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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Why focus on spiritual power? - SPIRITUAL POWER - 5 min - VIDEO

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Feeling that your life is incomplete? - SPIRITUAL POWER - 5 min - VIDEO

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3 rays of manifestation - SPIRITUAL POWER - 3 min - VIDEO

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How to manifest a state of yoga - SPIRITUAL POWER - 4 min - VIDEO

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Monday, November 26, 2007

Reconnect with your planet! - SPIRITUAL POWER - 8 min - VIDEO

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Clear your mind! - SPIRITUAL POWER - 9 min - VIDEO

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Saturday, November 24, 2007

Amaterasu - Sun goddess - Japanese Mythology - LINK

Amaterasu (天照, Amaterasu?), Amaterasu-ōmikami (天照大神 or 天照大御神) or Ōhiru-menomuchi-no-kami (大日孁貴神) is in Japanese mythology a sun goddess and perhaps the most important Shinto deity (神 kami). Her name, Amaterasu, means literally "(that which) illuminates Heaven". She was born from the left eye of Izanagi as he purified himself in a river and went on to become the ruler of the Higher Celestial Plain (Takamagahara) and was also considered to be directly linked in lineage to the Imperial Household of Japan and the Emperor, who were considered descendants of the kami themselves.

Story of Amaterasu

Amaterasu is described in the Kojiki as the sun goddess who was born from Izanagi, who was also accompanied by her siblings Susanoo, the storm deity, and Tsukuyomi, the moon deity. In the Kojiki, Amaterasu is described as the goddess from which all light emanates and is often referred to as the sun goddess because of her warmth and compassion for the people who worshipped her.

Most of her mythos revolves around an incident where the goddess traps herself in a cave because of her brother's actions. For a while, everything amongst the three revered gods was peaceful and all of the world ran smoothly. One day Susanoo, in a drunken rampage trampled Amaterasu's rice fields, filled all of her irrigation ditches and threw excrement into her palace and her shrines. The Omikami asked her brother to stop but he ignored her and even went so far as to throw the corpse of a skinned horse at her hand-maidens who were weaving at the time. The women were killed by the wood breaking apart and piercing their bodies (most sources say it was their reproductive organs that were pierced.)

Amaterasu was greatly angered and in protest she shut herself in the Heavenly Cave and sealed it shut with a giant rock. As a result, the world was consumed with darkness. Without her, everything began to wither and die. Eight million Kami gathered in front of her cave and devised a way to lure her out. They all sat around the cave and set up a mirror across from the entrance. Ame-no-Uzume, the voluptuous goddess of merriment turned over a wash-tub and began a sensual dance, tapping the beat on the tub. She exposed her breasts and lifted her skirts as she danced. All of the gods made a great noise of yelling and cheering and laughing. Amaterasu peeked out to see what the noise was about. She asked the nearest god what was going on and he replied that there was a new goddess. When Amaterasu asked where she was, he pointed to the mirror.

The Omikami had never seen her self and when she caught her reflection, she stared at the radiance of her own form. She was so surprised she said omo-shiroi which means both "white face" which the Omikami had and "fascinating". When she was out of the way, Tajikara-O shut the rock behind her. Having her out of the cave, the gods convinced her to go back into the Celestial Plain and all life began to grow again and become strong in her light. Once back in the Celestial Plain, she made sure that she was ready for her brother's harsh actions again by having a bow and quiver at her side.

Later she sent her grandson Ninigi-no-Mikoto to pacify Japan: His great-grandson became the first emperor, Emperor Jimmu. He had a sacred sword (Kusanagi), jewel (Yasakani no magatama), and mirror (Yata no kagami) that became the Japanese imperial regalia.
Amaterasu is credited with inventing the cultivation of rice and wheat, the use of silkworms, and weaving with a loom.

Her most important shrine, the Grand Shrine of Ise, is in Ise in western Honshū. The shrine is torn down and rebuilt every 20 years. In that shrine she is represented as a mirror, one of the three Japanese imperial regalia. The Ise Shrine is said to be the home of Amaterasu. This shrine, however, is not open to the public.

She is celebrated every July 17 with street processions all over the country. Festivities on December 21, the winter solstice, celebrate her coming out of the cave.

Until forced to recant (in the terms of surrender at the end of World War II), the Japanese royal family claimed descent from Amaterasu, and the emperor was officially considered divine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaterasu

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Friday, November 23, 2007

Trust life! - SPIRITUAL POWER - 3 min - VIDEO

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Yes! More energy please! - SPIRITUAL POWER - 4 min - VIDEO

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Kick out the fear - ARTICLE

in 95% of the cases, fear is useless!

Fear of what could happen but never will.

These are irrational fears you simply no longer need.

Sometimes fear will be useful and is a warning for a real danger but these cases are isolated.

They don't create chatter!

They create a sudden rush of adrenaline which forces you into survival mode and allows you to tap into instinctual resources you don't normally use.

Again, these are isolated situations and represent only a very small fraction of the fear or worry you might feel

The usual fear is an inner chatter that drains your energy.

It consumes energy.

Another word for fear is worry!

The opposite of fear is:

Trust
Peace
Security

The shift from a state of fear to a state of trust happens via a simple decision to select another emotion.

You have more than one emotional option and you consciously decide to choose trust or peace rather than fear or worry.

It is a conscious decision!

That's the first step!

Emotions are like cards you can play. You can consciously select the archetype you want to express and decide to trust!

That's it!

It is a choice!

The more you make that choice, the more it becomes your new natural state.

The second thing you can do is refocus on the moment!

Is your life or security threatened right now or do you fear something that is a possibility but has in fact very small chances of happening?

You will notice again that in most cases you fear something that could happen but did not actually manifest.

You can fear as well something that did happen in the past and you believe could happen again.

Now, when you refocus in the present you realize that right now, your life is not threatened. You have the power to embrace that moment of security or peace right now.

The third strategy is to shift perspective and realize that actually, even if the worst happens, it's not a big deal.

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