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ELEMENTS FOR TRANSFORMATION by Jim Loftus New and interesting products for enhancement of the body, mind, and spirit Welcome to Elements. As much as we often focus inward, we cannot help but have our attention drawn to events outside ourselves, also. World and national events, in addition to family and local happenings, demand our notice at the very least, if not our active involvement. Again, the question must be answered, “What can really be known about these things, so that decisions can be made and acted upon?” Consider the often-told story of The Elephant. THE ELEPHANT
As was their custom, the first blind man felt the elephant’s trunk, and stated that, “The Elephant is very like a snake.” The second blind man felt the elephant’s side, then said, “No, the Elephant is very like a wall.” The third felt the elephant’s leg and declared, “You are both wrong, the Elephant is very like a great tree.” The fourth felt the elephant’s ear, and spoke up saying, “Surely the Elephant is very like the sail of a great boat.” The fifth felt the elephant’s tail and told them all that, “The Elephant is no snake, no wall, no tree, and no sail, it is definitely very like a vine.” At that, each of the blind men began to vigorously defend their positions, with the crowd forming factions to cheer on their favorites and argue among themselves. And as they all talked, the day grew late and the sun began to go down, covering the zoo, the sages, and the crowd in increasing darkness, until no one could see the Elephant at all. For all their wisdom, the blind men couldn’t see the Elephant, and finally, distracted by irrelevant opinions, neither could the crowd. Should that prevent any of them from coming back again and again until they were satisfied that they knew the nature of the Elephant, or at least knew enough? Aren’t we each sometimes our own Elephant? THE POWER OF OPTIMISM, Self-hypnosis, auto-suggestion, guided meditation, subliminal programming ... Everyone is Tim Shurr, M.A., is the author of What To Do When You Don't Know What To Do and What If? He has spent the last fourteen years teaching people how to reclaim their right to be happy through self love, a positive mental attitude, and a spirit of optimism. The Power Of Optimism is a collection of insights, humorous stories, and strategies for empowering yourself in the 21st Century. As Tim states, “In an age where common sense isn't so common anymore, we need practical tools for leading happy, healthy, and fulfilling lives.” This program will teach you how to overcome fears and obstacles that hold you back from the abundant success you deserve. You will learn how to develop an unstoppable positive mental attitude, turn on confident feelings at will, and get the most out of life today. Includes 2-1/2 hours of personal coaching and a special meditation on “Feeling Like A Winner!” This program is the first of an uplifting and inspirational Shurr Success series designed to help you reach your fullest potential! Stress Reliever is another of many programs available from Tim Shurr and is designed to help you relax and let go of tension like never before. Hypnotic suggestions are combined with specially created music to leave you feeling refreshed, renewed, and re-energized. The Power of Optimism Price: $20.00 Two-CD set, $17.00 AudioBook. THE JOURNEY Neale Donald Walsch’s Conversations With God topped the New York Times best-selling books chart f Jerry Brunskill, musical composer for The Journey, has appeared in London, Los Angeles and New York with Kenny Loggins, Tina Turner, Tom Petty and Jefferson Starship. He's written several Billboard Hot 100 charting tunes, and has won two Emmy awards and a Clio award for his music composition for television. Brunskill has written themes for shows such as The Grammy Awards and the Country Music Awards, as well as for feature films including Fargo, Jingle All The Way, and A Thousand Acres. He is a regular creative partner with Neale Donald Walsch in the Journey MusicBook series. The Journey Price: $14.98 THE STORY SO FAR ...
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No complex spreads are required, instead the whole process is very much an intuitive one of selecting cards and colors based on your feelings toward them. Random shuffling and drawing is also accommodated. Individuals, families and groups can use the system, and instructions for each type of reading are included. Silent Stones Colour Oracle Price: $16.95 boxed set with 33 Colour Cards, Colour Scroll, 48-page booklet. Elements features some of the more interesting and delightful items to be found on your local merchant's shelf, or on your local website. If you have questions about these items or their uses and applications, please use the contact information given to get answers directly from the sources. They will be glad to respond to your inquiries. Do you know of a product that you'd like to see reviewed in Elements? Please let us know about it.
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There once were five blind men who were revered in their country as deep thinkers. One day they decided to go to the zoo. Finally they came to the zoo’s newest acquisition, an Elephant, and the crowd that had gathered around them asked that they give their observations about what was to them an unknown creature.
somewhat familiar, if only through the highly inaccurate portrayals in movies, with the direct application through hypnosis of the concept that what we think affects how we act and who we are. When the athlete “gets up” for the coming game, or the speaker before a large audience takes a deep breath and sees himself delivering a great speech, or when the child with cancer imagines his good guy white cells defeating the bad guy cancer cells, they are all using the techniques of hypnosis to enhance their natural abilities. When we visualize any change in our behavior or circumstance, we activate potentials that already exist within each of us, and program our subconscious self to succeed.
or 130 weeks. With millions of copies of his books in print, Walsch has now released his first-ever audio recording. The Journey draws upon his spiritual book Conversations With God. With words spoken by Oscar-winning actress Ellen Burstyn and Emmy-winning actor Ed Asner, Walsch’s powerful message is stunning in its clarity, breathtaking in its vision and liberating to the soul. Woven into a tapestry of beautiful, uplifting music, The Journey is a transcendent exploration into the Divine.
What if you could pick twenty tracks from some of the very best new age albums of the last twenty years, then burn them to a CD for listening anytime you wanted. If you had spent the time and money to acquire the original albums, likely you could do so. If you didn’t, consider buying The Story So Far ... Twenty Years of Music to Relax, Uplift & Inspire from New World Music. You won’t be disappointed, the compositions are exactly what you would expect — a wonderful sampling of what has become the genre of choice for millions of music buyers.
Here is another approach to self knowledge, based upon Diana Cooper’s book The Silent Stones, a spiritual adventure novel given to her in a dream. Cooper is an author and lecturer on spiritual and esoteric matters, and produced the Oracle in collaboration with Yvonne Gray, a color psychic and crystal healer. The discovering of past lives and current and future possibilities is the focus of the Oracle cards and accompanying scroll of colors and their meanings within the Silent Stones context. All content and articles copyright ©2002 by Lightworks Inc except where noted. All rights reserved.