The canid family includes the domestic dog and such wild members as the fox, the wolf, the jackal, and the coyote. Why would it be good to have a member of this tribe as a helper spirit? Well, for one thing, says Marc Bekoff in The Huffington Post piece, canids know how to play fair. Bekoff [...]
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Animals: Fair Play, Wisdom, Help, and Health
Posted in animals, good news, invisible world, shamanism, teachers, therapy, tagged alternative medicine, alternative medicine for cats, animal companions, animals, Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes, canids, Carol Proudfoot-Edgar, cats, dogs, Dr. Jessica Rychel, fairness, healing, helper spirits, Marc Bekoff, pets, play, rules, shamanism, The Huffington Post, therapy, totem animal, William Greenbaum on April 7, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Words and Almost Words
Posted in good news, healing the self, practice, shamanism, spirituality, teachers, therapy, transformation, tagged altered states, Ashley Koff, blessing, Carmella Baynie, chanting, chants, healing words, kirtan, Krishna Das, Larry Dossey, mythology, prayer, shamanic therapist, sound, teaching, The Huffington Post, vibration, yoga on March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Huffington Post recently published Ashley Koff’s account of the Sages and Scientists Symposium at the Chopra Center, which is in Carlsbad, California. Koff is a registered dietitian whose mission is to demystify the science of nutrition, and help people get healthy without alienating them. She is said to be very good at this, and [...]
Two Global Unifiers: The Creator and The Moon
Posted in children, global community, good news, healing the planet, invisible world, path, practice, transformation, tagged Alberto Villoldo, ceremony, children, Christian, connection, Ebenezer Edohasim, full moon, global community, healing the earth, human web of light, kids, light, Muslim, Nigeria, Oketude Ministry, religion, Samson Saka, spirituality, world peace on March 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
All over the world, people are taking steps to strengthen global community. Some of the most courageous are those who believe in and practice living in harmony with different religions. At AllAfrica.com, Ebenezer Edohasim reports on an encouraging development in Nigeria, where the Oketude Ministry has brought Muslims and Christians together in worship for two [...]
Healing Substances from Animals
Posted in animals, global community, good news, healing the planet, healing the self, practice, therapy, tagged Abdullah Ibrahim, alternative therapy, apitherapy, bee venom, bees, cow dung, cow urine, Fernando Quintero, Furosato, healing, helper animals, holistic medicine, India, M7 Project, Michael Gurevitz, natural remedies, Reyah Carlson, royal jelly, scorpion venom, white rat on March 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“Finding Your Unique Voice,” an interview with jazz pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, comes to us courtesy of SGI Quarterly, a Buddhist forum concerned with peace, culture and education. Unfortunately the journalist who conducted the interview is not identified, but our appreciation goes out to her or him. The piece is packed with riches. In South Africa, [...]
Media Making the World a Better Place
Posted in global community, good news, healing the planet, movie reviews, positive thinking, spirituality, transformation, tagged collective action, documentary film, Elevate Hollywood, Emmanuel Itier, filmmaking, global community, magical child, Manifest Positivity, peaceful revolution, Sandy Mandelberger, Santa Fe Film Festival, Sharon Stone, spiritual energy, synergy, The Invocation on March 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s an interesting website, called Elevate Hollywood, and subtitled “Connecting and Catalyzing Conscious Creatives.” Its mission statement says, “Though our home base is Downtown Los Angeles, our mission is global.” The website is a place for film-industry folk with eternity on their minds, to collect and disseminate information about projects that aim to do a [...]
Animals as Patients, Healers, and Helpers
Posted in animals, good news, healing the self, invisible world, shamanism, spirituality, tagged alternative medicine, Alternative Medicine For Dogs, BendBulletin, canines, cats, dogs, domestic animals, Drew Hempel, Fauna Communications Research Institute, healing, helper spirits, Katherine Ellison, Marnette Federis, Natural Resonance Revolution blog, NaturalHealthHerbal, pet acupuncture, pets, power animals, Susan Bertram, The Washington Post, trilobite on March 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Recently, multimedia journalist Marnette Federis wrote on BendBulletin.com about visiting a vet who treats pets with acupuncture. It is not unusual these days, as alternative medicine becomes more accepted and sought after. Natural and non-establishment types of treatment are being used by an increasing number of animal doctors. The writer interviewed veterinarian Susan Bertram, who [...]
Positive Trends in Healing and Spirituality
Posted in global community, good news, healing the planet, practice, therapy, tagged credentials, Deepak Chopra, Emy Johnston, Fox News, global community, hospital, Joseph Abrams, Judy Hilzer, New Age Journal, paganism, performance art, placebo, San Francisco Chronicle, SFGate, shamanic therapist, soul loss, soul retrieval, wicca on March 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A couple of years ago, Judy Hilzer had an article written about her in New Age Journal because of the breakthrough she had achieved. At the University of Washington Medical Center, where only priests, rabbis, ministers, and energy workers had previously been certified by Patient Care Services as resource persons, this nurse wanted to be [...]
What Can I Do Right Now? Today?
Posted in global community, good news, healing the planet, practice, tagged attitude, blessings, daily practice, Dalai Lama, global community, handicrafts, Katinka Hesselink Net, peace, questions, Transmutation News on March 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
When considering how to make the world a better place, we often ask ourselves, “What can I do right now? Today?” Here are some suggestions, passed along in the article on the inspirational site called Katinka Hesselink Net at the request of the Dalai Lama, who would like to share these thoughts with as many [...]







