It does not matter what political, religious or social group you align yourself with. Empathy and compassion are the traits to include in every decision you make.
It is all about building up, not tearing down.
It is time to focus on healing each other individually, like the whales assist one seal at a time in reaching safety.
What you focus on grows.
It is time to build a more empathetic and compassionate society for all people of every country.
No person or country can ever kill enough people to even the score or teach a lesson.
That only creates more terrorists on all sides.
We will all reap the seeds we sow.
I suggest using relationship building techniques based on genuine Love and Peace for a more Loving and Peaceful path forward.
Humanity will pay the price of every decision we individually make.
WISDOM, subtitled, FOR A HURTING WORLD, is a timely peace and hope offering to all people worldwide. It is filled with 70 chapters from this blog which has been around since January 2012. Since history has a habit of repeating itself, it is just as timely promoting peace, healing, and joy as the day each chapter was written.
I serve humanity in all 203 countries, territories and protectorates regardless of division, politics, religion, and social ideologies which often divide individuals based on race, skin color, gender, age, and/or belief system, or any other humanly contrived concoction.
I am a human being helping other human beings who also strive to live in peace, harmony, and for the unity and dignity of life for all people everywhere.
I am not political. I do not promote one religion over another. I am common sense.
I am an interfaith minister of the Universal Life Church, ULC, which honors and respects all life-affirming people. Regardless of any belief system, all human beings are animated by our Spirits/Souls, all of which are Sparks of the Eternal Universal Life Force Energy that animates all of us, with or without any belief system. Even atheists and agnostics are alive in this way. It is not a belief system. This is a learning curve for all of us.
WISDOM hopes to inspire you with positive solutions to difficult situations in your own life. Healing the world begins with healing the individual, the family, our neighborhoods, our states, our countries, which then can spread out to the world.
Peace is possible.
Notice whatever you as an individual, each individual country, and the entire world focuses on GROWS.
If we focus on war, we get war from the seeds we intentionally planted.
If we focus on peace and reconciliation, we will foster more human responses.
This is the reason we have a conscience, because we are so powerful, we can choose evil over good, just as easy as we can choose good over evil any minute of any day. The choice is ours.
This book features chapters on personal healing for your mind, body, and spirit. There is more to you than you most likely realize. You affect so many people. You are worthy.
You are worthy of love.
You are worthy of life.
We all make mistakes. There is not one human being on the face of this planet that has not made mistakes. Join the club.
The solution to all ills within yourself and in the entire world begins with you. You are that important. No matter what your life has brought you thus far, know that you are amazing. You have the ability to right your own ship.
You can also contribute to making this one world we all live on a better place to live.
I am very glad you are here with me on this one planet we all call home. Let’s do our part to heal ourselves, our families, our neighborhoods extending out to the world.
We can do this because WHATEVER YOU FOCUS ON GROWS.
You shall not steal your neighbor’s integrity or twist truth into lies.
Integrity matters.
Here is an excerpt from THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT, The Slow Death of Local Journalism – By John T Hourihan Jr.
“The day before the trial was to start, Kevin went to the lake that he had always found comforting.
The lake was in the woods where he had fished when he was a boy. He sat on an old and rotted log at the water’s edge. A translucent green firefly hovered in the sunshine, barely gripping the tip of a stock of grass, and looked at Kevin from a few feet away. The iridescent bug was one of the oldest beings on the planet. It flitted from flower to grass stalk in the sun-filled afternoon, and the high-pitched whine of the cicadas was a welcomed backdrop to his thoughts.
“Why the hell am I doing this?” Kevin thought.
“My family doesn’t want me to. People in the town don’t want the complications? I’m being threatened from everywhere; my church probably even stopped me from telling the truth about them; and the people I work for won’t back me up. Why is it so damn difficult to tell the truth? Why is the truth so important when no one wants to hear it?
“They don’t want to be informed,” the dragon fly seemed to tell him. It left the grass shoot and flew closer to his face.
“They just want to be entertained.”
Kevin thought about this past handful of years. It was a distinct possibility that he had helped build a memorial for a group of dead soldiers no one wanted to remember. He had brought to light seeming corruption and lawlessness by those who were supposed to be enforcing the laws and then helped save a policeman’s job because it was the right thing to do.
He made people aware of the innocence of a kid who had been arrested for nothing, had pointed out cancer-causing chemicals leaking into the river, had illuminated a scheme to pay fewer taxes by a rich man, helped prevent a town wide conflagration, helped put an end to traffic taxing in a small town, helped house a burned-out family, and explained the use of the daily police log.
“Damn,” he told the dragonfly, who was now hovering around his head. “I have shown them the fraud, corruption, double-dealing, brutality, lawlessness, pollution, and lack of safety that exists right in the middle of their lives. I pointed out that some young people are doing good for their communities and helped add money to worthwhile fundraisers. And what do I get for it? I get threatened by lawyers and thugs. And the only thing they really like is the jokes, the sex, the outrageous.
The story that people liked the most was the one about the black man who was looking for a job in Faithville, and when he was inevitably told no, he had headed for the center of town to use the phone booth, and within an eighth of a mile he was arrested for being “a suspicious looking person.”
In other words, he was arrested for being black in a white town. Kevin had said it was pure racism, the same racism that hid behind the red lines in the real estate corners of even a small Unitarian, New England hamlet.
He pointed out that the racial hatred that had lain dormant, under rocks and behind trees in the “land of the free,” was beginning to come out into the light again, but that isn’t what readers had seen. What he heard most from the folks in coffee shops that week was that they thought it was funny. That a man was arrested for the color of his skin made them laugh.
“This journalism thing isn’t heading in a good direction as far as I can see,” Kevin said out loud, and watched as the dragon fly flew into the woods and landed on an ancient, rusted yellow steamroller.
Humanity is busy with our everyday business, education, and family life. Who has time for complications?
But some things are very good to know, not just what our friends and family think about and how that may affect you and your everyday life personally, but altogether as a whole.
Do opinions make a difference?
Yes.
Sometimes we get caught off guard. We can find ourselves thinking we are doing good one moment only to find out that all our hopes and dreams are gone in a puff of smoke, hijacked by someone else’s bad intentions.
That is not fair to you, me, or anyone else, regardless of where you live.
Here in the Unites States of America, this country was founded on freedom and liberty, and justice for all. In some cases, it looks like we have drifted off course due to lies spread as if they were truth.
How do you know what the truth is?
Who should you believe?
Freedom, liberty, and justice for all is based on the opposite of these definitions:
The answer most people hear after reading yesterday’s post about Jesus speaking to James about Jesus’ Father not being Jame’s father is that James had a different earthly father than the Father of Jesus. It is as if that is what Jesus meant. This is not so. Yes, it is true that they have different earthly fathers, but Jesus was not making that point. Jesus was inviting them to go deeper than the spoon-fed pablum they were religiously being fed.
Jesus also said the same thing to the Pharisees, who were not his human brothers. They also did not fully understand what Jesus was trying to tell them.
Meditate on this, if Satan, the devil, was not the ruler of the world, then why would the temptation of Satan when Jesus was in the desert for 40 days and 40 nights, have been a temptation at all?
As weak and tired as Jesus was, without food and water, Jesus was showing us how to stand up against all the power, fame, and fortunes of the world, with integrity while also standing up for what is right. Jesus came to teach us another way.
No one has the right to tell you, as an adult with a thinking mind, what to read, and what not to read. Also keep in mind that most religious leaders attempt to frighten you and your immortal Soul with the word, apocryphal. It is as if that means you are not allowed to read what has been kept from you because it is “apocryphal.”
I heard religious rulers say you should not read apocryphal literature to “keep your Soul pure,” and “so that you don’t go to hell.” This is also not true. This is censorship. You also do not have to believe like me, but it is critical that you allow yourself to think for yourself.
The reason I say to “allow” yourself to think for yourself is because there are so many threats to your Spirit/Soul by various religious, political and social groups, that you might think that your Spirit/Soul might be in jeopardy if you do not follow the rules of others. This is also not true.
Your Spirit/Soul is the Spark of Eternal Universal Life Force Energy, without which you would cease to be alive. No other person, ruler, king, or club official has any power over your Spirit/Soul unless you hand it over to them. Do not do that.
Jesus said so many more things than the carefully carved out manipulated words of others who only wanted to shine a light on what they staged Jesus to have said in the New Testament, as if that is all that Jesus said.
Let’s look at what more Jesus had to say. Jesus taught Mary Magdalene about “The Good.”
First of all, the word apocryphal means hidden knowledge, not anti-Jesus nor anti-Christ. Yes, these writings were hidden, but the words of Jesus are so empowering to you that religious rules then and now would lose their jobs if all the words of Jesus became widely read, known, and practiced. That is why they were hidden in the first place.
Don’t you want to know all of what Jesus taught, not only those 3 years from his ages 30 to 33, and only some of what he said at that?
These precious words of Jesus Christ were preserved in the desert sands near the Dead Sea, as well as near the city of Nag Hammadi in Upper Egypt most likely in the second half of the fourth century CE so that they would not be destroyed. The sacred writings had been brought together earlier in that century and then buried in a jar for safekeeping at the foot of the Jabal al-Tarif, a cliff close to the hamlet Hamra Dum.
The words of Jesus were kept safe until you were spiritually maturity enough to read and understand what else Jesus had to say. You had to mature past the pomp and circumstance of being told what you can read, what you cannot read, and what you can do and what you cannot to do, according to them.
It takes courage to face your fears, fear of others preaching various threats to your immortal Spirit/Soul, fear of not following the crowd, “or else.”
You have now matured into your own God-given personal power. This power battery pack is keeping you alive. It is the Limitless Living Light of your personal Spark of Eternal Universal Life Force Energy animating your Spirit/Soul. Your “God Particle” if you will. Without it, you are dead.
First, you must decide who is in control of you, your mind, and what you can learn. Are you in charge of you in body, mind, and Spirit/Soul, or is a religious leader of any kind telling you what you can and cannot read and know?
Consider this, in the Age of Pisces, which humanity is currently transitioning out of, the focus was on following rigid religious rites, religious and political authoritarianism, book burning, and censorship.
If ancient history proved some reality other than what they wanted to teach and preach, threats to your immortal Soul were given to you to force you to go along with the religious and political hierarchies. There were and still are threats to you, fears instilled of “not enough to go around.”
These are the left-over marks of the Age of Pisces. There is more to life than following the wrong “god” home, as the Eagles song says.
The word heaven or heavens refers to outer space realities. Whatever they are called, they are not of Earth. They are extraterrestrial. The Nag Hammadi Scriptures[1] give other sources that explain what Jesus the Christ taught. This is the same thing that the Cathars taught, the belief in two “gods.” One “god” is the father of humanity, while a different “God” is the Father of the Spirit of Jesus. This is known as the Christ energy.
Notice that this belief is prior to the writing of The Nag Hammadi Scriptures. Jesus explains this, but only if you put more faith in Jesus than you do in past and present human indoctrination. This is going to take another 2,160 years of human life on Earth to fully achieve better goals. That is when the Age of Aquarius will be complete.
Don’t give up. Be part of the change for a better tomorrow. Be part of “The Good,” as Mary Magdalene teaches, not the part of “Not Good.” All perceived evil is nothing more than the lack of good. The lack of “The Good” is the lack of Limitless Living Light of Eternal Universal Life Force Energy. Concentrate on the Light of Love, Light of Hope, and Light of Faith, not just in something outside of yourself, but also within yourself.
You matter. What you allow yourself to learn and know matters, especially if it corrects the mistakes of the past.
Strengthen your faith. Listen and learn what has been hidden from you. This is one of those missing puzzle pieces. Once you sit with this and consider the possibilities rather than quickly shutting doors to your mind so that you do not turn into a pillar of fear, Light begins to dawn on you, filling in the missing gaps between your faith and your lived experience.
I use the “pillar of fear” analogy when you find yourself doing something out of some irrational fear or expectation of someone else who appears to threaten you with the abuse of ridicule or other social or personal and public punishments you would rather avoid. This fear is immobilizing. You don’t have to go there. Emotional strength is your character development in action.
Notice how all religions, other than the one that Jesus Christ taught, and even some political structures, have threats to your immortal Spirit/Soul and/or physical lack of land, food, and job opportunities if you do not bow down to their human threats.
Have faith in yourself, which spurs you to Love yourself without conditions. You are not loved “if” or “when” you do something or believe in a certain way. You are Love personified.
[1] edited by Marvin Meyer, and the Advisory Board of Wolf-Peter Funk, Paul-Hubert Poirier, and James M. Robinson
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill
Are you tired of being influenced and motivated by fear?
HAVE COURAGE.
There is a constant drumbeat of fear that echoes as an undercurrent in modern-day conspiracy theories and civic and social agendas. It is a way subtle and not so subtle leaders of groups have devised to get you to do what they want you to do.
Pay close attention. They want your mind, your time, and your money.
If you join their club, you will be absolved of your God-given free will, trading it instead for humanly contrived manipulations of your mind solely for their benefit. This happens in many groups such as those in religion, politics, and cults.
It is a gang mentality.
It starts out as a catchy ideology, a contagious new thought promising freedom, wealth, and liberty, while simultaneously enslaving your free will should you care to go further. Promising one thing while handing you another is a re-run by-product of George Orwell’s 1984, called double think.
HAVE COURAGE.
Roars of fear are plainly being played out on the world’s stage today. It is insidiously being indoctrinated into the minds of bible-belt children, and youth of the supposedly religious right-wing thinkers, with the repetitive negative drumbeat of fear, fear, fear with each striking of the drumstick.
Fear of others who are not exactly like themselves strikes at the heart of those with this hijacked mindset.
Fear that there won’t be enough food is shown on social media as if that is the truth.
Fear of water depletion, good, clean drinking water, and water to safely swim in is highlighted, as if there is no possible way to correct human error and waste.
Fear of lack of housing, goods, and clothing all get shined in the spotlight as if there is no way humanity can solve this issue.
HAVE COURAGE.
The reality is that there are numerous wholesome groups already at work in the world, helping the less fortunate, feeding and clothing the poor, and educating children and adults. You have the knowledge and ability to solve the global climate crisis when all the information is allowed to be reported. You also have seen one side of politics attempt to hide facts, such as global warming and climate change. Pretending that this is not happening is not helpful to you or the world. This is also at work in your world today.
Another reality is that all human beings are born with the Light and Life of our Spirits/Souls regardless of your gender, age, race, creed, or any other observation that notices the unique differences between individuals.
This is because all human beings are a Spark of Eternal Universal Life Force Energy which is God-given, not humanly derived. All Life is “God-given” in the religious comprehension, yet Eternal Universal Life Force Energy is not religious, but science based.
HAVE COURAGE.
The mentality of lack and agendas of fear are insidiously being indoctrinated into some home-schooling curriculums promising critical thinking while delivering fear to elementary school youth. I saw these curriculums online promoting that children in the USA need to be cautious against Socialism, Communism, and Marxism in the United States of America.
What they did not promote was the fact that the United States is a constitutional republic with social programs, like Social Security. The US Constitution protects the republic of the United States of America, meaning each one of us.
Let’s not go back to the 1950’s with ignorance at the helm of education, thinking white people with blue eyes are better than better than any other type of human being.
HAVE COURAGE.
Now is the time for you to call out racism, sexism, and all other hate crimes which are based in FEAR, because this is the UNITED Sates of America, the land of the FREE, not the oppressed.
By addressing the unbridled FEAR within you, and your children, you can continue to make the path of Liberty clear. This is something you need to stand up for, not becoming saddled by the FEARS of others manipulated agendas.
It’s Bloom ran an article written by Marie Calapano with photo by NASA online 10 hours ago.
“For most people, space is something we only see in photos or documentaries. It feels distant and almost impossible to imagine experiencing firsthand. Yet for astronauts like Ron Garan who actually leave Earth, the view from orbit can be life changing. Many describe the moment they look down at our planet as one of the most powerful experiences of their lives.
Photo by Wikimedia Commons
“Life on the International Space Station
“Living in space for months is very different from any experience on Earth. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station float through narrow modules, conduct scientific experiments, and circle the planet every 90 minutes. During long missions, they see sunrises and sunsets multiple times each day while watching continents drift beneath them.
Photo by Wikimedia Commons
“178 Days in Orbit
“Former NASA astronaut Ron Garan spent about six months in space during his career, traveling more than 71 million miles while orbiting Earth. During that time, he performed research, worked alongside international crews, and looked down at the planet from a perspective that very few humans have ever experienced. What he saw during those months eventually changed how he thought about the world.
Photo by Wikimedia Commons
“A View Few Humans Ever Witness
“Astronauts often talk about the beauty of Earth from space. They see lightning storms flashing across continents and glowing curtains of auroras dancing above the atmosphere. From orbit, oceans appear deep blue, deserts glow in warm colors, and clouds swirl across entire regions. But beyond the beauty, astronauts also notice something else that many people on Earth rarely think about.
Photo by Wikimedia Commons
“The Thin Layer That Protects Everything
“From space, Earth’s atmosphere appears shockingly thin. Instead of a thick protective shell, it looks like a fragile film wrapped around the planet. Astronauts often say this delicate layer is what keeps every living thing on Earth alive. Seeing it from orbit can make the planet feel both incredibly beautiful and surprisingly vulnerable.
Photo by NASA
“The Moment That Changed His Perspective
“It was during these quiet moments looking out the window that Garan experienced what scientists call the “overview effect.” This is a shift in perspective many astronauts describe after seeing the entire planet from space. The experience can create a strong sense that Earth is one interconnected system rather than a collection of separate countries and conflicts.
Photo by Unsplash
“The “Lie” He Says Humanity Is Living
“After spending 178 days observing Earth from orbit, Garan came to a striking conclusion. In an interview with Big Think, he said humanity is “living a lie.” From space, he explained, you can see the entire biosphere filled with life, but you cannot see the things that dominate human priorities such as economies, borders, or political divisions. In his words, the systems we focus on often ignore the natural systems that actually sustain life on the planet.
Photo by Pexels
“Rethinking What Really Matters
“Garan believes humanity often organizes its priorities in the wrong order. Instead of placing the health of the planet first, modern societies often treat environmental systems as secondary to economic activity. From the perspective of space, he argues the order should be reversed. The planet must come first, followed by society, and only then the economy that supports it.
Photo by Wikipedia Commons
“Why Many Astronauts Share Similar Feelings
“Garan is not alone in this experience. Many astronauts describe returning to Earth with a stronger sense that humanity is deeply connected. The overview effect often creates feelings of unity and responsibility for the planet. Researchers who study astronauts say this shift can inspire people to work on environmental issues, humanitarian projects, or global cooperation after returning from space.
Photo by Pexels
“A Different Way to See Our Planet
“Most people will never travel to space, but the message from astronauts like Ron Garan still resonates. Seeing Earth from orbit reminds them that borders are human inventions while the planet itself is shared by everyone. In the end, the lesson from 178 days in space may be simple but powerful: when viewed from far enough away, humanity begins to look less divided and far more connected than we often believe.
Professor Nobis addresses the questions about why some of the most important Bible verses and themes that contemporary “MAGA” and “Christian Nationalist” Christians in America honestly reject by their words and deeds:
What are some of the most important Bible verses and themes that contemporary MAGA and Christian Nationalist Christians in America honestly reject by their words and deeds?
This is a serious and sensitive question that deserves a fair but clear answer. Many MAGA-aligned and/or Christian nationalist figures in the U.S. publicly identify as Christian and appeal to biblical authority. However, critics—both religious and secular—have pointed out that many of their words, policies, and actions seem to conflict with central biblical teachings, particularly those emphasized in the New Testament.
Here are some biblical themes and versesthat many contemporary MAGA/Christian nationalist figures arguably reject or ignore, based on their rhetoric and conduct:
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1. Loving Enemies and Nonviolence
Matthew 5:44 – “But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
Romans 12:17–21 – “Do not repay anyone evil for evil… Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Conflict: Many Christian nationalists adopt hostile rhetoric against political opponents, immigrants, LGBTQ+ individuals, and others they view as cultural threats. They often encourage confrontation, not reconciliation, and sometimes downplay or excuse political violence (e.g. Jan. 6).
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2. Humility and Repentance
Luke 18:14 – “For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Matthew 23:12 – “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled…”
Conflict: The movement often glorifies power, dominance, and self-righteousness, with little public focus on humility, repentance, or confessing wrongdoing—qualities that Jesus strongly emphasized.
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3. Care for the Poor, Immigrants, and Marginalized
Matthew 25:35–40 – “For I was hungry and you gave me food… I was a stranger and you welcomed me…”
Leviticus 19:33–34 – “The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born… Love them as yourself…”
James 2:5–7 – “Has not God chosen those who are poor…? But you have dishonored the poor.”
Conflict: MAGA-aligned platforms often support policies that exclude immigrants, reduce social welfare, and stigmatize marginalized groups. This stands in tension with biblical commands to welcome strangers and care for the needy.
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4. Truthfulness
Exodus 20:16 – “You shall not bear false witness…”
Proverbs 6:16–19 – “There are six things the Lord hates… a lying tongue… a false witness who breathes out lies…”
Conflict: The MAGA movement has frequently been associated with disinformation, conspiracy theories, and repeated false claims (e.g., about election fraud), often spread knowingly or recklessly by Christian nationalist figures.
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5. Rejecting Idolatry and Nationalism
Exodus 20:3 – “You shall have no other gods before me.”
Philippians 3:20 – “Our citizenship is in heaven…”
John 18:36 – “My kingdom is not of this world…”
Conflict: Christian nationalism often elevates the U.S. (or a certain vision of it) to near-religious status, blending patriotism with faith in a way that many theologians call idolatrous. It sometimes treats political power, the Constitution, or Trump himself with a reverence that appears to compete with devotion to God.
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6. Rejecting Racism and Ethnic Superiority
Galatians 3:28 – “There is neither Jew nor Greek… for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
Acts 10:34 – “God shows no partiality.”
Conflict: Christian nationalism often promotes a white-centered cultural and political identity, marginalizing people of color and supporting systems that perpetuate inequality. Some MAGA-aligned Christians oppose multiracial democracy or speak nostalgically about eras marked by racial exclusion.
Matthew 5:9 – “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”
Titus 3:9–11 – “Avoid foolish controversies… and divisions…”
Conflict: Many Christian nationalist leaders fuel division, encourage fear and anger, and attack other Christians who disagree politically. They often prioritize cultural war over unity, which undermines Jesus’s teaching that peacemakers are blessed.
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8. Servant Leadership and the Rejection of Power Politics
Mark 10:42–45 – “Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant…”
Conflict: MAGA-aligned Christian rhetoric often praises strength, dominance, and authority—both political and military—while downplaying Christ’s model of humble, sacrificial service.
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9. Concern for Character
1 Timothy 3:2–7 (re: leadership) – “An overseer must be above reproach… self-controlled, respectable… not violent but gentle…”
Conflict: Many MAGA Christian leaders excuse or minimize gross moral failures, dishonesty, or abusive behavior in political figures, especially Donald Trump, often invoking flawed biblical comparisons (e.g., “God used King David or Cyrus”).
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✅ Conclusion:
The contrast between core biblical values—especially those taught by Jesus—and the priorities and conduct of Christian nationalism is widely recognized by theologians, ethicists, and pastors across the political spectrum.
This isn’t to say that all MAGA-aligned Christians are intentionally rejecting Scripture. But the practical effects of their rhetoric and political alignment often undermine or contradict the ethical teachings that are central to Christian life—particularly those about humility, compassion, truth, peace, and love for all.
Have you ever heard that you have the Silver Cord mentioned in Ecclesiastes 12:6-7?
One end of the Silver Cord, mentioned in yesterday’s post, is connected to you. The other end of the Silver Cord in this picture, looks like the Spirit in the Golden Bowl. It is on its way back to Re-Membering Itself to its Original Source, God. There is no division here. This is not a separate tool the Source of all Life uses to bring you to LIFE, or to Integrate you back from whence you came. ALL IS ONE. God told us about how this works in Eccelesiastes 12:6-7. This Silver Cord is our Direct Line from God to you. God, Source, Energy, however you perceive It, cannot be divided or separated. It is not “other” than God. The Silver Cord IS the Active, Real, Presence of God Living in your Spirit. That is what is known as your “I AM Presence.” This IS nothing less than God in your LIFE. This IS God.
Think of this for a moment. Your Spirit is a share of the Holy Spirit. From our very fisrt inception on the planet was lifeless until we had the “Breath of Life” blown into us from God, Source, Energy, however you understand this. It is our share in the divine life, life beyond the physical senses. When you and I draw our last breath on this planet, our Spirits go back from where they came, back to the Source of All Life.
The Silver Cord IS Eternal LIFE, IS God. Re-Member, God cannot be separated. We have finite, mortal minds attempting to grasp infinite, immortal realities. The Silver Cord is the LIFE of your Spirit. When our Spirit retreats, we are lifeless, dead. This LIFE of the Spirit IS God animating you. This IS your Energy Source, however you have come to understand this in your journey through your LIFE. We all have own own experiences, families, upbringing, and our own personal experiences and revelations after that. The truth is what it is, regardless of personal or group belief.
This is what is meant by the statement that YOU are GOD. If we only knew what This Divine Presence truly Is.
It is supreme lack of understanding to deny what God has, and is, doing in and through you and me. Some religions propose that God is outside of you. We know that this statement is false, especially if we claim to believe in the Words of Jesus. Jesus already told us that the Kingdom of God is INSIDE of us in Luke 17:21. It seems we humans only hear what we want to hear, and shut down our understanding when something conflicts with what we first learned or thought. We go into denial and/or fear.
Fear is the result of ignorance. When we ALLOW and ACCEPT what Jesus and Ascended Masters have taught for eons, fear subsides into knowledge, gnosis. We have grown to know how things work with science, technologies, mathematics, languages, health, magnetism, electronics, quantum physics and the like. This is the beginning of enlightenment. We no longer need to live like cave dwellers. Although we have the free will to continue to live like cave dwellers, knowledge helps us to realize there is more, much, much more.
FEAR, as an acronym, means: False Evidence Appearing Real. Along with fear, tactics used include guilt, obligation, manipulation. These are all signs that your free will has been usurped. No one owns the rights to your eternal Soul. You do. God gave you free will, freedom to live and express your LIFE, LOVE and LIGHT.
How many of us cling to the beliefs and/or religions we were taught at seven years old, as if the seven year old has all the complete wisdom to comprehend the Infinite, Unfathomable Energy, God? It’s like learning that has been placed on a continual loop, cycling no new information, nor allowing in any other revelation. Know that Jesus came to Earth because we had it all wrong. We need to take ALL of his Words to heart.
There are also many of us who run for the hills, away from any kind of dogma. Still, ignorance is not bliss, nor the reality of your life. Just know there is more when you are ready to discover what I am sharing with you now.
Imagine lighting a candle, one candle from another. The source of the original candle is not extinguished, even if millions and billions of candles are lit from this first original candle. One Divine Breath blowing over the tops of all these candles can be lit at once. This I AM Presence, which is WITHIN YOU, the Spirit of you, IS God, sharing LIFE throughout all Creation and Manifestation.
Does this information rock your world? Do you still cling to the erroneous statement that you are all sinners, needing to be saved? Rather, you are all the Mighty I AM Presence walking in physical form upon this Earth, here and now. Who do you think it is who would want you all bound up by fear, lack of love, forever beating your breasts in lamantation, when so great a gift as Jesus speaks about, the Kingdom of God dwells WITHIN us?
The Cosmic Error, the famous fall from grace from the Perfection above, is the Original Sin. The fables and myths propagated through Earthly time from these fallen ones, have lied and twisted the truth to keep you subserviant. They have placed upon humankind the very dastardly deed they themselves have done. Many people still do this to this very day. It is a very old diversionary tactic. Notice when someone in your culture accuses someone else of the very thing thay are doing. That is what happened at the very beginning of human history. The Nag Hammadi library of scriptures explain more about this. Suppression of this library of knowledge only lasted for a relatively short, dark time. This library has now seen the light of day.
Part of this Cosmic Error is the fact that a human being with an immortal Spirit was created before Yaldaboath who is believed to be the “creator” of humankind. Read On The Origin Of The World, Codex 2, 103, 2-32. This I AM Presence WITHIN YOU has always been and always will be the LIFE of God in your Spirit. You and I are human descendants, through DNA and the eons of time, to this original human Creation, created by the Father of Jesus.
What has happened, especially since the Councils of Nicaea, Laodicea, Trent and Constantinople, is that the Father of Jesus, the Author of himself and the Creation of the spirals of galaxies, universes and the Cosmos, got blended with the lesser “gods” and their creations. Have you ever wondered why there are two stories of Creation in today’s bibles? There is a reason for this.
Sinister forces are at work, and have been since the very start, trying to keep the population “dumbed down” through the tactics of fear and punishment, especially with the dawning of a patriarchal society and ruling change. They do not want you to read these once-banned books, because of the truth they contain. It has been a control game from the start. You no longer have to be a pawn in anyone or anything’s game anymore. Once you know the truth, you become free to use your free will. You can choose not to go in a new direction with this information, but you cannot “unknow” that which you now do know.
There is only Infinity, One God, Father of Jesus. Keep in mind, Jesus said, “You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” John 8:44. Why would he have said this if it were not true? No, Jesus was not speaking about something else. He meant every Word he said.
This verse has been contorted to mean something other than the words of Jesus actually said. We humans do this a lot. If we do not like what is being said, we put a spin on it until it is watered down to what we want to believe. I suggest we let the Words of Jesus stand, exactly as they are, without human spin.
It is Infinity, God, the Father of Jesus, and no other lesser gods that we are to treasure. Lesser gods are all part of our pre-history and history. We are not to worship man-made religions and man-made gods going by limited writings, much of which were hidden from our eyes.
The Father of Jesus IS our I AM Presence. Wake up to the realization that, since you are alive and reading this, you have this Precious Presence carried WITHIN your Spirit. When you meditate and pray, get to know this Glorious God WITHIN your heart, mind and Spirit. It is not any different than praying to the Father of God at any other time. God is not separate. Your I AM Presence is intricately part of your spiritual makeup. You and I are inseparately linked to God, Father of Jesus Christ, THROUGH OUR SPIRITS. This is what is meant as our Christed-Selves. It radiates in every single one of our auras. It IS who you are. You are fully human, and fully Divine. Depending on how we choose to use our freedom, for Light or for dark, for Good or for not good, for LOVE or not love, will determine how much we will help or harm humanity and the Earth.
“Treat others the way you want to be treated. Love one another.”
The Golden Rule across numerous religions can solve all issues.
Golden Rule:
“Treat others the way you want to be treated. Love one another.”
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Judaism: “Never do to anyone else anything that you would not want someone to do to you” (Tobias 4, 15 – 3rd century BC). It was called by Hillel “the Torah on one foot.”
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Christianity: “In everything, do to others what you would have them do to you.”
This rule of conduct is a summary of the Christian’s duty to his neighbor and states a fundamental ethical principle.
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What is the Golden Rule for Buddhism?
The Dalai Lama said Buddha’s teachings can be summarized in two sentences: You must help others. If not, you should not harm others. To be able to help others, according to the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, one must cultivate compassion and kindness.
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What is the golden rule of Hinduism?
In his book Understanding Religion the British-Persian scholar Moojan Momen demonstrates that the Golden Rule, an ethical code which is often formulated as ‘do not do to others what you do not want to be done to yourself,’ is found in various religious traditions including Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and Judaism.
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What is the golden rule for Judaism?
The canon of that Judaism contains an explicit expression of the Golden Rule. It is framed in both moral and ethical terms, the moral referring to good or bad, the ethical to right or wrong. Scripture’s formulation in terms of morality occurs in the commandment of love: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
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What is the golden rule of Taoism?
The Taoism’s golden rule means not doing bad to others. But it is a completely passive rule that speaks more to not being jealous or overly competitive than how you should actually treat your neighbor. Also, you’re happy when your friend/neighbor is happy and you’re sad when they are sad.
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What is the golden rule of Confucianism?
Confucianism believes in ancestor worship and human-centered virtues for living a peaceful life. The golden rule of Confucianism is “Do not do unto others what you would not want others to do unto you.” There is debate over if Confucianism is a religion.
What is the golden rule of B’aHai – Blessed is he who prefers his brother before himself, and if thine eye be turned towards justice, choose thou for they neighbor that which you choose for yourself.
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What is the golden rule of Jainism – A man should wander about treating a creatures as himself would be treated.
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What is the golden rule of Native American – All things are our relatives, what we do to everything we do to ourselves.
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What is the golden rule of Quaker – Oh, do as you would be fine by, and do unto all men as you would have the do unto you.
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What is the golden rule of Rastafarian – Thou shall first bind up the wound of thy brother and correct mistakes of thine own household before ye can set the sore on the body of your friend, or the error in the household of thy neighbor.
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What is the golden rule of Shinto _ the heart of the person before you is a mirror, see there your own form.
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What is the golden rule of Sikh – Don’t create enmity with anyone as God is within everyone.
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What is the golden rule of Taoism – Regard your neighbor’s gain as your own gain, and your neighbor’s loss as your own loss.
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What is the golden rule of Wicca – Do whatever you will, as long as it hurts nobody including yourself.
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What is the golden rule of Zoroastrianism – Whatever is disagreeable to yourself do not do to others.
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What is the golden rule of Islam – “Do unto all men as you would wish to have done unto you; and reject for others what you would reject for yourself.”
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“None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself” — Prophet Muhammad.
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This rule of conduct is a summary of one’s duty to your neighbor and states a fundamental ethical principle throughout the world.
“Care of all people in all countries is the all-pervading basis for all human life on this one planet, Earth, that we all call home.” ~ Linda Hourihan, HHCP
Vintage engraving of Jesus Christ’s exhortation to the twelve Apostles, by James Tissot
Why has The Secret Book of John been deemed apocryphal by the Roman Emperor who had to approve the Councils of the Church Father’s decrees on what you are to believe?
All apocryphal literature has many words of Jesus that fly in the face of past and current religious indoctrination.
Why would that be so?
The Secret Book of John opens with the teaching of the Savior, and the revelation of the mysteries and the things hidden in silence, the things he taught to his disciple John. You have not heard, nor read what is written about this unless you have allowed yourself to read The Secret Book of John within the sacred pages of The Nag Hammadi Scriptures.
Have you handed over your free will to some other institution that tells you what to think, how to vote, and how to oblate yourself to their teaching?
Never do that.
It is time the world, and especially those who claim to be Christian, read all the words Jesus taught, not only his first childhood years from his birth to age 12, and only those 3 years from his ages 30-33. He taught his apostles, disciples, and of course his beloved Mary Magdalene much more.
It is time to grow in spiritual maturity.
While some ministers and authors try to find ways to justify the violent verses of the bible, regardless of denomination including Hebrews, the Church has never reconciled itself with the truth.
Jesus taught that his Father was not our father. He taught this in both the Nag Hammadi Scriptures as well as in today’s bibles. You can find his words in John 8:37-38; John 8:42-47; and John 8:19 in today’s bibles.
John 8: 37-38 says, “I know you are Abraham’s descendants, but you are trying to kill Me because My word has no place within you. I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
John 8:42-47, Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and have come from God, for I have not even come on My own initiative, but He sent Me. “Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you cannot hear My word. “You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies. “But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me. “Which one of you convicts Me of sin? If I speak truth, why do you not believe Me? “He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God.”
John 8:19, Then they asked him, “Where is your father?” “You do not know me or my Father,” Jesus replied. “If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”
Notice the upper case “F” and the lower case “f” in the words Father and father. This is not a typo. The first thing the Church Fathers indoctrinated the masses with was the notion that there is one God in the Nicaean Creed, from the Council at Laodicea.
Jesus also taught that there are two different gods that are involved with Creation, also known as the Big Bang Theory, the implosion and explosion of Eternal Universal Life Force Energy birthing the cosmos and everything in it, including you.
This is also explained in The Secret Book of John, which explains this in greater detail. But first, you must decide who is in charge of your thinking, reasoning, and personal power; you or the church who you have placed over your own authority. Please know they are not telling you everything you need to know. Perhaps they do not know what has been kept from them either, for unholy purposes.
Step 1 is to give yourself permission to get out from under the overburden of guilt and oppression that has been placed upon you, AND TO WHICH YOU HAVE AGREED TO BE UNDER.
Step 2 is to cancel that agreement that you have made with yourself, to be under someone else’s religious thumb. This will be a step you most likely will need to take more than once, since more than once you agreed to go along with things that made no logical sense to you. You assumed they were right. They were not.
Step 3 is to recognize and connect and/or re-connect with your Spirit/Soul aspect of yourself, which is much more than your emotional, mental, and physical Self. You are a Spark of Limitless Living Light of Eternal Universal Life Force Energy. This is what Jesus taught in those years that have been kept from you.
This Limitless Living Light of Eternal Universal Life Energy, which you call “God” of any personification, is ONE Majestic, Immeasurable Purity, is the Father of Jesus, the Christ Energy. It is the generation of human life, the father of human beings which Jesus came to teach you about. This is the reason he was crucified, because once you know this, it removes the blinders with which faith addicts blind you, AND TO WITH WHICH YOU HAVE AGREED.
I have also dealt with this subject in my new book, IN THEIR IMAGE AND LIKENESS, subtitled, UNIVERSAL WISDOM. Check out: LindaHourihan.com.
In their Image and likeness book cover
The baptism Jesus taught, was for you to come into the truth of who and what you truly are, a Spark, or Breath of Wisdom and Love without conditions, animating your Spirit/Soul. It is a rebirth from the understanding with which you were indoctrinated, just like he tried so hard to teach the Hebrew people of his day. Some people could not allow themselves to hear and believe what Jesus taught. The same thing goes on today.
The baptism of Jesus is a reawakening to the Spark of Eternal Universal Life Force Energy that you consciously take on as your own. It involves your free will decision to be open to the radical and innovative knowledge that the Limitless Living Light is also ignited within you by your decision to listen to all that Jesus taught, not just what has been spoon-fed to you by preachers and teachers who continued to manipulate or hide the words of Jesus from his ages 12 to 30 simply because the words of Jesus did not agree with their words.
In their Image and likeness book cover
Baptism has been hijacked by religious controllers who then place upon you, even as an infant in some cases, the indoctrination of many belief systems that teach what Jesus himself did not teach.
You were not born with Original Sin, which was the sin of Sophia spoken of in The Secret Book of John. Again, you need to give yourself permission to read something other than the cult mentality you have been indoctrinated into. You do not need to ask the modern-day cult leader if you should read such things, obviously.
Know that anything that is not LOVE WITHOUT CONDITIONS comes from an unholy source.
Consider the following information, which is an excerpt from Not Demons, Not Gods, soon to be released, by John T. Hourihan, Jr.
“What is God?” the woman asked. “I know that some old books said God is a masculine being that created order from chaos in a week. It seems a bit simplified, but I guess God is whatever caused the creation of the universes.”
“Well, I suppose that is what we are here to find out. We are trying our best to understand where we came from, who we are, and where we are headed, so understanding this entity that was given the name ‘God’ may be important. Most of the old texts say this god ‘always was and always will be’. That is how it was explained to the followers who had, at the time, been only relatively recently crawling out of caves and beginning to build housing for themselves. They knew how to create fire, cook food, use a few tools, but they did not know even a small bit of what we know now.”
“Are you going to tell us that we should believe in science instead of religion and history, because that’s just what the Republic says in its Rule One?” the woman asked.
“No, I’m going to tell you that there is truth in all three. I’m going to tell you that religion was the personification of science so it would be understood by those who weren’t capable of understanding the science behind creation, but that the religions were important too. As were the history books that the Republic burned. We are going to tell you that religion is the personification of science and that history is written by the victors in wars. But that we need to hear all of them if we are ever to know the truth.”
Evelyn stepped from the center of the room and edged closer to the wall. She was trying to get a clear glimpse of the two people standing almost in the hallway in the shadows. She continued.
“Always was and always will be. We understand now that there is only one thing that cannot be created nor destroyed. In other words, always was always will be. We know from the first law of thermo-dynamics that that is an explanation of energy. Is everyone following?”
There were nods and mumbled assent from the ten or so students.
“Then let’s go a little further,” Evelyn said and moved again this time closer to the hallway.
“Are you thinking now?” Evelyn asked the group.
“I don’t understand,” one of the students said.
“Are you thinking now? It is not a trick question. I just want to know if you are thinking right now.”
“Yes,” several said out loud.
“Okay, what was your first thought? As a baby, what was your very first thought?”
“I’m hungry,” a young man said and everyone laughed.
Evelyn and her partner David laughed too. “No, I mean your very first thought as a child.”
The woman in the darkness at the edge of the hallway said, “I exist. I am.”
“Yes,” Evelyn answered. “Could you come out of the darkness and talk to us?” she asked the woman.
Sophie stepped forward.
“Seshua, oh my God!” Evelyn said.
“No, not at all,” Sophie answered, “I am in no way god, but what goes on in god goes on in all of us all the time. Energy is part of everything, us included. As Sophie taught us, the kingdom of god is within us. You are right. God, in the old ways and in a new explanation of god as energy, is why we exist. And since there is currently thought going on in this room there must have been a first thought, and, as in babies, the first thought energy had was ‘I Am. I exist.’ That is why Jesus tried to tell us that in order to understand God we must look to ‘a baby only seven days old,’ and then we would see that energy, the first thing in the universe, had a first thought. It became aware of itself. Then it said, what? What did it say Evelyn?”
Sophie/Seshua looked at her follower/teacher for an answer.
“It said, ‘Let there be light,’” Evelyn said, and she went on, stepping confidently to the center of the room. “What that most likely meant, to those who first accepted that the entity that created light was an omniscient being called God, was that he created light with a wave of his omnipotent hand. To those of us who have studied the fundamentals of thermo-dynamics in high school, it means vibration in the newly sentient energy effected charged particles and emitted electro-magnetic radiation which was perceived as light. Light is how energy travels as photons. Or the other explanation is this. The omnipotent being in the sky, named Yahweh or in Hebrew ish milchamah, did it. By the way, ish milchamah is the Hebrew translation of Yahweh. It means ‘man of war.’
“Energy created light in the infancy of the All, the infancy of order in the cosmos,” Evelyn finished and looked at Sophie for anything she might want to say.
“Go on,” Sophie prodded with a smile.
“This is where the personification I talked about happens, and Energy became the almighty God. A human-like being with powers of omnipotence. Later, when energy realized it was sentient, it became Sophia the personhood of wisdom, and even later for the Christians it became the Christ, the personification of love. There’s your three people in God.”
“Are you trying to tell us that energy actually became aware of itself and had a thought? Are you saying that energy could think?” the woman asked.
“Yes. That is why I asked if you were thinking now. Because if we can think now, there must have been a time when there was the very first thought, the very first awareness.”
“Do unto others,” Sophie said in a soft and meaningful way.
“As you would have them do unto you,” they all answered.
“Are you staying?” David asked Sophie and William.
“No,” Sophie said. “Not this time.” She turned to Evelyn. “Well done,” she said. “I’ll see you again.” …
Not Demons, Not Gods, soon to be published, is the fifth book in the MUSTARD SEED series. Other books in this MUSTARD SEED series, written by John T. Hourihan, Jr. are:
This became a hippie anthem, often used by protesters to spread a message of peace. Unlike many protest songs, there’s no political bent to it, and it’s relentlessly hopeful, with Stevens “thinking about the good things to come.” Who wouldn’t want to ride this train?
Phenacite is a crystal with one of the highest vibrations yet discovered. It is perfect for contemplation as it connects personal consciousness to a high frequency, enabling information from the angelic and ascended master realm to be transmitted and understood.
Would you like to grow more in Wisdom, Love, and Light? Work with Phenacite and contemplation. The following is a Phenacite Energy Contemplation.
Repeat this mantra after reading this meditation for yourself: I AM That I AM in Wisdom, Love and Light.
Phenacite radiates the Light of Love without conditions, magnifying and purifying me on a cellular level. I see, feel, imagine this Light penetrating the core of my being to such a degree that the brilliance of the Light shines on all my thoughts before they have a chance to form into outer words and actions. I ponder my thoughts, which at time seem to think me. I see now, with this Light focusing my attention on my thoughts, that I have opportunities I sometimes miss, selecting thoughts of lower vibrations. Let me now begin to realize the absolute power of my thoughts. On one hand I know this, yet on the other human hand, there are times I totally forget this lifesaving and ever-evolving fact. I AM presently human after all.
The qualities of Phenacite include purifying and integrating what I think about. There is a purity involved, elevating my human thoughts to a much higher level more in line with the dharma of my eternal Spirit, that breath of God that keeps me alive in this life while I AM here on this planet, Earth. I have the ability to think higher consciousness thoughts. What a liberating thought that is. I no longer need to remain in the mundane consciousness energies of the Earth plane of existence. This purity brings to the forefront of my mind, that I do in fact have a choice of my thoughts. They do not think me. If I do not like the resonance of the thoughts of the present moment, Phenacite reminds me to shine the Light on the next highest vibrational thought. That is possible.
I no longer need to remain stuck in the lower energies of dysfunctional thought. The choice is mine. I know this, however, there is a magnetic attraction to the drama, the routine, the seemingly limiting circumstance with which I am familiar. Phenacite reminds me that changing to new ideas, concepts, and ways of dealing with life issues is refreshing. Not only that, but there is also an excitement breathed into life that was not there before simply by allowing new thoughts.
Phenacite teaches thoughts, like words, live eternally. They are energetic entities that also exist in the ethers. Thoughts are powerful energizing foundations of Wisdom and Love in my life. I create my reality by the use of them. Using the Eternal Universal Life Force Energy Light of inspiration, I now focus on my greater capacity for Wisdom and Love.
Let me recognize the magnetic attraction Love has on me, motivating me to finer, higher frequencies of thought, ever evolving in elevation. I can dance with the angels, feeling lighter than air. I never forget the feeling. I know, that I know, that I know that feelings are the motivating force behind my thoughts always. If I do not energize my thoughts by my sense of feelings, my thoughts remain only concepts rather than realities. I now Feel the Love. I now AM the Love.
I AM That I AM in Wisdom, Love and Light.
Phenacite’s attributes also have a magnetic resonance, in the sense that my reaching up to the stars draws with equal integration from these higher realms into my thoughts. It is a symbiotic process. I need to be consciously raising my vibrations in order to be able to receive them. With my attention now focused on the eternal realms above the Earth, I see more clearly through Wisdom, that Love is the only reality that builds up, affirms, making me a Co-Light Worker with the angels and ascended masters. Jesus taught this. Buddha taught this.
Wisdom is a building block of the Cosmos, of which I AM an intricate part. Wisdom came first. Love came second. Before Wisdom could Love, it had to know Itself, then Love Itself. When Wisdom integrated Love into Itself, it resulted in the radiant life-giving explosion of “Let there be Light.”
The tripod or pyramid of Wisdom, Love, and Light forms a triangle, one of the seven shapes that manifest all of Creation. Nothing is made in Creation, without them, not even the blood and skin of your body, which also include all seven geometric shapes. I think of this, some say God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit; other say God, Jesus, and Sophia; still others use Light and electro-magnetic terms. I see these are just technicalities in human attempts to explain the same thing: Wisdom, Love, and Light.
Phenacite is shedding its Light Consciousness on the sacred scriptures found at Nag Hammadi. These ancient writings go into great detail about the origins of First Conscious Thought, which is the Light of Wisdom and Love experiencing Itself, wishing to experience through the Cosmos. This is Wisdom in action. The First Thought (Wisdom as Sophia) generates Love (Jesus as liberator/savior of misinformation), resulting in the Light (knowledge/inspiration of the world). I wonder, what are these terms except human attempts at unfolding the reality in our lives including Wisdom, Love and Light?
The pyramid of Wisdom, Love, and Light heals my soul, having done the necessary work and prepared myself in consciousness raising awareness. It is my soul on which Phenacite now sheds its Light. Its purifying effect assists my soul in the Ascension process.
I also remember that Phenacite assists resonance with my etheric body and further activates the twelve levels of my Light Body. After feeling some of the physical pains and uncomfortable physical constrictions from past conservative strangulation of free will and religious tightropes, I Am now a free being, a free thinker, and healer of my own mind, body and spirit.
I now remember that Light is how energy travels, and recognize that Light, composed of Wisdom and Love first became aware of Itself over eons of time. I am a mirror of this awakening realization deep within the core of my being. I Am like the Light of Eternal Universal Life Force Energy from which my Spirit and Soul came. I Am an aspect of Wisdom, Love, and Light with awareness and reality dawning through its repetitive Four Forces, centripetal, centrifugal, electromagnetic and gravitational energies.
It’s a DNA awakening within my body, which knows it has 12 strands of DNA, but only 2 strands active. No, the other 10 strands of DNA are not junk. It is a matter of flooding my etheric blueprint with this Living Light. Light produces energy, in the cosmos, universes, galaxies, as well as within myself. I find it imperative to allow myself to continue learning., which is why I gravitated to New Paradigm Multidimensional Transformation Workshops, and became a teacher of the International School of Esoteric Sciences, teaching this method of personal transformation and enlightenment.
I AM That I AM in Wisdom, Love and Light.
Phenacite assists me as I contemplate Wisdom and Love by illuminating my role in my own Ascension process. I know everyone has the free will to work towards their own Ascension or not. I feel a deep cord, that Silver Cord of Ecclesiastes 12:6-7 fame. I felt this as a three-year old child, as my mother would take me for walks to the library. Along the way was a huge tree that I liked to walk around several times. Mom would say it was time to go, but I told her I could not go until I unwound my string. She asked me which string I had to unwind. I told her I had a string that was connected to me and I did not want it to get tangled. I now believe this to be my awareness of this Silver Cord connection, my Divine connection. I also believe I breathe by the breath of God, without which I would be dead. I literally feel like I AM in the palm of God’s hand.
Wisdom shines a loving light to my Ascension path, to which all ascended masters, Jesus included, teach everyone about. My journey along this path of Ascension shows me the way of keeping my chakras clear, my energy grounded while I contemplate the beauty and wonder of the stars.
Phenacite imparts the knowledge on how to heal, including healing myself. It is the awareness of what is off-balance, and how to bring mind, body and spirit back into balance. Phenacite clears the pathways. Also for me, there is nothing that opens the heart and mind, Love and Wisdom, more than New Paradigm Multidimensional Transformation™ Workshops. I love them. I want the whole world to benefit from these timeless workshops. They assist with personal transformation on every level. It is a conscious, vibrational shift. Also helpful are Phyllis Brook’s flower essences and gem elixirs work by tinctures under the tongue. Check out the wide array of essences at: http://www.taliloquay.com
Phenacite also works by downloading information from the Akashic Record via my etheric blueprint so that dis-ease from any source can be identified and released. I understand that Phenacite activates transformation from my etheric body, as it does from everyone’s body to the physical body, even transforming the etheric blueprint, when necessary, as a prerequisite for physical healing and transformation. This brings in further enlightenment.
Phenacite also has the power to amplify the energy of other crystals which abound on my property. With Phenacite, I contemplate energy moving through vibratory spiritual states that I usually cannot access otherwise. I will contemplate the possibility of activating memories of previous spiritual initiations. I know that I, like all of us, advance in each lifetime. We never regress, a nice thing to know. I have been told numerous times that I am an old soul. I feel like an old soul. While in Hawaii a few years back, I was also told by an acupuncturist that I was what was known as a Golden healer, by my birthday date and other factors.
Like a great teacher of non-judgment regarding this one world we all live on, Phenacite is born on Earth in:
Russia: in the Ural Mountains, particularly in the Ilmen Mountains, where large crystals occur in mica schist
Brazil: found in Minas Gerais and Bahia states, known for its brilliance and transparency
Madagascar: located in the Antsirabe region, known for its exceptional transparency
Myanma (Burma): found in the Mogok region, often sought after for its high transparency and colorless appearance
United Sates: notable occurrences include Colorado, Connecticut, Maine and New Hampshire
Phenacite is highly valued for its unique properties and rarity.
I share all this with you in the event that some of these considerations also resonate with you, bring you peace, balance, Wisdom, Love, and Light.
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NEUROSCIENCE SHOWS:
“Your brain cannot tell the difference between imagination and reality. This is why visualization literally rewires your identity.” by Mental Aspect online
“When you vividly imagine something, your brain activates the same neural circuits as when it actually happens. To your nervous system, imagined experience = real experience.
“Brain scans show that visualization fires the motor cortex, sensory areas and emotional centers almost identically to real action. Your brain learns by repetition not by truth.
“This means your brain doesn’t ask: ‘Is this happening?’ It asks, ‘Should I adapt to this?’ Repeated thoughts become neural habits. Neural habits become identity.
“This is why athletes visualize wins, why anxious people replay worst-cast scenarios and why confidence grows when you mentally rehearse success. Your mind is always practicing something.
“Visualization isn’t ‘wishful thinking.’ It’s mental training. What you consistently imagine, your brain prepares your body and behavior to match.
“Try this daily:
Visualize yourself acting confident
Feel the emotion in your body
Repeat for 60 seconds
“Do it long enough and your brain updates who you believe you are.
“Your thoughts are not harmless. They are instructions. Choose wisely what you rehearse.”
The following is taken from the 3rd book in the trilogy that won the 2024 INTERNATIONAL IMPACT BOOK AWARDS, NATURE SPIRIT WISDOM, subtitled, LIGHT WITHIN THE ANGEL, MINERAL, PLANT, AND ANIMAL KINGDOMS, from Chapter 3:
“MINERAL KINGDOM
“7.5-Billion-Year-Old Ancient Stardust Grains Found from the Murchison Meteorite[1]
“Did you know that there are stardust grains discovered on Earth that are estimated to be older than our Sun?
“What a treasure you are. Considering the unique manifestation of yourself, out of the trillions of possibilities for your birth, you are as unique and special a find on this Earth as the 7.5-billion-year-old ancient stardust grains found from the Murchison Meteorite strike discovered in Victoria, Australia on September 28, 1969.
“This two-hundred-and-twenty-pound, renegade orphan space rock comprised of “pre-solar grains which predate our Sun, was belched into the universe by dying stars during the final stages of their lives,” according to Mindy Weisberger in her January 13, 2020 article in Live Science.[2]
“What better place to start your consideration of the Mineral Kingdom in this chapter on the cosmos than one of the oldest known stardust grains. The keynote to this amazing, out-of-this-world strike is just as unique as you are, just as meaningful, just as important, and just as intriguing. You matter!
“The wonder of it all is that you, a living human being, are standing on this living, rotating Earth, another space rock, intricately connected to this living galaxy, in a living universe, in a living cosmos, and all interconnected to the Eternal Universal Life Force Energy that animates all of it, including you. You need the vitamins from the Sun and the minerals from the Earth to keep you going. You need the Earth, and the Earth needs you.
“Have you thought about your mission on this Earth, how to protect its life-giving water, nitrogen-depleted soil, diminishing protective ozone layer, leveling rain forests which are the Earth’s lungs, consideration about the emissions your car, or about feeding the hungry people of the world? There are so many possibilities for you to consider beyond self-care.
“Even more amazing is the discovery that these pre-solar grains from the Murchison Meteorite are estimated to be about four million years older than our Sun, which formed 4.6 billion years ago.
“These ancient grains of stardust remind you of the vastness of life, of your mission and Karma playing out before you. Considering all that time, you were born in this moment of time. You are here for a reason. Only you have the mission you have in this life. It is unique to you alone.
“This is a good time to stop and think of your goals, personal goals, educational goals, relationship goals, humanitarian goals, character growth and development goals, political goals, social goals, and spiritual goals. They are all intertwined into your hopes and dreams for your future regardless of how old you are. Assess them one at a time and notice what jumps out calling for more of your attention. Perhaps it is time for you to write a book or teach a class.
“If you do not like the rewards the previous seeds you have planted within your friendships, relationships, education, and employment have blossomed into, you have the free will to plant another garden. You can always begin again if change is what you need. Change careers, go back to school, or retire early and enjoy life. Play with the grandchildren, pick up playing an instrument, or volunteer at the local hospital or food pantry. The choices are endless. Bloom where you are planted.”
“I have a dream for people, regardless of their race, color, creed, and gender, for the betterment of humanity and the planet, to promote life; and for all to have respect for all human life including mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual differences among all people of the world, who edify these same principles.” Linda Hourihan, HHCP
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
Following the March on Washington on August 28, 1963, civil rights leaders met with President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson to discuss civil rights legislation and posed for this picture. In the front row are Floyd McKissick (CORE), Whitney Young (National Urban League), Martin Luther King, Jr. (SCLC), Joachim Prinz (American Jewish Congress), A. Philip Randolph, President John F. Kennedy, Walter Reuther, and Roy Wilkins (NAACP). Other notable people in this photograph are John Lewis (Student Nonviolent Coordinating or “SNCC”), Mathew Ahmann (National Catholic Conference for Interracial Justice), Reverend Eugene Carson Blake, W. Willard Wirtz (Secretary of Labor), and Vice President Lindon B. Johnson.
President John F. Kennedy addresses the nation on civil rights on June 11, 1963.
Taking a moment to appreciate courage, justice and nonviolence in the face of cruelty, injustice and violence.
Are you tired of being influenced and motivated by fear?
HAVE COURAGE
There is a constant drumbeat of fear that echoes as an undercurrent in modern-day conspiracy theories and civic and social agendas. It is a way subtle and not so subtle leaders of groups have devised to get you to do what they want you to do.
Pay close attention. They want your mind, your time, and your money.
If you join their club, you will be absolved of your God-given free will, trading it instead for humanly contrived manipulations of your mind solely for their benefit. This happens in many groups such as those in religion, politics, and cults.
It is a gang mentality.
It starts out as a catchy ideology, a contagious new thought promising freedom, wealth, and liberty, while simultaneously enslaving your free will should you care to go further. Promising one thing while handing you another is a re-run by-product of George Orwell’s 1984, called double think.
HAVE COURAGE.
Roars of fear are plainly being played out on the world’s stage today. It is insidiously being indoctrinated into the minds of bible-belt children, and youth of the supposedly religious right-wing thinkers, with the repetitive negative drumbeat of fear, fear, fear with each striking of the drumstick.
Fear of others who are not exactly like themselves strikes at the heart of those with this hijacked mindset.
Fear that there won’t be enough food is shown on social media as if that is the truth.
Fear of water depletion, good, clean drinking water, and water to safely swim in is highlighted, as if there is no possible way to correct human error and waste.
Fear of lack of housing, goods, and clothing all get shined in a spotlight as if there is no way humanity can solve this issue.
HAVE COURAGE.
The reality is that there are numerous wholesome groups already at work in the world, helping the less fortunate, feeding and clothing the poor, and educating children and adults. We have the knowledge and ability to solve the global climate crisis. This is also at work in our world today.
Another reality is that all human beings are born with the Light and Life of our Spirits/Souls regardless of our gender, age, race, creed, or any other observation that notices the unique differences between individuals.
This is because all human beings are a Spark of Eternal Universal Life Force Energy which is God-given, not humanly derived. All Life is “God-given” in the religious comprehension, yet Eternal Universal Life Force Energy is not religious, but science based.
HAVE COURAGE.
The mentality of lack and agendas of fear are insidiously being indoctrinated into some home-schooling curriculums promising critical thinking while delivering fear to elementary school youth. I saw these curriculums online promoting that children in the USA need to be cautious against Socialism, Communism, and Marxism in the United States of America.
What they did not promote was the fact that the United States is a constitutional republic with social programs, like Social Security. The US Constitution protects the republic of the United States of America, meaning each one of us.
Let’s not go back to the 1950’s with ignorance at the helm of education, thinking white people with blue eyes are better than better than any other type of human being.
HAVE COURAGE.
Let’s call out racism, sexism, and all other hate crimes which are based in FEAR, because this is the UNITED Sates of America, the land of the FREE, not the oppressed.
By addressing the unbridled FEAR within us, and our children, we can continue to make the path of Liberty clear. This is something we need to stand up for, not becoming saddled by the FEARS of others manipulated agendas.
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IN THEIR IMAGE AND LIKENESS, subtitled, UNIVRSAL WISDOM, is now available at https://lindahourihan.com. It is the first in the 3-book series to win the 2024 International Impact Book Awards, which also include MY RED BAG OF COURAGE, subtitled, SURVIVAL WISDOM; and NATURE SPIRIT WISDOM, subtitled, LIGHT WITHIN THE ANGEL, MINERAL, PLANT, AND ANIMAL KINGDOMS.
This series deals with self-help recovery if your free will has been hijacked by those seeking your personal power, fame, and fortune under the disguise of political, religious and some social structures. These books deal with your personal recovery.
My 6th book was published on March 10, 2025, by Barnes & Noble Press and is entitled TRANSITIONING INTO THE AGE OF AQUARIUS, subtitled AN ENLIGHTENING JOURNEY. I was a finalist for this book in the 2025 International Impact AUTHOR OF THE YEAR. It is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Google Play Books. I hope you enjoy it.
I am currently in the process of turning IN THEIR IMAGE AND LIKENESS into an audio book, just as I did with MY RED BAG OF COURAGE. I will let you know when this is available.
I am also in the process of writing my 7th book, MYSTERY OF THE FALLEN ANGELS, subtitled, MISSING DNA CODES UNLOCKED. It takes the cast of characters from my book, MYSTERY OF THE STURBRIDGE KEYS, subtitled, CHRISTMAS UNLOCKED, now 10 years older, beyond the realm of limited present histories via dreams, time travel and possibility.
Holistic Health
I am a 2001 graduate of the DoveStar Institute of Holistic Technology, Hooksett, New Hampshire, for both massage therapy and Reiki Master Teacher. I am now retired from bodywork and energy work, focusing on my online outreach to the world through this blog, Universal Wisdom Enlightenment Mastery.
Holistic Health Counselor – Practitioner (HHCP)
I am an international holistic health counselor – practitioner using this blog as a worldwide outreach since its inception in 2012, and a 2005 graduate of the American Institute of Holistic Health & Wellness, studying under Dr. Dolores Seymour, author of WHO CARES WHY?
I start holistic healing plans within my blog outreach without taking years of backtracking to find out WHY you think, say, and do the things you do.
The American Institute of Holistic Health & Wellness is accredited by the American Association of Drugless Professionals, and the National Accreditation and Certification Board. This is a lifetime and international certification. I have studied extensively in the fields of holistic health in mind, body and spirit which naturally includes counseling on all life issues, and bodywork.
I am trained in Mind Inspired New Dynamics System, also known as M.I.N.D.S. Holistic Alternative Psychology, with an emphasis on methods, individualized plans of action, fostering the ability of the individual to reach his or her highest potential physically, emotionally and spiritually; with advanced perspectives of positive personal growth, changing attitudes from negative to positive; enhancing intuition and self-discovery through creative endeavors, and improving health as impacted by psychological states.
I work with M.I.N.D.S. Wellness & Body/Mind Consciousness, which features positive self-analysis/awareness, self-control development programs, conditioning the healing mind, controlling mood swings, anxiety, avoiding depression and raising self-esteem to its highest level.
M.I.N.D.S. Meta-Psychology is person centered rather than technically oriented, and focuses on psychological health, consciousness, human possibilities, and challenges of body, mind, and spiritual development. A person cannot heal in any program void of attention to their own spiritual development. As a matter of fact, many mental and physical ailments can be healed when spiritual sickness is discovered at the root of the problem.
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF ESOTERIC SCIENCE
I began discovering energy work at DoveStar Institute, taking years to become an adept Reiki Master Teacher. Yet I felt there was still more to learn and took New Paradigm Multidimensional Transformation™ (NPMDT™) from John Armitage, who co-taught with Germain. I noticed a tremendous increase in the flow of energy from Germain’s previous Reiki experiment with Dr. Usui down to present time. So did my clients, who were all over New England.
Germain continues to work with many energy workers today, but I must say that NPMDT™ energy is extremely enlightening, like water rushing full force from a fire hydrant as opposed the gentle flow of a garden hose of Reiki energy. Yes, Reiki still works, but there are many humanly contrived symbols which are not those re-discovered from the days of Atlantis which were initially brought to Egypt, then on to Tibet. The humanly contrived symbols will not be able to handle the increase in energetic frequencies as the march of time accelerates in vibration.
Have you noticed how everything is increasing in vibrational frequency? The four major authentic Reiki symbols from Atlantis will be able to handle the current and future energy acceleration. However, NPMDT™ is the perfect match for clearing the fear, doubt, worry, anxiety without taking on human egocentric vibrations and can meet the higher demand of the increased energy now beginning to come through at accelerated rates without negative side effects.
I have Master Certification in the Chaplaincy Program in the ULC Seminary, volunteering 45 hours of service at Harrington Hospital Hospital’s Pastoral Care as a free public service to its patients.
I have studied many religions in depth in my understandings and faith journey. I am an interfaith minister.
As a life-long learner, I hold a Doctor of Spiritual Awareness, and Doctor of Universal Order Certification from the ULC Seminary.
Jesus Christ told us in Luke 17:20-21 that the Light of the eternal Christ, which is the Kingdom of God, is WITHIN each one of us. This is the I AM Presence, our God Particle. We have free will to decide to wake up to this fact or remain in denial of who and what we truly are. Most religions teach about the 15 years of the life of Jesus, his first 12 years of his childhood, and then only his years from ages 30-33. He said and did many more things. I also teach about those 18 lost years of Jesus while he was in India. There is more to know.
I believe in science, including psychic science, which to me, includes truth hidden in the books of sacred scriptures found and preserved in the caves at Nag Hammadi, Egypt. Please know there is much more than you have been told. I will share what I have discovered here with you.
Publications
TRANSITIONING INTO THE AGE OF AQUARIUS NATURE SPIRIT WISDOM MY RED BAG OF COURAGE IN THEIR IMAGE AND LIKENESS MYSTERY OF THE STURBRIDGE KEYS THE VIRTUE OF VIRTUES
I am a former reporter and feature writer for The Milford Daily News and Laconia Daily Sun, with features published in The Connecticut Post newspaper. I am also published in the book, More Weddings, Funerals And Rites of Passage, subtitled More Sample Ceremonies for Celebrants, Officiate and Ministers, by Rev. Amy E. Long. I am among the contributing authors. Now my writing is published in magazines, newspapers, books, and this blog worldwide.
This blog addresses the complete tripod of mental health, physical health, and spiritual health. There are drugless therapies that work very well most of the time when applied, and have no chemical side effects, obviously, except when they are not followed.
MEMBERSHIPS
I am on the Board of Directors of the publication: Universal Journal of Women’s Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Technology, AI & Publishing.
PUBLIC SPEAKING
I am a 2025 Virtual AI Speaker at the 21t Century Leadership, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, AI & Wellness Conference on Porto, Portugal on September 26-27, 2025; and also in Chicago, Illinois, USA on December 1-2, 2025. Chicago’s Conference is entitled: 3rd Millennium Women’s Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Management, Wellness Conference.
The title of that talk was HEALING POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL INDOCTRINATIONS. This timely talk applies to every country and person in the world. These conferences are being held in association with the Universal Journal of Women’s Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Technology, AI & Publishing.
2026 CONFERENCES will be tailored to the present needs of each country, to further goals of empathy, compassion, and understanding as they also work towards more peaceful and life-affirming goals for their futures:
DUBAI WEL AI: 21st Century Leadership, Entrepreneurship, AI, Health, Wellness, & Future Trends Conference February 6-7, 2026, Theme: Reimagining Leadership, Innovation, and Wellbeing
Sydney, Australia 21 Century Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Wellness Conference & Expo March 6-8, 2026
VENICE, ITALY 3rd Millennium Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Management Conference June 3-4, 2026, CROWNE PLAZA Theme: A Summit For Future-Driven Leadership & Innovation
TORONTO, CANADA 3rd Millennium Women’s Positive Psychology, Mental Health, Spiritual Leadership Conference | Edition (12) Venue: Holiday Inn Toronto Airport East, Toronto, Canada May 22-23, 2026
Muscat, Oman NextGen Leaders’ Summit Theme: Reimagining Leadership, Innovation, and Wellbeing November 20-21, 2026
I am a new member on the Board of Directors of the publication: Universal Journal of Women’s Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Technology, AI & Publishing.
I am a former member of the Branford Hall Career Institute Advisory Board; and former owner of The Massage Clinic, LLC which had four offices in Connecticut from 2003-2011. I personally worked on over 5,000 of the 8,000 clients that came to my offices in Stratford, Milford, Orange, and West Haven, Connecticut. I hired nine other therapists to work alongside me.
I am a member of the British Complementary Medicine Association (BCMA), which is recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA).
I am a member of The Planetary Society, which is interested in exploring worlds, find life, and defend earth from asteroids, while promoting education and public outreach, space policy and advocacy, science and technology, with global collaboration, including NASA on investigating how sunlight will propel space exploration further.
The single most constant in my life is Eternal Universal Life Force Energy (God, which you and I have a Spark of animating our Spirit/Soul)). You and I are part of this manifested glory, with Dharma and Karma to realize. My motto in my high school yearbook was, “With God, all things are possible.” This is still true to this day, since “God” is a Spark of Eternal Universal Life Force Energy living inside of you, animating you.
I have had a close walk with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit since I was a very young child, over six decades ago, according to my understanding. I have taught Bible studies for people of all ages, from children in every grade school level as well as adults for over 50 years.
I share what I have learned. Jesus Christ spent his missing years, from 13-30 years old in India; and came to the people of Earth to free everyone from religious control-systems. I also teach what Jesus taught from The Bhagavad Gita, The Upanishads, and all Sacred Scriptures found at Nag Hammadi, The Ethiopian Bible, and the Books of Enoch. Christianity knows 15 years of Jesus’ life. I also shine a light on the remaining 18+ years of Jesus’ life from his ages 13-30. Profound truths were omitted from today’s Bible when it was censored in 364 AD at the Council of Laodicea.
I include what the Church Fathers did not want you to know, and how they went against the teaching of Jesus as they threw out all women priests. Even Protestant religions operate under the banner of Rome since it was the fledgling Catholic Church that did not allow all the writings about Jesus to be included in today’s Bibles. This means that the sacred books allowed into the Protestant Bible also came from the political and religious Roman rulers. It was not “God” who chose what books to be included in today’s Bible, but men with an agenda, which is not what you might think. Understanding all the facts, not just what certain powers want you to believe, is vital for a healthy spiritual life.
God loves ALL hearts because all hearts are the heartbeat of the Divine, I Am Presence in the world, regardless of current conscious awareness. Unilluminated souls simply are void of the empathy, compassion, forgiveness, Love, and Light that transforms to life when they lift their minds from the drudgery and torments of mundane human life to the infinite Life-Giving Resource of Living Universal Eternal Energy. We reflect God, the Spark of Light and Love which is made “in his image.” You and I are the living waters spoken about in the Sethian scrolls. Regardless of our beliefs, our Soul is the heartbeat of God within us.
God is closer to us than our next breath, again regardless of our religious and/or spiritual beliefs, or unbelief. We are an intricate part of this Universal Eternal Energy, which has no beginning nor ending, just like the first Law of Thermodynamics explains: Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only changed. Your soul is part of eternity. Jesus taught reincarnation, providing us the ability to perfect ourselves lifetime after lifetime, as our Heavenly Father is perfect, with complete understanding of who and what we truly are in the Ascension process. There is more for us all to know. Jesus tells us to seek, and we will find.
New website https://LindaHourihan.com features my award-winning books, audios, meditations and free empowering AI virtual talk which I gave in Portugal September 2025. This is a change and improvement from the old website which is now restricted after it was hacked.
Connection to my worldwide blog with over 131,635 views in all 203 countries, territories and protectorates, will be completely connected within the next seven business days to this new website, including my latest posts.
“Because You Deserve To Feel Better” is the motto I came up with for my holistic health business, The Massage Clinic, in Stratford, Milford, Orange, and West Haven Connecticut when it first began in 2003.
My husband and I were driving down from Laconia, New Hampshire where he and I helped to start the Laconia Daily Sun newspaper, which is still thriving today. We were brainstorming the motto on which I was to build a successful holistic health healing business prior to its opening.
I had been serving the Laconia Daily News by selling ads and writing feature stories when I wasn’t attending the Dove Star Institute of Holistic Health and Healing in Hooksett, New Hampshire. Upon graduating, I began The Massage Clinic, about an hour outside of New York City.
I decided upon “Because You Deserve To Feel Better,” because all humanity deserves to feel better by holistic health ordinary means whenever possible. Since that time, I have seen my slogan used in other such businesses, which makes me smile. No one deserves to feel pain and anguish if relief is possible.
I personally held over 5,000 appointments in those 8 years until my retirement. I hired 9 other therapists to cover the hours in the other offices. In total, the other therapists and I held over 8,000 appointments in those 8 years.
I gave free monthly meditations to the community on the first Sunday evening of every month to help everyone to reduce stress, anxiety, and mental and physical strain in mind, body, and spirit.
I also gave a Celestial Retreat at the Guest House in Connecticut in February 2010 with 5 meditations. The retreat also included daily meals, Yoga, dynamic and uplifting evening movies, and walks in the winter wonderland around the property.
Previously, I made a professionally mastered short Stress Management meditation on CD from my business to help my customers. Each of these meditations are now professionally produced and now available on my new website, both individually and also as a set. They can be downloaded directly to your email.
I gave the AI virtual 21st Century Talk in in September 2025. It was entitled, HEALING POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL INDOCTRINATIONS. I was asked to give this talk since I was and still am a dynamic thought leader who unites expertise in leadership, innovation, and wellness worldwide.
This engaging platform of my new website delivers forward-looking insights and practical strategies, empowering audiences to thrive, adapt, and excel in an ever-evolving world.
Life is what you make it. Make it beautiful. The choice is yours to make.
You also have the freedom to mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually make the worst decisions based on the lower energies of retaliation, anger, retribution, sabotage and a host of all other less than honorable traits that strangle your future and that of everyone else with whom you come in contact. You actually can create your own heaven or hell of your own making on earth.
Whatever you focus on is what will grow in your mental, emotional, physical and spiritual garden.
It is January, the time of new beginnings and reflection. Many things are possible for you. Try something new if what you have been doing is not working for you. Do whatever serves your highest good.
Always remember, you are alive by the Eternal Universal Life Force Energy animating your Spirit/Soul. Many teachers, including the Buddha and Jesus among others, teach that this undying Light animates your physical being. It is what keeps you alive.
I have one other piece of solid advice for you. Money is not the bottom line of human success. That is my two cents, but since we have just gotten rid of the penny, perhaps this message will be better understood as, that’s my bottom dollar.
Isn’t it amazing how a new outlook and a good night’s sleep changes everything? We are still at the start of a New Year, allowing us the invitation to see if our goals align with our heart’s desires. Do you have a positive mental attitude?
Goals for a healthier life, better job, or simply beginning again to rid ourselves of habits that no longer serve us are beneficial to a happier life. How we think, or better stated, how we choose to think, is the key.
Wait.
A positive mental attitude and how we think is a choice?
Yes.
With a positive mental attitude (aka PMA) we can do anything. It is a mistake to think that just because we have been addicted to negative thinking in the past, that we came from a negative family, or that is our personality’s mind bend, that we have no choice but to think negatively.
It is also a mistake to think that just because some of humanity is clinging to the side of a sinking emotional ship that no help is in sight. Self-correction and taking the time to reassess if you are truly where you want to be is a new beginning possibility.
You may have been addicted to the one-way of thinking of any political, religious, and/or social group without your full realization of what was really going on, especially if you have been used as a pawn in someone else’s manipulation game.
Let’s face it. No one wants to lose or admit that they were wrong.
How does one break an addiction? First of all, they do not keep doing, thinking, eating, drinking, smoking, gambling or whatever the addiction is. Simple, right?
Wrong.
There are two ways to attempt to stop addictions. One is with a negative mind set, keeping past failures of trying to stop in the mind, fueling the failure of the memory until it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. The result of negative thinking is a sure way to stay addicted and ruin any hope of self-esteem in the process. With this approach, usually the addiction becomes worse. All of this is a choice. You are not a victim unless you choose to be.
The second way to successfully stop an addiction, first of all, is to fill your thinking with positive messages, one minute at a time. It is a rewiring process. This will not feel natural at first. This is actually a physical thing. You are creating new synapses in the brain, new pathways of thinking. The more you think positively about your new goals, the more they will begin to be comfortable. It is helpful to know that it takes 21 days before any new way of thinking, or habit we are trying to break becomes a positive habit, and begin to feel comfortable and natural.
An important thing to remember when you are beginning to break with any addiction, is that your mind is going to argue back with you.
YOUR THOUGHTS DO NOT THINK YOU.
YOU THINK YOUR THOUGHTS.
YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF YOUR THOUGHTS.
YOUR THOUGHTS ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF YOU.
The ego will fight you on this one. Expect that. This is normal. The ego likes the status quo. The ego thinks it is all powerful and can boss you around. The good news is that this is not true. When you assert your intentions and goals, and begin on your new path to freedom from addiction to negativity, all other addictions, you begin to realize the success you are having, one minute at a time, one day at a time.
No one of us is perfect. We will make mistakes in our thinking at first, but it is helpful to have some positive statements you have already thought of before hand, to effectively argue back with yourself. No one can push you around, not negative thoughts, and certainly not your ego.
I’ve given classes on the insane ego and its negative effects in our lives. Yes, the ego is insane, egotistical (of course!), arrogant, fear-based, and will do anything to keep you in the false belief that you are not in control of you.
Here are some positive statements (affirmations) with which you can affirm yourself along the path to self-healing and a happier life:
I am worthy.
Yes, I can.
I can do this. (I say this one a lot when I am at the gym and want to quit!)
I am free of _________.
I am in control of me.
Replace the time you think negatively with a positive alternative:
Listen to music. (Music soothes the savage breast!)
Go for a walk.
Join a Yoga, exercise or dance class.
Take time out to do 15 deep breaths.
Water and take care of your plants.
If you have no indoor or outdoor plants, go get some.
Read a book.
Call a POSITIVE THINKING friend. (Do not call a NEGATIVE friend at this moment.)
With this game plan, you can have success in limiting the effects of negativity in your life, and eventually eliminate whatever has had a negative effect on you.
“Your boss isn’t your friend.” True. No one needs work to be “family.” But everyone needs it to feel human.
And yet… something is off.
Because if work were only a transaction, people wouldn’t burn out. They’d just log off.
Here’s the uncomfortable truth most leaders avoid:
When work is reduced to roles, rules, and outputs, people don’t become more professional – they become more distant.
More guarded. More silent. Less invested.
That’s why this message is everywhere right now. Not because people expect loyalty. But because trust quietly disappeared.
So let’s get real.
Boundaries matter. Personal goals matter. Protecting your energy matters.
This is what high-trust cultures do differently 👇
1. They don’t say “we’re a family.” They prove reliability. No slogans. No speeches. Just leaders who show up, keep promises, and don’t disappear when it’s hard.
2. They don’t confuse boundaries with coldness. Respecting limits doesn’t mean removing warmth. You can protect focus and show care.
3. They make trust visible in small moments. Flexibility when life hits. Real listening. Support without justification.
4. They don’t confuse professionalism with emotional distance. Clear doesn’t mean cold. Direct doesn’t mean harsh. Suppressing emotion isn’t strength. It creates silence. Silence kills innovation.
5. They don’t outsource humanity to HR. Trust isn’t a program. Belonging isn’t a workshop. Culture isn’t a slide.
It’s built in meetings. In pressure moments. In what leaders tolerate on hard days. Every single day.
6. They understand this one thing: People don’t give their best because they’re told to. They do it because they want to.
This isn’t about calling work “family”. It’s about refusing to make it soulless.
Because the strongest cultures aren’t built on pressure. They’re built on respect.
And when work respects life, people bring their best – not out of obligation, but out of belief.
That’s how you build something that actually lasts.
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