insight is understood, we no longer
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have the need to engage in situations which attempt to dominate or create
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conflict with others.
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Recognizing that such vast stores of energy are ours to freely use will help
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mankind to eliminate the many tensions and stresses that arise from
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interactions with others who drain energy.
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6th Insight
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The 6th insight deals with 'Control Dramas', which are ways we have learned to
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get energy flowing in our direction. They then become programmed into our
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subconscious as patterns to be repeated over and over again because they work
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to get control of a situation, dominate it and pull power from others into
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you.
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Childhood traumas block our ability to fully experience the mystical. All
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humans tend toward one of four "control dramas." Intimidators, Interrogators,
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Aloof people and Poor-Me's.
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We all fit into one category or another. One control drama is dominant but
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you will use whichever you need at the moment to feel more secure, tending to
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repeat the category which works best for you.
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Once you learn to recognize the control drama currently in place, you can
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sidestep it to avoid conflict and the associated draining of energy from your
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participation.
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Energy is stolen from you when you engage in another person's control drama.
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We all do it subconsciously when we feel the need. Covert manipulations for
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energy cannot exist if you bring them to consciousness by pointing them out.
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Such a revealing causes both people to become more real and honest.
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Since control dramas are instilled in us in reaction to the control dramas
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instilled in our parents by their parents, we must seek out why we act as we
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do, reintepret the experience from a more evolved and spiritual point of view
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and discover who we really are. Once we accomplish this, the control drama
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dissolves away and our real lives take off.
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It should be pointed out that control dramas can also be created as a defense
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mechanism for any situation which removes energy from the child. Thus, the
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parents are not always the source of the control drama.
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7th Insight
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The 7th insight deals with the process of consciously evolving yourself,
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staying alert to every coincidence, every answer the universe provides for
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you. Sometimes, when things have a special meaning, they jump out at you,
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entering your consciousness in a forceful way, coming to you as guidance.
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It also deals with the interpretation of dreams. Compare the dream story to
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your life. Bad dreams have the most important messages since they act as
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warnings of things that are probable but can be avoided by recognizing the
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message from the dream. We are also guided by our thoughts and daydreams.
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(Does this mean that if you learn to consciously control your dreams,
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you can, as the Yogis' say, influence your destiny?...>>> Jerry)
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When a thought comes, we must ask why? How does it relate to you as seen from
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the position of an observer. When we assume the observer position, it places
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us IN THE FLOW of evolution, allowing us an opportunity to influence it to our
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benefit.
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The method of overcoming fear images is to substitute a good outcome in place
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of the bad. Eventually, negative images will almost never happen. When they
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occur thereafter, they have particularly serious meanings and their message
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8th Insight
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The 8th insight describes how we can aid others as they bring us the answers
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we seek. (This follows from the 3rd Insight where all energy is
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interconnected, including through people, so when you seek an answer, the
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spiderweb of energy will resonate with another who has your answer and call
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them to you to provide that answer....>>> Jerry)
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It also describes a whole new ethic governing the way humans should treat each
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other in order to facilitate everyone's evolution. Energy can be used in a
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new way when relating to people in general, particularly with how we deal with
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children. Children need our energy on a constant basis, without condition.
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The worst thing you can do is to drain energy from a child while correcting
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them. Control dramas are then created by the child to counter the loss of
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energy. Children should be included in conversations and not spoken of as if
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they are not present or in the third person. You should also never take
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responsiblity for more children than you can devote your full attention to.
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This cancels out the need on the childs part to compete with other children
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for the attention of the adult.
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Questions from a child should be answered with the utmost seriousness,
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avoiding fanciful answers which can confuse the child or build mistrust. Find
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a way to tell the child the truth in terms they can understand.
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Addiction to an opposite sex can pull energy from us because we have yet to
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access this opposite sex energy in ourselves. When we first begin to evolve,
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we automatically begin to receive our opposite-sex energy as it comes in
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naturally from the universe. However, another person can come along who
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provides this energy and who can unknowingly cut us off from the universal
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source, thereby making us addicted TO THEM as our primary source.
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You must learn to recognize when a control dramas is in place, break through
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or sidestep them and focus on providing energy to the person who feels in
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need. When the energy is provided through an alternate route (the universe or
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environment) or exchanged in a mutually beneficial fashion between the two
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people, a comfort zone is established which fulfills the needs of both
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persons.
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Interaction in group settings is also a part of the 8th Insight. In such
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group meetings, some people feel self-conscious or shy and don't participate
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as easily as others. As the group members talk, new ideas surface one at a
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time. If the group is aware of what is happening around them, they can
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sensitize themselves to feel who is about to speak with the next most powerful
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idea.
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By consciously focusing their energies on this person, they will help to bring
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out the idea with the greatest clarity. This technique is used to allow
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everyone to participate fully. One must be aware that the group energy focus
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can instill a good feeling in the current speaker, who continues to speak
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after the idea has been expressed, thereby monopolizing the conversation which
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ends up sapping the group energies.
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The idea is to add to the energy of each member of the group by projecting
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your own energy and not to become so addicted to the 'rush' of energy as to
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monopolize and dominate the group interaction. Share the energy.
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9th Insight
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The 9th insight deals with where humans are going with this new evolutionary
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process as a direct result of consciously directed evolution. Old trees have
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significant stores of energy that create high energy zones of great beauty and
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spiritual strength. As we evolve, we will voluntarily decrease our population
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to allow the growth and culturing of these old tree regions.
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It predicts the development of totally automatic support systems to sustain
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and nourish human life. Currency will not be needed and intuition will be the
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guide for the actions in each persons life, thus establishing a harmonious
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balance in everyone's lives.
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Our sense of purpose will be satisfied by the thrill of being able to
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influence our own evolution. Mankind is on this planet to learn to
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consciously evolve. It further predicts that as whole groups of people
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continue to increase their vibrations, they will reach a point where they will
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simply disappear from the perceptions of those on the lower vibrations.
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Other books with similar information that are currently 'hot';
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Mutant Message from Down Under
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by Marlo Morgan
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Soul Mates
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by Thomas Moore
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Care of the Soul
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by Thomas Moore
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Saved by the Light
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by Dannion Brinkley
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Brilliant people talk about ideas,
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average people talk about things,
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small people talk about each other.
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