Religion and Spirituality

When Love Doesn’t Vibrate, It Can’t Heal

Feel the vibes?

Although ridiculed, that question is not nearly as silly as it may seem at first. In fact, science has now recognized that what we call “reality” is in fact based on strings of vibrating particles.

In other words, we and everything else in the universe consist, in essence, of vibrations. And the ultimate vibration–the highest, lightest, fastest, finest, largest, most powerful of all frequencies–is unconditional love.

The vibration of unconditional love is sheer joy, utter bliss, total transcendence. It is the healing, uplifting Source of All That Is. Some of us call that ultimate love vibration God. Others use different names. The moniker makes no difference. God is love. Love is God. Love is the Goddess, too.

This begs some obvious questions, however. If everything is love, why is there so much ugliness and nastiness in this world? Why is our ultimate love-essence so well hidden? Why so much alienation, separation, suffering, and cruelty? Why are we wounded, fearful, and lacking instead of whole, loving, and abundant?

Sages have maintained for millennia that the physical world is just an illusion. For being “unreal,” however, it certainly packs a powerful and painful bite.

No, the physical world we inhabit is very real. It serves many useful purposes, the most important of which is to reflect back to us the state of our vibes. If we don’t like the reflection, instead of trying to “change the world,” perhaps we might start with changing ourselves–our individual vibrations.

There are many ways to do this. We influence our vibrations every time we meditate, pray, chant, assume yoga postures, consume certain foods, herbs, or supplements, visualize, and more. And while the effects of the preceding activities are often very positive, they also tend not to be permanent. To keep experiencing the benefits, we have to repeat the chanting, the meditating, the yoga postures, the visualizations, the supplements, and so forth.

Some maintain that this is simply spiritual discipline. But it can also devolve into a spiritual treadmill, tying us to routine and repetition even when it may no longer make much sense for us to continue.

Instead, why not just go straight to our actual vibrations? Most of us intuitively sense that love is healing. What we don’t yet realize is what wounds us in the first place. We are in the dark about what keeps us separate from that ultimate love vibration, locked into cycles of misery, poverty, violence, and despair.

Two words: self-judgment. Let us shine the light at long last on how self-judgment injures us at the energy-essence level because it does not vibrate. Self-judgment stops what is meant to be our free-flowing essences into a fixed interpretation of our experiences, even when that interpretation is mistaken or no longer valid.

Once parts of our vibrating essences are stopped entirely or slowed by self-judgment, we experience pain and disease at all levels of self: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. We manifest lack instead of abundance, disease instead of health.

Self-judgment hampers, warps, and twists the vibration of our essences into something barely recognizable and often repulsive. Self-judgment is the pervert, the liar, the deceiver, spreading darkness and disconnection, reveling in pain and mayhem. If self-judgment sounds like a more familiar term, such as Satan or the Devil, well, the shoe certainly fits.

All of us go through our lives reeling unknowingly from the self-judgments trapped within our vibrating essences which, as a consequence of self-judgment, do not vibrate as freely as they could and in some places do not vibrate at all. And, just as self-judgment wounds us individually, the collective reality we know as the human condition on earth suffers in the extreme from the combined impact of all of our self-judgments.

Believe it or not, the preceding is good news. It means that once we remove even the slightest self-judgment from our vibrating essences, we have healed not only ourselves individually, but our world collectively.

We are indeed linked to each other and All That Is through our interconnected vibrations. When self-judgment slows a part of our vibrating essences, the rest of us suffer as well, even if indirectly. The reverse is also true. When we remove a self-judgment from our vibrating essence, we help heal everyone and everything else around us.

Healing our vibrating essences, then, is the greatest gift we can offer to others as well as to ourselves. Far from being selfish or self-absorbed, healing self at the vibrating essence level is the ultimate act of generosity because doing so helps others heal, too.

We are indeed all that connected via the vibes.

Candace (C.L.) Talmadge is the author of the epic fantasy Green Stone of Healing(R) series and a political columnist syndicated by North Star Writers Group. As StoneScribe, she blogs about the intersection of politics and spirituality.

What Is Incense And How It Can Help You

Incense is an aromatic substance, which is obtained from certain resinous trees. It releases fragrant smoke when burned and is largely used for the purpose of religious worship. Indeed incense has been used for centuries in religious ceremonies and spiritual purification rites, a practice that persists to this day.

Incense has been used by humanity since the dawn of civilization. The oldest sources we have regarding incense are the Indian Vedas. Herodotus testifies to its use among the Assyrians and Babylonians. Egyptians used incense in religious ceremonies and also to counteract unpleasant odors and drive away demons. It is also used by the Jewish, Christian and Islamic faiths as well as the Buddhists, Hindus and many others. In Japan, there is a strong relationship between nature, incense, poetry, and the human spirit.

Use of incense in religion is prevalent in most cultures. One common use of incense is as a form of sacrificial offering to a deity. It is used almost universally across the globe for religious purposes, to mask unpleasant odors or just to enjoy its pleasing scent. Incense is said to have several medicinal effects too. Many earlier civilizations used incense as a herbal medicine for treating health disorders. Even to this day, many incense ingredients are used as medicines all over the world.

Incense fragrances can be of such great strength that they obscure other, less desirable odors. This has led to the use of incense in funeral ceremonies because the incense can smother the scent of decay.

With their sweet-smelling perfume, many types of incense are considered quite valuable.

Many people burn incense to appreciate its smell, without assigning any other specific significance to it. It should be noted that those with asthma should carefully test incense before buying large quantities of it as some incense can give you a violent allergic reaction. Though these incenses are few and far between, it is better to be safe than sorry.

Incense was and continues to be used to alter consciousness through the sense of smell. Incense during meditation is said to dissipate negative energy. Burning of incense helps to create a positive state of mind and helps condition the mind to associate the typical fragrance with a positive and calm mind. Careful consideration of its influence will help us determine the scents that are best for us. This means that each of us has to test the scents that lift us into higher vibrations, higher states of consciousness.

Incense has the power to remove distress and uplift the spirit. The sweet aroma of incense creates a sense of joy and peace as well as enhances your environment.

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Why The Summer Solstice Is Celebrated Around The World

The summer solstice is a fascinating astronomical event and is celebrated in many countries around the world. The solstice literally means sun standing still in Latin. While it is orbiting the Sun, the Earth is also spinning around its own tilted axis. Due to the 23.5 degree tilt, the Sun’s rays directly hit either of the two tropical latitudes on a particular day of the year. The Summer Solstice occurs when the Sun’s rays are directly overhead the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degree latitude North), making it the longest span of daylight and the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

The summer solstice falls between June 20th and 23rd each year. In the Southern Hemisphere, this date marks the Winter Solstice, that is the start of winter and the shortest amount of sunlight of the year. The Sun’s rays are reaching that part of the planet obliquely, therefore losing much of its heat and energy to dispersal in the atmosphere. Historically, the Sun has been the subject of many a culture’s divinity and inspiration and it is often considered the deciding factor in the harvest, fertility, energy, creative progress, and much more.

Most ancient cultures of the Northern Hemisphere had established Summer Solstice celebrations, often religious or spiritual in nature. The Celts, Gauls, Romans, Chinese, as well as Germanic and Native American tribes all had unique versions of Summer Solstice festivities. These included fertility rites, fruit and berry gathering festivals, bonfires and purification rituals. The symbolism of the Sun as a force of life gives both Solstices an essential place in human perception.

The unique availability of light, which is associated not only with life and activity, but also positive forces in the universe, seems to fill us with a vivaciousness that is lacking for other periods of the year. Midsummer celebrations, as those in honour of the Summer Solstice are alternately called, are jovial and upbeat in spirit, complete with revelling in the outdoors, food, merriment, bright colours, and all the special aspects of summer that people around the world long for year round.

The Sun is approximately 5 billion years old and is an astounding 109 times larger than the Earth. Surprisingly, the Earth only receives about two billionths of the Sun’s total energy, yet that seemingly insignificant fraction is enough to sustain carbon-based life. Dreading the “dog days of summer”? It was the Romans who came up with that term to describe the period of the summer that is characterized by extremely hot weather. They believed this change in the weather pattern had something to do with Sirius, the Dog Star, which is the brightest star in the summer sky.

In recent years there have been many free e-cards designed to celebrate the summer solstice. It is now possible to choose from various free e-cards and send them to friends and family to mark this event. Sending free e-cards has never been easier and it is now possible to send them all over the world. By sending these free e-cards helps to celebrate the summer solstice and at the same time show your loved ones that you care about them.

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Know Your Child by Astrology Sign – Virgo to Pisces

Virgo (August 22 – September 23). Children under the sign of Virgo are known for always wanting to help in some way. They have a true caring heart. Many grow up to be teachers, doctors, nurses or police officers. They are calm souls who can handle any type of stressful situation like a pop quiz or a fire drill at school. Whenever a classmate is in trouble, they are the one the kids will go to. You never have to nag a Virgo about cleaning their room – it is spotless!

Libra (September 24 – October 23). This child is one with true charm and lovely manners. You’ll never have to tell this child to behave when you are out in public. The biggest challenge with a Libra child however is getting them to make a decision. If you offer them chocolate or strawberry milk – you will probably be waiting for quite some time while they consider this delicious option. Better just give them both! The Libra child has a beautiful smile you will often receive compliments from strangers on how lovely your child is.

Scorpio (October 24 – November 22). A Scorpio child is rather unique. Many of these children are known for wanting to investigate things. Not only do they have bright minds and an inquisitive nature – but they also have a great intensity about wanting to know simply everything. The challenge with a Scorpio child is that they will apply this intensity to what pleases them. So if they love history then they will exhaust the library and The History Channel learning all they can. But their math homework will go ignored despite pleas, bribes, begging and outright threats! Even if the Scorpio child is not seen as a good student – they are always very, very smart.

Sagittarius (November 23 – December 22). Everyone knows and loves the Sagittarius child. This child has a wonderful sense of humor. But sometimes they can take things a bit too far – they can have a real love of practical jokes and gags. Once you’ve been the victim of one of the Sag child’s little pranks – you know they have a natural talent and skill for this that goes far beyond what the everyday child possesses. Sag children are also confident travelers. This is the child who at a very young age is asking to go places. They want to go to Grandma’s by themselves. They want to go to the store by themselves. They want to go to Timbuktu by themselves. You get the idea. Gotta love that Sag child!

Capricorn (December 23 – January 20). These children are wise old souls. Capricorn children will look at you and you know that they understand things far beyond their years. They are not just intelligent: they are wise. These children also possess a great business sense. Their lemonade stand is the best on the block. Capricorn children are able to create their own business in the blink of an eye. They are the child that winds up having everyone work for them and make it fun. Just like Huck Finn had everyone paint that fence – the Capricorn is an excellent negotiator!

Aquarius (January 21 – February 19). These children are quite inventive and original. Aquarius children love to take things apart. You may be a little frustrated by having your DVD player taken apart piece by piece on a regular basis – but it is quite impressive that they can put it back together so very well. Even the ones without mechanical ability are very inventive. They create recipes, new dances, new inventions of every stripe. These children certainly hear the beat of a different drum.

Pisces (February 20 – March 20). These dreamy, imaginative children may look like they are looking off into space at nothing – but that isn’t quite the case. They are very much with it. But often these children have great psychic abilities. Or sometimes they are talking to relatives that are off in the great beyond. Fish children love the water, everything about it. They learn to swim at a very young age – basically the same time they learn to walk. Sometimes they can throw real tantrums but that’s just their dramatic streak.

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Who are the 7 Spirits of God?

The 7 Spirits and the Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) act in complete unity with neither preference nor compromise.

If we hope to obtain anything from the Lord we must approach Him in complete agreement and unity with His very nature, and since the 7 Spirits comprise the very nature of God Himself, we must approach Him in complete unity with the 7 Spirits of God.

But who are the 7 Spirits of God? Before we can answer the question of whom they are, we are unfortunately forced to first answer the question of who they are not.

Some people have taken Isaiah 11:1-2 as being the one verse in the Bible that talks about the identity of the 7 Spirits of God:

There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse,

And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.

The *Spirit of the LORD* shall rest upon Him,

The *Spirit of wisdom* and *understanding*,

The *Spirit of counsel* and *might*,

The *Spirit of knowledge* and of the *fear of the LORD*. (NKJV)

If we look carefully at this passage we notice first of all that one of
these Spirits is called “The Spirit of the LORD,” however by definition each of these would be spirits of the Lord. Second, wisdom, understanding and counsel are all basically the same thing, so the best we could possibly obtain from this passage is four spirits, not seven. Lastly, the passage is basically talking about a single Spirit that would rest upon Jesus Christ, namely the Holy Spirit, which is exactly what this passage is really talking about. It doesn’t discuss the Seven Spirits of God at all!

So Who are the Sven Spirits of God? They are: the *Spirit of Life* (Romans 8:2), the *Spirit of Truth* (John 15:26), the *Spirit of Wisdom* (Ephesians 1:17), the *Spirit of Holiness* (Romans 1:4), the *Spirit of Faith* (2 Corinthians 4:13), the *Spirit of Love* (1 John 4:8), and the *Spirit of Prophecy* (Revelations 19:10). The other two Spirits mentioned in Scripture are the Spirit of Glory (1 Peter 4:14) which refers to the 7 Spirits of God collectively, and the Spirit of Grace (Hebrews 10:29) which refers to the Holy Spirit.

Each of the Seven Spirits is infinite in Her scope: infinite *Life* (hence the need for eternal residences: Heaven or Hell), infinite *Truth* (more than could ever be known by all the created beings throughout all time and space put together), infinite *Wisdom* (complete omniscience: there is at least one solution to every problem or question), infinite *Holiness* (there is only one perfect attitude and action for every situation that is ultimately acceptable), infinite *Love* (everyone is ultimately on the
Lord’s heart in every second of every day of every year of every millennium, and He continually seeks the well-being of every individual without compromising any other individuals), infinite *Faith* (everything is possible), and infinite *Prophecy* (the Lord is always seeking to communicate with everyone at all times). These seven infinite Spirits collectively comprise the very nature and character of the Lord God simultaneously.

If you can begin to grasp the sum total of the infinite influences of these Seven Spirits, you have a glimpse into the character of the living God. If you find these concepts difficult, or even impossible to grasp, remember that God is infinite, and you are not. Each of us, and even all mankind put together, are finite in nature. The finite will never fully comprehend the infinite. It is absolutely impossible. However, the more we do comprehend and apprehend of the full nature of God Himself, the better we can relate to Him and obtain the blessings we desire.

God will only act if all 7 Spirits and the Trinity are in complete and total agreement. There is no division, no variation or shadow of turning (James 1:17, NKJV) with the Lord God. See www.7-Spirits.com for more information.