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Now there is scientific evidence that having a cat is good for you.
The Healing Power of Cat Purrs
Those crazy cat ladies might be onto something. According to today’s infographic, our feline friends provide us with more than just emotional support. House cats may actually be contributing to our physical well-being. When a cat purrs within a range of 20-140 Hertz, nearby humans may be therapeutically benefiting from these vibrations. Purring has been linked to lowering stress, decreasing symptoms of Dyspnoea, lessening the chances of having a heart attack, and even strengthening bones.
Pet therapy is apparently gaining momentum in many medical communities, and according to Animal Planet’s website, there is scientific research that suggests pet owners live longer than those without pets.
It seems that our own animals have the ability to relieve us of our troubles, or at least make our worries seem less important. The bond between pets and their owners may never be fully understood (cats in particular have always struck me as magical and mysterious—and now they have healing powers?!) but it’s nice to know having a furry confidant around can add years to our lives.
Firstly I want to say how awesome it is that we are now on page 200 of this thread and almost have 200,000 views…simply amazing!!!
Thank you all that come by to read it…and thank you all who contribute the interesting, bizarre, and downright wacky shit that ends up here sometimes.
Back to the cat…
When I wake up around 3 am every night and use the bathroom, my stomach gets really upset sometimes…to the point where I can’t go back to sleep, which is incredibly frustrating.
However…about 9 months ago we got another cat and every time my stomach is doing it’s thing he jumps up and curls up on it purring his heart out.
I think he knows it’s upset, I mean you can hear it…I think he purposefully does this.
Anyhow, it lets me go back to sleep.
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Robert Perry on the Science of Synchronicity
[video=youtube;RgkEZeztbGE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RgkEZeztbGE[/video]
Interview by Alex Tsakiris examines research into synchronicity, coincidence, spirituality and the paranormal.
[video=youtube;RgkEZeztbGE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RgkEZeztbGE[/video]
Interview by Alex Tsakiris examines research into synchronicity, coincidence, spirituality and the paranormal.
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It's interesting the way pain can affect us, cause us to become more empathetic and caring or more detached and isolated. This reminds me of a piece on pain addiction.
PAIN ADDICTION
Armand DiMele
Emotional pain can become an addiction. A negative feeling, such as anger, worry, grief, fear, or depression, can become so habitual that you cannot live without it. There are physical as well as mental reasons for emotional pain addiction.
When a person is continuously stressed by emotional pain, there are subtle changes in the body that create a dependency on stress-related chemistry. Changing habitual patterns of pain can be as difficult as giving up an addictive substance, such as nicotine, alcohol, or even heroin. The emotional pain addict unconsciously seeks out situations that are sure to result in pain. A history of prolonged, negative, stressful relationships is usually symptomatic of emotional pain addiction. The feelings of love and pain are so frequently associated that they become one and the same. Loving unavailable people and staying in intolerable relationships, for example, are signs that love and pain have become intertwined. There are many such pain-linked feelings in the repertoire of pain addiction. Understanding the physiological part of emotional pain addiction can make breaking these patterns easier.
The Physiology of Pain Addiction
On a physical level, the addiction is not really to pain, but primarily to free-flowing endorphins that accompany the pain. Endorphins are a hormone-like substance that the body releases whenever a pain or injury is experienced. They are very similar in structure and effect to the opiates, like heroin and morphine. Endorphins are pain-killers. When you stub your toe you feel a sharp pain, immediately followed by numbness, which accompanies the anaesthetizing endorphins. The feeling of numbness associated with endorphin release is not unpleasant and, in fact, can be an almost euphoric sensation. People who exercise vigorously are familiar with this feeling.
All strain on the body yields endorphins. Emotional stress, like physical stress, leads to strain. If the strain is constant, the body sends a continuous stream of endorphins, which results in a dull (and barely noticeable) anesthetic effect. When endorphin flooding is part of everyday life, the senses are actually deadened. Workaholics experience this, but just as in the toe-stubbing example, the feeling can be somewhat pleasant.
With sustained endorphin release you can still feel emotions, but only if they are intense, such as anger, rage, sorrow and fear. These trigger further endorphin release, which can lead to further emotional numbing. And once you become used to living an endorphin-filled existence, it is hard to give it up. With so much pain-killing substance running through your body, there is a sense of security that makes you feel safer in the world. It’s a shield inside the body that protects you from subtle feelings that are more difficult to block, like tenderness, vulnerability, and love.
Changing the Pattern
Once a person is addicted to pain, breaking the habit takes considerable strength. It also requires external support. The unconscious craving for stress and pain drives the isolated pain addict to make decisions that are based on need rather than wisdom. Unfortunately, emotional pain addicts do not usually have supportive relationships. They tend to gravitate towards partners who become a source of pain. Friends, family, and professional counselors are usually the best source of help. It is important that the support persons understand the inherent difficulty of withdrawal from pain addiction. If psychotherapy is used, it is helpful that the therapist be familiar with addictions and brain chemistry. Dynamic interventions seem to be the most effective approaches; they include Gestalt Therapy, the Intense-Feeling Process, and Bioenergetics.
Unfortunately, there are currently no Pain Addicts Anonymous or Pain-anon meetings, so it is up to friends, family, and professionals to help. But their effectiveness is limited if they do not grasp the true nature of pain addiction. Acknowledgment, encouragement, patience, and nurturance are the essential tools. Criticism, anger, and provoking guilt do not help the pain addict. On the contrary, they drive the pain addict deeper into the addiction.
Overcoming emotional pain addiction can take a long time. To the pain addict, a life without pain is completely unfamiliar. There are frequent reports of a frightening void that yearns to be filled when pain is no longer dominant. In many ways it’s like being without drugs after years of dependency. The goal is to replace stress with relaxation, chaotic relationships with supportive ones, and self-deprivation with self-nurturance.
It takes about six months to allow the system to function without the need for constant pain. The work, however, is not as difficult as it may seem, because positive changes are felt along the way. Life is filled with color instead of grayness, joy instead of dullness. Grace replaces tension, and a person’s natural beauty unfolds, in some cases for the very first time.
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Nice article…of course we have the most often thought of example of someone who goes from abusive relationship to abusive relationship.
But there are more subtle and sometime more insidious types of emotional pain that people either work past, or they push it way way way down, or they let it run and/or ruin their lives by becoming parts of their personality that didn’t exist before - be it neuroticism, apathy, or any number of ways a person can negatively react and let it effect them.
I prefer the physical pain I have over emotional/mental pain/anguish any day.
Edit: Not discounting that pain can be a force for positive actions and results…it mostly boils down to your feelings of purpose and meaning in our lives…like Victor Frankl said (which I am paraphrasing) - A man can go through any kind of suffering imaginable so long as he can find those two things.
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Of course it does….
[MENTION=5667]Jacobi[/MENTION] this can tie into what we were talking about above ^^^
It hardly comes as a surprise that we're our own worst enemies, but new research appears to conclusively prove that our brain is the biggest saboteur of success, and leads to self-deception on a grand scale.
The culprit?
Dopamine.
As some may know, dopamine is the chemical that gives us pleasure whenever we receive a reward.
So what if you promised yourself to start getting up earlier, or eating dinner at preset times?
According to new research from Johns Hopkins University, none of this really matters, because the memory of something much sweeter always lingers in the brain.
"We don't realize our past experience biases our attention to certain things," Professor Susan M. Courtney at the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences said.
Memories of burgers past are alluring because the dopamine in our brains keeps the memory very real.
To get our juices flowing, all we need is a reminder of that past reward.
Even without the promise of new, similar experiences, the image in the mind is enough to render self-control useless.
For this reason, addiction cycles are notoriously hard to break.
And the more you deprive yourself of something, the more likely your nervous system is to fire off memories whenever an irritant manifests itself.
"I could choose healthy food or unhealthy food, but my attention keeps being drawn to fettuccine Alfredo," Courtney jokes.
"What we tend to look at, think about and pay attention to is whatever we've done in the past that was rewarded."
To arrive at their conclusions, the authors played a little computer game with 20 participants, which involved a small financial reward every time the respondent located a red or green object on a screen filled with a myriad of other colored objects.
They would get $1.50 for spotting a red object, but only 25 cents for spotting a green one.
The respondents then slept on it, and were asked to play another game the following day.
But this time, they were asked to locate particular shapes - color and size did not matter.
There was also no reward involved.
Interestingly, participants zeroed in on the red objects before any other.
While they took part in the exercise, the researchers conducted PET scans on the participants and found that the part of the brain associated with attention lit up with dopamine.
Additionally, those who focused on the red objects more than others experienced higher levels of dopamine release.
"There's something about past reward association that's still causing a dopamine release.
That stimulus has become incorporated into the reward system," Courtney says.
There are variables that affect this.
People prone to addictive behavior, as well as those who are depressed, will show different responses - the first group generally can't help but feel more exhilarated, while the latter tend to pay much less attention to rewards.
Comment: Depression: It's not your Serotonin
The field of psychoneuroimmunology dominates the research as an iconic example of how medicine must surpass its own simplistic boundaries if we are going to begin to chip away at the some 50% of Americans who will struggle with mood symptoms, 11% of whom will be medicated for it.
There are times in our evolution as a cultural species when we need to unlearn what we think we know.
We have to move out of the comfort of certainty and into the freeing light of uncertainty.
It is from this space of acknowledged unknowing that we can truly grow.
From my vantage point, this growth will encompass a sense of wonder - both a curiosity about what symptoms of mental illness may be telling us about our physiology and spirit, as well as a sense of humbled awe at all that we do not yet have the tools to appreciate.
For this reason, honoring our co-evolution with the natural world, and sending the body a signal of safety through movement, diet, meditation, and environmental detoxification represents our most primal and most powerful tool for healing.
The Johns Hopkins team believes these results are sufficient to start thinking of a pharmaceutical way to address this chemical imbalance.
[MENTION=5667]Jacobi[/MENTION] this can tie into what we were talking about above ^^^
It hardly comes as a surprise that we're our own worst enemies, but new research appears to conclusively prove that our brain is the biggest saboteur of success, and leads to self-deception on a grand scale.
The culprit?
Dopamine.
As some may know, dopamine is the chemical that gives us pleasure whenever we receive a reward.
So what if you promised yourself to start getting up earlier, or eating dinner at preset times?
According to new research from Johns Hopkins University, none of this really matters, because the memory of something much sweeter always lingers in the brain.
"We don't realize our past experience biases our attention to certain things," Professor Susan M. Courtney at the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences said.
Memories of burgers past are alluring because the dopamine in our brains keeps the memory very real.
To get our juices flowing, all we need is a reminder of that past reward.
Even without the promise of new, similar experiences, the image in the mind is enough to render self-control useless.
For this reason, addiction cycles are notoriously hard to break.
And the more you deprive yourself of something, the more likely your nervous system is to fire off memories whenever an irritant manifests itself.
"I could choose healthy food or unhealthy food, but my attention keeps being drawn to fettuccine Alfredo," Courtney jokes.
"What we tend to look at, think about and pay attention to is whatever we've done in the past that was rewarded."
To arrive at their conclusions, the authors played a little computer game with 20 participants, which involved a small financial reward every time the respondent located a red or green object on a screen filled with a myriad of other colored objects.
They would get $1.50 for spotting a red object, but only 25 cents for spotting a green one.
The respondents then slept on it, and were asked to play another game the following day.
But this time, they were asked to locate particular shapes - color and size did not matter.
There was also no reward involved.
Interestingly, participants zeroed in on the red objects before any other.
While they took part in the exercise, the researchers conducted PET scans on the participants and found that the part of the brain associated with attention lit up with dopamine.
Additionally, those who focused on the red objects more than others experienced higher levels of dopamine release.
"There's something about past reward association that's still causing a dopamine release.
That stimulus has become incorporated into the reward system," Courtney says.
There are variables that affect this.
People prone to addictive behavior, as well as those who are depressed, will show different responses - the first group generally can't help but feel more exhilarated, while the latter tend to pay much less attention to rewards.
Comment: Depression: It's not your Serotonin
The field of psychoneuroimmunology dominates the research as an iconic example of how medicine must surpass its own simplistic boundaries if we are going to begin to chip away at the some 50% of Americans who will struggle with mood symptoms, 11% of whom will be medicated for it.
There are times in our evolution as a cultural species when we need to unlearn what we think we know.
We have to move out of the comfort of certainty and into the freeing light of uncertainty.
It is from this space of acknowledged unknowing that we can truly grow.
From my vantage point, this growth will encompass a sense of wonder - both a curiosity about what symptoms of mental illness may be telling us about our physiology and spirit, as well as a sense of humbled awe at all that we do not yet have the tools to appreciate.
For this reason, honoring our co-evolution with the natural world, and sending the body a signal of safety through movement, diet, meditation, and environmental detoxification represents our most primal and most powerful tool for healing.
The Johns Hopkins team believes these results are sufficient to start thinking of a pharmaceutical way to address this chemical imbalance.
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25 Things About Life I Wish I Had Known 10 Years Ago
by DARIUS FOROUX
by DARIUS FOROUX
Socrates, considered as one of the founders of Western philosophy, was once named the wisest man on earth by the Oracle of Delphi.
When Socrates heard that the oracle had made such a comment, he believed that the statement was wrong.
Socrates said: “I know one thing: that I know nothing.”
I heard this paradoxical wisdom for the first time from my school teacher when I was 14 or 15.
It made such an impact on me that I used Socrates’s quote as my learning strategy.
“I know nothing” to me, means that you might be an educated person, but still, you know nothing.
You can learn from everything and everyone.
One thing that I like better than learning from my mistakes is to learn from other people’s mistakes.
Over the years, I’ve been blessed to have great mentors, teachers, family, friends, that taught me about life.
What you will find below is a list of the most important things I learned from other people and books.
Some of the lessons took me a long time to learn—but if I had to learn these things all by myself, it would take me a lot longer.
We might learn things quickly, but we often forget things at the same rate—and sometimes we need to remind ourselves of the things we’ve learned.
Here are 25 of those reminders that others taught me.
- Struggle Is Good
Never say “I can’t take it anymore.” Say “Bring it on!” - Don’t Complain
Complaining is the biggest waste of time there is. Either do something about it, and if you can’t, shut up about it. - Spend Time With People You Love
That’s your family and best friends. If you don’t have a family, create one. Most people in life are only visitors. Family is for life. - Don’t Start A Relationship If You’re Not In Love
I’ve done this more than once. You kind of like someone and think: “We might as well give it a shot.” Not a good idea. You’re either in love, or you are not. Don’t fool yourself. It’s not fair to you and the other person. - Exercise Daily
I didn’t get this until recently. A healthy body is where you have to start everything in life. If you can’t build a healthy and strong body, what CAN you build in life? - Keep A Journal
No, keeping a journal is not for children. It helps you to become a better thinker and writer. “I don’t want to be a writer” you might think. Well, how many emails and texts do you send a day? Everybody is a writer. - Be Grateful
Say ‘thank you’ to everyone and everything. “Thank you for this beautiful day.” “Thank you for your email.” “Thank you for being there for me.” - Don’t Care About What People Think
We all die in the end, do you really think it matters what people think of you? - Take More Risks
Don’t be such a wimp. - Pick An Industry, Not A Job
If you want to become good at something, you need to spend years and years doing that. You can’t do that if you hop from industry to industry. Pick an industry you love and start at the bottom. You will find the perfect role for you eventually. - Lead The Way
When you find yourself in a situation where everyone looks at each other, it’s time for you to lead. You‘re a leader when you decide to become one. There’s no initiation or a title. Just a decision. - Money Isn’t Important
It really isn’t. But you have to train yourself not to care about money. Don’t become too dependent on the stuff you own — otherwise, the stuff will own you. - Be Nice
I don’t mean you should be a pushover. You can be someone that doesn’t take shit and be nice about it. Just don’t insult people, think you’re better than them, or act like an idiot. - Learn Every Day
You’ve got to train your brain to stay alert. You don’t have to read a book a day to learn every day. Learn from your mistakes. Learn from the people around you — be open to what they can teach you. - Rest Before You Are Tired
Even if you love your job, and every day seems like a holiday, you need to take time to rest. You’re a human and not an android, never forget that. - Don’t Judge
Just because people make different choices than you, they are not stupid. Also, you don’t know everything about people, so don’t judge them — help them. - Think About Others
Just be mindful, that’s all. We all have families, bills to pay, and our own issues. Don’t always make everything about yourself. - Give Without Expecting Something In Return
Don’t keep score. You will become a bitter person if you do that. Give solely for the joy of giving. If you get something in return, great, if you don’t, great. - There’s No End Game
We, as a species, just are. Don’t try to figure it all out. Enjoy your journey. - Enjoy Small Things
I like clichés because they are true. Especially this one. You know why? Everyone says they know it, but no one lives up to it. They just chase big things. - Don’t Take Yourself Serious
Yeah, yeah, you’re an individual, and people have to take you seriously, I get it. But at the end of the day, we’re all a bunch of ants trying to chase the same things. Lighten up. - Don’t Blame People
What’s point? Do you want to punish them? You don’t do that to people. Also don’t blame yourself — you’re only human. - Create Something
Not to leave a legacy, you won’t be here to see it anyway, but to be of use. Make music, write a book, build a table, anything. You’ll feel good about yourself, plus you give something back to people to use or enjoy. - Never Look Back Too Long
Reflecting on the past is only good for one thing: Learning. - Take Action
Don’t just sit there, do something. Without action, there is no outcome.
You might know a lot.
But like Socrates, you and I know nothing at all.
So we have to keep learning.
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One of the best basic introductions I've read.
Today's definition and history lesson -
(That is my personal Scrying mirror IRL btw)Scrying
Scrying is something all witches learn from a very tender age, it means to perceive or to reveal.
To scry you need a reflective surface to gaze into, this can be a crystal ball, a mirror, a candle flame or water.
It is an ancient technique used for the purposes of divination.
Many witches use a crystal ball or a crystal sphere which stimulates their psychically induced images.
You are the scryer and you are going beyond the conscious mind into a mystical place to gain information offered by the cosmos, our ancestor’s scryed using clouds by day, and the reflection of moonlight on water by night.
Nonphysical shapes and images appeared on the surface of the water, in mirrors, crystal balls, clouds and flames.
Sometimes what appears is symbolic or images from the past or future may be revealed.
It is up to the scryer to interpret what the images, or symbols mean and it is only through practice and the intuition of the scryer that accurate, informative and helpful messages and information are revealed.
Those who can scry anywhere anytime, are fortunate to have this magical skill, so long as they are able to switch it off at will and do not become completely distracted every time they see a shiny black surface.
For the rest of us there are many things we can experiment with to make scrying easier, and different things will work for different people. Scrying can be defined as the art of gazing into a dark mirror, water or crystal, going beyond the physical eyes and letting the inner psychic eye open allowing us to receive visions and information.
Scrying is a learned skill, just as riding a bicycle, or ice skating, practice is necessary, even with an innate talent, and as with any other learned skill, patience is needed during the learning curve.
When you first begin learning there will be times when you feel you have reached a point and are standing still, then there will be a shift of energy and a growth spurt will occur.
There will be sessions where things work well, and sessions where you feel nothing is coming through, but as you continue you will find that there are more highs than lows, and you will feel more comfortable as you progress.
Some people have a natural aptitude for scrying.
They only have to walk past a shallow puddle in the road, glance at a piece of black glass, admire the glossy fur of a black cat and numerous images flood into their minds.
Others have to spend days, weeks, months, even years, mastering this apparently simple technique, staring into elaborate black mirrors and seeing nothing but their own dark reflection — frustrating indeed — and of course, that very frustration makes things more difficult.
As with all magic, it needs to be taken seriously, but with a playful and curious state of mind.
Trying too hard is counterproductive.
One of the things which make scrying so hard for some people to do is that, like meditation, it requires an altered state of consciousness to be achieved, but with the eyes open.
In meditation, path working, and in parts of a ritual most people prefer to work with their eyes closed, this makes an altered state so much easier to reach and to maintain.
Over the centuries people have been eager to know what the future holds and have tried various mediums to gain the anticipated information that will guide them in their life, they can find out about their financial situation, their loved ones and relatives.
When there was no other form of communication, other than the written word carried by a messenger, or the spoken word, and people were away from loved ones, scrying was one way to keep an eye on those close.
The world was a much bigger place then and people could not traverse the world with the ease we do nowadays.
For centuries scrying has been practiced by adepts and novices alike, by witches, magicians, sorcerers, priestesses, priests, kings and queens, many different tools were used, sacred vessels, pieces of glass, bowls of water, crystal balls, crystals and so on.
What is revealed to the scryer is not always easy to distinguish and images, symbols or messages can be fuzzy, hazy and unclear.
Our Guardian Angels and Spirit Guides often offer us assistance when we are scrying, by way of symbols, messages any imagery.
We can consult with the God or Goddess energies and other deities, who can offer guidance through there infinite wisdom.
The future always holds many variables and the future revealed when scrying is influenced by our choices, universal shifts beyond our manipulations, and the action or inaction of those with whom we interact.
The predictably changeable quality of the future, can through practice become clearer as our skills are honed, and through careful and cautious study and contemplation of the symbols, images and messages received, effective choices can be made.
Thus our carefully calculated and implemented actions can holistically influence our destiny.
Witches are adept scryers and at a glance are able to discern and interpret what is revealed to them, in whatever form it is presented.
The earliest uses of crystals and gemstones comes from the Druids to gain knowledge of their future, the Scottish Highlanders referred to them as the “stones of power.”
During the middle ages crystal balls were considered precious items, and skilled scryers often passed them on to their apprentices.
Apache medicine men used clear quartz crystals to induce visions and the Yucatan scryers placed a mystical reverence on the clear quartz crystals.
The goddess Hathor carried a shield which reflected things in their true light, from this shield she was able to create the first magic mirror used for scrying.
The Ancient Persians used the Cup of Jamshid, along with wizards and those involved with occult practices, with this they were able to observe the seven layers of the universe.
The cup was filled with the elixir of immortality.
The ancient Celts and Greeks used beryl tools, crystal, black glass, water and clear quartz.
Romans used any shiny objects and crystals.
Nostradamus used a bowl of water for scrying as he gazed into this and saw into the future.
The Alchemists John Dee and Edward Kelley, used a crystal ball or polished obsidian.
Communication with Divine Energy takes place when someone is scrying, crystals have, are and will continue to be used for communication.
Crystals are favoured by diviners because of their symmetry and are important tools for all those who practice the art of scrying.
When selecting a stone we should choose one that first draws us and refracts light well, pick it up and see how it feels, close your eyes and get a sense of the energy it is emitting, decide whether it feels right for you.
If the first one does not then try the same thing again with another crystal, keep doing this until you find one that you feel in tune with and know you can work with.
The traditional way to care for the crystal or crystal ball, was to never expose it to sunlight because sunlight inhibits the connection with the psychic mind and blurs the communication with the Divine Energy.
Moonlight was thought to provide the correct energy by charging the crystals with the energy of the Moon.
Scrying is something that becomes easier through practice and it is found that those who are practiced in the art tend to see the same symbols and symbolic images, each time they scry.
Therefore once correctly interpreted, the symbols can be quickly and readily understood in the context of the reading.
In order to scry successfully it is necessary to allow the intuition free reign and to trust our psychic vision.
Scrying can also help us to divine our dreams and use the knowledge to enhance our life.
Through scrying we are able to tap the wisdom offered by the Akashic Records which contains the experience and knowledge of all mankind, past present and what is held for our future.
Once we enter this realm normal time restrictions do not apply, it means we have reached a place where there are no time limitations.
Often witches scry inside a magic circle to avoid being distracted by outside influences which distort the visions, it is better to scry at night as psychic vibrations are more easily received.
Night offers the most suitable energy for any form of divination, and those who are skilled in the art of scrying will only do so after the sky is dark and the white noise of the day has lessened.
Witches use their scrying abilities to find a lost object, this is done by holding a crystal pendant over a map where the object is thought to be lost, the more energetically the pendant swings the closer you are to the lost item.
When the crystal pendant has located the object it will pull down to the specific point on the map.
Whatever instrument you use to scry with you will be tapping your Clairvoyant abilities, images will be projected into your crystal ball, crystal sphere or whatever it is you have chosen to work with.
It is the psychic eye that projects the images allowing you to see them and be able to interpret the messages.
From this vantage point you are able to tune into the past, present and the future, and we are able to see beings from other dimensions.
With practice and patience we are able to communicate with these beings from other dimensions, whether they be Angels, Nature Spirits, relatives who have passed over, or Spirit Guides.
People often find that they have a particular connection, or spiritual link with people with whom they have been linked and who are acting as teachers.
Through scrying and the tapping of the Collective Unconscious we are able to not only see (Clairvoyance), but to hear (Clairaudience) which is hearing with our psychic ear.
Through scrying and the burning of fragrant oils, scented candles and incense, we stimulate our psychic sensing (Clairsentience).
This is where our psychic senses are heightened letting us tune into our feelings using this vital psychic sense.
If we think of ourselves as spiritual beings encased in a physical body we can then believe in the Divine Light within everybody and then tap into the wise inner being within us all.
There is a vast amount of information floating around the cosmos and scrying assists us in tapping this readily available information.
We all carry within us hidden and unprocessed information which through scrying can be accessed and used to enhance our lives.
Images seen when we scry, offer us ancient information passed onto us from the experiences of the people from that particular time.
Information can be given through images given by Nature Spirits, Angels, Spirit Guides or ancient ancestors, even deceased relatives offer guidance.
Eventually after much practice, as soon as you see something in your crystal ball, mirror or water reflection, your mind will quickly interpret words and impressions.
You may actually feel something physically, such as tingling in the fingers and toes, or a prickling sensation on top of the head, sometimes it may feel as though your face is being touched, this is to do with the energies you are accessing.
Through scrying you are able to travel back in time to view your past in this lifetime, you can then project forward and view what you will be doing in the future, viewing the people you are to meet, and the places you are to go.
As you move backward and forward in time you experience the space where time has no relevance.
Although when you move backward and forward you are in the space of no time, you can if you choose to gauge the time of when the future events are to take place.
When symbols are presented to us during scrying, even though we may not understand at first, what the meaning is, there is within us, somewhere down deep inside, where we retain the clairvoyant ability to interpret the meaning.
Symbols, and the profound information they contain, will be shown more often once you develop your clairvoyant abilities, this is due to the fact that symbols offer information that is deeper and more spiritual.
A crystal ball will reveal detailed images more readily than the flame of a candle, and as your clairaudient ability becomes stronger you will be able to distinguish the messages you are given more readily.
Clairaudience requires that we speak with gentleness and understanding when reading for others and revealing information that comforts and helps. When scrying with a crystal ball psychic touch operates as a generator to our psychic energies, transmitting psychic impressions, there is an energy field around anything you use to scry with, much as human beings have an auric field.
It is important to use our own judgement regarding the validity and the appropriateness of the information we receive.
While at the same time being acutely sensitive to the querent’s emotional wellbeing, and whether they are strong enough to receive all, or just some of the information received.
Sounds often trigger impressions, fragrances, tastes, images and senses and can transport us to another time and place.
Crystals are amplifiers, they receive and transmit energy assisting the one who is scrying.
To be able to scry successfully, dedication and patience is needed, and if your psychic abilities have not yet surfaced, you may find that scrying can awaken that which is within you waiting to be revealed.
Once the symbolism has been revealed to you, and you have acquired sufficient understanding to interpret the symbols, scrying will become a more natural form of divination.
If you find that it is too difficult to awaken your abilities through scrying, put it aside for a time and try the Viking Runes, or the Tarot, this may be an easier way to begin your journey.
You can always go back to scrying as you become more in tune with your abilities.
To crystal scry successfully do so at night, as night rules the psychic mind and the energies are conducive to psychic phenomenon.
Create a space in your home where you can sit comfortably, and have somewhere to place your crystal, or crystal ball.
Always light a candle, or candles before you begin, making sure that candles are placed safely in suitable candle holders, and away from any flammable object or material.
Allow yourself to enter a relaxed state by closing your eyes and taking several deep breaths, when you open your eyes touch the crystal, or crystal ball until it feels warm, by doing this you are connecting your energy to the energy of the stone.
The heat activates the stone and you are becoming as one with the instrument you will be using, thus allowing the psychic energy to flow.
Before beginning to scry, and while touching the stone it is important to contemplate the intention of the reading, being as clear and concise as possible.
By sending out a clear message or thought, tuning in to the necessary psychic energies will begin.
You are now ready to gaze into the crystal, or crystal ball, at this point you are going beyond the conscious mind and entering a place of psychic awakening, where you will be receptive to messages, images or symbols that may be revealed to you.
As you gaze into the stone imagine your mind merging with the energy of the stone and being encased by the light within the stone.
As you do this you will feel the energy shifting, go beyond any physical images as the reflective light of the stone links you with the Divine Energy, enhancing your psychic vision.
When you feel as one with the Divine Energy, absorb the impressions and insights that come to you, your senses will heighten and your inner psychic ear will be acutely aware of sound.
Relax into this energy and feel it flow through you.
While scrying information can come to you via all five senses, and will not necessarily be visual, sometimes it is just a sense of, or there may be flashes of intuition that you instantly understand the meaning of.
How you receive the information is not as important as how you interpret it, when you review what you have perceived during your scrying, do so in a non-logical way.
As you are learning, limit your sessions by giving yourself a specific amount of time in which to work, begin with ten minute sessions and work up from there.
You are aiming for a session of forty five minutes in length, in this time you enter an altered state of awareness leading to acute psychic receptivity.
The most common techniques for scrying are;
Water gazing,
dark water is a good way to start, not least because it is easily available and costs nothing.
A pool can be lovely to scry in, though I would recommend sitting or kneeling down to do so, since it is very easy to forget what your body is doing once your mind becomes absorbed, and it is somewhat undignified to fall into the (possibly stagnant) water at a moment of great revelation.
A black bowl filled with water is another method and has the advantage of being safe and suitable for indoor use.
Tap water is fine, but spring water will probably work better.
Perhaps the best kind of water to use is Moon water: spring, rain or sea water which has been placed in the Moonlight every night for a whole lunar cycle.
The water can be blessed in whatever way you feel is appropriate, possibly dedicated to one of the Moon goddesses who rule such activities as these.
An alternative to using a black bowl is simply to use any dish but to darken the water with black ink.
The old witch in her cottage would doubtless have done her scrying in a bubbling cauldron of stew or in the water boiling in an iron pot ready to make up some herbal brews.
Crystal gazing,
always use a clear crystal, one you have chosen for the specific purpose of scrying, and only use it for this purpose, this is the most popular form of divination.
It is to be a crystal that draws you and one that feels comfortable to the touch, place it on a table in front of you.
Do your deep breathing until you are completely relaxed, make sure you have a lit candle behind your crystal then touch the crystal.
When scrying with a crystal you may turn it to view different images, crystals are conductors of energy, able to send and receive signals. Once you have become attuned to your crystal you will receive a wealth of information, through thoughts, images, symbols, senses, supernatural beings, or loved ones.
Older crystals have a higher frequency and are able to keep records of ancient knowledge.
As you gaze at your crystal you are looking at the window of the crystal and while you work the crystal will bring into balance the body, mind and spirit.
When you and your crystal link frequencies you will intuitively receive information that is relevant, sometimes when gazing into the crystal shapes will move and change before your eyes.
Fire gazing,
flame of a candle can produce some dramatic and startling results as the energy of fire is conducive to psychic visions, always use candles with care and place then safely in candle holders.
Mirror gazing,
black mirrors are easiest to use because they don’t slop about like water (at least not under normal circumstances!).
They are expensive to buy but very easy to make.
Spray the back of the glass from a cheap clip frame with a couple of coats of black enamel paint.
Make sure the glass is spotlessly clean before you do so as any little marks may spoil your concentration when you come to use it.
Once the paint is completely dry, return the glass to the frame.
Bless the mirror if you wish to and treat it with the respect due to any magical object.
It can be kept hanging on the wall or put away after use, wrapped in a natural material like silk or cotton.
If you prefer something a little more fancy, charity shops are excellent hunting grounds for interesting frames.
The size of the mirror is not important, although if you are just learning the technique, a larger surface area will probably prove easier to use.
I would also avoid too elaborate a frame on a small mirror as it may distract you.
When gazing into a mirror, with all lights turned out you enter a trance preparing you for scrying work, it acts as a focal point for visualisation and can become a doorway into the astral plane.
The dark mirror allows communication with higher realms, and the subconscious access to the Akashic Records.
View your past lives by gazing into the mirror and watching your face change shape, and your hair change style and colour.
Each time you try this, the images become more refined and detailed, allowing you to gain a clearer picture of your history.
Spirit energy can also be perceived while gazing into the mirror, some people find this a little daunting the first time they try this.
A black scrying mirror is a powerful psychic tool, offering the user hidden knowledge and clairvoyant ability, it can also be a portal to other planes of existence.
The hidden mysteries of oracular temples and the ancient rites of the magick mirror and the techniques that were practiced are again coming to light.
A further use of this art is to communicate with another person, such as a magical partner, especially if they live a long way away and you cannot meet very often.
Each person should have their own mirror, dedicated solely to this purpose.
Ideally the mirrors should be identical and made by the people involved on an occasion when they are together, to ensure the closeness of the link.
When separated both people look into the mirror at an agreed time and a good psychic channel of communication can be set up.
With practice, it becomes possible to call the other person to the mirror if you really need to talk to them at a time when you have not agreed to meet.
Egyptian Dream Scrying,
used by the ancient Egyptian priests and priestesses as part of their initiation ceremony.
Water would be placed in a large black bowl, after entering into an altered state the Initiate gazed into the vessel and the Initiates destiny was revealed.
To use the Egyptian Dream scrying technique you must observe absolute silence once the sun sets, until after you have finished scrying. Drink only water before you begin and shower or have a bath, after which you are to use olive oil on your temples.
After bathing and before you begin scrying light a candle.
Next write on a plane white piece of paper with black ink the purpose of your Dream scrying, and the name of a dream god.
Morpheus and Thoth are both dream gods.
Draw an image of the dream god on your left palm, sit comfortably and gaze at the candle flame.
Look at the image on your palm and call upon the dream god of your choosing by saying the name of the god, then recite after the name “I invoke through the silence of night awakened power of dreams divine.”
You then focus on your question and blow out the flame of the candle.
After this climb into bed and go to sleep, when you awaken write down your dreams and decipher the messages.
Symbols are subjective, and interpretation is peculiar to the diviner, a crystal will offer a clear picture of a symbol or symbols, they can be messages from spirit energy nearby.
You will likely find that over time, and after symbols are repeated, you begin to get a sense of what they mean and the message becomes clear.
There are traditional interpretations that some scryers use, however over time it is likely that you will create your own, until that time you may wish to try these;
Blue clouds: Career or business success.
Gold clouds: The chance of a new romance, a flow of cash, prosperity.
Grey clouds: Dark gray — Black; Sadness, disappointment, ill fortune.
Green clouds: Happiness and good health.
Orange clouds: Unresolved emotions, suppressed anger and aggression.
Red clouds: Be aware of what is going on around you.
Silver clouds: Some difficulty ahead which will be overcome leading to happiness.
White clouds: Good fortune awaits.
Yellow clouds: Be patient and strong there are obstacles to come.
Stones used for scrying
Apophyllite: This stone allows us to see into the future after gazing into it.
Diamond: Suitable for all types of scrying.
Obsidian: This is a black power stone that aids us in accessing the subconscious mind.
Scrying is a magical art with many possibilities.
Exactly what it is and how it works is for each individual practitioner to decide for themselves, but it will certainly enhance and focus both the psychic and creative abilities of the magician who is drawn into dark pools to find the bright treasure of secret knowledge.
The act of scrying is related to the Moon and lunar energy that is why it is always best to practice after dark.
When within your home and before you begin, extinguish electric lights and work by candlelight.
Experiment with where and how you like to work, and always place yourself in a calm and quiet environment to assure a successful session, you may also work with quiet music without lyrics.
For any type of divination a calm and meditative atmosphere is necessary, somewhere the scryer can feel unhurried, peaceful and calm, and are able to comfortably open up to the Divine Energy.
Love this. Have always been fascinated by images of scrying in pre-raphaelite art:
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Awww..... I am hearing more and more personal accounts of animals assisting humans in one way or the other.
It is said their consciousness has already risen up in frequency and they're just waiting on us to catch up to them.
It is also being said their contracts with humans ended last year or so...and we will see a movement towards veganism and consuming less food as our bodies shift in consciousness too.
As humans shift up in their frequency there will finally be a push to end cruelty to animals at all levels - including food and drugs - and it will become evident animals have consciousness.
Last night sitting outside on the porch I remembered the time I "mind called" my dog, Houdini, to come to me....and he did. I remembered how at first while he was sitting several feet away from with his back to me - I sent out a command for him to "come to me".... and nothing happened. Then it occurred to me that I was forgetting to include the feeling of Love in my request and I tried again with more of a "would you like to come see me?" telepathic communication. .... and he turned around - looked at me over his shoulder - then got up and came over to where I was sitting.
It was an amazing moment for me.
Your cat most definitely does that on purpose. I suspect he's using his "purrfect" alignment with the Earth to help your solar plexus chakra align with Terra too.
Aren't cats awesome!
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One can do a modern version of this using the Ganzfield technique…where they tape ping-pong ball halves over your eyes (insert balls on face joke here) and turn a red light on in the room. Usually they will also wear noise deafening headphones as well as being in a sound proof box - it doesn’t take the mind very long before you begin to see visions and hear voices/sounds that shouldn’t be there.Love this. Have always been fascinated by images of scrying in pre-raphaelite art:
Of course, materialist science says that this is because nature abhors a vacuum and apparently so does the mind - so it can’t stand having any stimulus and therefore make up it’s own.
But who is to say that with the other senses being blocked that you aren’t picking up on things you normally wouldn’t hear or see through the filter of your eyes and ears and brain?
Just a thought.
Awww..... I am hearing more and more personal accounts of animals assisting humans in one way or the other.
It is said their consciousness has already risen up in frequency and they're just waiting on us to catch up to them.
It is also being said their contracts with humans ended last year or so...and we will see a movement towards veganism and consuming less food as our bodies shift in consciousness too.
As humans shift up in their frequency there will finally be a push to end cruelty to animals at all levels - including food and drugs - and it will become evident animals have consciousness.
Last night sitting outside on the porch I remembered the time I "mind called" my dog, Houdini, to come to me....and he did. I remembered how at first while he was sitting several feet away from with his back to me - I sent out a command for him to "come to me".... and nothing happened. Then it occurred to me that I was forgetting to include the feeling of Love in my request and I tried again with more of a "would you like to come see me?" telepathic communication. .... and he turned around - looked at me over his shoulder - then got up and came over to where I was sitting.
It was an amazing moment for me.
Your cat most definitely does that on purpose. I suspect he's using his "purrfect" alignment with the Earth to help your solar plexus chakra align with Terra too.
Aren't cats awesome!
That is awesome that you can speak to your dog telepathically…you know about the studies they did with the animals knowing when their owners were coming home…even when they switched up the times, cars, parked a block away…it didn’t matter…they found that the animals going to the window or door to wait on their owners corresponded to the time (about half hour before) when the pet owners started to think about going home - so in other words once the intention was there that they were going to leave, the animals responded at home.
Fascinating!
My cat…Mr. Dandy Lion, always cuddles me when I have upset guts in the early morning now.
What’s funny though and Sensiko and I have joked about this but if you are stretched out on the couch and he happens to cuddle up next to you - he WILL put you to sleep, almost like he has a special cat spell…hehehe.
Animals are awesome.
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I think I discovered Rupert's research on do cats/dogs know when their owners are coming home at least 10 or more years ago. Cats know when they're about to be taken to the vet's office too.
Hahahahahahaha..... Special Cat Spell indeed!
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Did you see the Parrot?
I’m sure you did, but I will repost it again for those who haven’t seen the video, which is quite extraordinary!
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Awww..... I am hearing more and more personal accounts of animals assisting humans in one way or the other.
It is said their consciousness has already risen up in frequency and they're just waiting on us to catch up to them.
It is also being said their contracts with humans ended last year or so...and we will see a movement towards veganism and consuming less food as our bodies shift in consciousness too.
As humans shift up in their frequency there will finally be a push to end cruelty to animals at all levels - including food and drugs - and it will become evident animals have consciousness.
Last night sitting outside on the porch I remembered the time I "mind called" my dog, Houdini, to come to me....and he did. I remembered how at first while he was sitting several feet away from with his back to me - I sent out a command for him to "come to me".... and nothing happened. Then it occurred to me that I was forgetting to include the feeling of Love in my request and I tried again with more of a "would you like to come see me?" telepathic communication. .... and he turned around - looked at me over his shoulder - then got up and came over to where I was sitting.
It was an amazing moment for me.
Your cat most definitely does that on purpose. I suspect he's using his "purrfect" alignment with the Earth to help your solar plexus chakra align with Terra too.
Aren't cats awesome!
I am shifting towards vegan alternatives. It is still early days for me and I still love meat. But as Laozi implied, nothing lasts forever. I will honor all animals at some point.
I had no idea that there are collective contracts in the spirit world.
Did we ever sign a contract with the Looneynati, or was it enforced upon us?
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That's a complicated answe and includes both Yes and No. ...and I'm not sure it's necessary to know all the answers at this moment. I have read and heard many versions of the current reality we are all sharing in this now. I try to keep in mind all of it serves a larger purpose...but will list a few versions of interest to me so far.
You probably already know this ... at least on some level...and I am speaking to you as if you are one of us.
We are higher frequency beings before we descend down to lower frequency levels of density. That means we were all 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, and so on up....before we descended into 3rd frequency density. So in a sense - we have all been through a Planetary Ascension prior to this one.
Before we came here we set up agreements (contracts) with various other beings to act out specific roles in order for us to evolve and grow. Earth was set up as a classroom to experiment, and evolve. For example we have to experience contrast before fully understanding one thing. We can't appreciate compassion until we've been through some pain. Yes? ...and it goes on.
Part of the contract included having all of our access to our higher frequency selves while being a human on Earth - cut off. We agreed to be cut off from Source and the love of our families on the other side. Being cut off from our own selves was part of the design of a matrix grid programming act brought on by the Annukaki...and later the Draco Reptilians. We agreed to it because we were committed to helping Gaia and humanity shift their vibration in to the 5th. We also came with karma and other experiences to bring a balance of Light and Dark energies to the planet. For myself that included a ton of forgiveness and compassion work I have gone through to help bring in more Light to the planet.
The Draco Reptilian group that enacted the programming - also called Enslavement Programs - used the matrix grid to keep humanity mired in fear. There are a few stories out there as to "why".... with many of them raising the hackles on the back of my neck.... but nevertheless....there were reasons and the main one was to keep our frequency low.
The last Solstice... or was it the Summer Solstice.... hmmm... I cannot remember which one. Anyway - last year All Contracts involving enslavement programs were stopped. We human beings are now free to explore severing ties with all enslaving institutions and persons...and more importantly Beings who operate in a "Power Over Others" mentality.
The Draco Reptilitans are the ones who controlled the Looneynati humans...and pitted one against the other in constant turmoil, chaos, and war in order to create Fear and Pain on the planet.
So in a sense - yes - we had contracts with the Looneynati...but no more. What we witness this year will most likely be the final moments of the train wreck as they desperately try to keep control. I'm talking about false flag shit.
I have heard on a few messages there might still be some small cataclysms and probably one more nuclear power plant fail. I don't know if that would be more in line with a natural consequence of having a nuclear plant...or an attempt by the Looneynati type persons taking revenge. There is a lot of betrayal and revenge still playing out between them...
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Whatever the initial contract was, to my knowledge some people took advantage of it and created a darker world. There was the Atlantis debacle that ended resulted in the current axial tilt. That is why we have seasons today. There was also something about genetically modified human bodies that cut us off from higher frequencies resulting in worse connectivity to the spiritual world. I think that this was before Atlantis.
When I was new on this forum last autumn, we discussed the state of mind of this planet. This planet is 3 on a scale of 1-9 that measures peacefulness. I am thinking that we were, e.g., 4 previously when this planet had a higher frequency.
Sweden and Germany are phasing out nuclear power. The Looneynati better hurry up ...