Chattering Mind

Waterfall also warmed to the twelve-year-old Chattering’s aura, which she said was similar to his brother’s, but maturing nicely with some comforting, sheltering green evident with the yellow and orange. “I see this green in the auras of people who are therapists, healers, and teachers,” she said. “Green in the color most strongly connected with…

“Oh, it’s such a kick to photograph children’s auras,” Waterfall said gleefully as she tore the membrane off the Polaroid prints. “The energy of children is so BIG! See? You can’t even see their bodies or faces!” Sure enough, both photographs of the kids were nearly all yellow, both with an orange outline, and no…

You know how it is when someone starts telling you something about yourself? If you’re like me, you listen a little and then pass out. Thankfully, I did take notes. It felt like Waterfall was saying to me, “You must be blogging about spiritual development, yoga, and meditation for Beliefnet.” But she didn’t, exactly. Instead,…

If you believe in the Chinese theories of yin/yang, cold/hot foods, eating ice cream every evening is–sadly–a really bad idea. Especially at this time of year. Any icy slushy drink cold enough to give you a headache is actually giving the rest of your body a terrible time. When you ingest cold food, according to…

Social/spiritual activist Helen LaKelly Hunt (author of “Faith and Feminism“) has launched a new website for the Hunt Alternatives fund which has, since 1981, contributed more than $60 million to advancing women’s causes and global social change. Of particular interest are the pages devoted to “The Initiative for Inclusive Security,” and “Women Waging Peace Network.”…

Phoenix Soleil is probably swamped with work right now. But I’m telling you about her anyway since she represents a kind sensibility that is somewhat unusual in the computer biz. Her gentle approach to home-and-office computer tech support got her mentioned on the New York version of Daily Candy newsletter this week. She calls herself…

I found the following gratitude meditation on a Rudolf Steiner website. It was written by Dennis Klocek, a teacher of “Consciousness Studies” at Rudolf Steiner College who also runs the weather forecasting system at docweather.com. “When I pump gasoline into my tank, I can imagine that the gasoline that is actually entering my tank is…

Check out Michael Shermer’s article “Who Believes in God–and Why?” An excerpt: In sum, being female and raised by religious parents in a large family appears to make one more religious, whereas being male, educated, in conflict with one’s parents, and older appears to make one less religious. As people become older and more educated,…

I very much like the fact that the New York Times has hired a fragrance reviewer to contribute real journalism on the subject of scent. After years of being pretty primitive when it came to essential oils and fragrances (and a bit like Granny Clampett who as you may recall, used to place “vanilly” extract…

Have you ever wondered what to do with those raw cacao beans you purchased at the health food store? Remember, those little brown beans of totally unprocessed chocolate that you then gagged on at home because they were so bitter? Fear not, the beans themselves and a clean coffee grinder are all you need to…

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