More and more People are wondering how to retire happy.

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Happiness is a mindset. How you think will determine your attitude.

With the economy the way it is and most people making a living as an employee, people are working later into their potential retirement years.

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The ancient Chinese art of energy balancing, feng shui, has attracted the modern Western mind by its variety of applications for life improvement.

Even if it could seem basic, feng shui is pretty difficult to define as it involves complex knowledge of the elements, the environment, the energetic structure of the body as well as of the principles governing the functions of the universe.

Feng means wind and shui is water in Chinese; these two elements, gentle wind and clear water are symbols of fulfillment in terms of health, wealth and fortune.

People speak of “good feng shui” and “bad feng shui” depending on the way the energies are respected and put to work for you.

The basis for feng shui is the complete understanding of nature and the taoist vision, both embracing the idea that everything is full of the life energy or light, called “chi” or “qui” (in Chinese) or “ki” (in Japanese).

The basic factors that could influence a feng shui analysis of a location, person or situation include the five elements and the yin and yang rule. Feng shui is created on the ancient symbols present in I Ching, the ancient Chinese oracle.

These symbols are used in the octagonal grid, the Ba-Gua, that helps you understand or determine the various relations between the feng shui locations in the home or office and the various parts of your life.

Feng shui is common to several different schools, and it involves several levels of learning and understanding, depending on the complexity of the information you have access to and actually get to internalize.

The cures offered by feng shui for life improvement vary from the use of fountains, aquariums and crystals to the energy improvement by means of clocks, colors and mirrors.

Light and colors make an important combination by the power they can bring to a certain location. Most places characterized by “bad feng shui” suffer from lack of light and color.

The interaction of the universal elements is another crucial aspect of feng shui; wood, fire, water, earth and metal can create productive or destructive circles depending on the preponderance they have in one’s space.

Each of the elements has a corresponding color; it is basic feng shui knowledge to know how to complement colors and balance an environment.

The location of the elements in a space is not randomly done as it has to be determined by the octagonal grid, the Ba-Gua.

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There is a strong connection between the immaterial aspects of man and his physical constitution. The mind and emotions affect the somatic system via the vital body, the etheric body with its energy-centers and channels called in Yoga philosophy, chakra and nadi, respectively. These chakras affect the glandular-system according to its state of vitality. Negative states of mind and emotions obstruct or irregulates the flow of the life-force or prana emanating from the sun and streaming into the chakras. This in turn causes the associated gland of the energy-center to be hyper- or hypo-active which manifests as the malfunctioning of the organs and the impairment of the metabolic processes. This sets the stage for disease to occur in the body. An unbalanced and dis-eased state in the physical constitution are therefore the reflected images of our habitual thoughts and feelings. It is the manifestation of the inner reality of mind and emotions. This is not to say that all illnesses are the result of the play of the mind and feelings–there are, of course, a small percentage of illnesses the result of physical causes.

There are four fundamental principles to consider in metaphysical healing:

1) The preparation of the Healer

2) Determining the cause of inharmony

3) The choice of metaphysical therapy

4) The actual healing and teaching

Concerning the first point, every healer should realize that what really heals is the divine power of the Universal Mind. The healer is merely a channel for the healing energies to flow, or at the very least, a catalyst for the healing power that flows from the patient’s divine principle. Because energy is tainted by the channel in which it flows, it behooves the healer to purify his lower being from all obnoxious material. In the ancient Mystery Schools, for instance, every would-be-healer would undergo purification in the form of prayers, fasting, meditation, and other spiritual exercises. This had a three-fold effect–the elimination of toxins from the physical system; the strengthening, vitalizing, and magnetizing of the aura and nervous system–both subtle and gross; and the alignment of the lower components of the microcosm with the divine principles called “the spiritual triad” by Theosophists. This purification makes it feasible for divine forces of vital life, which is a higher form of prana, to flow through the healer. Once having filled the physical body with a harmonious flow of the vivifying principle, the surplus energy would strengthen and magnetize the aura. In Christian scriptures we read of saints healing with their “shadow.” This shadow is in fact the aura.

Another relevant point connected with the metaphysician’s preparation is the polarization of the consciousness. Energy flows abundantly from and to the chakra in which the consciousness is daily polarized. The expressions of love and compassion, for instance, which are vital attributes for the healer to possess, reveals that the consciousness is polarized in the heart-chakra. Expressions of self-centeredness indicate a polarization within the solar-plexus center. A strong altruistic will shows that the polarization is within the chakras above the heart. What this means technically, where divine pranic healing is concerned, is that the polarization within a lower center would make it difficult for the healer to reach and heal the organs of the patient associated with a higher center because of a difference in the frequency octave. Heart troubles, for instance, which is associated with a poor functioning of the heart-chakra, a healer polarized in the solar-plexus will find it difficult to heal, because the necessary energies required to correct the patient’s problem is unavailable, inspite the belief that plain unqualified divine energy is sufficient enough to do the work. Without the right level of consciousness, divine energy entering into the healer would simply evaporate having found no correspondence in likeness within him/her. The divine energies entering the healer is qualified with whatever psychic center the healer polarizes himself. The healer may seek to overide this with the exercise of the will and may succeed to a certain degree, but without the correct polarization the healing process will not be optimal. It is therefore, important for the healer to evolve and function on a higher consciousness-level. This is of prime importance in the preparatory stage. Polarization on the highest centers makes the divine energy flowing through all of the other chakras equally accessible.

In the second point to be considered are the causes of disharmony within the physical system. As we have seen previously, the various manifestations of ill health have its major, fundamental causes in the immaterial aspects of man. The psyche of man is twofold: conscious and subconscious, and they play their part in determining one’s overall state of health. Negative thoughts and feelings are self-destructive. If held in the mind for too long without being checked, they would manifest in an unbalanced condition in the body. The conscious mind is responsible with what it feeds the subconscious side. What the subconscious receives it transmits internally to the physical body, and externally to the environment. In order to get to the root cause of psychosomatic illnesses, the healer has to determine the cause of the problem in the nature of the feelings and thoughts of the patient. It would be an aid for the healer to realize that no matter what negative feelings are felt, or what negative thoughts are being formed, they all stem from the misidentification of the Self, or from the false ego. People say that they are sick or hurt, whereas the “I,” the”Self,” is pure and whole and not subjected to any suffering, discomfort, or any other mortal complaints. The first step, therefore, would be to educate the patient in this “true perspective,” of emancipating the mind from its ignorance and delusions. The conscious mind of the patient should also be made to realize the unnecessity of thinking and feeling negatively, and of the adverse effects that it creates in the physical organism. Methods of cleansing the subconscious mind from “engrams,” or negative packets of energy-patterns should be taught. This purification is usually done be various spiritual exercises such as certain meditations where divine forces are invoked and directed for cleansing, or by programming the subconscious mind with affirmations. This latter approach was made use of in the ancient Egyptian healing temples. Such affirmations identify the patient with the Divine Self. For instance, in the manual, the Book of the Dead, translated by E.A. Wallis Budge, are found the following affirmations:

“I am the Great One, son of the Great One

“I am the Mighty One, son of the Mighty One

“I am Horus, the son of Ra

“I am the Sekhem (power) of my father Ra . . . ” (1953:677)

The ancient Egyptians represented the aspects and attributes of the Divine Self with various personages and deities. In the above we see how the mortal concept of one’s being is replaced with an immortal, deific one. In the affirmations one is reminded of one’s divinity untainted by any forms of weaknesses or illnesses. Karmic-related illnesses, which at times defies a cure by superficial treatment in the hands of medical practitioners, may be eliminated by the above processes coupled with an understanding of the karmic lesson, repentance and compensation.

The next point for our consideration is in the choice of therapy. It is a fact that for every illness or ailment there is an appropriate cure, or a system of therapy that would return a healthy condition to the physical body. This also includes death, although from our human limited point of view this would hardly be considered as a valid cure. From the above statements we imply that there is no therapeutical system that would heal every single disease known to man. There is, as yet, no Universal Panacea discovered that would cure every affliction of man unless we consider Truth to be a medicine–and a bitter one at that to most people. Holistic healing, therefore, includes various methods that would reach all of the components making the whole being of man, and the healer should determine the appropriate therapy or therapies for each individual case. The methods of alternative healing may be categorized into the following:

1) Esoteric healing

2) Exoteric healing

Esoteric healing, as its name implies, refers to methods that require intense internal preparation on the part of the metaphysician. This preparation as we have already discussed comes in the form of divine attunement with the aid of prayers, meditation, periodic fasting, and a spiritual way of life. Instant transmissions of attunement or power by master-healers to students only opens the way and is not a permanent condition, for one’s mental and emotional state may neutralize what has been transmitted. Living the divine life is a necessity. Once prepared, the healer may make use of the available energies from various sources surrounding his person, and to direct them into the body of the patient. Pranic Healing, Chakra Healing, Divine Healing, Angelic Healing, and Spiritual Mind Healing are some of the methods used in esoteric healing.

Exoteric healing deals more with the methodologies that the average person may utilize regardless of his/her lack of high spiritual attainment and esoteric preparation. These methods include vibrational healing: gem therapy, chromotherapy, audiotherapy, aromatherapy, chi massage, acupressure, herbalology, acupuncture, reflexology, and many countless others. It would be a standard procedure for the healer to make use of a combination of therapies both esoteric and exoteric for the average healing. An effective way of healing is when both the cause and the effect of an unbalanced body, mind, and soul are attended to.

In this last point we will consider the actual healing and teaching of the patient to self-heal. At the very onset of treatment it should be kept in mind that the receptiveness of the patient determines to a large degree the effectiveness of treatment. The healer should also approach the patient with love and compassion, freed from any judgmental and critical attitude. These two approaches serve to create a temporary psychic bond between the healer and the patient. There are times when the cause of the patient’s problem lies undiscovered. A possible solution is the attunement of the healer with both the healer’s and the patient’s Higher Self. The healer should be open to intuitive impressions coming from within that may shed a light on the problematical causes of the diseased condition.

It is inappropriate for the healer to be solely responsible for the healing. Every patient should be given an opportunity to participate in the healing process. Therefore, laws and principles regarding holistic health should be inculcated, and the patient made aware of man’s healing potential. This is preventive medicine at its best. It should not be the healer’s best interest to make the patient dependent upon him or her because of the financial returns. This would reduce the metaphysician’s value in the eyes of God and humanity. Every metaphysician should, therefore, illuminate the understanding of the patient as to the cause and nature of the problem being experienced, and the way out of it. As is often illustrated in popular self-help books, it is much wiser to teach a man to fish rather than to give him fishes for an indefinite period. Soul-growth occurs in one-case, whereas soul-stagnancy occurs in the other.

Scriptures in Ministerial Work

Since metaphysics deals with spiritual truths, with laws and principles of the Universal Mine, it may assume a religious character and take on the coloration of a certain religion when tending those who are religiously inclined or when the situation calls for it. The metaphysician himself should have long transcended sectarian and dogmatic viewpoints; and whenever possible, he should stimulate people to perceive the narrow perspectives and ill-logic of the many dogmas that bind the mind to a mortal outlook and to an unnatural way of life. It is for this very reason that the inner essence of religion should be taught of having an eternal and real value and not of the ever-changing cloak fabricated by the fallibility of unenlightened man. Dogmas perpetuate a false perception of man’s true spiritual estate, binding people to the unreal world of Maya. Religion comes from a Latin word which means “to bind.” Its purpose is to bind man to God; however, as can be seen by recorded history, by the Inquisition, the Crusades, the so-called Holy wars, etc., it has resulted in a contra-effect separating man from Truth and his Maker. The Nazarene Master taught a religion of love, whereas the priesthood transformed it into a religion of fear and damnation. Pertaining to the above, Frater Achad in Melchizedek Truth Principles says that,

“. . . religious systems have caused man of earth to become weak in his understanding of God.” (1988:76)

In fact, religious bigotry have caused man to blaspheme God daily by allowing his adoration of the idols of false ideas and dogmatic notions. That which is subject to change is false and unreal–actually impermanent; only Truth is unchanging and is eternal. Nothing endures in the material worlds save the Truth that brought humankind into being. It is for this reason that there is no religion that will last forever except for their quintessential core of Truth that lies in the foundation of their existence.

Humanity’s spiritual development moves at an awkwardly slow pace. One of the many reasons for man’s lack of spiritual development is his non-desire to truly know God, Nature, and himself. In his spiritual pride, like the Demiurgus of the Gnostics, man disbelieves in the higher intelligences and worlds considering himself to be the highest product of Nature. This materialistic philosophy fully formed in the 19th century still sways the thinking of the minds of “educated man.” The truly educated person, according to our reckoning is a spiritually-enlightened being. He knows things that are of eternal value.

Another stumbling block in humanity’s soul-progress lies in their indolence in the search for Truth, for as they say, it is easier to believe than to know. Most people, for instance, desire cheap salvation or deliverance by imposing their burdens upon another’s shoulders believing that another will save them from their sins, karma, and hell-fire. Unfortunately, or fortunately, the Universe does not function in such a manner. All men must learn to be responsible and participate in their own spiritual salvation or liberation. The effort required to know Truth requires some discipline though, for without such, no soul-advancement may be attained. People should be made aware of this, for they have long been too complacent with themselves. Buddhism, since its inception has known this human psychological trait of laziness and had adopted a method for awakening sluggish, tamasic minds by teaching the principle of the imminence of death–where its implication of the value of time and life-opportunity, and the purpose of life are intensely contemplated upon. This methods can sometime be an eye-opener, and may aid the metaphysician with certain types of temperaments. The populace should be acquainted with truths even if it hurts, eventhough these are not accepted at first. Seeds grow well in the darkness of the ground or in the subconsciousness. We have experienced this many times–we taught certain things to others without them accepting the precepts, even vehemently denying them, but later on only to hear these same individuals teaching to others or even ourselves (!) the very thing that they previously denied–this is the power of Truth and is quiet a marvel.

Spiritual truths are to be found in every religion, although in some so deeply buried that one has to contemplate deep down in the soul for the uncovering of it–most of the time religious dogmas blind one from perceiving them; occasionally, truths are skimmed by because being right in front of one’s eyes they are hardly noticed or given their proper value. Certain mental traits such as prejudice, narrow-mindedness, fear and superstition may likewise prevent a person from realizing truths. One’s mental vessel must be freed from them ere spiritual nourishment may fill one’s cup to the brim. Almost all scriptures have an esoteric side to them. They were mostly written by Initiates for the benefit of all the candidates to the higher wisdom. Therefore, to interpret literally what has to be understood in a spiritual, esoteric sense–and without the proper keys–one merely robs holy scriptures of their intended purpose, and that is the awakening of the spiritual, divine nature lying latent within one’s being. It takes a spiritual-conscious awareness to interpret what was written under spiritual influences. St. Paul in one of his epistles, for instance, declared that the many incidents in Abraham’s life are not to be understood as history, but as allegories pertaining to the development of the human soul. As an example, we may take the incident where Abraham was asked to sacrifice his beloved son. Almost about to execute his task, he was interrupted by the voice of God saying in substance that it was unnecessary to sacrifice his son (in this context it does not matter whether it was Ishmael or Isaac) but in replacement a goat struggling nearby in the bushes was to be offered instead. This tale when taken at its face value is usually interpreted as a teaching of the principles of obedience and surrender to God. What it really signifies is the sacrifice of one’s carnal self (the goat) instead of the spiritual consciousness (the son), which has to be preserved and fostered in one’s awaking awareness. As was said by John the Harbinger,

“He (the spiritual consciousness) must increase, but I (the carnal self) must decrease.” (John 3:30)

Another allegory containing a principle of value is to be found in the gospels. At face value, when read literally, it conveys little of any importance. But when interpreted spiritually, it transmits to us a certain truth of spiritual application. This principle of truth lies in the incident at the Garden of Gethsemane. We are told in the tale that the Master Jesus was in the Garden with his three disciples who were fast asleep. Seeking companionship from his three followers at his hour of distress proved to be a disappointment. The only recourse was to direct his attention to God. Interpreted spiritually, the three disciples represent the physical, emotional, and mental being of man who are dead to Reality, or “fast asleep.” The incarnated soul (the Master Jesus), having discovered the unreliability of his lower self for solace attunes with the divine principle within for inner direction. We can see from this how applicable the truths and principles are–as found in scriptures–in our mundane lives when understood from the esoteric viewpoint.

One should not restrict oneself to the scriptures of one’s religion as the “sole word of God,” for all are essentially derived from a single divine source with the intended purpose of teaching the redemption of a wayward and fallen humanity; and it behooves every metaphysician to peruse the texts of any spiritual manuscript containing divine laws and principles that facilitates the unfoldment and expansion of the consciousness. The Tao Teh Ching, Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, or the Gnostic gospels discovered at Nag Hamadi, for instance, contain pearls of eternal wisdom that the metaphysician will find helpful to adopt in his ministerial work and as a spiritual/occult practitioner. The Christian Bible and even the Quran may be better understood when cross-referenced to the scriptures mentioned above. As we see it, the main theme of every sacred, secret teaching is the divine nature of man. It is appropriate, we believe, to base one’s metaphysical work upon this truth. when delving into the esoteric side of the New Testament, it is helpful to adopt one of the gnostic views that Jesus the Nazarene as depicted in the gospels, was not a historical personage but a representative of the myth of the”undying god,” or of the mystical element within man that seeks to incarnate and be resurrected in the waking consciousness. The spiritual import and value of the gospels are therefore preserved. We should use scriptures as a tool of self-transformation; whether they be history is irrelevant for the spiritual aspirant. Their true value lies in the catalytic nature embodied within the hidden meaning of their texts which improves the nature of man when applied.

Copyright © 2006 Luxamore

Luxamore
Metaphysical teacher, counseler, healer and merchant of occult/magickal items of Indonesia.
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No, I don’t mean heavy duty external exercise like jogging, squash or convoluted muscle building workouts in the gym! We are no longer a hunter-gatherers so there is no need to build excessive muscle tone. There are exceptions to this of course, as indeed there are to everything! What I am talking about is gentle internal activities that improve breathing and increase blood circulation that allow the body to heal itself, which is all it ever does anyway!

The exercises that I am talking about are by no means new. They have been around for a very long time. They first came to light in the medical treatise that was put out by the Yellow Emperor, which is now approximately three thousand years old. The “Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine” takes the form of a discussion between the Yellow Emperor himself and six of his Ministers and runs to 24 volumes. In actuality this treatise is a culmination of all the knowledge the Chinese had accumulated regarding medicine and took its form in circa 250BC. It is the first medical text-book known to man. It was translated into English in 1949 at a time when the West was becoming increasingly interested in Chinese medial practices, notably acupuncture.

The founder of Taoism Lao Tse also mentions these exercises in “Tao Te Ching” which appeared much earlier than the Yellow Emperor’s work, so it seems they had even earlier adherents. My thinking is that if something like exercising one’s way back to health has been around for such a long time it must have value otherwise it would have been long forgotten. He called,
the “Exercises of Revitalisation” the “foremost of therapies”. Today and have found new life in the “Do-In” clubs of Japan where members meet on a weekly or more frequent basis in order to work together and overcome the health problems they all face. In China the exercises are called “Chi-Kung” which translates in guess what, yes you’ve got it, “breathing and energising exercises!

Relatively recently Chinese Doctor Pao Lin published in the Gauolin Research Report a study he conducted using 2,873 supposedly terminal cancer patients. He used Chi-Kung exercises to treat these patients. Over a six month period 12% of the cancer sufferers demonstrated a complete remission of their symptoms, whilst a whopping 47% showed a considerable improvement. The remaining 41% seemed unchanged by their “revitalising exercise”. Still, I think a 59% improvement rate is very significant particularly as this was without recourse to drugs and surgery.

Coming a little closer to home in 1976 American Doctor Cecilia Rosenfeld experimented with the exercises herself. These were taught to her by California practitioner and author of “The Complete System of Self-Healing” Dr. Stephen Change who has studied both Western and Chinese medicine. As a results of her studies she experienced an almost immediate benefit from the exercises she learned from Dr. Chang. In fact she was so impressed she decided to “prescribe” them to her own patients. After only a week 80% showed overall improvement in their health condition. This prompted her to hire eight nurses who were in turn taught the “Revitalising Exercises”. Groups of patients were assigned to individual nurses. Again the results were stunning, with most demonstrating noticeable improvement without any side-effects or pain. The nurses themselves felt hugely empowered by spending their days demonstrating this energy based route to healing.

One nurse described her routine duties like this: “After working eight hours on our feet, we felt as if we were ready to die. But now we have started using the exercises a hundred times a day, we feel as if we are ready to jump through the roof at the end of the day!”

Sounds good doesn’t it? Perhaps you owe it to yourself to discover how “The Tao of Revitalisation” might help you overcome nagging health problems and then move to a much better place in life. Take a look!

Alister Bredee is a freelance author specializing in articles on health related topics. He is also a health care practitioner and trainer. He currently lives in Thailand and can be contacted by e-mail at: alisterbredee@gmail.com. See also his blogspot http://www.healthambit.blogspot.com

There are many types, methods and systems of psychic or extrasensory readings employed by those who have psychic abilities. A professional psychic may have one or more specialized areas of expertise such as Psychometric, Distant Readings, Tarot Reading, Astrology or Horoscope Readings, Numerology, Palm Reading, Past Life Readings, Aura Readings, or any number of other methods. The following article outlines some of the more popular methods of conducting a psychic reading today.

Psychic readings include Face to Face Readings such as In-Person Readings at home, Psychic Party Readings for a group, and the less detailed and shorter Psychic Fair Readings. Distant Readings include Internet Readings, Phone Readings and Mail Readings. In some rare cases a method of psychic sensing known as remote viewing is used.

Distant Readings: Distant Readings are conducted many times without the reader ever meeting or speaking to the client. The client asks questions pertaining to his or her life and a psychic uses intuitive senses to determine a probable outcome or solution to those questions. At times this practice is similar to methods used for remote viewing and healing. This method dispenses with the possibility of the reader picking up on visual or verbal queues evident in face to face or telephone readings. Today, distant psychic readings are often conducted via the internet through email.

Psychometry Readings: Psychometry is a form of post-cognition which enables the psychic reader to receive information about people, events or objects, events that have already occurred, or are occurring by being in close contact with the area or object where the event took place. If you seek psychometric reading in the commercial world, the reader would ask for your favorite and closely worn objects such as wedding rings, glasses, and car keys, etc., for the reading. The belief is that objects which are in close proximity to a person for extended periods of time hold some of that person’s energy, energy which can be detected. This method is often used to try and locate missing persons.

There are also the forms of sensory psychic abilities which include clairaudience, clairsentience, and clairvoyance. Clairaudience is defined as the ability to hear or sense sounds that cannot be perceived by normal means. Clairsentience is another type of extrasensory perception that involves sensing past, present, or future events. Clairvoyance is a synonym for extrasensory perception this definition includes any knowledge or consciousness of an event outside of the classic five senses.

Tarot Readings: Tarot reading is one of the most popular forms of psychic reading in which a traditional deck of 78 cards known as the Tarot is used to predict and interpret relationships, love, careers, etc. The tarot is also used for spiritual, esoteric, psychological, occult and divinatory purposes. Tarot reading tends to have a great deal of variables since each card in the Tarot, as well as the order in which they appear, and their position within the ’spread’ when dealt, have different specific meanings. The meaning of each tarot card is also open to the interpretations of the tarot reader and the same set of cards may have two different meanings to two different readers.

Divination is another type of psychic ability or tool. Divination is the act of making prophesies or predictions through the use of occult methods. Tarot card reading is a form of divination.

Numerology: Numerology is defined as the study of the occult meanings of numbers and their influence on human life. It is essentially a reading of an individual based specifically upon numerical values such as their date of birth, letters in their names, etc. Numerology was once considered part of higher mathematics in the ancient world.

Aura Reading: Aura psychic reading involves the observation and interpretation of auras around physical human bodies. The “aura” is a set of cascading colour outlines emanating from the surface of your body which differs from one person to another in terms of size, shape, intensity, and colour. Aura readers claim to have the ability to see or sense this aura, observe each characteristic and interpret their meaning to the individual.

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Personal psychic readings by Mr. Palmer are available through the the-psychic-detective.com web site. These psychic readings are kept in strict confidence, cover all aspects of life, are extremely accurate and detailed and are very simple to purchase. Mr. Palmer even offers a 100% money back guarantee to clients if they aren’t completely satisfied with their readings.

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Well, it looks like Hollywood keeps it continual pot of revenue filled with, guess what, comic book heroes. Batman Begins and The Fantastic Four are about to duke it out on Hollywood and Vine. An age-old comic book company rivalry is yet renewing the heat this year. I guess all of us comic book aficionados always wonder who would win the battle between such and such superheroes.

Well at least in the next few months one way to keep score is to watch the revenues generated between the recently released “Batman Begins” and the soon to be released “Fantastic Four”, which were both childhood fascinations of mine. Not only are there superhero “what ifs” going on here, but which comic book company will stand to gain the most economic substantiation? Batman punches the daily time clock at DC Comics and the Fantastic Four was the brainchild of Stan Lee and crew at Marvel Comics.

And don’t tell me there is a small comic book hero market. Batman Begins claimed the number one spot in gross revenue on its opening weekend. It is going to be very interesting to see what the Fantastic Four does. Hollywood is definitely increasing the thickness of its silver lining these days with comic book hero movies. Batman took in almost $49 million it’s opening weekend. How many mint condition old comic books would you have to sell to make that kind of dough? Are we in the wrong end of the comic book world (ha ha)?

The rivalry between Marvel and DC used to be a major dividing line amongst the tight knit group of comic book collectors. When comic book interest started to decline in the 1970s, this issue became largely irrelevant. But now as video games, online role-playing games and major motion picture productions are spreading across the globe, the classic Marvel-DC conflict is springing back to life.

Superman is coming back to life on the big screen as well as Wonder Woman. Marvel has been riding high off their major successes with the X-men and Spiderman. They are now digging deep into their catalog of characters and are working on screen adaptations of Iron Man, the Submariner, Thor and Silver Surfer, among others. Have we entered a new comic book age that will have to be defined around major motion pictures? Maybe it could be call the “Greenback Age”. Do you have another definition?

And as computer literate as so many are these days, Marvel and DC will have to start developing more online games and virtual universes of all their characters that you and I will be willing to pay a monthly fee to access through our computers and game consoles. Ka-ching, Ka-ching. DC has already announced a deal with Sony Online Entertainment and Marvel is working with Vivendi Universal Games. With the massive successes of the X-Men and Spiderman movies, this has proven that the Marvel characters still have life and relevance in today’s pop culture.

While DC may be playing a bit of catch up, they are quick to point out that they and Warner Bro. have been more successful on the small screen with TV shows like
“Smallville” and several animated cartoon series. And further since their TV and film projects are filmed and aired by the Warner Bro. conglomerate, DC gets to keep more of the profit than Marvel does on their projects.

What do we, the consumer public, get out of all this? Well, for one, we get to see our heroes in a more realistic light than ever before. We can grab that popcorn and maybe an extra drink and watch our comic book heroes and characters come to life in a real world setting, at least for a few hours, and walk out with a little more joy in our hearts. Go out and get immersed in Batman Begins and hold your breath for the Fantastic Four. And besides, this new revelation in Hollywood may just increase the value of our old mint condition comics. We can only wait and see.

Dave Gieber, a former rocket engineer, has decided to take up residency on the Internet. He is the owner and editor of several websites, one of which was built around one of his childhood passions; http://www.comic-book-collection-made-easy.com. You can visit here to keep up to date on the world of comic books and comic book collecting. Feel free to sign up for his comic book ezine at http://www.comic-book-collection-made-easy.com/comic-book-ezine.html

You probably want to know the daily quest locations if you are going to complete them and earn the gold you need. And really, who doesn’t need gold? Whether it’s for an epic mount, an expensive enchant, or some epic gems for your gear, you almost certainly could use a little more ka-ching in your bank account. Daily quests can provide that, and you can keep doing them until you have however much you need.

So where are the daily quests located, anyway? The answer is that they can be found in many different locations throughout Outlands. There’s no central hub where you can find them all, although they do tend to be clumped into various locals. Depending on which quest you are looking for, you’ll have to head to the right area.
 
The single largest concentration of dailies can be found on the Isle of Quel’Danas. They aren’t all in the same building, but the Isle isn’t all the big and there are bunches of quests all stuffed together there. Another area that has many quests is Shattrah. There are multiple different quest givers that can be found within the center of the city. There are also quest givers in Shattrah for PVP quests and some of the profession based quests.
 
There are a few quests in Terokkar Forest, in the southeastern area called Skettis. There are a few in Nagrand, specifically PVP quests centered on Halaa. The Netherwing quests are all found at Netherwing Ledge, which shouldn’t be much of a surprise. Ogri’la is home to many daily quests for a couple of different factions, so that’s another place you’ll want to check.
 
The important things to consider when you are looking for daily quests is how convenient the location is. If you’re already near Blade’s Edge, by all means go work through the Skyguard or Ogri’la quests. On the other hand, if you’re in Shattrah that may not be the best idea. If you want to work through a lot of quests, the Isle is a good place because you don’t have to go far to cover quite a few options. 
 
Keep in mind where you’re headed when you are done though. If your hearth is down and you head to the Isle, you could be in a tight spot when you want to leave. Do things in an order that makes sense, coordinating your location with where you are coming from and where you’re going.

Looking for a daily quest guide? Look no further! DailiesGuide.com has detailed guides to every daily quest, so head over and pick up your daily quest guide.

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Ka Ching! If that is your online cash register ringing, that certainly has a nice ring to it.

But, how do you do that? Consistently.

The first thing you don’t do is to create a Web page to sell a product. Yet, that is what a lot of people do - “Hmm, that sounds like a cool product. Let me sign up to sell THAT.” No, don’t do that…you are almost certainly bound to fail and become frustrated and disillusioned.

So, ‘what works?

Here’s the process I use - pulled together from a lot of “guru” sources that works for me - in this article, I’ll show you a perfect example of this that pays off for me.

Here’s the process for finding a profitable niche:

1. List stuff you know something about or are interested in (passionate helps).
2. Do key word research to create a very tight focus around the areas you are considering. There are a number of free and paid tools to help with this. A wide niche is bad, a very narrow niche is good.
3. Create a comprehensive list of key words and phrases around the desired, narrow niche.
4. Research competitors, ezines, forums and groups to see what kind of issues are appearing for that niche. You want a niche WITH competitors.
5. Your niche needs to show that they are very interested in the topic, have issues and have the ability to buy online using a credit card. While there is a business model for a niche that targets kids without credit cards, this isn’t it.
6. Ask questions in forums and conduct a survey based pay-per-click Google adwords campaign to see if anyone will respond to your survey and to see what they ask you for. I have had very good success with this tactic.
7. Create a test report or quick product or find a suitable affiliate program, then test that. If it looks good and you receive interest/sales, then proceed.
8. Create a sales page.
9. Build a product that meets the benefits described in the sales page.
10. Create a way for the customer to buy it from you.
11. Establish a hosting account.
12. Create as many links to you from other web sites using ezines, free ads, contacting competitors, etc.

Here’s a real life example of this. I live in the Napa Valley in Northern California. It is a premier wine growing region and home to more than 400 wineries. Visitors flock in from all over the world. Many know it is famous for wine and that is why they come here, but many have no clue about which wineries are good, which aren’t so good, which limousine services are good, etc. They are looking for advice on the best places to go, see and experience. So, I researched the niche using the process described above and created a Web site and product called BestNapaValleyWineTours.com. It makes money.

Are there competitors - absolutely. But no one offers the exact same kind of product the same way I do. The information I present is available NO WHERE else on the Internet, but my site. That exclusivity is what makes it desirable.

As you think about what interests you, see if you can use this process and my model to develop your own niche and product stream.

To your success.

Steven Sands - Author, Entrepreneur, Business Consultant
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You’ve been thinking that your financial life could probably be better, right? Maybe you think, “If I could just stick to a budget everything will be fine…”, or how about “When I get that next raise or promotion, I’ll have enough money to pay off my debts and save some money…” You may even be thinking,“I can do this on my own!”

I hear these comments and more on a regular basis. I usually say, “Great! Can you think of any reasons your financial life isn’t perfect right now?”

It’s really your “little voice” which is prompting you to say all these things! Your little voice has a job to do and that is to protect you from any change because it “knows” that change will be hard or scary or cause more work and it’s just easier to keep things the way they’ve always been. Your current situation is something you already know and even if you don’t like it, you at least know what you already have.

Or maybe you feel it’s all up to you and it’s weak to have other people help you, especially when it comes to money. Besides, you might think, I’ll probably have to pay to get help!

People who challenge these thoughts and hire a financial coach find that their attitudes toward “getting help” changes dramatically within a couple of weeks. You’ll find someone you can tell everything to, literally. Your hopes, fears, dreams, problems - the whole lot and you can even drop the image that your life is perfect, that you know it all and that you can do it yourself.

The first thing you’ll notice is that your coach won’t judge you. You’ll be accepted as you are, even if there is room for improvement. You’ll find someone who will truly hear what you say and support you in your efforts to be an excellent money manager.

You’ll feel your dreams are something to be valued and you’ll encouraged to clarify them and move towards them. You’ll be asked challenging questions, you’ll think bigger, be clearer about the role of money in your life, and you’ll consider other possibilities!

Because coaching is a professional relationship, you’ll be working with someone who isn’t just going to say “yes” to you. You’ll know your coach has your best interests at heart when she challenges you. Your coach can help you see big picture when you get bogged down in the detail or run into difficulties. She’ll open up your thinking so you can see you are capable of more than you see for yourself. You’ll be encouraged to truly be your best, particularly when you are inclined to stop short of doing what’s possible for you.

Your little voice will be very happy to protect you from these wonderful experiences, especially if you’ve never experienced the opportunity to work with someone who is on the same playing field as you, open to brainstorming ideas and continually moving you forward. Your inner voice protects you from growing and being outside your comfort zone. Your little voice tries to stop you doing something, whether through fear or pretending you don’t need to do it. Your little voice is useful when it protects you from danger such as putting your hand in fire.

And, remember your little voice is extremely clever and powerful; after all it’s had a lot of practice! It will keep trying to find a way to stop you. You can be quick to identify your inner critic getting in the way, and it will find another way of stopping you. We’ve become so accustomed to letting our inner self rule our lives that we tend to see it as normal, never questioning whether it’s healthy for us.

This inner critic can kick in when you think about getting the help you need and making changes that will improve your finances. “I don’t need ‘help’; I can do it myself!” you’ll hear it say. Getting financial help may suggest that you aren’t capable, you have something missing, or you are just plain lazy or stupid.

You’ll quickly realize that a coach doesn’t ‘help’ you. A coach sees you as a whole person who is capable of unbelievable things. They don’t hold your hand like a child and they’re normal human beings who aren’t perfect. They act as a sounding board, an objective observer, offer a safe place to learn new information about money and answer questions you’ve never been able to ask anyone else. They see things clearer than you do because they step back and aren’t caught up in your daily routine. You can take more responsibility when encouraged by a coach.

Coaching will give you the opportunity to stop and reflect, gather your thoughts, sort out your priorities and focus for the coming week. The dynamics of two people working together are greater than the sum of the individuals.

What is your little voice stopping you from doing, which could be extremely beneficial for you? Write down what your mind is saying, because seeing it in black and white allows you to see more clearly.

What could your life look like right now if you’d had this kind of help when you were just starting out? What will happen 20 years from now, if you keep listening to your little voice? What are you waiting for?!?!?

Cindy Morus (http://www.mendyourmoney.com/about/) is a Certified Financial Recovery Counselor specializing in showing women and their families how to achieve financial well-being and peace of mind. She is also a Certified Credit Report Reviewer, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and Certified Retirement Counselor. Contact her at 541-387-2995. She is also the publisher and editor of “Financial Fitness”, an internet gazette dedicated to helping people improve their financial fitness no matter what decisions were made in the past.

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Recently, I told my Financial Planner that I am going to invest in gold. She advised me against it on the grounds that Gold is at historical high. I went against her advice based on my confidence of one of the feng shui Predictions for Year 2008. That is, 2008 is that it is a year of uncertainty and crisis. One of the fundamentals that props up gold prices is crisis. There will be more crisis rearing its ugly head in 2008, probably in the form of viruses which we have seen it somewhat take shape.

At the same time, while many feng shui masters may not have an idea what “subprime woes” before its insurgence in the 2nd half of 2007, all have been advising their clients and readers to withdraw their investments by July 2007.

Likewise, anyone knowledgeable in feng shui would have made a killing in the Singapore property market in 2007. Many investors expected the property market to slow down when the subprime issues ravaged the stock market. However, property market continue to enjoy a good run even after the ripples of subprime are felt in the stock market after July 2007. Those that are trained in feng shui would have sufficiently utilize this knowledge to make a tidy profit from the property market.

As can be seen from the above examples, feng shui knowledge is very useful towards investments. Feng shui is very useful. It can even help to make a good prediction of who will be the next President of the United States of America.

I am a Fengshui Practitioner in private practice and I specialise in Ba Zi, ZWDS, Flying Star Fengshui, I-Ching and other Chinese Metaphysics tools. My blog site is at: http://fengshuiforward.com and http://fengshuiforward.com/forum

Often when planning the party or special occasion festivities it is easy to overlook the planning of party favors. To avoid the last minute rush to find something – anything – that could pass as a party favor, consider some of the following unique party favor ideas:

A Box of Good Fortune – Regardless of whether you are holding a party for birthday, wedding, engagement or even New Year’s Eve, a Box of Good Fortune is a fun way of saying thank you to your guests. Take a small gift box (about the size for jewelry) and insert “lucky” items. You may wish to include a silk flower, lucky dice, a fortune telling scroll, a palm reading diagram, lucky penny. Tie the box closed with red ribbon and top it with an I-Ching coin and a monogrammed tag.

Luggage Tags - Luggage tags come in all shapes and sizes including golf irons, fishing lures and even Hello Kitty cartoons. Choose one style that fits your theme and write a quick personalized note to slip into the tag where the personal information would normally go making it a truly unique party favor.

Poker Chips - Poker Chips can be ordered with personalized information for a nominal fee making them a great favor after a special birthday party. Consider hosting a 21st birthday bash with a Hold ‘em or Stud Poker theme. Personalized chips would be the perfect unique party favor.

Plantable seed paper favors can also be designed to be unique party favors. Consider making them into a bookmark, a small note card, or even a paper airplane. When the festivities are over, they can be placed into a garden spot and wild flowers will grow offering an additional reminder of the fun of the occasion.

These are only a few suggestions for a possible unique party favor. Don’t forget to check with your on-line party supplier for additional information and suggestions. After all, they are working with people just like you and me every single day and they may have some ideas that neither one of us have thought of yet!

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The name Mi-Le Buddha first appeared over 2,000 years ago in India. The Guide to the Gospels of Mi-Le Buddha records how Mi-Le Buddha became enlightened since his coming to the world. Since his first coming to the world and vowing to become a Buddha in the Pure Land, ten cycles of Heaven and Earth have elapsed. In this tenth Cycle, the seed he sowed sprouted and the fruit ripened, and it’s time for him to harvest it. When he reveals his true identity, the world will become a Pure Land.

In the “Red Yang” Period (2,500 years ago) in this Cycle, Sakyamuni Buddha descended to Earth from “Tusati” Heaven and was born in Northern India. Mi-Le Buddha followed him and was born in Southern India. After Sakyamuni Buddha was enlightened, Mi-Le Buddha traveled from Southern India to Northern India to follow Sakyamuni Buddha in Sravasti. When Sakyamuni Buddha initiated Mi-Le Buddha into the monastery, he stated that Maitreya Bodhisattva had already attained Tao and that he would enter Nirvana twelve years later, and then lecture in Tusati Heaven.

Anyone who wanted to be a follower of Mi-Le Buddha must follow the Five Disciplines (not to kill, not to steal, not to be lustful, not to tell lies and not to drink), do the Ten Goodwill Measures (not to have greed, rage, and infatuation, not to sow discord, not to flatter, not to talk in abusive tongue, not to speak recklessly, not to kill, not to steal, and not to be lustful), and chant the name of Mi-Le Buddha. After “fifty-six billion years” the followers would follow Mi-Le Buddha descending to Earth, listen to sermons in the “Long-hua Assemblies,” (‘Long’ implies the True Self. ‘Hua’ implies the life. Long-hua Assemblies means that everyone has his ‘True Self and life’ combines together and meets in Heaven), and become enlightened.

However, Mi-Le Buddha has left traces of his descending in the world many times, but the mortals couldn’t recognize him. In South-North of China, Mi-Le Buddha descended as Fu Da-shi. In Tang Dynasty, he descended as the Monk with Cloth Bag (or the Laughing Buddha). Presently, all statues of Mi-Le Buddha in China are in the form of the Monk with Cloth Bag, which unveils his chest and abdomen. When the Monk with Cloth Bag was about to leave the world, he sat on the east side of the temple and said, “Mi-Le is the real Mi-Le. Mi-Le has innumerous images. His appearance is shown to people constantly, except that people cannot recognize it.” Therefore, the number of “fifty-six billion” is only a symbol.

Both the Bible and Koran prophesy the end of the world and the coming of a world savior. The “Doctrine of the Mean” states “When the Saint descends one hundred generations later, there will be no doubt to the Truth.” One generation is about 30 years and in the teachings of Tao of Heaven, Mi-Le Buddha already came as the 63rd Patriarch and his Heavenly title is “Ching Kong Chu Tzu.” He is the savior of the “White Period” (now) where the world is coming to an end by the destruction of the Last Catastrophe of the Third Period. This destruction will be by the water, fire and killer wind called “Gang Feng.” The Bible describes as The Final Judgement.

My Heavenly Teacher JiGong said, “Man is destroying and killing numerous sentient beings in every aspect. How can such behavior not make God (Lao Mu) in wrath and descend the merciless doom (disasters and catastrophes). After many years, the guilt accumulates and Man becomes ghosts and ghosts become Man. The enmity and resentment from every injustice must be repaid whether one is dead or alive.”

T.A Chew was told in year 1994 that in twelve years time (2006), Maitreya Buddha has a great mission for him to do. Not knowing what the nature of the mission, it is now clear that the mission is to propagate the teachings of Tao of Heaven, because Maitreya Buddha is the Buddha in charge of the Heavenly Court to save righteous souls back to Heaven. Website: http://www.white-sun.com