Science Horizons

Story of Tithing

The beginning of tithing can be seen in the Bible, yet many Christians as well as non-Christians have the habit of doing some type of tithing today.

The word tithe has Christian connotations, referring to the contribution of a tenth of one’s income for charitable purposes to Church as a kind of Church giving. Anyway, the idea is a part of most world religions. In Islam the word used for this is ‘Zakat.’ In the Indian religion of Sikhism, there is a rule of keeping apart one-tenth of one’s income for spiritual purposes and it is called ‘Dasvandh.’ The practice has been initiated by the tenth religious head Guru Gobind Singh. According to the Indian scriptures of the Upanisads and the Bhagavadgita, the ‘perfect alms’ are that which is offered with a sense of obligation in a correct place and at a correct time to a deserving person from whom the giver does not expect anything in return.

The word tithe derives from the Hebrew word ‘asair’, which means to donate one-tenth portion of something, mostly a person’s earnings. Nowadays tithes or tithing is optional and is given in cash. Still, in some European countries church can demand tithing and thus make it enforceable by law.

Denmark is an example where members of the Church of Denmark pay a church tax, which varies between municipalities. The tax is generally around 1% of the taxable income. And in Finland members of state churches pay a church tax of between 1% and 2.25% of income and the Church taxes are integrated into the common national taxation system.

However the practice of regular tithes was not established until after Exodus. Tithes were common throughout the ancient Near East, as well as in later Lydia, Arabia, and Carthage.

The Hebrew habit of tithing is recorded in the Bible, the first mention being the gift from Abraham to the Canaanite priest and king Melchizedek (Genesis–:20). Ancient Arabia, Lydia and Carthage were places where the custom of tithes existed. Tithing was implemented by the early Christian church, and had found mention in councils at Macon in 585 and at Tours in 567. They were granted formal recognition during the time of Pope Adrian I in 787.

Tithing in certain Christian churches is a disputed issue as it deals with an Old Testament process to a New Testament institution (the Church). There is no proof in the New Testament that tithing can be applied to Christians. In fact, it was obligatory only on those Jews who were living in the Promised Land to pay the tithe according to the Old Testament, as it was in reality a form of income tax required to support not just the government of the Israel of the Old Testament, but also its religious institutions and priests.

Present day Tithing

Despite the fact that it has originated in the Bible and earliest Christianity, now it is a unique way to gift something whenever you are given something. Giving EVERY time you are in receipt is a compelling form of giving as it allows the benefactor to experience something exceptionally eloquent – more on that later.

But back to a bit of history. Malachi 3:10 is the part of the Bible that Christians relate to when they talk about tithing. Many Christians tithe to their church because they feel it is their given duty by the Bible to do so. Many Churches now and in the past insist that their members tithe to the church to sustain its activities. In essence though, unless giving is done from free will and a with joyful focus, it does not achieve its greatest result – if in fact you ever want to create a direct result by giving.

Controversy about Tithing

Tithing has often been a contentious topic. The issue whether a Christian should pay tithe is often argued in many Christian congregations.

In an article in Wall Street Journal regarding tithing named ‘The Backlash Against Tithing’, Suzanne Sataline says, ‘As Churches push donations, congregants balk; ‘that’s not the way God works’.’

Unfortunately, the mix of ideology, desire to control, and a limited perspective, can often create a Jekyll and Hyde result – the simple purity of giving being lost in the mist and confusion of theology. Despite the controversy, tithing is still a totally and amazingly powerful action that anyone can do to turn their lives around to face a more abundant direction.

For those who wish to understand a Christian perspective in tithing there is no limit of materials to read. For those who want to understand the reason WHY tithing is so powerful read on.

Why is Tithing so compelling?

This is indeed a very compelling question because if you just blindly carry on something without any idea of what it indicates, you could be proceeding in the wrong direction.

If more people who are in the habit of tithing knew exactly why it works when done with the feeling of total giving, then it is likely to make people eager to give even more. And for those who do it intermittently, it could encourage them to give first every time they are in receipt of something.

To analyse the real ‘why’ of how routine giving leads to more we have to understand something about Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Physics. The laws of these realms vary a lot from that of our own material or Newtonian world.

The picture ‘What the Bleep’ paints the quantum world through easily graspable examples. The link to the movie here gives some details about how matter gets converted into waves and behaves like liquids when seen from a quantum physics angle: http://video.yahoo.com/watch/1349535/4653525.

The film portrays a wonderful world seen from a quantum space. When a beam of electrons is shot through an opening in a plate onto a wall – as is expected, it would hit in a straight line on the flat surface just opposite the opening.

If the same experiment is done using an energy wave that has the properties of a water wave, again one can get an expected outcome. As the surge hits the plate the tendency for the wave is to ricochet but still because of the cut, some parts of the wave goes in through that cut. Emerging from the cut, the wave spreads out in an arched way, thus resulting in a new wave more or less similar to the old wave. It is exactly like the experiments one would have done in smaller classes regarding the behaviour of waves. It hits the wall opposite with a lot of force at the point just opposite the cut and hits with lesser strength all around the wall. This is just like the pattern the electrons create.

If we added a second slit in the plate, again we would get a predictable result with the wave experiment – two small waves would appear through the slits and when those new waves touch each other they would cancel each other out creating an interference pattern. Several waves would now hit the wall making a stripped affect on the wall. All this is as expected for wave energy behavior, so nothing new here.

All that is interesting about the quantum experiments come in now. As there are two openings in the plate, it is expected that there would be two lines on the wall opposite if electrons are shot through. But as against the expectation, what one gets are an intervention pattern and a stripped effect. This is not the expected result. So the matter has been converted into a wave. It can be assumed that electrons were rebounding off each other and creating a wave effect; so if electrons are shot only one at a time, the result should be different. But the result does not vary. This may happen if the electron break into wave like particles, when it strikes against the plate, then goes through the openings and then mixes with itself after it emerges from the plate. This results when matter is reacting like a wave, or rather a solid is reacting like a liquid. The world has perhaps too many mysteries that we do not understand.

Despite the apparent ’solidness’ of this world that we live in, it would appear that actually we live in a world that is more like a liquid – liquid energy or flux, which behaves like liquids in our physical world. And as we know from simple physics that fluids of a similar nature always come together and those of a dissimilar nature move apart and separate into clear areas of distinction. Oil and water is a simple example of this. Chromatography also shows the effect very graphically when a single substance can separate into its individual substances in clear bands much like how large groups of people split off into smaller groups of similar interest, energy or intention.

The key is that when we give we feel joyful and experience joy. As a giver we receive the most divine gifts of all the gift of joy. Often we think that it is the receiver of a gift that receives something and it often overlooked that the giver actually is the greatest receiver. If you’re not too sure about this, then watch yourself around children and see how you feel when you give to them and observe how you feel no matter how they respond.

When we recognize that it is to we ourselves that we are giving when we make the gesture of giving and we do it for the gratification we feel, we have the clue. This clue opens the door of comprehension of giving. And when we give repetitively the force builds up with a snowballing effect enlarging more and more the more we pour to it with our continuous gifting.

The fact that we feel joyful when we give changes our energy literally – we feel better and in that moment we are more attractive to other people. Have you experienced someone on the street selling something that you don’t want such as tissues and normally you do not buy, but one day you do and the only reason why is because the person is happy and smiling? You may have experienced the same with buskers playing music on the street.

Someone who is joyful exudes a natural attraction that draws others in and in doing so draws in better life experiences. It is simple. They attract to them those who are either wanting to experience that feeling or those who already experience it.

Similar to water and oil, givers and non-givers tend to collect together in different places. And the greatest place to get something is a place where givers come together! But of course you will be allowed entry into that group only if you are ready to give! Givers relish to give to those who love to give.

So even if we may turn to quantum physics for our solutions, they are very much there right in front of us. Similar attracts similar – simple. Wherever you look you see this going on. Lions group together with lions, students interact with students, women form groups with women, men makes friends with men, ‘poor’ likes to be with ‘poor’ people and ‘rich’ with ‘rich’ people. And in the same way – givers prefer the company of givers.

So if you give from a sense of self-reproach then it will only boomerang on you – you will just attract to you like-minded others who have a guilt complex and cannot be contented and delighted. The borderline between remorse and anger is narrow; so people gifting things out of a sense of guilt tend to turn in that direction. Joy is one of the highest of human emotions – and from there one can only turn to love – and that is what all of us are forever searching for.

So when you initiate the act of giving, you are very close to knowing perfect love – really wonderful to know that it is. More so as we know that most people are continuously trying to find love. We now know that the answer is so easy – begin giving! And gifting money is only an aspect of giving – giving on the whole will create a special place of joy for us, no matter how ‘little’ the amount.

There is also an emotional aspect to giving consistently. This aspect might not in the beginning appear to have connections to the sensation of joy – in the end it completely bonds us to the absolute bliss of joy.

When we share an item with someone – particularly something that we ourselves do not possess in abundance – we are sending a persuasive communication to our own brain that life is trustworthy. When we give something and later analyse the act we are connecting with the trust. The converse of trust is terror. So again, a group of terrified people are not likely to be happy and fine and so no one would find them appealing. On the other hand, a gathering of trustful people would themselves be happy and would attract many others to share their perfection. So finally when we believe the belief gets transformed into happiness and again we are very near to love – the most important thing that all of us are searching for.

The sum and substance of what has been ignored for years is fully in front of us for anyone to bond with in finely. For Christmas my son got a good amount of money. I queried him as to what he planned to do with all that money. He replied that he wanted to set aside almost whole of it. Then I enquired how much of it he would like to give to someone. It was something that he had not even taken into account until I introduced the idea. What would be the result if upon receiving anything our first consideration was to give away part of it – do you think we would know delight in abundance?

Transaction based giving – or transaction based philanthropy

This takes us to the force of transactional giving. Many enterprises give when they have enough of money to give. When they do not have much they do not prefer to give. So their possible levels of joy fluctuate depending upon market variations – they do not have any restraint. But whoever gives EVERY time they get something is in charge and has their relationship with perfect joy forever.

Transactional giving rather than single payments is connected with the ups and downs of profit so it is an easy way of giving. The rule is that whenever you get something you give proportionately – easy. If you have a bad season you might give, but less depending on sales. And when business is better one can give more.

One of the key powers of transaction based giving is that you can share the joy of giving so easily with all stakeholders – customers/community – staff – and business. Because a customer knows that when they buy from you they get to give without it costing them anything except the energy to choose and shop with you they feel ownership of the giving – hence traditional CSR – Corporate Social Responsibility, coverts readily to Customer Social Responsibility, with your customer being able to powerfully respond to the giving by talking about you and have an additional emotional albeit intangible reason, for choosing to continue shopping with you.

Your personnel will also be able to partake in the happiness of giving as every time they manage to close a sale, they realise that they have managed to give something to a needy person. This is an extremely satisfying experience especially in a team as it can get converted into motivating the team and encouraging the staff.

Any commercial transaction, including profitless ventures, can do Buy1GIVE1 transaction-based giving – there are absolutely no prohibition to entering and the business decides most of it. The charity amount per operation starts from just a single cent and rises up to any amount of dollars with each venture choosing his or her own level of donating and giving to help and support completely based upon their business type and productivity. There is absolutely no reason to refuse to donate in this manner when the advantages of giving are so endless. Commercial ventures that are presently giving to a purpose can change very fast and without difficulty to Buy1GIVE1 transaction-based giving while continuing to support the same issue delivering more visible results to their enterprise.

When the game is over business -based giving is a present day form of tithing that is practical and possible for anyone, at any place. Now that we realise that it is not about the actual money that we give such as a tenth of the income, but only the fact that we are gifting it that makes the change. When we enter the fraternity of donors we move into a special and fortunate world that only those who give to others are allowed to enter. And unless you start giving today itself, you just may not start doing it and might never will till you start. So begin today.

‘We’re not here to give in order ‘to get’. We’re here to have more to give more.

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Disasters occur. No matter how much cautious and conscientious you are with your driving, with crossing the streets, with the way in which you use your appliances at home, accidents will always happen and often you can’t do anything to stop it or stop it from happening. Therefore, it is vital for people that have panic anxiety abnormalities to know how to cope with panic attacks in the face of calamities.

Nothing can be worse than having to address useless anxiety where you simply can’t control your body at all and your full body has a tendency to go numb, your intellect freezes and pulse raises. In the present day and age panic attacks are a very common thing and a lot of folk suffer from it. There are some extremely effective methods using which you can easily deal with panic attacks. Read on to find out what these methods are and achieve the desired results fast……

Start moving around- did you know that the panic attack tends to increase when you keep sitting at one place continually thinking about the thing which is actually giving you a panic attack? You see when you start moving the flow of blood thru your body becomes more even and you will feel a bit relaxed thus ensure you don’t sit at one place in any way.

Quickly distract your mind- Panic attacks usually occur by thinking about the worse possible end result regarding something which gives birth to a sense of fear which leaves you with a faster heartbeat, constant sweating and a bizarre feeling of suffocation. You see if you feel that you are pondering something negative which may possibly cause plenty of discomfort you need to change the thing you are thinking about right away and try to distract your mind to something positive.

Eat the right things- Smoking, alcohol and caffeine will only further increase your odds of having a panic attack. You should try and stick to natural veggies and fruits as much as practicable. You see what you eat has a bunch to do with what you feel too.

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Can’t making dreams come true be just as easy? Can’t we free ourselves of our doubts? Is it not possible? How can we do it in a way so that it looks as easy as brushing our teeth? This is an excerpt form the book named ONE by Masami Sato and it shows how it can be done step-by-step, getting one ready to start walking towards one’s dreams today.

We all have dreams. But not all of us have the faith in ourselves, that we can have and live those dreams in our lifetime. Actually, the secret to have such certainty is simple. And the reason why we doubt it so much is also straightforward.

We can now start by asking ourselves the first question..

Why don’t we do everything we always wanted to do?

Often, our thinking stops our actions. Often the more we think about it, the less we usually are committed to achieve what we originally wanted to do. Often the more we think about something, we come up with a greater number of reasons for not doing it.

Then is it possible to be certain that we will definitely accomplish what we want to do in our life?

Sure, absolutely! To start with, let us look at the power of habits

If we have to be present at a meeting tomorrow night, we would not be spending too much of time thinking whether we would be able to get there or not. We would not be worried about the possibility of having a car accident and failing to attend the meeting. In fact, when we go to use the toilet, we are unlikely to worry if it might be out of order.

We have so much more certainty about these types of ‘normal’ actions we take every day. They’re habits.

However, we doubt our dreams

The interesting part is that there are several things that we are not very sure about. These are the things that we really want to do in our lives – our Dreams!

Then, what is the secret for the conviction that we will accomplish our dreams?

First of all: Just make it a daily habit!

We can start being more certain about our actions to meet our desires-the type of desires that really nourishes our life.

So, for example, if your dream is to give and contribute to society and giving is a key desire in your life, there is no reason to doubt that it’s possible for you to contribute to others. It can just become one of your daily habits.

Second: Make it as important (and as easy) as brushing our teeth

Achieving our dreams can be just like brushing our teeth. It wouldn’t feel good if we didn’t brush our teeth for a long time, would it? We wouldn’t spend hours thinking of which toothpaste to use or delay the good feeling of having clean teeth for other ‘priorities’. We feel uncomfortable if our teeth are not clean. So we just clean them!

Looking at our example, if giving is what we desire most, then we should ask ourselves a few questions: What if giving is truly as important as brushing one’s teeth? What if it is giving us a comfortable feeling? What if it aids in remaining healthy?

Irrespective of how much or how little we own right now, we surely can start offering it and sharing it today. As such, no matter how improbable the realisation of dreams might appear, we can start walking towards them today. We can definitely do, if we see it as a crucial issue, a top priority that we should stick to every day! Then we will be uncomfortable if we do not do it. Just like cleaning our teeth.

and Third: Always give first, then we will get

When we give first before we actually fully have what we really want – what we dream of – we send a very powerful message to ourselves that says, “there is enough, and more will come”. It allows us to experience the joy today – the joy of giving.

If you want to be prosperous, be generous. And then you would be blessed with loads of everything. If you are knowledgeable enough to do so, do not be scared of teaching others. And you will learn more. If you want to share things, share freely. Do not expect anything in return. Just let go. And joy will automatically be returned to you. The simple joy o f giving.

Do not be scared of sharing and giving what you have, for it will not thwart your plans of achieving your purpose, whatever it may be. It may only help you to fulfil your dreams faster. And your journey there will be one of total contentment.

But are not habits very small, when compared to our BIG dreams?

Just do it, don’t worry about the ’scale’

Because anything can take place in life. We might get started in a pretty simple way. And these simple things might lead us to another act, and form there to another. Our confidence in our simple actions and executing them one by one constantly takes us forward. But if we feel that it is unfeasible to do something now because it is simply unachievable, it is unlikely to ever happen.

The secret to achieve your dreams has always been here, and will always be here. The people who create miracles, inspirations, and the real sense of joy, already know this. They are always using it.

Dreams and miracles are not accidents. We create them through our choices.

So, would you start walking towards your dreams today?

Contents are excerpted with minor modification from ONE, a book written by Masami Sato. To get a free copy of ONE, visit www.B1G1.com and start sharing the joy of giving. Feel free to use or republish the content of the above article, fully or partially, as long as it is preserved in its original content, with proper attribution to Masami Sato and www.B1G1.com.

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A millionaire created through giving!

There is a Japanese folk tale about the power of giving and it exemplifies how we can get the most wonderful of gifts when we’re gifting things to others and are positive about what we have already got.

This is the folk tale.

A long time ago, there lived a penniless young farmer. Nothing that he did turned out to be profitable. He was completely impoverished without any money, without anyone to help and nothing to eat. One night, totally at his wit’s end, he went to a shrine and sat near the altar and pleaded to Gods to show him what to do.

“I have always been honest and hardworking, but all my hard work never produced any reward for me. What am I doing wrong?”

He fell asleep near the altar just after he put the question. When he woke up in the morning, he saw in front of him one of the Gods he had seen in his dream, with a bright golden light around him. The God’s voice reverberated in his mind.

“When you wake up today, treasure the very thing you have in your hand and keep giving it generously to others on your way,” the God whispered.

The farmer was brimming with questions when he woke up but he tried to shake off his sleep and clear his mind of the strange but clear dream he had. However, he saw a bit of a straw in his hand. It must have remained on his clothes while he worked in his fields.

He was about to throw the straw away, but remembered what God had told him. Once again he sat down. Then he looked curiously at the bit of straw.

He sat still for a long time thinking what this meant. He had no clue why a piece of straw can be of any value to him. Then he saw a wasp flying around. It eventually landed on the tip of the straw. He caught the wasp and tied it to the straw with a piece of thread from his clothes. Now with a piece of straw with a flying wasp at the end, off he went on the path.

He had gone a little way when he found a small boy and his mother coming towards him from the other end of the road. The boy was weeping. When he said hello to the boy, the child noticed the straw that the man had with a wasp at one end. He stopped his weeping and wanted to have the straw. The farmer was hesitant to give it but then he remembered that God had asked him to value what we owned and also give it to others profusely. So he gave the straw to the boy. The mother was relieved as the boy stopped crying when he got the straw and the wasp. In return she gave the man three tangerines.

The farmer moved on. As he proceeded, he felt hungry. He was about to eat the tangerines when he again remembered that what was important was giving things to others, not giving it to himself.

The farmer was going over a steep hill and on the way he saw a merchant sitting under a tree. The man had a wooden box near him. The farmer wished the man. He appeared to be very tired. He saw the tangerines the farmer held and asked him if he would give it to him. The merchant told the farmer that he was very thirsty.

The farmer was also equally thirsty as the day was hot and he had walked pretty long, still he gave all the three tangerines to the trader. The man ate all the three tangerines and felt fully energized. He felt very thankful to the farmer who was so kind. To show his gratitude, he opened the box that he had kept near him. The box contained several bolts of hand dyed silk. The trader took out one roll, gifted it to the farmer and left.

So off the farmer went again following the path. He found a stream along the way and he took a deep drink making him feel totally refreshed. Life seemed to be easier and was flowing now.

He continued to walk for a long time but did not see anyone again. So he decided that the silk could be what would bring him luck. He felt he should go to the town nearby and try to sell the silk.

But as soon as he turned the corner, he found a group of soldiers. One of them, who appeared to be the leader of the group, was standing near a horse that had fallen on the ground. The leader of the soldiers was saying something to the men of his group.

“It does not appear that this horse would live much. We will have to leave it here. Nurse it well and catch up with me.” With this the leader jumped on to another horse and rode off, moving out of people’s sight.

The remaining soldiers were left discussing what to do about it. They were reluctant to kill the animal but they did not have much of a choice. At last one of them took out a sword.

The farmer pleaded with them not to do that. He said he was ready to look after the animal. He said they can have the bolt of silk for letting him care for the horse. They agreed to the deal and left the place quickly.

Now the farmer stood there with a dying horse. He thought he might have made a mistake that after all he was not meant to be wealthy. Then he remembered something. There was the stream he’d just passed.

He immediately went back to the stream, took off his shirt and soaked it in the fresh water so he could give water to horse. He returned to the horse still lying there on the ground. The farmer squeezed the wet cloth over the horse’s mouth. Very soon the horse began to respond and regained its consciousness, so the farmer pulled it up with all his might.

The horse finally stood up on its legs so the farmer could take the horse to the stream. As the horse took more water and ate some fresh green grass around the stream, it soon began to regain strength.

So now the farmer owned the horse! The man and the animal traveled together, and the farmer had to run as the horse led the way. They traveled together for miles. Finally, as the sun was setting, the horse came to a halt in front of a big house. The animal pushed the farmer towards the gate when he finally drew level with it.

As the farmer made his way to the gate, all of a sudden the gate opened and an old man was standing there. The man looked drawn and he was hastening out onto the road. The old man took notice of the farmer as well as the animal standing nearby.

The old man asked the farmer what it was that he needed. The farmer said that he wanted a place where he could sleep at night. The old man queried the farmer if he would mind looking after the house till his return as he had to leave for the nearby town on a pressing matter. He also said that it might take some time for him to return.

Since the old man appeared to be in a hurry, the farmer said that he can use the horse. The old man felt glad about the gesture and accepted the offer. He left with the horse but before he left told the farmer something strange.

“If I do not return within three years, this house is yours.”

As you perhaps inferred, the old man did not return.

The farmer lived in the large house for the rest of his life with a land full of crops surrounded by kind neighbors happily ever after. But he never forgot to always give away the things he had.

I am grateful to you for reading this story. And how did you feel about it?

Maybe there is a key to something. When we can turn our ‘getting game’ into a ‘giving game’, our life often flows bringing more abundance. But it is not always easy to practice the old wisdom in our real life.

The following are the interesting principles we can see in the tale:

* When we give the things that others want, they usually value it more than we value it while when we are trying to ’sell’ something (because fundamentally, we want to get something from the deal), they compare the value with our asking price and try to pay less.

* When we are not possessive of whatever we have, we will perceive that we thereby have more chances as we can release the existing possessions.

* When we are down and out with the problems of life, instead of worrying about the negativities if we kept focus more on giving others and caring for them, life would surely bring glad tidings later.

* When we try to encash what we have created, believing that “this is the maximum it will bring”, as we think we might be the loser if it is not turned into cash, our life will stagnate. Instead of that, we should continue to give liberally whatever we have got and however wealthy we are or we are not.

Giving is intrinsic in the lives of many who have made it to the top. When giving is done first, we are better able to lead a life of grandeur, comfort and glory.

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Gemstones are comprised of wonderful natural qualities which can be quite powerful when used. Gemstones may now be easily found in stores and you can choose from a wide array of selections. You can find stones for various purposes – for attracting luck, love, money or protection, among other things.

Given the great powers of these gemstones, they can be quite useful for psychic functions. They can prove quite useful when you need psychic protection, need to bring about psychic visions, or need to increase your psychic ability. Here, you will learn what kinds of gemstones you can use for these results. These are just some examples, though, so you will need to explore to know more of them.

Gemstones for Psychic Protection

These gemstones aid in guarding you from any psychic harm. They keep you safe from psychic attacks and negative energies that can affect you and the flow of energies within you.

Blue Chalcedony – gives protection from animosity, hatred, and other bad energies that may be aimed at you, whether intentionally or not.

Fluorite – protects your mind, so that your thinking is kept clear and does not get deluded nor deceived by those with mean intentions.

Snowflake Obsidian – gives protection from dark energies which may spring from within you or come from those around you. It also protects you against the malicious intentions of various entities.

Hematite – provides protection from stress caused by unpleasant emotions, thoughts, and energies. It aids in dissolving these negative energies and transforming them to calmer or more positive ones.

Carnelian – gives psychic protection from the injurious aims of others.

Gemstones to Bring About Psychic Visions

These gemstones can help you when performing psychic exercises for gaining knowledge and information. Their energies help open your mind so that you become more receptive to psychic visions.

Smoky Quartz – induces prophetic dreams and visions.

Iolite – helps induce visions during paranormal practices.

Blue Sapphire – aids in clearing the mind, making it more sensitive to visions.

Labradorite – sharpens your senses, making you more psychically sensitive to visions.

Amethyst – puts your mind and body in complete relaxation and deeper meditative states, allowing you to easily have psychic visions.

Gemstones Which Can Help With Your Psychic Ability

These gemstones are comprised of energies which reinforce the advancement of your psychic development. They magnify your own energies more, especially when you are focusing on the growth of your abilities. These gemstones add significantly to your efforts.

Quartz – allows you to connect more easily with beings from the spiritual or higher planes.

Aquamarine – increases your natural psychic powers.

Lapis Lazuli – aids in developing your psychic ability to communicate with your higher self.

Chrysocolla – bolsters your psychic ability and empowers it to advance further.

Blue Tourmaline – empties your mind, allowing you more opportunities and energy for enhancing your psychic ability.

You can use these stones during a specific ritual or exercise, and you can also wear them as an accessory. You can also choose to place them at a specific spot in your home or work area. Their energies are remarkable!

It is a great idea to read and learn more about gemstones – about picking the right one for you, cleaning and keeping them, and using them for many other purposes. There are also several kinds of stones to choose from – lots for you to discover and learn about. The more you know, the more opportunities you have for experiencing these natural gifts. So get to know more about them and take your pick – the benefits they can offer you are free-flowing and endless!

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Having an accurate psychic reading can be a life-altering experience, it can provide you with a better insight and perspective into your life at the moment. It can also advise you on how you can move on and follow the right course. Nevertheless, people can have numerous misguided and unreasonable expectations concerning accurate psychic readings.

Here Are 5 Things That You Should Not Expect From An Accurate Psychic Reading:

1. An accurate psychic reading doesnt have to include the winning lottery numbers.

The reason for this is that knowing the winning lottery combination for today or next week won’t magically erase all your problems, not because your psychic can’t do it. Consulting a psychic and getting a reading is not about this, it is not about finding the easiest way to face the challenges in your life. You will only get frustrated if this is what you have hoped for.

2. An accurate psychic reading won’t include promises to bring back your ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend.

Remember that free will is a gift that every one of us have. Know that your psychic can’t mess with free will, he/she can’t force a reunion between you and your ex. Your psychic will rather guide you to try and mend a broken relationship. If this can’t be achieved at the moment, your psychic will help you heal and go forward.

3. An accurate psychic reading wont tell you to do something against your will.

An accurate psychic reading will allow you to delve deeper into your personality. It will also shed light into whatever issues or problems that you may currently be facing. The right path that you should follow will be clearer to you after having a psychic reading. Though, what you do with the information or insights you gained from the reading, is up to you. Whatever happens in the future will be the result of what your actions will be from this day on. A psychic reading can only guide you in making the right decisions.

4. An accurate psychic reading cannot and will not have 100% accuracy.

Do not expect this from your psychic reading, or you will only be disappointed. A psychic claiming 100% accuracy is a fraud. A good psychic will have about 90 to 95% accuracy. Knowing this, do not test or try to trick your psychic by giving wrong information. It can only hinder the process in giving you an accurate psychic reading. Be as cooperative as you can, this is very important!

5. An accurate psychic reading won’t always tell you what you want to hear.

Be cautious of psychics who always seem to tell you what you want to hear. An accurate reading will tell you the truth. It is better to hear this than to feel like everything is going your way, only to be disappointed at the end. A reputable psychic will help you accept the truth, and won’t let you believe everything is okay when it’s not.

Knowing what to expect before getting a psychic reading is a huge advantage. You will only be confounded if you harbor false hopes about getting an accurate psychic reading. After dispensing all your unrealistic expectations, an accurate psychic reading can be an effective and a useful instrument that can help you realize your true potential and help you find your true happiness.

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A psychic reading is a very helpful tool that can guide you in making the right decisions in your life. It will allow you to see your life in a deeper light, not only your present situation, but your past and future as well. There are various forms of psychic readings. Below are the common types and how they are done:

Aura or Energy Reading

By observing and reading your aura, a psychic reading will let you look into your spiritual energy system. A psychic using aura reading will take into account the colors of your aura, and will use these for interpretation. From here, your psychic can get insights into past experiences that may have affected you as well as your desires for the future. An aura reading can empower you and let you realize your highest potential.

Psychometry

With this type of psychic reading, you will be asked to bring an object that belongs to you. This object will preferably be something that you always wear, such as a piece of jewelry, glasses, or a favorite item. The psychic will hold this object to pick up on the history of the people who have come in contact with it. Through this, the psychic will be able to gain information about you, and insights into events that have occurred to you.

Tarot Card Reading

Using the tarot in a psychic reading is very popular. By using a deck of cards, a psychic can help you find answers to every issue in your life, which can be about love and relationships, or it can also pertain to your career. Each tarot card has a meaning, as well as the positions of each card. Your psychic will lay out the cards, and interpret them for you. Getting a tarot card reading can be a very memorable experience as it can provide you a means to know yourself better, and it can also allow you to take a peek into your future.

Numerology

Numerology is a psychic reading that makes use of numbers. These numbers can be derived from your birth date and certain numbers assigned to your name. By using these numbers, this type of psychic reading gives you a better understanding of your personality. It may also shed light into your present situation and what you may be experiencing now. But, not only that, numerology can also let you know what to expect from your future.

Palm Reading

Palmistry as a form of psychic reading, makes use of the palm of your hand and all its creases, lines, mounts, and bumps. Every little detail on your palm will be studied, including the shape of your hand, the length of the lines, and many more. Your palm contains a lot of information about you, and can also possibly tell you about your future.

Rune Reading

Casting runes or stones with special runic characters on it is a psychic reading that has been present for a very long time. Each runic character has a special meaning, and the way that these characters are casted can help you discern the future.

Psychic Reading By A Psychic Medium

Psychic readings done by psychic mediums are the most accurate type of psychic reading that you can get. A psychic medium obtains information from the highest spiritual source. He/she is able to connect with the spirit world, including the angels. The mediums act as translators of messages that the spirit guides convey to them. That’s why a psychic medium does not need to use additional tools such as tarot cards or runes to answer your questions. This psychic reading can also be performed anyplace.

A professional psychic may have one or more types of psychic reading that they specialize in. You have to pick from these options to get your psychic reading, which can be a profoundly effective way to gain insight into your situation.

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Many people want to know if God still speaks to us today. The Christian answer comes down to two simple alternatives: Yes or no. There are lots of intelligent people out there who disagree on this subject. My own answer is an unqualified YES. Allow me to tell you why.

We could all think of examples of TV preachers or a wierdo who tell everyone that God speaks through them, and we are all very skeptical about that. But, just for argument’s sake, let’s throw those extreme examples out and reason the matter out more closely. Let’s ask the question, “Does God really speak to believers today apart from the scriptures?”

The group that says “no” usually points to examples of people who have been hurt by those that said that God was speaking through them. When a life is hurt because another person told them something supposedly from God, it seems to give God a bad image to the person who was hurt. But as powerful an emotional argument as that is, is that still any reason to believe that God doesn’t speak to us today?

Consider this: throughout time, God has used two tools in the life of his church. The Bible and the Holy Spirit. We all know people who interpret the Bible wrongly but we don’t throw it out because of that. Just like this, some people don’t know how to interpret what the Holy Spirit is saying or doing, but we shouldn’t come to the conclusion that he doesn’t speak anymore because of this.

The Bible and the Holy Spirit work together in our lives. We don’t possess a 100% fool proof method of interpreting what the Bible says or what the Holy Spirit says, especially about thorny ethical or moral questions. But just because we can’t be 100% sure of what they say all the time doesn’t mean that they are silent. We can’t be sure of what our best friends say some of the time, but we don’t write them off because we can’t always understand them. The fact that there are abuses or disagreements about what the Holy Spirit is saying doesn’t mean that we should cut off all belief that he speaks today.

A passage from the Bible that supports the speaking role of the Holy Spirit is John 14:6. “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit who leads you into all truth.” If the Holy Spirit really is God inside of us, then God speaks to us. The Holy Spirit is our comforter, encourager and helper. If he fulfills all these roles in our lives, it makes sense that he speaks to us as he helps us in so many ways. Listen to his voice.

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You ARE a psychic being. You are a natural psychic. Perhaps you are not yet able to make predictions or make things move, but you are a psychic being nonetheless. You are journeying through life with the desire and the intention to live it to the fullest – to experience its joys, learn its lessons, and receive all the gifts it has to offer.

Your inner nature drives you. This inner, psychic self emanates with perfect love, happiness, and wisdom. You feel it deep within because it is part of your nature. As long as you acknowledge this and let it guide you, you will enjoy and understand whatever you encounter in your life’s journey.

As you go through life, you will sometimes need to choose a path. Signposts are present to give you a better picture of what to expect from each option that you have. These signposts may be in the form of advice from a parent, a mentor, or an elder. It may come in the form of a situation which another person is going through. These signposts can provide you with guidance when making choices.

There are spiritual signposts in every corner you turn, but you are not assured to pick the right path or end up in your desired location if you cannot connect and consult with your inner self. Signposts serve as guides, not as answers. Your answer still lies within you. They come from you because it is this inner nature, your inner self, which aims to bring you to where goodness and perfection awaits.

Keeping a psychic journal is an effective way for you to be in constant communication with your inner self. A keeper of your innermost thoughts and reflections, this journal also becomes your companion. Whenever you need to take note of a long train of thoughts or need to consult your inner wisdom, this journal is where your inner nature is free to express itself.

You might wonder what to write in a journal. Your psychic journal can be your personal record and thought keeper for the following:

1. Notes on Your Psychic Readings

Keep a record of all your psychic readings. Take note of all the advice given to you, predictions that have come true, and action plans that you need to follow through to address any recurring issues.

2. Working With Your Psychic Ability

When you work on developing your psychic ability, you will definitely have observations or realizations as your go through various processes. Feel free to write about them. Highlight your progress. Include challenges and watch yourself get through them.

3. Psychic Ability Results

Keeping track of your psychic achievements is a remarkable way to motivate and further inspire yourself. This will also help you set more specific goals when you do more exercises and techniques. This will contribute a lot to your continued growth.

4. Unexpected Psychic Events

Everything that contributes to your psychic growth and development may be included in your journal. Having an unusual psychic experience, running into a famous psychic, or a charged object, are only a few of the many possible topics you can write about.

5. Psychic Train of Thoughts

Write about all your thoughts, concerns, apprehensions, joys, or anything that is in your mind. Even when your mind is filled with questions and wonder, it can still present you with answers and wisdom.

More than just being a vessel for your thoughts and experiences, your psychic journal also serves as a personal reference of information and guidance which you will need in the future. There may be things you have written about in the past that may suddenly contain solutions to a current problem.

While your journal may seem like pages and pages of entries which you will have to sift through whenever you need to remember something, know that it is also similar to the unfolding of a map – your map to the future. You will find that the signposts have been there all along, guided by your inner psychic.

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Psychic ability is a natural gift that is a part of all of us from the time we were born. Some of us have learned to develop it through time with practice and patience, while with others it just seems to come to them naturally without any effort.

Some children demonstrate highly developed psychic abilities which others are only capable of after years of practice. In these cases, these children are just naturally able to “see” things happening from far away, or things that have yet to occur in the future. There are also children who are able to talk and play with deceased relatives because they are just as real to them as their living family members.

Psychic children can continuously develop their abilities with our help as adults. In time, we will see how, in their own way, these children can play a vital role in our lives. This is what makes them special – their ability to make a difference in how we view things and live our lives. With their psychic gift, these children can affect us in many ways.

The Wonderful Ways How Psychic Children Can Make a Difference in Our Lives

Accepting psychic children and nurturing their psychic gifts will help them grow into well-adjusted adults. We are acknowledging them as contributors to our own growth and to the community’s welfare. Below are just some of the ways where we can help out each other:

Psychic children can be messengers between the spiritual realms and us.

The minds of children are very open and receptive, which allows them to easily see spiritual beings and communicate with them. Adults usually call these beings “imaginary,” thinking that they are simply invented by children. However, we should be able to discuss what the children see instead of dismissing them as imaginary.

Psychically advanced children will have fully developed psychic skills at an earlier age, thus creating a bigger community of psychically developed people in the future.

Teaching these children certain exercises that will enhance their abilities can go a long way. For instance, helping them get used to meditation and visualization techniques will allow them to control their minds better and create protective shields around them when needed. As they grow up, they master these techniques and can fully utilize them.

Psychic children can help us see truths or realities that we have been blind to as adults.

Children see things in a simple and straightforward manner, making them very open and candid when you talk to them. When these children psychically see things that usually terrify adults, like death or financial problems, they will describe them in child-like terms using words like “going home” or “it is all going to be okay”. These special children can open our eyes by speaking their insights in way that only a child can do.

Psychic children promote an atmosphere of love and peace.

Children are very open and expressive – when they are happy and excited, their laughter and energy are simply contagious! This is why children can break the ice in a room of quiet grown-ups, or can put a smile even on the face of a tired, older person.

By taking special care of these psychic children, we will eventually build a community of psychically advanced people.

These psychic children will eventually grow up to become the adults of our future. If they grow up with their psychic abilities acknowledged, nurtured, and developed, as adults they will know how to show the same kind of love, acceptance, support, and understanding to other children who are just like they were.

We all have a natural psychic ability from the time we were born, and all have the capability to develop it to the fullest. However, while psychic children are already able to master it at a very early stage, they are also at a point in their lives when their minds are very open and receptive. They are not restrained by negative thoughts. Their minds are free of judgment and malicious schemes. This is why we should listen to them and let them inspire us. They are special, and their abilities can have a profound effect on our lives and our future.

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