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De-Hypnotizing Jamie Forbes (& You)

De-Hypnotizing Jamie Forbes & You (author Richard Bach)by Richard Bach. At one level he knew he was playing at his de-hypnotizing trick, at another he wondered if it might work. To his startlement, it did. Stiffness disappeared, vanished in the first half of the first second he pushed the suggestion away instead of....

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Hypnotizing Yourself a New Life

Hypnotizing Yourself a New Lifeby Richard Bach. "I know how it works. I can change whatever seems to be whenever I want to change it. What shall I change, what suggestions shall I give myself, shall I accept, take them for truth in my trance and watch the world shift around me?"

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Who Are You? What Is Your Real Name?

Who Are You? What Is Your Real Name?by Guy Finley. Once upon a time a little Being was sitting by a stream…sighing, sad, and just a bit frightened. At that same moment, as the fates would have it, Solo­mon, the wise old owl, happened to be flying by just overhead...

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Beyond the Laws of Nature?

beyond the laws of natureby Bobby Lake-Thom. There is an old story our Elders teach us about a Water Snake. He had everything a person could ask for in life: plenty of natural resources, open space, lots of food, good weather, ample shelter, protection...

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A Warm Fuzzy Tale

Grace Terryby Grace Terry.

 Various versions of the following story were circulated through the Human Potential Movement of the 1960s and 70s: Once upon a time, a long time ago, there lived two very happy people called Tim and Maggie with two children called John and Lucy. To understand how happy they were...

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A Legend Of Wealth

A Legend Of Wealth Bob Mandel Once there was a Sleeping Giant. He slept in a high mountain valley, just over the hill from a small, quiet village. The villagers knew of this huge Being. Often, they would hear Him roll over in His endless sleep - causing buildings to shake and windows to shatter - or roar if He had a bad dream, sending a terrible shudder down their spines. - INNERSELF MAGAZINE - Creating new attitudes for the new millennium

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A Story

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AliI & Sultan's Saddle

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Anne Lisbeth

by Hans Christian Andersen.

ANNE LISBETH was a beautiful young woman, with a red and white complexion, glittering white teeth, and clear soft eyes; and her footstep was light in the dance, but her mind was lighter still. She had a little child, not at all pretty; so he was put out to be nursed by a laborer's wife, and his mother went to the count's castle...

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Ant And The Cricket

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Ariadne

by Cailean Darkwater. I'm normally very cautious, but sometimes I get the impulse to do something REALLY reckless. I think everybody has a very contrary element in their nature, a counter to the everyday. It all started when I was walking through the hills...

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Ariadne

by Cailean Darkwater. I'm normally very cautious, but sometimes I get the impulse to do something REALLY reckless. I think everybody has a very contrary element in their nature, a counter to the everyday. It all started when I was walking through the hills...

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Beauty & The Beast

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Beauty Of Form And Of Mind

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Beetle Who Went

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Chico And The Crane

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Child In The Grave

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Children of The Light

by Sherjuana A. Davis. It's been over 24 hours, but I know it was true. I just know. Still, Momma will not believe me. It happened yesterday, when Meritz, Tina, Snuffy and I were playing dodge ball on the edge of The Big Field. The field's edge is the only place in our apartments where we can play safely. All the other areas are full of gangs.- INNERSELF MAGAZINE - Creating new attitudes for the new millennium

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Classroom of Life

Ed Rubenstein, Ph.D. by Ed Rubenstein, Ph.D. My name is Dillon and this is a story of how I woke from the dream of the world -- a trance which controlled my thinking, my behavior, my relationships, and my future -- a trance which affected every aspect of my life, and a trance of which I was completely unaware...

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Cock, Cat, & Mouse

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The Conceited Apple Branch

by Hans Christian Andersen. It was the month of May. The wind still blew cold; but from bush and tree, field and flower, came the welcome sound, "Spring is come." Wild-flowers in profusion covered the hedges. Under the little apple-tree, Spring seemed busy...

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Conference Of Mice

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CountryTown Mouse

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Crab And The Heron

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Farm-yard/Weather Cock

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Filename: Enlightenment

by Dan Menkin. Research Journal, October 27, 2037. Before I go any further in this experiment, I must write down at least a brief history of my research to date. Then, if anything should go wrong...

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The Healing Poison

healing poison

by Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming.

A long time ago, a girl named Li-Li got married and went to live with her husband and mother-in-law. In a very short time, Li-Li found that she couldn't get along with her mother-in-law at all. Their personalities were very different, and Li-Li was angered by many of...

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Legend Of Wealth 2

Legend Of Wealth Part Two Bob Mandel After explaining what happened, the children took their parents to the Valley of the Sleeping Giant. As they neared the place where the Giant slept, they realized that He was gone. They searched everywhere, but there was no sign of the good Giant. - INNERSELF MAGAZINE - Creating new attitudes for the new millennium

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Nothing Is Impossible

by Dan Cavicchio.

When Clare was young, he and his mother would spend long afternoons walking through the neighboring lands. For the most part, she walked in silence speaking only when there was something to say. He loved their walks together — most of all, because of the stories...

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The Parable

J J Deweyby J J Dewey. There are two paths before you: One of them takes you to Heaven, a place more beautiful than you can imagine. The other takes you to Hell, a land full of darkness, despair, and wretched individuals. You are to choose a path. Go forth confident that if you have led a just life, you will reap as you have sowed.

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The Angel

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The Bottle Neck

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The Buckwheat

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The Butterfly

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Across the River

by Alan Harris. My bones are weary as I drive home from the office. I am a casualty of the business world, that whirlwind of meaningless activity leading toward a grand total of zero on the famous bottom line. No, I won't go back to my meaningless suburb. I will just walk. I will beg. I will have nothing and want nothing. Non-attachment is the time-honored way to happiness, as proven time and again in the East.

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Across the River - Part 2

by Alan Harris. My bones are weary as I drive home from the office. I am a casualty of the business world, that whirlwind of meaningless activity leading toward a grand total of zero on the famous bottom line. No, I won't go back to my meaningless suburb. I will just walk. I will beg. I will have nothing and want nothing. Non-attachment is the time-honored way to happiness, as proven time and again in the East.

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