Podcasts about highest good

Join us for a Light Sourcing Meditation with Jeannette Smith Wesolowski on EWN's A Meditation a Day. We will be connecting Source Light to the Heart of Gaia and connecting Gaia's Light to Source becoming a pillar of Light. The meditation will is intuitively guided in the moment, along with Light Language, setting the intention for the Highest Good of all. Jeannette Wesolowski***Jeannette Wesolowski started her spiritual awakening 15 years ago. She read every book and listened to spiritual teachers from around the world, waiting for that big AHA moment. Finally, during a very stressful time in her life when she was struggling to find the answers, Jeannette surrendered it all to the Divine. It was in the surrendering that the answers started to flow and opened her up to a new world – the world within herself. She stopped looking outside of herself and found her own answers. Now she loves to help others find their own answers from within themselves!https://www.facebook.com/jeannette.sm...Please set the intention to receive then relax and enjoy!Enlightened World Network is your guide to inspirational online programs about the spiritual divinity, angels, energy work, chakras, past lives, or soul. Learn about spiritually transformative authors, musicians and healers. From motivational learning to inner guidance, you will find the best program for you.Check out our website featuring over 200 spirit-inspired lightworkers specializing in meditation, energy work and angel channeling.https://www.enlightenedworld.onlineEnjoy inspirational and educational shows.To sign up for a newsletter to stay up on EWN programs and events, sign up here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/s...Link to EWN's disclaimer: https://enlightenedworld.online/disclaimer#Angelicguidance #Spiritualcommunity #archangels#Christconsciousness

I have a special guest today who I reconnected with a few months ago after 10 years. Christie Flynn was a client back in 2014 when she was a health coach. We re-engineered her business and transformed her money relationship. And then we lost touch for a while, which I found out why and you will hear about that in our interview.   When she found me on LinkedIn back in November 2024, I was delighted to see her direct message in my account. But something was different about her energy and the info on her profile had changed. It read Psychic Medium and Executive Coach.  I said to myself “What? Really? Oh I want to hear this story.”   I went to her website to get the gist of what happened and now I was really intrigued. We continued to direct message each other excitedly to schedule a zoom call to catch up. That's when I invited her to the show.   I wanted you to hear this for yourself. You know I love a good story for you.   Well, her story is as profound as it is inspiring. She shares some personal info that involves a life changing event that heightened her intuition and clairvoyance. She began to see, feel, hear, and know things about people, places and beyond her physical world.  That's when the story gets intriguing.   Christie shares her own formula for connecting with her intuition, the 3 P's, and how you can begin the same process she does for her medium and executive clients.  She reveals the real meaning behind asking your intuition, “What is my highest good in this situation?”    Listen closely to the client stories where you'll get the profoundness of her mediumship. Enjoy!   Show links and offers: www.christieflynn.com and Amazon: How To Date A Guy and Get It Right - 7 Core Concepts To Multiply Your Confidence Level, Eliminate Bad Dates, And Attract Your Dream Partner Schedule an intro call - christie@christieflynn.com Social: FB: ChristieFlynnPsychicMedium, LinkedIn: christie-flynn, IG: christieleighflynn Free Guide: Your Top Desire is Nudging You for Attention. Learn how to blend the achievement of your desires (feminine) and goals (masculine) as a catalyst for lasting transformation. INSTANT ACCESS:  https://marladiann.com/prioritizing-desires/ Are you a woman speaker with a true calling to impact humanity through speaking? Join Marla, Laura Weintraub & Ashley Rivera for a full day workshop, Your Voice Matters: Setting the Stage to Impact Humanity. Sept 6. Newport Beach. Registration: www.marladiann.com/your-voice-matters

Massive Light Codes Incoming: What You're Feeling Isn't Random—It's Activation.If you've been tired, wired, emotional, or just off, this weekend's energetic influx could be why. These aren't just shifts—they're upgrades. Tune in to understand what's unfolding and how to support your system as it integrates.A powerful energetic shift is here—and many are already feeling the effects. We dive into what's happening behind the scenes as waves of Light Codes begin to recalibrate our systems, open intuitive awareness, and activate deeper remembrance.Whether you're navigating emotional waves, strange dreams, physical sensitivity, or energetic fatigue, know this: you are not alone, and nothing is wrong. Your system is adapting to hold more Light.This episode offers a timely and grounded update on the high-frequency Light Codes streaming in throughout the weekend. These energetic transmissions are here to support deep transformation, remembrance, and Soul alignment—but your body may be feeling the impact.We explore:What Light Codes are and how they interact with your nervous system and energy fieldCommon signs of integration: exhaustion, emotional release, strange sleep or dreams, inner clarityWhy you might be feeling "off" even if nothing seems wrongHow the collective field is shifting—even for those not on a conscious Spiritual pathSupportive practices to regulate your system and allow gentle integrationThe approach of this Love Wave/Ascension activation and what it means for your embodiment journeyIncludes a reintegration tip, reflection journal prompt, and affirmation to help you anchor into your Highest Good.This episode will support you:Understand the current energy and how it maybe affecting your body and supporting your consciousnessLearn how to regulate, rest, and integrate with compassionUsing tools to stay centered as the collective field undergoes a powerful upgradeConnect to your Soul truth and inner guidance✨Let your process unfold as it needs to.With love, care, and gratitude,Henri

Join us for a Light Sourcing Meditation with Jeannette Smith Wesolowski on EWN's A Meditation a Day. We will be connecting Source Light to the Heart of Gaia and connecting Gaia's Light to Source becoming a pillar of Light. The meditation will is intuitively guided in the moment, along with Light Language, setting the intention for the Highest Good of all. Jeannette Wesolowski***Jeannette Wesolowski started her spiritual awakening 15 years ago. She read every book and listened to spiritual teachers from around the world, waiting for that big AHA moment. Finally, during a very stressful time in her life when she was struggling to find the answers, Jeannette surrendered it all to the Divine. It was in the surrendering that the answers started to flow and opened her up to a new world – the world within herself. She stopped looking outside of herself and found her own answers. Now she loves to help others find their own answers from within themselves!https://www.facebook.com/jeannette.sm...Please set the intention to receive then relax and enjoy!Enlightened World Network is your guide to inspirational online programs about the spiritual divinity, angels, energy work, chakras, past lives, or soul. Learn about spiritually transformative authors, musicians and healers. From motivational learning to inner guidance, you will find the best program for you.Check out our website featuring over 200 spirit-inspired lightworkers specializing in meditation, energy work and angel channeling.https://www.enlightenedworld.onlineEnjoy inspirational and educational shows.To sign up for a newsletter to stay up on EWN programs and events, sign up here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/s...Link to EWN's disclaimer: https://enlightenedworld.online/disclaimer#Angelicguidance #Spiritualcommunity #archangels#Christconsciousness#lightsourcing#colorhealing

For centuries, people have been searching for the good life. And more than that, they're trying to live their highest good. But what does that look like? And is it even possible when life isn't always good? Well today's guest, Mary Wiley, explains that God alone is our highest good, and anything we consider to be good in this world is simply an outflow of Him. So, living your highest good can only come from spending time in the presence of God. Mary shares how an intimate, ongoing relationship with God can shape how you see and experience your highest good, even when things aren't so good. Plus, she'll give you three very practical ways to live your highest good every single day. SHOW NOTES: 413Podcast.com/344  Enter to win the GIVEAWAY and read the episode TRANSCRIPT in the show notes. Get my weekly email, Java with Jennifer, to be notified when a new podcast episode releases. Subscribe HERE.

Today I sat in the sun here in Sicily to share a personal lesson and powerful revelation life revealed to me (again and again) last month. It's been such a powerful one! Let's talk abut it ~ People pleasing, unbalanced giving/sharing/pouring is not of our highest good. Listen in as I breakdown this lesson... The Miracle Minded Woman 2.0 Early Enrollment is now open!  Investment will increase this Sunday @ 11:59pm pst.  ***Bonus*** First 2 Early Enrollments with Pay in full will receive BONUS 1:1 Monthly Coaching/me. (6 monthly sessions/45 mins) This includes using PayPal pay later option. GET THE DETAILS and $ave right now >>> https://www.nicholesylvester.com/offers/HbybyTfU  PAYMENT PLAN OPTION: I've got you covered. Enroll here for early enrollment pricing payments >>> https://www.nicholesylvester.com/offers/WkrPJRKv    

I'd love to hear your thoughts, text the show.Hello and welcome to The Calling! I'm Homaya, and in this episode, we're diving deeply into the essence of light leadership. This isn't about external techniques or validations—it's about awakening the divine power within us and embodying truth from the inside out.I want you to join me on a journey of self-awareness, courage, and alignment. Together, we'll explore what it means to truly lead from a place of authenticity and inner authority.Episode HighlightsClaiming the Seat of Light LeadershipBeing a light leader isn't about following pre-approved paths; it's about listening deeply to the calling within and boldly stepping forward.Living Inside OutTrue leadership begins when we stop searching externally for validation and start anchoring in our inner truth and faith.The Power of Inner DevotionI share how inner devotion transforms the way we lead our lives, relationships, and businesses, creating ripple effects that touch others without seeking external approval.Trust vs. FaithUnderstanding the difference between walking in trust and leading with faith, and why faith is essential for those creating paths in the unknown.The Reflection of PresenceBy aligning with our highest good, we naturally align with the highest good of all, allowing us to lead with clarity and purpose.Challenging Societal NormsI provoke thought on how society distances itself from authentic living, encouraging you to embrace innovation over repetition in your spiritual and practical journeys.Key TakeawaysTrue leadership comes from self-awareness and connection to the divine within you.Light leaders don't wait for validation; they create the results they wish to see.Aligning with your highest good creates a ripple effect that serves the collective.Choose openness over protection and trust in the power of your presence.Listen deeply to your heart and soul—they hold the keys to your peace and truth.Thank you for listening and being part of this sacred conversation. If this episode resonated with you, please leave a review, like, and subscribe. Feel free to share it with anyone in your life who's ready to hear their calling. Homaya Resource Links: Website: https://homaya.org/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/homaya/ Free Light Constitution Quiz: https://homaya-amar.mykajabi.com/light_constitution_quiz Soul Contract Activation Meditations: https://homaya-amar.mykajabi.com/podcast-the-calling

God, Our Best And Highest Good (Psalm 63)

Send us a textAn episode on Reiki and its many beautiful layers... from creating a peaceful space for physical wellbeing, to its spiritual and divine nature.*please see the donate button on 'Buy me a coffee'. Any contributions towards coffees and bird seed & audio editing costs :) gratefully received x'Peace and safety begin with how we feel and experience in our own bodies, and from here a world can change.Reiki is a somatic energy practice that treats from a place of unity and wholeness, recognising that our true nature is already one of health and radiance. Bringing us back to the recognition of this at a cellular, emotional, psychological and spiritual level brings fresh joy and peace into our lives and to those around us.'...to continue reading, please see here on my Substack............................................................................................................................................Please see more artwork, articles and info at www.rowenascotney.com Artwork by Rowena ScotneyMusic by Chad Crouch www.soundofpicture.com - 'Floating in Space'Episode cover - for Reiki sessions please contact me on rowenascotney@btinternet.com Podcast cover - 'Garden Robin' - feltingSupport the showSupport the show

I'm opening up my heart to reveal vulnerable stories of my experiences with my intuition. This voice of love has significantly impacted my success within my business, my health, my relationships, and my entire life. I'm often asked to share my favorite strategy for success, and THIS is it! My ituition has been the greatest tool guiding me every single day into overflowing abundance.  In this episode, I open up about how I've been receiving messages for other people and how sharing these messages have allowed people to heal as it activates them into purpose.  I reveal that we all receive intuitive guidance, and when we operate in fear, doubt or lack, this intuitive voice is understood through judgement and separation.  When we operate through love, we're able accept and trust the message, and the more we do, the more we'll understand this powerful gift within each of us. At the end of the episode, I offer insights on how you can begin to identify your own intuition so that you can access the direction, support, and clarity you need NOW!  This episode is incredibly vulnerable and POWERFUL!  You are being guided, and this is your invitation to tune in to the love within that is always guiding and directing you towards your highest good.  I love you, and you're worth it all!  FREE TRAINING 4 Secrets to High Paying Clients - https://monsoleilart.com/4-secrets-to-high-paying-clients-1    Join the Wedding Photography Masterclass - email info@monsoleilart.com    LET'S CONNECT Website: https://monsoleilart.com/   Instagram: Luxury Photography https://www.instagram.com/marissamorrison__/   Feminine Empowerment https://www.instagram.com/iammarissamorrison/   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarissaMorrisonPhotography

Does the idea of people living together in thriving, cooperative, sustainable Communities based on the Highest Good of all life appeal to you? Have you ever wondered what this would look like and how we get there? Would you like to learn skills that could result in decisions that serve everyone’s interest? Tune in to learn more about the Community Planet vision and the consciousness of consensus decision Watch https://www.transformationtalkradio.com/watch.html

Does the idea of people living together in thriving, cooperative, sustainable Communities based on the Highest Good of all life appeal to you? Have you ever wondered what this would look like and how we get there? Would you like to learn skills that could result in decisions that serve everyone’s interest? Tune in to learn more about the Community Planet vision and the consciousness of consensus decision Watch https://www.transformationtalkradio.com/watch.html

Does the idea of people living together in thriving, cooperative, sustainable Communities based on the Highest Good of all life appeal to you? Have you ever wondered what this would look like and how we get there? Would you like to learn skills that could result in decisions that serve everyone's interest? Tune in to learn more about the Community Planet vision and the consciousness of consensus decision     Watch https://www.transformationtalkradio.com/watch.html  

Hebrews 12:9 Furthermore, we had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them; shall we not much rather be subject to the Father of spirits, and live? Out-of-wedlock pregnancies were almost non-existent in the time of the letter to the Hebrews. Everyone reading had a father who disciplined them. On top of that, they lived in the Middle East, in which every culture was an honor/shame culture. Honoring one's parents was expected, and if one shamed his father, not only did the father shame his son, but the community joined in the discipline process. The statement, “We had earthly fathers to discipline us, and we respected them,” could not be so adamantly stated as a fact today as it was when the author wrote it.  Besides the point that we should endure in faith by drawing near to God's throne for grace to trust and love in the midst of suffering and hardship and keeping our eyes on Jesus, the author continued encouraging them to view their difficulties as loving child-training by their heavenly Father. In their day, one didn't question the discipline of the father. A father was respected for going to whatever lengths were necessary to train his children for life. Children were expected to respectfully submit themselves to the father's discipline so they would be prepared for adulthood. The author's point was that if one respected his father, who was preparing them for life on this earth, how much more should one respect the heavenly Father, who is preparing them for eternal spiritual life?  The earthly father looks ahead at what the child is going to need to be happy in this world in adulthood. The heavenly Father knows what His children need to be happy in heaven, in the new city where they are going to live. Therefore, through the difficulties in life on the earth, He prepares them to inherit His kingdom. If we know our Father is preparing us for His glory in His kingdom, then we endure the training, knowing we will ultimately be grateful and satisfied. May we submit ourselves today to whatever training exercises our Father has for us, knowing it is for our highest good and greatest satisfaction. It is my hope that you will join us in the live to love with Jesus journey by reading my book, Live to Love: Experience Freedom and Joy in Relationships. You'll find it available in several formats at livetolovewithjesus.com. If you haven't already visited the site, please stop by and check it out.

Let's delve into the crucial topic of leadership during times of crisis. Whether you're a feminine leader, a business owner, a solopreneur, or an entrepreneur, knowing how to navigate through local emergencies and national administrative turmoil is essential. In this episode, we'll explore how communities, especially in times of distress, come together to provide immediate and long-term support. I'll also share my personal experiences relocating to Southern California and witnessing firsthand the incredible mobilization efforts during the LA fires. We'll discuss practical ways for business owners to maintain operations while contributing meaningfully to crisis efforts. I will emphasize the importance of aligning social good with your business values and how doing so can prepare you to respond effectively during emergencies. Additionally, we'll touch upon the significance of community and the feminine approach to leadership, advocating for a resourceful, abundant, and connected way of operating in these challenging times. Stay tuned as we uncover ways to embed social good into your business, ensure alignment with your core values, and create a lasting impact. Whether it's a local or global crisis, this episode aims to equip you with the tools and insights needed to lead from a place of compassion and strength. Let's get started! KEY TAKEAWAYS: The importance of community in times of crisis Setting yourself up for success by aligning business with social good The role of Feminine Leadership in todays initiatives Defining and Revisiting Your Values and Mission Listeners Only Offer: Feminine Leadership Upgrade  ACTIVATE > INITIATE > ANOINT Your next level of leadership. Rise up and step forward with clarity. There is nothing more important right now than women coming together to lead with renewed purpose. Use CODE: Upgrade11 Free Feminine Leadership Masterclass Free ebook Expand Your Leadership 1:1 LEADERSHIP RESET OFFER [for listeners only] For female entrepreneurs, visionaries, leaders and healers. If you and your work is feeling "off" or disconnected or you just want to feel much more aligned to the actual outcomes, experiences and the impact you're having then these two hours will provide the spiritual and practical shifts you need to be in congruence with your highest good and your sacred purpose. 2 Hours to create massive shifts and transformation in your work. Alchemize your energy, spirituality and professional goals. Claim Your Session Code ABUNDANCE for Listeners  APPLY:

January 2025: Cancer Full Moon Quantum Mindful Reiki Meditation + 432Hz: Release, Heal, and Awaken Join for a Quantum Mindful Reiki Healing Meditation aligned with the powerful Cancer Full Moon on January 13, 2025. This nurturing Full Moon, the first of 2025, invites you to release non-beneficial energies, reconnect with your emotional core, and embrace transformation. January's full moon is known as the wolf moon. The wolf's spiritual symbolism recalls lessons of autonomy, communion, and actualization. Guided by the harmonious energy of the Moon in Cancer, this Quantum Mindful Reiki meditation provides a sacred space to navigate the fiery influences of Mars Retrograde and Eris, the Goddess of Discord and Strife. Through grounding, releasing, and heart chakra activation, you'll reconnect with your inner wisdom and step into 2025 with clarity and strength. In this meditation, you'll experience: Grounding and Reiki Healing: Anchor deeply into the Earth's supportive energy and harmonize your energy field with Reiki frequencies. Emotional Release: Let go of outdated patterns, beliefs, and attachments illuminated by the Cancer Full Moon. Connection with Your Wolf Spirit: Awaken your intuition, balance independence and community, and align with your soul pack. Navigating Mars and Eris Energy: Transform emotional waves and discord into clarity and alignment. Heart Chakra Activation: Open your heart to love, compassion, and higher alignment using Reiki and quantum healing energies. Affirmations from the Meditation: "I release all that no longer supports my Highest Good." "I embrace transformation as a pathway to my Highest Light Truth." "I align with clarity, balance, and my Soul's purpose." This meditation is for anyone seeking: Emotional healing and release. Alignment with 2025's fresh energy. Greater clarity amidst tension or emotional waves. Support from the Cancer Full Moon's nurturing essence. A deeper connection to intuition, balance, and personal empowerment. Bring a journal to note any reflections after the meditation. Much love, care, and gratitude, Henri

Kenna and Jenna are in studio together this episode to discuss the Illinois General Assembly legislation titled HB 3499, also known as legalizing Physician Assisted Suicide in Illinois. To listen to Dr. Ben German’s commentary from IFI’s forum, click here. To watch it, click here. To listen to Seth Gruber’s episode mentioned in this podcast, click here. The Pre-Persons, by Philip K. Dick The Lethal Truth about Euthanasia (SE episode #35)… Continue Reading

Friends, the readings for this Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time take us to very holy ground. In the first reading, taken from the sixth chapter of Deuteronomy, we hear the “shema,” a prayer fundamental to Jewish theology and spirituality. And in the Gospel, when one of the scribes asks Jesus which is the greatest commandment, the Son of God, the Torah made flesh, recites the same prayer. We can't get any more sacred or any clearer indication of how we should govern our lives.

In this episode, Shelby and Krystal are joined by Mary Wiley to talk about how God is our highest good. In a world that tries to offer us things that are masked as being “good”, God's goodness is a gift to us that is an anchor when things are difficult. Through this episode, you will learn about the importance of God's goodness, and how that impacts the way we view the world around us! Resources Mentioned: Mere ChristianityPursuit of GodDelighting in the Trinity Everyday Theology Subscribe to our Podcast Newsletter! Connect with Mary Wiley: Website | Instagram | New Book Connect with us:  The Daily Grace Co. | Facebook | Instagram | Daily Grace Blog |    The opinions of guests on the Daily Grace podcast do not represent the opinions of The Daily Grace Co., and we do not necessarily endorse the resources that they recommend or mention on the show. We believe it is valuable to hear from a variety of guests, even if we do not agree in all areas. As always, the statements made by hosts and guests on the show should be tested against God's Word, the only authority on truth.  

This was a private coaching session to my current clients in my Mastery Lifestlye Program, but I felt that this info needed to get out there to the masses...So I am sharing it with you all here...What's happening today in the fitness / wellness / weight loss / Body Transformation space is NOT ethical or real, in many, many cases.And the largest population group (us 40+ women) are being catered to in an inappropriate and risky way by marketers, gurus and coaches who are NOT serving, rather their first priority is Selling, and sometimes at ANY cost.We are moving OUT of Pisces (with a focus on 'Me') and into Aquarius energy (focus on 'We') thankfully, but vestiges of the selfish 'Me' energy is still around, and will be for awhile yet.Know the Truth. Follow your Heart. Ask questions.Be bold (it's your body, your health, your future at risk here!)Insist on a soul-centered, heart centered approach to your programming / life needs and shop Carefully!THIS is what 40+ women are searching for!Do NOT set yourself back, and be at the mercy of charlatan marketers that are 'talking the talk' but in reality, are only serving Self.Stay conscious today, and every day moving forward.If it doesn't feel right, lean into that Intuitional tug. It's there to Serve you into your Highest Good.Your Body and Health and Future require it.www.warriorwomanfitness.com

Christopher Allen Brewer is a Native American actor and writer born in South Dakota. Raised with tribal beliefs regarding a spirit world from a very early age, his interest in unexplained phenomena led him to a career in the paranormal field. Founder of Future Ghost, Christopher has appeared on several supernatural-themed programs. He has been featured on Travel Channel, Discovery +, Max, Lifetime Movie Network, Amazon Prime, Destination America, High Strangeness in Washington, Travel + Escape in Canada, UKTV Play in the UK and Fuji TV in Japan. He was most recently featured on season five of Haunted Hospitals after appearing as a paranormal advisor on previous seasons, as well as both seasons of Paranormal 911, Paranormal Nightshift, Most Terrifying Places in America, Scariest Night of My Life and My Ghost Story. Christopher is also the author of Selfies From The Underworld: A Native American's Record of the Supernatural, a book detailing his experiences with the paranormal after receiving his Indian name. He has most recently authored Dreamtime Architecture: A Lakota's Journey Across a Midnight Frontier.  https://www.amazon.com/Selfies-Underworld-Native-Americans-Supernatural-ebook/dp/B09X85CR56/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23OOV80W0Y2UR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.auI8Gkm1hoPphtAsTMOowwqKnbem6f9CacWEnflejZDnIYJYzBQjS_EdKVkDuBxd.wUABa1yFJFsPpXBHxMLrBLuiHTXqNFxfif24LHw459Q&dib_tag=se&keywords=christopher+allen+brewer&qid=1726439715&sprefix=christopher+allen+brewer%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Dreamtime-Architecture-Lakotas-Midnight-Frontier-ebook/dp/B0D1F87K44/ref=sr_1_2?crid=23OOV80W0Y2UR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.auI8Gkm1hoPphtAsTMOowwqKnbem6f9CacWEnflejZDnIYJYzBQjS_EdKVkDuBxd.wUABa1yFJFsPpXBHxMLrBLuiHTXqNFxfif24LHw459Q&dib_tag=se&keywords=christopher+allen+brewer&qid=1726439715&sprefix=christopher+allen+brewer%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-2 Where to find Christopher:  www.thespiritchasers.com  https://www.celebrationcenter.store Where to find Joni: wakeupwithjoni@gmail.com or wakeupwithjoni.com Joni's New Book:  STOP, LOOK, CHOOSE: Your Journey to Peace and Freedom  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stop-Look-Choose-Journey-Freedom/dp/B0D8RWF251 

In this solo episode of the Soul Inspiring Business Podcast, host Kara Chaffin Donofrio explores the power of perspective and how to navigate life's ups and downs with grace and intention. Kara shares a personal mantra, "Everything in my life is unfolding for my highest good," and discusses how adopting this mindset can help you stay grounded, centered, and aligned with your purpose. With an inspiring story and practical advice, this episode invites listeners to embrace the journey and trust the unfolding of their path.Episode Topics:- The origins of the Soul Inspiring Business Podcast- The importance of bridging spirituality and business- How to stay grounded through life's challenges- The power of a daily mantra for maintaining balance- A story illustrating the unpredictable nature of life eventsInsights:- Success in business and life is about aligning with your soul gifts and higher purpose.- A mantra can help stabilize emotions and maintain perspective during challenging times.- Life's events are neither inherently good nor bad; they unfold in ways that may serve a higher purpose, even if it's not immediately apparent.Resources:- Follow Kara Chaffin Donofrio on social media for more inspiration.- Check out previous episodes of the Soul Inspiring Business Podcast for more insights and guest interviews.If this episode inspired you, please share it with others, leave a review, or comment on the podcast platform. Your support helps grow the message and reach more people on their journey to live a purposeful, fulfilling life.Connect with Kara to share your thoughts on the series:Website - http://www.kcdrealestate.com/ Email - kara@kdcrealestate.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/karachaffindonofrio/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/karachaffin1?_rdc=1&_rdr YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/KaraChaffin LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karachaffin/ Don't forget to visit freegiftfromkara.com for our special giveaway, the Dynamic Life Journal.

James 1:16-18; The Highest Good; Pastor John Weigle

James 1-16-18- The Highest Good- Pastor John Weigle

Reba Linker will be offering a Guided Healing Session using a modality called The Universal Sphere. The Universal Sphere helps bring you into balance and it invites in new solutions to whatever unique situation or challenge you may be facing – be it physical, mental or emotional. For this session, you will be invited to focus on a general desire, such as overall vitality, or a sense of worthiness, etc., OR on a particular challenge or upcoming event that you'd like support with. While The Universal Sphere does not guarantee a particular result, it does help you align with and open to the Best and Highest Good pertaining to the situation that you are focusing upon. http://rebalinker.com/ https://www.atozhealingspace.com/ https://www.facebook.com/RebaLinkerAuthorCoach/ https://twitter.com/RebaLinker Connect to Enlightened World's global network of lightworkers and enjoy our videos, articles and meditations. https://enlightenedworld.online EWN Facebook: EWN Facebook: https://bit.ly/2tbQ9jd EWN YouTube Channel: Connect to Enlightened World's global network of lightworkers and enjoy our videos. EWN YouTube: https://bit.ly/37c9Whv Sign Up For News from Enlightened World Online: https://bit.ly/2NOQ9Nl #enlightenedworldnetwork #guidedmeditation #lightworkers #returntodivinelove #spirituality #angels

Celestial Harmony Meditation: Embracing the Energies of Regulus and Sun in Virgo and Bringing in Grounding Light + 528 Hz - Transformation and Miracles This Quantum Energy Healing Meditation is designed to harness the unique energies of celestial events occurring on August 21 and August 22. Every year, between August 21 and 23, as the Sun transitions from Leo to Virgo, it aligns with the star Regulus. Regulus, one of the four Royal Stars, was revered by ancient astrologers as the sacred guardian of the northern cosmic gate. This gate is thought to resonate with energies that activate our highest chakras. Meditation Highlights: August 21: Sun + Regulus Focus: Aligning with the potent energy of Regulus, the heart of the lion. Benefits: Brings success, honors, and good fortune. Energizes the heart and crown chakras, fostering compassion, forgiveness, and a deeper connection to higher realms. August 22: Sun in Virgo Focus: Grounding and stabilizing energies as the Sun transitions into Virgo. Benefits: Ideal time to adopt healthy habits and routines. Emphasizes self-sovereignty and inner wisdom, treating the body as a sacred temple. Key Points: • Cosmic Alignment: The Sun's alignment with Regulus enhances our connection to the cosmos, intuition, and Higher Self. • Intention Setting: Utilize this period to set intentions for divine energy to flow into your crown and heart, fostering a sense of belonging and tranquility. • Regulus's Influence: Associated with royalty, success, and wealth, Regulus supports ambitions and can amplify efforts to achieve success and abundance. Virgo Season: • Sun in Virgo: On August 22, the Sun moves into Virgo, bringing stabilizing energy and a focus on developing healthy habits. • Inner Wisdom: Virgo, symbolized by the Virgin Goddess, embodies self-sufficiency and inner wisdom, encouraging us to trust that the answers lie within. Actionable Tips: • Harness Regulus's Energy • Develop Healthy Routines: Virgo Season is ideal for establishing positive routines and treating your body as a sacred temple. Tune in to learn how to make the most of this powerful cosmic alignment and embrace the energies of Regulus and Virgo for the Highest Good! Much love, care, and gratitude, H

Opening thoughts on Ethics. 1. What Should I do? 2. What Does it Mean to be Human? 3. What is the Highest Good? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/phillipdfletcher/support

All the LINKS: LINKTR.EE/BARBARAFAISON 2024 - Week 34- My Practices - Part 4 - My M.A.P. You can listen to this on my podcast - 8:47 mins or click the link here for the YouTube Channel version (audio only)2024 - Week 32 - My Practices - Part 2 - My MAP This is an episode about the P in my M.A.P. My M.A.P. How are you doing? How's it crackalackalacking? Mom use say that and it always makes me smile. With so much going on personally and around the world, it's great to have moments of laughter and also prayer. In the last two episodes, week 32 & week 33, I shared my meditations and affirmations as part of My M.A.P. practices. Today I'm sharing P, the prayers. Enjoy this excerpt from my book/audio/ebook, Why Struggle? Life is too short to wear tight shoes is My M.A.P. - Prayers. My M.A.P. – PRAYERS When I wake up and before I open my eyes, I pray. I take a deep breath and say out loud, “Thank you, God.” TD and I each say a prayer out loud before we begin the day. I pray all day, every day. My standard prayer throughout the day is, “Thank you, God.” Saying thank you during the day (even in what appears to be troubling times) keeps me in the present moment and allows me to remember that in another moment, I'll feel another emotion. Sometimes I will say my prayers silently or aloud as I am walking the dog and I also say them while I'm getting dressed. I go with how I feel and below is an example of what I may say. Dear God, Thank you for waking me up this morning with my sight, taste, touch, smell, hearing, and intuition. I am grateful for another day on this earth to be an ambassador of your love. Keep me tuned in for the places I can best serve all. I am grateful for my amazing husband and wonderful family and friends who love, accept, and support me. Thank you for my ancestors who paved the way for me to go the places I go, do the things I do and be the person I am. Thank you for the many blessings in my life. Thanks for all the experiences I have and the presence of mind to remember that all is in divine order. I know my path is for me and the right people and circumstances will present themselves at the right time. Please bless the countries, leaders, and families in need of help and continue to lead and guide me in all my endeavors. Please bless the families that need your love and support at this time. (I will list specific names I have at this time.) End of Excerpt. Since publishing my book in 2017, TD and I have a morning practice of hugging each other as we say our individual prayers. Then we both say this declaration from Catherine Ponder: Dear God, what positive, creative, constructive thought, word, attitude or action is the next step to improve our lives? Here are a few of my morning practices for setting the intention for my day. This audio track includes my intention setting along with the five Reiki principles and four questions from A Course In Miracles. This combination resonates with me and helps me connect with my Personal Guidance System (PGS). Dear Source Move me in the direction of my Highest Good this day. Move my mind, move my body, move my thoughts, move my emotions and my feelings so that I may: Be my best Do my best Experience my best Feel my best Serve my best And share my best I am grateful for another day here on Planet Earth. I also say the 5 Reiki Principles: Just for today, I will not worry Just for today, I will not be angry Just for today, I will be grateful Just for today, I will do my work honestly And just for today, I will be kind to every living thing I ask these questions from A Course in Miracle to relax and be open for guidance: Where would you have me go? What would you have me do? What would you have me say, and to whom?" I will often repeat the questions from A Course in Miracles later in the day for more clarity. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/barbara-faison/support

This lecture discusses the medieval Christian thinker, monk, and bishop, Anselm of Canterbury's work, the Proslogion, and focuses on his exploration in the final three chapters the work (the first of which he calls a "speculation" or "conjectatio"), of what the ultimate good would be for human beings, and the components of that ultimate good. These include beauty, swiftness or strength of the body, long and healthy life, satisfaction, inebriation, music, pleasure, wisdom, wealth, friendship, concord, and security, among others. To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO - or at BuyMeACoffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/A4quYdWoM You can find over 3,000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler

Activating Higher Purpose: The 7/7 Beneficial Portal: Starlight of Sirius Energy Activation and Integration Meditation + 639 Hz The entire week, you've likely sensed the energy building, but now, with the 7/7 Beneficial Portal on July 7, it's even more pronounced. This cosmic alignment amplifies our connection to higher frequencies and purpose. Embrace this potent energy and allow it to guide you on your path of growth and transformation.

Explore the profound impact of our June 2024 Mindful Reiki Full Moon in Capricorn Meditation with 639 Hz music. This session aims to purify and harmonize your chakras and aura, revitalizing your energy field for overall well-being. Today's practice emphasizes stillness and inner strength, empowering you to transform your past, present, and future experiences. 

Join us for a Light Sourcing Meditation with Jeannette Smith Wesolowski on EWN's A Meditation a Day. We will be connecting Source Light to the Heart of Gaia and connecting Gaia's Light to Source becoming a pillar of Light. The meditation will is intuitively guided in the moment, along with Light Language, setting the intention for the Highest Good of all. Jeannette Wesolowski ***Jeannette Wesolowski started her spiritual awakening 15 years ago. She read every book and listened to spiritual teachers from around the world, waiting for that big AHA moment. Finally, during a very stressful time in her life when she was struggling to find the answers, Jeannette surrendered it all to the Divine. It was in the surrendering that the answers started to flow and opened her up to a new world – the world within herself. She stopped looking outside of herself and found her own answers. Now she loves to help others find their own answers from within themselves! https://www.facebook.com/jeannette.sm... Please set the intention to receive then relax and enjoy! Enlightened World Network is your guide to inspirational online programs about the spiritual divinity, angels, energy work, chakras, past lives, or soul. Learn about spiritually transformative authors, musicians and healers. From motivational learning to inner guidance, you will find the best program for you. Check out our website featuring over 200 spirit-inspired lightworkers specializing in meditation, energy work and angel channeling. https://www.enlightenedworld.online Enjoy inspirational and educational shows. To sign up for a newsletter to stay up on EWN programs and events, sign up here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/s... Link to EWN's disclaimer: https://enlightenedworld.online/disclaimer #Angelicguidance #Spiritualcommunity #archangels #Christconsciousness #angelichealing #lightlanguage

“Just that you do the right thing. The rest does not matter.” – Marcus Aurelius   In This Episode, We Get Stoic About: Cicero believed that the ultimate goal of human life was to achieve happiness, but he defined happiness not merely as pleasure or hedonistic pursuits but rather as a state of moral and intellectual excellence that came from achieving summum bonum - “the highest good.” In this episode we discuss what it means to aspire to the highest good.  Resources + Links: Connect with Kristofor | LinkTree Connect with Kristofor on Instagram | @team_healey Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on Substack | https://thestoicresponder.substack.com Subscribe to The Stoic Responder on YouTube | The Stoic Responder Buy your copy of In Valor: 365 Stoic Meditations for First Responders, here! Buy your copy of Indispensable: A Tactical Plan for the Modern Man, here! Book Kristofor for a speaking event, here! Takeaways:  The highest good according to Stoicism is virtue, which is achieved through moral and intellectual excellence. Law enforcement officers and first responders should be guided by moral principles and act in accordance with reason. It is important to recalibrate one's personal compass towards the highest good and not get caught up in office politics or distractions.   Until Next Time…out of role!   

The mention of “heavens” carries a massive piece of luggage with it labelled Spirits, and not the liquor variety. The idea of spirits may not have shocked ancient readers, but modern readers may laugh and shrug at the idea of immaterial beings, yet are still afraid to descend the stairs into a dark basement. Ancient people believed in spirits, but today we feel that we know better. “The age of magic is over,” we say, and then spend millions on New Age crystals and cards. “The age of superstition is dead,” we say, and then we proceed to ask for help from AI software treating it like the oracle at Delphi. “Prayers are useless” we say and then pray for the field goal to clear the uprights. Today, the “spiritual but not religious” crowd grows in numbers, without any understanding exactly which spirits they have opened themselves up to. The spirits are real and ever eager to locate the indifferent. The inversion here is the one that may scare you. Really, it should produce awe and wonder. Like a healthy fear of swimming in the ocean, this can keep panic at bay and thereby help you breathe. The culture's suppression of supernatural things has smothered the unseen realm. Images of cartoon devils in tights, wall-art of chubby baby cherubs smoking cigarettes, platitudes at funerals about uncle Joe getting his wings, and the reduction of all demons to psychological issues - all of this misdirection has had a blinding impact on us to what is real. But angels exist, and they are present now. They are reading or listening to this with you. Over your shoulder, whispering messages, they are present. If we accept the inversion that angels are real, we should spend some time considering what they are, while not obsessing over it, because we must be aware of this reality, without seeking to fly too close to the sun. What are angels then? Let's use a list of 12 things to know on angels from Peter Kreeft:* They really exist. Not just in our minds, or our myths, or our symbols, or our culture. They are as real as your dog, or your sister, or electricity.* They're present, right here, right now, right next to you, reading these words with you.* They're not cute, cuddly, comfortable, chummy, or “cool”. They are fearsome and formidable. They are huge. They are warriors.* They are the real “extra-terrestrials”, the real “Super-men”, the ultimate aliens. Their powers are far beyond those of all fictional creatures.* They are more brilliant minds than Einstein.* They can literally move the heavens and the earth if God permits them.* There are also evil angels, fallen angels, demons, or devils. These too are not myths. Demon possessions, and exorcisms, are real.* Angels are aware of you, even though you can't usually see or hear them. But you can communicate with them. You can talk to them without even speaking.* You really do have your very own “guardian angel”. Everybody does.* Angels often come disguised. “Do not neglect hospitality, for some have entertained angels unawares”—that's a warning from life's oldest and best instruction manual.* We are on a protected part of a great battlefield between angels and devils, extending to eternity.* Angels are sentinels standing at the crossroads where life meets death. They work especially at moments of crisis, at the brink of disaster—for bodies, for souls, and for nations.Accepting they are real may require a willingness that is difficult, yet it is essential to this inversion, to see the world right-side-up instead of upside down. One stumbling block comes from the Bible itself, because they are not explicitly mentioned as being created in the six days. The lack of mention about the creation of angels and demons stands out in Genesis. Did Moses just forget to write that down in the Torah? Where are the ghosts, Moses? On which day were the watchers, archangels, and guardians created? If the writers of sacred scripture were inspired by God, or literary geniuses, how could they possibly have missed mentioning the timing of the creation of angels and the fall of the demons? This seems a gaping hole in the creation story. Surely it seems impossible that this could be missed…unless it is omitted on purpose or for quiet reasons. There is much here to consider. This omission is one of the great conversation starters about the opening book of the Bible, because we often talk so much about what is there, but in this case we must discuss what is not there. The standard answer is that when God created the heavens, he created the angels, and a third of the angels fell with Satan when they turned their will against God. This is alluded to in places, particularly in the last book of the Bible, in Revelation, and in Daniel. In terms of timing on when they were created, we have a short answer from the Catechism stating that angels were created before human beings. The profession of faith of the Fourth Lateran Council (1215) affirms that God "from the beginning of time made at once (simul) out of nothing both orders of creatures, the spiritual and the corporeal, that is, the angelic and the earthly, and then (deinde) the human creature, who as it were shares in both orders, being composed of spirit and body." (CCC 327)Now, if you are Catholic, like I am, this answer to “when were angels created” is sufficient. ‘Tis enough. The faith provides an answer, which satisfies my curiosity and saves me from tilting at windmills in long thought-quests of “which came first, the spirits or the atoms?” The spirits and the stuff were created at once, out of nothing, and we came after. Was it a day, an age, an eon, a billion years? It really doesn't matter. But truly, even in light of modern science, this is hardly a shocking concept, as even our scientific models has all matter and energy there at the beginning, and we come long afterward. Angels and demons are created, therefore God created them, and it happened before he breathed a soul into Adam. The details are not terribly important for my wrestling with faith on how to live for God and others today. In fact, thinking about such things too much detracts from exactly those two commandments of Christ, to love God and to love others. He didn't command us to spend a lifetime contemplating the exact construction of time, space, matter, and angels. Accepting the mystery of this is liberating. As for the fall of the angels, or how they became demons, we know it happened. How do we know that? Because Jesus said he witnessed “Satan fall like lightning.” If you have a first principle of believing that Jesus is the second person of the Holy Trinity, and that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life…then it follows that all that he says is true. Then he means exactly what he said: “I saw Satan fall like lightning.” Conversely, if you don't believe that Jesus was fully human and fully divine, then nothing that he says would matter anyway, because he would then be lying. This is why the first principles of belief matter so much, as every line of the Apostles' Creed then forms the foundation of all that you do, say, and believe. So if you believe in Jesus as the only begotten Son of God, this is a statement from Jesus that should make our jaw hit the floor, because if Jesus saw “Satan fall like lightning” then he can only be declaring himself to be the Creator, a.k.a. God. This also means he has always existed, before all ages, and that through him all things were created. This declaration of seeing Satan's fall is as wild and radical as when Jesus forgives the paralytic's sins, because only God can do that. (No wonder his contemporaries hated him. Imagine a neighbor making such a claim. But then your neighbor can't walk on water or multiply bread, so it's a bit different.) This fall of Satan seems to happen instantly, abruptly, and all at once, without any kind of grand battle. Lightning is instant, perhaps the most instant thing we can imagine as humans, as anything beyond the speed of light becomes difficult to fathom. Thus, it seems that upon creation, Satan fell immediately in rejecting God, and it doesn't sound glamorous or valorous, it sounds kind of pathetic, like he got drunk and drove off a cliff after closing time at the local bar. Angels are said to be locked into their choice without the ability to repent, thus upon creation perhaps he fell immediately. But we don't know that, nor do we need to know. The whole idea of “when” only makes sense to us living in time, whereas God is eternal, and the concept of time in aeveternity (angel time) is a mystery beyond our understanding. So we know that Satan fell, and hard. He goes by other names, such as the ancient dragon, the serpent, Lucifer, the Devil, et al. But whatever the name he began as an angel. He fell and then we fell because he planted the temptation to question God in our first parents. We fell for it. One fall leads to another. In that fall of the angels, we have much speculation on how and why it happened. Unfortunately, we have John Milton's Paradise Lost which skews the fall of Satan and paints the devil as a mafia boss. Milton made an error, it seems, in his Puritan gnosticism of light versus dark. It seems that Milton started us on the path to this cartoon devil idea that we have today, and while the poem might be interesting, it misleads. We are better off with Dante and the medieval view, which has sadly been replaced by so much Protestant shedding of sacraments, angels, and saints, and more recently from the Enlightenment and scientific materialism. In Dante's Inferno, the devil is miserable and encased in ice at the bottom of hell. His existence truly blows - literally, it blows because he's flapping his wings in angry desperation forever, causing the very ice that forms around his torso. Cold, isolated, miserable, alone. That's hell. Neither of these books are considered sacred scripture, but Dante's worldview makes far more sense than Milton's, for if you reject the Highest Good, which is God, the result is a miserable hell. And hell is not a good time where any ruling happens, it's a lonely place of death in the abyss. After the death on the cross, Jesus descended into hell and not all souls were brought out of it, only some. Yet the devil remains. Why? Why didn't the paschal mystery of the passion, death, resurrection, and ascension finish off the devil and fallen angels once and for all? This too is a mystery. The cliffhanger continues until the Second Coming. In the meantime, the devil is permitted by God to operate in the world to guide men toward salvation and to carry salvation history forward. But the fallen ones are not in any sense enjoying the experience. Jesus showed the way to life; it is through trials that we find it, and trials come in the form of crosses, but if we carry them, they become gifts. This is a hard thing to accept. Yet we must. The book of Job is the graduate level class on the idea that God allows suffering to bring about a greater good. In Egypt, Joseph states the answer of why evil is allowed by God: “Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today.” One verse that has stood up on the page for me is the moment that God sends an evil spirit to put Saul into a state of depression and self-loathing. God seems to push it onto Saul. Read this verse slowly:“Now the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.” (1 Samuel 16:14)To me, this is another jaw-dropping moment, because the good spirit leaves and God sends an evil one to Saul. This is God sending the evil spirit to Saul, the first king of the chosen people. What does this mean? Does this mean that God is evil? No, it means that God uses the evil spirits to bring about salvation history. He uses all of creation to bring about his will. This is why we must wrestle with God, like Jacob. This is why he wrestles with us, each of us. God is teaching us with life, with trials, and hopefully we realize, like Jacob, that the angel of the Lord is stronger and we eventually must submit (but like Jacob we should also ask for his blessing once our hip socket gives out and we accept surrender). If this sending of an evil spirit happened to Saul, there is no reason to think we may not also be given this kind of treatment. But the difference is how we respond to it. Do we react like Job, or like Joseph in Genesis, accepting our struggle? Or do we act like Saul, and seek out the witch of Endor? Do we try to take control by other means, or do we surrender to his will? Obviously the ultimate instance of the trial is described in Jesus' fasting in the desert, where after his baptism he goes into the wilderness for forty days. At the end, at his weakest moment, the devil tempts him. This of all things should help us see that we are in for a test, or multiple tests, as the fully human and fully divine Jesus showed us how to suffer and serve. It is this full dying to self that we see in Christ's life. After all, hell is choosing the self over God, the ego over the Creator. Thus, the fallen demons are lost, wailing and gnashing their teeth forever in the nothingness and “fires” of hell. This “fire” of hell may be a freezing place, where fire is so hot that it feels like ice. Anyone who has had to jumpstart a car in a Minnesota winter, fiddling with battery posts and cables at minus 35 degrees Fahrenheit, knows well how cold can feel like burning fire. Whatever the fire, the takeaway here must be only this: that it is awful. Thus, the idea that Milton's Satan said, “Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven” is absurd, because he is in hell. There is no enjoyment there. It is a constant jumpstarting of a car in a poorly lit parking lot at minus 35 five degrees Fahrenheit during a blizzard - but much worse. Reading the Gospel without acknowledging the glaring fact that Jesus considers demons and angels to be real will make for a disappointing read. Worse, dismissing angels and demons without serious reflection will make for a disappointing eternity. Yet the intro of Genesis lacks this seemingly all-important element. But why? We first meet the serpent in Genesis 3, and the cherubim with the flaming sword who guards eden comes shortly after that. So the angels are mentioned early on, but the details are light. How can this be? There's no mention of the creation of the serpent-demon, but suddenly he's there. God created all “out of nothing” so clearly the serpent-demon was created. It seems this is not mentioned so as not to lead us astray. There are several inversions needed here to get us focused on what is important.First, there are books that are not in the Bible that go into the fall of the angels, such as the book of Enoch, and much ado is made of that online today. Many strange religions have a fixation on the book of Enoch, and the book of Enoch is truly fascinating. Yet it was not selected by the Israelites as part of sacred scripture. It is not in the Septuagint, the first Greek version of the canon. Genesis would have been the most logical place to write about the creation of angelic beings, yet it was left out, or covered under the umbrella of “God created the heavens…” which includes all things that exist in the heavens. Allusions to the book of Enoch appear in a few places, so why wasn't it included? We are not forbidden to read it, but it is clearly not critical for our salvation, otherwise it would have been included in the canon. Sacred scripture provides only what we need for salvation, not all the gory and exciting details we would like to know. St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine listed good reasons why the creation of angels is not covered in detail. Resting in the mystery is one answer, but perhaps this angelic creation story was not made clear to Moses and therefore was not written. But Aquinas' most convincing argument is that when humans focus too much on angelic beings, they are prone to falling into worshipping them, a.k.a. idolatry. In fact, Hollywood has little interest in Abraham or David or the Eucharist or the Mass, but throws gobs of money at making movies about demons. This alone is telling. Those who spend too much time thinking about angels and demons forget the purpose of sacred scripture, which is to help us live as humans, not anywhere above our place in the hierarchy of created beings. This would be like a rabbit attempting to ponder Plato instead of foraging. Thomas Aquinas, also known as the angelic doctor, has this sensible reason as to why Genesis begins the way it does. Although Thomas believes that angels, like everything else in creation, actually do contribute to the greater glorification of God, he does recognize some dangers. In Ia 61, 1 ad 1 he responds to the objection that, because angels are not mentioned in the Biblical account of creation, God did not create them. He says God created everything that exists, and the fact that angels are not mentioned in Genesis 1 is no indication that God did not create them. Aquinas attributes their omission to the danger posed by knowing about them and too much attention being paid to them. Indeed, it seems as though the Israelites in the Old Testament were in constant danger of worshiping something other than God as God. So rather than mention them, Aquinas says that Moses sought to remove an occasion of idolatry from the people. This shows that there is a danger in focusing too much on angels as opposed to God without whom they would not exist, and without whom their existence is unintelligible. Angels are, after all, messengers, and one ought not attend too much to the messenger while neglecting the message, which is God's Word. (Dr. Joseph Magee, from AquinasOnline.com)We must not become too focused on angels and demons, lest we take our eyes off of God. St. Paul said in Colossians, “Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind.”What an interesting comment. Paul says that to be interested in angels to the point of worship is to be unspiritual. This feels like an indictment on Hollywood and the YouTubers obsessed with exorcisms. As it turns out, the spiritual combat is really a steady prayer life, keeping the commandments, wrestling with God and then surrendering your will and intellect to Jesus and his established visible Church, and putting all your trust in God. What are we not to do? Obsess over angels and demons. The Divine Mercy quote of “Jesus, I trust in you” kind of sums it up. More than a few people become obsessed with the messengers, the angels, instead of the Trinity. Entire denominations go astray and conflate angels with God or Jesus (Jehovah's Witnesses, LDS, a thousand New Age cults). The “worship of angels” is fool's gold. Thus, consider only Michael, Gabriel, and Rafael, the sainted archangels of scripture, who are highest in rank for our concern, that is, of human concern. Praying the “St. Michael the Archangel” prayer is far more important than the Pledge of Allegiance, as the nation will pass away but God will not, nor will his Church, the new Israel.As for your personal concern, the guardian angel assigned to you is enough, but do not name the guardian, just let it be “my guardian angel.” The Angel of God prayer can and should be said daily as a basic devotion. This is like brushing your teeth. It's for your health, too, your eternal health. Focusing too much on angels and demons instead of God leads to irrational fears and concerns, to the point that you have more of a relationship with the demons than if you didn't believe in them in the first place. The atheist living by “reason alone” is shielded against errors like this one (even while making the worst possible error, which is the total rejection of God). But they are real. To comfort our modern sense of security, we assume all that old chatter about demons was mere superstition and mental illness. Right? But it scares us to think of it. When we feel scared, we have our coping strategies. Perhaps we sign in to our 401K account to check the balance and sigh in relief. Or we check our security system and insurance policy. Another reaction to the terror of angelic beings is to start cleaning the house, or to scold someone online, or to scroll porn and news, or space out on a video game. We find some worldly thing to control (like writing/pontificating on a blog, as I do, or judging others, as I do). What we should do is kneel to pray and invoke the name of Jesus and the Trinity, and pray for the intercession of the saints and angels, trusting in God's will in humility. Call to mind our own sins and recognize our weaknesses and need for a Savior. The most important prayer that we do, of all prayers, is the one we do without even knowing it's a prayer: that prayer is called The Sign of the Cross. The idea of demons has been made comical by horror films and Halloween costumes, which is what the devil would like us to believe. As for angels, they have been wall art and figurines for so long that we assume at everyone's funeral that a human turns into an angel at death, automatically. This universal salvation is mentioned nowhere by Jesus, nor is there any mention of giving of angel wings to humans. Humans are embodied souls, without wings. Both angels and demons have become cartoons to us. But the meaning of the word “angel” is messenger. Your mailbox might receive a message sometime in the night, in the small hours, when the eyes open and the radar of conscience pings a spiritual presence. We can ignore or acknowledge it. Truly, it should terrify you a bit because if you are not on the right side of the battle, you will ultimately lose. The great trick of spirits is to guide your actions with suggestion and misdirection, and if you live unaware of their influence, you are a sitting duck. Rather, you are already on the side of demons if you don't think they exist. But to know they exist is one thing, and to think about them is another. Keep your mind clean by turning your thoughts to God, always back to one of the persons of the Trinity. Your guardian angel is always ready to help. For many, the person most accessible is the person of Jesus, which makes sense, because like us he was fully human, and unlike us, he was fully divine. The assertion of scripture, tradition, and the teaching of the Church is that spirits matter for your life, death, and judgment. Spirits are real. What is not real (or healthy or useful) is the denial of spirits. Worse yet is obsessing over them. New Age religions dabbling in spirit invitations is directly problematic, because summoning, channeling, manifesting, and opening ourselves to spirits comes with consequences. Plenty of spirits are happy to join in, and they will devour you. Spirits will indeed take you up on an invitation to enter you, but it won't work out the way you expected. If a demon enters you, perhaps you will perceive a benefit, similar to how taking supplements allows you greater gains in the weight room. But whatever “gain” you receive, the fallout of possibly dying in a state of mortal sin far outweighs the trifling, short-term benefit you gain here. This is serious business, not a game. You are a low-ranking participant in the spiritual war, not a captain or admiral. To assume a higher rank is to fly too close to the sun, and much of life is discovering where you fit in this world and the next (Hint: for a kickstart, start discerning like St. Therese of Lisieux).Any spirit you invite into your life will be real, so it's extremely important to consider what you are engaging in when dallying around with the unseen realm. In fact, the only spirit you should ever ask into your life is the Holy Spirit, and you do so with a three-word prayer. “Come Holy Spirit.” Say it now. Say it three times, but just say it. There is no magic in it. This is simply the one spirit that you need to align your will with God's will, because the Holy Spirit is God Most High. Actions matter. Speaking matters. Prayer matters. Doing a thing with your body and soul is a natural and supernatural interaction. So if you channel demons on a Ouija board, you have done an action invoking demons with your body and soul. If you say, “Come Holy Spirit” you are turned toward God. Turning is repenting. Turning to God is what all of the inversions are about, and belief in the Holy Spirit and the angels of heaven is part of submitting your will and intellect to the maker of all things. Further reading:Peter Kreeft on AngelsSt. John Damascene's De Fide Orthadoxa, book II. (An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith)St Thomas Aquinas and AngelsAquinas 101: Angels and DemonsCatechism of the Catholic Church paragraphs 325-336, 390-395 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit whydidpetersink.substack.com

Today I am back with another solo episode on a topic close to my heart, namely sensitivity and being deeply affected by things going on in our environment. I share how it has felt being sensitive growing up, how it at some point tipped over to be experienced as anxiety, and then learning about it and transforming it to a power and a tool. I share my best daily tools for handling sensitivity, and also how its such a powerful tool for empathy, compassion and connecting with our intuition.With love, SusanneLinks: Radical Broccoli website and membership https://radicalbroccoli.com Radical Broccoli Retreats https://www.radicalbroccoli.com/the-radical-broccoli-retreats Radical Broccoli shop https://radicalbroccoli.shop Radical Broccoli Instagram https://www.instagram.com/radicalbroccoli/ Radical Broccoli ebok https://radicalbroccoli.shop/products/radical-courage See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Looking at how the terms Can, Should and Best & Highest Good may have unintended consequences if don't examine their full meanings and/or we aren't aware of why we're actually using them.

One of my favorite books when I was young was titled "Joni:  An Unforgettable Story". It chronicled the life of Joni Eareckson Tada after she broke her neck in a diving accident at the age of 18 and became a paraplegic.  Joni is now 74 years old, and has battled breast cancer, and endures chronic "jaw-splitting" pain.  Yet she continues to serve God faithfully from her wheelchair.  In today's episode, I discuss another brief excerpt from another one of her books which has been an encouragement to me as I ponder the mysteries of God's sovereignty.   Click HERE to get a copy of Joni's 2010 book:  "A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God's Sovereignty".  It's excellent!Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family's experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009.  My desire is to process through the events of those twelve months with the perspective that 16 years has brought … and point people to hope in Jesus along the way.All views expressed by guests on this podcast are theirs alone, and may not represent the Statement of Faith and Statement of Beliefs of the While We're Waiting ministry. We'd love for you to connect with us here at While We're Waiting! Click HERE to visit our website and learn about our free While We're Waiting Weekends for bereaved parentsClick HERE to learn more about our network of While We're Waiting support groups all across the country. Click HERE to subscribe to our YouTube channelClick HERE to follow our public Facebook pageClick HERE to follow us on Instagram Click HERE to follow us on Twitter Click HERE to make a tax-deductible donation to the While We're Waiting ministryContact Jill by email at: jill@whilewerewaiting.org

Oh, we love how Seeking Center practitioners come into our lives. Let's just say stars, tarot and a magical bus have something to do with today's guest.Our dear friend Noël was walking around her neighborhood in LA when she couldn't help but notice the Star Magic School Bus parked nearby her house. She stepped onto it and was transported to an enchanted oasis, a secret garden hidden in plain sight. She met Ashli and here we are!Ashli is an intuitive tarot reader, sound healer, and Reiki practitioner with clairvoyant, claircognizant, clairsentient, and medical intuitive abilities. She's also an herbalism enthusiast, and infuses elements of astrology, numerology and color therapy into her readings and healings.As an intuitive reader, Ashli channels Divine messages from Spirit to help you gain clarity and healing. Ashli uses tarot as a tool of Divination to receive Guidance that empowers you to shift the trajectory of your life in service of your Highest Good, affirm your own intuition, and equip you with the tools necessary to move forward in life from a place of love and compassion.And while you can find her all around the LA area in the Star Magic School Bus, you can also experience her virtually, like I did, or even in your home.It is Ashli's Mission to help others tap into their Divine Gifts and open themselves up to receive and claim the Abundance that is their birthright.Since Ashli's versed in so many healing modalities there's a lot to cover. Listen now.MORE FROM ASHLIVisit www.starmagictarot.com to find out more about all of Ashli's offerings.Follow Ashli on instagram @starmagictarotVisit theseekingcenter.com for more from Robyn + Karen, plus mega inspo -- and the best wellness + spiritual practitioners, products and experiences on the planet! You can also follow Seeking Center on Instagram @theseekingcenter

My daughter can catch wild birds in her hands.  She uses an age-old technique: biomimicry.  I tell you this story on today's Own Your Intuition show.  But perhaps more importantly we explore how we too can emulate the essence of spring for the growth and benefit of our own souls.  Nature has been providing the road map for billions of years— let's talk about one way to follow it into Spring. Show NotesFREE DOWNLOAD: "How to hear what your intuition is telling you by using your breath." Yaaaassss! I want tools that will help me hear the wisdom of my own soul!  I want to Own My Intuition!! Tell me all the details of your program!For more about Aimée, her work, readings, speaking, or classes visit www.AimeeCartier.com.  Aimée on InstagramAimée on FacebookAimée on TikTok

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Plunge into the depths of thought with Dr. Jeremy Fogel, an enigmatic philosopher and poet who embodies the spirit of inquiry, in our latest episode, where a casual swim leads to profound insights on art of living through crisis and the poetry of existence. Tune in for an episode that's as incidentally raunchy as it is refreshing, intertwining the past with the present, and personal anecdotes with philosophical discourse – a spirited and profound meditation on the philosophy of life. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation that challenges us to think differently about the world around us and within us. Listen now and let your curiosity be your guide.Recorded on March 6 (Day 152). Dr. Jeremy Fogel teaches at Tel Aviv University's department of Jewish philosophy, as well as at its school of education. He is the academic director of Alma, teaches at the Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and the Arts, and lectures publicly on philosophy in various forums. Jeremy holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Cambridge and a master's degree and doctorate in philosophy from Tel Aviv University. His doctoral research explored the tension between universalism and particularism in modern Jewish philosophy, focusing on the Jewish-German philosophers Moses Mendelssohn and Hermann Cohen, and he continued exploring these issues as a post-doctoral fellow at Hamburg University. Jeremy is involved with several independent artistic and literary ventures. His first book, Tel Aviv is Water and Other Seasidian Thoughts, was published by Hava Lehaba in 2019. He is the co-creator and co-host of the "Think & Drink Different" podcast. His book Jewish Universalisms: Mendelssohn, Cohen, and Humanity's Highest Good was released by Brandeis University Press in December. Thanks for tuning in!

As John Adams (detailed in David McCullough's amazing biography) wrote in his own old age, “You are not singular in your suspicions that you know but little. The longer I live, the more I read, the more patiently I think, and the more anxiously inquire, the less I seem to know…” Yet, Adams, like Marcus, still found himself returning to a set of ageless, universal principles. They found themselves boiling things down to their essence, into real and practical ‘epithets for the self' as Marcus called them. Adams came up with these three commands, which he passed down to his granddaughter Caroline: “Do justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly. This is enough…”P.S. “Summum Bonum” is a phrase from Cicero that means “The Highest Good,”which for the Stoics meant pursuing a life of virtue. “Just that you do the right thing,” Marcus reminds us, “the rest doesn't matter.” In a world full of selfishness, corruption, and pain, we need that reminder now more than ever. It's why we created the “Summum Bonum” medallion for you to carry around in your pocket and remember that no matter the circumstance, no matter how dire or desperate the situation, virtue is always the answer. Grab yours today!✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com

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Rafe Kelley, founder of Evolve Move Play, discusses the transformative benefits of physical fitness and embodied spiritual disciplines. He shares about his unique upbringing in the counterculture and how it has shaped his current interest in ancient Christian ideas and the intersection of myth and science. Rafe's work explores the value of physical discipline in character transformation. He's been featured on  Paul VanderKlay, John Vervaeke,  Jordan B. Peterson,  Jonathan Pageau,  and many other podcasts. Find out more about Rafe Kelley at: https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/rafe-kelley/ Become a patron on Patreon and get bonus Q&A Episodes, resources, opportunities for live discussions on Zoom, and access to our community Discord server: www.patreon.com/deeptalkstheologypodcast Timestamps: 00:00  - Intro 02:27 - Rafe's unique upbringing 17:01 - Wrestling with our pictures of Christ 21:40 - Modern Gnosticism & the Proper Valuing of our Bodies 33:52 - Physical Participation in Pentecostal & Charismatic Christianity 39:20 - Navigating Sexual Ethics in Counterculture & Religious Communities 44:37 - Original Sin, Religious Myth, and our Evolutionary "Hardware" 54:26 - Finding a Shared Pursuit in a Religiously Pluralistic Society 59:44 - Christianity, Group Selection, and Empire 01:12:31 - Pagan Resurgence plays on the Sex & Violence Hardware 01:21:58 - Rafe Kelley reflects on  @JordanBPeterson  ARC project  01:29:30 - Sin is Pursuing a Mistaken Good 01:35:29 - Becoming Christ-like without Orthodox Beliefs? 01:46:50 - Young Men Yearn for Courageous Practices

Friends, can everything in the world be reduced to atoms bumping against each other, and chemical reactions in our brains? Or is there something more to reality than its material elements? That's what Brandon Vogt and I discuss on today's “Word on Fire Show” episode, with the help of a new book by Justin Brierley, titled The Surprising Rebirth of Belief In God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again. A listener asks, if feelings are not acts of the will, what is contrition? A feeling, an act of the will, both, or neither? 00:00 | Intro 00:58 | Word on Fire's New Ressourcement Conference 03:10 | The problem with Materialism 07:56 | The problem with Determinism 10:57 | Consciousness and the problem it poses to Materialism 16:34 | Rationality, C.S. Lewis, and atheism 19:44 | Beauty as a path to transcendence 23:25 | Materialism's inadequacy as a source of meaning 26:03 | The Meaning Crisis without the Highest Good 29:48 | Listener question 31:36 | New book—“Popcorn with the Pope” Links The Surprising Rebirth of Belief In God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again by Justin Brierley Popcorn with the Pope: A Guide to the Vatican Film List by David Paul Baird, Andrew Petiprin, and Michael Ward NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a patron and get some great perks for helping, like free books, bonus content, and more. Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners…like you! So be part of this mission, and join us today!

You are never alone. This statement is a sacred truth. One I was reminded of last week when the owner of an Air bnb where I was staying told me that a Spirit presence of mine was communicating with him. They were wanting him to tell me that they are always with me, love me, and believe in my abilities. The guides and angels that surround us through this lifetime want to help us. They want us to have the things we dream of, the peace we long for, and the happiness & fulfillment that we deserve. Yet they can offer all the inspiration and guidance possible and if we don't open ourselves to listen and receive it, then it only falls away without our awareness. So how can we begin to ask for and receive this form of Divine Feminine communication?On this Divine Feminine solo episode, I share some more updates from the road (including the Spirit guide channeling experience at the Air bnb) and I offer steps and suggestions for connecting with your Angels & Spirit Guides, opening yourself to receive their messages, & to know how & where to find them.Join the Women Waken Community on Instagram Here: https://tinyurl.com/522duz2c Feel free to reach out to me to see how we can work together and send your questions, feedback, and requests for future solo episodes here: Whitney Walker, LMFTLicense # 107082www.WomenWaken.comhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/profi...Whitney@WomenWaken.comIG: @WomenwakenYoutube: @womenwaken

Luke de Wolf joins me for a multi-episode conversation exploring the excellent book "Maps of Meaning" by Jordan Peterson. In this episode, we discuss the domain of known and the unknown, the importance of taking responsibility, and the difference between normal life and revolutionary life. Luke de Wolf is the co-host of the Freedom Footprint Show. // GUEST // Twitter: https://twitter.com/northmythluke Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@FreedomFootprint Book: https://www.jordanbpeterson.com/maps-of-meaning/// SPONSORS // In Wolf's Clothing: https://wolfnyc.com/NetSuite: https://netsuite.com/whatismoneyiCoin Hardware Wallet (use discount code BITCOIN23): https://www.icointechnology.com/Mind Lab Pro: https://mindlabpro.com/breedloveCrowdHealth: https://www.joincrowdhealth.com/breedloveWasabi Wallet: https://wasabiwallet.io/Bitcoin Apparel (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://thebitcoinclothingcompany.com/Feel Free Tonics (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://botanictonics.comCarnivore Bar (use discount code BREEDLOVE): https://carnivorebar.com/// OUTLINE // 00:00:00 - Coming up 00:00:23 - Intro 00:01:56 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 00:02:42 - Introducing Luke de Wolf 00:03:07 - Understanding the Narrative 00:06:50 - Does Mythology Explain Praxeology? 00:10:58 - Mythology Provides Moral Lessons 00:14:12 - Collapse of the Meaning 00:17:12 - Metaphors We Live by 00:20:27 - The Domain of Known and the Unknown 00:23:39 - The Meaning of the Word “Way” 00:25:53 - Taking the Proper Action 00:28:00 - The Chaos of the Unknown 00:30:46 - The Four Myths 00:31:53 - Novelty Resides in the Unknown 00:34:51 - Reaching the Ideal Future 00:37:24 - Dealing with Phobias 00:41:04 - Run Your Business from Anywhere with NetSuite 00:42:09 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet 00:43:05 - Transforming the Unknown and Making it Known 00:44:27 - Pragmatic Value of Religion 00:48:04 - Conceiving the Highest Good 00:51:01 - The Importance of Taking Responsibility 00:54:50 - Push Yourself to the Edge 00:57:38 - Among Failures, Success Lies 01:00:44 - What Makes Human Unique 01:03:30 - Acting Without Thinking 01:06:01 - The Value of Knowledge 01:07:00 - Three Levels of Analysis 01:09:18 - Enhance Your Brain Power with Mind Lab Pro 01:10:25 - Take Control of Your Healthcare with CrowdHealth 01:11:27 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 01:12:18 - Normal Life vs. Revolutionary Life 01:13:59 - The Business Meeting Example 01:22:40 - When Survival is the Only Way 01:25:26 - The Importance of Wealth 01:26:57 - Where to Find Luke on the Internet// PODCAST // Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL // Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedlove// WRITTEN WORK // Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/// SOCIAL // Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22All My Current Work: https://vida.page/breedlove22

What are you living for? Money, health, career, reputation, or comfort? These things aren't inherently bad, but they were never meant to be truly and finally satisfying. Sadly,  many professing Christians seem to live for these things while sprinkling in some religious devotion here and there. However, based on Mark 12:28–34, Jesus said that the greatest commandment is to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. This is what we were created for, and it's what Jesus saved us to experience and enjoy—a relationship with the God who is our highest good and greatest joy. Those who have come to God through Jesus are then freed and enabled to obey the second greatest commandment, to love their neighbors as themselves. This message from David Platt continues our series through the Gospel of Mark.