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This week we reflect on the interconnectivity of all things. Barry Vissell shares about "The 3 Stages of Life: Moving From Complete Dependence to Conscious Dependence". Will T. Wilkinson speaks of "Entering The Wilderness Together: Being “In This World But Not Of It". And bobby (Robert Jennings) asks: "Anybody Seen My Good Friend Robin?"
As we recognize our oneness and how every single thing affects the whole, whether physically or emotionally, we come to the realization that we have arrived at "The Great Breaking Open: The Time Is Ripe For Transformation". What may appear to us as turmoil and terrible events provide the doorway for change. Alan Seale (The Great Breaking Open) gives a wonderful portrayal of the path we are on as common inhabitants of the same planet... the path of transformation.
And this week, as in previous weeks, we have numerous additional articles on a variety of topics. One of them is "7 Reasons The World Is Actually Becoming A Better Place". Scroll down below for the links to all of our new articles of the week. Also found below is the coming week's astrological journal with insights as to the energies that we may be encountering this week.
Wishing you enjoyable insightful reading, and of course a wonder-full, joy-full, and loving week.
Marie T. Russell
editor/publisher,
InnerSelf.com
"New Attitudes...New Possibilities"
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NEW ARTICLES THIS WEEK
Entering The Wilderness Together: Being “In This World But Not Of It”
Written by Will T. Wilkinson
To be “in this world but not of it” is the ultimate challenge. It's so much easier to withdraw from the craziness or get lost in it. Trauma specialists identify isolated incidents of extreme stress, but who considers the daily damage from living in this madhouse prison called civilization? Especially when...
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The Art and Essentials of Cleansing the TLC Way
Written by Jonathan Glass
Cleansing is the art and process of making health-enhancing dietary and lifestyle changes. These changes aid in effectively managing stress, eliminating toxins, improving nutritional intake, and cultivating a deeper connection with our innate wisdom.
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The 3 Stages of Life: Moving From Complete Dependence to Conscious Dependence
Written by Barry Vissell
Probably since I was an older child, I prided myself in all the things I could do, in my illusion of independence. But it didn’t stop with physical things. In my pseudo-independence, I ventured into emotional regions, and declared my lack of need for love.
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Taking the Spirits with Oneself: The “Hunt for the Soul”
Written by Selene Calloni Williams
This is a shamanic method practiced by the shamans in Siberia and Mongolia who believe a man will lead a hard life until he takes his spirits with him. The most powerful expressions of the soul are the spirits, the so-called power images...
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Anybody Seen My Good Friend Robin? Can You Tell Me Where He's Gone?
Written by Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com
I spend many hours working on my computer while sitting in front of sliding glass doors so as to be part of nature.
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The Great Breaking Open: The Time Is Ripe For Transformation
Written by Alan Seale
The breaking open that is happening right before our eyes and under our feet is actually creating conditions, situations, and circumstances that are ripe for transformation. It’s up to us to be clear and intentional about how we respond to what is happening.
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7 Reasons The World Is Actually Becoming A Better Place
by Julius Probst
Swedish academic Hans Rosling has identified a worrying trend: not only do many people across advanced economies have…
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Is Your 'Experience Diet' Making You Sick?
by Jenny Donovan
Just as our food diet affects our physical and emotional health, so does our “experience diet”.
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How Modern Technology Is Akin To The Metaphysics Of Vedanta
by Akhandadhi Das
You might think that digital technologies, often considered a product of ‘the West’, would hasten the divergence of…
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The Paw-sitive Effects Of Watching Cat Videos
by Jessica Gall Myrick
According to ReelSEO.com, a website about video marketing, there are more than two million cat videos on YouTube.…
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Fast Food Chains Use Cute Animal Toys To Market Meat To Children
by Kate Stewart and Matthew Cole
The news that McDonald’s has launched a new plant-based “Happy Meal” for children based on a vegan “wrap” would seem to…
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'Tis The Season For Conception
by Micaela Martinez and Kevin M. Bakker
Does it ever seem like you’re invited to an awful lot of summer birthday gatherings? For good reason.
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Metaphysics: The Problem of Free Will
by Richard Holton
In this Wireless Philosophy video, Richard Holton (M.I.T.) discusses the classic philosophical problem of free will...
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Sitting For Too Long Could Increase Your Risk Of Dying Even If You Exercise
by Matthew Haines
Are you sitting down? Then you may want to stand up to read this, as research from the US has found that sitting for…
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Message Sent, Received But No Instant Reply: How Does That Make You Feel?
by David Cowan
Your phone chimes, it’s a message from your partner. You reply instantly because that’s what you always do.
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How To Get The Most Out Of Your Gym Membership
by Neil Gibson
CrossFit, circuit training, group exercise, functional training, resistance training, cardio training. Feeling dizzy…
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The World Peace Diet: Eating As A Political, Social, Spiritual Act
by Kathleen Kevany
We must believe that we are capable of creating “a place of love and mutual assistance and understanding.” This is how…
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The Effects Of Total Isolation Explained
by Sarita Robinson
Imagine being confined to a small, dark room, with no social interaction whatsoever for 30 days. Not many people would…
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What Does It Mean To Be Spiritual?
by Galen Watts
Spirituality has become a kind of buzzword in today’s culture, especially for the millennial generation. Increasingly…
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How The World Is Progressing On Clean Energy
by Dr Iain Staffell
Rapid progress towards clean energy is needed to meet the global ambition to limit warming to no more than 1.5C above…
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Top 5 Ways To Boost Your Health
by Sophie Medlin
It’s the start of a new year and there is no doubt that 2019 will be as saturated with nutritional nonsense as 2018.…
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Is It Time To Put The 15 Hour Work Week Back On The Agenda
by Anthony Veal
It was once widely anticipated that the process which saw the standard working week fall from 60 to 40 hours in wealthy…
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How To Do The Right Exercise For Your Age To Keep Fit
by Julie Broderick
The effect of exercise on health is profound. It can protect you from a range of conditions, including heart disease…
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Dealing With The Devil Has Long Been A Part Of Medicine
by Laura Sumrall
In the winter of 1566, 30 children in Amsterdam began to show signs of a disturbing affliction.
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The Surprising Links Between Family Dinner and Good Health
by Katherine Gustafson
Adults who prepare quality meals for children are offering something more important than a nutrition lesson.
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How The Paintings Of Impressionist Claude Monet Trick Our Eyes
by Lindsey Valich
Claude Monet used a very limited color palette in his Waterloo Bridge series, but could still evoke a wide range of…
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Your Eye Color Might Be Why You Have The Winter Blues
by Lance Workman
You’re not alone if colder weather and longer nights make you feel down. This well-known phenomenon, called seasonal…
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Understanding Apocalyptic Events Through Literature
by Sheheryar Badar Sheikh
In recent years, we have seen an epic scale of destruction caused by war, terrorism, global warming, famine and the…
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Clean Up Your Cyber-Hygiene For The New Year
by Elissa Redmiles
Data breaches, widespread malware attacks and microtargeted personalized advertising were lowlights of digital life in…
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What The Flu Does To Your Body, And Why It Makes You Feel So Awful
by Laura Haynes
Every year, from 5 to 20 percent of the people in the United States will become infected with influenza virus.
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To Feel Happier, We Have To Resolve To The Life We Evolved To Live
by Arash Javanbakht
When we have to give a talk to a group of people, we feel anxious and experience the bodily fear responses that do not…
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Tips For A New Year Tuneup For Your Brain
by Kelly Lambert
Unlike the effervescent bubbles that stream to the top of champagne flutes on New Year’s Eve, what I call brain bubbles…
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Why Children Deserve Leniency In Law
by Gideon Yaffe
Should being under 18 give youth a discount on the price to pay for their crimes? As a matter of conscience, it should…
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Should We Engineer The Climate?
by Rob Bellamy and Matthew Watson
2018 has been a year of unprecedented weather extremes around the world.
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3 Ways To Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions By Building Goal Infrastructure
by Peter Heslin
Every year most of us make New Year’s resolutions. Eat healthier. Exercise regularly. Invest more in valued…
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Is The English Language The World's Achilles Heel?
by Guillaume Thierry
English has achieved prime status by becoming the most widely spoken language in the world – if one disregards…
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Strong Is The New Skinny Isn't As Empowering As It Sounds
by Anthony Papathomas
Women have long been subject to powerful social pressures to look a certain way. The “feminine ideal” – a svelte female…
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Our Complicated Relationship With Plastic
by Martin LaMonica
From its arrival decades ago, plastic has transformed modern life. But in 2018, the alarm over the plastic pollution…
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Spinal Fusion Surgery For Lower Back Pain Is Costly And There's Little Evidence It'll Work
by Gustavo Machado and Christine Lin, University of Sydney, and Ian Harris, UNSW
Back pain affects one in four Australians. It’s so common, nearly all of us (about 85%) will have at least one episode…
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The Orgasm Gap And What Sex-ed Did Not Teach You
by Gonzalo R. Quintana Zunino and Conall Eoghan Mac Cionnaith, Concordia University
Studies show that women reach climax less often than men do during sexual encounters together.
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The Rise Of Modern Loneliness
by Nick Lehr
In early December, The Wall Street Journal published a feature titled “The Loneliest Generation.” “Baby boomers,” the…
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Fecal Microbiome Transplantation Shows Promise In Treating Colitis
by Yinghong Wang
Immunotherapy, the Nobel Prize-winning category of cancer therapy that helps your immune cells to fight tumors, has…
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How Making New Year's Resolutions Personal Could Actually Make Them Stick
by Bernice Plant
If you feel you consistently fail at your New Year’s resolutions, you are not alone. Despite our good intentions, we’re…
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It Is Not All In Your Head. Sometimes, It’s In Your Legs
by Lauri Nummenmaa
Everything we sense in our external and internal worlds has a distinct subjective quality. A blasting outburst of rage…
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How Good Arguments Can Stop Extremism
by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
Many of my best friends think that some of my deeply held beliefs about important issues are obviously false or even…
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Can Trying To Meet Specific Exercise Goals Put Us Off Being Active Altogether?
by Christian Swann and Simon Rosenbaum
Encouraging people to meet specific fitness goals when they are new to exercising can be ineffective. In fact, it may…
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A Behaviorist's Guide To New Year's Resolutions
by Rebekah Boynton and Anne Swinbourne, James Cook University
Every year you set out determined to stick to your New Year’s resolutions. But year after year you fall off track and…
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Astrological Journal for the Week
Written by Pam Younghans
This weekly column (updated every Sunday afternoon) is based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies... Read this week's journal here
It is also highly beneficial to reread the past week's astrological journal as it gives a hindsight view of the events that took place and may provide many "ah-ha" insights.
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