Archive for December, 2011
How Meditation Benefits The Brain
Posted on 31. Dec, 2011 by Vicki Starfire.
There has been scientific research regarding how meditation benefits the brain for more than 25 years now. Here is an article by James Austin, MD in which he reviews some of the findings related to the use of meditation to relieve if not cure a host of diseases of the mind and body. Giving the [...]
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Spiritual Healer Working with Cancer Patients
Posted on 31. Dec, 2011 by Vicki Starfire.
It’s about time that more healers could start working with allopathic medical personnel. Here is an article from Leeds, England about a spiritual healer working with cancer patients in a hospital setting, St. James Hospital, Complementary Healing Room. Ruth Kaye has been doing healing since 1980 and at St. James for more than 20 years. [...]
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The Present-day Spiritual Life of Gays and Blacks
Posted on 29. Dec, 2011 by Vicki Starfire.
With an ever increasing number of religious people being open about their gay life styles, the established churches have to rethink their traditional stances preventing same sex relationships and marriages. Monique Ruffin in her article in the Huffington Post about the present-day spiritual life of gays and blacks (now called Afro-Americans by some) maintains that [...]
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Spiritual Retreats for the New Year
Posted on 29. Dec, 2011 by Vicki Starfire.
Looking for a healthy vacation during these winter months? Here’s an article on spiritual retreats for the new year that will tempt you to get off that couch, get out your wallet and get going! On this website for yoga retreats and yoga teacher training, there are numerous inviting workshops and locations. Some of the [...]
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Integrating Dualities for Spiritual Growth
Posted on 29. Dec, 2011 by Vicki Starfire.
Once the holiday season passes some folks experience a “let down” or a period of depression. In the northern hemisphere especially it’s cold and dark in January and February. There’s a real need to be pro-active, start new projects, make new friends and generally stay on the positive side of things. John and Patrice Robson [...]
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Spiritual Meditation with the 7 Chakras
Posted on 28. Dec, 2011 by Vicki Starfire.
The author, Suzanne Eltink, describes herself as “a professional spiritual and personal development trainer” who focuses on “Forgiveness and Unconditional Love through Guided Meditation”. She describes the uses of the seven chakras and then goes on to relate how to use spiritual meditation with the 7 chakras to enhance the chakra energy. Chakras are vertically [...]
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Spiritual Healing Techniques
Posted on 28. Dec, 2011 by Vicki Starfire.
This article introduces the reader to various spiritual healing techniques from the viewpoint of the person just learning to heal. The author, Lorraine Holloway-White, calls herself a “skeptical medium”. She thus uses a very practical way of viewing healing in simple, clear language to describe distant healing, hands-on healing and visualization. She goes on to [...]
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Bob Marley’s Spiritual Journey
Posted on 24. Dec, 2011 by Vicki Starfire.
Bob Marley’s spiritual journey in Jamaica became international with the early group, The Wailers. Watch this documentary to view some rare footage of this legendary figure whose involvement in local politics lead to his demise. As many of his close friends state in this documentary of Bob Marley’s spiritual journey, he was not influenced by [...]
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Best Spiritual Writers of 2011
Posted on 24. Dec, 2011 by Vicki Starfire.
Author Caren Goldman’s book, “Restoring Life’s Missing pieces: The Spiritual Power of Remembering and Reuniting with People, Places, Things and Self” (Skylight Paths Publishing), has been chosen one of the best spiritual writers of 2011 among 300 spiritual books reviewed by Mary Ann and Frederic Brussat for their website, www.spiritualityandpractice.com and also for mass media [...]
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How Meditation Can Lead To Spiritual Awakening
Posted on 20. Dec, 2011 by Vicki Starfire.
It’s a popular concept today to expect a technique to lead to some improvement, some result. There are things we do just for the pleasure of it, like eating chocolate or reading a good book. Certainly spiritual meditation can lead to pleasurable sensations as well as some kind of mental improvement. Here is an article [...]














