posted February 19, 2004 09:22 PM         

I've practised on and off over the years too. In the begining I was fortunate enough to run into Lobsang Rampa's You Forever. I found this book to be very helpful. I've discovered that, at least in the begining stages, I saw bits of an aura when I least expected it. Often I think it has more to do with the other person than with myself. For instance, the first time I saw something(at least the first time as an adult) the person was feeling quite jealous. I think the very strong emotions that person felt might make have made their aura easier see. A very nasty pea green w/ slight brown tones mixed in. I was surprised by the movement of the colors. I didn't expect that.

It sounds like your making some real progress. It takes time so don't give up. How does the etheric look to you? What an interesting place for a birthmark!

posted February 21, 2004 04:09 PM         

Tink, did you like Lobsang Rampa's You Forever ? I found it so sexist I couldn`t get past the aura`s chapter . I realize it was/is an older book but an enlightened person ..... you know what I mean

I have the set of Seth Speaks books in my library but never read them (they came from my mom ) . I`m wary of channeling guru`s as well. Maybe someday I`ll them.

Pixie, I also have the Celestine Prophecy. Some really good info in there but you need to sort thru all the book and see what resonates with you.

I really enjoyed Rosemart Alteas: You Own the power for a primary book on developing your inate abilities.

juniperb

posted February 21, 2004 04:52 PM         

I didn't care for the Celestine Prophecy either. Found it to be pretentious and kinda boring.

I have one of the Seth books, but could never get into it. It complicates things way too much. I too am suspicious of channeled entities...wasn't it the woman who channeled Ramtha who at one point said she was faking it?

On the other hand, channeled or not, the Michael books contain wonderful messages...I loaned them to a friend, when I get them back I'll put up some quotes for you.

A friend's husband did a lot of LSD in the 70's. He sees everyone's aura now. But he doesn't like to talk about it. And no, I'm not advocating that you drop acid...but as devil's advocate, there are masters who do condone its use. After all, there are many cultures who get in tune with higher powers or their inner selves through the use of hallucinogenics, like peyote.

posted February 21, 2004 05:05 PM         

juniperb

posted February 21, 2004 05:51 PM         

You know, there is value in all these resources. Even though that woman, and I think you have her name right, juniperb, was a fake with Ramtha, the message was generally one of peace, love and instant karma. Oh, and do you want to purchase my Ramtha tapes and work books and contribute to my Ramtha church? There's only one way to build a religion, eh?

But if you find something that resonates to your soul, without someone trying to steal it, then you are still ahead of the game.

You know juniperb, I have watched many friends take acid, who have had a wonderful time. I guess I just have too much Aries (control) and Cappy (reserve), because I never had the guts to try it. Oh, I'm no angel, I've smoked a few (hundred ) Goddess-given weeds, experimented with a pill or two in younger days, ate a wild 'shroom or two...but could never make the leap to acid. But like you, peyote intrigues me, and with a proper guide, I might find it to be something I'd enjoy some day.

posted February 21, 2004 10:08 PM         

I have a real innate distrust of "channeled" beings. (excepting Mr Cayce of course) I believe it's possible but...."Seth Speaks" just really rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe it was the name. The whole Ramptha thing just seemed so silly. On reflection, I think my problem with "The Celestine Prophecies" was its popularity. If it's not hard to find and largely unknown to the masses then damn it, I'm not happy. I'm a book snob. I'm ashamed to say it, but it's true. I bet Juniperb knows what I mean.
But what you all say is so very true - you've got to weed through things. I really do think we are lead to books. I've read some books that were 99% bullsh!t but there was that 1% in there I needed to hear. And so it was worth it.

posted February 22, 2004 08:28 AM         

Your words are wise, I too think we are lead to books. Sometimes we need to read them, just to absorb and reject them, just for the experience. I've had "The Tao of Pooh" sitting on my shelf for about 8 years, a gift from a former boyfriend, and I have yet to read it. Just something about it...I love having it, I love that it was such a thoughtful gift, but I have blocked myself from reading it.

To digress for a moment, about Tink saying we are lead to books...I went to see a woman about 8 years ago or so who leads you through past life regressions. There was a theme running through those that I remember (my cassette didn't record!), searching for him, my soulmate (for lack of a better term). And in the small piece of one of the lifetimes I remember, happening in the 1940's or early 50's, I was 'lead' into a book store, searching for a particular book. It's like I knew he was an author and I would someday find his works...

Anyway! pixel, I ADORE Tom Robbins and would love to kick down a beer or two with him. His irreverent style but intriguing insights...He has my favorite sex organ: a reallllly big brain, that he flexes this way and that, he's bendy .

posted February 22, 2004 04:21 PM         

I think some of it has to do with that old saying 'when the student is ready the teacher appears.' So when it feels like the time is right to do something...

So now you must pull one of those books off your shelf!

posted February 22, 2004 07:43 PM         

What an interesting story about the life regression, trillian. Always wanted to give it a try but the time never seemed right. Someday.

posted February 24, 2004 03:58 PM         

Tink, ya know, I'm not always convinced time is linear, and if it's not, it kinda negates the whole reincarnation thing. But doing the session was cool, wish my recorder had worked, but that happens to me every time, it seems! Went to visit a couple of psychics in my life, recorded the sessions, got home, and the tape was blank once, disappeared another time.

The past life regression itself was an interesting sensation. I was conscious, and yet, also aware of this alternate world I was visiting. I saw three lifetimes, but I can only remember two. I looked nothing like the me that I am, but recognized those women as aspects of myself. I would definitely recommend the experience to anyone.

posted March 10, 2004 10:22 AM         

why would non-linear time negate reincarnation? No one said you have to incarnate one-after-the-other i.e. wouldn't it be possible to live this life here and now and then go back into a life in 200 b.c. or 2000 years (our time) into the future?

I really loved the seth books, so much made sense, stuff that I "knew" as a little kid going to a catholic school and always in trouble with the priests because of my questions (why DON'T we believe in reincarnation if Jesus died and was resurrected, if we make one big mistake and die before we can ask God for forgiveness, then he shuts us out of his house, and that's what I should call a FATHER?? and so on and so forth). For me, it wasn't the question of wether Jane Roberts was a medium (I think I never even really though of that lol), even if it was just her own creativity, does that make it any less (or more, if Seth existed) real a message or give it more credibility? For me it's the message that's important and not who tells me. Anyways, back to linear time, in the Seth books, it's explained something along those lines that time isn't linear, and that our 3-dimensional world is also not the only truth, there is 2 dimensional, 4 dimensional etc. These are also dimensions that we can incarnate into and learn our soul lessons. And these dimensions have a very different time line than ours.

One way I used to think of the differing aspects of time as a kid was this:

people live about 80 years. We base our time-experiences on this. When you're 10 you have your first communion (when you're catholic), at about 15 your first love, kids in your twenties or thirties, grandkids in your fifties (really really loose guidelines lol) and die about when you're 80. But what about fishflies? They only live one day. But that is just a "day" in our terms. They could very well have their own time feeling, and in that time span of our 24 hours, go through a whole lifetime that seems as long and as filled out as a human lifetime.