The belief in angels can help people cope with death and the fear of losing someone they love. The belief that someone is watching over us and taking care of use is a soothing and comforting belief. I believe in angels but not in the same way that is described in religeons of the world. I believe in angels at the Astral level but my job is not to convince you of my beliefs. My job is to let you decide on your own. This article was written with the belief of spiritual “Christian” angels. The writer of the article has a solid belief in what they write. I have included a link at the end of the article so you can check out the author, “Sky Thomas”.

If we don’t behave according to a specific church’s doctrine, will our guardian angels turn their backs on us? If we are struggling with our overall belief in God or we’re questioning the validity of the holy books, will the angels abandon us? What if we believe in God and in the Bible, but we just feel like screwing off for awhile? Will they desert us? Do we have to be good and pure and perfect in order for angels to look after us?

I can only speak from my own experience. I was not raised in a church because my father is an atheist and my stepmother just didn’t care either way. I have always had a few paranormal gifts that would come and go without warning. In my studies and research to figure out the scientific understanding of the paranormal, I found my own connection with the spirit world. I did not go out searching for guardian angels. They found me. They helped me with my studies and as a very skeptical person they’ve had to work very hard to prove to me that they were real and that they had my best interests in mind.

They have never left me. I have come to find signs over the years that long before they ever made their presence known to me, they were there looking over me. I had a rather wild and rebellious time during my late teens and early twenties. I absolutely did not believe in any kind of a god and I did not believe that the Bible was anything more than a bunch of greedy power-hungry men’s rules for keeping the rest of humanity under wraps. Nevertheless, for all my negative beliefs, the angels watched over me. There are too many really stupid dangerous things that I did that should have killed me, too many times there is no other answer other than someone was looking over me and saving me from my own youthful choices. It wasn’t until long after I’d calmed down and was behaving myself that they made themselves known.

I have spent a lifetime questioning the various religions, their churches, their leaders, their rules, and their lifestyles. I have never come to a rock solid conclusion that any of them are completely right or completely wrong. I may never know without a doubt that any one holy book is the one and only holy book. I personally have found a peace in knowing that all religions root in love. Love one another. Love yourself. Love your journey no matter where you are. My religious beliefs are a bit eclectic and I sort of like it that way. It works for me. I have no need to recruit anyone over to my beliefs because I can’t even prove that what I believe is how it really is. My guardian angels have never ever left me because I question these things. They have never tried to convert me to any one religion. I get the sense that they know me well enough to know that it’s the nature of me to question and explore.

Some say God created us in His own image. Then God must be an intelligent independent explorer. Some say we create God in our own image. Then God must be an intelligent independent explorer. Either way, wouldn’t it make sense that if each of us is a unique and different person that each of us is going to have a unique and different version of what defines God? My angels never get angry or threaten to abandon me when I ask these kinds of questions. Instead, they beam out love and light and smile lovingly like proud grandparents watching their favorite grandchild explore the wonders of the earth. I only feel loved and blessed. Never have I sensed that they would ever leave me. They have promised that they won’t.

I have had some very dark times since finding out that they are with me. I’ve gotten really angry at them. I’ve screamed at the heavens shaking my fist and cussing. They agreed to leave me alone for awhile but assured me that when I was ready, they’d be back. I was still protected but we didn’t have the close chats about life that I’d come to love. Once, I wanted to do incredible harm to someone who had hurt me and my children. I was in the darkest ugliest most un-Christ-like place a person can be. Even through my angels refused to help me carry out my dark plots against this person, they never left me. When I was sorry for being so dark and was ready to heal and be happy again, they were right there to help me. Angels won’t help you do bad deeds no matter how righteous you may feel, but they’ll help you when you’re ready to shift away from those dark desires.

From my own personal relationship with my own angels, I have to say no. No they won’t leave you. They will always love you and will do everything they can to keep you on a good path, but if you want to screw up your life, they will stick by you but you won’t get that loving beam of warmth. No matter who you are or what you’ve done, your angel is still there waiting to connect with you. If you don’t want to connect they won’t force you. If you’re life is going fairly well, they may not even need to tell you that they’re there. They aren’t pushy. Others are more needy of that spiritual connection and need to feel the comforting and loving energy from them. Perhaps the reason mine have been so vocal is because I am such a brat at times? Some of us need to hear it loud and clear in order to believe it. Blind faith is a bizarre and twisted lesson, but I’m working on it.

www.TomorrowsEdge.net. To download free previews of her books, go to www.SkyeThomas.com.

Skye@TomorrowsEdge.net

I have a solid belief in the use of Tarot cards if the user is sensitive and is really connected to the astral world. I do not believe that anyone can pick up a deck of Tarot cards and read someones future. That being sad I decided to add this article to my site to promote and educate the masses on the use of Tarot cards.

Interested in learning how to read Tarot cards? If so, one of your first decisions will be “What style of deck should I use”.

Although there are now hundreds of brands of Tarot decks, most fall into one of three general styles — Marseilles, Rider-Waite-Smith (also called Rider-Waite, or just RWS), and Thoth.

There are 78 cards in a Tarot deck — 13 cards in each of four different suits, plus an extra 22 cards called the “Trump” cards. These 22 trump cards are known as the Major Arcana, the remaining 56 cards are called the Minor Arcana. It’s the treatement of the Major and Minor Arcana that determines which general style your deck follows.

The first style — Marseilles — follows the traditional, old-school style found in early Tarot decks. The artwork on the Major Arcana tends to be simple and limited to only a few colors. The Minor Arcana looks much like ordinary playing cards — there are four face cards (King, Queen, Knight, Page) and 10 “pip” cards (Ace through Ten). Again, the artwork on the face cards tends to be simple. The pip cards don’t have artwork other than a “pip” count. For instance, a Five of Swords will have five swords depicted on the card.

The Marseilles style looks so much like playing cards because Tarot decks were originally used to play a card game! It wasn’t until later that mystics began to use these decks for divinatory purposes.

The second style of deck — RWS (After Rider, the publisher, Waite, the designer, and Smith, the artist) — was published in the early 1900′s. It was designed from the very beginning for magickal use.

Because of this, the artwork is much more complex and symbolic. The Major Arcana and the face cards are much more colorful, lifelike, and detailed.
It’s the Minor Arcana, though, where you’ll find the main difference.

Rather than use simple counts, the artist (Pamela Coleman Smith — who also illustrates childrens adventure stories) decided to draw vignettes of people engaged in some phase of everyday life. Because of this, the pip cards are highly enriched and yield many thoughtful perspectives — what are the people thinking, what are their motivations, what are their fears, etc — to enrich Tarot readings.

The final deck style is the Thoth style — named after a deck designed by Aleister Crowley and painted by Lady Freida Harris. The Thoth deck was intended for magickal use from the very beginning. The paintings are surrealistic and highly symbolic. Thoth adds a new technique to the mix, though. Each non-face card of the Minor Arcana has a subheading describing some motivation or aspect — things like Happiness, Luxury, Virtue, Oppression, etc. Because of this, some readers find it easy to read with Thoth decks. Thoth decks also make it easy to draw from other esoteric disciplines — astrology, for example — in order to create inspired Tarot readings.

Most decks you’ll find in a bookstore will follow one of these three basic styles. Marseilles styles will use pip counts, RWS styles will use pip scenes, and Thoth styles tend to be surrealistic but label the Minor Arcana with additional descriptions.

About the Author

Joey Robichaux rides the weekly consultant road warrior circuit. He uses Tarot to find perspectives on business problems and also maintains dozens of web sites, including one of the oldest sheet music websites on the internet — Free Sheet Music at http://www.freesheetmusic.net — and also the Woodsong Tarot site at http://www.woodsongtarot.com

My friends at VibeReview sent me a Lucid Dreams vibe to try out; after checking it out online, I was intrigued by it’s pretty colour and interesting shape. I’m a little picky about G-spot vibes though, so I thought I’d better check this …

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Today many people are searching for a way to improve their lives. To live a more fulfilled life, where they are able to have the things they want and enjoy what it is they have. There are many options out there that promise to help you manifest your dreams, but none that work as well as cosmic ordering.

What is cosmic ordering? It is a spiritual practice where you are able to get from the universe everything it is you want in life. You ask, or order something, and you will receive it. While this is a spiritual process, don’t be swayed to think that you have to be a ‘Saint’ and only do good things in order to get what it is you want from life. Yes, that’s a benefit but not a requirement.

Cosmic ordering is simply spiritual manifestation of your dreams and goals. You are going to ask, or as they say order what you want from the universe. This could be anything from a change in your life to a change in circumstances that will lead to you attainment of your ‘wants.’

Perhaps you have already heard of what is known as, ‘the field of intent’. According to both Dr. Wayne Dyer and Dr. Deepak Chopra, this is an energy field which allows our spiritual self to connect with the cosmos and as they have stated, we need to be in this field in order to take advantage of cosmic ordering.

There have likely been times in your life when you have done this and didn’t even know it. Think back to a time when there was something that you really needed or wanted and by a lucky coincidence you got it. This was cosmic ordering, not a sheer coincidence.

If you want cosmic ordering to work for, you really have to want what you’re asking for. In fact, you have to want it more than anything else and together with this, you need to believe beyond all doubt that you deserve it as well. For this reason we can see why it is said that this entire ordering process depends on the power of your intent.

Saying ‘I want a new car,’ or ‘I want that promotion’ and then believing that you shouldn’t get those things because you didn’t earn them, or you didn’t put any effort into getting them will make it so that your order is not fulfilled. If a better life is really what you want, then you have to believe deep down in your soul that you deserve a better life.

Cosmic ordering also has its own set of pros and cons much like so many things in life but what we need to realize, this process is far easier than all those other processes which promise happiness and success. Furthermore, with this process, the only barrier we need to break down is the tendency to allow ourselves to think in a negative way.

The chances are, if you continuously think you’re about to become ill, you will become ill. This is a perfect example of just how much of an impact negative thoughts can have on our lives.

Many individuals have gone through years of their lives surrounded by unhappiness. They feel that they do not deserve anything better. This feeling of not feeling good enough is deeply ingrained in their personalities. These people will probable never be able to manifest what they truly want.

For some, you may have to dedicate a little time to preparing your subconscious mind because in many cases, it’s a person’s subconscious mind which is refusing to allow you to believe you deserve anything you want. Perhaps the biggest cause of this is the way in which we are brought up as kids.

It is not difficult to communicate with your subconscious mind. This can be done with simple affirmations, self hypnosis and meditation.

People have completely changed their lives using cosmic ordering. Isn’t it time that you lived the life that you really want? Here is your chance, using cosmic ordering to enjoy a truly fulfilled life.

Meditation can be a gift that you give yourself. In today’s world, stress seems to be the norm and relaxation is often something we have to plan for instead of take for granted. Learning the art of meditation can help you to give yourself a refreshing vacation from the stresses of everyday life. You can improve your mental clarity and physical vitality, and develop a calm, centered strength that can become a part of the foundation of your life.

Learning to relax through meditation does not have to be very involved. There are basic guidelines to follow, of course, but it is mostly about motivation and practice. You need to set up a quiet environment where you can practice your meditation. That isn’t always easy; sometimes you need to be assertive about telling others that you need time where you can’t be disturbed. Once you find the time and the place to do your meditation, you have to get into the habit of actively relaxing. Though that seems like a contradiction in terms, it helps to have some perspective about what you have been doing up until now. If you are like a lot of other people, you have probably perfected the stress habit. In order to unlearn this negative habit you need to, at first, actively practice relaxing.

Find a quiet place to practice relaxing and meditating. You can sit up or lay down; just make sure that you are completely comfortable. You may prefer it to be completely quiet or you may prefer listening to soft music. If you prefer the music, make sure it is only instrumental and that you find it soothing. Close your eyes and take deep, cleansing breaths. Visualize settings where you would feel completely relaxed, such as leaning against a tree and fishing on a warm spring day, lying on the beach listening to the waves, or floating on a mattress in a pool. Concentrate on relaxing each part of your body in turn.

Your mind will wander, and that’s perfectly normal. Once you feel very relaxed, let your mind do what it will. Often you will feel like your mind is racing at first, but this is usually just its way of ridding itself of stress. Over time you’ll find that your mind races less and focuses more on important, positive things. Your conscious mind will feel more in touch with your subconscious mind, and in turn this will help you to feel more peaceful. The more often you practice this meditation, the more it will carry over into all other aspects of your life. You will feel a very positive difference, which will motivate you to keep on with the meditation habit.