The article explains that at the University of Southampton in England a team of scientists will examine some 1500 people over a three year period. The people will be classified as clinically dead but then brought back to life. They will use patients from hospitals in the UK and the US. They will interview these people but also do some tests to determine, in their estimation, if there is a separation of consciousness and body during these times.

Of course they will be looking at it from a clinical basis with possibly a bias as to the veracity of the people’s stories. They will do things like put images high up on shelves in the patients rooms so they can only be seen from above and then ask them if they can recall what the pictures were.

I laughed at this quote from one of the doctors on the project;

‘If you can demonstrate that consciousness continues after the brain switches off, it allows for the possibility that the consciousness is a separate entity.

It is unlikely that we will find many cases where this happens, but we have to be open-minded’

The stories that I have read about people who have had near-death experiences have so many obvious similarities that I am not sure how anyone could doubt that consciousness or the soul or spirit is not a separate entity from the body.

It will be fun to hear the results of this study although it will be a long time before it is released. Lot’s of things can and will happen in this, the critical times coming that may make it a moot point. I love it when science gets into studying spirit.

Here’s the full article here from David Derbyshire of Mail Online. Science to uncover the truth of out-of-body experiences.

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I said that science was the new source of truth for our society. Where we didn’t believe anything until science had verified it to be true. When I look at science I see so many similarities to someone who is seeking spiritual “truths” and the way a scientist looks at a theory. A scientist will look at big questions like, Why are we here-Why do things work this way-How did the universe begin-Who or what created it, and expand their perspective to allow for any possibility, then come up with a theory and try to prove it. It’s that examining and desire to find answers that drives them. This is the same process that a person goes through to look for answers to the same kinds of questions, only from a spiritual perspective. Is it really any different?

As I mentioned in the previous post, science is looking at similar concepts to ones that new age spiritualists has been discussing for 40 years. Topics like dimensions, unseen connecting forces and multiple realities, are all possibilities that science is taking seriously and examining right now. Leo Kim is one scientist that can see the connection between science and spirituality and is working on bridging the gap between the two. Scientists already have the position of “gurus’ in our society. Pretty cool if they turn out to be the new spiritual gurus.

Here’s is an excerpt from his blog that cleary shows how he relates the two aspects of human truth seeking;

The rift can be healed, not by pointing fingers as to who has the most ridiculous beliefs, but rather by seeking commonality in the metaphors. In Healing the Rift, I explain how numerous metaphors of 21^st-century science are consistent with spiritual concepts.

Leo Kim is a respected scientist with over 50 scientific publications and patents. He has also studied with the likes of Deepak Chopra, Bernie Siegel and many others, which has helped to give him a wide perspective to look at the issue of the supposed gap between the two. I have not read his book as it is due out in October but from reading his blog articles it is obvious to me that this man is on the same wavelength as me.

This is a short video about his book and also a link to pre-order it if you desire.

Thanks Becky for showing me Dr Kim’s site. It was a perfect example of the idea I was conveying. I am hoping that his information will be read by many. We are getting very close to the answers to these big questions. The uniting of science and spirituality is happening now. I know that it will probably take verification from science for these new age truths to be incorporated into mass consciousness. They have the authority and we seem to have an unwavering faith in science.

Faith in Science – That’s an interesting concept!

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Oneness is not new. Aboriginal cultures have always acknowledged oneness as a basic component of human experience. Even science using quantum physics is recognizing this connection. I have devoted many words on the Next Age to the concept of unity being a major part of our collective awakening. What will it take for all of us to not only hear these words, or say them ourselves, but to live them?

Mainstream initiatives like the  Global Oneness Project is one organization that is contributing to the spread of this message. It is a project supported by the Kalliopeia Foundation and is an offshoot from the movie ONE, The Movie. It is a web-based video project where they travel the world interviewing people from all cultures discussing how oneness is expressed for them. They make the videos available on their site for viewing and distribution.

This trailer for the project will to give you a taste of what is on the site.

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee is a Sufi sheikh who in 2000 awoke to the concept of global oneness. The Emerging Consciousness of Oneness.

Here’s his views on our awakening to oneness. Awakening The World.

The Global Oneness Project is one of many that are being formed around this key factor to our awakening to the next age. The more we hear this message the better the chance of global consciousness changing. In one of the videos a comment was as follows

We have to make the structures of society unable to bear separation as a way of approaching things, much like we do of the practice of slavery today.

Now is the time for us to return to the knowing that we are one with not only each other, but with the earth and by extension the universe.

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For most of our human history we have lived closely with the energy of nature. Modern society has increasingly become disconnected to nature. We live in cities where the energy that surrounds us is fast-paced. Constant noise and lighting that is on 24 hours a day. The rat race. We assimilate the energy of our surroundings.

Many times people will shut down their senses because their minds and bodies can’t take the frantic energy that pervades urban living. Some, who are more attuned to the energy around them, will create an imbalance within themselves. Could this be the cause for the numerous personal disorders we see in modern society?

Have you ever noticed that people who live in the mountains or by the sea or in any natural environment that is void of the energies of the city, have a different “feel” about them? A calmer feel. When you look into their eyes, you can you see a peace and serenity that is different than city dwellers? The people that live in the natural areas can also tell if you are from the city. They can feel it. They may not verbalize it, but it’s a feeling. That feeling is the energy that people take on from the place they live.

Where do city people go when they get time off? Camping, hiking, skiing, going to the beach, to the mountains. There is a reason for that. We are drawn to the energy of nature. It takes a few days to take on the energy but when we do it is a glorious feeling. We calm down. We slow down. We start to notice the beauty of things around us. We reconnect to the stars that we can seldom see in the city. We forget the daily worries that are constantly occupying our minds. We rejuvenate the connection to our soul. We balance our bodies with the energy of nature.

Can it be any wonder that people dream of getting out of the city to be able to rekindle that feeling. We are drawn back to nature because we have the inner urge and inner knowing that this is how we should feel. That we were meant to be connected to the energy of nature because we are part of nature. It is our true state of being. Nature’s energy is what the mind and body desires and what it needs to sustain balanced health.

For some, the urge can get so strong that they will leave the city to relocate to a natural environment. Most will come back to the realities of jobs and obligations but look forward to their next weekend or vacation. 

In 2007 MIND, the UK mental health organization released a report about how our connection with nature is an essential part of a healthy human psyche. The evidence in their findings was so strong that they recommended that UK doctors prescribe Ecotherapy to combat stress and depression rather than drugs. This is another excellent source for info on Ecotherapy. The words may be different than my perspective of the energy of nature but they are saying the same thing.

Yes, it would be nice if we could all live in nature, but it’s not practical in modern society. There are ways to use the balancing energy of nature even in the city. A quiet walk in the park. Digging in the garden. Sitting by a river. These places can have a similar balancing effect. It has to be more than just visiting a natural area and taking pictures, it’s the experience of communing with nature and flowing in harmony with the natural rhythms of life.

The rejuvenating aspect of that weekend at the lake or a vacation in the mountains is well known. It will reduce stress, increase sensory awareness and boost creativity. Many also know what a spiritual experience connecting with nature can be. Balance of body, mind and spirit is the key to health and longevity. It is because we are energy. We are nature. We are one with all things in nature. Health is balance. Nature is balanced energy. Now you have an energy healing perspective of why it is so important.

I just read an article on how they are suggesting that children who have been diagnosed with ADHD show a big improvement in their ability to concentrate if they are allowed to be in nature before they are asked to do any school work. These new kids know what the benefits of balanced energy.

When we spend time in nature, it brings us back to our own nature. The nature that has been misplaced or lost in the city. Our bodies feel it. Our minds know it. Absorbing the energy of nature is like plugging into the source of life.

It’s the middle of summer, so a perfect time to get out and soak up the healing, balancing energy of nature. If we understand why it is so important, maybe we can alter our priorities to give this practice of reconnecting with nature the prominence it deserves. As a bonus to our health benefits, it’s also inspirational, enjoyable and a heck of a lot of fun.

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The realization that our mother earth is a living being. That we are composed of the same stuff she is. That she feels love and communicates with us in so many non-verbal ways. Right-brained people will understand this statement easier than left brainers as they are able to feel the connection with the earth.

But first I want to discuss the characteristics of the grids that hold our consciousness in place. If you don’t like or feel you need scientific explanation, skip over this section.

These grids I speak of are not the magnetic grid that is recognized as the directional guidelines for so many creatures to navigate their particular migrational paths. These grids the primal grid-the duality grid-the unity grid, are crystalline in composition. If you could see them they would look like a spider web, hence the name web of consciousness. They serve the purpose of determining our mass consciousness. Our reality. How we relate to ourselves and the world around us. They affect our memories. They have an electro-magnetic aspect which is the physical reason that they can do this. We are energetic beings. Our memories and our actions are greatly effected by magnetics. Look at full moon time when the magnetics of the earth are altered. What happens to many of us? Just ask a policeman. We are affected.

The duality grid, as I have said, gives us our “rule book” for our beliefs and actions. This grid is often called “the veil” as it inhibits our memory from opening up to who and what we truly are. This grid and the primal grid have been our guides since the beginning of known human history. I say both, because with consciousness shifts both are integrated. We don’t use the second one without keeping aspects of the first also. The main premise on this site is the belief that we are going to be accessing the third grid. The term that gets thrown around a lot is “the veil is lifting”.

Well that term may sound new-agey, and it is. The reality is that this is exactly what’s happening. When we all access the unity grid, it completely changes our perspective on everything. With these changes we will be able to see clearly that we are god also. All the basic concepts I am introducing is this nextage 101 category will become common knowledge. This includes the concept of unity. It will take a critical mass of our population to adopt these ideas as truths and live them. Right now there is an ever growing amount of people on this earth that are experiencing this shift.

Again, so much more to say and I have possibly just created more questions with this further explanation of the grids. With the unity grid, when our veil of forgetfulness lifts and allows us to see clearly our sameness and divinity, the concept of unity will not only become easily ingrained but an essential element of life in the next age. This change into accessing the unity grid is an actual physical event that opens up our memories to allow us to remember the universal truth of oneness. It’s not science fiction it’s biology.

The presentation of the information from Gregg Braden’s God Code I feel needs more discussion. Reading the whole book ,of course, would be the most beneficial to the understanding of this very important discovery but I will expand this concept with the intent of giving clarity to the understanding of unity. If only his book could be read and understood by everyone on earth the concept of unity would be integrated in a flash.

Gregg uses the ancient science of gematria to explain how he arrived at his conclusion. The message that God is within our bodies and coded in our DNA. Gematria is basically the practice of using numbers instead of letters to describe and compare things. With language the meanings can be interpreted in different ways. With assigning number values to letters the comparison then becomes “apples to apples” or common denominators, which then leaves no doubt as to the meanings. The rules of gematria state that when something has the same numeric value, it is then the same thing.

He uses one particular group of texts from the school of Kabbalah. The Sephir Yetzirah or the book of creation. In the Sepher Yetzirah, is the information that explains the alchemy of creation. Through many direct quotes from this ancient text the message becomes clear. This text says clearly that God used fire, air and water to create all things. I will just skim over how he arrived at converting those elements to the modern elements of hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen as it is a long process and reading the book would fill in the blanks.

Using gematria for these three elements from the periodic tables of atomic mass, hydrogen is 1, nitrogen is 5 and oxygen is 6. Just a brief explanation for the conversion from fire air and water… the air we breathe is 78% nitrogen, water is made up of 86% oxygen and fire or in alchemical terms the sun is composed up of 71 percent hydrogen. The fourth element that makes up all life is carbon. This is where we fit in as we are carbon beings..

So if you add hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen the numeric value comes to 12 which can reduced to a 3. The atomic mass of carbon is 12 or 3. Many ancient texts say that we were created from dust…from clay… from the stuff of mother earth. Using the Cabalist text for reference, god used the three elements to make man makes more “scientific” sense now for my left brain to acknowledge.

Each of the 22 consonants of the ancient Hebrew alphabet have been assigned a numeric value. The Hebrew word for heaven, using gematria, adds to 395. The Hebrew word for earth adds to 395. With the rules of gematria heaven and earth and one and the same. Many texts describe humankind as the bridge between heaven and earth. So throughout our lives, the qualities of both realms are merged into one as they are the same. When we transition, our bodies return to the earth and our souls and heaven are already one. This gives meaning to all the references of us being eternal as our energy merely changes form it does not end.

The point of this long explanation is to help you see that we are one. How can there be any difference in us if this information that has been given to us from ancient wisdom is to be believed?

Which then leads to the understanding that we are one with our mother earth. She is our mother. She bore us. We are made up of the same stuff she is. That’s why she is called the mother. There is no separation. All things on her and of her have the same origin. If we can understand or at least examine for ourselves whether this information rings true then how can we possibly want to hurt her or anything that inhabits the earth. How can we not honor and respect her as we do our earthly mothers and extend that respect to each other and all things. Then with the same logic we can extend that to all things in the universe. The same basic principles apply to everything.

Mother earth is alive as we are. She communicates with us if we choose to listen. She shows us when we are being destructive with her. She gives us never ending unconditional love. She supplies our shelter. She lifts our souls with her endless display of beauty. She supplies everything we need to nourish our bodies and our souls. She produces all things necessary to heal our diseases. She takes our bodies back when we leave and transforms them into wondrous things. She does all the things that a loving mother can possibly do for her children.

Unity is our future. It is our solution to all of the trials and tribulations that have followed us in our history. If history is examined, all the incidences of death and destruction have their roots in the idea that we are separate from each other and all things. With unity consciousness will come a period of human experience that will be filled with love, compassion, co-operation and a deep realization that all is one.

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It’s available on Internet Freedom’s site. If you don’t know the history of the persecution of Falun Gong’s practitioners you can download a PDF of it here. As discussed in my last post about Falun Gong, my knowledge of Falun Gong is from a practitioner’s perspective not a political one. It has been my practice of choice for many years. I also know the spiritual teachings that accompany the exercises. The practice is based on the principles of Truth, Benevolence and Forbearance.

I cannot see anything political about this practice any more than Tai Chi or Yoga. The Chinese government’s opinion differs from mine. Wang Baodang. a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in the U.S., tells Washington Times’ Willis Witter that Falun Gong is;

“an anti-China political organization bent on undermining social stability in China and overthrowing the Chinese government.

Over the years, it’s been making every effort to preach cult doctrines, cheat the public, fabricate lies vilifying the Chinese government and engage in activities to sabotage China-U.S. relations.”

I know there is always two sides to every story, and as I offered in the last post, Falun Gong may be feared because of the self-empowering attributes of it’s teachings. This blog is not about politics, but it is about empowerment, and it is about the fact that we are all in this together, including the people of China.

As Willis says

Falun Gong claims it is a benign spiritual group dedicated to helping its practitioners achieve enlightenment through a combination of breathing and other meditation techniques.

Doesn’t sound very threatening to me. Part of Global Internet Freedom’s mission statement is:

Inform, connect, and empower the people in closed societies with information on a free Internet.

This kind of news about change and human ingenuity circumventing systems for the sake of freedom is of interest in the big picture of global enlightenment. The next age is about freedom and empowerment. Allowing all flavors of the truth without judgment or persecution. Waking up to a world where love, compassion, unity and wisdom replace division, ignorance and hate.

Way to go Falun Gong Geeks!

The full article from Willis Witter of the Washington Times is here.

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Geriatric ward doctors and nurses probably have many of these types of stories. There have been lots of books written about near-death experiences and anyone who has had a loved one die can also tell their own stories about witnessing “different” behavior of a loved one close to death.

I got on the bus yesterday and the driver, Kathleen, was there. I had not seen her for a couple of months so I asked her how she was. The last time I had seen her she told me that she had been visiting her brother in the hospital a lot but never discussed his condition. I asked her how her brother was. I don’t usually talk much to drivers other than hi-bye but Kathleen speaks English so I have spoken to her more. I hit the “on button” when I asked about her brother.

She proceeded to tell me that he had died and then poured out her heart describing the last few days of his life. She loved him very much and would visit him daily, often staying over night to be with him. She told me that a few days before he died he would point his finger to the ceiling and ask if she could see Mama or Uncle Gilles or whoever. All the people he asked about were dead. Kathleen would just calmly tell him that she did not see them.

One morning she got to the hospital and he told her that he had spent the whole night with his cat, Mimille, who he loved dearly and was also not living. He said she slept on his bed with him and he petted her as she purred all night.

Her brother was unable to walk because of his advanced condition or even raise himself out of bed. She described to me that a few hours before he died he started to get very agitated and was trying to get up from the bed. He was very upset with Kathleen saying to her, while pointing up to the ceiling,

“Don’t you see them. They are waiting for me. I have to go. Help me up. They’re standing there in the light.”

Kathleen and the nurse kept trying to settle him down, holding him in bed as he was struggling to get up. They gave him shots of sedatives that had no effect on him. Finally they gave him enough that he stopped struggling and died 20 minutes later.

A pretty familiar story for anyone who has had the experience with watching a person die.

With Overlight there is a segment that works with people who are dying. Helping them with the fear that many experience surrounding this transition. I also know that there is one person that we designate before we come into a lifetime that agrees to be there when we pass. They also agree to give us “permission” to leave. It is a sacred contract that we have all made. It can be anyone. A nurse, a son or daughter, or in Kathleen’s case, a sister. Many will fight death until they receive that “permission.” Permission may sound like a weird word to use but that is in essence what happens. Even though it may not be spoken that way.

I asked Kathleen if she gave him permission to leave? She stopped talking, looked at me straight in the eye and said,

“Yes, I did.”

She was the only one present when he died. His wife and other family members lived in a nearby town and Kathleen could feel his death was coming but was unable to reach them before he died.

Now that, for me, was very cool stuff. Not only that she opened up to me like that but that her description of her brother’s behavior was another example of us being eternal beings. He knew he had to go. He knew where he was going. Her brother’s soul was fully present for her to connect with and I know she did.

Why do I keep talking about our real self? Like this post or this one. Because I want to give you some real life examples. Not just flowery words and concepts that sound nice but are too abstract to relate to.

Plus, I love to connect to anothers real self. Heart to heart. Soul to soul. Kathleen gave me that feeling. That connection. I knew that she had also experienced it with her brother. That kind of stuff juices me up.(weird huh? bet you thought it was girls)

I am not sure how anyone can believe that we’re born, we die, end of story. Anyone who has been present during a person’s death and who really opens their eyes to observe what happens can take away from that experience, if they didn’t know already, a belief that there has to be more to the story. Often witnessing the death of a loved one can be a life altering event that opens us up to a wider perspective on life and on who we truly are.

Death is not an end. We are eternal. We are just changing form. We’re leaving our bodies behind and returning to our true state. If we eliminate our ingrained fear of death and know that we are not our bodies but our true self is our soul, then the transition of the soul can be a glorious event. It can be a celebration of our return to home.

Image credit sylph @ Deviat Art

Our soul is formless. Our soul is energy and energy can’t die. Having this knowledge sure makes living each day a lot sweeter and easier. In the next age we will know that we can live each day with the knowledge that the story never ends.

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I talk about humanity evolving to the next level of consciousness. Changing from a paradigm of “follow the leader” to one of “following yourself.” I have also said that it will take all of us to make this change happen. There has been a lot of global changes in the last 50 years that I can look at and use as examples of humanity becoming more unified.  The world waking up to the remembrance of who we truly are. I haven’t given much thought or consideration to a full 20% of our population when it comes to accomplishing this shift. China is virtually the last bastion of Communism in the world. Communism is an example of a population following the leader. I have to include them in my picture of unity and self-empowerment for us all.

Starting on August 8th the world’s attention will be centered in China. They have obvious population and economic influence in today’s world but can they also be a catalyst for change and help bring on the shift that I call the New Age? Is Falun Gong the key to this change?

In 2000, along with my complete shift in perspective, I was also having changes happening in my body. My body was communicating to me or maybe I was finally listening. All day long I would be stretching unconsciously. I had an amazing amount of energy or chi that was flowing through me. My body would show me where I would need to stretch to release any blocks that I had. I am sure it looked strange but probably overshadowed by the words and concepts that were spewing from my mouth.

The feeling was similar to when we wake up in the morning and need to stretch. Looking back, it is probably the same thing, only I was waking up to a whole new me and I did it all day long. This impulse to stretch led me to look at Tai Chi and Yoga but when I discovered Falun Gong I knew that was going to work for me at that time.

Falun Gong is a traditional Chinese spiritual discipline that is Buddhist in nature. It consists of moral teachings, a meditation, four gentle stretching exercises that resemble tai-chi and are known in Chinese culture as qigong. It’s teachings include the harmonizing of our body, mind and spirit to obtain balance and health. Another key part for me in the philosophy was the recognition and return to our original true self. It’s about taking responsibility for one’s self and behaving in a way that embodies truthfulness, benevolence and forbearance. Practitioners describe these qualities to be universal principles that we should all strive for. It fit perfectly at the time for what I believed and what I was experiencing with my body changes as a way to allow the chi to flow freely.

The practice of Falun Gong or Falun Dafa was, and still is, for me, an amazing system for stimulating free flowing life force and experiencing still-mind meditation. It is also an effective practice for anyone who is interested in alternative ways to maintain body conditioning. It is now practiced by millions in some 70 countries outside of China which is a testament to it’s validity.

What I see with Falun Gong relative to China is that it can be used as a wake up call for a population that has been under the thumb of a repressive government for a long time. Something needs to happen to shake things up. Maybe it’s Falun Gong. Maybe it’s the Olympics.

Falun Gong became so popular in China that the government felt it threatened their continuing hold on the population.

This practice is centuries old and was handed down from single master to single disciple until 1992 when Li Hongzhi, the “master” of Falun Gong brought it to the public. He introduced not only the exercises, but the teachings that accompany it, which are messages of enlightenment and awakening. The popularity soared to 70 million practitioners until 1999 when the government out of fear or possibly jealousy of it’s popularity, began to imprison and persecute followers of Falun Gong. Some Party leaders saw Falun Gong, with its belief in the existence of Buddhas, Daos, and gods, and its conviction that anyone can reach a divine realm through self-refinement, as being in conflict with Party ideology. These struggles have been well documented since 1999 and the subject of human rights violations of the Chinese government.

Will these Olympic Games help change that? They seem to be showing some signs of change. Will it be just for the sake of the games after which it will be life as usual or will they bring about real change? We are all in this together. We need the billion plus people of China to wake up. To unite in this shift. To join in the awakening to the next age. The world is visiting this month. Can we help?

If Falun Gong is meant to survive in China, it will. Is it the catalyst for change in China? I have a feeling it is. All I can do is use my small voice to help spur it along but unfortunately my voice won’t be heard.

The Next Age will definitely be …

Banned in Beijing!

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