Ministries & Spirituality

The deep philosophical understanding usually comes after much guided meditation or spiritual meditation exercises, taking time to clear your mind of all thoughts to allow yourself to find the opening of understanding.

As your spiritual growth develops we start to realise that feeling on the earth plane is very much the point of being on the earth plane. We start to see that experiencing our emotions helps us to understand ourselves more. We must, however, realise that just allowing our emotions to take control over us is not going to help us on this journey we have chosen. We must learn to master our emotions. We need to look at them and feel them and understand them. We must not cut them off or block them away but learn to accept them for what they are. We must accept we are emotional creatures and thus allow ourselves to grow from our understanding, being the person we are and allowing that to shine through with confidence.

It helps us to find for ourselves the meaning of our spirituality. It is believed that there are but only a few spiritual realities in the universe and that we must choose one like we choose a religion. However, no human being believes in their religion in exactly the same way as his fellow man, so how is it that only a hand full of beliefs exist? Would it not be more than just common sense to just accept that for each and every one of us there is simply our own spiritual belief system? We may follow a religion but we still have our own spiritual beliefs.

Our own spirituality is a large concept. It might suggest that through using spiritual meditations that are guided as in downloadable meditations, we move forward into our spiritual growth thus creating for us our own spirituality, our own unique one of a kind spirituality that is simply about finding the peace within ourselves and seeking the happiness. We learn that our humanity actually feeds our spirituality.

Remember we are all unique in humanity and spirituality.

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By: Keith McGregor

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For thousands of years religions worldwide have used the discipline of spiritual fasting as a means to pound on the doors of heaven for breakthrough. The concept is that fasting weakens the body and allows the spirit to become more awake and in control-therefore allowing it to receive God’s power and direction.

Flesh Domination

Overall, spiritual fasting centers on putting aside the domination of the flesh in favor of the spirit which, in essence, is the true source of power that can solve the problem or situation being fasted for. Christ himself, the Scriptures say, was filled with the Holy Spirit in the River Jordan and then led to the desert where he fasted for 40 days and came face-to-face with Satan (Matthew Chapters 3 & 4).

Whether you believe this to be literal or not is irrelevant. I respect whatever your belief may be, and wish to use this passage primarily as an example of spiritual fasting and its results.

Bible scholars indicate that Christ had to first confront every human weakness BEFORE being ready for his ministry, before becoming the suitable representative for the entire human race. It could only be done through fasting… imagine that! During the desert fast, Satan offered Christ food, riches and godhood (Matthew 4).

Reality is the Unseen

In every case Christ alluded to the Word of God, indicating with his refusal that there was, in essence, a higher and “more real” reality than the three dimensional cravings and desires we experience as human beings. This required fasting. We are not told of Christ drinking water during his time in the desert. If he did not, then that particular fast was supernatural and way beyond the scope of this discussion.

Moses in the Old Testament (Exodus 34:28) is said to have spent 40 days in Mount Sinai collecting the Ten Commandments, during which time he neither drank nor ate. These are supernatural examples of fasting – both with yielded huge spiritual and physical revelation.

In one case, the Ten Commandments. In the other case, the readiness of Christ to start his earthly ministry.

An “absolute” fast of no water or food, in human terms, can only last for a maximum of three to five days before death results from dehydration. The Apostle Paul of the New Testament converted to Christianity after being struck down from a horse by what the scriptures say was the risen Christ himself (Acts 9:3-22). Paul, the scriptures say, then went with no water or food for three days. When the three days were over, out of his eyes fell what seemed to be scales.

Transformation

It was after this spiritual fasting experience that he changed from a hater and persecutor of Christians to one of the most powerful apostles in history, almost singlehandedly writing the entire New Testament. We can just speculate exactly that Christ and Paul went through during their fasting. However, in both cases we can see that the end result was transformation and enhanced spiritual revelation.

What are the “scales” in your particular eyes? What are the behavior, mental or physical barriers that stand in your way? From the examples we have discussed, and from the first-hand experience of many others, it can be said that spiritual fasting is indeed mysterious.

Demonic Opposition

In another portion of the Scriptures, this one in the Old Testament, the prophet Daniel fasts for 21 days and does not receive an answer until the last day (Daniel 10). At that point, the scriptures say, the Archangel Michael appeared to Daniel and told him he had been heard since the first day he started to fast. But that demonic powers had stood in the way and a battle had ensued.

I have read commentaries that say this points to the never ending fight between good and evil which translates, in our case, to the struggle between the flesh and the spirit. The Apostle Paul in the New Testament calls himself a “wretched man” (Romans 7) because he says he did what he did not want to do, and often failed to do that which he knew was right.

We are not going to get into any type of theological debate here, but it appears that whatever Paul was battling did not have an evident “human” solution.

Biblical Examples of Fasting

In the Old Testament, the Jews Fasted to seek God’s help in threats or times of war (nation in general), when loved ones were sick (David), in seeking God’s forgiveness for themselves and their nation (Ahab, Daniel), and in seeking God’s protection and His will (Ezra).

Just look up the term, Fasting, in a concordance and observe the abundance of references (Lev 16:29-31; 23:26-32; Num. 29:7; Psalm 69:10; Acts 27:9).

Moses, Elijah, and Jesus all Fasted for 40 days. The Bible records that Spiritual Fasting was not just for the super leaders, rather it was practiced by most, such as during the Judges (Deut 9:15-18; Jug. 20:26; 1 Kings 21:27). (The absolute Fasts of Moses and Elijah had divine assistance Deut. 9:9; 1 Kings 19:8).

Israel Fasted at Bethel, in the war against the Benjamites at Mizpah, and in the Philistine war (Judg. 20:26; 1 Sam 7:6). In the book of Ruth, the Jews Fasted when they heard that Haman had tricked the king into wiping them out (Esther 4:3-16).

David Fasted for Saul and his friend Jonathan, and wept for both his son while he was dying, and for his enemies (2 Sam. 1:12; 2 Sam. 12:16-23; Psalm 35:11-13).

Daniel Fasted for Israel (Dan. 9:3-5). Fasting accompanied prayer, devotion to God (Psalm 35:13), penance (1 Kings 21:27), and seeking God earnestly (2 Sam. 1:12).

The effects of Spiritual Fasting with prayer, when it is real and heartfelt, is that it humbles (Psalm 35:13), disciplines and corrects wrong behaviors and thinking (Psalm 69:10), and God is more likely to respond to our prayers. (Ezra 8:21-23)

In the New Testament, Fasting was practiced when one was faced with temptations (Jesus), in serving God and beginning a new ministry (Antioch), and, when selecting and appointing elders (Matt. 4:1-2).

John the Baptist performed spiritual fasting regularly as a testimony to piety that was real, heartfelt, and pointed to God, not to himself (Matt. 3:11). Paul listed spiritual fasting among other things that proved he was a minister of Christ (1 Cor. 11:1; 2 Cor. 11:23-28). The early church practiced spiritual Fasting as they further sought God’s Will, drawing them deeper into His presence (Acts 13:2-3; 14:21-23).

Physical Impact

Looking at the physical benefits of spiritual fasting, Daniel the prophet at one point dares the King of Babylon to let him eat only water and vegetables for ten days and at the end of that period compare his appearance to that of others who ate meat and other fatty foods (Daniel 1:12). The Scriptures indicate that at the end of the ten days the king was amazed to see that Daniel and his friends looked younger and healthier than all the others.

So notable was the difference that the king actually decided at that point to change the menu altogether and put everyone on water and vegetables. Juice fasting is precisely that – water, fruits and vegetables. In short, there is ample scripture evidence that fasting can place the believe in a position to effect profound changes in his or her life.

What are some of the emotional or behavioral obstacles that limit your intimacy with God? How much better would your communion with Him be if these patters were broken? While in this world we are constantly asked to look outside for material gratification, as a believer one must become convinced that the only true source of liberty and satisfaction in this world lies in intimate daily communion with God.

Fasting can be the hammer at your disposal to tear down the walls of opposition and usher you into a broader spectrum of spiritual experience.



By: Robert Dave Johnston

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This new time in the history of planet Earth is creating a transformation of spiritual consciousness that is a quantum evolutionary leap for all of humanity. In times past, spiritual pursuits, spiritual awareness and spiritual growth we largely separate from the pursuits of ordinary life. In more recent times, spiritual growth has been seen as a path to bring greater healing, and greater ease in one’s physical life. These views of spirituality were partial, related to steps in a process that humanity’s consciousness has been involved with, and now a new and expanded view of spirituality is emerging.

Initially, human souls existed as the Oneness of spirit, and as the process of physical incarnation developed, souls descended more and more completely into the experience of physically manifest reality, which at that time required a separation from the world of spirit. This separation was necessary for a time, so that souls could experience the fullness of individuality and the complete immersion in physical manifestation.

Within this current time period, this cycle of complete immersion reached its zenith. Humanity went as far as we could in exploring the many myriad ways of expressing individuality within physical form. The cycle has begun to shift now, as the spiritual evolution of the Earth has progressed into a vibration that is manifesting more light. The increased presence of God’s light on the Earth is accelerating humanity’s transformational process, speeding up both external events and internal shifts in consciousness.

Dearest ones, there is emerging now in the consciousness of humanity a growing awareness of the Oneness of all of life, and a need to come together and create unity in ways that have never before been seen on the Earth. This need comes both as the result of the current global crises, which require concerted effort on the part of all people, and also as the result of the spiritual evolutionary process which seeks to move into the next level of growth and awareness, embracing both the full individuality and uniqueness of each soul, and also the unity and Oneness of all souls and all embodied life.

In the new times that are arriving, spirituality will be understood not as separate from physical life, but as the foundation, essence and core of physical life. Spirituality will not be an “extra’ pursuit that people pursue as recreation, or solely as the means to help deal with challenging life circumstances; it will become an essential component of all choices, activities and directions that are taken.

Changes are happening even now, to the Earth and to our physical bodies, that will make possible a much more integrated, harmonious and peaceful way of life. These changes may not be immediately apparent to us on a conscious level, as there is so much purification and transformation happening in our daily lives that much of our attention is focused on simply getting through each day, and in dealing with the hefty challenges before us. You may be able to perceive these changes through your dreams, or through the quiet whisperings of your intuition, that speak of the new times that are ahead.

It is important to understand that times of massive change also bring many challenges, and emotions of fear, uncertainty, and a feeling of being lost and without a sense of security. Now is the time to create within yourself an inner connection with your own soul essence and spiritual center. There are many ways to create this connection, through prayer, meditation, spiritual practice, yoga, dance, authentic movement, art, music and so on. It is your inner longing and request to be more connected with your inner being that will activate this movement. Then, you will begin to be drawn to people, practices and methods that will help you to deepen this inner connection.

God answers all souls’ prayers and all souls’ desires to return home to the center of spiritual beingness. Your prayers and intentions will activate new paths, new directions and new ways of seeing, feeling, understanding, and relating to yourself, to others and to all of life. Now is the time when so much is possible for us all, to enter fully and completely into the divine spiritual manifestation of our soul’s essence, both individually and collectively. Allow yourself to listen deeply to the deepest whispers of your hearts calling, and to follow the truth of your inner being. In this way you will create a new life for yourself, and in doing so you contribute to creating a new and brighter future for us all.



By: Mashubi Rochell

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Most people that seek out spiritual life coaching are those who are already traveling the path of spirituality and who need some way to further improve the development of their spirituality. In some cases, people that are not sure about how to proceed further on the true path of spirituality can use the helping hand of a life coach.

In any case, the main reason why someone would want to get spiritual life coaching is because they cannot properly comprehend their own inner being, their path of spirituality and the purpose of their being.

Know More About Life’s Lessons

Thus, people that are not too sure about their lives, and who need to find out more about life’s lessons and how to overcome obstacles in order to learn what destiny has in store for them, will be looking to life coaching to show them how life’s imprint can be known, understood and improved.

In order to gain from spiritual life coaching, a person may need to learn about life’s three major lessons, one’s own personality and its weaknesses and also strengths, and how to face obstacles in life and overcome them.

Life coaching also means understanding your own psychological stress that can often hinder proper personal and spiritual growth, and to know what destiny ultimately has in store for you and also the patterns of your karma and any stresses associated with it.

All these things can also be learned without life coaching through what is known as soul life blueprint that can powerfully act on your life and change it for the better, though it can also be used to improve spiritual life coaching, and in fact, is quite an important aspect that must be learnt along with spiritual life coaching.

Through life coaching and working on people’s spirituality, you can work in order to clear and also release any deep rooted negative energy from you past and this can best is achieved through being prepared for soul life blueprint so that it becomes possible to transform your life for the better. There is nothing quite as effective in deriving benefits from spiritual life coaching as being able to get rid of negativity in your being which would otherwise impede your ability to communicate with a higher being.

Thus, you would be bound to the earth instead of being a free soul. It is therefore necessary that you derive benefits from spiritual life coaching if you wish to tread the path of spiritual freedom and are to remain clear of any negative emotions or feelings.



By: Brue Baker

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Mental illness is thought of and treated primarily as disturbance of the mind. However many cases of mental illness are actually a manifestation of an underlying spiritual cause. As a result they do not respond well or are not cured completely by psychiatric treatment. The underlying spiritual cause needs to be treated by a spiritual remedy.

One of these types of Mental illness is getting plagued with excessive sexual thoughts from a very young age. The excessive thoughts about sex quite often impact one’s work or study. The one affected would find it difficult to concentrate as would often get distracted and would end up day dreaming about some sexual fantasy. Though some would sincerely try to focus on their work, the sexual thoughts would just keep swarming. It would be a great struggle to fight these thoughts.

Excessive sexual thoughts can be caused by ghosts

Excessive sexual thoughts are nowadays in most cases spiritual in nature since they are caused by ghosts. The ghost would plant sexual thoughts in the mind of the individual it has targeted in order to experience the possessed in a sexual way.

Only a spiritually evolved person, above the spiritual level of 70% can accurately, through a highly developed sixth sense, diagnose whether the problem is being caused by something in the subtle dimension or if the root cause is psychological or physical in nature.

For those who do not have an activated sixth sense and who do not have access to a spiritually evolved person, there is a way of intellectually finding out whether the root cause may be in the subtle dimension. By and large, if the sexual thoughts are not quelled, despite all conventional methods, then one can safely assume that they could be due to a spiritual cause. Among the spiritual causes, in these times it is very likely that it is due to ghosts.

Since the root cause of excessive sexual thoughts is spiritual in nature, along with conventional treatment, this problem needs to be treated with spiritual remedies for early and lasting results.

Spiritual healing remedies for excessive sexual thoughts



To rid oneself of excessive sexual thoughts one can chant the following Names of God in sequence:

Om Sree Durgaadevyai Namahaa

Om Namah Shivaaya

Om Namo Bhagavate Vaasudevaaya

While chanting the above remedial chants one needs to compliment them with a Nyaas posture (all 5 fingers grouped together) positioned on the spiritual energy centre (chakra) at the navel also known as the Manipur chakra. The spiritual treatment of chanting the above chants should be done as much as possible daily until the excessive sexual thoughts subside and disappear.

Apart from the above chanting remedy it is advisable to undertake the salt water treatment daily as this simple remedy additionally and effectively helps in dispelling ghosts.



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By: Sean M. Clarke

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A lot of the busy people nowadays are actually really prone to undergoing all sorts of stress related activities from high tailing it from one meeting to another or giving a presentation or a report that took weeks before it could be finished. Such stressful activities can really be jarring on the nerves which is why a lot of people become cranky and would not care less about how they associate with other people anymore.

1. Regain Self

When this happens and that person has already lost contact with his or her spiritual self as well as a good relationship with God, then it is really time to file for a vacation leave for your self and join a spiritual retreat wherein you will be able to calm your nerves and senses so that you will be able to go back and think about the really important things in life. Acknowledging people’s importance in your life and how you greatly appreciate their constant presence in your life will really be able to help you have a successful spiritual retreat.

2. Cater To Your Needs

When it comes to joining a spiritual retreat, you must consider the following things when trying to pick out from the various spiritual retreat venues the ones that will really be able to cater to your spiritual needs as well as will be able to foster your spiritual well being. There really are a lot of spiritual retreat venues that are available nowadays for people who would just like to get away from it all and what is great about it is that you need not worry about being bored to your wits in these spiritual retreats since the organizers of these spiritual retreats have already made it possible that you will actually have a good time in their spiritual retreat programs.

- Talking about your feelings – Your anger – The world – Your frustrations – Your hopes – Rekindle your relationship with God

3. Aims And Goals

A spiritual retreat aims to answer all these doubts and reassure you that God is certainly with us, always guiding and protecting us from harm. Like if your car has been bumped by another car and it has left a deep dent on the back, you can be rest assured that God is still protecting you since at least you were saved from any bodily harm and that your car is just a material possession that if you really work hard on it, you can actually still have it fixed or you can just buy a better model. A really enables you to become more objective when it comes to dealing with certain situations and to not get easily angry with others as well as with God.

4. Relaxation In Paradise

Still, there are those who go on to spiritual retreats hoping that they will be able to just have the time to reflect on the things that they have done and let go of all regrets – the chances that they did not took as well all the wrong things that they have done. Because as the cliché goes, it’s all in the past. While a spiritual retreat is really meant for looking back on your past in order to be able to have a better looking future with your newfound faith in God as well as in yourself. It is highly important that you should also be to finally let go of the things that have been bothering you in the past therefore not enabling you to live your life accordingly to God’s will.



By: John Morris

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