Pure Imagination

Healing Meditation Products

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:39:00 +0000

A small selection of Healing Meditation Products that are offered on the Creative Healing Meditation website are now available on the new Products webpage.

Here you can find guided meditations available for download such as the Healer Man Series or home study courses such as the Energy Self-Healing called Unlocking the Ki.

More products - including a Reiki Level 1 Home Study Course - will be added to this page after the New Year.

All the products are designed to create healing effects through one or a combination of the following methods: visualisation, writing or energy healing.

View Creative Healing Meditation Products

Free Motivator Software for Motivation and Manifestation

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:00:00 +0000

If you are looking for motivation, inspiration or help with your goals, you may like to try the Free Motivator Software which is available to download immediately.

How It Works

You write a short list of your current goals and add them to the Motivator.

Then you can set the Motivator to “pop up” on your desktop at regular intervals with one of your goals or affirmations in the form of an Instant Message.

You can set the Motivator to give you a positive messages at a time interval that suits you, such as once every fifteen minutes or once every hour.

There is also a step-by-step video demonstration which shows you how to set up the Motivator Software.

If you work for long hours at a computer, these regular reminders will help to focus you on your goals as you work throughout the day.

These reminders will fuel further ideas for achieving and accomplishing your goals. They can also keep you on track if you are working on a long term project.

Try the Free Motivator Software now...

Free Gifts for Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:37:00 +0000

You can pick up lots of free gifts when you subscribe to Bradley Thompson's free Self-Development newsletter.

These gifts include:

E-books on:

Overcoming Addictions
Advanced Memory
Holistic Healing Secrets
47 Secret Herbal Remedies
EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) Manual

Software:

Motivator Software
Mind Mapping Software

Plus free motivational Audio and Video interviews with leading self-development mentors and coaches such as Joe Vitale and Brian Walsh.

And much more.

You can subscribe to the Self Development newsletter or simply find out more information here.

The Feast of All Hallows and Summer's End

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:14:00 +0000

The clocks go back an hour, the evenings are darker and the nights are longer.

In some traditions, the end of October and the end of summer was celebrated as the beginning of the New Year.

It was a time when it's believed that the veil between the natural and the supernatural world is removed and the "dead walk among us".

Samhain (Summer's End) was a Celtic fire festival that was celebrated from 31 October to 2 November.

31 October was their eve of All Hallows (All Saints), Hallowed Evening, shortened to Hallow-e'en.

On 1 November, the Celtic gods and goddesses were honoured.

On 2 November, the spirits and wisdom of their ancestors were honoured.

In Christianity, these days are celebrated as All Saints Day and All Souls Day.

In the Mexican tradition, it is celebrated as the Day of the Dead.

Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness & Creativity by David Lynch

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:40:00 +0000

David Lynch has been a dedicated practitioner of Transcendental Meditation for over 30 years and has created the David Lynch Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace. This organisation provides scholarships and resources for teaching children and teenagers the art of Transcendental Meditation.

In his book, Catching the Big Fish, David Lynch talks about how meditation has influenced his creativity and helped him to come up with the unusual ideas, iconic images and concepts that have populated his work throughout his career.

However the book deals more with the connection between meditation and the creative processes than the techniques of meditation itself.

It is a personal look at how meditation has influenced one artist's life.

David Lynch: Kids and Meditation

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:29:00 +0000

David Lynch, the creator of Twin Peaks and the director of the Elephant Man, is launching a campaign in the UK to promote the practice of Transcendental Meditation in schools.

Lynch believes that Transcendental Meditation helps to develop creativity and academic ability as well as improving the emotional well-being, health and stress levels of children.

He has already launched a similar campaign in the United States with approximately 20,000 schoolkids practising the two 20 minute sessions every day.

Read more about Transcendental Meditation here.

Saved by the Bottle

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:11:00 +0000

A man was saved from drowning this week by a 2 litre plastic bottle when he fell of a tanker off the Kamaishi coast on Tuesday night.

He used the bottle to keep afloat for ten hours and was rescued the following morning by a passing fishing boat.

Lucky Number Seven

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:01:00 +0000

Why aren’t there eight days of the week? Why aren’t there nine deadly sins?

Seven is said to be a sacred number in all cultures and traditions.

From the sublime to the ridiculous, there are:

● Seven ages of man
● Seven colours of the rainbow,
● Seven wonders of the ancient world
● Seven gates of hell
● Seven primary chakras
● Seven Christian sacraments
● Seven Sisters (the Pleiades)
● Seven dwarfs

And many other magnificent sevens too numerous to list in this post.

The Hebrew word for Seven comes from the root of a word that means complete.
Ancient Egyptians saw the number 7 as a symbol of Eternal Life.

Seven is also said to symbolise the universe. It represents the Collective Mind and Universal Love. It is associated with feelings and instincts.

It is seen as a symbol of spiritual perfection.

Apparently when asked to think of a number between 1 and 10, most people think of the number 7.

Seven Veils of Mystical Experience

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 11:28:00 +0000

Yesterday I wrote about the Seven Veils of Mystical Experience in connection with the Dance of the Seven Veils.

The Seven Veils of Mystical Experience were also known as the Seven Rays by the Merkabah Mystics who are said to have practised the earliest form of Jewish mysticism.

The Seven Rays are Dreams, Reason, Passion, Bliss, Courage, Compassion, and Knowledge.

Merkabah means the ‘throne or chariot of God’ in Hebrew. The aim of Merkabah Mystics was to see God on his throne. To achieve this goal, they had to pass through the Seven Veils of Mystical Experience also known as the Seven Rays.

They had to give the guardian of each Ray (or Celestial Palace) a password or special talisman in order to continue.

In physical terms, this means they had to fast, chant and pray to induce trance states in order that they could make an ascent and reach a spiritual state where they could see the throne of God.

Each Ray was linked to a planet:

● Dreams (or Imagination) was linked to the Moon.
● Reason was linked to Mercury
● Passion to Venus
● Bliss to the Sun
● Courage to Mars
● Compassion to Jupiter
● Knowledge (or Gnosis) was linked to Saturn

Apparently of the four Merkabah Mystics who tried to travel through the Seven Veils of Mystical Experience, only one of them, Rabbi Akiba succeeded.

Of the other three, it is said that one died, the other became mentally ill and the third became agnostic.

Shades of Icarus.

This wasn’t exactly the ending to the story that I was looking for when I started researching this subject.

Oh well.

Salome and the Seven Veils of Illusion

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 09:07:00 +0000

It is strange how myths can be transformed into facts. Or how ancient concepts can reemerge disguised in the modern imagination.

Take the story of Salome.

The opera Salome (and the dance of the Seven Veils) is based on the biblical story of the beheading of John the Baptist.

However Herod’s stepdaughter is not referred to by the name Salome in the bible. Nor is there mention of a Dance of the Seven Veils. Nor did the dance exist in Middle Eastern tradition. It appears to have originated in Western imagination.

The famous image of the belly-dancing minx seems to come from the play by Oscar Wilde written in 1894. He also seems to have dreamed up the concept of the Dance of the Seven Veils.

In Salome, the opera by Richard Strauss, the character Salome performs the Dance of the Seven Veils, removing the veils one at a time until she is completely nude.

The idea of the Dance of the Seven Veils seems to be based on the concept of the Seven Veils of Mystical Experience of the Merkabah Mystics, who were forerunners of the medieval Qabalists.

The Seven Veils of Mystical Experience are Dreams, Reason, Passion, Bliss, Courage, Compassion, and Knowledge.

Mandalas and Meditation

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 14:46:00 +0000

Meditation, in its simplest sense, is the art of focusing your mind on one thing.

So there are many creative forms of meditation which don't involve emptying the mind, sitting in a lotus position and counting the breath.

For example, working with mandalas is a form of meditation which can connect you with the unconscious part of your self and evoke relaxation, healing and enhance your spiritual awareness and intuition.

Mandalas are said to originate from Tibetan Buddhism and Hinduism.

The word 'mandala' is from the Sanskrit language. It is often translated as 'circle' or 'sacred circle'.

Mandalas are usually in a circular form composed of symmetrical shapes with a deity or a symbol in the centre.

You can meditate with a mandala by contemplating the central which can symbolise your Inner Self. After gazing at the mandala for several minutes, when you close your eyes, your mind's eye will be able to reproduce the mandala. With closed eyes, you can watch the mandala. The colours may change. The patterns may pulsate. You may experience a strong feeling of well-being.

Creating a mandala can also be an act of meditation - whether it be colouring it in, drawing one, painting one, or constructing one out of wood, rice, jewels or sand.

Traditionally, before creating a mandala, Tibetan monks would chant in meditation before creating the outline of the mandala.

Mandalas can also be created or used to purify your environment and create a sacred space.

You can read more about mandalas here: http://www.creative-healing-meditation.com/mandalas.html.

Picture source: http://dailyheadlines.uark.edu/images/mandala.jpg

Try a Creative Approach to Healing

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:57:00 +0000

Looking for a creative approach to healing?
Take a look at my free newsletter, Imagine which includes a guided meditation which sends energy healing to the listener.

You can read the third issue without subscribing by clicking on the link.

So what’s in the latest issue?

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Listening to this guided meditation will help to:

● relax your mind and body
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This issue of the newsletter also includes:

● a short article about the difference between healing and curing

● quotations dedicated to the theme of healing to inspire, motivate and encourage

● a short review of a perennial bestseller which is packed with lots of methods to heal and empower you on a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual level.

You can also contribute to the next issue of the newsletter by sharing your motivation, meditation and relaxation tips while promoting your own newsletter, blog or website.

If you like Imagine,you can subscribe so that you can receive it automatically next month directly to your e-mail address.

You will then receive monthly meditation and motivation tips or special discount offers on products related to meditation and personal development.

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You also gain access to the Special Offer given to Imagine readers.

Click here to read Imagine now.

An Introduction to Energy Healing

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 10:45:00 +0000

Feeling stressed?
Can't get enough sleep?
In need of emotional support?
Looking for a spiritual connection?

Energy healing can help with all of the above and with many other symptoms, difficulties and challenges.

Perhaps you don't have time to take an Energy Healing course. Or maybe a weekend workshop or seminar doesn't appeal to you. You would like to heal emotional wounds but have a strong need for privacy.

Maybe you do wish to follow an Energy Healing course but aren't sure if this path is the right choice for you.

One solution is the home study course Unlocking the Ki which is based on the Usui Spiritual Energy Healing Method and which provides an introduction to energy healing.

'Ki' comes from the Japanese word for universal life energy. The course will teach you how to access this energy for your own healing, support and personal development.

This introductory course includes six guided meditations with music and a course manual. The course materials are available to download immediately.

You can follow the course independently at your own pace and there is the option of an online tutor at no extra charge at any point in the course.

Unlocking the Ki gives you the ability to:

Connect with universal energy through simple instructions and powerful but gentle guided meditations
Be attuned to the Universal Energy through MEDITATION so you will be able to access this healing life force for yourself anywhere and anytime
Reinforce and strengthen your connection to the Universal Source of Energy by listening to the meditation recordings and practising the exercises whenever is best for you

This will help you towards relaxation, holistic healing or a deeper connection to your spiritual self.

Buy Unlocking the Ki here.

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:49:00 +0000

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Plan ahead -- It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.

Author Unknown

Imagine - the Free Ezine

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:14:00 +0000

The second issue of Imagine, the free e-newsletter will be out this week.

Imagine is a newsletter about meditation, inspiration and related topics.

This month's issue contains a great visualisation exercise designed to motivate and focus the mind on achieving goals.

Subscribe here and receive your free copy by e-mail this week.

Thought for the Day

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:12:00 +0000

Mind is the master weaver, both of the interior garment of character and the outer garment of circumstance.

James Allen

Simple Stillness Meditation

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:50:00 +0000

This is one of the meditation tips offered on my Stress Busting E-Course .

It is very simple yet effective and a bit like playing Musical Statues - only without the music.

The object of the exercise is to sit comfortably, close your eyes and to try and keep your body perfectly still.

You don't have to empty your mind. In fact, you can think about whatever you want and let your thoughts go where they like. However you may find that the simple act of sitting motionless may be enough to still your thoughts.

As you concentrate on not moving your body or fidgeting - which some people may find difficult - you may discover that your mind is no longer racing along thinking fast thoughts because your attention is focused on keeping your body still. And often where your body leads, your mind will follow (and the other way round, of course too).

If you find it difficult to keep still, you can practise this exercise for five minutes initially and then gradually lengthen the period that you keep still over the next few days.

If you find the exercise really easy, you can sit completely still for anything from fifteen minutes to half an hour and beyond.

You will find that the act of sitting still will also still your thoughts and centre your being.

You can find similar exercises on the Free 7 Day Stress Busting E-Course.

Thought for the Day

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 30 May 2007 13:37:00 +0000

When the heart weeps for what it has lost, the spirit laughs at what it has found.
Sufi Aphorism

Inspirational Bookstore

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 28 May 2007 13:00:00 +0000

Over the next few weeks, I'll be compiling a list of inspirational books and music that have empowered individuals, awakened the imagination and fed the soul.

Check out the list so far in the Creative Mentors Bookstore.

Selling the Impossible

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 18 May 2007 14:44:00 +0000

In the late 90s, Dr Evoy, a Canadian physician developed a specialised investment software product which he knew would be "virtually impossible to sell" and that cost 1000 dollars.

He set himself the challenge to create a website that would be effective at encouraging people to buy the little known product.

In two years, he sold all 1000 copies of his software at $1000 each by developing the ultimate internet marketing techniques.

Now he teaches other people to create something out of nothing through his webhosting service, Sitesell.com

Over the past two weeks, I have been looking at the ingredients of success. So far I've observed that successful people never give up and don't know the meaning of the word impossible.

They also diversify, expand and never stop progressing once they reach a certain platform of success. For example, Dr Evoy teaches emergency medicine at McGill University, created a successful toy design business, taught golf, and coached baseball before eventually becoming one of the top internet gurus who has led many webmasters to success.

For me, I think the true meaning of success is defined by people who enjoy and celebrate their achievements, no matter how small and insignificant they may seem to others.

After all, what is the point of having a billion dollars if you're not enjoying it?

Impossible Dreams

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 14 May 2007 20:43:00 +0000

I read this story a couple months ago on the blog Eric's Tips.

At 20 years old, Ladan Lashkari is a top internet marketing expert with over 20 websites which include newsletter publishing tips and self-improvement. She makes a profitable living from her online businesses in spite of many challenges and obstacles she faces such as not being able to have a credit card or merchant account or travel outside her country.

The ingredients of success in her case appear to be persistence, perseverance and immense positivity in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

In the book, Think and Grow Rich, the author Napoleon Hill said that he once removed the word 'impossible' from a dictionary. According to the article in Eric's Tips, Ladan Lashkari seems to share this philosophy. And in the past few weeks, when studying stories of success, I've discovered that many of the people who've realised great ambitions did not seem to know the meaning of the word 'impossible'.

But there are many people who dream big dreams but are not able to manifest them. So what is the ingredient that separates the fanciful Don Quixote style dreamers from those who actually realise their big ambitions?

I shall endeavour to find out.

Read the inspiring article about Ladan Lashkari.

The 7 Rules of Success

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 09 May 2007 10:50:00 +0000

When striving to turn a big ambition into a reality, it can be helpful and inspiring to read about other people who have already achieved success (and who - most importantly - are HAPPY with what they have achieved).

It can be particularly inspiring to read about all the odds they had to overcome, all the setbacks, obstacles and difficulties they experienced before they attained success - especially if you may be on the verges of giving up.

In the book, The Seven Rules of Success, top Life Coach, Fiona Harrold, explores and interviews people who have achieved great success in diverse areas of life.

She identifies 7 factors which helped these people on their journey to success:

1) Passion about what they are doing
2) Great self-belief
3) Doing more & more
4) Being prepared to take risks
5) Being able to inspire others
6) Perserverance
7) Generosity

The 7 Rules of Success features about 28 success stories and is an inspiring and insightful read.

The Dark Side of Success

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 May 2007 10:36:00 +0000

"So, Charlie, do you know what happened to the boy who suddenly got everything he ever wanted?" asked Mr Wonka, ominously in the movie Mr Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Gene Wilder version).
"What?" asked Charlie, a little anxiously.
"He lived happily after," said Mr Wonka.

But what really does happen to people who suddenly get everything they ever wanted?

It is rare in life to hear of people who live "happily ever after" once they have achieved great success. On the contrary, great success is sometimes accompanied by a spectacular downfall.

People tend to equate success with fame and wealth. But so many talented people who have achieved fame and wealth both in the past and in today's society have been depressed or have developed addictions because fame and wealth have not lived up to their expectations or met their needs.

A lot of young people these days say, "I want to be famous" without having any idea what they want to be famous for. And it's quite easy to get famous today in the world of Reality TV. It is even easier to become infamous.

Keira Knightley is considering quitting acting because she finds fame too intrusive.

Britney Spears is recovering from a very public meltdown.

It begs the question: why would anyone want to be successful?

It doesn't only happen to celebrities. You may land the dream job you always thought you wanted. And things go well at first. But after the initial celebration when you settle down into your new life, you think - "What now?" or "There's got to be something more to life than this".

That is why important to know WHY you want to achieve what you want to achieve so that when you get it, you don't think, "Is this it? Why did I want this?"

Once you achieve and manifest a goal, toast your achievement, celebrate, maybe have a rest - and then create another goal. It could be a completely different kind of goal, in another sphere of interest entirely. If you have achieved a financial goal, you may want to create a goal which enables you to help others or your new goal may be to downshift or create a better quality of life.

"Be careful what you wish for" has always been a scary phrase for me. Looking at the purpose of our wishes is a helpful way to avoid meeting the dark side of success.

This month's theme: SUCCESS

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 May 2007 10:22:00 +0000

Over the past couple of months I have been exploring the themes of perseverance, setting and achieving goals.

This month I will be exploring the theme of SUCCESS and ambition.

What happens after people have manifested their goals? How do they deal with their success?
I also hope to include inspiring stories about people who have achieved great success in spite of emormous obstacles, difficulties and setbacks.

Visit this blog again for more about living with, coping with or embracing success.

Thought for the Day: Success

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 01 May 2007 15:44:00 +0000

Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.
~Author Unknown