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This 16-minute guided meditation invites you to review your Advent meditations, to hold silence on the threshold between Advent and Christmas, and to imagine God’s new life being born again within you. Dear Ones— This guided meditation is for anyone who has been praying throughout Advent and would like to hold a moment of stillness between the longing and hope of Advent, and the celebratory feast of Christmas. You are invited to be still, to wait, to remember, to imagine. We are held in the paradox between what is and what is to come, the paradox between our poverty, our dependence, our frailty and the fullness of life that is poured out to us each and every day. We pause here to acknowledge that tension, to attend to the Holy One who comes anew in us. References in the meditation: Lamentations 3:22-23 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning. Isaiah 43:19 See I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? Prayer of Teilhard de Chardin (excerpted from Hearts on Fire, Praying with the Jesuits) Above all, trust in the slow work of God.We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay.We should like to skip the intermediate stages.We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new. And yet it is the law of all progressthat it is made by passing through some stages of instability—and that it may take a very long time. And so I think it is with you;your ideas mature gradually—let them grow,let them shape themselves, without undue haste.Don't try to force them on,as though you could be today what time(that is to say, grace and circumstances acting on your own good will)will make of you tomorrow. Only God could say what this new spiritgradually forming within you will be.Give Our Lord the benefit of believingthat his hand is leading you,and accept the anxiety of feeling yourselfin suspense and incomplete. Blessings, Dear One…. Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer – space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God's love for you today – drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina. Sign up for Lissy's newsletter “The Contemplative Window” or find out about upcoming retreats here. You can support the show by sharing it with a friend, rating it on your preferred podcast platform, making a one-off donation or becoming a member. Thank you so much! All music by Pete Hatch. The post Pause for Christmas Eve – A Guided Meditation appeared first on Contemplative at Home.

Dear One, join Vernita in Season 6, Episode 4, as she encourages us to trust God no matter what because of His perfect track record. God always keeps His promises!AVAILABLE NOW AMAZON - CELEBRATING 10 YEARS -Capturing the Spirit of God's Word with Vernita

 ਗੂਜਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥ਐ ਜੀ ਨਾ ਹਮ ਉਤਮ ਨੀਚ ਨ ਮਧਿਮ ਹਰਿ ਸਰਣਾਗਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਕੇ ਲੋਗ ॥ ਨਾਮ ਰਤੇ ਕੇਵਲ ਬੈਰਾਗੀ ਸੋਗ ਬਿਜੋਗ ਬਿਸਰਜਿਤ ਰੋਗ ॥੧॥ ਭਾਈ ਰੇ ਗੁਰ ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਭਗਤਿ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਕੀ ॥ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਵਾਕਿ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਹਰਿ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਾ ਜਮ ਕਾਣਿ ਨ ਜਮ ਕੀ ਬਾਕੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਰਸਨ ਰਵਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਸੰਗੇ ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਹਰੀ ॥ ਬਿਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮ ਬ੍ਰਿਥਾ ਜਗਿ ਜੀਵਨੁ ਹਰਿ ਬਿਨੁ ਨਿਹਫਲ ਮੇਕ ਘਰੀ ॥੨॥ ਐ ਜੀ ਖੋਟੇ ਠਉਰ ਨਾਹੀ ਘਰਿ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਨਿੰਦਕ ਗਤਿ ਨਹੀ ਕਾਈ ॥ ਰੋਸੁ ਕਰੈ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਬਖਸ ਨ ਮੇਟੈ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਚੜੈ ਸਵਾਈ ॥੩॥ ਐ ਜੀ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਦਾਤਿ ਨ ਮੇਟੈ ਕੋਈ ਮੇਰੈ ਠਾਕੁਰਿ ਆਪਿ ਦਿਵਾਈ ॥ ਨਿੰਦਕ ਨਰ ਕਾਲੇ ਮੁਖ ਨਿੰਦਾ ਜਿਨੑ ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਦਾਤਿ ਨ ਭਾਈ ॥੪॥ ਐ ਜੀ ਸਰਣਿ ਪਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਬਖਸਿ ਮਿਲਾਵੈ ਬਿਲਮ ਨ ਅਧੂਆ ਰਾਈ ॥ ਆਨਦ ਮੂਲੁ ਨਾਥੁ ਸਿਰਿ ਨਾਥਾ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਮੇਲਿ ਮਿਲਾਈ ॥੫॥ ਐ ਜੀ ਸਦਾ ਦਇਆਲੁ ਦਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਰਵਿਆ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਭ੍ਰਮਨਿ ਚੁਕਾਈ ॥ ਪਾਰਸੁ ਭੇਟਿ ਕੰਚਨੁ ਧਾਤੁ ਹੋਈ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਕੀ ਵਡਿਆਈ ॥੬॥ ਹਰਿ ਜਲੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਮਨੁ ਇਸਨਾਨੀ ਮਜਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ ਭਾਈ ॥ ਪੁਨਰਪਿ ਜਨਮੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਜਨ ਸੰਗਤਿ ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਮਿਲਾਈ ॥੭॥ ਤੂੰ ਵਡ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਅਗੰਮ ਤਰੋਵਰੁ ਹਮ ਪੰਖੀ ਤੁਝ ਮਾਹੀ ॥ ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨ ਦੀਜੈ ਜੁਗਿ ਜੁਗਿ ਸਬਦਿ ਸਲਾਹੀ ॥੮॥੪॥English TranslationGUJRI, FIRST MEHL:O Dear One, I am not high or low or in the middle. I am the Lord's slave, and I seek the Lord's Sanctuary. Imbued with the Naam, the Name of the Lord, I am detached from the world; I have forgotten sorrow, separation and disease. || 1 || O Siblings of Destiny, by Guru's Grace, I perform devotional worship to my Lord and Master. One whose heart is filled with the Hymns of the True Guru, obtains the Pure Lord. He is not under the power of the Messenger of Death, nor does he owe Death anything. || 1 || Pause || He chants the Glorious Praises of the Lord with his tongue, and abides with God; he does whatever pleases the Lord. Without the Lord's Name, life passes in vain in the world, and every moment is useless. || 2 || The false have no place of rest, either inside or outside; the slanderer does not find salvation. Even if one is resentful, God does not withhold His blessings; day by day, they increase. || 3 || No one can take away the Guru's gifts; my Lordand Master Himself has given them. The black-faced slanderers, with slander in their mouths, do not appreciate the Guru's gifts. || 4 || God forgives and blends with Himself those who take to His Sanctuary; He does not delay for an instant. He is the source of bliss, the Greatest Lord; through the True Guru, we are united in His Union. || 5 || Through His Kindness, the Kind Lord pervades us; through Guru's Teachings, our wanderings cease. Touching the philosopher's stone, metal is transformed into gold. Such is the glorious greatness of the Society of the Saints. || 6 || The Lord is the immaculate water; the mind is the bather, and the True Guru is the bath attendant, O Siblings of Destiny. That humble being who joins the Sat Sangat shall not be consigned to reincarnation again; his light merges into the Light. || 7 || You are the Great Primal Lord, the infinite tree of life; I am a bird perched on Your branches. Grant to Nanak the Immaculate Naam; throughout the ages, he sings the Praises of the Shabad. || 8 || 4 ||

Does your life feel out of control? Do you find yourself feeling stuck, angry, and resentful, and no matter how hard you try to be nice, or kind, or considerate, you only end up feeling worse? Dear One, that is no accident, as you will learn in this incredible breakthrough episode podcast.  Before Lisa A. Romano was diagnosed with codependency, she lived her life prioritizing others' needs, unaware that her lack of self-awareness, her inability to put herself first, or even to have her needs recognized, was rooted in trauma and missing information. Once Lisa was diagnosed with codependency and learned from an intuitive therapist that she was the adult child of unrecovered adult children of alcoholics, and possibly even dry alcoholics, the wheels in her mind started to turn. From there, Lisa hit the books and the ground running, consuming every book and mentor she could to help her unwind her mind from self-loathing, hypervigilance, negative self-talk, insecurity, and deep feelings of shame and inadequacy. By adding new data into her data bank of self-understanding, through a ferocious and tenacious will, slowly Lisa's entire inner self-perception began to shift, and like a Rubik's cube, her life started reorganizing itself.  Lisa A. Romano is the first to tell you that healing is ugly, terrifying, and lonesome, and she will also ask that you accept the quest despite this, because it is the only way to break through the thick matrix caused by generational trauma. If you are the adult child of an alcoholic, or if you were raised by toxic, narcissistic, wounded, immature, or codependent parents, or if you grew up in what seemed like a normal family but felt emotionally neglected, this podcast episode will resonate with you.  This episode is a must-listen if you: Grew up with a parent who struggle with alcoholic parents. You are the grandchild of an alcoholic. You feel stuck, angry and like your life is out of control. Ache to understand yourself, and how your subconsicous mind controls your emotions, reactions, thinking, and your expectation all outside of conscious awareness.  ✨ Pro tip: Understanding how your childhood has impacted how you 'think' today, how you 'react', and what you expect to occur in your life is you activating metacognition. Childhood trauma resides at the subconscious. Lisa's methods help you breakthrough! Begin Your Healing Journey: Lisa introduces her signature 12 Week Breakthrough Method—a trauma-informed, psychologist approaved, neuroscience-based coaching program designed for adult children of narcissistic, neglectful, or emotionally immature parents. Inside the program, you'll discover: Brain retraining techniques rooted in neuroscience. Inner child healing and self-concept reorganization. Journaling prompts and assessments to increase self-awareness. Tools to stop subconscious self-abandonment and live authentically. How to integrate shadow work and break toxic generational patterns. Thousands have transformed their lives with this method—learning to step out of survival mode and into authentic, empowered living.

Have you ever felt like someone's psychological slave, as if every thought you have, you must worry what someone in your life is going to think or feel? If you have ever loved a narcissist, you may have slowly lost yourself overtime and not even realized it until you felt like you were going crazy or like you were losing your mind. A narcissist lives in a very unique fantasy world, in their mind, and you are merely an actor in their play. You do not exist as an autonomous 3D human being, with your own unique beliefs, needs, expectations, emotions or opinions, at least not in their heads you don't. No, you play a role in their life and whether you realize it or not, in their eyes, you are their psychological slave and you are to bend when they blow. Lisa A. Romano, a breakthrough life coach, and expert in codependency and narcissistic abuse recovery, clearly explains in this episode how a narcissist uses their perception as a weapon of manipulation against you. Additionally, a special warning goes out to those who struggle with self-doubt, low self-worth, and the need to be understood, needed, and who identify as codependent. You have been conditioned since childhood to seek validation outside yourself to feel worthy. Dear One, you are a prime target for narcissistic abuse.  Listen good! In this episode Lisa is going to help you develop that stainless steel spine all codependents and those who have been psychologically manipulated by narcissists need to strive for on their transformation journey from inner wounds to inner strength.  Work with Lisa here: Codependency Recovery Accelerator Apply for her VIP Mastermind Groups VIP Mastermind Group Coaching Listen to One of Lisa's Books for Free Books  Join Lisa in Person at the Art of Living Center in May 3 Day Inner Child Retreat

Dear One,Surviving times of absolute power requires a focus on absolute beauty. In 1887 Lord Acton writes a letter to Bishop Creighton regarding how to write historically and morally about the Inquisition. “I cannot accept your canon that we are to judge Pope and King unlike other men, with a favourable presumption that they did no wrong. If there is any presumption it is the other way against holders of power, increasing as the power increases. Historic responsibility has to make up for the want of legal responsibility. Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority: still more when you superadd the tendency or the certainty of corruption by authority. There is no worse heresy than that the office sanctifies the holder of it.”Since the time I can remember having self-awareness, around 5, I have been present to the danger that we are in.  It just all seemed so obvious to me that this whole thing was a set up. Of course, as I colored in my wonder woman coloring book, I was listening to the women at the kitchen table, drinking wine, and smoking cigarettes late into the night, talking about revolution. Danger and power over paradigms.Yet this awareness goes further back than that, because as I breast fed, my mother was engaged in conversations of safety, of food, of welfare, of shelter, of care. Not just for herself, but for the other women in the community who had even less than we had. And it seemed we had so little, because we were on welfare, but then, because my mother and my grandmother were artists, we were surrounded by the beauty of their creations. They built a lot of all our furniture by hand with wood and sewed some of our clothing, and our bedspreads and embroidered our pillowcases.  Beauty goes a long way.I think my somatic memory goes even further back, because my mother was attacked when she was pregnant with me. Research from the womb shows that the fetus has awarenessess of the things that are happening around them, that they react to the energies and language, and physical environment, how the mother treats herself and is treated by others. How could that not be the case, yet it is only recently that prenatal studies have proven the impacts on the fetus.  I think I was born hypervigilant. I feel like I was born watching.Born watching bad men do bad things. To themselves and to others.There is a part of me that finds myself surprised about what's happening in the United States right now. Not because I ever trusted the government, but because the blatant arrogance and ugliness is being televised and tolerated. Yet that part of me that remembers, has been anticipating actions like this, that continue to erase anyone who is not the white male authority of the day, who declares himself in charge, regardless of the structures set up to protect us from such behavior. Of course the system was already broken. Of course, there was already corruption. Yet, in my view, what we are we are witnessing, and experiencing in our bodies, our hearts, our brains, our communities, our stories, is absolute power corrupting absolutely. Many of us may not have seen something like this in our lifetime. But it's happened before. Over and over and over and we never learn because the history of what happened is written by the conquerers. Of course since there are over our over 100 armed conflicts right now, we are certainly not the only place that is experiencing something like this. I think the irony is that the world and we, have viewed ourselves as somehow an elevated nation. Then there is this: "We do not have to invade the United States, we will destroy you from within." This is a quote attributed to the late Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.This kind of dominance has been happening for over 10,000 years. Since the first people conquested, since the first oppressors oppressed others, since the first colonizers colonized land. It is worth noting that these were Tribes that were indigenous to their land, conquering other indigenous tribes, because if you go back far enough, we're all indigenous to earth.  Those with light skin only evolved into light skin about 8000 years ago. And yet it seems that those who became “whiter” developed theories of supremacy that have absolutely zero basis in anything whatsoever other than inventing systems of power.The loss of matrilineal cultures, the evolution to light skin, the fabrication of wars and borders, isn't actually very old. Yet the harm that was created and has never been healed and has shaped our lives and altered the fabric of creation - to such a degree that many of us barely recognize ourselves in this tragically unfolding story.  We are in shock again. The metal age invader blood in my bloodline, remembers things like this and how they begin. I am humming with the remembrance of violence.  This remembrance is why I do what I do in my work with women, art, story, and healing. We turn that humming into songs of resistance.  We make beauty out of what we have to work with. My grandmother assured me that we could definitely make a silk purse out of sow's ear.My family left Africa over 80,000 years ago and settled in the area of Ukraine, Ireland, and Scandinavia.  All of these places have been a part of being conquested and conquestIng just like most of the places on earth. We're not really talking about other people, these are our ancestors and there's no getting out of it, our global family is in pain. we are living out intergenerational trauma. There does not appear to be any logic or reason or therapy that can solve the minds of the men who declare themselves in charge.  Instead of a spear, it's a pen.A pen that creates orders that destroy lives and rewrite history. The reason for sharing this today is because I want you to take care of yourself. We have a long journey ahead at this time. I know that you can feel it in your bones. I know that so many of you are so worried. For good reason, and I'm asking you to turn toward beauty every single day anyway. The empaths Experience is registering such a high level of despair. The healers are inundated with the needs of other healers. Find your village. chop wood and carry water and bring your gifts, and do not turn away from the labor of the day. Listen to your elders right now if they are wise ones. Ensure that your little ones have plenty of art supplies, and lots of unstructured time with you. By unstructured time, I mean time that is not enforced by an agenda. Time where you let the elders and the children choose how the time is spent. For you, the women in my life, in my village, and on the edges of my village. I call you to gather and to really talk. Talk deep into the night at the kitchen table. Tell stories on walks in nature, come together in each other's art studios and paint and pray and gather your beautiful powers around you. As Alice Walker says, hard times require various dancing!  I had the pleasure of illustrating the cover and the images inside of that book of poems.I remember times like this vibrating in my bones. I think you probably do too, even if you have a different language for it.  you must do what you must do to care for yourself. Only you know what that is. Yet, it would be very helpful if you had a village, where you encouraged one another to care for yourselves. Today, walk outside and connect with the Earth beneath your feet. Connect with your head in the stars. And put your hands into the garden soil, or into the creative mediums, or into the making of soup. Create!  creating will offer you tools for reflection, and resilience and offer you the kind of joy that guides us through the hard times.  join the council of wise ones and become more wise  together. Surviving times of absolute power requires a focus on absolute beauty.beauty will be found every time you look for it, but you need to decide to look. I am.Thinking of you with love. This love, the most powerful frequency on earth, is real. Let's share our love. Shiloh Sophia ♥️Curate at www.MUSEA.org Sonoma, CaliforniaThis painting above was painted in Teotihuacan Mexico, it is called The Cosmic love affair between the sun and the moon Get full access to Tea with the Muse at teawiththemuse.substack.com/subscribe

Are you codependent? Do you lack self worth, and focus more on others happiness, needs, and expectations than you do on your own happiness, desires or wants? When you are codependent, it implies that you have been raised to be detached from the self. In this case, you are hypervigilant but might not even know it. You may spend your entire life trying to please people, only to discover that in time, you feel drained, not good enough and disillusioned.  It's not your fault if you are codependent, lack boundaries and don't feel good enough. As a child, you may have had to abandon your true self just to survive. Remember, that the most important thing for a child is to attach to their mother and when this connection goes awry, a child's sense of safety suffers and that is not their fault.  In this episode, learn about some of the codependent fantasies we create in our minds that help us survive our toxic lonely childhoods. And remember Dear One, that you are enough and that finding ways to survive was necessary. As an adult, however, we must grow up and let go of the codependent fantasies if we wish to experience the joy of the authentic self.  Breakthrough Codependency in 12 Weeks or Less with The Breakthrough Coaching Program https://www.lisaaromano.com/12wbcp work with me LIVE for 12 Weeks starting February 9th. https://www.lisaaromano.com/12-wbcp On Demand 50% off Embark on the path to conscious awakening, emotional healing, and transformation with Lisa's Conscious Healing Academy, which includes a 3 tier coaching system that assists with one's awakening, emotional intelligence, and mental and emotional mastery.  12 Week Breakthrough Program (Level One - The Awakening) 8 Week Master Your Reality (Level 2 -- Deliberate Creating) Soul School - (Level Three -- Ascending Ego) To learn more, contact Lisa and her team members here; Contact Website Spotify Award Winning Books  Facebook Support Group  

Dear, dear heart, You are SO beloved, SO held, SO supported behind the scenes no matter how it appears right now. Love you, Marisa  

Dear One, Have you ever paused to ask yourself: What is my true worth? For many of us, that question stirs up deep feelings of unworthiness. It's as if there's a shadow lingering in the quiet corners of our minds, whispering that we're not enough, that we need to be more, do more, prove more. I know that feeling intimately, and I know how heavy it can feel. This experience of unworthiness is something so many of us share, yet we rarely talk about it openly. This sense of "not enough" can keep us from fully living, from pursuing our purpose, and from truly enjoying our lives. But here's the beautiful truth: it doesn't have to be this way. Realizing that these feelings of unworthiness were not personal, that they were not my truth, was a life-changing revelation. I discovered a place within me that felt whole, complete, and profoundly at peace. This is a space that doesn't need validation or approval to feel good. It simply is. Our worth lies not in what we do or achieve, but in the inherent value of simply being. This inner sense of "enoughness" exists within all of us, regardless of anything we've done, any mistakes we've made, or even the heaviest burdens we carry. True worth is not something we have to earn, and it's certainly not something we can lose. Nobody can give it to us or take it away. At the core of your being lies a wellspring of goodness, of light, of worth, a place that is fully aligned with the divine. And by learning to relax, to let go, and to step back, you can uncover that place of oneness and wholeness. It is a return to your true nature, where you are complete, exactly as you are. This worthiness is your birthright. It is present within each of us—without exception. To help you reconnect with this inner sense of worth, I've included a short guided practice that will guide you back to that space of wholeness. It's an invitation to reclaim your true worth, to live from that place of unity with the divine within. You can listen to that - with sound healing - here. With love,Martin P.S. If you feel ready to release unworthiness (or anything else that's weighing you down) and reconnect with your true self-worth, I'd love to support you on this journey. You're welcome to book a discovery session with me, where we can explore this path together. The sessions take place via zoom, so you can connect from the comfort of your own home. You can learn more, read testimonials and book a discovery session with me here.

Are you someone who has been forced to let go of someone you love, because they hurt you, were toxic, lacked accountability and often caused you to doubt your worthiness? If so, this episode of Breakdown to Breakthrough with Life Coach and award-winning author Lisa A. Romano is for you. Dear One, in this episode, you will learn why it is better to walk alone than with a fool by your side. This podcast episode is not intended to bolster a sense of moral superiority; instead, it has been designed to help you come out of the denial of the consequences of unhealthy emotional dependencies.  When you embark on the emotional and spiritual healing journey, you are required to confront unhealthy attachments for your personal growth and personal empowerment.  Welcome to the practical wisdom of Lisa A. Romano. May you be blessed, uplifted, and your mind expanded by these teachings. Embark on the path to conscious awakening, emotional healing, and transformation with Lisa's Conscious Healing Academy, which includes a 3 tier coaching system that assists with one's awakening, emotional intelligence, and mental and emotional mastery.  12 Week Breakthrough Program (Level One - The Awakening) 8 Week Master Your Reality (Level 2 -- Deliberate Creating) Soul School - (Level Three -- Ascending Ego) To learn more, contact Lisa and her team members here; Contact Website Spotify Award Winning Books  Facebook Support Group  

Healing emotional trauma with 3 spiritual virtues will help you experience tremendous inner peace and self-love. Dear One, Welcome to today's video on healing emotional trauma through the power of spiritual virtues. If you've been struggling with feelings of pain, sadness, or anxiety, and you're searching for a way to achieve inner peace, this video is for you. We'll dive into three specific virtues that can help you release past wounds and nurture self-love. Whether you're dealing with the aftereffects of childhood trauma or difficult relationships or just want to elevate your emotional well-being, these spiritual tools will support your healing journey. Stay tuned to learn how to reclaim your inner strength, live more mindfully, and foster deep emotional healing. Embark on the path to conscious awakening, emotional healing, and transformation with Lisa's Conscious Healing Academy, which includes a 3 tier coaching system that assists with one's awakening, emotional intelligence, and mental and emotional mastery.  12 Week Breakthrough Program (Level One - The Awakening) 8 Week Master Your Reality (Level 2 -- Deliberate Creating) Soul School - (Level Three -- Ascending Ego) To learn more, contact Lisa and her team members here; Contact Website Spotify Award Winning Books  Facebook Support Group  

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We are up to an interesting pasuk , Devarim 33,12 which is the beracha Moshe Rabbenu gives to Binyamin לְבִנְיָמִ֣ן אָמַ֔ר יְדִ֣יד יְהֹוָ֔ה יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָבֶ֖טַח עָלָ֑יו חֹפֵ֤ף עָלָיו֙ כׇּל־הַיּ֔וֹם וּבֵ֥ין כְּתֵפָ֖יו שָׁכֵֽן Binyamin, called the Yedid/Dear one of Hashem. He dwells in serenity. The Shechina is always dwelling on him and dwelling between his shoulders. This refers to the fact that Binyamin was the one that merited the Bet Hamikdash to be built in his portion of land- where the Shechina always dwells. And he's called the Yedid/ dear one of Hashem. The Emek Davar says on this pasuk, “ טבע שבט בנימין וגדוליו להתהלך בדרך החסידות והפקרות למעלה מטבע אנושי בבטחון / The way, the nature of the tribe of Binyamin and their greats ֶ is to go on the way of the pious and to abandon themselves, more than nature, in the area of bitachon .״ The hiddush for me was that Binyamin was somebody that stood out in bitachon, of all the tribes. Where do we see this? One area, which he quotes from a midrash in the Yalkut Shemoni, is that before Nachshon ben Aminadav (from shevet Yehuda ) jumped into the Yam Suf, the one that actually caused him to jump in was someone from the tribe of Binyamin. A pasuk from Navi is cited to prove this point. This means that the splitting of the sea, which was a supernatural event, was actually triggered by Binyamin, something that's not well known. He goes on to the first two kings of Israel:The first king Shaul was from Binyamin, and David Hamelech was from Shevet Yehuda. In Shemuel 2, 1,17 when it talks about the lamentation that David Hamelech laments when Shaul died, he says, “ We're now going to have to teach the people of Yehuda bows and arrows.” What does this mean? Shaul died and suddenly we have to teach about bows and arrows? The Emek Davar says something fascinating: Now that Shaul is no longer alive and we no longer have the role model of bitachon, and Yehuda is taking over, we have to learn how to fight wars in a natural way. Binyamin stood out in the area of bitachon and therefore the Emek Davar says the tribe of Yehuda merited a kingdom. David Hamelech was a king, and kings fight wars. All the wars David Hamelech fought were natural wars. That was David Hamelech's greatness. He fought wars in a natural way and relied on Hashem. But Binyamin was on a higher level. He therefore got the Bet Hamikdash , which was supernatural, with Hashem always dwelling on him, and total protection of the Bet Hamikdash. And he makes a very interesting poetic statement, based on a pasuk from Mishleh that says, כמים הפנים לפנים כן לב אדם Like the water has a face to a face ( when you look in the water, you see your face) so too is the heart of man. Meaning, people project onto others what is projected to them. But he puts a poetic twist on this, saying, כמים הפנים לפנים כך השגחת ה' על יראיו / Just like the face is reflected in the water, so too is Hashem's Hashgacha on those that fear Him. Which means the more you direct yourself to Hashem, the more He dwells on you and protects you. So, because of his high level of bitachon, Binyamin received this special Bet Hamikdash - which was supernatural. There were miracles that happened every day in the Bet Hamikdash. There was protection, there were no flies, there was no decay, no one was bit by snakes in Yerushalayim… all of these wonderful miraculous events happened in the Bet Hamikdash because where the Shechina dwells, there is no negativity, there is no evil. Shechina brings beracha. Binyamin is that Yedid Hashem- and what makes him so dear? His constant bitachon. The more bitachon you have, the more the Shechina dwells on you and the more protected you are. This is not a commonly cited pasuk of Bitachon, but it's on the Maharal's list, and it conveys the message of the dear one, Binyamin, the Yedid Hashem that became that way due to his bitachon. Have a wonderful day.

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Dear One,Happy Saturday - here is some Rogue Wisdom from my upcoming book - Rodeo of the Soul. Blessings on your day and all you do and who you are. With heart,shiloh sophiaSapienta By Shiloh Sophia 2021 - Available at Musette Atelier and Apothecary Get full access to Tea with the Muse at teawiththemuse.substack.com/subscribe

Welcome to the second of two spine-tingling compilation episodes! Balance out the season's cheer with four of Someone's most chilling paranormal accounts, narrated by Cameron Helkuik. This special episode has a collection encounters including The Hat Man, an eavesdropping demonic presence, and an instance of shared dreams. Perfect for fans of all things paranormal.Thank you for supporting Drops of Darkness! We're a small indie-production duo and we create every episode ourselves. This means that each week, we write Stranger's fiction and hand-pick Someone's true scary stories in order to give you the best show we possibly can. If you like what we do, please tell your friends! We have big plans for Drops of Darkness and you can help us offer more content by subscribing, rating, and submitting your own stories. You can also follow us on TikTok @dropsofdarkness!Until next time, Dear One.EXPLICIT CONTENT: Stories featured on this show contain content intended for mature audiences.TRIGGER WARNINGS: LanguageDo you have a true scary story you'd like to hear on the show? Email it to: submissions@dropsofdarkness.com or through the form on dropsofdarkness.comLearn more about this month's nonprofit at wwww.anera.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the first of two spine-tingling compilation episodes! Balance out the season's cheer with three of Stranger's most chilling dark fiction stories, written and narrated by Anodyne Von. This special episode has a trifecta of terror including whispering shadow people, hungry changelings, and blood-thirsty entities. These stories are bound to transport you to worlds far from the one that you know where the dark things in the shadows aren't always the monster. Perfect for fans of horror, suspense, and the supernatural.Thank you for supporting Drops of Darkness! We're a small indie-production duo and we create every episode ourselves. This means that each week, we write Stranger's fiction and hand-pick Someone's true scary stories in order to give you the best show we possibly can. If you like what we do, please tell your friends! We have big plans for Drops of Darkness and you can help us offer more content by subscribing, rating, and submitting your own stories. You can also follow us on TikTok @dropsofdarkness!Until next time, Dear One.EXPLICIT CONTENT: Stories featured on this show contain content intended for mature audiences.TRIGGER WARNINGS: Language | Blood | Death | SA | Disturbing ImageryDo you have a true scary story you'd like to hear on the show? Email it to: submissions@dropsofdarkness.com or through the form on dropsofdarkness.comLearn more about this month's nonprofit at wwww.anera.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The inner child is that part of ourselves that holds the truth of our traumatic pasts. The inner child has been parented by those who may have been unaware they are unaware. When you are raised in a dysfunctional home, the ones in control do not admit that the home is toxic and often rely on denial to keep the sick family system going. The vulnerable narcissistic father, and angry codependent mother, who are stuck in a toxic relationship, can become blind to the damaging effects their immaturity, or lack of awareness is causing their children. However, if you have been raised by toxic parents, all is not lost. Your inner child is an innate, authentic aspect of you that you can learn to honor and connect with at any time. Often, wounded adult children are able to far more for others than themselves. We can benefit from this dynamic by perceiving our inner child as an actual little person within, that is worthy of our love, protection, and compassion.  It is my hope, that this episode allows you the ability to begin your inner child healing journey.  Dear One, you are enough, but your subconscious mind may be working against you and by default, keeping you stuck in survival patterns that require that you abandon the self. The 21 Day Inner Child Journaling Program can help you begin that journey back to the divine inner child. https://www.lisaaromano.com/journaling-adventure

Living a conscious takes self mastery. The human mind is designed for automation. And just like an email system can be built with 'triggers' to respond to certain actions, as a result of being programmed, the human mind works the same way. You, Dear One, have been programmed by parents, teachers, society, and any other form of indoctrination including religion. If you were raised by alcoholic, or narcissistic parents, what you experienced in childhood has become part of your 'subconscious auto pilot programming.' What you feel on the emotional level affects every cell of your body. And what you think repeatedly, results in your program. And just like machines can be automated by programming certain triggers that result in a desired action, you can become triggered too.  To escape this matrix, we must confront the faulty perception of self. And in order to confront our false self, we must first stabilize our awareness enough to be able to tap into the power of metacognition, which is our ability to observe the way we think.  Buckle up, Dear Ones, we are taking a deep dive with Lisa A. Romano.  In this episode, she explains how each of us is living below the veil of consciousness, unaware we are unaware, and that awakening is the first step toward becoming our powerful, creator authentic selves.  Inspiration, motivation, compassion, and wisdom at its best.  Lisa has made it her mission to create courses that help others awaken from the matrix faulty negative childhood programming creates.  To begin your journey back to the divine self and to become a member of Lisa's Breakthrough Living Above the Veil Community, visit; https://www.lisaaromano.com/12-wbcp

Dear One, My mother Caron offered a gift to almost everyone she could. Her level of appreciation for beauty of every kind, let me tell you, was astonishing.And so I was raised by a woman who saw beauty in everything and called it out. We would be walking down the street and her entire face would break out into joy as she saw different people and places and things, and exclaimed “How beautiful you are!”. How often people were surprised by her showed me just how precious this was.One of the last things that she shared with us before crossing the rainbow bridge is that "mattering matters" and to never miss an opportunity to let someone know that they matter.And so today that's what I'm doing with you. Whether you feel like you're my people or not, I'm letting you know that you matter. I spent my morning meditation inviting you to be with your people, to look for us, to see us, to be with us, and to let yourself be seen, to know that you matter…Finding your people begins with a decision to be seen, to be seen in your messiest places, and also to be seen in your gloriousnessto be seen when you'reputting things together and also when you're pulling things apartwhen you find your people, it's like breathing an air that you knew existed but weren't sure you'd ever find. It's a discovery that there are people as strange as you are, but in completely different ways. Finding your people isn't just that you like the same songs, although you might or that eat the same foods although you might, or that you want the same things in life. It's less about affinities toward preferences and more about a feeling. The closest way I could describe it is like a groove. It's like that point in the evening in a concert where all the popular songs have been worn away and you're a little bit tired and wondering if you're gonna head home, and all of a sudden it's the song you've been looking for and you feel it in your whole body and then everybody's moving. It's a feeling. Sometimes I feel it less with individual people and more with whole groups of people, like atThat evening concert under the Twinkle Lights, under the moonlight, when the beat is so blue that you feel joyful and so does everybody else. It's a wink from an elder with a hat pulled over one eye and flip-flops, even though it's cold and they wink at you and you know they see you and you let them see you. It's the child running up to you that belongs to the parents who don't know you and they apologize, but you have a moment with the child where there's an understanding. It's this moment as I'm recording this, as an unbelievably huge and gorgeous white bird flies over my head and reminds me this is my people. My people aren't just people. My people are birds.My people are tigers I've never met. Of course, they're not people, but at the same time, when I look at them, I see myself in them. It's something from the wild. It's a remembrance of a time before this time it's a call to belonging to something bigger than neighborhood and fashion sense, and which apps you're a part of in community and which things you like from everybody else. It's a call to a feeling. It's a feeling that I don't know if anyone on this planet ever escapes because somehow we're always looking for it. We think it's a place because we've just been traveling for so long and sometimes you find it in a place like when I think about the Bay Area, I think I'm a child of the Bay. It's my place and I like visiting other places, but as soon as I smell the salty sea of San Francisco and see the golden gates, I know that's my place. That doesn't mean everybody there is my people, but I see my people there all the time and we say hello. As we pass by on the streets, we share pleasantries and what I really wanna do is say, I see you.I've missed you. I'm sorry about your father, your mother. I heard about your child, your work. How's the hip, the foot, the hand, the finances. How are you feeling about what's been coming out around here, about the stories that have been told about us, about you, about the evolution of the species or notfinding your peopleI'd love to say is an easy thing, but it isn't always so easySometimes at the festivals when the rainbow flags are flying and the tie dye is dancing and the corn is piping hot and the barbecue smells so good and you've never been hungrier in your life and suddenly everybody's dancing and you're like, yeah, my people. Sometimes in church when the soloist is riffing in a way that nobody expected and everybody's in an ecstatic cascade of delight and you're like, yeah, that feeling, that's a feeling of belonging to a people, but also to a song and a place and a space. I remember that feeling from the first time I went to Glide church and the choir started coming down the aisle and their tie-dye robes singing, “Celebrate good times - Come on. There's a party going on right here, a celebration…”and I started crying. My peopleLooking for your people is a favorite pastime of our species at this time because you're looking for someone who sees you and has the capacity to see you, and that's one of the issues with finding your people is you need people with similar capacities. Again, you might not like the same thing or dress the same way or have the same affinities, but there's a similar capacity and that's where the challenge is because capacity is rare. I'd like to think it isn't, but I actually think it is. I can only truly be seen by people who have a similar capacity as I do for seeing them.I can see lots of people who don't see me, but when someone really sees me, they're stretching into a capacity, for who I am, what I'm creating, what I'm all about. There's appreciation, there's inquiry, and I have the exact same thing about them. It isn't about accomplishments or what's visible. It's about a feeling again.but not having the capacity to see and be seen is lonely and people feel isolated even in a crowd or in a community.There's something that we do in our community that I absolutely love and maybe it's not something we do. It's more like who we be the symbol for it is the red thread, but the energy for it is an energy of belonging and it's an interesting capacity that we have developed over these past 30 years where when someone walks into a virtual space or a physical space without needing to prove themselves in any way or even say their name, we embrace them in a feeling of belonging. It's something we've cultivated and the interesting thing is that if at least one person is brave enough to cultivate a capacity for having people feel like they're seen and they belong, then that person so often surprised someone new feels included and relaxes into the space, and that relaxing allows them to be seen in a different way and perhaps they recognize they're with other beings who have a capacity for cultivating belonging without even needing to know you.I think the “needing to prove yourself” stuff really keeps us from seeing each other.I think people are just enough as they are showing up bravely into a new space.Finding your people isn't easy and sometimes you find them and then they're gone again and you feel like you have to start over, but you don't want to because you spent so long finding those specific ones and then they scatter into the four directions. You find yourself looking eye to eye with a hummingbird and wondering, are you my people? Yes. Hummingbird is also my people.Hummingbirds because of how I dress,think I'm a flower. The number of times I hear the worrying of their wings before I even see their little ruby faces is a lot. It's enough that I've come to know that I'm part of their people too. Of course, I'm not really talking about people or birds or tigers.I'm talking about a feeling, this feeling of seeing and being seen is something ~ Shiloh Sophia Get full access to Tea with the Muse at teawiththemuse.substack.com/subscribe

Ripped from the pages of the popular Wildfire Magazine anthology, “Igniting the Fire Within,” we've curated this special mini podcast for you. Each Friday, hear a new bite-sized episode. Featuring “just the stories” from the book read by the authors. Think of this as your dynamic audiobook version of Igniting the Fire Within. Enjoy! This episode features Meaghan Calcari Campbell reading her essay “Dear One.” Meaghan Calcari Campbell. Ocean Conservation Practitioner. Diagnosed at 32. IDC, Stage IIB, Triple Positive. San Francisco, CA. @calcariousBuy the Wildfire book “Igniting the Fire Within: Stories of Healing, Hope & Humor, Inside Today's Young Breast Cancer Community”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BJVJ629F?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860More about Meaghan: https://www.instagram.com/calcarious/Hear Meaghan's story followed by a conversation with April Stearns on The Burn: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/07b5270a-2a22-4a73-9abd-ca75b4ae9a75Get the free Wildfire email newsletter: https://www.wildfirecommunity.orgLearn about Wildfire writing workshops: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/workshopsShop Wildfire merch & more: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shopSend your voice recording testimonial to editor@wildfirecommunity.org*Free* Get Wildfire and The Burn freebies here: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/free

Welcome to Raw. Real. Redeemed!  In this episode: On New Years Morning our young, beautiful friend Eliza Butler, a wife and mama of four little ones, went to be with Jesus after a brave fight with stage four cancer. We want to honor her life and her joy-filled fight to stay alive for her husband and children.  She fought the good fight. She finished her race, she kept her faith. "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." To know you was to love you, Eliza. Until we meet again, Dear One. You can e mail us at hello@rawrealredeemed.com

Are you the adult daughter of a narcissistic father? If so, you may have attracted a narcissist or two in your life. In this episode, Lisa A. Romano will help you understand why this happens, and you might be surprised it's not your fault. The relationship blueprint we use to attract partners is the emotional, mental, and vibrational blueprint we adopted in childhood by observing, loving, and interacting with our parents. As Lisa says, Dear One, it's not your fault. However, the only way to break these cycles is to understand them first. Learn more about how to break these cycles and overcome your attraction to narcissists by participating in Lisa's flagship 12 Week Breakthrough Coaching Program. A science-based, e-learning program that teaches you the science of emotional abandonment and the fear of rejection. Ready to live an authentic life without fear of rejection? If so, register today! https://www.lisaaromano.com/12wbcp

This week, I am sharing what's been coming up for me.. for you..What's inside silence and pausing.. for you?? When you stand still.. what comes through?  What is calling you?What is loud inside the silence?Are you willing and able to receive? FREE Fertility Friday: LIVE Q and A on youtube every Friday 10AM PST/9AM Pacific on the 1st Fridays:).This Friday 11/4/22`at 9AM I'm live:   https://youtu.be/0XA5JVPWhfM*Imperfect Parenting Coaching Circle in Novemberhttps://mailchi.mp/e636f82ce777/imperfect-parenting-coaching-group______Monthly Midlife fertility  Inner Circle group: https://mailchi.mp/7b3062e36816/2-tuesdays-jump-inInsta @Ip_parenting Tik tok @imperfectparentingariel Website:https://imperfectparenting.net *Experienced pregnancy loss? I have a little something for you.. https://bit.ly/2HB7uJH*Looking to get pregnant over 40? https://bit.ly/2ZbPSdk Instagram and Tik tok: @arielgreenandersson

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Tonight's episode is from the Sleep Sounds podcast. If you enjoy it, go subscribe! You can do so by searching for Sleep Sounds Meditation for Women in your podcast player or by visiting WomensMeditationNetwork.com/sleepsounds. Here's to more sweet dreams, beautiful...

Here's to a night of deep sleep, beautiful.

This #guidedmeditation begins with a #yoganidra style guided awareness practice, and then we transition to feeling BEYOND.  You are guided to soften your resistance to life and feel into the fullness, the magic and the mystery of life that is within you.  All that you seek, Dear One, is seeking you... it is you.  You are the answer you are searching for, and this practice brings you into an embodied knowing of this truth.  Be nourished, relax, and re-inspire your wild self.

Our guest today is Meaghan Calcari Campbell from San Francisco who was diagnosed at 32 with Stage 2 Triple Positive breast cancer.  She is reading a piece she wrote titled “Dear One” from the 2021 “Bay Area Young Survivors” issue of Wildfire Magazine.  It is a story about a life transformed by what cancer took away.  It is our first about another path to motherhood. A circuitous path that began in not wanting it and ended in needing a community to make it happen. Get the free Wildfire email newsletter: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/ (https://www.wildfirecommunity.org) Learn about Wildfire writing workshops: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/workshops (https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/workshops) Shop Wildfire merch & more: https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop (https://www.wildfirecommunity.org/shop) Send your voice recording testimonial to editor@wildfirecommunity.org. More about Meaghan: https://www.instagram.com/calcarious/ (https://www.instagram.com/calcarious/). More about Bay Area Young Survivors: https://www.baysnet.org/ (https://www.baysnet.org).

Narcissists are cons. They live in a false reality and need you to COMPLY with their delusions of self. They will pick on the weakest link and work very hard to convince you their false self is real. Wake up Dear One, take off those rose-colored glasses and see what you may not want to see. The truth sets you free. Life Coach Lisa A. Romano discusses the Narcissist's CON. Online Codependency Recovery Program https://www.lisaaromano.com/12-wbcp YouTube Channel http://bit.ly/32zOvUh Instagram @lisaaromano Contact support.coach@lisaaromano.co Facebook Support Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/adultchildrenofalcoholics

Reading an unpublished piece which begins, "Dear One. When you speak a boundary..." My new book, Fragrance After Rain, is available online at booksellers worldwide, in both hardcover and softcover. You can be a precious part of our book launch by posting your copy on Instagram, tagging #jaiyajohn, encouraging others to purchase, posting readings of your favorite passages, and by sharing online book reviews. My whole heart cries Grateful. jaiyajohn.com. Books online everywhere...Episode text:Dear One. When you speak a boundary and do not uphold it, you have not actually set a boundary. You see? A boundary is not a word. A boundary is an act. An act of integrity between you and you. A promise not to betray yourself. A follow through on your sacred word. A consistency between word and behavior. A boundary is also a practice of being true to yourself.Maybe you are so afraid of being abandoned that you abandon yourself. You abandon making space and spirit for what you desire and need. You prevent the people and things that could be your blessing from having a place in your life. Who are you holding space for and why? It is good to ask this question daily. And to answer bravely.Trauma can cause us to act against our own interest by filling our life with people who violate our boundaries, and impeding the presence of those who would honor our boundaries. Gentle now. No need for guilt or shame. These words are Love's clarity. People pleasing is not just an inconvenience to yourself. It is a theft of your life space, energy, and fertility. Gentle now.  If you were violated when you were young, you may very well associate being violated with Love. If your habit muscles for pleasing others are stronger than your habit muscles for healthy Love relations, sacred Love will be elusive. The answer is to strengthen your discernment muscles for healthful, mutually honoring relationship. Yes? When you speak a boundary and then accommodate a person's violation of that boundary by remaining available to them in the same way as before, you are inviting them to interpret your accommodation in ways that serve them, not you. They can with good reason tell themselves that you must not have meant what you said. That you must want them to be with you how they have always been with you. You signal this by betraying your boundary. And if you yearn for more space for yourself in your life, but keep flooding your life with the presence, energy, spirit, and motives of others who violate your stated boundaries, you are creating your own drought of space for yourself. You see?When you uphold a boundary, you are nullifying an agreement with another person written in the ink and ether of your joint history together that says, "I assent to how you are with me." You are presenting new, non-negotiable contract language backed by your willingness to release the prior relationship.A boundary is a personal habit. A form of hygiene. You keep yourself and your life clean and free for what you want by honoring what you say through what you do. You exude this habit energetically. You do not control how others respond to your boundaries. This is not the point of a boundary. Your boundaries are for your wellness, peace, and fulfillment of the life your soul desires. You can learn to be gentle with yourself, within yourself, in the way you nurture your boundaries. You do not have to destroy your soul with rage. Each day, pay Loving attention to how you exist in this world. Learn to discern what heals and helps you from what numbs, distracts, harms, or uses you. Speak your boundary and you plant a seed. Honor your boundary and you bring your seed all the way to its fullest, most beautiful life...Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jaiyajohn)

This week, Pearl has a conversation is with Karsta Hurd. Karsta has gone from Surviving to Thriving! In Karsta's own words- " Surviving to Thriving! That's my mission - to hold space for you to create a life that lights you the f*** up! A life that's more than just enduring, “fine”. Because you deserve a life that is EPIC! I know what you're thinking. “I can't…because….” Trust me, I thought for a very long time. “I can't leave my career because I'm a single mom and this job is convenient.” Or, “I can't do ‘that' because I don't have enough money.” Dear One, I'm here to help you overcome those limiting beliefs, create a clear picture of a life that brings you true joy, and start designing that life (while living your current reality)." Check her out https://karstamarie.com/ https://www.instagram.com/karihurd/ https://twitter.com/KariHurd

Doesn't matter what you've been through, doesn't what has happened in the past few days, I know it's been Challenging, but hey, hold on, it's gonna be okey. I repeat, it's gonna be okey. Let what wants to happen happen, and you live it, if you find you can't change anything about it, hey, this too shall pass, we are not prisoners of our past, because it was a lesson , not a life sentence. . Don't give up on yourself, it's gonna be okey.

The STWR gang celebrates Nikki's very first birthday with surprise guests galore! So fun - she should have a birthday every year! Plus, Ross realizes the power of his influence & so much more.

Let's talk about Affirmations. They are not just for those that have been abused. These can help anyone! First, you may be saying, "Mel, I've done them a few times and they don't work!" or "That is way too woo-woo for me." Affirmations just like any other tool work if you allow them to work with you. Just because you don't always hit the nail on the head with a hammer the first time does that mean you stop using the hammer? Positive reinforcement statements to help boost your self-esteem and confidence. Much like my favorite tool of "Mirror work", affirmations can work for you. I'm 12+ years out and I still implement the things I talk about here. Why?! Does that mean I'm still having issues or just blowing smoke? Dear One, it takes time to get to the place of healing. I've made wonderful breakthroughs but they were not overnight. Be kind to yourself. Try these things for the next 14 days. Say them in the car, in the morning, doing dishes, working out, or what have you. It does take time. Baby steps! Here are a few to get you started! I am a Child of God I deserve to be happy and successful I have the power to change myself I can forgive and understand others and their motives I can make my own choices and decisions I am free to choose to live as I wish and to give priority to my desires I can choose happiness whenever I wish no matter what my circumstances I am flexible and open to positive change in every aspect of my life I act with confidence having a general plan and accept plans are open to alteration It is enough to have done my best I deserve to be loved I love myself for who I am Fear is only a feeling; it cannot hold me back I know that I can master anything Today I am willing to fail in order to succeed I have the strength to make my dreams come true I trust in myself I am proud of myself for even daring to try Today I put my full trust in my inner guidance I grow in strength with every forward step I take I release my hesitation and make room for victory I can do anything I set my mind to do I like myself better each day I am capable and strong I am a winner I am a deserving human being I am able to easily handle any problem I face My goal is to share awareness, offer empowerment, and educate others about emotional traumas and domestic abuse. Here I will share my story and also stories of courage and healing from Survivors, Coaches, to Therapists/Counselors. You can find my books and my Journals here- https://www.amazon.com/Melinda-Kunst/e/B0788SWSB1 Find me on Facebook here- www.facebook.com/hopewhentherewasnone The Survivors Cafe on Facebook is a private community for women- https://www.facebook.com/groups/724081331311924 Find help and info here- https://www.thehotline.org/ https://www.domesticshelters.org/ https://internationalwomenshouse.org/get-help https://www.domesticshelters.org/resources/national-global-organizations Sexual Assault Hotline- https://www.rainn.org/ National Suicide Prevention lifeline-800-273-8255 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/melinda-j-kunst/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/melinda-j-kunst/support

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We are so excited to be sharing this time with fellow Minnesotain, Michelle Kaisersatt!  With art and design being the cornerstone to Michelle’s history, clay became her new voice when she was 35 years old.  Working with clay, Michelle began to carve a niche for herself: organically designed and hand-carved sculptural cremation urns.  Feeling a kinship to those seeking to honor loved ones who had crossed over, creating urns was a humble part of Michelle’s journey. Then, over the course of the last decade, Michelle learned some very personal life lessons of her own… Today, Michelle continues to boldly express her voice in her clay work. And now, through her written work—she shares a powerful message—with nature—as the messenger.  Michelle lives on the bluffs of the Minnesota River in southern Minnesota. Wrapped in the arms of nature, she is expanding her wings…sharing “I am right here beside you.”... Website: The Soul Remains. www.thesoulremains.com Facebook & Instagram @thesoulremains Business name: Soul Work Contact: Michelle@thesoulremains.com Michelle has given us a generous coupon code to share with our liisteners! To find my book: Dear One A Message of Love, about Grief, Loss, and the Art of Healing, find a special $5 off coupon with the code: PureHope The purchase includes gift wrap, a special blank notecard, and a signed copy of Dear One. Retail at my shop is $24.95 - which includes all of the above and shipping fees and tax. It is also available on Amazon for $21.95 – but tax and shipping are extra. (Copy is not signed, no gift notecard, and no wrapping :D when purchased through Amazon.)

I'm SUPER excited to open up this energetic space to share heartfelt "Homecoming to SELF stories" of BE.you.to.full Women and their walk, journey, and expression of life. I am so happy its CJ I'm opening up this space with. As it was in the beginning of our meeting, "I felt home with her." She's certainly a firm foundation for Soul Homecoming within herself, and welcoming of others. Thanks CJ for sharing your story. I love you Dear One. CONNECT with CJ Ives Lopez The Authors Porch www.theauthorsporch.com www.facebook.com/theauthorsporch www.instagram.com/theauthorsporch www.twitter.com/theauthorsporch Follow CJ: www.facebook.com/authorcjiveslopez www.instagram.com/cjiveslopez13 www.linkedin.com/in/cj-ives-lopez www.twitter.com/cjiveslopez CJ Ives Lopez MSgt (ret), United States Air Force The Authors Porch Host The Bombshell Book Review Host SisterSisterLiveShow Host Hope Book Authors Young Adult Romance Author Fourteen Children's Book Author CEO, iLO Multimedia RGV, LLC Instagram Linkedin Facebook florenceleonardo.com Join our Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/homecomingtoself Credit to: Tantric Music Masters (Meditation Instrumental) https://music.apple.com/us/album/mindful-sex-40-tracks-immerse-in-physical-sensations/1365143122 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/florenceleonardo/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/florenceleonardo/support

A quick Scripture reading and prayer to begin your day! Please share the shine by posting a takeaway on social--tag me and let's use social media as a tool to be a media missionary as we share The Good News together. AND...some extra listener love--share a rating and review on iTunes. I am so grateful for your support. For real! It means the world to me. And let's not forget that we are designed for community. You're invited to join Free & Favored our private Facebook community of fellow sisters growing and celebrating: faith, fitness, and fun! Hop over to Facebook and join us, gorgeous girl! As always, I love hearing from you! After listening, drop a review (or send me an email) if something resonated with you, and please share with others if you think it could impact their world, too! Email: Frannie@shinewithfrannie.com Oh, and don't be a stranger! Let's stay connected: Shine with Frannie Website: www.shinewithfrannie.com Shine with Frannie on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and right here on YouTube. And on Clubhouse and Linked In, let's connect--Frannie Foltz AND....don't forget to subscribe to receive notifications when new episodes drop! www.shinewithfrannie.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/frannie-foltz/support

Are you blocking your Connection to the Universe? Light travels in straight lines and shadows are caused by something blocking light from going straight. As the story investigator, become curious about what is blocking your light and connection to the Universe. Begin to be a Master of your Light, Groundedness, Alignment and Connection. Ask where am I in this experience? Am I conscious, aware or am I in an unconscious, unrealized state? Language shapes how a story is told and often how words are put together – they can cause a rippling effect of a trigger of inspiration and joy or of shear panic and fear. When it comes to manifesting and healing, if someone is “blocking” their connection to the Universe this can cause all systems to go into shutdown mode. Are there Energetic Blocks of Resistance keeping you from your Good? Often times, when things aren’t working well in our lives, we maybe blocking our connection to the Universe. The truth is that there may be energetic blocks of resistance keeping you from your good. Think of it this way, you want answers so you call up the Universe. You are on your phone with the Universe speaking fast with some fear, maybe some sadness, anguish, maybe feeling mad and the call drops, you are so focused and committed to being in your story, to tell the Universe everything that is going on that you don’t like yet you don’t realize that all the anxiety and fear disconnected you from the Universe. You dropped a call to the Universe. You may not have realized how or when you have disconnected. The Universe is trying to call back, yet you are so caught up in the telling the story of what happened to you that you don’t even notice you have a call on the other line. Hello, the Universe is calling you back, please take a breath, pause the story and pick up the other line. Answer the call from the Universe - for indeed, Dear One, it is for your highest good. Centering Intention: I AM ready to accept and receive miracles beyond what I’ve ever experienced, for my highest good.

by Lisa Olstein

Click here to make a donation to support these daily prophetic words http://www.neilvermillion.com/donate/ Enter into my rest, my Dear One, for in fellowship with me all your worries, cares, and fears will melt away. In union with me you will be free to play and frolic. You will be free to dream without hindrance, so enter into my rest and put your trust in me. My plans for you will cause you to prosper and will satisfy you. My plans will bring you to the fullness of your potential and you will manifest and realize who you are in me. (1) In this awareness you will move forward rapidly, securely, and accurately, for you will see your path, and understand your steps - each step, one at a time. You will be fully aware of the pace at which you are traveling, and with this understanding and awareness you will move forward in all I set before you in grace and passion. My heart's desires will guide you into the path not only of your destiny and purpose, but of your fulfillment and satisfaction too. (2) My plans will delight you like nothing else. My will for your life will satisfy you like nothing else. The relationships I will bring to you will satisfy you and bless you like nothing else. You will taste and see my goodness and you will wonder why you ever wanted to roam away from me in the first place. I will draw you to my side, and we will sit together in perfect fellowship. I will look at you, and you will look at me, and we will know each other face to face, personally and intimately. All this knowing, satisfaction, and revelation of purpose, identity, and destiny will be spawned from our union together as you enter my rest. My yoke for you is easy and even delightful. You will not be tired or exhausted, but will be renewed, restored, and recharged. My rest will invigorate and inspire you. My rest will heal you and enable communion together, for you will know you are abiding in me, and I in you. So enter my rest, my Dear One, and know you never have to leave. My love for you will never be fully spent, nor be exhausted, My love for you will never run dry, so as you drink deeply again and again, you will enjoy the glory and joy of my rest, despite paradoxes within your circumstances, heart, and mind, you may in encounter from time to time. My rest will be your haven as you abide, grow, and flourish all the days of your life. (3) (1) Matthew 11:28, Hebrews 4:3, 2 Corinthians 3:17, 1 Peter 5:7, Galatians 2:20 (2) Psalm 119:105, Psalm 119:18-19, Hebrews 4:16, Psalm 37:4 (3) Matthew 11:28-30, Exodus 33:14, Psalm 4:8, Ephesians 3:19, Colossians 3:14

As you seek me in my word, in my ways, and in my timing you will come to know different aspects of who I am. You will know me, but you will also come to find I am not nearly as limited as you previously thought, for I am not limited, confined, or hindered. In your seeking me you have presumed I am like you, but I am not. As you discover this truth you will be surprised and amazed time and time again all the different aspects of greatness I possess. (1) Though you seek me purely, you seek me from within your own limits and mindsets formed by your own experiences, but I am greater than all those. Even in your quest to know and understand me, I am with you, by your side, revealing understanding to you, pointing you in the right direction, though at times you resist and turn away. My hand is extended towards you in love and acceptance, not in harshness or anger. Even in your blindness I am helping you find the right path, choice, timing, and even the right relationships. (2) Though I speak you do not always listen. Though I send you messages and signals, hints and clues, you ignore and resist them, in your pursuit of your desires instead of receiving my truth. Even still I am by your side, waiting patiently, loving you faithfully until you come to the end of your folly and awaken from your slumber. You are blinded by your own desires, dreams, and selfish goals and ambitions, and you ignore the very things that will save and preserve you, the things that will cause you to flourish, mature, and increase. (3) Even still I love you. Even in spite of your shortcomings you are my desire. You are my prize, for I have seen all these things and love you still. Even though you miss the mark it has never swayed me from loving you. It has never discouraged me, disappointed me, nor surprised me. Though you miss the mark I have never changed my love for you, never changed my plans for you, never given up on you, for I see all these things and love you still. (4) Our union together has always been my plan for you. My plans for you have never been based on your performance, strength, or righteousness. My plans for you have never been contingent on your success apart from me, but have always been as you realize your dependence on me. These things were established and set in motion before the foundations of the world were laid, though no one knew it then. In my heart nothing has ever changed, and all the surprises you encounter and experience have never surprised me. There is nothing new or unforeseen that has caused me to alter my love or my plans for you, my Dear One. (5) While all of this may sound harsh to some, and even discouraging to others, understand that embracing this will liberate you from your own self-created idols. In this place of liberation your heart, mind, and emotions will be free, for you were created to abide in freedom. You were created to live in lightness, not heaviness, so embrace the understanding of what I have in store for you, for you will be delighted. You will be amazed and excited as you continue to discover the contentment and peace, in greater measure than you ever thought possible. (6) (1) Jeremiah 29:13, Numbers 23:19, John 4:24, Job 36:26 (2) Psalm 27:8, Deuteronomy 4:29, John 16:12-14, Psalm 31:3 (3) Proverbs 1:5, 1 John 4:5-6, Ephesians 5:14 (4) Colossians 3:14, Romans 5:8, 1 John 4:16,19 (5) 1 Corinthians 6:17, John 15:5, Ephesians 2:10, Hebrews 13:8, Malachi 3:6 (6) Galatians 5:1, 2 Corinthians 3:17, John 8:32, 2 Timothy 2:7, 2 Thessalonians 3:16

Click here to make a donation to support these daily prophetic words http://www.neilvermillion.com/donate/ As you sit before me and allow my spirit to influence you, understand I will give you new thoughts. I will give you new vision, and expand the vision you already possess. I will give you many new things, but if you do not accept them, or do not recognize them, you could misunderstand. So allow me to encourage you to receive all I have for you again and again, for there is so much in store for you, so many things I have to share with you, so much available to you, if you will embrace and receive it. (1) Your ways are not my ways, and I have answer after answer for your questions. And yes, I have even more questions to give you, for though you seek knowledge and answers, your greatest pursuit will be of learning, knowing and sitting with me. I will bring you into the very depths of what will sustain and satisfy you. I will bring you into the very depths of my heart and spirit, and draw you into my closeness. In this place of union and close fellowship, you will experience the fullness of joy I have for you. (2) You will experience all the many wonderful delights, the many amazing realities and truths, and the incredible and astonishing experiences and encounters that only I can give you. In this place of experience and encounter you will forget your former habits. You will discard your unbelief. You will delete your doubt, fear, rebellion, hesitancy, and murder. You will abide in forgiveness, love, and security because you will come to the greater realization of how much you are loved already, how much you have already been forgiven, how secure you already are. (3) This understanding and reality will shape and shift your conscious paradigm as well as your heart, for you will see everything, person, and situation very differently as you look through the eyes of my perspective given you through the unity and closeness of our fellowship. This perspective will not allow you to think of yourself the same as before. This perspective will not allow you to think of your neighbor the same as before. This perspective will not allow you to think of your past, nor your future, the same way you used to think about them. (4) You will be changed and renewed. You will be freed and open to receive all I have for you, for I have many good things to give you, my Dear One. You are so close to me, so favored and cherished by me. It is my heart's desires to lavish my love, and so many extravagant, even luxurious, gifts upon you, and to do so repeatedly. So allow yourself to receive all I have for you. Allow yourself to be influenced by my spirit. Drink in the new perspective I will give you, for in all these things you will discover and experience the fullness I have for you. (5) (1) John 14:26, Romans 8:5-6, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Romans 12:2, Isaiah 26:3 (2) Isaiah 55:8-9, John 6:35, Psalm 107:9, Isaiah 58:11, 1 Corinthians 6:17, Romans 15:13 (3) Ephesians 4:22, James 1:6, 1 John 2:6, Romans 8:38-39 (4) Psalm 51:10, Ezekiel 36:26, 1 John 1:3 (5) 2 Corinthians 4:16, Ephesians 4:22-24, Ephesians 5:29, 1 John 3:1

Enrollment for personal prophetic words will be open between July 5-11th, or when 30 people have enrolled, whichever comes first. If you would like to receive a personal prophetic word go to NeilVermillion.com/PersonalProphecy/ As you walk with me, follow my guidance, adhere yourself to my timing, and open your heart to alternatives you had not previously considered, you will find there is not only so much adventure for you, but so much more fulfillment, delight, and satisfaction as well. The plans I have marked out for you will amaze and surprise you. The goodness of my plans will far surpass the plans you have conceived for yourself. As you learn to cooperate with me, instead of resisting and fighting against me, you will come to a place of higher appreciation of all I have in store for you, even that which you do not fully, or partially, understand. (1) As surely as you are alive, and as surely as I love you, there are mysteries before you you do not understand. But as you grow in your experience and capacity to trust my leadership you will not be compelled to unravel that which is a mystery, but rather simply accept it as such. As you accept, acknowledge, and follow my leadership in your life you will be set free to spend your energy on living, loving, and enjoying, rather than being weighed down by that which you cannot carry, comprehend, or possess. (2) Even though you struggle, know I love you. Even though you question and doubt me, know I love you still. Even though you hide from me, though I would never reject, abandon, or put you to shame, know I am patient with you, loving you moment by moment despite your behavior. You are my Dear One. You are my Beloved. You are the one who causes my heart to flutter, for you are most dear, most precious in my sight. (3) Even though you feel so far away from me at times, understand you are never far from me. You are never away from me except in your own perception within your own heart and mind. I am so close to you, closer than you realize, and as you let go of worthless things that occupy your heart, mind, and time, you will come to understand and embrace this. You will come to the place where you are free to revel in the truth of my love for you. As you do, you will be delighted, amazed, inspired, and enamored again and again with the fullness and magnitude of it all. (4) (1) Ephesians 5:8, 2 Corinthians 5:7, Galatians 5:16, Ephesians 5:15, 1 Corinthians 2:9 (2) 1 Corinthians 16:14, 1 John 4:19, Acts 5:29, John 14:15, 1 Peter 5:7, Matthew 11:28-30 (3) 1 John 4:7, Ephesians 4:2, Hebrews 13:5, Deuteronomy 31:6, Song of Solomon 4:9, Isaiah 43:4 (4) Acts 17:27, Colossians 1:21-22, Ephesians 2:10, Romans 5:5

her fire is lit... she will not be silent... recorded a spontaneous episode on what's weighing on my heart during this heavy time.  racism is beyond hate. apathy is racism too. want to live in a non-violent world? don't be silence.  more message for white human suits to take in as well... mama gaia's conscious will only expand to higher realms and transcend the darkness to light by bringing the truth of the what's going on in the world, the illusions of the world to light.    VIBE WITH THIS SOULO EPISODE? share on your instastory + tag @raquellemantra   BE SHAKEN + LISTEN This young girl, old soul How to Be Anti-Racist book by Ibram X. Kendi Infinite Waters @rachel.cargle @maryamhasnaa @shamandurek @lightwatkins @lalahdelia  @heyfranhey  @soulisticwellness  @shesash8peshifter  @nonilimar @sumistouch @scottwoodsrules   CONNECT WITH RAQUELLE  yourownmagic.life insta @raquellemantra facebook soul tribe your own magic group spotify music raquellemantra   JOIN THE YOMIES Free Secret Facebook Group with over 9k like-minded souls yourownmagic.life #yomiart   H.O.M.E  time to channel home her (his) own magic experience at-home retreat to begin the channel work with bree melanson and raquelle weekend of july 11-12/13th more details here   THANK YOU TO YOM SPONSOR SKILLSHARE  2 months for only FREE premium membership! access to 30,000+ classes skillshare.com/yourownmagic recommend creative writing class, photography class, illustration, poetry, podcasting or any business course for what you intend to dip your toe into   

If you're like 99.99% of the people I know (including myself), meditation doesn't come naturally or easily for you.⠀And yet…Meditation seems to be the magic wand that everyone is waving around. ⠀Can't sleep? Meditate.⠀Not motivated? Feeling lost? Meditate.⠀Depressed? Anxious? Meditate.But...Every time you sit down to meditate, your monkey brain clicks on, the thoughts race, you feel bored, the list of things you *should* be doing instead starts firing.⠀It's just so uncomfortable. And boring. And potentially even triggering. And you're left thinking…"When does the goddamn peace and enlightenment come in? Am I doing this wrong? I am so bad at this." ⠀Dear One, I *hear* you. ⠀You're not doing it wrong. But you are viewing meditation through a one-size fits all model. Here's the thing. Anyone CAN meditate. However, the access point to meditation can look different for everyone. Join my fellow acupuncturist Cayly Christensen and I as we talk about giving yourself permission to approach meditation in a way that feels good to you and what that can look like. HERE’S A PEEK AT WHAT WE’LL CONNECT OVER IN THIS EPISODEWhat anxiety is and why sitting meditation can be a triggering tool for some humansHow hypervigilance can be a learned behavior from childhood even if you didn’t have a particularly traumatic early lifeGiving yourself permission to use the tools that work for you and asking your body what it is craving in the moment rather than doing what everyone else is doingCayly Christensen’s Website // Instagram Kat Lee's Website // Instagram Breathwork teachers that get Cayly's stamp of approval: Jennifer Patterson @corpusritualAnnalise Sullivan @spiritedrootsAmy Kuretsky @amykuretskySupport the Podcast via PatreonReview and subscribe to this podcast so you don’t miss any future episodes!Don't forget to screenshot and tag me on Instagram so we can keep the conversation going.This podcast is made possible with sound production by Andre Lagace. Original music by Mayan Kites. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=34245616)

“The Mirror”, Oracle card pulled from ‘The Hidden Worlds Oracle’ by Lucy Cavendish.   It goes together with my digital art I was guided to post on Instagram “Rise” One of my old works from last year. see it on my Instagram @the.healing.butterfly also available on my website, thekeyistocreate.com and RedBubble, Society6. Art Store: Infinite Art “THE MIRROR-OTHER LIVES, PAST LIVES, DIMENSIONAL LIVES We are the many-born, who move through time and space, beyond the lines drawn by men. We dance upon the web of connection and circle around, thousand upon thousand upon thousands of times. You have been star and stone, flower and bark, deer and dancer, priestess and servant girl, wizard and serf. We move through forms, friend, not simply those of the human, but those of the elements. And when we can awaken, little by little, each piece of wisdom, until we are whole and entered fully into this life, to share what we were brought here to do.  You are now at this point of realization. Staring into the Mirror, it is as if each memory can find its way to the surface of your skin, and you can connect with the multitudes who dwell within us. Your identity will not shatter, you will not fragment-instead you will become more whole, more complete, more present than ever before. Let yourself know the truth-you are earth, and air and water, and fire. You are priestess and poet, slave and revolutionary. You are experiencing the spectrum of events through lifetimes in this one life, and you can now understand any vows or connections, relationships or compulsions as they were formed within other lifetimes. It is now time to assess which you can release yourself from and which must honored and respected and nurtured this lifetime. May-born one, your other lives are here, in the hidden worlds, waiting for you to remember. Stare into the Mirror, and see all of who you are. Illumination-I am a dimensional being, who has lived thousands of lives, all with their wisdom and lessons to teach.” Dear One, May you begin to Rise and look into the Mirror.  Forever & Always- Be Well Dear Ones...And, Live In Love.  ~infiniti~ My Podcast Page https://pod.co/evolve-now-lightworkers-with-infiniti Websites https://www.thehealingbutterfly.org/ https://www.thekeyistocreate.com YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAA7drO920PbW94P5YfglUw?view_as=subscriber Instagram-Photos of the diagrams, figures and cards: https://www.instagram.com/the.healing.butterfly/ Twitter (where the spice comes out) @infiniti_963 https://twitter.com/infiniti_963 https://www.groupon.com/deals/the-healing-butterfly Limited number available. Many more readings available on my website.  COVID-19 I'm donating my services to Healthcare workers as well as those who have COVID-19. See my website for details.

赛博世界的迷失和伤感聊《银翼杀手》原声音乐作者：马海平从《银翼杀手》到《银翼杀手：2049》整整三十五年，这部史上最重要的科幻电影把人工智能和生物科技的主题推到人类的面前。《银翼杀手》的地位如此崇高，除了其科技上的前瞻性和寓言性，还因为它建立了“赛博朋克”美学的模板，影响了之后的影视，音乐，时尚，游戏众多领域。如今我们可以把《银翼杀手》看成一个系列，按照时间线来看还包括1997年的同名电子游戏，和今年的三部短片《银翼杀手：2022黑暗浩劫》，《银翼杀手：2048无处可逃》，《银翼杀手：2036复制人黎明》，这里我想来聊的是这个系列的原声音乐。由于1982年版《银翼杀手》影片票房惨败的副作用，其原声唱片同样扑朔迷离，版本混乱。直到影片上映十二年后的1994年才发行了官方版本的电影原声，但这并不影响非官方的版本在粉丝之间疯狂流传。正如电影本身的意义在十多年后才开始发酵一样，希腊音乐家Vangelis的这部作品已经影响了80年代至今的几乎所有流派的电子音乐。Vangelis在采访中提到，他在创作《银翼杀手》的原声之初就和导演Ridley Scott达成一致，音乐将不同于《漫游太空2001》的古典音乐嫁接，也会区别于《星球大战》的史诗风格，《银翼杀手》大量运用电子合成器的音色作为声音的基调。“我首先用电子乐器找寻和搭建曲子的基础结构，然后往上加我想要的管弦乐，定音鼓，木琴和打击乐等音色。我创作并非靠纸和笔写乐谱，更多的是依靠磁带录音机记录我所演奏的内容。一层一层的叠加尝试着不同的可能性，最后确定我想要的声音。” Vangelis在采访中说道。 也正因为如此，Vangelis一个人几乎掌控了该电影的原声的所有作曲、演奏、录音、后期的工作，他把所有的素材都录制在磁带录音机上，在工作室里一边看着电影片段一边实时作曲，这和传统的电影音乐制作方式完全不同。更像如今的电子音乐家在自己的“卧室工作室”工作。事实上范吉利斯在八十年代的作品已经大量采用合成器作曲。在制作《银翼杀手》原声音乐的这段时间里，他的工作室里堆满了各种电子乐器，最主要的是Yamaha公司出品的CS-80电子合成器，我们在影片中听到的大多数高声部的电子管弦乐和贝斯都来自这台乐器。Roland 公司出品的VP-330合成器则负责的电影原声中的音效。传奇的Rhodes Fender电钢琴也在影片中有着出色表现。制作过程中还使用的乐器包括Prophet 10, Roland Jupiter 4,MiniMoog一系列经典的合成器…这些乐器依然足以让现在的电子音乐家两眼放光。除了电子乐器以外Vangelis还收集大量不同的打击乐器，我们在影片开场听到的辉宏的定音鼓，动物市场那场戏的非洲鼓，这些声音都来自他的工作室。1997年出版的电子游戏版本中也套用了82年电影的原声。 也许是因为82年版本的原声音乐太难以超越，《银翼杀手：2049》的原声却十分难产，导演Denis Villeneuve曾经邀请与其合作过多部电影的冰岛作曲家Johann Jahannsson 为《银翼杀手：2049》作曲，但最后导演觉得他的作曲离原版风格太远，转投近年好莱坞炙手可热的配乐大咖Hans Zimmer和Benjamin Wallfisch。笔者虽然非常喜欢Johann Jahannsson为《降临》做的原声音乐,但也相信如果配成极简主义的学院派风格，所有的粉丝都会骂街。Villeneuve没有下错棋，最终在电影院里我们再次体验到电子合成器音乐的魅力。电影系列还推出三部短片，也同样依照Vangelis的风格制作配乐，值得一提的是渡边信一郎执导的动画短片《银翼杀手：2022黑暗浩劫》的配乐找来黑人音乐家Flying Lotus操刀制作，结尾曲《Almost Human》的歌词 “I'm almost human. Finally breathing, what is this feeling? ”,点出仿生人身份迷失的主题。预料之中，无论新版制作再精良也无法动摇Vangelis版本的原声在粉丝心中的地位，老版的声音更细腻清晰，每首曲子更像一首完整的作品，可以在家细细回味。而《银翼杀手：2049》的原声唱片在声音设计上更花功夫，也许在影院的体验更为震撼，但整体可听性不如原版，也许由于近年来Hans Zimmer参与太多的好莱坞大片配乐，又正值《敦刻尔克》刚刚下线，这种声音炸耳朵的配乐让听众有些审美疲劳。 新旧两个版本的电影原声有些地方相互呼应。都有一首叫作《blade Runner》的曲子，都出现在片尾字幕处，老版本合成器琶音带来紧张的压迫感，而新版的《blade Runner》简直是老版本的加强版。同样的调式，更重的节奏，声音处理更震撼。新老版本都为女主角设计了专有的配乐，老版是《Rachel's song》新版是《Joi》。新旧两个版本中唯一一处旋律相同的曲子是《Tears in Rain》，这也是整个电影系列中最著名的曲子，老版中这段音乐出现老版在仿生人Roy临死前说完那段 “Tears in Rain”的经典台词之后，新版则出现在主角K完成自己的使命后倒在雪地里的奄奄一息的段落。 爵士老歌也是《银翼杀手》电影系列的特点，老版本的《One More Kiss, Dear》和新版本的《One for My Baby》,以及断断续续出现在地下舞厅那段戏的猫王名曲《Can't Help Falling in Love》。导演运用爵士歌曲和电子乐拉开音乐质感，凸显出剧情的张力，这些曲子都出现在激烈的打斗后，老版出现在Deckard猎杀仿生人Zhora之后，而新版则是在Reckard和K的打斗结束后，短暂的舒缓了观众的紧张情绪，也让我们深信仿生人是一种活生生的存在，他们拥有自己的情绪，性格甚至是音乐品味。日本动画导演押井守在他的影片《攻克机动队：无罪》和《空中杀手》故技重施，也用了爵士歌曲点缀影片的情绪。可以看出《银翼杀手》的影响力远远大于电影本身。就电子音乐来说，Vangelis影响了80年代众多的合成器摇滚乐队，而在美国芝加哥和底特律在80年代中后期兴起的House和Techno音乐从来不避讳的这张原声唱片对自己的影响，很多音乐家作品可以看做把《银翼杀手》的配乐舞曲化，唱片中的曲子也被后来的音乐人当做采样无数次的使用。再让我们回看《银翼杀手》的精神内核，人类与未来科技碰撞后的无助，无论是人类还是仿生人，他们依赖科技生活甚至因为科技而诞生，而“高科技”带来的却是“低生活”。整个电影的呈现出感觉光怪陆离的诡异感，但如果你只把好奇心放在视听的刺激上，那可能你并没有抓到重点。因为在我看来《银翼杀手》传递的是一种迷失和伤感。这部电影原声就是一个很好的证明，尤其是82版中大量的蓝调音乐元素，《love Theme》和《Blade Runner Blues》都加入了萨克斯风的演奏，这样忧伤的音乐，无论你身处洛杉矶，伦敦或是北京上海，生活在当下大都市的人们能感受到这种迷茫的共鸣。而政治和社会的因素也埋藏在电影中，比如《银翼杀手：2049》出现的苏联CCCP标志和俄国芭蕾舞的虚拟投影，是因为在Philip K. Dick的原著小说《仿生人会梦见电子羊》的世界设定中苏联是依然存在的。82版电影中大量日本和东方的元素，是由于80年代日本经济对世界经济的巨大影响，正因为如此，影片中也出现了日本能剧的音乐。 谈论科幻电影绕不过《银翼杀手》，谈论电子音乐绕不过《银翼杀手》的电影原声。无论是“赛博朋克”或者“废土文化”这些名词其实都无法精准的定义《银翼杀手》这个电影系列，严格的说,如果“赛博朋克”以1984年William Ford Gibson的小说《神经漫游者》为起点的话，《银翼杀手》要比其早两年上映。所以我并不想对《银翼杀手》系列过度解读，因为正如电影本身一样，很多经典的桥段出于歪打正着的偶然，有些是出于拍摄经费捉襟见肘的无奈之举，而电影上映之初票房和人气也算不上一部成功的商业电影，哪怕《银翼杀手：2049》这样新世纪的大制作依然属于较好不叫座。应该说《银翼杀手》虽然名气很大，但始终是一部小众才能理解的电影，而正是这样的小众艺术潜移默化的影响了当今的科技和文化发展。《银翼杀手》系列配乐是《银翼杀手》美学的重要组成部分，在下一个三十五年里，这种音乐美学还会在电子音乐的世界里蔓延。 。