Double Vision: Do Our Ancestors Want Our Devotion?
I have a friend whose family is from another country, and in their house, they have an altar set up to their ancestors. They regularly place flowers, paper money, food and things on this altar. They pray to their ancestors, and I think they believe that if they didn’t do these things, their ancestors would […]
Today’s Inspirational Quote
“When something bad happens you have three choices, you can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.” We don’t have any control about the bad things that happen to us all at times but we do have a choice as to how we deal with them. […]
What to Do When You Have a Ghost
What to Do When You Have a Ghost, by J. Allen Cross (Article originally published in The Llewellyn Journal.) So, you just realized you are sharing space with a ghost; now what? A startling amount of folks will tell you to build an altar and give them offerings, or call a priest and have the […]
Today’s Inspirational Quote
“Sometimes you have to let go of what’s gone, appreciate what still remains, and look forward to what’s coming next.” Yes, those are the days a gratitude list is in order. To break the hold a loss can hold over us, we need to refocus on what we still have, and be grateful. Expressing our […]
Today’s Inspirational Quote
“It’s not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters.” Seems obvious doesn’t it? However, sometimes it takes a long time for people to come to this realisation as their focus has always been on what they have. Sadly, this may only change when they lose someone they love […]
Double Vision: Silvery Thread from Forehead
Lately, I have been sleeping with a stone (rhondite) on my third eye. This stone is said to help with meditation and the recall of past lives. Twice now I have found, when opening my eyes, that there is a silvery thread from the ceiling to my forehead. The first time I thought it might […]
Today’s Inspirational Quote
“Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.” Now, this is something we should all pay attention to. By instilling and maintaining your own sense of self-respect, which is how the world perceives you, earns you mutual respect in return. You don’t need to be a mastermind to realise this do you? Think positively […]
Today’s Inspirational Quote
“Learn to appreciate what you have, before time makes you appreciate what you had.” Unfortunately, for a great many of us, we don’t realise what we do have until it’s too late. Wishing we could turn back time in order to make amends and put things right isn’t an option. We’re always going to carry […]
Today’s Inspirational Quote
“The happiest people do not have the best of everything. They make the best of everything they have.” What a wonderful way to live your life isn’t it? Believing the best in other people, appreciating what you do have rather than bemoaning what you don’t? Our society seems totally fixated and focused on the latest […]
Double Vision: Is Spirit Influencing Her Boyfriend?
I have been dating this guy for a year and a half now. He won’t get into a serious committed relationship because 11 years ago, his girlfriend died suddenly in his arms. He has never overcome the loss. He has dated here and there, but I am the first woman he has dated for a […]